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Detroit evening times., 1945-09-08
No GEAR SHIFTING

Gear shifting in the present
coaches takes up a major portion
Of the drivers energy. In The new
buses, equipped with automatic.
hydraulic uansmlsslOuS. inc!c Wlll
be no gear shifting.
When the DSR express bus
system gets under way, IL VIII not
be necessary for the driver 20
make change or bother with trans
fers. since the passengers viii pay
as they enter through = turnSnIc
at the express terminals.
Operating nonstop on the
eNpressways, they won't even
have TO open the daaTs very
often" the spokesman said.
There won't be anything tor
them TO do but drive. It should
be n very pleasant lob"
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-08
DSR in Plea
For Drivers
$50 More Needed
TO Maintain Bus Runs
BY JOHN CREECY

With large advertisements in
the three Detroit newspapers, the
DSR today began an intensive
campaign to recruit the $50 addi-
tionai bus drivers IL needs TO bring
service up 10 adequate standards.
In the face Of mounting COM
plants of poor service. the system
has pleaded that its manpower
situation rs worse than ever. de-
spite the fact that an estimated
200, 900 DetroiterS are out of work.
Although $50 additional drivers
is the goal of the DSR, it will
have 10 hire a great many more
than that 10 make up for rcsigna-
uons and other sevcrances.
MORE CUTS MADE
The fact that the DSR reduced
service in July at greater rate
than II lost passengers was dis
closed by The Detroit Times last
week. A few days ago, the Times
disclosed that new cuts had been
made in the schedules Of some
lines. Many of the cuts were
quickly restored.
Explaining that the cutting Of
service was due solely 10 the lack
OF drivers and that il was using
all available manpowcr as ellici-
emily as it knew how, the DSR
pledged 10 effect an Improvement,
within matter uf days,
Some improvement should he
noted" a DSR spokesman SAID
today "Since VI Day. appiica-
tions have increased markedly
and we now have more than 100
I'm the training school.
THE tapering off Of the vaca-
ttOn season also should result In
larger work king force Of
dri, ,rs."
Coach drivers receive 81 IT an
hour the highest rate for that
type Of work IN the world. Az
though II Is nn Job for a weakliRg.
DSR officials point out that coach
driving should be considerably
less tiring when the postwar buses
are placed IN operation.
No GEAR SHIFTING
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-30
MOB HILL NOTES

Milton Roper has purchased
some ground out by the golf club
where he intends to build shop
Miss Betty Jean Nelson, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Mel
son was married Monday eve.
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hack, Ray
and Dolores, Mr.. and Mrs. JEFF
Atwood enjoyed a birthday din
ner at the Bagle home in honor
Of Dolores, Ray and Hazel.
Ray Hack visited Sunday eve
ming at the Joe Kuh home out
by Finley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott have com.
pleted work on their new home
Rodney Sam, son of Mr.. ano
Mrs. Dorsey Sam, announces on
KPKW, the local radio station.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-30
BENTON

SINGING SHERIFF-For light
entertainment Singing Sheriff is
a good-natured satire on the horse
opera. Crosby sings several songs
and Fuzzy Knight adds his usual
brand of comedy.
On the same bill Pathe presents
A fateful Week In History: Atom
ic Bomb: Russia Wars On Japan.
ROUGHLY SPEAKING = A
comedy drama of married life,
charmingly acted and filled with
heart-warming interest. It's a
chronicle of understanding, cour-
age, tolerance and ambition as
applied to married life. It moves
swiftly and there isn't dull spot
in the entire film.
THE KEYS OF THE KING
DOM Thirty million people read
the book. "The Keys" is great
picture of an heroic person her
ole in his devotion and self-sacri-
flee to the humble and oppressed.
The production as a whole is
scaled to an impressive standard.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-30
State Bee Inspector
Here Week of Sept. Ord

Mr.. c. L. Hodges, State Bee In
spector will be in this area, the
week of September 3. He asks
that everyone who has bees, from
one swarm to hundred, be sure
to register them at the County
Extension Office, Kennewick, so
that he will be able to contact
all beekeepers.
Mr.. Hodges headquarters will
be at Hotel Pasco, and bee owners
can find him there if they wish
any special help with their prob
lens.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-30
FAMILY REUNION

It's been a busy and happy
time at the Earl Magelsen's and
Ralph K. Jordan's. Two members
of their families occasioned the
gathering of the clan. Edith Mag
elsen and Ralph Jordan welcomed
their young brother DIN Jordan
home, from nearly three years
with the Air Force in England.
1t. Glenn Wohlers, brother-in-law
of Dorothy Jordan is home again
too, after serving with the 7th
Service Fleet in the Pacific. He
has been re-assigned to San Fran
cisco and reports that he, his
wife and young son reached q
cabin on Market st, in San Fran
cisco just as v. ]. Day was being
celebrated. He said that war in
the Pacific was not much more
noisey or dangerous.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-30
Finley Notes

Benton County Pomona grange
will meet Friday, Aug. 31st at
2 pm. at Kennewick Highlands
grange hall. This will be the
first meeting since May.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kessler
and Mrs. Edith lyle Of Long
Beach, Calf, and Mrs. A. Mast
ers Of Kennewick were week
end visitors at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Virgil Masters.
A. L. Hampton and twin daugh-
tiers Shirley and Florence Of We
natchee were visitors Tuesday and
Wednesday Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Hampton.
Finley Ladies Auxiliary win
meet Wednesday, Sept. 5th at 2
pm. with Mrs. Bob Perkins. All
ladies of the grange are invited.
IT'S Fred E. Lande Of Fort
Bliss, Texas, spent the past week
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Irene Hughes received
word this week of the death OF
her brother in Spokane.
Charlie Moteney Of South Shore,
S. Oak, is visiting with his faith
er G. Moteney this week. This
is the first time in thirty-hve
years Mr.. Monterrey has seen his
son.
The Finley Clothing club met
at the home Of Evelyn Weather
man, August 18th. There was a
discussion ON shampooing hair,
according to their reporter, Alice
Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Defines
and their son and his wife, Pvt.
and Mrs. Clearance Defines who
are visiting his parents and other
relatives returned Saturday night
after visiting relatives in Nebras-
ka. Pvt. Defines has been sta
toned in italy for the past eight
months and is enjoying his fur
Tough. He will report to Santa
Ana, Calf, September End.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Lande and
son Billy who spent five days
visiting relatives and friends IN
Vancouver and Portland returned
home Monday.
Mrs. Lottie Lampson and her
daughter Thee, Mrs. Naomi Mills,
and Alice Marie Ash of Kenne-
wick and Mr.. and Mrs. Duane
Ash and Betty Ann Lande were
dinner guests Tuesday evening of
Marjorie Paulson at the home Of
E. Sherry. They all attended
a theatre party after dinner.
Finley grange met Friday night
with 48 members present. Bob
Nice almat received the first and
second degrees. It was announced
that the Finley grange auxiliary
will meet with Mrs. Bob Perkins
on Wednesday, Sejt. 5th at 2 pm.
This will be the first meeting
since May and all the ladies of
the grange are invited to attend.
The Finley first and second de-
gree team will 60 to Kennew1ck
Valley Friday night, Sept. 7th
to put on the degree work. The
young peoples club of the grange
gave the program. c. G. Whit
ney will act as janitor to fill out
the rest Of the year. Lunch was
served at the close by George
Taylor, Mrs. Lola Fredricks, apd
Mrs. Clark Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Lande were
dinner guests Tuesday evening at
! the George Taylor home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-30
CLUB HOLDS ELECTION

The Alma Circle met Monday
for a dessert luncheon with Mrs.
p. O. Stone. Election of officers
was held. President Mrs. G. F.
Winkenwerder, Secretary an d
Treasurer, Mrs. r. E. Reed. Of
ficers going out are, Mrs. r. @.
Macmahon, President, Mrs. H.
=. Oliver, Secretary and acting
Treasurer. Bridge honors went to
Mrs. r. E. Reed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-30
HAMBURGER FRY

United Spanish War Veterans,
Camp No. %, and Auxiliary No.
% had a hamburger fry Friday,
August oath at the home Of Com
rade and Mrs. Ridley, 823 Kenne-
wick Ave-, Kennewick. Out of
town guests were Comrade and
Mrs. J. H. Schurr of Walla Walla.
There were 26 present. Chinese
Checkers were played in the even
ing following the supper.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-30

Mrs.Don Solberg is visiting her
grandfather in Williston, North
Dakota. She went to Spokane
and drove back with her parents.
Mrs. Solberg expects to return
sometime next week. Mr.. Sol
berg's sister, Vesta Solberg, is
staying with him while Mrs. Sol
berg is gone. Miss Solberg is
from Portland.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-30
Implement Tire
s3biioning Ends;
Validate Stamps

Farmers who need new farm
;mplement tires may now buy
them without ration certificates,
as rationing of all farm-imple-
ment and industrial type tires
ended August 20, 1945. Truck
tires and passenger car tires re-
main rationed, and farmers who
use truck or passenger tires on
their farm equipment must con-
tinue to apply to their local War
Price and Rationing Boards Tor
purchase certificates.
eve were advised by the War
Production Board that ample sup
plies of all sizes and types of farm
implement tires including tractor
tires, and the types used on var
ious kinds of industrial equip
ment are now available to meet
requirements, so we are removing
them from rationing," Mr.. Cohn
said.
eve are particularly happy to
be able to lift all ration restric-
tions on tractor-implement tires.
Farmers have cooperated with
their local OPA Boards through
out the rationing program, de-
spite the fact it was often neces-
sary for them to apply for tires
during their busiest seasons. We
are deeply appreciative of their
understanding and help. The con-
servation measures they took to
lengthen the life of their tires
helped greatly in making what
NJ supplies we had, 60 around.
g :sH ITALIAN PRUNEs
Ceiling prices for fresh italian
Prunes, F. o. B. the shipping point
will be the same for the 1945 crop
as for the 1914 crop, OPA has
ruled. The prices are intended to
permit growers to obtain an aver
age of $76.43 a ton.
STAMPS VALIDATED
Five more red stamps in War
Ration Book Four will be good for
the purchase Of rationed meats,
fats, fish and dairy products on
Saturday, September l, the Office
of Price Administration announced
today.
The new meat-fats stamps are
Ii, MI, Nj, P1, and OF. They are
being validated for the usual four
months period-in this instance
September l, through December
81.
Each of the new stamps is worth
10 points, making total of SO
meat-fats points coming into use
the first of the month.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-30
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Evening star., 1945-01-25
Holding the Line

The Joint move by the Office of
Price Administration and the War
Production Board to cut back the
price of clothing and to improve its
quality will receive warm welcome
from millions of consumers.
During an eighteen-month period
In which the overall rise in living
costs has been held within per cent,
The cost of clothing has increased
more than II per cent, and, without
firm action, the prospect would be
for still greater advances. Consumer
interests have been further preju-
diced by a shifting on the part
of manufacturers to higher priced
clothing lines and by deterioration
In quality of many garments.
The OPA and the WPB propose to
meet this situation by channeling
available textiles into more essential
and ower-priced types of clothing
by endeavoring to improve it's quality
and by firmer control of prices at all
levels.
This will not increase the total
supply of civilian clothing, since
that is governed by the availability
of textiles. but it should result in
more and better essential clothing
in the lower price brackets. OPA
estimates that clothing prices can
be reduced within a few months by
S or 7 per cent, which would mean
saving of about $600.000,000 year
for consumers.
Obviously, if that is done, the
Government should be in a stronger
position to resist inflationary wage
demands. The cost of food has de-
clined and rents have been stable.
If there can now be effected a sub
stantial reduction in clothing prices,
1t will be difficult to sustain any ar
gument for higher wages that is
predicated on the rise in living costs.
The fact is, however, that the great
est pressure for inf1ationary wage
Increases has been coming from
groups whose increased earnings
have remained we'll ahead of the
advance in living costs. The main
strength of these groups. as con-
trasted to the te-collar workers,
hes in their political and economic
power, and the real question with
respect to them is not so much
whether living costs can be held or
pushed down a little, but whether
the Government is determined to
resist political and economic pres
sure.
Evening star., 1945-01-25

cal economic and social changes,
both phases being Objectionable to
the Serbs. And the logical form OF
such federation would be a social
istic republic.
King Peters present stand prob
ably is motivated both by determi-
nation to save his throne and TO pro-
tect his loyal Serbs from the repres-
sion at the hands of the Tito regime.
His personal chances are slim, since
both London and Moscow are behind
Tito, while Washington does not
wish to become involved. Yet it is
possible that the Serbs may benefit
and be accorded proportional repre-
sentation in a government more truly
national in character. Unless this
happens, Yugoslavia's basic problem
will not be genuinely solvable.
Evening star., 1945-01-25
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln

war. in competition with private busi-
ness.
They have heard Mr.. Wallace say that
he is devoted to private initiative and
the American system-but they are fear
full he may develop new ideas. They
fear he may launch a plan for ever
normal business"-like his ever-normal
granary plan for agriculture-withG Gov
ernment subsidies to many businesses
and Government control over them all
Mr.. Wallace, it Is understood, de-
manded of the President the whole
commerce Department, including the
loan agencies. And the New Dealers
are particularly anxious to get their
hands on the money which these loan
agencies control. Whether he would
be satisfied to accept the Office of Sec
retary OF Commerce, If it is stripped
OF these agencies, remains to be seen.
He has shown himself in the past quite
willing to DO whatever the President
has asked.
The chances Of the George bill in the
Senate are good. Congress agreed to
place the Federal Loan Agency under
the Department of Commerce only be-
cause Jesse Jones was to head the de-
partment It passed bill naming Mr..
Jones and agreeing to the union only
for him. The debate at the time in
both House and Senate indicated the
legislators did not believe in combining
the Federal Loan Agency with the De-
spartment of Commerce and did SO only
because Of its faith in Mr.. Jones.
Indeed, the bill may well pass both
houses. If it does, the President will
have to determine whether he will veto
the bill, in the hope that he can mus
ter enough strength to win confirma-
ton of the Wallace appointment at the
hands of the Senate, or let the bill
become law, knowing that Wallace then
could be confirmed for the Commerce
post.
The Senate Commerce Committee
holds the whip hand, for it intends to
delay action on the nomination until
action has been had on the bill and
the final showdown may be DELAYED
for weeks-as it was in the Supreme
Court bill fight. Certain it is that If
MIR. Wallace is beaten in this search
for Office, it will be bitter pill for the
left wingers and jolt to Mr.. Wallace's
1948 presidential ambitions.
Evening star., 1945-01-25
The Senute's Service

1t is a good augury for the next
meeting of the big three, and bee
yond that for the making OF tomor-
rows peace, that President Roose-
velt is now in position to say
to Prime Minister Churchill and
Premier-Marsh Stain that the
membership Of the United States
Senate, with very few exceptions,
has made 1t abundantly clear that
it favors the most affirmative and
active kind of American participa-
ton in world organization to check
future aggression and maintain
international order and security
through the long years to come.
The latest evidence of this is the
excellent and unequivocal letter just
addressed to Mr.. Roosevelt by the
sixteen freshmen Senators - ten
Democrats and six Republicans.
The letter places its signers on
record as supporting, first, the
prompt formation of a United Ma
tions organization along the lines
tentatively drafted at Dumbarton
Oaks; second, the giving of assur-
ances to our Allies that we intend to
share in the direction and RESPONSE
bility of the next peace; third, the
early negotiation OF treaties among
the major Allies-as originally advo-
Gated by Senator Vandenberg-to
demilitarize Germany and Japan,
and fourth, the affirmative partici-
patton of America in all decisions
affecting the establishment of law
and order in liberated and enemy
countries.
Coming on top of the far-reaching
proposals made recently by Senator
Vandenberg, these views of the SEN
ate's new members should go far to
impress other lands, particularly
Britain and Russia, with this coun-
try's very genuine determination to
continue to play major role in the
world. The freshmen" in the SEN
ate have rendered real service.
Evening star., 1945-01-25

that the japanese have been unable
so far to take any major counter
measures against the Sixth Army.
Undoubtedly they will yet attempt to
do something savage and drastic, but
time is precious in a battle OF this
sort and the hour seems very late
now for them to try to turn the tide
in the Philippines. They may be
able to put up a protracted struggle,
and their navy may be able to make
a few desperate and damaging for
avs against our supply lines, but
the news from General MacArthur,s
headquarters makes it seem certain
that they are being outmaneuvered
in a way that promises to give them
their most crushing defeat in the
war to date.
Evening star., 1945-01-25

siye would have to depend on more
distant and less capacious French ports,
at least until the painful task of re-
taking Walcheren had been gone
through with.
This Is all very interesting as It
stands, but. as Mr.. Hill Justly observed,
it becomes immensely more interesting
when considered in the light of the fact
that the great Russian winter offensive
got under way in tremendous strength
on January 12-just four weeks after
Won Rundstedt set out for Liege.
The German high command must
have known the Russian blow was COM
ing. They could not know exactly
when, but they may well have had q
pretty shrewd idea that it would come
as soon as the ground in East Prussia
and Poland was frozen to q sufacient
depth to bear the heavy Russian tanks
and guns. They wanted to be relieved
of western anxieties at that time. The
very last thing they desired was to have
an Allied offensive in full blast moving
toward the Rhine when the Russians
started for the Oder.
Therefore, using the reopening of
Antwerp as their signal gun, they
oAASASA As0AAAoGCAt W Wy Ills COunIeIs
offensive designed to nullify that Allied
advantage and to make all secure in the
west until spring. Had they succeeded
they could have left the Volksgrenadier
units with scattering of good divisions
to hold their western defensive crust
and turned to the east with the bulk of
their armor and mobile formations
The measure of their hope is also the
measure of their failure.
Far from having won any respite In
the west, they have sustained losses
which have made 1t impossible for any
substantial reinforcements to be sent
from west to east without the most
serious Of risks. Far from having
broken up the Allied supply system.
they are still confronted with the full
weight Of Anglo-American power, which
is now able to gather and regroup its
forces for further offensive effort.
They have changed the timing q little
that is, If Won Rundstedt had not
attacked when he did 1t is likely that
Gen. Eisenhower would have struck
before the Russians; now the Russians
have struck first, but Gen. Eisenhower
has not been deprived Of the power to
strike. and will certainly do SO as soon
as ever he can get ready.
Il more convincing demonstration
OF German lack Of striking power could
be given than this result do not know
what 1t would be. Everything was at
stake. The plan was made with great
skill and carried out with fanatical
courage by those charged with its exc
cution. But there were just not enough
Germans to do the job.
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Evening star., 1945-01-25
This Changing World
By Constantine Brown

The war news from Luzon receives
less play" than it deserves because Of
the dramatic developments in Europe,
although the campaign In the Pacific is
essentially an American" war.
An undisclosed number OF American
divisions are plodding their way toward
Manila, Corregidor and Bataan, where
the japanese. whose forces exceed
175,000 men, are planning resistance to
the bitter end
Although very powerful naval and
air force Is supporting Gen. MacArthur's
men, his position would be less favorable
II 1t were not for the tens OF thousands
OF loyal Filipino guerrillas who already
have caused heavy damage to the enemy.
There have been a few skeptical
Americans who doubted that the as
sistance obtained from the Filipino
population would amount to more than
We received from the FIJI in France or
from the French population itself after
we liberated that country.
But the skeptics, fortunately, have been
Understanding the loyalty of all the
inhabitants of the Philippines regard
less OF age and sex. To them the Amer
fcan troops who have set foot on the
soil Of the Philippines are their real
Hberators and American influence and
prestige have gone up 100 per cent.
There Is real enthusiasm among these
people whenever American units appear
and the Japs' cruel reprisals make no
impression on those who are risking
everything to help their 1iberators. It is
true that the Japanese dealt harshly
with these peoples in the last three
years. Our men have found starving
people who were so elated at their
liberation that they were willing to give
to the Americans the little they still had
on hand.
During the japanese domination it
seems that the younger population ex-
erted itself TO learn the American Ian
guage and the habits of their future
iberators. The story is told by an
officer who has just returned from Leyte
that after the first landing wave had
set foot ashore and the Japanese had
Withdrawn number Of Filipino boys