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Evening star., 1941-01-01
Auto Makers Take
important Part in
Defense Drive
Normal Cor Production
Not Expected to Be
Upset in l94l
BY Cambridge Assemblies


The automobile industry has
dual job in 1941. The first is to
make automobiles. The second is to
play an extremely important role in
the defense program.
About making cars: The produc-
ton lines OF the United States and
Canada turned out approximately
4,80O,0OO cars in 1910. This tops all
previous years except 1887 and 1929
Looking into 194l. and considering
the expected gains in purchasing
power, It IS possible to see total
production for the calendar year
reaching five and a quarter millions.
Naturally any forecast on l94l
auto production must ignore several
unpredlctables. The steel industry
expects to be able to meet normal
demands, as we'll as the abnormal
needs OF the preparedness cam
palgn. There IS no sound basis for
expectation that new models will
not be forthcoming as already
scheduled. Price increases there may
be; there IS unprecedented demand
for skilled machine workers and
labor, as well as other costs, may
move up
On the defense front the automo-
bile organizations are being called
upon to produce innumerable types
Of equipment from trucks to shell
torglngS, from machine guns TO
tanks. These companies are tool
ing up to produce airplane engines.
At least one is scheduled to turn out
marine engines for torpedo boats.
Artillery mechanisms, bomb nose
fuses, aircraft fuSelage and an in
finite number OF machine parts
eventually flow from automobile and
autmobile accessory plants. 1t is
currently estimated that nearly
three billion dollars worth Of de-
fenSe contracts have been placed in
this field.
On the earnings side the outlook
is for fairly good profits, but not up
to the standard Of physical produc-
ton. AS in 1910, taxes will cut into
capital earnings and profit margins
generally Will remain considerably
smaller than in previous periods OF
great activity.
Evening star., 1941-01-01

The maximum admission price
for legitimate theaters in Japan
has been set at 50 cents.
Evening star., 1941-01-01
New Life Insurance
Off 5IightIyFro 80
Due TO Group Slump
Ordinary and Industrial
Policies Show Modest
Gains During Yeor
By Cambridge Associates.

When total figures for new life
insurance written III 1910 become
available they will probably be
slightly under the amount recorded
in 1889 Both ordinary and indus
trial insurance will show modest
gains but the amount Of group IN
surance will be substantially below
the 1899 total.
Perhaps the drop in new group
insurance figures is explained by the
fact that rising business in 1899
stimulated considerable in this field
and that in 1910 this type of busi-
ness was working toward a tenn
porary saturation point.
The war abroad and the Nations
first peaCetime draft stimulated
some extra interest in life insurance
nut these factors were insufficient
to affect total sales to any Substan-
tial extent.
Two Problems Seen.
Two Of the major problems of the
life insurance companies are. first
the low rate Of return on first class
Investments. second. the possibility
Of Federal regulation in addition TO
State supervision. This latter anX-
ietV stems from the inquiry con-
Quoted by the Temporary National
Economic Committee. At the COM
pletion Of the Investigation the be-
lief was strong that Federal legis-
latIon was in prospect. This pros
pect has dimmed. for the time being
Evening star., 1941-01-01
luge Plane Production Is No. Defense Goal Start Of 1941

at least, because Of national con-
centration upon foreign policy and
defense.
Life insurance underwriters gem
orally find some basis for enthu5-
iasm in the immediate outlook.
Higher wages and more wage and
salary owners Will naturally broaden
the market for ordinary and in
dustrial new business. The pos
Sibllty of increased taxes, partiCu-
larly on gifts and estates, is nat
ural stimulation to type of bu=I-
ness that has grown of exceeding i'm
portancc in recent years. This is
life insurance purchased by the
wealthy and moderately wealthy to
provide liquid funds to meet death
duties and other estate charges.
Low Income Cited.
Present uncertainty regarding
postwar conditions is another in
fluence contributing to the growth
Of this type Of insurance need since
most property owners are well
aware Of the cost Of forced lqulda-
ton of good assets during a de-
flationary period.
There is possibility. not very
clear yet, that lite insurance COM
panies may find it necessary TO IN
crease premium charges because Of
the extremely low income now OBJ
taInable on investments In a few
instances this has already been done.
The maximum admission price
for legitimate theaters in Japan
has been set at 90 cents.
Evening star., 1941-01-01
Shipments Are Behind
Schedule Despite
Big New Plants
$500, 900, 900 Order
Backlog Is Five Times
1940 Deliveries
By Cambridge Associates.

BY t5mOIGge Associates.
Plane orders that add up to more
than 50O.O00.000 are on the books
Of the Nations aircraft makers, In
1910 the industry delivered some
thing like S625. 100000 worth OF air
planes, which is almost three times
the value Of shipments made the
year before.
AnXiouSly aware Of British and
American GehCienCieS in combat
planes. the public sometimes feels
that production expansion is pro-
Ceeding with nightmare slOWness.
That conception is not valid. It Is
unfortunately true that current pro-
CuCtiOn rate is seriously below cur
rent needs and last summers fore
casts, but it cannot be said that the
aircraft industry has achieved little
IN the year. Here are some Of the
proofs Of progress:
Floor space devoted to aircraft
production has nearly doubled since
a year ago. Shop employees num-
hered about $4,000 in January, 1910
The present number is l6492O. EE-
pendltures on plant expansion IN
1910 were more than S83 600 900.
Contracts for facilities to be COM
pleted in the next six months are
estimated at over S232. 100000.
High Goal Is Set.
The expansion program now Un-
der way I00.,s to an annual prOduc-
tion rate OF 10000 planes. or a
monthly rate Of about $500 planes,
by mid-I942. The amb.tiOusneSs Of
this prOgram-aud something Of its
dif1cuIties-can be understood when
its objective is compared with the
productive rate Of 500 planes a
month which was the estimated
average in early 1910
The increase in floor space and
shop personnel is only one measure
Of the ailplane indusJy's productive
Capacitv. Fully as important are
the new methods Of outside the plant
fabrication Of vital parts Three
automobile companies, for example
are tO0ljrc IN for aircraft engine
construction. Some 8utO plants are
making fuselacc. Accessory plants
are turning. out MANY types Of ma
chine and control parts. By JuiV !
1t is estimated that the total num-
ber Of persons employed in the pro-
duCtion Of fabricated aviation equip
nenJ viii reach 500 900.
Engine Problem Aided.
Although engine construction has
been a bottIoneak in alrplane pro-
ductiOn, that situation is being re-
lieyed Units from The auto COM
panips will not be available in
effective quantity until 1912. but
the higher production Of other pro-
ducers. plus the dotermont of some
civil requirements, has aIieviated
the deficiency to an extent.
1t is reported that contracts now
in force call for a total Of about
10000 fehting planes. About 80 per
cent of these planes are for Ameri-
can military and naval use and the
remainder for the r A F. The
British government IS planning to
order another 1000 planes, it is
said and other countries We regard
as friendly are hoping to negotiate
purchases.
During 1910 about half Of the air
craft produced were exported. Dur
ing the early months of 1941 this
percentage may increase somewhat
under the all aid for Britain pol
Icy" bu- should drop later as more
men Get into United States Air
Corps uniforms.
Evening star., 1941-01-01
Vital Role for Rails.

A test of the improvement in op-
Grating efficiency of the country's
basic transportation facilities is
about to be witnessed. America
Evening star., 1941-01-01

Britain has established 19 Of
fetal training centers which will
turn out $4,000 engineers a year.
The union times., 1941-11-29
443 To Organize AL Heaay Hauling In Strattord Count

George Sca1ise, former president of the A. F. of L. International Build ing Service Employees, now serving 10 to 20 years in Sing Sing.
The union times., 1941-11-29
DOUBTFUL ABOUT LEAP YEAR

New Yorker (incredulously )-And you mean to say that in California you have 365 days of sunshine year? :?
 Man from Los Angeles-Exactly so, sir, and that's mighty conserva- tive estimate.
The union times., 1941-11-29
Electrical Worker
 Heads Labor Board

orr A WA. - Humphrey Mitchell, former member of Parliament and a member of the Electrical Workers, has been chosen chairman of the National War Labor Board. J. A. Bell, general chairman of the O.R.T. on the Canadi- an Pacific; W. T. Bunn, of the Brotherhood of Carpen- ters, and J. A. McClelland, of the Machinists, are the three representatives on the Board of the Standard International Labor Organizations.
 In addition, there is one representative each for the CLIO. and the National Cath olic Federation.
 This board is responsible for carrying out the Canadian governments wage stabiliza- ton policies.
The union times., 1941-11-29
GOOD REASON

A great many animals laugh, says a scientist. And, of course, great many people give them good reason to.
The union times., 1941-11-29
SCALISE LOSES

NEW YORK.-The State Supreme Court this week upheld the grand larceny and forgery conviction of
The union times., 1941-11-29
Champaign Printers
 Tie Up 3 Newspapers

CHAMPAIGN, ILL-Newspapers have reappeared on the streets of Champaign and Urbana, following settlement of a To-day strike of 80 printers.
 The International Typographical Union won 21ac hourly raises for the day shift, Sc for the night shift and one-week vacations. New hourly scales are $1.20 for day workers and $1.35H for night workers.
 The ChantbGign Ne7Vs Gazette, Ur- baud Evening Courier, Daily HIim and three commercial print shops were affected.
The union times., 1941-11-29
Iron Workers Win
 Run-of Election

YOUNGSTOWN, O.-In a run-off election held by the National Labor Relations Board to choose a collective bargaining representative for em- ployes at the Truscon Steel Company, a count of the ballots returned by NLRB officials in Washington gave the AFL International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers Union a majority of the 1,340 votes cast. The opposing group was the CIO Steel Workers Organizing Committee.
The union times., 1941-11-29
Labor Board CertiGes
 Electrical Workers

DALLAS. - The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has been certified by the NL.RB. as bargaining agent for traffic employees of the Southwestern Associated Tele- phone Co. in eight Texas towns.
The union times., 1941-11-29

The faults which a man con- demns out of office he commits when in.
The union times., 1941-11-29
MEMS HATS-LABOR

A union label is still the best evil dence of manufacture by the United Hatters, Cap & Millinery Workers Intl. Union (A.F.L,). Stetson is made under contract but omits the label. Mallory hats are union-made. Dobbs, Knox and Dunlap, made by the Hat Corp. of America, are not now union-made but probably will be because of an NL.R.B. election.
The union times., 1941-11-29
Pr;orities Hit
 Metal Platers

WASHINGTON.-A 4-point plan to relieve anticipated unemployment among 1000 workers in the metal plating industry, recently hit by a priorities order, was suggested by O.P.M. after meeting of 19 A.F.L., management and government repre- sentatives.
 First step in the plan will be an industrywide survey.
The union times., 1941-11-29
Rudolph's Is Brought Into Line By Local
National Transportation Is Strengthened Out After
 12 Hour Conference

Defense, the rising cost of living and the organization of the morgan ized are the primary concerns of tht International Brotherhood of Team sters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen Helpers no matter the locality.
 Secretary-treasurer hnny s'Red'' Allen and George ''Blackie'' Borzain, covering StratfOrd County for Local 443, have promised the membership that all heavy hauling operators in Stamford, NOrwalk and Green wich under contract will employ only union men and live up to the agreements or @'get the Goodman business"
 FIRST NATIONAL
 In Bridgeport, 'Red" and "Blackie' are negotiating with First Nationa Stores for closed shop contract GOV. ering the men in the Bridgeport ware. house. The drivers are under con- tract. The union seeks a 71ac an hour wage increase, a 40-hour fve-day week with time and a half for over time, demands the employees ratified The pair strengthened out the Ma tional Transportation issue after + hours of conferences at which Car Cass, operators representative on the Fair Trades Practice Board was pres ent. There will be a regular starting time for the men with staggering ellm- mated Blackies comment on the set clement called upon all members to irl- form the local whenever contracts are being violated.
 RUDOLPH'S EXPRESS
 Borzain found time to bring Rudolph's Express in NOrwalk into line with all the drivers signed up. Rudolph's has never entered into agreement with union before.
 Both men used little persuasion to stop Pascoe & Brothers, Bridge port, in their "corner cutting at tempts. The Brothers agreed to pa. the drivers of their building trade' dump trucks time and a half aftel 40 hours.
 Local 443 is cooperating with Loca 41, Distillery Workers Union, in re gard to the L. C. Bates Co. strike and with Local 1907, Retail Sales peoples Union in its efforts to organ ize Sclafni, retail and wholesale groc CTS in Glenbrook.
 Russell Woods, 39-year-old mem Der of the local, died recently of { heart attack.
 Through an oversight, the name oi Vic Roman, acting president, did not appear last week with those of the presidential candidates. Vic is live ly candidate to succeed himself.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05

snAsouAf japanese naval
offiesff requested tina removal ~
armed Itsiisn marines ffsn tks
jsgosixs nsfehsnt ship. Temssisp
Tuesday. N. order 10 prevent 90.
lsnss1e n ths Eufspsan ~sr 70 me
fsf east.
T'hs request sss made sttsr .
ise-dsy investigation ~ ina gssss
sBes 81 fhs MARINES on th~ tssT-
Ion srslEnses
Ths issilsns bs@rsiesg lbs fright,
e. Saturday sad fefsibEg sieetsd
tina Jgges,sy captain ssa sa.n ,.<rs
II the ers~. claiming shs fssns 20
szntfei fhs shlp ass 70 Asis coo.
assssf ~ tsgesisyls
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
ERE'S MORE ABOUT
Shipyard Is Closed
Ok parx aSs

more and more difficult 10 con-
tinue operations.
At the California yard $500
additional workers were laid off
because Of a lack of work. The
company employs $4,000.
James Goss, president Of the
Independent Aircraft Welders. said
he had received no indication from
federal officials that they were
aware OF the strike threat al the
three aircraft plants.
we are 20 strike tonight, I"
Goss said. Ito get the National
Labor Relations board TO hold an
election among the welders IN the
three aircraft plants 80 they may
choose their own collective bar
gaining agent as they have done
in the other aircraft plants. or We
want the companies and the All.
Maohinists union 10 agree to such
an election.
inc Two plants have hack
logs totaling Si,sss.000. 900
for aircraft construction for
the British and American gov
ernments. The strike threat
was = spread Of the dispute
thai already has affected
1865. 200. 900 In defense ship
ping contracts.
Already $500 shipyard welders
are on strike In the Puget Sound
and Los Angeles areas, and It's
spread to San Francisco bay sp-
peared imminent following q state
ment OF Rear Admiral John W
Greenslade. commanding the 18th
naval district that the Todd Cali
fornia Shipbuilding Corp. had been
notified that a majority Of the
900 welders employed there had
WITHDRAWN from tho ALL. which
holds a closed shop contract in all
Pacific coast yards.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
Finn Withdrawal
From War Would
Be Boon 10 Reds

feentlaa~d ffesu Page oas'
the Ssn sffat. ie.t - -. -
friendship q the uaited ststs.
In xiew - tAs ssra fesilak sna
sympathy fnr Fzaland n thls couns
Try. = - scarcely iikslx thst secrs=
tsrv Hun ~cuid have tsksa sueh
= siep sxnsp; - uHksns fessons
Britain 49, ~eaid n<sd = strcak
motive fer a e~SlaFstIon - WaF
against a ustiea which are would
much prefer L. have a. = friend
ne reasons ~ thx move are
obvious Withdrawal q Fsniand
from the wAF ~uuld have several
extremely important effects
II would fre< large seste- ~
Ra>sisn trceY. ses 90 the
treat frasn the Arctic - the
Gulf 81 Finland for duty else
where The, are tssaps esre-
ei.iiy trained fer stHter night
Tag.
II would end re eneirciemsnt =
Lsnlngrsd and make the fail Of
that ksy Industrial eentsr tmproe-
shle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
MuRNA>sk II ICE fkEG
THE YEAR ROUND

knrmansk. however. 10 lee free
the year round and has better port
facilities than Archsngel. besides
being considerable les. distance
from Britain on the northern sea
route. n il connected with Lenin.
grad by = good railroad running
down the eastern aide Of karriia.
A hostile Finland would make
this route Of the UTMOST value
The question arises, N Pin
Land re.ists the pressure and
Britsin declares war. how will
the situation change The
answer W difficult. hut the
logical purpose Of declaring
war on another nation 10 10
make war on II, military or
economic.
Britain already IL making eco
nomic war on Finland 10 the en-.
tent that her blockade applies TO
that country and effectively pre-
vents the receipt OF any supplies
from the United States Hence .
British naval and air expedition
10 open Murmsnsk and the rail
road BY force might be In pros.
pect.
The difficulties Of such an en-
petition would be enormous. bat II
successful. II would h. Of the
greatest aid 10 Russia and might
stu the elamor In England for the
opening Of another front against
Germany.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
WOULD oPE> RAILROADS
FOR 4. s.=BRIIIsu >IfrIlHs

Il would open the pert of Muir
msnsk and i,s railroad connections
southwark 10 the fiow q British.
American AID for Russas
The last /. Of special Importance.
The Germans IN tire south are
threatening q drive Il the Caspian
sea which would cut eff the eau
ossu, and the supply route from
the Red sea through Iran.
That would leave Archsnrsl a.
the only other route. aside from re-
mote Vlsdivostek. Archsngel II
icehound during the winter, Even
with the most efficient use Of lee
breakers. II would b. difficult 10
keep the port open this winter.
and virtually impossible TO operate
II efficiently. Moreover. the rail.
road from Arehsnsei south would
10 vulnsrshle at Volosda, where IL
ioins the Siberian. 10 Ger
man Finnish thrust eastward.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
Puyallup Men Studying
Local Traffic Hazards
Fife Intersection One of Worries;
Gorwood and Duncan Funerals Sc,

Ms Rob simpson e pol 50 N.r-
dian =, have iust returned rom
motor TIP - Arkansas their
former home state. snd II ether
states Al Lincoln. Ark they
attended a family reunion At Which
there were $50 relatives and
friends present
AT Saints Altar society will
meet "Wednesday at the PARISH
hsu for a Il 80 Pct LUCK luncheon.
This vi be followed hy = program
and a ladies % the parish are
invited TO sttenw.
Members q the RehekAh Needle
club vii meet Thursday afternoon
At ? o'clock at Odd Fellows hail
with Mrs. Lillian Ksndzicrs pre-
siding Hostesses vii he Mrs
Anna Dodd. Mrs Mary Martin and
Mrs. Lillian rresch.
Puysnup locM No ?. W. o. A.
?. L.. will meet "Wednesday even
ing At T:3o AZ the spirituslist
church. Sal and st. Sc The
public 10 invited.
The auxiliary Of Bruce A Aer-
Ger post, American Legion. viii
be in charge Of the Red Cross
cutting room In the Methodist
church portable building Thurs
day from Il 30 to ?. m. Mrs.
George johnson Il chairman.
Naomi chapter No. Is. O. Z. =.
will hold its regular meeting Tues
day evening at Masonic hall at :
o'clock. Mrs. Eldred Hanson.
worthy matron. and L. W. Bona
WITH, worthy patron, will preside.
Mrs. Horace winston Of .th
ave. S,W. was hostess recently at
a birthday dinner complimenting
her dsughter-in-law. Mrs. George
Nillis;on. Places were marked for
Mr.. and Mrs. williSton Of Auburn
and Mrs c. c. Smith. Miss Ger
trude Smith, Mrs Luella Rsrey
and Mrs. W. A. Miller. Puyallup.
McMillin grange will hold = pot
luck supper. program and dance
for members and their families
Wednesday night at MeMillin
school. Otto REESE, master, will
preside. and the program 10 IN
charge Of Miss Marian csrscsl-
ian. Supper will be served at $50.
Walter Griffiths PASSES
Walter J. Griffiths. 80, a resi-
dent of Puyallup since 1918. died
at the family home, 5i7 18th st.
Sc, Tuesday morning after
long illness. He came here from
Michigan, was member Of the
Church Of England and Daffodil
aerie, FOE. and for many years
was a Waterman at Hunt Brothers
cannery. He leaves his wife.
Emma. Wrigley and Clements
will announce the funeral.
Funeral services for Lorenzo
GarNTood, as, who died Monday at
a nursing home. will be held We'd
nesdsy at o'clock at the Wrigley
and Clements chapel with Rev.
Give Taylor officiating. Burial
will be in FARMLAND cemetery.
Garwood, originally from Cali
fornia, had lived in the state for
80 years He was member OF
the Christian church. Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs Ida NJ.
Stark Of Puyallup and Mrs. Nellie
s. Vaughan OF Edmonds: son,
Harry OF Richmond. Calf. five
grandchildren. and four great
grandchildren.
Funeral services for Edward
Duncan will be held Thursday at
! p. m. at Hills funeral home
with Rev. Give Taylor officiating.
Burial will be in Sumner cemetery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05

-Four postmaster can tell Yos
hoN 70 invsss 10 u. r. Defsnss
Eands.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05

fUfALLup-A campaign Tor
htter traffic Regulations A.
various dangerous Intersections In
s7d around Puysnup 49, herun
p the Chamber ~ Commerce Al
Is eoand meeting Monday. Clyde
Gregory, president of the orEa-
nizsuon. appointed a committee
composed q Tom Montgomery.
Ted Schroeder and Secretary Rex
Kelley 10 investigate danger spots
and recommend remedies. Two
danger zones 10 - studied i'm
medistely are the intersection on
the Tscoma-sesttle highway at
Fife and the one ~ Kits corner
on North Meridian 81.
Gregory also appointed q com
n1ittee including Robert Campbell.
Conely Stone and A. n Mason 10
assist the Canyon Road Com
nunity club in having = bus line
esta blished over T2nd ST con
meeting Puyallup and South Ia
coma. The Canyon Road club has
q petition signed by 200 residents.
Many At Dinner
About i25 members and friends
81 Christ Episcopal church at
tended the annual canvas dinner
IN IN. parish hail Monday night
a. which Rev. Lew Bailey. pastor
of Trinity church. Seattle. and
chairman Of the diocean finance
committee. was the speaker.
The dinner was pot luck and
Vas served by men OF the church
headed by Fred Z. King. The
program which followed included
group singing led by P. s. Diekey
and accompanied BY Miss Ruth
Meredith. She also played a group
Of marimbaphone solos with Miss
Christine Hsslan as her accom-
PIANIST. There were also violin
eolos by Virginia wepfer. accom-
panied by her brother. Fred. Or.
a W. Sidders, pastor Of the
church. told Of the church fin
snces and Ray Kern. chairman Of
the vestry finance committee,
acted as general chairman.
During National Book week, the
fuyallup city library, under the
direction Of Miss Margaret Utzin-
ger. IL displaying the latest books
and showing how they are eata-
logged and prepared for circulation.
Members of the junior high
school art class have eooperated
with the library staff in prepar-
ing posters. One by Helen
Winkleman was selected as the
best and is on display IN the Burr
Gregory window on Meridian st.
Friday afternoon at 3:45 there
will be children's story hour for
pupils from the first to sixth
grades. The library is open to
the public daily except Sunday
and holidays from 2 10 Q p. m.
The childrens department is open
from 3 TO 8 p. m. except Saturdays
when the hours are from 2 to B
o'clock.