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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-09-20
CHAMBER TO
SEND GROWERS
TO CALIFORNIA
Three from Richland, Four from
Valley to Look Into Operation
of Santa Cruz Packing Co. at
Oakland

In an effort to arouse interest in
the local cannery and to permit the
farmers of the district to become ac-
quainted with the methods and oper-
atoms of the Santa Cruz Packing Co.,
the Kennewick chamber of commerce
is sponsoring tip of investigation
to Oakland. The special canne-y corn
mittee from the chamber has held two
meetings this week to explain their
proposition to the growers.
The meeting at Richland Monday
night was we'll attended and an ap-
parent enthusiasm was indicated.
Three representative growers from
the district were selected to make the
trip to California at the expense Of
the chamber to see the plant and in
terview the farmers who supply the
produce for it. ~
Wednesday night similar meeting
was held at the Valley club house and
Dale Smith, w. j. Preston and Ber-
nard Kempe were selected to make
the trip south in the interests of the
growers. j. P. Miller was also made a
member of the group.
If, upon the return of the growers,
the Santa Cruz method of handling
the farmers produce is found salts
factory, further activity will be un-
dertaken in this community to secure
a larger cooperation between growers
and cannery in the effort to increase
the outlet.
M. M. Moulton, who explained the
proposition to the growers at the
meetings, reported to the chamber
this noon and stated that right at the
present moment all operations were
at standstill. Negotiations were I'M
der way, he said, for the purchase of
the control of the common stock in
the cannery. In the event the control
changed hands the original PROPOSE
tion might have to be changed some
what. Also it might be possible that
the California company would not care
to consider operating in this district
under a change in local conditions.
Uncertainty on both these angles
would undoubtedly be removed some
time this week, he said.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-09-20
GROWER MAKES
GOOD SHOWING
ON HIGHLANDS

Orchardists on the Highlands have
been too precipitate in pulling o u t
their apple trees, in the opinion of
Dale Smith. Since the additional water
allotments have been made on the
Highlands, Mr.. Smith reports a stead
lily increasing production from his
trees.
"Just as soon as the Highlands is
settled by real farmers who know
their business and especially the
apple business, that section will again
return to it's former prosperity" Mr..
Smith said. "With the additional
amount Of water, we can now expect
to get "a full crop from our trees, and
the records l have made this year and
last, will show that this really is an
apple country after all"
Mr.. Smith picked 1907 loose boxes
of Delicious from 20 trees this fall.
With a z percent cullage land only 2
percent of that worms) Mr.. Smith
expects to get more than a thousand
packed boxes. This compares favor
ably with the highly developed apple
lands at Yakima and Wenatchee, he
points out. The average per acre
production in the Yakima district is
320 boxes and at Wenatchee 800
packed boxes per acre. With his pro-
duction from less than two acres as
basis. Mr.. Smith feels that the Ken
newick district can well begin to
think about apple production again.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-09-20
Kids Get Prizes for
Writing Essays on Show
Here are the winners, kids!

Here are the winners, kids!
Madene Shields, in the fourth
grade and Joseph Himmelsbach, fifth
grade, were winners of the one dol
lar prizes offered by the Liberty the
atre for the best stores about the
movie "Alice in Wonderland" Trot
down to Manager Don Visger and get
the big round dollar.
Madene wrote about Humpty Dunn
PITY. Her essay was an interesting
one and was chosen from among the
thirty odd which were received in the
contest. The paper was well written
and showed "a real concentration upon
the picture.
Joseph Hillemsbach wrote on
"Why / Like the Picture" He liked
everything in it, judging from his pa
per. He certainly saw more detail
than most of the grownups who at
tended the showing. He's strong for
another show like it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-09-20
b. C.. E. A. To Meet at
Benton City Friday Night

DR.. G. Allen Coe, associate profess
or of education, and DR.. II. n. House,
associate professor of physical educa-
ton of the State College of Washing
ton, will be the principal speakers for
the first Benton County Education
Association meeting of the year
which is to be held in the Benton City
Community Hall, Friday evening,
October 5, announced president Dray-
ton E. Marsh of Prosser at the Exc
cutive Board meeting held in County
Superintendent Olaf Strandwold's Of
flee Saturday morning, September 15.
DR.. Coe is an outstanding leader in
education while DIR. House is leader
in the newly instituted field of Health
and Physical Education in the state
of Washington, said Marsh.
Miss Velma Harris of the Prosser
High School and Charles E. Sharp Of
Richland were appointed by the Exc
cutive Board to fill the positions of
Secretary-treasurer and high school
representative, respectively, which
were formerly held by Fred S. Mar
tin and Melvin Whitlock of Prosser.
. The board voted that. the president,
on behalf of the B.C.E.A., invite the
teachers of Grandview and Pasco to
this first gathering of the Benton
County Education Association.
Members present at the board meet
ing were Marsh, Strandwold, and j.
E. Hall of Prosser, Miss Malone
Sandvig of District SO, and Misses
Lena Mains and Zemma Buchanan Of
Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-09-20
SEES CULTIST

Mrs. j. C. Buchanan returned FRI
day from a ten-weeks vacation trip
through the national parks and back
to her old home at Silva, N. Carolina,
where she visited her aged mother.
Mrs. Buchanan stated she had seen
the snake-bitten evangelist, Mr.. Tees
ter, who is resident of the mountains
about 80 miles from Silva, which is
the nearest telegraph office. She
hoped the people wouldn't think that
all the residents of Silva were like the
cult, which was receiving so much
publicity. 1t was the hope of most of
the residents of Silva that their little
town wouldn't be judged by the un-
pleasant publicity it had received.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-09-20
TWO ELECTIONS
TO BE HELD ON
NEXT TUESDAY
Library and Park at Stake in the
City's Call for Extra Millage;
School District Also Calls for
Two Mills

Next Tuesday is election day-be-
lieve it or not.
AS "a matter of fact, there will be
two elections-at least for the people
living in town. The school district and
the city are both asking for special
levies of two mills and the election is
to authorize them.
The city must have the two mills
extra to finance the library and the
park and fix the bridge across the
canal at the high school building. The
council is doing no electioneering-
either for or against the
matter entirely in the hands of the
citizens. @.s.
The school board is asking for two
mills to prevent the possibility of GO
ing back to the warrant basis, with its
attendant added interest costs. The
school board points out that the bud
ge cannot be changed in any way af-
ter its adoption and the extra two
mills is in the form of safeguard in
cases the taxes are not paid in proper
ton to last year.
Superintendent Black, speaking of
the election before the chamber of
commerce this noon, called attention
to the fact that extra millages have
been the rule in this district. running
as high as six and seven mills year,
and that last year, for the first time
in quite period, the district operat-
ed without an extra levy.
He called attention to the splendid
financial condition of the district at
the present time and asked that ev-
cry effort be made to keep the dis
trict in good shape. RI. ...
The school election, open to all res
idents of the district, will be held at
the city hall from eight o'clock in the
morning until eight at night.
The city election will.be held at the
three precincts in the city at the same
hours, but is open only to residents
within the city limits.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-09-20
MRS. KITTEN
BUYS CONTROL
OF CANNERY
owner of Hotel Kennewick Pur-
chases Common Stock Issued
to Founder; Expresses Faith
in Future of District. -..

Control of the common stock in the
kennewick Cannery was assumed to-
day through purchase by Mrs. M. o.
Kitten of the common stock original
ly issued to A. j. Brownell, lately
held by Mr. Callahan of Occur d.
Alene. >.l@.s ts.
my investment in the canery is
made as an evidence of my continu-
ing faith in this district" Mrs. Kilt
ten said this evening. "The cannery is
an institution which this district has
long felt the need and now that we
have it, we should all do everything
possible to insure its success. With
my purchase of the stock, it now is
almost exclusively owned by local
people. Townspeople and growers
alike should take pride in adding
whenever possible to it's success.
Eve are fortunate in this district,
in having the exceptionally high quail
ity product to can. Already our rep
utation in this respect has brought
in orders from points where quality
is a factor. / am anticipating increas-
ed activities in our plant this coming
year." Mrs. Kitten said.
During my long years of residence
in Kennewick, Mr.. Kitten and have
been interested in the development of
this section. We purchased the flour
mill years ago, helped to operate a
bank, and I have kept the hotel alive
during the years of depression. Now
that / have an opportunity to assist
in another enterprise which / feel sure
will be successful, I am glad to be-
come larger stakeholder in the Ken
newick Cannery."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-09-20

L. L. Robinson, travelling freight
agent for the Northern Pacific rail-
way was a business visitor in Kenne-
wick the first of the week, and con-
ferring with local agent, C. A. Craw-
ford. This was Mr.. Robinson's first
trip as agent over this district, as it
has formerly been under A. B. Sperry
who is now in charge of the west-end
of the district, and new job created
of the east end. His headquarters viii
be in Yakima.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-09-20
kennewick Husband
Wins Decree Tuesday

An order granting Augustus E..
montgomery of Kennewick final di-
vorce decree from Margaret L. Mont
gomery was received Tuesday morn
ing in the Benton county clerks Of
flee from Judge Matt L. Driscoll. The
action eliminates a marriage of near
~ ~ years. Montgomery in his COM
plant charges that his wife, whom
he married in Friday Harbor, july
l5, 1915, abandoned her home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-09-20
BOTH PARTIES
HAVE NEARLY
FULL TICKETS
Two Named as Precinct Commit
teemen on Both Tickets; Both
Parties Have Ties to be Settled
by Saturday

In common with other counties in
the state, Benton has marked up a
number of ties for the office of pre-
cinct committeeman. On both tickets
there are such contests to be settled
by Tipping a coin before the county
auditor.
Some Of the voters named demo-
Gratis on the republican tickets, and
some republicans on the democratic
tickets. Two men were nominated as
committeeman on both tickets. H. B.
Blaese of Paterson and ID. L. Hensen
of Wellington were selected on both
tickets and will have to choose their
party before Saturday, when the coun-
ty meetings will be held.
Candidates Tie
LEADERS predicted that the parties
will refuse to seat several persons
elected. In the East lProsser precinct,
A. L. johnson and John Whittkopf
tied for the post, as did S. e. Samp-
son and C. G.. Mcdonald in the River
side precinct. Both positions are with
the Republican party. F. e. Fyfe and
John CARTRIDGE tied for the Walnut
Grove selection in the Republican
party, but Cartledge's name was not
on the Republican poll book.
Republican committeeman named
were: Benton City, I. M. Hartman;
Columbia, Otto Jaeger; Expansion, J.
M. Doyle; Finley, F. E. Masters; Han
ford, G. T. Slavens; Highlands, F. L.
Trimble; Kennewick Gardens, Gus
Pearson; Horn Rapids, T. J. Chal-
craft; Hover, C. ]. Dahlin; Kenne-
wick, w. M. Broughton, H. w. Des-
oranges and ]. A. Hatch; Kennewick
Valley, w. j. Preston; Prosred, An
drew Brown, Grant Cummings, B. z.
McGregor and o. X. Williamson; N.
Prosser, E. o. Rice; West Prosser, j.
S. Albin; Rattlesnake, Loren Mcclure;
Richland, Henry Hartung and White
Bluffs, F. A. English. ...-
Democrats Elected
Democrats chosen were: Benton
City, A. E. Whan; Plymouth, ]. M,
Doyle; Finley, r. Perkins; Hanford,
E. r. Griner; Highlands, Frank r.
White; Horn Rapids, C. G. Genres;
Kennewick, Ole Brue, H. H. Flesher
and C. L. Holcomb; Kennewick Gar
dens, Charles G. Robinson; Kennewick
Valley, Scott S. Williams; Kiona,
Thomas J. Hayden; Prosser, Paul
Peugh, Fred Wilson, w. w. Brand,
Pearl M. Mahoney and ID. C. Hansen;
Rattlesnake, Ollie Hall; Riverside,
Willard Blake; Richland, Louis Sloan,
and White Bluffs, George Chase.
Justices of the peace elected were:
Prosser; A. G. McNeill and Gordon
Hanford, Slavens; Kenne-
wick, Hatch and H. E. Huntington
and White Bluffs, M. S. Meeks.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-09-20

Secretary Geo. d. Peters returned
the first of the week from a trip to
Olympia where he went to attend a
statewide meeting of representa-
tives seeking to develop some methods
of lanad settlement. With thous-
ands of prospective settlers looking
the problem has been an acute one in
to the Pacific Northwest for homes,
some districts, Mr.. Peters states.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-09-20
CITY NOT TO
TRY MORE FOR
FEDERAL AID
Delays in Securing Cooperation
Prove Costly to City Projects;
Constant Whistling of Trains
is to Be Stopped 49, r..

After dickering ever since last fall
the city has finally got the local
street CWA project to the stage
where labor in getting out gravel can
be undertaken. The complicated pro.
cess, however, has soured the council
men on the relief methods and they
will not attempt to secure further aid
along this line. r..
The repeated delays have caused the
completion of the city's street i'm
provement work to drag along until
next summer, the weather having be-
come too cool in the meantime to per-
NIT of the oiling operations which had
been anticipated for this summer.
Suggestion that the city prepare
applications for further CWA work
brought forth caustic comments from
the members of the council. The cost
ly delays and difficulties encountered
caused one member to make the state
ment that it was his belief that the
city could have financed it's own pro-
ject and had them completed by now
at cost Of rs cents on the dollar of
what has already been spent-with
the projects still in an unfinished
state.
A saving of about fifteen percent
can be made in insurance rates in the
fire district, providing the city gets
a new pumper and keeps four men on
duty at the fire station. This saw
ing will amount to between three and
four thousanad dollars a year, it is
estimated enough in two years to
pay for the new equipment. Fear that
the present fire engine is becoming so
worn that it will disintergrate under
hard work, has caused the council to
consider means of replacing it.
The soreeching whistles on the
railroads are to be toned down con-
siderably, too, if a. proposed ordin-
ance is put through. Over in Pasco
the slumbers of the residents are dis
turbed by the almost continual tootles.
The mayor proposes ordinance out
lawing all unnecessary noises and
wants Kennewick to consider a SINH
lar one. The O-W whistles over here
bother them over there the way their
whistles bother us over here.
The screech of the fire siren has,
up to now, been the general signal for
a complete disregard of all traffic
rules. From now on, the craze for
getting to the fire first is to be curb
ed. An ordinance is being prepared
to prohibit cars approaching within
a full city block of the fire engine
either at the fire or on the way.
Strict enforcement of this regula-
tion was determined upon.
The council gave final reading to
the resolution granting the N. P. the
right to run a side track down to the
mill.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-09-20

Rev. Father A. Joda and his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Joda, left on
Wednesday morning for Spokane,
where they will make their new home.
Rev. Father Joda will be in charge Of
the st. Xavier church in Spokane. He
has been in charge Of st. Joseph's
church in Kennewick and the White
Bluffs church for the past three
years. "
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-09-20

The Twin City Motors has sold its
garage in Prosser to o. G. Scott OF
Tekoe, who has taken possession OF
the business. Ray Nickalous and jim
Allen will continue with the new firm
it is understood. ...
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-09-20

The Rebekah lodge plans to cele-
brata the s3rd anniversary of the or
of the Rebekahs next Tues
day evening, September Is, with a
in the Moose hall.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-09-20

A number of the Kennewick Bus
mess and Professional Women plan
to attend the district convention be-
ing held in Sunyside at the Planters
Hotel Saturday evening and Sunday.
Mrs. Nevlow, president of the local
club, has been asked to be one of the
speakers at the banquet. ~ no.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-09-20

Mrs. E. w. Jones and Mrs. S. M.
Raco If Yakima spent Thursday and
Friday with Mrs. M. G. Wysong.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-09-20

Mr.. and Mrs. John Rauscher ana
daughter, Iorene plan to leave FRI
dav for Puyallup Fair.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-08-03

met with Mrs. Sallie Fisher this week.
Miss Nadine Aydelotte is visiting
her cousin near Snow Hill, Miss Dor
othy Aydelotte.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gladding of
Franklin City, Va, and mother, Mrs.
Jane Young and Mrs. Ray Taylor of
Millington, Nd, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Allison Payne on Sunday.
Mrs. Olevia Aydelotte has returned
to her home after visiting her sister
Mrs. James Davis near Stockton, Md.
Mr.. Colvin Redden of Harrisburg,
Pa, spent the week with his mother,
Mrs. Laura Redden.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-08-03
Renson News

Mrs. Fred Aydelotte spent part
Of the week with her mother, Mrs.
Mary Bunting who is i'll at her home
in Pocomoke.
A miscellaneous shower was given
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Sherrard
Aydelotte on last Tuesday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Spar
row. They received many beautiful
and useful presents. Refreshments
were served. At late hour the party
adjourned to their homes wishing the
happy couple happy married life.
The Ladies Aid Society of Remson
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-08-03
eRom 3. nc Z i ] Rough Seas"

- atch hef, unen. IoeyIIOuI IlppCu
out the emergency call on the steam
whistle-four short blasts; and clat-
tered down to the deck below as the
dcck-watch came hurrying from their
shelter.
"Man overboard!" he cried. "Stand
by the leadlinew 1t wasn't so dark
with this easterly wind as it had been
before. He could see, or thought he
could see, that black patch in the
swirls that indicated Burridge. He
snapped bowline around his waist
and went overheard, the line-reel rae
ing like that on a salmon rod when
a big fish takes the fly. 1t scorched
the hand of the deckwatch as they
tried to snub it into some sort of
control.
Seymour came up and saw his man
not a hundred feet away and, though
the leadline was beginning to cut into
him like knife, he went for him.
What's more, he got him-catching his
upflung arm just as it was disappear
ing. If the ship had been making
more than knot Of Roadway he'd
in and saved them both; which was
the colder was impossible to say.
GIVE him to steward" gasped Sey-
mour, not yet knowing whether the
Captain were dead or alive. For
himself he had to go back to the
bridge, where spare man brought
him a change Of clothes which he put
on in the chart-room, his teeth rat
Ting sike castanets. AS soon as he
was able to think he cursed his i'm
pulse.
Why-with Hodgson's statement
coming back to him-he saw he had
evidence enough to put Bulridge
where the seagull's feathers wouldn't
drop on him for years. But there
was a bit of warmth in the following
thought that Dawn would prefer him
to do what he had done. Not that
he'd had much time to think of Dawn
lately-eXcept as a sort of dim nim-
bus behind the general gloom.
Mate Seymour had his hands full
for the rest of the trip, taking meals
on the bridge, and leaving Macalpin,
who esteemed himself better doctor
than most qualified men, to attend
the invalids below. Burridge was
alive, but the immersion had flattcn-
ed him out.
AS it happened the Minotaur came
to port not far behind her winter
schedule thanks to fast currents
which helped against the run of the
wind. In his cabin Capt. Burridge was
in a fever. They ambulanced him to
hospital in a hurry, along with the
second mate. Macalpin came back
with the hospital report, but found
Seymour asleep in his clothes, and
Captain Thomson waiting as patiently
as he could for his report on the
voyage.
Continued Next Week