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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-02
News From Escotowpu. .
Audrey Jean Roberts Hailed AS
Miss Escatawpa In School Contest

A beauty contest which has
been going on for the past two
weeks in the Escatawpa gram
maj school for the title Of Miss
Escatawpa, came to a close Fri
day night. Nine were chosen out
OF the group of entries to be
voted on and the first place went
to Audrey Jean Roberts, the Sec
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-02
LICENSED MINISTER

Hullon Paul Harper of the
Bellefontain Church, jackson
County Association, was licensed
to the ministry Sunday, March
%, by the Rev. H. d. Walker, pas
tor of the church, Mr.. Harper,
who resides in Fontainebleau,
and served as deacon for the past
seven years, is the first member
of this church to be licensed. He
is planning to attend Clark Col
lege in the near future.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-02

heart attack at Moss Point last
week is now slightly improved
although he is still very weak.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-02

Mercury is slightly more than
Is and one-half times heavier
than water.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-21
To Study Laws
OF Water District

The Kennewick Irrigation District and the City
of KenneWick Tuesday engaged M. M. Moulton Ken
newick attorney, to make full study of the law
pertaining to the establishment of water districts
and advise them by what means district could be
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-21
A Public Trust

Publishing a newspaper is public trust.
That decision has been reached by most publishers
throughout the nation and the endorses
that policy.
This newspaper did not endorse any candidates in
the primary and will not in this campaign.
The Courier-Reporter has attempted to give its
readers as much information space will permit about
candidates and issues It will continue to do so.
It is opinion that for newspaper to endorse
ddates betrayal of trust It is also betrayal faith
in democratic procedures.
It is belief that voters properly informed should
make their free choice when they mark their ballots
That is democracy in practice.
Through our news and advertising columns we believe
help voters to make intelligent choice We do
claim oracuar powers that permit to sit in judgment
individual candidates that decision any better
or any worse than that of any other voter.
We will, however, make urgent plea. That is for
full participation of registered voter in the coming
Democracy will have reached nearest perfection
only when every qualified voter casts his ballot :.
It is privilege and a duty-let's all vote.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-21
New Area 10 Be
in City Soon

An ordinance adopted by the
city council of Kennewick annex
ing additional areas Of land south
west of the city will become eff
fective five days after its publ
cation in the Couried- Reporter to-
day.
The result of the annexation
will be that Kennewick will be-
come again a larger city and that
its expansion towards the weSt
will have resulted in new families
within the city's limits.
The area joins Vista Homes adj
dition on the south. Only a short
time ago, the Vista Homes area
and Hovers Fountain Park area
were taken into the city. All Of
these actions were taken by the
city council as a result of petit
tons signed by residents Of the
areas. /.
The legal description of the
property in the area being an
nexed Is contained in the legal
publication, he,lded Ordinance
No. 526" published in this issue
of the Courier-Reporter.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-21
Smith Is Victor
In Handicapping
10 Competition

Godfrey Smith of 903 Alder St.,
was the number one handicapped
in the second installment Of the
Courier.Reporter football contest
and will receive a prize Of ten
dollars for his efforts.
However, Smith barely squeez-
ed by, with two others hot on the
scent, Smith missed three games
out Of the IL as did v. ". Aman
and Chas. Warnock. However, q
careful check of comparative
scores gave the nod to Smith.
John Wright, who missed on
four games, should get at least
honorable INCEPTION. Not only was
he, the only contestant who went
out on q limb to pick WSC over
the University, but he also picked
Oregon to beat use, q game
that was consistently missed.
Wright's limb climbing, how
ever, lost him the match when
he also picked Grandview to beat
Kennewick and Illinois to top
Minnesota.
The third of the six-week SER
see ~ contests aoyears in This
issue.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-21
200 Trees for New
City Park Area

More than 200 trees have been
ordered by the city for the a.
provement and Identification of
the new park area near the high
school now under development.
Species included in the order
are ash, linden, maple, mulberry
druitless) and yellow wood.
The trees were ordered from the
Kennewick branch of the May
Nurseries in Yakima. They are
expected to arrive about the Sec
ond week in November. Park
crews will plant them immediate
ly in the nine acre park area now
being improved.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-21
Lights at Vista
Field Placed In
Service Tuesday

The field lighting system on the
number one runway at Vista Field
was energized Tuesday, City SUI
perintendent Richard Rector In
formed the council Tuesday eve
ming.
The temporary field lights at
Vista can now be transferred to
the Twin City airport, Rector
said.
The lighting of the field system
marks a successful conclusion to
lengthy efforts to bring the field
up to CAA standards. Twice, in
recent months, representatives Of
Inland Anyways have warned city
officials that the CAA would de-
cline to permit continued airline
landings at Vista Field unless the
lighting and other needed inn
provements were made.
Field facilities can now be fully
brought up to requirements with
in short time, Rector said.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-21
Can Keep Public
Housing Till so

Kennewick viii be able to keep
its federal public housing until
1850, IL it is needed, representa-
tives of the housing commission
were assured at the three day
convention Of housing officials
which ended Friday in Seattle.
Permission to retain the much
needed housing was given in rec
ignition OF the housing shortage,
which, delegates reported, is by
no means confined to Kennewick.
The housing officials also pass
ed resolution urging congress
to enact law permitting sale of
public housing developments to
the cities, when they are declared
surplus by the federal govern
ment.
The convention was attended
by E. c. Smith, Director of the
Park View homes, and by Hous-
ing Commissioners Ralph Reed
and A. c. Anon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-21
Work Starts on
School Buildinqs

Construction crews began pour
ing foundations Monday for two
new temporary school buildings
at the temporary school site on
Tenth Avenue. The buildings,
25.4 by lob in dimensions, will
bring the total of temporary class
rooms up to % by December I, the
estimated date Of completion.
Nine class rooms are already in
use, and five more are expected
to be completed this week. The
remaining two class rooms in the
original group of is will be ready
for students in another week, the
contractors predicted.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-21
Besie Is 10 Be
Parade Chairman
Neewolah Day

Urban koelker, chairman of the
retail merchants association OF
Kennewick which is sponsoring
the rig r;e,xoilah event sche duleo
for Sxsober 3O,.,or Benton Frank
lin children, Rnnounced the ap-
pointment Of Howard Beste, a
parade chairman. IL
Beste, who chairmaned one OF
the festival day parades this year,
win be assisted by Mrs. Don
Skirving, who headed up the
kids parade for the festival
Other appointments announced
by Koelker were Cy Smith, chair
man Of the window committee;
Austin Sfmonds, in charge of
lighting; John Neuman, chairman
Of the kids contest and Hal Clark,
emcee Of the show.
The Quota Club has been APP
pointed to handle the judging of
the Saturday night kids parade
which starts at 7:30.
Contest prizes will be placed on
display in the window of the
Benton county PUD office within
a short time, Neuman said. The
contests VIII be in the nature OF
apple dunking, carrot eating and
races. The races will be divided
into age groups and for boys and
girls separately.
Ross Frank, secretary of the
Kennewick Chamber Of Com
merce, is contracting schools in
the two counties requesting their
participation in Neewollah games
and festivities.
A street dance viii be held
during the evening on Benton
street, between Kennewick Av-
enue and First Avenue. The or
chestra Of Jimmy Woods viii sup
ply the music Keolker said.
Each merchant viii reserve a
space of two square feet on his
display windows for soap paint
ing by the children. Prizes will
be awarded to the most artistic,
and funniest.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-21

set up. Inc report, MOult-
on said, will be available
in roughly a week.
Generally, he said, the law pro-
vides that Is percent Of the cleo
tors in the area to be served by
the water district may petition
the board of County Commissions
ers for authority to form a district.
The commissioners are empow-
cred, after consideration Of the
petition, to call a special election
within the district to approve or
reject the proposal.
Water districts may by law is-
sue bonds to finance its improve
ments, and may even levy taxes
to provide for the repayment of
general obligation bonds. The dis
trict would exist only for the pur-
pose of supplying domestic water.
Irrigation water is provided by
irrigation districts, as distinct
from the water district organiza-
tons.
In the opinion of Moulton, the
tax valuation Of such a district
would, on any reasonable basis,
be sufficient to support the sys-
tenn.
Speaking for the city, Richard
Rector commented that only a
district would be able to serve
the residents Of town, irrigation
districts, and districts with no
water improvements at all, with
a single unified system.
Charles ]. Bartholet, consulting
engineer of the division Of water
resources, who was present at the
meeting, said that his division
CONTINUED on page 81
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-21

branch Of N B Of G. The
contracts totaled $780,
298.7O.
Construction will be started
Immediately and be pressed 10
completion as quickly as possible,
probably by mid 1919, according
to George Wellington Stoddard
& Associates, architects, who win
supervise the construction. Mean
while the bank will operate IN
its recently expanded temporary
quarters in the City Recreation
building.
The new building, needed so
much, will be a credit to the COM
munity, said Eddie Pacot, man
ager of the branch. To z. c.
Tweet, assistant vice president
and long time Kennewick resi-
dent, this will realize dream of
years.
The healthy postwar growth of
Kennewick, in the important tri-
city atomic area, has made the
new building not only desirable
but necessary to maintain quality
N B of c service for the ever
increasing number of customers,
said Mr.. Price and Mr.. Carlson.
II. Halverson, Inc, Of Spokane,
was awarded the general construc-
ton contract on low bid OF
Sl57,315.00. The electrical con-
tract for $i2,344 went to Holerts'
Electric Service, Seattle, and q
Sl0,639.70 contract for bank fix
lures went to Ace Woodworking
company Of Portland, both were
low bids.
Located on a site SO X 40 at
corner of Kenhewick Avenue and
Auburn Street, the new one and
a half story building with fun
Continued on page 81
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-21
$l5 Set BY Council as
Cty Cab License Fee

Inc city council Tuesday even
ing passed an ordinance setting
annual license fees for taxi cab
operators in the city and amend
ing the number of cabs permitted
4" proportion to the population.
annual fees, the ordinance pro-
S%es' will be SIS the cab. One
Sso may Der permitted for every
i,o00 residents.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-21

/ Herb Henne airport OPP
orator, promptly submit
ted a counter petition,
signed by l84 residents of
the area, demanding a re-
tention Of the field.
According to the opposing peti-
hon, the Twin City Airport has
become . hazard, as proven by
several forced landings ana
crashes near dwelling houses
within the past two years.
The petition supporting the air
field location described the air.
port as . valuable asset to the
area, and asserted that its closure
would be step backward in the
community. Any power line need
ed in the area, the petition pro-
ceeded, can be constructed in
such place and such a manner
as not to interfere with existing
business; and that the efforts of
the PUD to close the airport am
ounted to an arbitrary attempt to
dout their power and authority
in derogation Of the good of the
community.
Henne told reporters that the
petition submitted by Schmidt
was apparently an outgrowth of
a forced landing made last week
in an alfalfa field by q visiting
pilot from Walla Walla. No prop
CONTINUED on page 81
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-21
Residents Petition
Abn1ld O1li1lg Airport

The Kennewick city council Tuesday night re-
ceved petition from F. E. Schmidt, signed by sixty
residents OF the district near the Twin City Airport
calling for abandonment of the field as a hazard to
persons and property
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-21
Political
.ReDiezO !.

POLITICAL RALLIES:
Friday: U. s. Senator Warren
G. Magnuson at Lewis Hotel
Dinner. 1880 p. m.
Monday: Former Governor
,Arthur b. Lanslis. Watch Tor
.rthsr announcements.
Last week o. H. Olson briefed
the various referendums and
constitutional amendments, but at
this time the hot potato Of the
campain has become the "wet
and dry" issues.
Two initiatives appear on the
ballot that bear on this subject
and both are being holly contest
ed.
Most vociferous are the pro-
ponets and opponents of Initiative
Is. Apparently this is strictly an
issue that requires a flat yes or
no without consideration Of re-
suits of failure or success of the
measure.
Such, however, is not strictly
the case. The issue has become so
confused that you may now find
ardent drys opposing the measure
and at the same time, apparent
vets supporting it.
It would appear that any deci-
sion of the voters will not be
final On the subject.
There are moral arguments On
both sides. They are essentially
the same ones that have heen
used in past campaigns. There
are economic arguments to be
considered, also on both sides.
Space does not permit us here
to repeat these arguments. How
ever, both sides are using con-
erable amount of advertising
ace to tell their story. We urge
that voters study these presenta-
tons carefully and vote accord
ing to their sincere belief without
being carried away by emotion.
The second measure, Initiative
III, provides for liquor by the
drink in the better restaurants
and hotels. The Initiative prescrib-
es that these establishments shall
be limited to one to each 1900
population and shall be subject
to certain other controls.
This measure is much simpler
in its presentation and can be
settled for the present with
simple majority on either side.
But the wet and dry issue will
be far from settled, regardless of
the outcome of this election.
Another measure, perhaps the
most important of all on the bal
lot, has had little publicity be-
cause there is no group that may
gain from it, and hence none to
pour money into its promotion.
It will be listed on the ballot as
Senate Joint Resolution No. S. A
proposed amendment to the state
constitution to permit counties
to adopt home rule charters.
The amendment, in short, is not
compulsory, but is an enabling act.
II it passes counties may establish
home rule system something on
the order of city management or
other ways to streamline coun-
government.
Nothing has been done since
the state was organized to bring
county government up to the
modern trend. This amendment
proposes to do just that.
1t is worthy of serious consid-
Grafton.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-21
LANcLIE TO SPEAK

Arthur Langlie, ex-governor and
governor candidate, will be in
Kennewick and Richland on Mon
day to speak to voters on the is
sues Of the current campaign. The
announcement comes from Herb
Owens, local Republican header
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-21
SENATOR TO VISIT

Warren G. Magnuson, u. S. SEN
ator, win be in Kennewick and
Pasco Friday, according to an
announcement from Julius M.
Bail, chairman Of the Benton
County Democratic Central Com
mittee. Senator Magnuson win
speak at dinner meeting IN
the Lewis Hotel in Pasco.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-21
Award Contract
For New Bank

Banking facilities in Kennewick will be among
the finest in the country, Andrew Price, chairman,
and Maxwell Carlson president of the National Bank
Of Commerce, said today in announcing the award
of contracts for the building of the Kennewick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05
Cox Watches as Roin-Drenched
GuordsmenShoot DoWnBdIIoons

Col. Myers. The general was unac-
companied by any of his staff. They
went Immediately to. the Dam Neck
firing line for an inspection OF the
troops in action.
He returned to camp here, where
he inspected the messes, camp kitch-
ems and the facilities for the preser-
walton of the food. He also went
through the barracks to observe the
housekeeping abilities of the per-
sonnet. He spent the afternoon
again on the firing line at Fort Story
returning to Washington last night.
Gen. Cox expressed himself as
favorably impressed with the prog
ress of the training here and added
that the troops were carrying on
very we'll in their work.
Probes Supply Situation.
The general was asked if he had
instituted a formal investigation to
determine why the troops had been
sent away from Washington with
out sufficient clothing and with in
adequate field equipment. He ex-
planned he is looking into the mat
ter. When he was asked whether
there was any indication as to who
was to blame, he replied:
ct cannot tell until I get full in
formation. never accuse anyone
until I get all the facts"
The field officers of the District
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05
BY William J. WheotIey
Stoy Stoff CoFresnon0enf

CAMP PENDLETON, Virginia
Beach, Va, Aug. 5-Plagued by tor
rental rains which periodically
drenched them during the day, Dis
trict Guard antiaircraft artillery
men, in field training here, never
theless got in some good target fir
ing yesterday.
But they did it despite the con-
slant Snafu which, with the wealth
er, threw obstacles into their well
laid plans. They poured hundreds
of shells into the skies at weather
balloons before the eyes of their top
commander, Brig. Gen. Albert l..
Cox, who few down for day OF in
spection of the camp and its train
ing.
Their original training plans
called for the use of the Nays
facilities at Dam Neck, 10 miles
down the coast. But the Navy, for
some reason, found that it had to
keep its facilities for its own use
in the afternoon.
This involved moving the equip
ment back up the coast Is miles,
planting it among the high sand
dunes Of Fort Story on Cape Henry.
But there the firing had to be IN
terrupted for long periods. because
of ships crossing the firing area.
The Navy planes, scheduled TO
haul the target sleeves, were
grounded by the weather at their
base on Chincoteague Island, but
the antiaircraft gunners burst bal
loon after balloon which appeared
only as big as baseballs as they
lodged about in the sky.
CompImented on JOB.
Col. Charles M. Myers, senior
Army instructor of the District
Guard, said the militiamen mad
done an excellent job. The young
teen-agers under the guidance OF a
handful of veterans, he said, showed
thew had readily absorbed the In
struction given to them in very IN
tensive doses here. .
Capt. A. L. Greene, commander OF
Battery A, 360th Gun Battalion,
said the men in his command had
accomplished, in five days, what
had taken at least II weeks to do
during the war. The firing OF the
eo-milimeter guns was under the
direct charge of Capt. c. F. Ruth,
while first 1t. Charles Beck was
range officer. Much of the credit
for the efficient training Of the men
was given by Capt. Green to stall
Sergt. Harold E. Mays, Staff Sergt.
William Matthews and Technical
Sergt. William B. Patton.
Gen. Cox arrived at Oceana Naval
Air Station yesterday and was met
by Col. Leroy S. Mann, camp COM
Imander of the District troops, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05

troops were the hosts at a party
in camp last night to the field
officers Of the Virginia troops also
in camp here.
Two veteran former officers OF
the 160th Coast Artillery arrived
here yesterday for two-day stay
as guests of Col Mann. 1t is an
annual custom for members of the
260th Coast Artillery Association to
visit the encampment. The two
visitors are 1t. Col. Stewart M.
Grayson, Medical Department, re-
tired, former surgeon of the outfit,
who lives at SOL Kansas avenue
NV, and Maj. Anthony B. C..
Graves, 224 Cromwell terrace NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05

Walhonding road, distance OF ap-
proximately 2,400 feet.
At the same time, Mr.. Barnett
said study Of the project has re-
suited in a reduction in the esti-
mated cost from $4,000 to SO, 500.
He emphasized, however, this was
tentative, pending receipt of bids.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05
Paving Bids to Be Asked
For DuhIoneqo Road

Montgomery County Engineer
Blanton S. Barnett said today he
plans to advertise for bids next week
on the Improvement of Dahlonega
road in Glen Echo Heights.
The road will be paved from the
end of the existing improvement to
Evening star., 1948-10-04
Yost S|ugger as Mats
Topp|e As in Finale

Members Of the seventh-place
Washington Mats are homeward-
bound after finishing their season
with a To victory yesterday in Phil
adelphia over Connie Mack's sur
prising Athletics. The win gave the
Washington club a 1948 percentage
of 1866 with Sc triumphs against 81
losses. It's last years seventh-place
mark was 5000, .4l6.
Ray Scarborough, one of the few
Nat starting pitchers expected to be
around next season, earned his 18th
victory with four-hitter yesterday.
Eddie Yost and Sherry Robertson
homered to pace the Mats at bat.
Yost also came up with a double
and single in three trips. Getting
three for five to swell Washington's
total to IL hits was Gil Coan. Phil
Marchildon went all the way for the
Athletics.
Manager Joe Kuhel, during the
closing days of the campaign, got
a glimpse of what to expect IN the
way of new talent and the outlook
doesn't appear too bright. Outfielder
CLYDE Vollmer, Infielder Don Meeks
and Catcher Len Okrie may prove
acceptable additions to the team, but
a lot of trading and purchasing WILL
be needed to improve the club.