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voL. XXVIII
OUR BOYS IN THE SERVICE
Pvt. HARY A. CONWAY ‘
may, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
' Conway, Kennewick pioneers, is in
the signal corps, in training at Camp
McQuaid, Calif.
Pvt. BEN WINKLER ‘
Ban 3 probably somewhere in the
Pacific. as he is in the Medical
Corps and his address is care of the
Postmaster at San Francisco.
Pfc. ARCHIE DUNLAP
son of Mr. and Mrs. Hereman Dun
lan at this city. Archie has been
in training in San Diego since April
In an anti-aircraft division.
Jury PlaEFS—Hiéfi
Value on System
' An Okanogan county superior
cum jury yesterday awarded the
Wlßhington Water Power company
8 Valuation verdict of $2,227,531 for
distribution lines and properties in
“moan county and $139,165 for
“Mics in Douglas county in a
hint suit by the P. U. D. of both
mties for the valuation of the
W!!! company’s holdings. The
Wt was nearly double the orig
“ condemnation value set.
The suit, largest in the history
“1 Okanogan county, star-ted last
"Mamie: and did not go to the
Jury uneil Dec. 23. The P. U. D.‘
in its suit claimed an appraised
m“! of the Okanogan county prop-i
"W of $1,207,011 and $55,775 tori
“'9 Douglas properties—Spokane
BPokisman-Review, Jan. 3, 1943. ‘
The East Kennewick woman’s clubl
'l3 Meet at the home of Mrs. Walter
hen Tuesday, Jan. 12, with Mrs.‘
X. J. Hansen assisting hostess!
Marie is urged to attend as the!
“Non of officers will be held at
“‘5 meeting.
Food and More
Food to be Asked
Of Local Farmers
Increase spuds, mint,
carrots, beets; cut let
tuce, berries and melons
Food and more food will be asked
of Benton county farmers during
1943 in order to make their full
contribution to the war effort, ac
cording to Fred Wilson. chairman
of the Benton county ACA. Pro
duction goals were released to the
county committee at a District AAA
conference held in Walla Walla on
Dec. 30 and 31 and call for an all
out effort on the part of farmers
on certain essential crops. Largest
acreage increases are requested in
tomatoes, lima beans and green psas
for processing. Potato acrage allot
ments are withdrawn for 1943 and
growers will need to put forth every
effort in order to produce the 2800
acres which has been allotted to
Benton county. Increased acreage
is also being asked in corn, sugar
beets, peppermint, carrots, while de
creases or maintenance of present
acreage is requested in lettuce, green
peas for market, strawberries and
watemnelons. Increases are still be
ing asked in milk production, live
stock and poultry, with the excep
tion of sheep.
Price supports will be maintained
on all commodities for which 'the
secretary of agriculture has publicly
reques'tedincrea'sed production until
June 30, 1944, and in the case of
hogs until Sept. 30, 1944.
R. M. Turner, extension economist,
pointed out the necessity for putting
our limited manpower, material and
machines to work where they are
going to count. for most in‘ the war
effort, instead of letting every farm
er produce as he wishes. This is
being done by means of county goals
and every effort is being made «to
produce the bulky foodstuffs as near
as possible to the place they will
be consumed in‘ order to eliminate
unnecessary hauling. Therefore,
some counties are being asked to
produce large acreages of certain
commodities and the commodity
3may be eliminated altogether from‘
the goals of another county. ,
According to Jack Grat of the N.
5. Employment Service, the labor
problem is not going to be easy but
it is hoped it can be handled more
smoothly than in 1942 because of
the fact the employment service,
selective service and manpower
commission have been combined and
will be in a position to work to.
gether in furnishing manpower
where needed. 1
John C. Kuhns of the Forest Serv
ice reminded this group of farmers
from nine counties that farmers are
not only the only people who are
having to use inexperienced help.
Ship builders, lumber mills, the for:
est service and everyone else who
employs a number of workers has
the same problem and it is largely
up to the ingenuity of the individual
employer to get the Job done. ‘
Mr. King of »the CPA and J. W.‘
Gambill of the CDT gave pointersi
to county farm transportation com
mittees and war boards as to their
part in the mileage rationing for
farm rucks. ‘
Ben-ton county was represented at
this conference by the AAA commit;
tee composed of Fred Wilson, H. N.
Hampton and H. L. Copeland; R. K.
Safford, alternate committeeman;
Emma. Dahlin, secretary to the com
mittee; Waldo W. Skuse and Miss
Dorothy Reaugh of the extension
service. Jay 'W. Thaanum of the
local Soil Conservation Service, a.
member of the Benton county war
board was also in attendance.
More detailed information regard
ing goals and plans for meeting
them will be released at an early
date. ‘
jap Prisoner
Mrs. Irene Hughes received a tele
gram 'from a general on Monday
evening saying that he knows defin—
iteLy that her son, Lt. Harrison
Hughes, is a prisoner in the Philip
pines. Mrs. Hughes expects a letter
to follow giving more details.
Since the above item was put into
type Mrs. Hughes reported that she
had received the expctd letter which
confirmed the wire. She was noti
fied that she could communicate
with him through the Red Cross at
Tokyo. 1
Radio and neWSpapers the first of
the week, mentioned Jim Reed’s
name as taking pant in a big air
raid over Rommel's hordes. He was
named as one or five gunners from
the Pacific Northwest to bag a Ger
man plane on the raid.
KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1943
mm" €3rvln.\
Some Councilmen
To Get Paid 2
Others Nothing
Holdov'ers not to get
in on new plan;
tWo new members
Beginning Tuesday night, three
city councilmen will get paid for
attendance . at their bi-monthly
meetings while the remainder will
continue to serve for love. ' "
Tuesday night there were two
new men sworn in as oouncilmen
and two others who were reelected.
Of the two new men, but one will
get #0 sign a regular payroll, as
Joe Stradling, one of the new men
from the first ward, is serving the
unexpired term of George Turner.
The other representativ tom the fist
ward, Roger Records, will, however,
be entitled to draw his per dian, re
gardless of the fact that he was re
elected, as -his term had expired.
Art Carpenter. new councilman
from the third ward is the other new
'face seated around the council table.
He was elected to the job just va
cated by McKinley Desgranges.
Carpenter will draw fees .for at
tendance, as will Larry Oliver, coun
cilman at large and‘ Lawrence Scott
from the second ward will also be
on the payroll. . V
John Dickinson was sworn in as
city police officer.
Mayor A. C. Amon announced his
committee apppointments, with little
changes in the lineup of last year.
Arthur Campbell will again head
the street department, Oliver the
park, Scott the firedepartment and
finance, Records the ordinance and
Stradling, public improvements.
Promoted to Sergeant
Pvt. Paul Larson, Richland, sta
tioned at Almogordo, N. Mex. has
been promoted to sergeant tn the
army air corps. He is assigned to
a combat crew, his parents hear,
as an armorer gunner and reports
that he is very busy but finds the
work very interesting.
i
War Claims 1 More
Local Business
The war has claimed another
Kennewick business institution.
Announcement is made this week
of the closing of the Lady Lure for
the duration. ‘
Mrs. Lou Miller, who has run the
exclusive lady’s apparel store for
the past 11 years, will close her store,
for the duration, at least, as soon as
she can dispose of her stock of
merchandise. She says the uncer
tainty of securing stocks is the rea-j
son for her closing at this time”
Salesmen give absolutely no promise!
of goods in her line from. the middle‘
of the summer on, she states. ‘
The store will be closed, Mrs.‘
Miller announces on Friday and
Saturday to arrange for the sale,
which will open Monday morning.
She plans to sell out completely,
even to the fixtures.
Our Schedule For the Year
Power Co. to Award
Summer Scholarship
Announcement that the Pacific
Power & Light company will award!
a. summer school scholarship at the
State 4-H Club camp at Pullman
to the 4-H club boy or girl in Ben-l
ton county who prepares the best
report on rural electrification and‘
farm use of electricity has been
made here by R. H. Skill, district
manager for the company. 1 ‘
Rules of the contest, entry blanks
and information on preparing a re
port will be' available at the county
agent's office.
Arrangements M the PP&L.
scholarship, which will supplement
regular 4-H club work, have been
made through Charles T. Meenach,
acting 4-I-I club leader, and J. C.
Knott, state director of agricultural
extension work, said Skill.
Okanogan Paper
Tells~ About
Monroe Accident
The following story concerning the
tragic death of Mrs. Mona Monroe's
son was printed in the Okanogan
Independent last week:
Okanom folks were shocked and
sorrowed Saturday .norning by the
arrival of the news of their first
casualty of the war announcing that
Leading Aircrafwnan Sterling 'l‘.
Monroe. Jr., had crashed with his
plane 30 miles from the home base
at Ciareshoim, Alta., at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon of the day before‘
Christmas. The young flyer had left
the Claresholm field an hour earlier
and was on a routine flight. He
had finished his flying course with
the Royal Canadian Air Force and
would have received his official
wings Dec. 28.
Sgt. Pilot Hamid and Mrs. Wat
son, with Mrs. Monroe and four
year-old son Tommy, accompanied
the body of young Sterling to Oka
nogan, arriving Monday. The Wat
sons were close friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Monroe, the two men having
enlisted in RCAF at Vancouver on
the same day, and the families had
been close friends all during their
training courses
Details of the accident, according
to militfi'ypracticos are not fully
announced, Watson says.
At the station at McLeod, upon
departure from Canada, Sterling
was given military honors with field
procession and his son Tommy was
presented the wings his father had
won. Presentation was made by
Squadron Leader Atkinson of the
ißoyal Air Force.
‘ Sterling Thomas Monroe, Jr., was
born June 4, 1918, at Nome, Alaska,
‘while his father was in military
service there. When a small boy
he came toOkanoganwithhis par
cuts and had all his schooling here
until graduating from high school.
He attended the University of Wash
ington two years and was pledged
to SAE fraternity. Just prior to
service enlistment he . had spent
some «time in defense work at Dutch
Harbor. Aug. 16. 1936, he was mar
ried to Edna G. Moss. a schooknate.
He entered training with the RCA?
(continued on Page 8)
Police Department
Is Now Almost
Self Supporting
Arrests and fines
doubled While building
permits are halved
The local police department is
almost self-supporting. according to
a monthly report submitted to the
clty council Tuesday night by able!
Kershaw. 1
During the month of Decunber.
the police department conecud sl6
in fines and S3OO from pin ball ma
chine licenses. During the month
there were 10 attests listed, all but
two for drunkenness—the two being
for traflic violations.
Atthat. them-rests (or-theyear.
according .to the. report almost
doubled that for the preceding year.
when there were 76 arrests listed on
the police blotter. Last year the
numb erhad risen to 156. Lbense
money from pin ball machines in
creased nearly a maisand dollars
for the year. the city taking in $3240
in 1941 and 34120 last year.
Building permits for the past year
were only about half the total for
the previous year. however. In
1941 permits totaled $143,476 while
last year permits were issued for
only $70,852. .
The total of fines almost doubled
in the past year. however. as in
1941 $548 was collected from this
source and last year the take
amount to SIOB9. 3
Watch These
Ration Dates!
Important rationing dates of Jan
“Bl7 are listed below:
7 Ounce
Sunday, Jan. 3—Last (by for us
ingcmlponNo.2'linWar Ration
Book No. l for purchase of coffee.
Coupon No. 28 becomes valid Jan.
4. Itwillbegoodforcnepwnd
of coffee and valid until Feb. 8.
Sign: ‘
Wednesday. Jan. s—Last day on
which institutional and industrial
sugar users may register at ration
boards for January and February}
allotments. 1
Jan. 31—Coupon No. 10 in Wan
Ration Book No. l is good (or 3
pounds or sugar through this date.‘
\ Mileage—Gasoline and The.
Jan. zl—Last day for using No. 3
coupon in “a_coupon books. No. 4
coupons become valid Jan. 22.
Dan. ill—Last day that temporary
“'l‘" coupons will be issued directly
by rationing boards. Beginning Feb.
l.“'l"’rationswillbeissuedonthe
basis of our certificates of war
necessity.
Jan. sl—Motorists must have auto
tires inspected by this date. Otticinl
OPA inspectors at designated alum
stations. garages. the shop. and
other places, will check all tires on
your car and make report a: your
tire inspection recond.
War lation Book One
Jan. 15—Desdline for obtaining
W‘sr Ration Book No. 1. Persons
who do not have this book should
applytolocslraflonmxbouds. All
persons must possess War Ration
Book No. 1 before War Rstlonnook
No. 2 can be obtained.
BLUEJACKET NOW
From now on. William Lee Bou
tell. husband of Mrs. Louise Boutell.
of Kennewick. will be a bluejachet
in the U. 5. Navy. He reported at
the Farragut naval training station
this week as a naval recruit and will
be taught the fundamentls at sea
manship at this station located on
the shores of Lake Pend Oreille. one
of the largest fresh water lakes in
the country.
After several weeks of training.
during which he will learn to con
duct himself in the traditional style
of a man-o-war‘s man. he will he
graduated and proceed to either a
navy service school. where he will
be instructed in a specialized field.
or join the U. s. fleet at sea.
Attack May Come
To Northwest Is
Belief of Grace
“Our coastline has been attacked;
we are liable to be attacked again.
I! we can ferry planes to distant
bases. as we are doing. then cer
tainly the enemy can fly planes
here.” This was the warning pro-
Jected into closing day sessions or
the fourth annual Pacific North
west law entomelnent conference by
W. A. Grace. dinetor ct civilian
protection. Washington defense
council. Seattle.
He pleaded for an effectively tuna?
tioning civilian defense aetup blank;
eting the Northwest. particularly
mm the part that the auxiliary;
police omninion might play in
combating the threat of aabotage.;
“Saboteuu.” Grace explained. “are
lying low M at meant probably;
because they are afraid to me
the American people to the full
Gary 0! their potentialities." He
quoted both the FBI estimate of
100,000 members of subversive or
ganizations at lame and the Dies
committee estimate of double that
number of potential aaboteura with
in the nation's borders.
AmyWu-I-Caboteln
Lt. T. 8. Alexia“. of the Ninth
Service Commend heedquerteu.
talking on “The Pleat Protection
Services.” gave 1 trim werninc on
behalf at the my tint “continuity
of production must be maintained.”
He explained. “Although we try to
work tactfully. the my menu: busi
ness in punt protection and will
brook no fifth column activities
that any try to interfere.”
Wet-zen A. W. of Tille
mook. {accident of the Oregon State
District Attorney's annotation. urged
oooperetive. uniform iewe between
Washington and Oregon. “es on
effective eid to man; wet-time
crime and aiding the war wort."
He mun-1y cited the need for
unii'm shame: in the law of ur
rest. fresh mania: etetnte and ex
tradition law.
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don." Dr. Yoderisheedoithede
putmentotsoeioiocy .1: Washing
tonsuteConege. ,
“Our American soldiers would pre
fertoretm'ntocivilianiobswhen‘
vietoryoomee.”explumdtoheopeek.
er. “has: this time we must insure
that there is no chance of another
war breaking out 3 generation lever.
As for the Axis leaders. we must
wish them, but punish them in
the Anglo-Sum tradition 0! law
and order. 1
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ment utter the m. but we must let
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‘Petition Filed
Against PUD
lCondemnation
Gives reasons for
postponement of legal
action for duration
A PUD condemnation suit in Ben
ton county could accomplilh no use
lul purpose at this time and it would
hinder rather than help the war ef
tort. outlines a letter sent the Benton
county public utiiity district by a
group of representative farmers and
businessmen of the county who ask
PUD commissioners to reconsider s
November proposal to start imme
diate court action.
PUD commissioners are asked to
postpone a contemplated condemna
tion action tor the duration of the
war.
rum: of the letter at the PUD of
flee ln Prosser Tuesdey followed an
oral plea made by the group of Ken
newick. Prosser and Whlte Bluffs
cltlaens at the publlc utlllty dis
trict's December meetlng.
’Slcners include E. 8. Wells. 'l‘. E.
Brockheuaen. George Butlen. C. A.
Beluncer. o! Prosser; 81mm Kelly.
Alex Perks. W. 'l'. Morrow. Joe W.
Grelle. Rey Bunny. J. H. Evett. of
Whlte Bluffs: J. Perry. N. E. Rob
him. P. G. Richmond. 3. E. Reed.
Fred will. umley Durance.
and 11. 11. mm. of Kennewick.
Text of the letter follows:
To the Oomhslonera of Benton
County Public Utility Dlltlflct
Gentlemen:
This committee of citizens und
taxpayers met with your board Tues
day. Dec. 15. and discus-ed with you
the advisability o! etnrtinc condem
nation proceeding: against the Pe
dflcPowerchicmcompmyotthe
pment time. We wish to so on
moord minst any condemnation
moimmmdnw.mior
the duration at the wer. (or the
following reasons:
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won. we feel that everything we
hove—time. my ond money—
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