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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-10
Tacoman Enjoying Time
OF Life While Studying
To Be Air Corps Officer

Having the time of his HE
while training for the serious war
business of becoming an air corps
ground officer In Ernest II. sha-
ner, 2o-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. NJ. Shaner. Rte. 6, Box
ls0B.
The young Tacoman. who grad
uated from Stadium high school
and has been in the army less
than n year, is one Of 1000 soldier
students now at the officers ad-
ministrative air training school
at Miami Beach. Florida.
One of the finest Miami
Beach koteis--the Boulevard
Is now the quarters for
Shaner and some 400 other
students, who were among the
first contingent TO arrive nj
the training school.
Shaner recently wrote TO his
parents using. Of course. the sta
uonery of the Boulevard hotel.
Here's what he says:
We're living like kings and all
the people here act like a baby
who has Just received a new toy.
They think we're the defenders Of
the world and We don't need q
dime to have a good time. They
buy you eats. drinks. take you 10
a show or for ride. all without
costing q dime.
In this city. you don't have
10 look for q girl. they hook
for you-and the, all have
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-10
Tacoman in Almost Unprecedented
Promotion TO Commissioned Rank

to duty somewhere in the 18th
naval district.
A graduate of Stadium high
school, Snowden had long been
n member of the naval reserve and
had made cruises on the de-
stroyers Perry, Crosby and Jarvis
and the cruiser Trenton.
Prior TO his active service. his
banking duties consisted largely
of being swing" man in diff
ferent branch offices in the
capacity of assistant manager.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-10
Civilian Defense
g 90
Meetings Called

AL air raid waroens and fine
watchers Of zones : and s ARE
asked 10 attend q two-hour show
ing Of first ard. gss and bomb
films ut Mason school At 7.5o ..
m. Monday. March 0.
A meeting All n< held for resi-
dents Of precinct 30. persons re-
siding between So. 9th and So
18th sta L. to Tacoma ave. Al
80 p. m. Monday IN Yalhalls hail.
There will be instructions about
air raids. how to combat gas
and bombs.
Precinct 30. the first aid meet
fnr scheduled for Tuesday night
has been postponed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-10
Study Possibilities
OF Opening New Mines

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sec
retary Of the Interior Oscar l..
Chapman and a crew OF mining
engineers and experts left Mon
day for tour of Il western min
ing states 10 explore possibilities
Of opening new mines of copper,
chromium. Eine. lead, vanadinm,
tungsten. and aluminium clay.
Chapman will formulate recon-
mendations for government fin
sneing OF new mining ventures IN
which commercial capital can no,
be interested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-10
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the only one of its kind in recent
years In the navy. In becoming
an enMgn, snowden jumped over
the ranks of signalman. first
class. chief signalman, warrant
and chief warrant officers.
The Tacoma man, son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. c. Snowden. 303 No.
X St. will attend a three-weeks
course of fundamentals for naval
officers and then will be assigned
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-10
List 10 Best
War Generals
Macarthur ONLY
American Nomed

LONDON = Military observers
Monday nominated . wartime lis
Of 10 best--the 10 hest generals
produced in 70 months II conflic,
throughout the world.
The list Was notable for IL
singing cut Of military leaders
who have improvised and adapted
their technique of fighting 10 q
conflict In which machines rather
than men have been dominant
The 10 best included one Ameri-
ean-Gen. Douglas Macarthur
whose three month"; stand In the
Philippines while AL the other has-
tions Of the united nations in the
Southwest Pacific have been fall
ing TO the japanese WAS regarded
a. thu most notable single exploit
of Leadership since Japan started
hostilities Dec. 7.
Two German generals. two Rus-
SLAMS. one British. one Chinese. one
japanese. one Dutch and one Jueo-
slav commander completed the list
They were:
Macarthur.
German: Marxhal Erwin Rom
mel. commander a the Afrika
korps: Field Marxhal Kari Rudolf
Cerd Won Runstedt. commander of
the southern German armies In
Russia.
Runa1an: MArnhal Semyon IT.
nnoshenko. now On the southern
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-10

OAAkD I'D SPEAk
Conrad GARD will lecture under
auspices Of the Anglo-Saxon Fed
GRAFTON at Hotel Winthrop Tues
day evening at 8 O'Clock. His
topic win be Who Are the Jspa-
nese In Light Of Prophecy"
Elect Lyle Lemley Controller.
University Graduate. Business
Man. Five years on School Board.
Elect = trained man Controller.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-10
The Enemy
Says Today:

TOKYO A Domei dispatch
from Batavia Monday said Japa-
nese military authorities had
issued a Nx-point proclamation
announcing the establishment of
a military government in the for
mer" Dutch colony. The military
administration, II was added, Is
aimed al the rapid restoration of
peace and order "on principles of
eo-existence and co-prosperity."
DENY SUICIDE REPORTS
TokYo-Tokyo radio Mon
day quoted Lieut.. Gen. siass-
haru Homma. commander of
Japanese forces in the Philip
pinee. rs DENYING reports he
had committed hara kiri.
NAzIS CLAIM GAINS
BERLIN troops scored
local successes on the eastern
front while repulsing unsuccessful
Russian attacks. a high command
eommunique from Adolf Hitler's
headquarters said Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-10

Power Of Ideas and Engineer
ing In Wartime. will be the sub
Ject of Prof. Walter B. Kristen
Of the University of Washington
aeronautieal engineering depart
ment Tuesday noon al the Tacoma
kiwanis club meeting. Prof.
Kristen. best known as inventor
Of the Kristen pipe. also has made
studies of wind effect on the Ia
coma Nsrrows bridge.
Other entertainment Tuesday at
the club luncheon at the Hotel
Winthrop Will include the Spiritual
Jubilee Singers Of Chicago. pre-
sented by Rev. William L. Ed
wards Of the Tacoma Rescue Mis-
sion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-10

plenty of money. I'm going
out tonight but l don't know
where. I'll just start walking
and some one will pick me mp
Its that easy"
Enclosed In the letter were
clippings from the Miami Daily
News. One of the clippings shows
Shaner packing his duffel bag
into the Boulevard hotel. And
the outlines give Shaner's home
town as being from Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-10
NAILS CLAIM GAINS
Did John |. Sullivan Fight
With Siomath Ulcer Pains!

rhs famous heavyweight champion Nss
nctad IS Norscions eater Could ne
hzNe eaten end fought Es ne did II he
suffered affsr-eAtluK pains Don't neg
lert stomach - ulcer pains. indigestion.
gks pains. heartburn. burning sensation.
hicat and other conditions caused ~ ex-
cess acid. Try = sc hex q IdEa Tab
teGx They must help - nenss nesunded.
At drug stores eNefywhefc-Acx
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-10
PUBLIC SERVICE

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-10
We'd Rather.
BE than
SEE One

IKE the famous Purple Cow,
IL the Tank Cow may NOT be
much for pretty. Ii combines
the cows Characteristic equip
ment for simultaneous four way
production with the tank truck
- fueling four Army vehicles
~ once And IT'S symbolic Of
the oil industry in wartime
You can easily picture the
oil indusuy-including Stand
Ards . huge kettle, turning
ouf the endless gasoline. lubri-
cants. and super-fuels needed
for unkx. trucks, ships. and air
planes. That's the main Job
supplying condensed mobility.
Yet. like the Tank Cow, IL gives
concurrentiy many other VIC
sory-sPelling products
.
Consider the special lubri-
can't which lets submarine FMS
function without leaving q
slick. wool-oil, which means
better uniforms faster ;. aro-
matte solvents, which 20 into the
lacquer that camoufages guns
and into toluol for sh-h-h-hs
-. asphalts for airheld runwsys
-. white oils and peuolatums
for medical services. :. hard-to-
melt WAKES, 70 coat ammunition
Petroleum research-in which
Standard has always been up
front - now lets the industry
produce more than liquid power
Tor armament. IL has turned
petroleum into countless spe-
ciaIixed munitions - the more
valuable when the enemy lacks
diem. Research, thank good
ness, enlisted L. B. D. Long
Before the Duration
sn. .><,.,. au, .ouus thiurx are.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-10

Mrs. ]. r. Monroe. viii be the
speaker at the meeting of the
Mccormick Library Bird club
Tuesday evening at T:3o. giving
her Interpretation of bird calls.
The meeting Ia open to the public.
Butter cheaper. Cow Butter Store.
adv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
MAYOR ADDRESSES WARDEN MEETING
Various Districts Now Be- ing Organized -Black=
 out Tests Expected

An air raid warden meeting at Kingsbury school last night was ad- dressed by Mayor Vincent A. Scully and Zone Warden George V. Grady. The meeting was attended by ward ems and prospective wartr g ' ''''a D, the area lying between West Main and North Main streets.
 Another sectional meeting will be held tonight. this one at Sprague school in Waterville. The sponsor is the Casper Davis post auxiliary.
 The appointment of four zone wardens yesterday by Chief Warden James J. Curtin will be followed the appointment of hundreds of district wardens. The city has been divid- ed into 253 sectors.
 Glasses in the third school for air raid wardens will be resumed tomorrow night at 7:3O at Wilby high school. Many more volunteers are still needed. They can register at Wlby tomorrow night or daily at the Civilian Defense Volunteer office, in the Chamber of Commerce building on Field street.
 MT. Curtin is now awaiting in- structions from Hartford on black outs and possible blackout tests for this area. The State Defense Coun- cil's blackout instructions were pub- lished in The Democrat last eve- ming.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
COLONEL HAYES
 MADE ATTORNEY

Col. E. Seery Hayes, son of Mrs. Ellen E. Hayes. and brother of ex- Mayor Frank Hayes, has been given the power of attorney by both, &C., cording to papers filed in the office of the town clerk yesterday. It was indicated that the object of the move was to permit Col. Hayes to manage the property of both.
 Col. Hayes several months ago of fered to satisfy a $50,000 foreclosure judgment the state held against Mrs. Hayes. Judge John A. Cor nell, describing the act as "gen- erous and magnanilnous one", ac- cepted an initial down payment of 10000, allowing the judgment to stand on the court record until the remainder is paid
 The suit was brought against Mrs. Hayes after a $5O000 bond she had posted for the appearance of Daniel J. Leary, former city controller now at large, was declared forfeited upon the latter's disappearance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
Production For Victory BY HARRIET V. HEALD, STAFF WRITER
 Waterbury Democrat Washington Service Bureau

Washington, D. C., Jan. 7-En- trance of the United States into the second World War finds the industrial establishments of the country operating with greater ef- ficiency and turning out more war material than at a similar period in World War I. Disbursements month by month for industrial &C., ticivity are at higher level and workmeu, equipped with more ef- ficient tools, are producing a greater output per man-hour to match the improvements in war weapons.
 Based on monthly totals of dis bursements paid on defense con- tracts and added payments made by foreign governments for war material, spending was at the rate of $1,O19, 100000 in May, 1918, four teen months after the beginning of all-out military effort of the First World War. Prices were higher than the present price lev CAS, oo Illdo NAiC PAiyoASOA NOAuAAAS VI war material represented was not as great as the amount that the same sum can produce in 1941.
 In August, 1941, fourteen months after the United States entered into an all-out defense effort in World War II. disbursements were at the rate of $1,075,000,000 Ex- penditures for defense in May, 1918, were at the level of 20 per- cent of the national income of $59, 700 100000. In August, 1941, the rate of disbursements was ap- proximately 20 per cent of the es- timated national income.
 The United States began it's su- preme war effort in the First World War with industrial estab- lishments that had been filling war orders for foreign countries for about two years. Our muni- tions production capacity had been built up and when the country finally declared war on Germany,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
HOLY NAME GROUP
 DELAYS INDUCTION

The illness of Federal Judge J. Joseph Smith, scheduled to act as installing officer last night, caused postponenent until Jan. 20 of the seating ceremonies of St. Thomas Holy Name society. Newly elected officers are: President, Robert Blacker; vice-president, Police Lieut. Bernard J. Burns; treasurer, Chris topher Griffin, and secretary, Edward Coughlin.
 The society completed arrange ments for its annual smoker in the basement of the church, Feb. 12. A program, which will consist of three coxing bouts, wrestling matches, and the serving of refreshment, is being prepared by committee comprising MT. Blacker, Lieut.. Burns, Martin Crean, Timothy Shea and William OConnor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07

The new bookle.. concentrates chiefly on turning out helpers in maternity and baby clinics and nursery schools = all fields where the really little fellers" are in- volved.
 Behind this concrete program lies years of work by the Children's Bureau and by hundreds of social workers and educators who pool their findings at periodic sessions of the White House Conference on Children in Democracy.
 For years they have been cin- ming away in the ears of the moth- CTS of America, "These protective foods are essentials for your chil- dren, and for you, above all dur ing pregnancy: Milk, green and yellow vegetables, fruits-especial- ly citrus fruits and tomatoes - whole-grain or enriched bread and cereals. eggs, ard cod-liver oil or some form of vitamin D."
 They have long recognized the family as the nations most far reaching educational institution, ? and sought to fortify it econom- ically, psychologically, culturally and socially.
 They lave asked such everyday questions as What do the high school boys and girls in your con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
MARINES RECEIVE
 TEN APPLICANTS
Navy Announces Fourteen Enlistments From Water=
 bury Area New Records

Shipments of volunteers for the various fighting services from this city to central recruiting centers, and further inductions continued yesterday the marine sendnig 10 men ! to Springfield, and reporting the en- listment Monday of eight others, and the navy announcing nelistment of fourteen men from this area at New Haven. The army is no longer issuing reports on daily enlistments.
 District headquarters for the ma- rines announced the enlistment of the following men from this vicinity, Anthony D. Cappello, son of MT. and Mrs. Pasquale Cappello of A Myrtle avenue; Anthony F. Sledjeski, son of MT. and Mrs. Anthony Sledjeski of Seymour; Mitchell F. Swanek of 69 New street, Shelton; Theodore R. Marolda, son of MT. and Mrs, Anthony Marolda of Winsted; Her bert c. Fray of Oxford, son of Mrs. Christine Holm; Philip L. DeLude of 328 Brightwood avenue, Torring- ton; and George H. Prindle, son of MT. and Mrs. Carl T. Prindle of Goshen.
 All the above were enlisted in the regular marines. Robert D. Carlson of Shelton was accepted in the ma rine reserves for the duration of the war.
 The number of men from Connec- ticut enlisted by the marine corps in December was more than one- fifth of the number accepted from this state during the entire period of American participation in the i first World war, according to an- nouncement today by Lieut.. Harry w. Miller, recently-appointed of ficer in charge of recruiting for the corps in Vermont, Connecticut and western Massachusetts. The total for the month was III, as compared with 479 in the World war.
 The ten applicants sent from here to Springfield yesterday, hopeful of raising January totals, were as fol- lows: Robert J. Hosier, son of Mrs. Helen Hosier of 26 Plaza avenue, and an employe of the Scovill Mfg. com- pany; Harry K. Fitzgerald, son of Mrs. Edna Fitzgerald of 900 Water town avenue, and an employe at the Connecticut Children's hospital; AL phonse F. Jakubauskas, son of MT. and Mrs. Constantine Jakubauskas ! of 136 Geddes terrace, a substitute mail carrier; Michael Tezbir of 89 Division street, Ansonia; Richard R. Plourde of Bristol; Walter F. Hol- man of New Haven; John E. French of Sterling; David N. Chatfield of Prospect; Ralph F. Cafiero of New Haven; and John E. Manka of Greenwich.
 Naval enlistments as announced by New Haven today included the following boys from this vicinity: Chester w. Burlenski, 517 North Main street: Samuel P. Carnaroli, S6 High street, Naugatuck; Harold J. Johnston. 1homaston; James J. McCleery, Guernseeytown road, Wa tertown; Joseph F. Mullins, Terry vile; Stephen F. MychiOw, Thomas ton; Clarence J. Tansley, 4 Ayers street, Waterbury; and Albert J. Zapatka, 88 Olive street, Naugatuck.
 During the second quarter of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
.FOREMEN PLANNING
 TRAINING CLASSES

New classes for industrial foremen will be started at the Central Y. M. c. A. on January 19, in continua- ton of the course given at the "Y' last summer, according to an- nouncement last night by Walter A. Brown of Bridgeport, who directed the earlier course.
 The course will consist of seven sessions of two hours each, to be held on alternate Monday evenings. First class will be at 7:30 p. m. on Monday, the 18th. Special films pro- vided by the Bristol Company will be used as illustrations of the lec- lures, MT. Brown said.
 Representatives of the American Brass Company, the Chase Brass and Copper Company, the Eyelet Speciality Company, Platt Brothers and the Princeton Knitting Mills attended the meeting last night at which plans for the course were out lined by MT. Brown, New England manager of the Elliott Service Con- pany of New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
|ELDEN \. HILLS
 HERE TOMORROW
w e st Hartford Pastcl Guest Speaker at Second
 Church Farley Tomorrow

The 90th Annual Church meeting of the Second Congregational church will be held in Davenport hall on Thursday evening, January 8, fol- lowing supper to be served at 6:30 o'clock. Mrs. Willis I. Blakeslee will be in charge of the supper as- sister by committee of women from the church. It is hoped large number will attend the supper but if it is impossible to be present at the supper, cordial invitation is extended to atetnd the meeting which will be caleld at 7:3O D. m
 Following reports from the of. ficers of the ci1ursn ara of the yari. ous activities in the church, the election of officers will be held. One new deacon is to be elected to fill the unexpired term of the laet Dr B. Henry Mason who resigned last year due to ill health. The follow ing compose the nominating con- mittee: Harry c. Post, chairman Levi Wilcox, MT. and Mrs. Alfred Baldwin, Mrs. Aaron Benedict and Mrs. Matthew Adgate. Rev. Dr. John c. Walker will report on the gen. eral work and activities of the church and Rev. John Coombs will report on the Church School adn the young peoples activities of the church. The principal speaker will be the Rev. Elden H. Hills of the First Church of Christ in West Hartford. MT. Mills is the minister of one of the strongest and fast. est growing churches in the Con. gregational fellowship in Connect. cut. The church has recently com. pleted and dedicated a new parisk house which provides almost ideal accommodations for young people and the finest facilities for re. ligious education. Last Saturday. January 3, fire destroyed the original church building of the Ffrs, Church of Christ but no damage wa, done to the new educational build
 ing. It is expected that in the near future the congregation will build a new church alongside thu educational building. MT. Mill, studied voice and sang in grano opera before he became a minister He has promised to sing two os three selections at the annua. meeting on Thursday evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
Todsys Answsss to 0ANlUM CRACKERS
Questions on Comic Page

1. Seven seas are North and South Atlantic, North and South Pacific, Indian, Artic and Antarctic Oceans.
 2. T. E. Lawrence wrote Seven Pillars of Wisdom" a book about his adventures in Arabia.
 3. Seven Years War was fought 1756-63 with Prussia against Austria, France and Russia.
 4. The Seven Weeks War is name given to brief campaign between Prussia and Italy on one side and Austria and her allied German states on the other. It was fought in July August, 1866.
 5. Seven Wonders of the World the Egyptian pyramids, the hanging gardens of Babylon, temple of Diana at Ephesus, statue of Zeus by Phid- jas at Olympia, the Mausoleum at Halicanassus, the ColoSs of Rhodes, the Pharos or lighthouse at Alexandria.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07

a considerable number of plants experienced in handling war or derS were available. In this sec- ond World War, the United States geared the country to wartime ef- fort before declaration of war on the Axis powers, but its initial de- fense production started closer to scratch than in 1917.
 Of great value to the country in defense efforts is the tremendous advance ill industrial efficiency that has been attained since l917- 1918. Roughly, in terms of out put per man-hour, economists es- innate that the average industrial worker of 1941 can produce two and one-third timets as much per hour as he could have produced tWenty-three years ago. Unfor- tunately, the improvements in in- dustrial technique are paralleled by improvements in war weapons and new methods of military or ganization and administration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
JUDGE IS UNORTHODOX
 GOLFER

Oklahoma City -tUP)- Chief Justice Earl Welch of the Okla homa supreme court carries a strange assortment of clubs with him on the golf course. Welch drives right-handed, uses left handed clubs on his approach shots and has an ambidextrous butter with which he can use either eide, depending upon the contour of his shot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07

Facts on the big fight. Harry Markson brings to the full light of day these interesting items about the Joe Buddy championship bout in New York dn dns month If Baer wins it will be the first tune since 1o99 when Jefres beat Fzsmmons at Coney Island that the heavyweight title changed hands at an indoor arena (Were not betting it, thought Baer could be the Willard was feet IA Camera feet, 34 Gould be- we sad( Lous starting his ring career in 1884 has had 55 fights 47 of them kos Baer also started Ill 1884 haa 54 fights 43 k os (Ious is still the champ. LOUIS last five appearances in Madison Square Garden nave been in defense of his title. (is seventh appearance should be the sa1ne)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07

Elizabeth Ragis of Central Avenue is very sedulous about the educational Red Cross being offered Buildng several nights week She'll be able to cope with any emergency which may arise in her Bank Street business emporium before the last lesson is over Mrs Fred Gehrnann of Cheshire to open her mail these days at the Waterbury Hospital where she has been undergoing surgical treatment since admttance lase Friday. Private First Class Simon RabinoWltz or ooo Cooke Street is pneumonia patient at the Army camp hospital at Fort Devens Mass He's the son of the newly elected president of David L. Fannick Auxiliary.