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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-06
BY EMILY POST

The following question sent me
by man is typical Of those which
cannot be answered-except as a
suggestion of how he can himself
find out the reply; What is a
man supposed to do about his
household possessions that he
shared for 20 odd years with his
first wife, after she dies and he
wants to marry again? Is there
any objection to expecting a sec
ond wife to live with these
things"
AS l have just said. question
like this is too closely concerned
with personal feelings, to have
someone else guess what the an
swer might be. I can, however,
advise that you try to find out
what your second wife's feelings
are-NOT by asking: do you
mind using linen marked with
Ruth's name ?" but by taking it
for granted that you have to get
new linen because she wouldn't
want her things marked with an
r. If she agrees, you know she
minds. If she says. "Oh, no, John,
that would be senseless extrava-
gance," then you know she doesn't.
l mention linen because linen
marked with an r. is what nearly
every woman would mind. (This,
by the way. is illustrated in the
book and the picture "Rebecca. y
On the other hand, a man would,
1 think. have a right to expect a
second wife to accept his furniture
and all unmarked belongings that
were as much his own as they
were Ruth's. The silver, if it was
marked with her initials, can easily
be remarked with his. This
would be better than marking it
with his second wife's, because
this would attract her attention
to the fact that it had been
changed. If it has his name, it
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-06
Highlights From Books

This is a good time to read the
life OF a conqueror who had de-
lusions of power even as con-
querors have today. That life
is Alexander the Great" by
Lewis V. Cummings tHoughton,
Mifflin: $3.50. You have not
read your ancient history till
you've marched and attacked
and caroused and starved with
Alexander and his incredible
army in the pages of this re-
markable book. There was a
time when the world prac-
tically bowed at Alexander's feet
but in the end this military
zealot was forced TO give up.
How Is told in the following ex-
cerpt describing his tragic re-
treat from the Inflated cam
paign in India.
He moved out of Patala in the
scorching heat of August, in the
year 325 b. c. Alexander
himself, distressed by thirst and
heat. was marching on foot at
the head of the army that the
soldiers might, as they usually
do in a case OF this kind. bear
up more cheerfully under hard
ship when they saw their misery
shared.
At last even the guides were
lost, the track they knew had
become oblitersted in the wind
blown sand. The army was now
nearly frantic with fear of death
and disaster. Nearly half the
men were dead, more We're dy-
ing at the rate of hundreds
each day. most of pack and
riding animals were worn out or
dead and eaten, the women and
children of the train must have
been decimated.
For two hundred miles the
wake of what was now little
better than mob of hunger
and thirst-stricken scarecrows
was Uttered by the bodies Of
thousands of once stalwart war;
riors, the wreckage of wagons
and chariots loaded with sick
and wounded. now dead. and the
fabulous loot of half con-
quered world.
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Here IL is-your wear-every-
where summer dress, For though
this Anne Adams frock, Pattern
44sa, is made in the wonderfully
convenient button-front style, its
clever designing events any
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the front and back skirt are
smartly paneled. The horn-shaped
pockets are optional. but add such
spirited novelty, See how the
gently bloused bodice is darted
neatly at the shoulders and gath
cred above the waist. The at
tractive collar and the cuffs on
the short-sleeved style are becom-
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Pattern <4Sa Is available in
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20, "a, SO. IS. 40. ~. ~ and As.
Size SO takes As yards 35-inch
fabric and ~ yards ric-rac.
Send is cents in coins for this
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Style Number.
Cut a smart figure in the sum-
mer fashion picture. Make your
new wardrobe from the original
designs in the Anne Adams Pat
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summer 1910. it includes styles for
country and city dweller. pocket
edition" youngster and "forty-plus"
matron. There are gay sport
clothes. dance frocks. cool prints
and cottons for vacations by land
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the summer bride has not been
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three tokens.
Send your order TO The Tacoma
Times. Pattern Department
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. SERIAL STORY
Ticket to Hollywood
BY w H. PEARS s soss sesSrer SIC ne
COPYRIGHT. feka
NEA SERVICE. INC

looking people enter the elevators
She tried TO imagine who they
might be. She saw herself MINI
Cling with them. fellow artist.
If only she could keep the ticket!
1t would be so easy to leave and
not return until Saturday at S.
She tried TO interest herself in
the big mural on the wall. 1t was
no use. She turned blindly toward
the door, humping into a small,
wiry man. He grunted, started to
brush by her, stopped.
"Aggie" he exclaimed. staring.
NO, no, not Aggie. Too young.
Don't tell me" He removed his
loud-banded straw hat, scratched
his head. Il got it, honey! Little
torch singer back in the sticks.
My last ticket. Right"
Mr.. Koon,' Francie said
breathlessly.
NO other. honey. How you do
ing? Glad to see you. Like to
have my kids show up. Say.
wasn't there a boy with you,
plenty hot on the trumpet? ,"
He's in Hollywood, too" Fran
Gle said.
Sorry. honey" Mr.. Koon
frowned. Couldn't double you up
If you was my own kids. No, sir"
"Oh, / didn't mean that. I'm
waiting here to give Gusty the
ticket ?"
80? Foolish of you, honey. It's
dog eat dog in this racket. No
sentiment. Go after the breaks;
that's my advice. Let the boy
friend look after himself"
Francie had an idea. My father
and Aunt Hat are with me, Mr..
koon." A wistful look came into
her eyes. WED like TO watch the
broadcast
Pretty late for tickets koon
frowned. But come up to my
office. See what I can do. Might
meet a star, too. Like that %
Continued on Page 10, Column 81
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Mersoretto Byers Soys:
Its Easy 10 Curb Curves!

you're fohionoby thin you've got other advantages
Well rounded girls usuoy have very skins Also they
look for better than thin girls in bothne suits So oil they
need is little in selecting dresses.
Obviously wide belt gives ohoked look short skirt
with funess squoey oil round makes the figure
chunky But you steomne with long pones of
cornoufoono funess caught in OF the wost-wth we'll built
shoulders. misty oover potefns tnever bold checks Al
woys have your potten the bios your skirt Also dark
belt achieves the coveted covedn woist Finally
crisp fobncs and do your hoir both high and tu.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-06
CHAPTER TX
HOLLYWOODLAND,

HULL w oOlJLAND.
There it was in great white
letters on the side of a big hill
overlooking the city. Francie, who
had been watchful and silent all
day, read the magic letters with
pounding heart.
Reach out and grab a handful
Of stardust," John Weston grinned.
John. don't be cynical Aunt
Hat said.
"Traffic's just like Elspeth City
on Saturday" he grumbled.
But Francie wasn't listening.
Hollywood had dropped a strange
enchantment over her. She stared
with shining eyes at the crowds
on the sidewalks. That girl in
Stacks and dark glasses looked just
like Maria Denning. That tall,
loosely built man in English cloth
ing might be any of a dozen male
stars.
Everyone moved in an aura of
thrilling mystery. Everyone was
possible celebrity. And she,
Francie Weston. was part of it
all! Pops had said Hollywood was
just like any other town, but he
was wrong. Why, you could just
feel the difference.
Look, Pops" Francie exclaim-
ed, there's the famous Tan Hat
where all the stars eatn'
Aunt Hat craned her neck,
sighed, MY goodness"
John Weston was enjoying their
excitement. Just be calm, chill
dren. You've plenty of time to
take in the big show. There's a
nice little hotel off Hollywood
boulevard. I'm giving you a whole
week to gawk, then I'm going fish
ing"
Francie said, "oh, Pops, that's
grand"
He turned the car into a drive
way lined with shaggy-boled
palms, drew up before a white
stucco building. A bellboy hur-
ried out for their baggage.
Francie's room overlooked a
tagged courtyard with a murmur-
ing fountain. In the distance she
could hear the heartbeat of the
city. Only the thought of the
ticket married her joy. Only the
thought that tomorrow she must
look for Gusty and return it . q.
give up her passport to the real
glamor of this wonderful place.
She started out alone after
breakfast. AL Hollywood and Vine
she asked an officer the way to
l. B. c. studios. She walked sew
eral blocks down the boulevard,
and the building was just to her
left. 1t was large, modernistically
curved, with glass block sides and
long promenade.
Within, the spacious reception
room was crowded with visitors.
Uniformed page boys scurried
about. Francie scanned faces. She
went to the information desk and
described Gusty. The young man
grinned, shook his head. Would
she like to take tour while she
waited?
Francie said, mo, thank you"
She was tempted to leave. Out
side there were 80 many wonder
full things to see. She couldn't
spend all her time looking for
Gusty.
She watched number of exotic
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-06
TEST QUESTION ANSWERS

Below are the answers to test
questions printed on the editorial
page.
/. Eighty-seven.
2. South America and Africa.
3. No.
4. Eureka.
3. Bethune-Cookman college.
8. Yes.
7. Septimus Winner ("Alics
Hawthorne"1.
&. Stole.
.. Ninety-six.
10. st. Augustine.
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Hardened though Alexander
was. he could no longer bear to
witness the plight into which his
blind egotis and colossal
vanity had led this once proud
and picked division of the
army, he rode away in a COM
pany with several friends. At
last the horses of the escort
gave out, and the king went on
with only five boon companions.
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Good Taste Today

will seem to have always been
his.)
A Young Boy and His Manners
Dear Mrs. Post: / am hoping
my 15-year-old son will take it on
your advice-he certainly doesn't
on his mother Shat he should
not let a young girl get out of a
car unassisted.
Answer: Courtesy is something
that every boy should be taught,
of course, although it is doubtful
whether boy should practice this
particular eXaction of courtesy on
any but older ladies. To a girl 0et
alone a boy), of his own age,
Alphonso-Gaston behavior is out
of key-unless the girl is in floor
length party dress. She will be
pleased to have him help her then,
but at ordinary everyday times. it
is best for us of yesterday to be
guided by what youth itself thinks
1t ought to do. I'm sure your son s
friends will approve of his running
to help your friends out of car.
But I'm really fearful of his being
thought prissy if he practices dane
ing school manners elsewhere than
at dances.
Return Address
Dear Mrs. Post: Is it considered
bad taste to write return address
on private letters I've gathered
you didn't think much of it.
Answer: When you are sure that
the address is right, it is not nee
essary to put return address on
the envlope-unless you have a
personal reason for doing so.
When you are not certain about
an address, it is advisable to in
clude your own at the top left COR
ner of both a business and a social
letter. This position is in COM
plicance with a request from the
post office Department.
~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-06
Space For Dishes

To provide extra closet space in
the dining room. a corner cup
board Is just the thing. Paint the
outside to match the woodwork
and IL a little color would brighten
or add smartness, the inside sur
faces might be done in a contrast
ing shade.
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does not mean I am through with
men. There are too many fine
ones to let a specimen like him
darken my viewpoint.
Yes, / am a divorcee and I am
on the lookout for a second hus-
band, but I don't want any other
woman's man, 80 wives needn't
bother about me or Divorces who
feel as / do There are a lot
of US. DIVORCEE.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-06
Pleasant Summer Places Are Often
Sources Of Trouble for Owners
Too Often Friends and Relatives Use Country or Lake
Home q Stopping OF Place on Sundays
By CYNTHIA GREY

Dear Miss Grey: All seasons bring problems Of sorts
know but wonder any presents perpexng
problem in summer time than pesky guests tboth friends
and reatives).
happen to be the fortunate e? of lake home
thought lucky when first bought lake prop
erty but now am beginning to doubt good fortune
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-06

/ happen to be the forum
! thought we were lucky whel
erty but now / am beginning
Since we bought the property
we have never had any privacy
In fact we have not had one weel
end during the good weather &c
call our own. All day long or
Sunday our home is full of rela.
tives and friends who have tina,
when do we eat" look on their
faces. It never occurs to them
that I would like to take a day
off from cooking for a change
and that perhaps 1t might be a
good idea for them to invite me
out to eat for a change instead
Of forever tramping into my home
end using it for a happy hunting
ground each and every Sunday.
When my husband bought our
lake place I was overjoyed be-
cause I thought 1t would be a
"restful" place during the sum-
mer months. Instead of being
rested am a nervous wreck.
When my friends aren't busting
out and planning some "shin-dig."
my husbands people are calmly
taking over the place each Sum-
day and seeing to II that I make
no other plans. II I happen to
have other guests in when they
pounce in on me each Sunday
they act AZ though I had COM
mitted q grievous sin.
The whole thing Ia disgusting
and II I were to advise anyone
with a lot of imposing friends
and relatives to save his money
rather than invest in a place at
the lake. would by all means
say, Save your money and keep
your disposition intact. Don't
buy any lake property"
1t Ii odd. but few people seem
to know their place when it comes
to respecting a persons summer
home. Most Of us can call on
another person In town and act
like human beings, but just let
US get loose in the country or at
q lake home and we act as though
restraint had no place In our
makeup. I have had people come
to my home all day long on Sun
day. one group after another. and
yet every group expected to be
fed and entertained. l must ad-
NIT that l have been thoroughly
exhausted after the summer sea-
son, the last two or three years,
10 now my husband Is going TO
put OUT lovely lake place up for
sale. lie says 1t Is about time
some other woman played the part
Of goat" for q change. since he
10 tired of seeing me being made
4 summer time slave to satisfy
the selfishness Of a few hungry
relatives and imposing friends.
The country may be beautiful
but I'll take the city. At least in
town most people have. enough
sense to stay home and tend to
their own business. TIRED.
Indignant
Dear Miss Grey: May I answer
the irate wife who SO decidedly
rcsents Divorces
happen to be 4 divorcee and
feel that . wife who considers
all Divorces unfair A. hunters"
should revise her opinion II she
wants to be fair and sensible.
have no desire to 60 looking
for anyone else's husband. al
though I frankly admit / am on
the lookout for . kind. faithful
and unselfish man.
It II ~ natural for . divorced
woman to be on the alert for a
husband, n it 10 for any single
woman. Ny first husband was a
woman chaser. . spendthrift Ton
himself and the fair ones he
chased) and possessed = violent
temper. divorced him but that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-06
TODAY'S
RECIPES

Cook u pkg. egg noodles In boil
ing sailed water Is minutes. When
done, arrange in buttered baking
dish In alternate layers with 4
pound grated loaf pimiento cheese
and l can corn Golden Bantam is
best). Season with salt and pep
per. Pour in enough milk to cover
the mixture, and on top put tea
spoon Of butter. Scatter cracker
or bread crumbs on top. Bake In
oven until brown.
Mrs. c. G. Harrison.
1898 East r Street,
Tacoma, Wash.
PIMIENTO RICE DELIGHT
Combine l cup cooked rice. cup
grated American cheese, 3 eggs
slightly beaten, / cup milk, Z cup
dicted pimiento. Salt, pepper and
paprika to taste. Bake in shallow
pan 40 minutes to l hour in a $50
deg. oven.
Mrs. X. o. Spencer,
$40 Ea. Division Lane,
Tacoma, Wash.
SALMON LOAF WITH
CARROT SAUCE
l can salmon
l cup dry bread crumbs, rolled
fine
IL cup milk
2 eggs beaten
I small onion
a green pepper
Salt and pepper 10 taste
Saute onion and pepper In a lit
tie oil or fat.
Add to the remaining ingredi-
ents and bake about 35 minutes
or until custard is firm.
Sauce: Make two cups medium
white sauce and add / teaspoon of
Worcestershire sauce and a grated
raw carrot.
SHRIMP PUFFS
: cups flour
8 teaspoons baking powder
VI teaspoon salt
l egg beaten well
l cup milk
=, cleaned shrimps
Sift together the flour, baking
powder, and salt. Combine egg and
milk and add to the flour. Add the
cleaned shrimps. Mix well. Drop
by spoonfuls into hot fat and cook
till a delicate brown.
MRS. X. 8. ALDRICH,
Rte. 1, Box IS, Tacoma.
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MARY'S LITTLE LAMB

Mary hod only little onb but here's chance let
younoer hove whole flock Of them Theyre simple
applique potch with butterflies in Coy prints Pottern 2497
contons doeom of block oocurote poen pieces directions
for nokno quilt; dioerom of quilt; yordoees.
Send ten ond token for this pottern 10
The Tocomo Times NeedIecroft Dept Tocomo Wosh Write
ploinly pottern number your name and address,.
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Shampoo Pile Fabrics

When shampooing furniture up
holstered in pile fabrics. such as
corduroy. velvet or velour, brush
1t thoroughly with 4 soft brush
against the nap when 1t is almost
dry. Be sure to let II dry COM
pletely before anyone sits down in
the chair.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-06

If you're not using it, sell it with
a Fast-Action Times Want Ad.
Phone Main 1851.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-06

II you're not using II. sell it with
q East Action Times Want Ad.
Phone Main 3IeI.
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BY w. n. PEARS
CAST or CHARACTERS

FRASCTE WESTON girl with a
voice and ambition to crash the
movies
GUSTY GAIR-garage mechanic
who can give out on a trumpet.
JERRY FINNEY Movieland' 6
youngest glamoy man.
YESTERDAY: Mr.. Weston arranges
TO pay Gustys fine but lets the boy
spend he night in jail. Francie con-
fesses TO her father that she took the
ticket, decides to return IL 70 Gusty
But Gusty leaves early refuses Ny
Weston's help. Frsncie is afraid now
that Gusty won't be able TO make
Hollywood in time for the broadcast,
will discover the theft OF the ticket
and hate her always.
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At q student body as

At O student body as
sembly OF Stodium high
school Wednesday afternoon
announcement wos mode
thot Two of the schools stu
dents were victorious in the
essay contest being spon-
sored throughout the stote
by ouxiliories of Veterons of
Foreign Wors.
The two students, pictured
above, captured first ond
second ploee honors in COM
petition among Tooomo STU
dents. Their essays, dealing
with the subject. Benefits
of Democracy" will now vie
for honors in the statewide
contest.
Tocomo ouxiliories por-
ticipotine in sponsorship of
the stote-wide contest in
clude those of Roy c. Rob-
erts post, Elios Messenger
post ond Wild West post.
The picture above shows
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-26
Use Trucks in
Big Log Job

ORTTNG. wnsh.-For the first
time In Its long logging history,
Puyallup valley this week has
motor trucks rolling TO tidewater
carrying logs from 4 big-scsle
woods operation.
st. Paul 4 Tacoma Lumber
company Is sending logs to its Ia
coma mill by truck from the east
side Of PuyaIlup river canyon.
II u expected logging In that
area win 90 on for Is months.
In the past the company at
tempted construction of a railroad
to the area now being logged. but
found rail construction would be
too expensive TO be justified.
Trucks now are the answer.
Only smaller operators have used
them before.
orting Legion post and Lions
club each win sponsor q boy at the
Boys State at Fort Lewis this
summer. The event win be spon.
sored by the Legion state de
psrtment.
4 former orting resident. D
W. Bath. SO, Is dead at Corvallis
Ore.
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Pick Norway
Relief Heads
Organize Here
To Obtuin Help

Norway's need for help met local
response Wednesday night 1t Nor
mamma hall when permanent off
Gers and trustees were chosen for
Pierce county unit Of Norwegian
Aid, Inc, which L TO be the stale
wide relief organization, formed
with official sanction OF Einar
Boyer. Seattle. Norwegian consul
for this state.
Boyer addressed the Tacoma
meeting At which Paul A. Prens
Of FARMLAND. temporary chairman.
Vas elected permanent chairman,
with the following associates:
Henry o. Foss. treasurer: Mrs.
EeorKine johnson, secretary: and
Henry Hanson. DR.. X. s. Michel
zen. Mrs.. Henry Bergland. Peter
Eteiro. trustees. Preus and Foss
also are trustees.
The trustees are to serve with
similar groups In all sections Of
the state to manage an appeal fer
aid for people Of Norway driven
from their homes by the German
invasion and resulting war areas.
Preus said committees would he
organized ~ rapidly a. possible IN
every community in Pierce county.
Consul Boyer pictured the needs
Of his countrymen and answered
questions a. to ways and means
Of carrying out a relief program.
Cjermnnn Dahl. state chairman.
Il touring the state and planning
cooperation with q national organ
1xation that il being formed.
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Change Dates
OF Maneuvers
War Comes Will
Be Aug. 4 to "a

Summer war games at Fort
Lewis will be held Aug. to "a
inclusive instead of Aug. 10 to 80.
as originally planned, 1t was dis
closed Thursday upon the return
Of Washington National guard Of
fieers from a conference with 1t
Gen. John L. Dewitt and other
9th Corps area staff members at
Preside Of San Francisco.
During the 20 days now agreed
upon the entire 41st National
Guard division of the Pacific
Northwest states will be coneen-
trated here, Brig. Gen. Maurice
Thompson. the adjutant general,
w. n. c., said Thursday
The dates for field training for
this and adjoining states were
made to conform TO changes first
suggested by the California ma
tional guard.
Reason For Change
Objection to the Aug. 10 to 30
bracket was made at the confer
ence on the ground that many
members of the national guard are
high school youths and that in
California the fall higi- school
term starts Aug. 26. Army and
national guard officials had no de-
sire to conduct training problems
that would interfere with educa-
tional routine.
Accordingly. the corps area con-
ference fixed dates agreeable to all
states. including Washington. Ore
gon. Idaho. Montana, Wyoming,
Utah, Nevada and California
throughout which training will be
thus coordinated.
1000 Are Expected
It is expected more than 1000
national guard troops of the 41st
division will be at Fort Lewis and
Camp Murray for the 20 days of
the field exercises.
Gen. Thompson was accompani-
ed at the San Francisco conference
by Col. A. w. McMorris, chief of
staff of the 41st division; and 1t.
Col. Irwin w. Kenney. construction
and maintenance officer, both
members of the Washington state
staff.