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Evening star., 1944-08-06
YIP-EE!
The old corral is filled with
cowgirls. They're doin' fine!

THEY'RE singing "Whoopee, Ii vi Yo"
Il in soprano these days. On ranches all
over the West, it, the ladies who are rid
ing Old Paint and serving as cowhands.
They're filling in for the regular punch
ers, most of whom are busy bulldogging
Hitler and Tojo
If it weren't for the Girls of the Golden
West, beef would be even scarcer than it
is. Not only do the girls "work'' the
cattle; they get them to market and
hence onto your table.
Some of their jobs aren't too ladylike.
Besides roping and branding. they doctor
the cattle for worms and pink eye, dehorn
them, assist at the delivery of calves, and
help to wean them. As one old timer put
it: They do everything cowboy does
except chew tobacco and roll their own
smokes, And reckon they're workin' on
that
NDoots and Saddles"
MosT of the girls are in their teens or
early twenties, and nine out of ten are
western-born and ranch-bred. To qualify
for the tough job of cowhand, woman
has to have the feel of the saddle from
childhood and be familiar with ranch life.
Fortunately, the West was full of such
r,;~ <ha haro, RI rrvoh
hands Traditional pay of the "waddy" -
$40 a month, chuck and bunk - couldn't
compete with war-plant wages for those
who were left Mexican workers used to
come north for roundups; when their
wages at home we're raised, they stayed
there Big ranches began to offer as
much as $l2O month cash, but there
was no help to he had.
So the ladies stepped in. Some of them,
like Fern Sawyer. of Crossroads, N. M,
have taken first place in ranch chore COM
petitions against men. Eulalia Bourne,
of Oracle, Ariz., combines ranch-owning
with schoolteaching. Cherry Osborne is
considered top cowgirl from Arizona -
and she's demonstrated her skill at the
Madison Square Garden rodeo.
There are no more Empty Saddles in
the Old Corral" And many an Eastern
male, looking over the crop of beauties
riding herd on the range, takes new stock
in the old advice: 60 West, young man."
NAT ". mCkElvEy
YE1
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
Highland Changers to
Hold P0tluck Supper

The next meeting of the Ken
newick Highlands grange, April
Is, will begin at $50 in the eve
ming with pot luck supper. Later
the Finley degree team will pre-
sent the first and second degrees
for class of new members.
At the last meeting of the grange
the members voted to send $1O
contribution to the American Red
Cross and a donation was also
sent to the Kegley memorial.
The home economics chairman
reported that some of the grangers
had met at the Story home the
previous Thursday to prepare a
shipment of clothing for Russian
war relief. Since the first of the
year the grange ladies have been
collecting and conditioning good
used clothing for this purpose. A
total of 22O good used pieces was
packed and forwarded to the near
est Russian war relief depot. Per-
sonal notes written and signed by
different grangers were attached
to many of the garments before
they were sent.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
Mrs. Hughes Celebrates
Birthday Sunday

- Finley-Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ely
and children of Horse Heaven
were dinner guests Sunday of Mrs.
Irene Hughes and family to help
celebrate the birthday Of Mrs.
Hughes.
Mrs. j. r. Ayers returned nome
Sunday after visiting last week
with friends in Connell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Brodbeck
were dinner guests Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. George Taylor.
Finley grange will meet Friday
night at 300, April 18th. The
drill team will give the third and
fourth degree work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Schmidt and
daughter Sandra of Portland, came
Monday evening to spend a few
days visiting Schmidt's sister and
brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Brodbeck.
Mrs. Fred Falque, Mrs. How
ard Ash and daughters Alice Marie
and Gladys Mae, and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Taylor visited at the
Sherry and Lande home Friday
night.
c. Pankey and his mother, Mrs.
Pankey of Yakima were visitors
over the week end with MIR. and
Mrs. Leonard Pankey.
Alvin Dye of Vancouver was a
business visitor in Finley and
Hover last week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
Haniord Negro
Plunges to Death

A Negro man fell or was pushed
to his death early last night from
a third floor room in the Montana
hotel. He was identified as Sher-
man Riggs, A, a Hanford worker.
whose home is in Monroe, Louisi-
ana.
Riggs, according to witnesses,
was seen to swing from the sill of
a hotel window and heard to call
for help before losing his grip and
plunging down to strike the side
walk on the backeof his head. DIR.
w. H. Banks, county coroner, pro-
nounced the man dead at st.
Elizabeth's hospital shortly after
ward.
Yakima police are investigating
the story of Frank Weaver, 80.
Negro, who claimed that he saw
a man and a woman struggling
with Riggs at the window before
he fell.
Weaver was questioned by the
police but was released. Police
men, responding to a call from the
hotel, forced their way into the
room which had been occupied by
Riggs. The door was locked on the
inside, they reported, and no one
was in the room.
Riggs had been drinking heavily
in a local tavern and was told to
get out about As minutes before
his fatal fall, officers learned.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
City Puts Up
|Yelp for Help
4wNU Services,

Plagued with the necessity of
spending much money for desper-
ately needed improvements, the
city council has appealed to the
government for aid. Sewer extern
sions, additional fire fighting
equipment and additional facili-
ties at the city hall-to mention
the most pressing-have put the
city fathers on the spot for fl
nanceS.
Tuesday night a representative
of the government was at the
council meeting and, after going
over the city's financial status,
gave his opinion that the city
could apply for war relief aid for
several of its projects. Various
phases of the city's needs were
recounted and application for the
needed funds was authorized. The
application is being prepared by
the department in Seattle and will
soon be submitted to the council
for approval before being for
warded to Washington, DC.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
OPA Holds Meeting of
Restaurant Operators

A meeting was called last Tues
day evening of all restaurant OPP
orators in the Kennewick and
Hanford area. The meeting took
place in the office of the local
war price and rationing board
and was conducted by Elmer
Johnston, district enforcement at
torney.
Other speakers from the district
office of price administration were
Mike Austin, enforcement execu-
tive officer; Harvey Guertin, board
operations executive; and Hosea
r. Evans, price executive.
Besides the restaurant operators
members of the local board and
members from the district office
attended the meeting
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
Hill Farmers Finish
Spring Flowing

Western Horse HeRven-Mr. and
Mrs. Gould, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Gould, Mrs. Harold Haworth and
daughter, all of Weston and Pvt.
David Haworth visited last week
with the Ray and Will Gould
families. The Gould brothers fin
ished their spring blowing last
week. !:
Mrs. Mary E. Moon who has
been spending several weeks with
her sons, John and Shirley, re-
Gently purchased home of Mrs.
Viola Finn in Prosser. She plans
10 take possession in about a week.
Harry Hadley arrived home last
week. He was released from the
Army to take. over the manage
ment of the ranch, neceSsitated by
the illness of Nels Burkhart.
Mrs. Edward Tyacke arrived
home Friday having spent couple
of weeks in Seattle where she
had treatment for hay fever.
MIR. and Mrs. Louis Tyacke and
children visited Sunday at the
Roy Jones home in Toppenish.
MIR. and Mrs. Virgil Tyack OF
Portland are visiting at the Jones
home for few days. Mr.. Tyacke
expects to be called into the army
Mrs. G.. G.. Goodrich of Zillah
spent several DAYS last week with
her daughter Mrs. I. I. Fouch
and family.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
c H U R c H S

81. Paul's Episcopal: GIG Ave. A
Rev. Leo w. Dyson. SIS, 900,
Church, 1000.
Baptist: End and Wash. r. b. Hold
en-. Service 1920. Prayer meet
ing Thursday, 300 pm.
Metaphysical Center: Beulah Scott.
Glasses Tuesday eve. 800 at
Mona Monroe dress shop.
Jehovah's Witnesses: 10th 81 Alder.
Sum, 8 pm, Fri, 8 & 9:15 pm.
ST. Jos. Church CCatholic): Bird e.
Wash. Rev. w. j. Sweeney. Mass
schedule: Kennewick: End, Bird,
5th, Sun, 8; 4th, IL. Richland:
every Sun. $50. Hanford: LIST,
End, Bird, 5th Sun. 1880; 4th
Sun. z. Daily mass 7:30, Kenne-
wick. Catechism for children,
Sat. 10. Confessions Sat. : $3.50
Christian: Bird g. Wash. J. A. Pine.
SIS, 9:45. Church, IL. C.E., $50.
Isl. Eng. Lutheran: 2nd & Auburn.
p. j. Luvaas. SIS, 1918. Church,
11:15. Sat. youth choir, 11:15.
Beth. Lutheran: Bird g. Benton. NJ.
c. Kauth and E. Bach. SIS, $3.50
Church, 1920. Wed. 8 pm. Wal
ther league.
lsf Methodist: Kenn. Ave. at Day.
ton. Rev. j. b. Coan. SIS, 9:45.
Church, 1900 am. Youth fellow
ship 1880 pm. Eve. service, 7:30
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
Sugar Rations Are
Same as Year Auo

This is sweet news!'' says Mrs.
Gladys K. Bolon, Benton county
home demonstration agent, ex-
laining that 'total supplies of
sugar for home canning will be
the same as last year"
The estimated 5,O74,9O6 tons of
sugar available for civilians in
1914 is approximately six per
cent below the civilian share of
last year, but the home preserva-
ton program is considered even
more important than before, and
ample sugar will be made avail
able for home canning, Here's
the latest information:
Sugar stamp 80, Book 4, is
good now-and indefinitely-for
five pounds. Stamp 81, which
became valid April 1, is also
good for five pounds indefinitely.
Stamp 40 is good for five pounds
of canning sugar, and besides
that, each family can get a maxi
mum of 20 pounds per person
by APPLYING to the local ration
board.
"To get extra canning sugar.
says Mrs. Bolon, "just write your
ration board for the simple appli-
cation form. One blank will do
for all the people living at one
address, and the whole transaction
can be handled by mail. The blank
will tell you to mail in "spare'
stamp No. 81 from each Book 4
as Identification, instead of mail
ing in the whole book"
There is no restriction this year
on the amount of sugar per quart
of finished fruit. "Use your own
judgment-and naturally you'll
want to stretch supplieH. as far as
possible. If you put "up fruit at
home to sell, your family can
get a maximum of $50 pounds of
Commercial purposes. You col
lect ration points for sales, OF
course, and the fruit put up for
sale must not be. eaten at home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
Many Take Advantage
Of Later Store Hours

Night life in Kennewick has
taken an upturn, since most of the
stores have adopted the later clos
ing hours. This is especially true
of Monday night, when nearly all
the stores remain open until 9,
principally for the convenience of
the war workers employed in the
area. Nearly every line of bust
ness now is keeping the later clos
ing hours, SO that the workers may
find almost everything they need.
Stores are reporting sales totals
equalling those of Saturday as a
result of the new accommodate
lions.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
Sgt. Bowers Wins Air
Medal in South Seas

It was announced by the 18th
AAF overseas that Technical
Sergeant Robert S. Bowers, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Bowers of
Route /, Kennewick, was recently
presented the Air Medal and two
Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters for
extraordinary achievement while
participating in aerial flights on
combat operational missions"
Sergeant Bowers is first radio
operator and aerial gunner on a
18th AAF Liberator bomber now
operating overseas in the combat
zone of the South Pacific. In the
last six months, he has successfully
completed % raids on heavily-de-
Tended jap bases where exposure
to enemy airplanes and enemy
fire were habitually expected and
in many instances encountered.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
Red Cross Goal
inally Reached

The Kennewick district did
finally make the $500 Red Cross
quota set for this drive, but the
thing was in doubt up to the close
OF the campaign. Final figures
show the district went couple
of hundred dollars over.
"Kennewick has never fallen
down on thing of this kind be-
fore" Mrs. S -. S. McHenry, chair
man of the drive committee stated,
but it sure looked like it would
flop this time, almost up to the
last day. The timely aid of
Manager c. c. Miller of the Roxy
theatre was the only thing that
put us over the top at that. With
out his help the drive would have
been the community's first real
flop"
Other districts in the county
also made their full quotas, which
doubled, virtually, the high
est figures ever set out here be-
fore. These figures do not include
the nearby war area, of course, as
that district turned in a whale OF
total. The combined totals for
Richland and Hartford was $50, 050
The Kennewick total was $7,775.5s
and Prosser $5753, while the tota
for the entire county was $71,358
Mrs. McHenry wishes to make
the following public announce
ment: To all those who SO gra.
ciously helped in putting the Rec
Cross drive over the top; to the
solicitors who worked so untir
ingly to contact everyone ans
bring in the money; all those whs
SO generously donted; Mr. Miller
manager of the Roxy theatre
without whose help we would no
have reached our goal; Mrs
Peters, my right hand man; ant
last but not least, Mr.. and Mrs
Reed, who allowed us to establish
our headquarters in their office
took the money when none of u,
We're about, and in many way,
too numerous to mention helpee
us-my sincere thanks. Mrs. S
S. McHenry, local chairman
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
Drilling Started
For City Water

As announced last week, the
well drilling outfit has arrived
and drilling will commence to-
morrow morning, according to
Manager r. H. Skill, Of the Pacific
Power g. Light Co.
The rig has been set up at
Fourth Avenue and Cedar street
and the actual drilling will be
started tomorrow morning. The
bore will be 16 inches and il is
hoped to secure an adequate sup
ply of water at three or four hun
dred feet.
After water has been reached,
tests will be made as to quality
I'D quantity. Then if found suf-
ficient, pumps will be installed
Tor putting the water into the
city mains. If the wells fail to
supply adequate quality and guam
tity, Skill said the alternative
will be a liberation plant, with
its attendant cost and increased
water rates.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
HanfOrd Bandit Draws
Twenty.Year Sentence

Marion Jesse Beck, %, pleaded
guilty to a charge of armed rob-
berry today in Benton county SUI
perior court in connection with
the $1,000 robbery of the Hanford
Western Union office March 25.
Judge Matt Driscoll sentenced
him to serve not more than 20
years in the state reformatory at
Monroe.
The masked robber entered the
Western Union office shortly after
midnight, took the money, and
apparently headed for Spokane.
Beck was arrested in Yakima,
however, last Thursday. No charg-
es have been filed against a
woman arrested at the same time,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
Easter Sunrise
Service for All

The Easter sunrise service in
the Kennewick city park at 6:15
Sunday morning is sponsored by
the churches of the lower valley
communities. The program as an
nounced is to open promptly at the
hour stated. Rev. Kenneth Bell
of Richland is program chairman.
Rev. John A. Briece, pastor of
the First Nazarene Church of
Kennewick will bring the brief
inspirational message of the early
morning service. Music accom-
paniments will be by. trur.lpets
There will also be two special
music numbers. Mrs. Vane Viii
der will be leader Of the combined
cru CHI chorus.
The Methodists have been ap-
pointed to arrange The service set
tings and other appointments for
the service. -..-,..-.---.- =.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
Good Friday
Service Planned

According to announcements
made Sunday all families of the
Methodist congregation have been
called to a special Good Friday
candle light communion service
at 1880 that evening. The pastor
Rev. J. B. Coan stated that the
service would be brief but would
be one of the very beautiful and
worshipful services of the year.
There will be no sermon during
the Good Friday service but the
pastor will speak briefly relative
to the large display of Christian
heraldic crosses which were used
in the services last Sunday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
Gamblers F orfeif
$500 Bail Money

More than $500 in bail money
was forfeited in Judge c. F. Wink
enwerder's court last Tuesday
night, as result of "a raid on
the gambling in the Hanford area.
OF the forty or more arrested in
the drive, about Is appeared.
Because, maybe, of the publicity
recently received on the traffic
violations, the judge states that
the number of cases has decreased
lately. The rationing boards are
tightening up on speed yiolators.
also and in some cases grounding
the cars for various periods of
time. -
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Registration for Farm Labor

All farmers nesdiu1 labor are
requested 70 list their needs. The
Farm Labor Office q the Agfi.
cultural Extension Service will
b located q The lahie1 camp as
soon q the Office OF Labor has
approved The xea11an9ing Of
office facilities at the camp and
the eons1fuc1io0 Is completed.
Meanwhile. registfat3on Of jobs
wanted and jobs available viii
b handled e the county o,eton.
sion Office. room Z. telephone
building.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
E Or NEWS O Qua
1854 meeo~xIv 0ooeto
AMX ~ UNIFORM

Dear Mr.. Reed:
It's been a long time Since
wrote you. I've heard from quite
a few of my friends in Kennewick
and want to thank them for their
letters and cards. I've received the
paper quite regularly, when !
keep the same address long
enough. ] want to thank you very
much. The town seems to have
grown so much in the last two
years that / don't recognize many
of the names. But once in a while
/ see something about some Of
the oldtimers there, and what
they are doing. / really enjoy
it, Could you print picture Of
the main street in one of the
copies. Some of these damn
people, even Yanks, from the
East, think Washington is des-
sert, / would like to show them
different. How about a rodeo pa
rade picture?
To all you other G.I.'s and sail
ors from Kennewick, Hello. I'll
drink beer for you next time ]
get to town.
Sincerely,
"Bill'
Sgt. L. M. Baungartner
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
Rainbow Meets Monday

There was a Rainbow meeting
Monday, April 3. A discussion
was held on a party to be given
parents of the girls. Thursday
morning the girls enjoyed a bicycle
hike. They went to Sacajewea
park for breakfast. Initiation was
held for Shirley Elder Acel Ann
Purdy was elected to receive the
degrees at the next meeting. The
Rainbow girls went to the Metho-
dist church in a body April End.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
Eastern Star Meeting

60S1ox0 O10I C0oe109
Walter Crane was received into
the Order of Eastern Star at the
regular meeting last Tuesday eve
ming. w. S. Green, who was out
of town when the regular install
alton was held, was installed as
associate patr01 by Edwin Frauen.
Plans were made to entertain the
grand matron who will make her
official visit the latter part of the
month.
Harold Fyfe was a Spokane
business visitor Thursday.
Mrs. r. E. Reed entertained the
Entire Nous club last Wednesday
night. Honor scores were held
by Mrs. Mae Vibber and Mrs.
S. S. McHenry.
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News ~
THE/NH:5llll!S||E|IEy!}
By PAUL MALLoN
current Status OF
n,si Air Arm

current Status Of
Nan Air Arm ... .-.-
The Germans have been able to
cot together en Ugh bombing
,lanes to stage { Jew campaign
against London.
The number OF p1anes at their
Vases back in from the French
oosst indicates they rn19 be able
as send over 50 t. ~ planes
- or four nights = wDok-
yyfhat is all Their Ioerne 70 be
fHhind their heavy e $40 to
$50 bomber) attacks - he BEttish
c .su in mid-montA OR best
check lends confidence - ~ con-
viction that they carr ein
even such moderate SCI MS
i've as that one, and hayG Ia
cilities to expand their newly
opened air front.
Stories have been circulated that
the bombings of London have been
more severe than Officially report
ed There may be some truth in
this general suspicion since it is
NOT considered good military Gus
tom to divulge bombing damage.
But the more significant truths of
the situation are simply these:
About six weeks ago the Ger
mans renewed small scale night
attacks using about so planes one
or two nights a week Zone week
five attacks). They hit some south
England cities but concentrated
mainly on London.
Their raids necessarily were pot
shot hit-and-run bombings on
large area targets. No accurate
attack on a war industry center
has been made. They may have
hit some military detectives, but
their main objective plainly was
to offset psychologically the effect
| Of British American raids on Ger
many with some show of enc0urag-
ING retaliation.
II they could get the planes,
they might make it hurt, because
Their bases are closer to their OBJ
Nktive than ours are. But great
y1es and requirements are need
dior sustained air campaigns and
these the Germans obviously do
not have. ,sisarS y 3
The most they can do, therefore,
is to knock down some buildings,
start fires and cause suffering and
death to the British civilian popu-
lation. They cannot impede con-
centrations for the second front
by precision bombings, or bring
decisive consequences of any mill
tary nature.