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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-01
Times Writer Chasfened After
Spending One Day Maneuvering
With Fort Lewis "Snoop Troop"
Reconnaissance Outfit Demonstrates
Clearly How to Be in Enemy Comp at
Breakfast Time and Home for Lunch

pretty simple The troop spit
into plstoons snd systematically
explored roads that lei eff ths
main highway. covering in AL -
area Of about IS miles
Actually. there was nothing
simple about it. The cars. USING
maps. had 10 be AZ certain rem
dezvous At certain times. Some
times there wasn't enough map
and commanders would have 10
use ingenuity 10 find the night
roads
Mai. Miller explained this
odd circumstance. Makes the
men think for themselves. he
said In time Of war, they
won't he able 90 come running
10 me all the time for orders
They'll have 10 figure out
things for themselves. 80
don't give complete maps"
Motorcychsts serve as an ad-
vance guard for the scout cars
They stayed 100 yards or more
ahead theoretically, a scout car
is not supposed to 90 around a
blind curve or go over a blind hill
until the motorcyclists give the
word that the way is clear.
1t rsined steadily Thursday.
making life miserable for the
motorcyolistS But they are =
hardy breed. They had the time
Of their lives. Roads Just don't
come tough enough for them.
Dauntless. slsnt they
wheeled their machines through
deep mud, great puddles. over the
bunny, rItted roads
When they fell, as they frequent
ly did, they got right up. One hit
something with his machine. ex-
ecuted a perfect somersault over
the handlebars and landed in a
large pool of water Dripping, he
scrambled back on his machine.
ITS An amazing thing"
Maj. Miller said. They never
seem 10 get hurt. They al
ways get up"
Most of the men in the troop
wouldn't dream of riding a motor.
cycle. They spend a lot of time
telling the cyclists how "sorewy'
they are. The cyclists don't care
Besides, they can always silence
hecklers by offering TO swap places
with them.
The snub-nosed scout cars will
90 out of their way 10 avoid a
fight in time OF war, according
to Mai. Miller. But they can pu,
up a pretty fair sort of scrap il
necessary. Each car has two
heavy machine guns. one so cali
Der machine gun and one sub
Thompson machine gun. Each
man. too, carries a As calibei
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-01
Son-in-Law Of Churchill Doinq
Well by Entertaining Londoners

LONDON 49, Vic Oliver. natural
ned american comedian who
makes more money amusing Brit
ons than his fsther-in-law, Prime
Minister Winston Churchill. makes
steering the British empire through
the war, tops band Of American
theatrical figures who are deter
mined to stay here despite the war
The AZ year old Vienna born
Oliver. who married Churchilrs
beautiful. blond actress daughter
Sarah. Is starring In the London
seasons biggest musical comedy
hit. Black Velvet" and does a
regular Sunday night comedy stunt
on the British Broadcasting net
work with Ben Lyon and his wife.
Bebe Daniels. former Hollywood
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-01
New Bomb Wagon Will
Cope With Saboieurs

MILWAUKEE. Wis. - The Nil.
waukee police department added
a bomb wagon 10 its precautions
against violence. The vehicle Is
designed 10 transport live bombs
to places where they ran be
detonated safely
The bomb wagon" was con-
structed as safeguard against
saboteurs who might Use bombs
to cripple the city's defense In
dustries. according 10 Police Chief
Joseph T. Kluchesky. who plan
ned IL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-01
IN, Tacoma Time. STAFF writer,

CRy Tacoma Time. staff WRITER
FORT LEuIS-The Sd Recon
aissnee troon. known Familiarity 10
It's men ard few intimate friends
as the -Snoop troop demon
strated clearly Thursday how 70
be in the enemy" camp at break
fast and get back before lunch.
A reporter. who Just went along
for the ride. came back a ohss-
tened. thoughtful man. morosely
aware that the roller coaster. the
red bug and the glorious merry
miX-up would never thrill him
again
With the troopers. he bounced
nadly in a low-slung. srmor-plated
open car that has four bullet-proof
tires and is, all in all. a sort Of
mechanical mountain goat in crag-
to-crag action.
The cars-three plstoons. each
comprising four scout cars and
two motorcycles - bounded like
ksngaroos over every rutted eoun-
try lane. every remote cowpath
and be-stumped logging road in
the Yelm-Rainier-Tenino area
Thursday.
They would have surprised
the life out OF any enemy"
who happened TO he around.
u was in cars similar 10 these
that the Germans went far behind
the French. Belgian and Dutch
lines. Once. il is said. they almost
captured the Dutch srmy's gen
sral staff. This may not be true
but, in any case. il is certain they
played a star role in undermining
enemy morale and in preparing the
way for the tanks and troops that
followed.
Most of the troops veterans are
former cavalrymen. which is a
good thing. Riding horses must
be excellent training for reconnais-
sance troops, provided, of course.
they ride them bareback. No sad
dies. unfortunately, or stirrups are
included as regulation equipment
on the scout cars.
Maj Harry w. Miller, lean.
weathered commander Of the
troop, summed it up neatly and
briefly when he said simply: This
is the troop that quickly separates
the men from the ribbon clerks. "
The troop left Fort Lewis AT
1880 a. m, dashed wildly about
the countryside until noon. ate
lunch near Rainier and then.
even more wildly. roared over
more all-but-impassable roads
until $3.50 In the afternoon.
Commander of the car in which
the reporter bounded was Sgt
A. A. Martz. He explained the
problem. Boiled down, it sounded
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-01
Vocational School Building
Work 10 Be Started Soon
One Low Bid Turned Down by Directors
Because Submitted 10 Minutes Lots

awarding - eoatr.es. sssAnlas
SCI $50
caatrsess .snt % ne teweef
bidders nth ore exception. rns
lcw eid - Advance rfumntnx ca.
On ne plumbing fer the n<w susif-
ING sas thrc~n out because q wss
submitted 10 minutes srer tne
aesalne "Wednesday nscr rh>
state department - serial .>earsty.
which has granted $4,000 toward
the building. hintef :, might With
hold approval ~ ts~ eontr.ess II
there ~ers airy curtssss cveF ths
htd.
nrics eonsErartlun ~ss shns~n
unanimously ~ ths sehccl sir~e-
tors though lie eest ran . iittie
higher than enncret< rhs sccr~sea
bid az nolrh Jones frs hrsek ~.s
sss 200 BE .iso h.d n~~a no 81
ccnersts construction.
wessr risrshsrs . Heating
Ia. whteh wee se~eaa hsw -
she psumhssg ssa prw 80 Ne
heating hsd. ~ss awarded e~sh.
The hsss wer~ ss.sae ~ Ne
ri.ussssss. ss.ss1 40 ~ hsss-
tsg.
cunnor's Electric shop cas-
awarded the wiring ioe On iss loo
hid Of ss.ssi
One major problem remains =
~ settled but viii not hold ~
commencement ~ huitdinE. rhs
schael directors are considering al.
tsrnste bids Of wsn~r on the heat.
ing system, One /. 60 construct Z
steam hae unasr The street n n.
courthouse heating plant ard ths
c,hsr TO put In the .hcot. ewr
holier
Cast ~ installing the hnsie,
would run ts77 10 lrwsf thar tns
line 70 the cuur,hnass. hut shs say
ing In maintenance over ans zeal
may more than mshe np the DIFF
fefenes. A Tentative. agreement
hs. been made for heating from
the courthouse plant The sehoa
board was assured the courtheas'
has ample capacity IA heat M
only the vocational unit now Ia b.
constructed. but also for . sseons
wing when u 10 built.
The county soils heat sew
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-01

pistol.
The cars will penetrate as far
a. possible into enemy lines. harry
ing the enemy by cutting COM
munications, blasting bridges, etc.
Small, but heavy, the cars can
travel almost any sort Of road at
incredibly high speeds. They have
four speeds forward.
The cars soon will he
equipped with two-way radios,
enabling car commanders To
complete one mission and then
start on another without re-
turning 10 their base for
orders.
All the men look forward to
having the radios. Wen have
the best outfit on the post when
we get those radios" they'll tell
YOU
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-01

movie stars now starring in an
other musical hit. "Haw Haw
Oliver got into the theatrical
business by playing the piano, Pre-
vionsiy he had worked In banks
and for a cloth manufacturer. lie
went To the United States in 1929.
when he found he could make more
money being funny than playing
the piano
lie made his first vaudeville per
Torrance NJ the Lyric thcater. In
dianapolis. Ind. In July. 1925. and
later toured the United States
He appeared first in New York at
the Palace theater In June. 1929.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-01
Olympic Man. SO.
In South America

LIMA, Peru-A delegation rep
reSenting the Portls and ore
Chamber OF Commerce. headed BY
Millsnd Lemon. Olympia. Wash
arrived here by Pan American
Grace Always.
Lemon. who /, - and on. Of
the oldest passengers ever 10 travel
on a Pan American Grace plane
lived in Chile 81 years ago.
The party. which 10 making a
tour Of South American countries
will depart for Santiago. Chile.
March /.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-01

DEARBORN. Mich Mix straw.
soft southern pine. soy beans and
synthetic resin. add some acids,
stir TO taste stew gently. pour
into molds. press very hard and
you have no. not = new dish for
the gourmet. but the body 81 a
new and up-to-dAte automobile.
Its not as simple a. that. but it
spproximates the newest wonder
which is coming out Of Henry
Ford's $4,000. 900 experimental lab
oratory here. Satisfied with the
results. Ford is now planning mass
production Of car bodies made Of
plastics. probably within year.
Ford some years ago gave his
chemists orders to seek a tough
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-01

FIRST ccn.trastlv. activity ~ the
new Tacoma scxstlonai school
building probably wiii ~ s<en ~
he ena 81 next week, a wss an.
noaneed 81 Thursday sftsrneens
school bard meeting fciic~inx
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-01
Book Nine Ae|s
For Stag Parry
Benefit Man. 8
For Y. N. 4 c.

w. -. - ~..-n.~en. -
resn 'Ssa IN NJ t@e9
nassssss sise's b~ssne jsWnevps
10 ~ ~ rsHeusnv. nDaruo Z n
cF>nr~sf hn1lru~n.
rss sss9 party viek srnr1oe -
tws neor ssowa. 80 - - ~
sh> ethss ~ ~ > - urpps On
800 - J. wtth = variety - onNeD
cffsrsd
rnss hsnsfss fcr II Y. ~ 3 G.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-01

Charles Gutter. tho puhllciss
writes Was looking ever last
years newspaper files on the psf.
fedn festival and came 10 the sis
column picture ~ he queen put.
iished In enloted perfume lnk N
The Time. last March There ~as
stiil a faint scent
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-01
n ERE's MORE ABOUT
Main Street

walking around with = wefrted
look these dsss are simply rcn.
derinr the pFoe.hle effects On sal.
mon IN adjacent waters NV that
MN Hager and R.~> Russell have
moved right neat dccf 10 each
other AZ rsileansh and have hsea
sighted husiiy engaged With nd
and rect
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-01

ttdan " tSserqotss. ~hn mas
been on duty ~ tho local naval
recruiting station. win n~ assigned
Ia the sespisne tender Ascksnss
when construction u completed
nls homs here mas hesn AZ si7o
Ne 9TH 81.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-01

rcs The rnss tvc days ~ ~
Central scesaI hln<s opposite Inc
courthouse hss sss~ soms activity.
rss the wes several year n ms
hen ecesoisd ~ tsnnis eosrts
e~ned ~ ire PARA hnas1 cssws
~er~ ~ s~rfs tearing thsm ~ss
Thursday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-01
Leonard Msthe.en. whl

Leonard Mstheses. who IL nov
stationed Al Fort nennlns, Ca,
has written friends here about the
thrill he got out 81 his frs, para.
chute jump, He's heinr trained
as q 'chutist
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-01

o. e. urv) Rowland. recently st
Washington. y C.. en- route "a
nsrvey's restaurant. finally came
10 anchor IN his own office chair
In the Washington building Wed.
nesday. wondering how Casey Ds-
vision heard so soon about that
false taxi start.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-01

Mrs. u. .. Pratt and her sister.
Pegg, Farley. left by auto this
week for Long Beach. Calf. where
Mrs Pratt will NEE, her husband.
who IL assigned 10 the u. n \.
Maryland hf and Mrs Pratt
will drive 10 Aros. la. TO visit his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Pratt After visiting friends md
relatives In Long Beach and San
Diego. Miss Farley will return 10
Tacoma by bus.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-01

Oliver Trygxsi and Eari sse~i
recently Negotiated = mg deal In
steel They snapped some stoves
with Earl on tho heavy end ~ the
hauling. Yanklng T. n. a y. rails
has put Earl In fine condition for
such work.
Evening star., 1941-12-30

ington instead of moving to Rich
mond. where, he declared, the en-
ployes would face hardships chiefly
because of housing facilities there.
In my opinion" he declared,
"the Patent Office personnel has
received no consideration whatever
in this proposed transfer; further,
the apparent acquiescence of the
Patent Bar is not truly the thought
of the individual patent attorneys,
and certainly not that of the attor-
neys in distant cities who, from a
quick survey, are opposed entirely
to the removal of the Patent Office
from the seat of the Government. .
The prospective transfer OF the
Patent Office from the Commerce
Department will release approxi-
mately 100000 square feet of space.
of which 10000 feet will 60 to the
Economic Warfare Board, headed by
Vice President Wallace, and the CO.
ordinator of Inter-American Affairs.
Nelson Rockefeller. The remainder
of the space will be occupied by the
expanding Maritime Commission.
Civil Aeronautics Administration and
some other commerce units.
The Economic Warfare Board row
is scattered in several buildings, with
headquarters at 250l @ street NV.
1t has about TOO employees and is eX-
pected to add many others. Its
functions consist of charting eco
nomic warfare measures and it works
in cooperation with the Commerce
Department, which furnishes eco
monica data on the Axis nations.
The operations of the co-ordinator
OF 1nter-American Affairs tie in
closely with those Of the board, with
emphasis on conditions in the Amer
icas. This group has about 400 en-
ployes.
Evening star., 1941-12-30
What to Do During Tonight's BIockout

Facts about tonight's AFRAID
drill:
When-Between 7 and . pm.
Duration - Approximately IS
minutes.
Signals-Air-raid warning, three
series Of five short blasts Of sirens;
all clear, three long blasts. Radio
stations will supplement signals
with repeated announcements.
What to do:
Afraid wardens, auxiliary po-
licemen and firemen and other
volunteer civilian defense work.
ers-FolloW instructions of your
section chiefs.
Householders - Turn out lights
or blackout lighted rooms the
best way possible. If you have
Evening star., 1941-12-30
500 in KaIorama Area
Attend Gas Mask Glass

More than 600 persons watched a
demonstration of civilian-type gas
masks and how to extinguish incen-
diary bombs at a meeting of the
kalorama defense area at John
Quincy Adams School last night.
Five flrst-aid classes were ex-
cused to attend the class in bombs
and gases.
Deputy Air Raid Warden William
T. Kruglak detonated and exploded
a magnesium incendiary bomb and
thermite bomb and showed how to
use pump on the incendiaries, as
sisted by w. S. Brown, John w.
Bailey and w. Thorne,
Evening star., 1941-12-30
Silence Horns to Curb
New Year Eve Raid
Fears, Younq Urqes

, A request that the horns and
sirens which usually proclaim
the New Year be kept silent
tomorrow night, since they
might be mistaken for an air
raid alarm, was made today by
Commissioner John Russell
Young, co-ordinator of Civilian
Defense.
Mr.. Young pointed out that
ordinary fire and police sirens
were being used for practice
alarm and must be relied on in
case of an actual attack until
the District installs the Al spe-
cial electric raid alarm whistles
which have been ordered. He
feared some person might take
the noise of ushering in 1912 as
an air raid.
Evening star., 1941-12-30
Traffic Light B|ackoul
Device 10 Be Tried
In Test Friday Night
Bourd of Trade Unit
Hears Of Plans for
Experiment at One Point

One of the three devices for black
ing out traffic lights, exhibited yes
terday before the Traffic Committee
Of the Board OF Trade, will be
demonstrated Friday night at the
intersection Of New York and Vir-
ginia avenues NV, according to w.
A. Van Duzer. director of vehicles
ant director, told the Board of Trade
Committee yesterday that all three
types have been used in England.
Type I resembles a pie plate with
a cross cut in it and is attached to
the signal under the light by a
hinge. The light may be covered
or uncovered by moving handle.
Type II is another pie plate" held
in front of the light by springs on
either side. This variety is not
attached to the signal itself and
can be completely removed.
Type l to Be Used.
Type III consists merely of a con-
ventional signal painted over, ex-
cept for the usual cross, with silver
paint.
Type I will be used at Friday
nights demonstration. Mr.. Ed
ridge hopes to use an improved
model, permitting all three lights to
be covered or uncovered by pushing
one handle.
This first type, according to Mr.
Eldridge, makes the blacking- -out
process, which is to be handled by
AFRAID wardens, faster and simpler
than type II.
Inspector Arthur E. Miller of the
traffic division, asked what need
there was for traffic lights in a
blackout, stated that many persons
must be on the street in case of ar
air raid. He also said that in Eng
land now traffic is not stopped dur
ing a blackout.
Inspector Miller described plans
for tonight's air raid test.
Inspector Miller also asked the
members to heed the request" ask.
ing businessmen to keep their light,
of every night.
On the motion Of John r. Victory
the committee approved the recon-.
mendations of the Parking Subcom.
mittee asking compulsory inclusion
OF parking facilities in buildings t.
be built in the District in the future
including Federal and District gov.
ernment buildings. and a proposal te
ban all-night ps-king.
The committee also heard L. S
Harris. secretary of the Nationa
Highway Traffic Advisory Committee
to the War Department. outline the
organization and workings of hi!
committee. whose purpose is tt
facilitate the flow Of traffic through.
out the country in order to speed
Army movements.
Evening star., 1941-12-30

blackout materials for windows,
use them. Remain indoors.
PedestriansrWalk to nearest
shelter when air-raid alarm
sounds. Don't run. Obey orders
of officials, who will have Gre
dentials. Don't stand around
streets.
Motorists-Pull up to nearest
curb, stop and turn of lights.
Use any available parking space,
regardless of ordinary restric-
tions, except flreplugs and alley
or building entrances. Double
park if necessary. Leave car and
walk to nearest building.
Streetcar and bus passengers
Remain in seats. Or else leave
slowly and walk to some nearby
building.
Merchants-Turn off all display
window and outside lights. Shade
Evening star., 1941-12-30
If Sentry Challenges You,
Be Guided by Four Rules

mobile drivers are further required
to open the car window nearest to
the sentry and to dim their lights
Do not shine automobile searchlights
or hand flashlights on the sentry,
they were warned.
Army officials pointed out that
these sentries and patrols are posted
for definite purpose. In the interest
of public safety they are given strict
orders which they are required to
carry out. using whatever degree of
restraint on others necessary.
The War Department acknowl-
edged that some OF the residents
living or working in the guarded
areas may be inconvenienced by
these orders. but emphasized that
the safety and welfare Of all con-
cerned as we'll rs the preservation OF
utilities and defense installations
require full public cooperation.
Evening star., 1941-12-30

Residents of the Washington
metropolitan area were given four
rules by the War Department today
to guide their actions if they are
halted by sentry or military partols
protecting defense installations in
this area.
The procedure outlined for both
pedestrians and automobile drivers
when halted or challenged is:
l. Stop when ordered to do so.
2. Answer questions promptly and
cheerfully.
3. Under all circumstances obey
the instructions of the sentry or
patrol.
4. Except to ask for necessary in
formation, do not attempt to con-
verse with sentry or patrol, who Is
allowed to talk only in the line Of
duty.
The War Department said auto
Evening star., 1941-12-30
Battle in Human Growing
In Intensity, Chinese Say
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING. Dec. 30.-Chinese
dispatches said the battle of North
ern Human province developed in
intensity today as the Japanese put
more troops across the Milo River
and attempted to hammer the
Chinese back toward Changsha, the
provincial capital.
Previous reports, describing the
Japanese offensive as the main
spearhead of a broad campaign in
Central China. said it had driven
to within 40 miles north of Chang
sha after forcing crossing of the
Milo.
AS a constant stream of japanese
reinforcements flowed to the front
from the north. japanese warplanes
attacked Chinese troop concentra-
tions and communications lines.
In his capacity as acting foreign
minister, Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek made his first appoint
ment to the foreign office. naming
DR.. Liwei-kuo, who earned his Phi. D.
at Columbia, as acting chief Of the
General Affairs Department.
Evening star., 1941-12-30

windows where interior lights are
necessary.
Occupants OF Office buildings
and industrial; plants - Extin-
guish lights or shade windows.
No night work should be inter-
rupted. Garry on regular activ-
ity, blacking out Offices or plants
as best you can.
Purpose-Tonight's rehearsal is
one of a series designed to ac-
custom defense workers and all
other citizens gradually to the
emergency measures that would
be taken under complete black
out in case of an air raid. The
first, nine days ago. was a day
light mobilization of protective
groups. Tonight's test will be
the first under blackout condi-
tions. Later there will be a
complete practice blackout.