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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-11-21
Churches Offer
Thanks Services

Most of Kennewick's churches
will offer special services Thanks
giving Day, following the theme
Of thanks for a bountiful harvest.
Following is calendar of the
services announced: E
Baptism church, 10 am.
English Lutheran, 1890 am.
Episcopal church, 10 am.
Bethlehem Lutheran, IL am.
Nazarene church, 1880 pm.
Christian Church, 1000 a. m.
The Christian church service
will be in charge of the new pas
tor, Rev. E. c. Hawkins.
The Methodist church will fea-
ture the Thanksgiving theme at
Sunday services at the regular
time. The music program will in
clude the following: organ:
"Pleyel's Hymn" by Westbrook;
"Pilgrilms Song Of Hope" by Jules
de Sivrai; "Finlandia" by Jean ST.
belius; Praise Ye the Father" by
Gounod. Choir presentations:
"Praise the Lord" by Maunder;;
Choral, "Now Thank We All Our
God' by Conger. Contralto solo,
1.-THE Lords Prayer" Mallotte by
Miss Pat Wood. Mrs. Eulalie Ferg-
uson is the November organist and
Miss Edith Aune Is director OF
music.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-11-21
Rural Residents
Urged to Vote
On Fire District

Rural residents are urged to 60
to the polls Tuesday, November
Is to establish the planned rural
fire district. Proponents are seek
ing as complete turn out Of yot-
ers as possible.
The district comprises the area
from the Richland Y TO Hover
outside Of the Kennewick city
limits. IL the proposal is passed
the district will be given an OPP
portunity to provide special
equipment for rural use only. IL
is planned to buy a fire truck
which will be housed in the city
fire station and will be call at all
times. Some personnel will be add
ed TO the city department.
The district election will pro-
vide for the establishment of the
district and the election OF three
commissioners. Nominated for the
positions are Herman Schmidt,
Glenn FELTON, and Harry Hamp-
ton, with space provided for
write-ins.
Operation of the district will be
financed by a special tax levy moi
to exceed three mills. Inasmuch as
the area included has a high valua-
ton it is expected that the levy
will be about half of the limit
The proposal was first sponsor
ed by the Highlands Improvement
club and has received the active
support and endorsement of the
various Oranges in the area.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-11-21

Several problems pertinent to
Benton county were discussed at a
meeting of the Lewis and Clark
chapter of the Northwest Conser-
walton league Sunday at the Cot
tage in KenneWick.
Charles Rullman, who is in
charge of Recreation work in con-
nection with the Umatilla dam,
discussed the governments plans
for recreational developments that
will come with the dam construc-
ton. He pointed out that govern
ment can ably develop these activ-
tiles on government owned land
However, the communities may
purchase and deed property fol
the purpose.
Development will cover fishing
hunting and other sports as well
as parks on permanent plan
ming basis.
Benton county problems were
presented by County Commission
er Jay Perry. Bruce Lampsor
discussed need for rural zoning, es'
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-11-21
Farm Labor Association
Does $4,000 Business !.

"A meeting of the board of di-
rectors and members of the Ben
ton Franklin Farm Labor assn.
was held Nov. 10 at the farm-la-
Dor Camp. p. r. Spetchko, secre-
tary-treasurer of the association.
gave financial report which
showed that the association had
done nearly $4,000 worth of bus
mess to date this year
1t was decided to keep the asso-
citation active until at least April
1, l947, in the hope that some ar
rangements could be made in the
meantime to secure adequate Ia
Dor for the coming year. II was
also decided to keep the workers
deposits in the association to act
as a reserve for next years oper-
alton. The regular annual meet
ing will take place january IS.
at which time new directors win
be elected.
G. E. Ridley, Emergency Farm
Labor field assistant, is taking q
four-month voluntary leave of alb
sence beginning Dec. I. At that
time he will turn the work over
to his clerk, MIR. Spetchko, who
will also continue to act as secre-
tary OF the association.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-11-21
Many Attractions
To Highliie Jr. Hi
Carnival Friday

The Kennewick high school aud
itorium will be the scene again
Friday night of the Junior High
School Carnival, with the fate of
royalty hanging in the balance.
Carnival ticket buyers will
choose the rulers-for-a-night from
queen candidates Audrey Elliott,
Gertrude Eliason, Anna Mae Lee,
and Marjorie Doyle; and from
these candidates for king: Roy
Scott, Glen johnson, David Dick
inson and Gene Dickinson. :
On the program for the evening,
according to committee members
in charge, are special prizes, nov
elites, games, booths, fortune tell
ing, cake walks and auctions. Pop,
candy, hamburgers, popcorn and
coffee will also be offered. s
Proceeds of the carnival will be
divided between the Drum and
Bugle Corps for the purchase OF
uniforms, and the Future Farm
ers of America. The carnival COM
mittee this week expressed their
appreciation for the prizes, do
mated by the merchants of the city
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business Women
! lend Finnish Aid

AT the monthly dinner meeting
the Business and Professional
ccmen held here at the Arrow
Sfh, the International Relations
wmmittee reported that packages
clothing and provisions had
zen sent to heads of BPW clubs
finland, Poland and Belgium.
Inc club voted to pay leaders
Sues Tor the Camp Fire group
@sy are sponsoring and to con-
nnloute toward having Professor
SSaeggs Of the University of Wash
Mgton come as a speaker before
narcotics.
The International committee.
WIN maa velma Macmahon as chair
nan nan had charge of the meeting.
@ decorated table with basket
truit and nuts had colorful
cs.umn leaves and trailing laurel.
SSueSts of the evening were Shir-
~ Elder of the High school Of
~; I'VE and Pat Freer of the Column
ola Market.
n, me next meeting will be held
iuesday, Nov. 26, 8 pm. in the
maoW Grill. Plans for a Christ
party Will be discussed.
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Study Benton County Problems al
Meeting Of Conservation League

pecially in respect to the river
road. Many people need lower
priced property than is available In
town and at the same time they
must have access to transporta-
ton.
Joe Bargar, U. S. Army Engi-
neer, explained some of the plans
for dixie construction and reloca-
ton of roads and railways. MI;
Bargar is completing a study OF
the dixie problem and his report
will project some new ideas on the
subject.
An inter-city committee was set
up to promote the county plan.
nlng project. Larry Havstad OF
Pasco, r. c. Rector, KenneWick,
and 9: M. Howard, Richland, will
mead the committee and will form
ity. -
Next meeting of the league will
pc held on December IL at the
nome of Dottie mckinney in Rich
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-11-21
Pfc. Parker Now
Serving in Japan

Assigned to the Japan Air Ma
terrell Area Headquarters near
Tokyo, Pfc. Cloyde Parker, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Farley A. Parker, is
doing his share to make the Jap
anese occupation a success.
Entering the Army in Novem-
Der, 1945, Pfc.J Parker received In
fantry basic training at Camp Rob-
erts, California. After transferring
into the Air Corps, he was slated
for overseas tour of duty and left
the states from Fort Lawton,
Washington in March this year.
Upon arrival in Japan, Pfc. Parker
was sent Immediately to the 7th
Air Service Command. First as
signed as hydraulic lift driver,
he also worked as mail clerk and
finally took on his present duties
of post exchange clerk.
Japan is an interesting place,
but I wouldn't want to stay here, -
he commented. While in Japan,
Pfc. Parker has visited various
places Of interest in Tokyo-Yok-
ohama Area and has made an ex-
cursion to Mt. Fuji, traditional
symbol Of Japanese culture and
beliefs.
Before entering the Army, Pic.
Parker was employed with the
government as a truck driver and
worked at the Army Engineer Sup
ply at Big Pasco.
After discharge, Pfc. Parker
plans to return home and take II
easy for a while"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-11-21
John Jones Dies
When Auto Skids
OFF Icy Pavement

Funeral services were held
Wednesday morning at 1890
o'clock at Mueller's Chapel for
John Edward Jones, age IS, long
time resident of the Kennewick
South Highlands district. Rev.
John B. Coan read the services
He died last Friday night in
the Ashland, Oregon, hospital,
twent four hours after his car
skidded off icy roads in the Sis
kiyou mountains near Ashland
and overturned, injuring him in
ternally.
He left Kennewick this fall
on a long anticipated vacation
trip to. his boyhood home in Taz-
well, Tenn. He later told his son,
Edward Paul Jones, of San Fran
cisco, of his delight in arriving
in the home town that he had
not seen for GA years, and driving
from memory to his old home
He visited with relatives and
friends and travelled to many
points of interest on the east coast
On his return, he drove to San
Francisco to visit with his SON
and he was on his way home to
KenneWick when his fatal &C.
cident occurred.
In one month, he drove 1890
miles by himself, a remarkable
record for q man his age.
He was born April 4, 1873 in
Tazwell, Tenn, and lived there
until he was nine years old, when
his parents moved to Iowa. In
1901, he went west to the Pacific
coast. He moved to Kennewick
In 1928, making his home on the
South Highlands.
In addition to his son, he il
survived by three daughters, Mrs
Grace Crane and Miss Iva Jones
Of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Mrs
Alta Dillon of Naches, Washing
ton. One brother, six sisters, sew
en- grandchildren, and two great
grandchildren also survive him.
He was buried at the River
View Heights cemetery.
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Tubb!Y Graves to
Appear Here

"Tubby" Graves, one of the
most popular sports figures in the
Northwest will be guest speaker
at the annual football banquet at
Kennewick high school on Mon
day evening, December 2. Graves
is baseball coach at the University
of Washington.
Also a guest speaker for the &C.
casion will be Charles Bechtol,
athletic director at the same
school.
Player awards will be made at
the dinner. Tickets are on sale
by members of the football squad
and the. affair will be held in the
grade school cafeteria. With at
tendance limited to 600, residents
are urged to get tickets early.
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|StOrk
Misses County!

Kennewick's slogan, First with
the Best" received a severe shell
lacking this week with release OF
figures showing Benton county
trailing the state in birth rate.
Several solutions have been put
forward. Mayor ]. c. Pratt sug-
gests that the reason is because
the many expert duck hunters in
this area can shoot with such q
high degree Of accuracy at such
long range thtat the storks fatty
refuse to fly over Benton county.
Probably q little closer to the
truth is an irate statement receiv-
ed from our irregular correspond
ent, Ken E. Wicker, who says:
"Now they're trying to take the
babies away from us as if we ran
less than half the state average.
As fathers and deductable tax
payers we gotta right to howl un-
til the statistical adders-up at
Olympia find out that Benton
county produces as many of the A
No. I, brass lunged, silver-tipped,
and altogether first class progeny
as any DANCED county in the State
of Washington. The only trouble is
that most of them migrate to
Franklin county to make their
debut and the Olympic rain dodg-
ers just brush 'em off. It's easy
to see that we didn't get a legis-
lative clean out any too soon"
Another factor that bellies the
published figures is the announce
ment that Richland (which Is still
in Benton county, leads the nation
in baby as well as atomic produc-
ton. In fact, one-sixth of the Rich
land population is under six years
of age. $3.50
Benton county should demand a
recount.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-11-21
The Sidewalk
REP0R
.onANK CLUB
By Inc
KENNEWICK COURIER

j yo,, can't please everybody and
.,S.n K comes to those groaners
Who hold membership in the var
VIZ chapters of the Amalgamated
scuawkers, you can't please any
sve are the states stepchild,"
.osned one of the members.
.Scery other part of the state gets
.nsrvfhine long before we do.
They get roads and bridges and
.t.,,r;sts and what not. What do we
s.t,1 While seemingly awaiting
answer to this purely rhetori-
81 question, he dug a little snow
- If his left ear and then came
= With the answer himself. ''Why
- don't even get a good snow
som until after every other part
4 the state. Is Puget Sound so
rre that they get away ahead of
- even when it comes to snow?
5et,ires in all the papers-fooey!
SEN western Texas beat us and
low did they vote?"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-11-21
Many Boy Scouts Receive Awards al
Court Of Honor Held Here Wednesday

The Boy Scout Court of Honor
was held Wednesday night at the
Kennewick high school auditor
ium. Dwight Thomas, newly
elected chairman of Sacajawea
district, was in charge.
Merle Cordely, member of the
Sea Scout Ship Shangri-La, re-
ceived scouting's highest award,
the Eagle badge. This badge was
pinned on his uniform by his mo-
ther. His skipper, Walter john
son, presented him with a letter
from Chief Scout Executive Fret
well Of New York and his card of
certification. Merle spent most of
his scouting years as member of
troop q.
Achieve Star Rank
Three scouts attained Star rank
and were presented with their
badges and certificates by Walter
Woehler, chairman of the Kenne-
wick Methodist church troop. John
Blanton and Jimmie Bockius are
from troop rs, while Clyde Van
Wrinkle is a member of troop D.
Dennis Mangun of troop rs was
presented his first class badge by
John Sullivan, assistant scoutmas-
ter of troop 81. Sullivan congratu-
lated Dennis in attaining this diff
ficult rank and encouraged him
to forge on toward the Eagle rank.
TondoIfoot Promoted
Five scouts left the Tenderfoot
ranks to become second class
scouts. These were: John Hodgen,
John Augustavo, Earl Sanders and
James Sanders of troop 81, and
Lee Van Wrinkle from troop %.
Wilton Colyer, scoutmaster Of
troop %, sponsored by the Kenne-
wick American Legion, presented
badges to them and pointed out to
visitors some Of the difficult re-
quirements the scouts had met.
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Names Mentioned
|ToFill Vacancy

Amid quickening political ac-
tivity, directed toward filling the
county commissioner vacancy Gre
ated by the death of Thad Gross
cup on election morning, j. L.
Stradling this week began circu-
lating a petition supporting his
suitability for the position. II
Stradling has been superintend-
ent of streets, alleys and parks in
Kennewick for the past four years
and has also had eighteen years
experience in engineering and
road construction. 80 aF@ &
Other men from the area, who
have been suggested to fill the
vacancy are Thad Grosscup, Jr.,
son of the late republican candi-
date, and Alfred Anon, both of
Kennewick, and John Dam of
Richland.
A proposal has been advanced
that Jay Perry, present Demo-
cratic incumbent, be continued in
office, although his term of Of
flee will soon be over.
Grosscup's successor will be ap-
pointed when the commissioners
meet on January II. According
to prevailing legal opinion, the
office will not technically be va
cant until that date.
The appointment viii. be made
by Robert Evans, democratic COM
missioner, whose term of office
expires in 1898, and by the newly
elected republican commissioner,
George E. Thompson of Benton
City.
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Merit badges were awarded to
the scouts by Rev. Leo Dyson of
the Episcopal church. The badges
are awards for pursuit of various
hobbies and investigation of diff
ferent trades, professions and
handicrafts. Stewart Houston, who
became an Eagle scout earlier this
year, received the leather work
merit badge.
Scouts from troop Is receiving
merit badges were: Emerson Bar
to, safety; Dick Matheson, civics
and bird study; Jimmie Bockius,
safety, personal health and public
health; John Blanton, safety and
reading; and Scoutmaster ]. K.
Bockius, rocks and minerals and
salesmanship. Clyde Van Wrinkle
received badge for his work with
electricity, and Howard Jaconson,
who completed many odd Jobs
about his home, received the merit
badge for home repair. The two
scouts are from troop o.
Two banners were presented to
representatives from troops 81 and
% for 100 pct. participation in the
use Of the Boys Life" magazine.
This is the official magazine of
Boy Scouts. Troops in Kennewick
had received these banners prev
iously.
The court of honor award was
won by troop 26; they win hold
the mounted antlers until the next
district court Of honor. The new
est troop in the district received
special recognition for the num-
Der of officers present, which in
cluded their four assistant scout
masters, G. n. Tramel, d. L. Con-
zales, j. f. Sullivan and E. M. Pc
trask. Other officers were Scout
master Ted Overlie, Francis Com
ner and G. e. Sanders, members Ct
the troop committee.
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Walter Otte Named
.V.F.W. Commander

The Hembree Post 1927, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars held an
election of officers November 20.
Officers elected were: Walter Otte,
Commander, Grin Lande, Senior
vice commander, Nathan Bur-
rows, Junior vice commander,
Glenn S. Silliman, Adjudant,
James o. johnson, John Sligar
and Dennis Huntly, Trustees.
L Plans were discussed for the
buying and erecting Of a Quon-
set hut to be used as a meeting
hall for this posi-. an .sasao'-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-11-21
Lions Appear in
Cage Opener

Kennewick Lions will open the
current basketball season We'd
nesday night in the local gym
against the Hover quintet. The
main game is set for 800 with
preliminary scheduled for 7:30.
A large squad has been turn
ing out for daily workouts with
all positions wide open according
to Coach Thorson Bennett. The
squad will not be cut until more
Of the boys haye a chance to show
what they can do in competition.
Returning lettermen are Lee
Long, Dick Smith, seniors, and
Harold Perkins, Junior. Reserves
who turned out last year but lack
game experience are Brant Elliott,
Persinger, Juniors, Lynn Wilder,
Gene Wilson, Berald Bauder, Lee
land Glinetobe, Bill Dickinson,
seniors. -,
The Kennewick coach was
pleased with the heavy turnout
OF sophomores. Many of them
were members of the team which
won the Yakima Valley Junior
High title hast year. Among the
lsophomores are Milo Bauder, Le-
roy Splitter, Truman Elliott, Will
mer McKune, Don Cooley, Lewis
wright, Leonard Lortz, Ledger
Bryan, Merle Russell, Morris
Cohn, John Meyers, Dave Dick
erson, Don Brooks, Roger Block,
Jay Evette and John Jones. Trans
fers from other schools are Bill
Taylor, Don Gum, and Don Pick.
The remainder Of the Lions
schedule follows;
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A. 4. Belair Presides
At TOastmaster's Meet

Five minute speakers at the
Wednesday evening meeting Of the
Kennewick Toastmasters in the
Arrow Grill were Bob Washburn,
Urban Keollker and Clyde Higley.
Two minute talks were made by
Emil Behrman, Bruce Lampson,
Julius BAIL and Hal Clark.
POSTMASTER for the evening was
A. T. Belair. Joe Heggen acted as
critic, and Ken Serier was time
keeper. James Walker and Del
Flint were present as guests.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-11-21
County Planning
Hearing Is Set

County planning win be given q
further hearing at the courthouse
in Prosser on Monday at 1:30 o.
clock. County commissioners urge
all interested individuals to at
tend the hearing for q complete
exchange of ideas and q full un-
derstanding Of the proposition.
At a hearing held on Nov. IL
several changes In the proposed
resolution were offered.
Object of the hearing accord
ing to county commissioners is to
get a consensus of the residents
Of the area and to acquaint people
with coming plans.
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lie relations officer was also pres
ent.
MIR. Lauder stated that a long
range development program is be-
ing planned by the company and
that construction will be continued
from time to time. A new type of
production unit is being studied
and apparently will soon be ready
for use.
The Hartford project will be a
part of the research program on
atomic energy. General Electric is
completing two new laboratories
at Schenectady, N. Y. and the
work of all the plants and labora-
tories will be integrated.
The company is cooperating
with a number of universities in
the research and have employed a
number Of outstanding physicists.
MIR. Lauder paid high tribute to
the stupendous job DUPONT ac-
complished in constructing the
Hartford works and the town of
Richand. 1T is the greatest en-
cheering achievement have seen
or hope to see in my lifetime" he
said. "And it was done with no ma
jor mistakes.
He pointed to an outstanding
health and safety record and add
ed that relations with the Army
engineers and with the people Of
this area have been especially cor
dial.
Col. Clarke described the second
underwater atomic bomb test at
Bikini, which he witnessed.
Aboard a tender at a distance of
Is miles the explosion was clearly
visible. The ships in. the target
area We're hit in several different
ways. There was an air blast, a
wave that reached height of 500
feet and a torential rain from
the water that was forced high
into the air. ~
The rain was charged with radio
activity which covered practically
all the ships and did tremendous
damage to life aboard. More than
go percent of the animals died. The
huge pressure wave that was FORM
Colonel described graphically the
ed from the blast followed by a
column of water that rose to a
height of 5000 feet.
Damage from the bomb is stag
gering to the mind" he said. 1T is
q weapon more horrible than poi
son gas or meteorological war
fare as we know il today"
"The only solution" he added,
els to outlaw the bomb on q basis
| of mutual understanding" He
stated that he believed this could
be accomplished through the med
ium Of the United Nations. Fail
ing In this the only way out Il to
make ourselves 50 strong that no
nation will ever dare attack u.s."
Nominations and election of Of
ficers for the coming year have
been postponed until Dec. S.
There win be no meeting Of the
chamber next week.
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TOT BAD

II is a fact in this case as IN
manv others. Even if the weather
does seem a little bad here once
n : while, it's always just little
ar lot worse almost everywhere
|sise We haven't had an opportun-
m to check with old timers yet
as to the earliest snow in Ken
newick. However, we are willing
b make small wager that it has
ome earlier than this and we'll
sld two-bits to that to say that
nmeone will be around to tell us
,bout it. .......- *
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quo Station May Keep
Upen ThrOuph EVENINGS

i,a me parcel post substation mail
IS center, to be established De-
cfsnoer 9 in the old S. & J. Motor
h pany building, will probably
n. sept open until 8 pm. through
ms christmas rush season, Post
SsSs' er Roger Records said 20.
.; The additional facilities Will
I IN the prompt handling OF
Stloay mail, as well as accomo.
S persons, who are not able te
su during the day, he added.