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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-12

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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-12
Boost Price of
Tomatoes Up to
$40 Per Ton
Growers also promised
ample farm labor to
harvest the crop

Announcement was made this
week by the local canneries that eff
fective Immediately the price to local
growers on canning tomatoes will be
$4,000 per ton on No. rs, and $1,000
for No. Us. This price is approx
mately 60 percent over the 1910 price
for this commodity. The govern
ment has been very deeply concern
ed about the lack of interest shown
by tomato growers in signing con-
tracts for 1912. Production goals for
tomatoes as announced for Benton
County was 400 acres. To date the
situation was such that growers
were not going to raise this product
because of a few disadvantages as
compared with other crops. Two Of
the main factors in the failure to &C
complish these goals were the fear
of lack of available labor to harvest
and care for the crop and the thot
that the price was not sufficient to
enable the grower to make a fair
margin of profit from his labor and
investment.
The new price of $4,000 is con-
sidered by experienced tomato grow
ers as a price that he should be able
to make a substantial margin of
profit, even with higher labor and
operating costs.
The Department of Agriculture in
cooperation with the Department of
Labor is working on plans to take
care of any labor shortages that
might exist this year. Farmers have
been assured by Fred Entermille,
AAA senior agronomist of the West
ern Region that ample farm labor
would be made available for pro-
ducing and harvesting these crops
for which the government is asking
for increased production.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-12
Filing for Director
Open It'll February Is

Filings for school director win
be open until February 18th, ac-
cording to information received to-
day. School election will be held
March 18th, and candidates for the
office may have their names on
the ballots if filing is made before
the 25th Of this month.
The term Of Mrs. Lampson wiz
expire this year. She has announced
her intention Of being a candidate
for reelection to the office. No
information concerning other pos
sible candidates is available at this
time.
The election will be held at the
city hall, with polls open from one
O'Clock until eight In the afternoon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-12

/ Reedsport, Oregon-Because of a
shortage of wood in Japan, their
deep sea fishermen have had to use
glass balls, like the one in the photo,
for net floats instead of wooden
ones. These glass balls, which are
hollow and in various sizes, were
attached to the nets. Evidently the
balls were not fastened securely, for
thousands Of them have been picked
up along the beaches of the Oregon
coast. They must have broken from
the nets and been carried thousands
of miles through the Pacific Ocean
by the Japanese Current, which
flows past the Oregon and Washing
ton shores. The large one shown in
photo was found on the shores of
Winchester Bay at the mouth OF the
Umpqua river in Oregon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-12
To Consider Mobile
Labor Camp Here

Application for a mobile labor
camp will be considered here Sat-
urday of this week when GUY Nc
Laughlin, of the US. department
of labor will conduct a hearing
here. The department is also con-
sidering the establishment here of
an employment office, particularly
in view Of the great amount of
labor which will soon be required
in this area. Thirty-seven COM
munities have applied for mobile
labor camps, but there are but seven
available. Whether or not the local
area is awarded one will depend
upon the showing as revealed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-12

The PEG. chapter met at. the
Charles Powell home Tuesday
night. A paper on american Edu-
cational System was read by Mrs.
Walter Knowles. Mrs. Bentley
Galligan of Redmond was a guest.
The state organizer, Mrs. Mary
Huntington of Ellensburg, will be
present at the next meeting, which
will be held at the Lawrence Scott
home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-12
Singers Entertain

"A group of singers from the high
school entertained the members OF
the local Kiwanis club Tuesda noon
Harold Luvaas sang a couple OF
solos, accompanied by Theo Lamp
son. The girls trio, consisting OF
Nadine Shields, Carolyne Kauth and
Theo Lampson also sang several
popular songs.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-12

MIR. and Mrs. A. w. Liebel cele-
brated their 50th wedding annivers-
airy Monday of this week. They were
married in Sank Center, Minnesota
in 1892. They have lived in Kenne-
wick for % years. Owing to Mrs.
Liebeps poor health, the children,
eight in all, did not come for the
occasion, a real celebration being
planned for later in the. year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-12
EVENTUALITIES

rTluay, FEBRUARY IL
Woman's Club-Mrs. Larry New
some.
Red Cross Nursing Glass, 9 to II
am.
Roxy-John Wayne and Betty
Field in shepherd of the Hills
and Saddle Mountain Round.
up"
Rainbow Girls Sweetheart Dance
After the basketball game al
the Highlands Club House.
* 8 h
Saturday, February IA
Roxy-same as Friday, with Chap
5 of Holt of the Secret Service
Sunday, February Is
ChurcheS-see notices.
Richard Arlen in Forced
Landing" and Weaver Bros. anc
Elviry in Tuxedo Junction"
Monday, February 10
Library Guild, Mrs. Durbin.
Unity class, Masonic hall, 2:30.
Rainbow Girls, 7:30, Masonic hall
IOOF-IOO.F. hall, 8.
Nissika Camp Fire group, 400
Mrs. Bert Wilson.
Yokowish Camp Fire Group, 6:3C
dinner, Mrs. P. o. Stone.
Catholic Ladies Study Club, 800
Mrs. B Mueller.
RoXy-same as Sunday
M%aE
Tuesday, February IL
Tuesday Club - Mrs. Wilmo
GravenSlund, /.
Entire Nous, Mrs. Frank Beste, /.
OES., Masonic hall, 8.
r. c. Sewing Unit, Red eros
roims, 100.
City Council, City Hall, 8.
Red Cross Home Nursing, High
lands, 1 to 8; 8 to5.
Red Cross Home Nursing, to
pm.
RoXy-Joan Davis, Jinx Falken
burg, John Woodbury. in "Twl
Latins from Manhattan AM
Dick Foran, Leo Garlic II
Road Agent" with Andy Devin
, M%M
Wednesday, February IS
F. & A. M, Masonic hall, 8.
Red Cross Nursing Glass, Gil an
lto3.
Fourth Circle w. S. @. s., 2::30 DO
luck dinner, Mrs. Fred Campbell
Roxy-same as Tuesday.
* . X
Thursday, February 10
Townsend Club, Townsend Hal
7:30.
Royal Neighbors, Masonic hall, {
Kilkare club, Mrs. Harold Whit
tenore, !.
End Circle Entertains wS!CS., Q
Mrs. Elsie Walters.
American Legion, Legion hall,
Finley Grange, Grange hall, 8.
Baptist Circle, Mrs. Evett.
Red Cross Nursing Glass, 9 to IL
1880 to $3.50.
st. Pauls Guild, 2, st. Paul
church.
Roxy-Lorothy Lamour, Jon Hal
in -tAloma of the South Seas,
and Ray Middleton in "Hurri
cane Smith,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-12

MIR. and Mrs. Lane K. Larson were
Pendleton visitors Thursday, taking
their son, Lester B. Larson, there
to enter the u. s. army.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-26
Visitors Must Expect Less
CJessen's Weekly

We sympathize with the drunk from out of
town who staggered to Eva McGowns desk in
the Nordale lobby in search of a room and when
that he wanted room where dress up and
be gentleman"
Living quarters of many men who earn then
living in Alaska outof-doors in winter anything
but soft. Men must have hardihood and stamina
to face up to the situation Cold that eats into
the marrow of ones bones the minute the fire goes
out tents cabins perhaps without floors the
barest of furnishings, dark cherries, lighted with
kerosene lamps, candles. ice to be melt
ed for water, cold that turks in the shadows wait
ing its chance to creep upon the unwary
No wonder when man comes to town hi
wants "a where he dress up and be a
gentleman" If he is drinking man, he wants his
drink first If he drinks enough perhaps he loses
his desire ito be a gentleman But he feels he
has earned the right to enjoy for day or two the
best comforts that civilization has to offer in the
way of privacy, warmth, plumbing electricity fur
nishings in contrast to his workday surroundings
And he has.
But in wartime not only the out-of- town work
men coming in for holiday must forego many OF
their customary pleasures. In Fairbanks this winter
not only the visitor, but the resident is fortunate
to have shelter and warmth. In many respects the
out-oftowner is better situated than those Fair
banks for he usually has ample wood supply
even though its saving and splitting requires a lot
OF work And with assured fuel, warmth can always
be had. And in Alaska winter warmth is the
prime essential to comfort
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-26
20 YEARS AGO t hMr rmp1pE
DECEMBER 26, 1929


Juneau had morning to a the
blanket adding holiday spirit
carols played by
Band visited the Other
the Church Choir
Girls Gee Club Others led by Mrs
Midnight Mass Catholic Church and
Cathedral Dinner number of bridge parties
the evening both
dance held Hall well attended
of H. LeFeTe
her home
the evening spent with music and
entertaining talk
the first time in Is
pastor Church. his
during preceding Sunday He
PEELED with singing
gained spoke the congregation left
Sade, formerly passed through the town
her Seattle to attend the
University of Washington
daughter of Mr. and Mrs M B. Summers
the holidays with her parents
had away Cordov
expected the steamer Victoria
both which Christmas Eve
Janet and John Arthur Borges the
Palace of Sweets There beautifully
the guests and delicious luncheon
Renee Guerin
Xenia Kashvaroff Peggy john
SON Gertrude Waed Margaret Breand
Jackie Higgins GRAY Alice Mer
tt John Heenal Cook Seymour Brown
Bessie Carter Louise Skinner ALVIN Reher
Mary Casey Billy Virginia Herman
weather generally temperature of 80 and
minimum of 81
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-26
Freedom of the News
Seattle Post Intelligencerl


World War 1 ended with control of world news,
outside of the United States, established rather
firmly in the hands OF two agencies-Reuters of
England and Havas of France. Each had territory
in which its dominance spelled ar-monopoly
AS a result the United States tended to get
an incomplete distorted picture of what was hap
pening in other parts of the globe. And the rest of
the world got a wholly wrong impression of what
was happening in the United States--a picture in
which the gang of prohibition and
the nutty dongs of Hollywood assumed undue
prominence.
Newspaper people will have particular interest
in the story of how this system was broken up, as
told in Barriers Down." recent book by Kent
Cooper general manager of the Associated Press
and other American press associations establishing
their own bureaus in most of the worlds centers,
and being able to transmit truer picture of Euro
pean affairs to Americans, and of American affairs
to Europe, and Of world affairs in general to Latin
America 1t resulted too, in characterization
of the Reuters agency and modernization of the
handling Of news in general.
1t may be conjectured that better exchange
of information might have eliminated at least some
of the of World War II. That must be
left to conjecture The struggle for freedom of the
means for obtaining, transmitting and distributing
news was so long drawn out that before it COM
pleted the dctators were pretty firmly in the saddle,
each determining what and what propaganda
should go to his people.
The end of this war should victors and van
pushed alike with full opportunity to learn the
truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth
as to all matters which likely to affect the
worlds peace, That is something which concerns,
not merely newspaper people, but everybody
Meanwhile there should be general appreciation
OF the part that the Associated Press and other
American news agencies have played in battling for
this freedom, on a world wide basis
There should be commentator for Mr.. Cooper,
alike for the part he has played in that battle and
for producing an important historical chronicle.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-26
BATHTUB GIN HACKERS

The hackers of bathtub gin, the prohibtonists
becoming more and more active in distributing
their little jewels of literature about how liquor is
losing the war" In some parts of the country
these persons attempted to capitalize on dry cam
paiqnS for the purpose of riding into political power
Otners distribute the literature and write it appar
emily because they have nothing else to do-such as
helping their country to win the
1t was interesting to note that the matter
even brought up in Congress in connection with the
lowering of the draft age to band defeated What
we wondering is this could the hackers of this
bill be so ridiculous as think for moment that
the banning of liquor near Army camps would aid
these 18-year- Odds who are be stationed in these
camps?
There is one vital difference between the pres
ent and Prohibition days in connection with ID
year-olds 1t is that 18-year-old can't walk into
a saloon and buy himself drink. He used to
be able to do that in a speakeasy, Seventeen-year-
olds, too That used to be the idea of good time
for high school students, boys and girls alike
That was the big problem of Youth" 1t
going TO the dogs through rotgut. Open govern
mental control liquor dispensares result
of repeal has largely done away with this problem
Today, Youth has replaced the rotgut and
drunken neckng in automobiles with the juke box
the zoot suit jitterbuggin, mkshakes and dancing
The older generation certainly didn't create the de-
mand for this new form OF amusement That is
certain
But the bathtub gin hackers won't tell you about
these things in their literature. They would lead
you to believe that soldiers who get up at $50
am and earlier spend every night in drunken
revelry. They would have you believe that the Army
and Navy officers not competent to deal with
their
No they want these matters left to bunch of
"wel-intentoned" female drys, and some uniformed
and nosey, hIy-goating male drys who once before
succeeded in making street murders a common and
trite happening, law violation and gangsterism com
mon rules of society.
But they will continue to try, even after dying
a natural and destined death.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-26
NOT A FREE FRENCHMAN

The breeze that blows over the
rolling hills of Hershey, Penna., is
laden with the sweet smells, of
chocolate cooking, but French Am
bassador Henri Haye doesn't like it.
And what's more. he has protested
to the State Department.
The rudy checked Frenchman
has been confined in a fashionable
hotel in Hershey ever since the
break of relations between Vichy
and the United States, He has
plenty to eat, including an abundant
supply of Hershey chocolate, but he
hasn't enough freedom,
So he addressed a formal COM
munication to the State Depart
ment, and asked the Swiss Minister
in Washington, DIR. Charles Brugg-
mann, TO be his messenger. Faith
fully, the Swiss Minister who is the
brother-in-law of Vice-President
Wallace, trotted down to the de-
partment, bearing the Ambassador
letter, in which he said he was a
virtual prisoner, deserved no such
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-26
MERRY GO ROUND

Visiting California Air Corps
base, Assistant Secretary of War
John McCloy took a ride in the
glider. Its easy" he says. ANY
body can do it. It's the engine that
makes plane hard to handle, but
a glider is just NATURAL" Gov
ering one wall in the office of Navy
Secretary Knox is grand map of the
world, Illuminated by a spot light
from the ceiling. . Vice President
Wallace follows the war with globe
Illuminated from within. Even
if you are member of the White
House staff, a Senator or a Con-
gresham, you can't get into the
offices of War Production Board
without lining up at the visitors
desk for badge.
Copyright, 1912, by United Feature
Syndicate, Inc9
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-26
MUDEkN ElIuU[IlC ROBERTA LEE

If YOU have your
New appetizer with the
s.sszress
1t would preferable the wine with
coffee, with and fruits
be a offer his father?
the who singuarly honored
me- being father
of not
shoudt the men dance anyway?
but each should Sit
OUT dance
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-26
Daily Lessons in English y. L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN Please do this right away
Say please this AT ONCE"
OFTEN MSPRONOUNCED Buoy buoyan buoyancy Preferred
pronunciation Of syllable BOO, 90 as in BOOT
OFTEN contraction of EVER Ere (before)
astray).
SYNONYMS necessity essential requisite require
F.,
word three times and 1t is yours Let us
increase vocabulary each Todays word
being understood by the senses
mind THE lapse to Incidence inpercepible Rambler
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-26
MONDAY. DECEMBER %


Planetary influences today are
uncertain. Good and i'll balance
but there is strong malefic as
pect affecting labor.
HEART AND HOME: Girls who
are enjoying holiday vacations
from work or study may discover
that there is little chance for ro-
nance. The fact that many young
men are fighting in foreign lands
reduces the eligibles greatly and
they may be little interested in
sentimental friendships. The mean
ing OF war will be keenly felt as
the new year is contemplated, as
trologers declare. Parents may be
serious in their attitudes towards
sons and daughters over whom the
world conflict has cast the claim
0. service. For great majority
holidays must be truly holy days
preceding separation and perhaps
tragedy
~ SIN SIS AFFAIRS: This
should be a favorable day for heads
OF commercial enterprises who
launch plans for trade that takes
on new patterns. Factories may
snow the effects of holiday cele-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-26

they did not know who was with
him. But as the door opened, out
came Ambassador Castillo Najera of
Mexico.
Ambassador Najera is an intense
democrat AS he passed the two
royal youths in the State Depart
ment corridor, he licked his Gig
arctic, said in Spanish:
How are yuh, pals?"
Aside from that, there was Moth
ing to indicate what must have
been in the minds of each--that
Mexico once had shot the great
uncle of the two Hapsburg youths,
Macmillan, when he attempted to
become Emperor of Mexico.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-26

Hobbies trying to get their closed
down refineries converted to manu-
facture both high octane gas and
butadiene, chief ingredient for syn
thetic rubber.
Butadiene and high octane gas
both can be made simultaneously in
the same refineries, and in fairly
large quantities by use of the Dor
sett process.
Belatedly and after much hem
ming and having, the Dorset. pro-
cess is being adopted in several
small refineries now being converted.
They are: Eastern States Petroleum
Company at Houston and the South
port Gasoline Company at Texas
City, making both high octane gas
and butadiene; also the Lion Oil
Company at Eldorado, Ark, and
Taylor Refining Company and Hum
BILE near Corpus Christi making
butadiene only.
More than twenty other refineries
are anxious to be. converted. Con-
version will take only three to eight
months compared with about two
years to build the big rubber plants
OF the Standard of NJ J, patent pool
Conversion takes only Is percent as
much strategic materials.
NOTE: Key jobs in the Rubber
Reserve, which awarded the big rub
Der factories to the Standard OF
N. j. patent pool, were officials
from that patent pool. After the
war, these big rubber factories can
make high octane gas which will
run the automobile of the future.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-26
LOOK and LEARN g. 6. GORDON

For the following United States naval vessels
named a batehps desoyers I'd submarines (e
weepers?
metronome? sA..sAss
Tn which State cigarettes
produced? tss ~ 80
What is office orders in the United
States? - s.44
percentage people the United States
llterae?
ANSWERS:
I (a) States: (b cities; Cd fish; (e) birds.
An marking exact time especially in music
Carolina
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-26

brations in slight shrinkage OF
production but January is to es-
tablish many new records. Warn
ing against overwork is emphatic
at this time for both employers
and employees. Much illness is
forecast for the next three months.
NATIONAL SUES: High
schools and colleges will confront
many difficulties as they contem-
plate classes drained of students.
Although more young men than
Young women will leave their stu
dies for service in the war or war
industries, many girls will be miss
inc from the halls of learning, es-
pecially in the Middle West. Edu-
Gators will be hanpered by finan-
cial problems and by necessary
changes in courses Of study. The
seers warn that utilitarian training
should not eliminate academic
ideals.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR S:
Britain, which has been feeling the
effects of the Uranus-Saturn con-
junction in the sign of Taurus now
should gain in strength to resist
Nazi air attacks. The results of
close cooperation with the United
States will be apparent as the
long worked out plans for United
Nations offensives are gradually
revealed. The stars are read as
indicating obstacles that had to
be overcome in preparations for
the victory which was known must