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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28
Campaign On To
Secure Hospital
District Signers

An intensive campaign has been
launched by the Hospital assoc
iation to secure signatures on pet
itions for the formation Of a hos
pital district in Eastern Benton
County. Committeeman report
that they have met with success
in the early days Of the drive
finding a majority Of more than
30 per cent Of voters favoring
the proposition.
Residents Of the Kiona-Benton
City area have asked to come
into the district and readily signed
the petitions.
It is believed that the area to
be included will have tax valu-
alton nearing eight million dol
lars. A levy Of one mill would be
sufficient to meet bond retire.
ment needs. The district would
be permitted to assess an amount
up to three mills.
Petitions will be on hand in
the Courier Reporter office. All
voters who were not contacted
by the committee are requested to
come in and sign the petition. The
committee is attempting to secure
20 to 30 per cent Of the voters
signatures.
Present plans are to raise
enough money through the forma-
ton of the district to match a
5000, 900 federal grant. This would
provide sufficient funds to erect
a complete 50-bed hospital.
E. S. Black is heading the Sig
nature campaign and is working
on other details Of the plan. Ac-
lively assisting are Harry Owens
and j. r. Ayers. ..
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28
Pioneer Passes
In Wenaichee

Friends here have received
word of the death June II at Wen
atchee of Mrs. Emile Shanafelt
early day pioneer Of Kennewick
The Shanafelts came to Kenne-
wick in 1909, buying the Toggery,
q mems furnishing store. Follow.
ing the death Of Mr.. Shanafelt in
a few years the sons, Herbert and
Lynn, carried on the business fol-
some time.
Mrs. Shanafelt acted as librarian
for many years and was active In
church and social circles. OF late
years she has lived with a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clark Mauk in Wenat-
chez, being bedfast most Of the
time. She has a host of friends
among the old timers in this Vi
cinity.
Funeral services will be held in
Wenatchee Friday of this week. A
son and daughter survive her.
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28
y eedi Makes
Thrilling Rescue
0f Wo on River

Robert Tweedt of Finley made
q spectacular rescue OF two sailors
in the Columbia river Friday, re-
moving them from q flimsy raft
minutes before the raft would
have plunged into rough water
with projecting rocks near the
mouth of the Walla Walla river.
The sailors, Elroy George and
NJ. p. Varaffo, had been spotted
floating down the river by the
UP. bridge keeper who called
Kennewick Chief of Police Ker-
shaw. The chief called Tweedt
who had his boat in readiness and
rushed it to the river. A member
of Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotila
IS, he has a 12-foot boat with a
Is horsepower johnson cupboard
motor.
Chief Kershaw with Highway
Patrolman Everett Wisner clicked
Tweedt's speed at Is miles per
hour. He was able to reach the
boys barely in time to remove
them to his boat ahead of the
rough water.
Henry Piert and his son Al
bert, fishing from the shore, wit
messed the rescue.
The sailors explained that they
had constructed the raft under the
jnter-city bridge and had attempt
ed to steer it with a board. They
did not know the river or the
danger that faced them. They
had been fishing and their tackle
was lost.
Chief Kershaw paid high tribute
to Tweedt and to the Flotila for
the work they are doing in res
cue and patrol duties. IF Tweedt
had not had such a fast boat and
had it in readiness a disaster could
rot have been averted in this
case" Kershaw said.
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28
Chamber Backs
Island Plan

Moving to aid the port COM
mission in the retaining Of Clo-
yer Island, the Chamber Of Com
merce at its meeting today endors-
ed a resolution to that effect. The
Port Commissioners are planning
a hearing with the Army Engin-
eers next week to consider plans
for the Port Of Kennewick In con
nection with the construction Of
the Umatilla dam.
The city council had previously
endorsed q similar resolution. II
is q generally accepted opinion
that this area will be provided
with exceptional recreational faci-
lities when the dam Is completed.
With the island raised to q SUI
ficient level q protected harbor
for pleasure craft and deep water
facilities on the north side would
be provided.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28

stay close to home, take it easy,
and help prevent an avalanche
of holiday accidents that would
delay the knockout blow to the
Japs.
With an appeal to put victory
first on the Fourth" the Council
is asking every citizen to enlist In
nationwide campaign to avert
the usual huge holiday toll that
this year would waste manpower,
material and time needed to speed
final victory.
One hundred and thirty other
national organizations have joined
the Council in the holiday cam
paign, designed to help public Of
ficials, traffic officers and safety
leaders hold the Fourth of July
accident toll down to minimum.
"There are Indications" said
Ned H. Dearborn, president Of
the Council, "that a lot Of people
are going to find it hard to resist
the combination of a little more
gas in the tank and the feeling that
it won't be long now
I'VE ask these people to remem-
Der that the Japs couldn't ask for
anything better than this. A
Fourth of July holiday that would
pile up big accident toll and
thus slow down our war effort
would be a better holiday for
them than for us.
"Our boys out there in the Pa
cific will be fighting on indie
pendence Day this year to pre-
serve that independence. The
least we can do on the home front
is not to use the holiday to hurt
their efforts.
Lets take it easy, put victory
first on the Fourth and be back
on the job on the Fifth"
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28
Bond Sales Sill
Short Of Goal;
Ends Saturday

With the final days Of the Sew
enth War Loan campaign, Kenne-
wicb is still short Of the goal.
Pr Mt figures indicate that the
e Bond sales are about IS per
cent Of the required amount and
other issues are running about
IS per cent.
Acel Ann Purdy il again top
ping all other individual sales.
men with $4,000 to her credit.
Miss Purdy is selling from booth
each evening at the Benton Thea
ter. D. M. Deeter, in charge Of
sales for the committee, suggests
that prospective bond buyers can
help put the drive over the top
and at the same time help Miss
Purdy reach a new high by stop
ping at her booth for last minute
purchases.
In the Series E classification
SIPS, 900 has been reached and
$4,000 in all other classified
tons. It is expected that some
expected large sales from big firms
will easily fulfill the quota In the
latter group.
A telegram from Wyman Cox,
county chairman, received by
Kennewick chairman James Leavy
early this week states:
AT close Of business June 10,
Benton county stands 81 per cent
of j. quota. We are among first
five counties in state to date. Let's
be the first. Publicize to add fur.
Their impetus in closing days. Best
of luck"
Bonds are on sale at most
stores and at the bank as well as
the theater. The drive closes Sat
urday. All citizens are urged to
make their final purchases i'm
mediately.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28
FIemen Answer
Several Calls

Several calls have kept the fire
department hopping during the
past week. On Monday a small
residence newly finished south
of Bremmer's service station was
seriously damaged. The roof was
burned off and the interior gut
ted.
Sunday night the department
was able to save the house of
Chris Christensen on the River
Road but two car garage and
trailer were destroyed. Some
valuable papers and records Of an
eastern business man were lost
in the trailer. The house was
scorched but otherwise undam-
aged.
Tuesday shortly before noon q
fire was extinguished in an open
truck load of garbage. The fire
in the debris was probably started
from hot ashes and occurred at
Washington and Avenue G.
The department has been burn
ing dry grass on vacant lots and
alleys to remove that fire hazard.
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28
Chester Dague Home
On Emergency Furl0ugt

Chester Dague arrived home on
emergency furlough Tuesday q. m.
Chester and his parents are sing
high praises Of the wonderful
work done by the American Red
Cross, in helping to obtain his
emergency furlough. Chester was
with the Navy in the Hawiian
Islands on Saturday night. There
he took q troop plane and was in
Oakland, Calf. Sunday morning
and then arrived In Kennewick
at 2:l5 Tuesday morning. Now
that's travelling. Chester will
spend q thirty-day leave with his
parents. He was called home when
his father, Everett Dague, was
hurt in an accident last Thursday,
June 21st. Mr.. Dague's truck and
a train tangled, with Mr.. Dague
coming off second best.
Friends of the Dague's win be
glad to know that Everett is at
home recovering now and can have
visitors.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28
Council Moves
TO Save Federal
Project Properly

With a view to retaining the
property now being used by the
housing project, the city council
at a special meeting Tuesday
night took action to secure prior
rights.
The action took the form Of an
instruction to the city attorney
to request that Director G. E.
Smith write to the director Of
housing to advise the FPHA Of
the city's wishes.
It has been q policy in dispos-
ing of this type of property to
give the city the first chance
to take the property. II the
city does not want it then it
would probably be sold either in
entirety or piecemeal to private
interests.
The council asked that action
be deferred until the city has had
an opportunity to formulate q
plan for the use Of the land. Be-
ing adjacent to the present City
park il is felt that this would
Oe an lOeal lOC8ClOu lOT luVuTe Oc-
velopment Of recreational facili-
ties.
Just what that development will
be is still a matter for discussion.
There is considerable agitation
for the construction of a SWIM
ming pool. This site would be
excellent for that purpose in the
opinion of several inasmuch as
il would be close to the school.
With greater emphasis on SWIM
ming instruction in the post war
period it is believed that a SWIM
ming pool would be a needed adj
dition to the schools athletic
program.
An extension Of the city park
into this area is being suggested
embracing other developments
such as the swimming pool and
the community hall which is al
ready a part Of the project.
Council members also discussed
several problems in connection
with the construction Of the Ave-
nue. B trunk sewer.
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Ration Board
Summer Hours

The Ration Board announced
this week, the changes in the open
ing and closing time for the sum-
mer.
On July End the office will be
open at 10 am. to pm. This Is
a change from $50 to $3.50. The
office will be open as usual on
Wednesday evening from $50 ia
$50 and on Saturdays until 1890.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28
GOOD nEADlN'

Recommended reading includes
the first of a series of articles on
the Highlands irrigation project.
This may seem like an old story
to many old timers who have
worked for SO many years for
this development but we think
they'll still enjoy rehashing the
history. Speaking Of history an
other new feature is a historical
sketch of the Louisiana Purchase
and the Lewis and Clark expi-
dition. This is condensation of
a book written by Walter Mea-
cham who is executive secreatry
Of the Oregon Council of the
American Pioneer Trails associa-
ton. The story was furnished
to us with the compliments of
the author and the Montana Coun-
Gil of the APTA.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28

PROMOTED
Gavin r. Jones of Kennewick
has advanced to coxswain, at a
Naval Air base in the Marianas.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
A. S. Jones of Kennewick. His
wife lives on Route 2, Toppenish
Wash.
Jones attended Kennewick High
School where he played basketball
and softball.
He has also served at the Nav
al Air Station at Pasco, Olathe,
Kans., and San Bruno, Calf.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28
Put Victory First on Fourth" "
Is National Safety Plea

Planning on having yourself a
time over the Fourth Of July, with
more gas, We day and alle
Don't do it, suggests the Ma
tional Safety Council. Instead,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28
New Grocery 10
Open Saturday

A new grocery store will open
in Kennewick Saturday. It is
a strictly modern store selling
groceries, meats and vegetables.
Operated by Floyd w. Hodsson,
it will be opened In the building
on Avenue G formerly known a.
the White Kitchen.
The interior has been completely
renovated with shelving painted
green with wll;te wells. A ,Aeal
counter has been installed, veget-
able display counter with sprink-
lers and a refrigerator unit. Frozen
foods will also be on sale.
Mr.. Hodgson has been in east
ern Washington since he was a
boy, coming to Kennewick about
two years ago. He operated the
meat department for Hale's mar
ket and was q butcher at the
Safeway store. Mrs. Hodgson Is
& former Finley resident and the
couple have two children. They
own their home in Records addi-
ton.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28
BIG NAMES

A lot of credit is due Doc Ken
nedy in bringing a second Big
Name Dance Band to Kennewick.
Recently large number of local
people had the privilege of hear
ing Mallory's outfit and tonight
the famous Al Donahue orchestra
will please Playland full Of
dance addicts. Kennewick will
receive no little publicity in sew
eral quarters as result. Nice
going, Doc.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28
News from Our Men and Women
In the Armed Services
n THE PHILIPPINES

Nineteen Washington State ser.
vicemen were among the infant
rymen assigned to the veteran
25th Division in the Philippines
and have since been in action on
northern Luzon where the "Tropic
Lightning" troops captured Bal.
etc Pass and Santa Fee, and are
now battling the Japs in the vas,
Cagayan Valley.
All privates, in the service since
last summer, they include: John
w. Holzheirmer, son of Mrs. Ma.
thilda Holzheirmer, Rt. l, Ken.
neWick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28

Ensign John w. Bennett, son of
J. H. Bennett. came into San Diego
and spent several days visiting his
sister, Velma E. Swanson in San
Francisco and his brother Francis.
Francis is graduating Friday from
Camp Boberts and will receive
further service training.
The two boys have been able
to be together one day while there.
John has been in the North At
lantic and just recently trans
ferred to the Pacific by way of
Panama.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28
The editor asks us to caN your
attention to a new feature In

- the heading of "CVA
WUfd1n." It is the intention to
make this column a clearing house
for ideas for and against the prop
osition. It has developed into a
highly argumentative topic and
here's an excellent chance to pop
off. The only request is for brew
ity. Letters must be signed. How
ever, at the writer's request only
initials will be published.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28
STORY OF THE WEEK

S1OHY OF TIE WEEK
A local citizen dashed into
police headquarters the other day.
"Lock me up quick" he said
breathlessly, 81 just hit my wife
with a baseball bat!''
sseeDid eu kill herr" asked Chief
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28
Three Local Men
Honored For 50
Years With PPL

viewed WEDNESDAY night Wnen
members of the Pacific Power
& Light Company organization
met in the Kennewick-Pasco Dis
trict to observe the 35th ami
versary of the founding of the
company and honor its veterans.
Here for the occasion were
George T. Bragg, p. p. & l.. vice
president and general manager,
and D. F. McCurrach, assistant
general manager, and D. B. Leon
ard, commercial manager of the
company.
Telling the development of cleo
trio service in this area by the
company, Bragg compared the
present integrated Pacific Power
& Light company system, with
its 1900 miles of electric lines,
to the 388 miles of poles and wire
with which the company began
business in 1910.
An early accomplishment was
supplying 24-hour-a-day electric
service, Bragg, recalled. Prior to
the organization of Pacific Power
& Light company, may towns had
to rely on tiny, isolated plants that
could provide electricity only from
dusk to midnight.
Where electricity from small
inefficient systems once sold for
as high as Is cents a kilowatt-
hour, IS years Of electrical pro-
gress here by the company have
brought rates so low that Pacific
Power & Light company now re-
ceives an average price of only
1.86 cents per kilowatt-hour for
residential electric service, Bragg
pointed out. Electric rates here
are now As per cent below the
average for the nation.
Where in 1910, electric service
rarely extended beyond larger
towns, the company's lines today
serve the agricultural territory Of
81 Washington and Oregon coun-
ties and supply electricity to more
than $4,000 farms.
twenty-five members Of the
company's Pasco-KenneWick dis
trict organization have each had
more than 10 years of experience
in the electric industry, Bragg an
nounced in awarding service pins
to George A. Purdy, Robert A.
Cruzen, John Richards, Vane Il.
Wilder, Howard F. Hinckley, Jay
Montgomery, and Harold D. Tay-
lor.
Three of the company's veterans
all of Kennewick, Joe Siegfried,
superintendent of the power de-
partment, and Earl Eby and How
ard S. Whitbeck. construction de-
partment foremen, have all had
more than 80 years of service with
the company.
Roy H. Skill district manager,
William ] McFarlane, line superin-
tendent, and Gerhard A. Carlson,
of the company's construction de-
partment, have each had more
than Is years Of experience serv-
ing p. p. & L. electric customers.
James K. Bockius, Odes Sloan,
Louis ]. O'Keefe, Lance Read, and
George A. Purdy have each had
more than 20 years experience in
the electrical industry.
Holders Of the 15-year service
pins include William E. brennan,
Eber l.. Hanlon, Gilbert L. Spur
geon, Phillip M. Williams, Rufus
L. Veatch, Vane r. Wilder and
William w. Speer. Ten-year men
include William D. Becker Robert
A. Cruzen Jay Montgomery, Myrl
Walsh, Howard F. Hinckley, John
Richards, Harold Taylor, and Ken
meth E. Hudson. Another long
time p. p. & L. employee, Walter
johnson, is included in the group
of p. p. & L. men now away from
their jobs, serving with the armed
forces.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28
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South America Topic
Of KiWanis Speaker

AT its noon luncheon Tuesday,
at the Arrow Grill, the Kennewick
Kiwanis Club will have as its
speaker, Mrs. Margaret Should, a
former resident of Kennewick.
She was a graduate of the local
schools. Mrs. Should has resided
for several years in South Ameri-
ca and will tell the story Of her
life there and her impressions Of
our future relations with the
countries Of that continent.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28
"NoGock me up quick!"
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Key Shop Moving To
New Location In PascO

WOODS Key Shop is moving its
location this week opening Mon
day at 9th and Lewis in Pasco.
Day and night emergency key and
lock service will be featured with
a complete line of locks and keys.
The shop has been located in
the rear of the Columbia Electric
building in Kennewick. The lawn
mower sharpening service will re-
main at that place.
Mr.. Woods has had many years
experience in the key business,
coming here from Denver last
November. Mr.. and Mrs. Woods
have one son Is, and the family
will live in the new building which
they have purchased.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28

Ensign Edwin Upton has been
home on leave. He Is the son OF
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28

lst 1t. Welkos o. Hawn, better
known as Butch" is with the 69th
Infantry, Headquarters Div. in
Germany. His was the first group
to join forces with the Russians
Butch" says there was a great
deal of hand shaking and back
slapping exchanged between the
American boys and the Russian
soldiers when they met at Leip-
tzig, Germany. His Division under
Reinhardt was the first to plant
the American flag on German
soil in this war. An interesting
sidelight is the fact that Reinhardt
was the last one to remove the
American flag from Germany in
the first World War, and now the
first to bring 1t back.
Butch has been in the army for
three years and took his training
at Fort Benning, Ga. and at Camp
Shelby, Miss. where he was for
two years. Before entering the
service, he was attending the Uni
versity of Washington where he
was senior. Butch graduated
from Kennewick High School in
1889.
Butch's mother has just re-
ceived word that he has been re-
assigned to the 9th Army and will
probably be sent to the China,
Burma, India front.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. B.
Hawn live on the River Road, on
Route 2, Kenne~ick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28
The Sidewalk
REPORTER
souAwK CLUB
BY the
KENNEWICK COURIER

soUAWK CLUB
a Merchantmen of the Anal
o.mated Association of Complain
81. q subsidiary of the SquaWk
e club, reported happily that .o his
her in a strictly unusual manner.
SShe sure fell for our organiza-
+;on" the spokesman spoke. The
iadv in question was not nearly
=. ..u Iannv. She says she didn't fall
for the organization but that sne
fell on account of stepping into
a hole in the sidewalk right on
Kennewick avenue-right on ner
face, too. She even went SO 1ar
as to suggest that the city elect
a committee of sidewalk hole
filler-uppers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28

1t. William Wills is home on q
sixty-day furlough. He just re-
Gently was released from the Sta
lag Luft, a German prison camp,
where he spent eleven and q halt
months. 1t. Wills is q BIZ pilot.
He is being married to Mary Ernst
while here, and many friends are
offering congratulations.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28

Horrigan, Horrigan and Leavy
will be the new firm name OF
the popular Pasco attorneys. The
Leavy is none other than our own
Jim who will be established in
his new office Monday. While
we're sorry to hear Jim is moving
his headquarters across the river
we wish him every success IN
his new partnership. He intends
to continue living in Kennewick
and promises to flash his winning
smile along our boulevards at ire
Quent intervals.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-28

Kiwanis club yelled "Uncle"
last week, failing to field a team
for the scheduled softball game
with cfpastmasters. A large dele
- Sof spectators went sadly
rSwaS xrying to hide their disa-
pointment behind brave smiles,
when they were finally convinced
that there would be no game that
night. Cheer up, kids, there'u
be another night and then those
mean old Kiwanians will be sor-
ry-so says Toastmaster.