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The Coolidge examiner., 1946-12-06
Coolidge Locals

oPhyllis Cans. student al the
University Of Arizona. spent the
holidays with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs Mae Cans. Others pres
ent for Thanksgiving dinner at
the Cans home were Mr.. and Mrs
Hy Grant. their son. Gary. and
Harry Bloch.
OTerry 500 Hoo and Benny Pom
speat Thanksgiving In Superior
with the formers uncle. Hing Ong
and family
OMr and Mrs. Amos Hawkins
and Mr. and Mrs. Rex Bell were
guests for Thanksgiving dinner at
the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Dorman
Bryce OF Florence. Cecil Collier
ette of Casa Grande was guest OF
honor.
oMorriis Martin. who underwent
a recent operation at Florence
Hospital. is reported 20 be conya-
lescing satisfactorily.
oMiss Violet Rama and Miss Lee
Bowme1. both OF Phoenix. spent
Thanksgiving with the formers
sister and her husband. Mr. and
Mrs. H. $. Rama
OMr. and Mrs. Leon Smith and
baby daughter Deon. flew TO Casa
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HOW FRIENDS ~
HOW 10 WIN FRIENDS c

Idea That Served Armed Forces
a few years ago John w.
Speaker in Wisconsin went on a
picnic. when he and his friends
got 90 the place in the woods. they
wanted TO start a fire. But the
wood was too moist and so were
the leaves and moss: and there
was no paper available No fire.
Mr Speaker got 10 thinking
about this. II he had that trouble.
why other people must have 1t.
too. lie decided 10 invent some
kind OF stove that a person could
use anywhere. in any weather: a
stove that wouldn't weigh much.
He did. Instead OF incoming
around about the idea. he perfect
ed il, patented IL. began TO manu-
facture a "vest-pocket" stove.
The people who used this
outfit were hunters, fisher
men, mixers, the outdoors
crowd.
Then came Pearl Harbor.
Suddenly there was the
problem Of getting a small,
light. compact field stove"
for the service men. So Mr..
Speaker put his stove In his
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-12-06

East st. Louis. Illinois. and her
son. CWO Joe Myers. Fort Bragg.
North Carolina. arrived here Sun
day and Monday respectively by
plane. They will remain until
their mother is out OF danger.
OArthur Mode. accompanied by
his father. James Mode, left Mon
day on a business trip to Califor-
mia. They expect to be there sew
eral days.
OMiss Sarah Louise Arnold.
daughter OF Mr.. ant Mrs. Ben Ar
mold. left Sunday for use. after
having spent the Thanksgiving
holidays with her parents. Accom-
panying her was Miss Beverly
Scussel, also a student at use,
who was weekend guest OF the
Arnolds.
OMr. and Mrs. James X. Urton
celebrated Thanksgiving with Mrs.
Urton's mother, Mrs. Esther Bak-
er.
OMrs. Viola Gray and daughters,
Mary Bell and Shirley. from Tue
son, visited Mrs. Gray's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Boone over
the weekend.
OMrs. Lewis Craig left Sunday
for Riverside. California 10 be
with her mother who Is very ILL.,
OJohn Freeland and shis son.
Charles. former residents OF Cool
idge. now of Beaumont, Califor-
mia. spent the weekend at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Free
land.
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pocket and hied off 70 Wash
ington and showed his midget
stove to the bigwigs. They
were interested but said, TOO
big. Make II smaller, then
come back"
And that's what he did.
Took II back and again they
said, TOO big"
He made 1t smaller: so small it
would slip into a coat pocket.
At last the government men
said. This is IT," Then he began
to manufacture the stoves for gov
ernment orders. IL became most
for it was found that the
armed forces moved so fast that
the field kitchen could not keep up
with them. Then II was that Mr..
stove began going into
the foxholes. II a man bailed out.
the stove went with him. For that
Is really what the device is now
a pocket stove. II folds up like an
aCcordian. and can be opened
when time 10 cook comes.
So there Is the start OF an idea
an idea a man thought of while
he was on a picnic and its finish
is that IL is helping our armed
forces.
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Grande 10 spend Thanksgiving
with his mother Mrs. D. F. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. H. o. Pace OF Casa
Grande completed the family
group.
e. Thanksgiving family gather
ilg a. the home OF Mr and Mrs
J G.. Dalton included Mr. and
Mrs Truman Roberts al Parker
and Sir. and Mrs Joe Nix and
daughter The Roberts were week
end guests al the Dalton home.
sMr. and Mrs. ". r. sprueu were
hosts for a family Thanksgiving
dinner al their home. Those pres
ent were Mr and Mrs George
Pearl and daughter. Beruiece. OF
Tempe. and Nj and Mrs. Leonard
Spruell and daughter Leola.
0air. and Airs. Bert Nidauo aud
son. jim. spent Thanksgiving in
Tucson with. the Nidanos daugh-
ter. Miss Corinue NidauO. "a stu
cent nurse at ST Mary Hospital.
eDaphue Millwee. June Miilwee
aad Le0na sprueil spent the week
end at Mesa IS guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. ". J. Armistead, former
Coolidge residents.
Thanksgiving dinner guests al
the home OF Mrs. y. y. Pippin and
her daughter. Mrs Naomi H.lL
were the latters son. John Albert
Nicholson. home from Afiznna
state College. Flagstaff Tor the
holiday. Mr. and Mrs William
Meadows and son. Johuuy, and
steve and Frank Calico OF Phoenix.
The group was joined later by Mr.
aud Mrs. Delline Ketchum. Mrs
Helen Hohmanu OF Chandler a
former Coolidge resident and
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GA A report to our
Telephone Customers
Telephone
in Arizona

THE PAST YEAR has been the busiest
we've ever known. During that twelve
month period we gained l4,774 telephones
in Arizona-over twice as many as in any
twelve-month period before in our his
tory!
At the first Of this year there were 1916
Arizona families whose orders for service
had not been filled. 5663 of those appli-
cants now have service.
In spite of every effort we have been
unable to catch up with demand. however.
for as old orders are cleared new orders
for service pile up. We want the li.oo8
families who are now waiting. to know
that we are doing our best to serve them
soon.
Not only are there more telephones in use.
but people are using them more. Local
calls in Arizona are now running at the
rate of $4,000 daily. That's an increase
of 269o over last year. which had been
our busiest year. Long distance calls too
are at an all-time high.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-12-06

AS your telephone needs have increased.
we have increased our forces to take care
of those needs and we now have more
employees than ever before. In 1910 there
were 72o; today there are 1853. They have
been resourceful and competent in meet
ing unprecedented demands for service.
There has been no time when what we
call the Spirit of Service" was more i'm
portant.
We are carrying out the largest construc-
ton program in Arizona in our history
this year. Despite material shortages. our
gross construction program in this state
in 1916 will amount to approximately
$3,224.ooo. In the last full pre-war year,
1910. it was $1.2s6.ooo.
All of us in the telephone business LOOK
forward to the day when there will be no
one waiting for telephones :-better. faster
service for local and long distance calls:
fewer people on party lines; and greatly
improved service in rural communities.
We are making steady progress toward
that goal
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-04
Council Acts for
City Library

Kennewick's city council labor.
ed until late hour Tuesday
night on q wide range Of business
Two ordinances were given final
reading and endorsement.
One dealt with the establish.
ment of q municipal library and
outlined regulations under which
the library win operate. At pres
ent the library is operated BY an
ordinance with financial aid from
the city.
The ordinance provides for the
establishment Of . board OF trus-
tees who will set up rules and
regulations and operate the IL
brary.
Another ordinance provides for
the extension Of the fire district
to cover the west end Of the city.
The council considered q re-
quest for the lease Of property on
Mob Hill near the airport for q
gravel pit. The request came
from the Central Sand & Gravel
company now operating In Pasco.
The mayor appointed q commit
tee to study the proposition and
the council authorized the COM
mittee to act.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-04

Asparagus is still king on High
lands farms, according to figures
lust released on the 1915 crop.
However, mint and small fruits
are gaining in popularity and are
bringing good returns to growers.
Some amazing maximum yields
were reported in nearly every
crop produced with averages gen
orally high. On a total OF 3,14S
acres irrigated the average gross
return was $226.72 per acre, sec
ond highest in the Yakima valley.
Asparagus was harvested on
$50 acres with an average OF
$288.97. Average yield was 3,21!
pounds with a high recorded OF
5000 pounds. Mint accounted Tor
ga acres and brought an average
return of $257.89. Average pro
duction was SIG, going up TO
more than 100 pounds per acre.
Cherries topped the gross prices
with an average of $4,000 per
acre on ia acres. Yields aver
aged $3.50 and reached 1900
pounds.
Kennewick's growing favorite,
grapes, averaged $2O2.34 per acre
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-04
Kennewick A. {.
Au-Male Show
Here Next Week

The whole towns talking about
the Kennewick Athletic clubs
scheduled all male show, "Pep
Parade" to be presented Thurs
day and Friday of next week at
the High school auditorium.
Mrs. Mildred Duncan Williams,
director, returned to Kennewicls
Tuesday after a successful per-
Torrance of the show at Topper
ish and rehearsals have been re-
sumed.
Taking lead roles in the three
act comedy are Buddy Bednar,
Harold higgins, Bob Washburn,
Slim Meverden, Chuck Smith, J.
II. Beall, Jim Sturm and Cecil
Travis, with a supporting cast of
more than 40.
Proceeds from the show are to
be used for a fund to start a
swimming pool in Kennewick.
Tickets are on sale now at the
Pollyanna Cafe, Kings Bowling
alley, Shirley's and the Courier
Reporter odice. All members Of
the cast will have tickets for sale.
Patrons are urged TO see the
show on Thursday might IL pos
sible as the Friday show promises
to be a sell out. Tickets are good
either night.
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Asparagus Is Favoriie Highlands
Producer: Biq Yields In All Crops

with a wide spread in yields from
an average Of 6,745 to 10000
pounds high. The Comparatively
low average yield for grapes 4
accounted for in many new plant
1ngs not yet in full production.
Plums produced q high return
with only four acres reported Of
$514.5O per acre. Ten acres OF
tomatoes gave q return OF $314.70
per acre.
A high yield Of peaches was
10000 pounds with 42 acres av-
eraging a. return of $296.19. Pears
provided another good crop.
reaching a high Of $4,000 pounds
and an average Of 5,478, bringing
a return Of $246.53.
Alfalfa accounted for 40 acres
and brought an average gross OF
$77.O9. Other hay and irrigated
pastures brought the total to 675
acres.
Soil building crops were plant
ed on AZ acres and 274 were fall
lowed. Other idle land and al
lowance for roads and buildings
brings the total acreage in the
project to $4,23O.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-04

store open for business in the
Owens building. They have taken
over the supply business from the
rier-Reporter and have added
many other lines for q more COM
plete service. Mr.. Henderson OPP
crates q store in Walla Walla and
offers typewriter sales and service
in the new place.
Matthew Garcia and Clifford
Gregory plan to open their retail
and wholesale fish market some
time next week on Avenue c In
Campbell's store building. Equip
ment is being installed. Both men
are recently discharged veterans.
They were stationed at the air
base during their service.
Lou Bauer, jewe1er, and Amos
Shock, barber, have moved to new
locations at 3 Kennewick avenue.
p. K. Randall has definitely set
his opening day for his photo
studio on April IL in the new
building west of the Benton
theater.
A. U. Sand and r. A. johnson
have purchased the r. E. Standby
furniture business in his recently
building on Avenue G
and are open for business. They
have added lire of auto parts
and are operating under the name
Of the Benton Auto Parts.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-04
Republicans 10
Hear Speaker

Benton county Republicans viii
be guests Of the Richland Womena
Republican club at an open meet
ing Tuesday, April . 1t 8 p. m
In the recreation hall at Richland
Guest speaker Of the evening
will be John Hunele Of Spokane
Mr.. Huneke has been representing
the Republican party at the labor
school forums at Gonzaga univer-
sity in Spokane, defending the
American principles of freedom
and individual liberty. Mr.. Huneke
is an interesting and well in
formed speaker.
Following the meeting refresh
ments will be served aud an OPP
portunity afforded for Benton
county republicans to meet social
II.
This is the first of a series OF
open meetings planned and spon-
sored by the Richland Women's
Republican club
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-04
Plan Scout Court Of Honor April 10;
Rally And ! ield Day AT Saeajawea

The Boy Scout court Of honor
Of Sacajawea district win be held
Wednesday evening, April 10, a,
7:3O at the American Legion hall
Boy Scouts will be attending
from Wallula, Burbank, Pasco,
Kennewick and Cornell. The
scouts from Cornell will be special
guests; they have organized q new
troop In recent weeks with w.
o. Marshall, Jr., scoutmaster.
Awards Of rank and merit VIII
be presented under the direction
Of Vane Wilder, district chairman
Of the advancement committee.
Other district officers including
Wendell Brown, district chairman,
and Les Houchins, district COM
missioner, will assist in the pre-
The troop winning the Scout
Week window display win receive
q prize; other troops putting In
windows win be presented with
participation ribbons. The Court
Of Honor banner, now in the hands
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Iof troop Is, viii be available again
for presentation to the troop hav-
ing the greatest percentage Of
parent attendance and advance
ment among the scouts.
Prizes for the Boy Scout rally
and field day 10 be held ut Saca-
jawea park Friday, April 5, win
also be presented.
The local Boy Scouts are meet
ing with other scouts across the
river for q scout rally and field
day. This win be held Friday.
April 5, 1880 q. m. at Sacajawea
park.
The scouts will cook their lunch
in the park at noon and prepare
for The contests 10 begin ct z:SO.
These contests win be Of q varied
nature, such as hot cake Tipping,
water boiling and contest games.
The scouts viii compete @
troops; prizes for the day win Be
presented at the Sacajawea dist-
riot court Of honor wednesday
evening, April 10, 1t the Ameri-
can Legion hall.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-04

The Harley Peter home on the
South Highlands was the scene
Of happy occasion on the last of
March when all the family got to-
gether in a reunion and cele-
brated Mr.. Peters birthday. Pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Peter and family, Harley, Darrell,
Della and Ellen Of Forest Grove,
Ore; Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Peter
and Sally Ann Of Seattle; Mr..
and Mrs. Prater Hogue and Peter
and Karen Of Seattle; Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Misner' and Peter
and Carolyn Of Kennewick; Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Peter and William
and Richard of Kennewick and
Russell Peter Of Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-04
Veterans croup
Launched Here

James O. johnson was elected
commander of a newly formed
post Of the Veterans Of ForeiRn
Wars. The organizational meet
ing was held March Is and q
second meeting is scheduled for
April 8 in the city council cham
Der.
The post will be instituted on
April % by which time q men,
bership of so to 20 Is expected.
All officers are veterans of
World War II. Besides johnson
they are Verlin Aman, senior vice;
W. o. Hawn, junior vice; Jack
Oliver, chaplain; Clyde hoffman,
Judge Advocate; Melvin Larson,
Quartermaster Adjutant; G. r.
Eggleston, Forrest Campbell and
r. r. Oswald, trustees.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-04
Choir 10. Sillq
Here Monday

The A Capella Choir Of North.
west Nazarene College, Nampa Id
aho win present q concert Of sac
red music Monday evening, April
8. at 7:4S in the Kennewick Meth
dist church.
Music lovers Of the community
viii be delighted to hear this out
standing choir Of 5 voices under
the direction Of Professor Roger
Taylor.
Included In the one hour fifteen
program win be solos and group
numbers as well % several num-
bers presented BY the choir.
People of the community are
cordially invited to attend this
fine program which IL sponsored
by the Nazarene Churches of Ken
newick and Pasco.
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posals for its solution. Il isoes-
timated that five hundred million
people face starvation. War has
exhausted agriculture ia many
countries and drought has further
aggravated the food shortage.
The nationwide program is
based on q plan Of food saving
for 100 days to furnish needed
fo0dstuffs until the net harvest.
Wheat and fats are considered to
be the two foods in which the
greatest savings can be made and
those easiest to transport. Amer
lea still throws away the richest
garbage in the world" the COM
mittee pointed out.
The following Recommendations
are made by the Famine Emer-
gency committee for consumers:
Every day you can save wheat
in this way:
1. Prevent waste Of bread. It
is estimated that 5 per cent or
one slice out Of every loaf Of
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, 1t was pointed out that this
program is consistent with the
fulfillment Of the fourth freedom
freedom from want-and is q
vital part Of winning the peace.
Starving millions in any part Of
the world is threat to world
peace and security.
The committee studied various
proposals and adopted a program
Of education directed toward saw
ing Of food. Pledge cards and
Informative literature are to be
prepared and distributed through
the schools. E. S. Black and Vic
tor Rogers of the Kennewick
schools and DR.. Goldie Merrill Of
River View school took part in
the discussions and pledged to
direct that work.
d. M. Deeter, KiWanis presi-
dent, suggested poster contest
for the schools to further popu-
larize the campaign. A committee
will meet tonight to work out de-
tails Of this contest and arrange
for suitable prizes.
A special committee set up by
President Truman recently made
an exhaustive study of the Ques-
ton and have made concrete pro-
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They were also happily surprised
by the arrival of Mrs. Peters sis
ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. p. Russell of Toppenish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter are Kenne-
wick pioneers, Mr.. Peter having
arrived from Indiana, Sept. 81,
1904. Mrs. Peter, as Mildred
Griffith, arriving from Walla Wal
Ia at Christmas the same year.
There were three teachers In the
Kennwick schools at that time.
Mr.. Peter took the fifth and sixth
grades, Oct. 10, making the fourth
teacher, the school being held In
a building later used as q hay
barn adjoining the Farmers Elk
change. e
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-04
Building Permits
Hit Au-Time
High In March

March marked record for
building construction in Kenne-
wick totalling $4O4, 1906 in build
ing permits. In spite Of the fact
that the recent freeze order on
commercial construction definitely
stopped some Of this construction
enough of the work had been
started to still hang up record.
Biggest items in the list were
the buildings under way in the
Church Grape Juice company's
huge expansion program reaching
a total Of $4,000.
Permits for two store buildings
on Kennewick avenue accounted
for other large figures. One was
planned by Ted Reese west of
the Washington Hardware, anoth-
er by Lane K. Larson where he
recently removed an old building.
A big item also is the building
started by Arthur Campbell on
Avenue B to house the laundry
for Floyd Hodgson.
Housing accounts for a large
portion of the total with nine
houses included. Two of these
are to be built in the new Ole
Brue addition by Miller-Nation
Builders. Others have been pre-
viously reported.
Avenue G continued it's build
ing pace with permits for that
area accounting for $25, 900. A
store and a service station were
the largest items.
With spring in the air a large
number Of permits were issued
for remodelling, roofing, moving
and private garages in all parts
of the city.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-04
Seigfried Honored by
EnRineers' Association

Joe Seigfried was honored with
q life membership in the American
Institute Of Electrical Engineers
at a dinner in Portland on March
%. He has been q member of the
organization for - years. He
has served with the PP&L in
Kennewick 81 years.
DR.. w. E. Wickenden, president
Of the group, was speaker at the
meeting and made the presenta-
ton.
Mr.. Seigfried entered engineer
ing work in New York 43 years
ago. Since coming to Kennewick
be has been offered many posi-
tons in other localities but states
that he and his family have en-
joyed living here and he refuses
all offers.
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In April, 1906 he resigned his
school, going to Portland for q
Seattle contractor; later to Seat
tie.
In June, 1907, he married Mil
dred Griffith at Kennewick. They
made their home in Seattle. AZ
ter ten years with the contractor
they returned to Kennewick, hav-
ing purchased a farm six miles
west on the River Road, later
moving to East Kennewick and
in June 1888 they bought their
present home on the South High
lands and in March - moved
to it. In the twelve years they
have changed IS non-producine
acres into. q pleasing and profit
able homestead.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-04
New Officers Installed
In TOastmasters Club

Kennewick Toastmasters Wed
nesday night installed new officers
to serve for the ensuing six
months. James Leavy, past presi-
dent, was installing officer. New
officers are Rolfe Tuve, president;
John Neuman, vice president; Bob
Washburn, secretary-treasurer: A.
T. Belair, sergeant-at-arms; Don
Solberg, deputy governor and Ju-
Illus BAIL, parliamentarian.
The meeting was devoted to q
discussion of proposals for q mu-
nicipal garbage collection system.
Members in one minute talks voio-
ed opinions for and against the
question.
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chosen field Of endeavor. DR..
White looks at world and national
anairs through the eyes Of q re.
ographer, recognizing the value
and importance of such know.
ledge to understand the problems
and the functioning Of great DOW.
ers in times Of war and peace.
The atomic bomb" DR.. White
explains, 'has made one thing
clear; we must cooperate-we
must have One World or we
shall have no world"
Technology has made all the
globe one neighbor, one market
place, one battlefield. It can
transform humanity into two BILL
lion enemies, or alternately into
two billion neighbors.
The airplane which carried.
ana can carry again, the atomic
bomb, has made the world into
shrinking world, q Sinking
world that calls for expanding
knowledge Of world affairs on the
part OF Ill people.
1T has forced US to redraw our
world maps into global maps. It
. capable Of giving US q world
civilization.
Russia and America face each
other across the narrow Arctic
oceans barries the airplane de-
stroyed: They are vulnerable to
each other. Distant nations which
used to be remote areas on the
maps, are now next door neigh
bors-or next door enemies.
Great world leaders, including
Dur own statesmen-only those
who can do their political and
strategic thinking IN terms OF q
round earth, and three-dimen-
sional warfaer lprovided we cam
not outlaw war; dare to be en@
trusted with the grave responsi-
bilities that make the great pow
erS sficles0