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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-29

operate most easily in the coun-
try districts.
Lunchrooms are not regarded
as quite as necessary In the cities
because city children more often
can walk home to lunch.
Many families In the country
districts can contribute vegetables
and eggs for Use in the school
lunchrooms. Because OF the dan
ger lurking in home-canned vege-
tables, the schools do not accept
such donations. Mrs. Lee said, and
no milk is accepted except for use
In cooking.
While more difficult, Il il fea-
sible to operate the community
type lunchrooms In cities where
families do not have home gar
dens, Mrs. Lee reports.
Community organization 10 the
secret of II. In most cases, to ar
range for the feeding OF lunches
to all the children with a small
charge like five cents per meal,
IL In necessary TO have strong sup
port from the sponsoring Parent
Teacher association.
II garden produce can't be do
mated by patrons Of the schools.
1t Ia more essential to get a spon-
sors support for purchase of sup
Elementary foods.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-29
A. o. U. w. MEETING

Tacoma Lodge No. 6. A. o. U.
w, will meet at p. m. Wednesday
in Eagles hall. A special program
has been arranged. as the Ancient
Order Of United Workmen was first
organized in October, 1868. and will
on this evening celebrate its 73rd
anniversary. Many vocal and in
strumental numbers have been ar
ranged and the program will be
in charge Of one of the grand lodge
officers.
List your home with STEEL,
I'LL Pacific, Main 913s. (adv.)
Peeling is easy and waste negli-
gible on a new variety OF potato
with protruding eyes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-29
SHOULD BE A PART
OF EDUCATION SYSTEM

I'VE feel this should be a part
Of the education system.
For one thing. we find there
are few sbsentees In the schools
where hot lunches are served to
all pupils. That means many dol
lars TO the school boards In at
tendance money from the state"
II Is quite true. as city school
officials point out, said Mrs. Lee.
that school lunchroom programs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-29

Not even the Samaritan could
DO all his good works in per-
son. He had TO transform that
innkeePer into an early day
Community Chest He had to
Rive from both the heart-Ssd
Sbs poekes. The Book says Go,
add do thou likewise.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-29
WPA-SURPLUs FOODS
PROGRAM Is BLOCKED

Existence Of well-organized op-
Grating school lunchrooms In the
Tacoma junior and senior high
schools, with a corps of paid kitch-
en- workers. may continue to pre-
vent setting up program here
with WPA-Surplus Foods aid.
In Fife. though. where there was
one woman hired by the school for
Its lunchroom, the arrangement
was worked out. The school
agreed to keep her on the payroll.
Now. additional WPA help works
with her and instead of meager
lunches the pupils all are served
complete meals.
Both WPA and Surplus Market
ing administration representatives
express willingness to meet with
school authorities to work out the
best possible program OF using
their aid.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-29
Just the Core
SOCIAL DANCE CLUB

The Adult Social Dance club,
sponsored by the Park district
through cooperation OF WPA, will
meet from TO IL p. m. Tuesday
in Fellowship hall, Masonic temple.
There will be instruction from Z
TO s by Ann Bennett.
Butter Is cheaper at Cow Butter
Store. adv.
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Who helped
THE Good
Samaritan?


DEkHAF you've fofgoefen
i one thing sbouf the Good
Samaritan. He was in . hurry.
He had q living TO make. He
had to GET on TO Jericho. So he
carried the stranger he had be.
friended to an inn -. planked
down two shillings >. and said
20 the host Take care of him"
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LOOK FOR AMPLE SURPLUS FOODS
No Serious Dislocation
OF Aid to School Lunches
Is Anticipated by SMA
LAST OF FOUR ARTICLES

hEh school
> his
10 =
To
uhe m IL o
prepared. last Of which appears belosb
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-29

! 200 900 cavities which he esii-
mated VIII occur this year N sol
diers teeth and he criticized the
stopping q appointments Of den
lists 10 the Officer Reserve corps. .
of the 400 dentists that were
in the reserve corps in December. y
he said. about 50 per cent has
been called 10 active duty and
practically none has been added
10 the corps"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-29
BY RALPH SMITH

One of the biggest obstacles to adoption Of city
of community lunchrooms in the of city school auhor
ties is the temporary nature of the WPA labor and SMA
foods.
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There Is Just one answer.
When your Chest drive opens.
toddle round with your two
shillings. Give al YOU can af-
ford. Write your own ticket
but write one. Be q Good So
marian.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-29
DIFFERENT ATTITUDE
TOWARD PERMANENCE

A slightly different attitude
toward permanence Of the lunch
room aid program 10 expressed by
heads Of WPA.
sour primary interest" said
Mrs. M. G. Lee, district direc-
tor Of the lunchroom program.
"is to try 10 sell the idea to
schools to budget for this
work, even II WPA In cut
off,"
She explained that the commu-
nifty iunchrooms To large extent
are demonstrations TO the schools
Of what they can do themselves.
we have found the program
helps every child in the school"
she explained. Children OF the
well-to-do benefit as much as the
needy by getting balanced lunches.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-29

Buy U. S. Bonds and savei
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-29

Like the Samafitan's inn
keeper, Community Chests tend
for yos--those left battered
beside LIES highway. For yos,
they shelter the hurt and help
les strangers BY the thousands.
They build character amongst
The young. They make better
American citizens. They do this
for you-because you cannot
possibly do il for yourself.
Chests work with money.
They transmute dollars into
golden deeds. But their money,
Ike yours doesn't 90 as far As
Il did. Yet today's berserk world
makes their deeds more neoes-
sary than ever.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-29
DRAFT BOARDS LEARN
PROPER FEEDING NEED

When draft boards found 40 per
cent of their reflections were re-
suits OF malnutrition. II WAS de-
eided that proper feeding OF all
school children could be a definite
part OF national defense. The de-
partment Of agriculture In report
ed now committed to an emer-
gency program of extra produc-
ton. which should meet both
school-aid and lend-lease food
needs.
The Surplus Marketing admin
istration." said its special repre-
sentative. II. L. Piekerell. hopes
to have available this year q broad
variety Of surplus foods and In
ample quantities. with emphasis on
the so-called protective items.
foods which are recommended by
nutritionists for utamin and min
eral content"
School aid foods would not nee
essarily be the same as the sur
pluses available to relief recipients
under the stamp distribution plan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-29

NoUR vsivs cue for ~ is this big,
beautifully styled, brilliantly engineered
new Studebaker Champion-and it's the
Lowest priced six in America.
You can't match its quality in any other
lowest price car. And no other six or eight
for 1912 can match its low price.
Come in now and 90 out for a Cham
pion trial drive. You may use your present
car As part payment. c. !. 7. terms.
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A far as the free food contribu-
ton IL concerned. though. the Sur
plus Marketing administration Ia
not assuming that It IL temporary.
Even with lend-lease aid 70 Brit
ain from the surplus food supplies.
no serious dislocation Of Aid to
school lunches u anticipated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-29

See your IocaI agent or E. GHoRhLEY General Agent
Passenger Dept i4os Fourth Ave. Seattle Wash ELof 1853
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-03
HOROSCOPE
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 5

Good and III appear in the
horoscope for today. In the
morning the aspect of Mars
changes to threatening omen and
Il Ia well to be wsschful Of world
affairs.
Heart and Homsi The evening
Of this day should be fortunate
for women. n n . lucky time
for social affairs and may bring
new friends who will be helpful
in the future. There is a sign
which presages the need for
women to practice mental bal
ance and ability TO summon the
sort Of courage that enables
them to give aid 10 those who
seek comfort. For the autumn
much illness is indicated and the
coming months will be most
perilous for aged persons. AS the
new world becomes involved in
war the older generation must
make its exit.
Business Affairs: Abundance
which is the state of the United
States resources will be tapped
by innumersble demands before
the winter. Trade and commerce
will boom. While prosperity con-
tinues the generosity of the ma
ton will be illustrated by the
vast supplies provided for war
victims. The feeding of tens Of
thousands will be the task for
coming months. This means that
every citizen should contribute
generously and that none should
ignore what is 8 simple recogni-
ton Of our national good for
tune.
National Issues; As sacrifice
becomes more imperative and is
unavoidable the people of the
United States viii be made grad
ually aware of the real meaning
Of war abroad and its poten-
tialities for this country. Not
withstanding conditions which
could not be avoided. since isola-
ton has been from the first i'm
possible. our foreign policies will
continue 10 be sssailed with I'M
fortunate results.
Persons whose birthdate il is
have the augury OF a fortunate
year. Love affairs of the youth
ful will prosper.
Children born on this day prob
ably will be happy in disposition.
kindly 70 all and exceptionally
clever in attaining desires.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-03
The American Division

Probably few Americans realize how many of their
fellow citizens have been slipping the border TO Canada
to enlist for service against Hitler One hears now and
then from Europe about how Spanards and Freshmen
volunteering the German fuehrer but little is being
said about American volunteers except in England
Yet recent Canadian dispatch estimates at 5000 the
number of American citizens in the Canadian army while
10 per cent of the Royal Canadian air force air
believed be Americans Together they would probably
be equivalent to q full division.
These their own. No conceivable pressure
has been put them except that which from within
themselves They a living testimony that freedom
also has friends.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-03
Stories in
Doshine Mounted Police
Guard Conodo Since 1873

CANADA'S dsshing. romantic
- and efficient Royal Canadian
Mounted Police was founded IN
1873. Small in number, but
strong in courage. experience ana
hard training. they have MAIN
tanned law and order over vsS
territory from the great plains
north into the Yukon. and across
the Arctic 70 Hudson Bay and Baf-
fn Island.
The government honored the
-Mounties" philstelioslly IN the
1885 stamp above.
When Canada gained control
over the UNEMPLOYED lands OF the
great northwest IN 1870. it was
faced with the problem Of policing
a wild area. Powerful Indian
tribes endangered the lives Of set
tiers.
To curb these unruly elements,
the Northwest Mounted Police was
organized in 1873 at Stone Fort
just south Of Lake Winnipeg. Aft
er only a years training, 800
'Mounties" marched over 1000
miles OF unknown territory, re-
storing law and order from the
RED river to the Rocky Mountains.
The force was knishted in 1904
in recognition Of its services N the
Boer va.
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Try This One, Just for Size

The putting of shoes other feet is always good way
TO get line on the last. Ambassador Hermann Ger
manys gift to Argentina quite paintve his reply
the Argentine congress- demand that he get out He
he until ordered by his chief Germany and
further he has done nothing but what ambassadors Of all
bellgerent countries do wartime is propa-
eanda for his side
That's true enough The ambassadors of all countries
In the naturally trying present their side of
the story Though technically wrong, that is accepted
within limits.
But the limits are important To see why Argentina
about HERMANN let's put the shoe the other
foot and see how tlerwould like the fit of it.
Suppose that in Naz Germany there were thousands of
Argentnes Suppose that they had been drilled for
to believe that If they became German citizens that
IT just gag; secretly they to maintain first
loyalty to Argentina Suppose Argentina got in Sup
pose the Argentine to Germany then proceeded
to organize all Argentine Germans into phony Argentine
cultural groups whose real object to oveurn the Ger
man government and set up one, Argentine style.
Suppose those groups drilled and armed themselves Sup
pose the home of the Argentine
all ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS such command their loyalty
if they wanted to become good Germans Suppose
Argentina spent millions of marks in Germany through
constant agitation ovetu the German and
set up controlled from the Argentine Suppose great
communities of those Argennes in Germany insisted
having their own schools and in speaking Spanish only
When you conceive such complete change of shoes
this, it Immediately becomes apparent why Naz Germany
can't get along with single country in the whole world
II is that which apply others
which the world stubborny will not understand the Ger
above the rules that other peoples observe.
To such position in the world their peaceful accom-
plishments gain for them, they entitled To
position of dominance gained simply by terror and force
and brass, they shall not climb. Slowly but with
wheming potential power behind it, the whole world is
making that decision.
Marriage licenses show that the peach crop isn't fail
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DICTATORSHIP Is
ALWAYS DANGEROUS

Hitler's totalitarian practices
have already had profound
and revolutionary effect on the
economic relationship between
the United States. Canada and
South America. II demonstrates
that little totalitarianism is a
dangerous thing even to those
who seek To destroy il. II also
suggests that dictatorship be-
gets dictatorship even among
its enemies.
Free private trade no longer
exists between this country and
most OF the South American ma
tons, or only 10 a limited de
gree. Because Of the shortages
Of raw and manufactured ma
terials, Washington determines
what and how much goods shall
be exported to Brazil. the Ar
gentine. Chile, etc. south
AllltI iOdn SbNtA ilAiAtiltS nave
established system of pur-
chase priorities. Private firms
down below must place their
orders with American compan-
les through official agencies.
Should the war be prolonged,
trading nations in the Western
Hemisphere will have to resort
to system of barter We have
already negotiated such agree
ments with Canada.
The ironic aspect of this
build-up of a sociallzed hemi-
sphere. in which the state con-
trols all economy and COM
merce. is that our principal
apostles of free trade have been
the architects. They are Vice
President Henry Wallace and
Secretary of State Corden Hull.
But even = cynical Capital con-
cedes that they have performed
a remarkable feat OF economic
gymnastics In order 10 meet the
emergency under conditions
calling for smart csmouflage.
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These Democratic leaders
have heard that the President
and the three bosses of the mid
die boroughs - Flynn of the
Bronx, Sullivan of Manhattan,
Kelly of Brooklyn - have en-
tered into a IDEAL" for the re-
election of LaGuardia. Rightly
or wrongly. such is the gossip
pumped out of the district club
houses for distribution else
where. 1t may be nothing more
than LaGuardia propaganda. or
the work of political fifth col
umnists. but it has created q
defeatist attitude in the grass
roots" sections beneath the
Brook and Triborough
bridges.
The argument in favor OF the
reported alliance seems to be
that F.D.R. could not permit the
defeat of the man who has
served HIM IN 30 many national
defense capacities. Moreover,
LaGuardis was blackbslling Hit-
Ter even before the president
denounced de fnehrer rs an
OUTLAW" There would be re-
joicing IN Berlin II Fiorello
were blitzkrieged by Mr.. Roose-
velt's metropolitan Gaulelters.
To practical. politically-minded
Tammsnyites these reasons for
a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pact APP
pear cogent. Nor need the ar
rangement be too one-sided.
There is no reason why Flynn
Sullivan-kelly henchmen cannot
continue TO enjoy their quotas
OF municipal jobs. city con-
tracts and legal assignments
with all the presidential plums
they can digest
Worldly-wise Fiorello is too
smart to place all his trust in
political covenants arrived at
openly or secretly. II has ever
been his conviction that the
voters help those office-seekers
who help themselves. So, he is
preparing report on his civ
ilian defense activities in answer
TO charges that he has not been
exactly . Napoleon behind the
bettlelines.
Numerous cities, large and
small. have organized official
and unofficial units for perform
ing the services which an attack
on the L. S. would necessitste.
They have modified police, fire,
health. utility, finance and COM
munications departments IN
classes and training eenters,
where they learn how to handle
problems such as British cities
have had 10 meet. Private cor
porations. especially telephone
and utilities, are cooperating.
Women are studying first aid
and food supply methods. The
report. which will probably be
released on the eve Of the New
York election. will make an I'M
pressive showing.
Several cities have advanced
the suggestion that civilian de-
Tense training has its pescetime
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-03
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn 10 the
woman's page for the answers.
l. The Irish word for girl Is
c-n@
?. Valuable pearls are found
in edible oysters: true or false ?
S. During which war was
John Browns Body q famous
marching song?
4. What Is the popular name
for the rubber cup on the end
Of a stick that Is used to open
cloEged plumbing drains?
S. A Full Moon rises In the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-03

east at noon. midnight, sunset
or sunrise
s. In which grand opera Is the
Jewel Song
:. David Ross Locke was a
famous American hume st.
greatly admired by Abraham
Lincoln. Can you give MS pen
name. the initials OF which were
P.V.N.s
s. Does handling a toad cause
warts?
Q. For whom is the Russian
city Of Leningrsd named?
10. Lily Lsugtry. Jenny Lind
or Lillian Leitzel was known as
the Jersey Lily:
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MR.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

To receive attention IN this ool-
umn 'ettsrs must give name and
address o. writer Only initials
viii b published when duestsd
Mr.. Fixit: I want To know n
there - such n word n
''boughten." pertaining q. some
thing brought from a store. I
came 10 Washington four years
ago from Virginia and I have
wanted Ia know ever since for !
never heard this word before
coming west.
BROOKLYN. WASH.
The word IL in the dictionary
hut II Is regarded as dialect.
term used n distinguish between
goods purchased from a store,
or .boughten." and homemade
articles. u is not correct mod
EN- English and seldom used ez-
cept in joking vein
Mr.. Fixit: To settle an argu-
ment would you please tell mo
n the Hood was = battleship or
. cruiser MIKE SHEA.
n. M. s. Hood was clsssed as
battle cruiser.
Mr.. Flxit: For the past some
time the pigeons around the
courthouse have been dying like
flies. was told that they are
being poisoned there. Could this
be possible G. l.. =.
Courthouse ployes have
found a few dead pigeons. but
NO far no cause. The birds are
pets at the courthouse and Ger
tainly wouldn't be poisoned
there.
Mr.. Fixit: I am n college girl
trying To earn my way through
school and would like IN find out
how one could get = small ron
cession In the Tacoma park sys-
tenn to operate during the sum
mer months How "a the con
cession In Wright park let:
Does one have 10 purchase his
own stock Of goods" Ii the
IL
INQUIRER.
The concessions in the three
or four parks where they are
allowed are let by the Metro
politan Park board each spring.
Some time before April you
should write letter TO the
board with your proposition for
operating the concession. No
propositions are considered UNI
Ill April OF each year. You will
find the park office In the City
Hall annex. II you wish to make
further inquiry.
Mr.. Fixit: Can You tell me
how tn get my birth certificate
! WAS horn In Raritan. Ill.,. and
served In the World war ~ n
marine and have my honorable
discharge hut they tell me !
must have = birth certificate.
] wrote Ia the county seat and
they tell me they have no record
Of my birth. My parents are
dead. Also my grandparents.
Would be grateful for any ad-
vice. L. &.
1t will depend upon what the
"they" you mention will accept
as proof OF your birth date.
Since there Ia no regular birth
record. you could obtain an af-
fidavit of an older relative. II
you have one. II you haven't,
II will be simpler to learn what
x.l1i ~. I'D for The
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appointment as official PRINT
er." or kings printer for the
province NJ New York. With
the prestige that position gave
him Bradford started the New
Ysrk Gazetteer. His official po-
sition. however. also proved -
be handicap. for the Gazette
gradually became an official or
gan Of the government. After
operating the Gazette on that
basis two years, Bradford pub
lished a statement that included
the following:
Having calculated the charge
for Printing and Paper for the
same. also how much will arise
to defray that charge when all
those that take the Gazette
have paid in what is due to the
first OF May, do find that we
shall lose about Thirty Five
pounds In the two and half
years by publishing this paper.
besides the trouble and Charge
of Correspondents. collecting
the News. making up Pacquets
and conveying the same To those
in the Country who take them.
And therefore If some further
Encouragement be not given. by
a larger Number Of Subscribers
for said Gazette, we must let IL
fall and cease publishing the
same"
II looked like a hopeless situa-
ton hut Bradford. with some
encouragement from the colo
NAL governors and using part OF
his salary as public printer, con-
tinued the Gazette. for eight
years without opposition.
Then the inevitable happened.
Opposition to Gov. Cosby's adj
ministration eliminated in the
rise of new Colonial party and
establishment of the New York
Weekly Journal, by John Peter
Zenger, German immigrant
and former partner of Bradford.
Purpose of the paper was set
forth in the following letter
sent with each copy Of the new
paper:
Enclosed IL the first Of
newspaper designed to he con-
tinued weekly and chiefly to
expose him Governor Cosby
and those ridiculous batteries
with which Mr.. Harrison (the
Recorder md member Of the
Council) loads our other news
paper which our Governor
claims and has the privilege
of suffering nothing tn he
printed but what he and Mr..
Harrison approve Of"
In other words what the pub
fishers of the Journal were try
ing to say was that the Ca
zette was muzzled by the adj
ministration."
Gov. Cosby's reply declared
that the journal had been
caused to be printed and pub
lished by the Continuance Of
some evil Disposed and Disaf-
fected Persons"
BradfOrd's Gazette came to
the support Of Gov. Cosby and
out of the controversy he
tween the two papers came
the Declaration of Independ-
ence and the demand for \
free press.
There are some people who
are very resourceful
At being remorseful,
And who apparently feel that
the best way b MAXI
friends
u 10 do something terrible
and then make amends.
OGDEN NASH.