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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-12-18

perfect both as to arrangement
and decoration.
1t wouldn't do to end. the story
without mentioning our visit to
Marshall Fields. But Of course we
all wanted to make longer visit,
but neither time or pocket books
permitted. The most interesting
part of the store was the storage
room for furs where seventy-five
thousand fur coats, valued approx
imately at IL million dollars were
in storage at the time Of our visit.
Besides coats were all kinds of fur
pelts and animal heads.
On another occasion we had a
thirty-five story ride on an eleva-
tor as we travelled to the top Of
the Wriggley building from where
we could see over the whole CITY.
On Wednesday evening the WASH
ington delegation broadcast our
state song, Build up the Farm"
from the forty second story of an
other building. The view of the
city at night thrilled US quite as
much as being on the air.
We were a happy and very tir-
ed group of boys and girls on our
homeward journey. We had even a
better time on the train than we
had going, as all were better ac-
quainted. l had never expected TO
have such a wonderful trip as this
and will probably never again have
the chance to meet so many people
from all over the United States
at one time.
Any Al club boy and girl has
the opportunity to win similar
trip if they put forth their effort
and / feel that no effort or work
we do in the club will ever pay for
such trip. The benefit we derive
from the trip by meeting people
from every state in the union, the
educational excursions and enter
tainments we get cost hundreds of
dollars and doubt very much if
money could buy the experience for
one Individual alone. sincerely
hope every boy and girl in club
work will try their best to win this
trip which is given every year to
one girl and one boy from this
county.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-12-18
ARREST MAN FOR
PASSING NsF CHECKS
J. d. Wagner, Maytag Man, Gets
Release on Promise TO Make
Worthless Paper Good

j. d. Wagner was arrested the
first Of the week for leaving 3
trail Of worthless checks around
town. He was taken to the county
jail at Prossernand held for two
days and was released upon his
making arrangements to make
good on the worthless paper.
The arrest was made on COM
plant Of severalsof the local nler-
chants who have gathered seven
teen N. S. f. checks and several
written on banks in which Wag-
ner had no account, it is alleged.
Wagner is representative Of
the Maytag Washing machine Co,
but is not the local dealer. Ever
EFT Anon, the dealer is not con-
nected with Wagner in any way,
he wants it understood, except that
both are selling the same COM
pany's product.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-12-18
North Bank Road
Opened for Travel
Lower End of Evergreen Hi
way Completed to Steven
son; ALL Year Route

The Evergreen Highway, Wash
! ington's great all-year-around,
scenic and commercial highway
through the Columbia Gorge, has
just been completed on the north
| bank of the Columbia river and is
now open to traffic. It extends
! from Vancouver to Stevenson, for
ty-seven miles, cost over two mil
| lion dollars to build and has been
under construction in various sec
tions for nine years.
The new route gives Western
Washington a fast, safe, CONNER
cial artery to the Inland Empire
and the east, and is connected with
the transcontinental highway on
the Oregon shore and the Column
bia River Highway by the Bridge
of the Gods which span the Col
umbia just below Stevenson at
Cascade Locks.
Completion of this big east
west artery was DELAYED for more
than two years by an unfortunate
powder blast that blew away a
narrow ledge of rock that was to
carry the road around the thous-
and-foot-high Cape Horn cliff
about twenty miles east of Van
couver. With nothing to go on, the
engineers finally solved The prob
lem by building a 478 foot con-
crete bridge that literally clings to
the walls of the rocky precipice,
more than eight hundred feet above
the river.
The new highway has been driv-
enH straight through the scenic
gorge Of the Columbia and is so
safe that autos can take every
curve at forty miles an hour.
Due to its southern exposure,
engineers declare that snow block
AIDES such as stop traffic on the
Columbia River highway and the
Snoqualmie Pass, will never be ex-
perienced. Assurance of open traf-
fic lanes thru the winter months
will add considerably to traffic to
and from the Inland Empire and
the west coast, and it is anticipat4
ed will also increase traffic from
Puget Sound and Willamette val
ley districts over the Pacific.
Highway.
Ultimate plans for the Ever
green route call for its extension
along the north shore of the Col
umbia to Kennewick, a distance of
two hundred miles, to connect with
the main Washington Highways.
When the Evergreen Highway is
completed Washington will possess
a grand circle route which will tie
in all the principal sections of the
state and make it possible to drive
completely around the state and
back to point of departure without
covering the same road twice.
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HoverC oupleWed
for Sixty Years

Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Tucker of
wedding anniversary Wednesday Of
this week. They were married in
Red Oak, Iowa, December IL, 1870.
To their union was born eight
children. Four are now living, s.
A. of Occur d'Alene, Idaho; T. T.
of Klamath Falls, Oregon; II. L.
and v. 1. Of Hover.
Mr.. Tucker will be eighty-five
next month; Mrs. Tucker Is seven
ty-five. They have twenty-one
grand children and eighteen great
grand children.
In talking with the old couple,
it was interesting to note the con-
trast in conditions in 1870 and
1880. On their wedding day they
rode from her home to Villisca,
Iowa In q Democrat wagon, thence
by freight train to Red Oak. 10 was
the first year the C. B. & 9. rail-
way was built and passenger trains
had not yet been installed. Why
should we growl about the times
and conditions now? Then, corn
was s cents a bushel, butter brot
Fights cents pound, while eggs
were only three cents dozen.
Common labor commanded as much
as 80 cents day-from sun-up TO
shutdown.
Their many friends join in wish
ing Grandpa and Grandma Tucker
many more happy anniversaries.
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and in the evening we went to the
big Methodist Episcopal church
Keith Jones of Yakima county was
introduced by Rev. Thompson AND
spoke ten minutes. Keith won q
ree-hundred dollar scholarship of.
fered by Mr.. Wilson of Wilson
Packing Company for having done
an outstanding piece of work as a
livestock club boy.
On Monday evening the sixteen
hundred boys and girls were the
guests at a banquet given by Mr.,
Wilson of the Wilson Packing
company. After the banquet we
went to the Wilson Auditorium
where we were addressed by Pres
ident Hoover who spoke to US from
the White House. There was also a
fine program of music, dancing
slight of hand and japanese tumb-
ling. After the program which was
broadcast over N. B. C.. we went
to the stock yards where we all
paraded in the arena
On Tuesday we visited the Art
Institute and Planetarium. Attic
we had very little appreciation of
art we learned a lot on our visit
because Miss Bennett, one of the
directors, showed. us the most
famous pictures on screen and ex-
planned them to us. After that ii
was real pueasure to look at the
pictures as they hung in the Gal
cries. The Planetarium is the ma
jor part of the Astronomical Mu-
scum. Within the Central Hall the
planetarium instrument, construct
ed by the Carl Xeiss company of
Jena, projects into the dome q
miniature universe. So perfectly is
this portrayed that one has the
feeling of looking into the true
heavens. Here one can see the
CELESTIAL host in its daily journey
across the sky, can see the sun,
moon and planets threading their
ways among the stars, and can see
the changing aspect of the sky due
to the changes of position on the
earth or due to professional mo-
ton. The day, the year, and the
professional cycle can be shorten
ed to minutes or even seconds. This
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-12-18

Having just returned from Chi
cago where went as a guest OF
the G. M. & st. P. railroad to at
tend the ninth annual All club
congress, I am anxious to tell the
4-H boys and girls of Benton
county about the trip. The C. M. &
st. p. railroad is Offering this trip
to the outstanding boy and girl in
every county in the State of Wash
sington, Idaho and Montana thru
which it's road passes. Vernon Rob-
bins of Prosser and / were the
fortunate ones in Benton county
this year.
Thirty-seven Washington boys
and girls with their eight chaper-
ones and a trained nurse met the
Idaho delegation at Spokane. We
occupied three sleepers which were
attached to the regular train. AS
we entered Montana another car
was attached which carried the
Montana delegation who were
picked up at various points.
We didn't have TO wait until we
got to Chicago to begin to learn
things about the big outside world
because most Of us had never eat
en- in a diner or spent a night on
the train. When we weren't learn
ing to dress in berth or trying to
decipher the menu cards we spent
our time playing cards, games and
getting acquainted. After spend
ing three nights and most of three
days on the train we arrived at
Chicago Sunday morning and
went Immediately to the La Sale
hotel where we found great
many boys and girls from other
parts of the United States. There
were sixteen hundred boys and
girls at the Congress and most of
them stayed at the La Sale hotel.
I particularly enjoyed meeting the
Southern girls who were continual
ly asking (you-all.)
We were in Chicago six days
and never in my life have I spent
such strenuous six days nor
such an enjoyable and instructive
time. Sunday afternoon we visited
the Field Museum and Aquarium,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-12-18
New Station to <.
Open Saturday
Warde Johnson Leases Fine
Texaco Plant-TO Hold
Open House

The new Texaco service station
at Kennewick and Auburn streets
will have its official opening Sat-
urday of this week. Warde John
son, who has been employed in the
First National Bank for the past
seven years, and well known young
man, viii have charge, of the
place.
Souvenirs of various sorts will
be given to all who attend the OPP
ening. Not the least popular among
these will be the free Cracker
Jacks which the kids are due to
receive.
The station is in the mission
style adopted by the Texaco COM
pany and is one of q pattern. It
was erected by the eompany's own
crew and is complete in every de-
tail, even to the shrubbery sur
rounding the plant. The station
outside of the property, cost IN
excess. Of $4,000, according to the
engineer.
Every facility for the motorist
is provided in the new station.
Modern gas. filling pumps, oil
pumps, air and water facilities are
all scientifically placed for the
greatest convenience. The drive
ways across the sidewalks will per-
NIT easy and comfortable passage.
An up-to-date grease rack and
wash rack are also provided for.
Mr.. johnson will handle, Of
course, the complete line of Tex
AGO products, and in addition win
stock a line Of tires and access
cries. Lambert Hess, an experience
ed service station man, will be Mr..
Johnson's right-hand man.
The plant is a distinct credit to
the town and Mr.. Johnson has
been receiving congratulations
from his friends on his enterprise
in getting established in such q
modern plant.
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name-managed to grow good
crops and maintain the appear
ance of thrift
Five years before her husband,
Wilson Macy, had died and she had
been left alone 10 carry on the
work Of the ranch. Mrs. Macy was
an attractive voHng woman whose
age would have been guessed some
where In the early thirties. She
was plump, good-nafured and gem
orally liked in the community.
Somehow she came TO be called
Widow Mile by the neighbors, who
used the name as much to express
their kindly feelings as to distin-
guish her from other people.
Bob Ramsay and Jim Walden
were both eligible widowers and
each owned a quarter section Of
good land adjoining Widow Miles
land, one on the north and one on
the east. Each seemed a trifie more
than anxious TO have everything 20
right on the widows ranch and
neither was backward In the prof
fer OF advice or offers to help. To
DO this properly required a call
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ESz& lN;E4;& 3E ;SAS iSE ;S3HE iSS Sa&SN


follows: Celebration of the Holy
communion at midnight Wednes-
day, Christmas Eve, proceeded by
Christmas Carols sung by congre-
cation and boys choir. Celebra-
ton of Holy Communion at 10 a,
m. Christmas Day, the Rev John
B. Penne1l, Vicar, celebrant.
Lift up. your Hearts with Joy
>. - behold "a.
The light the shepherds saw Of
old.
sHosanna' then with angels sing,
To Christ, our Lord, the new
born king.
And may this light of Christmas
tide.
In love and peace with you
abide"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-12-18
Athletic League Schedule

The church league season OPEN
60 Saturday, Dec. 20 at 2 pm. at
,ne high school gym with the fol-
lowing teams contesting: First
game, Baptist VS.. Christians. Sec
ond, Congregationals VS.. Methodist.
Saturday, Dec. 81, the following
leans will meet: Christians VS..
metnodlsts; Congregational VS.. st.
PauPs Episcopal. Games will start
promptly at 2 o'clock. All players
VIII be required to be registered
and weighed at Hulet's before the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-12-18

- boys mao pfel0Hueu uOI
to have noticed it, But this year
Fred Martin, walking into the big
dining room just as his wife was
adding the finishing touches to her
Christmas table. stopped when his
eye fell on the extra plate.
81 think You shouldn't set It,
Nellie" he said, gently. sit only
reminds us of-things we would be
better to forget"
Mrs. Martin brushed capable,
foury hand quickly across her
eyes. Things would go blurry when
she thought of Lucy.
aLet me leave it just once
more" she almost pleaded. ut Is
more than four years now since
Lucy went, and every day I am
hoping for her back. Particularly
at Christmas I like to think that
her place is set and waiting for
her. Oh, Fred, If we could let her
know
Fred's hand found hers, where it
had rested a moment against the
table for support. 81 know" he
said huskily 81 was wrong in
turning her out as did. thought
the honor of the family demanded
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Baptist Church

The Christmas pageant, "The
Great Light" in three acts will be
presented Sunday evening, Decem-
Der 81, at the Baptist church. The
characters are portrayed by the
young people of the church. The
play opens with a scene at Beth
lehem at the time of the birth Of
Christ: the second portrays four
episodes during the life of Christ;
while the third is scent in Beth
lehem on Christmas day at the
present time.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-12-18
MULDRowg RESIGNS

Warde johnson was appointed
councilman from the second ward
Tuesday night, following the resig-
nation Of w. C. Muldrow, who re-
signed. Mr.. Muldrow was recently
reelected from his ward, but found
that he could not serve, and his
resignation was read and accept
ed and the appointment made.
johnson will hold office until the
next regular election.
Only routine business was trans
acted at the meeting Tuesday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-12-18
Miss Behrman WEEDS |,

Russell Weber and Miss Doro-
thy Behrman of Kennewick were
married in Seattle Monday after
noon, December Is. sThe bride is
a daughter of Mrs. j. w. Behrman
of Kennewick and attended the
Kennewick high school. She has
visited in Hartford and is quite well
known by the younger set. The
bridal couples returned to Han
ford Tuesday evening and were
given charivari at the William
S. Weber home. They will make
their home in Hanford.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-12-18
Joe Did It!

Inc Moose lodge held its
,Snfstmas exercises at their hall
lass night. The program was held
WITH a background Of scenery made
~ represent scene in the woods,
Win a big moose peeking through
ne branches. 1t was beautiful
sTettlng and was the handiwork of
zoe Martin. The general comment
was: Gee, can you imagine a man
VINO can do things like that stay
ing in Kennewick 2"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-12-18
STAR PARTY

At the close of the regular meet
ing of the o. <. S. Tuesday eve
ming the hostesses of the evening
took charge and entertained at a
regular Christmas party with a
Santa Claus and Christmas tree
and all its fixings. Mrs. A.. M.
Chellis and Mrs. j. C. Swayze sang
a Christmas duet as their share of
the program. Refreshments were
served by Mrs. r. E. Reed, Mrs. H.
ID. Klum and Mrs. G. A. Carlen.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-12-18
THANKS

The Kiwanis clubs wish to thank
those who participated in the char
ity football games recently. It was
planned to entertain the players at
a luncheon, but owing TO the fact
that some of them could not be
present, the cost of such enter
tainment was added to the pot the
boys made up for the Christmas
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Paper Early Next Week

: Advertisers and CORES
; pondents will please get their
: copy in to the office a day
; earlier next week so we can
: get the paper out in time to
allow the printers to see what
Santa put in their stockings
: If any. Readers will help If
they will phone in items early
in the week. The whole Cour-
J ier-Reporter force will thank
: you.
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Widow Mile
Filled the
Stocking
By VIM. L. CASTOR

IDoW MILLIE lived ON
a western farm and
with the help Of q hired
man a sIow-going man
named Mike-nOb0dy
n,nr nanrd his last
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-12-18
st. Paul's Church

The Christmas services of st.
PauPs Episcopal church will be as
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-12-18
Tbe
Extra Christmas
Plate
By ROBERT j. c. STEAD

N THE fourth Christmas
In succession Nellie Mar
tin set an extra plate. On
past Christmases her
husband and the two
The Alaskan., 1930-05-02
Queer BedfeIIoWs

A local fisherman was heard to say I voted for Rustgard, Knight Breuer, Cole, Gardner, Scott, Paul, Noland and Sommer."
 What a combination. Put ir- to one pocket four bits only [, let the other fellow take out a collar from the other pocket; !; reg a friend to disarm an enemy and furnish the enemy with which to fight the friend.
 This man who is quoted above IS reputed to be man of consid- erable thought and experience. That he would vote for Sommer, a fisherman of independent thought and vote for Scott the tool of the bosses seems rather the act of one who knows noth- ing of politics.
The Alaskan., 1930-05-02
Both Ends to Middle

c. T. Gardner, Republican nominee for Senator and Allen Shattuck, Democratic nominee for the same office are supported by the same political faction. It makes no odds to that faction which one is elected as they are of the same political principal.
 The fishermen who voted for Gardner will wonder why they are unable to secure the legisla- tion they want from men oppos- ed to them and condemn their friends for not securing their de- sires. The Federal Brigade sits back in Juneau and thumbs it's nose at the fishermen for falling for the political buncombe of the Old Guard.
The Alaskan., 1930-05-02
Hate, His Reason

A little nincompoop who does nOt drag as much water as a two by four declared: "I am against the whole Wickersham ticket be- cause Paul is on it."
 This would be politician gov- erns his political actions by his likes and hates. Such principles as effect most people have no place in his political orbit.
The Alaskan., 1930-05-02

in Alaska wherein the fisheries is conducted under direction of a Washington appointed en- ployee. We have been asked to be real nice to him and to get down and crawl up to his Ma jesty and beg for the right to make living wage from the fisheries which belong to the people of Alaska and not to the packers; to crawl to him and in humble supplication beseech of him to allow us to fish legally for salmon that we might no longer be violators of the law for NO FISHERMAN EVEN PRETENDS TO FISH LEGALLY and the ON- LY legal fishing appliance in Alaska is the fish trap.
 Territorial control of Alaska s fisheries is an objective, the promised land of all seeking the votes. Watch the nomniees get on that bandwagon and remem- Der the one bunch will promise their support with fingers cross led and will do all they can to de- feat the measure. The other nominees will work their heads off to keep their promise. Iris al- ways so.
The Alaskan., 1930-05-02
Deaf, Dumb or Blind

The halibut fishermen are deaf dumb or blind.
 Not all of them, but quite a few.
 They do not understand that solidarity is the only thing that secures to the laboring class any benefits from the employers. We illustrate with the herring fisheries. The past year has seen more shortage of herring for bait than at any time in the his tory of those fisheries. Boats were tied up for days at time with the herring fishermen go- ing hundreds of miles to gather in a few barrels of herring.
 This conditions was predicted in 1923 and 1925 by Representa- tives Charles Ferguson and Will liam L. Paul. They made effort 5o stay the wasteful production of fertilizer by the reduction plants. They incurred the en- mity of the Governors Office, the Bureau of Fisheries and the big Packers, but persisted in cbjecting most strenuously to the system which only meant the destruction of not only the her ring fisheries but also the king salmon and halibut fishing.
 Without herring for bait the halibut industry would be as pro- f1table as store without groc- cries.
The Alaskan., 1930-05-02

With twenty-three precincts out of forty eight, at this writ ing, Wednesday afternoon, there is indication that Keller, Cole and Smith will carry the elec- tions; Paul Johnson, Vim of the Rustgard factionanhgh i the Wickersham faction and Scott of the Rustgard crowd will be nominated.
 The local vote for PPeter Son. mer was a compliment that is indicative of his character and justice.
 The Rustgard campaign com mittee marked sample ballots for Breuer for Commissioner of Education and failed to mark for Peter Sommer. Then they talk ot loyalty. Loyalty in their lexicon means what they can gain for themselves, personally:
 Peter Mccormick of Wrangell, former Representative indicated he would file as an independent candidate in the legislative race. This puts another phase on the race for senator in event Peter oecides to swing in as Senator.