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state would be reflected in higher prices On the contrary he argued persuasively that in the long prices would probably be lowered rather than increased by the assurance of Q more decent tvng standard "The increase output per worker, which
 believe would surely result from the proposed increase to 65 cens," he asserted would in itself go far to pay for the higher wage bill" There is not much efficiency in sweatshops Indeed there is close correlation between high productivity and high wages rates.
 It is of the tragic irones of the great de- presson that at it's very height bboards boased that America enjoyed the highest standard of living n the world. So 1t didfor those who shared in the enjoy ment But there millions whose standard of living pitifully inadequate; gradually they de- pressed the living standards of all An economy must be judged not by what it produces for it's most for tunate members but by the kind of life it affords for the least of those who share in it. We reasonably claim again a high standard of living for America only when all Americans have within their grasp the necessities of life and at least the elementary comforts
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Best People
Washington Post)


 Most public leaders in discussing the atomic bomb wind up by saying that we are a good people and hence can be trusted with the bomb secret This is reminiscent of the ancient formula for a political speech: The people of this town the greatest in the county the people of this county the greatest in the State the people of this State the greatest in the Nation; the people of this Nation the greatest in the world" Considering that have been around among other nations quite bit it is strange should be so expect other peoples to believe that we are the most trustworthy people i'll the world merely because we say so. It is odd should be surprised and hurt when find them suspicious, fearful and resentful of True, do have record of being nonaggressor nation. But the attitudes of other peoples toward determined chiefly by their background and experience. To upderStand these attitudes we must realize that many European nations have been built upon conquest, that many have suf fered repeated exploitation and for centuries seen their countries become battlegrounds It is inevitable they would mstrust the most powerful nation in the world, especially when that nation has control of the most powerful weapon.
 trustworthiness, induging in primitive emo tional habit peculiar to all peoples. In discussion recently in the Senate science hearings Senator J.. William Fubright remarked upon the odd psychology" whereby if a man says T the greatest man in the world" he is considered fool while if he says We are the greatest people in the world" he becomes political hero This attitude Of peoples according to ethnolo- giss goes back to the we groups" who are always innocent of evil and honorable of intention, and the others groups, who dshonorable and tricky. Naturally the more powerful the "others group" are, the more they are suspected of having evil designs. Whatever we may do about the bomb, certainly cannot proceed on the assumption that other nations will respect any noble minded trustee role we may assume.
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MINIMUM WAGE

If a man works for 40 cents hour, the present minimum wage under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act he can bring $l6 home to his family at the end Of a 4o-hotlr week Price Administrator Chester Bowles is quite right in calling such a wage "a national disgrace" It affords chance for decent housing or even for reasonable standards of nutrition And, of course it rules the families limited to such an income out of consideration for the purchase Of all the luxury goods s-automobiles, radios household appi- ances and the ke-whch American industry is seeking to sell and which go together to make the high living scale in which we take pride a Nation
 It is this latter consideration which makes the proposed lifting of the wage floor to 65 cents an hour imperative" as MT. Bowles put it. to the health of the national economy Right here at feet" he declared in letter the Senate Committee on Educa- ton and Labor Ties greatest undeveloped market "a market which be tapped to improve income and employment opportunities for everybody simply by raising the level of minimum wages" Farmers and manufacturers will find customers if purchasing power is put into the hands of this undeveloped market With new customers they can provide jobs for more workers
 Mir Bowes. whose task is to hold the line against inflaton has little fear that such an increase in minimum rates of pay for workers engaged in inter-
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RUSSIAN RED TAPE

Marshall McDuffle, deputy to Overseas Property Liquidator Tom McCabe, has just returned from a trip through conquered Europe. Anxious to go from Warsaw to Prague early in October. he checked with U. s. Military headquarters to see if an Army plane was sched- uled to cover this mountainous route. None was. He was also ad- vised he would be wasting his time if he tried to hitch a ride from the Russians.
 Next McDuffie checked at the American Embassy, where he was told it would be useless to go to the Russians. Even if they were willing to help, he was told, Rus sian red tape would take him 10 days to get started.
 However, lunching with an Am erican UNRRA worker, McDuffie revealed his predicament. Lunch was over at about 2:30 At 3 D. m, McDuffie received a call from Red Army headquarters offering him ride on a plane expected to go to
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remedy this-the custer of Harvey w. Brown, President of the h. ternational Association of Ma chinists.
 Brown has been in hot water with AFL bigwigs for a long time because of non-payment of per capita taxes, growing out of a dispute between him and Hutche- son over unionization of mill wrights Only about 5000 mill wrights (they install machinery in industrial plantsl are involved, but Brown and Hutcheson have been battling furiously as to which shall collect dues from them.
 Brown has threatened several times to pull out of the AFL unless the issue is decided in his favor and has paid no per capita taxes for the last year to show that he means business.
 Several months ago, Green told the machinists' boss flatly to "get the taxes on the line" or face sus- pension. Browns answer to this ultimatum was that he would pay the back taxes only after the mill wright dispute was settled by the AFL Executive Council - meaning, of course, settled in his favor.
 There's no. chance of this while the potent Hutcheson is sitting on the board. But even should Brown repent and kick ill, he still will be given the gate at the January meeting under an AF'L regulation providing for the suspension of any union which is three months in arrears in the payment of per capita assessments.
 Browns removal will be a double victory for Hutcheson. Not only is he getting rid of an enemy and thus making it possible to put the full might of the AFL behind his drive to organize the millwrights, but he is also getting a close crony, John L. Lewis, seat at the AFL council table.
 (Note-John L. and Hutcheson are strange bedfellowS Once bitter foes, they slugged it out with their fists some years back at an AFT convention. Such is the fleeting character of union politics)
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Prague from Moscow the next morning.
 The Moscow plane was delayed, however, so McDuffie was put on another Russian plane, with a crew composed of two Russians and three Poles. He was charged 265 rubles for the 400-mile journey over the mountains, and was per mitted to pay in Polish zlotys Thus, the total trip cost him 97 cents in American money.
 From Prague, McDuffie drove to Bratislava and Vienna, thence to Frankfurt. With the Russian-C Czech pass and an American flag on the car he had no trouble so long as he was in Russian controlled terri tory-being stopped only twice for a reading of his pass.
 Between Vienna and Frankfurt however, McDuffie was stopped six times by American CHS and final ly was arrested and fined by an American Military Policeman for speeding on an eight-lane auto- balm or highway. With no traffic in sight in either direction, his chauffeur had been travelling at 55 miles per hour.
 Copyright. I945. By Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
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HOROSCOPE "The stdrs incline
 but do not cOmpeP'
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 90

Benefic aspects are strong today Adverse planetary influences also are active It is a promising date for important business matters, es- pecially new projects.
 HEART AND HOME
 Women should find much pleas ure today in social affairs which will bring new friends. Mild tlirta- tions will mark the evening when girls may expect young men to be cautious in their commitments. The stars encourage interest in attire and dainty new fashions.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS
 Those wise in stock transactions will profit in future weeks when international banking agreements will encourage speculation. Oppol . tunities for money-making will be numerous by Spring, although taxes will continue heavy.
 NATIONAL ISSUES
 Books and plays will reflect little of the spiritual vision which war experiences have given thousands Thinkers cannot understand the lit tie or total lack of inspiration among writers and producers of plays and pictures.
 INTERNAL IUNAL AFFAIRS
 Russia will meet responsibilities in liberated Europe with intense realism and a desire quickly to re- cover terrible property losses. There is sign which is read as indicat- ing tenacious holding of recovered areas needed by the Soviet.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of domestic happiness.
 Children born on this day probab- ly will have talent in the arts and some will excel on stage and screen.
 Copyright, 1945)
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Daily Lessons in English v. v L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN MIsUsED: say pipe in base BURST.
 OFTEN MIsPRoNOUNCED Impious mpu both Is as n and accent first syllable
 NdISSPEED: Chalk pronounced CHOK as in SOFT.
 suitable peaurable conform able
 STUDY: a and it is yours Let us each Todays word ENULATOR As Virgil rvaed Homer Milton emuator of both.'Warburton
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BOY SCOUT DISTRICT COURT OF HONOR TO
 BE HELD ON DEC. {

Boy Scout Troops of the Gastin- eau District have been preparing for the District Court of Honor to be held December 4 at 7:30 o'clock p. m. in the Grade School Auditorium
 The program will consist of a Flag Ceremony, Demonstrations, Candle Lighting, Investiture Ceremony for Tenderfoot Candidates, Second Class, First Class and Merit Badge Court of Awards. The public is cordially invited to attend, and asked to use the Sixth Street entrance.
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TIODCKN LiiuUlitl ROBERTA LEE

O. s calling a who stopping at room should the be the card?
 possible mistake delivery.
 What is the way peach at the table?
 provided, the peach cut into quarters conveyed the fingers.
 If the bride be married plain tweed suit what should he
 A plain tailored
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LOOK and LEARN ss c. GORDON

established newspaper printed language
 2. What is the boiling point Fahrenheit? Who the bearded President of the United R4. What sxty-cent dollar? g.. Of what island is Prince the capital?
 ANSWERS
 1. Benjamin Franklin in 1732, 2. PIP degrees
 8. President Benjamin law per cent of previous amount of gold
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20 YEARS AGO TIT TIE EMPIRE
NOVEMBER 29, 1925

29. 1295
 arrive this afternoon propeller blade south ketchan expected port until the following day
 Marie Faldlne MT and Mrs Hobson and Olson 
 Mrs Jacobsen of Security Bay guest Hotel visiting
 wound couple months Of closing mercantile business and planned to which purpose had taken up Spuhn
 reported missing at GougS safely the beach Overs Inlet and brought o Dupont by Indian with a rowboat
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The W ashing ion
 Merry Go Round
fContinued from Page One)

(Note-As long as reactionary Southern Congressmen are chair men of committees they can bottle up legislation and prevent it's coming to a vote.
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SPELL THE NAME RIGHT

No. l rule of all good advertising men is to remember names-par- ticularly the names of clients. All successful government executives understand the same rule-especi- ally when it comes to their clients the members of Congress who vote them money.
 That's why irascible old Senator Kenneth McKellar, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Commit tee, couldn't understand the lapses of Assistant Secretary of State William Benton when he appeared before McKellar's committee. Ben ton. founder with OPA's Chester Bowles of one of the nations top advertising agencies, was testifying in secret session, trying to get more appropriations for the State De- partment.
 But Benton couldn't remember McKellar's name. Other Senators chuckled behind their hands at the Tennesseean's annoyance, but Ben ton kept addressing the venerable chairman as Senator Keller"
 Finally, McKellar could stand it no longer Grabbing a pencil and a scratch pad, he interrupted Ben ton to polnt cut, MT. Benton, that's the fifth time you've done that. My name is McKellar-here, let me write it out for you"
 Then, ill laDoreu hand McKellar spelled out his name on the paper and handed it to Benton. The ex- advertising executive flushed and kept the reminder before him during the rest of his testimony
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ATTENTION. = ATTENTION.

Pioneers of Alaska and Auxiliary members are notified that Fridays meeting has been postponed until December 5. Q0,128-t3)
 An escape of blood from blood vessel is called hemorrhage.
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J. L. LEWIS COMES HOME

Officials on both sides publicly deny reports that John L. Lewis and his United Mine Workers Union will rejoin the American Federation of Labor. However, pri- vately the deal already has been made
 Lewis will be returned to the fold at the next AFL executive council meeting in Miami Jan. 2l. Fur thermore, the tempestuous mine leader will be granted his No. l demand, a seat in the executive council for his coco mine work men.
 Details of the reunion were worked out in a series of secret confabs between Lewis and AFL moguls. including President Green Carpenters Boss Big Bill" Hut cheson, and others during the Labor Management Conference.
 Biggest immediate barrier to be overcome was the lack of vacancies on the executive council. However Green and his associates have now worked out Q neat little plan to
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Security Bay guest at the Alaskan while visiting
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Weather: Highest, 39; lowest. a6; cloudy.
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DRINK KING BLACK LABEL!
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the Hotel Gastneau included Marie Fa w P Hobson Treadwe M Jorgensen and O. D.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1945-05-04
WANTED 1000 MEMBERS

Any president who adds as many as
40 to 49 members will be knowu as
the Big American Bomber plAAe.
Any president who adc& as maay rs
% to 80 members will be kSswa Is A
Streanline Railroad TPaiH.
Any president who adds "a mazy
as Is to "a viii be known ~ a Nou-
Stop Freight Train.
ANY president Who adds 40 nAA@y as
10 to IA members viii be hsown as a
Local Freight Train.
Any president who adds frous 10
9 members will be known ~ q "Doodle
Bug, or short train with two coaches.
What class will you be m at the end
of the drive?
The contest viii be conducted as
follows:
All new members who are not less
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1945-05-04

han twelve nor more than sixty years
Of age who can comply with the regu-
tAtions of the Constitution viii be ad-
mia@e1.
Second, Any persons who wish 70
renew who became unhnancial on OF
any time before December 1914.
Presidents are urged 70 be saref1l
and see to X that the applications for
membership or for renewal of neD-
bership will be good sound risks. Re
member that yos cannot violate ths
Constitution and take persons into the
.H. B. A. who are not good risks.
Special prizes will be awarded 70
presidents of the six classes. The
prizes will be announced by the Gen
eraI President and Secretary later.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1945-05-04
WANTED AND MUST HAVE 1000
MEMBERS ADDED BY THE
CONVENTION

The General President nAads a1 ap-
peal in the Board for 1000 nsernhers
TO be added by the Conversion IN
July. z,
The Presidents have already START
ed the ball to rolling. Below we are
giving the number of the lodge, the
name of the president and the nnm-
Der of members added since the close
of the March Board up to ten days of
the opening of the Convention.
We are going to have six classes of
presidents:
Any president who adds so or more
members will be known as t h fast
PISS Airplane.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-01-25
r. N. A. Hold Joint
installation Ceremony

At the Joint installation Of Ken
newick Pasco Royal Neighbor
lodge Neighbor Martha Jensen
acted as installing officer, assisted
by Neighbor Nellie Britton as
ceremonial marshal; Neighbor
Annie Mueller was assistant cere-
monial marshal.
The Royal Neighbor camp of
Pasco presented its Past Oracle,
Ethel Taber a gift and the Royal
Neiphbor club of Kennewick pre-
sented Past Oracle Olive Olbrich
a Gift. The rest of the evening
was spent in playing games. Re-
freshments were served In the DIN
ing hall by the hostesses: Martha
Jensen. Nellie Britton, Maude
Neel, Gertrude Goodell and Verna
Smith.
Kennewick officers installed
are: Oracle, Olive Olbrich; Vice
Oracle, Maude Neel; Past Oracle,
Johanna Dickinson; chancellor,
Cizerine Wright; recorder, Mari
eta Dague; receiver, Bertha Lew
is: marshal, Nellie Britton; assist
ant marshal, Myrtle Page; flag
bearer, Lille Baxter; musician,
Mabel Bjerkness; inner sentinel,
Ganett Persinger; outer sentinel,
Pauline Durham; doctors, DR..
Garre and DR.. May; manager, Lu-
ellie Kissick; Faith, Lucille Kis-
sick; Courage, Bertha Mouda;
Modesty, Gladys Faulds; Unself-
ishness, Bertha Foraker; Endur-
ance. Annabelle Britton.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-01-25

Mrs. Elgie Vandine left for
Texas Saturday to spend three
or four weeks visiting her hus-
band Pvt. Elgie Vandine who is
stationed at Camp Barley.
Mrs. A. Evett will leave soon
for Lubbock, Texas to attend the
graduation of her son Arthur
Evett from the Lubbock Army
Air Field. Arthur will be COM
missioned a Second Lieutenant al
this time and expects a furlough
which he will spend at his home
here in Kennewick.
Mrs. James F. Schiffner of Al
buquerque, New Mexico, has writ
ten her mother-in-law, Mrs. o,
M. Schiffner that she has re-
Gently received two cards from
her husband James Schiffner. The
cards were undated and were the
18th and 5th she had received since
his capture on Corregidor. He
is informed in the Philippines in
Camp No. 10c. He stated, ''hc
could make a guess as to when
he will get our OF here" He was
a Richland boy, and his mother
is living in Kennewick now.
The Juvenile Grange of Finley
held party Saturday night at
the Grange hall. Games and dane
ing were enjoyed, and lunch was
served. Chaperons were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Harmon Wilcox, MIR. and
Mrs. Earl Meyers, MIR. and Mrs.
Lloyd Donnally and Mrs. Emily
Laudell. MIR. and Mrs. Flowers
furnished the music for dancing.
Mrs. w. Hampton visited Mrs.
Earl Meyers Saturday.
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Word has just been received
from England that Mrs. Frank
Mills father passed away Jan. 3rd.
The Fourth Friday Club will
meet Friday, Jan. Is, at the home
of Mrs. j. G.. Swayze.
Parents of Pvt. Russell Des-
oranges have received word that
he has been awarded the Com
bat Infantryman badge for ex.
emplary conduct in action against
the enemy during the Biak, Dutch
New Guinea operations. ..
Mrs. Eldon Spreen and small
son came Tuesday morning from
the Coast to spend two weeks with
her husbands parents, Mr.. ano
Mrs. Paul Spreen. 1t. Spreen Is
now in France. T.
The Business and Professona.
Girls club will meet Friday eve.
ming, Jan. q, at 8 o'clock in the
Recreation Hall at the Housing
Project. Miss Margaret Hawkins
will be hostess.
Herbert Ritter Sic and Mrs
Ritter Rebecca Liston) were in
Kennewick to spend the weekend
with Mrs. Ritter's mother, Mrs
Mildred Liston. They were accom-
panied by Harold Foraker, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Foraker
Mr.. and Mrs. Payton Reid wish
to announce the birth of a son.
George William Reid, Friday, Jan
l9, 1945, at st. Luke's hospital IN
Spokane grandson of MIR. and
Mrs. George A. Reid of Kenne-
wick. The father, Payton Reid, is
a warrant officer on the USS In
dependence; the mother is Emily
Reid, formerly chief clerk OF the
local ration board. .s.
Mrs. Glen Tramel had the good
fortune to hear from her sister
Miss Pearl Haven, a nurse, who
had been held prisoner by the
japanese since the fall of Manila
! This is the first direct commune
cation. ..e.-.-, =, s.--z-.1sa. .s..ss
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Durocher re-
turned to their home here Wed
nesday from Sacramento, where
they had been for the past three
weeks visiting Mrs. Durocher's
brother. ~: s#.- -.
Jeweler Lou Bauer was bust
ness visitor in Portland from Sat-
urday until Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Muncey returned
Monday from Camas, where she
had spent two weeks at the home
| of her son, Harlan, and family.
MIR. and Mrs. Dorsey Sans were
in Farragut, Idaho, this week END
to visit their son Stanley, S &c
who is a patient at the us. naval
hospital there. SIR
Miss Patsy Sonnenberg, Univer.
sity of Washington student, came
from Seattle to spend the week.
end with her parents Mr.. and Mrs
Bert Wilson.
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Many Attend Initiat0ry
Ceremony at o. E. S.

On January 10th o. E. S. initia-
tory work for Mrs. Nellie Sherry
and Ernest Sherry was put on by
Past Matrons and Patrons who
were the honored guests at din
ner served proceeding the regular
meeting.
Addenda was led by Mrs. Cora
Whitbeck, Mother Advisor OF
Order of Rainbow and Mrs.
Beatrice Mcdonald, Associate
Matron of the o. E.S., who pre-
sented pink and red carnations
to the Past Matrons and Patrons.
Mrs. Caroline English sang for
the Addenda. Mrs. Phoebe Shirk
responded in a gracious manner
in behalf of the honored guests.
Mrs. Lucille Jones sang pirate
Dreams" and "When ! Am With
You" as a tribute. Among the
many visitors present were Mrs.
Myrtle Bayless, Worthy Matron
of Beulah chapter 1872, Pasco, Miss
Ora Danielson, Mrs. Bertha Dun
ming and G.. H. Dunning, Worthy
Patron of the same chapter, Mrs.
Elizabeth j. Floyd, Rhododendron
chapter As, Aberdeen, now of Glib
bon; Mrs. Muriel Burson, Oakley
chapter sc, Oakley, Kansas; Mrs,
Eva Arnold, Faith chapter 254
Rulo, Neb.; Mrs. Harriet Laney,
Syrenga chapter 38, Yakima; Mrs
Jean Crosby, Bunker Hill chapter
%, Kellogg, Idaho and Mac r
Crosby of same chapter; Mrs
Genevieve Warden, Jewel chapter
48, Roundup, Montana; Warren r.
Goodin, Associate Patron, Beaver
chapter log, Beaverton Oregon.
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Little Stories
OF the Week

M. M. Moulton returned from
Seattle Monday night, where he
had gone to help celebrate his
mothers 93rd birthday.
The Teen-Age group is spon.
soring dance Tuesday evening
(the Presidents birthday to aid
in the March of Dimes. The
dance will be held at the Housing
Project recreation hall, and the
entire proceeds of the dance will
60 to the infantile paralysis fight
Everyone is welcome.