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Evening star., 1946-12-14
bendix and Te|ecoin
Named in Violation
|0f Antitrust Laws
BY the Associated Press

Attorney General Clark yesterday
ANNOUNCED the filing Of civil actor
charging Bendix Home Appliance
Inc, OF South Bend, Ind, and Tele-
coin Corp. of New York City with
violating antitrust laws In the dis
tribution, sale and rental Of Bendiz
automatic washing machines.
Mr.. Clark said lone OF the prin-
cipal postwar demands in the home
appliance field is for automatic
washing machines for home use and
for installation in apartment houses
Fand so-called laundrettes where the
use of such machines Is available
to the public on payment OF serv-
ice charge.
To-day there is backlog OF or
ders for several hundred thousand
automatic washing machines repre-
senting many millions Of dollars OF
future retail sales. The action filed
today is intended to assure the pub
lie the benefits and protection OF
competitive conditions with respect
to such sales"
These details Of the charges were
supplied by Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral Wendell Berge, chief of the
Justice Departments antitrust d.
vision.
1.-THE Bendix distribution system is
alleged to have fixed wholesale and
retail prices for Bendix machines at
high and unreasonable levels. It Is
charged that the system unduly re-
Evening star., 1946-12-14

stricts the right to resell and use
Bendix machines; that 1t imposes
unreasonable conditions. restrictions
and charges on persons angaged in
the business of renting automatic
washing machines to the public, and
that 1t unreasonably excludes per-
sons from such rental business"
Bendix is charged. Mr.. Berge con-
tinued, with having an arrange
ment with Telecoin by which Tele-
coin has been made the sole dis
tributor of Bendix machines for in
stallation in laundrettes and apart
ment houses.
Under this arrangement, Tele-
coin, with the alleged connivance OF
Bendix, purportS to grant fran
.chises' which exclude all automatic
washing machines except BendiX
machines from commercially desir-
able locations, Ak rental charges, re-
quire payment of monthly tribute to
Telecoin, and unreasonably restrict
the rights of owners and operators
of rental machines with respect to
those machines"
In New York a spokesman for
,Telecoin Corp. said the firm had no
comment on the action.
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Seeks Further U, s. Aid.

Advised by the director Of the
Budget Bureau that the President
will not recommend Federal appro-
priation for the Commission for the
1948 budget, the commission in
structed its executive committee to
make further efforts to secure Fed
eral assistance. Last year the budget
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plan Of pollution abatement for the
Potomac and It's tributaries.

plan Of pollution abatement for the
Potomac and its tributaries.
Ending its two-day winter meeting
here yesterday, the commission
listed 10 priority projects which, ac-
cording to the commissions advisory
technical committee, constitute a
proper sequence Of pollution abate-
ment projects" in the order of their
Importance in cleaning up the basin.
Pointing out that the Luke Cum
berland area is at present the
greatest offender, the technical
committee said the early completion
of the Savage River Dam Is of pri-
mary Importance in cleaning up
the pollution In this section.
To Increase Branch Flow.
The committee said the completion
of the dam will increase the flow
of the North Branch of the Poto-
mac from 80 second feet to about
100 second feet. This means. in lay
man language, that the flow of the
North Branch would be increased
from about 21,6O0,0 gallons per
day to about 72,000,000 gallons per
day. This constant flow would do
much to relieve the pollution prob
lem.
THE completion Of the Savage
River DAM" the committee said,
will assist in reducing serious pol
luton in the Cumberland area, but
it will not be a cure-an. A num-
ber of problems will remain to be
corrected before the most beneficial
results are obtained. 1t is consid-
cred, however, that this area is the
Number priority for concerted
commission action"
Construction of the dam, now
about 10 per cent complete was
authorized this year by Congress
It was urged that every effort" be
made to assure appropriations by
the next Congress for completing
the project.
Other Facilities Sought.
In addition to the Savage River
Dam, the committee urged that the
commission assist in securing sew
age treatment facilities at Cumber-l
land, Ridgley, Keyser, Piedmont,
Westernport and Luke; assist in im-1
proving treatment facilities and i'm
prove operating procedures where
necessary at industries discharging
wastes in the streams; to inyesti-
gate the possibilities of securing ad-
ditional water flow control reser-
voirs in the upper basin, and to seek
means of reducing the acid mine
drainage discharges into the
streams.
The commission was urged to aid
in the formation of a sanitary dis
trict to provide the necessary sew
ers and treatment facilities for the
Georges Greek area in the upper
basin and to lend its assistance to
Winchester and Martinsburg, w.
Va, in the construction Of treat
ment facilities for wastes now en-
tering Opequon Creek. The COM
mission, it was said, should Coop
crate in any way possible with the
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provided $4,000 for the commits

provided $4,000 for the commits
sion.
Taking steps to make the residents
of the basin aware Of the work OF
the commission, a speakers bureau
will be set up to provide lecture
facilities for organization through
out the Potomac River area. The
bureau will include IL speakers
qualified to discuss the problems OF
basin development.
The commission also will sponsor
short course schools for sewage
plant operators in the member
States.
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Relief Society to Hold
Donor Dance Toniaht

The Junior Jewish Consumptives
Relief Society will hold its ninth
annual donor banquet and dance
at $50 o'clock tonight at the May
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Troopship Due With | ,A3

q The M. I. T. Victory, carrying
1,443 troops from Bremerhaven. is
scheduled to arrive today at New
York. It is the only troop-carrier
due to arrive at United States Ports.
Buy your extra United States
Savings Bond today.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-09-19
Kennewick Lions In Warm Up Game
AT Hermisfon Saturday Afternoon

Kennewick failed to score but
showed some excellent running
and line plays. Karamatic played
three full teams in the three en-
gagements against S unny s d e
Prosser and Grandview.
Sunnyside scored the only north
touchdown against Kennewick
playing third string at that time
Following the score the Lions put
on a march down the field tina,
took them almost to the Sunnyside
goal line in ten plays.
In the Hermiston game Satur-
day, Karamatic expects to test
several backfield combination.
pointing toward the opening con.
ference game with Ellensburg or
Friday, Sept. ~ Charles Nc.
Guinness, last years Kennewicl'
Coach, is head man for the Ellens-
burg squad.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-09-19

Kennewick High school football
season opens with a nonconference
game at Hermiston Saturday aft
ernoon. Coach George Karamatic
is putting the squad through the
hoops daily and is rapidly whip
ping team into excellent condi-
ton.
With lack of experienced play
ers a large amount Of shifting has
been taking place with surpris-
ing amount of good material show
ing up. In fact observers expect
the strength of the team this year
to show up in an exceptional
amount of reserves.
Pasco took honors in the Friday
night jamboree scoring three
touchdowns against teams of the
North Valley. Richla nd also
scored.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-09-19
For Free
Elephant rain

That Gee, Haw" stuff doesn't
20 with an elephant. We noticed
that the Cole Brothers circus ele-
plant men did nothing more than
whisper in their big Tapping ears
and the ponderous pachyderms
went to work with a will.
Farmers in this area use horses
and tractors for their heavy work,
but so far we haven't heard of any
elephant experience. But the
Grape Festival Agricultural COM
mittee is going to run an elephant
train during the three big days OF
the celebration. :,
To keep the brutes working will
take more than whispering be-
cause they will be a purely me-
chanical elephant. The commit
tee is arranging to furnish low
trailers pulled by tractors that VIII
travel at a slow pace and provide
transportation for large numbers
of festival celebrators to move
easily from one event to another
And all for free, too.
The trailer outfits will circulate
around town and all you have to
do is step on and ride. +
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-09-19
B.P.W. Initiates
10 New Members

The KenneWick Business & Pro.
fessional Women's Club held an
initiation banquet in the Arrow
Grill last Friday night.
Those taking part in the cere-
mony were President Lillian Tuve;
secretary, Florence Oliver; past
president, Bea Behrman; vice
president Lottie Lampson and dis
trict representative Lena Mccain
iSh.
Those who received the initia-
ton were Kay Page, Dorothy Lee,
Kathryn Myers, Elsie Knowles,
Florence Tedford, Lillian Kubic,
Blanche Pratt, Dorothy Bingamon,
Ruth Beall and Ruth Miller.
There were four others, Emma
Johns, Helen Christie, Lydia Mock
and Diddy LOTUS, who were un-
able to attend and will have to be
initiated next month:
The growth in thesclub is SYM
bolic of the part women are play
ing in the business district of Ken
newick and the president predict
ed that the club would double Is
membership in a year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-09-19
Mental Expert to
Appear Here .

An outstanding speaker in DR..
Franz j. Polgar will lead off the
season for the Kennewick-Pasco
lecture series. Date for the lecture
has been set as October IL. Watch
for announcement of time and
place
DR.. Polgar is classed as "the
most perplexing personality of the
platform" Subject Of his lecture
is Miracles Of the Mind" He will
offer demonstration Of telepathy,
memory feats and power Of sug-
gestion.
The Saturday Evening Post has
recently published articles dealing
with DR.. Polgar. An example Of
the reaction to the speakers pro-
gram is included in a quotation
from the San Francisco Chronicle:
"Dr. Franz How does he do IT'D
Polgar shattered all previous con-
victions by his unexplicable mem
tai feats at the Town Hall
Forums"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-09-19

George Mitchell and Linn Wild
er starred at the Kiwanis club
Tuesday noon in telling the club
of their experiences in a recent
Air Scout encampment at NC
Chord Field in Tacoma. Air Scouts
fro mall parts of the state spent
eight days in intensive training
Air Scout squadron, presented the
under Army Air Force direction.
Jim Mokler, leader Of the local
program of the organization. Also
present were Linn Hebron, scout
executive for this area, and Chief
McDermott of the Blue Mountain
council. E
Scouts Mitchell and Wilder des-
cribed in graphic detail their ex-
neriences and training received at
McChord and urged the members
to take a more active interest in
the Scout program. .zts.
Air Scouts here have been es-
pecially successful in construction
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-09-19
Air Scouts Describe Program to
Kiwanis: Plan Permanent Quarters

and flying of model airplanes and
are now working for the estab-
lishment of meeting place.
Jim Mokler explained that the
Scouts are more interested in the
fundamentals of aircraft design
and ground training than in actual
flying. He asked for the fullest
cooperation of Kiwanians and
thanked them for the sponsorship
they have given the group.
The Scouts will participate IN a
model plane demonstration in con-
nection with the Air Show to be
held at Vista Field on Saturday,
Oct. S, as a part of the Grape Fes-
tival.
One plan being considered to
provide permanent quarters for
the Scouts is to secure an old army
bomber and fit it out as club
room. Another plan is to secure
an unusable motor for the boys to
study.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-09-19
Boosters
Here's "A Chance!

During the past few weeks as
stock in the Kennewick Grape
Festival has been offered, many
townspeople have indicated their
desire to support the event, al
though they were not able to pur-
chase stock.
That way has now been provid-
ed in the form Of a Grape Festival
Booster sticker, suitable for the
home or Office window, or for the
back window of a car.
Gene Spaulding will explain the
plan to students Of the Kennewick
public schools in a special assem-
bly, this afternoon, arranged by
is also vice president Of the Grape
Superintendent E. S. Black, who
Festival association.
Students of the school will take
an active part in Offering the col
orful stickers to purchasers at the
rate of one dollar each.
Spaulding saiys: sits one way
that every one Of us can support
the festival. We are looking for
ward to a speedy acceptance Of
the booster stickers."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-09-19
COP Women
Organize Club

The Kennewick Republican Wo-
mems club was xeorganized at a
meeting held Monday evening at
the Arrow Grill. Mrs. Sylvia Allen
was elected president; Mrs. Elsie
Walters, vice president; Mrs. Nor
ma Grosscup, secretary; and Mrs.
Harriet Brown, treasurer. Mrs.
George Cloud, Mrs. Waldo Rich
mond and Mrs. Clare Shaw were
appointed on the telephone COM
mittee. Mrs. Grace Stricken was
chosen delegate to represent the
group in Seattle, Friday and Sat-
urday. All women in the COM
munity interested in the organi-
cation will be welcome at the next
meeting Tuesday evening, Sep
tember "a at o'clock in the Coun-
Gil rooms at the city hall.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-09-19
Post Office to Arrange
Booth For Fall Festival

Personnel Of the KenneWick
post Office will publicize the near
ness Of National Letter Week, Oct.
ID to 10 by stating and operating
a stationery and stamp booth in
the post Office, Postmaster Roger
Records said today.
For the convenience of Kenne-
wick people and visitors, the booth
will be open during the three days
of the Grape Festival, he outlined,
and will have available, in addi-
ton TO Grape Festival stationery,
the following commemorative
stamps: the three cent Iowa. the
five cent Roosevelt, the three cent
Smithsonian, the three cent Hon
orable Discharge and the three
cent Tennessee stamps.
Records also noted that on Oct.
/ the air mail stamp rate will be
reduced from &c to Sc per ounce.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-09-19
Rebekahs, Oddfell0ws
Plan POt-Luck Dinner

Kennewick Rebekahs and Odd
Fellows will gather at their hall
Friday night for an anniversary
pot luck dinner. All Rebekahs,
Odd Fellows, wives and husbands
are urged to attend. The dinner
will start at $50. Coffee and des-
sert will be furnished.
Odd Fellows will confer the first
degree at the regular meeting on
Monday night, Sept. 30. The 1ni-
tiatory degree was conferred on
Earl Tinney at Monday nights
meeting.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-09-19
Senator Mitchell Visits Kennewick;
Confident Project Will Be Approved

OcIldIOI hugh V1ltSIiCA III NH
newick Monday made date with
members of the Irrigation Pro-
jects committee. --
81 want to come back to Ken
newick about next March," the
Senator said, "to participate in the
ceremonies incident to the turning
of the first shovel-full of soil for
the Kennewick Highlands project. .
State Senator Earl Coe agreed to
be on hand to hold the Senator's
coat. l.. s..s#NssH
Senator Mitchell agreed to per-
Sonally issue an invitation to
President Truman to attend Ken
newick's Grape Festival. This
came in response to request from
members of the Festival commit
tee. "The President may not be
able to make it, Mitchell said,
"but I am sure that he would like
to. We were all impressed with
the wonderful gift of your fine as
paragus sent to us this spring. The
President has not forgotten Ken
newick."
Senator Mitchell stated with
confidence that there is every rea-
son to feel that the Kennewick
project will get early and favor
able action in Congress. This
bears out the prediction made last
week by Representative H !
Holmes that the project viii win
early congressional approval.
Senator Mitchell stopped here
on tour of the state and expects
to be back in Kennewick for the
Grape Festival.
Travelling with him was John
Walsh, the Senator's secretary.
Walsh was in Kennewick a year
ago at which time he toured the
Highlands project with members
of the local committee.
Senator Mitchell spoke highly
of Kennewick's school system and
remarked that in every other town
he has visited the "major prob
lem has been the outworn, mad
equate, unsafe and insanitary
school plant, wholly inadequate
to meet 1916 and future needs. !"
School people up and down our
West coast and all through CEN
trail Washington, have impressed
upon me that we are heading into
1947 with a school plant designed
to meet 1927 needs" the Senator
said.
Mitchell advocates public
works program for school con-
struction matching local and state
funds on basis of two dollars for
one dollar, as well as Federal aid
for teachers in pay on the job and
adequate retirement payments. "
1--WE have a great and growing
region" Mitchell said, "our child
rem will reap its benefits and can
pay its costs; our obligation is to
provide for them now"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-09-19
KenneWick 10
Boost For Basin
Road at Meet

H. E. Oliver and r. G. Rector
left yesterday to attend the three
day convention of the Washington
Good Roads association at Belling-
ham. With road construction vir-
tually stopped during the war
years, it is expected that the con-
vention will draw a wide attend
ance with a multitude of road pro-
jects to consider.
Delegates from this area will
push for convention backing fol-
construction of Columbia Basin
north-south highway and for the
completion of the North Bank
road.
More than so Representatives
from various sections of the Col
umbia Basin attended a road meet
ing in Kennewick Saturday night
The group endorsed resolution
introduced by the Kennewick and
Pasco chambers of commerce road
committees urging Immediate ap-
proval of a road running from the
Kennewick-Pas area to Coulee
dam by the most direct route feas-
ible, taking into consideration the
topography of the area and the ag-
ricultural land to be served. The
resolution is to be presented to the
Bellingham convention.
Reclamation Bureau officials
have stated that they will be un-
able to lay out farm units until
primary highways are designated
County roads will follow bitches
and natural land contours.
The Kennewick meeting did not
ask any specific route except that
it be as direct as possible. This
proposal is favored by the Bureau
and by the State Highway engin-
GERS.
The Highway department has
stated that such a road will be
built but have made no commit
ment as to when construction can
be started. Backers of the pro-
posal here point out that construc-
ton of the southern link from here
to Highway 40 is essential to aid
ing in the construction work in the
Basin.
Delegates to the convention will
urge the earliest possible construc-
ton.
With funds allocated for surveys
of uncompleted sections of the
North Bank road it is expected
that early construction may be
possible.
A "Kennewick Products" dinner
was feature of the Saturday
meeting here, served in the new
grade school cafeteria. H. E. Oil
yer, VIM. Reynolds of Othello and
r. H. White of Moses Lake were
elected elegates from the group to
the Bellingham convention. Rec
tor is attending as representa-
tive of the Kennewick chamber OF
commerce. Reynolds is secretary
of the Basin road association.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-09-19
ooiball, Air
Show Added to
estival Plans

Negotiations for a top-notch
football game for the Grape Fes-
tival ended successfully this week
with the announcement from
Chamber of Commerce Secretary
Dick Rector that the Yakima ALL
Stars will meet the Fort Lewis
Artillerymen in a gridiron classic
at the high school playing field at
z pm. Saturday, the final day of
the festival.
1.-THE Fort Lewis team, coached
by Captain Sorrell, lis fifty-man
squad, several of whom are ALI
American players" Rector said
today" and the Yakima All-Stars
are an aggregation Of former high
school and college stars that have
been groomed to high polish by
their coach, Babe Hollinsberry."
Adult admission to the game,
expected to produce some Of the
finest play of the season, will be
set at 81 plus tax, Rector contin-
ued, and arrangements for special
bleachers are being made now to
handle a capacity crowd.
Program Takes Form
Meanwhile the festival program
was taking black and white form
with Thursday, October 3, desig-
mated as Presidents Day, honor
ing President Harry S. Truman.
Highlighting the opening day will
be the opening of livestock, agri-
cultural and home economic ex-
hibits, a spectacular parade of
floats, which will open the mid
way, a square dance contest, free
entertainment by The Skymasters,
aerial performers, who will appear
every day, the first appearance Of
Jack Teagarden and Spike Jones
and his City Slickers.
The program will run on into
Thursday evening with selection
of the Queen of Queens at the
Benton and Roxy theatres, and
coronation of the winning candi-
date, who will reign for the COM
ing year as Ruler of the Realm of
Concordia. The evening program
will also feature entertainment by
the Grape Festival Club, and the
dance music of the two name
bands.
Friday Program
Friday will be Governors Day,
and the strong probability exists
that Governor Mon G. Wallgren
will be here in person to take
part in the days program. Farm
exhibits and judging will continue
and the second day of square
dancing and aerial performances
will take place.
At 1880 am. the Parade of
Light Horses will start under the
direction of Parade Superintend-
ent Harry Owens. Judges Joe
Muir, Extension Animal Husband
man from Washington State Col
lege, and Jack Mcclure, agri-
culturist for the Northern Pacific
Railroad, will weigh the merits of
the horses and riders in the adult
group, who will vie for group
prizes of $50 and SIS, and indi-
vidual prizes of $50 and SIS.
More Prixes
In separate competition, riders
ranging from age 10 to Is will
parade their mounts for first
prize of $50 and a second prize of
SIS. Judging will give weights Of
409o to the horse, 5000 to the rider
and 800 to equipment.
Boys and girls, age is and un-
der, will parade for the honor Of
Continued on Page -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-09-19

1t was pointed out
that response from Richland
people has been enthusiastic
and many have volunteered time
to go with caravans and other
activities.
The advertising committee is
completing preparations to pro-
duce signs that can be carried on
trucks and cars.
Decorations and street banners
are going up now and will add
much to the festive spirit in pre-
festival preparations. These decor
ations have been contracted by
the Chamber of Commerce from
the Washington Flag and Decor
ating company. Many individual
stores are adding decorations as
well. r~e
Residents of Kennewick are ask
ed to give every consideration to
the sales crew that will call to-
morrow night. Tickets purchased
not only give the purchaser a
chance on the valuable prizes, but
admit them as well to hear and see
Spike Jones and Jack Teagarden
performances.
Chamber speakers stressed the
fact that Kennewick has receiv-
ed an unbelievable amount Of
publicity in connection with the
festival. The easiest way for in
dividuals to become a part OF this
big show is to purchase tickts.