davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-09
Partners Purchase Mob Hill Airporf
From Henne And Expand Operations

Flight training courses that win
be offered at once include student
license, private license, CONNER
cial license and instructors license.
Sawyer began his flying career
in 1887. FOR a year he served a.
an instructor in primary and SEC
ondary flight training 1t Seattle's
Boeing Field and In Walla Walla.
Then, after two years with the
Rankin Aeronautical Academy 1t
Tulare, California, he Joined the
army air corps. He was commits.
stoned q q lieutenant, and in
structed in basic flying at Chico,
Taft and Victorville, California.
He completed his BIZ flight train
ing and instructed in BIO flight
for a year before his discharge in
December, 1915. Since re-enter-
ing civilian life, Sawyer says, he
as been looking for q promising
flying business for himself.
MRS. Sawyer, the former Irene
Lum, has lived In KenneWick most
of her life. She is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. E. Lum, now
of PaSco.
NJ. NJ. McKinnis, the other part
ner, has operated the Richland
Cafe on Avenue e for the past
three years, coming to the city
from Longview, In 1913. He and
Sawyer win share both the FLIGHT
training and business management
duties Of their new venture.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-09
By Harold Clark

We were forty people, full Of
ham and eggs, jammed into eight
cars and we were on our way
down the north bank of the Col
umbia river. Maybe the ham and
eggs had something to do with it,
or it might have been the BRILL
ance Of the warming Washington
sun, but we were prepared to cope
with the most difficult terrain and
win through for good old Kenne-
wick.
Anyway there was the comfort
ing thought that the official car
for the day-a rugged little runt
of jeep-was breaking trail and
would be ON hand to extricate any
stragglers who found the going too
heavy.
And then the Indian guide
you'll have to know about him.
Chief Pigment, we called him, Of
the Nebulous Indians from the
Never Never Reservation. Because
of the convincing imagination Of
Publisher Tuve, who had given
the Chief q very good pre-6tp
press, some Of us even got to re-
ferring to the Chief as "Figgy" be-
fore the day was gone. Nouethe-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-09
Hysen Family Hits Fast
Two Day Cutting Pace

The term "grass cutting" means
a much more laborious and tedi-
Gus process to Kennewick resi-
dents than it does to folks In
other parts of the country where
it would simply indicate use for
the family lawn mower. But Il
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hysell and
their four daughters, aged II to
II, keep going at their present
win have to. hump to keep up with
them.
On May 2 and 3, the Hysells.
working on the old Gerber Ranch,
cut and placed in field Tugs 8,013
pounds Of trimmed and graded
asparagus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hyseu and their
family have worked in the district
for four years.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-09
Picnic. Movies. Ceremony School
Pairolman Reward ! Or Fine Work

certificates will be awarded with
fitting ceremonies.
More than 200 school safety
patrolmen are expected to attend
from Kennewick, Pasco, Richland
and Finley. Police chiefs OF the
three towns are taking an active
part in the program and arrange
ments.
This is our way of showing
appreciation for the grand Job
these junior patro1men have done"
commented State Patrolman =. J..
Wisner. "Since school patrols have
been established injuries to school
children at school crossings have
been almost eliminated. Pracdc-
ally all credit goes to the young
patrolmen who have actually done
the work under our direction"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-09
The Sidewalk
REP RTER
souAwK CLUB
By The if.i4s !.
KEr1NEWICK COURIER

Even with a joint meeting this
week Of all the chapters of the
Middle Columbia South Bank
Squawk Club, attendance was so
poor that the sergeant-at-arms
had to drag in the janitor and the
Office cat to make up q quorum.
A fiery speech from the third vice
president finally drew one timid
member to his feet. with all this
zine work being done on our city
streets really hate to even mem
lion It but-well, I might put it
bis way: I drove my old jaloppy
along on that trip down the river
last Sunday over those frightfully
rough roads and made out all
right. But what do you suppose
happned?" The third vice pres
dent assured him he could hardly
wait to hear and the tiInid soul
explained: 81 got back to Kenne-
wick and I hit the railway cross
ing On Benton street and my rear
door Jared right of the carl"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-09
Scouts In Drive
For Waste PAPER

On Saturday, May 49,. Boy
Scouts Of Troop "a will carry on
a city-wide pickup Of waste paper:
The scouts request that bundles OF
paper be tied and placed on front
steps for the pickup.
There Is sharp demand for
waste paper for salvage at the
present time. The Scouts hope to
collect enough paper to make up
carload shipment in cooperation
with Pasco troops. They already
have a quantity on hand in their
depot on East Kennewick Avenue.
They plan to clean out that col
lection depot to get into the ship
ment.
Money derived from the sale Of
the paper will be used by the
Scouts to purchase sleeping bags
and tents to improve their camp
ing equipment.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-09
Baccalaureaie
Service Planned

The annual baccalaureate serv-
ice for the graduating class Of
the Kennewick high school Spon-
sorned by the Kennewick mem.
bers of the Inter- City Ministerial
association will be held in the
high school auditorium Sunday
evening, May 10th at 3 o'clock.
The class has chosen for it,
baccalaureate speaker this year
Rev. p. J. Luvaas, pastor Of the
First Lutheran church. Other min
listers of the city will participate
in the service and congregations
will join in the annual event also.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-09
Memorial
Group Studies
Varied Plans

In q preliminary city-wide meet.
ing last night, plans were discuss
ed for q Living War Memorial jn
Kennewick. The group eathered
at the call Of the Kiwanis club.
each representing an organization.
A motion was carried that the
group constitute itself perman-
ent War Memorial Commission
and to seek q broader representa-
ton. a second motion carried to
set up IN executive committee of
five with Tom ellis a chairman
to push the work Of the group and
to screen suggestions.
A number Of projects were dis
cussed - fitting memorials. A
hospital, swimming pool and q
civic building each received con-
adorable support. A proposal
nom the Pre-School Mothers club
for a fence along the ditch with
appropriate marking and decora-
tive planting received consider
able support.
However it was the concensus
Of the group that the project
should be chosen only after COM
plete discussions and with some
determination of the wishes Of the
majority Of citizens.
Most Of the representatives re-
ported that their organizations
would back any project that met
with the approval Of the greatest
number.
The executive committee will
study plans whereby the public at
large may express an opinion Of
preference. A meeting win be
called later by the chairman.
Sixteen clubs were represented
at the meeting and it Is hoped that
every organized group in the area
will be Represented soon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-09

A picnic with all the trim
mings, movies and q full days
program will be the reward of
schoolboy patrolmen in this area
for their many hours of excellent
work at school crossings.
The picnic is scheduled for
Tuesday, May IA, in the Richland
city park. Hot dogs, buns, pop,
cake, ice cream, potato salad and
all the trimmings will be served:
In the afternoon full show OF
boys movies will be presented
at the Village theater.
The picnic is sponsored jointly
by the American Legion, Hanford
Engineer Works and the State
Patrol. Honor badges and merit
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-09
Launch Plan 10
Open Navy Base
swimming Pool

That the huge Naval Air
cation swimming pool sec
' and largest indoor pool in the
g limited States--may be thrown
>onen to the public for use this
Ss,pmmer is a near possibility.
Wennewick Kiwanis club execu-
50 hoard voted Tuesday to join
us the Pasco club in making
sw..seneements for the opening. It
!. tentatively planned to Launch
= ;ntensive sale of season tickets
= Individuals which will entitle
tS.m to full use of the pool.
4 number of details remain to
:. ;roned out and a joint commit
=. ~ the two clubs is working
- the problem. The Navy has
s;ven permission provided the
n,,hIic will bear the expense OF
opening and operation.
II was estimated that it would
n,e necessary to sell nearly 1000
lickets at two dollars to insure
the opening.
wendell Brown of Pasco re-
norted TO the board meeting on
4he nlan and the steps that have
aiready been taken. Asking CO.
operation Of the KenneWick group
he exclaimed that an estimate had
heen made that it would require
$500 to open the pool and 81 400
month for operation. However
The committee was discovering
vavs in which both of these fig
mes could be substantially re-
duced.
ne pool is 200 feet long Of tile
construction and holds more than
continued on Page 81
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-09
City Accepts
Completion Of
Avenue B Sewer

Adopting a resolution Tuesday
night the city council officially
accepted the Avenue B trunk
sewer as completed. The job was
started 274 days ago and has been
the cause OF much comment and
Inconvenience because of the long
period of time in which streets
were torn up.
Final payment will not be made
until a 3O-day period has been
allowed for the settlement Of any
claims against the contractor or
his surety.
City councilmen have been
forced to spend q large amount
of time In coping with problems
arising In connection. with the big
construction job and il was with
a feeling of relief that the resolu-
ton was adopted.
Another resolution endorsed a
proposal that an engineer be hired
to study and provide q plan for
Gum street development and UNI
derpass. The report will cover the
need for the street, its relation
to the traffic problem and an
estimate Of costs.
No action was taken on report
from the Chamber Of Commerce
which recommended that the city
establish q system Of compulsory
garbage collection and that burn
ing Of refuse In the fire district
be prohibited. The council will
take this matter up at an early
date.
A motion was adopted to trans
fer the lease of the Mob Hill air.
port from Herb Henne TO the
new owners. A discussion followed
|on the matter Of providing water
Ito the airport. The council viii
discuss the matter with the PP6sL
Ito determine q method Of provid-
ing water lines to the airport as
well as to property on Mob Hill
recently brought into the city.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-09
xEYHoLE KEN

We've always maintained the
@aIkeong should be done by wo-
cue. sn and here we have another
, , nne Example Of it. The other day
49, w. heard Wally Foxa1 Dragging
s so09t bringing home some straw
;6 We couldn't help stick
a our nose into the conversation
s quo state (proudly) that we pur-
T I4ased berries here last week.
W. aaat nurt Wally's pride but when
his, mentioned they were rather
t Ign at 45c box Wally really hit
So Sc q. se'iing yep! he paid
sosp per box. Well, Wally, to ease
t t purse we are awarding you
M NO tickets to see "Wally and the
ras whoops! we
,be Yolanda and the Thief" at
srs Benton theatre next Sunday
s,.o Monday. Call at the Courier
"eporter Office, Wally.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-09
Filled zvith Ham, Eggs,
Trekke1S Study Road

less he was strictly q Pigment Of
Tuve's imagination.
The roads were q little rough
and q little twisty to Alderdale, the
first stop, where Ed Albritton.
county commissioner Of K1ickitat
county, served sandwiches, cookies
and coffee to the party. +. r.
Doyle, district highway engineer
fro mYakima, left the company
here, but he left q word Of cheer:
1.-THE road from Patterson to the
Continued On Page 8
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-09
Search 0f River
ais 10 Locate
Missing Operator

/, More than a week of intensive
search along the Columbia river
has failed to produce the body OF
Mark Turner, So, Kalan bridge
operator, who is believed to have
drowned the evening of April 80,
when he was fishing from a raft
on the river near the bridge.
Mrs. John Mccoy of 528 East
Indiana street, Spokane, and James
r. Turner, 1904 N. E. 53rd Avenue,
Seattle, daughter and brother OF
the missing man, have been in the
city anxiously awaiting results
from the searchers.
When Turner's absence was re-
ported by the relief operator on
the evening of his disappearance,
sheriff's deputies Immediately
searched the river area with pow
erful lights. They reported that
heavy underground made opera
tons difficult. On Wednesday and
Thursday following, they dragged
the river without success. Last
Tuesday, the eighth day after
Turner disappeared, officers cruis-
ed the Columbia down as far as
Plymouth in a Richland patrol
boat. Again their efforts failed
to produce any evidence. But the
river was high and the current
fast; searchers theorized that a
body may have been carried far
by this date.
A salient fact is that no proof
has been found to actually estab-
lish drowning, but other the
cries advanced to account for
Turner'S absence seem to officers
less tenable. A widower, he was
living alone, but his friends and
relatives knew of no plan that
Continued on Page 81
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-09
estivul Is
Slated for
kelllleWick

Qualification Of the Kenne-
wick Concord grape, along
with the many other fine
crops grown in the area, is
planned in a big Grape Festi-
val for Kennewick in Sep
TENDER.
A small group representing q
wide range Of interests, discussed
the question in a dinner meeting
Friday. They voted to issue let
ter explaining the proposal to
be sent to all organizations in this
section and inviting them to send
delegates to meeting on May IL
to form a permanent sponsoring
group.
Complete with queen and court,
"a street dance, and the carnival
spirit, the group discussed many
proposals to make the affair sue
cess.
It was the expression Of the
group that the grape should be
the central theme of the program
with local organizations operating
all concessions and entertainment
features.
Because the Concord grape
grown here has won a unique
distinction it was felt that it had
earned the right to all honor the
community can bestow upon It.
Farm groups, All clubs, Future
Farmers and others will be in
vited to participate to make Q
complete fair that will show WIS.,
itors and residents the wide
variety of fine products that come
from Kennewick farms.
Officers of all organizations are
asked to see that their groups are
represented for a full discussion
of the plan. Because a large
amount Of work needs to be done
to make the affair success the
original sponsoring committee -
anxious to get to work on the big
job. Any help that can be offered
will be welcomed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-09
LINK

Don't underestimate the value
oI tourist triffic. Each car spends
an average Of twenty dollars a
gay. In conjunction with the roads
mentioned above another route
@at VIII be boon to sight-seers
MC1id be the proposed north-south
lmk tnat would tie the great man
made wonder Of Coulee dam into
= quick trip to McNary and Bon
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-09

VSv4OSk16 P6kB346 k1S x100 84VO4 tAAC444 q
wide distribution in Congress
He forwarded IS letters from
Senators and Representatives in
reply to the pamphlets. He stated
that many more letters are COM
ing in. The pamphlets outlined in
story and picture the KenneWick
area and stressed the need for
immediate construction of the
project. -.
Following are excerpts from
some Of the letters which show
the general trend Of the replies:
u. II. Bankhead. Senator. Ala:
II have your letter Of April 20
enclosing folder relating to Kenne-
wick Irrigation Project.
"At my first opportunity will
read the pamphlet, and ! must
thank you for calling it to my at
tention.'' .
Eugene p. 1lillilEin, Senator. Colo:
1.-The folks at KenneWick sure
have a good story to tell and they
tell it well. ] am very glad to have
the information on that project
which you have 20 courteously
furnished me.
BE assured that the project will
have my most careful considera-
ton whenever it comes before the
Irrigation and Reclamation COM
mittee."
Compton White. Cong. Idaho:
THANK you for sending the fol-
der regarding the Kennewick IT.
rigation project, with which ] am
very familiar.
Il want to assure you that as q
member of the House Committee
on Irrigation and Reclamation, I
win do everything possible to
have funds made available for the
early completion of the project"
VIM. Lsmleo. Cong. No. Dakota:
Received your letter in regard
to the appropriation for the Ken
newick Irrigation Project in your
state.
'sYou may rest assured that I
shall be glad to support an appro-
priation for that as well as other
irrigation projects"
Herman p. Xopplsman. Cong.
Conn:
aAs you must know ! advocate
all worthwhile public projects that
mean q larger distribution Of nat
ure's gifts to the people.
4; "You may count on me to 60
along with you on the irrigation
project"
w. Lee o.Daniel. Senator. Texas:
81 have your letter Of April 20
with the enclosed folder emphasize
ing the importance Of the develop
ment of the Kennewick Irrigation
project.
81 am giving the information my
careful consideration and thank
you for sending It to me"
Albert J. .EnesL Cong. Michigan:
81 want to acknowledge at once
your April 20 letter enclosing the
folder on the Kennewick 1rriga-
ton project.
81 wish you would inform, ahe
Kennewick residents that am
glad to have this information and
It will of course have full consid-
Grafton from me-"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-09

Numerous points along the route
>provide thrilling vistas of river
and valley. As q scenic highway
there are unlimited possibilities.
As 9 fast route to Vancouver and
Portland the North Bank road is
definitely the answer. We would
predict that a loop trip on both
ya1aes Of the river will prove pop
sa!ar to tourists. Both sides Of the
rlvG provide hundreds Of points
Of scenic beauty and grandeur.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-09
story OF THE WEEK

day.. vue OF the trekkers on last Sum
~, Trip came home without his
~ Asked where she was he
r;p'amed II left her down on the
to 70 oI Rock Creek canyon trying
~set the last word with an echo"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-09

A check on the statistics Of the
North Bank trip Sunday revealed
that the first rattlesnake was run
over by he Jeep in the lead nine
miles out Of KenneWick on the
Plymouth road. Subsequently
another rather and a bull snake
were accounted for by other cars.
Several near misses Of gophers
were counted.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-09
Highlands Pa,1lphlet
Gets CONGRESS Nod

That the Kennewick Highlands project will gain much
favorable support Congress evident from information
received from Senator Hugh Mitchell this week. Copies of
pamphlet issued by the Kennewck Valley Telephone COM
were to the Senator few weeks and it is
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-01-17
EDGE DEMANDS
STRIKE CURBS
BY MILLY SALWEN

Trenton, n. J.-(FP).-Gov. Walter
f. Edge (R) faced the New Jersey
legislature Jan. with a demand for
measures outlawing strikes in almost
every major industry while outside
the State House several hundred
workers fresh from auto, steel and to-
bacco picket lines throughout the state
sang, shouted and paraded for their
own demand-unemplo benefits
for strikers.
Edge, addressing his second annual
message to joint session of the legis-
lature, pressed for the following anti
labor measures:
l. Legislation curbing strikes in the
heat, power, water, food and trans
portation industries.
2. A cooling-o period with compul-
sorry arbitration patterned after the
railway labor act.
3. frightened control of the unem-
ployment compensation act to force
! New Jersey workers back to a prewar
wage scale.
The workers, he suggested, are sen
couraged to idleness" by "generous"
benefits up to $22 maximum and are
accepting compensation instead of
jobs. While the governor was prepar-
ing his blast at labor, busloads of
workers from all over the state rode
into the capital city. They marched,
almost 300 strong, down Trenton's
busy State ST., stopping traffic all
the way to the State House. Their
placards read:
"We paid our 1%-give us compen-
sation when we need it," "Bust the
trusts-not the unionsw "Monopolies
get billions in tax refunds-Give us
our compensation"
One picket, striker from Hyatt
Roller Bearing in Harrison, explained
that New Jersey was one of only four
states requiring workers to pay 19t
toward their unemployment compensa-
ton. "New York and Pennsylvania
give benefits to strikers-we've got a
right to it, too" he said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-01-17
Unions Say It
With Flowers

Pasadena, Calf -(FP).-Two big
unions said it with flowers in the
Tournament of Roses-the first held
here since Pearl Harbor
Both Lodge TIT, Init. Assn. of Ma
chinists, and the Init. Alliance of
Theatrical Stage Employees (AFL)
had huge floral floats in the famed
New Years Day parade.
"Victory, unity and peace" was the
theme of the entry by Lodge 727 the
union of Lockheed aircraft workers.
1t depicted the worlds surface with
the capitals Of the U. s., USSR, Brit
ain, France and China. An airplane,
pivoted at Washington, d. c., rotated
about the flower-covered globe while
five good-looking girls, each costum-
ed to represent one of the nations,
stood before a great V of white chry-
santhemums and sweet peas.
"Unity" was likewise the theme Of
the lATSE offering. 1t showed a hill
top, surmounted by a flower r-bedecked
church, suggesting that unity begins
in faith. The church was covered with
white pom-poms with steeple Of gold
chrysanthemums. Red and blue flow
ers made up the windows.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-01-17

Compound interest and advertising
ire very similar; the longer they are
continued the better are the results