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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20

The Hanford Improvement club held
their meeting at the Planters Hotel
Thursday afternoon, Dec. IS. Mrs. G.
J. schreiner, the president, presided.
After the business meeting the fol-
lowing program, under the direction OF
Mrs. Ruth Graham, was given: "Christ
mas in Norway" Mrs. A. M. Rollinser;
"Christmas IN Germany" Mrs. Il. u.
Boie; "Christmas In ITALY" Mrs. John
Perry; a paper written by Mrs. A. -.
Brockway, who had spent four Christ
masses in Puerto Rico, was read;
"Christmas in Canada" Miss Elizabeth
Grant; GLOW the Cornish English and
the Austrian people in northern Min
nesota spend Christmas" by Mrs. M.
r, Slayens. Each woman had brought
wrapped gift and numbers were
drawn so each woman then received
gift. The dining room was decorated
with festoons, candles and a Christmas
tree. The tables were decorated and
the place cards and napkins were in
the Christmas motif. Christmas pud-
ding with whipped cream and coffee
was served by Mrs. Nellie Hetherington
and Mrs. l.. L. Moulster. Mrs. Ct. H.
Smith was in charge of the decorating.
There were twenty-five present.
X X X
Frank Clark and his son Raymond
drove to Wenatchee Tuesday on bust
ness, returning Thursday evening. On
Wednesday Mr.. Clark acted as best
man at the wedding of Tom Worby
and Mrs. Kenny Christensen and at
tended the wedding dinner at the Cas-
cadian hotel.
Friday evening after the basketball
game number of people gathered at
the Tom Worby home for a charivari.
Candy and cigars were passed around.
X X X
Riverview high school met Hanford
high in double-header Friday even
ing, the Hanford boys winning while
the girls lost Margaret Cox was in
jured and had to be taken from the
game
Owing to basketball games both Fri
day and Saturday, not many were pres
ent at the old-time dance given at the
Grange hall by Claude Hoover Friday
evening. After paying expenses there
was nothing left.
X X X
Mrs. Leona AinsWorth came up from
Redlands, California, to spend Christ
mas with her. parents. She came up
from Kennewick Saturday evening with
Miss Graham and friends.
X y
The Sunday school will hold their
Christmas services at the church Sun
day evening, Dec. % at 1880 Everyone
is invited to attend.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
EDITORIAL

AS Christmas Is nearing, you must
remember to be careful and not get
round on the three square meals you'll
have All you girls and boys bear IN
mind that for crying out loud, many
a person has received the gift they
wanted Take these last few days to
catch up on your kindnesses and good
turns (to those from whom you might
receive PRESENTS In the long stretch,
when the sandman overtakes you, for
goodness sake, don't try to see Santa,
for if you've hung up your sock, you
might be disappointed in the long run.
Teacher: Tell me about the blood
system and as to where the blood runs. =
Don S.: "It runs into the veins and
then ends up in the artillery
Christmas vacation has finally come.
The much eagerly waited for time OF
the year will soon be here.
School vacation this year will be
from Friday, December 81, to Wednes-
day, January 2. The joyful smiles will
soon be gone when school starts again
for it will only be about week before
the semester examinations will be Civ
en-. The tests will come on Friday,
January II, ending eighteen weeks OF
school.
Miss Duyall: isn't the question
clear enough?"
Fred G.: ooh yes, the questions
clear. It's the answer that's bothering
me-"
The girls basketball suits have been
ordered. They will be the same style
as the boys suits. They will be here
for the games after the Christmas va
cations.
Miss Duvall Tin health educatlon)
Jean, what is the spinal cord?'
Jean s.: tits a thing that youl
head sits on the top of and you si
J on the bottom Of
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20

Jack: Teacher, have strawberries
got legs?"
Miss Duvall: why, no, Jack; what
funny question, why do you ask?'
Jack: 'Then 1 must have swallowed
a caterpillar
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20

Mrs. Herbert Hough is expected in
White Bluffs for a short visit with
friends during the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Don Grinsleys daughter who
had been visiting with the Grimsleys
since their return from the coast two
weeks ago, left Sunday evening for
Chicago where she has made her hons
since her marriage.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
Legal Notices
NOTICE TO PRESENT CLAIMS

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that
all persons having claims against
Benton County, Washington, for SER
vices rendered or materials furnished,
must file such claims properly signed
and verified, with the County Auditor
at Prosser, Washington, on or before
December 31st, 1884.
Claims presented later than Decem-
Der 31st (for services performed dur
ing 1934) cannot be paid until the
year 1886.
Dated this 18th day of December,
1884.
e. o. KEENE,
Auditor of Benton County, Wash
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20

Felt hats may be freshened by rub
bling them briskly with dry soft
sponge to remove the dust and CRIME.
X X
Old pillow slips make good covers
for blouses, sweaters, and children's
dresses while they hang in the closet.
X
A good way to mend cut oilcloth is
to place strip of adhesive tape UNI
derneath the cut and press the oilcloth
down on it.
Use seedless grapes to save work in a
grape salad.
When the supply of one vegetable is
not sufficient for all, try cooking two
or three vegetables together Good
combinations include carrots and peas;
string beans and carrots; celery and
turnips; rutabaga and potato; toma-
toes and okra; string beans and onions,
and beets and peas.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
Church of the Brethren

Rev. Geo. Strycker, Pastor
1000 am Sunday school.
IL. 100 am. Services.
Services every Sunday at Mrs. w.
H. Meeks' home, 3 miles north of Han
ford on the White Bluffs Hanfcrd
highway. Everybody welcome.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
Announcements oil
the Churches
St. Paul's Evangelical
Lutheran
Rev. l.. G. Krug, Pastor

Rev. l.. G. Krug, Pastor
"And thou shalt call His name Jesus.
for He shall save His people from
their sins Matthew l, 81.
Sunday, Dec. %
$50 am, Sunday school.
1890 am, Divine services.
Christmas Eve, Dec. "a
730 pm Christmas Tree and pro-
gram.
Christmas Day, Dec. rs
1920 am. Christmas services.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20

Teacher: Tell me about the blood
system and as to where the blood runs "
Don S.: "It runs into the veins and
then ends up in the artillery"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

A bit of orange marmalade placed in
each biscuit before it goes into the
oven makes hot bread both delicious
and different.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
HEAR-sAY
NO. 16


Donald proving an able marksman
shooting at tin can and his cousin
Bobbie almost brought home the "tur-
key'-Clinton calling Miss Duvall
MON" = Who did Aloha, Carol,
Martha, and Alma go home with Sat-
urday mite, and why?- Broughton
sporting very becoming hat topped
In orange-Jack revealing an ability
to write many and long pages in His
tory tests-Three girls, Aileen, Josie
and Perk very wrapped up In the work
of tying up coats, scarfs, etc.-Teacher
portraying an ugly temper Friday mite
Helen preparing the food for the
out of town team-She ought to re-
ceive an extra large portion-Irene
and Elaine getting out of Bookkeeping
class-Charlie chortling huge words to
Freddie Hall in English class.
Jack: Teacher, have strawberries
got legs?"
Miss Duvall: why, no, Jack; what
a funny question, why do you ask?'
Jack: '"Then I must have swallowed
caterpillar"
The return game with the Bickleton
girls which was to be played Satur-
day. December 15 was postponed be-
cause of this date conflicting with
program to be given there the same
night. This game will be played Janu-
airy IL, 1885, at Bickleton.
nth AND 8TH GRADE NEWS
Shoes seemed to be the exciting sub
ject in school Wednesday. Marian
Grisham and Alice Roberts got theirs
mixed up completely AS Jean Shinn
returned from recess, she proudly
strutted into the room. Her shoe acct
denly flying off, took a journey over to
the picture in back of the room. AS
result the poor picture suffered it
was broken!
! A meeting of the student body was
called Friday Dec. Ia. The secretary's
report was read, and the treasurer's
report announced we had several ath-
letic bills. 1t was voted that we pay
these bills, among which was a bill
from the White Bluffs Spokesman.
1t was decided that we would feed
the Benton City basketball team that
night and committee was selected to
take care of the food.
Also it was voted upon that we have
a Christmas party Friday afternoon,
the 21st. Names were drawn Monday
for presents to be given out at the
! party.
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
BUSINESS MEN TO MEET

. Northeast Business Mems Asso-
citation will meet at 9 p. m. TO-
day in the Northeast Branch of
the Hamilton National Bank,
Eighth and H Sts. N. E.
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
DOC THAT DIED
RAL[YING

BERKELEY, Cal, April 26
G.NS).-Thirteen, the small fox
terrier asphyxiated with poison
gas Friday, April 13, and brought
back to life several minutes later
by DR.. Robert e. Cornish, Uni
versity of California research
biologist, in a bizarre expert
ment, continued to gain strength
today.
The animal displayed its first
signs of consciousness yesterday
and ate a half pound Of liver.
DR.. Cornish reported the dog
licked the hands of an assistant,
barked feebly and growled at bit.
DR.. Cornish said:
"The dog shows startling Inn
prOvement. He tried to climb
into the lap Of my assistant,
ROdcrick Krider, but couldn't
make it because his hind legs
are still useless"
The animal was resurrected
from death by means of adrenalin
and heparin injections.
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
COUNTY BACKS
MISS ENGLE

Miss Lavinia Engle, former
member of the Montgomery
county commissioners, has been
indorsed to resume her former
position in a. resolution unani-
mously adopted by the executive
board of the Montgomery County
Women's Democratic, Club.
Copies Of the document, which
was drawn up at a meeting held
in Bethesda yesterday, have been
ordered forwarded to the county
Democratic committee.
Miss Engle, the only woman
candidate for a seat on the county
commissioners, was forced to give
up the office when she held it
before because she was elected a
member Of the State house of
delegates.
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
Pay Bank DepOsitOrs

Pay Bank OepOSleOrS
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE
UNITED STATES CONGRESS:
As an important help toward national recovery, the
undersigned urges passage of the Mcleod Bill now be-
fore Congress which provides for paying in full depos
tors of closed banks which belonged to the Federal Re-
serve System
Toward this end urge that the RFC make loan ar
rangements with the closed banks.
This procedure would give positive stimulus to bust
ness by converting frozen idle and at present useless
power.
urge immediate Congressional action on the NC
Leod Bill
Name
Street Address
City
IF you Uish to support this movement, please sign
this petition at All and addresses should
be ,Urtten VERY clearly. Mail today to Closed Bank
DepositOrs Department, The Warrington Times,
1917 II ST. NJ w., Warrington, D. C..
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
ASSAULT CASE
FAILS, 8 FREED

Assault charges placed against
three employees of a furniture
company in the HOO block OF
Seventh st. N. W., were dismissed
by Junde Ralph Given in Police
Court today.
Mrs. Evalyn Cliff, TOO block
Thirty-second st. S. E., charged
the men, Joseph jenkins, Andrew
Rollings and William Newton
assaulted her when they went to
her home to seize furniture on
which payments had not been
kept UP.
They denied the charge and
claimed that she was bruised
when she slipped and fell while
attempting to keep them from
taking the furniture.
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
.INSULL CALLS
. CRIME, IF ANY,
TECHNICAL >
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN
Icopyright,. 1884, by International
News SerViceO

News SerVice.)
ABOARD s. s. EXILONA, AT
. SEA, April rs (I.N.S.).-"I never
took o dishonest dollar in my
. Iife!"
Indignantly, his bright brown
eyes glinting behind horn-rimmed
-Spectacles, Samuel insult made
this declaration to International
News Service today as he dis
cussed, in one of his rare moments
of confidence, the charges facing
him upon his return to Chicago.
He said:
EFT is possible I may be sent
10 prison for a technical breach
Of the law that has yet to be
proved. But no one is going to
say insult quaked or quit when
the going got rough!'"
Sailing the Atlantic on the last
leg Of his extradition voyage back
to America, Mr.. insult leaned for.
ward as he asked, in scornful
tones:
"What is back of this indict-
ment? Who are the people IN
the background"
He answered for himself:
81 don't know yet, but I hope
TO- find out"
Then a note of sarcasm crept
into the voice of the former mil
lionaire utilities magnate as he
continued:
'It's a dogs life to be on top.
Look at the target you become!
The higher you go, the further
you can fall. What you have
done for the people, for the com.
lnunity, or for the nation as q
whole means nothing when pow
erful forces set out to get you"
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
Comptroller Asks
Bank Book Report

The Comptroller Of the Cur
rency has addressed a circular
to national banks and State Fed
eral Reserve member banks, (to-
gether with a blank to be filled
out as of April 30) asking for a
special report on the book value
and appraised value of loans and
investments, bank premises and
other real estate. The banks are
asked to refer the matter
\ omptly to the boards Of di-
rectors so that the reports may
be submitted before May 81. The
purpose Of the examination is to
determine the effects of any de-
probation in the value of such
assets on capital accounts.
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
G.W.LGWSchOOLPLavas
Dinner on SATURDAY.

The Law School Association Of
George washington University will
hold its annual banquet at 1880 p.
m. Saturday in the Willard Hotel.
Matthew H. O'Brien, Washington
attorney, will preside, and the uni
versity band and orchestra will
provide the music. Among those
who will attend as guests Of honor
are Commissioner and Mrs. James
NJ. Lands, Col. Walter c. Gle.
phane. Judge George Aukum, Ed
ward F. Colladay, Dean William c..
Van Week and President Cloyd
Heck Marvin of the university.
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
Attorney BOIUie Wins
18th Court Verdict

States Attorney Alan Bowie got
his eighteenth successive convic.
tion In Prince Georges County
Circuit Court yesterday when
Booker T. Sullivan, colored, Of
Cedar Heights, was declared
guilty of second degree murder
after an all-day trial.
The colored man was convicted
over the death Of Agnes Adams,
2, of Fairmont Heights, when a
brick thrown through a window
struck the child. It died two
days later of injuries.
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
MISSIONER AT FORUM

DR.. H. T. Medford, of the for
eign missions department, A. M.
E. Zion Church, and the Rev. A..
H. Gordon, of Howard University,
will speak at a meeting of the
Civic National Forum at the
Twelfth Street Christian Church
next Sunday afternoon,
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
Ice Pick as Weapon
Succeeds in HOLdUD

Armed with an ice pick, a
colored man held up and robbed
a huckster of $43 at Third Street
and Virginia Avenue Southwest
today.
The colored man walked up to
the huckSter, Leonard George Fry,
and purchased some vegetables
rendering a dollar bill in pay.
ment. When Fry pulled out his
money bag to make change. the
colored man drew the ice pick,
threatened the vendor with it,
seized the bag and fled.
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
Annapolis Attorney
Under Indictment

ANNAPOLIS, April 26.-In-
dicted by the grand jury on
eight counts involving forgery,
embezzlement and false pre-
tences, Charles w. Mulligan,
local attorney. was held in the
county Jail here today under
$1,000 bond set by Judge Nicho-
las H. Green.
The Washington times., 1934-04-26

IT'S AN & AND IT'S A BEAUTY
Show. They decided e. overwhelmingly
that Pontiac was the handsomest car in its price
class. Private opinion went farther. It pro-
claimed Pontiac one of the two most beautiful
cars in America REGARDLESS of pricsl
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
BAD CHECKS BRING YEAR

Pleading guilty to passing two
worthless checks of SIS each, Jack
C. Dunn, IS, Of the 900 block Of
New York Ave. N. w., today was
sentenced to a year in Jail by
Judge Ralph Given in Police
Court.
The Washington times., 1934-04-26

FARM AND GARDEN
The Omaha guide., 1934-09-08
DOMGS AMONG THE DINING
CAR and HOTEL WATERS
By Hoppe

In the last issue, you read q short
sketch written by Mr.. Smith on the
duties of a waiter, and from many OF
friends, especially white guests
which in some way or other SURELY
must have run across one of our pa
pers and read it. I have received
many compliments, and if you read it
you received from it also, something
that 0 could use in your daily du-
ties. | want to thank Mr.. Smith
through the press for his time in writ
ing and giving to the walters his view
pertaining to our line Of work
l wrote the week before and it was
my intentions to have some waiter to
give his experience as a waiter, but
was disappointed this week. 1 will
thy to have something interesting for
you beginning with the next issue.
The Omaha guide., 1934-09-08

for the farmers whose years income
had vanished, agreed that the Gov
eminent should administer relief.
What they did not realize was that
the drought, following upon the man
made campaign to destroy produce,
had turned the crop surplus into a
crop deficit. And that means but n
thing: Soaring fod prices TO- the con-
sumner. Private crop experts say that
ii will take five or six years to make
up for the crops we have lost Every
one of these experts is Of the belief.
that during the coming winter food
prices will be higher than for many
years past-and that, coming at a
lime when the national income is still
heavily repressed and millions of
families are earning just enough to
ret by on, contains the fruits of po-
tential tragedy.
President Roosevelt, Secretary Wal
lace and others have said that all the
power of government will be used to
prevent ~proiteering, that the con-
,uncr Will be protected. But no law
exists which can keep farmers from
hanging onto what crops they have
left in the hope Of higher prices-no
power has yet been called into play
hat can prevent speculation all along
the line, from the farm to the gro
Gerry store.
Washington is worried and uncer-
tain-and in the meantime the Gov
eminent is in the odd position of fore
ing crop reduction on n hand, while
administering relief to crop suffer
ers on the other.
-oOo-
The hand Of politics, not too well
Yields. beginning to appear in many
supposedly dispassionate surveys OF
the business situation. 1t is an an
The Omaha guide., 1934-09-08
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ory that unless drastic action were
taken, the American market would
be glutted with agricultural SURPRISES
for many years to come, thus keep
ing prices at bankrupt levels, steps.
were taken to kill pigs, plow under
wheat and cotton, and otherwise at
tempt to adjust demand and supply.
The government paid out checks
totaling millions to farmers in order
to recompense them for crops thus
destroyed.
Everything went along well-until
the power of God appeared, ir the
form of the worst drought in genera
tions. The wheat and cotton crops Of
whole states were literally burned
to dust-cattle died of thirst and
starvation-high winds whirled away
seed and ~top-soil, making a desert of
what had been the finest and richest
farm land in the country.
Outside of the afflicted areas, the
American people had little idea Of
what the result of this would be.
They read the headlines, felt pity
The Omaha guide., 1934-09-08

cient axiom that any smart statisti-
clan a produce figures that will
prove almost anything-it is equally
automatic that you can color the true
facts concerning business by. other
overstatement or understatement
without actually telling an untruth.
Republican sym~pathizers are seek
ing to make the public believe that
business is bad, is; getting worse.
Democratic hackers are trying to per-
suade t that business is recovering
that definite improvement is taking
place all the time. The truth, as il
SO often the case, lies between these
extremes Of opinion. Business is still
suffering from the summer decline,
but in some fields production is above
what the normal seasonal eNpectan-
cy would have led US to expect. Pric-
es for many commodities seem fairly
steady-those of agriculture, due to
drought, well up, and rising. Basic
heavy Enthusiastically. steel and
lumber. are at very low GIBBS, how
ever. =
Main fly in the ointment is still la
Dor trouble. BY the time this is read,
some 10000 900 textile workers may
have walked out, p~aralyzing the in
dustry. Whether they do or not, is
not especially important so far as the
long view is concerned-the fact to
be kept in mind is that labor has been
made dissatisfied and forces are at
work to keep trouble brewing in a
campaign to ~unionize industry loo
per cent. The appeal made to labor
is that if it loses now, its cause will
be set back a century On the other
hand, conservative leaders believe ra-
dicalism and strikes will shake pub
lie confidence in organized labor at
mis- time-that mediation is better
| than force.
Of obvious interest to. business are
the state primaries, which SO far have
demonstrated very little. Most Demo
cratic nominees are enthusiastic New
Deal rtsn-most Republican candi-
dates are equally enthulastic in oppo-
sition. The President has let it be
known that he will not give direct
support to any candidate, and that
same as a blow to many a political
hopeful. Dir. Roosevelt is wisely re-
framing from following the example
Of the tragic Wilson who asked the
country to return Democratic majo-
rites to House and Senate, was re-
fused by tha electorate candidates
will insinuate that the President
won't be able to sleep nights until
they are safely e~lected-but that
won't mean anything.
The Omaha guide., 1934-09-08

to study each man that you would
like as your officer, so that you will
be able to elect the correct man for
the position, which he is most fit for.
By so doing, we should be able to
have a successful and peaceful Asso-
citation, and to do this, we must at
tend these meetings We must elect
a man and not a friend, so please be
present Monday night, Sept. 10.
Fall is here, and the clubs will soon
be closing, which means that many
walters viii be out Of work, those
who are now working regularly, and
less work for the ertra men, so we
hope to get together as a body to
make the best possible plans to take
care of whatever confronts us. The
Field CLUB closes Saturday nEght,
Sept. g. This means that Joe Ais,
A, Howard and H, Bronson will again
be on the extra list Some of course,
know their plans. Mr. w. Smith, a
member of the Field Club staff was
dismissed from service on Sept. 4,
the reason unknown. But. it shows
even with a few days left for the
closing Of its doors, its never too late
TO dispose Of one of our members.
Little consideration is given u.s.. be-
cause we do not give ourselves the
consideration that we should