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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02
Highland Ladies Club to
Hold Annual Election

BENTON CTTY-Miss Marguerite
Berry of Kennewick spoke ON
clothes remodeling Thursday after
noon to members of the Highland
Ladies Club, when they met at the
homie of Mrs. Joe Triesch. Guests
were Mrs. Jessie Coffey, Mrs. Fred
Batrurn, Mrs. w. A. Dillon Of Pros
ser and Mrs. wv. G. Muldrow OF Ken
newick. A buffet lunch was served
by the assisting hostesses, Mrs. Tom
Scott, Mrs. Oral Montgomery, Mrs.
Mary Brooks, Mrs. Erwin Knowles
and Mrs. Frank Dvorak.
The April meeting will be one
O'Clock potluck luncheon at the
home of Mrs. j. 3. Whitehead in
Prosser. Each member is asked to
decorate her dish of food and Mrs.
Robert Jolanson as program Lead
er will speak ON food decoration. The
annual election will be held.
Mrs. Harry Troupe returned Fri
day evening from winona, where she
visited week with her sister, who
is Ill.
Mrs. Robert Everett of Oak Hair
Dor came Sunday to visit her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Giles.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02

nowN where the desert slew gold
u hunters-down where 1902 heat is
''cool'- in Death Valley six cars
streaked. All were alike :. all ran
till wrecked. All started with 5-quart
fills of oil-locked in. All conditions
were alike-certifed. Five cars-five
boosted brands of oil-went as dead
as the cattle skulls in the sands, while
the other oil still had quarts to go!
That was Conoco Nth motor oil,
which can refill your crankcase today
with the Nth degree of mileage and
engine endurance. Changing from
weakened Winter leftovers to Conoco
Nth gives your engine oIL-PLATING for
Spring. And oIL-PLATING is closely
fastened all over inner engine parts as
if emagnetized'' against all draining
back down to the crankcase. Bonded
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02

Some little comment is being
heard concerning the tendency OF
several of the valley farmers to me-
elect milking their coWs-turning
them to the calves. Also we discover
that several of our local farmers are
figuring on letting their farms GO
this year-at least while they can
qualify for jobs on the construction
work across the river. On the whole,
the situation looks serious, but who
can blame the farmer for taking on
a hundred dollar week job for a
measly little eight or ten hour job
after the work he ordinarily puts in
farming for a considerably smaller
return. Better they grab the job
while there is still an opportunity,
for we honestly believe that before
this war has been won that all capt.
tai and labor will be conscripted. In
the meantime get while the getting
is good.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02
Richland District Cuts
Asparagus This Weekend

Belated spring came
to the Richland district this week,
when the apricot and early plum
and peach trees came out in full
bloom. The cutting of asparagus is
expected to be on by the last of the
week. The season is now about two
weeks behind that of last year. The
two pumping plants are now in ac-
ton for the seasons irrigation water
The farmers in the district have
just completed the planting of a
large acreage of peppermint, which
is in addition to the several hun
dred acres which were already in.
The Richland district which few
years ago devoted most of its land
to the raising Of apples and straw
berries, is now farming mint, as
paragus and hay. There are about
two apple orchards left in the dis
trict. Wiz
MIR. and Mrs. Delbert Avery of
Pasco, Milo McClendon of Seattle,
were Sunday guests at the home of
Mrs. M. McClendon.
Mrs. B. SchernitzN spent Tuesday
visiting at the G. j. Barnett home.
"a. Standard has purchased the
property formerly owned by Mrs.
Amanda Breighaupt.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Stevens and
Mrs. l.. Kluesmire returned Thurs
day to their homes at Mckenzie
Bridge and after having spent the
past two weeks in Richland at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Dighton.
Leone Skeene of ProSser spent
Sunday visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Skeene.
Mrs Marie johnson, who has been
attending business college at Long
view, returned to Richland this week
and has accepted a position as book
keeper at the Richland Irrigation Of
flee to fill the vacancy left by the
resignation of Mrs. Forrest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lauren Woody of
Council spent Sunday visiting at the
Pete Hanson home.
Mrs. Donald Doyle and infant
daughter of Kennewick spent Mon
day visiting at the home of Mrs.
Harlan Burgen.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02

It is sometimes difficult to ap-
praise the full value of things that
happen to us during our Life time at
the time of their happening. 1t is
only when we view them after a
lapse of time that their true pur-
pose and worth becomes evident.
This, we think, is true of the Pearl
Harbor attack. Its treachery was
just the thing needed to awaken
this nation from it's lethargy. Moth
ing less would have united the ma
ton as did this single act. It may be
when the act is viewed from a per-
spective of years it will appear that
the losses, severe though they were,
were relatively very small compared
to what they might have been had
an unlimited nation gone formally
into war against the japanese Inn
perial government. The PREACHER
Gus raid ON Pearl Harbor knocked
us down, but we came up fighting
mad through and through in every
village and hamlet in the country
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02
Authorities insist: CHANGE OIL FOR SPRING. And you
brands by far Not one came nearer than 5s% of its meaqe!

In place-even on straight-up surfaces
even overnight-on-PLATTNG can
cut down the raw rubbing of precious
parts during starting and running.
That's all against following out
your engine till it eats too much oil,
and may demand requirements that
are getting scarcer. But another big
thing is to keep the oil itself In shape.
And Conoco Nth oil-at a popular
price-comes to you with IhiGlbene
i1hibitor :. the modern synthetic de-
veloped to check or uaaibit effects that
would otherwise degenerate your oil.
The science of it is a long story, but
the mileage is thousand times longer,
and Death Valley proved it. So can
you by changing today for Spring, at
Your Mileage Merchants Conoco
station. Continental Oil Company
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02
Magic Makers Al Club
Plan Their Easter Box

N-BE7TwEEN - Magic Makers
All club met at the home Of Mary
Louise Birdwell, Wednesday after
school, at which time they plan
ned their Easter box. Dorothy
Smith, Mary Louise Birdwell, Lor-
raine Messenger, Maxine Schmel-
yer, Gladys Mae and Alice Marie
Ash and Mrs. Chas SCHNEIDER at
tended. Delicious refreshments were
served to the group by their host
eSS. s& raHa# Hs...
The Finley Dairy All club, True
Blue All club and the Magic Max
ers All club attended the Benton
Co. pep rally at the Kennewick VAL
ley Grange. "A potluck supper, sing
ing and dancing were enjoyed by all.
Miss Berry, Home Economics Co.
Agent, held an afternoon meeting
Wednesday at the Finley grange
hall at which she explained the diff
ferent methods of preserving vege-
tables and fruit.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02
Wilson Talbot Sent
To Luke Field, Arizona

KENNEwlcK vALLEY-Mr. and
Mrs. T. B. Talbot have received
word from their son, Wilson, that
he has been sent to Luke Field
near Phoenix, Arizona for his adj
vance training as a pursuit pilot.
The Keva All cooking club met
at the Dorothy RosSon home re-
Gently with all members present.
Two demonstration were given by
Dorothy RosSon and Wilma Denney.
Lester Blair's mother, sisters and
brothers and their families met at
the Ray SCHNEIDER home for a pot
duck supper Friday. 1t was fare
well party for Lester because he
was going to army training Saturday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Blair were
overnight guests Thursday night at
the Ray SCHNEIDER home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02
MILK DELIVERIES

KiWanians this week get exercised
over the plan to quit milk deliveries
Really, the dairy business is a prl-
vate one. even though 1T does have
a great deal to do with the general
welfare of the public. Here's anoth-
er example of the breakdown %
private enterprise.
However, the point brought up for
discussion at the regular meeting on
Tuesday was that the excuse given
for stopping retail deliveries was to
conserve rubber. 1T was pointed out
that the problem OF rubber conser-
walton was made even worse under
the plan. There would be many
times more rubber consumed when
customers were compelled to come to
town for milk every day.
It was suggested that an every
other day delivery system be adopt
ed, with but half the present routes
being served each day. Maybe a
combination of the two routes could
be effected, SO that both concerns
wouldn't be covering the same dis
tricts.
Both doctors objected to the plan
ON the basis of the reduced con-
sumption of milk by the very people
who most needed it. They took the
slant that that more difficult the
dairymen made it to secure milk and
fewer people would be equal to the
effort, to the general detriment OF
the public health.
Nearly all the clubmen agreed
with the speakers, but no one had
a solution for the problem, since
the government regulations permit
wholesalers to secure tires while re-
tailers could wiggle along with or
without as their fancy dictated. For
that matter, Kennewick has had
milk delivered to the home doors in
times when there were no cars.
Could be done again If necessary.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02

We don't pose as prophet, but
our guess is that with anything like
an adequate supply of materials the
Japs can never take Australia from
the Americans and the Australians.
The two nationaities represent the
best fighters in the world, and the
Japs who have to bring their men
and supplies 1000 miles to reach
Australia can't get the job done.
Australia will also make a splendid
outpost for the allies in the Far
East, and will provide the base from
which the East indies will one day
he regained by the allies.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02
Finley Juvenile Grange
Met Thursday Evening

IN-BETWEEN - Finley Juvenile
grange met Thursday evening with
an attendance of twenty members.
Application for membership was put
in for Bobby Livingston. After their
meeting they adjourned to the sub
ordinate hall to attend the program
which consisted of a duet by Mary
Louise BirdweI and Alice Marie
Ash; address on the flag by Frank
lin Livingston; Down BY the Ohio
by Alice Mcintyre; Alice Sanders
and Loretta Mills; tap dance by
Virginia Dye; "Annie Laurie" and
'-Brahmn,s Cradle Song" by Fred
Mills. After the program the Dairy
Club served refreshments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Messenger were
Yakima visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. Howard Smith received word
of the passing away of her father
in Nebraska. Mr.. and Mrs. Dick
Smith and son and Mrs. Howard
Smith left for Nebraska the first
of the week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02
Former Alaskan Teacha,
Gives Interesting Talk

R1CFILAND-The Literary so.,..
met Thursday afternoon az !,
home Of Mrs. Earle Whiteheaa -.
Mrs. Ellington and Mrs. oher, ~
assisting hoSteSSeS. Mrs, v p',..
gave a talk on Alaska. Mrs pS..s
taught school in Alaska for se,.'',
years.
Mrs. j. r. Stump was brn,..
home from the Pasco hospital g.
day. Her daughter, Mrs. A. j vr,s'
Of Marshaltown. Iowa came n ~.
care Of her mother.
The Social Hour club met Wa.
nesday afternoon at the home y
Mrs. John Weidle. The program a.
the coming year was planned
Mrs. Rebecca Arnold OF pa,.
spent Sunday visiting at the hon.
Of her daughter Mrs. A. b. MUIR,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Booth ar.
son Of Pasco were visitors in Ris
land Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. MURRAY an,
Mr.. and Mrs. Brainard Murray SDsT
Friday in Yakima on business
~ Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Mcclen.
don Of Hermiston We're visitors n
Richland Monday.
James Maxwell son OF Mrs Fa
renee Maxwell is now stationsd 4
Yakima.
Mrs. Vic Nelson entertained n
Thursday afternoon for Mrs. M,
Mosher and Mrs. Chuck Wheel
OF Kennewick.
Mrs. Mary Relton has been N A.
the past few days at the home Of M
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. aDiI
Mrs. Sydney Relton.
Mrs. Brainard Murray worked a
Thursday in Pasco for DR.. HUI
Mrs. Don Forsyth, Ruby Stephu
and Mrs. Albert Hackney were Yah.
lima visitors Friday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02

I'm the early days out west when
man was found guilty of horse
stealing, he was invariably hung to
the nearest tree. No one thought
much about it because it was the
common and accepted practice. A
local man suggest that the practice
be revived in the matter Of the theft
of automobile tires. He believes
that it would tend to discourage the
practice. Stealing tire is every
bit as serious an offense today as
was stealing horse sixty and sew
enty-five years ago. When a mans
horse was stolen it left him without
means of transportation and when
his tires are stolen today he is also
left without means OF transports
ton.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02

Nearly everyone carries insurance
of one sort or another, and it all
costs money. The nome defense
plan being sponsored thruout the
state this week is also going to cost
money as well as more or less effort.
It's true, of course, that we've never
been bonbed-but then it is also
true that many people who carry in
surance have never had a fire. It's
not only for personal protection,
either. Its a part of a community
program, so that conflagration in
one residence may not endanger a
neighbor. So you'd better make up
your mind to comply with the regu-
lations and provide all the fire
fighting equipment the state de-
Tense council is suggesting. Get your
ladder, hose, pals and sand handy
so that if and when the Japs do
start laying their fiery eggs we can
minimize the damage as much as
possible
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02

There are only five or six Jap
families in our community, but that's
just that many too many. We would
be better off without any. They
have never been of any value to the
community, and on the contrary,
probably have been harmful. Now
report has it that they stage parties
every time they read in the dailieS
about Jap victory which is natlT-
al enough, of course. We realize that
these families can't be moved Until
there is place prepared for them to
live in, but we will feel a lot better
when they have been taken out of
this valley and herded into a well
guarded center and we hope they
never come back.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02

Every person, except the one WING
wrote the order prohibiting thein
sale, knows that there is no econ
omy or savings in restricting mems
suits TO one pair of pants. Every
man, except the man who wrote the
order, knows that a coat will wear
out two pair of trousers. From the
fact that most men wear complete
suits, that is coat and trousers alike,
the order restricting mems suits to
one pair of trousers will not result in
the saving of material that its au7
thorS hope for.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02
Dean Nagley Will Atts,,
Hydro Electric SchOoI

H1GHLANDS-Mr. and Mrs .,
Nagley received word from ths,s ue
Dean that he had been selectes .
among others, to attend 4 NJ
Electric school the next -four ,,os q
at San Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Bpna
small son, Michael and Mrs p,.s y
father Of Mckee were SUNDAY 10y.
at the E. J. Brand home. T,sS sels
returned TO their homes SIM
evening, but Mrs. Brand ana ~,
remained for a couple weeks ~.
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Basil Shields Family
Returns to Highlands

HpGFIlANDS-Mr. and Mrs. b.
sill Shields and son returned to shef
home on the Highlands SUNDAY
after spending several weeks viii
Mrs. Shields mother, Mrs. Dan
Lewis, while Mr.. Lewis was vislting
relatives in Montana.
MIR. and Mrs. John Ferguson. and
daughter, Joan, were Sunday din.
ner guests OF Mrs. Pearl Knodel o.
the South Highlands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Duffy wen
Monday evening callers at the hone
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Boutelle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Ebert Of s..
lain were weekend guests at TIE
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Cox.
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Bicycle Riding Cause
of Wrist Being Broken

EIINLE1-MTS. MdlZlt 1oullS IC-
ceived word Thursday that Mrs. Al
Rathke of Seattle received broken
wrist in an accident, while bicycle
riding. Mrs Rathke was formerly
Miss Blanche Young of Finley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole johnson of
Pasco, MIR. and Mrs. Ben Schwartz
kopf, Mrs. Irene Hughes and fam
lily and Mrs Harry Benson were
visitors Monday at the E. Sherry
home. @"f
Mrs. Irene Hughes and family
were dinner visitors Thursday of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Neal in Horse
Heaven. .. ~.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold OHair and
family returned Thursday evening
from 3-weeks trip where they
visited relatives in N. w. Oklahoma.
The OTairs travelled about 300
miles, and report very enjoyable
trip.
The funeral of Mrs. Clint Glass
ner, who passed away at 800 Sum-
day morning, at the family home
near Finley, was held at the Christ
ian Church Tuesday at 900 pm.
in Kennewick. Mrs. Glassner is
survived by her husband and two
sons, Leo of Pasco and Arlie of
Letterman Hospital, Calf. The
GlaSSnerS moved to Finley about 10
years ago from Walla Walla. Harry
Benson, Ernest Sherry, Albert Piert,
Dan Gerber, Burt Quigley, and Err
nest johnson were pail bearers.
Wagner Glassner
Miss Mary Wagner of Pasco and
Arlie Glassner were quietly married
Saturday morning at the court
house in Pasco by Judge Matt Dris-
coll. Mrs. GlaSsner is cashier at the
theatre in Pasco and Mr.. Glassner
is stationed at the Letterman's hos
pital near San Francisco. Glassner
will leave the later part of the week
for his home.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Warner and
family of Pasco were dinner visitors
Sunday of Frank Bens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl SCHNEIDER and
daughter Maxine were visitors on
Tuesday of Mrs. C. c. Walk and
Claude.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Benson were
visitors Saturday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. S. Black in Kennewick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom CARAT and
small daughter Joan were visitors
Tuesday of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Custer
in Pasco.
Ed Doepke of Kennewick visited
Miss Leah Kirkpatrick at the Ben
Schwartkopf home Sunday.
Young Rathke
Word was received here last week
of the marriage of Miss Blanche
Young of Finley to Allen Rathke OF
Seattle. The couple were married
in the Lutheran church at Aberdeen.
Mrs Jim Horn, and Allen Horn,
of Miss Young, at
tended the couple. Mrs. Allen Horn
entertained with wedding break
fast in honor of the bridal party.
Miss Young is the daughter of Mrs.
Haize Young of Finley, where she
attended both grade and high school.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02

In his radio address one evening
recently on war production Donald
Nelson, chief of the War Production
Board, put his finger on the spot
when after pointing out the necess-
ity of complete cooperation and CO.
ordinated action said: Instead of
engaging in recrimination against
this and that group for its failure TO
come through, the question each one
should answer is, What have I
done about it myself?" Every man
knows the answer to this one.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02

Those of us who have contended
all along that the Japs were moth
ing but a horde of savage vermin
have an excellent opportunity to fall
back on the unanswerable II told
you so," when we meet up with
those idealists who have tried all
these years to sell us on the idea
that the Japs should be included
among the civilized races of the
world. They are nothing more than
sly and crafty educated SavageS.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02

One thing is sure after the war. 1t
will be a different world. A lot of
things are going to be changed.
Many adjustments are going to be
made not only in the case of indi-
viduals, but in the nation and even
among nations.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02

Some one has said. "The small
town dollars that go to the big town
soon get lost" How true. The home
town dollars that stay at home work
for the home town as long as they
stay at home They pay debts, pay
wages, buy merchandise, build inn
provements and pay taxes. Once
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they get out of the community they
do none of these things for the
home town community. They go to
work for some other distant COM
munity.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-02

If we persist in clinging to our so
called social gains even at the ex-
pense of the defense program we are
apt to wake up one of these fine
mornings with every thing lost but
our so-called social gains. Under
Hitler and Japan they will be short
lived.
The Nome nugget., 1942-04-22
Japan and Russia

There has been increasing speculation of late on the possibility of Jap attack Russia Japan unqueston ably would have much better chance of invading the Soviet Far East while Russia is engaged with Ger many In addition this, there is need for immed- fate action on the part of Japan in view of the ncras that Russia, at any time now, might give our air, sea and land forces the right to her Far Eastern bases for giant offensive against Honshu-he main Jap is- land on which Tokyo Osaka and other important Jap industrial cities are located
 Some writers go so far as to say that Japan must act at against Russia to this threat 10 her home bases in Nippon proper and Manchukuo where dustries and military bases These writers say that if Japan does not take of this threat at once she must lose the
 On the other hand both Russia and Japan seem to have their hands full other fronts at present, and they likely to have their hands full these fronts for many months. Until Japan can consolidate her gains in southern Asia and the southwest Pacific plete her Burma campaign, and take care of MacAr- thur Australia t seems not likely that she do much damage in the north.
 The Russians too. have a long fight still ahead of them in driving the Nazi invader from their land The Russians have every reason know that Germany is her chief enemy at present and from the practical side, would be foolish to take on Japan at once.
 On the other hand, if Russia could be assured that the United States could send large enough force to the Soviet Far East with which to launch huge at tack on Japan and Manchukuo, 1t would seem logical that Russia would have objection this There is eVeryFreas to believe that the supply line from the United States to Siberia via Alaska would be one of the best Russia must look 10 the future too-to the day when Japan may be able to turn to the north
 And if Japan should choose to attempt an attack on Alaska they probably would be forced occupy Rus Far Eastern bases from which to launch any suc- cessfuI attack