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The guardian., 1940-11-16
BROCKT0N

Church ,rrc
BROCKTON, Mass, Nov. l+--ALs- l+-I-,,
SIAH BAPTIST-The morning ssl, .,r
ices were conducted by tEe Pas;;n,, P.;ng
Rev. Guy D. Outlaw and at the eyealEg Ils ,,,,E
service. William Holbert, weAcA,,og"n 1...gon
gospel singer and student at GJ[igl .I,i.t
Bible College, was the guest 500, 5ay
A pew rally will be held next SlL'-'''
BY the Bible Glass. ., ming
LINCOLN CONG.-At the nloLntis,s mo-. tss
service. Rev. Bell, preached rom The -i,s
theme, "Fore His Names SAKE bv
evening service was sponsoIs- s---ral
Townsend Club, No. .. me L alIsst last
meeting which was scheduled ~ m, .bs
wednesday was postponed un'N -
following Tuesday. pN.
Soeial-Miss Louise MarEe."%'
Continued on Page 81
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CHELSEA
Peoples Baptist Church
166 Pearl Street

166 Pearl Street
Rev. Luther Marion Fuller. Minister
CHELSEA, Mass, Nov. 12-Sunday.
November II, DR.. Raymond T. Reed
viii lead the services. The Sunday
School is still holding its own. The
pupils seem to be very much interested
in the lesson pictures that are ex-
planned by DR.. Reed by means Of the
Leaf Cluster and they are very eager
to answer questions. The Prayer
Meetings are still a vital part Of the
church, and outside help is brought in
TO enliven it. The Rev. Mr.. William
r. Page OF Maiden will appear as
leader on every Wednesday evening on
several occasions in the very near
future. Please come out and pray
with US next Wednesday at 7 pm.
and receive a spiritual blessing. We'd
nesday evening, November 20, there
viii be chicken supper at Peoples
Church. The supper begins at 400
pm, and viii continue until every
thing is sold. Tickets 35 cents. and
the proceeds viii 90 for the benefit
Of the Building Funds for Repairs on
the church.
POST ELECTION THOUGHTS
Well, the campaign is over and the
rustic Of ballots, not the rattle of
bullets, is a closed incident except for
post-mortem analyses Of a die-hard
nature. Chelsea went about 95 per
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city vii be Z guest s0loist a. the Boz-
Uou Youth Council N.A-A-CP. which
VII Be held q St. Marks OF Roxburv.
Altar spending an enjoyable holiday IN
Che big city, namely New York, on
three lads OF destiny finally came
home late last Monday night Thev
are John Brent, Harry Coleman and
W Whitfield JeEers. L Is interesting 70
hear that Melvin BUS" Parham and
Josephine Mann, this community :
newest welded couple, are residing a.
50 Jerome St, the home Of the bride
grOom's grandparents. L Is encowag-
ing % hear that Walton Tucker Is "a
pidly recovering from his recent foot
injury
Sports
Digger playground was the scene
Ct one Of the most memorable grid
iron battles ever Witnessed BY the
nuuber of rabid, wild-eyed football
fans present last Sunday. The game.
Is. II Junior Ramblerz and the Bos-
ton Redskins, self styled champs Of
the Hub. As usual our famed Monday
morning CUsrIerbscks made Our Ram
blers the short enders OF al their bets.
n fscC they even went Z step farther
% blast the coach Charles Booker for
his too--echnicsl plays. Yet despite
al such opposition our boys went
ahead and commenced 70 play the
highly -OuCed Redskins Of their feet
Had i not been for z dumb officiating
error the Rzmblers would have wC-
TWO 70 nothing resulting from Z touch
back when young PAM Robinson
tossed z skin back for loss n the
home teams end zone But Is fate
-Cok hand the visitors touchdown
vas allowed despite the referees whis-
tie % stop the play because Of Al Of
side penalty. Yes the Raublers were
magnificent Their line ripped the op-
p1sl1g backs 70 pieces on the defensive
and opened holes big enough for two
-oZ trucks 70 20 through OF the Of
1e1se- Their backs were terrific. max
ing gains continually but couldn't
seem 70 possess that punch 70 their
zC-acE No one individual could b
named Is really standing cut As z star
o1C instead they worked Is one. To
the West Aedfor6 Junior Ram5lers.
Fe salute you On your grand play and
1le spOrtsusrshIp II your initial
effort These same boys have game
scheduled for Sunday. Nov. i. q
Barry Park. Medtord a. 2:31 pm.
Lhey deserve al the support that can
Be given them
StrolIing Along BY Mr. Y
Hello Al, How are al ny love
loEus feeling after Count Basie's
dance: Hope you are feeling fine.
What chippie q these paris dig she's
4 killer with the home lads and pre-
tends u be shy with the hepsters.
What rrio q lanes are always con
6enning their chicks Matthews still
Is the apple q some Lincoln St. gla-
uorl girl ? Billie Booker asserts that
Lynch femme Of Cambridge is still his
current hearrhrob. Whitfield tells AL
VINO cares 70 listen just how much A.B.
means 70 him Il Is Z fast growing
fat that the Dukes and Deb's are a.
swords points and have sworn Of
each other. Can Il Be Is bad as that?
Roger Is busy these days denying ~
mOrs CT his current fame. Billie
Smith vows there's no one ike his
Anna White. Maybe? Expect 70 see
you a. the "Debs" and the Dukes"
dances the Z2d Of this m0nrh.-Mr. K.
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OAKLAND, CAL.

OAKLAND, Calif.-Aliss Dorothy
Watkins, popular and attractive mem
Der OF the younger set became the wife
of Mr.. William Taylor Saturday, Oct.
> in Carson City, Nevada. The we'd
ding reception was held Sunday from
six to nine at the home Of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Watkins,
1922 Goth Ave, Oakland, Calf. at
which time many friends Of long stand
ing assisted. As the hundreds Of guests
passed through and showered felicita-
tions upon the young couple, they met
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RUSH A.M.E. ZION CHURCH
Charles Fl. Foggie. minister

Sunday was observed as %Roxbury
and Suburban Day" and q large num-
Der Of members were present from
those areas. Rev. Foggie preached an
inspiring sermon On 'aThe Experience
of Conversion" Next Sunday ali
members and friends in the School
Street area are asked 70 Be present
and sit together. The pastor viii
preach.
The pastor, accompanied by the Jun
ior Choir, sY" Missionary Society and
other members Of the church rnotored
TO Providence, and participated in the
AFTERNOON service az the Wadsworth
A.M.E. Zion Church. Rev. Foggie
preached on Jesus in the Wilderness. -
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CA M 3 RIDGE

Al parents with children under y
years Of age are asked 70 serd --z=-
children % the church Saturday after
noon a. 200 % meeC The Bud Ms
slon-ary Society, Mrs Bertha Ward.
leader.-Ihe @T" Missionary Socfe,v
VII meet q the home Of Miss Mamie
Fogge, 13S Harold St. Roxb-r7.
Monday, November Is, al $50 pm
Inc Sunday School viii have z Ear-
vest Gathering and THANKSGIVING
Service, Sunday, November p a.
1870 pm.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-22
Suggest Change
In Parks Sefup

OLYMPIA - Control OF The
states 81 parks should be removed
from the present committee of
three elective officials and lodged
under the governor, the state PLAN
ming council recommended today.
In a 225-page survey Of the
states recreational facilities, the
council suggested q nine-man COM
mission appointed by the governor
should have charge Of the parks,
now administered by State Trea-
surer Phil II. Gallagher, Secretary
OF State Belle Reeves and Land
Commissioner Albert c. Martin.
The latter official is chairman.
The parks would be admins
tered through the department OF
conser alton and development,
with the land commissioner an ex-
officio member along with the di-
rector OF that department, the re-
port said. Park employees would
be employed on a merit system
basis, with all under a supervisor
appointed by the director of con-
servation and development.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-22
.Elgin Parents
Slate Party
PIT. A. Affuir TO
Be Friday Night

GIG HARB0R-on Friday eve
ming Elgin PIT. A. will sponsor a
card party at Elgin school.
Pinochle. 800" and checkers will
be played. Games will start at s
O'Clock.
The Peninsula Roosevelt Demo-
cratic club will meet at Midway
hall Thursday at s p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Thrash left
Sunday for Portland. where they
were TO attend a druggists con-
vention.
Burnley Old Age Pension union
IL sponsoring a social time in the
Library hall Friday. A silk quilt
will be disposed Of at this meet
ing.
At a Democratic caucus held in
Gig Harbor the following delegates
were elected to attend the county
convention at Eagles hall, Tacoma,
June 1. Precinct No. 1875, delegate,
John Murphy; alternate, George
Fuqua. Precinct No. /, delegates.
Mrs. T. c. Sweeney, Mrs. F. +.
Johnson and Edward New; alter
mates, F. f. Johnson. Mrs. Ger
trude Miller and Hubert Secor.
Gig Harbor union high school
will hold graduation exercises in
the school gymnasium May rs at
s p. m. There are As graduates, II
boys and rs girls. The valedic-
torian Is Miss Alice Murphy and
sslutatorian, Miss Frances Blu
jacich.
Wear Caps. Gowns
All graduates will be attired In
caps and gowns. The commence
ment address VIII be given by
Charles r. Ernst, state director Of
social security. and his subject
will be youths Opportunity Is
Now" The class will be presented
by John Wagner, principal Of the
school. and presentation Of d.
plomas will be made by Adolph
Sehmel, chairman of the board.
The program will include vocal
solos by Miss Joranne Midsatre.
Twenty-Five residents Of Gig
Harbor were guests recently
aboard the GLORY of the Seas"
captained by John Molich, for a
cruise 10 Eagle Harbor, Balm
bridge island. The day was spent
on the island visiting friends of
the Mohch family, the party re-
turning TO Gig Harbor in the eve
ming.
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96 P. L. G.. Students Will
Get Diplomas on June |

N. N. Ronning of Minneapolis,
Mimi, has accepted an invitation
to give the commencement address
at Pacific Lutheran college gradu-
alton on June l, when 96 students
will receive diplomas. Rev. Walter
Henry Hellman, pastor of the Pc
ninsula Peace Lutheran church in
Portland, Ore, will deliver the bac-
calaureate sermon, scheduled for
Sunday evening. May 26. in Trim
ity Lutheran church, Falkland.
Ronning, journalist and editor,
Is a graduate Of Redwing seminary
and the University Of Minnesota.
Rev. Hellman Is a former instruc-
tor at Pacific Lutheran college.
Previously he was yice-president
Of Spokane college. After 1890, he
was president of Hebron college,
Nebraska, for some years.
B.A. Degrees
For the first time in history OF
the school, students will graduate
from the four-year college course
which was inaugurated last fall.
Members of this years graduating
class represent the country from
such distant points as Salinas,
Kan, and Petersburg, Alaska
That c. P. S. is not without honor
In its own territory Is evidenced
by Tacoma's claiming 81 of the
e6 graduates.
Students who have completed re-
quirements emitting them to B.A
degrees in June include Thelms
Daniels and Wesley Gabrio OF
Falkland. Those completing B.A
requirements at the end of the
summer sessions are Alvin Jacobs
Falkland; Dorothy Kapphahn. Ia
coma; James Arne Maxi, Poulsbo
Oak Otness. Petersburg. Alaska.
Get Diplomas
Graduates from the college q
education include: venita Spooner
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-22
Rites Wednesday
For Mrs. Roberts

Funeral services for Mrs. Luz
einda Regina Roberts. IS. OF 500
So. Steele st. who died in a local
hospital as result Of Q heart at
tack. will be held Wednesday at Q
a. m. from the Church of the
Visitation. Burial will be In CAL
vary cemetery. under direction Of
Piper's.
Her death brought to a close an
interesting and full life. Mrs.
Roberts. widow OF W. G. Roberts,
was the daughter Of Joseph Scan
Ion and wife, who came from Ire
land to make their home in New
Brunswick. She was one OF IL
children.
The call OF the West proved too
strong for the adventurous Irish
man and in 1885 he put his family
aboard sailing vessel and started
for California around Cape Horn.
An unreckoned disaster saw the
boat wrecked off the coast Of
South America. All on board were
marooned on an island for over
two years. Drinking water was
obtained by removing salt from
sea water. Finally. when conditions
became unbearable, four of the
party set out In a small dory.
They were successful in reaching
mainland, and the remainder of the
party were rescued.
A home was Established in Sac
ramento, where Mrs. Roberts was
educated. Following graduation
from a dental college. she prac-
ticed the profession in Sacramento,
San Francisco and Portland.
She met and married Roberts
in Portland. A short time later
they came to Tacoma, making
their home at 500 No. X st.
She leaves two sons. George A.
and Lewis A. Roberts; a daughter,
Mrs. Lillian Brown and five grand
children, all of Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-22
Choir of West
Ends Season

With a program that expressed
the religious atmosphere of q Luz
theran service, the Choir Of the
West. singing group from Pacific
Lutheran college, Parkland, closed
the 1910 season with a concert at
First Lutheran church Monday
night.
Besides being the last formal
concert appearance Of the group
this season, the presentation also
was in the nature of a farewell
gathering as a number Of the sing
ers have completed their college
work and will not return to Park
land next year.
Seasoned by a recent Northwest
concert tour, the chorus was led by
Prof. Gunnar J. Malmin through
a program OF sacred numbers in
which the spiritual significance
predominated.
AZ expressed by Rev. Mikkel
Lono, field secretary of the coll
lege, In a brief address during the
intermission. the objective Of the
chorus II to emphasize in pleasing
song the spirit of worship, a pur-
pose which was accomplished par
ticularly In such compositions AZ
"Jesu, Priceless Treasure" tBach) !;
"Cherubic Hymn" (Glinka); SAL
walton Is Created" (Tschesnokoff) I;
"Marienlied" (Cari Aug. Fischer) /;
r. Melius Christiansen's popular
arrangement Of the Crusaders
hymn. Beautiful Savior" and the
concluding number, Lord Now
Lettest Thou Thy Servant Depart
In Peace"
Altogether 1t was one Of the
best concerts in which Prof. NAL
minis singers have been presented
before a Tacoma audience.-E.T.S
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-22
Women Voters State President
Returns F rom National Meeting

more concerned with what they
can contribute than what they can
get out OF 1t.
The league opposes ID the equal
rights amendment: ~ discrimina-
ton in public employment based
on sex or marital status. and tS)
interstate trade barriers. Il IA
vors % organization Of state
legislatures TO promote efficiency
and responsibility: t2D laws guar
snteeing the right to bargain col
Iectively; 49, the manager plar
for city government. and "a
suffrage for the District Of Co
lumbia. A full program Of social
welfare measures was adopted.
National Legislation
In the field OF national legisla-
ton, the league Is concerned just
now with the exemption Of the
food. drug and cosmetic act from
the provisions of the Walter-Logan
administrative law bill. already
passed by the house. League
members contend that adoption oil
the bill would cause confusion In
the operation Of the act against
the public interest. 1t provides
increased opportunities for indi'
viduals to appeal from the rulings
of federal agencies.
In the international field. sup
port has been given to the ex'
tension of the reciprocal trade
treaties, and war referendum leg
islation has been opposed as 8
grave danger through lessenins
the responsibility of the legisla'
tive body" A nationwide cam
paign for repeal of the arms en-
barge and substitution of "casf
and carry" in neutrality legisla'
ton was carried on in 1889.
Those Contributing
Important contributors to tn,
national convention program were
Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, Mrs
Carrie Chapman Gait, founder
and honorary president, Mrs. Rob
ert Taft, wife of the Republican
candidate for president, Mrs
Caroline ODay, Democratic rep
resentative-at-large from New
York, and Kenneth G. Crawford
president Of the American News
paper Guild and Washington cor
respondent.
At the state convention, held or
Vashon island May Is. a program
of work and state legislation wal
adopted, and mandates from the
national convention will be carried
out. A large delegation from Ia
coma attended.
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PuyaEup; Sylvia Stavaas, Tacoma,
Blair Taylor, orting; Murray
Taylor, Orting; Thoralf Tommer-
vik, Lakewood; Charles Totten,
Falkland; Frank Unger, Tacoma;
Harmon Van Slyke, Vaughn;
Lorna Vosburg, Tacoma; Pearl
Maiden, Milton; Rhys Wood, Ia
coma: Roy Anderson, Tacoma;
Gretchen Bachmann. Tacoma;
Babette Brottem, Falkland; Lyle
Gait, Tacoma; Edith Christensen,
Everett; Elizabeth Dahl, Trail,
Mimi; Lorraine Danielson, Ia
coma; Niles Davis, Tacoma; Mar
jorie Delin, Tacoma; Mary Ellis,
Milton; George Galbraith, Tacoma;
Dennis Gallagher. Eatonville
Alice Gibbs, Tacoma; Margaret
Grass, Tacoma; Margaret Heg-
gem. Seattle; Carol Hawk. Seat
tie: Dorothea Hackerd, Tacoma;
Grace Hanson, Auburn: Mildred
f1diSo1, ldNpiilut 0ci an iaai Nthe,
Orting; Caroline Hoff, Everson;
Lois May Hoffman. Tacoma.
Eleanor Hoss, Tacoma; Robert
Hurlburt, Dash Point; Virginia
Jahr, Puyallup; Lena Jensen. Ia
coma; Wilfred Jewell, Tacoma
Lawrence Jungck, Sumner; Robert
Kruger, orting; Rodney Larson
Tacoma; Torger Lee, Everett
Leola Lockwood. Tacoma; Mary
Long, Auburn; Virginia McFadden
Tacoma: Merrie Malcolm. Tacoma
Fales Martin, Tacoma; Donald
Mates. Baker. Ore; Edna Me.
gard, Ferndale; Sylvia Miller
Tacoma; 1nez Nelson, Tacoma
Doris Nesvig. Seattle; Philip Nor
by. Seattle: Hildur Olsen. Tacoma
Goodwin Olson. Lacey; Jane Olson
Tacoma; Lorena Poland, Seattle
Elisabeth Reitz. Fairfield; orvill,
Sohlanbusch, Falkland; Walter
Simonson. Astoria, Ore; William
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-22

20th year of the league. Seven
hundred and twenty of those at
tending were delegates, represent
ing 81 states and $50 communi-
ties.
Qualification of the issues In the
forthcoming presidential cam
paign was one OF the detectives
Of the convention. Planks pre-
pared for political parties repeat
two points which the league has
continually stressed-qualified
personnel in government service,
and scientific tariff making. Sup
port of abolition OF poll tax was
a new item adopted. Both south
ern and northern delegates spoke
for il.
To Improve Standards
While the league, founded at
the conclusion of successful
battle for woman suffrage, is
firmly non-partisan. members are
not precluded from working in
their own political groups. Its
aim is to improve the standards
of service to the government as
it did in advocating the merit
system in civil service, and 1t has
been instrumental in pumping
people into public service who are
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-22
Develop New Flat
Motor for Planes

NEW YORK - Aviation Manu-
featuring corporation announced
today the development, in coopera-
ton with the u. S. army air corps,
OF a revolutionary" new fiat"
type Of motor designed to fit into
airplane wings. The corporation
said aircraft engineers claimed the
new motor would increase speed
10 per cent and cruising range 10
per cent because of "its low from
tai area over radial types Of COM
parable horsepower"
Produced by Lycoming, divi-
sion of Aircraft Manufacturing
corporation, the new motor has IL
cylinders and develops 1,200 horse
power. 1t weighs 1925 pounds and
is liquid-cooled. Its horizontal con-
struction has held its height to 81
inches at the highest point.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-22
WPA Picnic Is Set
For Wednesday

Professional service division OF
WPA has scheduled a potluck
picnic lunch at Dawson field from
to 7:30 p. m. Wednesday Coffee,
cream and sugar will be supplied.
Tuesday at 1880 p. m. the divi-
sion will be hosts to an "open
house" meeting in Midland hall,
which will be held for the purpose
Of acquainting the public with its
activities. Speaking and dancing
will be included in the program.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-22
Naval Officer s Death
Accident, Is Verdict

SEATTLE = Civil and nsvsl
authorities decided today an acct
dental fall from a ferry terminal
platform caused thu death Of Lieut.
Henry /. Allen. 20, Portland. com
mander Of eagle boat IS. whose
body was found on the waterfront
early Sunday.
King county autopsy surgeon
DR.. Gale f. Wilson said Allen
had not been drinking. II could
not be determined how Allen
suffered broken leg and frac-
tured skull. except by a fall.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-22

with q pair OF
ffve-inchers. However, the new
guns aren't to be installed imme-
diatsly; the gun-mountings will b
built and the guns themselves
made available for instant install
lation.
othsrs Of the services fleet,
ncw having only one gun apiece,
win get either two or three more
guns.
Submarine detection devices win
~ provided for the seven biggest
ships. with navy experts assigned
- train the guardsmen In their
No..
Incidentally, In the event Of
war the navy win absorb the
coast guard; coast guard ships
win theu be In about the same
c,aas - navy Gunboafs.
The vessels win also be furnish
Cd with depth-bomb racks. for use
In submarine patrol work.
At present the bigger boats
only defense against aircraft are
. pair Of so caliher machine guns;
the program calls for installation
Of Iarge-caliber anti-aircraft guns
and more machine guns.
RanEe-finders. the very secret
precision gadgets by which men,
o'-war aim their guns. are to be
put aboard the s27-foot ships.
The larger coast guard cutters
presently have facilities for carry
ing one plane; under the new pro-
gram. strangely enough. those ia
cilities will be removed to allow
for installation Of the new guns.
Meanwhile. lads who aspire to
entrance to the coast guard acad-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-22

Back in Tacoma is Mrs. c. D ".
MacLennan OF SIS No. Steele st,
state president Of the Washington
League Of Women Voters. after
attending as a delegate the con-
vention Of the national league held
in New York.
She reports 1900 women attend
ed the convention. which marked
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-22
NO TUESDAY MEETING
THEFT REPORTED

Articles OF small value. stolen
from the WPA office at rtlow
beach. were believed by police
Tuesday to be in the hands Of
youngsters. w. II. Ferguson. 1401
No. 5th st. reported hinges were
taken off the door. Several pencils.
date stamp, a fountain pen and
staple-extracting device were
taken.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-22

Censors in Europe are getting
more careful about revealing Sc
ersts that might aid the other side.
A United Press dispatch received
from Paris yesterday said:
PARIS, May le.--lUP)-Enc
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