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Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-09

FOR SALE-Barred Rock Matching
eggs, y mile west, u mile north
of McCabe school. Phone S711-J-1.
Fred Veliquerte 7t2
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-09

FOR .SALE-Three thousand canta-
loupe crates, SOC each. Four miles
south, 5 miles west of FL Centro,
second house west of Lyons
crossing. ,J. N. Bacon. 9t3
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-09
Legal Notice

/ will not he responsible for any
debts contracted by my wife, Ethel
mae Evans, after April 7th, 1880.
(Signed) William j. Evans
St3
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-09

FOR SALE-3 Bourbon Red Turkey
hens and gobbler. Fred Berchtold,
SW. corner Heber. ST.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-09
Lost

LOST-Sunburst brooch chain att
tachment. Keepsake, reward. Mr..
- Willis, police station. 9t4
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-10-24
CLUB MEMBERS LEARN
FACTS ABOUT Law

Charles L. Powell Of Kennewick.
recently nominated for the office Of
prosecuting attorney for Benton coun-
ty, addressed 81 members and friends
of the White Bluffs Woman's club
in the assembly room of the Luth-
eran church Wednesday afternoon on
"What Women Should Know About
Law" Among the women present
were several from Hartford and Yer
nita.
Mr.. Powell spoke for nearly an
hour, part of the time being con-
sumed in answering questions pro
pounded by interested auditors. He
explained the difference between
statute and common law and discuss
ed the obligations and liabilities of
community property; the laws gov
erning contract and complete sales,
and since auto laws are very import
ant now he urged that everyone get
as much information as possible on
the highway code.
Several questions on the making
of wills and the settling of estates
were discussed and the subject of nat
uralization also proved interesting.
At. the end Of the talk, tea and
cakes were served by the hostesses
of the afternoon, Mrs. F. E. Taylor
and Mrs. John McFee.
The appreciation Of all present was
expressed by Mrs. d. S. Wilkinson,
president of the club, to Mr.. Powell.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-10-24
An CLUBS TO CELEBRATE
Achievement DAY

On Saturday evening, November /,
at 1880 o'clock, the All Clubs of Han
ford and White Bluffs will meet at
the White Bluffs high school for their
Achievement Day program and re-
ceive the pins which have been earn
ed by completing years work in
their particular project.
Mr.. .Durdle, the county extension
agent, will tell of the various clubs
for boys and it is hoped that a num-
Ger Of boys between the ages of 10
and 18, and their parents also, will
be present to hear Of the advantages
Of Al work.
Mrs. Davis, Mr.. Durdle's assistant,
will tell of the awards and opportun-
tiles offered for outstanding club
work, some of which are of excep-
tional value and we'll worth working
for. She hopes to bring with her
demonstration team to give an idea
of one phase of the work; also, the
4H boys and girls chorus of Wal
nut Grove. Besides this, there will &c
reports by each club on the years
work.
After the program there will be
games and refreshments for which
charge of 10 cents per plate will be
made. 1t is hoped that there will be
a good attendance of children and
patents as well as other interested
men and women, for the leaders would
like the communities to know more Of
this worth while work.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-10-24
IVES ROBBINS COYOTES
NOW IN NEWS REELS

Learning through Edmund Ander-
son, local movie magnate, Of the bunch
Of coyotes that Yves Robbins Of White
Bluffs is wet nursing at his place a.
cross the river, a movie camera man
from Yakima representing the Pathe
News-Reel service was here few days
ago and took several "shots" OF the
bunch.
Yves said he had about fifty coyotes
at the time, each with an individual
chain attached to stake. and that a
number of good pictures were taken
which the camera man thought ought
to go over big for, as far as he knew,
nothing like them had ever before
been shown on the screen. He asked
Yves to keep about fifty of the animals
alive until late in the winter so that
they might be used by one Of the large
movie companies in shooting" some
scenes for a weston picture.
Since he began trapping this fall
Yves says he has caught about $50
coyotes. He brings them in alive and
feeds them until their fur becomes
prime. So far this season he has
slaughtered and removed the pelts
from about rs animals. Because Of the
general business conditions Of the coun
try, the fur market this year may not
be quite so good as for several years
past. but from information he has
received Yves thinks the net returns
to the trappers will be satisfactory.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-10-24
1t Was Reported To Us That

Mrs. Ira Jones drove down Monday
evening from Neppel for short visit
in the valley.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
r. E. Hartman of White Bluffs on
Thursday, October 9. The Hartmans
live on the old Gossard place.
Word has been received by Mr.. and
Mrs. r. D. Barge from their son, c.
E. Barge, of Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
vania, that the latter has been pro-
nounced by physicians to be suffering
from gall stones and that it may be
necessary for him to undergo an
operation in the near future unless
other treatment being received now
proves successful.
The apple harvest is over for the
season and there has been a regular
exodus for the past week of the
transient fruit workers. Many of them
returned to their homes on the Coast
and other points in the northwest
while few went up into the Wenat-
Chez helan district where the har-
vest is not expected to be completed
for another week or two. Among these
latter were Eddie Link and AL Hauser.
two young men who have been in
White Bluffs since the cherry har-
vest started last spring.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-10-24
SCHOOLS CLOSED WHILE
TEACHERS GO TO INSTITUTE

Next Monday and Tuesday, Octo-
Der 9th and 2sth, all the schools in
Benton county will be closed on ac-
count Of the annual teachers institute
at Yakima, which every teacher in
the county is required to attend.
Thiss institute will be somewhat of
a departure from the ordinary insti-
tute. 1t will be held jointly with Yaki-
ma, Klickitat and Kittitas counties
and will be one of eight regional
meetings sponsored by the Washing
ton Education Association. BY timing
these regional meetings so that the
same speakers may successfully ad-
dress several institutes much is saw
ed in travelling expenses, and by pool
ing their funds and going in with the
Washington Education Association,
W hich bears large share of the ex-
pe4lses, prominent educators are Sc
cured and it is hoped that this ar
rangement will be a great improve
mcnt over the old system.
Among the prominent speakers
who will address the institute are DR..
Leonard V. Koos of Chicago Univer-
sity, DR.. James F. Hosic of Colum-
bia University, DR.. Eugene A. Bish-
op of the University of Washington,
DR.. Erna Grassmuck of Pennsylvania
State Teachers College, State Super
intendent DR.. N. d. Showalter and
Miss Mabel V. Wilson, President of
the Washington Education Associa-
ton. There will be about HOO teach
ers in attendance, and 1874 of these
are teachers of Benton county.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-10-24
WALTER CHAPEL HERD ON
NATIONAL HONOR ROLL

Walter Chapel was quite proud
to receive this week a certificate show
ing that his dairy herd has been
placed on the National Honor Roll of
the National Dairy Association.
The certificates are issued by the
national association in the interest of
better dairying. To secure place on
the honor roll COW must average
more than 800 pounds of butter fat
a year. Mr.. Chappers herd of six
cows, during the year 1929, averaged
472.2 pounds. A remarkable thing
thing about the Chapel herd is the
fact that there is not purebred in
the bunch but they are all exception
ally good grades and the herd has
been built up through careful and
selective breeding.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-10-24
i. S. RECLAMATION ENGINEER ADVISES
WITH WATER USERS ON SITUATION
Cooperative Spirit Shown By The Eighty Water Right
Owners Attending Meeting Wednesday Evening

The first step towards getting
themselves in shape to acquire the
irrigation properties here at the re-
ownership sale was taken Wednes-
day evening when about 80 water
right owners and others Interested
met in. Hanford to discuss the situ-
alton and to listen to- advice from U.
S. Reclamation Engineer, w. H. Bash
ore, now in the west to investigate
the Columbia. Basin project; Mark
Woodruff, connected with the Col
umbia Basin project, and c. c. Nc
Cormick, representing the Milwau-
;kee railroad. Receiver Marvin Chase
was also present at the meeting. Dur
ing the day he had taken the party
over the project.
I Mr.. Rashore said that it is the
policy of the reclamation service to
turn over, projects as soon as con-
structed to the water users for oper-
alton; that it has discontinued the
operation of irrigation projects.
He said that the reclamation serv-
ice can not aid any project finan-
cially until proper surveys have been
made and it has been adopted as a
federal project by Congress; that
such acts by Congress now all make
it condition that before any of the
governments money is expended on
such projects they must be organized
into Irrigation districts under the laws
of their state, and must enter into
contract with the government to re-
pay such advances as may be made.
For his reason, no aid could be expect
ed from the government for the
Priest Rapids project within the linn
tied time before the sale.
Mr.. Bashore stated that he has
been connected with reclamation in
one way or another since 1906, and
that he found that the irrigation dis
trict form of organization has prov
ed more satisfactory than any other.
He pointed out that any bond is
sue is not a lien upon the lands with
in the district, but is lien upon the
taxing power of the district. He also
pointed out that there was little dan
ger of the district involving itself in
too great a bonded Indebtedness for
the reason that it is very difficult to
sell irrigation district bonds, except
where the project is sound and the Sc
curity good.
Mr.. Woodruff said that from his
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-10-24
NEW POST OFFICERS
ARE Nominated

At meeting of John Lindblad Post
Tuesday evening, nomination of Off
GERS for the coming year resulted as
follows: commander, H. M. Morford;
vice-commander, w. L. Schwisow;
finance officer and adjutant, w. F.
Shaw; post historian, w. M. Under
hill; chaplain, A. ]. Spear; sergeant
alarms, Frank Bart. The election Of
officers will take place on November
18 and they will be installed by sixth
district commander.
Plans were made Tuesday evening
for the Post members to attend in a
body the sixth district convention to
be held in Toppenish, November 8.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-10-24
White Bluffs School Notes
Written By Students.

School closed yesterday, Thursday
afternoon, and will reopen on Wed.
nesday, October 2o. The occasion OF
this closing is that the Benton County
Teachers Institute is to be held at
Yakima on Monday and Tuesday,
October 81, and %. Friday the teach
ers are having their visiting day which
is part of the Institute, and is re-
CURED by the State Educational De-
partment. Hooray! for three Holi-
days.
The Radio Station WIGS which
made it's initial appearance Friday
night at the White Bluffs High
School was voted huge success.
You will look in other columns for
detailed account Of the evening.
Miss Leversa Koenig, teacher OF
the fifth and sixth grades, who was
operated on for appendicitis week
ago Saturday at Yakima is getting
along nicely and hopes to be back
at school after Institute, October 49,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-10-24
Work on Operetta Progressing

Work on the operetta "Love Pi-
rates of Hawaii" which will be given
November Z, is progressing nicely.
The leads have been announced as
follows: Aletha Henker, Marguerite
Jaeger, Louise shinn, Gertrude Tip
ton, Evelyn Richmond, Ruby Penn,
Alvin Anderson, Frank Smith, Elton
Meeker. The choruses of Pirates, and
Students at Miss Primers Seminary
for Girls will be announced later. Be
sure you remember the date and ar
range to come and hear this most
melodious operetta.
Miss Helen Dean, who comes
highly recommended from the Uni
versity of Washington, arrived at
White Bluffs Sunday, October 49,,
and will complete the school years
work in the High School. Miss Dean
is filling the position left vacant by
the resignation of Miss March, teacher
OF English and French.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-10-24

experience he believed the irrigation
| district would be the best plan oil
working out the problem and pointed
out that the water right owners here
were just closing up the failure of
one private corporation and should
hesitate before taking on another. He
pointed out that the troubles of Bur
bank and Pasco were brought about
largely through the conditions Great
ed by private corporations prior to
the organization of irrigation districts
in an attempt to save the situation.
Mr.. Mccormick stated that the Mil
waukee was intensely interested In
the success Of this valley and the
working out of the irrigation diff
culties and that it was a policy Of
his road to aid constructive move
ments initiated by the people within
the communities served by the rail.
road, and not to attempt to tell them
what they should do.
At the close of the meeting a vote
of thanks was given Mr.. Bashore
Mr.. Woodruff and Mr.. Mccormick,
for their courtesy in coming here tt
advise with the people.
There was a spirit of earnest DC
sire to work out the best possible SC.
luton Of the irrigation problem, evi-
densed by all the discussions at the
meeting and much valuable informa-
ton was gained.
The present irrigation district Doard
was asked to work out details Of q
plan as soon as possible, so that The
situation may be considered furs,lo"
and this is being done with all NOS
sible speed.
The Board says that some iittio
time will be required to complete this
work but that they expect to have
the district ready to function at the
time of the sale in the event no more
satisfactory form Of organization is
advanced before that time.
Those interested in the project
here are indebteds to Congressman
Summers for Mr.. Bashore's visit.
When it was found that Mr.. Bashore
could not come in here without au-
thority from his superiors, Mr.. Sum-
mers got into communication immed-
lately by wire with Commissioner Ell
wood Mead, head of the reclamation
service in Washington, D. c., with
the result that DR.. Mead wired such
authority to Mr.. Bashore.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-10-24
Short Change
Artists Visit
White Bluffs
Local Merchant Comes
Near Being Slickered
Out of a Tenspot

]. NJ Shinn, local manager for the
John Dover Lumber company, had
an experience last week with couple
of talkative short change artists that
he is not likely to forget very soon.
The two affable young strangers
made couple of small purchases in
the store, the first rendering twenty
dollar bill and the other a ten dollar
bill in payment.
While Mr.. Shinn was counting out
the change for the latter the former
spoke up and said: "Here, / will just
take that ten dollar bill as it will
save me carrying around so much
change" Mr.. Shinn was agreeable and
handed over the ten spot and while
the young man was counting out the
change for it, he had another bright
idea for he said: "Well, I might as
we'll take the twenty" and he handed
Mr.. Shinn two ten dollar bills, one of
which, of course, was the ten he had
just received but for which he had not
yet handed over the change. After
getting the twenty the young man left.
During the whole of the trans
action they had kept up rapid fire
conversation, intending, no doubt, to
confuse the local merchant, and it
was not until they had been gone
several minutes that it finally dawn
ed on Shinn that he had been very
cleverly short changed. He rushed out
of the store and jumped into his car
and drove down to the White Bluffs
ferry landing, as the young men had
said they lived in Othello and were on
their way home.
BY this time the shades of night
were falling but by signalling frantic
ally from the shore with flashlight,
Shinn induced Ferryman Wiehl to
bring the ferryboat, on which were
the two young men and their car,
back to the landing and he soon con-
WINGED them that mistake" had been
made and they handed him back the
ten dollars.
When they first reached the ferry,
Mr.. Wiehl said, the two young men
seemed in a great hurry to get across
the river and were not pleased at all
when he brought the ferry back to
shore in response to Mr.. Shinn's
signalling nor on another trip back
to the landing few minutes earlier to
down to the river after the anchor
ropes had been pulled in and the fer
ry had started across.
In these kinds of times the larger
centers are no doubt being overworked
and many of those who live by their
wits are being forced out into the
smaller and rural communities.
How Nebraska service station
operator was worked by clever check
stunt is told in the following news
item published in the Beatrice (Ne-
braska) Sun:
mo-" said Beatrice filling sta
ton operator the other day to
stranger who asked to cash check.
IT have drawer full of checks
already which l cashed for strangers
and none of them are good"
The operator fished in his pocket
and produced a check.
Look at this. Here's one cashed
for SIS. Today the bank sent it back
CONTINUED on page four)
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-10-24
Mr.. AND MRS. scHLlcKER
H0NORED BY FRIENDS

One telephone call last Saturday
about noon brought William schlicker
from the j. E. Baker orchard, where
he was picking apples, and another
about. Is minutes later summoned
Mrs. Schlicker from the horticultural
Exchange warehouse where she was
sorting, to the Commercial hotel, the
former to answer long distance
call'' and the latter to "see a man.
When they arrived few minutes
apart they found that they were the
guests of honor at surprise-farewell
party, and it was really and truly a
surprise.
. The affair was sponsored by Mrs.
Schlicker's coworkers in the Hortl-
cultural Exchange and, prompted by
the sincere friendship for the honor
guests, they had gone to consider
able trouble to make it a real event.
Cute caps worn by the thirty EIGHT
hosts were made of the pink liner
paper used in the Fancy boxes, while
those of the two honor guests were
made of the blue paper used in lining
the Extra Fancy boxes. After all
had donned their caps they repaired
to the dining room, where a bounti-
full dinner prepared by Mrs. Robin
son and Mrs. Cole was spread on the
long table. The napkins were Blue
Goose apple wraps, folded with the
Blue Goose showing. The guest fav-
ors were two dolls, a boy for Mr..
Schlicker and girl for Mrs. Schlick-
err. These were made and clothed out
of apples and warehouse materials
and were cunning beyond description:
Mrs. Schlicker was also presented
with box of chocolates as farewell
gift.
Talks were made by Warehouse
manager Wade and Packing Boss
Leander, who expressed the regret
of the entire warehouse force in los
ing Mrs. Schlicker from among their
number, and feeling responses were
made by the guests. Following the
dinner several popular and appropri-
ate songs were sung by everybody
before the signal called them back to
the warehouse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schlicker expect to
leave Saturday morning in their car
on their way to Napa, California
where a nice new home is already
waiting for them.
w. M. Coulson finished his peach
harvest, Wednesday, October %. The
peaches picked that day were of the
Saloway variety and were sweet, large
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-10-24
Grade School
Play Delights
Large Crowd
Children, All Under the
Sixth Grade, Provide
Entertaining Show

DELIGHTFULLY."- original and entt rtain-
ing was the program broadcast Friday
evening to packed audience in the
high school auditorium over station
WIGS. This is a new station and
it went on the air for the first time
that evening.
Bobby Griffiths, as station announ-
Ger. introduced the entertainers, among
whom were the Harmony Boys,
Dancers. Skeletons, Melody Makers,
Amos n Andy, Mother Goose child
rem. Tumblers, Paper Dolls and Fair
les.
An innovation was the installation
of the new radio invention, television,
which permitted the audience to see
as well as to hear the performers.
Most of the program was the origl-
nal work of the grade school children
and showed unusual talent as well
as careful and conscientious training
on the part of the teachers.
Curtain was cleverly represented
by seven little boys in cunning green
suits and pointed caps, each Of whom
carried large cardboard shield upon
which were printed the letters OF the
word.
The main theme of the entertain
ment was to be found in the smiling
songs sung by the children during the
evening and surely no one present
had a shred Of blues left to carry
home after the program was over.
The high school orchestra, under the
direction of Mrs. Underhill, played
before the entertainment began and
also during irtermission. This orches-
ira gives promise Of being one of the
best. ever turned ont by the high
school.
It would take column to mention
in detail the ones who deserved
special credit for the success Of the
program. Amos n Andy were i'm
personated by Leroy and Robert Cod
ding; the curtain boys were Charles
Kingman, Richard Schicka, Orion
McCotter, Jack Gilhuly, Weston
Baker, and Leonard Graves.
Melody Makers: Louise Melee,
Harry Parcel, Marion Spear, Reuben
Wagner, Dorothy chappell, Dorothy
Parsel, Clarabelle Hall, Edward Pom
sat, Billy Trower, Bobby Trower,
Pauline Leander, Mary Oliver.
Animals: Dock Arnold, Dorothy
Shelton, Ernest Wendeborn, Gordon
Smith, Clarence Young.
Old Lady in the Shoe Irene Voyles.
The Children: Yvonne Ponsat,
Arthur Heideman, Lesion Coleman,
Alice Mae Miller, Gloria Hawley,
Elizabeth Keal, Emmett Cameron,
Vance Hemker, Evelyn Roberts,
Palmer Houser, Elsie Taylor, Clarence
Anderson.
Dancers: Jean Mckee, Evelyn
Barge, Peggy Broughton, Ruth stod-
dard, Willetta Ray, Lillian Ray, Elsie
Taylor, Esther Stryker, Jean Shinn,
Media Carpenter, Irene Voyles, Alice
Roberts.
Harmony Boys: Edward Ponsat,
Billy Trower, Bobby Trower, Reuben
Wagner, Marion Spear, Harry Parsel.
Skeletons: George Gilhuly, Harry
Anderson, Frederick Battig, Kenneth
Gibbons, Leonard Gibbons, Ralph
Montgomery.
Fairies: Gloria Hawley, Elizabeth
Real, Yvonne Ponsat.
Stars: Louise Melee, Peggy
Broughton.
If I'm Dreaming: Pauline Leander,
Peggy Brougl1ton.
Paper Doll: Ruth Stoddard.
Rev T. e. Kr,1p has been invited
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-10-24
KkUTE. HILL TO SPEAK
HERE NEXT WEEK

Knute Hill, democratic candidate
for state representative will make two
speeches in this valley next week. He
will address the voters in Hanford
Tuesday evening, October %, and will
speak in Liberty hall at White Bluffs
Wednesday evening, October 20. He
will speak on the issues of the cam
paign.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-10-24

Philip Hemker was i'll several days
the latter part of last week.
Mrs. w. H. Keal was passenger
out on the train Tuesday morning on
her way to Ellensburg where she ex-
pected to enter the hospital for an
operation.
Fred M. We'll was over from the
Coast the first of the week looking
after business matters and while here
attended the regular monthly meeting
of John Lindblad Post Tuesday even
ing.
The T. Kaas family Of Richland and
Me-. ana Mrs. David Westberg of Fin
ley spent Sunday at the Hemker
home.
The Bake Sale conducted last Sat-
urday at the Trading company store
by Mrs. Leander's Sunday School
class of girls, netted it's promoters
$8.25, which will go towards the fund
for constructing a basement under
the Presbyterian church. The exca-
walton for the basement will be started
as soon as the apple packout is COM
pleted, it is expected.