The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-05-04


wheat, 67kc; soft white and
western white, 591sc; hard
winter, northern spring and
western red, 57kc.
Hay-Buying prices, f. o. b. Port
land; Alfalfa, Yakima, $14.00.
Butterfat-23 "a 24c. d
Eggs-Ranch, Is q Ice.
Cattle - Steers, good, $4.S5 @
5.25. -
Hogs-Good to choice, $3.50 q
4.35. p =.
Lambs-Good to choice, $500 q
900. II.
Spokane +
Cattle - Steers, good, $500 @
5.25.
Hogs Good to choice, 1885 @
400.
Lambs - Medium to good, s4.75
q 5.25.
Declaring that Canadian fish
prices had forced their prices
down, between 100 and $50 fish
ermen of Westport have been on a
strike for several days, demand
ing 10 cents a pound instead OF
the 71s cents pound they have
been getting. ALI fishing boats
have been tied up at Westport
several days. The fish runs have
been poor this season.
Married teachers, whose hus-
bands are capable of supporting
them, will not be employed by
school district No. 46, at Wen
atchee, next term, the directors
announced. Teachers eligible for
retirement under the state retire
ment law, also will be barred
from teaching next year. Twelve
teachers will be affected, the SUI
perintendent said.
Forde Phelps, postmaster at
Mineral, reports that the labor
situation has been slightly reliev-
ed in that section recently by the
steady operation of the M. H.
Smith Single company plant.
which is employing about Is men,
directed by Robert Matthews. The
West Fork Logging company is
now working about 80 men.
The Watkins Produce company
OF Kalama is putting in a plant to
manufacture berry crates and hall
locks and will wholesale and re-
tail its products throughout Cow
litz county and southwestern
Washington. The output will be
1900 daily, with eight people en-
ployed.
The action of the state game
commission in making it compul-
sorry to take out fish licenses is
disapproved by the Asotin County
Sportsmen's association. The as
ISOLATION would make an exception
in the case of unemployed who
catch non-game fish for food.
Sheriff Evans of Yakima coun-
ty is investigating a bomb explo-
sion near Wapato. 1t was the
fourth in what appears to be a
campaign of terrorism against
Filipino and japanese farmers and
farm workers on the Yakima res
ervation.
Mortgage loan companies have
been warned by Governor Martin
either to adopt policy of leniency
in foreclosures or run the risk Of
having a special session of the
legislature enact more severe
mortgage and debt moratorium
measure.
The appointment of Mrs. Harold
C. Wells of Seattle as superintend-
emit of the state school for girls at
Grand Mound has been made by
Olaf L. Olsen, director Of the de-
partment of business control.
DR.. w. Alfred BULGE of. Wash
ington State college is being urged
by citizens of Pullman to allow his
name to be submitted for appoint
ment as state director of public
health.
Lawrence Wheeler, Yakima
Indian, has been convicted in the
superior court of second degree
assault. He attempted to hold up
q store at Brownstown three
weeks agp.
The resignation of DR.. A. e.
STUNT OF Seattle, state director OF
health, effective Immediately, and
a new policy under which the de-
partment of health will be devel-
oped, are announcements made by
Governor Martin.
The Oroville Chamber Of Com
merce will protest the per cent
tax on electrical power used by
fruit growers in spraying and irri-
CATION. Other towns in Okanogan
county will take similar action.