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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-23
New Postal Rates
To Take Effect
Next Sunday
Local rates 'upped to
&c; old rates apply to
service mems mail

Postmaster F. H. Lincoln has
been notified by the third assist
ant postmaster general of the
United States through the Post
al Bulletin that 'Pursant to the
revenue act of 1913 pub. No. 235,
seventy-eighth congress), enact
ed February Is, 1914 title w,
sections 4O1 to no. the rates of
postage and fees ass increased by
that act and set forth in detail
hereinafter shall be charged, on
and after March 20, 1914"
For public consumption, the new
postal rates 60 into effect next
Sunday tipping first class mail de-
livered within the city to 3 cents
and air mail to 8 cents. At the
same time, insured mail and COD
mail rates will be doubled; 4th
class mail will be increased 8
percent or ! cent, whichever is
greater; registered mail will cost
33 1-3 percent more, and money
orders will Jump sc 2-3 percent.
The rate of cents will con-
tinue to apply to air mail sent
to or by the armed forces of the
United States overseas served
through army and navy post Of
fees.
Little Increase Expected
Lincoln declared yesterday that
the actual revenue to the Kenne-
wick postoffice will show very
II H. n =
anticipate no little trouble with
the citizens who are going to for
get to add the extra penny stamp
when mailing a letter to des-
tination in Kennewick and those
uniformed persons who will be
sticking a six-cent stamp on air
mail letters.
Although business firms who
send out monthly statements will
notice the increase from to, 3
cents for each letter, receipts are
not going to boost our revenue
materially" Lincoln said.
The sale of stamps and fees de-
rived from the transportation and
delivery are the only items credit
ed to the local postoffice. The
take from Insurance. COD. regis
tered mail and money orders will
show a substantial increase but
will not be credited to the city
postoffice, Lincoln said.
Stamp Supply Ample
Lincoln said the Kennewick
office is well equipped to meet the
new demand for Scent stamps.
Air mail users will have to worry
out their own stamp combination,
however, to make up 8 cents, he
said. He expects that eventually
there will be new Scent air
mail stamp but for the time be-
ing people should use the old g.
cent stamp with an additional 9
cent stamp.
No arrangements have been
made to redeem unused 2-cent
stamps and stamped envelopes
and Scent air mail stamps and
stamped envelopes and Lincoln
urged people to use up the stock
they have on hand.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-23
COan Speaker at
Annual School Banquet

Rev. John B. Coan, pastor of
the KenneWick Methodist church
was the guest speaker at the BAN
quet at the Methodist church in
Pasco last Thursday evening when
the Pasco high school Hi Y club
and Lettermans' club entertained
the Girls Pep club and high school
faculty at its annual feast.
His subject was whats the
Big Idea?"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-23
Daughter Returns to
Her Home This Week

Hover Mrs. Alice Gauntlet
and son are returning to their
home at Newport, Ore. She has
been caring for her sick mother,
Mrs. G. Mcintyre.
Mrs. Guy Nelson has been sick
and their two little girls are sick
with the measles.
Vesalla Bafus spent the week
end visiting her parents.
Mrs. G. Bafas was visiting with
friends and relatives in Spokane
the last three days.
The Ladies Aid had a cooked
food sale last Friday. They were
very pleased over the money they
took in. Mrs. B. Num-, Miss
Waters and Mrs. Lawdon were
the sales ladies.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-23
Value of A Coupons
Unchanged by Order

The regional office of price ad-
ministration today emphasized the
reduction Of the gasoline allot-
ment for A book holders effective
March % will not change the
three-gallon value of each coupon.
An OPA announcement on vail
dalton of ALL stamps said all A
coupons will remain at the three
gallon value. However, they will
have to last until June 81 instead
OF May 81.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-23
Red Cross Goal
Still Far Away

With but few districts yet to
report, the Kennewick area has
fallen far short of the quota for
the National Red Cross drive, ac-
cording to Mrs. S. S. McHenry,
local committee chairman. At
noon today $5,573.65 had been
collected of the quota of $500
set for this district.
The state and county, however,
will top their quotas, according
to reports received here today.
Only the Kennewick district in
Benton county has fallen down.
While few of the local bust
ness and professional men have
contributed larger sums than we
expected, nevertheless, the ma
jority of them have not come
through any more than in former
years, although the need has very
greatly increased during this year
of our conflict" Mrs. McHenry
stated. "It does seem that it would
be. unnecessary under the condi-
tions to beg for money for this
purpose, or even to do any ex-
planning. And surely there should
be no necessity for postponing the
contribution or to ask the solicitor
to come back later. There's some
thing wrong when this condition
exists. Our forces cannot be me-
elected, regardless of the stay-at-
homes attitude. Surely the ma
tional slogan this year should be
needed: Give More in a."
The local theater is going to
help out in the drive by calling
for contributions at every per-
Torrance for a week. In this way
it is hoped to gather several hum
dred dollars more before the drive
closes, the end of this month. One
or two of the larger corporations
have also announced forthcoming
contributions, but the $4,000 goal
yet to be reached is certainly not
in sight now, Mrs. McHenry stated.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-23
To Solicit Workers
For Processing Plants

Due to lack of cooperation, Ken
newick is due to have a severe
labor shortage, apparently. To
lessen the effects as much as pos
sible, the processing houses along
fruit row are planning house to
house canvass next week to sign
up as many full and part time
workers as possible before the
busy season begins.
Each of the plants will hire
women to make the survey and
even part time workers will be
enlisted. Residents are asked to
plan now for as much outside
work as they will possibly be able
to assume during the processing
season.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-23

Larson, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lane
K. Larson. He is now staff SER
geant and is connected with the
aeronautical service and is sta
toned at Hobbs, New Mexico.
Then the boss himself, propri-
etor of the Western Auto Supply
Co., Olav Otheim, joined the serv-
ice and donned navy uniform.
He was stationed at Pasco for
several months, then was shipped
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-23

to Bremerton and is now at a
base just out from Los Angeles.
Following Mr.. Otheim, Eldor
Kempf enlisted in the marines and
marched off to war. He has at
tanned the rank of corporal in that
organization and is now stationed
at Camp Lejeune, New River, N.
Carolina, where he is completing
his training period.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-23

Something of a record has been
established in Kennewick, which
most people give little thought to-,
perhaps. Four employees from
one retail store have joined the
armed services and are now on
active duty. Further, all four
branches of the service are repre-
sented in the enliStmentS.
First one to join up was Lester
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-23
Board Makes Plea
For More Help
In Welfare Work

In times of war much that we
have gained over a period Of years
is lost or threatened. Standards
are lowered; morals are endan-
gered. We must conduct our bat
tie on the home front as valiantly
as our men are doing on the act
ual fighting fronts. We must keep
our people who constitute our
nation, our standards and our
nation itself worth the blood that
is being spilled by our fighting
men.
The Benton and Franklin County
welfare departments are in need
of visitors and child welfare work
ers. Perhaps it seems strange in
periods of prosperity that such
an agency and its employees are
really needed.
However, the aged are in need
of service and assistance both in
times of prosperity and depression,
in times of peace and war. Wild
owed mothers who have children
and are needed at home must have
assistance andIor service regard
less of the fluctuations within our
economic business cycles. 1t is
not surprising in times of war OF
extreme change that people are
in need of more service and pro.
lection than they are under ordin.
airy circumstances. New FAM
lilies arriving in congested areas
frequently must be helped with
the many adjustments necessitated
by their entrance into new COM
munity and into new way OF
living. Families in which fathers
have gone to serve in the armed
services are not infrequently in
need Of aid in making new plans
and adjustments. Sickness can
strike at any time, and without
outside aid, a family can become
completely disorganized and help
less, unable to cope with the many
new problems presented them.
How many persons in our total
population can foresee physical ILL
ness and plan accordingly?
Children are not dependable in
times Of war or peace. Children
are the strength Of the nation.
Their welfare is of primary i'm
portance to the nation, to the
states, to local communities, and,
above all, to parents. It is the re-
sponsibility of the community and
the public agencies within the
community to guard children from
all types Of injury; to protect chill
dren from neglect, exploitation
and undue strain; to strengthen
the home life of children whose
parents are modified for war
or war production; to conserve,
equip and free children to take
their part in democracy; to pro-
vide investigated and licensed
foster homes for all children in
need of such; to prevent unli-
persons from taking chill
dren into their homes for care; to
work with the schools and the
aw enforcing agencies to prevent
juvenile delinquency and to assist
already in trouble.
If you are qualified for posi-
ion with the Benton and Frank
i'm county welfare departments
and are interested in making this
work your contribution to our
war effort, please contact the
Benton County Welfare office in
Prosser or the Franklin County
Welfare office in Pasco.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-23
Church Contracts for
New Roofing

IS The trustees of the Methodist
church have contracted with j.
M. Mccoy for a new composition
roof to cover the entire church
structure. 1t is expected. that
the work will be done in a few
days. -.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-23

1t. Paul Luvaas, SON of the Rev.
and Mrs. p. J. Luvaas of this city,
joined the air corps and has won
his silver wings as pilot.
Thus, from this one Kennewick
store there is a member of the
army, navy, marines and air corps
wearing the uniform of their coun-
try. It is a record that any in
stitution could well be proud of.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-23
Methodist Youth
To Yakima Meet

Miss Jennie Hannah, Mr.. and
Mrs. Don Peter and several Metho-
dist young people will 60 to Yalki-
ma for a Sunday afternoon dis
trict youth rally. They expect
to return the same night.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-23

Loris Ungerecht of Pasco spent
the week end with Margaret Den
ney.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-23

Just What You're Looking for May
Be in This Weeks Classified Ads!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-26
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-26

time sold more than 1000 war stamps.
fIn profits average $3.50 a week, which
he uses for savings clothing and war
bonds
Charles. b" student in the seventh
grade at Herman School where arithme-
TIC and spelling are h., fiVorite subjects,
plans later to attend college His ambi-
ton is to be either a professional baseball
player or Newspaper branch manager ..
Lee is member Of The Detroit Times
carrier softball and basketball Leagues
las hobby is collecting zinc pennies.
Charles IS y, live, AZ 1854 Tiremin
and attend, church at Berei Tabernacle.
HIS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nsstsr Lee,
recommend Newspaper carrying because IL
oeeupie, boys idle hours with profitable
and educational pirt-tims vocation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-26
Your Carrier
A YOUNG BUSINESSMAN
Introducing Another Busy, Better
Boy Detroit Times Carrier
BY JAMES w. SLOWER
Today VIZ
PrcJcHf!
LEE

In only one year
a. 4 Garner, Young
| &c has increased
buNncSS on MS
route in Abingdon
and Rutland from
- 70 90 customers
and at the same
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-26
81 WISHING WELL a
By Bob Kane
BY Zane Grey
TpI'
BY Jimmy Halo

ERE pleasant little that will
every day 1t Ia numerical puzzle designed to spell out
fortune Count the letters FIRST the number
subtract II the number less than 8.
result your number Start the upper left
rectangle check every
numbers left TO right Then read the the letters under
the checked figures give you.
Evening star., 1944-03-25
William H. McCarty, IA,
Capital Transit Aide, Dies

William Howard McCarty, IA, a
resident of Washington for the last
40 years, died yesterday at his resi-
dence in the Roosevelt Hotel. He
had been i'll for several months.
Mr.. McCarty was assistant to the
superintendent of equipment of the
Capital Transit Co., a position he
held since the company was formed
in 1888. Mr.. McCarty came to the
District in 1895 and was employed
by the old Washington and George
town Railroad Co. In 1912 he be-
came master mechanic for the
Capital Traction Co.
A native of Middleburg, Va, Mr.
McCarty was secretary of the Asso-
citation of Transit Equipment Men
of the Middle Atlantic States, past
president of the Cosmopolitan Club
and past master of Washington
Centennial Lodge of the Masonic
Order He was a member of Alnas
Shrine and the Manor Country
Club.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Mabel Goble McCarty; a daughter
Mrs. Phillips Zieler, Miami; three
brothers, r. M. McCarty, Warren
ton, Va; Marion McCarty, The
Plains, Va, and Robert T. McCarty
Cedarville, Va, and a sister, Mrs
Shelby Carter, Rectortown, Va.
Funeral services will be held at
pm. Monday at the Lee funeral
home. Burial will be in Glenwood
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1944-03-25
House Postwar Committee
Names Folsom Staff Chief

The House Committee on Post
war Planning yesterday chose Ma
rion B. Folsom, treasurer Of the
Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester,
N. Y, as director Of It's study and
planning staff. ~
The committee. headed by Rep
resentative Colmer, Democrat, Of
Mississippi, is under instructions
from the House to make recon-
mendations for legislation to faci1i-
tate the transition from a war to
a peacetime economy.
Mr.. Folsom is a native of Georgia
and graduate of the University
Of Georgia and the Harvard Grad
uate School of Business Admins
tration. slze
Mr.. Colmer said Mr.. Folsom would
continue his duties with the East
man firm. but would devote most of
his time to the work Of the COM
mittee. He added that Folsom
will not be a dollar a year man,
but will be paid on salary basis.
Evening star., 1944-03-25
LOST RATION COUPONS.

A-C GASOLINE RATION BOOKS, No. 8
ana 3 No; 4 food ration books; lost March
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book for Elizabeth st saTrett 377a7 i2 Cathedral
Gas RxrIoSNp Spf9s Books "a: IA" and "B." issued
sss ss ss4ioS sasES sSsss Vt 4Sis
susd e Mrs.; Ethei Finn, 1als sn6 Douglas st. St:
GAS kArIeSss0 81 Bhook &C" issued to Ethel
IL L. Tague, 500 Pershing dr.. SILVER Spring,
k ps fas BodRs sos ssr AND Sa T. EueS s
Elizabeth Barrett, 2737 Cathedral ave.
RST1oN Al oANafRs Books ls7 NO. ttbree,, issued to
Mirnie Moore, Tom Moore and Irma Butler
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istSH RSR1oS 81 RSokS sYs5ssyis Ss Ma MS iS4 .s
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RATION BOOK No. 4. issued to Catherine
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RATION BOOKS NO. (3), number.
s35217-Bu, S35215-Bu, s35216-Bu; issued
Valentine Bertran. 371i ineomar u st. St. NV NV
RATION BOOK "a" issued to Bridgetta
D. Burus, SOB So. Barton ST., Arling-
RATION BOOKS NO. 4 t3,. issued to Edwin
Trump, Alice G. Connor. Elizabeth Connor,
" VAR R0ds RAfioN Fl r. BOOKS S4 3esS AND a."
sued to Carroll and Alice McCieary, 4oo2
3aoth st, Nj; Rainier; Nd; WA; s93s: :.
each, issued to Mary H. and H. Kenneth
Meyer. I9 Birch St. Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
=. Chester of 1905 Allison st., Brentwood
Nd. Call Hyattsville 0394.
Evening star., 1944-03-25
Bricker Asks Slash
lin Federal Bureaus
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Mar. 25.-
Addressing a gathering of Alabama
Republicans, Gov. John w. Bricker
of Ohio last night criticized the New
Deal for its "besetting sins" and
predicted Republican victory at
the polls next November.
Gov Bricker, an aspirant for the
Republican presidential nomination,
accused the New Deal originator"
of building up larger peacetime
bureaucratic army in one year than
the previous administration did in
10 years" He asserted that the soft
political featherbeds at Washington
should be given -" a permanent
airing"
"All agencies. boards, bureaus and
commissions which are not perform
ing an essential ;" = function should
be Hquidated," Gov. Bricker
declared. The number of Govern
ment job-holders should be sub
stantially reduced. All essential
agencies now having an independent
status should be placed under the
jurisdiction of responsible cabinet
officer or department head"
Evening star., 1944-03-25
Navy Reports Sinking
OF II More Jap Ships
By Submarines
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Strong evidence of the growing
power of the American submarine
fleet in Japanese waters came yes
terday from the Navy Department
in an announcement that IL more
enemy vessels have been sunk.
Only three days ago, Secretary Of
the Navy Knox told of Is other
Nipponese craft going to the bottom
after attacks by American SUBJ
|mersibles.
Coupled with the growing eff
cheney and size of the United States
submarine fleet, however, have been
increased losses-23-of American
underwater craft, but these are
more than offset by the continual
ripping of enemy supply lines.
American submarines, planes and
surface ships have sunk, probably
sunk or damaged at least 2062 en-
emy ships of all types, including
warships.
OF that total, 653 japanese vessels
have been accounted by submarines
alone, including SOB definitely sunk
36 probablies and ia damaged.
The bag of Is ships announced
yesterday included two tankers, five
freighters, three transports and one
converted minelayer.
Evening star., 1944-03-25
Jesse Samuel CottreII
To Be Buried Monday

Funeral services for Jesse Samuel
Cottrell, former Minister to Bolivia
and newspaper correspondent who
died here yesterday, will be held at
10 am. Monday at the Lee funeral
home. Burial will be in Arlington
Cemetery.
The National Press Club will be
represented by the following com-
mittee: Sam A. O'Neal, Edward
Jameson, John c. OBrien, George
w. Combs, Warren B. Francis, j.
Lacey Reynolds, Jack Stinnett, Bert
Andrews. Paul Wooton, Joseph H
Short, John T. Suter, Frank B. Lord
Michael J. McDermott, Homer Jo-
seph Dodge, Stephen V. Feeley, Rob-
ert D. Byrnes, Henry Ralph, Ned
Brooks, Merriman Smith, George T
Kellogg, Charles o. Gridley and
Howard Suttle.
Evening star., 1944-03-25
House Beats Down
Amendments, Votes
ST Million for REA
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
The House, beating down amend
ments to curtail the operations of
the Rural Electrification Adminis-
tration and to lift the ban against
political activity by Agriculture De-
partment employees, yesterday pass
ed and sent to the Senate $751;
995,779 bill to finance the depart
ment in the next fiscal year.
The House ratified by 171-to-135
roll call vote its tentative action of
Thursday denying any of the funds
for salaries or expenses of depart
mental workers using or attempting
to use the draft and price control
laws to induce farmers to sign up
for Government crop programs.
Representative Harness, Repub-
lican, of Indiana, who offered the
triple A" ban, had complained that
farmers in some localities were be-
ing given to understand that their
draft deferment as essential work.
ers and their chances of obtaining
rationed gasoline and machinery
depended on their signing for Agri-
cultural Adjustment Administration
programs.
COP Backs Amendment.
Republicans almost solidly backed
the amendment and Democrats just
as ardently opposed it.
A voice vote beat down an amend
ment by Representative Boren,
Democrat, of Oklahoma to prohibit
the REA from acquiring power
facilities in communities having
more than 1900 population.
Mr.. Boren complained that REA
was taking the money to the cities
that we intended for the farmers"
Another voice vote beat an
amendment by Representative Rees,
Republican, of Kansas to limit to
$1,000 the payments to any individ-
ual under the soil conservation pro-
gram.
Called Free Speech Violation.
Elimination of ban written into
the bill by the Appropriations Com
mittee against political activity by
full-time departmental employees
was proposed by Representative
Cochran, Democrat, of Missouri. He
said it violated the right of free
speech and copflicted with the
Hatch Act.
A voice vote defeated the Cochran
amendment.
The bill also carried a 1882, 1888
fund to provide for liquidation of the
guayule rubber project. The Appro-
priations Committee recommended
the project be discontinued on the
ground it would not achieve results
in time to be of material advan-
tage" to the war effort.
Evening star., 1944-03-25
GriswoId Asserts COP
Must Keep War Chiefs
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Mar. 25.-Gov. Dwight
Griswold of Nebraska said here
yesterday that the Republicans. to
win the 1914 election, must promise
to keep battlefront efficiency" by
retaining Americas present military
leadership.
Addressing a COP rally, he men
toned Gen. Douglas Macarthur
among the leaders who he said must
be retained. Gen. Macarthur is
being supported in some quarters
for the Republican presidential
nomination.
Listing campaign points for Re-
publicans to emphasize, Gov. Girls
void said the party must Convince
the people that COP triumph will
speed victory in the war and insure
full postwar employment and that
Republicans will wholeheartedly
cooperate with other nations to
prevent future wars"
Evening star., 1944-03-25
Soldier Gets 6 Months
In Niqht Club Extortion

By the Associated Press.
DENVER, Mar. 25.-A military
investigation into an alleged extor-
don attempt on a Denver night club
last February has led to a six-month
sentence against a military police
man and the ousting of a provost
marshal, both connected with the
military staff at nearby Fitzsimons
Hospital, Capt. Charles Riblett,
Denver provost marshal, disclosed
last night.
Capt. Riblett said the provost
marshal, identified as 1t. John
O'Connor, would be tried by mill
tary court in the next month and
that he had been replaced at the
hospital
The military policeman was Staff
Sergt. Ray Yapp, Capt. Riblett said.
He is alleged to have attempted
to extort $500 from the operator of
a Denver night club with an offer
to keep military police from de-
claring the club "out of bounds
for servicemen.