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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-07-20

MIR. and Mrs. Clement Cejka
were in Walla Walla where their
little daughter Doris AIMS tonsils
were removed. r. a~.-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-07-20
Mint Growers Vote
To Incorporate

AT a meeting of the mint grow
ers last Sunday it was voted to
incorporate. A board of directors,
consisting of w. T. Elliot, Harold
Mechanism, w. j. Preston, A. r.
Sperline and ". o. Humphrey,
were elected to draw UP the by
laws and growers contract.
The board of directors met Tues
day evening and have the papers
to present to a meeting of the
growers to be held at the Valley
Grange hall July % at 200 pm.
AT that time the organization is
to be completed and any growers
who want drums for the storage
of their oil are requested to leave
their orders with the secretary.
This is very important meeting
and it is hoped that we may again.
have full attendance. r..
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-07-20
Increases Costs
Cuts Revenues
From Taxes
Congressmen hold hear
ing to work out local
problems of financing

Gradual strangling of: local gov
ernments by federal encroachment
on property tax revenue sources
was graphically portrayed by wit
nesses appearing at five-hour
hearing conducted by j. Hardin
Peterson, Florida congressman and
chairman of the public lands COM
mittee of the house, in the Yak
ina county courthouse recently.
Peterson, who was assisted at
the hearing by two committee
members, Cong. Compton I. White
of Idaho and Hal Holmes of Wash
ington, learned that federal ac-
uuisitions already have taken from
local tax rolls "a percent of the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-07-20
81 C Lois CuSh to
Work i'm Florida

Lois Gerard Cush, who left the
first of the week for Pensacola,
Florida,after spending a week with
the home folks, will be assigned
as. a beauty operator with the
Waves when she gets back on
duty. She has completed her train
ing course in the service and will
be stationed at Pensacola. She
is the only child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Giard of the River Road.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-07-20
Federal Control
Grim s Counties

area of the state, representing a
valuation of 1912, 1877, LOTT.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-07-20
Brother Serves 2 Years
In New Caledonia Area

A postal card from j. D. Lacour
to Mrs. Moret on the Highlands
brought the first word she has had
for severa! years from her brother
Claude Verey. Lacour stated that
he had run across Verey in New
Caledonia, where he has been
stationed for two years, serving
with naval units. He sent regards
to his sister and friends here.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-07-20
Bonneville Power
Profit" Claim is.
Misleading
Head of PP&L points
out errors i'm showing
of operation figures

+ II ann surprised to note Spo-
kane statement attributed to DR..
Jaul j. Raver to the effect that
the Bonneville power administra-
ton has made a net profit of
100000 to date and will net
$10,000,000 more this year alone"
declared Paul B. Mckee, presi-
dent of Pacific Power & Light Co.,
in a statement released here re-
Gently. e.. q
81 have no quarrel with DR..
Raver as an individual" said Nc
Kee, ''but he represents the bu-
reaucrats and represent a tax
paying business enterprise the bu-
reaucrats would like to destroy,
and can't let such claims go un-
challenged. I don't think MIR.
Raver originated the statement be-
cause with his education and back
ground he is a better mathema-
tician. 1t must have come from
Mr. Ickes or his assistant, Abe
Fortas, who recently visited Port
land"
The profit statement is mis-
leading on two counts, Mckee
charged.
| SIN the first place, the bureau
Gratis have been Boosting that 81
percent of Bonneville's sales are
going to war plants he said
"This means that if Bonneville:
makes a profit of 100000 thi.
year, it is on war orders. ALI thai
has happened is that Uncle San
has paid out an extra $10,000,00(
to war producers from one poke
and then taken the money back
into another pocket. 1t is pretty
hard for the government, or any.
one else, to make genuine profit
that way.
fundamentally, of course, the
government is not supposed to be
in business for a profit, least of al
in the business of making a profit
out of the war.
"The second point is that if the
Bonneville administration hac
charged to it anything like the
total actual investment in power
plants, lines and other facilities al
Bonneville and Grand Coulee, its
financial picture would be pretty
sad.
Bonneville and Coulee are both
government subsidized ventures
A large part of the investment al
Bonneville is charged to naviga.
ton and fishways. Grand Coulee
costs have not yet been allocatec
finally.
/ Bonneville pays no taxes to To-
cal. state or federal governments
on its tremendous accumulation OF
tax-free property. By contrast, the
business-managed electric COM
panies of Oregon and Washington
Inow pay more than $10,000,000 a
year in taxes, an amount that
would wipe out completely Bon
neville's war profits. And these
companies sell electricity at about
half the national average price.
Bonneville and Grand Coulee
have brought enough real benefits
to the Pacific Northwest and justi-
fly their existence without the bu-
reaucrats having to invent reasons
of their own. / have never OPP
posed their construction, but ]
am vigorously opposed to any and
all efforts to use these projects
as sounding boards for misleading
political propaganda"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-07-20
The Weather

Fantastic reports as to the tenn
peratures this week are reeuted
by the actual figures from the
government thermometer. The
thermometer is placed in a little
slat cage out in a bare spot mot
on grass or damp ground, but
out in the openl and the following
are the official figures for the
past week as compared with those
Of the corresponding week year
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-07-20

T. r. Day who now operates
a hardware store at The Dalles,
was in Kennewick Tuesday and
Wednesday on a short vacation.
He came up to see the new devel-
opment in the community of
which he was so long a part. He
has adopted the new method of
taking a vacation of locking the
store up for a week or two, with
all hands gone at the same time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21
Normandy Is Express Station
For Shuttle Bombing OF Nazis

must hold reserves for other eventu-
alities.
1t can now be revealed that
their air power was slow In ar
rival at Normandy because the
Nazis had considerable reserves
in other regions expecting US to
make attacks elsewhere. One was
behind the good beaches and good
ports especially Bordeaux - OF
the Bay of Biscay. Another was
in the Mediterranean area.
Although some of Goebbels'
references to the southern mem
ace" are doubtless to entice the
French underground to reveal its
hand, there are real reasons why
the Nazis should view the Medi-
terranean with alarm.
Many Allied troops, notably
French, are located there. Goeb-
bells says we have built up Cor
sica and Sardinia as bases for po-
tential attacks against northern
Italy and southern France. A
drive up the Rhone valley would
not only fit into ground plan by
threatening the German flank
westward, but would also fit into
an air plan.
Our bombers could reach Gre
usot's munitions, Lyon indus
tries, and st. Etiennes coal, as
we'll as relatively southwest
Germany, from new bases some
where up the Rhone. The ground
advance might stop and air power
might take over. Bombers could
shuttle to the Russian and Ital-
ian fronts and back.
German reserves are massed,
also opposite the Straits of Dover,
because the Nazis know the strate-
gic value Of landings there. Air
bases at the farthest points of ad-
vance in Normandy, as we'll as In
areas even more strategic than Nor
mandy, are the particular concern
Of the Wehrmacht.
NO BLOODY CROSSINGS
Air optimists hope that by sum-
mer's end we shall have been able
to link these areas, conquer much
OF France and establish ourselves
so close to Germany that for
ward-based air-power can do the
rest. Germany's Lebensraum will be
narrowed to prison cell whose
walls are continually contracting,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21

Things reached the stage this
spring where Ambrose O'Connell
chairman of the Democratic COM
mittee on arrangements, came down
to COP meeting to have his pic
ture taken with Walter s. Hallanan,
who holds the Job Of convention
arrangements for the Republicans.
Looking on with approval was Har-
rison E. Spangler, chairman Of the
Republican national committee.
The reason for this fine feeling
was the desire to have both con-
ventionS run as smoothly as pos
sible this year and to do that meant
cooperating on q number Of items,
from the length of the microphone
cord to the job-lot ordering Of bunt-
ing and plastic badges.
Save $4,000 Each
Cooperation has paid off to the
extent Of $4,000 savings for both
parties.
The two parties have hired the
same hall before-it happened here
IL years ago-but this is the first
time they resorted to such econ
omies as the laying In Of mutually
useful articles, like a stock Of flags,
on a $3.50 basis.
The Republicans, naturally, are
father along in their arrangements
than the Democrats, their show
coming up first. The COP head
quarters Is already on the alert
for the delivery Of the precious con-
vention tickets baled in wire and
guarded by Pinkerton detectives.
Same Housing Plan
The floor arrangements at the
Stadium were studied in detail by
both parties before anything was
ordered done-and then the Demo-
Gratis agreed that they would have
the same floor plan.
It was the same way with houS-
ing arrangements at the Loop
hotels. Room reservations were
cleared with the Republicans and
the Democrats moved In and said
they would allot the same space to
the state delegations, prominent
visitors and the press, radio and
newsreel men who will be here.
But politics will return to normal
once the arrangements are out Of
the way and all that harmony will
be forgotten until after Nov. Z.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21

It has obscured the larger picture.
But airmen think 1t may prove that
when Montgomery's men pierced the
Atlantic Wall, their ultimate service
was to win an express station for a
development of heavy shuttle bomb
ing of the enemy-at ranges so
short that every Allied bomber can
damage Germany several times as
much as hitherto.
Shuttle bombing is possible al
ready from Britain, Russia, and
Italy. Through its expansion, we
can help the advance Of our troops
in Italy and can aid the Red
Army drives. We can reach Ger
man factories in her eastern Lit
tie Ruhr," where they have been
comparatively free from bomb
ing. Thus we can more seriously
deplete the sources OF nourish-
ment for the Luftwaffe.
EXPECT OTHER ATTACKS
Before June 6, German plane
output had been reduced, rough
ly, to one-eighth of our own pro-
duction. The Luftwaffe had some
young boys flying old planes.
Now the Nazis have lost more
than 80 fields in the Normandy
battle area. Another reason for
the Luftwaffe's poor showing
against Allied invaders is that the
Nazs are believed to be holding
back more good planes and pilots
for the most crucial battle. Until
they know whether Normandy Is
to be the chief battlefield, they
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21
RADIO GUIDES
LOST AVIATOR
Pilot Lands Safely in Bris-
tOl Thanks to Local
Policemen

New Britain, June DE. j. John
son Of Lakeland, Fla, pilot Of a
private airplane who became lost
in the rain and fog over New Bril-
tain about $50 p. m. Tuesday was
directed to a safe landing at the
Bristol airport through the cooper
alton Of Captain George G. Ellinger
of the local Police Department,
state police at the Hartford Bar
racks and Brainard Field personnel.
Captain Ellinger received several
telephone calls about $50 p. m. that
small airplane was flying low and
apparently In circles over Burritt
Street and Stanley Works vicinity.
At the time rain was falling and
visibility was practically nil. Cap
tain Ellinger teletyped the informa-
ton to the state police barracks at
Hartford and state police contacted
Brainard Field.
Shortly after 8 p. M, Captain FL
linger received a teletype message
from the state police barracks that
Brainard Field personnel had con-
tacted the airplane by radio and by
radio had directed to Bristol airport
where 1t made a safe landing.
johnson, it was reported, is en-
ployed at cadet flying schools oper-
ated under Army supervision and
has held a pilots license for IA
years. He was flying with permis-
sion of the First Service Command,
Police Lieutenant Thomas " Nc
Carthy OF Bristol said johnson told
him he was flying from Barnes
Field, Westfield, Mass, to LaGuar-
dia Field, New York, when he ran
into bad storm below Hartford.
The plane landed in Bristol un-
assisted, although two Bristol police
cruisers and a State Police cruiser
were on the scene. Neither john
son or his wife, who was flying with
him, was injured. The Johnsons
remained in Bristol overnight and
police guard was PLAYED over the
plane at the airport, which has
been closed since the start Of the
war. The plane was unchanged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21
ON
STATE QUOTAS
United War, Community
Funds to Be Discussed
at State Meeting

The first statewide conference Of
the United War and Community
Funds Of Connecticut, Inc, will be
held Thursday, June %, at the Hart
ford club, in Hartford, 1t was an
nounced today by Milton H. Glover,
president.
Plans and quotas of the 1914 cam
paign Of the United War and Com
munity Funds, Inc, will be discussed
by Connecticut War fund and Com
munity Chest executives, publicity
directors, county chairmen and vice.
chairmen, at the Hartford confer
ence on Thursday, June %.
-Four meetings are scheduled for
the day, with the first one planned
for 10 a. m. and the concluding with
the executive committee dinner
meeting at 6 p. m. at the Hartford
club.
Members Of the executive COM
mittee, who will attend the meeting,
include Milton H. Glover, Hartford,
president Of the United War and
Community Funds of Connecticut;
Ogden Bigelow, Greenwich, state
campaign chairman; Austin Adams,
Waterbury, president of the Water
bury Community Chest; Harry C..
knight, New Haven, former pres
dent and member of the board of
directors of the Southern New Eng
land Telephone company; Charles
A. Russell, Haddam; John Daniel,
New Haven, treasurer of the Con-
necticut War Fund; Mrs. Samuel
Harvey, New Haven, secretary of
the Connecticut War Fund; e. j..
Lavery, New Haven, secretary
treasurer Of the G. I. o. council:
George Dimenstein, Stamford j.
w. Hope, president Of the Bridge
port Community Chest; Herbert F..
Murphy, Hartford, president of the
Mechanics Savings Bank of Hart
ford; c. E. Role, Hamden, assistant
to president of the Southern New
England Telephone company; H. B.
F1enmark, A. F. Of L. representative:
Peter M. Fraser, vice president of
the Connecticut Mutual Life Insur-
ance Co. OF Hartford; and, the fol-
lowing county chairmen of the Con-
necticut War fund: j. Earl Williams,
New Haven, New Haven county:
Samuel L. Keller of Norwalk, Fair
field county; william H. Short of
Hartford, Hartford county; Allen
Huke OF New Milford, Litchfleld
County; John Lyman of Middle
field, Middlesex county; E. A. Odds.
Jr., OF Mystic, New London county:
Donald Weeks of Rockville, Tolland
county; and, Paul v. Hayden of
Willimantic, Windham county.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21
YALE TO GRADUATE
FIVE WATERBURIANS

Five Waterbury men and women
Will receive degrees at the 243rd
commencement Of Yale University,
which takes place tomorrow. They
are John D. Beecher, B. s. degree;
Francis j. Keliher B. S.; Helene NJ
Maloney, M. Maloney, M A.; LII
han Solomon, B. M; and Frank P.
Morrison, B. A.
Others from this area are John
T. Ingraham, B. A., Bristol; william
S. Cowles, Jr. B. A., Pennington;
Michael Hume, B. A., New Milford;
Madaline G.. Evenden, B. NJ, Ply
mouth; Jonathan S. Warner, 3. A..
Salisbury; Edward r. Collins, M. A.,
Seymour; and Arnold Friedman, B.
S., Winsted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21
CIRCUS ENTRAINS
FOR NEW HAVEN

The circus left for New Haven
early today after entertaining more
than $4,000 here in a two day
stand.
No serious disturbances marked
this years performances of the big
show. Deputy Police Supt. Frederick
s. Hickey reported Is auxiliary po-
hcemen and is supernumerary pa
trolmen were assigned to traffic
and patrol work in and around the
circus grounds. In addition, the
police emergency truck received
workout in handling crowds by use
Of 1t loundspeaking system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21
GUARDS SEEKING
MORE RECRUITS

Captain Howard S. Hickcox an
nounces that Co E Of the Connecti-
cut State Guard has few more
openings for recruits to be filled be-
fore Friday, closing date of the pres
ent drive for new members
The following men became mem
bers of Co. E during May: Anthony
DiMaria, Albert opposite, Charles
Giampaolo, and Walter r. Labonte.
During the month of June, the fol-
lowing has joined up: John l.. Ra-
manas, Costas Paganias, Frank NJ
Romanelli, Edward D. Blake, EMO
#. Ferretti, Felix j. 'Dumond. Walter
E. Peterson, FRANKLIN j. Hackett,
Thomas E. Corcoran, Marshall T.
Wilcox, William Lionello, John F.
Dryer and Paul H. Yarson.
BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21
BY THOMAS M. JOHNSON
NEA Military Writer

washington, June 81 After
Normandy, what? An eager world
will soon know the answer to the
momentous question.
Obviously, there will be other
Allied blows at Fortress Europe.
Thus far, guesses at the time and
place of additional invasion at
tempts have considered primarily
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21

the land-sea pos
sibilities, ! argely
emitting air. Yet
uBIqIudme . U 2
moves may result
in final proof that
war is now tri-
phibian, by giving
air power its big
gest chance yet to
save lives, time
a n d money by
b o m b in g Ger
many into sub
mission.
The battle in
Normandy is so
much in the news
that mnnnertarilv
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21

and whose interior is q fiery fur
mace. United Nations ground forces
will never need TO force bloody
crossing Of the Rhine. the Pc or
perhaps even the Vistula. Air Power
will have made that unnecessary.
If cautious groundlings remark
that first we must defeat the
fighter reserves the Germans are
holding out, the airmen reply:
We'll. you'll still have had a nice
rest and left while we tried.
You'd deed that anyway. Why
not let us try?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21
REDUCE SUNDAY FARES

Lynn Mass. (UP)-PiouS officials
OF the Eastern Massachusetts,
Street Railway Co. have reduced
bus fares within the city limits to
five cents on Sundays up to p. m.
as their contribution to the pray
for-peAce movement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21
POSTAL RECEIPTS
UPPED in MAY

Postal receipts last month were
81 ,276.40 greater than In May, 194S.
according to the monthly report re-
LEASED by Postmaster Charles A.
Babin. The total for last month
was $55, l04.66.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21
Pre- Convention Harmony Pays
Major Parties In Economies
BY ARTHUR GUNDERSON
limited Press STAFF CorresuOndent

Chicago June 19-(UPWarine shortage party
have made the Democrats and Republicans cooperative
ton achieving the Of thrift cordially
urge for national unity has brought out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21
AS AT SPRACUUE'
finish COURSE.
Dubois Presents Diplomas
at Commencement Yes.
terday. Morning
WATER WILLIE
COrrespOndent,s PhOne-S-6511

= Waterville, June 2l.-Forty-six
.pupils of Sprague school received
'sdiplomas at graduation exercises
yesterday morning. G. Arthur Du-
Bots officiated in the presentation
sof diplomas, while G. Lester Plat
presented American Legion awards.
:. The address of welcome was CIV
en- by Joan Sonier, while william
Walsh presented the class gift to
the school. Musical renditions, in
GLIDING accordion and clarinet selec-
stions, and addresses we're included
On the program.
Members Of the graduating class
Were: Cyril j. Arsenault, Leona NJ
Barker, Antoine F.. Botello, Joyce L.
Bryant, Ermine Carangelo, Joyce E.
Clark, Barbara M. Crane, Gladys
"A. Cunningham, Ruth M. Dubay,
Josephine A. Elinskas, Walter G.
Ericsson, Marie g. Fappiano, Grace
sFerrandis, Robert j. Ferris, Bernard
J. Fisherman, Margaret M. Gagain,
Harold N. Gardner, Stephen j.
Gentilozzi, William H. Gilhepsy,
Dorothy H. Guimond, John L. Hag-
,gerty, Barbara A. Lefevre.
:. Frederick D. MacLelland, John
II. MacMullen. James j. Max
well, Walter r. McAree, Mary A.
Mccormick, William ]. McCor-
-iaiick, Gordon v. McKennerney,
sJames ]. Mcmahon, Ovila j. Mic
lette, Laurette j. Pinto, Lois r.
Plat, Cecilia G. Pocoski, John P.
Ryan, Frank j. Schepis, Ida r.
Schepis, Joan M. Sonier, Alberta
M. Stanley, Harry ]. Stride, Mary
.E. Tooley, Elizabeth T. Vrotacoe,
sJohn j. Vrotacoe, william j.
Walsh. Helen ]. Wright, Wallace
r. Wright
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21

their goth wedding anniversary Sun
day with open house all day.
Pvt. William Moore has returned
to his post in Virginia after spend
ing furlough with his mother, Mrs.
Mary Moore. briggs street
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Seery were
recent visitors with Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Cunningham at their summer
home at Lake Waramaug.
Graduation Party
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sonier en-
tertained at graduation party for
their daughter. Joan. last night.
Guests included: Mrs. Grace Fitz-
patrick, Miss Helen Begnal, Mrs.
Anna Browder, Miss Helen Burns,
Mr. and Mrs. William Plat, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Martin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tenney. Mrs. J. Cavanaugh,
Josephine Moore, Mrs. Fred Mac
LELAND, Mr.. and Mrs. John Nc
Mahon, Mr.. and Mrs. william Col
gan. William Moore Mr.. and Mrs.
Vincent Carroll, Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph McArdle. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Benoit. and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Blinn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21

Liquor is being struggled In cof-
fms between Fire and Northern
Ireland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21

Shower
Miss Anna Lambert, daughter of
William Lambert of Sprague street,
was guest of honor at miscellan-
aeouS shower given by, Margaret
Stevens. Miss Lambert will be
married to James Hughes of Yale
street, July 8.
Guests included: Mrs. John Nc
Cue, Mrs. William Lambert, ST.,
Mrs. William Lambert, Jr., Mrs.
james Hughes, Sr, Mrs. Lawrence
Wright, Mrs. Frank Carney, Mrs.
George Goggins, Mrs. Claude Stew
ems. Mrs. Albert Olamer. Mrs. Har-
old Hughes, Mrs. Edward Semrow,
Mrs. Emily Berger, Mrs. Charles
McC1e Mrs. Edward Seery, Mrs.
Beatrice Davis, Mrs. Albert Lang,
Mrs. william Shiel, Mrs. Maude
Broughton, Mrs. Andrew McDer-
mott, Misses Elizabeth Berger, Mary
Gogg4ns, and Florence whitney.
A son Jeffrey George was born
at Sc. Marys hospital last Satur-
day 70 Pvt. and Mrs. George Schum
OF So Manville street. Pvt Schum
Is stationed at Camp Swift, Texas
Mrs. Schum is the former May
Chapman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ihnicki and
family Sampson street, spent the
weekend in Massa chusetts visiting
Mr.. Ilinicki's mother
Wed 20 Years
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Tedesco en-
tertained Saturday evening in honor
of Mr. and Mrs. william Plat Of
Thomaston avenue, who celebrated
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21
BENRUS AND UNION
AGREE ON CONTRACT

A new labor management con-
tract has been signed by the Benrus
Watch Co., and the C. I. o. Mine,
Mill & Shelters Workers union it
was announced yesterday by Divide
Garceau union representative. Fea-
lures Of the contract were a weeks
vacation with pay based on two per-
cent of earnings Of the last yer, vol
untary dues check off and mainten-
ance Of membership.