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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02
BOY SCOUTS CELEBRATE
ANNIVERSARY WEEK FEB. Q

In celebration of the Boy Scouts
of America National Anniversary
Week local scout troops 26 and q
will hold a public meeting in the
basement of the M. E. church next
Wednesday evening. National Boy
Scout Anniversary Week is cele-
brated each year between Febru-
airy 8 and Is.
Boy Scout troops all over the
United States will mobilize for
meetings and public demonstra-
tions Wednesday evening. At ex-
actly S:15 pm, western time,
every scout and scout official in
the nation will be called to atten-
ton by bugle call to pledge him
self to the Boy Scout oath.
The local celebration will begin
with public Court of Honor at
which about a dozen Kennewick
scouts will be awarded either sec
ond or first class rankings or
merit badges for specialized at
tainments.
A second feature Of the even
ing's program will be an interest
ing pageant demonstrating various
phases of Boy Scout activities. AT
a bugle call sixteen scouts viii
swarm upon the stage and silently
set about showing the people of
Kennewick in pantomime just what
scout training is. In a moment, the
audience will see scouts making a
wilderness camp, cooking a meal,
signalling by semaphore, making
fire by friction, applying emerg-
ency first aid to an accident VIC
tim and other demonstrations that
characterize everyday scout work.
After the pageant refreshments
will be served. A half hour of
scout games, fathers vying with
their sons in some of them, will
complete the evenings program.
The celebration is a public af-
fair and every person in Kenne-
wick and surrounding country is
urged to forsake his comfortable
fireside for an evening and turn
out for a dose Of lively entertain
ment and moral inspiration. Par
ents of scouts are particularly urg-
ed to be present.
Scoutmasters Andy Anderson
and Gerald Campbell and District
Commissioner vane Wilder, are in
charge of the celebration.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02
Service Station Opens
New Department

Brick Oliver has just opened
the new addition to his service
station. A new room has been adj
ded and is equipped with all the
latest lubricating devices, which
establishes his place as one of the
units being installed thruout the
Pacific Coast by the Standard Oil
Co. The service includes the in
stallation of 1.-THE Waterman"
device which gives complete re-
cord of all fabrication done on the
car. A specially prepared lubri-
cant is used for each point on the
car and each is scientifically APP
piled under definite system. The
special equipment, including
grease guns, nozzles and all kinds
of gadgets, is housed in the new
room which has been dolled up in
red, white and blue paint.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02
SEE CHANGE
IN METHODS
ON HIGHLANDS
Trees Come Out to Make Way
for Early Crops for which
District is Famous; Trees
Too Expensive

Residents of the Kennewick To-
cality are noticing a gradual
Transformation, from an apple and
late fruit district, to an early
crop area.
During the winter between 5000
and 10000 fruit trees have been
pulled from orchards and the wood
used for fuel by hundreds of fam
lilies. BY far the greater number
Of these trees, Of course, are of
the marginal varieties, but some
Of the profitable kinds are also be-
taken out where there are broken
rows and missing trees in Sec
ton.
The years prior to the war and
after the war during the period Of
initiation, apple growers thruout
the district were enjoying COM
Portable prices for their crops and
a program Of extending the thous-
ands Of acres of orchard lands was
confined.
Then came the depression with
lowered prices, falling market de-
mands, but the continued high cost
of production. Orchardists admit
that in the face Of heavy produc-
ton competition from the upper
Yakima valley, Wenatchee, Mich
igan and New York they were UNI
able to produce apples profitably
with the necessity of expensive
spraying and production overhead.
Under these conditions it has been
deemed necessary to pull all orr
|chards Of the less profitable type
and to put the land to other uses.
Even during the period of low
-ering prices, Kennewick farmers
with the easiest cropping season
in the Northwest, have found that
asparagus, cherries, berries, early
potatoes, tomatoes and melons
have Melted them. a profitable re-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02
Thugs Hop Car and
Cause Driver to Crash

Newton Clark, SIS, who operates
a service station a few miles west
of here on the state highway, was
treated by a physician for deep
facial cuts and scalp wounds suf-
fered Monday afternoon.
Clark was reported to have told
officers that two men jumped TO
his light truck as he was crossing
the Twin City bridge and demand
ed money. He declared he pushed
one of the men from the vehicle,
but the other man struck him ov-
err the head. He then sped toward
the police station here and in
making the turn at the corner Of
Washington street and the high
way, blood streaming from head
wound, INSTRUCTED his vision, and
he drove his truck into tree at
the side of the road.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02
SPORTSMEN TO
SEEK FARM FOR
THIS DISTRICT
Organize to Push Develop
ment of Hunting and Fish
ing Conditions; licensees
to be Members

With the aim of obtaining more
and better shooting and angling
for sportsmen of Benton county,
a sportsmen's association was
formed here Monday evening,
when a large crowd Of enthusiasts
gathered at the chamber Of COM
merce rooms. -.
A committee consisting of Bert
Plowman, Harry Watson, Walter
Hulet, Mitchell Kershaw and Joe
Martin was selected by Chairman
Curran Chellis to frame a consti-
tuition and by-lws. These, when
drawn up, will be submitted to the
representatives, one Of which will
be selected from each school dis
trict in the state, for final ratifi-
cation.
The present plan is to have each
person who applies for a license
to become member. There will be
no membership fee and an effort
will be made to have each district
work with the headquarters for
better game conditions and laws.
A resolution was adopted en-
dorsing the proposed game farm
site at the mouth of the Yakima
river. A meeting is to be held Feb.
10 to send recommendation Of
he proposed site to the staUe de-
partment for consideration.
Joe Martin, who is fostering the
game farm movement described
the site as ideal, claiming it to be
ample in extent for its needs and
offering abundant coverage, nat
ural conditions and protection for
the propagation of both upland
birds, migratory fowl and fish.
Martin revealed the piece Of
land selected, in addition to being
ideally situated for the production
Of FISH and fowl also offers ample
farm land to support the project.
At a meeting in Pasco Tuesday
an organization similar to the one
formed here was started and an
interesting discussion was given
! by Virgil Bennington, newly ape
! pointed member Of the state game
commission on what that body is
attempting to do.
The Franklin county organiza-
tion endorsed the proposition TO
adopt "jump" dates on migratory
fowl as well as for the upland
birds, but failed to agree on a
plan to extend the game preserve
along the Columbia and Snake
river. Ns
Judge Matt Driscoll proposed
the planting of perch in Kahlotus
lake, while Joe Martin asked that
Eastern brook trout be planted in
the Yakima river below the Sum
nyside dam on the grounds that
the only game fish to be had there
now are few bass and bull heads.
Local sportsmen are elated ov-
er the apparent prospect of secur-
ing state game farm in the inn
mediate vicinity. Much Of the new
organizations effort will be de-
voted to this end.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02
PASCO HOTEL
FIRE BRINGS
LOCAL HELP
Kennewick Apparatus Called
to Battle Flames Across
River; $4,000 Damage; to
Be Rebuilt

With angry flames gushing up
between the walls, and clouds of
black smoke rolling from the win
dows, fire companies from both
Pasco and Kennewick were kept
on the jump Tuesday afternoon,
as fire did damage estimated at
$25, 900 to the. Hotel Pasco.
When it became apparent that
the Pasco equipment would not
be able to combat the flames which
started in the basement of the
building alone, call was put in
for aid from the Kennewick de-
partment.
Due to the dense clouds of
smoke filling the building, firemen
were forced to smash in the large
plate glass windows ON the ground
floor, before they could get at the
base of the flames with the aid
of gas masks.
The flames licking up between
the walls made it necessary to
chop great holes in the walls on
the three upper stories before the
streams of water could be played
on them.
In addition to the damage to the
hotel, the coffee shop was entire
ly destroyed by fire, smoke and
water, while the Cox Investment,
M. A. Ferguson offices, The Lit
tie Shop, the Pasco Buffet and
barber shop suffered damage.
Although all guests escaped
from the building, smoke filling
stairways, made it necessary for
them to use fire escapes, taking
with them what personal effects
they could carry under their arms.
E. j. Reynolds, proprietor, said
he believed that all personal eff
fects of guests were saved.
At six o'clock that evening the
hotel management had crew of
men busy boarding up the broken
windc4s and it was indicated the
hotel will be rebuilt.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02
Election of Officers is
Held by Golf Club

The annual meeting of the golf
club was held Monday evening of
this week and the form of gov
eminent was changed slightly.
The club will be managed this year
by a board of five directors who
were to choose their own officers
and committee heads. The board
elected is composed of H. G. Gall,
Don Thompson and F. F. Beste, of
Kennewick and Jimmy Heater and
Adolf Neuman of Pasco.
The board held meeting today
and selected Mr.. Gall president;
F. F. Beste, secretary-treasurer.
Committee heads selected are as
follows: Membership, j. X. Book
ius; greens, H. C. Schmidt; tour
nament, r. L. Lundy and the
handicaps will be taken care Of
by Mr.. Gall. XII.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02
TO
STUDY NEW
i STATE LAWS
Many Changes in Conditions
Confront Managers of the
Schools in State; Finance
is Big Problem

Being a Legislative year, mat
tiers to be considered by the coun-
ty organization of school direct
ors, are of especial Importance,
according to III. S. Hughes, who
has called meeting to be held
in Benton City next Monday. The
session will start at 1920 in the
morning and will include several
interesting discussions in the af-
ternoon.
Mr.. Hughes, who is president of
the organization, feels that every
school director in the county
should be present at this meeting,
that the director owes it as a mat
ter of duty to the state and his
district to become thoroughly ac-
quainted with the problems which
are facing all districts in the state.
The program will include re-
port on the state convention by
C.. w. Fristoe, who will also speak
on school finances, which have un-
dergone some radical changes re-
Gently. A discussion of the educa-
tion bill now being considered at
Olympia will be led by County
Superintendent Olaf Strandwold.
Dale Smith will speak on pros
pective opportunities for reduc-
ton of school costs, while Mr..
Hughes will talk on directors
problems. Election of afficers will
also be- held.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02
Paterson Road Work
Helps Employment

Much satisfaction is reported
over the relief work now being
done by the state on the Paterson
road. Farmers and their teams
are being worked, certain num-
Der being taken from each of the
local districts. The men work from
Wednesday to Wednesday, with
Sundays out, according to Mr..
Peters, who has charge of the as
signments. About forty men are
working at the present time, which
number will be increased to about
a hundred as soon as the work
can be spread out further.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02
LOCAL CLUB
TO TAKE UP
LEGISLATION
Rusiness Men to Study Pro-
visions of Martins New
Sales Tax Bills; Drastic on
Some Industries

The proposed sale and privilege
tares now before the legislature
n House Bills 81 and 90, introduce
Cd by executive request, are SO
drastic and so far reaching IN
tbe;r effects that they are to be-
come a special study by the local
chamber of commerce. Under the
nroposed legislation, any person
who makes his living within the
boundaries of the state must con-
tribute to the states operating
expenses. In many cases these
provisions are so stringent that
they will virtually tax the business
out of existence.
II was pointed out this noon
that under the proposed law tax
Of s56 a ton will be laid on grapes
when manufactured into juice.
Such provision, in addition to
the recently imposed federal tax
of 50 ton, will wipe out the
grape juice business in this state
as well as kill the farmers mar
ket.
Other businesses are hit almost
as hard a blow. Tobacco and some
other luxuries are taxed 20 per
cent which, in many cases will
eliminate them from the market
or induce illegal sales.
In order that the members may
become better acquainted with the
effects of the passage of the bill
q special committee will be APP
pointed to make a study of it, re-
port to the board of directors.
who, in. turn, will make recon-
mendations to the club as whole.
The road program introduced
BY the club last week has been
taken up by several other organ
izations, it was reported and some
definite results are expected.
DR.. Stone gave detailed report
of the community chest work for
the year and reported various
pledges which the chest has re-
eeived.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02
Little Pooch Earns
Permanent Home

Brick Oliver has a little terrier,
SIX months old, which he has
named Goofus. While Brick says
ne may not appear to neighbors
to be much of a hound, neverthe-
less permanent home has been
earned by the pup as savior of
the Glover residence With the.
bedroom doors closed the other
night, Goofus was left in the liv-
ing room for the night when log
rolled from the blazing fireplace
to the edge of the hearth. Goofus'
continued barking arounsed Brick
from his deep slumber to find the
room filled with smoke, but in
time to avoid a fire which might
nave proved serious.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02
Quick Work of Fire
Fighters Saves Home

Hasty work of the local fire de-
partment saved the home of Joe
Zicha from serious damage Tues
day afternoon, when bedding was
ignited by an overheated stove.
Aside from the loss of the bedding
and a mattress no other damage
other than from smoke resulted.
The fire fighting apparatus had
just returned from the call when
they were again called out to aid
the Pasco company combat the
fire that swept through the Hotel
Pasco.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02

Several local people attended the
meat cutting and canning demon
stration held at the club house
west of Pasco, and they report a
worth while day.
The town team played a hard
game at R1chland Monday evening
with score of 1924 in Rich
lands favor. After the game there
was a smoker.
William Howard is slowly re-
covering from his recent sickness
but is not able to resume his du-
ties on the railroad yet.
Finley Grange is sponsoring
another dance Saturday night.
Mrs. Carl Williams fell Satur-
day evening while gathering eggs
in the barn and was considerably
sprained and bruised.
Misses Smith and Hartman were
Kennewick visitors over the week
end.
Mrs. Homer johnson and Mrs.
Tewalt were dinner guests of Mrs.
Bush in Kennewick Sunday.
Mr.. Gardner has been quite ill
with flu the past week.
i Everyone is asked to remember
the community dinner Sunday,
Feb. 5. There will be pot luck
dinner and many from the Hover
district will be present.
Doctor Fletcher returned Fri
day evening from Portland where
he has been visiting his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fades and family
were dinner guests at the ludlow
home Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Falque was visitor
at the Gardner and Volland homes
last week.
The Epworth League social Sum
day evening was big success.
There were 80 present.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02

Among the Kennewick residents
who witnessed the Prosser- Ken
Hi game in Prosser Friday eve
ming were Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Hulet, Mr.. and Mrs. G. III. Shana-
felt, DIR. A. II. Wegner, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Raglan, Andy Anderson,
Floyd Hutchinson, Russell Day,
Carl Precht, Bill Struve, Chuck
Warnock, Bill Duffy, the Misses
Garbula Thompson, Winona Rush.
ton, Pauline Struve, Lorraine Be-
lair, Marion Gleason, Melba Erick-
son and Marguerite Carpenter.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02
ONIONS WANTED

= The relief committee is I
= sending out an SOS for on Z
Z ions and cabbage. While large !
= quantities have already been !
+ donated by growers, the COM !
: mittee is finding a need for !
: an additional lott, No charge !
z is made by the committee to :
Z those who receive the donated !
+ vegetables. Growers are ask !
= ed to scan their supplies care !
= fully and if they feel they I
= can spare portion of their :
= store, to notify Mr.. Peters !
= at the chamber rooms or E. I
= C. Smith. !
- = = = = = I
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02

A request service was held at
the Methodist church Sunday eve
ming Of songs and musical num-
bers by the church choir and spec
ial numbers sung were "How
Lovely Are The Dwellings," by
Mrs. v. r. Wilder; "Ev'n AS A
Flower" by Miss Gertrude Mich
CLAUS; "The End of My Way" a
duet by Misses Evelyn Yedica and
Glee Miller; "My Task" by Dick
Galloway; "The Skies Are Blue"
by Miss Dora Williams; Whisper
ing of Hope,n by Mr.. and Mrs. ".
r. Wilder and Trees" by Merit
Lampson.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02

According to press notices re-
leased at Seattle Saturday Miss
Lulu Moulton was appointed sec
rotary to Charles F. Ernst, newly
appointed director of the state de-
partment of unemployed relief.
Miss Moulton is much experienced
in club and relief work. She is
state president Of the Business
and Professional Women's club,
and sister of Mark M. Moulton.
A picture of Miss Moulton appear
ed in the Seattle Times Saturday
along with a story Of her appoint
mert
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02

Mrs. IL. G. Spaulding entertain
ed Friday evening at dinner the
out Of town guests who were in
kennewick and Pascof or the ded-
ication of the new Episcopal
church there. The rooms and table
were charmingly decorated with
flowers. Covers were laid for the
Bishop and Mrs. E. NJ. Cross, the
Very Rev. and Mrs. Charles E.
McAllister of Spokane; Harold
Whitehouse of Pasco; Rev. STAN
ley Borgess., Miss Hedwig Zorb,
Miss Nettie Galbraith of Walla
Walla, Rev. Sharp of Roslyn, Rev.
Gordon eraser of Sunnyside ard
the Rev. and Mrs. John B. Pennell
of Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02
TO FREEZE so TONS

A deal is now pending whereby
the washington Early Crops, Inc,
will furnish minimum of 80 tons
of asparagus for freezing. Freez-
ing of asparagus has been tried
out on an experimental basis dur
ing the past two or three years
and has now apparently reached a
staged whereJitscan be placed be-
for the public on a commercial
basis.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02
TOWN TEAM WINS AGAIN

" 4 a 4 o. aE & "
Aennewick town basketball team
defeated the Walla Walla Goldens
70 the tune of 81 to "a Saturday
nlgnt at the high school gym. At
.ae haf-time the score was Is to
10 IN favor of Kennewick.
rrecht, at center picked up Is
POINTS, with Amen leading the
uoidens, with 9 points. The line
y was Witt 4, Burton 4, for
: yards; Precht 13, center; Lincoln
2, and Jacobs 5, guards; Peters,
suo, The Golden lineup was Han
l lUcs 2, forward; Anon 8, center;
u slng and Robb /, guards. Soper,
hamburg 2, Fichtner 4, as substi-
ses. The game was refereed by
coach Swart of W.S.C.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02

Changes in the counter arrange
ment are being made at the Red
& White store this week. The fine
refrigerated meat show cases are
to be moved to make that depart
ment more convenient and give
better and quicker access to the
grocery shelves.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02

Thirty members of the Rebekah
lodge went to Pasco Wednesday
evening and surprised the Pasco
group. A social evening was spent
at the close Of which the Kenne-
wick visitors served refreshments.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02

rs. Harry Watson entertained
I'm r,sn q dinner party Sunday eve
An Three tables of bridge were
h; s INVERSION of the evening, with
na sn ladies' score going to Mrs.
WI a thompson and mems to C. D.
i aealea: The tables were tastefully
oesod with daffodils for the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Jacobs en-
tertained at dinner party Sum
day in honor of Mrs. Jacobs Ia
ther, Mr.. Hail. Mr.. and Mrs. Hail
are spending the winter in Ken
newick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02
IS Lighted Candles on
Morton's Birthday Cake
F I N l E Y

Grandpa Morton was given a
pleasant surprise by the Grange
Friday evening in celebration of
his S5th birthday. A large cake
with IS lighted candles decorated
the serving table. Thirty FIVE were
present to wish Grandpa Morton
many more happy birthdays.
The Indianapolis times., 1933-12-12
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Continued

But who are you-really, I
mean?"
They call me the Phantom of
Indiana Let that do for now
When. in a few days, your friends
have admitted defeat-lmder public
pressure-and give us our new king
dom, then I shall deserve the name
Of Black Hawk And you shall be
the bride Of Black Hawk"
TINE strain drew from Ava a
i burst Of almost hysterical
laughter
Marry you-marry you after
what you have done?" she cried.
KILLED my father-beaten the man
I love"
Now to business" he continued.
There is some information want
from you"
What infOrmatiOn2"
About Major Martyne Will you
answer a few questions about him?"
I don't want to talk about him."
Ava responded.
But you must talk about himl I
want to know where he keeps his
secret documents"
II don't know"
you refuse to talk" he said
grimly. Then you shall stay here
as my prisoner until you do speak"
The Indianapolis times., 1933-12-12
CHAPTER NINETEEN

nOLLY BREEN, playing on the
Il lawn in front Of a modest
residence on Central avenue,
thought nothing Of it when an
automobile truck passed for the
second time in fifteen minutes.
She had been lonely in the Breen
home in Indianapolis, and here she
had friends. Her attention was fully
occupied.
Neither did she notice a man with
rather long hair standing across the
street, apparently engaged in Moth
ing more than looking at the
scenery.
Yet that man had rushed from
the downtown section for her sake.
Wilfred Beaumont, suffering from
a sense of having been sat upon,
had continued his prowling about
the streets of Indianapolis at all
hours, ever since his release from
police headquarters.
Although he had determined to
htch-hike back to Greenwich Vii
lage, starting on the first warm day,
he was extremely desirous first of
contributing to the solution of the
Black Hawk mystery. Ava Breen
was the only attractive girl he had
happened to see in indianapolis,
and he was ever one to pay tribute
to beauty in whatever way was pos
Sible.
So. that Thursday noon, when he
had chanced to pass two persons
whispering in the doorway of
Keith's theater, he had been all
attention.
For the words that he heard were,
''Dolly Breen."
That could mean no one but
Avas young sister, to Beaumont's