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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-01-18
LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK aaaa "

The Pink and Green club will meet
next Thursday at the I. o. o. F. hall
Win Mesdames Shields, Winken-
Werder and Silliman as hostesses.
The chemistry class is studying
different forms and properties of
sulphur and peculiar odors may be
traced back to their laboratory
work. o. .F.-f
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Clark of eastern
Montana called on Rev. and Mrs
r. B. Holden Friday enroute to
Junction City, Oregon for the win
ter months. =
Entire Nous met at the home of
Mrs. r. E. Reed Tuesday after
noon with Mrs. F.. F.. Beste win
ming high honors and Mrs. j. IT.
Turner low.
The East Kennewick Woman's
club will meet Tuesday, January %
at the home of Mrs. Nelson viii
liams. Roll call will be responded
! to with current events.
The ladies of the M. E.. church are
saving Fairmont coffee labels and
friends who would care to save them
are asked to get in touch with Mrs.
Herman Campbell.
Jerry Campbell returned Satur-
day from Spokane, where he at
tended the annual convention of the
Inland Empire division of the Les
lie j. Duncan agency of the Penn
Mutual Life Insurance company.
Bruce Kenyon, senior in the local
1ol
loose part Of the thumb on his
right hand, while operating the
power saw during the sixth period
shop class. -
w. w. Skuse, Ralph Barber, Fred
Wilson and Harold Fleming are
among the county officials who at.
tended the soil conservation confer
ence of this district which was held
in Walla Walla yesterday and today.
The Samaritan class of the M. E.
church of which M. M. Moulton is
teacher, will hold its regular
monthly party at the parsonage at
8 O'Clock Friday evening, January
rs. All members and visitors of this
class are urged to be present.
The local Townsend club met
Monday night with a good attend
ance. The program given by the
men was enjoyed by all present.
Members and friends are urged to
attend the meeting next Monday
evening
The first of a series of bridge
luncheons sponsored by the Esco-
lentes club as library benefit was
given at the home of Mrs. Floyd
Hutchins Thursday afternoon. Aft
er a 1:30 dessert luncheon three ia
bles were in play with Mrs. H. E.
Oliver receiving high honors and
Mrs. Ace Purdy low. The host
esses for the afternoon were Mrs. M.
Hille and Mrs. r. r. Gowing.
The r. E. Reed family left for the
coast this morning, where he will
attend the Washington Newspaper
Publishers Association institute,
which is held at the university each
winter. Reed is president of the or
ganization. Mrs Reed and the
children will visit with her sister,
Mrs. Mae Shanafelt, who is now
living in Seattle, where her son is
attending the university.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-01-18

ninth grade boys visited thu
n. Ine CITY creamery last week.
wv williams was a business Wis.
~. IN Prosser Tuesday. -
W. s,rs Altha Westemeyer was 8
Mo visitor in Walla Walla.
A 1gnuosecnting Attorney Ken Serie1
N Kennewick on business yes.
tel s,n.a Circle will meet Monday
.fternoon at the home OF Mrs. H. E
oa Mrs Frank Pasche was taken te
-, pasco hospital wednesday
mo for observation.
n' rscolentes club will meet Thurs
January Is with Mrs. Roger
records at o'clock.
The Needlework club Will meet on
rr;dav January 10 at the home OF
Mrs. T. W. Payne. .o,.,.
tho position of sound causes and
e Mrs VIM. Shaughnessy was a
cnakane visitor the first of the
week. .u;s.o o,,,h ,,,,,
meet wednesday, January "a, at the
home of Mrs. E. G. Tweet.
Fred Kemp and Harley Chapman
80 prosser were KenneWick business
visitors today. =, =,
Mrs Hattie Smith will be host
acc to the Horticulture club Mon
day afternoon.
3. O. chapter will meet at the
home of Mrs. A. H. Wegner Tues
day evening. e. :
The first division of the M. E.
aid will meet Wednesday, January
q at the home of Mrs. E. A. Miller.
Mrs. Gus Neuman, daughter Ella,
and son Lorenz, were Walla Walla
visitors Monday. ..s,s
Mrs Clyde Higley was a weekend
visitor at the home Of her sister,
Mrs. VIM. Smith in Spokane.
Miss Margery Steele is leaving to-
morrow for Seattle, where she will
spend the weekend. a.. &
The B squad played White Bluffs
Wednesday night. They also play
ed Richland Monday night and de-
teated them % to 10.
Bob Rupp, who IS stationed with
the highway department at Clark
, ston, was a weekend visitor in Ken
newick.
The local chapter O.E.S. met for a
social night Tuesday at the hall.
Entertainment and refreshments
were in charge of the men.
Mrs. Emma Higley left Monday
for Everett, where she will make an
extended visit at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Warren Sundine.
H. s. Taylor is reported as re-
operating satisfactorily from his
recent operation. He is patient in
st. Vincent's hospital in Portland.
The Business and Professional
Women's Club will meet Monday
evening, January % at the home of
Mrs E. S. Mcdonald at Z o'clock.
Mrs. Frank Greene was hostess
to the Tuesday bridge club this
week. Honors for the afternoon
we're received by Mrs. A. G. Anon
and Mrs H. A. Linn. Mrs. Odes
Sloan and Mrs. Ronald Hatch were
guests Of the club.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-01-18
Boy Scout Troop Being
ReOrganized This Week

Boy scout troop No. 26 is being
organized and registered here this
week according to scoutmaster.
Jerry Campbell. This troop is COM
posed entirely of Highland boys and
the assistant scoutmaster is Kermit
Liebel. The Highland improvement
club is sponsoring this troop. The
twelve members of the troop in
clude George Reymore, Wallace
Preston, Bob Bishop, Calvin Liebel.
Jack Ray, Calvin Simsen, Ira
LampS0n, Howard Giles. Billy
Campbell, Babe Decker, Mike Wat
kins and Ralph Fox.
Mike Watkins, Babe Decker and
Ralph Fox qualified for the Tender
foo. rank at the regular meeting on
Tuesday evening.
Several ships for American firms
were made in, nonn,ork f,,ic ,,aor
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-01-18
The Weather

We really have no complaints to
make concerning the weather dur
ing the past week as we gaze at
January'S third week report given
by our Highland weather man. The
temperature and precipitation for
the past week for 1899 and 1910 Is:
Evening star., 1940-01-10
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<SkA< T0lD TO- JOSEPH R E6lN.@7
&As TOLD TO JOSEPH B.E6ANl

other, then the bear made big
leap sideways. I don't think he
touched his forepaws to the ground.
He just went sideways as though on
springs and splash!-whish!-bob-
bing up and down, with the water
flying around him, he was on the
other side of the stream. Was I
glad! l Strengthened up and
laughed. I couldn't help 1t. just
laughed and laughed, and then I
cried and tears ran down into my
mouth and then I laughed again.
That bear stood while looking at
me and then he got down on all
fours and loped off with his black
shoulders going up and down like a
horse on rry-go-round.
I couldn't eat any more berries
I wasn't hungry any more. I just
wanted to get into the next camp
and find some one who would tele-
phone to Dad. I was getting wor-
ried about that trip to Caribou.
didn't want Dad and the boys to be
cheated out of it because of me.
Feet Bothered Him.
My feet were bothering me a lot
now. and I was lame. Something
in my hip hurt me when I walked.
Besides, every time I stepped on a
stone or broken twig, I'd have to
cry with pain. I guess I cried a
lot that morning. I tried not to,
because I knew I had to keep my
head, but I did, and I guess that
wasn't so bad, because guides have
told me they cried, too, when they
got lost in the winter and had to
hole up for a day or so in a
SnOWbank.
Evening star., 1940-01-10

looked around and found straw
berries there, and I ate some. Then
saw some bushes that were full
of blue and green berries. I didn't
eat any, but I got down on all fours
and picked the Strawberries that
grew in between the clumps. Those
strawberries were good. thought
of cream, and thai made me think OF
Mommy and Dad, and I cried while
I was eating the berries.
I was pretty lonesome, too, and
getting discouraged. Besides,
wasn't so strong as I had been the
day before. I had to work harder
to get through the brush and vine.
and once, when my jacket was
caught in thorny vine had trou-
BILE getting it loose.
('Undoubtedly horsebrier, tough
wiry vine growing in dense clumps
and covered with the sharpest and
strongest of thorns. The thorns
hook inward, slightly, and are par
ticularly dreaded by all unprotected
voodsmen)
I almost gave up. That vine was
so strong it tore pieces out of my
jacket and scratched my legs till
they bled. Anyway, got out of
that fix and began to eat strawber-
ries again. I had worked down
close to the stream once more, and
I noticed that it made quite noise
over the rocks.
Meets First Bear.
Suddenly, as I came around a
clump of berry bushes, came face
to face with a bear-a big one, black
as ink, and standing on his hind
legs. I was STOPPING over, and when
I Strengthened up, the bear saw me
and screamed like person. Christ
mas! That scream just turned me
cold. I couldn't run. I couldn't
yell. couldn't do anything. I just
stood and stared, crouched over a
little, because I never finished
Strengthening up. For second,
that bear and just looked at each
Evening star., 1940-01-10
THE FOURTH DAY.

had plenty of dreams that night
maybe. you never chased your
pants all over the lot and never
could catch up with them because
they could run faster than you
could. Well, that's the kind of dream
I had, and must have been think
ing a lot about my pants, because
when I woke up the backs OF my
legs were as sore as though. had
slid down a rock and taken the
skin off. The skin was off too, but
I had done it myself in the night,
scratching mosquito bites. Christ
mas, was Sore The red, deep
scratches burned like fire, and a
million black flies and mosquitoes
bit right into them.
It's bad enough in the woods to
have a whole skin for bugs to peck
at, but get a break in it and see
what happens! That's when you
run into real trouble. guess flies
are Just lazy, and cut saves them
the bother of boring in. Anyway, l
woke up with every cut and scratch
lined with insects. Even the ants
Wkere having a picnic on me, but the
worst pest of all was the mooSef1y.
You wouldn't think fly could bite
like that fellow. He lands and
zingo-you're bit, and the blood is
flowing.
The flies were SO bad in that
place that 1 knew had to get out
of there in hurry. 1t was sort OF
swampy, with water standing be-
tween rocks, and when I got down
on my stomach to drink from the
stream I noticed black, slick blood
suckers all over the bottom.
wondered why the trout didn't feed
on those bloodsuckers. There were
millions of them.
Saw Several Deer.
AS soon as had washed myself I
started away from the stream to
escape the flies. I went towards an
open space I could see above me
through the bushes. The stream had
cut into the bank at that spot, and
I had some trouble climbing up the
steep side, but I made it. When I
crawled out on top on all fours was
surprised -Four or five deer were
feeding right out in the open!
They looked up and saw me but
didn't seem the least bit frightened.
They just moved over to one side
of the open space and watched me.
Now and then buck would snort
and make his front legs prance up
and down.
Evening star., 1940-01-10

knees were so sore they almost
made me scream when / went down
on them, but I found the moss
under a tree and prayed as hard
as could. I prayed out loud, too,
asking God to help me, because I
needed help and asking Him not
to let Mommy and Dad worry and
asking Him for food-just some
thing to keep me going till found.
camp and, oh, yes, I asked Him
to help me get out and not let my
feet 60 back on me. I had to ask
Him about my feet because my toes
were so stiff I couldn't bend them.
They stuck straight out and, the
ends were cut and worn, and my
left foot had a slice cut right out
of it.
After I had prayed, I rested q
Evening star., 1940-01-10

while. Then I got up and, right
around q big rock, I found road.
It was just tote road into camp,
but 1t was a road Just the same
and easy to walk on. Here and
there, logs had been laid across,
corduroy style. and water stood
between them, and it was cool there,
with beautiful green ferns growing.
I knew the road was an old one
because there was no signs of any
horse or wagon wheel.
I was happy at last. I knew that
road would lead me either into
camp or out to another road. I
didn't care which; so followed 1t,
going as fast as I could.
(Tomorrow-The Fifth Day.
Copyright, 1889. by the Welles Publishing
Co Inc)
Evening star., 1940-01-10

The nine-day battle OF 12-yedr-
old Donn Fender against the ter
rors of q Maine 1UilderneSS con-
stituteS one OF the outstanding
stories of human endurance.
The city-bred Boy Scout, lost
IN the clouds on lofty Mount
Katahdin last July, turned to the
,poodscratt taught him as a Scout
after ne had overcome his first
panic and finally reached safety.
Evening star., 1940-01-10

Copyright, 1889. by the Welles Publishinl
Co.. Inc,)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-21
POLLS

A gigantic Broadway vaudeville
show, bigger and better than ever,
will be presented tomorrow evening
from the stage Of the Loew Poll
theater at 8 o'clock for one per-
Torrance only,
Two famous comedians, Collins
and Peterson will headline this
weeks bill. Acclaimed both here and
abroad as two Of the greatest per-
sonalities Of oil time, their appear
ance here Is q real treat for oil, 80
be sure 10 come down and meet
them.
Other star acts include Monroe
and Grant, fast-steppers from the
George White Scandals; Jon Nicols,
late featured tenor OF the Radio
City Music Hall; Dave Seed with
Lillian White In "Laff Poppin,'
and White and Manning, terpsico-
rean artists, late.,of the "ziegfeld
Follies" and ten other Broadway
Shows.
Gus Meyers, jr, and the Loew
Poll Theater orchestra will play for
the show which Is being presented
In addition TO Q double hit screen
bill, and oil at no advance In prices.
zorina In II Was an Adventures"
ID the big screen attraction at the
Loew Theater tomorrow where 1t
will open o three.day engagement.
Co-starred with this dazzling per-
sonaliLy Is handsome, romantic
Richard Greene, Erich Won Stro-
helm and Peter Lore head an I'm.
posing supporting cast, The story
deals with an exquisite enchantreSs
who glides from one European capi-
tai 10 another, captivating wealthy
plices, fleece them OF huge sums OF
money. Then into her life walks the
young scion OF q fabulously wealthy
Partisan banking house, and love
turns her little game INTO q BOOM
erang.
The second big hit on the pro-
gram Is 1.-THE Crooked Road" fea.
turing Edmund Lowe, Irene Hervey
and Henry Wilcoxon.
Every Thursday evening the man
agement Of Loew's presents Movie
Party, thrilling game OF fun and
fortune OF which 500 In cash
awards Is given away weekly. Make
up a party and come on down and
Join In the uproarious fun.
Starting Saturday, for four days,
Is another OF the seasons big hit
shows. Topping the bill Is "Water-
loo Bridge" the sensational war;
time love story which co-stars vi.
wen Leigh (Scarlett O'Hara) with
Robert Taylor, her new screen boy
friend. AS a team they are absolute-
ly superb, and destined TO make
screen history, as they bring you
the grandest love story since "Smil-
Ing Through" The second big hit
Is Danger on Wheels" an exciting
action film with Richard Arlen and
Andy Devine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-21
STRAND

Performances this evening at the
popular Warner Bros. Strand thea.
ter conclude the engagement oil
Spencer Tracy and He'd Lamar IN
I Take This Woman also Slightly
Honorable starring Pat O'Brien
Edward Arnold and other favorites
Chilling mystery and eeriness will
prevail on the screen at the Strand
tomorrow when the long-awaited
"Rebecca" arrives ut that theatei
as the headliner OF the fine twin
bill which Is scheduled for an en-.
gagement OF four days.
The picture Is based on the pop.
ular best-selling Daphne du Maur-
Tor novel, and boasts q cast whose
list OF stars reads like q screen
Blue Book, Laurence Olivier and
Joan pontaine appear In the prin-
cipal starring roles. while the fea-
tured cast includes Reginald Denny
Judith Anderson, George Sanders,
@. Aubrey Smith, Gladys Cooper
and other screen favorites.
The story concerns q young and
unsophisticated girl who becomes
the bride Of the wealthy and So
cially prominent Maxim de Win
ter. When they return to live on
his vast Tudor estate, Manderley
the second wife learns, to her
horror, that her life is being DOM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-21
GIFTS COMMITTEE
ATTEND MEETING

Gift cards for the Salvation Army
appeal were distributed yesterday at
q meeting OF the Special Gifts Com
mittee at the Central YMCA. Chari-
man George J. Scott presided. The
cards will be sent to prospective sup
porters OF the army's maintenance
fund campaign, especially to cor
porations and business firms inter-
ested In the success OF the most
worthy appeal.
Members OF the committee In ad-
dition to Chairman Scott are:
Charles r. Lewis, william LOOMS,
Harley W. Trip, G, Raymond Gan
ung, j. Milton Burial, Robert l..
Lagerquist, Idris Anderson, DR.. How
ard w. Miller. Theodore r. MUM,
Thomas r. Moore, Harry E. Leon
ard, Richardson Bronson, and
Charles J. Allen, chairman Of the
annual maintenance appeal, ex-of-
flcio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-21
CASUALTY FIRM
TO TEST AWARDS
Double Damages Given in
Local Courts to Be ChaI.
Ienged By Defendant

The Maryland Casualty Company
will contest double damage awards
In two civil cases recently tried in
local courts. One case was tried In
the superior court and the other In
the court OF common pleas.
Suits against the insurance COM
pany were filed yesterday for So
500 each by Joseph Tedesco and Jo-
seph Call against the insurance
company.
The company was the insurer Of
truck owned by Lucy Venziano
which while being operated by Pas
quale Scale collided with one In
which TedeSco and Call were rid
ing causing injuries 10 both OF the
plaintiffs In the present action.
The accident occurred on North
Main street near Winchester street
on June l2 1890 when Scale al
lcgedly drove the Venziano truck
directly into the path OF the truck
In which the two plaintiffs were
riding.
The evidence In the case showed
that Scale and Call were rival fruit
dealers and enemies, and that Scale
had driven his truck alongside OF
Calls and told him to pull into the
curb and get out and fight. When
Call refused TO obey, the evidence
showed Scale drove his truck IN
front OF Scalo's car and stopped
short causing Call TO pull out and
run into n telegraph pole.
Call was awarded 1880 In Com
mon Pleas court and Tedesco re-
ceived $l,744 award In the superior
court. Damages were doubled by the
court In each instance.
The insurance company paid the
single award In each case but has
refused 10 pay the double damages
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-21
STATE

The technicolor thriller "T,yphoon"
with Dorothy Lamour and Robert
Preston In the co-starring leads;
also the comedy Opened by Mis-
take" with Charlie Ruggles in the
leading role, are the two splendid
attractions coming to a close this
evening at the Warner Bros. State
theater.
Tomorrow the State ushers In an
other deluxe double bill with "Tor-
rid Zone" starring James Cagney,
Pat O'Brien and Ann Sheridan in
the leading roles.
Preview critics have hailed the Of
fering as one of the most stupendous
dramas Of many seasons as 1t Is
crammed to the hilt with romance
and action and is zestfully acted by
brilliant cast.
AS the title indicates, the picture
has its setting south Of the border,
down below Mexico way. O'Brien
portrays big boss Of a fruit COM
pany and Cagney will be seen as his
plantation manager. No matter what
picture both stars appear In they Just
can't seem to get along and this one
is no exception. AS in the Fighting
69th" they have a standing feud and
are constantly striving 10 outsmart
each other.
Miss Sheridan in the leading fem
mime role will be seen as an Ameri-
can torch singer who earns her liv-
ing by cheating the natives at cards.
The plot revolves around O'Brien's
efforts to keep Cagney In the tropics
and the various ruses by which he
manages to do 1t. Running parallel
with this theme is the romance be-
tween Miss Sheridan and Cagney,
which gets on to bad start but ell
makes in brilliantly successful
| fashion.
There are any number OF exciting
encounters with a rebel and his
guerilla bandits. ciimaxed by a fight
to the finish battle In the brush.
when cagney takes the rebel leader
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-21
|Y.M.C.A. ELECTS
new DIRECTORS
Financial Statement Read
By Treasurer c. Ray.
mOnd Gaming

Atty. John 8. Monagan, Or. Ed
ward II. Kirschbaum and Louis
schneer we're elected as new de
rectors OF the Y. M. @. A. at the
organizations regular meeting at
the Central Y last night.
Three directors, Levi Wilcox, Ar.
thur p. Hickcox and Herbert w. Coe
were renominated. All are 10 serve
for three years.
Vice. President Leon H. French
presided. DR.. Charles l.. Larkin
was reelected president: Leon II.
French, vice-president; John B.
doss, chairman OF the executive
committee; G. Raymond Gaming,
treasurer; Emily T.. Merriman,
assistant treasurer, and e, Row.
land Chase, recording secretary.
william B. Pape Is the newly
elected assistant treasurer, Stsu-
ceeding william r. Burke, who
has served for three years.
Edward A. Steinnagel, secretary
Of the Inter-Club council In the
Young Mems division, led the
opening devotional period.
Roy II. Walch reported for the
nominating committee Of the
members consisting OF himself,
Joseph r. Kenny and Matthew
Holloway.
Treasures Report
9. Raymond Gaming presented
the treaSurer'S report which
showed q net operating surplus
for the year closing May /, OF
$2io.23. In addition 10 this, $1,000
Ia expected 10 be received from
unpaid subscriptions The total
expenses were $i50,724. The Y. M.
Q. A. property Is valued at $el7. 4b4.
The Y. M. g. A. has net liabilities
Of $i6,62i, plus mortgage OF $7,740
on the Brooklyn branch.
Alfred r. Meyerhans reported
as auditor that the books and rec.
ordS Of the Y. M. 9. A. were In
proper condition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-21

Raymond Wach, Crosby high Junior and son Of
the Crosby high teacher who resides on the Mid
dlebury road, Is the new class chess champion OF
Waterbury, lie plays first position the school team
and recently the tourney conducted by the Cen
trail Y He has also done quite well In state chess
competition with the Waterbury Chess club Right
now he's runnerup In the Class tourney although
this year his first In competitive tourney chess In
school, Ray Is president Of the Chess club and plays
number one board. In four matches with the Crosby
Wildly faculty, New Haven, Hartford and Bridgeport
he has three victories to his credit with only set
back. Not bad, Ray!