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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-09-05
Church Activity

The Christian church is plan
ming a Junior department with
plenty Of activities, other than
purely church work. The organiza-
ton, seeking especially membership
from among young people who have
no active church connections, is
planning to havesome sort Of ac-
tivity in addition to the Sunday
meeting. Parties, plays, picnics,
swimming, skiing and skating
events will be on the program each
week and each member will be given
opportunity to participate. The
classes start next Sunday at the
Christian church. e.. as..
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-09-05
Aluminium Plant
To Require Huge
Power Facilities
Company seeking 500
acre site for new plant ;
specializes in foil, boxes
and cartons

The Reynolds Metals Co., Of
Va, which recently
promised tc investigate the Kenne-
wick area as a possible site for
their new Western plant, is also
investigating the Portland area.
The Oregon Journal, in a report
from the manager of the Bonnie
ville-Coulee power operations, said
that the Reynolds company had
asked his assistance in finding a
500-acre site for plant to manu-
facture aluminium products and
cartons anG boxes and wanted 10000
kilowatts of power within six
months.
This company recently obtained a
$15,000,000 RFC loan to finance an
aluminium plant and had planned to
locate in the iva area, but upon
discovering that sufficient power
was not available there had turned
to the Bonneville area instead.
Sites for the new plant are being
considered in several locations, he
said. The Reynolds company,
which specializes in aluminium tin
foil, cartons and boxes, is not con-
sidered to be a national defense
industry.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-09-05
Lima Bean Harvest ....
Begins at Benton City

BENTON CITY-Harvest of the
green baby lima bean crop was
started here Monday on the Donald
Kerr ranch by the Hershey Frosted
Foods, Inc, who have one hundred
sixty acres contracted in the Ben
ton City community. They are
running two viners, one being To-
Gated near the Union Pacific rail-
road tracks and operated by Jay
Carroll. Tie other viner is at the
Robert Johanson ranch and run by
Donald Hanson. From the viners
the beans are hauled to Kennewick
and frozen in the tunnel at the Big
Y warehouse. The Walla Walla
Canning company also has SO acres
of green baby lima beans contract
ed here and will start harvesting
soon.
Mrs. Horace Dimmick was in the
Horse Heaven Wednesday to a
meeting of the 3-H Home Econom-
les club at the home of Mrs. Chest
er Henson.
Mrs. M. D. Davis, daughter, Thel-
ma and son Donald left Thursday
evening for their home at San Diego
after a several weeks visit with
Mrs. Davis mother, Mrs. Belinda
Brown. ..-
Cyrus Jones took his son, Sidney
to Spokane Sunday, where Sidney
enrolled at the Pilgrim Holiness
church school.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Chapman and
son, Leslie, of Seattle were week
end guests of Chapman's father, J.
F. Chapman.
Mrs. Margaret Chitwood and Miss
Evelyn Moore left Friday for a
weekend trip to Camas and Port
land. They returned Monday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Lewis and
family returned Tuesday from e.
lensburg, where they had been since
Friday visiting Lewis parents, Mr.
and Mrs. w. H. Lewis ard attended
the rodeo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Yolo and
daughters. Nancy and 10, moved
Sunday to Gleed where Yolo will be
employed at the Yakima Fruit
Growers warehouse during the ap-
pie season
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Hanson were
Snohomisn visitors Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Braendlein,
employed at Weikel spent the week.
end here.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-09-05
Mrs. Giles Returns
From California Trip

HIGFHANDS-Adrs. Fred Giles
returned home Thursday from a six
weeks vacation spent in California.
She was joined at Portland by her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Bergman OF st. Louis
and together they visited other rel
atiyes In Los Angeles and San
Francisco. ~ .@
Visitors at the N. L. Foraker
home over the weekend were Rog-
er Lundy, Dick Anderson and Joe
Allen, all Of Tacoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. @. Helm had as
their house guests the past week
Mrs. E. A. Gray and her sister, Mrs.
Wynn Watkins Of Nebraska. Mrs.
Gray is a former pioneer OF the
Highlands, having moved away
about eight years ago. They were
enroute home from a trip to the
San Francisco Fair.
Miss Jeanne Boutelle Of Seattle
spent last week visiting at he home
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Boutelle.
The Paul Spreen ranch is now
being occupied by j. @. Holloway,
formerly OF the Olmstead Addition.
M. N. Hudnall left last Friday
afternoon for visit with relatives
in Walla Walla.
Wy A.
in ProSser today (Thurs.).
Mr.. AMI Mrs. S. @. Foraker and
family were dinner guests Tuesday
evening at the N. L. Foraker home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-09-05

nothing but memory Of the dark
ages. More and more fireproof con-
struction is eliminating dangerous
conflagrations.
With nothing to steal, much of
the crime and poverty will cease,
thereby removing the necessity for
police. Under the proposed plan
of a medium of exchange which can
only be spent by the person earn
ing it, stolen goods would be OF no
value.
Fifty years can bring changes as
yet undreamed of, but students are
already visualizing a world in
which poverty, unemployment,
crime, taxes, profits and the helm
ious invention of interest are abol-
ished. They see possible a world
where LABOR can be reduced to a few
hours a week for the average man,
with a return in purchasing power
sufficient so that ten years of pro-
ductive effort will be sufficient for
q luxurious middle ana OLD age.
In such a world wars will be I'M
necessary. Every man will be en-
abled to do the kind of work he
most enjoys.
All these speculations are touched
upon in the letter the Kennewick
Mayor wrote to his successor in
1890. We wonder with what wonder
the then municipal executive will
read of the happenings in the cur
rent war-tcrn year. Will he be en-
Joying all the advantages which are
envisioned at this time? Or will
he be worrying about elections, I'M
employment problems, taxes, bud
gets, and all the ills with which
we are having such trying time?
What do you think?
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-09-05
POMONA GRANGE MEET

Benton County Pomona Grange
No. 26 will meet at Buena Vista
grange hall after our summer vaca-
ton at o'clock Saturday, Septem-
Der IA. Business session in the aft
ernoon, dinner at $50, degree work
as 7:30 sharp, followed by a pro-
gram. One special feature during
the meeting will be the presentation
of plaque to Kennewick Valley
Grange No. 731, awarded by the
Washington State Grange. Kenne-
wick Valley is the honor grange in
Benton County, which has COM
piled with the requirements of the
National Grange in 1899.
ID. L. Henson, Pomona Master
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-09-05
10 Exemplify Degrees
at Grange Meeting

kENNEWICK VALLEY - Ken
seRlck Valley grange will meet
friday, Sept. 6. The ladies degree
cam will exempllfy the first and
second degrees.
MI MRS. Dan Beegle was at Walla
"alla Saturday. She was accom-
panied by Mesdames c. F.. Winken-
Williams. '''" -Oi'
Mfs. M. NJ. Lester who has been
"a si'.hs at the home of her daugh-
.eF' Mrs. r. P. Denney, was called
~ ~ orland, Calf, by the serious
Wednesday.
A., Inc first division of the M. E.
s.o will hold a rummage sale at
;"aymond's Wednesday, Sept. IL
-A'ead Of the TIN.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-09-05
City Men Take
ALI Parking Space
Council renews e hour
limit on Main Drag

The two hour parking limit will
again be attempted on the main
street of Kennewick, starting Mon
day, September 9. This action was
determined at the meeting of the
city council last Tuesday evening.
The ordinance covering the situa-
ton has rever been revoked.
Because of the congestion caused
by all day parking on the main
street by the businessmen and their
clerks, it has become almost i'm
possible for potential customers to
find suitable parking space in
town. Since the city has prepared
a free parking lot directly east of
the E. C.. Smith Motor Co., much
of this congestion could be elimin-
ated, it was pointed out, If it were
used. ss' -.
The signs will be replaced on the
poles early next week and after a
short notice the regulations. will
again be in effect. a
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-09-05
Phone Co. to Put
Up New Building,
Install New Board
City grants 25-year re-
newal of franchise; ma
terial for improvements
already ordered

A renewal of the Kennewick VAL
ley Telephone Co.'S franchise for a
25-year period was granted Tues
day night by the city council. The
former franchise had but a year
yet to run, but the company is an
XiouS to erect a new building to
house modern equipment.
Wednesday morning the new
switchboard was ordered from
specifications which had been
drawn up for months previous,
awaiting final action by the coun-
Gil. Construction of the new build
ing will be started about the middle
of this month, but it will be six
months before installation can be
completed.
The new building will be of mod
ern fireproof tile construction 40X
so feet and will be located at the
rear of the j. c. Penney building,
facing Benton street. AR cond:-
tioning will insure a dustproof in
terror. Gable ducts and power wir-
ing will be under the cement floor
and built-in features are to be pro-
vided for the most efficient Use OF
floor space and assure room To-
growth.
The new switchboard will pro-
vide many modern advantages and
will enable the company to give
more efficient service. the use of
higher voltages will make the SER
vice snapper and the calls will be
received at the central office on two
panels, insuring prompt answering
by the operators. All ringing is
automatic and selective, meaning
that on party lines but one-half of
the patrons will receive the rings.
That is, on a four-party line, but
two signals will be received at any
one station, regardless of the num-
Der called. 49, .'... y -
The telephone company appre-
ciates the consideration given it by
the city in granting the new fran
chise," Mr.. A. r. Brown stated
this evening. "The company has
been in operation under the same
management for "a years and hopes
to continue in serving the public
with the best telephone service
possible"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-09-05
Richland Navy Lad
ID Sails on BattIeship

RICHLAND-Alice Van FoSsen
had word Wednesday, that her son,
Tom, who is with the U. s. navy,
had sailed Monday from San Pedro,
California on the Battleship Cali
fornia. The destination of the ship
was not revealed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vic Nelson were
visitors in Yakima over the holi-
days.
MIR. and Mrs. Allen Ellington Of
Kelso spent the weekend visiting
relatives in Richland.
Mrs. Sara Ames, who has been
visiting in Garfield, returned home
this week.
> Mr.. and Mrs. Don Rider spent the
holidays visiting at the home Of
Riders parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Yves
Rider at the gas wells.
Sunday dinner visitors at the
E. @. Copeland home were Mr.. and
Mrs. Rudolph Schmidt and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Art Alexander
and daughter, Joan, all of Zillah,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Hatfield and
daughter Janice of Seattle and Mr..
and Mrs. e. A. Hickenbottom Of
Sunnyside.
Some Of the people from Rich
land seen at the States Day celebra-
ton at Prosser were Mr.. and Mrs.
Manley Pace and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rex Bell, The J. D. Couch
family, the L. Weisenbach family,
the Everett McGhan family, the
Copeland family, the John Erick-
son family, the Simon Carlson fam
lily, the George and John Krohling
families.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brainard Murray
returned to Mead Monday after hav-
ing spent Sunday and Monday
visiting at the John Weidle and
Harlon Burger homes. &,
Mrs. E. @. Copeland visited al
the Hugh Copeland home In Pascc
Friday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-09-05
Easy Campaigning

LON Henderson, republican can
uuate Tor state attorney general,
was a Kennewick visitor today,
p.usgng for his campaign. mas
Macn as Mr.. Henderson was born
= hennewick and has many child
oo friends, he found campaign
rs mere an easy matter. He is the
.,a Oh Scott z. Henderson, founder
:, tne kennewick Reporter in 1908.
s' henderson, is also a former
asnneWlcN resident, having home
aaeo a piece of Horse Heaven
'"uu before her marriage
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-09-05
Election to be long
Drawn Out Affair
Bigger registration and
ballot to lengthen tally

Next Tuesday in the several poll
ing places of the county and state,
candidates for the several state and
county offices will be selected. The
job will be- difficult one, for the
ballot contains more than a hun
dred names, 81 being listed for the
office of lieutenant governor alone.
Polls will be open from 8 O'Clock
in hte morning until 8 in the eve
ming. Because of the large num-
Der of candidates, the election Of
ficials will be at the job until next
day in most of the precincts. Also a
record number of votes will be cast
judging from the increase in reg
istration.
Election officials, other than the
clerks to be selected by the several
boards are: First ward, Kenne-
wick, Bess Hendricks, Mrs. Higley
and Mrs. Huntington; second ward:
Frank Bentley, Mrs. Keene and
Mrs. Hauschiid; third ward: Mrs.
Vernon Bird, Mrs. Staley and Mrs.
Winkenwerder. In the rural pre-
cincts hte boards will be comprised
of: Finley, w. L. Cochran, Henry
Piert, Geo .Sellick; Highlands,
Henry Liebel, j. A. Mayer and Mrs.
Day; Hover, Guy Nelson, C. j. Dah-
lin, T. A. Neel; Gardens driver
Road) Mrs. Robertson, Mrs. Bate
man and Gus Pearson; Kennewick
South VALLEY Club House,: Mrs.
Tweet, Mrs. Wfthers and Mrs.
Lampson; Valley (Nob Hill) Louis
Larsen, Mrs. Rupp and Mrs. Sand
berg.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-09-05
Lions Play Lind Here
in 1st Game of Season

The K.H.S. football schedule this
year shows that all home games
with the exception of the Armistice
Day game will be played under the
lights. The Armistice Day game is
scheduled for 2:3O and the other
two day games scheduled this sea-
son will be played at Prosser and
Gle Elum.
With the home games being play
ed at night, local fans will have
more of an opportunity to give the
Lions their support than in years
previous. Each night game will be-
gin at 8 o'clock.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-09-05
Steel Fabrication
Plant to Build
Barges on Island
Construction Of factory to
be started at once; two
barges to be rushed; to
employ II men

Final "go-ahead" orders were
received tonight for the construction
of a marine Shtpbuilding plant in
Kennewick. The plans have beer
in consideration for several months
and this evening material was or
dered for the new industry.
Columbia Marine Shipyards is
the name Of the new firm which will
engage in the construction Of steel
barges, principally. Two contracts
for barges are already in hand with
delivery dates Feb. l. Mr.. Robert
Stewart, who has been in charge Of
the construction Of the steel bargeS
for the Underwater Transportation
Co.. pioneers on the Columbia Of
barge transportation, is the man.
ager for the new concern. Mr.. Stew
art is on the coast at present order
ing material and equipment for the
new plant.
The plant will be located on the
lower end Of Glover Island, where
the property has been secured I'M
der lease by the port district. A
road will be constructed across the
backwater area from the mainland
SO that access may be had even
during high water periods.
Mr.. Stewart stated that the
plant will employ at least II men
during the early stages of con-
struction, and hoped to be able to
increase this number as the plant
capacity expanded. Work Of pre-
pairing the land will be started to-
morrow.
Mr.. Stewart has been acting as
engineer for the Port Of Kennewick
and has drawn up the plans for the
comprehensive development Of that
project. The plans when completed
will be submitted to the electors at
special election to be held in the
near future, probably at general
election time. Previous to this
time full and complete plans will
be explained to the electorate.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-09-05
Accident Victims Are
Brought TO HavstadS

Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Havstad ac-
companied by DR.. NJ. w. Stevens.
motored to CIaresholm, Alberta,
CANADA last weekend. They re-
turned Monday bringing back Mr..
and Mrs. George Davidson. who
were victims Of a recent automobile
accident there. Mr.. Davidson is
suffering from a fractured pelvts
and Mrs. Davidson received a bad
leg injury. They are being cared
for at lie Havstad residence in
Pasco. M. Davidson is an engineer
from California, who with his wife
were vacationing in Canada at the
time of the accident.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-09-05
Finley Teachers Given
Reception at School

FINLEY-The teachers reception
which was held Friday evening at
the high school, was well attended.
Mrs. Schwenk of Finley mad charge
of the evening and later dainty re-
freshments were served.
Joe Johnson from Fort Lewis, Wis
tied Monday at the Albert Piert
and Ernest Sherry homes.
Jess Lande and sons, Jess and
Grin, and Roy LaRue and Donald
Sherry, we're business visitors Sun
day at Umapine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Benson spent
the holidays at Ellensburg and with
Mrs. Benson's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Grain, in Sunnyside.
Thomas Livingston and daughter,
Katherine, of Pasco, visited Labor
Day with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ring
uette at the Finley store. Mr..
Livingston reports his brother, Geo.,
at the N. P. Missoula hospital is
seriously i'll.
Miss Dorothy Kuh, George Martin
and Norman Logan of Eothell all
visited Friday with the MIR. and
Mrs. Joe Kuh family.
Mrs. Bessie Broughtman of Leslie,
visited at her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy McCalmat home over the
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Meyers and
daughter, Marylin and Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Stady of Vancouver, left tor
their homes Monday, having spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Piert and Mr.. and Mrs
Albert Piert.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-09-05
Teachers Reception

The annual reception for the
teachers will be held at the high
school auditorium next Wednesday
evening. The affair is being spon-
sored Jointly by the Woman's Club
and the Parent-Teachers Associa-
tion, but all civic bodies are re-
quested to have representatives
present to assist in greeting the
teachers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-09-05
Huge Labor Day Crowds

New York City-One of the
largest Labor Day throngs in his
tory, estimated at 100000 visitors,
taxed to the utmost the hotel and
transportation facilities of hits city.
Many visitors slept in terminal
waiting rooms and even in parked
cars. The Worlds Fair had its
second largest day this season, with
an attendance of nearly 100000.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-09-05
Oh We Missourians

The Missouri Boosters picnic viii
be held in wildwood Park in walla
Walla Sunday, September 8. Come
and bring well-filled baskets and
table service. Coffee furnished by
committee. Numbers for the pro-
gram are requested.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-09-05
Cubs Win Soft
Rail Pennant i'm
Final Play Off
soason's profits bring $50
to pay on field light
inc equipment; present
qifts to umpires

n,o KenneWick softball season
,-aw 10 a close Friday evening, Au-
- 9oth, with a double header I'M
- the lights. In the first game
-. 1utherans won from the High
-, nv a 1873 score. These teams
~srp playing for third place, both
ssv;ng been defeated by the Cubs
and Cougars. Shields, pitching for
.so highlands gave up Is hits to
.ba hard hitting Lutherans mad
these together with four walks and
,our errors let in Is runs. GLASGOW,
nitching for the, Lutheraus allowed
a hits and issued three passes and
Vie teammates made two errors.
INIT he frightened when the going
ont too tough and held the High
Ianders to s runs.
The second game determined the
KenneWick 1910 softball champion
chin In this game the Cubs COL
lscted only four hits from Fries, who
pitched for the Cougars, but made
tbe most of them and with the help
of four walks and five Cougar err
rors counted six runs. Virgins was
in good form and allowed the Cou-
cars only four hits and two walks.
His team made three errors,
one of which permitted the lone
Cougar score, and the count was
Cubs 6, Cougars 1.
Hitting honorS for the final
round robin went to Stafford of the
highlands and Lucky of the Luth-
Grams, each getting six. Fries of the
Cougars ard Cook of the Cubs each
got five. The hardest hitters were
the Lutherans, who got rs hits i'll
their three games. The Cougars
followed with "a, the Highlands
with % and the Cubs with 81.
Between the two games of the
double header Frank Maupin, presi-
dent of the local KiWunis CLUB
which has sponsored the softball
play, spoke briefly and introduced
the managers of the four teams.
Farley Parker of the Cubs, Glen
Tramel of the Cougars, Rev. Carl
Lucky of the Lutherans and G
Mayer, who acted for Tony Mayer
Of the Highlands. -
Mr.. Maupin also presented gifts
to the two umpires who have func-
toned throughout the season. EN-
cry Aman and Bob johnson. Mr..
Annan received a billfold and Mr..
Johnson a key chain. Don Coates,
high school principal was then call
ed to the microphone to receive a
check for a part of the profits of the
summers play. The check was in
the amount of $50 and Mr.. Maupin
explained that more will FOLLOW
When all the accounts are settled.
In the speaking, all of which was
brief, hope was expressed that with
tnis seasons play having been sue
ceSsfully carried on the softball &C.
uVlty for 1941 will be even more
enthusiastically received.
A stiff wind was blowing for this
soltoall finale, and it was not too
warm in the bleachers, but the play
ers got warm enough to drink with
apparent delight the large bottles
Of soda pop presented to the winning
teams by Gus Neuman.
The Kiwanis softball committees
which have been in charge of play
.alS season consists of Rev. Carl
Lucky, chairman; John Neuman.
.eams; Urban Keolker, finances;
VI. VIM. Stevens, publicity and
schedule and Charles Spears,
grounds.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-09-05
LEGION INSTALLATION

G. j. jackson Of Sunnyside, Sixth
District Commander, will be in
Pasco Thursday, September IL for
the purpose of installing the Ameri-
can Legion officers Of Richland,
Pasco and Rennewick for the year.