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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-29
COLUMBIA RIVER DROPS
SLOWLY FROM YEARS PEAK

Having reached peak of 528S feet
at the Coyote Rapids pumping plant
Friday, the Columbia river has been
slowly dropping from that mark, and
today stands at 527.6 feet, a drop OF
about -tenths from the seasons
peak
The peak stage Of this season rep
resented an increase of thre and eight
tenths feet over the high water mark
of last season at Coyote Rapids, while
at Priest Rapids gain Of four and
six-tenths feet was noted. This is due,
it is said, to the water slowing up
after it has gone through the rapids,
and to distractions below the power
plant. At Coyote Rapids the river is
wider and smoother, and the water
spreads out over a more even peak.
The slow drop of the river is still
causing some trouble and inconven-
fence. The Priest Rapids Irrigation
district is continuing to purchase power
for the pumping plant, and the roae
Just below Priest Rapids is several fee
under water in three or four places.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-29
Two Cent Postage for
Local Letters July

Patrons of the star and rural routes
served by the local post Office will be
benefited by the new postal rate on
local first class mall effective Saturday,
July l, as well as business houses In
town, according to anotice from the
postof1ice department, received at the
White Bluffs postoff1ce.
On and after July l., first class mail
mailed on the route or in the postoffice
and addressed locally, will be sent at
the rate Of two cents an ounce, In
stead of three cents, as has been the
case for the past year.
The new rate applies only to first
class matter delivered within the office
at which 1t is mailed, and not to pack
ages or to letters addressed to other
postoffices.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-29
Band To Play
AT KenneWick

The White Bluffs Band will have
leading part in the Fourth of July
celebration at Kennewik next week.
They will lead the parade, which is
scheduled for ten o'clock in the morn
ing through the city streets to the
park where M. M. Moulton will give
the address of Welcome. The Fourth
of July Grafton will be made by the
Hon. Matt L. Driscoll Of Pasco, after
which the Schubert club will give a
Selection ana the band Will play.
Swimming events are scheduled for
eleven o'clock, for boys and girls in
age groups and free for all. A bathing
beauty contest will follow the swimm-
ing.
During the noon hour the Band will
give concert for the picnickers and
at Las they will head the parade to
Pasco where the baseball game between
Kennewick and Pasco is scheduled.
Athletic events and kitty ball tourn-
ament are planned after the return
The band will again be heard at
$3.50 when it gives another concert
which will conclude the formal festi-
vities for the day. Dancing in the
the new open-air pavilion will round
out the evening.
While business houses of the valley
have adopted no plan for the Fourth
of July, most of the stores in White
Bluffs and Hanford will be closed on
that day.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-29
Short Apple Crop Is Due
To Unfavorable Weather


Recent Investigations show that the
apple crop in Washington orchards
will be much smaller than was esti-
mated short time ago, says o. M.
Morris, horticulturalist, State College
experiment station.
The blossoms have failed to set
fruit and many are dropping off the
trees. This unusual condition may have
beer. caused hyAsllnfa BILE Nteathar
during the poisoning season, extreme
cold during the past winter, and de-
layed harvest last fall which lowered
the vitality of the trees.
The delicious variety is apparently
most affected as it is easily injured
by cold during the poisoning period.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-29
Farm Income
To Be Boosted

Washington's farm income Is ex-
pected to be greatly increased during
the next year through the compina-
ton of relation, trade agreements ana
adjustment payments provided for IN
the new farm adjustment act, declares
F. E. Balmer, director, agricultural ex-
tension service washington state col
lege. Preliminary steps are under way
to apply the act to dairy products,
apples and wheat, the three largest
agricultural enterprises in the state.
President Roosevelt's relation pro-
gram, combined with definite trade
agreements to provide for orderly mar
keting and elimination of unfair prac-
tees is expected to favorably AFFECT
apple and dairy prices. The aggregate
amount to be distributed to wheat
farmers Of the United States this year
is tentatively estimated at approx
mately $15O,0OO,000. Ranking sixth In
wheat production in the United States,
washington should receive substan-
tial share of adjustment payments.
"A CATee-yedT piOBIdHl w AAdhS VAAO
farm adjustment act effective for
wheat has been announced by Secre-
tary Wallace and federal administra-
tors George N. Peek and Charles j..
Brand with the approval of President
Roosevelt. These executives who are
responsible for administration Of the
act, announced that payments to wheat
farmers in consideration Of their CO.
operation will be offered to those who
sign contracts with the administra-
ton to reduce their acreage If re-
n,Iiror1 II, 1924 and 1919
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-29
Rabbits Controlled by
Properly Applied Poison
(By County Agent E. c. Durdle)

by County Agent r. Q. Durdle)
Several complaints have come to the
office of the county agricultural agent
in regard to damage done to grain and
other crops in various parts OF the
county by rabbits. Rabbits can usually
be controlled during the summer
months by proper appliance of poison.
There are two general methods recon-
mended by the Bureau of Biological
Survey to whom we look for our in
formation.
The first method is the use OF
strychnine and salt at the rate OF one
ounce of alkaloid strychnine to six
teen ounces of salt. This is put into
a one-inch hole bored into the nat
side of 2x4, making the hole not more
than an inch or IA inches deep. In
this way the rabbits will be able to
take the salt and the larger animals
will not be able to get 1T.
The second method is the use OF a
green alfalfa bait dipped into sol,l-
ton made of water, karo corn syrup
strychnine and saccharine. The alfalfa
after dipped is wrung out as dry as
possible and distributed Immediately
along the edge of the fields where the
runs come into the. field. Distribution
should be late in the afternoon.
Where rabbits are far enough away
from alfalfa fields that they are MOI
accustomed to eating the alfalfa, Il
may be necessary to use a grain a!
the green material.
Detailed instructions as to eithel
method of poisoning can be secured
from the county agents office, Kenne
wick.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-29
Must
Be Certified

Cherry shipments from Benton coun-
ty, to be admitted into California, Utah,
Montana, Oregon and Idaho, must be
accompanied by certificate signed by
a horticultural inspector, giving the
locality where grown and packed;
where stored, If stored; name and ad-
dress of grower; name and address OF
the person or firm to whom the cherries
are shipped.
All potato shipments to California
and Oregon must be screened at the
car door and accompanied by a certl-
ficate signed by a horticultural inspec-
tor. All potato shipments to Oregon,
California and Montana require clean
sacks and us. grade marks. Truckers
are covered by these regulations as
well as railroads. Be sure that all pack
ages in the shipment are properly
marked. We have had several ship
ments of potatoes returned to the state
of washington during the past week
because shippers have not complied
with the above instructions.
At the recent Western PlanJ QUAR-
antine Board meeting resolution was
passed establishing policy Of sealing
the loads in those trucks which were
certified to comply with quarantine reg
ulations. The load is to be sealed in
such manner that 1t cannot be re-
moved without breaking the seal. The
Board recommended the following type
[of sealing as acceptable:
(a) ! In the case Of closed or box
trucks, an official seal be SO placed on
the door that the commodity being
transported could not be removed from
the truck without breaking the seal.
(b) In the case of open type trucks
to require the load to be covered with
tarpaulin or canvas which was tc
be officially sealed at all four corners
In manner to prevent any portion
of the load from being removed with
tout beaking the seal.
Mr.. Fleury, chief quarantine Officer
of the state of California, advises thai
! they will not accept any shipments
into California after July that arr
not sealed in compliance with Thu
policy.
N. P. ANGLIN, Dep. Inspector
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-29
COMMISSIONERS ASK FOR
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS


Benton county commissioners made
application Wednesday to the county
welfare board for funds with which to
carry on three projects. This applica-
ton will in turn be presented to the
state welfare committee by the local
board. The program would call for the
grading and surfacing of the Prosser-
Paterson highway, the Benton City
Horn road and for the regarding, sur
facing and oiling of the White Bluffs
Yakima highway from White Bluffs to
the Yakima county line west of Cold
Creek.
Funds to be used, If the application
is successful, will come from the ter
million dollar bond issue for the re-
lief of unemployment.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-29
Potato Makes
Good Showing
BY County Agent E. G. Durdle

One hundred pounds Of White Rose
potatoes were planted this year along
side of 100 pounds Of certified Cobblers
and on the other side, one-half acre
of Cobblers grown from seed raised in
this county last year. Oscar Ebe OF
Custer, Washington, in the northwest
ern part of the state, furnished the
agent with 100 pounds Of certified
Cobbler and 100 pounds Of White Rose.
These were planted by George Ander-
son, Kennewick, to be compared with
local grown seed as well as to deter
mine whether the White Rose might
be a better variety for this area than
the Cobbler.
The three lots were dug "Wednesday,
June 81. There was 1-10th of an acre
of the certified Cobbler, trif1e over
1-1Oth acre of the White Rose and
one-half acre of the Cobbler grown
from locally raised seed. Yield from
the three lots is as follows:
The certified Cobbler produced a
little better than eight and quarter
tons on the acre basis while the locally
grown Cobbler produced just trit1e
over eight tons per acre. The White
Rose produced nine and three-quar-
tiers tons on the acre basis figured
on exactly the same basis as the certi-
fed Cobblers
At the time of digging, the certi-
fed Cobblers were the more mature of
the lot with the local grown Cobbler
next and the White Rose still imma-
ture and growing considerably. One
row of the White Rose has been left
and will be allowed to grow for an
other 10 days or two weeks and then
checked as to yield.
There does not seem to be a great
deal of difference in the cooking quail
| ity between the White Rose and the
Cobbler The White Rose, howevr, is
a long smooth white potato and it
may be that this variety may even
tually make better market potato for
this section, especially if the demand
is better for the long white than the
local Cobbler and if yields can be ex-
! pected such as were secured from the
lot this year. It is probable that mar.
ket demands will determine future var.
ieties more than yield.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-29
sportsmen Urged to Get
Their 1888 Licenses Soon

Sportsmen are urged by the state
Department of Game to purchase their
1888 hunting and fishing licenses as
soon as possible, as this is the mann
source of revenue for the department..
The Game Department is carrying on
an extensive program of propagation
and protection of game and game fisn
this year, and is making this appeal
in order. that their program will not
be slowed down during the summer
months when most of the work can
be done.
Information issued by the depart
ment discloses that they have already
sold 25,437 state resident hunting ana
fishing licenses, 1852 county resident
hunting and fishing licenses, and 5l3
state resident or nonresident fishing
licenses.
The department is conducting rigid
program of game law enforcement
since the state control system was
adopted, and during the month of May
the game protectors made eighty
arrests, fifty of these being on the
west side and thirty-one on the east
side of the mountains. Seventy-fout
convictions resulted. Most Of the ar
rests were made for fishing without a
license, while hunting game birds out
of season and exceeding the bag limit
of fish also brought number of ar
rests.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-29
Red Cross Asks Aid for
Victims of Kelso Flood

With 1000 persons made homeless
when a break in the CoWeeman river
dixie flooded 800 acres, inundatlng
hundreds of houses in the residential
section of Kelso, Washington, the Am
erican Red Cross is appealing to It's
chapters throughout Washington and
northern Oregon to raise relief 1und
of $12,5OO to aid the stricken families.
Every available vacant house IN KEEL
SO has been utilized and the homeless
are being placed in LongvieW, across
the Cowlitz river from Kelso.
The Kelso high school was turned
into an emergency shelter, the large
gymnasium being utilized as COM
missary during the mass feeding OF
refugees. Glass rooms were turned into
dormitories as G. H. Lille, superin-
tendent of schools and vice-chairman
of the Cowlitz county chapter of the
Red Cross, took charge OF the relief
measures at the high school.
Chairman H. o. Wilson and George
s. Hays, director of the chapters dis
aster relief committee, and hundreds
of volunteers from both Kelso and
Longview have been working untiringly
with the Red Cross disaster relief unit
directed by j. N. zydeman.
In response to the call for help the
Red Cross is rushing clothing for 62s
school children in urgent need Port
Townsend sent clothing while Monte
sano and Goldendale quickly raised
their quotas for the relief fund, rush
ing the money to Kelso.
State and county forces, aided py
a unit Of one hundred men from the
Civilian Conservation Corps, are nov
working to repair the dixie and drair
the flooded area, enabling the Rec
Cross to begin it's rehabilitation pro-
gram of repairing the homes and re-
placing household goods and clothing
destroyed by the flood waters.
A speedy response to the call for al
adequate relief fund is urged by tn
Pacific branch Of the Red Cross u
San Francisco.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-29
Shipments Of
Early Produce
Are Increasing
APPLES, CHERRIES, COTS, sPUDs
NOW LEAVING VALLEY
FOR MARKETS

Shipments of early fruits and vege-
tables from the Priest Rapids valley
have been increasing steadily during
the past week and, with the maturing
of early apples and apricots, will con-
tinue to increase for several weeks.
The first shipments Of Yellow Trans
parent apples were made by express
last Thursday by D. O. Walker ana
T. A. Spratlen. Quotations received IN
dictate that they sold on Western Ave
nue. in Seattle for $1.55 and SLID per
California lug box. Other express SNIP
ments were made on Saturday ana
Tuesday to Spokane and Seattle' Will
nearly carload being sent TUESDAY.
The latter part Of this week straight
carload shipment will be made to the
east, as we'll as scattered shipments TO
nearby markets. In larger lots the
apples are bringing the grower ABOUT
$40 per ton.
The first shipment Of aprlcots was
made Tuesday from the Knaub ranch
at Vernita when about Is boxes We're
sent to Seattle. Several hundred boxes
will be shipped the latter part OF tins
week.
The cherry market is reported TO
have taken big drop at coast polnts,
due to the trucking in of cherries from
all over the state. While the bulk OF
the crop here had been cleaned up
some Of the later shipments have been
affected by this drop.
EARLY potatoes are now going to mar
ket in large quantities. It is reported
that the market is frmer now, AND
growers are getting fair returns. One
y group Of growers, it is SAID, pooled
their crop, receiving $27.50 per ton at
a central field. Production was estl-
mated at about five tons to the acre
and total of about ten carloads.
Several carloads of potatoes will be
shipped today from the valley for Ore
gon points.
Peas are still going to market IN
smaller quantities and on Tuesday the
first shipment of beans was made.
First peaches of the season were
shipped this week, several boxes o.
Mayfowers being sent by Mrs l. 3
Burns to Seattle.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-29

Fred Gilhuly of White Bluffs, Harry
Hughes of Hover and E. @. Smith OF
Kennewick have been appointed to the
Benton county budget committee. These
committees were created by the last
legislature for the purpose of watching
school expenditures. Every school dis
trict will be required to hand Its bud
get to this committee for it's OK.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-29

-hundredths Of an inch OF pre-
cipitation was recorded on the 25th,
and OF also fell on the 9th.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-29
THE WEATHER

Temperatures for the past week, as
recorded on the government thermo-
meter at Hanford, were:
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-16
ClesveS Temple c. NJ. E.
Church
18th and Decatur Streets
Rev j. L. Glover, Acting
Pastor

S1HSay School opened at Gas with
superintendent presiding. The lesson
Was very interesting and a large
number we're present
Mems Day was q decided success
Serslee throughout the day were
eondacted wholly By men Rev Clover
spoke very powerfully in the morning
service Al ; m Rev Bryant and
audience were guests Of the men In
the evening a literary program was
rendered Ar Frank Adams deliver
Cd ne opening address. A paper nv
Ar Ernest Wiley. and an Address bv
Ar 4 z Goodlett On value of
Investment was enjoyed BY all We
were favored with a musical select
ions from = male Quartette. and vocal
solos fAm Charles Stallworth. The
day vas successful in a financial as
vel a. spiritual way. A special choir
a men only furnished very splendid
music during the day Many visitors
we're present during the day. Visitors
are always welcome II Cleaves TEN
pie.
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-16
Hillside Presbyterian
Church
30th and Ohio Streets
Rev. j. S. Williams, Pastor
Miss Nj. E. Martin. Reporter

Services Sunday at the usual hour.
Visitors from Christ Temple Church
were with US Sunday in the Christian
E~ndeavor. Miss Clara Anderson sang
a solo accompanied by Miss Watts.
Mrs. Williams, the wife of Rev. viii
Jams, a young minitser of Zion, was
with US and expressed her happiness
OF being with US in our work.
There will be a program rendered
Wednesday night by the Christian
Endeavor department. Professor
Waddle's Band will furnish the musid
The pastor and members will attend
the international Convention at the
M "A, Thursday night. Friday
night we had a very successful re
hearsal with the chorus for the Can
tata to be presented soon. Everyone
IS asked to be present early Friday
evening for rehearsals.
Don't forget the faithful few that
are present each Thursday in Club No.
l Let US make our president, Mrs
Bdden, feel encouraged by increasing
in attendance.
Mr. Ollie Lewis, president Of
Christian Endeavor is asking that the
members be present at 1870 each ev-
ening. There are some mar
Vicious lessons being offered. Mem
Der be sure to buy an Omaha Guide
to help ourselves.
The Church does wish Mrs. Reese
to feel that she has our deepest sym
pathy in the departure Of her dear
daughter, Alma.
Mr. A Miner is still on the sick
list. We miss Sister Miner as she wa.
so faithful before her husbands ill
ness.
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-16
Bethel Baptist Church
18th and t. Streets
Rev j. III. Jackson, Pastor
Mrs j. C. Collins, Reporter

We hzd = very good attendance at
Sunday School. n the absence Of orr
pastor. Rev J II Jackson who i.
attending the National Baptist Con
Fenf1on we were honored with the
presence q Rev and Mrs Mstcalfe.
the Assistant Pastor Of st. John A
u Z Church Rev Metcalfe esn
Quoted the morning and evening wor
snip service His message Sunday
morning vas filled with interesting
and inspiring truths HIS xtt was
taken from Romans STA. ~The Dig
ni$ q Our Adoption After this
splendid services many members and
friends went into the church hall.
where the monthly church dinner was
served All who partoOk Of this deli.
elo1s meal are eagerly awaiting the
next dinneT.
The evening worship began at s q.
clock Rev Mr. Metcalfe brought "a
a. another Gospel message @Dis
6edienee The text being taken
from ! Sazuel s:1s- Visitors and
frends are always welcome to wor-
ship With Is at Bethel Baptis. Church.
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-16

School was one of the highest for this
year. Now that the hot weather is
about over the Sunday School board
hopes that the attendance will con-
tinue to grow. St. Johns Sunday
School won the attendance banner at
the Sunday School Alliance which
met at Zion Baptist Church last Sun
day at 3 D. m.
THE OMAHA GUIDE is trying
very hard to give you all your church
and social news. Watch for the boys
as they come along and get your pa
per. They will be pleased to serve
you.
There viii be many noted men OF
the A. M E Church who will be at
the Annual Conference as well as
some of your old friends, So watch
for their names in the GUIDE.
Visitors are always welcome at St,
John and are invited to make it their
church home while in the city. Sun
day School $3.50 a m Morning Ser
vice 10:45. Endeavor 6 p m and Ev
ening Service 7:45 D m.
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-16
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
DOUGLAS COUNTY. NEBRASKA

In the Matter Of the Estate of
THURMAN JOHNSON, deceased.
All persons interested in said mat
ter are hereby notified that on the
21nd day Of August 1888, DR.. Price
Terrell filed a petition in said Conn
ty Court, praying that his final ad-
m~inhtratien account filed herein Dc
settled and allowed, and that he be
discharged from his trust as admin
istrator and Hat a hearig will be had
on said petition before said Court on
the 10th day of September 1899, and
Court on the said 1881 day IN Sept
that il you fail to appear before said
Court on the said 10th day of Sept
ember 1888 at 9. o'clock "a. M and
contest said petit on, the Court may
grant the prayexA,f saia petition, en-
Ter a decree Of heirshp, and make
such other and further orders, allow
anees and desrees, as to this Court
may seem proper, to the end that all
matters pertaining to said estate may
be finally settled and determined.
BRYCE CRAWFORD, County Judge
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-16
Bethel A. M. E. Church
Rev. l.. E Mathis, Pastor
Eta Mae Woods, Reporter

Sunday was a fine day at Bethel
Rev Mathis preached a wonderful
sermon on, "A full life for God" Ev-
cry member there learned a lesson in
having q full life fer Jesus. Bethel is
quite busy getting ready for the An
nuhl Conference. Don't forget the
Auto Excursion to Mandan PAX,
September Is, % cents round trip.
Cars meet at Bethel A M E Church,
2430 Franklin Street at 1870. There
will be a Ham HHnt at Bethel A M
E Church, September 10. Come out
and find the Ham. No Admission. If
you wish to hunt the ham pay doc to
the lucky one and get the ham. A
Rainbow Wedding will given, Sept
ember Fl, by the Young Peoples de-
partnent at the church. Watch the
paper for other announcements.
We are glad to have Mrs. Thornton
and niece, Mrs. Robinson back from
The Century of Progress. They re-
ported a wonderful time. The sick Of
the church are now improving. All
choir members are asked to be pres
ent each Thursday night for rehear-
sal and fill your places. We are
pleased to have Mrs. Wheeler on
Franklin Street to unite with.