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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-05-19

Minimum is
Set As Price
For System

The city council and Kenne-
wick Irrigation district were re-
ported close to reaching an agree
ment on the sale of the water sys-
tenn yesterday. -.
What figure had been set as
a minimum price for the system
could not be learned, but E. H.
Brand, manager of the district,
said a minimum price had been
set.
City officials indicated that the
price was one on which deal
could be worked out.
But whether the council agrees
or not, there are the bond COM
panies to be satisfied. If the
price and all other conditions OF
the sale are not satisfactory, the
bond buyers cen halt the deal by
announcing that they won't buy
the bonds the city will have to
issue.
Brand said the district would
continue to operate the system
until in October regardless of the
sale since that is the end OF q
fiscal period for the district.
Brand said water supply was
more plentiful from the system
and that cooler weather had cut
down use. He said curtailment
of water use for irrigation would
have to remain in effect.
The city and Pacific Power &
Light company have agreed on 8
sale of that system to the city
and the intention Of the city
council is combine this with the
KID system. 81
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102 To Get
DipIonla S
/ h u + S d aY

A list of 102 students of Ken
newick Senior High school was an
nounced yesterday by Principal T.
H. Bennett for graduation at Com
mencement exercises at the high
school auditorium on Thursday
night. s.. ....
First graduation event for the
senior students will be the. bacca-
laureate service at the auditorium
at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The Commencement program
will open with the professional,
"Pomp and Circumstance" played
by Karin Kahl and Naomi Payne.
Rev. M. G.. Kauth of Bethlehem
Lutheran church will give the in
vocation, David Dickerson will
give the welcome. The salutatory
will be delivered by Mary Ellen
Block. Her subject viii be "The
Fountain of Youth" The valedlc-
tory will be by Leona Luvaas and
her subject will be Studying the
Road Map"
The program will include Hills
of Home" vocal solo by Leroy
Splitter; cave Maria" (Schubert
by Robert Hunsley with accom-
paniment by Naomi Payne.
The Commencement address
entitled "Your Investment in the
Future" will be delivered by DR..
Charles D. Armstrong of Whit
man college. Principal Bennett
will present the awards and also
the class for graduation. Diplomas
will be presented by Supt. f.. $.
Black. The Recessional will be
!. played by Miss Kahl and Miss
APayne.
Students listed for graduation
Beverly Kay Anderson, Donna
Continued on Page 81 osaf
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Where Are 5topIighis!
Answer Coming Today

where are the traffic ights?"
That question opened the regu-
lar weekly meeting Of the Ken
newick chamber Of commerce at
the Christian church dining hall
last Thursday noon.
The question was directed to
City Superintendent R. c. Rector
by the Chambers President Gene
Spaulding, who followed up with
the announcement that this was
81. @. Day" for Rector who would
try to answer all questions di-
rected at him.
Traffic lights remained the
dominating subject throughout the
meeting, and before it was over,
] the chamber had voted to invite
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-05-19
Attention of Wheut
Men Called to Point

All who wish to apply Tor q
wheat acreage allotment In 1850,
but who have grown no wheat
for harvest in 1947, 48, or 40,
must make application for the
allotment they desire in writing
prior to June l, 1949, Benton
County Agricultural Conserva-
ton announced Tuesday.
The deadlinc date of May !
for ACP practice payment sign
up has been extended to June l,
1949, A. j. Thompson, chairman,
said. .--. ~,- .,~~ ~~
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Battle Over CvA Gets
Under Way; More Later

would be giving up democracy at
home while we are spending bill
lions to foster it abroad. Grant
ing of powers under the bill to
three-man commission would
exceed any powers ever before
granted to anyone in this country,
he said. "It involves" said Rod
gers, ''the entire economic and
political future of our nation"
The speaker charged that this
was only a step in a planned
drive to organize the entire ma
ton into a series of authorities,
8 or II in number, each under a
Continued on Page 3
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Grapejjuice
sY RoLTI 1UvI =.

CRITICISM ......... ]
One of the chief indoor and
outdoor sports in KenneWlck
these days is criticism of the city
council. l indulge in the activity
myself from time to time. Gener-
ally, the principle Of criticising
government bodies and gripping
about what they do or fail to do
is a healthy condition and helps
to express the peoples desires,
thereby speeding solution to many
problems.
HOWEVER ....
There is but and however
in the case of the present city
council. In January Kennewick
instituted a new city council and
. mayor. Three councilmen and
the mayor were brand new MEM
hers and one councilman had
served only very short time.
perhaps no governing body OF
anv subdivision Of our country
went into office facing such a
terrific volume of work and as
MANY seemingly insurmountable
problems as did this council.
WORK ~
Il is easy for US sidewalk en-
oineers to point to many short
comines and failures on the part
~ our local government. But
there is no question that they are
ali working with vigor and
Thought toward solution OF the
to,Iehies that face them. In a
q great many instances slow-ups
are not of their design but due to
chortcomings in other places. In
.nite of that, tremendous pro-
sress has been made. II you
don't believe it, just 60 back and
study the dozen or SO ordinances
that have been passed since the
first of the year and visit the
council a few times. You'll get ar
eye-opener.
CONTINUE -.
Certainly I urge every either
n continue with criticism ane
s,,ssestion. That's what make:
democracy work. But before yot
On into a tantrum give a little
Consideration to what is being
accomplished and remember tina
councilmen don't draw enough
nav to buy gasoline for thell
cars. I doubt if any eight mer
in the community could do mucf
better than the present group.
FINANCE
- Probably any question could b.
answered in relation to city at
Continued on Page 81
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The word battle which has
been going on between eva ad-
vocates and those opposed reach
ed a high point locally at the
regular meeting Of the Pasco
chamber of commerce Monday
noon.
While eva proponents were
advertising nationwide ra Ito
broadcasts to explain that method
of developing the northwest's
power resources, the first OF a
series of local events bearing on
the eva had first place on the
Pasco chamber program.
Ralph Rodgers, Pasco attorney
charged that the eva measure
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Real Estute Tax
Delinquent lst

G. W. Messy, county treasurer,
said this week that the first-haf
of real estate taxes, drainage and
irrigation assessments become de-
linquent on June l. The full
amount of the 1949 personal tax
becomes delinquent June l, un-
less one half is paid. Personal
property taxes of less than $40
must be paid in full on June !.
Interest at the rate Of 10 per cent
is charged on all delinquent taxes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
New Lion MouIs
Professor Who
| Also Is Trainer
By the Associated Press

BLOOMSBURY, Pa. Jan IA
Bloomsbury State Teachers College
professor who is summertime wild
animal trainer was badly mauled
yesterday by 250-pound lion he
was attempting to train.
Prof. George j. Keller suffered a
fracture of his right arm and severe
claw wounds of the left arm when
the lion bounced on him after he
entered the Enclosure for the first
time The lion was brought here
nine months ago from the Belgian
Congo.
AS Prof. Keller entered the in
closure the lion leaped from dis
lance of about 10 feet sand knocked
aside chair he was holding Prof.
Keller fired a. blank cartridge in his
pistol but the lion also knocked the
pistol from the educators hand and
began claWing and biting him.
Kenneth Johnson, an assistant,
rushed to Prof. Keller's assistance
and drove the lion back into a
separate pen.
Prof. Keller, an art teacher, was
taken to Bloomsbury Hospital, where
he was treated and released.
During his summer vacations,
Prof. Keller tours the East with
his wild animal act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07

anything about raising his own sal
airy, but that proviso is contained
in the bipartisan bill introduced the
other day by Senate Majority
Leader Lucas, Senator OConor
Democrat, of Maryland, and Sena-
tors Baldwin of Connecticut and
Flanders of Vermont.s both Repub-
leans. In order for Mr.. Truman to
get the pay boost. the measure must
be enacted by January 20.
HOLIDAY-Senator McGrath of
Rhode Island. who is chairman OF
the Democratic National Commit
tee. has introduced measure to
give Government employees the day
of on Friday, January 81. thereby
giving them a four-day inaugural
holiday week end.
The measure was referred to the
Senate Judiciary Committee. Con-
gress will have to act fast if the
four-day holiday weekend is to ma
terlallze. Meanwhile, regardless of
what Congress does on the measure,
Inauguration Day, Thursday, Janu-
airy 20, is holiday in the Govern
ment. So Federal employees are sure
OF getting that day off, at any rate.
IN THE HOPPER-Here is how
some other measures introduced. in
Congress yesterday would affect
Government employees: Provide re-
tlrement benefits to workers invol-
unfairly separated between July l.
l945, and July /, l947; provide re-
duced annuities at age SIS, after five
years OF service, to employees who
were dismissed from their jobs with
out cause; provide so days maternity
leave with pay to expectant mothers.
X X "
NOTES.-The National Associa
ton of Retired Civil Employees
will hold its monthly meeting
at 2 pm. tomorrow in the Nationa]
Museum auditorium, Tenth street
and Constitution avenue NV. This
speaker will be Willard L. Manning
president of the National Rural
Letter Carriers Association. II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07

Influential House Democrats are
considering plans for more business
like handling of the dozen or more
annual appropriation bills.
Representative Cannon, Demo-
crat, of Missouri who resumes chair
manship of the Appropriations
Committee. was not ready to dis
cuss the subject today. From other
informed sources. it was reported
that one of the most important
phases would have all appropria-
ton subcommittee begin work
simultaneously early in the year.
At the same time, an effort would
/ be made to reduce the number OF
subcommittee from II to 9 or 10
by merging more of the depart
mental supply bills.
| Three Important Points.
The biggest advantages would flow
from the early simultaneous start
of work on all parts of the Federal
budget. Some of those considering
the proposal listed these points in
it's favor:
|. Congressional leaders would get
a better overall picture of the Fed
eral budget and be in position to
weigh the needs of one function
against another before any OF the
bills are completed.
! 2. The committees considering
President Truman's request for at
least $4,OOO,OOO,O0O of new taxes
would be in better position to de-
eide the size and form of new tax
program if all appropriation sub
/ committees could make at least a
preliminary survey of the needs of
their departments early in the
session.
! 3. Congress would be able to get
all the money bills through before
the new fiscal year commences on
July l. Occasionally in recent years
some departments have had to OPP
crate without funds for a week or
more in July because of a last
minute log jap in Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
Cove-|n Along Arlington Tracks
Blocks Old Dominion Trains

A 40-foot bank supporting tracks
of the Washington & Old Dominion
Railroad collapsed this morning.
partially blocking Lee highway in
Arlington. Commuter train service
TO Northern Virginia points may
be interfered with this afternoon.
No trains were passing at the
time, and no cars were travelling
along the highway when tons of
dirt, stone and uprooted trees ava
launched over two of the three road
lanes. The falling debris filled a
creek bed between the railroad and
Lee highway.
Two sets of tracks ran along the
crest of the bank. After the bank
gave away, one set of tracks was
almost at a right angle with its
former position. The other set of
tracks remained intact.
The caye-in is a short distance
from the Rosslyn terminal of the
railroad. Company officials said
they would be able to make arrange
ments to transport commuters home
this evening. One passenger train
arrives from Leesburg each morn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
|Truman's Steel Plans
Involve Progressive
Steps, Not Quick Move
BY the Associated. Press

President Truman said today that
his recommendations for the eXpan-
sion of steel production contem-
plated progressive steps rather than
immediate Government construction
of plants.
In his State-o f-the- Union mes
sage, Mr.. Truman recommended that
the Government make loans avail
able for private expansion and Gov
eminent construction if private in
dustry failed to meet critical needs.
Discussing it at news conference
today. the President stressed that
his recommendation was that the
Government step in only if private
industry failed. His explanation was
in response to questions.
Study of New Plants.
Mr.. Truman said that first Of all
his recommendation called for a
study of the need Of new plants to
increase production of critical ma
terials, particularly steel.
His recommendation, he stressed
was that % Government loans be
made available for plant expansion
if private industry needed loans, and
~ Government construction Of
plants be undertaken if private in
dustry did not want to go ahead.
He said that there was a shortage
of steel for civilian construction.
(N;faS VVa ~ ir,na pIa pfS
He recalled that, during the war
the Defense Plant Corp. spent 500
600 100000 in building plants which
were integrated with private indus
trial plants. That was in reply to
"a question whether he had in mind
leasing those that the Government
might eventually build.
Mr.. Truman made it clear that he
thought the steel industry and the
power industry were not expanding
&C tboy cbOl11d
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
Radio Truck Saves Town
From Destruction by Fire
By the Associated Press

WEST JEFFERSON. Ohio, Jan. 7.
Swift use of a truck borne radio
apparatus was credited with saving
this village of 1000 from destruction
by fire that RACED downtown bust
ness block this morning.
Mayor Homer BraithWaite said a
fellow toWnsman, Richard Meriman,
discovered the fire about l:2O am.
The main telephone cable was
burned and Mayor Braithwaite, who
also works for the Columbus g.
Southern Ohio Electric Co., used
his truck to communicate by radio
with nearby Columbus.
Aid from the Columbus Fire De-
partment and from nearby towns
came in time to conflne the blaze
10 the downtown area, the Mayor
said. West Jefferson has only a
small volunteer fire department.
Destroyed were a house, grocery
filling station and bowling alley
Damage was estimated at about
100000 by Mayor Braithwaite.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07

a goodwill gesture toward civil serv-
ice employees, the American Business
Association will sponsor a dinner
on January II in the Burlington
Hotel in honor of National Civil
Service Week. Co-Sponsor of the
affair is the AFL American FEEDER
alton of Government Employees. Z.
The Society for Personnel Admin
istration will meet at 7:30 pm Mon
day in the Archives auditorium.
The speakers will be Tom Klechek
of the Institute of Inter- american
Affairs, Esther Lawton of the Blu.
reau of Public Debt, John E. Moore
Of the Federal Personnel Council
and Charles Woods of the Vet.
Grams Administration :. DR.. Harold
Lyons, chief of the National Bureau
OF Standards micro-waves labora-
tory, has been selected as the Com.
merce Departments nominee for
the Junior Board of Commerce
award to the most outstanding
young man in Government. Dr..
Lyons, IS, was chosen for his out
standing work in developing and in
venting new atomic and radio
physics uses, Among other things,
DR.. Lyons is credited with the de.
velopment of the worlds first atomic
clock, which was demonstrated for
the first time yesterday.
BE sure to listen in Sundays
at HIS am. oUer WMAL, The
Star Station, for Joseph Young's
broadcast UerSion OF the Federal
Spotlight, featuring additional
neUS and UieWS OF the GoUern-
ment Scene,)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
S20,000,0O0 Asked
OF Congress 10 Begin
Stun Clearance Here

The District Redevelopment Lane
Agency plans to ask Congress for ar
appropriation to begin the $40 900 ,00(
slam clearance program authorized
by the 10th Congress.
So far, Mark Lansburgh, agency
chairman, told Congress in his an
Inual report submitted yesterday
Congress has refused to appropriate
any of the funds authorized.
He pointed out his unit last Sep
TENDER agreed to ask for $4,000 ,00C
in the budget which is to be sub
mitted by President Truman to
Congress shortly. Part of this, he
explained, will be requested for use
in this fiscal year ending June 80.
This amount would be just q
start on the program" he declared
and over the next few years the
agency will probably request most
if not all, of the authorized appro-
priation of s20,000,00o.
Without funds with which to op-
crate, Mr.. Lansburgh said, the lack
Of staff has imposed some hardship
on individual members who have
found it necessary to devote time tc
the necessary business Of the agency
Necessary expenses have been borne
largely by the chairman"
THE District Redevelopment Land
Agency" he said. feels that the act
approved by the Congress, after
hearings lasting over many months
is we'll drawn, and it hopes that the
Congress will realize the immediate
need of funds to start the redevelop-
ment of one of the projects. Marshall
Heights, for which preliminary plans
have been drawn by the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
Death Sentence Appealed
By James in Girls S|ayinq
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 7.-Eugene H
James, 31-year-old handyman, to-
day appealed his death sentence for
the knife killing of an 11-year-old
Baltimore girl
Attorneys William H. Murphy and
Charles Houston filed the appeal
for James in Maryland's court of
appeals. Court attaches said the
appeal would not be heard until
March, unless advanced on the
docket
James. who is colored, was sent
enced to be hanged by Judge Her
man M. Moser after he was con-
victed of knitting Marsha Brill tc
death last summer. Marsha was rid
ing i1er bicycle with two playmates
near the Pimlico race track when
she was killed.
James also has been indicted in
Washington for the similar Staying
of Carol Rardwell, also II. less thar
two weeks before the Brill girl was
killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07

ing and returns in the evening. Mr.
Mcnamara said engineers would be
consulted to see if a train could
pass safely over the unchanged
track. If this is ruled out he said,
the counters may be taken home
on mail train which was stopped
west of the cave-in.
R. M. Mcnamara. assistant gen.
eral manager of the railroad. said
Arthur Phillips, a section foreman,
had noticed the tracks settling
around 9 o'clock this morning and
reported it to T. c. Dorsey, railroad
superintendent All travel over the
track was ordered halted, and a
crew was set to work opening up
drains in the retaining wall along
the bank
While they were working. men,
bers' of the crew noticed trees be-
ginning to shake and the ground
settling Fearing cave-ln, they
left the bank and it collapsed about
1890. The last train that passed
over the track arrived at the Rosslyn
station at 7:30 o'clock this morning
from LeeSburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
Two Workers Overcome
By Gasoline Fumes

Two Workmen, overcome by gas
oline fumes at GIG Rhode Island
avenue NV. yesterday afternoon
were recovering in Casualty Hos
pital today.
The men are Joseph Hatcher, 81
of 606 Fifty ninth avenue NE, and
Anthony Luck, 35, of TAB Third
street NV. both colored. They are
employees of the Square Construc-
ton Co.
Police said the men were working
on the installation OF underground
gasoline tanks at the Rhode Island
avenue address when they were
overcome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07

would be tied up directly with social
security. it was explained.
1t was said, however. that if Con-
gress wanted to, it could bring Gov
eminent employees under the health
program But ESA spokesman said
they would rather have Govern
lment workers brought into the So
cial security system first.
Legislation to extend social security
benefits to Federal employees will be
! presented to Congress soon. PreSum-
ably, the only social security feature
for which Federal workers would be
Eligible would be unemployment
compensation benefits. Government
employees have their own retirement
system, which is far more generous
than Old-age benefit provisions of
the social security system.
That's why most Federal employees
groups have SHE'D away from pre-
vious proposals to bring Government
workers under social security. They
have felt eventually it would under
mine their civil service retirement
benefits, although FSA officials deny
this
It's not known yet what the
reaction Of Federal workers would
be to the health program proposal,
whereby employe and employer would
contribute part of their pay to the
program. The plan has stirred up
heated controversy and promises to
be one Of the livellest issues to come
before the 8lst Congress.
X X X
NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
designate Dawson of the House Ex-
ecutive Expenditures Committee has
! introduced legislation to expand the
, Federal Security Agency into a new
7 Department OF Welfare.
The measure, which would give
the proposed new department cab
, met status, was referred to Mr.
, DaWson's own committee AS re-
suit, it's virtually a certainty that
: the group will report the bill favor
ably to the House.
STUDY-While on the subject OF
health, Senator LANCER, Republican
. Of North Dakota, the ranking mi
nority member of the Senate Civil
Service Committee, has introduced
ia resolution asking for a maximum
outlay of $4,000 for the committee
ito conduct a study of possible hos
pitalization benefits for Federal
employees.
The study would be completed by
May l and would contain recon-
mendations for some kind of hos
pitalization insurance for Federal
, workers. 1t would not concern itself
with any other phase of health in
surance.
TOP PAY-President Truman has
sent messages to both the House
! and the Senate, urging immediate
adoption of top-bracket Federal pay
raises. Mr.. Truman asked that the
bill be enacted by January 20 sc
that the new administration car
have the cream of the crop in the
way of topf1ight officials.
The President did not mention