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Wanted 10 Surrender, No Can Do .
Said Jap Officers. Aguilar Writes

back to your company In the
mountains?" The Japs replied
"If you did, we would be shot, or
they would make Us commit Hari-
Kari" They begged US not to
take them back. CAS- II we wouldD
They insisted that they wanted to
be Prisoners Of War, and that ia
pan didn't have q chance to win
this war. The Japs claim that they
lost the war In 1913, but they had
to keep fighting.
It was surprising to me that
they spoke as good English as they
did. It was q lot better than most
Of them do.
Dad, Is there any news In the
papers about where the Path d.
vision is going? There's an awful
strong rumor going around the
camp that we are going to stay
right where we are, and another
that we are going to Japan, and
then that we are not. The latest
one is that we might 60 back to
Uhau, that's in Hawaiia. So there
you are, Dad, no one knows
where we are going. But I sure
hope we make It home sooner than
I expect
Your son Gabriel.
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Benton Demos
Plan New Club

A Benton county Democratic
club was the result Of an organiza-
tional meeting in Richland Tues
day night. A large committee was
set up to arrange details of the
clubs organization.
Main speaker at the dinner held
in the Recreation hall was Jerry
O'Connell, executive secretary Of
the Washington State Democratic
central committee. He outlined
the party's organization program
and plans that are being made for
the coming election year.
Miss Alice Hogan Of Pasco, who
was elected to the position Of ma
tional committeewoman at meet
ing In Ellensburg Saturday night,
was an honored guest. Julius BAIL
Of Kennewick served as toastmas-
ter for the program.
A large number Of prominent
Democrats Of this area were In
troduced. There were nearly 200
in attendance at the affair.
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finish job Is
Victory Loan
Drive Slogan

"They finished their job-Let's
finish ours!" i,
That is the rallying slogan of
the Victory Loan Drive, sched-
uled to start here October % and
carrying through to December 8.
City and county quotas have not
been set ut the state is called upon
to sell a total Of $128, 000, 600.
D. M. Deeter is heading broad
committee that is making plans
for a high speed, spectacular
drive. It is expected that the sales
will begin Immediately with the
first public demonstration to be
held in connection with the Ken
newick High school football game
on November 2.
Highlight of the drive VIII be
a big blow out at the Benton thea
tire on the night of November IL.
A special bond premiere film has
been arranged. This will be the
first public showing Of one Of the
greatest pictures of the year,
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Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kempf
are sharing with ID the letter re-
ceived from their son, PFC. WI.
lam Kempf, telling about the t.
phoon on Okinawa.
Dear Folks:
I suppose you got the news OF
the dreadful storm and Nphoon
that took place q few days ago.
The worst one on Okinawa tor
many years.
I am OK, and no one In my
outfit got hurt except one guy,
who got his leg bruised when the
kitchen blew on top Of the tent
he was living IN. Our camp was
all nattened clear TO the ground
and % did practically Ill the other
camps.
Our tent held up pretty good
but It was ripped 1t two corners
from the typhoon we had q month
ago. When we saw 20 many others
60 down or get ripped to pieces
we got ready for ours.
I rolled up my bedding,
wrapped Il in some waterproof
paper and laid Il on q box against
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Estate Fair" a technicolor ex-
travaganza. .
In connection with the bond
show details are being worked out
to elect queen to preside over
the ceremonies at the theatre.
Votes will be allotted for each
bond sold and forms viii be pro-
vided for the purpose Of register
ing votes. Watch for announce
ment of nomination and voting
procedure.
A special bond show will be pro-
vided for kids at the Roxy theatre
on Nov. 2. Two exceptional fea-
lures have been secured for this
performance. Kids will be adj
mitted with the purchase Of one
dollar or more in stamps.
AS usual several organizations
will join in the sale Of bonds and
they will be pushed in all COM
mercial establishments.
On the committee are c. G. MIL
Ter, Don Coates, E. L. Bingaman,
Charles Powell, Leo Dyson, d. E.
Finnegan, Albert Kent, Harry
Owens, Ralph Reed and r. W.
Tuve.
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The following letter was re-
ceived by Jose r. Agailar 81,
from his son Gabriel, who Is at
Davao. Mr.. Aguilar has agreed
to share it with us:
Hello Dad:
This is Tuesday afternoon and
we only have an hour before we
fall out, so I'll write as much as I
can and finish the letter tonight.
We were out on the firing range
this morning, just practicing on
the rifles. No matter If the war
is over, we still have to keep In
good shooting practice.
The Japs are still surrenderinG
here at Davoa. They are coming
from the mountains. They say
they can't live up there, no food to
eat, and ragged as heck.
The most interesting thing the
Jap said was, "The officer that
was in charge Of them, wouldn't
let them come down from the
mountains and give up" But
these Japs sneaked off from the
rest Of their company and came
down anyway.
One Of our officers said to these
Japs, "what If we brought you
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Indian Preacher to
Speak Here Sunday

Ray lack, an Indian preacher
Will speak at the First Christian
Church Sunday evening, Oct. %
at 1880. MIR. lack is a graduate
OF Northwest Christian College,
eugene, Oregon and is now work.
ing among the Indians at Topper
Ism. Mrs. lack who will accomp-
any him is college graduate from
california. Those who are inter.
ested in the Indians in Washing
ton are urged to attend.
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Iyphoon Flaiiened 0kinawa Camp,
Caves Were Refuge, Writes Kempf

the center with the rest Of my
stuff In the barracks bag and
then took of. I followed some
Of the other guys TO . Jap cave
which was pretty big and stayed
In il from three In the afternoon
til six the next morning when
Il was all over. OF course the
wind was SIN blowing, Il always
does.
The day after the storm the
guys In my tent III pitched TO-
Rether and got Scme lumber and
canvas from ripped tents and
built us q six-man shack. Just
enough room IN 4 10 put our
hunks In. II the roof don't leak
II win be OK. We may have 70
live In It for quite some time. All
new tents On this Island are fro-
zen for the hospitals.
All the food we can get to eat
now Is K rations and very little
of that. Our kitchen win be ret
up tomorrow and we might get
some hot meals IN q day or two.
Probably live on beans for q long
CONTINUED on PAGE Three)
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Mayors Group
Adopts Active
Recreation Plan

At its first meeting this autumn,
the official Community Recreation
Committee functioning through
appointment Of the Mayor Of Ken
newiclk, met Monday evening In
the assembly room Of the local
USO office to consider recent
community developments an d
needs along the line Of youth rec
reation.
Representatives Of the local
schools, the recreation center, the
USO and the committee made re-
ports on various activities under
way and others proposed for sup
port and direction.
The recreation committee has
been cooperating with the school
and housing authorities In the
summer and school year programs
in the, recreation center, having
supplemented state and. school
funds to keep employed leader
ship on the job.
During the summer, according
to Erwin s. Black, school superin-
tendent, about $l750 was expend-
ed for recreational Leadership. OF
this the State supplied $l400. The
school and recreation committee
supplied the balance.
For the school year program
of community recreation which
opened September LIST, It was ex-
pected that the State would give
substantial aSsiStanc. also, but
some days ago Mr.. Black was
CONTINUED on Page 81
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Hanford ms E.
Award; Matthias
Wins Decoration

Belated recognition came Sat-
urday to the many workers of the
Hanford Engineering Works for
their part in turning the tide Of
victory. Under a sun filled sky,
the newly won Army-Navy 'E'
award penant was raised on the
flag pole on the commons at Rich
land while hundreds of employ
ees and guests cheered.
The award was presented by
Mai. General Leslie r. Groves, the
officer who had charge Of the
production Of the atomic bomb.
B. II. Mackey, plant manager, &C
cepted for the Hanford Engineer
Works.
Walter S. Carpenter, president
of the du Point company, was q
featured speaker.
Commander Fred Ashworth Of
the u. S. Navy, presented the en-
ployee pins which were accepted
by e. L. Kelly, Doris N. Bell and
G. G. Synoground as representa-
tives Of the thousands Of work
ers ON the huge project.
Commander Ashworth was the
"Weaponeer," the man who had
the responsibility Of dropping the
atomic bomb on Nagasalki. He de-
scribed graphically the prepare
tons for the flight, the loosing OF
the terrific weapon and the amaz-
ing results.
Col. F. T. Matthias made the ad-
dress Of welcome and Col K. D.
Continued on Page 81
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complete unity, regardless of party
affiliations. Reclamation Bureau
Commissioner Bashore has shown
an active interest in the project
and has requested Frank A. Banks
district head, to rush the COM
pletion surveys. Mr.. Banks is do
ing this and has engineers on the
job now who expect to finish the
work next week.
It is hoped that favorable action
will be speeded SO that the Ken
newick project can be included In
the forthcoming deficiency APP
preparation bill.
Senator Hugh Mitchell has TAX
en- an active part in pushing the
project inasmuch as it is felt that
it will provide an excellent OPP
portunity to get the acreage into
cultivation quickly as well as to
provide employment before the
big job on the Columbia Basin
can get started.
Fourth District Congressman
Hal Holmes is working with the
rest of the delegation to this end.
Also present at the committee
meeting were Jerry O'Connell,
executive secretary Of the State
Democratic Central Committee
and John Walsh, newly appointed
secretary to Senator Mitchell.
AS a former Congressman from
Montana, Mr.. Cornell described
the congressional procedure on q
project Of this kind.
Mr.. Walsh, q resident Of Ev-
erett, was recently discharged
from the army after three years
of service that took him in to the
Pacific and India. He was formerly
connected with Mon Wallgren's
staff when the latter was in the
Senate.
He toured the proposed project
Wednesday morning and was en-.
thusiastic about its possibilities.
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past year, wish to express their
appreciation for q job wei done.
These Mexican boys viii soon be
returning to Mexico, their work
here finished. They have, during
their stay, earned the respect Of
the community and formed endur-
ing friendships. Many Of our cit
liens have revised their opinion
Of the Mexican people by the ex-
emplary conduct Of these boys.
Let us hope that our relations
with Mexico as q nation may grow
to match the individual friend
ships that have developed during
the time these boys have been
here.
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Prospects Good
For Early Start
On Local Project

Prospects are highly favorable
for the construction of the High
lands irrigation project in the
near future was the information
received by the Irrigation Pro-
jects committee at a meeting
Wednesday noon.
The entire w hington Congress
sional delegate, plugging for
the job accord o John Simp-
son, state pres Of the Wash
ington State ig Democratic
club, who rece visited Wash
ington in the est of the local
project. 81
He reported that Senator War
rem Magnuson called the delega-
ton together and that they pledg-
ed wholehearted support with
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Tested All Types Of Aircraft Under
All Conditions, Neunlan Tells Club

been tested. Many of these were
not successful while others were
improved and became the famous
models that carried the war to all
parts of the wolrd.
Many European and enemy
planes were also tested. All
planes were subjected to gruell-
ing tests. He described what is
termed the largest ice box in the
world, a huge refrigeration ham
gar that can simulate any type of
weather.
The Germans robot bombs gave
the personnel of Eglen Field one
of its toughest assignments. Laun-
ching installations were built in
the matter of days. Then tests
started on methods of demolition:
High and low level bombing
proved Ineffective. Finally two
1000 pound bombs were fastened
to the under side of P-38 which
came in at top speed at a 15-foot
level. This did the trick and when
this technique was used on the
French coast the robot bombing
was largely defeated.
Another difficult task was the
designing necessary for the use of
IS nm cannon in planes. Pre-
viously the so nm guns had been
found to be ineffective for many
purposes. But the IS nm dam
aged the planes nose after only
a few shots. After considerable
experimentation in cooperation
with the manufacturers the, prob
lem was finally solved.
In describing the magnitude Of
the work at this field, Neuman
said that there were an average
of $50 assignments being worked
on at all times.
He said that the war experience
has provided q great deal in the
development of engine perform
ances and in flying experience
with. large planes. Little has been
added to the development Of small
planes that are suitable for pri-
vate flying.
He said that jet propulsion is
just coming into its own and that
a great amount of development
is necessary. He said that he had
seen one of the new P-80 Shoot
ing stars which develops the
equivalent of $500 horsepower
pass at almost ground level at a
speed Of SIS miles per hour.
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TIL Looted AZ
Besies' Grocery

Bestes' Grocery was broken into
early this morning and about $50
was looted from the till.
At 2 am. Patrolman John Dick.
inson discovered q back window
broken and bars pried loose. The
opening was too small for him
to enter. After watching for some
time no one came out and he could
hear no one inside.
He then called Patrolman Ward
Rupp and Howard Beste who came
down and opened the store. APP
parently nothing was taken except
the cash.
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FUN FOR ALL

You can have your cake and
eat Il. too. a plan was 0ndofs.
ed by the Chamber OF Com.
me1ce today to push the sale Of
tickets for the big Bond Show at
the Benton Theatre.
The plan briefly Is this: Tick.
els will b sold at S. each. The
money collected viii b used 30
purchase bonds and valuable
merchandise. The bonds viii
be used as door prizes and the
merchandise will be auctioned.
for moro bonds. The committee
has made arrangements 10 get
real prizes. from nYlon stock
ings 10 q range and fsfrigeratof.
Every purchase Of . bond phi
or 10 the show viii also b good
for IN admission but not for par.
ticipation in the drawing. And
everyone in attendance can take
part In the auction.
Sounds Ike q lot Of fun with
all the money going into bonds.
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sALuDos, AMIGOS

SALuDoS. AMIGOS
Los patrones Do Los CondAdos
Benton 7 Franklin. WISH.
Los cualos han usado Z Los
Nacionllos Moxieanos. dosoan
0xpfosa1 una vo8 mas "a Up.
ciaeion por las tan busnas
oabores que supio1on dosom.
p0na1 duI1nto % poIm10on.
cia.
Estes Nacionalos muY pfonto
seIan Hegresados . 81 Msseieo
tan luo0o que SuS contracts
to1min0n. DuIanto Los mosos
Do 3zabajo a estes lu0afes Los
Moxicanos han adquiIido
busnas amistad0S 3anto Ont1o
pat1onos como ontxo q pub
Nco On general. Experiences
que nuostTas Holaciones con II
vocina Rspubliea Mexieana
prog1osa1an para meier com.
pfonsion Do sus Nacionalos ?
ojala On 10 future no 10 q.
vidomo6.
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An outstanding program was
provided for the Kiwanis club at
its Tuesday noon luncheon when
John Neuman described the ac-
tivities of Eglen Field where he
has been employed for the past
three years.
This huge installation near Pen
sacola, Florida, is the proving
ground for aircraft of all types.
Neuman stated that more than
500 different types Of planes had
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IRRIGATION DAY

n proposal 10 set aside a day
which will be designated as
Kennewick Highlands Irriga-
tion Day was discussed at the
Thursday noon meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce. The
group agreed to support such
an idea and asked the Irrigation
committee to work out details.
The committee had planned a
program for the near future 10
focus attention on the project
and hopes 10 bring many OUT
standing irrigation people and
political figures here.
The committee urges renewed
effort in the canvas for sigma
lures 70 petitions which are now
in circulation.
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MAS 10 Honor
Navy Day With
Full Pro gram

The entire personnel of the Pas
co Naval Air station held itself in
readiness today for the reception
of hundreds Of civilian visitors
who will be guests of the station
Saturday when this section OF
southeast Washington joins the ma
ton in history's greatest celebra-
ton of Navy Day.
Facilities of the entire Pasco
installations 100000 aviation
activity where thousands of the
Nays airmen and air crewmen
trained before they were sent into
the Pacific to battle the japanese
will be thrown open for the first
time since 1912 for full public in
spection.
It will be Open House with Wis
itors permitted to pass freely in
and out of the stations main gate
between the hours of 10 am. and
4 pm.
AS the visitors arrive, they will
find station buses waiting to trans
port them to places of interest on
the station. Special guides will
be aboard the buses to answer
questions and all important build
ings will be marked with signs
explaining to what use each was
put. The buses will leave the
main gate at regular 15-minute In
tervals throughout the day.
The Open House will be high
lighted by a morning program
giving full and exact demonstra-
ton of the various phases Of naval
aviation training-survival at sea,
personnel rescues by ambulance
plane, plane crash and fire res
cues, formation flying, all to be
climaxed with simulated dive
bombing and strafing attacks upon
the station.
The morning program win start
at 1890, a half hour after the gate
opens for its first visitors, and will
last until noon. The performance
will be repeated during the after
noon.
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NEW BUSINESS


In our excitement in reporting
McNamara's glass activities we in
advertently gave him credit for the
glass block front on the new S & J
building. The fact of the matter
is the glass block idea was dream
up by Bill Simonds himself and
he can draw a right neat picture
Of the front elevation of the build
ing on the back of an envelope.
Contractor Doverspike will put
the blocks in their proper sequence
and Mac will get his hand in with
the plate glass. And speaking of
Doverspike, his building activities
will soon take him down Auburn
street where he will construct an
addition on Fudge Hunts build
ing.
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The Sidewalk
REPORTER
souAwK CLUB
BY the
KENNEWICK COURIER

It was fortunate that a large
number of local nimrods who
barged in and took over the week
ly meeting of the local Squawk
club left their guns at home. It
seems that the discussion got hot
and pointed. In fact it pointed in
the direction of the KCR. "We'd
like to get the parties responsible
for printing all those No Hunting
signs. Furthermore -. We
are proud to relate that our repre-
sentative did not at this point
sneak out through the back en-
trance which looks something like
a sewer manhole, but rather stood
up and bravely waggled marn-
ing finger. He couldn't quiet the
~b enough to make a complete
- hence heard but he did manage
to squeeze in few phrases like:
"Freedom of the press pri-
vate property =. constitutional
rights freedom of speech :"
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Police Warn Use of
Meters To Be ENFORCED

Starting Monday. October %,
use of the new parking meters will
be strictly enforced according to
a statement from the Kennewiok
Police department.
During the past few days they
have been carefully checked and
standards have been painted.
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CHAPTER THREE

Reptiles, continued: Appearing
this week in the KCR window
through the courtesy of CT. Smith
are three horned toads from SW
Texas. They were in an open box
until yesterday when they discov-
cred it was open and at present
the little varmints in a suitable
writing they are exploring the en-
tire window. We hope to corral
glass container. These peculiar
animals are some kind of harmless
step cousins Of rattlesnakes and
we hope to get back on the orig
inal subject again next week.
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OLD BUSINESS

up ysith announcements Of new
hips and the promise Of de-
-S In the near future of long
awaited goods. For instance Co.
lumbia Electric has Maytag dem
onstrator on display and a pretty
sight it is. Don Skirving is spark
ing a new line of magnetos. Su-
perior Electric has moved to its
new location in the Owens build
ing and any number of people are
still looking for space to locate
new businesses.
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WEARY TRAVELLER

We're not sure we got this
straight but it seems man drove
from Spokane to KenneWick and
on to Yakima on his way to Ia
coma. From there someone gave
him bum steer and he drove
back to Kennewick where he dis
covered that he had to go back
through Yakima. After driving
3l2 miles he was told that it was
only about that far in the first
place. With that he, it is reported,
was left speechless.
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STORY OF THE WEEK
"See that sailor over there an
noying that girl?"
why, he's not even looking at
her!"
Yeah; that's what's annoying
her"
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.cKENNEWICK

Yeah, you read it right. McKen-
newick is being projected in some
quarters as a suitable name for the
dam to be built some 80 miles
sh the river. Inasmuch as Ken
neWick is the metropolis Of the
whole dam area it is felt that this
name would best describe the pro-
ject. The Nc is conceded as a well
deserved honor to the late Oregon
senator who was a life long pro-
ponent of river and irrigation de-
velopment. We're expecting this
to run into more chapters.
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Volunteer workers big job mailing material In Com
uni Chest and War Fund drive are shown bending to their .
doing yours7" urges that every
rush his contribution and points that that has besn made
provided. Shown
right Wilson. Chair
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|Gracias
Farmers Thank
Mexican orkers

The Benton-Franklin Farm La
Dor Association and the farmers
who have used the Mexican Ma
tionals for farm work during the
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ASPARA GUS SAYS
Everyone in town had a good
look at the Highlands as it floated
through town on the gentle
breeze these last two days"