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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26
State Stresses
Importance OF
Birth Statistics

Five hundred thousand returnable
cards are on their way to the state
of Washington to be used In the
newly launched birth registration
check, it was announced today by
DR.. G. Evans, State Director OF
Health. These cards will reach all
postmasters and letter carriers IN
the state not later than the end OF
the month and will be distributed
by them to every family which re-
ceives mail. If a birth has occurred
in the family during the current
year, this card should be filled out
and dropped into the nearest letter
box. No postage will be necessary.
Fifty thousand of the two hundred
and fifty thousand why Register
leaflets ordered from the United
States Department Of Commerce to
be used in explaining the import
ance of birth registration and OF the
present check have already arrived
at the offices of the State Depart
ment of Health. Other shipments
are expected daily.
Novel feature Of the campaign
will be check upon children en-
tering school for the first time this
fall. The Division Of Vital Stats
tics has ordered fifty thousand
special cards to be filled in by grade
school teachers with Information de-
rived from the parents Of each new
pupil. 1--WE urge the cooperation OF
every parent and teacher In the
State of Washington" DR.. Evans
said, "Our object is to achieve q
hundred percent accuracy In this
check. Nothing less will satisfy US.
In order to facilitate he checK
three thousand sets Of instructions
have been prepared for grade schooi
teachers, and nine thousand I'VE
hundred lesson plans are IN the
course of preparation. These les
son plans are based upon the Wny
Register leaflets, which will be USED
as a text in a state wide lesson on
the Importance of birth registration.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26
PARK BENEFIT

Tomorrow night (Friday) the
Valley grange is entertaining
with a park benefit. Everyone is
invited. IL will be a strawberry
festival ice cream social and old
time dance combined. Nothing
slow about this bunch. Pro-
ceeds from the entertainment
will be turned over 10 the park
board for further improve
ments. A good, Representative
attendance from town will aid
matters in more than one way.
Make this a date and keep IL
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26
.HillSays New
p. O. Building
Not Sanctioned

Hopes for q new post office build
ing for Kennewick were crushed this
noon when Secretary Geo. ID. Peters
read letter from Representative
Knute Hill. The letter was an an
swer to the telegram the chamber
of commerce sent him last week con-
corning the appropriation for new
federal buildings, In which new
post office for Kennewick was list
ed. r " ~.
The letter is self-explanatory and
is as follows: ~
"Your telegram OF August is was
received. was surprised and would
certainly be pleased to have Ken
newick get a new post office. The
newspaper report was erroneous,
however. and was based on misin-
formation. ..ra
"For the past four years the post
office department has furnished the
Appropriations Committee with a
list Of cities In each district where
post offices may be constructed,
based on information secured by the
post office inspectors. Usually there
are four or five In the Fourth Dis
trict. But only one building Is al
lotted to each district in any one
year and the selection is made by
the post office department and bas-
ed, as stated above, on the report OF
the inspector in that district.
"A new Associated Press reporter
gave the names Of all the cities
mentioned in the Deficiency bill, not
knowing that only one could poss-
IDLY be chosen. Moreover, he did not
consult the post office department
to ascertain which city was to be
designated. Hence the error and
I regret that the expectations OF my
good friends In Kennewick have
been raised.
"Some months ago the department
decided that Yakima was the most
needy, because OF the extreme con-
gestion In an old building, built
when Yakima was only half OF its
present size and when there were
few transients compared TO now
when they stand in line for rods In
order to get their mail or stamps.
"Kennewick is In line for q new
building, but so are Charleston, Ritz
vile and Dayton. II you can con-
vince the inspector and the de-
partment that Kennewick has more
claim than either OF the other three
for 1888, you may rest assured that
I will put In my best efforts for you
next year."
The chamber OF commerce. feel
ing that the town was entitled to
better post office facilities. has de-
cided to make considerable OF an
effort to convince the postal de-
partment OF the necessity OF having
the next building In the district put
up here. Most members agree that
there will be no difficulty In offer
ing convincing proof.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26

Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Reed and
daughter Margaret. accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn FELTON,, drove
to Wenatchee Friday to visit friends.
The Reeds stayed with Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Mauk, while the Feltons visit
ed the Ralph Birum home. Mr.. BIZ
rum is manager for the Consolidat-
ed Freight Lines at that place, hav-
ing been promoted from similar
position In Kennewick. The group
returned Sunday, stopping off at
White Bluffs to take in the regatta.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26
School Bells
to Ring Out
Monday Morning

Schools in this section will start
the fall term on Monday morning,
and already several of the local
teaching staff have arrived to take
up their duties.
Except for the addition of kin
dergarten class to be inaugurated
this year, there are no changes to
speak Of In the local set-up, Supt.
E. 8. Black and family, who have
spent the summer on the coast, re-
turned to Kennewick yesterday and
Mr.. Black is arranging for the an
nual teachers meeting for Saturday.
when all the teachers are expected
to be present.
Mr.. Black stated today that there
seemed to be some confusion re-
garding the ages for the children
who will be permitted to attend the
new classes. The rule which has
been adopted Is that children who
will be five years old by the 30th
Of November will be admitted into
the kindergarten classes. Children
who will be six on or before the 30th
of November will be admitted into
the first grade. These are the dates
which have long been effective In
the local institution.
It IS not known definitely how
many parents will send their child
rem to the new classes being formed,
but Mr.. Black anticipates that there
win be too many to be handled by
one teacher.
A somewhat larger enrolment Is
expected at the beginning Of the
season In the upper grades this year
than normally, Mr.. Black states. He
expects this years total to be the
largest In the schools history.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26
Church Wedding
Unites Popular
Young Couple

Miss Josephine Kempkes became
the bride of Howard Hinckley at
a very attractive ceremony which
was performed by the Rev. E. M.
Rogers at the Trinity Episcopal
church in Everett Saturday eve
ming at $3.50 in the presence Of sixty
guests. The church was attract
lively decorated with white flowers
and candles. Miss Marian Schoch
of Everett sang two solos, accom-
panied by Mrs. E. M. Rogers at the
pipe organ.
The bride wore a beautiful red
earth lace dress with jacket, with
shoes to match and black hat. She
carried an arm bouquet Of tallis-
man roses and sweet peas. She was
given away by her uncle, Jay
Kempkes. Miss Kwendolyn Sho-
strom of Seattle attended the bride
and was dressed in wine and black
velvet and carried an arm bouquet
of white asters.
4AS SAOoAA Woo dSeSAAOSO Ny Sd1A
Schuster Of Kennewick.
Following the ceremony a recep-
ton was held at the home Of the
brides uncle where refreshments
including large attractive wedding
cake were served at beautifully
decorated table.
The young couple left for q short
trip, returning to Kennewick Mon
day evening. They will make their
home on the River Road. Mrs.
Hinckley has taught In the local
schools for the past year and will
continue to teach this year. Mr..
Hinckley is employed with the Pa
cific Power & Light company here.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26
EIGHT MARRIAGE LICENSES
ISSUED THIS WEEK

The marriage licenses issued from
August II to "a according to the re-
port made today from the county
auditors office In Proeser are as
follows: Max Jacob and Susie Wynn
AGO, both Of Wapato; Charles r.
Rowan and Grace e. Sonner, both
Of Sunnyside; Ted Wolf and Teresa
Buechler, both Of Prosser; Arthur
Hastings and Florence Ogden, both
Of Pomeroy; Wilbur e. venard and
Dora Nickerson, both Of Yakima;
Elmer Clark, Mabton and Dorothy
Carpenter Of Grandview; Myrl
Walsh, Pasco and Nova Terril Of
Kennewick; Albert G. Carr and
Christeen Martin, both Of Outlook.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26
Turkey Tour
tOStart at
City Park Fri.

The all-valley turkey tour sched-
uled for Friday, September 8, will
start promptly at $50 am. from the
Kennewick city park, according to
Waldo w. Skuse, county extension
agent. Those going on the tour
should arrive at the park soon
enough to leave their lunch mater
ial in advance of the time. The
tour has been planned so that the
distance to be travelled will be short
and the largest amount Of informa-
ton can be obtained at each place
In the time allowed. Furthermore,
this information win be available in
printed form. The tour will be brot
to q close at 1890 at the park,
where the picnic dinner will be
served to those participating in the
tour and guests.
A public address system win be
available so that the audience will
be able to hear the speaking pro-
gram. Mr.. Beyers, General Mana
ger Of the Northwestern Turkey
Growers Association Of Salt Lake,
which is the organization which
pools the selling for fifty odd tur-
key cooperatives. will speak on the
turkey situation. It Is expected that
DR.. J. 8. Carver, head Of the poul-
try department Of the state college,
will give a report Of progress in ex-
perimental work on turkeys up to
the present time. One Of the off,
Gals Of the Washington Cooperative
Egg and Poultry Association VIII
present q timely topic and Mr.. w. d.
Buchanan, Extension Poultryman Of
the State College, win take part In
the program.
This tour Is being arranged BY the
Kennewick-Richland turkey local Of
the Washington cooperative Egg and
Poultry Association In conjunction
with the Benton County Extension
Office. and AL turkey growers and
those who contemplate embarking
ON this enterprise should be sure to
attend the tour. Turkey growers win
be present from various parts Of the
state. and Oregon and Idaho as well.
The tour Is for turkey growers In
general, irrespective Of any cooper
alive membership.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26

Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Pettibone.
daughter June and son, Winton, Of
Spokane were Sunday dinner guests
at the H. e. Copeland home. Mr..
and Mrs. Roy johnson and three
children also Of Spokane were
overnight guests at the Copeland
home. Both families were vaca-
tioning on the coast and were on
their way home. Mr.. johnson Is
manager Of Penney's main store in
Spokane.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26
,earth China Battle RACES

Moth China 0oSSSe nS8cS
Tlentsn, hina-With 10000 men
ene,eed the struggle between China
ana japan for the domination OF
North China became more intense
than ever, although after seven
weeks Of sporadic fighting no formal
declaration Of war has yet been
made. Severe fighting stin prevails
around Shanghai. both on land and
sea. British troops have replaced
the regular police In the 1nterna-
tional Settlement, with . sharp drop
n local disorders.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26
WATER TURNOUT

Water will be turned out Of Col
umbia Irrigation Districts canal
system at midnight Sunday, Aug
ust 18th for weed killing. No de-
nveries will be made on Monday,
Tuesday or Wednesday, according
to F. B. Mason, manager, but viii be
resumed on Thursday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26
WPA GRANT

The Riverland Irrigation pro-
ject at Vernita, above White
Bluffs received q WPA grant OF
21,6O0 Tuesday, according to
word received by this paper
from Senator Lewis Schwellen-
bach. It is not known here just
what developments are to be
made in the upriver project
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26
" o R L D
N e ~ =
Of the
w E E k
N.v Deal Bills Failed

s washington, DC. - Contrary to
- belief. few administrations
- recent years had more bills de-
o.. :, nv Congress than the present
. u.s when Congress adjourned the
S.,1, administration bills had
failed Of passage: Food ana Drug
-. ,a r,an to transfer air transporta-
. yl' 10 jurisdiction OF Interstate
Commerce Commission, Ship Safety
hin. bill making ccc permanent
~, agency, Anti-Lynching
Si,I farm legislation except crop IN
s r, Child Labor legislation
and Reorganization OF Executive
Treatments.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26

Washington, d. Cat the end OF
July 100000 persons were regis
tered Is seeking employment thru
the United States Employment Ser
vice, . decline Of ~ percent from
last years figure. At the same time
private industry absorbed Is per-
cent more workers than In July 1885.
Employment registrations have de-
clined steadily for ten consecutive
months.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26

Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Carlson and
two sons, Erlin and Harlan, arrived
here Saturday from Astoria. where
Mr.. Carlson and Harlan left We'd
nesday for Redmond, where they
will be stationed for some time.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26
Chinese Held Comnatriot.

San Francisco, Cal.-Leaders of
ia, :. a.. Chinatown, a community of
.'"V' estimate that patriotic Chin
~ AZ nave already contributed $780,
w.. 20 China's defense fund, and
s s,.as much more than that may be
.h h.S.eo u General Ciang Kai-shek
sra,. .u ASK ior it. Thus far the Cen
r,anss,mo OF the Marking govern
eos ens mas made no appeal to his
countrymen overseas. 49,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26
;. Dairy Congress Onars

delaoata' uefmany-More than ann
are satbs, representing 50 countries,
butter r' III tsa here to Judge the best
products. 'l s,, world and other dairy
tics prensr. amid a mass of Stats
shown ,ep thss for the visitors, it was
mich cows . -, tnere are 100000 900
Products S.: ace "a earth, and that their
Vie industry Of the world
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26
Fire Alarm Arouses Mascot

kue A0xm AIOUScS M8SCOt
Dover, N. AFTER remaining UNI
conscious for week, as q result Of
being run over by careless motor
st, Spot, Dalmatian mascot Of the
local fire department, was aroused
from her coma by the sound Of fire
sirens In q passing parade. Still
groggy, she tried to answer the call,
and now the veterinarian says she
will recover.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26
Seek Palestine Accord

a ssenaas sa.a opposing
" waas Jewish state, led by Felix
profess a :. New York capitalist,
the sst,. 70 see a marked change in
i iieys attitude as Of Arab leaders, and be- e.
can bs l haa. Jewish-Arabian accord
inc t se ". brought about without resort
prou 10 .de !, Partition AZ OF Palestine, as
mission. ''Sii royal Com
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26
v.~... memorial Must Wait

washington, D. C.-Because It
failed to specify the type Of tribute
contemplated, President Roosevelt
1900 the bill appropriating $780,
nm 20 erect q memorial at Clare
NOR. Okla, to the late humortst
WIN Rogers. The President sug-
seets that as Mr.. Rogers was 9 lover
a children the memorial take the
form Of some work for the living es-
uecially crippled children.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26
THE WEATHER

The weather for the past week
mas seemed cooler than ordinary,
but the weeks total was but two
degrees less than that of the cores
ponding week of year ago. The
temperatures for the week-endinp
Thursday morning are as follows:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26
New York CIerks ~ S30

} New York City-A study Of local
business concerns made by the Mer-
chants Association reveals that the
average weekly wages of New York
clerks Is 5000. The range ran from
Ss5O to $575 for a chief clerk. Ac-
countants averaged $52.14, auditors
$SlSl and bookkeepers $31.35. FL
nancial houses paid the highest av-
erage salaries.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26

Miss Rena Savage arrived here
Monday from Fort Benton, Mont.
to spend the week visiting at the
George Byrd home. The Misses
Rena Savage and Leota Byrd and
Mrs. M. o. Barnes left yesterday
for q two days visit In Seattle.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26

Miss Madge Cross accompanied
Bernie Neuman to Spokane this
afternoon. From there she will re-
turn to her home at Plains, Mon
tana after spending the summer
working here.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26
Italy Launches Rir Shiin

ueona, 1taly-With the launching
., the Ss,ooo-ton battleship Littorio,
u luce has added 10000 tons of
.ientng craft to the Italian navy in
: montn. Her sister ship, the Wit
.ollo veneto. was launched at
,laeste Just q month ago. The new
s.aps give Italy total Of six for
midable battleships.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-08-26
~ I.abor Party Urged

u.v York City-Following the de-
,,.,rc,ation Of the Democratic
nsrtv as having failed In its prom
49, - labor by John L. Lewis, Go
,ssaer the New York State Execu-
.,r. committee Of the Socialist par
:, nroed the creation Of q national
v.rmer-1abor party to place labor
,.oislatton beyond the sabotage" OF
perty machines.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-04
Bruce Cation Says:>>
Would Cash-Cany Law Keep Us Out of War?

After a great many months OF
study and discussion, Congress Is at
last about to settle down to dis
cussion of a new neutrality law.
The best forecast now Is that 1t
will offer the country a straight
cash-and- d-carry law, under which
wartime customer could get es-
sential supplies only by laying the
money on the barrel-head and COM
ing across the ocean with his mar
ket basket in his hand
This would at least be situation
strikingly different from the one
we saw in the last war. The for
eign customer then was handled
with gloves. His credit was good,
and the things he bought were de-
livered at his door, as far as the
rather anemic condition of the Am
erican merchant marine permitted
1t ought to be possible for us to
understand the evils of such a
course without leaping to the easy
conclusion that low-minded bankers
and munitions makers connived in
the dead of night to get us into the
war.
The principal evil was that such
a system made us, to all intents and
purposes. part of the allied war
machine. That was why Germany
was willing to start unrestricted
submarine warfare at the risk OF
an American declaration of war;
the Germans simply felt that Amer
ica In the war would do no more
harm than America on the side
lines furnishing the allies with un-
limited money and goods.
There is the point of the whole
business. Our policy caused the
side which could not take advan-
tage of our markets to look on us
as an enemy. It made that side
ready to adopt course that would
compel us to declare war.
Now we can't expect any neutral
ity law to make peace absolutely
certain. The most that we car
ask Is that such law will make
it easier for us to stay out Of war
We can ask, to be specific, that II
will prevent repetition of the 1917
situation.
Would the proposed cash-and-
carry policy do that?
II would obviously help. we
would not have American dollars
financing a European war. We
would not have American ship'
steaming into submarine zones Ia
den with goods for which American
shippers were still responsible. We
would not have hue and >cry
running across this country every
time tramp freighter full of cot
ton went to the bottom OF the sea
But there is one factor In thf
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-04

tile attitude by certain official depart
ments closely connected with the admin
istrative branch of government.
The Improvement in business is a fact
that cannot be argued away It's conti-
nuation is more apparent every day.
Economists are predicting that 1937-38
will be every bit as prosperous as 1929.
If business is doing so we'll, why not
let business alone? 1t does not need fur
ther help, and further meddling can only
hinder progress,
The only possiple answer is that voic-
ed SO often that regulation is necessary
to prevent recurrence of the disastrous
depression which all of us remember SO
clearly Those using the argument for
get that the depression did not start in
the United States, that it was not con-
fined to the United States, and that the
rest of the world is pulling out of eco-
nomic despond just as rapidly as the
United States Our laws We're not re-
sponsible for the depression, our laws
did not overcome the depression, and
we cannot legislate successfully against
another period of worldwide economic
hysteria.
Good business sense is the only safe
guard against another depression, and
there are few good business men in gov
ernment.
If there are to be laws to replace NRA,
let them take cognizance of the places
where regulation is necessary. There
are such places, and just as truly there
are places where business is best left
alone Industry cannot be Jumped into
one sum and calculated according to
rule. It has too many branches. Some
of them, perhaps, should be pruned, but
in pruning them, all of the fruit should
not be cut off.
Child labor and peonage in the south
ern states, sweat shop conditions in
many of the large cities-such things
should be corrected. The correction
must be arrived at individually, not col
lectively. If there is to be regulation,
let it be practical.