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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
j. N. NOLT, Pastor

Sunday Bible school at 10 am,
VIM. Mills, superintendent.
Morning worship at IL am, sub
ject, 1.-THE First Christmas Service"
All evening services will be given
over to the Christmas program,
which will be given at 7:30 pm.
Children don't miss the Sunday
school lesson, Sharing the Sheperds
JOY" You will be glad if you are
present. ..-
Song, eft Came Upon the Mid
night Clear" :.
Scripture reading and prayer by
Rev. Nolt.
Greeting, Marjorie Graves"
Welcome, Wayne Boulder.
Song, Primary Children.
Exercise, Good Evening" by
eleven children. " ~
Recitation, Alice Montague.
Recitation, christmas Clipper"
Gordon Mccullough.
Duet, Christmas Clipper" Mar
jorie Garner and Elda Aman.
Recitation, my Offering" Grace
Clark. -rse~
Exercise, 1.-THE Message" five girls.
Song, Primary Children.
Recitation, What Can Do" by
David and Bobby Coulson.
Exercise, 1.-THE Christmas Story"
Agnes, Beatrice and Clara Clark.
Recitation, "Dolly's Christmas -
Martha Smith. II
Exercise, Jewels For His Crown"
by seven girls.
Recitation, Came" Larry Azel-
tine.
Recitation, Dads Present." Jim
mic Schuman.
Exercise, wonderful STAR" six
girls. 49,. ...-. .-..- -
Recitation, my Dearest Friend"
Gene Schuman.
Song, "The Story of the Bells" by
ten voices.
Recitation, 'Christ's Appearances"
Olive Grace Griffith.
Instrumental number, "Star of the
East -
Exercise, Mr.. Gamers class. H..
Song, Mr.. Gamers class quartet.
Reading, Mrs. Boulder. =.
Pageant, by young people.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
METHODIST
Robert L. LaMott, Minister

Sunday school, 10 o'clock. -
Morning worship, II o'clock.
Sermon, 'The Worlds Need Of
Christ"
Epworth League at $50 o'clock.
Sunday school Christmas program
at 7:30 o'clock.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all who may desire to worship
with us.
= The Christmas program will be-
gin at 7:3O with the primary depart
ment in charge of Mrs. w. E. johns,
being the first to participate. The
numbers are as follows:
Welcome, Beverly Miller. IL.
Christmas Messages, beginners
group. ......-... --,.
Story of the Christmas Bells
Opal Watkins class.
Songs by primary department., "A
Baby is Sleeping" and Away in
Manager" ->a
Exercise, Merry Christmas" Mrs.
Linds class.
"Willing Helpers" third grade pri-
mary group. .
White NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of
gifts by primary department for the
Christmas Cheer baskets.
THANK You Prayer" Leona Sim
melink.
The Junior department program
is composed of two pantomimes:
Someone Is Coming to Earth To-
night" reader, Verdine Foraker;
pantomime girls, Annabel Brltton,
Janet Mason and Patty johnson.
Pantomime, 1--WE Three Kings OF
Orient Are" sung by Thee Lamp
son and pantomimed by John
Gravenslund, Lyle Dague and Billy
Campbell.
Trumpet solo, 1.-THE Holy CITY,
Fred Thompson.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Rev. Pine, Minister

Bible school at 10 am
Morning worship and sermon, IL
am, sermon theme, "Christianity's
Christmas Message to War-Cursed
World"
The evening service will be dis
missed for the Christmas Cantata at
the Lutheran church.
The Sunday school program for
the Christian church will be held
Christmas evening, Tuesday, De-
cember "a at 7:30 in the church.
The following is the order of the
program:
Song, "a Prayer" primary dept.
"My WISH" Billy Duffy.
Merry Christmas Day." Adele
Slaybaugh.
A very short story, Edwin Strad-
ling.
"The Baby" Sylvia Huskey.
Different Days." Leroy Lewis.
"Tiny Tot" Carl Halstead.
Merry Christmas" Twila Dur
ham.
Song, I'm a Tiny Manager" pri-
mary department.
Recitation, Voncile Huskey.
Junior Department
Exercise, Mother and Child
second year juniors-Mrs. H. H. De
Haven, Dorothy Stradling and Eva
Durham
Recitation, Dickie Boldt. -
Exercise, third year primary group,
peace on Earth" Eula Hembree,
Wanda Bishop, Lillian Davis, Eu-
gene Higley, 10 Sanders, Gene
Reavis, Gerald Lewis and Audrey
Slaybaugh.
Exercise, first year juniors, Nor
ma Reeder, Norma Jean Liston,
Jerry Turner, Jay Evett, Rose
Jacobs. 81
Recitation, Gladys Ash.
Pageant, mo Room in the Inn"
third year juniors; Mary, Dolores
Shepard, Joseph, Richard Smith.
Wise Men-Leland Higley, David
Carrot, Roland Sheer; shepherds,
Walter Bishop, Pat Sanders, Eugene
Higley, Robert Chaplin; angels,
Mary Lou Harper, Leah Hembree;
star, Shirley Chaplin; worshipers,
entire Junior department; reader,
Ninette Evett. Carols sung by in
termediate girls. =. d IL
The music, for the program is in
charge of Mrs. ReaviS.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
THE WEATHER

Monday nights low of nine above
set a three-year record, according
to Weatherman Al Morgan. AS
matter of fact, the past week has
been the coolest recorded in that
period, a couple of nights showing
ten above and one eleven. Wednes-
day night the weather moderated
and again the flu bug is on ram
page. Local weather prophets pre-
dict a white Christmas, remember
ing that back in so-and-so the
weather was just like this and we
had a foot of snow for Christmas.
Anyway the past week showed the
following figures:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
0. e. S. Christmas Party
Held Tuesday Night

Alma Chapter o. e. S. met Tues
day, December 18th for their reg
ular meeting with Mrs. Pearl Green,
w. M. and Ed Frauen, w. p, in
charge. Following the business
meeting the annual Christmas
party with exchange of toys was
enjoyed. Mrs. Ella Linn was in
charge of the Christmas tree, Mrs.
Clara Belle Stafford and Mrs. Gladys
Kelso in charge of refreshments
and Mrs. Jenny Chellis led the
program and Christmas carol sing
ing. The toys were turned over to
the Christmas Cheer committee at
the close of the evening. Visiting
members of the order in the COM
munity also attended.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
Father and Son
Installed Masters
Of Local Oranges
n T. Henson heads Po-
mona, son, H. H. grange
initiate Ii candidates,
committees appointed
Alice B. Ayers, reporter

A. vale on December IA the Off
..-s of Benton County Pomona were
s :nstalled with Sister zelma Silliman
- pattlesnake Grange acting as in
falling officer, assisted by Sister
Inttie Lampson, marshall, Brother
md sister Norling, assistants, State
chaplain, Lillian Swayze, chaplain;
gf,eo Lampson, soloist; Sister Ruth
simmelink, in charge of tableaux
and Ieona Sinnmelink, flower girl.
pomona officers are as follows:
MASTER. D. L. Henson; overseer, Ell
mer billing; secretary, Maude Hart
man: treasurer, Chas. Morgan;
chaplain, Hulda Erickson; lecturer,
ruth Simmelink; steward, Anton
Norling; assistant steward, Harry
sandberg; lady assistant steward,
Esther Norling; gatekeeper, John
pierce; Ceres, Sister Arrestouilh;
Pomona, Bertha Story; Flora, Irene
Hughes; H. E. c., Nellie Sherry;
executive committeeman, l.. l..
Whitwer. ALI were present to be in
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
MORE DAYS LEFT

Just a few more days left TO
shop before Christmas means just
a few more days TO purchase Tu-
berculosis Christmas Seals.
Local chairman in charge Of
selling the seals for the Benton
County tuberculosis League urge
everyone who can TO make their
purchase of the seals now, and
to beautify their packages and
letters with these cOIOrfuI and at
tractive stickerS so that their mes
sage may be carried wherever the
mail goes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
Extend Street

Final arrangements for the ex-
tension Of Washington street to the
island were made by the city coun-
Gil at the regular meeting Tuesday
evening. The new road will require
a fifteen foot fill for slightly over
Thousand feet. A 24-foot roadway
will be provided on the top Of the
fill. The purpose Of the road is to
give access to the port district prop
critics and the Columbia-Mar
Shipyards, which are located on the
island.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
CAMP FIRE GIRLS.

AL Camp Fire girls are asked to
meet at the home of Mrs. A. r.
Chase before o'clock Friday eve
ming if they wish to go Christmas
carolling. The group plans to leave
promptly. at 8 and will sing to those
IN the community unable to get out.
The Tulip Bluebirds will meet at
tne regular meeting time Monday
afternoon at the hall for a Christ
mas party and exchange of gifts.
fnese girls have completed nine
scrap books which will be send this
week to the Orthopedic hospital in
Seattle.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
< (Episcopal)
Rev. Frederick A. Schilling, PhD.
Vicar

Sunday, December o.
900 am. Church school.
$50 am. Baptismal service.
= 1000 Divine worship, morning
prayer and sermon.
Monday, December 23-
TOO pm. Christmas Pageant and
Chldren,s Party in the Church Of
Our Savious, Pasco.
Tuesday, December a.
t11:00 pm. Christmas Eve service.
Christmas hymns and carols; cele-
bration of Holy Eucharist, a brief
sermon message The public is in
vited especially to this midnight
service.
Wednesday, December 25-
1920 am. Christmas Day service
at the Church of Our Saviour, Pas
CO. Celebration of Holy Communion
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
Woman's Club Enjoys
Christmas Program

The Kennewick Woman's club
held its annual Christmas program
Friday which opened with the mem
bers singing Christmas carols.
An appropriate part Of the pro-
gram was a paper entitled, Christ
of The Andes" which was given by
Mrs. p. o. Stone. Another paper on
Argentina was given by Mrs. M. @.
Clark. A saxophone duet was given
by Patsy Sonnenburg and Betty
Lynn. Tea was served from an at
tractively decorated table with Mrs.
II. @. Gall pouring.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
Unidentified Man Is
Found on River Bank

The unconscious form of an un-
identified man half frozen was
found lying along the banks of the
Yakima river close to Prosser Sat
urday by Patrolman Velkey. He was
taken to the Pasco hospital, but due
to exposure he did not regain con-
sciousness and passed away Satur-
day evening.
Officers are making an effort to
identify the man; but. as yet he is
unknown.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
Bus Hits Neon Pole

The Kennewick neon light pole
located at the triangle Of the high
way and Benton street, is slightly
bent due to an accident this morn
ing. One Of the motor coaches head
ed for Walla Walla was forced to
hit the pole while trying to avoid
another car which was skidding on
the icy pavement. No serious dam
age was done. @ ".a
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19

Nearly a hundred absences from
school today caused another clos
ing, this time until December 80,
giving the kids and teachers a full
ten-day holiday vacation. It was
thought that the cold snap would
clear up most Of the illnesses, but
such was not the case, and after a
three-day trial 1t was decided best
to close again.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN
Third and Benton st.
M. G. Kauth. pastor

Divine services SUNDAY at lU.Su
am.
Sunday school at $50 am.
The Sunday school children will
meet for rehearsal at 2 pm.
The choir will render a sacred
concert at 8 pm. to which the pub
lie is invited.
On Christmas Eve the Sunday
school children will present the us
ual Christmas program at 8 pm.
On Christmas morning there will be
special Christmas services at 1890
am. in which a special offering will
be lifted for the Synodical Budget
The Walther League will meet Tor
its Christmas party on the evening
of the Goth. .
We cordially invite you to be with
us during these holiday services.
Tune in on the Lutheran Hour every
Sunday at 100 pm. over KIT, Yak
lima. f.. s...
Christmas Program
Next Tuesday evening at 8 pm. the
Sunday school children of the Beth
lehem Lutheran church will present
their usual Christmas Eve program
as follows: ~
Song by the Children, "Come
Hither, We Children"
Recitation, 1.-The Angels Song Of
Welcome" by Jimmie Kautll, Ray
mond Pasche, Junior Russer and
Billie Petersen.
Recitation, Everywhere, Every
where, Christmas Tonight" by Wal
ter Reese, Howard Giles, Reinhold
Wiege and Teddy Kauth.
Song by the Children, "Oh How
Joyfully." ...
Recitation, "Once Again, o Bless
ed Time" by Evelyn Eggers and
Ruth Petersen. e.
Song by the choir, Joy to the
World" - .l.--
Recitation, Gods Merciful Pro-
phecy," by Loretta Schneider, Mary
Alice MacLean, Marjorie Pasche.
Song by the Children, "A Branch
So Fair Has Blossomed."
Recitation: Let the Earth Now
Praise the Lord" by Oscar Lee
holm, Esther Reese, Sylvia Schmel-
ger and Roland Kauth.
Song by the choir, Silent Night"
Recitation, IT'S Christmas Eve"
by Paul Axtell, Carol and Arno
Schneider, Joyce .Zarndt, Donald
zarndt, Ida Wiege, Mary Ann Mac
Lean. .-- -.
Song by the Primary Glass, "Lu-
theirs Cradle Hymn, Away in a
Manager" -....- #
Recitation, "The Little Town Lay
Noiseless" by Evelyn Eggers, Ellis
Carlson, Teddy Kauth and Howard
Giles.
Song by the children, Angels
from the Realms of Glory"
Recitation: "An Hail." by Fern
Axtel Ruth Petersen, Margaret
Wiegand and Teddy Kauth.
Duet, Again, o Lord Jesus" by
Alma Dammeier and Caroline
Kauth.
Recitation: From Afar They
Travelled" by Esther Reese, Patty
Thomas, Marjorie Pasche, Oscar
Leeholm, Sylvia SCHNEIDER, Mary
Alice MacLean and Roland Kauth
Song by the Children, Gods Love
Eternal"
i The service will be opened anC
closed by appropriate scripture
reading and congregational singing
All children in the audience vii
receive a sack of candy and nuts a
Christmas present while the child
rem taking part in the program vii
receive an additional present Of !
book. The Walther League mem
, bers will provide for suitable decor
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
Red Cross Sewing

ALI Red Gross sewing and sweat
ers will have to be shipped from the
local unit to the Yakima headquart-
ers before Christmas. Anyone
having sewing materials out is ask
ed to please complete it and hand
it to Mrs. George D. Peters before
the holiday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
Stores to Open

Kennewick's retail business Sec
ton will be open evenings for the
convenience of late shoppers be-
tween now and Christmas. Sat-
urday night, as usual, the stores
will remain open after six. Also
on Monday and Tuesday the stores
will stay open until eight o'clock.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rollin B. Holden, Pastor
Sunday Before Christmas

1890 Morning worship service.
Message by the pastor and Bible
study in classes. Closing at 1918.
Theme, Good Tidings of Great
JOY"
$50 Jr. and ST.. B. Y. P. U. Young
people invited.
7:3O Christmas exercises for Sun
day School and church. A varied
program. Special numbers by the
children and the pastor will give
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
OhrtatmaH Hrnuratt1a in Kfnnputrk UE1atrrERh

Christmas flannel board illustra-
ton.
Monday evening service at Wal
lula.
No mid-week service since we
celebrate Christmas on Wednesday.
Joy to the World, the Lord Has
Come" Welcome.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
Recommends Hobby

As a hobby, John Neuman highly
recommends model airplane building
and flying. He gave very interest
ing talk on this subject at the reg
ular meeting Of the Kiwanis club
Tuesday noon, with a skeleton plane
and tiny motor as exhibits.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
Appears in Concert

The well-known Cotton Blossom
singers of the southland will appear
in concert in the Community church
at Finley on New Years Eve, Decem-
Der 81 at O'Clock. The public is in
vited to attend.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19

atoms for the service. You are cor
daily invited to be with us on this
Christmas Eve to hear again the
old, old wondrous story Of the birth
of the Savior.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
UNITY CLASS

There will be a Unity meeting at
the Masonic hall at 2:30 Monday
afternoon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19
FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN
Second and Auburn Streets
Rev. Carl E. L. Lucky, Minister

The annual Christmas program
this year will be held on Thursday,
evening, December 26 in the church
at 7:30 o'clock.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-19

Dean Yedica, Whitman student, Is
expected to arrive home tomorrow TO
spend the holidays at home.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-25
Political Notices
FOR CONSTABLE.

7 -, = candidate for the office Of
Henderson Township Constable, sup
iecl to the action Of the Democratic
Primary OF May ..
! promise 10 administer the office
10 the best OF NY ability. Your vote
and support will be greatly ap-
prsci0ted.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-25
Capital Gossip
Nv HENRY AVERILL

Raleigh. April 25.-Governor CiFot
4 Hosv is one who feels that there
* very little heat being engendereo
n thI> current gubernatorlal cam
n2ien IN North Carolina.
1T seems the people want to stay
OIL .. all warS-both foreign alo
domestic. he said.
Commenting on the whispering
campaign OF mud Singing. which m
eyitablv accompanies every polltlcS'i
,y3r. ne said such tactics seldom 90
any lasting good.
He added that over-zeaIouS par
-;sapS OF the candidates almost al
,y.,vS let their wishes run away WIN
their Judgment.
Illustrating the fact that there Is
,,s,,3I'v about Us much OF these 'lll-
Gerc,l,er" mendacitieS on one SIDE as
The other. he told OF one OF ms own
arden, supporters of 1886.
"AHout TWO months before the pr'-
mary he came to me Very much up
So" said the Governor. ,LooN
.srr. ne told ne. they are telling all
sorts o.: lies about YOU all over the
,ta.c He wanted ne to do some
,E;rg about il right away. | tried to
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-25
ASSOCIATED PRESS AND CENTRAL PRESS

calm his fears, but not too success
fully. He went away still W"rrlr"
About 4 month later | SaW h'n
again and he was in high spirits, con
ricient was going to win amt -"
orally in great good hum0r. 'Nild
happened'. | asked him. II few wees
ago YOU were down in the dumps.
That's right. he replied. but CN"r\
things all right now. Our boys az
telling just as many lies as the "'H'.
side"
A good politician is good no MAJ
ter what party lie cSpouSrS. t''
proof. consider the case of Swat
colm,y'S Mckinley Edwards. ton
wears one of the best known lie
publCauS of the section.
He has keynoted at G.. q. =. c"'l-
ventionS, been beSought 10 run l"'
Congress on The Republican iltN'.
and. in general, has been among t''
"dammcdcSt" OF the damn Rauj-
Gals.
But now he is Il candidate for the
legislature and, of all things. on TIE
Democratic ticket Not only that hu'
he is lmoppo>ed for that party'S noW-
nation. which mCunS hell almu:
surely come down to Raleigh nrN,
january to help make laW$-anii
elect Democratic speaker.
One OF the best examples of the
hoary political maxim If YOU can
beat en-. join en-"
The 1871 House will get veteran
LEGISLATOR il the Democrats carry
Brunswick cOuntv-a feat they have
ACCOMPLISHED with more or less cas-"
ever since Franklin ID. Roosevelt
boosted thai county. Is We'll as other
G.. .. =. $tron@holdS, into the told
of the dominant party.
He is j. W. RUrak OF Southport,
who served in the State Senate as
long ago lis 1927.
Three 1888 Senators want 10 CONG
back in 1911 rs members o. the
House. They are ". [. Hal$tcad of
Camden. Joseph II. Warren of Cas-
we'll. and q. G. Bruton OF Mont
gomCry.
c. p. Banks. only Jones county
,,,+n able Ia beat Z. p. Bender in 10.
these many years is trying 1t AGAIN
mas time. Banks managed to edge
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-25

c. p. Banks. only Jones county
,,,@n able Ia beat L. p. Bender in 10.
these many years is trying it again
mas time. Banks managed to edge
The Valley settler., 1940-03-01

  
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The Valley settler., 1940-03-01
-lIX TX T R. SFZCIkL
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-26
Simple Arithmetic

Investment analysis used to
rest on simple arithmetic, but
now the computations are COM
plicated by arbitrary features
of the tax laws. There are, for
example. different rulings APP
plying IN short term capital
gains and losses (resulting from
the disposition Of assets held for
less than Is monthsl and for
lonc-term capital gains and
losses (resulting from DISPOSE
tion Of capital assets held Tor
more than Is months.
If short-term capital gains
exceed Short-term losses. then
the difference must be consid-
cred an addition 10 regular in
come, and is subject to the
normal tax and surtaXes. On
the other hand, any excess of
short-term losses over gains may
not he deducted from taxable in
come in the current year. though
it may he carried over TO the next
succeeding year and deducted
from short-ierm capital gains IN
the succeeding year.
In connection with long-term
capital gains. only two-thirds of
those resulting from assets held
from Is to "a months are added
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-26
Stock Market
Quiet, Prices
Irregular

NEW YORK. Dec. 26. - The
stock market was quiet and steady
today as trading was resumed
after the Christmas holiday. There
were a few stable blocks early,
including 5000 shares Of Common
wealth and Southern, but dealings
generally were light.
In the Steels. Bethlehem added
small fraction. but United States
Steel and Republic converted open
ING gains into minor declines.
Similar losses were registered by
Chrysler. General Motors, Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph and
North American.
Du Pont was exceptionally
strong. squirting ! To 164l9. Con-
solidated Edison. General Electric,
International Nickel. G. l.. Martin,
and Pennsylvania Railroad were
others to move behind plus signs.
Bath Iron Works. recently
transferred from the curb 10 the
big Board" was active at a new
high for the year. Rail Equipments
were also in fair demand.
Several unchanged issues in
cluded Socony. Standard Oil OF
New Jersey. Southern Pacific. An
aconda. and International Paper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-26
Building
Surpdsses
y Mark

NEW YORK, Dec 26.-Volume
of heavy construction in this
country is now at the highest level
in history. engineering awards for
the year to date topping the pre-
vious high made in 1929 by 1 per
cent.
This was disclosed by the Engi-
neering News-Record which re-
ported that awards so far this
year aggregate S3,9S7 DAB, 900,
against approximately $1,000. 000,-
900 in 1889 and $3.50, 3l5, 900 in
1929.
Engineering awards in the week
which ends today dipped below
the preceding week because of the
holiday, but were still well ahead
of a year ago. Awards this week
are estimated at SIS .341 900.
against Sl31.135 900 last week and
S44, 72S. 900 a year ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-26
Unusual

Least known and least ex-
pected product of the huge Ford
Rouge plant is-a. school text
book.
Books published on the Ford
Trade School presses cover such
subjects rs mechanical drawing.
shop theory. mathematics and
the sciences. They are written
specially 10 III the practical re-
quiremenis Of training youths
for the skilled trades.
This year the trade school
texts have assumed an even
greater Importance. For schools
in this country and abroad
expanding their vocational train
ing courses 10 meet the needs
of national defense Industries
are ordering the Ford books IN
record volume.
Ordinarily the school presses
turn % 900
But for 1870 tho number will
skyrocket TO $4,000. due 10 the
increased sale 10 schools IN all
parts Of the world
A recent DAYS mail brought
orders from - states-including
request from the United
States War Department.