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Milford chronicle., 1949-09-23
LONG LIFE

Treat the Ford Tractor right and it
will "stay with you" a long while.
Part tolerances are very close 4.
and the Ford Motor Company knows
how to keep them that way!
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-23

louisville.
There will be a nursery in the
New Century Club room during the
hour of worship on Sunday morn
ing and there will be competent
people to look after the youngsters,
while their parents attend the SER
vices, so come out, parents, and
enjoy the church services and feel
at ease about the little folk.
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-23
EASY HANDLING

Ford Tractor Hydraulic Touch
Control takes the hard work out of
manipulating implements. Auto
motive type steering and duo-servo
brakes make the Ford Tractor an
easy Tractor to handle.
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-23

Mrs. Eugene Sharp OF the w. S.
C. S. has her samples of Christmas
cards and wrapping paper. Anyone
wishing to purchase, please contact
Mrs. Sharp.
Primary class no. 2, will hold a
bake at one o'clock Saturday, Sept
ember oath at Webb's Store.
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-23
ECONOMY

Weight and traction are added to G1e
Ford Tractor through the implements
it carries. No need for excess built-in
weight in the tractor itself. This
saves you money on both light and
heavy jobs!
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-23
POWER

Talk about power -. ask for
demonstration on your own farm
see how the Ford Tractor handles
a IL" or 14"two-bottom plow. This
power is available through a
four-speed forward transmission.
Evening star., 1949-03-04

administration Of the so-calleo
truth serum" late yesterday.
Mr.. Scheuering quoted Hoover
as telling of going to Mr.. Maho.
Iney's hotel room in the French
Quarter, taking shower and en-
gaging in an argument with the
millionaire.
Tells of Rabbit Punch.
Then he quoted Hoover:
II pasted him and pasted him
several times. The only thing ]
used was my fist. I gave him q
rabbit punch with my hand on the
back of the head. That might
have broken his neck"
Mr.. Mahoney's body, the head
battered and the neck broken, was
found in the hotel room the morn
ing of February %. A towel was
twisted around his neck.
Mr.. Scheuring quoted the war
veteran as saying that when Mr.
Mahoney began to moan he tried
to stuff towel into the victim S
mouth, and failing that, "he twist
ed it around Mahoney's neck"
Tried to Sign Confession.
Mr.. Scheuring said Hoover asked
him:
How about a piece of paper
and pencil. I want to make a
signed confession"
But the superintendent said he
Evening star., 1949-03-04
New Faces in Congress
Representative Elliott, IS, Is Youngest
Member of AIobomu's Delegation

Representative Carl Elliott of
Alabama is serving in public Of
fee for the first time.
A Democrat, he succeeded an
other member Of that party. Car
ter Manasco. as the holder of
Alabama's 7th District seat in the
House.
Mr.. Elliott. 35. is the youngest
member of his States delegation
In Congress. He was born in Ala
bama and makes his home in
Jasper.
He was graduated from the Uni
versity of Alabama with bach
elor Of arts degree in 1888. He
received his bachelor of laws de-
gree three years later.
With the exception of World
War II service, he practiced law in
Jasper and Russellville until he
took his place in the House. He
then announced he was abandon
ing his law practice and would
give all of his attention to legisla-
tive duties.
Mr.. Elliott is married and has
four children.
His special interests in legisla-
ton include matters concerning
interstate and foreign commerce.
Because of his legal background.
he does not shy away from the
involved legislative proposals re-
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Truth Serum Brings
kahoney Killing Story
From War Veteran
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW ORLEANS, Mar. 4.-Louis
Eugene Hoover filled in his blank
memory with truth serum" last
night and told police he beat and
strangled James Mahoney, Vir-
ginia millionaire.
Police investigators. however
continued to dig into the case to-
day. They said there "are a lot
of angles" to be cleared up.
Acting Police Supt. Joseph
Scheuering said the statements OF
Hoover. 25, parking lot attendant
from Louisville. KY, "are not a
confession" and the case is far
from closed.
Among angles to be cleared up
he said, is the matter of Mr.. Ma
honey's missing watch.
Wallet Also Missing.
Hoover said he took it from Mr.
Mahoney's room in the Monteleon
Hotel after a fight with the
wealthy man the night of Febru-
ary 81. It was not in Hoover S
luggage when he was arrested
Monday after his discharge as q
mental patient at the Veterans
Administration hospital here.
Another angle involves Mr.. Ma
honey's emptied wallet. which
Hoover said he threw into a trash
can. It, too. is missing.
Hoover submitted voluntarily to
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Flight Officer W. A. Watkins
To Be Reburied at ARLINGTON

Reburial services were to be held
in Arlington Cemetery today for
Flight Officer William A. Watkins,
who was killed near Foggia, Italy,
in 1943.
He was the son of Col. Dudley
Warren Watkins. U. s. A. F. Gre
tired. of Westport, Conn. Col.
Watkins formerly was stationed
here and his son lived here while
attending the University of Vir-
gini& before his enlistment in the
Royal Air Force in 1941 and later
transfer to the Army Air Forces.
Survivors, besides Col. Watkins,
include his mother and three
brothers.
Evening star., 1949-03-04

refused the request because that
wasn't the right time"
Hoover is still held on "investi-
cation of murder" charges. MIR.
Scheuring said he plans to prefer
no other charges at this time.
Evening star., 1949-03-04

lating to freight rates, in which
his State is especially interested
or the ramifications of trade
agreements and tariffs.
In the United States in 1946
the Salvation Army conducted a
total of 676, 900 meetings and 10o,-
900 open-air services.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-06-16
0l<eh Million For Wafer System
A Business PIedqe

The Scott Publishing Co., Inc, operators of the
Tri-City Herald and the Pasco Herald, has taken
over the Kennewck Courier-Reporter and the Kenne-
wick Printing Company as of Monday, June 18th.
We plan permanently to publish the Kennewick
Courer-Reporter weekly paper in KenneWick.
We also plan permanently to publish the Pasco
Herald, weekly paper, in Pasco >..S -.
Both communities entitled to well operated
weekly newspapers weekly paper can perform
many functions for citizens and merchants at leve
where daily paper does not and cannot compete.
In the meantime the Tri-City Herald, as daily
paper is growing in circulation and in its service to
our three allied communities We pledge to readers
and businessmen of the Tri-City
l. Continued expansion of our plant and physical
property.
2. A bigger and better newspaper from the stand
point of the reader and his interest in the Herald
3. Continued increase in circulation and geo.
graphical coverage to permit businessmen to reach
the maximum number of people at minimum expense
A. To support actively every movement and every
human cause in Pasco, Kennewick, and Richand, to
help our cities grow and prosper
s. Toscontinue to give the Trl-Cltes the pest
weekly and daily newspaper service that trained
brains, efficient equipment, and loyal and hard
working staff produce.
g. Last, but not least, the management of the
Scott Publishing Company has unlimited faith in the
future of the area and will continue to increase It's
investment to carry out the above pledges to our
readers and to our three communities.
- GLENN C. LEE Publisher.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-06-16
Pomona Grange To
Meet On Saturday

Pomona Grange will meet Sat.
,,rday. June Is at 2 o'clock at
Rattiesnake Grange for the an
nuaI memorial service.
OTHER MEETINGS:
The Rebekah and Odd Eel.
lows and their families will hold
their annual picnic Sunday, June
40 at / o'clock in the City Park.
Ice cream and drinks will be
furnished. :,,
The Unity Study group will
meet Thursday at 2:3O pm. In
the Episcopal Parish hall: Mrs.
Beulah Scott of Yakima is the
teacher. You are cordially in.
vited to attend.
Thomas r. Garth, archeolo.
gist with the National Park serv-
ice at Whitman National Mon.
ument will speak Friday even
ing at Kennewick Valley Grange
iect is Excavation of Fort Walla
Hall at 8 o'clock. The public is
invited to hear him. His SUBJ
Walla and Whitman Monu-
nnent." Members will have a
not luck picnic at 7 o'clock at
the Grange hall.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-06-16
Rev. Coan Speaks
At Kiwanis Meet

Rev. John Coan, pastor OF the
local Methodist church, who
leaves soon for his new pastorate
at Lewiston, Ida, was the speak.
er at Tuesdays meeting of the
Kennewick Kiwanis club. The
club now has its luncheons. at the
Riviera, on the Columbia, where
modern facilities for the enter
tainment of such organization
are available.
Rev. Coan spoke on Americas
Four Pathways" giving the
members his view on current life
in the world today. He has
been a member of the club for
over six years, one of which he
served as president. His success.
sor is also a Kiwanian, Rev.
Coan announced.
There will be a special board
meeting of the club next Monday
night, at the Riviera, it was an
nounced.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-06-16
Stricken Named
Contest Chairman

The Kennewick committee for
the Annual Plymouth plane con.
test to be held in Yakima July
9 and 10, was named today by
c. A. Hahn of Yakima, publicity
chairman of the event.
Chairman of the committee Is
William H. Stickler, Stickler
Motors, list and Washington.
ANYONE who has not reached
his or her 26th birthday may
have q chance at one of the six
free trips to the third interna-
tional Plymouth model plane
contest in Detroit August 22-29,"
Hahn said. "Three scholarships
valued at $50, $500 and $3.50
to state colleges ard universities
are offered to. those in the Ia to
Is year brackets. An additional
300 medals and prizes are Of
fered."
There will be no local elimina-
tions prior to the state meet.
Rules of the Academy of Model
Aeronautics will be followed.
Entry blanks may be obtained
from Stickler Motors. One
Detroit trip will go to some con-
testant under Ia; another to one
under 16; a third to someone
under 81; one to. a contestant
under Is and two to high point
winners.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-06-16
Electric
System For
HorseHeavet1

Stringing wires was well under
way this week from McNary
Dam west which will give cleo.
trio power to a large section OF
the Horse Heaven area.
The total system will comprise
1872 miles. The east section
of the system will be first to
be serviced. But all of 1t prob
ably will be energized by August
1, it was said. Cost of the project
will be $4,000.
This and other improvements
and expansions under way or
planned Benton county area
more adequate electrical service.
AT Prosser, the Public Utility
District of Benton County and
Bonneville Power Administration
are installing new $3.50 KVA
transformer at the substation,
according to Owen w. Hurd,
Manager.
The new transformer will re-
place a 1000 KVA transformer
and is expected to take care OF
the power. load in that area
until 1852 when a BPA station
is scheduled to for completion
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-06-16
Chamber 10 Investigate Manager
Form OF Government For kennewick

Kennewick Chamber of Com.
merce last Thursday took. steps
for thorough investigation of the
city manager form of municipal
government so that it may be
instituted here If people so de-
sire.
A motion to appoint a conn
mittee to carry on the In.
vestigation and to report fully
at some meeting of the local
trade organization, was passed
unanimously.
The action came at the con-
clusion of an address by Mrs.
James Pearce of Pasco who was
introduced by president Eugene
Spaulding as having been one
Of the persons who took part in
the successful breakup of the
Nash-K Kelly political machine in
Chicago.
Mrs. Pearce said city super.
intendent Rector of KenneWick
was an able man but that "his
hands are tied" by the form OF
city government.
After Mrs. Pearce finished her
talk, during which she said the
two mayors of Kennewick and
Pasco were ''fine fellows but un-
trained in the art of running a
city," questions were asked by
several chamber members. The
speaker, who has made a study
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Coun> Wischmeyer
Trade Pusforufes

Rev. John B. Coan, pastor of
the Kennewick Methodist church
the past six years, will exchange
pastorates with Rev. A. Chester
Wischmeyer at Lewiston, Idaho.
Announcement of the ex.
change came from Bishop Ken.
needy last Sunday in Tacoma at
the close of the weeks session
of the annual conference of the
denomination.
Rev. Wischmeyer, a native of
the midwest, will arrive here
this week and will be introduced
to the Kennewick congregation
on Sunday morning by Rev.
Coan.
"Wischmeyer is a young man."
said Coan this week, "the young
est ever to fill this pulpit in its
so years. He has a very lovely
wife and a family of three chill
dren, 3, 6. and 9 years of age,
two boys and a girl. He is one
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-06-16

reau had recommended only the
$4,000 voted by the house for
the Kennewick division of the
Yakima irrigation project in
Washington to be used for adj
vance planning next year. The
reclamation bureau. he said had
asked the budget bureau to ap.
prove S2,O12, 900 to start construc-
ton on the S1O,736,OO0 project.
SdYs Miscldssified
The budget bureau, Magnuson
said in his prepared statement,
asked the small appropriation
because it classed the project as
"new construction"
He contended the project is
not new in that it is part of the
Yakima project, first authorized
in 1905, though the Kennewick
division itself was authorized by
the last congress. He said three
divisions already are complete
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-06-16

Arguing before the Senate APP
populations committee in Con.
gress that the project is not a
new one, Senator Warren G.
Magnuson of Washington asked
the committee to increase the
amount allotted to the Kenne-
wick division of the Yakima
Irrigation project from $4,000 to
a million or more to start con-
struction.
Magnuson has been the work
horse in the Senate while con-
gresham Hal Holmes has car
ried on the main part of the
fight in the lower house for
the Kennewick project.
The subcommittee is consider
ing the interior department ap-
preparation bill for the year
starting July 1.
Magnuson said the budget bu.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-06-16
City Officials
Home Again

Mayor Urban Keolker and four
other Kennewick city officials
were home from Hoquiam yes.
terday after attending the an.
nual meeting of the Association
of Washington Cities.
With Keolker were city super.
intendent r. c. Rector, city at
torney Kenneth e. Serier, and
city councilmen Douglas Pravitz
and Lawrence Scott.
Keolker said the meeting was
Every instructive" It was de-
voted largely to the theme OF
Home Rule" after, he said, re.
firing president William Devin
of Seattle emphasized in the
opening address the need for
greater freedom among Wash
ington cities in setting up their
forms of government.
c. w. Martin, commissioner
of public works at Walla Walla,
was elected to succeed Devin.
Walla Walla was selected as the
place for the meeting next year.
Other new officials elected at
Saturdays final session includ.
ed: Percy A. Standal, Sedro
Woolley, and Ralph Streeter,
Ritzville, vice president; Vern
B. Anderson, Vancouver, secre.
tary; L. T. Kean of Bremerton
and Ben F. Brown, Okanogan,
executive committee members.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-06-16

ownership. "It is my intention to
continue its weekly publication,
and under expanded facilities,
we hope to rebuild the Courier
Reporter into an outstanding
newspaper in the community"
Acquisition of the Courier
Reporter brings the total news
papers owned and operated by
Lee and his associates up to
three in the Tri- City area. Other
publications in the group are
The Tri.City Herald, published
daily and Sunday morning; The
Pasco Herald, weekly, published
in Pasco. Lee indicated that en-
ployees of the Courier Reporter
would be absorbed in his organ
ization and that the commercial
printing division would be con-
tinued and expanded. He also
said combination advertising
rates would be available in con.
junction with the Tri- City Herald
and Pasco Herald, and the Ken.
newick Courier-Reporter.
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Senator Asks Million Or More
For Kennewick Project Start

and a fourth is nearing compile.
ton.
1.-THE most important objective
to be accomplished is to get
some construction funds for the
next fiscal year." the senator
said. even 81, ZOO, 900 earmarked
for construction will accomplish
this. ...
Counterbdldnce Needed
cit is highly important that
additional lands i'm this section
of the state be broguht un-
der water. Over 100000 acres
of the so.called Wahluke slope of
the Columbia Basin project have
been immobilized by the atomic
energy commission.
"It was restricted from settle
ment TO achieve a balance in
the economy of the area, action
is urgently needed to counter
balance this withdrawal"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-06-16

Of our outstanding younger min.
listers, of fine training and sew.
eral years experience. / hope
to see the Kennewick Church
keep him for a ten year pastor.
ate. I know that he will be well
liked, and will be a real asset
in the community"
Rev. Coan stated that he and
Mrs. Coan will probably leave
early next week for Lewiston
to take over the work there. The
church there, he stated, is a
plant valued at a third of a
million dollars and has one of
the very finest brick church res.
licences in the northwest. The
church has strong and we'll
organized membership, he said,
and a challenging future.
Wischmeyer was a pastor in
Vancouver during the hectic war
years, and is we'll acquainted
Continued on Page o.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-06-16
Earl Dir1lond
DiesAtHorne

Earl William Dimond. 229 East
Fifth avenue, died at his home
June Is. He was born April 3,
1884 in Kansas. Mr.. Dimond was
a retired farmer and had lived in
this district since 1887.
He is survived by his wife Oh
lie; five sons. George of Stock
ton, and Harold, Charles, Roland
and Arthur of Kennewick; four
daughters, Mrs. Vera Barker, Mrs.
Estelle Hastings, Mrs. lone Nc
Intyre and Mrs. Bonnie Lilley, all
of Kennewick, also twenty five
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held in
the Mueller chapel, 2 pm. Fri.
day, with the Rev. P. ]. Luvaas
officiating. Burial will be In
Riverview Heights cemetery.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-06-16
Want Sound
Trucks Ban

Avenue c. Merchants associa.
ton Monday noon took steps to
induce the city council to invoke
a ban on the unlimited use of
sound trucks on the streets of
Kennewick.
The association passed a mo.
ton asking the city to enforce
the ordinances relating to licens-
ing, eliminating or controlling
the use Of the noise makers.
Speakers at the meeting of the
association said sound trucks
used for advertising events were
disturbing the sleep Of residents,
irritating the public, making
business duties more difficult,
and driving away trade.
Mayor Keolker said a business
license ordinance which has had
its first reading would provide
for the licensing of sound trucks.
But members of the council dis.
agreed on the amounts of some
licenses and no second reading
has been had.
Councilman r. H. Holden said
at council meeting before he
went to California for the sum-
mer that he had written to the
attorney general to get an op.
inion on whether sound trucks
could be controlled without the
licensing ordinance. It is not
known at the city hall what
opinion he received.
The motion passed by the
avenue c merchants suggested
that the chamber Of commerce
join in asking the city for this
action, President Gene Spauldlng
of the chamber said the question
would be presented at the meet
ing today.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-06-16
Election TO
Be Called
On Bonds

Kennewick city council
Tuesday night accepted a
accommodation for a million
dollar water project and set
the stage for a city-wide
election on the question.
The recommendation was
presented to the council by
Lyle F. Wilson, executive
vice president Of Pacific
Northwest company, a Seat
tie bond company. It fol-
lowed a study made of an
engineers report on the feasibil.
tty Of water system development
by N. w. Haner who had been
retained by the city council as
consulting engineer. Wilson pre-.
Sented the recommendation for a
group of bond companies.
The recommendation of the
bond companies was to vote a
full million dollars worth of
revenue bonds but to issue only
$850,O00. The rest would be
issued when the city expands
and when the need arrives. Gen.
eral obligation bonds of 1000
would be issued in addition to
these and would be retired by
tax millage. The general revenue
bonds would be retired out of the
revenues produced by the water
system. =
The election, which 1t was said
by councilmen would probably
be about August i, will submit
three questions:
]. Whether to puyehase the
Pacific Power & Light company
WoteY system.
z. Whether to purchase the
xsnnswiclk irrigation district
Wateg system.
3. Whether to issue the
bonds,
The bond companies recon-.
mended $50, 900 less Of revenue
bonds than was suggested in the
Haner report. Haner would have
had the city issue million OF
general revenue bonds and $780,.
Continued on Page -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-06-16
Queen And Court To Tour, Advertising
Fair, Festival; Barbara Wells Wins

A few hours after a queen
for the Benton County Fair
and Festival had been Sc
lected, fair and festival of.
ficials this week announced
that the queen and her
court would go on an adver-
Using tour of the central
and eastern rea'ons Oh the
state.
Miss Barbara Wells, the girl
with flowing brown tresses, from
Richland, walked off with the
honors Sunday afternoon at the
fair grounuS and will reign az
fair and festival queen. = =.
Miss Wells. 20, medium height,
with green eyes and a definits
plan to attend Whitman college
i'm Walla Walla in the fall, will
take her four princesses with her
i'm a tour that will extend from
Walla walla to Toppenish and
probably farther before the faiI
dates-August 10, 20 and 2ls
roll around.
Processes selected for the
tour are Joy Slusher of 1901 lad.
win street, Richland; 10 Ann
Bacon, Prosser; Marlyn Purser.
Nest; and Marilyn Oliver, 401
First street, Kennewick. -. - -,
Following the contest Sunday,
a reception was held at the
home of Mrs. Leila Owens, 204
Howard street. ~rsr---
: Miss Wells was a happy girl
yesterday when she talked about
plans for the future. She was
one of the group of girls who
placed in the finals on horses
manship at the fair grounds in a
riding demonstration in front Of
three Judges and small crowd
of people. She works in the 100
Area at Richland, was born at
Ft. Wayne, Ind, attended Kirk
wood, Mo-, high school, and lived
in Galveston, Texas, year be-
| fore coming to Richland little
less than a year ago. She works
| in the 100 Area in Hanford as a
laboratory assistant. Her father
ils an engineer for General EIec.
trio there.
| Barbara's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Wells, were away
from home when Barbara went
into the contest. Her winning
was a complete surprise. When
they arrived home Sunday night,
Barbara had not returned from
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