The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 16, 1944, Page 2

GIFTS WHICH WILL GIVE GUISHED SERVICE . Handsome momentos to use | enjoy long after gradua- tion FOR HIM: DIST ~ " THE DAILY ALASKA ’ GIFTS FOR THE CLASS FOR HER: Aeroplane Luggage Leather - bound, good - looking aeroplane luggage in two-piece matched sets. Pullman cases and overnights STRANGLES HIS WIFE; {Soldier from Aleutians Tells of Tragedy Com- mitted in Seaftle BULLETIN--Colorado Springs May 16. — Private Hollingsworth this afternoon said he wanted to die because of estrangement with his bride so told the police of the hoax murder story in hopes he would. be executed for “killing his wife,” Chief Bruce announced. MURDER CONFESSED \ COLORADO SPRINGS, May 16. - !Chief of Police Bruce said today |Private Joseph Hollingsworth, 29, Camp Carson soldier, has signed a statement he strangled his wife the {latter part.of March in a Seattle hotel room and placed the body in 'a trunk which he later hid in the (brush 20 miles south of Olympia. | Hollingsworth, who said he is a veteran of 31 months in the Alen-! 'tians, walked into police headquar- (ters to tell his story “because it is on by imind and I couldn’t stand it.” | Hollingworth was formerly sta- tioned at Camp Lewis, in the state MmAs laa EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA CONFESSES gaEs ’Florlne Housel as Captain, aided by | Mrs. Josephine Boyd is the leader | i FOR GARDENING of section 5, including district south | , | Section 6, Stgr Hill and Gastin- pROGR ieau Avenue, will have Mrs. A. E. —_— | s |captain. Henry Harmon will also be | Neighborhood Plan Devel- ‘neiehborhooa eader. v | section 7 is Telephone Hill and |Judge and Mrs. George F. Alexander (will be the leaders. Section 8, the Garden Club _— iCharles Waynor. Appointment of neighborhood _.patvs on which Mr. Carter will |leaders to aid in the development visit each section will be announced ¥ . vill have an opportunity to consult |announced today by the Juneau W i 3 3 > iGarden Club, which is taking With him. All gardeners should get| Icharge of the educational program in touch with their leaders so that |der W. R. “Ted” Carter of the Umfilhry will be able to consult i\‘(-rsil_\ of Alaska Extension Ser-| Tt | | vice. 1 : | Neighvorhood leaders will meet SeWIng Group 0{ | : *l . jand gardeners will then have the WSCS W II H {epportunity of consulting with them I o n or or Mr. Carter about their planting cuss, soil AN - | The Wednesday sewing group of | Section 1, the district from Capi-|(;o women's Society of Christian |tol Avenue west, will have as cap- ce of the Methodist Church ialty roses. Other leaders in that gclock at the home of Mrs. R. R.| district are Mrs, David Ramsav.iy_mer' 136 Sixth Street. Mrs. Earl Hunter, and Mrs. Harry| Three members of the group will| Section 2, from Capitol east to|Dryden and Mrs. J. B. Smith, who! Main Street, inclusive, has M. D.|are leaving on vacations in the‘ {Williams as captain, with Mrs. Ro—roulh, and Mrs. H. R. Sprague,| of Front street. | Genthner, specialty vegetables, as) oped by Juneau " {Waynor Tract, will be led by Mis.| lof Juneau gardens this summer was in advance so that each gardener | [for the Victory Garden projects un- the captains can notify them when' with Mr. Carter in their district {and growing problems and to dis- tain Mrs. Charles H. Forward, spec- meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 Stonehouse. “l::- honored. They are Mrs. Floyd| |bert Simpson and John Kron Mar- who is leaving for. Haines to make | shall, specialty lawns, as leaders. her home. | Section 8, from Main tq! Basin! All friends of the honorees are Road and East Street, south: to'and invited to the ‘meeting. Departing Members\— e o vt ey s A i WEL AN R RWS N WY pP— a4 . JUNEAU to ANCHORAGE YAKUTAT and CORDOVA CONNECTIONS TO FAIRBANKS KODIAK ——— NOME Office Baranof Hotel Tanned VALDEZ —— KUSKOKWIM BRISTOL BAY PHONE 667 TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1944 ALASKA AIRLINES RABBIT SKINS|| Hotel Junean BUY DIRECT AND SAVE MONEY. Any quantity, immediate delivery. Write for Price List. Valcauda Fur Co. i For Comfort At Lowest Rates WITHOUT BATH —THIRD AND MAIN— g Owner-Megr., Clarence Wise including the north side of Fourth, 2 i o Most Convenient Location 22.50 of Washington. has Wellthan Holbrook as captain. { NOTICE Hollingsworth said the tragedy g5 specialty is vegetablesi Other| May 16, 1944, on and after this occurred a few days after “March jeaqers are Hugh Wade, Harold date I will' not be responsible for 18 or 20." He sald he loaded the gpith and Fred Geeslin. |any bills unless contracted for by trunk into a car and drove sOUth| gection 4 is the ‘south side of myself. of Olympia and dragged the trunk pourth to Front street, with Mrs. adv. into the bushes. SKEPTICISM Lingerie By Barbizon, Patricia, both tail- ored and lace-trimmed models, gowns, slips, panties . . . 2.50 up Leather Two-Suiter: nd the finest 35.00 In genuine leather a men’s bags of all Please RETURN Your | Milk Bottles Promptly Juneau Dairies, Inc. HOWARD E. MOSHER. Manicure Kits Chen Yu kits in _leamer and SEATTLE, May 16. — Detective Azl Complete mip pSeD Captain Marshall Scrafford said the | g police views with mounting skepti- 3.50 up cism the signed statement of Pri-| vate Hollingsworth that he slew his wife here. There are several fea-, tures of the story, particularly the| time element is “wrong.” | One hotel had the woman regist- | ered on March 7. 2 Leather Travel Kits ¥ al, saddle leather. 7.50 s L WINDOWS, DOORS, e - CABINETS 0. B. Williams Co. 1939 First South Seattle 4 Shirts, Pajamas ice gift. Both white and patterned shirts, fine broad- Compacts Big, good-looking, unusual plas- tic and metal cases. Compacts they'll enjoy for years . .. 3.50 up TAILOR MADE BLUES Expertly tailored and care- fully made to order or fit- ted from stock. We use first quality fabrics of serge, whipcord or gabardine in WEIGHT any desired weight S PR e K - ce includes tailor-made Length ke o) . Postage Eharge $1.00 Satisfaction Guaranteed or money gladly refunded. mme—| COHEN Aorme (o: Since 1911 1312 2nd Ave., SEATTLE | WIFE IS LOCATED | SEATTLE, May 16. — Mrs. Hol- | lingsworth, beauty shop employee, | said: “He did have funny ideas. l‘ felt sorry for him.” | When ‘ordering by mail give She was traced after her mother | name, address and following living in Canton, Ohio, reported shei data: received a mothers’ day card and flowers from her here. | Sports Wear Pinafores, slack suits, play clothes, T shirts ... Ever so clever and so much fun ... 2.00 up Sports Wear T sport shirts, loafer jackets, sweaters. Boys love them and a handsome selection . . . 2.00 up The Sewing Baskel BABY HEADQUARTERS Infant and Children’s Wear 139 S. Franklin Juneau, Alaska Reasonable Rates Phone 800 COLUMBIA LUMBER COMPANY OF ALASKA Lumber and Building Materials PHONES 587 or 747—JUNEAU YOU CAN GET LUMBER FOR ESSENTIAL REPAIRS ON YOUR HOME B M Behrends Ca QUALICY SINCE /887 Girl Scout Troop | Four Plans Picnic | i Ao i i — OnDouglassland Alfred Bonnett, who recently re- |ery. Leaders and delegates are! Tnursday will take the place of the! NEW S turned from the States, was sworn | team workers in a great enterprise, T°SUlar meeting of Girl Scout Troop GRADUATION PROGRAM in as a member of the Douglas that of training for service in the & With initiation of new members| TOMORROW EV School Board and the fire depart- |work df the Kingdom of Christ. to be the feature of the picnic pro- | ment’s appointment of Mike Pusich | The leaders are devoted Christians 8ram. | ; W dl Ai )7 Girls will be driven to Douglasi 00 ey l'Wfl S as Fire Chief, was accepted. who understand youth and are ex- JUNEAU— perienced in working with them.iIsland by Mrs. Robert Thorne and | TO SKAGWAY Contacts with the , leaders and MTs. Earl Cleveland and several of Via YAKUTAT and CORDOVA Mus. Arthur Weston and two sons | young people from all parts of §,|the mothers. Cars will leave from Connections to ALL INTERIOR Alaska Points g, Whars they Wil i 3. Wor- | e bl . W e Lockheed Arrives Juneau 2:00 P.M. Electra Leaves Juneau 2:30 P.M. ton, who is employed there. tian character,” says the announce-| Troop 4 has been reorganized to 4 %, - Tuesday-Friday - b % S NOTICE |Hnenty include members of the fifth grade s FOR RESERVATIONS There is no reason to believe the| The conference is open to any 93 membecs. 51 she sigih KA COASTAL AIRLINES Douglas Cannery can be put into|boy or girl 14 years old and up. grace. Sxih, are Geing moved it Agents Juneau thirty-fourth annual com- cement exercises of the Douglas 1 School will be held in Douglas gymnasium tomorrow, Wednesday, May 17, at 8 p. m. The peaker for the evening will | t Gruening. m will be as follows: “Pomp and Circum- 5 rs. Eugene Nelson. Invocation—Dean C. E. Rice. “O Lovely Night” — (Barcarolle), s""Glee Club. 0 % S | However, in order for a young per-|{Troop, 8 with the seventh and operation this year. Therefore all A persons wishing ‘cannery work this |57 %0 be eligible for conference eighth > 1 Girl season, should apply elsewhere. i“"d"’ toward a diploma, he must| Members of all i1 Bgout tofios CITY MAYOR and COUNCILMEN | be at least 15 years of age and have (are to start outdoor cooking classes | it et A completed the ninth grade in school.|under Mrs. Mae Stephenson of the As llm:t.ul,x— r:l’ dl Dé)]o}zan. ’ Haioh’ Those who have received the re- University of Alaska Extension Ser- BRI SOy s o Uy 'quired credits in three different vice. The classes will be held in.the \\:j:: o e ke SUMMER (our[m(! conferences will be awarded a dip-|Evergreen Bowl every day begin- Havdahl : FOR YOUNG PEOPLE fome ning June 1 to 5. v The daily schedule begins with| Girl Scouts are now preparing for Valedictory—Alfeda Fleek. the rising Eais ; g bell in the morning at|the Court of Awards which will be Vocal solo—Mrs. L. S. Grant. 'l'o u “ElD A', s"‘x‘ |6 oclock, followed by breakfast,!neld May 28 in the Evergreen Bowl i ] morning prayers, classes, dinner,|{yf weather permits. rest, recreation, supper, camp fire, Commencement Address — Gov. | Troop 4 members are now begin- We Appreciate Pan American Airways appreciates the patience and understanding of our friends in Alaska at this time when every passenger and every ounce of cargo is subject to military priority. After Victory, Pan American will pioneer new standards of service for Alaska. Ernest Gruening. | Presentation of Diplomas — A.| The Alaska Young People's Sum-|free time, wi 7 i : | , vespers and fellowsh! Bonnett, Secretary of Douglas School mer Conference will be held this!groups, and lights out at 10 o’doc’kp aing. ndividual notebooks s Lo rd. year from May .29 to Ji " -|activities in Scouting, with each y 0 June 5 in the| The conference leaders are RevV.|, ionoor of original design. Sheldon Jackson School at Sitka. |James W. Hall, Ketchikan, dean Lot P lesign. The conference is planned for the of the conference; Rev. Walter A. e epiritual enrichment of young peo- | Soboleff, Juneau, vesper speaker; BMBI-_IH c:z,‘ N?"Ecnblem e | ple .nr high :cpool and college age.!Leslie Yaw, Sitka; Rev. Benjamin Impflnnl int mled thfs of Em cil WG | While it is primarily a Presbyter-|F. Judd, Wrangell; Miss LaVerne C.lllb will be he! evening af COUNCIL MEETING ian conference, yet those of other| Seagren, Sheldon Jackson School,|[0Clock in Elks Hall. All mem e Douglas City Council met last | denominations are welcome and in- | Sitka, music director; Mrs. S, u {should attend. aty with a full membership |vited. Whitfield, Ketchikan; Rev. Alfred _Amonu Ihe_ visitors present | “There is no better place to spend | D. Swogger, Metlakatla, dean of|Sitka; Mrs. Ruth Lewis, dean of Inlet Hoonah goon Tenakee Todd ican shan 1, official of the Doug- |a week in fellowship with other men; Chaplain Rugkendall, Naval|women, Sheldon Jackson School, » $10 1§18 $10 $18 $18 418 $18 - 918 mpany. A ten-year | Christian people under the leader-;lur Station, Sitka; Miss Gladys|8Sitka; Mrs. Edna Taylor, dietician, . 38 2 2 # 4 10 » was presentgd by Mr. ship of men and women of the! Whitmore, Sheldon Jackson School,]Sheldon Jackson School, Sitka. N :: :2 : :g ’ ~ BRINGING UP FATHER i : _ ik S0RGE Mci : B THE BEAN SOUP Wy AN TO THINK 1M cWiLLY TO %6 I e Phone 612 Mrs. Ray Nevin. -Dean C. E. Rice. ay Is Over'—Girls ALASKA COASTAL AIRLINES Serving Southeast Alaska——Passengers, Mail, Express SITKA TRIP—Scheduled Daily at 9:30 A. M. Hawk An- Pel- Kim- Chicha- Sitks lease prop: MERCY-AREN'T YOU f | KNOW-BUT | AFRAID YOLYrLL CATCH COLD-SITTING IN TH' | e e s BELLER LIKE THAT-- RAIN LIKE THAT ? ) P DAILY ‘Wrangell Juneau ... $35.00 Petersburg . 10.00 Express Rate: 25¢ per pound—Minimum of $1.00 to Ketchikan mm:lkmn-nd—lhlmdmum and Wrangell [T dom e s von pmac e PHONE 12 World sights reserved} Change Without Notics.