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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03
Councilman Expects to see
IS New Houses Built

The local housing situation, daily
growing more acute, was eased to
the extent of four, Councilman Rog-
er Records told the chamber of COM
merce this noon. Records has re-
Gently completed the erection OF
four new homes for rent, in the
south part of town. He also stated
that he was confident that his appli-
cation for 10 more houses would
soon be granted and that through
deals he had pending, thought that
another rs could be located on this
side of the river.
Retiring President F. M. Ludlow,
after hearing the annual activity
report read by the secretary, handed
the gavel over to incoming president,
Anon Meuller, recently elected.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03
Grape Juice Plant
Has Most Successful Year

Plans We're ANNOUNCED for en-
larged facilities for next year, at
the annual meeting of the Church
Grape Juice Co., Monday Of this
week. Report of Secretary-Man-
ager F. NJ. Ludlow showed that the
company had processed the greatest
pack in its history, good yields and
an enlarged acreage accounting for
the addition.
Election Of officers was held, with
the same men being elected for the
the same offices. J. c. Kelley, was
president; NJ. NJ. Moulton and D. G.
Sherwood, vice president, and F. NJ.
Ludlow, secretary-treasurer.
Next years plans, subject to war
conditions, of course, include the
enlargement of the building program
as well as the additional facilities.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03
Start First Aid Class

There will be an advanced First
Aid class started Tuesday evening at
8 o'clock (Dec. 8, 1922 in the Red
Cross rooms above the bank Every
one holding a Standard First Aid
card is eligible. This is a 10-hour
course and is a reviewer Of the
standard course with much more
practical demonstration work. After
finishing the advanced course one is
eligible to take the instructors
course. There will be an instructors
course given the first week in Janu-
airy. Our particular territory is in
need of First Aid instructors so win
welcome any willing to help in this
work. This is a temporary date
and meeting time and can be
changed to suit the group.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03
GUADALCANAL, S. ]
. (Undeleted) e,r
Dear MIR. Reed:

" lit (oIueieuSo) slr
Dear MIR. Reed:
I'm writing this with one hand and
slapping at mosquitoes with the
other, while soundly cursing the flies
and other insects, which seem to
take a fiendish delight in sapping
me of the few drops Of blood the
mosquitoes have left in me.
1 used to wish that I could sing
but now I wish that the fellow sleep
ing with me could.
Things are a little quieter here
than they used to he, but I reckon
you know almost as much as I do
about it.
To folks back in the States this
place is known as Guadalcanal (nev-
err mind what We call it) but our
right honorable /? !? adversaries
call it Death Island" From what
I've seen, I think as far as they're
concerned it's very appropriate.
We don't have the life of Reilly
here but it really isn't too bad,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03
Five Elections are
Slated for Tuesday
Of Next Week
City, two drainage and
two irrigation districts
to select officers

Seems like we ought to be finished
with elections for this year, but
there are five local ones slated for
next Tuesday.
It's general election day for city
officers, the primary having been
held on the states general election
day. Five councilmen are to be
elected and a treasurer. Two OF
the councilmen are from the first
ward, one each from the second
and third and one at large. Records
and Stradling are the nominees from
the first ward, Records for reelec-
ton and Stradling in place Of George
Turner. zaa.. IT,.
Lawrence Scott has filed for re-
election in the second ward with
Howard Beste the hold-over. Art
Carpenter has been nominated in
the primaries as councilman from
the third ward, with Mckinley Des-
oranges retiring. Arthur Campbell
is the holdover. Larry Oliver Is
the nominee for councilman-at-
large, and Judge Huntington is UP
for reelection as treasurer.
The other four elections are on
irrigation and drainage district
boards. In the Columbia district the
term of Ed Frauen expires. No one
has filed for the position, but Frau
en- has consented to serve IL elected.
1t is understood that Tom CARAT
Of Finley viii also be candidate.
although his application for filing
Continued on Page So
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03
Local Board to
Help Farm Trucks
Get Enough Gas
Lack of certificates
and obvious errors to
be given relief

The latest gas and mileage in
formation received by the Benton
County USDA War Board is that
farm truck operators who are con-
cerned about their Certificates of
War Necessity will get help from
their county farm transportation
committees, established by the De-
partment Of Agriculture at ODT's
request. Many truckers have not yet
received their Certificates, and in
other cases mileage allowances have
come back so obviously in error that
the truck could not have operated
through December, the first period
covered. According to w. A. Wolf,
head of the states USDA War
Board, the two agencies will COL
Elaborate closely to carry truckers
through the emergency. .
in either of these two types Of
emergency" Wolf said, truckers by
asking will get special gas allow
ances from local OPA War Price
and Rationing Boards (who handle
sugar, gas, etc.) to carry them until
special appeals procedures have been
applied. eff You want to appeal for
more mileage consideration, your
county's farm transportation COM
mittee viii soon have specially print
ed forms. The committee will help
in preparing your case, and ODT
has indicated that it will be guided
closely by those recommendation"
However, the War Board leader
added this warning, Neither truck
ers nor farm committees viii want
to defeat ODTs overall program.
We face the twin prospect Of seeing
Americas trucks begged down now,
or year from now. BY finding the
middle course we must avoid both"
The following procedure has been
agreed upon between the United
States Department of Agriculture
and the Office of Price Administra-
ton. "The holder of the Certificate
will present same to the local War
Price and Rationing Board, stating
to such board that it is obvious an
error has occurred and therefore he
would like to secure a temporary
transport ration of motor fuel in
such amount as will permit him to
operate for essential purposes up
to and including Dec. 81, 1912"
"The local board will issue Motor
Fuel Ration in the amount requested
and such amount viii be deducted
at a later date from the total gall
Ions of motor fuel allowed on a
corrected Certificate of War Neces-
sity.
The local War Price and Ration
Board viii direct such applicants
who are operating farm vehicles to
the chairman of the County USDA
War Board, who is chairman Of the
county farm transportation commit
tee, for the purpose of making an
appeal for a corrected Certificate of
War Necessity. The regular ODT
appeal forms will be sent to the
county farm transportation commit.
tee as rapidly as possible.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03
CHRISTMAS
SEALS


ces as among the civilians. This
places the problem squarely be-
fore the voluntary county and state
tuberculosis organizations and chal-
langes our best educational efforts.
The campaign against tuberculosis
is recognized by authorities gen.
orally of vital nature.
The success of the fight in 1913
depends upon the sale of the Christ
mas seals which are now available
in every locality. There is no one
who cannot actively participate in
this phase of home defense.
It is the aim of the League to
mail seals to everyone but, under
present conditions, the compiling of
a mailing list is unusually hard
this year. If anyone has been over
looked, he can get seals by con-
tacting the local workers who are
as follows together with sponsor
ing organizations in each commun-
ity:
: Benon City, Mrs. w. A. DeGood;
Women,s club; Horse Heaven, Mrs.
Hanford, Mrs. Lucy Holden, sponsor
Deborah Damon; Kennewick, Mrs.
j.. E. Mulkey, sponsored by Kenne-
wick Women's club; Hover-Finley,
Continued on Page 81 Z.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03
Committee Claims
Jehovah Witnesses
Are SubverSive
Ask city to stop MEM
bers from peddling
literature on streets

What TO do about the religious
sect peddling literature on the city
streets, was the problem presented
30 the city council Tuesday night.
Charging that their religion made
them unpatriotic and a menace to
the welfare Of the country, q COM
mittee from the local American
Legion post asked the council to do
something about having the practice
stopped. The committee claimed
that the Jehovah Witnesses we're
unpatriotic in that they refused
to bear arms in the defense OF the
country or TO salute the flag.
Recently Chief Of Police Kershaw
picked up the pastor Of the group
and he was interviewed by City At
torney Powell. Powell reported to
the council that the man had re-
fused to stop selling on the streets
and that he would refuse to comply
with any regulations regarding it.
He said he would refuse TO pay q
fine If arrested and would lay the
fine out in joil IL he had to. But
that he would resume as soon as he
was at liberty again. He said he felt
that 1t was a religious duty 10 con-
tinue.
Promising TO do anything possible
about the situation, the council
spent some time in attempting to
work out solution. Other towns
have had experiences similar and
the results have led to bloodshed in
some instances. Recent supreme
court decisions have upheld the VAL
idity Of ordinances calling for Ii
censes (Which the local man said he
would refuse TO pay in any amount).
The council arrived at no con-
clusion regarding the situation.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03
Gas Stamp Plan
Still Not Clear
To Many
Ration Board urges all
to get sugar book
before December Is

There is still a lot of misunder-
standing regarding the gasoline "a
tioning books, the local board is dis
covering.
Each page of the ration books con-
tains eight stamps. One page is to
be good for 60 days. Each of the
stamps is good for the purchase of
four gallons of gas. In other words
the 80 gallons must do the operator
for 60-day period.
The above applies to the A books.
The b and G books carry more pag-
est emitting the holder to more than
the 80 gallons, but each individual
stamp has the same 4-gallon value.
One stamp must be presented the
gas station operator with each pur-
chase of four gallons. The entire
6O-day quota of 80 gallons may be
used at any time, but no additional
stamps will be issued. <.
The four-gallon unit is for cars
only. tt and To coupon books, good
for trucks, carry a 5-gallon limit
per stamp.
The ration board also wants to
urge everyone who has not yet reg
istered for his sugar ration book
to do so by Dec. Is, regardless of
the amount of sugar on hand or
they will not be able to get coffee
or any other items which may be
rationed. IL.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03
Young Bill Johns
Headed for Gold Bars

Aviation Cadet William Earl
Johns of Kennewick, son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. E. Johns has reported
at the Lubbock Army Flying School,
Lubbock, Texas, for the final lap
Of the training which is preparing
MN for the silver wings and gold
oars of an Air Force Officer. "
At the large Lubbock twin-engine
school, commanded by Col. Thomas
l. Gilbert, Cadet Johns will COM
plete the training he began in July
at Parks Air College and continued
az Enid, Oklahoma. Upon his
graduation he will be commissioned
= second lieutenant and assigned
active duty with an Air Force,
unit.
He was a sales clerk prior to
Starting flight training and his
iather was a sergeant in the other
World War.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03

I've seen worse. Right now I can't
remember where, but anyway I have.
We sleep, eat and run for fox
holes just like ordinary people. -
We lack some small items such as
toilet articles, tooth paste, etc. We
have church services regularly too.
No matter where one is the church
braves the dangers and is here to
help. We appreciate it more than
we may let on.
This isn't much of a letter, but
anyway it's a stab in the dark.
Here's wishing you all a merry
Christmas anyway. =
Pfc. w. A. EHNI,
O.. 80. -~r,~ q. S. M. c..
GO Postmaster, San Francisco.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03
Patsy MOultOn Named as
School Pilgrim

Patsy Moulton has been selected
as the Kennewick High school can
didate for the Good Citizen cam
paign now being conducted by the
OAR. Senior classes in each high
school select three candidates for
the honor, while the faculty selects
one of the three named.
Louise Griffith of the Hanford-
White Bluffs school was named from
that place. These two, with the
others named in the county, will
compete via QUESTIONABLE, with
others in the state to be named
Pilgrim.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03
To Observe
Anniversary of.
Pearl HarbOr
owl asks 2-day cere-
mony rededicating ma
ton to war aims

A tWo-day NATIONWIDE observance
Of the attack on Pearl Harbor will
be sponsored by the Office of War
Information. Joining in the OBJ
servance will be the War and Navy
Departments, all other war agencies,
war plants, labor, schools, colleges
and numerous other organizations.
The anniversary will be observed
Sunday, Dec. and Monday, Dec. Z,
wherever there are Americans
around the world. The inclusion of
Sunday is doubly fortunate, both be-
cause the original attack fell on a
Sunday and because the tone and
religious ceremonies of the Sabbath
are in keeping with the spirit of
rededication to high purpose which
will characterize this anniversary.
The owl proposes that the nation,
under the cry of Remember Pearl
Harbor-Work Fight >. Sacri-
fice!" will: :~.@ - .@
Honor and remember the men and
women who have already given their
lives in this struggle, E
Give thanks to God for the ma
TONS survival of the unprovoked
attack of ruthless enemies.
Clear headedly assess what has
been done in one year of war, and
what lies ahead to he done in terms
of Work :. Fight {. ~. Sacrifice. .
Rededicate the nations strength,
its time, it's wealth and its very
life to preserving the concept of life
more precious than individual life
itself; to work, fight, sacrifice for
all that is contained in the Bill of
Rights and the Constitution of the
United States of America.
The owl proposes that Sunday be
dedicated to solemn memorial for
those who died at Pearl Harbor and
those who have died since, to thanks
giving for our survival during the
first critical year of the war, and
to rededication of all our resources
to the spiritual values which are at
stake in this war.
1t is proposed that the rally cry.
Work Fight -. Sacrifice!" be
sounded on Monday and that ma
tional rededication be in that key.
These words must surely bring to
every man and woman realization
that this is war that touches all
of us, personally and intimately. It
is a part of the observance of the
anniversary of Pearl Harbor that all
of us should take stock, both of the
material achievements and short
comings of our war effort during
the past year and of our spiritual
attitude toward the essential val
ues of national and international
life.
The hour of the Pearl Harbor at
tack (2:20 p. m, E. w. IT, Dec. z,
will be specially marked, but no cere-
mony should delay war production.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03

Dear Mr.. Reed: H..
I have been receiving your paper
for the last month or two and I
surely do appreciate it. o.. .
I have been transferred from San
Diego to Hollywood, Fla, for aerial
gunnerfy. I finished my course In
aviation radio about month and
a half ago and I was really glad
to get through that. g..
They give us one hour and a half
of physical exercises every day down
here. In the morning we have
classes in the class room and in the
afternoon we go out on the range.
Continued on Page 81
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03
pIJD Director Says
Browns Letter
About Taxes False
Saws Power companies
are not payers but
collectors of taxes

your front page headline in the
n,ct column of the last issue OF
. ls,r paper is Cant Afford Tax
ioss in County by PUD suit).
The assumption in this article is
,,nton County will lose the taxes
% pacific Power and Light Co. nc
.av if they are taken over by the
prID states a communication to this
,oner from Preston Roger, member
: the Benton county PUD.
Under the present state law the
prIp districts pay 8 percent of their
,ross revenue in lieu of taxes. The
,.oislature tried to arrive at an
.ror,nt that would equal the tax
aid by the power companies for
.he different funds up to and in
Guiding the state tax fund.
A property tax is not a just tax
for a power utility because the main
transmission lines and generating
nrants have high appraisals and are
mainly in sparsely settled districts
where large expenditures are not
needed. A gross revenue tax places
the tax money where the electricity
i used and where the tax money is
Justly needed.
The power companies charge all
taxes to their overhead account that
i made up from the customers pow
or bills so they are not tax payers
but tax collectors.
In the Puyallup condemnatio 4
case power company expert placed
the value on the company's prop
erty at s4O0, 900 when it was valued
at $4,000 on the tax rolls.
Our congress has not seen fit to
put a tax on public power utilities
that are run without a profit be-
cause the federal government gets
greatly increased revenue from new
Industries that are developed be-
cause of the low rates Of public
power.
The latest statistics from the State
DEPARTMENT of Public Service show
for the months of May, June, and
July, 1912, public power plants sold
459,011 ,915 kilowatt hours more than
the private plants, at $780, 92. SO
less cost to the consumers.
Because the author Of this article
is the Benton County representative
Of the Washington Taxpayers Asso-
cation, I am quoting a small part
from the United States of America
Power Commission, Opinion No. 59
Docket No. TT-5647. Typical of the
public deception was the fact the
Washington Taxpayers Association
far from being the independent pub
lc-spirited organization its named
implied, was used as tool of the
utilities in % months ending Novem-
Der, 1910, and financed the "Let the
People Vote League" with some $48,-
900 at one time to support Initiative
139.
You may remember when the
people in this state learned Initiative
lss was a power company inspired
bill to take the heart out of the pub
Lie power districtsth ey voted it down
With more than 100000 majority.
Twill answer your editorial in the
issue of Nov. 26, in your next weeks
paper, Rover concludes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03
Many May Be
Missed With Xmas
Seals This Year
List of representatives
given for each area;
need cooperation

The campaign against tuberculosis
is going into the third week. County
chairmen and committees through
out the United States have launched
the annual Christmas Seal Sale Of
Christmas Seals for funds to fl
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03
Five More to Go to
Camp at TT. Douglas

The following boys We're accepted
at the Induction station in Spo-
kane on November q and are now
at home on a 7-day leave before
leaving for TT. Douglas, Utah: John
L. Clair, George Heintz, Prosser;
Louis M. Green, Benton City; Louis
I. Eyler, Hanford, and Gordon G..
Hille, Kennewick. "
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03
Open Saturdays

For the convenience OF local pa
irons, Postmaster F. H. Lincoln an
nounces that the office will remain
open Saturday afternoons of the
18th and 10Th. This is to help re-
lieve the Christmas rush as much
as possible. :..Is.s J. s.-.a-~t
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03
HOLIDAY VACATION

Inquiries concerning the school
holiday vacation are already being
made. Supt. E. S. Black today
announced that the local schools will
close for the Christmas holidays
Wednesday evening, Dec. % and will
reopen on Monday morning, Jan. 4.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03
Mosquitoes Terrible In Cuadacana Local Boy Writes Others
From Here Send Letters TO the Home Town Newspaper

Pvt. Carl Larsen (39-185-845)
Co. L, 310th Inf, APO No. 70
, d" Camp Butner, No. Carolina
- really like to hear how the home
town is getting along so please keep
sending the paper. The army life
isn't bad.
Yours truly, Z
CARL LARSEN.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03

Dear Sir:
I have been getting your paper all
right. My address is changed now.
1t has been very nice of you send
ing the Kennewick paper to me
while was in Camp Robinson, Ark.
My address now is:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03

nance a grim
battle during
the com in 6
year to prevent
any increase in
t b &C ulosiS.
World War I
taught us that
the great in.
crease in tu-
berculosis re-
sulting from
conflict is not
so much among
H. e.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-03
Dear Sir:

c 70 Postmaster, San Francisco
Evening star., 1942-12-11
Only Scattered Stock,
Able 10 Improve
In Slow Session
Declines of Fractions
To$l or So More Than
Offset Advances
By VICTOR EUBANK.
Associated Press Financial Write


NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE stock
market again was little out OF tune
today and only scattered favorites
were able to sound a recovery note.
Rails tried for a comeback, but
the majority ultimately slipped be-
hind small minus signs. Declines
of fractions to a point or so more
than Offset gains in the final hour.
Dealings were slow except for a
number Of sizable blocks of low and
medium priced issues. Transfers
for the full proceedings were around
600. 900 shares
Tax selling still was in evidence
here and there, but this was never
urgent. Some potential buyers.
however. joined the waiting ranks
on the thought that year-end ad-
justments might become more
pressing in the next week or 10
days. Dividends and earnings pros
poets remained as bolstering fac
tors for individual stocks, Stimu-
lation was lacking in the general
run Of war news.
Superior Steel, usually an mac
tive performer, was moderately live
ly with a jump of more than
points to a new years high. Loew's
also registered top mark for 1912
Up most of the session were Ameri-
can Telephone, American Airlines
Western Union. Allied Chemical
International Telephone, United
States Rubber preferred Phelp.
Dodge and Chicago e. Eastern Hi.
nois a." The last-named re.
sponded to 59-cent dividend
Schenley Distillers advanced mod.
eratelv on one 10000 share trade.
In the backward column were U
S. Steel. Bethlehem, Chrysler, Santa
Fe, Southern Railway, Sears Roe
buck, Montgomery Ward, Douglas
Aircraft, American Smelling. West
inghouse, Dow Chemical, Du Pont
and Eastman Kodak.