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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-22
About the State
Nv Guy LaFollette

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"a - 10 b nominaieo
ssY Publishers
puh,ishers of Washington news
.ners weekly papers, men VINO
Paaps,iS be closer to the people
snouiu onvone else, predict that vot-
tnan their communities will re-
ers - ata Gov. Arthur B. Langlie
nc '1,iy IL by a vote OF more than
e on III To one over Louis a. Wasmer.
III! LIZ also think that Victor Led-
liz LIZ w;lI receive more votes for
!, nii,.erant governor than all other
il sa,,hl;can candidates for that Of
l l:aa combined, that the race for
1 ~; States senator is close with
! Un.se real contenders, Cameron
Ssharvood. Herb Sieler and Harry
. Cain in that order with Joseph
Mallery not really in the race.
a. Tho publishers also agree that
.anes nj Gehrman will be the
nasrinee on the republican ticket
t 1or secretary of state, that w S.
y -, will be well ahead of Rus
ali Fluent for state treasurer, that
1 somer r. Jones will be nominated
Nv the republicans and Harold
~ oyu;ct will be the republican NOM
~ fox auditor. They also think
~ OTTO Case will receive almost
.,s;ce = many votes as Jack Tay-
i 1 for land commissioner and that
C ~ Geo. B. Lamping will have
= Lad over VIM. G. BilD Brooks
for insurance commissioner.
publishers Poll Forecast Of
Primary Ballotting
We asked more than 100 pub
fishers to indicate the candidates
thew consider most likely to- win
nominations in their communities
The opinion of all publishers was
requested and while all have not
vet responded, the results given
here are as received by us at this
time. No ballots are signed. AL
are given the same consideration
We pass the information to you
as received by us and suggest
that you watch the results of the
balloting to determine how nearly
accurate the forecast actually
proves to be.
nsuuhliean Candidates for
Land Commissioner Close
For land commissioner Sam J.
Clark Of Winslow and Archie Nc
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-22
Marine Gunners Train
By Skeet Shooting

SAN DIEGO. CALF. - Skeet
shooting, popular peacetime sport
Of wealthy men, now IS method
Of training marine gunners. Fir
ing a 12-gauge shotgun, marine
marksmen try to shatter clay
disc az it flies through the air
at about 60 miles an hour. The
sport teaches them the important
principles of leading and timing.
Evening star., 1944-12-13
w. |. Timunus Elected
To Head SuIes Group

w. L. Timanus, 1918 Nicholson
street, Hyattsville, Md, last night
was elected president of the Wash
ington Sales Representatives Asso-
citation at the annual meeting at the
Continental Hotel
Others elected include: William
H. Rawley. first vice president: E.
E. Walker, second vice president;
John M. Cox, secretary; Harry K.
Kent, recording secretary, and
Harry L. Golladay, treasurer Named
to the Board of Directors were Wal
ter S. Butler. Robert B. Knight,
William D. Murdock, Charles w.
O'Hair, Henry M. Willingham and
E r. Anderson.
Evening star., 1944-12-13
Lack Of Courtroom
May Delay Chaplin Suit

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 13.-The
paternity suit in which Joan Berry
claims that Charlie Chaplin is the
father of her 14-month-old baby
was on the calendar for trial in
Superior Court today, but there was
possibility that the case might
be delayed because of a crowded
docket.
| Lawyers on both sides were ready
for trial and were prepared for a
long and hard-fought legal battle.
But whether they will be able to
find a courtroom for the case i'm
mediately was a question raised by
Presiding Judge Ruben Schmidt of
Superior Court. The jurist said that
with crowded court calendar the
case will have to wait its turn along
with many others.
A blood test is expected to be one
of the crucial issues of the suit
brought on behalf of Carol Ann, the
child of Chaplin's one-time pro-
tege.
Evening star., 1944-12-13
Dupuy
Continued From First Pa


Of British and Indian troops, sup
ported by the Chinese 50tll Division,
drove down the Myitkyina- -Manda-
lay rail corridor on narrow front
engulflng Katha and Indaw, i'm
portant Burma towns l55 miles
north of Mandalay. The United
States command in the theater
called it a truly amazing example
of Allied cooperation.
Col. Dupuy directed Chinese ar
tillery. the only big gun support the
36th Division has had for some time
His mother had no information
as to what the award announced
today was for. She did have a
copy of a letter of commentator
her son received last spring at the
direction of Gen. Joseph w. Stilwell
"for outstanding performance OF
duty on March 81, 1914, when at
great personal risk you travelled q
hostile train in order to warn units
of the Chinese Army of an impend
ing enemy attack. Your courageous
action was directly responsible for
the prevention of heavy casualties
Col Dupuy went out to Burma in
August. 1943. He trained Chinese
artillery group and later took the
men into the field as a liaison officer.
He was graduated from West Point
In 1898. His wife and three small
sons live in Bronxville, Ny.
Bonds bought today will pay and
pay-the Sixth War Loan drive.
Evening star., 1944-12-13
Publishers Request
Printers 10 Interpret
Convention Actions
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Dec. 13.-Repeal OF
mutually satisfactory interpreta-
ton" of certain laws and resolutions
enacted by the international Typo
graphical Union Convention this
year Is asked by representative OF
the countrys newspaper publishers
Meeting here, the publishers
spokesmen asserted that legislation
passed at the convention vests in
the ITU Executive Council the one
sided right to interpret and to abro-
gate local contracts entered into in
good faith by publishers and local
unions
The meeting, called to discuss re
lations of the newspaper busiress
and the International Typographical
Union" was sponsored by the Amer
lean Newspaper Publishers Associa-
ton, the Inland Daily Press Asso-
citation, New England Daily News
paper Association, Southern News
paper Publishers Association and
Pacific Northwest Newspaper Asso-
citation.
The publishers, in statement
described as a blank check" in the
hands Of the IT'U Council resolu-
tions 1t adopted at a meeting last
August. 1t said an ITU Executive
Councils resolution stated that "the
international typographical Union
through its Executive Council, re-
serves the right to declare nom
Iarbitrable any proposal which, in its
judgment, is violative of basic pol
Iicies or which may bring about con-
f1ict If granted by an arbitrator" and
other supplements to the ITU gen.
eral laws
Another ITU resolution, the pub
fishers said, declared: When cur
rent ITU laws or policies or the
stated conditions precedent to arbi-
tration prevent agreement by the
President of the ITU and chairman
of the Special Standing Committee
of the ANPA as to arbitrable points,
or an an arbitrator; or when said
chairman raises nonarbitrable points
or policies on behalf of the publish
ers which are not acceptable to the
|ITU, the code of procedure shall be
declared unavoidable and therefore
the local union involved be released
from any obligation to proceed fur
ther Herewith"
Under this rule, the publishers
statement said. amy provision OF
any contract-any long existing
practice or condition under con-
tract-could be maneuvered into a
deadlock of the Joint Standing
Committee universally provided in
contracts with jurisdiction to ad-
judicate disputes. s."
The publishers maintained that
under such terms mo contract
would mean from day-to-day other
than what the Executive Council
GTU) in its ex parte wisdom would
interpret it to mean"
At indianapolis, Woodruff Ran
dolph, president of the ITU, de-
clined to comment on the publishers
statement.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
D. {. Pilot Bags Two Nazis;
Second Aids on Two More

.9 A District fighter pilot, 1t. Henry
w. Brown of the United States
9th Air Force, claimed destruction
of two German planes yesterday
while escorting heavy bombers into
the heart of the Reich, and another
District pilot. 1t. Donald M. Martyn.
reported share in the destruction
Of two others on the same raid, the
Associated Press reported today
from London
Lit. Brown, 81, reported bagging
one plane in the air and one on
the ground. Since going overseas
In August he has been awarded the
Air Medal, the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross and three Oak Leaf Clus-
ters.
A native Of Dallas, Tex. 1t.
Brown came to Washington as boy
and attended Mckinley High
School At the time of his enlistment
in December, l94l. he was EMPLOYED
by the Farm Credit Administration.
His mother, Mrs. Addison w. Grant,
lives at 220l Thirteenth street NE.
1t. Martyr, "a, who holds the Air
Medal, claimed share in the de-
structlon of two German planes in
the air. He has been overseas since
October, having enlisted in June
194l.
Born in Chestnut Hill, Pa. 1t
Martyr came to Washington in
1884. He attended Central High
School and was Government en-
ploye before entering the service
His mother, Mrs. James H. Parker
lives at 1877 Kilbourne place NV
Evening star., 1944-04-12
llaNRshonmig
@Remiinders@

Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Book No. 4. blue stamps A-8
through KS good indefinitely.
Blue stamps L-8 through Q-8
valid May and good indefinitely.
Each stamp worth 10 points. Blue
tokens are being used as change.
Meats. Fats, Etc.-Book No. 4. red
stamps A-8 through Ms good in
definitely. Red stamps N-8, P-8
and Q-2 valid April %. Each
stamp worth 10 points. Red tokens
are being used as change.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for each
pound of waste kitchen fats you
turn In.
Sugar-Book No. 4, stamp 80 valid
for pounds indefinitely. Book
No. 4, stamp 40 good for pounds
for home canning through Febru-
ary %, 1945. Stamp No. 81 GOOD
for S pounds indefinitely.
Gasoline-No. GA coupons good for
3 gallons through May 8. B-2,
CO, B-3 and C-3 coupons good
for 5 gallons each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No 4 and 5 cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through September 30 Consum-
ers in this area should not have
used more than 90 per cent of
their total yearly fuel oil ration as
of April 10.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Pepco Begins Attack
On Proposed Changes
In Rate-Fixinq Plan

The Potomac Electric Power Co.
began today its attack on proposed
notifications in the sliding scale
arrangement for rate determination
as the annual rate hearings were
resumed today before the public
Utilities Commission.
Max c. Mason, survey engineer
with Pepco, took issue with the views
of Charles w. Smith, chief of the
bureau of accounts, finance and
rates of the Federal Power Com
mission, who month ago advocated
a "straight-line, age-life" deprecia-
ton policy.
Briefly, the straight-line method
would fix the annual allowance for
depreciation by dividing the original
cost OF plant and equipment by their
expected life. Mr. Mason contend
ed, however, that this method would
not be feasible in the case of Pepco,
since more than 80 per cent of its
retirements are owing to causes
other than deterioration"
Mr.. Mason testified he believed
the accrual for depreciation in 1943
should be $2,770,000 rather than
81 500, 900 indicated by Mr.. Smith.
PUG Chairman James H. Flana-
gan denied the motion of S. r.
Bowen, Pepco attorney, to exclude
the testimony and exhibits of Fred
Kleinman, chief accountant of the
Illinois Commerce Commission, deal
ing with depreciation policies of the
company.
Mr.. Kleinman testified as a wit
ness for the Procurement Division
'of the Treasury Department and
the Federal Works Agency, both
|interyenors in The hearings.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Historical Society
MARKS 50th Year

The Columbia Historical Society
will observe its 50th anniversary at
7 o'clock tonight at a dinner in the
MayfloWer Hotel. Part of the pro-
ceedings will be broadcast over
Station WINK, starting at 8:45
o'clock.
A host OF distinguished guests
will be introduced by Solicitor Cen
eral Charles Fahy, who will be
|toastmaster.
Among those expected to attend
are the Minister of Australia, Sir
Owen Dixon, and Mrs. Dixon, Prof
Grahame H. Stuart, who has been
designated by the State Depart
ment to write the official history of
the present war; DR.. S. w. McClel-
land, president Of Lincoln Univer-
sity; Commissioner John Russell
Young, Maj, Gen. U. S. Grant, Sd,
chairman of the Park and Planning
Commission, and Christian Heurich
The National Geographic Society
will be represented by Gilbert H
Grosvenor, president; the Maryland
Historical Society by Senator George
Radcliffe, president; the Associa-
ton of Oldest Inhabitants of the
District by John Clagett Proctor
acting president, and the Society
of Natives by Charles H. Bates,
president.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
blackout Test Here
Ordered for May 8

Washington and nearby Mary
land and Virginia Counties will have
another blackout test on Monday
May 8, the second under the War
Departments new policy of an
nouncing tests. This will be Wash
ington's 10Th test.
The steady blast of the blue
signal, on which lights are to be
extinguished or blacked out, will
sound at $50 pm. The wavering
red" signal will come at 9:10 pm,
when traffic must stop and pedestri-
ans take shelter. Traffic may re-
sumo and pedestrians leave their
shelter when the steady blue" sig
nal comes again at $40 pm, and
the "all clear" signal will sound at
$50 pm.
While the original War Depart
ment order on the announced tests
specified they should be on Sundays.
the order has since been modified
to permit weekday tests if they do
not interfere with aircraft move
ment and war production, civilian
defense officials said.
The test will cover Washington
Prince Georges. Montgomery and
Charles Counties in Maryland, and
Alexandria City, Fairfax and Ar
lington Counties in Virginia.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Gasoline Racket
Leaders Arrest
Expected Today
One of Key Figures
In Ring Soid to Be
In Business Here

Leaders of a vast stolen gaso-
line coupon ring operating out
of the District and six other
cities along the Eastern seaboard
were expected to be taken in
custody today as OPA agents an
nounced the smashing of the
largest illegal gasoline coupon
combine since the advent of ra-
tioning.
The men were said to be key
figures in the ring extending from
New York City to Atlanta in a
mode of operation reminiscent of
gangland activities in prohibition
days. -Four men previously seized
were described by agents as small
fry" in the gangs operation.
Agents said arrests will be made
today in the District, New York.
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Newark,
Raleigh and Atlanta. The District
suspect was said to be engaged in
business here.
The four-month investigation by
OPA agents disclosed that fences
or key men operated in each of the
cities in combined operat tons which
included hijacking and other forms
OF violence
At the same time Clayton IN. J.)
police said they were investigat ting
the possibility that the murder of
Harry Passen, small-time Philadel-
phia gangster, whose -riddled
body was found yesterday near Will
liamsburg, N. j., was connected with
the gangs activities.
Complete details on its operations
were withheld until the men are
taken into custody. Agents said
however. that the reason local OPA
boards were not called into the case
was that the ring was not local, but
embraced several States and it was
considered safer to work independ.
entity.
The suspects are believed to have
dealt in hundreds of thousands OF
stolen coupons, many of which were
taken from District banks where the
coupons are deposited,
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Old Abner Drury Brewery
Converted Into War Plant

The Abner Drury Brewery. 2424
G street NV, one of the Districts
landmarks, is in operation again
not to brew beer but as an assembly
line for war contracts
The odor of molten lead and gas
fumes soon will take the place of
the old-time pungency of malt and
hops, for the Fred S. Gichner Iron
Works, 1914 TWenty-fourth street
NV, has leased the ancient build
ing.
The assembly and welding of
ammunition racks, a War Depart
ment contract, will be the first
project of the remodeled brewery.
The parts will be manufactured in
the company's main plant and the
assembly work will he completed
in the newly acquired annex. where
"a modern assembly line is being
set UP.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Estate Of {. H. Droop
Is Valued al S660,000

Edward H. Droop, president of
E. F. Droop & Sons Co., music
dealers, who died here March 25, at
the age of IS, left personal property
valued at more than $500, 900, it was
learned yesterday through petit
ton for probate of his will filed in
the Register of Wills Office at Dis
trict Court. The property includes
cash, notes and securities.
Real estate at SPOT Colorado ave-
nue. NV. was jointly owned by
Mr., Droop and his wife, Mrs.
Elizabeth Ray Droop and goes to
her through survivorship, the petit
ton stated.
The will leaves thirds of the
residue of the estate to the widow,
after specifically giving her house
hold furniture, books, jewelry, an
automobile and other items. The
remaining one-third is left to the
daughter, Mrs. Anna Katharine
Droop Mcguire, of this city.
Goodwin P. Graham, George Cal
vert Bowie, the widow and the Ma
tional Metropolitan Bank are
named executors. The petition to
the will was filed by Attorney Louis
M. Denit.
Evening star., 1944-04-12

getting at the controls again. One
of the engines evidently had been
badly damaged. After splitting and
sputtering for few minutes it went
out altogether and, still confused
from the blow, he was faced with
the prospect of a crash landing.
The flax that day. he says, was
by far the worst I have ever seen.
You could hear every burst and I
saw one big shell explode between
by ship and the next
1t was almost a miracle that no
member of the crew was injured.
Luck was not quite so good on a re-
cent mission over the Channel port
of Bologne, when bombers flown by
two of his roommates were shot
down just behind him. And in one
raid over the Schipol airdrome, near
Amsterdam, his rear gunner got a
serious flax wound in the leg. The
ship was damaged and there was
some trouble getting home with the
injured man.
1t. Dirickson has been in England
as bomber pilot for the past II
months He has taken part in mis-
sions over Lisle, Cognac and Mont
pelier in line with the B-26 cam
paign to wipe out installations
which the enemy could use for de-
fense against the invasion. Prob
ably majority of his missions
have been rough and he has seldom
gone out without meeting enemy
flax at some stage of the sortie. At
times he has flown more than two
missions day and expects to finish
a tour of so in the next two or three
weeks if weather remains favorable
He holds the Air Medal and a Dis
Flying Cross.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Ii. W. N. Fox Killed
In Action on Air Mission

1t. William Mason Fox, 27, hus-
band of Mrs. Barbara Fox, personal
secretary to Senator Willis, Repub-
lican, of Indiana and former Wash
ington resident, has been killed ir
action in Italy, the War Depart
ment disclosed yesterday.
Previously Mrs. Fox received word
that 1t. Fox was seen to bail out of
his plane behind the German lines
February and it was assumed he
was safe
Mrs. Fox received a letter Monday
from a fellow officer informing her
that 1t. Fox had been awarded the
Air Medal and two Oak Leaf Clus-
ter and had been recommended for
three additional Oak Leaf Clusters
A native of Chicago, 1t. Fox was
in Washington for nine months
during 1910 with the Associates In
vestment Co. He entered the service
about two years ago and was sent
overseas in September.
Mrs. Fox has been a member of
Senator Willis staff since February
1912. She lives at Fairfax Village.
Thirty eighth street and Alabama
avenue Sc.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Anniversary Rites
For Jefferson Slated
Sons of Revolution
Will Hold Exercises

The 201st anniversary of the birth
OF Thomas Jefferson will be marked
tomorrow by special meetings and
ceremonies of patriotic groups here
and an exhibit on Jefferson's life
staged by the Agriculture Depart
ment.
Memorial exercises will be held ct
the Jefferson Memorial at IL 80 pm.
by the District Society of the Sons
of the American Revolution. Sem
ator Thomas of Utah, who is vice
chairman of the Thomas jefferson
Memorial Commission, will speak.
The Agriculture Department ex-
hibit, which will be on display until
a week from Sunday in the patio of
the Administration Building, fea-
lures Jefferson dioramas, pictures
and documents.
The display is open from noon to
6 pm. on Sundays and from $50
am. to S pm. on weekdays.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Registration Set Tonight
For Welding Courses

Registration for war training
classes in electric arc and acetylene
welding will be held at 8 O'Clock
tonight at the Montgomery Blair
High School, Silver Spring, and the
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
Bethesda, it was announced by Will
liam C. Feddeman, vocational train
ing coordinator for Montgomery
County Schools.
Mr.. Feddeman said classes will be
held each week night. He said
about 40 persons can register for
four different night shifts at the
two centers, while other shifts will
be arranged for special groups.
Special efforts will be made to
train exservicemen, Mr.. Feddeman
said. He added that 4-Fs are also
urged to register.
A class in typing for beginning
intermediate and advanced students
VIII open with registration at 7:3O
pm. Monday and Tuesday at the
Richard Montgomery High School
Rockville
Evening star., 1944-04-12


a University Of Virginia student be-
fore the war, now has completed his
4lst mission above France and the
Low Countries and knocked out a
good many enemy installations ON
the invasion coast But, he says,
nothing yet has compared to that
day above St. Omer. Suddenly he
found fax bursting all around the
bomber. Fragments were pounding
against the fuselage like hail and
the air was filled with the pungent
smell Of cordite.
Then one piece burst Immediately
above his head. The pilots COM
partment was filled with flying glass
Then came the stunning blow
against his helmet The co-pilot
pushed him away from the controls
and took over.
AS 1t. Dirickson recovered, what
had happened was a blank in his
mind and he could think only of