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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-13
THIRTY YEARS AGo-1s12

Through an arrangement between
the Twin City Ice and Cold Storage
Co, all the grocery stores, everybody
can enjoy cold melons delivered by
their own grocer. All the consum-
er has to do is to phone his grocer
for an iced melon, which will he de-
livered direct from the ice.
, Kennewick's annual up-river ex-
cursions, under the auspices of the
Commercial Club, will be held on
Thursday of next week, Aug. Is. The
steamer, Inland Empire, has been
chartered for the day.. " =.
VIM. Mills of the u. S. Steamer
Umatilla, spent Sunday with friends
and relatives in Hover
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-13

Nero fiddled while Rome burned.
In this country we debate on who
shall he allowed to make the syn
tnetic rubber, the oil men or the
grain alcohol plants. In the mean
time the scant stock pile OF rubber
is being rapidly exhausted. What the
country would like to see is some
thing started. # it cannot be de-
cided who is to be given the priv
ilege of providing the nation with
rubber, how about giving both sides
a chance, or if this appears too COM
plicated, flip a coin, heads the oil
crowd wins, tails the grain alcohol
crowd wins. It would at least get
something started. .:~
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-13

1T is funny world. The worker
wants the last nickel for his time,
yet he squaWks to the moon if he has
to pay the increased price for a
product made higher because of the
increase in some one else's labor. The
farmer wants the highest price going
for his product, yet he objects when
he has to pay a higher price for his
farm implements. We all WANT more
for what we produce and want to
pay less for what we buy. -... Il
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-13
AMERICAN HISTORY

It might be surprising to some To-
cal readers to learn that in a nation
wide survey made by the New York
Times, it. is found that 80 percent OF
the colleges and universities do not
require any study of American his
tory for an undergraduate. degree,
and 70 percent do not require it for
admission. Less than 10 percent of
the total undergraduate body was
enrolled in American history classes
last spring semester. 1T would seem
that today, if ever, we should have a
deeper understanding of the demo-
cratic way of life as built through
the years by men and women risking
their lives, honor and private for
tunes to obtain this democracy. In
order to be fully prepared for citi-
zenship, to appreciate the heritage
which they are handed, it should be
necessary for OUR young people to be-
come familiar with he political life
of our nation in its early days, it's
religious and cultural struggle, build
ing in character and with force a
republic of Importance. So the col
lege student is permitted to grad
uate without American history, but
he has taken swimming to round out
his course. American history may
yet find it's rightful place on the
roster of college required subjects.
developing in each student an
aWareness of our historical growth.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-13

plane can cake 26. A cargo plane
might make 10 or more round trips
carrying freight and troops to En-
gland.
Skeptics have said that Mr.. Kali
ser's plan is impractical and vision
ary-t1lat it is impossible to build
cargo planes on anass-production
basis in shipyards. But Mr.. Kaiser
and other builders have confounded
skeptics before this on many occas-
sions. According to him, both his
own yards and others of a similar
type are adequately equipped to
build the planes. He has said also
that plant could be built quickly to
supply necessary materials without
detracting from other essential
phases of the war effort. These
planes would require, by comparison
with ships, a fairly small amount of
steel-and steel is one of the major
bottlenecks of the present time. The
steel mills have done fine job in
stepping up capacity to the utmost
but they simply haven't been able to
turn out enough.
So far as the practicability of the
planes themselves is concerned, there
seems to be little question. The gil
gantic flying boat Mars" built as
an experiment by the Glenn Martin
Company, has proved completely
successful in it's trials. The Aruny's
BIG, largest land plane ever built,
has also proved it's worth. And far
bigger planes still are now ON the
drawing boards of the designers.
The advocates of cargo planes also
say that they would he extremely
difficult to intercept and destroy.
Their range and speed would he so
great that they could constantly |
change their routes. When approach
ing their destinations, Allied fight
ers could be sent out to screen them
and bring them in. Due to the time
element, alone, merchant ships must
closely follow certain definite and
routes and they must, at
the end of their journeys, converge
on ports which are known to the
The planes, in brief, would
be infinitely more flexible II
Steps are being taken to get the
Kaiser program started. The skeptics
are waiting and watching with their
fingers crossed--While the plans
hackers seem to have no doubts at
all. Inside a year, the country
should know which side is right.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-13

We are predicting that gasoline
rationing will not be made general
until after the Congressional cleo
lions. This important matter, along
with some other important matters,
is being sidetracked to keep from
stirring up the voters unduly. In
other words, the elections are more
important than these more import
ant things. 55Gz.55a s.ss =.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-13
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGFTTS-

There is nothing basically new in
the idea Of using cargo airplanes to
Supplant water-borne transport. II
has long been urged by such authori-
ties on the strength and the adapt
ability of airpower as Major de Sc
versky. And Hitler himself has made
excellent use of the cargo plane. In
the Crete campaign, for instance, the
British had superiority in seapoW-
er. But the Germas took to the air
and used their air freighters tic
bring in men, materials and sup
plies. The result was that British
sea superiority proved to be of al
most no Importance. The British
men-of- war dominated the sea lanes
e-but they could do nothing to the
Nazi air transports which flew safe
ly by overhead.
-. What is new is the magnitude of
the plan recently proposed by Henry
j. Kaiser, and supported by num-
Der of the principal builders of air.
craft. The German planes so far
used have been relatively snall-Mr.
Kaiser envisages air freighters of
200 to 500 tons. The German planes,
due to the Reich,s geographical po-
sition, have not had to have any
great range-Mr. Kaiser envisages
freighters which can cross the seas
and still have capacity for tremen-
dous amounts of cargo. The Ger
man planes, it is believed, were and
are being produced slowly and in
relatively small numbers-Mr. Kaiser
talks of building planes of vast size
under a mass-production system
which will turn them out almost as
quickly as Detroit assembly lines
used to turn out motor cars.
No one can deny THAT the cargo
plane idea, if it is workable, will
prove at least a partial solution to
the most difficult problem the Unit
ed Nations face. So far production
for war is concerned, this country has
generally realized the arsenal of
democracy" goal laid down by the
President. But getting that produc-
ton to the far-flung battlefronts of
this global war is a very different
matter. The hard truth is that the
Axis is sinking more ships than the
United Nation can replace and it
is sinking with them an enormous
amount of vital supplies. The Navy
has not been able to solve the prob
lem. And some authorities are con-
WINGED that it is basically insoluble
-that terrible losses will continue
and perhaps mount, unless and un-
till the freighters leave the water
and take to the skies.
Even the biggest cargo planes so
far built cannot carry a great deal
in one trip. But, over a period of |
time, their speed will make up for
that lack. 1t Is said, for instance,
that 40 flying boats of the 7O-ton
size are equal to a 10,800-ton Liberty
ship in carrying capacity. An or
binary freighter can make only three
round trips to and from Australia in |
the course of year-and a cargo
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-13

early peaches, pears, plums and
prunes.
Bier Brothers have sold the Motor
Inn Garage to E. G. Smith and as
sociates, who took possession Tues
day and will conduct business under
the E. c. Smith Motor Co.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-13

Elsewhere in this issue appears a
letter from a lady in Portland, who
visited K,ennewick recently. We
hope everyone will read it, for it pays
the community the finest compn-
ment any small town could ask for.
Let's continue along the lines Mrs
Anderson compliments us lpon-its
a swell beginning.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-13

Undoubtedly the best morale
building project in which the folks
at home can engage in is the writing
of the right sort of letters to the
boys in the armed forces. If cheer
full, poppy, happy letters cannot be
written, it is better that none be
written.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-13

Girls in Kennewick will paint their
legs before they'll take to wearing
cotton stockingsl
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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
Portuguese Princess Gave
Bombay as Dowry in 1861

Bombay, scene of recent civil dis
obedience riots is one of the most
colorful, overcrowded, and finest
port cities in all India-a city which
grew from single factory estab-
lished by the British in the Seven
teenth century 70 an inductrial CAPT.
tai of well over million people to-
day.
1t is an island port facing lne
Arabian sea. The small, marshy
ground on which the city was built
was coded to England in 1661-a part
of Catherine of Braganza's (Portu-
guese princessD dowry when she
married Charles II of England.
Charles promptly leased it to the
East India company for $50 year.
Stretching scarcely IL miles in
length, and only 8 or miles wide,
the island, with factory chimneys
streaming smofe, its public build
ings impressive in their notified ar
chitecture, is connected with the
mainland by causeways. Through
twisting streets. swarm peoples of
many nations-Arab traders, AT
ghans in baggy trousers, Negroes
wearing the red fez, Chinese, Japa-
nese, English, Americans, and
varied peoples of India.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
Live Plane Cannon Shell
Taken From Briton's Leg

BRIGHTON, ENGLAND.-Henry
Coates of London is alive today,
thanks to a surgeon who removed q
live German Messerschmitt cannon
shell from his thigh.
Coates was wounded recently
when a German plane bombed and
machine-gunned the building in
which he was working.
Surgeons, knowing that shells of
the type which penetrated Coates
leg frequently explode at the slight
est touch, were faced with a rare
dilemma. Finally they called in a
bomb disposal squad, which sug-
gested that with extreme care the
shell might be removed.
Disregarding the danger to him
self, DR.. Donald Hall undertook to
perform the operation and finished
it without mishap.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
Flying Fortress
Saved by Signs
Raj Pilot Waggles Wings,
Leads Plane to Safety.

LONDON.-Nine American Flying
Fortress crewmen are alive and
their $3.50, 900 plane will fly against
Hitler again because, in one split
second, an alert British Spitfire pilot
improviseds an air sign language.
Had it not been for Flight Lieut..
A. ]. Andrews, Royal Air force fight
CT pilot, the Flying Fortress would
have crashed in the. English chan
mel and its crew might not have
been here now to tell their story.
Lieut.. James M Stewart, q years
old, a clergyman's son from Mar
rowbone, KY, was plotting the For
treSS in the big raid against Lille,
France, when he was attacked by
a swarm of German fighters. The
Nazis knocked out two of the planes
four motors, smashed the radio APP
paratus, riddled the life raft, and
drilled shell holes in the rudder.
The Fortress finally shook them
off, but it lost height rapidly over
the channel until it had dropped to
about l 500 feet.
The third motor began to cough.
Stewart added:
Il knew it was only question of
several hundred yards before /
would have to make crash landing.
With the hills in front of me, it
looked like the best chance was to
land in the channel.
81 was picking out soft spot in
the water, which was very rough"
At this critical moment, Lieuten-
ant Andrews appeared and instantly
sized up the situation. He could not
communicate by radio, so he few
in front of the Fortress, waggled k:G
wings violently, and headed directly
for shore.
81 knew he wanted me to follow
him, so l took a chance" Stewart
continued.
The Spitfire sped straight over
low hill, he said, and lust as An
drewS reached the crest of the hill
he waggled his wings again and
dropped his landing gear to show me
there was a field below"
The struggling bomber just
cleared the hill and rolled onto
runway safely.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27

The smooth, somewhat oily sur
faces of tin plate and galvanized iron
present complicated finishing
problem, for it is difficult at best
to make paint stick to surfaces with
a glossy sheen. Consequently, sur
face preparation plays a most i'm
portant role in producing durable
paint Jobs on coated" sheeting. Sur
face preparation on tin plate and
galvanized iron is primarily a mat
ter Of cutting the glossy sheen to
provide teeth" for firm bond be-
tween the paint film and the metal.
Unless these smooth, Jolly" surfaces
are roughened, the adhesion of paint
is all but impossible. Roughness is
usually produced by weathering, or,
when time is pressing, by the appli-
cation Of wash which artifcially
reduces the glossy surface.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
Specialist Says Rotate
Tires to Save the Rubber

Now that this nations enemies
control 90 per cent Of the world s
area where rubber can be grown,
the current shortage is far worse
than many people think.
Louise Bryant, specialist in home
management, explains that "our big
gest stock of rubber is in tires on
the country's roads and highways"
SO taking care of tires is one Of the
best ways of prolonging the rubber
supply.
"When you drive" she says, ''hold
your speed under 40 miles an hour,
turn curves slowly, and look out for
bumps, holes, and curbs." It pays,
too, to start and stop the car slowly.
Garage attendants can help keep
the wheels in line and see that the
brakes are properly adjusted. They
can assist also in keeping the correct
amount Of air in the tires, repairing
the tires properly and checking the
valves often. One way to prolong
the life of a Set of tires is to put
the rear tires on the opposite front
wheels every 5000 miles. The
spare should be rotated, too, if it's
in good condition.
Aside for these tips. the special
list urges car owners to use their
cars as little as possible, plan their
shopping and marketing to save rub
Der and to share and swap" rides
and hauls with neighbors.
Her last reminder is: Take all
your scrap rub bier to salvage sta
tons Remember, it takes rubber
from 100 automobile tires to furnish
a 28-ton tank"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
Notice Of Vets Death
Fails to Worry Woman

EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.-When
Mrs. Margaret Ruthledge received
a letter from the veterans aid ad-
ministration containing information
that her husband, Robert B. Ruth
ledge, was dead she didn't let it
bother her.
She knew that her husband, fol-
lowing the routine he had for many
years, would be home for dinner as
usual after his daily duties as a
salesman.
The Washington bureau was noti-
ned that Ruthledge, a 69-year-old
veteran of the Spanish-American
war was very much alive.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
Handouts Used by Nazis
May Be of British Make

Observation-Disclosures used by the
Germans to manaclS Dieppe prison
ers may well have been made in
Birmingham. Before the war Ger
many ordered thousands of hand
cuffs from an old-established firm
in that city.
The Germans, however, also have
large steel anklets joined by chains
that give the wearer freedom to take
a step of about one foot. In some
cases another chain is used joining
the anklets and handouts, thus pre-
venting a prisoner from lifting his
hands above face level.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27


pupil in penmanship class.
Here are my stamps for bond.
$18.75. / started last Christmas when
! got $500. Not counting SO cents, /
have earned all the rest, working one
or more days a week at a local gro
Gerry store, and I'm quite proud to
say I worked hard to get it"
Janey stared out of the window at
Peterson's house and beyond at the
big yard where the kids were play
ing football. She held her pen ele-
gantly in air.
dow, see a peaceful little town, and
such turmoil and the people of this
world can have such hate for their
fellow men. So I'm proud to send
these stamps because / know I'm
helping to make the whole world
peaceful again like our little town"
She signed her name with an i'm
portant flourish, not forgetting a con-
spicuouS Miss" in front of the
"Janey" After she had sealed the
letter she went on staring out of the
window. It really was awfully peace
full. Overhead she heard a plane 60
humming by through the sunny aft
ernoon air.
Then the voice of her best friend.
Betty, called from outside-"Jan-
cyl" In an instant Janey was on
her feet and tearing downstairs and
out. She was not Hedy LAMAR nor
a deep philosopher any more, but
exactly twelve years old.
Letter from an actual communication in
the files of the Treasury Department.
Gr0wn-ups and children alike
should all help the "breadwinner" of
the family to budget for War Bonds.
Let's all join a payroll savings plan
and top that 1870 by New Years."
{. 5. Treasury Department
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
Salt Making, First Patent

Many Of the colonies and states
granted patents. The first patent
granted in this country of which
there is record was issued by the
Massachusetts, general court to
Samuel Winslow in 1641, for a novel
method of making salt. The first
patent on machinery was granted
to Joseph Jenkes by the same court
IN 1916 for a mill for manufacturing
scytheS. These patents, in contrast
to present day patents, were issued
only by special acts of legislature.
There were no general laws provid-
ing for the patents and in each in
stance the inventor had to make a
special appeal to the governing body
OF the colony or state in which he
lived.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27

and the night game
In general, but he
admits now that no
one can guess what
might happen be-
yond the fog of war.
1.-The length of the
war will be a big
factor" Bill says,
land who can say
how long this war
will last?
I'VE know that
after another year
or two in the army
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
Parrot Gives Good Advice

Passengers hurrying to board a
train In the station at Montreal were
startled when voice shrilled out
over the platform: "Good-by and
don't forget to buy your war saw
lngs certificates. The speaker was
Gagged parrot being carried to the
express car to join its owner, Col.
J. Harvey Hough at Riviere du
Loup. Que. Expressmen said the
bird was quite tslkative even while
riding on the train.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
Good Heat, Gooa fieaIn

A high level Of public health
necessary for marshaling all
Americas productive resource
Any illness to a defense worker
a member of his family drains pr
ductive capacity. The strength
the nation depends on the heal
level of its citizens. A good heath
system will help keep. the fami
healthy. Clean, filtered, huni
even temperature guards the fami
against colds, the commonest
ment that keeps workers of the 10
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27

that was the name-on the Demp-
sey-Carpentier card.
Genes boxing improvement
came after he left the marines-and
you won't find as many ambitious,
determined young fellows as Tunney
was in his eight-year campaign. And
on his way up he had to weather one
of the worst beatings in ring history
from 160-pound Harry Greb."
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
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fancy
Courtesy Cleveland News

Janey closed the bedroom door
and locked it. Alone at last! She
threw back her head and heaved a
deep sigh. Then she peeked out Of
the corner of her eye at the mirror
to see whether she really did look
like Hedy LAMAR. Quite lot, she
decided.
And now to business. She drew
forth from the bottom of her top bu-
reau drawer the sheet of pink writ
ng-paper and the envelope that she
had been saving for this day. She
sat down at the table by the window
and dipped the pen into the bottle of
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
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I5oil11i4f

RHL BRADY handled Jim Corbett
when the pompadoured stylist
beat John L. Sullivan so years ago.
Later on the able Mr.. Brady direct
ed jim Jeffries, another of the old
time greats.
For more than so years Mr.. Brady
has kept In close touch with boxing
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27

1926 had arrived be-
fore Tunney reached
the top. Here was a
smart, hard-work-
in G fellow W h o
trained perfectly.
Yet he needed eight
years to get there.
Three years after
the war Gene was
still just another
floundering heavy
weight, as he
proved against Sol
der JoDeS-I think
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
Only 20 Miles Away

With the enemy only 20 miles
away, Britain is producing mighty
weapons of war for herself and her
Allies. Her production of planes
now equals Germany's. She is pro-
ducing 10000 big guns a year. with
Is, 600, 900 rounds of ammunition.
and millions of small arms, with
1000, 900, 900 rounds of ammunition
Add to this: ships, locomotives
tanks and thousand types of mill.
tsrv supplies.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
Antique Stove Is Given
To Bolster Scrap Heap

FINDLAY,. OHIO.-Harrv Ander-
son has donated 90-year-old stove
IN the scrap campaign to help win
the war.
Inc stove was brought to Ohio by
ms grandfather, John D. Anderson.
when ne homesteaded the 240 acres
on which Harry Anderson now lives
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
New York's State-Owned Vehicles

New York state announces that
there will be 963 fewer state-owned
motor vehicles in use August l and
Lat fewer by December. These
VIII be retired as an example to
citizens in the fight to save gas and
rubber. One-third- of the 90 cars,
Zl| trucks and II other vehicles be-
longing to the conservation depart
ment VIII go in storage August !.
another 10 cars. 30 trucks and II
other ConServati~~ .~.'-,,ont We.
hicles viii 5e .e. .veubar
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
Temptation for Boys
Is Removed at Last

OGDEN, UTAH.-It isn't that
he has no faith in boys but
William c. McCorry, manager
of the Ogden Pioneer league base
ball club, has fixed it so no one
will break into the ball park
buildings this winter.
He's leaving doors unlocked.
No boys will shoot out the light
bulbs, either. He's removing EN-.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27

green ink that her
sister Rose wa S
such a pig about.
She wrote, with
beautiful ara
besques, Ode ar
Mr.. Morgenthau."
and held her head
back to admire this