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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Britain's Public Baths

In many British cities and towns
'decontamination centers" are now
being put to daily use as public
baths. Because soap and water is
the best first aid for persons ex-
posed to mustard gas. these centers
are equipped with hot and cold
showers and dressing rooms, ready
for use at a moments notice in the
event Of gas bombing. ,-Es
! One town, where the percentage
of houses with baths was low, de-
cided to try the experiment of in.
viting the children Of each school
to make use of the decontamination
center baths once week. The ex-
pertinent proved such big success
that the privilege was extended
beyond the school population. +
According to an official report on
this project, ''the children who at.
tend are those who do not have ade.
quate bathing facilities at home.
although a number. in spite Of hav-
ing frequent baths a. home, come
for the fun of it."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Chimney on Inside Wall
Radiates Heat in House

While a chimney may be on an
outside wall or an inside wall. the
latter is preferable from the stand
point of fuel economy. Research
work at the University of Illinois has
shown that a chimney placed near
the center of the house will radiate
heat into the house, thus effncting
substantial economies in fuel.
The useful heat produced by an
inside chimney varies with the tenn
peratures of the gases of combus-
ton inside of the chimney. mas
much as the combustion Of oil nor
mally produces a higher stack tenn
perature, it follows that house
equipped with an oil burner will
show a larger fuel saving from an
inside chimney than house burning
coal or gas. - D.. ~ ..,..Ez.
Just as the emphasis in the post
war period will be on a heating plant
that is readily convertible from one
fuel to another, SO the chimney, too.
should be adaptable to any fuel, the
bureau advises, in cautioning post
war builders to have chimneys made
large enough for the combustion of
coal instead of limiting them to the
smaller diameter sufficient for gas
burning. ~
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Women Wash Wear

Many of the summer foundations
are so light in weight that they can
be washed and dried overnight. Par
ticularly is this true if the washing
is done correctly. Use lukewarm
soapy water. Dip the girdle up and
down in the suds for several min
utes. long enough to float out the
secretions of the sweat and fat
glands. Without wringing or twist
ing, transfer the cleansed garment
to a succession Of clear water
rinses. - Il "a, - :. p
Expel as much water as possible
after the last rinse by pressing the
hands against the girdle, then roll
into a really thick turkish towel to
take up additional moisture. II this
last step is thorough most girdles
will dry overnight if they are hung
over rod. or suspended by the gar
tiers fastened to cfothesline.
Ironing is unnecessary. even for
the cloth sections of the garment.
When the budget permits, it is al
ways smart to have two foundation
garments and TO wear them on nj.
ternate days.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Canning Demands Cleanliness

The woman who has always
canned food knows she must guard
cleanliness all along the line. be-
cause all her efforts may be wasted
il she neglects this essential detail.
Spotless jars and closures are vital
necessities to successful canning.
Whether they are brand new or have
been used over period Of years. all
jars and tops must be washed thor
oughly with soapy water. rinsed in
clear water. and boiled for 10 min
utes before being filed with food.
This complete washing must never
be omitted.
Before starting any canning or
preserving. make sure that the
Kitchen or work space is immacu-
late. Have the preserving pots clean
and ready. Provide adequate cans
or papers to catch parings. pits. or
other parts of the produce that are
removed Wash the hands thorough
ly with soap and water before begin
ming the taska paying particular at
tention to the area under the nails.
A scrubbing brush should be used to
reach every bit of dirt that may be
under the nails. Wear washable
housedress and good-sized apron.
Personal tidiness while canning will
serve as a constant reminder that
cleanliness is a determining factor
in saving the country's food supply.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Sailors Who Lost Pants
In Sinking to Be Repaid

WASHINGTON.-It took an act of
congress, but two sailors are going
to get paid for pants they lost when
the destroyer Hugh L. Scott sank
off North Africa last November.
President Roosevelt's signature
has made it the law Of the land that
Robert Donald Leighton. water tend
er, first class, shall be reimbursed
S268.50. and Libero Querio, machin-
lists mate. first class. shall receive
S193.75. for pants and other articles
of clothing now at the bottom of the
sea. - " "a a.,
The navy department asked con.
gress to disregard a technically
that would have required those two
trouserless sailors to be out of peck
ct for the money they spent on their
uniforms.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Manufacturers List Ways
To Moisten Cigarettes

Spokesman for the cigarette max
ers offer these ways in which dry
cigarette can be moistened by the
smoker. H..
Gently blow through the cigarette
from both ends before it is lighted.
The tobacco will capture much OF
the moisture exhaled through it.
For an extremely dry cigarette.
moisten one end and then reverse
and light the moistened end. Your
first puff will draw the moisture
through the tobacco. ..:
Don't tap cigarettes or roll them
between the palms Of your hands,
for these practices loosen the to-
bacco and contribute nothing to
smoking pleasure. ~
Keep cigarettes at their freshest
by unwrapping the top Of the pack
age when opening, and keeping the
fold closed at other times.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Man Follows Natures
Own WAYS in,Synthetics

To natures three traditional king
doms. the animal, vegetable and
mineral, chemical research has add
ed the kingdom of the synthetic.
Products Of this new fourth kingdom
supplement materials from natures
three original realms. ~
There is no conflict between the
natural and the synthetic. In fact.
nature herself is pre-eminent in the
field Of chemical synthesis, writes
James K. Hunt in Nature magazine.
The growth Of the giant redwood
from tiny seed. the transforma-
ton of mulberry leaves into glis-
tening silk, the formation of sugar
and starch from the elements of wa
ter, air and sunshine. even the de-
velopment of Nobel prize-winning
scientist from microscopic bit Of
protoplasm, all are but examples of
natures marvellous and reverend
ing synthesis, of her amazing versa.
tility.
In the creation of the new fourth
kingdom man has accordingly only
followed natures own processes. His
synthetic products are neither in
ferior nor superior. as such. to ma
lures products. Indigo. derived
from coal tar is not different from
that taken from the indigo plant and
ascorbic acid made in the. labora-
tory is identical in every respect
with the vitamin G from an orange.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Attack Few Plants

Gardeners. alarmed by the emer-
gence Of Japanese beetles, are adj
vised that relatively few plants are
seriously attacked and damaged by
the pests. Manipulating and killing
where there are only few beetles
is recommended. In small gardens
the plants may be busted. with lime
or. if a sprayer is available. sprayed
with a solution composed OF one
pound of hydrated lime and three
gallons Of water.
OF the vegetable plants, aspara-
gus, beans, rhubarb, and sweet corn
are the most eagerly sought by the
beetles. The flowers most often at
tackled are cannas, dahlias, holly
hooks, marsh mallow, rose mallow,
snapdragon and zinnia. Among
shrubs. the beetles concentrate on
rose, shrub-althea. virginia creeper,
barberry, butterfly bush, crapemyr-
tie, lespedeza, and Oriental flower
ing cherry.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Wax and Wine Linoleum

Summer is the hard time for
Kitchen linoleum. One thorough
washing with soap and lukewarm
(not hob water, if followed with a
coat of floor wax. will provide the
basis for an easily-maintained floor
throughout July and August. Wash
the floor with a mop or scrubbing
brush. Be sure that every trace OF
abrasive grit is removed.
Rinse thoroughly with clear water
and when dry apply the wax. Sew
eral thin coats are better than one
thick application. !.
A daily wipe with sudsy cloth
or mop should be sufficient to keep
the linoleum clean for quite a while.
Scrubbing, it should be remem-
bered. removes the wax and neces-
states applying new protective
coat
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Kolombangara Island an
Immense Extinct Volcano

Kolombangara island is an oddity
among the irregular-shaped Solo
mons because it is almost perfect
" round. It is an immense ex-
tinct volcano, Is miles in diameter.
rising evenly from the waters edge
to central crater more than mile
high. No harbors on this Jap-held
island are suitable for large ships.
Small villages are situated where
streams empty into the sea. ~
Largest village is Villa, on the west
bank of the river of the same name.
It has been made base secondary
to Munda, the Japs' central Solo,
mons stronghold. Villa is less than
an hours bomber flight from Quad
alcanal, It was headquarters for
large copra plantation. The sur
rounding area comprises the only
level portion of Kolombangara. The
Japs seized this level space for their
airfield.
Coastal villages are backed by
small cultivated areas where COCO
nuts, yams, pineapples and bananas
are grown. Pigs roam the low-lying
portions of the island. The jungle
crowds up to the native garden plots
and European owned plantations.
Near the volcanoes summit the jun
gle becomes a thin growth. Mois-
ture-fed lichens cover the ground.
Continually drifting mist and the
spongelike lichen growth gives the
mountaintop an undersea appear
iance. In cloud-shrouded chasms be-
low the crater rim constant roar
announces the rocky beginnings Of
the streams that tumble to the sea
Natives once believed that large,
monster-filled lake was inside the
crater. Hence the name Kolomban-
CARA, meaning great water"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Owl Settles in Heart of
. Flatbush; Snubs Dodper.

NEW YORK.-In the heart of
Brooklyn (where you might expect
anything) a wise old owl sits in the
branches Of maple tree and sim.
ply does not give hoot-not even
for the Dodgers.
The owl has been living in the
tree-right in the heart Of the city
for nearly three months, a center
Of curiosity for passers-by.
The tree is not far from a large
Brooklyn park, but the owl spurns
the comparative safety of the park S
bird house, fully agreeable appar-
emily to spend the rest of his life in
the tree.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Huge Military Depot Is
Given u. S. in Britain

LONDON. - The United States
army announced that the British
government had turned over to it a
great military depot in England on
reverse lend-lease. Acres of fire.
proof buildings constructed of Brit
ish and American material will
house quartermaster and ordnance
stores and maintenance shops. COM
mander of the entire base will be
Col. Clarence E. Higbee Of San
francisco. Calf.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Mildew a Parasite

The mildew is true parasite and
obtains its nourishment by an alb
sorbing system which penetrates the
plant tissue. extracting the sap which
otherwise would nourish the host.
widowed plants are usually weak
ened, their leaves become yellow
and fall prematurely. Since the
powdery mildews live over winter
in the form of resting spores that
mature on fallen leaves, the collec-
ton and burning of fallen leaves is
an additional precaution against
spread Of the disease. Infected
shoots Of plants are also source Of
infection In the spring and these
should be removed and destroyed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
French Bootleggers Hide
Food in Grand Piano

BERN, SWITZERLAND.-
bootleggers are up to all sorts of
tricks to deliver food purchased on
the black market. 1t is reported
from Paris, for instance, that in
quisitive policemen stopped the de-
livery of grand piano while they
inspected its interior. They found
two hams, 20 pounds of butter, eight
pounds Of coffee, many bars Of choc-
olate, 10 dozen eggs and several
pounds Of tea. Arrests followed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Home Guard of Britain
q j.. Is Now a Real Army

NDON.-Britain's home guard
is a real army, complete with first
class regular army discipline and
legal procedure against disobedi-
encc. At least Home Guardsman
Albert Dalland of Davenport is con-
WINGED Of this. Before military
court martial he has been charged
with characterization. Ordered to get
out of bed one morning. he told the
sergeant the part-time soldiers were
being treated like a bunch of Boy
Scouts"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Alaska Changes
In Year of w ar
Territory Was Practically
Undefended When Dutch
Harbor Was Raided.

FAIRBANKS.-The food is better,
the mosquitoes seem more impor-
tant and war is very far away from
the towns Of Alaska now. Much far
Their away than it was year ago.
To understand what 10 months of
war have done it is necessary to
remember constantly that this was,
before the war began. part of the
United States. The residents resent
ed frequent queries by tourists as
to whether foreign stamps were nee
essary on mail. The towns-Fair-
banks. Anchorage. Seward. even
Nome-prided themselves on being
very much like towns in Kansas or
Connecticut, despite the great dis
tances and fierce weather.
The white residents-some 5000
in all the territory-had their Ro-
tary clubs, their local politics. their
cleanup campaigns. They renamed
many of the more colorfully titled
localities - from something like
Deadhorse to something like Jones'
vile; peaks with Russian names
were retitled to honor local business
men. t-...
80 Army Moves In.
To this civic-minded group the
opening of war was more startling
than to the rest of the nation. The
territory was virtually undefended.
Civilian activities came to dead
stop while the army moved in.
Nothing was ready for this enor-
nous influx. No, barracks, no roads,
food was short-so was cold-weather
clothing. There was nothing for the
men to do in their spare time.
Prices skyrocketed. houses be-
came impossible to rent, restaurants
served long lines of customers while
the workers quit in droves for bet
ter paying jobs.
The attack on Dutch Harbor in
June, 1912, brought it all to head.
Anchorage prepared for attack.
Nome citizens took to the hills in
expectation of bombing and Smelling
from the recently thawed sea.
Tension Is Eased.
No tragedy occurred The Japs
in the Aleutians had no more effect
on the mainland of Alaska than they
did on Salem, Ore. They were. as
a matter of fact, almost as far away.
So for the last year, soldiers and
civilians alike have been arranging
to live more or less comfortably.
For the soldier life in Alaska is
never too easy. But in Anchorage
today four theaters bring him
movies. Whereas a year ago most
Of the garrison was in tents. today
they are occupied only by casuals
en- route somewhere else. Continu-
GUS building has expanded the num-
Der Of places soldier can go for
entertainment. whether he wants to
roller-skate or drink at a bar. :
On the surface. the war seems all
over for most of Alaska, except as
a supply line for the still-embattled
Aleutians. Actually, this is not quite
true. The military object in devel-
oping Alaska, was not solely de-
tense measure. It's importance as a
way station on lines of communica-
ton to Russia and on projected near
Polar lines to much of the other side
Of the world was recognized years
ago by military leaders. -:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Tiny Hypodermic Syringe
Made From Salvaged Cans

CHICAGO. - Tin salvaged from
discarded cans contributed by
housewives is being used to make
the new 'syrette," a miniature hy-
podermic syringe used to relieve the
pain Of wounded fighters, William L.
McFetridge, Chicago. metropolitan
area salvage director, said.
A new development in military
medicine, the syrette is made OF
pure tin and looks like tiny tooth
paste tube. It contains one dose
of a sedative which the wounded
soldier or sailor can apply until
medical units reach him.
The syrette has soft plastic tip.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Poles Exc su.
N !, I: q. g 8 y. Z-. !: ..
Sentenced IN Underground
Courts and Slain in
Various Ways.

NEW YORK.-In April, Bruno
Kurtz, the German chief of social
service for Poland. bought a news
paper from a boy on a Warsaw
street He opened the paper and out
fell note. It said he had been SEN
fenced to death. 1t was signed,
1.-THE Directorate of Civilian Resist
ance." .... .: 49,. =. ..z-.--
He read the note.I A gun fired
He dropped dead. a..ssss. s.. + ..ls
The Gestapo combed the neigh,
borhood. They found only blind
man, a laundress and two quarrel
ing women. @- -, *''.
Obviously the blind man could not
have fired the gun. Besides. he had
no gun. He was released. O.
But the man wasn't blind. ..
The Gestapo paid no attention to
the laundress with her heaped bas-
ket. But the gun was in it. The
''blind'' man had tossed it there.
No one had seen him because just
as he threw the smoking gun, two
fat Polish women began to quarrel
on the street. They carried umbrel-
las and they whipped their umbrel-
las around. y s-- ~.~-a -
Now Safe in London. r..
'"The laundress" and the news
boy are now safe in London. They
are the wife and son of well-known
Warsaw merchant. The three 9TH
ers are safe in the Polish under
ground. r.
And an amazing underground 1t
seems to be. Each town and vii.
lage, now, is so well organized that
the day the war ends the mayor, the
police chief, the high school prin-
cipal, the fire chief-elected in the
UNDERGRADUATE step right out of
their current drab jobs and take
over administration. ~. sa.s.--
They'll be recognized by the
Polish government chiefs who will
fly in from London, because there is
constant contact with London, and
acts of the underground are .ok.'d
right now, in London. E
This news comes to the Polish
telegraph agency here, at Rockefel-
Ter Center. 1t comes in tiny squares
of microfilm. They're printed and
''blown up," and the result Is repro
auctions of the underground news
papers. Poland now has close to 300
underground newspapers, including
scores of comic sheets.
Nazi Cruelty Decreases.
The papers carry surprising news
items which are sorted and pieced
together here by Roman Moczulski,
and show constant pattern of &C.
ton. First there is an announce
ment that the courts have tried
man and condemned hin 20. death.
1t may take day. 1t may take
month. But he dies.
The announcements also state why
he was sentenced. so it's beginning
to be evident that the Polish under
ground will not permit: Executions.
appropriation of property, mass de-
portation and mass labor recruit
ing. The Germans who are being
killed are the Germans involved in
those activities. There seems to be.
after several months of this action,
less news of the cruelties the Poles
have decided to resist.
The underground courts are so
well established that the Polish gov
eminent, in England, has warned
private citizens not to take things in
their own hands. They are told to
leave it to the courts which will hear
the evidence and pass sentence: as
precisely as possible in the pre-
September 1939) manner
The Apache sentinel., 1943-11-12
Capt. Readic Conner Is
Retired after 80 Years

With a. record of 80 years and a
few months Capt. Readic Conner,
property officer, is retiring from ac-
tive service. At this writing he is
well on his way home. The COM
manding officer and the enlisted
personnel of the detachment babe
farewell to Capt. and Mrs. Readic
Conner last Monday evening in the
ordnance dayroom. Sgt William l..
Reid was the master of ceremonies
and various expressions were tend
cred to Capt. Conner by our COM
manding officer and the following
section leaders: Sgts. Willis j. Mes
Siah who worked as assistant to
Capt. Conner of the property Sec
ton; Oliver G. Sutton, leather re-
pairman; Philip L. Hunt, supplies;
Cpls Ned j. Elliott, company clerk:
Walter L. DeBose, clerk property
section; Gilbert A. Broome, ammu-
milton section; Clarence M Fuller,
small arms section; Pfc. jackson
Todd, carpenter; and Pfc. (WAC)i
Lorese Jackson Of the property Sec
ton. :
Capt. Conner gave a brief history
of his service in the Army from
rank to rank. He was the detach-
ment'S first commanding officer.
The Apache sentinel., 1943-11-12
Community Chest
Report Incomplete

Very incomplete returns on Fort
Huachuca's participation in the Co.
chise County Community Chest
fund campaign this week revealed
that $3,715.59 has been contributed
by military and civilian personnel
at this station. The Forts quota for
the campaign which is a part of the
national War Chest Fund drive, was
originally set at $1,000. Several or
ganizationS of SOU 1922 and the
92nd Division have made. no reports
or have made only partial reports.
The USO club at Fry is one of the
local contributing groups which
turned in it's donation early in the
campaign
The Apache sentinel., 1943-11-12
Armistice Doy
Celebration At
The Flag Pole

Armistice Day, Thursday, Nov. IL,
was observed by members of SOU
1922 in a colorful ceremony at the
Flag Pole on the Old Post from 1890
to 100 O'Clock.
First half of the patriotic service
consisted of the playing of a pro-
gram of military airs by the Post
Band. conducted by Sgt. Claude An
drews. This program, lasting 80
minutes, included: Around the
Camp Fire." medley of Civil War
tunes; "Over There" a medley of
tunes from World War I; and Rach-
maninoff's prelude in G Sharp
Minor"
At exactly 100 o'clock an impress
Sive one-minute silence, during
which taps was sounded was held in
tribute to our dead soldiers. Playing
of the National anthem by the band
and the raising of the flag concluded
the Armistice Day observance. At
the end of the program, the band
and onlookers marched away to the
tune of Onward Christian Sol
dierS -
The Apache sentinel., 1943-11-12

purchase of war bonds by civil
ians.
The goal of 90 per cent Of
participation of all civilian en-
ployes and 10 per cent pay res
ervations of gross salaries was not
only stressed by the visiting war
bond official but has been ordered as
must by the Service Command, 1t.
Waggoner states.
Ft. Huachuca at the Bottom
During his visit, Major Roche
pointed out that of 81 installations
in the Ninth Service Command, Fort
Huachuca stands second from the
bottom of the list in point of civilian
employe war bond purchases. For
the first two weeks in October, Fort
Huachuca's average in total partici-
patton was 20 per cent and its aver
age in salary reservations, 3.9. For
the last two weeks in that month,
the figure had increased to 50.8 per
cent participation, and 5.4 per cent
class A pay reservations The goal
is 80 per cent participation and 10
per cent pay reservations.
In order to attain this goal. 1t
lWaggoner announces that a bond
selling organization for civilians has
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