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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-01-23
WILL STUDY MISSIONS

During the month of February, omit
ting the 18th, and one or two Sundays
in March, the Presbyterian church will
delve into the study of missions in
China, which will be particularly in
teresting at this time, for the war stu
alton has brought many thrilling ex-
pcriences to the missionaries working
in that field.
There will be sour classes meeting
from O'Clock Sunday evenings until
7:3O-an adult group, and groups for
senior high school age, junior high
school (7th-Sth), and 4th-5th-6th
grade students.
During the last hour of each period
there will be special feature, which
will be supplementary to the material
presented in the separate classes.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-01-23
MISS JEFFERs CHOSEN

Miss Floy LETTERS, senior at the To-
cal high school, was recently chosen
by her class to represent the school in
the D. A. R. Pilgrimage contest.
The Daughters CT the American Re-
volution each year sponsors a trip to
Washington, D. C., for one senior girl
from each state, and urges all high
schools to choose such a representa-
tive on the basis of dependability,
service, leadership and patriotism.
Competent judges name the winner
whose entire expenses are paid for a
trip to and visit at the national capt.
tai by the national society, OAR.
Miss LETTERS is one eff the most
popular and able girls in the school,
and we wish her much luck in the con-
test.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-01-23

Mrs. leila Mathis returned from
Wenatchec Tuesday, where she went
TO be with her son, Lloyd Lynurd, who
underwent an operation.
Mrs. George Smith went to Wenat-
chez Monday night to visit her moth
err, Mrs. O'Leary.
Mrs. Harry, Mitchell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Mitchell, Mrs. A. J. Dodd and
Beverly Ramsey were visitors to We
natchee Tuesday.
Mrs. Roy Goodall returned home
Tuesday from Portland, where she
visited since New Years.
Miss Bonnie Snively is visiting at
the home of her grandmother, Mrs.
leila Mathis here.
E. l.. Dowell, who is working at
Tacoma, spent the weekend with his
family in Coulee City.
Mrs. AL Pollin was taken to a Spo-
kane hospital Sunday for medical treat
ment. She is reported to be in very
serious condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lee from Enum-
claw visited with Mr.. Lees mother,
Mrs. Ida Darby, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Buob, ST., and
Dorothy and Chris Buob are in Spo-
kane this week.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-01-23
ORGANIZE MEMS CHORUS

A Mems Chorus mas been recently
organized, consisting of men from both
Coulee City churches to practice each
Sunday afternoon at $50. During the
month of February rehearsal will be
held in the Presbyterian church, and
any who may be interested, whether
he can sing or if he just likes music,
is invited to join the group.
Last Sunday the organization took
definite form, with Rev. Kenneth Bom-
berg as chairman and Rev. B. P. Will.
son as choir director.
The next meeting will be again this
Sunday in the Presbyterian church.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-01-23

Mr. and Mrs, C.. II. Aldrich and
Patsy were callers in Spokane Tues.
day.
Harry Mitchell, town marshal, has
been reappointed to this position by.
the mayor and council, it was learned
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. f. Leonard went
to Spokane to visit their daughter, Mrs
John Lillienthal, prior to her leaving
for California to visit her sister, Mrs.
Rcssi.
The four lots ON which formerly
was located the Mcdonald store build
ing, on the west corner opposite the
new LAWN building, were sold at a
county tax sale to James w. Jess of
Coulee City. The property repeatedly
was sold for $1,000.
Miss Doris Patterson went to Taco
ma Friday to visit her aunt and uncle.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gill; Mrs. Gill will
return with her.
A newly formed organization, "The
Neighborhcod Club" met with Mrs.
L +. LETTERS Monday. The members
Will meet every Monday evening and
sew. Next week they will convene at
tie home of Mrs. Frank Willis.
DR.. e. II. Hopkins was a business
visitor to Spokane the first of the
week.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-01-23
CLUB MEETS MONDAY

The Coulee City Women s club will
meet Monday evening with Mrs. Bob
Hilson. The subject for the evening
will be Interesting things about our
State,' with Mrs. John Tucker acting
as leader. Members will answer to roll
call by giving their fayorite spot in
Washington.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-01-23

"Tin Pan Alley - 10th Century
Fox IS musical of our exciting times
which comes Sunday, Monday and Tues
day to the Roosevelt Theatre, is even
more exciting because blondes Alice
Faye and Betty Cradle are starred in
it.
Evening star., 1941-01-17

ready BADLY damaged" by Stuka
dive bombers on January 10.
Numerous German bombs dropped
In the attack on the Port of VAL
letta. Malta, were said to have struck
an arsenal. A merchant ship also
was struck directly by heaviest
caliber bombs" the high command
said in reporting the excellent ef-
feet" of the raid early yesterday
afternoon
Informed German sources de-
clared that the 23,000-ton Ilustrious
probably had been knocked out of
the war.
Battle Ragged Intermittently.
The IlluStriouS was first hit while
in the Straits of Sicily after German
Stukas and Italian torpedo planes
joined for the first time in an Of
fensive test of axis planes against
British sea power.
The battle has ragged intermit-
tently since, with axis planes rang
ing hundreds of miles over the Med
iterranean In search of British war
craft.
While Stukas roared over the Med
iterranean, other German planes on
armed reconnaissance yesterday
scored hits on three merchant ships
totaling $4,000 tons, west of North
ern Scotland and off the English
southeast coast, the high command
said in its daily communiQue.
Last night, it said, combat units
successfully attacked Western Eng
lish port and objectives in Southern
England" while minor" forces of the
R. A. F. dropped few incendiaries
and explosives on the Reichs terri
Evening star., 1941-01-17

thorities announced today. Three
other attacking planes were re-
ported demaged.
The battle against the low-f1ying
bombing and machine-gun attacks
on the axis warplanes ranged along
the whole coastal area, with British
machine guns chattering from roofs
and windows.
The British said that although
there was some property damage,
there was very little of military i'm
portance, while civilian casualties
were slight"
Yesterday hostile plane, curl
ously marked with a Red Cross,
made long reconnaissance over the
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Rome
Continued From First Page.)

command made no mention of Ital-
ian help)
1t was the first German raid on
Malta and by far the most effective
thus far of all it's bombardments-
hitherto the exclusive work of the
Italian Air Force.
Two Cruisers Claimed.
A Naval Ministry spokesman in
sisted that two British cruisers
were most probably sunk" in the
Sicilian Straits battle January 10
instead of only one, as the British
announced.
The spokesman said the decla-
ration that two cruisers were lost was
based on a report by air observers
that the cruiser Southampton went
down in flames far from the spot
where another vessel was seen
gravely damaged. The second vessel
was said to have been of the $3.50
ton Dido class.
The Illustrious, which repeatedly
went to Malta after suffering "se-
rious damage" in the German and
Italian attacks on a British convoy
a week ago, was hit by bombs of
heavy and medium caliberS, the
communique said.
"The arsenal and port works Cat
Malta were effectively hammered
by accurate and direct fire." the
communique said. "a German plane
failed to return"
Evening star., 1941-01-17

tory" but caused "only small damage
to buildings"
The British, according to the
communique, lost five planes yes
terday and the day before.
Planes Attack Convoy.
DNB, official news agency, said
German warplanes attacked Brit
ish convoy near the Hebrides Is
lands, off Scotland, yesterday noon
and scored hits on one 5,000-ton
merchantmen and another of 1000
tons.
Another 4,OO0-ton freighter was
bombed off Orford Ness, on Eng
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Arsenal at VoIIetto
Hit, Germans Declare

BERLIN, Jan. II Py.-German
planes, smashing at British naval
power at one of its Mediterranean
citadels, Malta, we're reported by
the high command today to have
scored several direct hits of heavy
and medium caliber" yesterday on
the aircraft carrier Illustrious, al
Evening star., 1941-01-17

be held tomorrow in st. Joseph's
Catholic Church, Petersburg, fol-
lowed by burial in that city.
Two Of Mrs. Powers sons, william
]. Powers and John H. Powers, came
here 10 years ago and have been
playing in orchestras since. In ad-
dition, she is survived by two other
sons and three daughters.
Evening star., 1941-01-17

cheated were given stiff fines, jail
terms or, for repeated offenses, suf-
fered temporary or permanent clos
ing Of their establishments. When
the penalties failed to eliminate the
abuses, the fines were boosted until
now a convicted violator may be
assessed as high as 100000 francs
(s20,0OO.
Two months ago, in Paris, manu-
facturer drew a fine totaling 100000
francs for disobeying the price-fix-
ing regulation.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Mrs. John T. Powers
Dies in PETERSBURG

Mrs. John T. Powers, II, mother of
two Washington musicians, died
yesterday at her home in Petersburg,
Va, according to word received here
today.
Requiem mass for Mrs. Powers will
Evening star., 1941-01-17

island. Last night there was more
reconnaissance and then a prolonged
attempt to bomb selected targets,
the nights alerts covering a period
of almost four hours-a record here.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
No Tenders Scratched

HOUSTON, Tex. R.-Mrs. W.
Pugh has worn out three school
buses in the IT years she's been q
driver-and never has scratched o
fender.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Nazis Reorganized
French Economy as
Fighting Continued
Production Experts Come
To Poris before Nation
Was Wholly Subjuguted

(Thts Is the last OF four articles
htghltghting important aspects OF
The situation in German occupied
France. 1t tDds tDritten bu an
associated Press correspondent
Just back from str months In
Paris and other parts of the
occupied zone.)
Evening star., 1941-01-17

EXPLORING LITTLE AMERICAThe twin-motored Navy
dor plane assigned to West Base Little America in fight the
Bay of Whales The plane poted James Mccoy Walter
Giles of the United States Marine Corps
major exploratory flights At lower right be open
water of the Ross Sea- while directly below the
barrier edge rising go feet above the bay ce Photo taken from
the small ship which also is being used for exploration
Evening star., 1941-01-17

lands east coast, and left listing,
DNB said.
1t said that "a harbor city Of
Western England, especially impor-
tant for grain imports" was the OBJ
jective Of assaults by heavy German
air squadrons last night. (The Brit
ish identified this as Bristol)
10 Worplones Shot Down
At Malta, British Say
VALLETTA, Malta, Jan. IT CR.-
Ten German or Italian planes were
shot down during a heavy dive
bombing attack yesterday on the
harbor and city here, British au-
Evening star., 1941-11-01
UNCLE RAYS CORNER
"A Little Saturday Talk

Ter will not cook, and the person
who makes the beds won't clean the
floors.
"Hindus think cows are holy, and
if one lies down in the street, only
a priest can move it. Once a COW
died on the steps of the bank, and
nobody could go inside until a Hindu
priest came and took it away.
when we were up in the hill
station called Matteran, there were
monkeys which would come into
the place you were living inf
you didn't have bars on the win
dows. If they got inside, the mon
keys would steal things; they like
silver and mirrors best.
"One time some people We knew
didn't have bars, and q monkey
came in and stole bottle filled
with candy. They had been saving
it for their children, who were very
sorry to lose it.
I'm India the winter is the best
time of the year. The weather
grows hot in the spring, but you
don't feel it much because people
Evening star., 1941-11-01

Not long ago I met 13-year -old
girl who has spent several years Of
her life in India She lived there
when she was tiny tot" and went
back in 1899, to stay until the pres
ent year.
Thinking that readers would like
t6"knoW something about this girls
experiences, I asked her to write me
a. letter Here it is:
Dear Uncle Ray:
HWhen we went to India about
t6 years ago, my sister and were
sVdArised because we had thought
uS4sNould never 60 back. We had
f&eotten some things about the
c&ntry, but we knew we'd like it
hher than staying in boarding
school.
sNy father was the supervisor
ora bank in Bombay, so we had
AIite number of servants, nine of
tAen1. Many families there have
Its of servants, because labor is
cheap, and each Hindr servant will
donnly one kind of work. The but
Evening star., 1941-11-01
Take My Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Saturday Mincemeot

Pensacola: How do you pro-
nounce the word REAR, as in Hold
her. Newt, she's a-rearin' "?-P. H.
Answer-The verb rear ito rise
up on the hind legs should not
rhyme with bare. care, dare. Pro-
nounce rear as it is spelled, and
rhyme it with ear fear, gear.
Jamaica: Who is the author of
the expression The straight and
narrow path"?-S. S.
AnsWer-It is from the Sermon
on the Mount, Matthew vii, IA: Be
cause strait is the gate, and mar
row is the way, which leadeth unto
life; and few there be that find it,"
Portland: The society columns
make bad mistake in stating that
some young woman marries a man.
They should say that the man mar
ries the woman.-Mrs. R. E. M.
.Answer-Sorry. Webster's: Mar
RI. To join "a NAM to woman
as his wife. or "a woman to man
as her husband; used indifferently
Of either
San Pedro: Please explain and
pronounce the word FACETIOUS.
ID. B.
,AnsWer-The word means given
to somewhat unseemly jesting." The
pronunciation is: fuh-SEE-shuss
cleveland: How should say the
word GHERKIN?-R. Men.
'Answer-The "g" is hard as in
GIRL; rhyme the first syllable with
her. Say: GER-kin.
Evening star., 1941-11-01
Loony Logic

tQueer goings on. L. D. c. ot
Clark Lake, Mich, clips this Loony
from small-toTn newspaper
"Just because we wanted to know
We counted the number of time.
We were knocked on the head by
the cows tail we were milking!'
(Send in your Loony Logics. 1t!
Ill in fun
Last call for my new Pamphlet
No. 2 which lists Is common
errors in grammar and tells
how to avoid them. Don't
miss this valuable aid to good
usage. Send stamped (3-cent,
elf-addressed envelope to Frank
Colby, in care of The Evening
Star. Ask for free Grammar
Pamphlet No. 2. Requests cam
not be filled unless self -addressd
envelopes bear correct amount
Of postage.
tReleased by The Bell Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1941-11-01

there take life easy and stay In
doors from 10 o'clock in the morn
ing until half-past 3 in the after
noon.
Sincerely yours,
Katherine Anne Hayden"
I am glad to publish letters such
as the one Katherine wrote for us.
If readers whoahave lived in for
eign lands will write me about the
customs there, I shall be pleased
So far as I can find space, I shall
publish letters of that kind.
If you wish to join the 1941
Uncle Ray Scrapbook Club, send
me self addressed envelope.
You will receive a membership
certificate, a leaflet telling how
to make = scrapbook and .
printed design to paste on the
cover. Address me in care of
The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1941-11-01
LETTER-OUT

Remove letter from spell
called for in the last column Print the letter column opposite
the word from which have removed it. Leered Out
correctly
to LETTER-OUT
Letter-Out
LAMBAST-BALSAM IN ointment.
(R) RACKED-CAKED Ohardened).
CAD RECASING-CRINGES (shes).
TRUMPS-STRUM (pay nstrument).
TROVES-OVERT (open)
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-08-02
The Women
Have A Way
Bats Dispersed
BY Sheriff. Wife

Lee Morton, one OF the two COL
ored radio operators at the County
Jail, was suddenly interrupted in
his work Sunday evening when a
voice. speaking hastily. tried to ex-
plain something over the phone.
Finally convinced that the voice.
which he did not recognize, was
trying TO tell him some OF the
prisoners on the sixth floor had
escaped. This impression develop
ed to agonizing proportions as the
noise Increased from that direction.
Believing that his assistance was
badly needed. Lee bounded up to
the sixth floor but instead of
finding some escaped prisoners. he
found the women inmates on that
floor batting some bats which had
entered the building by undeterm-
ined avenues.
The women were screaming and
running about madly. The matron
Mrs. Mabel Radcliffe, then reveal
ed that she had put in the cell so
Lee from an outside phone when
she discovered the regular phone
out OF order.
The disturbance was dispersed by
Mrs. Andrew c. Baird. wife OF the
sheriff, who used fly swatter TO
drive the bats out. and let the
women return to the beds.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-08-02
Youth Learns Honesty
Is The Best Policy;
And Wins Freedom

Nincieon-year-old Arthur Ecoles.
S79s Russell knows now that
Honesty is tho best policy He
learned his lesson Thursday in re-
corders Court when Judge John
+. Maher. before finding him not
guilty Of unlawfully driving away
an automobile, had Ecclcs write
INC above sentence twenty tme
Ecclos and Junius James were
cmployed AZ car lot AZ 1885
Grand River and had permission Of
The owner TO drive tho cars on the
lot
las MAY 10 James and Ecies
lef, the lot in car and were later
involved in an accider, James who
was driving tho car pleaded gu.liy
70 the charge and was corvic'od as
second offender.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-08-02
The Tables
We're Reversed
Complainant
Now Defendant

Complainant one day and defen-
dant the next was the experience OF
Mrs. Mary Jean Garrett, 81. Of 1859
Monroe.
On July 21 Mrs. Garrett appear
ed as complainant against Long
Burgess. CO. OF 1889 Monroe whom
she accused of hitting her after she
had loaned him a revolver. The
charge against Burgess was dis
missed.
The following day Burgess was
taken to Receiving hospital suffer
ing from burns OF the face, head
and back.
Burgess told officers that when
he returned home on July % Mrs.
Garrett was standing at the head
OF the stairs with kettle OF boil
ing I've which she threw on him.
Mrs Garrett was arrested the
same day by Detectives Henderson
Turpn and Ernest Johnson OF the
Third Precinct and arraigncd the
next day before Judge Arthur F.
Gordon on a warrant charging fell
onious assault. Her attorney. Louis
Tatken. entered plea OF not guilty
for his client.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-08-02
Slums Increase Cost
OF All Communities

From the day when federal mon
ey became available for low cost
housing. homes for Negroes which
were formerly only their own con-
Germ became the public's business
too. That is the way IL should be.
Health. peace. and other commune
~ ideals depend for their per-
lection on everybody. The slum did
nobody good. but local communi-
ties tolerated them because they
thought only slum dwellers were
the losers.
Now that tho facts are brought
out how slums cost the communi-
ties taxes and increase the costs OF
public services for all. housing.
even for Negroes in Civ n
attention. In this there Is les
son that can he put 10 good use In
other problems. Housing Is only one
OF many relations in which the two
races stand to gain advantage by
working for each others good. Let
these other situations be put 10 the
dollar that like housing has been.
What is good for men Is good for
profit. just as surely as honesty Is
The best policy. (Reprint from
July 26 issue OF the Kansas City
Cali1
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-08-02

resting officers told how they had
seen Burkcti hide knife under
the seat of scout car alter his ar
rest. ~ this point Burkett's voice
interrupted the procedure Of the
trial.
"Tha' amt my knife" he said a.
he pointed 10 the weapon the state
was Introducing rs tho ono belong
ing 10 him Here my knife
Rurkst, then pulled from his hol'
long knife and snapped il open
Asked hy the court whore he had
had The knife. Burkcu pointed 20
his belt and then explained thar
II had boon in that SPOT ever since
his arrest n,o weeks before. all
though he had been confined 10 The
County jail ana searched every
time he Was taken 10 court
So, whom Booker appeared ~ the
County Jail on a traffic charge. ne
was Immediately searched throueh-
~ by Deputy Sheriff Charles
Adams and the dcpuiys through
ness produced knife with blade
more than three in,hes in length.
hooker was turned over 10 De-
frcit police and charge 81 carry
inc concealed weapons was pre-
ferrcd against him.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-08-02
Detroit Out
To Win NNDL
Trophy
Award Based
On Largest
Attendance

Detroit is determined 10 win the
Motion Attendance Trophy when the
forty-frst annual convention OF the
National Negro Business league
convenes in Memphis. Tenn, Aug,
%. 2s. 20.
Fred Allen, OF the Supreme Linen
and Laundry company. and national
yice-president. is chairman OF the
"On to. Memphis" committee and
declared this week that he was GER
tain Detroit would have the largest
delegation that has ever gone to a
NNBL convention from the city.
Memphis won the trophy last year
when the convention was held in
Detroit.
j. +. Walker, Memphis. president
OF the NNBI. in a recent letter TO the
Booker r. Washington Trade asso-
citation, disclosed the elaborate
plans the Memphis Negro Chamber
OF Commerce is charting toward
making the convention success
and also for the entertainment OF
the visiting delegates.
In addition TO delegates from the
Trade association, the Detroit
Housewives league will send large
delegation to the annual meeting OF
the National Housewives league
which will be held in conjunction
with the National Negro Business
league. Mrs. Fannie p. Peck Is ma
tional president OF the National
Housewives league.
According to tentative plans two
coaches for Detroit delegates will
leave here Monday evening. Aug
%. A large delegation will make
the trip by automobile.
Those serving on the ION "a
Memphis" committee are: Louis c
Blount. NJ. ]. Morrison. W. II. Port
or. l.. D. Malloy, Mrs. Christine Flu
qua, Mrs. BESSIE Harris. Mrs. Mary
Beasley and Mrs. Helen Malloy.
For more information call Mr.
Allen. TIE. 1855. or the Booker T.
Washington Trade association, TIE,
1-OST7