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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-06-09
Richlund Without
Truffic Fdtolity
In 2 Full Years

Two full years without single
traffic fatality in Richland were
completed on Tuesday, June q,
was announced this week by Cap
tain A. E. Barron, community
patrol traffic section.
The last fatal traffic accidenr
in Richland occurred on June q
1947 in the 400 block on Benhan
stree.. 1t involved five-yeaf-
old child crossing the street. There
have been total of three traffie
fatalities in Richland since the
starr of the village in May, 1915
Chief of Community patrol Il.
w. Strock commended Richlano
drivers for their cooperation, the
community safety committee for
their work, and the people en-
ployed in the community patrol
division for the efficiency with
which they carry out their work:
This record in Richland shows
quite favorably with that of a
nearby local city of comparable
size stated Captain Barron. In
that city in 1948, there were 500
traffic accidents, II persons were
hospitalized and three died as a
result. of traffic accidents. In
Richland there were 262 traffic
accidents, 13 persons were hos
pitalized and there were no deaths
as result of traffic accidents in
| 1948.
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To Start
Other New
Recreation

Softball season got unus
way Wednesday night at lnS
new Recreation playtleiu
grounds with ten teams u
the league. Scheduled to star
Monday night, the openlngs
was delayed on account o.
the field not being entirely
completed. Wednesday night,
however, the league got gong
with Wilson Floors VS.. Churcps
and Columbia Photo VS.. BASIN
Surplus playing the openl's
games.
The league season Will conunus
five nights week until the LIN
of August, playing two games
each night except Saturday anu
Sunday. rE
The ten teams in the League
are those sponsored by PUD, Ray
D-Ant Cleaners, Playland, BASIN
Surplus. Kennewick Auto Supply.
Church Grape Juice Co., Modern
Homes, Inc, Columbia Photo
Lab. VIEW and Wilson Floors.
Tonight, Thursday, Ray-D-Aa'
Cleaners will play the first game
with Modern Homes and Play
land will play Kennewick Auto
Supply. Tomorrow night the
teams will be Wilson Floors VS..
PuD and for the second game
Church's VS.. VIEW. The first game
each night starts at lis and the
second at 8:45. -
The Recreation Commission, In
cooperation with the city park
board. has installed new bleach
ers. lights and diamond IN the
city,s new park area, making the
place one of the most attractive
and convenient of any small CITY
in the state.
This development is the first OI
the city's pla.-aed park extension
which eventually Win cover the
ainc acres syhic1 khe city redtyusi
purchased from the sover9snent
which had purchased the Koper-
ty for the wartime t-aiie1 ssaoas-
ing. -
The development of the new
ball field has taken great deal
more time ans work than was
originally anticipated but through
the cooperation of several organ
izations, the grounds are ready
CONTINUED on Page a
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Helslge Asks Even.
Break ON I unds
For Air ports

A Demand I-laL the council split
the amount budgeted for airports
between Twin City airport and
Vista Field, was made at meet
ing of the city council Tuesday
night by Herb Hcnne, Twin City
airport operator. {
Henne told the councilmen that
Twin City airport was a greater
asset to the community han VISIT
Field because it was operated ic-
cally and it turned IN $3.50 on gas
oline sales during last year
whereas there was no income to
the city from, Vista Field.
Henne asked the council to oil
strip of the landing field frprr
so to Is feet wide. - -
At the same time, Henne said
hhe was inaugurating this week
plane service in a 12-passenger
Lockheed plane and he would
put on an air. show for the bei'e-
fit of the hospital fund here en-
July a.
City Superintendent r. c. Rec
tor said the fund was not ade-
ouate to maintain both fields. But
acting Mayor Lowrence Scott re-
ferred the matter to the airport
committee which has called a
meeting for next week. Mayor
Urban Keolker, who was out OF
the city, is expected to set date
for the airport committee Ineerins
when he returns.
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avenue e. Gets
Back Old Name

The street that leads of the
bridge over .ne Columbia Avenue
coming from Pasco, as famous
locally for its name as Broadway
or Pennsylvania Avenue are to
the nation, went back to its ole
name Wednesday morning.
The city council voted Tuesday
night to ammend it's street naming
ordinance to restore the old name
a promise also that something
of Avenue c and it made
would be done about a sign at
the intersection of the street with
Washington.
The council voted to change
the name back from Columbia
Avenue which it had been given
by the city planning commission
after lem Sherman, speaking for
the Avenue c group, told the
council the change would nor up
set the alphabetical system for
naming streets and that the bene-
fit of the advertising the street
has received would otherwise be
lost. The group first asked that
the street be named Market Ave-
nue." but this was rejected by
the council because it didn't fit
in with the alphabetical scheme.
Meanwhile, Post Master Walter
Woehler told the council streets
still were headache to him and
his mail carriers and the council
agreed to change the name OF
Monroe street because it had for
merly been Adams which was
next to Monroe and the whole
thing mixed up everybody living
on the two streets.
avenue CT will run only from
Gum street, at the bridge, tc
Benton street. The rest of the way
along the river it will be Column
bia Avenue, which, some council
men said, probably would be
eliminated totally or in part by
the McNary Dam dyke to be built
along the river.
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To Reign During
Benton County
air, Fesiival :.

BSAton County Fair Association
this week announced plans for a
beauty contest to be held lat the
fair grounds at 2 p. M, Sunday,
to select four princesses and
queen to reign over the 1919
Benton County Fair and Festival.
The contest is sponsored by the
fair association and the Sheriff's
posse with the assistance of the
auxiliary to the posse.
Members of the auxiliary said
yesterday three girls had entered
from Kennewick, two from Rich
land, and one each from Prosser
and Benton City. The contest is
open to residents of Benton and
any other counties but the Ben
ton county contestants only will
be eligible for the queenship.
Following the judging, to be
done by out-of-town. judges. a tea
will be given for the contestants
at the home of Mrs. John Owens,
| 2O4 Howard Street, and winners
will be announced there.
Among the qualifications are:
1. Girls must be from Is to 2O
years old, and unmarried.
2. Must be able to ride horse.
! 8. Weight must not be more
I than 135 pounds.
Judging will also be on beauty
of face, personality and figure.
The queen and her prlncesses
will be taken to various cities and
local meetings where they will be
introduced as a way of advertis-
! ing the fair and festival. At the
fair grounds during the JUDGING.
Mrs. Arthur Stromme of Pasco
and Mrs. Elmer Smith of Kenne-
wick will be chaperones. Honor
!, guests will be the mayors OF Pas
land, Benton City, and Prosser.
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Matheson Variety
Store Here Sold

Robert "Bob" Matheson an
nounced this week the sale Of his
store, known as Matheson Variety
to Mr.. and Mrs. q. E. Williams
of Auburn.
The Williams took possession OF,
the business Monday morning as
Matheson joined the sales force
of the Fyfe & Spaulding Really
Company.
The new owners said the.?
would carry on variety store
business and carry about the same
stock as the store has handled.
The new owners operated a va
riety store in Auburn for yeas
before coming here.
The store. was opened three
years ago by Matheson who has
been one of the active commune
ty leaders.
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SOFTBALL SEASON OPENS; TWO GAMES TONIGHT
HeaOy Crop But LOzOer
Price For Cherry Crop

A heavy crop Of cherries which
viii bring only fair or possibly
poor prices was the outlook a.
the picking season got well under
way in the Kennewick area this
week. 40, ~ i, @
First cars reached the market
Tuesday but the prices were sc
unsettled that shipping associat-
ions had nothing TO report They
said any statement Of prices
might be misleading. They pre-
ferred to wait until prices stab
ilized some before giving quota
tons. r " II .5' j.
Nearest to an indication of the
:rend came from an independent
shipping concern which guessed
that top might be about 10 cents
a pound compared to IL cents
last year for most of the crop
One grower said his crop was
yielding about ton per acre
of Bing cherries. a 80
Markets which will get frui:
from the lower Yakima Valley
this year extend all the way
from the west coast to the cas-,
coast. Some cars already are OF
their way to or have arrived ir
New York City, Philadelphia, ano
Minneapolis. ~ -
That prices MAJ drop farther
on all except bling cherries wa:
seen here as a possibility becaua.
of the fact that a big carry love,
was On hand on canned cherries
/, Canning operations We're in full
swing throughout the war ant
during the years following. Thi
year s7aere will be practically n,
canning operations except TO
home use and by small concerns
it was said.
/ On the other hand, grower
anu shippers both said the crol
might 10, cut down constGsrabi.
in some parts of the country an,
time-by such agencies as weathe
and insects.
| With heavy cherry crop APP
parently coming on growers o
the valley all set for a battle witt
the frui. fly. Earliest emergenc,
OF flies so far recorded was Oh
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Washington u"
Survey Reveals
Weekly Interest

Results of leadership study,
conducted by the school Of journ-
alism Of the University of Wash
ington has been received by the
Courier-2eporter 1t furnishes &
key to s4cs t;ss.esso rfa.sers fos
news and the leadership interest
in the advertisements of a weekly
newspaper.
A survey was conducted in CO.
operation with the Kent, Wash,
News-Journal, which was describ-
ed by the report as an average
weekly newspaper. Separate re-
suits are given for men and wom-
en-.
The report shows that the front
page of the weekly newspaper is
read by 100 percent of the men
and 100 percent of the women
readers.
Other pages are read by high
percentages of both men ano
women, page two by 87.7 percent
of the men and by 1915 percent OF
the women readers. Page three
drew the reader interest of 97.3
percent of men and 97.6 percent
of women. The sports page was
read by $50 percent of men and
9S.5 percent of women. contra
dieting the theory that men are
more interested in sports than
women.
The classified page of week
ly newspaper is one of the mos,
popular, claiming reader Interest
Continued on Page -
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Potuto Growers Are
Asked to QuolifY

A j. Thompson, ciidiliiiaii VI
the Benton County Agricultural
credit association this week ad.
dressed the ofllowing to potato
growers: ,;.,,,.,,r.,
Conservation association wishes te-
cali 70 the attention of all grow.
ers elegibile for support under the
1949 potato program, that theiI
responsibility consists of not only
meeting their acreage goals, bun
also requires making application
for eligrkli.y prior to the estap-
1ished final date which VIII S-
announced later. Also, agreement
to specified program conditions
and in addition, the service fee
of $500 per acre on the allotmen'
must be paid by the deadline dare,
or fifteen days in advance OF
harvest. whichever comes earlier.
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Free Home
In Hospital
Fund Drive

A brand new home may be one
of the inducements that will be
hung before the public in the
coming drive for 100000 to build
new district hospital in kenne-
wick. .-a .
Page Carter, hospital director,
said ne had contacted union labor
organizations, material men, and
others, and that the prospects .or
getting a new home erected for
practically nothing to DE given
away during the campaign "ap-
pears good" T..
A chance on the new home
would be given with each cona-
ion, he said.
Another plan which gol favor
able comment at meeting OF
hospital authorities and enthusl-
SITS Monday night at the Cham
,er of Commerce meeting room,
vas to give annuity policies with
ZACH subscription which could be
,sed in payment of any hospital
dill against the holder. The policy
would become the property OF the
hospital association after the
leath of the holder.
Opening the meetinf, which
vas attended by 20 persons, a.. G.
| Anon. chairman of the fund drive
;aid the first essential to making
the drive a success was "coil1l-
ience." He told the group tina,
this is one of the largest under
sakings in the history OF the com
nunity." He said the proposal foi
| federal funds might be all right
out that whether federal .tlnes
are obtained or not. the cornmun-
| ity must be in a position to match
he funds and therefore drive
was absolutely necessary.
j Carter estimated the cost OF Inc
campaign could be cut to about
$4,000. He said that although
$4,000 would be usual on cam
| oaign OF this size, this cos. COULD
oescut il a volunteer force large
4 :
and active enough could be mus
tered. Carter said the plan was
to have $50 workers in the f;e'.'
when the campaign gets ind.
way. He suggested July ! as the
right time to start the drive.
Carter suggested that the hos
pital association, formed several
| years ago, be the organization ts
! have charge of the drive.
i The annuity plan was suggested
! by Carl Nyborg of Island View
and a similar plan was sug sestec
by Fred Bunch. Sr.
/ The hospital commissioners
who were elected in the last gen.
| aral election, will have SlSO,0O(
/ Continued on Page A.
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State GRANGE Master Says IVA Needed 10 Stop Waste

Lack of coordination" among
federal government agencies OPP
Grating in the Pacific Northwest
is resulting in a costly waste" of
the regions resources and points
to the need for a Columbia VAL
ley administration, State Grange
Master Henry P. Christensen told
delegates and visitors at the Goth
annual session of the Washington
State Grange Tuesday afternoon.
The c. V. A. issue, he asserted
is zone of the major questions"
to come before the Changers
meeting on the Washington State
College campus, in Pullman.
eve spent s79,OoO,000 in the
last bienniuni on development OF
the Columbia Basin" Christensen
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explained, "but failure to protect
agricultural lands already IN
production resulted in the loss
of 100, 100000 tons of topsoil dur
ing the flood period-in other
words, the equivalent OF Z lncnes
of topsoil from 1880 80 acre
farms"
Christensen said that the Forest
Service for lack of $4,000 appro-
priations s.was unable to cruise
and market overripe TIMBER
which would have brought IN
81 100000 from our federal for
ests.'' Similarly, SlUO,OUO ap,
preparation for conservation and
reseeding of public grazing lanos
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Grapejuice
RECREATION
By RoLrE TuvE

HECHSAAASN
The top o. Ills front page is De-
ing given over this week to sports.
Ordinarily sports can't rate that
position, but in the case OF Zen
newick and what has been and
is being done for the community.
nv its softball and related pro-
grams, it is not out OF place 70
award it the banner line. Some
hard headed planning, and some
determined work are gradually
developing a sports and general
recreation program in Kennewick.
It is a side of our life which has
gone half done for too long. The
city recreation committee deserv-
es hearty pat on the back for
its efforts and its achievements
thus far.
THE MAIL MAN
Postmaster waiter Woehler has
had more than his share OF the
burden that falls to community
which suddenly experiences Q
,trebling of its population. AND "
appears that these troubles still
are not over. Every day the mai
service runs UP against snag IN
the form of one or more persons
who believe it is the proper thing
to assert their independence.
Woehler says he admits this is
free country and he can't arrest
ANYBODY for not complying witt
such requests as moving maii
boxes, but he can cut off mail
service to those individuals. a
few persons went so far as to call
at the Woehler home to argue
their cases. Result was that wnen
they met Walter face to lace:
things Just ironed out themselves.
Maybe if ali persons who thlnk
they are being pushed around by
the post office department Wouie
drop in and have 2 chat Wltr
Woehler, all his and their troubles
would end.
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Get S975
lin Break-in
AiCanneEv

Willard Campbell OF Camp
bells Custom Cannery. said
last night that his office had
been broken into on Front
Street with the loss OF 1915
in cash and checks.
Police, who have been in
vestigating the bresk-in, said
there was nothing new
to report on the burgalry.
I Campbell said the burglars
broke into the building We'd
nesday night of last week Or
Thursday morning through the
cannery by climbing over the
Richmond Implement building.
They pried the doors open to the
office where the money was TAX
en-. n (.
Campbell said the money was
stored in fireproof lockers and
letter files.
Police reported that they had
broken up a gambling game IN
K Kennewick and had arrested
Morris Boulenge, So, who pleaded
guilty before Justic Winkenwerd-
err. His fine was $500 and costs.
Police said four players who
were patronizing the game were
fined 500 and costs each and one
player forfeited a S100 bond. But
police withheld the names OF the
players and also would not dl-
vulge the location of the gambling
game.
Police records also showed:
Oliver d. Ryden had forfeited a
SGT bond on a negligent driving
charge.
jess MILFORD of Vancouver was
fined S22 and costs for speeding.
Elmer r. Land of Kcntsevick
was fined SIS and costs for speed
ing.
William L. Langley (aderess
unavailable, $i2.5o bond forfeited
for speeding. 60 Il
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Rummdge Sole to
Outfit Beauties

The auxiliary of the Benton
County Sheriffs posse will hold
rummage sale Friday and Satur-
day, June 10 and IL at the S &
j Motors building. Proceeds will
be used to outfit the queen and
her princesses. at the Benton
County fair and festival to be
held in August.
Anyone wishing to contribute
rummage call Mrs. Elmer Smith,
Kennewick 1916, Mrs. StronGne,
Pasco 1853, or Mrs. McAdams.
Richland 3801R5, and it will be
picked up.
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Dolly Vocation
Bible School

First Babtist church, Kennewick
will conduct the annual Daily Va
cation Bible school June20 20 July
I, Monday through Friday, begin
'ns ah 900 a. m. and closing at
t1.3O. A fir program of graded
lessons, singing, pictures on the
screen and conducted play will
make up the general course OF
Instructions to be presented BY a
staff of qualified leaders.
The school is open to children
of any denomination, and assist
arsce will be given as far as poss.
ible in the matter of transport.
alton in the local area.
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Queen Contest Set for SUNDAY
Pusco Pool Open to
KenneWick Children

Through a cooperative ar
rangement between the Frank
lin County and Benton County
Red Cross chapters, Ken1ewick
children will be permitted TO
participate in the Red Cross
swim campaign classes which
opened at the Pasco pool Mon
day. Half hour classes START at
500 am. daily and are continu-
Gus until IL noon. New classes
will be enrolled each two weeks
thereafter. Any Kennewicx
child over may enroll in any
rrade of swiinrninr by phonira
Pasco 534l or calling at the
Franklin county charter ga
at 4th and Shoshone for regis.
tration blanks.
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marketing agreements, and flex-
ible floors to encourage self adj
jusment of production to meet the
demand present a sound basis on
which we can build in develop
ing the overall flexible program
needed" The State Grange Mas
ter continued. He urged that
study be given to the proposed
International Wheat Agreement
now before Congress as the be-
ginning of a program to assure
fair trading in the world markets
Soil conservation, Christensen
declared, should be foremost
objective of any agricultural
Continued on Page A.
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oasirlasters to
Be Invited to
Spokane in 1850

Delegates to the annual con-
ference of the international
Toastmasters in ST. Louis, Mo-,
next August will receive an invi-
tation to hold their annual con-
ference in Spokane in 1850. Bruce
Lampson of Kennewick, District
Governor-Elect, said here today.
Lampson said an invitation
which has been extended at con-
ferences the past two years would
be repeated this year. He said he
believed it would be accepted.
There would be about 300 dele
gates and others such as wives
and guests comprising crowd of
about 1000 to care for in Spokane
next year, Lampson, who takes
office July l as district governor,
said. The conference runs four
days. 1t was held in Seattle In
1916, Minneapolis in 1947, and
San Francisco in 1948.
Lampson said a survey is being
taken to determine the require
mentS for an international COLI
ference. He said finances were all
in sight since most of the confer
ence is self-supporting. There are
TAT clubs in the international
Toastmasters organization, with
scattered clubs in Canada, South
America, England, Ireland, and
Scotland.
Lampson described the Toast
masters as an educational organi-
cation which provides excellent
training in human relations and
in organizing programs of work.
Orville Baird, a member of tho
Kennewick club, placed third ise
the annual district speech contest
at Spokane. Joe Black Of Ephrata
won the zone contest.
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$4,000 Is MuY
Building Records

Building permits totalling SgO,-
600 were issued by building in
spector Herb Malchow during
May, his monthly report to The
City Council showed yesterday.
Largest construction project
was for the neubw ewibuilding
was for the new building being
erected on First Avenue to be
used as post office. It calls for
an expenditure of 100000. Sec
ond largest was for a house on
Third Avenue East for $4,000.
Several other homes will be built
st costs Of from 5000 to $4,000.
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.swould on 10-year basis have
increased by ten times their car
rying capacity for livestock and
game"
Such an agency also is needed,
Christensen said, to work out
the problems of providing needed
schools and roads when Columbia
Basin lands are settled. The road
program alone will cost some
$42, OO0, 900 in the next years,
he said, quoting State Highway
Department figures.
Emphasizing the immediate
need for sound, long-ranget az
ricultural program, Christensen
called attention to the farm COM
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mission proposal offered by Ma
tional Master "A. S. Goss and
the subsidy plan advanced by
Secretary of Agriculture Charles
F. Brannan.
'We must build program
broad enough to provide num-
Der of remedies which will meet
varying conditions and needs of
different commodities and locali-
ties" he emphasized. AT the
same time, Congress should not
ignore worth while provisions of
any plan because other parts
were unacceptable, he added.
'.Such well established princi-
pies as the multiple price system