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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-18
PETER ROURK

L wv o1SA
TABOR CITY, Dec. 17-Peter
Rourk, u, died suddenly Thurs.
day at a. m. at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. w. B. Marlowe.
Surviving are three sons: U. L.
of Leland; L. c. of Shallotte, and
Irwin of Wilmington; two daugh.
tiers, Mrs. w. B. Marlowe of Tabor
City and Mrs. z. G. Andrews OF
Portsmouth, Va.
Surviving also are one sister,
Miss Mary Rourk and brother,
George Rourk.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday at $3.50 pm. from the Me-
thodist church, Shallott with in
terment in the Mintz cemetery.
The body will remain at the Cox
Inman Funeral home until noon
Sunday.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-18
MRS. J. III. BRITT

WHITEVILLE, Dec. 17-Mrs. j.
H. Britt died at her home in West
ern Prong Township. Funeral
services will be held Sunday at
IL am. at the Western Prong
Baptist church with the Rev. G..
Carl Lewis, the pastor, in charge
of the service. Burial will follow
in the church cemetery.
Surviving are her husband, two
brothers, Dan L. High of White
vile, and G. G.. High of St. Angus.
tine, Florida; four sisters, Mrs.
Mary Show of Whiteville, Mrs.
w. A. Hawley of Fayetteville,
Mrs. Mary Brewer of Norfolk and
Mrs. Pearl Smith of Whiteville.
Evening star., 1943-05-17

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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26
River View Schools Open
Monday, Aug. 80

Finley-The River View schools
will start Monday morning Aug
80. The grade school staff will be
the same as last year, with Miss
Leah Kirkpatrick teaching the 1st
and second grades; Mrs. Emily
Laudell the third and fourth; Mrs
Glenna Larkin the fifth and sixth
and Mrs. Maud Bolton the seventh
and eighth grades.
Returning in the high school
will be Miss Dorothy Auman and
Harry Benson, in addition to the
new high school principal Miss
Ryan, of the east. In addition to
the usual subjects, trigonometry
will be taught this year.
Mr.. Bafus at the high school and
Clint Glassner at the grade school
last years ianitors, are both re-
turning.
The buses will run on the usual
routes. School will start at the
high school at $40 am. and al
9 am. at the grade school.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26

1t is my pleasure to inform You
of the craftsmanship of Private
Phillip Foraker, son of William
L. Foraker, of your city. For
the interest of his townsfolk, I
feel that the merit of his marks
manship should be passed on to
those who know him.
The machine gun reacts in di-
rect proportion to the mechanical
skill with which it is operated.
Due to his mental alertness and
his conduct during the course of
instruction, Private Foraker &C
quired thorough knowledge of
the correct technique of machine
gun firing.
Private Foraker fired a perfect
score of one hundred and twenty
eight possible points during his
practice instruction course on the
80 calibre machine gun. His
performance exemplifies the quail
tiles of a good soldier. Praise fol
trainees of this type is privilege
EDWARD c. ENNIS,
Captain, Infantry,
Commanding.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26
Local CannerY
Sold TO Utah
Operators
Plan to run plant on
year-round schedule;
to add equipment

The Kennewick Cannery was
sold this morning to the Royal
Canning Corp, of Ogden, Utah.
Possession will be taken Monday
morning Of next week. The plant
has been under lease to the Spo-
kane Valley Canning Co., for the
past two years. Mrs. NJ. o. Kilt
ten was the owner Of the con-
trolling interest in the Kenne-
wick company.
The new company, Of which ID.
B. Stringham is president; II. S.
Stringham vice president, and M.
B. Stringham Secretary-treaSurer
and manager, has two other pro-
cessing plants at Ogden and are
experienced operators. The two
brothers today stated that they
planned to operate the local plant
on a year-round schedule with full
time operation. New equipment
will be installed and other i'm
provementS made Immediately.
The company will continue the
operation on tomatoes, with the
bulk Of the tonnage coming from
the Wapato district. There also,
they expect to receive a consid-
cradle tonnage Of carrots, which
will be. one Of the main crops
to be canned during the winter
months.
The company will also have q
a full complement Of field men
and professors and expects to OPP
crate at capacity throughout the
year. The labor problem holds nc
errors for them, they state, for in
their Utah plants they have ar
even greater defense work compe'
tition to contend with. Full time
employment, plus proper treat
ment will always provide plenty
of help" they contend and ex'
lpect to find no particular difficulty
in keeping their plant in full op'
Ieration.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26
City's Collections for
Fines Increasing

City's exchequer was substan-
tally increased this week by fines
collected in Judge Winkenwerd-
er's court. Chas. H. Calwell paid
SIS and costs for speeding. There's
a gold mine here, when they all
get caught)
VIM. o. Campbell had his Ii
cense suspended for year and
paid SIS and costs for drunken
driving, while a driver for the
Richland contractors was fined
SIS for operating a lumber car
rier without a proper license.
Fay Daniales, a worker on the
Hanford projetct was also fined
SIS and costs and had her license
revoked on a drunken driving
charge, while Walter Hughes paid
SIS for going too fast.
It's expensive to fail to make
an arterial stop, tso. Paul Spreen
was fined $50, and costs for the
oversight.
A couple of niggers on the Han
ford project got drunk and tried to
tear down the jail. They were
fined SIS each for their hilarity.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26
Navy Taking H.
|Year-0lds In
Flight Training

Enlistment of qualified seven
teen-year-old men for future Ma
val flight training has been re-
sumed, and applications now are
being received by the Naval Avi-
alton Cadet Selection Board, Sc
attic, information received today
from the office of Lieut.. G. w.
Adams, officers in charge of the
board for the Thirteenth Naval
District, disclosed.
The program, which calls for
college training before the en-
listees begin their flight instruc-
tons, has been reopened with
quotas considerably smaller than
those prior to~the closing down of
enlistments July l. Only high
school graduates and young men
who will be graduated not later
than February Is, 1914 are eli
gible. Young men who have not
been graduated can be enlisted
now and will be placed on an
inactive duty status until they re-
ceive their high school diplomas.
Followings their graduation from
high school, these young men will
be sent to college at Navy expense
and will receive up to one year
of college training. Those who
have completed their high school
probably will be sent to college in
the near future.
The program following college
includes: four months at a flight
preparatory school, three months
at CAA-WTS school, where they
receive their first flight training;
then three months at Pre-flight
school, and then approximately
seven months at Naval Air Sta
tons. Upon completion of this the
young men will be commissioned
as Ensigns in the Navy or Second
Lieutenants in the Marine Corps.
and will receive golden wings OF
Naval aviators.
But the training does not cease
here. The young men are sent on
! to operational bases for two more
| months of specialized training,
including navigational flight
formation flying, galnnery, and all
other phases of combat aviation
In order to qualify, candidate
must rank in the upper fifty per-
cent of the male members of his
high school class scholasticallJ
and must have recommendation
as to his moral character ane
| general reputation. Parents con
sent is necessary for any yount
man to be enrolled in this pro
gram.
Complete information regarding
this can be received by writing
the Naval Aviation Cadet Selec
ton Board at 1901 Second Ave.
Seattle, Wash.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26

A clipping from the Hillfielder,
an army post paper says: Thru
wind, rain, hail and what have
you, members of Hq. CASE COM
ported themselves very well on
the rifle range at Fl. Douglas
Saturday. Of the 60-odd men,
bers, who participated on the rifle
range % had really bang-up scores
and qualified for craftsmanship,
sharpshooter and expert medals.
The real expert at the firing range
was Pfc. Fred B. Markham, who
had score of ITO out of a pos
sible 200. Very good shooting,
Fred, and we feel sure old Schick-
elgruber will quake in his over
size boots upon hearing of this
excellent shooting" --s
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26
Engagement of Local
Girl Announced

Mrs. v. w. Bird. was hostess at
an informal party announcing the
engagement of her daughter, Fran
ces to Ralph Camp, petty officer
at the Pasco Naval Air Station,
Sunday afternoon on the lawn Of
the S. S. McHenry home in the
Garden Tracts. Croquet was played
during the afternoon. Several
musical numbers were enjoyed,
specially a piano solo by Marylin
McEvoy, cousin of the guest of
honor. Cards bearing the news Of
the engagement were cleverly at
tached to cup cakes with small
Tags, which formed part of the
refreshments served. The ring
was hidden in a box which was
placed beside a miniature sailor
On top of the large cake which
vas placed in the center of the
Iaole. Those present were Jean
SGlckler, Frances Perry, Marjorie
OldS, Verdine Foraker, LeVonne
Aauht, Tommy Simmelink, Phyl-
Us Oliver, Wilma Gravenslund,
Maryfn McEvoy, Mrs. S. S. Nc
henry, Mrs. H. E. Oliver, Mrs. E.
Black, Mrs. Howard Whitbeck,
MIS-. Jerry McEvoy of Walla Wal
a Halph Camp is a son of Mrs.
'esle Camp of Wenatchee and is
sauoned at the Pasco air station.
no cate has been set for the we'd
ding.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26
Seek Locations for
Public Housing Units

Representatives of the Public
Housing Authority are in town
today seeking locations for the
new 200-unit project to be built
here. Several sites are under con-
sideration and as soon as one is
selected actual construction plans
will be started. 1t is hoped to
have the unit begun within 80
days. Availability of water and
sewer service enters largely into
the selection of the site; also prox-
unity to schools, shopping center
etc.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26
70 Press Claim
For Kenne W
Hiuh Line Unit
congressman to be
taken over Highlands
IN investigation trip

nress the claims for the
i - High Line, a special
hs u,;ttee from the chamber OF
Gunner, .merce will accompany three
.,smbers of the congressional rec C.
h lion committee on a tour OF
sa'a nroiect in the near future.
~ ~ committee is making a tour OF
ans irrigation projects in the Pa
@ .s, Northwest, with especial at
CIV slu.;on being given to the Column
hia Basin project.
VI Alter the party hns been taken
..ar tbe Rosa project, for which
0.e. .nnropriation was made this
. for the completion of the Sec
-; inn which will require no stra-
. s materials, they will be rout-
i through the lower valley and
.hown the 10000 acre area OF
which the Highlands is a part.
Attention will be pointed to the
t.et that every facility needful is
already avalaible-markets, high
vays, schools, transportation, etc,
also that no storage will be re-
aIired for the project as the water
uill at all times be entirely suf-
ficient due to the fact that the
Kennewick project takes the re-
turn flow from the entire Yakima
Valley. A.....-- -.
Every effort will be made to
have the local project placed
bieh up on the list of post war ac-
tyities, inasmuch as all the pre-
lininary work has already been
done and is only awaiting the
green light.
The 10000 acres comprising the
unit is composed of some of the
highest quality soil in the state,
which together with the other adj
yantages, should impress the cam
ressmen with the Importance of
giving it priorities over other rec
lamation projects in the West.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26
Money Recovered

Within IL hours after the al
legged theft of the $4,000 from the
Brideview Inn last week, the
money was recovered, according tc
a report from the local police
force. The money was recovered
from one of the partners, A. r
Thorpe, who was arrested and
bound over to the superior court
on a charge Of possession of ar
illegal weapon. No theft charge
was filed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26
Cost of Living
Declines

Showing the first substantial de-
cline since Pearl Harbor, the cost
of living for city workers dropped
O.8%o from mid-June to mid-July,
due primarily to meat subsidy roll
backs and seasonally lower vege-
table prices.
Retail food prices, accounting
for about two-fifths of total living
cost, dropped 2.O%o. Clothing costs
were up 0.5%, while house-fur-
nishings, utility rates and services
were stable or increased moder-
ately
This region made better show
ing than the nation as a whole
with Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco realizing a decrease of 1.O%
and Seattle, 1870
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26
RATION CALENDAR

Processed Foods (blue stanps)
r S T August ! 70 September 20
u. ". w. valid Sept. 70 Oct. 20.
Meats and Fats tred stampsl
T u " w valid until Aug. 81
x valid Aug. az until Oct. 2
Y valid Aug. 2s until Oct. z
z valid Sept. S until Oct. z
Sugar
Stamp No. IL Is lbl valid until
Oct. 81
Stamp No. Is and is Is lbs. each
for canninsl valid until Oct. 81
Shoes
Stamp No. ls valid until Oct. 81
Gasoline
Coupon No. 2 Book a. valid
until Sept. 81
Tire Inspections
A Book holders mos. after
last inspection
B Book holders mos. after
last inspection
C. Book holders months after
last inspection
The brown stamps In War
Ration Book III will be usedb Y
consumers TO purchase rationed
meats. fats. oils and rationed
dairy products beginning Sep
tember IL. III
o.. Office Hours
s:3o-4:3o Mon. through Fri.
s:3o-l2:3o Saturday
s-lo Wednesday pm.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26

r. j. Smith, 20, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Smith, Avenue E, Ken
newick, has completed his primary
flight training as Naval Aviation
Cadet at the u. S. Naval Air Sta
ton at Livermore, Calf, and has
been transferred to another sta
ton for intermediate training. He
is a graduate of Kennewick high
school, and attended Washington
State College. He is member OF
Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26

St./Sgt. Jim Reed, whose return
to the air force reassignment CEN
ter at Salt Lake, was announced
last week, following a 30-day
furlough, is home again. At Salt
Lake he was given another 20-day
furlough, following which he will
be stationed at Walla Walla as an
instructor in aerial gunnery. Here
he will remain until a new class
of cadet pilots is called, to which
he has been assigned.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26
Dear Mr.. Reed:

Dear Mr.. Reed:
received the Kennewick paper
and want you to know how much
I appreciate it. I read one of the
letters of the boy who had been
here in Georgia and he didn't
exagerate things a bit. This is
surely no country for a boy from
the north. I still have about six
weeks of basic yet to complete and
i won't be a bit sorry about it.
If it weren't for the letters from
home and the paper I don't know
how would keep going. I never
thought a letter or paper could
mean so much. The most of all I
want in this world is to be home
to dear old Kennewick. I want
to thank you for the paper-Long
may it live! ~.
Good luck, -. .-.
Pvt. Fred Schenk.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26

Dean Nagley, radio operator on
a small cruiser, is home for a few
days leave. He was aboard ship
on both the African and Sicilian
invasions. On the latter, his ship
was put out of action by being
rammed by another ship in the
fleet. He said the ships were so
thick it was no wonder one or
two got bumped.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26
Feed Wheat In

The Benton County AAA office
has ordered a carload Of feed
wheat which will arrive within a
few days. Any feeder desiring to
purchase a part of this wheat
should phone Immediately or mail
his order into the AAA office at
Kennewick. The wheat will be
sold for a SLIP during August
and there will probably be an
increase in price If it holds over
into September.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26
The Weather

Compared with year ago this
last week was cool and comfort
able, with the nights getting es-
pecially cool. Temperatures for
the week, maximum and mini
mum, compared with those of the
the same week last year are:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26

Mrs. G. A. Quasi of Rich1and
received word the first of the
week from her SON, Nelson, who
is a prisoner of war in the Philip
pines. He sent word that he was
well and for her not to worry.
He also sent regards to all his
friends. Nelson was one of the
Kennewick football stars in the
not-too far distant past. a.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26

A telegram received from Lind
ley Llewellyn, radio operator on
a submarine, whose base is at New
London, Conn, gives the informa-
ton that he was married Sunday
to "the SWEETEST girl in the world"
He is evidently on the way home
for a visit for he said "see you
soon."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26
No Paralysis

Contrary to prevalent reports,
there are no local cases of paraly-
sis, Health Officer r. w. Ripley
reported to the Kiwanis club
Tuesday noon. Rumors had sew
eral cases on the project, DR.. Rip
ley stated, but he assured the
club that there were no cases in
Franklin or Benton counties.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26
cuNNINGToN-HANcocK

Sarah H. Hancock and Gerald
a. huntington were married at
Nc !. elty Hall Saturday, Aug. 81,
5 d, : IN the afternoon by Judge G.
:. "MKenWerder. M. H. Kershaw
s aaa MRS. Winifred Campbell were
:. .u !, Cunnington is stationed
: me Pasco Naval Air Station.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26

Mr.. and Mrs. B. Kempe spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.
Kempe's sister, Mrs. Elmer loops
in Yakima. While in Yakima the
birthdays of Mr.. Kempe and MIR.
loops were celebrated.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26
Avon Park, Fla

Avon Park, Fla.
Dear Mr.. Reed:
7 I have intended to write to you
for a long time but have put it
off each time. Would. have liked
to have seen you when I was home
in April but the time slipped
by too fast. have been re-
ceiving the paper quite regular
and certainly do appreciate it.
We are located here about in
the middle of the state of Florida.
It is the largest bombing range
in the country. I was kept here as
an aerial engineer instructor. We
do lots of flying and it is very
interesting work. Incidently we
have the best medium bomber
made, the Martin B-26 Marauder.
The best trained combat crews
in the world leave here every day
and every one means the war is
that much closer to finish. 4
I've been all over this country
in the year and half I've been
in the army but still haven't seen
anything like the state of Wash
ington. Earl Johns was stationed
here for a while and / used to
see him occasionally but he is the
only one from Kennewick I have
seen in Florida. Thank you very
much for the paper as it is always
very much appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
S/Sgt. Mervin Kitchener.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26

Alva Q. Mizer, son of Charles M.
Mizer, RID 1, Kennewick, gradu-
ated today from the Naval Air
Technical Training Center, Corpus
Christi, Texas, and received pro-
motion to the rate of Aviation
Radio Technician, second class.
The graduation, at which GER
tificates were presented by Com
mander George K. Stoddard, COM
handing officer of the training
centr, marked the end of an in
tensive seven-months course in
which he received thorough in
struction in all types of aircraft
radio and electrical equipment.
From here, he and other men,
bers of the graduating class are
being transferred to operational
bases, naval shore establishments,
and units of the fleet, to play their
specialized parts in the about
struggle against the Axis powers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-08-26
Claude Walk Still
In Army Hospital

Finley-Mr. and Mrs. Carl Walk
received word from their son Staff
Sgt. Claude Walk, who was in
jured on June Is over the Euro
,pean area, and who has been con-
fined in the hospital, that he has
been transferred to another hos
pital and is still confined to his
bed. $50
Word was received here by
Mrs. Henry Jacobs of the birth
of son to her brother and wife
MIR. and Mrs. Neute Young, OF
Juneau, Alaska. The young mar
has been named Peter Fain.
Clint Glassner left Wednesday
for a few days visit with hrii
uncle, Ed Glassner in Spokane.
Mrs. Wanda Brown Of Medford
is visiting her parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Wayne Brown a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Lester o
Yakima visited Sunday at TIT
home of MIR. and Mrs. w. Milan
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Atterbury o
Arkansasas who visited the Milan
and Otto Reisner families las
week, have moved in the small
house at the game farm.
.sl2z5T< -
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-06-04

hundreds at EN- The exact mum
Ser Is indeterminste. for q o
sidsrahle number q en- wobbied
nome and were nursed back INTO
cnvicembiiliy by their evan fire
siaes bar IFS oIfIcial that the TO.
tai ran into the hundreds A large
proportion had 70 BE hospitalixcd
200 81 900, anyway
Naw. isn't that A. = govern
nmut record significant
The moral seems B. he
Don't eat AZ the government $
ued counters
The District uf Columbta rec
afd 81 laveDle deIinquenev like
sSse Is alarming No les a. q
horlty than Mrs FfenkHn p
Roosevelt mas issued an appeal
q social workers "a deal with the
juvenile problem II 4sH inaus
rial areas Washington lsnt eN
4ctiv war INDUSTRIAL bu,
4areIv its q war ISSUE
OUTSIDE advices into WashinG
On from elsewhere indicate that
II car Industrial eenters are A.
aicsed much a. the capital IS but
Washington seem 70 be the nu
elens Of EN-