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Evening star., 1947-02-16
British Power Curbs'
lifting Indefinite as
Coal Crisis Continues
BY the Assoeioted Pres.

LONDON, Feb. IL. - Britain
Saced al. indefinite continuance
Of the power blackout TODAY
Manufacturers in .ke aiAzzsnessgx
area stated tEe snoustral paralysis
there would last at least a second
week despite a government an
rlouncement of real and steady
progress" in the six-day battle to
move storm-bound coal supplies.
An army of workers, preparing
to work overtime tomorrow, toiled
into the night unloading coal ships
and trains racing supplies from
Welsh and Northeastern pit heads.
However, Sir Guy Nott-Bower,
undersecretary of fuel, said stocks
have only just begun to move up
wards and still stand well below
the safety level"
Despite his report of progress in
the battle, Sir Guy refused to esti-
mate when the crisis would end,
and said some form of restrictions
on electricity use would stay for
many months and perhaps years.
NIuSt NCFCL hapHCA AGAIN
Industrialists in the great North
ern manufacturing area surroundE
ing Manchester announced that
members of the Northwest Regional
Board of Industry did not feel dis
posed to recommend resumption of
power for industry before a week
from next Monday"
irYio otnf nf
the power restrictions, which have
thrown 100000 to 100000 out of
work, said they would be in effect
for three or four days beginning
last Monday.
Prime Minister Attlee, who ap
peared at a Manchester meeting OF
thousands of workers made idle by
the shutdown, declared lit must
never happen again" -...
Il am confident" he added, that
despite the serious problems we
nave to overcome, we shall bring
the economic and social life of this
country to new level of prosperity"
Industrialists and trade unions in
Yorkshire, outside the power black
UuC IL Cd, dSl ecu W fOlu1lIdl ollOI u
term shutdoWns to save coal.
Mr.. Attlees special coal cabinet"
will meet Tuesday when it is hoped
improved coal distribution will per-
init a day to be set for industrial
production to be resumed.
When restrictions are gradually
lifted, the current will flow first to
the factories in 38 counties, biggest
industrial producers in the nation,
where all but essential industry has
been shut down.
Home Restrictions Stay Longest.
Householders in England, Scot
land and Wales who are required
under threat of fine and imprison-
ment to use no electricity during
five hours of daytime each day, will
be the last to have restrictions lifted.
Sir Guy, in referring to Britain's
long range plight, said "in view OF
the rising consumption of electricity
some form of restrictions though not
necessarily the present restriction,
will continue indefinitely.
The government has said repairs
and additions to Britain'S rundown
power generating plants cannot be
completed before 1850.
1.-The government is already work.
ing out plans and considering meas
ures they could adopt until new
power stations are built and new
equipment is provided to meet the
demand" Sir Guy said.
The six-day power restriction, he
added, has saved total of 152, ITO
tons of coal, over days normal
consumption by power generators.
Stocks have risen significantly in
London and the Southeast industrial
Evening star., 1947-02-16

ston Churchill's wartime coalition
government "for the purpose of win
ming the war;" Mr.. Attlee said, add
ing that if any members of the Con-
servative Party joined his Labor
government they will have to carry
out a mandate of Socialist policy"
Evening star., 1947-02-16

area, he reported. He said the gov
ernment considered a two-week sup
| ply was the rock bottom" for
safety.
Coal Ships Pour Into Thames.
At least 100 trains, each carrying
| 450 to 500 tons of coal, were due to
reach London tonight and tomor-
row. Coal ships poured into the
Thames in such numbers that most
dock space was filled and plans were
made to anchor late arrivals in mid
stream and unload them into barges
and lighters to speed their turn
around.
Many army trucks, manned by
troops, were rounded up and will
be sent to Midland coal mines Mon
day to haul fuel direct to power
stations. Five thousand snowplows
and bulldozers were at work OPEN
ing roads and rail lines
Sir Guy said the position of gas
plants, also dependent on coal, "is
still very tight and difficult"
The Ministry of Labor reported
steady rise in the number of work.
men thrown on to the dole by the
blackout. Up to last night 971 900
had applied for unemployment
benefits.
Continued Cold Forecast. II
Britons and Northern Europeans
heard an old story from weather
forecasters tonight: Continued cold
with Sliofot SnoW" T'~
In Frankfurt, railway officials said
another week of Subfreezing temp
eratures and coal shortages would
tnecessitate halting all passenger
trains in the, American and British
zones of Germany except those
carrying Allied troops and a few
German workers.
They reported that $50 worn loco
motives had been Withdrawn from
service since the cold wave began.
Prague closed all schools until
March in order to conserve fuel
and banned the use of coal to heat
night clubs, restaurants and gym
nasiumS.
Danish church authorities decided
to heat only one church in each
parish and to hold all marriages,
funerals and baptisms there. Ser
ices in unheated churches were cut
to three minutes.
Mercury at % in London.
In London, the temperature early
tonight was % degrees, five degrees
colder than at the same time last
night. For the first time this month,
Londoners got brief glimpse of the
sun today. but conditions over
Southern Scandinavia threatened
Britain with clouds and cold wealth
er for several more days.
Frozen grounds and cold brought
the biggest shutdown in the history
of organized British football. Thir-
ty-one league games were postponed
today.
copyright, 1947. by Charles H GorenD
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-17
B.P. ". Receives
Thank You Letter

The Kennewick Business and
Professional Women's Club has re-
ceived another thank you letter
from Finland. The club has sent
several packages of clothing to
their sister clubs in Finland and
to four other European countries.
This sister sent a picture of her
little niece who received silk
slip.
Helsinki 20.III.l947.
Dear Mrs. Tuve.
I thank you very much for the
beautiful red velvet slippers I
got 11.3.1947 via The Business
and Professional Women's Club.
They were quite my size and very
nice and smart. My best thanks
ever for the little charming silk
slip which I presented my little
niece because it was of her size.
Many thanks, although we don't
know, from whom it is.
am typist at the University
of Helsinki (37 years ODD. We
are just now expecting raise Of
salary, as we intellectual" work
ers are much worse paid than the
rest.
Our food situation is now con-
siderably better than before. We
can already buy meat (most horse,
buta little pore too-very expen-
cive-) without card. Food on the
black market is very expensive
but sometimes we must use it for
preserving our health.
I live with my father and my
step-mother at Helsinki Gmy
father is pensioned, he has been
teacher (professor) at The. Uni
versity Of Helsinki my STEP
mother is physician My only sis
ter 1--WE are tWins) is married and
has two little girls. Every sum-
mer I visit them some time, / love
them-I can say it-most in the
world. Uhey live at Nokia, a
little town.
We follow here in Finland at
tentively, what people in America
and England think of political
things, and we are not more so
much afraid as before. We know
from experience, that America is
a real and authorical friend Of
Finland.
Armi Airila
Adr.:: Helsinki, Lutherinkatu Il.
Finland.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-17
Aha!
.>~~->- -
Rulnor Got Randall

Dame Rumor found a victim
Tuesday.
With the help of literally hum
dreds of citizens, who aid the Old
Lady when she comes upon her
prey, she had Deke Randall bleed
ing, torn and mangled - throat
cut hospitalized, and at the
point of death.
But Randall stated an incredi-
bic recovery. In fact it was in
Simultaneous.
He was able to do SO, because
his car only nudged the fender of
a sound truck on the highway as
he was going to Umatilla for the
McNary Dam celebration and
landed in the ditch.
Deke wasn't even scratched or
bruised.
Dame Rumor, it's said by those
who know her best, claims no
credit for the purely imaginary
injuries she inflicted in the minds
of credulOus listeners upon the
person of Deke Randall.
81 did it ALL" she smiles sour
ly," with my volunteer rumor
mongerers. You may say for me
that I'm mighty proud of every
one of them"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-17
Men on Work Bee
Dig Water Line

Fifteen KenneWick men formed
a ditch digging party last Sum
day to dig 265 feet of ditch two
feet deep for a pipe line that will
carry water to Personal Avia-
ton, Inc, on Vista Field.
The remainder of the ditch to
the field was excavated by power
machinery, which could not be
used on the road side adjoining
a five acre field of asparagus,
making pick and shovel work nee
essary.
Water pipe was laid in the ditch
on the following day. With the
completion of the entire ditch
expected by Wednesday, water will
flow to the air port at once.
The work bee was organized
and directed by p. G. Richmond,
member of the Airport committee
of the Kennewick Chamber of
Commerce. The ditch diggers
contributed their time and labor
to conserve the city's budgeted
funds for air port Improvement,
and make it possible to finance
additional improvements for that
purpose.
The work party was composed
of j. c. Pratt, j. L. Stradling, J..
C. Scott, Urban Keokler, Hal
Clark, Burns Brown, Gene Spauld-
ing, Don Solberg, Fred Bunch, ST.,
Walt Goode, Warren Howell, Don
Gamble, Ronnie Keolkler and
Rolfe TIVE.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-17
Kiwanis Speaker
TO be Dr.. L.udwiu

DR.. Albert Ludwig, head of the
division of history and social
studies at Eastern Washington col
lege of Education, will be guest
speaker at the Kennewick club
luncheon, Tuesday, April %, John
Newman, program chairman, re-
ported today.
"Soviet-American Relations
will be DR.. Ludwig,s topic. A
graduate of Oberlin college, he re-
ceived his masters degree from
the University of California. The
educator is familiar, not only with
Soviet-American relations, but
also with Soviet interests in the
Far East because of his expert
ence as instructor in Nan Kai
university, one of the great insti-
tutions of higher education in the
Orient.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-17
Red Cross Drive
Exceeds Quota,
Malchow Reports

Herb Malchow, Chairman of
the 1947 American Red Cross Fund
Campaign, announced today that
kEnnewick's total contributions
to date are $3,493.19, with few
contributions still ocming in. The
collections exceed the goal by
more than $780,.
Appreciation for the fine efforts
and assistance of Mr.. d. H. Hunt
ley, campaign co-chairman, and a
pat on the back for each of his
team captains and their loyal soli-
citOrs, were expressed by NAL
chow. 1T is only by the COM
bined efforts of this entire team"
he says shat we were able in the
last few days of the drive to put
this community's membership
over the top He reported also
that the etnire chapters contri-
buttons totalled $17,7O1.67, or $5,-
O84.67 over the goal for this COM
munity as set by Area Head
quarters. Every community in the
county reported their goal ex-
ceeded.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-17
Farm Labor Camp To Be
Ready To Use This Week

The Farm Labor Camp is being
constructed and should be ready
this week, several families are
already occupying the new quar-
tiers and more can move in daily
Labor officials are in hopes that
there will be enough labor to
harvest the asparagus now that
housing can be provided. The
cool weather last week held the
asparagus back but now the har-
vest is in full swing. Farmers
are urged to get in touch with the
Farm Labor Office if they need
help.
The office is located near the
Bus Depot. Phone 1902. Mrs.
Mabel Heater has been employed
as full time secretary. Office
hours are Z a. m. to noon-1 p. m.
to 4 p. m. Saturday hours are
Z a. m. to noon. The office will
not be open on Sunday.
G.. E. Ridley reports that the
Prosser Farm Labor Office is
also in operation.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-17
Democrat Dinner
To Attract Many

Advance ticket elias for the JEFF
ferson Day Dinner. to be held in
the Richland cafeteria tonight at
z o'clock indicates a large attend
ance, Julius M. BAIL, chairman of
the Benton county Democratic
Central Committee, reported to-
day.
Jack Gorrie, executive secretary
to Governor Mon C. Wallgren,
will be the principal speaker. In
his talk, Gorrie will give an in
formative report of the recent
state legislative session, BAIL said.
Gorrie will speak in place Of
Art Carton, director Of the WASH
ington State Department of Con-
servation and Development, who
was not able to fill the speaking
engagement.
Arrangements for the dinner are
in the hands of BAIL and Vice
county chairman, Kay Walton OF
Richland. Tickets may be pur-
chased at the door tonight.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-17
Teen Age-ers 10
Go TO Conference

Kennewick's Teen Age Center
will send four delegates to the
Youth Conference in Walla Walla
on Saturday, April Is, it was
announced today by Ray Eads,
recreational director for the city.
The conference will begin at 8
in the morning, and will present
outstanding speakers in discus
sions of youth detectives and
youth problems.
Mrs. Agnes Smith, Mills COL
lege graduate and presently pub
lie recreation director of teen age
centers in Tacoma, will speak.
Also to appear on the program, is
Miss Ruth Hill, national YWCA
staff consultant, who headquarters
in Seattle and New York. Miss
Hill will. talk to conferees on the
hundreds Of teen age clubs she
has seen in operation.
Conference registration fee is
81, which also covers the cost OF
lunch and dinner.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-17
School To Open
One Hour Later

! The Kennewick public schools
changed schedule starting We'd
nesday to permit students to help
with the asparagus harvest. Open
ing hours from now on through
the spring will be 10 a. M, and
the schools will be in session UNI
til 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
The action was made necessary
by the sudden heavy growth Of
asparagus, Superintendent 2. :.
Black said. 1--WE hope that the
growers and students alike Will
realize that this is for their bene-
fit. Growers will divide their
work so that students can be IN
school on time at 10 a. m. The
school will make a strict inter.
probation of any hardness beyond
10 q. M" he stated.
Opening schools one hour later
will help farmers with their cut
ting and provide an opportunity
for students to earn money, Black
pointed out.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-17
Red Cross F ornls
Disaster Corps

Friday evening, April II, meet
ing was called at the home Of e.
c. Smith, Chairman of the Ken
newick Branch of the Benton
County Chapter of the American
Red Cross for the purpose of FORM
ing a Disaster Service Committee
to render assistance to this COM
munity should disaster strike.
Smith appointed d. S. Wilkinson
chairman of the committee, Mr..
w. c. Sommers, Executive Secre-
tary of the Chapter and Mrs. Mar
3orie Wilson. Secretary Of the
Branch were present to asst in
the organization.
Wilkinson made the following
appointments: Har-
vey Keene, Co-Chairman of the
Disaster Committe and in charge
of Survey and Emergency Fund
Raising in the event Of major
disaster; Lottie Lampson, Trans
portation and Communication;
George A. Hodgson, Rescue and
Evacuation; Margaret Reymore,
Registration and Information. The
following subcommittee appoint
ments are yet to be made: Shelter,
Food and Clothing, Medical Aid.
Each of the committee chairman
received instructions and an out
line of procedure in the event of
a disaster occurring in the COM
munity. The chairman will In
turn appoint their own acting
This committee, when compile
tely organized and operating,
will stand ready and available
should disaster strike the COM
munity to assist in any necessary
humane effort to save life, prop
erty and to relieve suffering
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-17
Council Awards
Paving Contract;
Opens Truck Bids

Award of the contract for the
supplemental street surfacing job
was let by the Kennewick city
council Tuesday night to Standard
Asphalt and Paving company, a
Spokane firm. Total of the bid
was S30,037.53. Work is expected
to start very soon.
Seven bids were opened for a
new fire truck and all were re-
ferred to the fire committee for
Ireview and recommendation An
extra session will be held fomor-
row night when a decision will be
made.
Mack Truck company was low
est bidder. Other bidders were
the Gray Fire Equipment COM
pany, Seattle; Nelson Equipment
company, Seattle; American La
France company, Spokane; Cur
tiss and Sons, Seattle; Howard
Cooper company, Portland; Ward
LaFrance company, Seattle.
With the exception of the Graf
firm all equipment was of simila,
specifications. The Gray truck i,
.oiS Sci. liiS olllClS' WSiS 1oi
1000 gallon a minute pumpe
with $50 gallon tanks. This
equipment would give much bet
ter protection in the downtown
area enabling the department to
reach the tops of the highest build
ings.
While it is not determined
whether the new equipment will
improve the city's rating, il will
assure retention of present rat
ing.
The truck replaced the old La
France that was purchased in
1921 and has been in faithful
service since.
The council gave first readings
to ordinances to set up local i'm
provement districts on Avenue
c. Two separate districts will
be formed. One will provide for
walks and curbs while the other
will provide for street lighting.
May 6 was set as date of
hearing on the LID plan.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-17
Surprise Dinner HOn0rs
McInturf Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E. Nc
Inturf were pleasantly surprised
on SunSlay when their two daugh-
tiers and families and son and
wife prepared an anniversary din
ner in their honor.
Those who enjoyed the occa-
sion were Mr.. and Mrs. William
Rowell and family of MEGA, Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence Moeller and
daughter of Kennewick and Mr..
and Mrs. M. II. McInturf of Mesa.
Various instrumental selections,
verses and songs for the occasion
were presented by the four grand
daughters, Shirley, Edna Mae and
Marjorie Ropell and Janice L.
Moeller.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Mc1nturf
were married forty years on April
Is.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-17
Correct Conditions In State Schools
TO Curb Delinquency. Officer Says

Outlining a three-fold attack on
the causes and cures of juvenile
delinquency in Washington, Wal
ter johnson, Juvenile probation
officer for Benton and Franklin
counties, Tuesday reminded Ken
newick Kiwanians that the most
valuable asset of the community,
state and nation are its children.
johnson described the reluct-
ance with which juvenile courts
and authorities send youthful Of
tenders away to correctional insti-
buttons. Whenever we can do
so," he told his audience, 1--WE try
to correct the family situation
that has caused q boy or girl to
60 wrong"
Conflict, anxiety and strain in
the. homes breed juvenile way
Wardness, Johnson said, and he
deplored the high number of fam
lily situations in Benton and
Franklin counties in which chill
dren are motivated to become
social delinquents.
Until our state schools can
be improved" johnson stated,
1--WE cannot rehabilitate a boy or
girl by sending them to place Of
detention. Thus, although we are
often reproached by law enforce
ment officers for not taking
sterner steps with juvenile of
tenders, we feel that we must
avoid sending them to institutions
that will only give them a course
in criminality to reflect directly
back to our communities, when
they are paroled or released"
johnson recommended that
state schools be Immediately di-
vorced from political control, and
that they be given adequate funds
to employ the best procurable pro
fessional personnel and establish,
proper quarters and facilities fol
juvenile rehabilitation. He re.
quested each Kiwanian to com.
municate with his senator and
representative, urging that those
steps be taken.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-17
Aciivians Open
Cancer Campaign

Thirteen people died i'm 1916 in
Benton County - slain by the
disease that kills someone in the
United States every three min
uteS.
The Kennewick Active club
opened the annual campaign
against the deadly killer, cancer,
on Monday by distributing coll
lections cans to SO Kennewick
business houses.
Jimmy Walker, campaign chair
man, said that there will be no
personal solicitations for contri-
buttons. ''Our fight against cam
GER" he said, 'has only begun.
We must fight to save those who
now die needlessly and to in
crease the number who can be
saved. The battle is going to cost
money"
Contributions viii be used, he
continued, to inform men, women
and children of cancer danger sig
mails, to provide better treatment
for sufferers, and to finance an
about scientific attack on the dis
ease.
"We are told that twelve mill
lion dollars are needed for edu~
cation, service and research IL cam
Ger is to be defeated" he con-
clxded, land we believe that our
drive for funds can be handled
on purely voluntary basis, be-
cause everyone knows Of the
need"
The campaign will run through
April, Walker said.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-17
Legion Initiates
Big Class I'oniie

Honored guest of the evening al
the initiation tonight of a record
breaking class of new members of
the Robert Ely Post No. 80 of the
American Legion will be Sixth
District Commander, Jack Shrae-
der.
The initiation will be presented
at joint meeting of the Legion
and the Legion Auxiliary at the
American Legion Hall at 8 p. m,
Harry L. Cole of Pullman will be
the principal speaker.
The program will include spec
ial music, and refreshments will
be served after the initiation.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-04-17
Over $50 Attend
Nazarene Meeiinq

The oath annual convention of
the Nazarene Young Peoples
Societies of Northwest district,
embracing eastern Washington,
northern Idaho and northeastern
Oregon was held at Kennewick
last week with Rev. Raymond c.
Kratzer of Moscow, Idaho, the
district president, presiding.
Rev. T. N. Tinsleyy, host pastor
reported over $50 delegates and
friends present at the convention
which was held in the first Meth
odist church.
Reports from the societies of
the churches represented and cleo
ton of officers and adoption Of
goals for the coming year COM
prised the business of the as
sembly. Among the reports re-
ceived showing a growth in the
societies, was the report of the
membership committee which
showed a net gain of 81 members
on the district and total giving
of all societies of $500.
The delegates reelected Rev.
Raymond c, Kratzer of Moscow,
Idaho to serve as president fol-
the coming year, position he
has held for the past three years
Other officers elected were: Rev,
Crawford vanderpool of Nllal
vice president; Miss Anne Huff
Yakima, secretary; Cecil Klein
Walla Walla, treasurer; and Rev
Fred Vogt of Pomeroy, as super.
intendent of High School activi.
ties. These officers viii consti.
tute the district executive coun.
Gil.
Chairmen of the various zones
of the district elected for the com.
ing year consist of: Arthur Frank.
lin, Moscow, Idaho, for the Pal.
ouse Zone; Miss Mable Wetherell
of The Dalles, Ore, for the The
Dalles Zone; Eugene KRUGER O,
Spokane for the Spokane Zone,
Phillip Huff of GrandvieW fol
the Yakima Zone; Don Barlow
of Pomeroy for the Walla Walls
Zone, and the Rev. Paul GRAY OF
Grand Coulee for the Wenatchee
Zone.
The convention closed Friday
evening with Q message from the
Rev. Ted Martin, guest speake,
for the convention from Calgary
Can.