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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-01-14
Slide Near Priest Rapids
Delays Train Service

A chinook wind that started Sunday
evening turned into a gale before
morning and did more or less damage
in this part Of the state. In the va
kima valley roofs were blown from
buildings, frail structures blown down.
trees toppled over and hay stacks
moved.
The wind was accompanied by rain
in some places. The melting snow and
rain caused a slide above Priest Rapids
on this branch of the Milwaukee rail-
road. The train due here Monday
morning was unable to make it's reg
ular run and as it was Tuesday after
noon before the track was cleared, the
Monday trip was cancelled and the
train Wednesday morning was about
three hours late.
The telephone line to Yakima went
out of commission during the night
and when he went to investigate the
next morning D. S. Wilkinson found
that the trouble was due to tree
that had been blown over against the
line near Mckee.
The roof of the school house at Bev-
erly was blown off and AZ poles on the
power line near there were down.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-01-14
Resolution Endorses
North South Highway

Following is the resolution endorsing
the north and south highway, that
was. passed by the White Bluffs Grange
at it's last meeting and approved by
the Benton County Pomona Grange
last Saturday:
Now comes before White Bluffs
Grange, No. sos, the matter of the
need of permanent highway from
Vantage Bridge, south along the Col
umbia River, through White Bluffs,
Hanford and Richland, to connect with
the North Bank road at Kennewick;
| 1t being shown that there is great
need for winter route following the
course of the Columbia River, due to
the fact that other routes during the
winter months are snow-bound and i'm
passable. That this condition has
worked a decided hardship upon the
ranchers of the Wenatchee district
due to the fact that transient apple
workers often leave the Wenatchee
Valley early in the fall, before the APP
pie harvest is completed, for fear of
being cut off by SHOWS in the noun
tains. These people are largely float
ing help from California, and the first
snow scares them out.
1t also being shown that there is
a great variety of produce grown in
the vicinity of White Bluffs, Hanford
and Richland, that is needed in the
Wenatchee valley, and which can be
sold more profitably in that vicinity
than on the markets of the larger
cities.
1t is further argued that there should
be a good highway along the Colum-
bia River, with which to tie together
the various cross-state roads. This
argument has been at various times
advanced in the interests of the War
Department, as military necessity in
case of war centering on the West
Coast.
NOW THEREFORE,,
BE 1T RESOLVED That the White
Bluffs Grange No. sos does hereby en-
dorse and urge the construction of a
State Highway as above outlined, and
further urges that the local Oranges
and Pomona Grange of Benton Coun-
ty, pass resolutions endorsing such a
highway.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-01-14
Card Fans Clamor
For Another Party

AS promised, the third card party
of the Woman's Club, held Tuesday
night at Grange hall, attracted the
largest attendance SO far, and the sue
cess of the series in furnishing salts
factory entertainment may be judged
by the fact that everyone present en-
Enthusiastically applauded the suggestion
that fourth party be held one eve
ming next week.
Ten tables of pinochle and nine Of
bridge were in play and high scores
in each game, for men and women,
respectively, were won by Ronald Raj
ston and Mrs. Joseph Fouty, and D.
s.. Wilkinson and Mrs. Ira Hawley.
The grand prizes of the entire series
were awarded to Mrs. A. r. Boettcher,
of Hanford, and Ronald Ralston.
The refreshment committee, this
week in charge of Mrs. D. S. Wilkin-
son, served hot coffee, cake and sand
wiches at the close of the play.
Announcement of the date decided
upon for the fourth party is made
elsewhere in the Spokesman.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-01-14
Local Post Leads
District in Membership

John Lindblad Post Of White Bluffs
was one of three posts In the sixth
district whose membership at the close
of the year 1891 either equaled or ex-
ceeded that Of the preceding year, &C
cording to the annual report of the
state department of the American Lee
gion with headquarters at Seattle.
The other two posts were Evan
Lodge Post at White Salmon and
Henry Rem erden Post at Mckee. But
while these Two posts just held their
own in members, the membership of
John Lindblad Post increased approx
imately IS per cent.
State Con ander Irwin Jones Of
Wenatchee AID Sixth District Com
mander Lester Shaw of Yakima are
expected to visit the local post some
time during this month, probably on
the next regular meeting night, jan
uary 20.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-01-14

Please turn to page 81
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-01-14
"I'm in the Navy Now"
Writes Phil Heath

In card to DR.. E. F. Newton, dated
at Portland, January IL, Phil Heath
says: I'm in the navy now and in
charge of the crew going south.
was in command from Seattle here,
also. They sure turned down bunch
of fellows here today. You have to
be about perfect to get through.
just got the tickets and will have to
kill time until 7:30 p. m Will write
some day.
Phil left White Bluffs last Saturday
for Seattle to begin four years en-
listment in the u. S. Navy and ex-
poets during his enlistment to complete
the course in wireless he began in Sc
attic last winter and to emerge as
radio operator.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-01-14
Asparagus Nets Local
Grower $3.50 per Acre

In view Of the generally low prices
received for all farm produce last year,
the experience of Mrs. I. B. Burns In
the growing and marketing Of her
asparagus crop is interesting.
Mrs Burns says she has two acres
seeded to grass. From this plot Of
ground she harvested and marketed
1918 pounds. Of this tonnage, 3516
pounds were sold as fresh grass and
1852 pounds were sent to the cannery
at Sunnyside. The asparagus for the
cannery had to be hauled by stage to
Kennewick and from there by train to
Sunnyside, making distance OF about
100 miles This not only delayed the
shipments but added to the expense.
But after all expenses had been
paid, Mrs. Burns says her net returns
for the two acres was $31791, or APP
proximately $3.50 an acre.
Her net returns for the grass sent
to the cannery were low, but Mrs
Burns believes that if there were suf-
ficient tonnage produced in this valley
to justify a truck in making a trip
to Sunnyside distance of about 40
miles, every other day, the returns
would be profitable to the growers
The price received for the grass sold
on the fresh market averaged seven
cents a pound for the season, Mrs.
Burns says. All of her crop was mar
keted through the 3Rivers Growers
association.
The month of March is asparagus
planting time and Mrs. Burns says
she plans to add another acre to her
plot this spring.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-01-14
Russian Program
Proves Interesting

TWenty-seven women were present
at the January meeting of the Wo-
mans Club, held Wednesday after
noon in the assembly room of the
Lutheran church, to enjoy the splen-
did program presented by Mrs. McF'ee
and Mrs. Taylor.
Mrs. McFee's paper on the youth
Movement in Russia" was listened to
with deep interest, if with not entire
sympathy with the manner of Russia's
attempts to beat out wholly new and
untried path for herself through her
children. According to Mrs. McFee's
authorities, this lack of sympathy is
also to be felt among the older gen.
Grafton in Russia herself, since it is
yet to be proven that complete eman-
cipation from parental authority at a
tender age, and the being saddled with
serious responsibilities almost from in
fancy, are the best things for child
hood itself.
However, although the eversailss Proof
of Russia's pudding will have to pe
when it is ready to eat, some time in
the future, there has been much good
accomplished by the Soviet govern
ment, according to Mrs. McFee's dis
cussion. Mortality among children has
been cut in half since the revolution;
information as to the conservation or
child health is being disseminated in
every possible way; one means is
through radio broadcasts from street
corners, where those who can not read
may receive instruction at no cost.
Many orthopedic hospitals have been
built, where crippled children are
treated amid cheerful surroundings.
These institutions rank with those to
be found in any other country.
Where there were II universities and
% schools of higher learning under
the regime of the cars, now there
are LOG universities and 1912 other
schools, and many of those who neither
read nor write are taught effectively
through the medium of museums,
where anti-religious propaganda, es-
pecially, is disseminated. These mu
seums contain also agricultural dis
plays, and temperance, safety and &C
curacy are taught in the same way.
Use is made, too, of picture posters
in the education of the illiterate ana
very young.
After Mrs. McFee's talk, musical
program under the direction of Mrs.
please turn to page 81
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-01-14

The first signs of approaching spring
have been reported. Pussy willow buds
are out at Sunnybank ranch says Mrs.
F. E. Taylor. On the same day that
these were reported, nice bouquet of
last falls chrysanthemums We're gath
cred from the plants in her garden by
Mrs r. r. Woods. Both last years
flowers and this years BUDS, it may be
told, were from sheltered spots
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Playing on the Ice
Monday we were playing on the ice.
We pulled up our coats. The wind
would move us. 1t would make us go
in puddles. = Max Gayman, Third
Grade.
The Blackboard Erasers
Our blackboard erasers were getting
ragged We took red paper and COW
cred them. We put designs on them.
Some of the designs were flowers.
Some were airplanes.-Elizabet Keal,
Third Grade.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-01-14
Surplus Power Would
Bring $4,000 Annually

DufulS Cl6 T6CGlVorSIllp VI UIle OOll-
sumers Ditch Company and the Black
Rock Power & Irrigation Company,
a careful study has been made Of the
possibility of developing surplus power
at the Priest Rapids plant as a means
of reducing irrigation costs.
This study was made with the CO.
operation of Arnold Pau, chief con-
sulting engineer of the Allis-C Chalmers
Company of Milwaukee, and Picatti
Brothers of Yakima. Estimates were
made of the work and money neces-
sary to enlarge the power canal for
year-round service and for making
such alterations in the plant as would
provide the greatest efficiency in OPP
Grafton. The cost of these improve
ments, it was estimated, would be ap-
|proximately $4,000.
After this data had been completed
it was submitted to H. H. Schoolfield,
chief engineer for the Pacific Power
& Light Company, who is quite IA
nliliar with the Priest Rapids proper
ties, and he verified the accuracy o.
the figures
Independent, however, of the fore
going survey, R. Beeuwkes, CHIEF
engineer of the Milwaukee railroad
and his assistant, G. K. Clawson, have
just completed a thorough investiga-
ton of the project and have submitted
a twenty-three page report covering
their findings.
It is interesting, as well as a matter
of much satisfaction to the officers Of
the irrigation district, to find that all
of these authorities, each competent
engineer, while differing somewhat in
their opinion as to the nature of the
improvements, have all arrived at
practically the same figures as to thei1
cost as well as the revenue that would
be derived from the sale of the sur
plus power
The report of Mr.. Beeuwkes fixes
the cost of the improvements at ,ap-
proXimately $4,000. In determining
the amount of revenue for the surplus
power, the report uses the rate of IL
mills per XIV, which is the rate named
in the contract of the U. S. Reclama-
ton Service for the sale of the sur
plus power at the Prosser power plant
now under construction, where condi-
lions are somewhat similar to those
at Priest Rapids. This would bring
in gross annual revenue of $18,307
AS safety factors, Mr.. Beeuwkes re-
duces the rating of the generating
equipment ten per cent below that of
the manufacturers engineers and also
allows ten per cent of lost time in
operation of the plant. Other deduc-
lions include the additional operating
cost of the plant during the non-irri-
eating season of six months and inter-
est on the $4,000 to be spent for the
improvements.
After making all of his deductions
Mr.. Beeuwkes fixes the sum of $10,-
293 as the amount the plant should
net each year for surplus power under
his preferred plan Of Improvement.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-01-14

Boxing.
The boys are all boxing in the gym
at the grade school. On Wednesday
of last week, Deane Chapel brought
his boxing gloves. We had lot of
fun boxing.
The committee is to arrange the
matches They are: Reynold Smith,
Robert Haskell, and Donald McMurry.
The captains are: Gerd Buss and Bur-
ton Codding. The captains are to
keep the children in order-Jackson
Graves.
Rumpelstiltskin.
Monday, the Fourth Grade played
Rumpelstiltskin for us. I will tell you
the characters that we're in it, Harry
Parsel was the miller; Clarene Ander-
son was his daughter.
Donald McMurry was the king, Bur-
ton Codding was Rumpelstiltskin, Elsie
Taylor was the servant, Berdena Crit
filth and Robert Haskell were the mes
sengers. Gerd Buss announced the
characters. = Vanice Hemker. Third
Grade.
Dancing Glass.
The third and fourth grade girls
and boys have started their dancing
class again. We have dancing Wed
nesday and DISQUALIFICATION Cod
ding.
MIR. Strandw0Id.
Mr.. Strandwold visited the school
Monday. He didn't stay very long
He brought some tests for the Fifth
and Sixth Grades. He wanted to see
how they were getting along in some
of their subjects-Els Taylor, Fourth
Grade
January 2, 1892
Monday, after the chinook, large
puddle of water covered the baseball
diamond.
The boys made sailboats. The boats
sailed fine. Everybody had fun.-Bur-
ton Codding, Fourth Grade.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-01-14
Local Basketball Teams
Setting League Pace

In the basketball games played on
the local gym floor last Friday eve
ming, the White Bluffs teams showed
under their opposition with comforts
able scores
The girls team got away to slow
start and seemed outclassed. Before
the first quarter ended, however, the
local girls hit the center of the hoop
in rapid succession and soon overcame
the lead. From then on they showed
the girls from the south how to play
the game and ended on the long end
of a 81 to "a score.
Unlike the girls, the boys started off
like wildfire and dropped in shots from
all angles with comparative ease, un-
til the timers whistle ended their spree
for the first half, holding the Benton
City boys scoreless and piling up 81
tallies for themselves. Late in the
third quarter the Benton City team
found the basket and accounted for
IL points before the game ended, CIV
ing them their first defeat this sea-
son with score of 80 to IL.
Win Emil wagner jumping center
and Charles Scovel and AL Barnes
handling the forward positions in sweet
fashion; with Ray Walker and Tom
Wade keeping the ball out of danger
in the guard berths, the White Bluffs
team makes a hard combination to
solve. The local team is expected to
go places this year. Keep your basket
ball eyes posted on White Bluffs.
The remainder of the White Bluffs
Schedule is as follows:
White Bluffs at Richland, Jan. IS.
White Bluffs at Benton City, Jan. 3d.
Richland at White Bluffs, Jan. 49,.
Hanford at White Bluffs, Feb. r..
White Bluffs at Finley, Feb 10.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-01-14
Receives News of Fathers
Death in Germany

Friends of Paul Bruggemann, Of
Riverland Rancho at Allard, will re-
greet to learn of the recent sorrow that
has come to him in the death of his
father, Paul Bruggemann, ST., in Ber-
lin. The news was received by cable
gram Friday. The elder Mr.. Brugge-
mann was IS years of age. He had
been ill only short time.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-01-14

According to Mrs. M NJ Heath, reg
istrar of vital statistics for this district,
there were seven births and five deaths
registered here last year.
Evening star., 1932-10-29
ALL SAINTS DAY
Will BE OBSERVED
Memorial Services in Rock Creek
Cemetery Tuesday Morning to Be
Conducted by Bishop Freeman.

An outdoor memorial service in OBJ
servance of the obligation of All Saints
day Will be held in Rock Creek Gene,
terry, Rock Creek Church road ana
Webster street, at 1890 am. Tuesday.
and all those who have relatives or
friends at rest in the cemetery are IN
vited to attend, regardless OF creed. In
the event of inclement weather the
service will be held in the church:
Bishop James E. Freeman VIII dehVer
the address. The clergy OF ROCK Greek
Episcopal Church will assist IN the
service. An enlarged vested choir Will
offer special music. The service Will
be preceded by celebration OF holy COM
m,lnion in the church at 9 am:
The services tomorrow at ROCK creek
Church include: Holy communion, S:3O
am; church school, $50 am; morning
praver II O'Clock, with sermon by d.
Franklin J. Bohanan, and meeting OF
the Young Peoples Society at pm.
Holy Comforter Chapel, ROCK Greek
Parish. Rev. William L. Mayo, minister
in charge, announces for tomorrow:
Holy communion, 7:30 am; morning
PRAYER. II O'Clock, and evening prayer,
7:3O o'clock Holy communion VIII be
celebrated in the chapel at am.
Tuesday. All Saints day.
The Rock Greek Players will present
"The Boomerang" in the parish audi
torium at $50 o'clock next Friday
night.
Evening star., 1932-10-29
DIR. H. W. SNYDER
CONTINUES SERIES
"The Man Without a Church" to
Be Subject at St. Pauls
Lutheran.

"The Man Without a Church" the
second in a series Of sermons on the
church, will be the subject Of the
sermon by Dr. Henry w. Snyder at St.
Paul's Lutheran Church tomorrow
morning, and in the evening Standing
on the Bible"
The young peoples organizations will
meet at 7 O'Clock, the C. E. Society
having as their guests the members of
the society from the First Presbyterian
Church.
The Sewing Circle Of the church
meets Tuesday at IL O'Clock to sew for
the Red Cross and Wednesday evening
the Mems Club and the Ladies' Aid
Society meet. The Mems Club have
designated this meeting as Parents
and Children's night" having invited
as guests the parents and children of
the church.
Workers for the annual Every Member
Visitation will meet Thursday at
o'clock at an organization dinner at
the church, when they will receive in
structions and the teams will be Or
ganized. Following this meeting the
midweek services will be held.
The. Luther League play, Nothing
But the TRUTH" will be presented
November IL.
The annual bazaar and dinner,
sponsored by the Aid Society each
Winter, will be on the afternoon and
evening of November 18.
Evening star., 1932-10-29
RECOGNITION SERVICE
FOR CHURCH OFFICERS
"Our Divine Resource to Be Sub
:. ject at National City
Christian.

At the National City Christian
Church a feature of the Sunday morn
ing worship will be a recognition and
conservation service for all church off1-
GERS, following which DR.. H. H. Harmon
will preach on the theme Our Divine
Resource" The evening sermon topic
will be Climbing Uphill"
At the morning service j. Horace
Smithey. baritone soloist, will sing. A
sextet of young women will sing at the
evening service. The chorus Will sing
at both services.
A special feature at lie Rendezvous
meeting Sunday evening will be the
singing of Howard Moore, baritone, &C
companied by Raymond D. Rapp, or
ganist and choir director OF the First
Baptist Church.
Mrs. Manly Morton, returned mis-
sionary from Puerto Rico and Paraguay,
will speak at the Alpha Christian En-
deavor meeting Sunday evening.
The Woman,s Council will meet lues-
day at II am. at Vermont avenue
Christian Church. An American indian
program will be presented, including
music and other features centerng
around the life of the American Indian.
Following the church fellowship sup
per Thursday Rev. Walter F. smith,
pastor of the Park View Christian
Church. will lead the midWeek oeVo-
tional service.
Evening star., 1932-10-29
DIR. A. J. MCCARTNEY
ANNOUNCES SUBJECT
Worlds Greatest Short Story Will
Be Discussed at Covenant-First
Presbyterian Service.

At the Covenant First Presbyterian
Church, DR.. A. j. Mccartney. minister,
will take as his subject "The Worlds s
Greatest Short Story" tomorrow. At
the midweek worship he will continue
a series of Bible studies from the Book
of Acts, under the general title, How
the Christian Church Got Its Start"
A special study for Thursday night Will
be THE Beginning of Opposition"
chapter 4.
The All Corners Mems Class will be
taught tomorrow by Judge Hugh M.
Tate.
The Covenant Fellowship is at 7 pm,
Miss Irene Bartlett will be in charge
of the college age group and Miss
Helen Lyons in charge of the general
group. Rev. j. Woodman Babbitt, as
sistant minister, will conduct question
box from 7:30 to 8 o'clock.
The Tip Top Club meets tomorrow
at pm. Miss Margaret Edison Will
be the leader.
A sewing class has been organized
in the church under the chairmanship
of Mrs. Perry S. Heath to meet every
Thursday at 10 o'clock to make gar
ments for the Red Cross to be distr1b-
uted to the needy in Washington.
Evening star., 1932-10-29
"SONS" TO BE TOPIC
IN TAkOMA CHURCH
Rev. R. Paul Schearrer Will Preach
Fifth of Series of Spe-
cial Sermons.

Rev. r. Paul Schearrer, pastor OF the
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church. Will
preach tomorrow morning on What
Can the Churches Do?" and in the
evening on Sons" This sermon will
be the fifth in the series on the general
theme, The Gospel in Genesis" c.
Wilfrid Smith, tenor, will be the guest
soloist at night.
Miss Jane KeplIart will lead the Inter
mediate C E. Society at GAS O'Clock.
Homer G. Smith will address the Seniors
at o'clock Church school, $50 o'clock
The Westminster Guild will meet at
the home of Mrs. Ruth Normandy, 6806
Eastern avenue, Tuesday evening.
The workers conference Of the
primary department will meet at the
home of Miss Virginia Ladd, 121 Willow
avenue, Wednesday evening.
Rev. Mr.. Schearrer will speak
Wednesday evening on the topic Fac
ing the Future in Indian Missions"
Mrs Leslie Hollis Circle of the Ladies
Aid Society will meet at the home Of
Mrs Arthur F. Gordon. II Philadelphia
avenue. Wednesday afternoon.
The Light Bearers will meet Friday
afternoon, and the Boy Scouts. Troop 33,
Friday evening.
Evening star., 1932-10-29
ALBRIGHT CHURCH
PLANS ROLL CALL
Services During Week to Lead Up
to Fifth Anniversary on
November 6.

Sunday will be roll call day at AL
bright Memorial Evangelical Church.
The roll will be taken by organizations
as well as the congregation. The min
lister, Rev. George E. Schnabel, Will
preach at the morning service on GOD
Has a Plan for Every Life" The eve
ming service will begin at o'clock with
a service of song The sermon subject
will be "It Could Be Worse, SO Lets
Make 1t Better"
Christian Endeavor Societies will meet
at tbs pm. The intermediate Society
will be led by Miss Janet Barnes. The
topic will be What Can We Do About
Prohibition"
The Brotherhood will meet Tuesday
for supper at $50 pm. Henry Gilligan
will be the speaker. The Albright Or
chestra will play and plans for father
and son week will be presented.
At the service Thursday the minister
will preside and the subject for discus
sion will be The Guidance of God"
All services through the week will
lead up to the fifth anniversary of the
dedication of the church, November 6.