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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-29
NO LINCOLN HOLIDAY

Certain aryan arrogance has for years justified the
determination of the American Indians The same text
book teachings have depicted the coored slave happy
and contented individual Some authors picture Abraham
Lincoln meddler and nuisance in Southern affairs
and profess to believe that the 'slaye question: would
have been settled by Jefferson Lee and the Confederacy
(Which in 1914 hasn't got around to stopping lynch
ing discrimination and denial of the balot) There
only why Americas greatest president the
Great Emancpator does not rate national holiday and
that reason is because might Offend some of the I'M
democratic factions among Instead of having CUTS
to make the undemocra elements look up and accept
cur American ideals (Which we preach about we have
allowed the intolerance to dictate policy on Lincoln
whose Feb. 18th birthday comes and goes with few
weak lip-services here and there.
CAN WORK TOGETHER
There certainly is no logical why the ITO mil
lion white and 100 million colored who inhabt the Amer
can half of the globe not work. live and play together
Leaders on all sides agreed this point The biased
and intoerant factions the minority but unfortun
ately they, like Hitler possess powerful influence They
neither advocate desire racial harmony and is going
to be postwar duel between these fascss and the liberal
minds of America to whether mean business in our
talks of the Four Freedoms the Atlantic Charter and
other amity aims If the good people win America will
face happy future the ntoIerants ar ethe victors
America will have fought this war and sacrificed thou
sands of lives in van The place to begin is with educa-
ton Hitler IN 20 years reared generation to hate by
education and that by education we too can
eliminate hates and preudices Our American schools
where the remedies should begin.
HUB DISAPPOINTED NATION
The Boston School Committee might be interested in
knowing that its refusal to consider plan for racial
and religious harmony in this city was published in many
papers outside this state Colored news editors throughout
the country especially both surprised and disap-
pointed in dwindng sense of democracy. True the
tolerance issue was caused by the controversial Jewish
question Speaking with white supporters of the Boston
School Committee in its action been told that civic
pride played large part in the issue Some Hub commit
teemen and teachers felt nsuted that anyone could find
anything ntoerant in the local school system They felt
offended that plan for intolerance should even
gested for Boston and the was defeated Thus
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-08-17
Ssa% Mers Talpipes % a every western est Auto Supply

crack appears around the ..button"
at the end of the stem. When the
crack extends halfway around
the stem. the melon is said to be
in the 'thalf slip" stage; it is in
the full slip stage when the
crack goes completely around.
For immediate eating, pick
muskmelons in the full slip stage
when they have considerable yell
low undercolor. Melons in the
'.half Slip. stage requires a day
or two of ripening in cool place.
If they are to be shipped or held
for several days, pick them when
you note the first evidence of the
stems separating from the melon.
In netted varieties, quality is in
Dictated by the density of the
netting, the greater the density,
the better the quality. .aE .a,
Watermelons are tricky to pick.
Some gardeners say the melon is
ripe when the tendril or curl on
the vine near the melon is brown
or dead, but those who have gone
solely by this sign will confess to
having picked their share of green
melons. Others check by sound.
Green melons thumped with the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-08-17
Kenne&ick Courier-Reporter 3
~. Thursday, August IL, 1914

finger have a ringing sound. in
contrast to a flat, dull sound made
by ripe ones. This sign works
satisfactorily during the early part
of the melon season; however,
bruised melons sound ripe, and
in the latter part of the season,
melons that sound green are so
ripe they pop open when you
stick knife into them.
Color is probably the safest
sign. At maturity, the fresh green
color becomes softer and yellower.
Along with this yellow under
color, there is slight sparkle or
gloss. The greenish white of the
area in contact with the soil of
undisturbed melons turns to an
ivory or an ivory yellow.
Your county agent plans to
spend Wednesday of each week
around Prosser with half time to
farm calls and half time in office
at courthouse. Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday will be devoted
to working in and out of the office
at Kennewick. Call on us at any
time. $50
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-08-17
About the State
General Election Campaign Issues
Must Be Decided Soon
Ru Guy LaFollette

OLYMPIA. August 10 Ninety
davs from today the general cleo
tom will be behind us and the
president. Governor, Senator and
many lesser officials who will
serve us for the next four years
will be known.
As we have many times repeat
cd these people are our hired
help. the people to whom we will
have by our votes, given the auth
ority TO act for us in their various
capacities and the future of our
nation and our state depends up
on the wisdom. of these decisions.
Final Answer Comes From the
.at. Voters
Surely then we should inform
ourselves on the merits of the
issues and by all means we should
vote and thus be heard as to what
these ideas are, or forever after
quietly or perhaps meekly abide
by the results. If we vote, tina tbs
SS1e most we can do in the matter,
j we do not we are not entitled
to be heard for in the ballot box is
where the issues are joined, the
decisions made. That is the Amer
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-08-17

mary -. In 1910 some SO per cent
of the voters went to the polls in
the primary which came later in
the year War work and the
absentee voters made some diff
ference =. Only about fifteen
thousand service votes were re-
ceived =. while there are in the
service some one hundred eighty
thousand :. A heavier percent
age is expected for the general
election -. We will take a look
at candidates for other offices
soon -. Both parties have some
good people on their tickets
and both will elect some of them
to office, with. the help of good
citizens from the other party.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-08-17
lean way we near 50 much about.
Presidential Vote in Washington
May Be Close

Such sampling of opinion as
has been made on the presidential
issue seems to agree that the race
will be very close. Most authori-
ties indicate a majority for the
fourth term but very small ma
jority. Such expressions as we
have had from publishers however
indicate a strong preference for
the DeWey-Bricker ticket. Since
this information comes largely
from the smaller towns and the
cities are conceded to be more
inclined to the other faith this all
seems to balance out.
Washington Voters Could
Determine Results
While our small number of
electoral votes seem to be unim-
portant, it is possible that the vote
of this state could decide the cleo
ton. 1t does seem that events in
connection with the war, strikes
and other matters could tip the
vote in this state on the presi-
dental election, to one side or the
other. Leaders on both sides claim
a coming landslide for their party
which we doubt if either really
believes will occur. After all the
voters will make the decision, not
political leaders or news writer's.
About the state and Congress
ional Candidates -. Governor
Langlie seems well on his way to
reelection :. Senator Wallgren,
democratic nominee for governor
seems to have received less than
tWenty-eight per cent of all votes
cast for that office in the primary
!. all republican candidates
other than Langlie received COM
bined total of some seventeen per
cent of the total votes cast /.
Mayor of Tacoma and republican
candidate for Senator, Harry P.
Cain, and Congressman Warren G..
Magnuson, the democratic nominee
will stage an interesting race for
that office Cain may have
acquired strength in his strong
primary race against spirited and
capable opponents -. While Mag
nuson had but little opposition
all of which makes Cain look
stronger at this time ;. Republi-
cans claim that they will elect all
six of their candidates for Cam
gress :. they now have three and
the democrats three -. without
discussing the merits of these sew
eral candidates it would seem that
the republicans perhaps will gain
at least one additional seat !. !.
that vacated by Magnuson in the
Seattle-Kitsap county district !.
the democratic candidate Hugh De-
lacy being none too popular with
some members of his own party :.
It is of interest to note that only
about 43 per cent of the voters
cast ballots this year in the pri-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-08-17
County Agents
Column
by Walter L. Click

Dear Farmers and HOmemakerS::
In talking with your editor it
was thought desirable to have a
County Agents Column of educa-
tional nature together with news
events of actual farmer expert
ences. Such column might con-
tain reminders of farm problems
of timely appearance, it might
contain certain recommended
practices for better living on the
farm or it might relate what farm
ers or home makers are doing in
a successful manner Perhaps
some one has purchased new
herd sire or has raised a large
litter of pigs. Perhaps the use of
fertilizer he has increased yields
materially. Or maybe the house.
wife has been doing fine job
with the poultry flock. 1t is
hoped that in this way your county
agent will be more effective, and
can serve you better. We invite
your suggestions and news items.
If the column pleases, tell your
editor. If not, tell him so, also.
And now, we have word from
Fred Faster, extension poultry
man at W.S.C. He gives few
pointers on turkey care.
With a heavy demand for tur-
keys in prospect from both the
military and civilians, producers
can take better advantage of this
favorable condition by following
a few practices to put birds in top
shape
He suggests: 1. Provide plenty
of shade and rotate the turkey
flock on well sodded clean green
range very two weeks.
2. Feed bafy, dark green alfalfa
hay in racks if green ranges dry
up.
3. Keep cool, clean water con-
stantly before turkeys.
A. Continue to feed developing
mash or pellets in hoppers.
5. Provide at least two IL foot
range hoppers per 100 turkeys,
one hopper for mash or pellets
6. Move hoppers once each
week, feed shell or limestone grit
in separate hoppers and feed silica
or granite grit twice each week.
All f~;o 4f Glib
will be interested in knowing that
there will be All fair exhibit
participated in by all club men,
bers of Benton county. This will
be held at the Benton City high
school on August 26. Exhibits will
be in place by noon, judging will
be done on the Danish system in
afternoon, and there will be pro-
gram for the public in evening at
800, with demonstrations, talent
and movies. More next week.
Crossline pigs, obtained by
crossing purebred inbred lines,
give promise of being highly eff
ficient prok producers, announces
Walter Tolman, extension live
stock specialist of Pullman. He
reports that recent tests at Iowa
revealed 60 litters of crossline
pigs excelled purbreds in size of
litters, gains in weight and sur
vival of pigs. It should be re-
membered, however, that it took
good pure bred stock to make
these crosses. So it always pays
to use only the best stock obtain
able.
Melons will be ripening on the
vines of Benton county right away
and maybe a few suggestions are
| in order for picking them lust
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-08-17

Melons will be ripening on the
vines of Benton county right away
and maybe few suggestions are
in order for picking them just
at the right stage.
On muskmelons or cants, check
the place where the stem is at
tached to the melon. When the
melon begins to ripen a small
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21
NJ AR K ETS
POULTRY & EGGS

This schedule on wholesale Retail Egg
prices is the maximum and the most that
may be charged and is copied from OPA
Order No 233 An additional &c may be
charged for cartoned eggs, properly mark
ed as 10 size and grade, and cartoned
prior TO sale:
EGGS: Effective ian. i: Large A Eggs
Loose dc, cartoned doc. Medium A
Eggs-LooSe doc, cartnned 42c. Small A
Eggs=LooSe 30c cartoned &c
Large eggs of Grade "A quality, when
certified as such by the ISDA, may sell
&c above the price for Large Grade A.
Extra Large &C above. Jumbo &c above.
Assorted eggs of Med. A. B or c eggs DC
less than large Assorted eggs of Small
A, B, or c SC less than large of same
grade.
POULTRY PRICES: (All points Imperial
Valley OPA Maximum set Oct. u, l943)
First priee-At Ranch 10 Wholesaler or
Retailer. Second price - Delivered TO
Wholesaler or Retailer Third price-At
ranch 10 consumer:
Broilers, Leghorns, under 2A lbs, 3oe.
2L 10 , lbs. 29e; flyers 3D. lbs. 29c:
roasters, all weights. 2sc; fowl, Legharn,
all weights 25sc: colored. all weights
25lsc ducks, all sizes 25c; rabbits, under
5 lbs. 22-24c.
Los ANGELES. Jan. 21 UPl- EGGS:
Wholesale price, consumer grade; Large,
Grade 4oc. Grade B SIC; Medium,
Grade 34c; small, Grade A 26c.
Retail prices 10 consumers: Large,
Grade AA 53-54c: Grade A $3.50; Grade
b 45-47c, medium, Grade IA 49-54c;
Butter unchanged al oPA ceilings.
Turkeys. poultry and game unchanged
at ceilings.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21
l.. A. PRODUCE
Los ANGEL Ian 81 OPP

Los ANGELES, Jan. Il tUPb-
PUNCHED VEGETABLES: Steady. Per
Imperial Valley iced 2.75-3.00; carrots
local , doz. best 2.00-2.25. small and
ordinary l.25-1.50; iced crts. Santa Bar
bara county Is doz. 375-4.o0; OXnard
400: chard 2la-3 doz. l.25-1.50; green
onions s doz. 7.oo-7.50. fair 6oo-6.50;
kale 2lk doz. 80: leeks ? doz. 2.75;
mustard doz. 1.50-1.so 1.75; parsley 8
doz. 2:75-3.o 90; radishes small red doz
2.oo-25 Seal Beach 2.9o. fair 10;
$50: turnips 2i=-2 doZ. 100-l50.
CABBAGE: Steady. Per crt. local Can
nonball 20O-2.5o. Heavy packs 2.75;
jbos. and ordinary 1.O0-125; Imperial
Valley SKID. 3.6O-3.70. per cwt., red cab
bage 3.70; per cwt. Savoy crts. 1.oo-1.5o.
Valley crts doz. 3.50-4.o0. best 3.75-
400, fair 3.Oo-3. .25; 5 doz. 325-375. fair
2.50-3.00: local 2l4-3 doz. 75c-1. 90; ordi-
nary $500; iced Imperial Valley 4s
35o-3.75.
PEAS: Steady. Per ID: Imperial Valley
16c. San Diego and Santa Barbara coun-
~ 16c. China peas 35-4Oc.
PEPPERS: Steady. Per lb.: Bells san
Diego county fair 16-1sc; yellow chill
SQUASH: Firm. White summer I'M
perial Valley crts. 5.O0-5.50, San Diego
county lugs 5.00-5. 50; Italian Imperial
Valley crts. 450-5.Oo. fair 350-4.0o;
local and San Diego county lugs 4.50-
5.25. fair 400; No. 2s 100000; Table
Queen 1890; Banana per ID. 2i4-3c,
Hubbard 3 p dc.
TOMATOES Steady: Imperial VALLEY
crts. 9-12 tops 4.25-4.75. fair 400; 10
tops 3.5o-3.75. fair 3.25: 20-tops 2.75-
800. fair go: 6-tops 3.50-3.75, loose
or Is and lugs 2.00-2.25, fair l.5o-i.75.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21
By JAMES S. SHEEHY

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20 CUP)
War correspondent Dan Mcguire,
formerly United Press sportsWriter
in San Francisco. will be glad to
know his spokesman, the man in
the short white jacket" tossed an
extra jigger in Rum Collins to-
day and remarked:
The Pacific Coast Baseball
League climbed from bush to big
league when it elected Pants Row.
land president. The boys went
strictly first class and mark my
words-PantS will do just what he
says = make the circuit the best
minor league in captivity!
Pants is smart, the directors
know it, and they shelled out S12,-
500 a year for 10 years. The Wrig-
ley Chicago interests lost top
man. Remember how Pants put the
Los Angeles club in the black and
the pennant? He will be Mr.. P. C.
L. You'll see real baseball out here
after the war.
You might ask Manager Bill
Sweeney of the Angels what he
thinks of his old boss, who handed
Sweeney a $1,000 bonus before he
took the league presidency
The rail-resters called for an
other tall one to keep the chatter
going.
Come to think about it, the
league also added considerable class
when Brick Laws and Joe Blumen-
thai pulled Dolph Camilli out of
the New York Giants grab bag to
be Oakland's manager at $4,000 a
year.
Say, that Camilli can play first
base and will be shower short right
field fences! He'll make some four
barrel homers in Portland = the
kind Jim Poole, eX-Beaver first
sacker, used to hit. He might put
another one over the long Seals
right-field fence. He did it twice
in exhibition games.
Did you read that Johnnie
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 81. CUP)-
Oh, boy, here's one for the Holly
wood publicity men. frankie Cthe
swoonman Sinatra has gone and
bought himself a fighter He's a
heavyweight named Tami Mauri-
clio and he's as good as most OF
the heayies now worthy of the
name.
But the real gag comes from
Honest Cal" Working, the fign'
manager so termed because ne
never stole a house and lot - al
least in the day time.
Honest Cal like to snorted him.
self right from behind his bar when
he heard about the Sinatra- -MaIri-
clio deal.
"Yipe," he screamed in his usual
undertone which rattles the dishes
in Long Beach. That does it, now
I've seen everything
Working, after shaking himself
up two king sized malts with bour-
bon flavor, came down from the
ceiling long enough to get a few
words out.
That Mauriello. He should have
Sinatra for manager Every time
I try to get my Turkey Thompson
IN the same ring with him he
swoonS just like those bobby
sock girls do when they hear Sim
atra."
We suggested casually, from be-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21
Ex-Tennis King
Is Golf Winner

LOS ANGELES, Jan. q. CUP)--
One-time tennis king Ellsworth
Vines today moved into the top
rung of golfdom by taking the
$1,000 San Gabriel pro-amateur 18-
hole sweepstakes with a seven
under-par "a.
Shooting a 81 out and 80 in
Vines collected top money in both
the individual pro and twosome
events coming in three strokes un-
der favored Byron Nelson.
Vines, now a pro at the Southern
California golf and country club
and watson Hills paired in the
pro-amateur event for a 32-29-61.
Vines smashed the competitive
course record with seven brides
missed only two green's and re-
qcired only % puts.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21
Coostin9 Along

hind our own little pillboX, of
course, that Working take Bing
Crosby in as his partner and send
Thompson Crosby out against
Mauriello tSinatra.
That would be a suggestion from
a character like what don't know
the difference between a sour note
and a sweet SOCK" grimaced the
red facd Cal, who by now is reach
ing the explosion point.
Sometimes, when Working isn't
disturbed by such outside and
musical influences at F.. S. and
B. c., you can understand why he
blows his top.
Here he is with this big Turkey
Thompson who is getting bigger
and fatter by the day - and no
fights. The heavyweights around
the country seem to come Up with
a sudden case of ear trouble and
just don't hear normally when
someone talks Turkey.
And people are standing around
meaning to see a fight. They even
pay good dough TO see bantam
weights. But can l get my Turkey
a fight?'
And with that, Honest Cal turn
ed back to polishing his glasses
drinking variety, softly hmnming,
Turkey in the Straw" which def
nitely wasn't the F.. S. or B. c..
type.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21
Governor Orders INVESTIGATE
Del Rio Tourney

Sunday will see the third round
of play in the Del Rio Country
Clubs tournament.
The tourney which started Janu-
ary 9 was sudden death TO eight
players in the championship flight
and four in the first flight pair
ings.
Sunday the 10th saw Walter
Walsh eliminated Sd by L. w.
Marsh. Tom Leuchars finished
one-up on Bill Benson. Paul Post
downed Lee Lamberson 5-4 and
HARRISON won by default over
Cecil Middleton, in the champion
ship flight.
In this flight Sunday Marsh and
LeucharS will be paired in the
upper bracket and Post and Har-
relson in the lower bracket.
Bill Hurlburt bested Phil Tits
worth Sd last Sunday. Ashurst
won over Rutherford and Hartman
did the same to Lee Merritt. Skip
per didn't show so Griffin won by
default.
Paired Sunday, January %, in the
first flight will be Hurlburt and
Ashurst in the upper bracket and
Hartman and Griffin the lower
bracket.
Jack McLaren, Barbara Worth
pro, is spending Thursday after
Moons at the Del Rio giving aspir-
ing lady golfers lessons, Ray Nc
Mahan said Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21
Hickey Confident
Of Games Future

NEW YORK, Jan. 81 CUP) -
Branch Hickey is completely con-
fident of baseball's future despite
wartime uncertainties, but he is
glad to learn that the double-A
minor leagues have a similar faith
in the ability of the sport to with
stand further losses in manpoWer
They'll do all right. too. if play
ers remain available" the Brook
lyn president said yesterday. "As
far as the majors are concerned,
can't find any reason at all to
doubt their going ahead, regardless
of what happens in the minors"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21
Haughton Named
To Check CHARGE
Of Boxing Fakes

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 81. up
William P. Haughton, new member
of the state athletic commission
whom Gov. Earl Warren asked to
investigate charges of gambling and
taking in California boxing, said
today he could not plan his inveS-
tigation until he knew more about
the charges.
All he knew of chief boxing in
spector Willie Ritchie's charges
that California is the filthieSt.
dirtiest business I've ever seen" was
what he read in the morning news
paper. Haughton named TO the
athletic commission today 20 re-
place Everett L. Sanders. Hunting
ton Park, said.
Haughton. IN El Monte resident
and California department COM
mander of the American Legion
said he had asked the governor TO
send him a copy of Ritchie's charges
as soon as possible.
Gov Warren earlier said he had
not yet received the letter con-
tanning the charges.
Haughton described his boxing
experience as including "a little
boxing in the marine corps and
some boxing while I was in college
at Pomona and Harvard" He said
the governor was "eXaggerating a
little" in calling him a former in
tercolelgiate boxing champion.
Charles Jules Coyey of the ath-
letic commission welcomed the pro-
posed investigation and said the
governor and Haughton would find
him fully cooperative"
Warren described the published
text of RitchieS letter as rather
startling
1T certainly calls for some in
vestigation of the facts" the gov
ernor declared 1T must be looked
into"
Ritchie made his charges in a
letter asking for a transfer to some
other state department.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21
Baseball LEAGUE
Games SUNDAY

Three games are on the Sunday
baseball schedule of the Imperial
Valley Winter League goes into the
last half of its season.
The Marine Flyers will play the
El Centro Merchants at 11:00 a. m.
in the El Centro stadium. At 2:30
the park will witness the Ell Centre
Sports tangling with the BraWley
Merchants.
At BraWley the El Centro Town
les and the BraWley Government
Camp will compete.
The marine Ordnance team drew
a bye for the day.
None of the teams charge admit
tance fees.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21
l.. A. LIVESTOCK
Los ANGELES. Jan. q CUP)-

Los ANGELES. Jan. 81 GuP)-
CATTLE: Salable 600, general quality
plain. very slow, odd sales steady 10
weak some cleanup bids considerably
lower: few common medium steers L.
L. 50; medium heifers 12; common to
medium cows SSH; Gamers and cut
tiers &. 6.25-S 50; oGG tells Il.
CALVES: Salable 25, steady; odd good
vealers IA: medium io good calves l1.50-
1925.
HOGS: Salable 90c, slow but about
steady; few loads good tC choice 210-25o
lbs 1475 the support price. these usually
sorted Is TO 30 head under 200 ID.
weights at 13. medium TO good 100 TO
274 lbs. Ii 25-1460 few lis lbs. L.;
good 10 choice sows 10 SOIL.
SHEEP: Salable none: good To choice
wooled lambs quoted l4.50-l5.25.