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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-14
Leading Lady

Miss Virginia Rushford is the
leading actress in the four-act
sacred drama, Their Last Warn
Ing" by Manford Evans, which will
be presented at the local Methodist
church basement on Wednesday
evening, November 20 at 8 O'Clock.
This play is being presented by the
Watson players and is a production
in four acts with five main charact-
ers. The drama is highly recon-
mended by ministers of different de-
nominations throughout the country.
The local Epworth League is spon-
soring this entertainmentl The
public is invited to attend. AdmiS-
sion Is free, but a silver offering
will be taken.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-14
New Camp Fire Group
Organized This Week

The newly organized Yokowish
Camp Fire group met Tuesday at the
home of their guardian, Mrs. A. r.
Chase. The nine members of this
group are, Rosetta Albrecht, Bar
bara Schuster, Clarabelle Johns,
Frances Dickinson, kathleen And
erson, Elda Aman, Nancy Stone,
Norma Akers and Jean Peterson.
The officers elected are: president,
Norma AkerS; vice president, Clara
belle Johns; secretary, Jean Peter
son and treasurer, Nancy Stone. Mrs.
Grin Beinhart is the assistant
guardian to this group.
With this new group Kennewick
now has three groups with the Blue
bird or elementary group just re-
Gently organized. Three organized
groups entitle the leaders to organ
ize guardians association, the first
of which is tentatively set
for Monday, December 2.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-14
Three Car Collision
Occurs on Holiday

A three-car collision occurred on
the River Road highway opposite
the greenhouse Armistice day. The
accident occurred around 2:30 pm
and was thought to have been due
to sudden stop by one Of the cars.
The cars involved were driven by
A. O'Hair, Kennewick; Don Sprin-
kle, Seattle, and Alvin Morris of
Falkland.
The occupants escaped with only
minor injuries, Mrs. Morris, receiv-
ing bruises and her son Jack a few
cuts on his chin. Ar !
The car driven by Mr.. Sprinkle
was a new Oldsmobile coupe, which
he was driving home from the east
ern factory. It was jammed con-
siderably, both in front and rear.
The Morris car was also badly dam
aged.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-14
Spokane Marriage Is
Surprise to Friends

At a simple ceremony which took
place on Saturday morning in
Spokane, Miss Mary Jacobsen and
Robert Brown were united in mar
riage. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Van Wrinkle, ID. at the
Christian parsonage. ~- q
The attendants for the bride and
groom were Don Duffy and Robert
Love, both of Spokane and former
KenneWick residents. s-.:- 81
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. F. s. Jacobsen Of Yakima
and has been operating the Arrow
Grill for the past two years.
Mr.. Brown has lived liz this city
most of his life and is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Brown, pioneer
residents. He is associated with his
father in the Kennewick Valley
Telephone Company.
The newlyweds are making their
home at the Riverside Cabin Court.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-14
Christian Institute
to Be Held Next Week

A Christian Education Institute
will be held in Kennewick ON Tues
day afternoon and evening. Novem-
Der IS and on Wednesday afternoon,
November 20. This institute will be
under the Leadership of w. G. Nose
ly of Spokane, who is the regional
educational director of the Christ
ian churches of the northwest.
The afternoon sessions will open
at 2 O'Clock and in the evening at
7:30. Both the Pasco and Kenne-
wick churches. are cooperating in
this service of Christian education.
Mr.. Teddy" w. Leavitt, pastor of
the Ellensburg church will deliver
an inspirational address each eve
ming. At the Tuesday night session
here he will address the "99" organi-
cations Of Christian men in both
PaSco and Kennewick.
The public is invited to attend
this institute.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-14
Pick Richmond TO
Head Chamber
For Coming Year
Committee heads are also
nominated for annual
election; T.B. sound film
shown at meeting

p. @. Richmond was nominated as
president of the Kennewick cham
Der OF commerce yesterday by q
special committee appointed to draw
up a ticket of officers for the en-
suing year.
A. w. Campbell was named as q
candidate for vice president; E. G.
Tweet as treasurer. Heads OF the
standing committees, who also act
as the board of directors, were nam
ed as follows: Irrigation and Land
settlement, II. @. Fyfe; Advertising,
Howard McGhee; Membership, Ev-
erett Aman; Transportation and In
dustries, Ed Weber; Trade Re-
lations, Howard Beste; Agriculture
and Markets, e. j. Brand; Roads
and Tourists, II. e. Oliver; House,
A. B. Mueller and Finance, r. M.
Ludlow.
The election will be held at the
regular meeting on Thursday, NO
Vember %.
A sound film, propagandizing
against T. B. was shown the club
men by Mrs. Harry Fleming, pub
icity chairman for the Benton
County unit. The picture showed
measures being taken over the
country in the fight against the d.
seaSe.
Other films are being shown in
the schools and at various club
meetings throughout the county in
the campaign which the local unit
is waging. 81. -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-14
Absentees from
Lower Counties
Not Counted Yet
Backman safe, but second
place not certain as NJ.
NJ. Moulton increases
his margin here

Benton and Franklin counties
have counted their absentee ballots,
but Klickitat and Skamania coun-
ties are waiting until Friday to add
theirs. Possibilities of change in
the legislative race are thus pro-
longed. 80.
There were 1874 absentee ballots
in Benton county. Of this number,
Langlie, republican candidate for
governor, took 116, C. G. Dill tailed
rs. Republican candidate Charles
St1nson, dean of the state senate,
captured log to his opponents 81.
AS Langlie's lead has been slowly,
but steadily increasing throughout
the state, late reports seem to as
sure his election. Senator Stinson
also has enough of a lead over his
opponent to be safely elected.
The legislative race, however, is
not yet settled. Moulton led in Ben
ton county's tally, with his republic
can running mate second. Moulton
got 124 votes, Bates IS from the alb
senteeS. DR.. Backman was third
with IS and Henry last with 81. With
the Franklin county absentees In,
the total including the regular tally
OF last Tuesday, puts Backman
safely at the top. r.,.
Franklin and Benton county alb
sentee ballots, together with all the
regular votes in the four counties,
give Moulton lead of 143 over
Henry. If, then, Moulton can tally
30 or more from the 300-odd absen-
tees in the lower two counties, he
will be Backman's running mate
from the 10th district. Judging from
,he proportions of the vote last
Tuesday, this should not be diff
'ult. Mr.. Moulton, however, is not
optimistic over the outlook.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-14
Chest Drive to
Seek 100 Percent
COOpera ton
Solicitation to combine
Red Gross Roll Call with
customary contribution
to charities

A combined community chest and
Red Cross Roll Call will be started
within the next few days. A meet
ing of the committee composed of
representatives from the several
civic organizations met this evening
to draft the preliminary plans for
the drive.
Inasmuch as the Red Cross has
always been one of the principal
beneficiaries of the community
chest, the idea of combining the
drive with the Roll Call, in the
face of the extreme needs, has been
thought advisable. This will avoid
a duplication of the solicitation
work. -.
Other beneficiaries of the hest
funds will again be the Benton
County Health Council, Boy Scouts,
Salvation Army, Washington Child
ren's Home, Camp Fire Girls, Al
Clubs and the Hi-Y, as well as sew
eral other smaller local charities.
A new feature will be tried this
year. Placards announcing 1O0%
firms will be posted in those bust
ness and professional offices where
the management contributes their
usual liberal amounts and each
employee contributes at least the
equivalent of half days pay.
The committee this year will con-
sist of F.. M. Ludlow, chairman; rep
resenting the Kiwanis Club; secre-
tary, Miss Grace Covey, represents
ing the Business Girls; Mrs. I. N.
Mueller, the Womap,s Club; ID. p.
Giard, American Legion and Olav
Otheim, representing the cham
Der of commerce.
Further details of the drive will
be announced next week. With the
enthusiasm shown this year by the
different organizations of Kenne-
wick, the committee expects a sue
cessful drive. The community chest
needs the support of everyone in
business and the professions as well
rs individuals in the community.
The committee urges a wholeheart-
ed cooperation in this great work.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-14
Two Missionaries From
China to be Here Sun.

The Baptist church people are
planning special day Sunday with
the presence Of two Missionaries
from China. Mr.. Rirlzman is well
Known to the people here, having
lived in Walla walla before going
abroad. He is brother to Joe Kirk
man OF Walla Walla, as they are
twins. Mrs. Kirkland has made
many friends this furlough. They
were married in China, where they
met on the Mission field. Services
Will be held at 1920 and 2:3O and
they have an interesting story to
ten OF life and work in Western
China. All are welcome TO attend.
There is to be potluck dinner at
noon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-14
Monday Deadline
for Students to
Enroll inc. A. C..

The last possible date enrollments
will be accepted for training in CA.
A. is Monday, November Is, accord
ing to information given by c. L.
Booth, registrar for the Pasco school.
This training course is ground in
struction for air pilots and is being
conducted by the Civil Aernautics
Authority throughout the United
States. Fl
AT the present time there is a
total enrolment of Sc in the Pasco
school with 81 intending to compete
for flight scholarships. Out of the
81 competing six of them are girls.
Five students will be given these
scholarships, and only those between
10 and 26 and those passing a salts
factory physical examination are
eligible. ~ ~. {
Z Sixteen of the students Compel
ing are from Kennewick and Ben
ton county, but there are others en-
rolled from this vicinity who are
not trying for the scholarship. The
students competing from this side
of the river include: Mark Brown,
Joe Alexander, Verne F oraker, Ted
Clifford, Paul Lampson, Irene Lum,
Patrick O'Neil, Neil Rathbun, Ba-
sill Shields, Max Sloan, Walt Vet
ter, Cecil Edwards and Dayl Rice of
Kennewick; Tom Doyle, Plymouth;
Ben Van Fossen, Richland, and Les
lie Offield, Hanford.
There are also students enrolled
from Pasco, Hatton, Endicott and
Touchet.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-14
Luther League to See
First of Movie Series

ana e Luther Leagues of the Pasco
eon. AenneWick communities are
mor.eiatlng in showing series of
Tba s pictures during the year.
this tHst OF this series will be shown
hs,,sS,u sunday evening in the local
no.;S Lutheran church. This
la. WILL show the International
hssue convention which was held
~ year in Los Angeles.
Inn other pictures will show var
chm phases of activities of the
also -. throughout this country and
NO 70 IN foreign fields.
10 thSe picture meetings are open
i ,r, s public and anyone interested
Invited to attend.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-14
Grade School to Give
Variety Show Nov. 10

The grade school invites all par
ents and the public to be present at
the high school auditorium at 1880
Tuesday, November 18th. Almost
the entire student body and faculty
are working to present a show some.
what different from the traditional.
Each grade is giving number to
make up. the Thanksgiving Var
iety Show" There will be stunts.
songs and dances as we'll as Indian
and Pilgrims. The show promises
to be very interesting.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-14
Camera Club to Hear
Sound Protector Mon.

The regular meeting of the Cam
era Club will be held in the Arrow
Grill on Monday, November Is at
8 o'clock. After a short business
meeting Kenneth Onsley of Con-
nell will present program featur-
ing his sound protector.
Visitors are expected to be pres
ent from the Walla Walla Camera
club. An invitation has been ex-
tended by the Walla Walla club to
attend banquet at the Grand Ho-
tel on December 9.
Anyone interested in the local
club is invited to attend next Mon
day night.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-14
Infant Dies

The four-rnonths-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Carlisle passed
away suddenly Sunday morning.
Grin Lee was born June Is at New
Castle, Wyoming.
Funeral services were held from
the Mueller Funeral Chapel this
afternoon with interment being
made in the Pasco cemetery.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-14
Annual Meeting

The annual meeting and election
of officers of the Twin City Golf
Club will be held in the high school
building next Tuesday evening, No
vember 10 at eight. Reports of Of
ficers, the financial report and a
general discussion of the clubs
affairs will take place. All members
of the club are requested to be pres
emit.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-14
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P r OCL A M ALTON

BY virtue of the power in me
officially vested and of the custom
of long standing, 1 hereby de-
clare and decree that next Thurs
day, the 21st day of November,
1910, be celebrated in this COM
munity as Thanksgiving Day. This
is in accord with state and ma
tional observance of the day. In
view of world and national events
1T Will be fitting if the day be cele-
brated in the manner originally
set forth and I commend all citi-
zens of the community to act in
accordance Herewith.
C. A. CRAWFORD, Mayor.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-14
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SPECIAL NOTICE

Even though your calendar
maker may have marked Novem-
Der 20 in red, Thanksgiving in this
state will come on Thursday, No
vember 21-by proclamation of the
president, the governor and the
mayor of the village. Therefore,
correspondents and advertisers
will please have their copy ready
for publication one day earlier
next week. As customary, all stores
in Kennewick will remain closed
all day on Thursday of next week
and with turkey prices so low,
we all ought to help eat 'em!
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-14
Railroad Officials
Make Business Visit

WHITE BLUFFS-R. w. Rey-
nolds, agricultural and Colonization
Commissioner, A. B. Sparkling, his
assistant and Dan Noble, all of the
Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul & Pa
cific Ry. Co., spent Wednesday in
White Bluffs. Mr.. Noble will sue
coed the late c.. G. Mccormick f
Spokane, in agricultural and colon
ization work for the Railway Com
pany.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-14
Change Date

Because Of Thanksgiving, the reg
ular meeting for the American Lee
glon card parties will be held on
Wednesday night. See display ad
concerning prizes, prices, etc. The
Legion parties are steadily becom
ing more popular, proving de-
hghtful diversion during the win
ter months.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-03-07
"No, why should ~"

tleman' about whom even babus and
servants gossip. If Lynn had wished
to associate herself with common
graft and bribery, she might better
have remained in America. We have
plenty of corrupt oficials-mostly of
foreign extraction, l am thankful
to say. Many of them Irish," she
added.
The Resident smiled: eyes, Mrs.
Harding. I confess to being Irish.
So look out! I will take no nonsense
from you. If necessary, 1 will con-
front you with Captain Norwood and
let him demand that letter.
"What if l destroy it,"
II will have you arrested"
II am leaving tonight" said
Aunty Harding, firmly.
"Oh, yes? 1t is long way from
here to the station. You have lot
of luggage. You propose to catch
the midnight train?"
II have made my own arrange
ments with native contractor,
thank you.'
1 understand, then, that you pro-
pose to go away at midnight, leav-
ing your niece to her own devices. F"
eyes"
"Well, that is perhaps outside my
province. But there is no question
about my responsibility in connec-
ton with Captain Norwood. He is
distinguished young officer, in tenn
porary difficulty, who needs all the
legitimate help he can get. He is
well connected, and popular. He is
the younger brother of the very dis
tinguished Earl of Ashlawn. Num-
bers of people would be shocked if
Norwood were disgraced. You have
a letter belonging to Captain Nor
wood, that he possibly needs. Think
that over, Mrs. Harding. 1t is now
up to you. Good evening""
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-03-07
Railway Postofhce Is Important Link in U. S. Mails

The efficiency of the United States
mail is so taken for granted that
very few people really know what
takes place between the time a
stamped envelope is deposited in one
of those familiar olive-colored boxes
and when it is received by the adj
dressee.
Strange as it may seem, only a
small proportion of out-of-town mail
is actually sorted in the marble
palaces whose portals are inscribed,
Neither sleet nor rain :"
A letter from New York to San
Marine, Calf, for example, is ham
died once in New York and once
in San Marino. In the meanwhile,
however, that envelope may be sort
ed half a dozen times in order to
speed it on it's way in the shortest
possible time.
For some unknown reason the
United States post Office rarely
mentions the RPO (Railway Post
Ofice) and it's important part in the
distribution of mail, hence very few
people realize that without it our
present postal service would be an
impossibility.
In this country the use of the rail-
way postal car dates to 1861, when
John L. Scripps, then postmaster of
Chicago, suggested that the mail
which had accumulated at Cairo,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-03-07

ILL.,, on account of the Civil war, be
sorted while it was aboard the train.
A few years of experimenting
proved the merits of this idea and
the use of railway post offices be-
came reality.
Originally the post office cars were
used only on the main lines of
long-run railroads, but today near
ly every line in the country has
service to form a network encom-
passing every town and hamlet of
our nation.
Within these rolling post offices
efficient crews of clerks not only
break down mail shipments into
section and state groups, but also
sort it for cities and then 60 further
to separate individual letters des-
tined for different postal stations in
given city.
A clerk on the New York to
Washington run, for example, is
expected to know the exact location
of any address in New York City,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washing
ton and perhaps several other inter
mediate cities served by that route.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-03-07

u
"Okay. / get you. You're cred
it to your Uncle Moses"
\ Norwood held the pole extended
toward his left to it's limit. He
walked forward. The lantern danced
as if it were in someone's hand. A
bullet spat out of the darkness. Nor
wood fell. O'Leary shouted at the
top of his lungs:
''Stoddart! Hi there, Stoddart!
They've shot the Captain! He's
dead! They hit him through the
hearth"
Stoddart and four men came hur-
rying. Norwood whispered:
"Pick me up. Carry me into the
tent feet first"
"Mournful and solemn" O'Leary
added.
Lay me on the cot in full lamp
light. Spread a sheet over me-"
said Norwood.
Hes as dead as trouble" said
O'Leary.
So they carried Norwood to the
cot and there he lay, in lamplight,
while Stoddart Slightly overdid the
business of taking over command.
O'Leary secuted. At the end of ten
minutes, O'Leary returned to the
tent.
That's done it. They've gone. l
crashed among the bushes like
pig with a panther after him. No
body fired a shot. There wasn't
sound. They've gone for good. All
Kadur will know that you're dead,
within twenty minutes. They may
even tell 'em the news at the pal
ace, though I doubt that. Palaces
get the news late, after other folks
have had time to lay their BETS"
Norwood sat up. He stared at
O'Leary. O'Leary held his tongue.
He watched, waited. Norwood didn't
speak for sixty seconds Then:
"O'Leary, there is just one chance
in fifty that Prince Rundhia is on
the wall, by that kiosk, where he
was last night
1t almost seemed as if the night
knew that Norwood had made up
his mind. He was riding fresh
horse, but he didn't hurry. He was
followed by mounted sails, and by
O'Leary on another horse. The
horses, the sails and O'Leary be-
haved like a snakes tail. They fol-
lowed the head without asking ques-
tons. Norwood gave no orders. He
didn't tell O'Leary what he intended
to do. But as they came near the
palace garden wall, he reduced the
speed little and O'Leary, without
needing to he told to do it, went
scouting ahead
O'Leary, on the other side, made
plenty of noise. He made a signal,
pointing with his right arm, as he
broke from shadow into moonlight.
There was nothing mysterious about
his signal; he simply pointed to the
swinging tendril of a baobab. It
overhung the wall in search of earth
in which to take root. 1t looked
like python, swaying slightly in
the faint evening breeze.
fTO BE CONTINUED)
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-03-07

curtains and valance and is used
also for the two cushions. The
frilled glass curtains are clear vel
low. The closet curtains tackled
to a hinged arm may be swung
back just as you would open door.
NOTE: Mrs. Spears has pre-
pared four booklets for our read
ers containing a total of 1913 thrifty
homemaking ideas; with step-by-
step Illustrated directions. Each
book contains an assortment of
curtains; slip covers; household
furnishings; rag, rugs; toys; gifts
and novelties for bazaars. Books
may be ordered one at a time at
10 cents each; but if you enclose
40 cents with your order for four
books mos. 1, 2, 8, and ~ you
will receive FREE set of three
quilt block patterns of Mrs.
Spears Favorite Early American
designs.
Send orders to:
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-03-07

that received an insolent communi.
cation from the Maharanee. She has
invited Lynn to stay with herewith.
out consulting me, mind you. And
have received an astonishing note
from my niece, addressed to me,
but intended for Captain Norwood,
of all impossible people! AS if ]
were mail box! And as if I didn't
know what is being said about Cap.
tain Norwood! It was a deliberately
malicious insult to mel"
"Did you forward the note to Cap.
tain Norwood"
''No. Why should II"
''May I see it?"
''No. Certainly not"
"Well, Mrs. Harding, think you
are within your rights about that.
Quite commendab Yes. Very. But
shouldn't Norwood get it? If you
care to put it in an envelope and
seal it, I will have it sent to him
by very reliable messenger"
Zone more effort to make of me
a mere convenience! I won't do it. y
The Resident, having felt out Mrs.
Harding's punches, countered. He
began his attack:
''Mrs. Harding, it is quite true
that you don't know what is going
on. If it weren't that Captain Nor
wood, who is a gentleman whose
opinion respect, has assured me
that your niece is thoroughly nice
girl"
GLOW does he know" Aunty in
terrupted.
''He is an officer of unblemished
record, and a gentleman who has
never done shabby thing in his
life. That is why I value his opin-
ion"
Aunty interrupted: IT have my
own opinion of an officer and a gen.