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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-11

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Commercial League Hetait
Clerks vs. Buffelen Lumber. JEFF.
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White Eagle Tavern. Mckinley.
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Labor Union League Bakers ~
Musicians. Portland Ave Chsmi-
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-11

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action and are expecting TO
set a record attendance.
DR.. E o. Houda to date has
come the closest to the pin-a
mere SIN inches away.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-11

SACRAMENTO

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SCORE By INNINGS
Oakland ......... ITO DOT 1917
Sacramento - 600 600 100
teatua.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-22
CAST OF CHARACTERS

BETTY MARY yORDAN-Pretty young Border Patrol service sec-
 Fetary.
 SHERIDAN STARR - Handsome
 Border Patrol olflcer. HOPE KILDARE - Stars fel-
 low officer, also . bachelor. LUIS BARRO - Mexican smug-
 glef.
 Yesterday: Betty learns more of Baxro's smuggling activities, in- cIuding use of . "submarine". Meanwhile, the officers arrest a woman smuggling cocaine in . doll
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-22

standable but odd mixture of Eng I fish, as many border Mexicans are likely to do. "Tell you the truth, think maybe the Honolulus come, what you think?"
 "Oh," Betty Mary was at sea but decided to bluff. Probably you are right. There" be quite number, too, I am sure of that?"
 You have help him, hah? Well, I guessed it, senorita. I say to my self, Pablo I say to me, Pablo, when you frs come here, Pablo, this new Americana senorita is smart in the face, and bet she help Don Luis with the big job, eh?" And I was true - I, Pablo. was also smart, eh, senorita?"
 "Oh, yes! You are clever man to have thought 1t all out, Pablo!"
 "Aahl Don Luis, he pick smart people. You, me. You come with them from Honolulu, eh?"
 Betty Mary swallowed. She hoped he couldn't detect how she feltl Maybe he really was as keen witted as he said he wasl But she bluffed on.
 Moon, I'm on the - the other end, SO to speak. See?"
 "Ah, si senorita. Well, will be big job there, too. Handling 50, maybe more, estranjerps. Don Luis like them to be-how you say over there? - absorb? Absorb in your country"
 Goodness, will there be 50? I understood only = uh, well, about IS or 20 maybe, Pablo. But I have not discussed it in detail with Luis yet"
 "Hahl May come wan hundred! He have the big plan, senorita! He do not talk much till ready. You see? Me, Pablo, talk with others, and learn everything. You see? I take care feeding them too. I send out the grocery, the carne, the bread, every day it go to Don Luis rancho where they wait. You see? have to know, me, Pablo"
 Betty Mary drifted away soon after that. In truth, she was high ly elated but she had to keep a bored carless pose, lest she appear too eager. She added some bits of faked information" of her own, speaking casually, and bade him "Buenos noches." She realized that in fat, garrulous, good-natured Pablo, cashier-manager of The Place of the Sleeping Monk, she had better henchman than did Luis Barro himself. She must do nothing to arouse his suspicious. Because something - probably the latent gleam in the mans very black eyes, and the hard line that could come into his mustachoed lips when he was not jovial - warned Betty Mary that Pablo could kill her without compunc- tion if ever he learned the truth about her identity.
 (T0 Be C0ntinued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-22
} STAMP NEWS


R REPRESENTING 30 subjects,
 e the 1889 wild life poster stamps are now available, either through the state federations or direct from the National Wild Life Federation headquarters, In- vestment building, Washington, D. C. An album containing both the 1888 and. 1899 issues is also avail able.
 Strikingly reproduced in colors, the poster stamps, one of which is shown above, include birds (up- land game birds and song and in- sectivorous species), mammals, fish, trees and wild flowers. The originals are from paintings by eminent American artists. Re- turns are to be devoted to restora- ton of wild life over the nation. The series will be continued from year to year.
 Postmaster General Farley's philatelic truck, which was to have toured the nation to make it stamp conscious, is having trou- ble getting started. Its construc- ton is months behind for the first thing, and now the House Appro- priations committee has refused grant of $6500 for its operation. Philatelists, therefore, are raining protests these days on Edward T. Taylor, Colorado, heading the House committee.
 Interesting new issues:
 Lithuania: series of four hori- zontal pictorials commemorating the goth anniversary of independ- ence; Poland: four values for the international ski competition, de- signs same for each.
 'c"STright. 1899, NEA Service. Inc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-22
CHAPTER XIV

It is one thing to catch the un- fortunate underlings of a crime master, and quite another thing to catch the master himself.
 Sonora Angela Tafoya sobbed broken-heartedly before the fed eral judge, admitting that she earned about $10 day transport ing cocaine across the line for "a man named Tomas" She testified that Tomas or his employer must have earned about $50 a day from that same cocaine while she was operating for him. She did not know who was behind Tomas; she had met Tomas at night, always in the darkness, in corner of the ancient Juarez cathedral. He would give her package and $1o fin American money, sometimes a little more. She would give him . sealed envelope which had been presented to her by the receiver of the cocaine in Fl Paso. The re- ceiver? Another woman, whom she met in @ rented room. She didn't know who might be behind 1t all.
 well, 1t was 8 nice little stream of dope" Hope Kildare admitted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-22
CR AkBuM CRACKERS

The four members of a baseball teams infield are Johnson, Brown Adams and Perry.
 The first baseman has never been west of the Mississippi.
 A batter hit to Johnson, who threw him out with heave to the first-sacker.
 Brown had rushed to the foul line to back up Johnson.
 That night Perry left for his home in Nebraska.
 What position did each man playi
 Answers on Back Page.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-22
CREATE OPTICAL PHENOMENA

New York-Optical phenomena will be employed to heighten the color effects at the New York Worlds Fair 1889. Thus, the entrance into the golden zone will be painted blue violet. As visitors emerge from the entrance, their eyes will be "fa- tigued" for blue-violet and its com piimentary color, yellow, will appear even more brilliant than under nor maj circumstances.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-22
15O GUESTS AT
 CHURCH SOCIAL
Mrs. Edward Doyle Enter tains Thursday for St.
 Anthony's Parish
LlTCHFlELD
Correspondent: Nellie s. Fair
 grieve. Phone SIS

Litchfleld, April 22 - More than 150, including guests from Torring- ton, Waterbury, Bristol and Terry vile, attended a card party given by Mrs. Edward M. Doyle at her home on Chestnut Hill road Thurs day night for the benefit of St. An- thony's church.
 Assisting hostesses were: Mrs. John Burke, Mrs. Fred F'ranzosi, Mrs E. J. Weir, Mrs. Charles Morgan, MrB. William Bergin, Mrs. Marion Zinser, Miss Nellie Doyle and Miss Jennie Doyle. Prize winers were as follows: Contract, Thomas Hallihan, Mrs. Walter Barrett, of Torrington; |; auction, Miss c. Carroll and Miss O'Donnell, both of Terryville; set back, John Whitbeck and William Bergin; forty-five, Mrs. John Green, Waterbury, Mrs. John O'Donnell Terryville; Chinese checkers, Miss Dorothea Curtiss and Miss Margaret Crsltch. The special prize was won by John Burke.
 H0nors Issued
 The Litchfield High school honor roll for the sixth marking period was released Friday. High honors were awarded the following stu dents: Post graduate, Edward Lit win; seniors, Laura Griffin, Albert Hausmann, Pauline Kolacia, Mar celia Morse, Shirley Prindle; juniors, Elaine Fritz, Mona Leithiser, Anne Monaghan; sophomores, Bradford Griffin, Inger Hanson, Joseph Knox, Helen Kubish, Helen Smith; fresh men, Barbara Mckenzie, Joseph Murphy; students awarded honors were as follows: Seniors, Dorothy Blake, Dorothy Chamberlain, Bar bara Clark, Robert Clock, Mary Dante, Frances Harnicar, Amalia Lazaro, Paul Roberg, Robert Stinson juniors, Dorothy Beers, Orcelia Birge, Paul Hermenau, Jane Hotch- kiss, Stanley Wilson; sophomores, Alfred Bosworth, Carolyn Fischer, Rose Fritz, Dorothy Sandmeyer, Carolyn Smith: freshmen, Diane Horton, Thomas Heating, Charles McMullen, Mary Morse.
 Mrs. W. W. Rockhill has opened her residence on West road after spending the winter in New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-22
JUDITH's RISE

Remember Judith Barrett, the sprightly young miss who portrayed the role of Richard Dix's daughter in "Cimarron"? She has since ap- peared in many pictures and today Joined the cast of Paramount's "The Oracle Allen Murder Case" in which she enacts role second only in inn portance to that played by Miss Allen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-06
Owner-Manager

OWACA -NAouo6CA Mascoli, whose experience and suc- cess as owner of the Carroll are popularly known, has personally taken over the operation of 'The Plaza.
 Since the premiere showing Sum- day afternoon, the beauty and lux ury of the new-upholstered seats, the soft carpets, the decorative eff fleets of theater and lobby have pro- vided 8 pleasant atmosphere for the high class motion pictures which have been billed. The new marquee on the front of the theater is an in- novation to Waterburians, with its clock installed for the public con- venience.
 Shows start daily at 1 p. m. and change completely each Saturday, Sunday, T8uesday and Thursday - four times every week. Popular prices prevail at all times.
 Manager Mascoli, who is still op- orator of the Carroll, points with pride to the new features of "The Plaza" = including attractive elec- trical systems, scintillating neon signs, unique wall decorations, latest type sound equipment, projection features and screen.
 New tile glazing lends distinction to the theater lobby, and provides an appropriate entry to the inter- for. Special consideration for chil- dren is shown in the management's system of allowing admission at all times for ten cents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-06

of the Waterbury Savings Bank against Daniel J. McGrath and others was continued by agreement.
 A motion on judgment for stipula- ton in the case of John J. Carroll against John T. Carroll and others was denied.
 The case of Agnes Brooks against George Brooks for allowance to prosecute pending g hearing was continued.
 Decision Reserved
 Decision was reserved in the un- contested divorce action of Florence Mahaffey Prosser against Erwin c. Prosser. The uncontested divorce ac- ton of Margaret Stockwell against Charles Stockwell was put over un- til later.
 The suit of Helen Bandurski against the Metropolitan Life In- surance company and others was withdrawn. Attorney William P. Wertheimer appeared for hte plain tiff and Monagan and Monagan for the defendant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-06
Opposition Looms On
 Lifting Of Embargo
Catholic Transcript Urges Catholics, Protestants,
 Jews to Voice Protest; Petitions to Flood Capital

The Catholic Transcript, official publication of the Diocese of Hart ford, urges in this weeks issue that Catholics of Connecticut join in supporting a petition opposing the lifting of the Spanish embargo. The campaign to remove the embargo, it is alleged, is being led by Com munists and other radicals, whose purpose is to aid the Spanish Loy- alists.
 On its front page, The Transcript carries a form of petition which it urges that Catholics send to their congressman with as many sigma
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-06
PLAZA THEATER OPENS
Hundreds Impressed By Many New Features
 Introduced

Newly remodeled and equipped in every detail, Waterbury's newest downtown theater, "The Plaza, proved a pleasant entertainment mecca for thousands of Waterbury theatergoers who attended premiere presentations during the past week.
 Latest developments in motion picture mechanics combined with comfortable and beautiful chairs and furniture make "The Plaza" a popular rendezvous for the screen conscious public. Manager Nick
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-06
Receiver Authorized
 To Protect Employees
Compensation Insurance for Industrial Properties, lnc, Staff Pending Proceedings; McEvoy Presides

The Industrial Properties, Inc, through Attorney Vincent Scully, re- ceiver, were granted permission to obtain compensation Insurance for employees of the concern py Judge Frank F. McEvoy in superior court this morning.
 Miss Mary Byrnes was granted $50 to defend her divorce against Henry J. Byrnes pending the hearing. Weekly payments of $7 were order ed.
 4 $10,384.87 foreclosure judgment
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-06
ONLY BOY TEAM

The only boy team currently &C., tive in Hollywood is composed of Donald O'Connor and Billy Cook. The youngsters are under contract to Paramount, where they lave worked together in three pictures, the latest being From Sawyer, De- tective."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-06

was granted the Waterbury Savings Bank against Amelia Guastaferri and others. No law date was set. The property involved is located at 2122 North Main street.
 Judgment Given
 A foreclosure judgment of $2, ,283. 50 was granted the Waterbury Savings Bank against Magdalena A. Walukas and others involving property on Quinsigamond avenue. No law date was set.
 Judgment and law day in the case
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-06
COMMUTE FIRE

Overflow of an oil burner used to heat an incubator brought firemen to property at 96 Pleasant street to- day. Bremen of Engine answered an alarm at 10:6 and spent only 10 minutes on the call.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-06
GIRL DRUM CORPS

All girl drug corps of the city, in- cluding fife, drum and bugle corps will meet on Monday evening at 2 o'clock at Grange hall.
Smyrna times., 1939-07-27
PENINSULA EDITORS
EXCURSION

The Peninsula Press Association,
embracing all the editors of Della
ware and the Eastern Shore of
Maryland, left Broad Street Sta
tion at 11.50 a. m. last Saturday
for Cresson Springs, Pa. They
were conveyed by special cars at
tached to a fast train, and arrived
at Cresson in time for supper at
the Mountain House In arranging
for their annual outing a better
trip could not have been planned
than this excursion up the Allie
ghany Mountains 10 one of the
purest, freshest and most roman
tic resorts in the whole country
Each journalist is accompanied by
his wife or some other lady mem
ber of his family. Cresson is beau
tifully situated on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad 248 miles from
Philadelphia on the summit of the
Allegheny Mountains, and has an
elevation of $500 feet above the
level of the sea. 1t is noted for
possessing the highest spring Of
pure, cold water in the world, the
water being almost as pure as if
distilled. There are also many
mineral springs, including iron,
sulphur and alum waters. The
new Mountain House is a large and
beautiful structure in the Queen
Anne and Oriental styles of archi-
lecture, capable of accommodating
900 guests; and there are some
thirty cottages which entertain
visitors. The association will have
an opportunity to visit Johnstown
if they choose, as it is but % miles
west of Chesson.
Smyrna times., 1939-07-27
Relief Rolls List 1860 Families

Relief rolls list 1000 cases, the
lowest point in more than a year,
w. w. Hynson, executive director,
reported at a meeting of the Old
Age Welfare Commission Monday.
There were $500 cases at the peak
of last winter OF the total 260
cases are of employables, persons
who are able to work, while 800
are unemployables. Commission
officials estimate approximately g.
200 persons are receiving direct re-
lief, on the basis that each case
represents three persons. Recent
lay-offs of the WPA have not in
creased applications for relief and
the commission decided not to take
any definite stand on what action
they would follow until applica-
tions are received. =. was explain
ed that WPA workers will not be
eligible for relief until two weeks
after their jobs end. Investigations
will be rigid to keep the list down
as low as possible, it was said.
Smyrna times., 1939-07-27

week at South Bowers. Also con
sidered at the session was the mat
ter of traffic jams interfering with
fire companies making runs. The
firemen agreed it was miracle no
one was injured in Dover the night
of the parade when an alarm was
sounded at the close of the march,
calling the Robbins Hose Company
of Dover to a rural fire The
streets were filled with automobiles
and pedestrians as other companies
attending the parade responded to
the alarm.
Corporal F. c. O'Neal of the
State Police criticized fire compan-
les on the speedy manner in which
they responded to alarms, disre-
garding stop signs at highway
crossings and intersections. He
said if the practice continued some
drivers may be introduced to a
magistrate Other speakers in
cluded Chief DR.. t. c. Beswick of
Upper Darby, Pa, and Caleb w
Johnson, treasurer of the State
Firemen's Association. The dele
gates were welcomed to South
Bowers by Vice-President Donald
Jester. The roll call showed three
companies absent. F. E. Burke re
sponded to the welcoming remarks.
Flowers were ordered sent to Will
lard Barcus who is in a Philadel-
phia hospital. The companies in
the county were asked to consider
the forming of a firemen's bokling
league.
The South Bowers company en-
tertained twenty-five of the visit
ing firemen on fishing trip on
Delaware Bay Wednesday after
noon.
Smyrna times., 1939-07-27
RAISING CROWS AS PETS
New Fad Started at Lincoln City
AS Many Crowds Are Made Pets

Visitors at Lincoln City these
days are startled when one of the
residents walks out on the front
porch, calls Here, Pete" or
Here, Gregory" at which a black
crow flaps down from the top of
the walnut tree and stalks into the
living room. Residents of Lincoln
City have taken up the fad of rails
ing black crows as pets. No soon
er does one family acquire one
than the neighbors think they need
one, too. The crows are caught
from the nest before they can fly.
They are domesticated with liberal
bribes of hamburger. Especially
well hammered crows are to be
seen happily Tapping about the
yards at the George Carpenter,
Shermer Transue, and Lacey
places.
Smyrna times., 1939-07-27

said to a colored man who had en-
tered" he here, Jim, do you like
bananas ?" mo boss" he replied,
Il don't like them, but there is
fellow out here who does" Call
him in," said the Doctor. The
fellow came in and the same ques
tion was put to him and he an
swered in the affirmative. ''Well," :"
said the Doctor" if you will eat all
on that bunch I will pay for them"
The darkey accepted the challenge
in thorough business way, and as
fast as he could peel them they
were eaten, and when he had swal-
lowed the 28th one, he looked at
DR.. Moore in sort of imploring
way as if he wanted more. The
doctor paid bill he didn't expect
to when he entered the place, but
he had the satisfaction of knowing
he had filed an immense vacuum.
Smyrna times., 1939-07-27
MERGER is SET
FOR METHODIST
Branches of Church to Meet
at Salisbury, Md, on
October 31st
WILL MEET TO ORGANIZE

Representatives of the Methodist
Episcopal, Methodist Episcopal
South and Methodist Protestant
Church, meeting last week at Sal
isbury, Md, named committee to
set up the organization conference
of the united Methodist Church on
the Delmarva Peninsula and fixed
Tuesday, October 81, as the date
and Salisbury as the place for that
conference. The Wilmington An
nual Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church will hold on that
date the last meeting of its nearly
80-year-old life as such, and then
dissolve in the final step of the al
ready nationally adopted organic
merger of Methodism. The three
churches will then proceed to effect
the details of the new Methodist
Conference on the Delmarva Pen
insula at the October 81 organiza-
tion meeting.
Selection of a name will be one
of the problems of the organization
session While the name, PENN
sula Conference of the Methodist
Church" has been used loosely to
designate the united body, it will
not necessarily be the name kept,
leaders explained. Another name
may be adopted.
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes of
the Washington Area of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, presided at
the meeting in Salisbury Wednes-
day of last week.
Others attending the session in
cluded: Bishop J. H. Straughn of
Baltimore, a native of Centreyille,
Md, president of the General Con-
ference of the Methodist Protest
ant Church; the Rev DR.. E. A.
Sexsmith, Baltimore, president Of
the Maryland Conference of the NJ.
P. Church; the Rev. DR.. R. P. Rid
dick, superintendent of the Eastern
Shore District of the M. E. Church,
South; and DR.. Gunby.
Bishop William w. Peele, Rich
mond, Va, of the M. E. Church,
South, was unable to attend, but
was represented by Dr. Riddick.
Actually, all these church lead
ers, are now of the Methodist
Church, but their late titles in the
separate branches of Methodism
are used for the sake of clarity.
After the organization conference
all will be simply "of the Method
ist Church" as will be the case
everywhere upon completion of the
final details of the Methodist uni
fication by the various annual con-
ferences.
Smyrna times., 1939-07-27
CHRISTPHER SPRY

Christopher Spry, who lived in
Millington, Md, and known at the
time of the Revolution for his pa
triotic spirit which induced him to
join the army and fight for inde-
pendence was rewarded for his pa
triotism and given the pleasure Of
witnessing the surrender of Lord
CORVALLIS at Yorktown, Virginia,
who was so chagrined at his mis-
forune and defeat, that he sent a
substitute to go through the cere-
mony of delivering his sword up to
Gen. Washington. After this great
event he returned to Millington
and became a Methodist preacher
He was sent to Smyrna circuit, and
became instrumental in the CONVEX
sion of the writer's father. He
was preacher of great ability,
and on one occasion young min
lister in the pulpit differed from
him on the subject of faith, and a
strange scene occurred. Mr.. Spry
said faith was the gift of God, and
the young man contended it was
the act of the creature. Mr.. Spry
said he had no idea of being con-
tradicted by a beardless boy. This
strage encounter in the pulpit in
duced the young man whose name
was Lacy to leave the Methodist
Church and join the Protestant
Episcopal. Mr.. Spry courted and
married in romantic style a
young lady of respectable family
in Sussex County, Del. 1t was a
runaway match and solemnized un-
der an appletree. They were Pc
culiar throughout their lives, yet
think their piety was not question
ed. Mr.. Spry spent considerable
time at the writer's fathers house,
and christened his youngest child
who is the writer of this article.
The peculiarities Of the couple who
are the subject of this sketch, ad-
hered to them during their lives.
He died at Millington, and selected
from among the poor people of
that place, his bearers to take his
body to Smyrna, and have it in
Continued on Page Sikh
Smyrna times., 1939-07-27
Appointed On Racing Board

William S. Potter, attorney, of
Centreville, was appointed a mem
Der of the Delaware Racing Com
mission by Gov Richard c. McMul-
len last week He succeeds Char
les F. Richards, attorney, of Will
mington, whose term expired July
II. Mr.. Potter was appointed for
a four-year term. Other members
of the commission are Leonard
Richards, of Wilmington, and Will
liam H. Ayre, of Millsboro.