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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-12-27
SENATOR'S DILEMMA

Some daily newspaper writer's
have taken Senator Mltcheu 10
taslk for his failure to attain pass
aee of his amendment to the In
terror deficiency appropf1at!on
bill for funds for the kennew1ck
Highlands project.
Il was pointed out that it was
Door politics to introduce sucn 2
measure without assurance that
it would pass. Perhaps It was.
However, suppose the Senator
had not introduced the measure
no doubt the same writers would
accuse him of playing politics.
and being 'afraid to take q
chance" etc.
AT the present time our score
book shows the balance consider
ably in Mitchell's favor.
He said he would do AL ne
could" for our project. He did
He said he would introduce an
amendment to the deficiency bill.
He did that. -.
He said he would work with
the other representatives rom
Washington. AS far as we can tell
he did that.
The activity Of our congress
sional delegation and especially
of Senator Mitchell has focused
more attention and brought more
results in regard to the High
lands project than has ever be-
foro hoon attained
Contrary to some opinions ex-
pressed we believe this activity
will result in inclusion Of the
Kennewick project in the next
appropriation bill in the next
session Of congress.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-12-27

q Next Tuesday will usher in a
new year. Let US work to make It
a year Of accomplishment, Of
peace. Of good will. The stress OF
war has made 1945 q decisive
year-one that will mark a his
torical milepost. It IS the year Of
the end Of the greatest war that
has ever involved the peoples OF
the world, the year Of the atom
ic discovery, the year Of destiny:
Perhaps 1916 will be year OF
even greater importance. VIII 1t
see the establishment Of q form
ula for lasting peace in the
world, for a solution Of domes-
tic pickering, for a new under
standing of human relations?
We stated one time that the
battle lines were anchored on
Kennewick avenue. So are the
lines Of the new world. We have
as much at stake in the estab-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-12-27

lisment of a lasting peace as we
had in victory over the fascist
powers. .....-r,
Let our every action and our
every thought be directed toward
better world.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-12-27
FAMILY REUNION

FAMILY REUNION
A family reunion was held
Christmas day at the Lawrence
Scott home. Those attending the
reunion were: Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Bryson Brown, Lynn, Lyle, and
Yves. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Brown and Dexter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe A. Brown and Mildred, Of
Seattle.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-12-27

Courier Classified Ads Get Rasulasl
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-12-27

Morning Milk d delivered TO
vour home each Monday.
wednesday and Friday. Cou-
mons are available 1t Neu-
mans Market or from Morn.
Inc Milk drivers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-12-27
UoA

Of course. that brings up die sub
jet that's dear % my heart-Mofn.
ing table cream and Morning whip
ping cream. Try q you may, I'm
confident you'll never find bessef
dairy produces anywhere. II you
had witnessed the care with which
Morning produces are produced
I'm sure you'd agree Wifh me-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
TANKS GAINING
 AS RESISTANCE BECOMES ACUTE
BY BOYD D. LEWIS

Paris, January 31. - (UP) - More than 100000 Ameri- can First and Third Army troops battled into the outer works of the Siegfried Line on a 40-mile front today, ad- vancing one to three miles into Germany at several points and overrunning a score of enemy outposts on both sides of the Nazi border.
 At least six armored and infantry divisions were pumping against the deeply echeloned Siegfried fortifica- tions from the area northeast of Monschau down to the .iuncture of the German Belgian-Luxembourg border in what headquarters spokeS- men indicated was a "feeler" offensive to test out the strength of the enemy's de- lenses.
 The advance carried forward one to three miles in the past A hours against resistance that Sl1teneo steadily as the Americans wedged through the west wall outposts.
 There were no major changes elsewhere on the long western front, although French and American forces in Alsace continued their slow. grinding drive through the northern and southern Hanks Of the Colmar pocket.
 Patton Gains
 It. Gen. George s. Patton'S Third Army troops hammered out the most spectacular gains on the man American attack front, expanding their bridgehead across the Our river into Germany to a width of five miles and a depth of almost Z miles. Field dispatches said the dough- boys were across the Our in con- siderable strength from point foul miles southeast of St. With down tc Schiebach, nine miles South-scuth- east of that town.
 The Germans threw in a small scale counter attack by 200 infan- trymen against the southern corner of the bridgehcad just above Schle- bach late yesterday, but they failed to support their thrust with armor and were driven back in short or i der.
 Farther to the south, Patton threw his 17th Airborne and Sixth armored divisions against the Our river, moving up to the German bor- der at number of points east of Kalborn, Roder and Hosingen.
 It. Gen, Courtney H. Hodges First Army swung abreast of Pattons troops north of the Our bridgehead CContinued on Page 4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
Fire Domoqes Martin Poper

North Attleboro, Mass, Jan. 31.- (UP) Crippled Mrs. Elizabeth Me- Cue, 78, was burned to death early today, three other women were res- cued and newspaper plant owned by House Minority Leader Joseph w. Martin Jr., was damaged when fire swept 8 three-story building here.
 Miss Frances Coakley, daughter of the victim. discovered the blaze in the Church street structure and notified other tenants, but was cut off when she attempted to return to her mothers aid.
 She, Mrs. Mary Cook and Miss Frances Lynch were rescued by po- lice.
 The two-alarm blaze caused total damage $2OO, 900. Charles F. Martin. brother of the Congressman and Editor of the North Attleboro Chronicle, a daily newspaper, placed fire damage to the plant at $7O,0OO and water damage to the printing presses and composing room at $l3O,OOO.
 The North Attleboro Chronicle is the newspaper with which Al Mar tin, political reporter for The American (brother of Cong. Mar tim is to become associated with effective tomorrow MT. Martin was first informed of the fire at 8:30 Q. m. by the Waterbury Democrat through its wire service, the United Press.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
GermonyWiII
 Fight To End
Rx RRI1CE w. MIINN

London, Jan. 31. (UP)-Adolf Hit ler's 18th anniversary speech was seen today as warning that Ger many will fight on-even after the fall of Berlin-regardless of con- sequences for as long as his Na1 regime can control the army and restless hordes of war workers.
 He bluntly served notice that the government will show no mercy to- ward any who waver from his policy of resistance to the end. The public execution of the deputy mayor of BreSlau for cowardice," as an" nounced by the Berlin radio. was bo. lieved symbolic of bloodbaths to come, perhaps already under way
 Hitler spokes for l" minutes lasp night over the Berlin radio in con1- memoration of the start of his 13tD year as ruler of Germany.
 Listeners familiar with Hitlere voice said they were certain that is was the Fuehrer speaking, though he sounded tired and omitted the rhetorical outburstS which char acterized his speeches in his heyday He pledged Germany to ''wield the sword, no matter where and nndef what circumstances until final vic' tory crowns our efforts" Those who would stab the nation in the back out of coWardice or lack of char
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
Pilots Welcome New Glass Lens

Southbridge, Mass, Jan. 31-(UP) A new glass lens which enables pilot to see haze-covered targets has been adopted by the Army Air Corps, the American Optical Go. disclosed today in an Army-aproved announcement.
 Developed by Dr. E. D. Tillyer, research director for the company, the new lens removes blinding glare and invisible light rays as result of it's glass composition which absorbs scattered blue light characteristic of haze.
 Only Is per cent of visible light is transmitted by the rose-tinted glass as compared with 51 per cent trans mission through previous glass spec flied as standard.
 Successfully tested under actual flying conditions over the Aleutian islands and the Pacific, and during the invasion of France. Army flyers report that the new lens is excep- tionally restful and helps prevent eyeStrain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
Election Moy Come In June

Hatford, Conn.,, Jan. 31-(UP)- Impatient with the pickering of gen. eral assembly Democrats over pro- posal that he be allowed to fill the U. s. Senate vacancy by direct ap- pointment,. Coy. Baldwin declared today he couldn't wait indefinitely for them to make up their minds . and prepared for the calling of a special election.
 The governor directed Secretary of State Charles J. Prestia and 9ttor- ney General Francis A. Pallotti to findI out how far in advance he should call the election so that ab- sentee voters could cast their bal lots, and to determine what facilities would be available for the transmits sion of the ballots overseas.
 The governor said he felt certain that "the election canot be set any earlier than sometime in June."
 Democrats clung to their insist ence that the governor, if authorized by the legislature to appoint, indi- cata beforehand whom he would select, and they also insisted that only a Democrat be considered. The governor was equally a. stubborn in refusing to accept this condition.
 Republican leaders charged that the Democratic suggestion was a bit of palned strategy to club the gov- eror into agreeing on dividing the monor court judgeships among the two political parties. Republicans TOW hold a majority of the judicial appointments.
 The possibility that the Democrats might be forced to back down was seen after Democratic Sen. Cornelius J. Mulvihill, Jr., Bridgeport, de- clared late yesterday that T would leave the choice entirely up to the governor. Mulvihill said there had
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
Potato Shortage Seen Next Month

washington, Jan. 31-(UP)-War Food Administration officials said today that the potato situation, as of Spring 1945, would be just like that of two years ago when Irish pokatoes were as hard to come by, practically, as gold nuggets.
 Commercial supplies are nearly one-fourth smaller than last years record stock and about the same as l043's. Army demands have mounted, and it has been necessary to prohibit shipment of potatoes in principal western producing states and Maine except under gov- ernment permits.
 Omcials foresaw a real shortage developing by mid-February and March which they said would not be alieviated until the spring crop moves on the market from southern producing states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
BY ROBERT MUsEL

London, January 31. -A (UP) - The German radio reported today that the right wing of a massive Russian battle arc closing against Berlin had swung in within 58 miles of the capital, reaching the rail junction of Soldin, 23 miles from the Oder river.
 Disaster-Laden Nazi broad. casts said Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov's First White RuS- sian Army was driving inex. orably toward Berlin from the northeast, east and southeast on a broad front.
 Moscow dispatches said that after crashing through the Obra river defenses just inside Germany, Zhukov's forces were rushing westward along the main roads cor- verging on the capital. Sig nificantly the Soviet reports which usually are well be- hind the events said the Red Army vanguard was roughly 75 miles from Berlin.
 Bitter fighting in the areas Ot Soldin, Landsberg and zielenzig was reported by Nazi broadcasterss whose stark admissions of landslide advances by the Soviets lacked even the customary propaganda assure ances that the enemy would DO stopped in due time.
 At Soldin the Russians were 50 miles northeast of Berlin, 38 south- east of Stettin and 20 northeast CE' LandSberg. Landsberg is on the north bank of the Warthe river and a major junction on the Danzig- Berlin railroad 68 miles northeast of the capital. Zielenzig, 20 miles south of Landsberg, is 65 miles al- most due east of Berlin, 25 northeast fo Frankfurt and 30 miles inside | Germany.
 Russian and German reports agreed that the threat to Berlin was mounting steadily. zhukov's forces already were within easy reach of the Oder, which winds about 35 miles ca stof the capital, and 1t was there that the Nazis must check tho invaders If the siege or equalization of Berlin was to be averted.
 Advance detachments are driv- ing forward beyond the line toward the lower course of the Warthe river and the region between Frankfurt and Kustrin," transocean said.
 Reaching of the Meseritz-zullichaI defense line put the Soviets seven Continued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
North Main Site Sold
 For $22,OOO

The Waterbury Building & Loan association today purchased the two-story building at 59-63 North Main street, owned by the Water bury Savings Bank, Benjamin s Coe, president of the Loan associa- tion, announced. Approximately $22, 1000 was involved in the trans action.
 The street floor of the structure has been occupied by the new pur- chaser since January 31, 1881.
 The Loan association will take over the entire structure after the war, MT Coe, said, and it is ex- pected that extensive improvements and alterations will be made.
 The Waterbury Building & Loan association was organized, it's presi- dent stated, in 1920, at the insti- gation of the Waterbury Chamber of Commerce, for the purpose of ac- cepting deposits and making loans to home owners.
 The building which was sold to- day built in 1896 to commmodate the Waterbury Savings Bank and the Citizens National Bank, while the larger building on the corner of North Main street and the west side of The Green, was under con- struction. At the time and for a good many years previous both banks housed together.
 Until taken over by the Water bury Building & Loan association in 1881. it was occupied by the R F. Griggs Co.,, stock brokers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
More Snow, Cold Ahead
Bv United Press)

A forecast of more snow and cold for Winterlocked northeastern states today brought a threat of an amuse- ment blackout to conserve dwindllng fuel stocks as public officials showed concern for human and livestock food supplies.
 New York's Gov. Thomas E Dewey proclaimed state of emer- gency and ordered the state guard to stand by as worsening weather threatened to complicate already hampered transportation of coal, food and critically-needed dairy and poultry feed.
 A United Press survey of the hard ship areas disclosed that most large communities were under voluntary or compulsory regulations to con- serve fuel, and reports from else where ranged from critical to mo shortage"
 A nationwide brownout sched- uled for midnight tonight will in crease the gloom but promised some saving in fuel stocks for more es- sential use.
 Some coal was moving into the region, but officials differed on the adequacy of shipments to ease the emergency. New York City expect ed relief but in northern areas of the state the outlook was darker.
 Railroads reported heavy rail traf- fic out of Buffalo, where earlier congestion had prompted a three day embargo on all but priority military freight. Rochester and Syracuse freight yards were open ing. but fresh snow may add new difficulties.
 The Army, Navy, railroad retire ment board and war manpower com mission called for experienced rail- road workers to lend hand. The regional WING asked a 30-day joan of experienced railroaders from those employing them in other type jobs.
 The solid fuel administration in Washington declared that retail coal supplies are likely to remain exceedingly tight throughout the re- mainder of the winter"
 Weather forecasters in the New ngland area predicted four days Of seasonally normal temperatures. ranging from 28 in New Haven, Conn, to 1T in Burlington. Vt. All but two public schools in Worcester, Mass, were closed indefinitely.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
Baby Tenders Set Up Union

Burley, Ida, Jan. 31-(UP)-The kids who come in and watch Junior while inom and pop go to the movies announced today that they had be- come unionlzed and henceforth union prices ranging from Is cents an hour up would be charged.
 The organization, the Burley Baby Tenders association. is composed of 183 youths, including 40 boys, and was designed to secure fair prices and fair practices for the kids who take care of babies"
 The rules and prices, for one and two-baby homes, as approved by the Burley Youth Council, are as fol- lows:
 Fifteen cents an hour until 10 D. m.; 20 cents if the baby must be put to bed by the tender; 20 cents an hour from 10 ?. III. to midnight; 30 cents an hour after midnight.
 Baby tender must be given trans portaticn home and time starts when the tender is told to come and steps when parents return.
 Forf families with more than two babies, an additional five cents an hour is charged per baby.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
Yanks Heading For
 OLongapo NaDyB Base
(NEA Telcphoto)
By WILLIAM B. DICKINSON

General MacArthur's Headquar- ters, Luzon, Jan. 31-(UP)-Amer- ican troops returned in triumph to Bataan today after bloodleSs landing on the west coast of Luzon that cut the Japanese Island de- lenses into four doomed pockets and may already have overrurn the former U. s. Naval base at Olonga- DO.
 In another of the bold amphib- iouS strokes that have rolled the Japanese back across New Guinea, the Halmaheras and the central Philippines, the newly constituted U. s. Eighth Army established a solid eight-mile beachhead between San Felipe and San Antonio, some 45 miles northwest of Manila, with out losing 8 man, ship CT plane.
 The first assault troops hit the beach at 8:30 a. m. Monday, with out firing 8 shot, and in few hours more than a division of vet eran jungle fighters were speeding inland through lanes of cheering natives.
 By nightfall they had penetrated II miles inland, taking San Mar celino and its airdrome-the 23rd field captured on Luzon-and were pushing through Castillejos Pass toward Onolgapo, nine miles away on the east shore of Subic bay.
 About 200 to 300 Japanese ill the area scattered down into the hills of Bataan at first sight of the big invasion armada and dispatches from the scene indicated that in the past A hours the Americans
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
ONLY 7ESCAPE
 BOOMING HOME
 INFERNO TODAY
BY LOUISA FORD

Auburn, Me-, January 31. - (UP) - Trapped in their beds and cribs, IT small children and one adult were burned to death or suffo- cated early today when an explosion and flash fire de- stroyed a babies boarding home.
 While firemen still were probing tn e smouldering shambles of the story-and-a- half wooden house for other possible victims, City Man. ager Ira B. Stafford an- nounced:
 That IS bodies had been recovered, including 17 chil- dren and the body of Miss Rose Cote, 50, an employe.
 That five children and two women were saved. These were Mrs. Eva La Coste, operator of the house; her three sons, Laurent, IA, Guy, g, and Norman 6; Mrs. Loretta Fournier, an employe and two of the board ing babies.
 "Our best count now,' said Saf- ford, "is that total of 24 persons were in the house when the fire started"
 In hysterical and disjointed fash ion, Mrs. La Coste sobbed out her story of what happened.
 Mrs. La Coste said she was awak- ened by "a terrific explosion just before dawn, and found the interior of the house roaring inferno.
 She leaped from her bed, she re- lated, and grabbed two of the babies cribs and all. AS she sought to race for freedom, she said, she stumbled and fell, dropping both cribs and their tiny occupants.
 Crazed with fear, she said, she dashed out of the building leaving the babies behind. Her arms were burned severely.
 Behind her came Mrs. Fournier, who grabbed the two cribs and man. aged to fight her way outdoors.
 These were the only two boarding babies saved.
 Meanwhile, Mrs. La Costes son, Laurent, picked up his brother Nor man and carried him out, while the third brother Guy escaped unas- sisted.
 Exhausted and hysterical, Mrs. La Coste was unable to give police clear picture of the tragedy, but in- dications were that the l 1-2 story
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31

whose unclothed body was found November i'll a shallow grave near Middlebury bridle path.
 Spectators in the crowded court room listened intently when Chief Inspector Joseph Bendler described the rigid refusal of the accused to reveal information following his arrest.
 Police Suspicious
 "No one could make me tell if l did not want to. I could hold out forever. Those were the words ZukauSkas spoke when investigators were searching for Mrs. Plungis, the detective disclosed. It was these words, however, that gave the police further suspicion that zukauskas knew what happened to the missing woman.
 Thomas DelinikS, Brooklyn un- dertaker, and Anthony Alexsaitis, who works at the Royal restaurant on Congress avenue, both long, time acquaintanceS of the accused, gave brief testimony on their meetings with ZukauskaS on the afternoon of the staying.
 Both Mrs. Edna Zukauskas. who broke down and cried in the court room yesterday, and the accused
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
Assessors Plan Ready For Review

A bill calling for the reorganiza- tion of the city's assessors office and the appointment of the board of review will be submitted to the General Assembly by city authori- ties upon recommendations of the ReValuation committee.
 The latter group today submitted to the mayor copy of a proposed act for presentation to the General Assembly, proposing the appoint ment of one chief assessor, at an annual salary of $7,500, to replace the 5 tax commissioners now in of- flee
 Also proposed is the appointment of board of tax review by the mayor rather than as elective of1i- cers of the city.
 The suggested reorganization by the Revaluation committee stems from the original act presented to the General Assembly two years ago by Republican interest calling fol appointments by 8 two thirds major ity of the alderlnanic board, which act was passed by the Legislature but subsequently, vetoed by Cover nor Baldwin in the interest of maintenance of hon1e-rule" and because of it's political import.
 However, at the time of his veto Gov. Baldwin suggested that a study and review of the system of the present conduct of the office be made, which suggestion was fol- lowed through by Mayor John 8 Monagan, who requested the services of the state tax commissioner, Wal ter w. Walsh and staff. Following the survey, it was proposed by MT Walsh that radical changes in the personnel makeup be innovated and more modernized system of rec ords and accountings be installed
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31

Harold B. Post, of Posts Busi- ness College, is said to be slated for the chairmanship of the Re- publican town committee, 1t was learned by the Democrat today. He will succeed Vernon l.. Hall.
 The choice of MT. Post is indica- tive that little actual change will be aected in the local COP lead ership, although it was known that attempts had been made toward a change-Over among top party leaders.
 Mir. Post has served as COP. treasurer in the past and has been active during rallies and party caucuses at convention time. Mir. Hall continues to serve as chair man until 8 successor is formally named at the next committee meeting.