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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
Destruction Threatens Canton

Destruction Threatens Canton
Canton, China-If Chinese troops
are forced to abandon Canton to
advancing japanese forces, General
Yu Han-mon, commander of all
South China armies, has warned in
vaders that this city of 1000, 900 peo-
pie will be reduced to ruins. This
policy of destroying everything OF
any possible value to the enemy has
been generally adopted throughout
invaded parts of the Chinese Re
public.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
Girls Club Entertains

The Willing Workers All club
met at the home of Mrs. Sam For
aker for their regular meeting and
entertainment Miss Helen Steiner
and their mothers. A demonstra-
ton was given by Margaret Holden
on heming hand towels. Barbara
BONNER was admitted to the club
as q new member. Miss Helen Stein
er gave the girls some very helpful
suggestions in regard to the club
work.
Following the business meeting
refreshments were served by the
hostess and the girls engaged in
singing songs and playing games
The next meeting viii be held at
the home Of Trula Selph January
IL.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
Council Likes
New Quarters

The city council met for the first
time in the newly rearranged quar-
tiers at the city hall for their first
session Of the year. The library has
been moved. the police department
has been rearranged more conven-
iently and the city offices and coun-
Gil chamber have been changed. The
new doors for the fire equipment
have been installed and the fire.
mems quarters are about ready.
Owing to limited funds the coun-
cilmen are worrying about how to
find money enough to add new
lights and calcimine to their new
quarters.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
Community Sale

More than three hundred people
attended the community auction
three weeks ago, according to re-
ports from the Farmers Exchange
who has been sponsoring the prof.
ect for several years. Saturday OF
this week another sale will be held
and the sponsors are looking for
another large crowd. The sale is
attracting people from Benton City
as far as Connell, according to re-
ports.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
Unemployed Vets
to Register /.

In carrying out the mandate of
the New York convention to make
Unemployment in industry of men
over 40 years of age, one of its ma
jor programs during 1888, The Am
erican Legion has initiated its
program of constructive work by
directing its efforts toward two vital
objectives.
These are: Introducing all unem-
plOyed World War veterans. to regis
ter with the local offices of the
Washington State Employment
service.
Educating all employers to make
use of the State Employment Ser
vices in filling jobs.
This was the message given to
Elmer Olson, Commander of Robt
w. Ely Post No. 80 of Kennewick
by State Chairman Irwin Jones of
the Legion's State Employment
Commission.
Every jobless veteran should
register" Chairman Jones declared
and every American employer
should be encouraged to report va
cancies and job openings to these
services. At the present time q
substantial part Of the unemployed
veterans are not registered. Prob
ably not more than 20 percent OF
the industrial vacancies are report
ed to the Employment Services"
"The Legion is working out pro-
gram of assistance to veterans who
are jobless. A survey and registra-
ton will be conducted of unemploy-
ed Legion members to determine
the extent of possible solution OF
members unemployment problems,
Commander Olson stated.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
Motor Parts Company
Moves to New Place

Into the building recently vacated
by the Stradford grocery this weel
moved the Winks Motor Parts. Thu
store has been attractively arrang-
ed and Mr.. Winkler is looking for.
ward to greatly increased patron
age in his new location.
Under Mr.. Winkler's manage
ment, the new business, formerly
conducted as a department in the
Twin City Motors, the patronage
has increased very satisfactorily, he
reports. Parts for all makes of cars
and trucks are carried in stock.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
Students Play Ping-P0ng

The Kennewick high schol stu
dent body has purchased three
double sets of ping pong. The tourn-
ament will start next Monday and
will be played in the cafeteria.
There will be boys and girls singles
and mixed doubles, all of which will
be chosen from the senior high
school. Shuttle board will also be
another activity which will start in
the near future: These games viii
be played during the noon hour.
The first and second string bas-
ketball teams will play Sunnyside
here January 7th.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
BAD NEWS!

The editor got pinched!
. Probably will be afoOt for a
week or two, maybe.
After hoIIering wolf" for sew
eral years about getting new Ii
cense plates, all Of q sudden the
highway patrol clamps down. A
dozen or SO local citizens receiv-
ed little yellow slips today because
they were operating cars without
the new licenses. It's harder than
usual this year, too, because of
having to pay the excise tax along
with the license fee. ~ass .s.aa
Officials estimate that prob
ably a third Of the car owners in
this section are still without the
new plates and they claim they
have orders to clear the roads un-
less the cars carry the 1888 tags.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
Big Postal Year

Washington, D. C.-Revenues OF
the post office department for last
fiscal year reached $726.201 100. the
highest income in the history Of the
department. Deducting cost items
caused by Thanking and free-matl
grants to other government depart
ments, Uncle Sans two-million-dol-
lar-a-day postal business produced
a profit of $12,643, 739.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
KiWaniS Officers
Installed at PaScO

AS has been the custom for the
past several years the Kennewick
and Pasco Kiwanis clubs held joint
installation ceremonies this year
the affair being staged on the Pasco
side.
An interesting program was given
in addition to the regulation in
stallation ceremonies. Urban Koel-
ker was indicted into the presi-
dents chair for the Kennewick
group succeeding e. c. Smith who
served in that capacity during the
year just past.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
Walla Walla MasOns
Come Here for Degrees

A dinner meeting viii proceed q
special communication by Kenne-
wick Scottish Rite Masons next
Monday night when the degree
teams will confer the eighth and
ninth degrees on a class on candi-
dates from Walla Walla. The Ken
newick degree team recently ex-
emplified the fifth degree in Walla
Walla.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
Finley Grange
Buys I. B. Bond

Finley grange has recently pur-
chased one of the T. b. bonds, the
only one sold in this end of the
county to date, although four have
been sold in the Prosser district, &C
cording to information received
from Mrs. Starkenburg, who has
charge of this part of the work in
Benton county.
The money received from the sale
of the bonds will be used in the
same manner as the funds received
from the sale Of the Christmas
seals.
Other local organizations will be
given an opportunity in the near
future to help this good cause
along, Mrs. Starkenburg announces
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
Jews Won't Fight

London England - Leading Jews
denied that an international fund
of $4,000, 100000 was being raised
by Jewish financiers to combat the
rapidly growing anti-semitic senti-
ment sweeping over Europe and
finding a responsive echo in South
America and in many sections OF
the United States and Canada.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
County Fees Increase

Fees Of the Benton county auditor
in 1887 were $6256.16, a gain OF
$835.84, compared with 1896, III. E.
Chapman, auditor-clerk announced
this week. The fees were among
the largest taken in any one year
by that office. Filing fees were
s4o6o85. compared with $345785 in
1896. Automobile license fees, not
included in the totals, amounted to
$ll60.25, compared with $l023 IS.
Court fees We're $l738.05, an increase
of $3.50 as compared with the year
before.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
GOOD NEWS!

I'VE just got through scrubbing
the new library room today" Mrs.
Durbin, assistant librarian tele-
phoned the office tonight, "and
we'd like to have the news spread
around that the library would
again be open and ready for bus
mess on the regular days, starting
next Wednesday," she c0ntinled.
1--WE want people to bring back
the large number Of books that
are out" she said, so We can get
going again, for the reading sea-
son is again upon us, now that
the holidays are over"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
SCOUT COUNCIL MEETS

The boy scout council met Monday
evening in the Elysian room of the
Arrow Grill Monday evening. Frank
Mason was elected district chair
man for the coming year. Scout
executive o. E. Hoover, of Walla
Walla was also present.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
MILLS-KURTH

Mrs. Frank Mills has announced
the marriage Of her daughter, Mar
jorie, to Theodore Kurth of Rich
land. The marriage was perform
ed on August 26, 1887 at the First
English Lutheran church by the
Rev. Carl E. Lucky.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06

Mrs. G. H. Shanafelt, who spent
the holiday week in Seattle, where
her son Gene is student at the
university. She plans to leave
shortly for the coast city, where
she will keep house in an apart
ment for her son.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
Celebrate 10th Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Knowles cele-
brated their 10th wedding annivers-
airy December q. Sixteen guests
joined in the celebration with q din
ner party after which bridge was
the diversion of the evening. High
bridge honors were won by H. r.
Vibber, low by M. M. Moulton and
travelling prize by Mrs. p. o. Stone
The house was beautifully decorat-
ed with chrysanthemums and poin-
SettaS.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
Stacks React Favorably

New York City-The mild char
acter of the Presidents speech caus-
ed a favorable reaction on the Stock
Exchange. Gains in market lead
ers reflected the Presidents state
ment that administration moves
against corporations were confined
to a few corporations which flag
rantly violated the antitrust laws.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
Campbell Charged
With 'sHit and Run"

j. E. Campbell of the Highlands
was arrested in Pasco last evening
on a hit and run charge, and is be-
ing held in the Franklin county
Jail in lieu of bail. His trial will
come up before the superior court.
It is alleged that he failed to stop
after crashing into truck on the
streets of PaScO.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
Army of Unemployed

Washington, D. C.-First national
census of the unemployed reveals
that 1922, 912 persons registered in
the voluntary inquiry as being to-
tally without work and DESTROYS of
obtaining same. New York led all
states, with $50 $40 without work, in
Guiding 2O6,518 on Work Relief rolls.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
Matador Defies Quake

Mexico City-While the most Sc
we're earthquake in recent years
rocked this city, causing $4,000 spec
tators in the local arena to sway In
their seats as they watched bull
fight, Matador Liborio Ruiz gave
the death trust to bewildered bull,
puzzled at the rolling motion OF the
ring.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
Two New Years Babies

Two Kennewick babies arrived on
New Years day this year. They were
both girls and were born at the
Pasco hospital. The first one is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hembree and the second is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Cochran.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06

Mr.. and Mrs. r. K. Birum of
Wenatchee, who spent the New
Year holidays in Kennewick visit
ing old friends, were house guests
at the Glenn FELTON, home. While
here they were entertained at din
ner at the Ed Webber and A. T. Be-
lair homes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
New Deal spokesmen Criticized

New Deal Spokesman Criticized
Washington, D. Generally UNI
favorable reaction is felt in all sec
lions of the country against the
speeches last week of Secretary of
the Interior Ickes and Robert H.
jackson, Assistant Attorney Gener-
a, both of whom severely attacked
Dig business interests, which they
charged with deliberately creating
the present recession for the pur-
pose OF discrediting the New Deal.
In congress, many Democratic sup
porters OF the President openly
Joined Republicans in deploring the
attacks on industry at so inoppor-
tune moment. One effect has
been to silence the talk of Mr.. Jack
sons heading the Democratic ticket
IN 1910 in the eventN of President
Hoosevelt's declining third term,
aitnough he is mentioned as a pos
Spie candidate for the Governor
ship OF New York.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
ED GIBSON DIES

Ed Gibson died this morning at
the Pasco hospital following q long
illness. Funeral arrangements have
not been made pending word from
his brother Dave Gibson Of Conway
Springs, Kansas.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
Dogs Long Virgil

North Tonawanda, N. Y-Agents
~ the S. P. C. A. removed to an
iilal Shelter dog that for three
ays laid in an ice-covered open
tieid with its paws autstretched ON
SS.iotner dog its playmate, which
nao been killed by an automobile.
- refused all food, and until too
weak to offer further resistance,
t !. off all attempts to remove
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
New FORKS New Prosecutor

NeW FORKS New Prosecutor
new York City-For the first time
IN twenty years. New York welcomes
district attorney without political
party ties. After falling seventy
.nree notorious racketeers, many
lor lie, who have levied blackmail
amounting to $100,000,O0O a year
.lom the city's legitimate business
interests, Special Rackets Prose-
su.or Thomas E. Dewey took Office
aiter winning out over almost fran
rc efforts on the part of Tammany
nau 10 retain the long working
asfeement between the district at
,otneys office and the underworld.
hundreds : Of known criminals have
neo 70 Florida and west coast re-
soats 70 escape Dewey's dragnet for
any crooks remaining in the city
limits. '
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
Fifteen Saved in Canada

Moosenee, Quebec-After subsist-
s ~ days on fourteen rabbits, a
sosefnment survey party of fifteen
. Tue; We're brought back to civiliza-
on oy airplane. Flight Lieutenant
Splaonrow of Dominion Sbyways
tSovered the lost party slowly
..eezing to death in the bleak mus
- country at a temperature of
~ oegrees below zero. They had
M n practically without food since
november 22nd
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
Two Couples Licensed

Two marriage licenses were issued
from the Benton county auditors
office last week, records showede on
Tuesday. Those obtaining them
wree: J. w. Kilde, 81, and Kristol
Gravett. 20, both Of Selah; and
Glen Elmer Wilson, u, Of Kenne-
wick and Metha May Howard, IL,
of PaSco.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-06
The Weather

The past weeks weather has
been about ten degrees warmer than
normal little better than
was shown from the records of last
year. Highs and lows for the week
ending yesterday as compared with
those Of year ago are given below:
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
$4,000 Bond
Set for Cop
In Shooting

Policeman John E. Sobolewski
was free under $4,000 bond today,
after a coroner's jury sitting in
the District Morgue yesterday
held him for action of the Grand
Jury in connection with the fatal
shooting of Wallace Mcknight,
colored restaurant worker.
The jury returned its verdict
in only 10 minutes after it heard
Lieut.. Arthur C. Belt, command
ing officer of No. 3, say, II would
have done the same thing under
the circumstances"
SobolewSki is harged with
shooting Mcknight on Fifteenth
Street near Massachusetts, Avenue
Sunday night. Mcknight died
Monday. Witnesses testified that
the policeman ordered Mcknight,
who was carrying a bag contain
ing food under his arm, to stop.
Mcknight, it was testifie d,
started to run and then Sobolew-
ski fired.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
HIGHWAY FUNDS'
ALMOST SPENT.
SAYS DIRECTOR
Widening Of 18th Street,
Largest Project |
By JULIA A. BONWIT

BY mid-AuguSt, an appropria-
ton of more than $2,50O,00O for
District streets, made available
barely two months ago, will be
virtually all expended.
This was announced today by
Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, District
director of highways, who revealed
that all but few street projects
will be completed by the middle Of
summer.
The $2,676, 800 fund for streets
including both new construction
and improvements was made
available to Captain Whitehurst's
department as soon as the 1888
District supply bill was enacted
April 4, and being all prepared
with plans, the new program was
launched Immediately. Other Dis
trict funds do not become avail
able until the beginning of the
new fiscal year on Friday.
FUNDS LISTED
OF the total appropriation $780,
900 was for paving main highways,
$273, 900 for local streets, $382, 900
for widening, and the remainder
for miscellaneous street improve
mentS.
The largest of the projects, the
widening of Eleventh Street N. w.
between Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island Avenues, is already con-
cluded.
FEW DELAYED
A few projects, Captain White
hurst said, are being delayed be-
cause of extensive underground
work which will be necessary be-
fore the streets are laid. It is ex-
pected that these projects will be
completed by next spring. Among
these is the paving Of Branch Ave
nue., between Denver Street and
the District line, and the widening
of Twelfth Street between New
York and Massachusetts Avenues
N. w.
Other projects which are on the
docket. are as follows:
Forty-sixth Street, MaSsachu-
sets Avenue to River Road N. W.,
to be completed in six weeks.
Loughboro Road, Indian Lane
to Glenbrook Road N. W., to be
completed in two months.
c Street N. E., Sixteenth Street
to Nineteenth Street, under con-
tract.
North Carolina Avenue N. E.,
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
Streets, also under contract.
K Street between Twelfth Street
and Connecticut Avenue N. W., re-
paving, to be completed by July 5.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
School Aides
TOBe Named

Appointment of DR.. Thomas W
Gosling, national director of the
American Junior Red Cross, as
assistant superintendent OF
schools, and Elise Watkins, as sec.
retary of the Board of Education
will be considered by the school
board at its next meeting on Fri.
day.
The appointments were recon-
mended by the personnel commit
tee of the board at a late meeting
yesterday.
DR.. Gosling has taught in sum.
mer sessions at several univers.
tiles, among them Johns Hopkins,
Chicago, Wyoming and New York
University, and was formerly SUI,
perintendent of schools in Madi-
son, Wis, and Akron, Ohio.
Mrs. Watkins, for many years
secretary to Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle, president of the board, has
been acting secretary since the
resignation of Charles B. Degges
last month. She has been EN-.
ployed by the school system for
20 years.
DR.. Gosling would fill the post
vacated by DR.. Harvey Smith,
who has resigned to become SUI
perintendent of schools in Ian
caster, Pa,
The Washington times., 1938-06-29

y
Cynthia is a model. She has
met some of the most famous per-
sons in the world: Lily Dache,
who was so intrigued with her
beauty that she invited her to the
opening of one of her fashion
shows; the editor of Life, who
photographed a story about her,
and the editor Of Vogue, who has
also taken countless pictures of
her. She has a contract to ap-
pear in Jack Benny'S next picture.
But though Cynthia has been
everywhere and met everybody in
the art world, she has never been
introduced to society until today
DEBUT MADE HERE!
She made her debut at cock.
tail party in the Mayflower Hotel.
Her beauty attracted so much at
tention we were the cynosure OF
all eyes.
Cynthia doesn't talk much. She
holds a cigarette in her slender
fingers and lets the other fellow
do the talking. So used is she to
admiration that when I whispered
she was ravishing in that net
gown, she never even bluShed. But
her long lashes dropped in appre-
citation. ,
I touched her ash-blond hair
with the tips of my fingers. Ex'
cept for a slight gesture, Cynthia
remained still.
I offered her a cocktail-and
though she accepted, she didn't
drink it for fear it might destroy
the lacquer on her ruby lips.
1 asked her how she kept that
slender figure. Her sponsor,
Lester Gaba, replied she ate only
Q wax apple day.
DOUBLE is PRESENT
Cynthia's double, Helen Bet
terly, sat at the table with us for
a short while and attracted al
most as much attention as
cynthia, Mr.. Gaba said, lives
with him at No. go Grammercy
Park. New York-that is, when
she isn't modelling clothes in New
York, Philadelphia or Washing,
ton.
Mir. Gaba is quite open about
this. You see, Cynthia is not
made of flesh and blood-She'S S
alas! made Of wax!
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
CAFE man HELD
in knife DEATH
OF YOUNG BOXER

John ]. Cullinane, "a, restaurant
proprietor of 803 Third st. N. w.,
was held for action of the coroner
today following the fatal Stabbing
last night Of Angelo Pappas, 20,
former District Golden Gloves
champion.
Pappas was stabbed through the
heart following an argument in
the restaurant, and died
short time later at Sibley Hos
pital. Cullinane was taken INTO
custody and held at the Eighth
precinct.
Cullinane, a former sandlot
baseball star, declared that Pap
pas attacked him, and that he
picked up the knife merely 70
frighten the boxer. He said:
II had no intention of stab
bing him. I got the knife to
frighten him and make him be-
have. Then he came forward
at me and plunged into the
knife"
According to the story told
police, Cullinane planned to close
his restaurant, the Shamrock
Grill, and take a Government job
with the War Department.
Fappas came to the place last
night and protested against Cul-
linane closing the restaurant, de-
claring that it would cause his
hrother-in-law, Howard GrigSby,
who manages the place. to lose his
job.
Heated words passed between
the two men, it was said, and then
PappaS lashed out with his fists.
They battled down the length Of
the restaurant, and then Cullinane
ran into the kitchen and picked
up a long butcher knife.
1t was then, he said, that Pappas
again lunged at him and ran into
the sharp blade
PappaS, who fought in the 118-
pound class and won the District
A. A. U. championship, is survived
by his father and several sisters.
Cullinane is married and the
father of two young children.