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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-17
Injuries Light
III Car Crashes

Several auto accidents during
the past few days resulted in con-
siderable damage to machines but
only minor injuries to occupants
according to reports of investigat-
ing officer, Deputy Sheriff Ted
Wagner.
At HAS Saturday night car
and q Jeep were involved In q
collision at the intersection Of
Kennewick Avenue and Rudkin
road. The Jeep, driven by Audrey
Carlton, rolled over. Making a
left turn the Jeep' was struck by
a light sedan driven by Ralph
Eichner. Of six people in the two
vehicles none was seriously in
jured.
On Sunday two Plymouth Sc
dams met in q head-on collision
on gravel road near Hedges
Damage to both cars was consid-
cradle with occupants suffering
bruises. The cars were driven by
Pearle II. Durham and James j.
Howard, both of Route /.
A Ford coupe driven by Lon D.
Leeper of Pasco was damaged to
the extent of about $50 when il
was involved in collision with a
car driven by G. p. Teschel of the
Curtis Courts. The accident oc-
Cured on the River Road in front
of the Court.
At 4 pm. Friday a car driven
by L. A. Sturdevant of Pasco was
damaged when struck in the rear
by a truck operated by Jas. WEIGH,
also Of Pasco. The accident oc-
Cured east of Vista Field.
On the same evening, during
the storm, three cars were invol-
we'd in a collision near Benton
City. No one was injured and
damage was slight. Names of the
occupants were not determined
The accident was reported to the
sheriffs Office here by Montana
people who were in one of the
cars. One of the other cars car
ried a California license plate and
the third was Benton county
car.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-17
Highlands Women
To Send Relief

The Highlands Women's club is
calling a meeting for Tuesday,
July %, at 2 pm. at the Highland
club house to prepare a box to
be sent to a German family of
five children under IA years OF
age.
Suggested articles to bring are
cloth, clothes buttons, thread, tea,
coffee, fats, toilet articles, soap
and cosmetics. Everyone is invit-
ed to send or bring material.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-17
Council Studies
Airport, Streets.
Underpass Plans

Application for matching funds
for airport development for Ken
neWick fields has been completed
and sent in, it was revealed at
Tuesday nights meeting Of the
city council. However, it is be-
lieved that use of such funds will
be withheld for Vista field until
the property has been released by
the navy.
At the present time the field is
owned by the city, but is operat-
ed on revocable permit from the
navy.
The council completed arrange
ments with. the Union on COM
pany to pay for black topped
strip from the end of the runway
to the Columbia Aircraft hangar
where the oil company has pumps
installed. The city will provide
for the strip to the edge of the
city property.
This strip was provided to make
it possible for heavier planes 70
reach the pumps for refueling.
Howard G. Short, lighting en-
gineer for the CAA,. visited Ken
newick last week and aided the
council in preparing the applica-
ton for federal funds. "Mr. Shorts
help proved very valuable to the
city," Mayor J. c. Pratt said.
The council discussed further
plans for the construction OF
curbs, walks and lights on Avenue
c. Considerable difficulties have
been encountered in establishing
an LID for the work.
"The council will continue to
bend every effort to find a solu-
ton to the problems involved"
Mayor Pratt said. Several pos
sibilities are being studied and 1t
is the hope of the council that a
way out will soon be found"
Three additions for home con-
struction were brouthgttlucies v
struction were brought before the
council for study. These were
either new additions or extensions
of present ones, including the
Waldorf addition between the UP
and SP&S tracks, the Sharp addi-
ton on Avenue G and Sharp's
Mob Hill addition.
The council discussed further
the Gum street underpass project
and will proceed to prepare a new
workable plan.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-17
Active Club Elects
Bill. Reid President

Bill Reid was elected president
of the Active club at a meeting Of
the organization held this Tues
day evening. Other newly-elected
officers of the local group, all to
serve six months terms, are vice
president Jim. Walker; second vice
president Don Skirving, treasurer
Jack Oliver; and secretary Charles
Fox. S lCahcsuertAsSHRDLUM
Fox. Cal Schuster, Bud Oswald,
and Duane Campbell were elected
to the board of directors.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-17

the wall of flame. Except for
minor burns and scorched eye
brows, he was unhurt and was
back on the job the next day.
Wheat and stubble in the path
of the fire belonged to the Al
bright Brothers on the Deffen-
baugh place, Fred Mills, A. c.
Deffenbaugh and Ben and Bin
Blair.
Starting at about 6 pm, the
fire raced before a stiff wind q
distance of nearly ten miles where
it reached the river short dis
lance southeast of Hover.
It was reported that some pieces
Of farm machinery were .des-
troyed in the blaze.
Answering the emergency can
from the Kennewick fire siren, 80
men rushed to the scene from
town where harvest workers had
already gathered. However, there
was little that could be done and
there was no way to stop the fire.
The Kennewick fire department
also dispatched men to the Vista
Airport during Thursday nights
storm where considerable plane
and building damage took place.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-17
Fire Destroys
1000 Acres Of
Wheat. Stubble

Starting from a bolt of lightning
fire swept rapidly through an es-
timated 1000 acres of wheat and
stubble in Eastern Horse Heaven
Monday evening.
The fire started when lightning
struck shed on the old Cochran
place, now unoccupied. From
there it rushed eastward down a
canyon, burning freely In dry
grass until it reached wheat fields
on five different farms.
One man, Mark Hamilton, trac-
tor operator for Fred Mills, res
cued a cat by driving it through
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-17
New AuuaA

Well! AL virginia Lee hospital this
Kenns .nese babies were born to
to Ty Louis Oelkers, on July 9,
law ana Mrs. George Oelkers.
to Mr. Ms - BOYD Rupp, on July 10,
Iva va and ana Mrs. Ward Rupp.
, W.T. and Mrs. Thomas '1z - ~
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-17
Trees Uprooted, Buildings, Planes
Damaged, Fruit Suffers in Storm

q storm
at to
sIom
ALL Ha
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-17
TOWNSEND MEETING

There will be a meeting Of the
Fourth Congressional Dist. Coun-
ellis of Townsend clubs in the park
at Pasco, Sunday, July 20. A pot
luck dinner will be served at 1880.
Coffee, cream and sugar will be
furnished. Please bring your own
table service. Anyone interested
is welcome.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-17
LADIES GOLF CLUB

LADIES GOLF CLUB
The Kennewick Ladies Golf club
will have picnic Tuesday, July
%. Everyone is to bring their
own lunch.
The club will have a mixed two
ball foursome Sunday, July 20 at
one o'clock. This will be a box
luncheon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-17
VISITS FATHER

aAS FATHER
snolss. william Stricken went to
tban Aa 4 Sunday to visit her IA
pat;s,.a a. W: Desgranges, who Is a
nita, s IN the Sacred Heart hos
mn inoaL She reports his condition
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-17
Six Siren Blasts
Indicate Emergency

Kennewick Fire Chief Herb
Malchow reports that consider.
able confusion resulted from the
emergency call Monday evening
at the time of the wheat field
fire. AT 6:lS six blasts were
sounded on the siren. This. he
explains. Is to indicate q need
for emergency workers.
AT such q time the usual ii.
lencs on the part Of telephone
operators that is observed for
fire calls. Is removed and opor.
ators will instruct callers who1o
their services are needed,
Malchow urges. howevoy, that
only persons wishing 10 offer
their services should call 10 -.
duce chances for eonfusion.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-17
The Sidewalk
REP0R TER
eonAWK CLUB
vrNNEWiCK COURIER

tCrnanerS III TeSdlu " Vic "nio'
..orm of last week. In fact the
sSoa,;ne was almost sidetracked
l .hen members spent most of the
.;.,s nlaying a game of matching
snntnrints in the sand that had
Lifted through the cracks and
aamnletely covered the basement
Nor Goor No one thought of taking a
hroom and swapping the place
O out It is even possible that the
tracks will probably remain for
aosterity or at least until another
esorm comes along and blows the
,ramshackle building completely
away Some members, however,
Aid get far enough away from the
aSands of Time" game to discuss
new meeting place and the
chairman of the house committee
marked. that the new Legion
building would have basement.
aMaybe we can get piece of it
if It will be sufficiently dimly
lighted. - Z ID e.
QUESTION - .
A couple of the members, who
can always be counted on to take
: Ana view Of things in any kind
6f light, questioned whether the
Leeion would be successful in the
drive for building funds. A check
m later revealed that the Legion
committee is making considerable
progress, however. "It's a big
iob." said one member of the
building committee. IA lot of
contacts have been made and the
pledges are coming in. A commit
Tee meeting will be. held this
week to increase the tempo of
collections" he said. a,-,s.
COMMITTEE
In recent publicity the name of
one committee member was mad
vertantly left off the list. Larry
Oliver, long an active Legionnaire
and ardent building sponsor is on
the committee with Ellis Dorothy,
Frank Mason, Richard Clute and
Paul Richmond. Also active in
the drive are Willard Campbell
and Elmer Olson. Don't wait to
be called on-just contact any Of
tie above named men.
INVESTMENT
Speaking of buildings, Potlatch
Wards this week announces the
official opening of new and en-
larged quarters at the old stand.
The history of the lumber yard
in .Kennewick is an interesting
story, tied directly to the COM
mrmity's growth. Next weeks
KCR win carry the account with
pictures.
BOUQUET rs -. Il.
This weeks flowers 60 to a
group Of kids taking part in the
citys recreation program. So well
did they uphold the honor of the
community that they did not per-
nit their Pasco opponents to win
single game in a ping pong
tournament. -
DISCS
Conjecture as to the flying disc
IS one of the country's most pop
ular pastimes, and Kennewick is
/, no exception. "The discs" he
claimed, "are the result of the
appeal by the Russian govern
ment to that country's athletes
10 make a good showing at the
OLYMPIC games. The discs are
nothing but Russian athletes prac-
cing discus throwing" Another
local character remarked: "Those
lying saucers are nothing to Wor-
y about. More dangerous are
nose dishes and other household
containers that come flying at
you when you come staggering
home at 4 am"
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-05-06
Protest Delay
In Hawaii Visit
WASHINGTON DC,

WASHINGTON DC, May g.
Protesting the delay and inconve-
nience caused resident japanese
nationals desiring to visit Hawaii
by present State Department regu-
lations requiring exit permits. the
Washington Office of the JACL
Anti-Discrimination addressed a
letter to the Secretary of State
urging him to eliminate this prac-
/ tice.
Pointing out that on many oc-
casions Japanese nationals had
been forced to cancel plane and
steamship space at the last minute
when their exit permits failed to
arrive in time for their scheduled
departure, the ADO letter stated
that the need for this restriction
as a precautionary measure was no
longer valid.
japanese nationals have been
screened and investigated by so
many different government agen-
cies that these now remaining in
the United States and Hawaii
should have a clear record of To-
yalty and allegiance, the Washing
ton Office letter declared.
Hawaii as a territory is a part of
the United States and any unne-
cessary and unjustifiabie restric-
ton laced on the free flow of COM
merce and travel between the MAIN
land and the Islands is in restraint
of trade and violation of consti-
tutional gurantees, the letter said
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-05-06
.442nd Carnival
Boasts Stars

HONOLULU, Hawaii. May g.
Martha Raye, well-known movie
star, will headline an All-Hollywood
revue at the 442nd Veterans clubs
GO For Broke" Carnival to be
held at the Honolulu stadium in
June.
Also coming with the show will
be Eppy Pearson, who played for
two years with Fred Warning and
his Pennsylvanians and who was
featured at the Florentine Gardens
in Hollywood. Other performers
include Sergio D. Karlo, Mexican
actor, Terry Twins and Don and
Dolores Graham, dance team who
were recently seen in the movie
"Razor's Edge"
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-05-06
Deny Licenses
To Veterans

OTTAWA, May c New Cana
dian Dispatch)-Two japanese Ca
madam veterans, Kingo Matsumoto
and Tatsuo "Bucck" Suzuki, have
applied for licenses to fish in Bri-
fish Columbia waters, but the De-
partment of Fisheries has replied
to both that an emergency wartime
order restrained the issues Of fish
ing licenses to person of japanese
racial origin and that it still in eff
feet under the National Emergency
Transitional Powers Act
Correspondence on the matter
was produced recently in the Com
mons at the request of Thomas
Reid G-New Westminster, chair
man of tn fisheries committee.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-05-06
BY M. STARR

Kaz knew what he wanted-a
real heavy date. Not walk
date" around the campus or a
"ctudy-date in the library. After
those rough mid-term exams he
wanter something different. Why,
I am post-education Nisei, un-
inhibited By Nihonjinmachi spirit.
Ever since those days at Central
high, Kaz had been on the ball
Now at Varsity he was reporter on
the campus paper, president of the
Photography GLIB, and member CT
the History Club, and a couple of
other things. In other words he
rated.
At bull sessions in the North
Hall dorm, the boys had dis
oissed girls and dating-maybe
more than about anything else.
They all agreed that il a fellow
wanted a real date he must date
a "tOwn girl"
Kaz didn't like this business oil
calling at the girls dorm-talking
with eny girl who happened to be
in the living-roon while he waited
fer his date.
Besides the sour frustrated old
,,,e "a S,,by, ,,,oe +l,o l,o,,ea ,,,otI,or
got on his nerves. The girls had
to obey strict rules, had to sign
in and out, he back by 10 pm. on
week days and II on weekends.
None of that stuff for me, thought
Kaz.
Kaz had been noticing Marge in
the English Lit class. She had
plenty of st,If-and what's more
she was a town girl"
When the class dismissed, he
followed her, and timed himself
to catch up to her just as she was
about to "roS SIS the street for the
bus stop. He took her arm lightly
and ccrossed the street with her.
Still holding her arm he said
quickly:
How about a date?"
they looked at each other for an
instant.
"When?"
Tonight"
She didn't hesitate.
"Ckay, come for me at $780,"
Where do you hve?"
''82 Bonner Crescent"
He gave her arm slight squeeze
ard quickly went towards the
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-05-06
A Date with a Town Girl

dorm while she caught her bus.
Pretty smooth, Kaz said TO him
self.
At $3.50 he rang the door bell.
In the semi-darkness of the hall,
"Hello,p said Marge, and
stretched out her arms in greet
ing II was so natural. Kaz took
her hands and was about to
bend forward to kiss her when
the hall light was switched on.
The two separated quickly.
"Why not bring the young man
inside?" called a feminine voice.
The two young people looked at
each other helplessly
Marge introduced Kaz to her
mother. She is sweet and harm
less, thought Kaz. She wanted to
know about his studies for the pre-
med course.
q + Il
The hall clock chimed 1890.
Kaz got up and said he'd have to
be leaving.
you don't have to go yet"
Marge said.
Looking up from her knitting,
Marge's mother said, Eyes, Kazuo-
san, please stay for some coffee"
mo, thank you, I'd better go,
an 8 o'clock class tomorrow ..
thanks very much good night
-" and he was out in the street
That night as Kaz lay in bed
trying TO sleep, he went over
the incidents of the day. Then
he laughed quietly at himself
and at his ''heavy date with =
town GIRL
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| I'm the New York Herald Tribune)
Mariko Mukai, soprano, who was
heard in her first Town Hall reci-
tai yesterday afternoon before a
large and enthusiastic audience, re-
gistered instantly as a superior mu-
stefan. She sings with "a light and
flexible coloratura voice of beauti-
full timbre and quite wide range.
It is a joy to listen to in all but
the lowest tones, and she already
has the stamina that permits her
extended effort while in no way
impairing the quality of the sound
she produces.
Indeed. through a difficult pro-
gram of songs by Mozart, Getry,
MAILER. Wolf, Strauss, Critics,
Bowles and. Dougherty, she made
clear a quite unusual series of per-
fections. Her diction, pitch, and
phrasal sense are immaculate clean
and clear and easy, too. She takes
the laborsome ornamental vocalisms
with a delicacy and precision that
entirely belle their difficulty. and
her arpegios and scales are of a
CLASSY purity. In short, her vocal
abilities, save for the need OF
Strengthening in the lowest register,
are of the kind that startle the ear
and brighten the heart
But she is also discerning mu-
stefan capable of Getry and Mailer
and Strauss and Paul Bowles with
equal assurity and effect. Her sing
ing of the Mailer works, especially
the lovely "Wer hat dies Liedlein
erdacht," and the aria zerbinetta
from Strauss Ariadne was as APP
propriate and intelligent as her as
sumption of smoothly contempor-
airy manner for the songs of Bowles
In the big Strauss aria, one of the
hardest colaratura pieces, she had
trouble, and that evidently psyche
logical, since she is patiently able to
take them, only with the two top
most tones. Brooks Smith ably aid
ed Miss Mukai with agreeable piano
accomplishments in this happiest
vocal debut of the season.
L. H.
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A young singer of exceptional
charm, skill and intelligence made
her appearance late yesterday after
noon at Town Hall She was Ma
riko Mukai. japanese American So
prano who was born in Seattle and
who came East in 194l where she
received four successive fellowships
at the Julliard Graduate School.
Words of her ability must have
got around For despite the fact
that she had appeared here pre-
viously only at a Joint recital at
Carnegie Chamber Music Hall last
May, there was an audience OF l.
400. 1t greeted her warmly at her
first appearance and applauded
with mounting enthusiasm after
each group
Miss Mukai's voice is light, but
its lightness, instead of being a
deficiency, is part of its quality. For
lllC NOllG 40 4lIolAs tlIats GEnC
true. With greater volume it would
perhaps lose one of the character
istics that makes it especially
charming.
The younger singer is both q ly
rio and coloraEura soprano Both
aspects of her voice are remarkab-
ly consistent. For sometimes q COL
oratura has few gifts for straight
forward singing, and often ordinary
singers go TO pieces when they try
coloratura work. But Miss Mukai
passed from one to the other with
graceful ease.
Her most ambitious selection was
Zerbinetta's Aria from Richard
Strauss "Ariadne Auf NaXos." Not
only did she encompass its Difficult
ties, but she also revealed consider
able acting skill. The humor and
meaning of the aria were as APP
parent in her face as in her voice.
She began with Mozart-"Welche
Wonne, WelcheLust" from THE
Abduction from the Seraglio' and
the song, An Chloe" Her voice
had not yet warmed up, but even
here her good taste, her clear die
ton and her excellent sense of
style were apparent.
With the next work she clinched
her success It was La Fauvette
acc ses retits" from Gretry's "ze-
mire ct Azor." Edward Powell pro-
vided the flute obligato and it was
a pleasure to hear the voice and
the flute with equally perfect pitch.
Her German Lieder included Sc
lections by Mailer, Wolf and Rich
ard Strauss that we'll suited in her
particular gifts. Her closing English
group included The Song of the
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-05-06
Church Notices


BAPTIST
$50 a. m Sunday School
IL a. m.-Nisei worship service.
7:30 p. m.-BYF.
MARYKNOLL
9 a. m. and 1890 a. m.-Low
Mass.
Benediction will be held follow
ing 1890 Mass.
NICHIREN
IL a. m Young People
2 o. m.-Japanese Service.
BUDDHIST
1000 a. m. Kindergarten
Glasses.
HOO a. m.-Young Peoples Serv-
ice.
ST. PETERS
II a. m.-Sunday School
IL a. m.-Morning worship SER
METHODIST
GAS a. m.-Church service.
1000 a. m.-Issei service.
HOO a. m.-NiSei.
11-Morning Worship scrvice
PRESBYTERIAN
Q a. m.-Pre prayer.
9:30-Sunday School.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-05-06
Shadows Of Profanity Hill

phoning Seneca 3100, Extension
700.
In Spokane, see M/Sgt. Jack E.
Miner, Spokane Army Recruiting
Station, North 4, Washington St
His phone number, if you're inter-
ested, is M. 2283.
PURELY -.
personal piffles: some Filipino
cannery workers are getting quite
impatient over the pay quibbling Of
union and operators s. if you like
TO bet your dollars on just any OIL
thing. there's new gaming estab-
lishment close by =. big town talk:
automobile prices are due for
drastic cut one of these days q.
did you know that a Nisei photo
grapher worked for a Syracuse, NJ
Y, newspaper before he was called
by the Draft? lest we forget:
the Quakers of the American
Friends Service Committee were the
most active religious organization
helping the japanese during the
evacuation
-hf
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-05-06
NY. Times, Herald-Tribune Praise
MarikO Mukai'S Town Hall Debut

Editors note: Scattlc-boln Malilo Mukai
scored a smashing hit when she sang Saturday,
April 26, in Town Hall, New York The New
York Times and Herald Tribune both laudcd her
in their Sunday, April 81, ertions)
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-05-06
HERE'S
a military note.

HERE'S. o..
a military note.
1t. Paul Sakai and T/Sgt. Spady
Koyama, recruiting officers for the
Military Intelligence Service Ian
guage School in Preside of Mon
terey, Calf, have returned to
their headquarters, it was learned
today.
Before departing for Preside
they reported that their recruiting
tour of Seattle and Spokane was
very satisfactory.
Those who have decided to at
tend the school are urged to con-
tact Staff Sergeant Paul H. Kra-
mer, who has been designated as
MISLS recruiting representative
here. Sgt. Kramer's offices are in
Room 10, Federal building, 900
First Ave. He may be reached by
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-05-06

Jasmin" and "Primavera" by Cell
us Doughterty, which were sung
from manuscript. They proved ra-
Their commonplace after the two
more subtle songs by Paul Bowles
Brooks Smith was at the piano
Miss Mukai led him out with her
to take the first bow at the end
of the program. He deserved the
honor, for his clear, sensitive play
ing was of a piece with the delicate
charm of her singing.