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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-10
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By Hal Clark
We've seen 1947's Independence

: We've seen 1947'S Independence
Day! Se- ~.. --..
From the sharp crack of a war
starting musket shot on green
at Lexington to the ulanet-shak-
ing blast of War-ending atom
bomb at Hiroshima, Americans
have been going to war when
they thought they had to.
4 * * =
For all the fine face they put
on after they find themselves in
it, don't believe any historian
could make out very good case
for Americans ever sitting around
wishing they had good war to
get mangled up in.
But right now a lot of us are
Quivering with a good old-faSh-
Toned case of the shudderS about
getting into another one. None
of us seem to want it anymore
than any of us ever have.
A-H >. r.. .s.# =.
Some of our thinkers say the
rest of the people In the world
don't understand us. How could
they, when we don't understand
ourselves.
We don't want to get shot up.
But on the Fourth of July, we
spend money, that we probably
should have spent for steak, for
firecrackers and other suicidal and
homicidal gimracks to blow our
fingers off and our eyes out.
Others of us, deaf to the allure
of exploding oneself into eternity,
ride into the Great Beyond at
the wheel of a speeding automo-
bile. That has its advantages in
away. You can usually take along
some company with you from the
car you just egg-shelled.
Nope we don't like carnage un-
less it's our own. And unless
we're playing it with the members
Of our own family.
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Take another instance. Ameri-
cans have never had live states
man. Up until the grave closes
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-10
DeN Edition.:

The congregation and minister
of the Christian Church wish to
thank you and the Courier Re-
porter for your fine cooperation
in assisting us with the publiciz-
ing and planning of the 4th of
July celebration for the city,
which we co-sponsored with the
Kennewick Active Club in the
City Park.
We feel sure it was a success
because of the publicity afforded
us.
20, Mrs. B. j. Spurgeon
For the Ladies Circle
KenneWick Christian Church
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-10
RESIDENTS CATCH LIMIT

Mr.. and Mrs. ElWood Shellman
and Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Nor
gan returned to Kennewick this
week after an extensive two
weeks vacation through Canada,
Washington, and Oregon.
Spending their first week on a
fishing excursion at Beaver Lake
in Canada, they reported that
they caught their limit of silver,
throat, and rainbow trout.
According to their report, "The
fish there are fighters. Yes, and
some of the larger ones got
away" Returning to Kennewick,
they packed and froze 81 of their
| catch.
| The second week was spent in
a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
CAMS son George, at his home in
Beaverton, Oregon. The local
residents returned home, visiting
Tillamook, Tacoma, Seattle, and
Sunset Lodge at Mt. Rainier on
the way. There is still no place
like home, and Kennewick's eli
mate, they reported.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-10
THIRTY YEARS AGO

July IL -N
Soldiers of the Third Oregon
regiment rid the valley of IWWs
by closing their hall and arrest
ing fifty or sixty of them.
O. T. Stanley established a
shooting record in the recently
formed Kennewick Rifle Club.
The club had a membership of
40.
G. E. Tweedt and E. w. Tren-
bath toured the Horse Heaven
country and reported that crops
were hard hit by the dry weather.
The Kennewick Commercial
club appointed DR.. F. M. Crosby,
DR.. B. L. Cole, and George Tweedt,
as committee to take up with the
county commissioners the pur-
chasing of Van Horn lake. It was
proposed to use the lake as a
summer resort and county poor
farm.
The Golden Rule store announ-
ced a ten-day Quitting Business"
sale.
Among the graduates of the 9Th
grade were James Craver, James
Peters, Blanch and Ruth Dicki-
son, Winifred Huntington, Hulda
Reese, Mabel Shivers, and Flor
ence Hudnall.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-10

from falling below $1.5O per crate,
Kennewick and Richland fruit
still brought top prices of from
$3.75 up. ..u.
Controlling interest in the First
National Bank was sold by L. E..
johnson and T. NJ. Fine to O. A.
Fechter, president of the Yakima
Valley Bank and Trust company.
E. C.. Durdle started work in
his new position as County Agent.
Benton County had been without
an agent for three years, since
v. L. Georgeson left the position.
The Courier Reporter reported
that the City Council had actu-
ally started work on repairing
Washington Street.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-10

See what 1 mean, Mr.. Diplomat
Evening star., 1947-10-07
on the AIR 1oKIeHH.

W1oP, 7:t5-lsns Horne sings IN Was
Just One Of Those Things"
WMAL, S:30-"Whst Can We Do 10 In.
prove Religious and Racial Relationships ia
Amsritay' Charles P. Taft. president Of the
Federal Council Of Churches; Walter White,
Max Lsrnsr and Clare Booth Luce arc ihs
speakers.
Evening star., 1947-10-07

WT0P, 9:o0-Lse Durothsr talks about his
future plans.
W10P, 9:30-"A 1rss Grows In Brooklyn"
Tho Betty Smith novel presented.
WRt, to:0o-Bob Hopes guest Is lane
Russell.
VOL, i0:00-"can Prices Be Controlled"
Speakers are Robert Nathan, Lawrence For.
!is, Richard Gilbert and Fred 6. Clark.
W0P, 10:30-A special dramatic program
Evening star., 1947-10-07

marking Fire Prevention Week.
WINK, ii:30-E series Of discussions On
Security and Disarmament Under fhs United
Nations begins. Forum speakers are Clark
EiehsIbs'ssr. James I. Shewsl and Quincy
Wright.
W0P, ii:3o-SpsskM Of ths House Jos
sph ". Martin delivers a. address On The
Eiehtisth Congress-"
Evening star., 1947-04-04

was rejected and from the company
whose product he proposed to
INSTALL
Bid Was $7,7o0.
The protesting bidder was Ge\rge
A. Quincy, jr., of G. A. Cunney &
Sons, 1888 Observatory place NV.
He complained that he failed to
receive the contract. despite his low
bid of $7,70o. Mr.. Auld's office
awarded the contract to the only
other bidder, the Wallace g. Tiernan
Co, Inc, of Belleville, N. j.. foI
s1o,274.
The company whose chlorination
equipment Mr.. Quincy proposed te
install at the Anacostia pumping
station was the Everson Manufac-
turing Co. of Chicago Both this
firm and Mr.. Quincy have de-
manded an explanation.
The Water Division chiefs report
declared Mr.. Cunney's bid was
turned down because Everson equip
Ement installed in three localities
in this region was found to be
faulty. It listed the locations as
the Naval Academy at Annapolis
Baker General Hospital at Mar
jtinsburg, w. Va, and Andrews
Field, Md.
None of the automatic Eyerson
equipment known to exist in the
locality was found to be operating
Evening star., 1947-04-04
Final Action Delayed
On Wafer Contract;
Hearing 10 Be Called

The Commissioners today held up
final action on a disputed District
water chlorination contract pending
q hearing on protests in the case.
The action was in line with yes
terday,s recommendation by Brig
Gen. Gordon r. Young, Engineer
Commissioner. No date was set fol-
a hearing.
He recommended that the city
heads meet with all interested par
ties In the case "in the near future.
Gen. Young made the announce
ment following receipt of a report
on the contract from David v. Auld
Water Division superintendent, in
which Mr.. Auld defended his failure
to award it to the low bidder on
March 20.
Gen. Young said that. "on the
face" of the report. he saw no reason
for reversing ME- Aulds action. He
added, however, that hearing
should be held "in view of protests
received from the bidder whose bic
Evening star., 1947-04-04
I Internships Offered
By Library Of Congress

An internship program 70 specials
ized library training for graduates
In library science win begin at the
Library Of Congress July l. it has
been announced by the library.
Seven internships are being Of
fered. Each is good Tor one year and
carries salary Of $2,644.
One internship IN general library
administration is offered in the ofhce
Of the chief assistant librarian.
Others are offered In the office OF
the director Of the following offices.
Reference department, processing
department, acquisitions depart
ment, legislative reference service,
division for the blind and personnel.
Evening star., 1947-04-04

said. At that time Or. Abram Z.
sachar. national director Of B'nai
Birth Hillel Foundation, was named
temporary director Of the youth or
ganization as an additional assign
ment. He now continues as Hillel
director.
Rabbi Prero has been national
director Of boys work for the youth
group for the past six months. Be
fore that he was director OF the
Hil1el Foundation at the University
OF Manitoba, Canada.
Also announced today was the
designation by the Veterans Ad-
#ministration Of the Women's SUI
preme Council Of B'nai Birth as a
agency Of the National Adj
.visory Committee of Voluntary
Service.
Evening star., 1947-04-04
Rabbi Prero Appointed
B. ndi B nth Director

Rabbi .Amram Prero has been ap-
pointed national director CT the
B'nai Birth Youth Organization.
Henry Monsky Of Omaha. Nebr.. and
national president Of B'Eai Birth
announced here today.
Victor Perlmutter, national adj
ministrative assistant Of the youth
organization. has been named direc-
tor Of administration.
The appointments end the re-
organization of the youth group
begun in October. 1945, spokesmen
Evening star., 1947-04-04

considered 4 satisfactory manner. !"
MI. Auld said.
His report, ordered BY Gen.
Young Saturday, said that looking
deeper into the matter as q result
|of the generals directive has
served only to strengthen my own
conviction as to the correctness OF
the action urged by this ofice.
Among those expected to be
present at the hearing was Chai-
Imers Hammill, chief Of the small
business unit of the Department
Iof Justice. He confirmed the fact
yesterday that Wallace 81 Tiernan
has been undergoing prosecution
for antitrust law evasion
Mr.. Hammin said criminal suit
has been dismissed in Providence,
r. II, but that a civil suit is pending.
Evening star., 1947-04-04

Comrie colliery, near Dumferline,
Scotland, had to, be closed to
thousands who wanted to see 1t
after author visitor Herbert Nor
rison called it the cats pajamas
among pits"
The Arizona post., 1947-02-21

us, as Jews, if we scorn this girl?
Will she respect Jews more if we
behave that way? No! She will
know Jews as an obnoxious stiff
necked people, represented in her
parents-in-laW who denied her
the hospitality of their house, to
say nothing of the respect they
owed her as their daughter-in-
law and as good human being.
When and if there are children
will she be more inclined or less
inclined toward the faith of their
Jewish father, if his parents be-
have like fanatics? Certainly, we
wouldn't be honoring the good
name of Judaism if that were our
way of being Jewish. If we re-
ject her won't we be contributing
to the conflict that we're afraid
of her? Aren't we helping to
wreck a marriage that but for
our obStinacy might come to
happy ending?
And what of our boys happi-
ness? From his earliest day you
worried to protect him. You were
so meticulous to get him safely
across streets. You were practi-
cally up all night with him when
he had cold in his nose. The
way you worried the time he had
the measles. You can't let him
down now.
Let's invite her and him to din
ner some evening this week. I
think you should include blintzes
in the menu. l do like blintzes
and they would be a gastronomi-
cal revelation for the girl among
her new relations. Yes, my dear,
call her up right now.
Thus Mr.. Segal would speak up
if he were in the same position as
his correspondent. He hopes that
the correspondents wife, who is
an admirer of Mr.. Segal, will ac-
cept this counsel as not unwise.
The Arizona post., 1947-02-21
PLAIN TALK
by ALFRED 5EGAL

Dear Mr.. Segal: You and I, as
men, are more understanding
than women generally are. l
want you to write something for
the understanding of my wife. I
have failed.
It concerns our new daughter
in-law. She is not Jewish and be-
cause she is not Jewish my wife
has taken hostile attitude to-
ward her. She has not accepted
her, even to the point of refus-
ing to receive her in our house.
The girl is a fine person, college
trained. She comes from a very
decent family.
I have reasoned with my wife
for hours at a time and haven't
moved her in the least from her
obstinate position. She reads your
column and admires your wisdom
and maybe you can speak to her.
From reading your column reg
ularly I feel your mind is like
mine on this subject. You tell
her. (Signed)
Well, this Mr.. Segal can't feel
too sure that wisdom is all on
the male side always. In a long
life he has found that stupid OBJ
stinacy is about equally divided
between the sexes. Nor can he
guarantee his own wisdom at all
times. Looking back over his life
time, he finds he has been wrong
as often as right. His own wife
doesn't consider him any too
bright in most ordinary matters.
1t is no compliment to one phase
of his wisdom that she keeps
charge of the bank account.
So, by reason of varied expert
ences of being wrong, he isn't
a fellow who hands down opin-
ions with such authority as of
God himself, though there are
others in the writing trade who
do. In the matter of the distress
The Arizona post., 1947-02-21

four-fold program of Planned
Parenthood is basically a health
and welfare program designed to
reduce many health and social
evils-through child spacing serv-
ices, provision of medical services
to enable many childless couples
to have children, education for
marriage and parenthood as a
safeguard against the ignorance
that wrecks so many marriages,
and research-both in better
methods of birth control, and in
vestigation into the causes and
cure of sterility.
Chairman of the local campaign
is Margaret Sanger and Tucson's
quota is $4,000. The local clinic
is at q East Corral. Planned Par
enthood is a "cause that has its
roots deep in family life" 1t is a
cause, as you must realize by now,
that has reawakened my own cru
sading spirit!
The Arizona post., 1947-02-21
BALLET Russo TONIGHT

Famous Original Ballet Russo
with the premiere dancers Mar
kova and Dolin will be presented
tonight under Town Hall auspices
at the University Auditorium.
The company includes a large
symphony orchestra. Good seats
are still available at the Pioneer
Ticket Service, 8 E. Pennington,
phone 812.
The Arizona post., 1947-02-21

full problem of this citizen he
can only say what he would do
or say in the same circumstances.
Yes, he might say to his wife,
so our son is married to a girl of
another religion. Believe me, /
would rather have seen him mar
ry a Jewish girl for a variety of
reasons. The main reason is the
melancholy religious conflict that
may come out of it when the
children arrive. She may want to
bring them up in her religion and
our son may want them to take
his religious inheritance. You
know how it is: Even people who
haven't worked hard at their re-
ligion may get mad at the posi-
bility of this inheritance being
lost. That's what mainly worries
me.
Then there is the pride of Jews
who know that their identity is
a possession that has been hard
kept through ages. It's not easy
to see it yielded by intermarriage
with one of the Gentle people
whose attitude hasn't been friend
ly through many centuries of
Jewish living.
If the Gentiles really had all
been Christians the story of the
Jews would have been different.
If Gentiles had been Christians
they would have followed the
way of brotherhood of the Jew
who is their Master. He gave then
a very good teaching, indeed, and
it's a pity nothing much has been
done about it.
But there's no use speculating
on that. We must face the fact
of our life: The boy is married
to that girl, and, as fortnight
lockers at facts, we must ask our
selves, what should we, as rea-
sonable parents, do with this fact?
Reasonable people face a fact
and make the best of it, since
they can't change it. Would you
change it even if you could? Our
son-whether he's right or wrong
has found happiness in his mar
riage and would you, if you could,
do thing to destroy this happi
ness? For example, would you,
if you could, force him into the
divorce court?
No! That's the last thing you'd
ever think of. So there's left to
us our duty to put the best pos
sible face on it, to behave like
people who have had long expert
ence of intolerance and, therefore,
should be the most tolerant. Let's
look at our daughter-in-law. Let's
judge her in the way we as in
dividual Jews say we want to be
judged: Each by his own charac-
ter; we don't like to be all Jumped
together in one bundle of con-
demnation.
Well, we do know she is a fine
girl by character and education.
We know she comes from decent
people. From all I hear they're as
nice as we are.
That's a good beginning from
which to start trying to be rea-
sonable. At that point we may ask
ourselves: What good will it do
The Arizona post., 1947-02-21
"x1De<QuAGS
BY Virginia PiStOr

During my early childhood, I
suffered from bronchitis, and as
we lived in section of the coun-
try where the winters were in
tolerably severe, I was forced to
spend much of my time indoors.
Since the radio was not yet part
of the American scene, the only
compensation for a little girl who
couldn't play outside in below
zero weather, was in reading. At
this point my mother looked after
a brood of three, (although she
was eventually to be blessed with
seven children) so she knew the
value of keeping young 'unS occu-
pied. Consequently, she taught me
to read quite some time before l
entered the first grade. With such
a head start, the few available
children's books had been read
all too soon, and I was forced to
graduate to the adult section, both
at the public library and at home.
Children don't seem to read
Charles Dickens for any reason
these days, but we read him more
than once, every volume, because
they were there. Anyway, it was
Dickens, with all his miserable
children, going to work in fac
tories and being beaten and push
ed around, who developed my So
cial conscience, if you can call it
that. At this period Upton Sinclair
influenced me tool found his
"The Jungle" in the commercial
travellers library in the hotel
where we lived)-but the upShot
was that l was Mortified and in
dignant to find, through reading,
that the world wasn't very kind
to millions of children, and that
life, for many, was just one in
justice after another.
Ours was a coal mining town,
and presently 1 realized, looking
around me, that all the cold, hun
cry, shabby children weren't in
Dickens, and that the toughieS,
the 'bad' boys at school, weren't
just born that way. And the ques-
tion-"why"? nagged at me. And
at age ten, filled with missionary
zeal, l decided that when grew
up, would change things. If no
body else would make the world
a fit place to live in-I would,
single handed if necessary. 1t all
seemed very simple to me them
Well, a lot of water has spilled
over the dam since that remote
day-and / didn't turn out to be
much of crusader, even though
the indignation was always with
me. Fortunately, there were hard
ier souls than l in this sorry old
world, and some of them trans
lated their anger and their pity
into action. Margaret Sanger,
founder of the planned parent
hood movement, was one of them.
Thirty years ago, because of her
courage, the first birth control
clinic in the country was opened.
Planned parenthood since then
has received endorsements from
many sources. This m on h,
Planned Parenthood launched its
first nation wide campaign. The
The Arizona post., 1947-02-21

Keep posted by reading The
Arizona Post regularly. Pub
lished bi-weekly in Tucson.
Evening star., 1947-05-12
Engagement Announcements

Both families are from Washington.
The wedding will take place next
month.
| A bbotf-Fioram omit
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Abbott an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Marjorie Ann Abbott,
to Mr.. Robert Frank Fioramonti,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernesto Flora
monti, all of this city. The wedding
will take place in August.
Miss Abbott was president of the
1943 Glass of Wilson Teachers Col
lege and is a member of Who's Who
In American Universities and Col
Ileges. She now is a teacher in the
District.
Mr.. Fioramonti served with the
1st Cavalry during the entire
Philippine campaign and now is
completing his senior year at Mary
land University.
Benneff-NoeH
June 81 has been selected as the
date for their marriage by Miss
Florence Bennett and Mr.. Harold
Embrey NOEL, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank T. NOEL of Washington,
whose engagement is announced by
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Bennett of
Leipsic, Ohio. The ceremony will
be held in the National City
Christian Church in this city.
Evening star., 1947-05-12

At 5 o'clock yesterday In the
Sacred Heart Church, Miss Lucy
Antoinette Salatto, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Joseph Salatto Of
this city, became the bride of Mr.
Gilbert Edward Poudrier of Wash
ington, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Onil
Poudrier of Chicopee Falls, Mass
The Rev. Lawrence Wempe officiated
and a reception was held at the
brides home following the cere-
mony.
Escorted by her father, the bride
wore a white taffeta and lace gown
with a sweetheart neckline and
train, and she carried white gladio-
luses Her only attendant was her
sister, Miss Catherine Salatto, who
wore light blue nylon and taffeta
gown and who carried pink and
blue gladioluses.
Mr.. Hugh r. Solari was the best
man and the ushers were Mr.
Manuel A Correa and Mr.. Robert
Rosamond.
After wedding trip to New York
and Massachusetts,, the couple will
make their home in Washington.
Mrs. Poudrler attended Sacred
Heart Academy and her husband at
tended schools in Chicopee Falls.
Evening star., 1947-05-12

Admiral Joel T. Boone, whose color
full decorations covered half Of one
side of his coat. He was White
House physician not so many years
ago and now Is chief of the medical
survey group Of the Coal Mines Ad-
ministration.
The former Secretary Of Com
merce and Mrs. Jesse II. Jones were
there, the latter wearing becoming
dove gray suit with q small matching
hat trimmed with violets. The as
sistant to the President and Mrs.
John r. Steelman were among the
early arrivals and she wore hat
of many flowers with q fine mesh
snood which covered her blond hair
at the back.
There were many familiar fig-
ures of yesteryear In the newspaper
profession. Jim Preston, for so
many years superintendent OF the
Senate press gallery, lowered above
many of the other guests and was
warmly greeted by all.
The Speaker of the House, Rep
Iresentative Joseph w. Martin, jr..
was always in earnest conyersa-
ton, though he stopped and smiled
greeting when some one inter-
rupted to speak to him
Arrangements for the party were
well thought out and carried out
with ample chairs for all the guests
arranged in the congressional room
where the several musical hits were
repeated from the program of the
Gridiron dinner Saturday evening.
During the wait for the President
and Mrs. Truman the two bars at
either side of the presidential room
were popular spots and the plates
of dainty hors d'ovres which we're
passed were hard to keep filled.
After the program delicious hot
supper was served.
The company yesterday was made
up of the members of the Gridiron
Club, their wives and their guests
at the dinner Saturday evening and
the honor guests of the organiza-
tion,