The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-09-26
Gov. Wallgren To Attend;
Parudes, Exhibits Shows Set

Word came also that Senator
Hugh B. Mitchell will fly into the
city for a one-day visit at the Fes-
tival, although the exact time has
not yet been fixed.
Arriving in Kennewick with
Governor Wallgren and party on
Thursday evening, October 3, will
be the Washington State Director
Of Agriculture, Fred Martin, who
will also be present on Saturday,
the day that will honor Clinton p.
Anderson, Secretary of Agricul-
ture.
Other members of the official
party will be: Senator Warren G..
Magnusson, 1t. Govrnor Vice
Myers, Attorney General Smith
Troy, Director of Licenses, Harry
Huse, Governors secretary, Jack
Gorrie, Director of Finance, Bud
get and Business, Jack Ballew,
Director of Conservation, Art Gar
ton, Liquor BID. member, Marvin
Stroble, Supervisor of Transpor-
tation, Paul Revelle, Director Of
Labor and Industry Earl Andersen,
Supervisor OF Veterans Affairs,
John Slavenburg, and Assistant
Attorney General, George Holt.
Harry p. Cain, Republican can
diate for United States Senator,
and Hal Holmes, Representative in
Congress have also been invited
to be present during the commun-
ity's big three-day celebration.
Promising to be one Of the most
outstanding civic celebrations ever
presented in the Pacific Northwest,
the Festival is rapidly moving into
the final stages Of preparation.
Action is the keynote for the array
of fast moving entertainment
which features many world-fam-
ed celebrities.
Kennewick, meanwhile is trans
forming itself into a festive-laden
community for the fun-filled three
days. Gay decorations on the
principal streets and stores have
lifted its populace into a spirit of
gaiety that has carried even into
the schools, where the youngsters
and teen-age groups are costuming
themselves with the official color
theme-Concord purple and Leaf
green.
Officials of this presentation re-
marked this week they were par
ticularly pleased with the reports
received from nearby cities and
towns from where surprisingly
large number of persons have
made plans to attend the three
day Grape Festival.
eliminating plans formulated
months ago, surprise announce
ments have been made by the pro-
gram committee Of additional out
standing events nearly every day
for the past two weeks.
Highlighting the gala affair will
be the popular maestro Of the air.
ways and screen-Spike Jones and
his City Slickers, bringing to this
event a musical repartee from
which he has gained fame in his
novel recordings of such we'll
known hits as Cocktails For
Two" "Chloe," "Hawaiian War
Chant" Glow-Worm" and many
others. A note of interest was con-
tanned in a recent communication
from this famous musicomedian
when it was announced he would
treat visitors to the Grape Festival
with unreleased connections Of
waclxy tunes, as well as a complete
show revealing their capacity for
playing sweet music.
Also a surprise was the an
nouncement of Spike Jones' pub
licity director that Helen Greco,
the bands lovely apd talented
songstress, will appear in person.
Included in the spotlight of stars
in addition will be Aileen Carlyle,
outstanding Victor Red Seal re-
cording artist, George Rock, Dick
Morgan and Candy Hall, inimit-
able musicians featured in Spikes
band.
Other Spike Jones attractions
will be the famous DR.. Horatio @.
Birdbath, master of IFS bird imi-
tations and an exceptional ventril-
oQuist, and funny-man Red Ingle
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