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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-06-04
"REMINISCENCES
Being Items Culled From Our
Files of Ten, Twenty, Thirty end
Forty Years Ago.
TEN YEARS AGO-1932

Cherries shipped to Montana from
Benton county must be packed in
new, clean containers and must be
accompanied by a certificate Of the
Washington State Agricultural De-
partment, stating the exact locality
where the cherries were grown and
packed, where stored, if stored, the
name and address of the shipper and
the name and address of the person
in Montana to whom consigned and
copy of this certificate shall be
mailed in advance to the chief of
the Division of Horticulture in
Montana.
Horace Wray is the authority for
the statement that the Wray Red
berries produce at the rate of 700
crates per acre while the average
berry production is about $50
crates per acre.
That the Columbia, Kennewick
and Pasco irrigation districts are
in splendid financial condition and
that the Richland project soon
would be in the same shape was the
statement made by H. p. Stapleton
director of agriculture for the N. P.
railroad at the regular meeting of
the chamber of commerce today.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-06-04
Hover Resident Attends
Graduation Exercises

HOVER-Mrs. Minnie Ashby &C
companied by her grandson, Clay
ton Nolan of Amber arrived home ON
Monday, having spent the past two
months visiting relatives and friends
at Amber, Ephrtata, Spokane and
Valley. She attended the COM
mencement exercises of her grand
daughter, Patricia Cochran at VAL
ley.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. E. Cochran re
turned Monday from Yakima, where
they visited at the Grover Monta-
que home the past two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Evans spent the
weekend in Spokane and Post Falls,
Idaho. Her sister, Verla Franklin,
accompanied them home, going ON
to Tacoma Monday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-06-04
THIRTY YEARS AGO-1912

BY far the largest strawberry
festival ever given in the Yakima
Valley was that of last Tuesday aft
ernoon ON the Wilkerson's lawn on
Kennewick Avenue, at which time
nearly six hundred guests were en-
tertained, five hundred of them
from Pasco, our sister city. "A special
train in two sections came over the
bridge at 2 O'Clock heavily loaded
with visitors, some walked and many
came across on the ferry in autos.
Fifteen uniforms have been or
dered by the city for the use of the
volunteer fire department recently
organized. The uniforms were pur-
chased through w. p. Cryderman
and their cost will be around 5000.
The following pupils in district
Number II were successful in pass
ing the 9th grade examinations held
recently: Emil Behrman, Grin Bein-
hart, Enid Callahan, Otti Hunting
ton, Katie Larson, Cora Larson, Elsie
Mueller, Edwin Osgood, Theodore
Rich, Convin Terril, Juanita
Tul, Ona Lee Taylor and Ethel
Watson. ...... ..-.r H.
Mrs. Ida Morain, deputy of Re
bekah lodge for this district, leaves
Saturday for Seattle, where she will
attend grand lodge. 81 Ill. ..- ...,
Chas Pasche and family of Ana
helm, California arrived here this
week They purchased a five acre
fura Of in the Garden TRACTS ~r'
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-06-04
HOPE FOR 1T

HOPE FUN IL
The President, Secretary Hull
Vice President Wallace and other
'top-fIght officials have warned the
people not to become too optimistic
and to disregard the current crop
of rumors to the effect that the
Axis is on the verge Of collapse
There is sound reason behind that
warning. Nothing suits the Hitler
Hirohito combine better than unjus-
titled optimism on the part of their
enemies. Nothing is so fatal to a
nation in modern war as complac-
ency. D ~
The newsrnen who were recently
released from Hitler's Europe brot
some very interesting information
with them. Axis morale, they say,
dropped when Germany and Italy
declared war on us. But Hitler has
most of the people sold on the idea
that they must win or perish. They
are doggedly determined to fight on
to the very end. There are relative
ly few rebels-and the Gestapo is
active and efficient.
It is possible, of course, that the
war could end with startling sud-
denness. That happened in 1918.
But it would be the height of folly
to anticipate that. We can hope for
a short war. But we must build and
plan for a very long one.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-06-04
FLYING HIGH AND FAST

No man today is a stranger to
aviation in most of its. lines, though
there haven't been many Kenne-
wick people who have done much
flying. Airplanes are an important
factor in our mode Of transporta-
ton besides being an elemental force
in our war. But in looking sky
ward to see a winged plane pass
overhead we scarcely ever stop to
consider how many ages man thot
to pattern himself after the birds in
order to initiate and maintain
their speed and grace. The early
attempts were with Tapping wing,
but that has almost disappeared in
the modern planes. Man has exceed
ed the ability of the fastest of birds
though there have been airplane
routes patterned after the routes of
birds as they migrate to and fro. An
important airplane company has as
its study in wing loading the alba
tross. They are noted for making
long-range flights in very diff
cult flying weather. Man is still
studying birds to get more informa-
ton of their oversee travel. 1t has
puzzled the best flying minds. How
these frtail creatures such as hum
ming bird can cross 200 miles of open
sea between Yucatan and Cuba. Air
plane pilots see birds at all attitudes
and while some people think birds
rest and stop on the sea for food
there are others who feel that birds
fly in ,stratosphere levels and since
the wind is so fast they can rest and
let it CARRY them ON their way. Today
with man calmly sailing by ait more
than 200 miles an hour the birds of
the air probably look at each other
in surprise and wonder what man
ner of creature this can be.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-06-04
FISHERMAN'S LAMENT

can't buy a gun, so how can I hunt?
Priorities fish hooks make fishing
some stunt. s1r<zS ~.
My tires are thin, and inspection
don't pass, Il.
And I cannot drive far on three gal
Ions of gas. .-...E. s..-..
The railroads have curtailed their
traffic, and so ~.
For a summers vacation there's no
place TO go. ~ RI
But can stay home in the shade of
tree, -@@, H.. H.. 1s~z .ss.
And thank the dear Lord that my
country is free. r..
If sugar is rationed j can GO
+: without a.. ~.
Twill reduce my waistline, I'm really
too stout; ~ -..-s
can write with pen as I did
E. when a lad, 49,. ~
For priority typewriters cannot be
had; .... r..
I can use a wasf1board like the rest
of the nation,
For washing machines are out fol-
duration. ...
IF the butter is soft, I can eat il
THAT way,
For electric ice-boxes are out fol
the day.
Yes, out for the day when this
nation shall stand
Triumphant forever on sea and or
land.
If I cannot buy blades, I can let my
beard grow;
My granddaddy ne'er used razors
If by growing beard we'll make one
more gun
To shoot one more Jap, and make
one German run,
u surely won't kick about Hender-
sons ration,
For what's good for me will be gooo
for the nation.
&C. E. Ridley.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-06-04

More and more are the citizens of
the community being called upon for
service. AS the war continues these
calls will become even more numer-
GUS. There is the Red Gross, the
UIS.O, the Navy Relief, the War
Bond drive, the scrap iron drive, the
sugar rationing sign-up. These are
only the beginning. There will be
drives and drives, and more and
more demands for time and service.
This, super imposed upon an already
full program, bringing to the folks
back home the realization that war
brings many demands and many
burdens. For the most part every
one accepts his job and goes out and
does the best he can. He feels that
this is his bit and if at all possible
he should take it on cheerfully.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-06-04

There is another good advice that
can be given the average man today
but the advice to save money, econ
omize and buy bonds ranks as the
best advice. There are Two reasons
why every one should buy bonds.
The first reason is the government
needs the money to carry on the de-
tense program. The second one is
that after the war is over the aver
age citizen is going to need the
money to keep his own program 60
ing until things get adjusted. .,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-06-04

Back as far as the constitution the
American citizen was protected in
his inventions by means of patent
laws that offered him Ia means of
working out an original idea and his
discovery being his own without the
Infringement of somebody else His
patent covered him against this loss.
AT that time men worked out invel-
tions in old sllacks and barns, in the
attics and Easements in poor light
or with none at all. They were all
trying to reach further into science
THAN had previously been reached.
The more we progressed with mans
discoveries the more costly was
mans workshop where he carried
out his ideas. They became eNpen-
sive laboratories and since the in
ventor received more for his plans
and workings his laboratory became
more involved and more complete.
These patent laws worked well in the
old days but as with much else to-
day, the patent laws have been
abused. h
We find out today that during
time of war, we can be held up in
defense progress by certain unfair
patent laws. The laws that worked
well halt us in saving our very Life.
If an enemy owns a patent it will
halt work on certain material, per-
haps. Few patriotic holders of pat
ents would halt the nation with refu-
sal to permit the patent to be swayed
in order to permit the defense to
progress. A later discovery of pat
ents that are used to cover up mo-
nopolies and go far, far beyond the
item patented, especially shows us
the need of revising our patent laws
after this war is over. Fl.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-06-04

The next windshield sticker will go
on sale July l.. At this time car own
ers may be required to list their tires
and extra tires by serial numbers. AT
this time also, according to present
plans, cars will be registered for gas
oline ration cards. After this regis
tration the RFC may buy all extra
tires. If the need for tires and rub
her remains acute extra tires may be
requisitioned.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-06-04

Few realize how critical the short
age of rubber is in this country.
There is less than years supply on
hand even under the strictest of ra-
tioning. Ninety-eight percent of this
came from the East Indies, a source
from which rubber is no longer
available. Ut is not believed that
synthetic rubber will be available in
any quantities for at least two years.
For this reason civilian uses of rub
Der are going to be cut more and
more if the defense program IS to
receive sufficient rubber.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-06-04

Because he has shown himself ito
be a stranger to truth and honesty,
we take no stock in Hitler's claim
that his armies did not use gas on
the Russian front. We believe they
did. We believe that he tried it out
ITO see what the reaction would be.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-06-04

= If you receive an invitation to a
local event bearing the letters BYOS
down in the corner it doesn't mean
that the invitation is sent out by
a new federal set-up. The letters
BYOS mean, bring your own sugar.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-06-04

We found a truthful man yester-
day. We asked him what he would
do if he had million dollars and
he said he supposed he would spend
his time wishing it was two million.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-06-04

Biting off more THAN you can
chew is almost as big mistake as
going hungry.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-06-04

Wouldn't it be a terrible world if
children were as bad as the neigh
bors all think children are?
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-06-04
DON'T BUY OIL WITH A HOLE IN I'll

Ifsome of Standards famous RPM
Motor Oil and a few drops of some
other oil Were heated in watch
crystals, do you know what would
happen? The ordinary oil would
run away from the heat, leaving q
hole in the centerl But not rpm"
1t sticks to the hot spots other
oils leave dry.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-06-04
feet Americas Most Popular
Wild Flower!

just think q minute about
the most beautiful field of
California peoples you've
ever seen. Then add 25%--
and you've got the field of
peoples that's pictured In
the Scenic View that we
Standard men are going
to start giving out Friday,
June 5. It's free to every
personbuying War Savings
Stamp, wherever Standard
products are sold.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-11

TO THE EDITOR:
I HEARD your broadcast and
L made il my business to pur-
chase six copies of your paper
of Monday. July 6. TO get your
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-11

splendid editorial, The Magnif-
cent English
I am very much in accord
with everything you say and
your article is to be commended.
The thing that burns me up
is that the people in the U. S. A.
seem 10 know the British Isles
only as England, whereas there
is a small rugged country just
adjoining England which is
called Scotland.
l wish your article could be
printed in every paper in the
L. S. Ayes, the world. Only
changed little-the British
Isles. which take in English,
Scotch, Welsh and the Northern
Ireland people.
After we have won this war
for win il we must-let us run
excursion boats from New York.
Boston. etc, 10 the British Isles.
Norway, Holland, and let lot
of unenlightened people know
the ways and customs of these
wonderful people.
TOM LEGGATT,
334 A street,
Sharon, Pa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-11

Published every Week Day Evening and
Sunday Morning by The Times Publishing
81 l225 Times Square. Detroit,
Michigan.
Entered at Detroit, Mich, as Second Glass
Mail Matter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-11
Doctors Find
Drugs to Aid
Gassed Eyes
BY G.. E. LAL

NEWLY found methods OF pre-
~ venting and curing injuries
10 the eye caused by mustard
gas which may yet be used
widely in World War ii have
come 10 light.
DR.. Ida Mann, British scientist.
has revealed in the British
Medical Journal how mustard
gas injuries in the outer regions
of the eye are produced. The
scientist describes the best
methods of treatment OF each
type of injury.
Drs. J. NJ. Robson and G. l.
Scott OF the University Of Edin-
burgh's department of medicine,
have found meanwhile two new
chemical drugs of particular cur
ativc effect in cases of severe
infection of the eyes with sta
phylococcus aureus germs.
The new drugs arc penicillin
solution and sodium sulfaceta-
mide solutions
INFECTION with these germs
Il occurs, sometimes, as a COM
plication of injuries TO the eye
produced by mustard gas, acct
dental injuries or unsanitary
conditions in war.
Doctor Mann Of the Royal
London Ophthalmic Hospital
first observed the effects of
heavy doses of mustard gas in
the eyes of the British soldiers
of the last World War. The
scientist has now made further
researches.
According 10 this scientist, the
treatment for mustard gas in
jury to the eye must be prompt,
specialized according TO the de-
gree OF injury. and from a chem
ical point of view, mustard gas,
being a powerful chemical agent,
changes the chemistry of eye
tissues.
DIRECTLY. according 10 Doc
- tor Mann: There are three
types of eye injuries due TO
mustard gas. and these might
develop in the same eye under
long enough exposure 10 the gas.
Only the eyelids and their
undertaking membrane, con-
iunctiva, might be affected.
There is no pain when exposure
occurs. Six hours or less after
wards tears begin TO flow. The
eyelids swell up and turn red.
Such cases clear up easily In
seven days.
When in addition TO eyelids
and conjunctiva. some part OF
the cornea is affected by the
gas, light hurts the eye. Dis
comfort may continue for six
weeks, but finally cure can be
perfect.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-11
PAULINE PATE.
3Ii5 ST. Jean avenue.
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
WHY so much wonderment as
w TO the fate Of the NaZi sabo-
tours and men OF Max Stephan'S
type? The law clearly states the
punishment 10 be given and it
should be followed TO the letter.
We seem TO have become such a
nation Of mushheadS that any
thing can be done to us and we
will find an excuse for il and
put forth our best effort 10 make
life easy for the offender from
thenceforth.
I'm very sure there would
have been no doubts in the minds
of the men who made the laws
governing the punishment for
such acts. Disloyalty is disloyalty
regardless OF who commits the
act or why and should be
treated As such az all times,
A sure knowledge that facing
firing squad will be the ulti-
mate reward for all acts Of dis
loyalty would take a lot OF the
glamour out of anti-American
movements. A stringent tighten
ing Of all criminal laws will help
TO bring about greater respect
for our nation as a whole.
Our warm hearted parole
boards and lenient judges arc
undermining the country each
time they release criminal.
whether they realize that fact
or not.
MADELEINE LARGENT,
4IO2 SpriDgle avenue,
Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-11

TO THE EDITOR:
I HAVE read several letters in
Il your paper about landlords.
Yet. / do feel sorry for the poor
landlords. II is a shame the way
they are being treated. -
l know of a couple who are
trying to buy home. They have
three rooms and bath in their
upstairs that they have been
renting for SIS a week, and this
is making their payment.
They have now found out in
April. 1871, it rented for SO a
month.
/ also know OF a man who is
buying a home. He is now rent
ing the upper flat for $40 a
month. He has had this place
about eight months. There are
six rooms and bath. He is also
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-11
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
IN OR before July. 1912
" every automobile owner in
the United States was to have
paid to our government an auto
mobile tax of IS. Receipt for
this tax is in the form of
stamp which is TO be displayed
upon the windshield of the car
The payment of this tax and the
display of the stamp is neceS-
sary for the legal operation Of
the owners car.
The writer's attention has
been called to the fact that
although a great many good
loyal American car owners
have bought and display this
stamp there are many UNI
AMERICAN PINCH PENNIES
who in defiance of this law. are
operating their cars without
having paid this tax and, of
course, do not and can not dis
play the tax stamp.
AS commander or the ora
Motor Post 173, American Le-
gion l here suggest, in behalf Of
the members of this post and all
good Americans. that service
stations and garages refuse to
sell gasoline, oil, accessories or
TO service any automobile that
does not display the automo-
bile tax stamp.
Our country is at WAR.
Every man, woman and child
who is worthy of being called
an American should be ready
and willing to support our
country, our President and our
fighting forces to the fullest
extent of their physical mental,
moral and financial abilities.
Yours for Victory,
THOS. l.. BATTLE,
Commander,
Ford Motor Post l13,
American Legion.
TO THE EDITOR:
I HEARD your broadcast and
L made il my business to pur-
chase six copies Of your paper
of Monday. July 6. TO get your
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-11
BAERING DOWN ON THE NEWS:
hut He Can't Take III
By ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

Adolf is pretty much like fellow making counterfeit
COIN He likes hand out but he doesn't want TO take It,
The Royal Air Force has given Shckegrubber taste OF
whatfor Cologne and Bremen. II makes for Coventry
with bit of compound interest ut
All of which makes him screech like boot owl with
commercial sponsor.
He promised that Germany would be bombed
Ados favore book be the dictionary because changes
the subject so often.
Sswl Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-11
Letters to the Editor

paying half the gas and lights.
He has found out that in April
1871. it rented for S25 a month.
He has spent over 500 for
decorating IT, Now l still say
what are the poor landlords
going TO do that are trying TO do
right?
l used to be tho caretaker Of
an apartment house. In April,
1889, for two rooms, partly fur
nished, and sharing bath. they
were getting Sc. In April. 1910.
81. In April, 1871, SIS. In April,
1912. SD.
The same furniture and rugs
are still in there that were there
in 1889 only they have painted
the rugs with the cheapest Of
paint they could buy. The bed
bugs and cockroaches also are
furnished, and not sparingly
either.
When times were hard the wei
fare sent tenants there 10 rent
apartments. then just as soon as
work picked up they gave the
welfare tenants notice 10 move
and if they didn't they were set
out into the street.
/ don't feel sorry for that
kind of landlords at all. do you?
Ii is a shame that the poor
people have 10 suffer for some
thing that the higher-ups have
done.
PAULINE PATE,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-11
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS

NJ. C.-ls cocoa fattening?
AnSwer-It is one OF the most
fattening Of commonly used bev-
erages. AS ordinarily prepared
there are about $50 calories in a
cup of cocoa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-11

For blessings ever wait on
Nvirtuous deeds.
And though a late, a sure re-
ward succeeds.
--Congrevs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-16

4 Little Nonsense Nor and Then Ia
Reiished By the Best Of Men.
Find II in Times Comics.
The Keesler field news., 1942-08-19
Ga|H35l!9|(3
Bus Terminal
Plays Part in
Safety Setup

A centralized bus terminal In
Biloxi to facilitate safe loading
and unloading Of Keesler Field
men was opened last weekend
as a part of the Post safety pro-
gram directed by Capt. Joseph
H. Morehouse, Keesler Field Safe
ty Officer.
A former parking lot between
Reynoir and Fayard streets will
be used as the Biloxi terminal, bus
line officials working in conjunc-
ton with Captain Morehouse, an
nounced. The area, which is more
than AZ feet wide, will accomo-
date about Is buses at a time.
Military Police win be stationed
at the terminal to enforce the new
ruling against loading OF buses
beyond their legal capacity.
Regular bus runs viii continue
to make stops along Howard Av-
enue. Buses marked Special,
which make direct runs to and
from Keesler, will operate from
the new loading zone.
The bus service viii be speeded
through the acquisition of a full
load at the regular area and direct
runs to the field without a stop in
most cases. cornDanv officials and
Captain Morehouse have agreed.