The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume], July 11, 1940, Page 2, Image 2

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The Courier. est. March 27, 1902 The Reporter, est. January 24, 1908 Consolidated April 1. 1914
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Entered as Second Class matter, April 2, 1914 at P. O. at Kennewick. Wash., under act of March 3. 1879
Gradually, and we believe se
curely. Kennewick business is pro
gressing toward the stability that
makes our “home town” one in
Which we as citizens can and do
have faith, and one in which our in
vestments are good. The first half
of 1940 has shown a definite up
turn in all lines of business, and
has also seen the addition of new
enterprises. The enlarged refriger
ation facilities of the Big Y, the new
Walla Walla cannery, the Pasco
Growers new plant, the new grange
building, the Havstad apartments
and office building. and the many
new residences. all require numer
ous transaction in which the First
National Bank’s facilities were nec
essary and useful. Now that the
institution has become a branch of
one of the best banks of the North- .
west. these facilities will be retain- ‘
ed, and many more made available.
The National Bank of Commerce is
definitely an outstanding bank in
the State of Washington, and in ac
quiring a branch in Kennewick, of- I
fers to this community facilities and
resources not only of this branch,
but of the mother bank in Seattle
as well. It is definitely a compliment
to Kennewick that they have chosen
to place their investment here. They
should, and will, receive the fullest
cooperation of our people.
The city gives us city parks, the
state gives us state parks, the na
tional govu-nment gives us national
«parks, but none of the three agen
cies give park users any manners.
Because some bloke buys a pack of
cigarettes and pays the state sales
tax, he thinks he is privileged to go
to a. state park, possibly Sacajawea,
take possession of a'table at high
noon, and relinquish it at sundown,
meanwhile glowering viciously at
sane fellow with a good lunch and
no table who casts an expectant eye
his way. Parents can and do teach
the kids some manners, but who can
teach a guy like that!
The July 4th celebration is over.
While not the success many think
it should have been, the matter of
skipping one day and then return
ing to a festive mood has a certain
psychological effect no one was able
to predict accurately. It is accurate
and prom? to say that Thursday’s
pioneer picnic and the rodeo on that
day were very successful, and to
give credit where credit is due, the
various committee chairman and
their workers deserve much com
mendation for their work. With no
pay, and sometimes much criticism,
it is admirable of the people who
Irecanedupontimeaftertimeto
serve on these committees, yet we
are likely to minimize the value of
their work and assume that it was
their civic duty. Why not give one
or! them a pat on the back? ‘
We believe that the country is
headed toward compulsory military
training in some form. There will be
little opposition to such a move in
this country, but remorseless necess—
Ity eventually always has its way.
Under the program young men
would be taught some useful trade.
The general impression is that mil
itary training teaches young men
how to kill others. Military train
ing teaches many things that are
useful and valuable to a young man
even though he is never called tor
service.
Are you set for. a
Profitable
Harvest?
Within a very short time you I
will be starting your busiest sea.-
son of the year—Harvest! Bow ‘
profitable your harvest is de- i
pends to a large degree on the 1
cost of farm power.
Why not compare your present
costs with those of your neigh
bors who own “Caterpillar”
and let us help you work out 3
Diesel Tractors. Then, see us
plain to put this lower-cost
power to work on your farm!
Richmond Brothers
Implement Co.
A trade arrangement has been
'proposed that would hold for the
Western Hemisphere the trade of
ithe Western Hemisphere in the
event Hitler defeats France and
England. It won’t work. Nothing
the United States can do will hold
the trade of South America if Hit
1191' is allowed to win the war. He
will set up a barter system by which
he will trade German manufactured
products for South American food
stuffs. He will have the advantage of
the United States because South
America exports food stuffs the
same as the United States and will
welcome an opportunity to buy her
industrial needs with her surplus
food products. When the question
is one of standing by the Western
Hemisphere or a more advantageous
trade, the odds are definitely on the
side of the best trade.
, No satisfactory explanation has
been given why France and Eng
land sat idly by and watched Ger
lmany put together his war machine
a piece at a time, knowing what it
was being built for, and took no
steps to prepare to meet it. Could
it be that fifth columnists prompted
the people to resist prepardness by
the leaders? It is entirely possible
that had France and England been
iprepared to the extent that Ger
many was prepared there would
have been no war. Hitler has not
won because of his altreness alone,
but because of .the tragic indiffer-‘
ence and blindness to reality of‘
France and England. How much bet
ter off are we than France and
England? How much alert and
awake? Have subversive influences
been responsible for us going to
sleep also?
Events in Europe do not tend to
give us a. very high regard for the
nations of that part of the world.
Germany is a ruthless invader of
other nations. The King of Bel
gium deserted his Allies as did
France. Russia took advantage of
Finland, a country oneuriftieth or
her size. Italy stuck a knife into
the back of its neighbor, and France
deserted England. England is now
left alone to tight the enemy of
every one of the countries who de
serted her.
The extensive use of mechanized
equipment in modern warctare should
make possible an extension 01' the
age limits of men called for service.
Men forty years old can drive tanks
as well as twenty year old boys.
‘ So far no one has discovered a
way to make money grow on trees.
Every dollar that any one receives
from any source, that he has not
worked for, has been earned by so
many hours of labor by some one
else.
Every community has a boy or two
who should 'be in the navy learning
a useful trade, rather than growing
up in idleness to be worth nothing
to himself or the community either.
Thousands of mediocre workmen
are able to hold onto thlr jobs only
because of the tolerance of their em
players.
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We regretted exceedingly to see
France desert her ally England and
ask for a separate peace. It may be
that if we were a Frenchman in
France we would look at it the same
way the French do. We have so lit
tle faith in Hitler or his promises
that our guess is that France is go
ing to find that she has but post
poned the evil day. There will be
little pleasure in life to a French
man living under the rule of a man
like Hitler.
Those who are opposed to this
country sending every possible ma
terial aid to the Allies should re
member that the Allies alone in all
the world represent what is dearest
to all Americans, individual liberty
and freedom. If England is crushed
we will be left alone to face the
enemies of democracy. ‘We will be
an island of democracy in a sea of
dictatorships, and dictatorships hate
democracies above everything else.
We’ve heard a good deal of crit
icism in the past regarding the for
eign policy of the United States, but
we've never seen the foreign policy
defined. The country’s foreign pol
icy, we conclude, is something that
no one seems to know anything
about.
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TEN YEARS AGO—I93O
Postmaster Inspector Fitzgerald
was in Kennewick interviewing
prospective bidders for the leasing
of the post office headquarters.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Oliver ac
companied by their mothers, Mrs.
R. A. Oliver and Mrs. G. A. Hume,
spent the Fourth on a motor trip
down the Columbia River highway.
The gas well community situat
ed 12 miles N. E. of Benton City was
taking steps to organize an individ
ual"school district.
l The new state highway from
'Kennewick to Prosser was again
lopen to traffic.
The Warde Johnson family was
moving to Avenue A.
Frank Maupin underwent an ap
pendectomy at the Pasco hospital. '
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Bier, Phil Bier,
Mrs. Cora MoKain and Mrs. Zada
Durbin picnicked on the Fourth
along the Walla Walla river.
Kessler and Gerald Campbell left
for lone to work in the wheat
rfields. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Vane Wilder moved
into the hcuse vacated by the Rob
ert Mackie family Who moved to
Walla «Walla.
John Vibber, Bob Brown and
Tony Brogumer were on a. two
weeks camping trip in the Blue
Mountains.
The Misses Floyce Smith and
Margaret Hawkins spent Sunday in
Walla Walla watching the auto
races.
Kenneth Staley entertained a
group of boy friends in celebra
tion of his tenth birthday. .
Edith Long and Lynn Sloppy o!
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Richland surprised their many
friends when they were married in
Kennewick
TWENTY YEARS AGO—IO2O
The first carload of Kennewick’s
early potato crop had been rolling
out with 15 full cars being expect
ed by the end of the week. The
first carloads were sold at $l4O per
ton, but the price had dropped to
$l3O.
Miss Alice Corfman, winner of the
contest, dedicated the new Liberty
theatre building at the opening
ceremony twenty years ago. Miss
Violet Woods and Miss Charlotte
Lincoln assisted her.
Walter Chalcraft, Richland, was
a Walla Walla week-end visitor.
Miss Ruth Huntington had re
turned from San Francisco, where
she had been attending the state
normal school in that city.
Word had been received from El
lis Dorothy, O. W. agent at Sunny
side, that he was thrown from the
back of a delivery truck and was
suffering from several injuries.
Mrs. M. M. Moulton and three
children left on a two months vaca
tion trip to Colorado Spring to vis
it with relatives.
Mrs. Clell Ashby of Dee, Oregon
was spending the summer months at
Hover.
1 Mrs. I. Serier and three children
left for their old home in Wiscon
sin, where they would visit until
September.
The heavy P. P. & L. cable carry
ing the power for Richland, fell into
the river so that the town was with
out power all day.
The new pump house on the High
lands cl-übhouse grounds was com
pleted with the cost of construction
being only $36.
Arthur Campbell of Anatone left
for his home after a week’s Visit
Dr. H. N. Harmon
Dentist
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YOU CALL FRIENDS
BY THEIR'NAMES
Confidence breeds eordiality. When you have associated
with a person and formed a relationship of friendly understand
ing, he is no longer just an acquaintance or a business associate
.. . he’s “Bill” or “Tom” or some other intimate name to you. He
assumes a fixed place in your regard. No one can take his place.
4 This same attitude of cordiality exists toward the product
advertised in this newspaper. Having been introduced to them
through advertising, you and your neighbors, by repeated pur
chases, have given them prestige in return for quality. You buy
them by name . . . show friendly and emphatic preferences in their
, favor. .
Every day you can meet products of quality and value——
' old and new—in the advertising columns of this newspaper. They
come to you with authentic credentials . . . introduced by manu
facturers and distributors who sponsor them with pride and faith.
The names of these products represent definite business
ideals. Trust them as you would a friend.
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
G. Campbell.
THIRTY YEARS AGO—I9IO
A Fourth of July program was
held at the Triple Springs school
house in Horse Heaven. The ora
tion was given by J. Kelly De Priest
of Prosser. After a feed at noon
the group which attended from
neighboring cities enjoyed playing
ball games and races.
CiEy Clerk, G. N. Calhoun left for
Longmount. Colorado to attend a
reunion of the Calhoun family.
The Mounsey boys captured a 19-
pound salmon in the canal near the
Highlands pump house. It measured
43 inches long.
Miss Blanche Clements of Rich
land severely fractured her ankle
while jumping from a buggy in Ken
newick.
Peaches averaging 60 to a crate
were being shipped from Hover.
H. A. Bier, R. J. Andrus. B. C.
Rutherford and C. L. Holcomb with
their families went to Clements
grove up the Yakima river, where
they celebrated the fourth.
Mrs. Caroline Klitten left on a
short business trip to Los Angeles,
where she expected to join Mr.
Klitten.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Amon of
Horse Heaven spent the Fourth
with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Emigh and
two daughters returned from Walla
Walla, where they had taken one
of the girls to undergo medical
treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Conway en
tertained a few of their friends at
their home Friday evening.
Miss Effie Oliver returned from
a. month’s visit with her sister, Mrs.
W. S. Washburn in Seattle.
The Misses Nima and Nellie
Hoadley celebrated the Fourth in
Prosser with Mrs. Bignel.
Chas Garber brought one of the
finest crates of apricots into the
Courier office. It took just four
tiers of the fruit which was half the
size of a eacup to fill the box.
Frank Larkin and sons Roy and
Earl Larkin made a trip to Wallula
to inspect and finally purchase an
up-to-date threshing machine.
Relatives Spend 4th at
Bingham‘ Springs
HIGHLANDS—Mrs. Gladys Kelso
and daughter, Margaret. Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Linden and children, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Hunter and Joe Bu
chanan accompanied Mr. and Mrs.
P. R. Kelso of Walla Walla to Bing
ham Springs on the Fourth.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Crickmore of
Mesa were Sunday visitors at the
W. L. Foraker home.
Miss Helen Boehmer of White
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