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Evening star., 1949-07-29
Suggests DIR. Glass Personally
Is Unified" Against Sentor Battle


To The Editor Of The Star:
Why should DR.. Meta Glass oppose sena-
tor Battle for Governor?
A widely circulated rumor going around
the State most probably furnishes the
answer.
This lady, as president emeritus OF Sweet
Briar College, a woman of great culture and
delightful personality. it seems. appeared
before the Finance Committee in Richmond
while the Legislature was in session and ap-
pealed for an appropriation of $4,000, to be
used to promote musical festival 10 pe
held at the University of Virginia
For some reason best known to the
Finance Committee, composed OF 10 members
of the Legislature, and of which Senator
Battle was chairman it was felt unWlSe 10
advise such an appropriation at the moment.
Apparently miffed by the refusal to grant
the States money, the lady, it is suggested,
in reprisal is opposing Senator Battles
candidacy for Governor.
Is this good sportsmanship?
JAMES M. cox.
Evening star., 1949-07-29
Letters to The Star s#&~.>~
Would Have Ku Klux Klan
Investigated for I'm n-Americanism


Investigated for I'm Americanism
To the Editor of The Star:
While investigation is being made into
everything that seems to be nAmerican' ,
why not investigate the Ku Klux Klan?
Our country claims to be a Christian
nation, We have boasted long OF our re-
ligious freedom.
AS God is no respector of persons. Chris
tan nation cannot discriminate against any
race ard be within the law of Christianity
It is Un-American to discriminate against
any race or religious order in our land OF
the free.
The main purpose of the xxx is to perse-
cute the Negroes Jews and Catholics. They
claim this is in self defense-America for
white, Protestant Americans only. But If all
Negroes, all Catholics, and all Jews left
America taking with them every single bless
ing they have brought to the United States.
the white Protestant Americans would find
themselves deprived of many things they
now enjoy. M. K. DAVlDooN'
Evening star., 1949-07-29

Letters for publication must bear
the signature ana address of the
1priter, although it is permissible for
1uriter kno1Un to The Star to use
nom de plume Please be briet.
Evening star., 1949-07-29

volved in crime. And through the FB1
Academy the bureau aids in training local
authorities to help themselves. Beyond
these cooperative efforts the FBI declines
to go-and properly so.
Evening star., 1949-07-29
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question
Of fact by writing The Evening star Information
Bureau 316 Street NE, Washington 2, D. c.
Please inclose 3 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1949-07-29

biologist who has long studied the
species thinks women are in every respect
the equal of men. What provoked this
outburst of sarcasm one can only guess.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-26

MILES.ADMIRE. Jewellers, Paseo
QudlitY-Serviee Adv.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-26
Eastern Stur
P ans Meet

PROSSER, Nov. 25-Sunshine
Chapter "a, Order of Eastern
Star, will meet Thursday eve
ming in the Masonic temple. The
program hour will feature the
obligation ceremony.
The Busy Bees will meet for
their Christmas party Wednes-
day evening at z o'clock at the
recreation center on the housing
project. Mrs. Jessie Smith will
be hostess at the evening party.
The Prosser Junior Chorus, di-
rected by Mrs. c. A. Crawford,
will meet for rehearsal Friday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in the
junior high school.
The Cradle Roll Mothers Of the
Central Christian church have
scheduled a meeting for We'd
nesday afternoon in the church
parlors. Hostessing the after
noon meeting will be Mrs. Ralph
Olson and Mrs. Robert Crouter.
Mrs. Temple Carol and Mrs.
James Rogers will be co.hostesses
Monday evening when the Kings
Daughters of the United Presby-
terrain church meet at the Car
rol home.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-26
COURIER.HERALD
fSee story paqe ! Also

NEW YORK, Nov. 25-(UP)-
Tap Dancer Bill "Bojangles" Rob.
inson died tonight of a heart all.
ment in Columbia Presbyterian
hospital. He was Il.
Robinson died at 7:28 pm.
His second wife and Mrs. Dorothy
Small, his sister, were with the
dancer as he died. Hospital au-
thorities said he died peacefully.
Robinson entered the hospital
Nov. ii. He had been in perfect
health until a few years ago,
shortly after he celebrated his
Goth anniversary as a profession
al entertainer by dancing back.
wards 60 blocks down Broadway.
For the last week, he had been
in an oxygen tent, and today doc.
tors said he took a critical turn
for the worse.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-26
Ham Helps
CAP Our

SPOKANE, Nov. Is Up - The
Civil Air Patrol called on a Spo.
kane amateur radio operator
yesterday to relay some import.
ant orders from Washington to
Alaska.
Weather conditions had casued
the failure of the normal radio
circuit to the territory.
Charles Lohnes, who operates
a high-power amateur station
here, contacted another "ham''
in Anchorage, Alaska, who in
turn, telephoned the Alaskan
wing commander there.
A radio telephone connection
was then made between Col. Da-
vid Mozes, wing commander for
the Washington state CAP, and
the wing commander in Alaska,
for relay Of the orders from
Washington.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-26

BOjangleS was a nickname
hung on BillRobinson by a crony
in an eXhuberant moment some
IS years ago, before he became
famous. No one ever could ex-
plain what it meant or how it
came to be uttered. 1t just had
a happy sound, and that was the
way Bill made people feel when
he danced.
TAP DANCE KING
Robinson was called "The King
of the Tap Dancers" and he was
exactly that. He never went in
for acrobatic or balletic embell-
ishments of his footwork. He
just combined those meticulouS
taps of the toes, soles and heels
f his feet in such rhythmic fash
ion as to make it seem the easiest
thing in the work. He original
ed the famous stair dance which
SO many performers have copied.
Bill couldn't remember when
he wasn't dancing. He was Snuff
ling out steps in his bare feet
when he was an orphan of tens
der age in Richmond, Va, where
he was born May 25, 1879. He
never took a dancing lesson in
his life but he gave many of
them. -,
His grandmother, who had
been a slave, contributed what
little raising the youngster had.
At eight he was a pickininny
dancer in a touring show called
"The South before the War" He
danced on street corners and in
saloons for pennies. Z.
He sold papers, shined shoes
and worked around a racing sta
BILE in Washington, DC, as he
grew up. At II he had become a
vaudeville partner of an older
and well known negro perform
er named George Cooper.
BEGAN SOLO ACT
In 1913 Robinson became a
single act under the guidance of
Marty Forkins, a manager with
whom he stuck to the end. His
real rise dated from that time,
although his most spectacular
successes were to come decade
and more later.
Robinson estimated that he
earned we'll over So, ! 600, 900 with
his dancing feet. He earned it in
vaudeville, in musical comedy
and in the movies. In his last
btWo decades his salary generally
was around $500 a week al
though there were times when
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-26
ADVERTISEMENT roR BIDS


Sealed bids will be received by
Marjorie Miller, City Clerk Of the
City Of Kennewick, Washington, until
300 o'clock P. NJ, Pacific Standard
Time, on the 9Th day of December,
1919, at the City Hall Of the City Of
Kennewick for sale and delivery to
the City of one new or serviceable
used motor driven Pickup Street
Sweeper for the Kennewick Street
Department. The City Council will
open the bids at said time and place
and the same will be publicly read
and awarded. 49,.
The description Of the kind of
Motor Driven Pickup Street Sweeper
desired Is as follows: .s.c -
En9ine-Gasoline. minimum OF 30
horsepower. 1000 RPM, four or
six cylinder --.
4 Hopper Capacity-,s cubic yard
minimum
Special Equipment Ito be included
In bid price, Us follows:
24'' Gutter brush and 36' pickup
broom (minimum)
Water Tanks 100 Gallon minimum
capacity
Spray full length Of broom
Hydraulic or mechanical control
Three t3) Heavy duty tires
Three Wheel minimum
Hydraulic Brakes
Truck Type Transmission
2 Headlights and 1 spot light
and all other lights as required
by Washington State Specifica-
lions
Rear Flood Light {
Weisht-6OOO minimum (empty
tanks)
Each bid shall be accompanied
with statement that the said Street
Sweeper. will be delivered to the City
within 20 days after the bid Is &C.
cepted and written. notice thereof
mailed to bidder, with all the equip
ment fully installed thereon. The
City will either award q bid or re.
sect bids within thirty days from said
date.
The City Of Kennewick reserves
The right to reject any or all bids
and to waive Ill formalitieS and to
cancel any award Of bid made II the
Motor Sweeper above described 10
not completely delivered within 20
days after the date award Is made.
Each bid must specify the exact kind
and items Of special equipment to
BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF KENNEW1CK, WASHINGTON.
MARJORIE A. MILLER,
City Clerk
X.76-Nov. ~, 10, 26.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-26
Grundview
Students
Are Home.
By HERALD CORRESPONDENT

GRANDVIEW-Mr. and Mrs.
Roger Garrison and their two
children and George Garrison, all
from the University of Wash.
ington, came to spend the holi-
day with their mother, Mrs. Loye
Garrison. They had Thanksgiving
dinner at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Charvet, Jr. Mrs.
Charvet is the former Mary Alice
Garrison. =,
The victims of the house ex-
plosion in Grandview, Lyle Rus
sell and Ruth Russell, son and
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Russell, are making satisfactory
recovery in the Prosser hospital.
Lyle was able to come home for
Thanksgiving dinner but Ruth
must remain in the hospital. a
while longer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Tanner
came from Seattle to spend
Thanksgiving with Mrs. Tan
ner's mother, Mrs. Mabel Nielsen
of Grandview. Wayne Rawlings
rode home with them to spend
the holidays with his mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Rawlings, and
his grandmother, Mrs. Ida E.
Turner, at the home of Mrs.
Rawlings brother, H. E. Turner,
in Yakima. +
The Art Smiths of Grandview
had guests for Thanksgiving
dinner. Mr.. Smiths brother,
James Lawrence Smith and fam
lily came from Yakima, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. ]. Hanson of Grandview
also came and enjoyed the din
ner.
TURKEY HOP TONIGHT
A Turkey Hop" or Teen-Ags
dance, will be held at the LIE.
gion Hall in Grandview tonight.
The admission is $1.0O for ad.
ults, so cents for teen-age
couples and IS cents for teen.
age singles. The dance is spon.
sored by the Parent Teachers
Association. The GrandvieW
high school dance band will
play and there will be refresh
mentS.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Holman of
Grandview had as Thanksgiving
Day guests their daughter, Wan
da Holman and their son, James
Holman and family. Mrs. Erma
Raver and Charles and Robert
and Mr.. and Mrs. A. F.. Lund-
berg of Prosser also came.
Miss Loretta Dillow came
home from the University of
Washington to spend Thanks
giving with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John L. Dillow. The
Dillows will leave on December
5 for a tour of the southern and
eastern states. They will be gone
about six months.
A meeting of all Yakima Val.
ley prune growers was held Nov.
% in the Central school Of
Grandview. They discussed ways
to improve the quality Of their
prunes and the question of east
ern Washington having a mar.
keting agreement on prunes.
Miscellaneous other subject per.
tanning to the problems Of prune
growers were discussed. A man
from the experiment station in
Prosser was there to help the
farmers in understanding more
about the methods Of growing
prunes.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-26
Get Tito
Plans
Reported

NEW YORK, Nov. Is Up - Sc.
cret reports reaching diplomatic
quarters here say the Soviet-led
cominform has a plan on paper
to destroy Premier Marshal Tito
of Yugoslavia some time between
Christmas and Easter. D.
These quarters said the re-
ports, gathered from intelligence
and diplomatic agents of west.
ern powers, have been made
available to the U. S. depart
ments Of state and defense
where they presumably will re.
ceive the intensive study given
any reported rumblings behind
the Iron Curtain
In Washington, however, state
department press officer Michael
]. McDermott said the depart
ment "has no such information"
He added that the department
also does not know any "Ameri.
can sources" that have such in.
formation.
Ales Bebler, deputy foreign
minister of Yugoslavia, said his
government was. aware Of such
plot and has "the situation
well in hand"
On the other side, julius Kat
zy-Suchy Of Poland, a cominform
country, denounced the reports
as a deliberate plant by the
United States Secret Service" to
keep attention of the world TO-
cused on Soviet.Yugoslavia re-
lations and try to foment a third
world war.
American diplomatic sources
say privately the mere fact the
cominform's plans are known
may help defeat them. They
point out also that such plan
ming is no different from that OF
any politico-military establish.
ment's alternative schemes put
on, file to cope with a potential
foe In case Of open warfare.
REVOLT SCHEDULED
The prelude, according to the
confidential reports, is sched-
uled to be a staged revolt in
Belgrade. The puppet leaders OF
this faxed instruction would
then call for help from Hungary
and Romania to help them
against the "Tyrant Tito"
This uprising is reported to be
timed to break out at any con-
venient moment after the United
Nations general assembly meet
ing ends about the middle of
December.
The aid from Russian dominat-
ed countries would be kept
ostensibly and ostentatiously
free Of direct Russian partici.
patton, the reports say.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-26
II Poles
Sent Out

PARIS, Nov. 25-(UP)-A Pc.
lish consular official was arrest
ed today and II other poles were
ordered out of the country in re-
taliation for the arrest Of a
French diplomat in Poland and
the expulsion Of two others.
Joseph Szcerdinski, Polish vice
consul at Lille was Jailed after
being formally charged with es.
pionage.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-26
Name 'BoiongIes' Given Robinson
Iona Before He Became Famous

il was higher. %.
When. he was in his slXtles'
Robinson looked. 20 years young
er. He was always in top physical
condition. .: 1t was his boast
which he frequently made good
that he could run IS yards
backwards faster than trained
sprinters could run the 10O-yard
dash in orthodox style. AT his
peak, he could back-step the dis
lance in SIS seconds. -
Robinson had no formal educa-
ton and las, an adult he could
read and write but little. But he
made a contribution to Webster's
electromagnetic word ."copasetic."
Bhl said 1T was something he
just made up when he was a kid.
II means very OK" or wonder
full. {; He used it all the time as
performer and it crept into gen.
eral useage. resulting in dictioE-
airy recognition. s S> .;sz.
FIRST MOVIE JOB
. In movies, Robinson did his
first Hollywood job in 1892 in
"Dixiana," and followed that
with a dozen others. 1t was in
''The Little Colonel" when Shir-
ley Temple was still a tot, that
he taught the star how to dance.
Others who learned from the
master are Eleanor Powell, Doro-
thy Stone and Ruby Keller, to
name only a few. .-.
Robinson first married Fannie
Clay of Chicago in 1923. She got
Reno divorce in 1913. On Jan.
81, 1914, Robinson, then Sc, was
married to Elaine Plaine, of
Brooklyn, 23.year-old dancer
known professionally as Sue
Dash. Robinson had no child
Ynr
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-26
By GERTRUDE sPEIER

The attention of train engine
and yardmen, is being called to
the fact that d E. Nichols, rules
examiner, will hold examina.
tons in Yakima this week. The
classes were scheduled for 1:30
pm. Saturday and 8 am. Sun.
day. The examinations are for
employees in operating service
who have not been examined
during the past two years and
they are urged to attend the
classes.
Reports of casualties on Il
major railroads made by the In.
terstate Commerce Commission
shows that the Illinois Central
ranks first with a casualty ratio
of 2.84 million man hours; the
Union Pacific is in third place
with a ratio of 3.24, the Great
Northern is 18th with a ratio of
I'll and the N. P. is in 18th place
with a ratio of 7.O5. These fig
ures are for the first nine months
of 1949.
w. Burfield has been handling
the Toppenish day switcher while
o. T. Walker was off several
days this week. Walker marked
up for work for Friday, relieving
Burfield, who will come to Pasco
to mark up.
Brakeman H. L. Gore is enjoy.
ing a one week vacation this
week, while Brakeman F. Bluer
is off due to sickness.
The Pasco-T oppenish turn.
around local was not run Thanks
giving so that the crew could en-.
joy the day at home in Pasco.
The crew handling the local are
Conductor G. c. Routt, Brakeman
J. ]. Manfred, M. F. Houser and
E. N. Bailie, Engineer John Frey
and Fireman ]. w. Garman.
L. H. Dickinson was conduc.
tor on caboose 1768 Thursday
due to L. ]. Riplinger being off
and on caboose ITO, H. A. Wink
Ter was conductor filling the E..
L. Godfrey vacancy when the lat
ter laid off. Conductor F. ]. Smith
took out caboose 1897 Thursday
in place of ]. E. Jacobs who laid
off for a few days.
The MP. Chief dispatcher made
the following assignment of tele.
graphers this week: w. R. Kessler
to third operator at Ritzville
and r. E. Foote to second opera.
tor at the Pasco "PA" office. Bids
are being received by him until
1859 pm, Dec. LIST on the fol.
lowing vacancies: second opera
tor at Connell; third operator at
Gibbon and first relief operator
at the Pasco "PA" office.
Engineer c. H. Smith on Train
No. 4 laid off Wednesday and
accompanied by Mrs. Smith, left
for Portland to spend the holiday
and week end. During his alb.
sence, his engine in passenger
service will be handled by c. c.
Bayless. Fireman A. H. Quack-
enbush worked on the same run
Thursday due to the regular
fireman "A. F. Lance laying off
for a few days.
Engineer A. ]. Keller handled
the HAS switch engine in the
MP. Pasco yards due to Carl
Bergman laying off for q few
days on Wednesday.
Engineer I. M. Stromme In West
end passenger service laid off
Wednesday and Fred Norling
filled the vacancy Thursday.
Engineer J. D. Mangun left for
Yakima on Train No. S Wednes.
day to handle the 11:45 pm.
switch engine in Yakima Yard
while G. L. Wolfram is off for a
few days.
When Engineer George Ritter
laid off Wednesday for a trip,
his engine was handled on an
extra West Thursday by c. P.
Hall. Engineer F. M. Brain
handled an engine in West end
freight service, filling the va
cancy caused by A. c. Larsen lay
ing off.
Engineer G. D. Spaulding on
Il
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-26
INVITATION foA sins

Sealed bids for the construction Of
m Office Building, including plumb
ing. heating and electrical work. for
the Kennewick Irrigation District,
kennewick. Washington, will be re-
ceived by the office Of the Secretary
In the districts office. 211 Kennewick
Avenue. UP to 5 pm. December 6,
1949.
Complete plans and specifications
may be obtained from the office of
Kennewick Irrigation District. 211
kennewick Ave.
The right to reject any or all bids
and to waive formalities Is reserved
by the district.
(Sisned) E. J. BRAND, Secretary
K-77-Nov. 1926, 1949.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-26
LEGAL NOTICES

November IS. 194e. Estimated date
Of completion December 80, 1949.
Following is the estimate OF Cost.
Clearing &. Grubbing,
Lump Sum ............. 5 10000
Common Excavation
10000 G. Y. "a 0.30..... 100000
Corrugated Iron Pipe, 12' Diam.
108 L. F. "a 2.25.......... 243.00
Corrugated Iron Pipe, 49, Diam.
so L. F. "a 3.OO........... $50. 90
Sub-Total .S3493.00
Location Engineering. ........ 10000
Construction Engineering. 10000
Total ..................SS S95.UO
Dated this 21st day of November,
1919.
CECIL D. KINDER ~"
County Road Engineer.
K-S6-Nov. &c, 1949.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND
FOR BENTON COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE)
RAYMOND ALFRED BOLDT,
ssss.ss.sssssss.... s..ss..sss.s.s.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-26
NOTICE

Notice II hereby given, that by
resolution Of the Board Of County
Commissioners Of Benton County,
Washington. that the Improvement
20 be known as Benton County Road
Project No. 1873, Grading and drain
Ing the Lampson Road, Shady Hill
Section In Road District No. 8. Esti-
mated date Of commencing work
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-26

the 3 pm. Switch engine in Pasco
Yard laid off Thursday and his
place on the engine was taken
by L. c. Hanson.
RESERVED SEATS OFF
The SP&S has discontinued the
reserved seat.cafe coaches on
Trains s and 6 between Pasco
and Portland. However attention
is called to the fact that they do
continue to handle deluxe air
conditioned reclining chairs cars
on these trains, which require no
reservations. A ten minute stop
will be made by trains at Wish
ram to enable passengers to Sc.
cure light luncheons in the Wish
ram restaurant.
A. ]. Keller was engineer on
the 3:45 pm. switch engine in
Pasco Yard to fill the vacancy
caused by Roy Irons laying off.
Ed Pitman came in to Pasco
Thursday handling an engine in
East end chain gang, filling a
vacancy caused by R. Craig lay
ing off the beginning Of the
week. P. c. Walker was engin.
eer on the Z am. Switch engine
in Pasco Yard Thursday, taking
the place Of Vic Falk, who laid
off.
Fireman r. M. Smith on the
7:45 Switch engineer in Pasco
Yard laid off for one trip and his
place was taken by G. E. Smith
Thursday. Fireman H. M. Cum
ningham on the Pendleton turn
also laid off Thursday and the
vacancy was filled by A. L. Car.
lysle. 80 - :
F. A. Cleveland, western traf-
fic manager Of the Northern Pa.
cific at Seattle, has called the
attention of all agents Of the N.
p, the Camas Prairie and the
Walla Walla Valley Railway to
the fact that the Washington
Public Service Commission has
issued an interim order in the
Elk Parte 1853 increased rate pro.
ceeding. This order makes per.
manent the increase Of 40 in all
Washington intrastate rates and
became effective Sunday, Novem.
Der Goth. The order makes per.
manent the 40 increase which
became effective Jan. Is, 1949
and it also includes the 40 in.
crease for saw logs, cement and
pulpwood which had been ex.
empted in the January order.
Switch shanty talk
The 4% increase which became
effective Nov. 20 will be added
to the total transportation
charges.
Sig Skartland, clerk In the
Pasco Yard office, who is attend
ing college in Tacoma, was in
Pasco for the holiday this week,
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
JCAn Skartland.
Fireman John RyZek fired the
ILLS pm. switch engine in Yak.
lima Yard Thursday while F. H,
Gulliford was laying off and r,
H. Winship worked on the 11:00
pm. switch engine In Pasco Yard
while A. C. Banick was off. Fire.
man c. d. LaFon filled the /. M
Lechelt vacancy In West end
chain gang Thursday as Lechelt
was working in West end pass.
enger service while Chas. Towne
was off, the latter having laid of
Monday for a few days.
Fireman ]. L. Russell In West
end chain gang laid off the be.
ginning Of the week for a few
days and G. B. Fay worked the
position Thursday. Fireman D. l.
Brandon in East. end chain gang
laid off Monday for a few days.
Extraboard enEinemen laying of
Thursday included Engineer A,
L. Penfield, Firemen F. A. Rein.
ig and C.. Watt.