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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-03-06

And there lies the copra ON the
wharf waiting with the tropical
sun beating down upon it. Insects
buzz above it, the sun cooks it, it
steams, stews; and some say begins
to move around by the time the
boat comes.
It isn't long after it is piled on
the wharf until it begins to develop
what is said to be the most out
rageous odor imaginable. It first
smells to "high heaven; and then
the smell spreads out sidewise
spreads so that 1t can be more than
detected on a ship down the wind
so far it Is out Of sight of land
Even the "ships that pass in the
night" can tell easily and unmis-
takably where copra is waiting
shipment.
In such a vicinity, limburgel
cheese loses its significance, as nc
one can tell but what they are eat
ing just ordinary cheese. The u.s.
ual signs are not detachable, and
sailors have to wash their feet by
the calendar, instead Of at the in
sistance Of their shipmates. Copra
boats are said to be the only craft
on which a compass is not a nee.
essary instrument Of navigation
they simply smell their way around
among the islands and pick up 9
load in no time.
Wooden ships once used in the
copra trade become so impregnat.
ed with the abominable odor thai
they are ruined for other cargoes
| A steel hulled vessel has to have
all wood structure in the hull tori
| out, and the entire ship renovated
before it can be used for other pur'
| poses. Ship owners seldom put Z
boat in the copra service unless
they intend to keep her there.
After copra reaches the factory
| an oil is pressed out of the odor.
ferrous, disgusting mass. This j.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-03-06
Unsaritary Methods Used IN
Gathering Material for Cleo

tressing circumstances when You
think of eating it, or anything made
out of it. Copra is a by-product in
the production Of marketable CO.
coanuts. It is made on the islands
where cocoanuts grow-the East
and West Indies, the Philippines,
and hundreds are graded. The
larger nuts are of smaller tropical
islands. 81. .seza -. s~f<yy- 4:
After cocoanuts are harvested,
they are shipped to market whole,
as cocoanuts. The smaller nuts or
culls in the grading process all
those small enough to pass through
8 1-2-inch ring-are made into
copra.
In making copra, unmarketa)ble
nuts are split open with a machete
but not quite through. The halves
are left like a hinge. They are then
turned with the meatside outward
and strung over a rope stretched
between two trees to dry in the
tropical sun, fully exposed to all
of the flies and other insects for
which the tropics are noted or cur
sed. In time the meat dries up in
the intense heat and shrivels 50
that it may be easily scooped out
of the shell. This dried cocoanut
meat is what Is known as copra.
After it is scooped out of the shells
it is hauled or carried to the sea
shore, and piled on the wharf to
await the arrival of a copra boat.
Boats which load copra touch at
many of the islands which produce
| it at only infrequent intervals. Coz
pra is loaded out from some Of the
largest islands every two months,
from others every six months, and
some of the more isolated islands
WYATT a whole year for a copra boat.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-03-06
Wind and Thermometer

The weather bureau says that the
thermometer is not affected by the
wind velocity after having once at
tanned the temperature of the
wind. The physical discomfort US
ually associated with high winds is
due to the removal of heat with
great rapidity from the human
body on account of the winds. AS
no heat is generated by a therm-
ometer, its readings are therefore
not affected by the wind velocity.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-03-06

In the manufacture Of oleomar-
xarine, vegetable oils are used IN
place of butterfat, tallow Is added
for consistency, and then the mix
ture is churned. A substitute for
butter results which some claim is
the '.poor mans butter" Others
say It is not the poor mans but
Ger, but the rich mans graft-as
the price Of cleo apparently Is bas-
cd largely upon the cost Of the low
priced materials from which cleo
margarine is made.
The principle vegetable oil used
In the manufacture Of oleomarg-
arine Is cocoanut oil. Large amount
Of this product is imported annual
". Much of it comes in duty-free
-duty-free cocoanut oil to the
amount Of 100000 barrels came in
during the first half Of this year
from the Philippines alone.
Because OF having to pay no du-
ty, cocoanut oil has been selling in
this country at about 6 IL cents q
pound. A low priced product; but
no cheaper than SKINNED milk,
oil, bone oil, tallow and
-other ingredients of oleo-
margarine. In butter substitutes,
eocoanut oil Is sold to the public
for from 80 percent to 500 per-
cent more than the plain oil costs
Some substitutes advertise tina,
they are made from "The White
Meat Of the Cocoanut," an amusing
statement when one considers that
It Is cocoanut oil that is the basis
Of this absurd claim and then ex.
amines the source and origin of co.
coanut oil.
Cocoanut oil is made from copra
and copra is product produced
under unsusal and somewhat dis.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-03-06
Junior WhOOpee

Snow, if you promise to stop
cryin' and be a good boy, I'll take
you downtown to see the acct
dents."-Dublin Opinion.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-03-06
EIephant's Foot

The biological survey says that
the elephants foot is all toes and
a pad. The part corresponding to
a heel is up the leg.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-17
FELTON,

The farmers are all busy now with
their fall work. They report that
their sweet potato crop is only half.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Jones from
Chester was the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Abbott on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Porter enter
tanned a number of friends from
Bowers on Sunday.
The friends here of Mrs. Mary
Barrus are sorry to learn that she
is in the Milford hospital again. But
we hope she will soon improve.
Nelson S. Hill is i'll, suffering with
his head, and under the care of w.
T. Chipman causing him to be un-
able to attend school.
Mrs. Robert Friedel, who has been
i'll for the past several weeks, with
a trained nurse in attendance, is re-
ported to be very ill at this writing.
Thomas Bernard, Clyde Wyatt and
Harry Timmons met with an acci-
dent on Sunday when their automo-
bile became unmanageable causing
them to hit a tree, hurting them.
Clyde Wyatt is suffering with cuts
in the face and mouth.
Mrs. Rachel Wyatt is suffering
with INJURIES in the stomach caused
from the accident several days ago
when the bus which she was riding
in was hit by a roadster, causing the
BUS to over turn.
Mrs. Margaret Voshell is suffering
with her leg, caused by a fall on the
pavement last week. 1t is being |
lressed by w. T. Chapman. We hope /
The will soon be improved and able
o get around again.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-17
BETHEL

Home coming will be observed
here on Sunday, October 18th. The
program for the day will be as fol-
lows: Sunday school 10 a. M,
preaching by the District Superin-
tendent, Dr.. Hobart, II a. m. !;
preaching by Rev. Marine, of Laurel,
at 1870, also the Laurel Orchestra
will be in the service. Love Feast
by Mr.. George Spicer, of Laurel, at
o'clock. Rev. c. NJ Hopkins will
have charge of the evening service,
beginning at 1880. Hope to have a
full attendance. Free luncheon will
be served in the Community House.
Mrs. Clara Phillips, of Middletown,
was a guest of Mrs. Maggie Riggin
over the weekend.
Mrs. Paul Hopkins and son George
returned to Philadelphia after spend
ing Thursday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon Hopkins.
Mrs. Karl Thompson and son Bill
ly, of Seaford, spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Massey.
Mrs. Blanche Phillips spent Mon
day with Mrs. Irwin Hastings.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Messick and
daughter Grace were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. Ennis, of George
town.
Miss Margaret Jester spent the
weekend with Miss Catherine Will
loughby in Hurlock.
Mrs. VIM. Massey and son Billy
spent a part of the last week with
her mother, Mrs. Ida Adams.
Mrs. Herbert Phillips and daugh-
ters, Margaret, Mary Ellen, of Mid |
1letOwn, were weekend guests with |
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. |
Williams.
Mrs. Martha Prendiville returned |
home on Sunday after spending two
weeks at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
John Calcium in Concord.
The Count On Me Club" was en-
ertained on Tuesday evening by
Mrs. Minnie Hastings.
Mrs. Luelen Massey was a week.
md guests of her sister, Mrs. Nora
4uilley in Sharptown.
Capt. Harry Wright, of Norfolk,
"a, spent last week at his home
ere.
The third quarterly meeting will
e held here in the M. E. church on
saturday evening, October 18th.
Mrs. Ella Morris is spending the
'eek with relatives in Wilmington
nd Philadelphia.
Mrs. Leonard Hatfield, of Atlantic
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-17
REDDEN

Mrs. Arabelle DuttOn left Sunday
morning for ClamOnt, where she will
spend some time with Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Leagraves, the stork visiting
their home the past week, leaving her
grandson.
Wesley Workman, who has been
spending some time with his sister
in Denton, Md, has returned home.
Don't forget the Ladies' Aid will
meet with Mrs. Horace Webb in Ell
lendale Thursday evening, Novem-
Der 6, 1880. Rain or shine everybody
invited.
We are still having it very dry at
this writing.
Miss Mary Smith, of Wilmington,
was the weekend guests of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Smith.
Mrs. Mayme Cannon, of Whining
ton, spent a part of this week with
Mrs. William DuttOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Donovan and
daughter, Miss Pearl, and her friend
from Milford were recent Philadel-
phia visitors.
Mrs. David EllingswoTth has been
spending few days i'm Philadelphia
this week as guests of her sisters,
Miss Florence Jester and Mrs. Ralph
Chaffins.
Edward West, of Marcus Hook,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Rufus Rust.
Sunday school next Sunday morn
ing at 1 0o'clock. All invited.
Sunday school Sunday, October 10,
at Faith church at 2:3O o'clock
Preaching by the pastor, Rev. V. c.
Littleton.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-17

City, N. j., is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Cain, of Will
mington, spent a part of the week
with the latter's parents, Capt and
Mrs. N. E. Wheatley.
Miss FlOssie Serman was a week.
end guest of the Misses Marie and
Helen Johnson, of near Laurel.
The Grand Home of Delaware held
its 57th anniversary in RehobOth,
Del, on Thursday, October 9th.
Brother John Ruhl, supreme scroll
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-17

keeper, and Brother Lane, supreme
Washington, of Philadelphia, Pa,
were present and gave very inter.
esting addresses to the members of
the home.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. ]. Furness, Mrs.
Howard Furness and daughters,
Peggy and Helen, were Sunday
guests with Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Mabrey, in Clayton.
The combination of courage and
intelligence is unbeatable.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-17

sudden death of Dan Shockley. His
funeral will be held in the Christian
church Monday. The wife and chill
dren have our deep sympathy.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-17
STAYTONSVILLE

Church services at 7:45 promptly.
We need every one to hely make it
a success. Will you help? We need
two hanging lamps. If some one has
a lamp of this kind they don't need
will you donate it to the church. 1t
would be highly appreciated.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-17

A half a loaf is better than no va
cation.-The Pathfinder.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-24

The Motorship Afognak, built at San Francisco Al years ago, now a cannery tender in the services of the Alaska Packers Association, was
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-24
AIl-Alaska News

recently on the ways at Wrangeli
 undergoing repairs. Treenails or locust wood used instead of iron
 bolts were found as sound as the day the craft was built.
 William J. Anrig and Emma Jean Balmatoff were recently married at Seward.
 F John Alexander, an Indian, Is held at Fort Yukon on a charge of murder in connection with the death of his nephew of the same name. The alleged crime is said to have been committed in drunken brawl. { For making repairs to Fairbanks waterfront, the Fairbanks city coun- cil has awarded a contract to Col bert, Foy and Black. The work will cost $500 and will be completed before the breakup in the spring. E James Tracy, 65 years old, who |ihad lived in Alaska 20 years, most of the time in Fairbanks, recently died there.
 < work will begin after. New Years by the Alaska Reduction Works to replace the plant ..thkt was burned down at Ward iCove near Ketchikan, last summer.
 a Clarence Baugh, s2, former Alas .ka Railroad employee, died recent Fly at Anchorage.
 |. The petersburg Vessel Owners Mutual Protective Fund has been organized to insure its members against loss, partial or total, of their vessels. Boats of members will be appraised and will pay an annual premium of 5 per cent If pro- pelled by gas engines and Az per cent if propelled by diesel engines.
 Old Boreas served the Anderson Brothers of wrangell a good turn by blowing down the dock of the Petersburg sawmill. Anderso n
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-24
DAUGHTER IS BORN
 TO THE CILLETTES

A daughter was born to Maj. and Mrs. Douglas H.. Gillette, former Juneau residents, in Washington, D. C., on December l6, according to word just recevied here. Mrs. Gil- lette and the little girl, who was named Josephine Ann, were prog ressing finely.
 Maj. Gillette was Engineer Off, cer of the Alaska Road Commission here for two years. He was trans ferred last year to Washington as Commissioner of Public Buildings and Public Parks in the District of Columbia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-24

hung in the great audience room on the first floor.
 President Adams Christmas garb consisted of black velvet suit, silk stockings, silver knee and shoe buckles, white waistcoat and pow dered hair.
 Andrew Jackson, saddened by the death of his wife Rachel,, had his grandnephews and grandnie 2 S spend the holidays in the Whi,e House. They persuaded him to hang up his stocking along with theirs on Christmas eve. The next morning Old Hickory in a woolen nightgown came down. stairs to see what Santa Claus had brought.
 There were tears in his eyes as he pulled corncob pipe, pouch of tobacco and some trinkets from his stocking. Later in the day he gave a party for the children in that grand old parlor," the east room. 4
 Official Snowfall Fight" s On the table. pyramid of snow balls made of starch coated cotton was surmounted by huge gilt game cock. After the feast and a "snowball fight" Jackson and Vice President Van Buren played blind mans buff and puss in the corner with the children.
 | At one Christmas party in Polk s administration Mrs. Polk wore a maroon-colored velvet dress trim med with deep lace and a pink head-dress. Polk wore suit described as "seedy suit of solemn black"
 Christmas of 1861 found the na- ton in civil war. The gaunt Lin coin, shawl across his stopped shoulders, patiently selected toys in a New York avenue shop for his sons Willie and Tad, and their playmates. Tad had a quarrel with the White House cook when he brought in group of ragged urchins to eat turkey and cranberries. Wins Verdict 1 He appealed the case to his father and won a verdict.
 The Christmases of the Roose- velt regime were glorious" days with the White House gang whooping 1t up' and the strenuous T. R. a "deelighted" participant or observer.
 Quentin and Archie put snakes in congressmen's pockets, and smuggled a Christmas tree into the mansion in violation of their fath- CTS conservation edict.
 Then came the, jovial Taft. At midnight one Christmas eve crowd of young men with hymn books and trombones invaded the White House yard. Approaching the north portico, they started sing ing "Adeste Fideles."
 A second story window was rais- ed and the President, clad in bright blue bathrobe and looking like jolly Santa Claus, called out Merry Christmas, boys, and thank you."' ges
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-24
RELATED ABOUT PERSONS
 AND INCIDENTS
Brief Items of Inttere e st Gathered from Every
 Part of Northland

Boat owners to the Westward are thinking of organizing a com pany to accommodate tourist trav- el to the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes next season. Katmai liar Dor is regarded as the most feasible port for entrance to the valley From the harbor to the Valley Is 25 miles. Pack horses and road houses may be provided by the boat owners. Listed as an unsolved mystery is the fate of Capt. Charles Ems- weller of Seward of whom nothing is known since he left Kodiak in his gasboat Chase last September 17 for Seward. $
 Stewards Chamber of Commerce has written the Secretary of the Interior urging him to establish in Seward the Alaska headquarters office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs when 1t takes charge of the Bureau of Education's activi- ties among Alaska Indians. The Chamber also requests that Seward be made the home port of the mo- torship Boxer, which has been used by the Bureau of Education in prosecuting it's work among the Indians.
 t
 The Motorship Afognak, built at San Francisco fl years ago, now a cannery tender in the services of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-24

gorgeous" and others were war saddened, but from John Adams to Herbert Hoover all were rich m the home-loving note that always has been national symbol
 Washington never lived in the White House he helped design, serving his presidential terms in New York and Philadelphia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-24

When Presidcn1 Adams and his wife celebrated the first White House Christmas, Washington was a wilderness city" and Pennsyl- valia avenue was a dirt road
 And the Family Wash
 Construction of the executive mansion was not completed and Mrs Adams had the family wash
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-24
By ALEXANDER R. GEORGE

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24- To the home at 1900 Pennsylvania avenue, probably Americas most famous residence, Christmas comes again bearing memories of other Yule-tides in the White House.
 Some have been puritanically simple, some were described as
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-24

Says Puffy: Mix cackle with some neighing and a moo, And put in lots of grunts and squeals, then add a bark or two, And you will have the Christmas Carol that barnyard creatures sing.
 To me 1t is classic that is fit for any king"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-24

E. M. Goddard, of Juneau, execu- tive officer of the Alaska Game Commission; M. Goldstein, fur deal- CT of Seattle, soh of MT. and Mrs. Charles Goldstein of Juneau. and D. W. Flanigan of Anchorage were judges at the recent fur show at Anchorage. There were fine .ex- hibits of live silver foxes and mink. Owing to the early date of the show there were not as many skins offered for sale as might have been had the exhibition been arranged to be held later.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-24
FOR YOUR ACCOMMODATION

THE CASH BAZAAR will remain open Christmas Day until 400 ?. m. Late shoppers welcome and we can supply that forgotten gift. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-24

Absence of marine ways in Ju- neau was emphasized recently by the presence of two Juneau vessels on marine ways in Petersburg for repairs. The boats were the Yacoh'- and the Driva.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-24

Brothers were about to wreck the dock in order to build on the site a marine ways.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-24

From Mckinley Park station on the Alaska Railroad to the foot of Mount Mckinley, distance Of 75 miles, a telephone line has been constructed.
The Washington times., 1930-05-23
SCHOOLS
To CLOSE SOON

LURAY, Va, May 23.-Com.
mencement exercises of the Luray
High School will begin May SO,
tie sermon being preached by
Rev. r. c. Maxwell, Luray. The
following will graduate: Max
Warthen Mason, Mahlon Clifford
Atwood. Sarah Catherine Long,
Nina Virginia Sours, Grace
Gladys Homer, Charles Albert
Hudson. Mary Irene Conner, Ed.
win Wilson Morrison, jain Will
liam Morrison, Lynwood Charles
Blosser, Mary Elizabeth Brubaker,
Rena Mildred Judd and Louise
Mary Williams.
The commencement exercises
Of the Shenandoah High School,
this county, will begin May 90.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered by Rev C. M. Teufel,
D. D., Staunton, Va. The follow
ing are the graduates: Homer
William Fogle. Ralph Frederick
Piper, Wilson Keyser Huffman,
! Velma Frances Mcdaniel, Lille
Catherine Conner, Paul Shuler
bouderback, Caroline Fannie Al
ger, Dorothy Maxine Koontz, Vir-
ginia Plough Lester, Evelyn Lu-
cil1 Lofts, Frances Virginia May,
Edith Virginia Trainham, Mildred
Conner, Norma Lorraine Karnes,
Elsie Virginia Conner, Nellie Paul
Inc Maxwell, Archie Koontz, Katie
Maye Terrell, zada Irene Kite,
Corrinne Virginia Beylor, Richard
Crowthers Bricker, Neva Virginia
F'oltz, Alma Mae Emerson and
Howard Henry Good.
Rev. c. L. Hunt will deliver
the commencement sermon of
the Stanley High School, this
county, beginning May 25. The
following are the graduates:
Sarah Frences Louderback, Mar
tha Frances Kaufman, Mary
Elizabeth Hart. Kyle Bluford Ep-
pard. Frances Nell Houser, and
Elizabeth Elaine HouSer,
The Washington times., 1930-05-23

mended for reelection as chair
man of the board of temperance
and social service of the Metho.
dist Episcopal Church South.
The Washington times., 1930-05-23
Wandering Preacher
Restored to Fnn1iLu

LOS ANGELES, Calf, May %
H.N.SO.-Found wandering on
the streets of Salt Lake City, the
Rev. James L. Gordon, 70, ap.
parently the victim of amnesia.
To-Day was en- route to Los An.
geles. according to his wife.
The clergyman left here a week
ago.
The Washington times., 1930-05-23

The complete defeat Of forces
against Bishop James Cannon, jr.
was marked here today when
the Virginia prelate was recon-
The Washington times., 1930-05-23

For the modern June
Bride. Both the solI-
taire and the S-dta-
mond wedding band
are fashioned of IL KIT.
white gold! A thrilling
va aluet
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-10-31
ANTELOPE

Those who attended the P. 7. 4.
Friday mite enjoyed a good pro-
gram Of talks, readings and nusi-
cal selections. November 14th IS
the next meeting.
The H. S. football team was de-
feated by the Bainville boys Sat
urday on the home field in q
score Of 81 TO 13.
Mr.. and Mrs. Akre and children
of Reserve were Sunday visitors
at the Eilert Brekke home.
Magnus Lee and o. B. Hoven
improved the streets by grading
Saturday.
The Revs. Sand and Stowell
Erick Teigen, Miss Marie Tiegen
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brekke, Mrs
Lila and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Dab
attended the Lutheran church con
| ference at Zahl, n. D., last Friday
Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday morning, Postmaste
Sorvick found that robbers hat
entered the office during the nit,
and stolen both money and stamps
SO far no clue has been found o
the robbers.
Mrs. Pete Lee visited severa
days at the Ben Holland home las
week.
Inga Brekke visited at Tiegen
the first Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trowbridge fror
Westby are staying at the Smit
Hotel for some time.
Saturday night Mrs. Groin pre-
pared and served a chicken suppe
to q party at her home.
Miss Mollie Island of Antelop
had the misfortune TO sprain he
ankle last week. Although yer
painful the injured member is in
proving rapidly.
Mrs. Mollie Johnson and daugf
: ter Ruby Of Plentywood, Gilm
and Clara Christianson, visited {
the c. NJ. Island home Sunday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-10-31
Watch II the Medicine InL,
Election Thieves y

When Frank French was told H., =
ton would carry Medicine Iak. 40. CAaiie N,
Madsen he laughed. ' against Il Ia,
They can vote as they damned :,
will count the ballots, French is sT.ap peas y
said. . 'nesed to h.
The FarmerLabOr Party must bav.
at the polls this year and PARTICULAR 1;e ', %a1
Lake. ny In Ned5as
What is the u if people vote for Ii. F..
publicans? 'Of he R.
Recently man went into Ed Po,v..
Medicine Lake Charlie Norton ba U"sf' osaE
standing there. pp'nea !
Who is that man3" asked the Glen.
Powers. "'" Of
That is Charlie Norton, candidate 70, L..
Ed remarked, Il am not going to vot ~ t. a't
That is all Ed said. ~ I'M
Subtle propaganda.