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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-07-26
|KenneWick Post
Office Moved 10
Isl Class Rainq

Kennewick's post office is now
rated as an office of the first
class. This information was re.
ceived this week by POSTMASTER
Frank Lincoln in a statement is
sued by the Postoffice Department
in Washing, D. c.
This advance is based on total
of more than $5l, 900 in sales OF
postage stamps and envelopes dur
ing the past calendar year.. Sales
for the proceeding year were $751;
600 and for the year before that
sales were $40, 400.
This increase is due to the
steady increase in population OF
Kennewick, especially during the
past two years.
Because of the construction OF
more than 200 homes in the city,
the post office has been forced
to cut city delivery to one time
a day. Patronage of the rural
mail routes has nearly doubled
because of this tremendous in.
crease in volume of mail handled
the local office has been beset by
many problems.
This will in part be alleviatec
with the first class designation
which will allow this office t.
add two more clerks.
The constant shifting of popu.
lation in the past two years has
made mail delivery extremely diff.
ficult in many cases, Mr.. Lincoln
reports. However, he now believe.
that the population growth ha.
become much more stabilized AMI
improvement of mail service may
be affected. While the growth il
continuing it is due to increased
activities of many existing firms
new business places being estab.
lished and more farmers coming
into this area.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-07-26
Kwanis Club Hears
USO Entertainers

An outstanding entertainment
feature Of the Kiwanis club Tues
day noon meeting was a series
Of poems read by Miss Edwine
Crute Of the Kennewick USO. She
was accompanied on the piano by
Miss Helen Polling, who is in
charge Of the recreation program
at the Community building at
Park View Homes.
Miss Frances Crowley who is in
charge Of the local USO explained
the program of that organization.
The Kennewick USO is non-mili-
tary, and is classed in the indus
trial division. They carry on q
broad program Of recreation and
other services for war workers.
They have recently set up a pro-
gram ut Campbell's cabin camp
and their work also covers Rich
land.
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City to Start
Sewer Collection

Sewer service charges provided
by Ordinance No. 422 Of the City
of Kennewick will be collected
for the first time at the office of
the city treasurer commencing
Aug. 1, 1945.
The charges for each residence
will be as follows:
One month SIS; 8 months $2.25;
6 months $3.50; l year 50.
Business houses and other estab-
lishments will be charged accord
ing to the rate set up in Ordin-
ance No. 422.
For the convenience of users of
the sewer system, payments will
be accepted in advance quarterly,
semi-annually, and annually. Or
dinance No. 422 provides that
charges commenced as Of July /,
1916.
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Youth Caravan
Here for Week

The Kennew1ck and Pasco
Methodist churches are jointly
sponsoring weeks activities with
the presence of one of the national
Youth Caravans here this week.
The program includes afternoon
project and youth leadership train
ing and evening recreation, fell
lowship, study groups and wor-
ship periods.
The group includes four young
college women and their adult
counselor, who happens to be Mrs.
Robert LaMott, wife Of the form
er Kennewick minister. The cara
vaners are from California, Mon
tana, Idaho and Pennsylvania, and
after considerable special training
for caravan work, give their SER
vices for the summer to this youth
program.
The program this week included
a picnic at Sacajawea Park with
the Richland youth and caravan
joining with the Kennewick and
Pasco groups. The program will
close with the Friday night meet
ing at the local Methodist Church
at 1880.
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|Cc Floiilla IS
Wins Honorsm
War Loan Drive

A big factor in putting Benton
County in first place in the state
in the recent Seventh War Loan
campaign with Franklin county
second was the activity on the
part of Coast Guard Auxiliary
Flotilla IS.
In recognition of the fine work
accomplished the Flotilla is to
receive three awards. The first
award will be a walnut plaque
going to the Flotilla with the
highest percentage of sales. Sec
ond is a special award for "E''
bond sales and the third is a
special award for high per capita
sales.
These awards were won in COM
petition with "a other Flotillas in
the 18th Naval District.
Flotilla IS is the youngest Of
these groups in the 18th District.
It has been organized two and a
half years. It has Is members
in Kennewick, Pasco and the sur
rounding territory.
A popular feature of the bond
campaign was a boat-ride offer
as a buying inducement. Several
members Of the group offered the
use of their boats for that pur-
pose. More than $4,000 worth
of bonds were sold by this group.
Members have been very active
in recent months. Several res
cues on the river were accomplish
ed and the boats are kept in readi-
ness for any emergency.
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Sgt. briggs Home
From Germany

Harvey w. briggs ar
Gme July % on a 30-day
leave from the European theater
Of operations to visit with his wife
Wilma, who has been staying with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Woodruff, while her husband was
overseas.
Sgt. briggs has spent the last
10 months overseas in the 87th
Division which is known as the
Golden Acorn" Division. This
division served in the 3rd Army
under Gen. Geo. S. Patton Jr., in
France, Luxembourg, Belgium and
Germany.
Sgt. Briggs has been in the army
10 years and served two years
in the Hawaiian Islands under
Gen. Patton. He has an American
Defense ribbon, European, African,
Middle East campaign ribbon,
Asiatic and Pacific and Good Con-
duct with clasp and was decorated
with the Bronze Star medal for
meritorious service in connection
with military operations against an
enemy of the United States.
Enroute home through France
he visited with Cpl. Wilbert G..
Mills, son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Mills of this city, who is located
at Rheims, France, in the signal
corps office as teletype operator.
Sgt. and Mrs. Griggs expect to
visit here and at Moses Lake
where his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam briggs, and two brothers, and
one sister resides.
The 21st of August Sgt. briggs
will report back to Fort Lewis for
reassiFnment.
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Mayor Issues Proclamation on
National Grocer Consumer Drive

Kennewick retail grocery stores
are joining in a nationwide cam
paign that is being carried on by
the Office Of Price Administration
to make price controls work. II
mas been described as the biggest
educational campaign ever carried
on by a federal agency outside Of
war loan drives.
In launching the drive here,
Mayor J. c. Pratt has issued q
proclamation which states:
WHEREAS, it is the respon-
sibility of all Aemricans to full
fill their duties and obligation
on the home front and
WHEREAS, it is our further re-
sponsibility to the men and women
of our armed forces to maintain
a stable economy for them to
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A warning has been issued to
users Of newly developed hormone
weed killer to take precaution to
thoroughly clean spraying equip
ment after its use. Without SUI
ficient cleaning there is serious
danger Of destroying or injuring
other crops when the equipment
10 used again. Even minute guam
titles Of the weed killer will cause
scald or burn.
Growers are instructed to wash
the sprayer several times and then
scrub Il with soda.
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Experts Here for
Mint Survey

DR.. J. L. st. John, state chemist
Of WSC, outlined the problem
Of the mint growers in this area
at the Thursday noon meeting
Of the Chamber of Commerce.
It is q problem Of quality, not
quantity, the speaker said, and
added that production in this area
il much higher than in any other
section where mint is grown.
Because Of the high production
he was of the opinion that this
section will be in better position
IL post war prices are lowered
il the quality can be raised.
He outlined the many sided stu.
dy that Is being made Of the prob
lem. Because Of the newness Of
the industry there is little avail
able data.
In the area with DR.. st. John
making the survey are DR.. S. G.
Vandecaveye, DR.. H. Bangs and
DR.. F. Owenby, all Of WSC.
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l945 Rate Is Set
or Wheat Loans

The Commodity Corporation
wheat loan rate for Benton Coun.
ty for 1945 is $1.339 per bushel fol
No. wheat advises w. F. Neel
Chairman of the County AAA
Committee. Both warehouse and
farm storage loans are offered by
the Cprpnra*ion.. All loans viii
mature on April so, 1915.
No storage allowance shall be
advanced at the time any farm
stored loan is made but q storage
of 2 cents per bushel shall be
made to the producer IL the wheat
is delivered to Commodity Credit
Corporation on or after April 80
1916 in liquidation Of the loan
For further information, please
contact the AAA Office at Kenne.
wick.
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New Hospital
Plan Suggested
For KenneWick

Plans for Kennewick's hospital
have again undergone a major
change. At a meeting Wednesday
afternoon Fred Evans and Harold
Hayden Of the Seattle office OF
the Federal Works Agency pre-
sented a re-vamped plan to the
Kennewick Hospital association.
This would call for the construc-
ton of a hospital with half Of the
funds provided as an out and out
grant from federal funds. The
size and type Of hospital could be
made to fit the available funds.
In other words, il the COM
munity provides 100000 that
amount would be matched and q
30-bed hospital could probably be
built. The FWA men suggested
that plans be simplified and ex-
pensive construction eliminated.
The plan was discussed at the
Thursday meeting Of the Chamber
Of Commerce where it met with
approval Of that body. The associ-
alton already has pledges for $780,
OVO wIuCLl WIS Vic dliiOuiit iS-
quired Of the community for the
hospital originally planned.
Benton County commissioners
Monday denied the petition Of the
association for the foundation Of
hospital district. The petition
had been circulated and sufficient
names had been certified. How
ever, the question of the county's
population entered into the pic
ture. State law requires that a
district can only be formed in
counties Of less than $4,000 popu-
lation. While the latest official
census puts Benton county under
that figure, more recent unofficial
surveys place the figure far in ex-
cess of that amount. It was felt
that to continue with the Hospital
District idea would be difficult
in the probable litigation.
Mr.. Evans urged that the COM
munity act Immediately in view
of the rapidly changing war pic
ture. The plan is felt to more
completely answer the commune
tvs needs than anything that
has been suggested since the or
iginal plan failed. Many spokes-
men felt that it would not be i'm
possible to raise sufficient funds.
Such a hospital would be entirely
under local control.
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Cut IN Power
Rates Scheduled
10 Start Aug. q

Customer savings totaling ST.
000, 900 a year will result from
new and sharply reduced rate
schedules filed by Pacific Power
& Light company with the Wash
ington department of public utili-
ties and the Oregon public utilities
commissioner, it was announced
here Wednesday by Roy II. Skill,
PIP & L district manager.
Biggest slash in the company's
35-year history, the rate cut is
slated to 60 into effect August %,
subject to final review and ap-
prevail by the state regulatory au-
thorities.
1t will be the fifth system-wide
rate reduction made by PIP & L
since 1896, and will bring savings
from these cuts up to a total of
more than $2,100,000 annually.
In addition, a temporary rate re-
duction in the form Of two "rate
dividends" totaling approximately
$500, 900 was paid to the COM
pany's customers last year.
Residential and rural customers
will save an estimated $44O, 900 a
year under the new rates. Saw
ings to most customers in these
classes will run between 10 and
10 per cent, with the total re-
duction averaging about IL per
cent.
Commercial and industrial users
will save an estimated $4,000
annually, or an average of about
Is per cent.
In addition to slashing its rates,
the company Is moving toward
fewer and simpler rate schedules
The new residential rote here
will offer savings Of between $500
to $1,000 a year for monthly U.s.
ages ranging from so to 500 kilo-
Watt-hours q month.
It also makes available to resi-.
Dental users an "all purpose
CONTINUED on Page Fivel
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.n honno A and

come home to and
WHEREAS, the observance Of
ceiling prices is the most import
ant factor In the maintaining Of
this stable economy
NOW, THEREFORE, In conjunc-
ton with other cities throughout
our great nation, I, J. c. Pratt,
Mayor of the City of Kennewick,
do hereby call upon our citizens
to respect the principle and the
letter Of price control; to cooperate
with our local merchants; to shun
Black Market, and to do every
thing in their power to insure the
continued progress Of these United
States.
J. c. Pratt
Mayor
City of Kennewick"
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Watlkins-KnOtts Rites
Read at Occur d'Alene

Opal Watkins and Pvt. Orville
H. Knots were joined July Is al
the Baptist church in Occur
d'Alene, Idaho. The Rev. Kirk
wood performed the ceremony.
The bride wore a lovely sheer
print dress with white accessories.
Opal was graduated from the
Deaconess hospital last May 20
and is the daughter Of Ted Wat
kins of Kennewick. The bride
groom is stationed at Geiger Field
out of Spokane and 50 the couple
expect to make their home In
Spokane for the time being.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-07-26
Auto Drivers Warned o.
Expiration of Licenses

Washington State drivers Ii
censes must be renewed before
August 1, l945. Renewals can be
obtained at the City Hall in Ken
newick Wednesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays from 8 am. until
S pm. starting Saturday, July
18th, or at the L. e. johnson
Agency.
One member of. a family can re-
new drivers licenses for the entire
family il all licenses are in good
condition. II name has been
changed on licenses a renewal
must be obtained at the State
Patrol office in Pasco.
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GOING AWAY PARTY

Members of the A. A. L. and
Fellowship League Of the Bethle-
hem Luthern Church gathered at
Francis Zarndt's home and held
q potluck supper in their yard
as q farewell party for Mr.. and
Mrs. Al Zarndt who are leaving
in the near future to make their
home at Couer-D-Alene, Idaho.
They presented them with q beau
tiful and vary large mirror, q
a going away gift.
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Highlands Picnic To Be
Held Aug. s CITY Park

The Highlands will hold their
annual picnic on August 5th In
the Kennewick City Park. Every
one - to bring theirN own lunch
and table service. Also each fam
~ should bring sweetened fruit
Juice for punch.
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Nebraska Picnic to Be
Held Aug. 5 in City Park

The Nebraska picnic will be
held Sunday, Aug. S, in the Ken
newick city park. A pot-1uck
lunch will be served with coffee
and ice cream furnished. Every
one should bring his own table
service.
Those serving on the picnic
committee are Mrs. Harrison Will
liams, Mrs. Emma Higley and Mrs.
Earl Armstrong.
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RESULTS

Results quickly attained are
something to be proud Of. The
Suuawk Club is jubilant. Last
weeks complaint about the post
office has already resulted in get
ting the sign reprinted. And
Washington quickly ducked for
cover and designated our post
office as first class. The, pot
bellied stove was ruled out. Too
- people have taken to chew
6obacco since the cigarette
Qa6rtage," was the explanation.
"A signal victory if we ever saw
one.
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Wounded Vet
Tells Of Action

Pvt. Gabriel Aguilar is with the
nineteenth Infantry Division.
Gabriel was wounded in the hand
on Mindanao on June 18th. He is
the son of Jose r. Aguilar of
Kennewick. Gabriel entered the
service last November, taking his
training at Camp Roberts, Calf,
and he now has two Japs to his
credit.
The following is part of two
letters he sent his father after
being wounded:
Dear Dad:
AS you might know I am not
yet able to use my! right hand.
I'm here in the HOSPITAL writing
this and hope it finds you in
the best of health.
They are going 10 take the
shrapnel out Of my hand tomor-
row. Boy, I'll be glad when that's
over, as it bothers me at the
present, not too much though.
I sent the Purple 1eart to you
yesterday dad so you should have
it by the time this letter reaches
you. I was sure proud to get it.
It was sure lucky for me, to
have my hand covering my head,
or it would have got me on the
side of the head instead of the
hand.
June 10, 1915
Well today they operated on
my hand, but I guess it was no
use. They cut the hell out Of my
hand, but they couldn't get the
shrapnel out. I don't know what
they are going to do now.
From the looks Of the x-ray the
shrapnel was stuck just q little
in the bone. None Of my bones
are broken. But ]. can't seem
to move my. fingers at all. It
looks like it's going to be quite
some time before I'll be able to
use my right hand now. It would
have to be my best hand.
July 9, 1915
So you got the Purple Heart all
right. I had the Red Cross man
to wrap it up for me, because
wasn't able to do it myself.
My hand is better than it was,
but it bothers me off and ON.
The shrapnel is still in there, but
I guess it will work its self out
in due time.
I'm out Of the hospital now,
back in the company's resting
area. We are due for long rest,
and I really think we all deserve It
too.
We have q pretty good camping
area, right near the beach. We
are on Mindanao Island, second
to the largest island in the Philip
pines. We have three shows q
week, also going to have a swell
PIX, and sports of all kinds. There
is also q church here too. I have
not been going to church lately
but I see now, I'm going to have
to catch up on it. Many Of times
I took to the little Bible carried
with me into combat, it seemed
to help out quite a bit. I've been
in so many. close shaves, I really
don't see how ever escaped
them all. Maybe you thank God
for that Dad.
Your loving son Gabriel.
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STORY OF TIE WEEK

A farmer went out to milk his
cow by the pasture gate the other
night. A bombing plane overhead
was having some difficulty and
was forced to jettison part Of its
load. The cow was hit and blown
into small fragments. Miraculous
~, the farmer was unhurt but he
was left holding the bag.
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cuN-JuMpER

IA certain contemporary puDH-
cation (the name of which we
don't care to mention but it's pub
lished daily in the metropolis OF
Southeast Washington has
Jumped the gun in publishing a
rumor that Kennewick's new bus
depot will open Saturday. For
CORRECT and COMPLETE IN
formation as to the opening OF
this fine little station, see next
weeks X c r.
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GOOD nEADIlg'

Service mems letters still rank
high in this department. See
Gabriel Aguilar's notes on how
it feels to be wounded. News Of
the achievement Of Coast Guard
auxiliary in the bond drive Is
something to be proud Of, too.
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The Sidewalk
REPORTER
souAwK CLUB
BY the
KENNEWICK COURma

D1e to the large amount o1
-a.s;no business calling for I'M
!pned;ate attention, the End OF the
Wet;ma Valley Squawk Club
n,asted most of it's regular meeting
time this week in a fruitless dis
c c, Of plans proposed for the
formation of junior club to take
care of the minor complaints.
However. they did find time to
take up one matter. "Wnat mlsnt
he termed an awning using the
broadest implications OF the wore
flaps in the breeze on the Yves!
side Of the city library" stated
one of the members in his best
Sunday diction. 1T is more snreo,
ded than a you know what kind
of breakfast food"
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HOME ON LEAVE

Donald w. Drummer NAM SIC,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Brum-
mer, is home on a 30-day leave
after spending 10 months in and
around the Hawaiian islands. He
has been in the service ~ years.
He will report back to Corpus
Christi, Tex, around the 18th Of
August.
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NEW BUSINESS

This part of the agenda calls
for no more than general dis
cussion. Contractor Erikson Is
moving rapidly on the construction
of the poultry packing plant on
Fruitland. And the city has estab-
lished a new department for the
collection of the recently estab-
lished sewer rate.
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Henry J. Belair son of A. +.
Belair, has been promoted to Ba.
ker nc. He is stationed some
where in the Pacific.

Capt. Marshall A. Search, form
er shop teacher in the Kennewick
Schools, expects to be retired
from the Army Air Corps soon.
He is now on his way to Fort
Lewis, Washington, his sepera-
ton center.
Capt. Search spent 10 months
in the South Pacific and was as
signed to Kelly Field, Texas 2
years ago. His parents live at Sum
INSIDE.
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GRANDDAUGHTER BORN

GRANDDAUGHTER BORN
Mrs. Harley Peter received word
that Mr.. and Mrs. Don Peter, her
daughter-in-law and son, have a
baby girl. Her name is Ellen
Louise. Mr.. and Mrs. Don Peter
and daughter live at Forest Grove,
Oregon.
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John c. Frederick, 80, husband
of Garnet M. Frederick, Rt. l,
Kennewick, is receiving his initial
naval indoctrination al the u: S.
naval training center, Great Lakes,
Illinois.
His recruit training consists Of
instruction in seamanship, military
drill, and general naval procedure.
During this period a series Of apti-
tude tests will be taken by the
recruit to determine whether he
will be assigned to naval service
school, to a shore station, or to
immediate duty at sea.
3 When his recruit training Is
completed, the seaman will receive
q period of leave.
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Corporal Robert T. Bishop, %,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. BERTHE v.
Bishop of Kennewick, Washing
ton, Route 2 has reported to the
Army Ground and Service Forces
Redistribution Station in Santa
Barbara, Calf. for assignment to
new duties based on. skills and
experience gained during 5 months
duty as q machine gun squad
leader and as an airborne para
chute infantryman in France and
Belgium.
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AspAnA GUS SAYS:

Loud self condemnation never
rights a wrong or corrects an
error. Most Of the time it's con-
science salve-more commonly
known as kidding yourself"
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The Waves are celebrating q
kday this week. We suppose
- viii uphold the tradition Of
American womanhood and lop OF
another year.