The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-21
WEEKEND VIEWPOINTS
BY J. w. H.

& BY VIII. @~
record let state that prosperity is condl
ton under which people enjoy fair share of the comforts
the convenences and of the nicees OF life Back
the days Upton Sinclair wrote his 1.-THE Jungle and
Teddy Roosevelt swung his Bg Stick to get an investigation
sweatshop conditions in the big packing houses OF the
United States prosperity didn't exactly that It was
thing under which the working got fu dinner pail
by the goodhearteness OF the who owned
factories the the railroads and such things MOST Oh
changed Most of would not deny any man
comforts and convenences that enjoy ourselves
those who classed working as well as any
others All of which leads to the housing question IN Kch
During this socalled investigation of Richland and
ford has found that the General Electric Company
Federal Government had to build decent houses and
equip with modern convenenceS to attract the pest
mechanics machnsts carpenters, and scientists Now ism
aw-that working should insist on these things!
We don't More power to those who would give all
people of all occupations and creed the kind OF living
conditions Kennewck Avenue want to enjoy The
housing question Rchand actually is thing to be proud OF
score, thing to condemn Let the housing IN
Richand standard for American business and IN
dlstry to strive for. -
Who said that new garbage ordinance isn't good one?
Not column One person complains that it is difficult to
understand But aren't all ordinances and most legal doc-
ments that are drawn up technical demands of the
law? Sometimes perhaps lawyers get too many whereases
into their legal papers Franklin D. Roosevelt had way OF
putting words into legal documents that made them soo
that's neither there The garbage ordinance
appears good one pretty well adapted to conditions
in Kennewick The firm getting the contract well equipped
to do good job Those who don't what
of them in complying with the ordinance would do well to
talk to Mr.. McKibben Mr. Morgan one OF their en-
ployees about their problems. ,~...~@~zE ."@.
Selection by the BCounty Bar Association of Kenneth
E. Serier Kennewc president of their body recog
milton of the abilities character of this Benton County
Mr. who is
started his legal in the right wayby getting an all
training in the schools OF Washington then
serving such capacities assistant county ana
city attorney of Kennewc Should the people OF this area
ever see fit call him higher service in his chosen pro-
ession he unquesonably live up their highest
pectations.
When you're better general Of you are
pretty good Scoring local Grange organizations that
formula Benton county organization is deserving OF
highest praise being picked for the honor OF installing the
officers Of the state Grange in Pullman in June
With the first Major League baseball games already play
ed and west and other league schedules under way
ready start the country back to of its biggest IN
dustries Started merely for few persons to enter
tain themselves baseball has climbed to position equal Il
nancay of the big industries Baseball reached new
heights during days of Babe Ruth and since then there
has been no etdown attendance except for war days
Today baseball only for those who attend
the game sort of barometer OF life in general IN the
to be as important 10 most people 10 KNOW
how the games turned yesterday how the stock market
behaved At present everything oeh Stocks are up and the
DODGERS Yanks AS and the Braves swinging on the
ball. *.=~s @@r. rr,-@. @4:. s.
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Are we building too head of general progress in tie
TrCy area? Some people think there is that danger no
bov has sure answer but there is history to Judge 1t o
Down in Florida during the boom days there was RAPID ao
nrodeios construction Business, industrial ana oenc
hdings mshroomed and when the boom burst there It
do IN the market no use anybody But prophet
eaid the situation only temporarythat some DAY al
he buildings would be needed The thing to DO was 20 oule
FLORIDA to fit things that had been created 1o IT. In
years buildings filled, soon there was announcer housing
shortage The prophets were indicated @
The senior high school music department is Presenns It's
ncert at the high school next Thursday night "A oand
- chorus group of soloists from each group, anu
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