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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12
ROYAL NAVY
 GUNS SMASH
 RETREATER5
Sidi Barrani Is Reduced 10 Bubble Before Army
 Moves Into Place

LONDON, Dec. 12.-The British Admiralty said today the Royal Navy is constantly harassing the vital communication lines of Fas- cist Marshal Graziani's retreating armies on the North African sea- coast.
 Sidi Barrani itself was described as reduced to rubble by the ound- ing of British naval guns and air bombs before British troops moved in to take possession.
 Mussolinis command omitted mention of the fall of Sidi Bar rani in the daily war bulletin to- day and declared Operations are still under way in North Africa.
 Again yesterday, fierce fighting took place west of Sidi Barani in the Buqbuq zone. Losses of men and equipment indicted on the enc my were considerable as are also ours"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12
Dutch Navy Is Operating Off Western Hemisphere;
 German Ship Is Captured

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. The Navy Department announces the German freighter Rhein, 5000 tons is now in possession of the Dutch destroyer Vankinsbergen off the coast of Cuba.
 .Furth CT information said the Nazi crew attempted to scuttle the ship.
 The Rhein left Tampico, Mexico on November % with the German freighter Idarwald, which the Brit ish cruiser Diomede caught last Sunday
 Today's announcement is the first indication the Dutch navy is oper- ating off the coast of the Western Hemisphere.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12
Other Alaska Sections Des- ignafed for Improve
 ments for Aviation
PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR
 FACILITIES, THIS PORT
Development of Menden- hall Fldfs Indicdted-
 Previous Program

WASHINGTON, Dec. I2. = Forty million dollars for an air. port construction and improve ment program was made public Tn an announcement today to concentrate actual takeoff and landing facilities at 200 sites throughout cotinental United States, Alaska and Hawaii.
 The wcrk will be conducted by the Civil Aeronautics Admin lstraticn under .an appropria- tion from Congress made in October termed by Secretaries of War, Navy and Commerce, making up a priority board, as necessary for national de- fense"
 Alaska gets $3,00O,OOO of the sum for northern airfield deveI- opments, providing necessary clearing and grading of landing strips.
 Juneau, Meme, Ruby, Big Del ta and Boundary will each get a half million dollars. Kotze- bue will get S1OO,00O, and Cor dcva, s4O0. 900.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12
LOTHIAN DIES IN
 CAPITAL
British Ambassador Taken III Sunddy-Hdd Re-
 lapse Last Night

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.--Lord Lothian, 58, British Ambassador to the United States, died of uremic poisoning at 2 a. m. today, Eastern Standard Time.
 The Embassy said he was taken i'll Sunday night and although he continued to improve Monday and Tuesday, he suffered a relapse last night and cancelled his appearance before the American Arms Bureau Federation in Baltimore.
 The speech he had prepared for delivery was read for him. In this speech, he reiterated the stand he had taken on the increasing ser iousness in recent weeks of Eng lands plight, and declared England will triumph, if given American aid
 Meanwhile, the death of Lord Lothiar interrupted conversations between British representative and the United States for further U. S aid to Great Britain.
 Sir Frederick Phillips. Under Secretary of the British Treasury has been in Washington several days presenting the British case How long before conversations would be resumed, he was unable to say.
 Lord Lothian, returning recently from an official visit to London. raised publicly the question of fi- nancial aid to Great Britain by de- claring his country needed planes. munitions, ships and finances
 Bachelor Ambassador Neville But Ter, Counselor at the Embassy, will be in charge until a new Ambassador is named.
 Authoritative sources in London said Lothian's success will be named soon by War Secretary Hore Belisha.
 Among those mentioned for the post is Anthony Eden, British For eign Minister.
 President Roosevelt sent radio message to King George declaring on news of the death: T am shock
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12
partment survey on farm tech. nology is all facts.
MUCH TO BE DONE


 The farmer has come long way from the ox-draWn wooden blow and harvesting sickle and flail, but what got me in this department report is how many of these mod ern farm conveniences and luxu- ries seem to be potentialitieS rather than realities so far as the modern farm home is concerned.
 When the last general survey of farm income was made in 1935-3S (and no more accurate figure will be available until the Census Blu reau comes through with it's break down on farm population figures) about one-fourth of the farm fam flies received direct relief or had incomes under $500; little fewer than a fourth had incomes of $1,- 800 or more; and the remainder, slightly more than half, had in- comes from $500 to $500.
 With an average of AS persons to the family (one more than av- craze in cities of more than 100,- OOO, you can start your budget ting. Take out for stuff you have to have to be a modern" farmer "a tractor. other improved tools and machinery, better seed, fer tilizer, etc.--and see what's left
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12

 TAKE OVER
 FIELD JOBS
Congress Shifts Work Re. sponsibiIity 0uf of
 Quartermdster Corps

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12- The War Department has ordered part Of the burden of defense construc- tion be transferred from the Quar- termaster's Department to the Army Engineers.
 Army engineers will hereafter direct all work pertaining to con- struction of Air Corps stations except in Panama.
 Congress has authorized the shift for the Alaska air stations of Elm endorf and Ladd Fields.
 Jurisdiction in the Seattle dis trict has also been shifted to the Engineers office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12
Desert BIitzkrieg Troops Keep Advancing on
 Egyptian Battlefront POPULAR DIS(0RD E
 EVIDENT, FASCIST LAND
Royal Navy Rains Shells on Objective Points-Gen-
 erdI Retreat Seen
(By Associated Press)

The British Desert Blitzkrieg troops have seized 10000 Italian prisoners in the four-day battle in Egypt it is officially reported.
 Between 5000 and 14,000 other Italians are imminently threatened with capture, the reports adds, in the "Libyan Moose" in western Egypt
 Prime Minister Churchill read the report to a cheering membership of the House of Commons t h forenoon and also said that it will not be surprising if report will soon be received that the best part of three Italian battalions, of between 42,0OO and 51,000 men will be caught in the British trap.
 DiscOrd Reported
 Simultaneously, with the Brit ish announcement, comes authori- tative reports from Rome that, give recognition to the possibility of popular discord over the repeated Italian reverses among Mussolini g
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12
Superintendent Phillips
 Runs Up Against Tough School Board

Apologizing flor all the lies I had to tell before went away A. B. Phillips today confessed to Juneau Chamber of Commerce members the real purpose of his visit to the States was to get mar ried.
 Phillips, Superintendent of Schools, said he found that the Tacoma School Board was much harder to get along with than the local Board At Tacoma his bride to-be, Miss Myrtle Moe, was ex- pected to keep on teaching up to the day of the wedding.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Dec. 12. = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is SIS, American Can 87A, Anaconda 27A, Bethlehem Steel 88H. Commonwealth and Southern 3/4, Curtiss Wright 8A, General Motors 50A, International Harvester 54 3/4, Kennecott 35, New York Central IA. Northern Pacific 65s, United States Steel 70 7i8. Pound S4.04.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 132l4, rails 2774, utilities 1898.
 The Indian population of Ari- zona is 51,800, the l940 census showed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12
FARM CONDITIONS NOT
 50 HOT; SOIL T|LLER5
 ARE NOT IN MONEY YET
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. = For anyone wno cares two whoops what is happening to United States farms and farmers, a fascinating piece of government literature ecentl y rolled off the federal presses.
 It is called by the unappetizing title of Technology on the Farm but it is just about as full a survey of farm improvements and lack of improvements as the nu- merous bureaus of the Depart ment of Agriculture could put to- gether.
 City folk (and I'm just like the next fellow who doesn't know a harrow from combine) have fallen into the habit of saying that the farmer of today. with his cleo tric lights, his radio, his telephone the family jalopy, washing ma chimes, hot and cold running water indoor plumbing and a generous check from the government every year is sitting. pretty on top oi the haymow.
 Now this is like a lot of state ments that somebody who doesn't know what he's talking about picks up and passes along to other non-knowers until it gets to be sort of universal. It's about half truth and half breeze. At least that's the conclusion you'll have to come to if the agriculture de-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12
AIR RAIDERS
 BEATEN OFF OVER LONDON
German Planes Make Two Attempts 10 Penetrate
 Capital City Defense

LONDON, Dec. 12-German air raiders stabbed twice today at Lon- don without penetrating the defens- es of the Capital City, after pound ing industrial Birmingham and sur rounding Midland towns during the night with both incendiary ann explosive bombs.
 London was under an alarm fol IA hours, beginning late yesterday afternoon and ending shortly be- fore dawn this morning. Only one bomb was dropped in the London area, however.
 Sirens sounded almost all last night.
 Today several alarms were sound ed shortly before the noon hour but the alert antiaircraft gunners beat off all attacks.
 German raiders are reported ovel Midland towns late this afternoon
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12
FIRST CLASS AIRPORT

Extent of work to be done with the $5OO,O00 appropriation for Ju- neau's long awaited airport devel- cpment program is unknown here, but in the opinion of PAA pilots, "A lot can be done with that much money and it will certainly give Juneau first class airport
 Original plans for enlargement of the existing Mendenhall Flats field under the CAA called for two or three additional runways of at least 5000 feet in length and extension of the present runway.
 The field will be built up with gravel, if original plans have not been changed; and will give long hard surface runways that. when well settled, will be able to accom- modate almost any piece of heavy flying equip m ent that will be brought north.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12

WASHINGTON-T future of the Winkie Clubs will be decided at a pcw-wow of state leaders which generalissimo Oren Root has called for the middle of this month.
 Only Club chiefs, in addition to Russell Davenport and few oth- CT party leaders are being invit- ed. and even Willkie himself does not expect to be present, although he may change his mind.
 Young Roots private plan is to form the clubs into nationwide organization around Willkir,- ah- solutely independent of the Re- publican Party. Root has never been on good terms with COP leaders, many of whom consider him a meddling amateur with se- cret designs on the party organi- zation.
 During the campaign, Willkie was bombarded with irate COP con- plaints against Root. At one time he found it necessary to circu- late among all National Commit teemen a letter from Root dlsavoW- ing any intention to distribute pat ronage or irtrude in party affairs.
 While Willkie received thou- sands of letters acclaiming his post election loyal opposition broad cast and while many Willkie club enthusiasts desire to continue the organization, privately Root and Davenport are uncertain about the prospects. Some local Clubmen have expressed doubts over the possi- bility of keeping their groups to- gether in the face of Republican party hostility and without "cru- sade" atmosphere.
 Meanwhile, Willkie has had a few brushes with Republican Na- tional Committeeman, who resent ed orders" from him. There has been no real row, but the politicos
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12
Counter Assaults Are Beat en Off by Greek Forces
 in Northern Sector
FASCIST TROOPS IN
 SNOW IN MOUNTAINS
Prisoners Tell of Abandon ing Airdromes Under
 Terrific Bombings
(By ASSOCIATED PREsS)

Official advices from the Balkan war front i n d ic a t e that several Italian forces are snow blanketed in the northern mountain sections in attempted desperate counter att tacks against the Greek forces.
 At two points the Italians have been driven back by the Greeks with heavy losses
 Italian prisoners captured make the assertion saying that the Brit ish and Greek air attacks on the airdromes of the Italians at Dur ago and Tirana, Capital of AL bania, caused such havoc that the Italians have bandoned them, d. mitting heavy losses of airplanes. ''
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12
eco AT YAKUTAT

A new CCC camp with 20 native enrollees has been established at Yakutat to build school, light plant, install sewer system for the hospital, build an addition for the school house and improve Monti Avenue, District Ranger w. A. Chip perfield announced today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12
Mystery CIashes,
 Frontier
Red Army Guards Entount- CT Armed Force of h.
 fruders" Fatalities
tBy ASSOCIATED PREss)

A report from Moscow says nys- terious frontier clash" has taken place between Red Army Guards and an armed force of "intruders. '"
 The report says one of the fin truders" was killed, two wounded and g captured.
 The nationality of the "intrud- CTS" or raiders is not announced.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12
Government Bond Sale Only 4 Percent

The Treasury Departments S500,000,0O0 issue of National Defense" notes, placed on sale yesterday, carries only 3/4 percent, not 3 3/4 percent. The low percentage paid on the notes, which mature in five years. is the reason why the bonds are subject to a Federal tax, for the first time in his- tory.
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-21
Sagebrush Six Club
Awarded Cup 3rd Year

LOCUST GROVE NEWS - The
community is very proud of the
honors carried away by the Locust
Grove Sagebrush Six All club at
their annual achievement meeting
held Saturday at the local high
school building. For the third con-
Secutive year this club has won
the Kiwanis Cup presented each
year by that organization to the
outstanding club of the county.
They are to be guests of the local
Kiwanis club at luncheon on Tues
day, December 3.
Henry Smith is quite i'll at his
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. K. Stafford and
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Edwards were
Walla Walla visitors Friday and
Saturday where the men attended a
meeting of Soil Conservation COM
mittees and the ladies Shopped.
Mrs. Shirley Larkin entertained
with a monopoly party at the Fred
Simmelink home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Simmelink and
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Edwards were
Walla Walla visitors Monday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-21
Infant in Spokane
Under Doctors Care

RICHLAND-Mr. and Mrs. Car
roll Harding and their daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Don Rob-
inson and their infant son drove to
Spokane Sunday where they placed
the small son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
inson in the care of specialists.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shelton and family,
Mr.. McGinnis, and Joe Thompson
were Thanksgiving day guests at
the Roy Allen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. tombstone and
daughter Hazel and Mrs. Robert
Chalcraft were Yakima visitors on
Friday.
Geraldine Dam is spending the
holidays in Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dam were
Thanksgiving day guests at the Joe
Willard home. Helen Willard of
Spokane spent Thanksgiving day at
the home of her parents. -
Mrs. Georgia Mcmahon entertain
ed her five hundred club at a desert
luncheon Friday. There were five
tables in play during the afternoon.
Members of the club were from
Pasco, where Mrs. Mcmahon for
merly lived.
Charles Mcintosh, Dan Barnett,
and Austin Murray, students at
Washington State College. are ex-
pected home Wednesday to spend
the holidays at their respective
homes. Sd.
Mrs. Earle Jones entertained her
bridge club Tuesday afternoon at a
desert bridge luncheon.
The Parents Teachers association
met Friday evening. The program
was furnished by the grade school
harmonica band. -.
Mrs. F. l.. Watson, who has been
at the home of her daughter Tor
the past month, returned to Spo-
kane Sunday. s..
Harry Rose, a Gonzaga student,
is spending the week end at the
home of his parents, Mr.. ana MIS-.
Ray Rose. 49,
Mrs. Bert Carman entered the
Pasco hospital Tuesday for major
surgery. ...>...,
Mrs. Eaton Hull and daughter,
Eyon, of Lebanon, Ore, are visiting
at the home of Mrs. HulPs mother,
Mrs. Ora Ford. -.
The vale Grange held an all
day turkey shoot at the Grange hall
Sunday.
A family dinner was held at the
present were Mr.. and Mrs. d. w.
Reinhart and family of Pasco, MI.
]. G. Skeen home Thursday. Those
and Mrs. Marvin Skeen and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lauren McGhan and children
of Richland and Miss Leone Skeen
of Kennewick. - e.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-21

Home Economies, Mrs. Earl Rey-
more; Executive Committee, N. L.
Foraker, 3-year-term, Bud Shields,
1-year-term. The Three Graces were
reelected as follows: Mrs. Sender
man, Mrs. Meyer and Mrs. Soper;
Business Agent, Guy Story.
Mr.. John Whitehead OF ProSSer,
head of R.E.A. at Benton City, was
guest speaker Of the evening.
Next meeting, N ovember %, they
will entertain Benton City grange,
as guests of the evening. Each
Highland grange family bring
pumpkin pie. All officers will meet
at 2 o'clock to practice drill.
On December II they will hold a
''Necktie and Apron" party. The
ladies making and wearing aprons
and the men wearing necktieS to
match. Prizes will be offered for
the best apron and to the man
who wears the necktie the best.
Mrs. Ellen Lape left Friday eve
ming for Spokane, returning home
Saturday.
Miss Lorraine Giles, daughter OF
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Giles, arrived
last week to make an extended visit
here.
George Meier Of Spokane viii
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-21
School Clerk Takes
Judge Team to Contest

HIGHLANDS Miss Margaret
Reymore motored to Ellensburg Sat-
urday taking some of the Future
Farmers judging team of which her
brother George Is a member. While
there they were dinner guests of
Miss katherine Ponti, a former
Kennewick teacher, now teaching
at Ellensburg normal.
The Les Amies Pinochle club
will meet next Wednesday, Novem-
Der 9th at the home of Mrs. Gladys
Kelso.
Mrs. Pete Erickson entertained
the guild Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Cora McKain in
Kennewick.
Mrs. r. Dehnoff also was grang-
er who made trip to Buena Vista
Tuesday evening-visitors' night.
The Highland Bridge club will
meet Friday, November % for a
100 desert luncheon at the home
of Mrs. Frank LampSon.
w. S. and Glenn FELTON, attended
the banquet and dedication cere-
mony of the new Masonic Temple in
Grandview, Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tenance Taylor were
Saturday evening dinner guests at
the D. E. Taylor home.
Alan Flower Of Sunnyside was a
Thursday evening visitor at the
w. S. Green home.
Miss Opal Watkins, Miss Ethel
Ann Campbell and George Reymore,
composed the high school debate
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-21
/, Belair Placed on Sport
Writer'S >All-Valley' Team

had the kind of spirit all coaches
like to see, bue he was not any su-
per star. Simpson of Gle Elum on
the right end spot is as good as any
coach could ask for.
Getting the left end spot filled
caused plenty of research and the
final choice is about nothing plus.
Durrand was a great pass receiver
when the going was easy. Toppenish
had the big boy so scared he didn't
even put his hands up to try for the
passes after the first half. The Top
Hi Cats were cutting the Pasco stars
down without mercy and maybe we
can't blame him for not wanting to
stick his neck out. Another thing
that makes him poor choice is
that when he wasn't catching a pass
he wasn't doing anything. So fill
in your own man for that position,
Kramer Of Toppenish is a good one
or Buckles Of Wapato.
Well, in spite of all the buck
passing, there is the all-valley for
this column.
The outstanding player of the
season is without a doubt and I
think you'll agree, Paul Johansen of
Top-Hi. When you pick a boy for
this spot, who is from the same little
city you are, its nice to have note
book full of good reasons. Good or
bad here they are: Paul outgained
every other back in the conference
by plenty of yards. In fact the to-
tai distance travelled by this young
man during the season puts him in
the same class with Philippines.
When Johansen went into action at
Ellensburg, Toppenish had the ball
most of the time and Paul carried
the leather for all but nine plays.
Against Pasco he did practically the
same act. Take into consideration
that both of these clubs were wait
ing for him and were out to stop
him, then you have some reasons
why Johansen gets the nod. From
the fans point of view he gave off
with more thrills than they expect
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-21
Kitchen Gadgets Are
Discussed at Meeting

HOVER-Women's Home Benefat
cl,lb met with Mrs. Chuck Neal
and Mrs. Sarah Neal as hostesses:
Mrs. Roscoe Richmond OF West
Horse Heaven was guest OF the
club and gave an interesting talk on
nlanninp an efficient kitchen as
outlined by Miss Esther Pond. she
also demonstrated models OF XII,
chen gadgets such as knife ana
spice racks. .,-. o.
George Mcintyre of Yakima was
home over the weekend.
Mrs. Gille Moss and daugnter
Marlene spent the weekend at yell
lepit. ,.,s, .nd
children of Kennewick were dinner
guests at the Frank Montague nome
Mr and Mrs. Jewell Slaybaugh OF
Kennewick visited friends In Ho-
RiIl Blair visited his brother,
Lawrence and family at Prosser on
Friday. L,;
Mrs. Irene Hughes made q bust
ness trip to Walla Walla on Frlday'
Mrs. Minnie Ashby and Mrs. j.; r.
Cochran called on Mrs. E. r. Tootn-
aker and Mrs. Irene Hughes Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert MCCOY are
the narents of a girl born NoVem-
her 18th at Wenatchee-
prank Montague attended the
stag dinner given by the american
legion in Kennewick on Armls1lce
nov
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ed, what with the low price of adj

ed, what with the low price of adj
mission.
Without a doubt the biggest
event of the season was the ken
newick incident. This as Won re-
call had all the scribes working
over time figuring out what team
went where in the standings.
Biggest thrill promoting play of
the season came off at Ellenspurg
when Toppenish and that team
fought it out in the final four sec
onos OF the game. Toppenish as YOU
know flew the victory flag as the
result OF 80 yard pass in these final
seconds.
Upset of the season was the Pace
Is to Z victory over Kennewick on
November IL. Kennewick. the
heavy favorite, just couldn't make
the grade and keep in the race.
Sport Quiz: What teams scored
one to nothing victories over what
team? See bottom of column for
correct answer.
The final league standings could
nave been better, but here thew are.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-21
OLAV /. OTHEIM, Authorized Dealer

arrive this week to spend Thanks
giving and the weekend at the r.
Giles home.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Higley were
Saturday evening callers at the Don
Bishop home.
Mrs. Ed Tweet is leaving WedneS-
day (today) for Pullman to bring
her son, David, and several other
students Of w. S. c. home for the
Thanksgiving holidays.