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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-01
State Fair
Opens Sept. Y
At Yakima
THIRTY sixth ANNUAL STATE
AGRICULTURAL SHOW OFFERS
INTERESTING PROGRAM

The Washington State Fair will
open it's gates in Yakima, for the 36th
year, September 18th.
The Washington State Fair, telling
the fact in it's name, is of and for the
whole state and the people of every
community and countryside in the
state Albeit, the big institution feels
itself freer to go around with it's neck
tie united and it's vest off, sorta, when
Valley people are most in evidence.
Each year that the Fair has been
held has added to it's growth and to
it's Importance 1t is the show place
for every man, woman and child who
produces something of merit and is
proud enough of it to bring it forward
and say ,"See what I did" Those not
aware of the possibilities or advant~
ages of Washington, visit the State
Fair and depart amazed, a new pride
awake in their hearts that they can
call this great state their own. 1t is
impossible not to carry away an in
SEPARATION and an incentive toward bet
tered effort. Many an individual, pro-
ductively at a standstill, has later
reached-profiting by his observations
there--a degree of success which for
merly he thought beyond his attain
ment.
Each department offers record
prospect. One of the largest livestock
shows yet assembled. All Club boys
and girls coming by the hundreds
our own valley youngsters we'll to the
fore-big poultry and rabbit shows, egg
show, horticultural building bullying
with prize products artistically ar
ranged, manufacturers displays of
every late appliance that we will buy
as soon as "the depression" (over-
worked word) lets up, woman's de-
partment that holds something of in
terest and charm for every woman in
this valley and state.
Homer Holcomb the famous rodeo
clown and his equally famous trick
mule Orphan Annie" will again star
with the Red Wall rodeo organization,
to play the fair grandstand perform
ance every day and night of the big
week.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-01
Seed Growing May Become
Large Industry of County

According to L. L. Claypool Horticul-
turist at the Irrigation Branch Ex-
pertinent Station seed production of
certain vegetable crops may become an
established industry in central Wash
ington before many years elapse. Let
tuce seed has been grown satisfactorily
at the experiment station at Prosser
for the last two years. Seed from last
years crop was tested in various parts
of the United States this year and
was found to be as satisfactory as sim
liar seed produced in California seed
growing districts. Claypool states that
seed produced in Washington is plump
and we'll formed and has given high
percentage of termination
Harvesting of this years seed crop
is now under way at the experiment
station. Favorable weather has resulted
in the uniform maturing of good
crop of seed. When the seed is ripe
the plants are cut with hand sickle
and placed on a large canvas where
they are threshed either with fail
or by rolling. The seed is then sep
arated from the leaves and chaff by
running it through screening and
tanning mill.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-01
Meeting Discusses North
And South Highway

County Commissioner H. S. Hughes
Of Kennewick was in White Bluffs
Tuesday evening to discuss with a
number of local residents the advisa-
bility of urging at the State Good
Roads Association meeting in Spokane
in September the adoption of the
North Bank Highway from Maryhill
to Kennewick and from there through
Richland, Hanford and White Bluffs
to Vantage, as part of the state high
way system.
The route is already part of the
highway system from Vancouver
Washington, to Maryhill, and Mr.
Hughes said he believed there is a
good chance this year of having it ex-
tended up at least as far as Kenne-
wick, and possibly to Vantage.
The White Bluffs Commercial Club
added it's endorsement to the proposal
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-01
$4,000 Tax
Coin Coming
From Railroads
COURT DECREE FIXES AMOUNT
ROADS MUST PAY WITH
INTEREST TO DATE

Attorneys representing the railroads
and the 30 counties in the state in
volved in the $10000O0 railroad tax
case have been arguing this week the
law points of the case, before Judge
j. Stanley Webster in the Federal
court in Spokane.
Judge Webster recently decided the
case, fixing the taxable value of the
railroads at a lower figure than that
assessed by the counties but higher
than was commended for by the rail-
roads, and set Monday, August 49, as
the date for hearing counsel on the
law points involved before writing the
decree.
Reports from Spokane say that the
railroad attorneys are contrasting every
point and it may be the last of the
week before the issues are all deter
mined and the decree signed.
The railroads involved are the North
ern Pacific, Milwaukee and S. P. & s.
They brought suits for the years 1926
and 1927, alleging that their taxable
value was too high. Under the Courts
findings they paid more than they
should for the two years involved but il
they pay up for 1928, 1929. 1890, and
1881 on the same valuation fixed by
the Court for 1926 and 1927, they will
owe the % counties in the state APP
proximately $1,0O0,0O0 of which Ben
ton countys share is $124000 accord
ing to computations made. In addition,
Judge Webster ruled Wednesday that
the railroads must pay six per cent
interest on the amount of the unpaid
taxes.
Judge Webster, in ruling against the
counties demand for 10 per cent penal
ty on the taxes held due by him, said
that he could not see any justice in
penalzing litigant for going to court
when the ltigant himself felt himself
aggrieved.
"The litigant naturally can not tell
in advance the amount of the taxes
due to be fixed by the tribunal and
there is vast difference between a
taxpayer who merely fails to pay his
taxes and another who protests pay
ment on the grounds of excessiveness
and seeks redress in the courts"
On the other hand, he held that in
the case of the Milwaukee, which had
failed to pay the amount of tax for
1927 his decision held due, if the COM
pany had paid this amount at that
GAS it is, the railroad has had the
use of this money for several years
and it is merely placing them on an
equality with other taxpayers to hold
that they pay the legal rate of 6 per
cent on tbs money for the years they
have had the use of it, and the coun-
ties to whom it belonged, have not"
the judge said.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-01
ions To Be Shipped Only
When They Yield Profit

The first color picking of Jonathan
apples in the valley was finished the
forepart of the week and growers in
most of the orchards have started the
second picking. Up to Wednesday night
total of 7 cars of ions had rolled
from White Bluffs this season. Only
the Fancy and better grades are be-
ing packed While some growers are
bringing in fairly clean fruit, the
warehouses report the worm damage in
others is higher than usual. Ordin-
arily this district ships about IS cars
of ions but with the culls out and
the G grade being eliminated this year
it is doubtful if the total tonnage will
exceed 20 cars
Dealers in the state have a verbal
agreement which it is said they are
trying hard to maintain, to roll Jons
only when actual sales are made, and
when the price offered no longer will
cover packing and handling charges
and return some profit to the pro-
ducers, shipments will cease. The prices
now are ranging from TO cents to $1.05
for the Fancy and better grade and
the average in this valley will prob
ably be around IS cents.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-01
Local Team Has Chance at
State Championship

A baseball game to determine the
state Grange championship is to be
played at the State Fair in Yakima,
Friday, September 16. This contest will
be between the best club east of the
mountains and the best west side team,
according to information received by
L. w. Beldin, Master of the White
Bluffs Grange.
White Bluffs will have an opportun-
ity to qualify as the east side champion
if it can safely clear two hurdles in
the shape of wins over the Vale and
Columbia Valley teams of the Benton
County Grange league.
The first of these contests will be
played next Sunday, September 4,
against the Vale team on the Hanford
grounds and the winner of that game
will play Columbia Valley on the Pasco
grounds the following Sunday The
winner of this latter contest will COM
pete against the west side champion
at the State Fair
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-01
White Bluffs School
Students Number 179

The White Bluffs Public Schools
opened on Monday, August 20, and
quickly and quietly worked into smooth
running order The GOODNESS of the
weather played an important part in
bringing minds back to studies and
books instead of swimming and shady
trees. The high school enrolment to-
tailed Sc pupils, of which 18 were
freshmen, IA were sophomores, IL were
juniors, and IS were seniors.
In the 9Th grade there were IL pu-
pills and in the 7th grade ID, making
the total of Mr.. Carboneaus room
26. These two grades are in the high
school building SO the entire enroll
ment there is 80 students
At the grade school there were UNI
der Mr.. Janney, 81 in the 9Th, and II
in the 5th Under Miss Koenig, there
were Is in the 4th, and 16 in the 3rd.
Under Mrs. Moede, there were II in
the End, with II little new tots be-
ginning their school careers.
School was dismissed at 200 on the
first day of school due to the restless
ness that usually prevails when stu
dents first get back to school from the
freedom of the summer
This year the classes being offered
at the high school are freshman Eng
lish, sophomore English, junior and
senior English, beginning French, and
advanced French, all taught by Miss
Duvall. American history, psychology,
bookkeeping, and geometry, taught by
Mrs. Nelson; community and voca-
tional civics, zoology, and algebra,
taught by Mr.. Nelson.
Miss Duvall will teach girls physical
education for both high school and
7th and 9th grades. Mr.. Carboneau will
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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-01
Hunting Season Dates
Have Been Announced

The open season on upland game
birds and water fowl has been an
nounced by Charles r. Maybury, state
director of the fisheries and game de-
partment.
In Benton county the hunting season
on Chinese Pheasants and Hungarian
cartridges covers six days, October IL,
16, 10, %, 26 and 30. There are only two
days in which Quail may be taken,
October IL and 16.
The open season on waterfowl, ducks,
geese and coot, has been extended this
year to cover period of two months
from October 16 to December Is, both
dates inclusive.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-01
Warehouse Days
Are Here Again

Well, we'll! Warehouse days are here
again, and the clamor for Warehouse
Chat" is growing apace. Summer has
flown so fast this year that the Spokes-
man has actually been caught mapping,
but it hereby offers, as last year, space
for the record of daily happenings,
jolly OF otherwise, sent in weekly by
duly chosen correspondents of the
warehouses. Get busy, folks, and let's
have some fun, even if there is a de-
preston on. And remember, all copy
must be in Wednesday morning.
The Hawley warehouse opens the
season, thus
The morning of the 10Th the Hon.
orable Ira met everybody with nice
big smile and ushered us all to our
seats of honor at the sorting table.
Mutt GreWell fell heir to last place on
the west side of the table. jeff Mar
tin, Tiny Williams, and Slim Haskell
complete the quartette on this side.
Shorty Ralston sits up at the head of
the table on the east side where she
can conveniently argue with Rusty
Miller, the bumper. Needless to say,
Rusty is very quiet and never has a
comeback. Pug Shinn is Shorty's part
ner in crime. Sparky Shaw and Porky
Kalkwarf are the third and fourth
members of the four-eyed quartette
on the east side.
Next on the scene we see Sir Alex
Parke, dragging his feet behind him.
All, there he has it! See that worm
winking at him so wisely? Woe be to
the sorters who allowed Mr.. Worm to
escape through their clutches and into
that bin!
The packers, Parky Parke, Evelyn
and George McCotter, and Brother
Haskell are all at their stations ready
for work They keep Bud Heath,
lidder, plenty busy. Hear him putting
Steady Steadman is up to old tricks
of leaving the doors open while load
ing his trusty truck. Albert Spear man.
ages to bar the way with load of
apples every noon and recess. What
good does jawing do him? Sir Parke
can answer that question.
That's Inspector Anglin over there.
Yes, the one paving over the bins.
Everything Okeh, Inspector?
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-01
Political
Observations
BY Jimmie X. Browne

The coming two weeks promise to be
hectic 1t is during this time that the
primary campaigns will reach the peak.
This will keep the voters alive and
awake for the time being.
Both Democrats and Republicans are
keyed to the limit. While the primaries
do nothing more than select the NOM
inees of the two old parties, the vote
balloted in each will furnish the
ground work for the final November
fight.
While there is growing feeling
on the westside of the hills that the
Democrats this year will poll heavily
at the primaries, this is only political
estimating based largely upon hope
rather than actual facts.
The influx into the Democratic party
of large number of Republican OPP
portunists will not tend to increase the
primary vote to the extent the Demo-
Gratis hope for.
The local legislative district and
county commissioner squabbles will
tend to hold the vote in the Republi-
can ranks as it is in these that the
real local community interest battles
are raging.
1t stands to reason that there will
be but comparatively few drifting Re
publican or what not votes going into
the polling places and asking for
Democratic ballots.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-01
Thew Liked California
But They All Came Home

The party of White Bluffs men, G..
H. Hammer, H. E. Foltz, Arno Krug
and Jay Montgomery, who spent two
weeks vacation in California, returned
home last Saturday. The speedometer
on the car showed that they had tray
elled a little over 1900 miles on the
trip. They went down the interior route
and returned by way of the coast. They
made Los Angeles their headquarters
but spent day at Tia Juana, Mexico,
and a day in San Francisco. 1t was
the first visit any of them ever made
to California and they report a very
interesting and enjoyable trip. Asked
what impressed them most, Mr.. Ham
mer and Arno said they got their
greatest thrill in Tia Juana where they
saw saloons, gambling houses and
dance halls running wide open. Harry
said he was most impressed with the
museum they visited in San Francisco
and Jay says he thinks he got his
greatest kick out of a Coast League
ball game the party witnessed in the
same city.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-01
Impressive Ceremony
Marks Portland Wedding

The following account of the recent
I wedding of Miss Ellen Anderson
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund
Anderson of White Bluffs, and Harold
v. Beldin, of Portland, as it appeared
in the Morning Oregonian of August
%, will be of interest to the many
friends of the young couple here:
The marriage of Miss Ellen Ander-
son, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund
Anderson of White Bluffs, Wash, to
Harold W. Beldin, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Grant Beldin, was solemnized
Wednesday night, August II, at $3.50
o'clock at the Grace Memorial church,
Rev. Oswald w. Taylor officiated
The bride, who was given in marriage
by her uncle, John Anderson of Ever
EFT, Wash, was charming in a simple,
white-satin, tip-toe length gown, the
skirt of which formed modified train.
The severity of the gowns close fitting
sleeves and their long cuffs pointed at
the wrists was relieved by large puffs
at the elbows The veil was caught at
each side of the head by small clusters
of orange blossoms and strands of seed
pearls. She carried a shower bouquet
of Orchids brides roses, white sweet
peas.
The flower girl, little Clarene An
derson, sister of the bride, was dressed
in white dotted organdy. Miss Hannah
DeRigio, maid of honor, wore peach
lace with matching mitts and slippers,
and carried Talisman rosebuds and
coral sweet peas Mrs. Maurice Hitch
cock, matron of honor, wore nile green
chiffon with lace jacket, matching
mitts and slippers and carried pink
sweet peas Miss Grace Muffin, brides
maid, wore shellpink, triple-sheer ma
terial, and blue mitts and sandals, and
carried lavender sweet peas Miss Hazel
Beldin, bridesmaid, frocked in blue
chiffon, wore pink mitts and sandals,
and carried pink sweet peas and blue
delphinium Each attendant wore in
her hair two brides rosebuds secured
by band of harmonizing tulle.
Clark Beldin, brother of the bride
groom, acted as best man. Ushers were
Kenneth j. Short, Dorrance Newton,
Arthur Charlton and John Ohm.
The mothers of the bride and BRIDE
groom were becomingly goWned. Mrs.
Anderson wore black chiffon with
beaded jacket with shoulder corsage
of red rosebuds. Mrs. Beldin wore
cream lace and shoulder corsage of
Talisman rosebuds.
Preceding the ceremony, Mrs. War
rem Linquist sang, accompanied by
Leo Delaney, violinist.
An informal reception for the bridal
party, relatives, and few intimate
friends. was held at the home Of Mrs.
Linquist in Gainsborough Assisting
about the rooms we're Mrs. John Ohm,
the Misses Katherine dAmbrosia and
Helen RiTaudo.
Mr.. and Mrs Beldin left on honey
moon trip to Mount Rainier. The bride
was attired in a going-away suit of
wine travel-crepe and matching ac-
cessories. The young couple are now
receiving their friends in their new
home at 1855 Eighty-fourth street.
Out town guests at the wedding
were the Misses May Klopfenstein and
Nell Anderson of Everett, Washington
and Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Hitchcock
of LaPine, Oregon.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-01

G. S. Nicklin. real estate broker of
Seattle, was in the valley recently with
the idea of investing in property here.
While here he was guest at the H.
P. McGlothern home. He was much
impressed with the size and quality
of the fruit and writes Mr.. McGlothern
that since his return to Seattle he
has been shouting praises of the dis
trct to all his friends.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-01

Two new commemorative stamps
have been promised in the near future
by the postoffice department, in honor
of William Penn Q644-1718), and Dan
lei Webster G782-1852) These stamps
are without doubt a great help with
the history lessons, as many young
collectors in White Bluffs can testify.
The new stamps will be Of the three
cent denomination and will appear
some time this fall.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-01

Word has been received by the Horti-
cultural Office from Erie j. Barnes, d.
rector of Agriculture, that grade and
pack hearing will be held in Yakima
at 900 o'clock Monday morning, the
10Th of September, in the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce for the estab-
lishment of grades on potatoes.
This district, which includes Benton,
Franklin and Adams counties, will be
entitled to two delegates.
Tentative dates for the election of
delegates from this district are as fol-
lows:
Benton City, White Bluffs, Hanford,
Prosser, at the Community Hall, Ben
ton City, Thursday, September IS, at
800 p. m.
Pasco, Kennewick, Richland, Ringold,
at the Chamber of Commerce rooms,
Kennewick, Friday, September l6, at
800 p. m.
DOYLE B. STARCHER,
Horticultural Inspector-at-Large.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-01

a. e. Rasmussen, representative of
A. b. Fosseen & Company of Yakima,
was business visitor in White Bluffs
Tuesday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-01

The John Dover Lumber company
building was improved this week by
the rearranging of the front steps, an
extra step being added.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-01

While the politicians are working for
the nominations, the taxpayers are pre-
pairing for the coming session of the
legislature where the tax problems will
be fought out this winter
At the general election too much
attention cannot be given to candidates
Use or pledge themselves to "reduce
taxes" are to be fought shy of. The
candidate who simply says he intends
to reduce the costs of government,
from the lowest taxing unit to the
highest, is the best bet. That man or
woman will tackle the problem from
the root and not at the top and will
be able to accomplish something.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-01

Several rather freak ideas have been
sprung during the present campaign.
One or two coming from rather high
sources, politically, will bear watching.
For instance, one proposal is to at
tach unemployment insurance to the
industrial insurance. Already there is
an agitation for unemployment insur-
ance, to be paid by the state and en-
ployer, and not the taxpayer" just
how the state" can pay this insurance
and not the taxpayer is something the
advocates fail to explain.
But the idea that the industrial in
surance should be converted into an
old age pension, unemployment in
surance, ETC., is enough to cause the
careful conservative businessman or
woman, or any employer of labor to
stop, look and listen"
1t might be the opening wedge to
throw the state generally into So
cialist enterprise which will leave be-
hind the same trail of ruin that North
Dakota experienced.
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Smyrna times., 1932-07-20

hospital every week.
Mr.. John Voss of Philadelphia,
spent a brief visit with his aunt,
Mrs. I. E. Voss on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Ford of
Dover, spent visit with her moth
er Saturday.
Andrew Davis Jr., of Linwood
Pa, spent a visit with his mother,
Mrs. Emma Davis Monday.
Mrs. William Brown and chill
dren, are spending a while with her
mother, Mrs. Emily Barnes in Viii
mington.
Capt. Isaac Burris and wife OF
Little Creek, spent visit with her
sister, Mrs. Louis Gaulke Sunday.
Mrs. Calvin Newnum of Clayton,
spent a visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Harvey McNatt on Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bennett of
Delaware City, weer Sunday Wis
itors of her sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence McNatt.
Smyrna times., 1932-07-20
KENTON
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

Kenton, July 19.-Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Attix, who have been
spending several days at Rehoboth
returned this week.
Miss Gertrude Parson, who has
been visiting in Chester, Pa, has
returned.
The Home Missionary Society
will meet with Mrs. Ada Hilyard
on Thursday, July 21st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Smith
and Mr.. Frank Shubert of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
Mr.. ]. P. Walker and Mrs. Pauline
Smith.
Mr.. w. G. Knots spent the week
end with his son, Mr.. Ralph Knots
in Orefield, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher Wal
lace, of Dover, spent Sunday with
her brother, Mr. Howard Hutchins
and Mrs. Hutchins.
Mr.. William J. Cook and family
motored to Claymont on Sunday to
visit his brother, Mr. Aubrey Cook.
Allen Cook, who spent last week
there, returned with them.
Miss Adeline Hilyard is visiting
her uncle, Mr.. Dudley Crossley and
family near Clayton.
Mrs. Addie C. Arthurs and Mr..
and Mrs. J. D. Crossley and daugh-
ter Carolyn, motored to Tilghman,
Md, on Sunday to visit Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Prettyman.
Miss Mary Louise Hughes is Wis
iting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hughes in FELTON,.
Mrs. Sarah Walker and Mr.. S. G.
Walker and family, returned last
week after spending a week at Re
hoboth.
Rev. and Mrs. Conrad Hamer
spent one day last week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Landlord
near Seaford.
Miss Cordella Faulkner of near
Templeville, Md, is visiting her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. C.
Schultz.