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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-11
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Donald Anderson, sl1s so.
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Poultry-Hens. colored. AZ 10
Q lbs. 71G22 cts: Leghorn hens.
more than 81 lbs. 17G1s cts. and
under 81 ibs- 1904 cts. col
cred friers. 2I622 cts: roasters.
20 cts; rabbits. Il cts. live
weight: turkeys. 7702e cts. per
H.. dressed. ducks. more than 4ls
lbs. IL cts
Butterfat-Ss cents.
EgKs-Standard. n cts; medium
% cts.
In the course Of a DAY. a per
son in normal health hreathes In
about IS pounds Of air.
You help yourself when you buy
U. q. Defense Bonds
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Neon Quarter Moon Quarter
Mar rs Mar - Mar. 30 Apr.

Under instructions Of United
States army authorities The Ia
coma Times Is not permitted TO
publish any news Of current
weather conditions In the eight
western states
Highest temperature on March $
was Sc degrees and the lowest up
until S a m. March . was As
Sun rises Wednesday at 7:31 Pa
cific wartime and sets AT 7:07.
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You help yourself when you buy
Z. s. Defense Bonds
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BANKRUPTCY ACTIONS

Bankruptcy petitions filed here
Tuesday with the clerk of the
federal court included:
Elmer c. Cummins. $500 No.
27th ST, listing debts totalling
sI.6O075 and asset. Asountins TO
$3.50.
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Your postmaster can tell you
how to invest in u. s. Defense
Bonds.
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Your postmaster can tell you
how TO invest in L. S. Defense
Bonds.
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WANTED OF SHRUBS
AND PLANTS. GARDEN SALE
PR $3.50
/ L. A AUXILIARY rummase sale
March 18th. 18th, 18th AZ 1877
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
Ga, GM Employees
Get Awards
Given Prizes for Tips
to Aid Production

Sixty-four employees of the Cad
lilac aviation and tank plant
Saturday became the first General
Motor employees in the nation to
get war production awards.
The ga were given bonds and
stamps and War Production Board
certificates for suggestions which
have resulted in speedup OF output
or savings in time and materials
at the plant.
Heading the list Of Cadillac
recipients were Edgar CASTOR, a
Negro floor sweeper in the avia-
ton department. who suggested a
valuable plan to reclaim oil, and
Charles Trett Jr., a machinist
whose suggestion for fixing snap
guages reduced repairs by 5000
man-hours a year. Sixty-tWo
others were awarded smaller bonds
and stamps.
The presentations were made by
Ray Milholland, regional award
chief Of the WPB, who came here
from indianapolis.
CASTOR and Trett also received
new award. called the Cadillac
Tank Certificate. This will be an
exclusive Cadillac merit prize.
The certificate will accompany a
completed tank and read:
Especial message to the COM
manding officer Of the receiving
post;
This will inform you that
the Cadillac-built tank I'm which
you find this message has been
built In honor Of tname of en-
ployc winning the certificate) by
fellow workers I'm recognition Of
-#aeFiteriesss service he has per-
formed for Cadillac war produc-
ton, above and beyond the call
of duty. IL IL on sincere hope
that this product OF our mind
and hands may serve our coun-
try well"
The certificates printed on
parchment, are signed by Nicholas
Dreystedt, president of Cadillac,
and the head of the plant COM
mittee.
A copy Is given to the prize
winner and the other accompanies
the tank TO its destination.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27

1T. COL. MURPHY, also SUI
~ preme Court Justice Muir
ply, was IN town this week urg-
ing everybody 10 work as hard
as the army. navy and marines.
He had this to say about our
armed forces:
"Put q thousand of our boys
In with q bunch Of Japs and
Germans and they would kill
every ono Of them"
WE ALMOST forgot to tell
W you they are work. &
towards one delivery of mail a
day in Detroit. Too many men
going into service OF quitting for
more money.
Uncle Sam isn't very liberal
with his p. o. employees.
Some 10000 children will be
reduced TO walking as soon as
gas rationing starts. We pub
lished some figures showing that
the school pupils eat 81 600 900
worth of food in lis cafeterias
In a year.
When they walk TO classes in
stead of riding. that food bill is
going TO jump.
The stores are cutting out de-
liveries of all packages that can
be carried home by customers.
No GODS under IS.
To stagger the traffic load.
many OF the downtown stores
will remain open until 5:45. They
figure that will distribute the
passengers.
ITS hard enough for a woman
L TO get a seat in a bus these
days but under Q plan advanced
In Western Michigan town
their chances would be lessened.
The company wants TO Jim
Crow the women from the seats
directly behind the bus driver
The gals, it seems, tend to
divert the bus driver from his
bus driving if they occupy that
seat.
What the bus drivers want 10
know is how they are going TO
tell lady that the last seat IN
the bus is barred 10 her-if il
happens 10 be the one right in
back of the driver.
Some cracker suggested a
sign, Men Only"
IRON pictures in the papers
L this week IL looks as if the
government may be the first 10
introduce the famous wooden
nickel.
Anyhow, they took a step in
that direction by putting out a
nickel without any nickel in it.
It's made Of silver. copper and
manganese.
II you get TO worrying and
thinking your luck is bad. think
Of the poor man in Ripley's
Believe II or Not"
He shucked $4,000, 900 oysters
and NEVER FOUND A PEARL.
Yours sincerely,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27

IT HIS is letter to YOUR service It's all about
|. Il his HOME TOWN. the most important place in
che world him. CLIP this letter today sign your
NJ the bottom and send IL him. Wherever he is he
wants the news from HOME It's up to you to that
he gets IL.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27

THE Wishing Well" has q
message In cipher for you.
Daily and Sunday Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27

Adds the general:
81 am sure IL will give a good
account OF itself In carrying out
its misyion."
Base Hospital No. SO. a ia
nous outfit of World War i, is
back in service and ready 10
give a good account of itself, too.
The men are In camp and the
officers are leaving.
Evening star., 1942-04-20
| Motorist Leaps
To Safety as
Train HitsCor

LLOYD A. Jones. 81. of Laurel, Nd,
narrowly escaped death last night
when he jumped from his car Just
before II was struck by a Baltimore
& Ohio train at Hysttsville. Prince
Georges County police reported
Police said Mr. Jones swerved his
car TO avoid striking a trailer-t truck
on the Baltimore boulevard, driving
up over a bank and on the railroad
tracks. He jumped out of the auto
mobile just before the oncoming
train hit and demolished the car,
police said
Three persons today were in seri-
Gus condition at Casualty Hospital
as the result of injuries suffered
yesterday when the car in which
they were riding ran of the road
and struck a tree near Westwood
Md, according to county police.
The three are Walter Harper, rs
listed by police as the driver: Agnes
Harper. 26. and Milton Dotson. 65
all colored, of Westwood. They
were taken to the hospital by the
Marlboro Rescue Squad
Most seriously hurt is Mr.. Dotson
who received a concuSsion. multiple
lacerations OF the face and scalr
and a broken law The others re.
ceived multiple lacerations and
bruises.
Evening star., 1942-04-20
Swedish Liner 10 Take
Axis Diplomats Home
By the Associated Press.

The Swedish liner Drottningholm
will sail from New York on or about
May with the first group of Axis
diplomats and consular officials to
be exchanged for American officials
held in Europe, the State Depart
ment announced today.
Inasmuch as the number of Axis
offcials and other Axis nationals ex-
PEELED from this hemisphere is far
greater than the capacity of the
Drottningholm, the ship will make a
second trip to Europe after return
ing from Lisbon with American cit
izens and nationals of American
republics being evacuated from
Europe.
Numerous Axis nationals, some OF
them diplomatic and consular Off
GERS, now are on the way to the
United States from South American
countries which have broken rela-
tions with the Axis. The American
vessels on which they are travelling
the State Department said, are pro-
ceeding under the safe conduct of
all the belligerent nations.
The Drottningholm, under charter
to the United States Government
sailed from Goteberg, Sweden, early
yesterday. 1t carried IA American
citizens who have been stranded in
Sweden since 1910 1t is travelling
under the safe conduct of all bel
ligerents, who are pledged not tc
stop 1t nor to detain or search any
of its passengers.
Evening star., 1942-04-20
D. {. Recreafional Bill
Is Passed by Conqress

Legislative action was completed
today on the new District recre-
ational bill when the House. by
unanimous consent, accepted a SEN
ate amendment The bill now goes
to the President for his approval.
The bill provides for a new board
of seven members to take charge
of all recreational facilities which
are now operated or directed by the
Commissioners, the National Capital
Park Service, schools and play
grounds.
Representative Rich, Republican,
of Pennsylvania, said he would hold
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee responsible for
seeing that the old board and dupli-
Gated activity would be ablished and
that the new bill would not mean
just setting up another agency.
Evening star., 1942-04-20
8OO-MiIIion Naval
Expansion Bill
Passes House
Aviation Gets Big Share
OF Funds Authorized
For Shore Facilities
F. 'hc Associated Pr-sS.

e th' Associated Pr-sE.
Legislation 70 authorize an $500. =
600 900 expansion in naval shore IA
cilitieS was passed today by the
House and returned to the Senate
for action on minor amendments.
Chairman Vinson Of the Naval
Affairs Committee told the House
that the following items made up
about half of the measure.
Liquid fuel storage, SO 043 $50
installations for fuel and diesel oil
in the northern New England area.
the San Francisco Bay area and in
Southern California In addition.
the Navy Department contemplated
aviation gasoline storage in the
Northeast Atlantic. the Middle At
lantic. the Central California and
Hawaiian areas.
Aviation facilities. sl30 900 .000-
new aviation mechanic trade schools
are contemplated in Tennessee and
Oklahoma New aircraft gunnery
schools are planned in the Pacific
Northwest and the Southeast. In
Southern California. two new Ma
rine Corps air stations are planned
while three Marine Corps glider
training stations are contemplated
for the Central Eastern States. Plans
are being made for 10 operational
training bases in the Southeast area
and five lighter-than-air bases for
patrol duty outside continental
United States.
Storage facilities. s85 900 ,000-In
the Northeast there will be a new
inland supply debot, and three
others will be placed on the West
Coast, about 500 miles inland in the
Pacific Northwest, the Central West
ern States and in the Southwest.
Personnel training and housing
$50 900 ,000-Two new major train
ing stations are contemplated for
the Central-California Nevada area
and the other on the East Coast.
Ordnance facilities, s84. .468, 900
Two new ammunition depots in the
Midcontinent area.
Hospital facilities, S3,7l0.000 - A
new hospital activity" is contem-
plated in the Gulf Coast area.
Shore radio facilities, 1881. 900
New radio transmitting stations are
contemplated in the Boston, Hawai-
ian and San Francisco Bay areas.
Evening star., 1942-04-20
Hitler Marks His SD
Birthday, Fetes High
Officers al Lunch
One OF His Gifts Reported
To Be O 1850 Globe OF
World, Without America
u. th. Associated Ff..s.

~ tbs Associated FfssI
BERLIN Prom German Broad
casts, April 2o.--Adolf Hitler spent
his SD birthday al his headquarters
"in immediate charge OF operations,
DNB. dispatches said today.
The only difference In the routine
vas a slightly more elaborate lunch
ton with Field Marshal Goering Ad-
nirsl Raeder. Air Field Marshal Er-
hard Mich and Col Gen Franz
Halder. chief OF the general staff
o. his guests.
The Berlin correspondent OF
the Swedish newspaper Tidnin-
gen reported that Hitler received.
as a birthday gift. a globe OF the
world on which America and the
Western Hemisphere DO not sp-
pear. The globe is believed to
be the oldest in existence dating
from about 1880. The donor was
not disclosed
The nation itself celebrated Hit
ier's birthday with ceremonies
marking the calling OF 1000 900 boys
and girls into the Hitler youth move
ment Military observances were
curtailed.
Last night. Propaganda Minister
Paul Joseph Goebbels told Nazi
party members that Hitler was like
Frederick the Great. who had TO
pass through hard trials during crit
a. - re-
He asked Germans TO pray for
"our Hitler" so he may increase
and multiply his works
Evening star., 1942-04-20
A. P. Editors
Continued From First Page ,

ical attack are another matter
Fraud as an instrument of con-
quest Is something we have read
about, but have not seen, and the
power of words to overthrow nations
and enslave their people is a power
In which we do not altogether or
literally believe.
I'm a certain sense and to a
certain degree that skepticism of
our people is a source of strength,
for 1t reflects a confidence in our
ability to see through tricks and
frauds which can be helpful"
Police" Powers Cited.
Speaking of discordant elements
In vital war industries and the Gov
ernment efforts to correct such
troubles, Mr.. MacLeish told the edi-
tors that American journalism had
equal ability to police their own
members who practice openly and
without rebuke Journalistic policy
calculated to induce the surrender
Of American opinion without blow
"a journalistic policy calculated to
destroy the American determination
70 fight this war through TO final
and victorious conclusion"
He said that what Nazi bombers
we're unable to do to Britain in q
winter Of terror from the air, 1.-The
Nazi propagandists and the Fascists
and Fifth ColumnistS within the
country did to France between one
autumn and the spring that fol-
lowed"
The question, then, of the STRAIT
sgy of national defense upon this
'front.'" he said, presents itself with
terrible insiStence-and presents it
self primarily to those who. under
the American tradition in this mat
ter, accept for themselves certain
responsibilities in the field of Amer
ican opinion-those who serve, and
who control, the press.
"In totalitsrisn country this
responsibility would be RESPONSE
bility of government alone. But we
are waging this war in order that
American may remain a democratic
country-in order that America may
achieve greater. not narrower
democracy-and if the defense OF
American opinion against the new
and formidable dangers of Nazi
political warfare. can be maintained
nv those who have maintained il
against different dangers in the
past, the responsibilities will con-
tinue 10 rest where they have rested
What action the press should
take through it's various association,
or otherwise. to determine thi:
Evening star., 1942-04-20

strategy of defense, 1t is not, of
course, for outsiders TO suggest. But
even to the outsider 1t is evident
that the question has two aspects
one internal to the press itself: A
reorientation of the press to per-
form wartime duty; and the other
external: An organization of
method and a practice by which the
press can meet successfully the at
tacks we now foresee."
Kent Cooper. general manager of
the Associated Press. read to the
convention this message from Riley
Allen, the Star Bulletins editor:
Our greetings to fellow-members.
Tell them we expect to continue
publishing an American newspaper
in American territory in spite Of
hell and Hirohito and, meanwhile,
we Immediately are proud of Clark
Lee, Russell Brines, Yates Mcdaniel
and other A. p. men out there on
the fighting lines"
Directors Being Chosen.
The first order of business was
the election of the Board of Direc-
tors, ballots on which were to be
counted during the day and the re-
suits announced tonight
John S. knight of the Detroit
Free Press, chairman of a special
committee to consider revisions of
the A. p. bylaws, submitted his
report. Consideration was deferred
until after the annual luncheon at
which Archibald MacLeish, direc-
tor of the ONCE of Facts and Fig
ures. was the principal speaker.
Mr.. Knights committee suggest
ed revisions which were to be con-
sidered and acted upon by the more
than 600 members present, with
hundreds of others voting on the
proposal by proxy
Changes Proposed.
The principal revisions offered
seek broader opportunities for ac-
QUESTION of A, P. memberships and
the election of members by a ma
jority instead of a four -flfths vote
of the membership.
Other proposed changes to meet
the requirements of members in
changing times and to increase
service to member newspapers dealt
largely with technical and profess
sional details of the gathering and
distribution of news to A. P men,
Der newspapers.
Robert Mclean of the Philadel-
phia Bulletin, president of the AS
sociated Press, presided.
Evening star., 1942-04-20
Laval
Continued From First Page }


our territories because she is in
capable of defending her own.
CATER having led us to war,
after having abandoned us in
battle, she tried to destroy our
fleet, she killed our sailors and
starved our people.
C"Today her airplanes are
again in French skies; after de-
serting us in the moment of dan
ger, they would complete the de-
struction of our homes which
battles have left unscathedD
Disclaims Responsibility.
In appealing for support, Laval in.
sisted he had mo responsibility
whatever in the misfortune which
has befallen us
He urged the farmers to 'till their
soil with the same passion as you
would use to defend it." and told
workers you have nothing to fear
but everything to hope, from the
regime which is being born . this
war carries in itself the veritable
germs of revolution"
He promised to do everything to
try to bring about the salvation OF
the country
The first broadcast by the new
Evening star., 1942-04-20
Army Louds Civilian Flyers
For Helping Sink Subs
Air Petrol Volunteers in Own pIones
Perform Many Military Tosks

out OF each month or as many
days out OF each week as they can
spare
Provide Own Planes
The flying minute men" supply
their own planes. tools and spare
parts and arrange to secure enough
radio equipment TO set up transmit
ting and receiving stations at their
bases.
c. P. A. units. functioning through
out the country. perform tasks
directly and indirectly connected
with the Army At Fort Sheridan.
Ill, aerial gunnery targets have been
towed by private airplanes with
volunteer pilots, and in a series OF
surprise fights over field emplace-
ments the men practiced sighting
and tracing targets without firing.
c. A. P. units on the Great Lakes
speeded up the passage of ore boats
and other ships carrying vital car
goes through the lake region.
Carrying sea captains with them,
they secuted miles of ice forma-
tions to report the first signs OF
a breakup so the channels could
be opened.
Carry Military Cargoes.
On an experimental basis, they
started carrying Army supplies and
have transported much cargo for
military use to release Army trans
ports for other duties.
In Nevada, C. A. P. units help find
lost planes in the mountains. Range
units, made up of ranch owners and
trappers who are familiar with the
area. go on foot to aid in rescues.
When a cyclone ravaged Illinois
recently. C. A. p. units few in a
supply of sulfanilamide and sutures.
When a fisherman was lost off the
Louisiana coast, volunteer airmen
found him clinging to his overturned
boat after Is hours in the water and
rescued him.
In Florida, the c. A. P. helped to
train volunteer airplane spoilers. In
one city they few overhead during
a blackout. dropping leaflets with
this message, This could have been
a bomb
Evening star., 1942-04-20

Shrouded for months in military
secrecy. the story Of the volunteer
sirmen who have been patrollins
the Nations coastlines vas disclosed
today BY the Army.
The little planes of the Civil All
Patrol. now numbering more than
1000 were officially credited with
helping Army and Navy oombers
sink several enemy submarines.
"On several occasions" said a
statement from Mitchell Field. N. Y,
enemy submarines about to at
tack tankers carrying oil TO
Americas s overseas forces have dived
in fright without releasing their
torpedoes on approach OF Civil Air
Patrol planes. Several sinkings
scored by Army and Navy bombers
are credited directly 10 tip-off by
work in certain Atlantic areas of
the United States"
Especially at dusk and dawn when
visibility is low and a submarine
lti telOpt lBpso n sOvEI vi SpOb-
ting ships without detection. the
planes have been useful. it was dis
closed
Fly Close to Water.
In their small planes, they fly
close to the water at low speed and
are considered better at finding the
enemy than any other craft except
blimps.
The pilots, garage mechanics,
-sportsmen and many veterans OF the
First World War, report TO their
bases before dawn and fly in pairs
one OF them at $50 feet. the other at
$50 feet.
Keeping in touch with shore by
two-way radio, they can quickly
summon Army and Navy bombers.
incidentally, they are not defense
less. In many cases, their activity
has been carried on in bad weather
Organized in wing commands all
over the country and subjected to
230 hours OF rigid training and
drill, the men are all volunteers.
For the coast patrol job, they are
frequently called from as far away
as Ohio and give many weeks
Evening star., 1942-04-20
Penn Stote Dinner

Members of the Pennsylvania
congressional delegation will ad-
dress the graduates of Penn State
College at a dinner meeting at $50
O'Clock tonight at Wesley Hall. Also
attending the dinner will be dele
cation of political science students
now in Washington.
Evening star., 1942-04-20

chief of government came after the
first formal cabinet meeting at
which Marshal Petain presided.
The speech was made against q
background OF unrest, emphasized
oy the German announcement that
30 hostages had been condemned to
death at Rouen in connection with
railway wreck in which many
German soldiers were killed.
When I spoke in the name of VIC
torious France taS premier before
the war never thought to humili-
ate Germany" Laval said. and !
must pay this tribute 10 our con-
querors, That they have never tried
20 humiliate France.
I DO not speak 10 Germany in the
language Of the vanquished."
Laval asked.
DO you accept that with British
help you will be submitted 10 sys-
TEN which viii bring you into
misery. or do you want to be inte-
grated into new Europe where our
honor and vital interests would be
respected"
Evening star., 1942-04-20
Civilian Defense MEETING

A meeting of civilian defense
workers and citizens of the Howard
Park area will be held at 8 pm. to-
morrow in the Banneker Junior
High School, One hundred addi-
tional wardens and 80 messengers
are needed for volunteer service In
the area. War moving pictures will
be shown.
Evening star., 1942-04-20
Dixon Wins Approval
As Cosey's Successor
Ey Tie Associated Press.

bE 'Et heSOSlhteu FIsoe.
CANBERRA, April 20.-The ap-
pointment of Sir Owen Dixon, JUS
tice of the High Court in Australia
as Minister to the United States
has been approved by King George
Prime Minister John Curtin an
nounced last night.
The 55-year-old jurist succeed;
Richard G. Casey, who resigned to
enter the British war cabinet as
Minister of State for the Nea. Nsst
Evening star., 1942-04-20
Gen. Adler Leaves Eoypt

CAIRO, April 20 LPp.-Brig Gen.
Elmer Adler, commanding the air
section of the United States North
African military mission, left today
for a new secret assignment In
Egypt, Gen. Adler supervised dis
tribution of lease-lend war mate
rials.