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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-28
For Highway Safety, Here
Are s12Commandments

STATE COLLEGE, PA.-Ameri-
can automobile operators were pro-
vided today with ''12 command
ments'' for blackout driving by
Amos E. Neyhart, administrative
head of the Institute of Public Safe
ty at the Pennsylvania State college.
Neyhart claims that accident tolls
will mount during blackouts unless
drivers are extremely cautious.
In listing his IL ''do's and don'ts"
Neyhart placed first and foremost
the warning '.stay home if you can"
His rules follow:
l. STAY HOME. Don't drive ex-
cept for absolute emergency if you
are home when a warning is sound
ed.
2. MASK CAR LIGHTS. If you
are in areas where blackouts are
likely to occur, keep material for
temporary masks in your car.
3. DRIVE HOME. When air raid
warning sounds, stop your car at
right-hand curb, turn off lights
while putting on headlight Masks.
and drive home Immediately.
4. LOCK YOUR CAR. If no masks
are available, park your vehicle
off main traffic arteries, preferably
on private property. Turn out all
lights and lock car securely to pre-
vent possible use by saboteurs.
5. ADJUST EYES TO DARK. If
you must drive, wait from IS to 80
seconds for your eyes to become
adjusted to darkness.
Pa 6. OPEN WINDSHIELD. Regard
less of weather, open your wind
shield if possible.
z. DRIVE SLOWLY AND WITH
ALERTNESS. Never drive more
than IS miles per hour. Assume Pc
destrian doesn't see you.
8. USE YOUR HEAD. Prepare
for an emergency stop. Keep well
to the right of the road. Passing is
extremely hazardous in a blackout.
9. TAKE SPECIAL CARE AT
CROSSINGS AND TURNS. Practi-
cally stop at intersections. The
sides of your car are almost invisi-
BILE. You can increase visibility by
placing white adhesive tape on edge
of running board and on tenders.
10. ALLOW FOR BLACKOUT
HANDICAPS. .. Watch carefully for
traffic signs and signals.
II. NEVER BLOCK ROAD. Leave
extra space near fire hydrants and
park at least Is feet from corners.
IL. DIRECT LIGHT BEAMS
DOWNWARD. Masks should be con-
structed as directed by the Office
of Civilian Defense and should direct
your light beams downward. Avoid
leakage of lights. ..- .... "
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-28
Survey Cites Violations
OF 4O-Mile Speed Limit

" WASHINGTON.- public roads
administration reported that more
than half the motorists sin several
states" still drive over 40 miles an
hour despite an appeal by President
Roosevelt that this maximum speed
be adopted to conserve tires and
gasoline. ,--.'....
At the same time, the agency said
traffic volume on rural roads dur
ing June was down 80 per cent in
the gasoline-rationed East and down
% per cent in non-rationed regions,
compared with the same month last
year. ...l III
The reports were based on speed
and travel volume measurements in
ten states, and the data turned over
to the war departments highway
traffic advisory committee, which is
waging a campaign to save tires
and gasoline.
This survey showed that the av-
erage speeds Of traffic were two to
eight miles an hour slower than be-
fore Pearl Harbor on sections Of
highways in Nebraska, South Dakota,
Virginia, Wisconsin, Arizona, Mary
land, Missouri and South Carolina,
with the reductions greatest in the
first four states.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-28
Fox Friend or Enemy?

The question of whether the fox
is a friend or enemy to man has
been submitted to scientific inquiry
by Dr. Adolph Murie, of the federal
park service, who studied the diets
of the fox during an eight-months
period on the 1,200-acre reserve of
the University of Michigan, near
Pinckney, Mich. Rabbits were found
to be the fox's favorite food. This
is considered a debit by rabbit hunt
ers, but credit by orchardists and
farmers. The fox was found to catch
game birds, but in small numbers,
and not during the nesting season.
Offsetting this is his liking for
June bugs, the cubs devouring great
numbers of them. His catching of
mice and lemming could be either
beneficial or neutral By killing
noles and shrews he reduces valu-
able insect destroyers. He takes
muskrats when the water cover for
them is very low Turtle and snake
eating is regarded as neutral, except
that destruction of swapping turtles
is considered beneficial to fish and
water birds. i s'E.~
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-28
Gen. Jackson Decapitated!

Over a century after he waged
successful warfare without injury,
Gen. Andrew Jackson was "decapi-
tated'' and suffered other minor ''in-
iuries" to himself and his mount.
The bronze and iron statue of the
warrior and his horse that have
reared in the center of Jackson
square, the heart of the historic
French quarter in New Orleans
since 1856, has fallen prey to time.
Rust split a front leg of the horse,
ate holes in the saddle and nibbled
on the legs of Jackson himself.
A group of playful youngsters re-
Gently SEPT the head of the proud
general tunbling into the dust.
Jackson's head once more, how
ever, gazes over the surrounding
scenes and DR.. Robert Glenk, cura-
tor of the Louisiana state museum,
cleaned the edifice with kerosene,
repaired the holes and gave the
bronze and iron likeness coat of
,araffin oil to protect it from fur
Their destruction by the elements.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-28

dollar War Bond" Pop said slowly.
Nom turned and looked at it over
Pops shoulder with the frying-pan
in her hand. .'..:
Listen what he says. How are
you doing, kid? Hurry and grow up
so you can help me slap the Japs.
Aren't, you most big enough to get
into the Army? Here's something
for you in your name. Let's the
whole family gang up, and help to
win this war ~
Pop and Nom were silent. But
small Joe didn't notice that. He
was full of his letter and his War
Bond. TO In. ...... @..-"
Ii. Gee, Pop. in six years could
get into the Army, couldn't I, Pop?
Gee, Pop, i want to be soldier
like brother and fight in this war.
Gee, isn't that bond nifty? Look, it
was issued in Honolulu. It's mine"
But Pop was looking at Nom and
Nom was looking at Pop. There
were tears in MONS eyes. She
shook her head sharply. Pop
reached out and patted her hand
gently. :.
''Well, can't let our soldier boy
beat us to buying War Bonds, can
we, old LADY," was all he said.
She shook her head again. II
guess if he can give up his job and
and go off to war can do some
fighting back at home,'' she said
in a queer voice. Small Joe looked
up at her in surprise She saw him
looking at her and spoke sharply.
''Well, Joe. We're about ready to
eat. Say grace.
Small Joe folded his hands and
bent his head as he had been taught.
ooh Lord, we thank thee for this
food and all thy bountiful gifts i. -
"Amen," Pop said.
"Amen," Nom said. Nov eat
your good sausages."
(Story from an actual report in
the files of the Treasury Depart
ment.)
Amen: Say yes. Take your change
in War Stamps. The least you can
do is the most you can buy in War
Bonds. q. S. Treasury Department
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-28
A Quick Review of the
Life of NAVY Man Perry

Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819,
American naval officer, was born in
Rocky Brook. South Kingston, R. L.
Entering the navy as midshipman
in 1899 at the age of ID, he joined
his fathers ship, the General
Greene. He served in the Tripoli-
tan war; In 1911 he was married
to Elizabeth Champlin Mason and
they had five children.
In 1918 he was assigned to the
command of Lake Erie and on Sep
tember 10 engaged the British in the
famous battle which resulted in the
capture of the entire British squad
ron and was to be immortalized in
Perry's laconic dispatch. We have
met the enemy and they are ours"
Perry died in 1919 of yellow fever
at Port of Spain, Trinidad. In 1926
his body was taken to Newport, R. 1.
and was buried there in Island GEM
etery.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-28

More than 100 people an
France during 1910 through :
poisonous mushrooms.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-28
Homemade Bicycle Pump
Nears Perpetual Motion

PoNCA CITY. OKLA.-C. Hank,
who deals in ice cream and candy,
has rugged device ON his bicycle
that pumps air into tank; blows a
warning whistle, applies an air
brake to the rear wheel and enables
him to pump up his own tires with
out resorting to a hand pump or a
filling station. He says he believes
the size of it can be increased so
that the air will provide the motive
power to operate the bike. Perpetual
motion stuff ---. ..a .--7-rs-a'-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-28
British Tars Do Their
Christmas Buying EarIy

Observation-Disclosures and SAIL
ors of the Mediterranean feet are do
ing their. Christmas shopping early
this year. -. " 49,.
There is big demand for wom-
ems hosiery and candies. Navy men
say these are hard to get in Eng
land. Stores are so confident pack
ages will arrive at destinations that
they are guaranteeing to refund
money if the packages are undeliv-
cradle. ~ .s--. - q .-a- ,....-.- ..
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-28
Skunks Now Dangerous
From Two Standpoints

~ NAPA, CALIF.-Skunks are dam
gerous from both ends, Kenneth
Spraggins, three-year-old SON of Mr..
and Mrs. D. Fl. Spraggins. discov-
cred. He was bitten by one, which,
upon examination. proved to have
rabies. Speedy Pasteur treatment
is believed to have saved the child.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-28
Giant Gets in Navy -
After a Long Wait

SAN DIEGO, CALIF.-Allison
S. Gardner, ranch owner from
Ventura, Calf, ranks as the ma
vy's biggest and heaviest sailor.
He is "a years old, 6 feet 2 inches
tall and weighs 287 pounds. He
tried to enlist in the navy the
day after Pearl Harbor, but it
took till April "a to secure navy
waivers Of regulations.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-28

COFFEE: Ration stamp ~
good for one pound OF "
Expires February 8, 1913
SUGAR: Ration stamp ~ n
good for 3 poundS-expiress, 81, Il
uary 81, 1913. Stamp w
effective Monday, February
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-28

apart ana dlVlnS
into the contents.
Hey, look what
he sent me-" He
passed over an
oblong of thick,
crink1y paper
while he leaned
over the sheet of
Writing-paper.
GA tIUapty-hva
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-28

Britain's 1850 registered pig clubs
expect to raise over 10000 porkers
this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10
Prof. Warns U. 5. Bankers

Boston, Dec. 10-(UP)-J. Anton de Haas, Harvard professor of inter- national relationships, warns bank CTS to keep their money at home "I1 the world is going to develop into an economic ma house after the war"
 He told the American Institute ot Banking here last night that post war investments should be made with caution e1.d only when econ- on,ic and financial structures have been re-established and the coun- thies can prove their ability to re- pay.
 q am quite sure we can kiss goo1Iby to our lend-lease advances, he said. we can also kiss goodby to our investments in Latin Amer ica. Therefore, we should move with extreme caution and whatever financing is done must be planned against a background of legal chaos in Europe that vii. exist for long time after the war"
 De Haas believes that already tht nations are showing indications o1 reverting to the type of policy which prevailed in the 10-yeal period following World War "A policy to kill of the other fellow which led to monetary disintegra. tion, stagnation of trade and de pression.'
 "EnRland already has formed (
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10

A similar "scorched earth" policy has been followed by the Germans all the way through Italy and it appeared Gen. Sir Bernard L. Mont gomery's Eighth Army push threat. ening to pocket more and more of the central Italy defenses along with the Fifth's drive was making the German line useless.
 Troops Cut-up
 West of Mignano the Americans captured some Germans of the Her mann Goering division, which had been thrown back into the line after a rest in an attempt to stem the Allies. An Allied staff officer said the German 18th panzer had been badly cut up in the same area.
 British troops of the Fifth Army completed clearing off the bank of the Garigliano 13 airline miles in- land from its mouth by capturing the village of Rocca D'Evandro.
 Rolling down from the conquered Camino-Maggiore mountain heights, the fast-moving troops had reached a point where they were ready to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10
FDR Visits MuIta
(Continued from Page D

The President then produced the scroll, which was illuminated beau- tifully with the American and Brit ish flags and the Malta arms, and read the citation.
 'Tn the Name of"
 'In the name of the peoples of the United States of America, l salute the island of Malta, its people and it's defenders who, in the cause of freedom, justice and decency for the whole world, have rendered val orous service far above and beyond the call of duty" the citation said
 "Under repeated fire from the skies, Malta stood alone but un- afraid in the center of the sea, one tiny, bright flame in the darkness "a beacon of hope for clearer days which have come.
 "Malta's bright story of human fortitude and courage will be reao by poSterity with wonder through all the ages. What was done in this island maintains all the higheS tradition of gallant men and wo. men who from the beginning of time have lived and died to preserve civil ization for all mankind"
 It was signed Franklin D. Roose- welt. December 2. 1943."
 The scroll was placed in a wooder case and handed to Lord Gort by Major Boettiger, the Presidents son-in-law. Gors thanked the Pres ident and said he would have the citation reproduced on a bronze
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10

plaque in the Palace Square e a permanent monument to a "ur4Ssue occasion"
 After a two-hour tour of tha is land, during which he saw the de- struction wrought by German and Italian bombers hh their all-out at tempts to conquer the island, Mir Roosevelt and his party left fer parts unknown
 Members of the Presidents party. in addition to Boettiger included Admiral William D. Leahy, chief Of staff to MT. Roosevelt; Gereral Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme Allied commander in the Mediter- rean; Lieutenant General Carl Spaatz, commander of the north west African air forces; Major Bid dle Smith, Eisenhower chief ot staff; Rear Admiral Wilson Brown, naval aide to MT. Roosevelt; Major General Edwin M. Watson, military aide to MT. Roosevelt; Rear Ad- miral Ross T. Mcintyre, surgeon general of the Navy and personal physician to the President, and Harry Hopkins. special assistant to the President.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10
INazis May Be Quitting
 Tattered Winter Line
Continued from Page 1.)

to turn upstream and follow the bank to the Liri- -Garigliano juncture into the flat 20-mile-wide plain to- ward Casino.
 American gains in the heights north of Mignano, where Reynolds Packard, United Press correspond ent, said enemy pillboxes were being smashed to bits with bazookas, made Mignano, sandwiched between the Allied held heights, practically untenable for the NaZis.
 The Fifth Army was moving so fast the Germans were unable to take their equipment with them. Considerable motor transport and Nazi guns, including 88's and 75's, all in good condition, fell into AL lied hands.
 Clear of Enemy
 Mount Camino now was clear Of the enemy, an Allied commentator announced, but front reports showed the Americans stll were hopping up Mount Maggiore, to the north. Packard said they were reversing the situatoin on the Germans-giv- ing them the same dozes of down. hill fire which the Yankees took in storming the heights.
 The Canadian forces in eastern Italy began their attack across the Moro Wednesday afternoon, using infantry and armor all along their eight-mile front.
 Beating back a counter-attack that night, they forced the Germans to retreat in the neighborhood of Orsogna and Ortona, anchor points in the Nazi makeshift, rear-guard line below the Pescara river.
 Heavy fighting continued through yesterday and today's communique announced that firm positions" hao been established north of the Moro and that the advance is continu- ing. well supported by our aircraft
 Another hard fight on the Eighth's front was reported around the town of San Leonardo.
 Poor Weather
 Despite bad visibility and poor flying weather, Allied aircraft kept up their barrages in front of the armies and ranged northward to attack what an official communique described as communications in the Rome area"
 Closest poin ito Rome announced as under attack by the invaders was Tivilo, 16 air miles east, where direct bomb bit was scored on a viaduct.
 The invaders also strafed hangars at Orbetello, naval base on the west coast, and shot up a 10-car train; strafed 20 aircraft aground at Fur bara, IA miles south of Civitavec- chit, and bombed highways and rail lines around Avezzano. Six MesSer- schmitts opposed them at Avezzano. one of which probably was shot down.
 Coastal airforce Spitfires strafed a merchant ship at Rotor during a sweep over Albania.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10
Ships, Planes Blast Nouru
(Continued from Page D

a British empire mandate.
 The fact the island was shelled mean the warships penetrated square1y under the guns of the en- enly garrison after ranging through waters nominally under Japanese control.
 Admiral Chester w. Nimitz, Pa cific fleet commander, also an- nounced six separate raids by Army and Navy bombers in two days, in- cludirg the foray against Nauru and a smashing attack by seventh air. force Liberators against Tarao, site om major Japanese installations on Maleolap Atoll in the Marshalls.
 Slight Damage
 The liberators were intercepted by eight enemy fighters, one of which was shot down while the attackers suffered only slight damage. One bomber ranged over Mill Atoll at the same time.
 A navy reconnaissance bomber sank an enemy patrol boat, a med ium freighter and two small vessels at Jaluit Atoll in the southern Mar shalls on Wednesday, making 14 enemy ships listed as sunk or dam- aged in two days announcements. The others, including two cruisers, were victims of the fleet raiders which attacked Kwajalein Atoll last Saturday.
 Lieut.. -Comdr William s. Guest of Rome, Ga, operations officer under Rear Admiral Charles A. Pownall, commander of the fleet which pen- etrated the Marshalls, said the cost of the attack was only four Hellcat planes and one dive bomber. One pilot was saved.
 Charles P. Arnot, United Press Correspondent with the fleet, said the carrier force was under air at- tack for five and one half hours, during which 72 enemy planes were shot down, after precision destruc- tion had been visited on Kwajalein and Wotje Atolls.
 Nauru, which was attacked by carrier-based planes on Nov. IS with 90 tons of bombs two days before the Gilberts invasion, lies to the southwest of the Marshalls some l. 200 miles east of Truk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10

as saying.
 Allied sources in Cairo said that if Bulgaria could be extricated from the Axis grip, she would pro- vide a brideghead into the Balkans, especially should Turkey enter the war. Cairo quarters, however, doubted that such developments could be expected immediately, though the Allied diplomatic 'blitz'' to wean the Balkans from Germany gained momentum with the Cairo and Teheran conferences.
 Pr0.Russian
 Though under the domination of and cooperating with Germany since the Axis occupation of south eastern Europe, Bulgaria alone ot the Balkans has maintained rela- tions with Russia.
 The London Daily Mail quoted Radio Budapest as reporting that Bulgaria had ordered general mob- ilization, presumably as a precau- tion against any German retaliatory move.
 The Daily Mall said the mobiliza- tion order significantly coincided with the arrival in Sofia of the new Soviet Military Attache Colonel ziyalkov, on very important mis- sion" for Moscow.
 Swedish press dispatches said Foreign Minister Georgei Shish- manov had resigned from the Bull garian cabinet following a stormy session of parliament at which the opposition sharply criticized the governments pro- German policy.
 The Bulgarian crisis was believed to have been touched off by signs that Turkey has decided to side de finitely with the Allies and coin- cided with reports of German troor concentrations near the Turkish border.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10
LOCAL ENGINEERS
 ATTEND LECTURE

Arthur Newton Carter, Assistant Editor of the Engineering News Record, N. Y, C., gave an illustrated talk on his seven weeks tour of in- spection of the construction of the Inter-American Highway, 1869 miles of vital roads between Mexico and the Panama Canal, before a joint meeting of the American Society of Chamical Engineers and the Con- necticut Society at New Haven yes terday.
 MT. Carter told how 1,500 U. S. engineers used local materials and 25 ,0O0 local laborers in cooperation wit hthe highway departments of 6 Central American countries to over come almost superhuman obstacles.
 Waterbury engineers attending the meeting included Walter P. Green, Structural Engineer, Amer ican Brass Company; Joseph H. Roberts, local M. E.; Walter C.. Krantz, president and mechan- ical engineer of the U. s, Tack and Novelty Company, Watertown; Will liam K. Simpson, mechanical engl- neer, and secretary of the Engineers Registration Board, and Frederick U. Trowbridge, Civil Engineer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10
Mild Flu Is Beneficial

Chicago, Dec. 10-(UP)-Medica authorities said today that the mild form of influenza sweeping the country may prevent a serious epi- dem1c such as caused thousands of deaths during the first World War.
 Only a few deaths have been reported, and the worst results have been few days lost from jobs or classrooms, health officials in var iouS cities reported.
 Dr. Morris Fishbein, editor of the journal of the American Medical Association, said the milder form of the influenza would probably i'm munize a large number of persons against the more serious forms of the disease.
 Severe flu epidemics. Fishbein said, recur in cycles of 25 years, and a recurrence was due this win ter. However, he said, the mild respiratory infection prevalent now will tend to build up temporary immunity against tse disease suffi- cient to prevent an outbreak of the more serious forms.
 The current disease" Fishbein said, certainly Is not the devast- ating type he had in 1918. This is 8 mild form, an upper respiratory infection characterized by a high percentage of gastro intestinal con- plications and there is absolutely no reason to anticipate that the worse form will eventualiZe out of this"
 Health authorities at Minneapolis and Omaha termed the disease epidemic" but emphasized its mild ness and the quickness of recovery. Hospitals at Windsor, Ont, Minnea- polls and Fargo, N. D., were closed to visitors, and at Minneapolis, where absences among school chil- dren were twice the normal rate, physicians urged cancellation of public assemblies.
 In Essex county, New Jersey, most schools were closed and war plants reported 50 per cent in- crease in absenteeism within the ss& 10 weeks because of reSpira- tory infections. Teachers as well as school children were absent, and several New Jersey communities reported their substitute teacher lists exhausted.
 One-fourth of the 13OO0 District of Columbia school children and 15O of 900 school teachers were absent. Health authorities at Pitts burgh met to consider precaution- ary measures as 4,00O cases were reported among army students at the Universities of Pit ts burg h. Dusquesne and Carnegie Tech.
 The Indiana State Health Com missioner, Dr. Thurman B. Rice, said Indiana had more flu cases .han any year since 1918.