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By PAUL MALLON
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CAN FDR BE BEATS!"
HAS DEWEY A CHANCE?
Can Roosevelt be beaten? Has
Dewey a chance? Stories have
been creeping into the newspapers
that the Republican convention
had a defeatist spirit. The ad
ministration partisan writers chose
that not unusual political line.
The London Times, which al
_. ways assumes itself to be the
‘ ritish empire, has editorially de
kfided Republican chances, but
this also may reflect a personal
interest. The Times may. wish to
continue the Churchill-Roosevelt
dealings into postwar. _
Yet aside from these interest
inspired stories, there is a rather
wide prevailing awe of the Roose
velt tendency to control every
thing, a respect for his great
powers, and naturally he is doing
nothing to discourage that inter
pretation.
But this is a usual technique
in his campaigning, the imposition
of an atmosphere of discourage
ment upon his opposition. '
SUMMARIZE CHANCES
A factual reporting job on this
convention, however, will give you
a different picture. If you will
probe the state and sectional lead
ers for their honest opinions, you
will find 'the situation somewhat
like this:
The Pacific coast regions are
doubtful or pro—Roosevelt as a
whole today. Oregon gives Dewey
his best Coast chance. Important
California will be especially diffi
cult without Warren on the ticket.
I would count it Democratic. In
the Rocky Mountain regions, the
Republicans think they can carry
Wyoming and Idaho surely, prob
thbly also Arizona and New Mexico
,but expect to lose Mo ta‘na, Utah
and' possibly “mauvestock
trouble is a main factor in the
Mountain states, influx of a mil
lion war workers in California.)
But' the farm states. all of
them are considered the best
Republican ground in the coun
try. the CIO has been too much
out here. and the conduct of the
war. economically has been un
popular. Kansas is in better
Republican shape today than
ever in its history. .
lowa is considered almost cer
tain. the Illinois Republican or
ganisation definitely promises
this. Indiana is more doubt
ful due to a factional Republi
can split. but few count it for
Roosevelt. Bricker has a good
chance to carry Ohio.
Republicans think Dewey can
beat Roosevelt in New York.
Pennsylvania is truly doubtful
as is Massachusetts. But Republi
cans have the edge elsewhere in
the East outside of Rhode Island.
New Jersey is debatable but on
the anti-Roosevelt side.
SOUTH 'l'O DEMOCRATS
No one expects anything Repub
lican from the South in the end.
Where, then, do these people de
v rive‘ the conclusion Roosevelt is a
cinch, that Republicans are de
feated? Obviously only out of their
own heads.
Give Dewey and Roosevelt an
even break west of the wheat
corn belts. count the farm states
Republican. the South Demo
cratic and you must reach the
conclusion that the election will
turn on the big industrial com--
munities in central and eastern
states. That is where the fight
will be. Whoever carries them
will win this election.
. It is all up to Dewey. He is en
tering the campaign with the edge
against him psychologically. To
many he is David out after Goli
ath, but with the same ending
not guaranteed. Yet the ground is
well prepared for him. Republi
can organizations are functioning
in 26 states, the populous heavy
voting ones.
If he conducts an unenlighten
ing. unintelligent campaign, he
can lose by a landslide. If he can
keep all the Republican voters
together and the anti-Roosevelt
forces solidified, he can win.
My first state canvass shows
Roosevelt 184, Dewey 239, doubt
ful 109. needed to win 266.
If Mr. Roosevelt makes more
than one or two campaign
sDOcChes I will be surprised. I
look for him to become deeply
[absorbed in peace negotiations or
final preparations in August or
ScMember, until November, either
wing abroad or bringing the other
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NEWS g
BEHINDr
THENE
@ll2 Kenmmitk Qlnurivr- Ewart”
4.3 CLUB canvass RETURN l
Fifteen Benton county 4-H club
members with four leaders and
County Agent Walter Click re
turned from Clear Lake, 4-H dis
trict camp at Yakima last Thurs
day after three days of classes in
First Aid, care of farm tools, food
preservation, handcraft and na
ture study. They were taught
group singing and games and en
joyed swimming and boating while
there. Mrs. Gladys K. Bolon, as
sistant agent in home economics,
stayed over and helped with the
second group at camp, returning
on Monday.
To Combine
Chest Drives
Organizations to again
name representatives to
local chest committee
The purchase of war bonds is
no sacrifice to anyone. Contri
bution of money for community
chest, war fund drives, etc., is
something else again, but of equal
value -in the war effort.
In a month or two you will be
asked to contribute $125,000,000
to the war fund drive as well as
an additional amount to the local
community chest. The million
dollar item, is of course for the
entire United States, although
Benton county will be allocated a
sizeable quota.
The two drives will again be
coordinated this fall as has been
the custom in recent years. Or
ganization of the chest committee
is now under way and Harold
Riggins was named as the repre
sentative from the 'Kiwanis club
and Frank Maupin from the cham
ber of commerce. Other or
ganizations will be asked to name
their representatives in the ner fu
ture so. that the drives may be
organized in plenty of time.
The war fund drive is for the
operation of the USO, various
relief agencies connected with the
war effort both at home and
abroad and is being handled on
a. nationaddegmpe. Full de
tails of the operation will be
made public before the drives
start. The local chest fund will
probably handle. the same bene
ficiaries as participated last year.
Cora Thurston, Lloyd
Haste Wed in Ellensburg
Miss Cora Thurston, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Thurston,
and Lloyd Haste, son of Mrs.
Dora Haste were married Sunday,
August 3rd in Ellensburg. The
Elder F. Roper of the /Seventh
Day Adventist Church was in
charge of the ceremony.
George Chalker sang accom
panied by Mrs. Roper on the
vibra harp. The bride, wearing a
blue traveling suit and a pink
rose bud corsage was attended
by Mrs. Leßoy Haste, sister-in-law
of the bride groom. She wore a
pink suit and a gladolia and pink
rose corsage. ,
The bride grooms brother Le-
Roy Haste acted as best man.
Immediately following the cere
mony a wedding dinner was serv
ed at Elder Roper’s home after
which the couple left for Spo
kane. From there they will go
to Missoula, Mont., for a short
honeymoon returning‘ to Kenne
wick Friday of this week. They
will make their home with his
mother Mrs. Dora Haste.
Besides the bridal party those
present were Mrs. Haste, the
bridegroom’s mother from Kenne
wick and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
Henderson from Leavenworth.
Mrs. Haste attended school in
KenneWick and her husband grad
uated from a high school in Spo
kane. Both parties are well known
in Kennewick having lived here
for a number of years.
THE WEATHER
For the past week the Kenne
wick weatherman has been dish
ing out fairly normal weather,
not too hot, not too chilly— just
about right to sleep comfortably
nights and still go without coats
during the day. His records for
the week, together with those
of the corresponding week a year
ago are:
Date 1944 1943
August 3 ......_................90-60 86-58
August 4 94-60 86-60
August 5‘......................97-60 79-60
August 6 91-56 89-58
August 7 82-54 81-59
August 8 -~.....................82-54 85-48
August 9 85-56 91-47
WATER TURN OUT .
Farmers, are warned to catch
up on their irrigating this week
end as the water will be out of
the main canal Sunday until Tues
day for a weed killing.
KEN NEWICK, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1944
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V- ay Celebration
Cities in many parts of the
country are making preparations
for the celebration of V-Day—the
day when the European war ends.
The general plan is to close all
business houses immediately upon
receipt of the good news. In the
larger places the closing is as
much a matter of protection as
it is of patriotism. However, in
the smaller places this feature of
the closing is probably not neces
my.
The suggestion was presented to
the chamber of commerce this
noon that Kennewick follow the
lead and close up everything in
town, immediately the news is
received. Business men in attend
ance didn’t think it was necessary
to make special arrangements for
the occasion, although most of
them agreed that there probably
would be no business done the
rest of the day following receipt
of the good news. No special pro
gram is being considered, those‘
who remembered the armistice of;
the first World War being of thel
opinion that there would be plenty‘
of excitement without any pré-‘
pared outline. i
Home on Furlough After
Two Years Servlce
Hover—Cpl. Hyman Cohen left
Sunday for his home in New York
after visiting Miss Viola Franklin
at the Carl Evans home several
days last week. Cpl. Cohen is
on furlough from the Aleutians
where he has been stationed the
past two years.
R. S. Mclntyre has gone to
Portland to visit his daughters.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Nelson and
family went to Walla Walla on
business.
Mr. and Mrs. Gauntlett and fam
ily have gone back to their home
at Newport after visiting rela
tives here.
Mrs. Slaybaugh is visiting rel
atives in Bremerton.
Miss Betty Ashby spent the
week end at her sister’s homes,
Mrs. A. Gilmore and Mrs. John
Nunn. .
I Larsons Have Three Sons in the Service I
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LOWELL C. LARSON
Working at a naval repair base
at San Diego, Calif.
Home Front Invasion
Cadet Nurse, Sailor, are
Principals at Wedding
‘ Miss Doris Lewis, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. _A. V. Lewis and
Darwin Everett Son of Mrs. Anna
Anderson of Walla Walla were
married at the Lewis home Tues
day, August Bth’. The ceremony
was held in front of a rose arbor
in the yard which was decorated
with baby breath and gladolias.
The Rev; A. J. Pine read the
marriage vows. The bride wore
a light blue street dress and a
white corsage. Her brides maid
was Miss Deinitnonichc of Spo
kane and she we a poudre blue
dress .with a,pifis .orchid corsage.
Stanley Ellis acted as best man.
The bride chose a navy blue cos
tume for her traveling suit.
; Following the ceremony a re
ception was held and ice cream,
. cake and punch were served. The
. couple left for a short wedding
3 trip after which Mrs. Everett will
. return to the Sacred Heart 1108-
pital in Spokane where she is a
cadet student nurse. The bride
groom is serving in the navy and
. he will return to Bremerton. Mrs.
; Everett was born in Kennewick
‘ and graduated from the local
, high school after which' she took
‘ up her cadet training in Spokane.
Mr. Everett lived in Richland
prior to entering the service. Those
, present besides relatives of the
cople were Miss Olive Watts of
Kennewick and Miss Lucile Risen
hower of Spokane.
‘ .3. _ _ ._._.
U of Hard Knocks
Is Best Educator
Sometime when you’re bored,
try putting down on paper the
things you have really learned
during your life time. Then go
over the list and see how much
of the stuff came from formal
education. It’s an interesting ex
periment Rev. Ojiver Adams, pas.
tor of the Congregational church
in Pasco told Kiwanians Tuesday
noon.
In fifty years Rev. Adams said
he had learned two things: That
one cannot get. something for
nothing and that travel was the
best form of real education. He
told many interesting incidents of
a trip he took to the Mediteran-‘
nean and the Holy Land a few 1
years before the war. ‘
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DWANE R. LARSON
‘ Air Cadet taking his training at
Tindal Field, Florida.
Mayor A. C. Amon reported to
the chamber of commerce today
that the city’s application to the
federal government for a loan
for the proposed sewer extension
was now in the final office of
review at Berkley. All informa
tion regarding the details of the
project have been furnished and
final approval is expected mo
mentarily.
The extension is estimated at
SBO,OOO of which about half is
expected to be received as a
grant from the government be
cause of the war project popula
tion influx being considered as
the reason for the need.
S-Sgt. Bowers Completes
48 Raids on Jap Bases
T /Sgt. Robert -S. Bowers, son
of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Bowers,
Kennewick, recently .returned
from a 10-day rest leave in Aus
tralia.
Sgt. Bowers is a radio operator
in a 13th AAF B-24 Liberator
operating from an advanced base
in the South Pacific. Since
coming overseas in September,
1943, he has successfully com
pleted 48 raids on heavily-defend
ed japanese bases at Rabaul, Truk,
and Yap Island.
Prior to his entrance into the
AAF, he was graduated from Riv
er View high school at Hover. He
has been officially credited with
the “sure” destruction of one Zero
and the “probable” destruction of
two others.
ch Bennett Due Home
Due to arrive in the United
States early next month on fur
lough from 48 month of infantry‘
duty in the Southwest Pacific!
theater of operations is Pfc Walter
F. Bennett, son of Mrs. Elmer
Rastetter, 335 Ave C. Kennewick.
The Twin City Navy Mothers‘
club will have its picnic Sunday
afternoon, Aug. 13, in the Kenne
wick city park. A pot-luck dinner
will be served at 5 o’clock. Club
.members and their friends are in-
Lvited to attend.
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LEWIS E. LARSON '
t Presumably chasing japs in the
South Pacific area.
Quits Bank After
Thirty Years of Servrce ‘
Thirty years, to a day, Jay
rßliss has worked in the local
bank. On the first of August he
quit and decided to get some out
side occupation, so this weelr he
is taking over a substitute’s job
in the post office.
Thirty years is a long, long
time to work on one job. There
are but one or two others in the
community who have a record as
‘good. .
Progress Ba idi
*o w ' pl y
, n r ening o .
Richland Hiway
1
‘ Upper end fairly well
i completed except for
1 applying 011 coat
Widening of the highway be
tween the two bridges— across the,
Columbia and across the Yakima,‘
is progressing satisfactorily. Much
of the grading from the Richland
bridge to the city limits has been
}completed and about half that
‘distance has been graveled. The
ten-foot extensions on each side
of the pavement will be oiled and
in effect a four-lane highway
accomplished.
In the meanwhile condemna
tion of the additional strip in town
between Benton street and the
Columbia bridge is being under
taken. As soon as the road widen
ing has been completed the city
will undertake the construction
of sidewalks in that section.
Along with the Avenue C con
demnation, will come the legal
work to secure the right of way
from Third Avenue East to the
highway at the bridge curve.
Council feels that a right of way
through the Pillsbury property
will be far cheaper and easier to
obtain now than later when the
company might want to have
buildings in the way.
Julia Anderson is
Wallace Preston’s Bride
The Wallace Preston home in
Riverview at Pasco was the scene
of a double ring ceremony Tues
day, Aug. &‘%m Miss Julia C.
Anderson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Simon Anderson of Albin,
Wyo., became the bride of Wallace
Preston, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wallace Preston.
The Rev. John B. Coan, pastor
of the First Methodist Church of
Kennewick, officiated. Large bas
kets of gladioli and sinnias formed
the setting for the exchange oi
vows.
The bride, given in marriage
by her uncle, Elof Olson, was
beautifully gowned in a model of
white chiffon. She carried a bridal
bouquet of pink rosesz and
white larkspur with a shower of
pink ribbon.
Miss Ethel Olson, cousin,of the
bride, as bridesmaid. wore a gown
of blue taffeta with a corsage of
Talisman resebuds with gladioli or
the same color. .
Best man tor the bridegroom
was Pvt. Beverly Sandem sta
tioned at Ft. Burning, Ga. Mn.
Preston, the hridegroom's moth
er, chose a dress or poudre blue
jersey worn with a “Meets and
pink rosebuds corsage. At the re
ception, the table was covered
with a hand embroidered and up.
plique cloth. The first piece of‘
the wedding cake. topped by a
bridal pair, was cut by the bride
which she shared with the bride
groom. Mrs. Bose Watkins served
the cake and Mrs. W. J. Preston,
grandmother of the bridegroom,
presided at the punch bowl.
Mr. and Mrs. Preston left later
tor a short wedding trip to the
Coast. For travelling, Mrs. Pres.
ton chose a dusty rose dress with
hat to match and white bag. doves
and shoes, with a white lily and
pink rose Ibuds corsage. ‘
They will make their home in
the Riverview district at Pasco
where Mr. Preston is engaged in
farming.
The bride is a graduate of the
Albin, Wyo., high school with the
classof’43,andbeforehermar
riage, was purchasing clerk at
the Holding and Beoonsignment
Point at Pasco. The bridegroom
is a graduate of Kennewick high
in '43. He spent most of his file
here, moving to the Riverview
district in Pasco last tall.
e-r-r PAIR AT BERTOII CITY
On August 26 at Benton City”
high school a 4-H fair will be
held where exhibits made in 44!
clubs will be judged. The Danish
method of judging all articles will
be used. Exhibit: should be in
place by noon so judging can be
done in the afternoon. Each club
will give a demonstration during
the afternoon. At the evening pro
gram, the blue ribbon winners
will repeat their demonstrations.
All interested in 44! club work
are invited to attend.
'llew Buildin
Will House 9
Scattered School
Look for greatly m
creased enrollment
again this school year
With the school population about
doubled last year. Supt. E. S.
Black today stated that he would
not be a bit surprised to have four
or five hundred additional pupils
enrolled this year. '
The new school house now rap
idly assuming shape is not going
to be of much of a help in this
case, Mr. Black states, for the addi
tional 16 rooms will no more than
accommodate the extra rooms and
the crowded condition of the en
rollment of last year. Should there
be a reasonable surety oi the in
icreased enrollment as suggested.
immediate application for an ex
tension of the new school will be
entered.
With one exception. all the
teachers for next year have been
signed up, Mr. Black stated. He
is hiring only the same number
as were used last year, the‘corps
numbering 56.
Rain or shine. everything will
be in readiness for the regular
school opening on the 28th of this
month, Mr. Black stated. He
and Mr. Normile are leaving for
Seattle this afternoon to wind up
the final arrangements. after hav
ing secured data from the county
auditor and treasurer.
Teachers and their assignments
as far as now made are: E. S.
Black, superintendent; Donald R.
Coates, assistant superintendent;
Ray Normile, principal of senior
high and Edgar R. Gilber, princi
pal of junior high; Mrs. Julia
Hemenway, principal of the grade
schools.
High school teachers and their
subjects will be: Mary G. Ander
son, junior high school, English;
M. G. Clark, science; Wilton R.
Colyer. shop; Frederick A. Eng
lish, band; Louise Fmdel, Spanish
and library; Naomi Hagstrom, so
cial studies; Virginia Hanson, jun
ior high school English, Latin, and
public speaking; Florence Aileen
Hines, junior English; Laila HOl
- dell. W 1; Rose: w. Jones,
. junior"math., football coach; Edith
McCoy. commercial; Annie E.
Moe. girls’ physical education;
Kathleen Stinchiield. home eco
nomics; Victor D. Rogers. agricul
ture; Estelle Swenson, senior high
English; Mary Templeton, senior
social studies; Gladys Wilder. Jr.,
hilh. social studies and English;
Grace Shaw Waldt, mathematics;
Chrysta Belle SWanson and Mrs.
Mary Spitzer, junior hm.
Teachers in the grades are: Ele.
mentary. Minnie V. Bird, Mabel H.
Black, Helen V. Bowlsby, Ruth
Coates, Clara Deeter, Margaret
Eleison. Murrl Evans, Jeanne 'B.
Fruh, Marcella Gilbert, Lela C.
Hatch. Hazel Hodgson, Lorene K.
Mg, Shirley Maillot. Lena Mains,
Vela Meyer, Lydia Mock, Leone
D. Moore. Eva Neuman, Stella
Palmer. Betty M. Van Rooy. Alta
M. Banning, Lily A. Smith, Mar
cena E. Sorensen, Florence Still
well, Annie E. Sutton. Ethel Tu
bunch, Clu-a Washburn, Ruth E.
Wayde. Band Wilson, Christa
Della Swanson. '
Soldier in France
Don't LikeStrihes
Tc D. l". Elam. with the army
in France just doesn‘t
like, the way washers in this coun
tu m m aooosdiag to lot
hra now being ”ceived by his
done. One at the letters had the
following: “Civilians don’t know
what goes on over here or they
Wouldn‘t strike like they did on
the Martin. The infantry stayed
in their bxholes on the dth and
never-struck for a holiday. They
never had anything to drink.
either.” the postacript said: '“l'd
use like to get hold of the union
heads that caused all those strikes.
I'd try to make him change his
mind.”
Lt. L. 1. Bruce Awarded
Coveted Air Medal.
Second Lt. Leroy J. Bruce, 29.
o! 215 Ave. E, Kennewick, pilot
of a 3-24 Liberator bomber, op
erating from Italy. has been
awarded the Air Medal, according
to an announcement by the 15th
Air Force.
In the words of the citation, the
award was made, “for meritorious
achievement in aerial flight while
participating in sustained opera
tional activities against the
enemy.”
Lt. Bruce won his pilot's wings
and commission_Aug. 30, 1943. He
is now stationed at a 15th Air
Force heavy bomber base in Italy.
in a group commanded by Col.
Thomas W. Steed, of Etowah,
Tenn. Bruce is the husband of
Betty Shaughnessy Bruce. daugh
ter of Bill Shaughnessy.
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