White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-04-20
WHITE BLUFFS HOST or
SUNNYSIDE BOOSTERS

SiXty-five strong, including An
lS-piece brass band and a male
auartette of unusual ability and
Oh. yes!-Mr. Gallagher and Mr..
Shean, the Sunnyside boosters ar
rived in White Bluffs Wednesday
noon and proceeded to make them
selves at home. The caravan left
Sunnyside in the morning, arriving
in the forenoon at Priest Rapids,
where they viewed the great power
site. They had luncheon in White
Bluffs and left about 2::30 in tie
afternoon for Hanford, where they
spent couple of hours before re-
turning home by way Of Benton
City.
An interesting address was made
by one of the prominent members
of the party in front of the Drug
store after luncheon, in which the
speaker pictured the great things
in store for this valley when the
Priest Rapids power site is devel-
oped, and asked for closer COOP
Grafton between the residents here
and the people of Sunnyside, in the
solving of their community prob
liens.
| He was followed by j. C. Scott.
who made snort talk on the state
land settlement work. The male
lquartet sang a number of selec-
tions, responding again and again
to hearty encores, their most diff
cult feat being the singing together
in perfect harmony, of four differ
ent songs. And during most of the
time they were here. Mr.. Gallagher
and Mr.. Shean, dressed for the
part and having in their repertoire
several verses not included in the
original song. were visiting differ
ent places in town, including trips
to both the grade and high schools,
entertaining the home folks in a
highly pleasing way.
Others of the party were busy
putting up placards announcing the
Second Annual Ford Day in Sunny
side on Wednesday. June Goth.
This is Sunnysides big annual play
day and because of its unusual fea-
lures is proving a big drawing
card. During the rest of the year
the old Ford Is just a jitney. but on
Ford Day in Sunnyside it belongs
to the select circle, prizes being
awarded for The best as we'll as the
worst looking one. the oldest, the
youngest. the highest and lowest
mileage record. and so on. A good
many of the local people have sig
7Fnified their intention Of icing Sun.
nyside's guests on that day. q
A. S. Hillyer, editor of the Sum-
nyside Sun and one of the moving
spirits in the excursion to this val
ley, said that the road between
Sunnyside and White Bluffs is in
fine shape and the distance is A
miles. He says he believes that
people travelling between this val
l ley and Yakima will have a much
] more pleasant trip by going via
Sunnyside. To do this, one should
/ follow the Yakima road to the big
hill south and west of Cold Creek.
then around Barrel springs across
the fiat and over the Rattlesnake
hills to Sunnysde, then on to Yak
ina over the paved highway. The
distance this way would be about
20 miles longer but Mr.. Hillyer
believes the paved highway be
tween Sunnyside and Yakima would
compensate one for the extra dis
. tance. He says that Sunnyside is
going to do everything possible tc
build good road between Barre
springs and that town. He also
says that Sunnyside is much inter
ested in the effort beirg made fol
good road between White Bluffs
and Wenatchee, and that they are
planning Oh having three or foul
carloads of Sunnyside boosters II
the contemplated excursions to We
nat chez from Pasco. Kennewick ant
this valley, on May 4th and 5th.
The visitors Wednesday were ;
happy bunch, full Of pep and en-
thusism. White Bluffs is glad the.
came and hopes they will conn
: again and often.