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Evening star., 1940-12-26
Showdown in Indo-Chino Near
Between France and Japan
Nipponese, Established in North Port
Of Colony, Showing Interest in South

Low Countries and France set before
the Japanese expansionists as ap-
petizing a dish Of opportunities as
history has recorded. The owners
Of some of the richest colonial prizes
in the world were crushed and these
possessions left in charge of feeble
colonial regimes.
Indo-China. with its 24,OOO,0O0
people and $1,000 square miles, for
geographical reasons, came first on
the Japanese list. It adjoined q
part of China already held by
Japanese armies and in September
these moved southwark into French
territory.
Beyond lie the still richer Neither
land Indies. And If the European
war ends-as most Japanese believe
it will-with Nazi Germany tri-
umphant over Britain, the area Of
opportunity will be immensely
widened to include all Malaga,
Burma and perhaps even India and
Australia and New Zealand.
Not all Japanese are sure Britain
will be destroyed. There is also the
interest of the United States, set
forth by Secretary Hull, to be re-
membered. These doubts are deter
rents to an unfettered japanese
policy Of expansion, hence the
Japanese appear to move OBVIOUSLY
and with many halts.
Saigon and Camranh, many OBJ
servers in the Orient believe, are the
next Japanese goals.
Saigon is a typical French pro-
vlncial city in lush tropical set
ting, with its little opera, Hotel de
Vile, cathedral, sidewalk cafes
around open squares. But the
boulevard throngs are brown, its
river port bristles with sampans
and other strange craft of the
East, the parks are filled with
strange foliage and the pavements
splashed red with the spittle of
betel nut addicts.
Camranh, Japanese naval men
believe, could become the rival of
Singapore and base from which
the great British fortress could be
reduced if Britain is crushed in her
home islands by the Luftwaffe of
Japan's ally.
Already they are counting on it.,
according to Toxic reports, as one
corner of vast triangle to be
dominated by the Japanese Navy,
with corners there, in the inundated
islands of the equatorial Pacific and
the Japanese home islands. Each
side would be more than 1000 miles.
The triangle would include the
Philippine Islands and Guam and,
japanese believe. present an in
Superable obstacle to the sending
Of United States naval aid to the
British who may be beleaguered In
Singapore
Indo- China Stepping Stone.
Once Camranh in Japanese hands
supplants Singapore as the fortress
dominating the crossroads of the
Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and
the China Seas-so japanese ex-
pansionists believe-all the wealth
of the Indies will lie within Japans
grasp.
Thus Indo- China becomes an es-
sential stepping stone in any pro-
gram of expansion. Its strategic
Importance outweighs its economic,
although its wealth in rice, its
rubber production and the market
Evening star., 1940-12-26

journey southwark said he was going
to visit the troubled regions"
Intermittent warfare with her
neighbor to the west, Thailand
(Siam), adds to Indo-China's woes.
When Germany crushed France
and the Japanese moved southwark,
Thailand demanded the return Of
what she considered her own, terri
tories In Western Cambodia and
Evening star., 1940-12-26

that its 23,000.000 customers would
afford for Japans industry make
1t desirable.
There were serious disorders
around Saigon late in November.
Native Communists were blamed.
Some French leaders were assas-
sinated, French planes went out
almost daily to bomb centers of
rebellion, and some 200 natives were
Evening star., 1940-12-26

reported executed by firing squads
at Saigon airdrome.
The French, apparently hoping to
keep this from the Japanese and 50
deprive them of an excuse for armed
Intervention, maintained a rigid CEN
sorship, but news OF the troubles
were carried out by travellers, and
Sumita obviously was well informed.
The Toxic announcement of his
Evening star., 1940-12-26

Laos. At that time the Vichy gov.
ernment declared these demands
were inspired by Japan. They led
to border clashes, then intermittent
warfare in which each side has used
warplane freely to bomb the cities
Of the other in "reprisals."
Evening star., 1940-12-26

(Glenn Babb, tDho pictures here
the situation In French Indo-
China, Is thoroughly informed on
matters in the Far East. He ,Das
tor 10 years an Associated Press
bureau chief In Japan and
China.)
Evening star., 1940-12-26

The Belgian Congo is expanding
Its production Of geranium oil.
The Valley settler., 1940-11-29
XlLAS SUGGESTIONS FOR Her

Perfumes 2: Bath Powders
Fancy Boxed Stationery
Powder Iuff NoVe1ties
Sewing Kits 8: Baskets
Silk Gowns z; Pa jamas
Fancy Bed Jackets
Fancy Sweaters
Luncheon Sets
Bedroom Slippers
Eklutna MocaSins
Hair Seal {:
Moose Hide
The Valley settler., 1940-11-29

WOOL Scarfs---Silk Scarfs
Leather Bill Folds
Leather Brief Cases
Gabardine Shirts
Boxed Handkerchie fs
New AS sortment Of Ties
The Valley settler., 1940-11-29

Drosser Sets
late Mats
Bath hats
Bed Spreads
Pillow Cas- es
Scrap Books
Photo Albums
Linge RE
Silk Hose
New Handbags
Cos tune J eve Try
Xmas Blankets
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-28

it was learned that only ten men
were exposed to the disease. All
public meetings were cancelled due
to the epidemic.
The first baseball game of the
season was won from Pasco by a
score of 9 to z. .
The Kennewick high school COM
pleted their basketball season in the
pavilion with victory over Ritz
vile by a score of 26-18. ..-
H. S. Hughes of Hover had been
in Horse Heaven attending to his
duties as deputy assessor. q
John Dahlin arrived home at Ho-
yer after spending part of the win
ter in Rossland, BE-, where he had
been working in the rAines.
A picture of H. w. Desgranges,
derby and all, and holding an arm
full of huge Kennewick spuds, ap-
peared in the Northern Pacific r.
rigation company's land department
display ad, 30 years ago. The largest
spud measured over a foot in length.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-28
THIRTY YEARS AGO-1s1o

AAANA L 4EA1N0 <A0O-A0xV
An army of Walla Walla boosters
who had chartered special train
were to make friendly visit to the
business men of Kennewick.
With the apricot trees in full
bloom, the peach blossoms coming
out and Jack Frost threatening the
|orchardists were loosing no time
in preparing for a frost fighting
campaign with smudge pots being
prepared.
Men were working day and night
|cementing the irrigation canal at
Richland and with the addition Of
LOO acres It made total Of 5000
acres under the canal area.
D. L. Taylor had received q car
load Of fruit trees from the Ore
gon nursery. Most of the consign-
ment was to be used in planting new
tracts on the Highlands.
Miss Edna Dimmick had been en-
gagged by the library association as
the first librarian Of Kennewick,s
first library.
The town was given a smallpox
scare when an entire railroad camp
was guaranteed for q few hours, but
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-28
STREET WORK


Kennewick's share of the state
gas tax money will amount to about
six thousand dollars for the coming
year, according to estimates furn-
ished by the state department. This
money is to be spent upon the city
streets where and as the state high
way department indicates.
For several years the department
has said that only those streets
which directly communicate with
the state highways are to have any
of this gas tax money spent upon
them. This limits the expenditures
in town to Washington, Benton and
Fruitland. The specifications re-
garding the type of improvement
were so severe that the city could
not comply with the amount of
money which was available from
year to year. IS ..".-. e.
Perhaps, because of an approach
ing election, the specifications have
been eased up somewhat and the
highway department is giving the
city street department a little more
leeway in the matter. So this year
the residents of the city may ex-
pect to see more street improvement
work than for several years past.
But even so, the most needed street
improvement will probably not be
attempted this year = Kennewick
Avenue. The council is, perhaps,
going on the theory recently adopted
by small town in the Middlewest,
where the city actually constructs
bumps on the main street to slow
down the speeders. Kennewick
avenue now has that result, even
tho the bumps were not placed
along it with forethought.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-28

Tornadoes, hurricane warnings
storm signals, flooded areas, seem
to accompany the lady called
Spring. The US. weather bureau is
kept busy prognosticating and citi-
zens are worried whether weather
and control will work hand in hand.
Many sections of this large land are
visited with floods during winter
thawS, and inundated homes bring
sorrow to folks affected and general
diSmay to the public. Those of us
in Kennewick who are fortunate to
escape these catastrophes can still
sympathize with the districts visit
ed by springs encourage of tornado,
flood and cyclone
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-28
s1l0A{I2!0R {EE:{10S

TEN YEARS AGO-lsso

TEN YEARS AGO-193O
The Kiwanians agreed to give ac-
tive help in conjunction with the
health department for a city-wide
cleanup campaign. Nineteen candi-
dates had signed up to take the
consistory degrees of Masonry at the
annual spring reunion.
Boy Scouts from troop q with
Paul Duffy as scoutmaster carried
off honors at the inter city scout
rally at Pasco.
Close to thirty members of the
Kennewick Golf club were planning
to play in the tri-city match with
Prosser and Toppenish. G. L. Hol-
comb was in charge of transporta-
ton.
Mrs. G. H. Shanafelt was elected
president of the Benton County T.B.
league.
The local post office clerks scored
very high in their recent exams with
Floyd Hutchins and Ray Boldt scor-
ing 100 percent with c. E. Hitler
and Herbert Misner scoring over SO
percent.
The initial shipment of aspara-
gus from the Kennewick district
was made Monday. The Big Y,
Three Rivers and Washburn-G lea-
sons each packing out grass des-
tined for the upper valley and the
coast. The first box was sold to the
Pioneer Fruit company in Yakima
for $3.25.
Mrs. H. r. Vibber had gone to Ia
coma to join her husband.
Floyd Hutchins returned from
Spokane reporting his mother re-
covering from recent operation.
Mrs. Harry Linn, president of the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-28
GOOD FARMING

Wealth in the ground and a farm
that can prosper is the dream and
becomes the reality to many a man
who understands good soil, climate
and management It Is not necess-
airy to have relief and subsidies to
produce good crops and attain q
hearty harvest. Agriculture IS not In
creased in value through govern
ment agencies, 1t only increases the
income. The richness of the soil, the
fertility of the crop, the resourceful-
ness Of the grower are the funda-
mentals for prospecting farms. A
lasting prosperity can be erected on
the acres Of land that are blessed by
nature and nurtured by God and
man. Well to bear in mind, PLANT
to prosper"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-28

Seems like there should be more
enthusiasm here about getting the
high line unit under way. The
apathy exhibited is no less than as
founding, yet there isn't a single de-
velopment in this section of the
state that would mean as much to
every resident here as this work.
Think what it would mean to have
$4,000 additional acres of land un-
der production here! Only about
half that much has kept this dis
trict one of the bright spots in the
Pacific Northwest. Think what
would happen if the area were
tripled! The thing is so far along
now-only a short intensive effort
is needed to put it over. Where's
our can of high life?
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-28
PICK ED UP
i AROUND TOWN

I'D vote for any candidate"
swears Frank Beste, who would
have a platform of a dresser draw
er just for father"
IF your kinfolks never get sick"
asks Charlie Spears, what would
they write about in their letters
homer"
1.-THE trouble with most folks"
signs Rev. LaMott, "they are so
worried about tomorrow's weather
that they can't appreciate today"
zone thing about running an air
Plane" says Gladys Speegle, there
isn't any of this one-armed driver
stuff"
E. J. Brand believes that democ-
racy and Christianity would both
work if we would give them an equal
chance.
OF the thousands of hairs on the
human head, Warde johnson wants
to know why wives always pick on
the one she finds on husbands coat
lapel.
According to II. G. Fyfe, you can't
make business better by making 1t
bitter.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-28

The greatest menace to democ-
racy in this country is not through
some form Of foreign ism. The great
est danger lies In the surrender Of
government to boards and commits
sions and bureaus. There Is no de-
mocracy to bureau. It is a dicta-
torship pure and simple. It has the
power of lawmaker, judge and jury.
Bureaucracy is the most insidious
enemy of democracy.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-28

Wonder why someone doesn't
start a movement to have a state
school located in Kennewick. There
is no more favorable location in
eastern Washington for such an in
stitution than here from almost
every standpoint - climate, trans
portation, altitude. beauty of SUR
roundings, amusement possibilities
everything desirable for such an
institution is here. Let's have the
next Junior college, normal school
or the like located at Kennewick.
About all the economics the av-
erage individual needs to know to
get along reasonably well is to spend
a little less than he makes and put
his savings in safe place where he
can't spend them.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-28

The practice Of the postoffice de-
partment Of using numerous new is
sues Of stamps peps up business for
the stamp collectors. It also should
prove profitable to the postoffice de-
partment since several hundred
thousand dollars worth of each new
issue is purchased by stamp COL
lectors. Such stamps are never used
to pay postage, hence the postoffice
department is not called upon to
render any service for them.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-28

The Wage-Hour law will result in
thousands of hello" girls being
thrown out of employment. Dial
systems will be installed. Law, when
ever it becomes confiscatory as does
the Wage-Hour law in many Sec
tions of the country and especially
in small and beginning industries,
defeats it's purpose and works an in
jury. There is a better way to work
out the question of hours and wages
than by means of an arbitrary law.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-28

Kennewick b. & p. w. club, Marie
Spiegelberg, Helen Lum and Mar
garet Hawkins were present to in
stall the new Pasco chapter of the
organization. ~ ~.... .~-'- ~.- @-r
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-28
TWENTY YEARS AGO-192O

TWENTY YEARS AGO-192O
The First National Bank had
erected a large Illuminated chime
clock on the front of the building.
The Kennewick Valley grange
was organized the previous Satur-
day in the valley clubhouse with 60
charter members C. G.. Campbell
was elected the first master.
The Kennewick B. & P. w. club
had added a membership of AZ dur
ing their recent membership con-
test. This made a total membership
of IS.
The little red depot in which the
Northern Pacific first set up house.
keeping in Kennewick was moved
from Front Street to the Garden
Tracts and would be used for res
idence.
George Snow of Richland had
purchased another five acre tract
adjoining his improved orchard in
the Fruitvale district Walter Chal-
craft had purchased Is acres of land
on the Columbia, while his brother,
Robert had purchased ten acres in
the same vicinity. They expected to
put all land into crop and move q
house onto the place soon.
Floyce Smith, who had been at
tending the Spokane Business Col
lege, was visiting her mother at
Finley. s-~
The P. P. & L. company had
erected two new poles west from
Stones corner on the Highlands for
the purpose Of extending the serv-
ice.
Contractor A. s. Murray had
started to concrete the big ditch
Monday so that it would be ready
for the water turn-in.
The Boy Scouts were assisting in
Kennewick's observance Of the an
nual cleanup day. All business
were to close during the
forenoon of April so that business
men would have an opportunity to
lean up their back yards at home
md the alleys back Of their places
# business.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-28

A Los Angeles eccentric was ar
rested for passing out his money in
a crowd. Probably the poor fellow is
suffering from an hallucination
which leads him to think he is the
head Of some federal agency.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-28
Migration Of Firms

Helsinki, Finland-One Of the
largest mass migrations in history is
proceeding in Finland, where 100,-
600 families, totalling about. 400. 900
persons, are seeking new homes
elsewhere in the republic rather
than remain In the territory coded
to the Reds as the price of peace in
the RuSso-FinniSh war. Practically
the entire populations of the coded
areas have chosen the uncertainties
of locating homes elsewhere in pref
erence to living under the hammer
and sickle.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-28

Every business appears profitable
when one looks only at the income.
It's what is left after the out go has
all gone out that really determines
whether or not the business is prof
liable.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-28

The growing demand for larger
old age pensions is going to saddle
upon the country bigger and big
ger tax load. Old age pensions, like
other similar expenditures, can only
be paid from funds collected by the
taxes from the man who has earned
it by his labor. II
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-28

Even today, Truth has not been
given the "bum's rush"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-28
April at Kennewick Was under

1902 Reporter January a. 1908 Consolidate
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-11-28

nogy e6zor ango nyevet aatsa ell es egyenrangu le
gyen besz0ekkel nyev teknteben is Mkor EFT elerte
rohaos el6rehaadast bztostoa reszere hogy merok
tudasa Nnyegesen nagyobb es aaposabb volt.
Ugyanezek elvek alkamazha6k fajok k0zti elente
tekre is Aho egy % ember egy nyee bes oft szazezer
ember aknek nyeve mas mndg hatranyosabb helyzetben
esz, vagy legaabb addig, ag kejezesbe konbseg e
think fajok k0zoti valaszaakat ami bekesseg leg
nagyobb akadaya csak nyelv kozos volta szntethe
E nagyon elemz6 hogy udomanyos vg szakertoi ebben
regn megaapodak es tartos beke eheegt egyeten
nyev uraora jutasaban aak Ez gondoat vezetett tob
bek kozott volapuk nyev megerems kserletee sanos
keves eredmennye.
Bizonyos kor0kben egyre er6telesebben tered Condo
lat hogy nezetko beke megeemese erdekeben e6szr
emberseg reszee koz0s nyelvet ke akotn Meg ke szn
teni Babel torony aat es akor jogosan ehet reen az
elentetek enese Ez termeszeteen eveket vagy ev
szazadokat hanem evezredeket vaozneg genybe
nj de korszak elton okvetenl inert mai nyevbei
osztottsagban t0nkre ken menjen egesz emberseg.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-11-28
.GOROGORSZAG
is KERT

kormanyunktol segitseget a
multi heten, S a kulugyminisz-
terium nyomban kijelentette,
hogy a g0rog0k kerese "szim-
patikus meghallgatasra' talal
a jelenlegi lehet6segeink kozt.
AZ ellenunk kotott nemet-
olasz-japan szerz6des (amely-
hez Magyarorszag is csatla-
kozott a multi heten), nagyon
kis hasznara fog valni a ten
gelynek.
A honvedelem ugye a lefek-
tetett program szerint halad
elore. Az els0 ujoncok bevo-
nultak a multi heten, S azokat
szinte hetenkent ujak fogjak
k0vetni.
A hadsereg felszerelese is
halad el0re, olyan iramban
fogjak a katonakat behivni,
amilyen gyorsan a felszerele-
SEX es kaszarnyak keszulnek.
Meg magahoz sem ocsudott
a nemzet a kongresszus alta]
olyan gyorsasaggal megszava-
zott tizenotezer millio dollar
kabultsagabol, maris bejelen-
tik a hadsereg reszer6l, hogy
januarban a katonasag felsze.
relesere ujabb harom-negyezel
millio dollar lesz szukseges.
Ennek a rovatnak az a vele.
menye, hogy ha a haboru mem
ar veget . tavaszig, akkor az
vi kongresszus mem harom
negy, hanem tizenharom- -tizen
negyezer rnillio dollarnal i.
sokkal t0bbet fog megszavazn
haborus celokra.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-11-28
MAGYAR-AMERIKA
KENYES

helyzetet semmivel mem tet-
e ez az vi helyzet konnyebbe,
lie szerencsere a magyar kor-
many es a magyar nemzet hely
etst az egesz vilag megerti, $
nem teszik felel6sse azert a
!epesert, ami elol nem tudot1
kiterni.
Felesleges hangsulyozni hogy
az amerikai magyaroknak a
legnagyobb tapintattal kell vi
selkedniiik, S ahol alkalmat
kapnak ra Oft erdemes lesz
nindig ismetelni, hogy a ma
gyar nemzetet mem a hitleriz-
mus szeretete, hanem a keny-
seer hajtotta a jelenlegi he
lyere.
A gyarakban dolgozo idegen
szarmazasu munkasok gyak-
ran panaszkodnak, hogy ha
veletleniil egy-egy munka ell
romlik a kezukben, azonnal
gyanuval neznek rajuk, r0g-
ton ezer gyanakvo kerdest in
teznek hozzajuk. Nemet es
olasz szarmazasu munkasokat
fokozottabb eberseggel figyel-
tex, mem lehetetlen, hogy ez
most itt-ott a magyarokra is
kiterjed.
Ilyen helyzetben nagyon
konnyii egyes amerikai ma
gyar nagysagoknak a "bill-of-
rigth"-rol beszelni, de arrol ke-
YES $40 esik a gyarakban, ahol
a dolgozo magyaroknak a ke-
nyeret kell keresni.
Mem lenne meglep6, ha r0-
vid idon belul megszinne az
6hazaba valo penzkildes lehe-
tosGge, ellen tehat a jelenlegi
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-11-28
LEMONDANAK A
MINISZTEREK

es a nagyk0vetek, mikor vi
eln0k foglalja el a helyet, S ezt
a szokast januarban is fogjak
kovetni.
Mem valoszini, hogy az ell
nok kicsereli a kabinetjet, bar
mem lehetetlen, hogy egy-ket
MINISTER tavozik a helyer6l.
Altalanos az a kivansag, hogy
Hull kuliigyminiszter a helyen
maradjon ez a legelenkebb
bizonyiteka, hogy a polgarsag
az elnok eddigi kilpolitikajat
szaz szazalekban helyesli.
Lemondctt Bullitt parisi ko-
vetunk, nem fogadta el Greg
kora Matt a kinevezest Perish
ing, akit az eln0k at akart kill
deni a francia kormanyhoz.
Valoszinu, hogy kicserelik Ke-
nedyt, akit meggondolatlan XII
| jelentesei Matt valosziniileg
mem szivesen latnanak viSzont
Londonban.
Mem sox ertelme van, hogy
jelenlegi moszkvai k0vetiink a
helyen maradjon, nagyon
szeretne mindenki, ha fiata-
labb es ertelmesebb ember
keriilne a mexikoi kovetiink
helyere.