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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-15
Winners Named in Annual
Fall Garden Club SHOWING
.sse'eo'es Snare Honor with Flowers This Season:
rsh Table Arrangements Are Feature Of Exhibition

Aristocratic roses and delphinium shared their ls.d;rs
-oaes IN Tacoma Garden clubs annual fall show with lowly
e~.5oss ana eaooages this year since vegetables and fruits
ton Of horticulture. AM"
ms years showing was held in spacious Wells hall
rltn mrs J: w. Rawlings and Mrs. Charles WeIker in
snarke. tables were arranged completely around the large
room with nearly every member Of the garden club renre-
sented by entries of one kind or another.
"A brief meeting was conducted by Mrs NetcaIf Foco
Etsceulng the Judging by three Seattle visitors. Mrs. Louis
svwmln..n, MIS- ": W. Sawyer and Miss Edith Hazard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-15
Norwegian War Pictures
To Be Shown FRIDAY

Circle No. 4. Daughters of Nor
way. win sponsor a showing Of
two moving pictures at s p. m.
Friday in Anderson hall. No. 51st
and Pearl SITS. They In Escape
from Nszi-Invaded Norway" and
Royal Norwegian Training Gen.
ter at Toronto" Proceeds viii 20
20 the allied war effort
Purple and White Club. Royal
Neighbors meeting has been post
poned until October 81 at the
home Of Mrs. c. Taylor. 1928
Verde. Mrs. Msude Van Alstyne
win be the assisting hostess.
bethlehem Guild viii meet
Thursday at 1880 for luncheon
in the home of Mrs Chris Rice.
Of 3576 E& C st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-15
Lincoln Court TO Be
Visited by Officers

Mrs. Nance Burrow. Royal Grand
matron. and Mr.. Louis Muscek.
grand patron. viii be honored
guests on an official visit to Lin
coin Court OF Amaranth. No. "a.
Thursday in Royal A. Cove Ma
sonic temple. SO. Ssth and Sheri-
dan ave.
The meeting viii also include a
reception for the grand lecturer,
Mr.. Thurman Owens.
In charge OF refreshments will
be Mrs. John Weaver. Mrs. Minnie
Bryan. Mrs. Warren Gilman and
Mrs. Nellie Hallen.
South Tacoma Rebekah auxil-
larry viii meet Thursday in the
1. o. o. F. hall for a 1880 lunch
con. Hostesses viii be Mrs. John
Batty. Mrs. Lee Batty and Mrs.
Willard Milender. Mrs Eden
Werner viii be in charge OF the
business meeting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-15
Announce Daughter S
ENGAGEMENT

Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Bennett of
South Grant Avenue announce the
engagement Of their daughter
Miss Emile Ruth Bennett to Mr..
Oswald NJ. Petersen. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter J. Peterson Of South
Alaska St
Friends learned first of the
engagement at a 1 o'clock lunch
con on Saturday. at the Bennett
home. Pictures of the couple were
enclosed in tiny lockets attached
TO the place cards.
Intimate friends invited 10 the
luncheon were Mrs. Stanley Rip
pom. Mrs. Eidon Anderson. Mrs.
Wesley Spencer. Mrs. Harold Tor
geson. Mrs. Gordon Wroth. Miss
Evelyn Stalwick. Miss Esther Ped
edsen.
No wedding date has been an
nounced-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-15

Jolly Is club viii meet Thurs
day for a noon luncheon at the
home Of Mrs. Henry Craig, ALSO
So. Park
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-15

ING duty at present
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23
lckes SCOTS at
Cos Ration Tale

ed considerable misrepresentation
on the part of the public.
Ickes also disclosed:
/. That he sees no immediate
need" to extend the rationing pro-
gram to all parts of the nation.
2. That he already has asked
Price Administrator Leon Hender-
son TO authorize price increases to
compensate for additional costs of
production and transportation of
petroleum products.
8. That the OPA's card ration
ing program might as we'll" be
extended to include Oregon and
Washington, which were not in
Guided in the original order. A 33
per cent cut in filling station de-
liveries now is in effect in Oregon
and Washington as well as in II
eastern states.
That emergency movement of
oil into the east coast by tank car
replacing coaStwise tankerS
which have been sunk by subma-
rines or diverted elsewhere-reach-
ed a new high of 100000 barrels
daily during the week ended April
lS.
Ickes said he was not sure whe-
Their this volume can be main
tanned. since there already have
been reports of shortages in rail-
road rolling stock and locomotives.
He disclosed that 10 coal mines
in West Virginia were shut down
for one day last Friday as a re-
suit of a car shortage.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23
District Officials
See Silver Lininq
On Freezing Order
Continued from Page One

continued from rage S)ne)
present customers.
All present power customers of
the district, he said, not only will
continue to receive the services now
being rendered them. but any in
creased consumption by these GUS
toners will be promptly provided
GROWTH PERMITTED
Also, any new power business
that might develop as a result of
increased farming operations and
the growth of the valleys military
establishments will be permitted
by the government.
In other words, if a power line is
required to serve either new farm
ing operation or a new military
base. such line may be constructed
by the concern most conveniently
situated to extend the service.
The irrigation district naturally
must curtail all OF its new opera
tons, whether these be for power
or agriculture, until such time
as a special dispensation can be
lIOlll ilit SohCl hllu Ill
this connection, due to the national
Importance of the valleys farming
enterprises. it is more than likely
that permission will be easily OBJ
tanned for construction of whatever
new irrigation facilities may be nee
essary TO keep valley farm produc-
ton going full blast, HeWes said.
SILVER LINING
But even if the district should be
limited in its new agricultural ex-
panSion program, there will be a
silver lining so far as the districts
financial condition is concerned.
In such an event, the corporations
stantially. Hewes is in favor of
sailing" this reserve away, either
by investing it in war bonds or
depoSiting the money at interest,
until such a time as materials are
again available for construction
purposes.
Hewes believes that the end of the
war will bring an inevitable depres-
sion and Widespread unemployment,
and that 1t is the duty OF the dis
trict to build up a reserve with
which to launch expansion projects
that will give work to men turned
out of the war industries.
I'VE are going to be hard hit by
this war" he said. But we have
got to reconcile ourselves to the
sacrifices We must make. Probably
never before nor later in our lives
will we be called upon to suffer
the deprivations we are in for.
But it is our first duty as Ameri-
cans to carry out the spirit of the
curtailment orders issued out to
the letter, and while some people
will suffer to some extent, they
can rest assured that the district
now in the. best financial condition
in its history, will continue to rem
der all essential service TO Imperial
Valley agriculture
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23
Gene Dreasher 1sf
V.Man Wounded
On Fighting Front

Continued from Page One
every Is minutes from loss of blood
The natives took him ashore first
and others returned later for his
companions.
He described the black natives as
being about five feet in height.
They wore G. strings or grass skirts,
They carried knives about l8 inches
long and axes dangled from their
necks.
The natives spoke no English but
treated the Americans kindly, pour
ing cold water on their wounds
and giving them cocoanuts and SUI
gar cane. They carried the wounded
into a cave when a shower came.
The Americans were on the is
land about four hours when a fly
ing boat picked them up and took
them to a hospital.
we didn't see any sharks when
we crashed" DreaSher said, "but
the flying boat crew said they saw
so or 10 at the suene of the wreck
when they went past it."
Lieut.. Dreasher has two brother;
in the service.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23

WASHINGTON April % up
Petroleum Co-ordinator Harold l..
Ickes said today he refused to be-
lieve that people will be put on
any such short rations" as the 2ia
to 5 gallons of gasoline per week
announced by the office of price
administration
He described the OPA statement
regarding the May Is rationing in
II eastern states as very unfor-
tlsaate "
1ckes refused, however, to Specu-
late on the most likely quota which
will be allowed non essential" mo-
florists when the OPA rationing or
de- becomes effective May Is. He
said speculation already has "caus-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23
MUST FACE TRIAL

Herbert Wilson, 10. Indio, was
ordered to trial in superior court
on a charge of assisting three other
boys in burglarizing the George
Lucas service station in Brawley.
He was accused of standing out
side the station with a gun stolen
from a car in Calexico, acting as
lookout while the place was looted
of cigarettes and gum. Wilson'S
companions were certified to jul
venile court.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23
AUTOMOBILE RATIONING

Congress today worked on a bill
to allow the Reconstruction Fin
ance corporation purchase automo-
biles tied up in dealers hands by
the recent freezing order. Mean
while, it was understood that the
OPA may announce orders allow
ing about 40 per cent of the public
to purchase new cars, but only
the present cars are 1899 models
or older and have travelled 10000
miles. A further development in the
automobile situation came when a
senate committee asked legislation
to permit government seizure of
private cars and parts on payment
of fair compensation
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23
WILL. SERVE IN
ARMY AIR CORPS

Frank Oswalt Jr.. son OF Cap
tain Frank OSwalt of the Cali
fornia Highway patrol in Imperial
county for many years, soon will
begin training in the United States
Army Air corps. oswald attended
school in Fl Centre and recently
Joined his father, who was trans
ferred 10 Monterey county
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23
CAVALRY BAND TO
PLAY AT SEELEY

CAMP SEELEY, April %: The
cavalry band from Camp Lockett
will be at Camp Seeley Saturday
to play for the mounted review
scheduled to take place at 80
I'm. Col. L. j. Stewart. command
ing officer at Camp Seeley, said
Thursday.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23
Wilson School TO
Present Program

Wilson schools main contribu-
tionto National Public schools week
in 81 Centre will be varied pro-
pra"' echeduled for the night OF
April %.
Health and safety will be the
theme CT the program. The school
glee clubs will sing, the home nurs-
ing and the sixth grade first aid
classes will give DEMONSTRATORS,
and the recreation group will show
what is being done in the recreation
department.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23
Ell CENTRAN STILL
is IN HOSPITAL

John w. Donohue, who is In the
FL Centre hospital recovering from
a critical illness, still is unable to
receive visitors. His condition is
said to be somewhat improved at
this time.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23
Continued from Page One

(COnllnueu IrOn rage One)
munitions factory.
FRANCE - Eighty more French
hostages threatened with death fol-
lowing execution of more than 100
by Germans in reprisal for sabotage
and attacks on occupation troops.
AUSTRALIA - Macarthur head
quarters communique says Dutch
and Allied guerrillas still fighting
on Timor island against japanese,
apparently carrying on well-organ-
lied resistance.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23
Scanning w.
News Horizon
DATE CHANGED FOR
ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL

The Gull pack No. IT'S achieve
ment cou ell meeting scheduled
for 7:30 pm. Friday in Harding
school was moved ahead to Thurs
day night at the same time.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23
Hitler CANDLES
AQuinSt Invasion
PHILIPPINES.

PHILIPPINES Japanese attacks
on Corregidor fortress diminishing,
fighting continues on Cebu island;
enemy planes attacked northern
Mindanao island.
BURMA-Allied situation remains
critical despite Chinese attack that
pushed Japanese back eight miles
in western Burma oil fields; enemy
advances of about 40 miles reported
on eastern sector in Salween-Sit-
tang river area where japanese
captured Pyinmana.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23
OBTAINS DIVORCE

In superior court wednesday
Eta Mae Robertson was granted
fna, divorce from Thomas Frank
Robertson.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23
DIVORCE GRANTED

A final divorce decree was grant
ed in superior court Wednesday to
Pherne Jewel McFarlane in her
suit against William J. McFarlane.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23
OTHER ECONOMIC
RESTRICTIONS

Thirty of the nations SIS radio
manufacturers discontinued the pro-
duction of civilian sets at midnight
last night in order to work on mill
tary products. The other plants will
be converted as soon as possible.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23
GASOLINE RATIONING

The rationing of gasoline begins
in II eastern seaboard states and
the District OF Columbia May Is,
with each motorist to receive be-
tween 2i2 and five gallons a week.
The program will be administered
by means of ration cards, and is
only temporary. Later ration books
probably will be issued. Motorists
engaged in business deemed vital
to the war program will be allowed
slightly higher amounts of gasoline.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23
FINAL, DIVORCE
IS GRANTED

Marguerite c. Parcels Wednes-
dav obtained final divorce from
Robert c. Parcels.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23
U.S.Price Fixing
Order Forthcoming
On Next TUESDAY,
Continued from Page One

great enforcement machinery.
SUGAR RATIONING
Wartime distribution of sugar
begins May 5, each person to re-
ceive a half pound week for the
first eight weeks of the program.
The plan will initiate the use of ra-
tioning books in this country, with
sugar becoming the first of possibly
dozens of products eventually TO be
doled out because of shortages and
transportation difficulties.
All retail sales of sugar will be
halted Monday, April 81, in prepar-
alton for consumer registration May
4, 5, and Z. Sales will be resumed
May 5 on a rationing basis.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23
AXIS PREPARING

The Axis preparations to meet
Allied counter blows were not con-
fined to Europe. Japan also indicat-
ed expectations of new attacks in
the near future.
Japanese Foreign Minister Shige-
nori Togo warned the people of
Japan. according to a Tokyo broad
cast. to tighten their belts" in an.
ticipation of an Allied counter-of-
fenSive in the Pacific.
Soviet dispatches said that Ger
man order of the day to Nazi troops
on the central Russian front-taken
from a captured German officer
warned that a heavy Russian spring
offensive was to be expected.
While these warnings fitted into
Axis propaganda. they also reflected
a series of developments revealing
that, on both the Pacific and Eu-
ropean fronts, the Allies rapidly
were gaining strength and bring
ing nearer the day when the war
will be carried back to the enemy's
own territory.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23
PURE PROPAGANDA?

Allied quarters reacted warily to
the reported Axis fears of United
Nations offensiveS. pointing out
that one purpose of the enemy warn
ings might be to bolster the home
fronts and obtain maximum war
effort of the people for the spring
and summer battles.
1t was evident, however, that
things were going badly for Adolf
Hitler behind his battlefronts. es-
pecially in the occupied countries
such as France, Bu.- lila, Holland
and Belgium anc mat stern repris-
ais were underway in an effort TO
crush an incipient widespread re-
volt.
Official Chinese dispatches from
the Burma front acknowledged that
the japanese had captured Pyin-
mana in the Sittang valley but said
Chinese troops had driven the enc
my back eight miles in the Gil
fields. On the eastern front 40
mile japanese advance was admit
ted.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-23

Here's the Form Fashioned
white broadcloth shirt in sizes up
to II and sleeve lengths to IS.
A handsome shirt for warm
weather 3 flap pockets for
convenience Soft collar, also
with non-wClt collar
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-13

Fonci ieS
By Paul Harrison

HOLLYWOOD. April 13 - Dur
ing q chat with Il Cne-olme ranch
hand and telegraph operator by the
name of Gene Autry, your cores
spondent has gathered some facts
from the newest chapter IA one of
the most amazing CT all American
success stories
The stars oVerstuffed sidekick,
Smiley Burnette, helped with some
of the details 1t also should be
recorded that Burnette during the
IL years of their association, has
contributed quite a lot to the sue
cess story
Autrys current enthusiasm is
his rodeo, which is starting q sew
en- week swing through half a doz-
en- eastern cities. But before talk
ing about that, I want to bring up
TO date some other Autry data.
EEATS OUT BiNG
He has just finished "Stardust
on the Sage" his 56th starring pic
tme AS closely as anybody can
figure, sales OF his phonograph
records have reached 100000,
figure far ahead of Bing Crosby,
his nearest competitor On the
radio almost continuously since
1926, Autry's records - plus songs
he has helped to write or has made
famous-are being played some
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-13

where every minute of every day.
He gets more fan mail than any
two or three other stars in Holly
wood. More significant is the fact
that Autry's mail consists almost
entirely of personal tributes rather
tllan requests for money. His pop
ularity has reached the point where
whole schoolrooms of kids write
to him as exercise in composition
Autry is wary about commercial
endorsements, but 36 different pro-
ducts are being manufactured Under
his name. There are Gene Autry
guns, Gene Autry belts, Gene Aut-
ry shirts, rings, suspenders, games,
books, and I don't know what all.
A few months ago the four mil
lionth Gene Autry toy revolver
was sent as a souvenir. Fans ship
him SO many wood carvings, paint
ings, specially Wcven rugs, ties and
lariats cakes, handkerchiefs that
he no longer can store them all.
He is obliged to keep a regular
staff of 30 employees. He owns a
small ranch here and ranch in
Oklahoma, where a town officially
has been renamed for him. He
also controls lot CT local real es-
tate, and has his own music pub
fishing company.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-13
Jap Battle Fleet
Develops Threat
To Indian Coast

LONDON, April 13. UP)-A large
Japanese battle fleet, headed by
at least three battleships and five
aircraft carriers, is operating in
the Indian ocean, Prime Minister
Winston Churchill revealed today
in the first government indication
of the urgent danger of japanese
attack on India.
(The German radio reported in
dispatch from Tokyo today that
a British cruiser of the 7,270-ton
Leander class had been seriously
damaged off the Indian coast by
japanese naval units. The Leander
cruisers have a peacetime compile
ment of $50 men,
The battleships, including one of
16-inch guns of the modernized
Magato class; the carriers, and nu-
merous heavy and light cruisers and
destroyers were sighted steaming
for Ceylon April 4, the day before
the first Japanese airplane attack
on Colombo, Churchill said.
He admitted that practically all
of a fleet of British bomber, tor
pedo and fighter planes which at
tackled the Japanese fleet off Trim
GONZALEZ. Ceylon, were knocked out,
damaged or became unServiceable. >
Refusing to disclose the strength
or disposition of the British fleet
in Indian waters. he announced that
Admiral Sir James Somerville, COM
mander of the ships which evacuat-
ed the British eXpeditionary force
from Dunkirk and who since had
been in command in the western
Mediterranean, was now in the chief
command ip the Indian ocean area.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-13
WRONG PROPAGANDA
Red Guns Blast
Out Nozi Tanks

secutive attacks on the southwest
front, it was announced today.
Dozens of tanks, charging, wave
after wave, against the Russian
lines. were battered to Wreckage by
Soviet artillery in the sector between
Orel and Kursk, 200 miles south
west of Moscow. Unable to penetrate
the Russian barrage, the Germans
retreated, elaving more than l 900
dead soldiers on the battlefield.
(There were increasing indica-
tiOnS that Germany had started
the first phases of its anticipated
spring drive for Caucasian oil
(The German high command an
nounced in Berlin that German
planes had bombed harbor installa-
tions on the Caucasian Black sea
coast scoring direct hits on 1000
ton Russian naval troop ship and
setting two merchantmen afire.
BLOW AT SUPPLIES
Uniformed London quarters be-
lieved, however, that the Black sea
bombingS were a desperate attempt
to halt the flow of Russian men
and material into the Crimea.
Throughout the winter, Russian re-
Inducements have gone into the
Crimea via the Black sea, and
severance of those supply lines
would place the Soviet Crimean
forces in a serious plight.
Both Moscow and Berlin have
admitted that some of the wars
bitterest fighting is in progress in
the mud of the Kerch peninsula, in
the eastern Crimea, and the fate of
this sector was expected to be de-
cided within fortnight)
Strong Russian forces started
heavy assaults against German de-
fenSe lines on the southwest front,
attacking concrete Notifications.
Farther north, on the central
front, German tanks suffered an
other reversal. Several mechanized
units sought to close gap in the
German lines through which the
Russians were advancing into for
titled zone, but were repulsed.
Heavy rains were falling on the
central front. creating large lakes,
but heavy fighting continued
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-13
Raj HurIS Bombs A|onQ
500-MiIe Front in Europe

LONDON, April 13 (UP) = Brit
aims biggest bombing planes dis
tributed death and destruction over
q 500 mile front in axis Europe dur
ing the night. Their heavy raids eX
tended from the German Ruhr, thru
occupied France to industrial nor
thern Italy.
Home based bombers made a
round trip flight of some 500 miles
to rain bombs on the royal arsenal
and the fiat works in Turin in the
industrial triangle of north Italy
Surprisingly, the bombers found
the city lighted and encountered
neither opposition nor anti aircraft
fine. When the first bombs dropped
the lights went out, and. after COM
pleting their mission, the planes