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The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27
Call For Special Session Is Valid Declares Rivers

Asked about the validity of the recent call for the 18th Legislature to cenvene in extraordinary ses- sion on January for a 17-day pc riod immediately to the regular bi- ennial session, Attorney General Rivers made the following state ment:
 ''The question has been asked why an extraordinary session prior to the regular 18th session would not involve the members of the 18th Legislature instead of the members of the 18th. Sec. (a) of the Organic Act provides,
 'The terms of office of each member of the Senate shall be four years
 Sec. Cb) states, the term of of flee of each Representative shall be two years
 Nothing is said about the dates for commencement and termina- tion of said terms. Accordingly it becomes necessary to determine
 Continued on Page Four)
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27
l3 Pliers Now Stranded On Greenland Icecap

WINNIPEG (P)-U. s. Col. Bert Balchen expects to take off from here today for Greenland to aid in the rescue of 13 United States air forces men stranded on an ice cap.
 The Arctic expert landed at Ste venson field about 3:15 am. EST. and spent the rest of the night here. His big C-54 rescue plane carries a crew of IA.
 Col. Balchen flew to Winnipeg from Ladd Field, Alaska, carrying glider pickup equipment and skis for giiders. He commands three man team of the air forces 10th rescue squadron which l3 days aga saved six fliers in the Arctic's first glider rescue.
 The team snatched glider from the flozen crust of the Yukon Ter ritory's Steward River. The fliers were marooned in the sub-zero cold when their CAY was forced down.
 Piloting the plane here was It. Col: Eugene D. Strouse. The other members of the team are It. Rich ard A. Hopkins, glider pilot, and Sgt. Willie C. Morris, who oper- ates the glider tow reel.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27

The Territory of Alaska has purchased the heroic sized statue of the Alaska Prospector" created by the late sculptor, Alonzo Vic tor Lewis. It is to be cast in bronze and then placed in front of the Pioneer Home at Sitka.
 The "Alaska Prospector" will be the first statue of. it's size in Alaska. It is twelve feet high and three tons of clay were used to sculp it into the finished form. It will weigh approximately $500 pounds when finished in bronze.
 Mir. Lewis created this statue after four years of steady work. It has been highly. acclaimed by all who have seen it, especially the art critics who say it is one of the finest works of art in the United States.
 Several models posed for the Alaska Prospector," but the face resembles that of the late "Skag- way Bill'. Fonda who posed for Mir. Lewis. '''
 The board of trustees of the Pioneer Home, consisting of Henry Roden of Juneau, J. J. Conway of Sitka and Charles Carter of Jun eau negotiated with Mrs. Zalmain
 Continued on Page Six,
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., iR)- The FBI held Leonard Calamia, 37, under $5O,OOO bond today to sace a murder charge in San Francisco gang staying of former Al Capone mobster. -h
 Calamia was arrested here yes: terday. He had held two minor jobs with the State of New Mexico and served as an electio nofficial in November.
 The FBI said he is under indict- ment as the fingerman in the l947 killing of Nick John, alias John Rossi.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27
NEWS IN BRIEF

SYDNEY, Australia, lP)-Hun- dreds of thousands of Australians left their cities Christmas for holi- day spots-trying to beat the Christmas heat.
 An estimated 3OO,OOO persons left Sydney during the day for mountain or seaside resorts. The temperature was around 30, and inland temperatures of 100 degrees and above were recorded.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27
WASHINGTON, tR) - Justic

WASHINGTON, (P) - Justice Douglas of the supreme court Fri day granted a stay of execution to Jake Bird, of Tacoma, Wash, who was scheduled to be hanged next January IA.
 Bird, Negro, was sentenced to death in the axe-slaying of Mrs. Bertha. Kludt, of Tacoma. The Stay was granted pending the, fil-' ing of petition asking the su- prenle court to review Birds trial. His counsel contends Bird did not have fair trial. ....,
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27

FL MONTE, Calf. (P)-For l6 years a copper Christmas card has SOne back adn forth between Jack Newing, Burbanks, Calif., and his brother-in-laW, John Forster, who lives here.
 During the war, the Well-Worn greeting card went all the way from Fl Monte to Newing's army post in India.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27

LOS ANGELES, (PD-TWen.y- five children got their Christmas presents ahead of time in the shape of 25 lively dogs.
 Radio comic Alan Young, self styled Dogs best friend" played Santa Friday at the animal shell ter, paying pound and license fees to unite homeless dogs and dog less youngsters.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27

OTTAWA, P)-Canada recog- n;zed the State of Israel and its provisional government Friday.
 The recognition was of the de facto type-the same previously given by the United States and the Union of South Africa. This means that new government is recognized as existing in fact.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27

LONDON, Britain had its cold lest day of the year today. Tenn peratureS sank to a low of 28 in London and to 18 at Mildenhall, northeast of London.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27
SAN FRANCISCO (P)-A larg

department store here sent out Christmas greeting letters to its personnel, one for regular em- plOyees and the other for tempor- ary holiday workers.
 The latter letter expressed ap- preciation for your help during the rush" and wound up with Maybe we'll need you next year"
 The old timers got the wrong letters.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27
Communication
From: LleWellyn M. Williams, Acting Governor of Alaska,
 Juneau. Dec. r. l948

To cope with the unprecedented
 financial crisis now facing the
 Territory, I as Acting Governor
 upon the direction and advice of
 Governor Gruening, am issuing an
 official Proclamation SummOning
 the Legislature to meet in Juneau
 at ten am, January six next, for
 an extraordinary session which
 will last seventeen days. This Spe-
 Cial Session preceding the regular session is being called under the
 authority granted the Governor by
 the Organic Act, as amended. This
 is your official notification there of. The Session is being called spe-
 officially to enable the Legislature to consider and pass such revenue measures as will be required to correct the distressed cOndi ion of
 the traesury, pay the claims now in arrears for school, welfare, health and other authorized pur- poses and defray the cost of Terri torial government. The Governors reasons for calling a Special Ses- sion and not waiting for action at the regular session are oS follows: First, the present situation under ! which three-quarterS of a million dollars worth of legitimate claims against the Territorial Treasury go unpaid because of lack of rev. enueS is certain to become worse If action on revenue measures is
 allowed to be deferred, as experi- ence indicates it always has been, until the very end of the regular session in March; Second, the in- dividuals, business concerns, mu- inequalities and school districts having claims against the Terri tory will in many instances face extreme hardShips if payment is not forthcoming quickly as is tes- tlfled by numerous telegrams and
 letters received by this office and all Territorial agencies: Third, the public-Spirited individuals and companies which advanced loans without interest to the University of Alaska to permit its operation deserve to be repaid as promptly
 as possible; Fourth, because of the
 immediate need for revenue a
 start should be made as early as possible on the withholding from salaries and wages of a Territorial Income Tax if that method of tax alton which has been proposed should be adopted by the Legisla-
 ture; Fifth, the taxpayers of Alas should be informed as early as possible in the year of the new tax
 payments which will be expected from them and not made to wait
 until a quarter of the year has passed before receiving this infor- nation which has so direct bear
 ing on business plans; Sixth, the Legislature itself should know what the tax revenues of the Ter ritory are likely to be in the com- ing biennium before considering appropriation requests at the reg ular session; Seventh, more pro- ductfve study probably can be given to the revenue requirements of the Territory in a session devot-
 ed exclusively to that purpose than in the regular session where so many important matters will compete for the attention of the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-03
TOastmistress Club
Meets at Cr0nin Home

The Toastmistress club met
with Mrs. L. M. Cronin at 8:15
Friday, May q. Mrs. Lance Read
presiding. Mrs. L. G. Wagy was
a guest. Hrs. Herb Owens as
table topic mistress introduced
the subject of costumes for var
ious occasions.
Mrs. J. F. Sage gave report
on the speech contest held at
Occur d'Alene. Mrs. Paul Hors-
ley was toastmistress. Mrs. Don
Kirk gave ten-minute illustrat-
ed talk on clothing and colors.
Mrs. A. c. Deffenbaugh held q
word drill pertaining to clothing
and materials. Mrs. Robert Marsh
was evaluator and critic.
Mrs. Marsh was elected club
representative to attend the
Council meeting to be held in
Spokane June IS.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-03
Hawn's Court

Hello Folks at Hawns Court!
You asked me to write q col
umn about my trip, so here goes.
The train trip from Washing
ton was grand! We left Pasco at
TAO and arrived in st. Paul at
TOO Thursday morning. The En-
pire Builder is one grand train
to travel on.
On tn etrain there was a boy
about two years old. named Gre
CORY. He got a silver dollar from
a man and called it his wagon
wheel.
The altitude of the mountains
bothered me quite a bit. It made
my ears ring just terribly.
We travelled through Glacier
National Park in Montana. It is
very pretty at this time Of the
|year.-In the depot at st. Paul
we had to wait three hours. That
was very tiresome. I spent more
money in that depot than any
where.
We had to change trains in
st. Paul so we took the Rock
Island Rocket another fast
train. From there the trip didn't
last at all. z..... q.
I was very glad to get off that
train and am all sold on travel.
ing for q while. Nuts to it!
Friday night my brother gradu'
ated from high school in . class
Of 80. Quite large for the size Of
the school. We had a reception
for him afterwards. He received
many gifts. q wish I were IA hil
place.. The reception ended a
ZOO o'clock in the morning. Bro.
ther!
Well Ill have to sign of now
until next week. Bye now.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-03
Watkins & Kusske Buy
Shirley's Beauty Salon

Joe Watkins and Lee Kusske
formerly located at q Kenne-
wick avenue. have purchased the
business and fixtures Of Shirley's
Beauty salon at 2lS Kennewic,'
avenue and were to open fol-
business In the new location this
morning.
Watkins and Kusske operated
the City barershop in the build.
ing next door east Of the National
Bank Of Commerce which bough,
the building. The business vii,
be operated as the City Beauty
and Barbershop. The same beau
ticians who have been working
in the bauty salon win continue
under the new owners. The City
barbefshop was operated It q
Kennewick avenue for the past
seven years.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-03
PINK AND GREEN

The Pink and Green club viii
meet Thursday, June 10, at 2 pm.
with Mrs. Frank Wright 423 E.
Third.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-03
Mr.. and Mrs. Moulton
Celebrate Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. M. Moulton's
family were all home on Mon
day which was their forty third
wedding anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bentley CALI
gan and two children came from
Redmond, Ore, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
|E. Connell and three children
and Miss Patsy Moulton from
Seattle and Mr.. and Mrs. Walt
Knowles and children from Ken
|neWick.
Miss Patsy left for Walla Wal
la where she has been transfer
led.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-03
Names Of City's War
Dead Are Requested

The families of Kennewick
boys, whose lives were lost in
the service of their country. were
requested this week to commune
cate with Mrs. Paul Richmond OF
hot Kennewick Avenue, phone
1912, or Mrs. Roy Harris. III
Third Avenue East, phone 1872.
Mrs. Richmond and Mrs. Har-
ris appealed: please do this at
once, as the mother Of one Of
these heroes desires to have a
plaque inscribed with their name
and dedicated to the memory Of
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-03

Mr.. and Mrs. p. Herrera of
Route !. announce the marriage
Of their daughter Carmen, to Den
mis- Foster also Of Route I.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-03
Too Late To Classify

LOST-Billfold In Penney's, Jun.
2. Finder please return the pa
pers and licenses. May keep
money and billfold. Wendell Ba.
teman, co II Fruitland, Ken
neWick.
FOR SALE-Fisher upright pi-
ano. MIS-. Lloyd Allen, S311 10-c
FOR SME-Pre-cut material for
20 BY 80 houses. Includes In
sulation and windows and doors.
$4,000. Phone 1911. 1O-ll.l2p
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-03

Vista Airfield has been oper-
ating night and day since Sat
urday night, flying passengers
across the flood waters. Between
$50 and 400 passengers have
been flown in the three daytime
planes and the two planes flying
at night.
Twin City Airport has also
been on. . "a hour schedule, fly
ing $50 people out Of the flood
area in one II hour period. It Is
estimated that the 10 planes fly.
ing from the field have carried
900 passengers. Flights have
Ibeen made to La Crosse. Pullman
Walla Walia. Pendleton. Port
land. Spokane. Chehalis, Yakima
and Wenatchee.
Five Of the Twin City planes
are equipped With navigation
lights.
One feature Of the flood period
was q flight Of fresh produce
from Walla Walla to food stores
:cf Kennewick.
Both airports will remain on
the alert for emergency calls from,
the American Red Cross.
One expectant mother was
flown from the Twin City Air
port to hospital out Of the
flood area.
Breakfast flights from the
Twin City field will be flown on
June 6 as scheduled unless 9TH
erwise announced.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-03

PINK & GREEN CLUB
The Pink & Green Club win
meet with Elsie Pease, Thurs
day, June 10. 3 p. m.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-03
is
formed 10 Better
Trailer Business

Moving swiftly to correct con-
d;t;ons described by representa-
tives of the trailer coach manu-
Occurring industry as shocking
and appalling" the trailer park
,,yrers and trailer dealers of the
Kennewick community Thursday
night formed an association for
the Improvement of trailer park
conditions. 81
Z. M. Cronin was selected to
act as temporary chairman of
the infant association.
Speaking to an audience Slim
med by the inminence Of the
Columbia river flood, Jean Jac-
ques, editor of the "Trail-R-
News, urged that planning be
kept beyond ten year projec-
ton into the future.
"We've had proofs last night"
Jacques said, "of the value OF the
trailer coach. What other type of
homes could have been evecuat-
ed as quickly as trailers?"
He commented on pictures of
trailer park scenes in the Kenne-
wick and river road localities,
stating that the conditions de-
picted were "disgraceful". Trai-
!. Ter parks, he continued, can be
NJ zuade an asset to any community,
ID we must not approach the
leveling off period only to find
slum areas in the trailer settle
menfs. ~
Jacques said that no organized
local planning has been directed
toward the nations third largest
industry-the tourist industry
! Admitting that it would be folly
to attempt to bring more tour
lists to an already overpopulated
area ct this time, he nonetheless
counceled that the objective
should be kept in mind for the
future.
J. Lee Brown, following JAG.
ques on the speakers panel, sup
ported his stand on the need fol
immediate correction Of trailes
park conditions In the Kenne-
wick area.
Speaking as representative o,
the So trailer coach maunfact,r-
eres who in 1947 did q $780,
000, 900 business in trailer coaches
and trailer equipment, Brown
commended the work Of the Ben
ton-Franklin County health dis
trict, and urged immediate action
to improve trailer park condi-
tons in the city and the sur
rounding territory.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-03

Marytha Circle Of W. s. c. S.
will meet IN the City Park, June
8. for . one o'clock dinner and
picnic. II weather Is unfavorable
It win be held In the basement
Of the church. Please bring table
service. Mrs. Engles win have
the devotion. This win be the
last meeting Of the Circle till
Sept 8 as they win meet wiLa
Phoebe Circle during July and
August.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-03

The combined. Afternoon and
Evening Toastmistress clubs will
meet Friday, June IL, at 1870 for
luncheon at the Arrow Grill. The
re will be an election Of officers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-03
The Sidewalk
REPO
by The
X20eeW1CK COURIER


LUG 10 IOS 1SCI tI2aS many
members Of the club were en-
gagged this week in flood work
and others were spending all
their time rubber-neclking there
was no official session Of the
Groaners. However q handful
Of the faithful did gather on
meeting night only to discover
that the basement headquarters
was ripping three-quarters full
| Of water. One Of them managed
to save the battered gavel that
was lodged on window sill and
the little group ruefully plodded
homeward. agreeing to call the
next session to order In the regu-
lar summer quarters.
SIDELIclITS
There are so many interesting
sidelights to the devastating flood
Of the past week that it will be
impossible to record many Of
them In this or other journals Of
the day. Reporting q disaster Of
this nature, which covers 50
much territory and involves 50
many thousands Of people Is .
task that would require the COM
bined efforts Of hundreds Of
writer's, photographers and radio
men. Add to all this the diff
Guilty Of travelling over the dis
aster area and readers may be
able TO understand why many
mistakes are made and many
discrepancies appear.
RusGoRs
Add to the difficulties men
toned above the stepped up out
put of the rumor mill. 1.-THE wa
ter's rising" "it's going
down Rumors Of lives
lost, people missing, boats cap
sized. people marooned on is
lands or buildings, equipment
lost, roads closed or not closed,
and a thousand others. We can
admit to the general belief that
''newswriting is such interesting
But it's no bed Of roses.
WATER
It seems ridiculous that in spite
Of the tremendous volume Of
water that has been cascading
down our valleys that one Of the
most serious threats to commun-
ity life was the possibility Of a
shortage of water. The PP&L
was fortunate in having wells
in operation and the KID under
Ed Brands guidance, fought a
successful fight against the tor
rent to keep water running in
that system. The community owes
a lot of thanks to the operators
Of the utility systems.
HEALTH
The public health is also SER
Iously menaced during and espec-
tally menacing flood conditions.
DR.. Charles Tudor and his staff
have worked diligently and it is
hoped successfully to keep the
area free from any major cpl
demic. Their final success will
rest more with the sane and full
of the citizens than
on their own efforts. No one
should in any way minimize the
threat to health.
COMMITTEE
The citys flood committee,
headed by Mayor Pratt, has re-
:eived a basketful Of volunteer
help from many local citizens.
Their efforts have aided in a
thousand ways to reduce confu-
sion. The Red Cross has alleviat-
ed a lot of suffering. The Nation
al Guard, city police, sheriff's
force and other agencies have
Joined in the about effort to
solve flood problems
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-03
ASSIGNED TO HANroHp

The assignment Of Rear Adj
miral W. s. McCaulay, U. S. Navy
Retire6 to the staff at the Han
ford Atomic Works was an
Aomced Thursday by r. G. Muir,
General Manager.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-03

Heavy and from the several in Rich
land and North Riehand joined rapidly
waters in the Columbia Yakima
finally succeeded in closing aerial
view taken Friday shows the equipment raising M
level Of the road from the Yaldna bridge.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-10-14
GOOD NEIGHBOR CLUB
ENJOYS MEETING THURSDAY

The Good Neighbor Club of the
Rich Valley community met last
Thursday at the home of Murl
Pickenpaugh. The day was spent
in piecing a bedspread and at
noon a lovely dinner was en-
joyed. .
in the afternoon the regular
business session was held, after
which contests were enjoyed
The puzzle prize was won by
Pearl Elliott, the club prize by
Ethel Iams and the guest prize
by Mildred Morris.
Members attending were: Clar-
ice Mendenhall, Pearl Elliott,
Lois Blake, Adeline Groves, Alta
Iams, Robert Bigley, Ethel Iams,
Maggie Sheppard, Bette Wilson
Belle Boyd, Pheria Bigley, Ruth
Lawrence, and the hostess, Murl
Pickenpaugh.
Children were: Joan Boyd
Ernest Earl and Ruth Picken-
paugh, Carolyn Lawrence and
Virginia Bigley.
The next meeting will be held
November 4 at the home of Ro-
berta Bigley.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-10-14
SODALITAS LATINA CLUB
HOLD MEETING RECENTLY

Members of the SOdalitaS La
tina Club of the Caldwell high
school held an organization meet
ing recently with the following
officers being elected for the
year l948-49; president, David
Huprich; vice president, Gerald
Bates; secretary, Nancy Secrest;
treasurer, Glenna Gould; ser
geant- alarms, Charles Douglass,
and advisor, Miss Inez Clark.
On Monday evening a weiner
roast was enjoyed by the follow
ing members of the club: Joan
Ackley, Lois Roberts, Nancy Sc
crest, Rebecca Shroyer, Marlene
Wells, Ruby Caldwell, Rita
Crock, Charlene Harris, Dolores
Landaker, Donna Pitts, Ginger
Ralston, Ruth Annette Smith,
Kathleen Tilton, Virginia Web
ster, Louise Weekley, Gerald
Bates, Donald Bates, Amos Day,
Charles Douglass, David Huprich,
Hugh Walters, Roger Walters,
Robert Black, Eddie Ditch, Rich
ard McGinnis and the advisor,
Miss Clark.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-10-14
Forrest English, Of Athens, were

Forrest English, Of Athens, were
ushers.
Mrs. Stevens, mother Of the
bride, wore a grey crepe dress
with black accessories, and cor
sage of red rosebuds.
Following the ceremony a re-
ception was held at the Betsy
Mills Club in Marietta, for sixty
relatives and friends. The bridal
table was centered with a three
tier wedding cake, topped with a
miniature bride and bridegroom.
Later the couple left for a we'd
ding trip to the eastern states,
Niagara Falls and Canada. a
The bride is a graduate of the
Harriettsville high school and for
the past three and one-half years
has been associated with the Re-
mlngton Rand, Inc, in Marietta.
Mr.. Newhart is a graduate of the
Bethel high school and attended
Ohio University. He served 80
months in World War II and is
now employed by the Lustron Co.
IN Columbus, where the couple
expect to reside.