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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
Two Tacomans Are Honored
By tuberculosis League
Scrolls Awurded Dr.. c. H. Nnneur.
R. D. Mcdonald. for Post Efforts

Two men who have worked In
behalf q TIE tuberculosis League
q Pierce county for = combined
total q SIX decades were honored
T>Aon1ay u NJ leaxue's annual
meotlng Il 1lotel winthrop BY BE-.
Ing prooonis1 life membefships m
the annoeiation.
preoonfo1 ~ Or. W. ,. Penney.
proot1ont u the Warrington
TuooFculoeis hague. the men ~
ceivo1 highly Illuminated scrolls
which gave resumes Of their tu-
berculeela leakne work sincs 1910.
Or. G. n. kinnear Il past
prto11ent q the isakus. having
BEN slsctsd to that post In 1881.
IN fhls year ths lsagus started
al<in tsota He has been mem
her q ~ board sincs the league
wa e(nftod n 1910.
Irononr3F - Years
~ scroll received By r. D..
1xcl3onald caiied attention 10 his
hsving eervsd - tssasurer Of the
county Association for - years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
New Citizens to Be Honored
AT Patriotic Rites May 10

arranged by the Tacoma Ameri-
caniEation council.
Program features are slated to
get under way at 1880 p. m. with
a concert by the Elks' band, di-
rected by Robert c. Hurlbut. AT
8 o'clock q grand entrance Of the
colors will be made by repre-
senatives Of 80 patriotic organi-
cations. Gov. Clarence d. Martin
Ia expected TO be present. ~ well
as officials Of Tacoma and other
cities, to welcome the new citizens.
Speaking will follow.
Lee J. Carter, general chairman
of the council. said an invitation
had been extended to all young
people in Tacom a who have
reached their majority this year,
to attend the services.
The council committee will meet
Thursday evening at the Y. M
C. A., to complete final arrange
ments for the services.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
Young Evangelist Convinced
Quake 10 Strike California
Announces He'll Go South to Prepare
To Tuke Movies: Confers With Trupp

disastrous earthquake In his
tory will strike California In
July or August that he has
made plans to take motion
pictures Of the quake.
He believes his undertaking viii
be the first of its kind ever at
tempted. Headrick plans to SCI
up equipment for checking move
ments of the earth and planet,
in various parts of California, Will
which he expects to be able t.
learn the exact hour the earth
quake will strike.
Motion pictures will be made o.
preparations in connection will
establishing definite time for thu
forecasted earthquake and Head
rick will remain on the scene Il
complete taking pictures when the
temblor strikes.
His services at Sumner will con.
tinue through May II, with rites
each night, except Saturday. He
is sponsoring a contest among
young people of Sumner in con-
nection with his religious work
rewarding them with rides in
1910 Taylorcraft plane furnished
by Hubert A Dillon at Mueller
Harkins airport.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
Thief Enjoys
2-Cent Theft

A Woodworking burglar whose
cash return amounted to two cents
evidently enjoyed himself at the
home OF Harvey r. Johnson. 5226
So. M ST.. Tuesday.
The place was looted during
Johnson's absence. between noon
and 8 p. IN. The burglar broke in
through the basement door. re-
moved the hinge-pins to an up
stairs door. and ransacked the
house. He took two pennies, and
Johnson's wallet. He admired the
pictures OF women on two calen-
dars. and took the pictures. He
opened a bottle of lemon sour.
drank 1t, and departed. John
Foster. 52o2 SO. I ST.. reported his
home also was ransacked during
! the afternoon. but he found moth
ing missing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02

Richard Headrick, known as the
flying chaplain" Ia sold" on the
prediction Of Il. C. Trupp, Van
couver, b. c., scientist, that =
severe earthquake will strike the
California coastal area between
July 20 and Aug. 5.
Headrick, who Ia conducting
religious services at the Methodist
church at Sumner In conjunction
with a city-wide youth week in
the valley town, has just returned
from Vancouver, where he spent
some time with Trupp checking
the basis upon which he predicts
the earthquake.
The 22.year-old evangelist, who
has been a movie actor and Is q
licensed pilot, said stories Of
Trupp's prediction aroused his
curiosity and he went to Van
couver to check on him. Headrick,
student of science himself, said
he was surprised to learn that
Trupp was not q religious
fanatic" a. many had believed
from stories published about his
prediction.
so convinced IL Headrick Of
Trupp's prediction the most
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
Change Time
OF Departure
+. Suuudron Due ot
McChord in June

Arrival at Mcchord field Of APP
proximately 500 officers and men
OF the 10th Airbase Squadron.
scheduled for Thursday or Friday
OF this week, has been postponed,
Il was announced Wednesday BY
Col. Carlyle Wash, field CON-
mander.
Col. wash said the men probably
would not come until some time In
Juns, according to an order re-.
Gently received. The men are TO
come from Hamilton field. Calf.
Previously scheduled TO arrive
At the field In June are 2is off
GERS and men OF the ssth observa-
ton Squadron and $50 members
OF nth Bombardment Squadron.
Col. Wash said, however. that all
dates for arrival Of men are ten
tative.
Major u. u. Harbeek Of sacra-
msnto. Calf, was due at the field
wednesday. He was expected TO
make an inspection Of McChord
field technical equipment. Such
inspections are made several times
each year, Col. Wash said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
Texas Third Term
Rift Is Repaired
wAsHNGTO,

WASHINGTON - Garner and
Roosevelt political spokesmen in
Texas have agreed that the state
shall send = Garner-for-president
delegation to the Democratic ma
tionai convention. it was an
nounced in = telegram received by
House Majority Leader Sam Ray
burn.
The announcement apparently
effected a political armistice in
Texas. where a bitter third term
battle was in prospect. The tele-
gram, sent to Rayburn by Myron
C. Blalock. manager for Vice
President John n. Garner Of Texas,
said agreement had been reached
on a basis of a delegation instruc-
ted for Garner. but not designed to
serve as a stop-Roosevelt faction.
Blalock said he and Under
Secretary OF Interior A. J. Wirtz.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
Returns From Probe
OF Fatal Accident

Oliver Malm. assistant U. s.
district attorney. returned from
Vancouver. Wash, where he con-
Quoted an investigation of an auto
mobile accident on government
property. said Wednesday he was
forwarding q report of the mis-
hap, which claimed two lives, to
the U. s. attorney general at
Washington. d. c.
No charges against Mrs. Edwin
Sharp, 81. of Vancouver, driver
of the car which struck down and
killed Sister Ursula OF Providence
academy. and 1o-yesr-old william
Carson. . student, will be filed
until instructions are received from
the attorney general. according to
Malm.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
Gen. Arnold
May Attend

Maj. Gen. H. II. Arnold, chief
OF the air corps OF the army,
wrote Mayor Kaufman Wednes-
day expressing interest in plans
for dedication OF McChord field
and the hope that he would be here
to witness the official opening Of
the Northwest air base.
He said the air corps would be
glad to assist in any way possible
in ceremonies and suggested the
Tacoma citizens committee make
its arrangements with Col. Carlyle
Wash. base commander.
ITO have the ceremonies just
prior to the opening Of the Mar
rows bridge would be most APP
propriate." Gen. Arnold said.
Mayor Kaufman and T. A.
Stevenson, chamber OF commerce
manager. called in Gen. Arnold at
his offices in Washington recently.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
City Is Long
On Rainfall
.OC Inch Excess
Since Junuory !

For the first time In month";
Tacoma IL long" on rainfall.
Weatherman Fred Myers We'd
nssday reported precipitation since
Jan. 1 now totals iT,ss inches,
which 10 90 inch above normal
for the period.
However. figuring from Sept. !
TO date. the shortage 10 t7t
inches.
Rainfall here for the ~ hours
ending at . q. m. Wednesday
totaled 1.05 inches.
Storm warnings hoisted on
Tuesday were ordered continued
for another ~ hours along the
coast of Washington and Oregon
and extended to Fort Bragg, Calf.
There is q strong disturbances
about 40 miles off southern Ore
gpn, which Ia expected to move
northeasterly, causing gales at
times.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02

Mrs. Mary kowalec, 40, found
security behind city jail bars at
her own request. Tuesday night.
With both eyes blackened so badly
she hardly could see, and her head
showing multiple bruises, she
walked into police headquarters
about 1918 p. m. The woman told
Detective Ralph Hubbard and Peter
Modahl she had walked from
Ponders station into the city after
her husband. soldier. beat her.
Police took her to the Pierce
County hospital for treatment,
then put her In q cell for safe-
keeping.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
The War in Europe

certain of victory II he threw his
weight with the Germans and
Were the small neutral states
would quickly cooperate with the
Nazis.
Fuehrer Daring
Whether the Germans could, on
the basis of their Norwegian VIC
tory, strike with sufficient power
to achieve those detectives Ii high
ly problematical, but, except for
the expenditure Of vital materials,
such as oil, the Nazi fuehrer has
everything to gain by such attacks
Hitler has not yet hesitated to
take bold risks-and risk heavy
losses-in order to hold the initia.
tive in the war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02

Patriotic citizens and those
studying for citizenship have been
invited to attend rites to be held
at the Elks temple Friday eve
ming. May 10. at which time APP
proximately 500 new citizens, ma
tives OF various nations, will be
honored.
The 500 who have received
naturalization papers during the
past year will be welcomed into
citizenship at impressive services
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
s OIL Concerns
Named Ii Action

4 claim against five Pacific
coast cll companies. dining husi-
neos q The Asphalt Institute, was
fiIed IN superior court hsrsT We'd
nee6ay IN behalf At 4 man who
declares he was employed BY the
institute % solicit signatures Of
raeoma property owners to have
strssts ad1oining their places A.
phalt surfaced
Ths suit was brought by ~. n.
Palmer. assignee Of = claim of ].
C. Elder. II Il declared Elder was
employed BY Herbert Hershman
of The Asphalt Instituts under an
agreement whereby he was to
receive three centa per square yard
Of street covered BY every petition
he could ret 81 per cent complete
and approved BY city officials.
Completed and approved, he
states, were petitions for surfae-
ing with asphaltic concrete Broad
way. taking s.a5e square yards;
st Helens ave. b,Tss square yards
No, seth st., b,77S; No. Union ave,
from sd to S6th Sta. s.sbs; 9th
ave-, sI.67s. and 30. 50th, ip,2is,
= total Of si,sa7 square yards Of
strestf Fer his services Elder
elalaed }s,7Sb.sl due.
tn five defendants doing busi-
ness q The Asphalt Institute are
nainsd - the shell on Co.. Stan
dard on ca. OF California. The
Petrol Corporation. Tidewater
Associated Oil Co.. Associated
division and Union OIL Co. Of
California.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
Thief Takes Cash,
F aus From Station

Cash loss was slight. but bur-
glary OF the Forty-Eighth Street
service station. 4so2 Pacific ave,
cost the establishment six cartons
of cigarets and three cartons OF
gum during the night. Berry
o.Dell. operator. said a window
was broken by the burglar. who
took rs pennies from . cash
drawer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
Spends Half Century
At Express Job

PHILADELPHIA &c org e
Robertson, IS, has worked for
more than a half century In a
local station of the Railway Elk
press agency. He said the most
fragile express he ever h d
handled was the valuable doll
house Of Colleen Moore, the mo-
ton picture actress.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
Core Of the News
HASTINGS SPEAKS

J. Warren Hastings, Seattle,
will be principal speaker at the
luncheon meeting for members Of
Tacoma Young Mems Business
club at Hotel Winthrop Friday
noon. Entertainment will include
numbers by the Stadium high
school woodwind quintet.
Butter down again. at Cow But
ter store. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
Snow Falls on Hills
Surrounding Yakima

YAkTMA-snow fell on sur
rounding hills Wednesday, while
rains were dropping in the valley.
Chief locations Of the precipita-
ton were Cowiche. Tieton. Rim
rock Lake and Athanum.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02

Now nearly so years old. McDon-
aid overcame the ravages OF tuber-
culosis at the age Of 20 and re-
gained his health and doubled the
time The doctor gave him To live.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
CLUB TO SEE FILMS

The Mems club of Bethlehem
Lutheran church. Ia. Harrison and
G SITS. win have AZ It's guest FRI
day At . p. M. Henry Foss. who
viii show pictures relating to the
construction of the Narrows
bridge. Music and refreshments
viii round out the program which
IL TO be held at the church. The
public Ia invited.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
LICENCE CANCELLED

The state liquor board an
nounced in Olympia Tuesday can
collation. of the beer license OF
cramblets, 2615 No. Proctor st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02

CONTINUED From Page One)
would find it necessary to give up
their foothold on the Norwegian
coast south of Trondhjem as result
of the German triumph.
Despite the details Of the Ger
man advance yet TO be cleared up,
the victory Adolf Hitler said had
definitely ended allied hopes Of
striking at Germany from the
north was Of great Importance in
the general outlook for the war in
Europe.
Threat Redoubled
Not the least of the factors the
British must face now is the threat
of German aerial attacks in force
from Norwegian bases against the
British Isles.
That threat already Is being
driven home to the British by an
increased number Of German air.
planes on reconnaissance off the
c-stern coast of England almost
every night. One, shot down last
night. killed seven persons, includ-
ing its crew of four. when 1t fell
In an English seaside village.
May Try Knockout
Thus the possibility again has
arisen--and with increased serious
ness-that Hitler viii attempt a
Knockout blow against the British,
with the objective of breaking the
backbone OF Britain's naval power
OF mass attacks on warships. docks
and naval bases and Of demoraliz-
ing the British will to carry on the
conflict.
Such a blow might easily be in
tended to force the European war
quickly to the point where Italian
Premier Benito Mussolini would
believe the totalitarian states were
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
Ont Of one
t0cket-int0
another.
Merlin, or

HRDAk<hRALA NtCtitus VI
~ any other authentic wiz
ard, would be 4 social hazard
and . liability around the house.
But It's easy to see that II he
said "Abracadabra" over one
barrel of oil and turned IL into
swo. he potentially would be
doubling the petroleum reserves
Of the nation.
4 4 4
Already the oil industry has
done shout this - through such
scientific developments as the
cracking process for making
gasoline and such jaw-eracking
developments rs hydrogenation.
isomerization, and PoIymeriza-
non. Unless Progress falls dead,
itmaydo this aezin--and again.
Ia research, the petroleum in
dustry, says Fortune Magazine.
has ouuridden every other In
dustry. :
Cerninly its contributions TO
public benefit have been vast -
and promise TO be vsster. From
this research every oil producer
big or Hffle--benehs along
With de public. Yer nine-renths
of Il L done exclusively by
those companies extensive
enough 20 afford il.
= = =
Happily, if small companies
can't Afford research, the larger
companies can't afford 70 do
withouf Il But for the research
financed BY the larger comPa-
mics during the last rwo decades
the available gasoline today
would scarcely supply more
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
TOWNSEND MEETING

Members OF South Tao m a
Townsend club No. 8 viii stage
their regular business meeting
Thursday at 7;so p. m. in Veterans
hall. e22s South Tacoma way.
Dancing will follow the meeting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02

who Ia in Texas in behalf Of .
third term. were I'm accord on this
program"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
M Street

Goinos, CoDiTigs ana Dotngs
of Tacomdns as the Re-
porter Found Them.
John Olson being welcomed by
Gyro club members-Marsh Per-
row coaching from the sidelines
in women's slslom = Al Marucs
turning off lights-Fred Bedford
quenching thirst-Jehn Fishburne
hunting place to park car-Evereft
Hcuk trying his hand at another
short story-Judge Joe Mallery
borrowing cigarets-sid Reynolds
lighting big cigar-Judson Ben
ton waiting for elevstor-Frank
Halverson strolling up Pacific ave.
L L Lamb being congratulated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
CARRIERS To MEET

Branch No. Is OF the National
Association OF Letter Carriers
will convene in monthly session
Thursday at 7;so p. m. in I. o. o.
r. hall. 9Th and Fawcett ayes.
Ronald Crowley, secretary, urges
all members to attend. as business
will feature q discussion Of by
laws changes.
Choice cactus. Hinx, Florist.
adv
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02

Choice cactus. Hinz. Florist.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16
Snow, Rain, Wind
Lash California
As Storm Moves In
Few Parts of Nation
Escape Gales; Pacific
Coast Cold Lifts

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec.
16. (UP)-Snow, rain and
wind lashed most of the Pa
cific coast today as a severe
winter storm moved in from
the ocean and drove out a blanket
of cold air which had been lying
over the west for almost a week.
Snow was reported in the Sierra
Nevada and along the ridge route"
main arterial highway connecting
the Los Angeles area and the San
Joaquin valley.
Rains or snow storms were re-
ported general over all other por-
tions of the nation except New
England, southern Florida and parts
of the Rocky mountain states. Road
crews labored to clear highways as
blizzard swept Iowa and lower
Minnesota.
A storm moving up the Missis-
sippi valley from the gulf brought
from four to six inches of snow to
Iowa and eastern and southern
Minnesota, and was bearing lower
temperatures in it's wake. Rain
in the gulf area and the lower Mis-
Continued on Page 2. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16
Braw|ey Coroner's S
Jury Says Hunting
Tragedy Accident

A coroner's jury Monday found
that Robert 5. Smith, %, shot and
killed by his wife while hunting
on Salton sea Saturday morning.
was the victim of an accident.
Still too shaken by her horrible
experience to speak coherently, Mrs.
Smith, tiny 23-year-old mother of
two small children, testified briefly
at the accident.
She told how her gun went off
in her hands when she swerved
to fire at ducks. She said her
husband dropped into the muck and
water in the patch of tules where
they had hidden themselves to
wait for ducks to fly over.
Il waded over to him." she testi-
fled" and lifted his head out of
the mud and water He was dead"
Edwin Angel of San Diego and
R. T. Vincent of Los Angeles, who
were hunting a short distance from
the place the Smiths had taken their
stand, heard Mrs. Smith scream
and went to her aid.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16

mailed to each of the winners Mop-
day.
The Blackburn display, a window
effect showing the star and the
three wise men, Illustrated what can
be done with little time and imag-
ination. The Harrison home carries
a large, striking cross on the side
of the house, outlined in blue lights.
The Allen decoration was simple
but tasteful with an attractive
wreath on the door and two slender,
tapering candles on both sides.
The Thompson display was also
a window with the three wise men
and the star of Bethlehem while
the decoration at the Womack resi-
dence was floodlighted cut-out fig
ureS of shepherds looking up at the
star represented by blue light
Judges found that Olive avenue
from the 300 block to the 1900 block
was by far the most attractive dis
trict in the city from the standpoint
of Christmas lights and urged mo-
torists to cruise down that section
evenings to see the displays.
These awarcs are only the fore
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16
Man Who Prefers
Deaih TO Relief
Does 2.for-1 Job
By MARGUERITE BROOKS

This is the story of a dim
inutive young man who would
rather die than go on relief
"He weighed 100 pounds
and measured less than five feet
in height Director Thomas N. Fin
ney of the State Employment Serv-
ice said Monday. HE came in ask
ing for work of any kind, no matter
how hard. He had tried everywhere
to get a job but could not. He was
20 years of age and had to sup
port his mother. Apparently his
small stature was a handicap
So Finney telephoned a contrac-
tor at Camp Seeley and asked him
to put the young man to work.
There was a misunderstanding ano
he failed to get the job. He walked
to Ell Centre from Seeley and ap-
pealed to Finney for another job.
This time Finney took him to Camp
Seeley and he went to work carry
ing building supplies to a carpenter
He worked so hard he soon was
supplying two carpenters with ma
terials, doing as much as two men
usually do. Il want to earn what l
get" he said.
At noon one of the carpenters
noticed the young man ate no
ilnch.
I'm not hungry the young mar
saio. They finally learned he haG
no money to buy food and there
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-16

CeIHldIly lliilICQ poSoiD4C iCpiioet
against France for the custer OF
Pierre Laval.
Greek troops with barred bayonets
occupied Tepelini at 4 pm, frontier
reports said. while Italians retreated
northward along secondary road
that leads through the Trebesina
mountains. At the same time, an
other Greek column on the Adriatic
coast was said to have occupied
Chimara. another strategic military
stronghold.
The British Middle East COM
mand reported five direct hits on
a concentration of italian WarShips
in the harbor of Naples which was
attacked by a powerful squadron OF
Royal air force bonbers Saturday
night.
The raid apparently was almost
as severe as the attack at Taranto
which the British claimed put at
least three Italian dreadnaughts
out of commission. At Naples, Brit
ish bombers were said to have fallen
close to two Italian Dattleships and
upon a Fascist cruiser and destroyer
fleet which was concentrated in the
harbor.
Italy admitted that the British
had scored a direct hit on a med
ium-sized" warship at Naples, in
flicting so casualties on its person.
mel
In the western desert British
advance forces drove well over"
the Libyan border, but italians still
held the town of Sollum on the
Egyptian side Of the frontier, and
were resisting vigorously
Frontier reports from Albania said
that Greek troops had smashed
into the towns of Chimara, OH the
coastal road. and Tepelini on the
central front north of Argyrokas-
tron.
RepercuSsions of the startling up
set in France spread throughout
Europe while British forces-on the
offensive as never before since the
start of the War-smashed across the
border of Libya and hurled punish
ing air attacks at Berlin and Naples
Mondays hint as to Germany's
attitude toward the French develop
ments was the first to come from
Berlin where news of Lavals custer
was received in official silence.
The comment offered in Berlin
left much to be guessed at. 1t en-
phasized that Germany is still at
war with France" and that relations
between the two countries are gov
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