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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-05
BY {. 7. SHORT
Tacoma Times staff Writer

Closing chapters Of the dramatic and sometimes spec
tacuar Ezra Meeker Days necessarily include much that
appeared several years in the column After Many
Years. II is the less interesting for that and
sary complete the picture of the coofu founders of the
first business enterprises in the Puyalup valley
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-05
Meeker and Farquharson Clash
Over Raise in Water Rates
Friendship Smashed in Feud Thot
Spread Over the Valley

/. IN a 81 articles
Era who's viii he honered the historical sp
Puyalup The narrative VIII
include references others particularly Claus sprsck the sasa
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finally was able to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13
BIRTHS

Boys were born 70:
Evelyn Ahmsr. 1926 Asbury Park
Yvonne Rostcher, 22fs Hibbsrd.
Helen Brilla. 5642 81 HedWig
Bessie Bakatselos. 1926 Bewick ttV .r- p.
Josephine Basone 10000 Binder.
Lenore Bertoli. 23ii McKinstry.
Marie Corneille, 1903 Concord
Marion Cox. si42 De Soto.
Jean Cervenka. 2233 Kendall,
Elaine Cleaver, 1851 Seward.
Louise Cusimano, 1899 Preston.
Marie Cuchsko 1850 McDougali
Henrietta DellamDr IRA, 1880 Alma.
Helene Doerr. 1883 Blake
Angela Davio. 1902 Prospect. Hishland {,
AiIes D.mick. Box al. cudrith road.
Almeda Davis. 2i3o chsn..
Antoinette Etzler 10000 Nioletdawn.
Elizabeth Erickson. 1865 Michael. Hazel
Ina Erickson. 1889 Chalmers
Alicia Easley. ESQ West Drayton. Ferndale
Jennie Furman sie2 woodIawn.
- Foyt. 33i21 jefferson 81. Clair
49, Gardner 1894 Ashland
Eleanor Gollehur 3i0a Chalmers.
Catherine Gray. 2057 Clark.
Mildred Georgia, 276l McGraw.
Mary Golde 1850 Whrshill.
Marie Berlies. Is West Henry, River
on. Giddens. 7sis Jos camphv (twinl,
Laura Hauer 5Ot4 Seminole
sadye Hurviiz 1883 Carter.
Olivia Howard 71q Hendre
Alice HYATT 1921 Holmur
Margaret Henry, 1888 Kendall. Dearborn.
Emma HEIDI 5000 Chafonie.
Rose HolloWen 2s0S7 TsHcian Roscvil'e.
Nirriria H7ncsak So south
Cecilia Jahionski fSfs Bangor
susan Jsnicki 1912 Carrie
Edna James ps0 East Warren.
Johanna Ksrsten. f2sl Maryland.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13
Bus Driver Faces
Trial After Crash

William Kenney, 80. bus driver,
OF 1874 Maryland avenue. today
was released under bond for trial
December IS on reckless driving
charges. Nt
Kenney admitted drinking two
whistles" shortly before he col
lided with car driven by Edward
Szabo, Is. OF 1913 Barnes avenue,
in Campus Martius. He pleaded
not guilty to reckless driving when
arraigned in Traffic Court. Two
pedestrians were injured when
Szabo's car was DETECTED by the
impact.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13
Deatb AotlceS

BATEs-Enos A., formerly OF Chicago,
lately OF Crosse Pointe Park. Mich,
husband OF Elizabtet c. and father OF
Wallace Il. Bates. Services at VIM. r.
Hamilton Chapel. 3sT5 cass. Detroit.
Mich, Friday, November IL, at IL q. m
Eventual interment In Braeeville. III
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. II, Deborah. sistei
OF the late Timothy Murphy, dear sun'
OF Mrs. William A. Corbett. Funeral from
residence, 33ls National ave-, Friday morn
ing at $50, TO Most Holy Trinity Church
at Q. Interment In MI Elliott
PATTERsOS-Eov. -, 1871. Floyd A.
husband OF Augusta. father Of Mrs. ciar
ence J. Grobar. Herbert and Clifford Pat
terson. brother OF Mrs. Robert Aiken and
Mrs. Nelson Cross. Funeral service Sat
urday, 3 p m. at the Haley chapel, 1905
Hamilton At Puritan.
sPENGLER = Nov. II. 1871. suddenly
Louise. OF 50 Avalon. Highland Park
wife of the late Gustav spengler; dear
mother OF Mrs. Bartlett lie Due; grand
mother of three grandchildren; sister OF
Mrs John Wsnowsh. Funeral service Fri
day. 80 p. m. al A. n. Peters Funers'
Home, i2057 Gratiot Ave at 2 O'Clock al
Salem Lutheran Church, Iroquois and
Forest Ave.
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DIVORCES

Abble Fry from James.
Julia Takaia Kerr from James r.
Ruth Clark from BENJAMIN T o..
Beatrice Flasher from Russell o.
Gladys Viola Wiley from Jack
Cremona shoecraft from Howard.
Olga Dalawark from Michael.
Ruth Belle Budai from Peter ].
Anna Hafychuk from Nikola.
John J Yezman from Lydia.
Harry Jenkins from Winifred
Verna J. DeArmond from velton L.
Kathryn Gocha from Lester.
Frances Hartseii from Tavern.
Harry J Merritt from Hazel
Pete Highberger from Vernailie
Augusta Sylvia Vsndtrmullen from Alber
Alien. ltt
Mabel Louise Uhug from william Fred.
Margaret " CrAbtree from Rennie r.
Mamie Sophia Rarchard from Harold Frank
Nell MacDnuEall from Lillian
Geneva Mae Strachan from Andrew n. s
Sylvester ! Witczak from Ruth n.
Milo LeathSfwood from Nazaree
Warren I. Weaver from Frances NJ
Jeanette BaRue from Eugene
Dorothy Rizzo from Joseph
Ronald NJ Mayster from Helen J.
Norman Comptois from Bernies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13
Wife SLAYER Gets Life

MIDDLETOWN, Conn, Nov. 13
-(INS)-Deliberating five hours
jury today returned verdict OF
second degree murder against Alb
bolt Coleman, so. who shot his
wife 10 death last June. Judge
Robert l.. Munger sentenced Cole
man to Wethersfield State Prison
for life.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13
Bossy' ellis in Jail,
Tops Race for Mayor

.NEWBURYPORT. Mass. Nov.
13.-Former Mayor Andrew j.
"Bossy" ellis. who is serving a
nine months sentence for criminal
libel at the county farm at Middle
ton. today bested a five-man field
in Newburyport's primary mayor
atty election.
The jailed candidate, whose
campaign was conducted by his
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13

wife. Mrs. Louise ellis. polled
] ISL votes. He will be opposed
Il in the December 2 election by
John NJ. Kelleher. who polled
| / ,324 votes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Fflix A. kAYaSIeNEM Jr. q. Eugenii
rsss s,'i 9. s saTtSolomsw, g. Nanni, srasi
ssady Eehois. ~: Annie Mckinney. a.
Alan Williamson, IS Ella Dora n
Frdsriek Knorr 2s Nelie Marie Weieh
R{ymond Otto Harrison JrY 20: Mar,ori'
MAJ Bstson. 70.
Lxs Psrno,. %. Rita Ann Msn,si. Is
Dsnisl Dean herman. - Violet sileer'
Jsrk {. srons. 20; Martha Warner. II
Raiph J. Herman, 81: Margaret McGFaw
Franc. Joseph Lang. rs; KathIesr
Asrsd pI wss,ssPtA. q, Dorothy steiner. 20
John Beeehsr Toad. 49, Elizabeth II
Moore. -
Henry Parilo - Clara Lee Cosby ~
Jossph o. Esteriey, n Elaine kirschner
wfnam ssv4ckl. pa EDzsberb Cora p,
Arthur o. schiikowsSi. Al; Martha Mur
John Macleod. a Wilma Buchmann. 10
cAariss J. cupita. p. Virginia May Mort,
pias,d Boike. II. sarah Kennedy rs
Harry s w. Paad ~ Esther Rose Rose L a. y
Norman A. stump. 80 Emily Mae jerks
| ~
Donald J Noonan. II; Dorothy Mofnsr. 10
Grover WILCOX % EliEarsth LAnier IS
TANK AhGffNQQ. 1Nr AlAHaNAe kAAAHs 20
Bur- X Kessel - Marjorie Pio~man. Il
Archibald p Heron. IS. Margaret Caro-
line Moore. 81
John p. Riley. ~: Esther olds Is
Edward A. Rose. So Roberta Gaines. %
John c. Dsnysr - Eleanor Forbes. u
Fred N Keith 81 Mary Cimbailk. 20
George Furnkas. ~. Helena stewart 81
William carkesk, - Pear Thomas. 20
Bruno casieWski. SO Anna KolloVski. 81
p.oeil Austin 20 Hs,sn s,anlSy p -
Edward kaezmArsk. ~ Wanda To
Charles L. Fiyan. 20. Donna skinman. 10
ElEs p EVERY - Thsima smith 20
Waiter S. Eimors Jr., ~; Betty Farmer
Edward =. coiords. rs; virginia Ma
Leo zaEn,saky. 20 fet~H- PisrskL ~
to3is Hussner So Nay Philemon Iradeh,
ROBERT Bombach. q. Ages Eiecs al
| Robedt { Carlson "a Hose Adkins. 30
Wells Squire Harrington. % Betty Jane
Hawkins ~. Lucille Dunn. rs
Young % Marie Mitchell. 80
ArSbny william Coniiner j.. %, Eleanor
Brown simpssn n
Par Abts, -: Fran Dansis. al.
R9teri A. Juergens. % Ruth b, RiEsmsn.
Jsss, V. Crawford. %: Jeanette Baker,
Fvr Guillog Jr. u. Bernics Lem. Is
81 nlsy LysoE0rSki q. Pauline Harris 70,
Rdpedt Hamel n Gloria whitney. 10
clifford Cheeks. % Dorothy Edith Hunt
| 3gion. p
Hoard Robar. 81 GLADYS Levy 81
wsmer william Moore 40 Mary verls.
AZ andsr r Pawiusiak, rs; sophi. Max
| SmcLak. 3.
EMard r Casrer q Ice q Poss q
EdEard skowron. 20 Henrietta Gushrow
| sk Is
Herbsrt Goo4-1an. %. G1ssic Gian's -
Lawrence William Lanoue. 80; JuanitI
| Woodward 20.
Jack Pau Jouron, IS; An1ey c. Cunning
| ham. 81
Alex Rsrsloff. 20 Evelyn Belle stone. "a
willard G. Clark. 81 Irene Hamilton ~
Robert Cousins. 81 Ethel Cummings. 81
Sterling G. Ptnoyer, 81 Helen Y Luvi
~
John Ken. 50. Frances Lang -
Harold Headley I'll Irene CarolynnI
krahF ~
Leonard RYAN, %: Madeline Kathryn wat
SON 81
Theodore Siren. %; Madonna Rasmussen
20
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DEATHS

DEATHS
Arthur r. Erickson. 2seo Pine Lake road
/ John Bruce, 3o5i Grayson. Fsrndsle. "a
Edward NJ Bacon. Brighton. 81.
Charles Ashley. i25 East jefferson. IL
Curtis Jenkins. 1880 Lumpkin. "a.
Edward ingies $50 Sheridan. ST.
Marjorie Jean Dyker, 2o503 Andover, 2.
: Bertha Josephine Williams. asa Eas
Ethel Hoyorks. 1929 South. IS.
William w Thompson. 1880 stratford, 50
Edna ". wsites, is33S centraha.
John ohm Ferguson. 5s4i Sor,sasid. II.
Lee Warrington, 223s Maple. -.
Henry syoen, $3.50 Benson. IL
Jeanette VI. Lyons, 1907 ottsws- Ana
Philip clarene. Austin, 1888 Dexter. 1.
Laura WilhnEham. 92is Delmsr, 35
lrma Jean Ware 1892 Cardoni. 2.
Lacy Durrett. SIT 81 Aunin. So
William ~ LAngowski 1000 Grand River
Elijah NacKay. $3.50 Hastings. -.
Glenn chickering. 2o52 collingwood, 20.
Ida Brooks t205 Waveriy, az
Thomas LaLonde, 1880 Lswton. so.
George Sam. 625 Charlotte. 20.
Josephine Gioroano. 1862 Nj. Elliott. 10.
Mary Nsmo. 1910 Porter. 80.
Joseph McCasbell. $500 West Vernon, 81.
Martha Warrington Tins. 1887 Whitaker.
virgink- G. ssusssr. 1884 whitaker. II.
John Boyd. 1879 Nayheld. Rosevilie, -.
Bertha sksraynska, 2j02 Cora, Wyandotte.
81
Merrill ormabee. 1854 Musket. IS
Nara zalewski. l3t3e Conlsy. So.
Rose kOss. ~6J27 Mitchell IS.
Ellen Sinclair 30 Westminster. So
Joseph Scenter 1901 Sixth, 60
Clara Lowery (Bonkowski). 1888 Ash, 81.
Matilda Geen. i7S0s Mitchell 50.
Hannah Peterson Gustafson, 1880 Guilford,
George r. Moore. rs Tyler. Highland Park,
Chris Finnof. 1892 Field. a..
Fannie Van den Abeeie. 1864 wayburn. es.
Taacy kontowski, ifl2 Moran. ~
Giusiino Cerasi. 1907 Moran, 40
huzio Deilasorte. 1881 Leland, 81.
Evelyn Brooks ss9 Benton, Is.
Ttwnship. s..
ssrsh 5. Rushins. 579s siIvery lane. Dear
James J. Flood. 1s2O1 Marlowe. 70.
John Joseph Little 1905 Park 81
Nelson Collingwood Warrington, 1855:
Planavon. Ferndale. So.
Elizabeth A. Brinkman, 4s1i Avery, 81.
fhthp breiimeyet, bVp Pingrre. a.
Catherine r. Flach. i7i75 Westbrook. "a.
HAIRY Lynn Wi,tS. 1910 stahehn, SIS.
David NJ. Hubbard. l44t MorrelI, 70.
Harriet Allen. 22s East Palmer. IS.
Estelle Loder, 43T Hendrie. 70.
Luther Deford Majors. 1905 Holbrook, ,
/ months
Emil Diez 5O33 Brooklyn. So
\ Clifford W Fleullen, 1921 sherman as
iChariOite Christy. 1909 Second So
Fred j. sterling 1925 Twentieth, So.
\ Lillian OXEN s06s Curt SIS
Bernard Heay 1895 Seventeenth a.
James Tanney, 1904 West Grand boulevard
u IS
William Franklin Cox, 1l142 East Warren
So
Mary Bacharawskl. 1910 Junction, II.
clara COn 1898 Fifteenth 80
Timothy a. Rady. i0ifs Maplelawn 81.
Theodore Papa. 1924 Russell So.
James AcMulen. 1879 Ardmore, IS.
Charles Carroll, 1906 Tenth So
Matilda Bruyers. iii5 LAkeview, rs
Frank Leonard siaszakowski, 5s27 Bewick
IS
Robert HUMPHREYS, p07 Noble 81
John eOryell. $50 East Hancock 81
Marcus Gillespie, $40 East Ferry, 20.
Louise Mueller 2225 Wabash, So
Samuel Bezare. 202I Delzelie. 81.
Flora A. Mcleod. 1854 strsthcons drive
| 80
III Kiser. ss1s East KirbM. Sc.
Joseph scheller. 1855 crown, a..
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Employment Agencies
APPLY AT ONCE

POSITIONS AVAILABLE IN OFFICE
SALES, TECHNICAL. EXECUTIVE FIELD
DETROIT SELECT SERVICE BUREAU
620-2i-22 TRANSFORMATION BLDG.
JONES Employment. ais Beaubien, wants
day workers; couples. porters, maids
mattresses. Columbia 1910
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DRIVERS WANTED

Good money making opportunity drivinE
pleasure car. Heanhful, profitable and
steady, AGE p 20 So. Apply 212s Trum-
bull AFTER a. m
EXPERIENCED SHEET METAL WORK.
ERs 10 install sir-conditioninE trunk
lines in new homes. Plenty Of work Best
pay. Bring tools
currier Lumber Co. 1897 van Dyke
II YOU IKE 10 draw sketch or paint, see
talent test al IN Instruction column
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Funeral Directors
Lost and Found
BIRTHS
Girls

Girls were born 20:
Lucille St. John. 2663i Park court. Haze
Park
Louise Sutherland. ~ Jackson. Lake Orion
Sophia szymanski, 3t23 Mitchell
Edith stark 7252 Orchard Dearborn.
Clara Thoms 7ss North Green
Juaniia Upshsv. 1913 Holbrook
lrmA Van Sembrouck, 1909 Lakepofnt.
gwenyth Wellmsn. ItO7s Roseiawn.
David Weber 1899 Cabot
Dorothy Wisniewskl. 1899 East Forest
shirley Workman, 100 Seward.
Jane Wllmot. 1921 WeiiAnd
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Ssv4ckI. ga Euzabefh Cora -
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NEAT eolored girl. references; days; rood
laundress, cleaning; $3.50. carfsre. hsdi-
son I716
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Robert Bombach y Ages Fiecs al
/ Robedt e Carlson "a Rose Adkins 30.
Wells Squire Harrington. % Betty Jane
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T Hawkins q Lucille Dunn. %
Young % Marie Mitchell 30
Ar0bny william Continer u. %, Eleanor
Brown simpson. 81
sulo HELEN 2 Ina Mai,son. %
Pau Abts. Sc: Fran Daniels. 81.
R3beri A. Juergens, % Ruth r. RiEsmAn.
JsHss v. Crawford. %: Jeanette Baker,
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Services to Exchange
Employment Agencies

MIDDLE aged woman: good home for care
of child Townsend 6-O45l.
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COLoRED girls: best jobs; housework
1Ss-Sl5l: references. 1892 Rivard. Ter
race 2-ql61
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Virginia PARK. Appointments. Teaspoons
Tyler SIZES.
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Partlo 81. Clara Lee Cosby. ~
o. Esteriey. II. Elaine klrschneL.
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hn Macleod. q Wilma Buchmann 10
aries J. cupitA. q. Virginia May Mort
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Atred WesiEsrth. a. Dorothy steiner. 20
lohn Beecher TODD. 23 Elizabeth 81.
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lng. 20: Martha Warner. IL
rmsH. 81 Margaret McGfaw,
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Italian Motor Forces Swept
From Cliffs as if With Broom
Monitor and Two Gunboots Pound Port
Two Hours Before Heavy Ships Join In

of italian tanks. armored cars and
motor transport moving slowly over
the desert highways.
Scores of shells exploded near the
highways. The Italian batteries.
which were between cliffs. spurted
shells. some falling close to the Brit
iSh warShlpS
But that burst of enthusiasm cost
them dearly. A squadron battleship
opened up all her l5-inch guns. l
observed destroyer protecting the
tmain) fleet during the shelling and
saw huge clouds of smoke arise from
the cliffs, indicating that British
projectiles were falling dangerously
close to the Italian batteries.
Section Of Cliff Crumbles.
Then came a mighty blast from
battleships, cruisers, destroyers-the
shells found their mark. A whole
section of cliff crumpled in a great
avalanche. Hundreds of tons of
sand and rock buried the Italian
(See FLEET. Page A-4D
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Freezing Winds Bring
Snow Flurries 10 D. {.

Sub-freezing winds accompanied
snow hurries to the District last
night, and the Weather Bureau
predicted the mercury would remain
below the freezing mark at least
until tomorrow.
Snowfakes were swept over The
city late in the afternoon but the
skies cleared rapidly. Bureau off,
cialS forecast continued fair weather
today and tomorrow, though the
temperature was expected to drop
to 20 degrees or slightly lower before
dawn this morning.
A high of 30 degrees was pre-
dicted for today, with slowly rising
temperature expected tomorrow. The
reading was Is degrees at 10 o'clock
last night. with the mercury drop
ping slowly. Moderate northwest
winds were forecast for the mex.
day or two.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Five Italian Planes
Quickly Ridd|ed on
Landing al Bardia
May Have Been Sent
To Remove Generals
Before Foil of Town
BY EDWARD KENNEDY,

WITH THE BRITISH FORCES
OUTSIDE BARDIA. Jan 3 de
layedl tP,.-Five Italian planes
which landed at Bardia Airfield late
today, possibly to carry away gen.
erals and documents before the eX-
pected fall of the Fascist stronghold
were riddled by British fighter
planes diving on them with their
eight-gun wing batteries blazing.
The r. A. F. also shot down three
Italian planes attempting to bomb
British warships off the Libyan
coast. The warships we're pouring
shells into the Italian positions to
aid British tanks and Australian
shock troops breaking through the
outer ring of fortresses.
Not single R. A. F. plane was lost
in 48 hours of intense fighting in
this area. the British said.
British tanks running interference
for shock troops plunged through
holes lett in the Italian armor by a
nerve -Shattering land, sea and air
bombardment
They rode over Italian resistance
IN much the same manner as they
die in the offensive that routed the
Fascists from Egypt.
Thousands of shells and bombs
were poured into the positions of
Gen. Gergonzoli's garrison before
the tanks got the order to advance.
Italian counter-fre had dimin-
ished before the tanks moved. Aus
tralian cleanup infantrymen were
behind the tanks.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Wilson Senior Critically
Injured by Automobile

Andrew T. Dent. jr. 81. senior at
Wilson Teachers College and prom
inent in dramatic circles, was in
critical condition in Emergency
Hospital early today after being
struck by an automobile while he
was pushing his own car in the 1000
block of Kansas avenue NV.
Doctors amputated his right leg
and were forced to give him blood
transfusions. Mr.. Dent. who lives
at 1912 Buchanan street NV, and
is the son of teller in Riggs Ma
tional Bank. was mashed against
the rear of his car by the other ma
chine. which police said was pro-
ceeding without headlights.
The driver of the latter car was
listed by police as Harry E. Light
ner. %, of Falls Church, Va. He
was treated at Garfield Hospital for
minor cuts. A companion of Mr.
Dent. Katherine Burrow. 81, of 1914
Riggs place NV, was seated in his
automobile at the time of the crash
but was uninjured.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Half of u. S. Plant Facilities
Idle, Defense Aide Estimates

of goods for the defense pro-
gram"
In the three predominately
rural Virginia counties of .Shen-
andoah, Augusta and Rocking
ham, the commission said, 365
machine tools were found which
were idle 80 per cent of the time
and could be used on Army and
Navy SubcontractS.
At a conference with Defense
officials, D. w. Thomas. presi-
dent of the Chesapeake and
Western Railway, said as spokes-
men for the counties that q sur
vey showed that there was ample
experienced, skilled labor ready
to operate the machines.
Mr.. Thomas said local COM
mittee planned to obtain orders
and divide them among the
plants In the three counties on
. cooperative basis.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Big Navy Plane
Believed Lost
With II Aboard
Four Who Boiled Out
Of Bomber, Boord Of
Inquiry Aboard
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associate Press.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, Jan. "A
Navy transport plane. carrying IL
persons. including four men who
parachuted from naval bomber in
Texas last Thursday, was believed
to have crashed tonight in noun
famous country so miles southeast
of here.
The transport. which left Big
Springs Tex. at l 80 pm. today, was
due here at pm.
Aboard the unreported transport
were: 1t. Comdr. Stephen B. Cooke
1t. V. S. Gaulin, 1t. j. M. Flem-
ming. 1t. Comdr. J. H. Gowan. pilot ;
D. E. Ferguson, co-pilot; M. Magee,
machinists mate; F. r. Naylor, ra-
diOman.
The four who bailed out in Texas
aboard were: A M Parry, H. E. Nef1
L J. Hughes and Frank E. Recke, jr
1t. Comdr. Cooke, 1t. Gaulin and
1t. Flemming had been sent from
here to Texas by the Navy as men,
bers of a board of inquiry.
In Rugged Mountains.
William F.. Percich. 25. was killed
when he jumped from the bomber
in Texas with the other four crew
members. The plane later was
brought down on a shallow lake
near Edinburg. by the pilot and CO.
pilot who remained aboard. The
pilot ordered the five to bail out
after ice formed on the wings when
the plane ran into stormy weather
A rancher's report of a plane
crash in the rugged mountains was
received after the transport was
listed as overdue from Big Spring
A light rain was falling in the
area from which the crash was re-
ported. Although the Navy, pend
ing investigation. declined to COM
ment other than that the craft was
overdue and unreported. the sher-
ifs office stated it had been in
formed an airplane wreck had been
sighted near Mother Grundy Peak
in the mountain country.
Heard Loud NOISE.
Guy c. HaptonStall. the rancher
notified the sheriff's Office here tina,
a plane flew over his house this
evening, bound west. and, when he
came out to look at it. he saw a
flash such as could have been caused
by dropped flare. and heard a
loud noise" He estimated the flash
and noise came from or miles
away.
Mr.. Haptonstall, waiting at Bar.
rett Junction tsmall town near hi
home to guide hastily sent ou
search party. advised that it prob.
ably would be morning before they
could reach the place where he saw
the fash.