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Evening star., 1948-12-15

Southern Rhodesia, growing rap
idly, now needs sSoooo,ooO of new
capital a year.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Military Coup Unseats
lei Salvador President
AFTER Day Of Fighting
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

GUATEMALA, Guatemala, Dec
15.-A military coup has un-
seated President Salvador Cas-
taneda Castro of El Salvador
after day of fighting, direct re-
ports from the capital said to-
day.
The Presidents desire for extern
sion Of his four-year term of Office
for another two years from March
l, 1949, appeared to- be at least one
of the factors. Elections for q con-
stituent assembly to pass on that
question were to be held tomorrow
and Friday.
Four Latin American govern
ments were overthrown earlier this
year. These were in Costa Rica,
Paraguay, Peru. and Venezuela.
A distinction of FL Salvador Is her
size. Little larger than Maryland,
she Is the smallest of the Central
American republics. Fronting on
the Pacific between Guatemala and
Nicaragua, she has a total area of
1878 square miles. Coffee is the
main base of her economy. The
population totals 2,018,895.
Usually reliable sources said Mr..
Castaneda resigned late yesterday
and was taken to police headquar-
ters in San Salvador, the capital.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Cab Driver Halted by Troopers
Dives Into Creek in Alexandra

through his driving papers with the
other when Alexander bolted away
and jumped into the creek.
The man swan short distance
to a rowboat and dared the officers
to come after him. Then the boat
sank. Undaunted, Alexander dived
below the surface, eventually
emerged and swan 40 feet to a
cabin boat anchored in the stream.
He pulled up the anchor but 'ap-
parently was unable to get the boat
underway. He continued to dare
the officers to come after him.
Friends of the hacker arrived on
the scene and. suggested that the
troopers conceal themselves while
they Gained down the fugitive. This
the troopers did while several Alex
andria detectives came up. The
friends obtained a rowboat, padded
out into the creek and persuaded
Alexander to come with them. They
turned him ever to the detectives.
who called in the troopers.
Alexander was held for hearing
this afternoon in Fairfax Police
Court on charges of reckless driving
and resisting arrest.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Commissioners Allow
7 Establishments 10
Keep Name Of Hotel

The Commissioners today amend
ed the city code to permit seven
establishments to continue using
the hame hotel" although they no
longer meet the legal requirements
for the hotel definition.
The seven are the Pennsylvania,
40 F street NV; Occidental. 141l
Pennsylvania avenue NV; Kenne-
dy-Warren, 1888 Connecticut ave-
nue NV; Town House, COL Nine
teenth street NV; Galleon, 1929 G
street NV; Alban Towers, 300
Massachusetts, avenue NV. and
Brownies, sol Twelfth street NV.
The city heads acted on srecom-
mendation of License Supt. Chat
ham T. Nottingham and Corpora
ton Counsel Vernon E. West. Mr..
Nottingham explained, however,
that 1850 smaller establishments
around the city. hitherto known as
hotels, will have to change their
names to lodging houses" by Octo-
ber 81, 1949.
The Commissioners REDEEMED the
qualifications for hotel status in
October by ruling that an estab-
lishment must contain kitchen, a
dining room for 80 persons and
rooms for 80 persons to continue
using the "hotel" title. Protests
swiftly followed from a number OF
hotel owners.
AS a result. the city heads today
ruled that any building licensed as
a hotel for the last eight consecutive
years may, on application to Mr..
Nottingham, continue to be licensed
as hotel. The seven hotels named
meet that requirement..
Evening star., 1948-12-15

that the special Constellation was
intended to serve "as sort of a
standby official plane for the
President and other officials.
The decision was made, it was
said. after the independence was
grounded for a, time last year. fol-
lowing fires in similar planes on
commercial airlines.
The Independence, Douglas
Do-6, is comparatively new craft
and only recently replaced the
Sacred Cow, a DC-4, he pointed out
Present plans call for the Other
nine Consultations to be used as
cargo craft over the Atlantic as
support craft for the Berlin airlift
LAS to MATS having ordered the
plane for use of President Dewey
the order was placed considerably
before either of the National polit-
ical conventions" the spokesman
added.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Texas Convict Admits
Beheading Another
BY the Assoeiated Press

ANGLETON, Tex, Dec. 80. B.
Ellis, general manager of the Texas
Prison System, said a murder charge
will be filed here today against q
convict who confessed to beheading
another prisoner in the Retrieve
Prison Farm mess hall
Ernest Cleve Jones, 80, yesterday
told Farm Warden I. K. Kelley he
killed Clarence William Redwine,
38, Monday night after Redwine
twice had threatened to kill him.
Redwine was slain as 200 inmates
of the farm filed from the mess hall
following the evening meal.
A minor disturbance at the op-
posite end of the mess hall had at
tracted attention of guards at the
time.
Mr.. Kelley said Jones confessed
voluntarily.
The. warden said Jones, a kitchen
worker, said in his confession that
he took the knife from the kitchen
and cut Redwine's head off after the
latter threatened ito get me when
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mitorD.
Mr.. Kelley said Jones returned to
the kitchen after the Staying,
cleaned the knife and put it in its
proper place.
The warden quoted Jones con-
fession as saying Redwine had
accused Jones of having him locked
up in solitary confinement in 1947.
when denied it he struck me in
the mouth and we begin fighting"
the confession said. .s The fight took
place in the tank of the afternoon
of the Staying. ~?
Redwine was serving five sentences
of five to IS years from Harris
County. CHouston)
Jones is serving a sentence of
from two to 10 years for burglary
from McLennan County. (Waco.)
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Maryland Seeks Part
In PSC Hearing on
Phone Rate Increase
BY the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 15.-The State
of Maryland plans to take part in
the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. rate case before the Pub
lie Service Commission as party
in interest"
In a petition filed by Attorney
General Hall Hammond seeking in
tervention in the case, the State
said it has an obligation to protect
all its citizens from unwarranted in
creases in telephone rates.
The C. & P. filed a request No
vember 10 for permanent rate in
creases that would add approx
mately s6,000,OOO to its gross rev.
enues annually. in supplementary
petition filed Monday, it asked tenn
porary rate schedules tia twoaad in
crease revenues by about 81, 4,000 600
annually. The temporary rates
,wouId be effective during the pc
ried the PSC had the petition for
permanent increases under con-
sideration. =
Mr.. Hammond's petition said the
PSC has accepted $65 100000 as the
net worth of the company's physical
plant. The company has asked that
the PSC increase the valuation "by
large. though unstated, amount"
the petition said.
Mr.. Hammond told the PSC that
the November 10 phone company re-
quest makes no attempt to explain"
the disparity between the PSC rate
base" valuation of the company
property and "the amount of the
present value of the plant of the
telephone company upon which that
company desires to pay its State
and local taxes"
His petition stated that within
the last six months responsible COM
pany officials testified before
the Maryland and State Tax Com
mission . that in their opinion
the total value of the plant of the
telephone company for tax pur-
poses, as of December 81, 1947, was
S48, ,438 ,203."
This is more than $16,500,000 over
the valuation the PSC now accepts
as the company's rate base.
The company services Baltimore
and the % counties of Maryland.
Evening star., 1948-12-15

The city was calm after hours Of
fighting.
The army, a foce Of fiye divisions
was reported In control Of the
country. A San Salvador broadcast
heard here charged "the constitu-
ton was, violated by the decree of
the National Assembly yesterday
and closed with the words:
Victory to the youthful militar-
lists, who will faithfully uphold the
constitution.
The announcer did not clarity his
reference to the decree.
Evening star., 1948-12-15


Troopers r. E.
Pope and K. A.
Carper said the
h a C k er, Ray
mond A. Alexan-
der, 300 block
North Columbus
street, Alexan-
dria, started the
.conimotion by
dashing wildly
along Route l,
south OF Alex
andria. T h e y
gave this ac-
count:
After AlaxaO.
Evening star., 1948-12-15

der cut across a grass plot between
the northbound and southbound
lanes. they headed him of in the
vicinity of Hunting Greek Bridge.
His wife sat nervously in the seat
beside him.
Trooper Pope was holding the
hacker by one hand and leafing
Evening star., 1948-12-15

Until late in the 18th century,
peers attended the English House of
Lords dressed in parliamentary
robes adorned with the stars and
ribbons of their orders. Robes are
now worn only at the opening OF
Parliament and a few other special
occasions.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-01-01
Headline Review Reveals Story Of
Passinq Year In Kennewick Saga

Jan. 80: Meanest thieves steal
March of Dimes collection box.
Ross Frank appointed as secre-
tary manager Of Chamber Of Com
merce. Vernon Weddle commits
suicide.
Feb. 6: Council accepts bid Of
c. and E. Construction company
for $4,000 paving job of streets
and alleys. John j. Eichner taken
by death, a Kennewick resident
since 1905.
Feb. Is: Courier Reporter re-
veals salary needs of teachers in
survey. Active Club launches cam
paign for funds for Blue Baby
Donald Carleton.
Feb. 20: Lawrence Scott named
Man of Year in Active club-Cour-
er-Reporter contest. Christian
Church observes seth birthday.
Feb. %: Prospects good for Ken
newick Irrigation project reports
Jay Perry in phone call from
Washington, ID. c. Locust Grove
grange celebrates 30th annivers-
airy. --.-.r-r,s7 .-.-. Z.
March 6: Herb Maichow named
to head Red Cross drive. Kenne-
wick merchants gather to form
retail trades group. fsfE
March Is: David James, county
agent, and assistants Harold
Schulz and John Cline arrive to
Continued on PageN6)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-01-01

The closing year was one OF
activity and accomplishment in
Kennewick, pointing to even
greater things in the year ahead.
A big jump in population marked
the year of 1947 with numerous
attendant problems to city and
county governments.
A week by week headline re-
view of the past year shows:
Jan. 2: City Building Inspector
Herb Malchow discloses building
in city passed million dollar mark
for '46. Funeral services held on
New Years Day for George Pet
ers. a Kennewick resident since
1919.
Jan. 9: Kiwanis club celebrates
10th anniversary. Benjamin Fla
vius Findley, Jr. of Richland wins
First Baby of the Year contest.
Council votes to expend funds Tor
street paving program.
Jan. 16: Mrs. Thad GrosScup
ramed to vacancy on Board OF
County Commissioners. j. c.
Pratt and Mckinley Desgranges
initiated into Odd Fellows Gram
pa club.
Jan o., Kennewick Chamber OF
Commerce adopts $4,000 budget
for wears activities. Roy Russell
of Portland killed in takeoff crash
of light plane at Twin City ar
port. - a,.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-01-01

Physician Says
Jail Not Cause
Taylor S Death

An official investigation got
under way this week in Kenne-
wick to determine the facts re-
garding the death on November
q of Floyd Virgil Taylor, 62, in
a Pasco hospital after spending
night in the Kennewick jail.
Taylor was placed in the Jail
on November rs after being taken
from an Inter City bus. Chief of
Police M. III. Kershaw said it was
assumed at the. police station
that the man was drunk. When
DIR. r.. M. debit was called to
examine him the next day, the
diagnosis was that Mr.. Taylor
was suffering from a cerebral
hemorhage. r..
DR.. debit said yesterday that
death was caused by a cerebral
hemorhage and that being lodged
in Jail had nothing to do with
his death. Gle would have. died
anyway" said DR.. debit.
The investigation is being con-
Quoted by a committee of city
councilmen appointed this week
by Mayor ]. G. Pratt. He de-
clined to make public the names
of the committee members, saying
II don't think it is advisable to
make public the names of the
committee members at this time
as that might interfere with their
work"
Meanwhile, another investi-
cation may be made if the find
ings of the council committee
warrant. Ralph Reed, chairman
of the Kennewick civil service
commission, said that the COM
mission may take action if re-
sponsible municipal officials file
charges against the police officers
involved.
Taylor roomed on First Ave
nue. in KenneWick His two sons
are employed at Richland. The
family came here from Missouri.
The body of the dead man was
sent 10 Missouri for irisernInent.
AT his office yesterday, Chief
Continued on Page12)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-01-01
Kids Show. Avid
Interest In Kit
Clifford Contest

Two anonymous and impartial
judges reached two unanimous de-
cisions this week in Kennewick-
(one) that Miss Frances Evelyn
Dunlap, of General Delivery,
Kennewick, is winner of the Gift
ford Realty "Why like Kenne-
wick" contest; and (two) that the
Chamber of Commerce has been
doing its recruiting in the wrong
age groups.
Miss Dunlap's prize money of
SIS will be augmented by ten dol
lars for her Sunday School class,
which she failed to mention, and
by the honor of "Queen for a Day"
with free admission, pop corn and
candy at the Benton Theatre
throughout the month of January.
Although only one prize was Of
fered in the contest, judges ruled
that honorable mention would 60
to Patricia Elaine Asbell, age
nine, for her poem: cts Kenne-
wick l Love-.
From letters trimming with
sincerity, these prideful points
predominated: The people,
schools, teachers, the Churches,
The Columbia River, the climate,
soil fertility, crop Investigation,
rail and air transport, beautiful
town and country homes, modern
stores and businesses, local in
dustries, the grape festival, soft
ball and school sports and the city
recreation program.
Diplomacy as well as salesman
ship was utilized by youthful con-
testants, one of whom concluded
a list of abundant and best Ken
newick assets: "Kennewick has
an abundance of Real Estate A.
gents, but the only one good one
Mr.. X. C. Exit" Clifford.
Thus able Realtor Clifford drew
from his contest more than the adj
renalin of praise; he harvested a
bumper crop of sales points, which
- in the opinion of his best
friends - he will undoubtedly
Continued on Page12)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-01-01
Loretta Cowden
Appointed Acting
Extension Agent

Loretta Cowden, formerly as
;istant in the county extension Of
ice here, has been appointed to
'erve as temporary county ex-
ension agent.
Miss Cowden will be filling q
vacancy caused by the recent re-
signation of County Agent David
S. James who has taken a job
with Atkinson and Joens comp
any at Richland.
Miss Cowden will serve only
until a new county. agent has
been appointed, according to Di-
ector E. v. Ellington of Washing
on State College, who was here
his week.
Miss Cowden will write the
weekly county agents column for
he Kennewick Courier Reporter.
In her first contribution, Miss
Cowden said this week:
at is planned that during the
later part of January or early
February, steps will be taken to
organize the County Advisory
Group who will act as planning
group for the Extension work in
tie ccunty We have been assured
that assistance III this work will
be given us from the State office
n Pullman.
plans are being completed for
the Grape School scheduled for
january Is and l6. Mr.. Chef
Durlle. DR.. Robert Jones and the
Chamber Of Commerce Of Kenne-
wick are completing the program
If speakers and arrangements for
the school.
"a good supply of poison wheat
is available at the County Ex-
tension Office in Kennewick for
use by farmers in sparrow and ro-
dent control. ~ pound packages
are available at 25c per package
This poison wheat has been Sc
cured from the u. S. Fish and
Wild Life Service, and is strych-
nine treated. Only a small amount
need be used at any one time. II
is advocated that this grainbe
scattered in small amounts rath-
er than feeding by placing in
pans. In this way, more birds or
mice will eat the grain instead
of one bird eating large guam
tity.
Recently a community group
made up of all All Clubs in the
Prosser area was organized. This
Community Club will be under
the leadership of Mr.. and Mrs
Oscar Burnside Of the Roza Pro.
ject. This organization will act
as coordinating group for all
All club matters Of interest to
each club in the community, in
Guiding recreational programs
community service programs ano
plans for fair, tour and other joint
educational activities.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-01-01
Christmas Rush Shoes
Post Office indicate

Postmaster continued, and repre-
sentatives of the post office, with
the assistance of Fire Chief Herb
Malchow, will begin to assign
numbers to homes on both sides
of the route within the near flu
ture.
When the mounted carrier SER
vice begins, Records said, all
patrons win be required to pur-
chase and erect a mail box of the
rural route type.
He cautioned, however, that
CONTINUED on Pagel2)s
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-01-01
Prepare Welcome
For First Baby

The Courier Reporters third
annual baby contest swung into
high gear today on the Eve of
'48, with, an undetermined num-
Der of contestants in the running.
Thus the Kenewick area en-
actment of welcome Stranger,
despite unavoidable difficulties,
moved swiftly toward its first
and only curtain time, well in
advance of the Hollywood photo
play of the same name, which will
star Bing Crosby and Barry Fitz-
gerald at the Benton theatre
January Z; 8, and 9.
To enumerate some of the
manifold problems facing the as
yet-to- be-selected cast:
CD show is any time after the
minute hand records the last
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-01-01
TheHs Increase.
Kershaw STATES

Noting that burglaries in the
Kennewick area are definitely
on the increase, Chief of Police
M. H. Kershaw today made sew
eral suggestions that could serve
as good material for any bust
ness heads New Years resolu-
tions. ..e-
Most recent of the depredations
that drew his comment was the
breakage of two windows in
buildings owned by the Kenne-
wick Valley Telephone Com
pany on Monday evening. Find
ing no evidence of illegal entry
or theft, Kershaw concluded the
act to be that of a drunken or
angry vandal. Officers were sum-
moned TO the scene when night
operators, hearing the sound of
breaking glass, called for assis-
lance. A window in the Tele-
phone Company's Garage also
was broken, he said. -
Sligar and Faulds lost an esti-
mated SIS in nickles and dimes
from their cash register, and an
estimated number OF nickIes
from the Coca Coca machine, on
the same night, when entry was
gained through the rear Of the
station.
On the preceding Saturday.
thieves broke a window and en-
tired the office of the Grange
Service Station, taking sos In
currency. Another theft, appar-
emily the work of the same per-
sons, resulted in a loss Of only
twenty five cents on the night
before, Friday, when the S. and
j. Motor company was entered.
Kershaw's advice to merchants
is: be sure that money is locked
up in safe place overnight;
make il practice to keep
night light on, because law
breakers like to work best In
darkness: and leave the cash
register drawer open, after money
has been securely stored away,
SO that thieves will not break
open the machine in search OF
loot.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-01-01

StreSSing again the lnadeQuacy
of the Kennewick Post Office,
Postmaster Roger Records today
made public his recommendations
for augmented mail delivery SER
vice to outlying sections of the
city and countryside.
"In order to provide better
service to my patrons" his re-
cent letter to the postal depart
ment stated, 81 contemplate the
establishment of two contract sta
tons, one to be located on Avenue
C. to serve the portion of the
business district located along
that avenue, as well as numerous
patrons residing in that imme-
diate area, many of who are
living in trailer camps, and an
other in the vicinity of the Rich.
land "Y".
Records described the contrac,
stations as absolutely necessary
to relieve pressure in the presen,
post office.
He added his concurrence to
earlier proposals for the estab-
lishment of one new foot delivery
route, new mounted carrier
route, and extended service on
existing foot delivery routes.
''We are hoping for approval OF
these imperative extensions to
our service within the next thirty
days" Records said.
Meanwhile, he commented, pat
rons scheduled for new service
can prepare for door deliveries
of mail by starting at once to
inform their correspondent of
their exact home addresses, in
Guiding proper street and num-
bers.
Although for the time being
they will still have to call for
mail at the general delivery win.
dow, residents of Green Homes
and of Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
Avenues between Gum and Wash.
ington Streets should begin use
of home return addresses, Re-
cords, recommended.
The heaviest part of the pro-
posed mounter carrier route will
be the river road, from Fruitland
Avenue t. the Richland Y, the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-01-01
Eagles State Head to
Visit Here January 8

Officials of the local Aerie an.
nounced last night that John Web
Der, Washington State President
of the Eagles, would pay his Of
fetal visit TO Kennewick on jan
.uary 8.
According TO an announcement
by local Eagles, there will be class
initiation.