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Milford chronicle., 1949-11-25
Old Theory OutgrOwn

Today in America we have out
grown the fallacious theory that
labor is a commodity and have
accepted the maxim that man is a
free individual having a right to
work, or not to work, and that he
has the added right to set his own
price on his labor and his own con-
ditions Of work.
It was not too long ago when a
man, If he wanted to work, must
necessarily accept the wage his
employer decided to pay.
He had no alternative in the
matter. But with the advent Of
mass production, Il became
impossible for q man or the
employer to diCker individually
with thousands Of employees on
the production lines. So unions
came into being and the work
ers authorized their unions to
bargain with employers for the
best wage and working cOndl-
tiOn they could get.
Not only that, the Clayton act
specifically grants immunity to
these unions and also to agricultur-
al organizations from prosecution
under the antitrust laws. So this
reporter contends all the talk Of
prosecuting the unions is pure
propaganda intended to harm the
unions, but at the same time it is
provoked by such union leaders as
John L. Lewis.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-25
Thirty Years Ago Ss Hsia a5oPa E8 GB4o5iss 5Bs PSs

Mrs. Jennie Deakyne Of Wilm., is
the guest of Mrs. Lydia c. Jump
and relatives.
Mrs. William Roach of Atlantic
City is visiting relatives and frien-
ds at Milford, Harrington and DEN
ton.
Mrs. G. Marshall Griffith. who
has been visiting in Phila., Marcus
Hook and Wilm., has returned to
her home near Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward J. Salevan
are receiving congratulations upon
the arrival Of a son, James Frank
Salevan,2nd. who arrived Monday,
November 18th.
u "a E-T@T-s tss
Duck shooting on the marshes
at Slaughter Beach is not what it
was in former years. The ponds
and water feeding places for the
wild fowl have been drained away
and the feeding grounds do not at
tract the ducks as in former years.
-
Howard Belts, who resides about
four miles from Milford. lust north
of Houston, had an experience
while in Phila., which caused hlm
a memorable visit. He was in the
Chinatown section of Phila., Mole
and Cherry streets, where he met
two men in one of the Chinese res
taurants and by who he was beaten
about the head and robbed of
ten dollars. He was taken to the
Hahnemann Hospital for treatment
and his assailant was arrested with
the ten dollars in his possession.
Mr.. Belts is a well known farmer
and highly respected in the section
where he resides.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-25

A party of gunners from Wilm.,
among who is a farmer resident Of
this section. Michael Crawford,
have been stopping with Mr.. and
Mrs. W. f. Grain at the Beach Ho-
tel. They got a goodly number of
rabbits and a few quail. He is ac-
cOmpanied by his wife, and they
will return TO Wilm., the last of this
week.
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Local labcring men struck for
So day at the Coast Fish Oil and
Fertilizer Company plant The man
agement of the company had been
paying them So a day and board,
which was considered a fair wage
according 10 prevailing wages in
this section, and did not yeild to
the demands of the men and had,
very little trouble in filling their
places at the old scale.
The Methodist Episcopal Church
of Harrington was the scene last
Tuesday of a notable gathering of
women. The occasion was a meet
ing of the w. F. NJ. S. of Dover
District.
Various auxiliaries of the dist
riot were represented bv three or
four enthusiastic members, inculd-
ing faithful district officers. The
meeting was honOred by the pre-
sence also of some State officers
and a branch, officer. Miss Susan
Lodge, formerly president of the
Phila., Branch. and two Real live
missionaries" Miss Clara Bell
Smith of Wilm., and Miss Fox of
Indiana home from China on fur
Tough, gave most interesting des-
criptions of their work and the
conditions and the needs of their
fields.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-25

The government has Instituted suit to
dismember the largest food chain in the
country, charging monopolistic practices and
activities in restraint of trade Shortly there
after, an independent grocery store in a town
which is also served by the chain ran an adj
vertisement in which it said that people
might think it would welcome this effort to
eliminate competitor However, it took a
very different view It competed with the
chain on fair basis and it had succeeded in
building its business. It felt fair competition
such as this should be maintained to assure
the public good service and low prices. All
over the country newspapers have commented
editorially on the suit The bulk of them take
three positions. First there can be no ques-
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-25
Demos Gain Seat

For a short time the Republicans
gained seat in the senate when
Idaho's Republican governor
named former Sen. Henry c. Dwor-
shak to take the place Of Democrat
Sen. Bert. H. Miller, deceased. But
when congress convenes in jan
uary new Democrat senator, yet
unnamed, viii take the place Of
Sen. Raymond Baldwin Of Connecti-
cut, who resigned to become a
justice Of the Connecticut supreme
court. His successor will be named
by Democratic Gov. Chester
Bowles Of Connecticut.
The 81st congress has apparently
appropriated a cumulative total Of
asa billion dollars, as compared to
ass billion appropriated by the
80th congress. But additional for
eign aid and deficiency appropria-
tons as a result Of sOth congress
cuts, made up for the difference.
Mike Straus, reclamation d.
rector in the department Of In
terror, is still on the Job and
he is drawing back nav
amounting to several thousand
dollars. Il will be remembered
the SOth congress, peeved at
Straus, cut out the apprOpria-
tiOn for his salary, along with
that Of the California director
Richard L. BOke.
onoeF a loophole in the tax law.
insurance companies are evadinq
tax payments.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-25
Nickel Parking Penalty

LAWRENCBvILLE. nj (P -
Folks who ignore parking meters
used to get off with a warning. But
TO more, Violators will be summon
ed to the City Hall to drop a nickel
In parking meter set up in police
headquarters.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-25
Four OF 200
Antibiotics Good

NEW YORK - up - There are
200 known antibiotics. But only
four, pencillin, streptomycin, aure-
omycin and chlOromycetin, have
proved generally useful.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-25
NapOlean BOnaparte
Retires

CHICAGO OPT The Rock Is
land railroad sends word that Ma
poleon Bonaparte has retired. Bon
aparte, .56, has worked with a main
tenance crew since 1920.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-25

GUS. When you select toy, select
one that will make contribution
to the child's life, one that is suit
able, durable, and safe.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-25
AMERICAN INNOVATIONS

1t has been said that the function of the
private enterprise system is to produce
abundant merchandise and distribute it to
consumers as quickly as possible. That idea,
as general rule, always characteriZes the
American economy. There have been per
lOds OF great scarcity, as during the last war
When our energies were directed in other di-
rectlons and the rule did not apply. There
nave been government policies, such as ra-
tlonlng and price control, which virtually
did away with competition as we understand
1t and closed the traditional free channels of
trade. AT any time, in any field of endeavOr
there are always few who are afraid to take
chances, and who look for ways and means to
make great deal of money without risking
or Venturlng anything. But, in the long run,
the successful manufacturer and the sue
cessful merchant are those who do the best
producing and retailing job and constantly
keep in mind that the welfare of the con-
sumner always determines their own. Today.
we have returned to highly competitive con-
dltlOnS and we have a buyers market for
almost every kind of commodity. The retailer
is looking for the best and most reasonably
priced product-frOm manufacturers-and
he is doing that because his customers are
doing the same thing when they come to his
store. The main effort is to keep the goods
moving, even If profits must be pared to ex-
tremely low levels The amount of money
and merchandise that moves back and forth
across the counters of stores is what deter
mines whether times are good or bad in this
country. Mass production and mass distribu-
ton are American innovations. They repre-
sent private enterprise at its best.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-25
WHAT ARE THE MOTIVES?

In all sections of the country, newspapers
of diverse economic and political faiths have
been strongly questioning the motives which
lie back of the governments antitrust in
vestigation of the American Medical Asso-
citation. The Cincinnati Enquirer, which has
often been critical of the ANA, said that
the investigation 'looks like deliberate per-
secution. Certainly it is not bonafide use
Of the ANTITRUST laws, which were never in
tended as a club against the medical profess
sion." In an editorial entitled "Dirty Pool" "
the Akron Beacon Journal said, 'The general
public can't help believing that the admins
tratlon is trying to swing club over the doc
tors because of their opposition to sOcialized
medicine" The New London Day observed,
1t is almost standard practice of the gov
ernment these days to turn the heat on any
group or individual who has been annOyingly
effective In opposing some pet administra-
ton scheme" The San Antonio Express
charged that the investigation 'looks like a
purely political maneuVer." The Wall Street
Journal said, "The same administration
whose truSt-buSterS charged the medical So
cieties with monopoly wants to create an alb
Solute and unbustable medical monopoly"
Pages could be filled with similar comment
Some responsible editors have gone so far
as to say that the methods used in this par
tlcular investigation smell of the police state
The press is not particularly interested in
defending the dOctOrS-but it is vitality in
terested in defending basic rights and lib
critics, and in speaking up for any group
which is politically prosecuted. If the medi-
ca profession is being put on the SPOT as part
OF the plan to fasten some form of sOciaized
medicine on the country, the public ought to
know it.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-25

We have an Over-abundance Of
dollars, but none Of them win buy
much. Less quantity and more
value would be acceptable.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-25

Onoer a loophole in the tax law
ms insurance companies are evading
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-25
WHERE IS THE MONOPOLY?

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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06
Buildings Safe Only
As Wiring. Saws Agent

"A farm building is only as safe
s its wiring, County Extension
gent Frank Webster says, and
roof needs only reading of news
'apers, which show that many
Tres are caused by defective wiz
ng.
The reason for difficulty in
arm wiring is easy to find, Web.
ter added. Many of the older
ype houses, barns and other
buildings were wired when cleo
richly was high priced. AS a re-
'ult the wiring installed is too
mall to carry present demands,
because as electricity became
cheaper more pieces Of electrical
equipment were added to the in
adequate wiring.
A few years ago the size of wire
IN nearly all farm buildings was
No. ID. However, with the inreased
number of lights and increased
use of small pieces of electrical
equipment, electrical engineers
now recommend nothing smaller
than No. IL wire.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06
Friday Hornig Wedding Ushers in
New Year at the Methodist Church

The year opened in the Kenne-
wick Methodist church with a
mid-morning wedding on New
Years day when Blanch L. Fri
day became the bride of Thomas
B. Hornig under colorful candle
lights and to the strains of soft
organ background melodies. Rev.
John B. Coan, pastor of the
church, officiated at the double
ring rite. w.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lesley Friday of
Richland and for many years re-
sidents of Kennewick. She was
graduated from the Kennewick
schools and for some years was
employed in the National Bank
of Commerce. The bride was
gowned in white crepe with sill
yer beading and white and black
accessories, and carried brides
cluster Of red rosebuds and white
carnations. She was attended at
the altar by her sister, Marie.
Hornig is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey S. Hornig, formerly
of Pennsylvania. h,,t o. ~-esent
OF North Richland. He is a gradu-
ate in the field of education and
plans to enroll for graduate study
in the University of Utah this
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06
Sheep Shearing, Poultry
School Being Planned

Anyone interested in breaking
into the custom sheep shearing
business, which has an acute
shortage of qualified workers, and
all poultry raisers will be in
terested in two series Of schools
scheduled by the State Extension
Service. Frank Webster, county
extension agent, reports.
A series Of sheep shearins
schools will be held throughout
the state the first week Of March
and a series Of general chicken
and turkey vaccination schools
are planned for nine parts of the
state bepinning in January.
Although the sheep shearing
schools are several weeks away,
Webster advises those interested
in individual instruction to make
application through his office at
an early time because individual
work will be limited to II people
at each of the four district schools.
Joe Muir, extension animal hus-
bandman at Washington State
college, has charge Of overall
for the schools and the
will be provided by
e. A. Warner, Chicago, COM
strengthening specialist.
The schools will be held by dist
riots: March 1, southwestern
Washington, in Clark county;
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06
Program for UP.
Car COMPLETED

The program to be given at the
Union Pacific agricultural car
have been completed, according
to John c. Dodge, state extension
agent of the state office in Pull.
man.
The car will be on the Union
Pacific tracks in Kennewick Tues.
day, January IL. The hour be.
tween 9 and 10 has been reserved
for F. F. A. boys from the Kenne.
wick and Pasco high schools.
There will be a two 2-hour per.
iods open to the, general public
from 10 to IL in the morning and
1870 to $3.50 in the afternoon.
Frank Webster will be in charge
of the program. Other speakers
will be: E. G. Klostermeycr. who
will discuss the latest on insect
control; DR.. James d. Menzies, on
plant disease; DR.. Walter clore
will lead a discussion on poleniza.
ton problems.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06

month. He was attended by his
brother, Adam B. Hornig of Pasco.
The New Year wedding, at
tended by a party of relatives
and friends, was held in the CEN
ter of a colorful Christmas set
ting of candelabra and greenery.
The wedding music was played
by Mrs. E. E. Ferguson at the
Moller Console.
Following the ceremony a we'd
ding reception and dinner was
held at the Desert Inn in Rich
land and afterward the couple left
for wedding trip which would
take them to Victoria, B. c. and
other coast points. While stu
dent they will make their home in
Salt Lake City. a
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06

will probably have been taken
down from the walls to become
the scene of free-for-all wrestling
matches and even few amatueI
acrobatics. TX IL.
The punching bag will be TAX
ing a pasting also, which is all
to the good. For in the opinion
of Amy, who has to repair the
bags, the jabs. uppercuts ano
roundhouse swings that rip them
apart might be causing purpled
eyes and liquid noses under other
circumstances.
For boys who can't get enough
competition out of the punching
bags, there are the Tuesday night
boxing classes, instructed by
Johnny Flynn and Frank Clifford,
when they can trade blow for
blow and bruise for bruise.
Amy coaches non-boxers in the
art Of wrestling and tumbling
and is perfectly willing to impart
a bit of training in calisthentics.
But so far the Thursday night
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06
Clark Finds Lot
Of un, TRAINING
And Plans Ahead
BY Hal Clark


Like any other proprietors with
q varied and discriminating Glen
tele, the fun merchants OF the
kennewick recreation commission
must keep an extensive stock of
merchandise an hand-a stock
running the gamut from kiddies
color books to punching bags.
So Amy Thymes with nanny
Amnerson, assistant recreational
director, said this week.
To a reporters eye, the rec
reation center divides itself into
three segments: Cd the gym (2l
the lounge, and (3) the club room
Take the gym first. The build
ing opens at one o'clock, but
trade starts earlier with hopeful
youngsters dropping by to try
the door, just in case it might
be later than they think. Usually
1t isn't, so they 60 away and
come back to give it another whirl
a few minutes later. This goes on,
said Amy, until opening time.
Once the gym is open, the kids
swarm out onto the basketball
court. making up their own teams
OF four to a side. AS rule the
court Is so crowded that recrea-
tional directors start game at one
end, and put another group to
shooting baskets at the other.
Meanwhile, the tumbling mats
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06
Firemen Win Race With
Blazing Oil Heater

Firemen won race against a
blazing oil stove last Friday after
noon. A call was turned in from
Roper Service Station on West
Kennewick. BY the time the fire
men reached the scene, an oil
stove which had run over, was
ablaze. Firemen trained a heavy
stream of water on, the blaze
leaped higher but subsidized In a
few minutes. There was some
damage to the wall.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06

,alisthentics class has no takers.
On Wednesday and Friday
nights, the gym becomes the dance
floor for teen-age mixers. More
than $50 boys and girls have
attended them, dancing to juke
box music. Dancing usually runs
from about 9 to II o'clock.
The adults use the floor, too,
for their Young Married Couples
dancing club and the 100 club.
The folk dancing fans, under the
instruction of Wesley Door, who
furnishes his own record player
and records, are other regular
patrons.
The lounge is the domain of
the ping pong artists Though the
game is out right now, while a
new table is being Shipped, the
card tables and the juke box
are usually played, but, once in a
while, the younger set gets a
rousing session of Old Maid 60
ing. The age range of the patrons
runs from early teens to past 81.
Many of the young men and
women out of school like to while
away their leisure hours in the
lounge, Amy said.
The music machine is a dream
of a juke box-no nickles! Why,
even in his home town, Cleveland.
said Amy, with all its ball fields
md swimming pools, the kids
had no place to listen and dance
% a juke box-not without
1ickles, that is.
But the recreation center juke
box plays at will, and the direc-
tors will often put favorite
record on for a week or so upon
request.
Then there's the club room.
with a Tom Thumb sensation at
the Goor as you step on the
linoleum with the gay patterns
and the nursery jingles.
There's cluster of tables and
chairs in bright colors and a
orofusion of Club room clientele
age 8 to 10.
The small fry have their own
brand of recordings, including a
Bugs Bunny album, with Daffy
Duck, Porky Pig and Elmer Fudd:
he Story of Cinderella; The
,ittlest Angel; Alice in Wonder
and; and Robin Hood.
A window connects the direc-
or's office with the club room
md permits observation of the
Youngsters activities, which also
axes in checkers, cINese and
'therwiin;; jacks; monopoly;
Bunny Rabbit game; and many
'ther time-whiler-aways. !
Dick Saunders, the recreational
'irector is on duty in the evening.
He has one league of merchant
ponsored basketball going in the
Ugh school gym now, with another
eague soon to start. His wife,
FAYE Saunders, supervises during
he day. And Amy is there
through the day and evening.
In the opinion of the directors.
he whole shebang is fun that
'ays off, because, if the young
tiers weren't at the recreationaI
enter, they could be a LIT of
Their places, doing a lot of other
hings.
Get the idea?
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06
TOWN HOUSE SOLD

X. +. GuStafson has announced
the sale of the Town House res
taurant on Kennewick avenue to
Revel Billingsley of Ephrata. The
new owner took charge January
l and reopened the restaurant
Tuesday. Gustafson, who came
here from Seattle, purchase the
business about six months ago.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06

March 2, northwestern district, in
Skagit county; March 3, central
Washington, in Yakima county, and
March 5, eastern Washington, at
the State college, Pullman.
The Valley settler., 1949-01-21
HERE
HE RE

Bort McCoo1, 10 cal Bcroer, returned from His Ho1 iday vacat ion on Saturday Of last week. ...., :.4 Nr. and Hrs. Matt onkka and daughter ,Annio |, visited relatives and friends in Palner over tho last rock end. Tho Matt onkkas nov reside in Anchor ago where Matt is en- p1oyeds ,r ....-
 Herds of Moose arc reported as dar ing to enter tho out skirts of tho tovn of PaE1ore Bob Peterson says that several uoro in his yard ono ing among which vas biz Gul1 roose. l[any other herds oro seen along the highUays.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-26
CARNIVAL ARRIVES. FOR ONE-WEEk RUN:. AT BASEBALL PARK

The first detachment of the Pa cific Northwest Shows arrived in Juneau yesterday aboard the M. ". Chilkoot with the second detach- ment to arrive this afternoon for a weeks stand at the baseball park.
 Included in the show are animal acts and rides for kids and adults. Animals in the acts are a spotted leopard, an ocelot, eight monkeys, an African Avalon bear, and about 50 white mice. ssa
 In the rides are an octopus and rollo plane for grownups and. a merry-go-round, skippy boat, cars and an airplane for the kids.
 Several concessions are included in the show. M
 The three-year-old Avalon bear is said to be rare one and has a yellow bib marking. The bear stands about two and half feet tall. The Mickey Mouse show has the 60 trained mice.
 We are the first show to play Yukon Territory" said John A, Beck, owner of the show. Indians in the Territory came 200 miles to see the monkeys"
 On August 1, the show crossed the Canadian border at Sweetgrass Montana, playing the first show at Coutts, B.C. Other appearances were at Whitehorse, Fairbanks, and An chorage making the trip over the Alaska Highway by trucks.
 The show is to play here for one week With tents to be set up this afternoon or tomorrow when the Baseball Park grounds are dry enough for tents to be pitched.
 "We'll play for a week, rain or shine," said Beck.
 The show originally had several snakes when it started it's trip. The last snake died in Anchorage. In the snake collection were a cobra and a python.
 In Anchorage, Universal News reel man made several shots of the show said Beck
 This show was originally part ot the one that played in Spokane Wash, last July when the panther attacked and killed gorilla. The two shows will join forces ir Washington upon the return of this ore stateside.
 The Pacific Northwest Shows are carried in nine trucks. Office and living quarters for MT. and Mrs Beck are in 33-foot trailer house Twenty-eight are now listed in the personnel.