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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-17

Jimmy Durantee has premiered his new song. If Washington Needs me-" on his CBS funfest with Garry Moore. and already the League of Composers is beating a path to his door, Earle Ferris informs me, and God forbid I should query a press agents statement. Sibelius is look ing for him. Heiferz is out search ing. Kreisler's on the trail. But they can't find him he's hiding under pinball machine in Brook lyn candy store!
 From that humble abode has come , the following exclusive interview be- tween Garry Moore and the fair haired boy of the symphonic world
 Tell me, Jimmy" queried Garry, overawed at his friends fame. "are you impressed by the various ex- clamations of redundant admiration for your polyphonic accomplish ment?"
 "Impressed?" countered Maestro Durante, why, Junior, I'm flabber- ed with gasteri You know, wher- ever l Wdlh, llIlc C1ilAAECn AOilOh after me in droves - and on scoot- CTS. tewl"
 'They try not to miss your ap- pearance, Jimmy"
 of course they try not to miss, Junior" ventured the beaky com poser. but. you know, we wuz bet. ter putty blowers in my day!"
 Iris a puttyl A puttyl" punned Garry. glad of the opportunity to amuse his illustrious companion Hal Ha! Get it, Jimmy? Putty for pityl'
 Please don't explain it. I'm happy in my ignorancel But suppose Junior" suggested the music im- mortal, suppose you quiz me on my learnin'."
 Well then. Jimmy. pray tell me if you admire II Trovatore,"
 "Il Troyatore'?" pondered the noseworthy musician. No. Junior. like chicken cacciatore better!"
 Isee. Coming In On A Wing And A Leg" observed Mir. Moore
 Nov. now. Junior" admonisheo J. D., that's neither Trist'n ol Isolderl But leave me go on to Te' taliate coneernin' my debew as ( long g-hair." So saying, he ran hii
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-17

The King Sisters, recording artists, have been added to the "Chase and Sanborn" cast for the rest of the season.
 YvOnne is the soloist with the group, which includes Alice, Louise and Donna. They were first heard with Edgar Bergen and Charlie Me- Carthy May 2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-17

peared interested before are going for the rural rhythms.
 The way Downey figures 1t, boys from the north, east and far west now based in southern camps have in their leisure moments become inoculated. Similarly numerous southern boys have infiltrated with their guitars to camps in other sec- tions of the country and spread the music's popularity.
 A number of bandleaders who have visited service camps for ap- pearances on Spotlight Bands" back Downey's contention. The first all- hillbilly band (Bob) Wills) appear ed on that show a few weeks ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-17

Good Night
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-01
Cherry Crop Only
5Ra Of Normal

The current cherry crop is
about five per cent of normal,
according to report made today
by Mckinley Desgranges, manager
of the local office of the Big Y.
The concern expects to ship about
five cars this year as against
some hundred cars from the
Kennewick area alone in normal
times. With the Richland area
in production, the tonnage in an
average year would amount to
about $50 cars, Desgranges stated.
The crop is expected to come
in about the 9th or 10th of the
month. The small tonnage is
due to several reasons, not the
least of which has been the abnor-
NAL production for the past five
years. Poor pollination and cold
weather has been responsible for
the lowered crop this year. Pros
poets for next years crop were
never brighter, Desgranges said.
The trees are putting out a splen-
did growth of new wood and
seem to be in excellent condition,
in spite of the small fruit crop.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-01
Al Of Senior High
Make Honor Roll

Forty-one students in the senior
high school were listed on the Sc
mester honor roll at the close of
the present school year. They are
Seniors: Wilma Bicycle, Thelma
Falk, Marie Friday, Bonnie Gar
rett, Bonnie McReynolds, Gene
Mosher, Emmeth Nyleen Walter
Reese, Charles Smith and Pat Son.
nenburg.
Juniors: Arthur AIbrecht, Kath-
leen Anderson, Milton Dallman,
Mary Ellen Dickinson, Delma Duff
fly, Shirley Elder, Pat Higley, Vera
Kirk, Cliff Lewis, Cecil Rock, Edna
Rode, Opal Sherman, Rosemary
Watkins and Jerrilee Williams.
Sophomores: Ollie Almarode,
Dee Roy Cannady, Delbert Fisk,
Mendel Gragg, Don Grimshaw,
David Hardy, Jean Howard, Wal
lace johnson, Margie kaufman,
Gerald Kesterson, Dempsey Lau-
derdale, Patsy Long, Charles Park
er, Shirley Patzer, Joyce Peter,
Aileen Settle and Sibyl Suits.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-01
Rainbow Girls
Intall Officers

Kennewick Assembly, Order of
the Rainbow for Girls, held its in
stallation of officers Monday night,
May 80. Those installed were: :
Worthy Advisor, Pat Sonnen-
burg; w. A. Advisor, Bonnie Nc
Reynolds; Charity, Mary Ellen
Dickinson; Hope, Gertrude Keene;
Faith, Daphne Taylor; chaplain,
Clarabell Johns; drill leader, La
Velle Keller.
Love, Ninette Evette, alternate.
Harriet Lahrenwald; Religion, Ra-
mona Nelson, alternate, Barbara
Babcock; Nature, Mary Smith, al
ternate, Helen Hanson; immortal
ity, Pat johnson and Florence Mae
Smith; Fidelity, Janet Mason and
Joyce Johnson; Patriotism, Lou
Keene and Nancy Stone; Service,
Joyce Peter and Louise Langwor.
thy; Confidential Observer, Lorna
Beames and Mary Soper; Outer
observer, Pat Long and Annabelle
Briton; musician, Billy Gravens-
lund and drill leader, Frances
Dickinson.
Monday night, June S, at regular
meeting, the following girls will
be initiated: Dorothy Smith, Sibyl
Stuff, Lanora Manning, Viola
Schmidt and Dorothy Schmidt.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-01
Church Youth to Organize
At Meeting June7

The Youth Council of the Mid
Columbia Council of Churches has
completed plans for a dinner, So
cial, and business meeting for the
evening of June in the basement
of the Christian church in Pasco,
for all youth of the Mid Columbia
district, especially the high school
age.
Dinner will be served at $50 by
the ladies of the Christian church
of Pasco. Table games and mu-
steal selections will highlight the
social hour under leadership of the
young people of the Methodist
church of Pasco.
w. c. Mosley, state youth lead
er, of Spokane, will be present and
will lead a discussion on the chal-
longing opportunities for Christian
service facing the youth Of today.
He will assist the young people
in organizing themselves into a
working body of Christian youth
preparing to meet that challenge.
The Midi Columbia district in
cludes Benton City, Burbank, Con-
nell, F inley, Hartford, Hover, Kah-
lotus, Kennewick, Pasco, Prosser,
Richland and Wallula. The Youth
Council hopes each of these towns
will be represented at this meet
ing. Mrs. Sam Davenport Jr., of
Pasco, phone 37lM, is taking res
ervations for the dinner up until
10 am. Monday, June 5.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-01
Citizens Urged to
Register Early for
Coming Election
Inside city limits regis
ter at City Hall; outside,
at printing office

Citizens are urged to register
for the forthcoming elections. A
special effort is being made by
civic leaders, organizations and
individuals to have everyone eli
gible to vote registered on the day
of the primary election.
Under the Washington perman-
ent registration law, those who
vote at at least one election every
two years, retain their registration
from year to year. In this county
the names are dropped shortly
after the first Of the year if the
citizen has not voted at some cleo
ton within the past two years.
Cards are sent to those SO dropped
calling attention to the fact that
their names have been removed
from the poll books and that they
will be required to register over
again if they desire to vote.
If you have voted within the
past two years, you need not
register now-unless you have
moved into another precinct. If
your registration has been can
celled, you were notified early i'm
January by the county auditor.
IL you are a newcomer to the
state, you must register to vote
here. Registration requires IL
months and Is days in the state,
rs days in the county and Is days
in the precinct. No use attempt
ing to register unless you can meet
these residence requirements.
Residents inside the city limits
register at the city hall. Those liv-
ing outside the city limits, includ-
ing the Richland and Hanford
areas, where registration officers
have not yet been secured, may
register at the printing office.
For the convenience of those
who are unable to get into town
during the regular business hours
the registration officials have been
keeping open Monday nights. The
city clerk will continue this prac.
tice until the closing of the regis
tration period, June "a. The print
ing office, because of no apparent
demand, will be open the two
Monday nights just prior to the
closing of the books-unless there
seems to be a real demand for
the service.
Remember-you need not regis
ter if you have voted within the
past two years and have not re-
ceived card from the county
auditor. Those living inside the city
limits register at the city hall
those living outside the city, regis
ter at the printing office.
Because of the new soldier vot-
ing law, the primary elections will
be held on July IL this year, with
the general elections in November
as usual.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-01
Hospital Deal
Now Is Brighter

Further consultations regarding
the hospital situation here have
changed the picture somewhat
since last week, according to P. G..
Richmond, who has just returned
from a trip to the Coast in the
matter. While the additional es-
timated cost looked like it sty-
mied the whole deal, all the local
officials seem convinced that the
deal can be made to go. The real
need for the institution must be
definitely proven, after which the
officials claim that in some way
means will be found to finance the
institution. Remains only to con-
vince the officers at the Berkeley
office, Richmond stated.
Following alterations In the
plans, they will be submitted to
the head office again when final
approval is expected. The new
plans will have provisions for 80
beds with the essential other facil-
tiles. The original plans were
drawn with the idea of eventual
expansion. This feature is to be
eliminated in the new plans.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-01
Regulations Lifted
On Farm Slaughter

To facilitate the movement Of
heavy supplies of livestock from
farms into consumer channels, the
War Food Administration has re-
moved all restrictions on the farm
slaughter of livestock and delivery
of meat, according to word re-
ceied by the Benton County AAA
office.
"ThiS means that farmers will
no longer be required to have a
slaughter permit if their volume Of
slaughter would place them in the
farm slaughtering classification"
H. N. Hampton, chairman of the
AAA committee, said. ''This action
does not affect OPA price and ra-
tioning regulations, however"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-01
May Oppose
Building Of High
Umafilla Dam
Plan to have joint
hearing with Pasco>
representatives

Hearings on the Umatilla Dam
are being held i'm the Pacific North
west by army engineers, the next
one being scheduled for Walla
Walla next Thursday and Friday.
The districts most vitality affected
by the possible variation in the
height of the dam are Kennewick
and Pasco and these communities
will be represented at the hearings.
The dams are to be of three
fold purpose-power, navigation
and reclamation. The higher the
dam, the greater the power pro-
duction, but after given level
additional height would make nav
igation and possibly irrigation
more difficult. "A proper relation
between the three purposes is
sought in the hearings.
At the chamber of commerce
meeting this noon committee was
asked to confer with a similar
committee from Pasco SO that the
two communities could unite with
their objections to the dam being
built at the proposed 340-foot level
which would endanger property
on both sides of the river. From
the discussions this noon the ma
jority seemed to agree that any
thing higher than the 330-foot
height would be opposed, as this
height would save at least 200C
acres of tillable land in the Ken
newick district and probably az
much on the Pasco side and still
develop considerable power and
also flood out the troublesome
Homily rapids for navigation.
The committees representing
the chambers will be in attendance
at the hearing in Walla Walla on
Thursday and Friday, and the
local port district officials also
expect to be represented.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-01
rs at Richland
Graduate Tonight

Probably the largest class ever
to graduate at the Richland high
school received their diploms at
the graduation exercises Wednes-
day of this week. The class num-
bered Is, with Maxine Holloway
as valedictorian and Edith Schock.
as salutatorian.
While this years class is the
largest ever to graduate at Rich
land, it will probably be the small
est one for many years to come,
for the school system at 'The Viii
lage" far surpasses anything ever
seen in this county before, judy
ing from the present school facil-
tiles in that area.
The following members of the
class of 1914 received their gradua-
ton certificates last night from
Supt. r. R. Fergin. Reba Acorn,
Betty Bailey, Tom Batenan, Mu-
riel Beldin, Beverly Brewer, Jean
Dimond, 10 Dresser, Joe Ebbs,
Ina Funk, Eniza Galbraith, Doro-
thy Henderson, Maxine Holloway,
Salzator Hunter, Mary Kennedy,
Merle LaGrow, Bill Larkin, Ruby
Lozette, Terry MCGOWAN, De-
lores Myers, Dorothea Strindle,
Fred Rutt, Edith Schock, Clar-
ence Stinson, Ruth Tucker, Jack
Williams and Stuart Williamson.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-01
Court Rules
On emergency
Pay Schedule
Sheriff authorized to
Increase Pay Of
Benton deputies

Responsibility of maintaining or
der in War-booming Benton county
rests on Sheriff Harry Cochran,
and the sheriff is justified in pay
ing more than the statutory limit
to hire deputies to meet law en-
forcement emergencies, Judge Ar
thur Mcclure of Ellensburg ruled
last week in a superior court test
case, according to an account pub
ished in the Yakima Herald.
Judge Mcclure was called to
Prosser three weeks ago to hear
testimony in the case, which
brought out the serious law en-
forcement and manpower prob
lens confronting the population
jammed communities adjacent to
the Hanford project.
Population Increases
Cochran explained that the law
limited the pay he might give a
deputy to sum no greater than
his own lawful salary, $166 a
month. He testified he could not
get capable deputies for this
amount. The county auditor, Har-
ley Chapman, asked for a court
ruling on salary of $225 month
to c. A. Kline, one of Cochran's
deputies.
Opinion testimony brought out
that Benton county population
had reached from sc, 900 to ZOO, 1000
in comparison with the official
1910 census of 1900. Prosser
gained from 1719 four years ago
to an estimated 5000, and Kenne-
wick's population was set at $500
in place of the 1918 residents
counted in 1910.
County officials pointed out
that justice courts handle II JUS
tice court cases the year before
the war project was established.
These same courts heard GIG cases
and assessed more than $4,000 in
fines in the year ended May l,
1914, testimony showed.
Efforts are being made to obtain
a special government census which
will raise Benton county's classifi-
cation from fifth class to second
class and provide for higher sched-
ules for officials. Gov. Arthur B.
Langlie recently made available
SCI, 900 in emergency funds for
meeting the increased law en-
forcement problem in the county.
BeardsleY Presents Case
George O. Beardsley, Prosser
attorney, represented Sheriff
Cochran in the test case, and the
county auditor was represented by
Cheney & Hutchinson of Yakima.
Although Judge McGuire's rul-
ing will permit Cochran to pay
higher salaries to deputies, he OBJ
tanned no relief for himself. His
salary, under present arrange
ments, remains $166.66 month.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-01
AL. Auxiliary Aids
WAC Recruiting

Kennewick chapter, American
Legion Auxiliary has endorsed a
WAC recruiting program by hav-
ing selected committee act in the
capacity of WAC recruiting rep
resentatives. It is believed that
women in this area who have
questions concerning the Women's
Army Corps will find it more con-
venient to call on the auxiliary
members for the WAC literature,
information and suggestions i'm
processing. 1t is now possible for
women between the ages of 20
through 40 inclusive to choose
job in the. army. Thousands of
jobs are available and must be
filled.
The representatives from the
auxiliary are: Mrs. Helen Mason,
and Mrs. Ruth Simmelink. Any
information on the Womens Army
Corps may be secured by contact
ing the representatives in this area.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-01
Warn Against
Boats in Ditch

Probably nothing in the COM
munity fascinates kid newcomers
as much as the irrigation canal.
Immediately boats, bridges and
swimming pops into their minds
and in some cases something comes
of it. Now the ditch directors
cont care whether or not the kids
swim in the canal. However, they
make no claims as to the purity
Of the water and that part Of the
deal is entirely up to the indi-
vidual.
But in the matter of boats and
any kind of stuff that floats,
that's different again. The stuff
gets away, drifts down to the
first screen, which il then plugs
up and the water flows over the
bank, sometimes with disastrous
effects. Hence the ditch operators
are putting a strict ban on boards,
boats, cartons, papers, etc., be-
cause of the serious danger Of
plugging the system
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-01
Service Men Given
LoWdown on Home
own Appearance
FancY Ideos Of Metro
politan Grandeur De
bunked by Review

This story is primarily Tor the
boys in the service, about 400
OF whom are gettia the paper
1--WE hope. Apparently they are
expecting to see skyscrapers and
traffic that needs police to direct.
II is just little resume of the
business appearance of the town,
so that they may not be too dis
appointed when they return home
Starting at the corner where
the Chevrolet Garage used to
be, the boys will find it occupied
by The Waffle House. It stays
open all night, has a juke box
and small dancing space and is
the towns night spot. Ward
Graves has a Chevvie repair shop
in the back end. The Raymond
Plumbing shop building is occu-
pied by the dupont ration board,
where the guys quitting the job
come to get gas enough to get
back home on.
Brick is still holding forth on
his corner, but has couple gals
to gas 'em up, wash windshields,
etc. Probably better service than
before. Cy Smiths Ford garage
has burned down, as most of the
boys probably know, and there is
a little office building there and
the old floor of the building is
being used as a used car lot.
(There are no new cars for sale,
of course). Over on the corner,
where Red Lape and Curran
Chellis used to be, the S & j
Motor Co. is operating, with Ralph
Matthews as foreman and Barney
Koelker in the back end, along
with a flock of new people.
Next door, the building is used
as a storage room by the Hill
Distributing Co. On the half lot
next to that, there is a concrete
block building just being erected.
It will house four bowling alleys.
They are just pouring the con-
crete floors now, but it expects
to open very soon.
Then the little old shoe repair
shop and the offices of the Hill
Distributing Co. The Ideal Clean
ers are still in the same location,
with L. E. johnson still selling
insurance next door. Earl Lud-
wigs service station on the corner,
with Pratt's garage just around
the corner are still going strong,
although Pratt has leased the
garage. Servicing for the buses
between here and Pasco, Han
ford and Richland is done there.
Walt Knowles is still on the
other corner, although Elmer Oh
son has quit to go deep sea fish
ing commercially with Spike
Lampson. They have boat and
are working out of Seattle.
Roy Washburn has sold his in
terest in the Columbia Electric
to Alex Bier, who has rented
some. of his space to plumber
from Montana. Because of the
new parallel parking, the vacant
lot just east of there is filled with
cars most of the time. The Column
bia Irrigation district office has a
couple gals in the front office,
with the Washington Hardware
Co next door still operating with
Bill Gravy and Harry Linn, Phil
Bier and John Citron and a couple
women as clerks.
A new outfit, the Curtis Gravel
Co. is occupying the old Town
Pump corner. They are subcon-
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-01
New Sandwich Shop
Opens i'm Theater Building

The new sandwich shop in the
Roxy theater building opened for
business this morning. Newly fixed
up, with new equipment through
out, Chuck" Ennis has leased the
place and will serve a variety Of
sandwiches, coffee and soft drinks.
The place will be open from 10
in the morning until IL at night.
Good, old fashioned hamburgers
will be featured.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-01

Tom Swayze, state director of
licenses, was in Kennewick yester-
day morning. He formerly lived
here, finishing his high schooling
at the local schools, afterwards
working in the local printing Of
flee. He has been gone for more
than twenty years, living on the
coast.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-01
Bullet Wound Takes
Life of Young Mother

Mrs. Juanita Stanford, 20, died
Tuesday in her home in Richland
as a result of what officers be-
lieved was a self-inflicted bullet
wound. Her husband is employed
at Hanford. They have 4-year-
old son staying with grandparents
in the South.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-01
MEMBERS Vote to
halse Their Own Dues

H.. anticipating even greater activ-
ns, along civic development lines,
coaus OF the local chamber of
nn.u lierce last week voted to vol
in iy increase their dues. Dur
ps,, tne week Secretary Weo. D.
70 ts reports that the reaction
ne proposal has been more
siactory than had been hoped
ahlo me chamber hopes to be
sa,, sew 70 raise money to finance the
now. al projects for development
-" brewing in this section.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-01

Bob johnson, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. E. johnson, spent two
day furlough at his home. He
returned the middle of the week
to his station in San Francisco.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-01

Word has been received by Mrs.
Irene Hughes and family of the
birth of a son, Dennis Robert, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Hansen last
month in Tacoma. Mrs. Hansen
will be remembered as. Miss Iris
Hughes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Mckee of
Nampa, Idaho, visited with Mr..
and Mrs. William Mills and family
Friday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-01
Finley Grange Puts
On Degree Work

Flnley-Grange met Friday eve
ming with sc members and three
visitors present. There were seven
new applications for membership.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Derting took
the third and fourth degrees. Mr..
and Mrs. Lester La Rue, Mrs.
Nellies Thomas, Mrs. Marjorie
Paulson and Claude Walk received
the first and second degrees. The
membership contest between the
men and women resulted in the
ladies as winners, and the men
of the grange will treat the ladies
to chicken dinner.
Virgil Masters was elected as
a representative of the grange
for the rest of the term for hos
pital membership association.
The charter was draped for Mrs.
Arnold, who recently passed away.
The chaplain, Mrs. Freida Brod-
beck, held memorial services for
the four members of Finley grange
who have passed away the vast
year.