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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-21
Novel WAC Station
On Wheels to Visit Here

In conjunction with the cur
rent great WAC recruitment cam
paign, 1t. Jean F. Lee of the Walla
Walla WAC office announces that
the huge WAC recruiting trailer
will visit Kennewick on Tuesday,
Sept. 26. The trailer, four ton
vehicle pulled by one and a half
ton truck, is complete with daven-
ports, easy. chairs, desks, chairs,
stove, refrigerator, curtains and
outside awnings. It also boasts a
radio and photograph with out
side speakers, all serving to make
it one of the most unique trailers
on the highway.
The trailer will be stated by 1t.
Jean F. Lee, Sgt. Anna Hughes
and Corporal David Mcintyre. This
staff will be on hand to interview
all interested women and give
them complete information about
the Women's Army Corps and the
great new program it has to offer.
1t. Lee urges that all women,
whether interested in enlisting or
not, visit the trailer and avail
themselves of this information
which engenders such matters at
the C. I. Bill of Rights, the chance
to serve overseas in one of the IL
foreign countries where WAC's
are now serving and the oppor-
tunity of learning a fine new trade
which will be of enormous benefit
after peace comes.
With the war far from won,
many, many thousands of new
WACs are needed to help bring a
swift end to the conflict. Their
services are of vital necessity to
the nation and the woman who
enlists not only reaps the benefits
of travel and excitement, but gets
education and the eligibility for
the Bill of Rights which is so full
of meaning to the veterans of this
war. All women, therefore, should
take the opportunity of getting free
information by visiting this novel
trailer when it arrives. It will be
worth their while.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-21
Highway Work Cause
Of Two Accidents

A serious wreck on the highway
west of town occurred last week
end and one car was almost
completely destroyed and four
people were more or less injured.
A gravel truck, parked cross
ways on the pavement dumping
gravel for the widening of the
road caused a car with four pass
engers to stop. Another car, driven
by woman, crashed into the rear
end of the halted car, crushing it
into the gravel truck. In addition
to the injuries to the passengers,
the owner estimated his damages
at $1,000.
Another accident earlier in the
week occurred along the same
stretch of road when a car got
off the shoulder where the new
work is in progress. Two of the
were hospitalized.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-21
Registrations
To Close Sept. rs
To October 10Th
Special school election
cause; only II days left
before general election

Registration books i'm this end
of the county will be closed Sat-
urday night of this week until
Oct. 10. This is because of the
special school election. After the
election the books will again be
open until Is days before the gen.
eral election on Nov. z, giving
about IL days in which TO become
eligible to Vote-if you are not
already on the books.
Once again we call attention to
the fact that citizens residing in
side the city limits register at the
city hall. Those outside the city
limits register at the printing Of
flee. II you have registered and
have voted at at least one election
have to register. IL your registra-
ton has been cancelled, you prob
ably received a notice early i'm the
year from the county auditor tell
ing you.
The special school election is
for the purpose of ratifying a spe-
cial levy Of five mills for this year
only. The money is to be used as
the districts ten percent of the
cost Of construction of 16 addi-
tional school rooms to be added to
the present new building, which
is not costing the district one cent,
all the money coming from the
federal government and the state.
The special election is being
called early so that, if passed, the
levy can be made on next years
statements, saving approximately
$500 in interest. Another reason
for having the election on a diff
ferent day from the general cleo
ton is the difficulty Of having two
separate election boards in the
same rooms. School elections are
usually held at one point only,
rather than in each precinct as in
general elections.
Also the school election boards
must serve without pay and il
would be almost impossible to set
up six or eight boards in the sew
eral precincts in the school district.
A complete outline of the dis
trict's proposal will be presented
in these columns next week.
Plans are being made to keep
the registration offices at the city
hall and the printing office open
nights the last week before the
books close for the general cleo
ltion. assrs ssrtrEsa, 49, ..-s
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-21
Service Men Guests of
Chamber of Commerce

Under the new policy of the
local chamber of commerce, two
service men were guests Of honor
at the noon luncheon today. 1t.
Earl Johns, home on leave, and
MN Jim Mokler, were the two
who were honored.
Lieut.. Johns, a pilot with 68
combat missions over Europe, had
been forbidden to make public
speeches unless prepared and are
passed by the board of censors.
Jimmy Mokler, also under censor
ship orders, was permitted little
more leeway and answered ques-
tions about his combat experience
in the South Pacific. He has been
in several Of the major engage
ments and has some interesting in
cidents to relate.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-21
s peaher Will
Tell Story Of !:
N orih Areas
Former MOuntie is
Speaker on 1944-45
Lecture Program

Sydney r. Montague, speaking
in the auditorium of the Kenne-
wick high school at 8 o'clock Mon.
day evening, Sept. Is, on the SUBJ
ject of the glamorous Northwest
will open the Pasco-Kennewick
lecture series for the winter season
of 1914 and 1915.
MIR. Montague, six years men,
Der of the Royal Canadian mount
ed police and for a number of
years serving with the Arctic pa
troll, will bring a vital message
to his listeners, stressing, that, i'm
portant as is the Northwest and
all its riches that the great north
road brings within easy reach, still
more challenging and encouraging
is the mental and spiritual out
look which the unclaimed and un-
tanned Great Northwest offers to
modern man. This spiritual from
tier, declares Mr.. Montague, is a
challenge to all men, the Alaskan
road and the country it opens,
offering a spiritual side that
dwarfs mere man.
MIR. Montague reports on the
great Alaska highway in a stirring
and inspiring story Of the miracu-
lous achievement of modern men
struggling under the stress of war.
He uses colorful word pictures
which are far more vivid, accord
ing to word from those who have
heard him, than any motion pic
lures he could possibly have. Mr..
Montague brings the towering
forests and the roaring rivers and
the huge herds of caribou irresist-
IDLY close to his audiences.
MIR. Montague's lecture is not
merely a story of the new road
but it foretells a new world that
men will builds in the North of
which the Great North Road is
only beginning. ..... .
His lecture will be heard Mon
day evening, Sept. Is, in the audi
forum of the Kennewick high
school, the opening lecture of the
Pasco-Kennewick lecture series.
Members of the lecture series COM
mittee of arrangements wish to
urge people to purchase their sea-
soon tickets before this opening
lecture.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-21
Pioneer Business
Takes Partner

E. c. Smith, former Kennewick
businessman has been appointed
executive secretary for the Kenne-
wick housing unit, comprising 200
apartments and 500 trailer units
in the south end of town. He will
take the position made vacant by
the resignation Of Gene Spaulding.
MIR. Spaulding, long time resi-
dent of Kennewick, has purchased
an interest in the Harold G. Fyfe
agency and will assume his new
position the first of the month.
The Fyfe agency is one Of the
early businesses. in Kennewick,
starting in 1917 when E. w. Tren-
bath and Geo. Tweedt formed a
partnership of Trenbath g. Tweedt.
Two years later Tweedt sold his
interests to w. II. Gascoigne and
the firm name was changed to
Trenbath & Gascoigne.
In 1921 Mr.. Fyfe purchased the
interests of MIR. Trenbath and the
firm changed its name again to
Gascoigne & Fyfe. Four years
later MIR. Fyfe purchased MIR.
Gascoigne's interests and became
sole owner, although continuing to
operate under the same firm name
until few years ago, when it was
changed to the Harold G. Fyfe
Agency.
In the meantime, the firm has
absorbed several other local in
surance firms, E. 0. Keene Agency,
w. T. Tracy, c. E. King and Don
Visger's business. There will be
no change in the firms policies and
they will continue to handle only
the largest and best known Of the
big companies.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-21
City Valuation Tipped
Quarter Million Dollars

In spite of the 200-odd new
homes erected in Kennewick dur
ing the past year or so city valua-
ton figures have not made such
a perceptible growth. County As
SCISSOR Ben Knox, upon whose fig
ures the city's budgets are based
r eports but quarter of a million
dollar increase.
Last year the figures submitted
for budgeting purposes was 81, 272,.
600, while this years figures are
tipped to 81 ,563, 900, an increase OF
but a quarter of a million.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-21
Hi-Y Officers Attend
Officers Training School

Tuesday of this week three of
the H-Y officers, John Hughes,
president; Charles Quasi, vice
president; and Cecil Rock, secre-
tary, attended an all-day meeting
in Pendleton for the Hi-Y officers.
Arthur Albrecht, treasurer of the
club was unable to attend.
Approximately 60 boys from
schools in Oregon and Washington
were present.
Victor ID. Rogers is again the
faculty leader of the club with
Wilton r. Colyer and Rev. John
B. Coan assisting as advisors.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-21
Richland Day School.
Moves Temporarily

While plans are being completed
for permanent building, the
Richland nursery and day care
school will be located at new
address, AIS Cullum Avenue, ac-
cross the street from the old high
school building. Children between
the ages of two and six, of work.
ing mothers, are eligible for the
school. Extended day care for
children from six to l5 years of
age is also furnished. Arrange
ments for enrolment may be made
by calling R. H. Fergin, super
intendent of schools Richland $685..
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-21
New re. BUILDING
IS Dedicated at
Richland
Headquarters for Ben
ton Co. Chapter holds
open house ceremonies

Richlandites had their first view
of the brand new American Red
Cross building Monday evening
when the new chapter held open
house for village residents and
their guests. Huge banks of flow
erS, given by the Prosser branch,
decorated the interior of the at
tractive one-story stone building.
On display We're various prod
ucts of the Red Cross, such as hos
pital garments, knit goods for the
manned soldiers, surgical dress
ings, and the supplies used for
home nursing and in disaster serv-
ice. Also open for inspection by
visitors were the nursery rooms
and yard for children of volunteer
workers, and the canteen for serv-
ing 1uncheons.
Among the out-of-town guests
attending the opening were Walt
SommerS of ProSser, county chair
man, and r. E. Gay, chairman of
the ProSser branch Mrs. Gertrude
Spaulding of Kennewick, chair
man of the Junior Red Cross, and
Mrs. I. M. Hartman, chairman
of the Benton City branch.
Executive secretary of the Rich
land chapter is Miss Catherine
Matthews; home service secretary
is Mrs. Norma M. johnson. Other
officers and committee chairmen
are Mrs. F. T. Matthias, volunteer
special services; Mrs. r. E.
Schmeidl, production; Mrs. d. c.
Brooks, surgical dressings; Mrs.
r. r. Sachs( home service; e Mas
SEX, first aid and water safety;
Mrs. Ella Linn, nursing activities;
Mrs. c. H. Brewer, camp and hos
pital; Mrs. Betty Blankenburg,
hospital and recreation.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-21
Thrasher Places in FLA
Stock Judging Contest

Several boys who are enrolled
in the agriculture classes of the
local high school went to Grand
view for the harvest festival and
livestock judging.
The boys making up the judging
team were John Thrasher, Howard
Giles and Oliver Routh. The team
placed fourth in the contest. John
Thrasher was fourth high in the
whole contest, competing in a
group of Is boys. Howard Giles
was sixth in the contest.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-21
To Hold Paper Drive in
Richland Area

The Junior chamber of commerce
together with the Boy Scouts and
other village youngsters organiza-
tions, is sponsoring scrap paper
collection on Sept. %. Residents
in divisions 5 and 5 Of Richland
are asked to bundle newspapers
and magazines, then hold them in
the house until called for.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-21

John w. Stafford sac and wife
were week end visitors with Mrs.
Verda Stafford, other relatives and
friends. He has been stationed
in Hawaii since April. He will
report to San Francisco Sept. Is
and will be sent to Officers School
somewhere in the states.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-21
FSA Announces
New County
Committeeman

TIL Benton county FSA county
committeeman Were announced
this week by Edwin O.. MARTENS
leben, county supervisor for Ben
ton and Franklin counties, as fol-
lows: A. j. Thompson, chairman,
Rolla Lanning and Russell Elliott
of the Kennewick area, newly ap-
pointed and Donald Kerr, Of Ben
ton City, newly appointed.
The county committee this year
will complete an inventory OF
community and individual borrow
ers' needs for Farm Security loans
and services. This undoubtedly
will provide a basis for a fitting
FSA program to meet the local
conditions in terms of individuals
in this community and county.
The committee also has the re-
sponsibility of recommending and
advising the county supervisor on
loans and servicing. Any family
in the community interested in
FSA loans may contact any one Of
the county committee. They will
be glad to advise and talk over
the possibilities as to loans. 1t
was announced that funds were
appropriated by Congress where
help was needed to support War
Food production and operations of
family sized and smaller farms.
Family type, smaller and part time
farms unable to place their opera
tions on a sound basis through
other credit sources, can secure
counsel and assistance through the
county committee and supervisor.
The supervisors office is at the
court house in Pasco.
FSA services also include farm
management and loan assistance to
bring smaller farms up to. full pro-
duction capacity, provided through
feed, seed, machinery, building
repairs and water facility loans
and other essentials necessary to
efficient operations.
Loans are limited to $500, re-
payable up to 5 years and bear 5
per cent interest. Farmers must
be resident operators or owners of
family type or smaller farms and
have a background of farm exper-
fence and show that they are un-
able to secure financial aid from
sources. -
Practical farm plans will be
worked out by the farmers with
the aid of the supervisor and the
committee composed of resident
farmers. Special applications will
be given to War Veterans with a
farm background.
/ would like to take this oppor-
tunity to publicly thank the Ben
ton county FSA committeeman for
the time and help they have given
this important job in advising both
the FSA supervisor and the FSA
clients. 1t is a responsible and
job and undoubtedly it
has had a great deal to do with our
making the program a success in
our community. We are sure that
their stewardship Of the program
will do a great deal towards aiding
War Food production and farm
assets in our community.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-21

D: c. Hanson is spending this
week in Yakima visiting his
daughter Mrs. Philips.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-21

Jay L. Bliss made business
trip to Walla Walla Thursday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-21

Son of Mr.. and Mrs. R. J. Peterson
of Kennewick, Lewis has been in
the service since January after
Pearl Harbor. He is assigned to
duty aboard tanker in the Pacific.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-11
Junior Red Cross Members
Attend Ann ArbOr Meeting

Representatives from Roosevelt
Lincoln, Ypsilanti Elementary and
Junior High. Wei t Hall. St Johns,
Harriet, Woodruff. Prospect. Spen-
Ger. simmons, Foster Ross and
Gale Schools were transported by
motor Corps 10 North Hall in Ann
Arbor, TO attend. the monthly coun-
ty meeting OF Junior Red Cross.
Thany-you letters were read from
camp hospital in Topeka, Kans.,
and from children of Puerto Rico
and Ireland. The Irish children
we're especially sppreciative OF
soap and small toys sent them in
gift boxes for Christmas. They
expressed the hope that Ameri-
can Junior Red Cross members
write them and plans were made
to do so.
Mrs. Raleigh Schorlinc told the
children that each school room in
the county had been sent a News
Letter and asked representatives
TO send in news items about their
schools Red Cross activities be-
fore the March issue goes to press.
Members are TO remind their
mothers that the pennies paid for
fat at butcher shops. could be turn
ed into Red Cross fund This
money is to defarsy expenses OF
lunches served by Cauteen Corps
at the station, as selectees leave
for camps.
Production for camp hospitals
due at March meetings were pledr-
ed by the following local schools.
Decorated Easter napkins: Wood
ruff School. 100; Lincoln Element.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-11
(To Be Continued)

Miss Fits
Scheffler 40. Morris 40, Farm
er $40. Anzoma 549,. Stewart 62S.
totals, $50. S9i, S45, 2571.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-11
.CIinch Fourth
League Place

(By International News Seryice)
Boston held undisputed right to
fourth place in the National Hook.
ey League today after defeating
the Chicago Black Hawks ) TO 4
last night.
The Bruins ousted the Hawks
after a thrilling but futile last min
ute rally by Chicago marked by
fights in which the spectators Join.
ed although no major penalties
were inflicted. The home team
went into the last period trailing
TO /, but after chalking mp three
goals to tie the score, a winning
Boston puck ended the game.
In New Io"k the second place
Detroit Rodvings added another
scalp 10 their belt when they whip
ped the New York Rangers 9 to s.
Joe Carveth, Detroit rightwinger.
hung up a record for himself by
making three Of the winning teams
goals.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-11
Moguls Look
to Wars End

Chicago Feb. Tins -Ameri-
can Association baseball mosuls
looked forward today to the end
OF the war and the time they can
add professional football to their
curriculum.
Officials OF the league voted
unanimously at their spring meet
ing in Chicago to consider the
establishment OF play.for pay foot.
ball at their parks the day peace
is declared.
Those who tostered the idea
pointed out that the baseball clubs
themselves. owning parks and hav.
ing administrative setups would be
the logical Of orators OF anticipat-
ed expansion in pro football in the
postwar period.
Carried to successful conclu.
sion, the plan will bring organized
pro football to the eight Associs-
ton cities.
Otherwise. the Association Of
ncials went over such routine
baseball matters as setting train.
ing sites and dates, announcing the
opening day schedule and taking
inventory OF manpover troubles.
There won't be any crepe on
our door in 1914" President George
Trautman sal dafter the meeting.
Reserve lists OF all eight clubs
are in good condition, the league
is prosperous, and those cities
which have advance ticket sales re-
port that the sales are 20 per cent
aboYe normal
Training sites and dates for the
opening OF training follow:
indianapolis March / ) at Bloom
ington. Ind: Toledo-March 90 at
Cape Girsrdeau, Mo; Louisville
March % at Louisville; Milwaukee
March 20 at Waukesha, Wis;
neapolis-Msrch 26 at quincy.
H.: st. Paul-March 90 at Spring
field. Mo; Kansas City-March 80
at Joplin. Mo-; Columbus-unde-
cided.
The Association season will open
April 70, with st. Paul at Milwau-
kee, Minneapolis at Kansas city;
Columbus at Louisville and Tole-
do at Indianapolis.
Two new managers will he In
operation in the league, Ray Blades
at st. Paul and Rosy Ryan at Min.
neapolis.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-11

airy. 100, Prospect. so; Ypsiisnti
Elementary, so. Easter cards and
envelopes: Roosevelt Elementary,
100: ST. Johns, 25, Easter post
ers, 81. Johns ) and Lincoln High,
10 and Carnival Caps, Lincoln
High, 10.
Members were asked 10 remove
1913 Red Cross stickers from the
windows OF their homes TO make
way for the 1914 Roll Call. Distri-
button Of new War Fund posters
will be made to the local stores by
the Junior Red Cross.
Roll call was taken by schools
reporting work they had done dur
ing the past month. Collection If
wooden hangers paper and bottle
tops, crossword puzzles, scrap and
joke books. memo-pads. checker
boards and checkers, wash.cloths
and afghans were only a few Of the
activities mentioned.
Schools having sewing depart
ments were urged to step-up pro-
duction OF mules and slippers. \
recent emergency request from
hospitals could not be filled by
area store rooms Materials and
patterns were taken for distrbu-
ton in Ypsilanti schools.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-11
Examination Asked
Following Stabbino

Ann Arbor Mich, Feb. lf-Psy-
chiatric examination OF John Kol.
od,iejcak, so, RID. 2 Milan, has
been asked by his son, John.
The request was made after the
son awakened by noise in his
home Thursday discovered his
mother in the kitchen with four
stab wounds and his father in the
apparent act OF taking his own life
with shotgun. The son DETECTED
the bullet and summoned sheriffs
officers who took the father into
custody.
Mrs. Kolodziejcak' wounds did
not prove serious and she is making
good recovery in ST. Joseph's MereY
Hospital from which her husband
had been discharged the previous
day.