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s6l. XXIX
finewick to Get
Share $1319 Fund
The state census board madel
Whfié yesterday the names .of 110‘
washinlwn cities, population ofl
which has increased three per}
an: or more since 1940, and;
which will participate in $250,000}
to be distributed under state lawl
‘.’ aid to cities and towns. 1
’ m 110 municipalities, in the‘
estimation of the state board,
show a population at present
0! 1,309,390, compared with a
mtg] of 941,601 in 1940, an in
flame of 167,789. . . .
Kennewick was one of the SIX
ms on the list showing a doub—
led population since the federal
cenSUS- Others on the list were
gphnta, Pt. Orchard, Pt. Town
send. Paulsbo and Soap Lake.
Kennewick’s increase was given
as 2582, or a population of 4500.
This figure, however, actually, has
been increased considerably since
that census was takén.
The 1943 legislature appropriat
'26 $2,000,000 for relief of incor
porated cities and towns, half of
which was paid out on the basis
of the 1940 census. The remaining
million dollars is to be paid to
' me municipalities which have
Mn an increase in population
of time percent or more over
mo. ‘The amount each receives
will be in direct proportion that
fiincrease bears to the total in
«use of all those qualifying.
This $1,000,000 will be paid out
in {our installments of .$250,000
each. The first allocation was
made on April 1, and the remain
ing installments will be spaced six
mths apart. .
Pat Hetherton, member of the
calms board and executive sec
retary of the state planning coun
cil, said transients and floaters
were not included in the count,
but that service men were.
He did not make public the
mounts going to each city. Pres
ent population of the following
cities, as estimated by the census
hoard, together with‘ their in
creases, follow: , .
,Anacortes, 7200, 1325; Auburn,
’3300, 1239; Bellingham, 31,700,
2386; .Bremerton, 48,000, 32,866;
:Cunas, 5500, 1067; Ephrata, 3270,
2319; Everett 35,000, 4776; Kelso,
8040,1291; Kennewick, 4500, 2582.-
Kent, 2950, 364; Kirkland, 3750,
1666;140ngview 14,500, 2115; Mos
es Lake, 2300, 1974; Olympia, 15,-
500, 2246; Pasco, 6200, 2287; Port
Mela, 10,500, 1091; Pt. Orchard
4500. 3017; Poulsbo, 2000, 1361;
Benton, 6200, 1712.
Seattle, 480,000, 111,698; Shel
tun, 4150, 443; Soap Lake, 2250,
1628;, Spokane, 42,19,999; Tacoma,
140.000, 30,592; Vancouver, 30,000,
11.212; Walla Walla, 23,001, 4891;
Wenatchee, 12,800, 1180; Yakima,
39.000, 1779.
Three Fingers Injured
In Mint Distillery‘
Finley—Although still under a
doctor’s care, George Taylor, who
had the misfortune to cut the
ends of. two of his fingers off and
gutting another finger quite badly,
'3 getting along as well as can be
ethemed. Taylor was helping
With the distilling of his mint
when he slipped on the mint hay
“hausht his hand in the cable.
PVt. George W. Reymore, son of
M!" 811 d Mrs. H. E. Reymore of the
Wis, who has been sta
honed at Bremerton, has been
Wei-red to Camp Elliott train
ms Station at San Diego, Calif.
Ila—viii Funk-e
Gunnery Range
The assistant secretary of the
n“! has selected 274,350 acres of
had in the Horse Heaven district
“1 Klickitat and Benton counties
‘2” acquisition for the Paterson
“age aerial gunnery range, and a
“dalmatian action covering the
tract was filed with Thomas Gran
?" _deputy clerk of the federal
“tuft court, Monday.
A JUl'y is to be empaneled to fix
311 d determine a just and proper
award and compensation to own
-38 of the land, and if the jury
“mad be waived the federal court
"'_the judge will make the deter
" Nation, the petition said. The
Meat condemation action calls
for the use of the land until June
30. 1944.
The government will be repre
‘Ented in the case by Bernard H.
Mey, special assistant to the
“Whey general of the United
ghtes; Edward J. Crowley and
“ebb L. Thomas, special attor
n‘y fol' the department of justice,
“‘1 E. M. Connelly, district at
“new
@112; iKmnvmirk Glnurivr- ißPpnrtvr
Chief Finds Deer
It’s out of season, but Chief of
Police Mitchell Kershaw brought
in an antlered Columbia Black
tail today. He found it on Fruit
land street this morning, where
so'meone had dumped it. Appar
ently the animal had been hit by
a car, then had its throat cut to
put it out of its misery; It hadn’t
been dead long, for the flesh was
still warm when the game pro
tector skinned it.
‘Coy Mobley and son, of Olym
pia, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. E.
A. Reichenbach and other rela
tives. Mr. Mobley is the son of
Mrs. Reichenbach.
Enrollni’énl Slill
0n the [ln Grade
' Gross enrollment tallies at the
three local schools are still going
up. On Wednesday of this week
they stood at 203 students in- the
senior high; 323 in the junior high,
and 836 in the grade school, as
lcompared with 201, 302, and 786
10f last week at this time. This
:is an increase of 73. The total of
ienrollees for all of Kennewick’s
public schools stands now at 1362.
Dr. Ripley, district health of
ficer, and staff has been at the
school the' past week giving phys
ical examinations to all boys of
the senior and junior high Who
wish to participate in active sports.
‘ Norman Robbins and Dorothy
{Ann Reed who have been cam
paigning for subscriptions for the
1194143-44 school year book, report
that they haVe-reached their quo
itas. Annual staff officers have
not been elected as yet but this
will be taken care of shortly and
it is expected that the work on the
annual will begin within the
lmonth. The students hope to have
a large year and a bigger and
better yearbook than has ever
been seen before at K.H.S.
At 8 Friday night, Sept. 24, the
K.H.S. Lions’ Den will witness
the first football game of the 1943
season, with their traditional riv
al, Pasco high. With all the resi
dents in Pasco and Kennewick we
hope 'to begin the year with a
record turnout. The admission
is adults 50 cents, servicemen and
high school students" 20 and chil
dren 18 cents, including tax. The
Kennewick team, under Coach
Jones promises a good game and
’hopes to see everyone out. .
Wheat Harvest
Almost Completed
With the exception of a few
ranches, harvesting in the Hills
has reached its completion. An
unusually late start due to cold
weather and building of elevators
caused a delay of approxirnately
two week to the majority of thei
ranchers. The yield, although not‘
as high as that of last year was;
fairly good with an approximate
average of 30 to 40 bushels an‘
acre. A very few ranchers boast-3
ed of better than 50 bushel, but!
when pinned down to facts had+
to admit that in that one fifteen
or twenty acre piece the wheat
sure turned out good. A number
of the ranchers changed this year
from sacking to bulking. One
rancher with an exceptionally
keen mind states that he can tell
how many kernels of wheat there
are in his elevator, and there is
little doubt that he can back up
his statement to within a few
thousand more or less.
There were above ‘the average
of casualities during the season
this year, some Of which could
have been heavily destructive had
they not been checked quickly
and efficiently. Probably the most
serious was a fire originating on
the Quillan ranch of unknown
origin. It caused slight damage
in tha immediate area, but quick
ley séread to the neighboring
ranches of Ted Reese and Rock
Richmond. Well over 100 ranchers
and neighbors hurried to the scene
and succeeded in keeping the‘
flames back with backfires and
ditches. Another fire, caused by
lightning burned a small amount
of pasture land and was quickly
under control.
Elmer Smith suffered a painful
injury when he caught his hand
in a chain on the combine caus
ing him to continue his harvesting
driving bulk truck.
The Edwards combine tipped
over on a side hill with only
slight damage and no injuries.
Put all the events together and
it just adds up to another harvest
in the Hills where the “survival
‘of the fittest” really means some
;thing. ‘
KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. 16
Many More Grape
Pickers Needed
There’s an item in the “By-
Gone Days” column this week,‘
taken from the files of 30 years
ago, which states that Manager
Church of the grape juice plant
expected to squeeze 150 to 175
tons of grapes this season. To—
day Production. Mgr. Larry New
some came in and after reading.
the item said that they expected
to handle about 200 tons per day
this year—providing they could
secure helpenough to harvest the
crop.
The company plans to start
picking the crop Monday of next
week. Many more hands are
needed to complete the job—and
because-A the company plans to
start on the vineyard right at the
edge of town, they expect to be
able to entice many toWnspeople
to, the job. The company needs
40 or 50 more pickers, Mr. New
some states, and for a full 30-;
day job. Men or women can work]
at the picking, but the company|
needs more men at the plant to
handle the crop after the grapes
have been picked.
The company expects to em
ploy a crew of Mexicans in the
vineyards, but they will be kept
on the outlying farms.
Farmers’ Rodeo Show
Is Postponed Week
The rodeo show dated for next
Sunday on the local grounds, has
been postponed for a week be
cause of a conflict in dates. The
Lewiston, Idaho, rodeo is sched
uled for Saturday and Sunday of
this week and as a great many
of the fans and performers will
not be here at that time, the local
show has been set over for a
week. The same bond drive feat
ures are planned for the show
the following Sunday, however.
Mrfani Mrs. J. E.‘ Safford are
parents of a daughter born in
the Pasco hospital last Friday.
PFC. ALVIN McCAMISH
“Squeek” is in North Africa. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R.
_ McCamish.
Recess Is Over
90.00.....990..
Ration Calendalj for
, 7' September /
BOOK I ‘
Sugar—Stamp No. 14 (5 lbs.)
valid through November 1.
Stamps 15 and 16 (5 lbs. ea.)
valid through October 81.
Shoes—Stamp No. 18 (1 pr.)
valid through October 31.
BOOK II
Canned goods—Blue stamps R.
S. 'l'. valid through September
20. U. V. W. September 1 to
October 20.
Meats _and Fab—Red stamps x.
Y. 2. through 'October 20.
V BOOK 111 \
Brown stamps (18 pts.)—A Sept.
12 to Oct: 2. 3. Sept. 19 to
Oct. 2. C. Sept. 26 to Oct. 30.“
A gasoline coupons No. 1 good
GASOLINE
for 4_ gallons through Sept. 21.
TIRE INSPECTION
coupons, is every 8 months.
Tire inspegizn for holders of A
B and C line coupons good
three months from date ofi is
suance. B tire inspection every
four months. C tire inspection
every three months. 'l' tire in
spection every 6 months or
5000 miles of driving.
run. 61:.
Coupons No. 5 expire Sept.
30th.
Application for heating oil will
be accepted after September. 15.
OFFICE HOURS
9:30- 4:30 Monday thru Friday.
9:30-12:30 Saturday.
6:00-10:00 Wednesday evening.
009.000.09.00...
Kennewick to See
Navy Viflory Car
Attracting considerable atten
tion throughout the state is the
Navy Victory Truck routed by
the United States Treasury in co
operation with local war finance
committees in the interest of the
Third War Loan.
Mounted on the slate gray navy
truck is the first gun to speak
an answer to japan, sinking the
first jap submarine outside Pearl
Harbor on-Dec. 7, 1941. 7 It is a
4 in. .50 caliber and a prized navy
exhibition piece. Other gunnery
on the truck are: a 20 millimeter
Oerlikon, one of the most effective
short range anti-aircraft pieces,
firing more than 400 rounds per
minute; a Browning 50 caliber an
ti-aircraft machine gun, extreme
ly effective at short range and
used in manylaircraft; and a 4 in.
50 caliber loading machine used
in gunnery drill.
The truck ,is accompanied by
J. E. Hoban BM 1/c and A. E.
Payne, GM 3/c. The equipment
will be on display in Kennewick
from 10 to 12 n Thursday of next
week. r "
’Kiona Resident
Elected in Post
Dennis Henson of Kiona, was
elected a member of the Benton
county school reorganization com
mittee by a nominating committee
consisting of representatives from
all the school districts, Mrs. Ruth
Carmichael, superintendent, said.
Alternates are Harry Scott,
Whitstran: John B. Grambo and
Robert Johanson, Benton City.
Nominating committee members
were Calvin E. Whither, Walnut
Grove; C. F. Fletcher," Richland;
H. P. Singleton, Prosser; Vane R.
Wilder, Kennewick; W.’ C. Travis,
Weber; Mrs. Frank Clark, Han
ford; Mrs. Jean Sigurdson, Ver
nita; A. C. Hanson, Whistran; W.
H.‘Evans, Summit; J. C. Howard,
Benton City; Mrs. Winifred
Bealle, River View; Thomas B.
Doyle, Plymouth and Edward
Ponsad, White Bluffs.
Henson’s election fills the va
cancy caused by the resignation
of Fred Gilhuly, White Bluffs,
who has left the county. ‘
Mrs. Carmichael also announced
that she has reappointed all mem
bers of the county board of educa
tion to serve for another two;
year term. They are: D. E. Marsh,
Prosser; M. W. Roop, Benton City;
Mrs. Julia S. Hemenway and
Harry Benson of Hover.
The Weather
’ In spite of the cool nights, every
day this week has seen the temp
ierature get above the 90 mark at
some time, according to the rec
ords being kept by Al Morgan.
The records for the week just
past, together with those of the
corresponding week a year ago
are: t
‘ Date 1942 1943 *
September 9 .-..........79-61 93-44
September 10 -.........81-51 97-45
September 11 ..........84-44 95-47
September 12 -....-....90-43 97-55
September 13 ..........85-56 95-48
September 14 .-........87-51 90-52
September 15 ...-......80-56 90-42;
LT. R. B. SIEGFRIED
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Sieg
fried, is now stationed in Wash
ton, D. C.
Thieves Enter Store
Thieves broke into the Vibber
Drug Store last night, coming
down over the prescription coun
ter through a skylight. About SBS
was missing this morning, but
nothing else had apparently been
tampered with.
George Lewis SoM3/c. son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Lewis, who
has been on a ship in the Pacific,
arrived Friday and is enjoying a
week's furlough here.
Seek Hospital
For Kennewick
Kennewick’s chances of secur
ing a hospital are considered
brighter the past week as a re
sult of the work now being under
taken by .the chamber of cm
merce and others interested in
the project. A tentative sponsor
has been named and other details
of the preliminary work are be
ing completed.
The district’s crowded camps,
as well as the new housing units
to be constructed here are factors
which will expedite the decision.
it is thought, and will add weight
totheargumentsastotheneed
of the district. It is hoped that
the construction will be undertak
en as a government project.
18-Mo.-Old Child '
Killed in Camp
Diane, IG-month-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. H. Chicane, was
fatally injured Monday night
when she was run over by a car
driven by George S. Lycan of
Tenino at her rural home, Police
Chief M. Kershaw reported.
Kershaw said Lycan, a Tenino
service station operator, was ex
onerated at a conference of Ben
ton county officials later Monday
night. ‘ .
The child had toddled in iront
of the car while Lycan was driv
ing around the house and out of
the'farmyard at the Gus Pierson
farm, three miles west of here,
where the Chicanes live in a trail
er house. The driver was said
to be traveling at 10 to 15 miles
an hour. Relatives and others at
the farm witnessed the accident.
The girl was run over about
5:45 p.m. and died at 6:30 in the
Pasco hospital.
_
NEWS 0' 003
i HEN-(WIN
IN UNIFORM
' Some investigator has discover
ed that the average soldier in
our present war changes his ad
dress on an average of seven times
before he finally gets his embark
ation orders. The publishers of
this paper are almost convinced
that the investigator has missed
a few, judging from%: number
of address changes receive
fromourlistofthreeorfour
hundred service mento whom we
are mailing the paper each week.
It’s a considerable job just to
address the wrappers each week.
However, that, and the care
lessness on the part of the home
folks in keeping us advised of the
changes, both in the addresses andj
titles is probably the cause for;
most of the complaints about‘
missing the paper from time to
time. _.
Last week an evidence of the
“kind was brought to our atten
rtion. We printed the pictures of
.the Mills boys from Hover. In
‘the caption we listed Robert as a
private. A letter from his parents
informs us that “he has been a
corporal all summer and expects
to be rated sergeant any day
now.” We didn’t mean to demote
the young man surely, and we
hope he’ll understand that we just .
weren't notified of his promotion.
’ The letter goes on to say: “Rob:
ert and his wife are on a seven
day pass, now, on the eastern
coast and he expects to leave soon
after returning for foreign ser
vice. He is head clerk in the
engineer’s office, has his own desk
and jeep, of which he is justly
proud. .
“Robert has been gone 16‘
months and has not had a long
enough furlough to allow him a‘
chance to come home, but is hap
py and enjoys his work very
much.
“Wilbert has been gone 10
months without a chance to come
home yet, but probably will be
fore long. Wilbert,‘ one of three,
picked out from his regiment of
12,000 men, was sent to El Paso,
Texas to train for an instructor
on the 50421. machine gun.”
Require 5 Months
To Build Housing
It'll be about the middle of Feb
ruary before people can begin to
get settled in Kennewick’s new
federal housing unit, according to
information received from the de
partment this week. Earlier, the
contracts for the construction of
the housing units, completion was
promised in 60 days the govern
ment architect stated, but it was
discovered that it actually took
double that length of time in
nearly every instance.
Kennewick’s unit of 200 homes
has gotten off to a good start, with
the site selected and approved,
the contract between the local
agency and the government is
signed, sealed and delivered and
the plans for the houses already
under way. The units will be of
somewhat better construction than
has heretofore been customary, ac
cording to word received.
The site will be south of the
old school house, between Auburn
and Cascade streets and between
Sixth and Eighth avenues. The
authority will construct the facil
ities as well as the streets, side
walks. etc., for the project. No
selection has yet been made of
’the person who will act as man
iager for the unit.
In the opinion of many, the 200
new homes which the government
is constructing will be a mere
drop in the bucket, and inasmuch
as another zoo-home unit has been
allocated to this area. the chamber
of commerce this noon went on
record as favoring this addition
to the one just being started. The
local housing authority was in
structed to make every effort to
have the unit located here.
BenfoECßuhty 4-H Fair
Held Saturday, Sept. 11
The Benton County 4-H fair
was held at Benton City, Satur
day, September 11, with, a very
good attendance, and forty-five
members partiéipating in the ex
hibiting. .
Miss Eleanore Davis, acting ex
tension nutritionist, and Miss
Ruth Paul, assistant agent in
home economics in Yakima coun
ty, judged the booths. The Ken
newick Highlands Early Birds
placed first with a victory the-e,
including a $25.00 war bond.
Miss Ruth Paul judged the cos
tume selection; Alice Marie Ash
placed first, and Leßhee Mont
gomery second. Miss Paul also
‘judged the demonstrations, with
,Jo Ann Foisy, of the Whitstran
Victory Club, placing first with a
dnonstration on measuring. Le-
Rhee Montgomery was second,
demonstrating making muffins.
Third was Alice Marie Ash, dem
onstrating the making of salads.
Judging of string beans, peaches
and tea towels was conducted by
Miss Paul. Placing first were Lois
Bennett and Kathleen Anderson
of Kennewick Highlands Early
Birds. Second was Leßhee Mont
gomery and Jo Ann Foisy of the
Whitstran Victory club. Placing
third were Willma 'Boehmer and
Bernice Powell, of the Buena
Vista Victory club.
' Judging of the exhibits was
ably conducted by Miss Eleanor
Davis. .
I Mrs. Arthur Johnson, formerly
‘Dorothy Reaugh. home demon
stration agent in Benton county,
was present to assist in conduct
ing the fair.
Although entries from the clubs
could have been more numerous,
many of those exhibited received
blue ribbon awards. We hope each
club next year will try more vig
orously to place more entries in
the various exhibits available.
Warns Women 0!!
Streets a! Night
With the local jail filled to capa
city, the county jail at Prosser no
longer able to accept prisoners
and a clamping down at Yakima
on an overflow from Benton coun
ty, local police officers are begin
ning to worry about what to do
with the increasing number of law
violators. 3:
The increase in arrestaijs due
'largely to the influx of laborers
.into the community and the type
of isolation the nature of the work
necessitates. On this account,
Health Officer R. W. Ripley is
warning girls and women to stay
off the streets at night unless at
tended. The negro population on
the project will become an in
creasing menace, he predicts and
girls and women in this corn
munity should take every possible
{precaution against being molested.
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