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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-20
Grange to Feature
Made Over Garments

Finley-Grange met FRI, April
18th with 20 members and z
visitors present. All officers were
present except one. The ladies
degree team gave the third and
fourth degree work to sixteen
new members, twelve from Fin
ley, two from Kennewick High
lands and two from Locust Grove.
There were three new applications
and seven were voted on.
Mrs. Dan Gerber, Mrs. Gladys
Ash and Mrs. J. r. Ayers were
given awards for their work done
in the past year.
At the next grange meeting
on Friday, April 18th the state
wide contest in home economics
of made over garments will be
held. There are three classified
tons: cotton, silk and rayon, and
wool. Also the national contest
of articles made of a mans dis
carded shirt will be held at the
same time. The winners will be
taken to Pomona grange to be
judged at Rattlesnake grange on
May 18th.
Mrs. j. r. Ayers expects to leave
Saturday for a weeks visit with
her friend Mrs. E. Y. Hawley in
Walla Walla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Gerards have
received word that their daugh-
ter, Miss Marie, had arrived safely
in San Deigo on April 9th and
Marie and Victor Burch who is
stationed at San Diego were mar
ried Saturday evening, April 9Th.
They are making their home in
San Diego.
The junior-senior prom of the
River View high school will be
held Friday night at the Finley
grange hall.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-20

gion, and the more popular man.
The Republican candidate had
been to the same well once before,
and ran close to victory then solely
because the Democrat who then
held the seat had become person.
ally unpopular.
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The News
News Behind

Continued From Pgea ID
gressional seat was a former state
commander of the American Lee
Bradley beam., 1944-10-14

Russo with the antics of a peg legged polar bear on a slippery ski slide. The dexterity with which he blended the two made us all feel that the price of admission was anything but exorbitant. There was no cover charge anyhow.
 In the near future we will mourn the absence of Cpl. Frank Bianchi and Cpl. Henry Lenczyki. Their leaving will truly be felt by all ard we wish them all the luck and suc- cess that should come to men who possess those rare characteristics that go into the making of fine fel- lows and good workers. Where their future journey will take them is, military secret, but wherever they go you may rest assured they
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w. i%ds
By PFC. VERNON R. HANSON

Since the last appearance of this column there have been no hurri- canes, no earthquakes, andEac- cording to the New Workers among as-no major baseball games. The elimination of the above subjects of sensationalism leaves little for a weatherman to write about other than presidential prognostications and the postwar plans of the weather prophets. The political policies of this column prohibit an airing of the former, and common decency and self-preservation dis courages a discussion of the lat ter, so I shall cautiously proceed to relate the little harmless tales about little men in a big Army.
 The local attachments of Weath- CT and AACS collaborated on a small get-together on the evening of October fifth. An outdoor festi- val had been planned but a couple of the forecasters forgot to bring their raincoats. So we had an in side party at a little place called Anchor Inn. The exact location of this party palace is not known by the writer but ordinarily reliable sources have placed it somewhere within the twenty-five-mile pass limit in either Connecticut or Massachusetts. I feel that the in accuracy of my statements regard ing the location of our center of recreation will preclude any possi- bility of this writing being classi- fled as an unsolicited testimonial in favor or disfavor of the services by the establishment. For the weather service does not endorse any inns.
 The entertainment was strictly informal and furnished largely by the party's participants. The high lights of the evening emanated from our own Sgt. Stanley "Jose" Hoffman. His contribution was the execution of his own interpreta- ton of the various shimmy and shake routines that he apparently studied during his lengthy stay in the Carribean Islands. "Jose" com bined the fine art of the Ballet
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Marion Davses-moO sergecntorrser Pc Legal office

will compete with the best and be welcomed by all.
 The recent influx of warm air into the New England area appar- ently had a thawing effect on the heretofore frozen ratings of the Weather Squadron. The new pro- motions will entitle the recipients to be addressed as follows: Cpl. Carl Branson, Cpl. Henry Lenzy- cki, Pfc. Helen Alexander, Pfc. Dave Baker, Pfc. Henry Cronan, Pfc. Vernon Hanson, Pfc. Thurs ton Lee. Pfc. William Schmalge- meier, and Pfc. Harold Surninski.
Bradley beam., 1944-10-14
OVERSEAS MESSAGE CENTER
S0meeohere in FrGnce.

Cathy
 like this! 1 share tent with four other welknown apple orchard helmets form the decorations around the camp and indicating the point to which fields have been hau if such be called is tremendous Takes couple of hours for lunch considering miles walk each and the wait in line
 Spam, spam spam the diet Pm told and that is what this They tell it's funny how much enjoy you your up We'll We white bread again. and that tastes good Incidentally vie bite take and it is tossup between eating them letting them drowning them your drink and then throwing them Also there's lack of bugs.
 Sunday Bng Crosby and Fred Astae came to en- vicinity and hoped ride in truck The good Bng ended with White Christmas assemblage the grass and up trees all yelling and shouting, really enjoying it. paid their visit and sloshed my way morning through about two miles of the forest primeval in eyelashes garbed as follows leggng panties rayon pajama bottoms ski pants (woo pants weather resstant) wool undershrt to wrists wool shirt combat jacket helmet liner Frankly little off night. Luckily this is trguing spot enjoy life field soldier
 LOve
 MARION.
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CORPORAL DOROTHY F. CARR


 This twenty-two-year-old Wac Corporal was solder-foreman in an Ordnance De pot in Savanna, H., until 10 December l942 when she enlisted in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps She joined up with the idea of doing her small bit to aid this country in it's hour of need. At present she is one of the Base Motor Pools key workers in her capacity of trip-ticket inspector and also as driver of no mean ability. Dot is unmarried but, for the record, there is a certain someone who is now in France with Gen eral Patton's Fifth Army. It may also be stated that she has unof1cially been named the mascot of the 36th Fighter Control Squadron. Her home is in Thom- son, H., and she has no concrete plans for her place in the postwar world.
Bradley beam., 1944-10-14

Marriage is generally silly-but between some men and women it's absolutely ridiculous.
Bradley beam., 1944-10-14

A yardbird in our outfit, just back from furlough, says he had this meal in fancy hotel: Odor of Chicken Soup; Memory of Pineap- pie Salad; Shadow of Beef Sand wich: Lemon Mirage Pie.
Bradley beam., 1944-10-14
N PRIVATE BEAUFORD DANIELS


 The jitterbug champ of Section c has been in the AAF now for period of one year and serves as Section mail orderly. He won his aforementioned title in spirited competition at the NCO Club about a month ago. The Gers have tackled the nickname Beau Jack' onto him as he was part-time boxer in civil ian life Beau won a couple of fights and also did little exhibition work here on the Base but finds that his duties inter fere with proper conditioning for the ring. He halls from Detroit and is still bachelor He won't reveal whether or not there is any special person in view as he doesn't want to break too many hearts in this vicinity. The only clue Beau Jack" will give is that he intends to make dancing a career after the war and the future Mrs. Daniels will have to be an expert as he plans on doing double"
Bradley beam., 1944-10-14

A barker for a sideshow was yelling: "Ladies and gentlemen, we have here the happiest creature on earth-the laughing hyena. He eats but once a month and mates but once year. Think of it-only once a year. have a reserved seat for anyone who can tell me what the hell he's laughing about"
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SERGEANT FRANK J. BISANZO

SERGEANT FRANK J. BlSANZO Here is a Flight Chief who really came up the hard way. In pre-Army days, Frankie was employed in a ladies' hat factory but as soon as he entered the AAF his mechanical aptitude was brought to light and he completed the courses at two airplane mechanics schools. Now he is the mechanical super visor of ten planes and likes this type of work so we'll that he plans to make it his life's vocation. This particular K-ration is a small, wiry wisp of man but such outward appearances are often mislead- ing That is true in this case as he has built up quite name for himself in Port Chester, New York, as an all-around ath- Iete. Frankie is equally at home on the diamond, gridiron or basketball court He and his wife, Rose, now are residents of the Nutmeg State calling Greenwich their home.
Bradley beam., 1944-10-14

PRIVATE THOMAS SEQUINO
 Tommy is a Westerner from the wild woods of Brooklyn where apparently trees grow in profusion and he's pretty much at home on the range. Especially the 1O00-inch range at this Base where he spends his working hours teaching the fine art of how to fire the carbine. Tom my, from Greenpoint, so help us, was em- ployed as a drill press operator for manufacturer of wireless telephones be- fore the war and expects to return to that position after the duration. He goes in for athletics especially basketball and baseball and like all good Green pernters" is simply mad" about dem buns. Single, Tommy's preferences on the distaff side, in his own words, are: "I like any kind. Just girls"
Bradley beam., 1944-10-14
GL. CRINS and SILLY SALV0S

Nal: What kind of a dress did your girl wear to the dance last night?
 Bob: I don't remember exactly, but remember it was checked.
 Nal: Boy, that must have been some party!
Bradley beam., 1944-10-14

The bartender was mopping up the dew on the mahogany when an officer rushed in and demanded something to cure his hiccups. The bartender promptly slapped him in the face with wet towel.
 "What's the big idea?" screamed the officer.
 "Wen," said the bartender tri- umphantly, "you haven't any hic- cups now, have you7"
 "No, and I didn't have any be- fore. It's my wife, outside in the car."
 A gossip is one who talks to you about others; a bore is one who talks to you about himself; and . brilliant conversationalist is ono who talks to you about yourself.
 If every CT could read a girls mind, gasoline consumption would increase at least 50 per cent.
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Over 740 New
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people together, provide relaxation
and diversion, and improve morale and
health, the Recreation Division points
out Results are reflected in increased
nrOlllctiOn
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HEARING ON AGENCY'S
WORK IS REQUESTED

Washington (FP)-Chairman James
l.. Fly of the Federal Communications
Commission asked Il special house in
vestigating committee March for Il
chance 'to offer the complete facts on
his agency's work.
Under the former chairmanShip of
Eugene Cox d., Ga.) the committee 5
investigation of FEC developed into a
grand smear. With the custer of Cox
and the recent resignation of the com
mittee'S Wall Street counsel, Eugene
l.. Carey, sentiment on the committee
has switched toward giving FEC Il
fair hearing.
In Il letter to the committees chair
man, Clarence Lea, Fly said that
'thrOugout Il full year of 'inveStigl-
ton the members and staff of this
commission have stood ready to ap'
pear and to present the complete
record OF the commissions policies, de,
ciSiOns and actions
Fly said "a prompt hearing" was
urgent lin the light of the present
critical status of the commissions ap'
preparation pending in congress, which
is brought about by the prejudcially
one sided record before the select com
mittpe."
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the labor movement in Texas joined
with organized farmers to form
political unit, the Texas State Joint
Social & Legislative Council. Includ-
ing the AFL, CIO, four railroad bro
therhoodS, the National Farmers Union
and old age pension groups. council
afiiliateS have more than 100000 mem
bers
jefferson City, Mo.-Missouri labor
chalkcd up IN important victory when
the labor committee of the constitu-
tiOnal convention recommended con
&titutiOnaI guarantee of the right to
organize for collective bargaining
hicago.-FOr lack of 10000 workers
needed in war plants the worlds
premier industrial city, Chicago, was
shifted into Class | critical labor area
by the War Manpower Commission.
San FranciSco.-State leaders of the
AFL. CIO and railroad brotherhoodS
were among the IS candidates for
election as the California fourth term
delegation 10 the Democratic national
convention.
Detroit. \ greatly strengthened
procedure adopted by the executive
board of United Auto Workers (CIOJ
against unauthorized stoppages was
made public by Pres. Il. J. Thomas.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-03-09
LABOR'S NEWS IN BRIEF
By FEDERATED PRESS

Washington. - The billion dollar
tax bill hit by President Roosevelt as
relief not for the needy but for the
greedy" became law as the senate
voted ~ 10 II and the house voted 300
to % TO override the Presidents veto.
New York international unions and
city and state labor bodies all over
the country denounced congress action
in overriding the tax bill veto and
wired their emphatic support to PreSi-
dent Roosevelt.
Chicago. - Representatives of 80
900 aircraft workers called upon the
National War Labor Board to sta
biliZe the entire aircraft industry on
Il nationwide equal-pay-for-equa work
basis and TO abolish the area wage
bracket system by unanimous vote az
the first United Auto Workers CCIOD
aircraft conference.
New Haven, Conn.-NOwing to turn
the beat Roosevelt and labor cou-
greSS into a real win-the-war congress.
the United Labor Legislative Confer
ence of the third congressional district
unanimously voted to set up joint
ward clubs in New Haven and to open
an intensive campaign to register all
members of organized labor and their
families as voters
Los Angeles. - Labor. management
and government jointly launched
campaign to establish in-pant feeding
facilities for more than 800 war plants
in this area, each with more than 800
workers.
Reading. Pa-LabOr unity and ac-
ton 10 ward off the danger Of faSciSm
on the home front keynoted n mass
meeting Of AL. Go, railroad unions
National Farmers Unions and civic
groups.
st. LouiS-In an action which may
result in this city'S becoming test
ing ground for federal employment cut
back policies. the United Labor Com
mittee Of st. Louis asked Mayor Alloys
+. Kaufman to appoint committed TO
90 To Washington to seek more war
contracts for local plants
Fort Worth TeX.-All branches OF
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Roosevelt 4th Term
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fCOuItnued from rage CnEJ
between the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties. Outside the south, how
ever this poll showed 80 per cent
favoring the Republicans.
This samping did not take into con-
sideration individual candidates. Per-
sonal popularity, it is agreed, plays
an important part in vote getting-a
fact which would give Roosevelt and
Willkie a head start over any other
nominee chosen by their parties
In another Gallup sampling among
workers alone, AFL members voted
64 per cent and CIO members 66 per
cent for Il Democratic over Il Republi-
can victory this fall. The Newspaper
results showed them 50 per cent for
the reelection of Roosevelt.
Upon his return from Il nationwide
speaking tour, Wallace told reporters
that his trip convinced him that the
people We're overwhelmingly for an
FDR fourth term.
Willkie made it clear on his recent
trip that the only chance of COP sue
cess lies in its ability to lure workers
votes away from Roosevelt. His argu-
ment is not that Roosevelt's policies
are wrong, but that the Republicans
chat is, Willkie) would carry them
out better.
If the workers stay lined up two to
one for ROOSevelt-and if they vote
his reelection is assured. If they don't
vote the result is in doubt. Here's why :
In the 1910 Presidential election,
when 40 million people voted, the
Democrats got 80 per cent. In the 1943
congressional election, when only 2S
million people voted the Republicans
GOT - per cent.
When the workers go to the polls,
it would seem, Roosevelt wins.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-03-09

BY buying War Bonds we clinch our
patriotic wishes with sound American
lnnlS
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Rubber Workers
Demand Increase
Minimum Paid Luncheon
Periods Will Be Sought
Throughout Industry

Cleveland F'P).-A 12c hourly wage
increase to preserve the balance be-
tween wages and cost of living was
demanded by $50 delegates to Il special
wage conference held by the United
Rubber Workers (CIO) here.
Demanded also were Il Zoe hourly
night shift bonus. additional rate ad-
.uStmentS for skilled maintenance and
mill room workers and uniform paid
lunch and vacation periods throughout
the industry
Locals were asked to include the fol-
lowing provisions for Servicemen in
their contracts: (D a bonus of at
least one months pay: GU union and
management to pay joint benefits 10
dependents of SerVicemen needing Spe-
cal assistance: CD special safeguards
to insure disabled veterans their old
fitted
In arriving at the 12c figure, the
delegates struck an average between
the 234R cost of living increase re
tics and the 1851 figure reported by
labor members of the Presidents COM
mittee on cost of living.
Using 34R as Il compromise esti-
mate, the conference stated that with
wage increases to compensate for Il
1IW increase in the cost of living al
ready received there is still Il 1870 rise
which must be met.
Minimum paid lunch periods of 20
minutes will be sought throughout the
industry. Vacation program calls for
one weeks paid vacation after one
years service, two weeks after three
years service. Severance pay was also
| recommended to protect workers when
plants or departments are diScon-
| tinued.
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Workers Receive S47, ,4l9.06
Following Inspections

Cleveland. Ohio. - FOrty-one Cleye-
land area companies paid Si1, ,4l9W TO
1,1G2 workers in February in Illegally
withheld back wages due under the
provisions of the Fair Labor Stand
ards and WalSh-IIealey Public Con
tracts Acts according to Il report re-
leased by Grace G.. GlaScott. regional
director of the Wage-Hour Division,
[. 5. Department of Labor.
In each case the wage payments
We're voluntarily made following in
spectionS by labor department inSpec-
tors, and no court actions We're neceS
sary.
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BIS Costs Index Is Merely
Record Of OfNdtiondl Average
Chdnges In Certdin Prices
WHY NOT QUIT KIDDING PUBLIC?

Washington, D. C. QLNS). Why not call the Bureau of
Labor Statistics Cost of Living index what really u.s. merely
record of national changes in certain pces Albert
Dennis asked nspeakng his Labor News Review" from
WTOP of the Columbia Broadcasting System
The BIS index lis not admittedly, measure of the stand
ards of living Dennis commented the 5Ost weekly broadcast
of his program. He said in part:
There is at present NO of complete and
the cost of living at levels the
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NO COUNTY TAX NEEDED

Milwaukee, county, Wis,
make it unnecessary to levy a tax this
year. The board held, however. that il
would not be good business to 90 with
out Il working capital in reserve, so set
up Il proposed budget of 1884 ,OS5, 20
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various communities of the United
States. The urgent need for such a
reliable source is emphasized by the
current economic upheaval. The con-
troversy between representatives of
organized labor and the normally cap
able Bureau of Labor Statistics merely
reflects that need.
Says BIS Is Capable
''William H. Davis, chairman of the
Presidents Committee on the Cost of
Living-whO is also chairman of the
National War Labor Board-released
a review and appraisal by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, on the cost of
living report recently submitted by
George Meany and Il. J. Thomas, la
Dor members of the committee. The
report contains nearly 300 pages and
even Il summary of it would require
considerable time.
"The Bureaus Index figure purports
to show an increase of 23.4 per cent
in the cost of living since January,
1911. The Meany-Thomas report says
living costs have risen 43.5 per cent
in the same period. The review and
appraisal by the bureau quite natur-
ally, says the MeanyThomas report is
wrong
"The review emphasizes the fact
that a committee of the American Sta
index Il satisfactory measure of the
rise in prices of certain living essen
tialS =. | do not pose as an expert,
but it happens that I've handled sta
tiSticS in some form for about 30
years and, for several years, | have
had the honor of being Il member of
the American Statistical Association
On the basis of experience, it ap-
pears that the associations appraisal
of the work of the bureau is learned
and accurate The bureau itself Is
capable-one of the most capable sta
tisuica organizations in the world
and entirely sincere.
Indexes OF Limited Scope
Insofar as they 60 the associations
report and the bureaus various in
deXes may be accepted as accurate
changes on a national basis only af-
fecting the subjects covered. But, ac-
cording to the bureaus own admission
the So-called Cost of Living Index is
NOT cost of living index at all, but
merely Il record of changes in the
prices of certain commodities and
services, regardless of their accuracy
or whatever question they may elicit
from labor representatives. 1t is, in
deed merely national average OF
price changes. TO that extent, only, il
can be regarded-;lS claimed for it
suitable as a test of the degree OF
price stabilization in wartime
at * not, admittedly, Il measure %
the standards of living. 1t does NOi
consider changes in income. nor diff
ferent income levels; it does not con
slider the vastly higher taxes open ant
hidden, that wage earnerS simply
MUST pay i'm order to live; nor does j
consider many other features which
definitely enter into the actual cost o
living.
The only point l wish to make a
this time, in this brief commentary
is this Since the index referred to is
admittedly, NOT an accurate index o
the cost of living of wage carnin:
families, but merely ii record of ma
tional average changes in certain
PRICES, why not Quit kidding the public
by calling it II Cost of Living index
why not call it just what it is
then, perhaps use it as Il basis fo
developing Il really accurate cost o
living indeX!'
UNION THANKED FOR RALEIGHs
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MAKES OWN ALARM CLOCKS

never made an alarm clock before the
war, having imported all her needs,
about 10000 a year, from Europe and
the United States, now has found it
necessary to enter the industry.
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Cooperation Essential

While federal, state and local CO.
operation is essential. the division
says. the community itself is shoulder
ing the major responsibility for seeing
that services are provided.
Some 100 war recreation commit
tees have been established in many
communities with war plants. through
the cooperation of the Recreation Di-
visions 76 field representatives. These
committees, often units of local de-
fense councils, assist local groups i'll
coordinating and stimulating local rec
reatiOn programs.