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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Aug. 81 Deadline
for Crop Insurance

Farmers who wish to protect
their 1871 winter wheat crops with
federal crop insurance have only I'M
til August 81 to make their applica-
tions," warns Fred Wilson, chair
man of the county AAA committee.
Every wheat grower in the coun-
ty has been notified of his 1941 al
lotment, his guaranteed production
and the premium rate established
for his farm" he said. Call he needs
to do to obtain the protection offer
ed by crop insurance is to fill out
an application blank and pay his
premium.
Mr.. Wilson explained that farm
ers have their choice of three
methods of paying their premiums:
1. Actual wheat in the form OF
warehouse receipts.
2. The cash equivalent OF the
premium at current prices.
8. An offset of the cash equlva-
lent to be deducted from the farms
next AAA payment.
Under the crop insurance pro-
gram a farmer may insure up to rs
percent of the average yield of his
allotted acreage against drought,
flood, fire, frost, hail or any other
natural hazard.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Six New Teachers
to Be on Local
Staff This Year
Two former teachers re-
turn; Normile to coach
senior basketball; Wa
tiers in Junior school

Six new teachers will be on the
corps at the local schools this year,
with two former teachers returning.
The list as supplied by Miss Rey-
more, school clerk, is as follows:
E. S. Black, superintendent; Dom
aid Coates, senior high principal
and football coach; Verna Gilbert
will have girls physical education
and mathematics; Edgar Gilbert,
shop; CorStan Green will again be
Junior high principal and Charles
ASbury will again teach music. Ray
Normile will be senior high basket
ball coach and also have his class
room; M. @. Clark, science; Victor
Rogers, agriculture and Bernice
Brown, languages.
The new teachers will be Barbara
Keith Of Ferndale, who will have
the commercial department. This
will be her first year of teaching, be-
ing graduate of the University Of
Washington.
Robert Walters Of Bothel will be
Junior high coach and Catherine
Long will have charge of Junior high
dramatics and English, and Rose
Katherine Early, home economics.
The new teachers are all experience
ing their first year of teaching.
Miss Burdett is returning after
q y,Ao,.to Iaat,a ~ aIaeo,,oo - a-os..
resume her position as librarian. She
has spent the past year at Berkeley.
Virgil Hopkins is also returning
after a years absence to take up
English classes. She received her
masters degree while away.
Helen Campbell, who had signed
contract for the coming year has
resigned to accept position at the
Tacoma schools. This position has
not yet been filled.
In the grade school Mrs. Hem
enway will again return as prin-
cipal, also teaching the fourth
grade, with Miss Ruth Mueller.
Martha Chellis will have charge OF
the kindergarten class, with Jane
Woods Lee and another as yet not
definitely under contract. The Sec
ond grade will be in charge of Mar
jorie Kregger and the successor to
Helen Campbell.
Theresa Thole and Doris Bard
well will again have the third
grades; Ora Mae Lyons and Lena
Mains the fourth and Geraldine
Dam and Maude Lampson the fifth.
School will open on Monday, Sep
TENDER 26, with a general teachers
meeting on the oath.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Wedding Bells

Word has been received here of
the wedding on August of Muir
iel Larks and Henry Scott, formerly
of Kennewick. The wedding took
place in Roseville, California, where
both had resided and will continue
to live.
Saturday of last week, Miss Elsie
Turner and lack Lilly, both of Ken
newick, were married in Occur d.
Alene, Idaho in the Trinity Luther
an church, with Rev. H. l.. Chestad
officiating.
Mrs. Lilly is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Turner of KenneWick.
She is graduate of the local high
school and taught school at Ply
mouth for four years. Lilly is as
ISOLATED with his brother-in-law,
George Turner, in the Conoco Oil
Co. After a short honeymoon they
will reside here.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Ten Candidates

With the filings closed, the rec
ords show that there are ten cand-
idates for county commissioner in
the first district. Three democrats
and one republican from Hanford,
two democrats and one republican
from Kiona, one from each party at
Benton City and a democrat from
White Bluffs.
In the third district, in addition
to the four candidates already an
nounced, E. G. Lape has filed on the
republican ticket. Jay Perry is the
only candidate on the democratic
ticket.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Cannery Starts
on Tomato Pack
To can beans along with
tomatoes this year

Only a shortage of tomatoes is
preventing the Kennewick Can
merry from running full blast. The
plant ran fifteen hours yesterday,
but today, because of lack of ma
terial, the plant failed to operate.
However, heavy receipts are ex-
pected within the next day or So,
when the plant will operate to ca
pacity.
Manager Bob Kitten stated this
evening that several of the largest
growers are beginning to pick in
earnest this week end and he an
ticipates capacity operation by the
first of the coming week.
When operating the plant is en-
ploying about sixty women and
about fifteen men and this num-
Der will be increased in the near
future as the plant will also process
string beans, which will be harvest
ed in about ten days. Mr.. Kitten
expects to keep two crews operating
as soon as this crop begins to come
in in large quantities.
The Walla Walla Cannery which
also has a large acreage of toma-
toes under contract, is shipping the
product to the plant in Walla Walla
where it is being processed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Everything Set
for Big Regatta
at White Bluffs
Water Bug Races to start
at 1:3O; more parking
space added at grounds;
expect big crowd

WHITE Notwithstanding is
set for the Boat Races here Sun
day, the floats are all in place and
the buoys have been anchored mark
ing the racing course. There is ex-
pected to be about twenty five boats
on hand coming from all parts of
the state. The boats from Seattle
and other coast towns are expected
to arrive Saturday afternoon and
evening. The Commercial Club has
arranged dance Saturday night
in the Community Hall and other
entertainment for those arriving on
Saturday. The parking space has
been enlarged, and additional re-
freshment stands have been added
to the grounds. The races will start
at 100 pm.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Young Highland Couple
to Reside in Yakima

MIR. and Mrs. Torrance Taylor,
who have spent the past week in Sc
attic, visited Saturday and Sunday
at the D. Taylor and w. S. Green
homes. The young couple will re-
side at 513 North Second street in
Yakima.
Alden Charriff and Raymond
Harris of Stockton, Missouri visit
ed from Friday until Monday at
the N. l.. Foraker home.
MIR. and Mrs. II. G. Decker and
Leroy returned Friday night from a
ten-dhy vacation trip to coast
points and Southern Oregon.
MIR. and Mrs. w. A. Humphrey
and daughters, Joy and Kay, &C
companied by Miss Sarah Jane Rol-
Inns of San Francisco, are visiting
this week with Mr.. Humphreys par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. v. o. Humphrey.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Chance to Get New
Car Absolutely Free

The Kennewick Auto Co. an
nounces a nationwide contest, the
winner of which will be awarded
the one millionth 1910 model Chew
rolet. The dates of this contest,
which is being sponsored by the
Chevrolet Motor Co., are from Aug
ust IL to August 81, 1910.
Any owner of a 1929 Chevrolet,
which is today licensed for 1910
passenger car use, and was so Ii
censed prior to July II, 1910, and
was in the present owners legal po-
session prior to that date, may fill
out an entree blank at any author
lied Chevrolet dealer. This owner,
whoever or wherever he may be,
who has in his possession the 1929
model Chevrolet with the motor
number nearest the one millionth
one manufactured in that year, will
be asked to drive his car to New
York City, and receive his 1910
model absolutely free, and will have
all reasonable expenses paid, both
on the trip to New York, as well as
the return trip.
In order to make the contest abb
solutely fair, employees of General
Motors, Chevrolet, their dealers, or
automobile dealers, generally, will
not be eligible.
Entry blanks and further infor-
nation will gladly be given at the
Kennewick Auto Co., local Chevro-
let dealer, and everyone who is
eligible, is urged to participate as
there is no expense and each per-
son has an equal chance to win the
one millionth 1910 Chevrolet.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Judge on Vacation

Judge Matt L. Driscol held court
Monday morning in Pasco, and in
the afternoon signed a court order
granting a marriage license to
James w. Lievsay and Gertrude
Gasklll, both of Pasco,; and per-
formed the ring ceremony in his
chambers. He also conducted law
and motion day in Ritzville Wednes-
day, and in Prosser Thursday.
Judge Driscol, accompanied by
Roger Neff of Pasco and w. Walter
Miller, who is Prosecuting Attorney
OF Adams County, will leave Friday
for a weeks outing at Canim Lake.
B. C..
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
More Park Work
Is Authorized
NYA Project is renewed
for winter months

Word was received this week that
the park project had been renewed
by the NYA. This makes an OPEN
ing for several young men, who are
unemployed. Applicants must be
unmarried, between the ages of 10
and Is, but need no longer be from
families on relief. I
Work is limited to so hours a
month, with no more than 40 in any
one week. Pay is $500 per month.
With the limited appropriations
available for park improvement
work, the new project will be of
great assistance. Several improve
ments are under consideration, and
it is also possible that if enough
youngsters apply for the work that
a general cleanup of the river bank
along the highway will be under
taken.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Finger Printing
of Aliens to be
Handled at p. O.
Lincoln warns against
failure to be listed; heavy
fines; no charge for
listing

Postmaster F. H. Lincoln is not
planning to put on extra help to
take care Of the alien registration
which will start next week. The
Kennewick district, he points out, is
singularly free of aliens, perhaps
the smallest percentage of any dis
trict in the west.
In keeping with the fingerprint-
ing law recently passed, in which
all aliens must report and be fling
erprinted, the Kennewick office has
been supplied with the preliminary
blanks which are ready for distri-
button. Briefly, the law covers the
registration and fingerprinting Of
all aliens over Ia years of age in
the district. Generally speaking,
foreign-born persons who have not
become citizens of the United States
are aliens. Persons with first citi-
zenship papers must register.
The registration of aliens is COM
pulsory, the law states, and a fine
of $1,000 and Imprisonment for six
months is prescribed by law for
failure.
Registration is free, and the post
office will assist as much as poss-
ible, where complete information
may be secured.
The Alien Registration Act was
passed so that the United States
could determine exactly how many
aliens there are, who they are, and
where they are. Registration, in
Guiding fingerprinting will not be
harmful TO law abiding aliens. All
records will be kept secret and con-
fidential.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Food Plan Questioned

washington, D. C.-Ex-President
mowers plea that Britain lift her
blockade of Europe to permit ship
nents Of food to Nazi-occupied
countries is meeting a cool reception
not only by British statesmen but
Dy Wel-informed American observ-
sfs 1t is freely suggested that Hit
'er Will seize for his own use every
mouthful of food sent to Belgium,
sae Netherlands and Nazi-occupied
france, and no pledge that he or his
puppets makes will be even remotely
uaang. British army leaders point
oul That IN feeding Hitler's victims,
even theoretically, American hu-
uianltarians are actually supporting
,ue Nazi army in comfort and even
luxury.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
KenneWick Stores
Soon to Sponsor
Appreciation Day
Unique plan always draws
big crowds on special
days; full details to be
released next week

At a special meeting OF the Ken
newick Chamber of Commerce held
Wednesday, night the Merchants
committee approved and adopted a
business extension plan called cap
probation Day."
The plan while new to this trad
ing area has been used extensively
in many Washington communities
and always draws big crowds. While
full details cannot be announced
until next week the public can rest
assured that there will be a real
surprise in store for them each
Wednesday for the next thirteen
weeks and Kennewick merchants
are planning on many real bargains
for the crowds who will attend this
event.
Enrolment of merchants will be
completed this week and present in
dications are that thirty or more
will participate in the plan. :
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
A Little Bit Late

washington, D. CATER Is
seafs, it is learned now, in connec-
s.oa With present debate over COM
puiSory military service, that there
we're 537,640 draft dodgers in the
.uS1 World War, of whom 100000
ss.aped any penalty whatever. The
y one still in prison is Grover
Ne'eiand Bergdoll, rich Philadel-
sAa brewers son, who recently re-
swned to face his sentence after
A'sng years in Germany.
New fork-Thousands of couples,
aly OF them of almost casual &C
s1ain5ance, are thronging the mar
..ae license bureau to attain mar
o status before the proposed new
aIt laws go into effect.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Interest i'm
Registration
Is Increasing
Voters make sure of eligi-
bility to vote in pr'imar-
les; check on situation
before August "a

Increasing interest in .registra-
ton is being shown in all parts of
the country, both rural and in the
cities, according to Harley Chap
man, county auditor.
Final date for registering is Aug
ust "a and those not eligible to vote
at the primaries on September 10
are flock:ng into both city and
county registrar offices in increas-
ing numbers.
Numerous persons are changing
their registrations, having moved
from one location to another with
in the city or from the country into
tie city or vice versa. These trans
fers are required under the state
law even though the voters in ques-
ton moved from one point to an
other in the same precinct.
Many people, apparently are un-
aware of whether they are regis
tered or not. Under the law, if the
voter has been to the polls within
the past two years, his registration
is still good, if he has not changed
residence in the meantime.
However, to make sure, inquiry at
the city hall, for those living with
in the city limits or at the print
ing office for those living outside
the city limits, will determine. This
office has a complete list of those
eligible in the outside precincts, fur
nished by the auditor.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Former Finley Resident
Visits with Home Folks

FINLEY-Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Johnson Of Salem, Oregon are here
visiting Mr.. Johnson's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Johnson and his
brother and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Johnson. Fred was a resident
of Finley several years before NOV
ing to Salem two years ago.
MIR. and Mrs. Bob Wright left on
wednesday for their home in Lind.
Mr.. Wright, has been employed at
the state game farm the past few
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Schuster visit
ed Mrs. SchuSter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Schaffner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alpha O'Hair and
son, Allen, visited at the Jess Lande
and Harold O'Hair homes Sunday.
Leroy LaRue of Ritzville visited
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Brs. Lester LaRue.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Fire! Fire!

Fire of undetermined origin des-
troyed the garage on the F. E. Sands
place just outside the city limits
this afternoon. The lace was occu-
pied by a renter who lost all his
carpenter tools in the fire, while
the owner lost about an equal
amount of grain and some paint
that was stored in the garage. The
fire department could do but little
in putting out the fire but saved
the house with the chemicals. The
Sands don't know whether the loss
was covered by their policy or not.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
County All Club Fair
to be Held Next Week

| Au IlSlIlUeIS, ISdueTS, pdIeIlUS dIlC
friends of All clubs of Benton
County have a big day in store fol
them. The County All Fair will
be held Wednesday, August 81, al
the Benton City Community Club
This year the fair is being held in
this new location to give boys who
are members of livestock clubs an
opportunity to show their animals
without anyone bringing them an
excessively long distance.
All leaders of All clubs have pre-
MUM lists for exhibits and contests
1t is especially important that ex-
hibitors realize that the hall will be
open Monday afternoon for entries
of non-perishable items and the
closing time is Tuesday at $50 a.
m. Exhibits should be up Monday if
possible.
Monday, August 19, 1:0O-5:00 pm.
Set up booths and displays.
Enter non-periShable items such
as clothing, furnishings, canned
goods.
Tuesday, August 20.
$3.50 am. Entries for non-perish-
able items closes.
1870 pm. Entries for foods items
closes.
500 pm Judging of booths or
display arranged by clubs.
Wednesday, August 21-Open to
public. 80
$3.50 am. Judging contest.
1890 am. Contest of Demonstra-
tons.
500 pm. Costume Selection Con-
test.
Thursday, August %.
$50 an. Bread baking contest
at Pacific Power g. Light Co. in
Kennewick.
7:30 pm. Meat judging contest at
McDonald's Grocery in Kennewick.
Competition in the county meal
preparation contest has been very
unusual this year. Two girls work
ing together as a team must plan,
prepare, serve and cleanup for a
meal for six persons, themselves in
cluded. Breakfasts, luncheons or
dinners may be served. Fourteen
teams are competing for county
honors this week. Only senior win
ners of the dinner contest will be
eligible for the State All Fair con-
test at Yakima.
All Alters who make entries at
Yakima State All Fair must have
been blue ribbon winners in their
own counties. Interest is high and
competition IS keen for the honor of
producing work Of such merit that
it deserves this reward.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Nazi Raids Continue
Ros1.za GnRoF

london. England - Swarms of
razi war planes continue to bomb
n r, English Channel ports with
..rving success. Considering the
.mnloyment of 100 to 400 planes in a
sncle raid, England's property
IAN damages have been comparatively
sr,a1l while the Germans have lost
= average of 20 percent of all
NAMES engaged. An Admiralty es-
innate placed the Nazi actual loss
!, single ineffective recent raid
: s2Ooo0OO, with a corresponding
10 heavy destruction of man power.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Farley With COca-COIa

wilmington, Del. - Postmaster
General Farley, upon his retirement
from political life September 1st,
Win become Chairman of the Board
of the Coca-Cola Company's inter-
national corporation, handling it's
extensive export business. It is ex-
plained that this will not block his
MANS to head the New York Yam
lee Baseball Club If negotiations for
their sale go through. Senator j.
NJ Meade of New York is promin-
emily mentioned for Mr.. eFarley's
cabinet post.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Citizen Objects to
Long Franchise
Says Telephone Co. asks
for too much

Last week this paper reported
that the city council had given a
proposed ordinance granting the
local telephone company a 25-year
franchise first and second read
ings. The third reading and final
passage cannot be given until two
weeks have elapsed.
This week prominent local cit
izen has written the following letter
concerning the proposed action. He
asked that his name be withheld
for business reasons, but we are
printing the letter in full, because
we think the action is OF sufficient
Importance to warrant full discus
sion on the part of the city's citi-
zens.
The letter follows:
To the COurier-Reporter:
Thru the news columns of your
paper we often read about this
or that needed civic Improvement
that cannot be done for the lack
of funds. New we read where our
city council is about to give away
a valuable franchise to the Ken
newick Valley Telephone Co. i'm
exchange for a few free phones.
A rs year franchise, possibly or
more probably worth thousands or
dollars, for a little very poor phone
service! No one would dispute
the poor quality of the service,
due, maybe, to the poor pay Of
the exchange girls.
Where is our city attorney, who
does he represent in the deal?
A few Of us, who are unwilling to
stick out our necls, would like
to know the real answer to this.
You, as member of the council,
should be able to answer this TO
the public.
The next regular meeting Of the
council viii be on Tuesday evening
OF next week when the ordinance
viii again receive consideration.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Willkie Warns of Blackmail

Colorado Springs, Colo. - Con-
demning the practice of issuing
Campaign Books" to blackmail bus
mess concerns doing business with
the government, G.. 0. P. Presiden-
tiaI nominee Wendell l.. Willkie
served notice on industry that if
elected he would prosecute under
the Hatch Act all corporations con-
tributing to the racket in the shape
of paid advertising" as well as So
lcitors collecting funds for same and
their political sponsors.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Draft Vote NearS

Washington, D. C.-Vote on the
Burke-Wadsworth compulsory Sc
lsctiVe service bill may be reached
early next week, with bitter debate
IN prospect early next week, not only
over the age limits proposed but on
Its compulsory provisions. While
nation wide polls indicate that two
thirds of the public favors conscrip-
lon, minority pressure groups, head
ed by Communist, pacifists and Ia
DOR interests ade deluging Con-
gress with messages opposing the
national defense program.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Gets Masters Degree

L. "A. Brim, formerly principal of
the local high school, returned Sat-
urday from attending a summer
course IN the University of Cali
lorna. Mr.. Brim was one of four
VINO received his masters degree in
Ihe art of school administration.
ne was also elected a member of
I'M Kappa Beta, mems honorary
scholarship fraternity. MIR. Brim
will leave in a few days for the Pa
louise country, where he has a wheat
Iarm which he plans to operate.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Clipper Ends Long Lap

honolulu, Hawaii-Covering 5000
T from Los Angeles to Pearl
c asoor in II hours, Is minutes, the
sainornia Clipper completed the
S' leg Of the initial passenger
~iylng service from California to
e" Zealand. Regular fortnightly
a ntS will be made beginning on
.sknner z from the Pacific coast
~ australia, covering in four days
days.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-08-15
Even so Years Ago

That this is a fruit country was
discovered long time ago, is evil
denced by an item fom the Oregon
ian of fifty years ago. The item
read: III. B. Thresher is here with
wagon load of fine peaches raised
on his ranch on the Columbia river
near Wallula." (Fine peaches are
still raised on this place.)