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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-12-18
Organize County
For r.
Area leaders named
at Benton City

Volunteer workers for the Rec
Cross war relief in Benton county,
met Tuesday evening at the Kiona.
Benton community hall at county
wide meeting to receive final instruc
tions and supplies from the Yakima
Valley director, William II. Shrode,
of Yakima and Benton County
Commander, w. G. Sommers OF
Prosser. -Four district commanders
will condust the drive in Benton
county. Commander Sommers ap-
pointed Carl Larson, Prosser area:
Ace Purdy, Kennewick; r. s. Refer
son, Hanford-White Bluffs and Os-
car Hanson, Kiona Benton City ar
ca. The Naturalization County
quota is $4,000 which is expected
to be raised in two weeks. -,r 49,
SHREDDER stated that since the
American Red Cross work is SUD-
ported entirely by voluntary contri-
buttons, the present drive to meet
the need for additional funds to. take
care of incidents of war such as
Pearl Harbor should receive full
support from every citizen, old and
young. SHREDDER emphasized the dis
tinction between the annual Red
Cross Roll Call just completed and
the present war relief drive, stating
that the roll call provides funds for
national emergency and catastro-
pixies while the funds provided by
the war relief drive will be used to
administer aid to wounded and sick
soldiers. and sailors, relatives Of men
in the armed forces and many other
needs brought about by the war re-
Gently forced onto us. Director
Sommers urged the Benton County
volunteer workers to contact every
man, woman and child in the coln-
ty with Remember Pearl FIarbor"
as their slogan.
Volunteer workers who viii make
a house to house canvass in the XII
ona-Benton City community are
Mrs. Harry Fleming, Mrs. Robert
Johanson, Mrs. Tom Scott, Mrs. Ho-'
race Dimmick, Mrs. John Bexliss
and Mrs. John Deleere.
An all school Christmas program
win be given Friday evening at 8
O'Clock in the high school auditor
ium.
MIR. and Mrs. C. T. Petersen left
Wednesday for six weeks visit
with relatives in Aberdeen, Seattle
and Bremerton. MIR. and Mrs. Ray
mond Petersen are staying at the
ranch while his parents are away.
The Kiona-Benton school will be
dismissed Friday for the Christmas
vacation and will take up again
December %.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-12-18

Even the LOwly Paper
Sack is Valuable Now

Hey, walt a mlnute-eson't
blow up that paper bag! Maybe
you thought you'd never see
the day when paper bags be-
came precious, but they sud-
denly have. Because of defense
needs a serious shortage of
paper is developing, especially
the kraft paper from which
paper bags are made. Local
merchants not only have a
hard time getting enough bags.
but they find the price sharp
ly increased. A couple of them
have suggested that you save
all clean paper bags and re-
turn them to the store if you
do not need them. Another
suggestion is that you take a
shopping bag with you when
you buy your groceries and
have things like clean vege-
tables and fruit put directly
into the bag. H~.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-12-18
Schubert Concert
Goes Over Big
Capacity crowd greets
benefit performance

Playing to capacity crowd, the
Schubert clubs annual Orthopedic
Hospital benefit concert last Sun
day evening was an outstanding
musical event of the season. Under
the capable leadership of Edwin
Neuman, the chorus presented well
balanced program of some of the
best Christmas music. Miss Virgil
Hopkins, music instructor in the To-
cal high school, is accompanist for
the chorus.
Due to the illness of DR.. Ralph
M. debit, MIR. John Neuman present
ed the benefit, and as result of the
generosity of the audience, Kenne-
wick's contribution to Orthopedic
will exceed $50.00-the largest con-
tribution for several years. This
money will reach the hospital be-
fore Christmas.
Following the concert, a large
crowd of members and friends at
tended the reception in the parlors
of the Methodist church, where re-
treatments were served. Mrs. Vane
Wilder and Ann Mocaer presided at
the serving table, and the reception
was in charge of Miss Rose Gather
inc Early.
Wednesday evening the Schubert
Club members met for a dinner as a
finish for a spirited attendance con-
test. The losing side under the lead
ership of Vane Wilder, fed the win
ming side, under the leadership of
Mrs. II. G.. Fyfe. Following the
dinner, the annual election of Off
GERS was held, with the following be-
ing elected for the ensuing season:
president, Mrs. II. G. Fyfe; vice
president, Miss Rose Catherine
Early; librarian, Miss Frances Nc
Lean; music chairman, Mrs. Edwin
NeIuman; house chairman, Harold
Luvaas and membership chairman,
Frank Maupin. Vane Wilder will
serve as OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-12-18
Accident Near Bridge
Puts Two in Hospital

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Lex
Baumgartner, brother, of the High
lands, were badly injured Saturday
evening when their car, which they
were driving near the Kennewick-
Pasco bridge, collided with truck
driven by Ed .FauldS. William re-
ceived serious spinal injury, while
his brother, Lee, has serious cuts
and bruises. Both are in the Pasco
hospital. ,........
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-12-18

TWO DAYS EARLY

On account of the mail deliv-
cries next week the local paper
will be published two days earl
Ter than usual. It will be printed
Tuesday night for delivery We'd
nesday morning, instead of on
Thursday for Friday morning
delivery. This will give the ad-
vertisers little better break on
their last minute offerings and
win permit patrons TO receive
the Christmas edition while II
is still Christmas. Correspond
ents and others interested are
asked to have their copy in TO
the office by Tuesday noon at
the very latest next week.
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BAPTIST

Hymn, congregation.
Scripture and prayer, Rev. Holden
Anthem, choir.
Recitation, Her First Recitation,
Ruth Hayer.
Recitation, His Christmas Name
by Clara Clar.
Recitation Getting and Giving
Days." Eden Griggs.
Song, silent Night" Pearl and
Ruth Mayer.
Recitation, For a Little Tot
Yvonne Page.
Exercise, tSnowflakes," Dean and
Dale Griggs.
Recitation, Merry Christmas, 81
Grace Clark.
Song, the Mowery children.
Recitation, "Grandma's Boy" Len
Daugherty.
Exercise, "Our Christmas Gifts"
Raymond Lee, jeanette Lechelt.
Recitation, when IWoks Up,"
Brian Gerards.
Recitation, Every Short" Cecil FL
lott.
Song, intermediate girls.
. Recitation, Everybody Seems So
Glad" Florence Daughterty.
Recitation by Telegraph" Ber-
nard Raglan.
Recitation, "Christmassy People"
by Audrey Lee Elliott.
Song, Star of the East" Mary and
Barbara Jones.
Recitation, Almost Forgotten"
Audrey Elliott. - -.=..a...
Recitation, Gan Important Mes
sage" Dolores Hack.
Recitation, THE Angels Story"
Agnes Clar.
Exercise, "Christ,s Birthday Cake"
by junior girls. ..-rs
Recitation, Ring Merry Bells" by
Brantley Elliott.
Exercise, "a Recipe for Christmas
Happiness" primary and juniors.
Exercise, Missionary Dolls" by
Daphne Taylor, Grace Elliott.
Song, Silent Night" Junior b.
Y.P. u.
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Songs and recitations by the be-
ginners and primaries. Teachers in
charge: Mrs. Floyd Higley and Mrs.
Woodruff.
Pageant, This Holy Night" by the
juniors and intermediates, Mrs. Geo.
Reed, director.
Choir, Christmas Carols by the
young people.
Unusual Candle Light Service at
end Of program. Given by ten small
girls celebrating ''Christ's Birthday"
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METHODIST
Christmas Program

Violin solo, christmas Melody"
Clarence Campbell
Exercise, Saying Merry Christ
mas" Mrs. Cochran,s class.
Piano solo, 'fSchubert's Serenade,"
Burton Gowing.
. Exercise, Waiting Up For San
ta," Mrs. Fred Campbell's class.
Duet, 1.-The Star hSown Over
Bethlehem" Ginning Bells" Peter
and Carolyn MiSner.
. Exercise, .@The Christmas Stock
ing Squad" Mrs. Rogers class.
Piano solo, Merle Masters.
Exercise, what Makes Christ
mas" Opal Watkins class.
Exercise, "Christ's Birthday Cake, I"
primary girls assisted by nursery
classes.
Songs, Merry, Merry Christmas"
Silent Night" primary department.
Short Pageant, 1.-THE Coming of
the Light" Junior department.
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Congregation Votes to
Retain Present Pastor

Following a call received from
another locality, the congregation Cd
the Bethlehem Lutheran church
held special meeting last Sunday
and voted to request Rev. Kauth to
remain in his present location. Be-
cause of his interest in the COM
munity, Rev. Kauth was pleased at
the action OF his congregation
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Form Home Nursing
Glasses for IL Weeks

Home nursing classes will he
formed after the first of the year,
under the supervision OF Mrs. Harri-
son of Pasco, who is an official Red
Cross instructor. Glasses will be
held once week for IL weeks. The
place for these meetings has not
yet been decided upon. Anyone de-
serving to enroll should call Mrs.
Floyd Hutchins or DR.. debit.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-12-18

C. G. Campbll, MIR. and Mrs. W. A.
Campbell and Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Campbell went to Anatone, Wash. on
Wednesday to attend the funeral of
their brother-in-law and son, Plen
Hodges. Mrs. Hodges was Lucy
Campbell before her marriage.
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L. ID. s. CHURCH,

Christmas program to commence
at 10 am. Sunday morning, Deem
Der 21st there will he singing, read
ings and peace speaking by the
Sunday school children.
Presiding Elder John Hendricks
of Pasco conducts the services.
Every one invited to attend.
Regular church services every
Sunday from ten to twelve am.
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ST. JOSEPHS CATHOLIC

The choir under the direction of
Mrs. w. j. Shaughnessy, organist,
will sing the Mass in Hon. st. Jude
Thaddeus" during Midnight Mass
Christmas Eve.
Other hymns to be sung will be:
"Adeste Fidelis," 20 Holy Night
The First Noel" Silent Night,
Holy Night"
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Reading, God Grant IT,, Alice
Mcintyre.
Instrumental music, orchestra.
Reading, Olive Grace Griffith.
Tableau, intermediates
Dialogue, junior boys.
Good Night" Martha Smith.
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MFR. and Mrs. e. c. Smith and Mr..
and Mrs. Carol Pratt will be patrons
at the senior high school bali Fri
day night. ...
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-12-18

Miss Inga Otheim, VINO spent the
week in Walla Walla visiting, came
home Wednesday.
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CHRISTIAN

A special worship service Christ
mas Day at II am, young peoples
choir experimenting. A sermon on
the subject, 'Will Peace Come" will
be given. I@ r:
Program for Tuesday night, De-
cenber %, 1914, 7:30 pm.
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George Lape was a business visit.
or in Spokane Tuesday.
Evening star., 1941-12-08
The Diplomatic Record

No fiction writer could imagine
more sensational, or seemingly more
improbable, situation than the scene
which actually took place yesterday
afternoon at the State Department
in the office of Secretary Cordell
Hull. Bulky Ambassador Nomura
and dapper Mr.. Kurusu, special envoy
flown from Toxic on an alleged peace
mission, entered and presented the
Secretary with the japanese gov
ernment's answer to the note which
Mr.. Hull had sent on November 26,
setting forth the American Govern
ment'S terms for a general settle
ment of differences and asking for
Tokio's attitude.
Presumably, the Japanese ENJOYS
presented the document with the
customary Nipponese ceremonial
smile. Those smiles could not have
lasted long when Mr.. Hull perused
the contents of Tokios answer.
Making no attempt to conceal his
Indignation, the Secretary stigma
tized 1t as an unprecedented tissue
Of outrageous assumptions and false
statements. Then, at that tense mo-
Evening star., 1941-12-08
Russian Industry
Is Moving East
Correspondent Reports Shift
Of War Production Plants
To UroI Mountain Region
By A. T. Steele.
BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News, Ir


BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News, Ire.
KUIBYSHEV, Dec "a new indus
trial base of considerable magnitude and
Importance is growing up in the Northern
Ural Mountains as phase Of the Soviet
Unions gigantic effort to neutralize Ger
man destruction with new construction.
The report which comes from Kazan
on the Upper Volga does not give the
exact location of the Ural base but says
that it is on the eastern slope of noun
tains in the region where extensive de-
posits of iron ore, bauxite and manga
nese have been discovered. BY the
beginning of 1912 the production of
iron in only one mine will be started
on the basis of about 100000 tons an
nually. Heavy equipment now being
transferred from the Don Basin will be
utilized.
Coke and coal in large quantities are
within easy reach. AS aluminium is one
of the most urgent needs of the Russian
war effort the exploitation of bauxite
deposits also is planned. Every day
fresh testimony pours in as to the speed
and extent with which Soviet Russia Is
shifting the center of gravity of her
industrial production from west to east.
1t has just been announced, for in
stance. that several of the huge metal
lurgical enterprises of Dnepropetrovsk-
part of the great industrial base in the
Dneiper Basin-have resumed operations
somewhere in the Urals" This comes
as somewhat Of a surprise for it was
not thought that the Russians had had
sufficient time to evacuate a substantial
portion Of the machinery from that
area.
Among the plants removed in whole
or part are the well-known Petrovsky,
Czerzinsky and Voroshilov enterprises
including great deal Of machine-build-
Ing equipment. The Voroshilov plant,
for instance, transferred its new site
the middle Of September and resumed
production on October II. To accom-
plish this means that the reassembly and
reconstruction had to be pushed day
and night.
With an army Of laborers mobilized
lot tne task buildings to house the ma
chinery grew like mushrooms. The other
two plans already are giving partial
production
These industries like most others in
the Soviet Union have changed over
almost completely to the production of
war needs. If these examples are to be
taken as typical the migration of vital
Soviet industries eastward is going for
ward more rapidly than most observers
had thought possible. Especially swift
has been the transfer and reinstallation
OF the aircraft industry.
News reports tell OF one aviation plant
which was evacuated from the front zone
a month ago and has Just resumed nor
NAL production in the rear. Another
plant making armament for planes was
working again Is days after the arrival
OF machinery at the new site.
(Copyright IQ4l)
Evening star., 1941-12-08

ment, the trio were informed Of
Japan's surprise attack on the
Hawaiian Army and Navy base. That
was the real answer of Premier Gen
eral TOTO. put in power a few weeks
ago as the mouthpiece Of the all
powerful japanese Army and as the
executor of its ruthless will!
So ends the long record of Jap
anese-American diplomatic negotia-
tions, attempting to reconcile view
points and policies which the event
now proves could not be compro-
missed. Indeed, those air attacks
from carriers and torpedoings of
American ships thousands of miles
from Japan proves conclusively that
the TOTO government had long ago
decided upon war.
In justice to those moderate ele-
ments in Japan who have opposed
the idea Of a conflict with America
in sthe past, and who doubtless Sc
cretly deplore it in their heart of
hearts. we should give the benefit
OF some doubt to previous cabinets
like those of Prince Konoye which
conducted negotiations in their
earlier stages. Those discussions
began as far back as last April, and
while exploratory in nature seemed
to be progressing not unhopefully
until the japanese mass occupation
of French Indo-China in June. The
answer of the American Government
to this aggressive defiance was the
series of economic restrictions which
eliminated in the late summer with
a virtual embargo on japanese trade,
backed by Britain and the Neither
lands Indies. AS a result, it was
made increasingly certain that the
issue must soon be decided either
by Japanese acquiescence In the
basic principles of peace and fair
dealing laid down by Secretary Hull
In his statement OF July 16, 1887,
or by war. With the failure of
Prince Konoye's efforts to get
America to compromise its princi-
pies by sacrificing China, and the
Princes replacement by General
TOTO, we can now see that war was
inevitable
Evening star., 1941-12-08

strategic standpoint the war will
have to be fought under conditions
unfavorable to us-across vast
stretches Of ocean far from our home
bases. We must harden ourselves
to endure early reverses, to expect
that some initial successes will be
enjoyed by an enemy who was able
to choose a time and place of
combat and who did not hesitate
to strike without warning. Indeed,
a foretaste of what is to be antici-
pated in this regard may be had
already in the terse White House
announcement that undoubtedly
very heavy losses" were sustained
by the Navy and Army in the initial
assault.
But ultimate success in war is by
no means assured to him who gains
m initial advantage by stealthy' at
tack. The United States possesses a
formula for victory in its farms and
factories which are numbered in the
thousands, in the wealth of national
resources at It's command, in the
strength and fortitude of a people
who have not learned the habit of
yielding merely because the struggle
promises to be hard. Confronted as
we are with deadly peril, our national
resolution should be to meet it as
united people, calmly and yet with
unf1inching determination to see this
war, which we have not sought, but
which has been thrust upon us,
through to the bitter end. This is
time when all internal pickering, all
factional dissension, must be and will
be put aside. In their conduct of the
war our Government and our mill
tary commanders must have and will
receive the unstinted support Of the
American people. That support can
best be manifested by maximum Of
united effort conforming to a candid
recognition of the hard but inescap-
able fact that we have arrived at our
own hour for "blood and tears-toil
and sweat"
Evening star., 1941-12-08
ARLINGTON, Va.

Dear Sir:
EARLY this fall while we were driving
through the grounds of the Arlington
Memorial we saw a completely black
squirrel. The first thing that came to
my mind was your This and That; and
have just about made myself nuisance
trying to find out more about this animal.
Is it a common occurrence-this black
squirrel?
Our large gray squirrels love the dog
wood berries We observed several hang
ing by their feet and leisurely gorging
themselves with these berries They
seem to be in no hurry to get back to
their normal posture, but just hang
there reaching out in different directions
for these berries.
THE blue jays are very common in our
woods, and in the spring and summer the
wood thrushes are numerous. We
cherish the thrush's evening song, so Like
q flute.
Having come from q desert country
have known very little about the Eastern
birds but have become greatly enlight-
ened by your This and That column.
Sincerely, M. r. c."
$3.50
Black or melanistic forms Of the squir-
rel are interesting, but no more so than
the ordinary gray specimens.
There are squirrels all over the world,
with the exception of Australia.
Russian squirrels supply the camers
hair brushes, so-called, which the artists
use. The supply of these brushes. we
understand, is running low, due to the
war.
The gray squirrel, the common one
hereabouts, Is better tempered than the
red squirrel, which one is more likely
to find in the Middle West.
The gray squirrel, being better tenn
pered. perhaps hasn't as much intelli-
gence as the red. 1t sometimes seems
as if keenness of intellect goes with a
certain amount Of plain ordinary mean
ness.
In Washington and vicinity there are
always a few black forms. As stated
here before, black squirrels are to be
seen in the Arlington National Gene
terry. in the Sligo district in nearby
MARYLAND, and near the E. v. Brown
School on Connecticut avenue.
They are likely to stray, at times, and
appear In almost any suburban yard for
a while, but leave in most cases within
a short time, since they are not well
coined by the gray specimens.
We have never seen a gray squirrel
chase one Of the black ones away. 1t
seems to be more feeling on the part
Of the unusual animal that it is not
wanted.
Human making fun" of the unusual
person, such as of cripple, is pure
trait coming straight down from the
animal world. Children often indulge in
this cruelty, without realizing at all
exactly what pain they are causing
1t is said that in the Antarctic, an all
white penguin is pecked to death by the
others, even allowed to starve by its
parents. In the pure animal world, the
Evening star., 1941-12-08
THIS AND THAT
By Charles Z. Trdce1Dell.

unwritten law is the law, and there Is no
pity shown the violator, even though he
may not be at fault
The gray squirrel is more fun than
the proverbial barrel of monkeys.
In the average suburban garden around
Washington both in nearby Maryland
and Virginia, this saucy creature more
than earns the food he takes from the
birds.
He is always present in any yard where
bird feeding is carried on.
1t is difficult to outwit him.
If he is thwarted one place, he comes
back another Persons who want nature,
even in little things, to run just $3.50.
often grow furious when the squirrels
insist on eating sunfower seed. In
doing this, of course, they keep the
birds away, since the latter will not
perch in any feeder where squirrels
bushy tail is seen. This is not because
the animal necessarily will harm them,
but because they do not trust him. His
ways are so quick and his sense OF
humor SO keen that the songsters be-
lieve in giving him wide berth.
Birds, as rule, have no sense OF
humor
squirrel has.
The gray squirrel, in particular, is a
rogue if ever there was one.
He is always making dash toward
the birds, for no other apparent reason
than to frighten them, just as some per-
sons find pleasure in hiding behind a
door and jumping out and shouting
"Boo!" at children, who often do not
see the point.
Squirrels like to run and play with one
another, chasing each other up and down
trees with a great slithering OF their
sharp claws on bark.
In these evolutions tn animals display
an agility which perhaps is unequaled
In nature. They are able to combine
running with flying, leaping great dis
tances through the air to the very ends
OF small branches which the observer
would swear would never hold them.
Down, down they CO. but the branch
holds, and the animal is away immedi-
ately down his new tree.
The person who may have watched
these squirrel athletic events will have
few recollections of one missing and
falling to the ground.
Occasionally, however, this happens,
and then the animal is likely to have the
wind knocked out of him.
Since it falls perfectly relaxed, 1t is
seldom really hurt, and after a few min
utes, in getting its wind" it IS up and
away as if nothing had happened.
Sometimes a coating of ice in winter
will cause a squirrel to miss his hold
on branch.
Usually they are the surest-footed Of
living things, brought about not only by
their perfect coordination. but also by
the possession of fine claws and a won-
derful balancer. that bushy, wavy tail
Without the tail they would not be half
the acrobats they are. Without that
tail they surely would not be the squirrels
we all know