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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
Delegates 0kaY
Spring Carnival

Officials Of the KenneWick
Grape Festival Association ex-
planned their plan for q three-night
spring carnival to an enthusiastic
group of representatives from
clubs and organizations of the
area.
Outlining the detectives Of the
event, scheduled for April 10, IL
and IL, at the Kennewick high
school and elementary school
gyms, Clyde Anderson, association
president, called on all interested
groups to participate.
Concession space will be allotted
at once to clubs, oranges and 9TH
'er organizations, delegates at the
meeting agreed.
Although the entire carnival
plan will be drawn to present the
show indoors, the group decided
that rides would be secured II pos
sible to impart a festive air to
the carnival area. Games will be
provided each evening and at
least two sparkling periods Of en-
tertainment will be presented
every night. There is an additional
possibility that the carnival shows
will be broadcast.
A 1947 Ford car, a refrigerator
and q washing machine have been
procured by the Festival Associa-
ton to be given with other prizes
at the carnival. Tickets will be
placed on sale within the near fu-.
tlre.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
Zoning Plans Laid
For RiverLa

The shore line and lands sur
rounding a vast man-made lake OF
Columbia River waters are to be
planned and zoned by a regional
planning commission established
Wednesday afternoon In q meeting
at the Franklin County courthouse
in Pasco.
Representatives from the plan
ming commissions of Benton, Walla
Walla and Franklin counties will
be appointed to serve on the re-
gional bory. Umatilla county In
Oregon is expected to participate
in the work.
Water pent-up by the McNary
Dam will form the inland lake
Colonel Allison Of the u. S. Army
Engineers spoke to the Wednesday
meeting of plans for the model
town that will be constructed "a
house construction workers and
professional personnel near UNA
tilla. Adequate housing and recrea.
tional facilities must be provided
in the area, he told his listeners.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
Chief Kershaw Returns
Lost Purse to Owner

Many q loser of money mas wish
ed that good pennies, like bad ones,
would always come back. I'm
usually, however. the good ones
stay lost.
Mrs. Zeffa c. Bossart of Sedro
Wolley, Washington recently en-
joyed one of the pleasant excep-
tons to the rule. Her purse was
found on the -Pasco
bridge by Kennewick police of
ficers, and returned to her by
Chief Of Police M. H. Kershaw.
Thinking that she must have
left it at tourist court, Mrs. Bos-
sart had started efforts to recover
it when Chief Kershaw's letter ar
rived.
''Take enough out of the change
to mail it to Ia, and we win be
a thousand times obliged to you"
she wrote, adding q post script
I'VE again thank you"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
Yum Yum ~. d
Soups On, chunls

heres one case where there
Mont be too many cooks. Starting
s .nls week the Kennewick high
S s.,; cooking class is cooperating
WIN WIN Ragain's Market to offer to
service.
Each week a recipe will be
snosen by the class which will ap-
pear In the food stores ad. The
, uos viii first be tested by the
y ;,,g school cooks and a choice
VIII De made based on the results.
10 10 add a little more spice to the
ploGedure Ragain's are offering q
s rdn prize to the winner each
S Ssek. The first winner is Lorraine
n ,S;srtz with a tempting bit
M naSn Is entitled Peanut Butter
81, We're not going to tell you
t; nsts the ad Is but we bet you'll
A1no II with little difficulty. -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
Chamber Projects
Planned ] or Year

The noon meeting of the Ken
newick Chamber of Commerce
broke up into individual commit
tee meetings today so that chair
men and members. could draft
plans to further their specific pro-
1ects, when Ross Frank, newly ap-
pointed full-time manager-secre-
tary, enters on duty Monday.
Frank will have his office in the
kennewick city hall.
John Neuman, chairman of the
Trades Relations Committee, an
nounced that an organizational
meeting will be held on February
~ for the purpose of forming a
merchants association. The time
and place are to be announced
later.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
John ]. Eiehner
Taken By Death

Another one of Kennewick's
early settlers passed away this
week, when the death Of John
Joseph Eichner occurred at Pasco
hospital Monday. He was born In
Lavine, Austria, November %,
1872.
Mr.. Eichner came to Kennewicls
in 1905 from Dubuque, Iowa, and
was employed for many years as
tinsmith and sheet metal worker
for the old Kennewick Hardware
company. He was an expert me-
chanic and most of the early
buildings IN Kennewick carried
evidences Of his craftsmanship.
He was an old fashioned worker
who took pride in work well done
and as one Of his old friends has
stated. he believed in giving an
honest days work for an honest
days pay"
In later years, Mr.. Eichner be-
came associated with his son In
the sheet metal business, with
their shop located on Auburn
street. Plumbing and heating de-
partments were added to the ac-
tivities.
The funeral viii be held Friday
morning, Feb. 2 at 8 o'clock from
the local Catholic church, with
Father e. j. McGrath in charge.
Surviving are the wife Stella,
sons Louis and Laverne and
daughter Anona, Keinlxnecht and
two sisters living In Chicago.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
Nominations Entered IN
Man of Year Contest

Kennewick's Man of the Year
will be chosen from the names
mentioned in the letters repro
duced in this column. The Ken
nwick Courier-Reporter, Joint
sponsor of the contest, joins with
the Kennewick Active Club in
urging every reader to give a
little time to consideration of the
candidates, and to mail in a ballot
on the blank provided below.
Only if the citizens Of Kennewick
participate widely in the balloting,
can the Man of the Year contest
be the success it truly deserves
to be.
FRANK LAMpSoN
May I place in nomination
Frank Lampson for MAN Of the
Year for 1896"
The most outstanding Of his
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
Benton County Potato
Set at %, 900 Acres

Mr.. Jacobs, Of Benton City. re-
ports that the potato acreage for
Benton County has been set at
approximately $500 acres for
1947. This amount, he states,
does not include the allotment to
new growers which is to be made
about the first Of March. Any
grower, old or new, who has not
asked for. an allotment may yet
apply and receive an acreage al
lotment If they will notify the
AAA Office at once. It is expected
that those who have applied will
be notified Of their goals within
the next ten days.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
:. and One to CrO1U On
Benton Blows Out Two Candles

S. J. Gregory of Chicago was
here, as were Lew Harris of Chi
cago, home Office men Roy
Churchill F. p. Messed, Ed
Hickey, and e. L. Keys Of Walla
Walla, and Fay Honey, then man.
aging the Richland Theatre.
Manager Cy Miller was busting
frenetically about the place as q
prospective parent should do, and
Albert Kent, later to become man.
ager Of the Benton, was present
in his capacity as building con-
struction consultant. 81
But time has slipped along
even the Romans used to find il
fugiting-and now the Benton Is
two years old, and celebrating its
second birthday. Messed is now
head of the circuit, with Ed
Hickey as his district supervisor
out Of Walla Walla, and Keys Is
head booker for the Washington
State district.
But the proud foster father with
the beaming smile is Clyde An
derson.
Construction of the Benton Il
one of the best in the nation, STEP
father Anderson said today, for
the easy operation by the staff as
well as for the use Of theatre
patrons. And the decorations, he
says, were done by the Chicago
artist, who handles all Of the
company's decorating jobs.
To all OF which the K0newick
Courier Reporter rejoins: Lay Oh
the build-up, Anderson, we think
it's q pretty fine theatre, too. And
Happy Second Birthday"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
Careless Drivinq
Rampant. Police
Records Reveal

The Kennewick police station
blotter told story this week and
pointed moral.
On Sunday, Marvin M. Bradley
was cited for negligent driving at
First Avenue and Auburn, and for
lack of an operators license. His
car was involved in an accident
with one driven by Dale Phillips,
who was cited for failure to yield
the right of way. Both men posted
and forfeited bail. -a
On Wednesday, William J. Will
liams paid a fine of SIS and costs
for having failed to yield the right
Of way Tuesday to Harriet e. Hay
maker of Pasco at Cascade Street
and Kennewick Avenue.
Another Tuesday entry records
the case Of Norman K. Thomas,
who is alleged to have passed q
car on the right on Third Avenue,
striking it and continuing on his
way. He was cited a few hours
later for failure to stop at the
scene of an accident and ordered
to appear in police court Friday
evening.
On Wednesday Jessie r. Conner
was cited for making left turn
from the south side of Avenue c to
the north in front of a following
motorcycle ridden by Kenneth A.
Smith. He will appear in police
court on Friday to answer a charge
Of failure to yield the right Of way.
mot one Of these accidents was
unavoidable. They were all caus-
ed" Chief of Police M. II. Ker-
shaw said today" Driving safety is
an individual matter. And until
motorists begin to practice safety
measures themselves and observe
the rules of courtesy and safety,
we will see the accident rate con-
tinued."
He found agreement in sharp
eyed members of the Kennewick
served and reported:
JanuaIY g
R-2285-Double parked in front
of Ray-D-Ant Cleaners.
January 80
R-3542-Pulled out onto right
of-way in front of oncoming traf-
fic.
February
R-1090, R-1887, R-1270 and Ore.
288-765 failed to stop at stop sign
at intersection of Dayton and First.
R-3119 and Ore. 632-778 failed
to signal for a left turn from Ken
newick Ave.
R-5726 Failed to stop from Cas-
cade onto Ave. G.
February 8
MX-2824 failed to signal in traf-
fic for left turn.
February
R-5987 Failed to stop on Auburn
at Benton.
R-6O58 and R-l403 Double park
ed In front of Bricks Service sta
ton.
R-1676 Did not halt at stop sign
on Benton st.
R-2471 Driving at night with
only one headlight.
R-1975, R-571l, R-570l, R-605l,
E-6711, TK-FN-5O, FN-2467 and
TK-FN-386 failed to stop at stop
sign at Bus Depot.
R-4671 Made U-Turn, Benton
and Auburn.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
Council Accepts
Street and Alley
Improvement Bid

The city council Tuesday night
awarded a contract for approx
mately SIS, 900 to the c and E. Con-
struction Company, Inc. Of Yaki-
ma, low bidder on the street and
alley Improvement project to be
started in Kennewick as soon as
weather conditions permit. The
award was made subject to APP
prevail by the State DEVELOPMENT
Board and the transfer of funds
from the state to the city treasury.
McAtee and Heath of Spokane
and the Diesel Oil Sales Of Seattle
also submitted bids on the con-
tract. -,
The council also heard an appli-
cation from Mrs. Thompson to OPP
crate q nursing home at COS Ken
newick Avenue. The application
was referred to the planning COM
mission for study. ,,-
Postmaster Roger Records and
Assistant Postmaster Walt Woeh-
Ter told the council that improved
streets and sidewalks and proper
house numbering in the city may
make il possible for the post office
department to employ two addi-
tional city carriers. II permission
can be secured for the carriers,
they said, mail deliveries viii be
improved and extended. City
council members noted that the
street and alley Improvement con-
tract just awarded may be expect
ed to strengthen the case for added
personnel.
The council considered, but took
no official action on a proposed or
dinance to require inspection for
all meats brought into the city.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
Bowling Tournament
On Sunday Schedule

Ten pins will take a shelacking
on the local alleys Sunday when
ooWlers OF the area will engage in
2 singles and doubles tournament.
ANY boWled with an established
nandlcap on the local alleys may
axe part. Entries must be in by
Saturday. -
Prizes based on entry percent
ages will be awarded for top
tIundlers in four games across the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
Set Date For Soil
District Referendum

March 3 is the date set for a
referendum of land owners in west
Benton county on the formation of
soil conservation district. The
action was taken at a public hear
ing held Monday in the courthouse
at Prosser attended by more than
SO interested persons.
Discussion largely favored the
project.
The hearing was conducted by
Dr.. Mark Buchanan Of W.S.C. and
a number of other conservation
and extension experts were pres
ent.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
Villagers To Present
Outstanding Players

Richards Village Players will
take to the boards Friday and
Saturday, February z and s, to
furnish one of the most intrigue
ing plots yet to be presented to
theatre goers of the area, White
Halteman. co-director of the pro-
duction, promised today.
"Kind Lady" curtain time, $3.50
p. m. will find one of the ablest
casts Of players ever to be as
semb1ed for Villager show he
says. - -
"The grand support given these
productions by the people of
Richland and nearby cities has
been a great factor in the success
enjoyed by the Village Players .
Halteman said. .... .e
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
FlRsTS

F1HSTS
The Firestone company, holder
Of long lists Of "firsts" in tire
and rubber development, is now
out with another which will be
welcome news to tractor operators.
This is tire that cleans more eff
fectively and delivers greater
power, adding to the efficiency Of
operation. We can't come right out
here and say where you can get
this tire, but II you turn to page
nine you might get the idea.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
City Gets 42,26S.59
Of Liquor Board Funds

The thirteenth report Of the
Washington State Liquor Control
Board states that ~, 268.59 in dis
tributed profits and war liquor tax
collections was turned over 10
Kennewick for the year ending
enue for the same period.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
COURTESY

COURTESY
Al automobile is still a highly
dangerous weapon. With a combi-
nation Of speed and weight it be-
CONES the irresistible force. And
a pedestrian is far from an inn
movable body. However, with the
observance of common courtesy
there need be no conflict at street
CROSSINGS. And the courtesy ap-
plies to the pedestrian, too.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
LAWRENCE SCOTT

LAWRENCE SCOTT
I have a name to propose for
Man of the Year in Kennewick.
He is a man very highly thought
of by all of our citizens and a
man who puts more time into the
city's business than anyone else
in town.
Scotty Lawrence Scott was
elected to the City Council in
1885 and has since that day been
regularly reelected and Is the
real finance man of the city. He is
Continued on Page 81
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06

February 8 in 1915 was an inn
portant date in show business.
Top officials in the theatre world
were in Kennewick to celebrate
the arrival of one of the most
promising infants Of the year-the
Benton Theatre
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
BIRTHDAY GIFTS

Keep your February s Is.
sue Of the Kennewick Cour.
ier-Repofter. The Benton
Theatre will post every day
q list of 20 numbers that viii
ontitle their holders 70 nd.
mittance to the show a. guests
Of the management. In Ill
40 such numbers are to b
posted-20 on each Of seven
days. Subscribers should OK.
anime their copy Of the paper
to check their number. which
may then b compared with
the numbers posted In the
Benton box Office. Present
the paper with . number
corresponding 10 one Of The
posted ones. and you are q
Benton Theatre guest for He
evening. But remember the
numbers are only good for
the day they are postod
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
STORY OF TIE WEEK

A car and a pedestrian were
both trying to cross an intersection
on Kennewick avenue the other
day. Each would politely stop to
wait for the other, then start at
the same time, and again stop. FL
nally the driver stuck his head out
Of the window and shouted: "How
In the world do you expect me to
hit you If you won't stand still"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
BUILDINGS

BUILDINGS
Building continues to be major
enterprise in Kennewick with per-
mits for January totaling SIC, 900.
Biggest item is q replacement job
for Strickler Motors, recently des-
troyed by fire. Partially answer
Ing the demand for housing, eight
new houses are included in the
List.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06

DICK RECTOR
I wish to nominate Dick Rector
for Kennewick's Man Of the Year
for 1916.
Mr.. Rector has whole heartedly
and consistently devoted a great
deal Of his time and activity to
the advancement of KenneWick
and to the well being of its citi-
gems.
rs executive secretary of the
Chamber Of Commerce he has
taken an active part in all civic
affairs.
Dick gave much of his time and
effort to help make the Grape
Festival a success.
He is assisting in promoting the
proper fencing of Kennewick's
irrigation canal.
Mr.. Rector's architectural ability
has contributed considerably to
the fine appearance Of many Of
our new buildings.
Considering this wide range of
projects. as well as numerous
others, civic, commercial and per-
tanning to child welfare, I feel
that Dick Rector has played an
outstanding part in making the
year 1916 a successful one for
Kennewick.
Sincerely yours,
Don SkirvinR.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06

Rev. Alvin g. Lewis Of 81.
Paul Minnesota. viii speak on
February Is 70 . mass meet.
ing at 500 pm. lt the Kenns.
wick Lutheran Church. Rev.
Lewis l. editor Of The Better
Leagues" maoaxinsl and b vice
president Of The International
Lutheran League - well. Every.
one 3 invited 90 attend md bring
q guest. The meeting win b
preceded BY young peoples
Fellowship luncheon a $50
o'clock. which win also b held
a the church. r,g ....,,a
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06
kerneWick In
Close Contest
With Bulldogs
BY George Mitchell

PASCO ll-KENNEWIcK 81
Tuesday night the high flying
league leading Pasco Bulldogs met
the revengeful Kennewick Lions
on the Lions home floor and de-
feated them by the slight margin
of z points, 34-41.
The Bulldogs. overconfident
after the 1921 victory over the
Lions the first encounter, took a
beating from the Lions not to
mention the scare and embarass-
ment.
The Lions started the scoring
and followed up until at the end
of the first half the Lions held q
20-16 decision over the cross river
team. IN the fourth quarter Nor
man Strawn, Lions center and
sparkplug fou1ed out and from
there out the Bulldogs were able
to add enough points to take the
game. Dean Dion, Bulldog center
who is usually an excellent re-
bound man, was pulled early in
the first quarter.
The Bulldogs, after meeting an
underdog team like KenneWick
and facing possible defeat by the
cellar rats" as some time re-
ferred to by opposing teams be-
cause Of such q low standing In
the league, went to pieces and
were not able to play good ball
after the threat by the Lions.
Lee Long, who has made no
more than 8 points in any game
this season and usually the low
est scorer on the Lions team, out
pointed Pasco's star player Scott
Foxley by dropping S points to
SCOTS 4.
Mel Boyd, who substituted for
Dion In the first quarter took
honors in scoring by dropping Is
points through the nets and
Harold Perkins was a close sec
ond with IL.
The Bulldog "B" seeking re-
venge after their defeat in their
first encounter took thier game
37-46. Milo Bauder was high in
the "B" game with Is points to
his credit, Is of which were made
in the second half. Nicholson was
high for Pasco with Is.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06

GRANDVIEW 32-Kennewick 81
Tuesday night the Lions won a
close victory, the first in confer
ence play, over the Upper-Valley
rivals the Grandview Geryhounds,
1892.
The game was played on the
Kennewick floor and although
won by the Lions, it did not prove
the Lions superior team.
Every time the Lions started a
rally the Greyhounds would follow
close behind and the Kennewick
quintet was at no time really run
ming away from Grandview.
The "B" game, although played
with the absence Of Ledger Bryan
and Chuck Poole who have been
promoted. also took their encoun-
ter with the Greyhound "B" 1925.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06

many contributions to KenneWick
and the surrounding community,
is his interest in the Highlands
Irrigation Project. He has made
numerous trips donating his time
and money to this project.
This project almost doubles the
amount of irrigated land in the
Kennewick valley. presenting
many opportunities to veterans
and others interested in farming.
Although Mr.. Lampson does not
live in the city proper, his eff
forts have been. bent toward inn
the position Of the citi-
zens Of Kennewick through in
creased population. As a result
of his long range planning, he has,
and is continuing to better the
Kennewick valley.
Signed, Donald J. Visger.
GENE spAULDiNG
The name of, Gene Spaulding,
should be included in any list Of
candidates for Kennewick Man Of
the Year for 1916.
Every citizen .of the city, who
has had occasion to seek aid for
some worthy community enter
prise, knows that Gene win give
of his time and ability to the
limit Of his capacity.
For his unbleznished record of
Civic Activity; for his imagina-
tive and industrious handling Of
public problems, and for his out
standing individual stature as a
citizen Of Kennewick, the name
of Gene Spaulding is hereby
placed in nomination for Kenne-
Wick's Man Of The Year for 1916.
Signed, Hal Clark.
CLYDE ANDERSON
According to the last issue of
the Kennewick Courier-Reporter.
your club is asking the public
opinion, nominating a man who,
has done the most contributions to
our city and community. will
name Mr.. Clyde Anderson, mama
ger Of the Benton and Roxy
theatres. Clyde has In my
opinion, done more for the city
of Kennewick, and surrounding
country, in the year Of 1916. ]
think that I would be supported
by most of the business men, and
industries in this community.
Clyde was chairman Of our Grape
Festival and we must admit that
he did a SWELL Job. Kennewick
received advertising, not only
statewide, but rational. He pro-
NOTED in Augask the second larg-
est circus in America, ''Cole Bros,
where he Melted the committee q
profit. Then. came the
Grape Festival" We all must adj
NIT that was q great success. We
are all hoping that Clyde win
again head this years Grape Fesi-
val. He has q fine personlity, and
Kennewick is fortunate to have
him as one of our citizens.
Sincerely,
Lou Bauer.
DICK RECTOR
I wish to nominate Dick Rector
for Kennewick's Man Of the Year
for 1QA8