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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24
WAR SERMONS

There has always been talk about
the feasibility of preaching war SER
mons from our nations pulpits
There are two sides to the question
the man who wants to go to his serv-
ice to get away completely from all
hints of war, that other man who
goes to his church to come away
inspired to serve his country better
with renewed courage to go on in his
small way for the sake of all man
kind. We in Kennewick know that
the true purpose of any church is
holds true in war and in peace. 1t
to inspire, direct and guide. This
is the solace of daily life and since
this war is an integral part of living
today, it would seem that We must
he encouraged to face it with the
help of our nations sermons. Many
church hymns are suggestive of pa
triotism and loyalty and loyalty to
country, the sacred duty of bravery
for church and Christianity. There
Is an especial responsibility that rests
with the pulpit today and few are
the churches not meeting it with
wisdom. We can go to church, not
to hear a heated warlike sermon,
but for inspiration to go forward
coming home refreshed
and con1forted. ~...... ~ -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24
THE MOUNTAIN

I saw the Mountain stand, silent,
wonderful and grand, looking out
across the land, where the golden
light was falling on distant dome
and spire,
And I heard low voice calling
"Come up higher, from the low
lands and the mire, come up higher.
the ages die around us,
Think not that we are old tho the
ages die around us.
Think not that we are cold, tho
eternal SHOWS have crowned us.
Underneath our breasts of snow,
silvery fountains sing and flow.
We receive the newborn storms
on our rugged rock-mailed forms,
And renew the hugry lands with
our rivers and our sands.
He who conquers inward foes, all
the pain of battle knows,
And has earned his calm repose.
Many ages e'er the races, in their
cycles took their places,
We were groaning to be free from
our chains beneath the sea.
Then we heard the sun, our sire,
calling, Come up higher.
Then We burst our prison bars, and
the elemental wars,
And the oceans wild embraces,
we arose and bathed our faces
In the sunlight and the stars.
HATTIE RANDOLPH.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24
Soy Bean Experiment
Successful at The Bluff,

WHITE BDUFFS--The resm
the soy bean observation p,ot =.
Quoted by the Future Farmers !,
White Bluffs. this season ,nd,...
that soy beans can be grown ,mT'
successfully in this area. Before =.
acreage is planted, it is adys,s'
to see what results are from No..
than one year Of planting n
plot was conducted in cooper,,~
with the State College OF WaSb,o.
ton, according to information ~.
Eldon ID. WeSteagard, vocational n
Structor. Chris Hinderer, u. ~,
elected president Of the Hansors
White Bluffs Future Farmers Chan
ter, other officers elected at thsl,
meeting Friday We're: CHAR,
Graves, vice president: Harold RoA
erts, secretary; Melvin Wetbe,
treasurer: Bill Kelly, reporter ANA
Larry Moede, watch dog.
B. Brooks Of Lafayette Nuserie
Oregon, was in town Monday and
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Hayes ATTENDED
the anniversary Of the wapata Re-.
becca lodge Monday evening.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24
LETTERS FROM
THE PEOPLE
Dear MIR. Reed:

The mail arrived just a few min
utes ago and the Courier arrived
also. I can newer tell you how much
apprecite it, thanks ever so much.
It arrives promptly every Tuesday
and it is so swell to find out what
people at home are doing. I just
read about Alfred Mosher and there
I have an interest. I was in boot
camp in the same company as his
younger br other. I'd heard of Al
fred and it's good to hear he's well
and fairly happy.
It won't he long now until my
training here will he through and
then. It's so much a swell thing
to get trained for a job that will
help keep a ship going. There are
lots of sailors here on the University
of Kansas campus now. Our division
was the first here and we kinda took
it by storm. I'm division commander
of the first division and it's quite a
job. School is starting now and We
are kind of worried about the stu
dents reaction to us.
Its not a very dry year in Kansas,
at least this year. It's rained lots
and rained hard here. It's raining
today and is just slightly cool.
In just five days become fire
man third class and when grad
uate from here hope to be ma
chinist's made ID class or fireman
1st class. Will be quite jump and
I hope to deserve it.
Allen Deffenbaugh is here at the
same school. We. joined together
and have been together all the last
four months. We're just wondering
if We will be able to stay together.
After school is completed we hope
to get a short leave to come home.
Well darn-I'm not much of a
news hound and so I'll be closing.
Thanks ever so much for the paper,
It's quite help.
Yours Sincerely,
CHARLES SCFlMELzER, F3c.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24
TWENTY YEARS AGO-1s22


Celebrating the opening of the new
basement of the M. T.. Church the
ladies aid will serve a six O'Clock
dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 9th,
ITO which the public is cordially in
vited.
The annual agricultural fair held
Friday and Saturday far exceeded
expectations in quality and number
of exhibits, attendance and general
interest. Competition for the Po-
mona Grange cup for the best COM
immunity display of farm products
was close and first honors were won
by Finley-Hedges-Ho Hover by the mar
gin of one point.
The first gun in Benton City's
campaign for the court house was
fired Tuesday evening when an en-
thusiastic crowd attended mass
meeting held in the Benton opera
house. D. G. Rogers of Kennewick
gave a rousing talk in favor of the
removal Of the county seat from
Prosser to Benton City, followed by
talk by r. D. Sawyer of Richland.
MIR. and Mrs. e. j. Brand are at
tending the fair in Yakima this
week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24
IMPROVED HEALTH

in spite of war, life expectancy has
increased according to medical sci
ence and a leading life insurance
company reports that during 1941
Americans record a top score for
health. The death rate from disease
during 1871 was the lowest in our
history since they started making
such recordings regarding TIN e
national health. In England, de-
spite the fact that its citizens were
laboring under far more trying con-
ditions regarding food, which is a
source of health for every man, that
i'm this war beseiged country the
health reports were accordingly good
for the same year. This is an en-
couraging record and one which we
might consider in our coming win
ter's program for a more limited
national diet. "A food scarcity was
taken into consideration in England
during the year 1941, and We toe
can profit, right here in Kenne-
wick, from their method of improved
health on restricted diet.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24
DON'T FORGET TO WRITEl

It is hard for the people back
home to realize the value of letters
to men in the armed forces. The
mailman ranks next to General
Macarthur as the most popular
man in the army. Some people
can sit down and dash off letter
pages long, bristling with informa-
ton, intimate details of the town,
and other news that gives the SOL
dier or sailor a big lift. ~
Others find letter writing the
hardest task and too often throw
up their hands and let the job go
undone rather than struggle with
the noqlnSj verbs, adverbs, etc.
Sometimes we find mother who
has just a terrible time composing
a letter in spite of the fact that
her heart is Drumming over with
affection for her son.
Women who do not have any rela-
tives in the army can contribute
very handsomely to the war effort
by writing soldiers an: sailors they
know. You don't have ITO be a
close friend of the man to excite
his appreciation with a letter.
But letters that contain the nor
NAL query of "why can't you come
home" and hurry back to your
friends" do not add too much to
the mans happiness. Give him a
verbal pat on the back, shot in
the arm that shows appreciation Of
all he is doing for all OF us. Tell
him to knock off a couple of japs
for you. $500.
After all, that young man isn't
in Australia for his health. After
the first excitement of visiting a
foreign country wears away, he is
still the same fellow who used to
roll past your house at midnight
with the cutout going full blast. But
right now he stands between us and
an invasion. He is offering his life
for our comfort and safety.
Isn't it a small thing to ask that
you take off half an hour a week
or even every Gay to drop a line to
some of the men you know? Our
slogan should be: Buy bonds, CO.
operate with civilian defense and
write letters. Ralph ID. Young in
LEFT to Write" in the Rice Lake
(Wis.) Chronotype.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24

The smartest advertising we have
seen is that done by the kodak COM
panies in which they suggest that
pictures be sent with each letter
from home to the boys in the armed
forces. The thing that makes 1t
smart advertising is that it is Timely
and the suggestion is immensely APP
pealing to the folks at home as
well as to the boys who are away
from home. The saying that a pic
ture is as good as a thousand words
is as true in the case of a letter
from home as it is in advertising
matter. ....= -.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24
Mrs. Hugh Bells Father
iii i'm National City

WESTERN HORSE HEAVEN -
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Bell came home
last week from National City where
Mrs. Bells father, Dan Tremblay is
suffering from a stroke. Mr.. Trem-
blay had been visiting at the Bel
home during the summer and had
just returned to National City when
he became seriously Ill.
Loretta Anderson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Anderson has been
i'll with flu the past week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24

These are trying times. It re-
quires courage and fortitude to face
them calmly. The uncertainty OF
the future and it's demands disturbs
alike the man in business and the
worker. 1t is difficult to make plans
far ahead becaus no one knows the
dangers and the problems and the
difficulties that lie ahead. lit is
a time to keep calm, to keep hope
full and to hold onto ones faith.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24

AS we search for the good things
that may come out of the war we
must not forget the fact that the
salvage drive is going to clean up
lot Of lnsightly automobile grave
yards that line highways entering
ten thousand towns and cities of
this country.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24
THIRTY YEARS AGO-191e

The city dads strongly favor the
installation of the compressed air
siren for fire alarm. The fire COM
mittee, which went to Walla Walla
last week, to inspect that cityis
equipment, report that the siren
will accomplish the result, without
fraction of a doubt.
Miss Grace Richardson and Archie
G. Brown were married at the home
of the Rev. H. M. Byrd in, Pasco
Tuesday, Sept. 18th.
The claim agent of the N. p. r. r.
Company was in town the past week
to see about the installation of the
safety devices at the two dangerous
crossings. The City Council has
asked to have bells installed.
It was proposed by Mr.. Sheppard
Tuesday night that the city,s bust
ness streets be covered with a per-
nanent pavement. The wretched
condition of the streets at the pres
ent made it imperative that some
action he taken at once.
One of the new features Of the
Grape Carnival this year is the
School exhibit.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24

eff you want to get a line on what
your house and it's furnishings are
worth" a local man said today, "just
start out and try rent a furnished
house like your own. You will go
home feeling much richer"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24

The woman Of tomorrow, after a
turn in a defense plant, won't do
the repair work about the house
hold gadgets with a iaairpin as her
mother used to do. She will prob
ably have completes kit of tools
from a l1acksaw to micrometer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24

In spite of all the warnings, the
American public has not yet begun
to realize that there is rubber
shortage but it will. Except in rare
instances no car has been locked in
the garage for want of tires. Amer
lea will drive it's cars until the last
spare is gone.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24

1.-THE price ceiling" local farmer
said, sis thing that works when
you have something to sell, but be-
comes imperative when you have
something to buy" .a..-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24

Some one APPLY defines a flatterer
as person who says things to your
face, he wouldn't say behind your
back. r. IL
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24
FORTY YEARS AGO-1so2

w. A. Morain will next month
commence work on a new store and
N. r. Sylvester of Pasco has COM
menced work on a building on Front
Street which will be used for a cigar
store and billiard room.
Work will commence at once on
Hoveer's new building at the corner
of Yakima and Secont Streets.
Construction work is under way
at this place on the telephone line
between here and Pasco. -. II
G. Hoadley and family are occupy
ing their new home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24

A Kennewick man says he hasn't
heard anyone recently state that
European nations didn't have enough
money to finance a war! II
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24
PICK ED UP
TOWN

I'll bet some fish go home and
lie about the size of the bait that
got away" says Elmer Olson.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24

"A Kennewick man says the prin-
cipal objection he has to evolution
is that it works so slowly.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24

THE way they are going about 1t"
signs George Saunders, ''you would
think that lies would win the war. I"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24

About the only time a Kepn.r.,
woman dislikes flattery Is whs0 !,
is directed to another woman
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24

There is many a man who tries to
buy experience on the easy pay
ment plan, when it is a cash and
carry proposition.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24

A subscriber Of Kennewick ,D...
that the fish took their vacatia MT, |.
the same time he took mis-,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24

AT least You won't be overcome
with envy for your neighbours new
car!
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24

This is the time Of the year"
AYERS Penney Ferrell, when baseball
parks are shining the flag pole for
the national pennant."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24

They use glue instead Of nails
on some of the prefabricated houses.
In other words You enlarge your
dwelling by gluing on another room.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24

There is one thing that can ot
distant and close at the same time,
suggests Harvey White" "and tina
is a wealthy relative"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-24

According to Paul Richmond, II
wouldn't be a bad idea to set aside
a day of praying for the taxpayers
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-14
PUBLIC OPINION
any Invited In these
columns Writer'S be given but may
withheld from print II desired.

that no rowdyism will be tolerat.
ed.
Most important OF all is the fact
that no liquor Is TO be sold there
It will he an iee cream bar and
there will be no taxi dancers or
special women employees politely
known as hostesses.
Now why in the world should
anyone object? 1t seems to me
that the chief Of police fancies
lot Of trouble that will never ex.
Isl. This place would not begin TO
compare IN Objectionable features
with the beer parlors now licensed
10 operate in the city. not to men.
ton the horrible places in near.
b. communities which our young
people frequent in search OF com.
panionship in absence Of decent
place in Ypsilanti whore they can
dance
Won't the city council please 70
consider this matter from par.
ent's viewpoint and give this pro-
posed new place a fair trial2
A Mother
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-14
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER a. l94-
WAR BRINGS CHANGES

Pointing 10 the dominance OF coal
tar chemicals in the manufacture OF
Vids range OF plastic articles in
Guiding many essential war mater
ials. repor, 10 the American
Chemical Society's annual conyen-
ton emphasizes the need Of sound
program OF. research
Plast.os playing a vital part n
the war effort viii have an import
ant part in postwar expansion
Coal has long been the chief source
material for intermediates con
sumed by the rlastics industry but
eventually petroleum derivatives.
agricultural products and natural
resins will provide coal with keen
competition. Consequent lowering
Of expense will help plastics to lead
in an extraordinary expansion.
Increased use OF anthracite coal
Is promised by reason OF its proven
value as a filter for the purifcation
Of drinking water. 1t has been
shipped for filter use to every state
in the Union and 70 Persia, Eng
land. Australia. South America.
Canada and Alaska. Coal will also
be used in development OF new and
more effective agricultural chem
icals Csrbonization OF coal in by
product coke ovens, produces many
materials useful in agriculture. As
fertilizers. insecticides, disinfect-
ants, herbicidss tungicides, fumi-
giants and preserystives.
Use OF these chemicals 10 in
crease yield and quality will be-
come more common as farm labor
becomes more scarce. Science will
be called upon 10 MAKE two ears
Of corn grow where one grew be-
fore. and here will come a partial
solution OF farm problems. As
industry has studied means OF e.
duoing production costs, so the
farmer Will find a way 70 produce
more meat and grain and vegeta bles
and fruit with fewer man hours Of
labor
Il will be the old story Of inyen-
ton 10 meet needs repeating And
IN the ability OF the American peo-
pie to meet emergencies there is
good reason 10 believe that We shall
not only win the war but that We
in America shall enjoy the greatest
era OF prosperity after thu war that
any country has ever known.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-14
LET US HAVE DANCE HALL

Editor Ypsilanti Daily Press
Why all this commotion about
dance hall For years have
heard mothers bemoaning the fact
that there was no decent place in
Ypsilanti for young people to con
gregate for a social evening except
in1 as there are school parties or
other special group gatherings.
We now have lot of new young
people In Ypsilanti and more com
Ing We have a thousand or more
soldiers in training. going and
coming. Many Of these young men
will leave here for service never
TO return We owe them very spe.
cial consideration The least we
can do is 10 entertain them
II Is my understanding that the
men who want to start dance
hall here are men Of good reputa
ton and willing TO have the room
supervised by any committee whom
social agencies or club women of
the city may select, that Il will be
conducted in strictly decent
manner, an high social plane and
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-14

he's rounding those absentees up,
to report for duty on Capitol Hill"
This is a slight error.
Sans remarks were given TO the
national public from his home
town, metropolis Of his home dis
triet, Bonham, Tex, just before he
himself returned to the capital.
Believe me, l don't believe that
Sam had to 20 home 10 Bonham,
10 get himself reelected.
All the same, the advice was
funny
Other folk urged 70 head for
Washington, coming from HIS
homei
l. made the others laugh-or
sore.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-14
ACCEPTS TORONTO PosT

Grand Rapids. Mich Sept. IL
Rev. Hugh p. Kilgour. for the last
seven years pastor OF Central
Churcn c. CHRIST Grand Rapids. has
resigned TO accept the pastorate Of
OF the College Of Churches OF Christ
az Toronto University and Of Hill
crest Christian Church. Toronto.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-14
One-Ailnute Test

/ Who are the first three per.
sons In line OF succession 10 the
British thronef
what is tire marching song
OF the Coast Cuard2.
3 What city Is often called
Russias mother city'7
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-14
THEY SAY

Hsrttord-Raymond L Baldwin
accepts the r publican nomination
for governor OF Connecticut: THE
President OF The United states Is
our commander-in-chief Because
We are Americans before we are
Republicans We will hack him in the
conduct OF the war. Hts success
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-14
DIES OF suEFocArIoN

Roseyille. Mich. Sept. li-F1i.
neral services are being arranged
for Hebrew Perry, 50. who died
Sunday. while flames demolished
his tWo-room house. where he lived
alone. Coroner William c. 5. Pear
Itch ruled he died Of suftocatiou
and not OF third degree burns.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-14
AEAITH oEEIcER DIES

Holland Mich, Sept. IA Rites
Will be Tuesday for Or. William NJ,
Tappan. SO. Holland city health Off
Ger, who died suddenly at his home
SUNDAY from heart attack. He had
been a Holland physician for 20
years.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-14
Half-Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

radio concert given from feature IN
lrau The auto Of Shaub snkey equipped
radio set uafHsed the streets Of the city both
noon and evening providing community with free music
concert
Mrs l. Caakus chairman Of the county deIesa
ton 10 the State convention be held Muskegon September
r. Delegates from The second district Crawford
r J. Owen. Frank Tcknor L. F. Alley Charles Newton
Abigail Pearce Lee Brown stuart Lathers
Newton F. F Goodwin John Lawton. and Marina Osbanda
L s. Marshal Frank r Newton special deputy
marshas The district Of Michigan
missions are 10 DO cancelled Samuel Dsughter
brea appointed northern last
District
Death Sept o. John Kersy
Birth daughter 70 Mr. and Mrs Harry Hickman