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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-08-19
Funeral Rites
Are Held For
ThorvoId Kuus

Thorvald Kaas, whose home
was on Route No. 2 Kennewick,
died Aug. IL at Our Lady OF
Lourdes hospital. A native OF
Halls, Denmark, he was born
Dec. IL, 1883 and came to the
United States in 1904. In 1919
he moved to Richland. and to
Kennewick in 1913: He was a
farmer. Funeral services were
held Monday afternoon at 2:3O
at the Mueller Funeral chapel
with Leon Stanton Of the New
Testament church officiating.
Mr.. Kaas is survived by his
wife Edith M. Kaas, four sons
and daughter. They are Niels
and George Kaas of Richland,
Gordon and Norman Kaas of
Kennewick and Mrs. Alice Chap
man of Walla Walla. A sister
resides in Minnesota and two
brothers in Denmark. His bro.
theirs, Chris Kaas of Madras,
Ore, and James Kaas of Hood
River, and three grandchildren
also survive.
Burial was in the Riverview
Heights cemetery. 3
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3. Don't swim alone! Never
allow anyone to 60 into the wa.
ter when tired, overheated or
Immediately after eating.
4. Don't overload your boat.
There may be seats for more
people than the boat should
carry.
S. Know and heed weather signs
and avoid staying out in storms.
6. Always step into the center
of the boat; never jump, or
stand up in a moving boat, or
permit horseplay.
z. Old tubs. boilers, jars, or
other containers should not be
left around the farmstead. It
takes as little as two inches of
water to drown an infant.
S. Protect stock water tanks.
If possible, fence them off or
cover them.
9. Cisterns and wells should
be inspected periodically to
make sure that coverings are
secure.
10. Drain or level off depres.
sioss to protect young children.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-08-19
Welcome, Visitors

This is the opening day of the Benton County Fair
winch Is oelng combined in kennewick with the first
n This is being written too early Friday morning to
that will be nne o bs wan o All @
Kennewick history.
Probably most of the will be made up of Ken.
tended invitations to the people of Prosser our county
seat, Grandview Sunnysde, and other communities, and
ties here today, tomorrow, and Sunday. ''''1
Kennewick has done much this year towards provid-
Ing the people OF Benton county with fair such as it can
be proud Of affording people in the various lines of
endeavor bywich they exhibit their handi-
work. test their abilities and the results Of their labors
growers bee keepers darymen housewives artists and
eenage and school children the opportunity to
themselves against the efforts of others It is of the
ways in which progressive America checks up itself
and gets closeup what it is doing for itself and it's
Kennswic has built two large exhibit halls for these
purposes. It has developed Playground it has pro-
ded coas and chutes for rodeo and has brought the
see Kennewc has taken steps build tracks and
to erect additional buildings and provide better fair and
parentiy the fair and rodeo have been in good hands
Such A. c. Anon, Kenneth Serier Pat Owens, Grin
Lande and others and group Of interested women DE-
serve the thanks of the community and county for their
It Is to be hoped that everybody will profit education
event. People in Kennewick have been wearing western
weeks This is done not only to advertise
saety In this has succeeded People have been hap
pier in Kennewick and the TrCty area because OF the
umbec Of western shirts hats boots and ties that have
besides the weather. has afforded diversion needed
every often in every community;
today Saturday and Sunday will catch that spirit We
want them to blend themselves into the the COM
W a ay as st s eaPRSy g
We welcome all who visit from wheresoeyer they
may We hope these three days Will be ootn prot
able and pleasing to all. 80
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ADVERTISEMENT yoR AIDS

Sealed bids will be received by School
District No. II. Benton County. Washington
at the sffice Of the School Superintendent
located In the High School Building, Ken
newick.- Washington up to four o'clock
p. NJ, August 20, 1949 and will then and
there be read In public.
The work includes the moving Of four
existing service buildings and rennodelinS
of same.
Plans, specifications and contract docu-
ments may be obtained at the offices of
School Superintendent. Kennewick. or the
Architect, Earl w. Morrison, us Second
Avenue. Seattle.
Each bid must be accompanied by q
certified check, cashiers check, or ap-
proved bid bond made payable to School
District No. II. Benton County, washington
in an amount not less than so Of
amount of bid.
Successful bidder will be required &c
furnish q 1905 performance bond.
The right IL reserved to reject any OF
all bids and to waive informalities.
No bidder may withdraw his bid after
the time set for opening thereof. unless
the award of contract Is delayed Tor
period exceeding 20 days.
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. II.
BENTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
BY Samuel Lamanna, Clerk
K-31-S:5-S:1s
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|PUD Storage
Lot Is Sold

Sale by Puget Power and Light
to the Benton county PUD OF
their storage lot on Avenue A
between Alder and Beech streets
was announced Saturday by
Owen w. Hurd, manager of the
PUD. ~rs.,.-.,,
On the lot which borders the
Northern Pacific track are three
buildings, wooden one which
the PUD will use for an office
and two brick buildings which
housed the old Kennewick steam
plant.
The engineer, operations and
bookkeeping departments Will be
moved into the wooden building.
However, customer service will
remain in the present location.
The shed at the sub.station now
used by the line crews will serve
as a storage space for slow
moving items.
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Services Held
For Cloypool

Funeral services for Bird Ed.
ward Claypool, SO, who died
Monday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Earl Reymore
were held Wednesday at 2 p
m. from the Mueller Funeral
chapel with the Odd Fellows
lodge in charge.
Mr.. Claypool came to Wash.
ington with his wife in 1888 to
be with their children. Mrs
Claypool passed away that year
In 1887 Mr.. Claypool Joined
the Odd Fellows lodge in Han.
sell, Iowa, and was an active
member to the time Of his death
He is survived by his daugh.
tiers, Mrs. ]. F. Bell, Grandview;
Mrs. C. C. Rost, Estherville, 10.
wa; and Mrs. H. E. Reymore
and Mrs. A. A. Lucke Of Kenne.
wick. Also surviving are nine
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
Burial was in the Richland
cemetery beside his wife.
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| But for shame, letter carriers,
for shame:
Seventy.nine people, among
them former employees of the
Kennewick station and the fam.
lilies of the men now employed,
enjoyed the annual event. Each
year, Woehler furnished the steak
while the families bring potluck
| to round out the meal. Woehler
said s. pounds of beef were eat.
en- this year.
But for shame, letter carriers,
for shame! XII ~. 81
Over.reaching themselves, the
carriers challenged the clerks to
softball game and lost 20-18.
Fact is that the clerks had four
girls on their team. II.
But for shame, letter carriers,
for shame!
The following attended with
their families: Woehler, Herman
Campbell, William Lortz, Her.
bert Meisner, Floyd Hutchins,
Oren Beinhart, Frank Eklund
Dan Mahoney, Roger Records
Russ Ham, Glen Crawford, Stan.
ley Sojka, Harvey Keene and
Orwell Terril.
Also eating steak were Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Taylor, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Fisk, Mr.. and Mrs. How.
ard Ash, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Drieth, MIR. and Mrs. Norman
Hardesty and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Milo.
Glendoris and Charles Bjerk'
ness came with Mrs. Mabe.
Bierkness. William Hampton
brought his son. :
Bill Underwood, Russ Mccall
met, John Knox, Del May, Merle
Rau, William Cheek, Miss Helen
Spaulding, Mrs. Mary Bartlett
and Mrs. LeBebie Enslow also
| came
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Petition
LID
IS Lost

Discomfort rumbled' UP from
Avenue c at the Tuesday night
meeting Of the Kennewick city
council.
w. H. Jesernig led off when he
asked il something couldn't be
done about the condition Of Ave.
nue. c. He was referring to the
loose gravel and sidewalks
which aren't graded. He also in.
ouired about the condition Of To-
cal railroad crossings. Mayor U.
L. Keolker asked Councilman
Fred Bunch to look into the mat.
ter.
Jesernig told the council that
Avenue c, as an entrance to the
city, ought to be beautified and
that sidewalks ought to extend
from the bridge to Benton Ave.
Demanding action on the street
lights, r. E. Stanley, an Avenue
G. property owner, was told the
original petition of the merch.
ants for an LID had been lost. He
was advised to start new petit
ton.
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Merchants
Condemn
Tax Plan

Unanimous condemnation OIL
the proposed business tax ordl-
nance was expressed by Cham-
her of Commerce members at
their Thursday meeting as they
went on record with a resolution
against the proposal.
After hearing Lawyer Hugh
Horton discuss the measure,
Chamber President Gene Spauld-
ing gave the body a resolution
which he said had been drawn
up to present to the council,
Ralph Booth McAbeer questioned
the legality of the, Chamber
taking a stand on a controversial
issue and Spaulding then said
the resolution would be an in
formal one.
Horton started his discussion
by telling the Chamber that no
allowance was made under the
proposed bill for overhead.
"The bill is a discrimination
against those businesses which
have a high overhead and a low
ratio of profit" he said.
A. T. Bellaire threw the discus.
sion onto a different track when
he locked horns with Councilman
Fred Bunch on the matter of itln.
Grant merchants. Bellaire, owner
of the Kennewick bakery, said
that he wasn't opposed to the
one-tenth of one per cent tax, but
that he expected something IN
return for the money he would
pay out.
Bunch argued that Kennewicl
was a growing community thai
would drive out new businesses
if discriminatory taxes were
passed. He asserted "a little EN-
pire" would be set up if the com
munity were afraid of competi'
ton.
Before taking the floor, Bunch
had said he hoped Bellaire would
| still be good friend of his wher
he quit.
Bellaire stood up and said
Erred, I'm just as good friend
of yours as I'll ever be-" This
| drew a chuckle from the crowd
In explaining the city's posi-.
ton on the matter, Mayor Urban
L. Koelker said that the first and
second reading meant that the
| matter was coming before the
council officially. He also stated
that the first and second reading
| were method of getting the in
| formation and proposed bills be.
fore the public.
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ApyrRr1srMrNr ron BIDS

Sealed bids will be received by the City
Clerk, Kennewick, Washington, until 500
P. NJ, P.S.T). September 6. 1919. for
SANITARY SEWERS-VISTA HOMES
NO. Lid,
in the City of Kennewick, and will then
and there be publicly opened and read
aloud. Bids received after the time fixed
for opening will not be considered.
Plans, specifications. and forms Of
contract documents may be examined at
the office of the City Clerk. Kennewick,
Washington. and at the Engineers office.
N. w. Haner, Guardian Building. Portland,
Oregon, and may be obtained upon q
deposit of $500, which will be refunded
upon return of the plans and specifications
within q reasonable time.
Each bid shall be accompanied by q
certified check, cashiers check. or bid
bond with authorized surety company as
surety) made payable to the City OF Ken
newick in an amount not less than 80
of the amount of the bid. Surety bond
Tor bonds) will be required in accordance
with the terms of the contract documents.
The City Of Kennewick reserved the
right to reject any or all bids and to
waive any irregularities or informalities.
No bidder may withdraw his bid after
the hour set for the opening thereof OF
before award Of contract. unless said
award is delayed for a period exceedins
80 days.
By order Of the Mayor and Council.
City of Kennewick, Washington.
MARJORIE A. MILLER, City Clerk
K-21-22
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and drummer appeared. During
the wait, Marv Ross stalled the
crowd along with a dissertation
on rodeo which he learned pri-
marily in behind a mems furn.
ishings counter selling western
wear.
Eddie Pacot, manager of the
National Bank of Commerce in
Kennewick, used to play the
bass drum, in a hometown band
in Wyoming. One evening during
a concert in the city square, the
drum bounced out of his hands,
flew straight up, turned over
several times and came down
with Pacot never missing a beat.
The crowd applauded, thinking
it was Intentional. Pacot admit
ted it was just an accident.
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Want FLAG
Flown al
Po5foffice.

Members of Thomas Hembree
Post 6027, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Kennewick, Wednesday
were awaiting word from the
Postmaster General of the Unit
ed States, on their protest by let.
ter over the lack of an American
flag being flown from the staff
OF the new postoffice building
in Kennewick.
The letter sent to the postmast.
er general was directed by mem.
bers of Thomas Hembree Post
and was over the signature of
David w. Ron, S29 Gum street,
Post Adjutant.
The letter to the Postmaster
General follows:
Postmaster General, Wash.
ington, D. c. .~..-.. .
"Dear Sir:
"This letter is forwarded to
your office by direction of the
membership of this post at its
last regular meeting held on
8 August 1949.
ION Monday, the 9Th of Aug.
ust,, the new Kennewick Post
Office was opened with due cere.
mony, with one exception, that
being the reason for this com.
munication.
'This reason is the Flag of Our
Country hasn't yet flown from
the new staff placed on the
building during construction.
Therefore, it is requested, the
Postmaster General look into this
matter and advise our member.
ship Of action taken.
Very truly yours,
David w. Ronk."
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Legal Notices

franchise Application --.-
NOTICE OF MEANING ON APPLICATION
YoA FRANCHISE
IN THE MATTER OF: The application Of
the United States Of America for q franz
chise to construct. operate and maintain
one or more electric power transmission
roads or portions thereof in Benton
United States Of America has. under the
provisions Of Chapter 1877, Laws Of 1887,
filed with the Board of County Commits
sionerS OF Benton County, Washington, an
application for a franchise to construct.
maintain and operate one or more cleo
with the necessary towers, poles and
other fixtures appurtenant thereto. across.
over and upon the hereinafter described
county roads or portions thereof in Ben
fifty years. NOW. THEREFORE. NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN that hearing will be
held on said application by the Board
Of County Commissioners Of Benton
County, in the Benton County Court House
at Prosser. Washington. on the 18th day
The following described roads or portions
thereof are the ones referred to above:
Centerline of said transmission line
crosses tracts; KP-1A-Centerline OF
Chalmers Street at B.P.A. survey sta
block Sn and az Lot sst w Block Lot Of dr. in
Ely's Second Addition in the NEANEk
Of Section IL, Township North,
Range - East. w. M, as shown on
drawing, serial number 408O3. KP-1B-
centerline Of an alley at BP.A; sur,
in Block and Lot IL in Block 8 Of
Dr. Ely's Second Addition in the
NENNEK Of Section IL, Township
North, Range % East, w. NJ, as
shown on drawing. serial number
Road at B.P.A. survey station "a +
| 75.6 along the north line Of the
NEhSEN Of Section u, Township 8
| North. Range % East, w. NJ, as
shown on drawing. serial number
ton 80 + 533 along the east line OF .
| the NEhSEA Of Section. IL Town
| ship 8 North, Range % East, w. NJ,
as shown on drawing, serial number
4osos. KP-1sA-centeriine of Gum
Street at B.P.A. survey station So +
53.7 along the east line Of the NEh
SWk Of Section z, Township North.
Range 80 East, w. NJ, as shown on
drawing, serial number 4OsO4. NJ
21-A. centerline Of county road at
the east line of the NEASEA of Sec,
ton 2. Township 8 North, Range 50
East, w. NJ, as shown on drawing
serial number 4os04. KP-24-A-C Center
line Of county road at Br "A sur sur.
line of the NExSWA Of Section 8,
Township 8 North, Range 80 East;
| w. NJ, as shown on drawing, serial
number 4OsO5. KP-26A- Centerlne OF
| q county road at BP.A. survey sta
ton 1888 i e21 along the east line
OF the NEhSEk Of Section 8. Town
ship North. Range 80 East. w. NJ,
as shown on drawing, serial NUMBER
r. z. WISE,
Benton County Auditor
K-35-S:12-S1
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CounciImen Study
Police Auto Bids

Bids on a new automobile for
the Kennewick police force were
opened at the council meeting
Tuesday night. No bids were &C.
copied as the matter was turned
over to the police committee
which was given the power to
act after an investigation.
Bids submitted were as fol-
lows:
]. C. Pratt put in four bids -
A Frazer at $31f0.45, a Kaiser
DeLuxeat $2969.12, a Kaiser spec.
ial at $2827.3O and Kaiser Trav-
eler at $2904.55.
Strickland Motors offered a
four. door special deluxe Ply.
mouth at $2197.53 and deluxe
model at $2122.53.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-08-19
Drowning Takes Biz
Toll In Rural Areas

The cole Swimmin' hole" sea.
son is at it's height and rural
people especially should take
extra precautions to insure safe.
ty, Frank Webster, county ex.
tension agent suggests.
He says nearly half Of drown.
ing victims are rural people
and most of the infant drown
ing occurs on the farm. Further.
more, nearly 80 percent of the
farm people who drown don't
know how to swim and the ma
jority of infant drownings don't
occur in swimming pools but in
places like stock tanks, cisterns
and tubs.
The agent says the National
Safety council has drawn I'M
this list of precautions desig.
mated especially for rural areas.
1. Make a thorough investiga.
ton of the safety Of swimming
facilities.
2. A boat nearby or a raft in
the pond-or even a pole or a
coil of old rope-may be useful
items In emergencies.
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Active Men
Aid Kennewick
Hospital Fund

The Kennewick hospital fund
was increased Tuesday night by
$225.94 as result of a contribu-
ton of that amount by the Ken
newick Active club. Don Kinney,
president of the organization,
presented the check to Bud AL
den, who is conducting a talka-
thon in the window of the Wash
ington Hardware and Furniture
company, Kennewick.
The Active club sponsored a
softball game several weeks ago
between the Kennewick ALL
Stars and Ed Feigner and his
four.man team. The $225.94 was
the amount received from the
spectators.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-08-19
Food Store Loses
$500 10 Burglars

Forcing window from which
he had taken an air conditioning
unit, a burglar took over $500
from the Sunshine Food market
at 440O Columbia late Saturday
night or early Sunday morning
Kennewick police reported that
the money was hidden in a deep
freeze unit. They believe the
burglar wore gloves as they dust.
ed for fingerprints and found
none.
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From the Past
ls3S-lo YEARS AGO

More than 100000 visitors
had inspected Washington
states exhibit at the San Fran
cisco and New York lars. The
following Kennewick people Wis.
,ited both fairs: c. K. Parks, Mr..
and Mrs. F. M. Ludlow, ,en
and Robert, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Beste and Anna Anon.
MIR. and Mrs. Ben Van Patten
and daughters, Patty Ann and
Jerry Lou, returned from a two
months visit in the Middle West
and Yellowstone park.
Pasco Business and Profession.
al ladies entertained the Kenne.
wick club at Sacajawea park.
Those going were Margaret Haw.
kins, Virginia Carpenter. Mar.
garet Reymore, Verdella Bueller,
Elsie Raymond and Bee McDon.
aid.
The first processing of mint
oil began when Morley Kerr and
Walt Cooley ran their pepper.
mint through Freeman's still.
1880 YEARS AGO
MIR. and Mrs. Lane K. Larson
returned from vacation at Vel.
lowstone Park.
Harley Peter made hurried
trip to Oklahoma, called there
by the death of his mother.
w. S. Brodus, famous water
melon grower, shipped his first
carloads of melons this week. He
will have 100 carloads to ship
this season.
]. C. Pratt took over the Con.
tinental Oil company service sta.
ton.
1880 YEARS AGO
MIR. and Mrs. B. ]. Campbell
received word that their son Her.
man had arrived safely in New
York after active duty in Ger
many.
Mrs. Lee Lampson and sons
had been visiting relatives in the
East.
Major Frank Jeffrey had been
appointed county organizer and
was making preparations to Or
ganize an American Legion post
here. --.
The Highland Fruit company
sold its entire crop of apples, es-
timated at over 10000 boxes, to
the Davis Fruit company for 81
per box, fob. Kennewick.
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NOTICE (. q ssEeIxL 81. ElEs5! s.,. q Isr

NOTICE or SPECIAL ElEcTIoN OF TIE
CITY or HENNEWlcI. WASHINGTON
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that. on
August 18th. 1919, q special election VIII
Be held in the City Of xennewfck. Wash.
inston, for submission to the qualified
voters Of the city Of the following pro-
position, to wit:
pHoHoSJTIoH
Shall the. City Of Kennewick. Washing.
ton, acquire all the properties Of Paci.
fic Power 4 Llght Company, a corpors
alton, and Kennewick Irritation Dist.
riot, q municipal corporation. used In
connection with their domestic water
supply and distribution systenS. drill
wells on Clover Island or In the low
area Of the city, install certain trans.
mission lines. distribution mains ana
laterals where necessary throuShout
the city, construct 1000 600 sallon
reinforced concrete reservoir at South
q 100000 gallon elevated steel tank
on Kadow and Frazier Roads. con.
struct and install certain necessary
control and pump houses, machinery
valves, connections, meters, pumping
and alternating equipment. repair Or
replace certain existing pipe lines.
acquire and install fire hydrAntS, &C.
Quire such property. easements, fran.
chises, rights of way and water rights
and do such other work as may b
necessary to furnish the city with q
complete water supply and distribution
system, and. In order to pay the cost
thereof. issue and sell it, general OBJ
legation bonds IN the principal sum
Of S1500OO, bearing interest at the
rate Of not to exceed SO per annum,
maturing In from 2 to not to exceed
20 years from date and being payable
by annual tax levies to be made with
out limitation as to rate or amount.
.HA 1A11 fk9 tor roNyo
bonds In the principal sum Of not to
exceed $1,000 900, bearing interest at
the rate Of not to exceed So per
annum, and maturing In not TO
exceed 80 years from date, all ~
more specifically provided in Ordin.
ance No. $50 passed and approved
IN FAVOR OF SAID PROPOSITION
AGAINST SAID PROPOSITION -,
me precincts and polling places TO
each shan be as follows:
First Ward, First Precinct, City Hall
First Ward. Second Precinct Holmes
First Ward. Third Precinct. carrs Plumb
Second Ward. First Precinct. Riehmon
Implement
Second Ward. Second Precinct. Lesio
Second Ward. Third Precinct. Recreatio
Hall
Second Ward, Fourth Precinct, Arbo
Homes Sales Office
Second Ward. Fifth Precinct, Moder
Homes, Model Home
Third Ward, First Precinct. Grange Sur
ply
Inc.
Third Ward, Third Precinct, Giard.Sor
me polling places for said special elet
tion shan be open from o'clock .. n
TO q o'Eock p. m.
DATED this 9th day Of July, 1919.
r E. WISE. Benton County Aud
tor and ex officio Supervisor I
Elections
MARJORIE A. MILLER, Clerk I
City Of Kennewick, Westminster
K.29 1:29.9:19.e:ss