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The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
Wanted To
Brighten
PIaynlates,
Children Were
Playing Inside
Old Warehouse

GREENVILLE, S.. c.. =
(ANP)-A frightened youth
sat on his bunk in the city
jail here and told how he
lighted some lint in the Farm
er's Warehouse late Thurs
day merely to scare some
playmates and created 8
blaze that caused a loss OF
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Assistant Chief of Police H. E.
Wooten said William Richardson,
H. would be placed in custody Of
Pitt Juvenile authorities for final
disposition of the case. During the
night local police questioned at
least 16 young boys living in the
vicinity of the warehouse.
BORROWS MATCH
The youth and number OF otn-
er children were having q frolic III
CI1e WdICIlUuS6. OOlA WCoVAASA AA@"N
forced them from the streets, their
usual playground, into the build
ing, he said More youths came IN
side and, Richardson said, he de-
cided TO frighten them.
He borrowed a match from a
playmate, ignited lint used in mat
tress-making. and scampered to his
home with the others when the
blaze got out Of control.
"I didn't mean any narm. just
wanted to scare the others. !
thought 1 could put it out all
right" Richardson told officers.
FIRE CUTS BUILDING
Mattresses were made in the
warehouse for poor families of the
county under the supervision OF
Miss Ethel Nice, home demonstra-
ton agent. A quantity of cotton
was stored there.
Z Six mattresses were lost in thf
plaze, which Quilted the cltys old
est warehouse and threatened wood
en- homes and buildings that sur
rounded the 43-year-old structure.
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Film Exhibited

AUGUSTA, Cas- N 81
Throughout this week citizens oi
Augusta and vicinity are having
the rare privilege Of seeing for the
first time the technicolor motion
picture of Negro progress. The
Atlanta Life Insurance company is
presenting this film to it's friends.
The film covers rs years OF Ne
gro progress and was photographed
and is narrated by j. Richardson
Jones,
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
CALL UP FIRST RESERVE
OEEICEQS

WASHINGTON.-(ANP-T The
first colored reserve officers
ordered to duty will report to
Camp Dix. N. j., on Monday next
for extended active duty.
They are Captain G. Burke,
William B. Edelin, 1st Lieut.. Ma
thaniel King and 2nd Lieut.
Arthur N. Fearing, all being from
the 428th Reserve Infantry regi-
ment,
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Boy Admits $40, 900 Fire
Was Started AS A Prank
Many Ask US.
Probe On Navy
Yard Wrongs

CHARLESTON, S. C.-(SNS)
testimony of discrimination
against Negroes at the Charleston
Navy Yard was reviewed Wednes-
day night in meeting of several
prominent citizens, meeting with a
special Investigator from Wash
ington. d. C. At conclusion of the
meeting plans were made to appeal
the situation to proper officials for
the purpose Of having it recti-
fled.
The bulk OF evidence presented
was given by an employee of the
Navy Yard. and from survey, re-
Gently made by the local NAACP
branch and dealt with CLOSED
shops to Negroes" at the yard.
re-eminent in the review was the
case of a Negro Georgian who
was referred to the Charleston
yard for examination as riveter
According to testimony, he : W..
put through the test under trying
conditions. When he requested 4
specified bolt he was told there
was none available and made te
use substitute At conclusion o.
the test ne was informed his work
was unsatisfactory as riveter
but he could be accepted as :
''holder on"
1t was also brought out tina
Merge riveters, as we'll as many
other Negro artisans are not ac.
cepted at the yard. White riveters
it was stated, maintain loca
union at the yard, not affiliated
with either the AF of L, or ths
CIO and that before applicants are
accepted as riveters they are
subject TO aprfxva1 by the union.
Negroes cannon hold membership in
the union.
TOO MUCH MONEY FOR A
NEGRO"
A Negro Sheet Metal artisan
transferred here from the Phila-
delphia yard, turned in his badge
after fifteen days at the yard re-
Gently, because white artisans
walked out on him and refused to
work because of his presence. A
third case cited was that ol
another Negro artisan who was re-
putedly told shortly after being
transferred to the yard that he
was making TOO much money fol-
a Negro" He quit and, like the
metal worker, was transferred tt
enother yard.
In one of the several shops ir
the yard. it was stated, there wa:
a reshuffling of all employees wher
a new pay schedule was ordered
1t ended in Negroes holding only
menial jobs, the better paid one:
being reserved for others. In al
but the Rigging, Joining anc
~
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
Federal JuryFiinds Two White
MenGuiItyOfB
new MAD KILLER IN D. C.

WASHINGTON-(ANP)-Once again. district police be-
ing by the temperance of a maniac killer
This time it stranger who assaults and then de-
Steward old
Inspector Thompson said the
similar murders and three at
in three months.
A reward of has information leading
to killers arrest conviction
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14

under constitutional provisions, in
that the court failed to make an
effective" appointment of defense
counsel; that the defense made no
defense at all; failed to use the
witnesses available; made no motion
for a new trial and filed no appeal
from the verdict and sentence.
Attorneys William S. Shelter and
Ebert p Tuttle, both white At
lantans, filed the petition.
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NOTICE

NOTICE
There will be a program render
ed at Friendship Baptist Church
Sunday, December Is. Mrs. C..
knights will be the principal
speaker at each service. Remarks
by others. Sister James Massey
Mccoy, ex-secretary of Salt River
Valley District Women's work, will
deliver an address. Come over in
Macedonia and help US,
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JOHNSON APPOINTED
OFFICIAL

WASHINGTON. --(ANP)-Offi-
cial announcement of the appoint
ment of Major Campbell C. john
son to the office of the national
headquarters of the selective serv-
ice system came through tbis week
Although unofficial announcements
statement to the effect.
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
|IsIa n ds
M ay Go
For Credit
Territory Rings
Panama Canal;
Fear Seizure
By Reginald Pierrepointe

NEW 1Ohh - \A4SI
Back of the "feeler" sent out
by the British Press associa-
ton that a possibility OF
the future" might be Brit
aims trading Of her West In
dian possessions to the Unit
ed States for war supplies;
and Lord Lothian's extra
ordinary diplomatic blunder"
to the effect that Britain
would need financial aid in
1941, are a series of circum-
stances, long known to clear
thinking students of West In
dian affairs.
1.-The entire British West In
dies area of l2,327 square miles,
stretching from the Bahamas off
the coast of Florida, to Trinidad
and Barbados on the Northern
tip of South America, rings .-.e
Panama canal, like half moon.
2-The canal is the gateway for
the rapid transfer of the United
States navy, from the Pacific to
the Caribbean and Atlantic,
SEE DANGER
! 3-The occupation of any OF
these $500 mile chain of islands
by an unfriendly nation, would be
a dagger pointed at the heart OF
this hemisphere.
4-The Monroe doctrine tolerat-
ed the status quo of the islands,
but forbade their sale or transfer
to anv European or other nation.
5-Immediately following the
outbreak OF war in Europe, the
Panama conference of 81 nations
created a safety belt around the
entire hemisphere, which placed
the islands well inside it's imagi-
nary security
6-The Act of Havana, not only
strengthened the Monroe doctrine
hut through the efforts of the
leaders of the Chilian, Argentinian,
Cuban and Mexican delegations,
and two unofficial representatives
sent to Havana by the West In
dies National council and the
Council for Pan-Amencan Democ-
racy, managed to have included in
the act a cause that guaranteed
self determination for the 3 IL
million people of the islands, and
foiled what seemed to be a skill
full attempt to force upon the West
indian people, without their con-
sent or representation, the die
tates of the rest of the hemisphere.
WATCH HOLLANDS ISLANDS
7-The seizure of Holland by the
Nazis, and the collapse of France
two of the nations owning terri
tory in the Caribbean - put in
motion a policy, not clearly de-
fined, but according to press ac-
counts. set both the British and
American navies to keeping a
watchful eye on Hollands islands
of Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire;
and West Point, Western Railroad
'FTaIfce's Martinique, Guadeloupe,
and both their territories-Dutch
and French Guiana-on the South
American mainland.
8-The leasing of naval and air
bases, on several of the islands, in
exchange for so destroyers, was
consummated so rapidly that even
the most naive islander began to
see and understand the serious
ness of the situation, which meant,
that if their owners found them
selves in desperate straits, the in
evitable results would be a trans
fer of the islands for United
States economic and industrial
support.
BRITISH BUILD PREJUDICE
But behind all these happen
ings are some concrete factors, lit
tie understood bv Americans, and
less by West Indians.
Their European owners exercise
a sinister influence in keeping the
islands divided. They foster in
sularity to degree incapable Of
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Conditions Not SO Bad
In England, Woman Writes
By WILLIAM FOWLKES
ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS) =

= -"
letter Miss Harris secretary of the Phyllis Wheat
lev YWCA from friend in England which is the receiving
end of continuous German air raids reveals that conditions
not as bad with the English releases would sometimes lead
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
EZectr0cutiOr1 OF
.WLcoxon Halted
BY Court Order
ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-

Fulton Superior Court order Friday halted the De-
cember 13 scheduled eectrocution of Lewis WcoXon
yearold Cobb Countan The order from habeas
pus action filed in behalf of the prisoner.
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14
Junior Hi. Cubs Hold
Title After Win Sat.

Kennewick Cubs won a mythical
Eastern Washington Junior High
title Saturday night by their % to
II win over Chewelah Junior High.
This victory spelled finish to a
brilliant season for the cubs as they
extended their winning streak TO IL
straight victories for the season.
The hneups for the team follows:
Forwards. CARRIER IL. HAYES 10:
center, Aman 5; guards, Anderson,
Kirk 2. Subs: Mills, Cole, Faulds and
LaRue.
The season also closed for the
Eighth grade Saturday night with
a win over Pasco graders. The score
was 20 to 10.
In a meeting last week held by
the Frosh team, the players elected
Loran Aman, center, and Billy Kirk,
guard, Co-captains of the team for
this season.
Coach Normile loses his entire
Frosh squad by graduation this
spring. The boys who finish are:
Ed CARRIER. Boran Aman. Billy Kirk,
Jimmy Mills. Buster Faulds, Asa
Hayes. Ned Cole, Ray LaRue, James
Anderson and Harvey Pool.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14
Local Cannery
to Start Spinach
Pack on Monday

The Kennewick Cannery will
start another packing season Mon
day of next week, when spring spin
ach will be processed. More than two
hundred tons are now available for
processing and the cannery having
q capacity of ten tons per day. The
plant will probably be operated con-
tinuously for more than month on
the spinach.
Prospects are good for a high
quality pack, according to cannery
officials. Most Of this pack will be
put up under the attractive big
&" label, which Is rapidly becom-
ing well established in the north
west as q dependable brand.
Officials Of the cannery state
that the plant will also handle as
paragus this year and that plans
are under way for packing fruits in
addition to the regular items.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14
Chamber HOnOrs
Army Engineers
With Big Banquet

Six U. S. Army Engineers were
guests of honor at a banquet given
this evening at the Arrow Grill by
the chamber of commerce. About
a hundred guests We're i'm attend
ance. The engineers were here
today to conduct a hearing on a re-
cent petition for river Improvement
work on the upper Columbia.
Capt. r. e. M. DesIslets compli-
mented the district upon their pres
entation Of the data at the hearing
and. told local citizens that "you
have gone the hardest half OF the
way" and stated that the project
was ''undeniably justified, making it
very difficult for us to say no. can
see," he said, mo likelihood that the
project will fall thru" -
He said that we could be assured
OF a very successful port develop
ment which would unquestionably
pay off the improvement invest
ment He said that the Homily Rap
ids work would be completed by the
end of the fiscal year, July 1, and
hoped that they could continue with
the work on the upper portion.
Guests from Pasco and Walla
Walla also spoke briefly concern
ing the river work. The meeting was
in charge Of Ed Weber and his
committee on transportation.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14
Golf Parties

The last of the series of golf bene-
ut parties were held Monday eve
nlng at five Kennewick homes
Bridge was in play at the E. s
Black home with Mrs. j. x. Bock.
lus assisting and Herman Schmidt
and Mrs. Wallace Preston RECEIVING
the prizes. At the Larry Oliver
nome, with Mrs. Clarence Yedica
assisting, bridge honors went to Mrs
John Vibber and DR.. L. G. Spauld-
ing. Mrs. Ed Tweet assisted at the
y. l.. Powell home with bridge
honors going to Mrs. Lyle String
nam and Cleon Breuer of Pasco Pi-
nocnle was in play at the F. r
6este nome with Mrs. Gene Spauld.
ing as the assisting hostess and
walt Ryan and Mrs. Hugh Cone
iana OF Pasco received honors Mrs
AVN Cheney and Mrs. VIM. Strick"
ler assisted at the Paul Spreen home
WIN plnochle honors going to Mrs
Russell Day. As W
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14
Combined Choirs to
Present Concert Sunday

The English Lutheran church
choirs Of the Pasco and Kennewick
churches will present their spring
concert on Palm Sunday, March IL
at 8 o'clock in the local church. The
Junior choir viii assist and with
the two choirs total Of SO voices
will be heard. The singers will be
assisted by special numbers COM
posed Of piano duets by Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Neuman; q ladies vocal trio
from Pasco, including the Misses
Elsie Anderson, Eleanor and Ethel
Haag, instrumental duet, flute and
clarinet, Luther and Calvin Wat
ness, accompanied by their mother,
Mrs. j. A Watness Of walla Walla
The combined choir will give nine
numbers including compositions by
Palmer, Christensen, MendelSsohn
and Gounod. A feature number will
be This Night" by Melius Christ
Jansen in which the Junior choir OF
Pasco will take the solo and two
part singing with the full choir
joining in the chorus. Because of
the fine reception last year, the
group is repeating two numbers,
Rainbow Bridge Of Prayer" and
'Hallelujah to the Lord"
Incidental solos will be given by
Asbury and Mrs. Carl
Lucky.
Rev. Carl Lucky is the director
md Mrs. Ed Neuman the accompan-
st Of the choir.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14
Much Interest
Shown i'm Hearing
on River Project

u. S. Army Engineers today held
hearing here on a petition made
some weeks ago asking for further
river improvement work on the Col
umbia above the mouth OF the Snake
river. More than 100 were in at
tendance at the hearing and many
witnesses were called 10 testify as
to potential tonnage which might
be diverted to transportation on the
river IL advantageous conditions
were made available.
The hearing was for the purpose
OF ascertaining If the cost OF the
project would be justified by poss-
ible use to be made OF the improve
ment. The board consisted OF Capt.
r. e. M. DesIslets, A. r. Darr, A.
Bauer, s. z. Sporseen and A. e.
engineers and Wheeler
Hucker, associate superintendent.
A brief, covering the project as a
whole, was submitted by Fred
Brown, engineer hired for the pur-
pose by local interests some time
ago. supplementary evidence in the
form OF letters from local shippers
and from direct testimony from
growers and other representatives
was read into the record.
Participation In the action was
taken by the Pasco Active club. rep
resented by Carl Grim, who intro
duced testimony relating to the pos
sible use by shippers from Franklin
county. Kennewick evidence was
presented by M. M. Moulton.
A transcript of the testimony
will be presented to the department
heads In Washington and their de-
cision will determine what action
IAN be taken toward the Develop
nent of the port district area.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14
Senior Play

Rehearsals for the Senior Class
play, The Ghost Train" are max
ing rapid progress. When uues-
TONED regarding this senior produc-
ton, the director, Miss Tonsfeldt
has made the following statement
i believe that the members of the
cast are better suited to their parts
IMAM the average cast of a high
school production. With such a tai
ented cast and play of such re-
noWned success as The Ghost
Train, the audience can be assured
OF thrilling entertainment"
Thrills and chills and gales of
laughter mingle and mix with one
another as this fascinating melo-
drama unfolds itself to the audience.
Remember the date, April II.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14
Begin Work on
New Cannery

Construction Of the Walla Walla
Canning Co.'S Kennewick plant was
started Monday Of this week. The
site has been cleared and leveled
and the footing for the walls are in
place. The space within the walls
will be dirt-filled, more than fifteen
hundred yards OF dirt being neces-
sary Tor the job. The concrete
floor Tor the plant will then be laid
upon the fill.
Machinery for the new plant has
been ordered and will be on the
ground in time for installation as
soon as the building mas progressed
far enough to permit. The whole
plant will be ready for operation in
time for the first receipts of can
ming asparagus.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14
County on Cash
Basis for First
Time Since 1892.

For the first time since 1892 Ben
ton county is on cash basis on the
current expense fund according to
information from County Treasur-
er Ray Gilcrest, who was in town
today. This condition is possible. he
SAID, because Of an unusual paw
ment OF taxes this spring. Payments
are more than forty percent better
than at this time last year, he said.
This showing IS rather remark
able. too. Mr.. Gilcrest states, for
records reveal that in November.
1885 the county had SCI .578. 16 in
outstanding warrants.
The treasurer wants to remind
taxpayers that March 18th is the
last day for the payment of taxes
bearing the three percent discount.
Taxes will become delinquent June
first unless the first half has been
paid prior to that date. If the first
hall is paid the remainder will not
become delinquent until December 1.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14
A. Neuman Wins
Picture Prize

Adolph Neuman of Pasco won the
kenneWick Camera Clubs first pic
ture contest. reproduction of which,
together with technical data will ap-
pear next week in this paper.
The club had its regular monthly
meeting at the Arrow Grill Monday
evening at which time the entries
IN the contest were judged. An a.
lustrated talk on the art OF seeing a
picture as the camera will see II was
given by Ed Hall. local photogra-
pner. This was followed by movies
oy John Vibber and Lorenz Neuman.
The next meeting OF the club win
be ON April 8.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14
COP. Bars Shake-Down

IN; mWssnington, D.C.-Business men
s, Az pc spared the traditional pre-
:. eon convention program" rack
s. which produced $94O, 145 in 1886
3 sof tne Roosevelt campaign, if GO.
n.a 11aoers can convince their New
noss opponents that the trick is
ba ng put political gangsterism."
taa e republican National Commit
co. aellnltely refuses to shake down
N. pofatlons for contributions" to
oo s !ake books, and dares the DEM
tha atic party to do likewise, altho
~ e notorious SO books, few copies
tho " ia nave ever been seen, was
To :. largest individual contribution
II Io, lae Roosevelt war chest except
C1n a IL, L: Lewis s46O,OOO loan" from
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14
Explains Finn
War Situation

j., A. Watness of Walla Walla was
guest speaker before the Kiwanis
club Tuesday. His subject was the
scandinavian attitude toward the
Russo Finnish war.
After an explanation Of the fac
tors comprising the backgrounds Of
the several smaller countries in
northern Europe he told why the
actual entry of Norway and Swe-
den into the conflict on the Finn
tsh side was impossible on account
Of the closing OF the ports. He said
that as q nation those countries
would be committing suicide by
such q move, although they were
urging their people as individuals to
aid their stricken neighbors in every
way possible.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14
World's Fair Proeress

New York City-Plans for the sec
nd year Of the Worlds Fair, which
opens May 18th, embrace many
novel exhibits not included in the
first years program. More than two
score foreign nations are participate
Ing. Russia being the only large es-
tate absent, with the space former
y occupied by the Soviet Pavilion
being devoted to an exhibit illustra-
tive Of American folk lore and Gus
toms. General Motors, Ford, Gener-
q Electric. Westinghouse and other
large exhibitors will be represented
with augmented displays, and Har-
vey D. Gibson, chairman of the
tairs board Of directors, looks for a
iar greater attendance than last
year. The city's leading hotels are
COOPERATING in Offering lower rates
Tor Fair visitors.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14
Power Co. Pays
S15,6O6 to County

A check representing full payment
of $15,6O6.13 of real and personal
property taxes was turned over this
week to Benton county by Pacific
Power & Light company, while pay
ment of S7518.35 in similar proper
ty taxes was received from the COM
pany by Franklin county.
Roy H. Skill, district manager for
the company, said that the total
property tax paid by the company
this week to 81 counties in Washing
ton and Oregon amounted to $751;
61529, an increase of $10847.47 over
last year. Property taxes represent
only about half Of the annual tax
bill paid by the company.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14
Art Authority Visits

The Pasco Woman,s Club is
sponsoring the visit of Mrs. A. M
Young Of Seattle Art Museum. Her
talk will be given Thursday, March
81 at o'clock In the Library club
rooms and her subject will be
Northwest Art and Artists"
Another meeting of q similar
type will be conducted in the eve
ming at 8 o'clock for the benefit
of the youngsters.
Both of these meetings are open
to the public.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14
The Business Week

Az major industries showed a
sowing up in production, with cor
!espond1ngly lower industrial in
@ces, although corporation reports
senefally covering 1889 operations
leliected large increases in net in
, Some -. Steel operations showed
a!.ie activity toward improvement,
.ltn the Stock Market sluggish !. !.
, financially minded, observers saw
ute signs Of improvement until the
3ltlcai horizon cleared. The pres
'oents reluctance in discussing the
aaeeef OF a third term is held by
;any as a deterrant factor in bus
mess Improvement
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14
Nazi Leader in Italy

Rome, Italy - The arrival of
Joachim Won Ribbentrop, Nazi for
Elm minister, for a series of talks
With Premier Mussolini, was render
ed almost negligible in Importance
bv Britain's release of the Italian
coal ships held In English ports. Dr.
plomats believe that Britain's re-
lease Of the Nazi coal cargoes con-
signed to Italy automatically re-
moved the real reason for Won Rib
bentrop's Italian mission, giving II
Duce the opportunity to assure his
Reich visitor that Italy's neutrality
and undergone no change.