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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-02
Local Baskeieers
Champions Of
Lower Valley
To play in district
tournament; "a wins
against one loss

Coach Ray Normile's basketeers
finished up their regular seasons
play last Saturday night with a
decisive victory over the Prosser
Mustangs-41-12 in one Of the
worst defeats a Prosser team has
ever suffered at the hands of
the Kennewick Lions. The Lions
We're absolutely boiling hot and
Prosser was decidedly off form.
However, the Normile-coached
team has defeated the Prosser
Mustangs five times this season.
Two of the games were very close.
This victory gave the Lions the
number one spot from this sec
ton in the big Valley tournament
being held in Ellensburg March
3, 4, z, 10 and IL.
The Lions chances at the Valley
tournament are not known. How
ever, if the boys shooting is on
at Ellensburg like it was against
Prosser any team the Lions meet
is going to need to hustle to
emerge victorious.
The Lions open up next Friday
night against the highly improved
Gle, Elum team and the critics in
the upper valley are willing to
give the Lions a chance for victory
after their showing against Pros
ser here for the district title. This
is the Lions 25th game this sea-
son, with but one defeat.
Lions Lose Lsibel
The Lions lost Calvin Leibel
only senior regular on the squad
last Saturday night TO the u. s.
Navy. Leibel reports to William
cite University to start training as
an aviation cadet. Leibel has
played three years for the Lions
two on the A squad and one on
the B squad. During the 1912
season Leibel was voted winner
of the Buster Faulds" memorial
for outstanding play and sports
manship. His loss will be missed
in Ellensburg. Bill Green, "race
horse" sophomore, will take over
Leibers position.
The Lions open the tournament
at Ellensburg Friday night at 6:15.
They play the red hot Gle Elum
team which has just started roll
ing at the end of the regular sea-
son. The team and the coach will
leave Friday for Ellensburg.
The Lions record for the 43-44
season is better than the AZ sea-
son, which was one of the best
in the history of the high school.
The record follows: Kennewick's
score given first: So Columbia 81;
40 Columbia IA; 81 Grandview 81;
% Grandview 10; IS Richland IL;
80 Toppenish 26; 38 River View
%; q Grandview II; 35 Prosser
IL; 80 Pasco IL; q Prosser IS;
Is River View IA; AZ Hermiston
%; % Toppenish A; % River
View IL; 81 Pasco %; As Hermis-
ton 10; 26 Prosser 81; 40 Grand
view %; 35 Connell Is; 80 Prosser
20; % River View 20; AZ Pasco
Al; IS Prosser IL.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-02
0PA Explains
Use Of New Red
and Blue Tokens
Stamps still to be used,
but change will be in
the new coinage

A new and simplified plan for
two major food rationing pro-
grams went into. effect Sunday.
All blue and red stamps in ra-
ton book 4 have a flat value of
10 points each, regardless of the
numbers 8, S, 2, and / now printed
thereon. Blue stamps will be for
processed foods; Red stamps for
meat, fats and oils, cheese and
canned evaporated or condensed
milk.
Because all blue and red stamps
in book four will have a 10-point
value, change will be made with
tokens. The tokens are slightly
smaller in size than a dime. They
are made Of a special three-ply
vulcanized fabric, and are par
ticularly durable. Two billion
have been ordered by the govern
ment- approximately half blue
and half red. The blue tokens are
for processed foods and red tokens
are for meat, fats and oils, cheese
and canned evaporated or con-
densed milk.
Tokens will have but one value
one point each. When you sur
render a stamp for a six-point
purchase, for instance, you will
receive in change four tokens;
for an eight-point purchase you
will receive in change two tokens.
If you make a 12-point purchase
you will give one stamp and two
of the appropriate tokens if you
have them. If not, you will give
two stamps and will receive eight
tokens in change.
You will not receive any tokens
until. you are given them in
change by your dealer when you
make purchase of red or blue
stamp rationed foods. The largest
number of red or blue tokens
that you will need to carry in your
purse at one time will be nine,
so this will not cause you any
inconvenience. Most times fewer
tokens will be carried since most
of our purchases are for much
more than one point. You will
not be permitted to cash in blue
and red stamps for ten tokens;
a purchase involving red or blue
stamps must be made before to-
kens will be given as change.
Ration books will not need to
be shown in order to spend to-
kens. Tokens may be spent by
any member of the family in the
same household.
Five blue stamps, for processed
foods will become valid every
month, giving total of so points
per month as against 48 under the
old system. Three red stamps
will become valid every two-week
period starting February "a, CIV
ing total of 60 red point every
four weeks as against ga points
under the old plan. The change
over in systems, however, will
not effect a change in the amount
of rationed goods available to the
consumer. Point values on red
and blue stamps rationed foods
Continued on Page 81
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-02

Just before noon today one of
the planes from the navy air sta
ton across the river crashed
mile or two south OF town. The
pilot parachuted to safety.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-02

The Odd Fellows plan to put on
the first degree on March 6. All
brothers are urged to be present.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-11
SURPLUS COMMODITIES
(San Diego Union)

(San Diego Unlon)
One of the ma jor tasks OF the govern
ment after the war will be to dispose OF
the vast surpluses of material and sup
plies now being built up for the armed
forces In fact, it already has started.
In Denver few days ago several thous-
andS of batteries We're sold at one-SiXth
of a cent each.
Rep. Wright Patman OF Texas, chair
man of the House Small Business COM
mittee, points out that the Treasury Pro-
curament Division is doing, as he de-
scribes it. a poor job of disposing OF
these surpluseS. There is, for example,
the case of the soup plates On last De
cember % the Navy awarded contract
for 10000 of these crockery items at Is
cents each. At the same time. the Pro-
curement division was selling $4,000 lden-
teal plates, turned in as surplus by other
departments for cents each, to Junk
dealers Hela is a loss of 10 cents plate,
to say nothing of the unnecessary waste
of manpower required in manufacturing
the new contract, all apparently because
two departments of the government that
should be working hand IN glove togetn-
er each is unaware of what the other is
doing.
Multiply this by the thousands of items
that are required to equip the armed
services for war and some conception OF
the magnitude of the postwar problem
can be gained. 1t is problem that might
we'll cause the small manufacturer some
concern, for while ne now may be count
ing upon large market for certain items
after the war ends, he also may find that
market glutted by surpluses dumped INTO
it by various agencies.
Already-and it has barely started
some of the excessive purchases that have
been made and now are being revealed
are astounding To those who have been
wondering how it has been possible for
this government to spend the astronom-
cal sums it has required, it is recommend
ed that they watch future releases of sur
plus materials.
1t also would appear to behoove the
small manufacturers and business men
to inouire, through their Congressional
committee. into the size of inventories OF
some of the articles in which they are
interested as they make thir postwar
plans.
There is much to indicate that several
surprises are in store for them, along
with several hundreds of millions of dol
lars worth of merchandise they expected
to make.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-11

Burns of Ell Centre, recently began
training as an aviation cadet in
the army air force at Yale uni
versity He is training for the
duties OF a technical officer in
communications. When he COM
pleteS the course he will be COM
missioned a lieutenant.
Mrs. Dorothy McKeen returned
last week after spending a month
with her husband, Technical Ser
geant j. A. McKeen, who, is sta
toned at Camp Polk, Louisiana.
Sergeant McKeen had a furlough
while his wife was in Louisiana and
they were able to spend several
days in New Orleans.
Private Paul E Hill, son of Mr..
and Mrs. S. r. Hill who live on
the CaleXico highway south of El
Centro, is stationed at the medical
base training center at Fort Dou-
glas, Utah. He told his parents
that he has seen lots of snow since
leaving home. He entered the serv-
ice last December.
At Fort Sumner, New Mexico,
Aviation Cadet Albert M. Dean was
graduated from the advanced two
engine pilot school, one of the
schools of the training command of
the army air force. He is son
of Mrs. Carmen A. Dean CT Ell
Centro.
Sergeant Harold Gillett, son of
Mrs. Nellie Gillett. was in Ell Centro
this week from Camp Beale. He is
with the military police. Sergeant
Gillett is a former investigator and
fingerprint expert with the I'M
perial county sheriff's department.
In a V-Mail letter from New
Guinea, Corporal John l.. Hodges
wrote: Another hot day in the
tropics just passed. This weather
here is hotter than Imperial Valley
ever thought about being. I re-
ceived your letter written January
4. Sure glad to hear from you. So
glad you have heard from Paul
pvt. Paul E. Hill that he likes it
where he is. Wish we had some Of
his snow here to cool this weather
eff. I received another Christ
mas package today from the Browns
in Holtville, Paul Browns brother.
They were my best friends when I
was in Holtville. I have not had
any mail from home in over
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-11
capitaI Talk
-by-
Peter Edison

revealed that the Cramp Ship
building Company at Philadelphia
stood to make a $13,000,000 fixed
fee on S300,000000 worth CT cruisers
and submarines, after an initial
investment Of only $4,000O00 OF pri-
vate funds by the company.
Both have now been corrected
by new contractc.
There was the horrible fiaSco CT
the concrete barge construction
program, now fortunately cut back
from lis hulls to about 10, but
each of these 10 will cost nearly
S2.000,000, whereas the original est
Innate was $500,000 each.
The aircraft program had its
bad chapters, worst of which were
exposed at the Wright Engine plant
at Lockland, Ohio, and the Curtiss-
Wright Helldiver program at st.
Louis and Columbus, as a result
Of which, the Truman Committee
reported, many tens of millions OF
dollars have been wasted.
All this is not brought up here
lust to throw cold water on the
war production program, where
new records CT production are being
made month after month. Most of
the mistakes have been corrected,
But there's plenty of war still
a9ead and other mistakes like then
can still be made. And as exper-
.ence shows, when we set cut to
make a mistake, we don't monkey
around at that, either.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-11
STATE SENATOR FLOUTS
PUBLIC SENTIMENT

We regret to note that State Senator
f. George Luckey chose to cast his vote
against a joint resolution in the recent
special session which was of the great
est importance TO the American people.
This resolution memorialized thePres-
ident, the Secretary of War, the Secre-
tary of NAVY and the Office of War In
formation calling for full and prompt
release of all war news. Senator Luchey
was one of only seven to oppose the reSo-
luton. All the opposing votes were cast
by members of the upper house. Inc
assembly was unanimous in its passage
Mr.. Luckey failed to recognize public
sentiment in this action and IN that Tar
supported policy that is under rapid
process of revision after the people
sounded in.no uncertain voice the demand
that the autocratic and dictatorial meth
DDS of the government cease.
A longtime brewing this sweep OF
public opinion became an avalanche OF
protest when Washington finally saw
fit to tell the people of the Jap atrocl.
ties and the murder of thousands OF
American military prisoners and more
thousands of Philippine way prisoners
Never in the history of this country has
there been anything to compare to the
dictatorial attitude of the government. 1t
Seems strange to us that Mr. Luckey and
The other six members of the senate
Gould fail to recognize and interpret the
demand of the people for recognition
of their rights as citizens and as loyal,
patriotic prosecutors of the war.
= After setting out the fact that mill
tarv authorities and high government
officials at Washington had violated
these rights through unwarranted CEN
sorship, the resolution said:
''Resolved that the President, the
War and Navy Secretaries and the owl
be hereby memorialiZed to release to the
american public, prompt, full, accurate
news of war operations from our world
wide battle fronts, and authentic reports
relating to the progress OF the war or
to the National defense, unless they be
at "a nature to impede the war effort or
to 'jeopardize our National safety. The
resolution emphasized that 'the Ameri-
can people have the character and the
stamina to receive the unadulterated
news of defeats, reverses and enemy
atrocities as they occur. 1t was further
marked that nearly 100000 citizens
now are in some branch or other of the
military.
If for no other reason, these ten mil
lions of people in the service and away
from home are entitled to know that
their folks are getting the facts, grim or
Otherwise of this global war.
1t is too bad that free, democratic
people find it necessary to petition their
government to maintain their rights. 1t
is more regrettable that a representative
of the people should try to prevent such
petitioninq
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-11

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Feb. IL.
dJP)-January unemployment in
sllrance claims filed jumped 63
per cent over the December total
members of tn California Stabiliza-
ION commission disclosd Friday.
Commission Secretary Henry c.
Macarthur said 1870 claims were
filed in January and that payments
totaling $593,39l were made during
the month, total payment increase
in claims Macarthur said, "is due
largely to seasonal filings which are
tvnical with the start Of a new
year, rather than to any signifi-
cant new uEempsJgment."
Commission Chairman Homer w
Buckley announced that effective
Fs5. 28 workers no longer will be
required to file termination OF
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-11
t. Of T. President
RaDs Wallace

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL (UP) =
President Eric A. Johnston of the
United States Chamber Of Com
merce accused Vice-President Henry
A. wallace of sowing seeds OF dis
unity on the eve of an invasion
which will bring our most crucial
military test
Speaking at Seattle, Wash, Wal
lace denounced the scarcity eco
nomics" of the American Fascists
of Wall Street :. who believe that
wall Street comes first and the
country second
Name calling by the Vice-Presi-
dent of the United States, John-
ston said, is the wrong way to get
national unity in this hour OF
crisis.
THE immediate job is to defeat
the enemy quickly. Other things
can wait. What we need now Is a
qolid frcnt-a united and mutually
trusting hcme front of all elements
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-11

Pvt. Wendle c.. Roach is taking
his basic training with an army
field artillery unit at Camp Rob-
erts. He has been in the service
three weeks Private Roach at
tended school in Ell Centro.
j. B. McNeece, Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. B. McNeece, ST., OF El
Centre, left last Monday fer Far
ragut, Idaho, where he is with the
United States navy. He had been
home on a l5-day leave.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bucket of
Holtville received word that their
son. Sergeant Walter Bucket. and
Captain Chan Livingston of Ell
Centre had met somewhere in
Africa.
@. A. Scrcggins, cook second class
on one of Uncle Sans boats for
the last II months, is home for a
visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. M. Scroggins, in Ell Centro.
His wife accompanied him to Ell
Centro.
: Mrs. Wesley Moore returned re-
Gently from New Orleans. louisiana
to be with her parents, Mi and Mrs
o. B. Johnson Her husband, Ser
geant Wesley Moore, has been sent
overseas.
Staff Sergeant James v. Schofielo
of the army air force is completing
the last phase of his training al
Mac Dill Field, Florida. He is first
radio man on a BIZ and is flight
radio operator for his squadron
Sergeant Schofield is son OF Mr.
and Mrs James A. Schofield OF ~
Centre.
Another former Ell Centran has
won his wings in the army air corps
Ray Edward Moore, son of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Clifford Moore, completed adj
vanced flying training at Williams
Field, Chandler. Arizona, and beer
commissioned second lieutenant. He
attended San Diego State college.
Walter Price, technical sergeant
with the army medical corps, Was
home this week from San Antonio
Texas, where he is stationed. He
is a former student of Central jun
ior college in Ell Centro.
Robert E. Burns, son OF j. E
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-11
JobIess Payment
List Increases

employment notices with offices Oh
the department of employment when
applying for benefits.
Buckley added that effective on
the same date employers will not
be required to send a notice OF
severance of an employe under dis
qualifying conoi6ions unless the
employe desires to have the dis
qualification applied"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-11
SENATOR'S PRESENT BILL
ON POSTWAR PLANS

WASHINGTON. Feb. II. IUPJ =
Legislation to provide fair and
speedy" settlement of war contracts
and a strong foundation for full
employment in the postwar period
was introduced today by Senators
James E. Murray, CD, Montana,
and Walter r. George, Cd, Georgia.
The bill was designed as the first
legislative step to implement the
sweeping recommendations for in
dustrial rehabilitation made only
two days ago by the special senate
postwar committee will hold hear
ings on it next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-11
JURY CONVICTS NEGRO
ON TRIPLE COUNT

After celebrating evidence for an
hour and five minutes Thursday, a
superior court jury found Mckinley
Hudson, Negro, guilty of assault
with a deadly weapon, committing
a felony while carrying a deadly
weapon, and violation of the law
prohibiting a felon from carrying
firearms.
Hudson shot Willie Trailer. an
other Negro, while they were argu-
ing over a gambling game in the
eastside district in Ell Centre, the
complaint said. He will be SEN
fenced Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-11
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
In the Matter of the Estate OF
w. w. TYSON, also known as WILL
LARD w. TISON, Deceased.
NOTICE OF HEARING OF AP-
PLICATION FOR PROBATE OF
WILL AND FOR LETTERS
TESTAMENTARY.
A document purporting to be the
last Will and Testament OF w. w.
TISON. also known as WILLARD
w. TISON, deceased, having on the
7th day of February, 1914, come in
to the possession of the above SUI.
perior Court and a Petition for the
Probate thereof and for the lssu-
ance of Letters Testamentary TO
Hazel G.. Tison having been filed
by said Hazel G. Tison with me,
the Clerk of said Court.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that Friday, the 18th day OF Feb
rudTy, 1914, dI Vic iiouA VA WV
O'Clock (2:00) pm. of said date
at the Court room of said above
Court in the Imperial County
Courthouse in Ell Centro, County of
Imperial, State of California, has
been set as the time and place for
proving the Will of said w. w. IT.
son, also known as willard w. IT.
son, deceased, and for hearing the
application of said Hazel G.. Tison
for the issuance to her of Letters
Testamentary, when and where any
person interested may appear and
contest the same.
! Reference is hereby made to said
. Petition for further particulars.
Given under my hand and the
seal of said Superior Court this 7th
day of February, 1874.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
Clerk.
| (SEAL)
BY G.. o. KENYON,
Deputy.
(No. 45) F7-8-9-10-11-
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Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-11
Mexican Water
Pact Draws
T. Of + Protest

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IL. tUP)-'
Protest over the granting OF 1lrSI
nriority to Mexico for waters from
the Colorado river under terms Oh
the recent MeXico-United states
treaty was registered Friday by the
board of directors of the Los An
geles Chamber of Commerce.
The chamber sent the profess
to Gov. Earl Warren, requesting
that he in turn present objections
to the water sharing agreement 10
President Roosevelt.
The principal provisions OF the
treaty affecting southern Calltor-
MIA and the southwest is guaran-
tee that Mexico shall receive d
first priority to 100000 acre feet
of water annually from the river.
The chamber said this amount
is more than double the maximum
amount ever used by Mexico.
Officials said the action was moi
an expression of opposition to al
locating water to Mexico, but was
a protest over the priority.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II. (UP)-
Representative Edouard V. Izac
CD, California, was chosen chair
man of the California delegation;
subcommittee studying the MeXi-
can treaty on diversion of the Col
orado river Other members of the
subcommittee are Representative.
John M. Costello, CD, Carl Hin
shaw, CRD, and John Phillips, CR.)
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-11
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The foiiolcing edit
oriais are presented as interesting opn
ions Uoiced by editors elsewhere. Ihey
do not necessarily reflect the 0pmlon OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-11
Mind Your
Manners

Test yur knowledge of correct
social usage By answering the
following questions, then check
ing against the authoritative
answers below
l. If you are planning to have
guest to dinner and you have no
help of any kind, would it be best
to serve a buffet meal if there are
mere than six persons?
2. When planning a dinner for
guests should you do your market
ing the day of the dinner or the
day before?
3. If your meal is necessarily
simple, should you try to make
your table look just as attractive as
possible?
T. If you want your children to
help in passing food, clearing the
table, ETC., when there are guests
should you have them do it when
the family is alone-so that they
will be experienced?
5. Is it a good idea to have a
screen in front of the dining room
door that leads to the kitchen?
What would you do if
Your mother lin law is visiting
you and you have several young
people tc, dinner
(a) Put your mother-in-law in
the place of the woman guest
of honor, on the hosts right?
(b) Put one of the younger Wom-
en- en- the hosts right?
Answers
l. Yes.
2 The day before.
3. Yes.
4. Yes.
5. Yes.
Better What would YOU 10
solution-(a).
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-11
INDICATED POWDER
40 YEAR FAvORITE

with thousands of families, asst relieves
itching irritation OF minor skin rashes-
baby sdiapcr rash. Sprinkle on Mexsana,
the soothing. medicated powder contain
ing ingredients many specialists often rec
ommend. Costs little. Demand Mexsana.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-11
TIMELY WARNING

Ell Centro's fire chief should have the
ear of all citizens in his urge that prem
ises be kept clear of rubbish. He points
to the extreme fire hazard in permitting
accumulation of papers and other arti-
cles. He points more urgently to the
danger Of the accumulation beneath or
around buildings. Constant care in this
regard reduces fire hazards and con-
tributes to sanitation and appearances
of streets, alleys and premises in gen.
eral There is an inclination, it seems, to
be careless in these things. That should
not be.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-11

If postwar planning siphons away
American income to such a degree as to
increase the average standard for the
rest of the world at the expense of sub
stantially reducing our average, then
say we will bring ruin upon ourselves.
David B. Robertson, president Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen.