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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23
NEWS

To Courier-Reporter readers and
the hundred thousand farm fam
lilies, the latter suffering from the
droughts and floods of recent
months, comes the welcome news
that fifty million dollars will be
distributed for loans, relief grants
and food. The farmer who must
have help to exist until his harvest
of next year, the families whose
crops have been damaged by floods,
tenant farmers unable to borrow
from merchants upon next years
crop, all will be helped through this
program of assistance. Those folks
who long for $50 Every Thursday
or $50 Every Month";" should think
that these, needy homes are seek
ing bread and milk and not "han
and eggs"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23

Like Horace Wray in his article
about the dangers Of bike riding at
night, we feel that this district has
been unusually fortunate in that
there have been no serious acci-
dents from this cause. Perhaps
every driver has had narrow es-
capes, coming upon riders along the
road, most of them without lights
or reflectors of any kind. Seems
something could be done to avoid
these dangers. We think bikes
should be prohibited on three blocks
of our main streets, too. Far less
danger to have the kids busting
along the sidewalks than to have
'em cluttering up the streets where
the cars make the danger so much
greater. For that matter, keep thu
bikes off the main street entirely.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23

The greatest enemy of this coun-
try is not the enemy without or the
scattered groups of the various isms
within our borders. Our greatest
enemy is the political opportunist
who, for the sake of office, lends
himself to the promotion of every
wild and unsound idea radical
groups propose. The man who es-
pouses an unsound and uneco-
nomic measure, merely because OF
the votes it's espousal will secure
for him, is a greater menace to the
democracy than any Bund or Red
organization in existence in the
country today.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23

The "slow down" strike recently
introduced into the automobile in
dustry is blood relative of the "sit
down" strike The slow down strike
is being imposed upon industry in
an effort to force industry to per-
NIT the employees to determine how
much work they shall do in a day
and just how many cars a plant
shall turn out in day. It turns
complete control of any plant over
to the employees. In other words
it Sovietizes industry.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23
A FAIR TRIAL

Let us judge Earl Browder purely
on the grounds of his violation of
the law. Let us try him for travel
ing abroad on an American pass
port under a false name. Let us
dismiss from the suit that he serves
as general secretary of the Com
munist Party in the u. S. His trial
is dated for the end of this month.
We shall see then the penalty for
violation of our laws. He is being
tried impartially, On legal grounds.
To be tried as a Communist would
benefit his party for they would
contend man was being prosecuted
for his beliefs rather than his
crime. He stands trial as any citi-
zen, believing any. religious or po-
litical way he may choose.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23

In grandfather's day it was the
practice to practice thrift and self
denial through ones earning years
that he might have something to
take care of him during the years
when his earning power was past.
The plan today is to throw thrift
and self denial overheard, spend as
you earn and when old age comes
vote old age pensions. Thrift and
self denial as a human virtue have
ceased to be popular, or even re-
spectacle. 4s..s
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23

The persuasive power of advertis-
ing is best illustrated in the case Of
the cigarette. Women, whose in
tolerance of the weed reached the
point of rabidness few years ago,
are now devoted addicts to the once
hated cigarette. It is all due to adj
vertiSing. " IL.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23

More and more it is coming to the
place where the worker, the toiler,
the industrious and those who prac-
tice thrift and self denial must sup
port the sluggard and the loafer.
Our paternalism and weak senti-
mentality in many instances is un-
dermining what little self-respect
this class might have once possessed
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23
TWENTY YEARS AGO-1919

The Troubadour Literary society
was giving the following Thanksgiv-
ing program at the high school as
sembly; piano solo, Herbert Dun
lap; Thanksgiving reading, Marian
Lewis; talk on Goal Miners Strike
by Floyd Hutchins; "Chinese-Amer-
ica," Ross Willsey; school paper,
Ruth Dickinson; dedication of Mt.
Theodore Roosevelt" Mabel Pear
son; violin solo, Lorraine Engels;
The Reapers," high school girls
chorus.
Word had been received from w.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23

Every neighborhood used to have
a man who was referred to as a fell
low who was mean to his horses.
The same fellow when he later got
car treated it most carefully be-
cause every time he mistreated it
he had to take it to the garage and
pay repair bill. His horse, no mat
ter how mean he was to it, just kept
on serving him faithfully.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23

There Is a feeling OF security
abroad in the land that this coun-
try will not be drawn into the war.
There are two pretty good reasons
for this. First the people Of the
country dron't want war, and Sec
ond, none of the belligerents is es-
pecially anxious to provoke this
country into war against them.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23
A THANKFUL PEOPLE

Perhaps we have had more reason
to be thankful other years, 1t may
be that there are some homes IN
Kennewick where little gratitude
comes from the hearths, but there
is no one living in these United
States of America, who has not one
very good reason for raising a pray
er this Thanksgiving.
We add another year to those
celebrated by our forebears who en-
joyed the blessing of civil and relig-
ious liberty. We too are aware OF
blessings Astounding in food and
clothing and shelter, freedom and
opportunity, of all the material and
spiritual benefits enjoyed by all OF
us. This country affords us truth
and Justice, though we often ques-
ton this. 1t is not until we read OF
the bigotry, intolerance and preju-
dice that floods Europe that we are
alive to our own rights and bene-
fits. Few of us who would ex-
change what we have for what
they havel Our sympathy goes out
to the oppressed and crucified, but
we continue to be grateful we are on
this side.
Consider our rights as Americans
as this Thanksgiving Day finds us
gathered round festive boards. Say
a prayer that the airplane flying
overhead isn't pointing out our
community for destruction, that our
newspaper and radio is not controll-
ed by the government, that the
MONDAY meal isn't being eaten with
a gas mask hung over the chair
back, that the streets are lighted at
night and our shades open to shed
friendly glow to passers-by. None
of us who sit at this table are reg
istered with the local police as spies
or political enemies, nor is our
conversation carried on in whispers
to prevent our friends from being
put in Jail.
The heads are bowed, the tears
gather, as successful harvest finds
us observing another Thanksgiving
with the prayer for America and
her grateful ones who have a deep
appreciation for the benefits and
mercies bestowed by kindly God.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23

trio, who left for the Spokane APP
pie show. They were wearing a
badge labeled From Michigan to
Kennewick," which would attract at
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23

tention and arouse inquiry concern.
ing the new fruit belt.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23

Taxicab owners OF Philippines
want to double fares TO meet IA,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23

We have many samples of the better
grade cards with the individual name
printed, engraved or in the new raised
letter printing. Prices are lower than
ever before and the quality is higher.
Exclusive selections if you wish.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08

WASHINGTON. May 9. CUP)-
The District of Columbia court OF
appeals today upheld the right of
the securities and exchange com-
mission to subpoena records ana re-
ports Of national banks. but ruled
that the federal agency must keep
the data confidential.
The ruling was in the appeal Of
Bank of America from a lower
court decision, refusing it an in
junction To restrain the SEC from
examining It's records in the COM
missions inquiry into charges ag-
ainst Transamerica Corp.
The decision upheld the lower
court decision that the SEC may
examine the records, but reversed
the district court in providing that
the data must be kept confidential.
The appeals court suggested that
the SEC transfer its inquiry to
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08

by the WPA. The summary OF the
report said the cities are contribut-
ing millions toward the WPA pro-
gram. and that the survey "!ndi-
Gates practically unanimity Of opin-
ion on the part of the cities that
useful work is being done"
Those who appeared with La
Guardia were Mayors Edward j.
Kelly of Chicago, Harold H. Burton
of Cleveland, Richard w. Reading
of Detroit, Maurice j. Tobin of
Boston, Ross D. Rogers of Amarillo,
Tex, Daniel Toan of Milwaukee.
LaGuardia said that at no time
has the government carried out its
announced policy of caring for all
employable jobless workers. The re-
suit, he SAID, has been that some
have been cared for at tremendous
cost to the cities, and others not
cared for at all.
Providing work for the unem-
ployed is the American way of
treating this problem" he said.
1T would be a decided step back
ward if we abandon the American
way and return to the dole"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08

there be brought out for the pub
lie the truth regarding this gov
eminent agency and its recent re
lations TO the Bank of America d.
AS a basis for future legislation.
THE public interest demands that
these matters be given the widest
publicity at this time to protect
the future of the American public,
the entire banking structure of
America, the economic welfare of
Call1ornla and our more than
100000 depositors," Giannini said.
THE relations of the Bank of
America to the government have
been so confused by the atmo-
sphere of controversy and bias in
which they have been given public
ity by the SEC that we urge you
TO institute a hearing of an impor-
tial fact finding governmental body
TO sift the truth.
We will be happy to supply hith-
erto unpublished startling informa-
ton. The unWarranted, unjust and
biased action of one governmental
agency in harrassing a national
bank responsible to the COMPTROLLER
OF the currency And other GOV
ernmental bodies, induces us to
make this request.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
Vessel Carrying
Royal Pair Meets
Haze in Atlantic

ABOARD S. S. EMPRESS OF
AUSTRALIA, At Sea, May 8. (UP)
The Empress of Australia and
conveying warships bound for Que
bee with King George and Queen
Elizabeth were forced by haze to
reduce speed from II to u knots
early today.
They went into fog formation,
the Empress followed in single file
by the Cruisers Southampton and
Glasgow. and the battle cruiser
Repulse.
Two hours later visibility had
cleared enough SO that normal
speed could be resumed At 2 a.
m. (CST the squadron was 300
miles west of the Irish coast, be-
ginning the third day of the voy-
age.
Earlier the Empress had bucked
a stiff wind, but their Majesties
were good sailors.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08


gall, d, Alabama.
The offer came from President
l.. M Giannini of the bank in
telegram TO the legislators in which
he sought a public hearing be held
on a pending bill to abolish the
office of the comptroller of the
currency.
The commission, lnquiring into
conduct of the Transamerica Corp,
sought TO include the Bank of Am
erica in its inquiry. The banks con-
tends the commission has no juriS-
diction where a national bank is
concerned, and charged that the
SEC was attempting to assume wis
itorial powers" now vested in the
comptroller of the currency, federal
reserve board and the Federal De-
posit Insurance corporation.
In his telegram to Senator Wag-
ner and Congressman Steagall,
made public here today, Giannini
asked the hearing lin order that
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
Smallpox Cases
Reported in |. Y.

Nine cases of smallpox of a more
severe type than usual occurred in
Imperial county since April /, DR.
Warren F.. Fox, county health Off
GER said Monday.
He said four of the patients lived
in Ell Centro and five in rural areas
All persons who have not been
yaccinated or had smallpox should
see their family physician imme-
diately, he urged, and arrange for
vaccination.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
Politician Found
Dead in Hotel

COLUMBUS, O., May 8. CUP)-
Grover C. Maxwell, SO, former utili-
ties lawyer and Ohio Democratic
politician, was found dead in a ho-
tel room here last night
Maxwell, a bachelor, was an un-
official advisor to several Ohio
governors. He is survived by two
brothers, W. A Maxwell of Los
Angeles, and w Kee Maxwell, Full
lerton, Calf, former publisher of
the Fullerton Tribune.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
Instruments Tell
OF Sharp Quakes

NEW YORK, May 8. CUP)-
Fordham university reported today
its seismograph had recorded two
sharp earthquakes last night. The
direction was not indicated, but
the jolts were believed to have oc-
CURED about 2,400 miles away. The
first shock was recorded at 9:54 p.
m. and the second at 9:59 ,. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
Bill Would Reduce
Calf. Voting Age

SACRAMENTO, May 8. UP)-
a proposed constitutional amend
ment to reduce from 81 to 10 years
the minimum age for voting was be-
fore the legislature today in a res
olution introduced by Assemblyman
Sam Yorty, D, Los Angeles.
Yorty claimed many boys and
girls 18 years old are better quail
fled by their training than some
of the older men and women whose
right to vote is never questioned.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
GEM CLUB WILL MEET
HERE TUESDAY EVE

Members of the newly organized
Imperial Valley Gem and Mineral
club will meet in the court house at
7 pm. Tuesday.
The charter still Is open and those
interested in minerals and gems are
welcome to attend the meeting and
arrange to join.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08

AIhN' NiGI slppNc' CNt VIZ OPS's
ing witness for the United States
conference of mayors, of which he
is chairman. He headed delega
tion of eight city executives invited
before the house committee.
The New York mayor said the
unemployment situation is about
the same in all large cities, rough
ly relative to population.
"The dropping of employables by
Che federal government or discon-
tinuing the Works Progress Ad-
ministration without anything con-
structive to take its place would
be tragic he said.
'The results would be too ter
rifle to contemplate. There isn't a
city in the United States that could
care for its employables."
LaGuardia submitted report
from 100 major American city gov
ernments which were asked to state
whether useful and desirable work
of public benefit was being done
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08

Secretary of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace dedicates the League of
Nations building at the New York
Worlds Fair by declaring that
some day the peoples of the world
will learn to organize their COM
merce and their life, with coopera-
lion i. >. for here is symbolized, as
perhaps nowhere else, the hope of
man in the world of tomorrow"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08

Irma Darblay (above), 20, of Mill
Valley, Cal, will wed Paul W. X.
Crawley, 81, son of former Russian
Princess That's Vladimir, it has
been announced. Crawley, former
presidio soldier, recently risked
court martial for desertion in quest
of his mother, Mrs. Henry Rosen-
field, Jr., whom he hadn't seen since
his childhood.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
Federal Court UphOIds Right of SEC
To Call for Nationa! Bank Records

San Francisco. pointing out that
mechanical difficulties in transfer
ring voluminous Bank Of America
-ecords east for the inquiry would
for ali practical purposes, close
the bank"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
10OFt. 14.Ga. 2.98 ARM0RED
HOUSE WIRE CABLE, 100Ft.
69c 2.4Q

Double buShed armored ca
BILE. Improved easy-stripping,
ilame and moistuIe-proof
conductors are covered with
a moisture proof paper wrap
ping and heavy gauze gal
vanized steel armOr.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08

Regularly S91. Rubber cover
ed house wire in choice of
white or black. Heavy, long
life insulation, smooth sur
face for easy pulling. Ap-
proved by Underwriters Lab
0ratOries.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
Gionnini Offers
Startling Proof

SAN FRANCISCO May 8; UP)-Htherto unpublish-
ea information OF starting nature regarding the action
Bank of America National Trust Savings Association
was offered today to Senator Robert F. Wagner d. n Y
and Cnlnr es1nanH Henrn z Stna.2
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
REGULAR 1.39
GARDEN H 0SE
Q7c

25 foot length nile" Hose
in " inch size. Heavy cord
fabric with thick rubber lin
er and heavy corrugated rub
Der cover. 2-yr.- guarantee.
Complete with couplings. A
real special for the May
Economy Festival.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
La Guurdiu Defends WPA
As American Way' O.
Providing Relief Care
CRET AGENT X9
BEGINNING.

WASHINGTON, May g. (UP)-Mayor Forelo H. La
Aarda of New York testifyng before the house WPA
estigatng committee praised the federal relief program
today 'the American way of dealing with unemploy-
ment and said its dscontmuance would be tragic.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08

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Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08

May Economy Festival saves
you 24c on a handy-si2e
flashlight. You'll need one on
your vacation trip, so buy
now. 2-cell size, chrome plat
ed case. Complete with bat
teries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-17
Local Jewry Pledges
 $15,000 For Appeal
City's Quota of $2O,0OO to Be Realized Within Week;
 Centuries of Persecution Reviewed By Speaker

Jewish culture and science nd philosophy-but then the programs might start again-Equador might say we no longer want the Jew,
 "The Jew must emancipate him. self, by arising as one people. de- claring, that this is the end-we will not fling our people to another land to face more torture. We must make the wheel stop its eter- nal revolutions. It we give our money, the gates of Palestine will be wide open.
 "Conquerors and tyrants come and go, but the people of a land remain. The answer we must give to these tyrants is to send our peo- pie home, to peace"
 He said that if the Jews left their people in Germany, they would be heaping terror and disgrace upon them.
 Harry Leibeskind is chairman of the drive, the goal of which IS $20,0O0. The fund will go to the joint distribution committee, for use of many national and over- seas Jewish charities. Other speak, CTS were Rabbi Moses D. Shein- kopf, Rabbi William P. Greenfield, Rabbi Maurice L. zigmond, and Charles Rosengarten, who acted as chairman of last nights meet ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-17
HUNTING, FISHING
 LICENSES ISSUED
Over 400 Applications Are Filed Here; Many Given
 for Christmas Gifts

Lots of folks hereabouts are go- ing hunting and fishing these days, if the rush for licenses at the of flee of Town Clerk Mary c. Kil- martin is the correct gauge.
 And, apparently it must be be- cause the numbers of persons ob- taining such licenses for 1889 is well over the 400 and about $500 has been paid at the office for the individual licenses, hunting and fishing, at $3.35 each, and for the combination hunting and fishing license, $5.35 each.
 Some of those who called for li- censes bought them in the last days of 1888, presumably using them for Christmas gifts to friends who might want to fish through the ice, or hunt, during the January 1st ho- liday which includes January 2nd, the Monday after New Years.
 There are, too, the licenses avail able to all resident citizens over 65 years of age which can be obtained for $35 each.
 Mrs. Kilmartin estimated that about half of the fees paid for 1889 licenses were received around Christmas time, or just before the first of the year, but the volume of applicants is continuing and bids fair to exceed the number sought in other years by considerable margin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-17
SCARLETT SCRAMBLE

Waterbury Jewry heard an appeal by one of the most famous of their race in the world of writing, Ludwig Lewisohn, the author, last night at Beth-El synagog; the throng which packed the auditorium of the synagogue pledged more than $15 5000 in behalf of the pro- ject of the new local Jewish Feder- ated Appeal in order to help op- pressed Jews in Germany get out of the Nazi land and to find suc- cor in Palestine.
 Hitler Needs Them
 The speaker stressed that only such procedure could be undertaken as a relief measure. He said that many Jews in Germany might es- cape through their own efforts but that some would nave to remain be- cause, he alleged, Hitler needs them to satisfy his passion for persecution"
 Since 645, according to the mod ern calendar, the Jew has been driven from country to country. Lewishon said. What are we go- ing to do with the Jews wner we have taken them out of Germany? Shall we send them to Equador? We could do that. If we did. they would put Equador on the map. Some hundred years from now Equador would have the benefit of