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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-11-19

The fourth division of the WSCS
met at the home of Mrs. p. o. Stone
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Bob
Sinmelink was elected president and
Mrs. Stone secretary 10 fill in va
cancies in these offices Mrs. Man.
uef lille and Mrs A. j. Thompson
were hostesses for the afternoon
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
Willard Campbell. { o.
!, The O.E.S. met in the Masonic
hall last Tuesday night. Each men,
her was requested to bring a jar of
fruit to put into the barrel that the
chapter sends to the Masonic home
at Zenith each year. After the
meeting the barrel was about three
fourths full. All members who wish
to give for this purpose are asked
to leave their fruit at the home of
Mrs. Roy Stafford or Mrs. Gladys
Kelso. The chapter decided to en-
tertain the members of Pasco chap
ter at the next regular meeting, on
Dec. first.
The All Busy Body club met at
the home of the assistant leader,
Mrs. Routh in charge of chairman
Norma Smalley. Three new girls,
Eula Hembree, Lea Hemberee and
Lorraine Medeski were voted in as
members. The club decided to make
Home Efficiency" their winter OBJ
jective and Canning" for the sum-
mer months. It was decided to sing
America the Beautiful" as their
part in the Achievement Day pro-
gram. At the close of the meeting
Mrs. Routh and her two daughters
Coral and Shirley, served refresh
mentS. " st-s. sa..-- s.s - Il
Demands on the many services of
the American Red Cross are in
creasing greatly with each succeed
ing month of the war, according to
Mrs. Kathryn jacobson, executive
secretary of the Yakima Valley
chapter, who, with several other
members of the Yakima headquar-
tiers attended a luncheon meeting
in Kennewick last Friday to meet
members of the local committee and
the heads of the Volunteer Services.
In the discussion which followed the
luncheon, plans were made for fu-
ture activities of the Red Cross in
this community.
The Twin City Navy-Marine Mo-
theirs club met Wednesday evening
at the Legion hall in Pasco with
Commander Helen Sorage presiding.
Nine new members joined the club
and two isitors were present. A
nominating committee was elected
to nominate officers for the coming
year. The next meeting will be in
Kennewick and hereafter the meet
ings will alternate between the two
cities. After the business was trans
acted Mrs. McKeener entertained
with several accordian numbers.
Lunch was served at a late hour to
the forty members and visitors pres
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Honor Roll for
Second Semester

The following students in the
senior high school are listed on the
honor roll for the second six weeks
semester:
Carrying five subjects and making
five seniors, Ronald Johns, La
Vonne. Juniors, Pat Sonnenburg
Sopllomores, Kathleen Anderson
Delma Duffy, Mary Ellen Dickinson,
Bill Dillon, Shirley Elder, Clara
belle Johns, 10 Ann Stevens.
Carrying five subjects and making
four-Serfiors, Frances Bird, Dorene
Higey, Frances Perry, Phyllis Oliver.
Juniors, Arlene Aman, Wilma Grav-
enslund, Bonnie McReynolds. Soph1
IGNORES, Arthur Albrecht, Bonnie
Garrett, Cecil Rock.
Carrying four subjects and max
ing four Seniors, Betty Desgranges,
Fay Dillon, Leila Larsen, Marjorie
Odds, Lois Satter, Freddie Thomp-
SON. Juniors, Wilma Biegel, Mar
garet CARRIER, Mary Warner.
Carrying three subjects and MAX
ing three-Pat Moulton, Mary Boles.
The following Junior high stu
dent are on the honor roll for
the second six weeks period having
attained a B average:
Seventh grade-Rosella Albrecht,
Hitler, Stewart Houston, Dixon Lee,
oft, Tnelma Fox, Betty Giese Janet
Frances Dickinson, Brantley' Eli
Stanley Lewis, Florence Smith, Nam
cy Stone.
Eighth grade-Lois Bennett, Joan
Besser, Ninette Evett, Helen Han
son, Pat johnson, Milton Lehelt,
Lee Long, Richard Smith.
Ninth grade-Jane Byrd, Bob
Mendel Gragg, Lon Keene,
Pat Long, Donna Mae Mayer, Joy
Norma Monaco, Betty
Moore, Pat Moraine, Joyce Peters,
Betty Rutherford, Daphne Taylor.
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Hoods Canal Residents
Visit i'm Finley Home

FINLEY-Mr. and Mrs. George
rarquhar and daughter and j. L.
zimmerman, and R. Keller of Hoods
canal came Saturday and visited at
me home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Witharn.
MI. and Mrs. Ed Ringuette OF
hennewick called on Mrs. Irene
hughes at the Finley store.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Harold O'Hair visit
ed Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Alpha O'Hair.
Walter Hughes of Pasco spent
Wednesday visiting with his mother
and family Mrs. Irene Hughes at
the Finley store.
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Too Late to Classify

FOR SALElWeaner pigs. A. L.
Reymore, West Highlands. 34tf
WE HAVE listed for our sale, Sat-,
the 21st: one team matched work
horses; one unbroken 5-year-old
horse; farm machinery and furni-
t1re. Bring in what you have. Sale
starts at 80. Ash Auction Co. =
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Evening star., 1942-03-17

air pressure is maintained at proper
limits, switching tires around IT
regular intervals and doing as little
driving as possible in the heat of
the day.
According to officials of the Gaso-
line Retailers OF Washington, such
precautionary measures should en-
able car owners to obtain satisfactory
service with their present good tires
until 1s45, by which time it is hoped
that American ingenuity will have
found an adequate answer to the tire
shortage problem. The service sta
tions can render an invaluable service
to automobile owners and to the
Nation by taking the lead in edn-
eating the public in methods of tire
conser' alton. As the dealers point
out, the stock pile" of rubber now
on the automobiles of America con-
stitutes a national resource that
deserves the utmost of protection,
including intelligent, sparing use by
those who have custody over it.
Evening star., 1942-03-17
Tire Longevity

Time was when the average auto
mobile owner paid only casual atten-
ton to the condition of his tires.
When he happened to think about it
and had the time, he would have his
tires checked for air pressure, cuts,
misalignment and general wear and
tear. More often than not he neg
lected these inspections until serious
wear or damage had been inflicted,
whereupon he bought new tires and
continued blithely on his way.
But those days of haste and waste
In tire usage are gone for the dura-
ton and motorists have come into
head-on collision with the hard fact
that the tires they now are fortunate
to possess are things to nourish and
to preserve with the care due any
precious article. In recognition of
the changed conditions, organized
gasoline and tire service stations of
Washington have launched an inten-
sive instruction course on tire con-
servation for station attendants, with
q view to aiding motorists to extend
the life Of their tires far beyond the
usual span OF service. The dealers
assert that tire longevity may be
doubled by such reasonable care as
keeping the cars speed below forty
miles an hour, making certain that
Evening star., 1942-03-17
Complexion Crisis

American women, prepared though
they are for sacrifices, instinctively
Shudder at the thought of the great
est sacrifice Of all-beauty. will lack
Of cosmetics cause them to 60 around
looking like refugees until, by the
time the war is over, all they will
need is a broomstick to be right at
home on Halloween? Representa-
tiveS of the cosmetic industry have
given assurances to the contrary.
There will be plenty of spare and re-
pair parts for feminine faces, they
say, Whatever cosmetic raw ma
terial may be withdrawn to,meet de-
mandS of war will be replaced by
substitutes just as good, or better.
This should dispose of the notion
that it is necessary to hoard beauty
and lay in three-year advance sup
ply at one fell swoop. Regardless Of
what happens to tires. WORKOUT
compilations may be retreaded at the
nearest drugstore without an order
from the Priorities Board. There Is
no danger of girl finding herself
left in the lurch, deserted in favor of
another who got her charm in a
lump sum instead of on the install
ment plan.
Evening star., 1942-03-17
The Cloekine Loom
and Breukinu Sea

From datDn till nights obsidian
gloom
There are tpo sounds that stay
NTH me.
One Is the clacking OF the loom,
And one the breaking OF the sea.
Long years ago in ireland,
Within a cottage small and neat,
My grdndam's and my mothers hand
Continually made the loom repeat
The lyric throbbino. Just beyond
The gardens confines, endlsssly,
The tDdDes, like echoes, tDouId re-
spond
To the old loom In mimicry.
And these ttDo sounds haze left their
mark
Upon me, as the mind and sho,oers
Erode the stone, and noon or dark,
They punctudts Rte's passing
hours
Like clock-tick; softly they hlums
The amber hours OF memory 80.
The endless music OF the loom;
The singing OF the sitDer seal
JOHN RICHARD MOHELAND.
Evening star., 1942-03-17
Obvious Inference

Talking to newspapermen in New
York yesterday, Admiral Thomas C.
Hart, formerly In command of Allied
naval forces in the Far East, made a
statement seemingly directed to a
question ,uppermost in the minds Of
many Americans.
"Amphibious warfare" he said, "is
primarily a matter of ships and
planes. The ships and planes must
be handled and fought together and
that can be successfully done only
If all the personnel continuously
trained together, understands each
others problems and speaks each
others language. My inference is
obvious"
Although there is no evidence that
planes participated In the disastrous
naval battle between the japanese
and combined Allied force in the
Java Sea, it seems clear that Admiral
Hart was speaking with that conflict
in mind The battle resulted in deci-
sive japanese victory, the Allies hav-
ing lost thirteen ships with only two
known losses for the enemy. Al
though recognizing that the japanese
had marked superiority in numbers,
many people In this country never
Evening star., 1942-03-17
Yesterdays Meaning

1t well may happen that the
eventual historians of these COM
pelling times may judge March 16,
1912, to have been the most impor-
tant day in the experience Of the
American people. Under the impact
of the most costly Of wars the
largest number Of citizens of the
United States ever to contribute
directly to the support of their
Government paid income taxes yes
terday. For many If not for all Of
those who remitted a substantial
share Of their earnings a consid-
erable sacrifice was involved. Even
in a season of prosperity the margin
between what the average family
receives for its labor and what It
must spend for the necessities of
life Is so slight as to be subject
to be wiped away with a single
gesture of revenue-collecting power.
Sydney Smith century ago
summed up this philosophy in sar-
donic fashion when he wrote: "The
schoolboy whips his taxed top. the
beardless youth manages his taxed
horse, with a taxed bride, on a
taxed road; and the dying Eng
lishman, pouring his medicine, which
has paid seven per cent, filings him
self back on his chintz bed, which
has paid twenty-five per cent, and
expires in the arms of an apothe-
cary who has paid a license of a
hundred pounds for the privilege of
putting him to death" The same
thought. still more bitterly phrased,
is attributed to Francis Moore, who
complained that the fruit of armed
strife invariably was taxes, wild
ows, wooden legs and debt"
A fairer approach to the prob
lem, however. was that OF the great
Roman historian Tacitus. The
peace of nations he wisely re-
marked. cannot be secured without
arms. nor arms without pay, nor
pay without taxes" In his genera
ton, as in that of his latest readers,
the universal rule of human exist
ence is that of "quid pro quo'-
something for something" The vic
tory to which Americans OF every
class confidently look forward can
not be achieved free of charge.
Conscious as they are of the valor
of the fighting forces overseas. the
millions serving on the home front
are glad to contribute of their sub
stance to the triumph of liberty
and justice. Such was the meaning
Of March 16. 1912. and such. please
God, will be the meaning of every
sequent day until the ultimate goal
has been won. The people at large
hold these truths in their hearts,
and he who does not know that is
ignorant Of the spirit of the United
States.
Evening star., 1942-03-17
THIS AND THAT
By Charles =. Trace,oeH.

FAN away and the full deep mosaic
OF life Is revealed,
Transformed by the glory OF springs
resurrection.
Sincerely, X. e. k
Our correspondent proves how easily
a person with O kindly heart can over
come loneliness, even In g strange city.
There is no lonesomer place than a
city. despite the thousands and thou
sands of people.
They all seem to be going somewhere,
and so many of them seem to know
each other. and yet one stands by the
way, bereft of friends, knowing no one,
unknown to any one.
The truth Is that all those who scurry
along know few persons themselves, but
to the wistful gaze of the lonesome one
they seem to be so happy and befriended.
The person who likes the things Of
nature need never be lonely.
Even in his prison cell, Bruce had
spider for q friend.
How much better of most persons are
when they have access to the squirrels
and the birds and the dogs and the
cats OF a neighborhood!
Yet it is unquestioned that many per-
sons. and some OF them kindly enough,
fail to realize this. 1t is because, in
some cases, they have never stopped to
think Of the essential decency OF the
animal creation.
Believing that man with his machine
guns and bombs is just little lower
than the angels. they somehow have
believed that mere animals" are not fit
to study and to understand and to love-
Certainly such persons, once they
awaken to the decency and sanity of
the animal creation, will find thereafter
a source OF never-ending wonder and
delight.
One does not have to have hundreds
OF acres. an estate that cost a million
dollars to know and love the birds and
the squirrels.
All suburban homes. no matter how
small land many city homes, afford
endless amusement in this respect. The
birds and the squirrels are always hun
gry and hence come readily enough II
a little food is put out.
You simply can't keep them away
once you let them know that you are
their friend.
This friendship between man and the
animals is q special thing. Many per-
sons live and die without ever knowing
ii, These are not heartless people at all.
MANY OF them are just too reserved.
Some of them have an odd idea that
friendship with the beasts Is unbecoming.
But to learn that the word beast" is a
good word, and not a bad one, Is q
special privilege reserved for those in
curing minds and kindly hearts which
insist on investigating things for them
selves.
In making friends with the local
squirrels, be sure to go at 1t very slowly,
without sudden motions. These humor-
Gus little creatures live always in the
very heart OF nature: any sudden mo-
ton or gesture. for all they know, may
mean their injury or death. A bite from
a squirrel is a serious thing. since it
usually goes to the bone.
Let the rodents do the moving, and
do you keep still at all times in their
presence.
Evening star., 1942-03-17

theless have been wondering why the
disparity in losses was SO great, and
1t may be assumed that Admiral Hart
was trying to supply the answer as
he sees 1t.
The Allied force in the Java battle
was composed of ships drawn from
the American, British. Dutch and
Australian Navies. They had had
virtually no opportunity to train to-
gether. The ships varied in speed
and firepower, and the crews no
doubt received their training in diff
ferent tactical schools. Despite these
disadvantages and their numerical
inferiority. they were obliged to give
battle to a homogeneous Japanese
squadron which had been trained as
team and which fought as team.
The result is history.
Plainly discernible between the
lines of Admiral Hart's statement is
his belief that this was a blunder
which must not be repeated, and
there can be no doubt that his view
is shared by many other American
naval commanders. What, then, is
the answer? Should the American
Navy and the British Navy-the 9TH
ers having been virtually wiped out
operate independently, thus sacri-
f1cinQ the potential strength which
lies in numbers? Or should all avail
able naval units be merged and
trained as a single combat team in
the hope that such a training pro-
gram could be carried out before the
enemy is met again in force? What
ever the answer, it certainly is a mat
ter of paramount Importance to the
Allied cause.
Evening star., 1942-03-17
Letters to the Editor
Argues Right Of washingtonians
To National Representation.

Argues Right OF WashlngtonianS
To National Representation.
To the Editor of The Star:
Many witnesses have appeared before
the Senate Judiciary Committee IN favor
Of Senator Peppers bill to abolish the
poll tax In Federal elections. Each wit
ness In the course of his or her testimony
said: ''voteless citizens are not repre-
sented."
Those words have a very familiar ring
to the citizens Of Washington. Last
August a subcommittee Of the Senate
Judiciary Committee. after extended
hearings in which all the organized
citizenry of Washington pleaded for a
voice in their own Government, denied
such . plea, though suggesting that the
National Legislature has the power to
grant us local suffrage by an act of
Congress.
As q citizen of democracy which is
stalking its all to defend the rights Of
fres Government, the Washingtonian
has only these privileges-to pay taxes
and to send his sons to war. He may
not enjoy the right to send to Congress
the Representatives who decide how much
taxes he must pay and when and why
he must fight to defend q country which
pays even less attention to him than the
disfranchized of the Southern States
Who may not vote because they cannot
pay for that privilege.
An instance of unrepresented WASH
ington occurred the other day. For
many years Washington has permitted
the vicious praftice of baby brokers"
who trade on the nisfortunes Of unhappy
women who are desperate and seek to
be relieved of their unwanted offspring,
even before they are born. At last the
House District Committee sent to Con-
gress . bill which was acceptable to all
agencies, Catholic, Protestant and jew
ish, as well as the Commissioners and
the Board Of Public Welfare. Congress-
man Schultz presided ut the committee
meeting which sent the bill on to Con-
gress for passage. Previous hearings
had developed no opposition and all felt
that the bill would pass as sent up by
the committee. But Mr.. Schultz was
persuaded through the back door
method" to include an amendment which
he must have known would destroy the
purpose of the bill. Thus Mr.. Schultz
disregarded the Commissioners, the
Board Of Public welfare, all the private
agencies and his own colleagues on the
District Committee and offered the
amendment which virtually kills a very
important humanitarian measure. The
residents OF the District of Columbia
have no way to hold Mr.. Schultz &C
countable for this very deplorable act.
We can do nothing about it, since Mr..
Schultz does not represent Washing
tonians. but only his own constituents in
Indiana. One can cite many instances
to prove that the '+voteless citizen Is
never represented" and this is rs true
OF the Washingtonian rs It Is Of the poor
white and colored citizens who are de-
prived OF their votes because they cannot
pay. They also join hands with the
idiots, imbeciles and criminals who are
unit to exercise the franchise. Wash-
ingtonians may nght and die for their
country 10 preserve the rights q repre-
Evening star., 1942-03-17
rAKoMA PARK, Md.

Dear sir:
we md your column OF real interest,
for; you see we, too, are suburban resi-
dents, living In Tskoma Park, and we
enjoy our birds and squirrels. We live
in small. second-noor apartment, and
when we came here, strange and lonely.
We built two feeding shelves, one ut our
front window and one at our back win
dow, for we hoped to make friends with
the squirrels.
I'VE knew there were squirrels about
so we invited them up by putting peanuts
at the base OF the tree whose branches
reach the porch roof ut our window
In time the squirrels came up the tree
TO the roof and to the shelf on which
we had spread peanuts.
I'VE took q board and sawed out q
small piece. making Q doorway for the
SQUIRRELS. We keep these boards IN our
windows all the time, closing the door
way at will with the piece sawed out
which fits perfectly. Our squirrels
learned to push down this door and 10
come In on the sill for peanuts.
They would also take nuts from our
hand. One squirrel did this daintily;
another was Just ss likely TO grab tne
finger as the peanut. Our squirrels grew
no tame that they would even Jump down
on our lap for peanuts II we sat perfectly
still. In fact, have seen squirrei
cautiously make his way through the
front room into the hall and down the
hall to the back room, thus going the
length of the apartment. OF course. ne
was looking for peanuts. We were care
full not to scare our furry friends.
"Often our squirrels have come. max
ing q noise at the window II 1t were
shut, and we seldom fail to provide them
with . good meal. Even In the winter
once, when the trees and roof were
coated with ice, our regular squirrel
visitor carefully made his way up the
tree and crawled over the Icy roof for
the nuts. We have had rs many as
three here at once, two being at one
window and one at the other.
once there was . fast and furious
battle In the treetop, with at least three
swift tumbles. The winner afterward
gave a series of victorious barks-I call
them Growing sounds.
The blue jays also come In Plumbers
for our peanuts-song sparrows, too, and
that charming little tufted bird. which
I Judge from your column Is titmouse.
These enjoy shelled peanuts and water
from our shelf. I have even seen a
woodpecker on the shelf, and . cardinal.
Once I saw an indigo bunting in the
nearby tree.
Speaking Of the cardinal, one day in
February was sitting by the window
writing and feeling rather depressed.
Quite Unexpectedly heard the CHEEKY
whistle OF q cardinal. Soon I located
him. To me his song seemed symbol
and I wrote these lines:
High in the tree a cardinal sings!
I lift up my eyes TO glimpse his bright
wings. f
I hear his gay whistle and the drab
dreary things
OF earth, that seem 20 prosaic.