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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03
Crows Featured
In Disney Film

First there wsr~ three hind
nice. tn three little rlks then
TIE sevsn Dwsrfs and new Wait
Disney introduces five hlack crow.
n "Dumeo.- festar--ienkth RHO
Radio reiesSe
Niseersckinr birds wha spssk
n Negre dialect. these crews pfuus-
80 60 he a. popular ~ ~ ~ THE
other memorable comedy teams
Disney hAs snvizioned.
The ringicsder II the eruws Il
= jaunty. esrrslseheSted. cigar
putting. hst-over=ths-sye bird whe
first laughs At The little fsp-eare.i
elephant punho. then. taking pltY.
teaches Inn q trick which .son
makes ths elephant worla=fsfuous
The ey-piay q the fixe crows
among themselves - - spcnta-
neous a. = Negro congregation
swinging = spiritual And the
dance dene by TIE Crows a. they
sing When See an Elephant
Fly" Is a. funny = piece - NJ
inks a. Disney artists have ever
originated.
Midway between a shlmmy. =
eakswalk. the breakdown and the
shAg. the dance = one 81 ire high
spots IN numbe q the Circus
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03
New Vocal Group
Makes Film Debut

The sx Hits. famed =. . vocal
lang seStet on radio. make Their
screen debut IN universsrs new
laugh NJ. Keep I'm frying nov
screening at the Ratio th~ater.
Among their sing numbers m
the aviation comedy. which star.
Abbott and Costello and features
Martha Rays. Carol nfuee. Will
lam eafran and Dies Foran, =
Mr.. pesio. eisffed especially for
the picture by Jniv.rssrs stellar
songwriting team of Don Raw and
Gene de Paul.
The Sin TITS portray flying
cadets In Keep 'Em Flying.
which i haekgronnded against
Uncle Sans drive 10 annually
train an additional "a. 600 Officers
for the Army Air Corps Heading
the biz supporting east. IN addition
10 the six Hits. 10 Charles Lang
Tn. roster also Includes such
well known performers a. William
Davidson. Marie Mcdonald. Susan
Miller Princess I.usna. Dorothy
Darrell. Marcia Rslston. Elaln.
Morey and Freddie Slack.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03

in 1a41 TO a new peak Of sl24 .o00.-
900, 900. This bulwark of family
security, which will help sustain
national morale during the war
emergency, is five times the total
in force in 1917 at the time of the
last war crisis in this country.
Also reflecting the business
boom. the lapse and surrender rate
of policies fell TO a new record
low during the year. demonstrating
again the fact that lspses decline
when business IL good and rise
when business goes down.
BILLION IN BENEFITS
/ Benefit payments under death
claims Appropriated one billion
dollars during 1e41. and in add
ton living policyholders received
approximately 81 500 900 600 in the
form OF matured endowment pay
ments. annuities. disability income,
emergency cash from policy re-
serves and policy dividends
Continuation OF the record low
/ rate Of return on investments re-
suited in the first step by some
/ companies towards a reduction in
the guaranteed interest base for
+ life insurance policies 10 2ia96
from the old 3 or $40 base.
This new interest base. however.
will apply only TO new policies be-
ing issued Life insurance COM
panies' annual earnings on invest
ment are today running more
than $500 DOC. 900 less than they
would on the basis Of earnings
rates Of a decad. ago. Low in
terest earnings have necessitated
dividend reductions In many in
stances
Protect PolicSholders
Another important step taken
late in 1941 was the adoption Of
war clauses by the life companies
generally in order TO protect their
present policyholders from having
10 assume the burden OF possible
excess mortality losses. due 10 the
war hazard. The war clauses. how
ever, apply only TO those issued in
the future. and do not affect exit l.
ing policies.
Increasing attention was devoted
10 research AZ a means Of develop
ing new and improved methods Of
enabling the life insurance bust
ness 10 fulfill even more effective
~ It's social and economic RESPONSE
bilities.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03


tire xsushn> 81 sh~ sEsv>ss II ne
as ~ assns nv~ssiisa s<ss~ry fsF
background shafs ~ na>nns Aires
rh<if fe~esfeh, ~ eeafss. eeai
. lot fusthsf than ss.k .hvssas
details rh~y observed. talked.
ssstehsa, p~iasss sHa r~e.fs<a
music ard sre<cn r1~y bought
samples ~ authentic Clothes. ussn.
ssls aao te.ls they ~sns lnss hs.ss'
dies Nth nstss~ artists. musicians
and businessmen.
Among the ss~srsst le~~ons ~ss~
that south Asssses ~aald llts n
be- represented. f.r . change. -
= continent ~ssA . lai - psesf<..
s'ss people and modern sltlss
brasil 10 s~faliy tired ~ Using
sne~n - . mere jungle land. sad
Argentina insists II has ssmsfhlns
beside. Esuehe~.
tn. Disney flight ever the An.
des brought the la~s Zoe the first
picture ~ith . chltesn locale n
seems 81 the airport ~ santiago
lived . osE papa mail plane. and
. female plsns. and . baby p.ns
anxious 10 Tro~ up ard begin
carrying thu mail evx7 ths fa~sr.
lnk mountain. One asy n got sbs
chance. and IL adventures On Inc
round trip provide . record n
thrills. cpmsdy sna fascinating
pnnsrs MIC geography sn the say
only an animated ssftasa ssn
sho~ a.
AfR- MINDED MULE
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flying donkey 81 . rare track. bat
u brings tn the ssmaseh~ve hath
~ cities and hlatsflsad- ooafy
plays s.ness and tht,s sstlfis<s
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03

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stuff.
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snd spt~Fstsnsinx hkely eiu
make th<m sk~ firss iteiiv~a~si
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03
News Breviiies
From Gig Harbor

GIG HARBoR--hrs Ingebarx
Christensen Of wauna was hostess
Sunday afternoon TO nelghbors and
friends who spent the afternoon
Informally. Winter berries in a
yellow glass bowl on center
piece Of Danish hAndiwork cen
tered tho coffee table. Delicious
refreshments after the Danish
holiday custom were served In the
late afternoon. Guests included
Mesds Harriet Richmond.
Peter skansls. Frank Baird. John
Goldman. Vincent skansie. I'd
Goldman and Miss Marie skansle.
Mrs. Walter straw. who came
10 Gig Harbor for the funeral Of
her mother Mrs Hattie Little.
left for her home In winnsbago.
Illinois. ON Tuesday afternoon.
The local chapter Of the Amsr.
can Red Cross Sewing unit has
been organized and work has been
started Women working in va
fsous districts az leaders are. Mrs..
George KEENAN,. ArlsttA. Mrs.
Chester Jones. Woilochet. Ars.
Hepta. Purdy Mrs A NJ. Hunt.
Crescent Valley. Mrs J. Goldman.
Wanna Mrs Harold REIN. Shore
Acres. Mrs. Jason Chamaf. Crom-
wei, Mrs. leo Paradis head Of
the bay and east side district.
Chairmen are needed for Vaughn
and Iongbraneh All womsn Who
want to help are asked n call any
~ the above mentioned women and
n meeting will be held On Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03
CI.AUDETTE N TUE

Claudetts Colbert. VINO once
bathed IN a pool Of milk for :
Cecil p DeBiils picture. now hss
q comedy -csns hiding behind
shower curtains In tiny bath
tub for The Palm Beach story
IN which Shs stars for Preston
SturgsE
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03

oLYhPIA-Mrs. ~ G. Bertt
had some good news 70 start the
New Year with today She re-
eeiyed word from the navy depart
msnt that her son. Robert ID.
Edlund = first class seaman. VA
not killed ~ Pearl Hsrhor. a. had
been reported previously. but Vas
alive and well Edlund was a
Centrslis high school graduate
and has SISTER, Mrs. Robert
Hyatt. a. SciO, ore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03

EH8I8
= rsasI1. n<pev - ~ 49,
discovered ~ s<o1<e6 = 49,
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rvsn<Ap~i ~o~tc w4A - ~ p~ru-
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03

Bella LuEosi. the screens most
msnseinx character. and the -.
side Kids. headed BY Lea Gorusy.
Bobby Jordan and Hanss Hail. are
co.rtsrFed in "srooAs Hun Wild. -
tho hilarious Monogram comedy
now playing At the Riviera the.
alter. Their adventures take place
In surroundings which are strongly
reminiscent 81 the original -pfs.
cnia. with its eoffins. eobwshhsd
corridors. trap doors and eefle
shadows
sharing the screen IL the Ne.
rovic house IL Man Ffom Man.
tsna. with Johnny Mack hra~n
In the lead role.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03

day I was working on m. next
stage To Carlos set. nv company
stopped to have tea and kidding.
I turned 10 prop boy and said,
Run over and tell Carlo 10 come
To tea and no nonsense Being .
great sdmirer Of Carlo. I was the
most amazed person on the set
when Carlo appeared. The prop
boy had taken me literally. had
delivered the message and Carlo
had accepted the invitation
There are hundreds 81 persons ~
M-G-M who have never set eyes
on the famous Miss G.. and who
are as curious to see her as YOU
or YOU. But when Tony Martin
contributes 10 the Garboana con-
test he says he can't understand
this. On the very first day he
came to the M-G-M lot. the first
person he met vas Carlo They
were introduced IN a producer ;
office and had a long talk.
judy Garland Is a great Carlo
fan but she had no idea Carlo had
ever even seen her on the screen.
one evening Judy was dining with
her mother in restaurant. Judy
saw a friend ~ hers. went Go the
table to say hello" and discovered
that her friends companion was
Carlo. When iniroductions were
made. Carlo told Judy that she
had seen all her films and invited
her 10 have tea. Judy left with
stars in her eyes.
Carlo IL now starring at the
Roxy in Two Faced Woman"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03

Plans for the third annual pub
lie installation Of officers will he
discussed at the meeting 81 the
Tacoma Fsdsfstion Of Improve
msnt clubs 10 be held At = D. m.
Friday In the council chamber. 1T
the city hall. All delegates have
been asked 10 be present Frlasy
evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03


After midnight next Wednesday
NJ more entries in the 1871 poll
vill be accepted and If. when that
hour arrives. you haven't sent in
your selections Of the ten hes; mo-
tion pictures Of the year, II viii be
,ust too bad
There seems to be some eonfu-
sion concerning the eligible list as
published In this newspaper. Some
Of our readers have called my at
tention to several pictures which
have not been included in the 1871
poll and they are also mentioning
'Gone With the Wind. which was
made last year and shown last
year. but which is included in this
years eligible list.
Perhaps can explain II
this way: no matter when the
list might he closed. there
would he one or more pictures
being released at the last min
ufe which could not he In
cluded due 20 the fact that
they had not shown through
out the entire country In time
for those voting In the poll TO
see them.
The reason Gone With the
Wind" is included in this year s
eligible list is because il was shown
Only At advanced prices last year
sno its general release at standard
prices did not take place until
ip41.
Rather than explain this or
that individual picture. let's
put the whole thing TO bed In
this manner; select your ten
best pictures from those In
eluded In the eligible list and
you won't go wrong. The
awards will he made on the
basis Of pictures published rs
eligible no matter what
those pictures are or when
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03

A fascinating romantic comedy
drama. RkO Radios Unexpected
Uncle" presents Anne Shirley - =
Palm Beach shopEiri Who crashes
swsnky society 20 win herself =
rich husband James Craig and
Charles Coburn snare honora with
the handsome blonde star
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03

Ter year.
they actually PLAYED In Ia
coma.
And that covers about every.
thing but the rules with which
most Of YOU are familiar. IN cast
YOU are not included in this group
here's all there Is 20 II.
Everyone Is eligible 10 vote
In the poll hut employees af
this newspaper and Of the TIA
coma motion picture theater.-
A. many members Of = ain
gle family ~ desire may cast
ballots but only one group ~
selections can he accepted
from any single individual
There Is nothing to buy or
Ia sell, no subscriptions TO 80
keit, no money TO collect. You
need not he . regular sub-
seriber Of this newspaper to
he eligible 10 vote.
The whole idea In = game
Just for the fun OF IL and OBJ
ligates you In no manner what
ever
The prize hst VIII be published
in Mondays Tacoma Times.
However. the most important
thing at the moment is that ballot
of yours better send IL in
right nowi
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03

Jan. 4. 81 NJ. Iahns hall. Gig Hsr.
bor. IT 2 o'clock. 10 which sv.fy-
ons IL asked IN come and hear
just shat 10 needed Hsadqusrssrs
At Mrs. Anton aksnsis. 3IEi and
Mrs A. " Fluesz. 7szs.
MIS-. {. v. hhs~ entertained the
Members u the Tuesday rinoe HE
club II her home M. leo
fhradis was = guest aud tho honers
at cards wsnt to Mrs. Hslaa smith
and Misc Lazy Goodman. Ms.
Goodman slil 10 the hostsss for
ths first January meeting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03
Sixty-Six Millions Hold
Life Insurance Policies

NEW YORK = The opening Of 1912 finds 66,000,000
Americans owning life insurance policies after eventfu
year featured by many important actions taken protect
pocyhoders interests and TO further improve the func
tionng of the business Hogar Johnson president of the
Institute of Life Insurance stated today in releasing his
year-end review of life insurance
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03

Life insurance management,
with a background OF experience in
meeting the crises precipitated by
the four wars and seven depres-
sions in which this country has
been involved during the 100-year
history of the business. and with
a record of not only guiding the
institution safely through these
emergencies but with increased
strength, has pledged energetic
support to President Roosevelt in
aiding the nations war effort.
One of the direct ways in which
life insurance contributes TO the
war effort is through investment
of its funds being held for policy
holders for future claim payments.
At the close of 1e41 the life in
surance companies had s6,400 000,-
600 of their funds invested in gov
eminent bonds. a new record high
and an increase of $3.50. 900, 900
over 1910.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03
Creia Carlo Proves Popular With
Other Hollywood Top Flight Stars

Hollywood is going in for type of colection-no
first editions not antiques not even diamond bracelets
Everybody is collecting compiling and doing research
Garboana.
Although she had worked with day vas working on
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03

Little Roddy McDowoll IS
entitled 10 serious consioero-
ton for the best juvenile per
formonce OF the yeor b. REQ
son OF his work IN How Green
Wos NY VolIey." current OF
trootion OF the Music Box the
otter. Wolter Pidoeon IS teo-
tured in the mole leod.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03
SERVICES VOLUNTEERED

The nations life insurance
agents. who sold one billion of lib
erty bonds during World War I.
have again volunteered their ser
vices to the U. 8. Treasury to help
promote the sales of defense
bonds, especially through payroll
deduction plans.
With the upturn in employment
and psyrolls. Americans increased
their total life insurance protection
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03

Although she had worked with
her in Grand Hotel" Joan Craw-
ford relates. Il never met Carlo
until Just few years ago. One
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03
LET'S 60 To Work.

Now that the holidays are over
and the only bottle with a cork in il
is filled with catsup. let's 20 to work
on the 1871 Tacoma Times Ten
Best Pictures" nnnl We have done
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-03

enough foolng around and the time short
this time next week the baotng will closed and there
won't be another nol for another wear.
Nogales international., 1942-05-01
Herbert johnson
Continued from Page One)

their poor morale and the same
thing was true during the first epi-
sode. Before being sent to the front,
Herb and his companions were cart
ed all over Italy to show the people
the Americans were with them.
Among other big pushes there,
Herb was in the Battle of the Alps
and remembers with wry grin
dashing down narrow, ice-covered
mountain roads full of hairpin turns
without lights at night.
Ambulance drivers worked in Sec
tions of about 20 men, Ernest Hem
ingway and John Dos PassoS, both
world famous authors, were in john
, sons section in Italy. While other
members of the section would go out
to see the sights during leave, the
! two authors spent their time read
| ing the classics of Greece in the
original Greek.
To the best of Herbs memory
Dos PaSsos wrote THE Three Sol
diers" from material gathered in
this era while Hemingway contribu-
ted Farewell To Arms" about his
experiences in the ambulance serv-
ice. Hemingway latest book, For
Whom The Bells Tell" is from ma
terial gathered during his service
with Loyalist forces in the Spanish
civil war
Bitten once more by the airplane
bug, Herb left Italy in August 1918
and went to Paris where he was
again told he would have to return
to this country to become an Aneri-
can aviator He had friend who
was a British pilot so Herb decided
to join the Raj.
The British have very sedate
way of doing things. Herb went to
reception center" instead of a
recruiting station In his enlist
ment papers appeared the wording,
"On His Majestys Service, - ano
Herb still thinks this is most ele-
CANT way of saying he was in the
British army.
johnson went into the R.A.F. as
! q cadet in September 1918 and was
demobilized as a second lieutenant
Nogales international., 1942-05-01

| in March 1919. He was still in the
ground school at the time the Ar
mistice was signed on Nov. IL, 1913.
and the British Immediately stopped
giving flight training to mon in the
air service, so Herb never realized
his ambition to become pilot.
Once during his cadet days he
entered the Picadilly hotel in Lon
don ahead of a group of high rank
ing staff officers. He was surprised
to see every man in uniform jump
to their feet and salute him, and
realized at the same time they did
that they had mistaken him for the
Prince of Wales. He saw the prince
several times and named his bar the
King Edward VIII partly because
of this and partly because he ad-
mires the princes democratic ways,
demonstrated by his marriage to- an
American woman.
Still not wanting to come home
after leaving the Raj, Herb again
made connection with the Red
Cnoss, dropping from the army rank
of lieutenant to the Red Cross rank
of sergeant. He drove a colonel all
over England for six months, was
then raised to first lieutenant, and
shipped to Paris, France.
Due to outlawry and graft all over
the continent. the Red Cross had
been losing large sums of money and
having its mail tampered with. To
put an end to these bdepredations
they organized a courier service and
Herb was given one of the less than
a dozen such jobs. He had already
worn out two passports and since
his travelling was just beginning
they issued him a brand new one,
which he still has.
Everyone who has seen motion
pictures with a European setting
has seen acUors riding in replicas OF
the Orient Express. Well, Herb has
ridden in the real thing dozens and
dozens Cf times from his Paris head
quarters to hundreds of cities in 20
other countries.
The most beautiful country Herb
saw in all his travels was immediate
ly after leaving the Simplon-Orient
tunnel on the Swiss Italian border,
the longest railway tunnel in the
world. He says the lake country IN