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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-27
43 Sign Up
For Army

Forty-three men were enlisted
in the army Saturday through the
Tacoma recruiting station, raising
the total for the month 80 far to
1857, Capt. Cecil M, Rhea re-
ported.
OF the men, 10 were residents
Of Tacoma and vicinity, with eight
Of them entering the air forces
and two unassigned service.
Enlisting were Richard D. Rob-
inson. son of Mrs. Ruth NJ. ozier
Of 3s05 4 ST., the air forces: Clay
ton r. Void. 20, husband of Mrs.
Erma e. Void. of Route 3, air
forces; Robert r. Rainey. 81. son
of James A. Rainey, 2734 So. 18th
St, air forces: William L. Trayle.
81, son of Mrs. Edith N. Trayle
of 1914 So. 18th st, air forces:
Russell M. Anderson, 20, husband
OF Mrs. Catherine c. Anderson of
Route 4. air forces: William l..
Wing. Fl, son of l.. B. Wing. 1924
Fawcett ave. air forces: Ivan c.
Wray. p, husband Of Mrs. Gene
We've Il. wray. $40 st. Helens
ave-, air forces: Robert C. Leath-
erwood. husband of Mrs. Mabel e.
Leatherwood of Centralia. air
forces; Richard w. wirth. 20. son
Of Mrs. Chris Pendleton, Donna
apartments. unassigned service,
and Homer r. House, Is, unas-
signed service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-27

fool the voter into thinking that
all IT does Ia tap off a little bit of
that imaginary surplus now in
the state treasury. for the good
Of the needy.
Actually. of our So, 900, 900
cash balance in the state treas
ury, when you deduct funds for
other state. county and city gov
eminent purposes, and the school
and college trust funds. there Is
about $1,000. 900 On marlborough
to run the proposed crazy pension
welfare-relief scheme for about
three weeks.
The shocking willingness Of the
public to let this bill be unread,
unchallenged and uncontested
has aroused practically every
sensible candidate running for
state and county offices: the
Townsend groups, who see COM
plete Illustration of their old age
paycheck plan and most of the
high ranking state officers.
'Tacomans should vote decid-
ediy no On this dangerous. poorly
drawn. unsound initiative.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-27

nxt biT hang. troops with
fixed bayoncts crossed the
starting line and filed through
the corridors Of our mine
fields. They mopped mp the
forward enemy posts. then
waded Into the enemy's mine
zelda.
Then there were angry splurges
Of red and ochre ~ shells exploded
and enemy dumps blew up.
We fought forward in fairly
quick order and stormed the first
two mine fields. taking the OBJ
jectives at bayonct point.
A. the Highlanders. led by their
killed pipcrs. bayonetted and ma
chine gunned their way through
wire. mines and strong points.
other British troops a. well a.
Australians. New Zealanders and
South Africans swung TO the at
tack.
TANKS FOLLOW INFANTRY
The general advance achieved
many points before dawn broke.
That viii enable the tanks. which
followed the infantry. 10 push
through the gaps and engage the
enemy's panxers within the axis
main lines.
The first wave of Infantry
infiltrated the axis mlnefleIds
without much difficulty. They
met . stronger line Of German
and italian defense which
broke down after the High
Ianderx charged In with bayo-
nets.
All was going according to plan,
but our right wing was held up by
an exceptionally well fortifie d
strong point where the Germans
and Italians were fighting grimiy.
BY midnight. our wave had swept
through Its first objective and
pushed on to its second. which was
secured after stiff fighting.
The battle was still going on
At dawn MY advance Highland
ers had walked for five and q half
hours and had covered nearly five
miles. two Of which were inside
the German lines. We had gone
through two enemy mine fields but
there were still other mine fields.
beyond barbed wire. protecting the
main positions.
A big battle looms In the COM
Ing hours.
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Markets of q Glance

Stocks: Firm in moderate trading.
Bonds: Irregular.
Curb stocks: Irregllarly higher.
Cotton: Steady.
Wheat; u TO 4 cent higher.
Corn; 4 TO \ lower.
silver: Unchanged in New York
at 44& cents an ounce.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-27
New Enlistments
In Navy Revealed

New enlistments In the u. s.
navy. announced Monday by c. ].
Graham. chief qusrtermaster in
charge of Tacoma recruiting sta
ton in City Hall annex. included:
Lagori Donald Trainer. Stella
COON: Richard Smith Cohlentz. us
So. seth st: Jersld Maurice Syn
koop. s617 So. 9th ST.: John Ken
meth Mowery. Rte. I. Box 25S-B.
spanaway; Floyd Ellsworth Con-
well. 2106 So. Alaska St: Frank
Brown LeCompte. zoos No. Alder
St: Robert c. Richardson. 1921
Ia. 72d ST: Kelley Philip Mccain.
2e1s No. Alder St: David Lyle
Crow. 271s So. wilkeson ST.: Ralph
vsndcrkinter. IT.. 5e17 No. 46th
St: DARRELL Eugene Unsin. s517
So. Cushmsn ave-. and Herbert
ordwsy. Rte. !. Box sis. Tacoma
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--HAPPY-
Hi;rthdau
MONDAY. /" n

NONDfEF VI .
Mr. John Tobiason. ze2s 30.
Window 1t.
Rudolph !. ToIiefsen. $40 No.
Wlnnifred 1t.
Stella Meisenburg. sos A II.
Mrs.. Henry Luederz. &so2 No.
26th ST
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Contends Initiative Isl
Endangers Pension Gains
Already Made Under al

DR.. Fordyce johnson. Tacoma,
continues his campaign against
Initiative Isl. to be voted on At
the Nov. . election. At a meet
ing Sunday evening. DR.. johnson
commented:
MANY older people are under
the suppression that unless they
vote for Initiative No. ISL they
stand TO lose their pension entire
ly... They actually believe that
II they don't vote for Isl the
pension system Of the state win
come 10 . dead stop 49,.
I'VE hslisve this hns result
- frem 70 few people taking
- trouh1e - rcd TIE tang
I'D w. ef verhaage wrapped
up h Initiative Isl. and sfin
1hlnk Il b slmply m improved
veruaan II No. 1l1. the present
peasaoa NV.
This ID . dangerous measure.
II repeals outright all our pres
ent law: throws open the gates to
heavy increases In public assist
ance. but little or no actual per
capita increase for the old age
pensioners BY its very Ian
guags throws open practically
every section Of the act TO law
suits. disputes and heavy increases
In administrative costs.
-Actua1ly u b . sort Of
gu.ero1 welfare oct - thou
snndn mere Win he Addcd 10
~ rolls. hut NOT far pen
sksns, for those over age -
n ~ have another de-
prenaion, cuafs ~ this meas
ure NY run 20 500. ooo.eoe
~ go. 49, - annually. .
terrffkc burden that would
bankrupt TIE state.
~BackerE Of this measure have
conveniently forgotten to provide
for . single source Of revenue to
pay the added cost They have
practically defied the federal gov
eminent which has already warn
Cd the state Of the dangers In the
rneasurs. We stand to lose ALL
our federal matching money II
Isl 10 passed
Enouy alieps-eyen Ia
panese-Americans back from
concenfrn<tsn camps after the
war, cnn. n they reach age
g. Or lose . leg or arm re-
cefve . monthly pension
ginss eye q . wooden leg ~
tnxpayers' expense.
ne oct i elevsrly drawn
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-27

sEATTLE-The War Production
Boards industrial salvage branch
reported Monday that 4e.71e.o00
pounds Of metal scrap was con-
tributed by Washington Industries
between Sept n and Oct p. near
~ twice the total for the proceed
,ing month
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21141z No. 27th St. Tacoma, were
held Monday at IL a. m. in the
new Tacoma cemetery, under the
direction of Buckley-King. with
the Rev. Milton A. Marcy officiat-
ing. The baby died Saturday in a
local hospital. The family came
to Tacoma from Lame Deer, Mont,
a month ago. Besides the parents,
the baby leaves two brothers, Con-
rad and Allen, three sisters, Clara,
Christine and Barbara grand
fathers. George w. Sherman Of
Pearl Harbor, T. H.. and Myron
Eastman of Lodge Grass. Mont.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-27
Stocks Firm; Traders Await
Third-Qua Steel Reports

NEW YORK-Stocks were firm
Monday although volume hghtened
a. traders awaited third-quarter
reports and dividend actions Of
United States Steel Tuesday and
Bethlehem steel on Thursday.
Wall Street construed war news
as favorable and most business
items were seen IS bullish. Steel
operations were lifted TO the high
est record In history on tonnage
basis with the operating rate set
at 101.1 per cent Of theoretical
capacity. General Motors reported
first nine months delivery Of war
materials valued at s1.2o3. s4s, sse.
Railroad reports continued to show
sharp gains over year ago and
several Industrial corporations
issued improved earnings state
ments.
Improved demand for utilities
was a feature. Consolidated Edi-
son. whose directors meet for divi-
dend action Tuesday, made a new
high at 16k. up y, and its pre-
ferred gained more than a point.
Gains Of a point and more were
noted in American Power a. Light
preferreds and American a For
eign Power 81 preferred.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-27
lntanirYmen Precede Tanks
In British Desert Attacks
Eyewitness Describes Opening of
Greet Allied Offensive in Eqypt

ON THE EGYPTIAN DESERT Oct. z4-Delayed)-
1he eerle skr of baRppes playing Highland Laddie
sounded IN the chill bright moonlight Of the desert before
the German lines at Alamein
Suddenly they drowned in the reverberation of the
biggest blast the desert heard the British opened
baraEe with hundreds Of guns The British Eighth Army
attacked and penetrated the German positions points
dawn some units were far two tmiles within the
German mine fields
Tanks burst through the German outer positions
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-27
World War
A Year Ago
Oct. rs, l94l
BY UNITED PRESS

Russians evacuate Stalino.
Moscow radio admits German
break-through in outer defenses Of
Rostov.
japanese Premier. Hideki TOTO,
says Jspan's policies are ''immut-
able and irrevocable" and that
there would be no going back"
Firms announce capture of
Suouu.
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GUSTAV c. CARLSON

Funeral services for Gustav c.
Carlson. IS. Of Seattle, will be held
Tuesday at p. m. from Lakewood
mortuary, under the direction Of
Paul Mellinger & Son. with the
Rev. Edwin Hurd officiating. Gre
nation will follow Carlson died
Saturday in n local hospital. A
native of Sweden. he was a former
bridge-builder. and a retired fore
man for the Northern Pacific rail-
road. He leaves a step-son. Edgar
Saunders of Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-27

I accompanied units Of the 51sf
Highland division. which was get
ting IN desert baptism IN ifs first
action stnce Il was reformed after
ths battle q France.
uEAFENnG oLAAfOR
A. we headed from the starting
hna. the clamor became deafsnine.
Hundrsds of tanks roared from
their concsalmsnt In dry stream
beos where they had been dug IN.
Thetr tracks created miniature
snndstorma
n 1sag nnea. aad under the
oremsudeun artillery barrAge
- nrlttnh nnsaed gums were
hying down. they crashed Into
- sseny nnes-
1he attack was held at some
potnts. but II forced many gaps In
the minefields and fierce tank and
artillery fighting began within the
German lines.
ksoSel8ED OFFENSIVE
TINS inferno was the offensive
which Lieut. Gen. G. L. Montgom-
cry. commander Of the eighth
army. had announced 70 calmly at
his heaoquarfen . few hours be-
tore II started. balancing . fly
w'hisk On his index finger and
speaking calmly ~ II he were lee
turing. he said;
During the moonlight to-
night terrific battles win b
fsughk Whea day breaks To-
merroW, Ne shall - . hot
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-27
MRS. HERMAN PULLMAN

Charles A. Moultpp. so. of
Spsnaway, died Monday in a local
hospital. A native of Indiana.
and retired farmer. he had lived
in this vicinity is years. He leaves
his wife. Mary; one son, Dalton of
Spokane; one daughter. Mrs. Hat
tie Zainhouser Of Spokane; one
brother, Wallace of Indiana;
three grandchildren and one great
grandchild. Funeral arrangements
will be announced by Piper.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-27
Launch 8 Tuesday

SEATTLE-The 18th naval dis
trict today announced prepare
tons were being made for the
launching Of three minesweepers
one American and two British
at the Associated Shipouilders
Lake Union yards on Oct n.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-27
INFANT GEiLER

Funeral services for the infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Geller. of 4003 So. Park ave, were
held Saturday at Gaffney's chapel.
followed by burial in Calvary
cemetery. The baby died Friday
ir local hospital. Besides the
parents. she is survived by grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Glenn
ent of Tacoma. and Mr.. and Mrs.
r. S. Geller of Puyallup.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-27
PRICES 10 rsRsiERs
+. o. B. Tacoma

Poultry - Hens. colored. a. To
s lbs, % cts; Leghorn hens, more
than 81 lbs. 20 cts. and under ga
lbs. Is cts; colored friers. 20 cts
rabbits. 1915 cts. per H.; turkey
breeder hens. 30 cts: White Leg
horn broilers. Ia to 2 lbs. Is cts.
per 10.
Butterfat-51 cents.
Eggs Standard. AS; mediums,
40; small n.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-27
MRS. CHESTER BAKER

Private funeral services for Mrs.
Ada Baker. 50, OF so4is So. Ia
coma ave. will be held Tuesday at
2 p. m. from Lakewood mortuary.
under direction of Paul Mellinger
a Son, with the Rev. Edwin Hurd
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-27
MRS. HERMaN MILLNIAN

Mrs. Elizabeth Hillman. 81, of
e26 East 56th St, died Sunday in
local hospital. Funeral arrange
ments will be announced by c. c.
Mellinger Co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-27
Security Boards
Stand on Pension
Initiative Told

A clearcut expression Of the DO.
sition Of the federal social security
board concerning Initiative Isl
was made public Monday by Con.
gresham Warren c. Magnuson Of
Seattle who released a letter from
A. ]. Altmeyer. chairman Of tbs
board and highest governments
authority on the security program
The letter was in reply 10 Mag.
nuson's query in behalf Of the Ole
Age Pension Union. The Altmeyer
letter reads:
The proposed measure I'm
Its major aspects, as You
Doubtless have noted, n essen
tally the same - Initiative
Measure No. 141, under which
the state In currently admin
istering its program for old
age assistance.
You viii recall that when
Initiative Measure No. 14I
was placed into operation, II
was necessary for the state Of
Washington 10 make certain
sections imperative. because
they excluded from considera-
ton income and resources
from certain specified sources.
THE proposed measure con-
tains provisions that are e.
sentially the same ~ those
that were made imperative
when Initiative Measure No.
141 became effective. These
provisions are clearly incon-
sistent with the federal social
security act.
at may be possible, how
ever, for the state TO avoid
outright conflict with the fed
eral act by resorting to the
saving clause In Section rs Of
the proposed measure, and TO
develop n plan for old age
assistance that will give con-
sideration to all income and
resources In determining need
rs required by the federal
act"
The saving clause" referred to
by Altmeyer asserts that in the
event the federal agency deter
mines plans for administering the
initiative do not conform with the
federal law. the state department
of social security shall bring such
plan of administration into con-
formity with the social security
act in such manner as to secure
the most liberal allowance of fed
eral matching funds possible to the
state OF Washington"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-27

Cabbage and cauliflower from
Oregon were new items on pro-
duce row Monday morning. Cab
bage was quoted at S275 a crate
cauliflower was priced at S2.25.
The stock was large and reported
to be in fine condition.
Meats. grain. flour and poultry
and dairy feeds were unchanged
from Fridays listings. Butter.
poultry and butterfat stayed on
previous levels with prices in a
firm tone.
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BERENT Peterson

Funeral services for Berent Ped
erson. rs. of 1924 Dempsey road,
will be held Tuesday at p. m.
from c. o. Lynn Co. chapel. with
the Rev. Fred Hornshuh officiat-
ing. Burial will be in the Tacoma
cemetery. Peterson died Friday in
a local hospital. A native of Nor
way, he had lived in the United
States SIS years. and in Tacoma As
years. He was fisherman and a
member of Tacoma Eagles lodge.
Surviving are sister. Mrs. Chris
tiana Christensen. and brother,
Edward, both of Portland. several
nieces and nephews in Tacoma and
Portland.
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CHARLES ALBERT

Warrant OFFICER Charles Albert,
81. for many years stationed at
Fort Lewis. died an accidental
death at Camp Pickett. Va, last
Wednesday. He had been in the
service for 16 years, and was trans
ferred from Fort Lewis to Fort
Ord last May. He moved to Camp
Pickett just recently. Surviving
are his wife. Leila, and daughter.
Barbara, of Tacoma; four broth
ers. John and Henry Albert of
st. Paul, Glen of Ridgeland.
Wash. and Joseph of Seattle.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced by Buckley-King.
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MRS. ODE MANos

Mrs. Ode Manos, SO. of 205 So.
Tacoma ave. died Sunday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Marie
Berg, of 3415 So. Gunnison st. A
native of Clinton. Ia. she had lived
In Tacoma "a years, and was a
member Of the Danish Lutheran
church. She leaves one son, Cliff
ford Starr of Tacoma; two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Berg and Mrs. Laurette
O'Farrell Of Tacoma: four grand
children; three brothers, Paul,
Fred and Walter Grumstrup of
Clinton. Ia; two sisters, Mrs.
Caroline Ostegaard of Clinton,
Mrs. Julia Nissen of Fulton. N. Y.
Funeral services viii be held We'd
nesday at 10 a. m. from c. O.
Lynn Co. chapel, with the Rev. p
b. Hoff officiating. Burial will
be in Mountain View memorial
park.
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MRS. EVELYN LINDBECK
BRYCE

Sgt Herman Bryce. now sta
toned at San Bernardino, Calf,
In bringing the body of his wife,
Evelyn Lindbeck Bryce. %. former
Tacoma girl. TO Tacoma for fu-
neral services and burial. Mrs.
Bryce died Saturday of injuries
received In an auto accident. Be
sides her husband, she leaves her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elof Lind
beck: a brother. Howard, and a
sister. Nancy. all Of Olympia; an
other sister, Mrs. r. w. Clark of
Seattle, and an uncle, A. e. Rom
beck OF Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-27

Your postmaster can tell you
how TO invest in z. s. WAR
BONDS.
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Funeral services for Harry
Blaine sweesy. IS. Of POS No.
cushman. win be held Tuesday AZ
l ?. m. from Buckley-KinK chapel,
with the Rev. Milton a. Marcy
officiating. Burial win BE in Ia
coma cemetery. swessy died Sat
urday IN Bremerton. A native Of
Andrew. IA. he had lived IN Ia
coma 81 years. and was employed
by the City Hand Laundry Of
Bremerton. Surviving are his wife
Luella: = son. Harry Edward Of
Tacoma: a daughter. Mrs. Helen
Weir Of Chicago; three brothers.
Frank c. sweesy Of Laplats. Mo-.
Walter J. Of Chicago. and George
T. Of Aberdeen. Wash; two sis
ters. Mrs. Allen s. Austin Of Seat
tie. and Mrs. w. o. hcCaw of
Aberdeen.
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Investment Trusts
MONDAY

Your postmaster can tell you
how TO invest in U. S. WAR
BONDS.
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INFANT SHERMAN

Funeral services for Richard
Dean Sherman. six months old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Sherman of
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MINARD A. HASKELL

Minard A. Haskell, IT, of 1880
So. Monroe. died suddenly satur-
day Of heart attack. A native
Of Massachusetts, he had lived in
Tacoma % years, and was a re-
tired stationary engineer. He was
a charter member of Warren
lodge. F. q A. NJ, and a member
Of the Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea. He was also a pioneer resi-
dent OF Chehalis. Surviving are
his wife, Margaret; two sons,
Harry of Vancouver. Wash, and j.
M. and T. r. Haskell. both of Ia
coma; two daughters. Mrs. T. A.
Ligman of Tacoma, and Mrs.
Louise Sprengle of California; one
sister, Mrs. Jennie Metz of Califor-
mia; IL grandchildren and one
great-grsndchild. Funeral arrange
ments will be announced by Pipers.
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NOV. Nov. IL Nov. "a OCT. 30
Under INSTRUCTIONS of United
States army authorities The Ia
coma Times In not permitted 10
publish any news OF current
weather conditions In the eight
western states
Highest temperature on Oct. "a
was IS degrees and lowest up until
9 a. m. Oct rs was 30 degrees.
Sun rises ut 7:46 a. m. Pacific
wartime Tuesday and sets 500
d. m.
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MRS. AMELIA MILE LEE

Mira. Amelia Mile Lee. Of 6s15
SO. Alder ST.. died Sunday In a
local hospital. A native Of North
field. MINI. she had lived IN Ia
coma 20 years. and was a member
Of the Tacoma Spiritualists Coun-
Gil Surviving are one daughter.
Mrs. Florence Heron Of Fort
Francis. Wyo.; one son. John Mil
ford Backes of Tacoma: a sister.
Mrs. Ella Anderson Of Nisqualiy;
one half brother. Albert Peterson
OF Minnesota; four grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced by Piper Co.