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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31
LOOKS LIKE FEWER
TAX SALES IN 1892

Fewer tracts of land will be sold fol
delinquent taxes in Benton county this
year than have been sold for num-
Der of years, predicted Louis Kelly
deputy treaturer when he began last
week the preparation of the list Of par
GELS of land on which taxes are five
years in arrears.
Tax collections came in much better
this year than had been expected, MI
Kelly said, and many tracts which Of
ficials thought would be up for sale
have been removed from the delinquent
list.
Property owners have until March
to redeem their land aIld the trea-
surer's office thinks that by then the
list will contain several hundred fewer
parcels Publication of the list of tracts
on which taxes are delinquent will be
started in January.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31
Vets in Hospital
Enjoy Christmas Program

Although he spent his Christmas
Eve in a hospital, B. L. Clark writes
Mrs. Clark that he enjoyed a very
happy evening in Walla Walla, where
he has been for the last two weeks re-
ceiving treatments at the Veterans
hospital. A fine program, prepared
under the auspices of the Legion Aux
iliary, included music, dancing and
clever representations. After the pro-
gram ice cream and cake were served
to all and later, gifts were distributed,
each veteran receiving a nice package
filled with a variety of useful and de-
sirable articles. Mr.. Clark wrote that
his package, when opened, was found
to contain tablet, pencil candy bars,
soap, washcloths, and cigarettes. He
writes that his condition is yielding to
treatment to a certain degree and that
the hospital physicians give him hope
that they can help him. His trouble
mas been pronounced to be arthritis.
Mr.. Clark returned to White Bluffs
wednesday morning and is spending
New Years Day with his family, but
Will return to the hospital soon.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31
Masons and Stars
Install Officers

Hanford Masonic Lodge No. 256 in
stalled the following officers for the
ensuing year: Worshipful master, Rob-
ert j. Roberts; senior warden, G.. S.
Kline; Junior warden, Roy Gibbins;
treasurer Geo. McConnachie; secre-
tary, Joshua H. Evett chaplain, Ira
Hawley; marshal, Frederick A. Eng
fish; senior deacon, VIM. Jenkins; jun
ior deacon, Paul Crimson; senior stew
ard Glenn Hagen; Junior steward,
Dan Williams John l. Preissner sem
ior grand warden of the Most Wor-
shipful Grand Lodge of Free and Ac-
cepted Masons of Washington, was the
installing officer, assisted by Frederick
A. English, marshal. A. l.. Ostrander,
past master of Mt. adams Lodge No.
227 was present.
Mt. Gable Chapter No. 200, o. E. S.,
installed the following officers: Worthy
matron, Mrs. N. P. Anglin; worthy pa
iron, Fred A. English; associate matron
Mrs. r. j. Roberts; associate patron
Dr. Newton; treasurer, Mrs. Ale1
Wade; secretary, Mrs. Harriet Joyce
chaplain, Mrs. Geo. McConnachie
marshal, Mrs E. F. Newton; conduct
ress, Mrs. Harold Evett; associate con-
ductress, Mrs. Paul Brinson; Adah
Mrs. Roy Gibbins; Ruth, Mrs. Oar
Williams; Queen Esther, Mrs. Free
Reinhardt; Martha, Mrs. L. A. Cod.
ding; Electa, Mrs. Cora Slavens; ward.
,er, Mrs Nettie Evett; sentinel, H. H
Boie; organist, Mrs. Ira Hawley.
Following the installation ceremonies
a short entertainment followed by 8
lunch of coffee and cake, was giver
by the members of the Eastern Star
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31
Allard Car Turns Over
On Cold Greek Hill

While Sam Allard was on his way
to Yakima Wednesday of last week
his car went off the grade and turned
over on it's side on the Cold Greek hill.
Neither Mr. Allard nor Mrs. Edith
Dooley, who was driving, nor her
daughter, also passenger, was injured.
A truck that was following pulled
the car back in the road and it pro-
ceeded on to Yakima under it's own
power although it was necessary to
have some repair work done on the
car when the party reached Yakima.
Sam said the storm on the Cold Greek
hill that day was the worst he had
ever seen in his life. The snow was
literally falling in waves. The wiper
was unable to keep the windshield
clean and at the time of the accident
Sam was standing on the running
board directing the course of the car
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31
j. T. Bregger
To Meet With
Fruit Growers
WHITE BLUFFs-HANFoRD HORT.
SCHOOLS TO BE HELD
JANUARY 6 AND 7

The following is the program in de-
tail for the horticultural school to be
held at the high school gymnasium,
Wednesday, January 6, White Bluffs;
and at Hanford, In the Grange hall,
Thursday, January 7th:
White Bluffs, Wednesday, Jan.
9:15-Opening of school, E. c. Dur
die, County Agent.
930--"What's New in Cooling Moth
Control, j. T. Bregger extension
horticulturist.
0:30-Discussion.
0:45-"Treated Bands as an Auxil-
larry Means of Control Doyle Starcher,
Horticultural Inspector.
11:30-Discussion, my Spray Pro-
gram" Doyle Starcher, Horticultural
Inspector.
Fundamentals in Fruit Tree
Pruning" j. r. Bregger, Extension
Horticulturist.
2:15-Discussion.
2:3O-"Tree Fruit Outlook" j. T.
Bregger, Extension Horticulturist.
Hanford, Thursday. Jan.
9:15-Opening of school, E. G. Dur
die County Agent.
$50 Irrigation Studies" DR.. Lar
son.
1O:15-"Fruit Tree Response" L. L.
Claypool.
1:00-Discussion.
1:15-"Perennial Rootstock Weed
Menace and Control" E. c. Durdle,
County Agent.
specialization and Fertilizer
Fundamentals and Their Application"
E. G. Durdle, County Agent.
2:15-Discussion.
2:30-"Truck Crop Outlook and
Truck Crop Problem" Lee Lampson,
Manager River Growers.
These schools have always been we'll
attended in this valley. In the first
place they are held at time when
there is no pressing farm work and
in the second place every successful
grower wants to keep posted on all
new and improved methods of farming
Experiments are constantly being
made in an effort to arrive at more
effective or economical solution of such
important problems as spraying, prun-
ing and fertilization and every friend
of the fruit industry wants to know
the results of these experiments and
anything else that is new or interest
ing in the industry.
Every grower is therefore urged to
make a note Of the day the schools
will be held and the hours during
which the particular problem or prob
lens in which he is interested are to
be discussed, as the only notice that
will be sent out, Mr.. Durdle says, is
the one published in the county pa
perS.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31
Apple Growers Welcome
Reduced Ocean Rates

Fruit shippers in this state have
been informed that Atlantic steamship
lines at a conference in New York the
first of the week, reduced the common
storage ocean freight rate on apples
5 cents box and on cold storage,
10 cents box.
The new common storage rate, in
which fruit shippers in the districts of
the west are interested, will be 25 cents
to England, 80 cents to Antwerp, Rot
terdam and Havre, and 1914 cents to
Hamburg.
The reduction will be effective until
April 30, the date set by Pacific Coast
European lines as the limit for their
new rate by the Panama Canal.
With the new railroad and ocean
rates in effect, the difference in the
cost of shipping apples to England is
"a cents in favor of the eastern route
by rail to New York.
Fruit can now be laid down in Eng
land at 861s cents a box that way,
compared with 88A cents by way of
Panama.
In normal years this lower freight
and ocean rate would act as quite a
stimulant to the export business and
an increase has already been noted
since the new rates went into effect.
But with the depression much more
severe In European countries thai in
the United States, there is a question
as to how much those countries can
consume at prices that will return a
profit to growers.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31
Pioneer Woman Buried
With Eastern Star Rites

Mary Ann Booth was born in Silver
ton, Oregon, in 1858. She was married
to E. c. Hubbard in Silverton in 1872.
To this union six children were born.
Shortly after marriage the family
moved to Washington, where Mr.. Hub
bard died in 1886 After his death his
widow moved with her family back to
Oregon and resided there until 1890,
when she moved to La Crosse, Wash
ington, and was there married again,
in 1904, to F. E. Goodell In 1908 she
came with her husband to Hanford,
where she resided until her death, Sun
day, December 20, 1881.
Mrs. Goodell was faithful member
of Mount Gable chapter of the Eastern
Star and was warder at the time OF
her death She also belonged to the
improvement Club and to the Ladies
Aid. The Eastern Star ritual was
read at funeral services conducted at
the Presbyterian church Tuesday
morning, and Miss Virginia Enyeart
sang Asleep in Jesus" and Crossing
the Bar" Many beautiful floral Of
ferings, the tribute of loving friends,
covered the casket. The body was Ia
ken to Spokane for burial
| Besides her husband this pioneer Wo-
man is survived by four children
Mrs. Anita Valentine of Nevada City
| California, Mrs. G.. r. Moser of Silver
ton Oregon, Mrs. G.. B. Hampton Of
/ n
Ritzville, Washington.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31
Summers Explains His
Vote Against Moratorium

Congressman John w. Summers was
one of the five republicans to vote
against the moratorium resolution
when the proposal was recently up for
action in the national house of rep
resentatives.
Mr.. Summers explained his opposi-
ton in a two minute speech in which
he stated that when he telegraphed
President Hoover last June that he
Fundamentally indorsed' the proposal
he attached the condition that it
should be contingent on positive as
surance of immediate and substantial
reduction of foreign expenditures on
ornaments.
This condition has not been met, he
said, and he does not conceive it his
duty toward spendthrift individual
for nation to encourage the pursuit of
Wasteful habits. In concluding his
Ebrief speech, Mr. Summers, according
to the Seattle Times, said: M
"Under these conditions / cannot
keep faith with our honored President,
myself and my constituents and vote
for the moratorium. My vote must
therefore be recorded against it, Others
who pledged themselves uncondition-
ally will no doubt also keep faith and
vote for the moratorium.
"While this moratorium does not dir
ectly involve cancellation, want to
record myself now as against cancel
lation of foreign debts. ann opposed
to scaling down. am opposed to re-
auctions. I am opposed to reestablish-
ment of the War Debt Commission. I
believe Europe is as able to pay during
the next sixty years as my farmers
are to pay their debts at this time.
eff international bankers have over
sold worthless foreign securities then
that is their affair and shall never be-
come the burden of the American tax
payer by my vote.
"Of course these nations are in dis
tress, but their distress is of their own
making. More than That, they have
brought distress on America and on
the world. I want these nations to
know that the attitude of Congress and
the American people is against cancel
lation or reduction. When the colln-
tries of Europe know that as to war
debts they must stand on their own
financial feet they may be slower in
precipitating another world cataclysm."
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31
December Records
Unusual Precipitation

Although the zero mark was threat
ened few times the thermometer
never quite reached that point during
December and the month will go down
in history more noted for unusual pre-
cipitation than cold weather. The
highest temperature during the month
was on the 9th when the thermometer
reached 81 and the coolest on the 18th
when it dropped to 2 above, according
to the monthly report of Cooperative
Observer Gabriel Jaddan at Wahluke.
The report shows that total pre-
cipitation of 2.37 inches G2a inches
of snow fell during the month. The
sun had a hard time registering in
December as there were only clear
days. There were five partly cloudy
and the other 10 were recorded as
cloudy.
Mr.. Jaddan says the total precipi
tation for 1881 was 612 inches. This
exceeds any year since 1916, according
to the Wahluke weather station rec
ords In 1880 the total precipitation
was 1877 inches
The report of the weather station
at Hanford varies somewhat from the
one at Wahluke in the matter of pre-
cipitatioh. Mr.. Moffatt says that it
shows a total precipitation of 1853
inches, divided by months in inches as
follows: January, 1.35; February, IT;
March, 80; April, IL; May, 90; June,
81; July, 10; August, 90; September,
10; October, AZ, November, LIS; and
December, 253
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31
Generous Response to
Christmas Seal Sale

The Christmas Seal Sale, which
closed Christmas Eve, met with a gen.
erous response from the White Bluffs
community this year, the receipts to-
falling $48.35, nearly 500 more than
from any previous sale, the community
in this way expressing it's gratitude for
the visits from the field worker and
DR.. Cox, the chest specialist, who at
his clinic here in November examined
twenty one persons for tuberculosis in
lection.
The sale of seals at White Bluffs
this year was in charge of Mrs. D. S.
Wilkinson, who expresses herself as be-
ing well pleased with the results.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31
Mrs. Doyche Baker to
Make Home on Coast

Mrs Doyche Baker left Sunday in
her car for NGcNurray to make her
home. A truck with her household
goods preceded her Saturday. In the
settlement of the estate Of her late
husband, j. E. Baker, the orchard
property at White Bluffs was given to
Mr.. Bakers oldest daughter, Mrs.
Anderson, and Mrs Anderson with her
husband and family are expected over
here early next spring to take charge
of the place. During her short stay
here, Mrs. Baker made many warm
friends who regretted to see her leave.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31
SUPREME COURT TO
HEAR APPEAL IN JANUARY

Under the terms of a stipulation
signed by counsel for both appellants
and respondents, the appeal in the
water case is to be entered on the Su-
preme Court docket for the January
term.
This term begins January IL and
will continue until the docket is
cleared. Until the case is set for hear
ing it will not be known when it will
be heard, but it is thought it will be
some time between the latter part of
January and the first of March.
Should the litigation not be cleared
up before the beginning of the irrigs-
ton season, it may be necessary to
petition Judge Webster to continue the
receivership for another year or until
such time as the irrigation district can
take over the operation of the project.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31
Snoqualmie Pass Road
Is Being Kept Open

Mr.. and Mrs George McCotter and
family and Mrs. Percie Bruce returned
Wednesday evening from Tacoma,
where they had spent Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Mills. George
says that while there was four feet
of snow in Snoqualmie Pass when they
came through, the road was kept open
by snow plows and he had no trouble
whatever. He passed many cars in
the ditch, however, most of them he
said the result of driving too fast.
Miss Ruth McCotter who teaches at
Kelso accompanied the party home
and will visit here with her mother
and brother during the remainder of
her vacation.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31
Clyde Wilson Receives
Suspended Sentence

A suspended sentence of one to two
years in the state penitentiary was
imposed on Clyde v. Wilson, %, Of
White Bluffs, who pleaded guilty of
second degree arson, by Judge Dris-
coll in the Superior Court at Prosser.
Wilson testified for the state in the
arson case against Sterling Ainsworth
early in the month. Prior to the trial
of Ainsworth Wilson confessed he set
fire to the house on the A. o. Kiser
place last April, but the sentence was
withheld until last week.
Ainsworth, who was found guilty Of
second degree arson, has started serv-
ing sentence of from 10 months to
five years in the penitentiary.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31

Fred NJ We'll, who came over from
the Coast last week expecting to spend
the Christmas holidays with his family
and friends in the valley, was called
back to Seattle Saturday morning by
a message telling of the serious illness
of his aged mother, Mrs. L. j. We'll,
who is in the Swedish hospital in Sc
attic, suffering from what her physi
clans pronounce an acute attack Of
pneumonia.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31
Celebrate
Christmas Eve
With Program
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS EVENING
EXERCISES AT LUTHERAN
CHURCH, DEC. "a

There was a record attendance in
the Lutheran church on Christmas
Eve The following program was en-
joyed by young and old:
Prelude-NGrs r. S. Reierson
"Joy to the World"- congregation /;
accompanied on the organ by Mrs.
Reierson
Prayer-Pastor
$. "Hark The Herald Angels Sing
baritone solo-Harvey Nissen, accom-
panied on the organ by Mrs. w. R..
Kirby.
Call Hail"-James Graves.
'.My Little Friend Billie Kirby.
German Christmas Choral-Mrs
H. Heidemann and Mrs. H. Wendeborn.
Accompanied on the organ by Mrs.
w. r. Kirby
ITO All the Wide, Wide World'-
Elinor Graves.
ga Little Sermon Arthur Heide-
man, Jr.
"On Christmas Day"-sung by five
small boys. Accompanied on the or
gan by Mrs. w. r. Kirby.
christmas ls''-Richard Schicka
christmas Hymn"-Mr. and Mrs
w. H. Kirby; Mrs. w. H. Kirby at the
organ.
Jesus King''-Jack Graves
German Choral-Mr. and Mrs. Fl.
Hediemann and Mr. and Mrs. H Wen
deborn; accompanied on the organ by
Mrs. w. r. Kirby.
Recitation Reynold Smith.
Recitation-John Buss.
Shepherd" Ernest Wendeborn.
Come Hither, We Children" Sun
day School classes; accompanied on
the organ by Mrs. W.; r. Kirby
"Joy and ce''-Charles Graves
"Star of the East, solo-Ethel May
Woods; accompanied on the organ by
Mrs. w. R. Kirby.
Tokens" Elizabeth Heideman.
"Nfy Mother Says" Leonard Graves
Silent Night, Holy Night mixed
soctette; accompanied Oh che organ by
Mrs. r. S. Reierson
1--WE Love to Tell'-Raymond Graves.
German Choral-Mrs. H. Heidemann
and Mrs. H. Wendeborn; accompanied
by Mrs. w. r. Kirby on the organ
"First Christmas Night George
Smith.
German Choral solo-Herman Held
enlann; accompanied on the organ by
Ms. W. r. Kirby.
Recitation-G and Buss.
christmas Cheer Juanita Woods,
Myrtle Woods, Floyd Schwisow and
Robert Heidemann
"The Distant Skies Are Beaming'-
Young Ladies' Quintet; accompanied
on the organ by Mrs. R. S. Reierson.
Address by the Pastor
Distribution of gifts. Mrs. r. S.
Reierson presided at the organ
Announcements
Lords Prayer, in unison.
Benediction.
Doxology.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31
Friends Watch Old Year
Out and New Year In

At party on Christmas night at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Schilling the guests promised to keep
tryst at the H. H. Hiatt home on New
Years Eve, and tonight are gathered
there celebrating the passing of the
old year and the coming of the new.
The group Of merrymakers is COM
posed of the Schilling, Hiatt, White,
Tromanhauser, Whitney and Matteson
families and William Ferwerda. Mr..
and Mrs. r. D. Matthieson and Rob-
erta who attended the first party, had
returned to their home in Buena this
week.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31
Survey Completed On
Hartford Richland Road

Surveys for improvement of the
Hanford- Richland road have been
completed and the specifications have
been sent to the state for approval,
according to an announcement Of
County Engineer H. j. StrandWold.
Six miles of grading and surfacing
is to be done on this road which is a
lateral highway. The cost of the i'm
provements are estimated at $4,000
A call for bids will be issued in jan
uary, Mr. StrandWold said.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31
Woman's Club Enjoys
Annual Christmas Party

The annual Christmas party OF the
Womans Club was held in connection
with the business meeting of the club
at the Lutheran church Wednesday
afternoon. The snowstorm that pre-
vailed all day long prevented many
from being present but those who were
fortunate enough to be able to attend
reported an exceptionally pleasant
time. The usual Christmas tree, beau
tifully decorated, held a small gift for
each one, and the lunch was bounti-
full and delicious.
At the business meeting preceding
the social hour, it was decided to buy
piano, which will be installed at
once in the assembly room of the
each month.
A vote of thanks wis given w. j..
Jenkins for his assistance in planting
the two evergreen trees recently re-
ceived from the Coast and set out on
the high school grounds in commem-
grafton of the Washington Bi-Centen-
NAL. The trees will be dedicated next
spring.
On account of the present condition
of the roads and some illness in the
valley, the first Of the series of card
parties sponsored by the Woman's
Club, given at Grange Hall Tuesday
evening, did not attract as many play
crs as we're planned for. However,
five tables of pinochle and six Of
bridge spent the evening pleasantly
and it is hoped that by the date set
for the next party weather conditions
will have changed somewhat. Winners
of the high scores in bridge were Alex
Parke and Miss Johanna Allwardt,
and in pinochle, Harry Foltz and Mrs.
C. I. Wright Mrs. r. B. McMurry
was in charge of the committee that
served sandwiches, cake and coffee at
the close of play.
The Junior Woman's Club has post
poned it's January meeting, which had
been set for January l, until Friday,
January g. 1t will be held at the home
of it's president, Mrs. w. r. Kirby. A
review of Martha Ostenso's wild
Geese" by Mrs. Russell Miller, will be
the high light of the program.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31
Physician Would Like to
Locate in White Bluffs

The White Bluffs postmaster has re-
ceived a letter from DR.. Edwin L. Goss
of Westport, Grays Harbor county, in
quiring about an opening for a phys
ician at White Bluffs. Some of the
things DR.. Goss wanted to know was
whether there was house available,
amount of rent and whether. or not
there was a drug store here.
The letter has been turned over to
the Commercial Club to answer.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31
J. N. Johnson Buys
Stsl - Settlement Tract

j. N. Johnson is concluding a deal
this week for the purchase of the j. P.
Wilt state settlement tract south of
the r. j. Rot s orchards. Mr.. john
son is an unclc of Mr.. Wilt and this
year cared for the I. S. Jones tract
He says that as soon as the deal is
closed and the weather permits, he
expects to start improvements on the
place.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31

Mrs. S. M. Brisco slipped on the
ice in her yard Wednesday morning
and fell, breaking her wrist and bruis-
ing her hip very painfully. She was
taken to KenneWick at once by Mr..
and Mrs. G. I. Wright for surgical aid
and was able to return home Thurs
day morning.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31
w. Thomas Released
BY Court Order

After serving less than a month Of
a three months jail sentence, William
Thomas, convicted in the Superior
Court at Prosser on a charge of as
sault committed on Steve Szekfu, Han
ford ferryman, has been released on
order of the Court. In addition to the
jail sentence, Thomas was fined 500
which he paid. He had been confined
in the Yakima county jail.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31

Dudley Wilkinson will be host to
about forty of his young friends on
New Years Eve, at a radio dance to
be held in the spacious workshop that
has just been completed in the rear
of the Wilkinson home.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31

There was a record attendance in
the Lutheran church on Christmas
Eve. The following program was en-
joyed by young and DID,