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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-27
Gig Harbor High School
District Is Reorganized
Officers Chosen at Meetings Held
This Week: Boord Members Remoin

its annual election Of officers Sun
day evening with the following re-
suit: President. Art Arnold. vice
president. Shirley Weaver. secre-
tsry. Florence Layton; treasurer.
Nyle conklin. lookout committee.
Helen soharpegge; social com
mittee. Lois Ridley.
Mrs. c. r. Mittelstsedt will en-
terrain Westminster guild at her
homo Thursday afternoon at $50.
She will be assisted by new mem
hers Of the guild. There will be
election Of officers.
Mrs. Clarence Luters will be
hostess 10 the Wanna Social club
at the home Of Mrs. James LODI
holm Thursday at 2 p. m. There
will be an open forum on Flower
Arrangements and an exchange
Of plants, bulbs and seeds. among
members. This meeting will also
honor the Goth birthday Of Mrs.
Icdholm's mother. Mrs. Anna q.
Brown. which falls on that date.
To show Movie.
The Warren and Arletta I'm
provement club will meet Thursday
at the schoolhouse at 9 p. m,
when NcAllister Moore. jr.. will
show pictures OF HIS recent trip TO
the Hawaiian islands. The musical
program will Be provided by Ralph
spinney and Billie Arnold. songs.
and Ray Arnold. trombone. The
accompanist will be Miss fnez Mel
son. Hostesses will be Aesda mes
A. w. Fouler. A. J. knutzsn and
o. A. Dulin.
Mrs. A. u. Ahlberg will Be host
ess to the auxiliary TO Waconds
chapter. o. 4. D.. at her home at
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-27

Warren Thursday. Assisting her
will be Mrs. y. n. Cole and Mrs
John Elliott
The Ladies' Aid OF Emmanuel
Lutheran church will meet at the
church Thursday.
Nellie Beers, a student Of the
high school commercial depart
ment. will receive a Gregg certifi-
cate and pin for an award rating
Of 50 words per minute In tipping.
The Arts and Crafts club will
meet Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Dexter NeDanisls. s721 No.
18th St. Tacoma. Mrs. w. Sweet
will speak on Indian Art"
A baby son was born Saturday
TO Mr.. and Mrs. c. ID. Danforth
At Gig Harbor hospital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-27
BY LOUIS SCHNEIDER

NEW YORk-A leading COM
mentator on securities was the
speaker at a private dinner party
given by q dozen top-flight bank
ers. This 10 what your cores
pondent heard:
In Scene 8 Of Act / In Hamlet.
Polonius advises Laertes, thou
eanst not then be false TO any
man" Today we aren't being
honest with ourselves. We are liv-
ing in precarious paradise OF
high earnings and business as
usual" while the rest of the world
is flaming hell.
We aren't telling ourselves the
truth II We say our life isn't bound
to the rest OF the world. Our lack
of frankness with ourselves, as
far as economics and evaluation
of securities are concerned, is due
TO voluntary blindness to the
obvious difficulties ahead. We like
to believe present business condi-
tons will endure.
Front Lines - Why fool our
selves? We all know that we are
in the war in every way except
manpower. Passage of the lease
lend bill will soon make this evil
dent. President Roosevelt confirm
ed this In his last radio broadcast.
Wars OF today are different
from those we read about in his
tory. The airplane has 30 obliter-
ated the frontier that now any
house in a belligrent country may
be a front-lins trench at any mo-
ment On the economic front, the
same may be said of any industry
In the United States.
Taxes - Our governments au-
thorized appropriations for the
1902 fiscal years total over
S32, 900 900 900 exclusive Of the aid
to be given our allies under the
lease-lend act. Increased taxa
tons must surely come.
Talk is already heard from
Washington of a 80 per cent cor
porate tax. and nearly everyone
is resigned to higher personal tax
alton. Soon we shall hear of war
taxes. emergency taxes and a host
of other taxes.
Defense Bonds - Then there's
labor. That body 10 already re-
ceiying a larger share of the ma
tionsl income. That trend Will
continue under mediation pressure
The administration wants it so
Thus far it has handled labor with
silk gloves.
On May l Secretary Morgen.
than will offer for sale billions OF
dollars in defense securities. These
will be offered to the public in the
form of savings stamps and GER
tificates running in denominations
from ten cents upward. II means
savings of individuals will 60 into
such securities rather than thos,
on the registered markets.
Price Prospects-As for the Sc
curities market-it's clear our new
economy is leading, unevenly snc
slowly. toward narrowing margin,
of profits. Stock prices are basec
on business profits. Consequently
il isn't unreasonable to ask inves
tors to accumulate cash.
Our lack of honesty with our,
selves is evident in present securi
ties prices. A stock should not b,
priced at more than four time,
profits during wsrtimes. Many or
the listed market are well abov,
that rule OF thumb.
Looking Ahead There is 4 goot
chance of an upward stock msrket
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-27
Clio Will Organize
Trollers' Union

SEATTLE - Harry Lundeberg.
president of the AFL Sailors Union
Of the Pacific, Wednesday said
trollers were being organized into
q new union. the Washington State
Trollers' association.
Numerous small unions, some in
dependent and one CiO. already
seek trollerA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-27

GIG HARBoR AT recrraniza-
tson meetings Of Gig Hsrbor Union
high school district this week the
following were elected chairman
and clerk respectively: Rosedsie.
a. Sehmel and r. B. Meyer;
Wanna. Clyde winney and Rex
Hartsook; Lincoln. John Ross and
A. J. simerson: Elgin. Arthur
Hahn and Bert Day: Cromwell.
Nra. Robert ruttle and Mrs. A. +.
eevertson: Arletta, o. A. Dulin
and Alvin Ahlberr; Narrows
Bridge. John Z. Murphy and r. W.
Uhlman: Crescent Valley. Peter
Alvsstad and Aiss Lucy Goodman:
Purdy. Henry Peterson and w.
Bowman.
For the high school board
Adolph Sehmel was elected chair
man; o. A. Dulin. vice chairman
and Clifford Pearson. secretary.
Ino0o tnrUe men were reelected
and each officer occupies the posi-
tion b held on the last board. The
board announced Q vacancy for q
school bus driver for the Elein
district and preference will be
given to . man living In that dist
ret
3
On Thursday afternoon Harvey
e. Naier. director Of music at the
high school. will leave for the MI
ole Educstors' National conference
et SPOKANE. He win b accom-
panied by Joranne Midtsatrs. 30
prano. and Betty Dsrkhslmer. cor
nstist. who win participate In the
ooaferenea-
G. Z. issci..y Elect.
The Christian Endeavor Of Ne
mortal Presbyterian church held
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
Main Street
STARTS ON PAGE ONE


STARTS ON PAGE ONE
GIvens, 81. and Madeline KERR, 20,
both OF whom gave Tacoma as
their homo city.
State Rep. Paul Sandegren and
family will move soon to q home
on No. 18th Ut.
Veterans of Foreign Wars In
this state are gathering donated
books for Use in Libraries OF army
and navy posts. Contributors of
books in Tacoma should notify
Harry NJ. HYDE, sol No. L st, or
James X. Copeland, department
national defense officer, 1o6 So.
10th ST.
Winner In a recent slogan con-
test was Jessie Boyd. 3i1s No.
2sth St. The award was SIS
government bond.
Among Tscomans attending the
national flower show in Seattle
Civic auditorium Tuesday were the
Misses Blanche stevens and Cora
Adams, Mrs. J. r. Weyerhae,tser,
Jr.. Mrs. John ID. Fletcher. Mrs.
Albert sutton, Miss Maude Purin-
ton. Mrs. Robert Abel. Mrs. Ca
mile Pessemier, Mrs. L. W. Lea,
Jr., Mrs. George stroud and George
W. Osgood.
Mrs. Alexander Rabbit and Mrs.
Arthur Rust are among Tacomans
who plan to attend the ice carnival
at the Lakewood arena Wednesday
and Thursday nights.
Ray Daily, formerly of I'll No.
J st. has taken up residence in
Fife.
Pat Ansley Of Tacoma Is home
this week from the University of
Washington for her spring vaca-
ton. She expects to be in town
Visiting with her family and
friends until Thursday. when she
will return to Seattle.
| Visiting in town this week Is
Niiss Catherine Griffith of Seattle.
who is staying with her aunt. Miss
Griffith is a student at the Uni
versity Of Washington.
Junior high school teacher, is in
Seattle recuperating from an i'll
ness which has kept her from her
teaching for several weeks.
Charles samson. Tacoma stu
dent at the University of Washing
ton. is spending his spring vaca-
ton in Seattle where he is work.
inr as craftsman in a Seattle firm.
]. j. Kaufman. who gave up
smoking before he left the mayor
office, resumed Tuesday evening
when he found himself confined
to a conference in a small room.
He smoked one cigar in self
defense.
L. Benjamin. pioneer outfitter of
ships companies. says some eff
fort should be made 10 stock Lake
Steilscoom with good trout I.
Benny was one of many who
used to fish from the bridge
across the lake and he recalls
times when he took some big ones
out.
pete" Love, not listed among
Sunday casualties at Paradise,
nevertheless has been hobbling
around on crutches, and one foot
and ankle are handsged. Ski spill.
Expects to throw the props away
in another day or 40.
|
Nate and Art Gunderson dined
downtown Tuesday evening.
Wally Elwell Of the state high
way department was in Tacoma
Tuesday on one Of his periodic
cheek-ups.
1
Building Inspector {. s. Nc
Cormick is on a still hunt for
Paul Savidge TO try to get the
st. Regis plant expansion permit
in on the March records.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-27

Pat Ansley Of Tacoma Is home
this week from the University of
Washington for her spring vsca-
ton. She expects to be in town
visiting with her family and
friends until Thursday. when she
will return TO Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-27

Visiting in town this week is
Niiss Catherine Griffith of Seattle.
who is staying with her aunt. Miss
Griffith is a student at the Uni
versity OF Washington.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-27

Mrs. Alexander Rabbit and Mrs.
Arthur Rust are among Tacomans
who plan TO attend the ice carnival
at the Lakewood arena Wednesday
and Thursday nights.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-27

L. Benjamin. pioneer outfitter Of
ships companies. says some ef-
fort should be made 10 stock Lake
Steilacoom with good trou I.
Benny was one Of many who
used to fish from the bridge
across the lake and he recalls
times when he took some big ones
out.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-27

]. j. Kaufman. who gave up
smoking before he left the mayors
office, resumed Tuesday evening
when he found himself confined
to a conference in a small room.
He smoked one cigar in self
defense.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-27

Building Inspector {. s. Nc
Cormick is on still hunt for
Paul Savidge TO try to get the
ST. Regis plant expansion permit
in on the March records.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-27

pete" Love. not listed among
Sunday casualties at Paradise,
nevertheless has been hobbling
around on crutches, and one foot
and ankle are bandsged. Ski spill.
Expects to throw the props away
in another day or 80.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-27

Miss Daisy Uren, Jason Lee
junior high school teacher, is in
Seattle recuperating from an i'll
ness which has kept her from her
teaching for several weeks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-27

Among Tscomans attending the
national flower show in Seattle
Civic auditorium Tuesday were the
Misses Blanche stevens and Cora
Adams. Mrs. J. r. Weyerhaettser,
Jr., Mrs. John ID. Fletcher. Mrs.
Albert sutton, Miss Maude Purin-
ton, Mrs. Robert Abel. Mrs. Ca
mile Pessemier, Mrs. L. W. Lea,
Jr., Mrs. George stroud and George
W. Osgood.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-27

GIvens. 81. and Madeline KERR. %,
both OF whom gave Tacoma as
their home city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-27

WAlly Elwell Of the state high
way department was in Tacoma
Tuesday on one Of his periodic
cheek-ups.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-27

Charles samson. Tacoma stu
dent at the University of Washing
ton. is spending his spring vaca-
ton in Seattle where he is work
ing as craftsman in a Seattle firm.
Evening star., 1941-01-12

Proud Of his fine pIumoee. the king
vulture keeps himself preened TO the Lost
feother. He is one Of richly -coIored poir
brought to the Zoo by the recent collect
ing expedition to Argentine and Brozi.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
Women Stampede Stores Here
As Silk Hose Stocks DwindIe

managers to discuss the possibility
of blanket restriction of numbers of
pairs to customer.
Also figuring in the rush were
mems silk stockings, with many
stores reporting greatly increased
business in these departments. Rush
on silk underwear was not so notice.
able, but officials expected sales on
such garments to increase within
the next few days.
The rush here started Friday,
managers continued, and had al
ready broken all Christmas rush
records by noon today.
"A Regular Panic"
Some stores would make no esti-
mate of how long their supplies
would hold out. But when con-
fronted with estimates of more out
spoken store officials that the supply
would last only a week or 10 days,
they agreed that lit is a regular
panic" Two smaller stores expected
to run out today.
The same situation prevailed over
the country, as New York said week
end orders increased 200 to 500 per
cent and another two weeks would
exhaust their reserves.
New York women didn't take
(see SILK HOSE. Page A-zJ
Evening star., 1941-08-04
Women Asked
To Help Collect
Jars for Food

HEADS OF various W0menS or
ganizations have been invited to at
tend a meeting at pm. tomorrow
at 1923 N stsreet NV to form a
group for the collection of empty
jars for bottling of surplus COM
modities and food from subsistence
gardens. it was announced today
by the District Congress of Parents
and Teachers.
The drive, which it was said will
tie in with the defense p gram of
nutritional service, will be held by
the Parents and Teachers Congress,
in cooperation with the District
w. P. A. and other groups, including
the nutrition service of the local
Red Cross and the American Wom-
ems Voluntary Service. Other groups
are to be contacted. it was said.
Women were requested by the CO.
operating groups to find empty jars.
prepare them for collection by the
organization or to leave them at the
central kitchen of the w. P. A. at
1640 Wisconsin avenue. Food to be
canned will include surplus COM
modities and articles raised on sub
sistance gardens, which are being
operated under the direction of the
local w. P. A.
The surplus commodities, it was
said, would be distributed by the
Public Assistance Division as need
arises and for school lunches during
the winter. The w. P. A. said that
there was need for screw-top jars in
good condition of quart, half gallon
or larger sizes.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
Photo Provides Identity
OF Zoos Mystery Boy
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-Tommy, the
Brookfeld Zoos mystery boy, has
been identified, a Juvenile Court
officer announced yesterday, bring
ing to an end an intensive three.
week search for the lads parents.
Miss Minnie Jones, a juvenile
officer, said she took the boy from
the Chicago Juvenile Home to Jack
son, Mich, Saturday night, where
he was identified by Mrs. Lillian
Argo, 20, Detroit night club
waitress, as her 3-year-old son.
Tommy was found wandering aim
lessly in the Chicago Zoo July 13.
Miss Jones said the clew to the
boys identity had been supplied by
a Detroit resident who recognized
him fron a newspaper photograph
as the lad who formerly lived with
a family in her apartment.
Miss Jones said the boys father
was Walto, Argo, %, Detroit truck
driver. The boy was returned to
the Chicago home today, as he still
is in technical custody Of the Circuit
Court.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
400 Taken From Manila
In Practice Evacuation
BY the Associated Press.


MANILA, Aug. A practice
evacuation of civilians under
simulated wartime conditions
brought home to the Philippines
yesterday the critical position of
this most distant possession of the
United States in any conflict in
volving United States and Japan.
Four hundred residents, routed
by police from their homes in
Manila slum area, were trans
ported Is miles in 80 minutes to
San Mateo, Rial Province.
Only one days notice of the prac-
tice evacuation was given to the
Red Cross, which had food ready
for the evacuees when the "emer-
gency" arrived, and to San Mateo
home Owners, who responded to the
cali with temporary shelter.
The exodus OF refugees" also
tested the ability of volunteer
guards to handle crowds and of the
constabulary to maintain order and
direct traffic.
Army officials described it as an
excellent performance and declared
that only few minor problems re-
manned to be solved. Part of the
transportation problem was solved
when Manila taxicab companies
placed their cabs under military
control.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
"a New Ships Launched
By NAVY Durinq July

Reviewing shipbuilding construc-
ton, the Navy Department an
nounced today that "a new vessels
were launched by public and private
shipyards during July. Sixty-three
new keels were laid.
Ships launched included one light
cruiser, the San Diego; three de-
stroyers, one submarine, five coastal
mine sweepers, three submarine
chasers, six motor torpedo boats, one
covered lighter, six net tenders, two
gate vessels, two seaplane wrecking
derricks and four harbor tugs.
The keel of one aircraft carrier,
the Cabot, was laid. The other keels
laid included those for two light
cruisers, 10 destroyers, three sub
marines. eight mine sweepers Of the
fleet type, two coastal mine sweep
ers, one repair ship, three seaplane
tenders, two mine layers. five sub
marine chasers, one covered tender,
"A motor driven mine sweepers and
one water barge.
Evening star., 1941-08-04

Washington faces silk stocking
shortage in a week if the current
volume of sales keeps up"
Store managers made this predlc-
ton today as women swamped tele-
phone boards with order calls and
piled three deep in ropeS-of Sec
tions around hosiery counters.
Cause of the rush here and all
over the country was the stop-order
on silk processing issued last week
by E. r. Stettinius, priorities di-
rector, to conserve the supply of
raw silk for the armed forces. The
Presidents restrictions on trade with
Japan, source of virtually all Ameri-
can silk, left the United States With
a two-year supply of raw silk for
present defense needs.
Washington women were thor
oughly panicked and hard to
handle" this morning, one sales
manager reported.
Store Restricts Sales.
One large F street store has al
ready limited each customer to six
pairs of stockings. Two more stores
are considering such a move tomor-
row or the next day.
Meanwhile, the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association was at
tempting to call q meeting OF stort
Evening star., 1941-08-04
Nazi-ControIIed Press
Sees Leahy's Hand in
Petain S Firm Stand
Enjoys Offer Of U. S. Aid
In Afrieo Against
Germans Reported
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
VICHY, Unoccupied France, Aug.
4.-The German controlled Paris
press today professed to see the
hand of United States Ambassador
William D. Leahy behind the brake
applied to the policy of French
German collaboration"
Following the reported decision of
Chief of State Marshal Petain at
Saturday cabinet meeting to stay
within present agreements with
Germany despite pressure for mill
itary accord respecting Dakar. the
Paris Aujourd Hui thundered: Are
we-yes or no-for collaboration
with Germany? Internationally
and unreservedly? That is what
they want to know on the German
side"
An answering voice in the press
of the unoccupied zone meanwhile
praised Marshal Petain.
LEfort at Marseille was the bold
est paper in this respect, declaring
Marshal Petain was trying some
times to resist, sometimes to ma
neuver."
Saturdays cabinet meeting fol-
lowed a 45-minute conference be-
tween the chief of state and Am
bassador Leahy. The Paris press
also professed to see the United
States Ambassadors hand behind
failure of Marshal Petain to name
Fernand de Brinon, French envoy
to the Germans in Paris, to new
post.
Marcel Deat's L'Oeuvre said,
Every time the brake is applied to
the policy of French-German COL
liberation there re-emerges
the disquieting figure of Admiral
Leahy, the Ambassador of President
Roosevelt, Churchill and Stain
rolled in one"
The paper said Mr.. Leahy mo
doubt" told Marshal Petain the
United States had no ambitions re-
garding Dakar on the West African
coast and on the contrary Offered
us its aid" to defend Africa against
Germany.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
Road BUILDING '
Beyond Defense
Needs Vetoed
President Objects
To Populations as
Apportionment Busis
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

Criticizing provisions for Federal
highway aid beyond strict national
defense needs, President Roosevelt
today vetoed legislation authorizing
appropriations for supplementary
road construction.
The President directed his prin-
cipal objection to the legislation at a
provision authorizing s125, ,OO0,0 900 to
correct critical deficiencies in stra-
tegic highway networks with speci-
fication that the money be appor-
toned partly on the basis of State
population.
The critical deficiencies in high
ways and bridges that may require
prompt correction in the interest Of
our national defense cannot be rea-
sonably related to the population Of
States or the other factors which
enter the ordinary apportionment,"
Mr.. Roosevelt said.
Under such a formula. he added
far larger sum than necessary
must be appropriated in order to
meet the real needs. Actually, he
went on, the most critical deficien-
cies in some areas might not be
corrected out of a SIPS, 900 900 au-
thorization if apportioned on this
basis.
The Presidents original recon-
mendation was for s25 ,000, 900, to be
applied on basis of actual emer-
gency highway need.
The President also objected in
this bill to a provision for Federal
construction of parking areas, and
itemlzed three other questionable
features, as follows:
There are other provisions of
this bill which raise questions of
public policy or depart from estab-
lished practice, such as % the au-
thorization of SIS 900 900 to reim-
burse local communities for high
way damages resulting from Army
maneuvers, and % the recall of
retired employees Notwithstanding
the provision of the Civil Service
Retirement Act and 90 the un-
limited detail of employees as stu
dents at technical institutions at
the expense of the Federal Govern
ment."
The Chief Executive specified that
he did not object to increasing from
| 100000, 900 to $3.50 100000 the au-
thorization for access roads to mill
tary and naval reservations and de-
fense industry sites since the un-
desired apportionment formula was
not applied to this.
The White House also transmitted to
Congress a certified copy Of an
agreement extending for two years
the Interstate Compact to Conserve
Oil and Gas. The compact, bearing
approval of II States, originally was
executed in 1885 by six. 1t has been
twice extended for two-year periods
and the present extension dates
from September l.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
Bay State Youth Cleared
In Attack-SIaying Of Girl
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LYNN, Mass, Aug. AFTER more
than II hours questioning, police
last night exonerated a 20-year -old
Peabody youth of the sex Staying of
attractive Frances Cochran, 19-year-
old bookkeeper.
The youth had been taken into
custody early yesterday as a sus-
picious person after another girl
complained to police that he had
attacked her a week before the
Cochran girls body was found in a
thicket two weeks ago.
Police Chief Edward D. Callahan
declared that the youths name had
been listed in Miss Cochrans diary
as member of dancing party
early this year, and that the sus-
pect had admitted knowing her
slightly"
However, his story checked pretty
WELL" the chief said, and as far as
Lynn police are concerned, we are
through with him for the time be-
ing"
Chief Callahan said the youth
would be turned over to Salem police
on a charge Of attacking the other
girl.