The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-08

Fred Dsnahse has been named
program chairman of the Gyro
club for the month Of October. His
first program At the Wednesday
noon meeting featured Charles
Deviin OF the Douglas Fir Plywood
association who presented color
ed motion pictures dealing with
the plywood industry.
David A. Stockton, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. J. u. stockton. 705 So.
SD st. has left for Camp Ward.
Farragut, Ida, TO receive his re-
cruit papers in the navy. Stock
ton, a az graduate of Lincoln high
school. u is years old.
Gordon r. Grant, assistant to
the area engineer at Fort Lewis.
this week was promoted to the
rank Of major. Prior to his assign
ment here two years ago for active
duty as an army officer. Maj. Grant
was an engineer with the u. s. bu-
reau Of reclamation for Is years.
James y. W. Gardner, a Ia
conan who left his rigger's job
with the St Paul mill 10 enlist in
the army last May. has been pro-
NOTED from private TO the rank
of End lieutenant. according to
word received Wednesday from
Camp Claiborne, La. where he Is
undergoing training with newly
organized special engineer units.
doe h. katich, son of Mrs. Helen
kafich, 310s No. 7th ST., has enlist
ed in the coast guard and is now in
training at Port Townsend. Prior
to enlisting he was employed at
the shipyard as an apprentice ma
chinist. He graduated from Sta
dunn high school in 1899 and was a
star pitcher for Johnny Heinrick's
team.
Now in service with the navy Is
Allan Midal, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
". (. Midal, 4e17 No. 26th st. He
is training as an apprentice ma
chinist at Pasco, Wash. With Mi
dal il another Tacoma youth. Bill
Stocklin. who enlisted at the same
time with his friend Allan.
Despite the change in weather.
Lawrence Ghilarducci, who resides
at Steilacoom lake, claims 1t still
takes him but 10 seconds to get
dressed mornings. He says he still
holds the record for the fastest
dresser" in the district.
Estey Olsen and Carl Wheeler
are pondering over who should
have shot the one and only grouse
the pair spotted Sunday. THE
bird returned home safely.)
Dix Westc6tt, Tacoma service
station owner. reports his new
boat-which took him a couple of
years to builds one OF the fast
est on the sound.
Ernie Baker. of the Pennington
apartments, has been helping a
friend build a house. The last seen
Of Baker was when he started to
dig a ditch. Dirt was stil coming
out of the hole at s p. m. Tuesday.
showing there must be all kinds of
possibilities when one gets down
into Mother Earth so far.
Lila Lee Gordon, cashier Of Ham,
riek's thesters. IA still getting peo-
pie to listen to yarns she spins
about a recent trip made to Cali
fornia.
A marriage license has been is
sued at Ellensburg to william
Clair Weeks. Fort Lewis. and Nola
Belle Wallace. Ellensburg.
Mrs. G. G. White of Tacoma re-
Gently visited at the home Of Mrs.
A. A. Foote OF Elma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McCallum
of Tacoma were recently visitors
In Ellensburg and Portland.
Army dquarters of the
Alaska Defense Command an
nounced Wednesday award OF q
purple heart and the air medal to
Ii. R&roid Il. Mitts, Gig Harbor.
James Leslie Gates who, until
last August, was a lieutenant in
the u. S. army has joined the U.
s. navy as q radio technician.
Gates served Is years and 8
months in the army and enters the
navy as petty officer. second class.
He win be sent to the navy's radio
school. Gates was enlisted through
the Tacoma navy recruiting sta
ton.
Coast Guard Asking