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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-03-26

Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Rudkin and their
granddaughter Emily Gascoigne
drove to Yakima and were guests of
friends over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Bowen accom-
panied by Mrs. Bernard King drove
to Davenport and Reardon for visit
with relatives over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Higley accom-
panied by their Son Donald and
daughter Pauline and several friends
drove to Walla Walla Saturday.
Mrs. 1. F. O'Leary and son Billy
returned Wednesday to Othello after
a ten days. visit with Mrs. OLeary's
mother Mrs. Nellie Shaughnessy.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. McAulay ac-
companied their daughter Mrs. Ber-
nard Slaugenhaupt home from Yak
ina Saturday returning Sunday
mornin.
j. H. Gilkey, county school super
intendent visited the Kennewicba
schools Wednesday and collected
some school work to be used at a
county exhibit.
Mrs. A. H. Stephens arrived Friday
from Haas. She will remain here for
the present while Mr.. Stephens is
acting as relief man in the O.-W. r.
& N. office in Wallace, Idaho.
Miss Sibyl Young is expected to
arrive tomorrow from Carmel, CAL
ifornia. Miss Young has been called
here by the serious illness of her
brother-in-law Rev. F. L. Fraser.
James R. Barton spent Friday night
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Soth. He was On his way home from
Portland to Spokane. Mr.. Barton was
driving new Why's Knight car.
The Congregational Aid will meet
Thursday in the church parlors. Hos
tesses for the afternoon will be Mrs.
George Byrd, Mrs. F. j. Rasmussen,
Mrs. Clarence Shinn and Mrs. R. E.
Reed.
Mrs. F. F.. Beste and Mrs. C. S.
Knowles returned Wednesday after
noon from Walla Walla. They were
accompanied by Mrs. w. L. Craver,
who will remain in Kennewick over
the week end.
Included in the list of books CIV
en- to the Library by the Arts and
Crafts department are Father Abra-
ham" by Irving Bachelor, "The Wo-
man Haters" by Joseph C. Lincoln,
'The Price of the Prairies" by Mar
garet Hill McCarter, Land of the
Frozen Sun" by Sinclair.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-03-26

Irene and Percy Sellick were Wis
itors at the NJ. w. Zindel home Mon
day evening. a-
Little Ralph Morton received quite
a severe scalp wound last Sunday
when he fell from hay stack.
Mrs. Lulu johnson left Monday eve
ming for White Bluffs to spend the
week with home folk during the nee
essary school vacation.
The family of George Lea is all
sick with the flu.
J. B. Henry, has moved to the c.
Griffith place which he will farm this
year. s.H.a n#e.- a~@
Cecil Richards has a fine new Chew
rolet car.
Mr.. and Harris and family returned
from Yakima where they spent the
winter, and are at home again for
the summer on the Fay and Living
stone place.
Mr.. Rosebury has moved from the
Warner place to the Merrick house
on Mrs. Beals place.
Miss Clara Schaffner came down
Friday evening for a short visit with
home folks. ~. .s
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. f. e.
Moore, of Finley. son
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-03-26

The school closed for nine days on
account of the flu epidemic and be-
gan again Wednesday with a. fair at
tendance.
Mrs. George Gerards was brought
home Monday frorm the Pasco hos
pital where she had been for the past
week with severe case of intesti-
nal flu. She is slowly improving.
Mr.. Yates is nursing an injured
wrist which was badly sprained and
the ligaments torn loose by his car
kicking Monday morning, when he
was cranking it.
Mrs. Burdette Boies and son Bob
bic have both been quite sick at the
home of her parents Mr.. Moore Of
the Highlands.
Mrs. Leah Hutch was visiting at
the home of her father Peter Repp
Tuesday.
Asparagus cutting is now in order
and some fine grass is being packed
in. this vicinity.
The Tyacke baling crew is bal
ing for Harry Hedington this week.
Gerard and Sons baled car of
hay for Homer johnson Monday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-03-26
ucy Willsey is visiting Pasco

Mrs. Lucy Willsey is visiting Pascc
friends.
s. Knowles was a week end
;.;tor in Portland.
~ r MaGuire of the Olmsted ad.
,;. ~ IS quite ill this week.
' Tho Rinkeydinks will meet Thurs
.fternoon with Mrs. George Rok-
kan.
IN for a week end visit at his
home.
p;ebard Briggs is home from Will
,.nette University for the spring va
cation.
Mics Charlotte Lincoln came from
p;tzyille this week for a short visit
At her home.
rba NJ. M. Moulton family drove
. Snokane last Friday returning the
same evening. gS
Tho WINS. of the ME-. church
,,,;ll meet Thursday, April 2 with Mrs
T. W. Payne.
c,enna Kincaid spent the week end
! Horse Heaven with her sister Mrs
F. L. Kratzer.
J. Reed and H. A. Howe made
= business trip to the Hermiston
country Saturday.
Mice Geneyieve Craver and Miss
EVELYN Serier were week end visi.
tors in Walla Walla.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. King spent
Sunday in Pasco with their son C,
3. King and family.
R. H. Briggs is recovering slowly
from serious injuries received last
week in the rock crusher.
Dr. Nader of the W.S.C. extension
service addressed the Kennewick high
school and teachers Tuesday.
A chicken dinner will be given by
the Ladies Aid of the Methodist
church Wednesday, April l at $50
Mrs. Frank Shaughnessy is spend.
ing few days here with relatives
She is on her way from Spokane to
the coast.
H. G.. Gall accountant for the g.
Rivers Growers arrived Monday from
Walla Walla to resume work for the
company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gull White have
moved from the Holcomb house in
the Garden Tarcts to the Bliss bum
galov on Second street.
The attendance at the Washington
school building is almost back to
normal. Anew pupils are still absent
Work is progressing nicely.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-03-26

Mrs. Haight, an organizer of the
Neighbors of Woodcraft is working
for the organization of lodge at
Finley. She met with the WOW. and
their families at their social gather
ing Saturday evening and, assisted
by Mrs. Mary Reed has been visiting
the various homes and is quite con-
fident Of success.
Mrs. Ed Tyacke has gone to Gold
endale to visit her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Bridgefarmer.
Mrs. Burgess has been quite sick
for several weeks.
Will and Ed Tyacke have gone TO
Cornell where they are working on
the road.
Almost every family has one or
more cases of flu some Of which are
quite mild and few quite severe.
Mr.. Kemmling sold two of his fine
Jersey cows to DIR. Brunn last week
and shipped a young bull to Sunny
side. ..
John Tyacke was a Spokane visi-
tor last week where he went on bust
ness.
Mrs. T. T. Farney went to Kenne-
wick Tuesday to be with her daugn-
ter Mrs. Wesley Monroe who was III
with flu. aa
Mr.. and Mrs. Anon, Mrs. CARRIER,
Mrs. Gleason and Mrs. oliver were
guests at the WOW. social at Fin
ley Saturday evening.
Quite number are busy planting
early potatoes and all are getting
ready for the irrigating season.
A representative of the Chas.
Uhden Commission House of Spokane
was making prospective survey of
this locality Tuesday. -.
The p. p. e. L. is remodeling lines
in this vicinity and putting in quite
bit of new work.
Robert Zindel went to Richland
Monday where he expects to work for
the Grosscups during the summer.
Miss Gage and Mr.. Hubbard were
visiting the pig, sheep and cattle
club boys of this vicinity last Friday.
The regular meeting of the Finley
Grange will be held at the school
house Friday evening, March q.
Peter Repp had his leg broken be-
low the knee Wednesday in a runa-
way accident. He was taken to the
Pasco hospital for treatment.
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HOVER NOTES



w. F. Ashby was thrown from his
wagon on Tuesday, landing on his
head and hurting him severely tho
he soon rallied and was able to be
around.
Mrs. Murawski and Miss Weber
We're Walla Walla visitors Saturday.
The small SON of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Franklin and Giles Mills We're quite
i'll the first of the weels with intesti-
nal flu.
Rev. Wolfe of Finley will have
charge of the service here Sunday
morning.
Miss Clare Ashby who has been
teaching at Cook returned to her
home here Sunday. Her school term
is only six months long this year.
Miller Stewart who is attending
school at Ellensburg was visiting with
his father at Yelepit and other
friends here the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Montague en-
tertained last Thursday evening for
Mrs. Montague's sister Miss Inez who
left Monday evening for Sitka, Alas
ka. On Friday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Cochran the
community also met in her honor.
Joe and Alvin Murawski were Van
couver visitors the last of the week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-03-26
HEDGES NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. Steele of Vancouver
visited at the home of Mrs. Chas.
Piert last week returning to their
home Saturday. Mrs. Steele is sis
ter of Mrs. Piert who entertained
with a card party in Mrs. Steele's
honor last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Samburgh and
family have moved from Parker onto
the Monroe place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roseberry and family
from Vancouver are now settled in
their new home recently vacated by
Mr.. Miracle who went to Spokane.
Although there are a few fresh
cases of flu here this week. the ma
jority of sick cases so prevalent last
week are getting better and patients
able to be up and around again.
Forty-six was the attendance in
Sunday School last Sunday. We hope
everybody will be in their classes
next Sunday at 10 am.
Mr.. Newberry of the Near East Re-
lief gave an interesting talk to the
children last Sunday and next Sunday
there will be a collection made for
that fund to help carry on the work
among the orphan children.
The regular meeting of the Grange
will be held in the assembly hall.
Milk testing by the Boys club will
be done during the lecture hour. Don't
forget your dime for the lunch.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-03-26
Pen POINTERS

One of tie best ways 10 get up In
,he world is 10 get down TO business.
The more things forgetful people
have TO remember. the less trouble
thew have forgetting something
Too often little folks think that
what mother says and what she
means are different.
When a man has an appetite
hom.-made bread will always rise TO
the occasion.
AT least. women with armiess
gowns can, laugh up their sleeves.
The ..ousehold millinery bill 10
merely the surprise party dad al
WAYS gets in the spring.
The telephone Is what was In
vented so there'd be come use for
wrong numbers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-03-26
EAST KENNEwIcK

= - y = = = = - = = = = -
Harold Motter spent the week end
at Vancouver visiting his sister Miss
Gladys.
Mrs. Lee Lampson, Mrs. w. A. Mil
Ter and Mrs. w. o. Engles were hos
tesses to the M. E. Ladies Aid We'd
nesday, at the church parlors.
Mrs. Lois Watcher has accepted a
position at the Grill and took up her
new duties Monday.
Mrs. r. A. Sims of Spokane who
spent the winter in California stop
ped on her way home and spent the
week end with her brother B. F.
Neel.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Neel and their
guest Mrs. Sims spent the day Sum
day with the Henry Neel family in
the hills.
Rev. F. L. Fraser, who has been
seriously i'll for the past two weeks
is about the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Elliott enter
tanned the Linfield College Glee Club
at breakfast Sunday morning. They
We're on their way to Yakima. On
Tuesday they returned and again
had dinner at the Elliott home. The
boys, one Of which was Russell Elliott
spent the night there also.
The Get Acquainted club met last
Friday with Mrs. Nelson Williams.
Mrs. Marriott who spent the winter
in Seattle returned last week and
will spend the summer on her tract
Mr.. and Mrs. Candee of Psaco were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James John
ston Sunday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-03-26
FINLEY NEWS

(Last Weeks Items)

(Last Weeks ItemsD
The Finley school closed for a week
on account of SO much flu. Tho only
a few of the school children had it,
it was thot best to guard them as
much as possible.
4. A. Hooker planted his early po-
tatoes this week.
Vera Lyons who has been quite
sick with the flu is able to be out.
Mrs. j. Cunningham visited at the
p. DealGns home Thursday afternoon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-03-26

W. E fill this page with good, newsy items
w week. You help When you know IN item {
local interest tell us about personally by phone
appreciate IT, The phone number il Double One
Evening star., 1925-01-15
Girls Make Plans for
PEN League Cos stume Ball.

tContinued on Ninth Page. }
Evening star., 1925-01-15

Former Attorney General and Mrs.
A Mitchell Palmer are leaving today
for New York, having been called
there by the illness of the latter's
mother Mrs. W. H. Fallon.
Mrs. Edwin S. Fuller will have as
her guest for week Mrs. John H.
Evening star., 1925-01-15
SOCIETY
President and Mrs Coolidge Hosts tc
Diplomatic Corps at Dinner at
White House Tonight

derson. Mr.. Theodore Marburs OF Bal
timore and Miss Elizabeth Hammond.
Mrs. stephen E Elkins has issued
cards for an at home this afternoon
from to o'clock in her home, at
1926 X street Nine. Grouitch. wife
Of former Minister of the Serbs,
Croats and SIovenes, who Is visiting
Mrs. EllIns, Will receive with her,
and assisting will be Mrs. Edward
T. Sanford Mrs. Robert Lansing and
Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant.
Mrs. Kincheloe. wife of Representa-
tive David Hayes Kincheloe of Ken
tucly, anu Mrs. Watson l.. Coleman
have issued cards for an At home
Tuesday afternoon, January 20, at 400
! East Clifton Terrace, from 4 to I
o'clock.
The naval attache of the Peruvian
embassy. Capt. Don Ernesto CaballeFo,
will sail from New York the end OF
next week for his home in Peru,
where he will remain until April.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey Richardson are
leaving Washington this afternoon
for Danvilie, Ill, to pass several days
with the latter's grandfather, former
Speaker of the House OF Representa-
| tives Joseph G. Cannon. They will
return to Washington the latter part
of next week and will be accompanied
! by Miss Helen Cannon. aunt of Mrs.
Richardson. who will spend some time
| with them.
Col. and Mrs. Goodloe Edgar Of De-
troit were the guests in compliment
to whom Senator and Mrs. James
| Couzens entertained at dinner last
evening. Among their 20 guests were
the Ambassador of Spain and Sonora
de Riaro.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Harry Taylor
| will entertain d small company Il
| dinner this evening in honor of Col.
NJ. L. Walker. Governor Of the Pan
anna Canal Zone.
Mai. and Mrs. William Henry Hol-
combe entertained at dinner in their
| home last evening in honor of Gov.
Walker. when the other guests includ-
ed Col and Mrs. William p. Wooten,
Col and Mrs. Ernest Peek and Col.
| Franklin Bell.
| Mrs. John Washington Davidee en-
| tertained a small company at lunch
| con today.
Mrs. John H Small, wife of former
Representative Small Of North Caro-
| lima, will entertain at tea this after
noon in her home, 30S5 Dumbarton
avenue. in compliment to Miss Mar
| garet Pou, whose marriage TO Mr..
Carleton Edward Moran will take
| place Saturday. This evening Mr..
| william L. Hayes and Mr.. Robert T.
Scott will entertain jointly a dinner
at the Congressional Country Club in
honor OF Miss Pou and Mr.. Moran
! The guests Will be members Of the
| bridal party.
! Miss Esther Prayer will entertain at
dinner tomorrow evening in her home,
| 2701 Macomb street. in honor Of Miss
Pou and Mr.. Moran, the dinner fol-
| lowing the rehearsal for the wedding.
! The Director Of the Mint and Mrs.
! r. ]. Grant have as their guest their
| daughter, Mrs. Frederick Dunham of
! Denver, Colo, who will be with them
several weeks.
| Former Attorney General and Mrs.
| A. Mitchell Palmer are leaving today
for New York, having been called
there by the illness of the latter S
| mother. Mrs. w. H. Fallon.
| Mrs. Edwin S. Fuller will have as
| her guest for a week Mrs. John H.
Evening star., 1925-01-15

Mrs. James w. wadsworth, jr., Mrs.
Stephen b. Eikins, Mrs James
Couzens, Miss Madeline Couzens, Mrs
Henry Getty Chiffon, Nine. Tilmont,
Mrs. Samuel Il. Winslow, Mrs. Rich
ard Fl. Townsend, Mrs. Edward w.
Eberle. Mrs. George Barnett, Miss
Ann Gordon, Nine. Hauge, Mrs. E. c..
Cole, Mrs. William Belden Noble, Mrs.
Louis Hertle, Mrs. Robert Love Tay-
lor. Mrs. Edward II. Droop. Mrs. John
Hays Hammond, Miss Natalie Ham
mond, Mrs William Kearny Carr, Mrs.
Randall III. Hagner. Mrs. Carl A.
Droop. Mrs. William Eric Fowler,
Mrs. Frederick II. Brooke, Mrs. Davis
Ireland, Mrs. Robert Dove Miss Mabel
Boardman, Mrs. Wade II. Ellis, Miss
Flora Wilson, Mrs. Warren Delano
Robbins, Mrs. Rafael r. Gown, Mrs
William Bailey Lamar, Mrs. Walter
F.. Tuckerman. Nine. Grouitch. Mrs
Samuel Beverley Williamson. Mr.
Thomas ]. OBrien and Mr.. Lawson
III. Treadwell and the Misses Tread
well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend
entertained at luncheon after the pro-
gram. having among their guests the
Evening star., 1925-01-15

Ambassador of Great Britain and Lady
Isabella Howard, the counselor Of the
British embassy and Mrs. Henry
Getty Chiffon, Lady Betty Fielding,
Mr.. Balfour. Mrs John Garrett Of
Baltimore. Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe,
Miss Anne Hull, MIR. Wilmott Lewis
and John Barclay.
Mrs. William Glover of Saginaw,
Mich, with her family, arrived yes
terday for a short visit TO Washing
ton and is at the Hotel Hamilton.
Nine. Grouitch will leave Washing
ton this evening for New York, and
after making a series OF visits in the
East will return TO Washington,
February 10, to spend about 10 days
as the guest of Mrs. Henry +. Dimock
Mrs. Horace mcfarland has been
Joined by her son, Mr.. John NJ. Hud-
gins, who win be with her the re-
mainder of the Winter, having en-
tered business in Washington.
Mrs Walter stephen OSullivan,
wife of Ensign O'Sullivan, Is visitins 8
her mother, Mrs. Edith Riley, before
leaving next month to join Ensign
Evening star., 1925-01-15

ber of the United States Mission.
headed by Gen. John J. Pershing.
Girls Make Plans for
PEN League Costume Ball.
Miss Norveli Clark -Munford is en-
tertaining this afternoon a group of
her assistants on the girls floor com
mittee for the annual ball Of the
League of American Pen Women, to
be held at the New Willard Hotel on
Friday night of this week. The list
of guests includes Miss Charlotte
Clark, Miss Anne Devereaux, Miss
Cecil Lester Jones Miss Delphine
McHugh Barr, Miss May O'Toole, Miss
Virginia Selden, Miss Barbara Stan
field, Miss Elizabeth Stiles, Miss Mary
CONTINUED on Ninth Page.1
Evening star., 1925-01-15

Mrs. Frederick Z. Hicks ,f Port
Washington, L. l., and her small son.
Frederick, have left the Powhatan,
where they spent a week. and have
gone to Charleston, s. c., to await
the arrival of Mr.. Hicks, who is re-
turning from South America, where,
with Admiral Dayton, he was a mem
Evening star., 1925-01-15

Crawford of Orange, n. j., who will
arrive today. Mrs. Fuller will enter
tain at luncheon Saturday for her
guest, having q company of "a.
Gov. Tawner of Porto
Rico Arrives in Capital.
Gov. Horace NJ. Towner Of Porto
Rico arrived in Washington yester-
DAY and is at Hotel Hamilton. He
is accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Gonzales Mena, DR. p. y. ORTIZ, Mr..
taves and Mr.. j. A. Munoz all of
Porto Rico.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sears Hernin e
entertained at luncheon. at Raucher's,
yesterday in compliment to Mr.. Rob-
eit l.. Eenchley. dramatic critic Of
New York.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Samuel Warren
Miller have arrived in Washington
and have taken an apartment at the
St. Nicholas. Mrs. Miller was before
hex marriage, January in New York,
Mrs. Albert L. Mills.
Miss Frances Morrow. daughter OF
Col. and Mrs. Frank Morrow of San
Francisco, Calf, will return 70
Washington tomorrow to be the
guest for several days of Miss Anne
DevercuX before Joining her mother
in New York. Miss Morrow, who
spent some time with Miss Devereux
the first part OF the month. has been
visiting friends in and near Wash
ing ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ierle Thorpe were
hosts to d company OF 40 at dinner
last evening at the Chevy Chase Club
in compliment to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Schott, formerly of Kansas City, who
have recently come TO Washington to
live.
Among those who attended the con-
cert yesterday morning at Rsuschers
which was the second OF this seasons
series Of morningmusicals arranged
by Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, were the
Ambassador of Belgium and Baroness
de Cartier, the Ambassador of Great
Britain and Lady Isabella Howard
Mrs. William Howard Taft, Nine
! Peter, the Minister Of Sweden and
Nine. Wallenberg the Minister oi
Hungary and Countess Szechenyi
Sonora de Alfaro, Miss Lutfia Yousry
Evening star., 1925-01-15

Miss Laura Chandler, daughter of
former repre- sentative Thomas Chand-
Ter OF Oklahoma, is visiting Repre-
sentative and Mrs. James G, Strong
at their apartment at Wardman Park
Hotel.
Evening star., 1925-01-15

O'Suiiivan In China, where he is at
tached to the u S. s. Simpson Mrs.
O'Sullivan was formerly Miss Virginia
Harris Riley.
Evening star., 1925-01-15

Crawford of Orange, n. j., who will
arrive today. Mrs. Fuller will enter
tain at luncheon Saturday for her
guest, having a company of "a.
Evening star., 1925-01-15

Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Samuel Warren
Miller have arrived in Washington
and have taken an apartment at the
ST. Nicholas. Mrs. Miller was before
her marriage, January 8 in New York.
Mrs. Albert L. Mills.
Evening star., 1925-01-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sears Helm in e
entertained at luncheon, at Raucher's,
yesterday in compliment to Mr.. Rob-
ei't l.. Eenchley, a dramatic critic of
New York
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20

the peanut alone, He has done THINGS
with the sweet potato, beloved by every
one south Of the Mason and Dixon line.
which are only less remarkable than
his glorifcation of the peanut. During
the war the Secretary of Agriculture an
peaied to him when the wheat crop was
dangerously meagre. He rose to the occa-
sion, and from the sweet potato he de-
veloped an excellent -four that PLAYED its
share in averting what threatened to b
national crisis. And later, from the
sweet potato, he extracted such surpris-
ingly unrelated offshoots as a hundred or
so different dyes for silks and cotton.
crystallized ginger, and a perfectly good
resilient rubber.
He discovered also that in the clay hills
near his laboratory are the properties
used by the ancient Egyptians in making
their famous colors which through ali the
centuries have kept their original tones,
Inc secret OF those colors, 1t was thought,
had been lost forever, but this CoJnn,bnss
Of the soil rediscovered Il.
And one Of the most romantic pbasas
Of the man is that before he began max
ing OF natures products something thew
did not start out to be, he had done tbe
same thing for himself. He was born of
slave parents in Missouri AS a bow he
was carried Oft by band of raiders. and
was rescued only after he had contracted
severe illness. But he was nursed back
to health and raised by planter named
Carver, whose name he took, according IN
the custom Of slaves. Like Booker r
Washington, he started his education with
an old blue-back speller, and that was the
only book he ever saw until he was fen
years old. Then he worked his VAN
through high school and college and
finally, thirty years ago, was called TO
Iuskegee, where Booker T. told him to
let down his bucket" and that has been
his business in life ever since.