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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-28
Highland Lady Leads
i'm PEG. Study Program

HIGHLANDS-Mrs. T. G. Browne,
Mrs. E. G.. Tweet and Mrs. N. E.
Robbins, attende7 PEG. meeting
Tuesday evening at the home of
Mrs. Harry Vib5er in KenneWick.
Mrs. Tweet was in charge of the
program with a paper on "The Peo-
pie of Culture Of South America"
Randolph Estes left last Wednes-
day for Portland, where he will
spend the winter with relatives.
Mrs. Mary Brooks of Benton City
was a guest the first of the week at
the E. j. Brand home.
Mr.. and Mrs Bruce Lampson en-
tertained a few friends at their
home Wednesday evening in honor
of their house guests, Rev. and Mrs.
Mert Lampson of RoSeVille, Cali
fornia.
Mr.. and Mrs. N E. Robbins and
son, Norman, returned home Sun
day evening from the coast, where
they spent the holidays with rela-
tives in Tacoma and Puyallup.
The Christian church ladies' aid
met Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
Harry Higley. About Is ladies were
present, which resulted in the tie
ing of two quilts.
MIR. and Mrs. G. H. Meyer enter
tanned with a Thanksgiving dinner
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Higley and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs, Jewell Stay
baugh.
MIS-. Wallace Preston attended the
Finley Pinochle club Tuesday at
the home of Mrs. Ernest Sherry, at
which Mrs. Jess Lande was hostess.
w. S. Green accompanied Erwin
Black to Walla Walla Tuesday eve
ming, where they attended recep-'.
ton and meeting of Scottish Rite
Masons.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Ridley and
daughter, Dorothy and house guest,
Miss Hansen of Granger, were Sun
day dinner guests at the Earl Rey-
more home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-28
Small Boy Celebrates
Birthday at Dinner

HOVER-Mrs. Roy Bartholomew
entertained her brother Jim Num-
and sons Jackie and Charles at
dinner, honoring Jackie'S birthday
last Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Ashley were
dinner guests at the Rex Ashley
home Monday evening.
Mrs. J. E. Cochran entertained
at dinner Monday. Guests included
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Mcintyre, Mrs.
Lulu Geissler and Mrs Minnie Ash
by.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Num- and
daughters Elberta and Donna were
guests at the Lee Num- home on
Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Smith of Prime
vile, Oregon spent last week at the
Frank Montague home. Mr.. Smith
is brother of Mrs. Montague.
Mrs. Minnie Ashby was a Thanks
giving day guest at the j. E. Coch-
ran home.
Thanksgiving day guests at the
Rex Ashby home were Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Gilmore of Finley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Aaron Gilmore and John Num-.
Clifford Gray spent Thanksgiving
vacation at his home in Tacoma.
Mrs. Alvin Dye entertained at
Thanksgiving diner. Guests includ-
ing, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Britton and
family of KerrneWick, Everett Sch
laffer of ProSser, -Tr and Mrs. Rus
sci Blair and son Roger of Horse
Heaven, Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Schu-
bert, Chef and Eddie Schubert.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-28
Kennewick Men Attend
Funeral of War Buddy

Bob S.nllnelink was in Walla
WaIla Tuesday,, where he attended
the fune al of Tony Rudert, who was
a membar of the same outfit during
the Wor i War as Mr.. Simmelink.
It is interesting to- many of his
comra des that Mr.. Rudert fought on
the s..ie of the Allies. while his Bo-
hemian father and brothers were
members of the German forces. He
has lived the years since the War
almost a total invalid, having been
gassed while In service. Frank Ma
son of Kennewick, and Loran Lape
of Prosser accompanied Mr.. Sim
melink
Bill Kratzer, a student at w. S. c..
spent the holidays with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Kratzer. He
returned to Pullman Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smith and
family were Thursday guests at the
Ward Rupp home. @
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Pratt and fam
lily were Sunday visitors at the M.
Simmelink home where the younger
members of the family enjoyed a
skiing party.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Edwards left
Thursday for Seattle, where Mr.. Ed
wards plans to consult physician.
They plan to be gone a week. Wal
ter Edwards accompanied them.
Mr. and Mrs. r. T., Stafford and
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Edwards were
Walla Walla visitors Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Reese and Mr..
and Mrs. Ted Reese and their fam
lilies were holiday visitors at the
Rudolph Betcher home in Kenne-
wick.
Miss Mildred Reese, who is a stu
dent at Tacoma. spent the holidays
at the home of ther parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ted Reese.
Mrs. Glenna Nelson and small
daughter were weekend visitors at
the L. L. Kratzer home. The KRAFT
zers and Nelson's were Thanksgiv-
ing guests at the Bradshaw home in
Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-28
Ruth Sinmelink Leaves
to Compete in Chicago

LOCUST GROVE - Miss Ruth
(Tommy) Simmelink left Friday
morning for ten-day trip to Chi
cago to attend the All Congress at
the International Livestock Show.
She will enter the National contest
i'm Meat Identification on Monday
morning. ~
On Thursday evening Mrs. M.
Sin1melink entertained with a birth
day dinner and going away party,
IGNORING Miss Ruth Simmelidk. The
young ladies enjoyed the dinner and
wished Miss Ruth every success in
her contest while at the All Con-
gress in Chicago.
The Mesdames Stafford, Gilbert
Edwards and Heberlein attended the
Rebekah District meeting which
was held in Kennewick Tuesday.
Fred Simmelink and L. l.. KRAFT
ger have installed Delco electric
systems in their homes this week.
Mrs. Rosco Richmond has been i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Travis and fam
lily. Mr.. and Mrs. Verne Bergen,
Marie Stafford and Elmer Smith
were Wednesday visitors at the H.
Smith home.
Mrs. j. w. Root, who has spent
the last month at the home of her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lynn Beightol of Prosser, has
returned to her home in this COM
nunity and her mother, Mrs. Mar
guerite Anderson of Western Horse
Heaven, will be with her. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Washburn,
who have been in Yakima this fall,
have moved back to KenneWick and
are at the Eugene Tyreu home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-28
Sugar and Water Stops Fall
OF Christmas Tree Needles

It's easy to stop the fall of Christ
mas tree needles. Saw off a portion
of the trees base-enough so the
fresh wood will be exposed. Set
shallow pan of water beneath the
base of the tree, in which the base
should be immersed. A teaspoonful
of sugar should be added to the wa
ter. The water provides needed
moisture and the sugar nourishes
the needles, giving them strength
to hold on longer. .-...
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-28
Tropical Christmas on
the Islands in Hawaii

ITS asking lot to expect people
L born in temperate ATTITUDES to get
steamed up about Christmas i'm the
tropics. But to children on islands
in the middle of the Pacific, Christ
mas is still Christmas! writes
Armine Won Tempski in Cosmopoli-
tan.
On the outlying islands in Hawaii,
Christmas is carried in on horse
back, and the jingle of paniolos'
spurs replaces the imagined tinkle
of Santa's merry sleigh bells. On
Christmas eve some inner part Of
me waits and listens all night for
the tramp of horses hoofs, the ring
ing of spurs, rich Hawaiian voices
singing above resonant guitars and
gay ukuleles; for cowboy serenad-
ers, riding from ranch to ranch.
Like cadenced meles, which put an
everlasting spell upon you, memo
ries of Christmases spent on the
observation-disclosures cattle ranch my
father managed on the slopes Of
Haleakala, the extinct volcano on
the island of Maui, persist with I'M
dying vividness. A fair number Of
persons, representing different
races making up the sum total of
humanity, participated in them.
Americans, Hawaiians, Japanese,
Chinese, Portuguese and their cross
ings assembled under our roof
Christmas eve. Each group brought
a flavor peculiarly its own to add to
the Birthday of all birthdays.
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q In Holstein, Mistletoe is not only
supposed to be cure for all green
wounds, but will insure success in
the chase and give strength to the
wrestler.
q Early Norsemen believed for CEN
turtles that the Mistletoe would give
protection against both bodily all
ments and evil spirits.
q A person who is born on Christ
mas will have power to see and com.
mand spirits, according to Scottish
belief.
q French peasants believe that
babies born on Christmas have the
gift of prophecy.
q If baby is born at sermon time
on Christmas Eve in Middle Europe,
it portends that someone in the
house will die within the year.
q Daughters born in the Vosges,
France, on December 25 will be
wise, witty and virtuous.
a baby born on Christmas in
Silesia will become either a lawyer
or thief.
q Girls in the ancient Duchy of
Swavia seldom missed the oppor-
tunity offered by Christmas to look
into the future at their future hus-
bands. On Christmas Eve they would
60 to the woodpile to draw sticks. If
girl pulled thick stick, her hus-
band would be stout; if long stick,
he would be tall; if a crooked stick,
he would be deformed. They would
determine the business of their flu
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-28

ture husbands by dropping melted
lead into a pan of cold water. The
molten metal would form various
shapes in cooling, and thus resemble
the insignia of his occupation: ham,
mer shape, carpenter; shoe shape,
a cobbler. Every piece Of lead re-
sembled some occupation to the old
wives.
q A maiden in Switzerland who &C.
cepts a bunch of Edelweiss at Christ
mas also accepts the man who prof
fers it.
q All animals in the German Alps
can speak on Christmas Eve.
@. 1t is believed in the Netherlands
that nothing sown on Christmas Eve
will perish. Even seed sown in the
snow will live.
"a Bohemian wife will die within a
year if she burns a Christmas cake.
q To insure an abundant harvest in
Denmark, some of the bread baked
on Christmas is kept until sowing
time, when it is mixed with the seed.
q 1t is said that bread baked on
Christmas in England never be-
comes moldy.
q Ashes must not be thrown out on
Christmas day in some sections of
Europe, for fear they might be
thrown into the Savior's face.
q Some families In Scandinavia
place all their shoes together on
Christmas. This will cause them to
live in harmony throughout the year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-28

gin celebrating Christmas, instead,
with the firing of skyrockets, Roman
candles and firecrackers. Once start
ed, there was no stopping it.
Shooting starts several weeks be-
fore Christmas, and every night the
tumult increases. Parents consist
emily caution their children to save
the firecrackers until the twenty.
fifth, because they won't get any
more. The boys and girls refuse
to believe this prophecy, but feel
that Providence will not allow them
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-28

not limited to the young boys, but it
is shared by the entire family. Boys
and girls parade up and down the
streets at night, making racket
with tin trunpets and instruments
they picked up on the way. They
ring doorbells, then run away with
joyful laughter. The sky is lighted up
with rockets and firecrackers beat
constant staccato. z@
The fun begins again the next
morning, with greater enthusiasm
than ever. Although a boy may
have bankrupted himself the day
before, firecrackers have taken a
great drop in price. He must have
new supply because they are
cheap. -. =, ...-.
Now the juveniles grow reckless.
Whole packages of firecrackers go
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-28

leans is swelter-
ing under intense
heat. Outside &C.
tivities are out of
the question.
With noisy July
4 festivities out of
the question, it
WAS eaSv .to he.
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to 60 crackerleSS.
Even the almost
penniless have
firecrackers, but
the more wealthy
win the envy OF
others with their
rockets.
Enthusiasm is
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-28
CHARM OF CHRISTMAS

THE chief charm Of Christmas
Il is its simplicity. 1t is a festi-
val that appeals TO everyone be-
cause everyone can understand
it. A genuine fellowship per.
vades our common life-a fellow
ship whose source is our common
share in the worlds greatest Life
which was given k the whole
world.-Kimball.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-28
City of New Orleans
Likes Its Fireworks
In Christmas Season

Christmas without firecrackers
just isn't Christmas down in New
Orleans.
eff anybody not got no firewo'k
he mighty po'," say the Creoles gay
ly. The more the fireworks, the
better the Christmas on the lower
side of Canal street.
While other people are shooting
off fireworks on July 4. New Or
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-28
French Village Por,ra7.
Story of Cbr;,,,'' :,

sb hes n@u" in in France, vI,a 0,ril
S sns Christmas S's oo one esls 3 NJ a
t tne world and has done 'in !, b
peasants peas act on, the w ieSs'; > n,
hem story. Joseph and Me. seihlG
into into the City City Of David" "S w, dr1,
oxen. Thousands Thousands of visi,U %,'a Z. rsl
event. I" see IA
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-28
Use Flashlight to Test
Christmas Tree Bulbs

If you are doubtful about certain
lamps in your Christmas tree string,
here's an easy way to check for
those that are burned out.
Remove the regular lamp from
five-cell f1ashlight. Then screw in
the lights one at time. While they
will not burn brightly with such low
current, they will glow if still good.
Burned-out lamps will not glow at
all.
Postal gross earnings for the
month of September were S60,171,-
926, the highest for that month in
history. .
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OH at one Ieu
blow; those who
were firecracker
boys yesterday
are skyrocket
boys today. AS
night comes on,
the streets seem
ablaZe with ex.
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plosives and colored rockets.
The second morning after Christ
mas the streets are strewn thick
with burned pieces Of fireworks;
but the air is clear. The acrid odor
Of fireworks is again replaced by
the perfume of Christmas roses.
A death toll of q, $50 persons was
marked up against traffic accidents
in the first nine months of 1910
1900 more than for the same period
last year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-28
Superstitions About Christmas

CIGNIFICANT meanings surround Christmas, according
superstons believed in various parts of the world
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-05
New Tax Schedule Goes On

On the first Of July the new
tax schedule went into effect.
1t will cause the cost of almost
everything to go up. This add
ed tax burden was made neces-
sary by the immense sum need
ed to bring our defense system
us to par with the military and
naval strength necessary for a
first class world power in times
like these when heavily armed
first class powers bossed by men
who dream of empire, wealth
and power - and are perfectly
willing to do anything to attain
| it. Another outbreak of the
Caesar disease, the end of which
has always been failure, but
what man ever profited by the
lesson of those who tried it be-
fore?
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-05
A Long Range Prediction
BY JOHN ADAMS

On July 2, 1776, the delegates from
the Is colonies, meeting in Phila-
delphia, voted to separate from Brit
ain. On that day, two days before
the Declaration of independence was
signed, John Adams, later to become
second President of the United
States, wrote to his wife, Abigail:
II am apt to believe that it (the
day. will be celebrated by succeed
ing generations as the great anniver--
sary festival. 1t ought to be COM
memorated as the day of deliver
ance, by solemn acts of devotion to
God Almighty. 1t ought to be solem-
niZed with pomp and parade, with
shows, games, sports, guns, bells,
bonfires, and illuminations from one
end of this continent to the other,
from this time forward evermore.
"You will think me transported
with enthusiasm but am not. l am
well aware of the toll and blood and
treasure that it will cost to defend
these States. Yet through all the
gloom ! can see the rays of ravish-
ing light and glory. l can see that
the end is more than worth all the
means; and that posterity will tri-
umph in that days transaction, even
though we should rue it, which /
trust in God We shall not"
Adams predicted pretty well the
nature of the celebration, although
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invader.

invader.
The English skill in the arts
wiles Of diplomacy has placed
Hitler in a tough spot with the
Stalinites marching on his side
yet confiscating whatever they
run across of value even if it is
precious German military suppl
es. and the English bombing al
most nightly what stores he has
accumulated already at home.
The German military malhine
is due to go into action soon and
it will do one of two things
make Hitler God of Europe or
be totally and permanently des-
troyed. The later fate is more
likely because it depends too
much on 5th column prepara-
tions for its victories and the
whole world is looking for signs
of under-the-bed agents. also
there is the matter of the water
between France and En- gland to
be considered. England has n
navy somewhere which must be
argud with before enough men
to coIiquer the island can be
landed. All in all there is going
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-05
Keystone TO Celebrate Fourth

We note from out-of-town
printed literature the city had
alh 4t of July celebration, a home
coming and carnival event. The
carnival was here all right on
the lot behind the bank and the
theatre, DIilding. We don't know
about the homecoming event.
However, we understand the
profits were for benefit of the
local fire department, a depart
ment of the city government that
Keystone has every right to be
proud Of for the remarkable
efficiency it has shown.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-05
Legal
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

WEST VIRGINIA: in the
Clerks Office of the Circuit court
of Mcdowell County. w. Va,
June 20, 1910.
JAMES r. DUNCAN
Plaintiff
VS.. In Chancery
DOSHIA F. DUNCAN
Defendant
Pending In the Circuit Court of
Safd Mcdowell County
The object of this suit is to
obtain from the defendant by
the plaintiff a divorce from the
bonds of matrimony and for
general relief. e
And it appearing from an aft
davit now on file with the papers
in this cause, that the defendant
is a non resident of the state of
West Va; it is therefore order
ed that the said defendant do
appear at the office of the Clerk
of the Circuit Court of Mcdowell
County within one month from
the date of the first publication
OF this order and do what is ne
cessary to protect her interest
herein.
And it is further ordered that
a copy of this order be publish
ed once a week for three success,
sive weeks in some newspaper of
general circulation in said Nc
Dowell County. ,.,e,-.,,,
A Copy, Teste: --~-
ALEX ID. CYPHERS. Clerk Of
the Circuit Court of Mcdowell
County, West Virginia.
T. F. HEINRITZE. Pc.
Date of first publication, July
o @l'4V' IN . @44a !. w
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-05
Need of Defense Activities

We note in the daily press
the West Virginia National
Guard is to get some new and
modern weapons as soon as the
government can supply them. 1t
was stated they would be deliver
ed between now and the early
part of 1941.
Ii this is a sample of the way
our national defense is going to
be managed it is probably best
we cease talking and get down
to making guns { planes and the
various other weapons. To take
so long to arm few regiments
indicates something wrong, also
how come the Guard has not
been modernly and fully equip
ped all along?
1t is to be hoped this is not
typical case but an exception.
Perhaps this is the reason that
the army itself does not want
it peace-time strength. raised &c
100000 men, it may have no.
thing to arm the men with and
is afraid it would have t. dill
the men with broomsticks IN
stead of rifles.
Inside sporting circles, where
Americas real gun experts are
to be found, do not think the
new Gerand yet perfected and
consider the Springfield a long
way from being obsolete. The
.30'06 Springfield is the world S
best military rifle even if it is
but a modified Mauspr.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-05
Hitler Getting Set for Battle

Despite persistent rumors the
English are seeking to make a
peace of some kind with Hitler,
the German armies that whip
ped France and were themselves
well-nigh worn out ere being
rested and prepared for conquest
of the British Isles. Whether or
not they can succeed is yet to be
seen but Hitler has no doubts h
can accomplish the job easily.
The English seem fully as con-
fdent that they can repel any
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-05
Alas, for TrufiIes and jam

Don't say we weren't warned.
They said we would have to
make sacrifices, and they are
here-already.
Chefs in big New York lux
ury hotels are already bemoan-
ing the fact that truff1es have
become very scarce. Pate de
fois gras? The shortage is very
grave. Fits of anchovy. The
price is rising. English jams are
scare. Irish bacon can't be had.
No Belgian endive. And Italian
salami is off the menus entire
ly.
Well, there it is! Just think
of the number of times during
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-05
Captain Gilmer's Article

AS a rule the Times prints
Capt. Gilmer's Along !. Elm
Street" without commeht, be-
cause he is so well-knownss and
universally liked comment or
introduction of the Captain is
unnecessary. However, he, has
written words this week singular
appropriate for these times and
we desire to call attention to
them of any of our readers who
has not already read the column
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-05
aTxes Lost. Through Socialism

Tennessee communities that
have suffered millions in tax
losses by kicking out highly
taxed private electric compani-
es and substituting largely tax
exmpt IVA power, have been
asking Congress for federal
funds to recompense them.
Why should the federal gov
eminent recompense local COM
munities for taxes lost when
they deliberately destroy their
tax-paying industries? The OBJ
vious answer is, it shouldn' u
either make up such deficits
by raising the rates of public
power paints to pay taxes, or
raise the tax rates on remain
ing taxable property.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-05

the past few years when you
had truffles and pate do fois gras
for dinner, and you see imme-
diately how serious all this is.
Who can tell? If this sort Of
thing keeps up it may be neces
sary to turn to consuming some
of our own vast agricultural sur
pluses, the wheat, the corn, the
dairy products, native fruits,
which our own farmers have
produced by the sweat of their
brows and can't sell for enough
to make a living, --Wms'n. On.
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the kind which usually ends In
a tremendous crash-but in the
meantime, it should just about
SOLVE the unemployment probe
solve the unemployment problem
The above means plainly of
money for everybody, of course
most of us will spend it as fast
as we get it but a few wise folks
are going to save a little for
financial clouds always follow
periods when the sun shines
brightly, financially speaking.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-05
Aurora Rnrealis Scnsnn

The aurora borealis is see, More
often in March and Septcl lber.
when the eartl: IS more directly Oh.
posite the spot zone of the sun. than
in June and December, when the
earth is farther from the area of,the
sun spots.