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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-05

product for upwards of $50 a ton That means better than $85,O 900 a year!
 AS C. A. Dickerson, director of Paper and Paper Products. Treas- ury Procurement Division, says, Any business venture that pays for the equipment and makes a big profit the first year is sound. Be- sides, it will conserve more than 1,700 tons of paper a year."
 The reclamation project is not just for the duration. Beginning next year, it will become a per manent treasury policy. Rag paper is always at premium and macerated money offers paper mills uniform quality and a steady
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-05
WILDLIFE AGENTS 10
 ATTEND ACT MEETING

To attend the Alaska Game Commission meeting to be held here February g, Frank L. Reals, refupe manager for the Fish and Wildlife Service, in charge of the Aleutian Islands Reserve, has ar rived here from Kodiak. Also com ing from the Westward to attend the meeting is Carlos Carson, wild life agent at Dillingham;.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
MAS Officers
Visit Chamber

Commander Ferguson, Captain
Of the Pasco Naval Air Station,
1t. Commander Higley and 1t.
Mead Schenck were guests OF the
Kennewick Chamber Of Commerce
at its luncheon meeting today.
Commander Ferguson described
the plan of operation for the base
under the maintenance plan. The
work will be carried on by civilian
employees with only q skeleton
of naval personnel. However the
base will be kept in readiness at
all times for training purposes. He
predicted that because OF the ex-
cellent flying conditions here as
well as the fine record made by
Pasco trained flyers that there
would probably be q consider
able amount of training done.
1t. Commander Higley, execu.
tive officer at the base, related
experiences Of his tour Of duty
in the South Pacific. With 1t.
Schenck he returned last week
from an extensive tour OF this
area where the two men spoke
at schools, clubs and other gath
erings in recognition Of Navy Day.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
Army Recruiting
Officers Here

1t. VIM. Mayse, Army Recruit
ing officer, whose headquarters
are in the post office building at
Walla Walla, announced To-Day
that he and other men from that
station will be in the Pasco-ken-
newick area Wednesday, begin
ming November 7th.
On these days men rom TINS
area may apply for enlistment at
the office of the USES in the Ma
sonic Temple at Pasco.
Enlistments are now open Ior
men II to IS and for periods OF IL
months, 2 years or three years.
Advantages of re-enlistment bon
uses up to $50, 90-day furlough,
plus travel allowances, are avail.
able, also with all the benefits OF
DEPENDENTS allotments, nee mall
and the CT Bill Of Rights.
To men who make q career OF
the Army, retirement Is onerea
after only 20 years service and
retirement income for life up 70
$lS5 per month.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
Two Bond Shows
Are eaiures of
Victory Loan

Bond sales for the final drive
are getting under way in Kenne-
wick. A feature Of the drive is a
special treat offered by the Ben
ton theatre management, a special
preview Of "True Glory" detail
ed history Of the war.
A number Of local residents
have been invited to the showing
at 1920 Friday night, following
the regular show. Bond drive
plans will be announced at the
show.
A second show, the famous
Estate Fair" will be the big bond
show attraction at the Benton on
November IL. On that night the
theatre will be turned over TO the
bond committee. 1t is planned to
hold bond auction in connection
with the show and arrangements
have been made to secure some
extremely valuable merchandise,
including a washing machine, a re-
frigerator, electric irons and other
scarce items. :,
Admission to the show will call
for the purchase of five dollar
ticket which will entitle the holder
to a chance on a bond. It is plan
ned to give away 60 fifty dollar
bonds in this manner. All Of the
money collected will 60 into bonds
or merchandise.
First local firm to report bond
purchases is Safeway Store with a
check for $1,000 from Manager
Ben Scherger. This is in addition
to the bonds being bought by the
EMPLOYEES.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
4-H Achievement
Meeting Nov. ;

The All club will hold its
Achievement Day Program on No
vember 3 at the Kennewick
Grange Hall from 10 AM. to 4
PM. Everyone interested in the
work these young people have ac-
complished during the past years
are cordially invited to come and
see the clubs work.
Briefly the program will be:
1000, Pep Club business meet
ing;
1900, Lunch; @s
100 Special program Of Com
munity Singing; -.
Awarding of pins to members
and to leaders; Special feature
talk by c. M. Meenach;
2:30-4:G0 Recreation and Square
dancing:
400, Homeward bound.
Each club is expected to have
one or more entertainment 3ea-
lures and each club should bring
the null menu as agreed. And Of
course each club should bring al
its friends.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
The USVW Welcomes
Department President

KenneWick.PaSc0 Auxiliary NO.
q United Spanish War Veterans,
The Department President OF
washington & Alaska, National
Auxiliary United. Spanish War
Veterans, Marion Viereck and her
Department Secretary, Blanche
Smith made their official visit
of inspection at the Kennewick-
Pasco Auxiliary No. % Saturday
Oct. goth. A $50 pm. banquet
was served in the Pasco Coffee
Shoppe Dining room to q. Mem
bers attending from out OF town
were Comrade, and MIS-. J. 81.
Schurr Of Walla Walla and Sister
Evelyn Mariner and family OF
Lowdon, Wash. Sister Marion
Viereck gave a resume OF her
trip to the many points Of interest
while in Washington, D. c. The
meeting was in the form OF .
round table talk, the table center
pieces were fall flowers. Our
guests, for the evening, were the
Comrades Of Kennewick Pasco
Camp No. q.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
Meet 10 Discuss
arm Controls

w. f. Neel informs us that three
meetings of the Town Hall type
are to be held in Benton County
the 18th and 10th of November.
Exact time and place will be an
nounced next week. These meet
ing are to get expression from the
farmers as to what types Of con-
trolls on prices and productions
would be best suited to our needs.
It is also expected that at that
time some definite announcement
can be made of the AAA Soil Con-
servation Program. for 1916. At
the close of the meeting, the AAA
Commuuity committeeman viii b.
elected. All farmers are urged to
attend.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
News from Our Men and Women
In the Armed Services

uate Of the local high school with
the class of 1889, is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. c. L. Deffenbaugh now
of Walla Walla formerly of Horse
Heaven, who have their ranch
leased to George Albrecht.
MIR. and Mrs. Allen Deffen-
baugh, nee DLoye Wage Of Law
renee, Kansas and Kansas City,
Mo-, will make their home at Ken
newick, where Mr.. Deffenbaugh
is already busy getting the fall
seeding done on his Horse Heaven
land, which his father has been
managing while Allen was in the
service.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
KenneWick Girls
Sing For USO Group

The Masonic Lodge OF FaSc0
furnished inspiration and food
for an inside weiner roast at the
Pasco USO last Sunday evening.
The servicemen and women and
ESQ Girls roasted weiners and &C
companied them with potato chips
and coffee until they could eat no
more. Then they settled down TO
listen to a quartet Of sixth grade
boys. composed Of Glenn Clemens,
Harry Place, Junior Freme, and
Jack Portner.
Following the quartet In the
program, the Kennewick High
Girls Glee Club, directed by
Miss Helen Polling, sang q group
Of numbers. Catherine Spurgeon
was then featured in several solos.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
Family Singers
TO Appear Here

The Trapp Family Singers Will
appear Tuesday night at the Ken
newick high school auditorium as
the first offering Of the Commun-
ity Concert series.
This large family Of singers Of
fers an unusual program. Singing
old church music, Schubert and
Brahms, madrigals and other gems
of Elizabethan England combined
with folk songs and yodels. Wear
ing the costumes Of their native
Tyrol, these singers also present
some unusual instrumental music.
DR.. Franz Washer is conductor.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
New Owners Take
Over I Wo Stores
In KenneWick

Announcement is made this
week of the change of ownership
of two prominent Kennewick mer-
camille establishments.
Clyde Higley and Herman Ra-
gain have purchased McDonald's
Shurfine Grocery store and meat
market, and U. L. Keolker has
bought the Mona Monroe shop
operated by Mrs. Warden Fam.
The Grocery will be known as
Clyde's Grocery and Ragain's
Market. Mr.. Higley states that
there will be no change in policy
and the same high quality OF mer-
chandise will be offered. Mr.. RAJ
gain will operate the meat depart
ment jointly with the grocery de-
partment.
Mr.. Keoler reports that he is
pleased with the opportunity Of
fered and will continue operation
of the dress shop with the same
lines of merchandise and others
will be added as they become
available. Mrs. Lou Miller will
manage the store.
In retiring from the business
Mrs. Fam reports that it was be-
cause of poor health that she was
forced to make the decision. She
wishes to thank the many patrons
of the store for their continued
patronage during the past four
years she has been in business.
E. S. Mcdonald is a Kenne-
wick pioneer and one of the Oldest
business men here. He came to
Kennewick in 1906. After a flyer
at farming north of Finley he
launched paint contracting busi-
ness in 1910 and the next year
opened paint store.
Later he added a line of variety
goods and in 1921 changed to gro
ceries. He has been in the gro
Gerry business ever since. Except
for a period from 1887 to 1913
when he occupied the building in
which the Dependable store is now
located, all his business ventures
were in the present location Of the
store.
Mr.. Mcdonald states that he has
been pleased to have served the
community so long and feels that
the store has been taken over by
capable management. He will con-
tinue to operate his apartment
house and plans to do some fur
Their building in the spring.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
Higley and Perkins
Ceremony Read

Patricia Ann H1gley and Pvt.
Wesley Clair Perkins, were unit
ed in marriage by the Rev. e. e.
Coulter in q quiet ceremony
Wednesday evening at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Higley. The groom
is the son Of Floyd Perkins OF
Yakima.
The young couple were attended
by her sister, Dorene. and jim
Doyle. Only those OF the mmed-
late family were present.
The bride wore q rust brown
suit and corsage Of sweetheart
roses.
Pvt. Perkins has been stationed
at Camp Roberts. In California,
since June Of this year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
Lecture Series
Starts Saturday

+ Patrons Of the Pasco-Kennewick
lecture series are reminded that
the first of the series will be offer
ed Saturday night in the Kenne-
wick high school auditorium. Ruth
Bryan Owen Rhode will be the
speaker.
Season tickets are still on sale
and may be purchased at Behr-
mans Jewelry, Vibbers and WIS.,
gers drug stores and the Courier
Reporter.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
The Sidewalk
REPORTER
soUAWK CLUB
BY the
KENNEWICK COURIER

Indignation ran to high point
almost reaching high c at the
weekly gathering of the local COM
plant organization. Against
droning overtone which sounded
vaguely like monotone repiti-
ton of the words, Parking met
ers +. parking meters one
particularly agile member climbed
the scales and sang through his
nose: 81 don't mind the meters,
I think maybe they might even
be a good idea, but what makes
me stark, raving mad is to dis
cover that I have been feeding
nickels into the things when I
park at 8 am. and now" he
sobbed, "And now I discover that
they don't 60 into effect until 9 o.
clock. Nine to sikh" He slumped
xack onto the splintery bench and
topped his face in his hands,
wailing, 'Nine to six nine to
six =" And the monotone rose
to a crashing crescendo: Parking
Meters. q. PARKING NET
Frs
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
Model Club Gets
Under Way Here

At recent meeting Of 40 air
minded boys at the KenneWick
high school auditorium, Oct. 25th,
the Model Club was officially or
eanized. The name "Model Club,
was chosen so that boys interested
in construction Of model trains,
tanks, boats and other miniatures,
would be eligible for membership.
For the time being the major &C
tivity will be model airplanes but
as soon as it can be arranged other
activities will be included.
Don Pick, a local boy who has
already constructed many model
airplanes, both solid and flying
models, was elected president. Joe
Paris was elected vice president.
William McKeWen was elected
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The club heard with enthusiasm
the announcement that the Com
munity Recreational Committee
had voted an initial sum Of money
for purchase of lumber and ma
terials to make benches and cab
inets. They appointed a construc-
ton committee to work with Jess
Hale in the planning and construc-
ton of the benches.
Temporarily the club will have
its meetings Thursday afternoons
after school at the high school
auditorium, and it is planned to
have speakers, displays and NOV
les about various model airplanes
and flying activities. As soon as
possible, the club expects to focus
its activities in the Hutment pro-
vided through courtesy Of E. c.
Smith, the manager of Parkview
Homes, Kennewick.
The club voted to have q reg
istration fee of Csc for each boy
joining the organization and dues
amounting to 10c a month. This
will provide the club a small
treasury with which to buy var1-
Gus small items of equipment.
The club is under the supervis-
ion of Al Hegena of the USO and
several local businessmen.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
Legion Aux in
McCaw Program

The Kennewick American Le-
gion Auxiliary arranged q party
and PROGRAM for the boys at Nc.
Cav Hospital. They gave the pro-
gram in q ward where the serious
" injured were bedded. Some Of
these boys had been lying on their
backs for over q year, and SO were
very profuse in their expression OF
thanks for the program.
The group took their refresh.
ments Of sandwiches, cup cakes,
nut cups and punch with them,
and gave the boys q halloween
party.
All the talent was non-profes-
sional, but for that reason the ef-
fort was appreciated more. Those
going from here, and the part they
took were:
Betty and Marion Nichels,
who gave q vocal duet, Neil Mil
Ter a piano solo, 1mogene Spur
geon, a reading, Nancy Weisback
gave both q vocal solo and piano
solo, Glenn johnson performed
majic tricks and gave q piano solo,
Mrs. Shaughnessy played the ac-
cordian and Efma Miller and Bet
ty Lynn gave q skit, which was
followed by q piano duet with
Kathleen Anderson and Lavonne
Block. The program was brought
to q close with community sing
ing lead BY Mrs. Mcfienry, after
which the refreshments were
served and the program group
visited with the boys.
The Legion Auxiliary expressed
the hope that other organizations
would follow their example and
take programs to the boys.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
PACIFIC VETERAN
MARRIED SATURDAY

IN the pte4e0ce OF Ul1V ~
ON Saturday evening IN
the Kennewick Methodist parson-
ace. Ella Irene Bliss became the
bride Of jess G. Huesties, q mem.
Der of the naval base at Fear!
Harbor. The ring rite was read
by the pastor, Rev. J. =. Coan.
The bride. was dressed In oar1
blue with black accessories. The
Rroom was In naval uniform. He
has had four years Of service
having enlisted before the war
and has another two years %
serve. He q In the ship repair
division Of the Navy. They e1pees
to make their home wherever ne
il stationed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
Victory Chest
Campaign Lays

Community Chest Chairman
Kenneth Serier reports that col
lections to date in the drive are
tagging. The goal has only been
half reached. :.
He urges every resident to mail
or bring in his contribution before
the end of the week. Next week
the committee plans to put on g
final drive and collectors will cal!
at homes and business places that
have not sent in their donations.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
MOVING DAY

When every week new bust
nesses are being reported and ex-
pansion noted Of many old bust
nesses, the KCR climbed on the
bandwagon this last week end and
went in for a little expansion, too.
Machinery of the former Pasco
Press was purchased and moved
Saturday. A Linotype, job press,
type and many other items have
been added. A fine job Of moving
was done by Joe Heggen. Nothing
busted, no smashed fingers, moth
ing lost except one font Of red
faced type was misplaced.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
Ration Boards Closed,
Combined at Pasc0

The Ration Boards ut Prosser,
Kennewick, and Richland are
closed % Of October 81, 1915,
therefore, all rationing and price
control win b handled BY the
War Price and Rationing Board,
Title and Trust Building, Pascos
Warrington.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
RECREATION

It seems as If we've mentioned
it before, but we still feel that It
Is high time to start planning for
more adequate recreation pro-
gram for KenneWick. Pretty soon
well all have more time to enjoy
leisure hours. Other cities are
way ahead Of us in this type OF
planning but it's not yet too late
for Kennewick to launch q conn
prehensive plan.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
UNFINISHED BUSINESS

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Many people think it's finished
but it isn't. It's the war were
referring to. Millions Of boys are
stiIl overseas, anxiously awaiting
their turn to hit the homeward
trail. There's the matter Of peace
to be observation-disclosures that will
tSing to the world q new under
: hiding of human relations.
There are q lot of hungry people
to be fed. All that takes money,
cash, dough. And that's where
you come in and you, and you.
"They finished their job-let's fin
ish ours" is an apt slogan for the
Victory Loan Drive now under
way.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
70 MAKE HOME. HERE

10 MAXI 11OIs16. 1161S6
Chief Mo. MN. Allen Deffen-
baugh was recently honorably dis
charged at the Boston, Mass. sepa-
ration center after 30 months OF
foreign sea duty on the U.S.S.
Rockaway. He participated in the
Normandy Invasion. He enlisted
as an apprentice seaman on May
20, 1912 from Kennewick and
held six rates during his enlist
ment. In his travels he visited
l6 foreign countries. He is a grad
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01

GETS 8EA.LEGS
Dave II. Doerge, Curtis Court,
Rt. 2, Kennewick, was today get
ting his 'tsea legs" as an appren-
tice seaman aboard one Of the
three u. s. Maritime Service
training vessels operating out Of
Long Beach, California.
He joined the close to 1000
other trainees learning q new
peacetime career in the u. s. Mer-
chant Marine aboard the Ameri-
can Seafarer, The American En-
gineer and the American Navigat-
or.
"The new peacetime program
of the Training Organization Of
the War Shipping Administra-
ton" Comdr. w. G. Ash, USMS,
officer in charge Of the unit, de-
clared, features - weeks OF
training In which. two weeks Of
sea duty alternates with one
ashore at Pier IL, Long Beach.
In this way, we plan to give &C
tual sea experience to men IN the
deck, engine and steward depart
mentS."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
BIG STUFF

BIG STUFF
Amt Nature Grand? It is, ap-
parently, in Kennewick. The cur
rent attraction in the KCR window
is a huge sweet potato grown by
c. C. Nagley east of town. The
giant tuber (All right, Bub, give
us an argument = we know a
sweet potato isn't tuber, but
it sounds pretty measures eight
inches from stem to stern and
boasts q rough circumference OF
Is inches. And brother, that's
some potatoes!
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
STORY OF TIE WEEK

81 cub reporter on a Puget
IN paper turned in the follow
neg after covering a ship launch
Ing: completing an impressive
ceremony the lovely daughter OF
the founder smashed a bottle OF
champagne over her stern as she
slid gracefully down the ways"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
County Red Cross To
Meet In KenneWick

The Benton County Red Cross
central committee win meet Mon.
day at 8 pm. In the Masonic han
in Kennewick. Considerable buSi-
ness especially Concerning Ken
newick L. TO be discussed. An
members aro urged 10 attend -
wei as any interested individuals.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01

The following is the combina-
ton of two letters received here
by the Rev. Luvaas from his son
Harold, telling Of the storm at sea.
We have another letter telling
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01

FAMILY REUNION PLANNED
Mrs. w. H. Whittemore's sister,
Mrs. J. M. Jones, arrived Wednes-
day evening from Minneapolis,
Mimi, to visit the Whittemores.
His brother, 1t. Myron E. White
more and wife are expected to ar.
rive from San Francisco Saturday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
DISCHARGES

Word has been received here
of the following Kennewick boys
receiving their discharge:
Charles K. Diamond, Pharma-
cists Mate Third Glass.
George s. Duncan. Seaman.
First Class. ehs,.
Robert S. Washburn, Sisnalman
Second Class.
Hugh I. Shepard, Storekeeper,
Second Class.
BENJAMIN w. VanFossen, Boat
SWANS Mate, Second Class.
Howard w. Lee. Shipdtter,
First Class.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
NEW BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS
So much new and old business
going on that it's enough to make
YOUR head swim. For details we
refer you to other columns on this
page as well as all of page four.
II it keeps on at this rate this
column is going to appeal to the
boss for additional help to handle
that feature.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01

Top RowMccuinness Sloan P:Ekns Murphy shrk sopsr'
Sturm. Gravenslund. ShsaEeE. Higlsy.
Middle row-NeF Chalcraf Lsshok Long, Johnson Hardy
Bolt Lewis. Seovile. Smith,
kins Green Sanders Polling Graves. BEifton. aa'
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
COUNCIL. TO MEET

COUNCIL. TO 1GEE1
The Council Of Church Women
from KenneWick and Paoco are
meeting ct the EnGli1h Lutheran
church In Ksnnewick Friday aft-
ernoon, Nov. 3 at 3 O'Clock.
All women are welcome.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01

Sgt. Lester Blair, son Of llrs.
81. c. Curry, arrived home Wed.
nesday. Lester receive 4 his dis
charge hom the army at Denver,
Colorado after ; years and 2 mo.
In the army.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-01
JOINS NAVY

Apprendce Seaman Howard
Giles Is now with the d. s. Navy
at San Diego. Howard was cent
from here to It. Lewis where he
was to be indicted into the army
but finally passed the navy ply
steal there. He had tried to en-
list In the Navy 0omotime aeo but
had been turned down.