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VOL. XXXI The Sidewalk REPORTER By the KENNEWICK COURIER SOUAWK CLUB Indignation ran to a high point almost reaching high C at the weekly gathering of the local com plaint organization. Against a: droning overtone which sounded vaguely like a monotone repiti tion of the words, “Parking met ers . . . parking meters . . . ” one particularly agile member climbed the scales and. sang through his nose: “I don’t mind the meters, I think maybe they might even be a good idea, but what makes me stark, raving mad is to dis cover that I have been feeding nickels into the things when I park at 8 a.m. and now,” he sobbed, “And now I discover that they don't go into effect until 9 o’- clock. Nine to six!” He slumped ck onto the splintery bench and ode his face in his hands, ailing,“Ninetosix...nineto six . . . ” And the monotone rose to a crashing crescendo: “Parking Meters. 'l’? . . PARKING MET- BIG STUFF Ain’t Nature Grand? It is, ap parently, in Kennewick. The cur rent attraction in the KCR window is a huge sweet potato grown by C. C. Nagley east of town. The giant tuber (All right, Bub, give us an argument we know a sweet potato isn’t a tuber, but it sounds pretty) measures eight inches from stem to stern and boasts a rough circumference of 13 inches. And brother, that’s some potatoes! m BUSINESS . So much new and old business going on that it’s enough to make your head swim. For details we refer you to other columns on this page as well as all of page four. If it keeps on at this rate this column is going to appeal to the boss for additional help to handle that feature. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ‘ Many people think it’s finished but it isn’t. It’s the war we're referring to. Millions of boys are still overseas, anxiously awaiting their turn to hit the homavard trail. There’s the matter of peace to be determined—peace that will , to the world a new under ' of human relations. ere are a lot of hungry people to be fed. All that takes money, cash, dough. And that’s where you come in and you, and you. “They finished their job—let’s tin ish ours,” is an apt slogan for the Victory Loan Drive now under way. :10va DAY When every week new bus!- neases are being reported and ex pansion noted of many old busi nesses, the KGB climbed on the bandwagon this last week end and went in for a little expansion, too. Machinery of the former Pasco Press was purchased and moved Saturday. A Linotype, job press. type and many other items have been added. A fine job of moving was done by Joe Heggen. Nothing busted, no smashed ringers, noth ing lost except one font of red taced type was misplaced. RECREATION It seems as if we’ve mentioned it before, but we still feel that it ishlzhtimetostartplanningior a more adequate recreation pro gram for Kennewick. Pretty soon we’ll all have more time to enjoy leisure hours. Other cities are wayaheadofusinthistypeot planning but it’s not yet too late for Kennewick to launch a com prehensive plan. 31' Yor rat: WEEK ~ cub reporter on a Puget :6”. paper turned in the follow mer covering a ship launch ing: “Completing an impressive ceremony the lovely daughter of the foupder smashed a bottle of champagne over her stern as she shd gracefully down the ways-” HI Achievemenl Meeting Nov. 3 Acuhihe 4-H chub Pl.wxll' hold Nita? evement ay ogram on o-‘ vember 3 at the Kennewick‘ Grange Hall from 10 A.M. to 4i PM. Everyone interested in the; work these young people have SC-t complished during the past years are cordially invited to come and see the club’s work. Briefly the program will be: ‘ kl10:00, Pep Club business meet -8; - 12:00, Lunch; 1:00 Special program of Com munity Singing; ' Awarding of pins to members and to leaders; Special feature talk by C. M. Meenach; 2:30-4:00 Recreation and Square dancing: 4:00, Homeward bound. Each club is expected to bl" one or more entertainment tee turee and each club should brlnl the full menu as agreed. And of course each club should m all its fiends. Eh» Keanm New Owners Take Over Two Slores In Kennewick Announcement is made this week of the change of ownership of two prominent Kennewick mer cantile establishments. Clyde Higley and Herman Ra gain have purchased McDonald’s Shurfine Grocery store and meat market, and U. L. Keolker has bought the Mona Monroe shop operated by Mrs. Warden Farm. The Grocery win be known as Clyde’s Grocery and Ragain’s Market. Mr. Higley states ‘ that there will be no change in policy and the same high qualitiy of mer chandise will be offered. Mr. Ra gain will operate the meat depart ment jointly with the grocery de partment. Mr. Keoler reports that he is pleased with the opportunity of fered and will continue operation of the dress shop with the same lines of merchandise and others will be added as they become‘ available. Mrs. Lou Miller will manage the store. In retiring from the business Mrs. Fann reports that it was be-‘ cause of poor health that She was forced to make the decision. She wishes to thank the many patrons of the store for their continued patronage during the past four years she has been in business. E. S. McDonald is a Kenne wick pioneer and one of the oldest business men here. He came to Kennewick in 1906. After a flyer at farming north of Finley he \launched a paint contracting busi ness in 1910 and the next year :opened a paint store. . Later he added a line of variety goods and in 1921 changed to gro ‘ceries._ He has been in the gro }cery business ever since. Except for a period from _1937 to ‘1943 when he occupied the building in which the Dependable store is now located, all his business ventures were in the present location of the store. Mr. McDonald states that he has been pleased to have served the community so long and feels that the store has been taken over by capable management. He will con tinue to operate his apartment house and plans to do some fur ther building in the spring. Model CIIIII Gels Under Way Here At a recent meeting of 40 air minded boys ,at the Kennewick high school auditorium, Oct. 25th, the Model Club was officially or ganized. The name “Model Club’! was chosen so that boys interested in construction of model trains, tanks, boats and other miniatures, would be eligible for membership. For the time being the major ac tivity will be model airplanes but assoonasitcanbearrangedother activities will be included. Don Pick, a local boy who ‘has already constructed many model airplanes, both solid and flying models, was elected president. Joe Paris was elected vice president. William McKewen was elected secretary-treasurer. - - The club heard with enthusiasm the announcement that the Com munity Recreational Canmittee had voted an initial sum of money for purchase of lumber and ma terials to make benches and cab inets. They appointed a construc.-- tion committee to work with Jess Hale in the planning and construc tion of the benches. Temporarily the club will have its meetings Thursday afternoons after school at the high school auditorium, and it is planned to have speakers, displays and mov ies about various model airplanes and flying activities. As soon as possible, the club expects to focus its activities in the Hutment pro vided through courtesy of E. C. Smith, the manager of Parkview Homes, Kennewick. The club voted to have a reg istration fee 01 25c for each boy joining the organization and dues amounting to 10¢ a month. This will provide the club a small treasury with which to buy vari ous small items of equipment. ‘ The club is under the supervis ion or Al Hegena of the USO and Iseveral local businessmen. Lecture Series Slarls Saturday , Patrons or the Pasco-Kennewick lecture series are reminded that the first of the series win he otter ed Saturday night in the Kenne wick high school auditorium. Ruth Bryan Owen Rhode will be the speaker. Season tickets are still on sale and may be purchased at Behr man’s Jewelry, Vibbers and Vis gens drug stores and the Courier- Reporter. FAMILY REUNION puma Mrs. W. H. Whittemore’s sister. Mrs. J. M. Jones, arrived Wedne day min: from Minneapolis. Minn, to visit the WW an brother, Lt. Myron E. Whitta more and wife are expects! to are rive tram San Francisco Sum. KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1945 3755 THIS GANG IN ACTION AT LIONS DEN FRIDAY NIGHT Pictured here in tho Kennewick High School football mod which has roochod this» lato point in tho schodulo with an undotoot od rocord. Friday night thoy ploy Sunnysido in tho final guno ho toto tho big ovontgot tho you—tho tonglo with Paco on Novomho: 12. 'l'ownspooplo m ugod to ottond tho mo in full torco Pri daytoholppopthohoyluptorthohlgtost. "(In Books. but Still on Even Keel." Harold Luvaas Describes Big Slum The following is the combina tion of two letters received here by the Rev. Luvaas from his son Harold, telling of the storm at sea. We have another letter telling Viciory Chest Campaign by: Community Chest Chairman Kenneth Serier reports that col lections to date in the drive are lagging. The goal has only been half reached. He urges every resident to mail or bring in his contribution before the end of the week. Next week the committee plans to put on a final drive and collectors will call at. homes, and business places that have not sent in their donations. The USVW Welcomes -: -| Department Presulent 1 Kennewick-rm Auxiliary No.‘ 23 United Spanish War Veterans. The Department President of Washington 8: Alaska, [National Auxiliary United- Spanish War Veterans, Marion Viereck and her Department Secretary, Blanche Smith made their official visit of inspection at the Kennewickw Pasco Auxiliary No. .23 Saturdayi Oct. 20th. A 6:30 p.m. banquet was served in the Pasco Coffee shoppe Dinninzroom to 23. Item hers attending from out at town were Comrade. and Mrs. J. H. Schurr of Walla Walla and Sister Evelyn Earner and sunny 01 Lowdon, Wash. Siste- Marion Viereck gave a resume of her triptothemanypointsotinterest while mwmington. D. c. The meetint was in the form of a round table talk, the table center pieces were fall flowers. Our guests, for the evening, were the Comrades of Kennewick-Pasco Camp No. 28. Kennemck Girls Sing For USO Group , The Masonic Lodge of Pasco furnished inspiration and food foraninsideweinerroastatthe Pasco USO last Sunday evening. The servicemen and women and GSO .Girls roasted weiners and ac companied them with potato chips and coffee until they could eat ho more. Then they settled down to listen to a quartet of sixth grade boys, composed of Clem Clemons, Harry Place, Junior Freme, and Jack Partner. Following the quartet in the program, the Kennewick High Girls Glee Club, directed by Miss Helen Poling, sang a group of numbers. Catherine Spurgeon was then featured in several solos. Higley and Perkins 'Ceremony Read Patricia Ann Higley and Pvt. Wesley Clair Perkins, were unit edinmarriage by theßev.E.E. Coulter in ' a quiet ceremony \Wedneaday evening at the home ‘0! the bride’s parents, Mr. and IMrs. Clyde Higley. The groom ‘is the son of Floyd Perkins of. Wm _ ‘ The young couple were attended ‘by her sister, Dorene. and Jim Doyle. Only those of the immed iate family were present . The bride wore a rust brown ‘suit and cornea 01 mart roses. ) Pvt. Perkins has been stationed 1t Camp Roberts. in Cantornia, !since June of this year. CountyßedCrossTo 1 MeetlnKennewick { The Benton County Red Crou‘ centraleommitteewinmeetuon-l dayatsmmthemm inKenn‘cwlck. Mung-1 nun will! cumin: Kan-1 newick}: "to helium-ed. Am mar-mm M a wenumywwvml about the storm on Okinawa and are keeping it for next week. Dear Folks, ‘ Well, the sea-going days of the USS. APLoI3 are over! Yes Sir! We had a little blow last night, and it blew us right up on the beach—or at least so close to it that we can wade ashore. We are sitting high and dry on a coral{ reef. If you are careful. you can step out onto the coral without getting your feet wet. We are very fortunate. Not a casualty aboard our ship—or at least no casualty caused by this ship. We have some casualties aboard—as a matter of fact, our sick-bay is full of them, but they are all from a ship that went down very close to us. We have mostoftheircrewaboard. Ourshipissusroundedbyother shipsthatwentonthereef. Some of them arelyingon'their sides— some of them with their sum perstructure ' ',out of the; ‘water,andsomeof sobadly ‘beatupthat itisalmostimpoulsiol ‘ble to tell that they once ,were ships. Wearebetteroffthanmost ofthem. Wearesittingonaneven heel and are firmly wedged on ‘ther‘ocks. Thereareaboutseven holes in our sides, and we are so far up on the reef that not even ‘the Navy would consider trying topullusoff. ' Theysaythat thewindreached a velocity of 106 miles an hour last night. However fast it was. it was fast enough to blow most Oftheshipsintheharboronthe rocks. The boys that went after themailtodaysaid thateventhe postoffice was blown away. All thatremainsofitisfourconcrete ,foundation posts. I don’t doubt but what quite a bit of mail was |lostwiththepostoffice,andsome \of it was probably for me. That’s ’the worst part of. it. Hang the postoffice! Whatlwantismail! | ltishardtodescribe the whole thing last night. You’d have to go through one of these storms to really appreciate it. About all I can say is that there wasn't a man in this harbor that wasn’t mortally afraid of losing his life. Even the dogrealisedhowbadit was. Inallmylifelhavenever seenananimalsoafraid! Whatwasworsethanthatwas towatch men drownwithoutbe ingabletoliftafingertohelp them. We watched the men aban don ship off the ATP-117. If they stayedontheship,theyweresure to drown, and if they abandoned it they were almostsureofbeing torn to pieces on the coral reefs. ltwasenoughtomakeamansick to watch those men hang on for dearlifetowhatwasleftof that ship. Theyhungontillshewas completely under water, except for her mast—then they had to leave. We cut all our life rafts looseinthehopethattheymight helpafewofthem, but thatwas ‘all we coull do until the storm ,quieted down. It was several hours before we could do any thing. The wind finally quieted [dowm and we managed to get someofthesurvivorsaboard.our ‘sickbayisnoyv filled with them. ‘Allofthemwereinluredbythe WelLthatistheaeastoz-ytorl today. Groom-eel could mention; the several times we werel rammedbyotherlhivlwhflesfin inthe harbor. Itwasenvery exdtinxl'l'hewaveswmtoulnc usinalldirectionsandwewete alwayshitflngaomethin‘Wehit onetnnkerebont'ltimee. She didn’tdotoomuchdamuetoul. butwedidplanytoherQOne shipsafledclearmmdmand‘ finallyrammedusinthehowu Someoftheboyethouzhtthatthat‘ mailmantryincaohardnotto! hit us, and him us anyway whmshewasahnostoutotouri waylAtonemt‘zshtgom magma: some mitoeanemhbletom :mtmmmuumm; 3n. APR: m .1006 ship ”1'; L (Guano-dunno?) ‘ 'i'op Row—Meaninneu. Sloen. Perkins. Murphy. Shirk. Sopor. Westermeyer. Slum Grevenslund. Shearer. Higley. Middlo row—Killer. Chulcrefl. Lockout. Long. Johnna. Hardy. 8011. Lewis. Seoville. Smith. Bottom row—Suits. Walker. Oliver. Polk. hereon. 3m. Per kins. Green Sandor-r. Poling. Great. Britain. News from Our Men and Women In the Armed Services to m Home HERB Chief Mo. M. Allen Deffen baugh was recently honorably dis charged at the Boston. MBBB. 8898- ration center after 32 months of foreign sea duty on the USS. Rockaway. He participated in the Normandy Invasion. He enlisted as an apprentice seaman on May 20, 1942 from Kennewick and held six rates during his enlist ment. In his travels he visited 18 foreign countries. He isa erad- HAS Officers Visil Chamber Commander Ferguson, Captain of the Pasco Naval Air Station. Lt. Commander Hick! and Lt. Mead Schenck were guests of the KamewickChamherotCommeme at its luncheon meeting today. Commanderrerguaondeacrihedl theplanotoperationtorthehaae underthemaintenanoeplan. The work will be carried on by civilian employee with oak a skeleton of naval personnel. Howeverthe haaewillbekeptinmdm 3‘ anfimestortraininzpurpmfie predicted that becauaeottheex cenwdfnt flying conditions here as asthetinereoordmadehy Pasco trained flyeu that there would probably be a consider _ahleamountottraininxm Lt. Commander aisle!- execu tive otficer at the base. ”13M experiences of his tour of am: in the South Pacific. With Lt. Schenck he returned last week from an extensive tour of thb area where the two men W at schools. clubs and other lith eringain recognition 0! Navy W- Amy Recruiting Officers Here LLWmMmAmyWF ing officer, whose 11W anelnthepoctotfioebulldlnzat Walla Walla. announced today thatheandothermentnlnflllt station will be in the Pasco-Ken newick area Wednesday. begin ningNovanber'lth. Ontheoedayalnentromthls areanmyapplytorenllsunentat theoflioeottheUSESinmeMa aonic'l‘emplte'atPaleo. tor arenowm menl7s3sandtorperlodlofm mmzmormm Advantages atmoenlktlnentbon umuptoslso,9o-daytuloush. plus travel allowances, an: avail able, also with all the benefits of dependents allotments. free man.‘ andtheGlßmotmlhta. Tomwhonakeaoanerot: the W.Mmentlsomued atteronly 20 years’aerviceand retirementinoolnntormeupw slsspermonth. ‘ PACIFICW \ Wumxaar flew‘ presence 00],. ‘ relafiveeonSaun'dqevenlnlh4 thexennewickneflnodktm" memmmhbmthe‘ dlucnm‘m' berot themvalhueat Pearl Harbor. mmmwmd hythepum,nev.J.B.Coln- The bridenms drened in den-k blue mmmmm momminnenlmmun. He has had four years at service having unlisted before the wet and has another two sun to serve. neummmpmflr idivisimottheflavy.mm tomketheirhomewmhe Milt-finned. contain-ram memenuChueth mum-fink“; mamma mumluao'dock. Aflmmm note of the heel huh school with the class of 1939. is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Detienhaugh now of Walla Walla formerly oi! Horse Heaven. who have their rhnch leased to George Albrecht. Mr. and flu. Allen Deflen baugh, nee D’noye Wage of Law renoe, Kansas and Kansas City, Mo” will nuke their home at Ken newick, where Mr. Deflenbauth is already busy getting the (all seeding done on his Horse Heaven land, which his tether has been managing while Allen was in the service. \ DISCHARGE! \ Wondhubunmelvedhm otthetonowlnsxennewlckhon ‘meeivingthelrdhchnrge: CharlesKDMPhu-Ml mmunma-u. George 8. nue-I. Sun-n. mam. vflr-s u. ~ newsman-Imm MCI-fl. Hugh 1. Shep-111.8%”. MCI... BenjaminW.VanMßoat mlnslhtewSeeondChu. Howard . Lee. Shlpflttu'. [Fix-stant. Guam-was DaveEDoerucurtllert. mama-mm tinshis“oeelea”uaneppnen- tieeeeunm eboerdone of the three U. 8. Maritime Service trainingveuelsopenflnzouto! Dammit. He joined the clone to 1000 other trainees leernlnl a new peacetimecueerlntheU.s.Mel - canSeehter.TheAmianlh gineerandflaeAmerieenNevmt- or. , “The mpenceflmm otthe'l'ninlnsz-mlnflon at, the War Shipping Administra tion."Colndr.w.C.Ash.USMS. otflcerlnchnmottheunlgde clued. “mm 18 wash-o! trainlnzlnwhichtwoweehot sea dub thematic! with on. ashmatl’lerl'limnuch. glam magabwuma an m dawnemmm mm. P. Arthur. SC 8/c In leavingtheannMlu-vh‘ mammals“. adaman- WhSpohngshehnd‘on-k --edonahmmtin‘tmltthat iswhatuhewilldouponnuunm tocivnhnllu. Shekthedaudlterotnr.“ mwmumphurotnuafi andthewifieotl'loydAxthm mmmnmcum 0031363011! Donald 3. Latin. Radioman llqmmmmmvy atSanDlecolndhemdhhwflo mmtedtonrflvotnfienne wick Friday. Donfldlsthelon of Mr. and Mn. 3. 8. Latin. Hehubeenlnthexnvydyuu, 13 months of which was spent hairlmlfllmh- CpLandflnGinmm tor was!» cum this week. whom mmmmm. mmmm Joann" Apprentice, Sun-n w‘ Gnuhnowvlthfluu.B.m atSanDlep. Maximo-It mumwumwhu‘ho ”mumgwmm unnanypn-ad mph!- sicalthere. Belinda-Icahn:- mmmxmmmm human-nu!” www.mam meannurlvded mm m Dava maxim-nun! mentally. _ Two Bond Shows Are Features of Victory Loan Bond sales for the final drive are getting under way in Kenne wick. A feature of the drive is a special treat offered by the Ben ton theatre management. a special preview of “True Glory” :1 detail ed history of the war. A number of local residents have been invited to the showing at 10:30 Friday night, following the regular show. Bond drive plans will be announced at the show. _ A _ ‘ A second show, the famous “State Fair.” will be the big bond show attraction at the Benton on November 12. On that night the theatre will be turned over to the bond committee. It is planned to hold a bond auction in connection with the show and arrangements have been made to secure some extremely valuable merchandise, including a washing machine, a re irigerator. electric irons and other scarce items. ‘ Admission to the show will call ‘ior the purchase of a five dollar ticket which will entitle the holder to a chance on a bond. It is plan ned to give away 60 iiity dollar bonds in this manner. All of the money collected will go into bonds or merchandise. First local firm to report bond purchases is Safeway Store with a check for SI,OOO from Manager Ben Scheraer. This is in addition to the bonds being bought by the employees. flee! to Discuss Pam Controls W. F. Neel interim us that three meetim o! the "town Hall' type are to be held in Benton County the 15th and 16th of November. Exact time and place will be an nounced next week. These meet ing are to get expression from the amen u to what tpyes of con trol: on prices and production: wouldbebeeteuitedtoourneede. ‘ltllahoexpectedthetatthat time some definite announcement mbemadeottheAMSoii Con servation Program. tor IM6. At the clone o: the meetin‘, tum . WW elected. amen ~are urged to ‘tm. Family Singers 'rhe Trapp Family Singeu will appear Tuesday night at the Kan newick high school auditorium as the first ottering o! the Commun ity Concert series. This large family of singers of ters an unusual program. Singing old church music, Schubert and Brahms, madrigals and other gems o! Elizabethan England combined with folk songs and yodels. Wear ing the costumes at their native Tyrol, these singers also present some unusual instrumental music. Dr. Franz Wasner is conductor. !._eg_ion Aux in HEB“ Program The Kennewick American Le gion Auxiliary arranged a party end prom tor the boy: at Mo- Cew Hospital. They gave the pro mtnemrdwheretheserlom- 1y Injured were bedded. Some of theee boys hed been lying on their hechtoroverayeermndeowere very profane in their expression 0! thanks tor the program. The group took their refresh ments of sandwiches. cup cakes, nut cups and punch with them. and move the boys e hnuowe'en p.m. ' All the talent was non-protea mmttorthatumntheef- tort was a rechted more. Thou mmpgmandthepartthey tookweu: _ __ - __‘ _ _ Betty and Marion Nichels, whouwavoedduehNeuMil ler a piano solo. Imogene Spur ¢eon. a reading. Nancy Weisback gave both a vocal solo and a piano solo Glenn Johnson performed snails: tricks and gave a piano solo. Mrs. Shauzhnessy played the ac eosdian and Inns Miller and Bet ty Lynn gave a skit. whlch was tollowed by a piano duet with Kathleen Anderson and Lavonne Block. The pron-am was brought to a close with community sing ing lead by Mrs. Monetary, after which the ren-hunts were served and the prom group Ivkitaad with the boys. u” m m’ “E?“ the hope that other organ tions would renew their example and take programs to the boys. RuflmßoardsClmet. Combinedatl’uco manuonMatProuer. m and Richland m Madcap” 81. um. mmnflmmdpuco untolwfllbohmdledbytbo Wummmm mummm WW NO. 31