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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-16

Olympia, Seattle. Bremer
Everett. Bellingham, Vancouver,
Victoria and Nanaimo.
Zone group from Seattle has
chartered a 55-passenger bus for
the trip
Occasion for the turnout Is the
presentation Of trophies to the
sevent winners of the capital-to-
capital race conducted annually by
the International Powerboat asso-
citation.
A number OF dignitaries from
both Washington and British Co
lumbia will be present. As presi-
dent. I. J. Leonard Of Tacoma will
be host to all.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-16
H2From Pierce
Serving In CCC

OLYMPIA - Civilian conserva-
ton camps in Washington had
2,746 youths enrolled who were
residents of the state. the social
security department. which handles
enrollments, reports in its sum-
mary for October. OF these Az
were from Pierce county.
During the month III were dis
charged. 131 of them honorably
80 they could take jobs, had COM
pleted their terms or for urgent
and proper reasons. while Al were
dropped for dishonorsble reasons.
Thirty Of the latter were listed as
deserters. eight of them coming
from Snohomish county and five
each from Yakima and King coun-
ties.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-16
SCIENTISTS RECORD
FASTEST PHOTOGRAPH
MTNNFApOTIs .IIp,TT,l

MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.-univer-
sity Of Minnesota scientists have
taken the fastest photograph on
record-one that required but one
Observation-Disclosures OF a second.
II was taken on q cathode ray
oscillograph which recorded on
Photographic plate the oscillations
Of an electrical current in a hum
dred-millionth Of q second. II Ia
called a vast Improvement over
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-16
JACKRABBTTS ARE
BLAMED FOR FIRE

HANFoRD. Cal - Jackrabbits
now are regarded in this country
as = definite rural fire menace.
Fire prevention officials came 10
the conclusion after investigating
a 5000 grain fire which spread
with mysterious speed that the
rabbits tails caught fire and scat
tered the flames a. the panic
stricken animals raced for safety.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-16
JUST THE CORE


Motion pictures dealing with the
poultry industry will be one Of the
features on the program for
meeting of Parkland Poultry
Local Wednesday night at o'clock
in Falkland school. Representa-
tives of Washington Coop Egg
association will be among the
speakers.
Holly wreath in cedar box, mall
ed anywhere. S1.75. Puget Sound
Nursery. e2o1 Pacific ave. (adv.)
Always better butter at Cow
Butter Store. (ady.)
TWO ENLISTMENTS
Claud r. Wood, son of Mrs. w.
Z. Simpson. 1912 So. Thompson
ave, has enlisted as a member Of
the air corps in the U. S. army
and will be stationed at Hamilton
field. Howard B. Thompson, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Thomp-
son OF Wilkeson, has enlisted for
the air corps located at the same
field.
Special, Walnut meats. soc 10.
Dates. 19c ID. Helen's Nat. Foods,
Crystal Pal. Mkt, 18th ST. ent.
Free gifts. Free samples. adv.
4 MORE JOIN u $. NAVY
Four more men accepted here
have been enlisted in the u. s.
navy and sent TO the naval train
ing station at San Diego. They
are Vincent Oscar Rem. 500 East
10th ST; Manley Donald Lining
ston. 1892 So. Steele st. and Miles
Alfred Nolesworth and Daniel
Richard Meyer. both Of Shelton.
Holiday flowers you can afford.
Garden shop, Rhodes Bros adv.
WEEKS VACATION
Among the SIS students at Gull
yer Military academy, Culver, Ind.
who will have three weeks fur
Tough for Christmas and New
Years. is John X. Cosper, <Sol
No. seth 81.
Choice cactus. HIM. Florist
adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-16

1t had smptied
at the end OF the
sc c IN d half
hour. he la d
W o Id $ / rike
two bells, denot-
ing I h e I OF al
number OF half
h o u RS elapsed
since he'd been
on watch.
incidentally. 1t
was customary
should the boy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-16
DEC. 81 Is FINAL DATE

The Internal Revenue Depart
ment Friday called attention to
the fact that Dec. 81. 1889. is the
last day for filing claims for re-
fund Of taxes paid under the agri-
cultural adjustment act and claims
for payment with respect to inven-
tories held on Jan. s. 1885. Of
articles made from commodities
which were subject to the process
ing tax under the act.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-16

vessel sported an ornate belfry at
the break. or forward end, Of the
poopdeck. An apprentice boy on
watch constantly kept his weather
eye on q half-hour sand glass.
When the glass emptied itself.
the youngster would turn II end for
end and then strike one bell. When
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-16

The bells Of shipboard time always to mystfy the
and after many weary years of endeavorng
explain 1t To curious ubbers finally struck upon the key
to the whole matter It's really very simple.
Way back up including eight bells
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-16

any previously constructed oscil-
lograph.
Twin-City herald., 1939-10-28
UNITED STATES GOVT. RE-
FUSES TO PROTEST PANAMA
BAN ON NEGROES

The United States State Department
has expressed itself as being unwilling
to make representations at the present
time to the Republic of Panama con-
cerning that country's refusal to adj
NIT non-Spanish speaking American
Negro citizens, the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Colored
people announced here Monday.
The expression Of the State Depart
ment was reply to letter sent to
Secretary of State Hull by the N. A.
A. c. P. asking that the. U. S. seek
removal Of the restriction against Ne
groes entering Panama "for the pur-
pose of securing employment or for
any other lawful purposes" The N. A.
A. c. p pointed out that the restric--
ton against Negroes is an insult to
more than one-tenth of the American
population and thus an insult to the
Uuited States, and hurtful to the
friendly relations between the two
countries.
Section Is of Panamas current laws
relating to immigration reads as fol-
lows: "The immigration is positively
prohibited of Chinese, Gypsies, Arme-
mans, Arabs, Turks, Hindus, Syrians,
Lebanese, Palestinians, North Afri-
cans of the Turkish race, and Negroes
whose native language is not Spanish
The State Department gave as its
reason for non--action in the matter
I the fact that sit is a generally recog-
nized practice in the intercourse OF
states, that each government has the
/ right to regulate and if necessary tc
| forbid, the migration of aliens into it:
territory"
| Admitting this fact, the N A. A. c
P, in a second letter sent to the State
, Department, insisted that our govern
ment would not be going beyond th'
bounds of friendly intercourse between
states, if representations are made tc
Panama to abolish the restriction or
der affecting Negroes.
Action in the case of Panama recall
Mexico's abolision of similar re
strictive immigration ruling last Mch
The N. A. A. c. ?. in that case, pro
tested the ban successfully.
Twin-City herald., 1939-10-28
Is NEGRO GIRL FYLERS MAY
BE TRAINED AT US. SCHOOLS

Washington, (ANP)-lf plans of
the Cici1 Aeronautic authority follow
the blue prints laid down for operation,
there will be about Is young women
of color in this United States around
about June who will have to their
credit about IS hours of actual flying,
and who from then on will proceed t,
make life completely unbearable for
some unsuspecting male. :,
Under the administration plans, 10
per cent of the students is the quota
allowed ambitious females.
With five schools named for the
courses, and approximately 80 students
allowed for each school, this means
that 27 males will be tormented by
three querulous, garrulous girls. And
the sum total will be Is.
Armed with parachute and powder
puff, these valiants will Chamber into
the cockpit of some plane and before
the instructor. can catch his -eath,
there will be a succession. of ''oohs,"
"ahs" and shrieks which beggar dis
Twin-City herald., 1939-10-28
N.A.A.C.P, Head Here
Sunday Nov. 5th

"The Negro, Challenge to Ameri-
can Democracy" will be the subject
discussed by Dean William Pickens,
Director of Branches of the N.A.A.C.P.
Mr.. William Pickens will be the
guest speaker at mass meeting being
held by the St. Paul Branch N.A.A.-
C.P., Sunday, November 5th, $50 pm,
at Pilgrim Baptist Church, corner of
Grotto and Central Avenue.
Dean Pickens, nationally known ora
tor and interracial leader, also Phi Beta
Kappa of Yale, will emphasize the i'm
portance of granting to Negro citizens
their full constitutional rights if de-
lnocracy is maintained.
Everyone is invited to come out and
hear one of the country'S leading think
erS
Twin-City herald., 1939-10-28
RAPE FRAMEUP TO BE
APPEALED

New York, Oct, (CNA)-The case
of john Williams, the Brooklyn youth
who was convicted on frame-up
charge of rape in Brooklyn recently,
will Teach its climax soon in the APP
pelate Division, the LID announced,
has definitely set the date for the final
hearing on October 30 Briefs sub
mittsd by the defense attorneys al
ready have been reviewed by the Ap-
pelate Division.
Attorneys for Williams base their
hope for reversal on the several OBJ
jecti9ns that were included in the
briefs. Some of those objections were:
no adequate corroborating witness as
specified by law in charges of rape;
no adequate medical examination as
required by law; and anti-Negro judge
tried the case; no Negro included in
the panel from which the jury was
drawn, in violation of the federal con-
stitltion.
If the Appellate Division should re-
verse the decision of the last trial.
either Williams will be released or the
district attorney will have to grant him
new trial, according to the LID. In
the latter case, it was pointed out,
there would be an excellent chance OF
the youth being acquitted.
Twin-City herald., 1939-10-28
Minnesota Oldest
Negro Citizen
Passes

Dead at the very advanced age OF
100 years 5 months and Is days, Will
liam Lee. Born a slave at Paris, Ken
tuckey, July, 1889, a slave, Lee not
only lived through the Edwardian Vic
torian and post Victorian eras, but has
watched man move from the agrion to
ite present mechanical perfection.
A fully grown man before and dur
ing the Civil War, it was also William
Lees privilege to first see the inflank-
ing movement now considered ultra in
military circles, which Sherman used
so scientificly to locate and unlock that
key to a rebel south and Hitler so well
employed in Poland this last Septem-
Der.
Later as man of Al years Lee came
north to the State of Minnesota, settl-
ing in the then tradeing town of St
Cloud as the coachman of the Mcclure
family (white in whose employ he
remained until 1920 at which time he
came to Minneapolis to reside with hi:
eldest son, William Lee.
Owing to the long residence of th'
! Centenarian in the town of St. ClouC
the deceased was given quite an ova
ton in that towns newspapers at th'
instance of his Tooth birthdate in July
it was reprinted throughout the ma
| ton.
The aged man out-lived two wive
and is mourned by three sons and tw,
grandchildren William, aged 81, Ed
ward, aged 48, Arthur, ages IS, an
Grandchildren named Arthur Lee, Jr
and Mary Edith.
Twin-City herald., 1939-10-28
ENTERTAINMENT

The Harlem Club played the debon-
air host to a we'll pleased assembly Of
local "Just Folks" celebs Wednesday
evening, October 25th, at their official
opening. Strangely it was St. Paul
pleasure seekers who seemed to domin-
at the occasion. New background ard
new faces more than often supply that
vital spark so necessary to most enter
tainers. Wednesday night the spark
was definitely present. Miss Scott
with rythm like, old wine and the mel
ody of October moonlight. Pleasantly
CONSPICUOUS by their absence were
Third and Fourth rate rug Cutters"
on a solid Zoom'' Pimphood ambi-
tious "Jivers" and their attendantly de-
pressing air of fustration and shabbily
consealed defeat under too heavily
applyed hair greasing.
Twin-City herald., 1939-10-28
TINY WORD IF ALMOST
SPELL MANS DEATH

Joliet, ILL.,, Oct, (CNA)-A typo
graphical error, changing the word SIS"
to "if" almost sent John Collins, II,
to his death in the Joliet Penitentiary
electric chair this week.
Penetentiary officials were proceed
ing with arrangements for executing
the youth, convicted of killing Lieut..
Police Lemaster, white Civilap Con-
servation Corps camp commandant, IN
a payroll robbery.
They were acting on advice of a
communication from the Mt. Carroll
Court clerk which indicated an attempt
to delay the execution but contained
the words, "if stayed"
Ira Silbar, international Labor De-
fense attorney for Collins, of Chicago,
discovered the error in time.
He rushed to the prison with cor
rected certified copy which read "is
stayed to December Is"
Twin-City herald., 1939-10-28
DINING CAR MEN ASK NEW
WAGE APPLICATION

Chicago, Oct, (CNA)-Negro work
ers should be on the alert to take ad-
vantage of the new federal wage-hour
standards of 80 cents per hour of az
hours work each week, which went in
10 effect on October "a.
This declaration was made this week
by Ishmael p Flory, secretary -trcasur-
er of the AFL Joint Council of Dining
Car Employees. Under the provisions
of the Wage-Hour Act, the standards
have. been Is cents per hour for A
hours weekly.
"Our locals from coast to coast have
been instructed by wire to notify the
railroads with whom they have deal
ing that they expect the roads to apply
the wage standards to all dining car
workers earning less than 80 cents per
hour" Flory told the Crusader News
Agency. "The hourly provisions of the
act do not yet apply to railroad work,
ers.
Previously, Flory pointed out, reac
tionary employers have tried to evadt
payment even OF the small sum of 2;
cents per hour.
"Our locals have been asked to no
tify all Negro workers in their partic
ular localities of the new scale Florl
said. "The increased rate and lowered
hours will benefit hundreds of thou
sands of Negro workers in all indus
tries" -
Twin-City herald., 1939-10-28
HARLEM PROTESTS RELIEF
OFFICIALS RACTERRING'

New York, Oct, (CNA)-Assailing
alleged racketeering in the administra-
ticn of relief in New York, relief
clients, members and officials Of the
Workers Alliance in Harlem, insisted
this week that unless new changes are
made, the people of Harlem will be the
greatest sufferers this winter from the
lack of adequate relief.
Mrs. Elizabeth Harrison, chairman
of the County Grievance Committee of
the Workers Alliance, 800 Lenox Ave-,
said hundreds of people receiving relief
prior to being employed on WPA jobs.
are losing their checks which, accord
ing to relief laws, they are entitled to.
We've had complaints she told
the Crusader News Agency, "from
people who have been called into the
offices of relief administration for jobs
several days after their checks were
supposed to have been mailed out.
These people inform us that they
never get the checks. | don't know
what is wrong, but it does seem that
there is some established policy that
the administrators are covering up, be-
cause they say no such thing is true
yet we have the evidence in the peo-
! pie themselves"
Mrs. Harrison also asserted that
those workers who are successful in
getting WPA jobs after being dropped
from relief have to wait three weeks
before they receive full check. Of
ten, many of them have no carefare tc
report for work, she said
Twin-City herald., 1939-10-28
WOMAN'S VAGRANCY TERM
SUSPENDED

A 20-year-old Negro woman today
was given a 30-day suspended sentence
for vagrancy after police disproved her
allegation a Washington avenue place
in which she was employed as dis
orderly house. ... ....-
Investigation disclosed the address
to be the residence of five men, and
the woman later admitted not having
seen any women in the place
Twin-City herald., 1939-10-28
Local Y uth
Vaged

Howard Walker, rumored picked up
by the Police department in connec-
ton with the protracted absence of a
minor girl child from her home. He
was given 90 days in Judge Anderson S
court, Tuesday a. m. presumably OH a
vagrancy charge when original charge
didn't seem to hold water. At the same
time a Woman Companion of Walker
at the time of his arrest was given a
Ninety day conditional sentence sub
ject to a floater
Twin-City herald., 1939-10-28
CLUBS

The Mothers Effort Club member Of
the Minnesota Association of Colored
Women's Clubs, Inc, met Friday, Oc-
tober 10th at the home of the Presi-
dent, Mrs. M. c. Washington, 6l9
Oaklake Avenue North.
A Pre- Thanksgiving visit to the Up
tcgrove Rest Home was planned and
also a Christmas basket and dinner to
be announced later After the business
the hostess served delicious repast.
The Mariposa Club met Thursday
night at the home of Mrs. Mary Short,
1921 South Fifth Street.
Twin-City herald., 1939-10-28
Edward Comeaby

Military experts always stress the
Importance of an adequate defense for
our Panama Canal and this defense
has been increased and tightened since
hostilities broke out among nations of
Europe.
Now the War Department is pre-
pared to ask Congress early next year
for a deficiency appropriation to start
work ON the $277,OOO,0O0 program to
enlarge and strengthen defense of the
important Canal Zone.
And from what l hear, there will
be plenty of votes to support the re-
quest.
Twin-City herald., 1939-10-28
CHURCH NOTES

Before a near capicity congregations
at St. Peters Church Sunday Morning
Donna Lee, two months old daughter
of Mrs. Cleota Carlisle of 900 8th Ave.
No, was baptised unta the most high
God and His Holy Trinity, by the Rev
Stewart OF that church. Judging by
her smiling face, the reactions to the
sacred ceremony, the tiny one seemed
to enjoy her initial confirmation as
much as the sanctifying Pastor and at.
tending congregation
Twin-City herald., 1939-10-28
VISITING

Mr.. William Burrel, 619 Sixth Ave-
nue. North, has his father as his house
guest
Mrs: Gertrude Vinigar, 619 Oaklake
Avenue North, celebrated her Sixty
Fourth Birthday at her home quietly.
She received many beautiful cards and
gifts.
Twin-City herald., 1939-10-28
Marvin Shivers
Twin City Visitor

Marvin Shivers, we'll known Mime
apolis newspaperman, and Dad. Mr..
Shivers now resident of New Mon
terey, California, in the employ of
The Greyhound Bus Co., was driving
the new Buick now on display at the
New York auto show Attired in nat
ty gray topcoat Mr.. Shivers was the
picture of health, wellbeing and pros
perity.
Twin-City herald., 1939-10-28
UNDER THE DOCTORS CARE

Mrs. Alice Harris, 619 Sixth Ave
nue. North is still i'll at her home.
Mr.. William Smith. 2441 Fifth Ave
nue. South is still quite i'll in Chicago.
Mrs. Paulina Huchcraft of 612 Oak
lake, Proprietor of the Ames Lodge
Cafe, who has been so seriously con-
fined for the past ten days by flu, is
still under the care of her physician
Twin-City herald., 1939-10-28

Cleveland, Ohio, October, (CNA)-
Ohio voters on Tuesday, November Z,
will vote on a tax amendment to the
state constitution which provides for
payment of $50 month pensions to
single persons over sixty and $50
month to married couples,
Twin-City herald., 1939-10-28

You and yours are cordially invited
to an Autumn Tea given by Victory
chapter 8 O.E.S., at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John Jackson, 1886 34th Ave-.
Sunday, October %, 81 p. m.
Twin-City herald., 1939-10-28

Washington, Oct, (CNA)-Water
supply systems constructed by the
PWA during the past six years now
serve approximately 25.0C0,O00 people,
Federal Works Administrator John
NJ, Carmody announced this week
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-08
Group
Will Assist
TB Committee

Appointment of a committee to
meet with the State tuberculosis hos
pital committee, if the latter desires
assistance, was announced today by
the Chamber of Commerce. The
State committee will come here next
Tuesday morning to inspect the site
Henderson is offering as a location
for the new tuberculosis hospital the
State is to build in Eastern North
Carolina.
The local group will be available
if desired, and consists of T. I. Gillian
president of the Chamber of Com
merce; j. c. Gardner, chairman of
the civic affairs committee, which
has been handling the matter; J. w.
jenkins, past president of the cham
Der, and J. c. Kittrell, donor of the
site.
Secretary Fred Allen, of the cham
Der, said today he had been advised
by State Senator J. L. Blythe, of the
State committee, that the group
would visit Henderson sometime
next Tuesday morning. 1t has not
been learned whether the COM
mittee will desire local assistance in
explaining the extent of the tract Of
fered. Since it is thought that a
group not familiar with the site
might not be able alone to learn all
the facts, it is thought that the local
committee will meet with the visit
ors and accompany them to the 500
or 6OO acres tract near Kittrell that
is being offered by Vance county
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-08
Rains Help
Leaf afToward
A Maturity
Work Damage Not Sc
rious; Curing in Prog
ress in Parts of Vance
and Immediate Ter
ritory, Supervise or
Allen Reports
By FRED M. ALLEN, JR.
Sales Supervisor of Henderson
Tobacco Market

Ground-soaking and frequent rains
throughout the past week ended the
long dry season that has gripped
most of the surrounding territory
for the past four to six weeks Hot
weather which is prevalent now day
and night should mature tobacco
plants rapidly.
Some reports of worm damage
have reached this office, and al
though these reports are sparsely
scattered over wide section, this
damage has not reached any serious
extent. Plants on the whole are full
bodied, heavyleaved and in good
shape. Reports received this week
show 68 per cent reporting ''good
condition., IL per cent ''excellent
condition" and the remainder re-
porting good normal conditions.
Although the State Department Of
Agriculture has recently raised it's
figures for this years acreage in.
crease from Is to 20 per cent, it is
still generally felt that the acreage
increase in this and surrounding
counties will not top 18 percent on
the outside. Due to last years un-
favorable growing season and low
yield per acre, the total increase in
poundage in this section is expect
ed to approximate from 25 to 80
percent, based on current conditions.
Reports received from Southern
markets are about in line with these
figures, however their increase
seems to be more in acreage as their
yield per acre last year was not far
from normal.
Additional barns in the southern
territory and some in Granville and
northeastern Vance were being
cured this week, and the next ten
days to two weeks will see barns
spotted all over the section begin
ming to cure. Farmers over the ter
ritOry are most optimistic, parti-
cularly following the rains of the
past week, and many state that con-
ditions could not be any better.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-08
TEAGITE SERVED TWO YEARS
AS SECRETARY-TRE

Mr.. league was advanced to the
presidency of the postmasters' aSso-
citation from the office of secretary
treasurer, which he held for the past
two years, and in which he establish
ed something of record, it is un-
derstood, for precision and activity.
With Mr.. Culpepper, whom he sue
ceeds as president, he made a num-
Der of trips over the State to dis
trict postmaster meetings, and came
to know the government agents in
many of the localities of North Car
Olina.
AS president of the State associa-
ton, Mr.. league plans to attend the
convention of the national association
of postmasters in Washington in Oc-
tober, at which time Postmaster Paul
R. Younts, of Charlotte, is expected
to be made president.
Mrs. league is with her husband
at the Elizabeth City convention and
also on the trip to Manteo this aft
ernoon for the fish fry and for the
performance of "The Lost Colony
pageant tonight in the waterside
amphitheatre on Roanoke Island at
old Fort Raleigh, They are expected
home Sunday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-08
REV. C. K. DJANC
AT BAPTIST CHURCH

Rev. c. K. Djang, of Chapel Hill,
will be the speaker at the morning
service on Sunday, at the First Bap-
tist church, in the absence of the
pastor, Rev. E. Norfleet Gardner. Mr..
DJang is native of China and will
return to that country in August to
become associated with the School of
Religion at the University of Shang-
hal, Shanghai, China.
Miss Annie Hyman Bum will sing
the offertory at the morning service.