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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-20

local Boy Scouts, Monday night be-
ing scout meeting, Tuesday night
the Court of Review and Wednes-
day night Court of Honor. Sever
al local boys went up for advance
ment and merit badges.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Selph of Burr
Canyon called at the G.. L. Selph
home Tuesday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. III. Burfiend had as
their dinner guests Sunday, Mr..
and Mrs. H. j. Hansen, the Misses
Agnes and Doris Hansen and Egon
Hansen, Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Nor
ris and Bob Norris, Miss Mae
Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Owens
and son, Bobby Owens, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. D. Browning and Miss
Merriam Browning of Pasco. Cow
ers were laid at the dinner table
for Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Albrecht made
a business trip to Hermiston Sat-
urday.
Mrs. John Weber and Mrs. Rob-
ert Perkins of Finley, Mrs. Emma
Biegel and Mrs. H. Burfiend spent
Friday evening quilting at the w.
w. Preston home.
! Mrs. Nelson Williams called on
Mrs. George Schuster Monday aft
ernoon.
The East Kennewick Women's
club met at the home of Mrs. O..
w. Engals Thursday of last week.
The next meeting will be an all
day affair at the w. j. Preston
home January 10. Election of Of
ficers will be held.
Mrs. F. A. Wright called on Miss
Louise Albrecht Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Hubbard of
Hermiston called at the Emil AL
brecht home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. u. Megy are
spending a few days at the home
of Mr.. Megy's father, H. A. Megy
of Walla Walla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gee of
Walla Walla spent Sunday evening
at the F. A. Wright home.
R. III. Smalley took bus load of
people from this community to the
Boy Scout Court of Honor We'd
nesday night to help Troop &c win
the Shippers trophy.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Wright at
tended lodge meetings in Walla
Walla Tuesday evening.
Wayne Smalley spent Sunday
evening with Bruce Moore.
Mrs. w. d. Moore and Mrs. B.
F. Thrasher spent Thursday of last
week with Mrs. C. L. Selph.
Mrs. w. F. Martin is visiting in
Portland few days.
Mrs. H. J.. Hansen, the Misses
Agnes and Doris Hansen called on
Mrs. R. M. Norris Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. w. j. Preston called on Mrs.
81. j.. Hansen Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Owens of
Horse Heaven spent Monday at
the r. M. Norris home.
! Mrs. Stanley Cochran of Fin
ley and Mrs. B. F. Thrasher spent
Sunday at the Howard Rowland
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Preston, Mr..
and Mrs. r. 81. Smalley and Norma
Smalley spent Sunday evening at
the Ted Watkins home on the High
lands.
L
Miss Dorothy Moore spent Tues
day evening with Miss. Trula Selph.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Mclean, and
G. McNeal Of the Highlands call
ed at the w. j. Preston home Sum
day in order to discuss the Town
send Plan and meeting to be held
Tuesday.
Mrs. R. Fl. Smalley, Norma
Smalley and Mrs. B. F. Thrasher
called on Mrs. w. D. Moore We'd
nesday afternoon.
George Rowland, SON Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Rowland, who suffered
severe attack of appendicitis Sum
day evening, underwent an opera
ton at the Pasco hospital early on
Wednesday morning.
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-20
Many Valley Residents
Attend Townsend Meet
VALLEY

A large delegation of people
from this community attended the
meeting to discuss the Townsend
Act that was held in the basement
of the Methodist church Tuesday
evening.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-20
THE KENNEWICK (WASHl COURIER-REPoRTER

Mrs. w. D. Moore and Bin
Moore spent Tuesday in Finley.
Mrs. Bill Eggers was i'll several
days last week.
Miss Verla Ingraham of Finley
was an overnight guest at the w.
D. Moore home Tuesday.
Several children in this commun-
ity have been suffering with pink
eye.
-Buy Christmas Seals---
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our kind
friends and neighbors for their
acts of love and sympathy during
our recent loss of mother and
grandmother, Mrs. Ella M. Hill.
C. r. Hill and family,
Frank T. Bell,
A. w. Hill and family.
-Bny Christmas Seals--
Miss Laveta Mulkey spent Fri
day afternoon visiting with rela-
tives in Pasco.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-15
Adjustment
Work Shows
Advancement
FARM DEBT ADJUSTERS TALK
OVER PROBLEMS AT VA
KIMA MEETING

The Farm Debt Adjustment commit
tees of Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima and
Benton and Franklin counties met at
Yakima last Thursday for discussion
of the problems confronting the COM
mittee. Those representing Benton
county at the meeting were Guy Pearl,
Prosser; D. S. Wilkinson, White Bluffs;
A. E. Scott, Benton City; @. @. Will
liams and E. G. Durdle, KenneWick.
Each county made reports as to how
the work was being handled and the
results that had been secured. Benton
county was as far advanced with Its
program as any county represented,
with the possible exception of Yakima
county, where the work had been car
ried on by the Yakima chamber OF
commerce previous to the set-up OF
the Debt Adjustment Committee.
It was reported that the Federal
Land Bank anticipates much larger
amount of work being necessary on
the part of the adjustment committee
because of the increased activity OF
the bank in making loans.
E. G. Durdle, county agent, states
that farmers should realize that the
duty of the committee is to assist the
farmer who is having difficulty in
securing readjustments Of his debt so
that he may continue his farming OPP
erations. Farmers of the county should
lay their problems before the COM
mittee for solution if they cannot be
handled in other ways.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-15
1884 Political Race
Off To Flying Start
NEED NOT REGISTER ANEW

First signs of activity in the local
political situation were observed this
week when the candidates. Of two men
for the position of county commits
sioner were announced. Both men, w.
F. Shaw and N. P. Anglin, will run
on the republican ticket. Ira HaWley
is the retiring commissioner.
At mass meeting held at Hanford
Monday night, large group of men
from White Bluffs, Hartford and AL
-Vernita endorsed Norman Anglin
as nominee of the group for the COM
missionership.
w. F.. Shaw had earlier announced
his intention for running for the po-
sition He stated today that, in spite
of rumors to the contrary, he was still
in the race Other men have been
mentioned as possible aspirants to the
post, but as yet they have not def
nitely announced their candidacy.
Voters of this valley will not have
to register this year if they were reg
istered for the general election of 1882
according to Commissioner Ira Hawley
Although permanent registration be-
came law after the last election, only
voters within incorporated cities and
towns will register under the new sys-
tenn before 1885,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-15
Splawn's Book Reviewed
By Junior Club Member

The last meeting of the Junior
Women's club was held at the Luther
an church Friday afternoon, February
2. After the business meeting Mrs.
Ivar Holmskog gave review of "Ka'
Mia Kin" by A. j. Splawn. SplaWn
was one of the first governors OF
Washington and was the first mayor OF
Yakima. He was later sent to Congress
The book dealt with the Indians in
the earlier days of the northWest's
settlement, and covered period OF
fifty years. Splawn was familiar with
Washington, Oregon, Utah and Cali
fornia, and spoke often of White
Bluffs and Priest Rapids.
Ka Mia Kin himself was one Of the
great Indians of the period and one OF
peaceful intent. Mr.. Splawn was per-
sonally acquainted with him. Mrs
Holmskog's review was an interesting
and educational one.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-15
Pomona Meeting Held
At Finley February 10
(By County Agent E. C. Durdle)

(By County Agent E. G. Durdle)
Finley Grange was host to Pomona
Saturday of last week. The new Po-
mona officers were present 100 per
cent. Master Clodfelter handled the
afternoon session with dispatch. Sew
eral changes were suggested by him In
various items of the program. Among
these were a request for a report from
each Grange, either verbally or writ
ten, where the Grange finds that no
one is planning to attend the Po-
| mona. A request was made that re-
ports at the end of the year all be
written.
Master Clodfelter is also changing
the program and the business SEES
sion Grange will be opened at 2:30
pm. promptly. At 800 or 3:15 recess
will be declared for completion of res
olutions by the resolutions committee
and other work of this nature. After
this recess of Is minutes to half an
hour, Grange will be reconvened for
the completion of the business session
unless there be some special business
which nhgst come up for the evening
session. N this way 1t is hoped that
the afternoon session will draw a still
larger attendance and that the even
ing session following the lecture hour
will be given over to degree work or
social activity. This will undoubtedly
be means of attracting more Of the
young people to the Grange. Several
present expressed themselves as being
heartily in favor of this change In the
program.
Reports of the various Oranges, in
Guiding Rattlesnake, Locust Grove
Kiona- Benton, Horse Heaven, Vale
Kennewick Valley and Finley showed
that all of the Oranges are progress
ing very nicely. New members are be-
ing secured and added interest being
shown in practically every Grange Of
the county represented. Grange reports
for the state show that there is great
err membership in the Grange at the
present time than at any time here
tofore.
The secretary read a letter from MIR
Hill in reply to the night letter SEM
from the last Pomona meeting In re.
gard to radio programs. The chaplain
Mrs. Swayze, read parts Of lette1
from Mrs. A. S. Goss, who is now neal
Washington, D. G. She gave numbe1
of interesting incidents in connection
with Grange affairs in the east.
Nine candidates were initiated int
the fifth degree. The travel wheel wa
presented by the lecturer, Mrs. Charlie
Morgan of Benton City, to Locus
Grove Grange for winning highes
score in the degree and ritual worl
contest.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-15
Hanford Team Will DO
To Playoff Saturday

In one Of the most exciting and
closest games ever seen on the White
Bluffs floor, Hanford defeated White
Bluffs 20 to Is last Friday night. The
White Bluffs girls defeated the Han
ford girls Is to II.
With this victory, Hanford c1nched
first place in the league as Richland,
with whom they had been tied lost to
Benton City the same evening. Han
ford and Richland will go to Prosser
Saturday, February II, where they will
meet Prosser and Pasco in a play-off
for the championship of this district.
The first and second place winners in
this tournament will later go to va
kima as representatives of this section
of the Yakima Valley league.
The following schedule will be OBJ
served at the playoff:
Game /, Richland VS.. Pasco, 200 pm
Game 2, Hanford vs. Prosser, 300 pm
Game 3, Loser of VS.. loser of 2, 7:3O
Game 4, Winner of VS.. winner of 2
$3.50 pm.
The winner of game 4 will take first
place in this district and the loser
of that game will be second palce
winner Admission to the games will
be Is cents Saturday afternoon and
Is cents Saturday evening.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-15
intermediate Credit Bank
Reports on Loans Made

The Federal intermediate Credit
Bank of Spokane discounted $4,9Ol,-
SOS during January according to Wer-
ner E. Meyer, president. Original dis
counts included in the above figure
amounted to $3,921 285. They are CLASH
fled as follows: dairy cattle, $5,788;
other cattle, $938,268; sheep, $2,o99,059;
crop production $76,l60; and general
agriculture, $4,000.
During this same period the bank
advanced $344,47 to cooperative as
sociations. The peak in loans to these
associations Is reached in October or
November of each year and liquidation
through orderly marketing Is rapid
throughout the winter and spring
months AS of January 81, total loans
outstanding to cooperative associations
amounted to $1,119,576, secured by
wheat, canned fruit, vegetables and
alfalfa seed.
Organization of production credit
associations throughout the district is
now well under way. AS these associ-
atoms will discount agricultural paper
with the intermediate Credit Bank,
it is thought that within the next six
months the bank will experience large
| increase in the volume of business. In
anticipation of this increase, the bank
has employed five additional men in
| the credit department and Is training
them in procedure and policies. This
is to assure prompt and efficient SER
vice on handling all discount applica-
lions received from the new associa-
| lions.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-15
Hanford Gets Travelling
Wheel FromsVale Grange


Tuesday evening, February 10, Vale
Grange presented the travelling wheel
to Hanford Grange About thirty
eight Changers from Vale attended
the program.
A large part of the evenings pro-
gram was devoted to a discussion Of
the power situation. A group Of White
Bluffs Changers attended the meeting
and presented petition, asking that
the power companies wipe all unpaid
irrigation charges off the books. j. b.
Tromanhauser discusse several
aspects of the situation.
On Thursday evening, March l, the
Hartford Grange will bring the travel
ing wheel to the White Bluffs or
ganization.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-15
Work Plans
On Othello
Road Begun
PLANS ALSO STUDIED FOR LOCA-
TON OF BRIDGE OVER
COLUMBIA

While inspecting the work now be-
ing done on the Othello-W White Bluffs
stretch of the Yakima White Bluffs
Lind road, Lacey MurroW, state high
way director, indicated that the road
will probably be placed OH the state
highway system by the legislature next
year. Mr.. MurroW was accompanied on
his trip of inspection by E. G. Simpson
of Yakima, district engineer.
Mr.. Murrow considered work on the
fifteen-mile stretch as a step toward
standard highway which will cut
the distance from Spokane to Yakima
by forty miles, and which will carry
much OF the heavy cross-state traffic.
with this in mind we are straight
ening highway No. II from Spokane
to Lind" Murrow explained. Even
tually we will have direct fast route
that will carry heavy part OF the
traffic"
In order to make the route as direct
as possible, it is understood that the
present right-of way from the Colum-
bia river to the graveled road south OF
Othello will not be used, but that
new route, eliminating all curves, will
be chosen.
Mr.. Murrow also inspected possible
sites for bridge across the Columbia
river near White Bluffs. He said that
he will study data compiled by the
Northern Pacific railroad number of
years ago when they were considering
railroad bridge at White Bluffs
In discussing the matter Of bridge,
Mr.. Murrow said that in the past the
highway department has lacked plans
when they were in a position to receive
federal funds, and that in this case
they wish to have all necessary data,
in the event additional money is avail
able
In constructing the l5-mile stretch
between White Bluffs and Othello,
10000 cubic yards of dirt will be ex-
cavated at cost of $4,000; $4,000
cubic yards of ballast, costing $29, 445
will be used; and 1880 cubic yards
of crushed rock costing $21 ,604, and
1890 yards of crushed rock at a cost
of $14,586 will be used in the surface
ing of the road.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-15
Letter To Larsen Tells
Of Orchard Cure All

Fruit growers of White Bluffs, espec-
tally those raising apples, will be inter-
ested in the following letter, received
by j. w. Larsen, who had made in
quiries concerning chemical which
destroyed worms and pests in the
orchard:
"Your card received today. I was
going to Wenatchee first but I have
been held up in getting financed, but
if you can contract me four or five
thousand trees to treat, will go to
you first, under the following condi-
tons:
"We charge rs cents a tree on trees
less than 20 years old and $1.00 on
trees over 20 years old. One treatment is
good for three years. The treatment
revives diseased tree, increases the
vitality of good trees, increases the
siza ca fruit, and destroys Insects thwt
eat any part of the tree or fruit.
"My chemist had an orchard of 80
trees about 10 years ago. One was dy-
ing and he experimental on it, and by
chance he got just the right thing. It
revived his tree and killed the insects
so he did same to all and it acted just
the same to all. Then he went mining
and forgot all about his orchard. Some
years after it was sold for townsite and
the trees destroyed He told me about
it and I have bought half interest in
the process. 1t can't fail if properly
used, so we do not sell the medicine
but do the work by experienced men.
The ingredients are very costly, but I
am going to do few thousand trees
at this price and if we find we have to
raise the price we will do it later.
I'm answer to your card about cod
ling moths, if they eat any of the tree
or fruit it will be goodbye cooling
moth, and no injury to human being
or flavor Of fruit"
Mr.. Larsen's correspondent does not
mention the nature of the nostrum
but if any growers of the valley are
interested in increasing the vitality OF
their trees, as we'll as destroying
worms and reviving diseased trees
without injury to human being or
flavor of fruit" they may get the
further details from either Mr.. Lar
sen or the Spokesman.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-15
Ladak Alfalfa Found To
Withstand Winter Injury
BY County Agent E. G. Durdle

BY County Agent E. G. Durdle
A number of inquiries are being re-
ceived from farmers in regard to La
dak alfalfa. This matter has been ia
ken up not only with Mr.. Singleton
at the Experiment Station at Prosser,
but also with DR.. Hafenrichter at the
State College. Growers are cautioned
that since there is very little true seed
of the Ladak variety alfalfa, one
should not purchase seed of this var
iety unless he is certain that it has
come from bags which carry the blue
certifcation tag for this variety. Seed
of this variety which is certified &C
cording to the information which we
have, cannot be purchased for less
than rs cents a pound; and then only
a small amount is available. Since the
severe winter a year ago, careful
check has been made on the Ladak
or South Dakota No. IL variety. The
Station finds that this variety with
stood the winter even better than
Grimm. Local growers here have found
that it has come through almost 100
per cent in many cases where the
Common particularly from southern
sources-right along side of it, has
frozen out almost completely. Farmers
attending the turkey tour at Hermis-
ton, Oregon, last summer learned that
that area is planting this variety al
most to the exclusion of all others
For these reasons, it would seem that
growers for the next two or three sea-
sons might better give their attention
to the South Dakota No. IL as var
iety which is hardy and which pro-
duces a good yield of hay and Is rea-
sonably free from wilt. Seed of this
variety may be purchased directly from
the seed growers in South Dakota
Anyone interested in this particular
variety may contact the county agen
for information.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-15
Postal Job Open
To Three Highest
APPOINTMENT EXPECTED SOON

News reports from Washington, D.
O., Tuesday, February 10, stated that
the Civil Service Commission had an
nounced that of those who took the
examination for postmaster at White
Bluffs j. E. Leander, Mrs. Geraldine
Bozarth and George r. Chase were
eligible for the position. All of those
who took the examination received a
report of their rating from the COM
mission
These reports, the first since the
examinations were held on September
16, are taken to indicate that an ap-
pointment from this group will soon
be made.
The Office of postmaster here has
been vacant since March 3, 1888, when
E. j. O'Larey, former postmaster, re-
signed to accept the position of rural
mail carrier. D. S. Wilkinson was ap-
pointed acting postmaster on that date
and will continue to serve until the
regular postmaster is appointed
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-15
All Hog Producers Now
Eligible for Payments

All Benton county hog producers,
regardless of their past hog produc-
ton, are now eligible for hog reduc-
ton payments under new ruling
issued by DR.. A. q. Black, chief OF
the corn-hog section of the agricul-
tural adjustment administration, &C
cording to E. G. Durdle, county agent.
A previous ruling specified that If the
1928 hog litter average was less
than three, the contracting producer
was not required to reduce hog pro-
duction in 1884, and was not eligible to
receive reduction payments
Under this new ruling, all producers
will be entitled to reduction payments
of SIS per head on number of hogs
equal to rs per cent Of their past av-
erage of market hog production, pro-
vided their litter average and produc-
ton of hogs for market is reduced not
less than Is per cent. In cases where
the litter average is three OF less, this
means that the contracting producer
will have to reduce by one litter In
order to comply with the contract,
even though this will constitute more
than a Is per cent reduction from
the litter average.
The change in ruling was made in
consideration Of an unexpected inter-
est in the corn-hog program among
small hog farmers. These farmers will
now have an opportunity to share in
the proceeds Of the processing tax be-
ing collected on the slaughtering OF
hogs for market.
The Secretary of Agriculture has
also authorized a new regulation per-
hitting producers to butcher hogs OF
their own raising and sell or exchange
up to 300 pounds of products from
them in any one marketing year with
out having to pay the processing tax
provided that not more than 1,OO(
pounds of such products are sold O,
exchanged during the marketing year
When the volume of hog products sc
sold or exchanged exceeds 1000 pounds
the producer loses all exemption.
Hog producers are also exempt from
the tax on the slaughter of live hog:
by or for the producer for consump'
ton by his own family, employees, Of
household.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-15
Work of Walt Whitman
Studied By Club Women

A paper on the work Of Walt Whit
man and the place that it occupies
in American literature was read by
Mrs. G.. r. Chase at the February
study meeting of the Woman's club.
The meeting was held Wednesday after
noon in the basement Of the Lutheran
church. Eighteen members and three
guests were present.
After Mrs. Chase's talk, Mrs. w. j.
Jenkins, who had charge Of the must
cal part of the program, gave resume
of the life and work of Edward Mac
Dowell, as an introduction for Mrs
Alex Parke. who played three of his
compositions for the piano.
Tea was served by Mrs. E. j. OLarey
and Mrs. F. A. English.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-15
School Board Election
Will Be Held March 3

Notice has been given by L. A. Cod
ing, clerk OF the White Bluffs school
district, that an election will be held
March for the purpose of naming
director to a three-year term on the
school board.
Anyone who wishes to be candidate
and to have his name printed on the
ballot must file his notice with the
school district clerk at least ten days
before election.
L. A. Codding is the member of the
board whose term is expiring. Other
members at present are G. l. Wright
and w. H. Keal.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-15
Unidentified Man Found
Dead on Richland Road

Having apparently lost control of his
car, an unidentified man was killed
several miles north of Richland We'd
nesday night when his car went of
the road and turned over.
Road crews going to work Thurs
day morning discovered the car over
turned in the ditch. After righting 1t,
the mans body was found beneath
the wreck. There was no license on
the car and no marks of Identification
on the body. The man had been driy-
ing toward White Bluffs from Kenne-
wick or Richland. A coating of frost
on the car indicated that the accident
had happened late Wednesday even
ing.