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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19
.HANFORD ENTERTAINS
LARGE CROWD At POMONA
(Hanford Correspondent

The Benton County Pomona Grange
met with Hanford February 18th. The
afternoon session opened at two
thirty, when the count Of the members
present was taken. Hanford account
ed for forty-three, other Oranges were
also well represented, with one or
two exceptions. Two resolutions were
read, one presented by Brother Tro-
from another Pomona and these were
referred to the Legislative Commit
tee for future action. The matter Of
advertising sales of county property
was discussed and a committee apoint-
ed to look into the matter and see if
notices could be published in the
papers where the property was stu
ated, or near as possible. A delegate
was also appointed to attend the meet
ing of the Eastern Washington Po-
nonas' which is to be held at Lind.
Brother Brockway of Hanford, gave
a talk on what the Legislature is do
ing and other Legislative matters.
During the afternoon County Agent
on fertilization"
kAC SIX, dinner Was served dC the
Grange Hall and about ESQ were
served. The program and evening
meeting was held at the High School
Auditorium, about 300 being present.
Many compliments were received from
visitors on the fine program rendered.
This program, put on by the Worthy
Lecturer, Mrs. Harriet Joyce, con-
sisted of the following: Solo-Miss
Beck, Quartet-Mrs. Bixby, Miss
Beck, Mr.. Mansfield, and Mr.. Murray,
Stunt-The Grange, acted out in pam
tomine by number of Changers. The
Fate of fapillio-Miss Veatch, Miss
Whelan, Harriet Joyce, Guy Dayton
and Billy Cox, Woman's Way-by
Mrs. Bixby, Mr.. Mansfield, M. r.
Slavens, Miss Beck and S. F. Murray.
Duet-Mrs. Enyeart and Mrs. Noyes.
Address by the Worthy Master, S.
p. Murray, Highland Fling Mrs.
Ethel Williams and singing by the
audience. Mrs. Moves was the accom-
PIANIST. The Vale Drill team put on a
drill and later had charge of the in
itiation into the fifth degree. Three
from Hanford and one from Vale were
initiated. The next Pomona meeting
will be held at Kennewick March IA.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19
IMPORTANT GROWERS
MEETING SATURDAY

The Central Washington Growers
Association is sponsoring meeting
that will be held at Liberty hall,
White Bluffs, at eight o'clock Sat
urday evening, February 81. Officers
Of the association from Yakima are
to be present and they will discuss
the new proposed grade and pack
rules, the pear situation and ether
subjects Of general interest to the
growers. At this meeting two new
members on the board of the Whit.
Bluffs local, to fill the vacancies caus-
ed by the recent deaths of Robert
Nitzsche and ]. 3. Baker, are to
be elected. The meeting is open to
all growers, whether or not they
are members of the association, and
every one is urged to attend.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19
Trust Feature
In Water Rights
To Be Preserved
Bid To Be Made On First
Proposition At Sale
Next Saturday

Thru the efforts Of the Priest Rap
ids Irrigation District, arrangements
have been made whereby a bid will
be made under Proposition No. l, pro-
tecting the trust feature, for the ir-
rigation properties at the receiver
ship sale next Saturday, February 81.
If this should prove to be the success
full bid, arrangements have also been
made, through the cooperation of the
Milwaukee railroad, for the immed-
late necessary repairs to the irrigation
facilities so that water will be furn-
ished the district this season.
The Milwaukee road has offered
and agreed to buy valid bonds Of the
irrigation district, at par, up to the
amount necessary to put the district
on sound financial basis, up to the
sum of 100000.
This news will be welcomed by
every one with the interests Of the
valley at heart and will allay the
fears of those who had begun to feel
that the possibilities of preserving
the trust feature of the water rights
were doubtful.
Because of it's tremendous import
ance, the sale which will be held in
Yakima at pm. Saturday, February
FL, will quite likely be attended by a
large crowd from this valley.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19
WOMAN's CLUB NOTES
February Meeting Well Attended

One of the best attended meetings
of the Woman's club this year was
taat held Wednesday, February IL, the
subject, Lavender and Old Lace" at
tracing a large number of interested
visitors. as we'll as club members.
The afternoon was jointly in charge
of Mrs. F. E. Taylor and Mrs. Fred
Gilhuly, who had provided to illust-
rate Mrs. Taylor's delightful and in.
structive lecture, an exhibition OF
laces, the commercial value of which
was conservatively estimated to be
around one thousand dollars. Many
of these laces, from sentimental
viewpoint, we're priceless; number
were a hundred years old. am
carried historic value. The two women
in charge of the afternoon are to be
congratulated on the splendid COM
munity cooperation hey evidently
met in securing the loan of these
lovely exhibits, all of which are own
ed in the valley.
Laces made in all parts Of the
world were represented -Valenciennes
Torchon, Teneriffe, Irich Limerick,
Honiton, Duchess and Rose Point
laces, Nottingham lace, French Filet,
Bucl inghamshire pillow laces, Mexi-
can and Italian laces, Chinese and
Russian laces, lace shawls and lace
scarves. All were admired, the coars-
er peasant laces vying for honors
with the exquisitely fine convent work
done by French nuns, and proved
fascinating indeed when a bit of the
history of each was given by Mrs.
Taylor.
At the close of her talk, closer
inspection of all the articles on ex-
hibition, which besides the laces in-
cluded beautiful display of crochet
work and embroidery, was granted,
and a period of animated discussion
and examination followed.
Tea and cake were served by the
hostesses Of the afternoon, Mesdames
Pa1ke, Wilson and Mykol
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19
FANS URGE ONE BALL
CLUB FOR ENTIRE VALLEY

The approach Of spring, besides
starting the grass and swelling the
fruit buds, also does other things.
Take the baseball bug, for instance.
After several months of liberation
this bug is again active and many fans
are showing signs of having been Bit
ten.
Local followers of the national
pastime are specializing oh the posi-
bilities of clubs at White Bluffs and
Hanford and the chances Of organic
ing league again this year.
Interested fans at both White Bluffs
and Hanford have suggested that the
two towns go in together and have
just one club. They argue that neither
place is large enough to produce the
talent for club capable of playing
high class ball but that there are
enough good players, if the two towns
pool their talent, to produce such a
team. They say that with such club
they would be able to provide COM
petition in league made up of clubs
from Prosser, Grandview and Sunny
side or with Pasco, Connell, Lind and
Ritzville, while if each town attempts
team of it's own they could not ex-
pect to get nto league much faster
than the one last year.
These fans also say that if joint
club is formed and It is found de-
sirable to do so, that a good playing
field can be made on site near the
brick school house, about midway be-
tween the two towns. Otherwise, the
home games could be alternated be-
tween the two places.
Whatever, is done, however, it is
time the initial steps were taken in
order to be ready to be included in
one of the leagues when they are be-
ing organized, probably next month.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19
To Hear Illustrated Lecture

"Better Outside Living" will be the
subject of an illustrated lecture to
be given under the auspices of the
Woman's. club Tuesday afternoon,
February "a, by County Agent p. G..
Durdle in the assembly room on land
scaping for small homes and will be
Of great benefit to all who are do
ing any work along this line, espec-
tally to young homeowners. Every
one in the community who is inter-
ested in this subject is not only cor
daily invited but urged to attend this
meeting, which is scheduled to begin
promptly at o'clock.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19
White Bluffs Boy at Whitman
Has High Scholastic Standing

In semester report published by
Whitman College we see that Dud-
ley Wilkinson, White Bluffs High
School, Class Of 1880, stood in the top
nine per cent of the students in his
class. We are glad to see one OF
our class mates and graduate OF
this school make such a record in the
selective group at Whitman.
Work is progressing very satisfac-
torily on the tennis court which is be.
ing put in shape on the west side OF
the school building. ALI the boys have
been busy grading, filling and level
ing, which work is very necessary.
1t won't be long now before you will
see the back stops and lines all in.
If you were not at the High School
Gymnasium last Friday night you
missed one of the best games OF
basketball, and the last one OF the
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19
PROsSER EDITOR
DIES AT HOME IN YAKIMA

w. R. Sproull, age So, former edi-
tor of the Prosser Record Bulletin
but for the past three years publisher
of the Yakima Valley Farmer, died
at his home in Yakima, Wednesday
night, February II. Mr.. Sproull came
to Prosser in 1902 and resided in the
county seat town continuously until
about the first of the year 1928, when
he sold the Record Bulletin to r. E.
Gay ana moved to Yakima. He suf-
Tered heart attack about a week
before his death but was thought to
be making a successful recovery when
he passed away quietly in his sleep.
He is survived by two sons, Noble
and Virgil Sproull, Funeral services
were held in Prosser Monday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19
DEATH DUE TO CIRRH0sls
OF LIVER AUTOPSY SHOWS

Mrs. c. G. Osenbaugh, Mr.. and
and Mrs. ]. B. Tromanhauser, Mrs.
F. ]. Rider, Ed Wagner and M. F.
O'Brien drove down to Kennewick
last Friday to attend the funeral Of
Lewis Rixie, who died in the Pasco
hospital the preceding Monday. Mr..
Rixie was born at Battle Creek,
Iowa, January "a, 1883, and was 42
years old at the time of his death.
An autopsy performed on the body
showed that death had been due to
cirrhosis of the liver. Interment was
made in the Riverside Heights
cemetery at Kennewick.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19
Yakima Valley Farmers
Worry Over Water Shortage

A bill authorizing the transfer OF
$5,000,O0O from the treasury to the
reclamation fund for carrying out the
irrigation construction program pass
ed the senate at Washington, D. G.
the first of the week. The bill provides
for repayment to the treasury at the
rate Of 100000 annually. The mea-
sure now goes to the house.
No word has been received from
Washington this week in regard to the
status of affairs on the local reclama-
ton project, tho those closest in touch
with affairs feel confident that this
new bill will only relieve the string
ency in the reclamation department
Definite word is expected from Wash
ington within the next day or two
regarding the pipe line work. i
Characterizing as grave the situa-
ton confronting the Yakima valley
owing to the deficiency in precipita.
ton for the last several months, let
tiers urging the cooperation of the
state representatives at Washington
are being sent from Yakima.
With the precipitation in the water
shed areas only SIS percent of normal
for 1880 and the waterfall this winter
the lowest on record, the situation is
acute and is nearing an emergency,
the committee believes.
Reclamation figures show that at
the present time there is storage in
all reservoirs of $4,000 acre feet,
which is third less than at the same
time last year, and there are 10000
new acres of land to be watered this
year. -Kennewick Courier Reporter.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19
NEWS FROM NEIGHBORING TOWNS

at the Wapato meeting some time
ago, when they agreed to ship no
more culls from the Valley and also
not to consign any potatoes.
This is not merely a gentlemen's
agreement, but each dealer signed a
contract to that effect, according to
Roy Dwinell of the Yakima County
Farm Bureau.
If growers will live up to this
agreement, chance to stimulate the
price Of potatoes still remains.
Consigning potatoes is the last word
in a demoralized market condition
and the last step before dumping the
stock outright. Nothing was ever
gained in this Valley by consigning
any product. -Sunnyside Sun.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19
THIRD AND LAST PARTY
TO Be HELD NEXT WEEK

The series of card parties being
sponsored by the Woman's Club
was initiated last Thursday evening
at Grange hall, large crowd being
present to enjoy the evenings enter
tainment. Seventeen tables were in
play: eight bridge, eight pinochle and
one table of Five Hundred.
The prize for the highest score in
bridge went to John McFee, while
H. c. Broughton won the pinochl=
prize.
The second party of the series was
held Wednesday evening of this week.
The hal was decorated in patriotic
colors and nineteen tables we e in
play. Mrs. Paul Bruggemann of AL
lard won bridge honors at this part F,
while the highest pinoche score for
the evenir & was made by G. Fl. King
mar.
The date for the third and last
party has been set for Thursday,
February 26, when another large
crowd is expected. On this last night,
besides the evening and the grand
prizes, lovely door prize will also
be awarded to the holder of the
"lucky ticket" of those presented
each evening to all entrants. No ono
viii be given this prize however, who
is not there to claim it.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19

Mr.. and Mrs. R. j. Roberts, Mrs.
j. E. Baker and Mrs. A. C. Wade
attended the Homecoming Annivers-
airy banquet of Mount Adams lodge
and Yakima lodge "a, held in Yakima
last Friday evening, driving over in
the Roberts car. Invitations had been
issued to all Masons who had in for
mer years made their home in the
Yakima valley, and their wives and
friends. The Masonic dining room be-
ing found too small for. the enter
tainment of their guests, the two
Yakima lodges were offered and a.
cepted the use Of the Christian churc'
where big chicken supper was serv-
ed at $3.50. DR.. Henry of Seattle was
the principal speaker of the evening.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19

Mr.. and Mrs. D. O. Walker drove
down to Pasco Monday to bring home
their baby daughter, who since her
birth in Our Lady of Laurdes hospi-
tai three months ago, has made her
home in the hospital baby incubator.
A twin sister lived only a few hours.
The babe, who weighed four pounds
at the time of birth, now tips the scale
at six pounds and three ounces. She
has been christened Sylvia Adeline.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19
White Bluffs School Notes
Written BY Students.

season, played with Benton City. 1t
was clean, fast game from start to
finish and was a pleasure to watch.
We were surprised to note that the
teams seemed to be evenly matched,
and all the players used every bit of
energy and basketball knowledge they
had. At the end of the first half the
score was tied 2-2. When the game
ended the score was White Bluffs
S, Benton City 8. All the students
present enjoyed watching the Benton
City yell leader work. Our own group
did some pretty good roofing them
selves.
Do you know, never saw SO many
valentines in one place in my life as
there were in the big valentine box
at the High School last Friday after
noon. 1t took six students a long time
to even get them out of the box, to
say nothing of distributing them
among the crowd present. There were
many laughs and I saw some bushes,
and everybody had a good time. 1t
really was Some party"i
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19
WILL DEDICATE NEW
SUNDAY SCHOOL ROOM

Services for the dedication of the
new basement Sunday school room at
the Presbyterian church will be held
Friday evening, February 81. DR..
James Thompson, Presbyterian syn
odical executive for this territory,
will be the speaker of the evening.
Every one in the community is invited
to be present.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19

A pleasant neighborhood "Potluck
dinner was staged at the home OF
Rev. and Mrs. M. L. Anderson on the
evening of St. Valentines Day. The
guests, who as well as the hosts had
a hand in preparing the dinner, were
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Brisco, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Keal, M. S. Meeks,
Charles Meeks and John James ana
Elizabeth Keal.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19

r. d. Barge has received word
from his son, C. E. Barge, in Philadel-
phia. that an air mail letter mailed
by Mr.. Barge in Kelso, Washington,
and that was carried in the plane
that was wrecked near Washougal
few weeks ago when Pilot Walter
Case was killed, had arrived safely
The letter carried a notation on the
envelope Of the reason for its delay.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19

Last fall one of the D'Anjou pear
trees on The Hesperus, evidei
an experimental mood, opened up
an innocent little blossom on twig
near the trunk of the tree. The
blossom lived through it's cycle and
perfectly shaped pear replaced it
on the twig. Throughout the fall and
winter this pear grew, until about
the first of February when Mr..
Tromanhauser removed the twig
with the pear from the tree and
exhibited it to his friends as evidence
of the mild winter in the valley this
year. The twig was bright green iii
color showing that there was some
sap running in the tree. During the
period of it's growth the pear had ac-
quired about one-fourth its natural
size.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19

w. j. Kincaid, w. S. Weber and
G. T. Slavens, directors of the Priest
Rapids Irrigation District, and D. 5.
Wilkinson, secretary, were in Spo-
kane Tuesday attending to business
matters in connection with the dis
trict.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19

c. E. Robinson and Jesse Long of
Portland arrived Monday evening and
the following morning, accompanied BY
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Gibbins, went on
from here to Ritzville to the bed
side of Mrs. Loretta johnson,
daughter of Mr.. Robinson and sister
of Mrs. Gibbins, who is near death in
Ritzville hospital from injuries re-
ceived in an auto accident.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19

A party of Milwaukee railroad Of
ficials made a periodical visit to the
valley the first of the week. Included
in the party were F. E. Devlin,
superintendent of the coast division.
r. v. Cummings, division freight
and passenger agent, A. L. Sedwick,
real estate agent, and ]. r. Ludwick,
travelling freight and passenger agent.
They arrived on Monday mornings
train and their private car was set
in on the siding at White Bluffs un-
til the outgoing train Wednesday
morning.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19

Mount Adams Lodge, 227, F. &
A. M. of Yakima will visit Hanford
Lodge ESQ Friday evening, February
20, and will confer the master rnason's
degree in full form and custom. All
members. of Hanford Lodge and So
journing masons are cordially invited
to attend.
On Thursday evening, February 26,
the Hanford lodge will visit Euclid
Lodge IFS of prosser where the de-
gree team of the Hanford Lodge will
confer the third degree on the MEM
bers of the Prosser Lodge.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-19
Growers Agree Not
To consign Spude

Growers up and down the Yakima
Valley have taken off their hats to
the dealers for the action they took
The Washington times., 1931-04-21

want me as friend because I
seem to understand them so
we'll. If I refuse to go a party,
they come and get me.
have talked this problem
over with my boy friends and
the answer I always get is:
You're everybody's pal but no
body's sweetheart" So now I
would appreciate your advice.
SPEEDY.
It's strange how many letters
like yours come to me-from
both girls and boys who are "the
life of the party" and yet who
never get any attention but of
the friendly kind. The reason
is, their group has come to re-
gard them in the capacity of
pals, good friends, people who
can be depended upon-but not
the type one falls in love with.
The best thing to do under the
circumstances is to work into
a new group Of friends, and
take an entirely different tack.
Consider your own interests,
don't be so bent on playing pro
fessional providence to the ex-
clusion of your own good times.
don't mean to cultivate selfish
ness, or drop your old friends
The Washington times., 1931-04-21

only I do hope you'll turn over
a new leaf.
Would Like to Meet His Family
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am 18 years old and I
have been going with a young
man for the past six months.
He is 20. I have never met or
seen any of his people. Don't
you think he ought to invite
me to his house some time?
He wants to give me an en-
gagement ring for my birth
day, but I'd like to meet his
people before I am engaged to
him. He has met all of my
people. What do you think is
the reason that he doesn't ask
me over? Shall I tell him to
invite his people over to my
house some night. Or shall I
just wait until he invites me
over to his house?
A BLONDE.
When a girl becomes en-
gagged, the young mans fam
lily makes the first call. No doubt
the young man has been wait
ing for the engagement to be
announced to bring this about.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
DIET AND HEALTH
BY DR.. Logan CIendening-

A patient was talking to me
about the charge DR.. A. made
for an obstetric case. She said
it was not excessive, but that
DR.. B. charged her friends less.
But that DR.. B. charged extra
for repair work, etc., and DR..
AS charge, it had been agreed
beforehand, would include
everything. DR.. B., she ad-
mitted, usually had to do re-
pair work on his patients, so
her friends fees we're usually
actually more than hers. DR..
A. had not been compelled to
do any extensive repair work
on her.
A Fair Fee
In my opinion DR.. AS
charge was fair because the
patient was paying him, among
other things, for preventing o
number of diSagreeable or dan
gerous things from happening.
He was a competent man and
he was prepared for any
emergency, even took steps to
forestall any.
That is certainly what you
should expect from your doc
tor-that he will protect you
not only from disease itself, if
possible, but also from useless,
painful and dangerous proce-
dures of which the modern
world is full.
Rereading the farewell ad-
dress of Oliver Wendell Holmes
to the medical students of
Harvard, 1 found the passage
in which he tells. that one of
the surprising things he learned
during his early hospital ca
reer was that many patients
got we'll without any medicine
at all. It was a startling revela-
ton in those days for, as DR..
Holmes said, practitioner
carried his, own bag of drugs
around full of bottles and pill
boxes and dispensed the drugs
to his patients himself.
How He Got Paid
That was the only way he
got paid. Patients would not
pay him for the visit" but
they would pay for the medi-
cine. So they all got medi-
cine. No wonder students and
preceptories in medicine came