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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14

was bitterly opposed by Seattle, ia
coma and Spokane, since itsreuuired
. these cities to contribute to the
support of schools in the smaller
towns and rural districts
Rogers was, therefore, logical
candidate for the Fusion Party of
Democrats, Populists and Silver Re-
publicans which united forces to win
the election.
Governor Rogers proved to be
sound in office and the discovery
of gold in Alaska in July, 1897
brought a wave of prosperity that
successfully aleviated the economic
ills of the day.
Although the Republicans regain
ed control of all the other offices in
the election of 1900, the people con-
vinced of Rogers integrity and
courage and elected him to a second
term. He died, however, in 1901 and
was succeeded by Henry Mcbride.
Rogers was born in Brunswick,
Maine in 1888. He had varied car
eer in Mississippi, Illinois and Kan
sas as pharmacist, teacher, farmer
and editor of the Kansas Commoner
before coming to Washington in
| 1890 to make his home in Puyallup,
After his death the pickels and pen
MES of the states school children
raised fund to erect a statue to
his honor in Olympia.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14
CITY IN BRIEF

A line crew for the Public Utility
District No. 2 is busy this week re-
setting and strengthening power po-
les on the company's line in Coulee
City.
Work is under way this week at
the Bellies auto court, with workers
pouring concrete for foundations for
the cabins The unit will consist of
three cabins with adjoining garages.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Wagner have
received word from their son, Ebert,
that he will be stationed for three
months at Lowery Field, Colorado,
while taking technical training for
the air force. "A Al
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14
T. COu1EE CITY DISPATCH THURSDAY, MAY IA, 1912 :

Willard Triplett, Jr., returned to
the home of his parents here Mon
day to convalesce from from injuries
sustained when wrench fell on him
and punctured his lung, while he
was working on Bonneville-Grand
Coulee power line near Toppenish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Rice and
daughter, Colleen, returned TO their
home in Seattle after spending a few
days vacation with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. w. Rice.
Mrs. Allen Dudley returned Tues.
day from Ephrata, and plans to re-
side here while her husband is sta
toned at White Bluffs.
FOR SALE-Davenpo and chair,
$500; Westinghouse electric range
with wiring, $500; Kelvinator re-
frigerator and linoleum rug, like
new. both for $4,000; Rollaway bed
,
double bed coil springs and inner
spring mattress, $500; Also other
articles too numerous to MENTION
Telephone SCI, Stan Sanken adv.
Mrs. Vern Adams visited friends
in Ephrata Wednesday,
Mrs. Harry Davidson spent Moth
ers Day with her mother, Mrs. Mary
E. Switzer, at Newburg, Oregon
From there she plans to go to Col
, dendale for "a visit with MI and Mrs
o. S. Haugen.
Rev. and Mrs. C. L. Williams of
Seattle visited Mr., and Mrs. Fred
Scheibner last week. ~
Mrs. George Murphy returned to
her home at Atlantic City, New Jer-
sey, after two-week visit with Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Mitchell, Mrs
Maurice Bogart and son spent Sat
urday in Wenatchee.
This was a busy week for mem
bers of the Bridge club. They were
entertained Wednesday evening by
Mrs. William Patterson at her home,
and again on Thursday evening at
the home Of Mrs. Lou Podey
Mr.. and Mrs Joe Brockman, Grand
Coulee, were weekend guests of Mr.
and Mrs. j. r. Goodall.
Sheriff Gordon Nicks was a bust
ness caller in town Tuesday.
Mrs. l.. L. Van Dusen of Spokane
arrived Wednesday for a short visit
/ ANNOUNCING the opening OF
Fran's Beauty Shop, in the house by
Mrs. Darby's home adv.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Singert spent
i the weekend in Yakima.
Maurice Bogart has purchased a
dray line from Mrs Mabel Mathis
and has leased a warehouse used BY
the Cater Motor Freight here.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14

= YOU
KNOWN

John Il. Rogers election as third
Governor of Washington State in
1897 resulted directly from the in
tense social unrest caused by the
hard times of 1893-1396. The Free
Silver Campaign was at its height
and the people were reaching out In
all directions for economic relief.
AS a Populist member of the 1895
legislature, Rogers had led the fight
for the barefoot schoolboy bill which
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14
AS NECESSARY AS THE
BRAVE YOUNG MEN

"Humph!" exclaimed Geat Aunt
Matilda disapprovingly. $50 they're
talking about registering the women
folks of this country now that they
re through signing up the menu
And why not?" I asked, Don't
You think victory is unimportant to
the women of the United States as
it is to the men? Besides. everybody
l know wants to do something to
help this country win the war as
quickly as possible"
Let them stay home, then like
their grandmobhers did" said AUNT
Matilda, and take better care of
their houses and families!''
Most of us are doing that al
ready" I told her. wartime short
ages and new sense of RESPONSE
bility that everybody feels since
Pearl Harbor are seeing to that. But
we'd like something more to do
definite things, like being nurses
aids or helping in war production
factories. II this registration should
be voluntary believe at least 90
per cent of the women in the country
would sign up; very young ones and
old ones as we'll as those of my gem
Grafton"
"And after they were signed up,
what good would It do?"
PERHAPS lot of us would be-
called on to do factory work. There
are about 100000 woraen in war
plants now, and, they say, perhaps a
million more will be needed before
this thing is over"
"vQn mean to tell me" she de-
manded now, that you'd tile a job
i'll a factory
Certainly. # they needed me, and
I could learn to do the work"
THAT would be 10 place for a
woman like you" Aunt Matilda
shook her head and pursed her lips.
"You weren't brought up to do
work like that All that dirt and
noise and confusion. why, you'd be
finished in week.
aunt Matilda" said sternly.
''have you been in factory recent
1y?'
NO" she admitted, I haven't. =
Then let me assure you, modern
factory is clean and we'll ventilated,
and no roisier than it has to be- And
there's no confusion about it. Things
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14
BID ON MASON CITY

The Bureau of Reclamation at
Grand Coulee recently announced
that an agreement has been reached
with the contractor, Consolidated
Builders, Inc, whereby on September
l it would take over the operation
of Mason City, the contractors camp
situated downstream from the Grand
Coulee Dam.
An advertisement inviting bids for
the towns II concessions will be
issued in about 80 days, the Bureau
said. Competition will primarily be
on the basis of experience and finan-
cial ability. Contracts will run from
five to ten years. The equipment now
in use in the various business houses
is owned by the contractor, and sue
cessful bidders, if they desire, can
work out an agreement with Obi
for it's purchase.
The Bureau will accept bids on the
following: A drug store, bank. dry
goods store, grocery and meat mar
ket, hardware, beauty parlor, hotel
theatre. barbershop, shoe shop, re
creation hall, coffee shop, garage
dentist office, laundry, service sta
ton and hospital.
The large company store building
ic to be remodeled into individual
shops, each separate from the others
and each provided with an outdoor
entrance of it's own. The Bureau will
complete this modification and have
the concessionaries In charge by Sep
TENDER I.
With much of it's own personnel
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14
RIGHT OUT OF THE AIR
BY EARLE FERRIS ..

rity Theatre" ON the Blue network
and proved he can act as well as
write.
There's only one Old World Gus
tom to which Maestro George
Sebastian clings. After each re-
hearsal of his "Great Moments in
Music" program, heard Wednesdays
on CHS, he always has a drink Of
raspberry juice and soda.
When. Burns and Allen finished
their broadcast at Camp HAN re-
Gently, one of the first of the high
ranking soldiers to congratulate
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14

Mrs. Harry Mitchell has been III
at her home this week.
= Carl Jones, Coulee Dam, spent
Mothers Day with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs, w. J. Jones hest
]. Ed. Tucker will be installed as
an Elder of the Presbyterian church
on this Sunday evening.
Mrs. Bill Kriete. Marguerite and
Darrell Box visited Mr.. and Mrs. w.
l.. Joplin Wednesday. Darrell, who is
a Marine, is home on a furlough.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14

from Baltimore, measured three feet
by three, with photos of the senders
pasted on it. The other, fro fan
in Los Angeles, was typed on old
ivory brocade.
Marie Nelson of the cast of
BACHELORS Children" NBC Red
network serial, noted at a recent
rehearsal the speeding up in travel
that time has brought. When she
learned u. S. bomber flew the
Atlantic in 400 minutes, she recalled
that her stage debut was made 80
years ago in a spectacular dance
production called Around the
World in 80 days"
Blue Barron, pictured here, deter
mined the theme for the Sunday
afternoon "Sllow of Yesterday and
Today" when ne coined the de-
scripJive phrase Music of yester-
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14

having left the area Tor important
posts in the -shipyards on the Coast
and with its contract for the east
powerhouse scheduled to be COM
pieted by the end of the year, the
contractor wishes to be relieved of
the responsibility of operating the
town, the Bureau said.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14

II ATE SMITH Vgas SO. pleased with
rs two UngsUal%fan letters she re-
ceived last week that She mentioned
than 90 her daytime program. One,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14
No.. .....
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION

In the Superior Court Of the State
of Washington. For Grant. County,
MRS ELLA MCLEAN,
Plaintiff,
VS.
ADAM HADALIN, a single man, J
POTLATCH YARDS, a corpor- J
alton,
RALPH LaVERNE JONES, and }
JANE DOE JONES. (true
Christian name to plaintiff I'M }
known his wife, CHARLES j. J
WELLER and JANE DOE
WELLER, (true Christian
name to plaintiff unKnown),
his wife, and F. D. JONES and }
JANE DOE JONES, (true }
Christian name to plaintiff
| unknown), his wife,
Defendants.
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
To the said Adam Hadalin, sim
gle man, F. d. Jones and Jane Doe
Jones, (true Christian name tc
plaintiff unknown), his wife: You
are hereby summoned to appear
within sixty days after the date of
| the first publication of this sum-
mons, to-wit: within sixty days af-
| ter the 23rd day of April, 1912, and
defend the above entitled action in
| the above entitled Court, and an
swer the complaint of the plaintiff
| and serve copy of your answer
upon the undersigned attorney for
the plaintiff at his office address
| below stated; and in case of your
failure to so do, judgment will be
rendered against you according to
the demand of the complaint, which
has been filed with the Clerk of said
Court.
The object of the above entitled
| action is to secure a Judgment
against the defendant Adam Hada-
lin in the sum of Three Hundred
Dollars ($300.00) with interest at
the rate of ten per cent (10%) per
annum from May IL, 1871 until
paid, and for the further sum Of
Seventy-fi Dollars .($75.0OO at
torneys fees and for plaintiffs costs
and disbursem ents; that the mort
gage described in plaintiffs COM
plant be foreclosed, and that the
mortgaged premises being Lots 229
and 231 in Block 3 or McEntee g
Addition to the Town of Coulee City,
Washington, be foreclosed; that
plaintiffs mortgage be decreed to
be first, valid lien against the a.
bove premises: that all interest of
the defendants be foreclos ~ in said
property and that said property be
sold to satisfy said judgment.
A. J. HENSEL,
Attorney for Plaintiff
| Office and p. o. Address:
| Waterville, Douglas County,
| Washington.
' A
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14
COULEE CITY DISPATCH
I. w. fBLBl HILsoN. Editor

Entered at the D0stofficn at Coules
City. Wash. as seL0nd-class matter.
In the Interest of Coules City and
the Neixhboring Vicinity.
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FIRST FLOORS
Evening star., 1942-04-20
De Chombrun Reported Having
Role in LovoFs Return to Power
Count Sent to Vichy to Inform Petoin
Of Plan to Name GouIeiter, Writer Says

Laval stepped into his place through
the good ofices Of the charming and
personable young count, well known
to Washington society.
Rene de Chambrun was sent from
Paris to Vichy to inform Petain that
a gauleiter, Collaborationist CASTOR
de Monte. was about to be ap-
pointed ruler Of occupied France
thus separating forever the main
body Of the country from the rump.
Count de Chambrun conveyed
this ominious message from Laval
along with many assurances Of his
father-in-law's continued esteem
and affection for the old marshal
Petain, terrified at the vision of a
permanently disected France, step
ped down and gave Laval the reins
Laval Is Anti-U. S.
With the arrival of Laval at the
head Of the French government, II
may be truly said that old chickens
have come home to roost. Laval is
not only pro-Nazi. but also definitely
snti-American. He made one visit
to Washington in 1882 to try to set
Evening star., 1942-04-20
Young Greek Leader
FIees Athens 10 Join
Government t-in-ExiIe
KonneIlopouIos Fought
As Priyote, Refusing
Higher Positions
By IVES GALLAGHER.
W.1s World News

LONDON. April 2o.-Greek gov
eminent sources have reported the
escape from starving Athens Of
youthful Prof. Panajo Kannell-
opoulos. political idol Of Greece's
youth and leader Of underground
resistance against Axis occupation.
Prof Kannellopoulos nov IS
somewhere en- route 10 the Middle
East to join the Greek government
where he may become Greece's
Venezelos in this conflict which
President Roosevelt calls the War
Of Survival.
In a dark. heavily shuttered room
in a crowded quarter Of Athens
Just II months ago. I interviewed
the nervous. intense professor while
German sentries OF the Army Of
Occupation unknoVlngly paced the
street Just a few feet aUav
That interview never was pub
lished. for It would have meant the
firing squad for Prof. Kannen-
opoulos
He told me of his intentions to
remain in Greece as long as l am
Of use to the people and to do
what he could to resist and ease
the burden Of occupation.
On his desk lay a volume of
Emerson's essays which he fingered
as he talked. I had seen him read
ing the same volume a few months
before In front of a fickering fire
Evening star., 1942-04-20
By HELEN LOMBARD.

Young Count Rene de Chsmbrun.
an American citizen through the
courtesy OF a grateful Congress tsll
descendants of Lafayette were given
that privilege after the Revolution
vas the diplomatic instrument Of
Pierre Lavals return to power.
When young de Chambrun. son OF
a distinguished French Army oficer
who once served in Washington as
military attache and Of Clara
Longvorth. sister OF the former
speaker of the House. married the
daughter Of Laval there was good
deal OF comment.
She was the daughter of dynamic
figure in French politics and the
granddaughter of the saloon keeper
and horse trader in a small Auvergne
town. Count Rene married Josette
Laval in spite of the chattering IN
conservative French drawing rooms.
Today he finds himself the son-in-
law of his countrys Quisling ruler
and richest citizen.
Count Well Known Here.
Anti-Vichyites have always main
tanned that the day the Germans
decided that Marshal Petain's period
OF usefulness was over. they would
not be slow in finding a way to get
rid of him. A scarecrow was waved
in front OF the old marshal, and
Evening star., 1942-04-20

in the mountains Of Albania where
he fought as a private in the Greek
Arny-prooably the only private in
any army who vas consulted by
generals on important decisions.
Defender Of Democracy.
An ardent defender Of democracy
and an adnirer of the American
1ay Of life. Prof. Ksnnellopoulos
vas exiled by Metaxas when he
actively opposed the dictator pre-
miers abolition Of parliament.
When Italy invaded Greece. he
telegraphed Metaxas demanding the
right 20 return and fight for his
country. The request was granted.
-Four months OF front-line fight
ing on half rations had left their
mark OF the young professor AS
he paced the room that afternoon
in Athens. his face was pinched by
malnutrition. Quick. nervous move
ments bespoke his emotional stress
He told how-when the Greek
armies had been slashed 70 ribbons,
cut of from Athens and were near
annihilation from German air and
land attacks-Gen. Domestica and
other generals had called him in to
consult with the Germans on terms
Of surrender.
General Makes Prediction.
He told how the Germans and
Greeks agreed on surrender terms.
how the Greeks laid down their
arms and how italian armies then
rushed up and attacked the defense
less Greek troops. forcing second
and more harsh surrender terms.
He then slipped away TO Athens
through the German lines to in
form King George Of the situation
He could have left Greece with the
King and other public officials, but
he decided to stay.
What has gone on in the last II
months may remain secret until
after the war. but presumably he
left Greece because he believed he
could be of greater service outside.
Pending his conference with the
Greek government in the Middle
East his status is uncertain, but I
am reminded of the day the Greek
Evening star., 1942-04-20

tie the debt question and to obtain
guarantees for France against fu-
ture aggression. His visit was .
complete flop. He was frigidly
received by President Hoover. Laval
left with bitter taste in his mouth
which he has never forgotten.
When Laval was vice premier In
the Petain cabinet. formed after the
Evening star., 1942-04-20

fall OF France. he was handed n
diplomatic note from the United
States. Foreign Minister Baudouin
presented the vichy answer for
Laval'S approval. but he parked hts
own undiplomatic answer. 1t was
one short word. unprintable even in
the lowest French magazines.
tReleassa hv the Rer syndieats. Inc
Evening star., 1942-04-20

general with whom I was walking
in Koritza, Albania, pointed to Prof
Kannellopoulos as he passed and
said:
There goes the man who some
day will be the Prime Minister OF
Greece"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-29
LiquorBoard
Cracks Down
ConceIs Licenses
of Three Operators

LANSING, Sept. 29.-(R)-
The State Liquor Control Com
mission, again backing up its
threats to get tough" with vio-
lators, today suspended or can
celled the licenses of three Ii
censees and imposed lesser pen
alties on two other operators.
Chairman Ralph Thomas said
the tavern and specially desig-
mated merchant license of Tanas
Dimitry and Peter Lester, Jack
son, was suspended indefinitely
after the operators we're found
guilty of serving drinks to min
orS and permitting disorderly
conduct on their premises.
The tavern license of Lewis F.
Brown, Gladwin Secord route,
was suspended j n d finitely,
Thomas asserted, On conviction
by the commission of charges of
questionable ownership, serving
minors, permitting patrons to
become intoxicated, permitting
minors to liter on the premises,
operating after hours, allowing
employees to mingle with pa
trans, and permitting insanitary
conditions to exist.
The specially designated deal
ers license of John De Rose, Les
lie, was cancelled, Thomas said,
and DeRose's S.D.M. license was
suspended indefinitely on charg-
es of allowing his minor son to
operate the establishment, and
permitting children to frequent
the store.
The license of the Green Par
rot Nest, Holt, operated by Cliff
ford w. Chrysler, was suspended
for 10 days on charges of selling
to minors, but Thomas explained
the lighter sentence by saying
the lease was not clear cut"
A sentence Of five days sus-
pension on similar grounds was
imposed on Fred w. Fern, West
End Inn, Owosso Route 4, Thorn
as said.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-29
BY WILLIAM l.. WORDEN

ALASKAN DEFENSE COM
MAND. Sept. % - (Delayed) -
up - Two enemy submarines in
Japanese-held Kiska Harbor
were believed damaged by
United States army filters who
caught them on or near the sur
face, air force officers disclosed
today.
One submarine came up di-
rectly underneath squadron
headed by Lieut.. Col. Jack
Chennault, former leader of the
American volunteer group of
Flying Tigers who fought in
China.
Chennault, whose squadron
flew planes with tiger jaws
painted on the sides, proceeded
to strafe the submersible him.
self. Meanwhile he ordered his
fighter squadron into combat
circle around the surprised sub
marine.
Each of nine planes made
three strafing attacks on the
undersea ship which rolled on
the surface, apparently afraid to
dive because of a number of
holes in it,
STRONG FORCE
CA Washington navy COM
munique in announcing the Fri
day raid said yesterday that in
addition to the submarines two
transports or cargo ships were
at Kiska and one was beached.
1t said the attack was carried
out by strong force of bombers
and pursuit planes.)
A second squadron of fighters
led by Major Wilbur Miller
used similar tactics after sight
ing another submarine. Although
results of this attack were Not
definitely known, the subma-
rine was seen to be sinking
slowly and may have been NOR
tally hit.
Chennault also got one of the
Japanese float plane fighters
which rose to greet the raiders.
(The Japanese, apparently un-
able to carve airports out of
Kiska's rocky hills, have been
using fighter planes based OH the
Water)
Both Americans and Can
adams, who have been itching
for action during months of pa
troll and guard work over Alas
kan posts, took part in the raid
Lieut.. Gerald r. Johnson OF
Eugene, Ore, got another fight
err, shooting it down just as il
came out of the clouds on the
tail of the plane piloted by
Miller.
Squadron Commander Ken
meth Boomer of Ottawa, leader
of the Canadians, sent a third
fighter spinning into the bay. In
addition the raiding force
struck at seaplanes on the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-29
400 (onvicis
Go on Parade
Drill for Time
When They'll be Free

JACKSON, Mich, Sept. %
(P) - Four hundred convicts
marching briskly in view be-
fore an officer of the United
States army marked the dedi-
catory ceremonies yesterday for
Southern Michigan prisons new
athletic Field-MacArthur Field.
The convicts, mostly short
termers, were members of the
prisons voluntarily organized
military unit who have been
drilling since July 2 in expecta-
ton of going into the armed
services upon regain g freedom.
Colonel George T. Shank,
commandant at Fort Custer, was
on hand with STAFF officers:
This has been a stirring dis
play of patriotism Colonel
Shank said. 1T takes a long
time to make a sold and you
men have come long way. You
have my hope that some day
. mosS of you may have the oppr-
tunity to serve your country"
Prison officials said the men
| give four hours a week from
their leisure time TO the drill
and are directed by two vet
Grams of the last War-Francis
p. Murray and Thomas Ginley,
both inmates.
Murray, servir ten to 20
years for robbery armed in Sag
NAV, said he was a major in
the British army and now has
a son fighting in Libya.
Il guess I'm just hoping, in
all this drilling" Murray said,
but it makes me feel I'm doing
something"
Ginley, who flew in the La
Feyettes Esquadrille, served
with the American and British
forces and won several citations,
went to prison for forgery.
I'm leaving here in :. month.
/ have work as a technician and
I'll do my Bit" h said.