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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-18
emf Town Folks
May Be Moved By
Middle of May

Residents of the Port District
camp, the former farm labor
camp, may be forced to vacate
about the middle of May. Tues
day night the Kennewick City
council acted on a request from
the Benton-Franklin health de-
partment for removal of this
camp and will recommend to the
park commissioners that the re-
moval order be put into effect
in May. &<- 49, .T i,
It is believed that by that time
provision can be made to pro-
vide other housing for those PEG.
pie. Campbell's cabin camp is
constructing and addition that
viii provide space for some.
Walt Woehler, resident of that
area, proposed to the council that
he be permitted to establish q
tent camp on his property on
Avenue G that will give residents
city sewer service.
Health conditions, with no sew
er disposal, is extremely bad in
the camp.
Woehler states that he can pro-
vide ~ spaces of so by 40 feet
for tents or tent houses. He fur
Their proposes to reserve an area
for playground.
He would provide wash room
and toilet facilities with connec.
ton to the city sewe: line.
ncImission for the project was
gran cd subic.y to the approval
II Health aut.ie rites.
ie.lpe now living on the por,
property pay no rent and fall In.
20 the cfassifi 3tica % &C.; iai.
tiers" Some nay" lone a consider.
nile amount =: L1..d'ng II. coz
sctractjng floors AMI walls for
'ey. houses Esl1t thy W.T. he
Fer nitted to ne.ve off The pro.
perry will be determined by the
port commission.
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Final Phase Of
Red Cross Drive
Opens. Says BAIL

With collections exceeding fif-
ty percent Of quota, the Kenne-
wick Red Cross fund raising
drive today moved into its final
phase. and campaign chairman
Julius M. BAIL called on all team
captains and business men to
complete their solicitations as
soon as possible.
More than 81, 900 of the S..
500 quota has been turned in to
date, BAIL said. Figures for the
rest Of the county showed Rich
land with $ll,574.68 In hand
eighty percent Of quota; Prossel
with $364.64, seventeen percent
of quota; and Benton City with
$329.80, thirty two percent OF
quota. q
a hrolkdown Of Richland con.
tributions revealed that G. e
employees have given a percent.
age quota Of III, government
employees, 90. and non COM
mercial interests. As. No collec-
tons from construction workers
have been reported.
Praise came to volunteer work.
ers from Tom Purton, county
campaign chairman. who said:
with the completion of two
weeks of our campaign, Benton
county has reported 81 percent
of quota attained. You drive
chairmen and workers are to be
congratulated. With z little re-
newed vigor, we should be able
20 announce 100 percent success
by Sunday next 0Arch 3lst."
That tair questions could be
askecs-about why citizens should
give. or what Red Cross li1ea1r
to the community found ready
areement today in Chairman
BAIL. And BAIL had an answer
for the questions.
Take the blood donor program
alone,' he pointed out, 'it's not
even possible to compute the. val
NE of that one program to the
patient who needs blood. Because
no monetary value can be assign
TO human life. But, when you con-
slider that the patient might be
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= = .! addresses Hear.
FaA on Indian Culfnre

.,, Inc kennswick Toastmistresses
IIuo met Friday afternoon al The
sus Grill. Mrs. ]. F. Sage, club
ce,'uSs stntative, reported on the
Hs unsal meeting in Spokane. Mrs.
trss sey Ray was table topic mis-
t rs and Mrs. Don Kirk toastmis-
"a mas. L. M. Cronin spoke on
1nr nsllcan Indians of Today" and
maS. ta Cowden spoke on parlia-
sts. .aly procedure. Mrs. Sage
n;.t mat the International Toast
; IN Ss convention would be held
rh pokane July 10, 20, 81.
gro,,n next a's:S' meeting of the evening
S SnUup Will be with Mrs. Herbert
Uwens March 9 at 8 O'Clock md
ene next meeting of the afternoon
March 26. VIC Hiio" ,'rll'
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Mrs. Brown Reelected
To Head COP. Women

. The Kennewick Republican Wo-
mems Club met Thursday, March
IL, at the City Council rooms. An
election of officers was held in
which Mrs. Burns Brown was re-
elected president; Mrs. George
Cloud, vice president; c. F. Wink
enwerder secretary and Ellis dor
othy, treasurer.
The group offered to circulate a
petition for the hospital association
in order to have the measure put
on the ballot. ..
Mrs. L. E. johnson, program
chairman, introduced Mrs. Norma
Grosscup, Benton county commits
sioner, who talked on the new six
county tuberculosis hospital To-
Gated In Selah.
The next meeting will be held
April 8 In the City Council room.
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Delta kappa Galnmas
Hold Spring Luncheon

The Psi chapter, Delta Kappa
Gamma of Benton, Franklin coun.
ties met at spring luncheon at
pm. Saturday, March Is in the
Prosser High School with. Lena
Mechanism presiding. z,
Members attended from Rich
land, Pasco, Kennewick and Pros
ser.
The chapters theme for the year
"The Improvement of Teachers
was emphasized. Plans were dis
cussed regarding the state conVen-
ton in Yakima, April 24-25.
Mrs. Mechanism called for a
special meeting to be held April
3 at .Richland.
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Rainbow Girls Attend
Meeting in Walla Walla

A group of Rainbow Girls went
to Walla Walla Saturday to at
tend a visitation of the Grand Of
ficers of the order.
Those going were: Barbara Ow-
ems, Marilyn Oliver. Elizabeth
Beltz, Caroline McCalmant, Mary
Lou Larson, Bonnie Pratt, Donna
Jacobs, Florence Mae Smith, Nam
cy Bennett and Darlene Galloway.
Masons and Eastern Star MEM
bers accompanying them were:
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Whitbeck, Mr..
and Mrs. Pat Owens, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernard Slocumb, Mrs. w. s.
Washburn, Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis
Davis.
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Will Push Action
On City Lights,
Council Assures

Residential liohting will be inn
proved as rapidly as equipment be-
comes available, the city council
assured delegation Of citizens at
the council session Tuesday night.
Speaking for the delegation were
Orville Baird, Mrs. Edith Pratt,
and Ed Layton. The subject has
been given impetus as result Of a
recent attempted attack on Mrs.
Pratt's daughter, a Junior High
School student, who was struck
down on her way home.
Z This girl now knows the mean
ing Of fear" Mrs. Pratt said. Our
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Devastation Of Bliized London IS
Described By Kiwanis Speaker

I ''They were not butterflies In
1889"
In October Of 1916, Londoners
looked skyward as two lone planes
German, scared overhead. They
look like butterflies" was the COM
ment. But they were not butter.
flies through the London blitz.
One of those 1916 spectators was
Tom Brooks, Of His Majesty's ar
mics, recruit from New Zealand.
The same Tom Brooks, SER
geant-major In His Majesty's
forces, saw the London blitz Of
World War II. They were not
like butterflies"
I'D never want to live through
Il again, = said Tom Brooks, now
OF. Waila Walls, ia describing. thu
nights Of terror IN londoh during
the past:war. in1peekine TO KEN
neMick Nwanil1s Of the regular
Tuesday noon luncheon. -. -
He described one night. Dec: "a
1910, when he was called into nc.
ton in raid relief work. On that
night $4,000 incendiary bombs
were dropped and an estimated
"a, 900 high explosive bombs.
Buildings were completely de-
and loss Of life was ter.
iffic. He said that no correct re-
cord has yet been compiled of the
loss of life. ( ~ !
"St. Paul's church stands like a
Gag staff in a desert" he said.
Once completely surrounded by
large buildings in one of the most
heavily populated areas in the
world, the old church now stands
alone, with the nearest building
60 yards away. A sport field 40
yards square has been established
adjacent to the church yard.
The speaker paid high tribute
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gymnasium. One hundred thirty
girls from Kennewick alone win
take part in the ceremony.
Following is a list Of local girls
who have passed their ranks since
the last Grand Council Fire, held
in Kennewick in March, 1a47, anu
who will receive their purple RANK
beads at the Council Fire Friday.
Those passing Trail Seekers
the first rank, within the last year
are: Leah Rae Smith, Bernadine
Galloway, Kathleen Neel, Kay
Deeter, Ann Scott, Arlene Smith,
Charmaine Reid, Barbara Bleich-
ner, Yvonne Page, Dorene VIII
liams, Terry 10 Haden, Fern Dick.
fnson, Juanita Cronin, Dolores
Schcrger, Fenella Cloyd, Phyllis
Ann Nelson, Pauline Drew, Mar.
lene Kissick, Billy 10 Dillon, PLau.
rine Lindahl, LaDelle Knighton,
Linda Russell June George, AMI
ia Sod0pd, Naomi Jones, Joan
,Auslin Petricia Hooker, Jackie
Lore noEne Jenes, Carol MINI
nm barbara Davis, blanche LAR
1dn. DlNa WAse3er. Janice Owens
and RMths Cartoon. s....sSS -. -:
; SacSessfcfy completing work ofls
the next rank, Wood Gatherer's,
are Metha Ann Haug, Doris Eng
strom, Carol Neel, Arlene Will
lianrs, Blanche Husband, Treida
Henne, Audrey Elliott, Blanche
Larson, Della Wheeler Janice Ow-
ems, Carmine Friess, Carolyn Mis-
ner, Corlee Williams, Emily Brown
Joyce Lundgren, Karen Thibault,
Ruby Routh and Shirley Fisher.
Two. girls, Gulah Nelson and
Arlene Williams, passed the Fire
Makers rank.
There will be a bus leaving the
Kennewick Grade School building
promptly at 7:15 Friday evening
to take these girls to Pasco who
do not have their own transpor-
tation.
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to the courage and ability Of Brit.
aims woman ambulance drivers.
Brooks said that in 1898 Sir Aus.
tin Chamberlain, then prime min.
lister, stepped of q plane at Croy-
den field, jubilantly waving a piece
of paper and saying: 1--WE got it
world peace!" Twelve months
later that same airfield was tar.
get for German bombs.
Brooks described Hitler's at
tempted invasion of England in
December, 1910. German troops
had been loaded into camouflaged
barges for the channel crossing.
Nearing the coest Of Dover the
British unleashed their secret wea-
tppu-undeTsea pipes which food
ed the stirf4ce OF the water With
oil which WlS set Afiie. The troops
either hAEned or were drowned
and the invasion tailed. -: =
The apea1ker 629o 8ksct5ho6 6xs
teSapts @ .i1t6n sAbC11ufs In Nnfs
land In one <1se Sc Mr. pofs
ticipant Ia the capture Of s. Cot
these men who had parachuted to
the earth.
England today is very short on
rations, he said, and read the
amounts Of food and clothing al.
lowed. One egg per person Is al
lotted for every two weeks when
you can get Them" Weekly indi-
vidual rations include: bacon, 2
ounces; sugar, 8 ounces; butter, 3
ounces; cheese, 2 ounces. Each
person Is allowed % points per
week. A 2-pound can of fruit
takes Is points.
Clothing is also closely rationed.
Brooks said that he believed
war could have been avoided had
it not been. for the appeasement
policies of the government.
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First Aid Chairman to
Address Pre-SchOOl PTA

The pre-school p. 7. "A. will
meet Thursday, March Is, at 8:l5
pm. at the Park View recreation
hall. 80
Russell Guteman, chairman of
the first aid and accident pre-
vention program in Kennewick
will have charge Of the program.
There will also be refreshments,
and anyone interested in pre-
school affairs is invited to at
tend. sf "a
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-18
Minstrel Show
Here Friday ia
Saturday Nights

The Minstrels will be here Fri.
day and Saturday, singing anc
swinging with all the mirth and
melody of the traditional minstrel
shows.
The show played to packed
houses in Richland last week end
and was greeted with tumultuous
applause.
In Kennewick will be added
some new gags to bring the show
a special local flavor. Audiences
will see local tKiwanians alons
with men from Richland and Pas
co Kiwanis in action singing the
old favorites Of the blackface
minstrel shows.
To assure everyone in the audi.
forum an opportunity to hear ev-
cry word Of the songs and gags
special sound equipment will be
used. .fl5,5 5,4 49,.
Starring in the cast are several
Kennewick Kiwanians, including
Steve folsom Selby, who brings
down the house in the traditional
rendition of fMammy" Dean MIN.
bletoes" Yedica in a cakewalls
speciality, Burns ''Hotfoot" Brown
and his clarinet.
And Of course no minstrel show
is complete without a full chorus
ringing the rafters with the old
fayorites. 80
Ruth Morris Of Richland pro-
vides one Of the high spots Of the
entertainment with cant Help
Lovin' That Man.
The show Is the first of what
used 70. be an annual club show.
Proceeds will be used to support
the Kiwanis program for under
privileged children.
The show has definite local
favor, written and directed BY
Whit Halteman Of Richland. Jim
mic Woods orchestra provides the
music.
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Grand Council Of Camp Fire Girls
lobe Held In Pasco Friday Might

The big event Of the year for
Camp Fire, the Grand Council
Fire, with Blue Birds and Camp
Fire Girls from Kennewick, Pas
co and Richland participating, viii
be held Friday, March 10Th at 8
pm. in the Pasco High School
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y TO alleviate the street light
ing situation for the immediate
future. residents are urged 70
keep porch lights burning NJ
night. This practice has been
followed by many home-owners
with a result of lighting many
stretches Of otherwise darkened
streets. ...
Cost 10 the home owner Of
keeping such q light burning is
practically negligible.
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BULLETINS

No action was taken by the
Kennewick City county Tuesday
night on the proposed W.S.C.
area survey proposal. Further
study of the project will be made
and a decision arrived at in a
future council session. On Mon.
day Mayor ]. C.. Pratt, Ross
Frank and Rolfe Tuve presented
the proposal to the Benton Coun-
ty board Of commissioners, ask
ing financial assistance from the
county. The project will cost ap-
proximately $4,000.
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The Kennewick city council
Tuesday night approved annexa-
ton Of approximately 30 acres
south Of the city limits. Nettle-
ton, Baldwin-Anderson, Inc, plan
to build 400 new homes in the
area, which is south Of the Ken
newick schools.
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To allow for the construction
OF tourist cabin camps. an
amendment 10 the citYs xon-
ing ordnance was passed BIZ
the city council Tuesday night.
The new provision viii esfab.
lish third residential classifi-
cation which will permit the
construction, Of cabin camps.
public buildings. grocery and
drug stores. without opening IA
area 70 . complete commercial
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nosition team headed for the
showers mumbling about it beink
un-American not to have ball
field.
PROPOSAL
a proposal is being worked out
to establish a hard and soft oali
field on the north trailer camp
property across from the park.
This would undoubtedly prove a
popular spot with shade available
in the park for that part Of the
family not interested in baseball.
Besides the school team, both a
softball and hardball league will
probably operate this summer.
MINsTnELs :
Friday and Saturday nights OF
this week the KiWanis Minstrel
show viii be staged at the High
school auditorium. A number OF
Kiwanians have been working for
usoaths to get the show ready and
have already played to Pasco and
Riehland audiences. In both cases
the show was acclaimed as a
standout performance and some
new RaGs will be added for the
Kennewick show. Don't miss i'll
GROWTH
Kennewick's continued growth
with. its attendant problems was
rejected Tuesday,. night when Is
people attended the meeting Of the,
city council each with a specific
problem to bring before that body.
Figure it out for yourself. If each
took only five minutes it would
only leave FIVE minutes out of a
stwo-hour session. Result? The
council held a marathon session
~of four hours and ten minutes
and then was forced to lay inn
portant business over.
HELP
Only one solution seems imme-
diately possible. That would be
to hire full time man for city
problems. Most problems could
then be ironed out in advance of
meetings and a better job could
be done for the city's citizens.
Alfred Anon brought before the
council the idea of hiring full
time engineer. That could be
done at once.
FUTURE
Certainly the city's future is too
important and the problems are
too many to be left to volunteer
help. The city hires a full time
street commissioner, fire and police
chiefs, recreation director, clerk
and treasurer. But the top Job is |
volunteer. It is too much to ask. !
Either the mayor and councilmen
are unable to take the time to do
an the work or else they rob time
from their businesses. Either way |
Il ain't 1air.
PACE ~ a. ~
II kennewick is going to keep
pace with other communities ini
the Inland Empire, a lot of work
VIII need to be done by all Cow
erning bodies-city council. bort
commissioners, PUD, county com.
mlssaoners, school board, etc.-as
sweA as the Chamber of Commerce
. other civic ORGANIZATIONS.
.nere's lot of work cut out for
lot of people. =
STORY OF THE WEEK
The City Of Kennewick," sug-
sested one observer in discus
sing the question Of a city man.
sser, is like the Scot jumping up
ana down in front of pay toilet.
Ae didn't want to pay the price
ost As eouldnf wait. IL,
4
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Alton v Phillips, contractor of
Seattle, with a low bid of $l3,-
$4,000, today was awarded the
contract for revising truss por-
tails on the Pasco-Kennewick
Bridge over the Columbia River
in Franklin and Benton Counties,
revising truss portals and con-
structing collision rails on the
Naches River Bridge and the
Yakima River Bridge north of
Yakima In Yakima County on
PSH No. 3, according 70 Highway
Director Clarence B. 8hain. The
project involves about $500
pounds of structural steel and q
lump sum for removing portions
OF existing structures.
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The Sidewalk
REPOR 7 Err
souAwK CLUB
T. by The 4
KENEWICK COURIER

SOUAWK CLUB
The Amalgamated Baseball,
Eastball and Fans amalgamated
assnciation swarmed into the COM
nIainers meeting this week and
took complete command of the
session. While one burly out
fielder viciously swung a bat, a
base runner got onto the platform
Nv a neat hook slide that toppled
re chairman and broke up the
relay to second vice president who
was covering second. I'm spite Of
the cool weather" the spokesman
declared, "the baseball season is
practically upon US. And where,
we ask. are we going to play?
BASEBALL. the traditional old Amer
lean game, has suffered plenty
these past years but here's a
chance for a comeback-by pop
Mar demand, tool" At this point
the first vice president shouted
from first base: why don't you
,lse a COW pasture Where
s,nm the outfielder actually con-
with the bat and the OPP
POSITION team headed for the
showers mumbling about it beins
,in.American not to have q ball
field.
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~ odda1tooal Wing 3o9 IL
Pasco post Office w1S p1opoool
20 The paseo Chamber o1 Con.
msree Tuesday By postn1a4oe
Lon LespeF. who outlined ~
inadeQaAe8@ e 4hAepUooooG-@1a3-
1o1s A1a poen4od ou4 HAT IL
add111A Woua p1ov3do for
space -1oqnl1emoa1s Of govern.
msnt In the future.
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At Tuesday meeting, the
PaSco Chamber, Of Commerce
went On record In favor ot early
construction OF The proposed SO.
oO0, 900 Kennewick irrigation pro-
ject to water 6.700 acres. The
action followed IN expedition OF
the need Of the project by Frank
Maupln, +. A. GraRg, Ftan1k
Lampoon and Jay Perry Of the
Kennewick irrigation Proj6et
committee. s.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-05-15
Matanuska Hotel Not Yet Ready

The openlng date of the Mat anuska Hotel still is not definite ly fixed, president William w.. Head of the Matanuska Hotel Corporation announced yester- day. MT. Head said he hoped to see legal difficulties facing the hotel untangle in the very near future.
 Every effort is being made to solve the legal problems, which confront the hotel," MT. Head said. Tt is expected that these matters will be ironed out in a very short time.'
 The hotels president sa d furnishings for the building now are stored in railcars shunted on sidings at Palmer. They will not be unoaded until the lawsuit against the hotel is dismissed, according to MT. Head.
 Once litigation is lifted, the ho- tel can be prepared for opening within five days.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-05-15
Grange Committee Plans ScOresheet To Rate Entries

A scoresheet to be used in judging Valley homes entered in the home Identification con- test sponsored by the Northland Pioneer Grange was adopted at last Mondays meeting of the contest committee. The score sheet, which is reprinted else where in this issue, allots defi- mite point total for all possible improvements in a home.
 Under the plan adopted by the committee, the h m e is scored on a point basis at the beginning of the contest, and again at the contests close in August. Prizes will be awarded on the basis of improvements made. The highest possible score a home may total is 5000 points.
 All Valley homes which are to be entered in this contest must be registered with Mrs. L. C. Stock, Grange secretary, before Thursday of next week. A copy of the contest entry blank also is printed elsewhere in this issue.
 Prizes for contest winners still are uncertain. An additional con- tribution was made late Ia t Wednesday, making p n n e d prizes of $50, $50 and $20 too low. The committee will be pre- pared to make a further an nouncement next week, when the new contribution will be proportioned, Mrs. Stock said.
 Cues ions concerning the scoresheet, which was worked out by the contest committee in cooperation with Parker Lester of the Extension Service, may be addressed to MT. Lester at the Extension office.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-05-15
New Construction Firm Is Organized Here

Three Valley residents, w. E. Huntly, William Casler and J. A. Loyer, announced the organ ization of new construction firm this week. The new com pany tentatively has selected the name of General Construction, and its partners will engage in house building, basement dig ging, moving of houses, or any type of construction work.
 The newly-organized firm al ready has received a contract to build two private dwellings.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-05-15
Sponsor Dance

WASILLA - Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, as- sisted by the Auxiliary, are plan ming dance to be held at Com munity Hall on May IS, it was announced this week. The event is planned as fund-raising prof. ect to assist in building the planned VFW clubhouse.
 Dancing, which begins at g o'clock, will be to the music of the Carlson orchestra. A mid-eve- ming luncheon will be served by members of the Auxiliary.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-05-15
Community Calendar

SHAMROCK-JONESVILLE soft ball game at diamond at SIS pm.
 Saturday JUNIOR HOMEBREAKER bake sale in Trading Post. MOOSE DANCE at Wright Hall at 10 pm.
 Sunday BACCALAUREATE services at Palmer gymnasium at 8 pm.
 Monday MASON AND EASTERN STAR clubs meet in Grange Hall at 8 pm. VALLEY HEALTH COUNCIL meets in Health Center at 8 pm. SENIOR GIRL SCOUTS meet at : United Protestant Church at 7:30 pm. COLONY DAY committee meets in Palmer Fountain at g pm.
 Tuesday CHI A MBE R OF COMMERCE board of directors meets in Don IrWin's office at 8 pm.