The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 5, 1946, Page 7

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1946 ~ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—-]JUNEAU, ALASKA PAGE SEVEN UMBIA LUMBER FIRE SERIOUS . ll'll."{LASKA e BUSINESS FOR | HOME INSULATION . . . REMODELING 0L JVFD-ERSi | | BLONDIE RS ERTa T T WISH YouD = ] BE MORE CAREFUL ! REMEMBER, YOU'RE NEW ROOF . . . NU-BRICK SIDING ||1om Ashby'ficalls Blaze Time Payments Arranged PHONE 587 that BI'OUQM Edl'Of i Shot in the Head You'll Find Food Finer and JTAMES C. COOPER, C.P.A. Service More Complete at BUSINESS COUNSELOR Although a Volunteer Fire De-| |1 Authorized to Practice Before | |partment in Juneau dates back to THE nAnA“or the Treasury Department and 1885, the earliest written record in FFEE s“up Tax Court the archives of the present fire- men is the Journal of the 1895 de-| U i ik e et o bt s 1 partment. Tom Ashby, who still - ON ACZOUNT OF V') resides on Telephone Hill, is the YAS YAM )| WANTS SOME- £ BODY | KIN ' 2 COWLING-DAVLIN filnéyi;n?’x‘r::s;u(.fl that group remfiin-‘ STUBBORN " JUNEAU - YOUNG : : ! ’ 2. @ socm; = a Ashby, still keen of mind at 81 { Hardware Company COMPANY years of ‘age, was very interested | PAINTS—OIL—GLASS -, in viewing the records of the or-| DODGE arid PLYMOUTH ganization to which he belonged ! Shelf and Heavy "‘::'“' DEALERS over 51 years ago. His face lit up as G ‘"d__A__mm""__m PSS he went over the names listed in 3 the old document, and he recalled - many interesting facts concerning “e sewmg Ba’kel “Wfllii Hildwafe (0- the early Volunteer Fire Depart-| ment. Lloyd Winter, B. M. Beh- | BABY HEADQUARTERS PAINTS — OILS rends and Percy Pond, who have Builders’ and Shelf passed on in recent years, were members of the 1895 smoke chasers. | HARDWARE Emery Valentine, jeweler, was the fire chief in 1895, Mr. Asaby relates, | WHEN IN NEED OF and was a great organizer and leader | JOE PALOOKA Infants’ and Children’s Wear 139 S. Franklin Juneau, Alaska e——————————— " Coal Cholce—Gen - | [time was made up of two compan- ; T GUESS TH T DIDNT HAVE TIME, NOW LOOK., WE'RE T THINKID LIKE NUNN-BUSH SHOES i e i | s, sna e headquitters Were . at v GUY WAS JusT | i KNOBBY. SAY DOYOU GONNA TALK ABOUT Sl ATRIP. OKAY/ : STETSON HATS L = | |siim Jims Opera House, owned by .. THEY COULDNT FIND Y WACKY. SAY WHY ; C TH' FIGHT IN FLORIDA. | TLL TELLTHE |l YOU AIN'T GONNA Quality Work Clothing CALL US! william Winn, which was located ANY KIND OF IDENT- ¢ DIDNT YACALL ME THAT FELLAS FACE... W TH' DOC SAYS L GOTTAR FAMILY TO | 1 HAVE NOTHIN . across from the present Goldstein IFICATION. HE WASA ] T'COME AN MEET TH | § I'D SWEAR HE DROVE GIT SOMEWHERES COME DOWN T'DISTRACT YA WARM. T BEEN AND HAVE A IN TRAININ'/, Buildings, in the present location I FORBIGNER THO PRESIDUNT WHEN HE ; FRED HENNING Juneau Transfer of the Alaska Music Supply Co. | M SURE. GIVE YA TH' MEDAL. HAVING COLD VACATION WITH US. . w Ashby recalled, with a twinkle in HE QUGHTA f AFTER COLD. ¥ Complete Outfitter for Men Phone 48—Night Phone 0393 | | A UN T K N emen and the BiBW ME. ; i community took thglr fires very seriously in the early days. In the mhu PL"MBI“G & HEATING co. late 1890’s when the Cowan Brew- 4 ery burned, he states, a man by the PLUMBING—HEATING—OIL BURNERS—SHEET METAL name of Jack Timmons climbed to WELDING the top of the burning building and began diretting and abusing the Pflfl“ 187 Thlrd and Franklin tiremen, who finally turned their ————— hoses on him. The editor of the / NOTHIN' DOIN Juneau paper, Frank Howard, com- . 2 1] . . = inc Remington Typewriters Fem s poflra“ S'udlo mc;t_ed on Ll;t;l B?tll?n o 'l;mm(l)nf : s # : - s SOLD and SERVICED by ih Svemus et ol ing usn 0 2 M TIRED oF Y ALL THOSE BONDS I'M AFRAID A GOOD PHOTOGRAPH | | (Hvac. CURC0i M ot him in the : THIG BANTER.! | ['VE BOUGHT—AND ['VE LOST MY J. B. Burford & Co. IS ALWAY WELCOME | |nead. Howard recovered after OH, YOl WANT TO X ANY PLAYWRIGHT 1/ THE MARINES HAVEN'T “Our Doorstep Is Worn by LET US TAKE IT! many months in the hospital and BE CUTE, EH %...\ WHO KNOCKED OIT SHOWN UP YET Z Satisfied Customers” Phone 567 Second Street | |c8rried the lead until his death. 4 WELL, I ¢AN GO A LINE LIKE THAT . . Tom Ashby came to Juneau in ALONG WITH YOUR. WOULD BE BACK 1884, and from the standpoint of i JOKES — P O A BORROWING MONEY residence is Juneau's oldest citizen. - CERTAIN FOINT, FROM BARTENDERS PIGGLY leGLY “Say It With Flowers” but There wasn't much to the town in “ " those days, he said, and many peo- SAY IT WITH OURS! ple were skeptical about the build- - ings going up. The faVorite remark Juneau Florists | |when & building neared completion Phone 311 was: “Well, another building for the Indians to dry fish in.” ittt il foohie FORD AGENCY Sanitary Meat CO. NOTICE EMBLEM CLUB (Authorized Dealers) MEMBERS FOR QUALITY MEATS St For BETTER Groceries Phone 16—24 GREASES — GAS — OTL AND POULTRY Regular business meeting Tues- . 4 4 B ! AgAIRMA TALKS SHE PLACES* A Foot of Main Street day Feb. 5. Refreshments. All mem- g 'S FREE DELIVERY bérs urged to attend. . <135-:;» :IAE[?—-\%%“T'?E:‘ IR OF RUBBER GLOVES ON Juneau Motor Co Mttt d ] d s, o o TRACY, I HATED TO BOTHER ' Z ; : e e i LEAR EXCEPT 50, IRMA, YOU'RE JJTVES, I'VE | |THE BENCH, TRACY'S HAND = , PRINL AL SRR P , BUT M Anxious For BBl |E6R Te THIRD I | THE INVENTOR ,l WORKED | |[ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHES WINDOW WASHING ) YOU TO SEE THIS i OF THE WRIsT- &< THEM! HE ‘Séfié&m AT H. S. GRAVES RUG CLEANING CAST WE MADE (DESCRIBE ‘ ? “Ihe Clothing Man” SWEEPING COMPOUND Case Lot GI‘WG"Y : L NT R | rla@_'pégsg&va _ TVE . T o A | FOR SALE FOR 5 ot > 2 i EXAMINE HOME O ‘ QUALITY GROCERIES s E\ = . ” - . SCHAFFNER & MARX DAYVE MILNER and Prompt Service 2 / e ' P! L9 Rk SLves CLOTHING P. 0. Box 662 Phone 704 ¥ JUNEAU DAIRIES THRIFT C0-0P DELICIOUS ICE CRAM Member National Retailer- nAnlo SERVICE a daily habit—ask for it by n."ae Owned Grocers Have your RADIO or PHONO- 211 SEWARD STREET GR:;{‘l‘lvfil:l:DCl:fgemd Juneau Dairies, Inc. PHONE 767 Alaska Music Supply, Inc. Thoafa MAYBE NOT. BUT P THEN MY HE GETS HIS MONEY'S WORTH | Chrysler Marine Engines North Transfer ey et P IS FIXED, | GET | | FATHER IS N RepaiRs, waLLeT & sosaie | [l | Hore Your SACHINE SHOP A For 1T, AN' | | ReALLY THe U || GET THEIR FEE, | GET MY CUT, ACHINE Marine Hardware Light and Heavy Hauling ¥ W | ONE WHO HERE WE ARE OUT | | ONE WHO 15 AN’ WE HAVE AN EVENING. BREAKS DOWN T ; couLD DO 117 DANCIN' AWAY PAYING FOR EVERYBODY'S HAPPY:! AGAIN; RONA. Chas. G. Warner Co. B QsDAVLS. gl R 1D S5 iomer's Avvanet THE PROCEEDS. ) \ I, CORKY, ; HOME GROCERY WIS, EDITH WALKER | ||| Saraner ot manatms Baranof Hotel Furs Altered “It's the Nicest Store in Town” igning— 4 Phone 146 et e e Home Liquof Store—Tel. 699 esigning and Remodeling Hats American Meat — Phone 38 ALTERATIONS e ——————— G. E. ALMQUIST “SMILING SERVICE" b CUSTOM TALLOR Beri's Cash Grocery Across from Elks’ Club PHONE 104 or 105 pip. st the Ney Wasd PHONE 578 FREE DELIVERY _ Juneau G <coed tngton Babit ’ 1 RECKVNMEMBER THEM ( VE DON'T WITCHIN' WORDS YE USED SAY ? THE FIXIT SHOP ||| Alaska Meal Markel , e ON ME, MIZ TATTERSALL, AN' v The arest and most omplte | | wramEPTITNITOIY | (21 TEeoraan T ‘Musical Instrument Repairing ‘ Meats in Juneau. Getieral Lighss Repais Work L. A. STURM—Owner PHONE 567 ROY EATON PHONES 39—539 ZORIC GEORGE BROS. Yo i Widest Selection of Phone 15 LIQUORS v Alaska Laundrv PHONE 92 or 95 ALASKANS FEEL AT HOME s Public Acconn;nt-'l'n keurl; T i Murphy and Murphy 3 f ; ’ ROOM 3—First National Bank { i Building—PHONE 676 J WER IDEAL GLASS CO. 7 Wi R CITY FLO LAND 121 MAIN STREET |, CONESS N L CUT FLOWERS—POTTED 7 7 DRY CLEANERS x riowms_vorzen | || 121 MAIN STRERR : o PHONE 877 Funeral Sprays and Wreaths 2nd and Franklin Phone 557 “Quality Dry Cleanine” 2 smoas 114 || NEW AND USED 3 PALL . FURNITURE || SERVICE HAULING DOUGLAS BABCOCK, Owner Phone 788 306 Willoughby Ave Christensen Bros. Garage 909 Twelfth St. PHONE 659