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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21
TAKE DEGREES
ON WEDNESDAY
GIG HARBoR-wsconda chap

GIG HARBOR-wsconds chap
ter No. at, o. +. 3. viii hold
stated communication "Wednesday
evening at the chapter rooms at
Community hall and win confer
degrees during the session.
The Rosedale Mixer club will
meet Wednesday afternoon at the
Rosedale hall with Mrs. Ellory
Cram and Mrs. J. McCailum as
hostesses. Mrs. A. =. McCuin will
have charge Of the program and
roll call win be Where I First
Met Ny Husband
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Bethel Lutheran church Of VOL
iochet will meet Wednesday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. Frank
Wing.
Dennis o. Mccartney, Is. son Of
NJ. X. Mccartney Of Gig Harbor,
received treatment Sunday for q
fractured left forearm suffered
in q fall Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. oberlies are
the parents Of a son born Satur-
day at the Gig Harbor hospital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21
CONCEAL FUNDS,
BRITAIN'S PLAN
GREAT BRITAIN

Britain will submit only token"
estimates for war appropriations
TO parliament for the duration Of
hostilities, in order to keep secret
the extent OF the war effort, 1t
was announced today at London.
Parliament will be asked to dis
cuss. and vote, merely nominal
credits for the army, navy. air
force and the ministries Of supply,
economic warfare and certain
other war-connected services.
For instance, the navy estimates
for the fiscal year. which starts
April /, win consist of only IS
token" votes of f1o0 (S40o) each,
and there will be no revelation Of
the strength Of the navy or its
personnel or Of building plans.
A treasury minute announcing
the innovation explained:
1T is neither practicable nor de-
sirable to present TO parliament
detailed estimates purporting to
cover the whole cost OF these serv-
ices. 1t would not be desirable
In the public interest to disclose
through estimates the nature or
extent Of the war effort, as en-
visaged at the time estimates were
published"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21
BIDS ON MIXER
BEING STUDIED

Bids Of one Tacoma firm and
four from Seattle on q small con-
crete mixer for Pierce county road
work on the Peninsula were being
studied BY the county engineers
staff Tuesday.
Bids opened Monday afternoon
by the county commissioner were
as follows; A. H Cox 4 Co. Sc
attic. on q Jaeger mixer, s27a.-
SO. with alternate bid Of 1854;
Feenaughty Machinery Co, Seat
tie. on a Wonder mixer, s24a,
with alternate bids. s27e and 1894;
Starr Machinery Co, Seattle, on
a REX" S252.5o; Poole Seed d
Implement Co, Tacoma. on a
Jaeger" $500; and L. A. Snow
4 Co, Seattle, on a "Kwik Mix"
1924 so.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21
APPROVAL IS GIVEN
GUARD COMMISSIONS

The commission of Bernard T.
Nacht, Battery C, 205th Coast Ar
tillery, Anti-Aircraft, Tacoma, was
one of four given Federal recogni-
ton by the National Guard Bureau
of the War Department, in a COM
munication received by Brig. Gen.
Maurice Thompson, the adjutant
general. today. Others were: End
Lieut.. John F. Arthur. jr., Battery
II, Wenatchee and End Lieut.. John
r. Donohoe, Battery F. Centralia,
also attached to the 205th, and
Captain f. L. Knapp, commanding
officer of Battery B, 24sth Coast
Artillery, Mt. Vernon.
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In addition to Charles p. kirt-
land, Auburn, most worshipful
grand master Of the Masons Of
Washington, who win deliver the
principal address at the Masonic
night program Of Scottish Rite
bodies in Fellowship hall on Tues
day evening. other grand officers
are expected.
These include John A. Emigh.
Walla Walla, senior warden; J. w.
J. stedman. Tacoma, junior war;
den; Horace w. Tyler, Tacoma.
secretary; Fred =. stockbridge,
Tacoma, lecturer: Walter =. Meier.
Seattle, historian: waiberg Ton
stad, Auburn, marshal. and Homer
r. Mark. Bellingham. junior dea-
con.
District deputies expected in
clude James A. Dallas. George w.
Huddleston and Ralph Jay, Seat
tie; Harry J. Hin. Kent; Guy 8.
Rose. Everett: Victor H. Norris,
Du6meSton: Stewart =. Perry,
|Puyailup; Kenneth Hillstrom, Ia
coma: Edward w. Castle. Yelm;
Harry r. Callow. Elma: Scion d.
williams. Olympia. and Leon r.
Totten, Longview.
Scottish Rite bodies IN south
west Washington viii be repre-
scented by w. r. Bartmess and
Whit Stritmatter. Hoquiam; VIII
liam X. whitening. Frank o.
Scott, Charles Lindley and e. B.
Taylor. Olympia; Ellis w. White
and Carl A. Nunson Of Bremerton
and Byron N. Oyster. Kelso.
Other Representatives
Scottish Rite of Seattle win be
represented by Ford Q. Elyidge,
and the Nile Shrine by its poten-
tate, Stephen d. Brothorst.
me York Rite will b repre-
oonted by 8. w. Torresdale. Henry
Larson. A. r. Otto and VIM. A.
| nfanser.
seattle York Rites representa-
tive viii be Whitney Aairs.
Afifi Shrine temple viii be rep
resented by its potentate, Edward
,. Garrison and his divan.
Other bodies win be represented
BY Alex. Rabstoff. monarch Of
Tacobat Crotto: Robert A. Myers.
chief universal craftsman; and
National Sojouners by Ernest
Kuhn and Sergt. Holloway Cook.
Masters Coming
Masters Of various Blue lodges
In the state who have signified
they win attend Tuesday evenings
program include:
Woodruff X. Carroll. S5l< No.
2oth st.: Fred o. Weise. Stella
COON: Herbert NcElroy. Seattle:
Ernest ID. Brabock. Olympia:
Thomas l. Kelley. Seattle: ].
Charles Donahue. ss24 No. s0th
St: Dana T. Robinson. Puyallup:
George o. Huckaba. li1s So. 2lst
St: Arthur e. johnson. Aberdeen.
Frank H. Wright. Kent; Paul A.
schumacher. Auburn: w. r. ouin-
cy. South Prairie: George N.
Gardner. Castle Rock: Carl +.
Cox. HoQuiam; Andrew o. John
con. Buckley; Richard C. Ander-
son. SIS No. Ainsworth ave:
Burton A. coe. ortins; Fern Hill.
Hjalmar johnson. eso7 So. Park
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ship. was stesming into the ford.
signal Ia Flown
The Norwegians aimed
quietly where they were and We
thought IT must be another Nor
wegian wsrship. This warship
signaled us. do you need a pilot p
we signaled. what ship are your
II did not answer.
We started toward the Nor
wegian torpedo boats, which did
nothing, while this strange de-
stroyer. which we then saw was
British, signalled us to heave TO
or we win open fire.
The Cossack came alongside and
the British swarmed aboard. he
said. They ordered the German
officers, hands up and herded
them into the bridge house.
Accuse British
I'VE saw English sailors armed
with automatic pistols shooting
indiscriminately at members Of our
crew who were completely un-
armed. since there were absolutely
no arms on board the Altmark.
1.-THE English appeared very
young and very nervous. shooting
whenever they saw anyone move
our belief was that they were
afraid we would blow up the ship
at any moment"
He said the entire boarding incl
dent lasted an hour, and the Co.'S
sack moved away as soon as the
British prisoners were aboard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21
State Land, Timber
BrinQs In S399,OOO

OLYnPIA-The largest sale Of
lands and timber In recent years
brought ssoe. 7s2 when the prop
erty was auctioned February in
10 counties. Land Commissioner
Albert c. Martin reported today.
The sale included $3.50 .0sl worth
Of state timber. SALTS worth Of
land. SS.65s worth Of tidelands
and SASH worth Of state forest
board timber. Large amounts
brought In from the auctions IN
ciudod:
ciailam county. 3li.ooo timber:
cowlitx county, s1so.s72. timber:
Klickitat, s7oss. timber: Lewis.
sl1.ele. timber: oksnogan. sT.25s.
timber: sksgit. s5.44e. timber.
$500 tidelsnds and si.<4o forest
board timber: snohomish. $3.50
timber: Thurston. si41.ss7 tim
Der, wshkiakum. Sii.o<7 timber.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21
ALASKA PACKER
EARNINGS DOWN

SAN FRAN O-Alaska
Packers association today reported
a consolidated net profit Of $685.
from its 1899 operations, as COM
pared with a Consolidated net loss
Of $7i3.7l2 for 1888.
Sales were SIS per cent under
those of 1888, and the canned sal
mon inventory at the end of the
year was 1897 per cent higher
than for the close of the preceding
period.
The company. whose report
showed California Packing corpo-
ration owns about IS per cent Of
the stock, reported packing $685.
073 cases in 10 plants, as sgainst
692, 30s cases IN five plants in
1888.
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retail sales
LISTED HIGHER


Sales Of independent retailers in
Warrington. based upon reports
from stores In most kinds Of busi-
men, were 1871 per cent higher in
January 1910 than In the same
month Of last year. according 10
IN announcement released Tues
day BY William L. Austin. director.
bureau Of census.
OF TIE several kinds Of business
covered BY this current survey.
automobile dealers showed the
greatest gain (3l.4st). followed
n order by lumber and building
materials dealers flesss) and
hardware stores (16.6st). Food
stores showed an average gain Of
- per cent and apparel stores a
gain Of 90 PR cent. Department
store sales increased 10s per cent.
H. stores n Spokane re-
perte6 n average gain Of 1911
pr cest, Tncoma store sales
IneEsasea liz per ceat and
Seattle sales roee ll9 per
eoat. Stores II arcas Of 49,
49, 2,Beo population showed
- average gala Of los per
ceat.
The statements given are based
upon confidentiai reports made to
ths bureau Of the census BY inds-
pendent retailers located through
eut the state. This group Of stores
zvportsd total net sales Of $780,.
97S for the month Of January.
1e1o. saies figures were used ~
reported, without ad1ustment for
SEASONAL or price fluctuations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21

With a party or ne~spapermen,
I was flown here from Berlin to
hear the story Of Capt. Heinrich
Dau. the Aitmark's master. and
other officers Of the prison ship
now aground In Joessing Fjord. q
gorgelike inlet on the Norwegian
coast.
Capt. Dau. a e7-year-old, white
mustached and goateed mariner,
known In American ports as for
mer commander Of the Hamburg
American liners Orinoco, Caribia
and Deutschland, said he spent
two months with the Graf Spec
before the warship was scuttled
off Montevideo. Uruguay.
His View Differs
He admitted there were more
than 800 British merchant seamen
aboard. The Graf Spec had sunk
their ships. The captain insisted,
however. that the British were
rescued mariners" rather than
prisoners and that ''they got ex-
actly the same food as our crew."
Fourth Officer Weichert then
took up the interview, saying that
the first sign Of trouble came on
the afternoon Of Feb. 16, when the
Altmark was well inside Nor
wegian waters and was escorted
by two Norwegian torpedo boats,
and three British bombing planes
flew over. diving low, so the pilots
could see the ships name.
Cruiser Sighted
shortly afterward we saw on
the horizon q British cruiser of
the Aurora class, with five de-
stroyers, which continued to move
closer, eventually entering Nor
wegian waters"
He said the destroyers Ivahoe
and Intrepid moved alongside the
Altmark. The Intrepid got be-
tween the Altmark and the shore
and tried to force 1t out to sea.
The cruiser signaled the Altmark
to steer westward. The Altmark
ignored the signal, and the Nor
wegian gunboats warned the
British to keen AWAY.
At p. m, he said. searchlights
were turned on the Altmark. A
ship, later proved to be a war
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21
TO HOLD EXAMINATION
FOR FORT FIREFICHTER

The u. 8. Civil Service commits
sion announces an open compete
tive examination for senior fire
fighter, for filling a vacancy at
Fort Lewis. at 81 $50 to $500 \
year, less $40 a year for quarters.
Applications must be filed with
the manager. 18th U. s. Civil
Service district. Federal Office
building, Seattle, not later than
March 4.
Additional information may be
obtained at the Tacoma postoffice.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21
Starts Right In
and Eases-Up
SORE JOINTS

joints should be treated with something
made for just that purpose. Ask for
Joint-Esse. 1t works speedily to help
take out the agony. reduce the swelling
and ease-up the misery of painful joints
in accessible localities. Helpful for the
pain OF Neuritis. Sciatica and Lumbago.
Just rub II on. and always remember
when JoInt-Ease starts to work. joint
misery starts out-quicki Ask for Joint
Ease at any live drug store in America.
adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21
HOLD OUT NO HOPE

VICTORIA, B. C.-Police today
said they doubted Steve Lemcke,
mentioned as possible survivor
of the wreck Of the seiner Varsity
of Tacoma, would be found alive.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
PIT. A.
CONDUCTS SESSION

ACME-DELCO, Oct. IA. - The
their second meeting of the year
Tuesday evening in the school audi
forum with an enrolment of forty
five members.
John J. Barnhardt, school treas
urer, gave a financial report on the
collection and disbursement of school
funds. The regular business meeting
Of the PIT. A. was then opened by
reports from the welfare committee
presenting plans for the school
Hallsboro, WPA lunchroom director,
led an open discussion of the sub
ject. A ways and means committee
was appointed by the president, Rev.
H. F. Bean, to assist in obtaining
the necessary funds for this project.
Those appointed we're: w. L. Hobbs,
chairman, C. D. Pickerell and I. A.
Workman.
Miss Ruth Stegall of Clarkton,
NYA director, gave a talk on aid
given young people in furthering
their education and securing en-
ployment. She also stated that the
NYA would furnish the labor in any
approved community construction.
The finance committee reported
excellent returns from the various
entertainments given for the pur-
pose of standardizing the school.
Mrs. T. E. Burns announced that
the minstrel recently given at the
school would be presented in the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
Miss Wallace,
Bride Elect.
Complimented
Miss Virginia loot Is Hostess
At Bridge Party This
Past Weekend

Miss Virginia. Toot, of Raleigh,
entertained this past weekend at a
lovely bridge party at the home of
her mother on South Fourth street,
h%onoring Miss Mary Borden Wal
lace, whose wedding to Lawrence
Lee is to take place this Saturday.
Bridge was played during the aft
ernoon and prizes were awarded to
the following: Miss Jean Hall for
floating prize, Mrs. Donald B.
Koonce, high scorer and Mrs. Will
liam A. Hall, second high scorer.
The hostess presented Miss Wallace
with silver in her chosen pattern.
Following the game a salad course
was served.
Guests included Miss Wallace, hon
Gree, Miss Nancy Wallace, Miss
Alice Borden Moore, Miss Jane Dew.
ey, of Miami, Miss Jean Hall, Miss
Emma Bellamy Williamson, Miss
Mary B. Williams, Mrs. William A.
Hall, Mrs. Donald Koonce, Miss
Frances Lynch, and Miss Isabel
James,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
Concert Membership Campaign
Is Opened Here With Luncheon

The 18th annual membership
campaign of the Wilmington Co.
Operative Concert association was
opened yesterday with a luncheon
meeting for active workers and
officials of the association at the
parish house of st. Johns Episco-
pal church at l o'clock.
Burton Morris, of the Columbia
Concerts Bureau in New York, who
was in charge of the drive here
last fall, is again back to head
the campaign and will remain in
the city through Saturday evening,
at which time the campaign will
close.
Headquarters will again be at
the Wilmington Furniture company
on North Front street, as has been
for the past three seasons. Special
telephones have been installed and
those desiring to call headquarters
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
PERSONALS

Billy Render, of Raleigh, spent
the weekend here with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Render.
DR.. and Mrs. Monroe T. Gilmour
and children, Betsy , David a n d
Ethel. recently of Cleveland, Ohio,
are visiting DR.. and Mrs. A. D. P.
Gilmour at their home on Orange
street
Miss Harriet M. Whitaker left
Sunday for Lexington, Va, where
she will spend several months with
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas H. Wright.
Miss Mary Borden Wallace, Miss
Nancy Wallace, Miss Alice Borden
Moore and Miss Jane Dewey, of
Miami, Fla, left yesterday for
Norfolk, Va, from where tn e y
took a boat to New York city.
John Hoggard leaves this week
for New York city to be a grooms-
man in the Wallace-Lee wedding
on Saturday at the Gotham.
Mrs. Harry Rourk, Mrs. J. c.
Rourk and Mrs. j. c. Pigott have
returned from New Bern, where
they visited relatives over the
weekend. 4
Mrs. Thomas H. Wright a n d
daughter, Mrs. William Beane, left
Sunday for a stay in New York
city.
DR.. c. H. Storey left yesterday
afternoon for Bay City, Tex, to be
with his father, who is very i'll.
Mrs. Matte Schachner has re
turned to Monroe, after a visit
with her sister, Mrs. j. E. Ennette
and niece, Mrs. Doris Hunter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
Burgaw

BURGAW, Oct. 14.-Miss Edna
Waddel attended the Carolina-Tex-
as Christian football game in
Chapel Hill Saturday.-Mrs. Jea-
nette Faison has returned to her
home here after a visit to Spartan
burg, South Carolina. - Grafton
Bradshaw. a student at E. M. l
spent the weekend with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Brad
shaw, Jr., Paul Bannerman, of
State college, Raleigh, spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Bannerman.-Miss
Douglas Hand, of Raleigh, spent
Inc weekend with her sister Mrs.
carrie Hussey.-Mrs. D. D. Spark
man, and little daughter, Sue, have
returned home from James Walk
ef Memorial hospital.-Miss Eliza
oeh Sparkman, of K%enansville,
spent the weekend here.
MRS. Lindsay B. Hopkins, spent
fflday and Saturday, with her par
ei.S' Mr.. and Mrs. Rose, in Smith
I,ela'-Forty-five boys from t e
oufgaw High school attended the
a'a1e Fair in Raleigh Friday. They
were accompanied by their Agri-
culture teacher, T. D. O'Quinn.
eam Sumner and Sterling Barn
M were admitted to a Wilmington
4oSpilal Friday night for treatment
li injuries received in an auto
iiiopile wreck late Friday evening.
mMlSs Douglas Hand, of Raleigh,
lieu Saturday morning to spend
fu weekend with relatives and
friends here. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
POMEROY H


ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 14.-Pome-
roy Nichols, of Wilmington, N. C.,
has pledged Chi Phi fraternity at
Emory university, it is announced
this week.
One of 1873 freshmen to pledge fra
ternities at the end of Emory's ira
ditionally gruelling rush" week,
Nichols vas graduated from Will
mington High school last June. He
has entered the College of Arts and
Sciences, which with an enrolment
Of 709 is Emory's largest Division.
Nichols is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pomeroy Nichols, of 102 North Fiji
teenth street.
Birth Announced
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Patelos, of 719
Princess street, announce the birth
Of a daughter, Mary, on October 10.
at the Marion Sprunt annex.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
REBEKAH DISTRICT
MEETING PLANNED
IN ROCKY MOUNT

The Second District meeting of
the Rebekah Odd Fellowship will
be held in Rocky Mount on Thurs
day October II.
The program follows:
II AM:
Meeting called to order by dis
trict president.
Address of welcome by Fidelia
lodge of Rocky Mount.
Response-Mrs. Wilbur D. Jones,
Junior Past State President, Will
mington.
Introduction of state President
by Washington lodge.
Introduction of state assembly
officers by Wilmington, Goldsboro
and Rocky Mount lodges.
Roll call of district past presi-
dents.
Reading of the minutes of the
last meeting.
Roll call and reports of lodges.
Appointment of committees.
] p. M: Adjourn for lunch.
2 PM:
Song-"God Bless America"
Address by Mrs. Alba Albright
of Raleigh, state president.
Objects and Purposes of district
neutrality-suspicious. lodge.
Working into the lodge-demon-
stration, Swan Quarter.
Contest in unwritten work by all
lodges in the district.
Report of committees.
Selection of next meeting place.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15

for Information may do so by dial
ing $685. or $685.. Miss Mary B.
Williams is local chairman of the
drive and Mrs. J. B. Fenley heads
the Artist Selection committee.
(. Admission to any concerts ar
ranged by the association is by
membership card only. After the
campaign closes on Saturday even
ing at S o'clock no new subscrip-
tons will be accepted. Out-of-town
guests cards may be purchased.
The Platoff Don Cossack choir
will be n of the main attractions
Of the eason This chorus is COM
posed of q singers and dancers.
This choir was founded in 1926
in Prague and prior to this season
has given around 1000 concerts
in all parts of the world. This year
will be the choir's second season
in America.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
BURGAW BOOK CLUB
HOLDS MEETING WITH
MRS.

BURGAW, Oct. 14.-Mrs. r. v.
Biberstein was hostess to the Bur-
gaw Book club Thursday night,
October II, at her home. The pro
gram leader, Mrs. John Wells, pre-
sented Vivian Whitefield, who made
an interesting and instructive talk
on South America" MI. Whit
field is a former consul to South
America. After the business dis
cusson the hostess served Russian
tea and sandwiches. Mrs. W. A.
Blanchard was a guest of the club.
Mrs. John Wells was hostess to
the Two Table Bridge club at her
home. The club high score prize
was won by Mrs. R. I. Walter.
The guests high prize went to Mrs.
Lindsay Hopkins. Mrs. W. H.
Young received tn consolation
prize. The slam prize was won by
Mrs. w. H. Robbins. The hostess
served a chicken salad course with
coffee.
Circle Number One of the Pres
byterian church auxiliary met with
Mrs. Roy Bradshaw at her home
Monday afternoon. Mrs. Mertie
Johnson presented a most interest
ing program. The hostess assist
ed by Mrs. Fred Bradshaw served
delicious refreshments.
Circle Number Two of the Pres
byterian auxiliary met Monday aft
ernoon with Miss Maude Paddison.
Mrs. D. J. Farrior had charge OF
the program. Those present were
Mesdames Vann Bowen, D. ]. Far
rior, r. I. Durham, Allie Bowden,
E. L. Nicholson, William Spark
man, J.. R. Bannerman, M. M.
Moore, Giles Kornegay, S. G..
Hayes, L. @. Myers, and a visitor,
Mrs. Jim Thomas. The hostess
served Russian tea and cakes. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
Miss Moore,
Miss Lynch
Are Hostesses
Miss Mary Borden Wallace,
Popular Bride To-Be,
Feted AT Lovely Tea

Miss Mary Borden Wallace, whose
wedding to Lawrence Lee, of Will.
mington and New York City, will
take place on Saturday in New York
at the Gotham, was honored Friday
afternoon at a beautiful tea when
Miss Alice Borden Moore and Miss
Frances Lynch entertained at the
Cape Fear Country club.
Guests were received from 4 until
$50 o'clock by the h~ostesses, the
honoree and Miss Jane Dewey, OF
Miami, Fla, visitor of Miss Nancy
Wallace.
The tea table was covered with