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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-10-29

The following was written by Pvt.
and while it was intended for the
elite who assemble at that place,
we have permission to publish it SO
many more can enjoy it:
TT Warrap Nvo
Evening star., 1942-06-19

Special value and a spe-
cially welcome gift! The
cool, refreshing after
shave lotion and sooth-
ing tale turn Dads shave
into a pleasant affair
instead of a nuisance.
Popular fresh lilac fra
GRANGE.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07

around the yard and look after
the sanitary facilities.
In some localities the la
borers and the ships scalers
work out Of the same hall. but in
Tacoma there are two separate
unions = the Hod Carriers and
Building Laborers. local 252. and
the Ships scalers' Union, local
s62.
In the Seattle Tacoma yard the
scalers work for the painters.
some hundred OF them, scaling
and cleaning surfaces that are to
be painted.
Bob Robbins. superintendent Of
The painters. has charge Of the
scalers, while Bud Nash. super
intendent Of the laborers. looks
after the laborers. Joe Starko-
vich heads the II foremen in this
department.
Piles of rubbish around the yard
are fire hazards and debris al
lowed to remain on the slannng
decks Of ships under construction
becomes downright dangerous.
Therefore. il Is obvious that clean
illness and safety are almost
synonymous and that the JOB Of
cleaning UP IL as important as
any In the yard
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07
Declares Flynn Sometimes
Referred to Her as y. B."
Tail Bait" Abbreviation

49, IN derk sdntrinx ne
moon.
Mr.. Flynn vas beside me- she
said. "snd he told me the moon
would look prettier through . port
hole. SO he took me downstairs
10 the cabin"
"You mean YOU went into ths
cabin again with him :" demanded
Geisler.
yea she sAid. Il wanted
"a see the meea through the
port hale. had % get mp ss
the b~d 10 ID a. 10 Mr.. Flynn
started "a push me down. lie
said Z eushtn't 10 eeject this
time"
She said she did object. hut that
Flynn held her down with his arms
scross her chest and removed her
clothes.
HE held his arm down n hard
my chest vas sore afterwards. =
she continued. After I fought
for . long time he said for me 10
relax"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07
Sends.3 Minors
To u. S. Prisons

PORTLAND - Three youths
who made .homsmsds" saps In
their calls In the county jail are
the first minors sent 10 . federal
penitsntisry BY Federal Judge
Claude Mecolioch.
Alex slsbel. IA Dan William
craksr. ID. and Arthur George
Hankin. 10, wers sentenced To
spend ths nszt ~ months In sspa-
rate penitsntiariss.
Judge nccollech said ~ vas
reluctant 10 imposs psnifsntiary
sentences On miners buf had : -
alternative bseauss a thslv tnng
records and NE nAnufss(nrs -
ths sapA '-wAtch thsy would havs
used 70 tahs the Me - 60 -
more of our officers. u ssessssry.
10 sscsps--
Ths THO. paroIsd from the Mon
roe. wash. refcrmstory. were
captured near Milton. Ore. ny
stats police. after they had stoisn
q car. crsksr vas serving 10
years on . second degree burglary
charge. whiis elsbei and Rankin
were In the reformstory for ear
thsfts-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07
MoToRIsT FINED
Negro Soldiers Held
After Cafe Disturbance

For creating . disturbance In =
downtown restaurant about TO
- m. Friday. during which =
walters head was gashsd by
thrown crockery. two Negro
soldiers we're held In Jaii On an
open charge.
Henry Wright. Is. and William
L. Gordon. IS. we're arrested sftsr
they had MT Lee Yusn. 1o-year-
old waiter. on the head with .
teapot during the msIss and nscss-
STATED hs Disqualification for
emergency treatment
Charley Sang. manager Of the
restaurant. told police the tao
soldiers had visited the cafe
earlier In the evening and had
been asked 10 leave because q
their conduct They started the
fight when refused adnlttsnce
when they returned a. the estsb-
llshment was about 70 close for
the night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07
Feared Cssiapo
Would XIII Son

CDIcA0o--otfo We<sin. eas q
six nstnrsiInad Germans % trial
for treason. tnld Federal assuln ~
. statement introduced ~ svidencs
ne failed 10 reveal fhs missiea a.
sabotsnr Hsrbevt l1aupt IN Amer
lea becanss NJ feared the Nanl
Testspo wnuId XII bis son. Well.
gang wsFxin. ~ho l. IN Germany.
Il did not report 10 anyo1s b.
CAUSE I know what VS. soinx On
In Germany" Werain's statement
said. Il know they wiiI nth my 80
and the relatives of myself ard my
wife via - jaiisd.-
Wssg1n 80 ~ ssesuvngn1
y~usg 11aspl vs. - laow
szerstel. - reu1s1er ss<ss -
l~e11ve services h ~ hspp ~
Americas xssesspseet sssI1
al~rssss the Sabotage wlsstss.
~ hs had dans samsthins wrong
the government Would knew spnoe-
thing ard would Invsstisats and
therefore my sen woaid not -
hid - hostage since I "a net
give any isformastsa.- W~g1s
stated
Ne npialss1 nat sfsss yu
agsnfs sams - errest ye<mG
nnupl ~ snd me- vie $1,000 n
q eunNsifasi1a win ~ el6os
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07
Death Follows
Throat Cuitinu

Death came early Friday to IL
year-old Charles D. WEIGH, who
slashed his throat with a butcher
knife in a suicide attempt late
Wednesday at his home, 1904 a
SO. seth ST.
WEIGH failed 10 rally from
his self-inflicted wounds, al
though he was rushed to the
County hospital and given .
TRANSMISSION.
He had been i'll for some time
With heart trouble and mental dis
orders, and became respondent
over his failing health.
Born in Illinois, WEIGH had lived
in Tacoma Is years. engaged as a
laborer. He leaves his wife. Lilly;
a daughter. Mrs. Priscilla Stone of
Portland, Ore; two sons, Minor j.
Welcr Of Portland. and Lilas d.
WEIGH Of Libby. Mont; two BROTH
ers, Frank and Leroy WEIGH. both
of Wisconsin; one sister, Mrs.
Nettie Mcfarland of Minnesota;
seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday at 3 p. m. from c. c.
Mellinger Co. chapel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07
People
In the News



washington, California. Mime
sofa and the Chicago district are
showing the best record fDr OBJ
servance OF the s5-mile-an-hour na-
tionai speed limit. said Rubber d.
rector william N. Jeffcrs In Wash
ington -.
A mother and five children per-
ished when fire destroyed their
home In Pieasantyills. Pa. i.
The victims were Mrs. Gertrude
vanderhoed Wright. n. her two
little girls. o and Z, and three
little boys. ? and , years. ana ~
months old. respectively.
May Kyser and his band. weary
and dusty. are back In Hollywood
after q thousand-mile bus trip
through the desert. where they APP
peared before five training camps
on maneuvers -.
Charles T. Wait. secretary 10
the wealthy alriines executive.
Marx r. Mckee. testified today
against Mrs. Mckee IN her contest
ed divorce suit Watt said that
he once found Mrs. Mekss. who
had charged hsr husband with
keeping . harsm, IN bsd with Mas
- n Fssats. formsr Peruvian
oon~ll n Los Angeles 80
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07

sE<rrEH-r-<tz q x<r< Fzsr-
49, F<tfz<k. =. Anz=zrH. FriazF
rsl<<a - fhrr~ ~ data ~ q
- sselz<at n wh1<n m xuto
es>Ftuzn<d u n refE - <nete<r.
TA> eth<r victims q II .c<ili<nf
v~f< Ma VEINS f<trzeA - se1
William cn<ri<< Wef<<l - IN
II knharn. Tt<T ~<f< go N'<=<n
poles recovered tn<sr n~dl<s fren
- wFees.x<. 1T Flar~ar< rzt-
rseh died later q . fy><tur>d <saii.
r. fcarth ce<er~rt a - s.r.
Martin .. retfish. - hszueord Il
fln<~ne>. saffrr~d fr~zfw>1
skun srt e<sk<s 49, - 80
r~rcrted n critical eooz<ltien.
70 ere.o esse>d . freff1e IN
wnssh d<i.y~sl arrival ~ rozl<e
rhcuzss n. wyuza drIvsnx -
esr wHsch crr<A<d inIp ~ ex~r.
turned meehln<. e>rep~d isju<y.
Izs teia pelics Ia 80 - ehlza ~
fcur were riding 80 fres<lle9 q
> hskh rNis a. sp>ed saa ov~r~
tarn<<t reiles sr<nt 10 mznut<~
rFyinx er<n me wr~<ksa~ - -
trscste th< he1ies
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07

been a good one or not.
Another Job the laborers
rate is installing the cement
ballast in the fore and after
peaks. They install the cement
foundations for galley stoves. etc,
and cement-wash the fresh water
tanks when this Is required.
Laborers are desperately needed
al the Seattle-Tacoma plant. So
desperately. in fact, that some Is
high school boys have been work
ing a four-hour shift in the after
noon-fron $50 10 7:30. How
ever. these boys have TO be IL
or older. and have permits from
the school board.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07
Two Launchinqs
Planned Nov. IA

BELLINGHAM - The launch
ing Of one Of the largest vessels
built here since World War is
set for Nov II when the first
salvage vessel built by the Bell
ingham Marine Railway and Boat
building Company leaves the ways.
In addition 10 launching Of the
Bars Q. as the vessel IL known.
the YMs 272, a minesweeper. win
also be launched.
Sponsor of the Bars vessel win
be Prudence Talbot. daughter Of
A. w. Talbot, owner Of the COM
pany. Sponsor Of the YMs III
will be Grayce Isaacson, daughter
Of /. A. Isaacson. a shipwright.
Launching Of the Bars 0 will be
unusual since II vii 20 In bow first
and the sponsor will break the be-
ribboned bottle of champagne over
the stern of the vessel. Two sal
wage vessels are under eonstruc-
ton at the yards. both OF them
destined for the British navy under
lend-Iease agreement.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07
Blazes Al Two
Homes Costly

CITY firemea w>rs husx 1.r,.s
re past ~ haur. ~lth ea~slv
hlss>s Il fwa Residences .ns 4
miner .I<efrI<aI fi<~ n ! an~a-
town Industrial pinns.
Virtually destroyed Friday wss
TIE home 81 W. Y. orahsm a
sife -. Yakima sss.
rhe nsass sssss~a n a
ss>vk~.s~6 shsmn>y. f1rpmun
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07
Military Leaders
|0nArmisficeDay
Center Program

Scheduled n participate N =
@rviee mems program % - spoa-
sored b. Tacoma veterans posts
on Arnnistiee day n Liberty center
are several high ranking officers
II TIRE army. navy. marine corps
and coast guard. Jerry Walters =
Tacoma rost. American Legion.
program general chairman. an
noaneed Friday.
Brief addresses ~ Mayor Harry
T. Cain. who win speak IN behalf
II veterans posts. and By the nils
tary officers. are scheduled o. the
program. which wiIl be held from
IL 20 i:so ,. m.
Bsckstage settinE
Including participation a. the
McChord field army hand. the en-
tertainment program win - FUR
nished entirely BY members Of the
four military services Massed
colors a ell the veterans posts
% the city win provide the back
stage setting.
Various field pieces used hy
the army viii he displayed.
including artillery. anti-air-
craft guns and machine guns.
Highlighting the program win he
mass swearing-in ceremony by
the individual military units All
young Tacoma men desiring 20
Join the army. navy. marine corps
or coast guard are urged 10 contact
recruiting officers Immediately 50
that they can participate In the
program. Walters said. pointing
out that indications are that the
opportunity TO enlist in a desired
branch may be eurtaiied in the
near future.
Can Elist NJ Center
According To present plans. en-
listments in the various services
will also be taken at Victory Gen.
ter during the day.
For the army Tacoma Minute
Men" unit which will be sworn In
At the ceremony. enllstments are
coming In rapidly. according TO
Capt. Cecil NJ. Rhea Of the Taco
ma recruiting station. and the
other three services also report en-
listments progressing satisfsctor-
lily.
The Minute Men" unit will be
comprised of young men between
Is and 10, who may enlist in any
of Is branches, and skilled men
for air forces specialists. signal
corps and ordnance department.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07
Suicide Attempt
Is Unsuccessful

A suicide attempt as result Of
a quarrel with her husband was
futile Thursday evening for rs
year-old Jessie Billings. wife Of
Richard ID. Billings. 41s St Hslens
ave.
In an effort 10 end her life. Mrs
Billings swallowed a half-dozen
aspirin tablets and drank most Of
two pints Of wine. police reported
She was rushed TO Tacoma Cen
erai hospital BY police ambulance
and after emergency treatment
was sent home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07

hundreds Of farmers and small
businessmen throughout my
district. who cannot compre-
bend how such hureaucstrie
domination and REORGANIZATION
can conceivsbly further In any
manner our war effort.
Hundreds Of operators have re-
oeived wrong forms and must
await receipt Of proper ones.
Many Of these operators are se-
tually engaged in war work and
practically every one Is necessary
To the maintenance Of essential
civilian economy
Complain Bitterly
They are complaining bitterly
of the complicated form Of the APP
plications. requiring answers TO
many questions which can only
be answered from minute records
which practically none Of them has
available. Understand your office
insists order must become effect
i've Nov. Is nothing should
prevent you from postponing ef-
fective date long enough to give
every truck operator affected fair
opportunity to fill out application
for certificate intelligently.
In my opinion this should be
so days. but in any event not less
than 30 days. II is my personal
opinion that such drastic orders.
causing such widespread dissatis-
faction with the administration
and its methods, are entirely un-
called for"
Meanwhile, In Tacoma Jay
W. MeCune, traffic manager
for the Tacoma Chamber Of
Commerce. stated the cham
Der was delighted 20 obtain
Coffee's aid.
Truck operators, city light and
water vehicles and even fire
trucks and equipment must be
all accounted for in these forms.
Approximately $50 city trucks
have not yet filled in these forms. I"
McCune said Friday. I'VE must
have an effective date-and the
present one postponed-until these
people have fair chance to
gather necessary information TO
fully cooperate with the Office of
Defense Transportation"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07
The UnexpIoded Bomb
Learn What You Should Do

T-.lska 49, n - ~
ar~ pk.r<~
h~~r ~ ~ hxh e<ps~ s-
= = nr>s
pz--~-
~ h~~rs
t>rxes 'e>p~ee unta
UNA p><enls ~
ssa - - warfsr~
. slr,p ssA.<<@>a - -
q. D>f~p< CHss npf~e~>
uxn r>~p~unIa<nts npsG
prssers yea~<a. year family aaa szsy.
Most Of the bombs which whistle down On hi. city
when enemy planes ~ overhead win explode with the
companying destruction for which they designed.
But some Of them viii crash through buildings. paved
and factories bury themselves deep in the earth
These are known UNEMPLOYED bombs. uXBs % The
military and civilian defense officials who have 10 deal
with them.
UxBs their ate u ground o.
type. emhs vhieA IN d>tsHasns ~
mementertu
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07
Women TO Be Used

o. A. Tucker. general manager
of the plant. says that plans are
now under way TO make provisions
for women in the yard. They VIII
be used In every capacity possible,
and Of course there are many
isboring Jobs they can filL
Sweeping up and doing Janitor
work in a shipyard may not ne
very gismorous. but u II certainly
helping TO win the war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07
Double Funeral
To Be Saturday

ENUMCLAW = Double funeral
rites for an Alaskan miner and
his wife. Mr.. and Mrs. James J.
keenan,. killed Sept. 30 in an air
plane crash near Nuiato. Alaska.
win be held here Saturday.
The couple was killed when q
passenger plane plunged TO earth
near Nulato on the lower Yukon
river.
keenan,. 81. was born in Aus
tralia and was engaged in gold
mining in the Alaska area 80
years, spending winters in the
United States.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07

Because a completed ship sell
dom remains in the yard for more
than a matter of hours, there's
a tendency not to think of the
piles Of steel in the terms OF
completed ships, but rather as
hulls.
However, when vessel Is
turned over TO the Navy, bright
and cleaning as wax and polish
and elbow grease can make II,
much credit is due to the labor
ers. They come aboard after the
other workmen have left They
bring their power polishers and
power waxers. They bring their
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07
Telegram Sent ODT Director
Coffee Protests
Order for Truck
War Certificates
Bitter Comploinfs Voice.
Bitter Complaints Voiced

Congressman John NJ. Coffee
N telegram Thursday to Joseph
q. Eastman. director Of the Office
OF Defense Transportation. CON-
planned against Order 81. which
requires certificates Of war neces-
atty for every truck.
"four Order e." Coffee
wrote IS having most dis
sstrous effect on morale of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07
Relief AT Last
For Your Cough

Chronic bronchitis may dsseloD u
your cough. chest cold. OF seut< brou-
chitia IA not treated and you c&nn0<
afford 70 taks = chance With any nsedi-
cine les potent than creomuizlpn
which goes night 70 the set % Tie
trouble 70 help loosen and exp<i zxrm
laden phlexfn ard aid nature %
Eoothe and hsslrss. tender. infamed
bronchial MUCOUS membranes.
Creomulsion blends beechuood
ereosots b. special process with other
time tested medicines for coughs
II contains no narcotics.
No matter how many medicines
YOU have tried, tell your druggist 70
sell you . bottle Of Creomulslon with
the understanding you must ike the
way IL quickly aliays the cough. per-
hitting rest and deep. o. you are 70
have your money back. 0ds)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07

soap ana water
and their vac
uum cleaners.
Then, it b
all the enthusi-
SIN of NJ RS.
Housewife & o.
ing after h er
spring cleaning,
ey polish
brass and cop
per. They wash
the paint work
and wax walls
and fl o o T q.
Theirs is the
final job. and
when navy Off
GERS make their
final tour Of in
spection IL will
be quickly dis
covered wheth-
er or not that
final job h a .
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07
HEADQUARTERS. ALAskA

HkADa LAkIEhs. Ala y n n
DEFEs COMMAND - The
Aleutlan campaign entered its
winter phase this week a. Alaskan
streams and lakes began 10 freszs
and snow blanketed the mountain
range crests a foot deep.
Recently an eo-uile wind hOwied
along the island chain II was
the first gale many Of our troops
had experienced IN the Aleutisns.
Men said IL was impossible 70
walk along the beaches against
the wind and reported they had 10
drive additional stakes into the
ground to hold their tents down
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07

Il HesB LdHkb III
orally have to
be polished, pol
ished until you
could eat off
them. No for
eign matter of
any kind is per-
mitted TO re-
main, lint and
tiny particles of
dust included.
Some 600 Ia
borers keep the
yard and the
ships c e a n.
T h cir job $
range I r o m
sweeping up to
waxing the lin
oleum flo ors
aboard the COM
pleted ships.
They do tn e
{apffnr ~ or r
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07

nee hes 81 least mem~ns.rsly
failed 10 work.
ssnsesims~ sA>.s s.ezp1s1p1
hsans ss~ c,es~riy panr>d ~
- esesns sker~ they ere
ealcalas~6 n "a th~ Ee.t aAss-
axe pznaihtel ose n.Ax ~
drcpp~t n . rni1ree1 switch
yard ~ N ~ nuss1st 81 . fae-
tery WATCH /. weshisa srsse1
~ etseh a. was pre1eretes.
Il would ~ nd enough Il the
bomb actually expiod<d en impact
ms werse when u doesn't e>caas~
activity in The immediate area ef
the uxH must cease until the
bomb has been rendered harmless
and removed. Other uxn's may
land In residential districts. which
likewise must - evacuated until
the bomb 10 removed. rhls dis
rupticn Of civil life and ~ national
production facilities makes the
uxB the most dangerous and de-
vastatlns IL war weapons
No ane knows or can tell when
tho UNEMPLOYED bomb wtll 90 of.
And until n has either exploded nr
heen removed the ar raid IL. IN e.
feet. stiii on. UNEMPLOYED bombs
planted throughout the city are
just as dangerous In ynu and your
family. to our production for var
a. II squsdrons Of enemy plsnss
stili flew overhead
TIA We~t~vs fbefease Cows-
nasd anA Fourth Army. ~
Ninth Regssnai q. =. ofssce 81
Civilian Defense nsa yeor
Civilian rpesesse Ccancil have
developed . sinple rspsrtiaw
and operating syssem ~ the
West Coast Ia defend yeu
against these death dealing In
struuents ef war.
In this system you. too. have .
function. and q very vital ore. In
subsequent articles On ths IKE
We win tell you about this systsm
Of rendering inactive the ensmys
most dangerous weapon and whsrs
your responsibility lee m this
method Of defense.
fAnethsr article Win appear
Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07
by n. Z. JAMlsok

The unsung soldiers Of produc-
ton in a shipyard are the labor
ers. There are plenty of songs
for the boilermakers, the ship
wrights, the painters. etc, etc,
but too little praise is given the
lads who have to do the dirty
work-the scalers and the labor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07
SINUS, cATARRn
SUFFERERS e51Hsp
poR hIsIRy DUE 70 NASAL CONGESTION

Relief at last from the torture Of sinus
trouble. eatarrh. and hay fever due TO
nasal congestion 10 seen today In reports
of success with q formula which has the
power to reduce nasal congestion. Men
and women who suffered with agonizing
sinus headaches, clogged nostris. ringing
earache. hawking and sneezing misery nov
tell of blessed relief after using II.
KLoRoNoL costs s2.oo. but considering
results experienced by users. this IL not
expensive and amounts 10 only q few
pennies per dose KLoRoNoL tcsution.
use only a. directed IL sold with strict
moneyback guarantees by all yirges
Thrifty Cut Rate Drug Stores. Mall orders
filled. Adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-07
OLSON TO SPEAK

Paul Olson, Congressman Cof-
fees secretary, and a sailor just
returned from the Pacific war the
alter will be the speakers at the
regular meeting Friday at 8 p. m.
of the Federation of Improvement
clubs to be held in the council
chambers of the city hall.