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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-08
Senior Glass Play
Friday Night, May 8

3 Tomorrow night (Friday) at 9
o'clock. the curtain of the hipn
school auditorium will rise on the
Senior Class OF 1915 play, Jump
ing Jewels O. tfree~act mystery
comedy. ia -
Tickets for the play can be secur-
cd from students or from Visger,s.
Drug Store. The members Of the
cast include Bob Taylor, Betty Hig-
Ley, Helen Remind, Merle Wright.
Mildred Billingsley, Tracy Murphy,
jim oNeill, Elsie Sandberg, Don
Larkin, Marcylee Forney, Warren
Giles and jeanette Chase.
The stage crew are Leo Elder and
Leroy Desgranges. Prompter will be
kathryn Wyatte and the play win
be directed by Miss A. Bose.
The senior class wishes 10 ex-
press its appreciation to Durocher,s
Furniture store for the stage prom
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-08
UmatiIIa Dam
Is Included i'm the
Congressional Bill
Next step in Columbia inn
provement slated to be
construction of another
dam near here

Construction OF the Umatilla Dam
becomes more Of possibility every
day. Dispatches from Washington
today state that the rivers and har-
borS bill, carrying a specific item for
the construction OF the Umatilla
project had passed the house.
Specific appropriations were rec
commended in the bill for only four
Of the nearly 200 construction pro-
jects authorized, The largest OF
the authorized expenditures was for
$23, 100000 for construction Of the
Umatilla dam for navigation and ir-
rigation purposes on the Columbia
river in washington and Oregon.
A committee from the Kennewick
chamber. Of commerce, comforting
Monday with DR.. Raver, Of the Bon
neville power administration, was
also told that the dam would be
started within the year. DR.. Raver
also stated that the dam at Priest
Rapids would undoubtedly be the
next dam to be constructed on the
SSp9lplllplla.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-08
L.O.O.F. Celebrate l22nd
Anniversary With Pasco

The I. o. o. F. met Monday eve
ming and conferred the first degree
on Anon Mueller. Cards and re-
freshments were enjoyed at the end
Of the meeting, Tuesday evening a
large number of Oddfellows and Re
bekahs were entertained by the Pas
co lodge in celebrating the l22nd
anniversary with a $50 potluck din
ner, dancing and an exceedingly
wen-planned program. Next week
the second degree vii be conferred
on Anon Mueller.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-08
No Danger of
Water Shortage
For This Area
Recent turnout corrected
seepage condition in the
main canal; flashboards
constructed at dam

| Satisfactory results were reported
by Manager Frank B. Mason of the
Columbia Irrigation District from
the water turnout last week in the
main canal. Seepage conditions that
were alarmingly serious are much
improved, indicating that the canal
bank settled properly during the
turnout The measuring weir in
stalled at the toe of the canal bank
at the 18th mile post to measure this
seepage water showed a flow as low
as appears in normal operation.
Many landowners have expressed
some apprehension about shortage
of water due to the low stage of the
Yakima river. Mr.. Mason and his
crew installed flash-boards on the
diversion dam, an operation not US
ually done until late in May, and
took advantage of the low stage of
river flow to re-deck the upstream
face Of the dam, the downstream
aprons having been re-decked last
year.
While no shortage was felt by
either Columbia or ~Richland dis
tricts using this dam, the low stage
was explained as a failure of the re-
turn flow of the upper Yakima VAL
ley to reach the river before ma
tural runoff had slackened. Al
ready this flow has increased and
the Yakima has risen several inches
above the lowest point, and many of
the larger drain canals in the up-
per valley have not yet reached
their normal summer flow level.
Chance Of a water shortage ever af-
fecting either the Richland or Col
umbia districts is extremely remote.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-08
Mariners Lose Game
to Yakima Oilers

In spite Of the fact that Kenne-
wick's centerfielder Mills wham-
med two home runs over the fence
at Yakima Sunday, the Mariners
brought back the little end Of a
12-4 game. The story seems told
in the error column, where the
Oilers are chalked up. with one error
and the river men with 8. 49,
Next Sunday the Marine crew will
play on the new grounds near the
school house with the Wapato Nip
pons for opponents.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-08
MOVIE PROGRAM

A radio station in Spokane vents
to have a Kennewick program. The
proposition was put before the
chember of commerce this noon with
the idea Of holding an amateur per-
Torrance to select the talent. The
idea was to stage local show, with
the winners being taken to Spokane
to repeat the performance. Because
of the short time before the closing
of school, the idea was postponed
until fall.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-08
To License Dogs

The ever present dog nuisance
again popped up at the last meeting
of the CITY council. Owners VINO
think enough Of their pets to nav a
dollar a year license viii be permit
ted to keep them. The strays after
being kept for claiming, will be dis
posed of. -. Z
Tags have been ordered and as
souo as they can be made, the cam
paign to eliminate the strays win be
on In earnest.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-08
Girls League Elects

The Girls League of the Kenne-
wick Senior High School elected the
following officers for the year 1941-
~: president, Frances Perry; vice
president, Margaret Smith; secre-
tary, Verdine Foraker; historian,
Vivian Rayhill; and sergeant at
arms, Margaret CARRIER.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-08

! sides being business, his turkey
growing is such a hobby that he has
developed a strain known as Broad
breasted Browns. Because 1t is wen
/ adapted to this climate 1t has be-
come market favorite, and he finds
: a ready sale for his breeder stock
to other growers who are marketing
their birds for meat.
This sounds simple in writing, but
Mr.. Piert assures us that these
achievements represent many years
OF hard work in all kinds of wealth.
er and for long hours every day.
What is his reward2 His farm has
given him means of raising and ed
ucating his family, has always pro-
vided him living and some years
has made some profit. OF his or
iginal 40-acres, his son, Albert, now
farms successfully the east 20 acres
and Mr.. Piert has recently purchased
10 acres across the road for new
turkey pens to supplement his pres
ent 20 acres.
Most interesting was his answer to
the question, why did you come
to this country?" 80
81 came to Kennewick district be-
cause Of its early crops for early
markets, and for its climate" said
Mr.. Piert. 1.-The crops grown in the
vicinity Of Vancouver and the Will
annette Valley were usually slowed
up by too much rain, and conse-
quently reached markets after the
prices had gone down."
We then asked him about the cli-
mate. This is the best climate there |
is, but it does get pretty hot for a
few days in the summer" was his
Like every farmer, Mr.. Piert has
seen some extremes in crops and
prices that make good subject mat
ter for talk. For example, in 1925
Or 1897 he had planted an acre of
ground cherries. He hit the market
Just right, and with a good yield,
sold $1140Sworth of ground cherries
rom that one acre. His worst years
we're 1881 and 1892. Because of low
,ost Of raising his turkeys last year,
ae believes that 1910 was his best.
Probably his happiest year will be
941, which will see him and his wife
installed In their new
lome. 81 always expected to add
INTO the old house." he said, but
I'M glad now that didn't. This way
We have completely new house" |
)f course, tour of the new house
vas in order, and that was treat.
With an eye toward both utility and
omfort, Mr.. and Mrs. Piert have ,
lone a marvellous job of planning, !
nd can easily shorten the Edgar :
IueSt quotation, ''It takes a heap of
win in a house to make a home" {
heirs is almost home before Ii is
we'd in. The best of modern con-
eniences have been applied in a {
hammer that detracts nothing from
ne home-like atmosphere of the I
The Piert family like and enjoy I
heir location, having educated their /
hildren in the Finley schools, and
ave always taken an interest in
heir community activities. Mr.
iert has served for several years as
director of the Yakima Valley unit
the Washington Cooperative Poul- a
y and Egg Association and also o
,rved as director of Columbia Ir- t
cation district. s Id
The Piert farm is an excellent ex- Il
mple of the type enterprise that b
ives the Kennewick area extending p
ON Hover to Richland the conser-
alive and steady trade that it en- s
'ys. Another of this series next p
eek. 10
Evening star., 1941-09-11

who want to hear the President
speak will stay home.
In that case the show just goes
on as usual.
Politicians with fences to strad-
die could do worse than study the
tricks of the movie press agent.
Every so often they, too, get on
delicate ground, rich in its poten-
tialities for alternating the affec-
tions of large groups of potential
customers.
Take. for example, that story in
which a glamour girl, or group of
glamour girls, goes into the subject
of the man worth marrying. There's
subject to handle with tact-re-
gardless of how tactlessly the
glamour girl herself is willing to
handle it. Suppose, for instance,
the girl has a prediction for the
type sometimes referred to as an
oaf. more often as a dimWit. Can
the press agent come right out and
say so? Can he afford-or she, to
be precise about ito ALLEVIATE all
the non-oafs and the non -dimWits?
Certainly not.
Accordingly the press agent strad-
dies.
How he straddles is illustratable
at the moment by an excerpt from
just that sort of piece having to do
with the composite tastes of the
Navy Blues SeXtette, who will visit
Washington tomorrow for the honor
and glory of Warner Bros.
Spirit" is quality all the girls
insist upon. It's deSirability Is COW
cred in the following excerpt, quoted
verbatim:
NO girl wants a wishy- washy
man. Their choice must have spirit
of his own (what, with all those
factories making spirits?), although
they are careful to point out that
by this they do not mean a jealous
man or one who angers easily"
Explicit, isn't it? Or is it?
X 4 x
Bulletin board: Life Begins for
Andy Hardy" which startled a lot
of people when it played two weeks
at the Capitol, moves today to the
Columbia. And Here Comes
Mr.. Jordan" which startled a lot
of people when it did not play two
weeks at the Earle, remains a Sec
ond one at the Metropolitan.
An opera festival in films, with five
operas in the cycle, will open at the
Hiser Theater in Bethesda starting
Evening star., 1941-09-11

llC CSlNSiAO
simply has been accepted as the
greatest show stopper of all time
and the theaters are guiding them
selves accordingly. On the aSsump-
ton that people must hear him, the
idea of most theater arrangements
is that his speech must be double
featured with whatever attraction
they happen to be playing at the
minute. 1t translates practically into
interrupting, or delaying, any per-
formance to permit a broadcast from
the stage of any address the PreSi-
dent may make at any hour of the
day or night.
It was the movies-it usually Is
the movieS-which initiated the new
procedure, but tonight the legiti-
mate theater joins the procession
when the National delays the cur
tain of the Ed Wynn show, Boys
and Girls Together" until 9:25 upon
the conclusion OF the Presidents
25-minute address. Doors of the
house will open at $50, the speech
will be broadcast from the stage
and the performance will begin
promptly upon its conclusion.
All Loew theaters will do like
wise, devising their schedules tc
permit the broadcast of the speech
without disruption of the continu-
ity of the regular program. De-
fense Commissioner Fiorello La
Guardia, if historians care to be
accurate about it, is credited with
the suggestion of the broadcasts. It
was made in connection with the
Presidents Fourth of July address
followed with his proclamation Of
the unlimited emergency.
Different is the attitude of War
her Bros, which is simply that
people who want to go to the movies
will 60 to the movies, that those
Evening star., 1941-09-11

10 see that the show does 60 on
even when President Roosevelt hap
Evening star., 1941-09-11
Secret Code

There are all sorts Of directorial
techniques, but Gregory Ratoff has
one that only Russian director
can use.
And even a Russian director can
use it only when he is directing a
Russian actor.
In a scene for THE Corsican
Brothers" AKIN Tamiroff, who plays
the villain to the hero of Douglas
Fairbanks, jr., was doing scene
with several bit players. To Ratoff' S
mind the scene wasn't going right.
He turned explosively on Tamiroff
Evening star., 1941-09-11

pens to be max
A1g a speech of
tremendous ma
tional import
snce. No single
thing has been
more damaging
to show business
with respect to
attendance. Nor,
correl a t i've ly,
n a S anything
been more rev.
olutionary in its
effect upon the
ater operation
methods.
Evening star., 1941-09-11

September IT. 1t is the first
venture of its kind. Soviet
Frontiers on the Danube" a film
of the Russian Army in action, will
be shown tonight through Saturday
at the National Press Club Audi
torium. Part of the proceeds
will go to the Russian Medical Corps.
Evening star., 1941-09-11

and sputtered dynamically in Rus
sian. Tamiroff stood and took it,
blinking. The bit players looked
sympathetic, and on the next take
they gave their all so Tamiroff
wouldn't get jumped on again. 1t
was a beautiful scene.
After the scene Ratoff grinned
and said: AKIN, tell everybody
what 1 was saying to you"
Why not?" said Tamiroff. You
were telling me was wonderful"
Evening star., 1941-09-11
Tryouts Tonight

The Falls Church Community
Theater will hold tryouts at o'clock
tonight in Madison School for its
first major production of the season,
THE Male Animal"
Evening star., 1941-09-11

production, Joan Of Paris" which
will introduce Michele Morgan and
Paul Henrie to American motion
picture audiences.
Mitchell has a long list of bril-
Evening star., 1941-09-11

liant portrayals to his credit, his
films including, among others. "Out
of the Fog" The Long Voyage
Home" Gone With the Wind" and
Mr.. Smith Goes to Washington"
Evening star., 1941-09-11
Mitchell Returns

Thomas Mitchell has been signed
by R-K-O Radio for one of the
most important roles, that of Father
Antoine, in the David Hampstead
Evening star., 1941-09-11
Times Create New Version
The Show Must Go On
Even the National Will Delay Curtain
For Presidents Address Tonight,
All Loew Theaters Get Speech
By JAY CARMODY.

is show must on" 1t
nothing represented in the e tragic
players shocks and illnesses their
might not be robbed OF Its escape from
the realities.
indeed is almost the reverse 1t has
10 dou the denra heinp
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-01
SEES BEACH BATTLE

7 The Glory Hole turks in a
gloomy lane in the district called
lkahaako. Slatternly purlieu
washed by the clean sea in front
and crowded in its flanks and
rear by steamy tangle of jungle.
Bill pushed through the dancers
and found himself on the lanai
within easy sound of the booming
surf.
out al sea lights danced and
cleaned. the Kawaihee meatboat
'wallowing toward Molokai Passage
from Pearl Harbor, steaks and
lchopS for $4,000 hungry men.
| But Bill had eyes for only one
picture. The brief, savage war
lof two mon laShing at each other
IviciouSly. noiseleSsly. while a girl
lin white that shone against the
lbackdrop OF sky and horizon,
watched them.
Somehow ne had the presence of
mind 10 trip Swinton so that he
lspfawieA. He saw the chauffeur
leap in. saw the long body of the
Hawaiian boy whirl in a great arc
and thud senSeless TO the ground
The chauffeur dragged the boy
into the car. Bill raced toward
Ruth and leaped in as the car
was starting.
Ruth said with complete COM
lpoSure:
-..Biil.- YnuLMere perfect
| "Wha-what's that? -. Are Z
are YOU all right, Ruth?
What's going on, anyway"
"Shhh. YOUR find out
maybe. Where's your uniform? -"
give got pal lives at the
Alexander Young. i changed In
his rooms"
wen drop you there" She
kissed him but pushed his en-
couraged arms away.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is this,
anyway"
"Swinton knew me, Of course.
I could tell that. But the tip-Off
was that pile of money lying In
| ifOHt VI thtS poVA AA"" $780,,
boy" tapping the inert body
with her little shoe. They can't
help showing off. poor things.
Imagine It.. He'd just finished an
eight-mile sw m. Otherwise
maybe Lin couldn't have given
him the jujutsu."
Bill said baffledly:
what the hell nOw?"
"Swint0n will be careful now.
There's strange buoy been
floating around off the entrance
To Pearl Harbor where the
battle wagons play. It's been
watched and yesterday enough
INT was taken off II to blow
up any ship that happened to
Craze its highly magnetized sur
face. You've really been n bigger
help than you realize, Bill, dear.
Here's your hotel. Don't get
caught. And-call me up"
THE END
Tomorrow's short story:
"HIgher Education" by Terry
James.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-01
KnowIed dye Test
BY DIR. sABINA III. CONNOLLY

Distributed by King Features synd.. Inc.
Who said: (a) I'VE must all
hang together else we shall all
hang separately; (b) IF any
one attempts to haul down the
American flag, shoot him on the
spot; Cc) Il propose TO fight
il out on this line If ii takes all
Summer"
2-What song: (a) by Foster, IS
about JEANNE; CD by Craw-
ford, is about Kathleen; (c) by
Shakespeare, is about Sylvia.
3--Name three rivers that flow
into the North Sea.
4 Where will you find these char
acters; (a) Anitra; OBJ Topsy;
5-Narne three United States
presidents who were born as
British subjects.
5-Name one state capital: (a) be-
ginning with the letter l; OBJ
beginning with the letter +;
CO. beginning with the let
ter y.
ANSWERS on Editorial Page)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-01
Daily Quiz.
nv THE ACE ANSWERMAN

Distributed by King Features synd.. Inc
What were the four leading
oil-producing countries of the
world in 1910?
2-Who were the "Four-Minut'
Men during the World War
3-"The American System" was
the title used 10 describe the
national policies advocated II
Congress by what historical
character?
What was once called tht
Gate City of the SOUTH"
5-Are the figures. ! to 9 inclu
sive, called digits?
6-When water Is tepfd Is IT; hot
cold, lukewarm?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-01

he would have been startled at the
quick hate blazing up into those
eyes If he had looked back. Some
thing in the air. something vague
and unseen yet felt. now was max
ing him palpitate with alarm.
pufhf
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-01
SON OF AN EARL

"Old Swinton, they say" she
went on, "has family on every
island group In the South Pacific,
including most OF the Tuamotus.
Nobody knows anything about
him. I've heard that he's really
the illegitimate son of an Eng
lish earl"
II just got so lonesome" Bill
said, that put on cits against
all the regulations and sneaked
out 10 the Royal Hawaiian for
some dancing. And who should
I run into first off but my c. o.
And then you. OF all people!
Ruth. darling, you're beautiful.
1 wish YOU weren't so beautiful"
"Why, Bill?"
$50 that horrible old party
with the brown beard wouldn't
keep cycling you 500 posses
siyely."
That's the party I'm telling
you about. Old Swinton. He's
got n fortune of millions I'm
pearls hidden away in a dozen
places. He's got palaces and
harems and things"
1.-THE hell with him, let's dance.
IL isn't the lanai of the Royal
Hawaiian and there isn't any
orchestra but a hophead honky-
tonk piano player, uke and a
steel guitar, but you're here.
Come on"
- rvx. ,.o,., x-xy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-01
D0iIy Sh0E'f Story


Hawaiian girl talking 90 that
naWIess brown skinned Ap0llos
Let's maneuver closer. They
won't dream l can understand
them
Can YOU understand the
native iingos"
"Of course. Bill. was brought
up among these people. On "A
ranch near Lahaina.'
POLYNESIAN GOD
Bu saw Ruth smile al the
hroWn-Sianned giant. lie was a
young Hawaiian, purcblooded, with
-tt57 t57FEtgUHe, Nacaous features OF
HiS Ereed. 1.-THE, graceful, strong,
rhythm in his every fiber passion
burning deep in sultry eyes shaded
bV locks OF glossy hair that fell
over them But they were tired
cy-rs and thr hair dripped.
You wouldn't let me drive
you in my car" Bill said. You
picked out that taxi with the
Hawaiian fellow driving 4eH
did some talking 30 him off by
yourselves. IL made me wonder
al the time"
"N hats that. Bill: didn't
hear YOU. j was fascinated by
that POlyneslan god"
Nothing" Bill muttereul feei-
ing miserable.
Swinton was waiting at their
table when they got back. lie was
smiling down from his great
height. His breadth of shoulder
was Impressive. His eyes were
cunning and cruel, of an off-hazel
shade.
Swinton said:
anl-fi q n a = r Q q d. q Yea ara
tourists? How did you find your
way 10 this dive of mine? 1 hope
you viii let me buy you a bottle
of wine"
ooh, thank you. a champagne
cocktail, please" Ruth was be-
ginning definitely TO displease
Bill. who felt like leaving. "You
are the proprietor I'm so
thrilled. This is the real Hawaii,
isn't IT."
Swinton sat down. His manners
were old-worldly, his accent Ok
ford, his hands white and we'll
kept with pudgy. hairy fingers.
Bill said:
I'm with the navy" not
realizing that this foolish frank
ness was serpent-wise. "Avia-
ton" He said il because he
twas so proud of the fact and
here il didn't seem to make any
difference because of all places
the navy would frequent, this
surely was the last.
TITS great navy" Swlnton
said in his cultivated tone.
There's only one word to de-
scribe IA boy like that. Beautiful
Ruth broke in.
Swinton followed her glance &c
the Hawaiian with the dripping
hair and the hot eyes. He sale
with philosophical detachment:
1.-THE Polynesian isn't mis-
guided as some benevolent white
ladies, especially missionaries,
think. He's merely unguided.
Uninhibited. A beautiful body
but nothing to think with. Are
| you an officer, sir, may i In
quire 2"
II shall dance with him." Ruth
announced with decision. She
was smiling radiantly and-good
heavens. winkingl The brown
boy brought his graceful six feet
three toward her in a panther
motion of slim hips and she
melted into his arms.
Swinton said:
Excuse me-" and vanished
behind a door 10 the rear. Bill
was boiling. A moment after
Swinton returned a voluptuous
Eurasian quietly slid into a chair
beside him.
JEALOUS FRIEND
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-01
JEALOUS FRIEND

"Y0ur friend" she purred
through curved carmined lips,
docs not understand that Kea-
molxu is not shared" She smiled.
"She must learn. She Is young
and spoiled like all American
girls"
Swinton said:
"This is Queenie, sir, the
famous Queenie. I hope you
will stay for her dagger dance.
Our waterfront crowds love
Queenie, though her interpreta-
tons may be bit--er-stark
for the Royal Hawaiian"
"Nhere are they?"
Bill bit off the words. suddenly
Ruth and her brown boy were n'
longer dancing. And his tabl,
was vacant. He heard Swintor
curse Enthusiastically and again saw
him disappear SwintonS hug,
bulk in a hurry was a lttl,
ludicrous.
I'm going to find them"
Queenie's hand was on his arm
"NO. We shall dance. you and
land YOU will learn something"
Her undulant body. dominated
by sleepy promising eyes, SwayeC
before hInI- tie md not see IT. ti1tt
MN p1rFc 1872