The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-11-18
LIVE WIRE SPARKER
PLEADS FOR UNITY
Suggests That People of Finley
Should Have One Organiza-
ton Instead of Four

"United We Stand, Divided We Fall"
is as true now as ever. So now, as
the compiler of this little column we
have been running for several issues
which task ! now turn over to more
competent hands, owing to my re-
moval to a more secure habitation at
Medical Lake, wish to state my
views of the present condition OF the
local affairs Of the Finley community.
The Finleyites will stand if united,
but if they remain divided they will
surely fall as far as welding good
influence for the betterment OF them
selves and compelling the outside to
recognize Finley as power In the
county and state affairs is concerned.
Finley has Grange, Live Wire
Club, Central Valley club and q Far
ent-teachers association. In each or
ranization there are energetic work.
ers. They keep their several orders
alive and moving only by extra effort.
But when some benefit accrues from
anv of the several clubs efforts ev-
erybody profits at the expense
of the few. The result is very unsat-
isfactory at the best. No one club
represents all. It should be that on
any issue which may be discussed to
a conclusion the outside districts
would know that Finley in body
was back of the stand taken, and that
they are united one and all to see
that Finley's interests are not neg
lected or evaded.
The present clannish condition
makes extra expense, extra work.
takes extra time and results in less
local prestige, less respect, less recog-
nition and less influence. Why could
MT the four organizations unite under
one head which would be combina-
t;on of the entire fund Of energy and
ability in the district which would
not only quadruple Finley's influence
hut increase it thousand times
Don't you think the live sparks In
each pile of apparently dead timber
could, by getting together start q
brilliant confagration that would
stand out a "pillar of fire" to make
the dwelling place of united effort and
successful cooperation? Then the
coyotes would beat it back to the hills
the owls and lizards would seek new
abodes for live, advanced civilization
had arrived and the savage and the
lawless must go.
Mavbe the winds would be tempered
and the powers that be would cause
the physical side of existence here te
be a little more favorable.
would suggest all unite under tn'
Grange head, the oldest order here
and the only one with a national or
eanization and make it your big ioca
representative body.
The Grange membership contes
was concluded Saturday evening.
resulted in an increase OF sixteen ne'
members. General Hindenberg Pas
torius making savage drive the las
week of the campaign and by tn
skillful manoevering of Field MAJ
shall Goss, put General Joffre Kraber'
forces to rout. General Pastorlu
wears the laurel wreath with becon
ing modesty and is trying to subsls
on pretsels and kraut until the d
feated forces come through with TT
banquet they'll have to pay for.
Drainage District No. 6 will hold a
election December 2 to elect thrt
commissioners. Vote at Finley nall
The Finley Grange will elect o
ficers Saturday, Nov. q. At tn
time the banquet question will be Sc
tied.
The dramatic and musical eleme
of the Central Valley club will gi'
an entertainment at the Finley ne
Monday evening, November ~. ~
star act of the evening will be
drama entitled "Who is Who" y
leading actors are Mr.. and Mrs. ow
Webb, Mrs. McCroskrie, Messrs.
Monroe Ford and Guy Moore. II
cast is a galaxy Of footlight stars, y
beknown to even their neighbors, W
have been enjoying country life 2
der assumed names and recuperati
from many seasons of travel.
Webb's true name is Richard MAJ
field and Mrs. Webb is known on !
stage as Mrs. Patrick Campbell. M
McCoskrie is known as Miss Blanc