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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-09-21
WHEAT BOARDS
ARE FORMED
Meeting Considers Effect Of
AIlotments as Applying to
Individual Growers

Members Of the county wheat
board and members OF the local
committees met at the office Of
the county agent Saturday Of last
week with r. M. Turner, Farm
Economist from the College. The
forenoon was spent in organization
of The board followed by a general
discussion of new interpretation
under the Act as they apply to the
individual farmer. Members Of
the committees were present to en-
ter into discussion of adjustments
SO that they would be in a position
to discuss the problem with indi-
vidual growers not yet signed up.
During the organization meet
ing, Mr.. w. c. Travis of Kiona was
elected President, Fred Wilson Of
Eastern Rattlesnake, wee presi-
dent; and Theo Reese Of Kenne-
wick and Frank Crosby of West
ern Rattlesnake the other two
members Of the allotment commit
tee. The president Of the board is
always chairman Of the allotment
committee.
The afternoon was largely taken
up with the adoption of budget
for the remainder of this year,
which ends July /, 1884. This
tentative budget as adopted will
now be submitted to the Director
of Extension at the State Callege.
He in turn submits il to the Wheat
Administration at Washington, ID.
c., after which it will be formally
adopted and monies made available
for expenses of local committees,
all allotment committees and any
equipment needed for conducting
the work. The budget as set up by
the local board holds the cost to
the county under what is expected
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CITY WORRIED
ABOUT BUDGET
LIMITATIONS
Must Keep Levy Under Is
Mills Under New Law; Pre-
liminary Figures Consider
ed; Seek Insurance Cut

Downing the soiled and some
what frayed garments of the pro-
fessional forecaster of the fu-
ture, members of the city council
devoted practically the entire eve
ming Tuesday night to the draw
ing of a budget for the coming
year.
Knowing no more about what is
to happen in the next twelve
months than any other profession
al forecaster, the city fathers went
into trance while they attempted
to dope out how little money the
city could operate with.
Further hedged in by the 40-mill
statute which the people in their
wisdom has dropped about the
shoulders of the budget making
bodies of the state, the problem
has become a serious one for the
men who have control Of the city's
expenditures. Under the new pro-
visions the city is limited to a fiji
teen-mill levy for current expense.
Bond payments and interest DO
not come within the imitation.)
At that, certain drastic cuts will
be necessary if the legal limit is
to be observed-and a fine fat jail
sentence stares the councilmen in
the face if they do not so the ak
may fall where it is not especially
wanted. Many things which should
be done will probably have to go
by the board for want of funds.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found tabulation of the estimated
figures. These figures are subject
to a revision downward but not
upward at the time for making
the final budget. just how much
money the city will have available
depends upon the assessed valua-
ton of the property within
it's limits. This information is
yet to come from the couny Of
fees. ~.
And, if you are interested In the
severity of the cuts, you may be
present at the meeting of the coun-
Gil when the final draft is made!
You are also privileged to be
heard upon any and all items
therein. This meeting will be held
the first Monday in October at the
city hall.
The insurance rating bureau
which is now conducting a survey
of the city has indicated that a
cut approximating ten percent can
be secured in the insurance rates
if certain things are accomplish
ed. The matter Of new fire
truck is one of the items, a new,
strict building ordinance within
the fire limits is another and
some improvements in the water
mains will accomplish the results,
it is promised, and the city is go
ing to make decided effort to Sc
cure it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-09-21
MIRA State Officials Plan
Series of Meetings to Show
preliminary Requirements
70 Secure Public Works
GEE NEED TO SPEED
RELIEF SPENDING
Nat One Municipality Has Made
Anplication Properly for Funds;
No City in State Has Yet Re-
ceiyed Money

In an effort to expedite a divers
;f;ad works program contemplated
hu scores of Washington cities and
touns and to assist in relieving a
serious unemployment situation
before winter, Eugene R. Hoff-
man. State Engineer for the Ma
tional Industrial Recovery Admin
istration, Ross K. Tiffany, Works
Manager for the State Emergency
Relief Commission and officials OF
che Washington Construction Lea
Sue have arranged for a series of
meetings in towns and cities of the
state, at which time the proper
procedure to be employed in MAX
ing applications for federal and
state funds will be outlined.
announcement of the plan for
these public meetings, the first to
be held in the towns of eastern
Washington, was made today by
Walter A. Averill, president of the
Washington Construction League,
who fostered the idea of the pro-
posed meetings and who suggest
ed the plan to the state admins
tration officials at Olympia.
Mr.. Hoffman has announced that
eastern Washington sessions will
be attended by two members of the
state advisory board, Charles w.
Greenough and Roy M. LaFollette
who will represent the Public
Works Administration. Mr.. Tiff
fanny will also be present at the
meetings which, as now planned,
will be presided over by a member
Of the Washington Construction
League.
"We know the need for these
meetings or conferences with mu-
nicipal officers, particularly in the
smaller towns" Averill stated. "Of
the scores of applications made for
federal and state funds to be used
on work programs filed with the
State Engineer Hoffman, not one,
Hoffman has said, has been filled
out as carefully and completely as
It should have been. It is apparent
that the applicants do not know
how or have not the proper facil-
tiles and information to meet the
governments requirements. There
also seems to be some confusion
among local officials as to the
cause for delays at Olympia"
Arrangements for the meetings
are now being made by Thomas
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-09-21
Johnson New Manager

Ray Stevens, who has been To-
cal manager for the Twin City
Cream for the past few years,
has quit his job. He has accepted
a similar position for the City
hasCreamery of Yakima, and will
be stationed at Ellensburg. He will
move his family there in the near
future. Warde Johnson will assume
the position vacated by Mr.. Stew
ems. Ray has many friends who
will regret to have his leave the
community.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-09-21
CHEAPER ROADS
URGED BY FARM
BUREAU HEAD
Public Works Funds Spent on
Farm to Market Highways
Would Widely Diversity
Employment

Declaring that the $4,000, 600, 900
public works program Of the gov
eminent should be largely used for
the building of farm-to-market
roads, Edward A. O'Neal, presi-
dent Of the American Farm Bureau
Federation, in an article in the
June issue Of Better Roads, as
serts that these low-cost secondary
roads are of vital necessity to
American agriculture.
"The money spent on q single
mile of concrete paving would
build many miles of low-cost Sec
ondary roads," says Mr.. O'Neal,
in his article.
"Construction of low-cost farm
to-market roads would greatly re-
lieve the unemployment situation.
In no other piece Of public work
does so much of the invested dol
lar go to labor. Statistics of the
u. S. Bureau of Public Roads show
that in the case of roads costing
$21, 700 a mile, 1877 percent Of the
total cost is paid directly to labor.
In the case of farm-to-market
roads, with all-weather surfaces
costing from 1900 to $500 a mile
labor receives about 40 percent
Of the cost. To build essential pub
lie roads at a time when they may
be secured at the lowest possible
cost, and as a means of absorbing
unemployment and maintaining
jobs for the unemployed, seems to
be sound public policy"
The Washington State Depart
ment Of Highways and various
counties, it is pointed out are al
ready building or planning the
construction of lowcost surfaced
roads of bituminous macadam, as
Mr.. O'Neal suggests in his article.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-09-21
Democratic Women to
Meet at County Seat

The Women's Democratic clubs
will be entertained in Prosser FRI
day by the Benton County Women's
Democratic club, at a luncheon
given for Mrs. Elsie Gardner Pick
ing, National Democratic commit
tee woman from Toppenish. Mrs.
Frank White, chairman of the
Benton County club, Mrs. A.
Mayer, Mrs. Lou Keene, Mrs. Har-
old Himmelsbach, Miss Belle Rob-
ertson, Mrs. C. L. Holcomb, Mrs.
Frank Visger of Kennewick and
Mrs. Robert Hanson of Richland
plan to attend the meeting from
this end of the county.
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Continued on Page 81
FARMERS CAN:
HELP DISTRICT
Big Cut in Debt is Possible
Under R.F.C. Provisions;
Write to Washington

nj. Landowner, do you want to
save yourself a lot of money?
DO you want to help make this
community to become self-support-
ing and prosperous?
Are you willing to 20 to a little
effort 10 do tnis?
o.k. Then, here's what. Write
. couple of letters.
The irrigation district has work.
~ out tentative plans for settling
WIN bondholders for about two-bits
on the dollar for cash. The Re-
obstruction ~ Finance Corporation
aas bags full of money for Just
euen projects. IF the district can
sscure $165,000 worth of this gold,
s sae oondholders will accept It in
sss Of the $500 debt which the
al iour part will be to write your
~ ~ friend and neighbor, A. S. Goss,
Wa W. now has a federal job at
!, Washington, DC. and tel. him that
avs. rs imperative that he use his
u: s influence toward securing
rar s appropriation. he will know
is ors situation, and as a personal
;ns,, will respond. He has real
sistosne and can be of great as
paaa IN the deal.
mo-. everyone should write. The
r;1 ie VINO do, the more impressive
wa 40, De the appeal.
sbs also Senator Dill should receive
rid;, same sort of a letter. He is
connt nigh in the affairs of the
dec;daSy and lis inflence will, be a
monss. a 1.csor in securing the
strons Write him, too. Make it
readp Congressman Hill has al
~on;t PIE pledged his support, put it
nurt to write him, too.
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Tax Payers to Meet

w. B. Rowan, president of the
Benton County Taxpayers ASSOC
citation, announces that all taxpay-
ers of this county are invited TO
attend a meeting in the CONNER
cial club rooms at Prosser Tuesday
night, September rs at 8 o'clock,
for the purpose of reviewing the
Benton county budget. A new pres
ident for the county association Is
also to be elected at this meeting.
The Benton county association is
part of the state organization and
all taxpayers are urged to exer
else their right to attend and par
ticipate in a study of this and sue
ceeding budgets.
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CONTINUED on Page Four.)
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-15
By LENORA holland
Press Staff Correspondent

Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Kouns and
Mrs. Brown of Brawley were din
ner guests at the Barnes home
Sunday evening. Mrs. Barnes ac-
companied Mr.. and Mrs. Kouns to
Brawley where Mrs. Barnes spent
Monday and Tuesday.
The Heber baseball team played
another game last Sunday with the
Yuma Tigers, the score being 1872
in favor of the Heber boys.
Mrs. Verna Lowe and Miss Le-
nora holland were afternoon call
erS at the home of Mrs. Ed Baker
Monday.
Mrs. Ernest Willett Is confined to
her home on account of illness.
An all day meeting of the I'M
manuel circle was held at the home
OF Mrs. M. H. Gavin Thursday
Thirty women attended the meet
ing.
Harold Potts is visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dick eleven
ger, who reside south of Seeley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Foss of e.
Centro were callers at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitcher Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Irwin Frandsen and son Carl
spent Sunday at the home of Mrs
Oliver Freeman at Calexico.
Ralph Tracy returned from
Phoenix, Ariz., Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Gavin, Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Thompson of Dah-
liza heading, Mrs. Sadie Fishburn
Mrs. Denham and Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Ritter of Brawley were
guests at pot luck luncheon CIV
en- at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Keith of Brawley Thurs
day.
George Whitcher made a busi-
ness trip to Brawley Saturday.
Mrs. Jack Shea of Ell Centro
spent Thursday in Heber viciting
friends.
A. Bradley and Joe Martin mo-
tored to Yuma Tuesday.
Mrs. Julia st. John and child
rem, Beulah and Elwood, and Ruth
and jeanette Lowe attended the
cantata at the Baptist church in
Calexico Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Briggs of Holt
vile were dinner guests at the
home of Briggs parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Briggs Sunday.
Mrs. Sadie Fishburn, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. H. Gavin and Mrs. Den
ham attended the cantata at the
Baptist church in Calexico Sun
day evening, which was given by
the Imperial church.
Lyle Crawford, brother of Mrs.
Hamerson, returned from
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-15

of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Arnett Sun
day Graham is the Brawley super
visor.
Mrs. Blair Gilroy and Mrs
George Parr spent few days this
week in San Diego.
Mrs. Perry Eaton, who has been
in Live Oaks, is a guest at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Rice.
Benny Thomas of San Diego is
spending a few weeks with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. j.
Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Wright of
Whittier spent a few days of last
week visiting friends here. Wright
was one of the founders of the I'M
periol Union high school and also
a trustee for many years.
Mrs. D. Vinzant, who has been i'll
for the past week, is reported to be
improving.
Miss Mary Hill, student of
Scripps college at Claremont, spent
the weekend with her aunt and
uncle, Mr.. .and Mrs. L. j. Thomas.
She returned with w. o. Hinderks
Mrs. w. o. Hinderks and daugh-
ter, Kathryn, spent the weekend
visiting relatives at Garden Grove.
Mrs. Stella Lincoln is improving
her residence on West Eighth
street.
Mrs. D. j. Wandry is stopping at
the home of Mrs. l.. j. Thomas this
week.
Clyde Oliver purchased the D. c.
Gale house, 402 j street.
J. C. Browder purchased D. G.
Gale property on North street.
George Wright, former student of
Imperial union high school, recent
ly bought Saunders ranch, located
east TO here.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-15
N. Y. Stocks
By ELMER C. WALLER
United Press Financial Editor


NEW YORK, April 15.-Acute
weakness in shares of American
Telephone g. Telegraph company
brought about by poor earnings
statement for the first quarter of
1933-brought selling into the stock
market in the closing moments to-
day.
Stocks which had been showing
gains through the earlier part of
the post-Good Friday holiday mar
ket suddenly gave in to the de-
mands. Farm shares sagged under
their lows. Some other issues which
had run up to new highs of the
year, gave way.
Telephone was the depressing in
fluence. Starting out fractionally
under the Thursday close, it lost
steadily and in the final closing
moments broke rapidly going al
most four points under the close of
Thursday. Other utilities sold off
with it. as.
Telephone hit a low of 1915 from
a close of 93as, but gained some of
this back just at the close. North
American was off 5s, Consolidated
Gas was off is, United Corpora
ton was off 1s.
Tobaccos had been an earlier
ground gamer along with COM
panies which will profit by addi-
tional values of silver. New highs
were hit in many of these issues.
Among the farm shares, Mont
gomery Ward hit new high in the
earlier trading and the rest of the
issues were strong.
Oils Gain
Oils managed to hold out against
the trend. Standard Oil of New Jer-
sey was at 295s, up 7s, Standard of
California was 25A up ss, Phillips
Petroleum was 7A, up Is.
American Can was one of the
strong performers on the board,
going to 631s, an advance of rs.
United States Steel closed at 32h,
off u.
The American dollar was weak
again at the opening of foreign ex-
change trading today, but started
gaining strength later when there
came an announcement that some
gold will be shipped to France.
Sales today totaled 100000 shares
as against 430,120 last Saturday.
Dow-Jones averages showed, in
dustrial 6288, up 0.19, railroad 90
go, unchanged, and utility 2098, off
O.37.
Aggregate market value of 10
leading issues was $5,047, ,644, $40 as
compared with 5000, ,42O,O97 Thurs
day, a decline of $51,775, ,487.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-15
OSBORNE CASE
Up To COURT

When the case of E. L. and Myr-
tie Osborne against the Imperial
Irrigation district, its directors and
chief engineer for damages in the
death of the Osbornes' minor child
in an irrigation canal was taken
under submission by Judge L. P.
Turrentine in superior court this
morning, the much discussed suit
passed through an other phase.
Additional data will be filed dur
ing the period the case is under
submission, it was explained at the
court house this morning.
The Osbornes were awarded
$4,000 judgment for the death of
their seven-year-old child in a pre-
vious trial and later the district was
eliminated as one of the defend
ants. The judgment was brought
against the board of directors Sit
ting at the time of the death, c. w.
Brockman, Earl c. Pound, Mark
Rose, Ira Aten and w. o. Blair, and
against M. j. Dowd, chief engineer,
and H. L. Knight, construction en-
gineer for the district.
Annabelle Osborne drowned when
she fell into the Eastside Highline
canal at Myrtle heading. A plank
ing was placed across the canal and
the child crossed it before taking a
bus to and from school.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-15

itors Friday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Baker of Meloland.
Mrs. Tom Wagner and son
Bobby, were afternoon guests Fri
day at the home of Mrs. Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommie Gumm re-
turned from San Diego Sunday
where they went to visit Gumm's
mother, Mrs. Collins, who recently
underwent an operation in San Di-
ego. Collins is in San Diego with
Mrs. Collins and is staying at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Camp
bell, sister of Mrs. r. Robertson.
Mrs. Collins is improving rapidly.
Richard Kellerstraus of San Di-
ego is spending Easter week with
his sister, Mrs. Vincent Hamerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wallace
left last week on a fishing trip to
Laguna dam. They expect to be
gone couple of weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fife and son,
Raymand, of Long Beach were Wis
itorS at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hamerson last week.
Ester Hobbs of Chula Vista is vis-
iting this week with her aunt, Mrs.
Randolph Robertson.
Mrs. Vincent Hamerson visited a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Pixies at Holtville. Hamerson is
working for Pike, while he is re-
modelling the natatorium.
Mrs. Merle Mantle, Virginia and
Marvin Mantle of El Centre visit
ed with Mrs. Lester Knapp Mon
day afternoon.
Franklin Wilkerson, cousin of the
Ward boys, arrived Saturday from
Fort Worth, Texas.
J. Mrs. Sam Coleman of Mt. Sig
nal was an afternoon visitor at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Ir-
win Stooksberry.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-15
ACTIVITIES AT CENTRAL UNION

longer be used to transport stud
ents. New laws declare this bus be-
yond safe use so it will be used for
machine shop hereafter. &
Girl Reserves held an impressive
Easter ceremony at their last club
meeting. The program opened with
reading THE Christ Has Risen"
read by Margaret Loud; violin solo,
Christ Has Risen Today" Ahleen
Crandall; an essay on the meaning
of Easter, Ethel Pearl Cross; and a
selection from Corpus Christi
Margaret Loud.
The A. w. S. entertained Braw-
ley girls at tea in the Veterans
Memorial lounge Monday after
noon. Spring flowers decorated the
bridge tables. Punch and waters
were served throughout the bridge
game, and dainty refreshments
were served later. Betty DuSold
and Marjorie Moore were the dec
Grafton committee; Blanch e
Thompson, Irene Powelson, and
Margaret Smith, refreshments.
The junior play ticket commit
tees headed by Margaret Loud and
Iva Reah Skipper checked sales to
discover that the former had won
the contest. According to the agree
ment the losers must give the WIN
nerS a plunge party.
Senior boys have finally decided
on their graduation outfits. Trous-
ers are to be light grey flannel
with hafmonizing sport belts; socks
and ties, pastel blue; shoes black
and white pigskin, and shirt, white
with two flap pockets.
With fines on overdue books, the
library department has purchased
many new books. Among these is a
set of seven beautifully bound
books dealing with history and
other interesting topics concerning
California, In addition to these,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-15

Jaycee girls of the music de-
partment presented program at
the Calexico Women's club in CAL
exico Wednesday, April IL. The
string ensemble played several
selections and the sextette gave
a cantata, "In Woodland" by
Kountz. Miss Lucille Krause directs
the seXtette consisting of Pauline
Her and Kathryn Jones, first So
pranos; Ruth Grafton and Betty
Ryerson, second sopranos; Lillian
Wilkinson and Velma Claypool, al
tos.
Carl Sato, Central high school
student, recently won first prize in
the oratorical contest which was
the feature of the Fourth Annual
Cherry Blossom festival held at
Beaumont under the sponsorship
of the Rotary International and
Chamber of Commerce of Beau
mont. Thirteen Japanese students
competed. The subject of their ora
tions was "The Good Will Between
Japan and the United States"
Honor students reported an in
teresting trip to the G. S. F. con-
vention held recently in Po-
mona. The program began at $3.50
Saturday morning with election OF
officers and a short business ses-
sion. Following this, the delegates
enjoyed a program given by men,
berS of the Pomona high school.
After luncheon at the Ebell club,
tie group listened to an address by
Mr.. Thompson of Compton on
What the Future Holds for the G.
S. F. Member" The remainder of
the afternoon was spent in play
ing cards, other games, and dane
ing.
Those who attended the meeting
were Margaret Loud, Dorothy Mall,
Richard Maddux, Robert Lander
man, and Mrs. E. f. Keller, adviser.
Central's old bus, purchased many
years ago from the Black and
White Taxicab company. will no
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-15
Speed Cops Ball
Fine Success

A large ana appreciative throng
of dancers attended the speed cops
ball in Veterans hall last night,
and from the expressions heard on
the street this morning real good
time was had by all.
Everything went off as scheduled
and it did not take the dancers long
to get in tune with the spirit of the
occasion and get right down to an
enjoyable evening.
An unexpected but n-the-less
welcome feature on the program
was the appearance of slim" Sum-
merville, one of Hollywood's pro-
inent comedians. Summerville, who
had arrived in Ell Centro Thursday
attended the ball with party of
friends and was accorded a rous-
ing reception when his present be-
came known.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-15
Take Precautions
Against Typhoid

That active precautions are be-
ing made to curb the possibility
of any outbreak of typhoid fever
in Imperial county is evident from
data relative to the anti-typhoio
program now being carried on by
the county health department in
the north end OF the county.
According to this information q
grand total of 1868 persons have
received the three injections OF
typhoid vaccine during the period
from January IL, to April l, of the
current year.
1t is the opinion of the health
department that if this program
can be continued yearly, and all
corrals and outhouses removed at
least SO feet from irrigation ditch
es furnishing domestic water that
the menace of typhoid fever can
be considerably reduced in the
county.