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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-14

WATR-MBS features tonight e;45, Captain Midnight
l. Double Nothing, quiz g. Lone Ranger. $780, Talk
claude Wickard $780, Eddis Duchin TO- Raymond Gl
swing. 1855, Charlie Barnet
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-21

AUTOMOBILE DEALERS
Dealer for wILLYS Automobiles
CALL FOR A DEMONSTRATION
TVETEN MOTOR CO.
4540 Pacific GA 5000
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NEW YORk-Retail trade ac-
tivity improved during the past
week under the influence of favor
able weather conditions following
several weeks OF irregularity. Dun
& Bradstreet. Inc. reported.
Retail volume for the country
was estimated at 6 to II per cent
ahead OF the corresponding 1889
period. the best year-to-year gain
since late in March.
The cast had the smallest re-
gional gain in retail volume COM
pared with a year ago. estimated
between 3 and Z per cent. while
the south and southwest showed
the widest with gains of to Is
per cent each. The Pacific coast
gained 4 TO s per cent.
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Investment Trusts
Will Not Prosecute

Jailed Saturday night after al
iegediy heating his wife. Leslie
TAYLOR. Sc. 1914 South Tacoma
ave-. was at liberty Monday on his
own rccognizance. Police ordered
his release Sunday after Mrs. Elma
Taylor. 81. declared she would not
prosecute he husband He had
been booked for investigation Of
assault.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-21
Flour Prices
Sill Lower

Two Of Tacoma three wholesale
nour dispensers dropped the price
Of their product 20 cents, according
10 reports Monday. Flour, per 1es
10. bhl.. now ranges from s6.<5 to
SOS.
Valencia oranges were being re-
leased 1t Ss5e and 81 per crate.
Local dollhouse tomatoes were
quoted At 20 cents par ID. Straw
berries, pineapples. celery and
lemons were among shipments re-
ceived Monday. but prices were un-
changed.
L.
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Behind the
Stock Ticker
Nv LOUIS VI. SCHNEIDER

New York bankers say British
propaganda has already started
for the breaking down Of the John
son act which bars loans To ma
tons IN default on debts to Uncle
Sam.
Sir Frederick Whyte. director Of
the American division of the min
istry of information. told the Brit
ish North American Luncheon club
this week: In the last resort the
United States will be standing
where we want them"
Sir Frederick brought out that
the United States will ultimately
shift It's war policy and that con-
gress will raise the embargo on
allied loans.
War Bonds-Private sdvices out
OF Ottawa are that the dominion
of Canada in all set to float an
unlimited offering of baby war
bonds" of IS and $40 par value.
Misunderstanding of Agricul-
ture Wallace confirms your cor
respondents reports that the war
in Europe In not beneficial to
American farmers. He says that
for the year ending June 30. ex-
ports will show n decline Of 80
per cent. And he doubts whether
closing of the Dutch markets will
increase buying in the United
States. His warning Is: I'VE all
underestimate the ability OF a peo-
pie to tighten their BELTS"
steel-The Nazi drive into Bel
GUM and Luxembourg deprives
France and England of between
1000. 900 and 2.500.0 900 tons Of
steel annually. Result: Both coun-
tries are forced to make purchases
In the United States.
Trade advices are that the allies
have already placed orders for
some $50. 100000 tons. But the
orders call for unfinished steel.
And. says one high in the trade.
it's in the finished product that
the industry nets its large profits.
Secret Orders - While Amtorg,
the Soviet Union buying agency
In this country, refused to con-
firm or deny, it's factual that re-
cent Russian purchases of ma
chinery and machine tools in this
country are of record size. Rail-
road preparations are being made
for some rs to 100 carloads of
such supplies to be shipped from
the east to Tacoma, Wash. De-
tails of the matter are being kept
secret by manufacturers and car
riers.
Reports Are That: With wheat
prices holding reasonably steady.
stock market price might hold
gains from recent lows Celia
nese Corps 1910 net will better
1888 a share earned for 1889 &.
Link Belts 25-cent quarterly di-
vidend rate to be supplemented by
extras Loss of European mar
kets reduces National Cash Regis
ter's volume OF revenues Her
shey Chocolates profit margins re-
duced because OF higher raw mate
rial costs.
Commercial Solvents meeting
with informed scale-down buying
Worthington Pumps current
quarter operations at higher aver
ages than first quarter ;. Great
Northern iron ore revenues re-
duced by lower ore prices Ma
tional Acme's backlog of orders
continues to expand Billiard
meets with scale-down buying /.
Curtis Publishing making profits
out of its new children's maya
zine, Jack and Jill"
Dome Mines income hurt by
higher operating costs and ex.
change losses Loew's better
domestic revenues offset by losses
in Europe Illinois Central
benefits from increased traffic in
areas served And. that few
big boys had the nerve to make
securities purchases on recent
price crash.
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Drivers Bail $500

John A. Morris, 3i-year-old
laborer, OF Route l, Box 1884,
Graham. placed in the county Jail
Sunday night by Constable Long
of Spanaway on a arge of
drunken driving. will be tried
Tuesday morning before Justice
Clarence Il. Layton. Justice Del
bert Breseman Of Spanaway set
bail at $3.50.
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BOOKED AS sPEEDERS

Two motorists ucketed for
speeding faced police court cita-
tons Monday. They were Lee
Amidon. Tacoma. and f. A. Stat
ford. 1914 Sc. C ST. Paul Seto.
1910 So. L st, was arrested for
failure to stop for an arterisl.
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News From Western Front
Gains New York Stock Market
Markets ot q
Glunce
MONDAY

stocks: Irregular in moderate
trading. after early strength
Bonds: Irregular; U. s. govern
ments higher.
Curb Stocks; Higher.
Foreign Exchange: Strong.
Cotton; Up as much as 81 q
bale.
Wheat; Up So to 81. cents.
Corn; Up 81 10 81. cents.
Rubber: Higher.
Silver; Up !. cent in New
York at IS cents a fine ounce.
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SUNDAY. MAY 10

SUNDAY. MAY 10
Henry II. Talley, 27l4 East v
Ut.
Mable Frances Shepro and
Adelbert Leo Shepro, twins, SOL
So. 59th II.
MONDAY. MAY 20
A. L. shepro, SOL So. seth 1t.
Arlene keever, STA No. Shir-
ley.
Mary Ellen Brady, 500 Ea.
Morton 81.
Mary Frances Leonard, SIS
Ea. Morton st.
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June S June IL May ii May 2s
Washingtons forecast - Partly
cloudy Monday night and Tues
day with light rain probable on
the coast Tuesday; little change
in temperature; gentle variable
wind off the coast and over in
land waters.
Rainfall in Tacoma for the "a
hours ending at s a. m. Monday,
none: since May l, 2.35 inches, an
excess of 90 inch; since Jan. 1.
1888 inches, deficiency of .03
inch.
Wind at s n. m. Monday. north
m. p. h.; barometer at 1910 and
rising steadily OF.
Sun rises at 4;27 a. m. Tuesday
and sets at 7:45 p. m.
Tacomas weather on May 20,
1899 - Cloudy, % inch of rain,
maximum temperature 81 degrees
and minimum Al. Highest wind
velocity II m. p. h. from the south
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Hurts Head In F all

Sunday morning was fun of ex-
element for two-year-old Joan
Hillstad. 1914 SO. l4th st. Her
head was cut on a sharp object
when she fell at her home. Police
took her 10 the Pierce County
hospital. where physicians and
nurses provided medical attention.
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The Taeome lines Certified Business and Professional Directory

Listing Names addresses and telephone numbers OF
manufacturing. business and professional interests in
Tacoma and vicinity. Consult directory for al services.
Call firms listed below TO secure Certified Service.
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ELECTRIC SERVICE

Complete Electrical Service
Repairs on All Appliances
HAzELTOH'S ELECTRIC SERVICE
i127 Tacoma Ave. MA 1855
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ACTIONS IN DIVORCE

Divorce action was filed in SUI.
perior court here Monday by Jes-
sic Z. against Adolph NJ. Lee,
grounds burdensome homehfe.
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Fence The Modern Way. Guaranteed
Electric Units: sure, safe. economical:
no upkeep. Cor. Glover Cr.-Waller Rid.
CARROLL J GORDON GA 3506-R-3
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TRADE-BuY- SELL with Times want
Ads HARRY X LADAS. 6la So.
18th. call At The Tacoma Times
office for two free tickets 70 the
Temple fhester 5-2o-+o
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Make Your Car Safe with Dayton's
Special Trade In Allowances
BUCK & BOWERS TIRE a. OIL CO
ia Puyallup MA AIT
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Dealer in Frozen 81 Smoked Fish
TACOMA FISH & PACKING CO
ii07iL Dock St MA 1901
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ENGINEERS

PUTNAM ENGINEERING co
1929 So Thompson Ave GA 1885,
Civil Engineers. Industrial Plants
Structural Designing. Surveying
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DEAD STOCK REMOVAL

Dead Worthless Stock
Picked Up At Anytime
Tacoma HIDE a. TALLOW WORKS
Gardenville Main 2612
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FEED DEALERS
FOOD PRODUCTS

Full Line OF Feeds. Seeds and Hay
FARMERS FEED & SEED co.
ll22 Puyallup MA 2o4l
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DETECTIyE-PRTyATE
ELECTRIC FENCES

Investigations of All Types.
Including Domestics. Licensed
LOGUE GA $3.50
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DAYTON TIRE DIST.

Fountain Lunch. Groc Dairy Product:
ELLEN'S DAIRY STORE
2i48 SO. X MA 2o7t
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900 Friday. Curb sales were 734.-
600 shares, compared with 537 900.
NEW yORK-The stock market
was calmer Monday as the allies
appeared to be resisting the Ger
man advance with more success.
Most prices registered gains and
trading fell off TO little more than
one third Of Fridays volume.
Grains shot up when minimum
prices were established. Wheat at
Chicago closed with gains ranging
to 81 cents a bushel. Corn gained
3% to 81 cents and rye AZ TO a.
cents. Other commodities gener-
ally were strong. Bonds were ir-
regular.
A sustaining factor for steel
shares was a gain Of three points
to 10 per cent Of capacity in the
rate of operations. That is the
highest rate since Jan. 20 and rep
resents a rise Of 10 points or ~
per cent over the rate a month
ago. Export orders were up sharp
I, for steel. according to the mag
azine Steel.
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TRADE-BUY-SELL with Times Want
Ads. GLENN COOPER. 56o8 So.
J. call at The Tacoma Times office
for two free tickets to the Temple
theater. 5-20-40
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MONDAYS oUorATIoNs

Quotations courtesy Dean witter d
Co. washington Bldg. members
New York Stock Exchangel
Hioh lou CiozR
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CORSEr
DAIRY STORES

BONNER. ESTHER M. MRS
1915 No 9th st MA 394e
Spirella Foundation Garments
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CoNyALESCENT HOMES

Care of Aged. rnfirm. Mental and
Nervous Cases. Expert Care.
MILLESON'S
1892 So. K st. GA 0742
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AGATE SHOPS

GOES AGATE SHOP
+ 54Ie Pacific Ave. Garland oos7
Aeates Cut TO Order. Agate Cutting
materials for Sale. General Nate
rails and Equipment.
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New First Full Last
Moon Quarter Moon Quarter
June June II May al May 28
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PACKING COMPANIES

NIsoUALLY BRAND
Hams Bacon. Sausages. Cold Meats
At Leading Markets q Grocers.
NISQUALLY PACKING CO.
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SHELL SERVICE STATION
TAVERN

Gas. Oil. fabrication, Accessories
BILL" SHARICK Service Station
18th d Yakima Ave. MA 504c
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SAW FILING
SEPTIC TANKS
SEWING MACHINES
Adjusted

q ANY sewing machine adjusted
D in your home. Modern Utilities,
New Home Agency. 1855 So. 35th.
GA $3.50.
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COMMERCIAL SIGNS
CONCRETE PRODUCTS

Mfrs. OF Building and Pier Blocks.
Sewer Pipe. Drain Tile and Fittings
/ LUNDBERG CONCRETE PIPE CO,
/ l120 So. Cushman MA 646l
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Beauty ParIors

OUR regular as Permanent OIL ME
pad complete, uoE a.
THRIFTY BEAUTY SALON
PAT Broadway BIZ 3o5i
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oLSEN's NURSERY E Kenneth
Olsen Prop 1851 SO Spragus Ave
Shrubbery and Roses
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poM-IoNEs AVERAGES

Stock sales Appropriated i,24o.-
900 shares. compared with s.oT0.-
900 Friday. Curb sales were 734.-
600 shares, compared with 81. 900.
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mutters with an eager grin.
There she ISL shrills an excited chorus of
childish voices in echo.
And from all quarters of the Armys most
isolated post" swells the crunch of running
feet on the frozen snow
Soldiers, their wives and their children all
whoop happily toward town, where the ma
tives of Haines are already converging toward
the wharf to give noisy welcome to what
steamer.
True, it is the same travel-worn boat that
comes in every month with mail from the
States. But this time it is different. This
time it churns toward the dock transformed
by new aura of cheer and good will.
For this time it is the Santa Claus boat.
And the very first passenger to come down
the gangplank is none other than that be-
whiskered, potbellied little man himself
He is headed straight for Chillkoot Bar
racks where, in the mess hall, gigantic
Christmas tree glittering with tinsel and col
ored ornaments and twinkling lights bespeaks
the party that will break out with the noon
mess call in this and every other Army post
from the Arctic Circle to the Canal Zone and
from Virginia to Hawaii
For Christmas is the day when the Army
really goes overheard" into week of jollity.
And the hub of the traditional open-house
entertainment at every post is the heart
warming Christmas tree. which will make its
mfailing appearance even in Panama and
in the distant land of the hula, shipped to
both places in ample time on Army trans
ports.
Much of the atmosphere of an Army
Christmas has been impaired to me in the
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A LONG. hoarse whistle
pierces the steel gray
Alaskan air blanketing
Chillkoot Barracks, and
a sergeant, hurrying to
the post exchange, pauses
and cocks his head.
There she is" he
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see any reason why Christmas should be any
different this year, despite an anticipated
roster of approximately 1000 men. More
visitors, that's all" was the consensus. And
visitors are always welcome during Yuletide
at an encampment.
I've saved the Christmas menu from every
outfit I've been with" said Colonel Pearson
reminscently, land want to tell you some
thing that is not publicity gag: I'd rather
eat Christmas dinner at any Army post i
don't care where - than at any hotel you
can name"
"I'll back that up with Regulations" said
Major Rohan, pulling a paper covered volume
out of his file. And as he read off the official
December twenty-ffth dinner allotments for
each thousand-man unit, hastily calculated
the totals in terms of the entire Army They
add up like this:
Twenty-Five hundred pounds of turkey for
each 900 men, meaning about 78l tons for
the whole Army or, roughly, fifty carloads.
Dinner by the 1roinIood
L WI OtfleT IdlIlS Vi IlItetIl cars edCn Will De
required to haul the 375 tons of pumpkin
they'll serve. And when you begin to calcu-
late the potato haulage Irish and sweet you
find that the 1000 pounds allowed per unit
mounts to GA tons for the entire Army, or
approximately forty-two carloads.
In total some of the other dinner items are:
Cranberries 200 600 lbs
Mnce Meat 10000 lbs.
Plum Pudding 25O,OOO lbs
Fresh Vegetables $4,000 lbs
Nuts & Hard Candies 10000 lbs
Fresh Fruits 1880 crates
Havana Cigars $500 boxes
Cigarettes 125.OOO cartons
Sweet Cider $500 gallons
Ice Cream $500 gallons
There were other items, but was already
50 hungry myself that couldn't stand any
more. 1t struck me that it's all very nice for
the officers to rave about Christmas dinner
in the Army - but what do the enlisted men
say about it? So dropped in at Headquarters
of the Second Corps Area. And following the
old maxim that whenever you want infor-
nation in the Army, ask sergeant" but
tonholed Sergeant Creighton of Headquar-
tiers Detachment
Mister" he said, "a Government Issue
Christmas is something to write home about.
There's always a tree = which is the mess
sergeants particular pride and JOY - and
some of the boys help him fix it up. In one
post where was the carpenters built a big
fireplace and chimney behind the tree, and
darned if Santa Claus didn't come down the
thing in the middle of the party
ANY presents" ! asked.
Sure" said the sergeant There are
always the packages from home. Then for
each of the kids of officers or enlisted men
there's present. wrapped up nice with the
kids name on it. And the Red Cross always
has package for each man with useful things
in it: shaving soap, a housewife, etc.
"A housewife" l interrupted. What is
this, Russia
mo, no, the sergeant corrected patiently,
"a housewife isn't dame - it S sewing kit.
Every soldier needs one. Soldiers don't give
presents to each other of course, but most
of us do send back cards to old outfits we've
been with, and these are all posted on the
company bulletin board
Skirtins the Regulations
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Skirting the Regulations

Oo THE men give presents to the officers"
inquired.
mo; it's against regulations, said the
sergeant sternly; then he grinned at the cor
poral at the next desk.
The corporal chuckled. 81 remember one
time the commanding officers wite got box
of cigars - by some coincidence the very
brand the captain liked" he said. "And once
when was with cavalry outfit, the cap
tain's wife got swell saddle. And darned if
it didn't exactly fit her husbands pet horse"
You see," explained Sergeant Creighton
dryly, there's nothing in Regulations about
the commanding officers wife,"
when do these Christmas festivities
START" asked
We'll, usually the commander of each
corps area issues the order of holidays, which
begin at P.M on the twenty third and con-
tinue until January third. Each man gets
about five days leave, half going off for
(Contjnved on pose ~ =
I2-22-40
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past by friends who've soldiered from China
to the Rhine, but with the rapid expansion
of the service now, wondered if any of this
spirit would be lost in the hurly-burly of
getting thousands of new men into new
camps.
At Army Information, in New York, l
talked with Colonel Frank ]. Pearson and
Major Jack Rohan, neither of whom could
Evening star., 1940-07-11

ing that could not possibly At them
and then yell for salesman to
collect payment. Many no doubt
got away without paying at all.
Finally the shops all locked their
doors and would let only one or two
customers in at time.
At Hendaye Bridge automobiles
we're selling for next to nothing, as
those who had no custom passes
we're obliged to abandon them.
Some just left their cars in the
street and hurried onto the bridge
with as much luggage as they could
carry.
Scenes on the International Bridge
were heartbreaking. Some cars and
many people without cars had been
on the bridge as long as three days,
being refused entrance to Spain
because of some irregularity in their
papers. To make matters worse it
rained almost constantly. and on
June "a, when we crossed over, the
worst summer tempest in years
ragged all day and night with driving
rain and piercingly cold gale. Men,
women, children, many sick. many
half starved, sat drenched and shiv-
ering, surrounded by their water
logged baggage.
Tragic Misery Ali About.
We got across the bridge in only
about four hours, thanks to help
from American authorities from
Madrid, but to do so we had to
abandon our car. The four hours,
in freezing downpour were uncom-
Portable, but we could not feel sorry
for ourselves when we saw so much
really tragic misery around us.
The French authorities waived all
formalities for exit and the Spanish
also were most obliging and did not
even look at our baggage, although
the old local custom under whatever
regime l have known in Spain for
20 years is to 60 through every thing
with f1ne-tooth comb.
After we finally cleared the bridge
about l am, June "a, we had to
wait until o'clock for a chartered
bus, which drove us to San Sebas-
tian, where we finished the night in
a hotel lobby. That was no hard
ship but something like luxury COM
pared to nights we had spent on the
other side of the border plus relief
from apprehension of bombardment.
1t seemed incredible to see city
streets lighted-not brilliantly but
the middle of the night.