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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-19
Bruckart's Washington Digest
President Outlines His Policies
In Annual M essage to Congress
Gives No Assurance of Prospect of Balanced Bud
get Necessity for Armed Preparedness Stressed;
Continued Spending Makes Some Demos See Red
BY WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service National Pres Bldg, Washington. DC.

fundamentally, I think it must be
agreed that we, in the Western
world, must be able to snarl as well
as to smile.
n the matter Of social reforms
there can and will be violent differ
ences Of opinion. II appears that
Mr.. Roosevelt had not listened very
closely to the election returns of
November 8 because, instead of a
mandate" which he believed he re-
ceived in 1886, the last election was
distinct brake on the machinery
OF social reform.
In the matter of continued SPEND
ing, Mr.. Roosevelt's message must
be regarded as having its greatest
weakness. There was less justifi-
cation In his words for the conclu-
sions he reached than in any other
phase of the document. Even a sub
stantial number of his own parti.
sans could not swallow his asser-
lions that the spending of some 20
billions of borrowed money was an
investment"
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Use Of Subject Of ReliEion
Causes Some Comment

From the standpoint OF political
considerations. there were numer-
Gus published comments, after the
cessage was delivered, in which the
members Of the house and senate
openly chided Mr.. Roosevelt for at
tempting to capitalize politically
upon sentiment among the church
people. I relate that because 1t IL
Illustrates how no political leader can
be quite sure when he makes a
statement whether 1t will be re-
ceived favorably or not. It Is so
easy, and every politician knows it,
to make a perfectly sincere state
ment. only to learn two days later
that 1t was being held up to ridi-
cule as bunk or being torn to pieces
as being unsound, fundamentally.
Those who have been RAGING Mr.
Roosevelt's use OF the subject OF
religion recognize, Of course, that
destruction OF free religion has
been one Of the keystones OF dicta-
torship. They recognized further
that the actions OF Hitler and sta
lin and Mussolini in this regard
have been responsible, as much as
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-19
Carl Slaybaugh
Receives Injury
While Working

HOVER - Carl Slaybaugh wa:
quite seriously injured last Thurs
day while working on the section
in Yellepit. The crew was unload
ing ties and a tie fell on Mr.. Slay-
baugh's back. He expects to not
be able: to return 10 work for at
least a month.
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any other one thing, in creating bit.
ter resentment In the United States
Obviously, then, they look upon tn,
Roosevelt appeal in this regard a,
being good politics. but they are I'm.
willing to let him get away with It.
In summary, then, IL seems prop.
er to catalogue Mr.. Roosevelt,s 1885
message to congress as one Of his
best state papers. but It must be
added that 1t stands to create great
er difficulties for him than any
other annual message he has deliy-
cred. Whether one agrees with all,
or only a part. or none OF its pro-
posals. it is a great improvement
over the Incorporate character OF
some of his earlier efforts.
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(nA%sm% Good WIFI SuDnIy
lwM Hhxsmv hhvhm Unauthorized Dealer

Mrs. H. G. Decker was q bushes
visitor in Prosser on Tuesday.
Bruce Logan and Robert Evije
both of Tacoma, and G. H. Ratliff,
Of Enumclaw were weekend guest.
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor,
man Robbins.
Mrs. Wallace Preston ATTENDED
the Finley pinochle club at the Chas
McFadden home in Finley Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs. H. G. Decker visited Satur.
day with Edna Linbarger in Pasco
Mrs. Elsie Mitchell, accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. Lester For
aker and small daughter, Jane, left
last weekend for Mrs. Hitchelps
home in Calgary, Alberta. Canada
De We're Huntley Of Lewiston
Idaho is a guest this week at the
home of his brother, Dennis Hunt
ley and family.
Forrest Gragg has returned home
after spending the winter, working
in the sugar beet factory in Toppen-
ish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Birdsoll and
small son, Jackie, Of Yakima are the
guests this week at the home of Mrs.
Birdsoll's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Forrest Gragg and family.
Miss Freida Behnke of Pasco and
Art McReynolds were Sunday eve
ming visitors of Miss Mary Green.
Miss Margaret Kelso is out of
scnool a few days this week, due to
severe burn on the hand from
taxing hold of a hot stove litter.
Ted Watkins has returned to his
home again after spending the fall
and early winter working at the
sugar beet factory.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Wallace Preston en-
tertained at their home Saturday
evening with five tables of bridge.
High honors went to Ted Watkins
and Mrs. N. L. Foraker and sec
ond high to Ed Lape and Mrs. F.
Lampson. Delicious refreshments
were served by the hostess at the
close OF the evening.
Mrs. j. Crockford and Mrs. 8. r.
Woodruff attended "stork"
shower in honor Of Mrs. Bob Watts
at the Earl Crockford home in KEN
newick Wednesday.
Mrs. Elsie Walter Of Spokane
was an overnight guest at the II. w.
W1thers home Saturday.
John Ferguson arrived home last
Friday from trip to California.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis and
family were Sunday dinner guests
ut the Clyde Davis home In Kenne-
wick.
Wallace Preston, Pete Erickson.
Kathryn Ray, Glen Hubbard and
Henry Liebel are Highlanders who
we're drawn Saturday at Prosser to
serve as jurors at the February
Term of court.
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III A N F @ r D
HAPPENINGS.

Paul Cherry, Bill Bird, and Har.
vey Fits, from Pasco, spent thu
weekend in Hanford.
MI. Rasmussen, of Yakima. and
Mr.. Spaulding Of Seattle, were ia
Hanford Tuesday. They are con-
nected with the Foseene Products
Company.
Miss Ruby Egner,. Sue Anglin
Betty Meek, and N. Anglin, at
tended Rainbow Installation al
Kennewick Monday evening. Sue
Anglin was installed in the office
of Charity.
MIR. and Mrs. John Kanester
spent the weekend in Pasco at the
home of Mrs. Kanester,s sister.
j. Neeham returned from the
East last week, where he has been
for some time.
George Needham has also return
ed to his home in Hanford after
spending a couple of days of the
last week in Goldendale.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Neuman were
Yakima visitors Monday. Mr.. Neu-
man is in charge of the Hanford
power plant.
The boys lost close contested
basketball game to Richland last
Friday night at Richland by a
score of 80 to q. They also met
with defeat at the hands of the
White Bluffs Eagles in an equally
interesting game on the local floor
Saturday night. The score of this
game was II to IA.
The Hanford State Ferry is now
undergoing repairs. The tug Is in
drydock awaiting the building of
new approaches and the overhaul
ing of the diesel engine. The road
from East Hanford is also being
worked on.
At a school board meeting held
Monday night, 1t was decided upon
to offer Home Economies and Man
ual Training for high school stu
dents for the coming semester.
Work In these two courses win be-
gin next Monday.
The regular meeting of PIT. A.
was held in the high school Thurs
day evening.
A moving picture, Rough Riding
Rhythm" will be shown at the
community hall Sunday evening at
TOO. The show given last Sunday
evening proved to a be great sue
cess.
Judge Slaven's condition is re-
ported to be Slightly improved.
Communion services will be held
at the Presbyterian Church Sunday
at 1920 am. Rev. Broadbook win
officiate. n
The high school boys basketball
team will play Riverview Friday
evening on the Riverview floor.
The dance sponsored by the Wo-
mems Club at the Community hall
was a success. Proceeds from this
dance will be used for buying q pi-
ano.
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WASHINGTON-It is always ex-
pected that the annual message to
congress from the President of the
United States will outline his poll
cies. The message Is presumed to
reflect, in q broad general formula,
what the Chief Executive regards as
the major problems and what should
be done about them. Moreover, the
annual message on the state of the
Union is a document that usually
embraces some political considera-
lions and, frequently, therefore,
constitutes the basis for q test of its
authors leadership. either from
what is proposed or because Of the
things which were omitted.
President Roosevelt's recent mes
sage meets each of the phases just
described. He outlined the general
policies: I. the necessity for armed
preparedness in protection Of our
religion, our liberty and our form
of government democracy; 2. he
disclosed that he has no intention
of retreating from his New Deal So
cial policies and that to buttress
them and accomplish national pro-
lection against dictatorship, he pro-
poses to keep on with his policies Of
spending. He likewise omitted to
give one bit Of assurance that there
Is any prospect of a balanced budget
or any means by which the business
of the country, small as well as
large, can look forward to less gov
ernmental messing.
Thus, there seems little reason to
doubt that what Mr.. Roosevelt pro-
posed, as well as what he omitted
saying, places his current annual
message In q position to provide q
test Of his leadership. There are
those among the legislators who do
not want larger armed forces; there
are those who think an armed. Am
erica vii invite trouble; there are
those wanting business recovery
here much more than wholesale
reform Of our national business
practices and social relations. and
there are those who think there will
be no reduction of unemployment
until the government itself quits its
wild orgy Of spendin gand borrow
ing they want balanced budget.
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Lloyd Slaybaugh went to Port
land, Oregon the first OF the week
for tonsillectomy operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Dunn OF Ne
braska, who have been house guests
at the Alvin Dye home the past
two weeks, left Monday for Idaho.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wendell had
as dinner guests Thursday Mr.. and
Mrs. j. e. Cochran and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. Ashby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Montague
and family were dinner guests at
the John Lewis home In Finley last
Sunday.
Stubb Smith returned the first OF
the week from California, where he
has been employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Dye and
family, MIR. and Mrs. Austin Schu-
bert and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Dunn
motored to Palouse Falls Sunday.
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dication that 1t will provide work
That ridicule will be justified. Work
can not start on ships for a year
and a half or two years after they
are authorized, and supplies for the
army, even an expanded army, will
not call so many men back to fac
tories.
Proposals for continued spending,
as outlined by the President, made
a number Of strong Democrats see
red again. Men of the type of Sen
ator Byrd of Virginia and Bailey OF
North Carolina, and others in the
senate and house. They can not be
reconciled to such q program and
they will have the Republican mi
nority backing them up wherever
and whenever they attack continued
spending Of government funds.
The proposal to continue SPEND
ing. OF course, is linked like a tan
gle of yarn with the whole question
OF relief administration, and there
is no telling what may come of
that row. Senator King, Utah Dem
ocrat and anti-New Dealer, already
has a bill in the hopper to elimin-
ate the entire federal relief setup. He
would turn it back to the states,
providing only for grants Of feder-
al money when the states can't meet
their obligations.
On top and alongside of the Dem
ocrats who, for one reason or an
other, will differ with Mr.. Roose-
velt's program will be found almost
a solid Republican phalanx. There
are 16s Of them in the house, now,
and Is in the senate. This is far
from enough to control, but when
that number is coupled with any
objections from the Democratic
ranks. the answer spells out into the
words trouble for Mr.. Roosevelt"
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pe dpie. 10 return 20 work for a
least month.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.. Ashby ant
Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. Cochran wer,
dinner guests of Reverend and Mrs
Williams In Finley on Tuesday.
Miss Wilma Tucker of Pasce
visited Miss Thelma Ashby wednes.
day.
z Dinner guests at the w. r. Ashb,
home Sunday included Mr.. and Mrs
]. e. Cochran, Clark Mccoy and o
Waters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jewett Slaybaugf
and daughter, Adele OF Yellepit
were dinner guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
Howard Ash in Finley wednesday.
John e. Cochran went to Col
fax last week to attend the funer-
al Of friend.
Mrs. B. b. Stewart and grand
daughters, Louise and Marilyn
Laudell called on Mrs. H. s. Hughes
Sunday afternoon.
River Views basketball team play
ed Richards team on the local
floor Saturday evening. The score
was twenty-one to twenty in favor
OF River View.
Mrs. B. b. Stewart, Mrs. Glen
Leudell and daughter, Marilyn at
tended Library Guild meeting in
Kennewick Monday.
Mrs. Jewell Slaybaugh and daugh-
ter Adele were overnight guests OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. III.
Meyer on the Highlands Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Dye and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
Schubert were dinner guests at the
William Britton home in Kenne-
wick Tuesday evening. The din
ner was given in honor OF Miss
elma Dyes birthday.
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People Wondering When
Dividends Can BE Expected

1t IS pretty difficult for one to ac-
cept these piling deficits and in
creasing totals of the national debt
as being anything except an ex-
tremely dangerous condition. When
Mr.. Roosevelt's argument about the
investment" is followed by a bud
get message that fixes next years
deficit In excess Of s. 800, 900 900 and
a probable national debt Of $44 500. /.
600 IN 1940-well. q good many peo-
pie are wondering when dividends
can be expected. Three years ago
Mr.. Roosevelt defended the growth
OF the national debt, saying there
was no need to fear 1t. He held
that It could 60 to $50, 000, 00o, 900
before it became q real burden up-
on the nation. It is only six bill
lions short Of that total now, and
many members are getting fidgety
about It, especially, as I mentioned
earlier, since no mention was made
OF balanced budget.
This question Of debt, therefore.
can be expected to provide some
divergence Of opinion among the
legislators, and there will be other
bases upon which disagreement with
the Chief Executive will rest. I am
wondering, for example, whether
Senator Borah Of Idaho and Sena-
tor johnson Of California will smell
something Of a League Of Nations
aroma about the program of de-
Tending any and all democracies.
Friendly interpreters of the Presi-
dents message believe his program
contemplates only strengthened
support Of the Monroe doctrine, but
the other sides views envision ma
tional policy going beyond that
point. 1t may not happen, but what
II the Borah-Johnson school ofthot
decides to breathe fire about new
alliances" under the expanded de-
Tense of democracieS?
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Continued Spending Makes
Some Democrats See Red

There are prospects of opposition
to his arms program confronting
the President, therefore, among the
Borah- johnson school Of thought, as
well as among those representatives
and senators from inland areas
where there never has been much
fear from attacks by other nations.
There will be ridicule Of his arms
program, too, on the basis of his in
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Save Sales Slips from this Silver
Certificate Store
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Highlands Boy
Breaks Nose in
School Game

urcHIANDS-H Howard Giles, the
,-o.,nu son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
C;ies had the misfortune to break
nis nose while playing football on
~. -. school grounds last Thursday.
s,s was taken at once to the doctor,
. =. mt on a cast, which was re-
moved again Sunday. 1t is getting
along nicely at this writing.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27
A CENTURY AND A HALF

The New York Worlds Fair, which OPP
anniversary of the inauguration of the first
President, George Washington, who took
the oath of office on the balcony of Federal
Hall, at what is now the corner of Wall
and Nassau streets, New York City,
Many people have doubtless wondered
how the capital of the new nation was To-
Gated in New York, in the first place, why
it remained there so short time, and how
it came to be moved to the brand-new city
of Washington.
The new government was the successor
to the Inefficient Continental Congress,
which had been knocked about from pillar
to post from the beginning of the Revolu-
tion,. finally meeting in New York from
1885 on. So although the Constitution of
the new government had been drafted in
Philadelphia, the President and Congress
elected under it had to 60 to New York to
take over from the old government.
The Constitution provided that the first
Congress should determine upon perma-
ueHIEqOCdLlOn 1OI the Cdp1Ld1 Ol Tie new
nation. New York wanted to be it, but it
was small city, much smaller than Phila-
delphia.
AThe Southern members of the first Con-
gress wanted the capital in their territory.
So they agreed to give the nation ten miles
square on the Potomac in exchange for
their support of Alexander Hamilton's
plan for funding the national lebt Con-
gress voted to move the capital to Philadel-
phia for ten years and then to the new
city.
New York has gotten along pretty we'll
without being the capital of the nation.
Indeed it probably has got along better
than it would have done if its interests had
been conferred on politics. It had $4,000 po-
pulation when George Washington was in
augurated Now it has seven and half
million people and is the largest and veal
thiest city in the world.
Instead of depending on government
New York has grown without the aid of
government; indeed, the city contributes
to government far more in proportion to
it's numbers than any other part of the ma
ton.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27
TIME FOR ACTION

The view from the top of Negro noun
tain is one of the most beautiful and inspir-
ing of any from any mountain peak in
Western North Carolina.
One can stand on its crest and see into
Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, South
Carolina and Kentucky on bright clear
days and the view of the Jeffersons and
Ashe county from its top is excellent.
Negro, so-named because slaves used to
hide-out there from their masters, is phe
nomenal mountain. 1t is completely detach-
ed from all other peaks. One can ride
around it at the bottom at water level 1t
rises about 100 feet above the Jeffersons
and prevents the sun from shining here
for about an hour in the morning.
There is fairly good graded road to the
top of this mountain, but if it is not proper
ly ditched and surfaced, it will soon wash
away.
Negro mountain would be an ideal place
for a fine resort hotel. Negro mountain is
the Jeffersons biggest tourist attraction.
Let's get the State Highway Department
to fix this road It would not take them
long or cost much money, either. How
about it Capt. Doggett, Mr.. King, Mr..
Council and Mr.. Hackett?
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27
Change Is Made
In AAA Program
Change Enables Farmers To
Earn Full Payments For
Compliance.

E. Y. Floyd, AAA executive
officer of State College, has an
nounced an important revision in
the 1889 Agricultural Conserva-
ton Program enabling farmers to
earn full payment offered for
compliance with their acreage al
lotments even though they fail
to plant 80 percent CT their al
lOtmentS.
In the past it has been neces-
sary for farmers to plant at least
80 percent of the allotment Civ
en- them, otherwise the payment
was made on the basis of 125 per-
cent of the acreage actually
planted.
Floyd said that the change is
the result of a recent amendment
to the Agricultural Adjustment
Act, and that Secretary of Agri-
culture Henry A. Wallace put the
change into effect for this sea-
son.
In this connection, the AAA Of
ficer said that the idle farm land
provision of the Agricultural Ad-
justment Act is not offered by
the ruling. The revision applies
to cotton, corn, wheat, potatoes
and commercial vegetables, and
Floyd said that farmers may earn
full payment offered for compli-
ance even though they plant no
acreage to these crops, provided
the farm is operated in 1889. No
conservation payment, except in
connection with the restoration
of land and soil-building practi-
ces, will be made with respect to
farm which is not operated in
1889.
"The purpose of this change is
to simplify the Agricultural Con-
servation Program and to make it
equitable to all farmers, which
the AAA is constantly striving to
do" Floyd stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27
A MIDDLE-CLASS COUNTRY

So. DR.. Gallup finds by asking us that
SO per cent of us belong, in our own minds,
to the middle class That seems to mean
that nearly everybody not only wishes for
the return of relatively unhampered in
dividualism, but also cherishes hopes of it.
Much depends upon how much of this
sentiment is wishful thinking, or wishful
expectation like patronizing the Irish
sweepstakes, and how much of it is pur
poseful determination.
It is. pretty dependable rule that the
individual can get what he really desires.
Building air castles is often merely an
agreeable diversion, an escape from reali-
ty. But real desire-such thing as for in
stance, land hunger, or the attraction of
gold for the miser-is a disturbing obses-
sion, which constantly drives to thought
and to action.
That nation of 1875 million people can
get what it desires ought to be at least as
dependable rule.-The Greensboro Daily
News.
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CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S CLINIC

In sponsoring a crippled childrens clinic
in Ashe county, the Jeffersons Rotary club
has certainly lived up to its motto of, "ser-
vice above self q. He profits most who
serves the BEST
Last Friday the club brought to Ashe
one of the south's most eminent bone spe-
cialists and members drove all over the
county to the homes of crippled children
and brought them to the clinic
Fifty children were examined and re-
ports submitted to Raleigh. Free hospital
ization will be provided later to those
whose condition is acute The doors of the
clinic were open to every one, rich and
poor and plans are now being made to have
clinics in this section regularly.
Best wishes to the club in this great
work that has the approval of the Master,
and may permanent plans materalize.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27
THE HOSPITAL MEETINGS

Do you understand all of the details in
connection with the movement to estab-
lish an Ashe county hospital? Are you in
terested in getting modern WPA hospital
erected in our county at a minimum cost
to our people?
A series of community meetings will be
held in forty-four different communities
Saturday and Sunday, at which time pub
lie spirited citizens who are giving their
time as we'll as money! will explain the
movement and answer all questions in re-
gard to it.
The time and places are announced else
where in this issue and everyone in the
county is not only invited to attend the
meetings, but also to urge his and her
neighbors to be present
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27

Pass the word around, talk up the meet
ings, arrange to have everything in readl-
ness at the different schools and church
es and let's put this hospital drive across.
Certainly you want to have hand in this
great undertaking and to be a member OF
the Ashe County Hospital Association.
Taking the messages to the communities of
the county also presents real opportunl-
ty for service to leading local citizens.