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4 New Building Values Reach Staggering Total Building in Kennewick rose to,sl,6sl,9o2in'Ail'g -1181’» PUShlng the total for the. first eight months of the year to the staggering total of $5,479m75r3 figure that Is, according to long estabh'shetlj-uresl dents, in excess of the valuation of all of Benton county during the 1930’5: Making up the bulk of the August figure is the construction of 144 new homes by Arbor Homes, Inc., with an estimated-value of $1,440,000, and the figure for the first three quarters of the year is swelled by a valuation of $2,363,600 of the Vista homes 231 home de velopment recently annexed to the city. ' City officials and realwrs, moreover, point out that the ac tual total of building' to date in the city may be even larger than the figures indicate. Much build ing in localities now a part of the city proper has not been included in the estimates, they say. . Population estimates, based on a study of school enrollment, are Heat . 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A n . 354 Avenue C 3 Kennewick ‘ Phone 3731 laimost as startling. The State Supreme Court some years ago adopted the formula of five mi dents for every child in the public schools, Superintendent ‘ E. S. Black said. Employing this formula, the re gistration of almost 3,000 smdents in the Kennewick schools. indi cates a population of 15,000 in School District 17. Attendance at other schools of the county, with in the Kennewick traderterritory, adds another indicated 26,750 re sidents. Commenting on the estimates, city officials recalled th§t Benton: County Commissioners in April of' this, year estimated the popula-‘ ttion of the county at 71,000,, eighty per cent of which}: con-i cenffated in the Kennewick-Rich land end of the county. . Records show the following an nual totals: 1940, $129,237.00; 1941, $157,324.00; 1942, $83,913.00; 1943, $1,254,346.00; 1944, $493,- 226.25; 1945, $294,305.27; 1946, $1,020,085.00; 1947, $885,488.00. ETA Boys Win Awards at Pair Members of the Future Farm ers of America in the Kennewick High School have exhibited in two fairs thus far. Bob Spurgeon received first on his Hertord feeder steer in the Walla Walla Fair and second on one of his Guernsey heifers. ‘ Four boys entered poultry err--l hibits winning a number of first places. Poultry exhibitors in- 1 eluded Peter Misner, Norman Kaas, Stanley O’Hair, and Gor don Kaas. . ~ ‘ The judging team in the Walla Walla Contest competing with fifteen schools placed 10th. The team was composed of Jim El der, John Meyer, and Eddie .Kauer. Jim was third h‘igh' boy in the entire contest competing .with the forty-five boys judging. iAlternates who judged were Bob Spurgeon, Stanley O’Hair, Larry Kissick. and Richard. Meyer. l Last week, in the Grandvlew ,Harvest Festival. four have ex hibited dairy stock, namely; Bob Spurgeon, two Guernseys; Roger ‘Felton, Holstein; Paul Dahlberg, gGuernsey; and Jim Elder, Jersey. Roger' Felton with his Holstein heifer had the outstanding animal in the class, winning first, This animal was made ' champion in the division. Roger was the win ner of this animal last spring, the award being made by Arthur Purser, dairyman at Ringold. The others showing dairy re ceived second places. Fifty-five chickens were shown 'in the poultry division by five boys from the Kennewlck PIA. Peter Misner showed sixteen birds including ten different ‘breeds. He won two champions. ,a number of firsts, and a few seconds. Norman Kass and Gor don Xaas showed eleven birds each and likewise, made good places. Bob SW with six chickens, including three bseeds won six first place ribbons. Stan ley O'Hair with three entries of five Black Minorcas received two first and one second. The livestock judging team competing with eleven schools placed 4th in the contest, The team was composed of Frank Smith, John Meyer. and Eddie Kauer. Three alternates .who al so judged including Jim Elder, Vernon Gramling, and Bob Dil lon also made excellent scores. \ Mr. and Mrs. WE. Cole drove‘ to Seattle and back late in the week to . bring their daughter, Thelma, home from the Orthopedic hospital where she had been un der treatment for several weeks. Mrs. J. W. Slaton of Walla Wallahasbeen aguest thlslast week of her son-in-iaw and her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Odes -Sloan. me: man.) COURIER-Bmm Kennemck Students are i Enrolled at Whitman 1 A total oi 8225 students have enrolled at Whitman college for the 1948-449 academic year. Among them are more than 250 new students, including Will iam S. Green, Rt. 2, Kennewick; Andrew Ellen Pacot, 323 2nd Ave. E., Kennewick; Charles A. Poole, 1005 Ave: E... Kennewick; James E. Sturm, Box 61, Kennewick. HO;ER NOTES By Mrs. Harmon Wilcox Phone neWS to Kennewick 12:9 before Wednesday . Visiting Mrs. Montague last Friday were Mrs. Everet Moss and: daughter Cathy Sue of Finley. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Montague; and Alice visited Sunday at the Henry Piert home. ‘ ’ Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Nunn, Eva Rose and Mrs Eva Arnold drove Eto; Salem, Ore., Sunday, where Miss Nunn will attend Willamette tuniversi’ty. Mr. and Mrs. Nunn ,plan to visit Mr. and Mrs. Fred '«Lloyd at Salem and Mr. and Mrs. Elden Hart at Woodburn, Ore., and other friends. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Nelson and ban Ronald w'en'. to Pullman Wednesday. Ronald will enter W. S. C. for his second year. Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Lee and children of Kennewick were week end guests at the home of Mrs. Lee’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Pate. Mr. and Mrs. George Tate J r.,' and family of Richland and Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Pruitt and .family were Sunday guests at the George Tate home. 1 Serving on the election board 'Tuesday were Billy Thomas, Guy Nelson and Harry Hampton. summons BY PUBLICATION No. 8996 In the Supeiror Court of the State of Washington in and for Benton County. Edward H. Estes. Plaintiff, vs. Margaret Verna Estes, Defend ant. ' State of Washington to Mar:- aret Verna Estes, Defendant You are hereby summond to ,appear within sixty days after the date at the first publication :0! this Summons, terwit within 'sisty (00) days from the 2nd day of Septanhc. 19.48, and neo fend the shove entitled action in the Superior Court of the State of Washington aforesaid. and answer the Complaint of the plaintiff and serve a copy of your answer or other pleading on the undersigned attorney for plaintiff at his office below stated, and in the ease of your failure so to do. Judgment will he renderedagainst you according to the doinand o! the Complaint. which has been filed with the Clerk of the Court. The object of this action against the defendant is to obtain a De area at Divorce in favor of. the plaintiff and against the defend !ant upon the grounds of cruel treatment oi plaintiff by defend ‘ant. 1. —Kenneth Serier, Attorney for Plaintiff. Office and P. 0. Address: P. O. Box 417, or 10 Kennewick Ave. E., Kennewick. Benton County. Washingttgma. 1° 1 . Did You Know That You Can HIRE A ‘ For as Little as . ' 75¢ per week This little Salenan is always Courteous ’ ...he doesn't Stick his loot in the door and . Annoy busy people ..'. he waits until the _ householder is eomlortahle in an easy chair helore he even starts hisSSales talk . . . ; » 3: licient; ioh ot selling‘insinple. straightlor wardlanguage . . .lloheating around the hush. It he's Selling Stoves. he Sells stoves ...noprenriunlsJothingtoseudlor. no ' oonponnThislittleSalesutanismtoourse. _ ; k .$1 9???? ' _:. t . ( The Kennewrck a ~.,_ f. . . ‘ The ONLY HEW}! the World lio ' voted EXCLUSIVELY to Kennewich - People and Kennewielr Development THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 1., la. m