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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22
Californians
On Program
Dr.. Kersey VIII
Address WEA

Two leading California eduoa-
tors viii speak in Tacoma Friday,
Oct. IS. A. the annual one-day
convention institute Of the Wash
ington Education association. The
meetings. 10 be held In Jason Lee
JUNIOR high school. viii bring to-
gether approximately 1900 teach
ers from grade and secondary
schools Of Pierce, Mason and
Thurston counties.
DR.. vierling Kersey. city sup
erintendent Of schools in Los
Angeles. the wEA conventions
principal speaker. will discuss
Education and National De-
Tense"
Or. Kersey. before becoming
head OF the Los Angeles school
system, was a successful teacher,
a high school principal and at one
time state superintendent Of
eCnOOis IN MS state.
The other Californian on the
program with DR.. Kersey Is DR..
Frank Waters Thomas, president
of Fresno State Teachers college.
Supt Howard r. Goold of the
Tacoma schools will be general
chairman for the institute. Among
other Tacomans who will take part
are William Leatherwood, vice
principal Of Stadium high school:
Leslie Hoar. Lincoln. and Miss
Gladys Lees of Washington school,
all scheduled to appear in panel
discussion Friday afternoon.
While teachers of the three
counties attend the convention
institute school pupils throughout
the district will get an extra day
Of leisure next weekend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22

tucked under her arm.
Her stepfather. a South Bend
merchant. died some rs years ago
and Alice determined that since
she had to make her own way in
the world, she'd do 1t in the most
exciting and thorough manner pos
sible.
So she dressed in mans clothes
and ever since she's worked and
lived like n man.
And like many another" man,
she shipped off to sea in freight
er's forecastle. She can spin many
good yarn Of the ports which
make both the Pacific and Atlantic
oceans fascinating to world-trav-
elers.
From the off-shore ships she
went to the Great Lakes steam
ers: that was different and infor-
native, If not so exciting.
Then. somehow, she found her
self working as a reporter on an
Alaska newspaper. She was lust
one Of the boys"
After that she worked as a chore
boy in one of the bodybuilding
plants in Seattle. Picked up Life
there, too.
Then Alice-generally known to
intimates as Butch - decided to
take leave Of tidewater and see
America. As truck driver and
tractor operator. she reckons she's
been in just about every state in
the Union. Seen 'em all first-hand.
The other day she turned up
unh erald ed in her home town.
Her former schoolmates find II
hard to believe they've ever known
her, even after she refreshes their
memories with introductions and
small anecdotes about her pigtailed
school days with other South Bend
moppets.
Reason she came home-not to
settle down to what would unques-
tionably become lethal humdrum-
ness-is TO build herself a little
sailboat to continue her adven-
lures and world rovings.
There's no doubt In our mind
but that the water show on Tug
boat Annie Day was one of the
best ever.
Maybe we just don't get around
enough, but we've never before
seen Is tugboats in a race. And
added to that. we haven't any idea
how many dozens of fishboats.
yachts and miscellaneous vessels
there were churning along wide
open [ the same time. We, for
one, were properly thrilled.
And for the record, overall win
ner among the tugboats and win
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22
Army Orders

WASHINGTON - The War depart
ment has issued the following orders:
Brig Gen. Robert L. Eicheibersers.
U. 5. A. Preside of San Francisco.
Co.'s. stephen w. winfree. Cav.
Fort Riley. Kan. 10 Fort Mcpherson.
Ga; Allan S. Boyd IT.. Inf. Mus
kogee. Okla. 70 Camp Shelby. Miss.
It Coils. George G. Durham. NJ. C..
Carlisle Barse Is, Pa 70 wss l, gss,
Kan. 10 Fort Knox; Richard W.
Carter. Cav. Fort Clark Tex 70 Fort
Knox: Bertrand Morrow. Cav. Fort
Riley. Kan 20 Fort Knox. Lewis A.
Pulling. Cav. Port Meade s. D. r.
Fort Knox; Ira z. Ryder. Inf. colum-
Majs Chester A carlestsn. Inf
Fort Hamilton. n. Y, to Fort Knox.
walter J. Muller. Inf. Fort Sam
Houston. 70 Fort Knox: Thomas A.
Northam. Inf. Fort sam Houston.
Tex. 70 Fort Knox: Herman ).
70 Port Knox: Robert S. Williams.
G. n. c. Anchorage. Alaska. 70 Fair
banks, Alaska: william I. Doolsn Jr..
Inf. Res. Louisville. 70 Dayton;
Frank T. Madigan. q. S. A. retired.
New YORK 70 duty. Trenton Burdette
c csH f e nofsess FIELD cslis -I nsm-
uel Matnewson. p. A.. Fort Sill. Okla
70 washington: william walter Carl
ton. @ NJ C. Res, Cincinnati. 70
Washington
ington. 70 Ravenna. Ohio. Edward J.
Gearin. n A. C.. Fort Ayes. Ohio.
70 Camp Banding. Pa. Lawrence
6. Collins u. s. A retired San
Antonio. 70 Fort Sam Houston.
James Gordon Leavitt, A. c., Res,
Los Angeles. 70 March Fleid; Edgar
A. Haine o. D. Res. Washington. 70
Rasennz. Don Marion Hoffman. o
d. Res. Plzcervilie Calf. 70 wash
inEton. Platt Linn WelkeE. = A.. Res
Oklahoma City. 20 B<ii<ville. IL .
Clifford 2 Quay. O. NJ G Res
ono. william Forrest Kyle A C.
Res. Berkeley. Calf. % Hamilton
Fleld.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22
NJ ain Street
Goings. Comings and Doings
Of Tdconans as the Re-
porter Found Them.

Maurice ]. Alney preparing to
be next president of the South
Tacoma Kiwanis club, no other
nominations so far-E. +. SwalI-
esh talking about his new service
station--Al Roberts visiting new
bowling alley-Mrs. b. ID. Poole
discussing class instruction - Ed
Young revealing favorite recipe
Harold Bird being very kind to
three weary hitch-hikers-Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Ball entertaining
relatives from Portland. Ore
Creighton Flynn and Thor Toilet
son comparing locations in u. OF
w. stadium-Archie Blair listen
ing to amateur political analyst
John r. O'Connor expressing con-
stitutiona1 right Bob Sconce
looking at colored photos of lusci-
Gus Washington apples = Irving
Thomas happy to get a bit Of
rest-Jacqueline Funk getting per-
manent.
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Paul Kromer's Rites
Are Held in Auburn

Funeral services for Paul T..
Kramer, 81, of Auburn. retired
railroad man who died here last
week. were held Monday at 2 p.
m. at Scott's chapel in Auburn.
He had been a car foreman for
the Northern Pacific railway for
"a years, seeing service at James,
town, N. D., Centralia and Ellens-
burg. Wash. Surviving are his
wife, Flora: two sons. c. e., Of
Pineville, Ore, and Paul A. Of
Auburn, and three daughters,
Mrs. w. r. Henry Of jamestown
and Ida May and Doraline of Au-
burn.
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BJIIlJIl3
Gsaz7auES3 E>

ner n her class waz fhe hlg sea-
going Arthur Fo<s. Capt. Oscar
Rolstad and CHIEF Engineer Robert
Sutf.
She lust barely nozed cut the
BETTY FAIRIES OF the Tacoma Tug
4 Barge Co. Capt I'd Telleson
and Chief Engineer George Bauer;
she vas winner for the class Of
less than $50 horsepower.
The other TUG taking prize
money was the Foss No. -. Capt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22

n organisation meeting q ne
racnma Rock Satz wlii h. He'd -
: p m. tuesday. osi "a Fl Re
hame 81 Charles = Eari SIS
Pacific ave refeens interested n
axalrs. minerals - fuck cuttinz
afs lneltrd r. attend. An oalIak
faf collecting i planned sunday
ct. 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22

Unusual. TO say the very
least. are some Of he folks
who inhabit the waterfront.
And one Of the most unusual TO
come within our ken recently is
Miss Alice Carlson Of South Bend
Wash.-who currently : enjoying
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22
Young Bopiisis End
Convention Here

Delegates = - state conssn.
nea a. YeuaF nAnflsts AZ the Fzfsl
Baptist church hNfs over thr wsek
sna elected naes1he Martha r. Sc
attfs president Roland Fafnzs
saFfh. Spokane *iee rfezszasHs
Marguerite nlnNse. Seattle. seefe.
taTfs Ernie fIazman. ftivsilun
treasurer. and kaEis Lash q =.
isnshufr. pefafhv Phillips Il
nfemsftcn ard Conrad nnnasta Il
nufiinrtnn. EhzIfnen ~ cnmmIIs
fers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22
9lsi Squadron Is
To Be Transferred

me Var department. anneanrfd
tn.iav the following transfers and
assignment II ar corps oh@Trva-
ton s1uafrenzs
The so observation squadron It
Hamiiton fIsid. Calf. % tH= -
earts. ana - efst observation
eauadfon II Mrrhord field = he
Oh corps sf tines - ~ announced
later Zach II these rqundruus has
a. authorised strength - u effi-
Gers an.f Is enlisted men
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22

the advantages
an d disaclvan-
tages Of being a
stranger amcng
her old friends.
II al started
about 4 quarter
c e n tury ago.
when Alice was
a schoolgirl in
teresting chiefly
by virtue of her
pigtails and a
ira vel b o o X
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22
To Meet in Sumner

Ths Young Asns nusinss. club
~ sumner yin hol8 - ssri-annuai
meeting and state club visitstlen
- Thursday evening Oct - i
was announced - Herman q. c.
nan. state president
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22
oA.nn vii. IFrTUnF

rhs Anglo ssxan Federation Niii
present Conrad gaard n a free
nuhiic lecture - 50 N. Tuesday
n Hotel Winthrop. fiia subject
win ~ ~rfupheeiss n the IIihie.
sim a. - FULFILLED
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22

Notion pictures II M oFekenz
Washington fesfhsii game 81 -
shren Tuesday neon a. the unts
tefsliy. unian elm
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22

Crave interesting fabrics7
Prints ? Truly flattering eolors7
Don't miss Ward Week more
for-your-moncy values. Rayon
crepes. spun rayon. 81.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22

Unusually low for Ward Week.
Solid hardwood dropslsaf iabis
opens 10 a9is" BY aiA" 49,
ssafa o. -Four chairs.
'oo1n poymsni. caffYlna Chofos.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22

Hardened stsa and filter Gam
Tofaion type spring Oh bath.
New tap H~d Lathe 49,. 80 30
I.insh bsnrh AAu s..+. As.gy
Electric Iiand TesI .... ss.Ds
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22

Whipper Whips. mixes.
beatAi Sandwich Grill toasfs
Z aaudNlches folds fiat for
lass as grill, Toaatsr doors
turn toast when lowered
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22

Look at the big ~ X a sizel
Look at the weight These I
lively plaids are real buys!
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AVE N WARD WEtkl

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meth sssst ,sdssss iss
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Evening star., 1940-04-07
DEAR GENE
Continued from poss eleven

by themselves, but far be it from
me to be dumb or anything. And
honestly don't see why you take
the attitude you're taking about
Dave lately, because Dave does
MT mean any more to me than
this girl you seem to have to go
out with means to you. -.
She felt quite exalted by the time
she had finished that letter. She had
been so sane, so reasonable, so just.
When Dave Lambert barged around
after dinner she was returning from
stroll down to the mailbox on the cor
ner. 1--WE just written a letter to
Gene" she told him, gently but firm
ly. Dave sat on porch step and
stared at the sprinkler that was re-
volving briskly over the lawn.
THAT guys lucky" he said.
''Oh, l don't know" said Audrey.
carelessly. "You get letters all the
time"
From Betty Lou? l do not! /
haven't heard for week. guess
Betty LOUIS given me the air"
"Why, that's terrible" murmured
Audrey.
"Oh, l don't know" he said,
thoughtfully. with her way down
South the way she is - we'll, was
already beginning to feel that Betty
Lou was only a kind of a memory -
as you might call it. I'll always think
very highly of Betty Lou," he went
on, with evident care II hope she
has all the breaks Il mean that.
But -" There was significant pause.
Dave was looking into Audrey's eyes.
II guess l don't stand much of
chance with you" he said unhappily.
Audrey was very gentle with him.
She was very understanding and
womanly. ''Of course, like you an
awful lot" she told him.
"Yeah. But l notice how you keep
going down to that mailbox!"
Don't be bitter" said Audrey.
But at once he looked even more bit
ter than before.
"Iguess you don't think I'm much
good" he said. Il guess you think
Evening star., 1940-04-07
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

I'm the kind of a guy that's here to-
day and gone tomorrow. wish you
wouldn't feel that way, Audrey"
"Well, l DON'T" Audrey said, prac-
tically Because l don't see how a
person can help it if they change their
mind"
Then if you happened to change
your mind tool mean if it hap
pened to work out that way -"
NO" she said. mo, Dave. But l
honestly do like you an awful lot,
and l don't see why you can't just 60
on thinking of me as if l were your
sister or something"
This speech was noble in itself. But.
as if directed by some power beyond
her control, Audrey ruined the effect
of the speech by looking at Dave out
of the corner of her eye and smiling
little as she looked away.
"'Sisterr he said. Il sure get the
breaks - sure do!'
But you'll get over this" Audrey
said in soothing tone.
He disagreed. His mood swung
from recklessness to despair - with
Audrey turning on him, all the while,
the gentle, benefcent influence of
good woman. =. They talked long
and earnestly that night. They talked
until Mr.. Reynolds came out on the
porch and told Dave to 60 home.
The last weeks of summer went
faster than the first weeks. And Gene
was coming back to Medville ten days
earlier than planned.
Audrey was terrified. really terri
fed. She saw now that, although she
had never lied about Dave in her
letters to Gene, she had, on the other
hand, never exactly told the truth.
She had implied - and implied quite
strongly - that Dave Lambert was
no threat to an earlier romance, that
he was, in fact, very nearly in class
with Donald Duck.
And now Gene would come home to
find that Dave was not so bad. Gene
would likewise discover that, although
she herself might look on her rela-
tionship with Dave from Platonic
point of view, it was scarcely. after
all. Platonic friendship.
Audrey's terror mounted. Dave
was so accustomed, by this time, to
Evening star., 1940-04-07

coming over every night, to sitting
on his own favorite step on the porch,
to holding forth, at length. about
Life ard Love Gene wasn't going
to understand about this.
And Dave - she soon found out -
was not going to be reasonable. He
was not going to fade gracefully out
of the picture. When she limited that
this was the thing he should do he
only smiled his bitter smile. And. at
Evening star., 1940-04-07

this point, even Audrey's father mani
tested mild and jocular interest.
"Are you going to have t,oo of
'em," he demanded, sitting out
there on the porch every doggone
night?"
Audrey smiled, with that patience
she always managed to summon for
her fathers humor. Actually, she was
almost desperate. When the doorbell
(Continvsd on pogs 10)
Evening star., 1940-04-07

you worry, Dave - that's only poor
Mummy. looking for trouble as
usual -"
Dave broke off here, looking at
Audrey hopefully. We'll. DO you
think she means that? Or is it line?'
Il don't know" Audrey said. But
if it's a line, I've heard better.
And Dave was left to make what ne
could of this sphinxlike retort.
Audrey was beginning to be very
tired of hearing about Betty Lou and
her alleged charms. Audrey was be-
ginning to feel, moreover, that it was
really rather pathetic for Dave Lam
bert to 20 on wasting the best years
of his life like this. 1t was time, really
for Dave to be eased gently back into
circulation again. But this thought
was in some hidden corner OF Aud
rey's mind. She had not meant, really,
to give out any of the old appeal. 1t
happened by accident.
One night, at Milbank's, she found
Dave looking at her. For the first
time he was actually looking at her.
GOSH" he said. you've got blue
ewes, Audrey! Why, you've got about
the bluest eyes l ever saw"
Audrey reacted instinctively. She.
lowered her eyelashes and looked en-
barrassed. ''Oh, you're crazy" she
said. This soft murmur had its imme-
date effect. Dave Lambert frightened
the knot in his tie and then he jerked
around his shirt cuffs.
"Oh, am ~ he said.
Audrey poured oil on her troubled
conscience. 1t was not, she reflected,
as if she had encouraged him IN any
way. After all, girl was pretty help
less in a situation like this. She reread
her last letter from Gene and frowned
family. Then she picked up her pen
and began to write:
Dear Gene - OF course I'm
not bit sore you took that girl
to dance with your cousin and
the other girl still can't see why
your cousin and that other girl
can't ever seem to 60 anywhere
Evening star., 1940-04-07

90 ooo, 900 passengers. 100000 troi"s a yeor. go
through fomed Grand Central! (Above) Mr.. OAermo"
directs trofTc from control tower where electric charts
spot each train. n.Anevewrocking Job, he soys bro"o-
seItzer eo.e. my headaches, co'ms my nerves.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Natures Children
Hop.Plant Louise
(PhOrodon humuli)

that make for prosperity, the rea-
sons for losses. To many, these
figures and graphic pictures tell
vivid story. This planning over
long period for Q successful busi-
mes venture is, in way. just what
some of our insects appear to do.
It is their cleverness that keeps
man guessing-and losing sleep.
Here we have the case of the
hop-plant louse. In the States
where hops are grown in the door
yards, which Is true of the Middle
and Southern States because the
hop vines are very attractive, the
plant louise is always to be found
on the plants.
Now the hop plant dies down with
the first frost. What does the insect
do for food during fall. winter and
early spring? In these States the
louise transfers its attention to the
plum, and why you will find the
second host so handy for the trouble
maker we do not know.
Upon the plum tree will be found
the eggs Of the louise, usually fast
ened at the base. of the buds and
sometimes under the scales. In
early spring the eggs will hatch.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
STAR WASHINGTON D. c. THURSDAY MAY O. 1eo

The first generation Is made up
entirely Of virgin females and these
individuals are known as stem
mothers. Within two or three days
after Matching, the young virgins
will have migrated to the tiny
leaves bursting from the buds and
here they give birth to living young.
These, too, will be females.
Every day Of her life the stem
mother will give birth to several
babies, two to seven or eight, be-
tween sunrise and dawn. And when
her daughters are eight days old,
t..ey will begin to add to the fast
growing number of females getting
ready to drink the hop-plant sap.
1t Is not long before the first stem
mother can count her grand -daugh-
ters to the fifth generation!
When the third generation arrives,
the crowded quarters make it i'm
perative that some seek another
source OF supply. So, wings are
grown. And by this time, every
thing being timed to perfection by
the louise. the hop-plant will be
making its appearance and the trip
is made by the fliers to their new
destination. The fourth generation
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Plan for Increasing
Inspection Force
Backed by Citizens
Friendship Association
Hits Proposal to
Rezone Area

The Friendship Citizens Associa-
ton last night Endorsed the de-
ficiency appropriation requested by
the District Commissioners to pro-
vide 20 additional electrical in
spectors, 10 building inspectors and
flve privates assigned to the Fire
Department solely for fire preven-
ton work. The action was taken
after citizens demanded immediate
and necessary precautions" to fore
stall further fire disasters such as
the recent White Court Apartment
blaze.
In asking for SO additional police
men, the association reiterated its
stand for larger Federal share in
District expenses "of at least $8,000,-
900" In order to provide for the
police increase and other necessary
projects" The vote was unanimous.
A proposal to rezone the area
bounded by Wisconsin avenue. War
rem. Fortieth and Van Ness streets
NV. from "A" restricted to semi
restricted, which would permit con-
struction of semi-detached houses,
was opposed. Installation of traflc
signals at Tenley Circle NV. was
commended and it was decided to
press for similar lights at Fessenden
street and Wisconsin avenue NV
and Thirty ninth street, Albenarle
street and Nebraska avenue NV.
The association voted to conduct
q campaign to eradicate vandalism
by children in the Friendship COM
munity. Samuel J. Flickinger, presi-
dent, declaring that an intensive
system of education must be applied.
plans to ask cooperation Of parents,
school teachers and police in the
move. Martin A. Cook, who spoke
on the subject, urged efforts be re-
doubled to secure police boys club
and adequate Fairgrounds for the
area as a means to curb property
destruction.
The Capper proposal for election
of delegates from the District to
national political conventions was
put aside for further study and re-
port at the next meeting. Election
of officers Is also scheduled for the
June assembly which will close the
season.
Evening star., 1940-05-02

is born upon the hop-plant and
no wings. Still daughters. When
the 11th or 18th generation has been
born 1t is September.
All members Of the generation
preceding the growing Of wings and
the trip to the plum trees will be
males. The true females will lay
their eggs on the plum trees and the
round Of females will be born next
spring with one generation only OF
males, which die with the first cold
weather,
Evening star., 1940-05-02
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY

Here is q foe to the hop-grower's
profit sheet. 1t is q native Of Europe
where 1t made life miserable for the
hop-groWers. You would be sur.
prised to read some Of the statistics
that show the destructive ability
of small insects. When an insect