The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-22

In cooperation with the schools
Many Of the city churches vii
close their Sunday schools for tn
next two Sundays.
DerFymen 10 Meet
Puyallup local No. 25s. Farmers
Union. held its first meeting o
the year Friday night with Car
Forslund presiding. A campaigl
! Of educational meetings wa
planned with the first to be hell
Feb. 2 1t Red Mems hall.
This will be q mass meeting o
berry growers Of the valley. opel
to al. regardless Of affiliation. 4
win Be for the purpose Of discuss
Ing the 1889 season. Forslund ex
pressed the belief thai the berry
outlook 10 better than for severa
years and that. II growers viii
take advantage Of the situation
prices can be held At q higher
level than has been the case In
many past seasons.
Farmers' Coop Elects
There win be q meeting Of the
board of directors Of the Farmers
Cooperative Union. Inc. satur.
day night st 7:3o In the home OF
Secretary w. c. Reeve. 1104 18th
II. s. Il. The group will reorganizs
for the year with election Of Of.
ficers and the forming Of plans
for the berry harvest.
At the annual meeting In the
North Puyallup gymnasium Thurs
day night Sylvester Todd, c. A,
Custafson and James Osborne were
reelected to the board for three
years. Fred Blazer was elected to
serve two years, filling out the
term Of Lee Natlock. resigned. and
w. H. Snyder was chosen to fin
ish the term Of J. 8. Danser. also
resigned, who had one more year
to serve. A. e. Brock and w. c,
Reeve, with one member to be
appointed by Walter ]. Robinson,
director Of agriculture. complete
the directorate.
Committees on various COM
modities handled by the coop were
appointed by A. e. Brock. presi-
dent. These include John Ping
and T. J. Carson. cherries; w. #.
Prawitx and A. James. sweet rasp-
berries; B. D. Lyons and o. Skreen.
sour raspberries; A. B. Shrceve
and r. 8. johnson, blackberrics,
and Merle Brock and Frank kry-
shiak, Strawberries. The two
members Of each committee will
appolnt 4 third. In his report
w. c. Reeve suggested
the advantage Il limiting member
ship to "rcal farmers and not
would-be growers.
Mn. Colby Hostess
Mrs. r. H. Colby. 7Ss and st..
N. W., will be hostess for q /
O'Clock luncheon OF the North
circle, women's guild Of Christ
Episcopal church. Thursday.
Cards viii be played during the
afternoon. Members of the South
circle are invited. Members whose
birthdays occur in January. Feb
ruary and March viii be honored'
Nrs. d. A. Burns win be Co
hostess. Those planning to attend
are asked to call Mrs. Colby OF
Miss Hattie whitworth.
Two Fir. Calls
Firemen answered two alarml
Friday. one in the morning to the
home OF william Davis, 601 Ea'
Main ave-. and the other in the
afternoon to the residence Of Ear
Triplett, e02 10th st., S. w. Both
were chimney fires with no dam.
age reported.
Wisconsln Club
MEMBER Of the local Wisconsin
club viii gather at the home Of
Nrs. w. A. Miller. 627 w. Pioneer
ave-, Friday evening for = pot luck
dinner. All persons native to the
Badger state win be welcome
There win be election Of officers
Those attending are asked to pro-
vide their own table service.
r. G. Hnwley Dies
Funeral services for Pasca
George Hawley. IS. who died at I
Tacoma hospital Friday win b
held at Hills funeral home Mon
day ut 5 o'clock. Rev. Philip Ora
win officiate. Burial win be IL
Woodbine cemetery.
Hawley. a retired farmer. cam'
TO the state so years ago from
Michigan and lived In PuyalluI
for many years. He went Z
Aberdeen and had recently re
turned here. The family home 1
at 1918 East Pioneer ave.
Surviving are his widow. Jose
phine: q daughter. Mrs. Lillial
PIouse In Michigan: q sister, Mr.
Lillian Rivers Of Bay City, Mich
and two step-sons. 4. l. Brook
Of Puyallup and l. e. Brooks o
Billings. Mont
Fred Mead Passes
Fred Mead. eo-year-old pionee
Of Puyallup. died at q Tacom
hospital Friday. The family hom
Il At 1105 srd ave-. N. w. Fur
Their details win be announced b
Hills funeral home.
New L,sr.ry r,.a
Each borrower ut thu publ
library ID asked TO change hi
present card for one which carrie
q brass slug. This win be use