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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-09-04
New AN1ueA.

Arrivals at Lady Of Lourdes
hospital are: Girl Aug. 70 TO Mr:
and Mrs. A. L. AcFadden; el5l
Aug. 20 to Mr.. and Mrs. kennetn
Waters; boy Aug. 80 to MI. ana
Mrs. Joe Heggen; boy Sept. ! %
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Parks; Glf1
to Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Soper.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-09-04
Truth or Consequences
Is Biggest Attraction

Hundreds of Kennewick citizens, thrilled with the pro-
specs of the big Grape Festival show, asking: What
can do to help put this show over?'
The is simple The Festival Board urges all
citizens get behind the big job of selling tickets well
as doing their part on the purchasing end.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-09-04
'sERvATIoN

n-~sv IA 4ON 100 .. -- -
=. ssisonally we don't care much
rS, as or else" We believe the
S,s anoer members as well as hun
W., s OF other Kennewick citi-
=! az VIII swing behind the Festi-
tS;.. oea of color. There is no.
mug mat so makes a show as the
oMa gras spirit that can only be
nss smed when large numbers of
,rg ple Join the full carnival idea
) - sdd color, noise and fun to
ys celebration.
BOUQUETS
n nus IN weeks flowers will have
m.. y divided until the recipients
s,S not get more than q petal
hS.s stamen each. Our congratu-
prrS. ns 70 several communities for
tios.u outstanding celebra-
~ lot the Labor Day week end.
n s. are named, not necessarily
~ auon Of importance but ra-
NeS,,.o geographical proximity.
lsina,and pleased q fine crowd on
Day. Likewise for Pros
Woodnusd a Paao q
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-09-04
FISH STORY

FISH STORY
There was another interesting
and immensely amusing result of
last weeks fish story. A serious
lad of about II came in and ac-
costed the girl at the counter. 81
can tell you fish story, too," he
announced. cit amt about one of
them fish, though. It's about a
bass. It weighed IA pounds. Me
and my Dad caught him in almost
less than an hour and a half"
Pressed for more information the
boy said he'd have to ask his Dad
before he divulged further infor-
nation. cts my Dads fishin'
mole" ne explained. 'He might not
want anybody to know where it
E-but it's around here close"
We haven't seen him again. He
did promise to ask his Dad if it
would be all right to tell more.
Dad is probably right. When you
nave found a good fishin' hole
us foolish to tell the world about
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-09-04
The Sidewalk
REP0 RTER
CLUB
BY The
xENNEWICK COURIER

teak Walton would have sat
- Il his grave and applauded lus-
" ~, n he could have heard this
Wy session of the Mid-Colum-
S MO- eroaners' organization in meet
;na dis-assembled. The heteroge-
no s group was left flat-footed
m ,Uhen a gang of fly-casters and
.rollers whipped into the meeting
snd took it over. eve have been
hearing reports lately" said one
If the fishermen, "of so-called
fahulous sized sturgeon being
caught in local waters. Those guys
are pikers." To emphasize his
..noint the speaker threw his arm
INTO a gesture that would have
nlaced a brown hackle in a rifle
=, least a hundred feet away.
aBack in the old days we would
have tossed mere TAO pound
sturgeon back so it could grow up.
Or we would have used minnoWs
like that for bait!"
SIZE
We found a note on our dill
undated typewriter after last
weeks story was published that
said: Exhibit Entry Blank: One
Sturgeon, weight 1880 pounds;
length Is feet; caught in local
waters" We traced the source OF
the note and found that local
fisherman lays claim to such a
mammoth. The only reason we
are not able to offer complete de-
tails or refute the claim is that
we had not been sufficiently able
to recover from our establishment
at the holiness of the claim to
have time left to secure the facts.
:. I'VE hope by next week to conn.,
plete the story. Incidentally he
i. claims to have absolute proof of
This assertions.
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nVhSE =.
\ Getting back to sturgeon we
nave been saving Ralph Reeds
idVorlte. The way he tells it stur-
sson fishing was very common
pace 20 or 30 years ago. In those
uays when you went fishing you
W01 q harnessed horse along to
pun the behemoths out. It is a
matter OF record that sturgeon
lSnlng In those days reached huge
Moporhons and there was at least
.ae urn that caught the brutes
'O' commercial purposes.
sllRrs
congratulations to the Chamber
commerce for pushing the
,9ud" shirt idea as a Festival pre-
~ %ue E, In a motion passed last week
- chamber members will be fin
- AZ this weeks session unless
%sy are sporting the brilliant
ssD. Brick Oliver was respon-
M S.'e 1or the motion. We asked
- OK. ooss what he thought would
sS,.1 ne result to which he replied:
A., ner well have the most color
~. meeting that has ever been
's@ IN kennewick or else it will
= pretty small meeting"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17
An Inhuman Proposal

Frances proposal to force Germans
out of Germany as a means OF lowering
the war potential is both inhuman and
impractical. The sole result would be
to add many millions to the trench
dous army of misplaced persons who
are now a greater burden and a more
serious problem than the unsettled
world can either shoulder or solve.
Germany's war potential is some
thing that can be held in control
through the agency of the United Ma
tions. 1t cannot be controlled by driving
Germans INTO other lands,
Frances declaration that she could
accommodate and would gladly receive
many doubtless is made in good faith
but it is questionable if the two peo-
pies could live in complete harmony any
more now than when Alsace and Lor-
aine were first attached to Germany
after the Franco-German war, or the
restoration of the provinces to France
after the First World War.
There is only one way in which PEG.
pie of one country can become har.
moniously absorbed by another. Thai
is when the exodus is voluntary. Ger.
tainly it cannot be achieved by compul.
sorry transplanting.
France, and the other %conquerine
nations which destroyed Germany's
military power, have an obligat On to.
ward the Germans in Germany, anc
that obligation is to help them back
to productive activity - as we say
self-support. At this time the German
people are no less the victims of Hitler.
ism than the peoples of countries Hitler
overran. They are as much entitled tt
aid in this extremity as those other
peoples. And the aid they should have
ought to be given them in their owr
land.
Though the will to make war, which
was so sedulously cultivated during
the years of Hitler's supremacy, is not
extinct, there is no danger that il
could again become a menace to world
peace, if the United Nations has beer
properly organized and is properly adj
ministered.
If France fears another "war DO
tentlal' it does not lie in Germany of
today. France must look farther east
to find it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17
Department.
FAMOUS PEOPLE
ST. PATRICK IN IRELAND

St. Patrick's name is the frs,
and most honored in the history
of the Irish people. When he went
to Ireland in the fifth century to
convert the people to Christianity,
the country was largely pagan.
The Irish druids worshiped the sun.
moon and stars. There were al
ready some Christians before st.
Patrick came, but he made all Ire
land a Christian nation.
Scotland, Wales and Gaul are
each claimed as the birthplace of
st. Patrick. He was born of Chris
tan parents in the latter part of
the fourth century. When he was
about IS, he was brought IS "a
captive to Ireland. He was COMPEL
ed to spend six years herding sheep
on a mountain in Antrim along
the northeast coast of the island.
In his own story-his Confession
written in his old age-he says of
these years: Il was daily tending
the flocks and praying frequently
every day that the love of God
might be more enkindled in my
heart"
The young captive escaped at
last and returned to his parents
home. But in his heart and
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17

he found in existence on his arrival,
and in planting the faith in regions
which had not yet come under the
sway of gospel.
Actually, Saint Patrick's career is
involved in considerable %obscurity.
Widely varying views have been
held by modern scholars with regard
to his activity, some going so far as to
treat all the accounts of his labors as
the fictitious creation of a later age.
But to the Irish - and indeed many
of us have some vein of the Irish flow
ing in our blood-Patrick remains the
saint.
And it is in his honor today that
there is the wearing of the green.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17
Proof Positive

We have written, and believed, that
the air age was drawing. We have
been impressed by progress in jet plane
development, and we have marveled at
the talk on supersonic speed, But.
honestly, we never felt that aviation
could be part of the fabric of daily
life until the other day. Then along
came two stories that changed our
mind.
Some employer solved the problem
of keeping his factory going in spite
of a picket line in material via helicop-
ter. And the Fuller Brush men will
soon be making their rounds in small
a%mphibian airplanes.
Folks, we believe the flying machine
is here to stay. :.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17
st. Patrick's Day

Today is the day for the wearing of
the green.
This is in honor of Patrick, the pa
iron saint of Ireland.
There are many among us in Will
mington who will commemorate his
time.
Saint Patrick was probably born
about the year 389, the son Of a deacon.
His father was a middle-class land
ed proprietor and a decurion. In our
language of today, a decurion is one
who is a legislative representative.
AS for Saint Patrick, his was evident
ly an intensely spiritual nature, and in
addition to the qualities which go to
form a strong mar of action, he must
have possessed an enthusiasm which
enabled him to surmount all difficulties
His Importance in the history of Ire.
land and the Irish Church consists ir
the fact that he brought Ireland into
touch with Western Europe and more
particularly with Rome, and that he in
troduced Latin into Ireland as the Ian
guage Of the Church.
His work consisted largely in or
ganizing the Christian societies whicl
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17
The Book OF

called THE Breastplate of st. Pat
rick OF THE Deer's Cry" 1t
was uttered in the native language
and has become one of the literary
treasures of Ireland. Patrick and
his companions are said to have
taken the shapes of white deer, to
avoid treacheries that lurked on
the way, due to the unfriendly
druids. Hence. The Deer's Cry
as a title for their song.
At Tara, Patrick explained the
Christian creed and won a respect
full hearing. Converts were made
among the courtiers and, though
King Leary himself was not con-
verted, he gave permission to have
the Gospel preached throughout the
land. Success followed Patrick's
footsteps almost everywhere.
One Lententide, the season OF
prayer and penance, he went to the
top of a lonely mountain in County
Mayo, in the vast of Ireland. and
prayed for the salvation of the
Irish people. The mountain still
bears his name, and every sum
mer, to this day, there is a morn
ing of pilgrimage to the summit.
Visitors from all parts of the world
climb the steep slope to common
crate the Patron of Ireland.
In his declining years. Saint Pat
rick wrote the document which is
called his "Confession."' It is in
Latin, and is a clear. simple ac-
count of his mission in Ireland. This
is preserved in a beautiful Irish
book called 1.-The Book of Ar
magh"-a work which was COM
pleted in about the eighth century.
st. Patrick died on March II,
some say in the year $50. This
day, March II, is the only national
holiday observed in Ireland;; and
it is widely honored in many other
countries, including the United
States.
Copyright, 1916, by The Grolier
Society, Inc, based upon The
Book of Knowledge.
distributed by the United Fea-
ture Syndicate, Inc.)
Tomorrow-A Plants Struggle
for Life.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17
Religion
DayByDay
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS
GALL H DAYS"

CALL THE DAYS"
Everybody has had the expert
ence of suddenly finding an old
phrase, an old truth, coming alive
with new meaning and power. Fol
long years you have known this
form of words, and have assenteo
to it, but it meant to you no more
than countless other true and beau.
tiful phrases.
Then. of a sudden, in time oil
special need. the old truth flashed
out with new and personal sig.
nifiance, like a special message
straight from Heaven. 1t seems
filled with a present and pertinent
reality: the very word for you anc
your immediate need.
So came the tidings from the in
scription above the pulpit of 6
strange church, attended in the
course Of wayfarings: 10. l an
with you always. AL the days
is the original-the happy days
the days of sorrow, the days Of
usefulness. the days of weakness,
Like a direct and fresh message
from heaven comes flooding into
the heart this assurance of COM
partnership and cooperation from
the sympathetic Saviour Himself.
he is near: so what's to fear?
Make alive to us, O Christ, the
precious promises of Thy Divine
companionship and assistance.
Amen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority
Written for NEA Service

Written for NEA Service
l flew out to St. Paul, Mimi,
to attend the st. Paul Winter
Carnival Championship Bridge
Matches, which were included in
that city's Carnival Week program.
1t was the first major tournament
in ST. Paul, and it Immediately
gained a position as n OF the
important tournaments Of the
country. In attendance it far eX-
ceeded some tournaments that
have been established for years.
Those of us from the East who
attended the tournament were
pleasantly surprised also by the
fine caliber of bridge that was
played.
The mixed-pair championship
vas won by Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
N. Dayboch of St. Paul. Mr.. Day
boch got himself in a fine con-
tract on today's hand. He won
top score when he made six-odd.
He won the opening lead in
dummy with the queen of clabs
and elected to play a small spade.
West played the deuce and Day
boch put on the nine-spot, which
to his surprise held the trick. Now
he played out his clubs. On the
third club dummy's four of dla-
monds was discarded, and wnen
East did not ruff the fourth club.
the other diamond was discarded.
A small diamond was trumped in
dummy with the five of spades
and the ace of hearts was cashed.
A small heart was led from
dummy, Dayboch ruffed with the
three of spades, and ruffed the
diamond eight in dummy with the
ten of spades. The king of hearts
was led, West trumped with the
six, Dayboch overtrumped with
the seven, and ruffed the eight of
diamonds with the ace of spades.
The only trick that Yves, could
make now was the king of spades.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17

Dublin. This bell is believed to
have been used by St. Pat"ic'1 to
call those to whom he wished to
preach.
mind and dreams he felt that the
Irish were calling him back to
preach the Gospel. He left home
and began to study for his coming
mission. He studied for many
years; in fact he was over 40
perhaps over 5O-when he finally
set out on his mission.
Landing in Ireland in the year
1872, Patrick was a most success
full missionary. No blood was
shed, no martyrs made, in the
conversion of Ireland. Wherever
he went, he turned first to the
chiefs and, having won the chiefs,
he Won the people.
Shortly after he landed, he made
his way toward Tara, the capital.
The druids were having a festival
at which a sacred fire was lighted
There was a rule that no other
fire should be lighted at the same
time, but Patrick lighted the Pas
chal fire on the nearby hill OF
Slane, for it was Eastertide.
The druids asked the high king,
Leary, to have the fire extinguish-
ed, warning that the kinder might
overturn the kingdom. Angrily
the monarch sent a number of
men to command Patrick to appear
before him at Tara. Patrick
agreed to do so.
On the road, he and his COM
panions sang a hymn which is now
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17
Literary
Guidepost
BY W. G. ROGERS
IN A YELLOW WOOD, By G
Vidal (DuttOn; S2.75).

In this second novel by Vid,
a young fellow named Roosr
Holton, with averaqe looks an
some helpful family connection
sets out to fit himself firmly in,
The American way of life,
He has an inexpensive room
a hotel, a promising Job a, a BIZ
ker's, and an infleXi5le roltnI
Up just in time to dress. take I
subway, eat al q table served
Marjorie Ventusa, and reach h
desk before Mr.. Murphy reaca
his and usually before Carol.
Lawson and Richard Kyppelt
reach theirs
The story lasts q NOUS fro
one morning 10 the next. We
at ii slowly, as most people
at day-to-day living. We wal.
Holton before his mirror, in t
elevator, disappearing into
subway entrance, reading lie S,
Wav ads, coming up for all a
being serenely unaware thai Nj
iorie thinks he pretty nice
figures he's 10 years Older than
is and thus much less than 10 yea
younger than she is, Caroline l'
him. too, but she and h1ppe-.
suspect he is 50 c%onsecra'ea 10
career that he threatens incl
and fear he could be s,otiy.
We meet Mr.. Murphy with u'
MI. Haywood about to be "-'l'
wife. Mr.. Lewis whose tastes ,
clude any Interests in wives 55 N.
Stevenson who pours the d,,nI
Lieut.. Trebling on the pio"I' ~
| ling. Holton's army buddy fes'
among the other girls they hS
a luscious young Flofen'l'e nd .1
| Carla: in Florence. HoLl'l ID =
her better than his companion M, u
but in New York he Tel'S''''
her less clearly. r..
Holton> is a bright boy ' e.. i
ban in daylight the dreams .' W.
bother him al night He I Il.
adapt Carla'S glamour TO The .,. ~
nat Il Of his prospective co' !.
he knows the call Of ! he s.. ".
must not be heard on Wan L. 3D. ID
he knows he cam nave N'
! and eat it. too. INN,
Whether he saves il lol ..,5,
row you can learn only oy '' ars
the novel. Except for one s D..
n r,ss about Iove-mahla' ". W.
Vidal needed for his plot . a'
sm NJ detached. witty. .oa :.
| in-cheek writing, and it ao o.. VI
interest every word OIL . ~,
I By means Of mda.s..', r,,
vidal treats US rough 0O' 'D
nc like If
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17
The Doctor Says
.VlIANlNS HELP
HEAL SKIN 7
oA WILLIAM A. o,BRnu

l.. Discovery of vitsn3.
Its value in Treatment. D.
tuberculosis is weIcaa,' Of
many victims of the di3s.. New.
cases can be healed "'a' no,
l. There are several .o..
tuberculosis sl including so on, o..
nave a tendency to be sJ'ae ".
re lecur, In some types t III. and and.
Us stationary fol vca,. yoAd.
ana ana discoloration of The S sa
SKIN causes much cm t, a atty
tients. "' some
Persons with skin ,,..
were treated with codl siuoesoa.
years ago, and good ra, ,g. oil
obtained. But Tho d a9ll,, "
taking large amounts ' a..
long periods Of time rs.,' i, .
rev. cures Now it is p c,a.'ed
extract from liver and ' o.s.I
oils their active rrinein '.a''
process them st that sm lsiIs y {.
can be administered. '''ei d
Only two of the 10
IN cod-liver oil are Of 5mns.,
to man, OF these two 'o'''
form Of vitamiu Do la.,5 ga''
used in the treatment Of f', Ill.
oerculosis is dissolved IN '1la
lene glycol Cdrisdop, wbia, Pm
uple IN water and easy IN .,1'
Patients under trcstms ,a'f
skin tuberculosis are s, ya'
take extra calcium 10 . .s
e Die lllIeCNon. 0no =,
OF pasteurized milk sbonId y,
en- IN addition to vitamir n W.
is not advisable for patjont, -.
large doses Of Do on tbo;, W.
as they may not know rt.O u
stop treatment when undes igs'
fects occur. 'e0
| The manner IN which D., h.
tuberculosis OF the skin i Ut
tually known, although il ANNA NV
to destroy the germs by nraS 5p,
excessive scar tissues and ar'
ing them out. wv
Patients with lung nibo,o.,
are not being treated with No
the present time. The ros, =
is still the most effective ~.
combat the average pulmon
case.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17
The Greek Crisis

IN
Not since Pearl Harbor has an in
.ternational crisis burst upon the Ameri-
can public as unexpectedly as the pres
ent Greek emergency. The explosive ele-
ments had been at hand for some time.
Their nature had been made known
piecemeal and off the record by gov
eminent officials to correspondents for
what are known as "dope stories"
1t was known that Mr.. Truman
and congressional leaders were confer
ring secretly. But not until the Presi-
dent Cancelled his Caribbean cruise did
the public realize fully what was up.
Between this time and Mr.. Humans
message to Congress some quick adj
justments in thinking had to be made
by the legislators and by the public.
Perhaps, it might have been better to
start the public explanations earlier and
make haste more slowly. But since this
wasn't done, it is necessary to face up
to the situation in a hurry.
The plight of Greece and Of Britain
affects this country in a number of
ways. Not the least importance is it's
bearing on the national budget and on
the military appropriations included in
it.
The Military subcommittee have
heard testimony from representatives
of the various branches of national de-
tense. Since they have been meeting in
closed session their line of thinking is
a secret. But certain events have taken
place since the hearings began which
are bound to alter that thinking.
One of the most important of these
events is the drastic cut in Britain's
armed forces. Both the army and the
Raj are being reduced more than halt
: the army from 1850, 900 in 1946-47
to $4,000 in 1947-48; the Raj from
760, 900 officers and men in 1861 to
$4,000 in 1947-48.
The main reason for this seems to
be the continuing manpower shortage.
The Attlee government apparently had
the choice of releasing men from the
armed forces or resuming the unpop-
ular wartime practice of drafting labor.
Choice of the former meant bringing
many men home from abroad. Thus.
there will shortly be an end to British
military as we'll as financial support in
Greece.
At the same time estimates of Rus
.sia's military budget and strength are
available. Considering fluctuations of
the ruble's value and other factors,
military expenditures are figured at
about $4,000, O00, 900 as against per-
haps $4,000, 900, 900 by the United
stats. ana IL is UNDERSTOOD Cnat III
direct military expenditures are not
customarily included in the Russian
military budget, as they are in ours.
Furthermore, Russia's standing
army, though sharply reduced, is still
expected to number about 5000, 900
this year, or more than the combined
American and British armies, accord
ing to present plans for fiscal 1913.
1t must be clear to our congressional
spenders that, as things stand today,
a cut in British military strength ap-
proXimates a cut in our own. We think
it would be we'll if Congress would
make known it's understanding Of the
situation, consistent with security, to
a people who have shown themselves
willing to spend money for national de-
tense as well as eager for an economical
operation of the government.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17
GOOD MORNING

ALI who havc meditated on the art of
governing mankind have been convinced
that the fate Of empires depends on the ed
ucation OF youth. Aristotle.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17

The Real Creditor
Young man." the doctor exclaim.
ed to his rapidly convalescing pa
tlent, You owe your remarkable
recovery to your wife's tender
care"
"Glad to hear you admit it. doc.
tor" came the cheerful rejoinder
That being the case. I'll just make
out the check to the little woman.'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17
Star Dust

Hold Everything
There was a young fellow in Wis
Who struggled in vain for a kiss.
Said he, 1T befits you
To learn Jiu Jitsu
In Wis. for a kiss from a Miss
- Merle Beynon.