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Evening star., 1948-04-18

As was the case in almost every
other popular American resort,
operators Of accommodations in the
national parks last summer had to
turn away hundreds of thousands
OF vacationers. That was the year
in which national parks and national
monuments set record for visitors.
The count for 1947 was about 25,OO0,-
600. And preliminary estimates OF
travel to the parks and monuments
set figure even higher this year,
with the bulk of it coming, as usual,
in the summer vacation season. AS
viewed now, only a critical shortage
of gasoline will cut the total.
Not all of last years 25,0O0 600
occupied overnight accommodations
within park areas, of course. But
the forthcoming heavier demand for
rooms in park hotels, lodges and
cabins and for camp facilities Will
find virtually no expansion IN &C
commodations this season. The
secret of avoiding disappointment
for a national park holiday in the
coming summer, therefore, seems to
be in the tried and true practice OF
early applications and confirmed
reservations. Mid-April is hardly
too early for park trip plans to
begin to "jell." In fact, applications
for accommodations already are
going to conceSsioners operating
overnight facilities in the parks.
With the headquarters offlce OF
the National Park Service located
here, it would appear that Wash
ingtonians have an inside track on
arranging reservations. But the Park
Service Office here does not allot
accommodations, has nothing to 40
with them. That function Is In the
hands of private concessioners, VINO
have contracts to operate woe
variety of services and facilities. The
question arises as to whom pro-
spective visitor should write for &C
commodations. Todays Notebook
answers that question. Listed below
are the overnight facilities within
the national parks and the names
and addresses of the operating COM
panies. The list is condensed from
an official National Park Service
compilation issued within the last
three weeks.
No attempt is made to present
names of hotels, cabin colonies,
ranches and camping grounds with
in the area but outside the park
boundaries. These places often are
located within easy distances OF the
parks scenic attractions and serve
as a "backstop" for those unable to
find overnight quarters in the parks
themselves. Too much dependence
should not be put in obtaining these
chance accommodations, however.
They also are likely to be crowded.
In brief foreword to announce
ment of the season dates for 1948,
the Park Service repeats its notice
that all areas "are open through the
wear for visitors whenever the roads
are accessible" Tourist facilities,
however, flourish and die with each
summer and fall. The listing below
includes also the approximate Pc
riods during which tourist facilities
are available. The dates are sub
ject to change without notice.
AS presented here, the list gives
only those parks which offer over
night accommodations That elimi-
mates, among some others, Acadia
National Park in Maine But pro-
spective park tourists will find below
a summary of the overnight accom-
Evening star., 1948-04-18

Accommodations! With
special rates in effect in most of
Florida's resort areas, you can
gain extra uucation days and
still keep within your budget!
And. there's plenty of room!
Weather! Constant
Atlantic and Gulf breezes
air.cool Florida from coast
to coast. Florida's clear,
summertime skies assure more
days for healthful, outdoor
play - saltwater bathing,
swimming, fishing, golf.
sightseeing and Florida's wide
variety Of other holiday
pleasures.
Evening star., 1948-04-18
FLORIDA.

Family fun! Florida
offers more in the way Of
family fun = more things. to
do. more things to see - that
both youngsters and grownups
will enjoy.
Every year, more
families are discovering these
multiple advantages Of a
summer vacation in Florida.
Join them this summer. See
ALL of Florida! =. And, with
q thought to the future, take
time to investigate the
opportunities Florida has for
business, industry, agriculture
land for happier living.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-04

is due. And in this case Julius
BAIL assuredly merits It.
. -
The four-lane highway is al.
most solely his accomplishment
His representations to the State
Highway Department. brought II
about.
To drum lightly again on the
moral of this column, take note
Of the receptiveness Of state high
way officials to the proposal.
They were aware Of the River
Road bottleneck, and more than
willing to seek q solution for 1t.
To the great credit Of these pub
lie servants, it may be said that
they found the way, after the
urgency was recalled to them.
=
You and never know how Of
ten lethargy alone stands between
us and accomplishment Of some
desirable condition. We don't
now because so often, instead OF
beginning positive action, we are
content to complain to ourselves
and our associates.
How many other home emer-
gencies can we solve? How Tar
can local enterprise carry us? Do
we actually need-as some OBJ
servers have suggested-the inter-
vention Of the Federal Govern
ment.
Review 1t for yourself. This
week the Benton County PUD an
nounced a $4,000 improvement
program to better our electrical
service. Alfred Anon, chairman
Of the Mayors Committee for
housing, predicts that at least a
thousand new homes well be
built this year In the city. Health
authorities are making Roadway
in their fight against unsanitary
conditions. Our schools are build
ing to meet the times. The four
lane highway is assured.
It all happened because local
people went to work on local pro-
blems. There are others ahead
that remain to be solved.
Should we come to grips with
them, we might achieve success
50 quickly that, like the man with
the smoking forty-four, we'd say
too: I'VE didn't know It was
loaded.s
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-04
Library Notes

The library is fortunate indeed
to have its cataloguing now COM
pleted by Mrs. Harvey keene'
...S.S is N au..ior and a title IN
oex. and later on we hope to nave
a subject index as well. The beau
,l,u. vun caru-catalogue case, con-
laInlng fifteen sections, was pre-
sented to the library last year py
the Library Gullu, anu II Is q
handsome piece of furniture De
sides proving much needed item
Oh equipment.
The new Identification cards,
ISSUED to Junior and senior hlsn-
school students ana to ADULTS, are
proving most successful. Patrons
having these CARDS are asking 70
carry them in a billfold or purse
and to present them each Tune
that they wish to draw DOCKS
or magazins. A charge OF 1iVe
cents is made to replace an lden-
tltlcation card. :.
All borrowers can assist the u
brary by returning books prom
pity, and by keeping track OF any
fines due. The library is USED
more and more for reference
work and the Encyclopedia Bri-
pedia, and the National Enccyclo-
pedia are used constantly. Recent
ly someone borrowed" volume M
of tn World Book Encyclopedias.
and your cooperation is asked
in furthering it return. Inc
library is handicapped with
this volume missing. g..
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-04
Thursday, March 4, la.,

bedroom modern homes ali
way from $4,000 up but the tro,,I.fe
is that these are lew and sa vuoe
tween. In lieu Of a lack OF !, V |,
homes, a large part Of tho sue sue
lation live in trailers. pOpG
How long this value will
main in local proDerty. Mr. D.. N
er can't tell. But he ho Hi;,ok'
that all indications are thai Msvs
values are to remain indefir;,as,se
He believes in the RichlanS =
gan, Were here to stayO 90
AS long as that slogan s,,u..
uncontradicted, he says, yaIuss
will remain and may incre ss,ue
A great many of the eens,
run Of folks are as conyinc sse'sl
the real estate expert of the sS -, .
manency Of things here. A get peD
many are proving their fai,S 80
swapping up building lots as ,s y
as they are plated and Offer ~;
for sale. i@
A great many Of the buyer, =.
held back on building operations
by the scarcity Of materials ars
labor. When you pin a prosn nav
tive builder down on the IAN,
question, generally he admits tbs,
ii is the high cost OF labor tina, a.
tiers him from starting onera,;as.
/. "But," he adds" I can't kics
/ get higher wages and should er
pect to pay higher wages"
That, it seems, was the sentenO
that explained most Of the AM,
wer. Yes, land is a little higher
but it is worth more here ma
terials are somewhat higher hu,
the increase is an honest increass
Wages are higher but after al
the fact that a great MANY ara
receiving higher wages Is tbe
fundamental cause of the eytrs
prosperity being enjoyed In
prosperous country.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-04
Bv JACK HANSON

Are real estate prices in the
Kennewick-R ichland area lnfiat-
ed?
MIR. and Mrs. Joe Doe, who are
looking for a home, say they are.
The real estate expert responds,
"It all depends on what you
mean" ...-.-
a representative of the Courier
Reporter went on a Questlon-ask-
ing tour of the area this week
irving to find the true answer 70
the question. Finding arguments
on both sides, the only thing to
do was to pass them on.
Confronted with the question
about initiation, the man working
at Richland or -Hanford argues
that prices here are inflated be-
cause back in old Podunkville he
could buy a two-bedroom house
and a lot for around $1,000 or
| 81 500 less. o
The real estate expert, who
we shall call Mr.. Broker, explains
the higher price in this area TINS
aIf we compare prices on homes
here with, for instance, those in
Seattle, there is an honest dif-
| ference in the cost Of materials
to take into consideration. This
difference is accounted for by the
distance from the mill and fac
tory"
you simply can't ship OK haul
lumber or building materials
several hundred miles and come
out without adding TO the prices"
"But what about land?" the
man looking for home asks. Il
believe you can buy an acre OF
land within the city limits Of Sc
attic for no more tnan you would
pay for an acre in the Highland"
Mr.. Broker considers that an
easy one to explain. "You may
buy an acre in Seattle for what
you pay for the same tract in the
Highlands, but look what you get
in the Highlands. You can live
off that acre in the Highlands II
YOU work It right. The Seattle
acre may be worthless from the
standpoint Of producing anything.
The Highlands acre is not only
a building site, il also is a pro-
ducing unit" =
Another slant on real estate
values here was that from Q N.
ture.value standpoint, the local
area at present is a better invest
ment. A lot Of good jobs are To-
Gated close by. The average res.
ident Of the Observation-Disclosures
area stands. q better chance for
reasonable prosperity under all
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-04
Real Estate Prices Higher Here But
Honest Values Are T ound in Survey

economic conditions than the av-
erage resident of the average
larger city.
Mir. Broker winds up his argu-
ment with a statement which he
saws may startle some. prices
on modern homes in this area"
he says" are very little higher
than in most small but growing
cities of the middle west. There
is a greater demand here and
prices here are somewhat higher,
but the value is here also on the
basis of present prosperity in the
area" a
The real estate expert says that
so far, there is no real land boom
here such as occurred in Florida
in the 1905. 81 hope such boom
never developes here" he says.
"And as long as the demand is
the result only of a hunt Tor
homes and business property for
use, there will be no such boom.
The wild land boom comes only
when spectators get control"
You can buy an acre in the
Highlands for from $1,000 80
Sl.s00. But Mr.. Broker points
out that you can take from $500
! to $500 on grapes or mint from the
one acre in q single year.
You can buy lots ali the way
from $500 to $1,000 for your new
home, the price depending on
whether you want to build your
house in an ordinary residential
section or on the lot around the
corner from your business office.
New modern two-bedroom homes
without Easements but otherwise
complete, are to sell from $500
up in some of the new housing
projects. You can buy older two
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-04

AS the man said, looking from
the PROSTATE form of his foe to
the smoking forty four in his
hand: 81 didn't know it was load
ed" ... 49,.
-. So -
wouldn't bore you with such q
common place reaction, save that
with my usual heavy footed
guile-I'm leading up to some
thing.
= e -,
And that something is this
For the past several months, traf.
fic has been gurgling, not gushing
along the River Road with all the
bubbling alacrity of heavy tai
flowing through the pipes of 6
deep freeze unit. The obvious cor
rection for such a condition was:
A four-lane highway! -.
= . . -.- -- r.. ~.
Everybody knew it, and the re.
joinder (as obvious as the solu.
tioD was: "How we gonna gel
it," IL.
. @+
One Of the virtues of a news.
paper column is that its writer
can lead his readers back to the
printed page to the events lead.
ing up to the news. Exploiting
the advantage in this case de.
picts how accessible sometimes
are the cures for the ills that be-
set us.
r.s.
When sentiment for aggressive
action toward four-lane high
way from the Y to Kennewick de-
veloped, vice chairman Urban
Keolker of the Retail Merchants
Association, acting in the absence
Of chairman John Neuman, ap-
pointed a seven man committee
to work on the proposal. That was
on January S.
-
Headed by Austin Simonds, the
committee was made up Of Fred
Bunch, Jr., Emil Behrman, ]. G.
Pratt, Brick Oliver, Tiny Hicks
and Role Tuve.
F~.
That committee never met!
= 4 - r
Julius M. BAIL, who includes
with many other community ac-
tivities the duty Of chairman Of
the Benton County Democratic
Central Committee, was the rea-
son why the committee didn't
meet.
For long time, I have wanted
to tell you how BAIL time after
time has approached these COM
needs. have no intention
Of making q political issue Of my
statements, because his opposite
number in the Republican Party,
Clarence Farley, also has acted
promptly for the good of this
area, whenever his aid has been
sought.
It's simply a matter Of giving
credit when and where credit
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-04
With Other Editors

reaching out into great many
communities Washington and especially this SO IN the cie
within so miles Hanod plant UP at frosse
new homes going provide living quarters Inc
boom some building far away as YAK
ma Some Of the employees Ricnd and Hanford live IN
and drive back Generally the workers 1om
partv and take turns for the trip The Prosse
says group the county seat is planning 20
new homes That would be only drop in the bucket LOT
Kenneck where visuazing around nouano
new homes during the coming
growers are considering hiring professional lobbyist 70
c. If everybody knew me 91es1
..;.. e derived eating IAN apple day. 3nefs
would bs no for the lobby. =
The Yakima Morning thinks that Alaska us ever to
be granted the right greater part OF the United sa
should edorahzng on the ques
ton of territory the north moves
s,owlvower great majority of the people would 1t would
difficult community who could Dug up
good keeping Alaska outside longer Most
feel that granted Alaska long ago.
rh. weekly paper published by the railroad unions
.dvis.s liz members support friends Of labor failed to
oin. out how one Of the disputed cases which
eandidat. Is and which labor's friend
The Pearl Harbor investigation disclosed rather convinc-
attack and the failure OF American
prepared More startling the
that time that OF
had feeling that the aps going strike The Titusve
Fla1 light editorial pupsned on
e. i94 days attack warning OF the danger
urging that no chances be taken.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-04
Chr Kpnnrmirk Qnuripr -RppnrtPr
Issued Thursdays by The Kennewick Printing Company
2l7 Kennewick Ave, Kennewick, Washington

Member Washington Newspaper Publishers Association Inc
So wear in Benon Entered second class
matter April 1914 PO Kennewck WASH under Act OF
March 1879 The Courier established March H. 1902 Inc
Rerter established Jan a. consndat=l April 1914
Rolfe Tuve. Publisher
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S T..
ze~,,a>s4 4asi4
BY Hal Clark

AS the man said, looking from
the PROSTATE form of his foe to
the smoking forty four in his
hand: 81 didn't know it was load
ed" -.... --..
Evening star., 1948-09-12
Awarding Of Contract
To Build |ncinerator
Delayed by Arlington

The Arlington County Board yes
terday delayed until 8 pm, Friday
the awarding of contract to con-
struct a garbage and trash inciner-
ator for which a bond issue was
voted last November.
The board heard an evaluation by
M. H. Klegerman of Alexander
Potter Associates, engineering firm
employed by the county, of the six
bids received. Mr.. Klegerman rec
commended acceptance of the $646,-
757 bid of the Nicholas Engineering
and Research Corp. of New York.
Although this bid was not the
lowest, Mr.. Klegerman said he felt
it would provide the best inciner-
ator. The lowest bid, $628,843, was
made by the Morse Boulger De-
structor Co. of New York.
Mr.. Klegerman also recommended
that the bond issue be for S745 900
to allow for other expenses iScident
to installing the incinerator, near
the County sewage disposal plant
on South Glebe road and Route l.
The board received a petition signed
by 300 residents asking an amend
ment to the county Zonlng ordl-
nance requiring use permit Tor
the sale of alcoholic beverages. The
permit would be in addition to the
licenses already required. 1t was
presented by Mrs. Margaret Moore,
president of the Arlington Chapter
of the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union.
Evening star., 1948-09-12
W. & L. Magazine Publishes
2OOth Anniversary Tributes

in the booklet is one by Clifford K
Bergman, cartoonist of The Star.
Messages of congratulation are
included from Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
velt: Virginius Dabney, editor of the
Richmond Times-Dispatch; Doug
las Southall Freeman, biographer
of r. E. Lee. and Harold l.. Ickes
former Secretary of the Interior.
Included, also Is a brief history
of the Lee Foundation of Journal
ism at the college. 1t was at w. &
L., 1t is recounted. that in 1858
the first department of journalism
in the country was founded. on the
recommendation of Gen. Lee. then
president of the school. The course
later was dropped. but the depart
ment was reinstituted in 1925, under
newspapers.
Student editor of the ppublica-
ton was J. Arthur Wood, jr.
Evening star., 1948-09-12
10000 Celebrate Dedication
OF Silver Spring Underposs
Capital Park and Planning Com

SCdpltal PdTk ana TlaHIlluS NoiA-
mission.
Highway Program Noted.
The parade wound up at the high
school stadium which was dedicated
in a two-hour program, in which
Gov. Lane spoke.
Among the non-commercial floats
was one sponsored by Federal Un-
ion, Inc. 1t portrayed sick world
being treated by doctor and a
nurse.
In his talk at the stadium before
approximately 1000 persons, Gov.
Lane termed the underpass "an ex-
ample of what it is the plan of this
State administration to provide by
way of modern highways through
out Maryland under the 5000, ,000, 900
improvement program which now is
under way"
/ He said nearly $4,000, 900 in high
way contracts are expected to be
signed before the end of the year.
/ Referring to the proposed bridge
over Chesapeake Bay. the Governor
declared the project has been
talked about" for 40 or so years.
Bay Bridge about Here"
"The talk is about over" he said.
The bridge is about here. In a
matter of weeks, I expect to say,
it is here"
/ Other speakers included Blair
Lee, Sd, >. president of the Silver
Spring Board of Trade; Roy D..
White, president of the Baltimore
g. Ohio Railroad, apd H. Stanley
Stine, president of the County
Board of Education.
The program was concluded with
music by the Baltimore & Ohio
chorus, Silver Spring Elks Boys
Band, Walter Reed Hospital Army
Band and Silver Spring Boys Band
and the crowning of Miss Mary
Jane Owens as Miss Silver Spring,
1948.
/ Prizes for the best floats were
awarded as follows:
Most beautiful, Williams Chevro-
let Co.; best idea of progress, Ma
loney's, Inc, farm machinery deal
er, first, and the Suburban National
Bank, second; most original, Morn
ingside Laundry, first, and Silver
Spring Civitan Club, second.
/ Danced In The Street.
! The trophy for the best band went
to the Elks Boys Band, with the
Montgomery Blair High School band
and the Silver Spring Boys Band
/ judged second and third, respec-
lively.
/ In the marching unit class, first
prize went to the honor guard OF
Silver Spring Post 1862, Veterans OF
Foreign Wars. The Silver Spring
/ Campfire Girls placed second and
the knights of Columbus, third.
i The celebration ended with street
! dancing last night in front OF the
Silver Spring Post Once.
Evening star., 1948-09-12
LegionPieksBa|timore
For State Convention
By the Associated Press

OCEAN CITY, Md, Sept. H.
Maryiand's American Legionnaires
selected Baltimore today for the
site of their next annual conven-
ton as the present conclave entered
its final phase.
Retiring State Commander Harry
S. Allen made his final report to
the delegates. He asserted the
Legion had lost about 5000 men,
bers in the past two years in Mary
land and could afford no further
losses.
The present State membership
Adjutant J. Nelson Tribby declared
is slightly over $4,000.
Apart from a brief morning bust
ness session, the 5000 delegates and
guests took in an aerial display OF
mock warfare in which Air Force
Navy, and National Guard planes
participated. a Coast Guard life
saving exhibition, a band concert
fireworks, and a drum and bugle
corps contest.
There was also the traditional
big parade by the Legionnaires.
The only business that remains
before the convention adjourns to.
morrow is the election of officers.