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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-16

Delegates TO represent the club
at the state convention OF FEEDER
ated Woman's clubs. were also
elected. These include Mesdames
z. f. Llewellyn. c. T. Skcwis. and
H. Trevor McLain. Mrs. William
Bottcher and Mrs. Alfred T. Dock
cray will also be delegates by vir-
tue of their office.
A group Of piano numbers were
presented by Mrs. Oscar NJ. Huse-
by. They were "Clair de Lune' by
Debussey. 'Etudes by List and
Londonderry Air" arranged by
Percy Granger.
Guests introduced by member
ship chairman, Mrs. Walter F.
Broom were Mesdames John L.
Tolotti jr., Claude Bailey and w. II.
Lister.
Yellow iris in a low pewter
bowl centered the tea table pre-
sided over by Mrs. William Bott-
cher and Mrs. Alfred T. Dockeray.
Hostesses for the tea were Mes
danes Clifford Wood, A. Plummer
York, Raymond Searle, Harry
Tedeman, Guy Llewellyn, C. A.
Simpson and Ray Rooth.
Mrs Louis A. Misener, state
chairman Of the Foundation Fund,
announced that Mrs. Calvin Stew
art would open her home Tuesday
afternoon, May 81. for a bridge
party, proceeds to be used as pay
ment of the clubs pledge to the
Foundation Fund.
Members will meet at l o'clock.
A dessert luncheon will be served
after which cards will be played.
The following have listed their
reservations: Mesdames Frank
Schater, Karl ]. Andrisek. A.
Plummer York, Michael La Velle,
Donald De Lisle, Morley Brotman,
George E. Skewis, Clifford Wood,
Oscar NJ. Huseby. reservations for
four; Richard Allen, Roger Molt,
Miss Clara Sicade, reservations for
four; Frank Fox, Louis A. Misener,
E. L. Bonner, Charles J. Weller,
John B. Diven, Harold Buckner.
Walter J. Broom. William Arid
Johnson, Deliver B. Jones, Alfred
T. Dockeray. l.. o. Reisinger, Laur-
ence s. Aus, William Bottcher,
Oliver Malm, II. Trevor McLain,
Vern Ola.
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Sunset 6srdsn Club 10
Meet Thursday

sunset Garden club wzli Hss<t
with Mira IDA q HsyhaFksr. ssut
Mckinley ave. for = t2n c'cieeE
luncheon IN thursday. A BUSINESS
nesting has hen called Ter las.
Roll cali wfli - responded 10 ~
members naming . hard thzt likes
their gsrasns Mrs. ouy srreEu<
win give : paper - 'Fachsiaa :
There vii b = botanical wefd arm
BY Mrs. AcCoFd
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Westminster Presbyterian
Anticipates Banquet


The annual mothers and dauEh-
tiers banquet Of the Westminster
Presbyterian church viii Be held
Thursday at $50 o'clock. Mrs
J. d. Bell IL chairman Of the din
ner committee. with Mrs. W. c
Bates, Mrs. L. r. Aldrich and Mrs.
George Rennie assisting.
Mrs. o. w. Benthin IL In charge
Of the program. Miss Ella Ben
nett. secretary OF Y. W. c. A. win
speak. For reservations. call Mrs
X. C. Huff. ca s2e2-R, or Mira
J. d. Bell. GA 4222.
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Mrs. Gslbrsifh 10
Entertain Chapter

Chapter y. A. u PEG VII BE-
entertained At the home q Ara
John Galbraith IN Eat0nyilis.
Thursday afternoon for 1 O'Clock
luncheon. Mrs. Glen Anderson Will
b. the assisting hostess. Mr..
Harry Esbcrg and Mrs.. Dwight
Howell are IN charge Of the pro
gram
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Hospital Alumnae
To Feie Seniors
Graduating Class u Taco
me General 10 De- lierorsd

Alumnae Of the Tacoma
General hospital School Of
Nursing are looking forward
TO their annual banquet and
reunion, IGNORING the gradu-
ating class. 10 be held this
year on May q in the Crystal
ballroom Of Hotel Winthrop.
Miss Bsrnice Speaks. presi-
dent. win preside and Mrs.
Olga Mills Ia general chair
man.
Other committee ehalrmsn are
Miss Elsie atrandness. arrange
nsnts: Mrs. Dora 0unnstts. dec
orations: Miss Doris KipoiI. pro-
gram; Mrs. johanna Lnmh<rs&on.
transportation. and ars. lone
Croft. reservations and publicity.
Two hundred sinmnas members
from all parts Of the state. and
soms from Oregon and California
are expected n attend.
The members Of the 1910 gradsi
sfing rissn. who eiii Be espsrlsii,
honored are Misses Janet Aisxan
der. Dorothy Athow. Barbara nsr'
ton. Kathryn Barker. Marion mar
ber, Oreta fseeIrr. Dorothy Berry,
Evelyn Bond, Clara Briggs. vir'
Kinia Bryan. Esther Buchanan
Alta Buifny, f.snors Eistrom. WI.
ma Fairbanks. Alma Fr~emsn.
Norma Fritz Marjorie reddes.
Dorothy Hsngen. vonda Hudson.
Lois Jarnberg. Anita Jones. Rhoda
Ludwick. certrude Mcleod. Betty
Miller. Elsie Myilymahi. solvsig
simonsen. Jennie soby. Irene
stephens. Hslen wsberg. t.eons
VIII ana Lorna wolian.
Special guests e ths siuHnse
viii lnohIfs Mas Harriet Klein.
director ~ nurses Miss Ann
Bedro~aky. social director: Mr.
and Mrs n, ~. Jackson. Mr.. and
Mrs G. J. Cummings. DE-. ana Mrs.
W. w. pascos, DF. and Mrs. J. y
Turner. Mrs ceciis Tracey spFy
u the Everett osnsval hospital.
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Council 10 Hear
Adele Parker

Guest speaker for the women's
Council for Peace, when IL meets
Thursday In Emerson hall. 1904
Broadway. will be Adele Parker.
brilliant Seattle woman. Miss
Parker's rich and unusual back
ground Of travel and experience in
public and literary life. both here
and abroad. has made her q keen
and authoritative speaker on In.
ternationai affairs.
Miss Parker was at one time q
teacher In Broadway high school
IN Seattle. She married Charles
Enoch Allen Bennett. an engineer.
and went with him 10 Russia.
where Mr.. Bennett was engaged In
advisory work in the sovist Union.
During their year In siberia. Miss
Parker acted a. correspondent for
International News SERVES. In
Moscow. she had tho opportunity
OF observing many Developments
Of the Soviet government. she
spent n summer In England lectur-
ing under the auspices Of tho In
dependent Labor party
Under the subject What the
European Situation Means 10 us. !"
Miss Parker viii snslyzs the oaus-
- OF the present war and also the
social and political trends taking
place in Europe.
The program win begin 81 I
o'clock. following the regular
sandwich luncheon Mrs Mauds ~
Richard. council publicity dirso-
tor. invites the general public 10
share IN the meeting There wili
be- no admission charge.
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Clubs

Mary Todd Lincoln sewing circle.
ID. u. ". will be entertained by
Mrs. Ben ofstead. 62i so. saith.
for a potluck luncheon
At 1880. Business TO follow. Fa-
vors viii be made for Daughtcrs'
banquet at tho convention.
Ladies' auxiliary, ". A. G. l.,
meets Thursday at the Dalhem.
212 No. Tacoma ave. for = 1880
luncheon. Make reservations with
Mesdames +. Kirk. Glenn Mills
or A. Nedervold not later than
Wednesday evening.
women's organizations Of Christ
church are sponsoring a cooking
demonstration In the parish house
at p. m. Thursday, and a second
one at the same place Friday at
p. m. All invited.
Loyal club meets for a 1880
luncheon Thursday with Mrs.
George Byrne. es49 So. A 1t.
Tacoma Red Men. tribe No. IS.
annual benefit dinner and card
party Wednesday at 8 p. m. in
Eagles hall. Cards at $50. Fa-
vors. Public invited.
women's society. Fern Hill Hap
fist church, meets with Mrs. Lloyd
Hopkins. 1902 SO. Thompso
Thursday for a sandwich luncheon
at noon.
South Tacoma Rebekah aunii-
larry meets Thursday IN South Ta-
coma I. o. o. y. hall for a 1880
luncheon and business meeting.
Hostesses. Mesdam Emma
Craig. A. c. Jesperson and J. G.
Traul.
Alaska Yukon sourdough club
meets Thursday at Emerson hall
for potluck supper At 9 80. Sour
doughs viii give experiences In thu
Yukon. and pictures Of the Mar
rows bridge viii be shown. ~
Rolsndo viii preside.
Seventh Ward W. &. 7. q. meets
with Mrs. Arthur Smith. 2sib No.
TIN st. at 100 Thursday. Mrs.
George Cole Of puyaiiup VIII speak
on Health and Medical Temper
ance" Music by Mas Enid Miller.
All invited.
Women's Catholic Order Of For
esters will sponsor the second In
q series Of card parties In ths
l. o. o Y. hall elubrooms. Mrs.
l. w. johnson IL the chairman
Loyal chapter Of the Goodwill
viii meet Thursday for 1880
luncheon al the home Of nra y. n.
Foster. PITS Kellogg. Mrs.. Fred
Myers viii preside.
Three 3 sewing club meets
Thursday with Mrs. Victor John
son near Buckley Tor q u 20 lunch
con. Those planning 70 attend are
asked 10 call CA ss57-R
Ladies Aid. Bethlehem Lstherss
church. regular meeting ana me
O'Clock luncheon Thursday IN shs
church psriors Mrs Harold ghuts.
hostess. Program.
North IND Cirele, Daughters o.
the Nile. viii meet with Mrs. Les
lie Tuitis. Day Island. on THURSDAY
afternoon Mrs Walter Aier0S
will assist
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SiIas Nelson 10 SPEAK

Mrs. Frank Swanberg, COM
pleting her fourth year as presi-
dent of Circle A OF Emmanuel
Methodist church. will on Thurs
day evening at s o'clock in the
church parlors, be hostess to
women of the church. their hus-
bands and friends. Mr.. Silas f..
Nielsen viii be the speaker. and
musical numbers will be presented
by Edward Allen Hansen and the
Rev. Carl NJ. Ekaas of Seattle.
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Second Auxiliary
Is Organized
P. L. c. Dormiiory Group
To Entertain al Tee Friday

Mrs. C. S. Fynboe Of Park
land was chosen to direct ac-
Invites of the Pacific Luz
theran college Dormitory
Auxiliary No. 2 at its organ
ization meeting in the college
reception room on Thursday
evening, May 3.
Mrs. Frank Gratias, trea-
surer of the oranization. will
open her beautiful new home
on 1907 Pacific ave. on Friday
afternoon, May II. from 2 to
3 and 3 to 4 o'clock at a bene-
fit tea to which auxiliary
members and friends Of the
hostess will be invited.
Assisting Mrs. Grstias In receiv-
ing the $50 guests will be Mrs.
C. S. Fynboe, Mrs. r. Francis. Mrs.
A. Lybeck and Mrs. A. Wallsten-
Mrs. Ted Elmer and Mrs. Ben
Knutsen will pour at lace COW
cred table centered in spring
flowers. Mrs. G. Gjertsen viii su-
pervise the tea table and Mrs.
Grover Richards Is in charge Of
the flower display for the affair.
A variation of musical numbers
will be heard throughout the after
noon. Miss Anna Mikkelsen viii
sing three selections commemorate
ing Norwegian independence day.
May II. Others taking part In the
musical program are Mrs. ]. He'd
land, choir director at the Univer-
sity Presbyterian church In Seat
tie, Mrs. Ira Walters. Mrs. George
Fisher, Mrs. V. Lowman and Mrs.
p. r. Hauge. They will be accom-
panied at the piano by Mrs. Fred
Henricksen. Mrs. l.. Muscek. ac-
companied by Mrs. Alberta Edit,
will also be heard.
Thirty-two women enthusiast
tically made plans Thursday TO
continue the work begun 10 years
ago by Auxiliary No. l toward the
realization of girls dormitory on
the p. l.. c. campus. A hearty
approval OF the organization Of
this new group was expressed by
Mrs. Theodore Nelson, president
of the charter group, and by Mrs.
J. U. Xavier. representing the
charter members. Musical numbers
were furnished by Miss Gloria
RUNNER and Mr.. Marvin Loftness,
students at p. l.. c.
Assisting Mrs. Fynboe in her ex-
ecutive duties will be Mrs. Henry
Berntsen. vice president; Mrs. Ger
hard Haakenson, secretary; Mrs.
Frank Gratias, treasurer. and Mrs.
Burton Kreidler. corresponding
secretary.
Among the chairmen are Mrs.
Morris f. Ford, publicity, Mrs.
II. C. Keller and Mrs. II. r. Skim
ner, constitution. Mrs. Charles
Barofsky and Mrs. Kenneth ia
cobs. program
Charter members OF the aux
iliary include Mesdames II. r..
Skinner, r. L. Kaselman. Virgil
Bergh, r. L. Renwick, Ross Il.
Boynton, Frank Cratias, Z. w.
Wegner. V. C. Christensen, Harold
c. Keller, Peter Velsvick, w. C..
Gregory. A. +. Turner, Robert T.
Clinton, Morris e. Ford, Henry b.
Berntsen. Burton ID. Kreidler. Ger
hard Haakenson, Kenneth Jacobs,
John B. Johnson. c. s. Fynboe,
Charles Barofsky. Miss Rena
Jermstad and Miss Gladys Carlson.
Anyone interested In belonging
To this organization Is asked to
contact any member Of the execu-
tive board. The books viii be open
TO new charter members until after
the next meeting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-16
c. P. S. Students Busy
With Spring Picnics

VIII OpIliiY I lCulCS
As the weather becomes nicer,
the interest OF the students at the
College of Puget Sound Is being
centered in picnics and outdoor
activities. Five picnics have been
scheduled for this week. the first
being the one for which women Of
the Women's Residence hall were
hostesses on Monday evening.
Wednesday is the day chosen by
the senior class 10 hold its tradi-
tional Senior sneak" and have a
picnic instead Of attending regular
classes. Thursday the junior class
Is honoring the senior class at the
annual junior-senior picnic, and on
Friday the Knights Of the Log and
members Of Spurs are entertaining
guests at a picnic and dance at
Lake wilderness. Plans are being
made by the Y. NJ. c. A. and the
Y. w. C. A. groups for a picnic on
Saturday.
The picnic held by the residents
Of the women's dornitory was at
Point Defiance park. where fol-
lowing supper a huge bonfire was
built. Miss Jane Sorenson. social
chairman of the hall. was in
charge of the arrangements.
Special guests were DR.. and Mrs.
Raymond l.. Powell and Mrs.
Ferne Peterson.
Guests were the Messrs. Jack
Leggee. Raleigh Utterback. Robert
Norwood. willard Beaver. Richard
Purtich. William johnson. Donald
Burnett. Edward Graniund. Well
don Rau. Harold Nelson. Philip
Murray. Robert Hooper. William
Dickson. David Palmer. Charles
McNary. Marshall Graham. Rich
ard sioat. william Tregoning.
Robert sprenger. Steven Truselo,
John Polling. Lawrence Lavlk.
William Hopper. Philip walesby.
James Frank and Warren Westbo.
Hostesses included the Misses
Jane sorenson. Betty Jane Pyle.
Virginia Judd, Mary Ellen Peter
son. Mary Prichard. Nathalea
standish. Florence Darrow. Mar
gsret Varnes. Kathryn Woods,
Nancy whippls. Harriette Brad
ford, Helen Walls. Peggy Steele,
Lola Duvall. Lillian Mattson. Mo-
reen stsndal. Annabel Miller.
Suzanne khan. Katherine
Sutherland. Florence Burd, Lucy
spaeth. Arliss wilder. Ards Han
sen. Jane Hudson, Mildred Despair
and Beth Hardy.
Arrangements for the senior
sneak were under the direction Of
Ashfield Walker. president Of the
class. and Harold Nelson and Miss
Carol Pratsch- Patron and pa
troness for the sli-day affair are
DR.. and Mrs. Raymond L. Powell.
The picnic IL being held At Lake
Wilderness.
Lake wilderness has also been
chosen for the picnic on Thursday
when the senior class IL honored
by members Of the junior class.
Both classes are excused from
their daily classroom schedule in
the middle Of the morning and
will spend the day In outdoor
sports. The COMMITTEES in charge
Of the Thursday picnic Includes
Gale sampson. John Boyle George
Mitchell. Ronald Pau. and Miss
Annabel Miller.
On Friday members Of Spurs
and Knights Of The Log and
pledges and alumni Of the two
organizations viii entertain their
guests at Lake Wilderness. In
charge Of the plans are Miss Vir-
/ ginia Judd and Frank Waiter.
Assisting them are Miss Margaret
Varnes and Edward Cranlund.
Miss Martha Pearl Jones il 70 be
one Of the faculty guests for the
day.
Jolly ~ club will meet Thursday
+ for = II o'clock luncheon with fra.
K o. Beryen. 1915 No. Union.
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Assistants Named
For Benefit Tea
Musical Program Planned
For orfhopsdie Affair

Arrangements are being
completed BY the Tacoma
Orthopedic association board
for its annual spring tea, to Be
given this year at Seamount.
North Stevens st. homo OF
Mrs. George Criggs Franklin.
Mrs. James Garvin. program
chairman. has asked Mr..
Frank Nurdlng 10 take COM
plete charge OF the musical
program to be presented dur
ing the afternoon and he has
arranged &c present groups Of
pipe organ. piano and vocal
solos.
All members 81 the efthopedle
hoard viii BE- hosts.se- for the day.
Others who win act AZ hnstssses
and assistants arr Mesdsmss
George Griggs Franklin. Berry
sugK. Harry shaw. jr. Fred w.
Donohus. James carvin. Rinsldo
kessai, Harry Smith. ". y. uooid.
Stanley staatx John Mueller. '. y.
Mossman. Roy Ellstrom. Harold
Mann. Paul Warren. Clifford Lang
horne. Franklin Johnson. N. O,
Redfield and George Burnett.
Mrs. Harold X. Nichols 10 gen
eral chairman Of the affair, pro-
ceeds from which win be used ~
a benefit for ths work with Grip
pied children undertaken by The
parent association and It's many
branches. The tea IL open 10 ms
public, hours being from , until
A -
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Junior Woman S Club Elects
Mrs. Dockeray President
Group Makes Plans for Bridge Party 10 Be Given al
Home Of Mrs. Calvin Stewart on May Il

Mrs Alfred F.. Dockeray elected president Of the
Junior Womans club to succeed Mrs William Bottcher at
the meeting of the Junior Womans club held the Rose
and Gold room of the Hotel Winthrop Tuesday night
Other officers elected Mrs. L. O. Reisinger vice
president; Mrs Harold Sather secretary; Mrs Frank W.
Fox. treasurer. and Mrs. Delwen B Jones historian
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Alpha n@its p cry sinaa1e ~
ssienr.tinw Fsun'1ef's day ws<h !
formal hsnassst snA H<11ns party
Al Lakewood a. u.e1aek We6n<e~
day evening. MFs Framed. uise4
i ehaIrm4a.
Ths spsuFify wss fu.snsrsf n ts1x
IN Macon. O.. Il ne Ws>l<>1n ~
Female cnli.xe.
Thass having msds reservations
for the ainnef are Ms~1sn~e 3 =
Mcssmsn. Arthur nehmifx. chakt<s
psvin. nsssrt tIunt. kssfszf xea-
san. TneodeFs tissiy. Ksaaeas O.
ssn. les Ifans>n. oof<ion ofpe9 -
puysiiup. nay Harm u apmn<r ~
the Misses pivsss oexilaTdi. Lea
cada and Irene Alexnnd<r.
Further reservations may -
msas BY ealing re see<efafx-
treasurer. Mrs.. Arthur nehmttA
PROCTOR e5es. ar Mrs. uisoo. Gar
land sos<-a
Bspiiss Circles 10 Msst
fAs south circle af ths AI4In
| Avenue baptist church yin mee1
/ thursday ~ ths hsms - MfA
Peter i,sntaon. ate -. nts~is. fnT
1850 Iuneheon. Mrs. ftsatsea
win b. assisted ~ Mrs a. a.
Walker. Mrs. T. G. Tuisan and
Mrs. n. q. cre@nfisid.
North circle wiil siso nse~t
thursday a the home - Mr2
DslIs rituz. ii1z No. st~~ls. Ths
1850 lnaehson riii - pefis,ok
ina ussstins ~ thu Fafa I
Ccok and tho East circles siii 10
announced isf<f.
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Jolly - club viii meet Thursday
for . II o'clock luncheon with 4rs.
X. o. Beryen. 1915 No. Union.
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North md Cireis. Daughters Of
the Nile. Will meet with Mrs. Les
lie Tuttls. Day Island. on THURSDAY
Afternoon Mrs Walter hier0S
will assist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-24

Grams. for their annual Armistioe
eve military ball. The big event
win be held at The Elton with rep
resentatives Of every local ex-ser-
vicemen's organizations IN atten-
dance. State officers Of the J. w.
v. have also accepted invitations
to be present.
State Commander Rudolph Hen
nick, former commander Of the To-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-24

O'Clock IN Beth Israel synagogue.
Memorial service win be held at
other synagogues The Jewish youth
are urged to attend.
Cantor Fleishman recently from
Germany will chant at the services
in the Bethel synagogue. Exer-
cises will start at Q o'clock this
morning followed by memorial serv-
Ices.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-24

last night. Yesterday and today
marks the harvest festival. one Of
the most happy Of the Jewish cali
endar holidays. The services will
feature professions, and during the
march the Torah, Jewish scriptures
win be borne about the synagogue.
Today at the synagogues win be
the service Of Shimchath Torah. or
rejoicing in the law, completing q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-24

cycle Of reading IN the Bible. with
the commencing Of the iirst chapter
Of the Genesis. Chanting win pre-
vail during the rites. Exercises will
be held at $50 O'Clock this morning
at the Beth Israel and sharith
Israel synagogues.
Rabbi Moses d. Sheinkopf will
make an address before the memo
rial service this morning at 10:45
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-24

cal post, heads the COMMITTEES On
entertainment for the affair. He
announced ct q meeting Of the
workers last evening that several
big-time acts. including TAP and ac-
robatic dancers. singers and instru-
mentalists have been engaged and
that everything Is IN readiness for
the big night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-24
JEWISH VETERANS
ARRANGING BALL

Several acts Of professional enter
tainment have been booked by Da-
vid Fannick Post, Jewish War Vet
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28
Anne Cannon Freed
From Third Husband

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27.-P-
Heiress Anne Cannon Plumly, pert
and %, once again is free of mari
tai bonds.
The daughter of the late Joseph
F. Cannon, wealthy towel and sheet
manufacturer of Concord, was grant
ed a divorce yesterday from her
third husband, Lindsey C. Plumly
20, Philadelphia broker.
Mrs. Plumly first was married to
Smith Reynolds, heir to tobacco mil
lions. Soon after their divorce and
his marriage to Torch Singer Libby
Holman, Reynolds was fatally
wounded.
Husband No. 2 was F. Brandon
Smith, Jr., Charlotte real estate
broker. She eloped with Plumly in
1886 soon after her second marriage
was dissolved.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28
Mills Closing Blamed
On South's Lou Wages

DOVER, N. H., Feb. 27.-R-
Unable to meet southern competi-
ion. the Pacific Mills corporation
of Lawrence, Mass, this city's
principal industry, has informed
it's 600 en-. loycs of a decision to
halt the manufacture Of cotton
goods here.
There is no hope Of attaining a
position competitive with mills
making similar products" the firm
said in a statement handed to
President George E. Sherry Of the
Dover Independent Textile Workers
union at a conference last night.
Our competition is almost wholly
located in the south and the diff
ferentials in wages are too great"
No date FOR the shutdown was
mentioned but the corporations
statement, rendered by Vice Pres
ident Henry G. Nichols, added:
1--WE believe there is a reason
able chance to develop a %sour
anS growing rayon business in
Dover and we re prepared to try
to do So
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28
Your u s..
Income Tax
DEDUCTION FOR INTEREST

Amounts paid or accrued within
the taxable year 1889 as interest
on Indebtedness r deductible,
with certain exceptions, from gross
income in determining net income.
Such items include interest On Dor
rowed money to defray personal ex-
penses, and on money borrowed for
the purchase of real or personal
property. If a person owes money
on a lien or mortgage note On his
home, the amount of the interest
may be deducted. Indebtedness, how
ever, need not be evidenced by lien,
judgment, or mortgage to make the
interest on it deductible. Frequently
indebtedness is evidenced only by a
note.
Interest paid on Indebtedness in
CURED in the purchase of obliga.
tions (other than obligations of the
United States, issued after Septem.
Der "a, 1917, and originally subscrib'
ed for by the t~axpayer), the inter
est upon which is wholly exempt
from federal income tax, is not de-
ductible. Interest paid on loans on
life insurance policies is deductible
provided the amount Of the loan is
not used for the purposes previous
ly referred to in this paragraph.
Interest paid OF behalf of a friend
or relative where there is no Legal
obligation on the part of the payer
is not deductible. In such cases
the amount is the same as a gift.
AS interest paid is deductible, sc
interest received is taxable Except
interests on obligations of a state
territory, or any political subdivis
ion thereof, or the District OF
Columbia; or obligations of a cor
poration organized under act OF
congress, if such corporation is an
lnstrumentality Of the United
States; or the obligations Of the
United States or its possessions to
theh extent provided in the acts au,
thorizing the issue thereby. All
such amounts, including interest re
ceived on bank and savings deposits,
must be included in the taxpayers
return Of gross income.