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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12
NEWS FROM NE|GHBoRING TOWNS
State Apple Yield
Larger Than Estimated

Trickling to every corner Of the
world, a stream of three and three
quarter billion apples, crimson and
golden, were picked from the orchards
in the Yakima, Wenatchee and Okan-
ogan districts this year, growers
records show.
There were 10000 carloads produced
in the Yakima valley ana 24,615 car
loads in the Wenatchee and Okan-
ogan districts, or 5000 cars more in
each instance than estimated in July.
On December had been shipped
from the Yakima valley 1900 carloads
and from Wenatchee and Okanogan
districts 1880 carloads. There were
in storage in the Wenatchee district
o015 carloads on December and
the holdings in the Yakima valley
were believed to be approximately
5000 cars.
There are 756 boxes to the car,
with an average of 125 apples to the
box. Last year there were 1882 cars
iii storage in the Wenatchee district
and two years ago 6e31 cars, while
in the Yakima valley were 7021 cars
a year ago and 1914 cars two years
ago.-Yalima Herald.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12
Does More Business but
Handling Charges Less

An increase in the volume of bus
mess, together with a decrease in
han. ling charges, were the main fea-
lures emphasized at the annual meet
ing of the Three Rivers Growers
held Monday of this week in the
King Building.
Asparagus accounted for the bulk
of the increase in the volume, which
amounted to 26 per cent, according
Ito Lee Lampson today. The handling
charges, which include the pre-cool-
ing and selling costs were reiuced
from 11.37 per cent to I'LL per cent.
AS pointed out in comparison made
a year or two ago, these figures are
the lowest, with one exception in
Michigan, of any of the cooperatives.
The average handling charge runs
from IA to rs per cent.
The grass deal offers the brightest
outlook Of any of the local crops, &C.
cording to Mr.. Lampson. He pointed
out that the April markets were al
ways good for the local stuff, and
now that cannery contracts had been
male at such satisfactory figures tor
the May cuttings, the grass industry
would undoubtedly continue to show
the biggest increase. The 3-Rivers
organization had cannery outlets for
all the crop they could deliver IN
widely scattered districts. A cannery
in Western Canada AMI one in East
ern Canada and one in Oregon were
taking grass as well as the one up
the valley.
An increase in the acreage of ber-
ries was indicated by the growers
who attend the meeting. A. gradual
change to heavier producing var
ieties is to be tried. Last year the
long-haul markets were again entered
with satisfactory results, Mr.. Lampson
said, AMI the newer varieties will be
tried this coming year.
The cherry situation is not 50 ser
ious as some seem to think. In my
opinion" said Mr.. Lampson, the
commercial orchards under fifteen
years old will not suffer permanently
from the freeze last year, altho the
cold caused an unusual amount OF
trouble this year. The size, flavor and
difference in ripening all retarde
spring sales this spring. The market
outlook for the coming year is as
good as it ever was"
Reports showed that the drivers
averaged $50 per ton returns, net TO
the growers for the season on spuds
This, of course, took in the high
prices in the early part of the season,
as well as the abnormally low prices
at the end of the season. :.
In the annual election of board
members, w. H. Keal was hold
over member from White Bluffs.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12
COLUMBIA RIVER
DWARFS THEM ALL

Developments of greater value than
contained in Muscle Shoals and Boul-
der Dam combined are said to be
wrapped up in the Pacific .Northwest's
own mighty Columbia River. It's pro-
digious potentialities will be made
known in detail next year, when fed
eral survey now in progress is COM
pleted. Tacoma Ledger, however, re-
ports a summary which contains these
dazzling facts and figures about tho
great Columbia:
Under regulated flow it is esti-
mated that the Columbia can produce
100000 horsepower of electrical
energy, or 100000 horsepower
including it's tributaries. The value
of such power may reach .$S,-
5O0,00o00o a year. The wealth-pro-
ducing possibilities are said to b
greater than those Of Muscle Shoals
and Boulder Dam together. Dams
would furnish water to irrigate more
than all the acreage reclaimed in the
United States since 1902 The stream
could be made navigable, with a unl-
form flow of water, for $50 miles.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12
BLUFFS GETTING
READY FOR SANTA CLAUS

White Bluffs is celebrating Christ
mas this year If you have any doubt
about it, just take walk down Fed
eral and Railroad avenues and glance
at the store windows. Christmas trees
and holiday decorations and gay col
ors are in evidence in abundance.
Both the White Bluffs Trading COM
pany and Tipton's store windows have
attractive Christmas displays of gifts
and greenery; the White Bluffs Mot
or Company is flying whole flock
of bright colored pennants; the P. P.
& L. Company office window has q
softly glowing Christmas tree: Paul
Schicka's Valley Service Station is
beauty spot, with gay colored pen.
nants and tiny lighted tree perched
above the entrance; DR.. Newton has
a larger tree now planted on the
parking strip in front Of his dental
office, which blossoms out at dusk
with all colors of CHEEKY lights:
And the tale is not all told, for
next week there will be other names
listed of those who have announced
their intention to do their bit toward
identifying the home town in readi.
ness for this, the happiest time OF
all the year-Christmas
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12
GIFT TEA SALE NETS over
500 FOR VETERANS

The check that will go to the dis
abled veterans in the Walla Walla
and American Lake hospitals as a
result of the sale of their goods at
the Gift Tea at American Legion hall
last Saturday, will be considerably
more than hundred dollars.
Every one in the community who
could possibly do so attended the sale
and the hot luncheon that was served
at noon and enjoyed the privilege OF
feeling that they were helping the
ex-service men while doing some very
satisfactory Christmas shopping for
themselves. Dozens of beautiful hand
woven baskets and trays, hand made
table runners and leather articles, all
went to delighted purchasers.
While the exact amount of the
check to be sent can not be known
yet, owing to the fact that purchases
are still being made, Mrs. D. S. Will
kinson, president of the 'Won1an's
Club. under whose auspices the Gift
Tea was held, says that up to date
it reaches we'll over the hundred dol
lar mark.
Thet receipts from the luncheon,
which will go to the club, totaled
$42.95. !
The Club wishes to thank all those
who helped in any way to make the
Tea a success, especially the ones
who patronized so literally the sale
of the veteran made goods.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12
INSTITUTE TO DISCUSS
LIMITED BOND LIABILITY

In response to his inquiry as to
whether the matter of rehabilitation
of irrigation projects and limited bond
liability would be discussed at the IT.
rigation Institute at Ellensburg next
week, D. S. Wilkinson, secretary of
the Priest Rapids Irrigation District
has received the following reply from
Davies, president of the Insti-
tute:
Replying to your letter of the End,
| beg to state that the committee on
Reorganization and Rehabilitation of
certain irrigation districts will make
report on Friday afternoon, Dec
ember 49,, and considerable time is
set aside for discussion on subjects
relative to this matter. They undoubt-
eddy will go into the matter Of bond
liability and there will be an oppor-
tunity for discussion on this after
the report.
1 believe we are going to have an
instructive program and | trust as
many of your people who are inter
ested in irrigation will come if pos
sible and | would be very glad to have
you enter into this discussion in the
matter of bond liability as it is an
extremely important one to the whole
state"
Mr.. Wilkinson and probably others
interested in these subjects as they
apply to conditions in this valley, are
planning to attend the meeting in
Ellensburg next week.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12
REAR ADMIRAL BYRD TO BE
IN YAKIMA IN PERSON

Under the auspices of the Woman's
Century Club of Yakima, Rear Admit
raj Richard Evelyn Byrd will be pre-
sented in lecture to the people OF the
Yakima valley, in person. The Artic
and Antarctic expeditions of this note
worthy, yet modest young man, have
become world famous. Many have
been enthralled by his hazardous ex-
plorations but few ever expected to be
fortunate enough to see and hear him
in person.
Rear-Admiral Byrd will appear in
the Armory at Yakima on Monday
evening, January 18th, at 8 o'clock.
He will display his marvellous pictures
recording his recent two-year OK
petition to the South Polar regions.
These films are in no way the same
pictures released to the Motion Pic
ture Theatres a short time ago. There
will be at least 5000 feet of film
shown, 80 per cent of which have
never been exhibited before. The only
repetition will be few hundred feet
taken from Little America over the
South Pole and return. This, of ne
cessity, must be, because there was
only one such flight to record. The
photography is perfect and the pic
lures are magnificent.
Admiral Byrd, in uniform, will lee
ture about Is minutes preceding the
pictures and throughout the showing
of them. The entire performance will
be not less than hour and IS min
utes.
By contract Admiral Byrd cannot
appear either publicly or privately at
any social functions, parades or meet
ings This will be your only chance
to see and hear him.
The tickets are priced so moderate
" that no one need feel he cannot
afford to buy one or more. In truth,
he cannot afford not to. There will be
1000 tickets in reserved section at
only S1.5O and 1900 general admission
tickets at $1.00. These may be pro-
cured from any Woman's Century
Club member or at Talcott's Music
Store after December 10.
On all his appearances so far Admi-
raj Byrd has talked to packed houses,
and in many cases people have had
to be turned away due to lack Of
room.
Get your tickets promptly! Remem-
Der, January 12th--8 p. MIN the
Armory-Yakima--for this great treat
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12
When a Horse Bites
A Man, Its News

10. P. Haily of Ethiopia was the
unfortunate victim of an unusual and
serious mishap Saturday morning. AS
the result and as evidence of his
struggle he has a badly lacerated
pair of hands and bad cuts and bruises
about the face and head where his
horse bit him.
Mr.. Haily had gone out to the
range pasture to bring in yearling
calf. When about a half mile south
of Eltopia his horse began to buck
Mr.. Haily weathered the first storm
anil thot all was safe when the horse
again bucked going down kill toward
gully that would have to be jumped
or they would fall into it. Haily de-
cided to jump but when he attempted
that one foot caught in the rope
leading the calf. He was unable to
get off or get back on. About that
time the calf got caught behind
sagebrush and the horse could not
60 on.
The horse then turned and started
after the rider biting him about the
face and hands. in the struggle one
hind foot got tangled in the lead
rope dIlI UOISC dllQ LlQCA ASA dIfl
Mr.. Haily had one leg pinned I'M
der the horses neck. By holding to
the bride he managed to keep the
horse down and gradually quieted
him until he could get his knife out
and cut the saddle and lead rope
letting the animal loose.
A collie dog that he had brought
along chased the horse home to
the corrals where he was noticed and
a search started for Mr.. Haily. In the
meantime the dog had returned to the
scene and stood by waiting for help.
Mr.. Haily's brother B. G. Haily and
his son Jack had been hauling some
calves in the truck and they picked
the wounded man up and brot him
home. He had recovered sufficiently
from his exertions to walk to the
highway.-Pasco Herald.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12
FINAL DECREE IN WATER
CASE SIGNED BY COURT

At the hearing on the final
decree in the water case in Federal
Court in Spokane Wednesday, all
interested parties excepting the
power company were represented
by counsel and the original draft
of the decree, with a few minor
and unimportant changes, was ex-
pected to be signed Thursday by
Judge Webster.
Receiver Marvin Chase was APP
pointed by Judge Webster as Spec
ial Master in Chancery to conduct
the sale which will include all of
nstrumentalities of the project.
The upset price, as fixed by the
Court, will be $45, 900.
The official notice Of the sale is
now being prepared by counsel for
the Receiver who hope to have it
ready 80 that the first publication
can be made in the Spokesman
next week. In addition to fixing
the time and place of the sale, the
notice will contain all other peril
nent information, including a list
of the properties to be sold and the
terms and conditions under which
the sale will be conducted. The
law requires that the notice be
published five consecutive weeks
preceding the date of the sale.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12
Dates Fixed
For Pruning
Demonstrations
State College Experts To
Be In This Valley Sat-
urday Dec. IL

The following is the schedule
for the pruning demonstration meet
ings to be held the last of this week
and the forepart of the coming week.
An attempt has been made to stog
at orchards where different prob
lem will be presented in each case
fol- each community. Different types
of trees and trees of the same variety
requiring different types of pruning
have been included in the tour. Mr..
Bregger pointed out to us last year
the need of the development of
different system of pruning than has
been followed in many of the orchards
due to the condition in which many
of the trees have grown into. A spe-
cial emphasis will be laid upon this
type of pruning this year. Mr.. Bregger
will be present at all of these meet
ings and we hope to make them
of enough value to all growers to
make it worth while for every grower
to attend.
White Bluffs and Hanford. Sat-
turday December 18th.
800 X. Nitzscne-Mature Apples.
$40 Hostctter Place-(Clark and
parke, D. ho1,eots and Peaches.
$3.50 G. Stoddard-Mature apple,
need of development of new wood.
1915 d. Zerwekh- Between White
Bluffs and Hanford-D. 'Anjou Pears
and Young Apples.
11:1O w. S. Webber-Hanford--
Mature apples and pears.
AFTERNOON to be spent IN
Franklin County.
Benton City. Monday December 18th.
Prosser. Monday December 18th
Afternoon.
Kennewick and Richland Tuesday
December 10th.
A special emphasis will also be
laid upon the heading of young trees
wherever young block Of trees
can be secured. We feel that this
work as well as the pruning of the
mature trees which are showing very
little terminal growth and are very
heavily spurred up are the principle
p, oblems demanding careful attention
of growers at this time.
E. C. DURDLE.
County Agent.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12
FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT
NITzSCHE TRAGEDY

Mrs. D. O. McClay, who was called
as a witness at the Nitzche inquest
in Los Angeles to identify the bodies,
reveals further incidents of the ira
gedv in the following letter received
this week by her father, F. M. Hill:
81 was on the inquest to Identify
them. They looked very natural, as
the accident didn't hurt their faces.
Mr.. Nitzsehe had his back broken, as
I understand, and had decorations,
etc. Mrs. Nitzsche died from shock
and loss of blood. She had her leg
amputated, six ribs broken and other
injuries.
~ hear there will be quite fight
in court about it. Robert was going
only about ten miles an hour and had
turned to go into the driveway Of
the auto park when this truck hit
him and crushed the car against the
telephone pole. never saw a car in
SO many pieces.
"They asked me at the inquest to
take some of Mrs. Nitzsche's things
and said i preferred to leave them
there until their folks got here. !
was sort of nervous about it all and
an officer came in and asked me to
come with him to answer some ques-
lions and | did and stood by desk
for "a moment and they pulled back
some curtains and / was just about
standing between them. 1t was so
unexpected that for a moment ! was
so bewildered I did not know what /
was doing. The officers were pretty
slick about it. By the time got home
II was a wreck.
at is strange how things happen.
If Nitzsches had not come over to
Kaiser's for a few minutes one eve
ninp last summer when Nc and l
were there, 1 would not have been
able to identify them; and how little
we knew then of when we would see
them again. But I guess that Is part
of life"
Another letter from Mrs. G. H.
Hammer at Hollywood to Mr.. Ham
mer, that came this week, said that
Robert had been moved from the
county hospital to the Hollywood hos
pital and that further examinations
have disclosed that the fracture of
his leg is below instead of above the
knee and that the bone is split but
not broken.
F. A. English this week received
another letter from his brother-in-
law, w. A. Kaefer, enclosing clip
ping from Los Angeles paper of a
newspaper cut made from a photo
graph of the two cars after the
wreck. 1t shows that the truck ap-
parently hit the Nitzsche car broad
side and plowed it's way clear through,
the hood of the truck being plainly
visible on the opposite side of the
Nitzsche car from which it was hit.
1t is reported that the driver Of
the truck, realizing that the collision
was unavoidable, jumped just before
the cars hit.
Cremation followed the funeral of
Mr.. and Mrs. Nitzsche which was held
in Los Angeles, Monday, December g.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12
The packing plant handled about
100000 boxes Of apples this year.
-Kennewick. Courier Reporter
Demand For Canned
Asparagus Is Growing

About IFS of the leading aspara-
gus growers Of the district met at
the big "Y" warehouse last Thurs
.>ay evening to confer with Gen
eral Manager ]. w. Herbert of
the big "Y" and manager Cliff Ros,
of Sunnyside Cannery with reference
to the ACCESSIBILITY of increasing the
asparagus acreage in this community.
The successful canning and mark
citing of green asparagus has opened
field that justifies the extensive de-
velopment of this produce.
Mr.. Ross who pioneered the can
ming of green asparagus, spoke en-
Enthusiastically of the success of the
venture. In 1927 he canned 40 cases
as an experiment The following year
he increased it to so tons and this
year to 285 tons an it is his ambi-
ton to increase it in the next few
years to 1000 tons annually. Green
asparagus is new thing in the
market but when once induced to
try it they always come back for
more. ut has gone over big as he put
it. Emphasizing his faith in the
permanancy of the industry he has
offered to enter into fifteen-year con-
tract at 4A cents a pound plus IS
per cent of the market. Mr.. Ross
also stated that his company was
planting considerable acreage this
coming spring.
Planting may be retarded by in
ability to secure plants. The Big "Y"
has 100000 plants available now but
this will not be sufficient to meet
the demand. Several of the growers
expressed their intention of youbling
their acreage and several large plant
ings are being considered. -Richland
Advocate.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12
SOME SNOW BUT NOT MUCH
MOISTURE IN NOVEMBER

lust half of November's days were
cloudy, though none of them were
cold. The minimum temperature, on
the 18th day of the month was only
% degrees above zero. The maximum
was reached on the first, when the
thermometer stood at So. There was
a total snowfall of four and half
inches, total precipitation amounting to
80 of an inch. Seven days of Novem-
Der were clear, and eight were partly
cloudy, says the report of Gabriel
Jaddan, official weather observer for
this district, stationed at Wahluke.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12
An s. 0. s. CALL

As everyone knows, the two weeks
before Christmas - q busy time IN
the postoffice and the Spokesman
force will be very grateful 70 every
one who will phone o.. send IN news
items and do 50 as early IN the week
as possible, as every minute counts.
Just how good the next two issues OF
the Spokesman will be, will depend
largely upon the cooperation 1t gets
from it's readers. Especially appre-
ciated will be items Of planned Christ
mas entertainment.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12

Judge j. C. Lloyd, of counsel for
the Receiver, was in Spokane wed,
nesday at the hearing on. the. final
decree in the water case In Federal
Court. He drove up to Spokane Tues
day evening with Wesley Robbins
and returned Thtsrsday !
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12

John Lindblad Post will install its
new officers for The coming year
next Tuesday evening, December 16.
Clarence Hodgins OF. Ellensburg, Sixth
District commander, has been invited
to preside at the ceremony.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12
BUY YOUR CHRISTMAS SEALS

The annual Christmas Seal sale to
raise funds for the prevention Of tu.
berculosis Is now being carried on,
the school children having charge Of
the actual sales in White Bluffs. As
usual, this community can be depend
ed upon 10 fill it's quota in this wor-
thy work without any undue urging.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12

w. S. Weber of Hanford passed
through White Bluffs Tuesday on his
way to Wenatchee to attend the meet
ing of the Washington State Horti-
cultural association. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Weber. While in
Wenatchee they were guests at the
home Of their daughter, Mrs. L. E..
Davis.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12

The pouring Of the concrete for the
new basement walls of the .Presby-
terrain church was finished Wednes-
day. Work on the basement will DO
resumed as soon as the concrete is
sufficiently set.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12

The two meetings held just prior
to the election, Saturday night at
Hanford and Monday night at White
Bluffs, apparently cleared the atmos-
phere and undoubtedly contributed
to the large majorities given to the
winning candidates.
Two of the successful candidates.
w. S. Weber and w. j. Kincaid,
were members Of the old board G.
T. Slaveas sacceeds &. N. Fry, who
was not a candidate.
The new board will take office on
the first Tuesday in January, January
6, unless the attorney general OF the
state should rule that in this case
they should take office earlier.
Following a conference between
Fred Cunningham, attorney for the
irrigation district, and attorneys for
the Milwaukee railroad, which con-
Germ is expected to underwrite the
bond issue, it was decided to con-
tinue for another week or two the
time for those who have individual
irrigation plants and who do not want
their land left in the district, to petit
ton the board of directors to with
draw such lands from the district
Attorney Cunningham is now pre-
pairing the notices for the bond issue
and it is possible that the first pub
LEGATION will be made in the Spokes-
man this week. Mr.. Cunningham
says that if it is impossible to have
the notices. ready for publication this
week, the publication will undoubtedly
be started next week.