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lie-Surfacing Jib
Almost Complete
Approximately nine miles of
new-surfaced streets and alleys in
Kennewick are nine-tenths com
plete, Joe Stradling, street com
missioner, estimated today.
The $31,000 contract of the
Standard Asphalt. companp of
Spokane will be finished by Sat
urday evening, he predicted, and
the C. and E. Construction corn
|pany of Yakima will have com
,pleted their $25,000 contract by
‘July 19. -
; Current operations include the
smoothing of all rail crossings
and intersections between Kenne
wick Avenue and Avenue Q;
Harold Blanton, engineer in
charge, has under consideration
Stradling’s recommendation that
the entire strip be finished with
an oil (seal coat approximately
five eighths‘of an inch thick.
If the proposal is not adopted the
strip will be torn _up and relai’d.
,Three miles of the new surfac
ing are in the Garden Tracts,
Stradling said, with five miles in
the city proper, and an- estimated
mile in‘ the alleys of the city. ‘ ‘
Commenting on the concurrent
county road improvement pro
gram; County Road Supervisor
Lou Keene, speaking for the
Board 'Of County (Commissioners,
sal : ~ . . '
} “The County Commissioners
have just completed an extensive
road oiling program in this road
‘district, and request the coopera
tion of the public n preserving
the roads. They catll _attention to
the state law prohibiting the‘ .op
eration of vehicles with lugs "on
the wheels and sha'rp‘shod‘én‘imal
from using bituminous .. paved
highways. The commissioners
have no desire to invoke the pen-r
alties of the law, but must insist'
upon proper precautions in the
use of the highways. ‘
Whoosh!
Discs Seen Here
When it comes to seeing things,
Kennewick is not to be outdone,
yabetcha. Now we, too, can boast
‘of having seen the “flying sau
cers.”
..saxly...Morsda mains—4s:3o
early—while .mgi‘tané‘l6mé'
son was preparing breakfast he-~ ‘
fore her kithen window, facing a
south, she saw the so-called {
flying saucer flit by. It was going -
due east, she said, and judging‘
by the speed of airplanes, was
many, many times faster.
The “Saucer” she said, was_ a ‘
dazzling white and going so fast
that she was unable to see wheth
er it had prepellers or engines or
what. As a matter of fact, she
thinks the word “saucer” is all
wrong, as 'the thing looked more
like a white ball. _ '
Her theory as to what the
saucer is, is as good as, any so
far guessed at. She thinks it‘ is a
gathering of something resulting
from the four atomic bombs that
this country has dropped. She
thinks it might be highly explo
sive or extremely dangerous at,
least and she wants no further
part of it.
Mrs. Larson’s theory found sup
port in the suggestion of E. J.
Thurston. ‘
“Those flying ‘disc-saucers' arel
nothing but gas or vapour clouds
from the Bikini tests. The gas
went so high it is just coming
down low enough for us to see.
You remember they said noth
ing could live where they drop
ped the first atomic bomb in
Japan. ‘
“Later they cut that down to
5 years for the Bikinijtest. And
if they were manmade and fell,
they could be found.” .
Another saucer witness is Mrs.
James Pratt, who viewed the soar
ing discs from the doorway of her
home at Park View Homes. In
the company of Mrs. E. L. Kenni
son, she sighted two of the air
borne mysteries 4t 4:53 pm.
Neither Mrs. Pratt or Mrs. Kenni
son advanced any theory as to the
nature of the flying objects, which
were traveling in a south-easterly
direction. But they appeared to
be about as large as dinner plates.
Even the talk-making Toast-l
masters of the city, whose atten-}
tion is commonly directed to more
sophisticated topics, found them-‘
selves lost in the general amaze
ment.
Clarence Farley recounted that
during a recent flight to Seattle
both he and his pilot were bemus
‘ed in a study of the posibility of
disc-filled heavens. Their atten
tions, he said, were wrenched
back to more mundane objects
when their plane appeared to be
far to near to trees, barns and
mountain tops. ~
A laconic comment from Toast.
master Herb Owens; "Well. I
guess it’s a sure thing now. They
have sighted them over Kansas.
and that’s the only dry state left.”
c. of c. BOARD MEETS
A meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Kennewick Cham
ber of Commerce will be held
in the Arrow Grill at 6 o’clock
on the evening of July 11.
KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON: THURSDAY, JULY 10, 194'.
Surveying . the past ten months
of PUD operation of power
facilities in Kennewick District
Manager R. A. Cruzen this week
pointed to the rapid develop
ment and improvement of PUD
service and facilities in the few
mgiths of _priblic ownership. _
Foremost in _the list of recent
improvements is the new ware
house on Avenue C, completed
in April and now in full opera
tion., The new building, 50x88
and finished in corrugated alum
inum, houses the engineering and
line extension office; a repair
shop for meters and transformers
completely equipped with the late
est testing devices; storage rooms
for material .and equipment;
a service department; and locker
room and .‘first aid instruction
room for service crews.
Looking toward a development
of the immediate future Cruzen
revealed, all non-clerical nersqn
nel of the PUD have completed
Grape Festival Association .
Launches Financial Program
“The magnitude of this year’s
_Grape Festival will largely be
determined by the degree of sup
port «the prnlrim gets from the,
community.” That was statement
mgde last Week by J. C. Prett,
general chairman of the Grape
Festival Assoéiation.
In preparing for the coming
event, the Festival Board of di
rectors on Monday mailed a letter
to business of the community
explaining plans to date, stating
financial requirements and ask
ing support. '
Starting Thursday, the board
. Several weeks ago the annual election of the Kennewick Grape' Festival
officers and board of trustees was held. One of the first actions of the new board
was to determine if the people of Kenné wick want the annual Grape Festival
to continue.
A large majority of the business and professional men of Kennewi
indicated to the board that _the Grape Festival should go on to become 3k have
yearly event for several reasons. ‘ ' ’
Firstly, because of the splendid favorable publicity for Kennewick which was
actually nation-wide and the attention of the Northwest was focused on Kennewick
Secondly, by centering this event around agricultural, commercial, and stock
exhibits a prevue of the agricultural possibilities for the entire area which will be
served under the Columbia. Basin and the Kennewick Highline project 'may be had.
Thirdly, every community should sponsor some annual event or celebration ~
which will serve to stimulate interest in the area and offer an opportunity for
the people to come-together for several days of celebration, pleasure, and education.
Accordingly, the Board at one of its regular meetings decided that there -
will be a Kennewick Grape Festival this year provided sufficient immediate -
financial support and cooperation may be had by the people of Kennewick.
Several important resolutions were adopted to govern the planning of this
event for this year.
The Board intends to make' this Festival self-supporting this year and
hereafter. After a careful survey of the records of last year by both the old and
new members, the Board is now in a position to correct mistakes made last year
which were largely the result of too short time for planning and a lack of
sufficient help while actually staging the celebration.
All the various events and features of the Festival and expenditures will
be carefully budgeted and no money will be spent without the approval of the
board of directors. - k
, The Festival will be centered around agricultural, commercial, and stock
exhibits. Both Prosser and Pasco are casting around seeking an opportunity to
stage such a fair. - As many- other entertainment features, such as Old Timers
Picnic, air show, fireworks, stage show, bands, parades, will be added if proved
within the financial means of the association.
In order to secure more favorable weather and avoid financial losses due
to rain, as was the case in one of the three days last year, the dates have
been advanced this year to September 18, 19 and 20th. This advance in dates
will also make it possible for the entrants in the agricultural and livestock
exhibits to take their blue ribbon winners to the Yakima State Fair, which
will be held the following week.
It is vitally necessary that every business and professional man in Kenne
wick take part in this Festival in order to make it a success. It is your show
and all share in the benefits It brings to this community. The success or failure
of the Kennewick Grape Festival is directly dependent upon your financial aid
and cooperation.
To seal contracts and to cover adva ce expenses necessary to stage a
successful Grape Festival this year, $76 0 is needed immediately.
The Board has prepared a list of all uslness and professional men in Ken
newick. Each will be called upon by a c mittee of business men. When called
upon, will you please give them your fma ial support and cooperation? There will
be no follow-up for additional funds for t e Festival after the first drive is made.
Frankly, the amount of money cont buted by the business and professional
men on this first and only call will deter ' e whether or not there will be a'
Kennewick Grape Festiva this year or h ter. If you men make it possible
to have this event this year, the Board of Trustees believes that the Festival will
be self-supporting hereafter. However, th show can only go on if you men contri
bute generously to raise the $7660 needed to guarantee the Festival.
PUD OPERATING FLEET
a 30 hour course in first aid,
given recently by Deputy Shel:-
ifl Del Flint.
As soon as possible, all PUD
service trucks are to be equipped
with two-way radio that will keep
them in constant communication
with the FUD omces in Kenne
wick and Prosser. Each truck
will carry compact first equip
ment consisting of a stretcher,
blanket, and first aid dressings
and medications.
Every truck will thus become
a mobile first aid unit, stafled
by trained first aid technicians,
and ready to answer emergency
calls. \ ‘
The trucks now in use were
purchased through the S. and
J. Motor Company of Kennewick
on a county fleet contract, and
the bodies were built by Ameri
can Coach, Gruzan said.
Operations of the new fleet
will assure better and more effi
cient service to the domestic and
lwill follow up the letters with
personal contact.
“This is the first gun,” Pratt
said. .“When thisjob is completed
;another letter will be mailed to in
;dividuals in town and in the coun
;try. The Festival can only be a
‘success it the community backs
;it whole heartedly.
It is the intention of the board
to sell stock in Grape Festival
association. The group is incor
pbrated as a non-profit organiza
tion. It is pointed out that stock
does not earn income, but it may
be redeemed or) trasferred when
industrial power consumers .ot
the area he predicted. As soon
as a heavier sub-station, and and
additional transmission lines are
built in Kennewick locality, the
PUD staff will be able to restore
‘interrupted electrical service, it
cut off by storm or other causes,
lwith a minimum of delay. ,
Already, Cruzen noted. it is no
\longer necessary to patrol the
full eighteen ‘miles of line to
discover a cause of power failure
Improved equipment makes it
possible for service crews to re
store power to section after sec
tion of the line network as their
search brings them closer to the
center of interruption. {
Summing up the activity of‘
the past ten months, Cruzen com-n
mented that in the brief period
PUD administrators have beeni
able to establish a modern plant‘
in Kennewick and to train per-1
clerical to construction assign
sonnel for all phases of work, from;
ments. J
the association has funds for that
purpose. _
The board is now complete
and represents a wide selection
of community life; Serving with
Mayor Pratt are Don Solberg,
vice-president; Clyde Anderson,
Shirley Dillon, Brick Oliver, Clar
ence Eakin, Glenn . Felton, Gene
Spaulding, John Neuman, Emil
Behrman and Rolfe 'l'uve. Serving
as secretary is Ross Frank and
Bob Johnson has ccepted the posi-
Bob Johnson has accepted the posi
are not members of the board.
Following is the letter as it
was mailed to nearly 200 Kenne
wick businws men.
July 4 Activities
Are Big Success
" Reckoned from any standpoint,
the City Park 4th of July cele
bration was a huge success—the
kids ’and the grown‘ folks had a
lot of fun, the participants in the
concessions and games of the day
enjoyed themselves, and the Ken
newick Christian Church and Ken
neMck Active Club. sponsors,
earned a few more dollars to spend
in community building.
Spontaneous, urn-rehearsed and
entirely lovable was the parade of
kids and pets down Kennewick
’Avenue and south on Dayton
Ml Clubs Carry
Big Program
A total enrollment of 250 boys
and girls in 4-H Club work for
1947 was announced this week
lfiiy Benton County Extension Of
ee.
'These boys and girls are car
rying 297 different projects and
make up a total of 27 Clubs.
The various clothing projects
are most popular with the 131
girls enrolled in the 18 Home
Economics Clubs while livestock
enterprises interest. the majority
of the 119 boys in 9 Agricultur
al Clubs. In addition to these
projects boys and girls are car
rying garden, mint, grape, and
bee projects as well as food pre
paration food preservation, and
home effeciengx phrasespf work.
There are 36 local leaders serv
ing the 27 'clubs in the county.
The success of the 4-H program
is due to the time and effort
these volunteer leaders are will
ing to give to the future home
makers and farmers of their com
munities. '
Included among the 4-H Events
that take place during the year
are 4-H District Camp at Hid
den Valley, State Camp at Pull
man, a county wide picnic at
Benton City, exhibits of the re
sults of their efforts at Yakima
4-H Fair and other livestock
shows as well as fairs in the
county. County judging and de
monstration contests will be held
during the fairs in addition to
the style show for clothing club
members. County achievement
day completes the club pron-am
gteiring November or late Octo
r.
Plymouth Road
Building Begins
Improvements of the road link
ing Kennewick to Plymouth will
be started immediately after the
July 4th holiday, H. E. Oliver,
chairman of the committee on
roads. reported today to the Kenn
ewick Chamber of Commerce.
The highway running west from
theheartotthecityistobebullt
to state highway specifications
to the point of turning south to
Plymouth and continued for a
mile beyond that intersection.
The Washington State High
way Department has assigned
approximately $20,000 to the im
provement of the remainder of
the Plymouth road, he said. Two
separate jobs are to be set up.
One, totaling to an expenditure
of an estimated SIO,OOO, will be
concerned with the stmigtming
of curves, the installation of
guard rails, and the broadening
lof shoulders. The remainder of
‘the money will be expended in
‘oil surfacing the road.
‘ The Plymouth road is expected
to assume increasing importance
as work on the McNary Dam is
accelerated.
Shrmers Dance To \
Help Crippled Children
Kennewick residents will be
given the opportunity to dance,
so that others may walk, when
the Columbia Basin Shrine club
presents its Dance and Game
Carnival at the Griggs Building
in Pasco, on Saturday evening,
July 12. Proceeds of the affair
will be donated to the worthy
cause of helping crippled child
ren, a project to which Shriner
activity throughout the country
has long been devoted. The ser
vices and facilities of the Shrin
ers’ hospitals are free to any child
up to 14 years of age, regardless
of race, color, or creed, in those
many cases where parents are un
able to roaffd sending the child‘
to a hospital for treament.
The Columbia Basin Shrine
Club, a comparatively new or
ganization in this area, already
has established an enviable re—
cord in assisting the national pro
gram. Officials have cordially
invited the public to attend Sat
urday’s dance and carnival where,
while enjoying themselves they
will be contributing to a worth
while activity.
RICHLAN'D PICNIC
The Jourth annual Richland
Evacuee picnic will be held July
13 in the Prosser city park.
Four hundred attended 1111940,
some 30 towns in the state being
represented. A day of relaxation.
eating, general vismation and good
time is scheduled.
$3.00 Per Year—loc Per Copy
Street to the City park, where
judges Al Cheney. Bill Reid. and
Johnny Scott completed their
difficult assignment of evaluating
the entries.
First prize in the bicycle div
sion went to Miss Audrey Jones,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. R.
ones of Route 1, for her brilli
lantly decorated bike, featuring a
Fourth of July motif.
Miss Shirley Fisher, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Fisher of
1222 First Avenue, and Miss
Blanch Larson. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. A. Larson of 210 sth
Avenue E., won second plize for
‘their twin‘hike float.
; Third place honors were dead
ilocked in a three-way tie by
{Dorothy Julson, daughter of Mr.
iand Mrs. PaulJulson of 219 6th
Avenue E., with her colorful bi
cycle entry; Micheal Miller of 307
second Ayenue E. parading a dis
play of a giant bike borne balloon;
and Robert Gilbert, can of Mr. and
Mrs. ‘ER. Gilbert of Nob Hill,
whose entry was a boat float.
Top honors in the under 8 years
of age division were awarded to
the small bride and groom, Mis
tress Charolotte Langston, daught
er of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Langs—
lton of Park View Homes.
Paul and Clittord Hawkins, sons
of Reverend and‘Mrs. E. C. Haw
kins of the Kennewick Christian
Church, received second prize for
their costumed representation of
Christian Camden.
Another third prize tie was a
warded to Mistress Patricia Bon
nie Baird, daughter of Mrs. Mary
E. Baird of Kennewick, for her
tricycle-powered airplane entry
and to Vicky and Shirley Heather
ington, daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
W. 0. Heatherington of Route 1.
with their idenieal costumes and
decorated bikes.
First prize in the pet division
went to Jerry Nielson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Nielsen of Walla
Walla, who towed a decorated
float behind his tricycle with a
reluctant cargo of threee puppies.
Mistress Carol Maynard,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Maynard of 916 Kennewick Ave
me, tool: W' prize with her
:Ime doll buggy and kitten
and her long dress
costume.
Third prize winner was Miss
Catherine Hanson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hanson of 827
Kennewick Avenue, who in full
costume rode a spirited pony.
Reports from the Ladies Circle
of file Kennewick Christian
Church revealed that more than
500 articles were sold from the
Fish Pond in the first hour of
business, closing it for the day,
and earning $51.80.
Their museum of Unnatural His
tory, produced by Mrs. Richard
megal, brought in $34.90 with its
lacetious picture gallery. ’Most
popular picture with the art 10v.
ers, who paid ten cents each to
view the canvases, was “Horse
Heaven on a Clear Day”, a piece
of blank tan paper suitably tulip
ed. A donkey, hearing a picture of
the state of Washington through
blue waters, “thhington Cross
ing the Deleware,” and “The
the Shic'Sale type, also won criti
cal acclaim, Mrs. Riegal said.
Celebrants bought an the ham
burgers, hot dogs, home-made
pies and ice cream offered at the
food stand, adding $240 to the
other receipts for the Christian
Church. -
All proceeds of the church con
‘cessions‘will be turned over to the
building fund, Mrs. B. J. Spur
geon, general chain-mu, said in a:-
pressing appreciation for the sup
port given by Kennewick resi
dents to the Fourth of July activ
ity;
Don Doyle, president of the
Kennewick Active Club, announc
ed thdt the Glen Gray dance at
Playland, the Bingo game at the
park, and the double-header all
star fastball game at the Park
View playing field, all showed
profits although final accounting:
have not yet been made.
lVewflMiaald..
It was an all-girl chorus at the
Virginia Lee Hospital. this week,
with five of them born to Kenne
wick and nearby residents.
To Mr. and Mrs. William Char
les Lilley, of Pasco, on~ July 2, a
girl. Patricia Lou.
To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W.
‘Gerlach, of Kennewick, on July
15: ,9 Sirl- ,
To Mr. and Mn. Clifford Judd,
oil-Hover, on July 5, a girl.
._ To Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, at
Kennewick. on July 8, a girl.
To Mr. and Mn. Cliflord Chap
mgror Kennewick, on July 8,
a l.
mAt our Lady of Lourdes Hospi-
To Mr. and Mrs. Vlhn Peter.
son, of Route 2, Kennewick, on
Jay E». a boy-i -
To Mr. ané Mrs. Seth Montague,
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