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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-16
Bruce Cations Washington Column
Leahy Passes Sugar Headache To Congress

market- was 7lS,000 tons, or n per cent of . 0,7SS' '0oo-ton market
 
 SWEET FIGHT
 IT SIGHT ON QUOTAS
 That will set off fireworks.
 Setting sugar quotas Is Q thorny fob, always. The so-called sugar bloc" in Congress does 1t by intri- cate debate and trading. In that bloc Puerto Rico as Q territory has no vote. Politically speaking, 1t will be utterly impossible to give Puerto Rico 10000 additional tons-or 400 for that matter--ont of any other domestic quota. The only quota that be cut is Cuba's which last year amounted to 1, S0i, 900 tons.
 But Is Cuba's quota--always de- tended valiantly by the State De. partment-is going to be cut for Puerto Rico, other sugar-produclng areaF are certain to demand similar cuts in their favor too. Trying to take 100000 tons from Cuba would simply start Q cat.and-dog fight tQHb ullRuL GIItl aAly WAACACs NO WORT,
 LESS RELIEF!
 Governor Leahy remarks that It's almost Q life-and.death matter for Puerto Rico. Sugar Is the islands one big industry. If Q sugar hand loses his job, there Is just nothing else for him to do.
 "Of course we'll do our best to introduce new industries" he says, "but that d)esn't even scratch the surface of the terrible situation that exists, and it'll be many years be- fore 1t does.
 "These people are desperately poor by our standards. Our people just couldn't exist on what they have even when they're well off. The only possible solution Is either to get permission to produce more sugar, or to get Q very large in- crease in relief funds. And the pres ident's budget is cutting relief funds by-how much? Six hundred million, isn't 1t?
  r. D. R. HAS BACKED LEAHY PROGRAM
 Leahy mt want the Puerto Rico governorship in the first place. He warned President Roosevelt bluntly when appointed that If he found he could not remedy the is- l:nd's plight he would resign. So far, the President has backed him staunchily.
 Leahy's first two demands-for Q $l0,O00, 900 PWA grant, and for control over the Puerto Rico Re- construction Administration were granted.
 Leahy wants the wage-hour mor- ification chiefly to save the islands needlework industry, which employs some 5000 women. Going wages in this industry have been around 25 cents Q day, and the legal minimum of 25 cents an hour is simply closing the factories.
 "Of course don't think 25 cents @ day is 0 decent wage," says Gov- ernor Leahy. "Hut it's lot better than nothing at all"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-16

The owner of a too-noisy tele- phone bell, which alarmed his neighbors, was fined in Birming- ham, England. under Britain's new Noise Restrictions Act.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-16

A Hindustani-R Russian, Bengali- Russian and Marathi- Russian dic- tionary will be published in MoscoW.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-16

War-time restrictions upon the use of motor vehicles and the sale of motor fuels has stopped the boom in Hweden's automobile trade and sales of cars are less than half those of a year ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-16

A perfumery and llpstick factory has just been started in Brazil.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-16
Wntesbury Democrat Washington
 Correspondent
Rx BRUCR CATION

washington, Jan. l6-The effort tn restore Puerto Rico to economic health is about to hand the Pres ident and Congress Q saw-toothed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-16
DESTRUCTION OF } SUBS REPORTED

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SCOTT-SMITH
 APPOINTMENT IN

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TORRANCE ISN'T
 BEING AFFECTED

eoontinued from Page p
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-16

rnarket- was Tls,O00 tons, or II per cent of . O,7SS, ,eOo-tOn market.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-16

A good story goes the rounds. At a recent celebration of some historic event, an elderly lady ap- proached bright young lady and asked: "Were yoS:r folks early set- tIers?" The snappy reply was, "In- deed they were. They always set- tied promptly, on the first of the month"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13
Army Engineers
Take Over Work

The war department has direct
ed the army engineering corps TO
take over all air corps eonstrue-
ton work. including projects UNI
der construction, except those In
Panama, II was announced Thurs
day.
This will include McChord Field.
The engineering corps, which
has so district headquarters. has
been in charge OF waterway i'm
provement flood control projects.
and has supervised bridge con-
struction over navigable streams
The air corps construction here
tofore has been handled by the
quartermaster corps.
Details OF the transfer are be-
ing arranged between the quarter
master general and the chief of
engineers in order to cause no de-
lay in the air corps construction
program. the Washington dis
patch stated.
Maj. Emil p. Antonovich has
been the constructing quarter
master in charge Of work at Nc
Chord.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13

from tho older Seattle plan ersh.
lished before there was . stats
law applying. and from the ipsp
state Law which did not speel.
fioaIly provide for any such home
rule" plan ~ that about 10 -
established here.
Employees ~ tho various depart.
ments Win pay into tho pension
fund a percentage Of their salaries
varying from percent To sbous
60 percent according 10 the age
% the individual This was worked
out by actuarial experts 10 insure
equitable spplieation 81 the bens-
fits and expenses
II will work out ss an add.
tionsl expense Of city government
nevertheless. the sssimats fov the
first year being ahout 80. ON
spread over all departments ~.
f~eted.
Cain however. declared Thursd.y
he believed the system would
proyr a great hon 10 the tar.
payers as well "a Ia ths EN-
pIoyss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13
Tacoma Low. 80;
McChord Has IS

Tacoma had colder weather
Thursday Ths a. =. wssth~r
Bureau In tina FIDELITY bldg. 70.
ported . minimum Of zss d.
srsss. whsis at Mechard fssId iD~
VAS 10
II vas generally cold through
out the STATE Eiisnsbsux had =
minimum Of ~. spossns 10 sna
Seattle 20.
Coolest spot IN the unlfsd
states ~ss q, Devils Lake. ~. d.
~lth 70 bsle~s HssFs. Mont. re-
ported 10 below ana Yellow ssons
q below
Miami. fla. VAS warm slth -.
New orisans reported "a and Los
Angeles 81.
Al ortinx. In ruysiissp valley.
the mercury dropped u Is snoss
Thursday morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13
Paper Tokens
Won't Replace
| Metal Ones

Tax Commission Chairman ~ ~
Hsnnsford said Thursday tina state
did not plan % sgbstitu,s paper
sales tax tossns for aluminium
ones. bu, Was issuing the cardboard
tokens only as an emergency meas
urs for the Christmas rush
lie said the commission and It's
branch Offices we're receiving nt.
merogs pritss,s. under the lfnprss-
slon that paper onss would grad
usiiy replaces the metal discs. Thsfs
are 81 600 600 siumln4a tokens In
circulation or being .hosrdsd'' To-
day. enough 70 give each man.
woman and child - spices.
The commission ls issuing paper
tokens for Use only 10 "szirsas
emergencies
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13

With Inauguration of the plan
AZ the start 81 the new year APP
proximstely 90 superannusfed city
employees viii automatically he re.
tired on pension. Tho ordinance
makes retirement at az. 70 man.
datory and many 81 those to bs
retired arc well above that age.
Tho pension board 10 ALREADY
organized and held Ne initial
meeting this week With
Charles 7. Oliver. chief clerk
~ the ii-yesr seattle
municipal pension board.
Oliver has been engaged by the
board 10 spend approximately sir
weeks In Tacoma supervising or
ganixation Of detail and breaking
In" the chief clerk Of the Tacoma
board
Mayer Gain said Thsrsaay
the appointment ef the chief
clerk here h the esty gsp n
organization that has not yet
been closed. The selection will
~ made within . few days.
ne said.
The Tseoms plan differs both
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13
Decline in Absences al Schools
Shows Flu" Epidemic Lesseninq

would open on Monday. and Pr
wood. and Roy high and grade
schools VIII open on Tuesday.
DIR. Lee r. Powers. city health
officer, said he IL asking ths eity's
physicians 10 report To him daily
the number Of cold and influenza
esSss they are treating and finds
they are seeing only a small pro.
portion Of the number Indicated by
school absences.
II 10 apparent. he said. either
that most Of them aren't very
sex or that some are hoodxinkinz
their parents little
Both the school and city health
officers ssid no serious cases u
''flus nave b>sn encountered yet.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13

Tsooma's ool6-affiietsd students
appeared 10 b. drifting back 70
school Thursday.
School Health Officer DIR. George
r. Smith reported a general de-
cline In the number Of absences
from the day before-s drop from
1905 per cent 70 1907 over the
entire school system.
Junior highs showed the great
est Improvement. Where 70 per
cent we're out Of school Tuesday
1876 were absent in Wednesdays
poll Senior highs also had fewer
sbsentees: drop from z+-i per
cent To 23.s.
In the county. Fife high and
grade schools announced they
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13
Davis Denies He
Reported Towers
Cannot Be Used

OLYMPIA - Highway Director
James A. Davis denied Thursday
he had said towers Of Tacoma
Esrrows bridge were uneryies
aide and could not be used II u
In decided 10 reconstruct the col.
lsp~sd span.
He said he had nothing 10 ssy
on condition Of tho tall steel
towers until q thrss.nan com
mittss appointed by the state Toll
Bridge Authority 10 study damage
had made i,s report Bs said the
report Was not expected for at
least another fnonth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13
Returns
For Brief
Visit Here
Barnett Cuts Stay
Short. Reported
Flying to L. A.

Maurice big Mose) Bar
nett. has been back in town
for at least five days, posi-
bly, a week. il was learned
Wednesday.
Barnett was released from the
state prison at wslls wslla last
June 20 and finally discharged
from his parole the frs, Of
November.
His presence here this week Ia
coincident with a current closure
Of illegal liquor and gambling
houses.
Barnett vas reported 10 have
left for Los Angeles by plane
Thursday with Eddie Miller. local
hotel operator.
Nose Barnett was returned 10
Tacoma for prosecution OF the ~
yesr-old Peoples Store burglary
and sentenced Nov !. 1919. to
ona 10 seven and a half years In
prison by Judge z. u. Hodge. lie
was psroled after eight months.
After his release from prison.
Barnett WAS guest OF honor al a
banquet held ut road house south
of Tacoma last July Z. al which
a number of Tseomsns. some re-
ported 20 be well known In bust.
meas circles. were In attendance.
Once Jumped Hall
The dsppcr. t5-yesr-old convict
ed Minneapolis racketesr. jumped
5000 cash bail In Tacoma In
January. 1928. a month after he
was arrested In the Peoples store
Christmas eve, 1877.
Z lie was not heard from here
until 1888 when he was arrested
in Los Angeles and again brought
To Tacoma for trial. That time
Barnett was released to 10 back
10 Minneapolis 10 serve time on
an assault charge related TO
rsoketeering In the dry-eisanins
industry In that city.
Followed His Release
His extrsdition again last year
followed release from the Mime
sofa prison.
Barnett remained free on = VS.
600 bond for several months be-
fore he was brought To trial here
Nov. I. last year.
During that time nimors Of a
deal between rival factions Of Ia
coma's underworld were vide
spread, with Barnett credited as
being trouble shooter" and
peace maker"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13
Whaieom Official
Wins New Hearing

OlyserlA--rhs supreme court
Thursday ordered . rshssrins Jsa.
7 on . ease spp~~Isd W wbaseoa
county conmlaslonsf J. ". Ausein
seeking 10 sso<k esassss psoese1-
inzs flied against him.
the court On ocs. ~ hsA denis1
Aassin's petition 70 prevent rvnss-
eusor Edward 2. johnson fFom
proceeding with qua wssssnts -
ton against h,m After his convte-
tim Tor impropsr sale Of two soch
erslsh<rs a vii ~ - hase -
nsss ths esss ssasssed nsst oonth
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13
Death Takes
British
Ambassador

WAsHINGTOS-Lord Lothian.
S.. British ambassador 10 the
United States. died suddenly at
the embassy Thursday. The eoro-
ners office ssid death vas due
to natural causes"
Lord Lothian was reported
slightly ~" Wednesday when he
cancelled an engagement 20 speak
At Baltimore last night. He be-
came yors. during ths night and
died al z a m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13

SPOKANE -Tbs fourth tnksstry
a rort George WrighG rhnrsdny
vas undsr orders - tsonnfoe -
AnehorAss. Alaata.
Th~ "a snlisGsd mea sd -
officers WIN ell fsom oeatGlo
Dec. r. Nin1ty-two othsrn woonn
snllstmsnts expire within ~ 80
year viii remain ~ IL fort q.
ficers sAid the trip would b ma1o
aboard The army tanspoet =.
AihieL
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13
Nazi Raiders Again
Attack Birmingham

LoNDON-German planes rain
ed incendiary and explosive bombs
and flaming oil containers on
Birmingham, in the heart of the
Industrial midlands, hour after
&four during the night in a resump-
xfion Of their total-destruction
#Ssids.
II was the second blitzkrieg
paid for the great midlsnds city.
The first was on Nov. 10, five
DAYS after the bombing'o of Coventry
fad insugursted the new method
% warfare.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13
B. E. Socialist
Mayor Defeated

VANCOUVER, Is. C.-Mayor J.
Lyle Telford. Socialist. appeared
Thursday to have gone down TO
defeat before J. w. Cornett. a nom
Partisan league candidate. after
two years in office.
Returns from Wednesdays may
orally election indicated that Tel
ford. 51-year old physician-cru-
sader and one of the few Socialists
ever to hold office Of mayor in
Canada or the United States,
would lose by a margin Of about
s to S.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13
Safety Head
Takes Punch
Al Reporter
CommisGiouos r
Inconsod Over
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several punches AZ I Times r.
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The match, In the commits.
rioncrs office. ended in
N draw
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13

ATHENS-Violent italian
resistance slowed down Greek
advances toward Elbasan and
Tepelini Wednesday but on
the southern end Of the Alban-
ian front the Greeks moved
up the coastal road hindered
only by skirmishes with Ital-
ian rear guards.
On the north front. in the Mokrs
mountains between Pogradec and
Elbasan. the Italians counter-st-
tackled, aided by regiments Of
crack reserves but official sources
here said the Italians had been
thrown back with heavy losses.
Greek columns advancing
west from Premedi and north
from Argyrokastron toward
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13

subscriptions Ia solicit =. 80
es.sys Ia write. Esd no sstsy
fee.
The Ten Beat Pictures poll Of
fsrs movie fans an opportunity 70
become drama critics In their own
right. 10 select from the sllslhls
Hat u films tho ten they CONSIDER
the very beat Of tho entire group,
A. In years past. there viii h.
tcmilnusd on Page 0. Column ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13

As la former years. everyone 1,
eligible 10 participate exesp, srn-
ployss 81 The Tacoma Times and
those engaged in the thsatsr busi.
ness in this city.
This IL one rsni~.t dsslEsed
safely for the pleasure ~ the
esntestsats. One need not h.
regular sul,asrih<s sf this
newspaper tbsre IL sotb-
Ing 10 seIi or 10 buy M
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13
Violent Italian Resistance
Slows Down Greek Advances
Foscists Fight TO Holt Morch
Toword Elbosun and Telepini

Tepelini, last ma jor Italian
base In South Albania. en-
sountered stiffer resistance
from Italians barrieaded In
MOSQUES and monzstaries
along the valleys. Front dis
patches aid the Italians also
were adopting the Greek
method Of mountain fighting
moving from one peak to
another instead 81 defending
the valleys - although the
agile Greek mountaineers were
reported far superior In those
tactics.
A spokesman here said IN
Greeks had captured one Of tn
strongest natural fortresses IL
heights north Of Premedi. whieI
had been blocking the advance o.
Lisurs, 10 miles east Of Tepe
lini.
A report from Porto Eddz sai'
an Italian destroyer. damaged b.
British bombing raids and seize
by the Greeks when they occupies
that port. had been reconnaissance,
and that a plaque was put On IN
bridge reading: Pre-
sented TO the Greek navy BY In
n. A. f."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13

rdoi>e hikke, daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Adolph Rikle. 45l2 Nc.
Cove st, viii celebrate her 18th
birthday on Friday the 18th.
Phil Gruger. skipper Of the Sea
scout Ship Albatross. these DAYS
is pridefully telling that his lads
have earned and invested 81 500 in
the schooner they're building.
Robert y. Johnson. Lincoln high
school graduate. has passed
civil service examination for a po-
sition with the postal service. lie
has been given a position in the
Seattle postoffice. but plans 10 re-
turn TO his studies next fall a.
the L. Of W. where he is a jun
ior.
Robert Derby. 45O9 No. path ST.
John VI. Roberts, assistant city
controller. and Ira Partner. state
examiner at the city hall. wit
messed the accident at 7th and
Pacific Wednesday when John
Mills, printer was struck by an
auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Barnvell
and their children. Wanda. Thorn
A.. IT,. and Virginia entertained
recently with an ice cream party.
The evening was spent playing
photograph records and looking
at picture books.
The Rev. George z. Bostrom.
pastor Of Calvary Tabernacle, is
scheduled 10 return to Tacoma
Saturday. following a four-month
evsngelistic tour of the east. His
wife. Mrs. Esther W. Bostrom.
who recently joined him in Chi
cago. will accompany him home.
Nathan Lynn will be in charge
~ the installation party. of Ia
coma Gyro club. Tentative date
is Jan. 3.
Jack Mansfield. c. P. s. gradu-
ate. is taking graduate work at
the college and will take some
more at the University Of Wash
ington preparatory 10 entering So
cial welfare work.
Art Hefty, former night chef
81 the Olympus hotel, is working
81 the shipyards,
Mrs. Margaret Rawson Goheen,
choir director at Lincoln high
School, is taking the week off to
Recover from the flu. Section
headers and committees are carry
ing on for the Christmas program
81 be given next Thursday night
Lawrence Henderson Of c. p. s.
sill represent the Universities of
Washington, Oregon. Idaho and
Montana at the Youth convention
- be held in Madison. Wis, Dec.
"a 10 30.
Garfield kvalheim. 1874 So.
Grant ave. is back from Vancou-
tContinued on Page s, Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13
1871 Ten Best Pictures" Poll
Ready for Local Movie Fans
Complete List OF Eligible Films and
Voting Coupon Appear In This Edition
nv HAL N1s.sOs


Time flies by like the last bus home and here we are
ready for another Ten Best Pictures poll the fifth con-
seentye such poll this has conducted the
of its readers
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13
BULLETIN

WITH GREEK ARMY, IN
POGRADEC ZONE Greek
Eyzone mountain troop. ad-
vaneed through a binding snow
storm Thursday and captured a
mountain height dominating the
whole northern wing Of the
fighting front In Albania.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13

OLYMPIA - Attorney General
Smith Troy Thursday announced
appointment u winism J. Willard.
F. son d the supreme court just
ice. a. an assistant attorney gen
erai assigned % the unsmpIoy-
msnt compensation division.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13

LONDON - British mill
tary quarters said today tina,
the greater part of two Italian
divisions-2s,0 900 to $4,000
men-were believed TO have
been bottled up and captur-
ed" near Sid Barrani.
The admiralty said the British
Mediterranean fleet was Smelling
Italians fleeing from Egypt into
Lbya.
IF our hope proves weil
founded a big stock Of Italian
war material which has been
accumulated st Sidi Barrani
since Sept. IL becomes q gift,
an ample gift even N not
freely Offered 10 our forces"
the military quarters said.
Three Italian generals captured
by the British in taking sidi Bar
rani were identified as Sebsstiano
Gallina. a corps commander, and
Amanda Pescatore and Gen. Mez-
zari. divisional commanders.
The admiralty in It's communique
said.
The royal navy continues
to play Its part In disorganis-
Ing the Italian retreat In
North Africa Both heavy and
light units Of the Mediter-
ranean fleet continually are
harrassing Italian comnunict-
lions. Our ships have heavily
bombarded the focal points Of
the Italian retreat ut soiium.
near the Egypt-Libyan from
tier. and nj Bardia on the LIB
yan coast"
"A marked feature of the west.
ern desert operations has been the
close cooperation of the army. the
navy and the air force" military
quarters said.
The air force never has ceased
snbduing the Italian air force. US.
ing It's fun weight both In the air
and on the ground"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13
Single Point
Holding Up
Mill Peace
Won't Some Ruise
Given at Morton
And Mineral
BULLETIN

SfATTI.E-Federal Concilia-
tor .. 4. Marsh met here today
with employers and union rep
re>entatises In an effort 10 settle
the last dispute In the Pacific
Northwest lumber industry
which kept logging camps closed
In the Morton and Mineral area.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-13

wAst1fsGTOs-ke Rep. Leland "
Ford. n. Calf, charged in the
house Thursday mat the Congress
OF Industrial Organizations has
done everything II possibly could
70 disturb. disrupt and destroy the
national defense program
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All but one of Tacoma's
wood remanufacturing plants
sash. doors and plywood-
reopened free from picketing
Thursday morning. but the
ii sawmills closed by strike
Sept. 30. were still covered
by Lumber and Sawmill union
piekets pending outcome of
further negotiations.
The AFL locals voted. according
10 tabulaiions completed Wednes-
day night. 10 accept a compromise
Portland" plan basis provided the
same advantage in wage gain and
one weeks vacation is extended to
the Mineral Morton area logging
camps.
Single Sucker
There was the sticker Thursday
that was keeping the sawmills
down here while the federal
employer-union negotiators car
ried on medicine making" that
had been progressing throughout
the night.
Two logging companies in the
Tacoma Eastern district-Cosmos,
around 5O0-man operation at
Morton, and West Fork with about
third that many employees at
Mineral-were named by Tacoma
council officials as the operations
that are now holding up complete
restoration of the industry under
AFL jurisdiction in this district.
Repairing Boilers
The one large remanufaeturing
plant in Tacoma proper which
failed to get started Thursday was
the Buffelen mill, delayed by boiler
repairs.
Plywood. sash and door plants
understood to have reopened in
cluded Wheeler-Osgood Sales Co.
Oregon Washington Plywoo d.
Monarch Door & Mfg. Co. Wash
Continued on Page 4, Column A.