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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-15
Residents Thrill
To Visit Of famed
Gen. wainwright

General Jonathan M. Vain
wright visited Kennewick today.
Many spokesman expressed the
opinion that this was perhaps the
greatest honor that Kennewick
people have ever experienced.
Many were amazed that the
General appeared to be in such
excellent health after his long i'm
prisonment in Japan and the ex-
tended tour he has made here
since his return.
After a public tour Of Kenne-
wick and Pasco the General and
his party were guests Of honor at
= luncheon at the Pasco MAS. A
limited number of guests from the
two cities and officers at the base
enjoyed the luncheon as guests of
Commander H.. G. Ferguson.
Travelling through the streets in
an open car, flanked by Mayor
j. c. Pratt and L. Stringham Of
Pasco, the General greeted the eff
thusiastic crowds that lined the
sidewalks.
The General later stated that he
was especially impressed by the
fine turnout of school children in
Kennewick who were grouped on
First Avenue. .H
Touring with the General were
Mrs. Wainwright, and Commander
and Mrs. Jonathan M. Wainwright
Jr., of the u. S. Maratime Service.
Following the luncheon the par
ty flew to The Dalles where they
are to be greeted by people Of that
metropolis. They will stay in The
Dalles tonight.
Talking conversationally at the
luncheon the General expressed a
keen interest in this area and Of
fered generous opinions of various
questions he was asked by the
guests.
He expressed a wish that the
Victory Loan should 60 over the
top and drive committee chairmen
of the two cities were guests of
the luncheon and had a place in
the parade.
D. M. Deeter initiated a request
for autographs which the General
and others graciously furnished.
Officers of the Army and Navy
in attendance produced their le-
gendary "short snorters" which
were duly autographed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-15
Christmas Seals
In Mails Nov. IS

Over 5000 letters containing
1945 Christmas seals will 60 into
the mail Monday, November 10.
Prompt attention to these letters
will be greatly appreciated by
those in charge. The Boy Scouts
under the leadership Of Lynn
Wilder, will distribute the seals
mrs. Ayers announced her local
chairmen as follows: Mrs. Carol
Pratt, Kennewick and Miss Sally
Campbell, Prosser, Bond Chair
men. Seal sale chairmen are Mrs.
o. Shattuck, Richland; Mrs. w. A.
DeGood, Benton City; Miss Gene
We've Drew, Prosser; Mrx Hardy
Scott, Whitstran; Mrs. Ralph
Wooden, Horse Heaven; Mrs. I'd
Moore, WalnlIt Grove: s1rs. Julia
Crosby, RattlesnAke; Mrs. w. q.
Murray, Paterson, and Mrs. j. II.
Ayers has KenneWick and the rest
of the county.
Hoping to hold the line in the
battle against tuberculosis which
was so successfully waged during
the war years, the Benton County
tuberculosis League has again
laid plans for what they hope will
be the best fund raising drive in
the history of the organization.
The thirty-ninth Christmas seal
campaign will open throughout
the nation on Monday, November
10. The Christmas Seal repre-
sents the only means. Of support
for the local leagues who carry on
the health education and case
finding programs in cooperation
with official health and welfare
agencies aimed at controlling q
disease which today takes 81, 900
lives each year.
'sNow that peace has been won
by our fighting forces, we must
make victory over tuberculosis,
mans oldest enemy, our next or
der of business" declared Mrs. J.
r. Ayers, County Seal Sale chair
man.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-15
Man Injured when
Struck By Auto

Roy Hoffman suffered q brok-
en- leg and other injuries when
he was struck by q car driven
by VIM. ]. Hofbauer Monday
evening It $50 west Of town.
Hoffman had tagged an inter-
city bus at the intersection at the
west end of the golf course and
was running across the street to
board the bus when the car fol-
lowing the bus struck him.
The sheriff's ambulance an
swered the call and rushed the
victim to medical attention. A
large number Of cars soon were
stopped at the scene resulting In
blocking the traffic for a short
time.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-15

of the running so far. Ballots have
been prepared and are on hand at
the bank where they will be is
sued with the bonds as they are
purchased.
Each class in the Junior and
Senior High schools has nominated
candidate for each office and
students are working hard for the
favorites.
It is planned to have tabulations
prepared by next week on the
race, leaving one final week to
allow the candidates an opportuni-
ty to speed the race.
While not as many tickets Tor
the Bond Show on Monday night
were sold as had been anticipated
the committee was able to pur-
chase an exceptional list of mer-
chandise for the auction as well as
awarding 81 fifty dollar bonds as
special prizes. Top piece Of mer-7
chandise was a Frigidaire pur-
chased through Washington Hard
ware, which brought the purchase
of $4,000 in bonds.
Many bond winners have not
yet applied at the bank for their
bonds and it is possible some do
not know as yet that they have
won. The full list of winners were:
John Ayde, E. L. Bingaman, DR..
Thomas J.. Boyd, Hal Brutzman,
Duane Campbell, Mrs. Jennie E.
Campbell, Mrs. Arthur Carpenter,
Mrs. Maxine Craver, Mrs. Stella
M. Cunning, K. C. Clifford, Albert
Kent, Mrs. Jessie Kent, Roy Gross,
Mrs. Clara Lashock, Herbert NAL
chow, Mrs. Anon Mueller, David
G.. Null, Mrs. c. Neuman, O. c..
Myers, Larry Oliver, Joe B. Paris,
Dave Parker, O. S. CULLEN two
bonds) Mrs. Paul Richmond, Mrs.
Carolyn Skirving, Don Skirving,
Vincent Small, Mrs. Ralph Soper,
James Sturm and Miss Shirley
Taylor.
D. M. Deeter, committee chair
man, expressed his. appreciation
for the fine cooperation he had re-
ceived in putting on the show from
the many individuals who gave
assistance, with special mention to
Albert Kent and the theater cor
poration, and to Auctioneer Kit
Clifford.
Another major firm to announce
| its purchase of bonds to be cred
tied to Benton county in the Vic
tory Loan drive is the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway.
The road will invest so, SOC, 600
in the drive and has allocated $44,-
900 for Benton county.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-15
Kennewick Couple
Receives Invitation

An invitation to attend the COM
missioning of the new Princeton
has been received by Mr.. and Mrs.
L. NJ. Keene. This is a carrier
built at Philadelphia navy yard
and is named in honor of the
carrier Princeton that was sunk
near the Philippines last year. It
will be commissioned Sunday, Mo-
vember Is. e.r. l... 49,
Lewis NJ. Keene, Jr., ART lie,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Keene is
among the crew of radio techni-
clans on this ship. ..nr. ...
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-15

Number one on the list is the
announcement of the opening on
November % of Shirley's, strictly
modern women's apparel shop in
the pretty new building on; Ken
newick avenue. The Kennewick
Plumbing announces !, the open
ing of its new building next door.
watch next weeks paper for FUR
ther information on Kennewlck,s
newest business center. And i.
D. Magnuson is launching a used
car market on North Benton. And
90 it goes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-15

NOMINEES
To help bond purchasers de-
eide for whom they wish 10 cast
their ballots the names OF the
candidates are listed here:
Seventh Grade: Dick Boldt
and Betty Worthy.
Eighth Grade: Roger FELTON,
and Donnalee Hartley.
Ninth Grade: Chi Parks and
Donna Brewer.
Sophomofss: Harold Perkins
and Jean Smith.
Juniors: James Falk and Lo3.
ma Boames.
Seniors: Jim Sitter and Ha1-
1iet Fah1onwald.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-15
coRhEcrIoN

will the member of the Squawk
Club who so vociferously declaim-
ed about the band uniforms at
Last weeks meeting please stand
up before the bar of justice for
sentence? We have been informed
BY authorities that the 1und for
the uniforms has been raised, that
the fund is sufficient. that 1t mas
been placed in safe keeping. Fur
fher. that the only uniform ma
terial available at the present
time is Of definitely inferior quail
ity and that the school has chosen
to wait until the best is obtain
able, which is no less than our
excellent band deserves. Thirty
days in the clink for you, sir, and
when you get out you are dis
qualified for further membership
in the club.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-15
National Youth Leader
To Sneak Here Nov. Is

Mrs. Woodward of New York,
Field Secretary Of the Girls
Friendly Society Of the Episcopal
church, will speak Of her work
with the youth ofthe church, at
the ten o'clock service at St Pauls
on Sunday morning.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-15
SNAKES, CHAP. v

Something went wrong with our
representation last week. The
Mayor got a little buster than
usual last Saturday and failed to
show up for the unwilling Of his
snake. Several pessimists said
they knew it all the time, Hiz-
zoner was talking through his
hat and couldn't produce. But
we're still betting on the Mayor
and we are sure that his version
of the Horse Heaven rattlesnake
will make its appearance in the
KCR window not later than Sat
urday morning.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-15
SToRY OF THE WEEK

SToRY OF THE WEEK
= A local boy wandered. into a
busy establishment the other day
and hung around as the proprietor
was making out his excise tax re-
port.
well, whaddaya want?"
Nothing" replied the boy in
nocently.
"Didya bring anything to carry
1t in?"
Nope, didn't think you had any
left"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-15
OLD BUSINESS

Neuman's Market has had
brotherly exchange Of manage
ment. John Neuman, recently re-
turned from war work in Florida.
ment of the popular market. Ed
has taken over active manage
has purchased a promising store
In West Seattle where he will
take over. the first Of the year.
And it seems there is a lot OF
new business for old businesses.
All we have talked to report
that business has been except:
nionally good the past month and
merchandise is becoming gradu-
ally available.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-15
WSCS TO MEET

WSCS will meet Wednesday,
Nov. 81 at the church with Circle
No. entertaining. There will be
get-together luncheon at one o.
clock at which time the executive
board will meet. The business
meeting and program will follow.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-12-20
Two Are Badly
Injured In
Wreck

Egbert (Ag) Swindall and
Leroy Haynes started to Pound
late last week on business and
otherwise in LeRoy's green ia
lopy, but it must have been des-
tined that they were not to reach
Pound, anyway they didn't.
Starting down the hill after
they crossed over to Mill Creek,
the car started careening from
one side to the other on the slick
road. It soon turned over, some
say twice, some say three times,
and the top was torn out and the
two were thrown from the car to
the hard road. At least seven of
Swindall's ribs were broken and
he was otherwise injured and had
to be brought to the hospital here
for treatment, where he is still
confined. AS fate would have it,
Leroy happened to the good luck
to land on his head and was not
even dazezds by the blow. 1t is well
known among his acquaintance
that a blow about the head will
not kill him. That was demon
strated few weeks ago when
an enraged man could not Sc
riously hurt him by striking him
over the head with an iron pipe
Reports from the local hospital
today wednesday, say that
Swindau is in a serious condition
and his recovery is doubted.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-12-20
DEATH SENTENCE
COMMITTED TO LIFE
IMPRISONMENT

The death sentence imposed
upon Roscoe Ball, a foremr resi-,
dent of Dickinson county, by a
jury in Washington county, Tenn.
for Staying a man in that county
in 1914, was recently committed
to life Imprisonment by Govern
or McCord. The Governor said
that he felt impelled to so act
because of the estate of mind" of
the accused at the time of t h e
killing.
Roscoe Ball lived on and along
Mcclure River for many years
and was for a time a special po-
lice officer in this county. He
shot and killed Floyd Nash on
the Wise-Coeburn mountain in
an alteration one night probab-
ly twenty years ago and was Civ
en- long term in the peniten-
tiary, the greater part of which
he served. When he was released
he came back to this county for
short time, later returning to
the section in Tennessee where
he was born and partly reared.
He was for a time we'll known
in this county.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-12-20
AMERICAN DEAD TO BE
BROUGHT HOME FOR
BURIAL

Legislation directing the War
Department to return for burial
in this country an estimated
100000 bodies of Americans kill
ed abroad was passed by the
House this week and sent to the
Senate.
The bodies to be returned are
those of service men and civil
ians whose deaths since Septem-i
Der 16, 1910, was directly attri-
butable to the war or to govern
ment service, and whose next of
kin desire their return.
They will be reburied in ma
tional cemeteries or in places
chosen by relatives.
Rep. Skies, of Florida, who
handled the bill for the military
committee, estimated at $500 the
cost of each reburial, including
transportation.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-12-20
GAME DEPT. APPEALS TO
SPORTSMEN TO SAVE
QUAIL

RICHMOND, Dec. IAN ap-
peal to the sportsment to save the
quail where brood stocks are low
was made by the Commission of
Game and Inland Fisheries at its
meeting today. This was the al
Tentative to closing the season by
regulation in sections where
birds are known to be scarce.
1t was the opinion of members
of the Commission that it would
be putting too much hunting on
areas where the shooting is reas-
onably good if nearby areas were
closed and that the best results
could be obtained for the remain
ing weeks of the regular season
by appealing directly to hunters
to refrain from shooting coveys
down too low.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-12-20
NO PAPER CHRISTMAS
WEEK

In keeping with am old Gus
tom among weekly newspapers
to take a holiday during Christ
mas, The Herald will not be
published this coming week.
Your next paper will come to
you on January 3rd.
May we extend to our many
readers the seasons greetings,
happy Christmas and a sober
New Year.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-12-20
LOOKING
BACKWARD
FROM AN OLD SCRAPBOOK
SWIFT'S ROCK IN THE
CUMBERLANDS

CUMBEkLANDS
There is rock near the mouth
of the Twin Branches in Cum
berland Mountain the shape OF
which. aside from its traditional
associations, invites the attention
of the seeker of the curious. This
rock resembles in shape the or
binary glass lamp, up to n e
point of the burner. The stem
just above the base is five or six
feet in diameter, and ten feet
high to the point of enlargement,
the whole being nearly 40 feet in
height. The top is rather irregu-
lar-not level-but one can stand
or walk over it. The top of the
rock may be reached by the ven
turesome mountaineers by seal
ing the trunk of a small tree
which has fallen against it.
There is a tradition in h t
neighborhood to the effect that
this rock was a landmark of the
old counterfeiter Swift, as he
passed through on his way from
the East to and from his silver
mine, located in the section of
the Virginia-Kentucky border.
The tradition has it that he and
his men always rested at this
rock, and perhaps slept on top OF
it, to avoid the danger of poison
Gus snakes and other vermln,
which at that time infested the
country in large numbers.
Perhaps in this connection it
would be well to mention the
fact that there is an old map ex-
tant, purporting to be that of the
country where the mine is locat-
ed, but as there are no local
names mentioned, it is difficult
to say just what section is repre-
scented, although many days have
been spent in hunting the mass
Of silver which is supposed to be
emboweled in the earth. The
map is accompanied by a written
description, which is somewhat
incoherent at points. It opens in
this fashion:
A COPY OF SWIFTS SILVER
MINE, AS TOLD BY HIM
SELF TO HIS FRIENDS
Then it recites that the creek
represented on the map is about
three miles in length. The fur
mace is on the middle fork" I'M
der "clift." The mine is mile
south of the furnace in a "fork
ridge, the ''great pommel lying
eastwards." The mine is in the
lTurn to back page)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-12-20
HOME OF COLUMBUS
SWINDALL DESTROYED
BIZ FIRE


This is to state that Colum-
bus Swindall had the misfor-
tune to have his house burned
on Saturday evening, Dec. is,
and all his possessions, includ-
ing more than $4,000 in cash
CHS entire savings). Anything
you may feel like donating to
him will be very useful and
greatly appreciated.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-12-20

The dwelling house of Column
bus Swindall, of near Norland,
was burned to the ground last
Saturday evening and practically
all household goods destroyed,
including $4,000 in greenback
bills placed in a feather bed in
the house a few days previous.
Saturday, it will be remember
ed, was raw and cold and fire
had been built in second fire
place in the house that had not
been used for some time. 1t is
supposed that the chimney was
defective and that the fire was
thus started. The first that any
of the family knew, the dwelling
built of long seasoned lumber,
was in flames and it was impos-
sible to save hardly anything and
strange as it may sound, none of
the family thought of the money
until the house was practically
consumed by the flames.
Columbus, known as Burhead,
is a well liked, Woodworking
man, now past 70 years Of age,
and the loss of his home, all
household goods and probably all
the money he had is a stunning
blow.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-12-20
WAR ENDS; DRAFT STILL
GOES ON

The war has ended but the
draft still goes on. During the
past month or so the following
men have been taken into t h e
army and navy. The number TAX
en- by the draft, it was said,
would be much larger if it was
not for the fact that enough men
are enisting each month to fill
the county quota.
Late draftees are:
Willard Fred Sweeny
Floyd Stiltner, Jr.
Finfield Wise Dellinger
James F. Robinson
Harold Mullins
Calvin D. White
Jerry Yates
James Darrell Rasnick
Lacie Earl Delaney
Ray Hill
Richard Thurman Large
Hose Lee Stiltner
Quincy Winston Sweeny
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-12-20
40 More Service
Men Return
Home

home
The following men have r,
,ently been discharged from Il
armed forces according to Il
'ecords of the local draft boar
Ellis L. Sutherland. army
Grayson Holbrook, navy
Victor P. Yates, army
Curtis c. Smith, army
Russell E. Church, army
Corbett Phipps, army
Charles w. Powers, army
Jack D. Payne, army
Erwin Lee Mullins, army
Lawrence Gilbert, army
James w. MCGOWAN, navy
John Mooney, army
Ulysses E. Rhea, army
Robert M Ward, navy
George Colley. army
Cranston w Stanley, army
Stacy A. Viers, army
Whetsel B Viers, navy
Galley Fletcher, navy
Ross C, Miller Jr., navy
Armor Ray Lucas, army
Otis B. Vanover, army
Sidney Cecil Stanley, navy
Ira L. Kiser, army
Clyde P. Stanley, navy
Rolfe c. Mullins, army
Edward Moody, navy
Everett Lee Taylor, army
Darrell G.. Powers, army
Lawrence P. Owens, army
Arlin Mullins, army
Carlos Lee Culbertson, arm,
Charles d. Mullins, army
William G.. Gilbert, army
Johnny Archie, army
James K. Mullins, army
Acie D. Mullins, navy
Troy Oquinn, army
Paul Edgar Owens, army
Earl Robert L. Rose, army
Willie c. Wolfe, army
Kline r. Powers, army
Buford E. Rose. navy
aMynard R. Hill, army
Samuel H. Patton, army
Ayers Mullins, army
David M. Crabtree, navy
Howard Widner, army
Edward Harlow, navy
Cephas L. Marshall, army
William Foster Hill, army
Guy Curtis Sluss, army
Thomas M Wise, navy
Hudson o. Powers, army
Obey Bill Phillips, navy
Adron Speer, navy
James T. Mooney, army
Ancil B. Vanover, army
Corbett Mullins, navy
Clyde E Rose, army
Clyde K Dotson, army
(See back page)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-12-20

The following men have re-
Gently been discharged from the
armed forces according to the
records of the local draft board:
Evening star., 1945-08-25
Philip N. Williamson
Found Dead in Auto

Philip M. Williamson, 48, of 8215
Cedar street, Silver Spring, long
active in civic affairs in Montgom-
cry County, was found dead yester-
day in his automobile parked on
Sligo Creek parkway near Colesville
road. ..
A certificate of death due to ma
tural causes was issued by DR.. F. j.
Broschart, Montgomery County
medical examiner.
Mr.. Williamson, an employe of
the Office of Textile Maintenance
Services of the War Production
Board, was secretary-treasurer of
the Morningside Laundry in Silver
Spring for II years before entering
the Government service a year ago.
For many years he was active in
community affairs in Silver Spring
and was instrumental in establish
ing the Service Aid Council OF Sc
lective Service Board No. 2 in Sill
yer Spring. He was president of
the Silver Spring Lions Club and
was former president of the Silver
Spring Board of Trade, He was a
member Of the Silver Spring Ma
sonic Lodge
Mr.. Williamson is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Lilly r. Williamson,
who lives in New Mexico, and a
nephew. 1t. Andrew M. Gill, u. S.
N. R., stationed at Olathe, Kans.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Evening star., 1945-08-25
Funeral Rites to Be Held
For Mrs. Webb Todoy

Funeral services will be held today
for Mrs. Speas c. Webb, 80, of 1882
Van Ness street NV, who was
killed Wednesday In an automobile
accident near Williamsburg, Va.
The Rev. H. r. Chandler of Be-
thesda Methodist Church will con-
duct the services at 2 pm. at the
Webb home, and. burial will be in
Rock Creek Cemetery.
Mrs. Webb's husband, Thomas
D. Webb, jr., special agent assigned
to the Federal Bureau Of Investiga-
ton here, and two of their three
children were injured In the crash.
The Webbs were enroute to WASH
ington from North Carolina when
the accident occurred. Mrs. Webb's
parents, DR.. and Mrs. T. o. Cop
pcdge, live in Nashville. N q.
Evening star., 1945-08-25
Chesapeake Association
OF AP 10 Mark 10Th Year
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CUMBERLAND, Md, Aug. 25.-
The Chesapeake Association of the
Associated Press will observe its Goth
anniversary September 7-8, at a
meeting in Cumberland which Vir-
ginia and West Virginia members
have been invited to attend.
John j. McMullen, president of
the Times & Alleganian Co., pub
fishers of the Cumberland Times and
News, will be host to the Chesapeake
editors and their guests.
Frank j. Starzel, assistant general
manager of the Associated Press,
will represent the general offices of
the organization from New York.
Among special guests invited are
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia,
publisher of the Evening Star at
Winchester; Representative Beall,
Republican, of Maryland, and Rep
resentative Randolph, Democrat, OF
West Virginia. d.
Evening star., 1945-08-25
4 Children, One Man
Are New Polio Victims

Five new infantile paralysis cases
for the District area were reported
by the Health Department today,
bringing the total number of cases to
1913. This total, as was yesterdays,
is one more than on the campa-
rable date for last year.
OF the 123, 10 are District resi-
dents, while So are from nearby
communities.
-Four of the five new patients
are at Children's Hospital. They
are 7-year-old white boy from the
4400 block Of Alabama avenue Sc;
an 11-year-old white girl from the
6400 block of Fourteenth street
NV; a 12-year-old colored boy Of
the 1900 block of Colorado avenue
NV, and 2-year-old white boy
of Takoma Park, Md.
The fifth new case is that OF a
24-year-old white man from Bey-
erly Gardens, Alexandria, Va. He
Is in Walter Reed Hospital.