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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-24

It is anticipated that other sup
port prices will be established in
the near future. Interested far
mers should watch their papers
for these announcements.
Dick Miller, Extension Agri-
cultural Engineer, wrote us the
other day. He said: 'sDo you know
how to make your cottonwood,
willow and other soft wood posts
last a long time? Recent expert
mental work has been done to
show what methods to use to
treat a lot Of our common woods
suitable for fence posts and other
uses around the farm"
We have just received a little
circular from our Extension En-
gineer in Pullman, on the "Salt
Treatment for Poles and Posts. /"
It is only a one page circular,
but it is mighty important. Bet
ter drop up to the Extension Of
flee this week and pick up your
copy. We will be glad to furnish
it to you free.
There is available at the Coun-
ty Agents office instructions to
follow in relation to materials
which may be affected by the
flood waters. Materials included
are water, milk, food, homes,
crops, soil, farm buildings, insect
control, health, and farm mashi-
merry. This material is available
for the asking.
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Locust Grove

Henry Smith had the misfor.
tune to mangle his finger quite
badly while repairing the fly
wheel of the tractor. It will be
required to be in cast for five
or six weeks. s
Gustave Heberlein of Pitts
burg, Penn, and Bob Simmelink
of Kennewick were visitors at
the "Squint" Edwards ranch
Wednesday.
Mrs. Jack Dennis is making an
extended visit at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Ray Bower,
until the flood waters recede
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SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

No. 1898
In the Superior Court of thl
State Of Washington in and 70,
Benton County.
(; HARRY c. LUCUS and GOLD.
E LUCUS, husband and wife
JEAN MCKEE ELMORE and A.
A. ELMORE, her husband, and A.
A. ELMORE, e. X. PRAGUE and
r. L. CROSS, Trustees of Rich
land Entertainment Association;
JAMES G. PARR and EDITH e.
PAIR, husband and wife; Also
all other persons or parties un-
known claiming any right, title,
estate, lien or interest in the real
estate described in the Complaint
herein, defendants.
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
to e. K. Brague, Trustee OF Rich
land Entertainment association,
and all other persons or parties
unknown claiming any right, tit
lie, estate, lieu, or interest In the
real estate described in the Com
plant herein, Defendants:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUM-
MONED to appear within sixty
600 days after the date Of the
first publication of this Summons,
to-wit: within sixty (6O days
after the 18th day Of June, 1913,
and defend the above entitled
action in the above entitled Court
and answer the amended Com
plant Of the plaintiffs and serve
a copy Of your answer upon the
undersigned attorneys for plain
tiffs at their office below stated;
and In case of your failure so to-
do judgment will be rendered al
gainst you according to the de.
mand Of the amended Complaint,
which has been filed with the|
clerk Of said court.
The object OF the above entitled
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i necessary to kill it. Hydrated.
lime can be used as dust yer,
satisfactorily. At this late date
! it is better not to use a poison
spray or dust such as. lead arse.
nate because of the residue which
will settle on the fruit. After the
fruit has been picked good COW
erage of an arsenical spray will
give perfect control.
During the spring of 1948 the
weather has been anything but
normal. We have had winds, rains.
and floods as well as frosts. The
high winds Of last week did some
damage to crops such as beans
and potatoes. However, it is
doubtful if it has hurt them too
much as tn good, warm weather
of this week has brought them
along and now they are strong
and healthy. It is hoped that
nature will settle down so that
crops can grow normally from
now on out.
On. June the Production Mar
keting Administration announced
support prices for 1948 grain
crop. Loans will be made to far
mers on farm stored and ware
house stored grain, from time of
harvest through December 81.
1948. All loans will mature on
April 30, 1949 or earlier upon de-
mand. All loans will carry in
terest at the rate Of 80 per
annum.
Wheat loans will be established
at 900 of parity as Of July l.,
1948. The terminal loan rate at
Portland, Oregon, on soft wheat
or Western White will be $2.15.
On oats the loan will be 20 cents
per bushel. On barley, $1.15 per
bushel. In the case Of barley loans
rates are based on IS per cent
Of parity as Of April Is, 1948. The
rye loan rate for 1913 is $1.29|
and this is based on ~ per cent
of parity as Of April Is, this
1oov,
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County Agents Column
By c. WEBSTER Acting County Extension Agent
By c. + WEBSTER. Ae'

Probably the most importan'
thing facing the soft fruit far.
mers Of the Yakima Valley a,
the present time is the problem
Of securing labor with which to
harvest cherries, apricots and 9TH
er soft fruit. During the war
years and through 1947 the Ex-
tension Service was charged with
the responsibility of handling re-
quests for labor in contact with
farmers.
The Congress of the United
States failed to appropriate funds
to carry on this work and all
labor hiring, both industrial and
agricultural is now being hand
led by the Washington State EN-
ployment Service. The State EN-.
ployment Service maintains a
branch office at Pasco across from
the Stage depot. For those far
mers in the Western part Of the
county, the closest contact with
the State Employment Service is
a trailer Of the Employment Ser
vice which is stationed on the
/, highway in Grandview.
Since cherry picking will start
this week, Benton County cherry
growers will want to make ar
rangements for labor at the ear
liest possible date. This can be
done by contracting either of these
two offices.
Among the cherry and peach
growers the prevalent question
this week has been What Can II
Do About Slugs? The slug, wheth-
er it appears on cherry, peach
or pear is the same animal and
is commonly called the Pear Slug.
They are shiny and slug-lile inl
appearance-olive green to black
and about IL inch long when
full grown.
Control can be easily secured
by busting, since dust dries the
slug out and that is all that is
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part to malnutrition. The lat
ter factor is one point on the
vicious circle whereby failure
to work produces poverty and
poverty produces malnutri-
triton. In full justice it must
be mentioned, however, that
there is not always the oppor-
tunity for gainful employment
which the islanders would
wish.
Members Of certain Ameri-
can Indian tribes, long nur-
tured, protected, fed and cloth
ed by the Federal Govern
ment, have testified that they
were far stronger mentally,
physically and spiritually be-
fore they were taken over as
wards of the Government
than they are now after years
of this care. We must be aware
of the fostering of a similar
dependence in the Virgin Is
lands, and the islanders must
make serious efforts to help
themselves to improve their
own conditions and their work
habits.
TO be continued
, 1948-02-11
REPORT
Sen. Hugh Butler
and
Rep. Arthur Miller
on the Virgin Islands
Continued from Yesterday
Capital.

~0R440&s
We have already mentioned
that we favor the establish
ment of government credit for
small loans. Private banking
facilities on the island do not
seem adequate to this endea-
vor. The prevailing interest
rate is 6 per cent which makes
money expensive. All indus
trial economies have been
built ON credit. Cash never has
and never will provide the
basis for expansion. The local
bankers, merchants, traders,
and other businessmen of
means must help provide the
financing necessary for new
ventures. The The taxpayers Of
the continental United States
cannot and should not be ask
ed to take all Of the risk and
none of the profit.
Fishing.
Because of lack of modern
fishing equipment and pro-
visions for refrigeration and
storage, the supply Of local
fish does not meet the needs
of the population for whom
this is an important element
of diet. When this industry is
expanded there will be a pro-
fitable and easily accessible
market in Puerto Rico for any
, 1948-02-11
Admission


wealth producers on the is
lands and the United States
taxpayers should not have to
Icarry this staggering burden
l--they must get other people
off their backs.
One of the most disturbing
situations is the apparent un-
willingness of Virgin Island
ers to perform mental labor.
This was reported to us by
many people, both in business
and government. We were in
formed that on ST. Thomas
most of the house servants,
hotel workers, and those re-
lquired to do the dirtieSt and
hardest labor were immigrants
from the British West Indies.
A small spot-check of our own
indicated this to be true. Tor
tolians and others have sought
ito enter the Virgin Islands be-
Icause of the demand for their
Iservices. Until recent years
this immigration was winked
at by United States authori-
tiles. AT the present time it has
ibeen discontinued. We have on
file several letters stating that,
while a certain amount Of UNI
employment and relief work
exists in the city, it is next to
impossible to obtain farm la
Dor. The proposal has been
made that workers from the
British West Indies be allowed
to come to the Virgin Islands
for 3 ORD months each year in
order to get crops planted and
harvested. It does not seem
that this suggestion should be
followed so long as there are
Virgin Islanders available for
and needing work, regardless
of their desire to avoid it. As
previously mentioned, a part
of their unwillingness to work
may be traced to climate and
, 1948-02-11

lilo o(o R4O-
vldes an infinite variety of fish
and other forms of edible sea
food, which are delicious and
n%ourishing. It seems to US that
freezing, storing, and process
ing plants for this trade would
be profitable to the investor.
Local Products
It is disappointing to visit
an lnsular POSSESSION at such
a great distance from the Uni
ted States and find ones self.
served with canned oranges,
sailed cod, canned corn, can.
ned beans, canned tomatoes
from the United States, coffee
from Brazil, and bananas from.
Puerto Rico. We agree with
many businessmen who told.
us that local projects must be
pushed and, if they are, they
will interest the tourist far
more than American food. The
papayas, local pineapple, man
goes, plantains, maumee ap
pies, and guava should be
grown and served in greater
quantities. The local craWfish
and shrimp equal any in the
United States for flavor, APP
pearance, and nutrition. As
far as possible local products
should be used in manufac-
ture. Means should be found
for the use of local woods,
shells, nuts, clays, sands, reeds
etc. The use of these products
not only creates employment
and wealth in their manufac-
ture, but sets off a chain of
industrial reaction calling for
the growth or extraction Of
these products by others, to-
gether with their transporta-
ton and sale.
Labor
This section on trade and
industry cannot be closed with
out comment on the local la
Dor market. The condition of
the industrial economy may
be measured by the fact that,
of the approximately 1000.
prisons employed on the Is
lands, 1,100 work for the muni-
cipal or Federal governments,
which is is per cent, or nearly
one nerSon ont of every six
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Wednesday, Feb. II, 1948
Evening star., 1948-01-20
Slogans Are P|astered
On British Annoy Office
BY the Associated Press

SHANGHAI, Jan. 20.-Demonstra
tors trying to keep China's anti
foreign pot boiling plastered anti
British placards on the gates of the
British consulate general in Annoy
last night.
The slogans protested British
atrocities" and demanded the retro
cession of Hong Kong and Kowloon
Chinese newspapers in Annoy car
ried sharp anti British editorials
accusing the Hong Kong govern
ment of ordering the eviction OF
Chinese squatters In Kowloon with
out warning.
Actually, the Hong Kong govern
ment gave the squatters two weeks
notice and provided an alternate
site for the dwellings.
The Shanghai newspaper Ts
Kung Pao reported from Hong Kong
last night. just prior to the mid
night deadline for the evacuation Of
all squatters, that women and chill.
dren were leaving Kowloon, but
that all ablebodied young men were
staying inside the walled city tt
guard the area.
If the report is true, it may fore
shadow renewed violence when Hong
Kong police start enforcing the
eviction order.
Evening star., 1948-01-20

Miss Lille Scott, about TO, a re-
tired Government employe. died to-
day, apparently of suffocation, IN
a fire at 507 Quincy street NV.
after resisting attempts to rescue
her.
The blaze, according to firemen.
started in the basement furnace
room of the two-story, semidetached
frame home. The flames came up
the stairwell, spread through the
first-foor rooms and had licked up
the steps to the second floor when
the fire was brought under control.
In another fire, Mrs. Sarah Rel
kin, SIS, suffered severe burns to-
day when flames swept her second
floor bedroom and an adjoining
kitchen at Is I street NE. Fire
men believed she had tried to
smother the flames.
In the Quincy street fire Love In
gram, a, colored, housekeeper there
for Is years, was singed about the
head during a futile attempt te
rescue Miss Scott. He told police
he got Miss Scott into the second
Evening star., 1948-01-20
Eiqht Killed in 6 Hours
OF Baghdad Rioting
kY the Assaeiotsd Press

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 20.-Eight
persons we're killed today in six
hours of rioting started by youthful
foes of the new British-Iraqi al
lance.
Policemen with armored cars and
machine guns finally restored order.
The Iraqi Army also was alerted.
Hundreds were arrested. About
40 policemen and 100 civilians were
injured. The dead were two police
men. two inspectors and four
civilians.
Gunfire was exchanged heavily in
the main centers of Baghdad and
considerable property damage re-
suited. Ofhcial sources asserted that
"subversive hands" exploited feeling
against the treaty, signed last
week, to foment the disturbances
The Council of Ministers had the
situation under study.
More than 5000 youths were among
the demonstrators.
Demonstrations by mobs Of stu
dents broke out yesterday. One mob
hurled stones through windows OF
the United States Information Serv-
ice offices, but no attempt to enter
was reported. Police foiled efforts OF
the mob to reach the British en-
bassy.
Evening star., 1948-01-20
Armoy Controversy
Brought Before Public
Hearing First Time
House Group Suggests
InformoI Get-Toeether
To Work Out Control
By Harold B. ROGERS

The long-pending controversy
between the National Guard and
District Commissioners over con-
troll of the Armory broke out in
open hearing for the first time
today before a House District
Judiciary Subcommittee.
Testimony on three bills, spon-
sored by the District Commission
ers, the National Guard and Joseph
C. McGaraghy of the Board OF
Trade, led committee members to
predict that some informal get-to-
gether might be needed to work out
solution.
The principal points of contention
were the nature Of the board or
commission set up to control the
Armory and whether the Guard it.
self would have sufficient jurisdic-
ton for its military activities. Each
of the three pending bills provided
for the use of revenues from public
functions held in the Armory but
under different procedures.
Hearings were to be resumed at
pm. for further witnesses.
Visit to Armory Suggested.
Representative O'Hara, Repub.
lican, of Minnesota, subcommittee
chairman, suggested at one point
that it would be we'll to visit tht
Armory with spokesmen for the con-
f1icting points of view. This wa!
welcomed by the Commissioners ane
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, command
ing general of the District Nationa
Guard.
Representative Abernethy, Demo.
crat, of Mississippi declared 1t wa!
unfortunate that such "outstand.
ing men cannot agree among them
selves on this thing
Il never was so confused myself,
he remarked. This all seems a
little bit asinine. Suppose we have
little evening together and work
this thing OUT
The bill sponsored by the District
Evening star., 1948-01-20
5 New Arrests Made
In Picket Line Threats
Al GSI Cafeterias
One Freed on Charge
Of WELDING Knife in
Aroument With Striker

Arrest of five men today on
complaints that they threatened
either union members or nom
strikers brought to 13 the num-
Der taken into custody since yes
terday morning in connection
with the strike affecting Gov
ernment Services, Inc. cafe
teriaS.
A charge of carrying a deadly
weapon, a knife, was dismissed In
Municipal Court in the case of a
man arrested this morning as he
was going to work in the cafeteria
of building occupied by Federal
Bureau of Investigation units at
Third and c streets S.W. He was
found guilty, however, on charge
of disorderly conduct. but released
on his personal bond.
Another nonstriker arrested at
the same place today was awaiting
arraignment on a charge of carry
ing revolver. A picket had COM
planned he was threatened by both
men.
3 Arrested on Warrant.
Three strikers were brought into
Municipal Court and pleaded not
guilty to threat charges in a war
rant on which they were arrested
today. They were held under $500
bond each for trial February IL.
The alleged threats occurred jan
uary 8 at a bus terminal on Eleventh
street near Pennsylvania avenue
NV, the warrant charges.
Willie ]. Thompson. "a, of the 110C
lSee GSI. Page A-4D
Evening star., 1948-01-20
BY the Assoeioted Press

ATLANTIC CITY, Jan. 20.-Attor-
ney General Clark today proposed
that the Government help defray
expense incurred by a Federal en-
ploye in answering an accusation of
disloyalty.
Discussing a check now being
made under a presidential directive
on the loyalty of about 1000. 600
Government workers, Mr. Clark said
in addressing convention of the
National Wholesale Gro
GERS Association:
You may rest assured that the
accused employe will be given every
opportunity to refute charges of
disloyalty. There is no more danger
of harming an innocent person in
this procedure than there is in any
court of law, because the accused
employees civil liberties are safe
guarded in every respect.
ST am recommending that the
Government pay the expense In
CURED by the accused enploye ir
Evening star., 1948-01-20
Troinmen's Chief
Visits President;
In Accord Now

A. F. Whitney, president OF the
Brotherhood Of Railroad Trainmen,
saw President Truman today for the
first time since he broke with the
Chief Executive in the spring OF
1916 as an outgrowIh of the Nation
wide railway strike. He told report
ers later that he was. lin entire ac-
cord' with Mr.. Truman.
Mr.. Whitney once called Mr.. Tru-
man a political accident and
threatened to spend S30,000,000 to
defeat Mr.. Truman after the Presi-
dent announced that troops would
be called out to break the strike
But today he called at the White
House with Gael Sullivan, executive
director of the Democratic National
Committee.
He said he would hold press
conference in Mr.. Sulhvan's office
at pm. today in which Senator
McGrath of Rhode Island, Demo
cratic national chairman, would
take part, and that full details OF
his conversation with the President
would be given then.
did you smoke the peace pipe?'
he was asked.
That is not necessary Mr.
Whitney responded; we're in full
accord and we're going forward and
support the Democrats
He parried other questions and
laughed away reporters comment
that things had changed in tive
years.
Evening star., 1948-01-20
Asks Senators to Prove
Inside Data Use or Clear Him
Says His Record Of Commodity Dealings
Is Story Of Profit Honestly Made

Edwin. w. Pauley demanded
today that Senate investigators
either prove he used inside Gov
ernment information for per-
sonal gain or acknowledge pub
licly that he made money in
commodities through sheer busi-
ness ability.
He insisted that the full record
of his admittedly profitable market
dealings lis story or profit hon.
estly and honorably made, legally.
ethically and in the American ira
dition."
Mr.. Paul, a special assistant to
Secretary of the Army Royal, de-
clared, Il have never at any time
in my life used any Government
position, or any inside information
for my personal financial gain
He made the assertions in letter
to Chairman Bridges of the Senate
Appropriations Committee.
The letter and the full records
of Mr.. Pauley's commodity trans
actions for the last three years were
made public by Senator Ferguson,
Republican, of Michigan, chairman
Of subcommittee which Senator
Evening star., 1948-01-20
75-2O% Less Beer Seen in Plea
Of Anderson to Cut Grain Use
Secretary Warns Brewers Of Legislation
If Voluntary Agreement Is Not Reached

Secretary called for a 20 per cent
reduction in the quarterly produc-
ton OF beer as compared with the
same period last year. He later
modified this to a 20 per cent cut
in grain usage.
Harris Pearlstein, president Of
Pabst Brewing Co., and spokesman
for the United States Brewers Foun-
dation, which he said represents
more than 80 per cent of the in
dustry, made the estimate of Is
to 20 per cent cut in beer output
and warned of possible shortages
and higher prices.
On the other hand, william
O'Shea, secretary Of the Small
Brewers Committee, claimed the
Anderson proposal would mean no
reduction in beer output.
Mr.. Anderson seeks a new agree
ment on grain saving because the
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Evening star., 1948-01-20
Clark Asks u. S. to Aid Workers
In Paying Loyalty Defense Cost

bringing 1orWaro witnesses from q
distance"
Mr.. Clark said cases involving &C.
cusations may be taken into three
separate hearings before three
separate tribunals, and added that
there Is no reason 'to fear that the
civil rights of Government employees
are in jeopardy" He said persons
having such fears are "misin-
formed"
The Attorney General said there
is also a common ''misconception'
among many persons as to the anti
trust laws under which the Justice
Department has brought numerous
postwar actions against alleged COM
binations in restraint of trade.
He said some fear the antitrust
laws are intended tSafegulate busi-
ness" but nothing c, ID be further
from the fact. Then purpose is
simply to prevent regulation or
control by predatory monopoly
groups and to uphold the freedom
to compete" he said.
Evening star., 1948-01-20
By MolcoIm Lomborne, Jr.

Secretary of Agriculture An
derson today asked the Nations
brewers to cut their total grain
usage by 20 per cent for the du-
ration of the grain shortage-a
proposal which a spokesman for
the large brewers said would
mean a cut in beer production OF
from IS to 20 per cent.
While stressing that his proposal
was "only a suggestion" Mr.. Ander-
son warned that If the industry
failed to reach a voluntary agree
ment for grain saving, then Il am
prepared to ask Congress to give
me legislation as I did with the
distilling industry"
A committee of brewers. created
to draft a proposed agreement was
asked to report later today.
: At the outset Of the meeting, the