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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-15
Fifty -Four Teachers Spend Spring
Vacation in Study Of Class Room Art

perienced fingers, the dizziness OF
which amazed even the owners,
modelling clay was transformed
into an array of figurines that ran
the gamut from cows, sheep and
horses to drinking fountains.
Admittedly some Of the figures
were squat, where they might
have be svelte >. a curve
here and there threatened to be-
come a bulge. But by and large
the work evidenced wealth OF
native talent that humbled the
casual observer.
The purpose Of the course, saio
Miss Burley, is to acquaint teach
ers with the use Of common class
room art materials. In addition to
finger painting, water coloring
clay and paper modelling, and col
ored crayon and chalk pictures, the
students completed assigned II.
brary work and prepared formal
papers.
The laboratory work was diyid'
ed into two sessions daily-twe
Continued on Page 81
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-15
By HAL CLARK

I was traffic count super
visor this week. And I was a
very poor one.
If all the people who think
the younger generation is going
somewhere in basket could
have observed them counting the
number of people who were 60
ing somewhere else in hucrD
they probably would revis-. their
opinions, ~- -.
Take my ease as typical. The
state highway department has a
bank OF mechanical counters that
wSuld make a lot of sense to
Einstein. To me, it made no sense
at all.
The boys and girls of the Ken
newick high school reported, took
look at the thing in operation.
and said "Okay" while I was still
trying to figure out why some
body would spend money to buy
it. -..t.g..s
What's more, they reported al
the chastity hour of six o'clock in
the morning, when Il submit
there is not the slightest author
ity for claiming that anyone
should be alive and on the ball.
Or should I say "Bahl"?
Yes. BAIL was there. Julius M.
to be exact. I've watched thl!
man in operation for sometime
and he always contriveS to bs
| there when the job is his.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-15

Fifty-four practitioners of the
art of school teaching were turn.
ing out far more than the famed
fifty-seven varieties Friday-this
time art in homegrown but fancy
forms.
Under the tutelage of Miss Jose
phine Burley, of the Central WASH
ington College of Education, the
school ma'rms and masters were
completing an intensive five-day
course in "Art Methods and Ma
terials," and during Spring Vaca-
ton, too! -.
Astonishing, even to ]aoeo
reportorial eye, We're the produces
formed of common classroom ma
terials. Newspapers were derry
twisted into shapes of elephants
birds and less recognizable gro1
tesqueries of the animal Kingdom.
When painted, they were mt 70
adorn the shelves of any carniVa'
booth in the country.
Colored chalk and crayons were
utilized to create landscape ano
nature studies. Under mex
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-15
Merchants Want
Peddler S Curb,
Business Fees

CURLING Of peddling in Kenne-
wick was a subject that brought a
thorough discussion in the meeting
Monday night of the KenneWick
Merchants association. A recon-
mendation was made to the Cham
Der of Commerce that a program
be established to control door-to-
door peddling.
The proposal made calls for the
use of special three-man COM
mittee to pass on individual ped
oilers and that an educational
campaign seeking the full cooper
alton of householders be initiated.
This plan has proved effective in
other communities harrassed by
promiscuous peddling.
"A recommendation was made to
the city council asking that body
to provide for a registration OF
business firms. A fee Of ten dol
lars was suggested and that the
registration should remain in Ell.
feet permanently. If a business
changes ownership the seller may
receive a return OF five. dollars.
The suggestion is made that the
registration be made on the Same
basis as the issuance Of excise Ger.
tificates. The recommendation
also asked for penalties in case OF
failure Of any business to register
The question Of daylight saving
time was. tabled by the merchants
group. A resolution from the
Highlands grange opposing the
time change was read. Decision
| to table came as a result of a sug-
gestion that the matter may be
settled on a statewide basis.
Street Commissioners Joe Strad-
ling assured the. merchants that
street washing will probably be
started again.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-15
Forrest r. Cragg
Dies Suddenly
OF Heart Attack

Residents of the entire COM
munity were shocked Monday to
learn Of the sudden death Of For
rest r. Gragg, director Of the Ken
newick Irrigation District, trustee
of the Highlands Improvement
club and South Highlands farmer.
Gragg was taken to Our Lady
of Lourdes hospital Monday morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock, and his death
came less than three hours later.
He had not been in i'll health,
and his sudden fatal attack height
ened the tragedy of his deaths
which was ascribed by physicians
to a heart condition.
His passing depriyes the Kenne-
wick community of one of its most
able and effective proponents OF
reclamation and irrigation. His
belief in the fertility and future
of his chosen home country was
boundless, and he gave of his time
and talent without stint to realize
the development of the areas ag-
ricultural potentialities.
Forrest Robert Gragg was born
Oct. %, 1894 in Stockville, Neb.
He came to Kennewick Highlands
from Nebraska fifteen years ago
to make his home and engage in
farming.
He has been director of the
KenneWick Irrigation District for
ten years and was a member OF
the Kennewick Project committee,
flying with the group to Washing
ton, d. c. in February in the in
terest of the Highlands irrigation
project.
!. He was member of the Kenne-
wick Odd Fellows lodge and the
Eagles lodge. He is survived by
his wife, Edna, two sons, Robert
I. and Mendell l., of Kennewick,
a daughter, Mrs. Geraldine Birds
all Of Ontario Ore, and two grand
children,
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted at the Mueller chapel, on
Thursday, April Is at 2 CLOCK,
Rev. J. b. Coan officiating. The
Odd Fellows lodge will hold grave
side ceremonies at the Riverv1ew
Heights cemetery.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-15
Aetiivialls Get
Signs for Civ !.

ser n,Ens' Gearing the psfnes Of The
ran i.ss cubs and veterans or
K snsuGnS Serving the Civ Cit o ~
intS N will be erected w;tS ~
trarcas near future at au -,
Of aaH nee to the town, Jae.s zen, en-
VINE VIE active c club SAT-, The O ,,aae
SMITH Mitn til. the assistance t Of y Week
State n bi and ? P. Doyle Ii Of d0t tse
arra, AWAY department. Oliver
e ~ for the signs ~ De erect
nare as soon as they can ne IRE
i Rasea 6y painters at the WASH
Ia Wa' plate penitentiary at Wal
po Uns sign. said Oliver, will, he
bo S.eo at the Kennewick Green n
at Sc On the River road: anotha,
Ken ,ne kennewick side of the
tbin rd w -Pasco bridge, and the the
Kenun.,at the west city limits or or
IFnneWick avenue, ~ vi
aa1sr EMPLOYEES Of the highway de.
rent will erect the signs.
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&c OF water Itself is Still
a hot one.
Promising that the activity of
his special citizens committee
would continue until some definite
action is outlined to meet the cri-
sis in community water supply,
Jay Perry this week considered a
number of promising develop
mentS.
On Wednesday,, E. j. Brand,
manager of the Kennewick Irriga-
ton district, announced that r. H.
Corey, Portland consulting engin-
eer, has been retained to make a
full physical survey OF the district
water system.
Corey will make full report to
officials of the district, Brand said
covering the additional installa-
tons that will be needed to pro-
duce an ample supply of pure wa
ter tosmeet present and future
requirements. In his study, Corey
will also compare the advantage
of deep wells versus the Columbia
River water supply. He will pre-
sent cost estimates and his sug-
gested plans for changes and ex-
pansions.
Corey's survey will start at once
Brand said, and is expected to be
completed within thirty days.
Concurrent action came from the
Washington State Department of
Conservation and Development,
headed by Art Carton.
Charles j. Bartholet, Conserva-
ssion engineer for sthe t3Slral>lics
Division, arrived I'm the city early
Monday to examine the problem.
"The situation is critical ana
Continued on Page a
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COP Convention
Set for April "a

The Benton Republican county
convention will be held Saturday,
April "a at 2 pm at the Recreation
hall at Richland-
Ralph Rogers, Pasco attorney
and former president of the Young
Republicans club in. Kansas, will
be the keynote speaker.
Business Of the convention will
be the election of delegates to the
state convention at Bellingham on
May IS. All precinct committee
men are urged to attend and all
other republicans will be well
coined as it is an open meeting. !.
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2 POLICE OFFICERS RESIGN
School District
Awards $5O.69l
Job 10 Williams

A contract in the amount Oh
S5O.691 for foundation work and
the remodeling of Is temporary
rooms was awarded Friday to
John Williams, Kennewick con-
tractor, subject to the actual
transfer of funds from the Atomic
Energy Commission to school Dis
trict II.
Use of federal funds to expand
the local school system was or
iginally approved in recognition
of the emergency created by Acc
activities at Richland. Workers
arriving here for Hanford en-
ployment have swelled the school
enrolment from approximately
1900 a year ago to more than
$500. State school funds, allo-
Gated on the basis of last years
school population, were insuffi-
cient to cover the cost of iiew
school buses, classroom space and
teachers,
Williams was also awarded a
contract in the amount of $500
for the repair and remodeling of
two centrally located rest room
houses that will serve the tenn
porary school plant.
The class rooms will be erected
on the south trailer park prop
erty recently acquired from the
War Assets Administration by the
school district at cost Of 81. Dur
ing the war, the area was used
as a government trailer park.
Funds from the Atomic En-
ergy Commission will also be
used to defray the fee Of Earl w.
Morrison, Seattle architect who
designed the school area. Morri-
son quoted his fee at $1,000.
The board members did not
act on a second major construc-
ton contract, covering the alter
alton and rehabilitation of exist
ings service buildings at the
school site. After discussing bids
submitted by the Puget Sound
Construction company of Seattle,
the Murray Construction company
of Kennewick, and John Will
Gams, they deferred final decision
until a later meeting.
w. Conrad McKelvey repre-
scented the Atomic Energy Com
mission in the negotiations, dur
ing which the school district
leased a portion of the recently
acquired school site, II by 120
in dimensions, to the Acc.
Acc spokesman have not as
yet revealed to what purpose the
space will be put.
The Puget Sound Construction
company and the. Murray Con-
struction company were also bid
ders on the contract which was
let to Williams.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-15
Recreation Day
TO Take Place
Here April 30h

Youth leaders and recreation
officials of the city combined
their talents Monday evening to
form the concept of the first
annual Kennewick Recreation
Day.
Set for Friday, April 80, the
spring event will be featured by
a parade, in which the Kenne-
wick high school band, the drum
and bugle corps and many school
children will take part.
It is expected that divisions
similar to those set up for the
Grape Festival pet parade and
the parade sponsored by the First
Christian church on the last
Fourth of July will be establish
ed.
Recreation buttons will be plac-
ed on sale Immediately through
the auspices of youth organiza-
tions of the area. With the pur-
chase of every button goes an as
signed number of votes for the
Queen of Recreation Day, to be
chosen from the Senior high
school.
Already this week the high
school band has chosen as their
queen candidate Elizabeth Beltz:
the Rainbow Girls have selected
Barbara Babcock.
The queen candidate receiving
the highest number of votes will
bye crowned with appropriate
ceremonies as part of the Re-
creation Day program.
Robert Hunsley, school band
Continued on Page 81
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William L. Foraker was
given verbally to Mayor
J C. Pratt on Monday, the
Courier-Re Reporter learned
late Wednesday night. To-
day will be Foraker's last
tour Of duty.
A resignation in writ
ing, giving 80 days notice, came
Wednesday from Officer Ward
Rupp.
The city council met Wednes-
day night in special session with
the Kennewick Civil Service COM
mission, and announced no ac-
ton, beyond the statement that
the matter would receive further
consideration at the next meet
ing of the council on Tuesday
night.
Mayor J. c. Pratt said that the
designations of both officers have
been accepted, and that he will
complete an investigation of the
matter before announcing any
definite stand on the development.
Chief Kershaw, who left Mon
day morning for Spokane for a
stay of several days, could not
be reached for comment. He is
expected 40 return TO the city
today.
Late Wednesday night, officer
Foraker explained that his re-
signation was motivated by the
belief that he had been done an
injustice in regard to promotions.
His seniority, he indicated, has not
been respected in determining adj
vancements within the force.
Foraker has been with the Ken
newick Police force since March
/, 1912.
Officer Rupp, declining 10 make
a statement of his reasons for re-
signing, said that he would give
his reasons later. He has been on
the force since January, 1914.
Although the police force is
supplemented during most of
every "a hour period by at least
one deputy sheriff, there are
times in the early morning hours
when enforcement will be left
entirely to the city police depart
ment.
The situation, Mayor Pratt de-
clared, is critical. He will press
for an early decision from the
council and the Civil Service COM
mission, he said.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-15
Columbia Irrigation
Retains James Leavy

James Leavy has been retained
by the board of directors of the
Columbia Irrigation district as at
torney for that body. The APP
poinment became effective April z.
Leavy has announced that he
will attend all sessions of the
board. NJ. M. Moulton has served
as attorney for the district and the
board announced that the change
had been made in order to have
an attorney who is not retained
by anyother district.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-15
AGA Deadline Nearing,
A. j. Thompson Warns

Farmers must sign farm plan
work sheets by May J." A. J.
Thompson, AGA director said yes
terday. Unless the sheets are
signed before the deadline, grow
ers will not be eligible for bene-
fits under the 1913 plan.
The AGA will offer q special
service for this purpose in Ben
ton City at the Community hall
on April 20 from 10 am. to A pm.
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Postponed Vocal Concert
To Be Heard Tonight

The concert Of vocal music
originally scheduled for March
81 will be held tonight in the
high school auditorium.
The program will be complete
as formerly planted, with junior
and senior high school choral
groups and ensembles participat-
ing.
Soloists to be featured are Bet
ty Jean Wilson, soprano; Barbara
Grimshaw, violinist; and Karin
Kahl, pianist.
The program begins at 800
pm. The public is most cordially
invited.
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Rupp,.Fo1ake'r
To Quit orce

The designations of two city patrolmen con-
fronts Kennewick today-a city of more than 5000
residents-with the prospect of maintaining police
protection and order with force consisting of Chief
of Police M H. Kershaw and Officers Dutch" Lin
coin and John Dickinson The resignation of Officer
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-15
Steps Taken on
Water Problem

Although the reassurances of public health Of
ficials have queted the fears of Kennewick house
wives so that drinking water is no longer boiling and
bubbng in most of the kitchens of the city, the top
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-15
BULLETINS

The Kennewick PTA held their
recognizing meeting April Is. at
the High school. The new PTA
was set up for the elementary
school with the idea that the Jun.
ior and Senior High groups would
later seperate into their own
groups. It was felt that each
group had sufficient problems OF
thelg own to make interesting dis
eussions around and 50 would
break off later.
The next meeting will be on
April 20 when election Of officers
will be held. The nominating
committee of three was elected
and Mr.. Giard, Mrs. Hudson and
Mrs. McCamish will serve.
Main speaker for the meeting
fas Mrs. w. LYNN of Yakima
who is sixth vice president of the
state PTA. She spoke on the
acting principles of PTA.
J. c. Pratt announcedd Wednes.
day night that he has been ap.
pointed the Kaise1.Eraxief deal.
or for Kennewick and the vicinity,
The former dealer. c. Durocher,
will devote his full time 10 his
appliance business. e..... .-.. e.
Kennewick residents have done
a. poor Job so far on the cleanup
campaign, which will run unit
April 10, Fire Chief Herb Melchow
said today. A number of citation:
have been issued to owners o.
business and residential premises
and the citations will continue, h
added. Pointing out that fire haz
ards affect adjoining properties a.
Continued on Page 81
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The Sidewalk
REP TER
by The
KENNEWICK COURIER
souAwK CLUB

The Arsonists and Cigar Load
ers section of the Mid-Columbia
groaners association gained the
platform at this weeks session
by utilizing the simple expedient
of tossing a bomb with lighted
fuse under the chairman's chair.
That dignitary took off like a
P-8O and made a crash landing
in the rear of the hall. Before he
discovered that the bomb was a
fake the opposition was firmly
ensconced on the rostrum. "What"
they demanded bluntly, s'is the
big idea? The Fire Chief says
we've gotta clean up our yards
right away. It seems like a lot of
nonsense to us and poor business
on his part. How are we going
to have any fires if we remove
the causes Sof fires? What's the
sense Of getting more fire equip
ment if we>.aren't going to, use
it? Let's pile up more junk and
even pour little crank-case oil
on it."
SLOW
Chief Malchow reports that
actual clean up work is moving
very slowly. No doubt the con-
tinued cool weather has slowed
sthe spring clean up urge just as
turely as it has slowed the sap
that should by now be FLOWING
freely IN the trees. But from
both the standpoint of fire hazard
and city Identification the clean
up job must be done with dis
patch.
CANCER
Matching the clean up cam
paign for slow motion is the cur
rent drive for funds for the
American Cancer society. Kenne-
Wlck's quota in the drive is only
few hundred dollars and should
be subscribed. without too much
difficulty. The Active club has
placed collection cans in business
places in the city butt an ex-
perlmental shake here and there
reveals that collections so far ap-
pear to be very small.
HOPE
1t is only natural that many
people resent another drive"
But cancer is a very real prob
ZEN. Every three minutes some
one dies Of cancer. Only heart
alIments claim a higher toll. But
tne most heartening aspect of the
picture is that great. strides are
oeing made toward a solution of
tne cancer problem. Your dimes
ana dollars will bring a greater
interest return when invested in
me cancer campaign than any
otner investment. Let's fill those
canS-now. 'e
BOUQUET
nis weeks order for flowers
aeed IN a bulk delivery of
Tearly two hundred blossoms
~ aney are distributed to the flock
u nigh school youngsters Win
spent pen! the day Tuesday taking the
st, a!iic count for the civ The
i in tS displayed keen interest
snce .ne Job and carried it to q
successful conclusion.
Evening star., 1948-08-12

This is not, in the case of many
of them, because of any threat to
themselves at the polls in Novem-
ber; of the Senators, relatively few
are up for reelection this year. 1t
is simply that, like other people, the
present economic trend has them
worried. Like other people, they
fear that bust may be riding hard
on the heels of the boom now en-
joyed.
That this is so was demonstrated
the last Gay of the hearings held
by the Senate Banking and Cur
rency Committee on the subject of
imitation controls and by the serious
attention given to the last witness.
This was Leon H. Keyserling, vice
chairman of the Council Of Eco
nomic Advisers. He was there to
support the Presidents proposals,
which had largely been developed
by the council.
Told What He Thought.
The committees treatment Of Mr..
Keyserling was unusual. Other wit
nesses having used up most OF the
time he had hoped to have, the
Government economist laid aside
his 34-pa2e prepared statement and
simply told the Senators what he
thinks. Being one person who talks
as well as he writes, he quickly won
Evening star., 1948-08-12


out, but once you say them to your
self you know exactly what the
Turks mean. We bought small
guide book which said, among other
things, how to see all the impor-
tant mosques "inunday." Say that
aloud, and you realize the tip is how
to see the mosques In one day.
Master of Languages.
Ever been around a dog that
makes you feel ignorant? I have.
His name is Butchie, and he be-
longs to Ed Greenwald, Associated
Press manager in Istanbul. He was
given to Eds two little boys as a
present, and when they gave COM
mands in English he didn't stir a
muscle. Then the cook spoke to
him in Greek and he responded
Immediately. She did the same
thing in Arabic and Turkish and
he obeyed every command. How
is it that little ol' dog can master
that many languages when English
still has me stumped?
Streetcars in Istanbul never stop.
If you want to catch one you Jump
aboard while she is flying by. You
get of the same way. If I am not
mistaken there Is Turkish law
which makes it unlawful and illegal
for more than 1000 persons to oc-
cupy a streetcar at one time. The
Turks violate the law df there is
such law by the hour. They
perch on the roof and hang three
deep on the sides.
The American colony here is quite
large, and the gals from home have
but one thing to complain about
their laundresses. Washing clothes
to Turkish laundress means beat
ing out the dirt with# stone In
clear water. They can be furnished
with any amount Of hot water and
soap flakes, and yet they'll wind up
giving the clothes the stone treat
ment. A friend of ours in Istanbul,
who has had the same laundress for
two years, has to frisk the laundress
before each washing, and she says
she has yet not to ind q rock
secreted somewhere in the laun-
dress clothing, with which she
has every intention Of beating the
daylights out Of her best linen.
Deserted City on Sunday.
On Sundays, Istanbul is almost
an untnhabited city. Every one takes
to the Bosporus and its many
islands and bathing beaches. There
are all grades of islands, many to
ne, reached by ferry, many access
sible only to those with private
boats. The fashionable homes are
built at the waters edge, just as in
Venice, and On Sundays each and
every dock is the scene of a party.
The favortte drink at these parties
Is the "screwdriver," introduced,
wouldn't you know it, by the Ameri-
can Navy during the past war. Two
screwdrivers and you couldn't tell
one If you saw one-you might
easily mistake it for a hammer or
a pair of pliers.
Tonight We leave for India. It is
with real regret that I leave what
am sure is one of the most spec
tacular, fascinating and friendly
cities in all the world.
Cobrasl On your mark! Get set!
Go!
have my reed pipe with me.
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