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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-15

In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington in and for
Benton County
EUGENE L. ABBOTT, Plaintiff
VS..
MABEL L. ABBOTT. Defendant
Summons for publication.
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
To the said Mabel L. Abbott.
defendant:
You are hereby summoned to
appear within sixty days after
the date of the first publication
of this summons, to-wit: within
sixty days after the 30th day OF
April, 1947, and defend the above
entitled action in the above en-
titled Court, and answer the
Complaint of the plaintiff and SER
We a copy of your Answer upon
the undersigned attorneys for
plaintiff at their office. below
stated, and in case Of your failure
so to do judgment will be render
ed against you according to the
demand of the Complaint, which
has been filed with the Clerk OF
the above entitled Court. .
The Object of this action is to
secure decree of divorce for the
plaintiff from the defendant and
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-15

In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington in and for
Benton County
In the matter of the estate Of
r. S. RICHARDS, deceased.
No. 2525
Notice of hearing on final account
and petition for distribution.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that Tillie Richards, executrix,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-15

1916, with tho largest peacetime
traffic IN history, the net income Of
railroads went down to the equiva-
lent of only 2,l% Of the net prop
eety investment.
What About 1877?
Even with tho recent freight rate
increase, preliminary figures indi-
cate that tho railroads VIII make
only about tho same low return IN
1917 asin 1915. Thiswill b because:
the wage increase made IN 1915
viii b IN effect for al Of 1947;
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-15


banking corporation
Plaintiff
TWIN CITY STEAM LAUNDRY.
Inc.
Defendant
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE. IS HEREBY GWEN:
That the undersigned has been by
of the above entitled Court all
persons, firms or corporations
having claims or demands against
said Twin City Steam Laundry,
Inc, are required to serve said
claim or demand in writing, sup
ported by affidavit, upon the UNI
dersigned as receiver and file the
same with proof of such service
with the Clerk of the above en-
titled Court on or before the It'll
day of June, 1947, under penalty
of having said claims disallowed,
and which said claims or demands
shall set forth in detail the amount
and nature Of said claim, and shall
further set forth in detail the
amount and nature of any security
or lien held or claimed by the
claimant, and also any claim to
preference in payment from the
assets in the hands Of the receiver.
WHEREFORE TAKE NOTICE
AND BE GUIDED ACCARDING-
LY.
Dated this 5th day Of May, 1947.
HAROLD G. FYFE,
Receiver for Twin City Steam
Laundry, Inc.
KENNETH E. SERIER,
Post Office Address
Kennewick, Washington
5/s-5 /29
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-15

to award to him the custody Of
the minor child of the parties.
MOULTON & POWELL, and
THOMAS B. CESS,
Attorneys for plaintiff,
Office and p. O. address,
Kennewick, Benton County,
Washington. 6:5
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-30
From The Desk
of
Melvin Schultz
President
Local II UAW-CIO

Statistics to a good many people are con-
sidered dull and rather dry reading material,
however feel that those which have direct
bearing on our immediate conditions and Nv
ing standards are far from being unlnter-
esting. For this reason l would like to quote
a few which have come to my attention as one
method of trying to emphasize this report 10
a greater number of people.
These have been sent out by our ONO
c. l. o. Council and are as follows:
CONSUMER Price Index-Consumer price
index rose to 1863 (1935.39-100) in the mid
die of March. This is $3.50 above August
1889, the last prewar month. The index ls
2Oqs higher than year ago. Preliminary est
mate for April places the consumer price ln.-
dex at 1856 u. c. Government Bureau of
Labor Statistics)"
industrial roductiOn-Industral produc.
ton in February, 1947, was $50 higher than
the 1935.1939 average. Federal Reserve Bull
letin April, 1947)"
"Iniuries and Deaths--2 063 100 workmen
were injured on the job in 1946 16500 work
ers died from such injuries and $4,000 were
permanently disabled AZ million days of
work were lost because of these injuries. (U.
S. Government Bureau of Labor Statistics"
"EmplOyment-Both employment and un.
employment increased between March and
April, 1947. Civilian employment increased
10000 to total of 56,700,000 and unemploy-
ment rose 10000 to total of 2,420000. (Cen.
sus Bureau, u. S. Government."
"Strikes-1946-The intensity of opposi-
ton to labor's demands for adequate living
standards is measured by the final figures on
the strikes during 1916. Total number of stop
pages 1855; number of workers involved
d, 500, ,O00 man-days lost 116000,000
"Strikes-1946-CauseS - Wages were the
issue in about y the 1916 stoppages and three
of every four workers on strike were out for
this purpose.
Jurisdictional and rival union disputes ac-
counted for only $50 of the strikes and
1900 of the total lost time bureau of Labor
Statistics u S. Government"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-30

perform - namely, 10 lnVeS-
tigate for itself the quality of
education now being admins.
tered in the states the
philosophy that is b IN g
taught and it will find that
the general trend is critical OF
all heretofore accepted Ameri'
can institutions ;. Gle ended
by repeating this as a re-
quest.)
"Dr. Frank Spalding, the
Chairman in 1934-5 of the
Educational Advisory Commit
tee of the Economic Council,
used to say, after a lifetime
of experience as a teacher,
that for many youth a good
Job was the best possible edu-
cation.
huff said: education for the
few, jobs for the many, when'
as and if. Teach 'em less,
hire 'em young-and fire EN-
early.
Horace Mann, Sarl Schurz,
Florence Kelly, and Grace
Abbott are crying in their
graves.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-30

Which reminds us, for no
good reason, that they after
the Pulitzer prizes were an
nounced, Lippincott publish.
ers advertised their book, The
Egg And I, as the "Pulet Sur
prise Winner"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-30
Regional
By Richard Gosser
Director Region 2B, UAW-ClO

We hear so many complaints about the
unions, particularly at this time when Con-
gress and lot of state legislatures are trying
to weaken the labor movement, that nooooy
seems to want to consider any of the good
things that are accomplihed by most labor
organizations.
Can anyone tell me that the labor unions
interests stops at hours, wages and working
conditions in the face of the record that so
many unions have made for themselves as
responsible segment of this and other COM
munities?
Looking at the record of the UAW.CIO in
Toledo fills all of us with a lot of pride which
we are convinced we have earned. need not
60 into details, but for those who want to see
it. our record proves that we have never been
found tagging in any worthy civic undertaK-
ing and have consistently stood up to our
responsibilities and contributed to the progress
and welfare of our city and its many worthy
undertakings
SUMMER CAMP
One of the projects which we are about to
launch, the Children's Summer Camp at Sand
Lake Mich. is an undertaking with vast pos
sibilities for doing good for thousands OF To-
ledo children who otherwise might not nave
an opportunity to enjoy the recreauonal ana
educational opportunities afforded by such an
undertaking.
At the time the camp was conceived, we
recognized that while there are number or
similar camps sponsored by civic-minded local
organizations there are still hundreds OF To-
ledo children who could not be accommodated
who will be welcomed to enjoy the facilities
offered by the Local IL camp
We recognized that such a project would
cost large sums of money but we felt then,
and still feel, that there are people IN
Toledo who would aid us in supporting our
summer camp as we have aided them in their
worthy undertakings in the past, and as we
expect to continue to aid them in the future.
Accordingly, am addressing this appeal to
every member of Local II, to all other ClO
unions, to public officials, to industrial man.
agement and all others who are concerned
with the welfare of our youth, to help us aid
the children of Toledo as they deserve to be
helped Any donation from 81 up Will be
appreciated This is not a private under
taking by any means. 1t is everyone's re-
sponsibility to aid the children and not merely
that of the uion.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-30
Our Henered Decd

This is the day which has been set
aside as national holiday for the purpose
of honoring those who have given their
lives in the service of their country
With bands playing and to the strains
of martial music, thousands of men will
march today, Ostensibly to pay their re-
spects to those who have laid down their
lives in past wars which we like to believe
were Just conflicts.
Today, politicians, professional soldiers,
orators selected from various walks OF lie
and prominent citizens will mount the
rOstrum to extol the virtues of demOc-
racy, freedom, free enterprise and our
glorious heritage handed down to us by
the courage, determination, devotion to
principles, sweat, blood suffering and
death of those who fought in the wars
of the past.
But even as these vocal patriots praise
the gallant men whose ears are stopped
with dust, we may we'll surmise that the
day will not be entirely free of the jingO-
ism of professional flag wavers, who will
grasp the occasion to fan the fires of
hatred engendered by all wars, but par
ticularly keen now because of unsettled
international conditions growing out of
World War ii.
Peace will get a certain amount OF
mouthing, but for the most part, it is a
safe bet that the majority of the speeches
which will flow over the articulate lips of
people who are customariIy asked to give
Memorial Day Orations will be merely lip
service.
Those who will listen today, many Of
them soldiers who served in World War |
but mostly veterans of World War ii, may
well ask themselves on this Memorial Day
what has occurred to the things we were
told we were fighting for?
Where is the peace for which men lay
down their lives? Where are the Free
dOms and the Democracy which were sup
posed to be brought to the backward
peoples" of the earth?
Should the veterans of the late war be
inclined TO think deeply, they might begin
to ask themselves more disturbing ques-
tions. For instance, what has become of
the people who were going to do every
thing for them when war was turned to
plenty and prosperity?
What has become of the unity and the
force which spent millions to produce the
things necessary for war and which did
the job i'm less than 48 months? What has
dissipated our ability to the point that the
same nation which could Outproduce the
world now is incapable of properly hous-
ing millions of its citizens, including those
who fought the battles?
Yes, these are, or could be the thoughts
of thousands of those, who, but for the
Grace of God might be lying still beneath
the honored mounds with unhearing ears
as the words fly thick and fast about the
things for which the dead have died.
Nations are not made by words, but by
the decisions and actions of the living
people who make up the nation. What
better proof could this nation offer today,
or any day, of its respect, admiration
and devotion TO the principles of its heroic
dead, than TO bring to the living the things
for which the dead have fought and sacri
feed?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-30
Washington
LaborReport

That man Is here again.
Merwin K. Hart, that is: presi-
dent of the National Economic
Council, Inc, $50 Fifth Ave-
nue., New York City. He is
the self.advertised champion
of the capitalist system and
individual enterprise. During
the Spanish rebellion and
when it counted, he did as
much as anyone to "selP' Die
tator Franco to American pub
lie opinion.
Yes, that's right, the same
Franco who ran the rehearsal
for World War II and then
sent a Blue Legion to help
Hitler.
If it sounds screwy to be
for both individual enterprise
and Franco, you need Hart
to-heart talk.
Hart turned up recently at
House hearings on bills for
federal aid to education. He's
position was simple. He was
against them, all of them. Let
the children-of each and
every one of the 48 states
stew in the educational juices,
rich or lean, sweet or rancid,
Of their own states, with no
help from the federal govern
ment. Let teachers get pay in
creases the hard way, state by
state, locality by locality.
MERE WISP
Hart's prepared statements
usually read like the believing
of a bull.necked industrialist
who got to the top by walk
ing on the faces of his fellow
workers. Actually, he is a
wisp of a man who eXcites
more pity than anger-until
he starts to sound Off
Hart's National Economic
Council has substantial indus
trial and business backing,
therefore, choicer bits of his
testimony are worth your
thoughtful sampling, T hey
will give you an idea of the
forces that are riding high
these days, here and else
where in the nation.
Let's apply the saliva test
a few samples:
"The passage of any of
these bills would weaken the
cause of individual enterprise
and of the capitalist system
which are known quantities on
which our whole economy is
based, and would tend by just
so much to involve us in the
morass of collectivism which
is the worlds greatet threat
today
Federal control is, indeed,
an inescapable part of any
Federal aid bill this Congress
would seriously consider 4.
"Today's school costs may,
if the depression so many peo.'
pie are warning us about ma
terializes, be far higher than
1t will be possible for the
country to meet when and if
the depression comes
BREAD
1T is true in politics as
in all else in life that Whose
bread l eat, his song / sins"
Query: Whose bread does
Hart eat?)
"'The passage of any of
these bills would be a step to-
ward Natl n a l Socialism.
(Hey, Franco, look who's talk
ing mean about your palsD
"There is one very useful
service that Congress should
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-30

Rep. Fred Hartley boasts in
his biography in the Congress
sional Directory that he is the
only living person after
whom an aerie of the Frater-
nal Order of Eagles has been
named" This explains his
ability to lay more eggs than
any other man in Congress.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-30

We are fascinated by the
day-to-day reports by the Bell
companies announcing how
many strikers came back. In
one city they added up to
three times the number the
company ever employed, But
that sort of arithmetic is an
historic blindspot with EN-.
ployers. Have you ever no
ticed that when a union with
100000 m m bers, for ex-
ample, goes out on strike the
company announces that only
100000 are striking? But
when the strike is settled and
the contract signed, and the
union claims the wage in
crease covers 100000 work.
ers, the company announces
that 1t will have to hike prices
because of the pay boost to
100000 employees!
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-30

The sharpest irony even il unwilling
that Congress has heard in years came as
debate neared conclusion on the TaftHartley
slave labor bill. The House chaplain on May
asked for divine blessing for the Speaker
and the Congress. In these hours of honest
striving" he said, enable them to fulfill their
highest aims, that contentment may abound
with industry And 10, IL did The Taft
bill was passed by SO TO "a On the previous
day the Senate chaplain's prayer concluded,
Help US TO do our very best this day and
be content with today's troubles, so that we
shall not borrow the troubles OF tomorrow.
Save as from the skin of worrying lest stomach
ulcers be the badge of our lack OF faith"
Someone's always taking the Joy out OF
life for the NAM. It's president Earl Bunting,
told Chicago news conference that while
there will be no price decreases in the imme-
date future there will be some decrease in
the cost of living But on the very same day
the Chicago zoo announced that the price of
live snakes had dropped from soc to l7lac a
pound The MANS snake-steak eaters were
unable to hush up the scandal.
NAM President Bunting, discussing the
Taft Hartley slave labor legislation in Chicago,
declared IF any of the proposed legislation
Is unfair To one single American, or if it takes
away one single right he had as an American
citizen, then IL should not be passed by Con-
gress and the President should not sign it."
Nothing like this has happened since Calvin
Coolidge took a quick glance at the lnations S
economy and observed, when you Nhave
lot of people out of work, then you hlve un-
employment"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-30
Behind the
Scenes In
Politics
By
Clayton
Rusch
Chairman

The reactionary interests of
this nation have attempted on
many occasions, to destroy the
union on the economic front.
They have failed miserably.
They have shifted the at
tack to the legislative front
and are meeting with consid.
cradle more success.
The Taft.Hartley bills have
passed both houses of Congress
and will soon be on the Presi-
dents desk.
These bills will completely
destroy our whole collective
bargaining structure. If they
become law most of the gains
we have made in the last 80
years will be lost.
We must all write the Presi-
dent and urge him to veto the
Taft.Hartley bills. We must
circulate petitions urging the
President to veto the anti
labor bills.
WRITE
We must write our repre-
sentatives in Congress and
urge them to sustain the veto.
Address communications to
Senators Robert Taft and John
Bricker and congressman Ho-
mer Ramey and George Ben
der, Washington, D. c.
The Ohio Legislature is also
dominated by reactionary leg
islators. We must let them
know we are watching them.
Write and ask them to vote
against any weakening in the
Industrial Compensation Law.
Let them know you are against
passage of Senate Bill 269
which would permit private
insurance companies to mus
Gle in on State Workmen's
Compensation. Tell them you
want an improved, not weak
ened Workmen's Compensa-
ton law.
Let the State Legislators
know you are definitely OPP
posed to passage of the Van
Aiken bill-the State Legis-
lature's equivalent to the Taft
Hartley bills.
REPRESENTATIVES,
The legislators from Lucas
County are: State Senator'S
Ray Hildebrand and Virgil
Cramer and State Representa-
tives, Opal Mundy, Henry Bar
tell, Fred Hunt, Ben Reading
and George Thompson, Column
bus, Ohio.
We must recruit more mem
bers into PAC so that we can
build neighborhood clubs to
get out the vote from now on.
In no other way can we save
our gains and move forward
TO obtaining greater security
through enactment of social
legislation.
The alternative is not only
no progressive legislation, but
the loss of our gains and the
Gripping if not the destruc-
ton of our union.
Congressman and State Leg,
islators must be elected to Of
flee. They need votes. They
will respond to pressure from
us IL we send enough commu-
nications and back up our re-
quests by demonstrating our
ability to get out the vote.
We have been lax on this
in the past. We can no longer
afford to be weak and inef-
fective on the political front.
Even old timers in the
American labor movement are
frequently puzzled by mod
ern union procedures. For ex-
ample: About 10000 members
of the Mine, Mill & Smelter
Wofrkers-CIO seeded after
charging that the union was
Communist dominated. Last
week two top MMSW leaders
who joined the secessionlSts
were "expeled forever" and
then fined $4,000 apiece
What the old timers can't fig
ure out is whether the two ex'
PEELED men would be permit
ted to come to a union meet
ing to pay their $500 fines.
Evening star., 1947-03-06
Annual; Store-Wide Event! s Big
OPEN - FRIDAY AND
TIL SATURDAY NIGHTS
;hop Monday through Thursday 10 e.m. TO s pm.

voue Demonstration further proof Of Seors
full economy system which makes possible low price
without taking trout Of quality onybodys pay check
So, here in this 8-doy demonstration proof of value
just "specio buys" for this event. but everyday
items typicol Of Sears values!
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-08-02

are shouting that the Commun-
lists seek to overthrow the
American Democracy are the
ones and only ones doing it,
but the people will not be
fooled by the false fabrications
on the Red-bogey; they will
give their answer in the 1948
elections, and again this time
they will choose a President
and Congress that will full
fill the ideals of the late Frank
lin Delano Roosevelt.
MAX FRIEND.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-08-02
War and faseisni
To the Editor:
GERTRUDE
England

To the Editor:
The founders of America,
whose memories we cherish,
were great because they cham
pioned human rights, which are
the freedoms embodied in our
constitution.
The price of liberty is eter-
nal vigilance, but too often our
people are lulled to sleep by
the few years of prosperity
which follow war, and it is at
times like these that the enc
mics of liberty make their
greatest advances, aided and
abetted by the pack of political
wolves and the reactionary yell
low press.
The more alert of our citi-
zens who stand up for the
preservation of our constitu-
tional rights and freedoms are
often branded as Reds or Com
munists by the yellow press and
yellow dog politicians and all
the stooges for Mammon or the
monetary powers, who stand to
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-08-02
Appreciates Star
To the Editor:
E. ESKELSoN

Just few more subscriptions
for the peoples paper - the
torch of truth. All people who
toll for a living can truthfully
say the Star is "our paper"
We Negro people appreciate
the Star for its victory against
Jim Crow at Coyne school and
its fight against restrictive
covenants. Your exposure of
"the peoples greatest enemy
the Chicago Tribune, its con-
nection with gangsters and the
sinister and criminal role it
played during the last war was
very timely.
/ really don't know which
of your writers is my favorite.
Frank Davis brings the Negro
and white workers alike father
ly advice about the tactics of
big business and its agents in
their efforts to keep the people
divided and weakened. l wish
Frank could get all the Negro
and white workers in Chicago
under one roof and give US in
structions. Pop Dearborn's coll
umn is as valuable and timely
also. Israel Epstein gives us a
true picture of what is hap
pening in Europe and Asia and
the effects of the Truman Doc
trine intrigue. More power to
1.-The peoples paper"
CLARENCE CAMPBELL
Robbins. Ill.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-08-02

Bevin whenever he has to meet
with Communists, will take an
increasingly large part in the
reconstruction of Europe as she
has in recent months indicated
her willingness and ability to
do.
Britain is signing trade agree
ments with her for grain and
timber in return for machinery.
Simil9-'v. the Eastern democ-
racies are benefiting froin the
development Of the Russian
economy. So here is truly the
opportunity for the American
people to carry their true prin-
ciples into practice, to help
Europe rebuild as a unit, to
hberalize their own govern
ment as the Europeans have
already done and both econom-
ically and politically help the
world to rebuild for peace and
plenty.
GERTRUDE
England
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-08-02
Strength in unity
To The Editor:

/ have read with great sat-
isfaction the results of your
subscription drive. 1 am
pleased that our labor weekly
got 5000 new readers, but l
think that you could get twice
as many, if you will look not
only to the Clio. but also to
the Chicago Federation of La
Dor.
Among the winners I noticed
many leaders of the CLIO, but
not one of the Federation of
Labor.
DR.. BENJAMIN CHAPMAN