The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume], July 01, 1943, Image 1

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VOL. XXIX
meet Merchant
p. 59- After
W Illness
f 1138 been in business
j,‘ in Kennewick since
_ . mg;bllilt new store ‘
GU! Neuman, pioneer Kenne
rid merchant, passed away at
PM hospital last Friday after
IVE“! months of illness. He had
be” near death several times be
tore his final attack and the chil
dren had been called home be
-101;“, a merchant here since
1913, first purchased a store op
gmdby W. G. King and son, lo
and, at that We, in the present
fiavslad building. Later he closed
that location. moving several times
before moving into the modern
building which he erected at the
corner of Kennewick Avenue and
Benton street, where the store is
now located. He had had no small
part in the business activities in
a, mmunlty during the twenty
two years he had been in the mer
until: line here.
Nannan's present business
mailing was erected in 1928 and
3’ still one of Kennewick’s finest
W stuctures. It is located
“35m town’s busiest corner and
g. hilt especially to house a
M store. 0f modern fire
pad Instruction, the building
'3 (unusually large amount of
flow display space, affording
gt lighting from both east and
girth sides. A permanent marquee
adds a definite touch to the ap
pearance and comfort of the build
ing, which embodies a warehouse
as well as the salesroom for the
groceries rind meat departments.
For the past few years there
have been. two Neuman stores in
Kennewick—one where the store
is now located and which was
under the management of John
Nam, while a couple of doors
firth: _'vmt on the same block,
was the Kennewick ‘Market, op-
“Elwin. Both storeswere
mined by the father until the
var took four of the boys. Son
Bank became an officer in the
it can; while John had a posi
tin in a civilian capacity at Eglin
field in Florida, as also did Lor
ene. 8m Edwin is employed at
the Pasco Holding and Reconsign-
IlntPoint. ,When Edwin left, the
M stores were consolidated with
the stocks under the management
otllr. Miller on the corner.
Burial the hour of the funeral
My all business houses were
chad as a mark of respect to one
I! Kennewick’s oldest business
In.
Hr. Gus Neuman was born in
new-am, Russia, May 9, 1883.
FenmetoAmerica in 1892, settl
ms at Pierre, 5. Dak. Later he
m to West Point, Miss., where
k was married to Christine
Mel in 1905. From Mississippi
’ 9!! moved to Washington, locat
\ M at first at Okanogon, in 1907
111 later moving to Douglas. He
II! to Kennewick in 1918 and
h resided here ever since. He
3_ survived by his sorrowing
“1". five sons, one daughter,
“9 Bandson, six sisters and one
i W. He passed away at the
Paco hospital June 25th, reaching
} a” '8! of 60 years, 1 month and
15_ day}. Interment was at the
RWex'vnew cemetery last Tuesday,
June 29th.
Methodists Will
Dine Together
o'l Sunday following the regu
h' “Offline service at the First
“dist church, members of the
Wfion are to join in an old
lu’i‘md basket dinner in the din
l“Shall of the church, which they
and the “coolest spot in town.”
The announcement was made
2“ Sunday following a meeting
3. the new pastor, the Rev. John
(3°31. With a small group of
hides after he had requested an
“Yb meeting with all the official
:‘mbers 0f the church. A meeting
“lathe" Officials will be held after
dlliner.
The ladies of the church have
W that each family bring
1' Sel'Vice for themselves.
The Rev. Coan stated that he is
:3?th Pleased with the out--
and “1 Kennewick and his church
he {expects during the summer to
thelgfllmlating plans with the of
101' the active months to
tnnow.
4°? July Sunday mornings the
‘ $0? has announced a series
ix: sermons on the general
fit Da “The Cornerstones of Pres
y Christianity.”
OUR BOYS IN THE SERVICE
L
FRED LANDE
Another son of Jens Lande, of
the Valley, brother of Lt. Orin,
also shown on this page. Fred
Lande is' now on duty in Alaska,
He’s with a headquarters company.
Mexican Crew
Helps a! Church's
A crew of about fifty Mexican
laborers has been working the
past week in the Church Grape
Juice vineyards, according to a
report made today by Production
Mgranager Larry . Newsone. They ‘
were a part of 'the three th’ouv
sand odd which had been shipped
into this territory to help out with
the harvesting of the crops in this
area. They are.stationed at Walla}
Walla and Milton and were brotl
there primarily for the harvesting‘
'of the pea crop. Because of the;
lateness of the season there, the
workmen had been idle.
To secure the crew it was ne
cessary to provide transportation
both ways and Mr. Newsome- se-i
cured the use of one of the‘
local school busses to transport:
the men both ways-each’day.‘ and
week’s work enabled the company
to catch up with the weeding on’
the vineyards. 3
Radios Wanted
Have you an unused radio in
your home? Even an old model
or one outmoded or broken.
They're wanted badly by the
hospitals on the coast where
wounded service men are sta
tioned. The boys work 'em over.
taking parts from one to make
another work. Besides it gives
them something interesting to
occupy their time. The need is
acute. Can you help?
Frank Mason. manager of the
Columbia. Irrigation District. is
making the appeal. He says he
will see that the sets get to
the hospitals if there are any
available in this community.
They want just as many as they
can secure and any make or
model or any age.
Wenatc‘hee Stores Close
All Wenatchee stores and busi
ness houses were closed yesterday
and today and in the mornings
on Friday and Saturday so abusi
nessmen and clerks can work in
the cherry packing plants or in
the orchards where the fruit is
ripening ahead of the pickers,
states a special item in the Spo
kane papers.
'Jimmy Mokler‘ and
Jack Ray Join Navy
James Mokler, son‘ of Mr. and
Mrs. James L. Mokler, 840 Ken
newick avenue, and Jack Ray, son
of Mr. and Mrs. William Ray, Rt.
2, Kennewick, were enlisted in the
navy recently. Both young men
were 17 years old. They were fur
nished government transportation
from Kennewick to Spokane where
they were given their final phys
ical examination and took their
oath on June 28, it was announced
by K. J. Husby, Sp. l/c, U.S.N.R.,
itraveling recruiter.
1 These young men like many
others prefer to enlist in the
branch of service of their choice
lrather than wait until after they
are 18 for selective service.
Reports coming back from men
enlisted praise the training and
the new life in service, the good
food and the fine experiences they
are having as blue jackets in Uncle
Sam’s fast-growing navy. Many
are qualifying for trade schools
and are happy to get this special
ized training that is offered in the
navy.
KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1943
More Than 150 ‘
Pictures of Men
In Service Printed
Local paper featuring
' pictures of men in
each week’s issue
For more than a year this paper
has been teamringxpicturea of;
local boys in the several branches
of the service. About 150 pictures
have already been printed and we
have on hand more than twenty
more yet to be printed. And this
list is by no means complete.
There are many more from this
district whose pictures we have
not yet received, but will no doubt
be available as soon as we begin
to catch up with the cuts. ‘
The “cuts” are engravings which
are made from the pictures. They
are the printing plates from which
the picture is reproduced in the
paper. This engraving is a special
process which is not used in most
of the smaller printing estab
lishments, although the metropoli
ton papers all have their own
engraving plants nowadays.-
Briefly a camera is used to take
a picture of the picture upon a
sensatized sheet of zinc instead of
the customary film or glass plate.
In the process a fine wire screen
is‘ placed over the lens of the cam
era and then the zinc plate is etch
ed in an acid bath rather than “de
veloped” as in the case of an or
ldinary picture. These zinc plates
are then mounted on wood or metal
‘bases, making them exactly type
,high so that they can be used in
‘the newspaper type forms. The
{little lines of “dots” often discern
'able in therpaper are the “screen”
‘through which the picture is taken.
} Our aim is to have, by the end
iof the present conflict, a complete
file of pictures of all the boys in all
‘branches of the service from this
immediate area. Then, when peace
is finally declared, we expect to
print them all in one big edition,
giving with each picture a com
plete list of the man’s war activi
ties, when he served, what engage
ments he was in, etc. This should
make a valuable souvenir for ev
ery family in this entire area.
In the meantime, it is our ex
pectation to print at least two pic
tures in each issue of the local pa
per, together with such informa
tion as may pass the censors.
! If “your” service man’s picture
has not yet been used, be sure to
see that we get one some time in
Ithe not too distant future. The pic
‘ture will be returned uninjured
after the engraving has been made.
Quick Justice
Noon yesterday Chauncey A.
Goodrich was a free man. This af
ternoon he is in the county jail.
At 12:30 he entered the cabin of
Mr. and Mrs. David Burr, at the
Campbell court, stole a pair of
pants and $lO. Shortly after he
was apprehended, this morning he
pleaded guilty in Judge Driscoll’s
court and is already starting to
serve his six months’ jail sentence.
Hope
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Coimty Official’ Paper
With this issue the Courier-
Reporter again becomes the offi
cial paper of Benton county. in
which all official notice: will be
printed. It 'is already the offi
cial city publication.
Such legal notices as are re
quired by law to be published
will appear in these columns
for the next year. the contract
having been awarded by the
county commissioner: ’in ‘Kay.
Chamber lo Plug
For Convalescent
Huspilal Here
Need in 'area growing
With possibilities for
establishment growing
Crowded until patients are being
put into the halls at the hospital
in Pasco, the Kennewick chamber
of commerce was moved this noon
into another effort to relieve the
situation. Last year an effort was
made, Witt;h the cooperation of
county heal officer R. W. Ripley,
to secure a hospital for this side
of the river.
In vestigation by the federal
authOrities then developed noth
ing, as the acute shortage of build
ling materials and hospital equip
{ment prevented any new projects.
ENow, it is thought, this critical
;situation has been somewhat re
lieved and there are definite pos
sibilities that something may be
accomplished by a renewal of the
efforts. .
l The present proposition is to
‘secure at least a location for a
convalescent hospital for this 10-
‘cality. This would relieve to some
extent the congestion in the Pasco
hospital, even though the operat
ing and other equipment was not
obtainable for the local unit.
A special committee -was ap
pointed by President Amon Muel
ler to look into the possibilities
and get some action‘ if at all pos
sible. ‘
The opening of the two hos
pitals—one of which is already
completed—on the Hanford pro
ject would not be of any particular
relief in the local situation, it was
reported for none but employees of
the duPont. company would be eli
gible for service in them.
There seems to be a general de
mand for hospital. service on this
side of the river, especially since
the advent of the new project
nearby with its attendant increase
in the local population. As soon
as the critical stage in the war
effort has passed, every effort
‘will be made to interest federal
and state authorities in establish
iing an institution here.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Babcick,
Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Babcock,
J r., and daughter, Barbara and St.
Sg. and Mrs. Eugene Babcock were
dinner guests Thursday evening at
the Carlson home.
Cluhmen to
Assist Farmers
Will: Harvesting
Kiwanis tb back effort
to receive adequate
help _at peak periods
The local Kiwanis club will lend
every possible aid. to the Yakima
Valley Organization toward har
vesting the valley's food for vic
tory crop. it was voted Tuesday
noon. All towns in the Yakima
Valley from Prosser to Wenatch'ee
are members of the orgnization
which is attempting to enlist local
help for the harvesting of the sev
eral crops as they are ready.
The movement is sponsored by
the farmers and processors. a small
per ton charge being made for ti
nancing the project. The charges
for the service are small. ranging
from one cent per ton on potas
ltoes, tqas high astour cents per;
‘ton on grapes and other fruits.‘
according to the report made by;
Bill Miller, who was interviewed
by the management of the organ-l
ization. .
Complete cooperation by the
businessmen of the community was
one of the requirements. Mr. Mil
ler told the clubmen. He also stat
ed that the organization was not
too anions to include Kennewick
h its setup for the reason that in
Kennewick such movements had
never received the required co
operation trom the businessmen.
As a matter of fact, such objec
'tion was raised at the meeting
lTuesday. .
The club, however, voted to find
out how the grocers themselves
feel about the situation and to be
‘guided by their wishes in the
matter.
“Hank” Nelson Gets New
Brace for Back Injury
Hamid Nelson, former Kenne
wick young man, who has been
flying with the Canadians. has
‘been fitted with a brace for his
back, his parents heard this week.
Harold was injured in a crash
imorethanayearagoandhasbeen
spending a lot of time in hospitals
\here and there attempting recov
iery. He writes that the new brace
Ihas given him the first relief from
pain that he has had since his
'accident. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson 'own
‘a ranch on the Highlands. They
have been in Kennewick attend
ing to the harvesting of the cherry
crop. Mr. Nelson is with the state
dairy department.
Best in the World
“Yqu’ve got the bat ne'wspaper
in the world—especially from an
advertising standpoint," C. C.
Dunning said yesterday. The day
before he had come in to adver
tise some seed spuds, wrote the ad,
‘which was put into type. Before
it could he printed, Dunning came
in and said that he had sold all
his spuds, and to please change the
ad to one for cows. Action, I calls
it!
OUR BOYS IN THE SERVICE
LT. CRIN LANDE
‘ SonotJensLande.Orinisamal
Kennewicker, having been born
hem. Following his mun-n 1 bent
for horses. Orin is a lieutenant in
the 10th Calvary. stationed at
Camp Lockett. California.
Local Merchants
Not to Stay Open
Merchant: of Kennewick end
Pasooarennahletodoanythinz
‘much about the request made hit
week for keeping the; stores open
one nightaweek‘! thebenetit
of the local war workers, accord
ing to a report made earlythh
week from their meeting. The
followinzreportwuiuued: I
“At a meeting of the Kenne
wick - Pasco merchants unch
azreed that due to the shortage
tion Manda evening. it was
“merchandise and theditflculty
of getting help at the present time
therewasnothingthemerchanta
could do to relieve the condition
hmuzht about by the large in
crease in the population of the
twotowna whichhaaoecundon
aooountotihaoonahuctionotthe
duPontandothel-projecta. The
merchants were all agreed that
\umemmcouubeaonetom
jtheln more merchandise and the
Imm help that they would
have to have to operate their
dom. theywwldthenbcmore
‘thnnwimnxtomopenlonm
bounortodomythmznm
.tonelievethesiunfim.”
All Cars Must
Have Federal Ilse
Stamp By July ls!
Manythousandmotorlstslnthe
State of Washington and Mash
mustwrchasenewfsnow
Auto Use Tax stamps officially
dueonandafterlulyfirst. .
Stamps for thenewfiscalyear
are on sale at all post offices
and the offices of the Internal
Revenue service in Seattle, 'ra
eosna.and Spokane. .
The Collector declined T 7
automobfleinopenflonon III!
lmusthavensumptorthem
'fllulyurathchedtothe'wlnd
lama, Ashtheputdepuflu
‘willcheckaninleuchotvlo
‘htors.
Whilesalesatsomepointsane
running ahead of last year, due
vast majority of automobile own
ershavenotyetpurchssedtheir
stampsandareurndbytbeCol
lectortobuystampsimmedintely
to avoid the last minute rush.
All post offices in the state and
the Collector’s offices in Seattle.
TammandSpohnempmpnr
edtohsndlethisbusinenSpecinl
booths have been set up in the
lobbies of sonic post offices for
theexpresspurposeofsellinzsuto
use stamps as a convenience to
m -‘
The new stamps went on sale
munday, June 10. Theyare seri-
Lly numbered and summed on
thefaceandhavespacesprovided
}on the back forcntryofthemake
umodel, serial number and date
}license number of the vehicle.
‘ Toguardamh-wM:
itwaasuueatedhytheConeemr
‘thatwhenatfixinzthe'atampsflle
vehicle omerdampanthe wind
shield rather than the adhesive
‘sideot the stamp. Aaanadded
precaution aainat 1011. moat of
Me oil companies are mm
their customer-a with tang-rent
adhesive sticker: to place over
thestammhesaid.
Squire abomueatedthaxeach
motor vehicle owner make a rec
ordoftheaerialnumberappearlnc
on his Use tax stamp for refer
enceintheeventtheatamnahmld
becomelost. ’
City Soon to
luau ale
Pang: Parking
Angle parking takes too
much space; enforce
anti-U-turn rule
More troubles loom for the Ken
newick motorist.
‘ City Councilman Joe Stradling
has taken the job as street super
intendent tor the city. starting to
day. As aoon as he can get his
outfit arranged he is going to start
putting the yellow lines on the
streets in the main part of town.
Instead, however, of the long-tam
iliar lines on the bias. this time
the lines will be in rectangular
shape. indicating parallel parking.
As soon as the lines are in place
the traffic ordinance. drawn some
time ago and since more or less
quiescent. will be put into effect.
At the same time. according to
thelatestdopedimctfromthefeed
box. the new regulation regard
ing U-Tums on the four principal
street corners will also be put
into effect. The signs are already
in place. but after the first day
or so. the old habits returned and
there is as much turning now as
was ever.
So. better begin to practice side
wmperklng. Traffic on our min
(In: ll getting too congested to de
hy the ection much longer.
'Weanucwherealotot
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'11:: when of the Catholic
MWunupflon Wednes
”Minhomrotm.Wm.
Smotchubncwhoha-hm
Whmmuhomtho
dim. ml, and for by nth
«Douchrhempflonwuheld
in the Parish house. Father
Schmluotmwuahoaguut.
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Tire Compliahce
, Only absolute need to
justify purchase of
new tires now
(Following is a tslsarsxn from
lubbcnisactcrlsflsrstol’rics
WWW“
nesdtorstricti-uancsotuso
linemandtirscsrtiflcstss):
“linowyouandyourcrunlsa
flenhuemllynaliasthsnecsssity
ter strict adherence to the an
nuineadtineccnservaticn recuia
talisman-insulation
tewuonths. Wewillbernakinl
synthetic rubber but there will
inevuablybesclnefielayintab
ricstlnaitintopsssencercartires
because of shortage of tacilitiss.
equlpnentandinanpower.lleports
tranallovuthecountryindicats
thatltwillbslpyoiu'localboards
pattern their duty in holding
doinrnilaapandtheflreduc
ingthenuinberotrequ tor-new
tinsitthcpubllcwsrsbettu-in
tornadotthesetacts. [hopeand
believeitwouldhelpalconcerned
togetthrouzhthiscriticalperiod
ityouwouldlmpressuponyour
boardsandinturnhavethelnad
visethepeopleintheircosnrnunity
that all conservation assures
shouldbestrlctly adhered to.
“Wedonotwanttobeiorcedto
lmposeanynewandinoredrastic
regulatiau other than limiting
water Grademtiresbut
fliisnayhavetobedoneitpres
at regulations and advice does
notbringthenecessaryresultsto
tideusall'overthisperiod while
weanscrapingthebottom otthe
barreltortirestokeep essential
can in service. The people should
notrequestnewtiresthat-arenot
absolutely needed and all used
tlusshouldbekeptinserviceun
tilmcappinzisnecessaryandthen
recapped before asking to have
then replaced with new tires. I
amconlidentthatinpossessionot
the tacts the American public will
cooperate to achieve our goal of
keeping cars rolling. I hope that
by sometime in 1944 our supply 0:
rubber and tires may be adequate
to enable us to remove most if not
all of the existing regulations."
Theabovemessaceisprintedet
the special request of the local ra
tion board ,to explain to the pub
lic their attitude on the issuance
of tire permits at the present time.
It is hoped that when the critical
situation is ‘tully realized that
everyone will understand their
actions.
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