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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-02

About the most important man
on the job for the r. n. Corey
firm Of consulting engineers Is a
man who isn't there, according to
representatives Of the company,
the lack of a transitman Is delay
ing vital work on the city's two
major sewer trunk lines. Available
transitmen are asked TO see Roy
Spencer at the Commercial hotel
in the mornings, at moons. or after
five o'clock in the evening.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-02

VI q SCAACAo4 AAOS0AS0A Al SAAS SAIy
of Kennewick, now sees it, years
Of effort about to bear fruit. Up.
on their presentation Of the re-
quired petitions to the County
Commissioners for the formation
Of a Hospital district the Com.
missioners in turn have, approved
the petition placed upon the bal.
lot for the fall election IN Novem-
Der.
The Commissioners have estab-
lished the boundaries for the dis
trict as requested In the petition
and have ordered the County Elec-
ton board to place the matter be
fore the electors In the precincts
specified. ~
The Hospital district viii in
clude the following precincts: In
Commissioner District No. i: "An
limits Of the city OF kennewick
as known or hereafter establish
ed" In Commissioners District No.
2: "All territory within the limits
Of precincts known and now
as Kennewick Valley
Precinct, Finley Precinct, Hover
Precinct and Expansion Precinct"
In Commissioners District No. 8:
"An territory within the bound
aries of the precincts as now es-
tablished and known as Kenne-
wick South Precinct, Kennewick
Gardens Precinct, Highlands Pre-
cinct, Clements Precinct and XII
ona Precinct"
The Hospital association will
also place before the voters the
names Of three nominees for the
positions Of three directors for the
Hospital district, and these, ac-
cording to the law which provides
for such, will be voted on at the
same general election.
The law also provides q millage
Of two mills for the operation fund
for the hospital when it Is estab-
lished. For the construction and
equipment Of the institution a
special election must be called by
the board Of directors when their
plans are matured, for the levy
Of the necessary millage and the
issuance Of bonds for same. When
the district IS formed and the
directors elected, this win follow
as matter Of course. The dis.
trict formation and operation IS
somewhat similar to that Of q
Port district, It was stated by the
Of the association, Rev.
J. B. Coan.
Through the joint actions Of
The old Rodeo association, direct.
DIS Of school District IL, the City
Council and the Hospital associa-
hon, a plot Of five acres Is set
apart for the hospital site on
south Tenth street between Wash
lngton and Dayton.
Other members Of the Hospital
association are Urban Keolker.
Charles Powell, J. r. Ayers. Mrs.
Pat Owens, A. W. Campbell, Paul
Richmond, j.. S. Black, and Fran
els Ludlow.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-02
GRAPE HARVEST

announcing that grape harvest
VII neean about September 10,
eaah Of the Church Grapa
suoe company today issued q eau
.rs 9sps workers 70 register q
Aennewick offices Of The
pany.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-02
Proposal for Kennewick Hospital
10 Be Placed on November Ballot

The Kennewick Hospital asso-
citation, which has been working
continuously for the past several
years towards the establishment
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-02
GREMLINS AGAIN.
POUNDS! The gremlins are at il

againl
If you should read the ad In the
second section Of this issue Of the
Courier Reporter which states that
the Daley Circus win be here on
Sept. 16, you got one Of the first
papers printed before the error
was discovered and corrected. The
circus Is Of course coming on La
Dor Day, Sept. 6.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-02
Classroonls Crowded ,
Increase TO Continue

Short at the ankles and elbows and bursting at the
seams like two year old garment for growing boy
That is the picture this week Of the Kennewick Public
Schools, where than 2700 students reported to
classes Monday. o. @# #A ~
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-02-05
Pleasant View

Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Frantz and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-02-05
Pandora

Mr.. and Mrs. Err Bridenbaugh and
Harry Nemire are spending some
time in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Suter have re-
turned from their trip to Arizona.
Word has been received of the
death of the infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Schumacher in Uni
versity Hospital, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Services will be held in the Lehman
Funeral home, Tuesday a. m. The
infant is survived by a sister, her
parents and maternal grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Bucher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Snavely and
family and Charles Anderson of Hol-
gate spent Sunday with their folks
here.
The Pandora Grange will give a
party on Saturday eve, Feb. 7, in
honor of two recent brides, Mrs. Dal-
bert Pickens, the former Mildred
Krohn and Mrs. Clarence Myers, the
former Juanita Burkhart.
Coral Donaldson, H. NJ Thrapp anc
John Nusbaum spent Sunday in To-
ledo.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-02-05

daughters and Mrs. Earl Frantz call
ed on Mr.. and Mrs. John Cupples OF
Mt. Cory Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Carr returned
Tuesday from Florida where they
visited his sister, Mr.. and Mrs. The
ron Bibier and little daughter. They
made the trip by plane.
Mrs. Dwight Frantz attended a
missionary meeting in the home of
Miss Matilda Mueller of Bluffton,
Monday evening.
Revival services will begin at the
Pleasant View church Sunday eve,
Feb. 8. Rev. D. D. Corl will be the
evangelist.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McCafferty,
Mrs. Ruth Meyer and son Junior and
Miss Naomi West of Bluffton; Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Fridley of Lima; Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley Meyer and daugh-
ter Margo of Toledo spent Sunday
afternoon and evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Fridley and son Billy,
The Ladies Harmony Circle will
met in the home of Mrs. Earl Frantz
Thursday afternoon, Feb. II. Mrs
Ella Howell will be the program lead
er.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-02-05
ArmOrSvilIe

Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Montgomery
and family We're Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Mont
gomery and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hinely of
Toledo spent the week end at the o.
2. Hartman home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Clausing were
Thursday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clinton Moorehead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Fenstemaker
and daughter of Jenera called Sat
urday p. m. at the o. P. Hartman
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Wilkins and
family were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Wilkins and
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Hartman and
family called at the o. ?. Hartman
home, Friday.
L. A. S. and WSWS of the Liberty
Chapel church will meet with Miss
Margaret Guider, Thursday p. m,
Feb. II.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grismore and
daughters spent Sunday eve at the
o. P. Hartman home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Clapper and
daughter called on Mr.. and Mrs,
Clinton Morehead, Saturday eve.
Keith Klingler spent Sunday p, m.
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs,
C. E. Klingler.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Klingler called
at the Owens home, Sunday eve.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-02-05
Pleasant Hill

Miss Mae Huber called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Cloyce Enest and Mr.. and Mrs.
Burdell Huber, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Hauenstein
and family spent Sunday eve with
Mr.. and Mrs. Winston Jennings and
sons.
Past week callers of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Philips were Elton Younkman
and sons, Nolan Younkman and
Maurice Anderson of Pandora.
Francis, Carey and Nolan Younk-
man were weekend callers of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Younk-
man. Nolan is enrolled at Bowling
Green University.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Kimmel were
Saturday eve callers of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil Hartman and family.
Sunday dinner guests at the Hiram
Reichenbach home were Mr.. and Mrs.
Verl Reichenbach, Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Kohl and Miss Jean Burkholder.
Paul Reichenbach, an employee of
the Steinman Lumber Co, left Mon
day morning to take course at Co.
lumbus, sponsored by the Lumber Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orton Stratton enter
tanned for dinner Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Stratton and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Bell and
family.
Mrs. Daisy Pfeiffer called on Mrs.
Mile Stratton, Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Nancy Blosser called on Mrs.
Donna Barnes, Monday morning.
Miss Evelyn Walters of Rawson
was Thursday overnight guest of
Miss Esther Reichenbach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Jennings
called on Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Amstutz,
Wednesday eve.
Past week callers of Miss Claribel
Owens and Mrs. Sarah Oates were
Mrs. Mildred Gleason, Rev. and Mrs.
D. w. Fauver, Miss Magaret Guider
and Dale Owens.
Miss Roberta Younkman, a teacher
at Wapakoneta, spent the past week
at home due to the school being
closed.
The WSCS will meet Thursday
p. m. of next week at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. Fauver, Beaverdam.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-02-05

Mrs. Amos Luginbuhl, Mr.. and Mrs.
Weldon Luginbuhl and Mr.. and Mrs.
Don Dillman and family spent Sun
day eve with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Marquart of Jenera.
Mrs. Roy Pogue was a Friday din
ner guest of Mrs. J. I. Luginbuhl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Matter and Mr..
and Mrs. Wilford Gratz and daughter
Sharon spent Sunday eve with Mr..
and Mrs. Rolly Moser and sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Marquart called
Sunday afternoon on Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hirshfield.
Mrs. S. c. Daley returned home
after spending the past three months
in Tulsa, Okla, visiting her sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Schaublin
and children Ray and Diana and Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Schaublin were
Thursday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilford Gratz and daughter in
honor of their daughter Sharon's
third birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Matter were
Thursday eve supper guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Matter and daughter
Carolyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilford Gratz and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Reno Gratz
and Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Gratz call
ed Sunday on Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Gratz.
Mrs. J. I. Luginbuhl and Mrs. Roy
Pogue called on Mrs. Sam Kohler
Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel Boutwell,
and daughter Barbara and Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Schaublin and family
were Sunday eve supper guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schaublin.
George Myers spent last week in
Hampton, Va, getting a truck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schaublin
called on Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Wingate
of Lima, one night last week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-02-05
East Orange

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Stager called
on Mrs. Edna Pickett of Dunkirk and
Jake Bosserman last Sunday.
James Gallant and Emanuel Bout
we'll ate dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Tripplehorn of Bluffton last
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Estes Sanders, Mr..
and Mrs. Ferd Morris and sons Ted
and Joe were dinner gusets last Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Rayon Boutwell,
and Lynn Ray and Lonnie Sue.
Mrs. Edith Stager called on EN-
ma Boutwell, last Monday.
Stephen Boehm is spending this
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Held
man of Bucyrus.
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Boutwell, and
son Michael Dale of near Findlay,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. J. Boutwell, enjoyed
an oyster supper Friday in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Rayon Boutwell, and
Lynn Ray and Lonnie Sue. The
supper was in honor of Rayon's
birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Estes Sanders, Mr..
and Mrs. Ferd Morris were dinner
guests one day last week of Rev. and
Mrs. Robert Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Heldman of
Bucyrus, Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Smith
and daughters Ann and Jane of
Arlington, Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit
Boehm and sons David, Stephen, John
and Danny were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Held
man and Charles.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-02-05
MATS ON MONDAY

All news and advertising mats in
tended for publication III the Bluffton
News must be in the office not later
than Monday night of the week in
which they are scheduled to appear.
Each week a number of illustrations
are omitted because of late arrival
of mats.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-02-05

Friendships are fragile things, and
require as much care in handling as
any other fragile and precious thing.
Ralph Bourne
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-02-05

All 1948 Ohio seed oats should be
treated for smut prevention before
being planted.
Evening star., 1948-03-16
Family Is Threatened
lin Extortion Note

An extortion note has been re-
ceived by a Southeast Washington
couple with two children, it be-
came known today. Police disclosed
that Sunday night and Monday
night they watched the place where
the note directed the couple to leave
500. They believe the note may be
a prank.
Targets of the extortion attempt
were Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Jacobs
3425 A street Sc, who have a
daughter, 6, and a son, 3.
The note demanded 500 and
threatened if it was not forthcom-
ing your will to live and your fam
lily will be destroyed"
1t directed that the money in SIC
bills be placed behind the sign
identifying the Greenway Apart
ments at Minnesota avenue and
East Capitol street at midnight
Sunday.
Detectives watched the place Sun.
day night and again last night, but
no one appeared.
Mr.. Jacobs, 36, is employed by the
Nays Bureau of Ships.
The note, typewriter and signec
in ink "Mr. X" warned don't cal
the cops" 1t also said Remember
what the xxx did in Georgia"
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobs once livee
in Georgia and police speculatec
that the writer of the note may
have known that.
Evening star., 1948-03-16

phone & Telegraph Co. in New York
A native of Washington, Mr.
Berry graduated from McDonough
Prep School in Baltimore and from
Harvard University in 1885. While
working for the telephone company
here he attended classes at George
town Law School. His father died
in 1880.
Mr.. Berry, jr., who was unmarried
worked in the C. & P. traffic de.
partment from 1885 to 194l.
In May, 1941, he joined the Army
Signal Corps and served overseas In
the American theater until his dis
charge as a captain in May, 1916
He was transferred to ATS OPP
Grating and engineering department
in New York January 81. 1947, and
had been there ever since.
MIR. Berry was q member OF the
University Club and the Chevy Chase
Club here and the Harvard Clut
in New York City.
In addition to his mother, MIR
Berry is survived by five sisters: Mrs
j. M. Kilcoyne of 6117 Western ave-
nue., Chevy Chase; Mrs. James E
Brady of Silver Spring, Md; Mis-
Henrietta Berry, 1884 Stuyvesan
place NV; Mrs. w. H. Howard o
Cherrydale, Va, and Mrs. John r
Strauss of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Funeral arrangements have no
been completed, members OF tn
family said.
Evening star., 1948-03-16
Truman Speech Delays
Democrat Tax Action
. By fhs Associated Pres.


Democratic Senator'S decided to-
day to hear President Truman's s
special message to Congress tomor-
row before taking any action on
the Republican $4,7oO, 900 900 income
tax cutting bill.
Senate Minority Leader Barkley
told reporters this was agreed on at
an hour-and-a-half conference Of
all Senate Democrats. The confer
ence was called originally to lay
plans for q fight to hold the cut
to $4,000, ,000, 900.
But uSenattor Barley said no
decisions were made.
THE Presidents message may
have very vital effect on the
whole tax question:" he explained.
Senate Republican leaders, who
had planned to begin debate on the
tax bill tomorrow, announced it will
be put of until Thursday. The
days delay is because Of the Pres
ldent's address.
The House already has passed q
81. SOC, ,000, 900 tax cutting bill.
The Republican-controlled Sen
ate Finance Committee reduced
that to $4,70o 900, 900. It's measure
provides cuts ranging rom 1875 per
cent for the lowest income taxpay-I
ers to 5 per cent in the highest
brackets.
Evening star., 1948-03-16
Moford Seeks Records
Al Trial for Contempt

Attorneys for Richard Morford,
executive director of the National
Council of American-Soviet Friend
ship, Inc, attempted today at his
District Court trial to introduce all
relevant documents and mot just
those selected by the Government.
Morford is on trial on charges OF
contempt of Congress. 1t is charged
that he refused to surrender records
of the friendship organization to
the House Un-American Activities
Committee.
The jury was Withdrawn from the
courtroom of Justice Edward M. Cur
ran while opposing counsel debated
the admissability of documentary
evidence. Attorneys Charles Horsky
of Washington and Abraham 1sser-
man of New York argued that Nor
ford will be deprived OF a fair trial
unless the House committees docu-
ments with a bearing on the case
are made available.
| They claimed their efforts to OBJ
tain the records by subpoena from
the committee have been baked and
that the Government is attempting
to make its own selections from the
records to introduce against the
defendant.
Morford was indicted last March
81 after the House committee hao
cited him on contempt charges early
in 1916.
Representative Wood, Democrat. OF
Georgia, former chairman OF the
House committee, testified as to the
relevancy of the documents being
introduced. The defense contend:
the committee had no authority u
Investigate the friendship council.
Evening star., 1948-03-16
Publisher Says Eisenhower
Still MAY Be Candidate
BY the Asseeiafsd Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 16.-Leonard
v. Finder, the Manchester IN. H.
publisher who took part in the re-
cent campaign to draft Gen. Eisen-
hover for President, says the ques-
tion of Gen. Eisenhower's avail
ability remains very much alive"
MIR. Finder, to whom Gen. Eisen-
hover wrote in January saying he
could not accept nomination, said
yesterday in letter to Look mag
azine:
"The people still retain the power
to have the last say. While the
average voter usually has little voice
in the selection of candidates, the
popular regard for Eisenhower re-
mains so strong that it can, if the
people so will it, make itself heard
in the Republican) Convention
Hall at Philadelphia this June"
Mr.. Finder said every comprehen.
sive poll shows those Americans
who earnestly and anxiously desire
Ike Eisenhower as their next Presi-
dent greatly outnumber the follow
ers of any other potential candi-
date"
Earlier. yesterday, a new Repub-
lican Eisenhower for President
movement was announced by Tor.
rey Stearns, New York advertising
executive. Mr. Stearns said his
people for Eisenhower" organiza.
ton had been launched without the
generals knowledge.
Evening star., 1948-03-16
Absence Of Complainant
DELAYS els Assault Trial

Failure of the complaining witness
to appear today led an Army general
court-martial at Fort Myer to con-
tinue the trial of a soldier charged
with attempted rape.
Attorneys for the defendant, Pvt.
George L. Barrow, "a, unsuccess-
fully sought dismissal of the case
because this was the second time
the complainant, a Government
employe, had failed to appear.
1t. Leonard Petkoff, the trial
judge advocate, said the witness,
who is about 20, had agreed to at
tend court today but Army personnel
had been unable to locate her at her
former residence, Arlington Farms,
or at a forwarding address.
The prosecution said II would issue
a Federal subpoena II necessary to
have the complainant appear.
Evening star., 1948-03-16
Meat
CONTINUED From First Page

months against the Nations packers
The last one, in January, 1916, how
ever, involved nearly 250,000 en-
ployes-incldding members of AFI
and independent unions, as well as
CIO workers. It also was over wages
The dispute was settled after the
Government seized the plants.
The struck plants are located In
all sections of the country. Some
of the biggest struck stockyards are
at Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha
South st. Paul, Mimi; East st
Louis, ILL.,: st. Joseph, Mo-; Sioux
City, Iowa; Indianapolis and Fort
Worth, Tex,
Other major cities where the
strike started included New York
Atlanta, Los Angeles, Denver, Spok-
ane, Newark, N. j.; Milwaukee, Ok
lahoma City, Birmingham, Ala, anc
Ottuma, Iowa, headquarters for the
Morrel Co.
At Ottumwa, Iowa, a 6k mile
picket line, described by union of
ficials as the longest in the country
was thrown around the Morrel
plant. Each of the 1890 member!
of the union local was assigned foul
hours picket duty each day.
Evening star., 1948-03-16
Trunun
Continued From First Page.)

ready passed by the Senate, also
appeared certain to bring a presi-
dental plea for swift House action.
Anticipating such request, the
Foreign Affairs Committee called
another night session in the hope
Of finishing its bill by tomorrow.
Acting Chairman Vorys told news
men after q three-hour meeting
last night he is hopeful" the COM
mittee will complete its work by the
time the President Is ready to speak.
The House Republican Steering
Committee. which shapes party
policy, called o meeting at 2:30
o'clock this afternoon to work out
D. tentative schedule for actual
House consideration. Many members
are hopeful the House can pass an
aid bill before Easter.
Mr.. Truman's friends refused tc
guess whether he might ask for ad.
ditional appropriations for the armet
forces.
Two Reports on Military Budget.
The story has been widely told ir
Congress that the services last fal
sought about 5000, ,000, 900 NOR,
than was allowed them by the Presi
dents Budget Bureau. This fune
was largely for new equipment.
Since then there have been tw,
reports-one by a presidential com
mission. another by q congressional
group-calling for stepped up spend
ing to give this country unquestione'
supremacy in the air.
These reports touched of specu
lation in Congress that it might b
necessary to vote the armed force
more money than the $11 .000, ,000, 90
the President suggested in his Jan
uary budget message.
None of the congressional leader
was consulted In advance Of tn
White House announcement this
the President would address Cor
eress In person. But some though
thsQ might bs called In later.