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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-02-07
March Of Dimes Campaign Success;
Many Individuals, Clubs Take Part

ment club cooperated with the
Eagles dance in donating the club
house for this entertainment.
A grea deal Of credit goes to
KPKW for their free ADVERTISING
of the two dances and the ball
game.
Mrs. J. r. Ayers headed the
campaign in the Finley Hover
area and accomplished some fine
results.
The students Of the KennewiclI
public schools, the basketball
teams of the Junior and Senior
High we say thanks for your en-
ergetic work and your two bas-
ketball games, which contributed
a very sizeable amount to the
March of Dimes as the detailed
tabulation below viii show.
The Womens club In the COM
munity made q very sizeable con-
tribution.
Thanks to Mrs. Tuve for her
idea for the Mile Of Dimes and
the very large contribution il re-
ceived in the community.
The community rs q whole re-
sponded beautifully to the coin
boxes in the various stores as the
detailed report below will show.
OF those who received the
March Of Dimes cards, many r.
sponded well as the tabulation
CONTINUED on Page u
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Hutton TO Talk
On Basin Project

An opportunity to get questions
regarding the Columbia Basin de-
velopment answered by an ex-
pert is offered tomorrow night
when Major E. S. Hutton, head of
public relations for the Bureau of
Reclamation, will speak at the
USO hall in Pasco. The public
meeting is sponsored by the Lewis
and Clark chapter Of the North
west Conservation League.
The league will hold a dinner
meeting at the Pasco hotel at $50.
All members and interested indi-
.viduals are urged to attend.
Major Hutton's appearance Is
a continuation of a similar discus
sion last month at Richland.
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Greene Back at
Junior III School

Another serviceman back on his
old job is Corston A. Greene,
principal of the Kennewick Junior
High School. Mr.. Green entered
the service in January of l94l witt,
q captains rating. He retired as q
Reserve LtColonel.
He saw service with an infan-
try division in the Solomons, Mar
ianas and Ruyukus. He had been
a member Of the organized reserve
since 1923. Prior to his entry in
the Army he had developed a rifle
club at the school. Members he
had trained won numerous rifle
awards in college later.
Edgar Gilbert, who has been
serving in Mr.. Greene's absence,
will continue in another capacity
at the school.
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Highlands Crop
Values Second in
Yakima Project

The slogan "Kennewick High
land-First with the Best" has
again been borne out in a report
of the Bureau Of Reclamation on
the Yakima project. While the
per-acre gross of the Teton div
ision far exceeded the others it
should be remembered that it is
a highly specialized apple area.
The Kennewick division led all
the others in the production Of
general crops with $226.59 per
acre value.
The record for the various di-
visions was as follows:
kittitas division - total gross
crop values Of $685. for 54,-
479 acres, an average per-acre
value of $52.93.
Rosa division--total gross crop
values Of $3,736,8l6 for l8,445 ac-
res, an average per acre value OF
$202.59.
Sunnyside division-total gross
crop values of $l4,829,247 for 49,
465 acres, an average per acre
value Of $l77.67.
Teton division - total gross
crop values Of $20,979, 434 for "a
576 acres, an average per acre
value of $853.66.
Kennewick division-total gross
crop values of $772,882 for 3409
acres, an average per acre value
of $226.72.
Yakima Franklin division-to-
tai gross crop values Of $26,3O6
for l54l acres, an average per ac-
re value of $81.06.
The total gross crop values on
l52,024 acres served a supplement
tai water supply by the bureau
of reclamation were $35, 494, 38l,
an average per acre value OF
S233. 48, ..... ......
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w ~ q. Talks of Mexico
az AWanis Luncheon

public a -. ~ demand these days for
descr;h;S1p eeking Is Ralph Reed in
Nexao MS recent trip through
At ~ Mr.: Reed was featured
| the Ki,,aaI tuesday noon meeting of
inc cos..s!1s club. He described liv-
ing mar. aons Of the people, relat-
tie I'm !. PERSONAL experiences Of
Ac,nuYpc. mat took him as far as
ws 1 ss.tor at the meeting was
enor a. district lieutenant gov
sperin ~, ,ASlwanis. Mr.. Lacey Is
h Waiis Of schools at Wal.
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Harold Foraker Safe
After Yukon Crackup

Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Foraker's son,
Harold, and Roy Potter of Pasco
were on the ship, Yukon, that went
on the rocks off the coast of Alas
ka Tuesday. Both boys spoke over
the radio Wednesday evening and
both are in fine shape at the hos
pital in Alaska. Harold has sew
eral years service in the Merchant
Marine and during his war time
service he has had several such
narrowing experiences, such as
Pearl Harbor, so danger and ex-
citement are well known to him.
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The Sidewalk
REP0R TER
souAwK CLUB .
BY The
vrNNEWICK COURIER

AHnparently every one 30. OF tn the
'...,ersi branches of the Mid-Col,
's ,,rsSia South Bank Amalgamated
S Sa,,swk clubs held sessions this
~. That accounts perhaps for
W. .Ss h;e blow which the weather
u msr had stated was the tail end
IT, y the Alaska storm. We can't
- Zoe YOU accounts of each and ev-
s CIV meeting but if you'll be pa
.;.nt wen try to catch up in the
s",nine weeks. Perhaps recognl-
. -, should be given to the new
~ ~. local which we believe has
s.titled itself the East Benton
County Farmers Cooperative
ccmniainers Club. And brother,
..Sea farmers cooperate on their
c~omnfaining you can watch all
s.ssabiished world records. Chief
! 1n,awk is one that we can agree
Z highly justified. 1t deals d.
s e and in no uncertain terms
nth the next to the lowest form
- homo sapiens: The Garbage
and Junk bumpers in Roadslde
n;tches and Vacant Lands.
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Mrs. Brooks Here
Since 1907, Dies

Mrs. Ellen Frances Brooks, who
came to Kennewick in 1907, died
Wednesday at the Pasco hospital.
She was born July II, 1873 at
Rockford, Mo. She was married to
william Franklin Brooks at Wythe-
vile. Va. She was a member OF
the Kennewick Methodist church.
She is survived by her hubsand,
William F. Brooks and son, Sgt.
John Brooks of the u. S. Marine
Corps, who is waiting for his dis
charge at the Bainsport, Mary
land navy yard. He resides in
New York City. Services will be
held at 2 pm. Saturday at the
Mueller Funeral Chapel.
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Ave. { TO Get
Walks, Lights; to
Improve Airport

City councilmen 1abored until
a late hour Tuesday night and
completed one of the longest
agendas in a number of weeks.
The projected improvements on
Avenue G were given a consider
able airing. A report was heard
on the progress Avenue c mer-
cahnts are making toward the es-
Enlistment of a local improve
ment district for the purpose OF
constructing sidewalks and curbs
from Washington street to the
inter-city bridge on the north
side of the street and to Fir on
the south side. It is also planned
to install ornamental lighting the
same distance.
Work of securing right-of-way
for the sidewalks, is practically
completed with all the property
owners willingly cooperating. The
property will be decided to the
city for the purpose of putting in
the walks. However, in order to
assure the clearing of the titles
the council moved to proceed
with its condemnation suit start
ed last spring. This is friendly
action meant only to speed the
title clearance.
No action was taken on the or
namental lighting. Further in
vestigation will be made as ia
costs and types Of lighting avail
able. Avenue C. merchants have
requested the aid of the city In
paying for the lighting. Orna-
mental lights of Kennewick Ave
nue. were installed on that basis
However, WPA grant was in
volved in that transaction.
The councils airport commit
tee was instructed to proceed
with the improvement on the
Mob Hill field. This years bud
get includes an item Of 81, 900 fol
airport purposes. It is believed
that most necessary Improvement
is the oiling of the warm-up
apron. At the present time the
warm-up process churns up the
loose sand. Manager Herb Henne
has started work on the con-
struction of an administration
building. The committee will al
so work to get domestic water to
the field.
Fire Chief Herb Malchow re-
ported on the meeting last Friday
for the purposeof establishing a
rural fire department. The coun-
Gil renewed its pledge. to give the
fullest cooperation to establish the
district to the mutual advantage
of the city and rural areas.
A delegation visited the council
to discuss the matter of cutting
additional streets in Layon's Ad-
dition. The streets committee
will work on the proposal.
Two ordinances were given fin
al reading and passage. One pro-
vided for the, transfer of two city
lots on North Auburn street to j.
w. Graves, who will build a gar
age on the property. The other
changed the classification of lots
on Mob Hill to commercial zones
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Work Started on
ormaiion Of
Fire District

FldnS 1Or In0 1OTuldtlOn OIL a
Rural Fire District took definite
form at a meeting at the High
lands Clubhouse last Friday
night. Those residents of the rural
area adjacent to Kennewick whose
property would come within such
district were invited by the
Highlands Improvement Club to
hear the plan discussed at an open
meeting of that organization.
President Glenn FELTON, called
the meeting to order and presented
Mayor J. G. Pratt of Kennewick,
who explained the change in the
classification of Kennewick's City
Fire Department. He pointed out
that the recent up-grading of the
City's Fire Department had placed
new restrictions on it. Because of
a war time mutual assistance"
agreement, these rules are not
strictly enforced at present. I'VE
may be ordered at any time after
the termination of the National
Emergency to KEEP our equipment
within the city limits" he said.
He explained that this would leave
the farmers in the areas near Ken
neWick without fire protection of
any kind. Mayor Pratt then intro
duced MIR. Leonard L. Bergunder,
Deputy State Fire Marshall, who
explained the formation of a Fire
District.
The plan is as follows: A des-
cription of the district is put on
file with tn county, giving the ex-
act boundaries.
Petitions are then circulated for
signatures among the registered
voters of the district. The petit
tons are examined, and If there
are enough valid signatures, the
county Board of Commissioners
grants hearing at which inter-
ested parties may speak for or
against the formation of the dis
trict. Nh.
If the Commissioners agree to
allow an election, the election is
held the same as a regular election,
within the district. At the same
time the proposition is voted upon,
three Fire Commissioners are
elected. These men run the fire
district, If and when it is formed.
As soon as the district is formed,
it may issue warrants to buy
equipment and maintain it, and
pay to have the Equipment man
ned.
The total tax levy may not ex-
coed four mills in any year. Most
districts start with about a three
mill levy, and as soon as equip
ment is paid for, drop to less than
one mill. The average cost per
farm on the four mill levy was es-
timated at less than $500 per
year by those present, who under
stood the tax structure. The tax
is added to the amount usually
paid the county, and paid to the
county treasurer. He sets aside the
money for the District and It -
administered by the three COM
missioners for the district.
mo voluntary contribution or
pass the hat plan ever works for
very long" said Mr.. Bergunder. "A
Continued on Page lO
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Lions Topped By
Pasco, 47-34ln
Second nCounier
By H. w. POLLING
LEAGUE STANDINGS

Score of Games, te0ruary D
Sunnyside IS, Prosser "a; Richland
IS, Grandview "a. g..
Pasco 47-Kennewick -
Old man Defeat finally overlook
the KenneWick Lions and Coach
Moreman's Pasco Bulldogs were
the ones that did the work, Tues
day, February 5th, on the Lions
own floor, by a convincing margin
of AZ to "a, in a fast game of bas-
ketball before an overflow crowd
that saw lots of action. Kennewick
had considerable trouble in locat-
ing the basket, what with lay-ins
and shots that went in and out to
be recovered for the most part by
the Pasco team.
Although the shooting of the To-
cal boys was below par, the Pasco
boys were checking close and rush.
ing the Lions at all times. Three
lay-ins by Polling, one by Green
and short shots from the key could
just as well have been on the
credit side for Kennewick, but
trimmed the basket, eventually roll
ing off for no score. Pasco was
hot and there is no disputing the
fact. It was apparent from the start
and with Foxley of Pasco racking
up 9 baskts for Is points, followed
by Boyd and Glenn with II and
10 points, respectively, there were
enough points among these three
boys to win the game.
Coach Moreman, made good
choice by starting "Lil Abner"
Gardner in the second half, and
his height, along with that of Boyd,
made the control of the blackboard
all Pasco. Bill Foxley played a
great game, stealing the ball sew
eral times and fast breaking for
points. The loss of Sitter, early
in the second quarter, hurt the
Kennewick team, but Harold Per-
kins, who replaced him, turned in
good performance.
The first half of the game was
close, Pasco leading at that point
by a score of 1917, but in the Sec
ond half, a very much improved
Pasco team than that one the Lions
Continued on Page 60
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nEDUT1AI

In spite of the previous para
graph we do not mean to imply
that it constitutes an excuse of
any sort for the dumping practice.
However, the county has scraped
the approach to the dump and at
the present time it is relatively
safe. Furthermore several groups
are working on the proposition
Of establishing new location for
the dump.
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SURGERY?

You can't cure an arsonist by
the yse Of surgery but you might
be able to put the matches out
al his reach. Maybe il it was cas-
Ter 70 eet to the city dump there
would Be less temptation to ditch
the stuff. The present dump is not
far away but it is a long drag
up and over the hill and when
sou Ct within a half mile you're
in TIE broken glass zone thereby
threatening the thin strips Of rub
her You lovingly call tires.
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Schedule Dinner
or Red Cross

Inc I0lCO annual Ol0neC meet.
ing Of the Benton County Chapter,
American Red Cross will be held
February IL, 1916 at z pm. in the
Columbia High School Cafeteria,
Richland, with Chairman w. G.
Sommers presiding.
The business meeting will con-
sist of election of officers, Board
members, TreaSurer's report and
reports of the various service
chairmen, followed by q short
musical program. The guest speak
er of the evening will be Miss Ed
ma Tarr, who has been appointed
Instructor of Physical Education
for women at Whitman College.
Miss Tarr recently returned from
overseas, where she served for
three years with the Red Cross,
and in addition to duty in Egypt,
was in the Near East and Central
Europe. A musical program has
also been arranged.
Tickets are available at the
Richland Bank and the Red Cross
chapter house. Ticktes also have
been sent to Prosser Chairman,
Mr.. r. E. Gay; Benton City Chair
man, Mrs. I. M. Hartman; and
Kennewick Chairman, Mrs. Hazel
Fyfe. Reservations can be made
by calling the Red Cross chapter
house, Richland telephone 81.
Sunday, February "a, is desig-
mated as American Red Cross Day
in all churches throughout the ma
fioy, Vo1,lnfoer 1,y0y.lorS ara 1,o.
quested to wear their uniforms to
any religious services attended on
this day. 'ia q
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Orient Debate
Here Saturday

A rousing debate between two
of the worlds foremost author
tiles on the Far East with aud
fence participation is the attraction
of the Pasco-Kennewick lecture
series Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Ken
neWick auditorium.
John Goette and James r.
Young are the participants, both
newspaper men with wide exper-
fence and residence in the Orient.
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STORY OF THE WEEK

~, one o. our alert deputy sher-
'or;,; spoued a vehicle of doubtful
n;is s% touring a rickety trailer
fsI.o n1gh with indescribable de-
d,,m,l nmking to catch a trash
d;...p1 ne followed at a Discreet
aiosa ce until he saw the car stop
Mug My lonely section Of road.
enm,es when he got close
az os y he discovered # carried
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It might help if the vacant ar
ffs and roadsides were well
ted with warnings as to pen
1ss Tor dumping you know
WHAT. It Is possible too that many
Is0dents may not know where
'ne dump IS. A few pointers at
suaeeglc intersections reading In
pam language: "City Dump"
wolid be preferable to the hum
9.eos OF little dumps that have
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I'D ulFIllITuM

AO MEINIIUM
Ar We boring you? Because of
course you're not guilty, you as
sure yourself as you read this.
You've never so much as tossed
an empty peanut bag out Of your
car window. But SOMEBODY'S
been doing it as there is plenty
Of evidence new and old, to
prove. Furthermore, we sincerely
hope that the sheriff's force will
catch at least one red-handed. We
would enjoy publishing his name
IN nun with middle initial. We
rplsht even instruct the linotype
operator to set it in blackfaced
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Local Scouts 10
Join Observance
Of Scout Week

AvSoAAy WV AAAAAioAA Ivy 1SSaSo
Cub Scouts, Senior Scouts and
their adult leaders throughout the
United States will commemorate
Boy Scout Week, which begins Fri
day, Feb. 8 and continues through
Thursday, Feb. IA. The theme Of
the observance, which marks the
Seth anniversary of the founding
of the movement in America, is
Scouts of the World-Building
Together" -.-
A feature of the Boy Scout Week
celebration is the "Shirts- Our
Backs" campaign. Boy Scouts are
out to collect from 500 to 1000 tons
of used but clean and serviceable
Scout uniform parts and camping
equipment to help Scouts overseas
resume their Scouting activities.
The collection is not considered
charity but rather sharing by one
Scout with another.
Nationwide Observance
Boy Scout Week will be OBJ
served in every city and town and
in neary every village and hamlet
in the nation. Since Feb. 8, 1910,
when the Boy Scouts of America
was incorporated at Washington,
DC, more than l2,500,0 men
and boys have been in Scouting.
The active membership today is
more than l,950,000 Cub Scouts,
Boy Scouts, Senior Scouts and
adult volunteer leaders.
In Kennewick there are two
packs of Cub Scouts which are
made up of 81 boys between the
ages of 9 and IL years. There are
68 Boy Scouts in local troops; these
boys are all over II years Of age.
About 80 adults are volunteering
leadership with the Boy Scout
movement in Kennewick.
Special 8cou4 Services
Boy Scout Sunday, Feb. 10 will
see hundreds Of thousands of UNI
formed Boy Scouts attending large
city cathedrals or small village
churches with their troops or with
Scouts of their own faith. Those
of Jewish faith will hold their OBJ
servance in synagogues and tenn
pies Friday evening, Feb. 9th and
Saturday, Feb. 8. Many sermons
addressed to Scouts, will dwell
upon the World Brotherhood
theme of the anniversary.
During Boy Scout Week, Scouts
take over scores of windows to
display their handicraft and dem
onstrate some slkills they acquired
through Scouting. At troop meet
ings, Scouts will rededicate them
selves to the Scout Oath or Prom
Use and the Scout Law.
Last Year q Busy One
The year of victory, l045, saw
the Boy Scouts complete their 10th
war service project, each of which
was requested by some top-rank-
ing federal official. They took
part in all eight bond drives, not
only helping local bond commit
tees, but visited millions Of homes
and have been responsible for the
sales Of approximately two bill
lion dollars worth of bonds and
stamps.
Last Spring, the Boy Scouts
pitched in and helped the United
National Old Clothes program coll
lecting ten per ment Of the
10000 tons Of serviceable
used clothing, shoes and bedding
for destitute peoples overseas. Be-
cause they were so well equipped
for it, Scouts were generally used
in the distribution of literature.
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sEal.ATUM

SEnl.ATUM ~.
Taking up the cudgel on the
above named complaint in some
kind Of sequence: l. When trash
IA tin cans are dumped along
roedsides it practically precludes
any successful attempt to NOW
veeds and grass along the thor
~,ehfares thereby creating a ser
;ons fire hazard. 2. The reprehen-
sible practice results in a dis
Macef,il eyesore. 3. The garbage
g wen spread about the country
s;de g one of the best known
methods Of spreading vermin and
rodents (rats to YOU'D. 4. The junk
but why 60 on? II you are a
confirmed garbage bumper maybe
there,s no cure for you, like fire.
buw and kleptomaniacs.
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ANOTHER ONE

tnls . the clincher. What has
nsppened to the city's plan to
S,ssonsh municipal garbage COL
.suo9 system to do a complete
a"u thorough Job? srf.---
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Score Of Games, FEBRUARY .
IS, Prosser "a; Richland
OK Crorc3x,;o11y "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-13

Delight Dad Sunday by giving him carton Of his avorte
Of and he'll be mighty pleased too when
him delicious Turkey Dinner at thrifty APP prices-thats