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The Nome nugget., 1949-09-21
POundDevaluatiOn Has Repercussions Around the World

Continued from Page One) local currencies than they could before. So gold producers stand to get more.
 Exchanges in Rome, Milan and South Africa shared the excite ment. In Italian money markets the lira fluctuated wildly and c h ape ned. At Johannesburg, brokers struggled to handle thou sands of orders for gold pouring in from many parts of the world.
 Government bonds gained in London, but they had suffered se- were losses in the last few weeks in anticipation of devaluation.
 Trading in foreign stocks was barred in Paris, Wheer the franc opened about 6 per cent under last weeks free market prices. That was at the level sought by the French government.
 In Moscow, economic observers believed the Soviet ruble will re- tain its present relation to the dol lar. That will be Moscow'S way of saying that it's ruble is as sound as U. s. coin. But Russia is expected to adjust the rate of it's ruble in . relation to the money of devalu- ing coun ries.
 Canada, a great gold producer like South Africa, made a comprO- mise devaluation-10 per cent. 1 That means it will cost no cents to buy an American dollar in Can ada.
 The pounds worth was set at S3.08 in Canadian funds. Thus the effect was to benefit Britain, since the pound would have been worth only S2.8O if Canadian dollars had
The Nome nugget., 1949-09-21
GEN MARK CLARK ALMOST MADE NAT. GUARD GENERAL

OLYMPIA, Wash, (H) - Gen. Mark Clark almost became adju tant general of the Washington na- tional guard, it was reliably re- ported here yesterday.
 The informant reported that Governor Langlie and Clark con- ferred by telephone on several Oc- casions at a time when the then sixty army commander was con- sidering retiring from the army and returning to his Whidbey Is land home. He subsequently, took an army post in Washington, D. C.
 The conversations occurred at the time Langlie was seeking to fill the vacancy caused by the busting of the then adjutant, Brig. Gen. Ensley M. LleWeIlyn, the in- dormant said.
The Nome nugget., 1949-09-21

remained at par with U. S. dollars.
 Over almost all the world. gold was king-and the U. s. dollar grew mightier.
 In Sydney, Australia, gold was the darling of traders. Twenty thousand shares in eighteen diff ferent gold companies changed hands during a bewildering morn ing session. As news of the world wide gold increase got around, the demand skyrocketed
 Expert opinion, surveying the .ise in the value of gold, said that it was not a transient thing but likely to be permanent.
 The effects of Britain's far reaching 30 per cent slash in the value of hre money was felt in the home island in almost every walk of life. The threat of labor rebel lion and imitation were among the most upsetting. Despite the gov ernment's appeal to hold the wage line, railway workers began a showdown for more money.
The Nome nugget., 1949-09-21
Greek Army
 Bests Cuerrillas

NEW YORK, (P)-The United Nations special commission on the Balkans UNSCOB) said today the Greek army has eliminated organ ized guerrilla resistance along the northern borders of Greece.
 This does not mean that the civil war is ended. Communicated guerrilla bands still rove parts of the interior. The Greek army'S re- gently concluded GrammoS Noun tain offensive drove strong rebel detachments across the Albanian frontier, as other offensives have done before. Each time in the past, the guerrillas have reorganized and returned.
 The Greek general staff an nounced in Athens last night 13 Albanian soldiers who surrender ed to Greek frontier guards re- ported that guerrilla leaders hoped to re-enter Greece soon with Rus sian aid"
 Greece holds temporary ad- vantage at the frontier.
 The commission warned, how ever, of increased gravity of the threat to peace" if Greece'S com munist northern neighbors. Alban- ia and Bulgaria, continue aiding guerrillas in defiance of a U. N. assembly resolution.
The Nome nugget., 1949-09-21
Scotch Terrier Gets New Home

HOLLYWOOD, CP) - They fi- nally got around to opening new dog house with typical Hollywood fanfare. Even the mayor, the Cal ifornia attorney general, chief of police and sheriff turned out.
 Earl Gilmore, owner of oil re- fineries, a midget auto racing sta dium and an athletic field, was host at the affair last night
 Mayor Fletcher BoWron shipped a ribbon officially opening the new home of Gilmore's recently acquired Scotch terrior. as the aS- sembled dignitaries looked on. Af- terward they all enjoyed a buffet dinner.
 The Scottie took it all very calmly. Gilmore paid the bills.
The Nome nugget., 1949-09-21
Coal Strike Idles More Than Half
 Million Workers
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Continued from Page One) and welfare fund. Lewis said that refusal had forced the fund to SuS- pend pension and welfare pay ments to aged and ailing miners.
 Lewis told southern operators they were wrong in their cOnten- ton that lapse of the contract June 30 freed them of their obli- gation to continue royalty pay mentS.
 Those developments brought on the nationwide work stoppage Monday.
 It wasn't long before industry stepped into the battle.
 Joseph Moody, president of the Southern Coal Producers, called the UNIV fund ''Frankenstein," adding.
 If continued as it has been in the past, it will wreck both the coal industry and the union. itself"
 Reports of the first violence came from Kentucky and West Virginia. No one was badly hurt but some 20 shots were reported fired at strip mine truck in Ken lucky.
 And in West Virginia two tipple workers and a truck driver were beaten at strip mine operation. Thirteen truckloads of coal were dumped.
 In both instances bands of rov- ing pickets were blamed.
 In Washington, a source close to President Truman said the Presi- dent has no intention of trying to halt the Walkout for 30 to 50 days.
 The official, who asked anony- mity, said Mir. Truman is deter mined to let Lewis and the coal in- dustry sweat out" their difficult ties.
 There are about 60,000,000 tons of coal above ground, enough to keep industry going anywhere from 40 to 60 days.
The Nome nugget., 1949-09-21
EASTERN STARS CONFER DEGREES

The Eastern Stars met Monday evening and conferred degrees on Mrs. A. Miller, with Worthy Ma tron and Patron, MT. and Mrs. L. Dunbar, presiding
 It was announced that a full re- port of the Triennial Convention held in Toronto, Ontario, which was attended by the worthy ma tron will be given at the next reg ular meeting.
 Maine is known as the "pine tree state"
The Nome nugget., 1949-09-21
DevaluatiOnBrings Political Revolt In
 Labor Government

LONDON. (P)-Britain's labor government faced a political crisis in its own ranks today. Trade un- ions threatened to revolt against higher prices resulting from money devaluation.
 Outside Britain echoes of the slash in the British pounds value continued to jolt the worlds mar kets. In all, 23 nations now have devalued. Belgium, with a cut of l2 per cent in the Belgian franc, and portungal, with a Is per cent cut in the value of the eSCudo in relation to the dollar, were the latest to join the devaluation a. rade.
 France proposed to Italy, Hol- land and Belgium that the four countries act together to ease trade barriers and make their cur rencies freely interchangeable.
 The threat of British political crisis was raised by the general council of the Trades Union Con- gresS. whose eight million mem bers are the backbone of the rul- ing labor party.
 The TUG council-instead of endorsing government policy as it has in the past-decided last night it "could not pass on the necessity of devaluation." It called for as Surances from economic chief Sir Stafford Cripps that the govern ment would make every effort to limit price rises which will be sure to come from cheaper money.
 Observers regarded the TUG re- luctance to take a positive stand on devaluation as evidence of a split in Labor's own ranks.
 Many observers felt it was doubtful the TUG leaders couli hold out against rank and file pressure much longer.
 Prime minister Attlee sum moned his cabinet ministers to a meetOing tomorrow to discuss the political crisis that has been piled on top of his governments ecOnO- mic crisis.
 The conservative Daily Tele- graph said the government faces it's sharpeSt crisis
 Concrete evidence of union dis satisfaction was a go slow" move ment scheduled to begin at mid night tonight by the 50,000 work CTS on the nationalized railways. The move was in protest against government denial of a S2 weekly wage boost demand.
 Dissatisfaction with British de valuation also came from another quarter. French finance minister Maurice Petsche complained that Britain's action in slicing her pound value from S4.O3 to $2.80 was commercial war"
 French leaders had long urged devaluation of the pound but were surprised that it was so steep.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-24
why canned Fruits spoiI

Some of the things which may
contribute to the spoilage Of home
canned foods are: Poor products
or good products badly handled;
use Of imperfect jars or rubbers;
processing too short a time or at
too low a temperature to kill the
organisms that cause spoilage;
water which stops boiling while
processing; pressure gauge Of can
ner not accurate; inverting jars
while they are still warm; storing
Jars while warm and in too hot a
place and failure to sterilize Jars
that have held spoiled foods.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-24

ming and executing the program.
Mrs. Jonathan Wheatley, Delmar,
is president; Mrs. Clifford Clark,
Kenton, vice president, Mrs. S. b.
Collins, secretary; and Mrs. Nor
man Shorts, Smyrna, treasurer.
Home demonstration programs
were planned and carried out with
several groups in Wilmington this
year. This is the first time that
any continuing programs have
been carried on with urban groups
in Delaware, states Miss Holloway.
Groups at West End Neighborhood
House, and study group of the
American Association of Univer-
sity Women have met regularly
during the winter for home eco
nomics programs presented by Ex-
tension staff members.
The home economics staff of the
Delaware Agricultural Extension
Service consists of Miss Holloway;
Miss Louise Whitcomb, home man.
agement specialist; Miss AdeIine
Hoffman, clothing specialist; Miss
M. Katherine Jones, New Castle
County home demonstration agent;
Mrs. Violet Goodwill, Kent County
home demonstration agent; and
Miss Maybelle Ligon, Sussex Coun-
ty home demonstration agent.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-24
HOMEMAKER
CLUB PROGRESS
2,153 Homemakers in State
Belonged to Organized
Clubs in 194S
5 NEW CLUBS ORGANIZED

A total of 2,153 homemakers in
Delaware belonged to organized
, home demonstration clubs at the
beginning of the 1949 club year, re-
ports Miss M. Gertrude Holloway,
state home demonstration leader.
Eighty-seven additional homemak-
ers have been meeting regularly
for assistance in homemaking
skills, but these groups are unor-
ganized. These figures represent
an increase of 223 members over
the 1947 record figure. Five new
clubs We're organized during 1948,
bringing the total number of
groups to II as compared with "a
the previous year.
Through the home demonstra-
tion program, which is part of
the agricultural extension program
of the University of Delaware, CO.
operating with U. S. Department
of Agriculture, information in
home management, food preserva-
tion, food preparation, nutrition,
clothing selection and construc-
tion, financial planning, and home
furnishings was brought to Della
ware homemakers. One or two-day
project schools for teaching special
skills such as tailoring, chair can
ing, glovemaking, and hooked rug
making and conducted by exten-
sion home economics specialists,
were open to any interested home
makers whether or not they be-
longed to organized clubs.
More than 2,492 farm homemak-
ers and 1,408 non-farm homemak-
ers reported having improved their
homemaking practices as result
of instruction received through
this program. Approximately 1000
of these were reached for the first
time in 1948, as compared with
635 new families reached during
1947.
Family relations and interna-
tional relations were two new
fields included in the 1948 program.
Reports show 1858 families assist
ed with child development and
guidance problems; while 1,167
were assisted with time-manage-
ment problems; 874 with selection
of clothing and textiles, 704 with
clothing construction and renova-
tion problems, 1884 with food
preparation, 1923 with improving
diets, 962 with removing fire and
accident hazards, GOT with room
arrangement $50 with improved
methods of refinishing furniture or
furnishings; and 1891 with finan-
clal planning.
The clubs in the state are men,
bers of the State Home Demon
stration Council, which met on
March IL in Dover for it's regular
spring meeting. This group serves
in an advisory capacity to the
home demonstration staff in plan
Smyrna times., 1949-03-24
General Nfofors, Lowesf-Priced Eighf!

distinguished as it isis still priced
Just above the lowest! Pontiac is
General Motors loloest-priced eight!
As a matter of fact-if you can
afford any new car you can probably
afford one of the new Pontiacsi
When you do buy Pontiac-you
will be driving an outstanding
Smyrna times., 1949-03-24

During 1948 thousands of families who wanted the
curiy provided by life insurance joined The Equitable
Society
From every in the Union-from big cities, from
country towns, and from farms = The Equitable well
coined host of new members last year, widening its
family circle to total of A. 900 and women.
1t is the thrifty action and sereliance of this huge
family banded together for mutual protection that makes
possible the record of accomplishment which The
Equitable brings to you in this annual report.
Ofthe $307 100000 dsbursed last year pocholders
and benehciares So 900 paid dividends;
and $108 900 paid in death benefits Payments
living polcyholders approximately o5 per of all
disbursements The Equitable Family during the year
as of providing living we'll death benefits.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-24

automobile, a car that's a sweet
heart for performance; a car that
just goes and goes-mile after mile
with only the minimum of routine
seryicing.
In short, you will be proud and
happy to own and drive Pontiac
''tlie most beautiful thing on tvteelsr
Smyrna times., 1949-03-24

We have consistently done best preserve the funds
and protect the interests of the members of The Society
and their families in the realization of the fact that the
currently the best interests of the people in general
There some current economic conditions for which
not responsible, which cannot control, but
against which have tried and will try protect those
who contribute greatly the public welfare by their
voluntary provision for the members of their families
We shall be glad send you copy of the Presidents
Report the Board of Directors for the year 948 This
report gives the full details of The Soceys finances the
main features of which outlined below, and is avail
able request either the home office your
Equitable representative.
H.. Zl1o..-:., ,........
Smyrna times., 1949-03-24

- It's no wonder that thou
(E sands and thousands of
W people all over the
country have decided
once and for ALTO move up TO the
magnificent new 1919 Pontiac.
It's an easy step to take, because the
new 1919 Pontiac-beautiful and
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
pro|'s5erife
Is Head
OF Cha fer

At a recent meeting of the
Benton county chapter of the
National Foundation for Infan.
tile Paralysis, Steve Mech OF
Prosser was named chairman.
Other officers elected include
Miss Ellen Berndt of Prosser,
vice chairman; Miss Bess Roger
of ProSSer, secretary, and Mrs.
Beulah DeGood Of Prosser, treas
urer. ~-
Comprising the executive
board are c. o. Murphy, Benton
City; Mrs. Lena McCamish, Ken.
newick; Harley Chapman, Pros.
ser, and Paul Beardsley, Rich
land. - .. X [s..@t -.
Due to the polio epidemic now
existent throughout the United
States, the chapter voted $4,000
to the National Foundation.
During the past year, the
chapter has paid out over $4,000
for the care of five patients
from Prosser, one from Benton
City, two from Richland and
three from Kennewick. Also, the
chapter has made a partial pay
ment on a Hot Pack machine
now in use at st. Elizabeth's
hospital in Yakima. .
The chapter also made funds
available for a physician to take
a postgraduate course in polio.
Chapter records show a bal
ance of more than $500 after
the past years work.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
|PoioFUnd
Drive Slated

An emergency polio funds
drive will be launched in Benton
and Franklin counties Thursday,
The first emergency drive in
the history of this nations fight
against polio is necessary be.
cause, according to Basil O'Con-
nor, national foundation presi.
dent, "in no other way can the
national foundation continue to
aid increased numbers of polio
patients without slowing up sci
entific research and professional
education.
Miss Ellen Bernt of Prosser is
chairman of the Benton county
drive while Don Seely heads the
Franklin county campaign.
They emphasized that there
would be no house.t house so.
licitation during the drive. Nor
will there be any collection
booths.
Contributions should be mail
ed to polio" in care of the 10.
cal postoffice.
Both chairmen urged that the
contributions be mailed imm4
diately. The emergency drive
will last only a week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09

O-O-O-O
.O-O-O-f

People along Kennewick
avenue Thursday afternoon
dropped what they had been
doing, gazed to the west and
waited expecting a caravan
advertising some rodeo or fair
to appear.
Here come the head carl"
someone exclaimed. "a woman
is driving"
Down Kennewick avenue it
came, and 10 and behold it
was a Kennewick woman driv.
er. Down the avenue she drove,
the horn of her car blasting
and echoing through the COM
munity. - 81
It took several minutes for
people to whisper the news up
and down the street. Every
thing was in order, except the
horn on the car. 1t was stuck
and it blared forth until Mrs.
Lance Read drove into a ga
rage, secured a mechanic and
broke the connection.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
kENNEMICk PASSES NUISANCE LAW
BooknobHe Route
Schedule Altered

, wick to visit the headquarters
library at least once each month.
Rural runs for the bookmobile
will start again on Sept. II, as
follows:
Monday - Kennewick High.
lands, (every two weeks.
Tuesday-Mesa -Ringold, alter
nate week Connell area.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. City, Rosa,
Whitstran (every two weeks).
Thursday-Prosser area; alter.
nate Finley-Hover area.
Friday-"Y" River Road (every
two weekS).
Saturday - Riverview district
and pump station area (every
two weekS).
Other runs - The two Horse
Heaven runs will be made on al.
ternate Friday afternoons of the
school schedule for Plymouth
and Paterson.
Tine two Snake River-Kahlotus
runs will be made on alternate
Wednesday afternoons of the
Star and Burr Canyon school
runs.
Enterprise run will be made
every other Saturday morning,
beginning Sept. oath.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
Last Rites
Held For
Boy, II

BENTON CITY, Sept. 9-Fh..
eral services were held at the
Community Methodist church
Wednesday for 12-year-old Roy
Cole who drowned Sunday after
noon while swimming in the
Yakima river. The accident oc.
Cured about 5 o'clock. His two
companions, Radon Jones and
Tommie Mcintyre had left the
water to dress and did not for a
short time realize his absence.
The body was recovered about
an hour later and artificial res.
piration given, but without sue
cess. He was the eldest SON Of
MIR. and Mrs. Elmer Cole, farm
ers on the Benton Highlands.
The farm home Of ]. o. eros.
by was destroyed by fire early
Friday morning. The fire de.
partment, called about 5 a. m,
found the roof Attire, which they
extinguished and went back to
town, while Mr.. Crosby went TO
the barn to milk. A short time
later the house burst into flames
and little was saved. Mrs. Crosby
was with her sick mother in
Idaho.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
kennewick
Strike! Still
In Force

No break appeared near in
KenneWick's bleak telephone
picture although company and
union officials readily admit.
ted they were talking"
Walter Taylor, local manager
OF the Interstate Telephone COM
Npany, reported that negotiations
resumed Wednesday between In
terstate officials and officers of
the union. ny,
The strike, which has disrupt.
ed service in three states, start.
ed at 6 a. m. Tuesday and has
continued without letup since
that time.
CALLS LIMITED
Taylor said supervisors were
attempting to handle all calls
coming into the local office but
that local calls still have to be
limited to those of an emergency
nature only. Long distance calls,
however, are. being handled. L
Both union and company of.
ficials seemed to agree that the
Walkout came as a result of the
company's refusal to okay a un.
ton shop clause in a new con.
tract being negotiated. -.
A union spokesman today ex-
pressed the willingness of the
union to negotiate if cts pre-
sent legal rights are protected"
1--WE feel" he said, that Civ.
ing up the union shop clause
would reopen every clause in the
contract for renegotiation."
According to the union, a let.
ter signed by c. E. Johnson,
president of the Interstate com.
pany, has been sent to the Ma
tional Labor Relations board in
Seattle. The letter, it was re-
ported approved the union clause
desired by the union member.
ship. s-,...E -.
Now, says the union, manage.
ment will not accept the clause.
Union officials also claimed
an agreement was reached af-
ter II weeks of negotiation with
the company but that manage
ment then refused to recognize
the contract and asked to rene.
gotiate 81 clauses.
WAGES RAPED
A union spokesman told the
Herald that wages are still con.
sidered by the union as a def.
mite strike issue.
The present starting scale for
telephone men is 921z cents per
hour. The starting scale for op.
orators is TIN cents per hour.
Top scale for an opera
tor is S1.07k cents per hour but
it is necessary to work 10 years
to obtain this. A lineman must
also work for 10 years to reach
the top wage of $1.S7h per hour,
the uDion reports.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
One Unit OF kennewick
Hospital May Be Built
During The Next Year

lily halted the drive for funds,
we have not stopped. The lull,
right now, is for the purpose of
calling in cards and readjust-
ing the files. As soon as those
things have been completed, we
will resume the drive" Anon
said.
Mrs. w. w. GUIDE, director of
the Kennewick hospital drive,
announced also today that head.
quarters had been moved to
room two Of the Richmond build
ing on the corner of Benton
and Kennewick streets. The new
phone number is 1921.
Mrs. Guide took over the dir.
ectors duties the first of this
month. She praised the coopera-
ton Of the people since she as
sumed the duties of director, and
added her thanks to everyone
that was working to put the
drive over the top.
Full information concerning
any phase of the drive is avail
able either through the drive
headquarters or by contracting
Mrs. Guide or A. c. Anon.