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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-04

Sunday marks the opening Of
the third exhibition of the 1s42-43
season Of the Tacoma Art associa-
ton.
Galleries in Jones hall, College
of Puget Sound, will be the set
ting for a fine group of war
Posters Today" a collection from
the Museum of Modern Art. There
will be so posters from England.
Russia, China, Canada, Spain,
Australia and the United States.
The exhibit will show an inter-
esting comparison of posters from
various countries. a. well n the
principal devices used in poster
design today. Included are carica-
lures, cartoons, magazine illus
trations, photography, typography
and combinations of these de-
vices.
Comparison Made
AS q contrast to poster art to-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-04

c. Nothon Lynn, obove.
wos elected president of To-
coma Gyro club for the COM
ing yeor by members OF the
weekly MONDAY meeting
held Wednesday OF Hotel
Winthrop. Others officers
include Rolph A. Noeren-
berg, vice president; w. Y.
Hull, secretary; Williom D.
Hopping, treasurer, and
JONES B. Love. sereeont-ot-
onms. Trustees include Ted
w. Brown. Harold R. Pirrett
and Lawrence 6hiIorducci.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-04

inat - why We ration in these
United states-to provide those
who are fighting and dying for
N with everything they must
have to win. and to assure each
! q us At home his fair share.
Early in 1e<s. each Of us In
the United States viii receive =
new war ration book. This book
win be called War Ration Book
No 2. and viii be used for new
'fationing programs which may be-
come necessary. War Ration
Book No. 2 win be used TO secure
goods that win be rationed under
: new system known ~ the point
system"
WHAT - POINT RATIONTN0.
Point rationing" II a system of
fationing . group Of related or
similar commodities which can be
substituted for one another In
actual use- Cereals. for example.
Oatmeal cornmeal. cornflakss.
wheatflakes. branflakes and grits
ere related" commodities which
can Be substituted for one another
IN the daily diet. II necessary. II
these were to be rationed. the
point system would be used.
Point rationing will not replace
straight coupon rationing Of sugar.
gasoline and coffee.
The point system and War Ra-
ton Book No. 2 viii BE- used for
certain new rationing programs.
Ths straight coupon system may
- used for other rationing pro-
grams where suitable.
WHY n n NECEssARYf
The point system win b. used |
90 ration certain commodities for
which the straight coupon system
ls not suitable. II would provide
: fairsr and better system Of ra- |
tioning certain kinda Of goods. |
such - cereals or meats, than |
straight coupon rationing would
u H. cass e such products.
M simple coupon syutem va
osasetsd Tor sAt,oning sugar b.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-04
oPA Outlines New Program
The What, Why
And How Of
Point Rationins

sne.n armed forces fight
- increasing numbea Our fighting forces and Allies
.o'. % sent more and supples
no ASSURE our fighters North Africa
eoutn fscic sufficient quantity
one thng-we must along not enough for
both civilians and he forces
Where there essential commodities for cv.n
what We have must Be distrbuted fairly 10 All
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-04

Ten cartons OF cigarets, one
quart Of whisky and 81 in nickels
were stolen from the service sta
ton at 2901 South Tacoma way,
according to a report made to
police Wednesday afternoon by
Carl Dietz. Admittance was
gained by breaking q rear window.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-04

Alexis Smith was born in PEN
Teton. British Columbia, Canada.
Madeleine LeBeau studied drama
in a Paris school with Michele
Morgan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-04

on more and more battle fronts n
Our fighting forces and our Allie,
lies. food and ammunition.
tn Africa. in the solomors. in the
Of everything they need win mean
a less. II there il not enough for
..
essential commodities for civilians.
fairly 10 An.
.-s,, a. -.s.- -.
IL
.x.s
ay % oae
s commonly o'o ~
rSs s Pe "
Poa
" se cnousn up
ply /" kiss eseryone . nse
~ n 70 o use,ui.
. ny ~,ee' u.eo s.o
u'u.e INA. cou'd oe exhausted
~ people rusning 70 ouy ~ IN
''-oe on suesr' no oAneer Oh WORK
ING s h.fos"p on many
sop'e wno m.oe eA'enh'e use
The same conditions are true
Tor gasoline and coffee
but tnese conuuons 90 not hold
true Tor certain other KINDS OF
commooiues. sucn a. cereals cine
Iono"ine example u purely hypo-
tnetacai -. rsuoning OF cereals u
not contemplated
suppose tnere were shortage
Oh ofsnfiakeA suppose the gov
eminent were 70 ration brannakes
tne way y u rstioning sugar-an
equai amount Tor everyone each
month
because OF the shortage and be-
cause oranfiakes would thus be
snotteo 70 many people VINO don't
cat ,nem regularly or IL an the
result OK rauoning oranfiakes IN
TINS way would Dc q very small
sn.e Tor eeon inolv'dua'--Ju1
80" ounces : montn-too htus 70
40 anyone any gooo'
MIGHT start RrJsu
-.
msn. mem . ooy'ng rusn
:. ~ s a Dy 'aoss VINO usus
= - ~'~ .nas eiesuns
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~. -, ar ~ ".A 70 re-
49, - IN @ u.. "
a - es.'ns mem.
fy
~ a 49, ~
49, . my
s - ~ "o' " 'ns'e
undsmocratic method Of sharing
IN. .upP'y
al ~ sne ,eles's.coInmeai'
~ ".isAes,
% u'.ses mo sn's-"ouid Dc
s.oso no saonea .ogetner.
.A's wuao inciuoe packages
- ~ 49, IN srsoes ana Al
Nh i
N'nousn oivioine .ne suppiy OF
ny onc - .n." wou'o nave gwen
.cn lnnv'ou.' only : sman snsrs.
.s sns sos~, saPPy On Al OF
lnen i've eacn indiviouai enough
w '.' o~s'e oeresi neeos.
.s ~ everyone 1. iair ana
MI o-pe-use1ui snare OF
me 'oe.i supply.
ms consumer wouid use war
.tion DocA 40. TOT al these
49, nc "cu'o use ms point
Ias'on stemps 70 puy the cereals
= P
LOW D0Ha Yr woRx,
-,-.
~ government win group to-
gether . number Of similar or re-
lated commodities. In same ra-
ton coupons viii Be used TO buy |
any Of thee commodities.
Everyone in the country win be |
entitled to use = certain number |
Of points each month out of War |
HnfI0n H0ak No - Atxxs th.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-04
Old Timers
Rule Friday
Eoqles Lodge
Plons Program

Those members Of Tacoma aerie
Of Eagles who joined IN the days
when the local lodge was very
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-04
BuekIey's "cANADIoL" outse||s
All Other Cough Medicines
IN Aussrss-New zsssad. Newfoundland csnsde. it's the
ssery-"kothiss like Buekey's for Coughs due to
Celds, erenehieI Coughs end BsonehioI Irritetons

proof that thoussndf Of CANADIAN
unofherz know rs worth and would hardy
dream Of facing winter without n may
know that Buckley's Mixture contains no
dope. Your own druggist has this remark
aha Canadian ciscoeery-get q bottle riknt
away AZ Pay Less DRUG. Riser Drug Co.
Meyers Drug Co. or any good drug store
ana take Il TOR mere restful sleep tori<ht-
Toa'n nnd Il quickly ioosens W thick
choking phie<m. scothes raw membranes.
making breathing easier
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-04

compounced frOn rare Canadian Pine
B.ls.n. ksnthol. frish Noes and ether
effective ingredients. Buckiey's cANAD1oL
MIXTURE (tripls acting1 - eatirely differ
cnf-more sff<cfive-quicker n sction-
Over II mfllicn bottles 81 Buckiey.s
cASADioL Mixture. for irritating Bnon-
ehlAI Coughs Que 10 cui1s. have been soid
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-04

storekeeper two blue 2-point
stamps and two 1-poipt stamps.
(For example. Az. Al and Bill
To buy branflakes. which has a
point-value of IL. you give the
storekeeper blue stamps totaling
IL points tan s. ?. and 1-point
stamp or two 5-point stamps and
q 1-point stamp.
QUANTITY Is FACTOR
You should use the larger de-
nominations first. where possible.
For example. use a 5-point stamp
and a 1-point stamp FOR a e-point
purchase. rather than three q
point stamps.
This will help you keep the
smaller denominations for the &C.
casions when you purchase low
point items.
OF course. the quantity you buy
viii determine the number of
points you must surrender.
II one pound Of cornflales had
a point value of !, then you would
have TO surrender 2 points when
you bought two pounds Of corn
flakes or points when you bought
five pounds.
Similarly. II you bought two
pounds of branflakes. which has
point value of IL. you would have
to give the storekeeper blue
stamps totaling az points 1.-TWO
s-point stamps. q 5-point stamp
and . 1-point stamp).
That would be ~ points spent
on q single purchase. out of your
total ration for the month Of
4s points.
IMPORTANT FEATURE
Which brings us to the next
important feature of point ration
ing.
Each individual may spend"
his points to buy any of the items
in the point-rationed group in any
way he likes
But when he has spent" all
his points for the month. he will
not be able to buy any Of these
items until the next monitor
ration period-begins.
Those who choose to buy COM
modities having low-point value
will get more for their ration than
those who choose to use up their
points on high point-value COM
modities.
Each individual decides for him.
self how he wants to "spend" his
share of points. This also gives
everyone an opportunity to get
variety of the goods which are
rationed.
The reason the government
would put = low-point value on
the more plentiful commodities
cornflakes. wheatflakes. oatmeal
In our theoretical examples
that there would be little danger
that the supply would run out.
The government would wish to en-
courage the use Of these COM
modities rather than the scarcer
products-grits and brsnflakes. in
the example.
The point system gives the gov
eminent a further method OF pro-
tecting the supply of scarce COM
modities.
Consumer buying can be steered
away from scarce items and to-
ward the more plentiful items on
q monthly basis. or more often,
II necessary.
The point-value Of any COM
modify in the group can be lowered
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-04

You help yourself when you buy
u. s. War Bonds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-04

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young viii show the youngsters"
how the order used TO operate
Friday at the annual "old-timers
night" program.
Albert +. Fugina, only charter
member still residing In Tacoma.
heads the committee In charge Of
arrangements. There Ia one other
surviving charter member Of the
aerie, Steve o'Brien. who has,
for many years. lived IN New York
City.
Featured viii be an old-time
Initiation, with past presidents
who served long ago filling vari-
Gus chairs. A class Of s. ne
ophytes viii be ushered into the
mysteries of Eagledom. In the
chairs will be Fred r. Carter.
past worthy president: John L.
Hendricks. president; George
Humphrey. vice president; Thomas
y. Ray. chaplain: Fugina. conduc-
tor. and J. Charles Dennis. secre-
tary. These past officers also
form the committee on arrange
ments.
A full program Of entertainment
10 promised TO follow the business
session, the nature Of which the
committee is keeping a secret.
lated commodities. such as cereals,
and there are five different COM
modities In the group-cornflakes.
whestflakes. oatmeal. grits. BRAN
flakes.
Suppose the supply Of corn
flakes II about ~ plentiful rs
usual, the supply Of wheatflakes
q little less than usual, oatmeal
quite a bit scarcer than usual.
grits much scarcer than usual. and
brsnflskes very scarce. hardly
available at all.
The point values assigned by
the government would be some
what ~ follows:
Cornflates. 1 point; wheat
flakes. 2 points: oatmeal, 4 points;
grits. . points: branflakes. IL
points.
And suppose each individuals
share Of the commodities In this
group In set at IS points per
month. and the government said
the blue stamps in War Ration
Book No. were to be used for
these commodities.
War Ration Book Two contains
four pages Of blue stamps and
four pages Of red stamps. Each
color viii be used for q different
point. rationing program. Each
page contains ~ stamps lettered
and numbered The letters run
from A 10 z. The numbers are
either 8. 5. 2 or /.
USE BLUE STAMPS
The stamps that would be used
when buying the commodities in
this group would be the blue
stamps. and for the first month
you would use the A. B, and Ct
blue stamps.
Adding up the point values Of
the four blue A stsmps-the 8.
8. ? and gives total Of 16
points. Similarly, the four B
stamps total 16 points and the four
c stamps total Is points
Or. the blue A. B and c stamps
together total <s points. your ra-
ton for the first month.
The numbers on the stamps are
the points. the letters signify the
time period when the stamps may
be used-three letters during each
month. In this example.
When you buy any Of the items.
you must surrender to the store
keeper enough point-stsmps to
cover the point-vaiue Of the item
or items-
II you want TO buy cornflakes.
which has . value Of / point. you
give the storekeeper one Of the
blue stamps which has denomina-
ton Of / point tstamp Al. B-i.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-04

A point value somewhere be-
tween the two win be given to a
commodity when the supply and
demand are expected to be some
what les than usual.
Suppose tn government n ra-
honing . group Of similar or re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-04

AS q contrast to poster art to-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-12
5th Carrier Lost
By British Navy \

in the Mediterranean
"A large number of the ships
company is safe The next of kin
will be informed as soon as de-
tails are received
In order to avoid anxiety. the
admiralty policy is to endeavor To
inform the next of kin of ships
company before announcing loss OF
one of His Majesty's ships.
"At the time of the German an
nouncement about the HMS Eagle
the admiralty had no information
about survivors. The press there's
fore was asked not to publish the
German claim in order to avoid
causing unnecessary concern. Since
one newspaper has see fit to dis.
regard this request, the board OF
the admiralty feels Obliged to ans
nounce the loss of the HMS Eagle
before they are in a position to
relieve the next of kin of anxiety,
THE admiralty is able to an
nounce that at least one U-boat
operating in the same area as the
HMS Eagle already has been sunk. !
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-12

Foncies i, i
By Paul Harrison

the film brought whoops of praise
from critics RKO already had
made its break with the producer
writer director and did not at
tempt to exploit this triumph
"Ambersons" was opened here on
double bill. 4
There's no telling what will hap
pen to Its All True which
Welles filmed in Brazil under
Sponsorship of Washington's In.
ter-American Affairs Committee.
RKO now reveals an unfriendly.
disinterest in the whole business.
The same studio has had other
troubles lately, including the loss
of the March of Time reels, which
it used to distribute. The company
also has broken with Pare Lo-
rentz and has stalled his work on
an almost completed movie titled
Name, Age and Occupation. Los
rentz made some fine documen-
taries on a government shoestring,
but this commercial effort is said
to have encountered budget trou-
BILE.
The big puzzle is how a movie
company which is top-heavy with
brass hats can get itself into so
| oan-- executive meSSeS
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-12
BY DON CASWELL

GEN. MacARTHUR' S HEAD
QUARTERS, Australia, Aug. II -
tUP1-United States marines are
fighting their way into the interior
Of three key Solomon islands
against a desperate Japanese de-
Tense and under a furious attack
hy enemy bomber and fighter planes
reports indicated today.
Details of the fighting were
awaited eagerly at headquarters es-
pecially because of a belief that the
marines, in effecting their first
landings, used parachutes.
On the sixth day of the first
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-12

enemy aircraft dropped bombs at
places on the south coast of Eng
land. There was some damage, and
casualties included small number
of people killed.
Later other aircraft dropped
bombs at scattered points in eastern
and northern England and the mid
lands, where damage and casual
ties were light.
"One enemy bomber was destroy
ed"
(The United Press Zurich bu-
reau reported that air raid warm
ings were sounded in Zurich and
BaSle at a. m, with the "all clear"
at 4:25. Planes were not audible.
Precautionary alarms are often
sounded in Zurich and Basle when
planes approach Switzerland on
their way to southern Germany, or
in Berne and Geneva for planes en-
route to northern Italy0
Mainz has had only three prev
ious air raids, the latest in Novem-
ber 1910.
Smashing at the network of rail
lines, rivers, and canals meeting in
Mainz, an dparticularly at one of
Germanys few replacement centers
for her rapidly dwindling rolling
stock, the RAF was striking a tell
ing blow at one of the weakest
links in Germany's entire war econ
omy: transportation.
The description of the bomber
force as strong" led observers here
to believe the raid was at least on
the scale with that against Saar-
bruecken July 30. In that raid,
however, cnly nine bombers we're
lost. Only one raid in the past two
weeks, that against Dusseldorf July
81 when 30 bombers were lost, has
exceeded last nights losses.
Mainz, with a population of 145.-
600, lies on the left bank Of the
Rhine and constitutes one of Ger
manys largest ir'and harbors. 1t
is a railroad link between the main
lines on both sides of the Rhine, and
connects western and southern Ger
many with extensive marShaling
yards and warehouses.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-12
French Patriots
Kill Nuzi F|ierS

when the hand grenades fell among
i them.
The attack, one of the boldest
eyvr made " occupied territory
against the German occupation
forces, climaxed a week of intensi-
fled sabotage and terrorism.
The attack occurred last Wednes-
day. The patriots had stalked the
Germans, watched them go to the
field and then hid behind a high
hedge until the aviators trotted
past on the cinder path. AS the
group raced by, two grenades were
thrown.
One German was killed instantly
A second died en- route to a hoSpi-
tai. French police and German ges-
tapo and storm troopers Immediate
ly threw a Gordon around the en-
tire stadium area and made many
arrests but the patriots escaped.
Antagonism aroused by the re-
cent activities of the pro-Nazi fac
ton led by Jacques Doriot, as we'll
as hatred for the Germans, ap-
parently inspired the weeks sa-
botage climaxed by the stadium at
tack.
The lock gates on the busy north
canal were dynamited, blocking coal
barges and other traffic at Terg-
nier on the Aisne. This was another
outstanding piece of sabotage.
The stadium adjoins the famous
Prince Park and the Roland Garros
international hard court tennis
stadium and the Molitor swimming
pool between Auteuil and st. Cloud
Observers who have seen the
fierce revenge the Germans have
taken on hostages and innocent
individuals for lesser offenses, fear
ed their revenge program would
now reach a new high. They recent
L. threatened to wipe out entire
families down to cousins of suspects
identified in sabotage and terror
istic acts.
However, no reprisals or eXecu-
tionS have been announced, al
though a week has passed since the
attack.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-12
Raj Bombs Blast
Big Factory City:

LONDON, Aug. Bomb
ers Of the Royal Air Force smashed
at western Germany again last
night.
Mainz. an important Rhineland
Industrial center was the chief tar
get of a hevy raid which prelimin-
lary reports termed particularly
successful"
Mainz, at the junction of the
Rhine and Main rivers, is also an
Important transportation center
whose industries include chemical
plants and rolling stock factories.
Sixteen bombers out of strong
fore are missing from the attack
on Mainz," the first announcement
stated
With British losses seldom exceed
ing five per cent On recent night
raids. the number of missing bomb
jers indicated that at least 300
planes engaged in the raid.
GERMANS RAID
Shortly after midnight, German
antiaircraft batteries along the
French coast from Calais to Bou-
logne opened an intensive barrage
3 British bombers reared out over
ie channel en- route to objectives.
HUGE flashes lit the sky.
simultaneously. the Germans fan
80 out few raiders over widely
7Jtered parts of the British Isles
used a silent alarm" in London,
leh was brief and passed without
incident
Just before midnight, the Ger
man raiders dropped their first in
cpndiaries in a rural area, sweeping
on to visit scatteed inland cities.
A Joint communique of the min
ISL les of air and home security
said: Shortly before midnight
tuesday night a small number of
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VICHY, Aug. 12 (UP) - French
patriots in Paris killed two German
warplane pilots and wounded 49,
eight gravely, when they attacked
a group of 60 with hand grenades,
it was reported today.
The so German pilots were ex-
erciSing in the Jean Bouin stadium
on the western edge of Paris when
the attack was made, The men
repeatedly were closely grouped
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-12
BY JOHN II. MORRIS

BOMBAY, India, Aug 12 CUP)-
Serious new rioting in which po-
lice repeatedly tired on independ-
ence demonstrators was reported
today in dispatches from Wardha,
Lucknow, Delhi, Poona, Mask,
Cawnpore, and Madras as the total
death roll mounted to an estimated
so in spreading disorders.
At Wardha, a center of the all
India congress party, police fired
tour rounds after charges with
their batons failed to dispcrse a
meeting which had been declared
Illegal.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-12
nese forces.
THROUGH SWAMPS

They we're battling through man
grove swamps, coconut groves, un-
dulating grasslands and clumps OF
trees, and filtering up the streams,
where crocodiles lurked waiting to
attack the wounded
There was every indication that
despite losses, which the United
States navy command certainly cal
Culated in advance would be severe,
the United States forces, naval,
land and aerial, we're approaching
their objective of occupying islands
in the Tulagi area as the first step
in pushing the japanese back to-
ward home.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Allied
planes, cooperating with the Solo,
mon islands forces under Adm.
Chester M Nimitz, commander in
chief of the Pacific fleet, and Vice
Adm. Robert Lee Ghormley, COM
manding in the south Pacific, kept
up without pause their biggest Of
fenSive of the war.
JAP BASES BOMBED
Striking relentlessly at enemy
shipping and airdromes from which
the strong Japanese defense forces
in the Solomons might be rein
forced. MacArthur's men attacked
again yesterday over the 2,700-mile
aerial front.
In one Of their most convincing
victories Of the war, the Allied
planes in raid over New Guinea
definitely destroyed two Japanese
Zero fighters, damaged three so
severely they probably were de-
stroyed and damaged the remain
ing two of a fleet of seven of the
enemy's best planes which chal-
lenged them. One Allied plane was
lost. This success, in a blazing
fight over the little island of Sa-
marai off the extreme southeast tip
of New Guinea. brought the unoffi-
cial toll of Japanese planes in four
days to 26.
A big night attack was made on
the airdrome at Rabaul in the Bis
marck islands northwest of the
Solomons, the biggest enemy base
in the northeastern zone, and di-
rect hits were observed near the
runway.