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{VOL XXX 7,
layer Sure City
Will Receive
Help on Sewer
Must' include plans for
disposal plant when
materials available
That the city will receive fed.
eral aid in the enlargement of the
local sewer facilities, Mayor A. C.
man is certain, according to a
report made to the council Tues
day night. following a recent trip
to Seattle where he was called
to explain the city’s plans m detail
to the federal board.
flowever, there's always a little
' 3 attached to these federal
grants, apparently, ..or a com
'ation received from the
board and read Tuesday night was
to the effect that the plans must
include a disposal plant to be con
“meted when and as the materials
become available. This project is
an expensive undertaking, but will
probably he demanded of every
municipality eventually, but under
any conditions facing the commun
ity that can now be foreseen, it
is too big to be undertaken in any
thing like the near future in the
opinion of several of the council
men. '
However, the tentative plans for
the plant will probably be added to
the plans as now submitted and
then later the matter of financing
will be undertaken. The council
is toying with the idea of making
a toll charge for the use of the;
sewer facilities as has already been
done in some other localities. Howr
ever: in the cases noted the city
also owned and operated the
municipal water system and the
charges were based upon a per
centage of the water charges. With,
the PP&L_ operating. the loeali
water system- this plan appears
difficult ,to put into operation, un-1
less the power company could bej
induced to add the charges to their‘
monthly statements. '
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sll fol-lave
I livery
I. p') r. _ ‘fiifi -. .
met iguafrservice mire
harm : ce. .4 yd n he
fro-mm: to i’firilchlagd after
the first of theflmo‘nfii, where he
will serve as assista' nt postiiaster.
Mr. Hitchins went into t e of
fice while A. Beavers was post
master, then serving under Gordon
Moons and G. H. Shanafelt, be
fore the present postmaster, F. H.
Lincoln was appointed. It was
during the administration of Mr.
Shanafelt that the city delivery
system was inaugurated in Kenne
wick and Mr. Hutchins had some
part in the change over. At the
time. Kennewick was the smallest
town in the United States having
a city mail delivery.
At Richland the mail service is
expanding rapidly with the advent
of the hundreds of new families—
and is destined to become an even
larger “community. On the first of
July city delivery will be inaugu
rated there, too, Mr. Hutchins re
ports, with four mail carriers to
start with.- Ed Peddicord, the for
mer postmaster, is to continue as
postmaster there. Hutchins’ place
In the local office will be taken
by an experienced mail clerk from
Power Company Takes
$20,000 in War Bonds
ma total of $500,000 in war
purchased by the Pacific
PUWEI' & Light Co., Benton county
.Will receive credit for $20,000 on
firm War Loan quota, R. H.
Skill, district manager of the com-
Danyannounced Monday.
_Slflll explained that the half—
Illlllth total thus invested in war
bonds normally would be ex-
DEnded by the company for im-
Drovements and additions to com
pany properties.
‘Because of wartime shortages
of materials, which limit construc
hqn to bare necessities,” Skill
“KL. “the company officials are
“flung this sound investment in
war bonds to provide a suitable
fundfor post-war expansion.”
, Sklll. explained that each county
111. which the company operates
V7lll be credited with its share of
the $500,000 bond purchase.
RifiKHh-MarrieS fiasco
Girl in the East
Miss Betty Lou Oaks, of Pasco,
“ht back to Glenview, 111., last
mom}! to marry Raymond A. Kuh,
“3 the Finley district who is sta
h‘mfii in the East in the navy.
”I'B. Kuh is the daughter of
“11 and Mrs. Delbert Oaks, of
pas'2o- She was graduated from
We Pasco high school in 1943 and
m employed since in the Pasco
Mr. Kuh is the son of Mr. and
“1! Joe Kuh of Finley, graduated
’ the River View high school
1940- He enlisted in the navy
gust, 1942, and was stationed
at the Pasco base for 14 months.
He was transferred to Glenview
lat November.
t M’ and Mrs. Kuh are makmg
‘3?" home at 1617 Lake Ave.,
illnette, 111.
@ll2 firmrmirk Qlnurivr- Emmet
Lutheran Church to
Dedicate New Organ
Sunday evening June 25 has
been set aside as a dedicatory serv
ice for the new organ at First
English Lutheran church. At this
service the possibilities of the
organ will be demonstrated by
Helen Luvaas, the daughter of
the Rev. and Mrs. P. J. Luvaas.
Helen has just returned from
the University of Oregon where
she is majoring in church music
and organ, will give an organ re
cital of Bach numbers. She will
be assisted by Helen Rowberg in
song. An offering will be lifted
for the organ fund. The service
will begin at 8 o’clock. The gen
eral public is invited.
NEW
BEH
THE
By PAUL
Worry About Post-War Jobs
Everyone seems inclined to
worry about postwar jobs.
A guiding line of national
thought has been established in
that direction. The President is
talking and congress is acting as if
there may be widespread unem
ployment, unless great steps are
taken. Stock marketeers antici
pate some kind of depression,
Some large investors have gotten
out of the market in anticipation.
The ClO is making politics out of
the situation, “educating” the pub
lic to believe there will be no
jobs for returning soldiers unless
their man gets into every office.
. In some degree. all the trout
page news of speeches and
_ statements reflect this outlook
—an outlook which is strained
and fanciful when measured
against the provable. but not
widely recognised tactsur.
have been shingle”) eithe
rate of #001000” _a _week—
cash in the hands of lhspooy
ple is lasing stored at that mu
:1" rate. The total 'qt’lng'k
m m i! ~ . a.
is 520.000.000.000 (yes. billions)
of cash held outside the banks.
The amount of cash thus stored
by the people already in this war
is above $130,000,000,000 good
spendable long green money with
no strings on it, a stack higher
than the people ever held before,
nearly 2% times as much as they
had in the big boom year of 1929.
3...:
An 'Unprocedontod 3580'
The dean of government econo
mists, E. A. Goldenwiser of Fed
eral Reserve, said in a speech to
the Illinois bankers last week the
“unprecedented rise in bank de
posits” would reach between $125,-
000,000,000 and $150,000,000,000 by
the end of this war. He estimated
,war expenditures to date at $210,-
000,000,000.
Now, in addition, the people hold
war bonds already amounting to
more than $70,000,000,000, bonds
which can be cashed for postwar
spending.
Thus the amount of spendable
money and bonds in private hands
today amounts to more than $200,-
000,000,000, practically the same
amount as the government has
spent on the war.
It may be unbelievable but it
is true—the private purse today
already has swollen to the un-.
precedented fatness of the gov
ernment cost so far, and this trend
will continue. It will be $250,000-
000,000 by the end of the year.
As everyone knows, further
more, the people are short of
every item of living. Together
this vast hoard of the people’s
cash and the equally vast backlog
of the people’s needs constitute
an irrestible force for amazing
business. Indeed this force is so
great, the problem is the opposite
of unemployment and depression.
*+*
Keeping Prices Down
The job ahead is. to keep prices
down, scarce materials allocated
equitably, and buying orderly so
as to avoid a runaway inflation.
In short, instead of a government
spending program, there must be
a people’s spending program, not
designed to get them to spend,
but to restrain them to orderly
spending.
Instead of their being any
thing in the CIO political claim
that there will he no jobs for
the soldiers unless their man is
elected. the truth is there is a
danger of business bidding for
labor no matter who is elected
to any office.
I know one of the government
economists has told congress there
will be 10,000,000 unemployed.
Another is saying the first 18 post
war months will see 8,000,000 let
out of the armed forces and prob
ably 11,000,000 more lose their jobs
in war plants by the cessation of
work.
But they are counting the trees
without even seeing the woods, or
the long green leaves thereon,
which practically reach up to the
sky. What they only see is a prob
lem of a shift in employment, a
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KEN N EWICK, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JUNE 22 1944
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Recreation
Classes Still
110 l l‘illell
Facilities for many
more children are
available in groups
With facilities for so in each age
group, the two local day school
projects are holding classes for .10
in the pre-scool age group and 13
in the six to :12 group. $3!!-
nouncement was made , . by
Roger Jones, supervisor for the
playfield no-age-limit group to the
chamber of commerce.
The classes were commenced
two weeks ago with funds pro
vided by the Lanham Act and ad
niinistered by the Washington
Educational Association. Housing
and equipment for the two lower
groups is provided by the govern
ment, as well as the supervision
and administration. In the two
lower groups only those children
whose mothers are employed full
time are permitted. The hours
are from six to six each day and
a charge of one dollar per day is
made to defray the costs of the
meal and two snacks which the
children receive.
Full responsibility is taken of
the children in these two groups.
In the no-age-limit classes, how
ever, this does not hold true. There
is no charge made for the play
field work and the children are
free to come and go as they
like, Jones reported. He wanted
the fact stressed to parents, that
complete supervision cahnot be as
sumed for this group. He does
hold classes in swimming each day
for the group which presents writ
ten permission from parents.
In this older group Jones reports
that the attendance is steadily in
creasing, having as many as 50
during the day. These are divided
into age groups with appropriate
games for each group.
Local Boy Cited by
General in England
For the initiative shown by him
and the fine spirit that was evi
denced at all times in the estab
lishing and operation of this head.
quarters, Staff Sgt. Richard D.
Sandberg was personally com
mended by Brig. Gen. M. C: Wood
bury, commanding general of a
fighter wing, somewhere in Eng
land.
The commendation was made at
a formation of officers and enlisted
personnel of the headquarters
commemorating the first anniver—
sary of the Wing’s arrival in the
European theater of operations.
Sgt. Sandberg, a clerk before
entering the armed services, is a
son of Mrs. Nina E. Sandberg of
Kennewick.
Accident Prevention
Helping to prevent accidents on
the farm, Rufus Veatch, Pacific
Power & Light Co. local agent, has
offered the help of company crews
to farmers who must cross under
the company’s lines with hay der
ricks. ‘ ,
Veatch said a request in adVance
by telephone or mail will bring
a P.P.&L. service man who will
either raise electric wires to pro
vide safe clearance or will deaden
the line until the derrick is clear
of overhead wires.
The company makes no charge
for the service.
What’s Cooking?
City to Put Oil on
Main Highways
No new road work can be under~
taken in the city this year, but
materials are available for main
tenance work, according to a re
port made Tuesday night to the
city council. As soon £3 the equip
ment can be set up e city plans
to add a seal coat . the city’s
main traveled road.‘m which are
rapidly deteriorating; Two cars
of oil at least will-h: spread as
soonasit canbe pedin,ac
cording to street ' r Joe
Stradling, who will e the work
in charge. ‘
Not Settled Ye! - .
“It’ll take a small act of con
gress to change the names of the
streets up there,” Roger Records
told the city cOuncil Tuesday night
in a discussion about the new ad
dition.
“Then, by dad, we’ll have a
small act' of congress,” replied
Councilman L. z. Scott, “because
now that we have a real system
for naming the streets in this
town—one that makes it easy for
citizens and strangers alike to find
their way about, we aren’t ‘go
ing to let some alphabetical bureau
come along and ball the thing all
up for us. For instance, one of
the names proposed is Sycamore
street. Our tree-named streets are
in the east end of town and citizen
or stranger would have a heck
of a time trying to locate it in the
extreme west side of town. If we
followed the plan. of tree-naming
in the east side of town this here,
now Sycamore, would be a couple
blocks toward the river beyond the
SP&S depot.” - .
- Controversy arose over the fact
that the loop street in the Records
addition is now burdened with
three names: Monroe place, Adams
and Sycamore streets. Each runs
into‘ the other without intersec
tions and except for their connec
tion with Kennewick Avenue have
no beginning nor end. Residents
are anxious to have the streets
named and the houses numbered
so that they may receive mail de
liveries. Scott, a member of the
city planning commission, wants
to have the whole loop 'named
Monroe Place in keeping with the
alphabetical naming plan.
After seeing almost everything
else, the newspaper scribe is eag
erly awaiting to see just what
“a small act of congress” looks
like.
PVT. CARL W. CAMPBELL
Son of Fred L. Campbell of Han
ford, is stationed at Camp Wheel
er, Georgia.
Water Struck in
New Well Being
Drilled for Supply
Indications are that it
has sufficient flow
and quality
Almosttoogoodtobetrue,is
the report .made today on ' Ken
newick’s new municipal mater am
ply well, a gto gr- 0!
Skill of—the mower 8:. Light
Co . The well fiached a depth of
214 feet and a substantial flow
of water has been struck, Skill
reported. This will be satisfac
tory, Skill says, if the flow will
continue at the rate now indicated
by the pump which has been in
stalled. However, if it has a suf
ficient flow and of a proper quality
another well will be drilled as
soon as possible for standby use,
Skill reported. .
The drillers have been hacking
away through basalt formation,
which proved so difficult to drill
that more than 100 sticks of dyna
mite were exploded at the bottom
last week. Since then the hole
has been cleaned out, drilling re
sumed and the flow of water
struck. . ,
To seal off surface water a six
foot plug of concrete was poured
into the well today. This will later
be drilled out and further tests
made the first of the week. In
the meantime, the water rose to
within 28 feet of the surface and
every indication is that the water
will prove satisfactory. The city
requires between five and 600
gallons per minute with the can
neries running at full blast as at.
present, and the company thinks:
the well is producing that amount.
now, but it will require more ac-1
curate tests to determine defin
itely. .
The city is now getting its
water supply from the Columbia
river, with a reservoir located on
the brow of the Highlands hill
just west of town. Because of the
contamination, the health authori
ties have advised wells or the
installation of a filtration plant if
the water from the river is to be
used. , ‘
Establish Local Truck
Tire Inspection
Effective Monday, June 26, a
central truck tire inspection sta
tion for the Kennewick and Plant
area will be placed in operation
at the Conoco service station op
erated 'by Earl Ludwig at 102
Kennewick Ave., in Kennewick.
The purpose of establishing cen
tral truck tire inspection stations
over the country is to conserve and:
utilize the fast diminishing sup-\
ply of truck tires.
Procedure hr the original in
spection will be the same as in
the past. After a tire has been
condemned, it is then taken, dis
mounted, with the application for
a new tire, to the Central truck
tire inspection station. It will then
be re-inspected and the station
will forward the application di
rect to the proper ration board.
The tire is to remain at the sta
,tion until it is again inspected
by a district OPA tire examiner.
After the examiner has inspected
the tire, it becomes the property
of the dealer who replaced the
condemned tire.
Mr. and Mrs. Lax-rick of Pasco
visited friends in Finley and Ho
ver over the week end.
Lt. Lane in Service in
South Pacific Area
Second Lieut. Duane E. Lape has
arrived in the South Pacific and
became a member of the 13th
AAF ,the air force which has blast
ed jap air power from Guadalcanal
to Truk in its northwestwand drive.
Lieut. Lupe, son of Edward G.
Lape of Pasco is co-pilot of a 8-24
piberator. He entered the AAF
in September. 1942. received his
wings and commission upon com
gaion of pilot training Jan. 7.
He is a 1939 graduate of Ken
newick high school. later was as
sociated with his father in the
Twin City Truck and Implement
Co., as truck and car salesman.
Pacific Fruit Opens
Local House Again
The Pacific Fruit 8: Produce
is this week announcing the re
opening of their house in Ken
newick. Their new location is in
the building just west of the Big
Y where they will continue their
usual policy of buying produce
for cash. John Ferguson will again
act as local manager.
Water Turnout
Weather conditions being favor
able, water in the,(-:olumbia canal
will be turned out Monday for a
three day drying out period to kill
week growth. according to in
formation given out today by man
ager Frank Mason.
Wedding Ceremony
Follows Church Service
Sunday, June 11, Mary Victoria
Holly and Earl Walter Lodge were
married at the Christian church
immediately following the regu
lar services. A large number of
the congregation remained after
the ‘service to witness the cere
mqny- _ a
Athldants were Mr. and Mrs. V.
A. Kinne. Mr. Lodge was Mrs.
Holly's stepbrother. Mr. Kinne is
her father and Mrs. Kinne is Mr.
Lodge's mother. ‘
Mrs. Lodge was shot three times
in Seattle on the 218 t of April.
She is now able to be up and
around and is gaining back her
strength very rapidly.
Bank to Ad . :
Bookkeepiiig Room
National Bank of Commerce has?
started theerection of an additioni
to their buildirg to house the:
bookkeping department. Because‘
of the material priorities, the 25x:
30 foot addition will be construct»
ed of concrete block instead oil
pressed brick to match the rest‘
of the building. ' ‘
Mint Growers to Meet
Sunday Afternoon
A meeting of the valley mint
growers has been called for next
Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at
the Valley Grange club house. A
discussion of the mint producers’
problems will be undertaken at
this time and all growers are urged
to be present.
Appointments to Military
And Naval Academies
Congressman Hal Holmes has
announced that the 4th District
will have two vacancies at the.
U. S. Naval Academy. and at
least one vacancy at the U. S.
Military Academy available for
young men who have resided at
leasttwoyearsinthe4thDistr'ict
prior to the date of entrance on
July 1, 1945. Young men in the
armed services are entitled to ap
pointment and will be given an
apportunity to take the Civil
Service examination to win nom
ination where ever they are sta-‘
tioned.
The Civil Service Commission
will conduct an examination on
July 29, 1944 at Yakima, Pasco,
Walla Walla and Pullman and
special arrangements will be made
with the commanding officer of
any young man in the armed
services who is qualified by age,
home residence and education to
take it. The Civil Service exam
ination will be in Algebra and
Plane Geometry; English Com
position and Literature; and Unit
ed States History.
Candidates are eligible for ad
mission to the Military Academy
from the day they are 17 (or 19 if
from the Regular Army or from
the National Guard) until the day
they become 22 years of age, on
which latter day they are not
eligible.
All candidates for admission
to the Naval Academy are re
quired to be citizens of the United
‘States and must be not less than
17 yéars of age or not more than
21 years of age on April 1 of the
calendar year in which they enterl
the Naval Academy. ‘
Nominations will be made ac
cording to the standing of those
taking this test.
Any young man interested
should communicate. with the
Congressman immediately so that
he may be notified of the place
and time of examination and
have a letter trom Mr. Holmes
authorizing him to take the ex
aminatiou.
Last Week to
Register for
Voting Privileges
Offices both open in
evenings for conven
ience of voters
Remains only this week to
register for voting in the pri
maries. Registration books will
close Saturday night against origi
nal registration. although changes
from one precinct to another with
in the city limits can be done un
to the day before election on
July 11.
For the convenience of workers
the city clerk has been keeping
her office open evenings this
week for registration, as has also
the printing office. Registrations
are not coming in as rapidly as
in former years in spite of the
vastly increased number of peo
ple in the community. Many of
the newcomers, of course can
not qualify yet as to residence.
Residence requirements for
voting in this state are 11 months
and 15 days residence in the state
prior to registering, 75 days in
the county and fifteen days in
the precinct. Registration is now
all under the state's new perman
ent registration law, which re
quires onLv that a voter exercise
his voting privilege at least once
every two years in order to keep
his name on the books. Voters
arenotifiedearlyintheyearif
their names are removed from
the poll books. If you have
registered in former years, have
voted (or have not received the
notice from the auditor in Janu
ary) you need not register again
unless you have changed residence
from one precinct to another.
Registration books will again
beopenthedayaftertheprirnary
election, so that voters whose
residence requirements are then
adequate. may prepare for the
general election in November.
Residents inside the city limits
register at the city hall. Those
living outside the city limits.
register at the printing office. This
includes residents of the Richland
and Haw-White Bluffs areas.
sfiiié'i—sfi
Hospital Benefit
Most people are aware of the
work of the Shrine hospitals, of
which there are fifteen in various
parts of the United States. Most
know that they accept for treat
ment only children under four.
teen years of age, and generally
the work is done at no charge to
the parents. Many Kennewick
people are aware of the cases
that have been sent to the Spo
kane or Seattle hospitals from
our own immediate district.
Local Shriners recently con
ceived the idea of giving a big
benefit for the Spokane hospital
and have arranged for two dances
to be given in this area next
month, with the proceeds to go
to the Spokane institution. The
plans call for a real big time
show, with substantial prizes in
war bonds, two name bands and
various kinds of entertainment.
One dance will be held in Pasco,
the other in Hanford. Backers
expect to sell tickets for both
into the thousands.
Roxy to Have
Bond Premier Show
1 As long as you’re going to buy
‘a bomb anyway this week, better
find a Rainbow Girl and make ap
plication right now and get a tree
ticket to the Roxy’s special Bond
Pranier show to be held next
Thursday night.
The theater will give but one
show that night, starting at 9:30
and no amount of money can buy
a ticket. Admission will be by
ticket only—said tickets to be se
cured with the bond purchase.
The show, secured specially for
this Bond Premier will be Donald
O‘Conner in “This is the Life," said
to be the funniest, screwiest show
obtainable. So, see the show—but
BUY THAT BOND!
Sailor Appreciates
Home Town Paper
Deaer.Reed:
I take this means of expressing
my appreciation of your sending
me the home town paper. Be
lieve me, it certainly helps.
Thereisverylittletofellre
gandingmynavalcareeraslhave
been stationed ashore from the be
ginning. At present I am attached
to this station as dispatcher for
the transportation department, a
job which is very interesting as we
handle practically all movements
of men and material to and from
‘this base.
We here are all hoping and
Praying not those taking part in
the present invasion; hoping its
sum will enable our boys to
come home again very soon.
Thanking you again for the
paper. Very sincerely yours.
Dudley N. Benn. sax/c
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