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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-18
Noted Beauties Seen
In Boom Town Film

Jean Trent the girl whose
shapely figure figuratively stopped
the camera in "Ssboteur." and
Rebel Randall. the Coca Cola
poster model. have supporting
roles in Sin Town" Starring
Constance Bennett. Brod Crawford.
Patric Knowles. Anne Gwynne and
others, the Universal picture IL
now at the Rialto theater.
It was a glimpse Of Miss Trent
in the Alfred Hitchcock produc-
ton, "saboteur." which disrupted
Robert Cummings life and paved
the way for his involvement IN
sabotage plots. Because Of the
"show-casing." Miss Trent was
spotlighted with widespread ma
tional publicity.
Miss Trent and Miss Randall ap-
pear as show girls in "sin Town."
an oil boom town drama directed
by Ray Enright
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-18
Killers Strength in Africa
Appears Fast Deierioratinu
Nazls Remaining Hope
is Strip Along Tunisia
THE WAR TODAY
Rss Q > Pat ofrico
BY LOUIS =. kEEMlE
United Pres. War rxc.~.

position in Africa appears To Be d,ter,or.,,rs .,.
egnu army has further DISRUPTED the rs.r.s
ing Anka korps Of Marshal Erwin Roumel es fssfsst
mas OBVIOUS for some days Rommei did M. ,u,.,a ;,
make stand in Lbya but trying "a ..r.n. - :
USE me ' n0'o OF me axis on the African continent
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-18


perats Journey iisSb. s:io. e.36.
and 10 90; also the Andrews sls-
tsrs IN "oiys Out Sisters" so.
5.ls and $50.
RIALTo-Fay BANTER and Hugh Her
bert In Mrs. wigs Of the Cab
bage Patch" II so, 2.io, <.o5, 7.so.
10 as: also Leon Enrol In strictly
In the Grove" 1918. 400. eco. ss2s.
Roxy--Jamss Ellison and Heather
Ansss o mo u s,, upeSs!ns hon't 10
J. Carol Naish in '.pr. Rensult's
secret" 90, $:o6. e;5s. 1000. also
Jay Clarke. 3:io. 900.
MUSIC BOX - Betty CRADLE. Car
men Miranda and Cesar Romero IN
"Sprinatime In the Rockies" II 4b.
ais. o.4o. 1910: also LLOYD Nolan
and Carole lands 10 Manila Call
ing" i'4b. b.i5, s;f5.
RIVIERA Frankie Albert IN Tbs
1910. also Bill Kiiiott and Ter
Ritter In Vengeance OF the West. :
1910. s.io. s;io. s:io.
RETURN SHOWING
BEVERLY - Bins Crosby and Pred
Astairs IN Holiday Inn" also Mac
Donald Carey and jean Phillips In
Or. Broadway"
CAAEo-rAurel and Hardy IN "a
Haunting We VIII 90" siso the .
Aesquiteers In Code OF ths Out
law"
COMMUNITY - william Powell and
Hedy LAMAR Ia Crossroads, also
Leo Garlic and Andy DIVINE In
Danger In the Pacific"
CAPITOL - Leslie Howard ana Nsry
Morris IN Mr.. "" also Jlnx PAL
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-18
No Milk Price
Boost Locally
Tucomu Areo Not
Affected by Order

TacomA Is not Immediately AZ
fected BY increases In milk prices
authorized. a. was announced
Thursday. by the once q Pres
Administration IN Washington
Tacoma dairies have not yet asked
for an increase. although souae 81
the leaders are % the opinion :
raise Is justified.
The oPA authorized retail mix
prices raised from ~ cents = quart
70 Is cents a quart IN Anscortez.
Spokane. Yakima and Pullman.
to correct inequalities existing in
competing areas u was an
nouneed by the state oPA office
in Seattle.
Whether there Il . further
increase In Tacoma retail
prices depends on two factors.
n was explained here. Cd the
individual diaries here must
ask for 10; and GU the ofA
must pass on the request.
Tacoma diaries even then might
have 10 wait some time before
oPA action. Yakima and Spokane
distributors have had applications
for increases in since August. IL
was asserted here.
The Spokane and Pullman
increase was allowed Co meet
competitive conditions across
the state line In Idaho: Yak
lma's boost was 30 meet the
competition from the adjoin-
Ing kittitas county ARIA.
oPA did grant Seattle area dis
trihutors authorization fer =
higher price on commercial cream.
the raise ranging from 5 to 20
cents a gallon according 20 butter
fat content.
The Seattle OPA office said this
would mean an increase OF II
cents per pint in cream delivered
TO the homes and 2 cents a pint
for cream purchased at stores
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-18
Wealthy American
Inventor Succumbs

VICTORIA. y. C.--Last rttel
are being planned for Walter
Pattsn Murphy. 90. millionaire IN.
ventor and American phiianthro-
pist. who died here Wednesday
night.
Murphy. born in Pittsburgh. be-
gan life as brakeman but rnads
fortune on inventions OF railway
freight car equipment
Murphy. who came here on his
yacht Intrepid" had lived on ar
estate near sydney two years. lie
was unmarried
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-18

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-18
. DOWN HOLLYWOOD WAY

Wnowoo over . gorgeous bit ef
femininity wss the remark by |.
visiting soldier on the set az Hell
10. Frisco. Helio- 81 soth Century
Fox. In,ruiaced TO lynn nsri.
he gaped open-mouthed a her
very decoliess gown and couldn't
muster the words 90 acknowledge
the introduction. Finally. and feel
lngly. he managed 10 hurt cut.
Now I know what we're fighting
for
One Of the top songs of World
War the unfosgettahls Char
maine" IL about 20 reach the
screen again. this time AZ . film
title. The composer Of the song.
Lou Pollock. and Republic studio
are comforting on the idea.
DANUBE riRSs smowN
Tunezmith Hal Borne's latest II
The Brown Danube Waltz IN
Boogie.# And what's more. Fred
Astalre likes II % well he'll prob
ably buy the tune for his next
fllmusieai.
Fer years showmen have be-
lieved that a starlexs picture. go
ing out cold" was doomed to
failure. hut Alexander kordss
current hit. "Ona OF Our Aircraft
Is Missing" II proving differently.
There's not = single well known
star In the cast There's nothing
To put on thsater marauess TO at
tract attention. The film came
from England and was released
quickly without ever getting the
benefit of an extended bulIdnp.
But the excellent story. well
played by q capable cast. soon
caught on with audiences The
picture proves that q good story.
well told. cannot fail At the bon
office.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-18

NSfN - 70
hang on to the Tunisian coastal
strip to protect the southern flank
from allied invasion. There an
pears no present prospect that he
had. or can get, sufficient forces
Into Africa to take the initiative
again. He is fighting a strictly
delaying action against allied odds
which are steadily mounting, on
land and in the air.
Allied strategy both in Tu-
nlsia and Libya Ii impressive
because IL II so deadly and de-
liberate. There has been no
precipitate action In either
theater. Gen. Bernard Mont
gomery IL moving ahead In
Libya according to plan. a.
the military phrase goes. and
he apparently has cut off .
considerable part Of Rommers
army which may never reach
Tunisia.
In Tunisia also the allies are
proceeding methodically. After a
setback in the Tebourba region.
they checked the Germans and
settled down for a cat-and-mouse
game which will end when their
supply facilities catch up with the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-18
NO sEwCoMER

Before supporting Bstts Davis
In Warner Bros Now. voyager.
Paul Henreid. brilliant visnnsse
actor. made signal successes IN
London's Night Train" and IN H.
ner Riee's Flight 70 the West. .
On Broadway.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-18
ny ERskrNE JOHNSON

Exclusively yours Dorothy La
mour has a new rival IN the South
Sea scanty department since
Hedy Lamarr's hit In White Car
go" MGM IL considering Con-
gar as Hedy's next flicker. The
yarn. Of course. has her oAxort-
ing around again in that brief
lurong. Hollywood set some
kind Of a record during ips7 by
producing ESQ reels Of army train
ing films But listen to this--dur-
ing 1ps3 Hollywood viii produce
from $500 TO 1000 similar reels
for the government. Reason
for the delay on the new Laurel
and Hardy comedy. Air Raid
wardens." IL that the studio
thought the script 80 funny that
II would look as II fun was being
made Of the excellent civilian de-
Tense job Of air raid wardens hut
government officials have given
the go-ahead.
Here's an amusing behind-the-
scenes story. Several weeks ago
RKo studio announced a film
titled. Queens OF Burlesqus."
Several days later Producers Re-
leasing Corporation protested 20
Rko. claiming priority on the
title. This week Republic studio
abruptly snded the argument by
announcing that the title has been
owned by Republic for the last five
years.
JEssEL JOKE
Hearing that a certain Holly
wood bigwig had been made a
colonel. George Jessel cracked:
IF he can be a colonel. ] want
to be a fort"
More expressive than a long.
low whistle. or the wolf-cry OF
Evening star., 1942-02-13

Choice of White Owl, Phillies,
Amorita, Blackstone Jr. Caro-
ia Grande Crown. Henrietta
Pops, La Palma Excellente or
Muriel Senator.
Evening star., 1942-12-18
President Signs Bill
Expediting Navy Works

President Roosevelt today signed
a bill authorizing and directing the
Secretary of the Navy under certain
circumstances to use naval appro-
priations for building construction
and operation of facilities, utilities
and appurtenances on Government
land or elsewhere in connection with
prosecution of the war.
Specific circumstances would be
the impossibility of making con-
tracts or obtaining facilities in pro-
curement or for construction.
The Senate amended the measure
by limiting such expenditure to $780,
000, 900.
The bill also contains a provision
that persons summarily removed
from their jobs with the Govern
ment or In Government production
plants because they are accused of
having Nazi sympathies may, in the
discretion Of the Secretary, be al
lowed compensation for the period
OF their removal In an amount not
to exceed the difference between
what the employe would normally
have earned during the period Of
removal and his interim net earn
ings.
Evening star., 1942-12-18
Navy Interviews
Prove Headache
| To Draft Board

The new order requiring men to
volunteer for the Navy and Marine
Corps through their local selective
service boards was termed head
ache" today by the Rev. Ernest A.
De Bordenave, chairman of the
Alexandria board.
I'VE have all we can do to handle
the selective service job without
opening recruiting station" Mr..
De Bordenave said, adding that only
by working overtime was the board
and the clerical stan able to do the
job originally intended for it.
Mr.. DeBordenave said 1t took
about q half hour for a clerk to
handle each request for induction
into the Navy or Marines, and that,
coming at the same time as the reg
istration Of 1S-year-olds, he expected
the additional work to swamp the
staff.
In addition, the space allotted to
the board is so small that men who
come to the office often have to
stand in the corridor, the chairman
said.
Besides its regular work, the
ONCE has been besieged with tele!
phone ellis during the last few days
from mothers Of 81 boys who were
inducted on December IL ana who
must report back after their seven
days leave In the enlisted reserve
On December a..
Evening star., 1942-12-18
Toxic Radio Indicates Fear
Of u. 5. Raids on Japan
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-The Toxic
radio indicated today that the Jap
anese continue to be anxious con-
corning United States air raids on
Japan proper. asserting steps were
taken to forestall such an attack on
the recent anniversary of Pearl
Harbor.
Following is part of the radio
broadcast of an account by Domei,
the official news agency:
From about December the
enemy air force, especially American
units, began suddenly dispatching
squadrons Of bomber and fighter
planes to Kweilin, Kwangsi Province,
Hengchow, Human Province and
other places, making various sug-
gestive moves.
by these actions it became clear
that the enemy was planning to raid
occupied territories especially in
Central and South China on or about
the war anniversary or even raid
Nippon, especially Kyushu (souther-
most Of the home islands, and For
mosa colony off the China COAST.
But the Japanese Air Corps was
not to be caught mapping and in
its usual fashion took a headstart
on the enemy by swooping down on
the chief enemy bases In huge
formations Of fighter and bomber
planes from December 8 to Decem-
ber g.
Domei asserted that such attacks,
which have not been confirmed by
Allied sources, did such damage to
the American air base4 that "the
enemy plot was nipped In the bud. !"
Evening star., 1942-12-18
2,2OO AFL Building Workers
To Donate Blood for PIosnu
First Group Of 200 on Arlington Project
Will Visit Red Cross Center Tomorrow

Organized labor in the Washing
ton Metropolitan Area is rallying
to the support Of the District Red
Cross blood donor project.
After having provided funds for
establishing blood banks in local
and nearby hospitals, and building
up plasma supplies for local use in
emergencies, AFL groups also are
responding to the Army and Navy
appeal for donations.
More than 200 AFL building con-
struction workers employed on the
Seminary Heights project in Arling-
ton County will visit the Red Cross
Center at Twenty-third and C
streets NV. tomorrow, from 9 am.
to pm, to make donations. 1t is
planned to repeat the arrangement
until some 1900 men employed on
that single project have done their
bit to help bring wounded warriors
back to life.
Plea Made at Mass Meeting.
Urging members to give all the
blood you can both to the Red Cross
and our own project" John Locher,
president of the Washington Gen.
tral Labor Union and executive sec
retary of the Washington Building
and Construction Trades Council,
today said he was greatly pleased
with the arrangement worked out
by Mrs. Gorham Freer, chairman of
the Blood Donor Service Committee
of the Arlington Chapter, American
Red Cross, after an appeal for VOL
unteers had been made at a mass
meeting arranged by w. E. Shull,
project superintendent.
Il have a son with the American
forces in North Africa and you can
realize my personal feelings" Mr..
Locher added He was safe the
last time heard from him. Thou
sands Of our members have sons or
other relatives in the armed forces.
They know the importance of pro-
viding plasma, and they will do
their part on the home front"
The District Red Cross Center is
usually closed to the public on Sat-
urday, to permit laboratory techni-
clans to catch up with work accru-
ing from donations made the first
five days of each week. With the
Army and Navy requesting an in
creased amount of plasma, however,
the local center is shipping to COM
Evening star., 1942-12-18
Official Attributes
Meningitis Jump
To Crowding Here
90 Cases and 10 Deaths
Reported From Thot
Disease This Yeur

Crowded conditions in wartime
Washington were blamed today, in
part, by Health Officer George C..
Rutland, for an increase in the
epidemic form of meningitis here
this year as compared to last year.
The health officer reported there
were go cases and 10 deaths Of
cerebro-meningitis this year through
yesterday, as compared with IA cases
and four deaths during the entire
calendar year of 1941. He said
meningitis spreads more easily dur
ing conditions Of over-crowding and
that the increase in this disease was
more or less general through Eastern
seaboard States. He explained that
the situation is mot alarming" but
is being watched closely by the de-
partment.
So far this year there have been
s47 cases of whooping cough, with
is deaths, as against 736 cases and
II deaths for the 1941 year.
1nfiuenze cases reported through
yesterday numbered 81, with II
deaths, as compared with 4s9 cases
with 81 deaths for 194l. The Incl
dence OF measles also was reported
less, with 1883 cases with no deaths
this year through yesterday, as COM
pared with 4,435 cases with S deaths,
reported for 1941.
Evening star., 1942-12-18
Arlington Housing Project
Work Will Start Soon

Plans were being made today for
the early construction of 500 houses
on Columbia pike near the Army
and Navy Country Club in Arlington
County following the opening of
bids yesterday by the Public Hous-
ing Authority.
The agency yesterday accepted a
bid from T. Calvin Owens. WASH
ington builder, for the project. Mr..
Owens bid Of $1,4l3,000 was the
lowest Of six submitted, officials
said, the highest being $l.892,0O0.
Omcials said work is expected to
begin in about a week and the prof.
ect is to be completed within $50
days.
An AA-4 priority was issued for
the project.
The houses, which will be of both
one and two story types and will
contain one, two and three bed
rooms, will be available for war
workers who have come to the Dis
trict since July l and particularly
for employees in the Pentagon
Building.
Evening star., 1942-12-18
FEC Curtai|s Services
Of Domestic TeIeqraph

The Federal Communications
Commission today ordered the do
mestic telegraph carriers to dis
continue all non-telegraphic serv-
ices and special holiday greeting
messages, as we'll as congratulatory
messages, effective December "a.
A similar order was issued some
time ago, but earlier this week was
suspended on request of the tele-
graph firms. The commission did
not explain today why it had re-
newed the order.
The non-telegraphic services Or
dered discontinued are errand, dis
tribution, remittance, installment
payments, shopping and messenger
service, sale of travellers checks,
sale Of money orders and acceptance
of express packages.
The special message service which
is to be stopped includes greetings
for Christmas, New Year. Easter,
Fathers Day, Jewish New Year,
Mothers Day, Thanksgiving. VAL
entine Day and congratulations on
the birth Of q child. graduations,
weddings, anniversaries and birth
days.
The Board Of War Communica
tions requested the commission also
to develop a plan for the curtail-
ment Of the Use of franks and
deadhead messages and the elimina-
ton Of free service"
Evening star., 1942-12-18
Theoters in Chicago Bon
WAAC BurIesque Dancer
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 17-Harold Hal
perrin, chairman of the Executive
Board of the amusement and recrea-
tion division of the Chicago Defense
Council, said last night number of
theater and night club owners had
decided not to hire Kathryn Greg
ory.
The girl came to Chicago to look
for dancing job after she was
discharged from the WAACS for
being A. w. o. l.. and dancing in a
Des Moines burlesque house.
Halperin said the board repre-
sented about 400 men who operate
theaters and night clubs in this area,
and that they had agreed not to
play" the former WAAC In their
establishments.
He reported that the board sup
piled entertainers for military posts
and servicemen's centers In this
district, and that 1t had no intention
Of billing Miss Gregory on that CIR
cult, either.
He added, however, that there was
nothing to prevent the owner OF
some night spot outside the boards
fold from engaging the girl.
Evening star., 1942-12-18
Batista Leaves Miami
In Plane for Havana
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 1s.-Fuleencio
Batista, President of Cuba, bade
farewell to the United States today
after visit during which he said
he found things finer than I had
believed them possible to be-"
The special Pan-American Air
ways plane bearing President Batista
and his party to Havana took off at
10:45 am, under escort from Cuban
and United States military aircraft.
L am very profoundly satisfied
by my visit" the President told
newsmen in parting statement.
MY reception and the courtesies
extended to me put in my heart
the best wishes for my friend, Presi-
dent Roosevelt. and the people of
the United States"
A combat unit of the United States
Army, fresh from maneuvers in the
Florida Everglades, passed in re-
view before President Batista and
Col Charles G. Metler of the United
States air forces shortly before the
President boarded his plane.
Evening star., 1942-12-18
Assignments Given
Five WAVE Officers
After Smith 1raminq
D. c. Women Included
In Group Going to Posts
For Service With Navy

Five women from Washington,
lieutenants q. g. in the WAVES,
have completed training at Smith
College, Northampton, Mass. and
bee nassigned to active duty.
They are Mrs. Audrey F. c. Will
liams. COL Nineteenth street NV,
former employe Of the United
States Geological Survey in Tulsa,
Okla, and Washington; Miss Anna
Haddow, 1914 Seventeenth street
NV. formerly librarian of the Ma
tional Education Association and
chief of Educational Research Serv-
ice, American Association of School
Administrators, Washington; Miss
Florence Wingate, 270O @ street
NV, for IA years associate archi-
tect in the supervising architects
office, Federal Works Agency; Miss
Eleanor j. Durrett, 1900 Sixteenth
street NV, former playground di-
rector and Girl Scout executive at
Balboa, Canal Zone, and executive
secretary, Girl Scouts of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and Mrs. Lucy
Rambo Carter, 705 Eighteenth street
NV, former secretary to Senator
Nathan L. Bachman OF Tennessee
and title examiner at the General
Accounting Once, Washington.
Also in the group is Miss Mary
Elizabeth Brown of Roanoke, Va, al
one time junior statistician in the
Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Depart
ment of Labor.
Miss Lucy Barber Blackwell. for
merly OF Berryville. Va, was among
a group of young women from Vir-
glnla who this week were admitted
into the WAVES as officer candi-
oates, according to an announce
ment by 1t. Comdr. William l..
Noise, director of Naval Officer Pro-
curement, at Richmond.
A graduate Of George Washington
University, Miss Blackwell was for
six years member of the staff of
the District Public Library. For the
past several months she had worked
in the Bank of Commerce in Nor
folk.
She will report Tuesday to the
Naval Training School at Smith
College for training.