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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-08
Finley Brings
Travelling Wheel
To White Bluffs
LAST GRANGE IN COUNTY TO RE-
CEIVE WHEEL; VISITORS
GIVE PROGRAM

The travelling wheel which has gone
the rounds of Benton county Oranges,
was delivered to the White Bluffs
Grange by a delegation of thirty OIL
GERS and members of Finley Grange,
No. 414, headed by Worthy Master r.
G. Morgan. The wheel, which is
replica of that used on ship, Is the
work of E. G. Durdle, Benton county
agent, who is we'll known in this local
ity. The travelling wheel was started
on it's trip from Hanford Grange, No.
839, by Mrs Harriet Joyce, Pomona
lecturer. 1t has been to all the Oranges
in Benton county, and finally landed
here. 1t will be the duty of White
Bluffs Grange to return it to Hanford
in the near future.
The regular Grange meeting was
quite brief so as to allow as much
time as possible for the program and
lunch which followed. The report of
the special committee who were ap-
pointed to provide transportation for
the White Bluffs Band of 35 pieces
was received reporting progress, that
all would be ready by Wednesday, June
7, the day decided on for this trip.
The amusement committee announced
arrangements were complete to give
hard times dance Saturday evening,
June 3.
Worthy Master L. w. Beldin then
asked the officers of Finley Grange to
take charge for the balance OF the
evening. The lecturer, Mrs. Virgil Mas
tiers, asked State Deputy Master Ira
Shea, who accompanied them, to pro-
coed with the showing of about two
hundred lantern slides depicting the
! work of the FIRST; fouE- degrees. Mrs.
Ayers read the descriptive lecture.
These slides and the accompanying
lecture were entertaining and educa-
| tional, enlightening many features OF
Grange work.
After these slides were shown, the
Worthy Master of Finley Grange Off
cially presented the travelling wheel to
the local Grange, Worthy Master l..
w. Beldin making fitting reply.
The program by the Finley Grange
was as follows:
"Sing a New Song, II Gould Waltz
Forever" by the orchestra; Walt Hess
Ter, piano; Virgil Masters, trumpet;
Larry Demmick, banjo.
Piano Solos, LA Czarine," "Barcar-
OLE, Virginia Enyeart.
Talk by Harry Hughes, How to
, Move a Stubborn Mule from Railway
Track"
Piano solos, "Nola," Sad and Blue, :"
, Walt Hessler.
Vocal solos, "Alone Because Love
, YOU" IT Wish Knew" Larry DEM
: mick, accompanied by orchestra.
There we're 33 members present
Finley and Hanford were well repre-
r sented with following of 80 and Is
: respectively, as were also Ringold and
KenneWck Valley The plentiful lunch
provided by the White Bluffs Grange
sent every one homeward bound re-
joicing.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-08
MOTH CATCH

While the moth catch has been COM
paratively light for this time OF the
season, on account OF continuous
windy weather, heavy egg laying has
been going on for the last week, and
young worms are beginning to emerge.
All growers applying a spray at this
time should use the combination OIL
lead, as lead alone does not seem TO
be giving the usual results. Young
worms have been found in several or
chards going through heavy lead
coverage without any killing effect. AS
no lead arsenate sprays are recon-
mended after July l, it may be neces-
sary for some growers to use the lead
oil spray in every cover from now on.
NORMAN ANGLIN,
Deputy Inspector
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-08
Benton County Now Off
Warrants; Will Use Cash

After nine months on Warrant
basis, the current expense fund OF Ben
ton county will return to a cash basis
with the warrant call June II, LOUIS
P. Kelly, deputy treasurer, announced
in a statement to the Yakima Herald.
The call also will place several school
districts on a cash rating, he said.
Benton county went off the cash
basis last fall for the first time in his
tory. Tax collections in May were good
Kelly said, and the county is in gooo
financial condition. Collections amount
ed to 1913, 853.54, and disbursements
totaled $188, 831.38.
Current assessment payments since
the first of the year total $637,Ooo
which is more than half of the tota
levy, Kelly said. The Union Pacllle
paid it's taxes of $4,000 in full, while
the Northern Pacific, Spokane Port
land & Seattle line and the Milwaukee,
paid SO per cent.
Numerous residents have taken adj
vantage of the new law which enable
them to pay their delinquent assess
ments without interest and with re
bate, Kelly said.
A complete check Of the school dis
tricts that will return to a cash basl
has not been made, but it is assure'
that several of them will, the deput
| treasurer added.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-08
Fishing Code Is
Now Obtainable

The washington state department.
Of game has just published small
booklet, outlining the fishing laws OF
the state under the new state con1roi
system. These laws were put IN force
May /.
For Benton county, the open season
on game fish is from April ! to NO
vember 80, with the exception OF steel
head and whitehsh. The season Tor
steelhead is from January ! to De-
cember /, 1893, as is the season Tor
whitefsh. In the Yakima river, the
open season bass is from April TO
Nav IS and from July IS to November
80.
The bag limit for bass is not more
than 10 large mouth or 10 small mouth
bass in any one day, or more than
is pounds of bass and one bass in any
one day. For steelhead it is not more
than 20 pounds of steelhead and one
steelhead in any one day, or more
than 80 pounds of steelhead and one
steelhead in any one calendar week.
The bag limit for whitedsh is not
more than 80 fish or more than 20
pounds of fish and one fish in any
one day, or more than 30 pounds of
fish and one fish in any one calendar
week.
! The booklets outlining the hunting
laws of the state for the coming sea-
son are not yet published, will likely
be sent out in a short time. Booklets
on the fishing laws may be obtained at
the John Dover Lumber yard.
A resident state hunting and fishing
license for the year will cost $500 this
year, while a resident county hunting
and fishing license will cost $3.50. For
out-of state residents, a state hunting
and fishing license will cost $25, a state
fishing license IS, and a county fishing
license SO.
Whitef1sh are listed as game fish and
anyone fishing for them must possess
license and observe the bag limit.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-08
Spray Program Outlined
BY R. A. G. G. Inspector

Fruit growers having obtained loans
from the Regional Agricultural Credit
Corporation will be required to follow
spray program outlined by the off,
Gals of the loan agency, Victor Chest
nut, district Inspector of the corpora
ton, told growers here at meeting
Wednesday evening.
The use of experimental sprays, such
as sheep dip and creosote, will not
be permitted, he said, and after the
first of July, approximately, growers
must use no lead-arsenate sprays. A
nicotine-oil combination may be sub
stituted for this in the later sprays.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-08
THE WEATHER

Six clear days, IA partly cloudy and
II cloudy days recorded the march Of
May. The minimum temperature of
IS degrees was reached on the 9th and
the maximum of 81 on the 25th. The
total precipitation was .89 of an inch,
according to the weather report Of
Gabriel Jadden, cooperative observer
at Wahluke.
A slightly different condition pre-
vailed at the Hanford weather obser-
walton station, operated by T. D. Moi
fatt, where the maximum temperature
of the month rose to 81 degrees on
the 29th and minimum temperature
of "a was recorded on both the End
and 3rd of May. Precipitation at this
station amounted to LOB inches.
Temperatures for the past week, as
recorded on the government thermo-
meter at Hanford we're:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-08
Hartmann Pitching for
Prosser Baseball Club

With no baseball in the valley this
year, members of last years teams are
playing on outside teams.
Clayton Hartmann, who pitched for
Hanford for several years, has been
signed on by the Prosser club OF the
Valley League. His duties started two
weeks ago when he pitched for that
club against Toppenish, losing close
game on infield errors. Last week he
played center field for the Prosser club
when they handed Kennewick their
first conference defeat in several years
beating them 10 to 0. Next Sunday ne
will enter the pitchers box again, this
time against the Sunnyside team.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-08
Pear Crop Is
Good; Peaches
Below Average
OUTLOOK IS FOR BETTER PRICES
ON BARTLETTs; SITUATION
MAY CHANGE SOME

Outlook for the coming fruit sea-
son in this valley is fairly good, with
nearly normal production of some
fruits in view.
While the peaches and apricots in
the White Bluffs and Hanford districts
are virtually wiped out, the Allard-
Vernita district will have about an %
per cent of normal Rochester peach
crop and other peach varieties ana
apricots will be about so per cent OF
normal, says N. p. Anglin, deputy hort
icultural inspector.
Both pears and apples look good,
with bumper crops in some varieties
predicted, and an average OF about
IS per cent of normal crop expected
of the pears with Is per cent apple
crop in prospect.
. In other districts of the state the
apple crop is light, due to poor pol
lination, especially among the Deli
cious, with some varieties badly spot
ted. The dropping period is not yet
over, and in the next three weeks the
situation may change to some extent.
Cherries are expected to ripen with
in week or so and shipments to start
in about ten days. Some pie cherries
have already been picked. Cherries
were damaged to some extent by the
cold weather of this spring and crop
of about 40 to so per cent of normal
is exected in this valley.
Market prospects for the soft fruits
are more favorable than last year, &C
cording to reports from most OF the
Northwest growing districts. One Of
the elements of strength is that can
neries have virtually no carry-ovel
stocks on hand and are already in tht
market for apricots, peaches and pears
1t has been reported that canneries
are offering $50 ton for Bartlett
pears In California, although no def
mite offers have been made in the Pa-
ciflc Northwest, so far as Is known
This is about twice what was Offered
last year at this time.
The season is late in California ant
Oregon as we'll as in this state, which
NAV mean that soft fruits from tn
California districts will come into tn
market at the same time as the earl,
fruits of this state, thus having a ten
dency to break down the price.
Reports from other parts OF tn
country indicate very short peacl
and apricot crop, good cherry GRO
and a fair pear crop. No governmen
crop reports are yet available, but wi
probably be issued about June Is.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-08
Garden Contestants May
Obtain Tree Information

In connection with the garden con-
test which is being carried on in this
valley, Mrs. r. B. McMurry says that
e. G. Durdle has sent her a list OF
trees suitable for planting in this
country This list not only enumerates
the trees which will grow best here,
but also gives their approximate size
when grown, SO that the planting may
be done with complete assurance OF
it's ultimate satisfaction. Mrs. McMurry
will be very glad to show this list
to anyone interested in it.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-08
Appointments Being Made
For Baby Clinic June "a

Mrs. D. S. Wilkinson reports that
so far % children have been regis
tered by their mothers for examina-
ton by DR.. l.. G. Spaulding of Kenne-
wick when he visits here June 28th
It is expected that about 60 children
and infants will attend the clinic which
is an annual affair sponsored by the
Woman's Club. Appointments may BIZ
made by calling Mrs. Wilkinson, Mrs
John McFee or Mrs. j. M. Shinn.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-08
oTHELLo WINS TOURNAMENT

Seven golfers from this valley trav-
eled to Othello Sunday for tourna-
ment with the Othello golf club. Windy
weather prevented good scores in the
competition The tournament was won
by Othello with an aggregate medal
score of 1856, while the local golfers
had an aggregate score of 789.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-08

Serving out fine of S. and costs
imposed upon him by M. s. Meeks In
the White Bluffs justice court. Allan
Coulson was confined this week to the
Benton county jail. He plead guilty
to a charge of assault, preferred by
F. N. Hensley
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-08
Maximum Minimum

Precipitation during the week am
ounted to IL of an inch, .03 being re-
corded on the 9Th and 08 being re-
corded on the 18th.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-04-13
RoUND-A-BoUTs

Misses Duvall and Marsh maintain
ing that walking is good exercise Bill
Hall fulfilling his role as guardian an
gel Carroll Meeker displaying a finger
wave-Bruzzy Wiehl feeling perfectly
at home making up time Bill shelledy
keeping Bob well instructed as to his
actions on the bus-the two Ray sis
tiers indulging in conversation with
Billy Keal-S hanny at school on time
Tuesday-the Senior girls talking Of
graduation garb-Walt Mykol and
Tom Wade interested in the Matching
of maybe eggs-Louise Hirschbolz
visiting at school and all the boys with
outrageous pulse beats-the Zoology
class gone "bugs."
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-04-13
END OF THE FARM BOARD

The Farm Board will die officially on May 27th
unless there is some unexpected change in the at
titude of Congress. Death-knell was the signing
Of the Presidents farm credit reorganization or
der. The Board started in June 1929 with $780,
100000 Of government money called revolving
fund Its speculations in farm commodities at
tracted international notice. Two-thirds or more
of the original fund has been lost.
The Board will be replaced by different kind
of government relief body. It is held doubtful,
however if the Administration farm bill will APP
ply extensively to 1888 crops, due to delay in it's
becoming law The bill is frankly an experiment,
and il it does not succeed it is promised the plan
will be abandoned and another tried.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-04-13
FEWER RETURN TO FARMS

From recent news stories appearing in the pa
pers of the Northwest, it would appear that the
road back to the farm was no path of roses.
While the depression still in it's infancy,
general movement from the cities to the farms
was recommended by those who were already pre-
scribing for the ills of nation. Later, statistics
issued by the department of agriculture showed
that people were leaving the cities, where there
was now no income for them, and returning to the
farm, where they would at least be able to sup
port themselves.
Less and less has been heard of this movement
lately, and now the department. of agriculture
steps forward with the statement that survey
shows that while young people are not leaving the
farm, the influx into rural areas has ceased.
There are many reasons for this, they say. One
reason is that shelter is increasingly hard to find
in the rural districts-and it takes capital to
build shelter over ones head. Another reason
is that after several months of work trying to
cultivate raw land, many of those who returned
to the farm decided that waiting in bread line
was easier work.
Farmers in general are glad to see that the
movement has stopped. While living in district
that is rapidly being brought into cultivation has
it's advantages, everyone knows that there is just
so much demand for farm produce and that every
time another acre is put under cultivation, the
supply will come that much nearer to exceeding
the demand. In these times of low prices for farm
commodities, lower supply and greater demand
is needed if the farm is to be put paying basis.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-04-13
TAX LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL

When he declared that the state income tax law,
which the people of this state wrote onto the stat
ute books by initiative last fall, unconstitu-
tional, Judge Wright Of the Thurston county court
upheld an amendment, to the state constitution
enacted by the people in 1880 This amendment
provides that one class of property must be taxed
at uniform rate. Judge Wright holds that net
income is one class Of property and cannot, there
fore, be subjected to graduated tax. In order to
be constitutional the tax would have to be uni
form for all incomes
No time will be lost in appealing this decision
to the Supreme court, and the people OF the state
will very shortly learn whether the law they so
readily enacted in 1882 violates the spirit OF the
law they enacted in $780,
Irrespective of the decision Of the Supreme
court, voters in this state will probably be more
hesitant in using their power of initiative in the
future than they have in the past.
When the power Of initiative was given to the
voters, it was given for good purpose-it pro-
vided citizens with check on the legislators and
made it possible for the people to express their
will directly if it impossible for them to con-
vince their representatives in the legislature of
the need for certain laws. Like all good servants,
though, this power of initiative can be a bad mas
ter
The power of initiative can be used to extremes
and unless the law to be initiated is studied very
closely, it is better that laws be enacted
through the regular channel-the legislature, the
members of which are elected for that purpose
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-04-13

The French I class has just COM
posed a group Of letters in its very
best style; to send abroad. Having been
unable to obtain the names Of French
students to write to, they are sending
them. in bunch, to high school in
Paris in the hope that they will be
distributed among some students there.
Strangely enough, the greeting, ma
chere annie" feminine fur1m appears
at the heading of the letters written
by the boys, and Mon cher ami"
masculine form appears at the head
Of the letters written by the girls.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-04-13
TOO MUCH APPLE BOARDING
DANGEROUS

After having witnessed the spectac-
ular advance scored by the price of
Delicious apples during the past two
months, growers and shippers are
wondering If Winesaps will duplicate
this upward fight. AS matter of fact
the prevailing quotations on Winesaps
have already spurted up to double the
January price.
It may be a mistake, some author
tiles point out, to expect too much Of
the Winesap market. The season of
maximum consumptive demand is rap
idly drawing to close, the foreign
markets are taking fewer apples, and
the time element plays an important
factor in the final outcome Of the deal.
The danger lies In too many holders
hanging on to their apples too long.
Experience has shown that the de-
mand must be supplied from day to
day, apples must be sold while dealers
and consumers are in the mood to
buy. The last few cars may bring a
high price, it is true, but If all the
Winesaps now on hand in this state
we're held until June the results would
be disastrous. The public soon gets
out of the habit Of buying and turns
to other products If prices get out of
reason or spplies are not available.
Orderly marketing" means feeding
the public demand continuously and
judiciously without Quitting or with
holding, and keeping the price level
at true proportion with supply and
demand.
To do this the owner must sell in
season and not hold on until the con-
sumner demand has turned to other
commodities.
The Winesap supply is smaller than
it was one year ago, and there is rea-
son to expect good demand at pres
ent prices provided the weather con-
tinues favorable and the fruit is movee
steadily into consumption
One year ago there were 5,157 cars
of apples stored in the two leading
apple districts of the state, this year
the holdings were only 1896 cars, a re-
duction of 80 per cent. Most of these
were Winesaps, the percentage Of this
variety being about the same as last
year. If handled with discretion, the
Winesap deal should close as satisfact
orily as did the Delicious. But we can
not get the best result out of Wine
saps by boarding" them. They must
be circulated in order to bring the
most profitable returns Wenatchee
World.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-04-13

Everyone thought spring would see
the cessation Of tapping and chorus
that the flowers, birds and all the
numberless attractions Of outdoors
would prove too great a temptation to
the choristers and tappers. Not So
willing to give up the joys Of the great
outdoors to advance in their art, Moons
and after school finds them enjoying
themselves inside.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-04-13
TRACK MEET

The Second track meet of the year
was held at Hanford on Saturday, the
9th. Pupils from the Prosser, Pasco,
Benton City, Hanford and White
Bluffs sthools were entered in the
contestSl The result of the girls con-
tests wire:
Basketball throw White Bluffs
Baseball throw White Bluffs
High jump, entries tied for first
place, two of them from White
Bluffs.
Broad jump .................H anford
50-yard dash Benton City
75-yard dash Hanford
Relay race HanfOrd
The White Bluffs girls ran up total
of II points
The White Bluffs boys did not fare
SO well. Hanford made a total of 81
points, Pasco 40, and White Bluffs, 10,
placing second in the mile, the low
hurdles, and the javelin throw, and
third in the 220.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-04-13
EDITORIAL STAFF

After much elaboration, the cast
for the Senior play has finally been
selected. Some difficulty was encoun-
tered this year because the play sell
ected contains only nine parts, to be
distributed among IA students.
The play, comedy in three acts,
called "Love la Carte, is written by
Adam Applebud, who also wrote "A
Tale of Two Stiles, which was pre-
sented by the Student Association last
fail. The first rehearsal will be held
on Friday, April "A.
The cast and other appointments
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-04-13
OF The White Bluffs
Public Schools
SENIOR BIOGRAPHIES

Walt says his memory is rather hazy
on the subject but recollects that he
was born in South Bend-He wasn't
born with silver spoon in his mouth
but it wasn't long before he had
saxophone and he's been making silver
music ever since. We mustn't forget
Waits ability to brighten squeamish
girls by rolling his eyes-he's not firt-
ing, either, although he is perfectly
capable of such sin. For further in
formation cali Main o000-or does she
have phone?
Capitola Griffith
Cap was born in Madisonville, Ten
nessee. She came to White Bluffs late
in her junior year and found the en-
forced change Of schedule rather COM
plicated. Although radically different
from Idaho, White Bluffs isn't at all
bad, she comedies. Her favorite outdoor
sport is digging ground spiders her
favorite indoor sport is-Oh, we'll, we
wouldn't squeal on friend. Inciden-
tally Cap thinks boys are pestiferous
creatures-at times!
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-04-13
Capitola Griffith
ROUNDABOUT THE JUNIOR HIGH

Dale Foster talking to Nora Phillips
during study period Ruth Stoddard
sorta requested Kitty Hall and Ava
still giggling- F'renchy Ponsat and
Leonard Gibbins staying after school
for talking Jean studying hard
Evelyn playing the game of concentra-
tion-Bill back to school after acquir-
ing a cold at the track meet-Kirk
receiving 100 per cent in spelling and
English tests-F'renchy making name
for himself in track you've got good
start, Frenchy, keep it up-Lillian
still gazing into space.