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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-09-09
WESTERN UNION FACES
San FRANCISCO STRIKE

SAN FRANCISCO = Employees
Of Western Union Telegraph COM
pany early today declared a
strike against the company in San
Francisco, which was effective at
1918 a. m. 1t followed a three
day strike of messengers.
Douglas Ward, national vice
president of American Communiea-
Hons associations, said the strik-
srs were demanding a general
wage increase, shorter hours, job
security and a union shop. He
added that grievances in all de-
partments had been piling up for
monthA-
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DRIVE GERMANS
SHIPS OFF SEAS

The British ministry OF infor-
nation claimed today that prac-
tically all German merchant ships
have been swept from the high
seas. The ministry announced:
The task Of sweeping enemy
shipping off the seas proceeds.
while empire sea communications
continue without serious Interrupt
ton. Already there are practi-
cally no German merchant ships
ON the high seas.
"somc have been captured
by our warships. In more
than ono ease. the crews Of
German ships have scuttied
their ships before abandoning
them
The c0mmunique empha-
sized that British warships In
varisbly have put Germsa
crews In places Of safety.
The ministry said most German
merchant ships have taken refuge
In neutral ports.
The S3,000-ton liner Normandie,
queen Of the seas. was tied up
today In New York's Hudson river
for duration Of the war, and her
crew Of more than 1000 was en-
route home to Join the fighting
forces.
Moored nearby was the cunard
White Star liner Queen Mary. sec
ond largest ship afloat, whose Brit
ish crew Of 750 sailed for home
Friday.
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CANADIAN WHEAT CROP
TO Be BEST Since rs

OTTAWA-The total 1889 Ca
madam wheat crop was estimated
at 44e, 05s 900 bushels, In a state
ment released by the Dominion
bureau OF statistics.
The bureau described this years
output as "the fourth largest on
record" exceeding slightly the to-
tai production in 1882 and rep
resenting the heaviest production
since 1928.
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Strategic" R etreat
of Poles Described
by Military Observ-
ers az Brilliant
fBULLETIN)

fbOlA<EIIN1
NEW YORK A broadcast
heard here tonight from Buda-
pest, Hungary, said . radio station,
Identified aS Warsaw, announced
fires were raging through the city
and that the population was In =
state Of terror from bursting
bombs and the roar Of German
attacking planes overhead.
EASTERN FRONT
Warsaw, besieged from
both north and south, dug in
today to try to save itself
from German armies which
held the western third of
Poland.
The German high command
claimed its troops already were in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-09-09
BASE BALL


st. Louis 600 2Is 420-l2 II o
Pittsburgh 010 0I0 600 2 IL 2
Weiland and Padgett, Owen 49,;
Brown, Sewell (6), Swift 90 and
Susce.
Cincinnati :. DOL 900 1902 4 o
Chicago -. 100 900 20x- . o
Batteries: Moore, Thompson "a,
yandermeer (s) and lombard;
Root and Hartnett, Mancuso 49,.
New York >. 100 100 0I0-s 8 2
Brooklyn =. 900 00l OTIS 10 3
Batteries: Lohrman, Melton ts)
and banning; Casey and Todd.
Philadelphia. 900 DOL loo-2 8 o
Rostou -. 900 900 ol0-I 6 0
Batteries: Beck and Davis; Err
rickson, MacFayden ts) and Lo-
PEI.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 900 900 IO0-1 4 i
Philadelphia. oIo 900 ool-s 10 o
Batteries: Auker and Peacock;
Ross and Hayes.
washington. O02 900 000-2 ! o
New York 200 900 0sx-S . o
HAYNES and Terrell; Sundra and
Rosar.
Chicago at Detroit, postponed,
rain.
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SAYS GERMANY
Can BEAT Ct.
BRITAIN EASILY
I'VE Can Do Without
Trade With United
States." Declarss
Number Two Mani


Field Marshal Hermann
coernr. No. 2 Nssi. rallied
the German people to war To-
day with a speech In which
he said. We want nothing
from the French =. We win
not attack them"
m ths French want 10 bleed for
England. ali right he sAid. We
~ail no, attack them
Turning 10 oreat Britain.
GosrinE sAid;
"Ssu arciar~a wns - ~.
Mr. Shans,sestain. no we -
yea We - ~ stght -
cre.s NJ border a~< esssaxwa~h
. fire which sAreaseneh ~.
"De not mslsssks ear esfes
of peaee for weaksess. We
have . dep wtu 10 pesre. n
" greater ssA ep>pss IN ~
spsvis sf the fss~hres.
n n tepen1s1 ealy a. ny
ssl1les hesrt. we ws~11 ~ xina
- - s1a~~ uen-1 1n1lO-& - =
lna6 60 - hoetaa. uue ~
a rot want - sajee~h ~
horror Of war over hssnastty.~
coerinE spoks 10 the workers
Of q large Industrial plant In
Beriin's suburbs.
Al the same time doering said
the German army would subdue
Poland within q week. then send
10 divisions. totaiing 1850, 600 men
from the eastern To the western
front. to help defend tbs siegfried
line.
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ADDED. 10 clear
the way for de-
Tense Of the
west wall"
Most Of Goer-
ing's speech was
q call To war on
he economic
front, rat h e r
than on the mil
tary front.
They say we
do not have any
raw materials. I"
he said. But
they canot say
that X ussia
does not have
any. Here are
fWa great ue0-
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San Francisco Shipyard to
Build Five Cargo Vessels

wASHIN 0T0 N--Ths U. 3.
maritime commlssion Friday
awarded contracts for construction
Of 10 single screw cargo ships. five
10 be built ON the east ocast and
the other five on the Pacific coast.
Bethlehem Steel corporation win
build five Of the ships at its Spar
rows Point. Md. yard At . price
of 81, ssp. 900 each.
Bethfkhem's subsidiary. Union
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cIsrsd britain vent . ~ = p1rDe
IN vruuw luf1lc&eA 3, polnnd, -
thai ~ r0vsrunsoat e pplme M
istsr NsviIls Chambusloin = ..
tsrmlned 10 lnsure thst s,,eh &.
sac,xa 4 thoee a e,nouhorlovenulo
ana Poland vtIl NJ - rorsolo1 e
the rvmainlnw in6ouon6cnt ulwns
penn stafes.
- senvau1aen - =.
$500 /. nr111rn ~s.er1o-n
-. = - e~se.--.e-s ek~n
49, 49,. - ,-ess.6 -
- - 4 eS..4 S-e~sSa.~,
49, 49,, vl1~S S,s,s-~- -.
-r---se- 49, g a~e-.1 r.
ss.-- x -------s~ ~
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ENGINE HOUSE BURNED

BEND, Ore.--Fire Saturday de-
stroyed the s. p. and 3. engine
house here--s structure In use
since 1911 when The railroad first
reached Bend.
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FRENCH SURROUND
CITY IN GERMANY
Maginot line. the French high

Maginot line, the French high
command announced today.
Crack troops, driving into the
saar basin. had surrounded the
city OF Saarbruecken population
125. 0O0). reliable informants said.
and now were within striking dis
lance Of Germany's great west
wall.
Communique No. IL, published
by the high command, said today:
Land operations during
last night saw action by our
advance element. Most Of the
great Warndt forest west Of
Forbach fell into our hands.
We found II filled with de-
structi0n and all sorts Of
traps. Our air force operated
In full liaison with our land
troops"
Military experts said that be-
tween the lines Of this laconic
communique was TO be read the
news Of Frances first big strate-
gic victory.
Enter Saar Valley
II meant that the French had
smashed into and bitten off the
big German frontier salient. which
extended into France between
saarbruecken and saarlauten.
Experts believed the French
now were In possession Of part
Of the Saar valley.
The French had gained eight
miles In that sector.
Capture Villages
The French took numerous vii
lagos, including Carlsbrunn, which
gives its name to the Carisbrunn-
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final EDITION

MOSCOW Russia has started saIipg aa unhscwN 49,.
h~r cf res~rvists 10 the coos. &aoee9 toay ~
group. At bosh uniformed and nnanfoed ea ars saera
ns ihs White Russian station frum which trains hove -
the Polish frontier There seemed is for douht ~
government concentration ruo % " ~ssssvn usss
lie dc France Reaches Safety
NEW v0an--rhs vv~s<A - - vsuepA ~ peuooye
aey~s~1 hasees 6ses1 t1g wsga I'm
pss.>~ssss-sss epaseaew vsses sn mwsos
esrss1 - fs~s~~ss sss~rsssns srassA
Holland Tests Flood Defense
AMSTERDAM--TAs Netherlands today issfsd ~ fswn-
dafsen svfe 70 BE- prepared 10 flood ~ eoNNfyk
nhesersr accessory. The maarr cemmewd foe9ed snea
part Of s propaee Of Utrecht n fAs heart u ihs ssssivv
Womsn's Air Forcs" Called
LONp0N-JAs ~ssnssy ts<ns sAnse - ~ - euss wsm
- ~ - - eensse
rssr inur1.ssy An VIA sspssss = - - =
-. sass sssssss - ssssst
|Rspors .crsr, nlswn Up
dirsihls xSpps blown ~ meuaee - ee9s
by enfnation- rpnstsd
tremendous snpnnn ~
the dirsctina ~ rsedssehshafsa.
Britain Apologies 10 Belgium
IONDON0rsa nsaa hss sepsrsa nseg>sm sssNn1 aessU
rrsssa9 ntiHh apaass ss~n -
sism mshts ~ Ossuany. ~ aaeu
infosusnetea anneasoe1 te6aS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-09-09
TOMMY FAIR ENLISTS
IN ROYAL AIR FORCE

LONDON - Tommy Farr, the
British boxer who won many
friends in fights in the United
States, has enlisted in the royal
air force.
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F. D. WILL CALL
CONGRESS MEET

HYDE PARK, N. Y.-President
Roosevelt, ostensibly spending a
quiet weekend at his family home,
considered plans today for special
session of congress, which will be
asked to repeal the neutrality laws
arms embargo that has blocked
further shipments of airplanes and
war materials TO Great Britain and
France.
Roosevelt, In possession of broad
o. powers than any president since
Woodrow Wilson, was expected to
bide his own time in issuing the
call.
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JAPAN'S PLANE AT N. Y.

NEWARK, N. 1.-THE japanese
goodwill airplane Nippon arrived
from Chicago today, completing
approximately 5000 miles of its
scheduled "a 900 mile round-the-
world flight.
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Western provinces Of Germany al
ready have been evacuated. hs
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WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight and Sunday. Tenn
peratures: High, IL; low, So. Sun
rises, Sal; sets, 6:SS.
Tides Tomorrow
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Kids Chamberlain

Chamberlain may understand
umbrellas but not propaganda
Goering said.
"OId Chamberlain says he wants
to live TO see the day when Hitler
falls. Well, he viii have 10 go
Methuselah one better II he does
that"
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Military Experts Say
First Big Strategic
Victory Won: Sew
eral Villages Seized
tBULLETIN)

tBULI4ETIN)
PARIs-Continned progress on
the western front, despite local
enemy counter-attacks, was re-
ported In an Official French war
communique tonight.
WESTERLY FRONT
French troops have cap
tured most of the great
Warndt forest in Germany in
their advance from the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-09-09
Scoffs at u. s. Trade

ScOffs at u. =. Trade
What II our textiles are not 20
good7 We can walk around IN
swimming suits in war. Our soap
In not no good. So we can walk
around with dirty hands.
AS far az the United States In
concerned, our trade with them is
small enough. We can do without
that.
"Rumania and Yugoslavia re-
main neutral because they know
what vii happen 10 them II they
fight against u.s."
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ples. Germany and Russia. and they
are not stupid enough TO fight for
Britsin's profit
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nsh alp1aes sues1 -
GUM s<svstssy psSagasda shs dssaAS ~ n1nsey
lnfovmaeon snaeasce1 te1ay
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Enter Saar Valley
Capture Villages

The French took numerous vii
lagos, including Carlsbrunn, which
gives its name to the Carlsbrunn
CONTINUED on Page 10, Column 8,
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BuffeIen Pin. !, = So S'' Ms az s ssss
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UPLAND TIE SLAB. On OILS
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s875 Two Two b. BIO .l. eos DC uS' q.
.sb and forest wood PR iTt2
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TILL THEA ToU SAN y IN
THK Tu<ks
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Loqqsd.OH Lend

WRITE % call fr socsist ~ loass1
and n wei wan spf fsls On EAR
t<fnf NsgsFhs<us<f Timer ca.
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DRY. green upland block and slab
Is and up. O 4. fcrett WOOD. "
JOHNSON FUEL. Ga zfse.
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& IN No. ! forest WOOD. ns.ana
So.SO tie SLAB. SIS alder. $3.50
o. r.. &c So Ga 5zT0
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Farms ard Acreage

WIDOW all pay eash for alazs n
dupis1 Agsni Ma 1880 OF IN G7O5
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Pets, Dogs, Birds, Ere.

WATER SPANIEL PUPPIES: excellent
hunting stock. cheap. VIM. Crelin,
Corner East s0th and Canyon Road
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Hagies Dc vldson A1.0fet clsa
CLARENCE F0f-rrr
1000 Tacoma Ave NAN 0zsl
'ss fNDftS CHIP ne. tree osls nsl
paint terms sz1b tz1ts "a t1th
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Housekeeping Rooms

FRONT ROOM ana kltchsnetts. ~ 50
for one person. heater, wood. izi7
South TIN.
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MILL WOOD. " CORD. two cords
upland slab. %; forest WOOD MAIN
1895
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Motorcycles. Bicycles

800 DovN -fb-sef. ranch. rms
fufn IEE GA dAsa
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Forest Wood g.: - 20 e 5eeord no lots
GA 353I-R
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WANT NORTH END BUNGALOW -
Call X. W Speefs. Man fsii.
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UPL. slab. gr or dry. Kiln dry pl
ends Hillsdale GA il2e. ll2s.
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IMMEDIATE DEL. on heavy pl. snas.
dry or green slab. core o.9.k a.
Ioz ends. DORWIS FUEL. MA ess2
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fKtffAUnAaT one If tns bess pay
ina ~ VALLEY ia1n q 900 HseaFs
ia Puget - sk hlds Ma ifVf
ron hhEY Apartment house fiss
sDaftfuenfs. al fsatad private
baths. siss< Ia ff,oetof gf3s.
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Exchanges and Swaps

WILL. SWAP seven cords dry wildwood
fof hodei.A COUPE or roadster. pay
some cash. 1920 So Q ~
FURNITURE FOR wOOD. $500 So
Durango Garland s+8G.
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sRw machines - per asy. 81 PEI 4
,oHissc:ss' An GO '' Is.s A. Z ~,
Glacier County chief., 1939-12-22
A Christmas
SnOWstOrn
BY Sarah Jane Clark

THREE hours late, the snow
bound train reached Chicago.
Mary Lou gathered her baggage to-
gether and took the bus across to
the other station, to find her con-
meeting train had left on schedule.
The folks would drive in to town to
meet the train unless she could head
them off.
Her message put through, Mary
Lou sank down on one of the benches
to collect her thoughts and make
her plans until train time. Five
O'Clock, and no train until $3.50 the
next morning.
Going out soon?" CHEEKY voice
near her asked. She looked I'D to
find the chief usher standing beside
her. A middle-aged, friendly look
ing fellow. Mary Lou told him of her
missed connections.
Here, Eddie, look at this!" a red
cap interrupted her story. He was
leading a three-year-old child, a
dear little girl with big blue eyes
and yellow curls.
"Hat aiS YOU uOlnR Win the KID!
Is she lost?" Eddie asked sharply,
turning away from Mary Lou.
Might as well be. She came in
from Denver, in charge of the stew
ardess. They missed the train north,
and the stewardess is celebrating
Christmas by having her appendix
out, emergency case. They told me
to turn the kid over to you," the
boy grinned as he handed her over to
the chief usher.
Eddie took her clumsily. "See
here, what can bachelor like me
do with kid like this" He looked
appealingly at Mary Lou.
Mary Louis eyes filled with tears.
Then she held out her arms toward
the youngster. What is your name,
dear?" she asked.
Annette Pollard. I am three
years old and l am going from Chey-
enne 70 Rio. Wisconsin, to my grand
ma Pollard. My daddy is there" 1t
was lesson she had been taught.
Mary Lou held her close. II had
a little girl almost as old as Annette
Glacier County chief., 1939-12-22
Merry
Christmas!
By Helen Morton

IT WAS enough to make one hate
Christmas! Betsy was SO tired
that she could hardly stand. This
counter in the middle of the aisle
had become nightmare to her. The
crowds hurrying by, pulling the
neckties off as their coats brushed
against them, lingering them over
and then tossing them back on the
table carelessly.
Still, it was good to have a Job,
even a temporary one. For she
had been without work for a long
enough time so that she had "eat.
en-" and all her possessions she could
borrow money on.
No time to be standing here think
ing, though. That fat woman looked
as If she was going to buy several
ties. These are very nice, madam.
And SO reasonable; IS cents a piece,
or three for S1.OO. This is an ex.
ceptionally pretty one," and Betsy
showed her navy blue. But the fat
woman dropped the ties and has.
tened away with her friend, leaving
a pile of ties on the floor.
YEARLY Betsy leaned over and
began picking them up. LET me
help?" a friendly voice asked. Betsy
looked up into a handsome face,
curly brown hair. deep blue eyes,
and a mouth that curved into a
smile at the surprise in Betsy's eyes.
Il want to get some ties for my
family. I've been up here the past
few weeks, and SO I don't know
what the kids want, but think it'll
be safe to give 'em ties. Socks are
Sc commonplace"
Your brothers?' Betsy asked as
she held up one or two she liked
particularly.
yeah. Three brothers and a sis
ter. She's about your age, I reckon.
What does girl like, anyway, when
you've only little to spend?" He
looked imploringly.
Lets get the brothers fixed up
first, and then see about her. How's
this for the l7-year-old?" Betsy in
quired.
Fine. You know, Pm tickled pink
to be able to do anything for the
family. struck bad spell, was
down with flu for three weeks, and
lost my job. I just got another last
week. But I'd have hated to have
the day 60 by with nothing from the
big boy" His face was shining.
"Pll have them wrapped as gifts.
Then you 60 over to the counter
there and select something for your
sister. Here, III take you over and
get girl from my home town to
wait on you. She'll help" and Betsy
went along with him.
you're not city girl, then? No
wonder you were so helpful. I'm
Glacier County chief., 1939-12-22

when she died" she said brokenly
TO Eddie. Let me keep the child
tonight, and take her to her home.
! missed the same train she did
Eddie studied her face. What he
saw satisfied him. Still he hesitated
for moment. That sounds good
to me. But Id better get the con-
ductor to authorize it,
1T WAS soon decided that Mary
Lou should keep her. But she
must not leave the station. 1T won't
be very comfortable for you, ma am,
but the kid can curl up on a bench
here and be dead to the world in
no time. There are some rocking
chairs in the far room there. Why,
of course there are some cots there,
and baby beds"
We ought to telephone the child's
relatives" Mary Lou suggested.
'Of course we should. Here is
the address and telephone number.
You do il for me, will you, please,
ma am? I've got my last minute
SicPPAiS " W. III lllISHly SldU
you came in on this train. Eddiell
take the kid while you telephone to
Rio and the conductor was off,
after turning over the child money
to Mary Lou. But not until Mary
Lou had made him promise to send
a big doll back for the child's
Christmas.
Wen let Annette say hello to
her daddy herself, if she wants to-"
Mary Lou exclaimed. And so it was
done. Mary Lou heard the voice of
Annette's father. tense with concern,
and then joyful as he realized where
his baby was and heard her childish
treble over the phone. Her moth
er's parents sent her back here to
have Christmas with me. Her moth
er died two years ago" he added.
The sun was shining dazzlinsly
bright the next morning when the
train stopped at Rio. The red-haired
man who was waiting expectantly
or the platform had only time to
thank Mary Lou, and get her aG-
dress, before the tram pulled out
leaving him holding Annette as she
waved a good-by to Mary Lou
But the trip home was much cas-
Ter. Mary Lou forgot the burning
pain at the loss OF her own little
daughter, the aching loneliness since
her own husbands death, as she
remembered the soft kiss of the
baby lips of the motherless child
who had been in her charge the
night before. And the look in the
face Of Annette's daddy made her
sure she would see Annette soon,
Glacier County chief., 1939-12-22

"a"t " eCt Sohc IcS iOT my
family"
scared of these sophisticated girls
in most of the shops. That's be-
cause I've been here only a few
months, and in my home town ev-
eryone knew everyone and it was,
well. it was different. Say, you
don't think I'm getting fresh, do
you? I'm just so homesick" His
face was red with embarrassment.
Ii was Betsy's turn to look trou.
bled. Sure. l knew how it was.
don't chatter away with every Gus
toner this way, either. I'm like you
new here, and lonesome for my own
people. was hating Christmas
time. with so much confusion and no
real Christmas spirit. So I'm glad
you told me about your family
She turned him over to Marie at
the women's wear counter, and went
on with her tie selling. They seemed
prettier, fresher and more attrac-
tive, than they had before the curly
headed fellow had come along to
buy some.
ONLY half hour off for supper,
~ then she'd have to work until
the store closed at nine. Christmas
eve meant lots of last minute gifts
to be bought in this big city. As
she turned away from her counter
to go out to eat, friendly voice
sounded at her shoulder
IF you're going to snatch sand
witch. do you mind if 60 along and
we learn something more about each
other? Your friend told me you'd
have just a little while for lunch,
and want to get acquainted. if
you'll let me-" It wasn't just a
pickup" This was homesick
boy, wanting to talk with a small
town girl who knew his language.
There was just a moments hest
tation before Betsy said. with a grin,
Sure enough. Lead me to the lunch
counter. You're no more lonely than
I've been. As it is, really feel like
I can say Merry Christmas when
tomorrow comes"
Evening star., 1939-04-30

Right Trovis triples
but the Yonks won. The
NotionoIs' shortstop slides
into third we'll oheod Of the
throw to Red Wolfe on his
long drive to centerfield in
lost Sundays gone.
Evening star., 1939-03-19
Y. M. G. A. News

The Central Y. M. c. A. has
scheduled the following meetings:
Tomorrow: $50 pm. dinner
meeting Of the board of managers;
7:30 pm, Monday Night Bible Glass;
$50 pm. semi-annual election Of
the Domitory Council, music and
motion pictures.
Tuesday: 7 pm. Golden Rule
Club; pm. lecture on The Pas
sion Play of Oberammergau.' by
Page NICK. Etchison before the CO.
lumbia Federation of B. Y. P. U. at
Grace Baptist Church; pm, Dor
mitory Basket Ball League.
Wednesday: pm. Glee Club.
Thursday. $50 am, staff confer
erce: 7 pm. motion pictures at
Cleveland Park Branch; 7:30 pm.
Dormitory Bowling League; $50
pm, Town Hall of the Air.
Friday, pm. religious and eduI
cational motion pictures in the
lobby; G pm, Forum. Illustrated
lecture on Norway and the World
Sunday School Convention by Page
Nick. Etchison at the Brightwood
Park NJ E. Church. Debating Club.
$3.50 pm, Public Speaking Group;
9 pm. guest night at the Friday
night dance of the boys depart
| ment.