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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-05-01

A great President = of Americas greatest has
ceased from his abors and left his record for the
Never has leader of been mourned by wider
diversity of groups greater number OF individuals, more
nations colors peoples creeds.
Franklin Delano Roosevets interests broad as
all humanity, wide as the world itself.
His charm his culture, his sympathy and understand
ing his frendlness-these drew people him rresstiby
But in its deeper meaning from the profound well
springs of its his appeal had much broader base
than those of mere personality.
He represented IDEAS. Not new ideas. They as old
as the philosophers venerable Confucus ancient
Christianity itself
But he had the force he controlled the nsrumentaites
to give substance to these ideas in terms OF human well
fare.
Others out of the generations have given humanity
HOPE for centuries end, that has been about all to-
ward which the race of could look and take sustain
ing courage for survival.
But President Roosevelt turned HOPE to large meas
ure of REALIZATION in his own land and he gave all
freedomovng peoples of the world brighter and more
imminent prospect of peace and good fortune than they
had known.
If we seek clue to the manner in which the late Pres
dent could reach into mems hearts, perhaps jewish
rabbi speaking memorial meeting in Seattle, gave 1t
in his eulogy The rabbits is Franklin Delano Cohn
He took the of the great dead President out OF
gratitude after coming to America as refugee from
Nazsm.
He saved my life said the rabbi, "but more important
he saved the lives of two children l-we-my children
were prosecuted, endangered. He-ths great man
he saved us. poor and my poor return my humble
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-05-01

dent; and the Ward chairman has never ceased
, trying to do something about it.
Yet, in 1881, Montgomery Ward & Co. was in
a state of undeclared but nonetheess actual bank
ruptcy It's deficit for that year YVES nine million
dollars. By 1888, the first "New Deal year. this
sad state had been ameliorated and changed to
PROFITS of more than nine and half millions
BY 1886 DIVIDENDS were nearly two and half
millions. By 1899 this figure had risen to almost
twelve million dollars, since which year this figure
has remained the regular annual dividend dis
trbuton. In 1896 the book value of the concerns
common stock was $28.46 today it is $45.7O.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-05-01

merchant marine escaped from the
NaZis, her ships and sailors We're
placed in the service of the United
Nations, and carried food for the
Allies while her own countrymen
often went hungry. On D-Day, one
ship in every ten steaming for
France carried the flag of Nor
way. Norwegian troops. air force,
and parachutists are helping to
free their homeland, and the Gov
ernment-in-exile paid its way
throughout.
In Denmark, the same uncon-
querable spirit has prevailed. Re-
sisting alike both persuasion" and
persecution, the Danes have car
ried out sabotage operations, from
the scutthng of their own Navy
To the destruction of railroads and
factories.
Such people have more than
earned liberation. Theirs is high
~ respected place in the family of
free nations.
christian Science Monitor)
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-05-01
Mutiny Of Austrian
Troops Reported

LONDON, April Swedish re-
ports broadcast by the Paris radio
today said a contingent of Aus
trian TROOPS mutinied in Copen-
hagen March 25 and fought in the
streets of the Danish capital with
military police and SIS. units.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-07
New Poultry
P acking Plant
To Operate Here

Kennewick poultry will reach
eastern tables with a processing
plant in the immediate offing. The
Oregon Dairy and Poultry COM
pany of. Portland is, prepared to
start building in the immediate
future on Fruitland street north
of the MP. tracks.
To serve the new plant as well
as the rest of that block the Ken
newick city council at its Tuesday
night meeting agreed to construct
500 feet of sewer on Fruitland to
connect with the Avenue D line.
The council further agreed to have
the. line completed by the time the
company's building is completed.
The plant with fixtures will call
for the outlay of $4,000 and will
be constructed of concrete blocks
with interior partitions of tile.
The company operates a plant
in Portland. They expect to EN-
ploy about so people from Septem-
TENDER to January, 80 from May
to June and about 10 the remain
der of the year.
The plant will supply a need
that has long been sought by the
poultry raisers in this area. The
Chamber of Commerce has coop
Grated with the company in sur
veying production possibilities and
in working out details for the es-
tablishment of the plant.
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-07
Mint Growers
meeiing Called

A meeting of all mint growers Of
this district is called for June II
at 8 pm. in the assembly room Of
the AAA office. DR.. J. L. st John
state chemist, will discuss the USP
standards. All growers should be
present.
. Mr.. Humphrey, of the Mint
Growers Association, also states
that the association has succeeded
in having MIR. A. L. Kalish, Of the
War Foods Administration come
into this district to discuss the
marketing of the mint oil. He is
expected to meet with the grow
ers in the AAA hall June Is at 8
pm. If you raise peppermint you
want to attend these meetings.
There will be about $1,000, 900
worth of oil produced in this coun-
ty this year. It is to your interest
to see that you get full value for
for oil.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-07
Wheat Celinu
Price Increased

An increase Of three and one
eighth cents a bushel In producers
ceilings for the 1914 wheat crop
was announced this week by Dave
s. Cohn, district director Of the
Office Of Price Administration.
The increase is calculated to re-
fleet parity and Is required by
law, Cohn said.
Todayis action, effective Inn
mediately, is included in q gem
eral revision Of the regulation COW
ering maximum prices Of wheat.
The revision is aimed at providing
uniformity between the wheat and
other grain regulations, Cohn said.
The revision also provides q
formula for determining ceilings
for deliveries Of wheat In store at
points other than at the farm
where grown. Such deliveries are
in line with customary trade prac.
tees but previously have not been
covered In the regulation. Other
changes announced today include
q reduction Of two cents q bushel
in the discount for sample grade"
wheat.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-07

the noon meeting Of the Kiwanis
club, according to Frank D. Maui
pin who is in charge of the pro-
gram.
An authority in several fields,
DR.. Garfield has conducted nine
tours to Alaska for the University
and has made an intensive study
of Alaska and the war in the Pa
cific. She has done extensive re-
search in British Columbia and
Alaska on Indian customs and art
and has written numerous scienti-
fic articles on the Indians Of the
Northwest coast. She is also known
widely as an authoritative lecturer
on race, minorities and the Indians
of the Pacific Northwest.
DR.. Garfield is one Of four Uni
versity Of Washington faculty
members currently touring the
state as speakers on the Commu-
nifty Forum series sponsored by the
University's Division of Adult Ed
ucation.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-07
800 Social Security
Applications Sent

Anton r. Boettcher, manager,
reports that up to June l, the dis
trict Social Security Board field
office located in Yakima, has for
warded 800 applications for Fed
eral Old Age and Survivors Insur-
ance benefits.
About IS per cent Of these ap-
pications are for monthly benefits
and are payable to wives, widows
and children of retired or deceased
wage earners. The remainder rep
resent lump sum death payments
and payments to retired wage ear
ners. Corresponding figures foI
earlier years are: 1912, 155; 1913,
lat; 1914, 1913.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-07
Sewer Ordinance
Passed; Oppose
Condemnation

Kennewick's city council men,
hers labored until near midnight
Tuesday night on a full agenda.
A special meeting is planned for
tonight to catch up with the large
smeunt Of business.
Besides discussions on several
important items, the council pass
ed two ordinances, gave first read
ing to third and passed one res
olution.
The resolution dealt with oppo-
sition to the proposed condemna-
ton of the PP&L properties by
the PUD, considering the loss of
revenue to the city.
Ordinance 419 provides for the
issuance of sewer revenue bonds
in the amount of SOS, 900 to match
federal funds for the construction
of the Avenue B trunk sewer. A
bid Of the Charles N. Trip COM
pany for the purchase of the bonds,
was accepted at an interest rate
Of one and three quarters per cent.
Word has been received that the
city's application for priorities to
construct an addition to the city
hall to house the fire equipment
had been passed. The building
committee was instructed to COM
plete plans for alteration of the
interior to meet the present needs.
Space will be arranged to pro-
vide office room for the sheriff's
force with the present council
chamber to be used for a court
room. The city clerks office will
be moved to the space now used
by the fire department as will the
council room.
Ordinance 418 provided for the
transfer of city prisoners to the
county Jail.
F. johnson, a planning engineer
from Seattle presented a plan for
an overall planning program for
the city. Action on this proposal
was deferred for further study.
The council voted to allow ex-
penses to be paid to send Patrol
man Ward Rupp to a fingerprint
school to be held in Ellensburg
June IA to 20. An FBI expert
from Washington, DC, will con-
duct the course which will be at
tended by police and sheriff Of
ficers in Eastern Washington.
The men will be instructed in
the fine points of classifying prints
as well as developing latent prints
at the scene of crimes. It is ex-
pected that the course will great
ly aid local police officers in crime
dofor$ipn ....
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-07

Wounded through the wrist by
flax during a raid over Vienna, It
Kit L. Clifford is now at the AAF
convalescent hospital at Fort Geo
Wright, Spokane.
1t. Clifford, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Kit Clifford, was bombardier on
Flying Fortress with the 18th All
Force in southern Italy.
The flax wound came on the 23d
mission. {:
1t. Clifford entered service Mar,
l6, 1913 and was in the west coast
training command before going
overseas August 10, 1914. He was
wounded exactly two months later
He holds the Air Medal with
one cluster, the Purple Heart, and
the European Theatre Of Opera
tons ribbon.
1t. Clifford attended Gonzags
University at Spokane from 1910
until enlisting in 1913.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-07
Decrease In Home Canninq Sugar
Allotment Is Explained b 0PA

poses by local War Price and
Rationing Boards"
Baird pointed out that THU
order will meet the problem grow.
ing out of reduction Of the 1915
SUGAR allotment for home can.
ming purposes to 20 percent Of the
1914 allotment which, he said, wa
virtually unrestricted" "House.
wives on the Pacific slope estab.
liShed q creditable and patriotic
record In 1914, by generally limit
ing their applications for sugar fol
canning purposes TO needs, and
am confident that they will do %
again this year. "As . matter Of
fact, the 1914 issuance IN THU
region IN relation TO population,
was less than so percent Of the
national per capita average, de-
spite the regions position as Q
major fruit and berry producing
area. This meant, In simple arith-
metic, that housewives Of the faI
west generally asked only foY
what they honestly needed"
Baird added that heavy early
demands for sugar in areas IN
this region where fruit became
available for homecoming early,
have seriously depleted sugar
stocks and that s'it has become
necessary for US to establish pro.
tections to assure all housewives
of an equal share Of what sugar
remains" He went on to say
that "in the face Of the splendid
and patriotic record established
by consumers in the past two
years in this region, It Is need
less to emphasize that housewives
should not apply for home-can-
ming sugar rations unless they
have fruit presently available for
home processing"
The sugar order was issued ia
local War Price and Rationing
Boards.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-07
The Sidewalk
REPOR
souAWK CLUB
BY the
KENNEWICK COURIER

Several of the original charter
,,smbers of the local chapter OF
Ne Souawk club are talking serl-
m,slv of splitting away from the
aid ORGANIZATION and going out on
their own. In attempting to de-
termine the cause of this schism
ne sought out one of the officers
and found him holding his head
hetween his hands in the darken-
"a cellar headquarters and moan
INC softly. ''It's an outraged! he
m1ttered. eve couldn't get a quo
MN for our meeting so we 60 up
IN the street and what do we see?
Two thirds of the membership
lined up along Kennewick avenue
applauding the paving job. Some
~ them were actually smiling! It
was positively sickening! If that
Mayor Pratt ever applies for a
,bership in this organization,
6Slp me, I'll blackball him"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-07

In the wake Of nationwide
tightening Of sugar rationing, OPA
Regional Administrator Charles e.
Baird issued an order limiting Is
suance Of sugar for home can
ming purposes to ten pounds per
person, effective at once.
The order, designed to assure
every consumer an equitable
share Of the curtailed 1915 sugar
supply and prevent the possibility
Of complete suspension OF home
canning rations, win apply to Cali
fornia, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon,
Washington and Northern Idaho.
Baird's order was accompanied
by q statement In which he praised
housewives In the Pacific Region
for their patriotism and fair
play in 1913 and 1914 In applying
for homecoming sugar rations, o
which he said, allowed ga fair
and satisfactory distribution Of
supplies In those two years"
The regional order establishing
the 10 pound limit also was at
variance with emergency policies
announced in the East and Mid
west by OPA, where an avalanche
Of applications has tended to ex-
haust regional sugar allotments
and already has resulted in q
complete suspension Of sugar IS
suances in many areas. Declaring
that his order is intended to pre-
vent need for such suspension in
this region and to assure contin-
ued fair distribution here, Baird,
in a message to OPA District
Director Dave S. Cohn, said: ITO
assure equal treatment to all
housewives and to stay within the
total reduced 1915 allotment given
this region, I am setting ten
pounds as the maximum amour!
of sugar per person which may
be issued for homecoming pur-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-07
Alaska Topic Of
Kiwanis Speaker

DR.. Viola D. Garfield, instructor
of aanthropology at the University
of Washington and a member of
the University's Community For
UNI faculty, will be in Kennewick
on Tuesday, June 10 to lecture on
current wartime problems.
Speaking on alaska and the
Postwar" DR.. Garfield will address
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-07
CONNECTION. PLEASE

We are pleased to concur IN q
request by Director c. E. Smith
that effective Immediately we
cease and desist from referring to
the Government Housing Project
by that title but rather use the
one it really merits, namely, viz:
Parkview Homes. This idea fits in
very nicely with the campaign to
make that section part Of the
community. When you say Hous-
ing Project it seems to make it
sound like a prison or nut house
or some such institution.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-07
Restaurant Problems
To Be Aired at Meeting

The Restaurant and Tavern own
ers will have a meeting at the Pas
co High School on June IL, at 2
pm. Mr.. H. A. Haden, a food
specialist with the OPA, and Mr..
Ambrose, who is a price specialist
will be present to help the owners
with their problems. All owners
of restaurants and taverns are
urged to be present.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-07

Recommended good reading in
this issue is the story of the years
activity of the Methodist church.
Il is a fine record of achievement.
Congratulations to Rev. John Coan
for his leadership in making the
church the show place Of Kenne-
wick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-07
Sid Crawford Writes Of Air Tour
To View Destruction Of Tarqeis

T/Sgt Sid Crawford writes
detailed description of an air tour
over European targets to show
ground crewmen what has been
accomplished by the fliers. He is
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. CraW-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-07
PACKERS NEEDED

Fruit packing plants remind US
that the cherry season is near at
hand. There is a shortage of exc
perienced help and they are max
ing, an urgent appeal to all exc
perienced packers to try to find
time to help out during the peak
Of the season. Food is still an i'm
portant part of the war effort.
There are a lot of boys in the Pa
cific and in army camps all over
the world who will appreciate a
'taste Of cherry pie made from
ses.s5lNick cherries.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-07
Harmon Mayer Writes
From Jan Prison Camp

Harmon Mayer, who has been q
prisoner Of the Japs for three
and q half years got q letter
through to his father at Cotton re-
porting that he is in good health
considering the hardships Of pris.
on life.
He says he has received two
letters from his sister, Mrs. Luke
Malley of Spokane, and from his
brother, Tony Mayer.
He was among the civilians cap
tured by the Japs on Wake Island
in December Of l94l. He hopes
to be home soon.
The Mighty Seventh -
DYSoMS TO VACATION
Rev. Leo Dyson plans to leave
about the 25th Of this month on
a five-week vacation trip to New
York where he will visit his moth
er and family. Mrs. Dyson, with
their son, is now visiting in Ten
nessee and they will meet Rev.
Dyson in Rochester, N. Y. During
his absence services will be con-
Quoted on alternate Sundays by
Howard Whitbeck. ~
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-07
Meihodisis Close
Year Of Activity
In Broad Field

See>SS~e ~ee~
activities showing the results of a
prosperous and progressive year.
the congregation Of the Kenne-
wick Methodist Church and the Of
fetal board held its losing ses-
sion of the fiscal year last week,
and surveyed its reports and ac-
complishments.
Rev. Fred Petersen If Walla
Walla, superintendent the dis
trict, and the pastor, RI John B.
Coan, participated witt ne lead
ers of the church and { artments
in the program of the ening.
Substantial gains were found
to have been made in youth work
and activities in the " oman's So
ciety, in the Church school, in
property improvements, in benev-
olent giving for various phases of
the world wide program of the de-
nomination, and in membership.
Total funds raised this year in
all departments for all purposes
is about $4,000, it was stated.
This includes So, 900 raised in the
new pipe organ fund; over 81, 200
by the Church school and youth
fellowship; $4,000 reported by the
Woman's society; nearly S, 900 for
benevolent causes outside the To-
cal parish including world mis-
sions and evangelism, and the re-
Mobilization program in war dew
astated lands, and district and
state emergency projects
Property Improvements and in
stallations under contract totaled
$1O,756. Included in this has been
the redecorating of the interior
of the entire church plant above
the lower hall, the remodeling Of
the choir loft and platforms, and
te organ purchase. No indebted
ness has been incurred. Total
funds raised for all purposes for
the year is an increase over the
preceding year of about 1000.
During the two years leadership
of the present pastor there has
been an unprecedented growth in
membership Of the church with
158 accessions. This does not In
clude the large number of infants
and young children dedicated in
baptism and placed in prepare
tory membership. It represents a
net increase in membership of
about Is per cent.
Plans for the coming year in
clude the installation cf the organ
which is now under. 3onstruction
at the factory in Maryland; COM
pletion of the program Of pro-
perry improvement which began
a year and a half ago; the further
ing of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Crusade for Christ" program
which has five major phases for
a four year period; the establish
ment Of an outstanding music Or
ganization and program in the
church; an increased emphasis
upon all phases of youth and
children's work; and the forma-
ton of mems club for the parish.
The annual conference. Of the
church will be held this year in
Yakima, the only city in the state
able to- accommodate it. Special
permission was iven by the gov
eminent to meet, but only minis
terial and lay members Of the con-
ference have been requested to at
tend. Arthur w. Campbell, lay
leader and delegate will attend,
representing the local congrega-
ton, in addition to the pastor.
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-07

Richard Clute is home to stay
after a discharge from the Army
Air Force. He had served one day
short of six years, being originally
a member Of the 16lst National
Guard regiment. He Joined in
January, 1889, going overseas in
September of 1910. He transferred
to the Air Force and spent 81
months In the South Pacific. He
says he IS very hAp0N TO be home
now to help his father in the op-
Grafton of the Standard Lumbe,
company.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-07

Day in and day out, IA men of
the 791st Railway Operating Bat
tellion of the U. S. Army's third
Military Railway Service have
kept in repair the locomotives that
have hauled trainloads of war
supplies for the armies of the So
Wet Union.
Most of the time it has been a
familiar routine - making the
smaller repairs to the fuelpumps,
hot boxes, sanders, injectors and
flues-but the men in the Doroud
roundhouse have played an i'm
portant part in one of the biggest
supply jobs in military history.
That has been the movement
through the Persian Gulf Com
mand in Iran of more than 5000
600 tons of materiel- guns
and munitions to boots, beans and
powdered milk-to the USSR.
Doroud roundhouse is one Of
six along the 642 mile route of the
Iranian State Railway, which has
been operated by the Srd MRS,
from the Persian Gulf to Teheron,
the capital. It and the one at Gum
are the smallest.
Only light repairs are made to
the oil-burning steam LOCOMOTIVES
that run between Doroud and
Arak and the Diesel engines that
make the run over the mountains
between here and Andimeshk.
Six men work on theso an. TO
4p.m. shift and four each on the
other two shifts. Most of them
are railroaders in civilian life.
One of these men is Tvs Otto Suhr
of Kennewick, formerly an N. p.
"car-knocker."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-07
News from Our Men and Women
In The Armed Services
RELEASED

RELEASED
1t. Henry J. Gerards, son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. Gerards, is home on
60-day leave after having been
released from a German prison.
1t. Gerards has been a prisoner
of war for more than a year when
his plane was shot down over Ger
many. He will report back to
Fort Lewis at the end of his fur.
Tough. His health is rapidly i'm
proving after his gruelling exper-
fence. He reports that the long
forced marches as they were NOV
ed deeper into Germany in the
face of Allied advances was the
toughest part.
1t. Gerards says he flew twen-
ty-two and a half missions.