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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
Chamber to Show
Lands Included i'm
High Line Unit
Caravan to make trip over
dist; join Prosser club
on trip to experiment
station.

Kennewick businessmen and far
mers are to be given an opportun-
ity soon to see the land which will
be included In the Kennewick high
line unit of the Yakima Irrigation
project. A caravan Is being ar
ranged for the 7th Of May and the
trip will include, in addition to the
view Of the soon-to-be irrigated
land, q trip to the Prosser expert
ment station.
It is planned to start from here
about ten o'clock in the morning,
go over the Highlands via Badger
to Kiona. From there the group will
go to Prosser to have luncheon with
Prosser community club. In the
afternoon the combined groups will
take in the Experiment station and
on the way home will inspect the
canal and power house on the north
side of the Yakima river, as well as
the site Of the proposed intake OPP
posite Browns Rock, few miles
above Benton City.
Farmers on the Highlands espec-
tally are to be given an invitation to
join the caravan, although every
one interested in the project is well
come. The trip is being arranged
by the road committee Of the local
chamber of commerce, in coopera-
ton with the Prosser community
club.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25

Rev. Perry Arthur, who recently
conducted revival meetings at the
Finley Methodist church will re-
turn Sunday, May for a Marathon
sermon at the Finley church. The
services will start at 400 pm. and
conclude at 1900 pm. (midnight.)
He will speak on various subjects in
the space Of eight hours. Rev. Nc
Arthur Is an evangelist from the
Southern Methodist church. He has
held 1877 (two-weeks) revivals. That
gives him the largest number of any
other man in his church of his age.
He is, or will be, 81 years old the
day of the Marathon Sermon.
He has served as chaplain of
three state prisons and will give
three hours of the time to lectur-
ing on this subject. He has had
many wonderful and interesting ex-
periences. Has the Southern style
of public speaking and has no
trouble holding the attention of his
audience. Many have pledged to
be there FOR every minute of the
service. The public may feel free
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
O.E.S. Chapter Honors
State Officer Here

At a Joint meeting of the Mt.
Gable chapter OF Hanford and the
Kennewick Alma chapter, o. r. S.,
the official visit of Mrs. Jesse Bel
ton Hedges Of Yakima, worthy
grand matron Of the grand chap
ter Of Washington was observed.
Mrs. F.. A. English, worthy matron
and Mr.. McConnachie, worthy pa
iron of the Hanford chapter presid-
ed during the opening and closing
with Mrs. Pearl Green, worthy ma
tron and Floyd Hutchins, acting
patron OF the local chapter presid-
ing during the comforting OF de-
grees. These degrees were given
to Opal Libby. Mrs. Rose Mundt,
past worthy matron and Miss Helen
Wilde OF Chelan, besides other off,
GERS Of visiting chapters, were also
present.
An impressive candle addenda was
given at the close OF the meeting
during which Mrs. Hedges was pre-
sented with a gift.
A potluck dinner preceded the
meeting with the tables being at
tractively decorated with motifs OF
the order and spring flowers. Miss
Marjorie Ann Passage, a Rainbow
girl, entertained the group with
piano numbers during the dinner.
Committees on arrangements in
cluded: dinner, Ella Linn, Ruby
Green, Carrie Taylor; dining room,
Clarabelle Stafford and Cora Reed.
with Rainbow girls assisting. At the
close Of the evening refreshments
We're served by Minnie Bird and
Hattie Lum.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
5VV7 S
| Of The
J WEEK
H /.
RosrER GilRoN
.s,rocent Bystanders" Involved

.rnnocent Bystanders" Involved
london. England-Unless all dndi-
cations fail, Norway, and perhaps
.+iIl neutral Sweden, will become
ss.s ,tt of the Second World
war with the Allies and Germany
,"cted in a stale-mate along the
sytire Maginot Siegfried lines,
zone scsne of the worst slaughter of hui
.,sn life in worlds history just Is
GEAR ago. Save for sporadic raids,
s sction On the Franco-German from
t Toe has practically ceased, giving
nav ,a to furious engagements in the
mr.. mountainous fjords along the Nor
reeion Coast, where landing parties
~ british and French troops are
firhting for foothold against part
10 entrenched German invaders. So
damaging was the British fleets at
tacks ON Reich warships off Oslo,
Marvik and other Norwegian coastal
noints. that the Nazi navy has been
nractically erased as an effective
INIT. leaving both attack and de-
tense to the superior air force. It is
estimated that the combined Brit
ish French and Norwegian forces
now number $4,000, with the invad-
ine German strength as yet UNI
known.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
New Cannery is
Almost Ready for
Processing Work
Machinery being placed in
new structure; rush al
iteration work for Pasco
Growers plant

Work on the Walla Walla can
ming plant is progressing rapidly.
Construction work on the building
has all been completed, and the in
stallation of the machinery advances
with each day. The boiler has been
set, steam fittings are all but COM
pleted, much of the machinery has
arrived and is being put into place.
The new sewer line has been
connected, the new water main will
be completed this week, and the
huge cables for the power require
ments was being put in today. The
inside wiring is progressing rapid
ly and the whole job seems to be
moving toward completion rapidly
and it is thought that the plant will
be ready for canning shortly after
the first of the month.
Four sealing machines were
placed in the building today and
other equipment put into place. The
big water filter is connected, the
retorts are in place and connected,
a compressor hooked up and the
miscellaneous equipment is on hand
Rebuilding of the old N. p. freight
depot is also being rushed, to be
ready for occupancy by the Pasco
Growers as soon as the crops are
ready to be handled. Here founda-
ton footings have been set, base
walls of concrete poured, some Of
the stills for the floor of the new adj
dition are laid, well Is being dug
and progress Is shown in all sec
tions. This job is proceeding as
rapidly as did the erection Of the
cannery building.
At the Kennewick canning COM
pany plant the loading platform Is
being widened and the change in
equipment ready to handle aspara-
gus has been completed. It Is ex-
pected that this plant will also be
in operation next week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
May Day Fete to Be
Held in PrOsser May 3

The May Day Fete will be held at
Prosser Friday. May g.. The Kenne-
wick schools will participate in ex-
hibits, parade and afternoon pro-
gram. In the exhibits the Kenne-
wick schools will make entries from
departments Of art, manual train
ing, home economies, and others. In
the parade, our students will enter
individually in the costume section,
or in other groups such as boy
Scouts" Camp Fire Girls" and
"Four-H Clubs" The Kennewick
high school band which received q
high rating at the El]ensburg festi-
val, will appear in the parade, and
probably n the afternoon program.
This is the annual Benton County
May Day Fete held alternately In
ProSSer and Kennewick. Last year
Kennewick was hosts to Benton
County schools for the affair.
Some Of the Junior high school
classes and the upper grades Of the
grade school will go to the celebra-
ton in busses.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
Dist. Meet of Christian
Churches Here Friday

The annual district convention OF
the Christian churches of south
eastern Washington, including
Charleston, Pomeroy, Dayton, Waits
burg, Walla Walla, Pasco, Prescott
Dixie and Prosser will be held in
the Kennewick church tomorrow
(Friday.)
Miss McCrocken, a returned mis-
siQnary, will be the principal speak
er, while the convention address will
be made by Ward A. Rice, of Walla
Walla. w. F. Turner, superintendent
Of state missions, Of Seattle and
Clifford A. Trant, of Waitsburg
will also be on the program.
The noon lunch will be served by
the ladies Of the Pasco church and
the evening dinner will be served by
the Kennewick group. -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25

Floyce Evans, a high school SEN
Tor, was elected May Queen for the
Benton County May Fete by the
students Of Prosser high school on
Monday. She is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Evans of Whit
Stran.
The F'ete will be held May 3 in
ProsSer.
She will have prominent part
in the parade and reign over the
musical program at the city park.
Her attendants will be: Pat Bas-
ten, Wanda Thompson, Ramona
Sandvig, Jayne Weaver, Pat Mac
DoneH, Dorothy Thirtyacre, June
Higdon and Jean Thomson.
Most of the schools of the coun-
ty are expected to attend the cele-
bration. Track events have been
planned for grade school boys and
girls. The high school boys Will play
a httyball tournament.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
New Golf Course
to Be Opened for
Play on May 5
Kennewick's fine all-grass
course, made possible by
WPA grant, to be dedi-
Gated next week

The Kennewick golf course will
be opened for play Sunday, May s..
After two years of work, the
course is all but completed with
grass fairways and greens and prom
Uses to become one Of the finest
courses in Eastern Washington. The
construction of the course was
started as a wPA project with an
ALLEGATION of $4,000 in federal
funds. Cost of seed, materials, in
GLIDING fences, pipe lines, pumps,
equipment, transportation costs, etc.
was to be handled by the local men,
bers. Slightly over half Of the fed
eral allotment has been expended
but the course is in playable shape,
although not in the condition which
a year or two Of work will have It,
Memberships in the club have
been sold for SIS for the first &c
members. After that number has
been reached cost of membership
will rise to 500. This does not in
clude the federal tax. Dues for
members have been set at SIS pei
year, but non members may play for
daily green's fees. These rates have
been set at soc for nine holes or 75t
for all day play on week days. On
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
the rates are doubled.
But one or two memberships re.
main unsold at the original price
it is reported, and as soon as play
is begun it is thought that a mum.
Der Of new members will have join.
ed. Memberships will include play.
ing by minor members Of the mem.
ber's family.
The course, laid out by q pro.
fessional golf architect, is said IL
be one Of the finest In this part o,
the state. The natural lay OF the
land was q great help, and with the
irrigation water under pressure
sprinkling becomes an easy matter
A well has been dug, pumps and
pipe lines Installed, so that an ad-
ditional supply Of water is available
during the hot months. The keepers
quarters and the showers VIII bt
supplied also with water from, the
well.
A caretaker will live on the
grounds and take care OF admis-
sions, the golf shop, fountain, etc
Dressing rooms, showers, etc. are
provided IN the basement of the
caretaker's home.
Officials Of the club are plan
ming some dedication ceremonies
for the opening day, but details OF
the program have not yet been
worked out.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
C. Asbury Elected
to Music COMMITTEES

At a banquet for music directors
at the Central Washington Music
Festival last Friday night at the
Antlers Hotel in Ellensburg, Chas
Asbury was elected to a committee
/ for the coming year to plan the
third annual festival which is to be
held next year.
The committee will work with Mr..
Hertz of the Ellerisburk college to
arrange and schedule events, and
to select judges for the gathering.
Wenatchee, Yakima and the small
er schools in the valley will enter
again next year when the festival
is again held in the auditoriums of
the Central Washington College of
Education at Ellensburg.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
Scouts Prepare for
CampOree Next Month

The annual scout Camporee will
be held at Sacajawea park on May
Is and 26. Both Kennewick and
Pasco troops will be divided into
patrols who will compete for var
ious camp activities. The Wolf pa
troll of troop 20 which tied for first
place in the Camporee last year Is
preparing to do as well this year
and give the other patrols plenty Of
competition.
The Kennewick boys have made
plans to purchase tents and other
camping equipment for the differ
ent patrols.
Each member of troop % was
present at the recent American Le-
gion preparedness program.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
Population of
Kennewick is
1914 is Guess
Average Of estimators
place figure; count in
city not yet completed |;
county grows

Kennewick's population has grown
about twenty percent in the past
ten years, according to the estimate
Of the people who have entries in
the Roxy-C Courier Reporter census
contest which was completed last
Saturday night. The count will be
1914, according to these guessers
but Mrs. Lou Keene, who Is taking
the actual census, refuses to give
out any figures whatever, so the
winner will have to wait week OF
two yet before being awarded the
prize.
With the average of 1914, there
are three guesses within five Of that
figure, but no one guessed exact
ly that number. One estimate is
1916, another 1917 and so on. This
figure is not definite, Of course.
It Is the average guess made by
those who have entered the con-
test. What the actual figures are
will not be known, probably, for
months yet, but the contest will be
decided on the unofficial figures as
turned In by Mrs. Keene.
Mrs. Keene has completed the
first and second ward counts and is
now engaged in listing the third
ward. She wants to warn people
not to become impatient nor worry
as she has been granted an extern
sion of time to complete the cen
sus within the city limits.
In the adjacent precincts the
count has been completed and the
figures already sent in to the de-
partment. There Is no way Of
checking these areas except as on a
county wide basis, which must wait
until the last figures are in. Resi-
dents in these areas, however, are
confident that there will be a sub
stantial increase in the trade area,
for there Is not vacant residence
in the adjacent farm area and the
number of post office patrons has
increased curing the rast decade.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
Spring Brings Freaks
i'm Birds and Flowers

Who says this isn't freak sea-
son for birds and flowers around
Kennewick? Mrs. o. T. Boehmer
of Richland boasts OF having twin
geese" on her ranch. She states that
the goose egg layed on March 6
measuring II inches around and
over z inches in length, was set on
Easter Sunday and on April 81 two
perfect geese Matched out.
On display in the Courier office
window is a triplet tulip which has
indications Of being a quintuplet
next year. This freak flower was
grown by Blanche Lester.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
Umatilla Dam Bill
Killed i'm Senate by
Three Vote Margin
Hopes for action this year
blasted by action; Nc
Nary and Schwellen-
bach claim need

Economy pleas coupled with
warnings of a possible presidential
veto helped persuade the senate to-
day to chop $89, 100000 from a pro-
posed authorization OF 1921, 090,050
for rivers and harbor improvements,
SAYS an Associated Press dispatch in
this mornings papers.
The slash, which left $l4l,390,0 50
OF authorizations for 139 projects
throughout the country, was made
at the expense Of a proposed sixty
six million dollar waterway to con-
meet the Tombigbee and Tennessee
rivers and a projected dam at UNA
tilla, Oregon, estimated cost OF
which would be $23, 100000.
Both projects had been recon-
mended by the commerce commit
tee. The Tombigbee -Tennessee wa
terway was eliminated by q vote OF
81 to II, while the Umatilla dam
was knocked out by 36 to 33.
The senate approved, however,
several score Of other committee
additions to the $83 ,848 100 measure
passed by the house. Consideration
Of several others and final vote
on the bill We're deferred until to-
morrow.
7-Year Program
The measure contemplates sew
en-year construction program, with
funds TO be appropriated as con-
gress may see FIT beginning July /,
l941.
Republican Senators Vandenberg
of Michigan and Reed OF Kansas
led the fight against the Soutern
waterway project as unJustified and
uneconomical, while Senator Clark,
Democrat of Missouri, urged defeat
of the Umatilla dam authorization.
Vandenberg and Clark told the
senate that President Roosevelt had
informed the commerce committee
he did not wish q rivers and har-
bors measure passed at this ses-
sion of congress and probably would
veto one IL IL came to him.
Clark commended that approval OF
the Umatilla and Tombigbee-T Ten
nessee projects would make q veto
certain and "set back the course OF
waterway development in this coun-
try for years to come" The nation,
he added, would support the Presi-
dent NJ he vetoed bill with those
projects in 1t.
Republican Leader McNary OF
Oregon and Senator Schwellenbach,
Democrat of Washington, approved
the UmatLla project as necessary
complement to the Grand Coulee
and Bonneville Dams on the Col
umbia River.
McNary said the proposed dam
would make the Columbia navi-
gable 500 miles inland, the farth-
est of any American river except
the Mississippi, saving farmers vast
sums in freight rates"
IF we are to make full use OF
the money expended in the con-
struction of Grand Coulee and
Bonneville" Schwellenbach con-
tended, lit Is essential that this
program be carried forward"
vandenberg told the senate he
could not find a "scintilla Of justi-
fication" for the Southern water
way project, and Reed termed IL
absolutely the most fantastic and
uneconomjcal" OF all transporta-
ton projects he had heard discuss
ed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
School Hears Singers

Tuesday morning the Junior and
senior high school students were
given a rare treat when the Cen
trail Washington College of Educa-
ton A Cappella Choir, under the
direction Of Wayne s. Hertz, sang
a very fine selection of numbers.
Also on the program was Milton
Steinhardt, talented violinist, who
played three solos. The male quar-
tet was enthusiastically applauded
for their humorous part on the
hours entertainment. ~
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
Tuesday Last Day
for Farm Sign-up

Fred Wilson, chairman OF the
Benton County Agricultural Con-
servation Association, announces
that Tuesday,, April 80 will be the
last day on which farmers will be
able to sign their farms under the
1910 Conservation program. AL far
mers who have not yet signed an
estimate sheet are urged to do so
before the above date. Signing may
be done at the office Of the Associa-
ton at Kennewick or on Tuesday at
the Court House in ProSser.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
Bishop Cross to Speak
at Local Church Sun.

The annual visitation of the Rt.
Rev. Edward M. Cross, Bishop of
Spokane, to the local st. Paul's
Episcopal church will be this Sun
day, April %. The service will be
at the usual hour, and Bishop Cross
will be the preacher and will admin
lister the Apostolic Sacrament of
Confirmation to the class which will
be presented by the local vicar,
Doctor Schilling. Mrs. Frank Maui
pin will sing a solo for the offer
tory. There will be no celebration
of Holy Communion at this time.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend this impressive service.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
Case for Solomon

Mother love takes strange
trend in q home on the South
Highlands. Two mother cats had
kittens the same day. One cat
kept swiping the other ones kit
tens until finally the owner fixed
two nests side by side. Stranger,
yet, the next morning found each
mother in . different nest claim
ing the other ones kittens.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
sstop Dewey" Cry Raised

Washington, D. C.-New Dealers,
stirred by the unexpected strength
shown by New York District Attor-
ney Dewey in his Western campaign
Tor the COP. residential nomina-
ton, are lending active support to
q senate move to investigate Dewey's
primary expenditures in Wisconsin
and Nebraska, in both Of which
Gotham's Gangbuster" won hands
down. Republican aspirants for the
nomination are also lending their
influence to the investigation in
ueir efforts to block the youthful
D. A. IN his presidential hopes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
Publishers Hopeful

New York City-Newspaper own
ers and editors attending the annual
meetings of the Associated Press
and the American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association express the be-
lief that business conditions gener-
ally are improving; that the coun-
try is solidly against our entrance
into the European war, and that
District Attorney Dewey seemed to
lead all Republican aspirants for
the COP. presidential nomination.
Most of these leaders of public OPP
inion side-stepped any guess as to
Mr.. Roosevelt's third term plans.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
College Club Party

The Kennewick-Pasco College
Club Is holding an informal party
at the Armory in Pasco on Friday
evening, April 26th. Dancing and
games will be enjoyed during the
evening and refreshments will be
served. All college students and
Alumni are cordially invited. Time:
8 o'clock to IL o'clock.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
Advises WPA Workers

washington, D. C.-WPA Com
missioner Harrington has advised
, AZ workers on the Administrators
Tolls that they are privileged to vote
exactly as they please, regardless Of
any attempt on the part Of ward
aeelers or local politicians to control
or coerse them. Senator Pepper,
Fot1da New Dealer, has introduced
q nil for further appropriation Of
s0o'o00.000 to prevent further WPA
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
Loaded for EMERGENCIES

London, England-Captured Ger
u,sn troops landing in Norway from
ps'nes by parachute were found to
equlpped with collapsible bicycles,
"acnlne guns, two-way radios, hack
u.s. nS: cameras and oxy-acetyline
e'ung equipment. Their technique
fG.slsted in making prisoners of the
s-s ss norwegian civilians encount-
hsa, ana forcing them to carry their
aeaVy equipment.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
canada Envoy to Quit

'awa, Canada - James H. r.
s;saweil, husband of Doris Duke,
s ,'I a. girl in the world" and u.
shoss,nl ster to Canada, will resign
frnn, y 10 run for U. S. Senator
n,n l. New Jersey, where the vast
tho. estate is located. He stated
Hmm recent remark by Secretary
pira.; segarding his sensational as
t n a. left him no alternative but
tered Ii =, ms post as envoy if he en-
welIs s .lie senatorial primary. Crom-
An no. recent speech on the Europe
the g. brought a sharp rebuke from
VAC state Department
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25
U. s. Attache Killed

NJ T nsaaolm Sweden-Capt. Robert
Noru.Hxes U. S. Military Attache to
bomb was killed by a German
Domha,an an attack on the town of
killer He was the first American
emf u On European soil in the pres
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Williams of
Davenport were weekend visitors at
the home Of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c.. G. Williams.
Evening star., 1940-09-23

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