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Evening star., 1941-02-20

ish relief picture Let the Rafters
Ring?
1t has been decided to give Enrol
Flynn some tougher screen meat to
precede the comedy Ghosts Don't
Leave Footprints" And he will first
star in Dive Bombers," directed by
Michael Curtiz. Talking about
comedy, Olivia de Havilland, who
prefers tragedy, reveals an unex-
pected flare for comedy in Straw
berry Blond" and, in my opinion,
completely outshines Rita Hay
worth. who plays the more glamour
Gus title role This picture should
please Ann Sheridan enormously,
for the simple reason that Miss
HayWorth, who replaced the rebel
lious Ann. is only pale carbon
copy of the 'oomph" girl. Hey!
How about settling that fight, Ann
and Warners?"
Basil Rathbone asked for more
money-and got it-for his villain
role in The Black Cat" Basil
would rather play nice-man screen
parts, which is why he raised his
price for the current film =. Wayne
Morris has been ordered to diet. His
second chin photographs badly
Charles Laughton has been per-
Suaded to forget Mr.. Pinky," and
his next for R-K-O, to follow cal
most An Angel" is The Plays the
Thing" by Ferenc Molnar Lii
liam Gish will soon sign a contract
to play one of the crazy sisters in
the movie version of Ladies in Re-
tirement." Other members of this
Lester Cowan production include
Ida Lupino, Louis Hayward and
Judith Anderson-a perfect cast for
the film.
Marlene Dietrich comes to roost
in Hard to Get" at Warmers with
George Raft and Humphrey Bogart
The studio is keeping the identity
of the title player a secret James
Evening star., 1941-02-20
Five Old-Tiners

Five of the oldest names" in
the motion picture business appear
in Warner Bros Winged Victory"
OF the featured players, Donald
Crisp did his first film work in a
silent short entitled The French
Maid" in 1909.
Montagu Love did his first movie
work as an artist in England in
1910, made his acting debut in 1914
in Robert Louis Stevenson's Sui
eide Club"
Billy Bevan first faced a camera
in 1912. Vera Lewis and Leo White
are the other two old-timers. Vera
was in The Birth of a Nation, 81
which Crisp helped direct in 1913
and Leo, as the French Count, "
began in 1912 in Charlie Chaplin S
original successes.
Evening star., 1941-02-20

26, next as a 33-year-old, then rs
And, finally, 100. Which is quite
an assignment. 1t seems to be the
fashion today for young actresses
to play old ladies. If Barbara wants
to do a good job of aging, she can
study Martha Scott in Cheers For
Miss Bishop
Most of the glamour girls in town
are shying away from the role of
Maria in For Whom the Bell Tolls. y
The studio IS insisting that whoever
plays the part must crop her hair,
as per the short tresses in the book /!
katharine Hepburn has in
formed the Hollywood producers
who want her to sign contract
(and this includes c. B. De Mile
for Reap the Wild Wind') that a
percentage of the pictures profit is
a condition of acceptance. To date,
this has stymied all deals. .
What happened to the all-star Brit
Evening star., 1941-02-20
Ranch Owners

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell
recently became the newest of
HollyWood's ranchers when they
acquired the title deed to a 40
acre property in the Malibu Noun
tains.
Their nearest neighbors will be
William Boyd and Grace Bradley,
3 miles away.
The Powells now playing opposite
each other under Director producer
Leigh Jason. will keep their Holly
wood home, but plan to move to the
ranch soon after they finish the
Universal picture.
Evening star., 1941-02-20

lumbia's script
"Mr. Twilight, "
and if he likes it
he will co-star
with Jean Ar
thur.
Barbara STAN
wyck's age in
pioneer Wom-
an" h as been
further reduced.
She will now
total a mere 100.
She will have
five different
stages of growth
to portray-aS a
cirl of 16 then
Evening star., 1941-02-20
Hemingway Film Offers
A Fine Top Role, But 80
Gals Won't Be Shorn to Play Maria
In For Whom the Bell Tolls;
Powell Dons 'Sarons'
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.


bath towel He studying photographs of Dorothy
Both
Richard asked the Saint
pictures London But the like studio where
Evening star., 1941-02-20

tests will compete, are to be held
at Roosevelt the night of Saturday,
March 8, with drama critics of the
local papers acting as judges.
Evening star., 1941-02-20

Olympic Bradna is an unusual
actress-she hasn't a single super
stition or good luck charm.
Evening star., 1941-02-20

John Garfield is taking flying
lessons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-30
Puyallup Committee Plans
For Industrial Program

Thursday" party a. Odd Fellows
hall Thursday night Leon Cecil
for the post and Mrs. Frank Chris
Hanson. auxiliary. are JOINT pro
gram ohairmen Members - the
auxiliary vii serve refreshmsnts
Puysllup unit No. 2 n the
Washington Old Axe Pension
Union viii meet Friday night a. s
O'Clock at the spirituslst church
34i I'd ST. s F
To Enter Contest
About a dozen Puyallup high
school students have Indicated
their intention to enter the Veter-
ans OF Foreign Wars auxiliary
essay contest Subject Is One
Nation lndivisible" Essays must
be between 800 and 1000 words
and completed in March National
finals Will be held in April. Mrs.
William knickerbocker Is Puysl-
lup contest chairman.
Another discussion on the sub
ject, Shall We Adopt the Presi-
dents Lend-Lease Plan >" vii he
held Al the Town Meeting Of the
Air session Thursday evening ut s
o'clock in the studio room Of the
library Harry stsrhird will act as
moderator.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-30
Appoints MinShull
Bonkinq Supervisor

Finance Director Olaf L. Olsen
in Olympia Wednesday appointed
J. c. Minshull supervisor Of bank
ing division. replacing George H.
jackson. who resigned TO take the
position Of assistant vice presi-
dent Of the National Bank OF
Washington in Tacoma.
Minshun has been deputy bank
ing supervisor since 1888 and be
fore that was in the banking bust
ness in Whitman county since
1918. Minshull is the fourth su-
pervisor Of the banking division
since 1888. his predecessors being
Howard Hanson. c. Y. jerks and
Jackson. all Of whom resigned &c
take private positions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-30
II HAPPY
Eirthiay
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 90

WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 30
Carl Christensen, 4ssl Pacific
ave.
Edward =. Cook, 1887 So.
Thompson ave.
Myrtle Rrobeck, Tacoma.
Robert Drath. saith and Nc
kinley ave.
Fddia Sehiavs. 7042 So. Mont
gomery ST.
Eleanor Breiwik, 1919 80. sist.
Mrs. Rita Smith. als2 So. X st.
Peter l. Joslyn. COS No. Sheri-
dan ave.
Patricia Mitchell, &6ls No.
&Sd 81.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-30
Woman Complains
Her Cat Poisoned

That someone in the vicinity of
So. <5th and X SITS. 10 putting on,
poison fatal TO cats and dogs was
the warning Wednesday Of Mrs.
J. J. Reuter-. ASIA So. X ~.
She reported her own Msnx bob
tailed cat was found dead shor,
distance from her yard Wednes-
day morning.
1T died frothing AT the mouth, =
she said. Il hated 10 lose him,
and feel a warning should be
given other people Of this neigh
borhood so they won't lose valuable
pets"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-30
Good Progress
In YIN. S Drive
Campaign Pledges
Now Total S22.6l8
Additional pledges reported
Wednesday noon brought the
y. VI. {. A. campaign TO 76
per cent of it, goal. Total 10
date IL S22,6IS.

Y. NJ { A campaign workers
went into their mid-week phase Of
the drive for s2a,75 with so per
cent az their work completed.
Total subscriptions obtained by all
teams were listed at Sl7.405
BY the time the solicitation ends
in the victory dinner Friday night.
II was confidently expected the
fun amount of the goal would
have been obtained, including the
$4,000 set up for special service
TO soldiers and sailors.
The report made at Tuesdays
luncheon meeting showed suhscrip-
tons by 1.127 different individuals
and firms and campaign leaders
said they looked for pledges from
fully 1900 more persons.
Frank Worden, jr,, carried off
the high honors for his division
Tuesday and proudly bore the
trophy by his table. The cham
pionshiP team for the day was that
Of Dave Peterson, consisting of
n. Vinther, Alva Roberts Bart
Bradley, Or. Harold Fowler. and
c. n, Forsheck with total of
101 per cent of their goal
The slang term Quota Busters"
indicates those who have gone
over the top on their personal
quotas. Those winning this honor
were Gerry Wseohter, Dave Peter
son, DR. Charles Trimble, Mrs. l..
b. Mcdonald, James Anderson,
John Refine, II. o. Perry, r. f.
Bennatts Frank Gillian. M r.
Severance. Frank Worden. Claude
Pellet, John Alsip and Elvin
Evans.
The highest producers Tuesday
were Frank Worden, Jr.. and
Dave Peterson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-30
Record Of Youth Wins
Sentence Deferment

Glen Parker. "a. of Woodruff
Wis, VINO was srrsigned on a
charge Of auto theft Jan. 5, won a
deferred sentence Wednesday
when inquiry into his record
showed no previous difficulties
with the law.
Judge Joseph A Mallery made
the defsrment OF the sentence sub
ject 70 serving four months in the
county jail Since Parker has
been there since Dec. % the time
served Mil be subtracted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-30
TO RUY EQUIPMENT

Ordinances passed by the council
Wednesday provided $4,000 for
purchase Of two pressur. reduction
valves to control line pressures in
city water mains. and $3.50 for
purchase of new Ia ton truck
for tn. same department.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-30


Wsshingtons forecast Fair in
the east portion and cloudy in the
west portion Wednesday night and
Thursday, with light rain Wednes-
day night in the northwest portion.
warmer In the interior and west
portion Wednesday night. fresh
southeasterly wind of the coast
Wednesday. becoming strong at
times Wednesday night; moderate
southeast wind over inland waters
Of the state
Rainfall in Tacoma for the "a
hours ending AZ 3 a. m. Wednes-
day, none since Jan. 1. 3.72 inches,
deficiency Of Ais inches
Wind AZ m Wednesday.
south 2 m. p h: barometer at
10 os, falling and then rising, but
03 lower.
Sun rises at 7:s7 a m. Thursday
and sets at $40 p m.
Tacoma's weather on Jan. 20.
1e40-Cloudy. trace of rain. maxi
mum temperature So degrees and
minimum ~. Highest wind velocity
20 m p. h. from the north.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-30

PUNAIITP- For some tine =
committee Of the Chamber Of
Commerce. headed by n r Spear
and composed Of streator Beall
William Large. jr. Joe Pohlman
J NJ Jones and Frank Porter
has been making an Industrial sur
vey Of the city A. the organiza-
tons meeting Tuesday Spear gave
= report on the committee find
ings The work Of the committee
includes the water supply. where
Industries may be located. trans
portation facilities. power supply
and other statistics OF importance
When the survey is completed the
result viii be included IN q book
prepared BY the Bonneville admin
istratlon which will show ad-
vantages Of the Puget Sound area
Speaker Tuesday was Lawrence
Bunce, Pierce county deputy sher-
III, VINO told how law enforce
ment officers are preparing them
selves 10 save lives on roads.
farms in the homes and at the
beaches. Many lives could be
saved each year. Bunos believes. II
everyone had an idea Of first aid.
The Christian Endeavor group
~ the First Christian church will
hold special services Sunday night
at 730 in observance Of the 50th
anniversary OF the founding Of
Christian Endeavor. The program
panel discussion led by Miss Leah
Kennedy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-30

II you're not using II, sell IL with
r Fast-Action Times Want Ad.
Phone Main 1881.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-30
BUILDING PERMIT

A building permit WAS issued
Wednesday 10 :. 3. Davidson 20
construct $4,000 residence at
2l07 So Adams ST
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-30
Plan Red Cross Room

Plans are under way TO estab-
lish Red Cross cutting room by
various Puyallup groups and the
first meeting Will be held in the
Methodist church Thursday at
1890. Mrs Harry Cain of neo-
ma. distribution chairman for
Pierce county, will he At the meet
ing N give detailed information.
Material will he cut out for lay
cites. Women wishing 10 sew the
garments are asked TO call al the
Methodist church Thursday from
2 until O'Clock
Or s. e. Light of Tacoma Will
address Woodland PIT. A. at the
school Thursday night at O'Clock.
His suoieet will ne Common
Skin Diseases"
Following the business session
there will be a program featuring
Spanish dances. by Frances Nc
quarry, accompanied by Mrs. Bail,
a calendar party and a dish smash
ing contest for which everyone is
asked to bring some old dishes.
Proceeds from the contest will be
used for hot lunches.
Puyallup Valley post No 1924,
Veterans of Foreign Wars. and
auxiliary will hold a joint Fifth
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-30

Honesty Always Pays
FINDERS of lost articles sdver-
tised below. please take notice
After you have returned the
articles TO the loser, go to The
Tacoma Times office, sie Mar
ket. where YOU will be pre-
scented with two guest tickets TO
the Temple theater.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-30
WEDNESDAYS QUOTATIONS.

tcuosafions eourtesy Dean witter a
Co, Warrington Bldg. members
New York stock Exchsnge)
High Low Clos
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-30
Markets of q
Glance

WEDNESDAY
stocks: Lower IN moderate
trade
Bonds; Lower. L. g govern
nents irregular.
Curb stocks: frregulsrly lower.
Cotton; Easy.
Wheat: or = 10 / y cents.
Corn; or = to Ia cent
Rubber: Firm.
silver: Unchanged IN New York
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-30

Dow-yoNES AVERAGES
WEDNESDAY
Industrial ....17s.oo. off e.sa
Rail ....... 1s-s2. off a7e
Unity ...... 1874. off e.se
es stocks -. All. off o-sl
Stock sales Wednesday rose "a
soc, 600 shares from 40. 900 Tues
dsv. Curb volum. vas Ia 900
shares. against $4,000.
NEW YORK Stocks broke one
10 more than two points wednes-
day IN the widest decline Of the
year. The industrial average sank
70 q new low since Aug. q. Vol
ure INCREASED moderately.
eteels led the market lower. The
L. s. steel report for the fourth
quarter failed TO measure up TO
hopes because the company wrote
off nearly $1,000, 600 in the period
for the pension fund. Had this
amount been included the result
would have been about in line with
expectations
Also cited as a factor was the
program for the steel industry
submitted by Philip Murray, presi-
dent Of GRO. 10 allocate orders for
steel for the defense program
through q council composed Of an
equal representation Of labor and
management and headed by gov
eminent representative.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-30
Situations Wanted, Female

YOUNG lady wants steady work.
Four years Newspaper advertising
telephone. General knowledge
Bookkeeping, csshier!ng switch
board No tipping or cictation.
Pleasing personality, understands
public thoroughly Honest neat.
willing TO work and 70 cooperate
Excellent recommendations. Write
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-30

wOMEN's EMPLOYMENT BUREAU
Al Lutheran Compass Mission is7e
Pacific ave 10 N 70 o N
MA e49e except SATURDAYS
TAKE IN washing at my home GA
SiS2-M
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-30
Too Late 70 Classify

REsH HERFoRD first ca Durham
CO.. rn=nlnz f-esh Eoon- Ill $50
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-22
u. 5. Concentrates
Greatest Army in
Philippine Area

MANILA, April % (UP)-The
largest single contingent of United
States troops ever to arrive in the
Orient disembarked here today from
the transport Republic.
Most of the soldiers were assign
ed to Corregidor, athwart the mouth
OF Manila bay, the United States
strongest fortification west of Ha-
Waii.
Arrival Of the troops and naval
construction engineers, who came by
plane, focused attention On the
fact that the United States at pres
ent is spending more for military
establishments in the Philippines
than in the ~ years since the
islands were taken from Spain.
All United States army posts in
the Philippines are working to COM
plete barracks, storehouses, work.
shops and hangers before the rainy
season begins in mid-June.
Arrival of the transport Washing
ton early in May and the Republic
today coincided with active efforts
of the Philippine commonwealth
government for civilian defense,
which previously had gone almost
ignored.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-22
Supervisors Favor
Tri-County Scheme
Of Redistricting
Three Board Members
Back Imperial-Orange-
Riverside Merger

Supervisors H. T. Osborne,
A. Y. Preble, and Dave Ven
Gill Tues lay telegraphed
California legislators they
vor including Imperial
county with Orange and Riverside
counties in new congressional dis
trict
The other two board members, l.
Schlatter and B. M. Graham, were
not present Monday when the three
members discussed the merits OF
remaining in the congressional dis
trict with San Diego as opposed to
advantages to be gained by the
Imperial Orange-R Riverside congress
Sional district.
Osborne, Preble, and Vencill tele-
graphed their decision to State Sem
ators E. George Luckey of Imperial
county and Ed Fletcher Of San
Diego county and Assemblyman
Harvey Hastain of Imperial county.
They joined the Imperial county
farm bureau, Associated Chambers
of Commerce, Ell Centro Chamber
OF Commerce and other organiza-
Continued on Page 8; Column -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-22
Three Billion Set
As Minimum, Goal
For Tax Measure

WASHINGTON, April % (UP)-
The house ways and means COM
mittee agreed today to fix $780,
000,000 as the minimum goal of
the new tax bill II will start public
hearings Thursday with Secretary
Of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau,
Jr.. as the first witness.
Chairman Robert D0ughton, D..
S. c., indicated the committee split
on the vote to set $3,500,000000 as
a minimum objective. However, he
refused to disclose the vote.
Asked whether a sales tax and
sleeper excess profits tax had been
discussed, Doughton replied that
every conceivable tax that can be
imagined will come up, I suppose"
Doughton said some ALTERNATIVES"
to the treasury proposals were pre-
Sented to the committee by c. T.
STAN, chief of the staff of tax eX-
perts retained by the JOINT con-
greSsional committee on internal
reVnue.
More on Page Eight
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-22

The city of El Centro, it was
recalled, was the only municipal
corporation involved in the shoot
ing fray. BY not naming the city
directly, however, the complaint
leaves the city's status in respect
to the damage suit i'll doubt.
Along with Bratton, brother OF
Ell Centre City Councilman Charles
Bratton, the Filipino named as de-
PENDANTS Tom Chong Men, Harry
10y, and Johnny Samson, employed
at the National club where the
shooting took place; the National
club; municipal corporation which
has its principal place of business
in Ell Centre; two corporations and
two partnerships understood to re-
fer to alleged Chinese gambling
Syndicates; and list of five John
Does, believed TO be heads of the
alleged Syndicates.
The Chinese defendants and Sam
son, a Filipino, operated the Ma
tional club, licensed by the city of
El Centre as card club, they testi-
fled in El Centro justice court last
month when Arch Bratton sued
Taporco for battery and lost the
suit by a decision of the jury.
In the suit filed by his attorney,
L. A. Gordon of Los Angeles, Tapor-
co accused Special Officer Bratton,
the Chinese, and others of Wilfully
and maliciouSly shooting him in the
Continued on Page 8, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-22

granted MONDAY dlNlilooil oo q
special meeting OF the city council.
The vote was four to one, with
Councilman Charles Bratton in op-
position.
Mayor Robert Hatton explained
that the commission had asked for
= definite commitment from the
city and the resolution followed.
Only two spectators were present,
J. H. Edgar and Henry S. Harris.
Edgar, representing Edgar Bros.
whose property would be affected
oy construction OF an underpass,
reiterated that his company had
sought in vain for assurance that
adequate damages would be forth
coming. Best he had ever hoped for,
however, was an expression from
the city board that if and when the
underpass was built Edgar Bros.
would be entitled to q certain COM
pensation, Edgar declared.
Harris spoke only briefly.
Il think when the times comes
a lot of businessmen will have
something to say, but this is not the
time," he commented. Only other
Hemark was a Thank you" when
Bratton cast the negative vote.
mo, and would like to stipulatc
my reasons" Bratton said when the
roll was called Il think we are
making a false effort. The state
has mentioned a tWo-lane under
pass, which would be inadequate,
contrary to safety and ruin prop
critics on Main. E. . We have a num-
ber of streets unpaved and I think
by proper resolution to the high
way commission we can get funds
released for these streets. There ie
a definite divided opinion among
Continued on Page 8; Column a.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-22

controllers Office.
In a lengthy report to the legis-
lature, Riley cited many instances
of inaccuracies" which he said the
Olson administration had given the
legislature to bolster charges the
state had been losing money
Instead" Riley said, through
the controllers progress, $7500000
of non-taX-producing property has
been restored to the rolls, new rev.
enue has been poured into public
treasures and struggling property
owners have been helped to save
their homes"
Riley accompanied his statement
with 285 page report to show what
he termed careless, inaccurate and
irresponsible" charges by the gov
ernor obviously prepared for the
purpose of placing control of the
distressed holdings of unfortunate
property owners in the hands of
the state lands commission which
the governor dominates
The controller said the "glaring
errors of fact" in the governors
report of early March illustrates
graphically the urgent need of an
independent means Of auditing all
state departments"
During the audit investigation,
finance employees removed without
authorization official records of the
controllers office, some of which
have not been returned, Riley add
ed.
Riley said he was prepared to
show an assembly investigating
committee, by means of photographs
official records and proof in his
report that much of the governors
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-22
GREC0-bR|T|SN ARMY IN final STAND
Reds Paid Editor
$40, Saved Money
At State Expense

SAN FRANCISCO, April % fUP)
Nat Hcnig, a government witness
OF the Harry Bridges deportation
hearing, testified today he was paid
only $40 a week" as managing
editor of a Communist newspaper
and was advised to GEEK relief to
save the party money.
Honig outlined his employment
and relief status under defense
cross s-eXaminatiCn. Earlier he had
testified Bridges was a member OF
the Communist party and was rec
oglized by party leaders in Moscow
as one of its most active member
in waterfront work.
Honig said that his salary a.
managing editor OF the Western
Worker, San Francisco Communist
newspaper was $40 a week 'anG
only half the time did I get that
much"
Il was told that in order to save
the Communist party money 1t
would be advisable for me to ap-
ply for relief SO as to be sure of
sustenance," he said.
" l was told there were plenty
Of party members in the relief
setup so there would be no diff
Guilty. 1 was told to say I was
working on the Western Worker
voluntarily and almost any relief
Continued on Page 8; Column g.