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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-11
Actions in Divorce

Suits for divorce have been filed
in superior court by orven A.
against Aileen Elizabeth storlie.
Claudia against Otis W. Hale. Al
bert against Pauline Milton. Ethel
N. against Randall W. Dahl and
Bernice against Earl W. johnson.
all alleging burdensome homeiife:
Merle o. against Mary Myers.
Murrel z. against Ernest c. Carl
son. and. Stella against Edmund
NJ Zaeha. all alleging abandon
ment: Violet c. against William
r. Bel Jr. alleging non-support.
and p Leroy against Lillian NJ
Russell. alleging separation for
more than five years
An interlOeutory decree has
been granted Veins J. from n L.
FITCH and a final decree was
granted in the case Of Eileen II.
against v. .. Wright
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-11
Trans Canadian Railroad
To Alaska Survey Finished

WASHINGTON = Survey of a
proposed trans Canadian railroad
to Alaska has been completed by
u. s. army engineers. but con-
struction will not be undertaken
at this time. the war department
announced Thursday.
The department explained that
il does not consider that a mill
tary necessity exists at the pres
emit time" for construction of the
proposed railroad, which was con-
ceived as supplement to the re-
Gently completed Alcan highway.
"Details Of the surveys have
been filed for possible future
wartime use," the war de-
partment said.
The survey was begun last
spring. II followed in general the
so-called ''B" route proposed by
the Alaskan international high
way commission. in an almost
straight line up the Rocky noun
tain trench.
The route was the shortest pos
sible direct line between Prince
George and the Alaskan railroad
i 800 miles-and had the advan-
tage of being sheltered by the
coast range and Rocky mountains.
II also offered fewer construction
difficulties than alternate routes.
Survey Of the route was car
RED out by Col. Peter p. Goerz,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-11

district engineer. Seattle. under
general supervision Of Col. Rich
ard Park. division engineer. North
Pacific division.
Field work was In charge
of Lieut.. Col. James q. Truift
of the Seattle district. The
Canadian government assign
I'd Maj. J. L. Charles, Cansd-
Ian engineer. TO cooperate and
assist.
The army announcement gave
no detailed reason why eonstrue-
ton at present was not conrid-
cred necessary. although II was
clear completion Of thef Alcan
highway In November was a prime
factor. Moreover construction OF
q i.3OO-mile railroad would re-
quire quantities Of critical ma
terial.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-11
Congressman John Coffee
Leaves for Capital Tonight

Coffee said he had extended
10 the new Republican con-
gressmen from the eastern
Washington district. the facil-
tiles Of his Washington. ID. G..
office and personnel In get
ting themselves established In
the capital.
TITS always q hard Job for q
new congressman TO get himself
located there, and particularly %
At this time" Coffee said. We
have received very sppreeiativs
letters from the new memberr-
You know. that In something that
has nothing to do with partisan
politics"
Coffee's secretaries. Paul Olson
and Miss Dorothy McCormican.
will leave for the capital next
week. Olson on Monday or Tues
day. Miss McCormiean on satur-
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-11
Filling Liquor
Orders, But
Ration Still On

sone q the Washington stats
Liquor boards ionk-standlng a.
ders for hquor are now being
filled Chairman Evro Beckett said
Thursday. but Il stin IL uncertain
whether enough viii arrive tn tine
10 permit = mare generous ration
for the holidays
- far the limit h xfiIl enc
quart or TIVE pints ef hard
liquor Per person Per wr>k.
There 10 nothing figured cut
yet he said. as 70 ths extra
ration. although supplies are -
ereasing. But ne don't wNnt -
raise any false hopes II ws get
in enough carloads ~ stock In
time. perhaps We can ease NJ On
the present restrictions"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-11

Bsck-fire against any plan Of
the states 500 drug stores TO
serve al authorized state liquor
outlets appeared Thursday from
the Washington Temperance As
sociation. Inc.
A letter from w. J. Her
wig. executive secretary, TO
the state liquor control board.
opposed the suggestion and In
dicated confidence "that an
overwhelming majority Of the
drug store owners win not
want 10 turn their stores into
semi saloons"
II. 4. Henderson. chairman OF
the board of managers of the
Washington state Pharmaceutical
association. offered the recent pro-
posal that the drug stores be
permitted to sell liquor.
However. Herwig. protesting
10 the state liquor board, In
sisted "war and liquor do mot
mix any better than gasoline
and alcohol"
ITO add another substantial
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-11
Leon Henderson
Resigns One Job

wAsHINGTON--Leon Hender-
son, chief of the office Of price
administration. resigned Thursday
from his additional Job as direc-
tor Of the office Of civilian supply
OF the war production board.
Joseph L. Weiner. deputy direc-
tor of the office, was named as
Henderson's successor.
War Production Chief Donald
N. Nelson made public an ex-
change of letters which showed
that Henderson was withdrawing
from the civilian supply post be-
cause of pressure of work in the
OPA and for personal reasons"
which he had discussed with Nell
son. The personal reasons" were
not disclosed.
In his letter, Henderson asked
permission to continue serving as
a member of the war production
board. He said he assumed he
had this right unde- his assign
ment as price administrator.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-11
-People
In the News

MANHATTAN, Kan. - After
outselling nearby towns on its ad-
vantages as a summertime resi-
dence for Mr.. and Mrs. Pat ID
Cicco GLORIA Wonderfully, found
some of its residents seeking an
auction of the Di Cicco furniture
10 satisfy more than 800 worth
OF alleged debts of the couple.
The Swiss telegraph agency re-
ports that the Very Rev. Vladimir
LedokowslSi, father general of the
Society of Jesus. Is alive - thus
contradicting earlier reports that
the priest had died in Rome.
Louis 4. KRISTEN. rs, millionaire
Boston merchant and philanthro-
pist who had served as a member
OF the original National Labor
board. is dead after a long illness.
Joan Davis, acrobatic comediene
OF the screen, has been signed
by RKo 10 play a leading role
IN the musical Queens Of Bur
lesque."
1t. Gen. George c. kenney,
commander OF the Allied air forces
in the Southwest Pacific. announe-
ed award Of a silver star 10 First
1t. Joe VI. Bean, Santa Ana, Cal,
for his part in sinking the Jap
snese battleship Haruna in the
Philippines almost a year ago
Movie actress Anna May Wong
has been appointed a full-fledged
air warden by the Santa Monica
defense council.
Countess YyOnne Heyndreckx,
wife Of the Belgian ambassador %
Moscow. makes her screen debut
IN a familiar role-portraying her
self in Mission 70 Moscow"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-11
To Make Slight Cut
In New Coward Film

NEW YoRk-Ed Raftsry, pres
ident Of United Artists. said Thurs
day that the Noel Coward film.
In Which We Serve" would Be
exhibited as scheduled - after
elimination Of a two-syilabie word
indicating iilegitimacy.
II vas necessary 70 cut less
than four feet Of the film. ne said.
10 delete the three references 20
dubious parenthood. The word
had never before beer used tn any
motion picture, British or Amer
lc2n, ne added
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-11
Gets Suspended
Sentence, Fine

A fine Of $3.50 ana . suspended
jail sentence Of SIX months was
passed On Pssquale css-sndro.
small store merchant. Wednesday
afternoon when he pleaded guilty
to contributing 10 the delinquency
Of three minor hoyv
He was srrsigned before Jus
tice Clarence Z. Layton On the
charge that he had purchased
some 80 cartons Of eigarets which
the boys had stolen from other
stores The court was advised
that the cigarets had been re-
stored TO the proper owners The
boys have been sent 10 the state
training school.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-11

Congressman John M. Coffee
will leave Thursday night to re-
turn to his congressional duties at
Washington. ID. C. where he will
arrive Monday afternoon.
Coffee. who came west To
direct his campaign for re-
election, said he would 20 east
by Northwest Airlines and
would fly on from Chicago TO
washington with two stops
for speeches Saturday evening
In Columbus, o., and Sunday
evening In Cincinnati.
Senator Homer T. Bone has
already left for Washington, trav-
cling by Union Pacific via Port
land. Congressman Warren G..
Msgnuson will remain at Seattle
until after Christmas and Con-
gresham Henry NJ. jackson will
spend Christmas at his Everett
home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-11

MADRID-Reports from Algiers
said Axis transports carrying re-
Inducements and war materials.
and two tankers had arrived at
TaInis and Bizerte during the last
IS hours.
II was understood that the Axis
had delivered medium tanks.
heavy artillery and ss-milimeter.
general utility guns To its North
African forces.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-11
Proposal for Drug Stores
AS Liquor Outlet Protested

number Of outlets for alcoholic
beverages" he wrote. would ma
terially increase the abuses and
resultant evils inherent in the use
Of liquor"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-11

OLYMPIA - Housing authori-
ties must pay the state taxes on
fuel oil and gasoline, Assistant At
torney General W. Delmore Nc
poweIl has advised License Direc-
tor Thomas A Swayze.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19

Presidents Sale tribute president
Inc Once organization
selling policy which has
occasion almost beathng!
faure who deal with SANS contributes
his goodwill
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19


Presidents Sale this will
higher cost of living making people
dents Sale provides the sandou
tens of thousands the WELCOME
PRESIDENTS SALE
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19

AND OTHER EXCELLENT SHOES
10000 beautiful
cause thousands of make Decline for
purchased the surplus of the Thorn Mean Ny
for
Summer All nj n every
To buy these famous shoes for 37
of espeope
o
Evening star., 1942-10-27
North Capitol Group Asks
Retention Of D. {. Rent Act

Amendment of a House approved
national rent control bill to insure
the retention of the District Ren;
Control Act and the Once of the
Rent Administrator was requested
in q motion adopted last night at
meeting of the North Capitol
Citizens Association.
James A. Crooks, secretary, an
nounced q civilian defense rally Of
the North Capitol area would be
held at 3 pm. Sunday in the Nc
Kinley High School. Speakers in
vited include Commissioner John
Russell Young, Col. Lemuel Bolles,
civilian defense director; william ].
Mileham, chief air-raid warden, and
the Rev. Ignatius Smith Of Catholic
University.
A Community War Fund film,
"The Light Behind the Blackout," /"
was presented.
It was announced that annual
elections, usually held in October,
would be held next month instead.
The meeting was held In the Nc
Kinley High School and presided
over by President John F. Hardie.
Evening star., 1942-10-27
J@.' II,
Gen. v. 5. Key Is Named
Provost Marshal in Britain

Maj. Gen. William S. Key, So,
infantry division commander, has
been selected as the Provost Mar
shall General in the European thea
ter of war, the War Department
announced yesterday.
He will serve on the staff of 1t.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ameri-
can commander in the European
theater, as adviser on matters per-
tanning to the relations between
American soldiers in Britain and
Northern Ireland and British civil
and military populations.
Gen. Key will have immediate
supervision over a large force of
military police in areas occupied
by our troops and also will have
custody over prisoners of war. His
duties likewise Call for criminal
Investigations and cooperation with
British authorities in blackouts and
anti-sabotage activities.
Evening star., 1942-10-27
Land Defends Price
Paid for Former
Coast Guard Cutter
$4,000 Payment for
Ship Sold in 1886
For $6,605.95 Is Aired
By the A,sociated press.

By the Associated Press.
Details Of q transaction by which
the Coast Guard cutter Seneca was
sold In 1886 by the Coast Guard
for $6,605 and repurchased in 1941
by the Maritime Commission for
$45 900 were laid before Congress
today by Chairman Bland Of the
House Merchant Marine Commit
tee.
The vessel, now the Keystone
State, Is in service as the training
vessel Of the Pennsylvania State
Nautical School.
After the trapsaction was crit
icized In Congress early this year by
Representative Jones, Republican,
of Ohio, Mr.. Bland investigated the
circumstances and today submitted
his correspondence with Chairman
Emory S. Land Of the Maritime
Commission for the record.
Further Investigation Planned.
Mr.. Bland said the transaction
would be subject to further investi-
cation.
Admiral Land, in q letter to Mr..
Bland, explained that the Coast
Guard sold the ship to the Boston
Iron & Metal Co. OF Baltimore in
September, 1886, for $G,605. A month
later the company sold the Seneca
and two other vessels to the Texas
Refrigerator Steamship Lines, Inc,
of New York for $52,500. In the
meantime the Boston company had
spent $168.61 for maintenance of
the Seneca, making its net cost
$6,773.6l.
Shortly thereafter Texas Lines
went into bankruptcy, Admiral Land
said, and foreclosure proceedings
were instituted by the Boston COM
pany, which repossessed the Seneca
April 7, 1887, at United States mar
shals sale. for $4,000. Other ex-
penses, including crews wages, tow
ing, incidental repairs, legal and
travel costs amounted to $7,477.81,
Admiral Land said.
Price Rise Cited.
when consideration is given"
Admiral Land wrote, Ito the repairs
made to the vessel while in the
possession of the Texas Refriger-
ator Steamship Lines, Inc, totaling
an estimated $15,800, the total net
costs incurred for the Seneca be-
tween the date Of September, 1896,
when the Boston Iron & Metal Co.
purchased the vessel from the Coast
Guard, and January, 194l, when she
was sold to the commission, amount
ed to $37,418.08."
In February, 1941, Admiral Land
said, the commission was faced with
the immediate necessity" OF finding
a training vessel for the Pennsyl-
vania State Nautical School, and
had to go to the open market to
f1nd a suitable ship.
After survey and appraisal of the
Seneca, he said, the commission au-
thorized her purchase for $4,000,
which was considered a fair and
reasonable value, considering the
lack of available tonnage and the
sharp rise in prices Of vessels at
that time"
Evening star., 1942-10-27
Czech School girl Tells How
Invaded Her Country
Vera Weisskopf on
Victory Corps Hour
Rodio Program Today

It was right after Munich, and
Vera Weisskopf and her school,
mates in the little high school in
Brno, Czechoslovakia, were study
Ing their geography lesson. They
didn't feel much like it, but there
wasn't anything else to do, really,
except to 60 on pretending that
nothing had happened as long as
they could.
When they first heard the rumble
OF motors in the distance, they
fldgeted nervously in their seats.
But when the roar grew louder and
they heard the rumble and clank
OF armored cars and trucks outside
their windows, they stopped study
ing and walked over to the windows
and watched the Nazis roll by, their
guns perched menacingly.
But nothing happened. Vera
Weisskopf and her classmates went
back to their seats after awhile and
studied their geography lesson.
Join Father In U. S.
That's the way Vera remembers
the Nazis coming into Brno after
Munich. Her father, DR.. Joseph
Weisskopf, already was in America
then-as physician to St. Johns
College in Annapolis. Vera and her
mother joined him the following
July.
Vera is now junior at Eastern
High School here. At 2:3O o'clock
this afternoon she was to tell some
thing of her schoolday experiences
In Czechoslovakia on the Victory
Corps Hour over Station WMAL and
the Blue Network.
Vera and her parents live at POI
Second street Sc. Since they came
to Washington a year ago from
Annapolis, DR.. Weisskopf has been
medical officer to the Czechoslo-
vakian Legation here. Only the
slightest accent betrays Veras
origin. She has become thoroughly
American-just like her father, who
took out his first citizenship papers
shortly after arriving in this country
four years ago and who will become
a fun-f1edged American in another
year or two.
People Wanted to Fight.
Vera was 13 when the Nazi storm
troopers came to Brno, the village in
which she was born. There was no
resistance. There really wasn't any
use. Her people wanted to fight,
Vera said. They wanted desperately
to keep the Nazis away. Most Of
them were ready to fight.
Then Chamberlain met Hitler in
Munich, and the next thing Vera
knew German tanks and armored
Evening star., 1942-10-27
Federal Workers Give Nation
Exomple in War Bond Buying

mittedly was considerably lower
than that.
Leading . list of some 70 bureaus
were the Public Roads Administra-
ton, the National Mediation Board
and the National Advisory Commit
tee for Aeronautics, all of which
averaged II per cent or better. Six
other bureaus had averages of 10
per cent or more, including the
Navy Department, which pioneered
the War bond payroll savings plan
among Federal groups, and (relax,
Mr.. MorgenthaW the Treasury De-
partment. I.
The I'VE lowest bureaus, varying
from 5 per cent to less than per
cent, were the Interior Department,
Once Of War Information, War
Manpower Commission, works
Projects Administration and Freed
mems Hospital.
IN the lowest quarter Of the
standings, showing only . 81 per
cant average. were the employees Of
ths White HOUSE.
Evening star., 1942-10-27
Fairs Program
Event From Z O'Clock
Tomorrow Till II

The Community War Fair pro-
gram at Uline's Arena for tomorrow
afternoon and evening is a follows: !:
2:00-Women's program - Sylvia
Milrod will speak on Women
War Propagandists."
2:30-Stage show.
3:00-Medical demonstration (rup-
ture operation).
4:0O-Stage show.
4:30-Paul Kain and his orchestra.
5:00-Tatterman Puppets.
5:45-Sports show, with Walter
johnson, Sammy Baugh,
Witty Cox and others.
6:30-Fort Belvoir entertainment
unit.
7:00-Medical demonstration (ap-
pendectomy).
7:45-First-aid contest.
8:00-WRC contest for women ra-
dio announcers,
8:4S-Stage show.
9:15-Concert, with Eds de
Philippe.
s:3o-Medical demonstration (gal
bladder operation.
10:15-Stage show.
10:30-Johnny Long and his or
chestra.
l1:00-Close.
Evening star., 1942-10-27

cars were parked on the school
grounds. And Vera and her school,
mates just sat inside and studied
geography.
Vera said the Germans themselves
were surprised to find that no one
was ready to fight them when they
came into Czechoslovakia. They
had expected trouble, but when none
came they just settled down and
the townspeople bolted their doors
little more securely at night.
Liberal Books Burned.
Nothing much happened. Oh,
once in awhile the Gestapo would
come and take some one away. And
most of the people had to burn a lot
OF books because it wasn't good
idea to have any of the writings of
decadent democrats like Shake
speare or Thomas Mann or Jan
Masaryk. And they came one night
and burned the Jewish synagogue.
But otherwise life went on pretty
much as 1t had before.
The people Of Brno didn't speak
to the Nazis and the Germans didn't
try very hard to strike up any
friendships with the villagers. In
stead, they went around buying up
all the fresh fruit and pastries they
could find. The Nazi soldiers seemed
to have particular passion for
food, and often they would go into
restaurants and order two meals at
once.
Vera and her mother got out final
ly after long and complicated DEAL
ings with the Gesetapo. When they
reached France-the free France Of
1939-they felt much better. And
when they arrived in New York they
began living all over again.
Wants to Go Back for Visit.
Vera wants to go back to Czecho-
slovakia some day-just to visit. She
feels certain there will be a Czecho-
slovakia again. She hopes, though,
that when the Germans are finally
driven out, her mother country will
become part Of united nations Of
Europe.
But America is really her home.
She feels cozy here-safe. She wants
to keep feeling that way. She knows
how it Is to feel the other way-the
way she felt during those last bitter
months in Brno. That's why she Is
to talk on the radio today. That's
why Vera Weisskopf is ready to do
anything her new country wants her
to do that will shorten and help win
the war,
Evening star., 1942-10-27
Ti-Stote Court Bottle
Is Settled by Brothers
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CUBA, Ala, Oct. 27.-The "feud-
ing" Sanders brothers, whose agita-
ton police said was based on dis
position Of their fathers sizable
estate, have settled a dispute that
involved court action in three
States.
With James c. Sanders of Mobile
staying IN Alabama to prevent his
arrest by Mississippi police and
Robert D. Sanders of jackson
Miss, just across the Mississippi
line to forestall Alabama efforts to
serve papers on him in q $3.50, 900
civil action, the two brothers
reached q peace agreement.
Evening star., 1942-10-27
BY the AssociAted Press,

0y tuo AooVCiOteQ fIe6Bs
The folks on the Federal payroll
are showing the rest of the Nation
how to buy War bonds.
Total collections from Federal
employes-with the exception of the
War Department and the Post Once
Department Field Service, for which
no reports were available-amoun
to $l6,217,874 during September, the
Treasury reported today.
That represented 9.6l per cent Of
the gross payryolls for the month,
while September bond purchasing
by the country at large didn't quite
average per cent.
However, the Nations overall aver
age has nearly doubled In the last
nine months, 50 the Treasury isn't
complaining.
The Federal report also showed
72.l5 per cent participation on the
part Of Uncle Sans hired help
and although the national averase
percentage want announced, It ad-
Evening star., 1942-10-27

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