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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-02-01
Child Out of Danger
After Swallowing Pin

WESTERN HORSE HEAVEN
Last Wednesday morning, Leilani,
the year-oid daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Tyacke, swallowed an
open safety pin. Her parents took
her to st. Elizabsth's hospital in
Yakima, where she was under the
care of DR.. Thompson for four days
before being declared out of danger.
The course of the pin was traced
each day by Horoscopes and x-rays
and there was danger for some time
of it puncturing the appendix. She
apparently suffered no i'll effects
and was brought home Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Smith and
son Clarence were in Yakima Sat-
urday to bring their other son,
Ralph home from the hospital,
where he had been recovering from
an operation the past ten days.
Word from Carl Smith, who is at
tending Parks Air College at East
st. Louis, ILL.,, states that he is en-
joying his studies very much altho
the course is quite stiff. It has been
below zero weather ever since he
arrived and lots of snow. So far
great deal of his time has been
spent on working on airplanes and
mechanical drawing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Travis and
Norman and Geneva Travis were
overnight guests Saturday of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Tyacke in Yakima.
They brought Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Tyacke and daughter Leilani home
with them Sunday.
John johnson Dies
John johnson of WhitStran, who
has been baking his home with the
Math Swanson family for sevral
months. passd away Wednesday. He
had been in very poor health for
the past year. He was buried in
Prosser Saturday afternoon.
Arthur Bell arrived Saturday and
is visiting at the home of his cou-
sin, Hugh Bell and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Belle and
daughter, Janet and Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy Travis were business visitors in
Kennewick Tuesday Of last week.
Enrohte they were dinner guests of
the Louis Larson family at Kenne-
wick and called on the Ernest
SWeaney's at Kiona.
Blizzard Causese Drifts
A blizzard blew up Tuesday aft
ernoon, raging all thru the night
and by morning the fields were al
most bare of snow and drifts were
three and four feet high around the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-02-01

HE had four years in college,
three in law school, and three in
his own bachelor apartment" writes
Emily, land l thought ! was lucky
to get husband with no family to
complicate mattersI But Jim simply
doesn't get the idea of being mar
ried. He'll bring four men home
unexpectedly for dinner, and when
I look startled he laughs and says
It's not up to you, darling. Tom
here is doing the steaks and we got
a lot of beer and Saratoga chips
''Then they proceed to get the
kitchen into the most terrible mess,
scatter cigarette ashes over every
thing, use up every pan and bowl in
the place, and presently they're all
playing poker in the dining-room, as
oblivious to my existence as if !
were fly.
The Sport-Loving Husband.
"Jim sends me word he's playing
golf, won't be home to dinner. Last
week he and three men, went fish,
ing; there were no women on the
trip. but on the way home they
stopped at Toms house for dinner
and he wasn't back until midnight.
Am I a fussy cry baby that this
doesn't satisfy me? My mother and
a married sister live near. and I
can always 60 to them, but I get
ashamed [, explaining what Jim's
doing"
These are a few of the problems.
And over and over again comes the
innocently surprised complaint,
''The trouble is, he's selfish
AS if we weren't all selfish!
TWo-thirds CT this trouble could
have been spared by wise mothers;
mothers who trained their sons and
daughters in self-control and con-
sideration. Mothers who made it
natural for them to talk over ex-
penses and plans, before marriage.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-02-01
White Bluffs Com. Presbyterian
r. M. Broadbooks, minister

The Church School meets at 1918
am, Stanley A. Pemberton, Supt.,
Mrs. Leander, Primary Supt.
The young people Of the church
will assist in the conducting OF the
church service at 11:20 am. Special
music will be provided by them and
they will assist in other parts Of
the service. Every person in the
community not attending some 9TH
er service regularly is invited. The
sermon theme will be, Come, and
Become" There will be a story
sermon for the Junior members Of
the church also.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-02-01

AAeeAS ASSSy &vASSo4OSs WIN &Ao~o
been i'll in the Pasco hospital, was
brought home Tuesday evening. She
is much improved at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Witham, who
spent the past week on the coast,
returned Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alpha O'Hair and
infant son, of Kennewick, were Wis
itorS Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold O'Hair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Sherry were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Wilson Thursday.
Public Dance
There will be dance at the Fin
ley Grange Hall Saturday night.
Every body is invited.
Ed Doepke, who has been living
at the Harry Beathe home the past
few months, left Monday for his
home in Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Schula were
Walla Walla visitors Monday.
Ray Kuh was an overnight guest
of Arlie Glassner Thursday.
Jess and Grin Lande were business
visitors in Umapine and Dayton
Sunday and Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Witham and
children, Shirley and Gene, visited
in Walla Walla Saturday, returning
Sunday.
George Reidell of WalIa Walla,
spent Tuesday night with his par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ringuette at
the Finley store.
Mrs. Glenna Nelson and daughter,
Shirley Ann, were weekend visitors
of Mrs. Nelson's mother in Kenne-
wick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole johnson, of Pas
co, were dinner guests at the E.
Sherry home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Kirk and
three daughters of Weston, were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ry Beathe. 2
c. w. Brown and Harry Beathe
were business visitors in Hermis-
ton Monday.
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Hanf0rd Com. Presbyterian
Rev. r. M. BroadboOks, Pastor

Church School $3.50 pm. Mrs. l.
L. Whitwer, supt.
Church Service at 1000 am. The
young people of the church will
assist in conducting this service,
this being Young Peoples Sunday.
Every family in the community not
attending some other worship serv-
ice is heartily invited to come That
means every member of the family.
The sermon theme by the pastor
will be Come and Become" Special
music will be provided. There will
be story sermon for the Junior
members of the church also.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-02-01
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
(Episcopal)
Rev. Frederick A. Schilling, Ph.D.
Vicar

Sunday, February 4.
Church School 900 am.
Divine Worship, Holy Communion,
1000 am. Sermon topic: The
Greatest Chapter in the Bible"
Tuesday, February 6.
Meeting of the Bishops commit
tee at the Rectory.
Wednesday, Feb. z, Ash Wednes-
day. Beginning of Lent.
Pentitential Office and Litany
$50 am.
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METHODIST
Robert L. LaMott. Minister

The Sabbath School 1000 am.
Enthusiastic classes and finely
directed Bible study for all age
groups.
Morning Worship 11::00 am. Ser
man: 1.-The God Can Know"
Epworth League $50 pm. All
our young people are urged to come.
Evening Worship 7:30 pm. A de-
lightful motion picture. All our
members and friends are urged to
be present at all these services.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-02-01
First Year Is Difficult

Forty years ago girls kneiU moth.
ing of the physical side of matri.
mOny. Today TIL, are ,UeN in.
formed. But in all other ,Cays the
marriages OF our young people are
left to chance. - a
The ne,U ,Uife expects to do wha,
she likes. The young husband is
undiscipIined. They cunt belierc
they are meant for each other ,Uhen
the first shock Of their contending
,0ills staggers them.
The first year is the hardest, it is
said. There is truth in this. The
number of divorces of first year
couples is appalling.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-02-01
PICK ED lip
AROUND TOWN

About the only time Some ,,n
make a trip TO the bank" saw, iy r
ban Koelker. lis when they draw, v ".
out Of the inkwell to fill their pen ,ss
1T isn't a crime to land q o.,
from a public lake." believes no ~
Martin, its a miracle" 'N
Wives don't change much -.
er marriage" AYERS Dudley pe as'
except their husbands habits Nv
hours and his friends" Nv
1T isn't really necessary IN o.,
half the people all the timen ~
lieyeS Floyd Hutchins, fifty nss
cent Of the time would be eno,, a.
According to II. S. Hulet a on.
political Cry would be ''Hit NJ.
Again" s
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-02-01
By KATHLEEN NORRIS
BELL Syndicate-WNU Service.

II HAVE crop of letters from
1895 June brides and I wish all
= the fathers and mothers Of the
brides and bridegrooms could read
them.
Apparently young men and girls
step into matrimory nowadays as
entirely untitled for the obligations
of the new life as they were at the
respective ages of five and three
years.
Strangely enough, they are all
well-informed on the physical side.
Forty years ago girls knew moth
ing of that. They dreamed bashful
dreams of the realities of wifehood,
but nobody told them anything;
mothers and teachers shrank away
from the simple biological truth and
babies were born in cabbage leaves.
It is different today. In high
school and college everything Of that
sort is discussed. diagrammed, ana
lyzed. Not infrequently actual ex-
perimental love-making goes on.
Old-fashioned mothers frequently
appeal to me, sending me the text
books upon which small girls and
boys batten in our schools. but all
educational boards are for open and
frank dealing in the matter. Victori.
an reticence is '.prurience." and in
fancy babbles ightheartedly upon
subjects once reserved for the spe-
cialists.
In all other ways the marriages
Of our young people are left to
chance. There are no moral rules,
no ethical rules to hamper them.
The new wife expects to do always
and in everything exactly what she
likes; the young husband has never
been crossed or disciplined in his
life. When the first shock of their
contending wills occurs it staggers
them. They can't believe it. They
often decide to end their marriage
then and there. Hundreds Of di-
vorces ensue. It would he interest
ing to know exactly how many take
place in the first year; it is an ap-
palling number.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-02-01
BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN
Third and Benton St.
M. G. Kauth, pastor

Divine Services Sunday at 1920
am.
Sunday School at $50 am.
The Christian Fellowship League
meets Sunday evening at 800 pm.
The Walther League meets every
Thursday evening at 800 pm.
You are cordially invited to attend
theS services.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-02-01
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Charles w. Croft. Minister

Sunday School 1000 am, Billy
Mills, supt.
Morning Worship 11:00 am.
Young Peoples meeting Gas pm.
Evening Service 1880 pm.
Mid-week prayer meeting, We'd
nesday evening, 7:30 pm, cottages.
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At the Churches
UNITY CLASS

Regular services every Monday
afternoon ct 2:30 In the Masonic
hall. Anyone interested In attend
ing these services VIII b most vel.
come.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-02-01

zNeedy people Of Dundee, sco,
land, will be permitted TO buy eoso
at reduced prices from the city V o.
plant. e1s
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-02-01

Fire has ordered the compulsory
tillage of land.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-02-01
Small Girl Is Brought
Home From HOSPITAL

Little Betty McCarty, who has
been i'll in the Pasco hospital, was
brought home Tuesday evening. She
is much improved at this writing.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-18

Mrs. Marian Candy Wyatt, new
ly elected head of the Division of
Home Economics at Bennett Col
lege, Greensboro, N. G. Mrs. Wyatt
holds the B. S. degree from Vir-
ginia State College and Cornell
University, the A. M. degree from
Columbia University and has also
done graduate work at Temple
University. In private life, Mrs.
Wyatt, the daughter of President
John M. Candy of Virginia State
College, is the wife of Prof. Donald
Wyatt of A. and Il. College.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-18
Workers Were
Beaten, Painted
Last August

County, organized local branch
of the League, and posted a reward
of 500 for information leading to
the arrest and conviction of the as
SailantS.
In the early stages of the case,
the active cooperation of the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People aided in
arousing public opinion to the
necessity of official action against
the mobsterS. Mr. Clendenin stated.
Since September the Workers De-
fense League has been paying the
expenses of Mr.. and Mrs. Preston
so that they could remain North
for the trial. The other two man
aged to find work.
TELL OF ATTACKS
Attorney Robinson called the
jury's attention 10 the fact that
the suit was not instituted for base
or vindictive motives, but was start
ed and carried through in order to
protect not only the workers in
volved but also all Negro and all
migratory workers.
"If we on the plaintiffs side had
wished to-" he stated in his sum-
ming up speech, I'VE could have
ruined the lives cf the defendants
by bringing serious criminal charges
against them, for kidnapping, for
assault and battery, for breaking
and entering, and for a number OF
other crimes. But We weren't an
xious to do that We urge you to
award sufficient damages-personal,
for the actual i4arm to the plain
tiffS for the mental and physlca
injury inflicted; and punitive, SO
that never again will these men
or men like them embark upon
so american an undertaking as
the depraved attack upon these
workers..
The four plaintiffs told in detail
of the attack upon them. They were
awakened from sleep after a days
work (the seven workers had gone
to bed at $50, the five single men
in the main part of the
one room shack, the married couple
in a roughly paltitioned cubicle at
one enO by shouts and shots and
bricks hurtling through the single
window. Then the door was broken
down and the masked and armed
mob burst in, according to the
testimony. The seven workers, who
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-18
Committeeman Of
Troop II Fete
Fathers, Sons

On May 20, the committeeman of
Troop II will entertain the scouts
and their fathers with an informal
banquet at Father Emmett's Mis-
rior. A program mas been arrang-
ed which will include Mr.. S. 4.
Hammond, Jr, who has offered his
service to give the principal speech
Of the evening.
The purposes of this entertain
ment are as follow: to stimulate
an interest in scouting between
father and son; to acquaint the
community with the activities OF
Troop II, and to build up ways
and means for securing funds tc
defray expenses for Summer camp
ing.
Or. Thomas A. Crump is chair
man; Joseph Island, secretary;
and Hadley C. Murrell, reporter.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-18

DR.. Mays experience includes
the pastoring of the Shiloh Bap-
tist Church in Atlanta: teaching
at South Carolina State College
and at Morehouse College; and
the executive secretarysliip of the
Tampa Urban League. From 1928
to 1890 he served as National Stu
dent Secretary of the National
YMCA. He was Director of the
Study of Negro Churches sponsor
ed by the Institute of Social and
Religious Research, 1902.
Dr. Mays is member of the
Worlds Committee of the YMCA
He attended the World YMCA
Conference in Mysore, India. in
1887, and represented the YMCA
IF America at the Plenary Session
of the World Committee in Stock
holm, Sweden, in 1888 In 1897 he
vas member of the Commission
on Church, Community and State
at the convention in Oxford, Eng
land; and in 1889 was Leader in
the Youth Conference held at AM
sterdam, Holland. He has served
as student leader in various Y Con-
ferences.
DR.. Charles D. Hubert, who since
the retirement of DR.. Samuel H.
Archer has been acting president
of the College, will continue his
connection with the institution as
Director of the School of Religion.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-18
Damages TotaIIing $4,000
Awarded To Victims OfMob

were known III The community for
their quiet behavior and unassum-
ing manner, were ordered to strip
naked, their hands were fastened
behind their backs with tape and
rope and they Were threatened and
beaten with rubber hose. One
man tried to escape, but, frighten-
ed by the shots fired after him, re-
turned for further punishment.
AS the seven trussed-up migrants
started across the field at the be-
hest of their captors, the five single
men made a wild dash for liberty
and escaped through the brush and
brambles. Shots fired after them
WhiStled around and over the flee
ing victims.
DRIVEN TO ru,JL
The man and wife were driven in
a car to swimming pool and
were threatened with submersion
all night. Finally they were driven
to another field two or three miles
on the other side of Cranbury. Still
naked, they were forced to cross
an oat field, jump across a ditch
and lie down shivering on the
ground, Wnere they were again
beaten and threatened with maim-
ing and the woman with criminal
assault. Then the tape was out
from their hands (their fingers and
arms being cut in the procesS) and
bucket of white paint was pour
ed over them-Shoulders, bodies
and legs. Finally the two were left
lying on the ground. Their assail-
ants departed with the injunction
Get out of tnis State-and stay
outp
The injured couple staggered to
a nearby potato field and covered
themselves with torn and rotting
potato sacks. They found their way
through Cranbury and managed to
walk the three miles back to their
shacks. A hospital refused to treat
their injuries an1 it took them
IL Jill piL &C W UCll NoyS W AS-ANO -
all the paint with turpentine.
SUED FOR DAMAGES
The current suit was for dam
ages only, and the defendants
could plead only mitigation OF
damages, since they offered no de-
fense to the charges against them
in the trial August 90. At that
time, Judge Adrian Lyon, in pass
ing sentence, said, "This crime was
vicious, malicious assault on IN
nocent people without any legal,
moral or social Justification"
One of the mob proved to be q
minor and was not prosecuted. The
other nine, after throwing them
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The Phoenix index., 1940-05-18

VI COIlll 1AlICllt AC1NIlCct 4CctICOl
The Revs. d. Ward Mich
OILS, of New York, and George
E. Curry, manager of the A.
M. E. Book Concern, Phila-
the entire l4igil school. Following
this the Fresham Glass, led by
Verbs Loud recited God Give Us
Men," "Old Southland" 'Invictus"
and "I Toe Tine SophomoreS, led
by Beatrice Smith, presented
Garry On !'STne Rhodora," :"
youth" and Roofs The Juniors
and Seniors led by Vada Lee Loud.
presented James Weldon Johnson's
masterpiece, Creation" and "If. !"
Music was provided by the Glee
Club A large enthusiastic crowd
witnessed the program
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-18

delphia, Pa, were elected to
the bishopric' before midnight
Friday.
The new bishops will be
set aside at a special service
today.
General officers elected
Saturday were Prof. A. S.
Jackson, Financial Secretary;
the Rev. w. A. Dorsey, of
New Jersey, Mayor of the
Book Concern, and DR.. E. A.
Adams, of Columbia, S. c.,
Secretary of Education.
The Rev. E. c. Hatchet, of
Dothan, Ala, was named to
the post of editor of the
Southern Christian Recorder,
succeeding the Rev. j. H.
Clayborn, of Little Rock.
Ark, who will take a special
post created in the present
conference.
The Rev. L. l.. Berry, of
New York, retained his Mis-
sionary Board post in a race
with Mrs. L. M. Hughes, of
Waco, Texas. The Rev. l.. H.
Hemingway was reelected to
head the Church Extension
Department.
Elected to head the Sunday
School department were Prof.
E. A. Selby and the Rev. C.
w. Arlington.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-18
Educational Leader
Passes In Flagstaff

Mrs. Cleopatra Wilson Murdoch,
principal of the FlagStaff Colored
school for number of years passed
Tuesday, May 7th, and was buried
Friday, May 10th, Mrs. Murdoch
labored hard and necessarily with
her race to higher education for
all. Much will be given in this
paper next week for the real work
and life of Mrs. Murdoch by her
dear friend, Cecil j. Hewett, Mrs.
Chas. Fish and Cecil Hewett were
very close.
Friends of the deceased and were
very often visited in their homes
by Her on different occasions. Mrs.
Murdoch leaves husband who is
also an educator aunt, uncles and
sister in Winslow and Superior.
Ariz. Her death is mourned by
friends of the entire state and her
native state, Texas.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-18

NEWARK, N. J.--(SNS)-Award-
ing of damages totalling $4,000 by
a federal jury Friday to victims OF
a mob attack i'll Cranbury, N. j.
last August inspired the Workers
Defense League to hail the decision
as a victory for "labor's rights"
and a. move that will mean further
federal protection for the human
rights of migrant workers.
Jake Preston and his wife, Fran
ces, who were stripped naked, beat
en- with a rubber hose and covered
with white paint, were awarded
$4,000 each in personal and puni-
tive damages The five single men,
who were also stripped and beaten
and who made their escape to the
accompaniment Of volley Of shots,
were awarded $1,000 each. David
Robinson, Workers Defense League
attorney in Newark, appeared for
the plaintiffs, Negro migratory
workers whose case has been hand
led by the Workers Defense Lea
que since the attack upon them.
This is a great victory for the
Workers Defense League in its OBJ
jective OF protecting the rights of
all workers, but especially of Ne
groes and migrants" David L..
Clendenin, national secretary
treasurer of the league, declared.
1.-THE federal jury is to be congratu-
lated on vindicating the rights of
these migratory workers, he add
ed.
The defendant mobsters did not
appear in court and the trial last
ed only As minutes. -Four witnesses
appeared-the injured couple and
two of the five single men, O. D.
Streator and Monroe Holmes. They
told a narrowing story of the mid
night attack upon them. The de-
fense attorney interposed no defense
but pleaded the youth OF the as
sailants "in mitigation of damages. y
The suit was tried before Judge
Glynn Walker and a white jury
which included three women. The
jurors were out only seven minutes
before returning with the verdict.
The award was against the moo
sters individually and severally| and
and was to cover punitive as well
as personal damages.
The attack on the migratory work.
ers, who were brought up in trucks
from Georgia by contractors on a
promise of work and good wages,
took place the night of August Ii,
1889. The authorities moved very
slowly in the matter, and took ac-
ton only when the Workers De-
fenSe Leagues national headquar-
ters at 112 East 10Th street sent
representatives into MiddleSeX
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-18

WASHINGTON lamp - The
threat or the promise that con-
gress will adjourn around June 8
leaves little hope for the passage
OF the anti-lynch bill during this
term. Carefully evading the issue
and not holding sessions on GER
tain days, the senate has maneu'
vered itself into a position where
If the bill is called before the body
by some intrepid senator it can be
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-18
Augusta Youth Is
Arrested In Plot
To ExtOrt Money

AUGUSTA, Ga.--Waliace Ander-
son, 15-year-old Negro youth. who
was employed as a porter at
Schneiders Department Store, was
arrested Saturday following inves-
tigation into the stores receipt OF
a mail demand for money. The
demand, written on postal card,
was delivered to c. H. Schneider,
manager of the store, who prompt-
ly notified officers.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-18
Little Hope Seen For
Anti|ynching Bill

pointed out that this legislation is
holding congress in session after
other important legislation has
been cleared up.
Strong supporters of the bill feel
that the president should step IN
and demand that the bill be
brought before the body. but 9TH
ers, seeing this as an election year,
feel otherwise and resent any ac-
tionS in this manner.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-18

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