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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
Holdup Attempt
On Girls Fails

A man. about 80 years of age,
who tried to rob Hildegard Burieh.
1882 So. NJ sta and her sister,
Madeline. at So. 18th and L SITS,
was the object of a police search
Wednesday. The girls we're walk
ing home about midnight when
they were accosted by the robber.
who demanded their money. They
screamed and fled. He did not
follow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
Pair With Adding
Machine QMzzed

Found with an adding machine
in their possession, which they
were sssertedly attempting to sell
to merchants along Pacific ave,
Owen Strawn. IS, and James L.
Hodges, IS, were taken into GUS
tody by Detective Walter Lesnick
late Tuesday and Wednesday were
held for investigation.
Hodges said he purchased the
machine in Seattle for IS and was
attempting to sell it for $40.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
DEATH TAKES :
ERNST kRAUSE

Ernst o. krause. s~4-year-old
painter. q resident Of Tacoma for
more than so years. died Tuesday
at his home, TO So. Grant ave.
He was a partner in the firm Of
Armenian and Krause. painters
and decorators.
A native Of Germany, he was a
member of the Piattdeutscher We
rein. He leaves his wife, Meta: \
son, Victor Of Tacoma: a daughter.
Idalie Of Tacoma; two sisters. Miss
Sophie krause and Mrs. Margaret
Won Martin. both in Germany.
cassedy 4 Allen viii make the
funeral announcement.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
ENGINEER STAFF
ASKS MORE PAY

The Tacoma Association of Tech
meal Engineers and Architects.
local No. 10. petitioned the city
council Wednesday to put into eff
feet in the 1910 budget a new
classification of employees and a
new salary schedule calling for
higher pay.
The petition stated the associa-
ton is the only branch of or
ganized labor employed by the city
or the county which is not being
paid the standard union scale OF
wages
The engineering profession is
not a trade but a profession, and
has been ridiculously underpaid, in
many cases less than the men I'M
der their supervision" the petition
said.
1t was signed by two officers of
the International Federation OF
Technical Engineers, Architects
and Draftsmen-F. J. Pratt, inter-
national vice president, and B. o.
Lum, international organizer.
The association is affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor
and the Metal Trades and Central
Labor councils.
The new classification and mini
mum salary schedule proposed by
the association follows:
Principal engineer, $445; senior
engineer, 1885 to s445; engineer,
$3.50 to $685.; associated engineer,
$3.50 to $3.50; assistant engineer,
S235 to $3.50; junior engineer, S1s5
to s235; senior engineer aide, $3.50
to s1e5, and junior engineer aide,
S1AS ~ S1e0
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
Weather Data

Partly cloudy Wednesday night
and Thursday. with fogs on the
coast and scattered thunderstorms
owe the mountains of the east
portion: little change IN tempera-
ture: gentle northwest wind off
the coast and gentle variable in
the sound and straits.
Rainfall in Tacoma for the "a
hours ending at 8 q. m. Wednes-
day. none: since August 1, none.
a deficiency of as inch; since
January 1, 1854 inches, a def
cheney OF 4.ss inches. Wind at 9
a. m. Wednesday. west 4 m. p. n;
barometer at sze.ss and rising
slowly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
TRAFFIC ARRESTS

Accused Of disobeying a traffic
signal, Fred Meyers. si1 No. 18th
ST., was booked by police officers
Tuesday afternoon and ordered to
appear in police court during the
afternoon to answer to the charge.
Also tagged was Henry Witt
Of Orting, accused of improperly
parking his truck at So. 9th and
Commercs sts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
LIONS CLUB PICNIC
THURSDAY EVENING

Tacoma Lions club members viii
pass up their regular Thursday
noon meeting to meet at $50 at
Barlow's on Lake Steilacoom for
their annual picnic. Golden Jubilee
hats will be the official garb for
the outing.
The picnic dinner for the Lions
and their ladies will be prepared
by Bob femme and Doug Barlow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
WILL QUESTION PAIR

Arrested late Tuesday by rail-
road detectives. John Martin.
white. and Arthur Richardson.
Negro, were being held in city jail
wednesday for investigation. The
pair was to Be questioned about
theft Of brass from freight cars in
the N. p. railroad yard last June
IL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
Ordinance Passed
For Vacating Land

The city council Wednesday
passed an ordinance to vacate a
2s-foot strip of land on each side
Of No. 2sth St, from No. Steele
to No. White SITS.
The ordinance was passed at the
request of property owners in that
district. who pointed out that the
strip was formerly a street leading
to 4 blind alley. but that 1t was
no longer in use.
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written In gold ink. The house
should be 4 bower Of golden flow
ers - brilliant leaves. chrysan-
fhemuma. asters, etc. Have the
centerpiece 4 large howl filled
with golden flowers. Gold lace
paper doilies may be laid on sand
wich and cake plates. Baskets
made Of gold paper are atfrac-
tive for holding nuts and candles.
The menu may be jeliied bouil-
Ion with whipped cream, mush-
rooms and chicken in remakins.
hot rolls. lobster salad garnished
with the hard-boiIed yolks OF
eggs. sandwiches. orange sher-
bet or orange ice. little cakes
iced In yellow and coffee. Sou
venir wedding cake in boxes tied
with gold cord complete the pic
tures
To Bride.
Dear Miss Grey: I have some
thing to say to the discouraged
She isn't the first bride to dis
cover the honeymoon IL over. But
II needn't be. / have been married
four beautiful years and ! will adj
NIT when the novelty first wore
of I felt almost ~ she does now.
I faced facts and discov-
cred I wa only feeling sorry for
myself because I expected a lot Of
babying and attention. which I
should have been giving instead OF
When ] finally woke up / de-
cided to busy myself by doing some
thing constructive. I planned deli
and interesting meals-pic-
MICS and novelty surprises. start
ed surprising my husband by doing
al the little confederate things he
would appreciate. especially about
the home. ] kept my house shin
InGiy clean. I was always ready
10 20 wherever he wanted to,
whether 1t was = fishing trip or q
ball game.
Wen. the results were surpris-
Ing. Ny husband more than re-
uponded. He was affectionate,
complimentary and thoughtful. He
It'll IL. I know there isn't any
hing I could ask for that he
wouldn't try to get. I feel the same
way toward him.
And I gained all this not by
and feeling abused, but by
to be . real wife. When we
have hard luck we pull together
md love each other more when II
all over. We have a two-year-
bid son we worship and l hope some
We have more.
Perhaps this may sound foolish
but / assure you il isn't. A girl
must remember that II she wants
to Be the name As they were
she married. she must do
her share to get them. A mans
home must Be something he en-
|oys. Fassing and scolding have
70 place in 4 home. The wife who
. : diplomat and good sport never
sas TO feel discouraged.
So. instead Of being = discour-
ICED bride. let me advise the young
Eoman to Be m encouraged one
Ind fight for the love Of her hus-
band. MRS. "a.
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CAT DIES IN EFFORT
TO SAVE HER KITTENS

kAIIL4A. AustrsiiA-A cat here
fought q battle to the death with
q huge black snake in an effort TO
save her three kittens. The next
morning two Of the kittens were
found dead with the mother cats
tail in the snakes mouth
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
Sermons Heard
OUer Telephone

GRAND RAPIDS-william VAN
derLaan. 90. doesn't worry any
more when the pains or inclement
weather keep him at home on Sun
days. He merely rings the Oak
dale Christian Reformed church
and listens to the sermon over a
line he had installed from his
house to the church pulpit.
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she got into my car. ! didn't
know 1t at the time, however"
You didn't know when she got
In your carr"
Not was last night, you un-
derstand, I stopped at an inn for
my dinner and while the a was
being serviced she just slipped into
it u~nobserved by anyone"
You're SUI it's my daughter ?"
AS sure as l can be of any,
thing. OF course she doesn't adj
nit 1t, but she answers the de-
scription."
How did you happen 10 find
that she'd slowed away in your
car ?"
stopped Car
"She made an exclamation as We
were driving along. l realized
there was someone in the seat
behind me but I didn't stop then.
l got my wits together.
Just as 500 as I could drive to
a place where there were lights
and some signs of human habi-
tation I stopped the ar. I don't
know exactly what possessed me
when I a that 1t was just a
young girl in the car.
Perhaps I didn't want to en-
barrass her before the man who
owned the cabin, but I drove over
to the cabin and after he'd gone
away l told her to get out"
What explanation did she make
of her conduct 2" Mr.. Reed asked.
"She said she wanted to 60 west,
that she was short of money and
needed transportation. SO she
watched her opportunity and got
in the back Of my car.
Hollered
when she hollered, Oh as we
were driving along. it was because
she had just made the discovery
she had left her pocketbook lying
on a park bench, back in the viii
lage where she boarded my car"
That would be like Gretchen"
Mr.. Reed decided. Careless, for
getful and unheeding. Describe
the girl to me-"
Pretty, slender. about five feet
two. with very dainty hands and
feet"
That answers my daughters
description. What color hair"
Dark brown with a very de-
cided reddish tinge.n
That's right. vivacious brown
eyes?
I'm sure that would be
Gretchen. Did you ask her name? ,"
Yes. she gave me the name of
Janet Reed"
Is Certain
MI hcrQ ItidtQ Q1i1t ttI
WINGED. That makes me all the
mor certain that the girl you are
describing is my daughter. Her
best friend is named Janet. I'm
doubtedly she gave the first name
that came into her mind. 1t would
probably be Janet.
Yes. I'm inclined to think,
young man, that the girl you are
describing is my daughter. Did
you talk very much with her ,"
YES. John Patterson told the
older man.
I'VE got breakfast together this
morning. I guess I have forgot
ten to explain TO You that after
I told her TO get out of the car
she told me she had left the purse
lying back where she boarded my
car.
Il telephoned back there but
Continued on Page Il. Column 81
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-HAPPY--
BIRIfDAY
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST p

WEDNESDAY. AUGUST p
y. II. Nehh, 7fo4 No. Puget
Sound ave.
1. ]. Brown. 1913 West blvd,
Dss Island.
Henry A. L<aser. Pusailup.
Joseph c. Huber. 5sze Pacific
ave-
oryills Moore, 46s5 80. G 81.
Kenneth Cissne. SIT East s5th.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
BARBER SHOP ROBBED

A thief climbed through a tran
son at Ed Solberg's barber shop.
2{o3 Pacific ave. or Tuesday
night. and stole $40. police were
informed Wednesday.
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FOUND IN PARK

Found lying in Wright park.
near Division ave. and So. c ST..
late Tuesday. John McIlrsith, IS.
wa being held IN city Jail We'd
needay facing charges OF being in
toxicated and Of dsorderiy con-
duct y
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
LICENSES

Applications for marriage licenses
have been received by Pierce Coun-
ty Auditor s. clifford Davis from
Howard william kAFoliette. 43.
and Yvonne Marguerite Miller. rs.
Tacoma: Gus c. zAharoe. -. and
Jennie c. Hanshaw. Puyallup;
George b. York. 81. Kent, and
Ella Pearl Cherry, s.. Tacoma;
Fritz Theodore August Bcrchardt.
-. and Helena Y. johnson. Is. Ia
coma; Clyde Smith. IS. Tacoma.
and winnifred Grant. 50, Oakland.
Calf; David Taylor. IS. and Eliz-
abeth Bartlett. 20, sumner; Peter
~. Dickson. n. and Catherine c.
Freeman. n, Tacoma: Clarence H.
Lauhach. -. and Ann n Ham,
mersmith. -, Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23

Below are the answers to test
euestions printed on Editorial
page
l. me House q Representatives.
:. Kentucky.
: An inexperienced purchaser
~ securities-
4 Co1lknion with an iceberg.
:. Paul ". McEutt-
Z. In the Dutch East Indies.
Z. Thirteen
.. Twenty-one years IN all the
States
D61srtanks - tis-pu'-tant.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
Thumbs A Ride
3 BY PRISCILLA WAYNE

BRUNEI JANET REED. a poor. UNI
employed factory girl. Ia hitchhiking
from New York. where h lived with
a friend. Marie to Indianapolis in
search OF = Job. While resting on a
bench near = filling station large
TERSoN. driving an expensive car.
stops for. service. when he goes into
h Motel Inn for dinner, Janet
notices the car has Indiana license
plates. She decides TO stowaway on
the floor behind the front seat. ATTIC
riding about 30 miles Janet gasps
audibly when she remembers she left
her purse containing si2. everything
she has In the world. on the bench.
Thinking fast, John drives TO the
nearest cabin camp. rents a cabin
orders the stowaway to get but OF
the car. Assured that Janet is merely
a stowaway and harmless. John de-
cides to turn the girl over TO the
Travellers Aid. She locks the door
TO her room and retires for the night.
Reading a newspaper story showing n
pretty girls picture captioned. will
ful Heiress Defies Her Millionaire
Father; Determines 10 Live the Sim
away 10 Gretchen Reed. millionaire's
daughter. John telephones Gretchen
Reeds father n the millionaire
. John to come to his home at
once.
CHAPTER FOUR
Mr.. Reed was pacing the veran-
da floor when John Patterson
called on him. You say you know
where my daughter is, young
man ?"
II left her just a few minutes
ago in a cabin camp" John told
him. He handed Mr.. Reed his card.
you live in Indianapolis, Mr..
Patterson ?"
That's right. I've been to New
York to a convention and am just
returning"
"where did you meet my daugh-
ter -
About so miles this side of
New York-rather that's where
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Wobbish traits grooming cu, IN
them nlre.av "a n.,,.v.
.--A..*.--
~ us- VI course. u =
aaturai 9 children to strut fjust
~ Il h natural for adults to strut
u times) but the struttinx busi-
nsss can b o-verdoue. WHEN i, !.
4 ..-,-.. $500
- ! nave found that
my enliofen exhibit snoboish
1870 usually Follows because
49, s.u.er ana myself have shown
49, ply now impressed we have
sn ovsr someone else's posses
-eS :. -s..sx,..
~~s,- -. en- 49,.
49, unem young good
-p..o g. psrenu VINO would
1919 - snoo0asnness from
s.aaus n.su1e.
I rsmember 2 time. my young
Nnughter came home and said she
so''as 70 vsit little class
-. ns~omef N the neiehoor-
. Wnen ene came nome, her
- - picture o. young as
-
what happened!" asked.
pt1nt you have . good time :"
Oh 4 Wa all right"
ID you meet Betty's mother :"
To. bhe was awfully nice.
- meoe hot chocolate and gave
=. eakea sut mother, their house
p pretty. IL Jug : itue
M ensaE au' s"1uhy
49,
! had my chance right then and
fhere TOR N enlightening talk on
xaInee. ! Impressed my small girl
With ~ fact that shs would b
uttsriy unhappy al The rest q her
NE = - hesed her fuendships
m what Kind 0f hounan her frfeudn !
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23

If you're not using it, sell it with
a Fast-Action Times Want Ad.
Call Main 1851.
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The following Townsend meet
ings have been scheduled for
Thursday. Aug. ~:
Midland No. IL at Church Of
Jehovah. Falkland No. IL At James
sales Grange hall Airport road
and Park ave- and South Tacoma
No. 8 at ST Johns hall, So. Seth
and Puget Sound ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
IN DIG 81; S;

and One D06e Ff0Ves II
II the hrG dose Of this plsasant- Asttng htus
black tablet doesn't bring you the fastest and most
complete relief you have expoieneed send bo1ls
n,ck to Us and get DOUBLE MONET Rack Iris
Beli-ans tablet helps the stomach digest .fccd.
makea tbs ep0s stomach nufds harmless and l0s
yse est the nosrishing foods ycu need. Far bart
burn. sek beadaehe and lpsets % ofisn eaund By
e1eees stomach dufos nak1nQ yo1 f0l eeuf And
sick al e.r-JTsf y DOSE u Dsii-sns pruro
speedy relied. IS ssryshsrs. .dv
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
rAINTS WHILE WALKING

Treated at Pierce county hos
pitsl early Tuesday night was
Lawrence Frantx, -. a patient at
the U. s. Veterans hospital at
American lake. Frantx was walk
ing down So 9th st.. neal Conn.,
merce st, when he suffered . faint
ing spell. The man was rushed
to the county institution by police
ambulance. After receiving medical
aid. he Was permitted to 90 TO
American lake.
Smyrna times., 1939-05-18
TRIP TO N. Y. WORLDS FAIR
Sponsored by Home Demonstration
Clubs Throughout the State

On Rural Woman's Day, May 23
many Home Demonstration club
members throughout this state
will go to the New York Worlds
Fair. The trip is being sponsored
by the Extension Service of Uni
versity of Delaware under the di-
rection of Mrs. Helen Mckinley,
Assistant Director A special
train will stop at local stations and
take the women directly to the
Fair grounds. Twelve full hours
may be spent in the ''World of To
morrow" Home Demonstration
club members, husbands, and chill
dren over fourteen years of age
are privileged to go. A program
especially for rural women will be
held in the Hall of Music from 300
to 500 p. m. Grover Whalen and
Mrs. Vincent Astor will greet the
rural women of the u. S. and Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt will be the
speaker of the day. Illustrated
talks are to be given by rural
homemakers of other states. A
train schedule, registration blank,
and any other desired information
may be secured by getting in
touch with Miss Hazel H. Darrell,
Home Demonstration Agent, Kent
County.
Smyrna times., 1939-05-18
ATTENDANCE AT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Continued From Page Two)

Pleasanton, William Pleasanton,
Dorothy May Pratt, Janet Pyle,
Margaret Fay Schantz, Norma
Seward, Leland Slaughter, Nancy
Stats, Agnes Stevens, Herman
Tucker, Sara Walker, Nancy Will
son.
Grade 6-1, Miss Matthews, teach
er-Cora Boyles, Ethel Boyles,
Marie Brommer, Charlotte Brown,
Betty Bush, Sarah Cahall, Lor-
raine Donovan, Jean Ennis. Peggy
Ennis, Dorothy Green, Benjamin
Archer, Robert Badur, Paul Brad
ley, Eddie Burris, Andrew Chester,
Leon Collins, Harold Deakyne, Mil
ton Emerson, Harry Ennis, Samuel
Foraker, William Hartnett.
Grade 6-2, Mrs. Smith, teacher
Dorothy Chester, Alma Eierman,
Wanda Jenkins, James Lamb, JAM
es Mcfarland, Laura McNatt, Irene
Mofitt, Gertrude Newnom, Irma
Newnum, Eleanor Nowland, Mabel
Pyle, Jean Russell, Rosalie Reed,
Jean Spense, Margaret Springer,
Frances Tucker, Ethel VanPelt,
Marie Walls, Oscar Wisk.
Grade 81, Miss VanPelt, teacher
Kathryn Badur, Mary Emma Bell,
Betty bigger, Kay Boehmler, Edna
Boyles, Margaret Brown, Walter
Brown, Alice Anne Burris, Robert
Carrow, Beatrice Chambers, Ber-
tha Clough, Garland Collins, Thel-
ma Dulin, Gi FAIRIES, Robert FAIRIES,
George Faulkner, Robert Francis,
Ella Mae Gardner, Dorothy Jones,
Anne Knots, Byron Long, Ida
Marshall, Jane ONeil, Rebecca
| Wilson.
/ Grade So Miss Kaufman, teach
er-Lewis Collins, Gerald Lamb,
Dickey McNabb, Donald Mood,
Bobby Moore, Leon Morris, Curtis
Newnum, Arnold Reed, George
Slaughter, Eddie Tucker, Norman
Voss, Leroy Wade, Thelma Grimes,
Maxine Leager, Elsie Merkel, Mary
Minner, Eleanor Reimann, Yvonne
Senger, Minnie Tucker, Marian
Walls, Margaret Deamer.
Grade Al, Miss Scout, teacher
Mabel Badur, Doris bigger, Emily
Brown, Frances Burris, Doris En-
mis-, Edith Harry, Elizabeth Ann
Kirby, Phyllis Pearce, Ruth Swaar,
Harry Blendt, Gilbert Clampett,
Bobby Collins, Lewis Craft, Jackie
Horsey.
Grade Az, Miss Adkins, teacher
Billy George, Glenn Matthews,
Smyrna times., 1939-05-18

Sonny Wright, Mary Merkel, Lena
Newnom, Doris Nowland, Jacque.
line Potter, Frances iPerce, Gwer
Smith, Jean Snow, Avis Truax
Lois Wade, Joyce Ann Wilson
Grace Faulkner.
Grade 81, Miss Purnell, teacher
Sadie McNatt, Betty Shane Car
Bartlett, Carl Clough, Richard Cos
Edward Dean, Elwood Graham
Donald Heinold, James Jones, Dud-
ley Kemp, Billy White.
Grade 80, Mrs. oPstles, teacher
Betty Barnes, Marie FAIRIES, Bet
ty Hoover, Margery Lamb, Betty
Mcfarland, Mabel McNatt, Grace
Shorts, Joan Springer, Ann Stew
enson, John Lister, Clarence Nc
Matt, Glenn McNatt, Edward Mel
vim, Richard Nutter, James Ryan
James VanPelt, Laurence Voss
Leonard Voss, Robert Warner.
Grades 2-1 and IL, Miss Ricards
teacher-Billy David, Lee Moore
Paul Brommer, Donald Knots
Ronald Nowland, Audrey Austin
Virginia Burchard, Alice Jane Mat
thews, Lorraine Smith, Laura
Welsh.
Grade 2-2, Miss Burchard, teach
er-BiH Brown, Betty Clampitt
Clifford Faulkner, Stanley Francis
Blanche Kemp, Paul Mannon, Vir-
ginia Mcfarland, Eugene McNatt
Russell McNatt, Ruth Newnum
Leonard Pleasanton, Norman Ev-
erett, Betty Lovegrove, Haines
Pearce, Donald Rawley, Dorothy
Scuse, Patrick Springer, Meal
Tilghman, Charles Wade.
Grade 1-2, Miss Stats, teacher
Harold Allen, Wallace Badur
Robert Brown, Victor Brown
Elizabeth Carrow jeanne Deakyne
Lois Dempsey, Betty Foxwell, Bet
ty Mannon, Edward Porter, Mar
garet Truax, Marion Voss, Charlie
Wheatley.
Smyrna times., 1939-05-18
Elected Head of Kent w. C. T. Z

Mrs. E M Bringhurst, of Eel
ton, was elected president of the
Kent County Women's Christian
Temperance Union at its SIND an
nual convention last week in the
Methodist piscopal Church at Cam
den. Other officers selected are:
Vice-President, Mrs. NINA Massey,
of Dover; recording secretary, Mrs.
Alice Sinex, of Clayton; cores
ponding secretary, Mrs. Mary Win
berg, of Wyoming; treasurer, Mrs.
Sallie Spencer, of Wyoming. The
principal address of the meeting
was delivered by Mrs. Ada S. No
dirker president of the New Jer-
sey State w. c. T. U. Other
speakers included: Rev. Ivanhoe
Willis of Wilmington, head of the
Anti-Saloon League of Delaware;
Mrs. Anna Lee Waller president of
the Delaware w. c. T. u. and Rev.
James H. Bishop, of Dover.
Smyrna times., 1939-05-18

plenty and security for all, and we
cannot be satisfied with present
conditions. We must be careful,
however, that we do not accept
hasty decisions as remedies of the
conditions. That there are many
causes which are deeply rooted in
our individual and social lives can
be seen from the fact that living
standards have been low through
out history, in all the countries. A
great deal of progress has been
made, however, and today the liv-
ing conditions are much better
than during the early part of
American history.
Since we realize that America
has been a land of progress, we
must see that the march for better
things is continued. With our i'm
proving educational system and
our increasing control of force for
nature, we must also have an in
crease in social and economic pro-
gress.
The people of America will not
be satisfied with the fact that
they live better than people of a
century before. They will look
forward as well as back and will
try to make the term American
standard of living" mean more
than it does today
Matilda Wisk
Smyrna times., 1939-05-18
FLY BY NIGHTS

NAEHENEVER JEFF Peters, the en-
" gaging hero in the book of o.
Henry stories called ''The Gentle
CRATER" went into new town and
spread his samples of corn cure, ink
remover, ETC., out in front of him, he
always took one precaution. He
made note of how soon the next train
left.
He had to. jeff never knew what
minute he'd have to fold up his kit
and hot-foot it for the station, with
policemen and angry customers in
close pursuit.
He was that kind of business man.