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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05
z Catholic Priests
Stay in Hong Kong

MAhfkNOi.I, ~. Y.-Seven of
nine Maryknoll fathers who left
the United States in the summer
Of let1 for mission posts in Free
China have reached Kweilin. 10
join seven others who arrived
there last week after release by
japanese authorities at Hong
Kong. information oabled here re-
vealed.
Two others of group OF 16
American priests who were in
termed for months by the Japan
csc have remained in Hong Kong
TO care for the spiritual wants
OF Americans in concentration
camps there.
The priests now performing
their missions after reaching
kweilin include Fathers Michael
McKiernan of Pomeroy, Wash,
and Michael o'Connell Of San
Francisco, Calf.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05
Raj Bombers
Rock HAMBURG

LONDON = British long range
bomhers made a thundereolt rsi1
on Cermany's great port o. Ham,
burg during the night n ne sec
ord day Of new offensive against
enemy submarine bases and manu-
featuring areas
Sixteen planes failed q return
from the attack. an indication hat
W u 500 or more planes joined
IN = concentrated raid in which
gigantic demolition bombs were
interspersed with lneendisries
Il WAS the second time IN five
nights that Hamburg had been At
tackled n force. and on Tuesday
night shattered Cologne. a key
center for essential U-bost parts.
had been the target for one Of the
new thunderbolt attacks in which
tons Of demolition and tens OF
thousands Of incendiary bombs are
showered within a few minutes.
Germany admitted that British
planes in attacks on North Ger
man coastal areas during the
night had destroyed or damaged
"a number of buildings and
caused civilian casualties.
Germany claimed only IL planes
downed, as against the is which
the air ministry reported missing.
II was indicated that the Ham
burg raid had caused cancellation
Of a national broadcast by Joseph
Goebbels. German propaganda
minister. who according 10 Berlin
spoke last night 10 tank workers
at = Berlin war factory.
Berlin and other radios left the
sir.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05
American Full-Bocks

Mr.. Johns knocked high
school pupils for going downtown
after school. Well. what about the
too-dsrn-lszy-to-get-up grown ups
who board the school buses in
the morning ? On the run where
live there is a regular bus at 10
to 5 and one at 10 after S, the
school bus running at s. Well.
what happens These grown ups
board the S o'clock bus, packing
II 10 the guards. Many students
are late to class because the bus
soon fills up and the driver passes
us up. A lot Of these grown ups
act like they are All = American
fullbaeks when they get off the
bus, too-knocking US kids" as
Mr.. Johns called US. helter-skelter.
At least, we don't do that"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05
Not in Majority

g. E. To the writer who com
planned about high school "squirts"
riding busses: The ones who are
diseourteous, to either passengers
or bus drivers. are in the minority.
After all, did Mr.. Johns, or any of
the rest of the people who COM
plain about kids on buses. ever
stop TO think there are times when
even we kids have to 20 downtown
to get material for school work.
maybe attend to business matters
for our parents; do some shopping
for our folks who are both work
ing in war plants maybe 20 10 the
doctor or dentist" w. A. o.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05
AT USO Centers
THURSDAY, FEB. 4

JOG Rust Bldg -Registrstion of
junior hostesses. USO-travelers
Aid service, 5 to 10 p. m. In
formation on day care for children
OF working mothers, Mon, Wed.
and Fri, . a. m. TO l p. m.
18th and Pacific-Mending and
sewing night, 7:30.
18th and Fawcett - JWB
"schmoose Session" p. m. Hobby
night. Art instruction. Bridge
class.
7l5 Commerce-Informal games,
s p. m.
612 Provident Bldg. = Uso-
Travellers Aid service, 10 a. m. to
5 a. m.
207 City Hall Annex-Home
Hospitality Bureau.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05
Noce Disposes Of
Glass Business

Ken Soee operated a glass bust
ness in Tacoma. Uncle sam called
Ken into the armed forces and he
was obliged TO dispose Of al stock
and equipment Of the Ken Noce
Glass company.
Arts Class company. operated
BY Arthur p. Swenning and 10
Gated st SIC So. Tacoma ave. pur-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05
Walking to Work

Il didn't think it could happen
here-but here IL is. From Wash
ington, ID. c., recently came these
words; Children living within the
radius of two miles of school are
requested TO walk that distance in
order TO save rubber"
The request. however, didn't in
elude grown ups in Washington.
D. C., and elsewhere. who no
doubt would shout TO high heaven
II asked TO walk a few blocks TO
work. More could be said. Mr.
Beef Editor, but why go on? Chill
dren have always been told that
we grown ups know best
: HERAEg
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05

I order of the day by Premier
Josef Stain, supreme commander
in chief. himself conceived and
directed the Red army offensive
and selected the site of the break
through which freed the great city
named for nm. A proud report
TO ''Comrade+ Stalin-"Rattle Re-
port No. 0071 o pm which
Marshal of Artillery n. ". Voro-
nov, representing the general staff
Of the supreme command: Col
Gen. r. X. Rokossovsky. com
handing the troops in the Don
front; Maj. Gen. Telegin. of the
Don Front Military council, and
1t Gen. Cslinin, chief OF staff
of the Don front. announcing the
victory, and the special commu-
niqus reviewing the final opera
lions.
Stains order of the day ad-
dressed TO Rokossovslxy and Coro-
nov said:
II congratulate Won and
the troops of the Don front
on the successful liquidation
of the German fascist troops
encircled at stalingrad. ex-
press my gratitude 10 all men,
commanders and political in
structors of the Don front for
the successful battle opera
tions."
The special report of the COM
officer said:
Carrying out your orders,
troops of the Don front at p. m.
Feb. completed the rout and |
Of the enemy group
II stslingrad."
II then enumerated the four
German army corps. comprising
y divisions, and the many auxil-
AIRY units hquidated A total of
$50 900; the s1 900 prisoners taken
since Jan. 10, including $500 off, |
,ers, among whom were Field
Marshal Friedrich Won Paulus,
in chief, and % gen.
erals, and ended:
'Tn view of the FUN Baui-
dation of the enemy's forces
encircled. military operations
have ceased In the city Of Sta
lingrad and the staiingrad re-
gion.
The counting Of booty con-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05

l think your beef" column is
one Of your best features. Why
don't you print il more often. Are
most OF the "beefs" unprintable >
Well, have a few "beefs" myself.
Get ready. here they go:
How can one of the big tobacco
companies keep selling eigsrets
with those insane blurbs over the
RADIO such as: Such and such
green has gone 10 war" Now, II
is: The best tunes Of all etc" II
I kept my radio tuned 10 plugs
like this, which don't, I'd be MAX
ing daisy chains. Wonder who
writes the advertising for such air
shows as this and. most OF all.
who approves il? or course. that
isn't all. Why are there so many
corny plugs spelling otherwise
good programs And. these soap
operas-boy, they get in my hair,
too. &c. W. HATHAWAY.
Anmen wear Underlined. cleo
trioSlly-heated suits for high alu-
tuds bombing.
Looking for a home! Read the
Times Want ADS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05
Don't Like II

q. Mr.. Johns sure has nerve to
call high school students brsts. In
case he doesn't know what that
word means he'd better look it up
In the dictionary. I agree with
him some OF the students act like
two-year-olds. but that isn't %
OF 100. as he claimed. know
there are a great number Of boys
and girls who have to go down
town in order TO get home. I think
Louis X. Johns should take that
into consideration. The high school
students don't like the idea of get
ting into a bus where YOU can't
breathe any better than their
elders ANNE G.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05

Oerman soldiers had shot many
officers who refused to yield.
Russian troops. entering ths
last Of the enemy stronghold
found 5000 Germans lying in rags
on the floor of one great under
ground hospital. Many were dead
Many more were dying of wounds,
hunger and cold.
Today the women and chill
dren and the scattering Of
aged men of the civilian popu-
lstion who had survived the
siegs. many Of them In caves
In the high volga ban1. a few
n deep dugouA, emerged 20
seek the ruins of their homes,
scme carrying . few rags Of
clothing. one . chair. nucleus
II . new collection Of furni-
turs, determined 10 lose no
time In starting life anew in
confidence that the Germans
would not be hack.
The Russians liberated 1900
men and women whom the Ger
mans had interned. when the Red
army broke across the Don last
Nov. 10, and eneircled the city
four days later. to deport TO
slavery.
Thousands of frozen German
bodies still Uttered the streets,
thousands more lay where they
had fallen in fortified buildings or
In the many underground field
hospitals where they had died of
wounds. disease or the cold.
HUNT OUT WOUNDED
Red army first aid men sought 1
In these deep refugees those of the
enemy wounded who still lived.
Salvage squads collected more
and more spoils 10 add 10 the
enormous quantities already gath
cred; sanitary squads started TO
clean up the streets: burial squads 4,
tried TO collect the innumerable
enemy dead; those soldiers native
of Stalingrad and who had the
time to spare wandered the
streets they had freed In what a
special communique issued last
night called one Of the greatest
battles in the history Of wars.
THREE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Three special announcements
told Of the end Of the battle-an
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05

long as y hours a day.
We are delighted to have
Miss Emerson on our staff"
Mrs. Mueller said Thursday.
with her splendid training
and ability at our disposal.
the day nursery can now
boast the finest program of
its Kind In the Pacific north
west"
Miss Emerson will also serve as
consultsnt 10 the committee for
day care for children o. working
mothers, and to the stats Of the
nursery schools now being estsb-
lished in Tacoma 10 further meet
the needs Of children whose moth
ers have been absorbed into in
dustry. There are two schools al
ready in operation, one at sheri-
dan school. and the other at
Sprsgue Memorial church in South
Tacoma.
In highly industrialized area,
as Tacoma il, the day care prob
lem for children is an important
one" Miss Emerson said Thurs
day. I'VE know from Englsnds
experience, that to avert tragedy
and juvenile delinquency. every
effort must be made 10 meet it.
The day nursery is a splendid Or
ganization, and I feel 1t a rare
privilege to have the opportunity
TO work with Mrs. Mueller and
the members of the nursery staff. ="
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05

chased the entire stock OF the
Noce company which included
much window glass. tables and
benches and glass cutting equip
ment.
Arts Glass company has for
sometime and continues to special
ize IN automobile safety glass
Room for 10 cars is available at
its modern establishment on Ia
coma avenue.
In addition 10 window and auto
mobile glass, the firm maintains
a complete stock Of steel channels
for automobile windows.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05
Should Hire Toxi

Evidently Mr.. Johns
doesn't know there's a var going
on. Many Of the kids who ride
downtown after school have de-
tense Jobs or help out in stores and
offices where adult employees are
unobtainable. II Mr.. Johns Is such
a poor American he cant ride in
crowded bus, perhaps he had
better hire q taxi or walk :"
G. A. T. lLincoln High SCHOOL,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05
One OF History's Biggest Battles
Thousands Of Frozen
German Bodies Litter
Stalinsrad's Streets
1900 Men and Women Liberote
1900 Men and Women Liberated |
By HENRY SHAPIRO
United Press Writer

MOSCOW-New life surged through the Charnel House
Stansrsd Thursday after two nights of quiet which
followed the surrender death of the of the $50
German and Satellite troops whom Adolf Hitler sacrificed
IN his vain attempt to make good his that the Red
Bastlon of the Volga would Fall
The battle started last August when the Germans broke
across the Don.
In the final hours, resistance had been carried on BY
groups of German officers pill boxes dugouts and fortified
buildings.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05
oracle Is SIGNED

HOLLYWOOD - English Com
eden Oracle Fields has signed a
contract with 10th Century-Fox
to appear in Holy Matrimony,"
opposite Monty Woolley. The story
deals with life in English war
factories.
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tinues. I"

This booty the special commu-
nique said. already included $50
sirplanes, 1900 tanks. 500 field
guns, 1852 trench mortsrs. $3.50
machine guns, 10000 rifles and
81 ,102 trucks.
This 10 the result Of one of the
greatest battles IN the history of
wars" the communique ended.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05

The new department, which Vill
occupy the Commerce street floor.
VII be ready fer public inspection
Friday and those who have or pro
pose 70 have Victory garden this
spring and summer VII find every
thing they require a. their very
finger tips.
Not only has the management
provided for the material require
ments Of local gardeners. il has
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05

uhditors Note When ~ printed
the BRET lat seek submitted ~
iouis y. Johns. regarding students
ridinr on buses during late after
noon hour. se SURF Touched affsi
= ksf Of dynamite scores Of let
ter Sere received b. V Been Idf-
tof tskinF exception 10 Mr. john
sith hoe on me matter w are IN
deed happs To lrsrn this column il
80 sldsls Rad RsIou ~ mini
parts ~ Some Of the NAM lettsrs
replying 10 Mr. Iahns1
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05

- pa AAAaA "A - 0lAfLHIlk 4
.rden center comes as welcome
: city farmers.
also given consideration 70 the
service and information needs of
those Who may b unfamiliar with
the essentials Of The successful
planting u lawns. flowers and
vegetables.
Mrs. Chester Poole. long sSSo-
eisted with the Poole Seed and
Implement company no longer in
optrationl has been named man
sger Of the new lawn and garden
center At the Washington Hard
ware company. In this capacity
che viii be In a position to give 10
al customers the benefits Of her
most valuable experience.
According TO Allan Browne. vice
president and general manager OF
the company. every provision has
been made 10 assure its customers
one OF the most complete garden
departments in the entire North
west The same policies which
lave brought the Washington
Hardware company so years Of
successful operation Will influence
the management OF the new Vic
tory Lawn and Garden depart
ment.
In addition TO garden tools and
equipment, complete line Of
seeds, fertilizers, quality rose
bushes and the famous Point De-
fience lawn grass mixture will be
found available IN the new depart
ment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05
New Director
AT Nursery
Lola B. Emerson
Educational Head

Miss Lola = Emerson arrived
IN Tacoma early this week 20
take over new duties a. edues-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05
Washington Hardware Co. Opens New
Victory Garden and Lawn Center

With the Puget Sound spring Just around the corner
and the war eXertng powerful influence home cutva-
ton Of vegetables the announcement by the
OF Washington Hardware company that Il Is opening
new and enlarged lawn and garden welcome
news % hlndreds % Iacomas ..eitK farmers-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05

Three special announcements
told of the end Of the battle-an
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-20

80 iu.:': standing Army and larger
Navy and Merchant Marine will bc
retained by this country after the
w:rr. and this will create Il con,:uu-
ira demand Tor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
textiles.
MIR. Fowlc's conclusion is that con-
version can be effected quickly and
without undue delays. Ii his dcduc-
ti"nS are accurate. 1t will be good
news for this community in parris-
ular. where the textile industry ranks
among the largest. and viii also
mean Il very great deal to North
Carolina and other Southern States.
The publisher gives us one picture
OF the postwar world that shows the
silver lining on The outside. and i,
Is welcome
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-20
Into New Fields

The New Deal Supreme CoW;
made history when IL refused this
week la Interfere with Il lower cu,u,:
decision upholding the right q! al.
employer To give his employees has
views on whether they should vote
for union representation. General
conception OF terms OF the fair Labor
standards act has been that il pro-
hibltS this procedure. and the Va
tional Labor Relations Board. a,"gt
is far 10 the lett as any agency or
the government. has allowed no GruS,
to grow undo. its zee. in Imposing
this restraint whC ever collective
bargaining elections have been held.
1t was the labor board which took
the case i'll question III his weeks
decision To the Supreme Court after
il lost it's contentious II cirC Ill.
court action.
This Interpretation of the law,
based on the constitutional rich; ~
free speech. may NO, amount -
much one Way or the other. for ~
agaim>, any employer. AS a matter
of fact. there are NOT many rStua-
li>hmcn,S remaining where the IS
size has noi already been Joined a"i
adJudiCutrd. albeit N most Instances.
ii the light of thc labor boards
stand. they have been uuc ~iGyu ,..r.
rCdurcS without interference ,.r 81
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-20
Hoev and Mcdonald
Reported Leading
In attest Ballot
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
nailr Dispatch Bureau.
BY LYNN \ISBET


Ed!elSh. OG'. W 'Ede hoeS
leads N"oetl IL REYNOLDS more 'hah
l"Uf Ia one l"i me rNl'tu states
Senate. ana haIPH NCl'"hald mas d
S.lgnt cage over r:eSS ShcrrY ior
governor III the thIra sra" oaiI"'
conducted oH me HuldSpo:" News
Argus III me WAYNE county c'p''di,
Mere significant man me ratio o!
preference expressed Dy Hic =Vo CIT
I|rn> in'"'N!.""c ny me Hc"S-Ar-
gus EtPnEtc! - inc IdISe huhlnCI Who
nave not mace up 'heiF hihdS hhc.
VINO nave II" interest III inc '.'''H-
coming races ih% proportion %! III
aStlu'" N"S h'"Ci' S'c"'ct WIN ~
>peS| i" SuNrfii". IMAM HS l" St''"'",
h'ou'co - percentages me pom
, s""Wcd ul"' o"." py''oH' '"l'' fi''E
i"f me SENATE. iJ.' percent arc Tor
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-20
Wings Over Oahu

Altc, almost two years the Jans
returned 20 Pearl IIarbor. but this
time the nard way. and without &C
cumplc"s ashore. and with Amer
cans definitely on the alert. The
plane which was spotted by power
nl grouud .carChIrehtS over Oahu
island in tn" carly morning ni Sim
day evidently learned little and was
unable 10 do any damage.
Incidentally. the Japs appear TO
have liking for the Sabbath Gay.
lying as how the sneak attack OF
December :. 1871. was on Sunday
morning. Perhaps in their sordid
calculations they may have thought
the Americans we're again sleeping
hard so early in the morning Of Sun
day after another Saturday night OF
hilarity.
Apparently, though. Uncle Sam!
outpost guardians have learned wei
the lesson of that day of infamy'
twenty-threc months ago. and arr
determined not To be caught nap
ping again.
The Nips undoubtedly would lik
very much TO know just how mucl
repair work and reconstruction ma
been done Ut Pearl Harbor sine
last they were there. But no secre
is made OF the fact that it has bee
plenty. so much that the little brown
bespcctacled. bucktooth race wi
never be able again to repeat tn
performance Of that fatcful Decen
Der 7. Had there been as muc
vigilance then as on last Sunda.
events of that day would have bee
infinitely less serious than they az
tually were,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-20
AROUND
CAPITOL SQUARE
by LYNN NISBET
Daily Dispatch Bureau
In The Sir Walter HOtel-Raieish

s. .. S.-A Catholic L. s. .. wor-
kcr III several Alabama and Gcor.ia
camps has written the secretary of
state appealing l0r material about
North Cur"ll"T. and particularly
North Carolina newspapers. for tine
use al Tar lice. soldiers stationed al
hose camp Su.rr books and maps
have been .rul. bat ncM papers
seem - be- ihr vu.c' need. Since many
papers have had t. ,rrclr circulation
hcT's" of PRINT paper shortage. urws-
papers cannot supply fire." cope; as
ir"y wnu'd nave been ilad L. Il"
*"u" m"uih> H.;u The apprI! then is
IL generous citizens - subscribe ~
papers :hnt are ...sl;.hlc and la for
ward those hey have had L. some
army post .vai.u& room ur L. =. q.
'rl entertainment 90! line >nlulvr>
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-20
Textiles To Be Ready

With negligible IcCunvcfSEun
problem on ITS hands. Inc t"Xi'l%|
industry appears III sair position To-.
make the switch from wdrtlm" -
peaCctimc production about a. quick
~ as any in the country. Most 81
the plants had moderated shortly
before the var began and were ready
for demands made upon them when
those demands came. Thai Is one
explanation as to why textiles have
been able TO carry their share %
the burden as we'll as they have.
Speaking at conference in r:
ton on distribution. Edwin D. Fowlc.
publisher and editor of Textile
World. said the industry views the
future with optimism with respcc'
TO benefits that will follow the war
The average woman today is unable
| to get what she wants in stockings
! underwear. draperics. rugs and othci
items in this field. and this mean:
| that mills are going to have a huge
A., backlog on which to work jim M
postwar period.
!, Fowler also expressed the belle
! that Soldiers whose clothes have
! not been given away 60 charity o
eaten up by moths are likely to tint
their old garments do not iii IN.
| More. and style changes viii DO dc
, handed also" He thinks. too, tina
many soldiers have been wcarin
, better textiles than they ever wor
in civilian life ard may demand bet
, ter textiles in civilian clothing whe
: they return"
Then there is the possibility III;
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-20

Unstable prices nf green grades
of tobacco leaf nave been causing
wide ,lu.:.at."n. ON the lea! mar
kcis iur about Il week. according I"
Arthur H. Surprise. sales supervisor.
Grc"u grade prices have definitely
broken. win losses reported as nigh
;rs ten GEMS pound from prices Of
ten day. ago.
On the best leaf there has been
Sigh, slip from the season high
prices. one 10 two cents Il pound
less than the best.
The Henderson market Is very
strong. Surprise has been told. Prices
grade fo. grade are a; least So per
hundred above the prices on one OF
| the largest leaf markets Of the State.
according 20 a circuit rider for one
Of the companies operating in Hen
dcrson. who was here today. Sur
! prise said.
Yesterdays average was again
/ off. Tho supervisor said he would
not fry Ia estimate today's average
except that il would be fairly cloSC
10 $50. Although today'S was ;
! full sale the unreasonable number
| If small baskets brought poundaGC
we'll below 100000 pounds.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-20
Stock Prices
Are Irregular

New York, Oct. 2O-(AP)-Thc
stock market turned irrcgTTaT .1day
after moderate profit selling stem
med an early advance.
Motors and rubbers and commun-
ica.ions shares withstood the rcver-
sal fairly well while stcels and some
higher priced industrials Softencd
npprcciably. Advances. mostly frac'
tional. held a slight edge near the
fourth hour. Dealings were slow
most Of the time. Bonds were inn
proved and commodities lower.