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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-03
Un11rirr &rpnrtrr SPORTS !.
Tsk! Tsk! PascO Six
Skins Ping Pong Match

Where was Pasco's' Big Six?
That's the question among the
teen-age ping pong enthusiasts at
the city'S recreation hall this
week. 1t seems that there was
little contest scheruled between
the KenneWick seXtet and the
crOSS-river team, and the out
come of that tournament this
Monday evening naturally would
have decided which of our twin
cities could boast the better table
tennis squad.
Came Monday evening, and our
youngsters assembled, per sched-
ule, at the Rec hall. At the ap-
pointed time, the Pasco paddle
men had not yet arrived. Fact
is, they never did show up. John
ny Scott then declared Kenne-
wick the tournament victor by
forfeiture.
Since then tie situation has re-
manned in the dark. No expla-
nation has been received from
the other side of the Columbia.
Apparently the PaScO teenSterS
came tc the wise conclusion that
our Big Six was just bit too
hot. Put, shucks, they at least
could have put up fight. Ken
newick admires good loser.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-03
.Ao~s the
HN,~o14

During the last two weeks,
aircraft based at the Twin City
Airport have sprayed Is orchards
and two vineyards in the Ken
newick area, with farmers re-
porting a 98% kill.
So s.
Vista Air Service, at Vista
Field, this week reported that
j. Nj. Butler of Pasco has made
his first solo flight. Butler was
the second EXCL to enroll for
flight training at the local school,
and the second to successfully
complete Vista Air Services pro-
gram. ..-
Over at Twin City Airport
Walter o. johnson, of Pasco, ano
Ted Stout, of Richland, received
their private licenses this week
New students enrolling for train
ing there were Claude Noggles
of Richland, and Sylvia Noggle
of Kennewick.
$50. s.
Visiting aircraft at the Twin
City field this week included:
S & M Flying Service, of The
Dalles, Oregon; General Aircraft,
of Boise, Idaho; Western Silky
ways, Inc, of Troutdale, Oregon;
Cldye B. Ousley, of Portland;
Victor Hartley, Pasco; c. L. Blod-
gett, of Pullman; and Chester
Henson, of Prosser.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-03
Ganders Heads New Air
School at Vista Field

AT Wis ia Field last week
Dean Gamblers announced the pur-
chase of the Personal Aviation
Co., 10 be operated under his
management as the KenneWick
Air Service The new service
now has a program of flight in
struction underway, with some
Is students from Kennewick, Pas
co, and Richland enrolled for the
two months course.
Wallace Howell will serve as
ground instructor for the organ
ization, assisted by his brother
Warren. Gamblers stated that
Jean Larson of ProSSer will be
in charge of flight instruction.
Heading the maintenance depart
ment for Kennewick Air Service
is Don Trenary who, with Dean.
will be in charge of equipment
at the field.
Construction on a new 40 by
60 hangar is now in process.
Upon completion, the building
will house three planes, in ad-
dition to space allotted for shop
and storage purposes.
The Services training program,
CAA approved, includes basic
ground and flight instruction, and
primary flight school. Students
learn to fly i'm IS hip. Cessna
laos, all-metal craft equipment
with dual controls. Ganders
stressed the point that flight in
struction can be provided vet
Grams under the provisions of the
"GI Bill of Rights"
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Airline to Permit Wal
captains as 0bservo,..lL

Western Air Lines
today that United Air Iqnnouncei
agreed TO permit Wal, c lines has
ride as observers in IraIPtains d
l IIln of Westerr.,so f tht
Francisco-P ortland-SeattILan Sa
on August /. routs
Riding in jump Seats
i lois compartment, is WA ine pt
men will make two wa" Val an,
flights each over the 7oO.wGi1nld
way w y TO gain first-hand kno ,,e ah,
OF the route from veter aa,,Owyledgs
captains. eian Units
Western pilots will ~
flights between July / anS Sk &c the
cording to Jimmy Jam iu y &c
vice president of operatjo, wAl
with Walt Addems, United y. WHO
pilot here, arranged the t sIiu.ssh Chief
N; B53eginning July ls, the aesn ats,
vii. VIII m make roundtrip ami pilots,
ton flights in Western nIanaal
cording to Civil AeronaSu Isnss a &C.
mInistration regulations Ad'
James said that Western b,.
Tered to carry United pilots q u
servers over its Los AngeIIesa y y o.
yer route which UAL Is neoa,!sl
ing to buy. Western nesotat
the same privileges to Am vas.ed
Airlines pilots between f ns
geles and San Francisco 's y,t an
AAL was recently certified % ~ q
as an alternate to its PhoeniSS.ssayS
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Youngsters Meet Pasco
In Fastball Session

A teen-ager's fastball team,
coached by Johnny Scott, will
travel across the river next Tues
day, July 8, to take on a squad
composed of Pasco's youngsters.
1t was also announced that the
ping pong tournament originally
scheduled for last Monday even
ing between the Pasco Big Six
and the Kennewick teen-agers
sextet will be played Monday,
July Z, at 7:3O p. m. in the Ken
newick Park View Recreation
Hall. Through series of elm
ination matches in the two cities,
these two teams have emerged
as the best table tennis squads
in their respective home towns.
Monday nights tournament will
decide which is the better of the
two. o. ~. ~ e.s.&
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-03
Ellensburg Opens Sale
OF 1917 ROdeO Bids

Ticket reservations for the
1947 Ellensburg Rodeo to be held
August 80, 81 and September 1
may be purchased July Z at the
Ellensburg Chamber of CONNER
&c office, Rufus Schnebly, presi-
dent, announced this week. Mail
orders will be filled in the order
received.
Rodeo pamphlets and order
blanks have already been sent
to over 1000 out-of- town resi-
dents known to have attended the
1915 and 1916 shows.
acity, IL.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-03
SnoaAueek
BY RoLFE TUvE

| Not only is the Fourth of July
the greatest national holiday ir
| the United States, but along with
! it comes THE American natiOna.
sport. An old belief ties the game
| and the date very close together
For it is an accepted theory that
the team riding in first place or
the Fourth of July is the team
that will coast in to win the league
pennant. - (.
It the theory is to be borne out
by fact this season the Boston
Nationals will win their first pen
nant in the National League in
the memory of the present and
the last two generations. The last
time the Braves won a pennan1
they were playing with a ball
packed with feathers and Indians
in war paint gathered on the side
lines war-whooping the valiant
band to victory.
The Braves will face the per-
ennial. Yankees for the World
Series if the tradition is to be fol-
lowed. Such a World Series would
be hotter drawing card than a
wrestling match between Babe
DidrickSOn and Primo Camera.
The hapless Braves, for long years
so completely overshadowed by
their cross city rivals would Gre
ate such stir in the Bay City
that even, the Cabots and the
Lodges might even bait an umpire
and toss an occasional pop bottle.
*~*
So strong is the superstition
among baseball players that the
Fourth of July tradition has been
known to have disastrous effects.
Other teams lose interest when the
date is passed even if they are still
in striking distance. Most notable
exception is the Detroit Tiger
squad. That gang is sure it has
the pennant sewed up just as long
as the slightest mathematical pos
sibility remains. The famed st.
Louis "Gas House Gang of the
Cardinals was one of the fighting
est groups that ever lambasted a
horsehide. But no team over a
period of time has ever matched
the New York Yankees for cool
and precise baseball. .....--.
**A -.-.s.. H.. =
A lot of individual players have
developed their own superstitions,
l once knew bush league pitcher
who would practically fold up if
his glove landed more than three
feet from the third base line as he
tossed it at the end of an inning
as he headed for the dugout. The
famed Dizzy Dean couldn't get a
ball near the plate unless he had
chew Of tobacco of the right size
and brand held in certain posi-
ton in his cavernous mouth. Two
bats can be Of the exact size, color
and weight but only one will pro-
duce hits for certain players.
All of which suggests discus
sion listened to with interest q
few nights ago at the faStball
game. When does a catcher toss
the ball back to the pitcher and
when does he relay it to first OF
third baseman? It has always
been my contention that the ball
goes back to the pitcher with a
definite snap and no time lost
when he whiffs one past the bat
ter for strike. On the ball, un-
less the catcher does not see eye
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-03
Riflemen, Expanding
Seek Larger Quarters

The rapidly expanding mem
bership of the Kennewick Sports
man Rifle and Pistol Club has
forced the organization to seek
more adequate quarters for their
indoor meets, according to G.. E.
Wellman of Kennewick, club
president.
Wellman also disclosed that
plans are underway now to es-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-03

tabliSh an outdoor skeet and trap
shooting range, and a long-dis-
ance range for target shooting
with heavy calibre rifles.
With paid-up membership of
10 at the present time, the club
expects to build its strength up
10 a probable $50 members as
soon as more adequate quarters
an be found. ~..- r--.-- .-.... ..--.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-03
IMPORTANT SILVER MINES

The largest and most importaq,
silver mines in the world are To-
catedd in North and South Am
erica.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-09-25
Wilbur Dow Gets
Appointment ds
Aviation Cadet

acceptance of WILDER A. Dow,
q, of Hardin for aviation ca
Diet pilot training was announc-
ed this week by Col. Lotha A.
Smith, commanding officer of
Offutt field, Fort Crook, Neb.,
where final examinations were
conducted.
Dow formerly served with the
Air forces at Amarillo air base,
Tex, and is expected to report
to the Oct. IS pilot training
class at Randolph Field, Tex,
to begin training.
Dow is the son of Mrs. Lu-
ellie Dow of Veterans hospital,
Walla Walla, WASH, and is a
graduate of Hardin high school.
After attending Montana State
college at Bozeman for a year,
he entered military service in
1913.
Applications for both civil
ians and military personnel for
cadet pilot training now are be-
ing received at all Air Force
base and local recruiting Of
fices. Minimum requirements
include two years of college
or successful completion of an
equivalent examination, excel
lent physical condition and
high moral caliber. Age limits
are to 26 and a half.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-09-25
Forty Boys Attend
Meeting of
Hdrdin Boy Scouts

Kirk Coulter, commander of
Hardin Post No. 8 of the Am
erican Legion, was a guest at
the regular meeting of the Har-
din Boy Scouts Sept. %.
A board of review was held
for tenderfoot Scouts.
About 40 boys were present
at the meeting. All others IL
years of age or older are in
vited to attend and see what
the Scouts stand for and do at
meetings. Regular sessions are
each Tuesday night in the base
ment of the grade school build
ing.
The Scouts will collect waste
kitchen fats on Saturday, Sept
81. Everyone is asked to have
the fat ready when the Scouts
call. Those who live out of
town may bring their waste
fats to the Shell service sta
ton.
The Scouts held a hike Sept.
81 and % near Spears Siding
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-09-25
%Ml0nserVafi0n
District Group
Meets in CHICAGO

The National Association of
Soil Conservation Districts held
a special meeting at the Pal
mer House in Chicago, H., Sep
TENDER II to 10.
Kent Leavitt of Millbrook, N.
Y, was elected president to take
the place of O.. c. Macarthur,
who was killed in an automo-
bile accident September 8.
Present were II of the IA d.
rectors. Guy Van Cleve of Har-
din, a director for the fifth
district, was unable to attend
on account of illness, but sent
a letter stating his position on
the questions to be discussed.
Van Cleve said he was in
agreement with the policies
agreed upon by the directors.
It was emphasized at the di-
rectors' meeting that the asso-
citation is now represented ny
$500 farmers and bankers on
the governing boards of 1900
soil conservation districts in 10
states. These districts already
include more than hree-fourths
of the approximately six million
farms and ranches in the Unit
ed States.
A committee of the directors
met with a group headed by
Edward A. O'Neal, president of
the National Farm Bureau fed
Grafton
The National Association ii
Soil Conservation District s
asked the federation for its
support in establishing a new
national land policy based on
proper land use. No agreement
was reached by the two COM
mitteeS, but in the discussion,
Continued on page 81
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-09-25
Retired Former Dies
At Home Here
TuesddY Morning

Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. Friday for George
Reichert, SO, who died at his
ranch home near here at z a.
m. Tuesday. He was a retired
farmer.
The Rev. J.. Derkemkamp of
Worland, Wyo., will conduct the
rites at the German Lutheran
church and interment will be in
the Hardin cemetery.
Mr.. Reichert was born on
Mar. 3, 1859 in Oleschma, Rus
STA and was married there to
Katherine Miechle. His wife
preceded him in death about
Is years ago. The Reichert
family came to Hardin in 1920.
Survivors include two daught-
ers, Mrs. Henry Dorm of Har-
din, and Mrs. Sofia Kober of
Billings; a brother, Jacob
Reichert of Hardin; a sister,
Mrs. Elizabeth Pitsch of Har-
din; eleven grandchildren and
three great grandchildren.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-09-25
WVo|a Girls Demonstration IS JUDGED
Best in State at 4-h Club
CONGRESS Held asst Week in bozeman
Jewell Medicine
Horse Awarded
Blue Ribbon

At the state All club congress
held recently in Bozeman Jewell
Medicine Horse of the Wyola
All club was selected as hav-
ing the outstanding clothing
demonstration in the entire
contest.
Harold Greenwald's demon
stration on yard improvement
earned a red ribbon. Jean Kern
earned a red ribbon in the
style review. Both are members
of the Pride of the Big Horn
club.
Placing of contestants from
Big Horn county in the judging
contests was as follows: Dale
Curry, dairy cattle, red; Bar
bara White, clothing, white,
Katherine Paulson, foods, white;
Newton Old Crow and Robert
Delp, beef cattle, white; Cecil
Mocabee, swine, white; Howard
Snively, vegetables, white.
Miss Lois Hodgskiss, county
home demonstration agent, &C
companied the delegation tc
BOZeman.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-09-25
Attend Services for
Wllidm Miller
AT Belgrade Tuesday

A Gallatin valley resident for
II years, William Franklin Mil
Ter, 81, died at his home in
Belgrade last Friday night,
First coming to Montana terri
tory at the age of 20 with his
family, MI. Miller farmed near
Belgrade and later operated
businesses in that town.
He was born February II,
1856, in Missouri and moved to
Montana in 1876, settling south
OF Belgrade where he home
steaded for a number of years.
After moving into Belgrade he
operated a blacksmith shop
and later a bakery.
Mr.. Miller married Dora Car
oline Thompson at BELGRADE in
1887. Mrs. Miller died in 1888.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at Dahl's fu-
neral home, Bozeman, and bu-
rial was in the Bozeman ceme-
terry.
Surviving are two sons, II
daughters, a sister, two BROTH
ers, 80 grandchildren and 70
REORGANIZATION.
Included among the survivors
are Charles Miller of Hardin, a
brother, and Mrs. Harry Ross
and Mrs. Ray Criswell, also of
Hardin, grandchildren. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Miller, Mrs. Ross
and Mrs. Criswell attended the
funeral services Tuesday.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-09-25
Soil Conservation
Essay Contest
Entries Close Soon

A local boy or girl has an
opportunity to earn up to $1c5
in the state Soil Conservation
essay contest, open to all Mon
tana young people under the
age of 81.
The county board of super
visors is offering the following
prizes: $25 for first, $40 for
second, and three SIS awards
for honorable mention.
The state board will make
awards as follows: first $1OO in
savings bonds; second, SIS in
savings bonds; third, $50 in
savings bonds; fourth $25 in
savings bonds; fifth to tenth.
$40 in cash. In addition, first
and second place winners in
the state will be given all ex-
penSes to the state meeting of
the Supervisors association. to
be held at Great Falls Dec. II
and IL.
The subject is to be why
Soil Conservation Is important
to My Community. Essays will
be judged 80 per cent on con-
tents and 20 per cent on pre-
Sentation.
Essays must be between 1000
and $500 words in length. They
will be judged by a committee
appointed by the State Soil
conservation committee and
the winners announced mr.
LATER than Nov. 20.
The local supervisors empha-
sized that Big Horn county en-
tries must be in not later than
Oct. Is, in order to have the
essays judged and get them in
to the state contest not later
than the closing date, Nov. /.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-09-25
Bulldogs Take Easy
Victory Over
Livingston Eleven

An improved Hardin Bulldog
football team had an easy vic
tory over the Livingston high
school second stringers in Liv-
ingston last Friday night, "a to
Few local fans were able 10
attend the game, but those who
did reported that the Hardin
eleven had much SITTER COM
petition than they did against
the Sheridan, Wyo., "B' team a
week previously. Plays, however,
functioned more smoothly and
the Bulldogs blocked and
tackled with more precision.
The first quarter ended with
the two teams deadlocked, 0 to
0. At halftime, however, the
Hardin lads had a IA to 6 lead,
which they increased to % to
6 at the end of the third per-
iod.
Touchdowns were made by
Kunau, Grossman, Sam Rag
land and Jerry Ragland.
The Bulldogs travel again
this weekend, this time to
Columbus. The contest will be
played on Friday afternoon.
Local fans will have their
first opportunity to see the
Hardin high school pigskin ex-
perts at work on their home
field on Friday, Oct. 3, when
Roundup plays here. This will
also be the first contest which
counts in district Glass "B'
ratings.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-09-25
L~arge.Type Cattle
Best Suited TO
Montana Conditions

Results of experiments in
Montana with various types and
breeds of cattle have indicated
the best varieties for Montana
ranchers, according to facts re-
leased this week by N. A.. ia
cobsen, county extension agent.
He pointed ouI thai although
cattle prices are now at record
levels and almost anything
wearing a hide is bound to
show a profit, cowmen should
not forget that Montana is best
adapted to producing big rugged
cattle when they start selec.-
ing replacement heifers ard
shaping up COW herds TO- an
other year.
Experimental studies ON large
and small type Hereford cattle
conducted at the Norta Mon
tana experiment station at
Havre during the period l925-4O
proved that largc-typc steer
calves averaged heavier INTO the
feed lot at weaving time and
returned the produce: as much
per head at $7.40 per hundred
weight selling price Us small
type calves selling at So per 100
pounds. The %targs-type steers
sold for more per head out of
the feed lot and returned
greater margins of profit per
steer than did the small-tvpe
animals. Large type yearliags
on grass made higher summer
gains than did the smaller
kinds.
Continued m pooo A,
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-09-25
Community Shows Affection for Long
Time Baptist Minister. Missionary
By Providing New. l947 Model Ca,

When the Rev. C. A.. Bentley
comes homes this week from
Idaho, he will be driving a
brand new 1947 automobile
given him by a group of Big
Horn county residents.
The group of local men who
decided that the Baptist min
lister to the Crow Indians who
doubles as pastor of the local
church needed better trans
portation are now asking that
everyone please stop sending in
contributions. Already several
checks have been sent back TO
the donors and any others that
come in will be returned.
Enough to buy the car, with
complete equipment, was do
mated in less than eight days.
The car itself began it's trip
to its new owner on Tuesday.
Mrs. Bentley, accompanied by
Harold Stanton as far as Mis-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-09-25
Robert herdman Appointed Construction
Engineer for Ye||owtai| Dam;
Will Have Temporary Headquarters Here
Permanent Office
To Be Located
At Ddmsite Comp

Robert F. Herdman, former
production engineer with the
office of the chief engineer in
Denver has been designated
construction engineer for the
Yellowtal dam and powerplant
of the Hardin unit, Donald c.
Ketchem, acting manager of the
Yellowstone district, Region 6,
Bureau of Reclamation, an
nounced Tuesday.
A veteran of both world wars,
Herdman first became employ
ed by the Bureau of Reclama-
ton, then known as the Rec
lamation service, in 1913, and
was assigned to the Huntley
project east of Billings. In 1926,
he went to the Milk River pro-
ject in northern Montana, and
in 1922 became engaged IN
work On the Black Canyon dam
in Idaho.
From 1928 until 1888, Herd
man was employed in Chicago
by private firms, working for a
period for a railroad firm and
later on hydroelectric power
developments.
In 1888, Herdman returned to
the Bureau of Reclamation and
was assigned to the design Sec
ton of the chief engineers Of
flee in Denver. Later he went
to the Bartlett dam in Ari3-
ona and in 1887 he returned
to the Denver office, where he
served until going on active
duty with the Army Corps of
Engineers in 1941. At the time
of being placed on reserve in
1945, he held the commission
of lieutenant colonel. During
World War I, he was a field
artillery officer.
Since his active duty with
the army, Herdman has been
with the office of the CHIEF
engineer as production engin.
eer. He is a member Of thu
Colorado Society Of Engineer!
and the American Concrete
institute.
The new construction en-
gineer plans to maintain head
quarters at Hardin until the
government camp is construct
ed at the dam site.
In connection with the re-
lease about Herdman, the Blu
reau of Reclamation also gave
facts and figures concerning
the YelloWtail dam, most OF
which have been published
previously in the Tribune-Her
aid.
There are some changes from
previous information and also
some additional figures. The
Bureau says:
Continued on Page 81
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(soula, left to pick MIR. Bentley
up and bring it home.
The auto, a four-door sedan,
is completely equipped even
down to lap robes. Extras in
clude a radio with a rear seat
speaker. seat covers, a wind
shield washer, heater, sun Wis
or and chains. The license and
taxes are paid for, and insur-
ance coverage of all types has
been arranged.
The c.. A. Bentley transporta-
ton fund was opened for sub
scription at S pm. or Sept. -
and was closed at 10 am. Sept.
20.
A financial statement is to
be sent to every subscriber, and
those who do not receive a
copy by Oct. 10 may get in
touch with the secretary.
County Attorney Bert W. Kron-
miller.