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Smyrna times., 1927-08-31

Another highway between
Wilmington and Dover to paral-
lei more or less the DUPONT high
way as a necessity within the
next ten years is envisioned by
@. Douglas Buck, State Highway
Engineer as he considers the
rapidly increasing traffic on the
State roads. Because of there
being no parallel highway" com
ments the Evening Journal,
"other than the one that branch
es at Tybout's Corner from the
present State highway and pass
es through Kirkwood, Summit
Bridge, Middletown and Ginn's
Corner, the problem of location
Of a secondary through-trafic
artery would become serious and
costly. With the DUPONT high
way congested with motor cars,
such as the Fourth of July week
end witnessed, it probably would
be wiser to build another road
eventually than to widen the
present one to provide for null
tiple channels Of traffic, with
their attendant hazard Of COLI
sion.
1T is not too much to expect,
either, that with continuance
of the increase in motor travel
in the years to come, the State
authorities will have to consider
the question of establishing ex-
press highways, on which
through traffic could be moved
at much higher speed than now
is permitted on general roads.
This is a problem that is bound
to present itself in the not dis
tant future. One road for long
distance traffic and another for
traffic between not widely sep
arated local points may sound
Utopian, but it would not be a
surprising evolution.
Meanwhile, with all the wild
ening projects under way, the
State Highway Department will
be confronted with the necessity
of widening the dupont High
way from Milford to the Mary
land line in the near future, that
roadway at present being re-
garded by many persons as far
too narrow in these days that
legalize 35 miles an hour speed.
"We have heard it said re-
peatedly that when General
Coleman DUPONT started his
State-long boulevard project, he
had in mind the eventual con-
struction of parallel roads on the
right of way he originally asked
for. Time certainly has justi-
fed his judgment in desiring to
provide for future traffic expan-
sion, although General DUPONT
was baked from carrying out
that idea"
Smyrna times., 1927-08-31
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Smyrna times., 1927-08-31
FOR SALE

2 2One-Ton Ford Trucks or will trade
for cattle or mules. AS I have dis
continued the saw mill business | have
no further use for them.
I. LUTHER LAPHAM,
8-17 st Phone 255 Clayton
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-04-21
DEoPLE living on the river road

DEOPLE living on the river road
1 or near Kennewick find that
unless they arise early these
bright, nippy mornings and gather
in their asparagus themselves Ger
tain other busy hands, more an
xious than themselves to make an
honest penny, pluck many lux
urious stalks for them. 1t seems
that all asparagus growing along
the road, river banks, and railroad
right of way is considered treas
IRE trove to the thrifty Captain
Kidd that comes first to pick 1t.
However it appears that a few
Young pirates traversing the un-
explored by-ways in search of the
hidden gold become just a trifle
too eager to fill their boxes, or
to get Just the right number of
pounds and the thriving fields of
the farmers crowded with fat
grass offers just trifle too great
q temptation. To us it looks Nigh
tv fine that these smaller persons
can make a few dollars all for
themselves by gathering aspara-
gus that would otherwise do no
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-04-21
COME headlines that have ap

COME headlines that have ap-
y peared in the past weeks pa
pers: "29 killed in Illinois cyclone"
$4,000 Homeless on Account OF
Flood Waters in Lower Mississippi
Valley" eighteen Missing IN the
Flood Area" "Break in Levees
Ruin Thousands of Acres" Eli
tire Area Loses Crops and I'M
provements." Of course frost IS
not so good, but as Oden Staley
pointed out Wednesday morning.
the smudging season came to an
abrupt ending.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-04-21
MANY farmers Of the old school

MANY farmers OF the oiu schoo
" which not long ago was the
dominant force in agriculture, en-
joyed making light of the agrlcul.
tural college. They didn't want
their sons to learn new ways OF
doing things from "dude" pro-
fessors who had never done a lick
of work in all their lives. They
didn't want their children contain
mated by the "high falutin' " ways
of city folks. The old fashioned
things that had been good enough
for their grandfathers were good
enough for them and were good
enough for anybody they "reck-
oned.o However, the American
farmers are as intelligent as the
men of any other profession and
it was not long ere this prejudice
against new means of knowledge
disappeared. Today the farmers
children go to school, high school,
and college whether they desire
to be doctor, lawyer, or merchant,
or whether they have the desire
to come back to the ranch and
take up that most interesting and
independent of all callings,-farm-
ing. The agricultural man has
been made to see the need for
higher education and has adjusted
himself !. to the new conditions.
Like the farmer, the business
man has been forced to learn. We
do not. need to look back many
years to see the stime when all adj
vertising was considered waste. :
Merchants did not see the benefit
of spending good money they could
just as easily stick into their pock-
cts then and there. It was the larg-
er firms of this country that first
discovered the value of publicity.
1t was they who found out what
consistently keeping their products
before the people, would do. 1t
proved to be a method that brot
wonderful results, and one which
they have never ceased to employ.
Advertising is such a tremen-
.dous force that no business of any
sort can exist without it. If one
firm chooses to play shrinking vio-
let and neglects to tell the people
Of their, vicinity what they are Of
fering, some of their more worldly
wise neighbors, through publicity,
promptly lead all customers to
their counters. The other dealer
is left to founder for awhile and
then sink.
The Saturday Evening Post, be-
cause it goes to more families in
the United States than any other
paper or magazine, charges more
for advertising than any other
publication. This same periodical
would yet be interesting reading
matter if every story, article, and
joke should be blotted out. By its
ads one could see what the fore
most business houses of America
have to sell. The newes improve
ments along every line, the latest
inventions, the most useful house,
hold appliances, all are on display
in its pages.
Your local paper is by far more
widely read in and around Kenns-
wick than the Saturday Evening
Post. A resident of this town or
in the adjacent territory tributary
to it who does not each week care
fully look it over is a rare excep-
ton. Advertising space right here
is more valuable to you than adj
vertising in the Saturday Evening
Post, the worlds most popular
periodical.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-04-21

Obey the law. Remember. with
ball and chain on your foot
there's no chance for advancement
except to the next rock pile.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-04-21
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z EAST KENNEWICK p

E. A. Miller is quite i'll with
pneumonia.
Mrs. Lee Lampson'went to Pros
ser last Friday for a weeks visit.
The Progressive Woman's club
will meet with Mrs. w. S. Dickin-
SON Friday, April %.
Mrs. II. B. Simmelink and the
new baby returned the last of the
week to her home in the hills.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-04-21

one any good, but we rate to see
them incur the ill will of the ranch
ers by trespassing.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-04-21

MAYOR C. A. Crawford points
1A out that the most important
thing residents of Kennewick can
do this week to speed up delivery
of mail within the town is to get
their mail boxes installed. Boxes
may be secured locally at a very
nominal Cost.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-04-21

Scientists say kissing shortens
life and we know some people VINO
have been dead for years.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-04-21
JOE NADIG
Painter
Phone 1881
Society Girl Disappears

young lady, well known in the most select
social circles of Kennewick, one whose parents
hold up their heads as people of wealth and Gull
ture disappeared from home and was gone two
days. Her parents were wild with surmises and
anxieties and were torn between frantic i'm
pulse to enlist the police in effort to locate the
missing girl and fear of the publicity that
might ensue private search was conducted that
lacked nothing in thoroness Notwithstanding that
it was made with the utmost secrecy.
The girl was last seen in company with a
young man, also well known in the town. He was
griled for some time but seemed honest In deny
ing ali knowledge of her whereabouts, stating
. that he had left her on the street corner during
the late afternoon of the day on which she dis
appeared.
She re-appeared Monday morning, entirely
unaware of the furore she had caused. 1t seems
that she had written note to her parents telling
them that she was going to spend few days at
the ranch home of a girl friend. The girls were
intensely interested in series of experiments
they had been conducting to determine whether
there was any real difference in the feed that is
given to stock. Her first words on greeting her
parents were-"The Farmers Exchange gives the
most feed value for dollar"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28

boulevard development. 1t is further
to be considered that there is no posi-
bility of securing a 200foOt right of
way across Arlington County by any
other route.
While we are in full sympathy
with the desire of the citizens of Clar-
endon, Ballsron and others interested
in the direct line to Falls Church, for
the widening and construction of that
road, our position Is that this desire
should not stand In the way or the
early designation of the alignment of
our boulevard as q Federal or State
aid road. We are prepared TO pledge
our efforts TO those who are working
for the widening and improvement of
the direct route to have the entire
mileage of direct route from the
junction point in the Porter Woods TO
the city limits of Falls Church added
to the State roads system. and we
will further render all assistance In
our power to have the same paved
throughout by the time the Arlington
bridge is completed, assuming that we
will have their full cooperation in our
program to have a pavement of rea
sOnable width ready for opening"
Speed Held Essential.
w. S. Hoge. jr., chairman of the
right of way committee. said the Lee
Highway Association has secured up
ward of a million dollars worth of
rights of way. I'VE must have wider
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28

installed and also conduits, so that all
high tension lines and telegraph and
telephone lines may be placed under.
ground. AS now placed, the opera
ton of the service over these wires is
interfered with by the growth OF trees,
resulting in the mutilation of treetops
or the actual cutting down of trees, in
instances, centuries old. Henceforth
every tree of value should be pre-
served and the roadside should be
beautified by the planting of trees.
whose growth should not be tnterfered
with by the wires.
I'm order to finance the program. l
propose a county bond election for as
large an amount as legal limitations
will permit. This should be supple
mented by such funds as the State
may be induced to supply.
Association Asks Support.
Specifically. Lee Highway Associa-
ton requests the united support of the
governors commission, the county su-
pervisors, the Chamber of Commerce
and all organizations of Arlington
County, in order that there be no de-
lay In the execution Of our program
for Lee boulevard across Arlington
County. This boulevard was located
with the assistance and recommends
ton of the engineers of the Nationa,
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion, and it is reasonable to suppose
that the Federal Governments CO
operation in the development of the
boulevard as we have planned It would
not be forthcoming for a route differ
ent from the route which in their
Judgment was best suited to this pur-
pose.
1T is further to be kept in mind
that by official action the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion has pledged It's continued CO
operation with our association in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28

securing the necessary land to widen
every street that Is now too narrow,
so that before any more buildings are
erected there may be a sufficient width
of right of way to take care of the
Vehicular traffic years hence, 10
years hence, so years hence and even
1000 years hence, provided the face
Of the county remains unchanged and
the Republic endures with Washing
the streets to be widened, together
with the width to be secured, should
be made by expert city planners, and
the assistance of the National Park
and Planning Commission should be
secured.
1T Is apparent that this program
will include the widening out of the
narrow throat at Rosslyn and the
widening as much as possible of Lee
highway through Cherrydale across
the county It is also evident that
wide thoroughfare, as wide as pos
sible. should be provided for the direct
route through Clarendon to Falls
Church.
FavOrs Three Year Program.
at goes without saying that Lee
boulevard. as designated. should be
included in the plan, probably Glebe
road also, and no doubt there are
others.
THE paving as wide as possible
with funds available of the principal
roads opening up Arlington County
as a whole to vehicular traffic should
be a part of the program for compile
ton within three years. so that the
dedication of the bridge might include
the dedication of these transit lines
in Arlington County.
Before this new paving is laid, and
in order that 1t might never be torn
up. sewer system for the main arte-
rial highways of the county should be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28

Engineers from the State Highway
Department of Virginia will be in
Arlington County within a fortnight
prepared to begin an immediate sur
vey for at least one. and possibly two
or three, arterial highways through
the county, it was revealed at a meet
ing of prominent citizens of the county
held at the City Club last night at the
call of the Lee Highway Association.
Support of the Governors Park and
Planning Commission. the County Su
pervisors, the Arlington County Cham
Der of Commerce and all organizations
in the county behind the movement
to provide at least two main highways
through the county and their support
of a movement to perpetuate the OPP
lions already secured by the Lee High
way Association for a 200-foot Lee
boulevard were urged by Dr. S. NJ
Johnson, president of the association.
A committee was appointed at the
meeting to see Gov. Byrd and Chair
man Shirley of the State Highway
Commission at Richmond and urge
upon the commission the necessity for
immediate action on the location of
arterial highways through the county,
because of the fact that many of the
options already secured LOT the pro
posed Lee boulevard expire April /.
This committee is composed of w J.
Ingram of the County Board OF Super
visors. Ashton G. Jones of the
Straight -to-the. Bridge Association. c.
l.. Ahalt of the Chamber of Commerce.
f. l.. Kirkpatrick of the Arlington
County Civic Federation and DR.. John
son of the Lee Highway Association.
Commission Is Urged.
Formation of a commission in the
county similar to the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission for
Washington, with a paid executive
officer, to further the entire program
of county development was urged by
Maj Carey H. Brown. chairman of the
co-ordinating committee of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission. His suggestion was
backed by Frank Lyon, prominent
realtor of Fairfax County, who de-
clared that 1--WE need some radical
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
STATES ENGINEERS TO BEGIN
ARLINGTON HIGHWAY SURVEYS
Lee Association Head Holds Virginia Off,
Gals Soon to Start Work on Arte-
rial Routes In County.

change over there. or We'll have ter
rible situation"
Where the Lee Highway goes is a
trifling matter" Mr. Lyon said. THE
general question of highways is far
more important to the county"
Declaring that Arlington County as
a whole has benefited by the activities
Of the Lee Highway Association, DR.
Johnson said the designation of Lee
Highway through Cherrydale, Falls
Church and Merrifield to Fairfax
Court House and the associations &C
tivities in opening up the road through
Halls Hill to Falls Church are chiefly
responsible for the wonderful subur-
ban development, with it's great in
crease of assessible wealth across that
portion of Arlington County"
Lee Highway Association" he said,
with the officials of the straight to-
the bridge route and the Arlington
County Chamber of Commerce, have
been able to effect an arrangement
whereby two and possibly three sur
veys are to be made across the county,
entirely at the expense Of the com
monwealth of Virginia. These surveys
are not to be estimate surveys, but, as
understand, construction surveys,
the cost of which will be several thou
sand dollars. and when the field work
has been done l understand the Off
GERS at Richmond are to work up
plans and specifications upon which
contracts for construction may be let.
In securing these surveys Lee High
way Association has rendered a dis
tinCt service not only to the whole of
Arlington County, but in particular to
the development of a direct road from
the Porter Woods through Clarendon
to Falls Church.
II would suggest as the first step in
countrywide development program
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28

he did not think Arlington County
would stand for a bond issue for roads.
In closing his statement DIR. John.
son said the Lee Highway Association
has had the fun cooperation of Gov
Byrd, and the State highway commits.
sion.
II have full confidence in the ability
ana fairness of the governor and the
state highway commission. and viii
cheerfully abide by their decision as
to all highway and boulevard mat.
ters." he said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
Fire at LongWorth Home.

A chimney fire in the home of Rep
resenfative Longworth. Speaker OF
the House, 2009 Massachusetts ave
nue.. Yesterday. brought out firemen
from No. engine company to extin-
nIish the blaze. Little damage resulted.
Less than a month ago firemen were
called TO the same house when back
draft filled the dwelling whit smoke,
b,t no fire was discovered at that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28

streets" he said, speed is essential to
the plan. Let us beat Washington,
and do it right in Arlington County.
We must expand now or we shall be
in a terrible mess"
Mr.. Hoge said few people In the
county have any idea of the coming
expansion of traffic through nearby
Virginia. I'VE will have a criminal
situation if we don't go ahead now.
he said.
Or. w. J.. Showalter of the National
Geographic Society. member Of the
board of the Lee Highway Association.
said never has a greater opportunity
come to any community than now
comes TO Arlington County II she will
meet II.
Every time a motorist goes South
otu of Washington he gets a wrong
picture. He draws painful contrast
between Washington and Arlington
County. l predict that there is no one
step Arlington County can take that
will mean as much to its future as this
highway development"
Defends Bond Issue
The proposed bond issue was pic
tured by Judge w. L. Narney as mot
such big bug-a-boO If you've got
something TO SELL He said the
county should he bonded up to Is per
cent of its realty valuation Of about
SIS 900 900. An opposite view was
taken by Ashton c.. Jones. who said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
Boys School OvercOats
We're $l2 to $35
Now $lO.75 to $27.75

The weather reports only serve to confirm
the fact that there are two full months of
Winter ahead. And this sale confirms the
fact that such exceptional savings should be
taken advantage of Immediately.
Single and double breasted styles, English
box coats-coats for school and dress occa-
sions-for boys of 10 to Is years.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-09-23
GOOD ROADS MEETING
SEPT. 80, OCT. /

Good Roads enthusiasts of Wash
ington will assemble at Longyiew
during the weekend of September
30 and October l for the annual
good roads convention, according
to Douglas a. Shelor, secretary of
The Association. The meeting was
postponed a week after the original
time SET, so as not to conflict with
the Spokane Air Derby.
Many committees already have
selected their candidates to the
convention and those which are
accredited will receive credentials
in the lear future.
The program for the session al
ready has been completed and is
composed entirely of features CON
nected with the good roads move
ment. In addition to regular bust
ness meetings, a banquet is on
schedule, at which men prominent
in Washington affairs will be
accorded honors.
Originally the good roads con-
yention was slated for September
% and a but, at request of indi-
viduals concerned with aernautics
and especially the Spokane Air
Derby, was postponed one week.
Details of the convention are
contained in the October issue of
the Washington Motorist, official
publication OF the Good Roads
association, which will be distrib-
utea a week early so as to be in the
hands Of the general public prior
to the session.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-09-23
W. S. G. IMPROVES
BROADCAST STATION

Extensive improvements on
IKWSC, State College broadcast
ing station were made this summer
in preparation for the opening of
the fall radio program on Monday,
September Il, A new studio was
constructed near tine mechanical
apparatus and celotax covering
and drdpes were put ON the walls
TO perfect the acoustic properties
The 500-watt set is being grad
ually rebuilt by David Sloan,
Ellensburg, graduate engineering
student in charge of operation Of
the set. A new speech amplifier
and new antenna have been in
stalled this summer in addition to
a crystal control to keep ne wave
length constant.
Harvey Wilson, Selah, anuoun-
GER last year, will again direct the
microphone activities. The wave
length of KWSC has been changed
from 1856 to 394.5 meters by the
federal radio commission. accord
ing TO Mr.. Sloan. The latter ex-
poets to again operate his short
wave set station I'VE. Last year
MS voice was heard in every civil
lied country of the world. he says.