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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04
Wedding of Ruth Young
At Spokane Announced

Ruth Young, daughter of o. G.
Young of Medical Lake, was married
Friday evening, April %, to Kenneth
r. Crisp of Spokane, at the parsonage
of the Corbin Park Methodist church
at Spokane. Rev. Edward Johnston
Harper performed the ceremony.
Mrs. Crisp came to White Bluffs
with her father, who was rural carrier
here until recently, about two years
ago. Mr.. Crisp has visited in White
Bluffs several times. Only members OF
the immediate families were present
at the wedding. Both young people
graduated from North Central high
school in Spokane. Mr.. Crisp is associ-
ated with the Travellers Insurance
company at Spokane, where the couple
will make their home.
Several weeks before her marriage
Mrs. Crisp was honored by Mrs. Henry
Beuch of Spokane and number o.
her friends with shower at Mrs
Beuch's home.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04
District Caucus
Will Attract
Many Visitors
DISPLAYS BY FOURTH CLUBS AND
JUNIOR WOMAN's CLUB ARE
ON PROGRAM

With "Press and Publicity" the
theme of the program and many
promising entertainment numbers 10
be presented, many members OF the
federated and non-federated womens
clubs of the Yakima valley are PLAN
ming the trip to White Bluffs Saturday
to attend the semi-annual convention
of the Yakima district federation OF
WomenS clubs.
Mrs. o. K. Williamson Of Prosser,
president, will call the meeting to
order at 10 o'clock; Mrs Alex Parke
will lead the assembly singing, the in
vocation will be given by the Rev. H.
A. Moves, address of welcome by Mrs.
F.. A. English, and response by Mrs.
Williamson.
Music for the morning session Will
be saxophone solos by Walter Mykol,
and a saxophone sextet of the White
Bluffs Band Reports at the business
session will be on international rela-
lions by Mrs. E. j. Brand OF kenne-
wick, education by Mrs. w. D. Dodd
of Harrah, citizenship by Mrs. r. E.
Piland of Parker Heights, American
Home by Mrs. F. M. Raymond OF va
| kima. press and publicity by Mrs.
| Roberts of Yakima, fine arts by Miss
Mary Remy of Yakima, public welfare
by Mrs. D. S. Wilkinson of White
Bluffs, and legislation by Mrs. R. O..
McCredie of Sunnyside.
The special committee reports will
be on club extension by Mrs. j. s.
Moore of Yakima, junior clubs by Mrs.
H. q. Cowling of Grandview, foun-
dalton fund by Mrs. E. E. Gown OF
Wapato, bulletin advertising by Mrs.
j. A. Bline of Yakima, and All clubs
by Lois Brue, Kennewick.
The, White Bluffs Junior Woman's
club will present playlet and the final
number before the noon adjournment
will be a book symposium by Miss
Helen Remsberg of Yakima.
Luncheon will be served by the La
dies Aid society of White Bluffs.
The afternoon session will include a
Tom Thumb wedding by the primary
grades of the local school, directed by
Mrs. Bernhardt Moede; Highland Fling
tap dancing number by Gerry
Matteson, directed by Miss julia
Marsh. The principal address or
s'The Psychology Of Publicity" will be
! given by the Rev. c. K. Mahoney Of
the First Methodist church of Yaki'
, ma.
A plant and seed exchange is ont
J of the important features belnf
' planned. All those attending have beer
s urged to bring with them any plant
or seeds not needed, to help suppl!
e the districts frozen out last winter.
All women of the valley, Whethe
affiliated with womens clubs or not
are invited to attend.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04
Stamps Commemorate
15Oth Anniversary of
Proclamation of Peace

A small quantity of the new three
cent Newburgh stamps has been re-
ceived at the post office this week.
They are being held for sale to the
local philatelists, as not enough OF
them were sent for general sale with
out disappointing the collectors.
The slightly oblong stamp is printed
in purple and is the same size as the
regular three-cent stamp. It shows the
two and half story Hasbrouck House,
doubtless an inn, set on small pla-
teau above a river with a background
of low hills. In the foreground are a
fence and few trees separated from
the house by meadow. The picture
also includes a flag pole and horse
approximately one-tWenty fifth of an
inch long.
The stamp commentaries the 15Otf
anniversary of the issuance of the
Proclamation of Peace, signed at New
burgh, New York, on April 10, l783
Fifty million of the stamps have beer
printed.
It was from the Hasbrouck Hous
at Newburgh, which is depicted OF
this stamp, that General Washington
! penned the document proclaimin
| peace between the armies of the Col
| onies and Great Britain. The OLD Has
| brouck House is still standing and
| and the surrounding park is now owne
by the state of New York. From tn
viewpoint of the historical record
is appropriate that the first day sal
of the new stamp was on April 10 a
NeWburgh.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04
School District Cuts
Expenses for Next Year

At school board meeting held re-
Gently, plans for the coming school
year were discussed. Due to the crit
ical financial situation of this district
there will be drastic lowering OF all
proposed expenses for next year, to
meet the estimated income. Teachers
salaries, janitors' wages, and all ex-
pense for upkeep and repair of school
buildings will be considerably lower.
The resignation of Miss Julia Marsh,
teacher in the Bird and 4th grades, was
accepted, but all other teachers have
indicated that they will probably con-
tinue another year at the reduced
salary. No contracts, however, have
been made.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04
dictionaries To Meet
At Yakima Next Monday


The Sixth District convention OF the
American Legion will be held Monday,
NAV 9Th, at Yakima, according to word
received from the convention commit
tee of the Logan Wheeler Post OF va
kina. A business meeting will be held
at four o'clock in the afternoon which
will be followed by banquet at the
Commercial hotel.
Special stunts, parade and dance
have been planned. This will be the
last district convention to be held In
this part of the state this year. before
the state convention at Everett. An
members of the Post who plan to at
tend are asked to notify Commander
E. F. Newton so that cars may be ar
ranged.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04
No Damage Caused
BY Break In Ditch

A break in the irrigation ditch OF
the Priest Rapids Irrigation district
was caused early Sunday morning
when gopher holes, undermining the
ditch, caused the ditch bank to break,
washing out about SO feet of the ditch
west of the Walter Elliott ranch.
A crew of men were put to work re-
pairing the break at once, and final
repairs were finished by Tuesday after
moon.
Cold weather, accompanied by rain
reduced the need for irrigation water
and no damage was done to crops by
the suspension of irrigation. Above the
break, irrigation was carried on te
some extent, enough water being
pumped into the ditch to supply the
needs of those along the upper stretch
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04
Local Youths Join
RefOrestatiOn Army

Forrest Heath, Bill Grifaths, Harold
drisham, and Billy Blair left Wednes-
day morning to spend the summer
working in the forests with the clVllan
reforestation army.
The young men are to be modified
and taken to various camps to receive
preliminary training before starting on
their 1870 days of forestry work.
An enrolment Of twenty-one is 10
be Benton county's quota in the re-
forestation army The division Will oe
about seven from Kennewick, seven
from Prosser, and the remainder from
other points in the county. The hrst
stop for the youths from this county
will be at Fort Lewis.
Planting of trees will be but small
part of the program of reforestatlon
Most of the work will consist in fire
prevention and building forest trails
and roads,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04
Accident To Line
Causes Fireworks

An exhibition Of fireworks was seen
Monday morning by residents OF the
up-river communities when two lines
on the transmission line between
Priest Rapids and Coyote Rapids fell
on the crossarm Of the pole, causing
flashes of electricity to be seen a mile
or so away.
The accident occurred when pin
fell out of an insulator, allowing the
insulator to turn over and the lines
to drop on the crossarm. Little damage
was done outside of partly burned
pole and suspension of power delivery
to the P. P. & l.. lines from the power
plant at Priest Rapids.
Stumbling of the poles on the trans
mission line is about half done at this
time. About eight men, under the dir
ection of Louis j. Krug, are employed
on this work.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04
Power Plant
Receives SIP
For April Juice
OUTPUT ON 18th AND BOTH Elk
CEEDS PEAK OF ANY OTHER
YEAR ON RECORD

Revenue derived from the sale OF
power at the Priest Rapids power plant
brought the Priest Rapids Irrigation
district $69743 during the month OF
April. Switching charges on the Bev-
erly line brought in SIS, making to-
tai of $71243 the district received dur
ing the month.
The peak of power production this
season was reached on the 18th ana
3Oth of the month, when power dellv-
cred to the P.P.81 L. lines averaged
2lO0 XIV. Since that date, production
has been cut down, due to the STEADY
rise of the Columbia river.
The revenue received in April was
less than so per cent of the revenue
received in April 1882, when the sale
of power brought in $1421. River con-
ditions were exceptionally favorable
last year, the river being at fairly
even stage throughout the month. The
plant was thus able to operate at near
capacity during the entire month. This
wear. lower water in the Columbia has
cut down the production and has offset
to some degree the increased efficiency
of the plant since the deepening OF
the canal this winter.
In previous years the maximum out
put of the plant has been about 1900
XIV, and at this time last year about
1000 XIV. were being generated. AS fal
back as records at the plant go, the
21OO XIV. peak reached April 18th ane
3Oth of this year is the highest amount
of power ever generated at the power
plant.
The power plant is producing abou
2O8O XIV. today, and the pump at Coy
ote Rapids is using approximately AZ
XIV. of this amount to pump waite
into the irrigation ditch. 81
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04
Calyx Spray Should Be
Applied Before May 10

The first spray for the cOdllng noCIl
should be completed not later than
May 10.
With peculiar weather conditions
this season, the calyx and first cover
spray can be handled with one apph-
cation. The warm weather during the
blooming period brought out quick
moth development, and the cool wea-
Their following the blooming period
has delayed the development of ting
young fruit, so that the calyx and first
cover sprays should be completed about
the same time.
The first temperature favorable to
egg laying was April %, when the ther-
mometer registered 60 degrees at 1880
pm. The first moths to be caught in
the traps were caught April %.
Egg deposits have been found, and
young worms will begin to emerge
about May 10, at which time a thor
ough coverage should be completed
A summary of the 1888 spray rec
concentrations appeared in last week
Spokesman, and these should be care
fully followed. Copies of the complete
recommendation are expected to ar
rive soon and they will be ready Tor
distribution as soon as received.
Under the present conditions it is
not question as to whether or not
the grower can control the first broou
moths, but fact that he will have to
control them as no lead-arsenate
sprays or combination lead-oil sprays
are recommended to be used after
July 1st.
The first moth eggs are layed on the
leaves of the trees, and therefore q
complete coverage of the foliage is as
essential as covering the fruit itself
and the grower should keep this If
mind during the first three sprays. Tt
begin with then, let us apply this frs
spray by soaking the trees inside ant
out, top and bottom. The first broot
has been controlled by some grower!
and I believe we can all do it.
. The cards which have been sent tt
the growers in the past giving spra.
. dates will be discontinued for this sea
2 son, and any information the grove
: wishes to know can be obtained b
q calling the local inspector.
, The recommendations given from tn
results of the moth traps operated b
the inspection service is not a tru
. picture of the actual conditions in eac
individual orchard, and for this reaso
it is recommended that each grove
y maintain at least three traps up t
4 the beginning of the second broo
: moths.
If this is done, I am sure that som
of us will do better job of sprayln
than we have in the past, and re
member, if we get the first broo'
>, there will be no second.
AAY(r YNT Doy, TIC
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04
Cold Greek Rancher
Tests Availability
Of Alfalfa Varieties

Chef MCGEE, who is farming land
in the Cold Greek section, and whose
alfalfa is all of very recent planting,
tried out three varieties for his own
information as to adaptability OF var
ieties to the conditions on his place.
The large part of his planting is OF
the common northern grown variety.
A field of four or five acres was planted
to Grimm and another field of about
the same size was planted to Cossack.
The county agent recently visited
Mr.. McGee's ranch and checked par
ticularly the results of winter killing
on the three varieties as planted side
by side. The soil on this ranch is of
a heavy type and is deep. 1t has a
good slope so that it can be easily ir-
rigated and is not subject to flooding
in any part of the field.
All of the alfalfa shows a little loss
from winter injury. The Cossack has
come through with very little appar.:
ent damage. The Grimm shows more
damage than does the common north
ern grown, being perhaps not more
than one-half a stand left in the
Grimm field. The common is about
midway between the Grimm and the
Cossack
Contrary to observation in most
places, Mr.. MCGEE reports that land
which was watered late or given an
abundance of water was the land up
on which the alfalfa was killed out
This, says County Agent Durdle, is
probably due to the fact that on this
heavy soil the ground froze solidly anc
caused considerable heating.
"We do not recommend that growers
plant the Cossack for the main field
| advises Mr.. Durdle, "but it may bt
worth while for growers to try out
little seed of this variety as the &C.
casion may seem to make it advisable
We have had several reports thi
spring of paintings of Cossack having
come through in very good shape. MI
MCGEE feels that the Cossack produce
the largest yield and good qualit,
of hay"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04
Dairy Industry of
State Faces Better
Seasonal Outlook

Lowered production of dairy pro-
ducts, and strengthening commodity
price levels resulting from improved
confidence in the banking system, ad-
ministrative plans for imitation and
pending relief legislation are favorably
affecting the current dairy outlook, re-
ports r. M. Turner extension econ
omist. Meanwhile numbers of dairy
COWS are still increasing and dairymen
are approaching the flush season of
the year.
Recent advances in butterfat prices,
coming at the threshold of the flush
milk season, are very unusual. The adj
vances are not only due to lowered pro-
duction caused by late pastures and
light feeding, but are attributed in
part to generally rising price levels
and present administrative plans.
These factors will undoubtedly play an
| important part in the outlook for this
sensitive product.
Milk production per COW On March
was five per cent less than in 1882
and the second lowest in the last nine
years, while total production was about
two per cent lower Meanwhile, the
Z number of COWS on farms was nearly
three per cent larger than a year ago.
Cows and heifers two years old and
} over, increased for the fourth consecu-
tive year in Washington. The fact that
there was not the usual increase in the
I percentage of COWS MIXED was one OF
the reasons for the lowered total pro-
duction.
| Dairy feeds are increasing somewhat
in cost due to rising prices of wheat
and other grains. While butterfa1
prices were low dairymen either re-
duced feed purchases or grew more
: home grown feeds. Farmers in grair
sections MIXED more cows. With grair
prices rising, there will be tendency
to reduce on the number OF cow
MIXED on grain farms.
Dairymen in many parts of the stat
are putting in as much legume ha.
as possible to offset the expected short
> age of alfalfa and other high qualit.
hay, much of which was winter killed
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04
Vacation Bible School
Will Be Held Here

A daily vacation Bible school will be
offered at the Community Presbyterian
church at White Bluffs for children
in the age group of eight to twelve
years, inclusive The school is sched-
uled to begin on May %, and will con-
tinue for two weeks, Saturdays excep-
ted.
The Rev. Joseph Cheesman OF Spo-
kane will be here to organize the
school, which will be held each fore
noon between the hours of nine and
twelve. All children of these ages In
the community will be welcomed anc
there is no charge. Local teachers viii
assist and provide instruction.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04
w. FL. Meeks Buried
In Tahoma Cemetery
(Contributed)

Funeral services conducted by Rev.
Geo. Strycker were held for w. Il.
Meeks at the Shaw & Webb funeral
parlor in Yakima Monday afternoon
and he was laid to rest in the Ia
homa cemetery. All of the immediate
family were there and host OF neigh
bors and friends. His daughter, Mrs. "A
R. Allen, and husband of st. Louis
Mo- left there at 10 am, April ~
driving night and day, and arrived
here at 2 pm. April 80, too late tt
see her father alive. Mr.. Abe Meeks
and wife were present from Wenatchee
His wife and other sons and daugh'
ter live in the valley.
Besides his widow he leaves fou
sons, Abe Meeks of Wenatchee, Noal
and Everett of Hanford, and James o
White Bluffs; two daughters, Mrs
William Allen of st. Louis, Mo-, ant
Mrs. Ed Reidt of Hanford. Four son
preceded him in death.
The pail bearers were Ed Peterson
A. L. Brockway, Dewitt Buckhold1
o. H. Luddington, B. G. Root and W
T.. Enyeart.
William Henry Meeks was born Oct
20, 1871, at Morristown, Tenn, an
passed away in Yakima, April %, 1913;
aged 81 years, six months and eigh
days. He was married to Birdie Woo
March q, 1892. Ten children were Dor
to them. Four have passed into tn
spirit world.
Deceased accepted his Christ an
Lord when young man. Left
mourn his loss are his widow, fou
sons, two daughters, thirteen Crane
children, one brother and two sister
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04
Calyx Spray Application
Insures Cleaner Crop
(By County Agent E. c. Durdle)


While it is true that few growers
were able to maintain a clean crop
well past the calyx spray period last
year without the use Of calyx spray,
vet we feel that the best information
shows that the calyx spray should not
be omitted. The spray put on at this
time not only coats the apple and the
large part of the calyx crop with lead
but also leaves good covering Of lead
upon the leaves. 1t is common knoWl-
edge that early eggs are laid upon
the leaves. A good coating of lead on
all surfaces then poisons many worms
before they are able to get to the apple.
1t is true that the very backward
season which we have had with no
evening temperatures favorable for
moth fight to date leaves a situation
as favorable as any for emitting the
calyx spray but we feel that growers
should consider carefully all factors
before emitting this important spray.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04
LARGE Crowd Attends
White Bluffs Band Dance

The dance given by the members OF
the White Bluffs Band last Saturday
evening at the Hanford Community
Hall was a great success. More than
seventy-five couples were present to
enjoy the dancing and the punch and
cake which were on sale. The boys
netted $194O which will be used for
band equipment
The members of the band have asked
the Spokesman to express their thanks
to all of those who SO generously sup
ported them in their efforts.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04
T. J. Clarke Purchases
Brannick Orchard Tract

IT. j. Clarke last week purchased
the M. S. Brannick tract located IN
the Klondike district, and will farm
the ranch this year. Ten Of the forty
acres in the tract are in orchard, nine
being planted to apples and one acre
to apricots.
Mr.. Brannick, who was raised around
the Tonopah and Reno mining dis
tricts, left Tuesday morning for Ne
vada to make his home. He has lived
for the past twenty years in the White
Bluffs community
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04
THE WEATHER

Cooperative Observer Gabriel Jadden
reports the April weather as having
been quite mild with maximum tenn
perature of SO and minimum of 81
on the 9th and 18th, respectively. The
total precipitation was SIS OF an inch
of rain. Fifteen days were clear, nine
partly cloudy and six cloudy.
Temperatures during the past week,
as recorded on the government ther-
mometer at Hanford, we're:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04
Maximum Minimum

twenty-five hundredths of an inch
of precipitation was record on May
End, and on May Bird .04 Of an inch
was recorded.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04

JeNHER DEMONSTRATED THE
EFFICACY OF SMALLPOX
VACCINATION IN 1896.
PASTEUR,S WORK ON FERMEN-|
TA77ON IN 1857 WAS THE
FOUNDATION OF MODERN
BACTERIA CONTROL.
LISTER REVOLuTIONiZED
SURGICAL PRACTICE IN 1867
BY INTRODUCING AScEPTIc
SURGICAL METHODS.
KOCH DISCOVERED THE BAcILLuS
TUBERCULOSIS IN 1882 AND IN
1884 LOCATED THE COMMA 6AciL :
LIS WHICH CAUSES CHOLERA.
LOEFFLER DISCOVERED THE
DiPTHERIA GERM IN 1884.
IN 1901 THE BRAVE GORGAS
DEMONSTRATED ENVjRONMENTAL
CONTROL OF YELLOW FEVER.
g. 1888. Western Newspaper Union.