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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19
Sewer Project
Gets Go Sign

The Sahshsn sewer project
which has been tossed and juggled
about BY federal officials for near
ly year, Is now going to be
constructed a. originally planned
BY the public works department
Of the city OF Tacoma.
Commissioner Abner Bergersen.
whose department has drawn at
least three sets Of plans for the
sewer to conform with the chang
ing moods Of the federal bureau
Gratis. informed the city council
Thursday ne had received = letter
from the FeCersl Works agency
giving the go" signal for con-
strucuon on the original set Of
plans.
Receipt Of the letter meant
that {. V. Wilder. low bidder
on the job. could Immediately
begin construction Of the sewer
down the East T ~. gulch.
Nilder's bid of $4,000 was
accepted by the board of con-
tracts and awards some time
ago.
The letter stated that the fed
eral allotment for the sewer prof.
ect had been increased to Se4, 900.
The original allotment was for
$4,000 and would have been suf-
fieient had federal authorities ap-
proved plans for construction dur
ing the low water period last
summer.
However, there were many de-
LAYS and with the advent of high
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19
Councilmen Talk
About Pinballs,
But That Is All

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had asked him what the city's
stand on pinbaIl machines was.
I'm second any motion to
get rid of the damn things"
Langseth said.
No motion vas made.
Well. what are we going "a
do >" said Abner Bergersen. COM
missioner Of public works. Throw
out the pinban machines or wait
and see what the legislature does. .
Mayor Harry p. Cain pointed
out that the subject was now be
fore the legislature and was closely
allied with a bill TO give cities
financial aid. Cain said any pre-
mature action by Tacoma might
endanger the eity's chance Of get
ting any help from the legislature.
Tacoma now receives about 500.
600 annually from the machines.
Its sad state of affairs
when the city has TO depend
upon whisky and pinball ma
chimes for revenue" said Ber-
gerSen.
Still no motion was made.
What about slot ma
chinese" asked Bergersen.
That's a little different"
Cain answered.
The discussion ended
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19
cruifing program 20 this area,
II housing can he arranged.

~hk phokfan 70 tHfs AREA
N housing can be arranged.
Steps already taken by the har-
vest labor subcommittee OF the
war board to meet the coming
harvest season in the valley and
other parts Of the county were
outlined and victory gardens were
discussed. A meeting for estab-
lishment Of definite victory gar
den program was proposed for the
near future as a means Of con-
serving labor. seed. fertilizer and
gaining the greatest possible pro-
duction increase by proper plan
ming and use of only such ground
as Is suitable for gardening. r.
T. schudy. chairman Of the war
board. presided.
Winona council. Degree of Poca-
hontas. members are sponsoring a
trip to Sumner Thursday evening
to assist in making bandages.
Mrs. Ray Goodner and Mrs. Wal
ter BUGGY will give any further
information. The group is plan
ming to continue the work each
Thursday evening, cars leaving
here at 7 o'clock.
Under sponsorship of PIT. AS
of the four grade schools, hot
lunches are being served in each
school daily with between $50 and
10 children enjoying the food at
each institution. II was announced
Thursday through the superin-
tendent's office.
In previous years the programs
were carried out by WPA, but
since this agency was abandoned.
some other way had to be found
for feeding the youngsters and
PIT. A. groups are solving the
problem by hiring cooks and do
ing great deal of the work them
selves. The governmnt is assist
ing the projects by contributing a
few basic commodities through the
agricultural marketing admins
tration and TO make the set-ups
self supporting. at the Stewart,
Spinning and Maplewood schools,
charge Of five cents per lunch is
made. while at Meeker school,
tickets are sold for 80 cents on a
Monday through Friday basis. So
far these charges seem sufficient
to cover cost of operation.
Schuyler Colfax Rebekah lodge
will meet Friday night at o'clock
at Odd Fellows hall for its regu-
lar business session. Mrs. De-
lores jackson heads the committee
in charge of refreshments.
Funeral services for Thomas r.
Keim will be held Friday at p. m.
at the Wrigley and Clements
chapel with Rev. Give Taylor Of
ficiating. Burial will be in Wood
bine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19
Injured Bandit
Suspect Held

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be about Is or 20 years old, en-
tered the tavern and walked up to
the counter. Producing a gun. the
young man told the girl TO hand
over the money" She gave him
$50. and ne ran back through the
door to a parked pickup truck,
which another man was driving.
They raced the car south on So.
Tacoma way.
Pursue Fleeing Truck
At time of holdup. there were
two couples, whose names were
not revealed. in the tavern. The
two men in the tavern ran to their
car and pursued the fleeing truck
to 18th and Ea. d st, where the
truck overturned. The pursuers.
according to the story told police,
were moving too swiftly to stop at
the accident, but managed to stop
their car a short distance beyond
the accident. Running back to the
wreck. which occurred in an iso-
lated part of the city, the two men
heard one shot fired. Unarmed
and fearing personal harm. they
Immediately left, but heard some
one running from the accident.
Meanwhile, the people at the
tavern called Special Officer r. o.
Parnell and Patrolman Eugene
Adair. who left the tavern in pur-
suit of the truck. They arrived
at the accident a short time later.
During investigation. Officer Par
nell said, a woman residing in that
neighborhood heard the shot and
someone running past her home.
BY this time. Officers r. Mace
and Walter Aiken. in company
with Detectives Bill Turner and Al
Farrar, were dispatched to the
crime. They said at 12:55-one
hour and 40 minutes later-a man,
shot through the hip, had request
ed treatment at a doctors home
near So. 46th and Yakima ave.
The injured man told the doctor
he had been accidentally shot.
After probing the bullet. which
had coursed from his hip to a
point just above his knee. the doc
tor said the injured man showed
him a IS CALDER rvolver with
three live cartridges still in it.
Capt. Farrar Thursday said his
men. investigating the case. found
a gas ration book in the truck.
They questioned the mother of the
book owner, who had said her son
was lat q show last night and
hadn't returned"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19
CPS Dean Back
From Portland
Council Meeiinu

How the army IS preparing
young men 70 return 70 civilian
life was related Thursday BY DR..
John d. REGISTER. dean Of the Col
lege Of Puget Sound. Just returned
from a regional meeting Of the
American Council on Education.
at Portland.
Wherever il is possible. the men
Of the armed service are given an
opportunity to study. Through
the United States Armed Forces
institute and correspondence
courses Offered BY universities.
several hundred courses are avail
able.
Students can ask for eN-
aminations and the credits
will he accepted for entrance
To Institutions of higher edu-
cation. This means that an
1s-year-old who left high
school TO enter the army will
not have To go back where he
left off when he returns To
civil life two or three years
later. Credits obtained in the
army will he given liberal
recognition by the colleges and
universities.
DR.. REGISTER reported that ap-
proximately so per cent of the men
in the armed service are taking
some specialist training. This in
cludes studies that viii enable
them to bridge the gap of the
years spent in the service.
The Portland conference, under
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19
GARRISON ENDANGERED

The plight of the orel garrison
also was further endangered by the
Soviet drive to the west above
kursk. The midday communique
reported that Russian troops broke
into an inhabited place in this
sector today and routed the Ger
man garrison, killing 100 of the
enemy and destroying five guns
and Is trucks.
Some % miles south of kharkov
Soviet forces routed an infantry
battalion-normally 1000 men-in
fighting near zmiyev, whose cap
ture was announced yesterday. An
armored car, two self-propelled
guns. seven anti-tank rifles, is
machine guns and other booty
were captured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19
Use ofCaiile
Hide Restricted

WASHINGTON-The War Pro-
duction board has restricted the
use Of cattle hide and calf and kid
skin leather to the manufacture of
military and specified civilian
products
Among commonly used civilian
products which are included in the
ban are dress gloves and mittens.
luggage. brief cases. new uphol-
stery. radio cases, pocket books.
hand bags. golf bags. cigar and
cigaret cases, tobacco pouches and
watch straps. Such items may be
made only from other leather.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19

water down the gulch in the win
ter months. construction costs in
creased. For a time. federal
authorities decided to eliminate
several items in the project so az
to stay within the $4,000 figure.
New plans were drawn by the city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19
Civilian Defense
q n q
Meetings Called

Precinct 11s-All women of the
precinct are asked to meet at
1:3o p. m. Friday at the Jeffer-
son Park field house to organize
an emergency food and housing
corps.
Precinct 67-Meeting at 7:30
p. m. Thursday at Stewart school
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19

the direction of DR.. Thomas Bar
rows. of Appleton. Wis. was at
tended by representatives of col
leges and Universities in the four
Northwest states.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19
THE FLiGHT TO AFRICA
OFFICE CLOSED

U. S. Coast Guard recruiting
office. which has been located at
All U. S. Federal building here.
has been closed. Applicants for
service in the Coast Guard are re-
quested TO seek information now
at 81 Federal Office building. Sc
attic.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19
Elks Celebrate
Next Monday

Tacoma Elks will enjoy one Of
the biggest affairs in the history
of the organization next Monday
during the Washington birthday
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19
HERE ARE TYPICAL VALUES!

Teeeups and Soueers. # perfect 55c now por -. Ice
lo17 neh Dinner Piotes. perfect $50 now each. 7se
SI7-lneh Lunch Plotes perfect SOC, now eoch . ice
Sb7-lneh leo Potes. # perfect 45c. now eoch 1Se
717-lneh Sood Potes. # perfect 35c, now. eoch Sc
617lneh Butter Potes # perfect 25o now &c
Grill Compartment PIo.es # perfect l.lo nov. age
Cereal Bowls, # perfect soc. here Ice
Soup Dishes. If perfect Soc now .............1se
Tee Pots lone sketched IT perfect 80 here OF sse
Coffee Servers sketched u perfect 60 here IA
Chop Plotes. Pinch SIZE II perfect l.35. sole Csc
Soond-Pepper Sets, # perfect 9oc poir POI, 3se
Round Vegetable Dishes, with cover perfect o5 eee
Plotters, Finch SIZE. II perfect zoe. lust 29e
Plotters, lAneh SIZE, perfect IS. here 6Se
ovo Vegetable Dishes. perfect 7Sc, speco. eooh ace
Double Egg Cups. perfect Sc. now eoch ..... 7Se
compors # perfect rs now. eooh ............ sse
Ice Jugs perfect l.o5. now here or lust 7se
lndiSidUo Ash Troys, perfect Use now eoch l2e
Coasters, protect your tobes. perfect Sc Sc
creer Pitchers lone sketched) II perfect Csc NV 7se
SVsor Bowls, covered, perfect s sole OF 4se
Coffee Pots, 2-cup SIZE If perfect IS, each 7se
Butter Troy, covered # perfect 20 sole, usf ese
Pickle Dishes, If perfect 75o 3Se
Pint Pitchers (sketchedl # perfect S5c on sole 3ee
Quort Pitchers u perfect so, specol OF ess
Jom Jor end Cover set, perfect oSc. nov. Of 3ss
Suffin Troy end Cover. set Il perfect 30 now OF zoe
Ash Troys, Jorge size sketehed perfect ACE. lie
NO PHONE OR NAIL ORDERS. PLEASE!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19
scANpfNAiIAS FOODS

New shipment Imported New
foundland Fat Herring. Smoked
Red Chinook Salmon. Eastern
Fancy Blosters. Fresh Oysters,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19
Prime Minister I'll

LONDON Prime Minister Win
ston Churchill is confined to bed
with a 'feverish cold" his office
announced Thursday. Churchill.
SIS. has suffered few colds since
he became prime minister.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
Russian Campaign

rapidly. A special communique
yesterday disclosed that Soviet
forces making better than a mile
an hour. had seized Graivoron, AZ
miles to the north-northwest, and
Bogodukhov. 81 miles to the west
northwest, and % miles south of
Graivoron.
WOULD CUT LINE
The Soviet drive to the north
west obviously was aimed at slic-
ing through the flat Russian plains
to Konotop. whose capture would
cut the main supply railroad from
kiev to Orel. les miles to the
northeast, and Bryansk, $50 miles
to the northeast.
In his last public address only
two weeks before the start of the
winter offensive, Premier Josef
Stain said the main axis forces
then were concentrated in the
Bryansk- Orel area and the Stain
grad salient.
Besides importing the axis gar
risons at orel and Bryansk. the
capture of konotop would bring
the Russians to within 125 miles
northeast Of Kiev on the Dnieper,
the main axis base for all south
Russia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19

Smoked Oysters, Fresh Smells.
Kippered Salmon. Swedish Mar
rowfat Peas. Imported Gaffelbiter
in wine or dill sauce, Rath's Swed-
ish Goteberg Premost Gjetost. I'm
ported Anchovies. Norsk Flat
Brod. Strictly Fresh Ranch Eggs.
HORN & HOLMES CO.
Center and J. Ma 1921
9th and Proctor. PR 1717
ADV.
Income tax service. GA 1922
adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19
Just the Core
YOUNG DRIVER FINED


Gene Dacy, 16, of 1914 So. J St,
was found guilty of recklessly
operating a motor vehicle on city
streets Tuesday night when hailed
before Police Judge w. A. Rich
mond Wednesday. The young man
was fined SIS and costs, and his
operators license was suspended
for four months.
THE FLIGHT TO AFRICA
F. d. r. went TO Africs-a fish
ing trip, perhaps;
But he took first-class bait and
he placed us on the maps:
Faith we have, and ration cards.
that's true.
But F. d. r. made history; on
the airways ne came through.
Admiration from the nations.
cause they never even knew
But p. .. r. is human 10 save
America and freedom for me and
you.
Written by Mrs. p. r. Tsnzy. Prop
PATSY'S PLACE, 1901 Pacific
ave. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19

Lovely pottery by one OF the country's best
known n1okers-wth innpertections SO soht you
con hordy notice them . not oil coors avail
oble in oil pieces but SIX beautiful colors
included in the group olnnost every wanted
piece made in dinnerwore. Shop eorlyl =. such
superb values sell fost
Evening star., 1943-01-10

and there, resting on bed of cotton,
Is the finger! The effect is so un-
canny as to be almost startling, for
the finger seems so alive" and
natural.
And it is alive, for the finger is
none other than the performers
own, which he has pushed up
through hole in the bottom of the
box, as shown in the sketch.
If you want to use the trick, get
a small wooden or cardboard boz
with lid and cut round hole in
the bottom of it large enough to let
your middle finger go into the box.
Now, with your finger In place in the
box and bent over, as shown, pad
cotton in the box and around your
finger. After patting the cotton into
place, carefully remove your finger
50 that the impression will still re-
main.
When 1t comes time to exhibit the
effect, take the box in your left hand
and secretly shove your middle finger
up through the hole. Then remove
the lid, showing the finger resting
on its bed Of cotton. No one ever
notices that but three Of your fingers
are visible, and the illusion Is per-
feet.
After exhibiting, close the box, re-
move your finger, and then gently
replace the box in your coat pocket.
Evening star., 1943-01-10

two of them, they do various things
impossible for one person. Betty
explained that the only reason they
90 ice skating together Is to hold
each other up, and for canoeing and
playing duets on the piano, two also
are needed.
One problem which causes some
disagreement is clothes. Just what
to wear is always hard to decide,
each girl having different view on
the subject. The twins mother usu-
ally has to settle the question, which
was more simple in baby days, when
she dressed one in pink and the
other in blue to tell them apart.
Besides being the only twins at
Holy Cross, the Reidy girls have
made name for themselves in
other fields. In their junior years,
Jean was president and Betty vice
president of the class, and both were
cheer leaders. Now, in their senior
year, Jean is still the class presi-
dent, while her sister is president
of the Dramatic Club. In the re-
CcllO J1CSCIitdllOil VI 1JllIlC WoAACh
in the school auditorium, the scene
with Betty and Jean as Meg and
her mother, respectively, invoked
much humor in the audience. The
Cleaner, the schools publication,
has attracted the girls, too. Both
contribute to it, but Jean also writes
the fashion column. For one Of her
columns, Jean received third honor
able mention for feature stories at
the recent George Washington Uni
versity high school press conference.
Zeta Phi Sigma is headed by Jean
and Betty is treasurer Of the soror-
ity, which spends every Wednesday
at the canteen. Modelling for one
of the downtown department stores
has been another pastime Of the
twins-modeling the same style
dresses in different colors.
Usually, the girls like the same
people. When. questioned about
their congeniality, they cheerily re-
piled simultaneously: I'VE have to
get along well together. for We live
in the same house and share room
which has twin beds, twin bureaus
and twin closets!"
Evening star., 1943-01-10

800 laboring men. The object OF
the trip was to start a colony north
Of Virginia and the leader was
Leonard Calvert.
England was then the scene OF
much religious trouble. There were
severe laws against Catholics, as we'll
as Puritans. and both found reason
to come to America for religious
freedom.
George Calvert, or Lord Balti-
more, wished to find a home in
America for his people, the Cath
olics. He asked the King, Charles I,
for land where he might start a
colony and the King gave him all
of what is now Maryland. 1t was
50 named in honor Of Henrietta
Maria. wife Of King Charles. Before
Lord Baltimore could send out col
or1fsts he died and his eldest son,
Cecil Calvert. fell heir to the title
and estate. The voyage was not 4
peaceful one. Storms arose and the
sailors fought for life as they braved
the giant waves. When calm re-
turned. the ships, the Ark and the
Dove, had been blown far apart.
The vessels finally regained their
courses and both reached the Island
of Barbados. After resting there
few weeks the party sailed north
ward, entering the mouth OF the
Potomac River in March, 1884. They
landed on the northern bank and,
after exploring the land, decided on
q place Of settlement.
English Settler.
Before landing the voyagers had
noticed groups of warriors at several
places on shore. Capt. William
Clayborne, an English settler who
had arrived in the New World sew
erals years before, had come on
board one Of the ships.
THE Indians are in arms" he had
said, land they number 1900"
His words had increased the alarm
and the excitement was still further
increased when five signals were
seen to pass between the Indian
camps at night.
The landing was made without
any trouble, however, and a fort
was built. Several cannon were
mounted, including four pieces OF
artillery. Huts also were set up and
the village was called St. Marys.
1t was learned that the Indian
scouts had reported to their tribes
that the strangers had come In
canoes as big as Islands, and
that there were as many white men
"as leaves on the trees" Possibly
1t was fear which kept the Indians
from making an attack, but more
likely they were simply waiting to
see whether the English intended
to be friends or enemies.
Gov. Calvert wisely called the
native chiefs together, and asked
to buy their land for the colony.
In trade, he gave them knives,
hatchets, hoes and clothes, and
they agreed, in return, to give up
80 square miles of land.
Evening star., 1943-01-10
War SaVings Stamps Serve as Money
In Novel Fashion Shoev and Auction
Boys Model Hats
And Dresses Made
Of Crepe Paper
BY MARGARETTA HARMON.

The Girls Club Of which l am a
member recently gave a new kind
Of party-a Victory party" We had
the time Of our lives, yet it cost none
Of us more than the price of a good
movie. And when it was over we
handed Uncle Sam $2l.3O for War
savings stamps to boot-to boot the
Nazis and the Japs!
It's smart these days, you know,
to plan even your good times with
Uncle Sam in mind. We appointed
committee beforehand to have q
supply OF War savings stamps handy.
Here's how we sold every one of
them:
When our guests arrived they
learned that fashion show was to
be the event of the evening. And
what 4 fashion show! Each guest
received a roll Of crepe paper, some
pins and pair Of scissors.
With this equipment, every boy
was expected to make a lady's hat
the frillier or "screwier" the better.
The girls, in turn, made paper eve
ming dresses.
Doing this job was fun enough.
The creations" were really laugh
able. But the fashion parades after
ward brought on the real convul-
sions.
Stamp Booth.
We cleared the living room and
started the phonograph. First, each
girl modelled the dress she had made
before the boys. Buyers bid in terms
OF 10-cent stamps. The highest bid
der IN each case bought his stamps
at the booth we provided, pocketed
them, then claimed his purchase.
Then came the boys turn. They
retired to another room, each to put
on the dress he had purchased and
the hat he had made. The male
manikins then staged their own
show for the girls. Until you've
seen that, boys and girls, you SIM
ply haven't laughed!
Refreshment time also rang the
bell. The boys, still clad in their
paper finery, were turned loose in
the roomy kitchen to prepare any,
thing they liked to eat. The hostess.
OF course, had previously provided
the cupboard. refrigerator and
pantry with plenty Of the "makin's"
that bring out the chef in any
fellow.
Who cleaned up the mess they
made? All, we didn't miss that bet.
either!
Confused Connections.
Each boy cook had q girl cleaner
upper-the unlucky t?) party whose
dress he bought. She clung to him
Ike q whitening, wiping up his
spills with i dishcloth and dousins
his cooking utensils in the sink.
Confusion favored the concoctions
they made. 1t took three boys to
make the cocoa. for instance, and
as many girls to clean up after them.
A pan Of taffy got everybody
stuck" including poor, unsspect-
ing Fido.
Finally. the food was spread out
in our Victory Cafeteria. 1t was the
girls turn to pay and pay. She
bought her escorts meal in terms
Of l0-cent stamps for every item.
And were there patriotic appetites
among those hungry gentlemen!
Our method Of selling stamps was
crazy enough to start an epidemic
Of Victory parties in our locality.
Wouldn't your crowd like to have a
swell time and help your hard-hit-
ting Uncle, too?