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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
Who're Education
Has Fallen Down

II anyone tries to tell you the
American schools have not broken
down in both scholarships and dis
cipline, cite to them these follow
ing facts:
The navy found incoming fresh
men at the leading universities so
far below its educational stand
ards, it had to institute the v pro-
gram. In a test to 1900 freshmen
at q leading universities, IS per-
cent were unable to pass the arith-
metic test, and 81 percent failed
the whole test. Among the same
candidates for naval reserve Of
ficers training, only 10 percent
had taken elementary trigonome-
try in high schools, only % percent
had more than a year and a half
of math.
But, in order to enroll the num-
Der of men needed by the navy,
\ Admiral Nimitiz wrote in a letter
80 Professor Bredvold of the Uni
7 versity of Michigan, Nov. 81, 1941,
that ut was found necessary at
one of the training stations to low
er the standards in so percent of
the admissions -
Not half the graduates of the ele-
mentary schools in Tennessee to-
Gay can read and write well. The
condition is exposed in an article
IN the Tennessee Teacher by
school Superintendent H. I. Gala
nan, who says:
The testimony of high school
principals and teachers bears wit
ness to the fact that more than
nall the children finishing the
eighth grade in Tennessee schools
are unable to read with ease, COM
prehenslon, and pleasure; that
hey are very poor in the ele-
nentary mechanics of written
English"
1t is impossible to teach the
products of lax elementary schools
foreign language in college, as
VI. L: Braxton Woody, University
VI Virginia School of Romance
languages, says:
'AS SoiAy piouQStS VI Plo-
sressiVe education filter into our
.lassrooms, the problem of what
70 90 with them becomes more
ana more acute. 1t is really I'M
reasonable to expect them to learn
Iorelgn language since OUR mod
eln educators have failed lament
aoly IN their efforts to sugar-coat
u,s pill (of learing) -
what Children Miss
-: ~ the parent will sit down
VIII Ml.n his high school child one
nsht, ne will find the average cam
~ tgure the area of a floor
= 5he sides are given in feet and
Msenes; cannot name three coun-
ules in every continent; they
|. Continued on Page 81
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
Religious Worker Comes

n Rev. James N. Pendleton of Car
nation, Wash, was in Kennewick
early in the week in the interests
of the religious program Of the
area as sponsored by the State
Council of Churches. There is a
possibility that he may be sta
toned here to assist pastors and
other workers of the community
in their work among the many
newcomers of the industrial area
He was in conference with local
religious leaders Monday. %
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06

Dear MIR. Reed.
/ just want to take this OPP
portunity to let you know that ]
have been receiving the CIR, al
though somewhat irregularly.
According to the paper, the old
town has grown great deal
since many of us last saw it. 1
am certainly looking forward to
coming back to it.
My present surroundings are not
SO bad, as the scenery is very
nice. The food situation is fairly
good, except for the fact that
candy and sweets are very strictly
rationed.
Well, this just about does for
the space in this V-Mail, so will
close for now.
Best regards,
Sgt. Lowell w. Taylor.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
Move Bus Station

Move Bus Station
c. F. Chamberlain, travelling
agent for Washington Motor Coach
spent few days last week attend
ing to the moving of the company's
agency from the Kennewick hotel
to the Commercial hotel. 1t will
be the new bus station for Kenne-
wick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
Spends Furlough Here

Cpl. Thomas Terjeson, son-in-
law of Rev. and Mrs. John B.
Coan arrived Monday night from
his army Air Corps post at Scott
Field, ILL.,, for several days fur
Tough with his wife and daughter.
A part of the week will be spent
with his parents near Pendleton.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06
Plan for Spring Meeting

At the regular meeting of AL
thea Rebekah Lodge No. 1872 to be
held on Monday night, April 10,
plans will be made for attending
the spring meeting Of district 10
to be held at Wapato April IL.
Mrs. Guy Lyons is vice president.
Also the sisters are asked TO
remember that the donation for
the blood bank will be taken Mon
day night. Please make your do
nations generous and thereby save
some of our fighting boys. All
members are urged to be present
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06

Mrs. Elsie Walters left Wednes-
day morning for Seattle where she
will spend the Easter holiday with
her daughter and son and their
families.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06

David Hardy spent the week
end visiting at Gardena, near
Lowden, Wash.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06

Mrs. Lindsey H. Franklin spent
the week end in Seattle visiting
with friends.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-06

Mrs. G. F. Winkenwerder was a
Yakima visitor Monday. ~'
Evening star., 1944-04-04
DriscoII Denies Move
To Force Children 10
Quit School for Jobs

Denial of recent accusations that
the Board of Public Welfare was
attempting to force IA and Is year
old children to quit school and go
to work was entered by A. J. Dris-
coll, board member, speaking last
night before the Progressive Citi-
Gems OF Georgetown.
Mr.. Driscoll, however, added he
believed that a number of children
IN this category could we'll engage
In part-time work.
Henry w. Draper, supervising
principal of the first division and
In charge of elementary schools in
the Georgetown area, in turn de-
clared he considered it better that
some boys of none-to-h high mental
caliber leave school and get a Job.
In cases where boy is uninterested
In school work, he said, such boy
might well benefit by the train
ing which employment offers.
MIR. Draper related several in
stances in which a boy, given a work
permit before he was 1e, had done
surprisingly we'll. He urged that
Evening star., 1944-04-04

school attendance laws be made
more flexible
Mrs. George F. Becker advocated
that curfew law at least be tried
out in the District as a possible So
luton for juvenile delinquency. The
playground bounded by Volta place,
@ street. Thirty-third and Thirty
fourth streets should be closed to the
children at night, she declared,
charging immortality there at night
is rife.
Mrs. Oscar Kuldell introduced
motion calling for the condemnation
Of Villa Rosa in order that it might
continue as park and as the site
of the Children's Museum. The
motion was passed.
Miss Harriet Stem, from the
Speakers Bureau of the American
Theater Wing, spoke on Security
OF Military Information"
The meeting, held at 1416 Thirty
third street NV, was presided over
by Mrs. Elizabeth T. Sullivan, the
president.
Evening star., 1944-04-04
Jet Propulsion Chief Here

LONDON, April 4 (P.-GeofIrey
Smith, British authority on jet pro-
pulsion, is visiting the United States
at the request of Minister of Produc-
tion Oliver Lyttelton in connection
with the interchange Of information
contained in the technical press of
the two countries, it was learned last
night.
Evening star., 1944-07-31
| Mature to Star
nCoust Guard
| Revue Here

Marking its l54th anniversary
the Coast Guard will present ''Tars
and Spars," starring Chief Boat
swain's Mate Victor Mature, at the
Capitol Theater for week begin
nlng Thursday.
First musical revue produced by
naval unit. "Tars and Spars" also
is the first service show to include
the talents of its own servicewomen
Purpose of the revue, which is now
making a Nation wide tour, is to
spur enlistment in the SPARS, the
Coast Guard Women's Reserve. A
recruiting booth will be maintained
in the lobby of the Capitol during
the run of the show. According to
the Coast Guard, the show has in
creased enlistments wherever 1t has
played during its first four months
on tour.
Chief Mature, recently back from
IA months convoy duty in the North
Atlantic, heads a cast Of IS Coast
Guard men and women. The cast
is due here Wednesday morning
and Will be transported from the
station by the Red Cross Motor
Corps.
Evening star., 1944-07-31
'AnBIuff and BIaiher,
Anderson Replies 10
Fish S Libel Suit Talk
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWBURGH, N. Y, July 31.-"All
bluff and blather" is the comment
of Playwright Maxwell Anderson on
the declaration of Representative
Fish, Republican, of New York. that
he will file libel actions against Mr.,
Anderson and other Signers of an
anti-Fish political advertisement.
Mr.. Fish, seeking denomination at
tomorrow's primary in the 29th dis
trict, announced yesterday he would
file actions against the signers of
what he termed "a scurrilous and
defamatory political advertisement. "
Mr.. Anderson was chairman of the
committee which published the ad-
vertisement in the Nyack IN. "
Journal-News.
Calls Suit Wonderful News"
If Mr.. Fish will actually sue us
and go through with the proceed
ings," Mr.. Anderson said, this is
wonderful news. What we of the
committee want is to get Fish's rec
ord before the voters. If we can
get him into the court and compel
an examination of his history, he
will never again dare to enter a po-
litical campaign.
ut is his practice to bring suits
during a campaign, make big howl
about them, then drop them quietly
when the campaign is over. He yells
loudly about scurrilous and libelous
attacks, and he knows perfectly we'll
that we have said nothing that is
not true and in the record"
II the actions are brought to trial
Wendell L. Willkie is pledged to rep
resent Mr.. Anderson and his asso-
ciates as attorney. Mr.. Willkie told
Mr.. Anderson in telegram: Il shall
count it public service to represent
ycu."
Mr.. Fish filed a $25OO0O libel ac-
ticn Friday against Robert F. Cutler,
whose name appeared in the adver-
tisement when it was published orig
inally in the Ramapo Valley indie
pendent at Suffern. N. Y.
Dewey and Willkie Agree.
The quarrel united Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey, Republican candidate for
President, and Mr. Willkie, against
Mr.. Fish on the eve of tomorrow S
primary.
On Friday the Governors ofice
announced renewed opposition to
Mr., Fish on the ground he had
raised religious and racial issues. s"
Quoting New York newspaper in
terview a Dewey spokesman said
Mr.. Fish had said the Jews are
more or less for the New Deal. un-
fortunately and 1T would be much
better if they split their vote"
Mr.. Fish said he simply stated
what everybody knows"
Mr.. Willkie has congratulated Gov.
Dewey, but not formally stated he
will support the Republican party in
November. Both opposed Mr.. Fish
two years ago.
Evening star., 1944-07-31
D. c. Girl Is Winner
Of Science Scholarship

Barbara Jane Nelson, l7-year- -ole
Western High School graduate, wa.
the only girl among five winners OF
the Bausch and Lomb $500 sci.
'ence scholarships to the University
.of Rochester, it was announced to-
day.
Miss Nelson, daughter of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Robert H. Nelson, 3704 Brandy
wine street NV. will enter the. uni
yersity in September with the first
group of students to be awarded
scholarships by the company as its
contribution toward training of fu-
ure~scientists. She led her class OF
229, students at Western and won
severarl awards for academic
achievement. A member of many
clubs. she was an assistant in the
chemistry laboratory and worked on
the Western Breeze.
Evening star., 1944-07-31

You'll forget how you spent it.
but not how you saved it. Let's all
back the attack: Buy more War
Bonds.
Evening star., 1944-07-31
Extended Hunt Fails
To Locale Missing
Army Hospital Plane
Airline Dahl.
Trsly Msea.

Despite an extensive search, there
was no further word today as to the
fate. of the giant hospital plane
missing since Wednesday on its way
back from Great Britain with 2e
aboard. including 18 stretchers cases
most of them men wounded in battle
and five crewmen from nearby
Virginia.
The War Department said 15O
planes of the Air Transport Com
mand and the Royal Canadian Air
Force were conducting the sarch for
the plane which left Iceland but did
not arrive at its Newfoundland base
The plane was last heard from
about l am. Wednesday, the War
Department said.
Transcontinental & Western Air,
Inc, contract operators of the plane,
issued a statement last night say
ing the plane had fuel enough at
the point last heard from ito fly
to Washington on-Stop. OF to reach
Newfoundland, New York, Montreal
or any one OF 100 airports.' It's
normal fuel supply would not have
been exhausted until close to noon .
on Wednesday. TWA added.
Only one of the crewmen Is un-
married. Harry Cumberland, the
radio operator who lives in Beverly
Park Gardens, Alexandria. Mrs
Grace Holman of Glendale. Calf
mother of the navigator, Harold E
Holman, arrived just before his de-
parture nine days ago and is await
ing word about him with his wife in
Parkfairfax, Alexandria, apart
ment.
The co-pilot's wife. Mrs. Howard
r. Latimer. VINO gave birth to a
baby girl six weeks ago, and the
flight officers wife, Mrs. Rayburn
Darst. who is expecting a baby in
two months, also were waiting word
in their Alexandria homes. The
pilots wife, Mrs. Robert w. Funk
house, lives In a Lee Gardens apart
ment in Arlington.
Evening star., 1944-07-31
Fly Says He win Remain
Al FEC Tor Some Time
BY theiAssociated Press.

BY thesAssociated Press.
Chairman James Lawrence Fly OF
the Federal Communications Com
mission said in statement today
that "at the moment / have no
definite plans except to remain here
for some substantial period Of time.
A forecast of his resignation had
been reported over the radio.
His statement: I'm view of the
unreliable rumors as to my resig-
nation from the FEC, I would like
to set this matter at rest. have
been in the Government service for
a continuous period of Is years. For
some time I have been conscious of
personal considerations which indi-
cate the wisdom of my returning to
the private practice of the law.
However, there are a few Jobs to
finish around here and / propose to
see them finished. At the moment
/ have no definite plans except to
remain here for some substantial
period Of time"
Evening star., 1944-07-31

turing Co. dissolved last night when
2,400 striking CIO United Steel
workers voted. 3 to l, not to return
to work. The reported discharge
Of a workman brought on the strike
which Union President Nick Conley
said was unauthorized
Approximately l.100 employees at
the Anaconda Wire g. Cable Co. S
Marion IndJ plant remained idle
after a reported WLB delay on a
wage increase petition.
Still unsettled were disputes in
volving TOO workers at the John
Harsch Foundry, Cleveland: 500
glass workers at Ball Bros. Co..
Muncie. Ind: 100 machinists at the
Federal Mogul Co, San Francisco,
and Is musicians at Radio Station
KSTP. Minneapolis.
Evening star., 1944-07-31
Failure 10 Increase
Pulp Output May
Bring New Paper Cut
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Further curtailment of paper
supplies for newspapers, magazines,
books and commercial printers Is
possible in the final quarter Of the
year unless voluntary action by the
entire pulp and paper industry
boosts the output of military and
essential civilian papers, the War
Production Board warned today.
In addition, one or the other OF
two stern types of control faces
the paper producers themselves
unless prompt improvement is seen,
Rex w. Hovey, director Of WPB' s
paper division, stated.
The alternatives, Mr.. Hovey said
are complete priority control of
paper similar to that long exercised
over metals or mandatory produc-
ton directives issued by the Army
The situation has been laid before
three industry committees, repre-
senting producers of groundwood
writing and book papers, by Mr.
Hovey and Harold Boeschenstein
acting director of WPB's Forest
Products Bureau, 1t was announced
Requirements Stepped Up.
Mr.. Boeschenstein explained that
military requirements have been
stepped up for packing, nitration
pulp for explosives, special pulps
for Army tires and many special
military papers.
Unless raw material production
and waste paper collection can be
stepped up. he said, the heightened
military demand will cut the paper
available for civilians.
While the paper industry in gen.
eral is cooperating in accepting
Government orders, Mr. Hovey said.
about 10 per cent Of the mills have
not been accepting their share.
Each mill through directives
placed upon them will be required to
accept their proporationate share of
such business" he added. Only in
such way will direct ALLEGATION
through the use of priorities be
avoided"
Need Industry Cooperation.
Mr.. Hovey said the industry COM
mittees in the sessions here had
unanimously agreed that the use
of priorities would be detrimental
to the industry and could only be
avoided through cooperation of the
entire industry"
The paper industry spokesmen
fatty asserted that they were unable
to produce sufficient printing and
writing papers to meet both military
and civilian demands, WPB's an
Evening star., 1944-07-31
Court-MafiaI Orders Major
Dismissed From Service
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TAMPA, Fla. July 81. - Maj
Samuel Sansweet of Philadelphia
yesterday was found guilty by gen.
eral court-martial of conduct unbe-
coming an officer in incidents in
volving two women and was ordered
dismissed from the service.
Charged with 18 viola tions of mil
itary law, he was convicted on eight
counts. The charges involving the
women constituted violations of the
95th Article of War, for which dis
missal is mandatory, and no extra
punishment was ordered for the
other offenSes.
Maj. Sansweet. Signal Corps Of
f1cer at Drew Field, has a record OF
rs years in the Army. The sentence
is subject to review by officers at
the Sd Air Force headquarters and
by the President.
Evening star., 1944-07-31
Five Chevrolet Plants
left Idle by Strike
OF 1000 in Detroit
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT, July 31.-Five wal
plants producing parts for Pratt
81 Whitney airplane engines ane
employing approximately 7,0O(
men were left virtually idle to-
day by a strike of CIO unionist:
over rates of production
The plants were in group O.
six of the Chevrolet gear and axi'
division of General Motors Corp.
where an original walkout in ont
plant last week spread to foul
others. The sixth plant, described
as used largely for apprentice train.
ing, was not affected.
All the plants involved are located
in Detroit.
Suspension of five workers fol
failure to meet production rate!
preceded a strike In plant No.
last Thursday by members of Loca
235. CLIO United Automobile Work
erS.
Union officials said the worker!
complained they could not mee1
new production rates which tn,
company said had been arrived a.
through time studies with the union
Firm Refuses to Negotiate.
General Motors had refused K
offer to negotiate the dispute. q
corporation spokesman explaining
that the firm would stand by it:
policy not to attempt a settlement
while strike was in progress.
Nestor B. Dessy. president ol
Local 235. said members, at a meet
ing last night. voted to remain away
from work until grievances were
settled and demanded that the Wal
Labor Beard intervene or the dis.
pute be sent to President Roose.
welt.
H. W. Anderson, vice president ir
charge of General Motors personnel
had said earlier that the corpora
ton had expected the UAW-CIC
international leadership would. 'ir
keeping with its established public
policy in wartime" take immediate
positive steps to end the strike.
In other parts of the Nation, more
than $500 other workers were re-
ported idle.
A dispute at the General SteeI
Castings Co. Commonwealth plant
Granite City. Ill.,, kept about 4.30C
workers off the job. The stoppage
which arose when 800 clippers
claimed abuse by a foreman, was
termed unauthorized by the CIC
United Steel Workers Union.
Meetings Seek Settlements.
Early settlement of two disagree
ments involving $500 workers de-
pended on the outcome of meetings
today.
At Roebling. N. j.. the Executive
Board OF Local 2lll. CIO United
Steel Workers of America. prepared
for mass meeting to attempt to
end the walkout of 5000 wire plant
employees of John A. Roebling &,
Sons. The employees quit in dispute
concerning the take home" pay OF
nine workers.
At Buffalo, where 300 night-shift
workers of the Houdaile- Hershey
Corps Houde Engineering Division
plant were idle because of a wage
dispute, the employees planned to
meet to bring about settlement.
Return to Work Voted Down.
Hope for early settlement of a
work stoppage at the Ashland (KyD
shell plant of the Clayton Manufac-
Evening star., 1944-07-31
Police Let Brakeman
Settle Own Wreck
BY the Associated Press

BY Inc ASSOCIATED PfeSS.
SALT LAKE CITY.-Police called
to the wreck said this was one acci-
dent the participants would have
to settle between themselves.
A couple of railroad brakemen
had left their Jobs for home at the
same time Soon after, they col
lided at an intersection. Driver OF
one of the cars was Leroy w. Tay-
lor. Driver of the other was Ivan D
Taylor. his brother.
Evening star., 1944-07-31
First Wounded Reuch /.
Richmond Army Hospit0i

The first group Of wounded vet
erans from Normandy arrived. Sat.
urday at the newly opened Nc
Guire General Army Hospital,
Richmond, Va. the Associated Press
reported today.
The veterans, including six Vir-
ginians, were flown from England
by ambulance plane and taken to
MCGUIRE by hospital train. AS nurses
and doctors settled them in the
wards where the paint Is hardly
dry the veterans repeated hoy
fine" 1t was to be home.
Evening star., 1944-07-31
THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. C.sss A.
e,s ~

nouncement said, and urged that
the present orders limiting paper
usage ''be further restricted SO that
a balance between printing paper
supply and demand could be ef-
fected
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-10

yENN-At bennington. Ont. James
George. brother Of Helena NJ. and John
A. venn Funeral a. chapel OF the Vim.
n. Hamilton Co.. Cas- Ave. al Alsyan-
drins. Wednesday morning az AS and
% Madonna Church. 18th and oskmAn
Blvd. a. $40.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-10

cLANx-Esther, beloved wife Of Harry.
dear mother OF Leonard. Edwin. Cpl.
seymour OF Us. A. ana Naomi: dear
sister Of Herman and Myron knoppow
srothsrs chspsi. rfis John r.. wedn.s
day %. m
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-10

EAsrIs-oet. O. Peter T.. beloved nus:
band OF Rose Louise. dear father Of
rdmund. Harry. Norman. HsIei. Lucille.
Marvin. Laurence. Peter. James. Flea
more and MAry. brother OF Lillian. the
residence, t<il welieslsy. Drive. Palmer
Woods. Wednesday at 3: 80. Gesu Church
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