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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-16
CHAPTER FOUR

HALLE SWUNG her racquet
with a sharp undercut-and missed.
"Toby's game" Louise Wither-
spoon called from the bench beside
the tennis court. who's going to
take me on?"
Toby" Halle answered, drop
ping a little breathlessly beside her
friend. The mans a demon, Lou.
He could beat the whole Davis
team single-handed. Pm going up
to see about some cool drinks. Har-
riet and Ed and the Wooleys will be
here any minute and they've been
promised food"
Come on, Louise" the tall
young giant named Toby Fennell
called. I've just time for n more
set"
Toby. Can't you stay and meet
my friends?"
Toby shook his head sadly. Got
a rehearsal at five, Miss Halle"
Toby takes his career seriously.
l forgot to tell you that" 1t was
Eric who spoke. He'd been watch
ing the tennis from the terrace, but
now he came down to join them.
There are a lot Of things you
didn't tell me about your FRIEND
Halle said when they we're out OF
ear-shot Of the other two.
What, for instance?"
THAT he's tremendously likeable
and that he plays the best game
Of tennis I've seen around these
parts. We must have him often. Or
any of your other friends from the
company. After all, this is your
house now. Eric.
why are you so anxious to meet
my friends, Hallie?"
Halle said, II hadn't thought
about it, only only I thought
you might feel well, you have
SO much in common with them that
it might make it less lonely TO,
you. After all, you care about the
theater. and our family can't dc
much about keeping you in touch
l don't want it to be dull for YOU
Dull? Here? ?" Eric stopped fol-
q moment on the steps and let his
glance encompass the house anc
garden and linger at last on hel
face. Never! These two weeks
have been pretty fine. Your DAG
has made me feel like one of the
family and
That's because you play chess
and let him win"
And you have been well
something can't put into words
l just never knew any girl coulo
be as sweet. You pamper me and
love it,
Maybe like it. too. Eric. viii
you ask Susan to bring iced teG
and sandwiches to the east ter
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race! l want to rur along and
change before the others get here"
a yellow taXicab sounded a long
blast on its horn and Halle stopped
in her tracks. Eric, look! The
towns only taxi! No ones eve
been known to use it. It must be
someone looking for Dad"
Eric was lighting a cigaret, hold
ing it to the match in Hallie's hand.
IN go :" she said.
Just a minute" Eric's hand de-
tanned her. He threw away his
cigaret, Something in his tone drew
Hallie's eyes and they followed his
glance to the girl getting out of the
taXicab.
She was a very pretty girl. That
was what Halle saw at first
through the eyes of her heart,
which was we'll aware of something
different in Eric's tone and gesture.
Very pretty, indeed, with glistc".-
ing dark hair that fell to her Shout
ders under a Wide-brimmed flower
laden leghorn hat. The hat and the
cheap little ruftled organdie dress,
which reminded Halle Instantly of
the costumes worn in the chorus of
a musical comedy where the scene
is the terrace of q fashionable
Long Island country estate" Ia
beled its wearer a stranger to any
of the people that Halle knew.
She was taking a coin from q
not-too-clean white purse when
Halle and Eric reached the top OF
the steps.
"How do you do Halle said.
The girl turned then and saw
them. How do you do" she sale
formally, looking past Halle to the
boy, saying, "Well, this is a sur
prise! l thought you'd still be ir
bed"
There vas a little pause and Their
Eric said, "Oh, no, I'm up anc
about, and forgetting my manners
as usual. Halle, this is Miss Sher.
man. Sheila. Miss Singleton
my hostess"
Hostess ?" Miss Sherman said
PLEASED to meet you" = tool
off a rufled white me- lie ant
gave her hand to Hall. Hope
didn't intrude on a~nytfAg."
mot at ALL" Halle said pleas
antly.
u just came to pay a sick cal
to an old friend"
THAT was very nice of you, Miss
Sherman. Pm glad you came to
day. l want Eric to have hi:
friends here, and now you car
meet some of mine. We're JUS
about to have tea cold tes
because we've been having some
strenuous tennis"
lawfully nice of you, I'm sure,
the other girl said. "But maybe i
you're having a party should have
kept my taxi. l would have, only
thought that Eric would be glad t.
have me and ask me to stay"
Eric does want you to stay. Tn
afraid he's a little shy about hav
ing guests here yet. l don't thinl
we've made him feel completely a
home"
The dark girls eyes were OF
Eric Il think you have" she said
Halle turned TO him Eric, TAX,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-16
Hazard Of Neg|ecting
Progressive Deafness

ter Wells says. "Now and then
| have encountered objections to
use Of hearing aids on the ground
that they are like crutches on
which the user must always de-
pend, and continued use might in
jure the hearing.
THE comparison is not an apt
one. A crutch is something which
provides a substitute for normal
exercise. A bearing aid is exactly
the contrary; it provides normal
exercise where it otherwise does
not exist. A function that is not
exercised de~teriorates, and that is
just as true of the hearing as Of
any other function Of the body"
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
P. XII am 1G years old and
have had rheumatic fever. | would
like advice on change of climate
IS | have a chance to 60 to the
Middlewestern states and | am
wondering if this change will be
of any benefit to me. There seems
to be no change in my condition
here
Answer-I should say that the
Midwest offers a good deal better
climate for you than the s%eashore.
The d%ampncss and fog I likely
to bring on attacks frequently.
G. +. C.:-"Is there any danger
Of infection in the arm following
incubation to prevent diphtheria?
| have a fear Of being inOculated.
l have heard of assesses being
caused by inoculations."
Answer-Infections occur only
about once every two thousand
cases. Of course, proper precau-
tons must be taken.
r. RI have followed the
Lenten diet published in your col
I'M and lost 8 pounds. i would
like to lose about Is pounds more.
Would you advise repeating this
diet? viii the diet result in high
blood ~pressure?'
Answer would advise repeat
ing the diet. There is no danger
attached to it and it will not cause
high blood pressure. Rather the
~contrary-it will reduce blood
pressure.
Readcr:-"Does a cystic cerviX
have a tendency to become cancer
ous?"
Answer-Not in my opinion.
However, it may cause chrome
bad health, and since it IS easy to
correct, l would advise that it be
done.
EDITORS NOTE: DR.. Clendening has
seven pamphlets which can be obtained ny
readers. Each pamphlet sells for 10 cents.
For any one pamphlet desired. send III
cents in coin, and a self-addressed envelope
stamped with a three-cent stamp. TO DR..
Logan C~lendening. in care of this paper.
the pamphlets are: Three Weeks Reduce
ing Diet. Indigestion and Constellation.
Reducing and Gaining. Infant Feed
ing, instructions for the Treatment OF
Diabetes. Feminine Hygiene" D The
Care Of the Hair and Skin.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-16

nowadays, we are inclined to be-
lieve that there is a diet for every
thing, and if only you can find the
right diet your troubles Will be
over.
There are, on the contrary, linn
itations to dietary treatment and
the real dictitian is the one who
knows those limitations. Diet
alone will not cure arthritis, and
it would be misleading to any suf-
fercrs even to suggest that 1t can.
Probably the best rule that va
ever given for diet in arthrltls
was to point out that some arthrlt-
les are undernourished and some
arc overweight. One group should
have a plentiful high calorle diet
and the other, a reducing diet. A
difference of $50 calorics a day,
either increase or decrease, often
has spectacular results.
But there is a germ of truth III
the idea that diet has something to
do with arthritis. The American
Committee for the Control OF
Rheumatism defines arthritis as
a systemic disease with joint man
ifcstations, and systemic means
that the general nutrition is M
paired. Dr.. Ralph Pemberton OF
Philadelphia has long studied
these nutritional aspects of the
condition and I have his latest
paper before me.
Old Diet
The old idea a that the
nroteins-meat especially-foods
were injurious in arthritis. The
old van Noorden diet, long so pop
uar in Vienna and at the Euro
pcan spas, used a raw vegetable
diet.
The beneficial results on these
diets has been attributed to lack
of sodium salts-including ordl-
nary table salt. The sodium salts
tend to hold water in the body and
retention Of fluids is certainly
present in arthritis.
This hidden "dropsy' or water
retention is a fact which constr
tutes the basis of the modern diet
which is Just the opposite Of the
low protein-raw vegetable diet
To chase the fluids out of the body
we should give foods chat do not
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-16

ilcVe any treatment | could give
him would substantially prevent
the progress of his deafness. Fur
thermorc, | said, in order to earn
my money l feel should give you
the only advice that | think will
conserve your future health and
happiness. First, begin to learn lip
reading right away. Second, eX-
pertinent to find out whether you
can obtain a hearing aid which
will be satisfactory to YOU
This is practically saying the
same thing as, in the words of a
noted authority, of there is the
slightest risk that deafness is pro-
gressive, action must be taken to
~forestall social, temperamental
and mental damage. Prevention
is much easier and more effective
than patching up after the worst
has h%appencd.'
Learn New Habits
All deafness is not the same
and this advice does not apply to
all people but it is a tragic fact
that nobody believes when he be-
gins to get deaf, that he Is ever
going to get any worse. lnasmuch
as progressive deafness comes on
i'll middle life when it is difficult to
form new habits and learn lip
reading, the time is put off until
too late to do any good.
This mental attitude that 1T
can't happen to me" prevents peo-
pie from realizing how much hear
ing they have lost because their
family and friends learn to raise
their voices. If one of them doubts
this, as a test ask the members of
the family to talk in a perfectly
ordinary tone of voice. Don't look
at the speaker. Try hearing with
out benefit Of lip reading at ten,
fifteen or twenty feet. If you are
shocked by the discovery, be
thankful about it. You have done
youISelI a great service.
Hearing Aids
The progressive deafness OF
middle age can sometimes be halt
ed in its progress. But, at best, it
is inevitable. 1t is simply put off a
few years.
Hearing aids have been greatly
improved both in appearance, size
and effectiveness. They exercise
the function of hearing. Dr.. Wal
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SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
Leaving New York for Miami to marry
again,
HALLE SINGLETON, a fashion
model, reminisces about the time. six
years before, when she was q and
had just met
ERIC ADAMS. a young would-be actor.
YESTERDAY: Eric goes with Halle
to stay at her home while his broken
arm heals. He r>asts her mother.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-16

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-16
NORTH CAROLINA STOCKS

lThe National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. District No.. II, published the following IcWll
prices based on quotations furnished to it by certain
dealers as at 5 y. M. Sept. II. 1911 The Association
assumes no responsibility for JhoSc prices, as l2e% arc
only Indicative Of the gcnorNl CurrCnt market)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-16

Ry LOGAN CLENDENING, VI. ID.
Q l am frequently asked to print
a diet for arthritis. | refrain from
doing 50 because | think these re-
quests are based on a false con-
ccDtion Of arthritis. Too much,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-07-24
KEEP GOING

We leave July and start into
August wondering just where is the
summer going and what We accom-
plisl1ed during the heat besides a
heap of complaining. Some took
vacations and had restful time,
but glad to get home to tend to
yard, garden and business that
somehow managed to get along.
Maybe they brought home mess of
fish, or only a story thereof, or ac-
quired a healthy sunburn that
could have itched just as we'll if
they had stayed at home. Maybe
they spent more money than they
intended or perhaps they saved some
by not taking vacation after all
But whatever we did with the
month of July we did get through
it. Mark Twain said that this is
the sort of weather that everybody
talked about but about which no
body ever did anything. We get en-
couraging weather reports to cool
us off mentally and like as not the
cool wave warns up or gets side
tracked before it reaches Kenne-
wick But we are going to take
whatever August has to offer and
not let it take all of the starch out
of our collars.
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FREE AND EASY

The editor of the big town press
has to watch his cps" and "Q's''
with the censorship and ganda
that is tossed on his desk. Life isn't
so simple when each item he pub
fishes he tries to back up with facts
and with stories from both sides
and each not agreeing with the
other, he has a job on his hands
for his subscribers satisfaction. He
prints it all in good faith and passes
on the releases just as they come
to him. But the small town editor
gets busy with local news that is of
personal interest to his public and
all he has to do to verify his report
is furnish an eye witness or put the
topic on his desk top for the folks
to see. Perhaps it is double ra-
dish, double egg, a sweet potato
in the shape of a cross or a cham
pion sized bean, but whatever the
exhibit, the small town editor has
the proof right at hand and doesn't
have to worry about censorship, in
trigue and propaganda in this in
stance. The worlds war. is import
ant to Kennewick, but it also wants
its local events, and uncensored too!
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An editorial in the Wenatchee

An editorial in the Wenatchee
Daily World is calling attention to
the practice of locating war indus
tries in the congested areas. This,
Editor Rufus Woods says, is all
wrong. eff our congressman and
senators make the mistake again of
throwing these new industries into
the congested areas they must ac-
cept the responsibility of plenty of
future labor troubles. The men who
don't strike are found, generally
speaking from the farm areas. They
have their own homes and tracts and
farms. Hence we call upon our
delegation in congress to halt con-
gestion-and pull for decentraliza-
ton. Some of the cities of the state
are threats to our stability of gov
eminent and future well being
From every small burg in Washing
ton and indeed of the Northwest
there should be clarion call and
a demand that the way to decen-
tralization is to decentralize. It can
be done now"
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NEED MORE CANDOR

Kennewick has successfully COM
pleted its US.O. drive for funds. 1t
has had a Community Chest for
many years, and very successful
one. But if history repeats itself
TRUE to form, we are due for many
drives" for money, aluminium, scrap
metal, defense stamps and bonds,
and all of the varied requirements
bhat may appear necessary for a
nation at war, or one defending it
self against the possibility of war.
Lest the confidence of the masses
who will be expected, and who will
contribute to these drives be shat
tered, let us enter plea for honesty
and sincerely in conceiving and pro-
moting them.
The columns of a nearby daily
last week carried a letter from a
citizen wanting to know what was
to be done with the aluminium that
was being collected from the kit
chens of the community. His inquiry
embodied the following salient
points:
1. Who gets the aluminium?
2. What use is made of it?
3. What price will be paid for
1t?
4. Who sets the price?
3. What will be the final dispo-
sition of the money so received?
The answers given in the columns
of this daily newspaper in which
the letter was printed, were indefi-
mite, general and evasive. So, in the
interest of common sense, let the
contributors know the true facts.
The information given to the daily
newspaper were that after the alum
anum was collected, various foundryS
would bid ON the metal and it would
be sold in this manner. No mention
OF price, use, or disposition of the
proceeds. Yet another column of
the daily paper states that scrap
aluminium CANNOT be used in the
construction of airplanes, the use
for which 1t is being solicited.
Well, we welcome an opportunity |
to justifiably discard that leaky
aluminium kettle, and a few other |
similar articles. But we hope that
the person selected for the local
chairman of this impending alum 1,
inum drive will have the quits to get |
the answers to the above questions,
and if they are satisfactory, to then
set his foot down on the proceeds
OF the sale and see that every penny
of it goes to the local community
chest beneficiaries, or other chari-
ties Of equal standing and integrity.
That will instill confidence, which
is the highest for of patriotism.
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There is much complaint on the
part of small business plants that
they are not getting their share of
the defense contracts. Surely there
is some one in the country who can
work this thing out to the end that
small concerns get the little work
and leave the big plants to do the
big work. Our suggestion is that
this part of the business be turned
over to a small plant operator, who
knows the small plant end of the
game and its possibilities. Our guess
is that he would have, them all
working within three months. The
machine, as it is at present set up,
is too big and too top heavy to have
time to care for little details. Incl
dentally with the proration of raw
materials if these little plants don't
get some of this business that is now
Cutting the big fellows they are go
ing to be forced out of business. Why
wait for this?
Did you ever notice how sensitive
the ham and bacon market is to the
rising hog market and how long it
takes the ham and bacon to discover
it when the market goes down?
It must be that the women folks
are better managers than they used
to be. A few years ago the table
scraps of the average household
would feed small flock of chickens,
a cat or two and dog. Nowadays If
a family has a dog it is necessary
to buy canned food for it. There isn't
enough table scraps 20 feed it. AS
evidence that the housewives eff
ficiency is of nationwide scope we
wolild call attention to the fact thai
canned dog food is the largest SELL
ing item of all canned foods at the
present tine.
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CHI e. 1902 The Reporter est January a. 1908 CONSOLIDATE
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Some of the soundest of advice
was contained in the last radio adj
dress made by Herbert Hoover. 1t
was sound, sensible and realistic. It
is sound that America should go its
length to aid England without put
ting American troops in the war
zone. His inference that this coun-
try can no longer pretend that the
affairs of Europe are no concern Of
ours is sound. Mr.. Hoover was on
solid ground when he proposed that
this country should go to the peace
table with unexhausted reserves to
promote a just and a permanent
peace to which the exhausted ma
tons Of the world will listen.
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SKY TRAFFIC LAWS

We used to laugh about living to
see the time when they would put
stop and go signs in the clouds to
control airplane traffic. This jest
was perhaps as out of place as the
chuckle our great, great GRANDPA
ther had over the horseless carriage
ever pushing the old gray mare off
of the road. We know that each
year has increased our air travel
and in the past few years its Jump
has been ever so large, So taking
this into consideration and realize
ing that there is just so much fly
ing space, even as vast as it is,
that there is need for controlling it
for the increasing number of speed
ing pilots. This has brought up
in air passage control
as the Civil Aeroaautics Board
adopts traffic rules for the skies,
which became effective in July and
which will make the air safer for
transportation, just as we never
thought would happen in our day.
There is lane of traffic above
1900 feet which is reserved for
military planes except for special
permission granted from the board
to commercial planes which are en-
gagged in Experimenting purposes.
Any plane that comes in the line of
traffic between $500 and the 1900
#. must have two-way radios and
altaimeters. The planes that op-
crate below $500 feet need not have
the two-way radio, but must observe
all other restrictions placed on the
planes.
SO we see another step forward
in transportation and an attempt
to lessen the dangers which ac-
company it. So don't laugh at a
fantasy or an inventors
Just recall the cartoon of
the traffic cop standing on a cloud
directing traffic in the air, and
ask what next"
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The question has been asked by
several why this country supplies
Japan with a million to a million
and a half barrels of oil a month,
part of which is used in her war
against China and part of which is
shipped to Germany. Here is the
explanation that has been given us.
1t is felt hiatt one of the ways to
defeat Hitler is to exhaust his fin
ancial resources. This is also true of
Japan. When Japan buys anything
in this country she pays for it in
cash. It is felt that if this can be
continued long enough the time
will come when the cash resources
of these countries will be exhausted.
This, by some, is felt to he as effect
i've as a military victory.
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You'll know no longer the difference between
straight fact and the kancies of your Leader.
You'll hear nice things, get sugar-coated "urgings
In your papers But you'll never have the chance
to make up your own mind-about a candidate
for Office or an article in store. Your mind w1n
be made up for you, by the simple process OF CAV.
ing you only one side-the dictator's side-@
the news.
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Most of us, if we thought it would
end the war by Christmas, would
be willing to give up all of our alum
mum utensils, our Sunday drives
and anything else that would con-
tribute to send another plane with
a full load Of bombs into Hitler's
stronghold.
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This office is in receipt of a let
ter from the paper industry stating
that from now on, due to the demand
for chlorine in the defense industry.
papers will not have the bright white
color that they now have. Chlorine
is the bleaching agent use in the
manufacture of paper. The no
tice is the first evidence of how war
and preparation for war disrupts
our normal life and practices. This is
but the beginning. There will be
many more such evidences.
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Blood on
the Blade
BY NORMAN CHANDLER

Choirmon
ksw,popsr nvbIisbsn Committee
THE pen is mightier than the
L sword" onlywhen thepenisfree.
You hear much talk of dictator
ship and total central power these
days. You need not fear it so long
as men can write what they think
and report what they see.
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'tStrong Man." is approaching, watch his nations
newspapers. IF they are healthy, unsurpassed,
vigorous it is safe sign. So long as the ballot
remains and you keep your right to choose how,
when and where yol shall spend your money, you
need only virile press to protect you.
0GsSl[l]
~=
But remember that the press can be attacked
IN many ways.
Secret government withholds news at its
source-or distorts it with lies and false informa-
ton.
Taxes can destroy the press. Regulation" of
advertising can discourage merchants and pro-