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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11
Robi,4. Alcorn
Tacoma Visitor

Tacoma had a distinguished visi-
tor Saturday in the person of Rob-
ert H. Alcorn of Washington. d. C.,
national representative of the re-
tirement federation of navy yards.
naval stations and arsenals.
Alcorn. in the Northwest on a
business trip, will be in Tacoma
three days. He viii be the guest
Of his cousin. John Alcorn, 1924
No. Ferdinand II.
He drew up the United States
Civil Service Retirement act and
was instrumental in getting IT
passed by congress in 1920. shortly
after assuming his present duties.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11
Higher Qualify Stew
For Australians
MELBOURNE. Australia -

MELBOURNE. Australia - The
Commissary Department of the
Australian army has adopted as
its slogan, Fewer but better
stews. They will be scientifically
concocted instead of prepared on
the dump everything" principle
of the past. Vegetables will be
steamed. to preserve the minerals;
carrots and parsnips will be
scraped instead of peeled, and po-
tatoes will be cooked in the jack
cts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11
Milk Supply Goes Up.
According 10 AAA

AMHERST, Mass. - With 1910
feed supplies and pastures i'm
proved by conservation farming.
dairymen could provide every per-
son in the United States with IS
quarts more milk and cream this
year than in 1899, according to
the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration. It is also reported
that they could furnish 81 pounds
more cheese. butter and ice cream
than last year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11

Charles II. Baer. of Seattle.
Wash. grew a lemon that meas
ured 10 inches in circumference.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11

The Tacoma Times Ten Best Pictures" poll has
become institution and there hundreds of
readers who have entered their selections every year
since the poll first conducted in 1887.
At later date the eligible list of pictures from which to
oose the awards for the and the ballot upon which
to vote will be published in this newspaper
But before that time. your reporter will tell you
more about II and give some tips which may prove
helpful to you when you make your selections would
like TO every reader of the column enter the 1910
poll. In the meantime don't forget there's great
day coming and | want you there when the roll is
called.
On Vacation!
w. c. Fields, following completion of his new starring
Universal production THE Bank Dick left for extended
vacation and rest at Sobota Hot Springs Calf He will
return for the Hollywood preview of the picture late in
November.
Sues Dolly!
HOLLYWOOD-Dolly Haas, English stage and
star, sued for divorce today by her film
director husband. John Brahm. He charged cruelty
Miss Haas personal appearance in the east
She married Brahm at Tijuana, Mex, Sept. 80, 1887
Paging Mr.. Shute!
An unusual situation has arisen in the purchase by Pro-
ducers David L. Loew and Albert Levin of Nev Shutes
novel, Landau" Shute is flyer in the Royal Air
Force The United Artists producers have sent contracts to
Shute last address in London in the hope that they will
reach him. But word has been received in this country
recently about where he is or whether he is alive
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pgXITW UT .!NQ4sAVVNAW
Another Poll.

The Ten Best Pictures" poll is conducted
by this newspaper for the enjoyment of its
readers and all others who care to participate.
II offers the movie fans the one opportunity
each year TO have their say to become
critics for day and to compete with hundreds
of other movie fans for the valuable prizes
which are awarded those whose selections most
nearly agree with the list of ten best pictures
named by the drama critics of more than 500
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11

II you're not using it. sell il with
a Fast Action Times Want Ac.
Phone Main 1851.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11

munich Deer cellar futscn.
1t was just year ago that he
narrowly escaped death when a
bomh exploded just after he had
left the 10th anniversary celebra-
ton of the Putsch.
His speech Friday night was not
broadcast. and only hours after II
had been delivered was II published
through the official German news
agency DNB.
The Agency said Hitler
condemned the British air
force for Its nocturnal attacks
IN the German civil popula-
tion." and II reported that the
Fuehrer WA applauded when
he mentioned "the hard and
memorable" German retalia-
lions against British raids.
Hitler proclaimed the German
nations viii to victory, its I'M
shakeable faith and rock-bound
trust in its leaders," DNB said.
Hitler spoke for more than an
hour. reviewing the military events
Of the past year which made the
last II months the greatest year
for German soldiery."
DNB said the Fuehrer
praised the discipline and unity
Of German civilians. and re-
called the early years Of the
Mani party's fight against
"misery. dishonor and dis
unity"
The entire passion OF Hitler's
soul was revealed when he stated
that the battle against Britain
would be continued until victory
has been won for the German peo-
pie said DNB. II said that with
biting scorn. Hitler pointed out
that all the prophesies and fore
casts. all the calculations and
judgments of the enemy. have COL
lapsed."
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Hitler Condemns Raj for Its
Niqhi Attacks on Germany

BERLNGermanys highest military leaders confident of
Britain Adolf Friday night speech
Munich which declared battle against Judaism already
has for all time Germany"
by party the 18th anniversary of
military leaders the famed
celebrat
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BARS FOREIGN TALK

SYDNEY. Australia Perhaps
Australians most unusual wartime
regulation has been the prohibition
of use of any foreign language over
the government operated telephone
system. IF a person cannot talk
English. he cannot use the tele-
phone" is the order. Even French
is barred.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11

LOCAL THEATERS
FIRST SHOWING
RoNY-George Murphy and Brenda
Joyce in Public Deb Number one.
lf.3s. 225. SIS. 8 .05. 10 50. also
Cesar Romero and Chris Pin MAJ
tin IN The Gay Caballero.' l.Sas
40. 100. s;45.
RI,LTo-DoTSothsy o,i Lsmoq p4s.i pTes'9 IN
Moon over Burma" Il IS, 500.
s.45 $50 lbs. also The World
in Flames" 1870. 2'o5. AS. $50.
1918.
MI SIC BoX-Myrna Low and Melvin
Douglas in Third Finger Left
Hand. I .20. ass. $50. los. also
Walter Pidgeon IN SKY Murder
ii:5s. $40. 6.25. 9 ,55.
RIyIrR.-"The Fight for Life" 20.
420. 40 1920: also Ralph Byrd
and Lorna GRAY IN Drums Of the
Desert i" II IS. ass. SIS. s,55.
BLUE NoUSE-Don Ameche and Car
Wsv.@ 100 AS. 7:3o. 1910. also
John Barrymore and MARY Beth
Hughes in The Great Profile.
l2:oS. SIS. $40 $50.
RETURN SHOWING
BFyrRIy-Bob Burns in Comm
Round the Mountain. also Brian
Donlevy in The Great MoGinty.s
CAPIToL-victor McLasien and Basil
Rathbone in Rio" also johnny
Mack Brown and Bob Baker III
West OF Carson City
CoNMTNITY-The Dead End" Kids
and Nan GREY in You're Not So
Tough" also Sidney Toler and Mar
jorie Weaver in Charlie Chans
Murder Cruise
KAY sTREET-Jane Wyatt and ches-
ter Morris in Girl From Gods
Country" also the Dead End" KIDS
and Nan GREY in you're Not So
Tough"
PARK-Madeliene Carroll and Doug
las Fairbanks. 1r.. in "Safari." also
Walter Pidgeon and Florence Rice
in Phantom Raiders
LAKEwOOD-Franoes Farmer and
Jon Hall in South OF Pago Pago.'
also Florence Rice and Kent TAYLOR
in Girl in 3i3.'
PRoCToR-Kav Francis and Ran
dolph Scott in When the Daltons
Rode" also Andy Devine and Rich
ard Arlen in Legion OF Lost FLYERS
REAL,RT - Constance Moore ard
Dennis OKeefe in La Conga
NlGnIe, dlSo Bpid Adllt anu 1diAito
Craig in Zanzibar
REN-George Brent and Virginia
Bruce in The Man Who Talked
Too Much" also Sidney Toler and
Marjorie Weaver in "Chan's Muir
der Cruise"
sHELL-Richard Arlen and ANDY De-
vine in The Man From Montreal
also Tom Brown and Constance
Moore in Ma He's Making Eyes
at Me"
SUNSET - Irene Dunno and Cary
Grant in NV Favorite Wife" also
Mrs Martin Johnson in Il Married
Adventure
TEMPLE-George Raft and Ann Sher-
idan in They Drive by Night" also
John Garfield and Anne Shirley in
Saturdays Children"
LIBERTY, Puyallup - Wallace Berry
and Leo GARLIC in Wyoming"
RIVIERA. Sumner-Warner Baxter
and Andrea Leeds in "Earthbound
also Jimmy Lydon and Sir Cedric
Hardwicke in Tom Browns School
Days"
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SOME GIANT EGG
BFLCHFRTOWN. Mass

bred from a Rhode Island Red and
Barred Rock has laid an egg weigh
ing 5is ounces and having eircum-
ferences Of ~ and ga inches
The bird is owned by Edward L
Schmidt
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11

A chemical plant at Whining
ton, \. C., produces half of the
ethyl fluid used in gasoline. The
plant extracts bromide from sea
water.
Evening star., 1940-04-21

from the prolonged drought OF last
summer in the East, and as autumn
approached those who had first well
coined them were concerned about
their welfare. But whether or not the
eight eIms have survived the winter
does not really matter. Should they
die, they will be replaced by others.
And whatever may befall the first ex-
perimental planting, the precedent has
been set.
Henceforth, when the local garden
club appears before the city fathers
to plead the cause of civic beauty. no
opposition dare extol the barrenness
that was Fifth Avenues.
Trees again on Main Street :. .
marking the seasons with the buds of
springtime and the falling leaves of
autumn sheltering hot pavements
with grateful shade in summer and
relieving the drabness of winter skies
with the bold tracery of branches
overhead -.
Nature returning again to the
blighted centers of our towns and
cities and bringing with her the beauty
that is only hers to give. America
recapturing the understanding of a
simpler age -.
OF all the fashions set by Fifth
Avenue in her long and proud career
as arbiter of the nations styles, this
one may prove to be lovelier and more
benefcent than any other.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
SHADE OVER MAIN STREET
bv Merrill Denison

need to have growing things around
him. And with this understanding,
when they built their dwellings and
these grew into towns, they set out
trees and cherished them.
They destroyed the forests, it is
true. They chopped and grubbed and
burned to clear the land, but they
always planted trees around their
homes and along their streets and
highways. Study the old town records
of New England and the Middle West
and you will find, among the first
pieces of business, quantity worded
bylaws that provided for the setting
out of straight young saplings along
the newly surveyed streets or avenues.
From the Atlantic seaboard to the
Mississippi, elms. naples and syca-
mores were brought from the forest to
Evening star., 1940-04-21

mot a tree on its whole shopping
length. And if anyone should know
what's good for retail trade, surely
it's the merchants on Fifth Avenue"
To this statement there was no
satisfactory answer In countless towns
the few remaining trees in the down.
town shopping centers were cut down.
Now naked and forlorn, once-charming
Main Streets stood revealed as un-
lovely wastes of asphalt and cement.
Tie Circle Completed
Dur technology itself continued to
march on. Telephone and telegraph
wires we're placed underground. Buses
superseded streetcars in all but the
larger cities and there was no longer
any need to string power circuits over
head. The circle was completed. We
could have trees again if we wanted
them. We could bring back again the
loveliness that once belonged to Main
Street. But one obstacle remained -
that old taboo against trees in shop
ping districts.
And herein lies the significance of
the twenty-odd trees that have been
planted on Fifth Avenue. They have
laid to rest the old taboo. From them
will radiate an influence that should
be felt throughout the entire country
and help make America a still more
beautiful place in which to live.
True, the Rockefeller trees suffered
Evening star., 1940-04-21

4 NEW war grips Europe, but an
A old war is ending in America;
4 - a war between utility and
beauty, between ugliness and gracious
ways of living. It's war that has been
fought for more than hundred years
in the business sections of our towns
and cities. The century-old conflict
had its beginning when the trees along
some village street were sacrificed in
the interests of the first railroad. Its
end has been foreshadowed by the
planting of shade trees on Fifth
Avenue in the very heart of the worlds
greatest retail shopping district.
The trees appeared suddenly. as if
by magic, in front of Rockefeller Gen.
ter; eight splendid elms with branches
uplifted to the sky, growing out of the
sidewalk of the famous Avenue where
no tree had spread its kindly canopy
of green for more than a generation.
All through last summers long dry
spell, passers-by slowed hurrying foot
steps to wonder at the unexpected
beauty and draw from it a measure of
refreshment.
Trees growing on Fifth Avenue!
Dappled shadows falling on the white
concrete and patterning the limestone
fronts of buildings. Green foliage over
head breaking the long vistas of con-
crete, shielding strained eyes from the
hot glare of the sun.
Now the original eight trees have
companions: NAPLES and elms donated
by Major Bowes of radio fame to grace
the lawns and sidewalks of St. Patrick's
Cathedral directly across the Avenue
from Rockefeller Center Some have
already been planted. They are strong,
full-bodied naples that soften the old
gray walls of the cathedral and give to
its cold exterior a promise of the gen.
tleness that dwells within.
No Local Matter
ON FIRST thought the planting of
few trees, twenty-four at most, on
New York's Fifth Avenue may seem
purely local matter and, as such. some
thing that concerns only New York.
Two and half billion trees, it is said,
have been planted throughout the
United States during the past five
years. Why, then. grow excited over
twenty-four, even if they happen to be
growing in such an unusual environ
ment as Fifth Avenue?
This is the answer: these twenty
odd trees are likely to exert an in
fiuence on the American scene out of
all proportion to their numbers. Their
planting may mark the end of ugliness
on busy city streets and return to a
love of beauty so characteristic of the
American of an earlier day.
The early colonists had a great love
of beauty. They understood mans
Evening star., 1940-04-21
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

enhance the graciousness of homes and
to make streets cool places of delight.
And then, about a hundred years
ago, came the railroads, forerunners of
the age of industry. Communities well
coined the new space-conquering
means of locomotion and urged the
railroad companies to lay their tracks
on the streets, along the waterfront,
wherever seemed most convenient.
Later, when the small, wood-burning
locomotives proved to be breeders of
confagration, the ancient shade trees
had to be cut down in the name of
safety and of progress.
Even before the steam cars were
we'll established. along came Samuel
Morse with his electric telegraph. Now
wires had to be strung overhead and
more trees felled to serve the cause of
speedier communications. A quarter of
a century or more later appeared
Alexander Graham Bells invention.
Soon after that Edison built the first
central power station. Both the tele-
phone and the Transmission of elec-
tricity required more wires to be strung
along city streets. A decade later troll
ley cars made their appearance and
with them the overhead circuits from
which they drew their power. In the
meantime communities were growing
and finding need to bury water and
gas and sewer pipes beneath the streets.
Eoeh Took lis Toll
EAcH new chronological advance
took its toll of fine old trees planted
with instructive wisdom; each step in
material progress demanded the sacri-
flee of things pleasant to mems eyes
and needful for their souls.
Shortly before the last war the cycle
of destruction was moving forward
swiftly to its climax. The automobile
had arrived and multiplied tremen-
dously. To engineers and others the
need for straighter, wider streets with
permanent pavements had already be-
come apparent, and trees suffered ac-
cordingly.
And then it was suddenly dis
covered that trees, which had long
been nuisance to the lineman and the
engineer, were a detriment to retail
shopping. In scores of towns, stately
old elms and naples that had some
how withstood the onslaught of prog
ress now vanished before the einexorable
demands of business.
There were protests of course. There
were those who said that beauty had
its own utility, that shaded streets
were no less agreeable when shopping
than streets exposed to the full glare
of the sun. But to every argument, the
merchants had an unanswerable retort.
Look at Fifth Avenue" they cried.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08

CALEXICO, Dec. Miss jose
phine Seaman of La Jolla, president
of the Western Federation of Wo-
mems clubs, will be guest speaker
at the meeting of the Calexico
Womans Improvement club on
Thursday, Dec. IL.
Miss Seaman is one of the most
prominent club women in the ma
ton, and is a person of much
charm and ability. She is we'll
known to many in the valley as she
has visited here frequently over a
long period of years, having held
many offices in district and state.
The western federation comprises
the states of California, Oregon,
Washington, Wyoming, Nevada,
Utah, Colorado, idaho, Arizona,
Montana and New Mexico, and the
territory of Alaska.
On the Face of the Waters
Is the topic which Miss Seaman
will discuss for the club at o'clock
Thursday afternoon, this program
being open to all club women inter-
ested in attending.
At the meeting of the club Mrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08
Dinner, Bazaar
Sponsored by
Church Guild

Those in search of something diff
ferent" for Christmas presents will
be delighted with the intriguing
gift suggestions which they will
find on display at the Presbyterian
Guilds bazaar to be held Tuesday
afternoon, starting at o'clock in
the church.
In addition to the bazaar the
Guild is sponsoring a tempting
home-cooked dinner to be served
between the hours of 5-8 p. m., fea-
turing the specialties of these IA
nous COOKS whose prize receipts are
found in The Presbyterian cook
book.
The bazaar will feature all sorts
Of unusual and attractive gifts
which will be displayed effectively
SO that visitors may inspect them
at their leisure before making their
selections. One booth will be devot-
ed to cunning articles for those
small members of the family: ador-
able baby garments and all scrtS
Of other gifts, dainty and useful.
Homecooked foods will be featured
in another grouping, and all sorts
of eXquisitely done hand work will
be for sale in another booth. while
for the practical person, good stout
pot hclders, and aprons, from the
aH-envoloping kind to the dainty
fancy variety will be special at,
fractions
Mrs. j. D. Townsend and Mrs.
w. j. Clements are co-chairrnen in
charge of tie bazaar and Mrs. Ste
phen Her is chairman for the din
ner.
Mrs, Iler VIII be assisted by a
group Of fine cooks: Mesdames r.
G. Haas, C. J. Horton, l.. R. Jeffer-
son, James Noel, w. T. Clynonts,
W. d. Carey. This committee will
serve a three course dinner which
will feature seaIloped chicken and
mince pie among other equally de-
licious dishes.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08
Club Women Hear Splendid
Talk by State President

sang several written by Mr.. Sut-
ton; Bible story by Mrs. Ray
mand Rose, piano solos by Miss
Virginia Stranlund.
Presidents Report
During the morning four club
presidents, Mrs. Don c. Paulus of
Ell Centre, Mrs. Charles Wieman of
BraWley, Mrs. Charles NoftSing of
inland, Mrs. William Fowler OF
Calipatria, discussed problems with
the state and district president.
dents.
Other women who reported were;
Mrs. r. l.. Glasby, southern district
president elect, community welfare
Mrs. F. D. Jacobs, citizenship; Mrs
Hugh T. Osborne, citizenship and
Red Cross.
The resignation of Mrs. Char, IS
l.. ROLAND, auditor, was accepted
with regret.
Mrs. King asked the cooperation
of the state federation in establish
ing landmarks along the highway
marking historic places in Imperial
county.
Ell Centro was represented by
Mrs. PauluS, Mrs. Jacobs, Mrs. Os-
borne, Mrs. j. D. Townsend, Mrs
Robert w. Ware, Mrs E. j. Russell
Mrs. w. G. Costello.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08
Mrs. Cooke Explains New State
Projects for County Chairmen

Projects which home departments
throughout California will under
take during the coming year were
outlined by Mrs. c. E. Cooke, coun-
ty home department chairman, in
her report of the state farm home
department convention last month
in Stockton. Mrs. Cooke made her
report at the meeting of county
chairmen Friday morning in the
court house.
Mrs Cooke gave an excellent con-
else summation of the events OF the
convention, adding also those infor-
NAL personal comments which add
so much to the interest in report.
The speaker outlined plans for
the regional meeting to be held in
the valley on Jan. 25 at which time
the nome department will try to
secure one of the following, or all
as speakers: Mrs Mabel Ahart
president of the National Associa-
ton Of Farm Women: Mrs. T. M
Sims of Fresno, reelected state pres
ident; or Mrs. Spruell, western dir
cctor. For the FIRST time, in addi-
ton to eiecting a president, the
state elected a new officer, a vice.
president, the honor going TO Mrs
Perry of Riverside county.
Mrs. Cooke appointed the follow
ing chairmen: Mrs. C. F.. Maynard
hospitality; Mrs. Fred Pollard par
l!amentarian; Mrs S. E. Robinson
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-08

window Shopping" was the topic
which Mrs. Thomas H. Richards OF
Chico, president of the California
Federation of Women's clubs, chose
for her helpful ana excellent ad-
dress given before the club women
of Imperial Valley Friday in Braw-
ley.
Mrs. Richards, with Mrs. R.G. Mil
ler, Southern District president;
were guests of honor at the monthly
board meeting of the Imperial
County Federation of Women's
clubs of which Mrs. George King
of Brawley is president.
One of the greatest windows OF
the federation is American citi-
zenship, said Mrs. Richards, and
outlined mum b er of activities
which at this time club women
might undertake SO tina they
will be prepared to act in an
emergency: home nursing, ambu-
lance driving, vegetable produc-
ton. In addition, club women
should inspect the school textbooks
that their children are studying
to be sure that they are not learn
ing the doctrines of Communism.
Other, succinct bits of advice
were:
Make your home your hobby, not
your children, as they grow up and
leave home. Then if you have
given them your life, you have moth
ing left, but if you make your
home your hobby you have some
thing left"
Teach your children the dignity
of labor"
"If your club house is near a
camp, open the club house once
a month to the boys, have dance,
help keep them from being lone
some. They are some ones boys. y
Book Windows
A second show window may be
filled with books, said Mrs. Rich
ards in carrying out her analogy.
Educational training is of utmost
importance: adult education 10 I
citizenship by participation in cleo
tions and by studying underlying
issues; aiding children who have
talent but not money to develop
that talent; aiding children who
have disabilities to secure the pro-
per education, and education for
better international relationships.
Mrs. Richards concluded with the
advice that each ask, when this
day is ended, will my soul any good
have accomplished"
Mrs. Miller, district president,
spoke briefly in the morning and
delighted her audience with two
beautiful piano solos presented as
the closing numbers on the pro-
gram. II
Mrs. King, during the luncheon
hour, presented the two guests OF
honor with guests books, the clever
handWork OF Mrs. M. Yeargln and
Mrs. Fred Harder of Holtville.
Other program numbers included
songs by Mrs. Sam A, Sutton who