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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23
f. f. A. Boys Entertain
PrOsser Group

The Kennewick members Of the
Future Farmers organization held
initiation services for ten Prosser
boys this evening. The boys en-
jpyed a dinner in the cafeteria, fol-
lowed by the meeting and basket
ball game The three local boys be-
ing initiated into the Future Far
mers degree were Russell ReymoreV
Leon Millak and George Rowland!
Last Wednesday evening seven
local boys were initiated into the
first degree or "greenhands..' =
These boys were Pat O'Neil, Berg
man Giles, Welkos Hawn, Bill
Lockhart, Norman McInturff, Geo
Motki and Verne Soper.
This organization Joined the city
basketball league Monday evening
and are practicing under the coach
ing of Ronald Pulliam. Those
turning out on the team include:
Leon Millak, Bill Lockart, Russell
Reymore, Clarence Sonderman, Bob
Biegel, Rudy Seburn, Kenneth
Foraker, George Rowland, Andy
Keller and Paul Lampson.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23
Business Girls Like
Scandinavian Food

Members of the Business and
Professional Women's club turned
Scandinavian Monday ev ening
when they attended the "Smorgas-
bord" dinner and each wore q peas
ant apron. The dinner was held at
the A. H. Meyer home. The table
was decorated with a Yule log and
the food was typically Scandinav-
ian. There were four delicious
courses served and included Hor-d'
Oeuvres Of Anchovies and other
cold fish delicacies, Christmas sal
ad, Swedish meat balls and Nor
wegian prune pudding. After the
dinner the girls enjoyed playing
"Vocab" and the exchange of gifts.
Hostesses for the evening included
the Misses Helen Steiner, Olive
Brue, Glee Miller and Lucy Helm.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23
Holiday Spirit Helps
T. B. Seal Sale

With the activity of Christmas
shopping the seal sale has con-
tinued its growth to the last bus
mess day of the sale. The holiday
spirit has helped the campaign.
Now If you have not mailed In
your contribution of Christmas
Seals, we hope you have used them.
The Town Crier needs all the help
he can get to carry to everyone In
Benton County his message that:
Tuberculosis is Preventable and
Durable"
The Christmas Seals II placed
on your packages and letters will
reach from your heart to some
body's bed side. tuberculosis still
works "a hours a day. with no off
days.
So let us help Benton County's
league with its educational pro-
gram Your returns will be CRATE
fully received and used for that
purpose
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23
Eagles to Eentertain
Wives and Friends

The Pasco-Kennewick Eagles will
be hosts at another social evening
Wednesday, January 5th, at the
regular meeting place, Pythian
hall in Pasco. All members are
requested to attend this affair,
bring their wives and friends, who
will be provided with entertain
ment during the business meeting.
Following a brief business session,
an evening of cards and other en-
tertainment has been planned, to be
followed by refreshments.
With the coming of winter, more
interest and better attendance has
been experienced by the aerie, and
a good time is promised after each
meeting. Don't forget the first and
third Wednesdays of every month!
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23
Futile Session Ends
FORM GnA0Y

Washington, D. C.-With the
close of the special session of con-
gress, called six weeks ago, only one
item in President Roosevelt's pro-
gram has been acted upon. That is
the Housing Bill, so amended as to
provide insurance up to $4,000 for
improvements on existing houses.
Beyond this, the special session &C
complished nothing, except voting
its members some $250,000 for
travelling expenses" about seven
times what it cost the members in
actual transportation to and from
the capitol. No decisive action was
taken on the Farm, Wage-Hour,
Regional Planning, Government
REORGANIZATION, or Antitrust Re-
vision measures, all part Of the
Presidents program in calling the
special session, and now put over
until the regular session beginning
January 3. -..4@& 49, .
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23
Fire Ladies' to
Supply Reindeer
for Santa Claus

Because Of the generous response
from the public during the past
year and particularly during the
past week, the committee for the
Christmas cheer will be able to pro-
vide gifts to all children in the
community who would otherwise
not be remembered, comes the re-
port from the special committee.
The elderly people in the COM
munity have not been overlooked in
their plans either. Christmas boxes
will contain candy, nuts, oranges
and toys for children and in some
instances food and clothing have
been added, according to the needs
of the family.
The boys from the fire depart
ment will make the deliveries
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23
Erwin E. KING

Reappointed for a second term Of
three years on the northwest dis
trict Farm Credit board, Mr.. King
is widely known for his activities in
behalf Of agriculture. He is mas
ter Of the Washington State Grange,
a cooperative organization leader
and a member Of several important
committees and commissions. He
and six other members of the Farm
Credit board, part elected and part
appointed, have the large RESPONSE
bility Of directing the operations Of
the 18th district Land Bank, Inter-
mediate Credit bank, Production
Credit corporation and Bank for Co
operatives-a unified cooperative
credit system serving more than So
600 northwest farmers and with loan
volume in excess Of $l75, 900 600.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23
Radio Sponsors Apologize

Hollywood, Cal.-After a flood OF
violent protests to the Federal
Communications Commission, the
National Broadcasting Company
and Chase & Sanborn, the sponsors
for "lewd," "smutty," vulgar"
obscene" and various other des-
criptive terms applied to the broad
cast of Mae West over the radio, the
sponsors have apologized to the
public for the buxom stars flight
INTO the ether. Chairman McNinch
OF the Communications Board has
asked for report from the N-B-C
as to the responsibility Of officials
who permitted the offensive mat
ter to go out over the company's
network.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23
Senior High Students
Give Yuletide Program

Students of the Senior high
school presented their Christmas
program this morning in the audi
torium between 8:45 and $50. The
program was in charge Of Miss
Virgil Hopkins and consisted OF
various musical numbers as well as
speaking and the presenting of
play. Christmas carols were sung
by members of the boys and girls
elee clubs and the Junior high
girls glee club as well as the MEM
beers of the French and Latin
classes These classes made a spec
ial effort this year to study carols
traditional in foreign countries ana
to sing them in the native language.
Following the singing Rev. Carl
Lucky gave an address on Christ
mas Giving" The concluding num-
her on the program was the pres
entation of the play The Tr1plet
Presents" which was written by
Irma Wagner. The characters
taking part in the play were Phil
lin Foraker, Burke Hauschild, Leon
MilIak and Vivian Higley. This
play was the winner of q contest
in the writing Of Christmas plays
in which all members OF the Jun
ior English class took part.
Miss Hopkins and Principal =. A.
Brim accompanied the combined
bows and girls glee clubs OF the
senior high school on q Christmas
carollng tour Of the town IN one
of the schol buses Mr.. Brim
states that the school VIII plan to
make this an annual affair.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23
Mine Bombers Convicted

Springfield, In.-A jury in the
federal district court convicted SO
defendants in the bombing cases
growing out of the union warfare
of 1892 and 1885 in the Illinois coal
mining district involving the dyna-
hitting of mines and coal trains in
a fight with the John L. Lewis In
terests seeking to dominate the
states mining industry. The gull
ty defendants face a maximum OF
four years in federal penitentiary
and fine of $4,000 each.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23
Germany Leads in Planes

Berlin, Germany-With 129 ships
aggregating 164,340 horsepower,
Germany is declared to lead Europe
in commercial airplanes. France
follows with 81 ships of 10000 h.p.,
Italy with u planes of 100000 hip,
the Netherlands with IS ships of
41,O00 hp., and Great Britain trails
with "a of $4,000 hip. -.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23

Mrs. Gene Spaulding entertained
her bridgt club with a dessert
bridge luncheon at the Arrow Grill
Tuesday afternoon. There were
eight guest present who enjoyed an
exchange of Christmas gifts.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23
The Weather

Prospects are bright this WED
nesday) morning for q white Christ
mas, the seasons second snowfall
beginning with forecasts Of long
er spell. Weather for the past week
has been almost normal, according
to Weatherman Al Morgan. The
highs and lows for the week, to-
gether with those of the correspond
ing week Of q year ago, are given
below: =
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23
Sixty Nations at Fair

New York-Contracts have been
signed or preliminary steps taken
by sixty nations for representation
in New York's Worlds Fair which
opens April 80, 1889. Their exhibits
are expected to entail an expendi-
ture of $25,OOO,OOO.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23
Town Basketball
League Organized

Six teams have been organized to
compose the town basketball league.
These six teams arte the p. p. g.
L., Odd Fellows, F. F. A., English
Lutheran, Bricks and the Faculty.
They played the first game Of the
season Monday evening in the
high school gymnasium. There
will be three games played each
Monday evening so that each team
will have q chance to play each
week. The results of Monday eve
ning's games were: Faculty o,
Bricks 20; p. p. g. L. 20, Odd Fell
lows 4; F. F. A. 80, English Luth-
eran Is. --..-.,.........-. -. ...--
The next series of games are
scheduled for Monday evening,
January at which time the r. r.
& L. will play the Faculty at 2;
the Odd Fellows VS.. English Luth-
eran at 8; and Bricks VS.. F. F. A.
at 8. .. * #
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23

The Rev. Cora Kincannon smith
of Spokane and world famous
medium is stopping at the Pasco
hotel this week and renewing olo
acuuaintanceS. ... .- -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23

The Misses Mabel Qualley ana
Margaret Hawkins are leaving to-
morrow for Tacoma, where they
will spend the Christmas weekend
with relatives. 81 " r.. ~
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23
Ban on Spy" Photos Urged

Washington, D. C-The House
Military Committee is considering
a letter from President Roosevelt
urging a general tightening up OF
permission to photograph the coun-
try's defenses, Notifications and ma
val equipment, over which there
has heretofore been little or no
restraint.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23

The Chekola club and their hus-
bands were entertained at $50
dinner at the II. w. Whittemore
home Monday. High honors were
received by Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Hig-
ley and second high by MIR. and
Mrs. William Gravenslund. Travel
ing prize was awarded to Lawrence
Scott.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23

Miss Vivian Peter, Jim Green and
Roger Jones of Ellensburg normal
are spending their vacation at the
nome of their parents. g.@
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23

Mr.. and Mrs. r. s. Kelso are the
parents Of q girl born Wednesday
evening. Mrs. Kelso was formerly
Miss Catherine Hawkins. -. o.,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23

Miss Jean Arnold, who is attend
ing Cheney normal, is visiting dur
ing the holidays at the home Of her
parents.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23

Sixty members of Alma Chapter
of the local Eastern Stars enjoyed
a potluck dinner and annual
Christmas party at the hall Tues
day evening. The ladies made an
exchange of gifts which were la
ter turned over to the Christmas
cheer committee. E"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-23

Miss Katherine Ponti left for
her home at Prosser this afternoon
for her Christmas vacation.
Evening star., 1937-12-19

ment tor parents who allow their chill
dren to drift into delinquency. there
would be less of the prevailing attitude
that this is different day and youth
can take care of itself"
Sadly enough, this is different day
far different from the old days when
parents regarded their children as an
obligation. to be guided safely into
adult life. 1t is a day when youth is
allowed to run wild and. at the same
time, is blamed by silly. unthinking
parents if, in its wild course. it runs
afoul of the law. 1t is day of wide
spread divorce and broken families. of
cynicism for the we'll ordered things of
life. of haphazard thinking and lack
of planning. To eradicate juvenile
delinquency. society also must eradi-
cate some of the conditions which |
have just mentioned.
Unfortunately. society is very busy
itself in being selfish. We hear much
these days about the mental hospital
ization of the older criminal. the build
ing OF character. the teaching of trades
to men and women so they may have
an opportunity to be self-supporting
and morally rehabilitated on their
release from prison.
All this is largely a job Of locking the
barn after the horse has been stolen.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
Cosfiavsd from pogs six

Helen's voice receded as she climbed
the steps. Suddenly Charles face
famed and he said: We're going to
have a few pretty things ourselves"
Little Charles walked with him, and
Nellie with her mother when they
went up the street. Helen had run
darts in the back of her six-year old
full coat and had refined it; it looked
as though it had just come from the
shop. The children were always we'll
dressed at little cost. thanks to her.
Charles heart felt hard and at the
same time light. The bank where he
kept his small personal account, the
Farmers and Mechanics, was, like
the other banks, open from seven till
nine on Saturday evenings. He would
not carry his check to Miss Barrows'
executors - what folly that would be!
- he would deposit it to his own ac-
count. Then he would spend part of
the cash in his pocket. The children
could pick out the toys they liked.
The laurel did not look dingy, it
looked green and velvety; the bulbs
were bright, like emeralds and rubies
and topazes. Every window was dec
GRATED. A Santa Claus shouldered his
way along. giving candy to children.
Nellie and little Charles laughed at
the tops of their voices. Their gayety
disturbed Charles. "I'm tired" he
thought.
Dixon Phelps stood on the corner
of the central square, his shoulders
bent, his hands deep in his coat pock-
cts. Charles had intended to turn right
and go up the street to the Farmers
and Mechanics Bank, but both chill
dren pulled away from their parents to
join Phelps. This did not change
Charles purpose to 60 to the bank and
deposit the check to his own account
Evening star., 1937-12-19
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Evening star., 1937-12-19
The Time to Expand

He would leave Helen and the chill
dren with Phelps and rejoin them.
Hello, chickensr' said Phelps.
You'll surely be on hand Christ
mas Day, Dixon," said Helen.
Il surely willr' Phelps had hand
of each child. Il used to stand here on
Saturday evenings with my father -
on this very spot. No matter how tired
he was. he always brought me to see
the lights and the crowd and have
some ice cream. I'll never lose the
habit, l guess"
Charles answered without meaning
to answer. He never spoke of his father
or thought of him when he could help
it. Now thought and speech were in
voluntary, like sudden spurt of water
from a dammed-up food. He saw him
self standing on this very spot. his
hand held tight. MY father did the
same thing" he said quickly.
The eyes of Helen and Phelps met
swiftly, and as swiftly parted. Helen
felt an impulse to put her hand on
Charles arm. but she resisted. Here
comes Santar she cried.
Little Charles shrieked with delight,
trying to pull his father and Phelps
with him to meet Santa Claus. Charles
did not feel the tug of the little hand
or see Santa Claus He saw, under gas
lights, dim as the moon, compared
with these lights, himself and his father
come hand in hand down the street.
He could have expressed his thoughts
to Miss Barrows, but to no one else,
not even to Helen who was almost like
another self. HE made mistake. but
he loved me-" Suddenly the sentence
turned itself round: HE loved me.
but he made a mistake" He looked
down at little Charles; he could not
tell for an instant whether this was
Evening star., 1937-12-19

little Charles looking up at him, or
whether he stood there looking up at
his father Both looks adored. But
love isn't enoughr he thought.
Come, Daddy! begged little Charles.
Charles pulled his hand away, al
most roughly. "I'll find you." he
promised. Back in five minutes.
He walked past the turn which led
to the Farmers and Mechanics Bank
and round the square to the Trust
Company. There was star of bright
lights above the door and a tree on
each side of the step. He had not en-
tered the door for ten years; he was
amazed once more at the height of the
ceiling supported by gilded beams,
and at the length and breadth of it.
There were a hundred patrons stand
ing at the windows in line or sitting
on the settees. The Christmas savings
accounts were being paid; at that
window there was long queue.
Charles had often wished to make
deposit each week in the spring and
have it swell to a sizable sum by
December, but he never could.
He walked down the aisle toward
MIR. Hudson's Office at the back. A
clerk was typing in the anteroom; the
Office itself was behind solid wall and
mahogany door. The clerk rose and
asked him to wait few minutes. He
sat on the edge of chair. What un-
counted, shamed, confused hours he
had spent on the other side of the
closed door! MY youth ended there"
he thought, YEARLY.
Hudson sat behind his desk when at
last Charles was admitted. Charles
had waited ten minutes, forgetting his
promise to the group on the corner.
Hudson was not only odd-looking. he
Oestisssd a. paos 13)
Evening star., 1937-12-19

Then I'll give them their supper and
we'll walk up street They turn on the
Christmas lights as soon as it's dark.
If you'd mend some of the ornaments
for the tree this afternoon, that would
help me. But not unless you feel like
it?'
Il do feel like it.
Il wish we could buy Miss BaTows'
books" sighed Helen. "If they have a
sale l might get them for very little"
"A good idea," agreed Charles.
He worked at the kitchen table,
putting wires into some of the fragile
globes and gluing tiny rings to others.
Usually he talked steadily on his
afternoons off, but today Helen had
to question him about his week s work.
She gave him, now and then, a side
wise glance, praying that he was not
i'll and that nothing had gone wrong.
She saw the threatening chasm of
poverty even oftener than Charles.
"Well, look herer' Charles cried.
startled out of his preoccupation.
In the doorway stood little Charles.
One wrinkled pajama leg was caught
up to his knee, his cheeks were scarlet
with sleep, his curly hair clung in wet
rings to his scalp.
Iwant to see Daddy" he said.
This little house, a little insurance,
a little money in the bank" thought
Charles. ''And a hundred and fifty
dollars"
Helen swept down upon the baby
and gathered him up. Give Daddy a
kiss, then we'll get dressed. Well
wake Sister. We're going uptown this
evening, to see all the pretty lights.
You've never been uptown in the eve
ming in all your young life. There's no
telling - Santa Claus might be walk
ing about"
Evening star., 1937-12-19

''Spare-ribs and scrapple and apple
butter and apples. From the Tanners
at Maytown."
"Oh, lovelyr sighed Helen. "Coun-
try people little know what it costs to
live in town. I'm going to crochet a
purse for Mrs. Tanner. Why, we have
everything we need for days! Pork
does no harm once in while. haven't
bought any, it costs 80 much"
''The bank closes at three O'Clock"
thought Charles. In any event, l
couldn't be expected to see Mr.. Hud-
son this afternoon to pay over the
hundred and fifty. I'll find out - I'll
surely hear accidentally whether Miss
Barrows had more than she needed to
bury her."
If he had not owed Miss Barrows
the hundred and fifty dollars, he would
certainly have walked round her
square, pretty brick house with its
neat yard and garden which she had
tended so lovingly. Perhaps he would
have gone on to the cemetery to see
where she was buried and to follow
her with thanks for what she had done
for him. Miss Barrows alone had
spoken to him about his father, had
even continued to speak about him.
The rest of Carthage, even the minis
ter, had observed silence which they
believed to be kind.
I'VE never know what temptations
people have. We never know what
quirks they may have in their brains.
Now, put it behind your Miss Bar
rows, who would not hear a word OF
slang in the schooiroom used it freely
herself in her latter days. Buck up,
Charles! Lift your head! Look 'em in
the eye! You've done nothing wrong"
Il thought I'd let the children sleep
as long as they would" said Helen.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
Hosoxins Section

Many of these persons have pro-
gressed deep into crime from long
history of juvenile delinquency. Be
cause there was no other way to deal
with them. society tried to reform
them by sending them to the county
jail or the reformatory. But those
poorly run, badly devised institutions
all too often were grammar schools
and colleges Of crime. where boys of
fifteen mingled with bank robbers and
safe-blowers of forty-fve.
We cannot stop crime until we stop
juvenile delinquency. To do this. we.
individually and through the local or
ganizations to which we belong. must
marshal every available force. We must
teach respect for law, in the home and
out of it. by theory and by example
We must look for hidden causes when
youth rebels against society - for
perhaps disease or malformation are
responsible for his warped attitude.
we must help his mind by giving hlm
clean things to think about instead of
the Shiny ones which make for crime
We must help him to play and to grow
strong and to take pride in clean
strength. We must be his pal and his
conhdant - thus keeping him from
evil associates. And we must never for
an instant neglect the need for con-
vincing youth that crime is cheap.
cowardly, vile - unworthy of any
decent boy or girl.
When society can accomplish these
things. it can wipe very grimy spot
from its escutcheon. Until that time.
it must stand convicted of PUBLIC
DELINQUENCY.