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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18
Owens Girl Improves
From Accident Injury
HIGHLANDS


Shirley Jean Owens. the four
year old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Herbert Owens, is recovering nicely
from her accident of Saturday eve-
ming. Getting away from her mother
the little girl dashed into the street
and into a car driven by Bob Beal
of Kennewick. Although she was
unconscious for some hours and
suffered many cuts and bruises, the
young lady is improving rapidly al
the home of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Simmelink, Mr.
and Mrs. M. Simmelink and family
Neil and Fred Simmelink and Mrs
Budd Larkin were Sunday visitors
at the Elmer Anon home in Pasco
Roscoe Richmond is driving new
Nash car.
Mrs. Margarete Anderson, mother
of Mrs. j. w. Root, is making an ex-
tended visit with her daughter. Mrs
Anderson is a pioneer resident OF
Western Horse Heaven.
Car Destroyed
While on his route of census
taker Wednesday morning, fire des-
troyed the car of Aaron Foraker
near the Ted Reese ranch.
Roscoe Richmond and his house
guests, Shirley Russey and Gene
Pruitt We're Friday visitors at the
Tony Vey ranch in Oregon.
Kit Clifford was a Horse Heaven
business visitor Saturday.
Locust Grove Grange will meet or
Saturday, April 20 at the hall.
Elmer Anon, Jim Miller and
Aaron Foraker were Saturday visit
ors at the Harry Owens home where
Harry has been seriously Ill with
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

In a talk before the Kiwanis club
here tuesday on Industrial De-
relonment," II. w. Derry, manager
NJ pacific Power & Light company's
new industries department, declar-
ed that "wishful thinking" alone is
not enough to attract new indus
tries to a community. ...- ~ A..
aUnless this wishful thinking can
he transferred into effort" he said,
slittle can be expected to result, as
the more progressive communities
throughout the country have plans
to attract these industries"
In this respect Mr.. Derry pointed
out that only a comparatively few
communities will be successful in
attracting big industries. These
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

Unearthed by Royal Engineer
trench digger on the East Coast OF
England, a vase has been identified
as Bronze Age relice about $500
wears old,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

Beverly Schmidt of Seattle, who
is visiting at the home Of her IA
ther, Barney Schmidt, left Sunday
for Yakima, where she will visit
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Hugh Bell and daughter,
Janet and Geneva Travis were the
guests Friday of Mrs. Hans Smith
in ProSSer.
Mrs. Chester Anderson and
daughters, Loretta, and Mrs. Ray
mond Anderson were callers at the
Louis Tyacke home Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Tyacke and
daughter and Mrs. Guy Travis
were business visitors in Yakima
Tuesday of last week. They called
at the Louis Pierce and Charles
Tyacke homes.
The all-day quilting party
scheduled for this week at the home
of Mrs. Sophia Cooper, has been
postponed until Wednesday of next
week.
Attend School Concert
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Anderson
and Mrs. Guy Travis attended the
spring concert given by the pupils
of the Prosser schools Friday eve
ming at the high school auditorium,
the high school band, orchestra,
chorus and glee club, as well as the
first and third grades of River
view taking part.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

1t Is reported that many people
have made their homes in the great
caves in the suburbs Of Paris.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

Television receivers are TO be sold
by a department store in Tokyo.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18
Nels Burkhart Returns
Home From Hospital

WESTERN HORSE HEAVEN
Nels Burkhart returned home last
week from the Pasco hospital where
he was recently operated on for ap-
pendicitis. He is getting along very
well, but should not be around
much yet for few weeks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-27
Armory Site

Announcement that Wilmington is next up
for an armory, in the WPA program, is heart
ening. The money, ranging from $50 1000 to
s75 nm is allotted. Wilmington's obligation is
70 nrovide a site and such skilled labor as is
required.
The site. desirable from any viewpoint, IS
available. The old Marine hospital tract can
he had. The federal government is ready to
sell it for $40, 600. Adjoining the Robert Strange
nlavarounds, the acreage offers Wilmington op-
portunity for development of a park and play
ground project on a major scale. 1t is easily
accessible. and the city's present street paving
program assures that it may be reached from
any direction without thoroughfare inconvenl-
ence. There will be sufficient land for an ath-
as the city is able to undertake its construction.
Thus far the city has devoted its chief effort
to acquire the hospital site to haggling over
price, and has met defeat every time it at
to drive the price down. AS there is
no probability that this can be done, it would
seem that the figure set by the government
ought to be accepted and the necessary ma
chinery set up for its acquisition.
The Marine hospital tract is available, if the
people of Wilmington want it. There must be
an election to authorize the purchase. Under
the law, more than half of the registered voters
must approve the proposal. This puts it square
ly up to the voters. 1t can be had, but only if
Wilmington's enfranchised voters want it
enough to vote for it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-27
The Dakar Mystery

General Charles de Gaulle. leader of the
Free Frenchmen'' who are still fighting Ger
many. has met defeat in his attempt to bring
French West Africa under his control. That
much is clear. Practically everything else in
volved in the matter is a good deal of a
mystery.
The background of the affair is mysterious
too. Some weeks ago three French cruisers
and three French destroyers steamed out of
Toulon. Later there was a report from Gil
braltar saying the squadron had passed
through the strait. A few days ago it arrived
at Dakar. Since the British could have inter
fered at any moment. the puzzle is why they
permitted these endorsements to reach
Dakar.
It may be that the purpose was to increase
the size of the bag, for the defenders of Dakar
could hardly hope to hold out Indefinitely.
When de Gaulle's emissaries with a white flag
were fired on and the fighting became general,
de Gaulle recalled his small force saying he
did not intend to pit Frenchmen against
Frenchmen. Now the British warships which
went along in case de Gaulle should need help
have also retired, with the statement from
London that it was never intended to engage
in a major battle.
The only tenable explanation seems to be
that de Gaulle was tricked into believing that
French West Africa was ready to throw in
with him. Indeed, some commentators have
decided that Hitler engineered the whole thing.
seeing to it that word reached de Gaulle's Lon
don headquarters assuring him that colonial
France, particularly that part of it in Africa,
desired to take up arms against the Rome
Berlin Axis. And de Gaulle seems to have ac-
copied that word at face value and started the
expedition which ended in disaster.
If it is in fact true that this accounts for
the undertaking, it is hard to understand how
a man with undoubted military talent could
launch a military expedition without first thor
oughly investigating the situation and learning
without peradventure of doubt that the time
for it was ripe.
That he has lost face is indisputable. That
Britain, too, has suffered, cannot be doubted
And any blow to Britain now, is a serious mat
ter. The bombing of Gibraltar is but one as
pect of the Dakar blunder. The loss of pres
tige, so valiantly re-established after Dunquer-
que SO grimly upheld through nearly three
weeks of air attack, is more grave.
The Dakar dud shows that there is some
thing wrong with British war planning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-27
A New War Menace

The hope that Japan may actively Join the
Axis powers is cherished in Berlin and in
Rome, and there is no doubt that the Japanese
could play an important and a damaging
part IN the war drama now being enacted in
Europe, British outposts in the Far East,
French Indo-China, the Dutch East Indies
and the Philippines would all be exposed to
attack. If it came to nothing more than a
nuisance disturbance, a new flare-up in the
Orient would greatly complicate the situation.
as did the entry of Italy into the war at a
crucial time in Frances tagging defense.
IL may be surprising to many that Japan
should contemplate this step with the Ameri-
can fleet in the Pacific, but it is understand
able on the ground that as the United States
mas been reluctant to accept any previous
challenge It's power to punish overt acts is
doubted by the arrogant Japenese war govern
ment- 1t might even be that, at the behest
of Hitler, Japan would seek to drag the
United States into the conflict, although it is
hard to see what the Nazis could gain by
such a step.
One thing at least is certain. The United
olates must be alert as never before for
moves on the part of the Axis powers in
combination with their probable ally in the
Far East which could implicate us needlessly
IN the spreading war. At the same time, the
United States must also be vigilant in guard
ing itself against acts which in passing over
would lose our standing before the world.
Japan as an ally of the Axis would be as
great If not greater menace to this country
than to Britain. There is no question that
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-27
Argentine Financing

Because South America is bound to play
an important role in the realignment of world
trade relations when peace is restored, stu
dents of international relations are following
closely the Argentine developments. That coun-
try is finding its course none too easy during
the present period.
Warren Lee Pierson, president of our Export
Import bank, stated in Brenos Aires recently
that he had received no application for a loan
from Argentina. No surprise would be &C.
caSioned in American financial circles. how
ever, if arrangements finally were made for
a quite substantial advance to that country
from the $500, 600, 900 fund at the disposal of
the official bank. This, of course would permit
Argentina to relax somewhat it's regulations
of the importation of American wares. and
statements in the Argentine capital seem to
be preparing the way.
But Argentina, on the other hand RENAME
one OF those strange, remote and rare places
where debts are incurred only with an ex.
pectation of repayment, which NAV imnlv
some rather protracted negotiations on loans
and other matters. The British insistance ,,non
retaining in sterling the Argentina credit bal
ance on Anglo-Argentine trade complicates
the problem. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-27
Quotations

We don't have enough babies and we are moi
building up with immigration from abroad
William Lane Austin, director of U. S. census,
explaining decline in rate of population growth.
II
America does not belong to the past, as some
pessimists would have us believe. America be.
longs to the future, and every citizen in all
this land is entitled to say: Min is the
glorious past; mine is the shining future!"-
Senator Ashurst, Arizona, in his Senate vale.
dictory. +
We can no longer afford to be moles who
cannot see, or ostriches who will not see, for
some solemn agreements are no longer sacred,
and vices have become virtues and truth a
synonym for MISUNDERSTANDING Francis
j. Spellman, of New York, before the Ameri.
can Legion convention.
Some people are trying to cause a rebellion
in Mexico and entice the Mexican people away
fro mthe ways Of peace-President Cardenas
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-27
Save Fort Fisher

1t has long been hoped that Fort Fisher
might be developed into a beautiful park not
onlv because it is rich in historic orders, bu1
because of its potential power to draw tourists
to Wilmington and Carolina Beach.
Now it becomes necessary to do something
to save it from erosion. The ocean is steadily
encroaching. Unless steps are taken to turn
the currents back, the entire property Will
wash away.
1t is to be hoped that this threat will sur
greater interest than has resulted from the
effort for Improvement. DR.. c. c. Crlttenden'
secretary of the state historical commission
announces an appeal to federal, state ana
local organizations for cooperation to save
Fort Fisher. The call should not be in vain
Even if the task of creating a magnificent
park is left to a later generation, the site
itself should be preserved now. The present
genration ought to be as earnest to hold it
as were it's defenders in the sixties.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-27

You can't do that TO me- and De
stating his rights. Sometimes III
can not maintain his rights, Some
times he gives some away, 10 MS
church, to his employer, to other
individuals. But he is the only one
who can give them away. They a'
his until he does.
To me this is the sense of demo-
cracy. 1 want TO sense it rather
than to find words for it. II IL
enough for me to know-and to ll5A'
for-that [ can think as | please'
worship as l please, and that even
if economic forces weigh me do"I'
l am still fundamentally free. Uhaei
our government, in III demoerdc!'
never hand over TO the state NV
free will of any man. We are rl7H"
Even God has never asked for 'na'
A nation which has faith III hs'"
and in its chosen way OF lie ea'"''
be corrupted or conquered, ","'
Faith Baldwin in the next ar'l'le u
this series on Our Country
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-27

Beyond that I think we should
realize that we are Only trying to
preserve u individual free wills,
and to increase the scope of their
operation. To me it is as simple as
that. We have been in great mea-
sur successful in developing a SOW
eminent in which the free wills of
men drawn from many countries
could exist, even if in operation the
free will of many of them was often
thwarted by circumstances. But it
has never been denied in this coun-
try.
The strength of democracy lies in
the fact that it does not formulate
the exact liberties of the Individual.
1t ensures that there are limits be-
yond which these liberties must not
be tempered with, but within these
limits a man may define his own
freedom and set his own disciplines
or refuse them. Under our demo-
crazy the basic agreement is never
to %relinquish to government the free
will of the Individual in matters
which concern the mind and soul,
and eve to circumscribe public or
private habits to such an extent that
the freedom of mind or soul is en-
dangered.
Within this area of habit there
must be controls for the public safe
ty and benefit Those are agreed
upon as may be necessary. There
is also much laundering, because i'm
perfect, badly educated people can
make the operation of democracy
faulty. There is cruel pressure, bully
ing, expectation of the individual,
and we hope to better these things.
But in spite of such failures, if a
nan lives in this country there are
many points at which he can say,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-27
Wallace Says Election
Is Farm Referendum

IN
WICHITA, Kas., Sept. zo- 81
Henry A. Wallace, dem0eian ay
nominee for vice-presldenl' '0ua
termed the national election d ~
erendum on the whole farm p-G
gram in which farmers ha''
momentous decision to MAKE
ION one side" the former se..Y
tary of agriculture told a uI. on.
that filled the city's 3,OOO-seaI dn
ditorium, "are those who nave ntf
ed them build the foundation "
real farm program. On me "'sv
side is a party that talks oH'
and votes aother.'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-27


time ago a number of mongooses
were imported to clean them out.
The mongooses prospered and ran
wild.
Even over the highest ranges of
the mountains you are impressed
by the many dwellings. Puerto
Rico isn't very large-perhaps a
hundred miles long and 30 to 40
vide. So every inch of space is
valuable. This island is one of the
most densely populated in tn e
world. They have a saying here
mat every time anyone takes Il
deep breath a couple of Puerto
h1cans are pushed off into the
sea. I
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-27
SAYS HE'S AN AMATEUR

Husky, thin-haired, cigar-smoking and in his
Sos, Senator Burke doesn't know exactly why
all this has happened. He refers to himself as
an amateur in politics. He came into the Sen
ate Che served one term in the House, 1892
80 a staunch New Dealer. 1t was he who
formulated that definition of the New Deal
which still is President Roosevelt favorite.
the one that starts The New Deal is an old
deal-as old as the earliest aspirations of hui
mainly and liberty and justice and the
good life But he has jumped the fence many
times. He was a bitter opponent of the SUI
preme Court battle, fought the 1888 purge
and a dozen other measures but has strung
along with the New Deal on just as many more.
Senator Burke hasn't decided yet what he
will do after January, but whatever it is. he
thinks he will continue to be a lawyer by pro-
1esslon and an amateur in politics. He lives
in Omaha. !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-27
Consolidation Needed

announcer reason for consolidation of city and
county governments was brought to light on
wednesday when the city, in agreeing to paw
Tor gasoline consumed by students in the WPA
safe-drlving school, denied rural residents ad.
mission to the training because the county
commission refused to share this expense
With city and county under council-managcr
administration, as the Star-News has lono al.
Vocated' this could not nave happened.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-27
Star-News Program

Consolidated Clty-County Government
under Councll-Manager Administration.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
md Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial
Shows.
Seaside Highuay from Wrightsrille
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF City Limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fedr River channel, cid
err Turning Basin, pith ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank
south OF Wilmington.
Paved Riuer Road to Southport, via
orion Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Produc-
.ion through sustained-yield methods
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Unified Industrial and Resort Pro
motional Agency, supported by one
countrywide tar.
Shipyards and DrydocE.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina, Developed around the
Community Hospital.
adequate hospital facilities for 1rhites.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development OF native grape groWing
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern Tuberculosis Sdndtorium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-27
The Editors
LETTER BOX

rhe editor does not necessarily
endorse any article appearing in
thia department. They represent the
views Of the individual readers. Cor
respondents are warnsd that all
communications m U st contain the
correct name and address for
records, though the latter may be
signed as the writer sees fit. The
Star.News reserves the right to alter
any text that for any reason Is OBJ
Iectionable. Letters on controversial
subjects will not be published.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-27
THANKS

Dear Sir:
The Parent Teachers association
of the New Hanover High school
wishes to thank you for your CO.
operation in making its recent tag
day a success. The members Of
the association feel that your en-
couraging editorial and the splen-
did publicity given the event by
your paper helped the public rea-
lie the needs of many of our high
school pupils.
Sincerely yours,
MISS ELIZA COLLINS
Corresponding secretary for the
Parent Teachers association of
the New Hanover High school.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-27
CAPONE ON

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Sept Wv
IN Al Capone, who came orer
from prison March 70 10 IeI noIm
lost health at his white Walleu .rin.
Island estate, is on a vac&Lon lett
The former Chicago gang lo iu
about two weeks ago, his pc ",,rs.
physicians office said, tor d o,t
ly pleasure trip somewhere
west"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-27
TOP O. THE

Forget not all the sunshine of the WGy
By 1chich the Lord hath led Hee-anSWered
prayers,
And joys unasked, strange blessings, lifted
cares i,
Grand promise echoes! Thus each page shall
be
A record Of Gods loUe and fdithtu1ness to
thee.
HAvERGAL.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-27

other side. And as this fact comes clearer, We see
that we must be fully prepared mentally as well as
physically to meet the enemy. The mental enemy
may get here first. We know that too.
So we can feel the country fumbling for a new
declaration of political philosophy, for a slogan that
is sufficiently inspiring, and fine words fly right and
left without doing the trick of assembling the Ameri
can philosophy of life. In hundreds of books and
magazines are published careful, thorough and in
spring definitions of democracy and to any one Of
dozens one could pin entire faith, if we are merely
after words. But obviously words alone are not enough
I think we are straining too hard after a dent
ton. We can not line up under a definition. We
are already lined up Under the Declaration Of lH'
pendence, the Preamble to the Constitution, and Inc
hope that government of the people, by the people and
lall not perish from the EARTH And those are El
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-27
Man About
Manhattan
BY GEORGE TUCKER

SAN JUAN, P. R., Sept. 26.-The
defense program has given new
energy and drive to life in San
Juan. This is to be the principal
link in a defensive chain of air and
naval bases that stretches from
Newfoundland to beyond Panama.
You drive along the streets and
you see a line of big army tanks.
Farther on you see a row of big
army tents. Under each of those
tents is a 155 nm. gun. You look
out over the harbor and your eye
picks up a squadron of new de-
stroyers, gray and low-lying in the
water. They patrol this part of the
ocean ceaselessly.
Just now l stood under a coco
nut tree and watched four great
naval seaplanes alight in the har-
Dor. A few hundred yards away
an army bomber came in from
somewhere out of the summer
skies. Dive bombing practice,
probably. You see interceptor and
fighter planes roaring into the air.
They are small and seem like sill
yer wasps in the sun. They get
into the air with incredible speed.
The construction of landing fields
and the army airdromes is being
pushed "a hours a day. You can't
get into these fields unless you
have proper credentials. But all
night long you a hear the ham,
mering and see the lights where
the men are at work. Sometimes
at night you can hear the dull
boom and then the high, shrill
whistle, or scream, of the b 6
shells in flight. Coastal batteries
in night practice. Everyone talks
about the trial black-outs, with
which all of Puerto Rico is accus-
toming itself. These blackouts last
As minutes.
This morning I had the pleasure
of flying over the island and out
over the great naval harbor in the
Caribbean.
My pilot was E. W. Hadley, chief
of the forest service, Department
of Agriculture. We curled back
over San Juan, which looks. like a
jagged reef from the air, then
turned inland and climbed through
a cloud-pocket, over the mountains,
and out into the clear on the other
side. The blue of the Caribbean
was indescribable. We went on
until we came to Monkey Island,
a small island out into the sea
where a Russian and his wife live
alone with 600 monkeys. This Rus
sian is a scientist. His work is in
connection with the School of Trop-
ical Medicine. We dove. down low
over the Island, sat up on one
wing, and slowly circled it. One
end was densely forested with CO.
conut trees. We could e the
monkeys move like droves of small
dogs.
Puerto Rico has no lakes but has
a river with headwaters in the
mountains. Hadley explained hat
American-bred rainbow trout had
been introduced into the head
waters of thiI sriver and were doing
wonderfully. He said also that de-
spite claims that there are no
snakes in Puerto Rico, he person
ally has found boa constructors
eight feet long in the hills. The
reason there are supposed to be no
snakes IN the island is that some
So it will be seen that the Tamna