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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-23
Thumbs Down on
Local Airport

Planning on post war activity in
the air, the city council has been
dickering with three separate out
fits who wanted to lease the local
airport. A tentative contract had
been entered into with one group,
lack of action causing its cancella-
ton. A group from Pasco then ap-
peared with a proposition to put
in a seaplane base two miles up
the river. With this, a deal for the
local port was desired.
The company operating the CT
william flying field at Richland has
been ordered out and they, too,
sought a lease on the Kennewick
port Besides these, Herb Henne,
a local operator, also applied to
the city for the privilege of OPP
Grating a flying school on the
city's site. -. H..
All had been requested to sub
nit their propositions at a special
meeting Monday night, when in
formation from the naval station
was to have been submitted. It
was. It was definite and positive.
There will be no civilian flying
for the duration, at least-in this
area. This directly from Capt.
B. B. Smith, in command of the
18th district.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-23
Village Players
Select New Show

December 9th has been set by
the Richland Village Players as
the date for the presentation of
their play, "The Male Animal"
a smash hit by James Thurber
and Elliott Nugent. Story Of the
play is based on an academic
rumpus stirred up by an annouce-
ment by a well-meaning English
professor that he is going to read
to his class three letters by men
whose professions were not that
Of writers, but who all had some
thing to say and said il eloquently.
In the midst of the turmoil, the
greatest football hero the college
ever had returns and pays con-
siderable attention to the profess
sor's wife, Ellen. Throw in one
of the biggest games Of the foot
ball season, fist fight between
Professor Turner and his rival
when the professor takes off his
glasses and his professional dig
nifty and reverts to the male ami
NAL defending his cave and his
mate against an interloper, and
Ellen's final discovery that i'm the
professor she has, after all, a
pretty good composite picture of
"The Male Animal, and a full
evening of hilarious entertainment
is provided.
Leads in the play which is di-
rected by William Rankin, are
played by Diana Van ,Wyck and
Charles Stuart. #
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-23
City to Study
Street Lighting

Among the postwar plans for
civic improvement, the city coun-
Gil is considering the substantial
extension of the street lighting
system. With the new buildings
going up on the main drag, street
lights for the block above the
Kennewick Hotel are being asked
for. This much would require
five more poles, but councilmen
think. considerably larger num-
Der is needed, especially if the
highway is to be properly lighted.
Numerous accidents along the
highway has called attention to
the lack of lights in that section
and the city will take steps to
remedy that situation. Other traf-
fic development arising are calling
for additional lights, too and a
survey will be made to determine
how large project is necessary.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-23
Three Elections
For Next Month

: Irrigation district elections will
be held on the second Tuesday in
December-the 18th. One direc-
tor in each Of the districts is to be
elected, both incumbents signify
ing their willingness to serve again
il elected.
In the Columbia district, Ole
Brue's term expires. Harry Hamp-
ton of Hover is chairman of the
board with A. j. Thompson as the
other holdover.
In the Kennewick district, the
term of r. A. Gragg will expire.
He, too, is willing to put i'm anoth-
er term. The other two members
of the board are Lemar Forake;
and Frank Lampson.
The city general election will al
SO be held that day. There are no
contests for any of the city offices
SO the city election is not likely
to be very exciting one either.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-23
Chinese Talks on
War Situation

Our attitude and strategy in the
Pacific war was the subject of a
well delivered talk before the XII
wants club Tuesday noon by DIR.
Cheng, Chinese doctor of philoso-
ply at the University of Washing
ton. He gave the impression that
the situation would probably wind
up with China and the United
States bearing the brunt of the
war, with but little effective help
from Great Britain or Russia. He,
while stressing the seriousness of
the present situation, was optimis
tic about the final outcome.
The luncheon was held at the
Angus Grill this week, because of
the temporary closing of the reg
ular meeting place.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-23
Clifford Loses on
Early Purchase Of
9Th War Bond
Finds line ahead at
opening Of bank early
Monday morning

X. G. Gifford's ambition to be
the first Kennewick citizen to buy
d war bond in the Sixth Drive was
thwarted. He had made a deal
with Cy Miller, manager of the
local Roxy theatre and member OF
the bond committee to be on the
bank steps early Monday morning
to be the first to buy bond.
When Miller arrived, however,
he found that there was a line OF
one ahead of him-there for the
avowed purpose of beating Gift
for to the punch. The line con-
sisted of Junior Cox who marched
in to Mr.. Deeter and pungled up
for $500 worth of bonds.
The story is interesting. While
he was applying for his bonds two
men were waiting to cash their
bonds.
Junior Cox tried and tried to
get into the services. He was
turned down but not discouraged.
He determined that he would have
to do his part with the purchase of
bonds and so he has turned every
cent he could get hold of into
bonds. His savings amounted to
5000 since the Fifth drive. II
all went into bonds.
Cox was tickled to be able to
beat Clifford to the draw, but
Clifford was almost equally pleas
ed to see that others had the
same idea of getting their bonds
bought early.
Meantime Miller is making pre-
parations for his bond premier,
his bond auction and his special
bond show for the kiddies. The
theatre is really going to town on
the bond sale and is sparing no eff
fort to make this deal 60 over. The
bond booth in the lobby of the
theatre is now open and persons
may make their purchases there
each evening during the campaign.
The bank and postoffice also is
sue bonds during the business day.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-23
Church Players Form
VOlleyban League

An informal league of volley-
ball teams has been formed by
the Mems Bible class of the United
Protestant Church in Richland.
First games in the series scheduled
by the four teams already entered
in the league will be played Tues
day, Nov, %, at the Sacajawea
grade school gym. - t".
Teams already formed are the
Administration Building, Engi-
neers, Safety, and 800 Area, and
it is expected that additional teams
will be added to the roster as the
season progresses.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-23
City Considering
Parking Meters
For Main Street
Purpose is to ease the
traffic situation; make
investigation meantime

Kennewick's city fathers are
considering the installation of
parking meters. If favorable ac-
ton is taken, it is planned to in
stall them on the four main blocks
and to the alleys on the five side
streets, about two hundred in all.
Idea is to relieve the traffic con-
gestion and eliminate the preva-
lent all day parking on the main
street.
Proposition Offered the city was
free installation of the meters,
the company taking 75Tb of the
net take until the purchase price
was paid, each costing about $50.
Usually the meters pay for them
selves in about year and a half,
according to Mr.. O'Brien, the ex-
pert, after which the city gets all
the rentals. In the meantime the
city's' share would pay for the
special enforcement officers work.
. General reaction to the PROPOSE
ton was favorable, as experience
has proved that citizens and mer-
chants alike object to the long,
time blocking of the available
parking spaces along the street. In
some localities the cities have been
requested to make the installations
the representative stated.
Because of the absence of the
mayor and with but four of the
councilmen present, the matter
was deferred until the next meet
ing. In the meantime the matter
will be discussed at the chamber of
commerce, the Kiwanis club and
among the merchants to determine
their desires.
Should the city give the order,
it will be spring before the install
lations are made, Mr.. O'Brien
stated, as the manufacturers are
now four months behind on their
orders.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-23

Mrs. Anna Roberts of Grand
view and two granddaughter
Georgetta and Henrietta Jamison
Were overnight guests Saturday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Christen and
family.
Mrs. Hugh Bell received news
of the death of her father, Dan
Trembly early Tuesday morning
at a hospital in Tacoma. Mr.
Trembly has been in very poor
health the past two years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Fouch and
daughter Helen left Wednesday
to spend the Thanksgiving holi.
days with the Stanley Fouch fam
lily in Kelso.
The bus serving the school chill
dren in this community, having
been laid up for repairs the pas.
week, was back on the job this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Dorothy and
Miss Ann McBee Were guests Sat
urday at the Ed Christen home
and attended the dance at the
Community hall. 4
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-23
Nation acinq
Crisis in War
Program
Leaders urge every citi-
zen to help finance this
country'S war effort

Every American citizen must
heed the call to the colors-that
comes with the Sixth War Loan
il we are to win the war, insure
the future economic soundness Of
our country and build up person.
al economic security through the
wears TO come" Reno Odlin, Wash
.ngton State War Finance Com
n. l;iee chairman, told the press
today in sounding the keynote Of
the Sixth War Loan, and urging
everyone to invest every cent
possible i'm war bonds.
From the beginning Of the war
financing program our state has
occupied a place of honor near the
head of the list of states. Month
after month we have been at or
near the top of the list in e. bond
sales. In each War Loan we as
state have surpassed the quota as
signed to us. The State Of Wash
ington can take genuine pride in
its performance to date" Odlin
added.
s'Our ambition i'm the Sixth War
Loan is to lead the states in per-
Torrance. To do that every citizen
must do his share.i
ffNow that the Treasury has
provided means by which r.
bonds, in case of necessity, may
be redeemed Immediately for cash,
il would seem reasonable that
every spare or idle dollar should
be loaned to the government in
these times of need"
Odlin emphasized the hope for
an early victory in Europe. Along
with this he stressed the fact that
with all our power turned toward
the West we can look for a COM
plete and early defeat of our other
enemy-Japan.
"But while both wars, or either
of them, are in progress, the re-
quirement for materials, supplies,
arms and munitions continue and
must be provided. In this way
we can share with our men and
women i'm the armed forces In
carrying a part Of the burden Of
war;" Odlin pointed out.
"We, in this state, have always
felt that war in the Pacific was
the toughest war we have ever
faced. We realize that there are
many months of bloody fighting
ahead. We know that every war
bond purchased will help to Short
en- this war;" Odlin remarked.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-23
AAA Community
Leaders Meet

The Community Committees of
Franklin and Benton AAA As
sociations met for an all day meet
ing i'm the Benton County AAA
Assembly room on Tuesday of this
week. The program was given
over almost entirely to agricul-
lures place in the postwar period,
particularly as affecting the wheat
and diversified farmers of this
region.
Harry Hampton, chairman of
the Benton County AAA COM
mittee gave a resume of the state
AAA convention held at Yakima
October 5 and 6. Particular stress
was laid on the necessity of getting
farmers, as a whole, to think Of
the agricultural problems in a
broader sense as they pertain to
county, state, and national out
lets. "Any constructive Farm
Program must come from the
farmers themselves, there is no
going back" stated Mr.. Hamp-
ton.
Dean McAlister, speaking at the
Yakima convention, said, sour
future nationally depends on four
pillars, government, industry, la
Dor, and agriculture. These must
be educated to pull together, not
each striving to place itself above
the other for group gain. Agri-
cultures chief objective should be
along the line of conservation and
researches to insure ample pro-
duction and distribution"
Walter Click, Benton-Franklin
county extension agent, gave an
interesting talk on the community
obligation to returning veterans,
particularly those that desire to
return to agriculture.
F. NJ. Ludlow, of Church Grape
Juice Co., gave review of the
prospects for grape production
and outlet for this area. He gave
a promising picture for grape
growers in comparison with other
areas, especially on rates of pro-
duction and prices for same.
Ray Prater, farmer fieldman for
the AAA, also gave a review OF
the wheat situation both domestic
and foreign. He outlined some
of the problems wheat men may
expect to face in the near future.
James Wright, state AAA COM
mitteeman, of Outlook, spoke
briefly on the beef cattle supply
and requirements.
The high-light of the day was
a speech made by Archie Camp,
state AAA committeeman, of Pull
man, on the "Place of AAA in
farm planning both present and
future" He also. stressed the
responsibilities of local committees
to furnish resumes of the think
ing of the farmer and farm groups
in their respective communities.
At noon a plate luncheon was
served the group by the Ranch
club of Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-23
Adams and Bailey Form
New Building Firm

Adams & Bailey is the name
of a new firm of contractors max
ing their announcement in these
columns this week. Both are pre-
war residents of Kennewick and
familiar with local affairs. They
announce their willingness to
build complete new buildings,
residences or make every kind OF
alterations or additions. See their
announcement elsewhere.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-23

Harold z. Harris was among the
Benton county inductees into the
army in the November quota Of
ten. LeMar E. Garrard was ac-
copied into the navy in the same
quota. ~. .-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-23
Collision Wrecks Car,
Kills Cow, Injuries Woman

Mrs. Ralph Wooden received
bruises and wrenched arm Sat-
urday when their car Struck cow
on the highway. The car was
wrecked quite badly and the cow
was killed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-23

Dennis Foster, Kennewick, is
now in apprentice seaman train
ing at the us. Maritime Service
Training state, Avalon Catalina
Island, California.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-23
Richland Takes
Dayton HIS. 400

A strong Richland football team
defeated the Dayton high school
gridderse easily 400, here last
Friday afternoon at the temporary
field across from the Richland
park. ~
Starting right with the kick
off, Richland drove down the field,
spearheaded by Ludwig, to score
from the five-yard line on an end
run by Grubb. Franceschini made
the extra point. Richland scored
again in the first period when
Dayton fumbled on their first
down and Sircoloumbe recovered.
Franceschini went over for the
touchdown and kicked for the
extra point. ..-..s
Richland made two touchdowns
in the second quarter, one on
line smash by Franceschini and
the other when Sircoloumbe inter-
copied a Dayton pass and out
distanced the entire team in a
3O-yard dash to the goal line.
Conway set up the first touch
down in the second half with a
fifty yard dash to the yard line
on a criss cross play. Ludwig
carted the ball across from the
seven. Switching from tailback
to the fullback position, Frances
chini smashed through the Day.
ton line for thirty yards to score
Richards sixth touchdown.
With five minutes of the third
quarter to 60, Coach John Eu-
bank started throwing in his Sec
ond and third string who played
the remainder of the game. Cor
don Weir, a third string back, hit
the line steadily to set up the last
touchdown play by Jack Yaggi.
Altogether Eubank used 26 men,
everyone on the squad with a uni
form, in the fourth game in which
Richland has held the opposing
team scoreless.
The only serious threat by the
Dayton team came in the first
quarter when a 50-yard pass play
put them on the Richland IL yard
line, after which they made a
first down on the two-yard line.
Four tries failed to put the ball
across the goal, however.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-23

The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet Thursday, Dec. at 3
o'clock at the home of Edna Lud-
dington. Members please contac:
Mrs. Herb O'Hearn for transporta-
ton by calling evenings. Mem
bers please bring cotton and rayon
rags to be sent to American Lake
hospital, to bezsused in rag rug
making by the patients there.
Alsi bring finished quilt blocks
for the Red Cross quilt.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-23

d. e. Hansen is spending the
Thanksgiving holiday with his
daughter, Mrs. Carl Philips in
Yakima.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-23

Roger Records is in Portland
this week on business.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-23
News ~
BEHIND
THENE''||E|li!!SfZSE1
Honest Differences
By Paul MALLoN :

Honest Differences
NEW RK.-Luckily the non
sense of American political cam
paiens generally evaporates as last
as the ballots themselves, which
once counted, lose their value and
become waste paper. only SUD.
stance survives. Falseness cannot
endure the calmer atmosphere OF
reasoning and acquire perman-
ence.
IN the closing of the campaign
z hasty people on the radio, for
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-01-06

News want-ads bring results.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-01-06
See Here,
Private Hurg1' owe!
by Morton Hurqrove .xse.
W.k.O
Sc RNtC z


times. Out of every hundred photo
graphs taken at Fort Bragg-offi-
cial or personal, professional or am
ateur-it is safe to say that the
flexible face of Private Mulvehill
will beam out at you from ninety
five of them. Photographers have
no idea of how he gets into the
pictures, but picture of any Rec"
hall in the Center wifi show Mulve-
hill playing ping-pong. (He's the cne
nearest the camera.)
Mulvehill's next greatest talent is
his ability to create wildness and
confusion at will. His desk drawers
bulge and spill great quantities of
unrelated papers, old notes, news
paper clippings, and weird personal
effects. His working schedule and
methods are chaotic and unfathom-
able. He can write six stories at
once, using every needed typewriter
in the building.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-01-06

and a few energetic soldiers at the
other. end of the squadroom rise
and begin the morning with sicken-
ingly cheerful horseplay. They yank
the covers off their neighbors. The
neighbors yank the covers back on.
Private First Class Bishop. un-
official guardian of the public rela-
tions staff, rises from his bunk which
is next to mine. "Hargfovei Bushe
mil Get up Salute the morn!" Then
he yells down the length of the
squadroom to the bed of Private
First Class Thomas (''Thoss') Null
vehill
Mulvehill, every morning, has al
ready been forcibly elected from
his bed by his wild neighbors. He
is, by this time, sitting on the edge
of his bunk, with his great head sunk
between his knees and his fingers
fumbling with his shoelaces. In a
thick and fiery Irish brogue, he is
berating whatever forces of destiny
put him in this mad corner of the
squadroom.
l stick a cautious toe out from un-
der the covers. The outer air isn't
cold but, then again. it isn't warm.
/ roll over and look at the next
bunk, where Private Bushemi is
snoring gently. roll back, get COM
Portable, and pull the cover over
my head.
"Hargrovel" roars Bishop. "Get
your lazy bones out of bedl It's
five after sikh"
"Call me at ten after SIX" / NUT
ter. Better still just sing out when
my name is called at reveille."
Private Bishop reaches over sud-
denly and rips the blankets from
the bunk. rise, cursing him sound
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-01-06
Four Farmers Meet
ings Set

Arrangements for four meetings
in the next two months of special
interest to Putnam county farmers
were announced at Ottawa by Coun-
ty Agent L. C. Holtkamp. Two of
the meetings were held this week
and the other two will be held in
February.
L. H. Barnes, extension specialist
in farm management, was at the
courthouse in Ottawa for a farm ac-
count and income tax meeting Tues
day. He explained how to keep the
new Ohio Farm Account book as
well as indicate the receipts, ex-
penses and depreciation figures for
the March 1914, final income tax re-
port.
At p. m. the same day a meet
ing was held in the municipal build
ing at which Barnes assisted farm
ers in summarizing their 1943 farm
account records.
On Feb. 3, c. L. Blackman, dairy
specialist, will be the principal
speaker at two meetings where he
will discuss feeding and manage
ment together with the artificial in
semination program.
Holtkamp pointed out that farm
ers having individual herd prob
lens should contact the agents of
fee and as many personal visits as
possible will be made in the order
requested.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-01-06
Putnam Grange Pro-
gram Set

Plans for the 1914 grange pro-
gram in Putnam county were an
nounced by Charles Reese, county
deputy.
The visiting program of the SUBJ
ordinate oranges will be launched
Feb. 7 with Leipsic going to Gilboa.
Pandora will visit Sharon July Z
and Belmore will go to Pleasant,
Sept. 25.
Pomona grange has set up busy
schedule for the coming year. On
March "a a meeting will be held
at Pandora with Pandora confer
ring the fifth degree. Belmore will
be host to the county group May IL
and Aug. IL. Sharon will be the
host to Pomona grange. The an
nual election of officers will take
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-01-06
Beaverdam

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Michael and
family spent the week end with Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Younkman and fam
lily at Clyde.
DR.. w. c. Lacock of Fl. Braggs.
N. Carolina was a holiday visitor of
Mrs. w. c. Lacock, son Allen and
daughter Jane.
Emil Gene Gratz spent the past
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Neuenschwander in Indiana.
Jack Oswalt of the Merchant
Marines stationed in California was
holiday visitor of his parents Mr..
and Mrs. B. j. Oswalt.
Rev. and Mrs. Bernard Baughn
spent few days the past week with
relatives at Athens.
Miss Ruth Durkee spent New
Years Day with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hankish and family at Bluff
ton.
Russell Downey Y. &c of Norfolk,
Va, spent few days the past week
with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. H. E.
Downey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Windell Stewart en-
tertained in their home on Thursday
evening group of friends who were
graduates of Col. Grove high school
in which Mrs. Stewart was a member
of the class. Those enjoying the
evening We're 1t. and Mrs. Joe Bios
ser of Texas, Virgle Bartz, Radio
man &c of Great Lakes, ILL.,, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Mayberry of Col
! Grove, Mrs. Christopher Nance of