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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-09-27
Union Head Asks
Jim Crow End

CHICAGO, Sept. "a (LPA)-
With over $50 delegates in at
tendance, one of the major
unions on the railroads-tht
Brotherhood of Railway Car
men of America-swung into itl
international convention here
this week. The Brotherhood
represents carbuilders and mis-
cellaneous employees in railway
shops and in some private Cal
building plants.
Officers reported that mem
be,ship now is close to lao, 900
rise of Al, 900 since the las
convention in 1941. Over Ill
new lodges were chartered dur
ing that period.
Among many significant mat
ters up for action by the dele
gates is a proposal by Presiden
Felix H. Knight that the Broth
erhood abolish the Jim Crow
section of its constitution. The
word white" would be elm
mated from the requirement.
for membership.
Incidentally, Knight made tht
surprising announcement tina
he intends to retire as Of Dec
81 and will not run for re-elec
ton. knight, who is also
member of the AFL Executive
Council, has headed the GARNER
since 1888 and before that wa
assistant president for % years
knight reported to the con
vention that "it would be no ex
aggeration to state that we have
increased wages more and Sc
cured greater improvement il
the working conditions of oui
membership than in any othel
like period in history"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-09-27
.SilVeY TOGO
To Germany
WASHINGTON Sen

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27--
(LPA) - Ted Silvey, CIO re-
conversion officer and former
secretary-treasurer and Iegisla-
tive representative of the Ohio
State CIO Council, has been
named as one of a group of Is
American experts to go to Ger
many on an investigation oi
Nazi developments in scientific
personnel management and in
dustrial training during the war
years.
Silvey is scheduled to leave
on Oct. 18 on a four months
mission supervised by the u. S
Commerce Dept. in Germany
His expenses, however, will be
paid by the CIO. He will join
a group of physicians, scientists,
educators, industrialists and
businessmen who will report on
German techniques and "help
establish the international
interchange of objective scien-
tific information and develop
ment to the mutual benefit OF
all science and scientists"
The mission is an outgrowth
of the Technical, Industrial In
telligence Branch of the War
Dept. which has been transfer
red to the Commerce Dept.
Silvey and the other American
Investigators have been asked
to bring back not only the facts
on German industrial tech
niques and personnel practices
but also the German know-how
in these fields.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-09-27
Government
Workers Seek
WAGE Increases

ST. PAUL, MINI, Sept. "a
(LPA)-Cost- t-of-living pay in
creases for all government en-
ployes were demanded last week
by the biennial convention of
the American Federation of
Government Employes-AFL.
The 800 delegates over
lelmingly approved a resolu-
eg6n calling for immediate wage
hikes to meet increased living
costs and parallel the increases
granted by some sections of in
dustry. Ano t h er resolution
adopted called for optional re-
tirement of government en-
ployes with full benefits after
80 years Of normal service,
after IS years in hazardous
service. and on being discharged
for economy reasons.
Delegates also voted for dis
missal pay on the same basis as
paid by private industry and a
five-day 35-hour week. The
Ages eventual goal will be a
30-hour week.
- In It's first convention in five
ears, the AFGE renewed its
fight against Communists by
asking for the dismissal of fed
eral workers who have alle-
glance to any foreign govern
nnent. The convention urged
that federal funds be appropri-
ated to the Civil Service Com
mission to finance whatever
steps are necessary to oust MEM
bers of subversive organizations
from government employment.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-09-27

ton the delegation urged the
immediate abolition of all
forms of segregation In the
District of Columbia USES.
Included in the delegation
were George L. P. Weaver. di-
rector of the CIO Committee to
Abolish Discrimination; 1. M.
Arnburn, secretary-treasurer Of
the AFL Union Label Depart
ment; Clarence H. Mitchell
labor secretary of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People; julius
Thomas, director of industrial
relations of the National Urban
League, and Frank Loescher of
the American Friends Service
Committee.
Labor Secretary Schwellen-
bach told the delegation that he
agreed with them about sesre-
cation in the District of Colunn-
bIa USES office. He promised
that steps would be taken to
abolish segregation as soon as
possible. At the same time he
indicated that he would not re-
quire that states refuse to ac-
cept discriminatory job orders
and abolish segregation in the
offices that would be operated
by them after November Is. He
indicated that there was strong
opposition to the elimination of
segregation within the USES.
Spearheading this opposition.
according to labor officials. il
the Interstate Conference of
Employment Security Agencies.
whose officials led the move TO
return the USES to the states
and who are opposed to any uni.
fled social security program.
Nelson Cruikshank, director of
social insurance activities of the
AFL, indicated in a recent
speech before the Wisconsin
AFL that the Interstate Confer
ence has very close tie-in with
reactionary employer groups
and is one of the most rampant
states rights lobbying organiza-
tions in existence.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-09-27

CHICAGO, (LPA) - Govern
ment ownership of the mat
industry was d e m a n d ed last
week by 25 locals in District ]
of the United Packinghouse
Workers of America-CIO meet
ing here.
Packers have put on a "po-
litical sit-down strike" to defeat
.OPA price controls on meat, the
unionists charged.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-09-27
WASHINGTON (LPA)-

ASHIN GTON (LPA)-
Completing AFL's basic organi-
zation of the radio field, presi-
dent William Green last week
issued an international union
charter to the Radio Directors
Guild. Beginning with a mem
bership of 1000 and locals in
New York, Chicago, Hollywood
and Washington the points
where most radio programs orig.
mate - the union aims to or
ganize its potential membership
of 5000 radio directors.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-09-27
InIand Steel Gives In

CHICAGO NPA) - There
was another feather in the hat
of CIO seamen on the Great
Lakes last week, when Inland
Steel Co. signed a contract with
the National Maritime Union
ending the strike against the
company. The union won wage
Aposts and a shorter work week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-12-26
FeStiQUI
Years Big Story

Top ranking news story of the
year in Kennewick was the Grape
Festival, held October 3, A and 5.
Breathtaking in the magnitude of
its planning, the festival attracted
the attention of leading newspa-
pers throughout the Northwest.
Subsequent reporting of the gala
celebration by their staff reporters
and photographers publicized Ken
newick throughout the nation as
the little town with a tremendous
show. Agricultural exhibits, an air
show, rodeo, stellar football game,
the appearance of local entertain
ers, and parades highlighted the
festival. Jack Teagarden, King of
the Blues Trombone, and his or
chestra and Spike Jones and His
City Slickers appeared daily on
Festival Plaza. Kennewick Avenue
was transformed for three days
into a three-block-long midway,
where food concessions, games and
rides Wed for the patronage of the
crowds that attended the celebra-
ton. Ea# e. K w
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-12-26
Drama!
Tuve Comes Home

For the anthology of the most"
stories of the year, the staff Of The
Courier-Reporter will nominate as
the most dramatic, the story of
Publisher Rolfe Tuve's airplane
flight disappearance with Pilot Lee
Brand into the snow-bound vast
ness of the mountains near La
Grande. For like the imam bites
the dog" yarn, it reverses the us
ual order of things. Reporters and
news gatherers found themselves
suppressing, instead of ferreting
out, news. AS the day wore on
and the far-flung rescue opera
tions continued, employees found
themselves in an unwilling con-
spiracy to prevent Lillian Mrs.
Tuve) from finding out. Alert
newsmen elsewhere, however,
were on the story, and reports
were seeping into Kennewick via
the daily press and radio. The
yarn was getting too hot to sit on
much longer. At five o'clock in the
afternoon, an inadvertant query
by phone broke the news to Mrs.
Tuve, who went at once to her
home. Only thirty minutes later,
Publisher Tuve called in word of
Pilot Brands miraculously safe
landing from La Grande. But il
had been a bad half hour for the
Tuve family.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-12-26
Button!
End Snake Battle

= Mr. Livingston, I presume?"
mat was a dramatic story, too.
= mad its counterpart in a story
puollshed in the Courier-Reporter
4ls summer. Of course you re-
member the account of the May
s search for a baby rattlesnake
adt finally put an end to the but
~n, button controversy.
. II was quite an accomplishment.
OUT then the Mayor was never
'@e to run from adversely. You
WI remember his all day search
through the desert sands and his
1al moment of victory.
put now might be the time to
Sl the whole truth. Yes, he pro-
uuced a snake of the proper di-
tensions. But it was not such q
nerculean task. ~ ~
Fact of the matter Is Roy KRAFT
ger picked the snake up on his
Sack step. All the Mayor did was
70 drive out after work and pick
= up-already carefully encased
u fruit jar.
J BUT probably if he had needed
% 60 to the extremes as described
- the story he would have done
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-12-26
Church Clear of Debt.
Baptist Pastor Reports

A special feature of the morning
service, Sunday, December %, al
the First Baptist church will be
the burning of a $3.50 mortgage.
This Indebtedness has been car
ried by the local church for num-
Der of years and its recent liquid
alton completely clears the title
to the church property.
In gratitude to God for the re-
moval of this old debt and espec-
tally thankful at Christmas time
for the Gift of His own Son, the
month of December was designat-
ed, Foreign Missions Month. At
the New Years Eve party and
watchnight service to be held at
the church, Tuesday, December 81,
a final tabulation will be made of
this months missionary offering.
It is expected to approach the
$1,000 mark. The pastor reports
that some Of the members have
foregone the buying of trees, greet
ing cards and even gifts in order
to give directly to the Lord Him.
self. After ALL" he adds, 'sit's His
birthday, not ours!"
This amount will then be allo-
Gated by the church at this final
service of the old year to various
foreign missionary societies labor
ing on all continents. The public
is most cordially invited to both
and all services.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-12-26
Postal Receipis
Exceed $4,000

Receipts at the Kennewick post
office today passed the SAC, 600
figure required to retain the
status of a first class post office,
Roger Records, postmaster, an
nounces. With several days left
in the month, it is probable that
the final total will show a COM
Portable margin above the mini
mum, he predicted. "
Records said that comparative
figures for the past several years
will be released in the near future.
SHOW that another Christmas
season has passed at the post Of
flee" he said, 1--WE want to thank
the patrons for their cooperation,
and to particularly extend our
thanks to the owners Of the S
and J. Motor Company, who do
mated space for the sub-station
during the Christmas mailing rush.
The additional facilities were
greatly appreciated by the postal
department, and, I believe, by the
public. The post office gang
wishes everyone q very happy
New Year"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-12-26
Mrs. Larsen Appointed
To Board of Directors

A new honor has been conferred
on District Is of Washington State
Nurses Association. Mrs. Vera B.
Larsen, Kennewick, President of
the District, received word last
Friday of her appointment as a
member of the Board of Directors
of W.S.N.A. This appointment was
made to fill a vacancy caused by
the resignation of Mrs. Elizabeth
Soule.
This is not the first honor con-
ferred on Mrs. Larsen. Early in
November Mrs. Larsen was ap-
pointed to serve on the committee
of Revision and Membership. She
has already checked revised by
laws for two districts against the
bylaws of W.S.N.A.
Officers of the ASSOCIATION adj
wise that all registered nurses now
practicing are required by law to
be registered with the Bureau OF
Licenses in the State Of Washing
ton.
The next regular meeting of the
District Association will be Tues
day, January IA, 1947, at the
Nurses Home of Our Lady OF
Lourdes Hospital, Pasco, at 7:3O
pm. The election of officers will
take place at this time. All nurses
are urged to be present. Refresh
ments will be served.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-12-26
Tragedy
4Children Die

Kennewick's most tragic story
of the year was the death of the
four children of Mrs. Alice Woods.
News of the tragedy came early on
Sunday morning as crews still la
bored to clear the Kennewick Ave-
nue. Midway OF the concessions
provided for the Grape Festival,
which ended on the previous day,
October S. Working into Sunday
morning at the Poliyanna Cafe,
Mrs. Woods last saw Ethel Fran
ces, IL, Dona Mae, 10, Harvey
Edward, 8, and Harry David, z, as
they passed the Pollyanna on their
way home from the show about
ten o'clock Saturday night. The
children died peacefully in their
beds, when the butane heater in
the small home exhausted the sup
ply of oxygen in their bedroom. A
fund was Immediately started for
the assistance of the bereaved par
ents. Contributions from the Ken
newick area and from Oregon and
throughout Washington swelled
the fund to almost $4,000.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-12-26
Three Autos In
Ave. { Accident

Mrs. w. J. Timmons, of Route
2, Kennewick, suffered minor in
juries to her face and mouth late
Saturday afternoon when the car
in which she was riding was in
volved in three car traffic mis-
hap on Avenue G.
Charles D. Zochner, driving a
pickup belonging to the Pacific
Fruit and Produce Company, of
Walla Walla, braked his machine
to a quick halt to avoid impact
with a turning truck. Mrs. H.
c. Draeger, of 624 West Shoshone,
Pasco, driving Immediately be-
hind him, brought her car to a
successful stop, only to have it
struck from the rear by the car
driven by w. j. Timmons. The
Dreager car hurtled ahead to
crash into the rear of the pickup.
Timmons was cited by Police
Officer John Dickinson for oper-
ating a vehicle with defective
brakes. His case will be heard in
police court on December ~.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-12-26
Suffers Fracture
In Auto Mishap

Mrs. Hilda Mary Hermes was to-
day reported to be recovering sat
isfactorily from a fractured right
arm and bruises incurred when
she stepped into the side of a car
Saturday night on Kennewick ave-
nue., as she sought to get out of
the path of another approaching
auto.
Mrs. Hermes was hurrying out
of the way Of a car driven by
Police officers John Dickinson,
George Schreirer, when her arm
rection, driven by Vernon Keller.
was caught by the door handle OF
and 0. G. Lincoln, and Deputy
Sheriff Ted Wagner, who investi-
gated the accident, held blameless
both of the drivers.
Mrs. Hermes is the daughter OF
A. w. Liebel of AS Kennewick
Avenue.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-12-26
Unusual
crosscup Death

Only a few hours before the
opening of polling places in Ken
newick and the surrounding coun-
tryside, news came of the sudden
death of COP candidate for coun-
ty commissioner, Thad Grosscup.
The most unusual story of the
year unfolded rapidly, as voters
undetered by knowledge of his
death, swept him into office by q
stable majority. The resulting va
cancy in the third commissioners
district will be followed by ap-
pointment by the other two Benton
County Commissioners, when they
first meet in January. The decision
will rest with democratic hold
over commissioner Robert Evans,
and newly-elected republican COM
missioner George E. Thompson OF
Benton City.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-12-26
| The Sidewalk,
| REP OR TER
.n,1AWK CLUB
RENNEWICK COURIER

- general membership meeting
- held this week to review the
.+;v;ties of the closing year and
( elect new officers to carry on
:, another season. The new pres
Ssnt was chosen because of his
.snIliar ability in drawing fine
hes and jumping to conclusions.
~ annual report of work accom-
si;shed was not completed but
LENDERS were sure the year had
zen successful, anyway. Applica-
ions for membership from several
ssw aspirants were thrown out
hssause it was believed they were
M good material-too much in
Eed to accept substitutes for
aal complaining. In fact several
sd members were thrown out for
NE same reason. One, a charter
member in fact, was not actually
barred but he was put on proba-
ion because it was reported that
he had passed along compliment
10 the mayor and city council.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-12-26
kennewick Goes Thru
Year Of Sharp Activity

What happened in Kennewick
in 1916? 1t was a big year-a lot
of things happened. Just to re-
fresh your memory we have pick
ed out an event" for each week of
the year. These events are not
necessarily the biggest stories but
they are representative of what
took place in the best part of the
world"
Jan. 3: Lois Elayne Foraker be-
came the recipient of a shower of
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-12-26
Strickler Firm
Destroyed In
Morning Fire

KenneWick'S fire potential,
quiescent during the first part OF
December, fared this week into a
destructive blaze at the Stricken
Motor company and a less dam
aging fire at the Kennewick Club
and Ragain's Market.
Stricken Motor company losses
were reckoned at between SOS, 00O
and $4,000, and the cause of the
fire has not been determined. It is
speculated that the start of the
blaze in the paint shop might have
come from the oil stove or from
a short in the wiring. The building
is considere da total loss.
The fire also completely des-
troyed a 1941 DeSoto sedan, own
ed by Martin Hudnall, and a 1898
Chrysler, belonging to Mr.. Whit
ney. A car owned by M. M. Nc
GinniS was saved.
Many of the parts in stock are
expected to be disable, and eleven
new motors and a number OF
crankshafts were unframed.
Police Officer o. G.. Lincoln dis.
covered the fire at 2:16 Tues
day morning. Arriving at the
scene, firefighters found lafes al
ready licking through the roof
and burning fiercely in the space
between the ceiling and roof. Fire
men fought for two and hall
hours to bring the blaze under
control. les
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Stricken
owners of the agency, announced
today that they were seeking tenn
porary quarters for their repair
shop, so they could continue tc
employ their full mechanical staff
and continue their service to Gus.
toners.
Eve intend to keep our agency
for Plymouth and DeSoto cars an
GMC trucks" Mrs. Stricken said
land we will make deliveries on
new models as rapidly as they are
received
Mr.. and Mrs. Stricken took over
the Plymouth and DeSoto agency
in 1884 and have operated their
business in its present location
since 1886.
An earlier fire, starting from 8
loose pipe on an oil floor furnace
Sunday afternoon, caused smoke
damage and destruction to cleo
trical wiring at The Club and doo'
damage to Ragain's Market esti-
mated at $3.50.
The fire was brought under con-
troll without difficulty, according
to Fire Chief Herb Malchow, ex-
cept that on-lookers, crowding
closer and closer to the scene.
greatly hampered the work Of the
firemen.
1--WE were compelled several
times to threaten to turn the hoses
on the crowd" he reports. NAL
chow emphasized the extreme ne
cessity for keeping fire area
clear of watchers, so that fire
fighting will not be impeded, and
accidents can be averted.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-12-26
WATCH PARTY

An all-church New Years Eve
watch party will be held at the
Kennewick Christian church, Dec
ember 31st, at 800 pm. 4
Among the features of the eve
ming will be the showing of the re-
ligious films "The Nativity" and
'Who is My Neighbour" These
are sound pictures. There will be
no charge made, but free will
Offering will be taken to defray
the expense of the pictures and
all over and above to be applied
on the expense of remodeling the
parsonage. Other features of the
evening will be quarterly reports
from all departments of the
church, group games, refreshments
and devotional period welcom-
ing in the New Year. We invite
you. to come.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-12-26
Farm Plan Reports Due
Soon. AGA Head Notes

A. J. Thompson, chairman Ben
ton County AGA announces that
all 1916 practices under the soil
conservation program must be
completed by December 81. It is
also required that the final re-
port of performance be filed on OF
before January Is, 1947.
Thompson states that the farm
ers, as whole, have carried out
the plans made in the spring, but
some have not yet reported.
All reports must be in by jan
uary Is, 1947.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-12-26
Society Thanks
|Cify's Musicians

Officers of the Richland Choir.
al Society and Orchestra reuesteC
the Courier Reporter this week Il
publish the following expression
of their thanks for the part play.
ed by Kennewick people in theil
recent performances of Handles
Messiah. !.
"The Richland Choral Society
and Orchestra wish to express
their thanks to all the Kennewich
and Pasco people who have Of.
fered their time and talents SC
generously toward making the
performance of Handel's Messiah
possible last week In Richland
The Choral Society is one Of the
finest amateur singing organiza.
tions in the valley and we are
proud to have this group az an
active part Of the community. The
Richland personnel have enjoyed
their association with the members
Of their sister cities and are look
ing forward to many more such
pleasant occasions of joint partic-
ipation.
"On Wednesday evening, Janu-
airy 9th, from $50 to $50, the
Richland Choral Society will hold
their first rehearsal of Brahms
Requiem" in room LIP, Columbis
high school in Richland. Members
of the Kennewick Schubert club
and anyone else interested in the
singing with the choral society
are cordially invited to join with
the Richland group. Brahms IRE.
QUEEN" is the worlds choral mas.
terpiece and the most beautiful
work ever written for chorus, anc
fully balanced chorus is essen.
tial for its proper production"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-12-26
HANKY SHOWER

Mrs. Otto F. Schnellhardt was
hostess for handkerchief shower
in honor of Mrs. Walter Click who
is moving out of town. The party
The party was last Wednesday
night at the Schnellhardt home.
Cootie was played with the prizes
going to Mrs. Joe Heggen high
and Mrs. Michael Schuster low.
Refreshments were enjoyed by
twelve guests at a late hour. Mrs
Jess Love won the door prize
Mrs. Click was surprised with
many lovely handkerchiefs.
lovely handkerchiefS.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-12-26
ROUNDUP

In recounting several of the out
sanding stories Of the year we
have purposely omitted an account
d building progress. This was
dme because Building Inspector
Herb Malchow has not yet COM
pleted his annual report. Next
week we hope to be able to give
you the complete story and from
the looks of the towns growth
We can assure you it will be good
reading.