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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
Parties Honor
Miss Porto
Fiancee OF Mr.. Rofondo Is
Complimented at lnfor-
NAL Gatherings

Co-hostesses at an informal
gathering in honor of Miss
Florence Porto, fiancee of Mr..
Sal J. Rotondo, were Mrs.
Leo Eckroth and Mrs. Will
liam Arnold, who entertained
recently at the latter's home.
Court whist was played dur
ing the early evening hours,
honors going to Mrs. L. Por-
ter and Mrs. P. Everett.
After the bride-to-be had been
showered with gifts for her new
home. a late supper was served.
Centering the tables were silver
hearts and red roses.
Guests included Mesdames Perry
Strand, William Gustofson, Jr,
Robert Courtwright, P. Mcdowell,
L. Porter and p. Everett.
Another recent party for the
bride-elect was the kitchen shower
for which Mrs. Tony Sepetoski
and Mrs. William Benigni were
hostesses. A late supper followed
the playing of games, a Valentine
motif being carried out in the
decorations.
Those sharing the event were
Mesdames Alex McBeath, Clarence
Lund, Chris Lund, Albert Bertolin,
Alvin Vincent, Frank Ghilarducci,
G. N. Peck, H. P. Petersen,
Michael De voto, Frank Porto, Ed
win Weller and Ira ferwilliger,
and the Misses Marguerite Will
liams, Vida Goodier and Patty
Nicks Sepetoski.
The marriage of Miss Porto and
Mr.. Rotondo will be solemnized
March at Trinity Methodist
church.
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The February meeting ~ the
Tacoma and risroe County League
nf essrsicn clubs wiIl - followed
~ : tea hour IN f1shsr'e civic
center On Friday sftsrncea Il lao
e'eleck. Mrs. Msnde berry win
preside over thr business u<stinr
whssh 10 10 ~ prceeied BY : board
sc>eicn II eAsicrk.
Mr.. r. r, Lawrence WIN sp<at
during The sftefnonn - d<I-
rhlnlams
For the tea hour. the Hnssna
Table Garden sinh. ~ which Mfx
J. - Mscfsonsid u president. win
b IN charge
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
When Lazy Kidneys Cause
STUBBORN
BACkACHE

II you have persistent annoying
hackache and suspect that your kid
neys are not as active as they should
be, better get a IS cent box OF the Ia
nous Gold Medal Harlem Oil Cap
eules-one grand kidney diuretic that
has proved so effective with so many,
and take as directed.
Besides backache, other symptoms
Of kidney sluggishness may be swollen
ankles, puffy eyes, leg cramps, getting
up nights, difficult, burning and
scanty passage.
But be sure TO ask for Gold Medal
HARLEM Oil Capsules, right from
HARLEM in Holland. Get Gold Medal
the genuine-the pure-the original.
Refuse a substitute. adv
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
Or. Barclay Aeheson
Is Tacoma Visitor

Or. Barclay Aeheson Of New
York City. associate editor Of the
Readers Digest. was In Tacoma
the first of the week. the guest
Of his mother. Mrs. r. Davis
Acheson. Some time was also
spent with his brother-in-law and
sister. Mr.. and Mrs. c. +. Trendall
Rowe. DR.. Acheson is on lee
ture tour at the present time and
arrived in Tacoma Sunday eve
ming from Spokane. He left late
Tuesday afternoon by air for Miles
City. Mont. where he viii lecture
Wednesday evening. Mrs Ache
sons daughter. Lila Achcson Wal
lace, and her son-in-law, Dewitt
Wallace. are editors Of the
Readers Digest
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
Annual informal 10 Be- Given
A. Fircrest Wednesday

The Tacoma Dental Assistanti
society viii hold their annua
winter Informal AZ Fircrest Coll
club on Wednesday evening. An
appropriate George Washington's
birthday theme has been chosen
for the dance for which Mrs. Earl
u. swanson IL the chairman.
Cocktail parties preceding the
dance include Miss Carmen Thomp-
son with guests: Misses Lou John
son and Edna Frister and Messrs.
w. X. Lewis and william Garnett.
IT,. and DR. Alvin ". Matthies.
and Miss Doris Wafer. whose
guests will he Masses Ethel Won
valkanberg. porothea Griffith.
Geraldine Willis Janetts Lord. and
Msssrs. John Madsen. David
Parker. Larry Berg and Ralph
Eggsbo.
Reservations have been made by
Or. and Mrs. J. J. Mclaughlin,
whose table will include Or. and
Mrs. X. y. Rotehford. Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl n. swanson. whose In.
BILE Will include nsHrs. and hss-
DANES James g. Harman. Roland
Tollefson. Ernest Feraigis, and
Charles l.. Walker. Misses Flea.
nor stlllwsil and sylvia jackson:
Mensrs. Robert Wilson and Her.
bert Gllsdorf: Or. and Mrs J. A.
Erickson. whose Table viii ineiuds
hias Jiiliana heDonougb and Mr..
David Ekbsrg: Or, and Mrs q.
". Hslmer. Miss Mary Melon.
ough. Mr.. Ray Bohfsr.
Mr. and Mrs. Omar Brstrud.
whose table viii include Misses
Lillian Hendrickson. Clara Pace
and Virginia Maxwell and Msssrs.
a. G. James. Frank Eduarsispn.
r. n. snowden and Thornton iIab-
bitt: Dr. and Mira. J. v. Lsrum.
DIR. ana Mrs. c. E. Wilbur. Or.
and Mrs. Edward Eddy. Or. and
Mrs. Walter KDudssn. Mr.. and
Mrs. Omar Berry. Mr. and Mrs,
-. coaie. Misses Lois Wsiisf.
Ruth CilchriHi. Eleanor bonner.
Margaret Marshall. Messra. Mics
Lindsay. Richard Scott. George
aeldeman. Dr. Elmer vttotie.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
Mrs. Crews Honored at
University Club Dinner Party

To honor the retiring queen, Mrs.
Joseph E. Crews. of Fora Temple.
Daughters Of the Nile. the staff of
officers entertained at the Univer-
sity-Union club Wednesday even
ing.
Those attending were Mesdames
A. Z. Long. Walter Mierow, E. ].
Doherty, Frank Hibbard, A "A.
Campbell, Harlan Grubbs, A. X.
Partridge. Wanda COLLECT, Robert
Raber, Lloyd Suffer. D. w. Will
Jams OF Sumner, Ray Boline. o. w.
BorTell, Harry c. Hisox, Edward
Kendrick, Melba Kimball. A. w.
Rankin and Carl Wiener.
Mrs. Crews was presented with
gift from the staff.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
MADAGASCAR" TO Be Topic

The Spanaway Lutheran Ladies'
Aid will meet with Mrs. Paul
Walk, Spanaway, Thursday after
noon at 2 o'clock. Miss Sylvia
Stavaas, who has spent most of
her life in Madagascar, will speak
on the life on this island and the
missionary activities there. The
members and friends are heartily
welcome.
Jolly Is club will meet Thurs
day for II O'Clock luncheon with
Mrs. Virgil Berry, 4057 So. C st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
Reservations 10 b Made Tor
Msdrons Woods Reunion

All Girl Scouts and Eifis ~ Tas
coma WIN attended Day Camp
last summer. viii gather At Amsfi.
can Legion hall on Friday. Marsh
1. for the reunion dinner.
With camp eounsslors a. honor
guests = full program u songs.
story by The camp story isllefs.
games for all. and a stunt BY each
unit. viii fili ths hogrs between
Q and s;4b O'Clock.
To indicate thslr unit. EiFis are
requested 10 ~sar anything that
= Gypsy or Indian. . Pionssf % .
brownie would uss. Those plan.
ming to attend arc 10 make ressr.
vations before Feb. AZ 81 the ulfi
Scout headquarters. broadway
32s6. Plans for ths coming ses-
son. which begins June II At
hadrnna Woods in r. Deflsncs,
will he made.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22

Phyllis Anderson. Doris Day. Carol
Prstsch. Ruth Raymond. Katherine
Sutherland, Frances Tarr. Dixie
Thompson. Frances Summers, Eve
Ign Hopkins. Cora Atkinson. Betty
Jones. Marie Mnlligan. Florence
Mclean. Peggy Goodman. Lillian
Aattson. Betty Edwards Lucy
spaeth. Victoria Hanson. Virginia
Marinof. Rita Rae Morgan. Mary
King Bette Drake Betty Heaion.
Florence Burd. Frances Cole ana
Helen FOLSOM
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
Scores Attend
Junior Benefit
Gard psrsy ~ Winthrop
Ballroom Draws Many
tuesday Afternoon

With 81 tables In play the
benefit card party given BY
the Junior Womeas club.
Tuesday afternoon In the
Crystal ballroom Of the Hotel
Winthrop, proved successful
due to the efforts Of Mrs.
Oliver Main. chairman. and
cooperating committee Mes
DANES Sterling Carmichael.
Verne c. Johnson. A. +.
Dockcray and Miss Clara
Sicade.
The early afternoon was devoted
10 caris with favors going 10
MesdAmes l.. o. ftsisinker. w.
Lemon. H. w. Icrgenson. TED
Bordeaux. Id Honeywell. Carl
sund. q. Petrsch. Robert xareoaxh.
y. e. nirpin. r. @. Nelson. Harry
redcmsn. Miles Nelson. q, j.
Ceratto. A. &. Allsrt Robert Mac.
Oregon. william nntschcr. nelmoni
Caldwell. Frits Metxger. Ia Flsus.
l.. =. sellg. uohhes. Arthur Poole.
Verne Ola. Osborne. George Camp
hell, Otto |. Johnson and Mis~es
Bertrud. i.lewellyn. Smith and
Marvin.
Novel IN detail and cleverly pre-
scented. was the spring 1910 fash-
Ion show concluding the after
moons entertainment with club
members. Mcsdames Elisabeth X,
Tsillis and Clifford Wood among
the models. A revolving platform
and unique scenery formed tho
setting.
Mrs. Oscar n, Huseby furnished
TIM piano accompaniment and Miss
Evangellne Swing sang.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22

GRACE Baptist Womsns Asseeia-
ton and ths Mems brotherhood
viii meet ~ ths church Wssinss-
day svsning 1T 7.30 fer = com
pIimsuiary program, The WON.
ems group will present Mayor
J. J. kaufman. speaking on Christ.
ian clllx1nshlps and the msst
VIII present DF. ana Mrs.. d, ~
Bel Nhs viii show moslan pss-
lures ~ Bouth Africa.
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Dsks M kspps en- -
Enssrssin ~ SeiIe
tawkiNe povsy

In /. r~.,,.~l~ 1900
-. 80. =.
settu&. uNlte IN AAp0 III
nf Pacific Lutheran co(|
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xtrnm and Ann ppfop 1890.
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billy nnmea and Inorchor
To evsHnEs sneer>o1nne =
ss,ax pianned ~ Mlesee N11|no
f1esn'Hs MN C4<unn9A 11(1
nsnr.son. puEutnv uuaty -
10y rserspn
.snn w'N - eeevSe
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
Drama Club Schedules
"liffla Woman"

Rehesrssls are In progress by
tho Clark Players for The play
Little Women" which will be
presented April II In weyer-
haeuser hall Mt the Y. w, G. A.
This well-known story with liz
beloved characters win be effcc-
lively portrayed by talented so-
tors. Scenery and costumes APP
propriate To the period are being
designed. and no pains are being
spared 10 make II a most enjoy
able production. philburn Fried
man 10 the director Of the play.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
Garden Club
Postpones Meeting

Because Of the holiday, Milton
Garden club has postponed its
Thursday meeting until the follow
ing Thursday. when it will be held
at p. m. There will be a further
announcement as TO the meeting
place.
Mt. Tacoma Day Council meet
ing Friday has been postponed
until March 1 Mrs. S. NJ. Cay
lord. the president. viii be hostess
al her Lsrehmont home. Mem
bers take LarchmOnt bus al noon
at 18th and Pacific. VIII be met
at Lsrchmont station.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
Western Writers Hear Two
Prize Winning Plays

Members of Tacoma chapter,
League of Western Writers. heard
two Of the prize-winning one-act
plays in the recent national con-
test discussed at their February
meeting held at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. II. r. Maybin Saturday
evening.
The play silent Wilderness. +"
by Winifred Mcclellan OF Van
couver. b. C., winner Of first
honors. was analysed by Mrs.
Corinne b. Jones. program chair
man for the evening. Mrs. Jones
then read the play taking second
prize. Five Points for Remem-
brance," by Rachel Reynolds of
the same city. The latter was a
play with supernatural setting
and an unusual theme. A report
on the recent regional banquet
rendered by the two Seattle chap
tiers to Major l.. Bullock-Webster.
was given by Mrs. Ellsworth c.
Power. Five League chapters In
the Northwest were represented
at this dinner.
Resolutions Of regret over the
loss of DIR. J. Lyman Hutchinson,
one Of the chapters most valued
members, were passed during the
business session. presided over by
the president, Mrs. II. r. Msybln.
and were ordered placed in the
records Of the organization.
During the social hour follow
ing. Mrs. A. l.. Bunker presided
over the coffee urn. Mrs. l.. r.
McLelland. Mrs. June Carlson and
r. ID. Penney were on the reeep-
ton committee. Mrs. Hunter
Kennsrd will be in charge Of the
program for the March meeting.
Ivy Chapter 10 Meet
Ivy Chapter. OEs.. viii hold
its regular meeting Friday eve
ming in the Masonic hall Al Fern
Hill, with Mrs. Alfred Hodges and
Mr.. Herbert G. Ford presiding.
The degrees q the order VIII be
exemplified by the officers Fol-
lowing the business meeting re-
freshments VIII be served in the
dining room by Mrs. Carl Ostiund
and her committee. Mrs. Charles
Gleghorn Mrs. Lola Leighton and
Mrs. J. Boyle. All Eastern Stars
are invited 10 attend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22

posluck Dinner 10 Prscsds
Meeting Ihursdsx Exsnina

Thu regular meeting II 1he
Thursday Night Girls club 81 the
Y. w. G. A. win be held Thursday
evening at s.ib. potIuok dinner
preceding this meeting, Chairman
Of thu evening II Joan Hnops. who
viii be assisted by zeiia uiIn.
Frances RadIoh In chairman of
the program which will follow
Captains 81 tbs teams for the
drive which has re-
Gently been started are Misses
corinne barrie and zella Thin.
Reservations for the dinner may
be made by calling Mlss snops I'll
Main <T12,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
Lodge Plans
Festival
o.. o. N. NesGs WIn =
Speaker ~ Wssklrssea's
Birshdsy cslsbsssion

A birthday festival Il h.
Ing planned for washinrton's
birthday. Feb. 20. By mcm-
bers of Emilia lodge. DauRk.
ters Of Norway. The fcte
win be given In Normanna
hall. SO. 18th and X ats, II
4 p. m. A delightful program
has been planned. with DR.. q.
NJ. Norlis a. principal speaker
Of tho evening.
Mrs. Alfred Johnson viii sine
- spirit riawsr" BY Campbell
Upton and The Song Of snnns''
by Moys. nrs Arthur =. Land.
gren viii play the hsrp. lssr -.
lecsions are 10 hs "Masurka~ by
achuseksr. ''tulishy'' w nrshmz
and 'Musle Box by reenitz
Miss Kari farsisn. Instructor IN
Norwegian al Stadium and Lin
coin high sehoois. will Eive . mss.
sage.
Others 10 appear on The program
are . group n young people IN
reading and vinlin. accordion end
vocal solos,
After the program . social Tins
viii he enjoyed. The public Il In
vlted.
Mira. George Johnson. president
Of the lodge. viii welcome every
one. and viii Be assisted by IN
following committsei hesdsms'
Norman Hansen. Ings coiho. Ariis
Stone. n. Aivestad. A. kvslhslm
Gertrude nrekken and Eissnol
Matheson.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-13
Effect On Youth
Bad, She Asserts
About New Deal

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. - Mrs.
Paul Henry. an assistant In the
women's division of Republican
national committee. charged Mon
day that the New Deal has had a
disastrous effect on the courage
and confidence Of the nations youth
because OF constant reiteration
OF the lack of future In America"
The New Deal has not been
able TO stimulate the ugor and
initiative that We need II We are
10 maintain the American way OF
living" she told Indianapolis Re-
publican Women's club.
The present discomfort and dis
enlargement Of large masses Of
our people tends more and more
TO create dependents on \ central
lied government. Whether intcn-
tionally or not. our administrative
program Is leading us down the
same road Travelled In Europe and
Asia we are being encouraged
TO trade our liberty for nebnlous
promise Of security. but we must
never forget that the government
that advertises itself As a friend
today. may. II ~'yen sufficient
power. b. the tyrsnt Of tomorrow"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-13
States Mineral Production
During 80 Sets Nesv RECORD

OLYMPIA - wHshinxtan's mia-
srsl production IN 1850 81 . n~w
record for ths sssts. b~sng Sio.-
ooo. 900 moro than IN isss sud ~
100000 sresssr Than the 1891
record. J. y. yink. director ef sos-
ssrvstien and development. sn-
nouncsd today.
Figures taken from al avail.
able sources On The amount II
minerals produced last year shaw
ed they had = total vaius NJ y11.-
obp.202. compared 10 s7t.p7a. "a
for ip3s. which had . slight slump
from ths previous year,
the survey showed last year u
sists produced sp.Soo ounces n
gold worth sa.i2s.s0o. ~. 3od
ounces of silver worth t10D. 100.
i7,ssA.ooo pounds of copper val.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-13
Ruptured Men Get
$3.50 Truss Free
Pay No Mopey--Now or Ever
For This Truss

Kansas CITY. No a Doctors
Invention for Fsdacibaa rupture "
proving - successful. an affsr "
now being made 10 give sysryDss
Ths triss Il . ss.oo Truss Free.
This Invention has no lex straps.
no slastlc DeIts. or leather hands.
II holds rupture W ana In. fs COM
Portable and easy ~ wear. After
using u many report sntirs salts
faction. Any reader u tnls paper
may try the Doctors Invention fof
10 days and recsiys the aeparais
$3.50 TRUSS Free n you arc not
sntirsly sasisfied with ths nsyrgs
ton return II. but b. sure 70 keep
the 1870 Truss for your trouble.
n yos are raptufed lDst write the
Physicians Appliance Co. H77
Koch Bldg. 1900 Main 81. Kansas
city. Mo. for their trial offer.
adv
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-13
MONEY ON HAND
FOR new ROADS

OLYMPIA-Fifty thousand dol
lars appropriated by the last legis-
ls ture is available for mine-to-
market road construction this
year. ]. B. Fink, director Of con-
servation and development, said
today.
During 1889 three roads were
established under the law provid-
ing for state money to match
county funds in the work. The
Money Creek road in northeastern
King county is about 80 per cent
completed now, the road up the
Stehekin river In Chelan county
to Horseshoe basin about As per
cent completed and the Twisp-
Lookout pass road in okanogan
county 80 per cent completed,
Fink said.
New projects may be submitted
this year to the department and If
found feasible in tapping known
mineral areas they may be given
state aid
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-13
Iron, Steel Group
Opposes Aid Plans

SAN FRASCISCo-The Pacific
coast conference Of Iron, Steel and
Allied Industries closed Saturday.
on record a. opposing a produe-
tion-for-reiief program IN caIifor-
mia. liberalization Of old age laws
and state laws patterned after fed
eral labor relations aets.
The conference also oppossd pas
sage Of the LaFollette-Thomaa OPP
pressiys labor bill by congress On
grounds II would make II difficult
for industry 70 prevent sabotage,
riots and destruction o. property.
Delegates went on record - ia
yoring. in principle. mediation Of
labor disputes on a voluntary
basis
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-13
Judge Askren To
We'd on Wednesday

MATTE = Judge William D.
Askren. former state supreme
court justice ard sz-Pierce county
superior court Judge. said today he
Will marry Miss Margaret Unger
Hubbard Of Seattle Wednesday.
: The wedding viii Be sOlsmnlzed
In Supreme Court Justice John n.
Mains chambers IN Olympia. Miss
Hubbard Is graduate Of the East
ern Oregon Normal school al la
Grande.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-13
CUBA NAVAL ATTACHE
WILL BE AIR OFFICER

WASHINGTON-Brigadier Gen.
Ross e. Rowell, Of the marine
corps, will be relieved April l as
naval attache at Havana, Cuba,
by Major Hyne Davis Boyde, COM
manding squadron 2 Of the second
aircraft group of the fleet marine
force, the navy department an
nounced today.
General Rowell, whose home is
Boise, Ida, will become senior air
officer on the staff of the COM
handing general of the fleet ma
rine force when he returns to the
United States. Boyden's home is
Etatesville, N. c.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-13
BOEING BOMB
PLANE DOWNED
S Save Ship, Selves
AS Motor Disinte-
CRATES In Air

Sturdy construction
OF a Boeing flying fortress was
credited today for possibly saving
the lives Of five army men. who
were delivering the ship to Ham,
ilton field at San Rafael, Calf.
One engine of the four-motored
craft caught fire and began TO
break up as the plane was flying
in the clouds 80 miles northeast
of Seattle.
Major II. A Halvorson was
plotting the ship, which was in
command of Col. Ralph Royce and
had as a crew Sergeants William
Downing, A. Remu5 and Z. Martin.
I'VE were out only about 10
minutes when the engines started
losing OIL" Col. Royce said. The
clouds closed around us We
found a hole and started to spiral
down, when the engine began to
break up, The plane certainly
was well built to be able to take
such a beating from that engine.
when the engine started
10 disintegrate the wing
Tapped like a bird. l didn't
think II would stand 1t. and
prepared to jump. telling the
Others to do likewise.
Sergeant Downing managed TO
Feather the propellor-head the
blade directly into the wind to
stop its rotation-and the viora-
ton stopped"
Maj. Halvorson m a n "a 10
bring the ship back to Seattle
on its three engines.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-13
TW0DAY
FARM SCHOOL
Glasses In Puyallur
All Day Thursday;
Summer Friday

TWO sii-dsy horticultural SCHOOLS,
one for Pierce county berry grow.
ers End the other for truck crop
farmers. win be held late In the
week in Puyallup and Sumner.
First Of the sessions sponsored
jointly BY the state college. u. \,
department Of agriculture and the
county. viii open at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning in the Winter
School building az the Western
Washington Experiment station At
Puyallup.
Morning speakers listed arr Kari
Baur, Of the soils department At
the experiment station, At 10
O'Clock. on "Soil and Fertilizer
Problems OF the Small Fruit Grow.
err; at IL. DIR. c ID. sehwartEe.
station horticulturalst. on Rec
commended Varieties and prae-
tees, at 1850. County Agent A
M. Richardson. on Economic Fac
tors Affecting the Small Fruit
Industry"
Afternoon Speakers
Three to speak in the afternoon
are DIR. Glen Huber. plant pathol-
ogist at the experiment station.
on. Diseases OF Small Fruits" at
l o'clock. at las. DIR. 4. T..
Breakey. station entomologist on
Insects Affecting Small Fruits. :
and at 2;30. county and CON-
munity committeeman. on "Agri.
cultural Conservation Program
and the Small Fruit Grower
Fridays school. 10 be held In
Guild hall. Sumner. from 10 n. m.
on, will be open to anyone in the
county the same AS the Puyallup
school.
Others on Program
Karl Baur will speak al 10 on
Soils and Fertilizer Problems Of
Truck GrowerT: at IL. DR.,
Schwartze and Clare II. Rumble,
on Recommended Varieties and
Practices for Truck Crops: al
HAS. County Agent Richardson,
on a Soils Program for Pierce
County"
DIR. Huber will speak at o'clock
in the afternoon on Diseases Of
Truck Crops; DIR. Breakey, at
1:s5, on Insects Of Truck Crops,
and at 2:30. the county and COM
munity committeeman, on "Agri-
cultural Conservation Program
and the Truck Gardener"
The meetings in Puyallup and
Sumner, Richardson announced,
will be the last sign-up meeting
for the 1910 agricultural conserva-
ton program.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-13

Army signal Corps telegra-
pliers started the whole thing
when they began collecting
weather data, and for 20
years the Bureau was part Of
the national defense. The army
wasn't able really to do any
thing about the weather either.
-
The Bureau has been in the
same building in Washington
since 1887. but since 1890 1t has
been under the Department of
1t hasn't figured out
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-13
JAPANESE TO PLANT
TREES IN KETCHIKAN

kETGHIklas Mayor Harry
Mccain Today accepted on behalf
Of the city a Japanese offer %
plant ~ cherry trees IN the city
park. eommemorstlng the zeO0th
anniversary Of the japanese en-
pire.