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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-18
Urges Support of
Christmas Seal Sale

In forty years the greatest killer
Of all history can be completely
wiped out, Mrs. Harry Fleming OF
Benton City told members of the
Kennewick chamber of commerce
this noon. Mrs. Fleming is eXecu-
tive secretary Of the Benton County
tuberculosis league. She told the
business men of the work. accom-
plishmenntS and aims Of the Local
organization and urged their usual
cooperation in extending the in
fluence of the league in this district
The local unit is supported en-
tirely by the sale of bonds and the
Christmas seals distributed during
the pre-holiday season.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-18
Local Minister Resigns After
so Years of Church Service

up his residence at his farm home
at Burbank and was called as pas
tor for the Pasco church. Serving
for period Of five years and dur
ing that time they remodeled and
dedicated the present church. Later
Rev. Pine and his family moved 10
Grangeville, Idaho and in 1919 to
Ferry, Ohio, where he served his old
home church. In 1912 he moved to
Great Falls, Montana, serving six
years, returning to his farm at Bur-
bank in 1928 and ministering 10 the
church at Alfalfa. He came to Ken
newick in 1887, where he served I'M
til he resigned. Il -.
His many friends and followers
wish to extend their best wishes to,
Rev. and Mrs. Pine in their retire.
ment.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-18

Mrs. M. Simmelink has been ap-
pointed Department Employment
Chairman Of the American Legion
Auxiliary, Department of Washing
ton. Mrs. Simmelink has served this
past year as President of the Sixth
District and is secretary-treasurer
and an active member of the local
Auxiliary.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-18
Prosser Does Only Scoring in
Grid Opener Jamboree Came

efuSSer did all the scoring in a
son-team high school grid jamboree
aea IN Pasco last Friday night be-
.ole an approximate crowd of 1900
.alS. prosser registered one touch
aOSn against Pasco's Bulldogs and
ene more against the fireless and in
!uleo kenneWick Lions.
Inc affair consisted of four games
s, .l one quarter each. Pasco and
s Sannyside played to a scoreless tie
n "ssn the Bulldogs packing the most
YelislVe punch. Sunnyside and
a ss., played to a scoreless tie
S.s sa neither team showing a great
M OF offensive strength. Prosser
Sssstangs led by Soccer" Jack Laws
,,,.s ea1ed the Lions 60 in their first
n s,S ss and Pasco by the same count
t = sler second encounter. The Mus
n nearly scored twice against
t,nsS,, out lost their chances by a
mil oie deep into Pasco,s territory
FL I'M, sne end of the first quarter.
r;.s MuStangs scored on KenneWick
Sasa.nne plunges over the Lions
fsas lsiVe right tackle position and
siss, also scored on Pasco with a
rb;.y executed forward lateral pass
snsS cn finally found Laws reaching
ny dlrt" untouched.
sb.. Lions were handicapped some
d 30 10y oy injuries. Ray Moore. tackle.
r1.. Saroer and Raymond Swartz,
i,-;.u' We're all out with slight in
= rs However, Coach Coates hopes
m NJ nave the boys back into the line
'0' the tough Mac-Hi SQUAD.
Mac-Hi Here
Ma M MORROW night the Lions play
pOn OF Milton-Freewater. Ore
iava where they are supposed to
nnss one OF the finest football
so.S os since the days of Merle Hut
nd ,, VINO starred for the Pioneers
On asef matriculated to Washing
bal, Shere he became an all-coast
at,,,a Pioneers played Wall last
rron, ay Where they defeated their
hns 81 sloss state league rivals to the
lust o VI 10 to 7. 1t seems that Wa-Hi
iunt get going, owing to the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-18
Local Alters to
Enter State Contest

The Alters scored high in the
meat Identification contest Tuesday
evening at MacDonald's store. Those
eligible to enter the state contest are
Margaret Smith and winifred Hawn
of the Double-R Home Efficiency
club, Lula Lampson of the Highlands
Homemakers, and Frank Livingston
Of the Finley Dairy Club. The con-
test will be held in the All Building
on the fair grounds at Yakima, Sat-
urday, September % at 10 am.
Mr.. Kitchener conducted training
classes for the meat Identification
contest. @
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-18
! WIS
@M
WEEK
FosTHR GILRoY
Naval Patrol i'm Earnest

Washington-In line with Presi-
dent Roosevelt's warning to the
Avis powers, this week marked the
scanning of a new U. S. naval pol
;ey tn sink or capture any German
~ italian war vessel venturing with
n tfe area laid down as necessary to
the defense of this country. This
covers the busy ship-lane between
Newfoundland and Iceland over
which a continuous stream of war
materials is flowing to Britain and
Russia.
Auto Output Out
washington - December produc-
lion of automobiles will be cut 48
nercent to conserve raw materials
needed in defense, according to or
ders issued by the office of Produc-
ton Management. This reduces the
total output of motor car passenger
units for December to 204,848 as
against 3s6823 for December a year
ago.
Nazi Egyptian Thrust Blocked
Cairo, Egypt-Two German COL
umns of tanks sent into Egypt re-
treated to their original Libyian
base when met with stiff resistance
by a British force. It is believed that
increased action is likely along the
North African front. ..'."
Russian Campaign Surges
Moscow, u. S. S. R.-The Euro
pean War moved swiftly from the
Western Front, eliminating for the
moment all threat of an invasion of
Britain, to the 2000-mile Russo-Ger-
man line extending from Leningrad
on the north to Odessa on the Black
Eea. Along this front, Hitler has
IN two months burned up more oil
and gas, used up more desperately
needed tanks, arms and ammunition
lost more men in dead, wounded and
prisoners, than in two years of war
n Central Europe and the Balkans.
So heavy has been the drain on Nazi
reserves in the Russian campaign
that economic experts estimate that
only six months back log of vital
war supplies remain in Germany.
Argentine Censures Nazis
Buenos Aires5The Chamber of
Deputies by a vote of 70 to / adopt
ed resolution condemning the ac-
uylties of the Nazi Ambassador for
abusing his diplomatic privileges, and
suggests that he be expelled from
me country for fomenting internal
sTife through pro-Nazi organiza-
tons.
Presidents Home for Sale
New York City-Due to the recent
Death Of his mother, President
roosevelt has placed on the market
tne twin city homes long occupied
Oy ner and his own family near Fifth
avenue. The two properties, enter
ca by single entrance, are assessed
LOT taxation at $4,000.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-18
Improve Penney Store
Display Windows

The two little island show cases In
front Of the J. G. Penney store were
removed this week. This form OF
store front was quite the thing 20
years ago, but the passing years
have proved they were not as de-
sirable from merchandising stand
point as was at first thought. The
removal gives a much greater dis
play value 10 the present windows.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-18
Raw Materials
Must Be PrOcessed
Or Marketed Here
Location favorable to
vast development in
all fields of endeavor
BY H. w. DERRY

uudlldSCI, lNcW 1I1QuSGTl6S DepC.
Pacific Power g. Light Company
The Northwest, including the five
state area of Oregon, Washington
Idaho, Montana and Utah, plays
a large part in keeping the nations
agricultural larder filled.
From this area come Is percent OF
the nations wheat, "a percent of the
wool, 10 percent of the hay, 80 per-
cent Of the apples, 35 percent of the
pears, 10 percent of the peas for
processing, IA percent of the apples
and 35 percent of the cherries.
That's heavy proportion of the
nations total agricultural produc-
tion, considering the relatively small
share of the 1872 million Americans
who live in this region. These two
factors, rich acres and small popu-
lation, have served to give the region
a somewhat colonial status as a
storehouse of raw materials for the
rest of the nation.
This has not been conducive to in
naturalization. AS processing and
fabrication, with their heavier labor
costs, increase the price of products
materially, this colonial status has
resulted in unbalanced economy for
the Northwest: it sells raw materials
at relatively low prices and buys
manufactured goods at relatively
higher prices. In other words, it pays
the freight both ways.
The farm aharo11,.orio
seems to offer opportunity to cor
rect this situation by its drive to
utilize agricultural SURPRISES, wastes
and by-products. BY nature bulky,
these materials must be processed
locally or transportation charges
will increase their cost so much that
they will be unable to compete with
other materials. And bear in mind
that processing requires pay rolls
which might better be spent in Gre
ating jobs close at home.
Here are some of the things that
the Pacific Northwest has to offer
in the field of farm cnemurgy. First
on the list is a wide range of prod
ucts, the result of good lands, good
farmers and a variety of climates.
You can almost name your crop and
find a spot in this region where it
will grow.
Where there is heavy production,
as shown above, there are waste and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, fruit pits, skim
milk, etc. There are years when
surplus production goes begging,
even at prices which hardly repay
the grower for his work. So the re-
gion has wide variety of crops,
plus waste and by-products to offer
for industrial use.
Transportation, particularly in |
the Columbia river area, is good, |
with major railways and highways
not only criss-crossing the area it
self, but connecting it to the rest of |
The continent as we'll.
Markets are the principal obstacle.
The population of the Pacific North
vest itself is relatively small mar
Set and the region lies far from the
Industrial and population centers of
he nation. While this is a disad-
'antage in marketing of bulky pro-
lucts, it has much smaller effect
IN processed or concentrated pro-
luctS.
Temperate climate and a healthy,
progressive and intelligent popula-
ion, alert to new ideas and adapt
BILE to new processes, are other fact
Continued on Page 81 J.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-04
ROTARY CLUB
HEARS REPORT
Community Survey and Eli
gibles to Rotary Re-
ports Given
TO MEET WITH DOVER

DR.. Ralph B. Jones was received
as a new member at the weekly
meeting of the Smyrna Rotary
Club. The Club voted to attend
an inter-city meeting with the Do
yer Rotary Club on September 16.
Guy R. Gundaker, Past Present of
Rotary International, will be the
speaker at this time. George R.
Miller reported on the recent COM
munity survey which was prepared
by himself and Elmer Pratt. Traf-
fic safety, fire protection, public ed
ucation and proper housing were
among the several projects studied
and recommended to the club for
their approval. DR.. c. ]. Prickett,
chairman of committee on classi-
fication of eligibles to Rotary, made
report. Working with DR.. Prick
ett on this survey are R.W. Slaugh-
ter and Elmer P. Corrie, chairman
of public relations. V. Lay Phillips
has been appointed program chair
man for the month of September.
G.. Leslie Gooden and Frank M.
Richardson of the Dover Club were
visitors.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-04
BETHEL CHURCH SERVICES
88th Anniversary of Old Methodist
Church Near Cheswold, Sept. 18th

Church Near Cheswold, Sept. 18th
The 88th Anniversary Services of
old Bethel Methodist Church on the
DUPONT Highway, about one mile
north of Cheswold will be held on
Sunday, September 7. Song SER
vice, led by Mr.. Lewis Carroll of
Easton, Nd, will begin at 1.30 pm.
Standard Time. The sermon will
be given at 200 p. m. by the Rev.
w. A. Hearn, Superintendent of the
Dover District of the Methodist
Church. This will be a helpful time
of inspiration and fellowship. While
this service marks the 88th ami
versary of Bethel Church, it is
really the 161st anniversary of the
beginnings of Methodism on this
historic spot. Farrow's Meeting
House, the mother church of
Bethel, was built on the lot adjoin-
ing Bethel Church in 1850, the
same year in which Barret's Chapel
was built. Rev. w. L. McClintock
of Cheswold is the pastor of Bethel
Church.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-04
SEE
PARADE HERE
Middletown Volunteer Band
Awarded 1st Prize; ElktOn
Wins Best Appearance
REHOBOTH WINS PRIZE

Several Thousand people assem-
bled in Smyrna Thursday night for
the annual firemen's parade in con-
nection with the Smyrna Fair of
the Citizens Hose Company. The
award for the best band in line was
given to the band from Middle
town; second prize went to Sud-
lersville, Md. The company from
Elkton, Md, won first prize for the
best appearance and the Rehoboth
Beach contingent, was given an
award for having travelled the
furthest distance. The Ladies Aux
iliary of the North East, Md, COM
pany was given the award for hav-
ing the best appearance in that di-
vision and special award was
made to the company from st.
Michael's, Md. The judges were SO
impressed by the appearance Of lit
tie Elaine Senger OF Smyrna, who
rode the parade route astride her
pony that they created special
award for her.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-04
TRIMMINGS FOR
CANAL BRIDGE
Sod Laid and Trees Planted
| at Approaches to the
Canal Bridge
COMPLETED IN OCTOBER

Although completion of the
bridge over the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal at st. Georges is
not expected before the last of Oc-
tober, Identification of the ap-
iphroaches has been started already
by the government. Sod is being
ilaid and trees planted att the north
and south approaches of the
bridge. George and Lynch, con-
tractor on approaches, and Penker
Construction Company, contractors
on the sub-structure, have complet-
ed their work. Two principal oper-
ations remain to be completed:
Laying of the "decks" or roadway
and the spanning of the $40 foot
gap between the piers nearest each
side of the channel. False" work
lis being erected on the north and
south main piers by the Phoenix
Bridge Company, contractors on
the superstructure, for the span
ming of this gap. The bottom of
the steel span, when completed,
will be 135 feet above the surface
of the water at high tide. Corbetta
Brothers, New York, subcontract-
ors with Phoenix, for the laying of
the bridge decks, have placed forms
and reinforcing material on the
steel structure at the approaches.
Pouring of concrete will start this
week.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-04
BOY IN AIR CORPS
ON WEST COAST WRITES HOME

John S. Melvin, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Melvin, of West Mt. Yer
non Street, Smyrna, enlisted in the
Regular Army Air Corps on July
80, 1941 and was assigned to the
54th Pursuit Group, Everett, Wash
ington. Recently received at the
Army Recruiting station P. o.
Building, Dover, the place of his
enlistment is the following extract
copy of a personal letter to Serge
ant Curtis, Sub-Station Command
er there:
Everett, Washington,
Aug. 20, 1941
Hello Sarge
I've finally arrived at Paine Field
in Everett. We got there after a
Az day trip on the train from
Ft. Dix, N. ]. We had a swell trip
out here. Sure is beautiful coun-
try, plenty of mountains and the
kind of country we didn't see in
Delaware. Our stay at Dix wasn't
bad at all-the food was good and
we lived in tents which I like a lot
the officers (I mean the nom
coms) were little rough, but plen-
ty OK if you did what they told
you. Here the field is very young
yet-we're staying in tents and
Smyrna times., 1941-09-04
PRICE OF WAR
BOXES REDUCED
Standard Food Packages Have
Been Reduced From
S2.75 to $2.40
GIFTS FOR PRISONERS

The cost of standard food pack
ages for prisoners of war is to be
reduced from $2.75 to $2.40, effec-
tive August 18, the American Red
Cross announced in a statement is
sued recently. The American Red
Cross already has provided more
than 100000 packages of food, as
well as large quantities of clothing
and comfort articles, for general
distribution among Allied prisoners
in Germany. Standard food pack
ages costing $2.40 each may now
be sent to specified prisoners by
friends and relatives in this coun-
try if they have the necessary iden-
tifying information, and in the case
of French, Belgian and Polish pris-
oners of war, the necessary infor-
nation and labels supplied by the
prisoner himself. The American
Red Cross also receives contribu-
tions through the local Red Cross
Chapters from people wishing to
provide prisoner of war packages
for general distribution. To en-
courage additional assistance to
prisoners, and to make possible
this reduced cost, the American
Red Cross is assuming not only all
administrative expenses but also all
handling and transportation charg-
es, so that the donor pays only for
the actual contents of the parcel.
Each standard package contains
one 14-ounce can of irradiated
evapoated milk, one 8-ounce pack
age of hardtack, oe 8-ounce tin of
choose, one 8-ounce tin of instant
cocoa, one 15-ounce tin of sardines,
a 12-ounce tin of pork, IL ounce tin
of corned beef, two 6-ounce choco-
late bars, ounces of granulated
sugar, one 77-ounce ii of powdered
orange julie, 16 Dunes of prunes,
four ounces of coffee, 2 packages of
cigarettes, and 21a ounces of smok-
ing tobacco. The American Red
Cross ships the food packages from
this country to Lisbon, where they
are transferred to an International
Red Cross vessel which carries
them to Maseilles, under special
agreement between the belliger-
ents. From here they are forward
ed to the Geneva headquarters of
the International Red Cross. The
American Red Cross has represent
atives in Lisbon and Geneva, and
distribution to the prison camps is
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1941-09-04
STATE BANKERS
TO HOLD MEET
Delaware Bankers Association
to Meet at RehObOth
Beach Tomorrow
TO ELECT OFFICERS

Monfort Jones, professor of fl
nance at the University of Pitts
burgh, and c. A. Sienkiewicz, vice.
president of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Philadelphia, will address
the Delaware Bankers Association
Friday, September 5, in the Hotel
Henlopen, Rehoboth Beach. The
meeting will be presided over by
Joseph L. Marshall, cashier of the
Lewes Trust Company, and presi-
dent of the state association. Elec-
tion of officers will be one of the
highlights of the meeting. T. j.
Mowbray of the Wilmington Sc
curity Trust Company is chairman
of the nominating committee.
Other members are: Edward B.
Green, cashier of Georgetown Trust
Company, and William K. Patton,
president of the Farmers Bank,
Dover. Arrangements are being
made by committee of which Cor
don Willis of the Farmers Bank,
Dover is chairman. Others on this
committee are: j. Walter Taylor,
Security Trust Company, Whining
ton, and Edwin Messick, First Ma
tional Bank, Milford. Invitations
to attend have been accepted by w,
M. Taylor, supervising examiner of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor
poration; Wallace M. Catanach,
head of the bank relations depart
ment, Federal Reserve Bank of
Philadelphia, and Alfred H. Will
liams, president of the Philadelphia
Federal Reserve Bank.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-04
SEE GOOD FISHING SEASON
Boat Operators at Bowers, Little
Creek, Says Catches Are Good

Boat operators at Bowers Little
Creek, Says Catches Are Good
Fishing boat operators at Bow
ers Beach and Little Creek have
taken on hope for a continuation of
the fishing season as result of
better catches which were brought
in over the past weekend. They
said the catches were the best of
any time the past three weeks and,
while not up to earlier weekend
marks, gave renewed encourage
ment that the fish will stay in the
bay for the remainder of the
month. Catches at Bowers on Sun
day ranged from so to $50, prac-
tically all of them weakies with a
small number of choice kingfish. A
party headed by Police Chief Paul
Wagner of Swissville, Pa, on Sat-
urday caught Ga weakies and eight
kingfish and the largest white
shark of the season, which weighed
$40 pounds and measured nine feet,
seven inches. 1t was landed after
two hour battle. 1t was the six
teenth shark caught this year by
fishing parties aboard boats capl
tanned by William r. Faulkner.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-04
MELON SEASON NEARS END
Bringing Three Cents Now; Yield
Lower This Year

With the local watermelon sea-
son nearing its close, the price has
dropped to about one-fourth of
what it was during opening week.
In spite of an unfavorable season,
the yield has been far above that
anticipated earlier in the season.
During the opening weeks, water
melons sold for about cent a
.pound-a record price for this Sec
tion. Loads, averaging 20 pounds
and up, would bring about 20 cents
per melon, with those from 80
pounds up bringing 80 cents. How
ever during the past week, 20
pound melons were selling for four
and five cents each, while the small
ones of IL to Is pounds each, sold
for as low as three cents each. The
yield and quality was lower this
year due to insect pests. Last week
marked the end of the rush of the
watermelon season. Shipments are
expected to be fairly heavy this
feek, with next week finishing the
season.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-04
ABOLISH STATE
yORATORY GROUP
Decision is Reached by State
School Heads at RehObOth
Beach Meeting
COUNTIES TO DECIDE

A decision to abolish the State
Oratorical and Defamation Asso-
citation was reached Friday at the
annual pre-school meeting of SUI
perintendents and principals of Del
aware schools. DIR. John Shilling,
head of secondary schools, who pre-
sided, said the association had zap
parently outgrown its usefulness as
interest had been waning for some
time" He felt the dramatic fes-
tivals have supplanted the contests
in interest, and said the State has
not money enough for the prizes.
"It is now up to the counties to de-
eide whether they wish to continue
the contests in their respective
counties" he added. County offic-
ers announced are: New Castle, H.
C. Whiteside, president; T. w.
Howies and H. E. Stahl. Kent:
George R. Miller, president; ]. C.
Messner and w. v. Simpson. Sus-
sex: t. Roland Humphreys, presi-
dent; George T. Macklin and Frank
j. Butz. Defense classes sponsor
ed by the schools will still be an
important undertaking, DIR. Shill-
ing said, and introduced Don
Schultz, supervisor of defense
'classes, who told of how citizens
are being prepared for various
types of national defense jobs. DR..
R. L. Herbst, state director of in
telligence tests, demonstrated how
these examinations are now done
by machine. Fifty-two state SUI
perintendents and principals were
present at the meeting.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-04
OPEN HUNTING
SEASONS TOLD
State Board of Game and Fish
Commission Announce
Hunting Season
BAG LIMIT GIVEN

With the hunting season drawing
near, the State Board of Game and
Fish Commission has issued the
following list of open seasons, with
the Federal regulations and bag
limit for the State of Delaware:
Frog, May 1 to Dec. 81; Squirrel,
Sept. Is to Nov. 1 Red Fox, Oct. 1
to April 80; Raccoon and Opossum,
Nov. to Jan. Is; Quail, Nov. is to
Dec. 81; Rabbit, Nov. Is to Dec.
81; Mink, Otter and Muskrat, Dec.
to March 10. Federal Regula-
tions, Migratory Birds: Ducks, Oct.
16 to Dec. 18th; Coot, Oct. 16 to
Dec. 18th; 1 wood duck allowed;
Mourning doves, Sept. 16 to Oct.
27;Woodcock, Nov. Is to Nov. 29th;
Gallinules and rails, Sept. 1 to Nov.
l30th. Bag limit: Rails and galli-
mules Except sora and coot) is in
the aggregate of all kinds; Sora,
Is; ;Coot, 25; Woodcock, 4; Mourn
ing and winged doves, IL in
the aggregate of both kinds; Band
tailed pigeons, 10; Hunters may
have wood-cock in his possession
or two days bag; Wilson snipe,
closed season; Blue goose, 2 a day
or 6 in possession if no other geese
are taken; 1 wood duck allowed; 10
ducks per day or 20 in possession
(canvasbacks and ruddy ducks);
i3 buffleheads, or redheads, or 3
of these two species together and
Continued on Page Five)