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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
Suspect Admits
Bad Checks In
.:Tri-CityAre

A recent flow of bad checks in
the Tri.City area was explained
Thursday when Henry Hansen,
who is now being held in the
Walla Walla county Jail on a
first degree forgery charge, con-
fessed, to passing four : bogus
checks, two in Richland, one at
the "Y" and the other in Ken
newick. ..''.. s'
Sergeant G.. A. Mumper of the
Richland patrol, noticed an arti-
Gle in The Herald about Han.
sens arrest at Walla Walla.
Confronted with the local for.
geries, Hansen admitted his
guilt.
When Lester S. Randall, man.
ager of the Groceteria Food
market, signed a "John Doe"
complaint after one of his relief
cashiers took a $50 check, a
search for Hansen, who was not
known at that time, was init.
ated.
The information gathered by
the patrol was turned over to
the office of the Benton county
prosecuting attorney.
Hansen also passed checks at
CampbelIs Food grocery in
Richland, c and R market at the
Y and the Safeway store in Ken
newick. He left a trail of bad
checks from Yakima to Walla
Walla.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09

Due to the time consumed In
school stops, the schedule of the
bookmobile has been changed.
All routes covered during the
summer will be continued dur
ing the winter but several will
be run only once a month. Per.
sons on two week runs are al.
lowed 2 books at a time; those
on month runs are allowed four.
The Bookmobile will visit all
schools in the rural areas twice
each month. The new schedule
for schools will begin September
18th and will be repeated every
alternate week as follows:
Monday-Finley grade school,
9-12; Riverview High School,
Hover 1.3.
Tuesday - Ethiopia School, 9.
$3.50; Connell Schools, 10.12:30;
Kahlotus Schools, 100000.
Wednesday - Star sch 90 I,
Snake River, 9:00-9:30; Burr Can.
yon School, 10:OO.10:30.
Thursday-Benton City Schools
9-12; Whitstran School, 1-3.
Friday-Plymouth school, g.
$3.50; Patterson School, 11-11:30.
Time will be arranged for the
grade school children in Kenne.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
TO THE COMMUNITY

make great changes, have seen
lots OF hardships among the pio-.
neer settlers here. But have
no regrets that I came here"
He was admitted to the bar
first in Iowa after being gradu-
ated from the University Of
Iowa with Bachelor of Arts and
Law degrees. Mrs. Moulton, the
former Miss Mabel Carson Of
New Sharon, Ia, came here with
her husband. They graduated
the same year, 1901, from the
University of Iowa.
The City of Kennewick had
a population of about 1000 when
Mr.. Moulton came here. He i'm.
mediately interested himself in
getting more water for the farms
which were being developed.
Many of the original owners lost
their land and left here. The
real estate boom which develop.
ed when he first came died out
after 1912, he says.
Mr.. Moulton served four terms
in the Washington House of
Representatives. He still repre-
sents the Kennewick Irrigation
district and is the senior mem.
Der of the we'll known law firm
of Moulton, Powell & Cess. Their
office is at 300 Kennewick ave.
nue..
He has no hobby. he says, un-
less It is teaching Sunday school
AN adult Bible class in the
Methodist church. He likes In
play golf and hopes 10 find more
time soon for the game.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09

intrastate project by federal pub.
lie officials. Holmes said under
the heading of intrastate con.
struction, it would take the major
portion of the federal appropria.
ton for this area. The congress.
man said he planned to talk
with Governor Langlie in Olym.
pia about the bridge question be.
fore leaving for Washington,
which, he said, would be about
Sept. 20.
Holmes was accompanied here
by Mrs. Holmes. They were
driving a red station wagon and
planned to visit most points IN
the congressional district, with
brief stops at each.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
WEEKEND
VIEWPOINTS
BY ] w. HANSON
Editor. The Courier. Reporter

People of the Tri Cities should
know about how Congressman
Hal Holmes deals with the news.
men. Holmes is a veteran in
congress and how he acts should
be of some significance.
Holmes dropped into .Kenne.
wick one day this week to chat
with a group of local men on
questions of outstanding i'm.
portance to the community. His
pet project, the Kennewick High.
lands irrigation project which
would open up some 5000 acres
south of the city for farming,
came in for first treatment.
Holmes telephoned Frank Mau.
PIN, and soon a conference was
on. Gathered around a large
oval table in a Kennewick resta-
urant were Holmes, Harold G.
Fyfe. Maupin, Charley Powell,
Jay Perry, Supt. E. c. Black of
the schools, and representation
AlOIn the press.
Holmes did most Of the talk.
Ing for several minutes utter
which various ones of those
present questioned him. The
press joining in. there wds no
sidestepping by the congress.
man. All questions were vim
order" Holmes revealed that
he and Henry Jackson. demo.
cratic congressman from Wash.
ingtou. are on the fYiendliest
terms and work together often
On important questions. 4 few
days utter the meeting the two
congressman were scheduled
70 confer In Seattle on the
Highlands question. Wy
Following Holmes visit here,
a Kennewick business man ask.
ed the question: "Why do we
need another bridge between us
and Pasco?" He added that many
people are not concerned with
a new bridge and feel that the
present span Is sufficient. But
the state and federal govern
ments have apparently taken a
different stand on the question.
The proposed new span would
be a part Of an outstanding fed.
eral highway system which
would play an important part
In transportation in case Of war.
The cloverleaf junction planned
for a location in the Garden
tracts is said to be one of the
most outstanding ever planned.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
Bonneville
Power For
kenneWick

Power, the first to COM. direct
from Bonneville, flowed into the
new PUD- Bonneville Power Adj
ministration sub station at Tenth
and Auburn in Kennewick, on
Thursday night at 6:27.
With the energizing Of the sub.
station, Kennewick, for the first
time, acquires a power reserve
which will serve as Q safety
factor In case of power ANilure.
Potential of the PUD SYSTEM is
now at $500 KVA. Last wi1t.r,
the system was forced to owe y.
load its transformers by 300 KVA
Capacity at that time was 9,6N
KVA. 49, ~,1s..4.,..
The substation will send out
the added power over four feeder
lines after being stepped-dow
from lis, 1000 volts to 1880 volts.
The four lines serve the High
lands, the Finley-Hov region,
Knob Hill and the Kennewick
city center. r.
Expansion Of the sub. station
will continue for the next two
years. Another 5000 KVA trans
former will be added in 1850 and
q third in 1851.
Officials Of the BPA report that
the new station will be able to
meet the needs of Kennewick and
the surrounding region for the
next 10 years.
Expenditure by the PUD a.
mounted to more than $24,0 600
while the BPA has spent 500, 800.
Benton County PUD Manager
Owen Hurd said the new equip.
ment showed the PUBS faith in
the future growth of .Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
Ordinance
lis Broad
In Scope

Passage of an ordinance
which sets forth definitions of
things the city will henceforth
term "nuisances" was completed
Tuesday night by the Kenne-
wick city council.
The ordinance, which has the
overall job of aiding police and
firemen in removing safety and
fire hazards, got through the
council without a dissenting
vote.
Among other things, the ordi.
nance prohibits the burning of
any trash or rubbish in any
street or alley; all unnecessary
noises including the "unreason-
able ringing" of church or other
bells; habitual bowling Of dogs
and the operation of vehicles
with inadequate mufflers.
LONG TIME COMING
The ordinance was q long
time in the making and contin-
ually has come up for discus.
sion. However, all councilmen
agreed that the city needed it.
Observers pointed out the or.
dinance covers a multitude cf
objections.
1--WE are aiming this at any.
thing which can be considered
Objectionable to residents of the
City of Kennewick."
The ordinance hits directly az
prostitution, with a section ban
ming "all houses, rooms, booth
or other structures used as a
place of resort where women are
employed to draw customers and
are guilty of lewd and lascivious
behavior, or used as a place of
resort for dancing where women
or girls solicit for salary or COM
mission the sale of intoxicating
liquors, or used as place or re.
sort for dancing where disorder
ly persons are allowed to con.
gregate, or used as a resort
where drunkenness is carried on
or permitted" = L7.Es.s- II
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
acknowledgements
Highlands Irrigation Project!

Trying for an appropriation Of
millions instead of the paltry
$4,000 which has been allotted
to the project, Holmes said:
1--WE are certain of this at least
that our project is as clean as
hounds tooth, and for that mat.
ter know of no enmity existing
in congress against the project"
The congressman said: 1--WE at
least have our foot in the door
and l feel that now we should
start working for an adequate
appropriation for next year"
With this suggestion, Frank
Maupin, Jay Perry and Charles
Powell of the projects commit.
tee said they agreed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09

81 think we now have to Law
the groundwork for an appropria-
ton in 1885," said Holmes. 81
have cited ample precedents to
establish this project as an old
project, not new, but they have
thus far turned down all prece-
dents-I kept at this a week
after the members of the com.
mittee who were in Washington
left"
Regarding the construction of
a new bridge between Pasco and
kennewick, Holmes said this had
run into difficulties because of
the refusal of the congressional
committee to consider it an inter.
state project. 1t is treated as an
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
kenneWiick
Bond Issue
IS a55;ed
The Kennewick

The Kennewick water bond
issue has carried.
Unofficial decision that the
measure, which has hung In the
balance since the Aug. % vote
had passed, was made Tuesday
night by the Kepnewick city
council when it affirmed the bal.
lots cast in the election. ~
According to council ,tabula-
tons made from the official
precinct books-1OS9 people vot.
ed on the issue. OF these, 935
voted for and Isl voted against.
Three ballots - taken into the
voting booths by qualified voters
and then not marked at all
were not counted~either for. or
against. b.. j -.
In short, it meant that 1,Os9
residents actually took part in
the election. Three of the ballots
were absentee votes. All were for
the measure. - ., s&e..
The council room was strange.
ly silent as Councilman Il. B.
Holden read the results from
each precinct. Spectators, who
filled part of the room, busily
engaged themselves in marking
down the totals as they were
read. So ~. '.... D.. III 5,
A motion to accept the ballots
was made by Holden and second
ed by Councilman Vernon c. Bell.
It passed unanimously.
The results will now be for.
warded to County Auditor Ralph
Wise for certification.
When Wise certifies the vote
the city of Kennewick will have
the authority to go ahead with
the purchase of the Pacific Power
and Light company and Kenne.
wick Irrigation district domestic
water systems. 49,. IL.
Authority will also be granted
the city to construct new wells
and transmission lines as well as
the two new reservoirs.
ID The revenue bond issue was
for $1,150,OOO. A million dollars
of this is for general revenue
bonds. These will be paid off
from the earnings of the new
system. .... st..
The $150,00O will be general
obligation bonds. Mayor Urban
Keolker has repeatedly pointed
out that under the financing ar.
rangements no increase in water
rates will be necessary.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
|Kenjnewick
Flood Control
Pact Reached

Stanton Ganders, state senator
from the 18th district, told The
Herald Tuesday that the city of
Kennewick and the state Depart.
ment of Conservation and Devel.
opment had signed an agreement
for flood control work in the
city.
Ganders, In a special dispatch
to The Herald, said that the total
amount of the project is $54, $50
and that the state will partici.
pate to the amount of SPLITS.
The state senator said, 81 am
very happy to hear of this as It is
the first one of its kind in my
district"
Dick Rector, city superinten.
dent of Kennewick told The Her
aid this morning that the south
western part of Kennewick, that
has suffered heaviest from the
spring flash floods, will be the
greatest beneficiary of the funds.
Among the flood control project
which are to be constructed, is
a dam in the Zintel Canyon on
West Tenth street.
Curbs, walks, drains and a de.
pressed street surface will be
constructed on West Seventh
between South Vancouver and
South Rainier and on Seventh
street between Kennewick ave-
nue. and South Rainier.
Rector said that while city
funds were unavailable, that the
city would meet the amount of
money put up by the state by
supplying equipment and per-
sonnet to do the work.
Last years damage was est.
mated at $4,000 in the south
western part of Kennewick.
Rector said that it was planned
for the project to be finished by
the end of this year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
amid
|0f Taxes
Is Seen!.
BY BILL BEouETrE

An opinion by the state at.
torney general virtually threat.
ems to "hamstring" next years
operation of Kennewick area
hospital and fire districts and the
Mid Columbia library, The
Courier.Reporter learned.
The attorney general, Smith
Troy, held that property In rural
areas when fire, library and hos.
pital districts were organized,
and which since have been an
nexeds by Kennewick, still are
subject to levies for those dis.
tricts.
If applied, this ruling, accord.
ing to Benton county auditor R.
E. Wise, would pyramid taxes in
those areas past the 40-mill
limit. State, county, city and
school taxes in those areas now
total 81 mills. This would leave
three mills for the fire, library
and hospital districts, which
have asked for four, two and
three mills, respectively. ..
REGARDED AS LAW" 4
An assistant in the office of
Benton County Assessor Ira Hart.
man at Prosser, who was absent
from his office Thursday. said
the attorney generals opinion
was regarded as "law." He indi.
Gated that it would be applied.
So, in Troy's opinion, the
county assessor must reduce the
millage of these three districts,
on a proportionate basis, so that
the total is three mills. 49,.
And, since taxes must be uni.
form, the library district levy fol-
the rural areas of Benton and
Franklin counties would be only
two-thirds of a mill. This, it was
estimated, would not raise
enough money for even mini.
mum library service. =
The Mid. Columbia library was
voted overwhelmingly. by rural
residents of the two counties last
November. It has been circulat.
ing books since June to farm
homes throughout the two coun.
ties with a bookmobile- ali.
brary on wheels" Several weeks
ago it moved its headquarters Ii.
brary into spacious quarters sup.
piled by Kennewick, which has
contracted with the new library
for service. . ..r-.-..
PICTURE IS BLEAK
The picture appeared bleak
also for the fire and hospital dis.
tricts. The fire district, like the
library, has borrowed money.
Boards of directors for the
three districts declined comment
until they have had full oppor-
tunity to analyze the opinion,
and its implications. -
However, Wise wrote that "it
looks to me like this application
Of the opinion) will be disastrous
to all three districts, and l know
Of nothing that can be DONE"
The opinion, dated Aug. Is,
was addressed to Malloy Sens
ney, Benton county prosecutor. It
was in reply to a letter written
by Sensney Aug. 8 and it was
signed by c. John Newlands, an
assistant attorney general.
It contended that the conclu.
sion of the opinion, according to
the constitutional provisions
which it quoted, were "inescap-
able"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
Pre-Mix Opens
New Gravel Pit

G. w. Noyes, manager of the
Kennewick Pre- Mix plant, an.
nounced today that new gravel
pit had been opened by the COM
pany. ---~..
Moves said the pit, three miles
south of Kennewick, near Elliott
lake, was the first gravel pit in
this area to supply washed ma
terial. Crushing equipment to
supply all sizes of crushed ma
terial is now on order and will
be installed when received, the
manager added.
'This pit will give the firm
its own material and will pro-
vide the area with a good source
of clean washed material"
Moves said. The new pit went
into operation Wednesday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
INTRODUCING
kenneWick's Business
And Professional People
TO THE COMMUNITY

Introducing today one of Ken.
newick's longtime residents.
Mark M. Moulton. lawyer and
former stdte legislator.
Mr.. Moulton was born in the
country near Maquoketa, Ia. He
came to Kennewick Nov. 1, 1901,
started Immediately the practice
of law which he has followed
ever since.
Looking back over the span of
years, the Kennewick attorney
says: II have seen Kennewick
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
ny lack HANSON

Jas far as / am concerned, the
Kennewick Highlands irrigation
project is going through and if
they stop it, it will be over my
dead body" Congressman Hal
Holmes of this district said on
a visit to the Tri-City area Fri.
day.
Meeting with members of the
Kennewick Highlands project
committee, Holmes reported that
everything he could do to in
duce congress. to fix an adequate
appropriation, had been done.
Only $4,000 was earmarked for
the project when the annual ap-
propriation bill was reported out.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09

A total of ] N,363.07 in cash
and pledges has been collected
to date in the drive to build q
hospital in K0 1ewick. The fig.
ures were reHl Eed today by A.
c. Anon, chair ian of the drive.
Anon added that, if possible.
one unit of the hospital would
be constructed This year.
|. although We have temporar-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
kenneWick
Mans Bid Low
For Sewage

Z. A. Robertson, TT Fourth
avenue east, Kennewick, was
low bidder for construction of
sewage facilities for Vista Homes
No. 1 project in. the city, the
Kennewick city council decided
Tuesday night.
Robertson's bid of $11, 9O1. LOG
was under the four other bids
submitted.
The council accepted the bid
subject to the clearance Of ease.
ments which will permit the 60.
ahead on the work.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
Given Wurninq

KenneWick housewives were
warned to keep an eye on their
clotheslines these days by police
after Mrs. r. H. Shoaff, 1901 Ken.
newick avenue, reported a thief
lifted four lines of clothes from
her yard Monday night.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-09
Doc Bites Lad ,

A complaint TO police that a
dog bit his three-year-old son
in the face was made Monday
by Harry N. Hale, 90 Parkview
Homes, kennewick.
In his complaint, Hale reported
the dog is still running free.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-09
DENIAL OF EQUALITY
Continued from p

Continued from Page ID
lean version of the superior race"
Negro Leaders Attend
Among the various colored re-
ligious leaders attending the
meeting were: Baptist-Dr. Will
liam H. Borders, pastor Wheat
Street Church, Atlanta; Dr., u
M. Bracey, pastor First Baptist
Church, st. Louis; DR.. r. w.
Coleman, pastor First African
Baptist Church, New Orleans; DR..
J. H. Jackson, pastor Olivet Bap-
fist Church, Chicago; DR.. Benja-
min E. Mays, president Moore
house College, Atlanta; and DR..
Calvin V. Stalnaker, First BAPTIST
Church, Tulsa. Oklahoma.
AME-The Rev. G. w. Blake
ly, director Christian Education,
Little Rock, Ark; Bishop S. L.
Greene, Daniel Payne College,
Birmingham, Alabama.
CME-Bishop J. A. Hamlet,
Second Episcopal District, Men,
phis, Tenn; Mrs. Lena Hamlet,
missionary lecturer, Kansas City.
Kan; DR.. E. P. Murchison, editor
Christian Index, Chicago, and DIR.
B. Julian Smith, general secre-
tary board of religious education,
CINE Church, Chicago.
Others included DR.. Charles A.
Johnson, Congregational Church,
president Fisk University, Nash
Vile Tenn, and Bishop w. j.
Walls, Second district, AME Zion
Church, Chicago.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-09
Beauticians To
Meet AT AIcorn
College

Greenville, Miss = Beauticians
of Mississippi will be entertain
ed by Alcorn College on April
18th, making the first time in
history that this state college has
entertained a group of this type.
The meeting will be one of a
series sponsored by the Mississ.
ippi Independent Beauticians AS
ISOLATION throughout the state
during the month of April. Lead
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-09

Touring Players is a company
of professional actors who nave
played to European and American
audiences with great success.
Their presentation of THE Corn
is Green" promises rare enter
tainment to all lovers of the
drama.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-09

in two performance of "The
Corn is Green" in the Johnson
Hall auditorium, Saturday, April
9. The matinee performance at
$3.50 pm. is mainly for students.
The second performance which is
at $3.50 pm. is for the general
public.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-09

ben Saxon, laborer, of Midland
Park, South Carolina, had cancer
of the tongue in 1910. Today,
thanks to prompt, effective treat
ment, he is cured. If YOU think
you have cancer, see your doctor
at once. Ea. - action can return
priceless dividend -. years of
healthy living to come.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-09

Strong, Gulfport, state inspector;
Levye Chapple, Greenville, public
relations counselor.
The other meetings will be held
at the following places: Corinth,
April IS; New Albany, April 10;
Grenada, April 20; Greenwood,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-09
Y M c A CAMPAIGN

Continued from Page y
Rev. r. M. Stevens, Rev. P. E.
Lott.
Executive committee: V. J.
Jones, I. s. Sanders, e. w.
Banks, DR.. c. l.. Barnes, L. e.
Bynum, DR.. A. B. Britton, B.
B. Dansby, C. F. Edwards, S. l..
Greene, Jr., Percy Greene, DR..
A. M. Hall, M. M. Hubert, Will
lard Johnson, Rev. A. B. Keel
ing, Edward Lee, c. NJ. Lewis,
E. l.. Lipscomb, DR.. w. E. Mil
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-09
CANCER CAN Be CUnBED

GFfssSMss GE1si Dks CJEsEEG
...If discovered early and treated
promptly. Needless delay can
literally mean the difference
between life and death. Pain is
seldom a sign of early cancer -
but there are other DANGLR
SIGNALS:
]. ANY sore that does not heal,
particularly about the tongue,
mouth or lips.
IA painless lump or thicken-
ing, especially in the breast,
lip or tongue.
8. Bloody discharge from the
nipple or irregular bleeding
from any of the natural body
openings.
4. Any change in the color or
size of a wart or mole.
8. Persistent Indigestion.
6. Persistent hOarseness, un.
explained cough, or difficulty
In swallowing.
Z. Any change In the normal
bowel habits.
See your doctor the MOMENT
you discover a DANGER SIGNALi
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-09

Ter, w. J. Miller, DR.. A. H. Nc
Coy, A. J. Noel, DR.. G. A. Price
Rev. A. l.. Rice, J. l. Rundles,
d. d. Shepherd, DR.. o. F. Smith,
W. j. Stewart, w. H. Summers,
Jesse Williams and w. III. Will
liams.