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The Coolidge examiner., 1946-03-08

was filled with flowers, fruit, candy,
and gifts of every description.
Assisting Mrs. Davis with the
serving for the open house were
Mrs. r j. Jones. Mrs Russell Koh-
Ter and Mrs. n. T. Olson.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-03-08

Pastor j. n. Campbell on behalf of the First Baptist
Church cordially invites the public to hear Evangelist
j. Clyde Foster of San Diego, March 81 to April Id.
Also-Next week for five nights, Monday through
Friday, the Pastor lectures THE Baptist People,
From the First Century to the 10TH" The hour is
$50 and everybody is invited.
The first change in baptism with the result
that today about a half billion nominal Christians
really believe in WATER instead of JESUS!
The second change to baptize babies, and
there naturally followed the union of church and
state with the violent death in religious persecution
of 50,0OO,000 people! Baptists have ever been per-
secuted by both Catholics and Protestants but they
themselves have never prosecuted.
Today Baptists the largest non-Catholic body
in America
The Mems Brotherhood, Aaron Miller, president,
sponsors this advertisement
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-03-08
Presbyferians
Plan Campaign
Activities Here
C7moaign Sunday Will Be
Observed At M orni ing
ce~vice March 10. KICK
Off Dinner Planned For
Wednesday Night.


The G immunity Presbyterian
Church will observe Campaign Sun
d7y AZ the moraing serve on Sun
day. March 10. +. A. Crosby. direc-
tor OF the CAMPAIGN. will speak
briefly on developments TO date.
The Rev Joseph Kamphuis will
preach on AN Investment in Chris
uauity" Special music Is being ar
ranged by Mrs r. W Taylor. music
director
4 potluck KICKOFF dinner for the
workers who will solicit funds is
scheduled for Wednesday. March
13 al 6:15. in the church recrea-
ton hall Following dinner and en-
tertainment. the workers will
choose their prospect cards and
receive final instructions for solici-
tatiou Workers on the special
gifts committee. who have been SO
lciting funds ten days previous 10
the dinner. viii also be In attend
auce.
4 large thermometer for use I'm
the campaign Is being made by
Mrs. " C. knights young peoples
sunday School class. Tommy Clark
IS In charge of construction. The
thermometer will be displayed at
the KICKOFF dinner and reports of
funds now on hand and those raised
by the special gifts committee 10
date. will be painted on the ther
mometer.
The special gifts committee is
comprised OF Harold Fulton. Fred
Wuertz. Herbert UnEer. DR. II. V.
Campbell, c. J Wells. Mrs W c. !
knight. Mrs Roger lies. Mrs.
George Truitt. Mrs. H. l. Holland /
and Mrs r. W Taylor.
The chairman of the executive
committee. Clark J Wells. will be
IN charge OF the KICKOFF dinner
tie has asked the Rev Claude l..
Morton OF Phoenix. TO serve as
toastmaster Mr. Morton Is known
among the churches and hundreds
II Sunday school missions he has
organized throughout the state. az
well as by his radio audience. for
his homespun wit and humor
There Is every indication that
the well-laid plans OF Mr.. Crosby
and the committee viii result in a
successful campaign for the $4,000
hat must be raised now" accord
ing 10 the pastor
The Westminster Fellowship Of
Young people has made a pledge of
Si0O 10 the campaign. in addition
TO $50 they previously gave They
are planning a number Of money
raising projects as well as series
of missionary movies to help meet
their pledge and 10 finance trips OF
their members 10 church camps
this summer.
The plans committee Is working
toward the day when proper mate
rials are available and work can
begin on the modern memorial
building, according to DR.. r. V.
Campbell. OF the planning commit
tee.
Mr.. Crosby has expressed his ap-
probation OF the enthusiastic CO
operation OF church members and
citizens of Coolidge in this cam
paign, which will result in a deci-
sive step forward in the progress
that Coolidge is making as an in
corporated town.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-03-08

Cd. s. Davis left Wednesday for
Monrovia, California. TO visit his
sister. Mrs. Maize Chilson, who has
not been well
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-03-08

Basil o. Wofford, S SIC, has
received an honorable dis
charge from the U. S. Navy
after 25 months service in the
Pacific theater. He has been
awarded the Asiatic-Pacific
ribbon, American Theater rib
bons, American Defense ribbon,
Victory medal and Good Con-
duct medal. He is the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Wofford Of
Ray, former Coolidge residents,
and the grandson Of Mrs. D.
w. Reynolds Of Coolidge. Wof-
ford is CUHS students. He
Joined the navy in February Of
i943, when he was II years old.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-03-08

OMrs. Barbara Talla Bennett OF
California. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Talla. underwent a
tonsilectomy at Coolidge Hospital
Monday She is reported to be
conyalescing splendidly.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-18
Announce County
Office Filings

Two Kennewick men have this
week announced their candidates.
for sheriff, one on each ticket
W. ]. Billingsley filed Monday on
the Democratic ticket while Clar-
ence b. Farley is a Republican
candidate.
Billingsley has been a resident
|of Benton county since 1928 and
has been in the employ of the
county most of that time. He
has worked in the road depart
ment and has been a deputy sher-
iff two years.
Farley has been with the state
patrol and has also served as a
deputy sheriff. During the war he
went overseas and served in COM
munications in the navy. He re-
celved his discharge in October
of last year.
Throwing his hat into the ring
as a candidate for county COM
missioner from this district, Lou
Keene filed Monday. He has
served as road supervisor for the
district for some time and is ia
miliar with all road problems.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-18
Cancer Drive
Under Way Here

OF to a belated start, Kenne-
wick's Cancer drive committee
swung into gear this week. Clyde
Anderson, theatre manager, has
accepted the job of heading the
campaign.
Chief appeal will be made to or
carnations with letter to be
sent to each outlining the need
for support. The theatres have
offered their cooperation, as have
the schools.
On Saturday, April ~, tag day
will be featured in which all will
be given an opportunity to con-
tribute any amount from dime
up.
Individual contributions will
be accepted at any time at the
National Bank of Commerce, the
Courier-Reporter Office or at the
theatres in the evenings.
This is the first drive that has
been held nationally for this cause
and national goal Of % millions
dollars has been set. Funds will
be used for treatment Of cancer
as well as for extensive research
to find the cause and cure.
Eric johnson is national cam
naien chairman. OF the funds
raised 40 per cent will be used
for research and 60 per cent will
remain in the state to be used for
cancer preventive education and
to provide treatment facilities.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-18
Postal Ser vice
Is Improved

Postal service in Kennewick has
been improving in recent weeks
with the addition of five clerks
who give near round-the-clock
service. With a crew handling
outgoing mail to 8 o'clock and q
night clerk coming on at mid
night, only short period Of the
evening is left without man on
duty
A box has been secured for m
stallation on the curb in front of
the post Office and will be install
ed soon with the removal of two
meters. This will provide an OPP
portunity for quick mailing from
the curb.
The new clerks are all service
men on temporary appointments.
They are Lowell Taylor, Wesley
Brown, Harvey Keene, Char1es
Reid and Fred Schink. All are
sons of local families and had
overseas experience Of one to
more than two years.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-18
New Buildina
Started Here

Construction is under way on
the final link of the block on the
north side of Kennewick Avenue
west of the Benton theatre. This
will be a two-story brick and
block structure with two business
spaces and five upstairs apart
mentS.
The front will be of glazed tile
with a rounded corner window.
Dimensions are 50x75 feet. The
building will be heated with a hot
water system.
The apartments will be strictly
modern with hardwood floors. A
special feature will be a laundry
room at the rear Of the ground
floor. Stairways win be provided
from both the front and side of
the building.
J. D. Doverspike Is the con-
tractor.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-18
Group Promotes
Aviation Here

A group of air-minded individ-
uals gathered in Kennewick Tues
day night and launched tri-city
chapter of the National Aeronaut-
ical Association. This group Is
described as chamber Of COM
merce" Of the air and attempts to
promote aviation in all its phases.
Temporary officers were elected
to get the organization going.
Chas. Hartley Of Rlcniand was
named chairman with Charles
Woodward, also of Richland, Sec
rotary. A vice chairman was
chosen from each community.
They were Carl Krudwig, Pasco;
Ralph Reed, Kennewick and A. j.
Schwertfeger of Rich1and.
The group discussed ideas for
the development of flying in this
area on the basis of tri-city CO.
operation. Another meeting is
scheduled for Richland on April
20.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-18
Grass" Canning Hits Stride In
Ciiy's Food Processing Plants

conveyor belts first started totine
their succulent cargo of grass
along the canning line. Forty min
utes later, the first can was seal
ed.
Honors for supplying the COM
pany's first asparagus Of the sea
son went to Carl StrasburK, OF
Rt. 2, Highlands; Dr.. +. A. Ben
jamin, Henry York and A. ID.
Shubert, all of Route 1.
K and p was doing business
with a crew of about so workers
and planning to triple their per-
sonnet before reaching peak OPP
erations. Feeding their foods into
a hungry Pacific Northwest whole
sale market, officials expected to
be pushed hard to meet orders on
hand.
The Cascade Frozen Food plant,
running two crews, also began
operations Wednesday. Worker
strength, plant officials estimated,
would be built up to 100 on both
the day and night shifts before
long.
Grading and preceding of as
paragus has been under way at
the Pasco Growers association
since April II, Red Hilderbrand
reported. The staff Of approxi-
mately IS workers, also handling
spinach processing, would increase
he said, to about IT'S. II possible.
the plant will avoid running two
shifts.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-18
The Sidewalk
OR TER
souAwK CLUB
By The
H1UlEWICK COURIER

soUAwK CLUB
Three chapters Of the local COM
plainers group met in a special
.esion this week with full dele
s,tions in attendance from the
isdies auxiliaries. After an espec-
I'M stormy session in which
,eharees and counter charges flew
Z fsst as a squadron Of Navy
He,lcats the third vlce-presi-
dent assumed his most charming
manner and summed the whole
thins up and the group retired to
lie dining room for a specially
nis knuckles with a side dish OF
nrepared feast of sauerkraut ana
he first of Kennewick's new crop
Of asparagus He said: ut would
,eem that everyone is quite well
pleased that the Kennewick Ath-
ietic club put on such a fine show
Int here five full days have pass
"a and they haven't built a SWIM
ming pool yet"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-18

Tt's a hard life these days, even
for a movie horse -. with ar
planes and automobiles pushing
out the good old fashioned livery
stables. That's the way White
Flash Tex Ritter's famous movie
horse feels about it while max
ing personal appearances with his
master. It all came to light when
CLYDE Anderson, manager Of the
Roxy-Benton theaters received
letter from Irving Yates, Ritter's
manager, in regards to their stop
here in Kennewick. Yates wrote
from Hollywood that they would
need about a dozen rooms for the
people on the show and most OF
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-18
Council Acts 10
Include Mob Hill
IN City Limits

Tuesday of next week Ken
newick will officially take a
big jump in size and popula-
ton. On that day the Mob
Hill area will become a part
of the city.
This action followed a petit
ton signed by owners of IS
per cent of the property of
the area involved which was pre-
sented to the city council in Feb
ruary. Hearings followed before
the city council and first readings
were given to the ordinance.
At the meeting of the Council
Tuesday of this week final read,
ing was given and the ordinance
passed with all technicalities dis
solved.
The action extends the city
limits east to Oak Street and
south to 10th avenue. Property
in the district is valued at $l15,-
600 with the bulk of that amount
represented in the Green Homes
addition.
Other action at the meeting in
volved an application of the city
for its allotment of funds provid-
ed by the State Development
board for post war construction:
This fund has been set aside by
the state for the use Of munich
palities in the construction Of a
wide range of projects. The fund
is to be allocated on a basis OF
population. It is not exactly
known what Kennewick's share
would be but it is estimated that
it would total more than $40, 600.
An ordinance was given first
reading to provide a franchise for
the Union Pacific railroad to con-
struct a spur from its track to
cross Front street to serve the K
& p Industries plant The spur
would end at Cascade Street.
An application from the Reese
Concrete Pipe Company to change
the classification of a small area
west of its plant to an industrial
classification was referred to the
Planning commission. Signature
on a petition favoring the plan
has been secured from adjacent
property owners
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-18
Horse Heaven? F amous Movie Horse
Wonders. Faces Mig i Outdoors

all place to keep the worlds
most beautiful horse, White Flash
on their overnight stop.
During a conversation with An
derson we found he had quite a
problem and Of all things when
we are almost on the doorstep to
Horse Heaven! Well anyway White
Flash needs place to stay so
we hope someone may be able
To help out with a call to either
the Benton or Roxy theater-if
Won care to room and board a
movie celebrity, White Flash:
The HOLLYWOOD group will play
the ROXY theater Thursday, April
25th. and stop overnight in Ken
newick the same date.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-18
METHODIST CHURCH

services at the Methodist
church in Kennewick will open
on Easter with special program
in the church school at Gas over
which Mrs. c. v. Witerschied win
preside.
Earlier in the day many from
both adult and youth groups will
participate in the Easter Sunrise
service at Sacaiawca park.
The Easter service az II o'clock
will be the climax Of the day and
preparations are being made for
a capacity Ale. sia.ice.
There will be dedications of In.
fants and young children in bap-
tism as a traditional feature of this
service. Plans are also being made
to receive an additional class into
membership.
The music program to be present
ed BY the choir under the leader
ship Of Mrs. Gladys Wilder, Mrs.
Beatrice Mcdonald, accompanist,
will include: 81 Know that NV
Redeemer Liveth," by Handi;
What Song is This" by J. S. Fer
ris; solo "The Holy City" by Ad-
ans, sung by Mrs. Wilder; "The
Gospel OF Easter" by Ferris; Pro-
cessional "Christ the Lord is Ris-
en-" by Charles Wesley.
The pastor, Rev. John B. Coan,
will speak on 1.-THE Day of Days"
The youth groups Of the church
will meet at their regular times:
Jr. Hi Fellowship at $50; Senior
Fellowship at $50. Both will az
tend and participate in the broad
cast service at 800 pm. over
KPKW "The Crusaders Hour"
The choir, youth and pastor Of
this church win present "The Cru.
sader's Hour" broadcast service,
Continued on Page y
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-18
Churches Observe Easter In Special Services

All churches of the community
are completing preparations for
the annual Easter festival with
services from Easter eve to mid
night masses and early sunrise OBJ
servances and on down thru the
day to its close.
Easter will be heralded from
pulpit, from choir chancels, from
broadcast stations, from hilltop
gatherings and in all churches and
chapelS of the community by
mass gatherings Of people.
Many Christian rites will mark
the Palm Sunday, Passion Week,
and Easter services this year as
always, including Christian bap-
tiSmal services, services of the
holy sacrament, candle light COM
munions, administration vows Of
church membership to classes of
various age groups, classes and
services of confirmation and many
others.
Several groups will participate
in the community sunrise services
and others will gather in their in
individual early morning programs
Of worship.
The annual inter-community
Easter Sunrise service will be held
at Sacajawea Park opening at $50
am. sharp, according to announce
ments by the committee in charge.
1t is expected that large numbers
of people from Kennewick, Pasco
and nearby communities will be
present.
This traditional sunrise service
is sponsored by several church
groups of the communities and is
usually well attended. The SER
vice is quite brief and this year
the chief feature will be short
Easter message by Chaplain Forest
Tibbitts.
Kennewick members of the
committee arranging the program
are Rev. E. E. Coulter, from the
ministers association and Arthur
Whitson of the Christian Youth
Council.
Altogether the Easter season
will have brought an increasing
impact Of Christian influence upon
the community life, as many Of
the programs and activities are
designed to do.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-18
tractor.
Aeries Hear Speaker Call
For More Social Security

Need for a more complete COW
erage of all trades and jobs, such
as teachers and. farmers under the
national security program, was
noted Sunday by Mr.. Pearl Stone
of Seattle, featured speaker at the
district meeting Of the FOE Aries
of Washington State District No.
l at the Highlands hall in Kenne-
wick.
Members from Spokane, Walla
Walla and Pasco reported on act
ivities in their areas.
Nomination of officers for the
ensuing year will be held at the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-18

YHoLE KEN
with everyone busy busting off
me welcome mat for the personal
appearance Of Hollywood's famous
Lex Ritter we can't help telling
ms one on Tex. OF course we
.Ga't make an award of guest
nsckets because that would be
ake Offering an Eskimo an ice box
SH we can't help "spilling the
The other day we were in Walla
~sila and were visiting with Rit-
- at the stage door entrance to
@e theatre. Ritter had his horse
= nus trailer and was parked in
~ sss alieyway when two policemen
"sl.ed up and everyone started
aennoning to each other that Tex
Sogid have to move the horse and
aer out of the alley but 10
ou Ivy. oenold the Sergeant walked
~s and asked Tex for an auto
eapn 1or his little boy!
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-18
very Starts Building
VI Elevator At Vista

n aaterials are being assembled
start the construction of a new
H. m = elevator at Vista siding by
Im operry division of General
a. Inc. It will have a capacity
s, $4,000 bushels, giving the
M pany a total capacity of 1907
bushels at Vista Latest type
h yam handling machinery will
,SSonstruction will be of concrete
IL II IS expected the plant will
ready for the current crop.
ms Sls Delibuk of Spokae has the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-18

regular meeting of April l8 The
discussion of new Arie homo
will also be an order Of bushes,
at the meeting scheduled TOR .
pm. Thursday at the Highlands
hall.
The present officers whose term.
expire in June are: Wendell Grim
shaw, president; PIN Moloso, vice
president; Stewart Rice, chaplain;
Ben Scherger, conductor; Virgil
Master, secretary; Ray Sharp, m
side guard; Geo. Gerlach, outside
guard; Roy Atkins, Bert Perkins,
Ed Tyacke, trustees; G. Warnock,
treasurer.
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next

Special Easter services next
Sunday at u:OO am.
Sunday school at 1000 am.
The Children's Choir will renoer
the following hymns 81 Know that
My Redeemer Lives" and Beau
tiful Savior"
Tune in on "The Lutheran
Hour" every Sunday from $50 to
10 Am. over KUJ, Walla Walla or
over KPKW from 1:3O to 200 pm.
You are cordially invited to our
services.
The Walther League will not
meet next Wednesday evening as
both pastor and teacher will be
out Of town attending conferences.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-18
Pep Parade
lets Almost
$500 ForPoel

AS Chuck Roseola) Smith would
say: 1.-THE Thursday and Friday
night showings Of the Pep Parade
were tscrrumbumptious'."
On the business side, managers
reported that the almost I O00
|Kennewick people attending the
performances paid in advance
sales and at the box office enough
receipts to net the Kennewick
Athletic club $402. 8O-the start Of
a fund to build q municipal swim
ming pool.
The fund looked small, but the
players, having got their hands In
on the business, were already pop
ping up with plans for minstrels,
'.mellertlrammers," and style
shows. Only next time, they in
sist, more of Kennewick's unex-
plotted talent would have to be
brought to the stage.
Athletic Club officials reported
that sentiment in Kennewick was
Overwhelmingly in favor Of build
ing the pool as soon as sufficient
funds were on hand, and they
WSIe Ola CkIS 01SII 4OI &0 PO861OkS
sources Of revenue.
A new feature at the Friday
night show was Jiffy jeff At
wood, girliSh and gawlky, in two
of his inimitable dance routines.
Hard on the heels Of the show
came q letter, from its director,
Mrs. Mildred Duncan Williams,
praising the town and its people,
which will be puhliGhod noxl
week with picture az cast.
The business men, who ap-
peared as principals and in the
chorus girl numbers, were tired.
They were all busy enough with
out q show, and for two weeks
they had been. feeding all their
spare moments into the hungry
nav of the Pep Parade rehears-
ais. But their unanimous opinion
was: ssIt was q good show, but
what made it better was the way
the people Of Kennewick got in
and backed It."
As one of them said, There was
as much spirit in the audience as
there was on the stage"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-18
QnATuIED

~A1H1EO
Officers and members of the
above mentioned athletic organi-
zation have since the show ex-
pressed a distinct pleasure in the
reception given to the show and
are exceedingly pleased to find
the demand so universal for a
swimming pool Hundreds Of peo--
ne IN the community expressed
themselves strongly on the sub
Jet and offered support. They
may expect to get called on that
one Of these warm days.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-18
Contract Let For
County Road Surfacing

Contract has been let by Benton
county commissioners for surfac-
ing Of q miles Of road. More
than 10 miles of this is in road
district 8. Standard Asphalt COM
pany of Spokane was awarded
the contract which totals $33.365.
The contract was let Monday
and work will be started at once.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-18
Canning is in f,aA swing In Ken

Canning is in faaA swing In Ken
newick with the food processing
plants of the city pouring out the
first of a stream of foods to q
world fast becoming apprehensive
Of lean diets, verging in many ma
tons into desperate starvation.
K & p Packing Co. officially
began their packing season We'd
nesday at 1890 am, when the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-18
BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunrise Service-5:l5s on hill ov-
erlooking the Russell Elliott farm.
Special Easter Music.
Sunday School-ll:O0- Surprise
object lesson.
Church - 1900
Sermon: "Why Christ Had to
Rise from the Dead"
Special Easier Music.
Evening Service.