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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-16
Persons Who Quit Jobs
Face Prison in Russia

MOSCOW.-The Supreme Soviet
decreed mobilization for duration Of
the war of all workers in the arms
industry and in industries support
ing it.
Voluntary quitting of jobs will be
considered desertion under the de-
cree. Military courts will try per-
sons leaving their work in industry,
and will be empowered to impose
prison sentences Of five to eight
years.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-16
New Train Restrictions
Are Ordered for Italy

ROME.-Further drastic reduc-
tons in railroad facilities through
out Italy were ordered to meet "un-
avoidable exigencies Of the general
interest" ALI reduced fares for
family tickets, as well as season
tickets for journeys of over 60 miles
and other fare reductions were abol-
ished. This move followed recent
decree which greatly reduced the
number Of passenger trains in serv-
ice, especially in the Milan area.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-16
Little Dick SOnderman
Visits His Grandparents

HIGIIIANDS-W has been re-
ceived by relatives of the birth of a
son, Carl Gene, to Nr. and Mrs.
Bud Sonde!man in Spokane. Little
Dick Sondelman has come to visit
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
F. Sonderman during his mothers
stay in the hospital. .,,s :
Mrs. Clark Taylor and small son
Gary left last Thursday for Port
land to join her husband where
they will make their home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-16
Need More Care
In Blackouts
Early Tests Show Window
Coverings Too Easily
Penetrated by Light.

NEW YORK.-Preliminarys black
outs have shown that many people
make one of the commonest of mis-
takes.
They forgot that black cloth is not
necessarily Opaque. In spite of care
fully covered windows, the light
shone through the sheer material or
the loose woven material like bea-
con.
In En- gland these careless black
outs in the early part of the war
brought an air raid warden's wrath
down on the innocent culprit.
Trial and error has proved that
one of the most effective blackouts
is accomplished by lining the heavy
Grapes with black material and pull
ing them to an overlapping at the
center of the window.
Sliding Grapes Show Light.
However, even this had its head
aches, according to the air raid
wardens. 1t seems that Americans
make practice of hanging their
Grapes slightly free from the win
dows, and in most cases this means
a rim of light all around the heavy
curtaining, that is as telltale as an
open window with the shade Tapping
in the bre eze. Close fitting valances
across the top take care of that little
matter " cry nicely.
Incidentally, those Grapes that
slide along on an extra curtain rod
are no good. They show light.
Where blackouts have been prac-
ticed frequently-;in San Francisco,
Los Angeles, and in Seattle-some
of the homes have a definitely
changed look. This is because all
transoms, and pretty little colored-
glass characterization beside the
doors have been blacked out per-
manently. Those tricky little odd
shaped pieces of glass were too hard
to mask successfully, so. in many
cases, they have been permanently
covered with heavy curtaining or
have been painted with black paint
on both sides, to achieve the desired
effect.
Britain Finds Way.
Luckily, few homes have sky
lights, because these windows in the
roof are perfect beacon.
During the early stages Of the
war, the British had a good deal Of
trouble with their skylights. Obser-
walton planes soon spotted the of
Tending homes and warnings were
issued to paint the glass on both
sides.
Britain finally solved the problem
of blackout windows with permanent
cover-an wooden frames that
screwed into the wooden window
frame on each side. In case OF
bombing it gives added protection
against flying glass. The blackout
frames have an added advantage in
that most of them contain covered
slot for ventilation.
Apparently the thing New Workers
fear most is a shutdown Of electric
ity. Stores are practically sold out
of flashlights. Some of the big shops
selling electrical equipment are dis
playing signs which suggest, gent
~ of course, that the buyer loos
over the old flashlight at home to
see whether it cannot be fixed up
good as new by the purchase OF a
bulb or new batteries.
Heavy blackout materials have
been whisked from the counters al.
most as fast as they appeared, and
ready to use blackout curtains are
practically sold out.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-16
Sees American Family 81
With but l Child in 1880

NEW YORK. - The American
family is still shrinking, a census
expert says. 80.
Paul C.. Click of the United States
census bureau told the American
Sociological society that in 1870 the
typical family had three children
and predicted that by 1880 the aver
age would be fewer than one child
under q years of age per family.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-16
WIS
Of THE
WEEK
FOSTER GlLRoY

New York City-At the opening OF
the horse racing season at the ia
maica (Long Island) track 26,00(
excited gamblers wagered a total OF
nearly $4,000, 900 on seven races. The
tract was so packed with the under
world, including thousands Of ref
ugees from European gambling CEN
tiers, that the heaviest detail of po-
lice in many years was assigned to
protect the grounds.
Farmers Unite Against Lewis
Albany, N. Y.-Alarmed over a de-
termined drive by John L.. Lewis to
control New York's food supply 10y
unionizing the milk producers and
produce farmers of the state, the
most powerful group Of agricultural
lists ever formed in New York are
forming to protect their interests
against union racketeering.
I'll Duce" All In
Rome, Italy-Dictator Mussolini
whose sexual excuses have long
shocked even the most degenerate OF
all European races, is said to be in
state of advanced senility and I'M
ability to handle any affairs of state.
His sole companions for days at a
time are the most debauched women
of the italian underworld, COM
partnership which he shares with his
German overlords on their frequent
visits to Rome. ~s~, -... -.-. ->~.-
War Means Something Here
Westerleigh, N. Y. - Mrs. May
Murphy was nurse in the First
World War; her husband was in the
A.EF. in France. When their two
sons were called in the present draft,
Mama and Papa Murphy closed up
their home, got their old army jobs
back, and now there are four Muir
phys "rarin' to CO." .~s-.s,--.-~ss.s~- 8
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-16
Mechanics Are
Best as Filters
Skill With Hands Instead
Of College Education
Now Preferred.

BOSTON. - Mechanical aptitude,
instead of a college education, is the
main qualification to produce good
war fier, medical science has dis
covered.
The doctors have found, too, that
if you have rapid heart on occa-
sions, tendency to sweat under ex-
element, ability to feel keen nerv-
Gus tension, you may be better
fier for it.
The mechanical aptitude. discov-
cry is of tremendous significance at
this time. For it means that the
average American boy is going to
make just as good a top class air
fighter as the military services
dreamed of when they put the col
lege tag on all candidates.
The nod for Americas air army
now goes to all those youngsters
who like to do things with their
hands, who are fascinated by in
vention, thrilled with things that
move and love skilled occupations
or avocations. That is most of the
Americans.
Learn by Experience.
The discovery came out Of the
school of hard experience, the recent
months of training when both serv-
ices limited candidates to college
men.
The mechanical aptitude qualifica-
ton does not exclude college men
by any means. It was, in fact, the
large proportions Of this class among
collegians which called attention to
the value Of this quality.
The reason for the college training
was that stupidity cannot be tolerat-
ed in air training. It was reasoned
that man with two years of COL
lege probably would not be stupid.
Mechanical aptitude is a definite
qualification. But the medical men
are sure there are others, and one
of them was explained to the aero
physicians at a meeting at Harvard
medical school.
Laymen would label this quality,
perhaps, as love of excitement, but
the scientists say it is something
broader and deeper. 81.
It is, they think, classification
which takes in about half Of the hu.
man race, and which in America
might be more than half. They
have no single name for the quality,
but around the flying fields they say
the officers instinctively recognize it.
The scientists explain this differ
ence by dividing men emotionally,
into two groups. The dividing line
is the intangible quality known as
normality.
Above or Below Normal.
Among entirely normal people,
emotionally, hardly any fit exactly
the midnormal qualities. They are
either above normal, or below.
These are the two classes con-
Sidered In flying; one ABOVE norman,
yet still within the wide limits OF
the other on the lower
side, and still within the limits.
The over-normals start with slight
exaggerations Of normal reactions,
in many ways, such as rapid hearts.
a tendency to sweat under excite
ment, or ability to feel keen nervous
tension.
It is in this above-normal class
which the medical men say the most
good military fliers are apparently
being found.
Above normal goes on to anxiety
neuroses, hysterias and mental
breakdowns, but being little above
normal is no sign whatever that
person is apt to 60 all the way. He
merely is different sort OF fellow
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-16

The man who says he could solve
the labor situation here in this
county isn't usually capable of fir
ing the cook and his stenographer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-16

The reason most Kennewick men
suffer in silence is probably because
most Kennewick men are married
men.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-16
Boys Return This WaOl,
To Work in BremertOD

HIGFnANIDS-Richard or.r
ry st. Laurent have returns s :
their work in Bremerton y, Y
visiting at the home OF tbei, s y.
entS, Mr.. and Mrs. A. 81 T'a,,lp N'
MIR. and Mrs. al Knight wbo Ssl
been visiting at the VIM paw
and Bert Perkins home reh,rros !.
their home in Walla Walla s,,r s Y
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-16

Because of its inability to secn,.
the necessary copper alloy, the Ts,a'
plant of Meadvile, PennsylvsnsS
was forced to close throwing ~, ],
employment 800 men. The ~.
plant makes zippers.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
Rambling Reporter

Club operated by the Meow.
Those soldiers, incidentally,
pay only so cents nightly or
Sis per week for light, airy
rooms.
The same rooms rent for 81
nightly or So a week when oc-
cupied by wives, sweethearts or
relatives of soldiers. Rooms are
not rented, of course, to the
general public.
With such rates, the USO
Clubs obviously lose money
and that's the reason that Ma
comb county will join the rest
of the United States Tuesday
in raising funds to continue
this worthwhile work. Dig
deep, boys and girls.
RAMBLING AROUND
The fellow who won that now
famous footrace down Walnut
street Monday night, was the
loser in the action that follow
ed. Private Bill Brandon
burg is still hospitalized at Fort
Sill, Okla, by those trick, foot
ball knees. -.
Flora Lee, the grade school
music supervisor, will quit,
come June, we are inform
ed. She'll work at an air
port, they say. One other
teacher has limited she may
work in the Ford Bomber
plant next fall.
A local lad for IL years mar
ried will be indicted on June
IL. Some of the BARRIERS con-
sidered a union affiliation for a
time. Not all Of the lads
| jumped to 65 cent haircutS, you
know.
One of the veteran county
officials will announce for re-
election next week. DIR.
Herb Lichtig, the dentist, al
ways takes at least two sold
iers with him when his boat
leaves Denmarsh. The
Clinton River Boat Club will
entertain the boys in khaki
very soon. :.
At least two doctors are only
a jump away from army or navy
commission One of the two
doesn't know what branch will
take him. -.
e. ID. II.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
New Haven

An Honor Day service will
be held at the Methodist church
Sunday morning for the boys,
who are now in the armed fore
e Mrs. c. r. Withe will super
wise a special musical program
and the Rev. b. A Warren and
Rev w. II. Tirrell will speak.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Morris
ana son attended a home coming
at the East Grand Boulevard
Christian church in Detroit on
Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Willert
were Romeo callers Sunday.
The Rev. and Mrs. B. A. War
rem attended the meeting Of the
Eastern Association 9ongrega-
tional ministers and their wives
Monday evening at st. Clair as
guests Of the Rev. Clyde Wilcox.
Mrs. George Polly and son
Clayton, spent from Tuesday to
Saturday at Traverse City at
tending a State Parent-Teach-
meeting.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
|MountClemens
High School
By Tom e. Dick Donaldson
ELECTIONS

ELECTIONS
Everything is quiet here at
city high school with the an
nual spring elections over. A
fine group of Bather students
has been elected by the student
body to fill the various offices.
The voting machines are be-
ing returned TO the City and
the scores Of posters with the
various candidates names on
them have almost all disappear
cd from the class rooms and
halls here at Mount Clemens
High School.
Tomorrow afternoon over l.
300 . Their students will have a
chance to enjoy an hour of re-
Taxation at a community sing
to be held in the high school
auditorium. Mr.. Bernard Nc
Ghee and his combined boys
and girls glee clubs have been
working hard on the variety of
numbers TO be sung, so that glCe
club members might be spread
all over the auditorium and
help those who don't know all
the words and melodies to the
numbers. Each song will be
sung as a solo by a member or
members of the glee clubs and
then on the second time through
the entire student body will
Join in.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
BOv. Does His Bit:
White House Approves

behalf, for your friendly interest
in writing"
Il can assure you the Presi-
dent is most appreciative of the
spirit of cooperation which 10y
al citizens all over the country
are manifesting in their efforts
in prosecuting this war to a
successful conclusion"
Morton is mighty proud of that
letter and if salvaging scrap
and buying war stamps and
bonds can win the war ... -.
The President can depend
upon Morton to do il.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28

Schmidt, and Leroy Faulmann,
members of the executive board.
Also scheduled for the same
evening, June IL, are the gradu-
ating service for the four men,
bers of the eighth grade at st.
Johns parochial school.
The latter will be held at
7:45 p. m. and tie former at 8
p m, the Rev. Mr.. Wuggazer
stated.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
q. Johns WaIiher
LEAGUE EIeds Officers

New officers of the Walther
League of ST. Johns Evangeli-
cal Lutheran church at Fraser
will conduct their first meeting
az O session to be held June ii,
il was announced by the Rev.
Theodore Wuggazer today.
The officers were installed at
birthday banquet Of the
League held Saturday night in
the church parlors and are AL
ger Booming, president; Clar-
ence Sieger, vice president;
Shirley Rewoldt, secretary;
Marion Meininger, treasurer,
and Jennie Thilk, William
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
NEW HAVEN
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Rev r. A. Warren. Pastor

10 A. NJ, Our church will join
in a union service in the Meth
odist Church.
1l:l5 A, M, Church School.
No Christian Endeavor,
5 PM. Union evening service
observing the anniversary of the
pastors thirty-five years Of pas
toral service. Greetings from
New Baltimore and New Haven
laymen, and talks by the Rev.
Cylde Wilcox, Moderator Of the
Eastern Association, the Rev.
Warren Terrill, and the Rev.
B. A. Warren.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
Oil Company
Awards Bond
Fern Collins
is Honored

Fern Ardith Collin, 19-year-
old All Club girl Of Macomb
County, Michigan, has been hon
ored by the Standard Oil Com
p ny of Indiana for her All
Club work.
Miss Collin, whose home is
near Center Line, was present
ed with a $500 United States
War Savings Bond. The an
nouncement of the award was
made by Everett Mitchell, well
known farm news radio COM
mentator.
AS a All Club member since
1894, Fern has taken an active
part in Food Preparation pro-
jects for six years, Canning for
four years, Clothing seven
years, Handicraft two years, a
goat project for two years, and
a hot lunch project for 3 years.
She has exhibited her club pro-
ject results at local, county, and
the Michigan State Fair, and
has taken part in judging 1
demonstration contests.
Fern has held all the offices
of the Center Line club and has
been either assistant or leader
for the past four years. She has
been awarded a scholarship to
Michigan State College.
The presentation of the bond
was made at the Busch School
by F. Nick. Blough, executive
of the Standard Oil company
and Russell Isbister, Mayor of
Center Line and principal of
the school.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28

OAKLAND, Calf, May %
P)-The lavishly built Golden
Gate Turf Club at nearby AL
bany, doomed as a racing CEN
ter by weather and other jinxes,
has been taken over by the Ar
my as a basic training center.
The luxurious S1,500,000 rae
ing plant closed down two years
ago after heavy rains five times
postponed the much fanfared
opening. It's affairs have been
in litigation ever since.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
Golf Course vandaIs
Warned by Deputy
Youths Admit Teorine
Floqs and Turf

Two boys who admitted tear
ing grass and flag at the Maple
Lane Golf course were released
Tuesday by Deputy Sheriff Wal
ter Kandt after they promised
to reform.
Kandt told the boys, aged ID
and IS. that he would send them
TO a juvenile detention home
if they repeat the prank. Walter
Hansing, golf club official, said
the boys are perennial trouble
makers.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
WARNIERDAM SOUGHT

KANSAS CITY, May % -
up - Cornelius Warmerdam,
worlds pole vault record hold
er, has been invited to COM
pete in the five-state sectional
track and field championships
here June 6. The meet is spon-
sored by the Missouri Valley A.
A u.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28

A signpost in Lynchville,
Mass, gives mileage directions
to Norway, Paris, Denmark,
Naples, Sweden, Poland, MeXi-
co, Peru, and China. They are
all names Of towns in the state.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
WHITE HOUSE LETTER
CAN'T keep
GRANDMA IN
HER CHAIR

She's as Lively as a Youngster =
Now her Backache is better

Many sufferers relieve nagging backacho
quickly. once they discover that the real
cause Of their trouble may be tired kidneys.
The kidneys are Natures chief way OF TAX
ing the excess acids and waste out of the
blood. They help most people pass about 3
pints day.
When disorder OF kidney function permits
poisonous matter to remain in your blood, it
may cause nagging backuCh6, rheumatic pains,
leg pains, loss of pep and energy. getting up
nights, swelling, pufiincss under the eyes.
headaches and dizziness. Frequent or scanty
passages with smarting and burning some
times shows there is something wrong with
your kidneys or bladder.
Don't watl Ask your druggist for Doans
Pills, used successfully by millions for over
40 years. They give happy relief and will help
the ID miles of kidney tubes flush out poison
Gus waste from your blood. Get Doan's Pills.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
LONE PERMIT

The lone building permit APP
proved by the City Commission
last night went to Roy Stein who
will spend $500 to remodel his
home at 90 Beyne.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28

It's good etiquct, in Ceylon,
for a hostess to greet guests with
poems made up for the occasion.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
NEW BALTIMORE
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Sunday chool 1890 am.
Morning Worhip 1870 am.
Choir Practice 1880 Friday
evening.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
CHURCH SUPPERS

CHURCH SUPPERS
Sugar rationing means the
end of pies and cakes at
church and lodge suppers--
not the end OF the suppers
themselves as we predicted
while back. The rationing
rules, you know, provide that
organizations can obtain sug-
ar only if they regularly serve
four supperS each week.
The alternative, of course, is
to bring your own sugar, but
pies and cakes are still out UNI
der this arrangement unless you
report at the church basement
or lodge door at least four hours
before planning to eat.
The church and lodge boys
and girls point out that fruits,
nuts and ice cream can easily
replace the sweeter stuff
but not at a profit. To further
complicate the situation, do
nations, of desserts by church
members is a thing of the
past.
Another war casualty is the
church bake sale. We regret
this only because Mrs. Mac
Grath's mothers cocoanut cakes
will no longer be occasionally
available. There are, indeed, sad
days.
METHODIST MINSTREL
The popular Methodist Min
Strel, ordinarily an event OF
mid-February, probably will be
held this fall, according to Al
HameiSter, who ordinarily is the
director. A professional produc-
ing company likely will take
over the job because Al is very,
very busy these days what with
business and civilian defense.
SOLDIERS FRIEND
Selfridge Field soldiers fire.
quently spend their furlOughs
at either the Salvation Army
Hostess House or at the USO
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28

The thrill that comes once m
a lifetime, getting a letter from
the White House when you're
an ll-year-old who is trying 70
do his bit, was experienced by
Morton Henry Bowman, Tues
day, it was revealed today.
Morton Henry decided that he
wanted to buy war savings
stamps after he received a S25
war bond as a present from a
kinsman in Pennsylvania. The
thing, then, was to get the mon
ey TO pay for them.
He thought it would be nice
to earn the money in some pat
riotic endeavor and all the fuss
about salvage gave him his cue.
So he started in to salvage
and sell wastepaper and scrap
metal. He did the collecting
himself until he began to find
that the amount available taxed
his capacity for transportation.
To meet that situation, he says,
Il organized a little company"
CLOSED CORPORATION
The company consists of his
sister, June Bowman, 10, vice
president; Ann Taylor, IL, a
neighbor youngster, who's secre-
tary; and Bobby Henry, 10, who
is official handy man.
Morton himself is president
because he thought it up.
He thought, too, that Frank
lin Delano Roosevelt might be
interested in what he was doing
and in the fact that the efforts
of the company to date have
put a SIS war savings stamp in
its treasury.
So he just dropped the PreSi-
dent a line the other day and
he was pleased to have his COM
munication promptly acknoW-
lodged by the Presidents secre-
tary, NJ. II. Mcintyre.
WHITE HOUSE LETTER
Said Mr.. Mcintyre: Permit
me to acknowledge receipt Of
your letter of May sixteenth and
to thank you, in the Presidents
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
ODDITY

Totals .......2l5 Won by tie ...2l5