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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Byrd Garden Scene
of Christmas Beauty

The most outstanding outdoor
Yuletide decorations of the residen-
tial district can be seen at the Geo.
Byrd home. With the attractive
home garden as a setting MIR. Byrd
has transformed it into the Christ
mas nativity scene. The outdoor
fireplace is the manager scene with
the Illuminated star of Bethlehem
towering over it. The remainder Of
the scene is of the three wise men
approaching the manager. The fig
ures and camels were cut from
plyWood and are a work Of art. The
entire scene is Illuminated by spot
lights and is well worth seeing. MIR.
Byrd should be complimented on
this fine work. The Santa Claus and
reindeer at the side of the garden
were made by Mr.. Byrd for decora-
ton last year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Church HOnOrs Couple
on Golden Anniversary

MIR. and Mrs. F. H. Cole were
honored with dinner and program
by members of the Christian church
Sunday. The occasion was the OBJ
servance of their Golden Wedding
anniversary, which took place this
week. There were seventy guests
present and the church was at
tractively decorated with white
candles and wedding bells.
The honored couple was present.
ed with flowers from their two sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Walker were also
honored on their 55th anniversary
and flowers were presented to them.
A huge DECORATED wedding cake was
served at the close of the dinner
with Mrs. Cole cutting the first
piece.
The program consisted Of MIR.
Cole singing when You And I
Were Young Maggie" and other old
songs sang by the ladies quartet of
the church, composed of Mrs. John
Smith, Mrs. Fred Giard, Mrs. Man
ley Gest and Mrs. Penney Terrell.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Rainbow Girls to Give
Majority Service Mon.

The Rainbow Girls are presenting
their majority service which Is a
public ceremony, on MONDAY eve
ming, December 80 at 8 o'clock in
the hall. The girls will be honored
by receiving degrees at this service
will be Mary Taylor, Margaret Reed,
Velma MECHANISM and Peggy Bur-
ton.
Officers participating in the serv-
ice includes: Time, Joyce Mulkey;
Life, Vivian Higley; recorder, Ell
len Wysong; chaplain, Irma Pratt;
Experience, Ruth Simmelink; Wis
dom, Betty Higley; Achievement,
Pearl Dague; Infancy, jeanette
Petitjean; Childhood, Margaret
Smith; Girlhood, Winifred Hawn;
Womanhood, Virginia Smith; Wife
hood, Barbara Perkins; Mother
hood, Jean Osborne and Age, Eu-
nice Campbell. Mrs. Roy Stafford
is mother advisor to the girls and
she invites the public to attend.
p-lon mK2oayiat
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Texan Forgets His Boots
And Rattlesnake Strikes

FORT WORTH, TEXAS.-Cowboy
boots whose odd shape somewhat
mystify some people were not built
up by accident.
Their uses are many. Every odd
bulge, every layer of leather has its
purpose.
None should know better than J.
II. Wilson, a furniture dealer here.
Recently he went to his ranch a
few miles from here. Usually vii.
son wears boots to the ranch. On
this occasion he didn't.
He stepped out to unlatch the gate
and a coiled rattlesnalse struck.
Leather boots would have detected
the rattler's fang.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Christmas Boxes Cheer
"a Needy Families

Close to thirty-four homes of
needy families were made brighter
this Christmas by means of the CO.
operation of individuals and organ
izations in the community. The
Christmas Cheer committee with the
assistance of. the firemen and aux
Hilary prepared the boxes for dis
tribution.
The committee in charge wishes to
take this opportunity to thank all
individuals helping and the follow
ing organizations who participated
in making the cheer boxes possible.
Those organizations helping includ-
ed st. Paul's Guild, Mrs. Hodgson's
Sunday School class and the Metho-
dist Sunday school, Rainbow Girls.
Pink and Green Club, Eastern Stars,
Kiwanis Club, Highland Woman's
club, Walther League, Hi-Y bows,
Girls League, P. E. o. chapter and
the Camp Fire Girls, who dressed a
number of dolls.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Miracle Medicine
Restores Eyesight
Indians afflicted by Dread
Trdchona Are Cured.

PENDLETON, ORE. - Sulfanila-
mide is giving back to Indians eye
sight threatened by trachoma. In
tiny clinics spotted throughout the
West, public health and Indian serv-
ice doctors are treating the dread
eye disease that once meant blind
ness or patient treatment that might
show results in six months-or thr s.
years.
Trachoma, which historians say
Coronado and his conquistadores
probably brought to New Mexico in
1884, has taken a growing toll Of
Indian eyesight since.
A virus disease, trachoma granu-
lates and scars the eyelids, leading
to soaring and eventual clouding
Of the cornea, resulting in blindness.
The Indian service estimates that
Kansas has 1875 cases, North Caro-
lima, 81; Minnesota and Wisconsin,
LBS; North and South Dakota,
3,lS9; Wyoming, 419: Montana, s.
sos; Oregon and Washington, 739;
Idaho, az; California, 472; Nevada,
429; Utah and Colorado, 364; Ari-
iona, 8,325, and New Mexico, 1929,
a total Of 25,03O cases, but it con-
eedes the existence Of many more.
The disease is unknown among the
Florida Seminoles and the Taholah
tribe in the Neah Bay region Of
Washington, but wherever else In
dams live there is or has been ira.
choma-30 per cent Of Arizona's Nav.
ajos have it.
Indian service doctors learned In
1888 that internal doses Of sulfanila.
mide would halt the symptoms Of
trachoma within three days and that
proper use would arrest progress Of
the disease itself within two weeks.
Many cases apparently were cured.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Public Invited to
Inspect New Type
of Residence
To hold open house at Rec
McReynold's new home
on Saturday and Sun
day of this week

Much local interest has beer
shown in the new home recently
constructed by Mr.. and Mrs. Rec
McReynolds on Kennewick avenue
It is a new type of construction fol
thi sarea, being built on three sep.
arate levels.
Because of the interest created
the new owners will hold open house
on Saturday and Sunday of this
week to permit inspection. House
will be open from one to six on Sat
urday and from nine in the morning
until six on Sunday.
The new home, now ready to
move into, is of stucco construc-
ton, with seal brown trim. It con-
tains five rooms on three floor levels
and has built-in garage. The con-
crete entrance has a metal rail,
with unique side lanterns.
The living room is large, roomy,
has corner windows, glass trimmed
fire place and beautifully parquetted
hardwood floors. An attractive stair
way, of the new cathedral type leads
to the second level, where are two
bedrooms, bath, linen closets, etc.
From the front bedroom black
iron rallied balcony.
Beside the steps leading to the
lower level, the exceptionally
stream Lined kitchen opens. Cor
ner windows and sink, together with
all built-in fixtures feature the
kitchen, done in ivory and cream,
with Chinese red table covering.
The lower level contains the gar
age, bath and den, while in the
basement the newest automatic
heating plant operates with con-
cealed pipes. The lighting fixtures
are the very latest in design and
each is selected for the special pur-
pose.
The new home is the only one of
this type in this section of the state
and the builder is more than usual
" proud of his accomplishment and
predicts the idea will be adopted
more generally in this section.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Magda's Villa Is Opened
To Public for Ten Cents

BUCHAREST.-The villa Of Mime.
Magda Lupescu. friend Of former
King Carol II, was opened TO the
public at 10 cents admission.
Crowds filed through, gasping at
the luxurious tapestries, antiques,
and the boudoir filed with picture
albums. photograph records and
other mementoes.
The Iron Guardists who opened
the villa also got rid Of bust Of
Armand Calinescu, assassinated
premier. by burying it in the public
square after lines of guardists had
been allowed to spit on il.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Car i'm Flames After
Hitting Parked Car

The local fire department was
SUNNI ned to extinguish the
flames of a burning car Christmas
eve ip :frant of the H. w. White
more residence. The car operated
by Ed Alexander, struck the parked
Whittemore car, smashing the rear
end and then catching afire. MIR.
Alexander managed to escape from
the flaming vehicle, but was taken
to the Pasco hospital for treat
ment. The impact moved the Whit
temore car close to twenty feet for
ward.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Camp Fire Girls

Members from both the Nissak
and Yokowish Camp Fire groups
brought Christmas cheer to a num-
Der of local people who were unable
to be out when they went carolling
Friday evening. They were ac-
companied by three guardians, Mrs.
A. r. Chase, Mrs. Grin Beinhart,
Verdella Mueller and Mrs. Akers.
After the singing the girls Journey
ed to the BeiAhart home where they
enjoyed folk dances and refresh
ments.
The Nissaki girls enjoyed an ex-
change of gifts at the hall Monday
evening following the Tulip Blue
bird party which took place there
in the afternoon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Electric Eye for Homes
Soon Will Be Available

PITTSBURGH.-A domestic coun-
terpart Of the electric eye" which
will perform such duties as opening
the dining room door for a house.
wife who is using both hands to
carry dishes, will soon be available
to the public. Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing company an
nounced.
The device will also operate bur-
glar alarms, open garage door
automatically when a car ap-
proaches it, or switch on house lights
automatically when someone enters
after dark.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Former Resident Dies

Graveside services were held for
John Henry Wilks at the River
View Heights cemetery Monday
afternoon with Rev. r. B. Holden Of
ficiating. He had passed away at
the home of his daughter in Top
penish where he has lived during
the past four years. He was res
ident of Kennewick for five years
previous to moving to Toppenish
and was a member of the Baptist
church here.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs.
Ernest Blue of Toppenish and a
brother, Darrell of Seattle.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
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Two Papers

Subscribers to the local paper
receive two issues this week. The
earlier one, distributed Tuesday,
containing greeting cards, was to
have been a separate section of
the regular paper, which was to
have been issued before Christ
mas too. But on account of legal
and other publications, copy for
which was delayed, it was nee
essary to delay the news section
until the regular time. All plans
had been made-and even a part
of the paper printed, in time for
the earlier delivery.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Outdoor fConcertorium'
Appears as a New Word

Observation-Disclosures Of a
fund used to build an orchestra shell
for outdoor concerts here unwilling
ly coined new English word.
The shell, shaped like a quarter
Of a globe and built of stone, was
christened the Edward Hatch
Memorial Concertorium in honor of
the donor.
Search Of various documents, in
Guiding both Webster's and Funk &
Wagnall's dictionaries, failed to dis
close the word "concertorium" ever
having been used previously.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
MP. Makes Final
Payments on Back
Tax Assessments

Benton gets $780, puts
all subdivisions out of
red; schools get biggest
share.
Almost 81 million dollars have
been paid into the treasures of %
counties i'm this State by the North
ern Pacific Railway within the last
80 days, according to announcement
in Seattle yesterday by Judge Rob-
ert S. Macfarlane, assistant to the
president of the road. These pay
ments constitute all taxes due on
Northern Pacific operating proper
ties in Washington.
The last payments amounting to
1886, 1872 So were made yesterday for
the remainder of 1887 and 1888
taxes.
How the various institutions and
public services of this State will be
benefited by these large payments
was pointed out by Judge Macfar-
lane as follows:
Education $1,412260.46; county
current expense, $1,O33, s16.4s; Vet
GRAMS bonus bonds, $67 ,265 A; pub
lie assistance, $191,72425; cities,
1903 ,543 SO; roads $258, 673 .48; county
debts, $155, 868.01; ports and other
special districts, 500, 66151. Railroads
operating in Washington pay ap-
proXimately 81a9o of the total real
estate taxes of the State and the
Northern Pacific pays almost half,
or 400 of this amount.
Northern Pacific tax payments in
the last 80 days will be distributed
in this county as follows:
Education, SCI ,282.32; county cur
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Students Vacation

Among the students from w. S. C.
spending the holidays with home
folks are: Miss Irene Olson, Mon
ford F'yfe, Jim Thrasher, William
Kratzer, Wayne Smalley, Burke
Hauschild, David Tweet. Franz
Mason, Les Liebel and Philip Fora :
ker. University students include.
Dorothy Allison, Leland Petitiean
Frank ViSger, Jim Green. WAYNE
CARRIER and Welkos Hayn. Mis-
jeanette Petitjean is home from
attending the C.W.S.E. at Ellens-
burg.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26

Consolidated Awards
Given KenneWick Men

Three local Consolidated Freight
Line drivers were awarded watches
at a recent meeting in Spokane.
The awards we're presented to Her
man Dunlap, Bill Armstrong and
Frank Hall for five years of driving
without an accident. F'our-year
service awards were presented to
Verne Lewis, Ed Weber and Floyd
Cole, while Bill Avery received the
two year award.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
A Little Push Cost the
Railroad Company ST.. 200

MARYSvILLE, KAMA stalled
motorcar belonging to A. L. Smith.
Columbus, Neb., was not even dent
ed when nudged few feet by a
Union Pacific freight train here re-
Gently. Yet, the near-accident will
cost $500 for engine repairs.
The IL drive wheels of the loco
motive were worn fiat in braking for
the stop and will have to be re.
placed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Study Shows Birth Odds
Slightly in Favor of Bows

MONTGOMERY, ALA.-The aver
age American family has odds
slightly in its favor" that its ex-
pected child will be a boy. This
observation was made by the Ala
bama State health department from
a special study of births in the past
three years.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Study Patents 3':ll'
To Aid Defense
Newly Organized Council
Is Cooperating With
Army and Navy.

WASHINGTON. - The newly or
ganized federal inventors council
working in cooperation with the ma
tional defense commission, is study
ing hundreds of new projects that
may become useful in national de-
tense.
The councils staff of engineers,
which studies the plans submitted
by inventors, works with army and
navy officers who are qualified as
experts along particular lines.
Applications for patents which ap-
pear to have a use in the national
defense are shunted from the Unit
ed States patent office to the inven-
tors council. No mention of the ap-
plications is made in the Patent
Gazette, weekly publication which
lists all patent applications approved
by ~ office, until the board has
examined and determined their USE
fitness to the nations defense
forces.
To keep newly found methods Of
warfare from becoming publicly
known, congress recently passed a
law permitting the council to with
hold the granting Of applications
while using the new device. At a
later date the patent applicant can
file suit to recover the value of his
invention.
Inventor Aids Sportsmen.
Despite these restrictions, the
number of patent applications has
not diminished appreciably. Many
apparently not warlike-
minded, are filing applications for
devices that would make everyday
living more enjoyable. The sports
man also is thought of by some in
ventors as manifest in the work Of
George Fuller, of Buffalo, N. Y,
who was assigned patent No. 2,2l7,-
1873 for an adjustable golf club.
Fuller's club eliminated the ne
cessity of a bag for the various
clubs players use. The adjustable
head can be transferred from put
ter to niblick, from mashie to mid.
iron.
The head is mounted on spin
die attached to the shaft and may
be secured in several interlocking
positions. The player judges the
lie of his ball, selects the angle Of
fight that will be most advanta-
geous, secures the head in position,
and swings.
A Upper Dirt Guard.
Another inventor who may have
had the golfer in mind is Norman
A. McMeekin of Woodsville, N. II.
patented product is
Upper dirt guard for pants legs.
"A ventilated garbage can, patent
No. 2,216,807, has been made by
Leo B. Couch of Maplewood, Mo.
His miniature disposal plant not
only had ventilating mechanism
on the top, but contained treated
strips of cloth to act as deodorants.
Tin cans need no longer be thrown
away with the rest of the trash il the
can straightener of Albert J. Mar
cheese, of San Jose, Calf, is manu-
featured.
An invention is credited to Albert
Gerhardus Boer, of Naarden, Meth
includes a method for ex-
tracting vitamin d from periwin-
kleS.
Gordon Joseph Peardon of Abb
ootsford, B. c., has obtained a pat
emit ON a new cooling system
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Refuses to Tell Age,
Loses Drivers Permit

/ TAMPA, FLA.-When il came
to choosing between driving an
automobile or revealing her age,
a Tampa woman chose to relin-
Quish her right to drive.
A clerk in the county judges
office told her she couldn't have
a license unless she gave her age.
Then don't want one," she
said and walked away.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26

rent expense S4O,36485; Veterans
bonus bonds, $2,676.O5; public as
sistance, $7,48O.S6; cities $6,287.21;
roads $8,882.6O; county debt $2,142.-
30; ports and P.UD. 81 ,678.08; total
S13O, 794.27.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Volunteer States Famed
Regiment Is Reorganized

NASHVILLE.-The roar of motors
has replaced the cIatter Of hoofs In
Tennessee's 109th cavalry regiment.
The horse-riding soldiers Of that
military unit have been converted
into the 181st field artillery "to Gre
ate a force more essential to ma.
tional defense"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
COlored Concert

The Cotton Blossom singers will
appear in concert in the commun-
ity church at Finley on New Years
evening, December 81 at 8 O'Clock.
Everyone is invited to attend.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Year In -.
Year Out

We've enjoyed the pa
tronage of lots of our
newest customers to
know we're grateful
for the privilege OF
serving them. And we
want to wish them,
too-A Happy New
Year!
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-02
TOME COUNTY
T'oole County Abstract Canpany
SHELBY. MONTANA

ASSIGNMENT or LEASE INTEREST
/ r. G. Parent & X C. Morton 70 John
D. Ross. ST, lss OF S2ise on NW3NWa
1883 West.
ASSIGNMENT OF ROYALTY
G. +. Gallogly 40 Ivan r. Mills Is
Of ~ on w1w8 2s3G-2 West
r. q. Hughes to W. g. Baum, - o.
l1es on NwaSwl. .. ElSEl 3. NE3NEl
10. NW4SW3 u-35-3West.
g. r. GallOgly 10 Seth r. Roll is Of
1q on SEA sE4NEl 1914 Yves.
q. +. GallOgly TO Walton l.. Mace. Ia
OF ies on SEA SE1NEl 1874 West
Herman +. Gusa TO Robert r. Smith
Hugh Fraser iAsS on SANWa N-'s).-
West.
Fraser. IL Of 10 on S1NWl 1913 2W
Margaret C. GnSa Ia H. T. Gusa, II
OF ~ on S3Nw3 20 352 West
Helen Langstou TO Lillian Nepstad
Johnson IL Of - on NW3sE4 NE4SW4
W. l.. Simpson to Grace T. CuI II
Of "a on SElNW3 NElSW4 2i-El-2W.
ASSIGNMENT or Production
Stanley g, Gray 4 New Era Fuel Corr.
TO Henry y. 1hrali, Trustee $50 on
Nw4NEi NaNwa 2i-a5.2 West
OIL AND GAS LEASE
United States TO Charles l Elwcll
SWtSWl II SWlSE4 1l-;1-3 West, Lots
Is \ Sw3NW4 l. Lots SlNEl
2.3f-3 West
ASSIGNMENT or OIL AND GAS LEASE
Charles Il ElweH g. Frederick C.
rmit. SW3Swl H. SWlSEl - 3l.aW
Lots 3 & g. SWlNWl l. Lots a .
SlNEl 9.3t3 West
ANIMAL REPORT
Pacific National oils Inc. 10 The
Public
Petroleum Refining Corporation 10 The
Public
rlm Rock Producing CO. 10 The
Public
Producers Refining CO TO The Public
peloraine Refining Co, to The Public
RELEASE OF or. AND GAS LEASE
Montana Gas Corn 10 William !
l.aneman Lots i2-3-l-5. S1NEl SElNWl
Q 1-1 Fast.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-02
HEARINGS ON

to cherish the hope that he may dis
cover some more oil fields"
Il can imagine nothing more
certain TO bring on the long predict
ed shortage OF petroleum than
Federal regulation OF discovery ef-
forts, said E. II. Moore OF Tulsa.
The general impression is that
the Cole bill will not pass this ses-
sion of congress: that the commit
tee will probably recommend its
passage. that II it came onto the
floor OF he house It might pass the
house its passage in the senate
during the present session Is be-
lieved impossible.
c. V Mllikan OF Tulsa. said re-
garding Rocky Mountain states.
Montana Colorado and Wyoming,
Development has been delayed be-
cause of a limited local market and
distance 10 areas of greater con-
sumption Each of these states has
conservation laws. but they are
hardly comparable in their require
ments or administration to the laws
of a majority of the states produc-
ing an appreoiable quantity OF pet
roleum Such laws have not been
required with only a few excep-
lions the operators have followed
the best operating practices and
principles in developing
and producing the various fields
.
The Montana conservation law
is not broad. but in its adminstra-
ton they have been particularly
emphatic about the waste OF gas
This no doubt contributed to in
fluence any operator who might
have been inclined to be careless
on completion of his we'll to see
that his we'll is completed and OPP
Grated with the minimum gas-oil
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-02
HAS NEW AIDE IN OIL MATTERS

NGTON-Interior Secre-
tary Ickes plans to lean very
heavily on his new Under Secre-
tary, Alvin J. Writ, in matters con-
corning oil. he told his press con-
ference. Wirtz comes from Texas,
and according to the biographical
sketch prepared for release by the
Interior Department has been in
volved as an attorney in various
oil matters in the state, and is
familiar with the Connally law.
Referring to his Characterization
of DR.. Finch as a man with not
enough iron in his blood, a cor
respondent asked Ickes if Wirtz
had enough iron. Yes. and salt
peter, too. Ickes retorted. And
oil?' pursued the questioner. No,
not oil, said Ickes.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-02
CHEAPER POWER IN
OIL FIELD TOW s

SHMBY-A reduction Of ap-
proximately II percent in electric
light and power rates was announc-
ed here by the Great Northern
Utilities Co. for Toole and Glacier
counties. The reduction followed
hearings held two weeks ago at
Cut Bank. The new rate became
effective March /
The Great Northern Utilities
serves Shelby. Kelvin. Oilmont, Sun
burst. Cut Bank, Browning and
Glacier Park. The savings will be
approximately $4,000 a year for
the entire system.