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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-08

Founded by c. c. Mellinger,
whose recent death was counted
real civic loss, the company has
grown steadily, matching increased
population with more and better
equipment and generally INSTALL
ing the finest funeral facilities to
be found anywhere.
The greater number of cases
handled allows the Mellinger con-
Germ to offer the maximum In
service at q minimum cost, &C.
cording to ]. ]. Nellinger, son Of
the founder, who has acted as
general manager and secretary
since 1894. He points out that
everyone, regardless Of means. re-
ceived exactly the same high-type
service.
Many improvements
Located centrally at 511 So. Ia
coma ave-. the building. of beau
tiful Colonial design. which never
grows old, was first constructed
In 1908. Since then many i'm
provements and additions have
been made.
1t houses one of the largest
chapels on the Pacific coast. More
than $50 persons may be seated
at the same time. Music In pro-
vided by 4 Robert Morton ca
thedral-type electric organ, which
was built especially for the cstab-
lishment.
There are clean. modern prep
aration rooms and II slumber
rooms. The company has also
thoughtfully provided many facil-
tiles to offer families the strictest
privacy during their bereavement.
The company in carrying out the
service for which 1t has become
known, operates three funeral
coaches and six sedan-type lin
ousines for use of its patrons.
Nellinger was the first to en-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-08

Home Loan Bank system. At its
recent annual meeting, all OF the
officers were reelected and It's
board of directors is made up as
follows: Alfred Lister, president,
and w c. Miller, director, have
both been with the association
since its organization; F. M. Harsh
berger, vice president and coun-
cillor; A. w. Winden, secretary
and manager; William D, Hopping,
assistant secretary; Kingston s.
Lister. treasurer; Raymond T.
Winden, assistant treasurer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-08
TACOMA FIRM BUILDS STATE CAPITOL UNIT

Macdonald Building Co., Ia
coma, will build at Olympia the
new structure in the state capitol
group provided for by the 1897
legislature and a PWA grant. The
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-08

frequently less than rent. A small
amount added monthly will take
care OF taxes and insurance. This
is the only sure and successful way
to pay for home.
One Of the advantages of deal
ing with a local firm like the Ia
coma Savings and Loan associa-
ton is that you can get prompt
and personal service from those
familiar with conditions. Its Off
GERS and directors have had many
years Of experience. The associa-
ton Is a member of the Federal
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-08

low bid was SOAPS Excava-
ton work already is under way.
Another Tacoma firm. Light
house Electric Co., was successful
bidder on the wiring contract at
s40,267.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-08

In the fall of 1887 definite
decision was made to completely
rehabilitate the system, and much
study was given to systems In
other cities to determine whether
the rehabilitation should be by new
street cars, trolley coaches or motor
coaches.
We determined that We
could give the people Of Taco
ma the best equipment and
service ut 4 reasonable invest
ment through the use Of mod
,ern motor coaches. According
ly. In December, 1897, an
order was placed for Is new
motor coaches to make . com
plcte replacement Of MI Of our
street railway equipment.
The order was placed with the
Twin Coach Co.. of Kent, Ohio,
which specialized entirely in the
manufacture of city transportation
equipment
Routes Cover IS Miles
Today we operate over rs miles
Of Tacoma streets, carry about
IS 900 passengers a day and on the
average, our units roll up $1,000
miles of operation per day.
Realizing that the cutting over
from street cars to busses with an
organization many of whom were
we'll past middle age. presented
somewhat of problem, and mas
much as 1t was our desire to retain
every employee possible, an inten-
rive program of training street
car operators for bus operation
Was started and the delivery Of
the equipment was arranged 90
that one or two lines were cut over
each month about as fast as the
drivers could be trained
One Of the most gratifying fea-
lures Of the whole transition was
TIE manner in which our employees
took hold of their new jobs and
adjusted themselves to the work.
Further realizing that some Of
OR older employees would not be
able to qualify for bus operation.
ID arrangement was made with
and at the suggestion of the Street
Car Mems Union to provide a
reasonable compensation for those
noen not able to qualify, the cost of
which was to be borne jointly by
tie union and the company.
This arrangement has been in
LIBERATION for over q year and has
worked out very satisfactorily.
Only q very few new drivers have
been employed and all of the main
finance and servicing work on the
equipment is being done by former
street car maintenance men.
Last Of Street Cars
On June IL, 1898. the last group
" lines was changed to bus opera
ton after an appropriate last
street car party which gained
uational recognition.
OF the IS units purchased,
- have . seating capacity Of
n paaseagcn and the balance
~ - units have . capacity Of
=. Doth types Of equipment
hsve rear exits equipped with
IT, LATEST safety devices to
expedite the handling Of pas
oeageB 10 that the fastest
ord safest transportation
couId be furnished.
The equipment was Of the latest
&eaign and had all of the known
features for the comfort of pas
osngers. Sufficient horsepower in
the motors. located at the rear Of
TIE bus. was provided to permit
adequate service up the hills en-
countered in practically every part
q Tacoma.
Under street car operation the
company had its shops and car
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-08
TURNING BASIN COMPLErEp

The $lUU,UUO turning basin on
Hylebos waterway has just been
completed and the silt from the
basin has been deposited on
county property, retaining
large area that is now available
for industrial development
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-08
Third Of Mortuary
ulOrk Is MeHi,7ger'S
More Than $50 May Be Seated In Chapel
of Home Which Will Never Grow Old

The c. c. Melinger Co., which had its beginning in Ia
81 years ago. today stands the leading firm of
its kind in Pierce county, handling approximately onethrd
of al the mortuary work in Tacoma and immediate vicinity
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-08
City Transportation
Entirely Modern
Old Street Car System Completely
Junked for Up-to-Date Buses on All Lines
BY CURTISS L. HILL
President, r. X. T. p. Company

For several years the management of the Tacoma Railway
and Power has well appreciated the fact that its ranspo
taton equipment including rackage overhead substaons
and rolling Stock badly deprecated that the system
WAS not keennQ pace with the DEVELOPMENT Of the city
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-08

houses at several different locations
in the city, and 1t was thought best
to concentrate all of the bus opera
ton at the location of the general
office near the center of the city.
The old car barns at 18th and A
were torn down and appropriate
parking facilities established and
the old substations and machine
shops were built over to provide
adequate maintenance and service
ing facilities. All Of this work was
done at a modest expenditure. We
are now able to properly service,
maintain and store 105 units at our
present location.
Street Repair Program
Under terms OF the 20-year IRAN
chise granted in the fall of 1887,
the company is to repair within
period of four years all of the area
previously occupied by the tracks.
During 1898 considerable portion
of this work was completed, which
has materially improved some por-
tions of the city, and this work Is
progressing in an orderly fashion.
Over half of the trolley and feeder
system was removed during 1888.
which has greatly improved the
appearance of many of the streets
previously occupied. The removal
of overhead trolley wires and opera
ton of the buses in Tacoma have
given the city an entirely different
appearance. and we are sure that
everyone agrees that we now have
modern and up-to-date city.
In most cases, routing of the new
bus equipment was over old routes
Of the street car, principally be-
cause the city had in the years past
been built up along these street
car routes. Due to the flexibility Of
the BUSES, some necessary changes
were made to the end that the
service has been materially I'M
proved. The use of smaller equip
ment has necessitated more fire.
quent service in order to handle
increased patronage. and this in
creased service is naturally an adj
vantage to the bus patrons. A few
extensions into new territory have
been made, which should naturally
assist in building up the city.
Locally Controlled
During the fall Of 1888
revision in the organization of
the company placed two Taco
ma business men on the board
of directors. which brought the
control of the operation of the
company TO Tacoma where
heretofore II had been In the
east. Further, all Of the off,
GERS are now located I'm Taco
ma. This has been n material
advantage inasmuch as many
Of our problems are peculiar TO
Tacoma, and these were much
more readily appreciated by
Tacoma people.
At the close of the year the COM
pany had approximately 500 en-
ployes on its payroll. which number
has varied considerably during the
year depending on the amount of
track and construction work that
was being done. The great major
lily Of these employees own their
own homes and are active in civic
and social life, and it may certainly
be said that the T. r. & P. Co. is
Tacoma institution in every
sense.
TUvpNrNy<r uaCV~- ,D.-D $500
Evening star., 1939-04-25

sALEsWoMEN, CoLoRED (2). aged 26 to
45: must be neat appearing and have Al
references. Box 40S-C. Star.
WOMAN, aged 25 to 40. with knowledge
OF sewing. to take over the agency for
Charts foundation garments for Takoma
Park and Silver Spring. Call Wednesday
o to IL. Charts Distributor 900 NV
Evening star., 1939-04-25
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.

HELP WoMEN.
BEAUTY OPERATOR. must be expert in
hair styling. Good salary. Lillias Uptown
Salon. 3416 Conn. ave.
BEAUTY OPERATOR, steady position.
23O1 4th ST. ne. phone North $3.50.
BEAUTY OPERATOR, all around, expert.
Apply CASTOR. l74l Conn. ave. NV.
BEAUTY OPERATOR, young girl wishing
70 learn beauty culture. Apply in person.
Robert OF Paris. 1914 Conn. ave.
GIRL wanted for small ONCE. Silver Spring.
answer phone. do typing. some stenoRraphy,
RepIy, giving qualifications. phone and SAL
ary expected. Box 113-B. Star.
Evening star., 1939-04-25

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE.

WASHING MACHINE SLIGHTLY used two
tlo slnas washer, spd DRYERS ;pe
nsehinssss: We stSek new and used 4 P 6.
Plano shop. io1b III &. nv! NV. Open
WASHING 1ACHINEs- s-Brand-neW white
Sesr M mdde dd' ons sis sssts ~ .se Sa'hsr: % ds
antee: Also other Maytss. a. B. G.. THOR
DnSe nnS pFn 1sad hs Piano s' shor 81 s'et 1915
WASHING MACHINES. used; Maytag. Easy.
Apex: $3.50; new washers. .wringer type
7 s s. nx si Dist oc sss9 a. epen sp@. eyes Ala'
XAhK XHk 4spIYSa az y9Sa 6BR of SEE HeYE
Ms zz 1Y4h a yAsF1gH sss s s% sse fh akT sxHs 45s
RUGS-CARPETS.
A. lowest est Prices cemplets assortment.
nsnts in ali sises open oAs s,.n,nss, s" i<@ Free
s3s SSgse fsss sgq 4. GAsP as S.s CO. .s as
USED FURNITURE
AT SACRIFICE PRICES.
Bedroom in blond maple,
l in walnut; l beautiful dining
room, one 3-pc. Kinkimo living
room, ! maple dinette. All sorts
of odd pieces. Everything herein
mentioned has been used but not
abused. You actually can't tell
this furniture from brand-new
stock. Some Of it has been re-
possessed; the balance belongs
to customers who have been
transferred and we are selling
for their account. This fine used
furniture is marked at sacrifice
prices. You may take one wear
to pay. Store open every night.
Sunday until 3.
LEWIS FURNITURE co.
1923 14th st. NV. Gearsia 3432
Evening star., 1939-04-25
ALUMINIUM COOKWARE

Delaware corp. introducing new method
Of demonstrating alum. cookwear is seeking
records on salary -plus-basis plan. Will also
consider exp. salespeople Write giving full
details as to exp. etc. type OF car, terri
interested in. All replies treated strictly
CONFIDENTIAL. E-12. 2. 0 Box 2442 PhiIa
Evening star., 1939-04-25

11O1AJ1GO,
Thoroughly experienced in
packing houseware and china.
Apply employment office, 4th
H., Lansburgh Department
Store, $50 to 1870 am.
Evening star., 1939-04-25
slTUATlohs-MEh AND WOMEN.
SITUATIONS WoMEh.

COUPLE colored. wants job: experienced
cook butler. chauffeur 3 years experience;
can leave city: reference. Pot. 4639.
Evening star., 1939-04-25

MEN, white, over 81 years of
age, with D. G. permits, to drive
Diamond Cabs.
FREE INSTRUCTIONS.
For further details see Mr.. A.
L. Livsie, between 9 am. to IL
noon, 3 pm. to S p.m., Room No.
Ill, 1875 18th st. NV.
Evening star., 1939-05-17
Midshipmen
Continued From Page B-1D

Der of the Boat Club and the Radio
Club.
Alfred Brunson Wallace, son of
Mr.. and Mrs w. L. Wallace. He
received "N' awards in boxing, and
ma and 'N'' awards in football
He also held plebe numerals in foot
ball, boxing and baseball. He was
member of the House Committee
Wilbur Summers Wills, jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Wills. He par
ticipated in battalion soccer and was
on the staff of the year book.
Thomas Moss Bennett, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Bennett, An
napols. Md. won letters for cross
country and boxing and was a men,
Der of the debating club. He also
was on the sports staff of the year
book.
Irving Doremus Dewey, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. I. Dewey, Takoma
Park, Md, was director of the
Madolin Club and participated in
musical club shows. He played
plepe football and tennis and was
on the crew.
Received Lacrosse Award.
Morris Davies Gilmore, jr., son of
1t. Comdr. M. d. Gilmore. U. S. N.
retired. and Mrs. Gilmore, Bethesda
MO, received numerals in plebe and
battalion lacrosse and an INA"
award in varsity lacrosse. He re-
Evening star., 1939-05-17
BY JOS. ]. FRISCH.

T. H. Wit is not necessary that
both brides dress exactly alike at a
double wedding. Their gowns should
however, be similar, especially in
length of skirt and train, and type
of veil.
The leaf1et, Manners in Res
taurant," will be sent upon receipt
of a self-addressed, stamped en-
velope.
Evening star., 1939-05-17

IN soccer and lacrosse. He also re-
ceived class numerals in plebe and
varsity football, plebe lacrosse and
battalion soccer. He was captain of
the lacrosse team and was goalie on
the 1888 all-American lacrosse team.
Alfred Joseph Toulon, jr., son of
Capt. A. j. Toulon (M. c., U. S. N,
and Mrs. Toulon, Annapolis, Md,
received class numerals in swimming
and track. He participated in bat
talon lacrosse and class swimming,
wrestling and track.
Evening star., 1939-05-17

ceived medal as special second
class gun pointer in short-range
practice during the 1888 practice
cruise. He was on the Log staff
Hop Committee, Press Detail and
Glass Supper Committee.
Edward Thomas Grace, son of
Mrs. L. M. Bellerose, Bethesda, Md,
received numerals and an IN" award
in swimming.
Nathaniel Willis James, I'd, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. N w. James, jr., An
napolis, Md, received an IN" award
Evening star., 1939-05-17
North CuroIinu Ball

A Mecklenburg. Declaration of
Independence ball will be given
by the North Carolina Democratic
Club of Washington at 9 pm. Sat-
urday in the Raleigh Hotel. A
beauty contest between contestants
from various State counties will
feature the affair. Judges will be
three local neWspapermen. Officers
of other local State groups ard
North Carolina members of Con-
gress will be guests.
Evening star., 1939-05-17

pins, I r u / t S of
m a n y climates
and m e a t S be-
yond compare.
A cornucopian
horn of plenty
Is poured ou t
here at the city's
markets - some
of the finest in
t h e world. To
learn how B. A.
dimes, the wise
visitor hikes
through miles of
meat and prod
uce stalls before
sitting down to
Evening star., 1939-05-17
Octopus Poor Food,
Buenos Aires Visitor
Discovers
Other Of CephoIopodo,
However, Prove to Be
Delicious
mo. % OF q SerieS.)
BY w. H. SHIPPEN, il
Star Staff Corresnondent

oVaT oIdII Correspondent,
BUENOS AIRES.-Tender octo-
puses from the mouth of the La
Plata, sweet mussels, fat snails,
tasty sting rays, tortoises and terra
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-06
Oxford Orphanage
Reorganizlng Its
Electricity Work

Oxford, Sept. 6.-Rev. c. K. Proc
tor, superintendent of the Oxford
Orphanage, announced today the re-
organization of the department of
electricity which is operated by the
orphanage. He said this department
now is a full-fledged vocational
school and pupils assisting in the
work will receive proper high school
credits.
Mr.. Proctor also announced ap-
pointment of new manager of the
department, Eben G.. McSwain, of
Charlotte. McSwain is an alumnus
Of the orphanage, having received
his training in this department, and,
since leaving the orphanage in 1881,
has been actively engaged in prac-
tical electrical work in the rewinding
of motors and generators and doing
general electrical repair work.
Mr.. Proctor said McSwain has had
wide experience in this field, in ad-
dition to having taken special courses
of study in the field of electrical
engineering.
This department of the orphanage
is said by Mr.. Proctor to be we'll
equipped to do commercial work in
the re-Winding of motors and gen.
orators and general electrical repair
work. He said the Orphanage is now
better prepared than ever to accept
commercial work Of this sort, and is
able to guarantee the very highest
type of service.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-06
To-day .-.--
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

1757-Marquis de Lafayette, ma
general n the American army
of the Revolution, VINO gave part OF
his fortune to the cause, notable
figure in french .istory born. Dleo
May 90, 1884.
180O-Catherine Esther Beecher
among the o..emcst ner generation
in the cause ducation. member
of noted 4Inily, oorn n New
York. Died i....ere, May y 1S/5.
1811-Jalne, NJ Gilliss. :,oted as
t.ononer, one Of the .ou,ders OF
the Naval Observatory, born at
Georgetown, D. c. Died February y,
1865.
1813-Jchn Cas.in, Philadelphia
ornithologist born in Delaware
county, "a. Died .~"nuary 10, 1869.
1819-William S. Rosecrans, noted
Union commander in the Civil War,
born at Kingston, Ohio. Died near
Los; Angeles, March IL, 1898.
1836-Myroh w: Whitney, noted
bass singer, born at Ashby, Mass
Died September 8, 1910.
186O-Jane .Addams, famed, be-
loved head of Chicago's Hull House
advocate of world peace, born at
Cedarville, Ill. Died May 81, 1885.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-06
FORECLOSURE SALE.

By virtue of power contained in a
Deed of Trust executed by R. L.
Blacknall and Millie Blacknall, his
wife, to B. H. Perry, Trustee, dated
March 81, 1882, and due November
l, 1882, recorded in the Office of the
Register of Deeds of Vance County
in Book 172 page "a, default having
been made in the payment Of the
debt therein secured, on request of
the holder of the same, shall sell
by Public Auction, to the highest
bidder for cash, at the Court House
door in Henderson, at II o'clock,
Noon, on the 9th day of Septem-
Der, 1889, the following described
property:
10 acres of land and house bound
ed by Hewitt Hunt and Estate of
O. w. Blacknall owned by r. L.
Blacknall and Millie Blacknall. :
B. H. PERRY, Trustee.
Henderson, N. c.,
August &c, 1899.
3O-6-13-2O
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-06
ANSWERS.

1. Latest official reports show 202,-
223. Adult schools and deaths are
reducing these on an average OF
about $50 each Ne7r
2. 1t was known os the Republican
Methodist church when it was or
ganized in 1892. The name Christian
Church was adopted the following
year.
3. The latest reports show 6,7O4
divorced women who had not re-
married.
4. The charter provided that the
first buildings be named in honor OF
the first six persons contributing the
largest sums, or donations, to the
University
5. Automobile owners, or operators
must keep license plates clean and
in readable condition at all times.
A penalty of fifty dollars fine, and
costs, for failure to do this is pro-
vided.
6. The legislature of 1911 estab-
lished the institution, which opened
the next year. At present the institu-
ton owns 1898 acres of land, and
buildings valued at over one million
dollars. Last year 697 children were
cared for there.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-06
n. c. STATE EXPECTS
PEAK ENROLMENT
Record Breaking Freshman
Glass to Be Welcomed
Friday, Sept. 8

Raleigh, Sept 6.-With total en-
rollment expected to reach the all
time high of 1900 students, North
Carolina State College today pre-
pared to welcome a record-breaking
freshman class scheduled to regis
ter Friday, Sept. 8.
Advance applications of prospec-
tive freshmen are running we'll ahead
of the corresponding date last year,
Registrar w. L. Mayer reported.
Freshman applications to Sept. l
numbered 789 as compared with TIA
year ago.
Registrar Mayer reported compile
ton of applications from III students
desiring to transfer from other COL
leges to State College.
Extensive plans to assist freshmen
in finding their way about the cam
pus are being completed by. the Col
lege Y. M. &. A. In charge OF me
task will be New Student Com
mittee of 20 selected upperclassmen
headed by w. G. "Bill' Greenlee of
Marion.
The committee will meet freshmen
as they arrive at the bus and train
terminals and provide transportation
to the campus. The freshmen will be
shown to their rooms, and assistance
in securing quarters will be given to
the new men who arrive without
having rooms reserved. The commit
tee also will haul the new mems
trunks to their living quarters.
On registration day the Y M. c.
A. group will have information desks
at the gymnasium, where registration
will take place, to assist the fresh
men. Another information desk will
be maintained in the lobby of the
Y. M. C. A. building.
A group Of about 40 selected fresh
men already have arrived for a pre-
college retreat sponsored by the Z.
M. c. A. A program combining dis
cussiOn periods, recreation and de-
votionals has been arranged Dis
cussion group leaders and their topics
are Dean B. F. Brown, scholastic
and intellectual life; Dean C. r. Le-
fort, campus activities; Prof w. N.
Hicks, friendship and social life; and
the Rev. Lee c. Shepherd, religion
and spiritual development.
Transfer students from other COL
leges will register Monday and Tues
day, and returning upperclassmen
will register Wednesday. Classwork
will start Thursday, Sept. II.
Total registration for the fall term
last year was 2,155.