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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-19
Little STORIES OF THE WEEK
Mrs. G. F. Winkenwerder was a

Mrs. G.. F. Winkenwerder was
Yakima visitor last Wednesday.
MIR. and Mrs. e.. J. Brand return
ed from Yakima Wednesday after
noon, where Mr.. Brand served on
the federal jury and Mrs. Brand
visited friends.
Mrs, T. M. Angel of Worle,v
Idaho is here this week visiting with
Mrs. j. r. Ayers. Mrs. Angeles
mother is in the Pasco hospital
with an injured hip.
The End Circle w. S. G. S. will
meet next Monday for an all-day
meeting with Mrs. A. R. Mccain
ish. A Red Gross quilt will be
finished at this time.
Mrs. j. c.. Hogan received word
this week of the passing of her
sister, Mrs. C. E. Dunaway, who
| lived in Chehalis. Mrs. Dunaway
had been i'll for some time.
Miss Lena Mains, the 5th grade
teacher, was called to Mabton to-
day Thursday by the death of her
mother. Mrs Mains had been in
poor health for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Fyfe left
Wednesday for two weeks trip to
Houston, Texas for a two weeks
visit with their son, 1t. Joseph s.
Fyfe, who is stationed there.
Mrs. F. F. Beste entertained the
Entire Nous Club last Tuesday at
one o'clock. High score was held
by Mrs. Wayne Houston and second
high by Mrs. j. H. Turner.
The East Kennewick Woman's
club will hold potluck luncheon
at the home of Mrs. Jess Pain on
Tuesday, February "a. The club
will tie a quilt at this time.
The P. E. o. Chapter will meet
Tuesday evening for $50 dinner
at the home of Mrs. Lawrence Scott
The state organizer, Mrs. Mary
i Dunning of Ellensburg will be g
guest. -"s@
Mrs. Harry Linn and w A. Linn
who accompanied Harry Linn tx
Spokane last week, remained there
for several days. w. A. Linn is re.
ceiving medical treatment while
there. -. 4.e -&. @->Es
/ The Kilkare club met at the HON.
of Mrs. Harold Whittemore thi
afternoon at their regular bridg,
| luncheon. High honors We're won b!
Mrs. T. b. Hauschild, second by Mrs
Whittemore. sr.&-s..'
i The Christian Boosters club me
with Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Carpen
ter last Wednesday with an evening
supper, after which the regula
business meeting took place. Their,
were sixteen present.
Don't miss the American Legion
Auxiliary Patriotic Public Carr
party at the Legion hall today (Fri
day.. Bridge and pinochle will b
i played and prizes given in bota
evnts. Dessert will be served a
1870.
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Daughters and Sons Visit
at Home of their Parents

FINLEY-Mrs. Roy E. Nelson and
son, Kenneth, Mrs. Mae WaSser and
daughter, Darlene, all of Goble,
Oregon, Mrs. Albert Nelson and
daughter, Beverly of Vernonia and
Marvin Kerr of Portland spent the
weekend with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Kerr over the week
end.
Kenneth Calvin of Pasco and Mrs
Helen Evett of Kennewick were
visitors Tuesday of Mr.. and Mrs
Bill Piert.
The Finley Ladies Aid will hold
cooked food sale at Mcdonald
Grocery Store Saturday, Februar,
21st.
Little Verjean Sellars, who wa
quite i'll with pneumonia and wa
able to be up, has taken sick an
confined to her bed again.
Grover Farris visited his famil
over the weekend. He returned t
Pendleton again Sunday night.
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Maa@.
Shower and Dancing
Party Enjoyed Saturday

BENTON CITY-Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Montgomery, nee Helen
Brooks, received many lovely gifts
Saturday evening at a shower and
dancing party, when Mr.. and Mrs.
F. Orth entertained a large group
of relatives and friends at their
new home on Corral. Out-of-town
guests were Mr. and Mrs. I. 8. Pue
and son, Gail, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Holiday and son, Dick, Mr.. and
Mrs. Erwin Armstrong, Duane and
Marlene, all of Yakima; Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth Graves and Mrs. Cecil
Graves of Toppenish and Mr.. and
Mrs. Tommy Taylor and family OF
San Pedro, California.
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Gladys Crooks Here
While Fyfe's Vacation

HIGHLANDS-Mrs Ed Crooks,
former Highland resident. now Of
Seattle, arrived Tuesday to work in
the Gascoigne & Fyfe Insurance
office. She is staying at the A. F.
Brown home, now occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Fyfe.
Miss Rose Mary Watkins, who has
been making her home at the Min
ton home in Kennewick, was taken
i'll last week and brought to the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ted Watkins, where she is reported
improving.
Vernon Keller is expected home
next weekend from Portland to
spend a three day vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. KEEL
Ter.
Miss Margaret Smith and Mis-
Opal Watkins were overnight guests
Saturday night at the home Of Miss
winnifred Hawn on the River Road.
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Rev. r. B. Holden drove to Walla
Walla Monday. ~,
AT the regular Monday meeting
of the I.O.OF. lodge plans were
made to attend the Kiona lodge on
Tuesday evening. An oyster din
ner was enjoyed by a good attend
ance. Tuesday evening about 70
members motored to Kiona to con-
fer the initiatory degree on Walter
Kneff of Benton City. After the
degree work cards and refreshments
was enjoyed. - -!..- ". y
Harry Amen, grocryman who
helped open KenneWick'S PIGGY
Wiggly store here in 1921 and who
has since been employed by the
Safeway, was transferred to the
Kennewick store from Walla Walla
the first of the week. He was or
the Kennewick job just one day
when he was notified to report fol
active duty with the marines al
Portland, where he had enlisted
early in January. az'a
The Yokowish Camp Fire grouI
have taken up nutrition as theil
project in the National Defenst
program. In keeping with this thu
girls assisted by their guardian, Mrs
P. o. Stone, served a dinner for six.
teen last Monday night. The din
ner consisting of hamburger ant
noodles, carrots and peas, moulded
salad, bread, butter and apple phi
la mode, was served costing onl.
$500. ts5z
Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Reed ant
Margaret were Spokane visitors las
Saturday. On the way home the.
stopped at Geiger field and bro
Norman Guyer, Jim Reed and Cliff
ford Boche home for the weekend
Clifford Boche, whose home is il
Tacoma, took the bus for hom
Saturday night, returning Sunda;
morning with his car. After pick
ing up Norman and Jim, the ,tflre
boys drove back to Geiger fiel
early Sunday morning.
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Marshall DuttOn Guest
Speaker at Club Meeting

BENTON CITY-Mrs. Oral Mont
gomery was hostess Thursday aft
ernoon 10 the Highland Ladies Club.
Mrs. Rolf Andersen was cohostess
aid Mrs. Mary Brooks as program
leader had as speaker, Marshall Dut-
ton of.Kennewick of the County
Child Welfare department.
During the business meeting final
plans were made for the annual
Husbands Party" March at the
Community hall. On the program
committee are Mrs Oral Montgom-
cry, Mrs. Harry Russell and Mrs.
Harry Fleming and the refreshment
committee is Mrs. Frank Dvorak,
Mrs. Erwin Knowles and Mrs. S. F.
Rayhill Mrs. Joe Triesch has
charge of table arrangements.
The February 26 meeting will be
with Mrs. Harry Russell. Mrs. G.
E. Morgan is the assisting hostess.
There is no program leader and each
member is responsible for a num-
Der.
j. C. Howard, director and clerk
of the local school board, returned
Saturday evening from Spokane,
where he went Thursday as a dele
gate to the state school directors
meeting.
MIR. and Mrs. Joe Triesch were
hosts SUNDAY afternoon to the
Kwatcm pinochle club. High scores
were held by MIR. and Mrs. Rolf An
dersen, low by Mrs. Triesch and
Erwin Knowles and the travelling
prize went to Mrs. Oral Montgomery
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ortiz NOV
ed last week from the George Nor
ton place to the old Mueller ranch,
which they bought last fall and did
some remodeling on the house. The
Oscar Tracey family moved from
the Quinn place bought by George
Reed to the Morton ranch vacated
by the Orths.
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and Mrs. Francis zarndt went
M galla walla last MONDAY on
business. ,,iu he host to the
ss a.,ers of the Inquiry cluo heA'
Monday night. ,,,, mil, roaet
:. Mrs. Hattie Smith next MOI
Day 49, Libby was Seattle visit
!, n seattle last week from tues
Gay ~ circle will meet at the home
!, Mrs. Floyd Hutchins next MOI
Gay " Flsye Walter entertained the
mscs. at her home today with
not luck luncheon.
AZ pwred anon and Mckinley Des-
.-anaes were Yakima business
g gistors last Wednesday.
,srs vernon Bird and Ray Lewis
accompanied MI. anu :o...a
psed to Spokane Saturday morning
urs Anna Mueller and Mrs. Nor
.on who were Spokane visitors last
ssek. returned to KenneWick Fri
ue s.re Anna Mueller will entertain
=. Neadle work club at her home
N First Avenue next Friday after
noon. .. ,.
offending school and working In
snokane is expected home next Sat
mday. 49,
nil furnish part of the program
A. the Kennewick Valley grange
meeting Friday night. go
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Visger ano
,une visited their daughter and SON
in-laW, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Math-
eny at Pendleton last Sunday.
The Current Events Department
If tne Woman,s Club will meet Fri.
day afternoon, February 27th at
o'clock. with Mrs. Larry Newsome.
The members of the Eastern Sta1
will serve the luncheon for the Ma
sonic reunion Monday at noon, alst
dinners Monday and Tuesda!
nights. --
The ladies of the, Christian
aid enjoyed a galloping breakfas
Thursday morning at the Mamie,
Gest home. Sixteen ladies wer'
present.
Mrs. Roy johnson and daugh
ter, Ruth Ann, left Wednesda.
night to visit Mrs. Johnson's moth
er, Mrs. Tucker in Spokane for
few days.
Lowell Higley left Wednesda,
morning for Walla Walla and from
there he will go to Fort Lewis
where he will start his training il
the service.
I Mrs. Roger Records and Roge
Micheal left for Seattle last Thurs
day night to visit relatives an
friends there. They returned Mon
day morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
Unofficial Claims
Say German Army
VIII Gust Hitler

WASHINGTON, Jan. tUP1 -
German army officers are WORKING
in direct opposition to Adolf Hitler.
even using CT underground radio
station to attack him. and the ar
my plans to take over when the
moment is propitious". according tC
unofficial reports circulating here
today.
The reports are accorded promin-
ence in the weekly review. Dip
lomatic Correspondence" published
by Sir Willmott Lewis. LondoI
Times correspondent. and Edward
Weintal. Polish journalist.
The. radio station is described a.
the Gustav Siegfried" which. tn
report says. "pours out contemr
and hatred for the Scutzstaffel ant
Hitlerism."
1T is obvious that the Arm
leaders might have to face a seriou
social disturbances if they attemp'
ed to take over control in Germany
but our informantS insist that the
will try when a serious defeat
suffered the review said.
Should present conditions on th,
Russian front continue, an Arm
putsch is only a matter of time
The generals intend to salvage
much military conquest as possible
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
10000 japanese
Face Annihilaiiorl
Outside Channsha

CHANGSEA. HUMAN PROV
INCE, CHINA, Jan. !. fUP'-'De-
Hsueh Yeuh, COM
mander cf the 10000 Chinese
troops who soundly trOaneod 10
eco Japanese trying for thc tnlrd
time to take Changsha, sad todaT
that 10000 japanese were eH"rtIef
20 to 80 miles northeast of Chang
sfld, facing annihiia ion.
approximately 6" 500 c1.uaIues
already have been inflicted ou the
japanese army.
VICTORY CELEBRATED
Cen HSueh received nc" 3aper
correspondents at Il vlc'oly cole
bratlon attended by Lieut. col
David Barrett assistant AmnHinan
military attacho at ChungEng Col
Barret, toasted Gen. HHnh aed
GeneralSsim Chang Ka-shcE,
Gen. Haueh said tho Jsaa.ssa
encirc,od northeast Of t.ona IA
had no chan"c Of braaE,aa o. y
carefully planned CAinCc '.op
disposition. I...f vii! be 't'..'.r n
cross the Milo Ii"cr. - Gl.o. ..-. J.
Of Changsha, because 81 80
crossings are uCit %. rau.,s.
forces. All otncr points o ..ap
nave several lines oi Cauts'
troops. said Gen. Haueh. %u1
commando o. the Cnmr AMI
war zone
ENEMY OUTWITIED
Discussing the Cnana ta 1ar,
Gen. Hsueh said 'ihc J4aa..5
were defeated because ''.a" rr!,
completely ou.Witt"d I!c a.G u
battle ragged from Jan. t. . e7C
ne charged that the Jalan".e Hat
used gas E.mb. ag,a..' -
! CrMcse.
Tho Chinese chad = 'op5no.
! army from Chan@&ha i >a,'fe4..
Of 1889 and again in Oa.1.. l,4I.
H1Oeh SAID they nov &cja ae".-
comod 10 beating IT, H.. n. sd"
the Human capital.
'Tnc latest yicto.H * aa. +.
one Of cur marcU.cia e.a#.st -.
ccmcIateIY in acc0rdaas' f. -
p.cmcdiated plan, Geia u@a
said
The Japanese attatzc1. -, aa.a
because they believed v.l.4rg s.aa
be easy ii view CT tic Ua4..,r
of Chinese troops 10 BuHna 70
bolster the forces OF tie Unued
States there.
In toasting Gen Hsueh and Gen
eralissimo Chang Col. Barrett sald
that victory for the United ma
tions was certain and he described
the japanese defeat at Chanqsha
as IAN OUTSTANDING Victory fer
the Chinese aud then allc,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
Russians Threaten
Whole German Line
On Crimean Front

LONDON. Jan. s CUPl - Stock
holm reports asserted today that a
powerful Russian drive threatened
the entire German position i'll the
Crimea peninsula and that Red
army forces had intensified their
attacks ON German lines all the way
north Ia the Finnish front
The Russian noon comumiqua.
heard from Radio Moscow. save no
details of the fighting. saving tina;
in a number of sectors Soviet
troops occupied several localities,
mflicting heavy losses on the enemy
in men and material
"A British raGlo announcement
heard in New No,s by NEC, aid
the Russians had captured m'a
and important bgidzeAeads' i'll Nle
Crimea.
oCBS heard The British raSio re
port that " II is now .t''e@ II Be-
lin that a further sMtuna bac& e.
the winter front IN Russia has bcos
decided upon" its location u be
announced only when t!'" German
troops have already taken up posi-
tiOnS along it
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
REDS REINFORCED

Stockholm. quoting Berlin reports
among others. told of the constant
reinforcement of Russian troops y
Yeypatoriya, only 30 miles north o.!
Sevastopol. under bombardment Of
the Russian Black Sea fleet and the
ceaseless attacks OF StonmoyiE die
bombing planes.
Moscow announced the capture o.
the important city of Mesch0yst: on
the Vyazma- -Bryansk front, ,,35
miles southwest of Moscow .a9'f re-
ported that its troops rn reed
many other towns and I'd j,.'s in
a relentless drive all AIS the
front in which the G. III were
suffering neavy c."
How radically iiont llan
changed and how rapidly the Rus
SANS are advancing, was shown by
the fact that MeschoYsk is about
80 miles east of the strate9ically i'm
portant wanna -Bryansk railroad
and is only 1876 miles east-southeast
of Smolensk, where Adolf Hitler
is reported to have established
HEADQUARTERS from which he had
hoped to stop the Red army drive,
Apparently to cover up still de
veloping operations, Russia was al
most silent except for brief Va
communiques. But it was indicated
plainly that the Red army was IL
creasing its pressure eVerJWhe
from Finland to the Crimea, alon'
all the 1.l0O mile front.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08

ICNDSN. jan. 8. tUPl-ClCmcnt
.A.ae. I'D PrIry Seal, told the
hc4,a oi commons tcday that
president Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Winston Churchill, i'll ad-
diriou ia naming a unified Pacific
command. bad discussed i'll Wash
ngtoa ,lc Appointment Of SD
pveme Wal council
The fact that the United States
entered the war ON cur side de
;crmncd Its ultimate result beyond
a shat,w OF doubt" he said, but
it did not offset the immediate ad-
y@ntagcs which accured to Japan
,hrov il her strategic position and
'he initiative sac seized by her
ucacac.ou> attack" he said.
No RELAXATION
Great efforts will be needed
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08

Tor the change of potential strength
10 actual power. and shcI, is no
excuse for amy relaNa.on III our
striving. Bat We can - latNard
this rev year with sober and we'll
2I,IndCd confidence la the Iii
matc victory q Cur c0us@.
Asserting tat the Hi>U Z. ..Ir.
Churchill to WashIngt1u had re
suited in 4 degree of unity and
cooperation which could no. POS
sibly have been achieved b. any
other means, Atlea addci IN tri-
butte to President RoosCyclts ejSan-
tic arms prOa.ans
1T shows that he lun power of
American industry is going INTO
the American war effort.
DEFENSE CRITICIZED
Attlee made his statement imm2-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08

diately after that of a spokesman
in hieh quarters who denounced
the conduct Of the entire British
defense of Malaga, said that the
japanese had obtained great
quantities of stores and even ship
ping undamaged. and said of air
chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke
Fopham. who was recently replaced
as commander in chief:
The only comfort I have, and
I do not apologize for my langu-
age. is that l am glad a nincom-
poop of TIA, Eind was promptly
replaced by Gen. Sir Archibald
Wavell.'
Attlee, discussing the situation
in Malaga, said the British Empire
forces had now withdrawn TO a
line about 60 miles north of Kuala
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
Supreme War Council Due

Ilmpur, or 260 miles above Sing
aporc.
PROGRESS OF WAR
Attlee gave the following picture
in progress of the war:
l. Withdrawal of Empire forces
to a line about 60 miles north OF
Kuala Lumpur, some 200 miles
from Singapore.
.. Steady progress of the Rus
sian offensive, with the initiative
definitely out of Hitlers hands.
3. British forces operating 600
miles from tne.r Starting point III
Libya. with heavy tsHk battles
taking place at Agedabia and fight
ing in the Halfaya-Sollum area.
A. Proposed establishment OF
corps of airdrome defense troops
to protect airfields in the UnlIed
Kingdom
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
Jops Launch Big
Malay Onslaught

troop concentrations had been
Strengthened at possible landing
p2IutS ana it was said THAI Ceuii-
Gence vas growing that the En-
piIo troops could hold 4 line above
kuala Lumpur, inland from Port
SWettenham and about zoo miles
from Singapore.
Dispatches reported tnat Japan
csc casualties were mounting III
proportion to their gains as Brit
.Sh fire power steadily increased.
Behind the British lines, food
va being distributed in large
quantities 10 Malayan and Chinese
civilians so they could dlSperSe III
tie juAgles out of the way of Jap
1aeSe airplane attack
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
NAZIS SEE DANGER

An Exchange Telegraph stock
holm dispatch. quoting Swedish adj
vices from Berlin, said Germany
expected further troop landings on
the Crimcan coast and recognized
the danger that the Russians ml5ei
cut the Perekop IsthmuS at the tof
o. the peninsula.
This would force tho Germans
either to abandon the Crimea Q!
risk the danger that their entire
Crimean army. including It's Italian
and Rumanian auXilj2rtcS, would b.
cut off.
The Netherlands exile govern
ment Radio Orange, bro2daaStine
TO Holland from London. asserted
that in the Donets river basin.
where the Russians are reported te
be developing a bis drive en- khar-
kOv. the German rs. 96tA and
4O7th infantry regiments and the
37th Chasseurs regiment had been
wiped out. The offilial Russian
Izyestia was cited as au-
thority.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
EERLIN REPORTS GENERAL
JAPANESE OFFENSIVE

BFBLTN. Jan. 8. up Off
,.al German broadcast recorded by
Jnl.ea Press n Iondou1-radlo
Z .s,m q"cted .e"ort5 from Tokyo
,odar a. saving hat the Japanese
N2t started /, general offensive
IL Nalala thL morning.
The offensive was started after
the Japanese had penetrated the
British lines between Perak sand
Selangor Provinces. about 23O
miles above Singapore. it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08

SINGAPORE. Jan. S. UP jap
1nsese forces Supported by armor-
ed units launched a heavy attack
on British Imperial positions OIL
he west Malava coast today. seek
'ng to rip through the Empire
ines in a sector in which. it was
Omitted. they had succeeded IN
affectine local penetration
The new attack had come after
brief lull during which Japan
ose planes bombed forocioa>ly q
the west and east coasts. a9pa.-
emily in preparation for the new
sltemptS to :and trc12S behind
he British lines.
On the west the Japanese bomb
nC eeutered on Port SWettenham.
700 miles up the coast. but on thc
asst side they were concentrated
a the MerSing area only - n!!,s.
lcrth Of this island
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
no NEW LANDINGS

Dispatches reported. ucWSte@
lat there had been no new l4ua-
lgS as ye: and II was asSerteu
nat on the west coas. Japanesa
, enetration had been effected on
My small scale with the En-
oire lin,S holding well.
It was indicated that On both
vest and east coasts. Empire
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08

Great efforts Will be needed
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08

Genuine STEER BEEF-Eostern Groin-eed Pork
- Genuine Milk Lamb - MiIk.Fed Veal -
nothing but fine poultry. smoked meats, fish!
The one price you pay is SO low beeau Arp
buys direct. does away with many unneees-
sorY in-between expenses. shares savings with
you. Come in for your share today. And re-
member: you'll soy every buy is tops in
quality-or we will eheerfuIIy refund every
penny you paid.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-14

The L.ssett & Myers Tobacco
company in announcing new
newspaper campaign for Chester
field Cigarettes states its belief that
what smokers look for in a cigar.
cite is a mild, sood-iasting smoke
and nothing else
The present campaign, Ike pre-
vious Chesterfield campaigns. is
based on the idea that men and
women smoke cigarettes for the
enjoyment they get out OF it. This
idea is carried out in the copy
which states that "Chesterields
give smokers more pleasure be-
cause their right combination
Ctlend) of tobaccos makes them
nildor and better-tastlng.'
Each advertisement in the cur
rent series carries picture and
text from the Chesterfield booklet
"TOBACCOLAND. USA" Illus
trating some phase Of cigarette
making. This booklet, nov in its
fifth million, has had wide free
distribution and is used as source
and reference book on tobacco
growing and manufacture in many
schools and colleges. Anyone may
obtain a free copy by writing TO
Chesterfield, Box q, New York
Nv
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-14
Cotton Crop
Is Saved By
Team Work

Last wee Negro Mississippians
set g preceden, which may affect
the future Of the negro in asricul-
ture n many important respects
Here's wat happened; the nations
cotton crop IVES 10 danger OF being
lost there were far too few p.ckers
The cry went out 10 the towns thai
unless plckers were obtained. large
quantities OF cotton would rot
the fielss. ihe town people became
concerned In a few days business
men and women. teachers. Minis
tiers. doctors. newspaper editors and
reporters pushed aside their own
work and joined the cotton pickers
or gade,
Claude A Barnett, special assist
ant to the Secretary Of Agriculture
points out that this altitude on the
part Of Negro business and profess
sional people viii 90 much TO help
farmers understand the importance
Of their joe. He thinks the recogni-
ton Of the significance Of asr.cul-
tural pursuits Will encourage farm
ers TO try TO do a better JOB.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-14
Youth Group Will
Aid NAACP Survey

AIDING tHe n 4 ACT. reseaFeh
on disparity in OPA prices charged
Negroes, Charles Smith, Jerry Rob-
refs. Thomas Reeves, Ida Bet Cole,
Anna Ward Marion Coleman, will
gather information on food prices
and rents. The survey will be turn
ed over to Leon Henderson, OPA
Administrator, and the COS; Of l.v-
ing in Negro neighborhoods Will be
compared with similar neighbour
hoods.
The survey Will be conducted by
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-14
Mrs. Rosa Gragg Ill
At Ford Hospital

Mrs Rosa L. Gragg president Of
the Detroit Association Of Wom-
ems clubs. and author f the Rosa
l. Gragg Ten-Point Program for
Women, is i'll at the Ford hospital.
Mrs Gragg was taken i'll last
week and after a couple Of days
at home was rushed to the hospital
Blood poisoning due to the result
Of rusty nail puncture in the leg
was the cause Of the illness. Her
many friends wish for her a speedy
recovery.