The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-25
The Sidewalk
REPO r TER
by The
KENNEWICK COURIER
souAwK CLUB

A heterogeneous group of citizens
who had nothing more in common
than that they could all read,
swarmed into the meeting of the
Groaners club his week brandish-
ing rolled up newspapers with
(which they chased the chairman
right out of the chair. Shouting
such familiar slogans as, eve wuz
robbed" and Gall the news that's
unfit to print" the group COM
planned because they were forced
to find in other publications ac-
counts of an alteration in re-
cent city council meeting. why
can't we get that stuff in our own
little family journal?" they clam
ored. It is supposed that they were
referring to The Courier-Reporter.
JUSTIFIED
Perhaps the complainers were
justified and the question Of what
to print and what not to print is a
constant headache to every pub
Usher. We razzed the boss little
about this one and he was of the
opinion that if every time couple
Isl men tossed a few hot words
back and forth that it became
headline material there would GER
tainly be no trouble in finding
plenty of sensational news" to
fill paper. Especially in these
trying times when nerves are fraz-
lied and hours of work are long
and tedious. - .@s-, g
IMPORTANT
Of much more importance to the
community is the reporting, even
though it may be duller reading,
of the accomplishments or failure
of accomplishment, Of the council
or of other bodies. In spite of the
fact that the KSR has at times
criticized council actions, and no
doubt will do so again, the boss
still feels that the present city
council has shaped up pretty well
in very difficult times. An
RECORD
.Kennewick has come through
one big construction period and is
well along on another one with no
major catastrophe of fire, lawless-
ness or epidemic. A trunk sewer
has been completed, streets and
alleys have been paved, three adj
ditions have been taken into the
city, a new fire station has been
built, rural fire truck purchased
and a new truck for the city is |
on the way, city hall has been re-
modelled, additional streets have
en built and furnished with fire
aydrants, rezoning has been es-
tablished and multitude of small
things have been given considera-
tion-all by volunteer council. ]
FUTURE ~zs Sea-. ee Il a.,
However, the future, starting
right now, is not too bright. The
work load has just started. The
present council set-up, regardless
OF who those eight men and an
attorney are, are totally incapable
OF handling the job any longer
without the help of full-time
man. The council should be in a
.aollsh policies, provide in the
broad sense for a growing popu-
iatlon without being forced to
position to take the long view, es-
spend hundreds Of Aours Of time
on minor detz-- It is time to
ment. = 80
BoouEr -! ~ss%E@4 IS
/ Dahodils are in season but there
hing daffy about the plan to
Ne r.e'ented tomorrow to the Ken
ne~lck Chamber of Commerce
ior building that valuable organ
n sS The colorful spring.
b go to President Don Sol
. ms membership committee,
MAJ. On especially large bunch of
n Jtossoms to acknowledgements
hs-an r and instigator of the men,
Ism sG,p drive idea, Secretary Ross