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Evening star., 1947-01-24
New Traffic Lights Go On
Today al 34fh and Benninq

New traffic lights will be put into
operation this afternoon at Thirty
fourth street. and Benning road NE,
according to George E. Keneipp, di-
rector of vehicles and traffic. The
signals were to have been put In op-
Grafton 10 days ago, but a traffic
accident damaged one of the signals
before they we're ready for use and
had to be repaired.
The signals were urged by petit
ton signed by 600 persons, which
was presented to the Traffic Depart
ment by the River Terrace Citizens
Association. The new signals will
operate from 7 to $3.50 am. and from
8 to $50 pm. Monday through
FRIDAY
Evening star., 1947-01-24
Districts 'Con-Opener' Jail
Becomes Efficient Institution

He saw the need for the use Of
towers to command a view of the
jail yard and building and a system
of high wire fencing. Both projects
have been half finished and, accord
ing to Col. Curtis Reed, superinten-
dent of the Jail, will be completed
in about two months.
There will be two towers which
command a view of all sides of the
Jail, and two wire fences about Is
feet apart. The inside wire fence
will be 10 feet high and the outer
fence, IL feet high. Both fences
will stretch around the entire jail
yard.
The towers and fencing will about
complete the precautionary work at
the Jail, leaving only a little inside
remodelling to be done. The two
towers will cost approximately $15,-
600 when completed and will be
manned by guards on a 24-hour
basis.
Evening star., 1947-01-24
Buck Plans 10 Set Up
D. T.. subcommittee
Matching House Units

Chairman Buck of the Senate
District Committee plans to set up
subcommittee to coincide with the
six already established by the House
District Committee.
One subcommittee on fiscal affairs
already has been named by Senator
Buck. 1t consists of Senators
Flanders, Republican, of Vermonts
Senator Cain. Republican, of Wash
ington, and Senator McGrath,
Democrat, of Rhode Island, the
former Solicitor General of the
United States.
Furthers Cooperation.
This important group, under pres
ent plans, will hold joint hearings
with its companion House unit on
the Districts important financial
problems, especially the Commits
sioners' new eight-point tax bill.
The fiscal subcommittee on the
House side is headed by Representa-
tive Bates, Republican, Of Massachu-
sets.
The spirit of cooperation between
the Senate and House District Com
mittees would be carried much
further by the appointment Of sub
committees with the same functions
on both sides of the Capitol.
The other five subcommittees, al
ready named on the House District
Committee, and to be appointed
from the Senate group are those
dealing with problems on the judi
ciary; health, education and recrea-
ton; public utilities; home rule and
reorganization, and public services,
to include streets, traffic, police, flre
and school buildings.
Ball May Head Unit.
Senator Ball, Republican, of Min
nesota is being mentioned as a pos
sibility to head the Committee on
Home Rule Legislation for the Dis
trict. So far, ne. bills to provide
local suffrage for the city have been
dropped in the hopper on either
side of the Capitol. There have been
reports, however, that Senator Nc
Carran, Democrat, of Nevada and
Chairman Buck have been dis
cussing the problem. Senator Nc
Carran introduced a home rule bill
in the last Congress, but it failed OF
enactment.
The fiscal subcommittee Of the
Senate group has been assigned the
pending O'Mahoney bill on fiscal
relations between the Federal and
District Governments. This relates
the Federal payment toward Ma
tional Capital expenses to the
amount of tax-free Federal land
holdings in the city.
Chairman Flanders of the SUBJ
committee in charge is understood
to be planning a study of this bill
by the subcommittee soon.
Evening star., 1947-01-24
135-Yeur-OId Rock Creek Mill
Aouin Grinds for Cufeterius

flour for so cents, f1ve-pound pack
ages of whole wheat flour for 81, and
25-pound bags of whole wheat flour
for SO.
The mill will be open to visitors
from 8 am. to PM. Monday
through Saturday and from to 5
pm. Sundays. Already classes from
private schools have been touring
the old mill. GSI spokesmen said
yesterday they plan to ask the Dis
trict public schools if they would be
interested in sending classes to
watch the milling process.
The meal is water ground by the
age-old process brought to this
country by the early settlers. Water
ground meal. a GSI official said,
leaves the whole grain in the final
product. More modern processes, he
explained, take beneficial vitamins
out Of the flour. These must be put
back artificially.
Evening star., 1947-01-24
Nurses Memorial 10 Gef
Can't. DoIIason Portrait

A portrait of Capt. Kathryn Dol
lason of the Army Nurses Corps
and one OF the rs nurses held
prisoners by the japanese for
81 months following the fall OF
Bataan will be hung in the Nurses
National Memorial here when that
structure is finished, Mrs. Norman
T. Kirk, chairman of the Memorial
Committee, announced today.
The portrait was presented to the
committee by the Overseas Red
Gross workers at a ceremony in New
York Tuesday with Miss Frederika
Farley, president of the Overseas
Service League Of the Red Gross,
making the presentation, and Mrs.
Kirk accepting.
Evening star., 1947-01-24

From a "can-opener jail' to one
of the best managed institutions in
the country is the history Of the
District Jan during the past year.
Last year a series of jailbreaks
was climaxed by the escape of Earl
MacFarland and Joseph D. Medley,
Congress ordered thorough investi-
CATION of conditions at the penal
institution and it's management. The
result was the dismissal of Howard
B. Gill as superintendent of penal
institutions and the transfer of the
Jail and other penal institutions
from the jurisdiction of the Board
of Public Welfare to the new De-
partment of Corrections.
Donald Clemmer, attached to the
Federal Bureau of Prisons and de-
tailed to Atlanta Penitentiary, was
sent here to head the new depart
ment. One of the first things he
did was change the entire system
at the penal institutions and pattern
them after the Federal plan.
Evening star., 1947-01-24
Turnage Trial Near
End as Prosecution
Hits Inconsistencies

The prosecution began its closing
arguments today in the trial of
United States Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage, in it's fifth day be-
fore Judge Almond w. Scott, in
Municipal Court. The trial in which
the commissioner faces charge of
driving while drunk as a result of
an automobile collision October %
was expected to go to the jury this
afternoon.
Defense Counsel James R. Kirk
land was to present his closing argu-
ments following those of the prose-
cution.
In his summation, Assistant
Corporation Counsel Robert D. Wise
pointed to inconsistencies" between
Mr.. Turnage's testimony at pre-
liminary hearing November 7 and
his testimony yesterday.
Mr.. Wise stated the commissioner
first testified he had stopped at a
stop sign at Arkansas avenue. and
Thirteenth street NV. before COLI
ding with a car occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. sAlva j. Reed, 1901 Renfrew
road. Silver Spring. Mr. Turnage
testified yesterday he did not re-
call" whether he had stopped.
His eyesight was the subject o1
questions by attorneys for bott
sides.
Not Corrected by Operation.
Under examination by Mr.. Kirk.
land, Mr.. Turnage said he had hao
an operation performed on his right
eye in 1918, but that it still was not
in complete focus with his left eye.
when I close my left eye it pulls
my right eye to my nose," the COM
missioner testified. He then removed
his glasses and demonstrated this to
the jury. He added that the condi-
tion becomes corrected when he
wears his glasses.
On cross-examination by Mr.. Wise,
Mr.. Turnage was asked, from his
place in the witness box, if he
could see the people sitting in the
rear of the 60-foot courtroom
while holding his right eye closed.
The defendant then stood up in
the witness box and said he could.
The commissioner denied that he
had anything to drink on the day
of the accident.
"The' first thing I remembered
was a crash that knocked me un-
conscious" he declared.
Before leaving the stand, he ad-
mitted to the court he was little
deaf"
Damage Suit Filed.
Among other witnesses yesterday
we're his wife, Mrs. Mabel Goodwin
Turnage, who said the Commis-
sioner was not under influence OF
alcohol on his arrival home after
the accident: Mrs. Ruth Deaton
421O Fourth street NV, who
testified she was working for Com
missioner 1urnage for a period OF
time which included the day of the
accident, and that he was sober
when he drove her to her parents
home a short time before the COL
lision.
If convicted, Mr.. Turnage could
receive a maximum penalty of six
months in Jail, $500 fine, or both
Meanwhile, Mr.. and Mrs. Reed
brought suit in District Court
yesterday, asking $4,000 damages
from Mr.. Turnage as result of the
collision. Mr.. and Mrs. Reed are
represented by Attorney James j.
I,aughlin.
Evening star., 1947-01-24
Viscount Alexander
To Visit Naval Academy
By the As.ocio.ed Pres,

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 24.-Vis-
count Alexander of Tunis, governor
general of Canada, will visit the
Naval Academy February on one
leg of an Official visit to this coun-
try.
While here he and Lady Alexan-
der will be guests of Rear Admiral
James L. Holloway, jr, new super
intendent of the academy, and Mrs.
Holloway.
Viscount Alexander will speak
briefly to the brigade Of midship-
men, tour the academy and inspect
some of its historic buildings.
Evening star., 1947-01-24
Phi Beto Sigmo PIons
Annual Fete Tonight

The annual Founders Day BAN
quet of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
will be held at the Lucy Slowe Hall,
1919 Third street NV, at $50
O'Clock tonight.
The annual smoker Of the frater-
nifty will be held at 1845 Vernon
street NV. at 8 pm. tomorrow, and
the annual sermon in connection
with Founders Day will be de-
livered by DR.. j. L. S. Holloman at
the Second Baptist Church at IL
am. Sunday. j..
Evening star., 1947-01-24
Maryland Episeopolion
Budget Rise Approved
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 24-The Epis-
copal Diocese of Maryland has ap-
proved 1947 budget of $131 ,23l-
$18, 900 higher than last year.
The Rev. Richard H. Baker, rector
of the Church of the Redeemer,
said the diocese plans to contribute
500 1000 to the national church, as
compared to $45 900 last year, He
said a large part of the funds would
90 towards rehabilitation work
through overseas missions.
Evening star., 1947-01-24
Brown and Frizzell Named

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Jan.
"a (R.-Ray Brown of Falls Church
and Lockwood Frizzen of Char
lottesville have been named to the
University of Virginia Student
Council.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-01-09
Kiwanis, Active
Clubs, Donkeys
To Offer Laughs

A donkey basketball game star
ring Jack Moore's trained dom
keys and presenting members of
Kennewick's Kiwanis and Active
clubs as rival ball players, will be
played next Thursday night, Janu-
airy 16, at 8 o'clock in the High
school gymnasium, according to
Superintendent E. S. Black. The
game is being played as a bene-
fit to help defray expenses incur
red by the Associated Students
when Kennewick High outfitted a
baseball team last spring.
Those who have seen a donkey
softball game will remember the
laughs they had while watching
these contrary minded critters in
action. Basketball will furnish
more fun. /.
The donkeys which will take
part in Thursdays exhibition have
been trained for the part. They
will be equipped with specially
built rubber shoes which will en-
able them to keep footing on the
gym floor. Moore will present his
animals in similar contests this
month in Pasco and Richland.
The High schools share of the
gate receipts will be used to pro-
mote baseball. Last year the
schools in the Valley revived the
game and Kennewick High out
fitted its team with new uniforms.
Baseball is not a self supporting
activity in high school and de-
ponds upon receipts from, other
athletic activities to pay its way.
By turning out for the game on
Thursday people will get their
moneys worth in laughs and fun
besides helping to support wor-
thy activity in High school.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-01-09
SzUish
Not Superman!

Bank bandits have always been
sought after fellows. Seldom, ii is
said, for their social graces.
But, where they used to have to
reckon with hard-riding posse,
and more recently with a swarm
of patrol and police cars, they are
now pursued from the air.
Upon being notified Of Spo-
kane bank robbery, Deputy Sher-
if Dennis Huntley recently sought
out Johnny Sawyers of the Twin
City Airport. Leaping (figurative-
ly) into the saddle of a radio
equipped Stinson, they zoomed off
on the trail of the bandits.
They flew over Washtucna, Kah-
lotus and back to Connell in
search Of the green Loncoln
Zephyr escape car. Just when they
thought they had il spotted, dark,
ness set in, making further ef-
fective aerial reconnaissance inn
possible. And to compound their
difficulties, they couldn't get thru
to the Twin City Airport. Some
body had Tipped the radio toggle
switch over to the code band, and
their message couldn't get through
on the set. ~. r.. :.
Well, anyhow, that ought to be
warning enough to potential male
factors. "It's not shooting star:
it's not comet; it's not (here's
where we fool 'em) Superman, it's
Dennis Huntley, the flying deputy
at the controls of a hedge-hop-
ping Stinson."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-01-09
Contact!
esival Flies Hi

Sparks from the Kennewick
Grape Festival are still exploding
into blazes of publicity, readers of
Golfers for January 4, 1947 have
discovered.
"Wing Talk" q regular depart
ment of the leading periodical, be-
gins:
"The industrious people of Ken
newick, Washington, celebrating
their annual Grape Festival with
an air show early in October,
watched a simplifying biplane
bring its act to a climax with a
dive to the edge of the airport, a
vertical zoom to a stall and tail
spin that was converted at the last
moment from a crash into a smooth
landing. The crowd gasped, then
cheered as the plane TAXED off the
field"
Then, as Golfers discloses, the
pilot jumping out of the plane
proved to be none other than SO
year old Tex Rankin, whose high
flying acrobatics will long be re-
membered by Kennewick resi-
dents.
But Stunt Pilot Rankin is no
stranger to Kennewick as many a
long-term citizen of the city could
comment. Because the wings of a
Rankin plane were knitting through
Kennewick skies in the early
twenties, when Tex was much
younger and flying was unavoid-
ably more colorful and hazardous
than it is today. Many local citi-
Zens flew with him then. -
Older he may be, those who re-
member him say, but the Rankin
maneuvers have lost none of their
old flash and daring. AS the Col
Tiers article recounts, Tex is now
So, with a wife and four grown
children, a thriving business and
a big stomach. -
If a poll of Kennewick people
could be taken today, air-minded
observers declare, first choice for
the star of the next Grape Festi-
val air show fould b that flynn
fool, Tex Rankin.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-01-09
AGA Committeeman and Officials 10
Attend State Conference In Seattle

Office stats, who will attend the
meetings will break up into COM
mittees to consider specialized top
les Thursday afternoon and Fri
day morning. Production and
marketing, crop insurance and kin
dred topics will be the subject of
committee deliberations. ...a
: G.. P. Downen, state PIMA direc-
tor described the procedure, "The
county AGA comnitteemen-all
farmers elected by their neighbors
are responsible for the develop
ment of the policy and the admin
istration of Department, of Agrf-
culture programs in their own
counties. They are the backbone
of the democatic system establish
ed under the old AAA program
whereby grass-roots thinking
dominates government agricul-
tural policy" IT,.
Thus one of the principal func-
tions of the conference, Downen
said, will be to give the farmer
committeeman an opportunity to
Continued on page five)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-01-09
Lion Cubs Point
TOR. III Lead
BY George Mitchell

Last Friday afternoon at 2:30
the Kennewick Lion Cubs pro-
crossed on the road to the Yakima
Valley Junior High championship
by rolling over the Grandview
Greyhound Pups, 54-14.
George Black set the pace for
the cubs by dropping Is points
through the nets. Norman Wilder
came in a close second with IL.
The eighth advanced also by
downing the Grandview eighth,
27-10. Kenneth Coin led the scor-
ing for the victors with 10 points.
Tuesday afternoon, January z,
the Kennewick Lion Cubs chalk
ed up another win by score of
22-15 over the Pasco Bulldog Pups.
George Black was high point man
with 8 points.
The eighth outplayed their rivals
and came up with another win,
1910. Kenneth Coin was high
point man with 10 points.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-01-09

The annual state conference of
county AGA committeeman, to be
held in Seattle January 16 and II
under the auspices of the Produc-
ton and Marketing Administra-
ton, will be attended by five rep
resentatives from Benton county.
AGA Committeeman Walter
Jacobs of Benton City and Rolla
Lanning of Finley will be present
as will v. 0. Humphrey, Miss Ella
Oliver and Mrs. Marjorie Taylor,
secretary, treasurer and clerk re-
spectively of the Benton county
AGA Committee. The party left
for Seattle on Wednesday.
Principal speaker at the confer
ence will be r. M. Evans, who on
the opening day will discus" Ag-
riculture and Finance" Other
speakers will be agricultural au-
thorities of national stature and
specialists in various agricultural
fields.
The more than 200 farmer-com-
mitteemen, county extension
agents, and members of county
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-01-09
March Of Dimes
Begins on 18th.
Chairman Reveals

Kennewick's 1947 March of
Dimes Campaign will be held from
January Is through January 80
under the sponsorship of the Bust
ness and Professional Women's
Club, Lena McCamish, campaign
chairman announced today.
Collection cans will be placed
in public places throughout the To-
cality, Mrs. McCamish said, on
Monday and Tuesday. While no
quota has been set for the drive,
she calls attention to the polio cpl
demic of 1916 as ample evidence
of the need for total public sup
port.
"The infantile paralysis cpl
demic of 1916 was the worst in 80
years." Mrs McCamish stressed.
1T was only exceeded by the great
epidemic of 1916-the worst in
recorded history of the United
States. In 1916, 27,363 cases were
reported by % states. In 1916, up
to October rs, the nation reported
22,371 cases. This was almost
double the 11,463 cases in l945."
Further developments in the
campaign for this year will be an
nounced at later date, Mrs. Nc
Camish said.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-01-09
10Th Is Deadline for l947 Licenses.
Old Plates Bring Arrest After Then

Approximately three fourths of
the motorists in the Kennewick
area have purchased their license
plates for 1947, L. E. johnson, dep
uty county auditor, estimated this
week. The remainder, probably
several hundred owners, must get
their new plates not later than
Friday, Jan. 10. -..-.
"After the Jan. 10 deadline,' %
stated Sgt. L. M. Geer of the Ben
ton-Franklin counties office of the
Washington State Patrol, sour
patrolmen will be making arrests
of motorists who have not secured
their 1947 licenses. There will be
a concerted drive throughout the
territory assigned to our office to
require car owners to comply with
the law in this respect"
Geer'S warning was reinforced
by that of State Patrol Chief H
w. Algeo that there will be nc
extension of the 1947 license plate
deadline beyond the 10th.
Explaining that cars carrying
1916 plates during the ten day
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-01-09
PillsburY Will
Build Mill Here,
Mayor Reports

"Pillsbury Milling company is
definitely interested in this area
and will build a mill on their Ken
newick property" Mayor J. C..
Pratt reported upon his return
from Minneapolis, where he con-
ferred with officials of the COM
pany
Their plans call for two
stage mill which will produce all
of the milling by-products as well
as flour" he said. These include
mostly feed products and will be
marketed i'm the northwest.
Ultimate plans call for the in
clusion of a packaging plant that
will handle all types of flour and
cereals.
"Pillsburys recognize the advan-
tages offered in this region" Pratt
said. Mot only are there ample
rail and water shipping facilities,
but we are in the center Of a
wheat-producing area"
No statement could be secured
as to a probable date for starting
construction. Shortage of building
material at the present time makes
the huge construction almost i'm
possible. Other factors involved
include the unsettled foreign mar
ket conditions. r..r =. ..,.
when they do build, ii will be
big one" Pratt said.
Pillsbury purchased a large
piece of industrial property east
Of Date street lying between the
two railways in 1886. The pur-
chase included a mill owned by
Charles Shoemaker and associ-
ates. The mill was taken out Of
operation and year later it was
completely destroyed by fife....-.-
The city is negotiating with the
company at the present time to
secure right-of-way for the con-
struction of the Gum Street UNDER
pass and the extension of First
Avenue East. rea
The company made no definite
commitment" Pratt said. Their
final suggestion was that we COM
plete our plans and submit them
and an attempt would be made
to get together on the proposition"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-01-09

grace period are actually being
operated illegally, since the law
requires new plates to be display
ed not later than January /, Algeo
said that extension was allowed
only to avoid holiday rushes in
auditors offices.
He also reminded motorists that
certificates of registration issued
with the new license plates must
be retained by Automobile owners.
Many operators, Algeo comment
ed, have thrown the certificates
away. "In such cases." he said,
applications should be made to
obtain a duplicate copy from the
department of licenses. State law
requires the certificate to be car
ried in motor vehicles at all times
As helpful hint to the beIated
motorists who must still secure
their 1947 plates, johnson coun-
seled: Owners of cars registered
in Washington may present their
last certificates of registration
when making application for l947
Continued on Page -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-01-09
nev. Dyson Called to
New Charge i'm Richland

Inc Rev. Leo w. Dyson, for the
pas; TOUR years priest in charge
VI tne kenneWick and Pasco Epis-
copsi churches, resigned his charge
on Monday night to accept a call
~ al Saints Episcopal church in
ff1cniand. Until a clergyman is
sSund to take charge of these
Saorcnes, MIR. Dyson will have
serslces of Holy Communion the
dSt sunday of every month at ten
osi9ck. Howard S. Whitbeck, lay
ie,, will be in charge of all
t Suier services until the arrival of
,ns s new clergyman. Rev. Dyson's
last service will be on january 49,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-01-09
Mask and Dagger Club
To Hold PLAY TryOuts

Casting for the next Mask and
Dagger Club presentation to be
given in early spring will begin
in earnest Friday and Saturday,
January 10 and IL, from z pm.
to pm. in the office of DR..
Stephen Selby, of Wagner Optome-
trists.
There are "a interesting parts to
be filled, and every interested
person is urged to attend the cast
ing SO that rehearsals can get
underway Immediately. The only
prerequisite for participation in
this community enterprise is sim
cere interest in local dramatics and
willing cooperation during re-
hearsals. The play chosen is a
four-act comedy by James M.
Barrie.