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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
No Milk Shortaqe
Likely at Fort

FORT LEWIS-A milk shortage
here was sdjudged unlikely by Of
ficials Thursday regardless Of the
amount of milk supplied by Port
land milk dealers.
Win Henry, head Of the Port
land Dairy cooperative, testifying
at a hearing OF the Oregon state
milk control board Wednesday.
said the Portland milk market will
be supplied before selling to Fort
Lewis.
The post here is supplied milk
by the olympia-Fort Lewis Milk
association, a large group OF milk
farmers in southwest Washington
and Oregon. Last month, when
approximately 10000 men were
barracked here, the association
supplied $4,000 half-pints of milk
daily.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
Air Forces Bar Fleet

The lessons OF the war now in
progress cannot be shouted dowr
by rhetoric invoking the glories OF
naval history. II is a matter Of
sense, not Of sentiment.
The towering fact In that
fleets can no longer approach
hostile shores which are
guarded by first-class aviation
forces.
For centuries the chief job OF
navies was TO carry war to the
enemy: to attack the outer ram
parts Of q country. its coastlines
and harbors and fortresses. Now
that job has been taken over al
most entirely by air power.
In the last two years enemy
shores have been entirely denied
to fleets-except on q hit-and-
miss basis that merely emphasized
the new state OF affairs.
We have seen dramatic ma
val attacks recently on Genoa.
Brest Tripoli, and other har-
bors. In every case, however.
the attacking battleships sim
ply took advantage of poor
visibility or advance informa-
ton that enemy aviation at
that point was inadequate
exploiting the element Of sur
prise. There Il nothing In
common between such surprise
raids and the bold. continuous
naval sieges Of the past.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
American Slavic
F ederaiion Elects

Twelfth annual convention OF the
American Slavic Federation of
Washington win be held in 1912
in Krain. near Enumclaw, II was
decided at this years gathering
held last weekend In Seattle.
Among matters discussed at the
two-day convention were tentative
plans for picnic at Peoples park.
near Renton. on Labor day.
OFFICERS elected to conduct the
business Of the federation for the
ensuing year were. Joseph Z. Kar-
pach. president: Mrs. Mary G.
Balint OF Enumclsw, vice presi-
dent: Michael G. vargo, secretary,
and George J. Porenta OF Tacoma
as treasurer.
The following were elected to
serve on the executive board OF the
federation: Mrs. v. skuhie. Frank
Gatz. s. Leov. John Kaczor. An
drew Grzech. Fred Kuz, Carl
Sulky and Mrs. Irene swenceski.
all Of Seattle. and George ].
Nemec, IT,. George I1sac. George
Gsidos. Mrs. Marie Krutsky. An
drew Kachurak. all Of Tacoma:
VIM J. Miller Of Renton. and Mrs.
Barbara Lochridge Of EnumclAw.
The federation showed progress
and increased membership during
the past year and looks forward
TO an even greater progress this
coming year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
Sea Power Eliminated

British sea power has been prac-
tically eliminated from the North
sea. Whether 1t can remain in the
Mediterranean depends not at all
on its own size or skill, but on
whether British or Axis air power
will dominate the Mediterranean
skies.
Whatever Its value In terms
OF national morale, tactically
the destruction of the italian
navy means little under pres
end-day conditions. Assume
that the last Italian ship has
been sent to the bottom of the
Mediterranean, hut that Hit
ler's aviation has captured
full domination of the air
overhead. That sea would then
be utterly untenable for the
victorious" British navy.
which would have 20 retreat
from the aerial menace even
- IL did In the North sea.
Let us enlarge the focus Of this
picture TO the breadth of the At
lantic. Already the western por-
ton, within the range Of German
air power. has been made a No
Mans Land. by long-range air
planes. though Germany has as yet
an extremely inadequate number
Of this type. The proportion OF
British tonnage sunk from the
skies grows with every week. and
in the area under the nazi air
threat the Raj. rather than sur
face conveys. provide the only real
nrofectinn 10 cnmmerce-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
Stood by Helpless

In Norway, after q costly hap
tism Of aerial fire. the great Brit.
ish fleet. for all its overwhelming
superiority. withdrew and stood BY
helpless-at a safe distance-while
Nazi invaders shielded BY their air
force crossed the Skagerrsk into
Norway. After q costly attempt
TO land and maintain expedition
airy troops on the North Sea coast
OF the Scandinavian peninsula. the
fleet retired TO escape aerial de-
struction.
Since then II has not hem
able. despite Geruany's naval
weakness, 20 take offensive
measures against any portion
of the nazi-held continent. Ex-
cept where the Raj Is power
ful enough 10 control the air
overhead. the British fleet
must maintain a respectful
distance from hostile shores
that distance being determined
BY the range Of the enemy's
aviation.
The fateful point Of the story Is
that the picture would not be ma
terially different II the British
navy were q dozen times bigger.
and II Hitler did not possess a
single battleship. So far as direct.
offensive initiative against enemy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30

sEATTLE-Federai Judge Lloyd
Black late Wednesday sentenced
Leo E. Morland. Vancouver, B. c.,
metallurgist, to 141k months in
Mcneil island penitentiary for
smuggling approximately $4,000
in gold bars into the United States
Feb. IL.
The court said Morland
would have been sentenced to
Is months II he had not AL
ready served three and one
half months In jail here.
Judge Black ordered that as soon
as Morland completes his term he
is to be turned over to immigration
authorities for immediate depor-
tation.
Judge Black assessed no fine
because he said he doubted IL
could be collected and would be
only an added penalty on Nor
land, who may lose not only
the gold he brought into this
country at Blaine, but also an
other $4,000 found secreted
In his Vancouver hotel room.
Morland suddenly changed his
plea from innocent to guilty last
Saturday. Claims to the gold held
here have been filed by Morland,
the American and Canadian gov
ernments and several Australian
and New Zealand mining firms for
which he formerly worked.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
Be Same as Britoin

Now imagine the range Of
air power expanded three TO
five times-as IL inevitably
will be In the next few years
The Atlantic then becomes
another Skagerrak. every bit
~ vulnerable as the North sea.
Unless they have lsnd-based
aviation better than the foes,
navies must then escape from the
Atlantic-even If that foe were
entirely without a navy.
America viii then be in precisely
the same strategic position as the
British Isles today. with the At
lsntic ocean equivalent 10 the
English Channel. and its control
like control Of the Channel today,
depending on relative aviation
strengths
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
Churchill Aware

The miracle Of Dunkirk" has
been credited by some superficial
enthusiasts to the British navy,
because the physical transport OF
the evacuated troops was made on
barges. ships and other surface
craft.
Though himself essentially
naval-minded. wins on
Churchill does not make this
egregious mistake. Soon after
the event, he Acknowledged
that ain the fighting over
Dunkirk we undoubtedly
gained q local mastery of the
air" and that "this embarka-
ton would not have been pos
sible unless the enemy had re-
signed all hope Of air supe-
riority at that point"
II was, as Mr.. Churchill spe-
officially admitted, the reverse side
Of the situation in the invasion of
Norway, where nazi aviation held
control. The sharp contrast be-
tween Hitler's mastery at the
skagerrak and his Illustration at
the English Channel indicates that
air strength, rather than naval
strength, has become the yard
stick Of a nations might.
The most impressive fact about
the long Battle OF England. from
a purely tactical point OF view,
has been the virtual elimination of
the armies and navies OF both ad-
versaries.
IL has been an Affair battle,
with the elder services immobi-
lized and reduced TO mere spec
tators. Singlehanded. the Raj has
fought off the air invasion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
Picture Wos Changed

In the Mediterranean. the fleet
has chalked up some spectacular
operations. On analysis Il ap-
pears, however. that naval setiyi-
ties in the old style were possible
only because Of the dismal inferi-
ority Of Italian airplanes.
British units were able 20
take the offensive because
even their airplane carrier
aviation Wa n match for Ital-
Ian iand-based planes. where
- normally land-based ayia-
ton easily vanquishes ship
hsaSed planes But the whole
picture began 70 change a.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
John Hendricks
Retiring Friday

John Hendricks viii retire as
president Of Tacoma aerie No. 3,
F. o. E, Friday night. making
way for Lee Croft, recently elected
to succeed him.
During Hendricks term of of
flee, the lodge has enjoyed its most
successful year since its founding.
Membership increased to more
than three thousand, and the club
rooms were renovated to a point
where they are now outstanding
among those in the Northwest.
Numerous athletic activities
were started, including soft ball,
bowling, basketball and golf. Com
mittees appointed by Hendricks
each have been successful In their
assignments.
Croft will serve as president for
the next year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
To Inducf More
On June 5 and s

Tacoma draft boards have named
the following men for induction
into the army June and 9 At
the Washington building induction
station:
No. l. June 5-Thomas ]. Jor-
dan. ASH No. visscher St: Dale
Cyr Goarley. 41ofk No. Cheyenne
st.: Fulton Maxwell Burnett. eos
No. X st.: Roy Ellis schoolcrsft,
s12 So. s7th st: Nicholas Antoine
Bush. zz17 No. 18th st.: Paul r.
Creb. Route 1, Box <ss.
No. 2. June 6-Paul Warner Nc
Laughlin. 25o< 50. Ferry st.:
Harold s. Davies, <52o 21st st,
NE. Seattle: Norman r. Gustaf-
son. e12 So. Pear q.
Ne. I, June g. Claude Everett
Perry. San Francisco: Thomas
Pelesl<y. 11o6 East 26th St:
Leonard Mart Imhoff, 81 East
<5th st.: William r. Norman. 900
SO. Puget Sound ave-. and Dale
Randolf Shaw.
Pierce county board No. 3. To-
Gated AZ the Tacoma armory.
named three men 10 report for
induction June 8. They are An
thony J. Abrescis. CCC. Fort
lewis: Claude A. Freeman. Stella
COON. and Robert L Parish, Gig
Harbor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
Not Easy to Break

Not all the power and courage
Of the feet could have saved the
British Isles from aerial annihi-
lation had the air force been UNI
equal to the task. The Raj has
fought the battle in English skies,
and by carrying the war to the
enemy detectives on the CONT
nent.
Even the systematic bonn
bardment of Hitier's so-called
invasion ports and air bases
near the coast-targets easily
within reach of naval guns
has been carried on exelu-
sively by British air power.
Thus IL 10 neither the army
nor the navy, but the Raj,
which has damned the flood
tide Of millions Of mechanical
German troops
The grip OF eloches on the mind
Of man is not easy to break. In
England, as in our own country.
the notion that "the country's
chief defense is its navy" has ac-
quired the force of a command
ment handed down from Sinai.
Doubtless il is being repeated
through sheer habit in the British
Isles now, even while air power
is 80 strikingly their main rei-
ance at this juncture.
But We need only imagine
the Raj out Of commission
not a ship could then reach
England, for all that the adj
miralfy could do. The APP
proaehes would be ~ nazi-
dominted from the air ~ the
Skagerrak and kAttegat
straits.
Not battleship could survive
under the roof OF enemy aviation
long enough to interfere with Ger
many plans for invasion or for
unhampered humiliation OF Eng
land without benefit OF invasion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
State Finances
Are Improved

OLYMPIA-After being in thu
red since Nay. 1885. the state gSn-
erai fund viii 20 on . cash basis
in July. State Treasurer Otto A.
Case predicted Thursday.
The fund vas overdrawn as
much as $4,000. 900 during the re-
cession days Of 1e53-3s but ths
recent war boom has boosted sales
tax revenues. With the three pen
cent sales tax beginning to pro
duce more money in July the fund
win show a surplus and can go off
the registered warrant basis il
was forced to adopt IN January.
1910.
On June l the state will pay off
$4,000 worth of registered
warrants and today Case issued
call for s2.s52, 265 more, to be re-
tired on June IS. 1t was the first
time two warrant calls have been
made in one month.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
Gig Harbor
Club Elects

GIG HARBoR = The Peninsula
Garden club held it, annual slee-
ton Of officers OF Tuesday and the
following members were elected e
serve for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent. Mrs. J. Jacobson; vice presa-
dent. Mrs. Charles Glenham: secre-
tary-treasurer. Mrs. A. Karamatic.
There VIII be no meeting Of the
Arletta guild on Monday. The guild
eiil meet with the Young Peoples
conference at colman Camp in
June.
The Rosedale school will hold its
annual picnic at Horseshoe lake
on Monday. Cars viii leave the
school al $50 a. m.
The Rosedale Mixer club viii
hold its annual flower show on
Wednesday. June 4. at the Rose
dale hall. Mesdames A. L. johnson,
Anton Skansie and Mabel johnson
win judge exhibits. Awards viii
be made for the following arrange
ments: Best large basket. wall
basket, small basket, one specimen
rose, one single bloom, wild flower
arrangement, foliage exhibit. tall
vase, and bowl arrangement. All
exhibits must be in place by l p. m.
The chairman for the flower show
is Mrs. A. Kopperman. assisted by
Mrs. J. Taylor. The flower show
viii be preceded by / o'clock lunch
con for which the hostesses will be
Mesdames J. sloat, r. Shadbolt
and A. Beers.
The Gig Harbor high school
board announces 1t has engaged
Miss Florence NJ. Woods Of Taco
ma as home economics teacher for
the ensuing year. Miss Woods will
take the place OF Miss Audrey Sim
mons, who has resigned. The board
Is installing a considerable amount
OF extra equipment in its home
economics department and will be
an accredited school under the fed
eral George Deans" system.
Word has been received that
Miss Charlotte johnson, a former
Gig Harbor girl. was married We'd
nesday at Yuma. Ariz., to William
Mason, a machinist on u. S. air
plane carrier Lexington. The bride
is a sister of Carl johnson and
niece Of Mrs. John E. Carlson and
Mrs. A. Erickson, both of Gig Har-
Dor. Miss johnson was a graduate
Of Gig Harbor Union high school.
Students receiving eighth grade
diplomas at the Arletta school on
wednesday evening were Gail
Brown. Teddy Ahlberg and Klarion
Peterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Holt left
Gig Harbor on Wednesday for the
Veterans home at Retsil, where
they will make their future home.
Mr.. Holt is veteran Of the 1918
World war and has been a resident
Of Gig Harbor for many years. Bill
Holt, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ.
Holt, left on Wednesday with Ber-
nard Natucci, Joseph Toogood and
Preston Challenger for a c. C. c.
camp.
Mrs. E. W. Woodruff of Tacoma
is convalescing at her summer
home on the Lott place at Warren
following a major operation at a
Tacoma hospital.
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Continued From Page one)
as yet beyond the reach OF avia-
ton. As that reach il extended
with the rapid enlargement OF air
power range-the margin OF de-
fensive usefulness shrinks, and IL
IL quite possible TO foresee the in
evitable vanishing point.
The moment when air power
can reach across oceans As
easily as 10 now bridges mar
rover waters will mark the
final elimination Of sea pow
er rs q primary element In
warfare. The rate at which
aviation In expanding its range
under the impetus Of the war
leaves no doubt In the minds
Of aeronautical experts that
the Atlantic VIII be wide open
TO the full fury OF aerial as
sauits from one shore 10 the
other within two or three
years.
II is generally conceded that
technically 1t is already possible
TO bomb Anerica-or for America
to bomb an enemy-across the
ocean. Our own Douglas Bio,
with its range Of nearly 5000
miles. and the Martin flying boat
now being designed for far greater
hint at the potendalities
OF massive long-range bombing in
the near future.
In my own carefully consid-
cred view, the ultimate round
the world range Of $4,000
understanding . nation 10
strike In any direction-is at
most five years away.
When that Is achieved. there win
remain no major tactical task
entrusted. to. navies
which has not been swallowed up
by aviation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
Texas Co. Employees
Get Salary Increase

sEATTIE-The Texas Co. has
raised 50 per month the salaries Of
all Oregon and Washington en-
ployes who get less than $3.50 per
month The increase win be retro
active to May l. A. r. Playle. as
sistant manager Of the Seattle dis
trict said. Rising cost Of living
was given a. the reason for the
pay increase.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
Bellarmine Lion
Staff Announced

Appointment of Bill McDevitt.
AZ. to the editorship of the Lion
was announced at Bellarmine high
school Thursday. George Oswald
will be associate editor.
Joe Manley, as sports editor,
will be assisted by Jim Bichsel.
AL Buhr will be exchange editor,
and A. Zelenak, business manager.
Ray O'Leary. as head Of the cir
culation department. will be as
sisted by Primo Resellini. The
humor column will be conducted
by Jack Henriot, with the assist
ance Of ]. Hueston, Fred Schlat-
ter will be feature editor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
Navy Training School
To Locale in State

WASHINGTON - Secretary of
Navy Frank Knox Thursday an
nounced that the navy plans to
open 20 schools for training regu-
lar and reserve enlisted men to
become petty officers.
He estimated that 114,422 men
among the 256, 1000 men who will
comprise the navy's enlisted per-
sonnet by July l, will be petty
officers.
One training school will be To-
Gated on cambridge Island, Wash.
Buy u. s. Bonds and Save!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
State S Two Defense
Commissions TO Meet

OLYMPIA - Meetings Of the
states two defense commissions
are scheduled during June, Clay
ton Bolinger, executive secretary,
reported Thursday. The State De-
Tense council win meet in Olympia
June 8 and the Emergency Com
mission for National Defense at
Camp Murray June Is. Both are
designed to put the state in readi-
ness for war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
Ronald Mclean Named
TO State Labor Post

0LYATPIA-Ronald Mclean. as
sistant claim agent for the state
department Of labor and industries,
win replace J. NJ. Tiernan as claim
agent Director Robert II. Harlin
announced Thursday In accepting
Tiernan's resignation. Mclean has
been with the department In vari-
Gus capacities for 50 years. Harlin
eaid.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
Independent Lumber
Union Is Dissolved

PORTLAND The Independent
Industrial Employees union was
dissolved Thursday and the 5000
Pacific Northwest lumber and saw
mill workers who belonged to it
were ordered to join the AFL
Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
Parker's Lecture
On Friday Night

Speaking at 9 p. m. Friday. May
20. at Legion hall. eosh Commerce
1T. win be J. w. Parker. president
Of the British Israel Association
Of Vancouver. 3. c. The lecture
win be open to the public without
charge.
His appearances here win be
under the auspices Of the Anglo
Saxon Christian Association OF
Washington. an affiliate Of the
Anglo-saxon World Movement.
Parker's subject win be what
L Going On in the worid-How to
Understand the international Mix
Up In Europe"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
Two-0 Ocean Navy Will Be Ready
In Time to Scrap Batileships

soil Is concerned, the role Of navies
has not merely been diminished
IL has been ended. Only nations
and regions without proper air de-
lenses are still in any measure vul-
nerable TO naval attack.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30

story went out that he vas net
going to have = wholesale house
cleaning Of Democrats. But his
subsequent actions have belied the
words and political followers here
expect still more requirements
among the higher-ups.
That feeling II having .
double-barreled effect on the
statehouse. Directors are sit
ting tight. keeping out Of the
news and not doing much for
fear Of attracting attention 10
themselves.
Their jittery feelings are
communicating themselves 20
their employees. dozens Of
whom have quit In recent
weeks 10 take defense Jobs.
federal appointments o. 90
work for state offices not
under Langiie's control
So far Langlie has ousted seven
major officials-Don G. Abel,
Harry c. Huse, William J. Lind
berg. Robert +. waidron, ]. B.
Fink. Adjutant General Maurice
Thompson, and J. w. Hoover. The
latter returned 10 his former post
in the highway department and
win be engineer for the toll bridge
authority. Thompson was made
superintendent Of orting soldiers
home.
Langlie's right-hand man. Fred
erick G. Hamley. got Abers job
as public service director. His
former Seattle city council col
league, Robert II. Harlin. took
Hoover's labor and Industries job. |
His political adviser. Ed Davis,
took Fink's post as conservation |
and development director.
William C. Thayer was named |
acting chief of the state patrol,
possibly TO run II until a deserving
Republican IL selected. Homer
Jones. Bremerton mayor, Ia re-
ported q possibility. ,
The governor stilI has va
cancies on the liquor board
and social security department
to fiIl Rumors here were he
might replace one Of the tar
commissioner and q parole
board member with Republi-
cans.
He still has several Democrat
directors on the payroll.
One Of Gov. Langlie's tasks
lfter June IL will be TO select a
ive-man advisory state highway
commission created by the 1e41
The five men must be selected
rom separate congressional dis
riots and win serve without pay
or terms ranging from one to five
ears. Terms thereafter win be
i've years each. The commission
vas created in closing hours OF the
ecent session after a plan to take
highways completely out Of the
governors hands had failed to pass :
9th houses.
The law specifies that the
advisory commission can des-
ignate which highway prof.
ects should be built, approve
or disapprove the director Of
highways determination on
highway routes, approve or
disapprove all maps and Inn
provement plans. II also says
that while the commission can
do all those things the high
way director does not neces-
sariiy have 20 follow them out
since its powers are advisory
only.
Members draw no salary, but
an be paid their expenses. Al
hough II II non-salaried now, the /
s4s legislature might decide to I
make 1t a full-time commission.
among the possibilities already
for the new commission ,
re Tim Healy OF Bellingham. Fred !
Norman Of Raymond and J. p. /
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30

oLfhPIA-The conviction is growing today in the capi-
To that Gov. Arthur B. Langies Republican broom is
gong to sweep lot cleaner than thought when he took
With ns overwhelmingly Demo story
cratic legislature going to have wholesale house
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30

soon as genuine air power was
brought into play with the
arrival of Hitler's Luftwaffe
In the Mediterranean.
The nazi aviation debut in that
theater Of war was made with the
memorable assault in the Straits
OF Sicily. where a British cruiser
was sunk. a destroyer damaged
and the aircraft carrier Illustrious
put out of action. 1t signalized
new phase. Thereafter the Brit
ish fleet could function only in
places outside the range Of Nazi
aviation or under the protection
Of adequate Raj aircraft