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REPORTER
By the ,'
KENNEWICK COURIER
The individual who so brazenly
styles himself .the “Kennewick
Courier” is strictly a mythical
character. Any resemblance be
tween him and.any person living
or dead, is strictly co-incidental.
However it IS the. purpose of the
perpetrators of “118 column to air
matters here that have a bearing
on the lives and happiness of
residents of this community; to
go beyond the limits of plain
news reporting and 'editorialii
ing to comment on this and that.
There is no intention to engage in
personalities or to step on any
one’s toes. If comment appear
ing in this column can help to
build the community, to offer an
occasional chuckle or a serious
thought, it‘ has served its pur-
pose.
Now that we have established
our confession of faith we cant
delve immediately into the press
ing matters of the moment. One
of these concerns the name of the
dam to be built sometime in the
not too distant future at a cer
tain point down the Columbia
river. Congress has seen fit, after
due deliberation. to include in
the Rivers and Harbors bill which
~ rized the construction of the
v a provision for the name to
cNary. With all respect for
an able senator who had worked
tirelesly for the construction of
the dam, we and most other resi
dnets of this area, cannot agree
with the decision. It is pointed out
the Senator McNary had devoted
umpteen years to this project but
the Umatilla Indians were there
long before him. We are afraid
that, despite an act of congress,
it will remain the Umatilla dam.
Signs of Spring: Mrs. George
Peters had a setting he? come off
last week and our litt e girl an
nounced that she had seen a robin
fi‘pulling at one end of a worm.”
“a
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Correction Plan
Judge Winkenwerder informs
us that a brief story on police ac
tivities appearing in last week’s
issue created a wrong impression.
lThe income reported for the
month of February was a total
tfrom all sources and not alone
from fines he has inflicted.
Story of the Week: ‘
gm adrecent johurney, gestix-year
ol ma eupwi .aperf strang
er and chatted freelyw‘”"
“That’s my mummy‘- over
there,” the child advised. “And
0 you know what, sheSS going to
ave a baby!”
There was an embarrassed
“Oh”, from the other party to
he conversation.
“Oh, not now,” explained the
er, apparently' feeling
' :further explanation 'was
d. “Not until after the war,
cause just now God can’t get the
arts."
_ __ __ _—__.— l
ntenor Remodelmg
Church Started
‘ Remodeling and renovating
ork on the interior of the Metho
ist church began this week on an
xtensive scale. The work under
‘ay by the Halvorson Construc
'on Co. is a part of the general
rogram of improvements and is
n preparation for the installation
I the large, new pipe organ now
der construction by the Moller
gan Co. in Maryland.
In addition to the reconstruc
‘on of the choir loft, platforms,
d chancel of the church, the
uilding will have its walls re
inished and a number of lesser
provements. The organ con
truction has been underway for
me time with delivery and in
tallation originally set for April,
ut the war situation has affected
ts progress some and the date
not yet certain. The instru
ent, according to the builders,
11l be one of the finest in the
est, and unexcelled in the
egion.
Film Will Show Spll
Ravages m Washmgton
‘ :1 project which is being
Eldertaken by the International
arvester Company in coopera
tion with the Soil Conservation
Service of the United States De
artment of Agriculture will show
oil erosion because of quick water
n-off and soil sliding in the
louse, and types of equipment
(1 practical recommendation to
Oftect the situation. Wind eros
n effects in the Big Bend coun
will also be included.
The picture is to be made under
ollywood production and Wlll
ave continuity for the whole
I'op cycle from seeding until
e fall tillage.
These pictures taken in Wash
gton areas will be included in
film showing soil problems in
ashington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah
d California. What is being
one to meet these problems will
9 part of the story and the com
lEted picture will be used for the
nent of growers in the Pacific
es .
@3112 a mum k - r- importer
Miss Slrickler ls
Bride in Double.
Bing Ceremony
Miss Narma Jean Strickler.
dauggter of Mr. and Mrs. William
H. trickier, and Lieut. Ernest
Russell Crutcher, U.S.M.C., son
of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Crutcher
of Kellogg. Idaho, were married
Sunday afternoon at 1:30 in the
Methodist church with the Rev.
John B. Coan reading the double
ring ceremony. _ A , “
The interior of the church was
decorated with groupings of Col
onial flowers and lighted tapers
making a background for the cere
mo_ny. ,_ , , '
The bridal music was played
by Miss Caroline Kauth and in
cluded “The Bridal Chorus” and
to the strains of “Largo” the
candles were lighted by the Miss
es Virginia Smith and Marjorie
Olds. Theo LampsOn sang “Thine
Alone” and “ God Gave Me You.”
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father. Her gown
was a Victorian model of heavy
satin and silk marquisette with
sweetheart neckline and tight
bodice with bow knots embroid
ered in seed pearls. The white
satin coronet which held her fin
gertip veil was also embroidered
with seed pearls. She carried a
Colonial bouquet of white rose
buds and stephanotis.
Miss Phyllis Oliver was maid of
honor, and the Misses Virginia
Smith, Barbara MacLaughlin,
Jean Osborne and Marjorie Olds
were pastel formals. Each carried
a Colonial bouquet and wore flow
ers in their hair. Little Sandra
Riggins was flower girl and car
ried a miniature Colonial bouquet.
Lieut. John Crutcher, U. S.
Army Air Force, was his broth
er’s best man and the bridesmaids
acted as ushers. .
Immediately following the cere
mony a reception was held at
the bride’s home on Kennewick
Avenue.
The table, all in white, was cen
tered with a three-tier white wed
ding cake, decorated with silver
leaves and topped with a minia
ture bride and bridegroom, and
flanked by crystal candelabra
holding white tapers. Mrs. H. E.
Oliver and Mrs. E. C. Smith
(Continued on Page 8)
h Kennewick Valley Giange was
ost. to e mee ‘ ona‘
Grdfige' 0%“ Mafch%§"%bi‘% af
ternoon session 74 were present‘
with 220 enjoying the supper and
program. _
The post-war committee urged
an immediate farm program to
help farmers produce the greater
amounts of -food asked by the
government. They pointed out
that machinery is antiquated with
no replacements available adding
to the difficulties of labor short
ages.
A report on a survey of home
interests showed that greatest
needs on the farm were for more
storage space, water systems and
bathrooms. This survey also
showed a desire for cleaning up
unsightly conditions along road
sides.
Subordinate Granges , reported
growing memberships with in
creased attendance at meetingg.
Eight candidates were initiated .
the fifth degree.
The program consisted of selec
tions by the Kennewick high
school band, a monolog by Jen
etta Misner and a play by Kath
erine and Mary Woehler and
Grace Sloan. »
Back row, left to right: Bob
Adams, Dan Poling, Ted Kauth,
Robert Simmelink, Wesley Per-
KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1945
Water on the Way;
Ditch Primed Today
Residents of this area will be
able to see the answer to their
speculation as to the arrival of
irrigation water. Mgr. Frank Mas
on of the Columbia Irrigation dis
trict, was at the headgatos today
to supervise turning in the water.
After a week of priming the
water will be ready for use.
Holmes Asks Aid
In Securing Funds
An opportunity to help in the
development of the community
is offered to all residents in aid
ing in securing funds for the com~
pletion of the proposed 25,000 acre
irrigation project. Representative
Hal Holmes requests letters from
this area urging the completion
of the work as an aid to the secur
ing of $58,000 needed to finish
pre-construction surveys. - .
A soil survey shows the land in
this project to be especially fer
tile, superior to the present High
land soil under irrigation. The
project would reach from Hover
to Kiona. _
Address letters to Repr. Hal
Holmes, House Office Bldg,
Washington, .D.C. “We want au
thorities to know”, Holmes said.
“that this project is really wanted
by residents of the area.”
One-Ac! Plays
To Be Presented
Under direction of Miss Grace
Wold_t, three ' one-act plays will
be presented! on Friday, March
23, in the high school auditorium
by the high school dramatic: class..
“First Dress Suit” is the title
of the first play. Cast in this in
cludes Louise Langworthy, Norma
Browning, Gerald Bauder and
Thurman Keller. 7 -
l The second play is entitled
“Wedding Rehearsal” and the
characters are portrayed by Janet
Mason, Maurice Kennedy, Carmen
George, Charles Ashore, Olive
Grace Griffith, Ninette Evett, Le
land Klinetobe, Tom Sawyer,
Helen Hansen, Louna Stroud,
Betty Jane Block, Kenneth An
derson and Opal Sherman.
The last play is called “The
Eligible Mr. Bangs”. Pat John
son, Mavis Moore, Phil Falk and
David Hardy make up the cast
of this play.
Makeup for all three plays is
under direction of Shirley Patzer,
.Helen Hansen is in charge of all
[costumes and personal proper
}ties, and Bull); Johnson is .assist
[ant director ' the “Wedding Re
._hearsal"..
Pre-School Serves
Supper at U.S.O.
The Sunday evening buffet sup
per at the USO. was sponsored
by the Pre-School mothers organ
ization. Cakes and coffee were
served. Mrs. Elmer Hawker de
corated the table which was in
keeping with the St. Patrick mo
tif. Other members serving on the
committee were Mrs. Dave Clan
cey, Mrs. Cecil Myers, Mrs. Hack
Elliott, Mrs. Bob Tingley, Mrs.
Earl Hoover, Mrs. Kenneth Ser
ier, Mrs. Lyle Cooney and Mrs.
giffifge Dyer and Mrs. Theresa
The evening program was pre
sented at the usual hour. Don
Caldwell, from the naval base,
and Evelyn Oches, also from the
base, sang two solos and the Ben
son Trio also sang. They were ac
companied by Ralph Burrier.
Community singing, accompan
ied by Mary Goulet, followed the
program.
Kennewick High ’45 Basketball Squad
kins, John Gravenslund. Center-:1
Jim Stifter, Dave Poling, Billy
Green, Jim Doye, Miton Dahman,|
Lions Close in _
Third Position;
Win 25 Games
The Kennewick Lions closed
another highly successful season
under the realm of :Coach Ray
Normile by winning-25 games and
placing third in the Yakima val
ley tournament held in Wapato
this past week. The Ifions lost to
Selah last Saturday night by the
close margin of 38 to 35 to win
the third spot in the Yakima val!
ley. Last season the Lions copped
first place and a trip to the state
tournament. If they had defeated
Selah last Saturday the boys
would have been back in the state
tourney making it two years in
a row—practically an unheard of
accomplishment for a small high
school. 7 A A _ __ _.
Briefly this is how the Lions
got into the big tournament. They
won second place in the lower
Yakima Valley sub - district
\tournament by wins over Prosser,
iGrandview, and River View. Pas
‘co defeated the Lions for the num
ber one spot 34 to 32. Fom the
‘sub district tourney the Kenne
wick team earned a trip to Wapa
‘to to play in the Y.V.I.A.A. tour
ney; eight teams earn their way to
this tournament—this includes
schools from Cle Elum to Pasco.
The teams that place first and
second earn the right to enter the
state tournament in Seattle.
‘ The first night of the tourna
ment Kennewick defeated Gold
endale 50 to 21. The boys’ next
opponent was Yakima, who, in
cidentalb' took first place in the
tourney, and our boys lost a hard
fought game 35 to 39, The next
game found 'the Lions- playing the‘
Ellensburgfiulldogs and the Ken
newick team defeate? the upper
valley quintet 33 to 3 in a thrill
er. Then last Friday night the
Lions met up with their old and
friendly rival—the Pasco Bulldogs
and gained a very sweet victory
by defeating the best Pasco team
turned out by Em Morgan during
his story “gt Pasco high school. The
finalco twas3st926._ _:
Finally on Saturday the Lions
were still in the big tournament
battling right down- the final
stretch trying to earn that free
trip to the state meet. However,
Fate took a hand and the boys
missed seven “set-ups" against the
big Selah squad and dropped a
heartbreaker 35 to 38. This gave
Selah the right to go to Seattle
and to place second in the valley
while Kennewick earned the third
spot.
The Lions’ hopes (it next year
are very. disinal‘as ctically the
whole team finishes in May. The
following boss graduate: Dall
man, Kauth, Perkins, Dan Poling,
Adams, Giles, Simmeflink, and
Doyle. Gravenslund is a junior
but will be 18 in December, there
fore he is being counted out for
basketball. 7 _
A big disappointment to both
Coach Normile and the boys was
the failure of Junior Blackman
and Bob Wyatt to play this sea
son due to the fact that they could
not pass their physical examina
tions. Both boys played last sea
son and if they could have been
permitted to play this‘ year they
would have added considerable
height ‘to the team.
In 31 games, including the tour
naments, the Lions piled up 1277
gggnts to their opponents’ total of
BPW_CIIE) to Meet
The BPW club will have a
regular business meeting Friday
evening at the home of Mrs. Ruby
Stringham at 115 North Bth Ave...
in Pasco.
‘Philip Faulk. Front: Jim Boldt,
‘Howard Giles.
News from Our Men and Women
In Ille Armed Services
- ROLLIN SMITH
Kennewick boy. attending sub
marine school in New London,
Connecticut.
Robert E. Bolton of Kennewick.
has been promoted to the rank of
captain in the medical corps. ac
cording to a recent announcement
by the commanding general of
the 15th Air Force. Capt. Bolton
is the husband of the former Mar
jarie E. Gerking. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. O. Gerking of Walla
Walla. Mrs. Bolton and their two
children. Elsie Mae, six years old
and Ruth Erlene. two years old,
reside in Kennewick. Also in the
medical corps is a brother. Ist
Lieut. Warren F. Bolton, pm
ently stationed in Portland. Ore.
Another brother. Ralph W. Bolton.
is a corporal in the marine corps.
Ens. Caran Peterson who re
cently visited his mother, Mrs.
Lilly Peterson, of Richland. has
returned to New York City. Pet
erson, a graduate of the Richland
high School, and also of the WSC
School of Pharmacy, has recently
completed officer-5' training course
at King's Point Academy, Long
Island, ranking first in his group.
He will now ship out as third
mate on a merchant ship.
_Glen Silliman, who is in the
South Pacific has been promoted
to radioman third class.
lAr-y Officer
Speaks at P.-'I'.A.
' Speaking informally, Lieut.
Chester Kebbe of the McCaw gen
eral hospital, was featured at the
regular meeting of the Parent-
Teacher association meeting Wed
nesday night. He related many
interesting experiences of his 27
months’ service in the islands of
the South Pacific. On Thursday
Lieut. Kebbe received his call to
return to active duty.
Miles Romney, of the Spokane
office of the Red Cross spoke in
behalf of the War Fund cam
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Also on the program were num
bers by the grade school a capella
chorus and a reading by Imogene
Spurgeon. _ -
Forget-Me-Not Sale
To Be Held Here
The nationally chartered or
ganization of the Disabled Ameri
can Veterans, will hold a sale of
their official flower, the Forget-
Me-Not, on Friday and Saturday,
March 16 and 17, in both Kenne
wick and Pasco, and at the same
time will oroganize a local chap
ter of the organization. The Dis
abled American Veterans main
tain trained sew/ice officers in
every veterans administration and
almost every veterans’ hospital in
the United States. These serice
officers are qualified to give ex
pert service and advice, abso
lutely free, to all - disabled veter
ans, their widows, wives and all
their dependents.
These inen.are also disabled
veterans and are paid by the or
ganization of Disabled Veterans,
and the means they have for fi
nancing this vast program is
through the sale of this little blue
forget-me-not. .
Anyone with a disabled veter
an's problem as well as disabled
veterans of this war are urged
to contact the organization. In
formation may be had from any
of the salesmen on the street dur
ing the Forget-Me-Not sale.
Younger Boys Invited
To Cub Membership
There is room for several more
boys who want to become Cub
Scouts (ages 9, 10, and 11) in the
Troop 24 Cub Pack of the Metho
dist church. Two new dens are
now being formed. They meet
each Thursday evening after
school at the homes of the den
mothers. Parents may call Rich
ard Rector, Cub Master at 3111,
of the church offico at 2491 for
further information.
DAVID HAY MCCALMANT
David. a seaman l/c, éon of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph McCalmant. 113
No. Garfield. Kennewick is a
gunner on the tanker USS Hor
ace See.
A V~mail from Pvt. Kenneth
Staley says he’s moving around
quite a lot but “if I don’t slow
down before long, I’ll overshoot
Tokyo.” He says there are four
other Kennewick boys at his
camp. .
Mrs. C. L. Selph of Pasco. re
portsthatatelezramfmmherson
Truman Selph EM 2/c, says that
heishaekinthesutesuterzz
months in the South Pacific and
expect: to be home some time
next month. t
Alton G. Dennett returned Sat
urday to Camp Hun. Cent. after
renewing acquaintances here on
a “kitty furloudl.
Chester Dune. son of lit. and
Mrs. Emmett DIM ll sporting
the insignia of a radioman 3/c.
He's with Uncle Sam’s fleet some
where in the South Pacific.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Edwards.
old time Kennewick ruldents. re
th “his; 3;; took :hem to
non
San Antonio when use, visit“
their son Welter. at Kelly Field.
Walter is an air tome We,
recently winning his sergeent’s
Ichevmns.
Capt. Jack Swayse. son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Swayse, was re
cently awarded »the Distinguished
Fbing Cross. He is stationed in
England.
Cpl. Duane R. Larson is now
inltalywithalSthAix-Firce
heavy bomber group. His outfit
has flown more than 185 combat
missions against strategic targets
in southern Europe and the Bal
kans. Duane entered the service
in June, 1944.
Cpl. Rodney A. Easterwood,
sheet metal mechanic with a de
pot repair squadron in Italy, will
soon complete 18 months over
seas service. His work consists of
repairworktoalltypesoffight
ing equipmeq:
Neil Lampoon. army transport
command pilot, spent the week-w
end in Kennewick with his family
He is stationed at Long Beach,
Calif. ’
Pvt. Elgie Vandine left Friday
‘for Camp Meade, Md, after
\spaiding 15 days with his family
here in Kennewick.
Fred Markham a/s. is spending
a 7-day furloufli with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mark:-
ham. Fred will go to Amarillo,
Texas to finish his training as an
aviation smdent.
Gene Mathew. son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Methew. spent a few
days’ furlough with his parents
this week. Gene is with the army
transport service.
Capt. A. H. Wegner was in Ken
newick this week. He is being
transferred to Camp Shelby, Miss,
from a base in the Aleutians. Dr.
Wegner is a dentist having the
offices where Dr. Boyd now is.
'fgclire going in the service in
James F. Mills a/s arrived in
town Saturday morning to spend
a 10-day furlough with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mills. He
isanavlationcadetandisin
training at the Kingman. Arizona.
army air field.
Mrs. Walter Hulet received a
letter this week from hEr son
Lowell Taylor TM in the slant
corpswiththe9thArmyinGer
many, saying that he had been el
lowed a three-day pass and vis
ited Paris. He has been overseas
morethanayearandlandedin
Normandy June 10.
Aiding in the big job of hand
ling equipment is S/Slt. Lawr
ence Baumgartner of Route 2, It:-
tioned at an air service command
depot in England. Lawrence in
NOO in charge of cranes.
Red Cross War
Fund Campaign
Al Halfway Mark
Fund Reaches $3114
After First Week:
Campaign Intensifierl
Less than half way to their goal.
scores of Red Cross War Fund
workers are covering the district
to bring Kennewick over the top
in the present campaign.
Up to Thursday. totals reached
$3113.90.
The committee in charge feels
that this is a good showing for
the week's work. but point out
there should be no relaxation of
effort short of the goal of $7500.
Miles Romney. an official Red
Cross organizer. and Miss Mary
Anita Cool. general field repre
sentative. arrived Tuesday to aid
in the drive. Mr. Romney ad
dressed the Kiwanis ciub at noon
and appeared at the P.-T.A. meet
ing in the evening. He paid high
tribute to the Red Cross workers
here and abroad. speaking par
ticularly of the clubs furnished
for the entertainment and relaxa
tion of the men on leave. He
was associated with such clubs
in London.
The Red Cross goes wherever
the military orders—where their
services are most needed. The
blood plasma program he de
scribed as a miracle. He espe
cially complimented the Red Cross
girls. who do every kind of Job
wherever the Red Cross goes.
often udder the most difficult
conditions. . .
Kit Glflord. jr.. now a patient
at MeCaw amen! hospital after
being shot down over Germany.
has noflgz but prise tor the work
of the Cm. He says they
are doing a wonderful job on the
war aunts. bdlhdthe lines and
here at home. an father says, “I!
we knew what some of our boys
know about the Red Cross we
would not hesitate to give gen
enously to the war and.”
Union Holy Week
Speakers Named
The mam committee or the
Inter-City ministerial association
at its meeting Monday announced
the schedule '0! speakers and
services planned tor Holy Week
beginning2s Palm Sunday. March
These services will operate si
multaneously in Kennewick. Pas
co and ms and a large group
of ministers from the lower valley
communities will partictifilate. The
union services will con ue each
night through Good Friday.
Thursday night will be devoted to
individual denominational serv
ices in each church. according to
the traditional custom of each.
The Kennewick union services
will be held in the Nazarene
church. According to the arrange
ment no pastor will speak. in his
own town, with about two or
three exceptions. Speakers named
for Kennewick are Rev. Thomas
Acheson. Chaplain B. A. Megin
niss, Rev. Kenneth Bell, Rev. E.
a. Coulter, and Rev. Charles Hat
n.
Valley pastors speaking in Pas
oowillbeßev.J.B.Coan.Rev.
J. A. Brieoe. Rev. Leo Bryson.
Rev. P. J. Duvaas. and Clark M.
Smith. Assignments for Richland
are Rev. Hamld Brown. Rev. L.
M. Rambo. Rev. Charles Hatton,
Rev. R. B. Holden, and the Rev.
Oliver Adams. Two additional
pastors are assigned with each
:speaker to assist in the service.
Schubert Club in
Hospital Benefit
A concert to be given Easter
evening by the swubert Club. is
being munced this week by the
president. Mrs. Harold Fyte. Ac
tivefiorlnanyseasonspriortothe
war! the chorus has been reor
ganized this year under the lead
ership of EdWin Nemnan, and this
will mark its first public appear
ance since that time.
Mr. Neunnn has arranged an
excellent program of sacred music
appropriate to Eastertide. for the
chorus of 30 voices, and a guest
artist, to be announced later, will
also be included.
The program will open to the
public. and the silver offering, as
hasbeenthecustom.istogoto
the benefit of the Orthopedic hos
pital in Seattle.
Nurses Hear Talk
On Blood Irridation
Ewggty Red t(gross nurses’ alzidsé
an gradua nurses at s
Lourdes hospital Tuesday eve
ning. March 13, to hear Dr. C.‘W.
May demonstrate and lecture on
blood irridation. This was one
of the most interesting lectures
of the educational series. Follow
ing the lecture. the State Nurses’
Association held their monthly
business meeting. The board of
directors appointed officers to fill
two vacancies. Mrs. lama.
Baptists as vice president.
Inc—me in the near 'tuture.
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