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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-17
Army-Navy Production Award
To Tacoma bodybuilding Go.

The Tacoma bodybuilding Co.
which built a solid reputation In
pre-wsr days for artistry in con-
struction Of fishing boats and
small commercial vessels. viii re-
ceive the Army-SAvy Production
award Friday for It's speed and
precision in turning out mine
sveepers for the U. S. navy
And the Arm. in q fitting.
spectacular response. viii fol-
Low up receipt Of the award
by launching another ship. the
YNIs 2s4.
Such a response was made posi-
bic BY the plants employees, who
speeoed up their work to enable
the launching Of another ship on
the same day as the award prssen-
tation: otherwise the two events
could not have been combined. due
To the time limit between an
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but the patrons going out the
door"
Price sullivan. Sears Roebuck a
Co: SALES are wonderful and
stocks are getting low. There Is
a definite trend towards useful
gifts We have noticed a pickup
of mems suits. particularly In the
3s-45 age group. since the recent
announcement eliminating this
group from the draft"
". q. Pinches. ]. c. Penney Co;
People are buying everything.
Our toys are almost gone and all
merchandise will be short next
week"
other store managers 90 {. ".
Gillespie Of the Peoples Store and
Charles l. Huffcrd Of The Fisher
Co.-said business was rushing
At their stores.
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Roosevelt Sends
Thanks 10 Solons

wAsHI>GT0N-Ths TIA Con-
Frez whieh provided ne nsenfy
and the Lass u inset Axs sfEfss-
slon. cleaned up odds ard ends -
is nnal session "Wednesday ara
received letter ~ fssseefs
thanks~ from President Roosevelt
for "a WORK
Mr. Roosevelt sent iaensieai ~
tsrs - Fics President Henry A.
Hnilscs ana House Bpeaksr sas'
Hsybslrn. zsying.
-On fne final Adjournment -
the 77ih congress May s~s.d -
fhs members q thu senate faf NJ
house, M truly sineers thanks
for al that they have sceofnpiish-
ed during these diffleaif tao SsaFs.
ard siso my .Fs<sd NAssss for
happy chrlstmastids
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nouneement by the navy and the
deadline for the ceremony.
II will h. the first firm In
Tacoma to receive the army
navy pennsnt for building
mine~weeps~. and ~ had
never built one until -
months ago.
Since that time. however. ia 200
employees. NJ whom only IS are
pre-Wsr company veterans q the
old yard have won national rec
ignition in the new large plant At
the head Of the city waterway.
Speed Of production and high
quality workmanship have estsb-
lished the firms reputation.
The ceremony Friday will b.
brief. from TO 2s45 .. m IN
keeping with war production
tempo. but - significance viii not
b. In any way dlmmed The GER
Continued on Page -. Column -
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Name Elliott U. S.
Commissioner

Stuart ". Elliott. praciicing at
torney In Tacoma for many years,
has been appointed u. s. commits
sioner for Western Washington,
according 10 official announce
ment from the federal court
clerks office Wednesday.
Although he Was sworn ints
office late Tuesday. his effi-
eiaI duties viii not be taken
nap until DEE. ~.
Eiliotfs legal and political
career has included a term from
is35-ie3s a. deputy prosecutor
under prosecutor Harry n John
ston. During that time he was
chief criminal prosecutor and
later chief deputy.
For some years he served a.
legal adviser for the y. :. Indian
service.
A Democrat all his life. Elliott
has been active in party poilticss
and was unsuccessful candidate
for prosecutor In the recent cleo
ton.
He succeeds the late Hereford
@. Fitch. who died = month ago.
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Hunt Plane
With Nine
HEADQUARTERS. Ala K a

HEADQUARTERS. ALAsk a
DEfEssE COMMAND - Army
sirpianes "Wednesday eombed the
route taken ny = plane missing
since Nov. "a yith nine persons
aboard. including one u the most
Nideiy-known Aiasks army pilots.
Col. Everett 3. Davis
Col DAVIS as said 20 BE- one
% the best army pilots IN The
territory and had been among the
first army pilots 70 come 10
Alaska when air corps bases Nsrs
being established.
Eight other persons aboard the
missing plane esre Lieut. George
W. Hinfon. Lieut. James "
Soone. Sgt. Herbert w Dale. Corp.
william cspuptkisn. Corp. Arthur
W. Plum. Pfc. Wallace l. Ander-
son. Pfc. ~ r. Bofnbere ard Pvt
A. o. Jensen.
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Million-Dollar
Fire in Boston;
As Men Injured

BOSTON-Fire roared through
two business blocks in the heart
of Boston's shopping district early
wednesday, injuring Sc Coast
Guardsmen and 10 firemen and
causing damage expected to total
more than 100000.
II was the third major fire In
Boston within a month, IL days
after the Cocosnut Grove night
club holocaust that took ass lives.
A dozen speciality shops and
professional offices were swept by
the flames but major damage was
in Sallingers, an expensive wom-
ems clothing store where huge
Christmas stocks and furs were
destroyed.
Thousands of spectators were
ordered from the area by Deputy
Fire Chief william F. Quigley. who
feared that a wall of the six-story
armorv building would collapse.
The fire started in the basement
OF Sallingers. ate through the
ceiling and spread to an adjoining
bakery shop.
Two alarms were sounded ana
firemen who responded appeared
to have halted the fire.
But il cut through partitions
and broke out on the opposite side
of the building in a shoe store.
While firemen were battling the
fire there, more flames were dis
covered in offices over their heads.
Ultimately five alarms were
sounded. bringing more than half
the city's 200 firemen to the
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sim<~ ~ ishv gets ~ w><~s
- sA< hafFsis"
BE explained thai Tester par
ents rather thss adapt s.hs
through established sRsaafss
would sees eat inssrmsassFis< eAa
could supply = h.hs fuf . fee.
D. ~. sas. nfe.s said. -
Investigation wssta ~ made
~ either th< k~st~ hs<ks
Esassd 81 q he tester par
~nf<.
tn many eases. he sslfsfs chief
said. the fssisf parents had pre-
viossly tried % adapt nshy
through proper chsansls. bat usfs
refused because their background
wauia not stand lnse<tlE alton.
nFown pointed oslt many wen
icontlnnsd On Page J. csinmn u
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Stricter Adoption Lows Sought
Baby Selling Mart
Barred by Welfare
Executive to So|ons
Porents. Infonts Often "Cyppsd'

Charges tina, = baby sslilnE
market existed In tho state ~srs
made Tuesday night by o<ofEs
n. V. Brown. Pierre county vel
fare administrator. when hs sp.
pesred before the Pierce County
Legislative COMMITTEES.
nrs.n said that Gals am
goat cooperation h~f~ess
local welfare skeaeie- and
Superior courts bad kept she
practice "a . niaimtsa IN
Pierce ssunty.
Brown. in urging the legislative
10 consider > more
stringent adoption BIN said
Rabies are sald 10 his
state. In some ess~- TIE par
e.,s are 'sypp~a.- bss nsssy
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Stores Jommed With Shoppers
Tacoma Christmas
Purchases Hitting
Record-Breakins Peak
Practical Gifts Being Bought

Christmas sales In Tacoma are
Of record breaking proportion,
probably higher than the national
average. as old and new residents.
flush with war industry pay
checks, swarm into stores for
what may be the last big holiday
buying spree for the duration.
Lack Of the usual run Of
Christmas novelties has d.
yerted buying into more regu-
lar channels, such ~ infants
wear. women's clothing and
lingerie along with luxury
items.
Comments by managers of Ia
coma's leading department stores
ranged as follows:
Rudy Thumann, Rhodes Bros.
Tremendous volume. Everything
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Investigate Airlinsr Crash
In Which II Persons Killed

FAIRFIELD. Utah ~ fnyssti-
gators hoped 10 question: 81 lsssi
one ~ the ,wo survivors wednss.
day In an effort to aetsrmins the
cause Of q Western Air Llnss
plane crash Tuesday In Cedar
valley which killed four women
and "a men.
II. A. y. Gardner. "a. Dayen-
port. Ia. marine. and Robert
v. Mailett. Springfield. Ars.. the
survivors who spen, almost seven
hours 81 = cold western night be-
side the wfeeksEs u the sage
hrush-covsred valley floor walt
ing for help. wsrs both In the
little hospital at fehi. Utah.
Hesaias Cos.eios-ss..
Gardner. who had been snis 10
drag blankets from the cabin ~
the plane after me crash. wss
- In fairly good' eon-
dillon. BE recovered conscious.
meas late Tuesday. bot Was too
badly hurt 10 b. interviewed Inn
Msllstt. whose conai-
ton vas described a. fair stan
was Inconsistencies
The big passenger plane took
off from tho Salt Lake CITY air
por, for Los Angeles IT 100 :. ~.
Tuesday. checked with the Faif-
field control station st lao = IN.
and apparently crashed . few
minutes later. five miles east of
Falrflsla and Is nils ssst u
Salt Lake CITY.
Here I.. Death List
Those killed IN the cfssh Of the
plane were
IA. Thssa.s a. nsissia. Kellogg,
io~s. u. n navy.
kaIsht Besssts. I<Ds Angeles.
.. n. Brsff. salt Lake CITY.
pr0ducs dealer.
10. v. Cummings. Denver. Cob"
University q Colorado snsaieai
= hoog staff member.
"a. O. Hart, Orange. Calf psb-
fisher of The Orsaxs Daily Nss%s'
r. y. nslsm.a. hissosin Ss'lsr.
Iowa.
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Dssh sss>-. salt Lake city.
Western Air Lines smpioys.
fr~d f~el-. Browning. Meat
Ia Hugh =. Messss. Ia Orange.
Illinois. u. =. army.
Mrs. Lssss as~eii. salt Lake
CITY. buyer foT department stare
Guy raI,sss. Great Fails. Mont.
regional director ~ Western Air
Lines.
Mr.. Es.nrsslss sk,.ssa. Las
Vegas. New.
Ms. Csrsils~ wess.sss. isos Al.
Esies.
Miss Ci~s B.ssh. Glendale. Calf.
stsusfdsse.
enf Lee. Bssh.sk. Calf. 80.
pilot.
cspt. Edward o. f.seffies. olsB-
dale. callf. pilot.
Dssxiss sss,i~. ~. Petersburg.
Via. student eo-pliot.
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san DIEGO. Cai,--Asfey hos
pitzl attendants Wednesday re-
ported Presiden, Eoosesslt's new
est grsndchild and hsf. mother DO
ing ~sxesllsntiy
Tbe girl a. yst unnamed. was
born 70 L. fJxl John Roosevelt.
youngest son Of the president. and
Mrs Roosevelt. Tuesday night.
Mrs. Roosevelt II the former Anne
Lindsay Clark of Ahsnt. Mas
They have a son. Haven. ?. IL
Roosevelt Is stationed here with
the navy.
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Fred Baker
Soon TO Be
COPS Chief

For the first time. a Far West.
erner. a resident ~ Washington.
likely soon viii he chief engineer
OF the political machinery Of the
Republican party for the nation.
Re IL Frederick y. Baker.
Of seattle. acting national
committeeman from this stsse.
whs last week came withis
eight votes 81 b~inE elected
the party's national chair
man.
Harrison v. spsngier. Of Iowa.
successful compounds candidate
for national chairman. had con-
firmed today that. with his
(spangier'p assent. the national
committee IL considering immedl-
ate appointment Of Baker AZ the
partys executive director.
Baker. n Il hoped by COR
committeeman. would do the
same Job for his party that
Jim Farley did for the Deme-
Gratis prior Ca and after 1879.
Present plans. spanglsr revealed
from St. Louis. call for giving
Baker a wide latitude of action In
stimulating the Republican organi-
xation throughout the country and
a free hand 10 knit together a
smoothly-functionlng party organ
ization reaching down 10 the pre-
cincts where votes are cast and
counted.
spangier. IL IL probable. viii an
nounee the Baker appointment AZ
Washington or New York follow
CONTINUED on Page "a. Column ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-17
TACOMA FLOUR MILLS Face CLIO
Static Prices
May Cause
Shutdown!


Tscoma's Touring industry,
despite the fact that the nation
has one Of the greatest wheat
SURPRISES In history. i threatened
with a complete shutdown. a sur
vey Of local millers revealed We'd
nesday.
Static price ceiling On bread
and flour. coupled with rising
wheat prices win he respon-
sible. Bread and flour ceilings
were set a. Of the week Of
sept. ss-Oet. .. since then
wheat prices have gone mp
-, cents . busheI. forcing the
mlllers to operate at = loss.
First hint of the condition came
from Portland. where r. d. Lytle,
secretary of the North Pacific
Millers' association. said that
millers. rather than produce at a
loss. would have 10 suspend bust
ness except for filling Of existing
contracts. unless an adjustment
was forthcoming.
William c. Theds. manager Of
the Centennial mills here, said
conditions were exactly the same
here as in Portland.
THE problem IL right ON
top Of u.s." Theda said. we
have had to withdraw our
prices from the market. OF
course. We are still working
10 fiji existing contracts. hut
after that. well. the situation
looks gloomy"
Lytle. a former Taeoman, said
that millers. their margin wiped
out by the rise in the price OF
wheat. had appealed 10 Secretary
CONTINUED on Page Is. Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-17

A meeting originally called BY
war production board officials for
Thursday at 10 a m At Tacoma
Chamber Of Commerce quarters.
20 which all Tacoma manufactur-
ers and professors Of key war ma
,erials had been invited. was can
celled Wednesday.
Notice Of cancellation came
from Frank J. Walsh. Tacoma
chef Of priority branch Of WPB.
because OF changes in the con
troIied material plan. which was
10 have been discussed AZ Thurs
DAYS session. The meeting prob
ably viii be held some time after
the first Of the year.
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Enforce cusfsw

n seems a. me that Taa1m. -.
lice sn1 spas parents sFe rather
las 10 silssinx fsasszstsfs "a fesu
the stfsess 81 se@siy ~ hesf< -
the nlzht. sspes tally FfsAsr AMI
Saturday nights.
! sent 70 es.< ~ the<e s~lazs
shin midnight ssssinses and pss
Surprised - ses - faany shsi1fse.
from sispst - pears Old - ~ @ss
~. zstfsnx ~ ths sn<ii~ne< rsy
ssfs nes accompanied - p~fsnts
After lAs ssso~s 1 ssw EasaF ~
shssa II pairs - shsee~. fe<mlnx
sbcslt the streets ~ 70 =. ~.
whs ss~<s't - sssf sefs<s< ~
tcostsass1 ~ Fsxs ~. csismn 81
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ciln Lee. so.piioi - ths plans.
was brother ~ Mrs. Hslkh
Hossiilni. wifs at ths well knupH
Tacoma attorney and member ~
the stats isxisisfufs. shs lives a
sos - 3ist II. Mrs. Rossillni. ths
former rvenns Lee. said her
brother pinned the airline ss~,t six
months ago. 10 as a frsldsnt
~ aaif Lake city.
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Continuing to Mop Up Japs

From the About nature o. the
air attack. 4 vas evident that
Cen Douglas Macarthur. United
Nations commander in the South
Pacific. did not intend 20 Jet the
enemy establish any new foothold
in New Guinea 10 prevent the
rapidly approaching elimination Of
Japanese garrisons a. the east end
Of the island
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-17

WARRINGTON : 8eeFeEaFf e
Labor Frances Perkins Usdn<s-
day certified 70 ne War Labor
Board ! strike watch has prevent
"a general cif<siatien Of most Of
Nsw York elfys newspapers nnc<
Sunday night
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ST Louis seven soldiers wsfs
killed and sss ofhsfs Injured ssrss
sssly Tuss1sy pighf ~hsn = h1s
L1bsfator btSmbsr efashsd saa
burst lnlo flames shortly after Il
itsok sff ffun f-smbssfAt. L<sssis
airport.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-17

GIN. MACARTHTR's HEAD
QUARTERS. Australia - The al
lied airforce in New Guinea con-
eentrated Wednesday on wlping
out Japanese achievements and
supplies a. the mouth Of the Ham
bare river while. IS miles 70 the
southeast. Australian and Amer
lean troops mopped up in the Buna
area
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What's Your
BEEF?
SEND IT mi


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mors than tea Ys@f4 Why isa't
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cur help ana - s<s1 ihe <<sfsi>e
nut. - fer - esn md sst.
fbsfss 10 work for ~ IN Tssom&
tlsn<e hn1fs Why not
A SWING HilIgr WIDOW.
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from Utah has Withdrawn the BILL"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-06-01

vital construction points on the highway. is badly hampered because of the inadequacy of the White Pass Railway to move the necessary freight out of Skagway.
 Serious consideration is now being given to taking equipment to operating camps from Haines which is perfectly feasible and less expensive little ad- 1itional work this route, of which 42 miles is completed would afford another avenue of approach to the main highway and link it to another ocean terminal.
 Why not spend few additional dollars upon this vitaly important service road which will not only facilitate work the main highway, but also in- crease Alaska road network?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-06-01
20 YEARS AGO f{Mp {rfm EMPIRE
JUNE 1. 1922


 Commissioner l. D. in the evening purpose talking with the construct there during the
 the following a gram part w. to welcoming address
 way California a business A Lahrop o expected this with the bridge River, Lathrop
 A Buschmann Buchmann, cannery man. aboard the Northwestern their Port Althoip spend the summer
 Oak Olson local broker trip Ketchikan
 The Rev Skagway away for shore time.
 greeting R. George hiking Angeles to Seattle
 Mrs c Hawkeworth Superintendent the feson after spending i'm n
 Judge T M of speech of al the Ketchkan Memorial services.
 Summers daughter of Mrs, Summers, the following maximum temperature 73 and a minimum of 64.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-06-01
INCREASE THE QUOTA

We have just learned that under new regulations imposed by the Director of Industry Operations of the War Production Board that dealers of foodstuffs in Alaska not going to be permitted to purchase n of 75 percent of their 1941 average monthly purchases of all brands of coffee tea, spices and ether food products during the balance of this year
 We understand that this ruling is based upon population figures of last year. Thus, the quota would in effect much strict than 75 per cent, since the population in the Territory has increased tremendously. since last year Consequently, there is
 strong possibility of shortage in coffee if the quota for Alaska is not increased
 During the past several weeks, the War Produc- tion Board has raised the quotas in several defense districts as much 40 percent when representatives of these districts have protested to the Board We of the opinion that a petition the part of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce would bring the desired results There are many regulations contained in the WIPES orders M-135 and M-135a that would handicap Alaska retail food dealers to greater extent than the sought for 25 percent reduction in coffee con sumption.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-06-01
HOROSCOPE "The stars incline
 bat do not compel"
Tuesday. Jnue 9

8rn Tuesday, Jnue 9 e
 Benefie aspects contend with ad- verse influences today which should be fortunate for aviators and naval officers. 4M} HtHst et a HEART AND HOME: As the month advances women who have enjoyed affluence will be forced in to wage-earning occupations. War will cause changes in many pros porous homes. Young widows will increase in number as workers in various industries and will add to the glory of the families which lost men in the world conflict. Sor- row will inspire noble sacrifices and splendid achievements among Am crican women. The seers empha- size their declaration that a better world is in the making.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS. American genius in organizing and promoting business will be manifested more and more this month and next, when extraordinary achievements in manufacturing and distribution will be potent in aiding the United Ma tions' war progress. General revival of initiative is indicated among big business civilian enterprises Recognition of the tremendous power of the United States will en- courage ambitious undertakings among the United Nations.
 NATIONAL ISSUES. In view of espionage and sabotage the most stringent survey of population in the Government service will provide data regarding millions, statesmen will discuss the wholesale finger printing and enumeration of every man, woman and child in the United States. Our previous laXity in fail ing to exact loyalty from natural lzed citizens and our general tol- erance of residents who abuse the privileges provided by the nation will be recognized as costly in the extreme, the seers predict.
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: The continuation of Jupiter and Mercury at Picking has been in terpreted as presaging the restora- ton of the ancient capital to it's former power The stars seem to promise gradual improvement in the Chinese situation. By the end i of the Summer the enemies of China will realize that they cannot over come the brave people who have ! been under terrible assault for more than four years. Nazi aid to the Japanese will be most unfortunate ! for the German aggressors, it is ] foretold ea Ga4
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of g year of many pleasant experiences. They should guard against selfishness and ex- travagance.
 Children born on this day prob ably will be serious in nature. highly intelligent, and extremely talented Intense emotions may be manifested on slight provocation.
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