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VOL. XXX
THIS WEEK IN
”emu.”
This week doodling on desk pads
in Richland offices is taking on
strange forms, all of which seem to
have webbed feet, large bills and
downy feathers. And requests-tor
leave on Saturday are pouring in.
And no rogder! For on Saturday
the due unting se on opens
and sportsmen throughfilt the vil-l
lage have been making their plans
for weeks and have picked loca
tions for their blinds long in ad
vance. determined to “bag the
limit."
d- - GD
A sunrise breakfast has been
planned by the Camp Fire Girls
for seven o’clock Saturday morn
ing at the Richland park, it was
announced today by Guardians
,Mrs. Lilly Peterson and Mrs.;
' ontfdrd Smith. Members will
their 0:711 "1:815. ;
A rally day celebration, featur
ing two special programs, will be
presented by the United Protest
ant Church at the Sacajawea
grade school in Richland this
Sunday, October 15. In the mom
ing services, more than 500 chil
dren will appear before their
parents and friends in an attrac
tive program of singing, Bible
memorization work and other
demonstrations.
Following the program, chil
dren from the Junior department
and older will remain for a short
worship service and will hear
the pastor, Rev. Thomas Acheson,
speak briefly on “The Family of
Jesus.” The smaller children will
be cared for in their classrooms
during this service.
Richland teachers will be hon
ored guests at the evening set-vice,
u hich will start at eight o’clock.
An open house discussion, intend
ed as a means of better under
standing of teaching problems, will
be held. 7 A
'ID—O
New techniques in dark room
developing will be discussed at
the next meeting of the Richland
Camera club, to be held at the
Sacajawea grade school on Thurs
day, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. The
camera club is open to all village
residents. .. '
'I- '— 9 ,
Shade »trees suitable for fall
.planting will be on sale to village
agidenw starting mugs-ace}; 19.
EHI2 nursery located. one block
‘ h of the Transienf ‘Quarters.
Purchasers are 'qufi bléng
their own twine and burlap or
cther suitable material to cover
the roots of trees during the trans
planting process. Nursery hours
are from 8:30_ to 4 gaily.
'II—G'
Many avoidable fires in village
kitchens have been caused by im
properly rendering fats, according
to the Richland Protection Divi
sion, which has issued a set of in
structions designed to eliminate
fires of this type. Among the rec
commendations of this. office are
these (1) Place only a small quan—
tity of fat in the pan at any one
time, (2) Place a lid on the pan,
'3) Use low burner or low burning
flame for heat, and (4) pour off
rendered fat before rendering
more. .
ih'fl'
Richland’s boys softball and
baseball teams won 19 to 5 and 8
to 6 respectively, from Hanford
boys in games played Saturday,
Oct. 7 at the Hanford diamonds.
In a close game, Spanton, hurler
for the Richland baseball nine,
fanned fourteen batsmen to star
in the contest... a.
The Richland Doubles Tennis
championship was won Sunday by
Bill Babcock and Chas. Schwartz
koft when they defeated the team
of Ed Dunlap and Jim Johnston
&- . 3-6, 6-3 in a hard fought
{eh _at the Richlarid courts.
“her in the day, Johnston ad
vanced to the semi-finals of the
singles championship tournament
by winning from Dunlap 6-2, 6-2.
Johnston will play Edgar Jones
this coming Sunday. for the singles
crown of the village.
Form DeMolay Chapter
At Richland Village
Richland—A call has been is
sued to all village boys between
the ages of 14 and 21 to become
charter members of a Richland
chapter of the DeMolay, it was an
nounced here today by R. H. Hop
kins who has been appointed the
chapter advisor by the parent
Masonis organization.
"DeMolay, as a character-build
ing organization. will be active in
social. athletic, educational and
various other activities in the vil
lage." Mr. Hopkins said. “It will
provide the boys with an oppor
tunity to organize themselves into
:' strong. influential, youth-leading
group."
All boys in he village. as well
as those in good standing from
another chapter. are urged to take
part. The first initiation is ex
pected to be performed by the
Walla Walla chapter soon, after
which meetings will be held in the
new Masonic club house just north
of the Transient Quarters.
The members of the advisory
board to the new organization
have been announced as follows:
Courtland Steelman, chairman; R.
H- Hopkins. chapter advisor; Joe
willard: Russell A. Corban; O.
ash: George M. Walker; Rod
?" HUltSlren: Fred Painter; and
E. S. Bell. _Jr.
Benton County Pomona Grange
will meet Sat, Oct. 14, at 2 D-mw
at Locust Grove. .
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Brick Oliver Appointed
Local Chairman
Appointment of H. E. Oliver
of Kennewick as. local chairman
for the Good Roads Amendment
(H.J.R. No. 4) campaign of the
Washington State Good Roads As
sociation for this community has
‘just been announced by Harley
E. Chapman of Prosser, campaign}
chairman for this county. Use 01‘
the gasoline tax and automobile li.
cense fees for repair and improve
ment of streets and highways Will
be guaranteed by this amendment
to the State constitution which will
be before the voters in the elec
tion, November 7. '
Local DAR Joins ‘
N ation-wide War Projects
The local DAR chapter is join
ing a nation-wide program of
sponsoring two war projects. The
first is the establishing of libraries
at service hospitals and the other
is the sponsoring of a ship by
each state. The Washington 'unit
will have LCI No. 600. One man
of the crew is to be the special
protege of each chapter. .The
members will write letters, send
cards and in every way show a
personal interest in their proteges.
This action was decided at the
meeting held Monday of this week
at the home of Mrs. Reuben Gest.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. H. C. Schmidt on
the River Road on November 13.
W.B. Man Invents
Labor Savmg Tool -
Somewhere in England— A
simple tool devised by Sergeant
Harold W. Ham, Kennewick, has
cut hundreds of man hours from
the rush job of installing auxiliary
wing 'tanks on P-47 Thunderbolts
for long range attacks on Ger
many. A A
Sergeant Ham, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Ham, Route 1, has been
awarded a prize at the largest
Air Service Command aircraft re
pair depot in England for his
“shielded extension reamer.”
The device cuts an hour and a
half from' the time necessary to
install each set of wing tanks. In
addition, it eliminates the danger
that the modification might weak.
en the wing structure, formerly
a serious problem.
The ‘reamer itself is a simple,
pentfil shaped device, about one-_
ha] inch thick and two feet long,
with. a revolxfiog.,. moors. driven
cutting edge at its point. . .
- Sergeant Ham is a sheet metal
worker in the aero-repair section
of this depot. He gained his me
chanical skill as an automobile
mechanic at White Bluffs, and
later received training at a civil
service school.
Lt. Bruce, DFC Winner,
Promoted in Italy ‘
Leroy J. Bruce, 29, of Kenne
wick, has been promoted to the
rank' of First Lieutenant, it was
announced by the 15th Army Air
Force. -
Co-pilot of a B-24 Liberator
bomber, Lt. Bruce is a member
of a group that has completed
more than 100 bombing missions
against strategic Nazi industrial
centers since coming overseas nine
months ago,
Lt. Bruce, who wears air medal
with two oak leaf clusters and the
distinguished flying cross, is mar
ried to Mrs; Elizabeth Bruce of
215 Ave E, Kennewick. '.
Richland Gridders to Play
Pasco Bulldogs Friday
The Pasco Bulldogs play host
to the Richlana high school foot
ball team on Friday evening at 8.
This will be the acid test for the
Bulldogs, who have been unde
feated to date. The Richland team
which is big and fast will be
throWing everything to pull the
Pasco club into .the ranks of the
defeated. ‘ _ _
Both clubs are at the peak and
expect to open the book as far
as scoring plays are concerned.
Richland has lost but one game to
date and that by the score of 7
to 6 at the hands of a strong
Sunnyside team. Sunnyside has
lost but one game also and that
to a very powerful Yakima team
by the score of 7 to'6.
Flag for Dead Service Men
Hal Holmes, representative of
the Fourth Congressional District,
has just been advised by the Office
of the Quartermaster General, War
Department, that for each mem
ber 01 our armed forces who has
died in service, the government
provides an American flag, which
is presented to the family. If the
boy died in this country and his
bOdy was returned to his home for
l'iurial the family may retain the
t ag.
However, in cases where the
boys, who died , overseas were
buried near where they died, a
flag is available to his family by
applying to the Veterans Admxms
tration offices, and through county
seat and other designated post
offices. Applications should be
brief and accompanied by proof
of death. All deaths of this war
are eligible. ..
Mint Growers to Meet
A special meeting of the mint
growers has been called- for Fri
day, Oct. 13th, in the AAA hall
over Penney’s store at 7:30. All
members and other growers who
are interested in selling their oil
are urged to be present.
KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12,- 1944
Home Talent Play
Proves Big Hit
Richland—A large and enthusi
astic audience cheered the hero,
hissed the villian, laughed heartily
at all the jokes (inteentional and
otherwise) and just generally loved
“Bertha, the Beautiful Typewriter
Girl” as produced by the Richland
‘Village Players at the Lewis and
Clark grade school last Saturday
night. Excellently directed by
Charles Staurt, the cast portrayed
the trials and tribuations and, of
course, the happy ending always
found in a “mellerdrama” at the
turn of the century. s
Singing waiters sporting large
mustaches, and an orchestral ac
companiment during the particu
larly moving moments of the play
added to the gaiety. In the cast
were George Truog, Lyle Albright,
Matthew Mclnery, Thearon At
kins, Dave Treadwell, B. E. Porter,
Mrs. O. S. Clark, Mrs. Marion
Anderson, Mrs. B. F. Doran and
Miss Marsha Ratzer.
. The play will be presented again
in the Columbia high school audi.
torium Friday evening, October
13, at 8:30.
Map-Directories of Twin
Cities are Delivered
At last the long looked' for city
maps were received Friday by the
Kennewxck and Pasco Business
and Professional Women’s clubs,
and were distributed Saturday
morning by the club members.
The maps were sponsored by
the chambers of commerce of the
two towns, and the Business Girls
who had been working on the
project since last spring. The
maps, a two color job showing
streets of the two towns, land
marks, ect., has a local directory
on the reverse side and a sketch
of highways, distances from Ken
newick and Pasco to larger towns
of the coast states. The maps
are expected to fill a much needed
want of the -district to help the
newcomers and the oldtime resi
dents to find their way around
in the fast growing community.
They can be purchased‘ at the local
business houses.
Receive Awards at -
Court of Honor
At a recent court of honor the
following honors were awarded.-
Second class badgesato Jesse Den
ny, Hubert Darr, 'John Jones, Eu
gene Lande, Donald Kirby, Eugene
Kirby and Gene Reavis. Lewis
Gilliland and Ralph Sage received
first .class badges.
Merit badges were awarded to
Donald Redivane for wood carv
ing, handicraft and carpentry. Da
vid Dickerson in carpentry, cook
ing, safety and handicraft; Geo.
Mitchell in handicraft and horse
manship; Rhody Sage in handi
craft and cooking, and Leland Hig
ley in wood carving and safety.
Star rank was awarded to Geo.
Mitchell, David Dickerson and
Rhody Sage. .
Ladies Auxiliary. to
Sponsor Carnival.
Firuey: The Grange Auxiliary
will sponsor a carnival at the hall
Friday, Oct. 20, at 8 p.m. There
will be various games and a coun
try store. Everybody is invited.
3 Miss Alice Marie Ash and Miss
Dorothy Hughes returned Satur
day from a week’s visit with Mr.
and Mrs. Beryl Ash in Seattle and
Mars. Wilbur Ash in Bremerton.
' Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Ford
and baby and Mrs. Willard Camp
bell of Kennewick and Mr. and
Mrs. George Taylor and Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Lande and children
were visitors at the Sherry home
Sunday. .
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Lande and
children visited Mr. and Mrs.
George Taylor Wednesday. a
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kerr spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Driggs at Moses
Lake.
Ed Glassner of Spokane spent a
few days last week with hisneph.
ew, Clint Glassner.
Mrs. Lester Laßue returned
home this week, having spent
several days visiting relatives in
Spokane.
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Grossman of
Kennewick and Carl Thomas and
Cal Smith of Spokane, enjoyed a
turkey dinner Thuresday evening
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Benson.
Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor
visited Sunday at the home of
My. andflrs Georg? Milligag. .
Mansel Tewalt and Albert Piert
returned home Friday from a deer
hunt in Oregon. They were both
fortunate in bringing home a deer.
To Aid Schools
Achie McLean, 38-year-old Ta
coma business man, was in the
Kennewick area last week as the
Republican candidate for state
land commissioner. Accompanied
b 3 prominent Inland Empire GOP
leaders, McLean promised that he
would give protection to school
lands by appointing an assistant
high in the staff of the land com--
missioner’s office from the ranks
of school people.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hull of
Alva, Oklahoma, were overnight
guests at the H. H. DeHaven home
in the valley this week.
Relief Society meeting Oct. 17
at the M. B. Stringham home at
115 No. Bth St., in Pasc'o.
To Let Contract on
New Bus Terminal
Contract for the construction
of the new motor coach terminal
is to be let next Monday. ac
cording to word received by the
local chamber of commerce today.
The deeds have been signd, plans
drawn and the contractors are
making up their estimates
: It is understood that the new
,terminal will be rushed to comple
tion as_soon as possible so that the
plant may be in operation before
cold weather. '
Kennewick lo
Have New .
First-Run Theater
Construction of fine '
new buildintr started to
day on Kennewick Ave.
Construction was started today
on Kennewick’s new first-run
theater. It is to be built on Ken
newick Avenue just west of the
Havstad building, opposite the
Kennewick Hotel and: is being con
structed by the Mid-State Amuse
ment CO., operators of the Ron
and the two show houses in Pasco.
‘ The theater will be 50-140, of
concrete block construction and
will be modern in every respect.
It will be large enough to seat 700
on the one floor, and will also be
equipped with a standard size
stage that traveling shows may be
handled adequately.
‘ While no definite completion
date has been set, the contractors,
Halvorson 8; CO., state that it will
be ready to open on Christmas
‘Dax. The house will be operated as
a first-run theater, it is announced.
A picture of the new showhouse
and further details of the new
gplace will be printed-next week.
Mid-October Wedding
Celebrated '
In the presence of a large party
of friends and re tives at the
,residence of Mr. _ Mrs. _Ter
‘williger on the Ri Road, Yeo.
2/c Cornelius E. Casey and June
Yvonne Schott were united in mar
lriage at 9:30 p.m. Wfiinesday. The
‘Rev. John B. Coanlq't the Metho
idist church emplon’ the double
ring rite. The bride 13 the daugh
ter of Alfred Schott of Mena, Ark.
She was formerly employed at
the Kennewick Printing Co. The
bridegroom, formerly from Long
Beach, Calif., is stationed at the
Pasco Naval Air Station. He had
’served 19 months in the Aleutians
before coming to Pasco.
i Attending the bride were Kath
‘ryn Terwilleger and Mrs.‘ Robert
»E. Martin of Pasco. Best man for
the occasion was Yeoman Jack
Blacksmith. Several additional
naval men were present. The
bride was dressed in deep purple‘
suit with brown accessories and‘
wore a shoulder corsage of white
camations and pink rosebuds. ‘
Following the ceremony a recepn‘
tion was tendered by the Terille
gers. They expect to make their"
home in Knnewick for the present;
The Weather
I The past week has been decided.
1y cooler than the corresponding
week a year ago, according to the
weatherman’s records, indeed, Fri
day night of last week was the
first time for the season with a
feezing temperature registered.
No damage was done in any way.
‘but it presages an early fall.
.1943 October 1944
‘B3-41 5 68-51
SB4-45 6 70-32
78-42 7 70-35
80-40 -8 74-38
85-52 9 78-43
80-53 10 79-45
65-50 11 79-44;
A Proclamation 1
By the Mayor 4
On Nov. 1. a general election
will he held which may well de
termine the course our netion
will take in government for a
century in the future. Millions
of our sons. husbands and oth
ers dear to us are offering their
lives today. on the battlefields
throughout the world. to pre
serve our right-to choose our
own form of government. We
have promised the same privi
leg to those‘ people: whom we
are setting free from domina
tion of tyrannical oppressors.
ln__spite of these facts. known
to all our people. many of our
citizens have neglected to pre
pare themselves to vote. by reg
istering with their county and
itor or city clerk. All voters
must be registered by Oct. 21.
19“. if they are eligible to vote
in the general election. on Tues
day. Nov. 7. 1944.
NOW. THEREFORE. I. A. C.
Amon. mayor of the City of
Kennewick. do hereby designate
and proclaim the week begin
ning Oct. 16. 19“ and ending
Oct. 21. 1944. as
Registration Week
in the city of Kennewick. and
urge all citizens to discharge
their civic_ duty_ and privilege
under our form of representative
government by registering dur
.ing this week to vote in the
general election to be held on
November 7.
A. c. Anon.
Mayor of Xennewick
Recreation Hall
For Traileriles
Many Kennewick citizens have
been speculating on what the large
‘building in the midst d the new
trailer camp south of town might
be. The building is a recreation
center for the residents now rap
idly being housed in the area. pri
marily for the residents of the
r The building contains a fairly
large gymnasium. showers, lockers.
office space and a room which will
be fitted up as a reading, writing
and lounging room. The Building
also contains a modem hot water
heating system and will soon be
come a center of activitiy for the
new residents. -
To date there are no negroes on
the project. either in the houses
or in the trailers, contrary to many
rumors current. However. 25 of
the trailers have been set aside
in one corner of the new trailer
park for occupancy by negmes
when and it they are allocated
to the district.
Fires Are Preventable
Says Fire Marshal
Fires throughout the United
States are 90 percent preventable,
Deputy United States Fine Mar
shal Hall told members of the
chamber of commerce this noon.
He said fires in the United States
destroyed as much property as
the Britains lost through the air
blitz, yet virtually nothing has
been done about it; ‘
He was urging businounen and.
property owners to take every pos
sible precaution against the pos
ssibility of fire in order to reduce
the loss as much as possible.
Power Officials
Conducting Survey
Officials of the Bonneville ad
ministration are engaged presently
in making a comprehensive survey
of Benton and Franan counties
as a part of their stateowide pro
gram of anticipating future power
consumption. The group appeared
before the chamber of commerce
this noon asking for cooperation
of the businessmen in securing the
‘,necessary data.
Men to Be Guests at
Ladies Aid Dillher -
1 Hover—The Ladies Aid will give
a pot-luck dinner Wednesday night
:at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Law
ton, honoring the husbands;
Mrs. _Mary Roberts is visiting
lat the home of her nephew, Guy
Nelson and family.
The Hover Benefit club will
meet at the home at Mrs. Don
ne_ll_y Wngesdgg, the 18th _at _2.
Mr. and Mrs. Winters were busi
”0:1; visitors“ in Walla Walla last
“f . . 7 _ A_
"fif'wncox‘, who has spent the
summer at a sheep camp. has re
turned to his home for the winter.
Finley Ladies Form
Improvement Club
Finley: Nearly 20 ladies met
Wednesday at the home of Mrs.
Burt Fredrick; to organize an
Extension club. Mrs. Gladys Bo
lon, County Extension leader, was
also present. The club was named
the Fourth Wednesday Club. Mrs.
Bernard Slocumb was elected as
president; Mrs. John Fredricks.
vice president; Mrs. Ruth Hamp
ton, semtary~treasurer; Project
’leaders are Mrs. Fred Brodbeck
'and Mrs. Virgil Masters, home im.
‘provement; Mrs. Clark Smith and
ers. H. L. Larrick, clothing; Mrs.
P. W. Brown and Mrs. Ernest
Sherry, nutrition; Mrs. Dan Ger
her and Mrs. C. W. Brown, homel
.management; Mrs. R. C. Fredricks
and Mrs. H. Kerr, health; Mrs.l
Ernest Sherry, publicity. .
The next meeting on Oct. 27,‘
‘will be at the home of Mrs. Eu
Sherry. The project leaders will
hold a special meeting, Oct. I‘2,
with Mrs. Slocumb.
I Mr.aners.SamDriggsof
[Moses Lake were overnight vis
itors of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beathe.
'They also visited at the B. 810-
icumb, H. Kerr, Irene Hughes and
yGrimshaw homes. They left Mon
‘day for their home. The Briggs
\family were former residents of
Finley. ~
1 Mrs. Lillian Slocumb of Los
Angeles came Sunday for a few
weeks’ visit with her son and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Slo
cumb. "
Mr. and Mrs. Warden and fam-‘
ily, who lived at the R. E. Livingg
ston place, left Monday for their
home in Montana. The Wardens
have spent the summer here. Mr.‘
Livingston is a brother of Mrs.
Warden. 7
The Finley Grange first and sec-l
ond degree team will put on thel
degree work Friday night at the
Kennewick Valley Grange. (
. Mrs. Eunice Bockstruck of Spow
kane and Mrs. Frank Volland were
visitors Monday of Mrs. Fred
‘Falque.
} Peggy Piert is minding this
week with Denna Lee Fredricks.
' Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Slocumb
accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Magnusen to The Dalles and Ce
lillo Falls Friday.
Mr. and Mrs.J?R. Gowingre
turned home Tuesday from Day
ton and Pomeroy, where they were
called last Friday by the death
of a relative.
Columbia Footballers to
Play Pasco Friday
I Richland— A saddened. but
greatly wiser Richland Columbia
high school football team will
travel to Pasco, two weeks after
their upset defeat at the hands
of Sunnyside, primed and cocked
toblastavictoryh'omthePaaco‘
Bulldogs. Before losing to Sunnyy
side high 7-6, the Richland team
had downed a stun: Procter team;
19-0 in the season’s opener. ‘
An open date last week end‘
gave the team a test. and Coach‘
John Eubank expects his squadl
to be in top shape for the Pasco
contest. ‘
Eastern Star Host at
USO. Sunday Supper
The ladies of the Alma Chapter
‘No. 100. OES of Kennewick 16:3
saved the buffet supper at the
Sunday evening, Oct. 8, 19“, with
‘Mrs. Lottie H. Lampson. worthy
‘matron, serving as chairman and
Mrs. Elsie Knowles. Mrs. Tells
}Wikenwerder. Mrs. Zeb Graven:-
‘lund, Mrs. Ethel DuSsir. and Mrs.
‘Julia Hemenway assisting on the
loommittee.
Sally Mae Crawford an: a
group of songs; two readings were
given by Imogene Spurgeon of
Kennewick and the Benson Trio
sang a group of songs. The pro
gram was followed by the usual
Sunday night community singing.
Valley Towns Ship ‘
Large Clothing Gifts 1
The response from lower valley
towns to the all three weeks
ago for used clothing for the lib
erated European countries was
’very prompt and generous, oc
conding to the committee from
the Council of Church Women
which sponsored the campaign.
Supplies confine to come into some
of the chuth even after the first
shipments had gone.
The Catholic parish of Kenne
wick, Richland and Hantord ship
ped a total of 1681 pounds of
dothing. The several other church
«when: of Ifennewick have
or'wiu have made shipment of
the quarters of a ton. Pasco will
hag:- about an equal amount to me.
P°_ _-
' ngnetagency supplies wene
slap e gum precan
ment depot in pohne. From
there they will be dimcted to
assembly centers for overseas ar
go.
4-County Cdmmissioners
Study T.B. Sanitarium
Counts. Commissioners I. M.
Hartman, Jay Perry and Bob
Evans together with three mem
bers of the Tuberculosis League,
Mrs. George Bastien, Mrs. I. M.
Hartman and Mrs. Robert Johan
son, attended. a meeting of the
proposed four-cwnty wberctnosis
sanatorium at Yakima last week.
Commissioners and representatives
from Kittitas, 'Kllckitat and Yak!-
ma counties were present to, dis
cuss phns to revive the project
started in 1938. It was estimated.
that a maintenance cost of a 100
bed hospital would be $150,000
per year. Advantages of locally;
‘operated institutions over stab
support and control wen dis-'
\cussed and itwasgenerauyagreedl
that further investigation mp
ifitmade before :..-am the poo-1
Ministers. Workers
And Wives to Dine
Monday evening at 6 o'clock
members of, the Inter-City Minis
terial association. their wives and
parish assistants will meet atths
Pasco Methodist church tor their
quarterly dinner and social eve
ning. In addition to the social
teatureq Dr. James Itillar of Port.
land. noted Bible Foundation
speaker, is to have a chief place
in the evening's program.
Rev. Kenneth Bell of Richland
is in general charge of the oc-‘
casion. Rev. Oliver Adams ot‘
Pasco will be master of cene-‘
monies . Rev. John B. (Joan of:
Kennewick will take over thel
social features. and Joseph Smith
of the USO will have charge of the
music part of the pmgram.
The association. according to its
president, Rev. John B. Coan. now
has a membership of about 80
ministers, and parish assistants of
Kennewick, Richland.. Hantord,
Finley, Burbank, Wallula. and
Pasco.
Cub Pack No. g 4
Will Hold Meetmg
i This Friday evening at 8 o’clock
‘in the Methodist Church, Cub
Pack No. 24 will hold its first
\hll meeting. Each cub should
‘bring his parents to the meeting.
\Cubs will bring anything that he
wants of what he has made to:-
display. Boys 9, 10. and 11 years
of age are eligible to be cubs.
Boys between these ages who wish
tobecomecubsooutsmayelsoat.
tend this meeting.
Editor to Speak at
Chamber Luncheon
Editor Thomas D. Potwin. of the
Yakima Herald will be the guest
speaker at the chamber of com
meree luncheon next 'l'huraday
upon. He will talk about lrrlga
hon problems in the Yakima Val
;ley and it is hoped that a large
number 0: Kennewiek people will
be present to hear his (Inclusion.
rlevy Authorizes
16 More Grade
School Rooms
Special school election
authorizes 5-mill levy
to add facilities
I A: a result of Tuesday's spe
jcinl Ichool election, it looks as
though Kennewick's new iii-mom
grade school building will be
doubled in size. The election car
riei overwhelmingly with 580
votes being cut, of which there
were bot 45 necetive. _
All the liminary work. pass
a Wrong: maze of 18 separate
governmental agencies. sanction
by the state board of education—
;everything—has been completed,
pounding to Supt. E. 8. Black, Who
has devoted most of his time in
‘reeent months to the project. Now
remains but the signing of the
jouler at Washington. D. C. This
action is expected ‘shortly. Mr.
Black states, but that if it is not
forthcoming personal action will
be taken.
The present building will be
completed ready for occupancy in
about six weeks. Mr. Black esti
mates. and the new one will be
undertaken by the same crew as
speadily as materials can be as
sembled ai‘ter the men light is
received from Washington. The
two buildings will be under way
at the some time. A _
The new addition was planned
in the original scheme. with ade
quate water, newer and heating
facilities put in under the original
plans.
\ The election will add a tive-mill
levy to the cument tax statement.
Put the new school will be com
pletely paid for with the single
extra levy, the government and
the state standing the remainder
of the construction cost. as a war
emergency measure. The gov
ernment is also contributing a sub
stantial sum as operations expense
during the emergency.
Organized Play
Program Started
' Richland— Supervised .play
ground periods for boys and girls
m M‘- Wmm’ .5:; 3:
v e, in “ , in: e
public “mi-united physical
Pam plum it w- an
nounced today by thew Richhnd
Activities Division.
; Ora-om games such a soft
ball. touch football and other. in
which .11 boys and girls in the
village will be invited to join. will
be planned for out-of-Ichool hours,
it yuan. , 7
Beginning next week, a boys'
playground schedule is to be start
ed ,as follows: At the old high
school grounds—4 to 5:30 p.m. on
Tuesdays and Thursdays. and 9
to 10:30 an. on Saturdays; at the
Grange hall field-10 to 11:30 am.
and 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and
Thursdays. and 10:30 to IZ-noon on
Saturdays.
dhe girls v’i‘llll thh: smith end a:
village ve p ay groun
periods at the old high school
minds on Mondays an Wednes
days from 4 to 5:30 am" and
from 10:30 to noon on turdays.
Those living in the north end of
the vllla‘se will meet at the grange
hall tie on Mondays and Weds
nesdays from 10 to 11:30 am. and
from 3 to 3:30 p.m. and on Satur—'
33' Mo “mlgiamemm'
. an 0011 p .
mind pram-13s have been arrang
el at the grange hall field in order
to provide recreation: in unord
ance with the double shift class
mm It the Saulawea grede
Touch tootboll games tor high
school boy: who one not members
onh football squad mochoduled
on m. WM and on
Thunday afternoon: at four in
the field just north of Richland
Business Women’s Week
And Fall Conference
As the opening event for the
observation of Business Women's
Week, October 8-14. the Kenne
wick and Pasco groups of the
Business and Professional Wo
men’s clubs met in the dining
room of Kennewick Masonic hall
Sunday ntternoon for the manual
an conference with Mm Ann
Hansen, s Wells Walla teacher. as
leader sum bir 1211's. Beieknerr‘;
lului filled o ennew cc u
and . Maurine Cloud, president
of the Pasco group.
Allen Smith. a Pogtland attor
ney. ache on referen um measure
No. .
We program of the
afternoon Hansen and Mrs.
Bellman poured at an attractive
hoe med table centered by
an lighted undies and roses.
Min McCloud. a munber of the
Ritzviue club was an out-of-town
'cueot.
High School Buys
[Sound Projector
r The Ichool has recently pur
chased a round movie projector
13nd it is planned to have a series
‘ei educational films shown as par:
lof the regular couroes or instruc
uon. The new equipment, Mr.
Black carefully told members of
the "chamber of commerce this
noon, was not purchased with tax
payer-5' money. the entire cost be
ing home by the student body.
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