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Evening star., 1942-07-26
Chevy Chase Neiehborhood News
Residents on Vacations;
Others Having Visitors
Mrs. Ford Sibley and Daughters Guests;
Miss Virginia Gof VIII We'd in Wesf

Mrs. Ford Sibley with her two
small daughters, Gay and Cornelia
Of Pasadena, Calf, are the guests
Of Mrs. Sibley's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold E. Doyle.
Miss Virginia Lowell Goff, daugh-
ter Of Comdr. and Mrs Orlo Goff
will leave August for Los Angeles
where she will be married to Mr.
Hunter Scott Bandy.
Miss Lucie Foster, daughter of
Judge and Mrs. Miller C. Foster
is spending the week end in Virginia
Beach as the guest of Miss Mildred
Mohun.
Mr.. and Mrs. william j. Black
wood. with their son. william Rich
ard Blackwood, have returned from
New England They were the
guests OF Mrs. Blackwood's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred E. Hall in Bruns-
wick. Me.
Mrs. c. N. Gilmore and her
laughter. Dorothy Gilmore, are in
Detroit as the guests of Mrs. Gill
more's brother and sister in law,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Brunn. jr.
Miss Donna Bodholdt, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Bodholdt, re-
turned Friday from Wheeling, w.
Va, where she was the guest of her
uncie and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. John
B. Reynolds.
Mrs. L. Chris Chappell and her
daughter Barbara, who have been
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. G..
Booth in Columbus, Ga, returned
Tuesday, accompanied by Mrs.
Chappell's mother, Mrs. S. F. Webb.
Mrs. Harold l.. Kennedy is spend
Ing a month in Gulfport, Miss.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith are
spending a week at Virginia Beach.
Capt. and Mrs. D. v. Morris and
their son Rogers of Olympia,
Wash, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Maurice I. lyman.
Mrs. lyman and her son Bill are
spending several weeks visiting Mrs.
1ynans sister-in-law, Miss G. E.
lyman in Watertown, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Inlay and
Dr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Whitney Culver
are vacationing in Ocean City, Md.
Miss Margaret Moses and Miss
Geraldine Bass are spending a week
In Ocean City, Md.
Mrs. Daniel Murphy left Tuesday
to speed 10 days at Winnsboro, S.
c. as the guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs H E. Ketchin.
Miss Marcy Nettleship is the guest
for two weeks OF her brother-in- law
and sister, 1t and Mrs. Richard E.
Carpenter, In South Carolina.
Mr.. and Ms. D.. r. Macleod are
now living IN Tilden Gardens, hav-
ing sold their home ON Leland
street t., 1t. Comdr. and Mrs. Frank
@. Kear.
Melvin W. Sandmeyer, jr.. is
spending two weeks at Camp Ma
wakwa ct Bieleville, Pa. Before re-
turning hcme he will spend three
weeks as the guest of his grand
mother. Mrs. George B. Strausbaugh,
In York, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard j. Oliver
have gore to Wilmette, Ill, where
they vii! make their home.
Mrs. Robert J. Mcbride left
Thursday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Ferris J. Re- ME, in Traverse, Mich,
and also win visit her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. w: M. Gamble, in Chicago.
Mrs. Robert D. Walser of Fort
Benning. Ga, is spending some time
with ner father-in-law and mother
h-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel G. WAL
ser.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur j. Wood have
Evening star., 1942-07-26

the bridal group. After a rehearsal
on Thursday night. Mrs. Coleman
entertained at surprise shower
for the bride at which a large
group Of Mrs. Ferrill's friends and
relatives were present. Friday night
Miss Skinker entertained the we'd
ding party at a dinner party ct
Columbia Country Club.
Evening star., 1942-07-26
Laniers Among
NEWCOMERS Here

Newcomers to Washington are
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Lanier. who
have taken a house at 5206 Man.
ming place. Mrs. Lanier, the former
Miss Roselind Vereen of Moultrie,
Ga, attended Mount Vernon Semi
nary here and is renewing old
friendships with alumnae members.
Evening star., 1942-07-26
Miss Craig Home

Miss Jean Craig. daughter OF
Comdr and Mrs. Edward M. Craig
in Arlington, has returned from a
two-week visit In Nashville with
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Craig.
Evening star., 1942-07-26

MISS EVELYN RANDOLPH RICHARDSON
The engagement OF Miss Richardson GEORGE Macntee
jr Medical Corps United States Army Force announced
by her parents Mr. Da1uson Richardson
The wedding oH take place in October
-Underpood & Underwood Photo
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Truman's Committee Reports
Raiioninq Of Gas Necessary

tremeiy critical and that every
possible measure NJ conserve
fisn should be immediately
adopted.
Pleasure driving should psss
out for the duration. when letters
advises the American people
that only q miracle can produce
the rubber essential to keep our
military machine funetionlng and
that any breakdown such - oril-
narily 10 anticipated might mean
the paralysis Of our military and
civilian economy II i high time
for Amsrics To stop. look and
listen"
RAtloning u fuel oil IN the east
was said 70 be "sbsoiatsly ssssn-
tiaIY In the midwest Il can be
justified only on the ground that
essential transportation facilities
viii b released 10 help the hard
pressed east. the COMMITTEES ssid.
no Americas. must frs~<s.-
~ said War prea.slisa must
not b. Imped~d By spidsmies.
II called for cutting ~ red tape
BY local rationing boards and aid
4 was imperative that minimum
requirements for home heating b.
satisfied.
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WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON The senate
committee investigating the war.
reporting that nationwide gasoline
rationing - "abundantly Justified"
and that fuel oii fationing in the
east must grow more and more
stringent. Friday called for elm
nation Of pleasure driving and
warned that compulsory CONVEX
sion Of oil burners 10 coal may be
necessary.
The committee. headed BY Sen.
Harry s. Truman. ID. Mo. inyesti-
gated the oil and rubber problems
last month when western congress
men reyoited unnecessarily
against gasoline ratloning in their
areas. Its report said.
The Barush report on rub
her In September and the re-
cent report u William Jeffsrs
=. rubber direetsr have con
frmed ths recommendation of
I'M. committee last May that
the rubber situation VA. en-.
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Youths Start Registering
With Local Draft Boards

Dec. ~ youths who attained the
age Of II between Sept and
Oct. ~ vill register, and from
Dec. - through De. ~ wIll be
registered those who reached n
between Nov. I and Dee. 81.
Thereafter zach youth wiIl reg
lister on his 18th birthday.
THREE Of fk~ cify's draft
hoards->s.. 4. 2 and s--hss-
their headquarters 81 the
armsrs. Tsresns board No. ..
serving . large portion 81 the
south end. }. Isested ID szzi
South Tacoma way.
Pierce county board No. ls at
Puyallup. Pierce county board No
? Il katonvllls. and Pierce county
board No , at the state armory
In Tacoma.
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CPS and Students
Aid Ration Boards

AT the peak OF the demand for
gasoline ration cards this week
when the regular staff was
swamped. T. II. Stevenson. man
ager Of the Chamber of Commerce.
appealed for help to President r.
F. Thompson at the College OF Pu-
get Sound. The answer was
prompt and practical.
President Thompson turned over
a part Of the Student building for
ration board work for three nights
with 80 young women To assist
the board each night. This timely
help aided the board with meeting
the heavy demands for ration
cards
Other volunteer workers are still
badly needed 10 assist in the pro-
gram.
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Axis Loses
Initiative,
Says F. d.

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Pierce county youths who be-
came ~ years old between July
I and Aug. 81. inclusive. began 10
register Friday At their respective
Seleetlye Service draft boards.
Meanwhile. q report from
Washington. ID. G.. said that
despite the youths addition
10 the armed services man
power reserve. chiidless mar
ried mes seen would BE- In
dueted because % the less Of
eligible men over -.
Registration Of youths who be-
came IL between July / and Aug
81 will continue through next
Thursday. From Dec. Is through
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-12

Crush laps
Near Bund

GEN. hncAhIHtHt Hf.tD-
QUARTERS. sTRALIA-
Americans holding the allied sail
ent between Buna and Buns Mis-
sion on the New Guinea front have
repulsed another major japanese
attempt to wipe them out. II was
reported Friday.
Australians Who cleaned the
enemy out OF the village Of Coma
were advancing along the beach.
southeast. toward other Japanese
strong points In the Cape Killerton
and Sanananda sections.
Gen. Douglas MaeArthur's air
force continued 10 pound the Japa-
nese air strip near Buna Mission.
where ground forces made further
slight gains. There was heavy
artillery fire. The Japanese used
T5-millimeter guns and mortars.
The Americans lobbed shells up 10
four-inch size into the Japanese
anti-aireraft positions. using ST.
millmeter and i05-miliimeter NOR
tars brought In by planes from
Australia.
Don caswell. United Press staff
correspondent at the front. de-
scribed in n dispatch written We'd
nesday the last hopeless attempt
OF the Japanese to escape from
Coma when the Aussies closed in
there. The Australians destroyed
Japanese motorboats 70 prevent
escape by sea.
In the second Japanese attempt
TO rejoin their forces al Buns and
Buna Mission. enemy forces at
tackled the Americans from two
directions. They yelled and
shouted and tossed firecraekers
trying TO make the Americans
think they were surrounded. but
ran into firm lines and sheets OF
rifle and machine gun fire. They
fell back with heavy casualties.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-12
Draft School
Voting Change

Form Of a proposed bill for
revising the dates Of election OF
Tacoma school directors was ap-
proved by the school board Thurs
day afternoon for submission to
the next legislature.
The proposed bill was draft
ed by the boards legal conn
sci. Attorney Leo Teats, and
copies have been sent to Spo-
kane school board for possible
approval there.
The Tacoma board is confront
ed with standing the entire ex-
pense of the school election for
one director next spring unless
legislative relief is obtained early
in the forthcoming session Of the
legislature. Both the park board
and port commission have CONSOLE
dated their elections with regular
general elections in the city and
county through legislation passed
two years ago.
The Tacoma and Spokane dis
tricts did not join in the CONSOLE
dation bill of the 1910 session and
accordingly were left out TO oper-
ate under the old law.
Rev. ]. Arthur Stevenson, fill
Ing an unexpired term, is the only
board member here whose term
expires next spring. Terms of
Mrs. r. A. Funk and DR.. L. p.
Norton expire in 1914.
The proposed bill would extend
Rev. Stevenson's term TO 1s4s
and those of Mrs. Funk and DR..
Norton to 1916. and make an
CONTINUED on Page IL, Column IL
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Why cannot better arrange
ments be made for postal service
IN Tacoma It's taking public
officials = long time 10 wake uT
to the fact that Tacoma no longcl
is a dsy-shift town. but a busy
day and night community with
much greater population to Be
served.
II IL particularly difficult
for many worlsmen and many
men In the service 20 suit
their time TO the limited hours
during which postal facilities
are available. When main
postoffiee and substations
close In later afternoon. that's
the end 81 every service ex-
cept the slots for mailing let
ters.
Too often the best time for buy
Ing a money order in the case Of
one man is the best time for many
others and. in spite of extra VIM
dows at the main postoffice. the
facilities are often badly jammed.
At substations IL is worse. This
Is not due just to Christmas rush,
it's every day business.
IoHN " HENRY
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New Fighter
Chief Named

LONDON aself nltisr = sssl'
ton = naming = neu ehisf q .tsff
far ~ army nsz srrstut~d -.
ss.r-sla esa. wclf osIl=sa lnsr~e.
taf 81 the aFhisr command - ne
ar forcs. nF.tl-h .sarees reported
Friday.
OAKLAND. yoz.nes.t Mai general.
u nos trying ~ ftiilefss efsieF -
rearEsalfs ard rsdlstfinuts nizht
tighter plsss ard snti-slfsfsfs
streaEth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-12
Decoration
Ban Draws
Objection

Zeal Of the Tacoma fire depart.
ment to prevent = tragedy similar
to the Boston night club blaze was
commended ny Bert smyser. oper-
ator Of a decorating and display
service. before the city council
Friday. but n protested that there
vas no reason why he should be
put out of business.
He argued the materials he
used In decorating. including
tissue paper and cotton. were
uninfiammable after being
immersed in . special chem
icsl preparation. developed by
himself.
And. while the councilmen and
Fire Chief Emory N. Whitaker
gawked as n they were urohins
watching a side show fire eater.
smyser demonstrated his point.
He touched a flame 10 a piece
of chemically treated tissue paper.
and the paper. although II charred.
did not flame. Then he lit an un-
treated piece Of tissue paper. In
stantly IL was aflame.
He repeated the experiment.
first with cloth and then.
spectacnlarly. with cotton.
The untreated cotton. notori-
ously alergie 10 fire. all hut
exploded when touched by
flame; the treated cotton
merely was charred.
Fred Henricksen. Smysers at
torney, had argued that a recent
order OF the fire department, de-
handing that decorations in public
places be stripped. was unfair not
only to Smyser. but to any other
person in the decorating and dis
play business.
He asked that the ruling be
changed to permit Use of chem
ically treated decorations. pro-
vided they are changed yearly. or
however often the fire department
stipulated.
chief Whitaker. impressed
apparently by the demonstra-
tion. said he did not doubt
that the chemically-treated
tContinued on Page Column II
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1000 Japs Killed.
10 10 Every Yankee

Win tnE ~ - v - = =
FoRGgs on GEADAs<AsAL
ff,slsye Al least 600 Japsnes<
troops 10 % every ons American
haze bess allied since the ma
fines landed on Cuadnicsnai last
August. Asl Gen. Alexander a.
Handsrarift. eommMndeF-in-eh chief
here. estimated on tina first ami
ysrsary 81 the Pearl Hsrbor at.
tack.
vandergrift said seizure % thls
key base IN the Solomon islands
not only mas blocked further
enemy psnetrafios southwark. but
also mas resulted In a series Of
severe lows 10 Jap4ns invasion
strength
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Cabell Unimproved.
Daughter Is Better

Condition Of Arthur cabell vas
siiii critical Friday while ms
daughter. Mrs.. Marjorie Lsgzscs
showed Improvement over the
night. hospital attaches reported
Meanwhile Martin u. Aacabe0.
55-year-oid Filipino shipysrd
worker. was stiil in the city jail
charged Sith attempted murder Of
the tao Negroes Tuesday morn
ing II the cabell residence. a410
So. 81.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-12

WAsHIs GTON President
Roosevelt Friday nominated tao
naval captains 10 be sdmIrsls
ana a mar1ns corps eelonei % b
= brlxadisr general
They are Capt. Jack ~ Duncan.
-. AIS No. stevens At Taco
ga. Wash. nov naval sttachs 70
ne American embassy 10 Moscow.
Capt. Franeis y ~ whiting. 81,
WATERFOWL. y. r.. nov on duty At
SEA. ana Col. James 7. Moore. ~.
q Columbus. = G. head d q
military ar mlssion 70 Peru.
that's dslsghtfsl nsvs.g sid
Mrr. JACK ". Duncan ~hsn N
formed Friday by Tns Tacoma
Tines that her huasnd IL 70 Be- a
admiral
Capt Duncan left Tacoma for
Washington = week ago Tuesday
sfisr spending = Today leave
here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-12
Is Annie Wright?

The stop signal In front OF Annie
Wright seminary on No. Tacoma
ave. Not only is it. to all intents
and purposes. completely unneces-
sary, but ii is the only such signal
in Tacoma. What other school.
public or private. has a stop signal
in front of it?
And, incidentally, how many
students does Annie Wright have;
more to the point, how many take
advantage Of that signal to cross
the street, Other schools. in
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Federal ana stats funds sfrssnt'
M = 80 90 hare h~~n .iiee.f~d
. T.eoms sehssI district fnF pfe.
ssssoa Of sxheni facilities fns Fe~s.
dents ~ tks ssAshss fsa~raI
housing pfskst nov und<s soa.
strietion. ssps. Howard asssd 20.
slssa shs sshosi board Thursday
sftsfnoon.
TIE ssssissi nIl~essis~ wsn
81 - - Inst ~ sew ssm
h . sssisssnsSsa1 Inss~sse.
Carl q. csdd<y. secretary man,
ecostinned an rsxs .. cslama ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-12

Dump TRUCKS and wofkefs w<Fe
ready FRIDAY mpfninH - bsn,n
improvements On The mu<h ~
euseed parking ares which IN
s<stIls-Taesns shipfsrts wiiI -.
stst< for employs ~ fee<nlly
acquired Isssed prppersx kdmInIs.
trAtive pirsator (leorns kaenlosn.
announced.
the final matter n shsainIns Inc
last - he four ses<ke1 plsree -
property was swtiIsd eaI<kiy n
federal court iass Thussdey wnsn
Judge Charles n. Lazy alnnea ne
.continued % pAss q cslumn d
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hats Your
BEEF?
lUNRATIoNEDl

Get -Eripes- n ret. ssa'rs In
the minarifs th<sr hectir dasS
n -. here's : chaHce - ct " eff
Jour chesf-snd. shs knass teu
miEhf inspire snmr artleA- Ans-
hoe. this column siIi appeaf frefn
time 60 time for bfufflt - har-
Fps~<d readers uha uur<e -brefs.
-squaWk<- and NJ assoftrd cnna-
pialnfs. Write uS ahout 'en-and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-12
Russians Dive
Bombers Slash
Nazis' Columns

SCOw Russian plane
squadrons. led by stormovik dive
bombers. opened a feroeious at
tack on German supply columns
and troop concentrations Friday
in an attempt 10 reduce the weight
OF intensifying enemy counter
attacks northwest OF stalngrad.
Regrouping their forces. the
Germans were throwing regular
troops, special units and auxil-
iaries into their attacks. trying
desperately 10 stabilize the front
and stop the persistent offensive
Of the Russians which threatened
enlightenment and destruction OF
their forces piece BY piece.
TRUCKS SMASHED
Special dispatches from the
front described how the Russian
plane forces. sweeping suddenly
over the battle area. Owed on the
Germans 10 smash their trucks
and send their troops scurrying for
cover. leaving many dead
Special dispatches reported that
the Germans. using tanks and in
fantry. we're broadening their
countsrattacks on both the Stall
ingrsd and central fronts In a vain
attempt IN recover the positions
they had lost 10 the hard diving
Russians
The Russians broke successive
attacks on both fronts. dispatches
said. and continued advances in
several sectors for local gains In
which they occupied entreneh-
ments and strong points
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Allies Break
Tank Attacks

WASHINGTON - Two enemy
tank columns which penetrated
Allied lines 10 point near hedIez
N Dab In rinisla Thursday after
noon we're forced back BY vigor-
Gus cosnterattacks. the war de-
partment announced Friday.
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Will Help Albania
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON - Secretary OF
State Huh announced the United
States intends TO provide military
assistance for the people Of Alba
MIA whenever 1t becomes possible.
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Selects Tacoman For Rear Admiral

Mfs. Duncan s.s formerly Doro.
ny Wlafernsots. member u : ssii
Known Tacoms family.
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tefb q. The bb1y wes reNHeVo1
10 G. c. nellInaee CO. - Z ~
yard smbaisn<~.
Hen1efsoa vss . native =
Carney. ven end he'd livs1 II -
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va IN
IINSIDEI

WPA Accomplishment
In Sisie Revealed p. z
Sfresmlined School
System in vsnpori-p. }
Service Co.. WSG.
Observes Birthday p. ,
Lsnelie Orders Mental
Case Change 80. P. }
Junior High Schools
Discontinue Typins-P. 5
chuck 10Th Century
Idess Into Ash Csn-P. 7
81. CeciIis Concert
On Sunday Evening". 2
Bruins Have Chance
To Get Bowl Gsme-P. Is
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My pct beef Is that their
amt no beef.-and l mean
meat. e. NJ.
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BANf TRANSACTIONS
Tacoma ...,.. ...t7. sll. 900
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No Beef. His Beef!

JOHN Y. HENRY.
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BIN BzksznA 10
QLIAZ/CH AS1CE 1851

allotment will be authorized and
again each succeeding month, the
allotments to be based on require
ments and availability Of supplies.
Anyone desiring to purchase a
tire must fill out a required form,
setting forth all particulars of need
and present the form to the local
board If favorably judged, the need
is then allowed subject to allotment
not being used up, and a certifi-
cate of purchase is given to be
sent along with the order.
Priorities are allowed in the
cases of defense purposes, then for
doctors, fire departments, munich
pal, businesses and last, for pleas
ure cars.
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WILL BOWL
WEDNESDAY
Special Feature to Be Stag
ed on EIks Alleys Dur
ing This Week

Next "Wednesday night is going
to be Oldtimers' night at the Elks
and Erv Hagerup is going to stage
a special bowling match for the
boys.
Ben Leaning and Locke Mac
Kinnon will be in the game and
although they are not able to
throw a ball so that it will stay
on the alley, special trough will
be built so they can do the hurting
in anyway they desire.
Walter Battle, John Morrison,
Sam Guyot and others will be
picked as team captains and it is
going to be some bowl night.
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FORMER GOVERNORS
SON ENTERS ARMY

Thomas Riggs, Jr., son of former
Governor and Mrs. Thomas Riggs,
under the Selective Service Act
has been indicted into the army
and Is stationed at Camp Meade,
Md, friends here learned today.
Ike p. Taylor, chief of the Alaska
Road Commission, learned of .Riggs'
induction in a letter from the for
f11er governor. The Riggses sand
their children visited juneau in
1888 and Gov. Riggs was Juneau
visitor last summer.
Miss Lisette Riggs is studying
for her degree as Doctor of phil
osophy.
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so MERCHANT
81
{, SHIPS ARE TO
BE BUILT NOW
Maritime Commission An
nountes Negotiation Of
Contracts for Vessels

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 - The
United States Maritime Commits
sion announces it has negotiated
contracts for the construction of
632 additional merchant vessels to
bring the program up to President
Roosevelt's request for 100000
deadweight tons of shipping this
year, and 100000 lightweight
tons next year.
All vessels are of the emergency
type known as the Liberty ships
and will cost about $2,1l0,000D00.
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Alaska Women
Voters 10 Meet
On "Wednesday

To hear Mrs. Mildred R. Her.
mann give an address on the "Le-
gal Status of Women in Alaska
members of the Alaska Association
Of Women Voters will meet on
Wednesday, January q at 2 O'Clock
Each member attending is en-.
titled to bring friend to the meet
ing according to an announcement
by K. r. Jones, secretary.
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HuskiesLos
Oregon Game

The following are final scores
of basketball games played last
Saturday night in the Northern
and Southern Divisions of the Pa
cific Coast Basketball Conference
Oregon Sd; University of Wash
ington 35.
California al; Southern Califor-
MIA SO.
Idaho 30; Washington State 49,
Stanford 81; San Jose 38.