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Evening star., 1942-02-20
Proposes Pensions
For Nurses.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Since Congress is discussing the ad-
visibility of repeating the new con-
gressional pension act, wonder If it
would consider giving the thousands Of
graduate nurses throughout the country
a pension instead? don't think that is
asking too much. Surely they are de-
serving of one.
Most nurses, believe, are paying for
annuity insurance; and this is not an
easy task when one has no steady in
come. A private-duty nurse working
eight hours day at Sc per day (and
this only since January ID, working
every day in the year including holidays,
Sundays, with no vacation nor sick
leave, would receive the sum of only
$2,92O per year, Notwithstanding the
fact that it took three years Of training
to qualify as a graduate nurse. Out of
the above salary SIT must be paid In
dues before one can nurse in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
ONE OF THE THOUSANDS.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Argues Against Young Men
Hiding" in Emergency Bureaus.

Hiding in Emergency Bureaus.
To the Editor Of The Star:
I have noted that Washington, as the
center Of national defense, has thousands
of young people holding clerical land
stenographic positions. A pretty high
percentage Of these defense workers is
composed Of unmarried young men Of
draft age.
It does not seem fair when there is
such crying need for manpower that
young fellows should hide In emergency
bureaus to avoid military service They
have two reasons for doing this, the first
of which is that military life Is more
strenuous and hazardous: the second,
that it is far less lucrative, unless they
can qualify as officers.
They may put up the argument that
their services are indispensable. Such,
however, is not the case. Most Of them
are not old enough to have had much
experience In nearly all instances their
places Immediately could be filled by
middle-aged men or by women, young
and middls-ased. HENRY LEBACH.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the tDriter, although the use OF
q pSeudonynl for publication is
permissible. The Star reSerueS
the right to edit all letters Dith
q DietD to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
inquiries About Strikes
As q Form Of Sabotage.
To the Editor. Of The Star:
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor OF Tne star:
A news commentator recently said:
Before the United States can take the
offensive, we must build a greater Navy
and air force" But how can we build a
greater force with disloyal citizens? That
Is, strikers?
What is the difference between sabo-
tage and striking during wartime? There
Is no difference!
Many men are serving in the armed
forces at $21 month. How many Of
those men do you suppose will live to
see peace? MILDRED MUSHER.
Evening star., 1942-02-20

chroniclers who eventually will tell
the sorry tale Of the present tragic
epoch. Making martyrs Of them now
in vain effort to please Der Fuehrer
will serve merely to add to the grow
ing detestation OF the vichy regime
in France and abroad.
Evening star., 1942-02-20

@. What is considered to be the most
important book of poetry in the English
language?-S. j.
Works" published in 1923, is SO con-
sidered.
O. Which of the boroughs Of New
York City has the largest population7-
A. w. A.
A. Brooklyn borough with 269s,28S
has the largest population. Richmond Is
the only one of the five boroughs whose
population is below million.
@. Have birds ever been known to
fly across the Atlantic Ocean?-J. e. A.
A. A banded Atlantic tern is known
to have flown from Labrador to Natal,
South Africa. The bird was banded on
July %, 1923, and found dead on the
beach in Natal on November Il, 1928.
@. Are any cities located exactly on
the equator?-F. T. L.
A. None of any importance. Quito, the
capital Of Ecuador, lies 18 miles south of
the equator The point where the high
way crosses the line Is marked with
monument.
@. OF what church was Ralph Waldo
Emerson a pastor7-W. B. C.
A. He was assistant and pastor In the
Second Unitarian Church in Boston from
1929 to 1882.
@. Are there any Federal laws relating
to the use and abuse of the United
States f1ag2-A. L. L.
A. The only Federal act relating to the
use and abuse of the flag pertains to the
District of Columbia. The States have
all enacted their own laws pertaining to
these matters.
O. When a sailor goes down with his
ship, Is he considered dead" or miss
ing"?-I. M. c.
A. Technically to "go down" with ship
means to be lost. In such case man
Is considered dead. A man would be
considered missing" whenever there Is
reasonable doubt as to his fate.
@. How many cigarettes were produced
last year?-W. w.
A. Printers Ink says that domestic
production in 1941 was 206, ,400, 900 900, Q
gain of 142 per cent over last year.
@. BY what mark can hand-blown glass
be identifed?-D. G.
A. The pontil mark. The shaped glass
is broken off from the pontil leaving
rough spot on the base called the pontil
mark. This Is a characteristic identi-
flying mark on all handmade blown glass,
early or modern.
@. What official in the Navy corres-
ponds to the adjutant General Of ths
Army?-M. M.
A. The chief of the Bureau Of Naviga-
tion Of the Navy Is the officer whose
position corresponds to that of the ad-
jutant general of the Army.
@. Have dragons ever existed anywhere
In the WORLDS. B. A.
A. No dragons ever have existed. The
dragon is symbol derived by modifying
the characters of the most formidable
animal in the region where the symbol
Is found. The Chinese dragon is based
on the alligator modified by some of the
features of the Manchurian tiger. The
English dragon is derived from the snake.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Stresses Meaning Of Defeat
In Terms of Degradation.
To the Edito

To the Editor of The Star:
Once we thoroughly understand the
pricelessness Of freedom, which is to say
the hellishness of defeat in this total war
against total slavery, once we truly m-
derstand this, then we can take every
bit Of bad news any day has to offer, and
take it straight. determined to win this
war at any cost.
Any effort to sugar-coat bad news
would be spent to far better advantage in
painting for all men a clear picture Of
what defeat must surely mean. Let all
men know the measureless depth Of
never-ending degradation, despair and
all-encompassing agony which would
come with defeat as surely as night fol-
lows day, and no bad news whatever can
turn us into defeatists.
BOILING SOMERVILLE.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Modern Manners "A 80 = page

Modern Manners 80 page
summary of the rules of proper
conduct. Ideal for the busy man
and woman who want facts about
good manners. Arranged in chap
ters, this booklet gives the essen
tials of useful, practical, daily
needful knowledge about what to
say and do on various occasions.
All phases of etiquette, from
christenings to funerals. To Sc
cure your copy of this booklet In
close 10 cents in coin, wrapped in
this clipping, and mail to The Star
Information Bureau.
Name
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Address
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Asks Leading Questions
About Waste and Daylight Saving.
To the Editor Of tn,

10 the Editor Of The Staf.
This country, with probably the great
est resources Of any in the world, Is at
war with enemies many thousands Of
miles distant. We are trying to make
an au-out effort to carry the war to the
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w A N T ADS

FOR SALE-White Leghorn fryers,
Csc per pound, about 2k pounds
each; also 6-weeks-old pigs. r. M.
Ainardi, Richland. 25-2p
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Dear Mr.. and Mrs. Reed:


Thanks a lot for the papers. ]
really enjoy all the news from home
There are a few boys here from
Washington and one from Pasco. We
generally stop our work and 60
hide some where to read the paper.
This town of Chicago is sure the
place. Everyone sure is swell to all
the service men. The men are all in
vited to almost every party, dances
and all social events.
They held big parade yesterday
that was really big affair. 1t last
ed for Is hours. All the services were
in it and then the people Of all kind,
floats, bands and veterans from the
last war.
I wrote to Jim, two or three times,
but never did get any answer. Would
you please send his address and I'll
try again.
Time for supper now, so better get
ready. II .sa4 .er.-sE
Thanks again,
Leroy LaRue, e ~
Co. 26-B-36, ......-. ,-.
Navy Pier, Chicago, Ill.
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Mrs Bert Carman was taken to
4he pasco hospital Wednesday morn
, mo of last week to receive an
emergency operation. She is re-
covering very favorably and was
brought to the Albert Hackney home
tuesday, where she will convalesce
for short time.
Paul Larsen, son of MIR. and Mrs.
,Iohn Larsen left Monday for 'Walla
Walh, where he joined the army.
Mrs. j. G. Mcclure moved to Ia
coma Sunday to join her husband,
who has been employed there for
some time in defense work.
Harry Sandberg and Mrs. Bertha
schernitzki were guests Sunday at
the Alfred Satter home in Kenne-
wick.
Mrs. Don Robertson of Seattle has
returned to the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Harding,
where she will spend the summer.
Rev. Kenneth Bell left Thursday
afternoon of last week for Spokane
to enter the Deaconess hospital,
where he will undergo treatments
for three weeks for an injured back.
E. r. Hatch left last weekend for
sUtah to visit with his daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd OBerst were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harland
Burgen Saturday evening. ..
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sue every Monday just as regular
as if were home.
If you happen to see any of the
fellows that are planning on join
ing the navy, tell them they might
as we'll start getting practiced up on
beans for breakfast. That is the
thing I had the hardest time getting
used to. I refused to eat them at
first, but after a few days of drill
ing all day long, it was either eat
them or go hungry. ate them. Be
sides that I gain weight on them.
Don't ever let anyone tell you that
the navy is running short of them,
or that feeding beans in the navy is
just a joke. It is a reality. I know.
Thanks again for your kindness in
forwarding the news. In return ]
will do my best in getting my share
of the rodents that are Fostering us.
Best regards,
DEAN NAGLEY, S Ec.
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Electrically Heated Soil
Makes Lovely Gladiolas

WHITE BLUFFS Mrs. Phil Clark
Is having the honor of displaying
some lovely varieties of gladiolas,
which have been blooming since
June 18th. The Maid of Orleans, a
pure white, and the DR.. Moody, a
lavender, are both of excellent
quality and the stocks have grown
to a height of four feet. The bulbs
were planted in February and the
ground was electrically heated.
The Rivernita Fruit Packing ware
house at Riverland began receiving
apricots this week, the packing of
the fruit viii begin Thursday morn
ing. VIM. Kirby will be packing fore
man. ..aa ea .s" ---
Word was received Thursday that
John Chalmers, son-in-law of Mrs.
G. F. Barrett, was drowned in a city
swimming pool at Sacramento, Cali
fornia Monday. Two physicians i'm
mediately summoned, pronounced
heart failure as the cause of death.
Mrs. Chalmers and two children,
Barbara and Peggy were visiting rel
atives in Portland, Oregon at the
time. The Chalmers lived in White
Bluffs for a time and later lived in
Walla Walla, Mrs. Barrett left i'm
mediately for Portland after receiv-
ing the message. Chalmers was a
salesman for a fruit company in
California.
Mrs. r. r. Woods is convalescing
from heart attack after being con-
fined to her room.
The members of the scrap book
committee met with their chairman,
Mrs. w. j. Jenkins on Tuesday aft
ernoon to complete entries in the
scrap book for the Womanis Club,
for the year 1871 and 1912.
The Misses Alice and Evelyn Rob
erts went to Sedro Woolley Sunday
after visiting their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Roberts for two weeks.
Alice remained in Sedro Woolley,
where she Is employed and Alice con-
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Dear Ralph:


Say, you really must be getting
hard up for news when you have to
print my picture to fill in space! But
you made up for it by getting all OF
the dope" about me wrong, so I'll
try to set you right. I'm not Seaman
Third Glass, but Aviation Radio
man Third Class-tfIat difference
of about 8 rates higher, and I'm not
I in Base Radio School, but in Base
Radio, period! I guess that covers
that fairly we'll.
understand that there are sever
al new enlistfnents from up there
who are now in San Diego. I'd sure
ly appreciate it if you'd either send
or publish list of their names and
addresses. You see, I've been gone
ten months next Monday DUNE 22)
and from what everyone writes, !
guess Kennewick and Pasco have
changed considerably in that time.
I'd like very much to do the town
down here with some of them if
they'd get in touch with me.
Being stationed in the commune
cations department of several squad
rons, leaves me with practically
everything I know, military secrets,
so won't go into the subject of my
work.
Well, TIL sign this off now, thanks
a lot for the paper r even read the
want ads!)
Sincerely yours,
Don Larkin, "a. r. M. 8 Ic,
IT'S. Base Radio, US.N.AJS.
San Diego, California.
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Dear Friend:

Dear Friend:
It has been kind of hard to get a
letter written to anyone around here
or even my folks, but I had to
thank you for the newspaper. 1t sure
gives the real feeling of home when
you get the hometown news.
The marine corps is sure a great
life even counting up the lonesome
ness that one receives is covered by
recreation or work, so you see it is a
pleasant place even if you are called
a dumbhead for marching out of
step or something else you do wrong.
Its just like a school, first you do
your work and then you have ath-
letics. That's where you are either
a dumb head or something else.
Well, I must close now because I
have to work. Thanks again,
Pvt. Bob Taylor.
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MIR. and Mrs. Joe Schuerman of
Seattle, Sam White of HermiSton
Oregon and Leland Jewel of Col
vile were guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse w. Love over the
weekend.
The Sunshine Pals All Club will
hold their regular meeting on June
90 at the J. H. Comstock home.
Mrs. Kenneth Logan of California
is visiting at the home of her par
entS, MIR. and Mrs. H. H. Kemp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Moore and
two sons came over from Renton ito
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dave Mann. Mr.. and Mrs. Moore
returned to their home Sunday, but
their two sons remained at the home
of their grandmoth Mrs. Mann.
Mrs. R. v. Puette and daughter,
Margaret Anne, have been ill the
past week, suffering from the flu;
Margaret Anne has been quite i'll
with bronchial pneumonia. They
] are reported to be improving at the
present time.
Mrs. Harland Burger and daugh-
ter, Sandra Jane, visited Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Albert Hackney
and Mrs. Bert Carman at the AL
bert Hackney home.
Mr. Whitley of Hartford visited
Wednesday at the j. w. Caldwell
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sheppard and
family enjoyed dinner Sunday at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. Vim
cent Sem and MIR. Sem in Kenne-
wick.
Several Pasco friends called at the
Caldwell home Friday.
Mrs Jack Cummings and two
children, John and Marion, of Med
ical Lake came late Thursday to
visit this week at the Harlan Muncey
home. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arams and daugh-
ter of Council, were visitors Thurs
day at the home of MIR. and Mrs. j.
w. Caldwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Mcintosh and
son Dean were Sunday dinner guests
at the home of MIR. and Mrs. r.
b. Dighton.
! Mr.. and Mrs. George Gress and
Miss Elizabeth Gress were business
visitors in White Bluffs Monday
calling at the home of Mrs. Bertha
Sclluster. Miss Elizabeth remained
to visit for several days.
Mrs. Ray johnson and daughter,
Audrey, of Portland and her mother,
Mrs. C. G. Genres visited Wednesday
at the home of Mrs. Leonard How
ard in Prosser.
Vale Grange members attending
Pomona Grange at Rattlesnake last
Saturday included MIR. and Mrs: C.
w. Jenkins, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Erickson, Miss Lois Keithll, o. H.
Anderson, Harry SANDER, j. A. Bun
dy, Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Norling,
Mrs. Bertha Schernitzh and O. F..
Stoops. M = ...E.<.-a.~ s. ...ss
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Forsythe of Ken
newick visited at the Albert Hack
ney home Tuesday. z.-
Mrs. Sam Keller and two children,
Jackie and Susan, who visited for
two weeks at the home of Mrs.
Keller's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. G..
Genres, returned to their home in
Kellogg, Idaho Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Carlson were
visitors Monday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. c.. T.. Fletcher.
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OLAV |. OTHEIM, Authorized Dealer

tinued on to Seattle to be the guest
Of Miss Patsy Morford, a former
White Bluffs school student and
Mr.. and Mrs. (Pie) Morford.
Fred Freitag, Henry Young and
NJ. NJ. Wiehl of East White Bluffs
motored to Yakima Tuesday, accom-
panied by Wiehl'S two grandchildren
Dicky and Marylin, daughters of Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Wiehl Of Yakima,
the children to remain with their
parents, the others returned home
the same day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Miller of
Dryden, and daughter, Alice May,
were Sunday guests of Mrs. Marie
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Picnic in Prosser Park

,,r and Mrs. Mamie Pace and
,..,,v Mrs j. C. Cloninger, MIR. and
. ., Iohn Castrets and family and
W., ,1r-t,a Dunlap drove to Prosser on
=. where they joined Mrs.
nth nth carmichael of Prosser and the
, sadaIl family of Grandview in a
. n in the Prosser park. The Cas-
20 -. reside in Springdale and Myrtle
Tr,nlan IN Valley and were spending
.na weekend at the Pace home. Cas-
.ret is PAGES brother-in-law.
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Mrs. Leady and daughter, Helen,
returned Monday evening from
WalIa Walla where they had spent
the past week.
Mrs. Homer Hixon and son of Re
public returned last Friday to their
home. Mr.. Hixon drove down for
them after Mrs. HiXon and son had
enjoyed two weeks visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.. Hack
ney.
Miss Mary Pennebaker, Mrs. j.
! Pennebaker and Mrs. Dunkle, of
Osburn, Idaho, came last Friday to
visit at the Fletcher home. Mrs.
lPennebaker who is Mrs. FIetcher's
aunt, remained for longer visit
the other two ladies returning to
Idaho Sunday.
Mrs Donald West and two chill
dren spent several days visiting at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. S. Murray while Mr.. West
made a businss trip to Boise, idaho
The Vests returned to their home in
Wenatchee Monday.
Mrs. Elmer Armstrong returned
last week from a ten day visit in
Portland. She was accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. Walker, who had
visited here several weeks.
i Miss Media Fletcher has accepted
a position in the office of one of the
ship yards in Vancouver and will
remain in that city this summer.
Services at the local Methodist
church will he conducted by Rev.
Fred Peterson, district superintend-
emit, of Walla Walla this coming
Sunday morning. Rev. Peterson is
taking Rev. Bells place this week,
since Rev. Bell is confined to the
Deaconess hospital in Spokane.
The w. r. Allen family, Dave
Allen and the Herbert Clark family
enjoyed a pot luck dinner at the
Clark home last Sunday.
Mrs. Lester Fishback was visitor
in Walla Walla Friday.
F. B. Leninger from Vancouver
was business visitor here last week.
He reported Mrs. Leninger in the
hospital. The Leningers are former
residents of this locality.
Miss Lillian Carlson, Miss Mary
Weir and Miss Ann Holmes left
Wednesday to work in the cannery
at Walla Walla.
Mrs. w. r Allen reported having
received letters from relatives in
England last week. These letters
told of ibombings in her home town
in which bomb fell in the back
yard of her brothers home, break
ing all the glass in the windows. An
uncle's home was damaged and
a bomb demolished store built by
Mrs. Aliens grandfather, killing
the two ladies then in charge of the
store. Z
Mise May Echrenberg is now in
Seattle where she will attend sum-
mer school at the university of
washington. &
Mrs. John Lynn left last Saturday
for Butte Falls, Oregon, where she
will visit her son, Dick and family.
r. v. Puette has returned from Sc
attic and Midway, where he'd gone
on a business trip. Z
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Notice of Intention to Sell County
Property /.
Whereas, application has been
made to purchase the following des-
cribed county owned property, Co
wit:
Lots / and 2 of Block II, Yakima
Improvement and Irrigation Com
pany's Plat of Kennewick, Washing
ton, and, e
Whereas, it appears to the Board
of County Commissioners that 1t is
for the best interests of the county
to sell said property;
Now Therefore, Notice is hereby
given that the Board of County
Commissioners of Benton County,
Washington will meet Monday, July
Goth, 1912 at the hour of II o'clock
am. at their office in the Court
House in Prosser, Washington to
hear and determine the advisability
of selling the above described prop
erty, at which time any taxpayer
may appear and he heard for or
against the intention Of the board
to sell said property.
Dated at Prosser, Washington this
9th day of June, 1912.
FRED D. KEMP, {.
I'm. HARTMAN, Il
JAY PERRY, i
Constituting the Board of County
Commissioners of Benton County,
Washington. 6:18-7:9
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Boyers and Edmond and Clairene
Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McFee OF Kla-
mouth Fails. Oregon. formerly of
White Bluffs. have announced The
engagement Of their daughter, Jean,
to Robert c. Raichle, OF Yakima.
Miss McFee is a graduate Of the I'M
iversity OF Washington. The young
couple plan to be married in October.
Mrs. Alex Parke and Mrs. Francis
Moody left Monday to represent the
local Woman'S club at the State Fed
Grafton convention at Spokane. They
will be guests Of Mrs. Moody's bro
ther-in-laW until Friday.
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Styled to Fit
Priced to Please
p;,lv Boutelle Attends
66n lns Wedding Sunday

---cu1,ANDs-Billy Boutelle re-
hi nome Monday night after
tu1lsa ,a week with his sister, Miss
spenu pn,telle in Seattle. Enroute
Jeah. he stopped at sunnyside,
hons' he attended the wedding of
Tneie .a,,sin. Delbert Ledgerwood,
- marriage to Miss Mildred
VIZ y .oss took place Sunday.
Ba ~ and Mrs. Herbert Kippes left
law for Walla Walla, where
lup'a III, make their home during
,hs pea harvest.