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' @ll2 Kennvmirk Q'Lnurier; Emmet
VOL. xxxm, No. 14
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REPORTER
By m
.3301:me COURIER
”UAW! CLUB
Two groups with widely div
“gent opinions on the same sub
ject carried the discussion at
this week’s session of the Am
‘lgamated to a complete im
passe. However, the meeting
ended with a bang when some
mnkster set off a giant fire
cracker under the chair of the
“mam vice - president. The
groups represented were the
us‘muday Closers” and the “Sat
urday—Openers." The latter team
had the best pitcher. He struck
out ten consecutive batters, toss
in: loaves of bread, bottles of
milk and a few steaks. The
Closers countered with a good
We on paper, most of the team
being’ made up of insurance men,
real estate agents and financial
wizards. The boss, attempting to
umpire, caught a flying cabbage
head behind his left ear.
The discussion of the past two
weeks in regard to closing on
Saturday to complete the big
holiday week end has wanted
1113:in from one end of town" to
the other. “We’ll close if the
rest do, was the standard ans
wer. That leaves the initiative
strictly up to “George.” Groc
ery store operators feel that a
closing from Thursday night un
til- Monday mornng would re
sult in’a severe hardship on food
buyers.
HGT '
They are probably right. So
far has the food industry pro
grased in the past 20 years that
bringing Perishable foods dir
cct to the consumer in top con
dition has become a science. Re
member when 'we used to get
to town only every other month
in the old wagon? Then the re
turn trip, usually running into
the late night hours with the
wagon full of staple groceries,
maybe a half ton of coal, a‘ few
bundles of dry goods and hero
sene oozing a little around the
gum-drop plugged into the
*qmut. Fresh tomatoes? Never
heard of ’em. .
' ‘ .
mm!
It is, certainly a distinct bene
fit to the nation’s health that
now fresh foods of all kinds are
as commonplace asfreckles on a
rel-haired boy. We are sure
that the population would not
suffer from - malnutrition on ra‘
threeéday exclusion from a
source of supply. But it would
not be pleasant.
DECISION
Net results of the discussions
are that the true Fourth of July
tradition will be followed in Ken
newlck. In the spirit of freedom
of enterprise local stores will
close. or stay open at the dis
creation of the operators. Gen
erally food stores and department
stores will remain open. In
sllrance,_real estate and such’
other minor operations as news
papers wxll be closed.
NEW FACES '
n Behrmans remodelled jewelry
mom. on Kennewick avenue has
'hadns face .lifited this week with
the Installation of structural glass
"1 a Instinctive gray . . . Duro
cher’s building is now resplen
dent m a new coat of stucco . . .
3,1“! Oswalt’s new General sta
901} 0n the turn of Avenue C
15 in complete operations behind
goiacade of white and red . . .
_ tlatch Yards building program
“h near completion . . . and
:eflsm started turning in the
ton egrerden Press on Ben
llimldng Trend Strong,
une Fire Loss Small
Ten fires in Kennewick
- dur
‘gfiumvlune were held to a mini
new bmtalundgamage or $550, while
ing the periogd agglications dur
the month da ed to $285225,
Chief Herb fin report of Fire
Week. alchow showed this
“game negygible fire loss, two
, Multmg together in S4OO
SWEET}! . were out of the cty.
elude new construction total in-
Ed only one new home and
file. new 99mmercial building,
it Vlllß addltlons and alterations
up fitting structures to make
total. e remainder of the June
New 24W . .
.Births at the Virginia Lee Hos
mtal this week included:
- T° "I. and Mrs. Floyd Dav
-251;: Kennewick, on June 29,
y.
'TO Mr. and Mrs. Bently 011‘.
°t Keane Wick, on June 29, a bOY-
T 0 Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow
HendriCkson, of Kennewick, On
My 2, a girl.
To Mr. and Mrs. David Stines.
of Ridiland, on June 27, a girl.
30m to Don and Fay Amstn.
a boy. on June 29, at Our Lady
M Lourdes Hospital in Pasco.
Project Reports
Near Completion
In. Boise Heel
The final big step leading to
completion of the Bureau of Re
clamation work on the Ken
newick Highlands final report
was taken ,at Boise in a con
ference Tuesday. ; Present from
Kennewick were Frank Mau
pin, secretary of the Kennewick
Irrigation Projects committee,
and Ed Brand, manager of the
Kennewick district and a» mem
ber of the committee.
Last differences were ironed
out in regard to objection of
fishermen and sportsmen. Pre
sent at the session were repres
entatives of both the National
and Washington State Fish and
Wildlife departments. '
The meeting came about as the
result of discussions with the
state department in Seattle by
the same Kennewick ‘ men a
week earlier.
Completion of the , report,
with all objections from any
sources eliminated, speeds the
date at which the project will
be ready for Congressional ac
tion.
It will first go to Secretary
of the Interior Julius Krug, to
Governor Wallgren and other
agencies, all of whom have pre—
viously studied the preliminary
report. ‘lt is believed by the
local committee that there are
no more snags to be overcome
and that action can be expected
early; this fall. ’
Dance. Puppets, .
0n Teen-Age Card
With recreational director J ohn
ny Scott and assistants George
Karamatic, Casey Jones, and Miss
Lou Keene all set to swing into
a jam-packed scredule, it looks
like a busy week for Kennewick
youngsters, starting Monday,
July 7.
Casey Jones will be handing
out the instruction at his Pre
school Fastball sessions. each
morning from 10 ’til noon. On
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
afternoons, between- 2 and 4, the
older kids will' be learning the
hardball game under- the tuta-i
lage of “Automatic” KaramaticJ‘
On each day of the week, at the‘
same hours, Johnny Scott will,
be heading the Fastball Schoolu
Johnny will also be instructorl
for Girl’s’ Fastball, with meet
ings each evening at '7. V
Between 2 and 4 p.‘ in. and 7
and 9 p. m. on Monday and
Tuesday Miss Keene will sup
ervise a ping pong elimination
series, culminating in the play
off Wednesday afternoon. New
teams are to be picked Thm's
day p. m., with practice matches
scheduled for Friday afternoon‘
and evening.
Recreation officials are not
overlooking the very youngest,‘
since games and story-reading:
sessions will be provided for
them each afternoon from 2 uni
til 4.
High spots on the week’s pro
gram will be a puppet show,
presented by Mrs. Langston,
Monday afternoon at 2:30 and the
Teen-Age Meeting and dance to
be held Wednesday night.
Early Concord
Grape _ Developed
Grapes are nothing new in the
Kennewick Area. But grapes
that bear the first year out, are
certainly something new. Or
dinarily concord grapes take
'three years from planting to
hearing. These new grapes, so
new that they still have no of
,ficial name, were set out this
spring and are bearing this sum
mer. -
The first vineyard in the Ken-l
newxck area is owned by Mr. and
Mrs. John Farris of Route 2 on;
the River Road. Having a small‘
acerage that they wished to grow:
grapes on they went to the Stark
Bros. Nursery, and Mr. Saund
ers, the Kennewick representa
tive, told them that he had the
finest grapes in the valley. They
believed him and put in a half
acre of the wonder grapes. Mr.
Saunders, failed to warn them
that they would be harvesting
this fall, and the Farris family
had a pleasant surprise in store
for them.
Most 'of the plants are about
‘l2 inches tall with a few fronds
:reaching 18 inches. Most plants
lhad two or three bunches, and
imany had five and six. The
‘prize plant had 16‘ bunches and
“he plant was only about 14 in
ches tall and spread in a circle
about two feet in diameter. .
The Stark Bros. Nursery has
’been experimenting for ten years
‘to produce this early . bearing
grape. Now the expenmentmg
is past and the Nursery is get
ting ready to plant its own 325
acre vineyard. It will be about.
two years before this early con
cord grape will be for sale on
the open market, according- to
Mr. Saunders, as they already
have orders that will take all
they can produce above those
vings needed for their own vine
iyar . '
"K_ENNEW~ICK. WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1947
Timely Announcement . .
I: is; singularly appropriate
and. we b_aliav_¢. giggifj-
cant that the Fourth of July
issue of the Courier Reporter
carries a page ad. in which
the Robert Ely Post No. 33131
the American Legion. offers in
terest hearing bonds to invest
ors of the community. secured
by the ample collateral of a
grand new Legion Hall.
On this day. when it is our
custom to hark back to our
fighting ancestors. whose cour
age won a nation. it should
he occasion for the greatest
PTA Offers Free Health]
Exams For Ist Graders ‘
Members of the Preschool P.-;
T.A. Will begin canvassing the‘
town next week for the annual
Summer Round-Up, endeavoring
to contact parents of all children
who will start 'kindergarden or
first grade in the fall. These
children will be given free phys
ical examinations at the Benton-
Fr‘anklin Health department at a
date to be announced later.
The Round-Up is conducted each
summer to give parents an oppor
tunity to have any of their child
;ren’s defects corrected before
;school starts. The canvassing will
be confined to the city limits;
however, parents of children who
will come on the school bus are
urged to take advantage of . this
service and may call Mrs. Hal
Brutzman, at 1836 for further de-
details.
GOOD NEWS BIBLE SCHOOL CLOSES
Tho Good News Chapol Daily Vacation Biblo School cloud Friday. Juno 27. From loft. in
roar. Mrs. Edward Anchor. touhar: In. May Robot”. Bmm: Mu. John m.
Musical Dindor: and Pam: John Pinkhoinor. ‘ Photo by Randal.
pride that these men of our
town and countryside. whose
courage twice saved a nation.
are home again building a bet
ter Kennewick. a better Wash
ington. and a htter America.
hey fought for America on
the battle fields of the world.
They are still fighting for Au:-
erica in this. and the many
thousand other towns and cit
ies of our landg 7 _
"in; siofioni Independence Day
we wish for them in this ven
ture e heaping measure of suc
cess. , D
Kennéfiick Fire
Team Win Trophy
Kennewick Firemen won a
trophy at the Annual State Fire.
men’s conference held at Wenat
chee June 25 to 28. The Kenni
wick team of Chief Herb Mal
chow, E.S.. Dickinson and Wal
ter Keene won second place in
Class B in the competitive drills.
This Was the first time since
1941 that the Kennewick boys
have won. This year's trophy
is on display in the Courier-
Reporter’s window. -
NJ. .Bmingsley went with the
group and was placed on the audi
ting board of the Firetnen's con
ference. '
Craft "Building
Planned For
City's Youth
The City of Kennewick will
proceed to construct a new twid
ing east of the fire station, ac
cording to provisions of a reso
lution adopted by the council
Tuesday night. The building is
planned for a craft and hobby
shop for Kennewick young peo
ple and for additional storage
space. ‘ __ _ _‘_ _ - .
It will be 50 by 75 feet of con
struction. The building was
planned last year and the 1947
budget provided $5,000 for its
co'nstruction. However, ‘ when
bids were called only ‘one con
tractor bid, at a price much
higher than the §_s,ooo_ figgre.
With two walls already up,
the council believes that the
building can be completed with
in the budget figure and the job
will be done by the city inde—
pendent of a contractor.
Kennewick Kiwanis club’s
board of directors Tuesday night
took_ action to agree to promote
funds for the installation of nec
essary equipment in the build
ing for craft use.
A delegation visited the coun
cil with a request for the pro
vision of a wadng pool for small
children. The council pointed
out that a wading pool now exists
in the city park, but was aban
doned some years ago because
of difficulties of maintaining
proper health requirements.
Investigation was promised as
to the present feasibility of re
opening the pool for use.
A further study was made of
plans for the construction of
curbs, walks and lights on Ave
nue C. A proposal is being
studied to proceed with the curb
ing and walks with lights to be
added at a later date.
Mandala Beporls
0n Larvae Survey
M. Mondala, state authority on
mosquito, presented a report to
the Mayor and Council Tuesday
evening concerning his findings
on a recent study of the problem
in the' Kennewick area. Called
in by local authorities upon the
recommendation of Dr. Charles
‘Tudor, director of the Button--
*Franklin District Health Associ
ation, Mondale who had heal
working on the Richland m
quito control program, stated that
the best means of attacking the in
sect in this region is by the elin‘rL
ination of stagant pools, by the
burning over of brush areas, and
by spraying oil on possible breed
ing grounds. According to his re
port, Kennewick ranks high as a
larvae breeding area, with the}
worst spots to be found in the
swampy regions along the river!
and in places where inefficientl
drainage facilities have resultedl
in sluggish waste removal. ‘
.Mayor J .C. /Pratt backing upi
an interview ’Wednesday, stated
that lo'cal mosquito control “is
a matter of cleaning house.” He
announced that the next problem
would be approached systemati
cally, although it is improbable
that complete elimation of the
pests would be accomplished this
year.
First step in Kennewick’s pro
gram will probably be the adap
tion and application of Mondala's
suggested method of spraying City
Park and other public areas,
whereby a spray attachment will
be made to one of the city’s pick
up trucks. The state expert be
lieves that a few applications by
this method will remove the mos
quito menace in the recreational
area.
Michener will head the pro
gram. Mayor Pratt stated, actively
assisted by Mandala.
The Mayor added that “our mos
quito program will ,be 1- agthy,
and probably expensive", but ex
pressed confidence in the eventual
success of the plan.
Kennewick Set
To Observe 4th
Independence Da‘y starts early
in Kennewick this year, Acti
vians of the city declared this
week as they prepared to pre
sent Glen Gray and his famous
Casa Loma orchestra at Play-
GLEN GRAY
Holiday Dance Maestro
Plymouth Owners
Move To Gain
New Water Supply
Plymouth land owners‘met last'
Thursday evening in the law
offices of Moulton and~Powell to
tom the Plymouth Property
Owners Association for the pur
pose of securing a water supply
for their rapidly building town
site, and to further other com
munity objectives.
Charles Powell was elected
chairman of the association. and
Mrs. Marjorie Wilson was chos-i
en secretary. Powell is to ser
ve also as chairman of a com
mittee to investigate the costs
and feasibility of establishing a
municipal water supply for Ply
mouth. Working wth him will
be E. J. Brand of Kennewick,
and Burke M. Doyle of Plymouth.
The property owners also set
up another committee. chair
manned by J. M. Doyle of Ply
mouth, to meet with county road
officials and explore the possi
bility of opening up graveled
streets on the town site. Jay
Perry of Kennewick and E. A.
(Bill) Watermeyer of Mottinger
will serve with Doyle. on the
street committee. ,
Meeting with the Plymouth
land owners were J. R. Mich
ener of Kennewick, general sani
tarian for the Benton-Franklin
District Health Department, and
R. L. Stockman, of the Washing
ton State Department of Health,
who» acts as sanitary engineer
for eastern Washington.
In attendance were Mrs. Mar--l
jorie Wilson, ' Herbe Henne, Mn;
and Mrs. Jay Perry, Mrs. George‘
Peters, E. J. Brand, and H. P.‘
Cranmer of Kennewick; J. M.
Doyle, L. M. McCormick, Bloom
field Smith, Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
‘Dahlstrom, Burke M. Doyle, and
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Dickson, of
Plymouth; Ralph R. Boniface of
Prosser; and E. A. Westermeyer
of Mottinger.
Methodists Dedicate
Huge Memorial Cross
The large lighted and revolving
cross, a memorial gift to the Ken
newick Methodist church by the
members of the A. J. Thompson
family, honoring the memory or
Mrs. Violet Riel: Thompson, was
installed atop the tower of the
church last week by the Baldwin
Company of Spokane, its manu
facturers.
The panels of the cross are 112
inches in width and are lighted on
two faces of the cross with double
rows of “tangerine” illumination,
which produces a golden eflect at
night. By daylight the cross is a
snow white enamel.
With its .distinctive color it is
easily distmgmshbd dram long
distances among the many other
lights of the city which fill the‘
Kennevfick portion of the valley}
at night. The operation of the
mechanism is automatic. It will‘
remain stationary during daylightl
but will slowly revolve during thew
night hours. It stands Otter 10%
feet above the top of the large‘
tower and iswell anchoredagainst
the elements. A substantial sub-‘
structure was built to hold the
400-pound installation.
According to the pastor, Rev. J.
g. Coan, the 3:110:31 will he of
.cially aceep an permanently
hghtedandplaoedinuseinanin
formal gathering on the church
lawn on Sunday evening,~July 6.
A hronne plaque hearing the me
morial inscription will he placed
on the wall of the church vesti
bule. Announcement of the me
morialgiftwasmadebythe pas
tor on March 23rd upon the oc
casion of the dedication of the
Mailer organ and the observance
of the 45th anniversary of the
Methodist Church in Kennewick.
$3.00 Per Year—loc Per Copy
”and on the eve of the Fourth
,as .a memorable opener to the
national holiday.
A possible dampener to the
more. exhuberant spirits of the
community, though, is found in
the reminder of City Attorney
Kenneth E. Serier that an or
dinance passed in June by the
City Council prohibits the setting
off of all firecrackers and fire
works within the city limits. ex
cept for cap pistols and spark
lers of non-dangerous types as
defined in the ordinance.
“The ordinance provides fines
and.city {ail sentences for vio~
lators.” ' r cautioned. “al
though supervised fireworks dis
plays will be permitted if ad
vance permission is given by
Police Chief M. H. Kershaw."
But. “Dance Your Way into
a Glorious 4th”, the Active Club
slogan as they offer ..tickets to
the July 3 event, is an invitation
ACtix‘ians say. to the most out
standing dance attraction in this
part oi‘ the pacific. north_west.
Kemewick residents who ac
cept the Activian invitation and
dance imc the fourth, will find
mo:e entertainment awaiting
them in the city park on the
day itself. ‘
Promptly at 10:30 o’clock on
the morning of July 4th, the kids
or the Kennewick area will
swing and wheel into a line of
marcn attired in their holiday
best. Sponsored by the First
Christian Church, the Kiddies
Parade will form at the church
grounds, parade down Kenne
wick Ave. to Dayton St., and
proceed to the park. where par
thlpantS and entries are to be
Judged by A. Cheney and C. W.
H3l“, Reid. _ _ _ _ _
Kiddies will be judged by age
groups. Those from eight to
fifteen years of age will join the
competition for the best-decor
ated bike; those under eight will
vie for best decorated tricycles
and doll buggies; and all child
ren under 15 will participate in
the pet costuming.
First, second and third win
‘ners in each group will receive
three, two, and one dollar prizes.
Parade entries may be arrang
ed by calling Recreational Dir
ector John Scott at the Com
munity Building, phone 3621.
Various concessions in the city
park will offer hot dogs. ham
burgers, homemade pie, coffee,
pop, lemonade and ice cream.
The Kennewick Active Club will
operate a Bingo concession.
Team managers are complet
ing their seection of players from
the Twilight League play to ap
pear in the All-star double
header fastball game on the play
ing field near the Recreation Hall
during the day.‘ The game will
be sponsored by the Active Club.
Any community groups desir
ing to participate in the holiday
festivities at the city park are
urged to telephgne Mrs. B. J.
Spurgeon at 237 .
Ellie! Warns 01
Need for Caution
In View of increasing traffic
fatclities throughout the state;
Chief of Police M. H. Kershaw.
this week urged local drivers
to use mettle caution on the
highways during this Fourth of
July weekend.
32 persons died in the 1942
ing in Washington during May.
according to a report issued re
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1 Traffic fatalities in both ru
‘ral and urban am in May
increased 28% over May of 1946.
despite the fact that urban and
rural accidents fell oi! 3% % and
1% respectively.
01 the rural accidents in the
state. three out of five oecured
on the week-end days of Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday. Three
of every five fatalities chalked
up in the rural areas were the
result of these weekend crash
les. Again, one out of every
three of the persons who died
on Washington highways during
May were killed in accidents
happening in the early hours of
the rimming, between 12 and 4
a. m.
Of the 1292 total, 264 accid
ents were caused by the failure
of a driver to grant the right
of‘ygay. 8_ died. __ __ _
216 crashes were the result of
ucastve speeding. 8 died.
215 were caused by driving on
glam side of the road. 5
These were the three chief
causes of May accidents in the m
ral areas. Other reasons listed by
the Washington State Patrol were:
fonowing too closely, lnattentlon.
“$11.93., awmmm
GOP cu .
the 73 accidents resulting from at
tempting to drive while under the
influence of intoxcating liquor. 3
mole wene killed.
The report states that vacation
time, accompanied by ides! wen
ther, is lengthening the pedod of
hours in the day in which acci
dents are becoming more preva-
Ihßentoncmmtyonehtnuty
wasWtorMay.