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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02
Usual Halloween
Observance Here

Halloween came with the
usual pranksters abroad. There
appeared to be more younger
ghosts and other fantastic fig
ureS on the streets than usual,
however. !,
+, Windows and sidewalks
came in for their share of
markings, some highways were
temporarily blocked, porch
chairs went astray and corn
shocks found themselves on
front porches. School and
church bells pealed forth and
merriment seemed general un-
til around ten o'clock, when
all was quiet again.
Several groups held parties
as did some of the schools
throughout the county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02
Allen L. Preach
-
ArNathan's Greek

Rev. Worth Sweet, pastor Of
the Nathan's Creek Methodist
church, announced this week
that Rev. H. G. Allen, newly APP
pointed district superintendent
of the Winston-Salem District,
would preach there on Sunday
afternoon at 800 o'clock. He will
conduct the quarterly conference
Immediately following the serv-
ice.
Rev. Mr.. Allen replaces DR..
c. c. Weaver, who has been ap-
pointed superintendent of the
Elkin Hospital. The public is
cordially invited to hear him.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02
Navy Recruiter
Speaks To Club

]. E. Huffman, Naval Recruit
ing officer, spoke to the Jeffer-
CONS Rotary club last Thursday
night. He told of the marvellous
job that had been done in build
ing the largest naval force in the
world and what a fine and well
equipped force it was.
He also showed a sound pic
ture that gave the different
s branches or trades in the Navy
and pointed out that each man
was placed where he was best
fitted to carry on his work. Mr..
Huffman was introduced by P.
G. Wright.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02
DIR. Bunch Go
To New Mexico

DR.. c. Pardue Bunch, and fami-
ly, of Sturgills, expect to leave
here for the state of New Mexico,
the last of this month, where they
will make their home. DR.. Bunch,
who had lived in New Mexico
before coming here, stated that
he was completely free of bronch-
ial asthma there, but had suffered
severely from it while here, and
that they were moving for this
reason. He has many friends in
the county who will regret his
leaving.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02
Hiatt To Preach
AT Riverview, Sun.

Formal opening services will
be held for the new Riverview
Methodist church, at Fig, on Sum
day afternoon, November S, at
2:30 o'clock, at which time DR.. j.
S. Hiatt, district superintendent,
of Statesville, will deliver the
sermon. Prof. and Mrs. M. v.
Lewis will direct the song service
and Mrs. Carl GRAPHICAL will be
the so1oist.
Rev. J. R. Short, pastor, extends
a corral invitation to the public
to attend the service.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02
HID. Clubs Plan
Achievement Day
Prizes Will Be Awarded; Spec
sial Program Is Planned For
aG Afternoon


tS7H sssss
1elnths ,eI 81 .Ie county
on Friday, Noveinber 10. to which
the public is cordially invited:
The various clubs Of the county
will have special displays in the
community buildi~~s for which
prizes will be awarded.
The EXHIBITS are expected to be
completed by HOO o'clock in the
morning and the building will be
open to the public until 1890.
They will be judged at noon at
the meeting will open promptly
at 200 o'clock. At this time Miss
Continued on Page Five)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02
Ashe Students
Making Records

Estella Blevins, Marie Clark
and Iris Young, of Lansing, who
are students at Appalachian State
Teachers College, Boone, are
among the students chosen for
"Who's Who In American Uni
versities and Colleges" it has
been announced.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-02-24
Farmers Urged to Attend
Special Program Meeting

The AAA committee has ar
ranged for another meeting to be
held in the Triple "a assembly
room in Kennewick Feb. 26 from
/ to 9 pm. for the convenience
of those farmers who were unable
to attend the first signup meeting
and report their intended 1914
crops and livestock.
This information turned in by
the farmers on their 1914 crops
and livestock is tabulated from
each county to make state total
and is submitted to Washington,
D. c., which is really an inven-
tory of the food to be raised in
1914, and is of vital interest to
the different departments there in
planning their war efforts.
There are several changes in
the Triple A program for 1914
and payments will be considerably
larger than in past years. Some
of the new practices are of ut
most Importance to you in main
tanning good farming practices.
We urge you to avail yourself
of this opportunity to signup for
the War Food Production and
Triple "A programs.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-02-24
Professor Tells Clubmen
How to Handle Germany

"What Shall We Do With Ger
many" was the topic of a very
interesting talk Tuesday noon by
Prof. Blankenship, of the faculty
of the University of Washington,
before the local Kiwanis club.
Prof. Blankenship endorsed the
idea suggested by Ambassador
Gerards whose proposal that about
5000 of the German Junkers class
be executed. A decisive defeat
of the German army, an actual
invasion of Germany proper and
the destruction of German cities
must all be accomplished before
there would be any use whatever
in establishing an economic and
military rule to carry for at least
generation.
Following the talk, the pro-
fessor answered several questions
concerning the situation existing
in Germany today.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-02-24
Pasco Base Adds
Dive Bomb Area

A new bombing range to be
used in connection with opera
tional activities of the Naval Air
Station, Pasco, will be opened
for use Immediately, Commander
B. B. Smith, commanding officer
of the station, announced today.
The area consists of approx
mately Is square miles in Frank
lin county, northeast of Pasco,
and somewhat south of Eltopia.
"Dive and glide bombing starts
Friday, February 25y Commander
Smith said, "and because Of the
dangerous character of this oper-
alton it will be necessary to en-
tirely close this area for public
use."
These planes travelling over 400
miles an hour would not allow
time for persons to escape from
the line of fire if they are in the
area.
Appropriate pylon markers
have been installed and the entire
area posted, not only against civil
liam trespass but to clearly show
Navy pilots engaged in opera
tons over the area the bounds of
the range.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-02-24
Turkey School Here
Tuesday, February %

A turkey school has been sche-
duled for Tuesday, February %,
in the AAA assembly room in
Kennewick, beginning at ten in
the morning, with the afternoon
session closing at three, according
to the announcement of Waldo
w. Skuse, county agent, who
stated that the, purpose Of the
school was to help turkey raisers
in the Benton and Franklin county
areas in the Identification and
control of turkey diseases, and to
discuss turkey management prac-
tees that result in additional pro-
fits.
Speakers will be Fred w. Fra
sier, extension poultryman and
DR.. Glen Van Ness, assistant vet
erinarian of the Western Wash
ington Experiment Station. Mr..
Frasier will present phases OF
management, while DR.. Van Ness
will cover disease Identification
as shown at the meeting by post
ing diseased birds.
1t will be of much benefit to
every turkey grower of the county
to attend this school in Kenne-
wick. The first turkey school in
the state was held at Kennewick
and this year six others are being
held. This shows the need fol-
the school and the response to it
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-02-24
Seaman, on Furl0ugh
Has Many Experiences

Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin K. Dallman
are enjoying a visit with their
son E. LaVerne Dallman, MIMIC,
USN, who has been in the South
Pacific area for the past two
years.
He first served on the USS Vim
cennes which was sunk in Aug,
1912. Was then stationed at Well
ington, New Zealand, and the past
six months on Guadalcanal where
he was with the boat repair unit.
The Dallmans are newcomers
to this vicinity having moved
here last summer from Echo, Ore,
but formerly having lived at
Ellensburg. Mr.. Dallman is an
electrician foreman for Newberry,
Chandler & Lord at Richland.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-02-24
Must Ask For
i arm Help Now

Farmers who expect to need
outside help in harvesting their
crops this season are urged to read
the advertisement on Page 4 of
this issue. A committee has been
selected to contract with the gov
eminent for transported farm la
Dor and positive contracts must
be signed to secure this help.
As it requires 80 days notice,
farmers are asked to estimate
their needs at once and make their
requests early in the coming week
so that the labor may be on hand
when needed. This is part of the
Food for Victory" campaign and
food will be more vital this year
than ever before. So all farmers
are urged to make plans to harvest
every bit of the crops they raise.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-02-24
Cherries on Highlands Show
$967 Returns on l79 Acres
To Hold Annual
T.B. Meeting at Prosser

The annual meeting of the Ben
ton County tuberculosis League
will be held March 3, 1920 an
in the Women's club rooms at the
Prosser library.
Mrs. Bethesda B. Buchanan,
state executive secretary from Sc.
attic will be present to help out
line program for the coming
year which will be of much in
terest and benefit to the people
of Benton county.
All board members are urged to
attend and the public is cordially
invited.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-02-24
District IOOF
Session at Kiona

The eight IOOF lodges of dis
trict 81 were well represented at
the Kiona meeting Tuesday night.
The meeting was opened by the
Kiona lodge and then turned over
to the district officers with Harry
Kendall in charge as the presi-
dent. The feature event of the
evening was the exemplification
of the initiatory degree by staff
selected from various lodges.
Clyde Higley was in charge of the
degree and chose for his staff
seven members from the Kiona
lodge, six from Kennewick and
five from Pasco. After the degree
work, a number of subjects of
interest to the district and to the
lodges were discussed together
with the selection Of a meeting
place for next year.. Kiona lodge
consented to entertain the district
meeting again next year because
of its central location. The new
officers selected for the coming
year are president, Clyde Higley,
Kennewick; vice president, Ever
EFT Asher, Kiona; reelected Off
GERS are secretary, Otto Olds,
Cornell, and treasurer, Sam Dav-
export, Pasco.
The meeting was preceded by
a chicken dinner served by the
Kiona Rebekahs who well de-
served the special vote of thanks
given them by the members of
the district association. The Wash
ington birthday motif was fea-
tured for the table decorations and
the attractive display was note
worthy. The ladies in charge of
the dinner were Mrs. T. I. Everett,
Mrs. G. w. Wilson and Mrs. L. H.
Kendall The table were in charge
of Mrs. H. Troupe and Mrs. w.
Culp.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-02-24
Plan Permanent
Memorial for
Those in Service
Names to be posted on
big board in prom
inent location

AS a memorial honoring the To-
cal boys and girls in the armed
services, civic clubs are planning
the erection of huge sign board
on the main street, where it is
to remain for the duration, after
ward to be moved as a permanent
memorial to site in the city
park.
The plan, endorsed by the
American Legion post, the XII
wants, Highland Improvement
clubs and the chamber of COM
merce, is to erect a huge bill
board, some 20 feet long and eight
feet high, with the names of those
in the service painted in letters at
least one inch high. The several
services will be indicated, as well
as space for the girls who have
or will enter the WAVNS, WACS,
SPARS, etc.
The board, according to present
plans, will be lighted with either
indirect or flood lighting and will
be maintained for the duration.
More than 400 names are already
available for posting and it is
the plan of the sponsors to have
the list contain the names of every
boy or girl in the services who
claims Kennewick as home, re-
gardless of whether or not the en-
listment came from Benton coun-
ty. A campaign to secure COM
plete list, will soon be under
taken. It is the desire of the
committee that not single name
eligible be omitted from the list
and as the new men and wom-
en- join up their names will be
added.
At the end of the main board
there will be glass enclosed pan
ell. These special compartments
will contain the names of those
who rate special notice Of one
kind or another. Meantime, the
committees are considering loca-
tons, costs, etc. It is possible that
it will be necessary to ask fol
individual contributions, in which
case further publicity will be Civ
en- as to location of solicitors, etc
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-02-24
Select Key Workers
For Red Cross Drive

Key workers for this district in
the Annual Red Cross drive which
will start March 6, as selected by
Mrs. S. S. McHenry, local hcair-
man are: Wesdames J. r. Ayers,
p. O. Stone, Wayne Huston, Lane
K. Larson, Milton Libby, Frank
Mason, William Blair, o. p. Miller,
George D. Peters, H. E. Oliver, w.
R. Weigand, James Johnston,
Herbert Misner, Ben Van Patten,
Jack Craford, John Ferguson, w.
S. Green, Phil Trier, Bud Larkin,
Alfred Anon and Miss Lena
Mains.
The meeting to distribute work
ing material and to receive in
structions will be held next Tues
day, Feb. 20, in the banquet room
at the Grill. The county chair
man for the drive will be E. D.
Raddatz.
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-02-24
Industrial Expert
Sees Posi- bilifies
For This Locality
Manufacturers eying
this area for postwar
plant locations

Predicting big things in the way
of postwar development in the
territory served by Pacific Power
& Light company, II. w. Derry,
manager of the P.P.&L. new in
dustries department, was in Ken
newick Thursday comforting with
business and agricultural leaders
and gathering data on this area
for eastern industrialists seeking
western plant locations.
Because the Pacific northwest's
war industry boom has attracted
thousands of new permanent resi-
dents to both Washington and
Oregon, western markets have
taken on new significance to east
ern manufacturers and many of
them have definitely determined
to locate postwar plants in the
area" he said.
Pacific Power & Light company,
both through its new industries
department and through its post
war planning committee, is MAX
ing new survey of this territory's
resources for the benefit of these
manufacturing enterprises that
are already investigating new To-
cations for postwar manufacture
ing plants.
At least one phosphate plant
will definitely center postwar ex-
pansion in the area and number
of lime plants want more in
formation that may lead to the
establishment Of entirely new in
dustries supplying agricultural
fertilizer, chemicals and building
materials, Derry said.
He has received direct inquiries
from number of manufacturers
of both farm machinery and from
the plastic industries.
The PP&L new industries man
will leave Friday for a months
trip through the midwest and
east where he has appointments
with leading industrialists in Min
neapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Cleve-
land, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, New
York and Washington. He will
attend the annual sessions of both
the National Farm Chemurgic
council and the American Indus
trial Development council.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-02-24

Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Helm
of the Highlands, Bill has been
taking special training on big air
planes. He is home on a short
furlough..' He has been assigned
to the new Psi, the speedy night
fighter, which. has not yet been
put into service on the battle
fronts. He had a terrifying ex-
perience on his way home when
the Bit in which he was 'sbum-
ming" a ride, crashed on landing,
killing naval officer and in
juring all on board but Bill, who
escaped with a wrenched knee.
His escape was too narrow to be
fun, though.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-02-24
Walter Duraniy
To Be Speaker on
Lecture Course
Famous correspondent
to talk on Russia and
postwar Europe

Walter Duranty, famous foreign
correspondent for the NY. Times
and the North American News
paper Alliance and, author of
"The Kremlin and The People"
will lecture here on Wednesday,
March 1, at the high school audi
torium as the fifth number on the
winter course. His subject will
be Russia and Post War Europe"
When Mr.. Duranty returned to
America from Russia and the Far
East, he had been absent from the
United States four years, during
which time he was in virtually
every capital in Europe, and in
and out of Russia repeatedly, in
Istanbul and Ankara and then,
taking the Trans-Siberian railway,
he crossed to Vladivostok and
went on to Toxic. He stayed in
Japan for six weeks before sail
ing for San Francisco.
This famous correspondent, who
covered World War j as well as
most of the important events in
Eastern Europe during the past
20 years, believes that the strug-
gle on the Eastern Front will be
the decisive battle of the war.
In his lecture here Mr.. Duranty
will discuss the latest develop
ments in Russia and in the in
ternational situation generally,
bringing to his discussion Incl
dents, anecdotes, and. information
cleaned from his own extensive
experiences among the Soviets.
Mr.. Duranty was born in Liv-
erpool, Eng, and was educated
at Harrow, Bedford and Cam
bridge. He then joined the Euro
pean service of the New York
Times and. covered World War /
first on the Eastern Front and
then in France. In 1921 he was
sent to Moscow by the NY. Times
and was stationed there until 1894.
Since that time, he has roamed
the globe at will, writing special
articles for the MANA, for Col
lier's and for The Atlantic, as well
as for the NY. Times. His recent
book on Russia is a sequel to his
earlier .best-seller 81 Write AS
Please" and brings the story of
his experiences and observations
in Russia up to the present.
Mr.. Duranty now makes his
home on the West Coast. He is
slight, blond and genial and says
that he is never happier than
when he is ''going places, seeing
things and talking to people"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-02-24
Officials PLANNING
To Care for More
Trailer Locations
Seek facilities for up
wards of 1000 units;
favor housing project

Local health and housing auth
critics have been warned that
upwards of two thousand more
trailers are due to arrive in this
community shortly and provisions
must be made for their care.
State and federal officials are
in Kennewick today to select pos
sible sites for their location, which
must conform to all health and
policing regulations. An invest
igation this morning disclosed but
one location in the community,
where any considerable numbers
of trailers could be located adj
jacent to water and sewer facili-
ties. The site tentatively selected
was to the south and west OF
the new federal housing unit
south of town. Here, with the
new 100000 gallon water tower
bing erected, the fire and water
items could be taken care of and
the units could be handled with
the new sewer line constructed
for the housing unit.
Because of the urgency and the
immediate need the housing auth
ority and the city government has
agreed to not raise objections to
the placing of the units there but
strictly for the emergency only.
DR.. Tudor, health officer for the
city and Benton and Franklin
counties, was guest speaker at
the chamber of commerce lunch
con this noon and told of the seri-
Gus health menace of the camps
along the river above the city's
domestic water intakes. This sit
uation, he said, would have to
comply with all reasonable health
regulations or they would be COM
PEELED to close. He is having
meeting with the camp managers
tomorrow to explain in detail just
what those requirements will be,
Those who can comply will be
encouraged, while those unable
on account of physical or other
reasons, will be closed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-02-24
Project Proves
One of Best in
Entire County
Lettuce next best in
money value; grass
is biggest crop

The four thousand acres of land
under production in the High
lands unit averaged $231.24 per
acre, according to a crop report
recently issued by the us. De-
partment of Agriculture. or the
crops listed, cherries topped the
entire list with an average per
acre production Of $967.21. This
included the crops from 179 acres
which had an average production
of better than three tons per acre,
with maximum of 101s tons.
The next highest producing crop
on the Highlands, as shown by
the report was the 20 acres of
lettuce which showed a return
of $516.75 per acre. The crop
from one acre of rutabags showed
return of $500. s...
The largest crop grown on the
Highlands, both in the number of
acres and the value of the total
crop is asparagus. Slightly more
than 800 acres are in production
on the Highlands in this crop
which brought a grand total of
$215,831 for production of 2,878,-
277 pounds. The average produc-
ton was 3571 pounds per acre
with top figure of three tons per
acre.
Small fruit of which 7,210,844
pounds were produced, at an aver
age of 8646 per acre, brought to
the community $311,284. This
is at AN average per acre produc-
ton of $373.24.
There are 637 acres of grapes
on the Highlands, but 100 acres
were not in production last year.
The SIT acres produced over six
million pounds, however, which
brought total of $135,855, or a
per acre average of 213.2f. The
average production was 9479
pounds per acre, with maximum
of six tons. These figures are far
above the national average.
Mint, one of the war industry
crops, was planted heavily on the
Highlands in the past year or two.
Last year there were sol acres
in production, which produced
about 10 tons of oil. The aver
age production was Alb pounds
per acre, with the top figure
placed at 80 pounds. The average
price listed was Sc per pound,
which gave total value to the
crop from the Highlands alone
of $125.790, or per acre pro-
duction of $251.08.
The total area irrigated under
the project, 1888 acres, comprise
III farms. In the entire district
there are but seven farms that
were not operated last year and
these comprise marginal land, or
land that was farmed by adjoin-
ing property owners.
The gross income from these
farms was $870,633, which gives
an average per acre production
value Of $)23I.34, considerably
higher than for any other irri-
gated area in the United States.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-02-24
Form School Boy Patrol
For Traffic Control

Increasing traffic hazards has
caused the organization of a school
boy patrol at the local school. The
patrol was sworn in early this
week and are now patrolling the
crossing at First Avenue and Day
ton streets as well as the school
grounds and the street adjacent.
When the new housing units
nearby are occupied, there will
be an increasing need for traffic
patrol and the school is getting
ready for that emergency. priv
ers are warned to obey the patrol
men, for they have full police
powers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-02-24

Chapter 40, Kennewick PEG,
served the Sunday night supper
at the USO building in Pasco,
with committee under chair
manship of Mrs. Lawrence Scott.
Mrs. w. S. Washburn, Mrs. Walter
Knowles, Mrs. Paul Stone, Mrs.
Julia Hemenway and Mrs. Frank
Green were the rest of the COM
mittee. There was a musical pro-
gram during the evening.