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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-08
Now Ensign, Don Duffy
Having Received Wings

Donald P. Duffy, 26, of Kennewick
has successfully completed his U. S.
Naval Reserve flight training at the
Naval Air Station in Jacksonville,
Fla, and has been awarded his Navy
wings and has been commissioned
an Ensign, according TO word re-
cefved from the Thirteenth Naval
District, Seattle.
Ensign Duffy enlisted in the Navy
in Seattle and went through his pre-
lminary flight training at the Naval
Reserve air base there.
He is the son of Clarence E. Duffy
of Kennewick. He graduated from
Washington State College with a B.
S. degree in mining administration
With the completion of his seven
months Of flight training, Ensign
Duffy will now be assigned to active
duty with the fleet air arm.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-08
Chamber Endorses
Transient Camp
Highland grange fore
sees labor shortage

Unanimous endorsement of a res
olution recently passed by the
Highlands grange was given by the
chamber of commerce this noon. The
ordinance requests the establish
ment OF mobile labor camp for
this section, particularly during the
fruit harvesting season.
Because Of the large numbers OF
men and boys being taken from the
community for the service and for
defense work, a serious labor short
age is anticipated. The establish
ment Of the labor camp and en-
ployment unit is therefor seen as the
only possible means Of securing
help enough to handle Kennewick's
crops.
Investigations of the facilities and
need for such camp have already
been undertaken by the department
and this resolution Is the formal ap-
plication for its establishment here
this year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-08
War Relief Drive
Nears Total of
100 Dollars Here
Hover district tops
list; contributions still
continue to come
fuNIs c-.-.:--s

Population considered, the Hover
district probably made the best
showing of any place in the Yaki-
ma Valley on the recent Red Cross
War Relief drive, according to a re-
port made today by Chairman How
ard McGhee. The Hover district
turned in total of $127 to the fund.
Second in line was the business dis
trict OF Kennewick, where 1924 was
collected. This item included, Of
course, some of the money which
would otherwise have been collected
in other districts.
Mr.. McGhee hopes that before the
drive has finally been completed,
that. someone will make it either
ten dollars and two-bits or sixteen
dollars and six-bits, for that would
make the total come out even. To
the last accounting last night the
total for all the districts in this end
of the county was $1683 Is. Another
sixteen dollars and seventy-five
cents would make the grand total Of
$17O0.
Almost every day someone comes
in with a contribution to the fund.
Some are adding to the amounts al
ready contributed, while others
were missed on the drive or didn't
happen to have change available at
the moment. Inasmuch as head
quarters is asking for every cent
possible to secure, the fund will be
kept open as long as there is any re-
spouse.
While no definite quota was act
ually set for Benton county, which
comes under the Yakima jurisdic-
ton, that unit was asked for $4,000.
Benton county's share was figured
from this to be about $4,000, with
this end of the county assuming
about half that sum. So. with fiji
teen hundred dollar quota, MeGhee
feels that the people in this end of
the county have done swell job, as
he thinks the fund will hit $1700
fairly soon.
The area was divided into dis
tricts and his reports show the fol-
lowing returns from the drive:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-08
Thoughts of Licking
Stamps Causes Shudder

Postmaster F. II. Lincoln says that
If it wasn't for the pesky Japs, he'd
ask the department to put little
better flavor in the Stick-um on the
passage stamps, for he really felt
ashamed of himself this Christmas.
He sold 80 1000 one-and-a-half-ce cent
stamps this last month and he shud-
ders to think of licking that many
of those dull-colored, terrible-taSt-
ing stamps!
He thinks the purple, three-ceAsers
have a better flavor and doesn't feel
quite so bad about selling more than
10000 of them. cat that" he says,
they taste better than the old re-
publican two-centers that we all
used so many Of"
He doesn't like the snow, either,
he says. But it can't be for long,
he thinks, for the office crew handl-
ed a shipment Of day-old chix this
week and he paraphrased it: IF
chix come, can spring be far be-
hindu"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-08
SO More Donors to
Community Chest
Ups Total to S14S0
Refer all solicitors
to community for
investigation

The Community Chest has now
accumulated a fund Of $1;479B7 to-
wards the quota Of $15o0o0 set by
the committee at the beginning Of
the drive. The committee feels that
this is fine showing for the COM
munity and wishes to avail itself OF
this opportunity to express its ap-
probation for the fine cooperation
shown by every one in the commun-
ity.
The fund of 81, 1887 now on hand
will enable the Community Chest to
meet all demands upon it and will
leave a small reserve for conting-
encies.
In-as-much as there is a small
reserve in the chest fund and for
the reason that the intent behind
the organization Of the chest was to
consolidate drives, the Chamber of
Commerce, at the noon luncheon n
animously favored a motion to re-
quest that all future solicitations by
outside organizations be referred to
the chest committee for conSidera-
ton and action. This of course does
not include the Red Cross.
The following names completes
the list of Community Chest donors
for this year, previous lists having
appeared in earlier issues.
Ed Sellick, Mr.. and Mrs. L. A.
Tweedt, Robert Tweedt, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. E. Hunt, jr., VIM. Avery, Lee
Allen, Ray Reeder, Ed Weber, Roy
Sutphin, VIM. Armstrong, Herman
Dunlap, "A. j. Thompson, Columbia
Electric, Frank YoShino and family,
Estelle Dawson, Zelma Dye, Lucille
St. Laurent, Ruth Durham, Mrs.
Walter Hue, Margie Harrow, Min
ME Harrsch, Carl B. Mayer, Mr. and
Mrs. j. A. Mayer, Mrs. A. v. Nc
Reynolds, Kenneth Hudson, Celia
Rowley, Marshall Dutton, Audrey
Kirby, Ted Rogers, Ben Van Eos
sen, Roxy Theatre.
Edgar Gilbert, Ray Normile, Roger
Jones, Don Coates, Barbara Keith,
Burton McCabe, Hazel Oliver, Geo.
Byrd, w. M. Martin, Elizabeth
Olson, Elmer Olson, Kennewick
Bakery, A. T. Belair, Frances Mesld-
men, Lorene Normile, II. Cham
peaux, Curtis Egbert, Jim OtNeill,
r. Ashby, w. d. Ashby.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-08
PIT. A. Prepares
Interesting Program

The first meeting of the PIT. A
for the new year promises entertain
ment as well as valuable informa-
ton. The musical part of the pro-
gram will include choral numbers
by the high school glee club under
the direction of Miss Virgil Hop
kins. Freddie Thompson will play a
trumpet solo.
Of vital interest to all Kenne-
wick residents will be a talk on
Civilian Defense" by George Purdy
He will outline the activities that
the committees are executing In
the interests of our local defense
unit. The P. r. A. meets next We'd
nesday, January 18th in the high
school auditorium at 8 o'clock
Every one Is invited to attend.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-08
War Fixes 1t So We
Can't Have Weather

War sure is hell. Can't even print
the past weeks weather reports any
more! However, Weatherman Al
Morgan has been allowed to tell lis
that the coolest night so far was
on New Years Eve, when 1t regis
tered five below, as it did also on
the night of the 5th. According to
the new rules, if he knows his Gus
toner, he's allowed to tell him how
cold it was, but on the telephone he
has to get q birth certificate, afff-
davit, habeus corpus or something
before he can give out any informa-
ton. So, for the duration, wen
probably have no more weather.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-08
Joint Installation
Kiwanis Officers
L. z. Scott heads
local organization

Lawrence Scott of Kennewick and
L. T.. Babcock of the PaSco Kiwanis
club will head their respective or
carnations for the year 1912, and
were installed at the annual joint
banquet Of the clubs last Tuesday
evening at the Arrow Grill.
Chas. Howard of Walla Walla,
Lieutenant Governor for Division
7-8, acted as installing officer, and
prefaced the actual presentation OF
pins with a description of the 1912
program of Kiwanis International
and its relation to the war problems
OF the nation. A definite assign
ment has been given the Kiwanis
organization by President RooSe-
welt, and details Of 1t win be forth
coming as the year progresses.
Mr.. Howard then presented past
president pins to Chas Knowles OF
the Kennewick club and Hugh Cope
land of the PaSco club. For Mr..
Copeland, this was a significant oc-
casion for him 30 receive his second
past presidents pin, another hav-
ing been awarded him in July, 1899,
when he was president OF the Ken
newick group and was transferred
TO l,asco. Brief installation talks
were given to the two boards OF
directors; TO Vice-preSidents Ned
Prescott and Harry Chenoweth OF
Pasco, and to Paul Stone and Ernest
Huber of the Kennewick, and to
secretaries Vane Wilder and Stri-
ther Dougless.
Entertainment included vocal solos
by Mrs. Frank Maupin, accompanied
by Miss Virgil Hopkins: piano duets
by Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Neuman, ana
several numbers by string quartet
Of high school students from Pasco.
Out-of-town guests included Mrs.
Chas. Howard, wife Of the lieutenant
governor, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Fullbright OF waila walla. Mr
FNlllbright is Northwest District
committeeman for Inter-Club Re.
latiorS.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-08

Washington to appoint q tire ration
ing board OF three members. He
appointed c. G. williams, Clarence
Duffy and Bob Brown. These men
each have alternates who are @. e.
Ridley Art Walker and M. v. Heb
erlein.
These men will tell you whether or
not you are eligible to purchase q
new tire. AS matter Of fact, they
are very definitely limited as to who
is eligible and only the most essen
tial users will be permitted to pur-
chase a tire under any circum-
stances.
For instance, on the preferred list
comes doctors, nurses, etc., fire
fighting equipment and police top
the list. Then come other occupa-
tons, according to public necessity
on down through a long list-which
contains no private pleasure cars at
all.
Even grocery delivery trucks are
not on the list, as well as many other
classifications.
1.-TWO months supply OF new rub
her stocks must last this country
the next couple Of years." the di-
rector says, the inference being that
within a couple of years there will
either be no need of passenger or
truck tires or a new supply viii
have been found by that time.
All tires now in stock have been
frozen and will be sold only with the
full authority and consent of the
tire rationing boards. Old tires and
tubes must be turned in at the time
of sale. r..
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-08
New Law Changes
Air Raid Warming
Signals
Blackout ordinance
puts penalties for
failure to comply

ThiS home defense business Is no
joke, and any officer who doesn't at
tend to business Is going to get
canned, Mayor A. C. Anon stated
to the council Tuesday night when
that body was considering the pas
sage of the new blackout ordinance.
Meetings have been called to &C
quaint the appointed officers with
their duties. At the last meeting
there were three present, including
the mayor and coordinator, yet all
had been notified of the meeting.
There really should be some way of
letting people know who had been
fired, too, the mayor continued.
I'VE don't take our danger ser
iously enough, he said. 1--WE are
getting orders every day from the
government who want every possible
precaution taken. Even if we fail
to see the need of 1t, those who are
on the inside seem to think the
danger is real and we certainly ought
to take every precaution they ad-
wise. I'm going to see that everything
I can possibly do is handled &C
cording to instructions" he said.
Then the council gave the black
out ordinance the first and second
readings. It provides penalties for
failure to comply with orders re-
garding blackouts, traffic, etc. Third
and final reading will be given the
ordinance at the next meeting.
The new ordinance also changes
the blackout signals to correspond
with the instructions sent out by the
government. The blackout signals
will be a two-minute intermittant
signal. Within two minutes every
light must be doused, all street traf-
fic stopped and no groups allowed
to congregate. The all-clear sig
nal will be a steady two-minute blast.
These signals will be the same in
all parts of the country.
The formation Of a home guard
unit was also discussed and in
veStigations are to be undertaken
to learn the requirements for such
a unit here. This organization is
similar to the old national guard,
and includes regular military train
ing with uniforms, guns and all
modern equipment. Such units are
now being formed in many locali-
ties and it is thought possible unit
can be formed in Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-08

III yOu are on the tire or tube
list and your tires are in such q
state they cannot be recapped,
retreaded or otherwise repaired,
you may receive application blanks
at the police station. Read this
application thOrOly. Each appli-
cant's tire must be inspected by q
member OF the police force before
the application can be filled in
full.
The tire rationing board meets
each Monday night at 1880 nc
the city hall 10 consider the appli-
cations. The applicant must pre-
sent the application in person 10
the board.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-08
Tire RatiOning
Program Hits
KenneWick Folk
Must have official,
hard to get, OK to
buy any tire

If you have a good set of tires on
your car consider yourself lucky. for
there will be no chance Of buying
new ones for year or so, according
to information being put out by the
prioT-itieS boards. Benton county has
nine tires allotted for the current
month. and all sorts OF conditions
must be met to secure even one Of
them, no matter how much money
you have.
Not only that, but the purchaser
must turn in his old tire when per-
united to buy a new one. Talk
about Germany! We're right down
to that point right now-and no
foolin'.
Early this week, der little Fuehrer,
Mayor A. c. Anon got word from
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-08

NEED VOLUNTEERS

Many more volunteers for home
defense are needed, and registra-
tions are still being received at
the city hall until Saturday eve
ming of this week, states Coordin-
atOr George Purdy. Only residents
inside the city limits are to be
included in this list.
Registrars will be asked what
kind of work they prefer to do,
what hours are most suitable,
etc. Where possible, they will be
assigned to the positions requested,
Mr.. Purdy says.
Only a comparatively few have
registered so far, although it was
hoped that every man in the city
would list his name.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-08
Officers Attend School

Fire Chief Carol Pratt and Walt
Desgranges are in Spokane this week
attending an emergency fire pre-
vention school. Their principal
training will be concerning the
handling of the various types of
bombs being used in this war. They,
in turn, will school the volunteer
fire fighters when they return home.
In the meantime, Chief Of Police
Mitchell Kershaw is attending a
weeks schooling by the FBI In Walla
Walla. He will also train the local
volunteer police department.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-08

Friday, January g..

EAAudy, JdluS1Iy D.
Red Gross Home Nursing class in
Red Gross sewing rooms, 100.
Woman's Club, Mrs. Carol Pratt,
after Red Gross Home Nursing.
Roxy, Geo. Brent and Martha
Scott in They Dare Not Love"
and 'tSaddlemates."
X 8 X
Saturday, January 10
Roxy-same as Friday.
xxx
Sunday, January IL
See church notices.
RoXy-Rochelle Hudson, Bruce
Lady and M adeline Carroll and
Bennett in "The Officer and the
Lady" and Madeline Carroll and
Fred McMurray in virginia."
X = X
Monday, January 12-
Unity class, Masonic hall, 2:30.
Horticulture club, Mrs. G. w.
Sherk, 200 p. m
Business Girls, Mrs. A. v. Mercy
nolds, 8 pm.
d. A. r., Mrs. 0. P. Miller, 1:30.
I. 0. 0. F. and Rebekah installa-
ton at hall, 8.
]. 0. 0. F.. and Rebekah banquet
at Arrow Grill, 6 pm.
RoXy-same as Sunday.
X !. *
Tuesday, January 10
Cemetery Assn.-City Hall, 200.
Tuesday Eve. Club, Mrs. Ed Lape.
P. E. O.-Cora Whitbeck, 8 pm.
Red Gross Sewing-Red Gross
rooms, 1870.
East Kenn Woman's Club, Mrs.
Frank Wright, 1:30.
Roxy StanWyck and Fonda in
Il Was a Prisoner on Devils
Island"
X 8 X
Wednesday, aJnuary II
list Circle w. S. c. s., Mrs. w. r.
Payne, 2 pm.
PIT. A., high school auditorium.
Christian Aid, Mrs. Lea Draper,
2 pm.
Legion Auxiliary, Dolores Schmel-
YET, PHI, rllllSy.
Roxy-same as Tuesday.
TX g X
Thursday, January IS
Episcopal GuiIu.
Parish dinner at M. G. Helm home
at $50.
American Legion.
Walther League, Bethlehem Lu-
theran church, 8 pm.
Royal Neighbors Installation, Ma
sonic hall, 8.
End Circle w. 8. @. S., Mrs. VIII
mot Gravenslund, 2 pm.
Finley grange, Finley hall, 8.
Roxy-Robert Montgomery in
Here Comes Mr. Jordan" and
1.-The Round Up"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-08

There was a good crowd at the
Red Gross first aid meeting at the
school house last night. Coerdinat-
or George Purdy announces that 1t
is st!,l not too late to join the classes.
Anyone interested may attend each
Wednesday night.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-08
Writer in COP. Post

esr.Slgton-Clarence Burlington
nd - popular author of novels
rpSs...rt stories, has been named
ssssy director OF the Republican
sSonaI committee. Mr.. Keiland,
srf,m serve without salary, held a
Ihs,s past with the Y.MCA. in
'e during the last war.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-10-29
NEW BASE:
For Fighting Subs

That good number Of the Nazi
U-boats had been shifted from the
U. S. Atlantic coastal area to the
Africa sea lanes was indicated by
the announcement that u. S. troops
had arrived in the Negro republic of
Liberia and Raj planes were using
that country as a base for hunting
Nazi submarines.
Only $50 miles from Dakar, i'm
portant base in French West Africa,
and just across the Atlantic from
the ''bulge of Brazil" Liberia could
serve as a vital point in protection
of any threatened raid there by Axis
forces.
The fact that U. S. troops and the
Raj were dispatched to Africa add
ed to the growing speculation that
Africa was looming large as the
alter of war.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-10-29
Weekly News
1913 Record Breaking Tax Bill Clears Final Congressional Hurdle

tempt "a very small return" in
retaliation for smashing Raj raids
over the reich.
Because Of successful daylight
raids over the continent by British
and American bombing planes, Nazi
Reichsmarshal Goering has re-
grouped the German air force. Brit
ish officials pointed out that such
regrouping might also increase the
effectiveness Of the Nazi air force
over England.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-10-29
TORPEDOED:
In Cabot Strait

Torpedoed in darkness between
Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, a
ferry steamship, the Caribou, sank
in Cabot strait with the loss of 1877
lives - Canadians and Americans,
soldiers and civilians. 1t was the
worst disaster in Canadian coastal
waters. The submarine that sank
the ferry came to the surface and
watched the ship 60 down within a
few minutes. In coming to the SUR
face the sub was thought to have
contributed to the loss of life by
capsizing one or two RATS and
smashing a lifeboat.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-10-29
FARM WAGES:
Wickard Gets Control

Acting upon an order from James
f. Byrnes, director of the Office of
Economic Sterilization, the agricul-
tura1 department has assumed full
jurisdiction for sterilization Of farm
wages. Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard was directed to establish
machinery to handle the problem.
Officials were reported to be con-
sidering plan under which govern
ment subsidies would be payed to
farm operators in order that they
might increase farm laborers'
wages.
Meanwhile, the house committee
on agriculture issued a report warn
ing that serious shortage of farm
labor may result in a shortage of
many necessities within IL months.
The report, released by Chairman P.
Fulmer Of South Carolina, said that
Before long, few million hungry
stomachs are going to awaken the
people and the programmes to a
better understanding and apprecia-
ton of those who till the soil.'
The farmer is expected to feed the
armed forces, the civilian population
and many of our Allies, the report
said, but he finds his labor lured
away by high wages in war plants,
and his machinery rationed to the
point where he can replace nothing.
The nation has ample food and
fiber supplies at the present, the
committee said, due to accumulated
surpluses and favorable past sea-
son, but "the present supplies will
be rapidly consumed by our armed
forces, by our civilian population
and by the enormous requirements
of our Allies -
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-10-29
PROMPT ACTION:
On 1919 Draft Bill

Prompt senate and house action
keynoted legislative moves to draft
IS and 19-year-old men, thus add
ing approximately 100000 teen
age youths to the ever-growing army,
which is expected to reach 100000
by the end Of 1943.
Principal difference in the house
and senate bill evolved around the
draft priority system. This sys-
tem,' approved by the house and
rejected by the senate committee,
would prohibit the induction of mar
ried men in any given state until
all supplies Of single men were ex-
hausted, and would prevent the in
duction of men with children until
all childless married men were
called.
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Sc
lective service director, opposed the
measure. He stated that it would
upset schedules until December /,
when the 1919 draft group will be
''processed'' and ready for induc-
ton. Senator Taft took the lead in
the drive for the system. He long
has been an advocate of national
uniformity in draft quotas.
A second difference in the bills in
volved the deferment of youths to
complete educational courses. The
senate bill provided special defer
ments for high school students
called during the second half of the
current school year. The house bill
extended the deferment clause to
colleges as well.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-10-29
I'll C. Ell L C ITS in the weeks ne,vs

RAIDS: Cologne remained bro
ken city as hundreds of Royal Air
force -motored planes bombed
the Rhineland capital with two-ton
"block busters for the first time
since May 30, when 1,130 British
planes blasted huge sections of the
city.
STATUS QUO: President Roose-
welt has announced that no change
is contemplated in the governorship
of Puerto Rico, now held by Rexford
G.. Tugwell. Tugwells removal had
been asked by the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor.
OCCUPIED: Reports from Lon
don state that imperial troops have
occupied the key town of Ambositra
in Madagascar, 142 miles south of
Tananarive, the capital.
CASUALTIES: From Tokyo broad
casts came word Of death in action
of Japanese vice admiral, two rear