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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-08
4 Youths Get
Year Training
Tucomuns in CCC
Among Winners

Louis Devereaux and Raymond
c. Ray. Tacoma ccc enrollees for
qualities Of leadership. character
and health recently won appoint
mcnts to the training school at the
u, S. merchant marine. II was an
nouneed Tuesday.
Also winning appointments IN the
cCc district were Morris Void Of
Seattle and Joseph zambek OF
Utica. N. Y.
The boys win receive a years
training =, the school then viii
have the privilege Of accepting en-
ployment In the U. s. marine serv-
ice. While attending school the
youths will receive the pay Of APP
prentice seamen. s2i a month. with
necessary transportation. clothing
and living accommodations firn-
ished by the government.
The training period viii include
three months At the training sta
ton, six months on training ship
and three months aboard q coast
guard cutter.
Devereaux. son OF Mrs. Eva A.
Devereaux. t5o6 Sc. Cedar st. Is
= member Of Camp Sunshine Point.
where he was the No. choice OF
his commander. II. +. Licbe.
Ray Is the son Of Arthur Ray,
1909 SO. N 81. lie Is stationed at
Camp Rainier. lie was recon-
mended by Camp Commander II.
=. Grain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-08
Tacoma Hotel Not
Involved in Suit

George A. Calvert manager u
the Tacoma hotel pointed out
Tuesday the Tacoma hotel Ia not
connected with the Tacoma Hotel
Co. against which a suit Was re-
Gently filed for an accident In the
Walker apartments
Mrs. Leila ID. coomba IL seeking
1924 for injuries sllegeoly aif-
fered while taking a garbage pail
from = dumb waiter In the apart
ment house.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-08
BOOK FOUR SPEEDERs

An upturn IN Speeding arrests
found four Tacomans facing cita-
tons to police court Tuesday. They
were Gustave Gullberg. Rt. 3. box
$50; Archie L. johnson, 1871
South Tacoma ave; Edward p.
Bremmer, 716 So. Proctor st, and
Willie Gentili, Tacoma. William A.
Amos, $40 So. 10th st, was book
ed for failure to make an arterial
stop.
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In response TO the most urgent
appeals from the Norwegian COM
mander-in-chief. The prime min
lister said not much more than q
division (about 10000 mem were
sent to central Norway.
David Lloyd George. liberal
leader. interrupted to ask whether
churchill's appointment would per.
nit him to continue as first lord
of the admiralty.
Expects Promptness
Yes. SIR" Chamberlain replied.
adding that II the new task was
too great, Churchill would later be
relieved of the double duty.
Mr.. Churchill will have re-
sponsibility for supervision of
military operations day-hy-day,
and I have no doubt we shall in
this way ensure that every aspect
of military policy will be examined
and. when policies are decided
upon, that they will be followed up
with promptness."
Recalls Dangers
Greeted with cheers from his
own party and shouts Of Resign"
from the opposition benches. the
prime minister pointed out that he
was unable last Thursday TO ex-
plain developments In Norway be-
cause he might have endangered
success of the withdrawal Of Brit
ish troops from Namsos.
The danger, he said, was Illus
trated by the fact that so German
bombing planes attacked the allied
ships fror Namsos on the morn
ing after the withdrawal.
Admits Shock
Considering that this convoy
v. outside the range Of our fight
ers fplanes) and depended solely
on anti-aircraft fire from the ships,
We could count ourselves fortunate
that we did not lose more than one
British and one French destroyer. +"
he i'd.
The loss of the destroyers and OF
a Polish destroyer was announced
officially yesterday.
Chamberlain said news Of the
withdrawal from central Norway
was a profound shock to commons
and TO the country. And abroad
and throughout the world." shout
ed an opposition member.
He Sits Down
The prime minister retorted that
member Of the cabinet must ex-
pect to be blamed for everything.
The interruptions from the oppo-
sition benches became % frequent
that Chamberlain stopped speak
ing. and the speaker said he could
not permit such interruptions to
continue
There was another interruption.
and Chamberlain sat down until
the speaker called for order.
Il do not wish to extenuate any
thing" Chamberlain said upon re-
Stunning.
Makes COMPARES
At the same time. ! hope we
shall not exsggerate the extent OF
the importance Of the cheek We
F received
The withdrawal from South
Norway was not comparable TO the
withdrawal at Csllipoh." he con
/ tinued. in reference 70 the allied
reverses during the Word war on
+ the Dardanelies front In south
eastern Europe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-08

Another in series of silver teas
being sponsored by Spinning Pre-
school association will be held
Thursday from / TO 3 o'clock at
the home of Mrs. William Heck.
Ills 4th ave, S. Z. The public is
invited.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-08

Meeker and Maplewood PIT. A.
groups are sponsoring a program
at Meeker school auditorium We'd
needay evening at s o'clock to
raise funds to send delegates to
the annual state convention. Fea-
tured in the entertainment will
be magic by d. L. Callahan OF
Fairfax and chalk talk by his
daughter, Miss Delona Callahan.
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Luncheon Thursday

Puyallup Pro-America club will
stage dinner in Methodist church
dining rooms Wednesday. Nav
~, at Z o'clock. Mrs. II. F..
Gronen is general chairman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-08

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-08
Mother Day Program Set
For Wednesday at PuYallup
Eogles Aerie and Auditory to Heor
Judge Mdllery During Evening Proqrum

PUYALLUP-A Mothers Day
program has been set by DaffodiI
serie c. Eagles and its auxiliary
for We aesday evening at s o'clock
at Elk temple at which Judge
Joseph Mallery of Tacoma will
give the address. This will take
the place of meetings of both
organizations.
Prelude will be played by
Frank Backs. Rev. Give TAYLOR.
pastor of the First Christian
church. will give the invocation
and NJ. F. Combs. president of the
aerie, will make the address of
welcome. Other numbers on the
program will be reading by
Helen Lickman; a group of mum.
bers by the Boys quartet of J. p.
Stewart school; a talk, Mothers
Day" by Rev. Taylor: a reading
by Arlene Nesher. and vocal solos
by Stanley johnson. The program
has been arranged by Floyd
kooser and Mrs. E. A. McGrath.
PIT. A. Leaders Meet
Meeker PIT. A. executive board
will meet Wednesday at 7:3O D.
m. at the home of Mrs. Chester
Snow, 18th ave. and So. Meridian
ut. All officers and committee
chairmen are urged to attend as
plans will be made for the last
meeting Of the year. May 90 be-
ginning with pot luck supper.
Luncheon Thursday
Mrs. Frederick L. Scheyer will
be hostess at her North Hill home
for a l o'clock luncheon Thursday
for members of the Study club of
Methodist Womens council. Mrs.
George Barry and Mrs. Ralph
Forbes will be assisting hostesses.
Mrs. G. F. Henry will present the
program. Members are asked to
bring sandwiches and table service.
Cars will leave the Methodist
church at 12:45.
Dinner Is Planned
Puyallup Pro-America club will
stage dinner in Methodist church
dining rooms Wednesday. Nav
~, at Z O'Clock. Mrs. II. F.
Gronen is general chairman.
To Complete Course
Byron DeBolt of Tacoma road
Puyallup Gardens. is leaving for
chicago where he will finish a
course IN air conditioning and |
refrigeration. He expects to be
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-08


absence, Mrs DeBolt and son.
Leroy. and daughter. JoAnn. will
go to San Francisco. where they
viii visit Mrs. DeBolt's sister and
husband. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Horse
man.
At the services at First Chris
ton church Sunday. DeBolt was
presented with a brief case and
Mrs. DeBolt a compact. Both are
members of the choir.
Plans Eastern Trip
John Ward of the Beall drug
store is leaving this week for a
trip east and will be away about
month. At Detroit he will pick
up a new automobile and return
by the southern route. stopping
at San Francisco where he win
visit the fair.
Benefit Program
Meeker and Maplewood PIT. A.
groups are sponsoring a program
at Meeker school auditorium We'd
needay evening at s o'clock TO
raise funds to send delegates to
the annual state convention. Fea-
tured in the entertainment will
be magic by d. L. Callahan Of
and a chalk talk by his
Miss Delona Callahan.
Luncheon Wednesday
Home Craft club of Woodland
district will meet at the home of
Mrs. Fred Cook. 1885 No. Defiance
st, Wednesday for a 1890 lunch
con. Mrs NJ McMurchy and Mrs.
F. Johann will be assisting host
esses.
Church Group Meets
Mrs. Roger Heath of 3i2 9Th
ave. N. w, will open her home
Thursday at o'clock for a meet
Ing of the Women's council of First
Christian church. Mrs. C. e. Law.
president. will conduct the bust
ness session; Mrs. Grace Tichnor
will lead devotions and Mrs.
French has arranged the program.
Another Silver Tea
Another in series of silver teas
being sponsored by Spinning Pre-
school association will be held
from l to o'clock at
the home of Mrs. William Heck.
Ills 4th ave, S. Z. The public is
invited.
Society Hostesses
Presbyterian Women's society
will meet in church parlors Thurs
lay at 2 o'clock with Mrs. FLOYD
Chase and Mrs. A. C. Farnsworth
as hostesses. Mrs. T. II. Scheffer
will preside at the business session:
Miss Anna Brand will lead devo-
tons and Mrs. Frank Nicholson
and Mrs. George Chesbrough are
in charge of the missionary pro-
gram.
Program Friday
Melinda Soles tent, Daughters of
Union Veterans, has arranged a
Day program for its
meeting at the library auditorium
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. w. E. Kinzie will preside.
Mrs. Muriel Bartram Of Olympia.
department president, will make
her official visit.
Initiation Wednesday
Past Royal Family of Rhododen-
dron court. Order of Amaranth.
will meet Wednesday evening at
Masonic hall. Miss verna Barton
and Paul B. Wrigley. immediate
past royal matron and patron, will
be initiated into membership.
Daughter Born
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Manning OF
14th ave. s. E., are being con-
graduated on the birth of n
daughter, Dorothy Elizabeth. at St
Joseph's hospital Monday morning
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-08
Luncheon Wednesday

Home Craft club of Woodland
district will meet at the home of
Mrs. Fred Cook. 1885 No. Defiance
st. Wednesday for a 1890 lunch
con. Mrs. M. McMurchy and Mrs.
F. Johann will be assisting host
esses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
DECISIVE BATTLE NEAR

THE ALLIED command apparently STAKES
i its hope of halting the Nazls IN Inc
Trondheim area. For the present no eHort
sepms to be shaping up to contact the enemy
:, +bo south where HIrLER's forces first land
Cd and are by now we'll entrenched. Further
rortb nrobablv at several points, the British
sorcos have contacted the Norwegians and
are pressing forward to engage more Loosely
oroa nized Nazi soldiers for possession OF thls
kew point where the Germans apparently piah
to set up carbohydrates for widening
operations, both against the oncomlng Alles
and for air raids on Scotland and Great
Britain's northern islands.
It's strategic Importance would seem 10 De
little less than that of Stavanger, where the
Nazis have their airbase and which the Allies
have bombed nine times in little more than
a week. 1t probably is even more important
that Narvik, where the situation is still IN
doubt. with British claiming its occupation
and the Germans declaring it still in thelr
own hands. 1t was there the British made
their first determined stand and from the fact
that communicates of Friday made no men
ton Of the situation there it would seem that
it has either fallen into their possession OF
that it's sting has been removed.
It is at Trondheim that interest %centers,
and it cannot fail to encourage both the
Allied peoples and the Norwegians as well
to find that the help London and Paris prom.
ised is actually in process of delivery. We
may not understand the need for it's capture,
The situation is too clouded by contradiction
to warrant attempt to analyze it at a great
distance. But it is something to know that
troops from England are actually maneuver'
ing for battle position against German in.
vaders, that promises are being fulfilled.
This concentration of uniting British and
Norwegian forces bears out the belief voiced
in these columns a few days ago that the
first decisive battle of the Norwegian phase
of the European war would be fought above
mid-Norway, and not in the region of Oslo,
despite the early squirt of warfare in that
vicinity. The world will wait with deep con-
Germ the outcome Of the battle Of Trondheim,
the drumfire of which is already heard
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
FOR BIGGER NAVY

The German invasion of Scandinavia and
the vision Of further activity by the Nazis,
with the sky the limit, won a victory for big
navy men in congress when the senate pass
ed a 1868, 797,478 appropriation for warship
and w~arplane construction by the largest
majority for a similar measure in many years.
The vote, GO to 4, shows that a possible at
tempt to embroil this country in the war now
spreading to new frontiers in Europe are too
well understood at the capitol to permit con-
tinued resistance to needed defense expansion.
The bill must now go back to the house for
minor adjustments, but there is no reason to
believe that there will be long delay over diff
f%erences. A joint conference committee doubt
less will quickly find means to clear up
points at issue and move the revised bill
along for passage so that actual construction
may start under it's provisions when the ap-
preparation is available on July l..
Congress has passed some major measures
at this session, and will pass others Of i'm
p%ortance, but it is to be doubted that any
legislation before it has greater bearing on
national security than this. The increasing
need for greaer national defense is indicated
by the announcement that the present navy
building program is being speeded up so that
warcraft under construction will be off the
ways in less time than the contracts specified,
some Of the ships as much as seven months
ahead Of schedule.
What this means, of course, is that the fed
eral authorities are determined to be pre-
pared for any eventuality, including war. They
hope, as we all do, that we will avoid war;
but they realize that one of the surest ways
to escape it is to be so well prepared that
no power, however great or blinded by sue
cess, will dare raise a hand against us.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21

the invasion of 1910; it was met in much the
same way. The Emperor, like the Fuehrer,
had fixed upon England with her sea power
as the supreme enemy; his continental sys-
tenn. was a counter-blockade like that which
the Nazis have been trying by every means to
enforce; it was also an attempt to isolate the
British politically and reduce all the Cont
mental states to satellites of French imperial
policy, just as Hitler has sought step by step
! to reduce them to satellites of his own. 1t was
because Portugal was one of the big leaks in
the counter-blockade that Napoleon overran
the Spanish PENINSULA; it is partly because
Norway is one of the leaks in Hitler's counter
blockade that he has attempted to seize it and
may yet attempt to overrun the whole Scandi-
navian peninsula.
More and more, indeed, the shadow of the
Napoleonic wars begins to o%verhang this con-
hict, as it never o%verhung the last, but for
more static, struggle Of 1914-1S. The lightning
acquisitions of the Nazis are more reminiscent
of Napoleon's conquests and combinations
than of anything in the more ponderous proc
esses of the last war. Hitler is far more a
Napoleonic figure, in certain respects, than
any one who appeared a quarter of a century
ago. He is without Napoleon's genius for or
ganization and administration, and his stra-
tegic inspiration seems much more political
than directly military. 1t is hard to imagine
him as the great commander in the field. But
the ambition is the same; the egomania is the
same; Hitler has a Napoleonic touch in his re-
arrangements of the map, while Napoleon, it is
not to be forgotten, was one of the first mod
ern masters of propaganda and was 'liberat-
ing" and protecting other nations by de-
vouring them long before Hitler developed
the technique.
The times are Napoleonic; whether Hitler
will end as Napoleon did remains to be seen.
Napoleon had made his Russian treaty (the
Peace of Tilsit) not long before his invasion
of Spain; he turned from Spain, while the
issue there was still undecided, to beat down
the Austrians at Wagram, as it is not impos-
sible that Hitler win turn from the secondary
scandinavian theater to try to blast his way
to victory on the vital western front. But in
the end Napoleon was destroyed by three
things: the detection of Russia; the rebellion
of all Europe against the eXactions of his Con-
tinental system and all it implied, and the ex-
haustion of his armies in prolonged warfare.
British sea power, and the running wound in
Spain, where that sea power was fastened in
his flank, helped the exhaustion. But Napoleon
still had to be beaten in the field. 1t is prob
ably so again. The British blockade is stran-
Cling. In the Norwegian adventure Hitler has
opened a wound that may be long in healing.
But it is still the defeat of his mighty armies
which is needed to raise the rest of Europe in
rebellion, to breakdown his new continental
system and free the world from this new
m~egalomaniac emperor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
HERE AND THERE

Britain has at last placed responsibility for
the sinking Of the submarine Thetis, and can
now turn her undivided attention to the mat.
ter of 1000 tons of merchant shipping.
Mrs. Roosevelt is to begin a series of radio
broadcasts. A neat way of solving her ever
present problem of how to be in more than
one place at the same time.
Nipponese newspapers were much elated
when Mrs, Roosevelt purchased a Japanese
kimono. This enthusiasm will no doubt vanish
when they learn she wears it to breakfast set
with dishes of china.
Americans want something better than that.
Ford on the design for the German
speople's car" promised but not produced.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
A DEWEY HANDICAP

There has been much speculation, since
for the presidency, on the position he would
hold when the campaign should get definitely
under way. Henceforth there need be little
guessing. The outcome is fairly certain. He
can hardly expect to play a more important
part than, say, batboy.
The key to this conclusion is to be found in
the endorsement of him by the Hearst papers
Mr.. HEARsT's bright advisers have decided
DEWEY is a pretty good sort of fellow. He
doesn't know all about running the govern
ment, but he's safe and sound and will make
a good chief executive.
Well, it's not hard to recall what happen.
ed to Mr.. HEARsT's last presidential ~favorite
ALT LANDoN was his man four years ago. He
said about the same things of him that he is
not saying of DEWEY. And see what happened
at the polls then.
Eminently successful as a publisher, albeit
he has fallen upon evil times, Mr.. HEART has
has had bad luck in picking presidents. In
fact, about the best way to secure a candidates
defeat is to get the HEARST endorsement for
him.
OF course, there are other things to con.
slider. DEwEY's inexperience, for example. And
his ready tongue, which does not always
weigh it's words. Even his t~onsorial perfec
ton. But above all these, he is most likely
espousal Of his cause.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
Coop Students Will
Present Program Here

Members Of the New Hanover
High school COOPERATIVE Employ
ment class, under the direction OF
Mrs. Frances w. Trigg, will stage
a program at the meeting of the
Wilmington Better Business cluh
tomorrow night at the Tide Water
Power company assembly hall.
The program will be similar to
that held at the class banquet at
the school several weeks ago, when
students in the class made short
talks describing their work, their
class studies and their plans for
the future.
About Is are expected to take
part.
Mrs. Trigg said yesterday civic
clubs in the city have also asked
that the coop students present Their
program at their meetings.
Employers and parents Of class
members, any interested business
men or women and anyone Interest,"
ed in the work of the class ara
invited to attend the meeting t.
morrow night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
LIGHT NEEDED

1t would be instructive to know how many
death because they travel without lights.
If the facts were known they might correct
the evil.
This evil is widespread in Wilmington. If
there is doubt of that, go forth some night,
drive hither and yon through residential
streets, count the cyclists peddling in the
dark, and convince yourself.
1t would be supposed that cyclists would be
the first to seek their own security from acct
dent. They know they have no chance in col,
llsion with automobiles. They also know that
their best chance of avoiding such collision is
to travel a lighted course. But numbers of
them persist in their dark and dangerous
habit.
There are to be had head and tail lights
specially designed for bicycles. They cost but
little. Certainly the price is negligible in
comparison with hospital and doctor bills.
But if they are not Immediately purchasable,
flashlights would offer a satisfactory sub
s%titute.
1t doesn't make much difference what kind
of light is carried, so long as some means
is used to give motorists a hint that a bicycle
is just ahead and must be passed with safe
clearance.
Perhaps if the offending cyclists continue
transit, the police could do something about it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
Cattle Are Fattened,
Ruined For Scene

Ruggles and his crew have had
numerous difficulties with unexpect-
ed problems. One was with a herd Of
scrawny cattle which were supposed
to look as if they had been driven
through the desert for nan days.
A man was assigned to find such a
herd. He found 'em all right aid
put them in a corral to await arrival
of the company. But the men who
are taking care of the stock fed the
cattle until they're already sleek and
fat enough f 0 r market. Ruggles
doesn't think he could bear -
starve 'em down again, so he'll just
have to rent another nerd.
Besides 1,400 cattle, movie men
wer required to scout the country
for 4S5 horses, ITS Indian ponies,
104 draught oxen, 1875 mules and
burros, 40 hogs, As stray dogs, 100
chickens, some buzzards, 10 OK
carts, various prairie s%chooners, 30
freight wagons, 20 ore wagons with
9-foot wheels, an army blackboard,
and an old Spanish Victoria. These.
of course, in addition to an enor
NOUS amount of interior furnish
ings, store goods and the like,
Quite a lot of t h e equipment
couldn't be found, so it's being man
ufactured and aged in Hollywood
and shipped to Arizona in trucks. A
trucl, train has been plying back
and forth for weeks now, and they
haven't even begun to send the &C.
tual movie machinery.