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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-14
PROCLAMATION

10 me Clf1xens OF kennewick:
hereby proclaim the week of
Oct. l0-l6. ls43. National Bust
ness Women's Week. and urge
our citizens to cooperate with
the Business and Professional
Women's Club of Kennewick in
IFS local observance.
The theme of the week is
Living on the Home Front"
and IL should be the concern of
all our citizens. We know that
before our country can win the
war and the peace in the world.
we must win il on the home
front. in our own country.
The Business and Professional
Women's Club of Kennewick is
composed of women who are ac-
customed 10 bringing their bust
ness training 10 bear on the
problems Of their business and
their families. They are plan
ming to bring this same expert
ence TO bear on some of the
problems with which we are
struggling here at home.
May success attend their
"A. c. ANON. Mayor.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-14
Mrs. Don Visger to
Manage Liberty Theatre

Mrs. Don Visger has been ap-
pointed manager of the Liberty
theatre in Pasco taking over her
new job on Sunday. "Doc''
Fordyce, who has been manager
since Don Visger joined the navy,
is leaving for the coast where he
will spend a six weeks vacation
before going into other work.
Mrs. Visger is not a novice at
the theatre work, having been
associated with her husband at
the Liberty for several years be-
fore he entered the service.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-14
County Now Has
Own Red Cross
Chapter
New unit organized
to function separately
from Yakima

AS of today, Benton county has
a Red Cross chapter of its own.
No longer is it a part of or oper-
ated under the Yakima Valley
chapter as has been done since
the first chapter was organized in
the state.
At a meeting in Richland last
night the new chapter was organ
iized under the authority granted
by the western headquarters at
San Francisco. An official release
from the Yakima Valley chapter
was presented and an entirely
new organization was set up.
Headquarters are to be at Rich
land where suitable temporary
quarters are already set up, later
to be housed in a building being
provided by the company. An
executive secretary will be sent
here to handle the office, under
the direction of local board.
At the meeting last night w. C..
Sommers of Prosser was elected
president of the organization. Mrs.
E. c. Tweet of Kennewick was
elected vice president; r. r. Bur-
ton, Hartford, secretary, and Geo.
Purdy, Kennewick, treasurer.
A board of directors of fifteen
members was elected, five from
Prosser, five from Kennewick
and five from the upriver area.
From Kennewick the following
Were named: Mrs. H. c.. Fyfe,
Mrs. T. c. Browne, Mrs. r. E.
Reed, Mrs. Boyd.
An executive board, comprising
the elected officers and three
members Of the advisory board
was also elected. The three men,
bers thus selected were Col. Ma
thias, Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Geo.
Bastien, of Prosser.
Since the advent of the local
population increase, it has been
felt that closer supervision Of the
local Red Cross work was neces-
sary than could be given by the
Yakima unit. An effort several
months ago to combine the Benton
and Franklin workers into one
unit failed. Then, largely because
of the cooperation offered by the
project, it was felt that local
countrywide unit could best be
operated.
Regular meeting of the chapter
will be held at Richland on the
first Tuesday night of each month
at the Richland headquarters.
Heads of several chapter COM
mittees were also named at the
meeting. Each chairman will
have local committees in each of
the three districts. The chapter
heads already named are Disaster,
Sheriff Harry Cochran, Prosser;
Home Service, John Dam, Rich
land; Volunteer Special Services,
Mrs. Reva Matthias, Richland;
Junior Red Cross, Mrs. Gertrude
Spaulding, Kennewick; Nursing
Activities, Mrs. Ella Linn, Kenne-
wick; Life Saving, Mrs. Virginia
Hamilton, Prosser; Nutrition,
Miss Moulton, Richland; Publ
city, r. E. Reed, Kennewick;
Chairmen for First Aid, Accident
Prevention and War Fund COM
mittees will be named SOON
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-14
Dates Set for New
Ration Registration

Registration for Ration Book
Four will be taken October &C.
27-28 and % at the high school,
according to word received today
from the local ration board. They
warn, however, that Ration Book
Three must be presented at the
time and will be registered before
the new book is authorized. De-
tails concerning the registration
will be announced later.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-14
Changers Look for
Couple of Hundred

Where are the 200 grangers
who should show up at the pot
luck friendship dinner at the
Valley Grange next Friday night,
is a question which is bothering
the grange officials. They should
be present, they think, but will
they? ~
At any rate, fine dinner and
program is being arranged and
if they don't come-and bring a
friend-they will be missing one
of the best events of the season,
the officers figure.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-14
Water Off Soon

According to present plans irri-
CATION water in the Columbia
canal will be shut off on the
25th of this. month.
The Highlands project will close
their irrigation season on the
fifteenth, according to word is
sued from the office today.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-14
Theatre Operator Says
ROxy's Bond Overlooked

Manager Krack, of the local
Roxy says that his company's pur-
chase of $4,000 in war bonds was
overlooked last week by Mayor
A. c. Anon, so the totals should
be boosted to that amount, at
least. Several other purchases
which came in late were not in
Guided in the grand totals either,
official announcement of which
will be made at later date.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-14

Howard Reymore and his son,
Roy, of Seattle are visiting at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. L. Reymore on the Highlands.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-14

Mrs. Clifford Matheny and
daughter, Gloria June, who have
been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Visger returned to
their home in Tacoma.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-14
Crandview Takes
Fridays ooiball
Game 1914
First honor roll small ;
students re-organize
honor society

An honor society is being form
ed in .Kennewick high school for
the first time in several years.
Members are chosen because of
outstanding grades. At this time
there are nine members: Pat Som
nenburg, Mary Ellen Dickinson,
Delma Duffy, Kathleen Ander-
son, Wilma Biegel, Walter Reese,
Mary Warner, Margaret CARRIER
and Marie Friday.
At the third meeting of the
year Pat Sonnenburg was elected
president; Walter Reese, vice
president; Mary Ellen Dickinson,
secretary, and Kathleen Ander-
son, treasurer.
The Junior class held its first
business meeting of the year Mon
day morning for the purpose of
electing class officers. Bob Adams
received the office of president
for another year. Howard Giles
was elected as vice president, and
Rosemary Watkins, secretary and
treasurer. The representatives for
the student council are Irene Pace
and Dick Minugh.
The honor roll students for the
first six weeks are as follows:
Sophomores: Jane Byrd, Jay
Michnev, Mendell Gregg. Juniors:
Arthur Albrecht, Kathleen And
erson, Milton Dallman, Mary Ell,
len Dickinson, Delma Duffy, Shir-
ley Eldu, Pat Higley, Veva Kank,
Edna Rode. Seniors: Wilma Bel
gel, Thelma Falk, Kenneth Harp
en-, Walter Reese, Patsy Sonnen-
berg, Marie Friday.
The local football team suffered
its first defeat last Friday night
at the hands of the Grandview
squad on Grandview's home field.
The team made its traditional
in the first quarter.
The first touchdown was made by
Kuth Copy, the second by Jim
Boldt. Leaving the final score
Kennewick IA, Grandview Is.
Dick Mellen while catching a |
pass got his thumb thrown out of
place. They, are having some
trouble getting back in. Dick plays
David McCalmant had
a slight bruise on the hip. This
game was Kennewick's first loss
Of the year and we hope it is the
last. --. y
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-14
Pomona Urges
Study Of
" -
Tax Sources
Endorse sterilization
Of farm prices; enjoy
fine program

4 reduction of some 100000
!, valuations lost to Benton coun-
=. :, through the government taking
y s,,sr q portion of the north end
v .,,.s reported at the regular meet
w. Of Benton county Pomona
ar s at Locust Grove last, Sat-
urday.
other reports, resolutions and
~ interesting program were fea-
,,res of the session. Details of
mo session as reported by Mrs.
Alice Ayers were as follows: .
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-05-22
Boston Soldiers View

"How many times can a man
adjust his ways of living before
he sounds off," writes a Bay
State soldier and former
GUARDIAN city reporter in a
letter to your writer this week
mailed from the deep south.
IT was reading the GUARD
IAN that my folks sent me and
you really had a powerful COL
umn there 4. . the column was
in regard to workers who came
from the south to work on farms
in the eastern states I show
ed the paper to an educated
soldier from Arkansas and after
reading the column he asked
me what name did I have for
the south. informed him that
you would never print that
name and would write me a let
ter telling me to be careful -"
There is no need of going fur
ther into the letter because it
expresses the opinions of hun
dredS of Colored youth whose
morale is taking a terrific beat
ing these days and who are in
need of a great deal more than
handkerchief hallelujahs and
pictures of birds and the bees.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-05-22
Soldiers Bitter

The fact that the Colored
soldiers earnestly appreciate
chaplains who will stand up"
for them is emphasized in Pas
tor Fuller'S further report to the
Minister'S Conference:
"For a week, 10 soldiers came
to my tent, slept with me,
guarded me on trips to the lat
rine, kept their rifles loaded and
ready to prevent my being
lynched,
1t may be of interest to note
that this particular army unit
was repeatedly a famous north
ern unit from New York which
formerly had its own Colored
commanders but which COM
mand was given over to south
erners. True, or not, the report
indicates the bitterness of the
Colored soldiers over the treat
ment of their chaplain. Actual
bloodshed was prevented only by
removing" Chaplain Fuller
from the scene, he being flown
out by plane.
Chaplain Fuller has been Gre
moved from many locations
since he joined the Army to
''raise morale" So have other
northern chaplains. Why2
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-05-22
ROWING ALONG SPORTSDOM
BY MADE KoUNTzE

and tried and has been opposed
to the extent where he made a
memorable sermon in the far
Pacific one day. In his own
words: Finally could stand it
no longer. I preached a Serm-
on, the third Sunday in Septem-
Der, telling the men that it had
been left to the chaplains to
build army morale and it
was impossible to build morale
when the men were being beat
en- over the head by their SUI
perior officers and ="
Well, he said a lot more that
the more tirnid church disciples
have not said even at home.
(Fuller was miles away in the
Far Pacific.l
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-05-22
Up-DoWIl.Around
/ AM AN AMERICAN PARADE
TOPS
BY ANSELMO KRIGGER

(KNS) You missed some
thing inspiring if you did not
see the 1 am an American
parade on Sunday, May 16. You
would have been inspired to
see the showing made by all
groups Of Americans, regard
less of race, color, or creed in
dear old Boston. There were
Chinese, Italians, English,
Scottish, Jewish, Catholic,
lame, wounded, colored, white,
boys, girls, old men, young
women, floats, bands, regular
Army soldiers, Marines, Sailors,
Coast Gaurdsmen, Merchant
Marines, English Sailors, Cooks,
Walters, Red Caps, Pullman
Porters and everybody neces-
sary to make up a true Ameri-
can City,
Mayor Tobin led the parade
accompanied by Major John F.
Dobbin of Brighton who has
already shot down forty Jap
planes. The Chief Marshal was
Attorney Herman Bush, Jew
ish vete ran Of World War l
who lost a leg and an eye in
that conflict. He is now Bud
get Commissioner of the City
of Boston. Mr.. Bush covered
the entire distance of the par
AIDE on foot and even without
the use of a cane.
On Mayor Tobin'S staff was
the well known Joshua Jones,
colored, who is the Editor Of
the City Record official City Of
Boston publication. Josh, as
all his friends call him, looked
younger than ever as he stepp-
ed along behind His Honor.
You should have seen John
McClennan Of the SomervilIe
Boy Scouts who marched the
entire distance, about thT@-
miles, on crutches in line with
his troop. Also you should
have seen the WAACS, with
the platoon of coIored WAACs
right in line with the other
WAACs. Unfortunately we have
no colored WAVES or SPARS
but we are entitled to them,
since we too are Americans,
but we had a platoon of color
ed Coast Guardsmen in line
with their white comrades.
This colored platoon was
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-05-22
GUARDIAN SPORTS

the "southern-enSlavement" of
Colored Army Chaplains, we are
going to produce a race of
"handkerchief-head appeasers"
expertly taught to give up all of
our freedoms after this war.
I can tell you from talks with
many Servicemen, from the
south as well as the north, that
the uncle tom" Chaplain isn't
worth a dime a dozen and is
doing great harm to the Chris
tian Cause. There is no further
need for the Army to stuff any
more of this type of chaplain
down the Threats of fighting
Colored men. They simply are
fed up with the flavor and they
prefer the more militant must
ard from Massachusetts,.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-05-22
Dick Underwood
To Play For
Post Office Team

The SchemerS SoftbalI Team
have acquired several new
players among whom is Rich
ard Underwood 9 letter att
lete at Everett High school
and ex-Northeastern University
track star. Underwood while
at Everett was top pitcher on
the baseball team, captain Of
the track team and list string
quarterback on Everett High s
state championship football
team.
Also added to the SchemerS
are Joe Underwood versatile
athlete at West Virginia State,
Warren Reid a catcher and ex-
English High school list string
football tackle and Jimmy
Halliday an outfielder.
Completing the postal work.
ers team are the Manager
Carleton Cuffee, George Wells,
ex-Latin School star, Jimmy
Jones, former Hampton ath-
lete and current president of
the National Alliance Of Postal
Employees, Joe Talbot of NAL
den High school fame, George
Brown, a transfer from Ohio,
Lawney Crudup, frankie Be
Mite, Lou Isaacs, Bunny Bar
low, Bert Walker, Andy New
ton, Les Ford, Jackie Jones,
Pappy Simkins and Charlie
Lindsey.
The Schemers are beginning
their third season and some Of
the players are now ON the
fighting front however the re-
placements should lend added
strength to the team.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-05-22


This year women have more
cause than usual to worry about
what to serve on q holiday
Rationing and food shortages are
with us in full force. Perhaps the
following unusual recipes will help
a bit / sincerely hope so.
Fish SaVorles
. cups Grape-Nuts Flakes, finely
crushed
/ cup faxed cooked white fish
4 teaspoon salt
Dash OF pepper
Il teaspoon scraped onion
/ egg, beaten with tablespoons
milk and dash Of salt
Combine cup Flakes, fish, salt,
pepper, onion, and 5 tablespoons
egg mixture, mixing well. Shape in
2-inch cakes. Roll in remaining
Flakes; then in remaining egg mix
ture; and roll again in Flakes,
Fry in skillet in small amount Of
fat, browning both sides. Serve
with tartare sauce or lemon slices,
Makes 6 small savories.
White Gold Salad
cup grated raw parsnips
n cup orange sections
Y cup shredded tart apple
n cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Combine the peeled, grated raw
parsnip, orange and apple; chill
Add lemon Juice and mayonnaise
to the parsnip mixture and just
before serving; mix well. Serves 6,
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-05-22
NAACP Congress

Since brother Martin Dies has
not concerned himself with
these and other "un-American
matters, including the refusal of
Dixie to punish the lynchers of
Howard Wash, I heartily en-
dorse the June Conference of
the NAACP which is to present
these and other crimes before
the proper authorities.
While the united efforts of
Bostonians in securing USO
facilities at Boston Common is
commendable, it is drop in the
bucket to what Boston leaders
COULD accomplish with equal
zest in other directions. There
is no need now to sit back in
SNUG satisfaction. The work
isn't half done.
The best part about the USO
fracas is that it has changed
many people who formerly re-
jected the same militant &C
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-05-22

SPNAhS&sNA
Celery Knob Ragout
q small celery knobs or roots
(about / pound) OF 8 caps
coarsely diced celery
az cups boiling wster
n teaspoon salt
n pound ground beet
/ cup 40go Bran Flakes, exusd
tablespoons water
u teaspoon salt
teaspoon finely ek1Ugps6 ssn
Il cup cold water
4 tablespoons -four
Peel and cut celery x1<5eiS TO
small cubes. Cook, covered, b
boiling water and salt - mfnu&ss,
or until done. Remove from fUusd.
Combine meat, bran fakes, 5
tablespoons water, salt and omsun
and mix wen. Shape into small
meat balls and drop, several Ct 3
time, into hot celery stock. SIM
mer. Az balls rise TO yurfacA -
move; keep hot.
Measure stock and Sdd Ietsr 10
make ia cups. Add cold wakSr
gradually TO -four. mixing 10
smooth pasteS pour into esssRy
stock, stirring vigorously Cook
until thickened. Add celery amd
meat balls. Serves 4 TO 6.
MarshmaIIeNs Mapta
Rennet-custard
package maple rennet pnM3er
1 pint milk, not canned
6 marshmalIows, diced.
Dissolve marshmaIlowg AS HSap
hot milk. Then add / cup cold
milk and warm slowly, stirring
constantly until lukewarn. Theu
proceed according to directions 90
package. Chill, then serve.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-05-22
Luther Under Guard

Lieutenant Luther NJ. Fuller
ust about typifies the spirit OF
our other Bay State chaplainS.
He has been in the Pacific war
area and was promptly sent
home when he questioned i'll
treatment of Colored troops. It
seems that certain southern Of
fcerS "ganged up" on Chaplain
Fuller, threatened his life and
managed to get him moved"
away. All of this land more)
was revealed by our Chelsea
Chaplain last month at the
Methodist Minister'S Conference
Of Baltimore and Washington,
D. c. and he told it at the Ma
tons Capitol where brother
Martin Dies is supposed to cor
rect such "un-American activi-
ties Mr.. Dies, however, isn't
interested in what happens to
Colored citizens, he simply does
Mt want us to talk back"
The fact that a Pastor Ton
leave) Of a Christian church had
to be guarded by his Colored
troops BECAUSE HE PREACH
ED A SERMON against the I'M
Just treatment of his fellow
men, is to my mind, a rising
threat against the FREEDOM
OF RELIGION, in America and
ought to be made a major issue
in the coming NAACP War Con-
greSs. This is very important.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-05-22
Let's Be Frank

Let's be frank about the wide
ly publicized demand for more
Colored Army Chaplains. What
kind of chaplains does the Army
want?
Colored men should either en-
ter the religious field of Army
Chaplains with a firm sincere
resolution to fight for their
flock" or else they no no bust
ness in this honorable Christian
profession at all. Furthermore,
unless we, as citizens, protest
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-05-22
Schemers Capture
The Painters

The Schemers Softball team
had the PantherS really pant
ing as they rubbed in an 8 to 2
victory at the Carter Play
ground on May 10th. Manager
Cuffee pitched for the Schem-
erS for two innings and then
turned the reins over to Slug
go Wells and with the poppy
Warren Reid doing the back
stopping the Panthers were I'M
able to hit the ball past the
infeld.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-05-22

Guard Ensign, none other
than Ensign jenkins of the
United States Coast Guard. He
looked splendid, as did his
platoon.
The State Guard was there.
Captain Stephen Douglass
commanded the Colored Bat
tallion which had its band out
in full force. Yes, it's great to
be an American.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-05-22

BEAUTY HINTS
WHAT A FRoWN WILL DO
By NINA TEMPLE

WHAT A FRoWN WILL DO
Do you know what a frown
does to your beauty? I guess
not or you would never frowa.
A froWn causes your beauty to
fade, dissolve and disappear
and in place Of loneliness you
have a sour, forbidding ex-
preston that settles down
deeper into your face with
each frown. Therefore, if you
would always appear at your
beside lovable and sweet
neevr frown, for the frown
does net go from your face
without leaving some trace be-
hind.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-05-22
Told Crackers Truth

The Massachusetts delegates
10 the NAACP Congress should
exert united efforts to free
Chaplain Fuller from the "dog-
house, status in which he has
allegedly been placed. Like all
Army chaplains he has been
trying to follow his religious
obligation Of raising the morale
Of Colored troops. He has tried
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-05-22
Army ChapIains-
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
,rees is we'll known here as a
qrees is we'll known here as the
militant pastor of the Chelsea
A. M. Z. Church and holder Of
numerous degrees at Harvard,
2. u. Tufts, Gordon and Wiley,
Texas. Lieut.. williams is the
beloved pastor of the st. Johns
Baptist Church Of Woburn and
he takes after the historic Rog-
or Williams of Rhode Island
fame. He was last heard from
as a member of the 93rd Buffalo
Division
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-05-22
Wise Sayings

Things are in the saddle
and ride mankind.
Memories make life beauti-
full, forgetfulness alone make
it possible.
Begin to weave and God will
give you thread,
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-05-22

tons of Munroe Trotter, Eugene
Gordon, Mrs. Moore and other
Boston trouble makers" Well,
the USO is only a duration
project" We have many more
important things to settle for
the good of many coming gen
erations. Mr.. Julian D. Steele
will welcome your fullest CO.
operation.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-05-22
TIE WOMEN or EUROPE

In Europe, f,ow, the tOomet touit---
Their homes, their husbands gone.
Their. hearts too full to think Of hate,
They. ,ooit the coming datcn.?
They life up sad and hungry eyes,
To seek beyond the night,
Not in the east. but western skies
The first faint glimpse Of hghtl
1t tOilL come from q million guns
Fired by a million men
To see the scattered rout Of Huns
And freedom born again!
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This is the only thing that counts
In thinning through to peace.Y
You t1dnt 10 seTUe-yOu can and mustA
Is this too hard ,Uay-
When all you have TO save is just
One tablespoon day?
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-05-22
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