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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-01
Lions In District
Basketball Meet

The Kennewick Lions qualified
for spot in the district basket
ball ,play-off Friday night by viz
tue of a 43-18 humping handed
to Riverview. Two winning teams
will be picked from eight en-
trants to represent the Yakima
Valley in the state tournament at
Seattle. This is the fourth time
out of four attempts the Lions
have qualified, finishing the sea-
son with 81 wins and four losses.
Their opponent for the opening
game will be Goldendale, start
ing at 1880. In other games Gle
Elum plays Yakima, Ellensburs
draws Pasco and Selah meets
Sunnyside. Games will be played
at Wapato. '5@s. . o...
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-01
Commerce Group
Opposes Pending
eva Legislation
Chamber of Commerce
backs demands for To-
cal authority

A resolution opposing legisla-
ton pending in Congress for the
establishment of a Columbia VAL
ley Authority was endorsed by
the Kennewick Chamber of Com
merce at its Thursday noon meet
ing. The resolution was sponsored
by the Washington State Recla-
nation association and was direc-
ted specifically at those sections
of Senate and House bills that en-
dangered control of the irrigation
and power of the Columbia valley
being lost to the areas involved.
In their present form these bills
provide for the appointment of an
authority by the federal govern
ment. The resolution states in
part: we favor development
of the resources of the states in
volved through the present estab-
lished state and federal agencies;
that no authority over projects
should be created unless the con-
troll of such authority is vested in
representatives of the peope in
the states invoved."
Frank Maupin, a member of the
reclamation association, explained
that the group does not resire to
engage in the controversy over
private or public power, but is
concerned only in regard to the
development of reclamation. He
warned of the danger of an out
side power man who might be ap-
pointed not being sufficiently con-
scious of that phase of the devel-
opment. He cited the present har
monious relations existing be-
tween the Reclamation Bureau
and the Army Engineers.
Cali states concerned" Mr..
Maupin reported, "are in harmony
in the matter of states rights and
northwest control of the authori-
ty." -
The association favors the ap-
pointment of director who will
be responsible to a Columbia Val.
ley commission composed of men
from the Northwest. 3. &
Memorials are also pending in
the state legislature favoring the
passage of national legislation as
it now stands. T. ~
The association is DESTROYS of
procuring recommendations of all
interested organizations.
Herb Henne reports that the
airield is being whipped into
shape with the aid of bull-dozer.
He was aided Sunday in this work
by group of Air scouts and Boy
scouts and other boys interested.
He states that ony technical de-
tails remain to be ironed out to
get the requested C.A.A. approved
for official designation of the
field. Il s....,- =
4 The feasibility of establishing
a permanent labor camp was dis
cussed and will be investigated
further. --T<--s--.as-z--,-- ss.st -s-, ~ ~.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-01
Ten Girl Scout
Troops Operate
al Richland

Two thousand dollars of Com
munity Chest funds have been as
signed to the Portland office for
use in the Richland Girl Scout
program, it was announced here
today by Mrs. John p. Howe, re-
firing secretary. Plans are now
under way to use this money to
benefit Richards 10 Girl Scout
troops. Scout leaders are also at
work on Brownie Revels-a cere-
monial by the younger scouts
and plans for a summer camp
next year.
New officers of the Girl Scouts,
who will be invested at the next
meeting are: Mrs. A. E. Harmon,
president; Mrs. L. o. Larson, vice
president; and Mrs. Burt Faris,
secretary-treasurer. The retiring
president and vice president are
Mrs. John p. German and Mrs. j..
M. Ruffin, both of whom are leav-
ing Richland.
Richland has already organized
one senior, three intermediary and
six Brownie troops. Senior Troop
No. / is headed temporarily by
Miss Frances Christensen, who is
acting as executive secretary of
the local Girl Scouts. The troop
meets at the home of Mrs. F. M.
Robson, who assists Mrs. Chris
tenSen. "
Troop 2, an intermediate troop
meeting at the Sacajawea grade
school on Fridays, is led by Miss
Eleanor Sawtell and Miss Eleanor
Ehrman. Mrs. George d. Barr
heads intermediate Troop 4, spon-
sored by the United Protestant
church, which meets at the SAGA
jawea school on Thursdays. The
other intermediate troop is No. 8,
and meets in the Lewis and Clark
school on Saturday afternoons.
Mrs. K. ]. Shrek, who organized
this troop is out Of the city at
this time. Mrs. II. A. Snyder and
Mrs. Fred Oates are the present
leaders.
Mrs. A. E. Harmon and Mrs.
Kenneth Webster lead Brownie
troop 8 which meets at the SAGA
iawea school on Saturday morn
ings. Brownie troop 5 meets at
the home of Mrs. J. e. Cooney,
their leader, at 300 Delafield on
Thursday afternoons. Troop 8.
Leo by Mrs. L. M. Meeker and
Miss Nina Studley, meets in the
Lewis and Clark gymnasium on
Wednesday afternoons. Troop z,
led by Mrs. T. v. Stockman and
Mrs. Carol Roberts, meets in the
Lewis and Clark gymnasium on
Saturday mornings; Troop 8, led
by Mrs. e. F. Fitzmaurice, meets
Continued on Page 81
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-01
Son Reported Missing
In Burma Theater

Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Mathews of
the Highlands have been notified
their son, Cpl. Don Mathews, has
been missing in action since Feb.
10. Don is gunner on a B-29
and has been stationed in India
for the past year.
Two other sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mathews are in the services.
Chester serves in the navy and
Gene in the maritime service.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-01
School Election Slated
To Name Director

The school districts annual
election will be held on Satur-
day of this week at the city hail.
Purpose of the election is to Sc
lect one director for three-year
term. Mrs. Jennie McHenry is
the incumbent candidate with nc
other filings. The polls will be
open from / to 8 pm. and regist-
cred voters living within the
district are permitted to vote.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-01
Amendment TO
Liquor Bill
Killed in House
Defeat Of rider
spells finish for
governors measure

K OLYMPIA, March Inlay we
rise, as they say at the State
Legislature here, to a point OF
personal privilege? .saa.
In the very first of these
columns, we predicted that if il
came to a question of Small Town
VS.. Big City, the Small Towners
had the votes to win if they chose
to cross party lines. The test came
last Friday when the House voted
on amendments to iquor-by-the-
drink, a liberalization urged by
the new Democrat governor, Mon
Wallgren. y
The critical vote came on an
amendment which would have put
the question up to a referendum
vote of the people. In the debate,
it was made quite clear to the
House that approval of the amend
ment was the VETS only hope
to win the governors proposal:
the naked bill never would pass
without the amendment, the wets
predicted. .. e.. +
Administration forces pleaded
and wheedled for votes. They
knew virtually all of the 36 Re-
publican votes We're against them.
Could they hold their Democrat
party lines? " ..
The roll call showed SIS votes
against the amendment; AZ for it
Only two Republicans, one from
Spokane and one from Seattle
voted for the amendment. Of the
% Democrats who broke party
lines to join the COP in downing
the amendment, IL were from
Small Towns. The Big City boys
took a licking. -
Liquor-by-the-drin wasn't the
only important item to which the
House squared up last week
School issues and the right of 18-
year-olds to vote also were given
verdicts. -\g go
It may be somewhat impolite
to say the dignified and proper
Mrs. Pearl Wanamaker, aggres.
sive state school superintendent
was given a spanking, but that
certainly is what happened to her
when the House acted on the
school support bill.
The House by an overwhelming
majority destroyed a Wanna
maker PETITE 1871 reorganiza-
ton bill by which small school
districts We're consolidated against
their will, many claimed.
It was a spanking all right, but
it was no threshing. Mrs. Wanna
maker won about 30 per cent OF
the school legislation she asked
principally because-as usual
she was asking for what the legis-
lators thought was right. The
equalization amount per pupil day
was raised from Is to 20 cents.
Her teachers retirement pension
giving SIS per month on 80 years
service at the age of 60, went
through over a counter proposal
advocated by Governor Wallgren
and another one pushed by 8
teachers union. ~
Voters should not be given the
proposition of extending the ballot
franchise to 18-year-olds, the
House decided. There was a small
Continued on Page 81
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-01
Married Here Tuesday

Miss Theresa Ellis Of Pasco, be-
came the bride of Raymond Baker
of Richland at ceremony per-
formed by Judge c. F. Winken-
werder at his home Tuesday. The
bride is a former resident Of
Pennsylvania and the bridegroom
halls from Oklahoma.
The couple was attended by
Marie Ellis and Henry Hammer
berg.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-01
Local Couple Wed
In Candlelight Ceremony

The wedding og Miss Dorothy
Marguerite Hughes, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert c. Hughes
of Finley, and Earl DeWayne Ash
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard HI
Ash of Kennewick, was solem-
nized Saturday. Feb. "a, at
O'Clock at the Ash hame in Ken
neWick.5 q" FTSs -,
The double ring ceremony was
read by the Rev. j. A. Pine OF
Burbank, before an improvised
altar of begonias, daffodils and
pussywillows, and lighted white
tapers. The bride was charming
in turquoise crepe gown, with
which she wore string OF pearls
an heirloom her mother brough:
from England. Her corsage was
red roses and gardenias. She was
given in the marriage by her
father. Mrs. Larry Couple OF
Walla Walla, cousin of the BRIDE
groom was matron of honor. She
wore a rose linen dress, with !
corsage of carnations and daffO-
! dis. Larry Couple was best man
Before the ceremony, Mrs. Robert
Mills sang always" and 81 Love
You Truly, accompanied by
Byard Slocumb. Mrs. Mills wore
navy crepe suit dress. Mr.. Slo-
cumb played the traditional we'd
ding march from "Lohengrin".
Mrs. Hughes, mother of the
bride, wore an ice blue jersey
print, and corsage of pink car.
nations. Mrs. Ash, mother OF
the bridegroom, wore aqua crepe
and corsage of yellow daffodils
Mrs. Lucus, grandmother of the
BRIDEGROOM, wore black and white
print.
After the wedding ceremony
the party and guests drove to the
Robert Hughes home in Finley
for the reception. The table feat
ured a three-tiered wedding cake
covered with tiny bluebirds, and
topped by a miniature bride and
bridegroom. Mrs. Sellers poured
Mrs. Oestrich of Ritzville anc
Mrs. Pankey of Finley assisted
in serving. <.Z m
Mr.. and Mrs. Ash LETT 1Or 9
wedding trip to Seattle and Van
couver. They plan to make their
home in Vancouver, Wash. Fol
travelling, the bride wore a green
wool tailleur, brown gabardine
topcoat, and brown accessories.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Ash are
graduates of the River View high
school. Mrs. Ash has been EN-.
ployed at the Benton County ra-
ton office, and Mr.. Ash has been
been employed at the Pasco Hold
ing and Reconsignment Point.
Guests at the wedding were
Mrs. Loretta Oestrich, and daugh.
ter, Merrilee of Ritzville; Mr.. and
Mrs. Larry Couple, and son, Gary
of Walla Walla; Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Hughes, and son Jack, OF
Finley; Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Ash, of Kennewick; Miss Alice
Marie Ash and Miss Gladys Mae
Ash of Kennewick; Mr.. and Mrs
Beryl Ash, Seattle; Mr.. and Mrs
James M. Lucus Of Finley; John
Lucus, Mrs. L. Sellers, and Mrs
Pankey of Finley; Mrs. Rober,
Mills of Kennewick; Byard Slo.
cumb of Finley; Miss Dorothy
Aumann of Hover and Larry Ad.
ans of Finley.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-01

quently today in the search for
articles, magic formulas, econom-
ic contrivances and devices to
bring us all ease, luxury, heaven
on earth, but which are only
cheating our reason Of the lesson
of arithmetic.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-01
INSPECTOR INJURED

Seriously injured in an accident
Monday, Joe Osborn, cement in
spector, is reported doing excel
lently. He suffered a conclusion
when a pully on a cement mixer
broke while in operation.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-01
Courier Reporter, Kennewicks
Oldest Business, CHANGES Hands

Ralph Reed Retiring After 35 Years In Pub
fishing Business; Paper to Be Operated By
Partnership; Local History Outlined
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-01

Julia Galloway has returned to
Kennewick after spending two
weeks in Oakland and San Fran
cisco. .t-.- =
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23

one at time couple Of years apart like most
people That is why am bashful about letting
that fellow know because he will put it in the
paper You wait until the novelty Of having
them wears off and then you can tell him.
ses all right Little Mother IL that's the
way you feel about IT and she ses yes, and an.
other way I feel about it is don't call me Little
Mother, II you please. You make me feel like
an old lady. Joe. are you really glad about there
being two of them? I ses Ethel. wouldn't have
them any less for anything in this world and
she ses 1 am glad to hear you say so. Joe but
il really seems to me that two is quite lot.
Well, for few days she seemed almost EN-.
barrassed about the twins but then everybody
commenced sending her congratulations and
flowers and presents to the hospital and when
she was able to go to her MONS house the street
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23
BROOKLYN-

Dear Sir: suppose you have been wondering
what happened to me I have not written to
@ in several months but II all started with my
VIE Ethel not wanting me to tell you about her
having the boy and girl twins. She made me
cross my heart and hope to die that would not
breathe word TO you until she ses il was okay.
asked her why she objected 10 me letting
you know when the twins came and she ses IT
was because she somehow felt bashful about It
ses we'll that guy knew you was going to have
a baby so what is there 10 be bashful about?
Ethel ses yes Joe, ne knew going TO have
a baby but he didn't know was going TO have
babies.
ses don't see what difference it makes and
Ethel ses well, Joe, IT seems almost immodest
for someone like me to have two babies all at
once the first time they have baby, instead of
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23
MB Joe HalYp p<Z<@zzZz

was practically blocked all day with neighbors
calling on her and pretty soon Ethel became real
proud and little hard to get along with especial
ly when she finally got to taking the twins out
in the baby buggy and people stopped to admire
them.
In fact, Ethel grew so proud that one day her
pops ses, daughter, you have done fine thing
bringing two nice healthy children into the world
but there is no sense in getting so doggone chesty
about 1t because other women have done the
same thing lots of times and some even better.
My grandmother had triplets twice. But Ethel
only ses humph, and you could see that she felt
that no one elses triplets could be as important
as her twins.
was working hard on my Job every day and
helping around the house In the evening and
forgot all about writing to you or anyone else
until the other night when Ethel ses Joe, what
did that fellow put in the paper when you told
him about the twins? haven't had chance to
read anything in weeks and weeks.
ses why. Ethel. never told him about them.
I ses you distinctly told me not to mention them
to him until the novelty of having them wore off
on you and am not sure that II has yet She
ses joe Is that supposed to be a mean crack like
the one pops made about me being chesty?
ses no. no. no. I ses why, Ethel, L guess am
CHESTER than you are about the twins as some
of the guys know are squawking because I am
always talking about them.
Ethel ses well, do you mean to tell me that
my children are over two months old and there
has been nothing in the paper about them?
ses not as far as know but please remember
II is only because you told me not to tell that
fellow anything. Ethel ses do not recall telling
you any such a thing. Joe, and you better write
to him Immediately and tell him the good news.
So / am writing.
Yours truly,
JOE TURP.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-21
TWO MEM IN
 TRUNK CASE
 SAY GUILTY
Soldiers Admit Sic Trunk in Federal Disiriti
 Court Yesterday

Yesterday in District Court the two men principals. in the Sitka Trunk Case plead guilty to charges of grand larceny, They are Herbert w. Hayes and Eugene F. Twisdale former military policemen at Sitka They were returned here from the cast several weeks ago and have been confined in the Federal Jail since that time.
 Other developments in the case yesterday were a bench warrant was issued for Jean Patricia Will kins, star witness in the recent trial of District Attorney Lynn J Gemmill for soliciting and accept ing a bribe She was brought in for arraignment and given until Thurs day to enter plea in the trunk case.
 The second girl Sylvia Wilcox is 10 be arraigned Thursday al o'clock in the afternoon.
 The quartet is accused of stealing a trunk containing S10000 in cash and jewels. from Ruby Hazlewood owner of a house of prostitution ir Sltka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-21
THIRD ARMY
 COLUMNS IN
 NEW THRUST
German Forces Routed RaIIYing Strength Vans
 Easi of Rhine River
(Continued from Page one)

which was the source of seventy-five per cent of all German war produc- tion in 1942, as the next line of con quest.
 Germans Lack Punch
 A lack of punching power east ol the Rhine is already apparent as German ranks of prisoners plodded dejectedly to the rear in uncount- ed thousands.
 The enemy has thrown it's best troops, saved from the First Para chute and Sixth Panzer Armies into the Remagen bridgehead, but fail ed to check its expansion. The enemy is now falling back upon the narrow Sief and Wied Rivers, plainly de- spairing of driving the Americans from the east bank of the Rhine.
 To the north, the American Ninth, the British Second and the Canad- ian First Armies stoop opposite the cities of Dusseldorf and Dmsburg, and engaged in vigorous patrolling over the wire reaches of the lower Rhine
 The weather is favorable and is improving daily.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-21
If, af First, You Don'f
 Succeed . . i.

Completely dumfoundedl That was Senator Y. R. Doe Walker yes terday afternoon. His fellow Sen ators finally set back the veteran legislator from Ketchikan with ab- solutely nothing to say.
 Earlier in the session, the Senator from the First City had offered a bill for survey into the possibilities for 6 Southeast Alaska extension of the University of Alaska-but did not get far with it, his colleagues turning thumbs down" A little later he had a similar measure introduced in the House, but fared no better with it there.
 But yesterday v perseverance, fin ally came into it's reward.
 Under consideration in the Senate was the General Appropriations Bill, and more specifically, the appropria- tions for the University. After his fellow Solons had had their way with amendments to House Bill No. 65, Senator Walker rose to propose the insertion of an item, in the amount of $2,500-for a survey into the possibilities for a Southeast Alaska Extension of the University of Alaska.
 Then he sat. down-to await ths falling of the roof over his head.
 The Senate approved the amend ment, Il yeas, nays.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-21

If you have been as restless since you left the service as the tail of a bird sitting on a swaying clothesline, maybe you better decide to get into the GI Bill of Rights plan for train : ing or education. You'll find your spirits going upstairs three steps at ! time.
 If you've been placid since getting back into civies. then you may al- ready have decided that success is mostly attained through training, rather than what kind of vitamin pill you take.
 But possibly you want to know whether, if you once choose and commence a course, you can change i to another.
 Perhaps you fear you may dis cover, after you start, that the sell ected course is really too tough for you to take to the mat, or that there's an unforeseen demand for chemical engineers developing, while you're studying electronics, which field might seem to be growing over populated
 1 Or maybe you start to train as a 1 telephone repair man. and quarter | through the course you find the country is beginning to yell for ra- dio mechanics. Tn short, for one of several reasons, you may realize that when you won the toss you should have picked the other goal to defend Then the wind would have been with you
 : Well, don't get excited The law /, says you may change a course of in structions flor reasons satisfactory : to the Administrator Of course, the Administrator is General Frank T. Hines, in Washington But it's my understanding that he delegates his authority to the regional Offices of the Veterans Administration and it would be my guess that the atti- tude of the V. A. would be liberal I mean, if you had started a course and you really could produce sound reason why you should change to another, you'd no doubt get an OK If and when a veteran chooses 9 course, selects 9 school and be- ccmes a part of the governments tree educational or training program, his tuition will be paid Also inci-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-21
LEGION BIRTHDAY
 PARTY ON MONDAY

Legionnaires will be honor guests of the American Legion Auxiliary, at a birthday party celebrating the 26th anniversary of the founding of the American Legion, next Mon day evening
 A covered dish" supper will be served at 6:30 o'clock in the legion Dugout, and other entertainment features are. being planned fT the evening. Mrs. Al Zenser is chair man of the Birthday Party Com nlittee.
 Also at the meeting of the Legion Auxiliary last evening. a donation to the Red Cross was made amounting to S35 and S was giver to the Fund for Glasses, for the Gastineau Channel Public Healtt Center.
 Following the business session cards were enjoyed, and refresh ments served by Mrs. Al Zengel and Mrs. w. J Manthey.