The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-16
Jim Davis and
Family Here for
Summers Fishing

ing TO leave Juneau today by boat.
Capt Davis, whose interests in
Alaska are many, still considers
Alaska his home, though he has
been away from the Territory much
Of the time for the last several
years. He looks forward to the time
he can return to Juneau. He has
mining interests in southeast Alaska,
n addition to his fisheries interests
and is president of Marine Always,
a partner company in Alaska
Coastal.
Davis was Speaker of the House
of Representatives in 1913. and had
served in the legislature in 1887
1889 and 1941.
Here is something I'd like to
know" Davis began a question to
this reporter. why didn't the De-
partment of Interior practice what
it breaches when it chose success
sor to Don Foster, who understand
is being transferred?
Il am disappointed that Mr..
Chapman did not name William
Paul ST., or Roy Peratrovich to
head the Alaska Native Service.
Either of these men would bring
to the position a wealth of intel
ligence and information about the
native people and the requirements
Of the position"
Capt. Davis had one more sug-
gestion of interest: Though I am
a Democrat and have no business
suggesting anything to the Republic
can party would suggest that the
difficult job of replacing Capt.
Lathrop as Republican National
Committeeman should go to Sid
Charles. Cap can't actually be re-
placed. His death was a terrific blow
TO Alaska, his party and his friends
of all parties, but l think Sid, an
other old timer, might do all right
IN there as National Committee
man."
1t was by narrow margin that
Capt. Davis escaped death last Feb
.,uary when he was gored by a
Guernsey bull. The accident which
occurred on his ranch near Seattle
broke four ribs and caused him
serious internal injuries.
Jimmie and Rolly have only one
fault to find with the next few
weeks they will spend on boats in
Alaska waters. They won't be able
to play baseball Jimmie is star
fielder of the Greenback boys team
and Rolly, an ardent admirer OF his
brothers prowess plays a little,
too The boys are in the 7th and
3th grades, at Coupeyille.
Reports on Demaris and Anna
Lois, both former Juneau school
iris are these: DENNY and her hus-
,and, now Capt. and Mrs. Orlan
Dean, are on a short trip to Vel
owstone Park, mentioning before
Capt. Deans induction into the
army. Anna Lois, former regional
head of the Rainbow Girls and for
.wo seasons a reporter on The EN-
oire, is now Mrs. Don S. Smith. She
vas graduated from the University
If California in journalism. Her hus-
,and a recent graduate of Califor-
liza, is an engineer with Proctor and
Gamble at Long Beach, Calf. They
nave a year old daughter and re-
Gently visited the Davis family at
their WILDLY Island ranch.
There are Alaskans all over
WILDLY" Davis said. oscar Ander-
ON, president of the Alaska fish
ermen's union. is a near neighbor
md calls whenever he thinks some
hing might be going on in Alaska
| hat / don't know about. We don't
,et far behind on Alaskan affairs"
That would be hard for Jim Davis
20 do. Member of a pioneer WASH
| ngton territory family (his uncle
| Allen Weir was first secretary of
he State of Washington, Jim Davis
first came to Alaska in 1911 with
lis father, Rolly Davis, who had
ong been in the northwest fish
ries business. His brother, Don
Davis, is manager of Nick Bee P. E.
Harris Company and WILDLY Is
and resident