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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-04

to the Districts custom
ers and provide adequate
substation capacity to
take care of the expected
record breaking loads next win
ter. .s
The PUD Commissioners have
approved the plans for improve
ment outlined in the following
statement released by Manager
Hurd: -..'.
I'VE are starting now to make
major changes in our system 20
avoid a repetition Of the serious
over loading Of lines and equip
ment experienced this last win
ter" Hurd stated, "These changes
will include adding $500 KVA Of
additional transformer capacity TO
the Kennewick Satisfaction, 1900
KvA to the Benton City Substa-
ton and 1000 KVA to the Pros
ser Satisfaction, conversion of the
1900 volt Kennewick system to
II, 500 volts, conversion Of the
Benton City 2400 volt system TO
1880 volts and conversion Of a
major portion Of the Prosser 2400
volt system to 1900 volts. The
voltage changes will more than
triple the capacity Of these lines
without any conductor changes"
voltage conversions present
the most difficult problems and
pose a need for careful planning
In order 90 maintain service with
q minpnum of interruption 20
our cl,ooaners," Hurd continued.
"ThS woek rs well as the sub
station imprcvements win be
done undr The direction Of r. A.
Craxen. An Of the work viii be
done by the PUD crews, since &c
must be Coordinated with regu-
lIar maintenance work and the
construction of new facilities 90
bring electric service 70 new Gus
TONERS al the rate Of nearly 100
per month. It Is estimated that
nearly 1000 new customers win
be added TO the PUD lines during
lSA0 and kilowatt hours sold win
increase 80 percent over that OF
l047."
Due to the fact the Bonneville
Power Administration budget was
drasticaIly cut last year and no
funds were made available for
customer service substations, IL
is necessary, Hurd explained, for
the PUD to pay all costs in con-
4 Continued on Back Page)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-04
Minstrel Show
TO Open in Pasco
Friday. Saturday

"Come on and 'sing!" That's
the theme for Pasco, Kennewtck
and Richland for. the month OF
March as the Kiwanis clubs Of the
three cities stage the big extrava-
ganza of the year, "The Minsrels
Of lo4S."
First to see the show will be
Pasco audiences Friday and Sat-
urday nights in the Recreation
Center. The following week Rich
land will view the production at
Columbia High school with the
finale in Kennewick High School
on March 10 and 20. -.
Old favorites, 'Ii1 Liza Jane"
.Dixie," ''Oh, Susanna" "Alexan-
der's Rag Time Band" Tin q local
setting) and others will ring to the
rafters in chorus and solo numbers
interpreted with the gags that
have tickled American audiences
for years.
In the cast are As members Of
the three clubs. In addition, prac-
tically the entire membership is
aiding in staging, sound, tickets,
publicity and the many other jobs
behind such big production.
w. A. Halteman is director and
author of the show. Music will be
provided by Jimmie Woods or
chestra.
General chairman is Steve Sell
by with j. J. Perier, John Neu-
man and Ed Camealy as assist
ants.
Heading the big cast are Jack
Pierard as interlocutor, and "Mr.
Bones" Steve Selby; "Mambie, w
Joe Perier; "Pambie," George
Houston; Pickles" George Cloud;
"Sambo," Lou Bell; and "Tambo,"
Bill Ward.
Some of the many specialties
include a cakewalk act by Dean
"Nimbletoes" Yedica, the chorus
with ambie singing "a Tree Grows
in Richland," Burns "Hotfoot"
Brown in a clarinet speciality. and
one of the most popular acts, Steve
/" Jolson" Selby singing NANNY"
Tickets may be secured from
any Kwanian.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-04
Volunteer Teams
Swing Into Red
|Cress Campaign

In az sections Of Kennewick to.
day volumteer.workers again drop
ped their own affairs to continue
In their own neiehborhoods the
1913 fund raising drive for the
American Red Gross.
As the campaign moved into ii
fourth day, fund drive Chairman
Julius BAIL urged immediate COM
pletion of collections In the indi.
vidual firms Of the city. Much
time can be saved, he said, Il con.
tributions are ready when workers
cau for them.
BAIL announced that he has as
sumed personal direction Of soltct-
tations In the business district,
with the assistance Of George A.
Hodgson on Avenue G, and Herb
Malchow on Kennewick Avenue.
A. w. Campbell will handle coll
lections in the Avenue c area adj
jacent to his trailer camp, and In
the cabin camp proper.
One hundred per cent window
stickers will be issued to firms at
the time their collections are pick
ed up, he stated.
Undermining the need this year
for a successful drive for funds,
BAIL continued, is the report that
the American Red Cross disaster
relief service had its biggest, hard
est year in a decade during 1947,
when the most destructive series
Of disasters in any single year Of
the nations history plagued the
United States. Not since the re.
cord floods Of 1887, has the Red
Cross experienced a more costly
period of aiding families toward
recovery from the effects Of dis.
aster, he noted.
BAIL announced the following
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-04
Council Moves to
Get Police Radio

r. KenneWick city council Tues
day night took steps to provide
a police radio system, particlpa-
ton of the city being left until
it was learned whether an inter-
city and inter-county system
could be worked out from Yaki-
ma to Walla Walla.
+ Appearing at the council meet
ing, Kenneth White Of Spokane,
representing a radio company,
said that it would have to be
established that it would be ne
cessary before the several sta
tons could all be placed on the
same frequency. He said he
would prepare a letter to the
federal communications COM
mission for the council which
would show that the same fire.
quency was necessary for police
and fire protection.
It was reported that Sunnyside
had appropriated funds and was
ready to install system but not
until Franklin county would
agree to install a system. The
city council advised Mr.. White to
contact sheroiff's office at Pros
ser to see if Benton county would
install a system for him. The
Kennewick station would be only
a mobile station which would
not require a licensed operator.
The city council last fall voted
for radio equipment but Mayor
Pratt said he and the council
were waiting to see what the
county would do. To install an
independent system would not
be OF sufficient service without
being tied in with systems In
neighboring cities, he said.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-04
MERCHANTS TO MEET

chants committee Of the chamber
Of commerce, said yesterday there
would be a meeting Of the COM
mittee at 8 o'clock Monday night,
March 8, at the Arrow Grill. II
will not be a dinner meeting. Mr..
Freer urged that all interested
merchants attend as there will be
important business.
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S150. 600 PUD EXPANSION SET
One Thousand New
Customers Expected

Anticipating thousand new power customers
in 194S the Benton County Public Utility District
today announced plans to start immediate work on
system improvements and extensions amounting TO-
more than $150,OOO during 1913. Announcement
came trough PUD Manager, Owen w. Hurd.
Work scheduled is designed to improve service
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-04

y group q properly oWu
srs south e 1hs canal and
west of Washino4on street.
appeared a . city council
meeting Tuesday night 10
protest. being ''faksa 3n4o~
he city. They had hoard ct
The appliea4iea Of Ns1tlston-
Baldwin-Anderson fog I'd.
mission into The city and
wanted 70 b thsrs when q
decision was made on their
area. The council informed
the group that their areas
was not IN question. What
would you say Il We wanted
TO annex your areaf .
councilmau asked. Il think
IL would b no." the proper
~ owner responded.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-04
House Group
Endo1ses PROF ect

cone of the biggest hurdles has been overcome"
was the optimistic response of hackers of the Kenne
wick Highlands irrigation project with word from
tho nations capital Monday that the full committee
on public lands had unanimously approved the pro
renor The action came fast on the heels Of SINH
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-04
4-Lane Road Is Assured

Following the announcement made earlier this
week by the state highway department that work
would be started about May / on construction Of a
four lane highway from the to Kennewick the city
council Tuesday night took action to meet the prob
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-04
The Sidewalk
REP OR TER
by The
KENNEWICK COURIER
souAwK CLUB

soUAWK CLUB
The club deteriorated this week
into shell of its old boisterous
self with platitudes and back
slapping taking precedence over
all the groaning that one little
r,,mp session group could master.
Even the officers were carried
away with the general spirit OF
exhuberance and not a single
member was threatened with ex-
pulsion. 'It's tremendous! en-
Unused one leading summer-up-
per. "It's practically in the bag!
They'll start construction on the
Kennewick Highlands extended
project before the end Of the
summer. And after all these
yearsl" There was more jubila-
ton and congratulating that
couldn't even be dampened when
one old die-hard remarked glum-
y: "I'u believe it when I see
The cid crepe-hangar mention
cd dive has i little In favor Of
his viewpoint in spite Of the
general confidence that the conn
1uee acuo0 IN SongfeS tnis
aseek W. 90 ovefWneimingy
eoee. vn long. a1
n0an VINO mas !eat NO sVone
Nnsurneo ~ recent HsontnS IA
promoting the pfo1ect, warns tnat
there Is many q slip" and that
couefessiona! thinking Is some
predictable. ~
.,.. --' .%
aOW6vEA
But the facts remain that a
no tme mas acuon 1or approval
sno CONSTRUCTION neen 80 promls-
ing = noW. Ia spioe OF the 1acts
wa. enstfucuon costs are at
an ~ ume peak, II remains that
ne neeo Ior iand ana 1000 pro-
oucuon Is also at an au-nme
peaA. ana II any project can pay
Us way, certainly the Kennewick
nnlanos leads all the rest.
porrrrcs
As always there is a lot of
h1hncS mixed up in a proposal
Ae tns. BUT at least is seems
w ~ oe Resolved 10 minimum and
an forces are working In har-
,, .H.y IN tnls case. The kenne-
~ ~ea pi1!ect ana reclamation IN
Wash;n WASH, ta'e I'd q ios OF irlenos IN
wa Inc big question is
are there enough?"
ENTRY
Sna.L;, . ,...
reminded of u H. o ot' we are
last week .ho,'t ssy we nearo
his visit - P;"h,,s az Hafton On
wick Whi,e hn ant ana he 7'I
with q aa1o,,a" ne 81 sh'e = pontiSs
s,s onnos Sto'i ;,4s ON, II was win
s-ust not 81 m nr,ent naa,.. II seems m
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lens racing the cW In
this connection.
.. n. Morris Of the
state highway d epa rt-
ment, will be invited
10 conae 10 Kennewiek to help
work out tie most serious tzaf.
dc problems.
It win be necessary for the
city 70 provide four lane traffic
on Avenue G TO carry the load
from the widened road into the
CITY from the west. Work d d.
ready un6o9w1 TO move utility
poles from both sides Of the
street to the alleys and Il Is be.
Neved that sufficient room win
be provided for four lane traffic
as well 40 parallel parking.
The council had the advice OF
A. J. Vogel, acting secretary Of
the Association Of Washington
Cities, last week and members
said Mr.. Vogel had advocated
blocking traffic at some points
on Avenue c so that traffic
coming off the side streets would
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-05-14
National
Supply Unit Nevs
BY "Shorty" Sager

Our Unit is organizing a male
glee club. Anyone interested SEE
Ray Thurman. All you gooc
singers, here is your big chance
The other day, Oakley Hop
kins came in with glasses on
When he couldn't see to do hi.
work, he took them off. P.S.-
Oakley was then promoted tt
Chief Inspector.
Delbert Bordner, Jr., recently
took a trip to Indianapolis in
tending to paint the town red
but forgot his pants. Delber
ended up by going to a drive-ir
theater. For further informa.
ton see Jess Murphy.
Congrats to Eddie Dressed
who will celebrate his birthday
May 10Th. Happy birthday, Ed.
die!
May 5th was a big day in the
life of Rufus Cuts. Being ham
pered by illness, it is the first
pay day he has had this year
We hope that Rufus doesn't miss
another pay day for many years
Since Jimmy Carsen has be-
come fatherin-law, the boys
in Dept. 81 have agreed to lei
him join the granpa's club.
Joe Cook, Dept. 81, recently
purchased a 1884 Chevrolet
sedan, and is now in the mar
ket for a gobd used umbrella to
keep him dry while driving in
the rain.
Wedding bells are ringing for
Herman Neiman, Jr., timekeeper
in the Foundry. We wish Her
man and his little woman many
happy years of married bliss.
Cigars, pleasel
We would like to know from
Glen Windage what the terms
"exlax" and "relax" mean that
he uses while bowling.
Art Davis and Delbert Bord-
ner, Sr., recently celebrated
their birthdays. Happy birth
days, boys.
Roy Thurston in the Weld
Shop has taken a so day leave
of absence, due to illness.
Glenn Miller reports that he is
in the market for a new car,
but on the wages the Company
is paying him, he can't afford it.
Since when has Cliff Robin
son been promoted from General
Foreman on the third trick to
Toilet Inspector?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-05-14
Aging Reichert
News
By Anne Myers

Judging from the recent bal
lot in the shop, Local II is
pretty popular. The Local is a
big help at contract time.
Lois King says she's gotta
buy some kinda spray for her
little rosebush, Herman wanna
buy a dog?
Clyde (Otd Nose) Appleby
can give you a prediction on
weather, wars and elections,
reading goosebones and sassafras
| tea leaves a speciality.
Leola wants to know why
with all these guys running for
sheriff, she doesn't get any
where.
The bargaining committee
says bargains aren't too plenti-
full nowadays. However, the rest
of us are confident that the
committee will do alright.
Vira Slane is trying to pep up
business in the shop, she has
Ayling ads all over her back
fence.
Noticed Mary Baker looking
rather worried and asked her
how come, mot worry she
snapped, and it's got me wor-
ried.
Walter Slane's are having
their home remodled, putting in
more windows so he can escape
quicker when Vira gets peeved
and takes after him.
After taking that airplane
ride while on her vacation in
Georgia, Bertha Carsten says it's
true, you better not try to walk
home from a plane ride.
Atha Appleby brought in
some real soil to show US from
her new farm. Nope Atha it
doesn't look any different than
what you have on the floor here
in the shop.
Alice Arquette finally got her
glasses. The first time she went
for them she came back with a
fur coat.
Mary Myers is getting ready
for her vacation by getting a.
new boat, Better bring us some
fish for supper, Kiddo.
Don't send Margaret Foreman
for pork chops as she can't tell
an elephant from a pig.
Did you see Mary Hanson
Emping around the shop. Ed
ave her a. sledge hammer to
usA but she can't hit anything
butN1er tqe.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-05-14
SWEEPINGS
from
American Floor
Surfacing

Congratulations, Helen Post,
on your promotion to forelady.
1t couldn't happen to a nicer or
more deserving person. Her
girls are quoted to say: I'VE
wish you the best of luck. Hope
you can put up with US, boss
lady"
Bob Westerman and Walter
Paeth, new residents of Ran
camp Place, are exchanging in
corporation ideas. Who will be
the new mayor, boys?
May third was the last day Of
employment for our chief In.
spector, Larry Witt. He was
offered a foreman's rating but
nevertheless decided in favor of
Libbey-Owens-Ford. Lots OF
luck, Larry.
OBSERVATIONS
Cloyce Clark's contagious
smile has been replaced by a
lost look. No more fishing for
a while. His transportation has
dropped its transmission.
Bob Lindenmuth should de-
eide soon whether he wants the
windows opened or closed so he
can get proper size on his cast
ings.
Chet link and his new inspec'
ton boss are buddy-buddy
WHO'S WHO?
Don" Craig was hired in 1885
to erect stock bins. After four
weeks he was made a stock
clerk. After seven years he went
on the turret lathes and drill
press. Since then he has been
a set-up man. Don served on the
shop committee when we had
our own shop union and when
there were 65 men on the pay
roll. He wishes we had the old
times again when we played
baseball with the office for beer
and lunches. Fishing and hunt
ing are this single mans hobbies.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-05-14
Spicer News
BY RAY SOMMERS

S. Hagen has taken a six
month leave in which to visit
friends and relatives in Sweden
{eIagen works in dept. 102.
Do you have any goSsips ir
your departments? Who doesn't?
think every department has al
least one. The best and most
effective way to stop them is to
give them the cold shoulder
Try it.
See your committeeman about
particulars pertaining to the
second and third trick softball
team. Lets have a good turnout
and get ourselves another good
team or two.
Our contract has been extend
ed for an additional 80 days. 1t
will expire June 10.
Don't forget the Local IL
Summer Camp. You should send
your children there. They'll
always appreciate it and remem-
her it in the years ahead.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-05-14
The
Acklinite
BY Lewis MattOx

: A Union Security election will
be held June II from 1:3O to
4:3O pm. Place-Girls' Lunch
Room, Acklin.
The softball players on the
day shift have received their
uniforms. They are very classy
and Manager Wekwert says the
boys are all satisfied.
The boys on the mite shift have
tickets on a Dormeyer Mixer.
Let's help them out and make
their endeavor success. Curley
Goodrum, Walter Kocinski, and
Nelson Graham are really in
there pitching for the night shift.
Kate Rawlins on days has the
tickets,
Helen. Napolski and Mary Cur
tiss are on their vacations.
Walter T. is very happy. Won
der if it means a walk down the
aisle.
We are very sorry to hear
about Luther Houston's accident
and wish him a speedy recovery.
The boys were asking where
Cuttuia got all those cigars.
Frank Woods is busy at home
in his spare time toking care of
his little girls them to
school.
Attend the May Dance spon-
sored by the Activities Club,
Saturday, May 18th, at Polonia
Hall, Junction and Vance. Music
by Ray Lance and his orchestra
will start at 8 pm. to IL pm.
Bill Love reports everything
OK. on the Big Line. Alta boy,
Willie.
Tom Garrus has been very i'll
but is getting better. Let's stop
lround and cheer him up.
= The mite girls are planning a
big summer program. Details to.
come later.
Certain boys in the Die Shop
don't seem to realize that the
BARRIERS are in business to make
a living the same as the Die
Makers. Come on, you boys,
let's get our ears lowered more
than (once) in three months.
Signed FUZZY
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-05-14
.Rdgging the

By BIabber Mouth

The Love Bug has finally bit,
! ten Ethel Rucker. Don't forget
this is leap year, Ethel. We're
all wishing you good luck.
Congratulations to Harry Lu-
cock on his 18th birthday, cele-
brated last Friday, May 7th
Hope we're as active at rs as
Harry is.
Belated congratulations to Mr.,
and Mrs. Bob Julius on the birth
of your lib. baby girl.
Chet Pawlezak, A S b. 3,
wishes to thank all the Scale
people who voted for him in the
past primaries. The Scale peo-
pie in turn wish to congratulate
Chet on his fine showing. AL
though Chet lost, he corraled
some ZOO votes and when you
stop and consider that Chet did
this without any political organ
ization or party sponsoring him,
that's a record no one should be
ashamed of.
Don Meyers, our sterling Sgt.
at Arms, is again passing out
free fishing advice, with ges-
lures. Don Arthur has Balas,
Hartigan and Peochioki even
thinking they're fishermen.
Balas has the rest of the boys
quite peeved; he's got a longer
reach.
Elmer EwaId has challenged
Harold Billheimer to a golf
match; Harold is to use his golf
clubs, Elmer his nose.
NIGHT SHIFT
The wandering teeth want to-
defend themselves. Pappy was
entertaining tn e Canadian
boys. On the way home the sea
was pretty rough so Pappy de-
cided to make port. Instead of
out the anchor he
threw out his teeth.
Congratulations to Coop of
I'M, who got hiself a slick chick.
Thanks for the cigars, Brother
Coop. Sibyl smoked one?
This is Joe of Inspections own
story. Seems like each night
he comes home from work Mrs.
Joe is fast asleep, but the night
he didn't come home she was
there to greet him.
Johnny Meyers of I'M, why
1on't you stop kidding us; we
are tired waiting for those
are tired waiting for those
cigars. Me, too, Sibyl.
Earl Kern of Assembly sur
lived the ordeal of new molars.
He tells us they are working
,ood.
If it is comfort you want in
'hoes plus that new look, see
Wayne Wellingham of I'M.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-05-14
Lam Bows To The Law

WASHINGTON (LPA)-The
NAM, tho continuing to push its
court test of the lobbyist regis
tration act has at long last
yielded to the law and filed a
report of its Legislative ex-
penses" with the Clerk of the
House. This powerful big busi-
ness group admitted last week
that in 1947 alone it spent S146,-
1862 for the purpose of in
fluencing national legislation. It's
total income for the year was
SIS, las, ,646.94.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-05-14
Famous Beer
Still Kopuf

MILWAUKEE, (LPA)-More
than $500 of the 5000 striking
members of Local 9, United
Brewery Workers-CIO voted
last week at a membership
meeting to reject the offer of
13Ac C an hour made by the six
struck breweries here. Schlitz,
Pabst, Independent, Miller and
Blatz breweries are all closed
down with the exception of a
few maintenance workers left in
the plants by the union.