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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-07-29
.S7,7OO Donuted To
Cover Expense Of
Hospital Campaign

" Five Kennewick residents this week donated 81 100
help defay expenses of the Kennewic hospital fund
drive.
The contributions, according to Page Carter, fund
drive director from John Vibber, Glen FELTON,, Mrs
Rilda Owens DR.. Bruce Murphy, and Dr. Ralph debit
be used specifically defay the of the drive
The funds donated to the hospital placed in trust
earmarked construction of the hospital and not be
used expenses incurred by the drive Carter pointed
out Expense of the drive is the main worry from day to
day. Only income this is from special contributions
and activities he said. =
Carter explained that when the drive originally
set nm it was decided that all contributions would be
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-07-29
Swim cIussF For
Kennewickers

Red Cross swimming classes
will be held for KenneWick chill
dren and adults starting Aug. /
and running through until Aug.
ID. These classes are open to all
and registration may be made at
the Red Cross office in the Rich
mond building. They may also
register Monday morning, Aug.
1 at the Pasco pool.
Glasses start at 500 am. and
last until 1900 noon, each class
being As minutes long. The bus
will leave from the Methodist
church in Kennewick ID min
utes prior to each class.
The following schedule will
be in effect: 900 TO Gas -
Swimmers and beginners II and
over; 9:45 10 1920 - Intermedi
ates and beginners IL to L.;
1890 TO 1l:15 - Advance be
ginnerS II and over and be ;.n-
nerS 8 to 10; 11:15 TO 1900 ad-
vance beginners 6 to IL and he
ginnerS 6 to z.
Mrs. E. F. Duffy. water So.
chairman, states that it will
necessary 10 have t. Ge~v'"c- r;
three mothers c2c'1 T2orn;-.-
two 10 check hrs II 80
and one to ride ~ - !,f's
tn chi'drc". A.. NJ. l.
adul; v-ino v,"ul3 ri'-2 - 4 !
orc or f3-'" mornings is .Gs">1 -
phone 1851.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-07-29
Race Is On
To Finish
P.O. Aug. !

Kennewick's new post office.
yesterday was being pushed to
completion in a race with time.
Date on which Postmaster Wal.
ter Woehler Is supposed to oc.
cupy the new building on First
avenue is August 1. II the build
ing isn't completed by hat tirne.s
Woehier is expected to move In
anyway and do the best he can,
which. he says, won't be too good.
The new building will provide
5000 square feet. of floor space.
That is a little more than twice
the area covered by the floor Of
the present post office on Kenne-
wick avenue. The new building
Is being put up by w. H. Seidel,
general contractor.
Woehler said he was in hopes
that when the new building is
occupied he would have new
equipment, but that is not to be.
: The Courier yesterday received
a letter from Senator Warren G..
Magnuson, pointing out the sit
uation with regard to new equip
ment. q,
The letter:
"Thank you for your July 10
letter with reference to the new
post office building into which
the post office will be moved in
the near future. s, /
owe checked with, the fourth
assistant postmaster general on
the question of equipment and
he has advised that they have a
listing of what is needed for the
post office at Kennewick and
that the matter has gone about
as far as possible in the way of
being processed departmentally.
The sticker is the fact that there
are only a few equipment COM
panieS in the United States
that make post office boxes and
things of this kind. AS a result,
they can not supply the de.
mands recently made upon them
as the result of the resuming of
a program of improving condi.
tions in the post offices through.
out the nation. / understand that
next week there will be a con.
ference in Washington, D. c.,
with the manufacturers in an
endeavor to speed up the pro.
gram in some way.
at is possible that six months
may go by as the inspector has
indicated; and 1t Is true that
your patrons will be quite dis.
appointed with the fact that
they cannot secure new fixtures
or get individual boxes, but
hope that it will not be for long
I have indicated my interest In
your getting the facilities at the
earliest possible time, but feel
badly that conditions are not
such that such protests would
not be necessary"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-07-29

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purchase of the water systems by
the city. Others came out frank.
ly to point out reasons why the
vote should be in favor of the
systems. 81: ~.
City officials emphasized again
that it requires SO percent of the
registered voters to make the
election legal and it requires q
majority of those voting to carry.
The. Courier Reporter represen.
tative, on meeting the person in.
tervieWed, said:
"You know a bond election is
to be held on August % on
whether to buy the two domestic
water systems and to consolidate
and improve them. Whether. you
are in favor Of the purchase by
the city OF not. would you Najud
giving us a statement on what
you think about registering and
voting in this election ?"
Here are the statements:
Emil Behfman, president q
Kennewick Merchants associa.
ton:
I'm a growing community,
every citizen should take part
in every municipal question such
as the water bond election. !
Continued on Page p
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-07-29
Labor, Moteriol
Given AT Cost
For Boys Home

George Sutton, who has been
speaking in this area i'm behalf
of "Buoyville," new home for
boys being established at Ma.
ches, north of Yakima, said yes.
terday before leaving that all
labor and materials have been
offered for the home at cost.
That means that the first Unit
of the home will be built for less
than half the normal cost, SUIT.
ton said. The building materials
Were. donated by various build.
ing firms, while the labor has
been pledged by members Of the
building trades union.
Sutton made 16 public ap.
pearances, speaking to chambers
of commerce, civic clubs and
women's clubs in the area dur
ing his stay here. He said some
cash has been donated but that
additional money is needed.
First unit is to cost $1,000. Ad.
ditional units are to be the same
size so that, Sutton said, each
unit of about is boys will have
a home dad and mom."
He asked that people who wish
to contribute to this cause which
is designed to straighten out
boys who have gone assay and
make good men of them, send
their contributions. to Buoy
ville," care Of George Sutton,
Naches, Wash. 5.z-s,--.-..-1..'-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-07-29
Grange Master
Tovisit Here
OnWednesduy

Albert S. Goss, the young man
who climbed to the top from
membership in the Finley
Grange to the position of Mas.
ter of the International Grange,
is coming back to Kennewick
next Wednesday.
It will be his first. visit to his
former. home in. 90. years, al
though he has maintained his
membership in the Finley
organization all this time.
'Goss served a, number OF years
as master of the Finley Grange,
then as master Of the. Washing.
ton State Grange, from which he
was elected to- the position he
now holds. - .;s::A = -. s
Members from many. of \ the
Grange organizations ..ins this
area are expected TO .bes repre-.
scented at a. meeting Of the Fin.
ley group dnesday: 1light.%The
program calls for. opening the
meeting at $50 o'clock Wednes.
day night with regular bust.
ness. Finley Grange, ladies' have
been asked each ito bring two
fruit pies to the meeting for the
lunch. that is to be- given in
GosS' honor. - -, -. 3
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-07-29

placed in the bank in trust forS
the purpose of construction of the
hospital. The Special Projects
committee of the drive was or
ganized for the purpose of con-
Quoting money making projects
to defray expenses. Such projects
include the Zakaib concert, soft.
ball games, and other events in
connection with the drive itself.
In this manner, the resident who
wants to see his contribution 60
to the hospital can be assured
that every penny he donates will
60 for that purpose.
Alfred Anon, Fund Drive
chairman, said, "If it weren't for
these projects and donations
from people like these, we would
not be able to continue to con-
duct this drive. Many services
have been donated, but some
things have to be paid for. This
$500 will 60 long way toward
making this drive a success.
IAN SESSIONS {. :
The series Of jam sessions for
the benefit Of the Kennewick
lund drive are pfoving very sue.
cessful, according to A. L. "Andy"
Anderson, chairman Of the drives
publicity committee who has
ibeen acting as, master Of cere.
monies.
Anderson explained that the
musicians union has cooperated
with the drive and permitted
union musicians to play at the
sessions. Anderson credits Ted
Myrick, musicians union bust
ness agent, with obtaining this
clearance. Normally, the union
will not allow musicians to play
such engagements in public,
since the prime purpose of this
Jam session Is to give the must
clans an opportunity to play as
they like for their own amuse-
ment and enjoyment.
ION behalf OF the hospital fund
drive, I want to thank Ted My
rick and the musicians for their
splendid cooperation" Anderson
said. 'These men work all eve
ming each Saturday, and then
come down to the Riviera Supper
Club, and play as long as the
public will stay to listen. They
are donating their time and SER
vices for the benefit Of the Hos
pital Fund Drive, and before this
drive is complete their contribu-
lions will be substantial"
The jam sessions are held each
Saturday night, after midnight
at the Rivera Supper club, in
KonneWick. ss.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-07-29
Plymouth Road May Miss.
Golf Course, Bunch Hears

The new route Of the state
road from Plymouth and con.
Meeting with state highway 40
at Kennewick may not be across
the Tri City golf course after all.
Fred Bunch, ST., Avenue C
merchant, said he had talked
with Engineer Doyle Of the state
highway department again and
that Doyle had told him the de-
partfnent was considering a new
route to the west.
]. Under the new plan, the road
would run north of Rudkin.
Road in the Highlands, cut over
to Hudnal Road and follow route
north Of: the .Hi.Land theater
passing, the golf club house on
the north. It would bring thc
road into the railroad tracks on
a higher level. and probably
mean there would be an over.
DaSS. = s-.tr = $500
/. When. Doyle spoke at a cham.
Der OF Commerce meeting here
q month ago, he referred to ano-
ther alternate route four and a
half miles west Of the golf club.
house and said that was the only
alternate route the department
had figured out at that time.
Several members of the golf
club had opposed cutting across
the golf course In front of the
club house.
Bunch, said :: Doyle had told
him. Avenue, C would be paved
but that it. probab bly,. would have
to wait, until next spring. The
plants :ton1ake, Avenue c a four.
lane street. - ..-.i.a q
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-07-29
First Rehearsal
Of New Band

First rehearsal of a new. rodeo
band for the Benton County Fair
and Rodeo will be held at the
high school band room at 7:3O
o'clock Monday night.
The band will play Saturday
and Sunday afternoons at the
rodeo and In the parade Satur-
day. All experienced bandsmen
are asked to attend the rehearsal.
Those in charge said to bring in.
struments but that those who
have no instruments should
come anyway as there will be
some instruments furnished.
Older players are asked espe.
cially to attend as an effort is
being made to get out the old
time bandsmen who played years
ago. Several circus, army band.
and city musicians have agreed
70 tsll1 part
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-07-29
Pep Dinner For
Hospit!oIl Drive
ToBeThursdoy

Alfred Anon chairman of
the Kennewick hospital fund
drive, announced today that a
pep dinner for the drive will
be held Thursday evening,
August a in the Methodist
church in Kennewick.
Anon said that tickets for.
this dinner would be sent
through the mail. The dinner
is planned as one of the series
of events to help defray the
expenses Of the drive.
Page H. Carter, fund drive
director announced that the
campaign is progressing on
schedule. Carter said thatSit
will be announced shortly that.
the field workers will begin
canvassing the city.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-07-29
CITY GROSS RECEIPTS TAX PROPOSED
One Tenth
I Percent
Suggested

A city gross receipts tax 10
take the place of the ordinary
business license, has been pro-
posed for Kennewick, with a ma
jority of the members Of the city
council known to be in favor Of
the proposal. 49,.
Estimates on the amount Of
annual revenue it would bring
to the city for public works have
ranged all the way from $4,000
to 100000.
At a meeting of the city coun-
ell Tuesday night, members OF
the council discussed the pro-
posal but with no indication that
any steps would be taken until
full airing of the matter is had
before the Chamber of Com
merce, merchants associations,
and probably civic clubs.
At present there is no ordi.
nance providing for licensing
business i'm general. but some
businesses such as taxicabS, ara
taxed under special ordinances.
Fred Bunch, who often doesn't
see eve to eye with other mem.
bers of the council, said he be-
lived that the one-tenth of one
per cent on the gross take Of the
merchants. would be too, high.
Councilmen figured out that the
tax would amount to $3.50 annu-
ally on gross business of $780,.
600. With all the other taxes the
merchant has to pay, it's too
much, Bunch contended. -
Mayor Keolker, who was
strong for the full airing before
anything is done, suggested that
if one-tenth of one per cent In
too much, the rate should be
lower, but he and others were
against a suggestion. that the
business tax be based in a front
foot basis. 81. tsr'
"What about people who opef-
ate in upstairs offices?" one
councilman asked. riss..sask. -
Several Washington cities
have such a business license tax
and some have the one-tenth Of
one per cent rate. One city's or.
dinance provides for payment Of
the tax every month.
The percentage ordinance
would take the place Of one
which has been worked on for at
least more than a year. That or
dinance would have classified
all groups of merchants and set
up different amounts for differ
emit kinds of businesses.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-07-29
Acc Word
Wuifed On.
Relocation

State highway department Of
ficials are. awaiting word from
the Atomic Energy Commission
on a decision for location of
permanent access road before
they can complete plans for re-
location of highway 40 between
Kennewick and the Richland Y.
: Tom Doyle, district engineer at
Yakima, said Saturday that plans
are nearing completion, but final
phases of the plans cannot be
approved by the state depart
ment until the Acc decision is
reached. 81
Field work on relocation work
has been completed, with the ex-
ception Of the connection at the
west end for the permanent &C.
cess road. /
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-07-29
CIVIC LEADERS, BUSINESS men
URGE PEOPLE REGISTER, VOTE

Men. and women throughout
the Kennewick community today
had Joined in a common plea to
their neighbors to register and
vote in the city water bond cleo
ton. -. :; =. :. -. J.: =.
: Last day to register { for: new
residents is tomorrow :. (Satur.
day.. Persons who, have moved
to a new precinct will have until
August ID to register =, ~
!, A representative of the Courier
Reporter called on. persons this
week to give them IAN iopportun.
ity to express their feelings to.
ward registration and voting in
the election. Some urged only
that people register. and vote,
without indicating whether they
favored or disapproved Of the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-07-29

She was born In Eugene, Ore. Is
a graduate of the University of
Oregon and member. of Phi Mu
sorority. Her hobby Is dogs and
horses. - s
Mr.. Ross came here in April Of
194S when the Crest department
store opened. He is from Spo-
kane, but was born at Joplin
City, Mo. He and Mrs. Bell both
are members of the Chamber of
Commerce. Ross belongs to XII
wants and the sheriff's posse. He
goes in for hunting and fishing in
his spare hours when he isn't
working at some civic project =
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-07-29
INTRODUCING r. ...ss.ssss...5s....
sSs::=1 Kennewick's Business
And Professional People
p u. ! &5re - ~. TO THE COMMUNITY

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~ This is the first of a series OF
short stories introducing Kenr1e.
wick's business and professional
people to the people they serve.
Today's feature introduces:
Mrs. Eunice Parker Bell, mana
ger Benton County Abstract & Ii.
tie Company, PIG Kennewick ave.
nue., West. ~.-.'-.
MoTvin p. Ross, manager and
co.owner Crest Mems Shop, 22O
Kennewick avenue, West.
Mrs. Bell came to Kennewick
from Seattle on May 10, 194S,
when the business firm with
which she is connected opened.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-07-29
Work On PIuns

A field party of the state high
way department at present is
working on plans for primary
highway S-tlle Plymouth Ken
neWick Patterson highway - in
order that they may be complet.
ed in plenty Of time before funds
become available for construc.
ton work.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-07-29
WEEKEND
VIEW POINTS
By ] w. HANSON
Editor. Tho CouTieY.ReporteS

When Colonel Whipple, U. S.
army engineer, told the Courier.
Reporter in telephone CONVEX.
sation from Walla Walla recent.
ly that Avenue c would not be
flooded when McNary dam
starts operating, a number of
business men operating on that
street frankly were surprised.
They were all set to pull stakes
and move as a group to a new
location. =
Some even went 50 far as to
believe that there must have
been some error in interpreting
what was said by Whipple. They
telephoned Walla Walla and got
the same information. But if the
decision was to be to flood the
avenue and move, Avenue c
businessmen were ready to take
the consequences. If it was me-
cessary to move, they wanted to
60 in a body, pick out a new
spot and settle down. A loyalty
has grown up among Avenue c
business men which could well
be transferred to the whole COM
munity. The people along that
widely known street work to-
gether, plan together, come to
the aid of each other in times of
distress.
: It will b remembered thot
when the flood struck Lost sum.
mer, Avenue c businessmen
picked out q bare spot on Ben. :.
ton street. erected q pupeT.
covered shelter at the corner
Of Front street and Carried on
business. There were obstacles
and hordships. but they got q (
kick out Of It II wds the be.
ginning Of q cooperative feel.
ing that hos endured. j
Whipple told the person tele-
phoning the same story as was
printed In the Courier Reporter
The dixie, according to present
plans, is to run inside the ave.
nue. across Clover island and
therefore the avenue will be pro.
tected. This protection will ex.
tend all the way to the west
Kennewick city limits. Beyond
CONTINUED on Page ~
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The City clsE.-s Office will
be open for registration Thurs.
day and FxidoY evening from
? to 8 for. the .conyenience Of
people who wish to register
MoYor Keolker dnnouneed' Yes.
teEdaY. e.t:s:sS..>.. &. ;, >. ta7:.
Evening star., 1949-07-19
Arlington Library Burns;
Loss in Books Is $4,000

An estimated $4,000 worth Of
new books was either destroyed
or seriously damaged early today
in a fire which burned the interior
of the headquarters of the Arling-
ton County Library. 1859 North
Irving street.
Mrs. Mildred Blattner, county
librarian, gave the estimate of the
value Of the new books. She said
there are about 10000 volumes in
the two-story structure which also
houses the Clarendon Branch Lii
brary. one of eight in the county
system.
The fire was discovered by two
conunty policemen, Pvts. Arthur
Brown and Nathaniel Henry, who
were passing in a scout car about
4::20 am.
The blaze, origin of which was
not determined, apparently start
ed on the second floor. Books on
the first floor were badly damaged
by water,
Evening star., 1949-07-19
Britain 10 Send 1000
More Troops 10 Docks
BY the Associoted Press

LONDON, July 19.-The Labor
government alerted 1000 more
soldiers for duty on the strike
bound London water front today.
The troops, due on the docks
tomorrow, will increase to nearly
5000 the number of servicemen
unloading and loading ships tied
up for % days by work stoppage
of stevedores and dockers.
The Labor Ministry gave this
picture of the water front today:
70 ships are idle and seven
being unloaded with inadequate
crews; 15,441 dockers are idle;
1896 still are at work on % ships;
troops are at work on 10 ships.
Forty-two crewmen still on duty
on the Canadian ship Beaverbrae,
involved in a seamen's dispute
which led to the dock stoppage,
urged the dockers to go back to
work today.
In a letter to Labor Minister
George Isaacs they said they were
majority of the crew and only
! minority were on strike. The
London dockers have refused to
Eork the strikebound ship.
Evening star., 1949-07-19
Guatemala Soldiers
Attack Palace After
Army Chief Is Slain
ArevoIo Regime Claims
Control, but Violence
And Confusion Reign
BY the Assoeioted Press

GUATEMALA CITY, Guate-
mala, July 19.-Armored troops
were reported battling for con-
troll of the National Palace to-
day as confusion and violence
gripped Guatemala in the wake of
the Staying of her army chief Of
staff.
An attack on the palace was
launched last night after the army
leader, Col. Francisco Javier
Arana, had been assassinated.
War planes flew over the city
and armed civilians roamed the
streets despite police curfew orders.
Early today Manuel Galich, a
leader of the Revolutionary Action
Party which supports President
Juan Jose Arevalo's regime. broad
cast that the government had the
situation ''in control"
There have been no casualty
reports, but ambulances changed
through the streets all night. indi-
eating some persons had been
killed or wounded.
Crop Reported Under Way.
Residents of the city apparently
did not know who was fighting
whom. Conflicting. confused re-
ports prevented clear picture of
what was happening. According
to one rumor. coup was under
way inside the barred doors of
the palace itself.
A diplomatic sources said De-
fense Minister Jacobo Arbenz and
his supporters were defending the
palace against an attacking force
which has scored numerous hits
on the building. The government
radio described Mr.. Arbenz as
supporting President Arevalo.
observers in Panama ex-
pressed the belief that the men
attacking the palace and man.
ming the tanks on the streets
are members OF the army factlon
which Col. Arana headed. The
informants said the assassinated
chief of staff had been slated to /
become the opposition candidate
in the presidential election of
1851 and that Mr.. Arbenz was
expected to be the government
party's candidate. If the forces
attacking the palace succeed,
the sources said, President Are
valo's resigna ton will be de-
manded and a military junta
probably will emerge as the
ruling body in the country.)
Mr.. Arevalo was reported barri-
caded in his own residence while
(See GUATEMALA Page A-4l