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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02
Christmas Checks Totaling
$4,000 Mailed by Bank

600 distribution. said 1T i with
great deal Of pride We announce
distribution O. money to Christmas
club members. We al know the
drain OF cash resources brought
about b the holiday season. Ma
tional Bank @ Washington
Christmas club IS designed 70
make II possible Tor people in The
community 70 be relieved suhstan-
tally Of this contingency BY pro-
viding a plan 10 accumulate funds
for the unusual cash requirements
which inevitably arise during the
holiday season. Il is, in effect.
huge payroll to the people Of
the community of their own max
ing which adds substantially 20
the enjoyment brought about by
the holidays.
we are confident that the dis
tribution Of the proceeds OF the
National Bank of Washington s
Christmas club this year and in
years to come TO its thrifty men,
bers will clearly accentuate the
happiness and merriment of Christ
mas for the community as
whole"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02
Trade Winds" by Schneider

count for selling of treasury notes
by New York City banks. The
selling is not a policy of perma-
nently reducing portfolios, but
rather with an intent of later re-
placing lines at more attractive
yields. Yet some investment
houses regard the hardening of
government financing AS a cue to
the end of artificial cheap money
rates.
FOIL WRAPPER-The office of
production management has placed
tin and lead foil on the "verboten"
list, as OF March is. 1912. for the
wrapping of cigsrets. chewing
gum, candy. etc. II is estimated
that there will thus be a national
saving of some $500 tons OF lead
and $50 tons of tin.
The cigaret industry is hit hard
est. II consumes about SIS per
cent of the foil production. Sub
stitutes will be found. But the
order will throw out of work some
1900 employees of the Reynolds
Metal. Richmond, Virginia plant
where foil constitutes IS per cent
of the output.
REPORTS ARE THAT - Bald
win Locomotives order backlog
continues to expand despite record
shipments Acme Steel 1871
net estimated at more than 50 a
share Glidden's food division
shows better sales gains than its
paint units Chicago Flexible
Shaft taken for yield; win show
more than $3.50 for year. United
Biscuits dividend reasonably Sc
cure Public Service OF New
Jersey shares suffering Of tax-loss
liquidation.
Rustless Iron 4 Steel's 1914 net
estimated at S225 a share :.
Briggs & STATIONS defense orders
show marked gain -. Foster
/ Wneelers operations ana sales
holding AT record highs Pure
OILS 1e41 net estimated at 'overa
81 share Addressograph-
Multigraph order backlog at record
levels For greater trading APP
peal there is switching from Ma
tional Biscuit into Intentional
Paper.
Goodyear Tire IS convertible
preferred held for income: same
goes for Radio Corp $3.50 pre-
ferred American Machine &C.
tive on large defense orders .
Remington Rand shares have new
trading following; say company's
defense business large 1. No new
Armour preferred dividends likely
this year Revised holding Of
Investment Trusts show marked
increase in movie securities.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02
People in
The News
BY UNITED PRESS

In San Francisco the California
Assembly Committee on Unameri-
can Activities has opened an in
vestigation into the parole of Labor
Leaders Earl King, r. G. Ramsey
and Frank Conner. The men were
imprisoned in connection with an
Alameda shipyard death
Funeral arrangements were made
Monday morning for Adrian Nor
ris. actor and brother of Chester
Morris of the films. He died Sun
day of a cerebral hemorrhaee &.
Prof. Harlow Shapley, director
of the Harvard observatory, has
been awarded the Pope Plus NJ
prize OF $4,000 lire (about s2,50o)
for his outstanding work =.
LEASING j. Rosenwald, head of
the bureau Of industrial conserva-
ton, has asked Christmas shop
pers and merchants TO economic"
in the use of gift boxes, tissue,
wrapping paper and similar ma
terials.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02

neutrality ACT Wnlen VIII permit
the arning Of American freighters
and tankers going into the war
zones. these youths are being
whipped into shapesto operate the
armament on the vessels.
The submarine" they were fir
ing at was a triangular-shaped
buoy. anchored off shore 10 simu-
late a coming tower. Instead Of
using four-inch shells, they were
aiming the big gun Mt the target
and firing a .30-caliber rifle mount
ed on the breach Of the bigger
weapon. Outside Of that. the
scene might have been the Mccoy.
The classes arc under the super
vision OF the L. S. maritime COM
mission and are conducted by vet
eran coast guard officers for both
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02

Checks totallinE SO 900 were
mailed b the National Bank q
Washington Monday 20 100 Ia
coma ard western Washington
residents. who have been saving
the money for year under = novel
Christmas club plan instituted hy
the bank.
The Christmas club plan re-
verses the usual procedure IN
Christmas buying. Where II Is
customary for most persons 10 bus
presents and then pay for them
during the following year. the
Zoo. Christmas ciubers have been
saving Systematically all year
against the DAYS Of Christmas buy
ing splurges; in other words. they
have paid for their gifts IN ad-
vance.
Prom so Cents Upward
Members o. the club chooses
the amount they wish to save,
from so cents a week upwards.
They then make their payments at
regular Internationally, month
ly, etc. over q period OF so
weeks. On Dec. 1st the following
year the entire accumulated
amounts, plus interest, are mailed
10 the club members
Based on a recent national sur
vey. It is estimated that the $40
600 will be used BY recipients as
follows:
Christmas presents. 33s per
cent. permanent savings. PAS;
year end bills. las: insurance pre-
miums. 11.5; taxes, Ill; educa-
ton. travel and charity. IS: mort
gage interest. 1t. and unclassified
II per cent.
Handy ut Christmas
Arthur II. Brouse. president Of the
bank, in commenting on the S70,-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02

Referendum petitions have been
filed against three laws passed by
the legislature and those laws will
be put up to the voters for ap-
proval or rejection.
One would increase work
mems compensation payments
and the ether two would take
control of grand juries out of
prosecuting attorneys hands
and permit superior judges to
appoint non-poiitical special
prosecutors To advise grand
jurors.
Reports are that number OF
initiative measures viii be filed.
starting with January 3, opening
date for submissions,
Initiative 141. the $40 PEN
sion law. will he filed again
by Its sponsors in revised form
TO prevent the 194S Legislature
from amending IL.
The State Grange is reported
considering a legislative reappor-
tionment initiative based on 1910
census figures, since the last legis-
lature refused TO revise the repre-
sentation.
Outstanding dates on the 1912
election calendar follow:
JANUARY S-First day for FL
ing initiative measures.
MARCH 11--First day for filing
initiatives to 1e43 legislature.
JULY S-Last day for filing mi
tiative petitions with names Of
voters.
JULY 1o-First day for primary
election candidates to file.
AUGUST S-Last day for filing
declarations of candidacy for pm
mary.
AUGUST "a - Last day for
voters to register for primary cleo
ton.
SEPT. - Initiative and refer
endum checking of names must be
completed
SEPT. s - Primary election T;
minor parties hold nominating con-
ventions.
SEPT. is - Canvass OF votes
by county election board. eandi-
dates file sworn statements OF
campaign expenses
SEPT. 2s - Last day TO file
nominations by minor party con-
ventions.
SEPT. 20 - State canvassing
board canvasses primary election
returns.
OCT. 1e - Last day to register
for general election.
NOV. General election.
NOV. 10 DEC. State cleo
ton board must canvass votes or
initiatives ard referendum meas
ures and candidates within so days
after election.
DEC. 81 - Last day 10 file ini-
tistive petitions 10 legislature.
JAN. IL. 1913 - rwenty-elghth
session OF legislature convenes.
JAN. Is - state officers take
office.
MARCH IL - Legislative ses-
sion sdJourns.
JUNE 2. 1913 - New laws be-
come effective at midnight.
in the general election next fan
the voters viii choose three su-
preme court justices, six congress
men. legislators and county Off
Gals.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02
Recent Bride Asks
Marine Corps Menus

WASHINGTON Headquarters.
United States Marine corps. the
other day received letter from q
recent bride.
The letter read.
Have you a two week menu
available for luncheons
Il married an ex-marine and
can't seem to plan meal that
will come up to the marine stand
ard. so I'm told.
Thank you.
The writer was supplied with
copies OF some Marine Corps
menus.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02
Nazi Troops Flee
Reds at Rosiov

Continued From Page One)
Red airflect bomber formations
during the past few days have
carried out heavy bombing raids
on German lines.
On the basis of German an
nouncements thus far. more
than $4,000 Soviet planes have
been destroyed In the cam
paign. German military cir
cles now believe Russia must
have entered the conflict with
Mt least $4,000 to $4,000 planes.
German afternoon newspapers
admitted the weight of the Soviet
offensive which they claimed was
costing Russia immense casualties.
Headlines in one paper, Nacht Aus
Gabe, proclaimed: "Senseless Boil
shevist Blood Sacrifices"
Made Voluntarily
In announcing the abandonment
of Rostov Saturday. the. high COM
mand said the withdrawal was
made voluntarily. with the inten-
ton of exacting reprisals against
the civilian population on the
ground that lin violation OF inter
national law" IL had operated
against the German rear.
Monday the spokesman, first
admitting that Russian superiority
in numbers had forced the with
drawal. said that activity of Rus
sian partisans (guerrillas) in the
city had been a contributing factor
in forcing the Germans 10 retire
to better positions in order to
avoid unnecessary losses"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02

NEW YORK-On November 8,
Simmons Co. placed into effect a
IS increase in its Beautyrcst
mattresses. Soon after. Anthony
Antolini. representing Leon Hen
derson's office of price admins
tration. called on the Simmons
management and asked that the
increase be rescinded on the
ground that thus a step viii be
made to prevent price initiation in
the country.
The Beautyrest price increase
was made out of good business
Judgment. Upholstering material,
ticking, muslin, cord, springs,
labor and taxes have sharply in
creased per unit cost. But in
these extraordinary times. and so
that Simmons Co. will help the
control Of prices initiation. the
management readily agreed. The
IS per unit increase was immedi-
ately rescinded.
Says Leon Henderson, Simmons
Co. is to be complimented for its
very real contribution to the gov
eminent effort to avert price in
flation." The more than 10000
Simmons Co. stockholders stand
behind the arrangements action
despite the fact that 1t spells out
lower revenues. And there is no
doubt that the company's $4,000
odd employees will cooperate.
RATE CUE-In October the
treasury department borrowed
500, 600. 900 through the sale of
weekly bills. The rate of interest
on prices paid by investors was
practically nil-o.0o1 per cent.
But since then the treasury is
beinE forced to pay higher rates
even though still unusually low.
The last $500. ooo, 900 weekly bill
offering went At m interest cost
Of o.25S per cent.
The hardening of rates on gov
eminent financing - said to &C
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02
Gig Harbor Aid
To Give Dinner

GIG HARBOR - The Lutheran
giving a lutefisk and chicken din
giving a lutfisk and chicken din
ner at Community hall on Friday.
Dec. S. Mrs. Lloyd Severtson is
general chairman. with Mrs. Ar
thur Nelson and Mrs. Hague her
co-chairmen. Dinner will be served
from 5 o'clock until 7;s0.
Frank Morgan underwent a ma
jor operation az the Tacoma Cen
ersl hospital this week. His con-
dition is reported TO be satisfac-
tory.
Mrs. A II. Fluess is visiting in
Seattle this week and she plans 70
attend the Allied fair being held
Friday and Saturday.
The Rosedale Mixer club will
meet this Wednesday at the hall.
Hostesses Will be Mrs. L. Carlson.
Mrs. Kelly. and Mrs. Callann is
program chairman Each member
viii bring gifts to Oe sent &c
soldiers al Fort Lewis for Christ
mas
Mrs. Edward Finholm enter
tanned q group OF young nastrons
Thursday. who viii gather every
two weeks a. the various homes
for an afternoon Of pinochle. New
members are Mrs Murrell Rucker.
Mrs. Don Coles, Mrs. Bob Haner
Mrs. Norman Brous and Mrs.
Pritehsrd.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02

UNI. fiff. " ". cCsie i've,
four"
Ready. SIR"
Commence firing
'whamir goes the gun and
800 yards away a fountain Of
spray rises.
up 200. right two"
The gun bangs again.
The scene. not on the rolling
North Atlantic. was In New York's
lower bay At Hoffman island, be-
tween the Jersey shore and coney
Island. The gunners. mostly. were
kids between the ages of Is and
-. few Of whom had previously
handled anything more deadly
than q siineshot or a bow and
arrow when they were shavers.
Today. following repeal Of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02

apprentice seamen and veteran
seadogs who are being assigned TO
merchant ships as gunners.
So far, about $50 men have been
trained at Hoffman island and as
signed to regular duty at sea.
Veteran seamen. as fast as they
can be spared from busy ships. are
going TO the school in increasing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02

But, still. the men are given a
thorough course. Besides working
with the four-inch anti-submarine
gun. they are trained in the ham
ding Of the three-inch anti-aireraft
guns, machine guns for fighting
planes, rifles and pistols.
Trainees first are given theo-
retical training in elassrooms on
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
Germans Retreatinq
TARTs ON PAGE ONE

Russian and German tank, cavalry
and infantry forces are now fight
ing fiereely. II was added.
In a previous attack in the Sta
hnogorsk sector Of the Tulsa front.
the Russians had recsptured IA
villages. dispatches said.
II WAS asserted that Ger
man troops retreating from
Rostov had reached Tagan-
rog, 40 miles away, and were
continuing . precipitate re-
treat toward Nariupcl, so
miles farther west. before =
relentless attack by Russian
shock forces
Russian forces were attacking
also IN the kalinin area northwest
of Moscow. and the Germans re-
torted with a counter-attsck after
the arrival OF achievements, Mos
COW said
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02
Army Pursuit Plane
Reported Still Missing

ANIHUKAGE, AIaska-Search
for an army pursuit plane missing
since diving maneuvers Friday at
nearby Portlock appeared fruit
less Monday.
Fort Richardson authorities
withheld the missing pilots name.
Other planes Of the formation re-
turned safely. A boat was dis
patched to search the area during
the week end.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02
Coost Guord Vets Give Intensive
Schooling in Aerial and Surfoce
GunnerY on New York Horbor Isle
Ry JACK DENLIN

NEW Y0Rk-"Submarnew barks the freiehter's look
out -Four points off the starboard bow. Fifteen hundred
yards away"
An electric bell operated by the officer Of the deck
crashes into alarm. Aft, the poop deck eight
scramble into action around long, lean meanookng four
inch gun.
Gun manned and ready, SIR snaps the gun captain to
the battery officer Give the range he orders in reply
q Ccale nrs- 49,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02
,rs for RESTRAINING u. S. Merchant Marine

the island on Al weapons. then
they are turned loose on real guns
mounted O. the edge o. the island
During practice. 70 simulate the
rolling ard ysving q = snip AT
sea. the trainees are taught 70 aim
a. a target on a dey1ce which rises
and falls and swings from left 20
night Each student s given prsc-
tice 81 II positions q a gun
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02

Secretary of State Belle Reeves released the 1912 cleo
on calendar fixing Sept for the primary election and
Nov for the general election.
AT least five will be the Nov. ballot One
is the income tax constitutional amendment passed by the
1871 legislature Another is the 40mil tax limit reenacting
rnracitr
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02

Your postmaster can tell You
how 70 invest IN L. S. Defense
Bonds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02
sEA-GoI>G CONDITIONS
MAY BECOME REAL

Tentative plans cal for mount
ing guns on three training ships
that would be sent out 70 sea 50
the men can practice firing under
actual sea-going conditions.
Under present plans, about 400
merchant ships will be armed i'm
medistely with both anti-subms-
rine guns and anti-aircraft wea-
pons. II and when necessary. the
number viii be increased. While
L. S. navy crews are expected TO
form gun crews on many vessels,
Hoffman island is supplying the
additional men needed to relieve
the strain on regular ranks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02
GUNNERs TRAINED
TOR MERCHANTMEN

The number of trainees has been
so great that officials have been
forced to cut the gunnery training
courses from three TO two weeks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02

numbers 10 help Uncle San
emergency program.
Askov American., 1941-01-30

out for the card party given by the
Catholic Ladies' Aid at the school,
house Friday night. The ladies ex-
press their thanks to all who came
and who helped. Mrs. L. M. Klein
baked birthday cake for Mrs. Nc
Grath who was ready to celebrate the
following day and the audience sang
Happy Birthday to YOU. The cake
was beautifully done and mighty nice
to eat also. Some are ready to con-
fess that they "snitched" an extra
piece.
Matt McGrath is still an invalid.
He has been confined to either bed or
chair for 10 days and there seems
to be little improvement.
The Study club will meet again
next Wednesday evening at the home
of w. P. Hogan.
Jim Murphy and Eldred Parker
are putting up ice at Parker's this
week.
Mildred Schubert returned recent
ly from Floodwood where she had
spent two weeks at the Anderson
home.
Lots of flu going the rounds but
fortunately the cases are all mild.
School attendance was very low last
week due to the number of cases.
The state Conservation department
has had two men in this territory
this week checking on the advisable
Askov American., 1941-01-30
NickersOn

Supper guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Edw. Beaudry Monday eve
ming were August Zastur of Superior,
and Mrs. Paul Hansen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Melancon and
Edmund were visitors at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Beaudry last
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Paul Hansen visited her IA
ther Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Melancon and
Mary and Edmund visited Saturday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Edw.
Beaudry.
August Zastur of Superior, was a
caller at the Edw. Beaudry home
Monday.
Edmund Trester returned home
Saturday from Superior where he
went on business.
Miss Marcy Virgins visited Sat-
urday with her cousin, Grace Casa
don't.
Miss Cathryne Casadont returned
to school Monday after weeks ill
ness.
Mrs. Soper left Saturday for a
visit with her mother in the northern
part of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Soper are
staying at the home of Mrs. Chas.
Soper until Mrs. Soper returns.
Askov American., 1941-01-30
Louis Hogan was a Duluth busi-

Louis Hogan was a Duluth busi-
ness caller Saturday.
Dee Ann Sexton is staying home
from school this week having been
captured" by the flu.
Do you want to know where to
spend your Thursday evening and
have a good time as well as help
those who need your donation? Look
at the heading in the Kerrick ads.
The town team won from the
Hinckley town team Monday night,
As to 60. It was a fast game and
even though not indicated by the
score it was pretty tight much of the
time. In the last end of the game
the home boys began to find the
basket more rapidly and ran the
score up. The Hinckley boys put
up good game and on a floor they
were used to they might have made
the local boys hump. A return game
will be played at Hinckley in the
near future.
The McGrath team won both ends
of double header from Bruno on
the Kerrick floor Friday evening. The
first game went to the McGrath grad
ers with a fair margin but the high
school game was an overtime game
and thriller all the way through.
In the overtime period McGrath was
able to nose out the Bruno boys max
ing the score at the end 80 to 81.
A goodly number of folks turned
Askov American., 1941-01-30

ty of diverting Willow river into
Oak lake. This is project that has
long been sponsored by the local
Conservation club and they hope it
can become reality. Oak lake will
be mud hole if something of that
nature is not done.
Milton Beckstrom and his crew
have finished taking down the depot
at Belden. They have been about
three weeks at the job.
The local Ford agency sold another
Ford truck this past week. This
makes three trucks and three pickups
delivered in 80 days.
Dolly Gage, who has farmed the
old Charpentier place for the past
four years, will move to the McCann
place near Bruno this spring.
Askov American., 1941-01-30
Oak Lake

Mrs. John Fiske and Jacquelin of
Duluth, visited at the o. j. Fiske
home Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berset of Cloquet,
were dinner guests of the o. j. Fiske
family Sunday.
Mrs. Ross Barnett visited Mrs.
Leonard Skinner Tuesday afternoon
of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Barnett were
Sunday visitors at the Albert An
derson home and also at the Ellen
Anderson home.
Mrs. E. j. Armstrong and Mary
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Anderson
Sunday.
Sheldon Armstrong is visiting a
few days in the Cities at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Anderson visited
at the Bill Norberg home Sunday
afternoon.
Influenza is in this neighborhood.
Askov American., 1941-01-30
Rutledge

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Anderson were
Sandstone shoppers Saturday.
Mrs. Erwin Johnson is assisting
with housework at the j. T. Twait
home at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Grieger and
Nick Losch were Pine City business
callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lud WINNER attended
the funeral at st. Paul of the lat
ter's brother-in-law, Mr.. Los, of Mt.
Eden, Calf, who was killed when
his car crashed into light pole.
Mrs. Los, her small son and Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Nordstrom accompanied
the body from Mt. Eden to st. Paul
for interment. Mr.. and Mrs. Nord-
strom are now guests at the Lud
WINNER home.
Mrs. John Jaros attended the fun
eral of Mr.. Los Friday in st. Paul.
Pete Guss visited John Losch Sum-
day at the Pine City hospital. The
latter's condition remains about the
same.
Mrs. R. j. Isaacson will be hostess
to the Ladies' Aid of the Bible
church at her home Thursday, jan
uary 80, at p. m. You are all
cordially invited to come.
Mrs. Geo. Nelson, Mrs. Fred An
derson, Mrs. Paul Datko and Miss
Troolin of Sandstone, helped Mrs.
Melvin Anderson celebrate her birth
day Wednesday afternoon of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Taubman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Anderson were
supper guests at the Geo. Nelson
home Friday, it being Mrs. Taub-
mans birthday. In the evening Mr..
and Mrs. Christ Hansen and chill
dren and P. B. Mcnamara were
visitors there.
Mrs. r. J. Isaacson, Mrs. Art. Abra-
hanson and Mrs. Abel Arramy at
tended a Red Cross meeting in Pine
City Tuesday afternoon.
Geo. Nelson visited his son and
family in Duluth Monday.