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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
Three Acquitted by Let's
OF Gambling Charges

Three persons were acquitted yes
terday of gambling charges by Dis
trict Court Judge F. Dickinson
Let's.
One of them, John A. Brown, 80,
colored, 1900 block of c street Sc.
was acquitted on numbers charges
after trial before Judge Let's with
out jury.
Acquittal of the other two was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
Edith Hawthorne Dies;
Widow Of Authors Son
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Mrs
Edith Carrigues Hawthorne, 49,
daughter-in-law of Nathaniel Haw-
thorne, 10Th century American
novelist. died here Wednesday.
Mrs. Hawthorne was the widow of
Julian Hawthorne. only son of the
famous New England writer and
himself a novelist and journalist
Julian died in 1884.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
Grange Meeting Called

INDIAN HEAD, Md, Jan. 7 ISpe-
aD.-The Bryans Road Grange will
meet in the grange hall at 7:3C
o'clock tonight. After the business
session the Maryland Horse Breeders
Association will show a movie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07

were a goodly number Of young nom
military men present.
A large delegation Of observers
from Moscow's foreign colony
attended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07

through dismissal, on o detense
motion which charged illegal arrest,
The two involved were Carlyn c..
Kelly IS, colored, of the 900 block
of Westminster street NV, and
Ollie Cooper. AZ. colored, of the
first block of T street NV.
The smallest birds in existence ars
hummingbirds, and they are found
only in the New Worsd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
sa|e!men' S a||-woo|
2-trOuSer suits
S ):'1
AKIN ~
Priced Amazingly Low!

. A.wooI covers, +weeds> f|anneIs and ehevots!
PIaids> herrinebones> daeona|s> Stripes mixtures!
IVlEN Come drumming the Hecht Co. Downstairs Store
NW Just SIS for these fine twopon suits Just SIS for these
pure owoo suits tailored and We sincerely believe
this Of the best values have offered in years. Awoo
coverts tweeds fonnes chevios either single double
breasted models handsomely styled carefully and tailored to
fit Peoted trousers With ziPPers. In solid coo patterns and
spes Sizes for all Two trousers with suit ust SIS!
Mems Clothing
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14
Asparagus Crop
One Of Heaviest

Asparagus cutting got under
way In the Kennewick area early
this week and was In full swing
yesterday.
Schools 1t Finley and Hover
are starting at II o'clock to give
the children the opportunity Of
working in the asparagus fields.
After q slow start, weather has
been favorable for rapid growth
Of asparagus, and other crops
have benefited by the warm-up.
Irrigation water has been TURN
ed on in this area and some farm
ers hive started using water on
their fields.
In the Horse Heaven country,
most Of the reseeding has been
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14
|PTA Talks on
Safety Problem

A panel discussion Safety for
Mr.. Average Citizen" was the
feature of the program when the
Kennewick PTA met in regular
meeting Monday, April IL, in the
high school auditorium. Officer
Mccarthy, of the State Patrol,
spoke on Safety on the Highway
and said this safety depends on
thea'Triple E." engineering, educa-
ton and enforcement which all
must 60 hand in hand.
Ward Rupp, Kennewiclk police
chief outlined Safety in the City"
He said that since Kennewick has
so outgrown its facilities, 1--WE
must use extra caution beginning
at home. Our narrow streets neces-
state parallel parking and the de-
partment is now working on al
lowing q safety zone at each cor
|ner."
In answer to q question, Rupp
said that one Of the greatest haz-
ards is that vehicle operators fail
to yield the right Of way to pedes-
TRANS. Del Flint, formerly q traf-
fic enforcement officer and now
a faculty member, spoke Of sd
|ucation in Safety"
Curt Gerards, president, con-
Quoted the business meeting dur
ing which officers for the year
Continued on Page -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14
Union Good Friday Service to Be
From Noon 10 3 at M. j.. Church

The traditional three hour SER
vice on Good Friday, from II noon
to three o'clock, and sponsored by
the pastors of the community, will
be held this year in the First
Methodist Church of Kennewick.
The theme as usual is "The Seven
Last Words Of Christ" and seven
periods Of brief worship viii be
directed by seven pastors.
Those who attend are invited to
come and 60 as desired, though
some years there are some who
remain for the entire three hours.
The period represents the period
in which Jesus hung In death upon
the cross, from the sixth" hour
10 the ninth" hour, according 10
ancient reckoning.
Ministers taking part win be
Rev. \. Z 0tanley HunA UEse
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14
Grapejuiice
~ AoexI ruvI
MISSED

MISSED
Kennewick was by-p asse d
again! While other parts Of the
state yesterday suffered the error
of an earthquake, Kennewick went
blissfully on its merry way, al
most unaware Of the earthshaking
event. But then we've missed a
Lot of tornadoes, billiards, cy-
clones, and other disasters that
are common in other spos. May
be it's Just as well to get skipped
once in a while.
FLOOD
Kennewick, however, did par
ticipatc in the great flood of last
year and there is always threat
of a recurrence. Right now the
threat of man-made flood as
q result of the construction of
Nc Nary Dam is presenting big
problem 70 this. area. While the
effects will be far reaching it is
Of course obvious that those peo-
ple living and doing business
along the river will be severely
hit. And they have a lot Of Ques-
lions that 50 far have not been
answered.
VALUES s.., =.
To establish proper valuations
ON properties will be an almost
impossible task. What's sauce for
(Continucd on Page 81
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14
Hanford Grows But Costs Go Down
|9K Millions 10
BE Cut I'm 1850

After all the odors that were
stirred up recently blew away
early this week, it was found
that the Hanford Works Project
is in for $9,500,0O0 cut next
year.
While the population at Rich
land has been going up constant
ly, actual operating costs to the
government for running the COM
munity are dropping.
Now the 64-dollar question Is:
How is this big splash In ex-
penditures going TO affect local
business In 1850?
Merchants In Kennewick and
Pasco have Jared well the past
several years, mainly from the
business that has come either
directly or indirectly from the
Hanford Project. Some Of this
has been in the form Of direct
patronage from people employed
CONTINUED on Page q
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14
Indidns, Dodgers
Picked to Win

Cleveland will win In the
American league this year and
the Brooklyn Dodgers will cop
in the National loop.
That is the way the employees
of the Courier-Reporter have ii
figured out on a pick-the-winner
basis, scoring ten points for first
place, five for second, and three
for third.
In the American league the In.
diana Yankees and the Red Sox
will battle rather closely for
the bunting and the fight will
be between the Dodgers and St.
Louis Cardinals in the senior
loop, the accumulative guesses Of
the employees of the newspaper
indicate.
Passing among the boys and
girls at the Linotype machines,
the composing room stones, and
offices. the pollster came up with
the following votes In the Ameri-
can:
Cleveland u, New York s.,
Boston Al. Detroit q, St. Louis
10, Philadelphia 8, Chicago. and
Washington with . blank.
In the National:
Brooklyn So, St Louis @, New
York 81, Boston 81. Cincinnati
II, Chicago II. Ptttsb0fOh 70,
philjdelphia 0.
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cause higher water than LAST
year, he said.
Criddle said potential damage
existed in the Yakima Valley and
that there will probably be dam.
age in the upper Snake River
Valley.
Although abnormal rare wealth
er contuitions such as occurred
last year could still produce q
flood, Ellison said that-Grahted
approximately normal weather
and temperatures-"There will
definitely be no record floed d
the Columbus"
Ellison said present indications
are that the Snake River, whose
crest conceded with the uppel
Columbia's last year 70 product
abuormally high water, would
pass IT. peak before The surg
from the Celumb1a- assjv0D.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14
Five Masses al
Catholic Church

There will five masses at st.
Joseph's Catholic church Easter
Sunday morning starting at z
o'clock and ending at 1880.
High mass will be at Z am.
with the junior choir singing the
high mass. Other masses ali-
nounced by Father McGrath will
be at 8 am, $3.50 am, 1890 am,
and 1880 am.
There will be confession from
to S and from z to 9 pm.
Saturday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14
Serier 10 Head
Bar Association

Kenneth E. Serier, City Attorn.
ey Of kennewick and former
Assistant County Prosecutor, is
new president OF the Tri- County
Bar Association.
Serier was erected to head the
group of lawyers at a meeting al
the Manhattan Cafe in Prosser
Monday night. Immediately fol.
lowing the election, the associa-
ton took steps to investigate the
unauthorized practice of law in
the three-county area comprising
Benton, Adams, and Franklin
Counties. Serier appointed q
committee Of r. M. White OF
Prosser, Sanford Skidmore of
Kennewick land Floyd Futter OF
Pasco to make the investigation.
Reelected to the position OF
vice president was Florence
Merrick, OF Pasco. Roger Olsons
of Pasco was elected secretary.
Serier succeeds r. M. White Of
Prosser. Olson succeeds Malloy
Sinsney.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14
Engineer Firms
Ask City lob

Several engineering firms had
submitted applications Tuesday
night for the job Of making q sur
vey for the city on which would
be based city expansion and i'm
provement Of the water system.
The city and Pacific Power &
Light Company have agreed on
the p. p. & L. water system for
a sale price of $250,000 and neg
citations are being carried on for
purchase of the Kenewick Irri-
cation district system.
Engineers offered their services
for various amounts, ranging from
$4,000 upward depending on the
extent of the services to be
rendered.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14
Conservatiouists and Weather
Man Disagree on Flood Danger

The u. S. Soil Conservation and
the United States Weather Blu
reau came up with conflicting es-
Inmates of the danger Of flood
from the Columbia River this
spring.
The Conservation men warned
that the Columbia Basin faces q
more serious threat OF flood than
last year. Col. E. S. Ellison, chief
of the u. S. Weather Bureau OF
Portland. said he did not expect
a damaging Columbia River flood
this spring.
The key factor. said an an
nouncement by Wayne Criddle.
Regional Director Of the Irriga-
ton Division Of u. S. Soil Con.
servation, ut Boise, ldahe. i the
April weather. slow melt IN
APRIL combined with . quick
run OF IN late May. This eeuld
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14
BENTON FAIR DATES CHANGED TO AUG. IS, 20, Fl
Sykes Offers TO
Bring Hollywood
Show Here Aqain

Benton County Fair and
Grape Festival this year will
be held Friday, Saturday snd
Sunday, August 10, 20 and
q.
Dates previously set, a week
later, were changed because Of
dates for the Pendleton roundup
being set for the same time.
This and other decisions were
reached at a meeting of the Ben
ton county fair board last night
in Kennewick.
The fair and festival will be
held at the new county fair
grounds located south of 10th
street and at the west end
Of the Twin City airport. Grounds
were obtained for the event from
the chamber of commerce, tho
city council, and Herb Henne,
operator Of the airport.
Curt Sykes, who had charge
Of the entertainment features Of
the fair and festival last year,
attended last nights meeting and
offered TO get another Hollywood
show. Last year he supplied Leo
Garlic and his, show but weather
drove the entertainment INSIDE
the school building and Sykes
took a financial. loss.
Fair board members said after
the meeting that, although they
had not come to terms with
Sykes, they probably would do
SO and allow him to furnish the
entertainment again.
Included in the tentative pro-
gram, are shows, carnival, horse
races, exhibits, stock and poultry
shows.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14

Baptist church; Rev. John b.
Coan; First Methodist church;
Rev. Nelson II. Atkinson, st. Paul's
Episcopal church; Rev. James N.
Tinsley, Church Of the Nazarcne;
Rev. Eugene c. Hawkins, First
Disciples church; Rev. c. d. Hook
er, Church Of God; and Rev. r. ].
Luvaas, First Lutheran church.
Soloists who will have part in
this service are Leroy Splitter,
Harold Luvaas, Mrs. Wesley
Brown, Mrs. Herbert Misner, Mrs.
r. A. Niche, Esther johnson, and
Mrs. Frank Maupin. Mrs.. e. z,
Ferguson win preside ut the organ.
The offering plate at the door viii
receive - usual, the offering for
the RELIEF Of The poor and desti.
tute In the Holy Land and Jerusa-
lem .s.,..s,.,.-..-..- ...,.-...
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14
Benton County Grange Installation Team Wins State Honor
Phone Billing.
Daylight Saving
Time Is Opposed

The honor of installing the
officers at the State Grange ses-
sion in Pullman in June has
been extended to the Benton
county installing team. At Po-
monas at Horse Heaven April 8
the invitation was accepted and
the committee for the annual
meeting was asked to work with
the team In making all arrange
ments. Shirley Backus Of Buena
Vista was elected alternate to
State Grange.
All officers were present and
the afternoon count showed "a
from Sunny Valley Grange
There were 125 present for sup
per and the program. ALI Grang-
es in the county were represent
ed except Rattiesnake.
Resolutions were passed pro-
testing the form of telephone
billing which no longer includes
the number of parties called long
distance and asking the COM
pany 60 restore the former prac-
tice.
Resolutions also were adopted
urging abolition of the Natapoc
Bow and Arrow Reserve and a
special season, preceding the reg
ular hunting season and to in
clude the taking Of deer Of either
sex with firearms, be established
for this reserve and the Agricul-
rural area of Plains (Chelan
County, adjacent to it, was APP
proved by the committee and re-
port sustained by Pomona.
Another resolution urged the
enactment of law at the earliest
possible ime to provide a state
arbitration system for any and
all disputes between organized
labor and publicly owned cleo
trical agencies, with. the idea in
mind that both sides can and will
resort to a separate tribunal to
adjuSS their disputes in order to
prevent the general public of be-
ing deprived Of service SO vital
to its existence that is caused
by strike or lockout.
The agriculture committee re-
ported sufficient funds to keep
the news agency going another
bienniel. All farmers are asked
to come to the office and give
data on wheat allotments.
Pomona reaffirmed its oppos-
ition 70 daylight saving time and
q notice Of this stand will be
sent to the chambers Of COM
merce OF Kennewick and Prosser.
The chaplain reported the
death Of Lester Stops, Harry
Davis and Robert Hanson. Sew
eral were reported i'll. Annie
Jenkins gave q reading. easter
Thought" as part Of the report
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14
This Garbage
Ordinance Is
Now in Force

Get out your dictionaries and
hire a lawyer. A Garbage Dis
posai Ordinance is about to ~
into effect with all its whereases.
You may need both unless you
throw yourself on the mercy OF
the garbage collector, who, under
a contract with the city, will be
expected to differentiate between
dust and ashes, and animals that
may be thrown out for collection
and those banned.
The ordinance had its third
reading by sections Tuesday
night and was passed by the
council. A provision was inserted
permitting persons to haul their
own IL they compley with pro-
visions regarding containers.
This viii not be a take-it-or-
leave-it proposition. You'll either
take IL or else.
The cost to you viii be 500
a month for each 30-gallon can
OF garbage and one container for
ashes, and SO cents per container
for each additional receptacle.
This is said - be cheap since
collections are = be made once
a week.
Should You fan to remove TO
fuse after being ordered 10 do 30,
the collector takes your load and
charges you three times the reg
ular amount That Is a provision
which was thrown in merely "in
case" and u not expected TO be
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14
Urges Pre-Flood
Typhoid Shots

e. G. Smith. chairman Of the
Kennewick branch of the AM
erican Red Cross. yesterday
urged that persons who had in
noculations during the flood last
year. take booster Shots this
year as a pfecaution.
This service is being given at
the Kennewick chamber Of com.
ms1ce offices today and tomof.
row from 10 a. m. to S p. m.
under the direction Of d..
Charles c. Tudor. director Of the
Benton franklin Fioalth District.
Authorities differ On whether
there viii b . flood but Red
Cross officials want 10 b Pre-.
parsd. they said.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14
Dog Catcher to Go
After Struy Confines

"A dog catcher is being en-
ployed by the city who will in
augurate a 30-day drive to pick
up all dogs which do not have
licenses and to give dog owners
an opportunity to pay their one
dollar license fees and retain their
dogs.
Dogs picked UP will be kept In
a dog pound for seven days,
during which the owner may pay
costs and get his dog. After seven
days the dog viii be gasscd to
death. The city council Tuesday
night ordered house. toulouse
campaign. ="
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14
Empire Airlines to
Ask Extension. Nov 9

Empire Airlmes, running q
feeder network that connects
southern Idaho and ties Idaho to
eastern Warrington, has been
granted q May 8 hearing date
before the Civil Aeronautics Board
on It's application to extend it,
certificate for another one and
one-haH years.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14
County Restrictions
Set Bv Commission

County commissioners this week
passed an ordinance setting up
restrictions applying to land be-
ig plated.
The main restrictions arc:
1. Person plating must put In
roads.
2. Permanent markers must be
set at the four exterior corners.
3. Easements must be given for
utilities.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14
NO POPCORN ON STREET

The city council Tuesday night
turned thumbs down ON ro-
quest for permission b, operate
a popcorn machine ON The streets
OK the city, Councitmen dis
cussed q proposal to ,cstr,ct the
machine 10 certain ,trccts hut
then abandoned the idcu.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14

Kennewick felt its first earth
quake in l6 years yesterday as
the outskirts of a quake that
killed one child in Tacoma ex-
tended to this area.
Several persons reported feel
ing the effecIs of the quake here.
Ed Petrask, Kennewick ac-
countant, said the floor swayed
back and forth several times in
the old Penney building where
ne has an office.
Mrs. Frank Montague at Hover
said she was lying abed i'll when
the hanging lamps in her bed
room started swinging. 1T
The shocks were not severe
enough to cause any damage here,
as far as it could be learned last
night.
The building where Pe'rask
has an office is being remodeled
and Petrask said he thought the
building was being rocked by
some effort on the ground floor.
He said he ran downstairs to see
what was taking place. The work.
men had not felt the tremors and
were surprised. Later they learn
ed that others had also reported
movements Of the earth here.
In Tacoma one child was kill
ed and two others were injured
by falling bricks at Lowell school
there. One of the two injured
children was taken to hospital.
In Portland trees swayed and
. few chimneys toppled and a
water tank burst open. Several
Oregon cities felt the shocks.
In Washington, tremors were
felt at Pasco, Yakima, Ellensburg,
Spokane, Wenatchee, Aberdeen
and Olympia.
Three persons were reported
injured slightly in Olympia.
Huge chandeliers swayed for
fifteen minutes after the shocks.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14
Durham Thinks They're
Up to Something in LA

Dr.. Clark Durham received
copy Of "Airforce" magazine
yesterday. scanned some Of the
pages. then looked up and want
cd to know: Just whore are
we?"
His eyes had just fallen on .
story On The organization Of
New AiFforcs Associations In
which the local association was
mentioned. Being eommandsr
Of the association here. d.. Dur.
ham was surprised when The
local Bsn1oa-FEanllin associa-
ton came mp listed - being In
the Los Angeles area as the
Washington Benton Franklin
sasoeiaHea.
Maybe tAsYTs up - SONS
thlno.s Durham eosnnsn4o6
Yea knew thsY wsuld IKE -
swips fhs Columbia xivss from
Us down there Ia Los Angeles
for irrigation purposes and msy.
b This q xhs xirst step IN the
act" Then he wrote the maya
xine about the error.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14

That famous fortress be
the Sntho MAN Insi . i than ft Bunch il.
OF Foaewh II wen a the
December to ~ D and vast hero l. box
d is ~
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-14
Floors Sway as
Tremors Extend
To Local Area
BULLETIN

The dead in the earthquake
which struck in the Seattle
Tacoma area yesterday. was n
six late last night and damage
had run into millions. Damage
10 capitol buildings at Olympia
was heavy. Senator Warren
Magnuson and other officials
were ready to ask for federal
disaster funds.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-04-21

I'm afraid your father wants
YOU to 60 to college only because
he never got that chance. Actually
there are a lot of educated fools
in college. It is all right to 60 70
college if you are going for a spec
ific thing. But to just 60 for the
sake of going is foolish. Ii you
wanted to be a teacher 1t wouia
be necessary to 60 to college, out
to be a beauty operator it is not
necessary. Operators make a COCO
living and if it is added knowledge
your father wants you to nave,
there are numerous extension
courses you could take. But I'm
afraid it isn't just added know
ledge he is after. It is the pres
'tige of having a daughter IN
college. Actually college prob
ably isn't at all like your father
anticipated it. II possible, see
If you can't make arrangements
for him to visit one Of the col
leges and talk to the student
guides. They can probably
make him see better than you
lust what a waste Il would be
to send you to college. Once
the glamor Is removed, he
MIGHT feel different about Il.