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Evening star., 1945-02-20

william Hopkins, president OF the
Philadelphia Cafe Owners Associa-
tion and first vice president Of the
National Tavern Association, said !:
This is not war moye-it'S q dry
move. We voted on prohibition
years ago, and we voted it out.
Byrnes or no Byrnes, I'm going to
operate as usual"
Cut in License Fees Suggested.
Michael Hannigan, president Of
the Illinois Tavern Owners' Asso-
ciation, said the early closing might
mean the difference between proflt
and loss for amusement places. He
suggested that license fees should
be reduced because Of the earlier
closing hours.
In Hollywood, Earl Carroll, night
club-owner, said: II don't see what
good 1t will do" Another club
owner, Herman Hover. declared:
THE. musicians are the ones who
will be hit hard. I think this Is
just crack at Music Czar James
Petrillo."
But preponderance OF the re-
action was favorable, following the
line Of James Hone Of Seattle, sec
lretary and board chairman Of the
Independent Theater Owners Of
Washington, Northern Idaho and
Alaska. who said:
"We will continue to do all we
can to cooperate in the war effort.
II they asked us to close at IL noon
we would"
Gov. G. G. Cossett Of Idaho said
his administration would cooperate
with any suggestions" from the
Federal Government A Pittsburgh
might club owner commented: II
need the rest and my help does, too
Well just open sooner and close
sooner"
Congressional Comment.
Congressional comment also va
ried:
Senator Taylor, Democrat, of
Idaho: Il think Mr.. Byrnes' order is
all right. In times like these I don't
think people should be running
around in the wee small hours. They
should be getting ready to get lack
on the job"
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio:
THAT doesn't make me mad. I sup
pose that its greatest effect will be
in New York City"
Representative Baldwin, Repub-
lican, Of New York: mo such cur
few is sounded in London or Paris
and don't think it's necessary
here"
Senator McCarran, Democrat, of
Nevada, said the deadline, if kept
for any length Of time, would bring
the speakeasy back"
Senator Barkley, Democrat, of
Kentucky said he didn't believe the
'speakeasies would be set up "just for
the few hours after midnight"
In New York the American Guild
of Variety Artists announced that
entertainers would demand that
contracts on pay be observed. re-
gardless of curtailments required by
the Byrnes order.
Order Hits Swing Shift.
Swing-shift war workers will be
hard hit, for 1t will mean an end to
the. shows, saloons and night clubs
kept open especially for them in the
mornings wee hours.
Said a swing shift superintendent
in a large airplane plant in Cali
fornia:
"It will be difficult to get workers
Evening star., 1945-02-20
10000 Cigarettes
Stolen at Louisville
By the Assoeiated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE. Ky, Feb. So
Stolen. 10000 cisaikttss; value.
81 ,42S.
The theft was discovered at the
shipping department Of Philip Agsr-
ris Co. when the plant opened yes
terday morning.
Most Of the cigarettes were sched-
uled for overseas shipment.
Evening star., 1945-02-20

arrival in Algiers. In his message
the President told the general he
hoped very much to meet him In
continental France, but that time
pressure had made 1t impossible to
get to Paris as much rs he would
like to do so. He again expressed
warm thanks for the invitation the
government Of France extended him
when he was in Quebec attending
the last conference there. s,
"As dispatched from Yalta, the
Presidents invitation concluded with
an expression Of real hope that the
alternative proposal for a meeting
in Algiers would be satisfactory to
the French leader. The President
was most disappointed when ofIi-
cial business did not permit the gen.
eral to come to Algiers."
In conclusion, the statement
pointed to the questions pending
In which France shares an inter-
est.
One of these has to do with the
plan agreed on by the Big Three
for settling the voting issue, which
was left undecided at the Dunbar
ton Oaks conference. This plan was
presented to both French and Chi
nese governments for their views.
Treatment Of liberated areas is
another question on which the Big
Three sought French opinion.
Motored to Sevastopel.
The White House statement,
VIII. III for security reasons carried
no dates, said the President and his
party left Livadia, the site Of the
Big Three meeting, and ;motored over
mountain roads along the Black
Sea to Seyastopol, where the night
was spent aboard a Navy auxiliary
ship.
The route traversed the battle field
made famous by the charge Of the
Light Brigade and also led through
territory bitterly contested by Rus
slams and Germans In the recent
Crimean campaign. :
At Sevastopol, 1t was said, the
President was shocked by the
scenes Of "horrorful, wanton Nazi
vengeance" which met his eye.
Leaving the Crimea, the party
took planes Of the American Air
Transport Command for the flight
to Egypt. The President then
boarded the man-of- war which was
anchored in Great Bitter Lake,
through which the suez Canal
passes.
King Farouk, whom the President
had met on his trip to the Middle
East year ago, WAS Q luncheon
guest and the meeting, the state
ment said, permitted earnest dis
cussions Of many questions Affect
Evening star., 1945-02-20

marily to save coal consumed In
heating and in providing electricity
But 1t will also be helpful in the
fields Of transportation, manpower
and in other ways"
Byrnes Seeks Penalties.
Mr.. Byrnes said he would ask the
War Manpower Commission to
deny ceilings to any places violat-
ing this request" He also said the
War Production Board, the ONCE OF
Defense Transportation and the
Once Of Price Administration would
be asked for support.
A VINO spokesman explained that
denying ceilings would mean fur
ther reduction of the number OF
employees through forced release of
workers now employed in these
establishments. While Chased as
less essential, these activities gen.
orally have been getting fewer
workers than the essential activities.
The curfew threatens non-comply-
ing employers with the loss of the
employees now on their payrolls
down to the point of a skeleton
maintenance staff, it was explained.
Unofncially, it was thought the
ODT could act against offenders
by preventing delivery of supplies
and by exercising taxicab and bus
controls. The WPB could cut OF
power. fuel and materials. The OPA
could halt rations and fuel oil.
Noah L. Braunstein, spokesman
for the New York Cafe Owners
Guild, said the request would re-
suit In "a lot of unemployment"
and added: TT will be a definite
invitation for the return of the
horrors Of the speakeasy days." ac-
cording to the Associated Press.
Night club operators in Rich
mond and Philadelphia also FORE
cast return of the speakeasy
Evening star., 1945-02-20

manent damage to facilities or
equipment"
Mr.. Falck also asked companies
which distribute natural and mixed
gas to urge State and local ofilcials
to curtail consumption by public
institutions. libraries, museums and
schools ito the minimum consistent
with public health and safety"
Evening star., 1945-02-20
De GouIie Invited to Meet
With President in AIqiers

Gen. de Gaulle, as President of the
provisional government OF France,
was invited by President Roosevelt
to meet with him in Algiers. The
Evening star., 1945-02-20
Congress Directory
Leaves Blank 5poee /
For Commerce Chief

The new Congressional Dirsc-
tory, distributed at the Capitol
today, leaves blank . third Of 1
page normally devoted to the
+ biography OF the Secretary Of
Commerce. :
In explanation, 1t notes that
the ONCE is vacant. !" ~
Evening star., 1945-02-20

Gnilford D. Fisher
zoo West VirSixia Avsxus, West Chester, Pa.
II tried your amazing product hrst
in my Office, writes Mr.. Fisher. eve have
three bottles at home now, one in the
bathroom, another in the kitchen, and
third which does double duty in the
living-room and in closets. estimate that
air.xick has saved us more than one hun
dred times its cost in fuel bills. With
air.wick it's never necessary in cold weather
to open windows in the daytime."s
Evening star., 1945-02-20
Order Hits Swing Shift.

Swing-shift war workers will be
hard hit, for 1t will mean an end to
the, shows, saloons and night clubs
kept open especially for them in the
mornings wee hours.
Said a swing-shift superintendent
in a large airplane plant in Cali
fornia:
"It will be difficult to get workers
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- Buy Another Bend -
Mrs. Bessie Thompson
Passes Away at Edison
Made Il Through One Va" Says
chi. Lewis In Letter 10 His Dad

Following Is q letter which
speaks for itself. It was written
on We Day from the German
front by Cpl. Ray c. Leis, 10 his
father, J. L. Lewis, In Kennewick:
Dear Dad:
Well, at last I have something to
write about. It win be old news
by the time this letter Is received,
but to me now il Is the latest
news. Today Il victory In Eu-
rope. It hasn't been announced
yet. Churchill - going to an
nounce to the people the great
news at 3 o'clock today.
Well belive it or not I made II
through one war. It wasn't too
hard to do. I think that I will
say my success was to lucky
breaks and being able to run fast.
Now all I have to worry about
lis keeping out of the trouble that
they are having down the road
Ia ways, called Japan.
It is very hard to believe that
the war is over. I am waiting foT
the first night that the lights 60
lon again. That little thing might
not seem very important to you,
but I haven't seen street lights, OF
car lights since I left New York.
II drove all through England
France, Belgium, Luxembourg and
la darn long ways into Germany
without lights. A lot of the time
Il couldn't see two feet ahead OF
me, so that will give you a fairly
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good idea why I win be % happy
to zee the LIGHTS again.
You probably are wondering
what al the men over here are
thinking about and how they are
acting. Well, 10 tell you the truth,
you wouldn't know Il was any
different from any other day.
There isn't q LOT Of yelling and
DRINKS like you would think. For
the most part the men are just
wondering how long before they
take of for their new job Of
kicking hell out Of the other bad
man called Mr.. Jap.
I have had some good times
and I have had some bad times
since I have been over here, and
/ don't need to say that I have
been scared more than once.
One time before We crossed the
Rhine river. We had il what you
might call rough. II you remem-
Der, the Third Army made q long
and fast drive to the Rhine. Well
we were in on that drive. In the
first place It was hard to keep up
with the drive. The first night
we were under German So shell
fire. You no doubt have heard
of the famous 88's. They are the
most feared piece Of war machine
they have.
That was the first night ! slept
in a fox hole all night. I say
slept. I didn't sleep much. The
Continued on Page Five)
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|CC Auxiliary in
Bond Drive Here

Flotilla IS of the US. Coast
Guard Auxiliary, which is made
up of members in the Twin Cities
of Kennewick-Pasco, are planning
a program to assist in the local
bond drive of the two commune
tiles.
They plan to have q truck with
sound broadcasting equipment
here from the Seattle office the
last week in June to appear on
the streets of Kennewick and Pas
co to help create interest in the
Bond drive. Exact dates viii be
announced soon.
In the meantime local members
of the F1otilla are offering a boat
ride on the Columbia river to any
adult who purchases a 500 or
larger bond from one of the men,
beers of the F1otilla. Children may
get ticket for ride by purchas-
ing a $25 or larger bond.
Charles E. Pudge) Hunt is the
chairman Of the committee and
bonds may be purchased through
him, Urban Koelker at The Cloth
|ier, or through Harry Linn at the
Washington Hardware Co.
Credit will be given the local
and county quota on all bonds
purchased through Flotilla IS.
R,,v Ano&hAP Rond
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Auction To Be
eaiure In
Big Bond Rally
Bill Grafmiller's Band
To Play; MAS Planes
Will Maneuver
"Going, Going, GOMEZ"

"Going, Going, GOMEZ"
That will be the keynote Of Sat
urday's big bond rally in Kenne-
wick. A varying assortment Of
material will be auctioned to bond
bidders from the platform erected
in the lot across from the Courier
Reporter office.
Cooperating with the local COM
mittee, the Pasco Naval Air sta
ton will send a squadron Of planes
over the city at four o'clock. These
planes will carry out maneuvers
and mock battle tactics.
Music for the big affair will be
furnished by Bill Grafmiller's
popular band. Doc Kennedy, Play
land manager, is furnishing this
band free to the committee.
It could not be determined at
press time what the women's COM
mittee has been able to secure for
the auction. It will be remember
ed that at the sale held in connec-
ton with the last drive items in
Guided hams, bacon, cigarettes,
mirrors, chocolate and grape juice
and many other items.
Stores will close from to 4 in
the afternoon giving full coopera-
ton to the Seventh War Loan
drive.
This will be the final outdoor
program sponsored by the COM
mittee. A number of organizations
will continue with the drive.
Tho Miohfv Seventh
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First Officer Wounded
In MindanaO Action

First It. Gervin Wheeler, the
first officer Of the 3lst Infantry
Division to be wounded in action
on Mindanao, is q representative
American. He was born and edu-
Gated in Lexington, KY, where he
was graduated from the Henry
Clay high school and the Univer-
sity Of Kentucky; when he en-
tered the service he was a resident
Of the District Of Columbia, where
he was employed by the Peoples
Drug Store Of Washington; his
wife, Mrs. Thelma Wheeler, lives
at $685. Broad ST., Pittsburgh, Pa,
while his father, S. d. Wheeler,
makes his home in Kennewick.
The lieutenant, leading the
platoon Of infantry which he has
led for two and a half years, suf-
fered a flesh wound in the arm
when a battalion Of the 3lst DIX
ie) Division encountered a body
OF Japs.
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Ladies Guests
Of Kiwanis Club

About a hundred Kiwanians of
the local club and their ladies
attended a dessert supper Monday
night served for them by the Re-
becca ladies in the dining room of
the Masonic hall. The arrange
ments for the evening were under
the direction of the program, So
cial and house committees with
Frank Maupin, Ed Neuman and
D. M. Deeter in charge. Comedy
readings were given by Imogene
Spurgon during the evening.
The formal program Of the eve
ming at, the hall was in charge
of the president, Rev. John B.
Coan, assisted by Mrs Lawrence
Scott and Mrs. Harold Fyfe. Fol-
lowing the. formal half Of the
evenings program the party at
tended the showing Of the feature
picture at the Benton theater.
RsaO AnoAhAP H0Sad -
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American Legion
Sponsors Junior
Baseball Team

The American Legion post of
Kennewick, at its regular meeting
May 10, voted to sponsor Junior
baseball team and to compete in
the district which will be made up
of teams from Pasco and Richland
posts. The sponsoring Of such
baseball teams has long been a
policy of the American Legion
posts throughout the nation, and
many famous big league players
owe their start in baseball to such
teams as these sponsored by the
Legion.
Permission has been obtained
from the Kennewick high school
authorities to use the baseball
suits which were used in the past
season by members of the high
school team, with the stipulation
that the suits are to be returned
after the season expires and are
to be in as good condition as
when the Legion team received
same. Some of the equipment is
also to be secured from the high
school, the cost of such damage
and wear and tear that will result,
to be taken care of by the Legion
post.
The Legion expressed its appre-
citation for the full cooperation
that is being given by the school
to the sponsoring Of this team,
and the townspeople are urged to
get behind the Legion team and
attend the games which are to be
played here. A full schedule of
games will be published in the
near future and more information
will be written regarding the team.
The committee appointed for this
activity consists of Legionnaires
H. w. Polling, Sid Smith and L.
Wilson.
The committee urges all boys,
II or under to register for the
team. Watch the CouYier-Report-
er for more definite information.
RUv AnoRIaop Ras,A
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finest Inland Port + Facilities
On Columbia In Prospect For
KenneWick with Island PROPOSAL
Will Solve Port Problem !;
Furnish Pleasure Craft
Flying Boat Facilities

Paul Richmond, member of the
port commission, presented a
plan to members of that body
this week which would solve the
problem of port facilities after
construction of the Umatilla dam.
The l40 foot pool level would
wipe out present facilities. Mr..
Richmond's solution is to elevate
the level of the island lying west
of the highway bridge and Of the
causeway leading to the island.
The plans has startling posi-
bilities in the opinion Of several
interested residents who have con-
sidered the suggestion. It would
provide an excellent deep water
port on the north side with docks
built parallel to the island.
The south side would provide
a roughly circular lake for plea
sure craft, protected from pre-
vailing winds on three sides; be-
ing practically surrounded by the
diked shore, the island and the
causeway. 1t would cover some
SO acres and would be a mecca
for all types of pleasure crafts.
One observer pointed to the SINH
lar plan for pleasure boats in
Tacoma's harbor wherein Stag
from the smelter has been used
to form a protection. A flying
boat dock could also be estab-
lished.
In view of the excellent facili-
ties the development would pro-
vide, costs would not be pro-
hibitive. The Port District al
ready owns the eastern portion
of the island from the present
roadway. It has present eleva-
ton of $40 feet. It was con-
sidered that it would not have to
be raised more than IL feet. Ample
aggregate is available from the
lower part of the island and from
the south side.
Contractors estimate that this
fill could be moved for 20 cents
yard even at present prices and
probably for half that amount or
less after the war when equip
ment AND manpower becomes
more readily available.
Several firms are interested in
locating in this area il adequate
navigation facilities become avail
able. One oil company has made
tentative plans to use about three
acres at the east end of the island.
They are prepared to spend a
considerable sum for a tank farm
and docks.
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Legion TO Sponsor
Memorial Service

Memorial Day viii b obssrv.
Cd here with services under the
direction Of the American L.
zion. The services viii b held
at the cemetery a IL .. M.
May 80.
Rev. John B. Com. Legion
Post chaplain. viii deliver the
address.
The program win include the
customary gun salute.
Stores viii b closed in Ken.
newick all day.
- The MIGHTY Seventh -
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Ration Board Meets
Three Times Weekly

nounces that it will meet three
times a week to consider applica-
tons. Residents requiring action
by the board are requested to al
low three days from the time they
make applications to get q de-
cision. Definite meeting days have
not yet been decided.
The board reports that fuel oil
applications are being mailed and
the entire process will be handled
by mail. One exception to this
ruling is for residents of trailer
houses. These people are request
ed to apply at the rationing office.
- The Mighty Seventh
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1t. William Earl Johns was
home over the weekend to visit
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Johns of Kennewick. 1t. Johns
made the trip in a BIG from Del
Rio, Texas. He arrived Saturday
evening and had to leave Monday
morning. 1t. Johns has been in
the army for over three years
now and has flown many missions
overseas. The lieutenant is an in
structor at Del Rio.
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CONGRATULATIONS

Among the 185, 900 men and
women of the Eighth Air Force
congratulated on We Day, by 1t.
Gen. James H. Doolittle, who as
sumed command of the Eighth in
January, 1914, are seven Kenne-
wick men. They are: Cpl. James
D. Sanders, Rt. 1; Sgt. Vernon N.
Snyder, S/Sgt. Richard D. Sand
berg, son of Mrs. Nina E. Sand
berg; M/Sgt, Rodney L. Sans, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Sans; Sgt.
Leo w. Elder, Rt. 1; Cpl. Robert
T. Moore, and Sgt. Fay L. Davis,
Route 2.
81 wish to extend my personal
congratulations and my heartfelt
appreciation to every one of you
for the magnificent job you have
DONE" Gen. Doolittle said in a
message to all personnel.
Each of you," he continued,
may be proud Of your part in the
defeat Of Germany. am proud of
you. The world is proud of you.
The Eighth Air Force was the
worlds mightiest strategic bomb
ing force. It's personnel Of 1875, 600
was the equivalent of IL infantry
divisions, and it could send q, 900
airmen in 1000 four engine bomb
ers and 1000 fighters over Ger
many at one time, q combat effort
possible only through the support
Of tens Of thousands of Notifying
specialists.
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The Meritorious Service Plaque
has been awarded to an AAF
Ordnance Supply and Maintenance
Company in which First Lieuten-
ant Curran B. Chellis, of Kenne-
wick, is an automotive supply
officer.
The award was presented by
Colonel L. D. Wellington, COM
handing officer of the vi Air
Service Area Command, at an
Army Air Forces base in the Cen
trail Pacific.
Lieutenant Chellis and other
Continued on page 81
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Waterways Group
Studies eva

A delegation from Kennewick
attended meeting Saturday in
Walla Walla of the Inland EN-
pire Waterways association. Fea-
ture of the meeting was dis
cussion Of pending eva legisla-
ton. A series of these discus
sions will be held to study the
proposals in order to determine
what stand the association will
ultimately take.
In the group were A. c. Anon,
Benton county vice president of
the association, Paul Richmond,
member of the Kennewick Port
district, Mark Moulton, Port dis
trict attorney, and II. G. Fyfe,
member Of the Chamber Of Com
merce Irrigation and Land Settle
ment committee.
Col. Ralph Tudor, of the Army
Engineers, addressed the meet
ing from the engineers stand
point.
Kennewick delegates reported
that It was an extremely interest
ing and satisfactory meeting. Col.
Tudor described the engineer
plans for the valley development.
He stated that they expect the
Kennewick-Pasco communities to
provide school, hospital, recrea-
tional and retail buying facilities
for the construction workers en-
ployed on the Umatilla dam.
Herb West presided in the abb
eence Of Chairman Chas. Baker.
Delegations were present from
Lewiston, The Dalles, Arlington,
Pascos Walla Walla and Kenne-
wick.
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STORY OF THE WEEK

Doc Boyd had been bearing
down on the drill. After an in
spection of his work he remarked:
HIM, must have had a gold
filling in that TOOTH"
Nope" replied Ken Serier,
That's my back collar button"
Buy Another Bond -
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MIR. and Mrs. Watkins have re-
ceived card with the APO num-
Der and address of their son
Mike, which means that Mike has
recently gone overseas.