The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-02
The Sidewalk
REP0R TER
BY Uke
vrNNEWICK COURIER

. souAWK CLUB
w;th the Grape Festival out of
W." ,,sv some Of the best of the
% ;ss,s complainers swung into ac-
Guy n this weeks session of the
. uoa Columbia Groaners' Associa-
fM So many high-sounding
uUn rde and phrases floated around
with The smoke-filled air that the
u a,;rman was so over-awed that
81 cave up the floor without a
n. s sole "It is high time that
; Sasnife action should be insti-
I'D" stated spokesman, pol
; ;S his hogp-rimmed glasses.
cTo insure an orderly and ration
! - community expansion that has
si~ssdv been started, we must ap-
zach the question of securing
- ;mproved entrance to our city
.,,;.h vieor. and a will to succeed. /"
W. y. This point he was Interrupted
a. - : colleague who shouted: "What
~ Means is that we need a four
lane road from kennewlcK 10
Richland.."
rhe need for such an improve
.,.nt e definite. Two Kennewick
, u were discussing the mat
= Yesterday. One offered to bet
IS. other that he couldn't get out
N that highway and drive the
short distance to Richland In less
han Is minutes at any time OF
=. dav The other was not will
no 10 cover the bet. With in
ereased traffic between the two
enmmunities the traffic problem
mows proportionately worse.
HIGHLAND
Our Richland friends who want
"a cone to Kennewick as well as
tSoee who live here and are en-
loved n the Atomic plant are no
~ disturbed by the lack Of high
NV accommodations. It is really
I torment to make the trip at any
hay hour Of the day. The two
Inc road is invariably cluttered
With dow trucks, trailer outfits
and other vehicles. Not only is
( disconcerting to drive on the
road but it is distinctly a haz-
1dous undertaking..
a, ur,o,a
There is only one immediate
l5duton. The road does boast
11Wide shoulders that could easily
Ne surfaced and marked for four
lines. We are fully aware of the
fact that funds for highway inn
provement in this part Of the state
are woefully lacking. But in the
name Of good common sense, as
well as good business it would
seem only proper judgment to
find some funds somewhere for
this type Of needed Improvement.
SECOND
Thehext solution is to take into
consideration the probable con-
stuction of the dyke and plan
and construct an entirely new
road. If it has to be done sooner
Or later, why not sooner? A mer-
chant can't expect to double his
business without utilizing larger
quarters. Neither can a commun-
ny double its population and SER
wee without increasing its facili-
PLYMOUTH
And it might be well to remind
q ue powers-that-be while we are
n the subject that the present
wagon trail to Plymouth will cost
= lot more in lives, property dam
see and lost time than could con-
sevably be spent on the road if ii
: 70 carry the traffic that can
e expected to travel the route
0urmg the next few years.
BOUQUET
nus weeks flowers, which ap-
ptoprlately should be orange
Tysanthemums, 60 to George
dramatic and his fine squad of
mTtoal players who successfully
upneid the honor of the city in
winning the first league game,
sa0Wlng a commendable COM
peutlve spirit. See you at the
"apato game tomorrow night.