White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-02-21
The News In Hanford
By Mrs. M r. Syausns
HAVE THRILLING EXPERIENCE
By Mrs. M. r. Slavems

HAVE THRILLING EXPERIENCE
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Corder arrived
Friday from Tacoma and are at pres
ent at Planters hotel. They bought
the ten acre tract owned by Charles
Pierson and the fifty acre tract be-
longing to ]. Griffith. They expect to
remodel the Pierson home and live
there. The household goods arrived
Thursday but an unfortunate accident
delayed Mr.. and Mrs. Corder. When
they were twenty miles out of The
Dalles a short circuit caused the car
to catch fire. Mr.. Corder PUT out
the fire and the car was not damaged.
Mrs. Corder became frightened and
jumped out of the car. Her left limb
was badly cut and the other one IS
severely sprained. She was taken ~
Arlington for treatment and was able
to resume her journey Fridey. Sh.
is getting along as well as can be
expected.
A meeting was held at the High
school Monday evening for the pur-
pose Of getting the sentiment of the
people ir regard to building new
auditorium and gymnasium. The
meeting went on record as being in
favor of putting up the question at the
next school election. A. l.. Brock
way, chairman of the school board
gave an outline of the plans of the
new addition, and said the estimated
cost would be $4,000. Plans were
also made to install new modern
heating plant.
The annual school election will be
held March first when the vote on the
bond issue will be taken and custom
ary 10 mill levy will he voted upon.
One school director and three library
directors are to be voted upon.
The Hanford Grange gave a very
enjoyable dance at the Community hall
the evening of St. Valentines Day. The
Yakima Melody Entertainers compos-
ed of an orchestra of five members
with Mrs. Leila Whitson as manager
furnished the music and it was enjoyed
by the spectators as well as the dancers.
The hall was artistically decorated and
the Grange dance committee and re-
freshment committee deserves great
deal of credit for their work in making
this affair a success. A great many
White Bluffs people were present be-
sides people from Yakima, Prosser,
etc.
A. L. Brockway and B. Salvini
made business trip to Prosser on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Hartman, Roy and
Dorothy Fenley and Mrs. Harrison
Brown were in Yakima Saturday.
Claude Morashe returned last
Thursday from Emmett, Idaho. Mrs.
Morashe and her father, Mr.. Guy
Dayton, drove to. Kennewick to meet
him.
Glen Hagen was in Yakima last
week. He traded his Wkippet car
for ix-cylinder Nash.
DR.. and Mrs. Frank Wise and Mr..
and Mrs. Keith Guernsey and Mrs.
w. w. Atwater of Prosser were Sun
day guests at the c. H. Young home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hickson and two
children arrived Sunday from Walla
Walla and are at the Planters hotel.
Mr.. Hickman is employed at the p.
P. and L. Plant for short time.
Truly spring must have arrived for
the local birdman, Joe Grell flew his
plane over Hanford and White Bluffs
Sunday afternoon. He noticed ice in
the river as far as he could see.
f.. c. Durdle will give free illus
trated lecture on landscaping at the
high school Wednesday evening, Feb.
26, at 8. p. m. Altho this lecture is
given by our county agent, it is a
part of the extension work of the
state college at Pullman.
w. A. Joyce and c. S. Kline
crossed the river Monday but they
say the water is coming up over the
ice and that it is really dangerous to
cross.