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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-09

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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-09
Western H.H. Club Has
Interesting Meeting

| West'n Horse Heaven-Sixteer
members were present at meet.
| ing of the All club at the home
of Mrs. Perrault Thursday. Assist.
ant hotsesses were the Mrs. Goulo
| and Winifred McBee. Visitor:
] present were Mrs. Marguerite
Anderson, Mrs. Clara Root, Mrs
Ralph Nicoson, Mrs. Guy Lyons
Mrs. Gilbert Edwards, Mrs. Henry
Smith all of Locust Grove, Mrs
Catherine Tyacke of Prosser and
Mrs. Donald st Maries of Benton
City.
Mrs. Gladys Bolon gave dem.
onstration of mending and putting
in zippers and other short cuts
! in sewing. There was a display
of rugs, suggesting ways to use
up discarded materials.
The hobby feature was a dis
play of curious and antique glass
ware and china belonging to mem
bers and was most interesting.
Each member described and gave
the history of her exhibit.
A book review of "Paris Under
ground" by Elizabeth Shiber, an
exchange prisoner from Germany
was given by Mrs. Guy Travis.
The next meeting will be Mar.
LIST and arts represented in paint
ings in oils, water colors and pas
tells will be the hobby exhibit.
Eddie and Barbara, small chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie John
son spent Thursday and Friday
of last week with their aunt and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Nico-
son.
Neil Simmelink and Allen
Hatchins of the Pasco Naval Air
Station were dinner guests last
Thursday evening of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyle Simmelink.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rock Richmond
were honor guests at a reception
dinner Sunday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Smith. Covers were laid for ten
guests: Mr.. and Mrs. Rock Rich
mond, Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Pruett,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smith, Mr.
and Mrs. Lyle Simmelink mad
Mr.. and Mrs. Budd Larkin. The
RichmondS returned last week
from a combined business anc
pleasure trip in Arizona and in
Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rock Richmond
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Pruett ano
Neil Simmelink were dinner
guests last Wednesday evening Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle SimmeiiaE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06

They also know that he is not influenced
or financed by any group or individual, nor
seeking any political office. In short he
is accepted as voluntary champion for
good federal government capable of
speeding up the winning of the war; and
to insure a decent and desirable peace
for Americans. He is a positive individ-
ual, and has no use for "the fuzzy-mind-
ed theorists who occupy the seats of the
mighty and insist on telling us what to
do and how to do it,"
In talks before business men Mr. Castle
has caStigated "a clique of non-buSineSS
men attempting to perpetuate them
selves in power" who may thrive because
of the paralysis of the average American
to do anything about it." In describing
good federal government from a non
partisan point of view he argues that as
National necessity that competent adj
miniStration and legislation must not
be claSSed as issues between Republicans
and Democrats; nor as issue between
labor and management-but plainly as an
issue between AmericaniSm and alieniSm.
Here is a firSt-clasS speaker going
through the country telling business
men and advertising men that "Ameri-
can advertising and promotion have made
foreign peoples and nations deeply envious
OF our accomplishments, of our standards
of living, and the high wages enjoyed by
American workers." while at the same
time we have through advertising and
promotion added to our wealth at home
and in foreign fields. Castle buttressed
all of his appeals in behalf of st very
determined effort - use the best efforts
to cement ties among united people to
do everything in their power Ito speed
the winning of the war and to insure the
decent and desirable peace for Ameri-
canS.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06
Foresight Better Than Hindsight

Secretary of State Hull shows an in
clination to discuss matters with men,
bers of the Senate and House Committees
on Foreign Affairs. He recently held
conference with first-term Congressman.
A "baby Congressman" reported on their
meeting that "the Secretary didn't tell
us much about anything" The principal
reason why Congress recently OVERRIDE
the Presidents tax bill veto was because
the Administration had refused and failed
to let Congress know what was done
about international plans for wartime,
and future peacetime. Hull also raised
his voice to dispute Governor Dewey for
having criticized the State Department
for encouraging censorship OF political
neWS'' Anyone gullible enough to be-
lieve that international news has not
been censored is privileged to think in
that peculiar way.
"LeSt we forget" - the fact is that ten
months before Pearl Harbor the junior
Senator from Wisconsin demonstrated
rare insight into affairs of the present
and dangers Of the future. Senator Wiley
raised the issue three years ago that
provision should be made for appearance
of the Secretary of State before the Sen
ate in executive sessions in order that the
Secretary would have the opportunity to
report on the international situation. But
Congress had not even started the job Of
regaining independence at that early
date. The Wiley suggestion failed to
secure Senate approval, probably because
the Administration, including the State
Department, then showed by its hindsight
that it possessed too little foresight.
Unfortunately, MI. Hull, who for some
unknown reason, is now screened as the
fountain-head of diplomacy, despite the
facts related above, is three years late
with his new gestures towards Capitol
Hill. No one can dispute the wisdom
shown by Wiley ten months before Pearl
Harbor-when he sounded the first
alarm. And when Ambassador Grew re-
ported to the State Department on the
Jap peril, the Government did not even
stop shipments of scrap iron to Japan.
If we had a Vice-PreSident today who
possessed the rare gift of good old Thomas
Marshall in paraphrasing we might ex-
pect quip somewhat like this: What
this country needs most is more Senators
like Alexander Wiley"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06
A System of Free Enterprise

It seems perfectly easy and natural
to agree with philosophy that creative
and productive genius are entitled to full
credit for having performed miracles in
turning out tools of war to back up our
men on the fighting 'front.'" according to
Eugene w. Castle, who is appearing as
guest speaker before advertising clubs in
different parts of the country. These
advertising men know that Castle is pres
ldent of a great film company bearing
his name, and a successful American
business man who spends lots OF money
for advertising, because advertising pays.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06
AS A MATTER OF FACT

When all else fails there is the ques-
ton of standard versus daylight (or war;
time to talk about. We have become so
settled into the war time routine that
most of us had forgotten that there was
such thing as standard time. Rep Clar-
ence Cannon of Missouri, however, brings
the matter to our attention and an
nounces that after the Easter recess he
will start action for return to standard
time. He says war time is no help to the
war effort, that there is no saving in cleo
tricity, and so on, and so on. In short he
opines that war time is very bad, espe-
cially for the war workers who have to
get up SO early.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06
A Thought for Today
Recognition For Waterbury School
Children

There is much merit to the plan now
IN effect in New York whereby schools
are presented citations for Service on
the home front" for consistently meeting
their monthly scrap paper quota.
The school children and school author
tiles all over the nation, and this certain
1y is true of Waterbury, have maintained
a consistently fine record over the long
period that this salvage effort has been
conducted. Although recent collections
by this source have Jagged it is true as
school authorities have pointed out that
such an occurrence at this late date is
not to be unexpected. The last collection
reveals that the results are again on the
upSwing.
These citations could we'll be presented
to school children Of Waterbury in recog-
milton of their achievements in the local
scrap paper collections. They have been
'pluggers" at a job that at its very best
has little appeal beyond the first few
weeks of its initiation. They have worked
against odds, in many instances making
repeat calls to homes where the resi-
dents were out on the first call; loading
and bundling papers and carting them
from homes to schools These efforts, 1t
is well to remember, have not been in
frequent occurrences but have been week
ly events. Some recognition of such con-
Sistent effort should be formulated.
The citations as presented to the New
York school-children are awarded for
outstanding achievement on the part of
the students in the collection of waste
paper 1t is awarded for perseverance,
Initiative and consistency of effort, en-
thusiSstic and unstinted response. For
meritorious service to Americas war eff
fort on the home 'front.'
Waterbury's school-childrer. certainly
qualify for such commentator.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06

The plan to build an Army and Navy of
100000 by July l will probably take
100000 men from a deferred man-power
pool of 4,893,00O. Manpower Chief Paul
McNutt and Production Chief Donald
Nelson do not want war plants depleted
of all key men under 26 years of age. The
armed services are demanding 100000
men before July /. Fathers are on the
spot. Those not eligible for occupational
deferments will be called. But draft
boards still are lenient in granting occu-
pational deferments to older fathers. This
is shown by the fact that only 161 1000
pre-Pearl Harbor fathers had been in
Quoted up to February !.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06
A GOOD BEGINNING
New York Herald Tribune)

One of the developments in radio
which has grieved the judiciouS list
ener, particularly If the listener hap
pens to be fond of good music, has
teen the singing commercials"
which have turned out to be thor
oughly annoying-though, for all
we know, they may have been effec-
tive in selling various nostrums de-
signed to alleviate certain unpleas-
ant ailments. Now one Of the more
dignified radio stations has an
nounced that its new contracts will
prohibit such nonsenSical stuff as
"singing commercials" The ordi-
nary commercial plug" in all con-
science, Is often bad enough, but
when it Is served up as a madrigal,
Jingle, or what not, it becomes in
finitely more revolving. 1t is per-
haps too much to hope for at the
moment, but other stations might
do worse than examine their posi-
sition In this matter. Even better
they might retain experts on good
taste (there must be many who
would serve for a reasonable fee)
to tell them in understandable terms
how to avoid disgusting the public.
In any event-down with the sing
ing commercial"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06

The established system governing suf-
frage in the United States is as simple
as abcs. Every qualified voter is en-
titled to cast his, or her ballot in all cleo
tons. The claim that Federal system
would serve more voters than the estab-
lished, and recognized, State system was
just another attempt to "show 'em how"
the Federal government can do things
better than sovereign States. That the
DRY has not been proved very often in
the past dozen years, and fortunately the
States have refused to surrender their
ballot boxes and approve the experiment.
al notion
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06
JOBs-MORE JOBS
(christian Science Monitor)

(Christian Science Monitor)
We believe Paul G. Hoffman,
chairman of the Committee for
Economic Development, is on the
right track in setting 5000, 900 jobs
as minimum for postwar America.
And we believe committees method
of getting industries and comInuni-
ties to plan ahead will go far
toward easing the shift from a war
to a peace economy.
Walter Reuther Of the United
Automobile Workers Union has
urged 30-hour weee in order to
spread the work and make enough
jobs. This, it seems to us, is only
a second-best solution. We would
prefer to aim at the goal Mr.. Hoff-
man sets-"an increase in the gross
national output of goods and serv-
ices" A 80 hour week will hardly
dot hat. A 30-hour week at 40
hour pay would increased he share
Of national income among those
workers who got it. And it would
avoid some of the more extreme
social and political Ills which fol-
low wide unemployment. But
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06
Selected Poem
MERIDIAN

Godfrey Young in The Christian Science Monitor)
Gut in the strong sun
Nothing stirs; the palms
Are motionleSs, their long arms lifted high
Above the heaVy-hangng fruit
There is no wind and the hot SoundleSs air
Lies close against the sand,
Still as the captive layer inside an hour-glasS.
Dead grass and withered flowers
Spread out their sapless pools
Like Contours darkly shaded on map.
Far up inside the blue hood of this yellow world
An eyebrow of a moon waits for the night.
And somewhere are the stars
With their small light preserved 49,
For mystery making when the fierce day passes
Out in the strong sun
Nothing stirs; only the lizard
In the ancient stones darts
And is STILL and darts away again,
Leaving faint traces on the shining sand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06

doctors. Now. thanks to the
Brass Hats who itched for his
scalp, he could have veterans
medical care for life at the tax
payers expense, though he has
rejected it.
Howeved, one good thing has
come out of Nathan's brief mill
tary service. While sitting in
the hospital, he had time to write
a book, "MObolizing for Abund-
ance". It outlines a lot Of i'm
portant lessons the nation has
learned from the war, or should
have learned, and is a vitality i'm
portant contribution to postwar
planning.
BROTHER AND
SISTER KELLEMS
One thing which most people
have overlooked about Miss Vivien
KellemS Is the political operations
one of her brothers.
POIiticoes who read her
lengthy anti-AdminiStration ver-
bal barrage aimed at Congress-
man Coffee figured that she
was unloading personal spleen,
perhaps tied up with her I'M
successful race against Clare
Luce in Connecticut for the Re-
publican nomination to Con-
greSS in 1912.
However, the lady has a brother
who is just as rabid against Roose-
welt as his anti-tax sister. He
is DR.. Jesse Randolph Kellems of
Los Angeles, reactinary, isolation
ist Republican. Like his sister,
DR.. Kellems has Congressional am
billions. He is running as the
Republican candidate for the seat
of Congressman Will Rogers, Jr.,
of Los Angeles, who is returning
to the Army. Ex-Lieutenant
Governor Ellis Patterson is the
Democratic candidate against KEEL
lens and, to date, has the best
chance to win.
So, one way or the other, the
country will hear more from the
Kellems family before November
is over.
Copyright, 1914, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06

He told McNair that one big
grippe of the boys was that they
often got no chance to visit their
homes before being shipped
abroad. All men were given Z
day furloughs regardless of where
they lived even If their homes
were on the West Coast and they
were in camp on the East Coast.
So the Army has now agreed to
the following:
1. No man will be sent over
seas without getting a ten-day
furlough..
2. This furlough provides that
he will. actually get ten days at
home, plus time to travel from
his base and back.
WAR PLANNER NATHAN
Most people have forgotten
about it, but the man who did
more to straighten out the Army
regarding its extravaganza over
ordering Of trucks, tanks and
shells was Bob Nathan of the
War Production Board planning
committee.
For months, Nathan battled 1t.
Gen. B. B. Somervell, told him
he was getting too many tanks,
too many artillery, too many
trucks, and that this over-order-
ing Of ground weapons was hurt
ing the more essential air pro-
program, plus the production
of high-octane gas and escort
vessels.
In the end, Nathan was
proved right but, during the
battle, the Army, bitter and
vindictive, drafted him. In no
other country would the Army
have been permitted to draft
such key planner. 1t was es-
pecially ludricr0us in view Of
the fact that Nathan has had
spinal ailmcnt for years.
Nevertheless, the Army was so
anxious to get him out of the War
Production Board that they took
him despite his physical condition.
After donning uniform, Nathan
spent most Of his time in a hos
pital at the taxpayers expense,
finally was discharged by Army
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06

tempting to find the will Of God
and to find power whereby He might
follow 1t. Then, the prayer erded. He
arose from His knees and there
after struggled and worried not at
all. We are often peaceful in prayer
and agitated in action. Our Lord
was the opposite-He was agitated
in prayer and peaceful in action
The New Testament seems to in
dicate that prayer Is the Christians
battle ground. It Is not a sweet
asylum where ne lies back and takes
the rest cure. 1t may result, as It
once did during our Lords career.
in the glorious TRANSPORTATION Of
ones whole life, until light and
peace succeed conflict and strife.
But the ESSENTIAL characteristic Of
prayer. as described in the New
Testament. Is couflict.
An Rights Reserved -
Bsbsen NswsDaper yndlcate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06


Reason for Currie's urging is
that the Swedes of late have
stuck their necKs out unneces-
Sarily to help the Nazis. While
it is recognized that the Swedes
are in a tough spot, nevertheless
no one can forgive them for send
ing ski baL-bearing experts to
Schweinfurt to build up the ball
bearing works there which U. S.
bombers, at a cost of 60 planes
and 900 men, had knocked out.
The ski company OF Sweden
did not own the Schweinfurt plant,
was under no obligation to the
Nazis, and had no material in
terest in the factory. Neverthe-
less, word has trickled back to
Washington that the Swedes sent
men to Germany to rebuild the
plainly.
Washington indignation has
conferred on the ski .ball-bear-
ing company in the U. S. A.,
whose president, william Bait,
Is a vice-chairman Of the War
Production Board. OF course,
the ski in this country is an
American corporation, therefore
probably not subject to seizure
or retaliation. Nevertheless, as
it is largely owned by the
Swedes, resentment here is
strong.
Chief opponent to Currie re-
garding Sweden is Winfield Ref
Ter, FEA representative in Lon
don. Recently returned to the
United States, he has urged the
President to continue to cooper
ate with the Swedes by sending
them strategic materials. 1t is
now up to the President.
NATIONAL VOTE SLUMP
The Gallup Poll people have
made so far off -the-record sur
vey which shows that only about
37,O00,O04 civilians will vote next
November. This is due to two
factors. One is that around TO-
100000 young men are in the
armed forces. The other is
that millions of war workers have
migrated away from their homes
and either have not registered, or
also cannot register, where they
live now.
This Gallup survey Is one of the
most disturbing factors haunting
Roosevelt political supporters
They figure that, if only 37,00o,-
900 people vote, the President can
not win.
In 1910. around $4,000, 900 people
voted. If 100000 of these are
missing this year, ain-trusters
figure that most of those failing
to vote would be workers or SOL
diers who ordinarily would sup
port the President.
Here is the tabulation worked
out by some Of RooSevelt'S politi-
cal friends as to how the voting
would help or hurt him.
II 100000 vote, the President
would lose.
II 100000 vote, he might
win.
If 5O,OOO,OOO vote, he is sure
to win.
II 5000, 1000 vote he not only
would win but would carry Con-
gress.
That Is one reason behind the
Democrats urge to get people to
register and to get the soldiers to
vote.
ARMY BURROUGHS
Young Congressman Henry
("ScOOp') Jackson of Washington
has just been mustered out Of
the Army to go back to Congress.
One OF his first acts after getting
into civilian clothes was to call on
1t. Gen. McNair, head Of Army
Ground Forces, and effect a major
change in handling men about to
go overseas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06
WAR III PROTECTION
new Hayen Journal-Courier)

Last week In the House Of Com
mons, one Of the members asked
Home Secretary Herbert Morrison
whether in view Of the possibility
Of another war provision for con-
structaion Of bomb-proof shelters
was being considered in the post
war building program. Mr.. MOrri-
son replied that "such considera-
tons form part Of the general Sc
curity policy Of the country in peace
and viii not be lost sight Of"
Is there anything wrong with
raising this same question for the
United States Though. we have
been spared the ordeal Of bombing
In War II, there Is no assurance
that We shall be- immune u and
when War m arrives. The various
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06
Your Health
By DR.. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining TO per-
sOnaI health and hygiene, not -
disease. diagnosis Of treatment.
will be answered Dy DIR. Brady u
a stamped self-ad dressed envelope
Is enclosed. Letters should be bTtet
and written In ink No reply can
o. made to queries not conform
ing to instructions. Address rr'
william Brady. National News
paper Service, 500 West MAdtsOn
Street, Chicago. Ill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06

Restaurants are in the red at the pres
ent time if they raise their prices above
the level of April in 1943. Quite bunch
of them in New York City have been
enioined by the U. S. District Court.
Some ritzy dishes which were high-priced
if you were epicure enough to order them
are now higher. Where the prices are
going up unreasonably the matter will be
investigated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06

Many important stories will probably
break today in the news. None will equal,
however, in Importance or drama that
the story COMMUNICATED today-the
Last Supper, which leads to the most
tragic and dramatic event of all times,
the Passion and death of Christ which
will have general observance tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06

are In q relaxed
and peaceful state
Of mind. There Is
a religious meet
ing held every
Sunday in a GER
tain large city.
and the people
are urged to relax,
assume a peaceful
state Of mind, and
offer up their pc
titionS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06

It Is interesting to note that the
only time Jesus did not enjoy q
peaceful state Of mind was when
he was in prayer. It was said that
In Gethesemane he prayed. until
the sweat, like heavy drops Of blood.
rolled down over his face. He Strug-
Igled and agouized IN prayer. at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06

The IA demands
Of the steelwork-
ers' union Will be
broken down into
t hire m a / n
groups.
First is the de-
mand to destroy
the Little Steel
formula by an in
crease Of II cents
an hour in basic
steel wage rates.
The steel COM
panies may con-
tend that proper
ly, this issue be-
longs not before
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06
Daily Almanac

Moon sets at $50 a. m. (war time)
Sun rises at 6:27 a. m, sets at 7:2O p. m.
(war time)
Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after SlnSet.
This is the month despite showers windy
dry days dry the brush and grass, so watch
out for small brush fires which often lead
TO serious conflagations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
PRAYER THE BATTLE GROUND
By EARL l. DOUGLASS. D. D.

There are certain modern reIg"
ious movements which lay great
emphasis upon prayer, and they
particularly emphasize the fact that
Or yer is best offered up when we