The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume], February 10, 1949, Image 1

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VOL. “XIV—“NOTE
Bridge to Pasco In Road Program
Song Group
Gives S2OO
To P 'l‘ A
- The Richland Melatersingers,
widely known choral group which
appeared here recently, has do
nated S2OO to the working fund
of the Kennewick pre-school
Parents Teachers Association.
Announcement of the gift was
made by Mrs. W. L. Bellomy at
a meeting of the organization atj
the home of Mrs. Cecil Edwards
Thursday evening._
Mrs. Bellomy said also that H.
Leith Loder, manager of the
group, had told her that hereafter
it will be the policy of the sing
ers to present their concert 101‘
the minimum of expense so that
sponsors will earn more for their
own work. The pre-school PTA
sponsored the appearance of the
Meisteisingers here. The group
appears only for charity and ben
efit drives Loder said any sur
plus at the close of the season
will be given for a deserving
cause, selected by the entire
membership.
Mix. Bellamy told members of
her association that about $450
would be cleared on the recent
concert. '
Progress on work to safeguard
the lives of youngsters from the
irrigation ditch, was reported by
Mrs. Clare Shaw, president. Mrs.
Waldo Richmond, ditch chairman,
said Mayor Urban Keolker had
appointed Jon Vibber from the
city‘ council to. work with a com
mittee to investigate possibilities
of protecting small children from
the uncchréd ditch which runs
throughthoédty near the schools.
ngfiifimondhwfll. can: to £5
in; soon to. 01-13 mm in invast%r
tion. ‘ "
Mn. Shaw repeated the invi
tation of thel‘Kennewick PTA to
join in the ‘comm'embration oof
Founders Day, Feb. 14. at the
high school auditorium.
Mrs. Ray Mathews joined Mrs.
£4in in serving refreshments
to the’ board members present
who were Madam Robert Ma
theeon, Goo. bowing, S. S. Selby,
Phil Headliner. Poul Hernia,
Ralph Soper, Tom Gulls. Don
Solbeu. Ralph Jeide, J. E. Marv
in, Hem-y 'Belair, Dean .Yedlee,
Geo. Cloud. Robert Alexander,
Ralph Michie, Bellow and Shaw.
Predicts Pool in
Kennewick in 'SO
“We'll be swimming in 1950
and I don’t mean in the Colum
bia river.” - -__
That was the prediction of Mrs.
Hazel Hawkins this week on the
eve of a renewed campaign to
get that swimming pool for Ken-‘
newick.
Mrs. Hawkins announced that
the principal speaker at the‘
March 10 meeting of the Cham-I
ber of Commerce would be Les‘
Roberts of San Francisco, an ex-‘
pert on the canstruction of com-‘
munity swimming pools. He willl
appear here under the sponsor
ship of the Kennewick Quota
club.
Following his talk at the cham
ber meeting, Roberts will answer
questions. Also to be represented
will be data collected by Mrs.
Hawkins and her committee on
how swimming pools were con
structed in other cities and how
they are being operated. Mrs.
Hawkins said they would have
data on pools at Yakima, Wen
atchee, Walla Walla, Pasco, and
other cities. , ,
The Quota club is working with
a chamber of commerce com
mittee of men which has been
working' for a swimming pool.
mw PIPES
Some water pipes in the area
served by Kennewick Irrigation
district were still frozen when
warmer weather came this week,
but many had been thawed out.
Some persons whose lines had
_ been frozen and were thawed out,
wondered whether they would
‘ freeze again if the water that had
”been kept’running is turned on.
WORK ON BANK "
Work on the new building being
erected for Nationalßank of Com
meme at the corner of Kenne
wick avenue and Benton street,
was :03qu this week after a lay
off caused by inclement weather.
Eh» 1321:an ink anurirrJ- Ewart“
Here’B Other Side to
Hard Winter Question
PLEASED
Tnzerest shown in the opening
of the new J. C. Penney state
on Kennewick Avenue last
Thursday. was' highfly satis
factory and pleased Manager A.
F. Cheney who has been with
me company 19 years.
Many Visit
New Penny
Store Here
After a weekend, during which
a steady stream of visitors and
shoppers passed throu_g_h the
mew J. C. Penney store, Manager
«A. F. Cheney‘eeid he was “puf-
LPwh pleesed‘ m {beam},
”When the “oh’lng’Lend “unm
was over, it appeared that a” new
sales record to: the store prob
ably would be set this-month.
The new building. meted by
Mum 8; Son, calm pu
ed the Penney people immensely.
The Murrays also built the fix
tnres.
Here for the opening were sev
eral managers and assistant man
agers and officials tram the head
oflice in New York. These in
cluded Walter Martini. district
manager. Spokane; m Holla
day, the New York otfloe; Al
Miller, accounting department,
New York; Tom Pawluck, con
struction department. New York;
Russell Williams, manager at
Walla Walla; Rex Phillips, man
ager at Ritzville; Richard Hardy,
Prosser; Mort Dale, assistant
manager at Pasco; Glenn Miller,
Dayton; Guy Miller, assistant
manager at Pendleton.
Regular employees at the store
will number 40 and there will
be 70 on Saturdays. The building
is 75 by 120 feet and there are
three floors of merchandise.
Organize ETA.
For Finley-Hover
Finley-Hover Parent-Teachers
Association was organized last
Thursday at a meeting at the Fin
ley grade school, with 57 resi
dents signing up as members of
the new organization.
The new PTA will be affiliated
with the state and national 3330-
citations“ '
Mrs. John Wilson was elected
president; Mrs. G. Byse, vice
president; Mrs. Loren Tweedt,
secretary; and R. J. Searfoss,
treasurer;
Mrs. Wilson acted as chairman
of the meeting with Mrs. Harry
Hampton acting as secretary. Su
perintendent B. A. Donahue gave
a general outline of future school
needs and planning, followed by a
short talk by .William . Shawfer,
principal of the grade school, on
problems confronting pupils and
teachers.
Curt Gerards, president of
Kennewick elementary PTA, was
introduced by Mrs. Wilson and
gave a resume of PTA activities
and 'also acted as chairman dur
ing the election of officers.
William J. Nunn of Rover .was
appointed chariman of a eommit
tee to meet with the school board
for future planning. A by-law
committee was appointed includ
ing. G. Byse, Mrs. Roy Larkin,
and Pierce Roberts.
The group voted to hold teen
lar meetings th erirst Thursday
(Continued on back page)
THURSDAY, FEQUAgj 10, 1149
- Quite worrying about the pre
heat winta‘, it's about to .3111) into
oblivion. ' _ ‘
I Start worrying about next win
ter.hecauseltlsgolnatobe a
“tough’ -one for the adults of
Kennewick and vicinity if the
youngsters have- anything to say
about it. _
The Courier-Reporter suddenly
came to the realization this week
that only about half or less of
the whole population of this area
had been consulted on this gen
erally conceded'to be “worst win
ter in many years.” The grade
pupils hadnt been consulted.
The kiddies came up with a
complete denial. It wasn’t a bad
winter at all; it was delightful.
It all depends on how you look
at it, and apparently some dad
dies and mommies don’t look at
it right 'at all. '
A reporter, noticing little Shar
on ‘Thompson, age 9, looking
longingly out the window as the
sun started early in the day to
melt the glistening snow; asked:
“Do you like winter "or don’t
you?"
No hesitation. She answered
“ya: -
(Continued on back page)
Arthur F. Brown
Dies of a Heart
Aflack a! Pasco
Stricken by a heart attack as
he stood in the Franklin county
court house, Arthur F. Brown, pi
_, r ’ 'dent of Kennewick,
' Called munediatdy {o theemrt
house by witnesses, Dr. Charles
Tudor of the Benton-Franklin
Health District, pronounced him
dead at 9:55 a. m. Notuneral ar
.rangements had been made last
nizht. . _
.Arthur F. Brown was born May
25, 1875. in Climber, Mich.
He homesteaded in Fesunden,
N. D. He wentto work for the
St. Paul and Tacoma lannher Co.,
in North Dakota and was trans
ferred to Tamooa, Wash, in 1903.
He waslatertransterred to Yak
ima and inAprilot 1906 hewas
sent to Kennewick to work for
the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber
Co., here.
In 1906 he started the Kenne
wick Telephone Co., which he
owned and operated until 1041
wheh he sold it to his son.
He was president and director
of the First National Bank of
Kennewick until it was sold to
the National Bank of Commerce
in 1941. He was a former mem
ber of the Chamber of Commerce.
He is survived by his wife:
Mary 8., four sons, Burns of Cal
ifornia, Thomas, a Comnel in the
U. S. Air Force, is stationed in
Virginia, Robert of Oregon, and
Mark of Kennewick; a daughter,
Mary Margaret English of Taco
ma; 9 grandchildren, and a broth
er Archie, in Kennewick.
First Visit 0!
Blood Mobile
The first visit of the Blood Mo
bile sponsored by the American
Red Cross will arrive in Keane-1
wick Tuesday, February 15 at 91
a. m. The center is the Methodistjl
church at the corner of Kenne
wick avenue and Dayton street.
General orientation will be given
all volunteers from 9 to 11 a. m.
All Red Cm volunteers are
urged to be' in attendance at this
very- important session. Overall
proceedure and specific duties
wig! be_outlined and fully ex-‘
plained. .
The first visit dedication ser
vices will take plact at the Center
at 11:30 a. m. General Harry F.
Thompson, center director for the
American Red Cross Blood Pro
gram, Washington, D. C., and Rex
MatthewaYakima yalley chapter
chairman, 'whose efforts and en
thusiasm promoted the Yakima
center which makes possible local
participation, will be honored
guests and take part in the dedi
cati,on. E. C. Smith, local chair
man and acting chapter chairman,
will initiate the dedication. May
or Keolker and In. Lance Bead,
local blood program chairman,
will take part.
snow Drills
Battle Won
By County .
The battle against snow drifts
had been settled last night. and
the county road crew, under the
guidance of district road supre
visor Lou Keene, was the victor.
Catching a ride ‘with Keene as
he was on his way to the Horse
Heaven country to survey the
last stand of snow. a Courier-
Reporter representative found
roads open. There remained drifts
so high and so close in along the
edges 'ot the highways that one
could reach out the car window
and pick a snowabll.
‘ The last nowfall piled the
east and west roads with drifts,
especially where a fence ran
along the south side and where
grass grew high and thick. At;
times, Keene said, roads were
completely blocked but the drifts
gradually gave .way to the pres
sure and wide sweep of the snow
plows and road patrols.
“Now, we will go out and wid
en the highways that were plow
ed open and try to cut some of
the iceaway on some roads," Keene
said. 1
Some of the roads which had
been closed by drifts and were
plowed open were Locust Grove,
Clodfelter and Nine Canyon.
As the snow hazard vanished.
a new hazard loomed. Roads
were bulging here and there from
having frozen and from water set
tling underneath the paving.
Keene said some of these will un
questionably break open and
there will be some holes. “We
hope this won’; 1139 in many.
515613233 Keene. pen
As a precautionary m
Keene said signs matting trai
fic were being uncovemed and
would be used when-ever road
conditions warrant.
Kennm ‘ck, Pm
Clash in Heb! on
'I'.B. Association
A meeting at the Episcopal
Parish hall here last 018 M. called
by C. E. Morris. representative
of the State Tuberculosis acacia.
tion to organize a new bi-eounty
unit. broke up in Weston!-
ing and disagreement
l The meeting was adjourned by
Morris after representatives from
Benton and Franklin mantis
were unable to see eye to eye on‘
most of the questions.
3 The charter of the bi-eounty
organization was withdrawn by
the state association last Septem
ber 17 because of inactivity and
berause meetings over a two year
period failed to bring out quor
ums. This was the fourth meeting
called to reform a bi-county as
sociation. Morris said he had defi
nite orders from the state execu
tive board to organize a bi-coun
ty chapter- or abandon Franklin
county. This would not keep Ben
ton from reorganizing. Several
speakers at last night’s meeting
charged that nobody in Franan
county wanted to join. .
One of the representative from
Franklin county last night. after
the meeting. told'v the Courier-Re
porter that meetings had been
called in which‘only a few “hand
picked" representatives from his
county were notified.
Mrs. J. C. Pratt. secretary, said
that written invitations had been
(Continued on back page)
Mrs. Raymond,
P. P. Taylor Wed
Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Taylor an
nounced yesterday that they were
married last month. The only de
tails released was that they went
through several counties and tin
ally picked a little one.. They
were the first couple married in
that county this year. Also they
were the first couple ever mar
ried by' the officiating minister.
Mrs. Taylor is the former Elsie
Raymond, long time resident of
Kennewick. Mr. Tulor at one
time lived in Kennewick, but has
been gone for several years. Now
he is moving the headquarters
for his scale business to Kenne
wick Imm Walla Walla.
KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON
350 Memberships Goal'
Chamber of Commerce
With 1 goal of 855 when
the Kennewick Chamber of Com
merce launched its annual mem
bership campaign Friday.
Fifteen minutee,after the drive
started, chairman Mike Cronin
announced that the first membe
ship had come In. First-oathe
dotted line was Dr'. R. M. deßit.
If the goalisfiecbed, it will
beaboostothGlnthemember
ship, _whieh has stood at 244 for
sometime. ~
The committee, under Cronin,
is contacting bluineu and pro
fessional firms throughout the
Kennewick area and extending
the invitation to individuals to
join and also take active part in‘
the work of the organization.
Cronin pointed to the work done
iby the chamber during 1948 as a
reason why people who have their
[homes and business here should
be members.
“The chamber did a lot to make‘
the community better known: and
to make it a better community
during the pistyear," said Cmnin.
“One of the big jobs accomplish
ed was to send three men to
Washington to plead and work for
the Kennewick Highlands project
bill.”
The bill mentioned by Cronin
Woehler Oullines
Changes in Mail
Deliveries Here
A new delivery system for mail
out of the local post office °°V'
ering several runes; tracts re
cently taken mm the city, 33“
'sbnie' oufside 'tfi'e city. was an
nounced may by W
‘WalterAWoehler. V
The new routing will take hun
dreds of persons now receiving
mailonrural routes intothecity
house to house delivery systan.
People living in areas whee
they will get house to house ser
viceforthetirsttimeinust get
their addreueoehanged andhave
theirmailmttothecorrectnew
iaddress. Woehler said the post
‘ottice will not give any directory
[service andaddedthet merchants
salsoniusthave theirm‘ailingiists
’corrected. Mail not propeer ad
?dressed will be returned with a
stamp for better address to the
‘sender. The new service is ex
pected to be inaugurated in 30
days. Boxes should not be moved
until notice to do so is received
from the post office, Woenler
said.
House to house delivery will be
instituted in Arbor Homes addi
tion number one, Vista Homes
two, and Gerber addition. The
changes in these sections will at
tect 296 persons. '
Persons receiving mail by rural
route will be transferred to the
uty delivery in Nagleys Flatt and
the section between Lenhard and
Simpson Roads and Owens and
Wutn Roads, all. of the Garden
Tracts from Wuth Road to Fum-
Land, tmm Avenue E to Colum
bia.
All of the Giard additions pat
‘cons from Apncot Lane to Wum
dead and from Columbia to the
Litigation ditch will have the
home service. Also all Paulson
Platt, south of the highway and
all of Island View.
It is also proposed to take all
between Gum Street and Wash
mgton off Route 1 and put these
on Route 2. Also one tract one~
aalt mileeast of Gum Street will
betransferredtromßouteltoZ.
One block including Charles Mia
er's place. - -
There will be numerous other
out-ot-hounds boxes done away
with on rural routes for house to
nouse service. WashinétOn Street.
south to Frazier Road will be
served by a mounted carrier.
Woehler urged especially that the
south Washington patrons get to
gether and work out their cor
rect house numbers. He said all
addresses should include north.
south, east, or west to facilitate
the handling of the mail.
63881808 INJURED
LeeGarflmmsa.otKennewlck;
was injured-Monday when his
car collided with a taxicab m 1
Pasco..Hewastr-eatedatthcbs
pm: and released. The Impact!
turned‘thetaxiamund. ‘
L. M. "HIKE“ CROW
was' passed and a small appro
priation has been made. The:
chamber is now wot-Inns towards
getting congre- to raise this ap
propriation.
First report: on the membership
drive were encouraging to Cronin.
Following the first membership.
others wrote cheeks and turned
(Continued on back page)
$25,000 Library
Building Being
Considered Here
A pmposal has been made by
mqnben of the city council that
the city undertake the election
of 8 525.000 library building.
The project would depend on
whether the cant-a] library aflthe
81-County Libra!) District be lo
cated here. 1
The Bi-County Library war
tormedinthelutelection and
will give duet-eat cities in the
counties branch libraries to be
served by the dlstrlct. The law
provides torthelevyotatwo
mill“: and thedlstdct would
paylnsleanearforecentx-al
buildingmndsrecelvedtmmthe
citythrouchthismrceeventu
allywouldpaytorthestructure.
Astanponryqumthe li
brey might use the patent ll
brarymecewltheddltionelmce
providedbymomsnowbelngus—
ed as council moms. The city
clerk's room will be given up
when thebankvacatee quarters
inthecltybulldlngAnewbank
bulldlnzlsunderconm'uction.
The finance comm“ '-
dnlented to negotiate a contract
with district authority.
Name Committees
For Grange Show
At the meeting of the Kenne
‘wick Valley Grenze held Friday
evening, committees for the min
strelshowtobegiveninmrch.
were announced as follows: Chet
Durdle, tickets and finance; Ed-l
ith Mush, publicity; Nettle Wills,
dances and casualties; Esther Bein
hart. continuity; Agnes Burk.
food; Jeanette Miner, general
chairman.
The installing team from Co
lumbia Valley Grange will be
present at the regular meeting of
Kennewick Vglley Grange on Feb“
thjmtinued oh back'paze)
To Expand Bus
Service Soon
Just when It was generally be
lieved that Kennewick was about
to lose Its bus service, announce;
ment comes that the service is not
only to remain but will he er:
panned considerably.
.-Kennewtck Transit Lines said
yesterday that a new service was
planned t 9 extend through the
Garden Tracts and Avenue ”C soon.
The same route will run out over
the Highlands to the west via
Lieble road, Lampson and Sander
man roads. returning to downtown
Kennewldc via Columbia avenue.
Avenue li‘and Avenue E. coming
in Benton avenue to the regular
bus none.
.Arbornomeeeleowmuteerv
ice by this company at e Inter
date. ihestetementedd.
Newman-mm
purchased and will be «mm
when weather mite. aid the
5é I! _Ctmxfi‘izm
North Bank
Highway Is
Included Too
lnolusion d the Columbia rivet
budge mung Pasco and Kenne
wick In the proposed 15-year
state may mun. appmwd
by the committees on road- and
bridges. was announced this week
from Olympia by Senator Stanton
Gander: or Bub-on and Rep.
C. C. Miller 0! Kennewick. Also
‘included is the long-desired North
LBank highway. .
Placing the bridge in this pro
gram climaxes math: 0: extort
on the part of citizens and or
ganizations of the ma. Senator
Ganders and Rep. Miller point
out that the mam itself has
not as ‘ yet been accepted by the
legislatune nor have appropria
tions been authorized.
Julius Bahl. co-chairman of the
‘chamher or commune good roads
’committee said. on being informed
of the enhancement: “This is
pm
“3'”. W
e are he
PP?
to
hear
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the joint committees on roads
and bridge: at the house and sen
ate, alno include 28 other pro
jects in the 16th district which
comprises ammonia; Kilickitat,
Benton and Franklin counties.
. Total out of the Columbia riv
er bridge in .timated at $5,460.-
000. The W mjects for the
entire district would cost an enti
matod S3BM-
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the joint commune and in which
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Republicans Se!
For Lincoln Dav
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Local republican: weae aelllng
banquet tickets this week at $2.50
each for the first annual Lincoln
13!? dinner to he held next Sun
day at 0 pm. at the grade school
cafeteria.
The banquet will be open to re
publicam both on this and‘ the
other side of the Columbia.
‘v Feature of the event will be an
‘addneu by Judge Henry H. Her
man of Spokane, former Supreme
Court judge. Tom Purton of Rich
hnd will preside and introduce
the speaker. Went: are
being made to tube are of up to
400, it we: said by committee
when.
The Women's Republican club
of Kennewick, Paco, Richland
and Pruner we mentoring tho
dhnc.
500 Men Ordered to
Report at McNery
Amotmenmbeflu about
500 rue «am this week to re
port be work at McNery dun
which is up for considerable eon
struetlon wort “gamma. A;
Waging-amen chug.
the emu-um
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750 7000“»
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