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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1934-11-30
AFTER BLACK GOLD
IN FRENC Gilman HILLS

In the Frenchman hills district in
Grant county events are taking place
witch, it is claimed, are overshad-
owed only by the Grand Coulee dam
project. .s,..s.. --..s.a---l ,sss,
frhe magic words coil and gas
have set in motion construction job
which may prove of immense impor-
lance to the entire region.
On December 2, the town" Of the
Peoples Gas and Oil company on its
Frenchman hill location will be dedi-
Gated without ceremony. A group of
l3 buildings has been completed to
house the drilling rig, crew, power
plant, offices and garages. The build
ings are of type which indicates the
company expects to operate for con-
siderable time.
J.. F. Simons, president, has invit-
ed the public and a group of state Of
ficials and men prominent in the pc
troleum industry to be present at
the dedication.
Three-quarters of mile of water
pipe has been laid from the Frank
Bell ranch to the oil drilling site. A
pressure storage tank has been built
to hold the water.
Mr.. Sinons said the west way TO
reach the camp is through Ephrata.
Signs plainly mark the road
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1934-11-30
MANY VISIT DRY
FALLS DURING THE
SUMMER MONTHS

Joseph Meehan, caretaker at the
Dry Falls S a 70 Park, informs US
that during the summer months
10000 people registered at the Wis
ia house at Dry Falls. Not nearly
all who visited the park took the
trouble to register. SO it is safe to
say that at least a third more than
whose names appear on the register
book, visited this great and marvel
Gus wonder, situated just four miles
from Coulee City.
Those who haven't visited Dry
Falls for some time will marvel at
the many improvements that have
been made there this summer. The
grounds have been beautified until
they are almost unrecognizable;
flowers have been planted, strong
chains have been strung along the
edge of the walls for several humid
red feet. A new modern comfort
house has been built entirely of rock
gathered in tn coulee. A five room
residence has been built for the care
taker and a large reservoir to furnish
drinking water for the vista house,
residence and rest rooms has been
installed on the hill just west of the
vista house.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1934-11-30
PLAN TO PURCHASE
$50 CARLOADS OF G.
GRADE APPLES

81 Plans to purchase approximately
$50 carloads of C grade apples, chief
| ly in the Yakima and Wenatchee val.
| Ieys, were announced at Wenatchee
last week by v. e. Pugh, director OF
commodity distribution for t h {
VERA. in an exclusive interview
i with WERA Events.
The Federal Surplus Relief Corpor-
alton has authorized the State of
Washington to make the purchase of
deciduous fruit, the bulk of which
will be shipped out of the state for
relief purposes. A similar plan last
year was carried out on much
smaller scale.
The apples are to be purchased
from growers who are in need of fin
ancial assistance, although they need
not be persons accepting relief, Pugh
stated. Applications from the grow
ers will be received and passed upon
by a local committee being set up
through the cooperation of the
Clhambe of Commerce. The price Of
$40 per ton on board of cars for bulk
apples, which must be washed and
in condition to pass inspection, is 81
above the SIS code price.
Applications at Wenatchee will be
handled through the county agents
office and the VERA office. MI
Pugh met H. e. Hagerman, distric
commodities supervisor, in Ellens
burg and went to Wenatchee to make
arrangements before coming to Yaki-
ma. He will go to- Walla Walla and
thence to Spokane to make arrange
ments at those points.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1934-11-30
LOCAL MAN WILL
HEAD COULEE TOUR

The Grand Coulee News is spon-
soring tour of the Grand Coulee by
a caravan from Grand Coulee for
Su day afternoon, December 2.
Frank Mccain, local geologist, and
who perhaps knows more about the
coufee and it's many strange forma-
lions than any other man In the
west, has been invited to head the
exhibition
According to the schedule worked
out by Sid Jackson. of the News, the
caravan of cars will leave Grand
Coulee at noon, proceed to -Coulee
City. where it will be met by Mr.. Nc
Cam. Mccain will work out a
schedule including as many points of
interest as possible to cover in half
a day. He will give talk on the
geology of the coulee at Dry Falls.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1934-11-30
Arizona Wranglerls
Receive Big Ovation

Record breaking crowds attended
all four performances OF tine Arizona
W1anglers, popular KNX entertain
ers, who appeared here in person in
connection with the regular moving
picture program last Sunday. Hailed
as the greatest troupe of radio en-
tertainers in history, the singing
cowboys who left their Arizona
ranch jobs six years ago to take up
radio entertaining, are living up to
their reputation. and the manner in
which they are piling up box office
receipts is astonishing.
The whole Wrangler gang was
present Pee Wee, Uncle Iron Tail,
Slicker, Sleepy and the rest. Cowboy
ballads and musical numbers, yodel-
ing and dancing made up the inter-
esting program that kept the audi
ence in a state of excitement during
the entire program.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1934-11-30
Hartline Pioneer Dies

Miss Nora UT, resident of the
Hartline country for many years.
and one of its Oldest pioneers, died
last Sunday at the home of her broth
er-in-law and sister, Mayor and Mrs.
G. Stapish, at Chewelah. A few days
previous to her death she fell and
broke her hip and apparently never
recovered from the shock She was
80 years old. Her funeral service
was held at Hartline Tuesday after
noon.
Miss UT was the eldest of seven
daughters in leading Big Bend
family. She came with her parents,
(deceased) to Hartline AS years ago
and that town had since been her
home until she went to Chewelah to
live with her sister Three Other
sisters survive her: Mrs. Abby Win.
frey, Chewelah; Mrs. James Harris
and Mrs. Charles Gage, both Of Hart.
line.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1934-11-30
CONVICT UNDERWOOD.
ON ASSAULT CHARGE

Sam Underwood, who has b e n
held in the local jail since July rs
awaiting trial for second degree as
sault was found guilty by jury
which deliberated until late Satur-
day night, after taking the case that
afternoon. The jury recomm ended
leniency.
Underwood was charged with
striking H. D. Sherwood, city mar
shall of Coulee, breaking the man 8
jaw on both sides. Witnesses who
testified were Carol Pitts, Sherwood,
DR.. George 1. Hoffman, G.. V. Thistle
waite, Clyde Bellows, Lonnie Trip
lett, Ira Pitts. Mrs. Helen Underwood
and the defendant. Jurors were e.
T. Guffin, D. S. Thompson, Harry H.
Padgitt, J. E. Orion, Clarence Lains.
F. X. Saunders, Henry Franz, E %.
Lindblad, Christine Gross, Henry
Dirks, Richard Ottmar. and A F. Will
kens. w. E. Southland was attorney
for defense, E. w. Schwellenbach
representing the state.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1934-11-30
BENEFIT DANCE
DRAWS BIG CROWD
Neat Sum Realized From Sale OF
Tickets, to Be Used to Help Blind
Girl Regain Her Eyesight

The people of this. community and
other surrounding communities arc
to be commended upon the generous
spirit shown in contributing to a
most worthy cause. The benefit
dance given at the Gregg hall last
Saturday night was very well attend
ed. The dance was given by the To-
cal Post Veterans of Foreign Wars
and the Coulee City Woman's club.
More than 500 was netted from the
sale of tickets. This money has been
placed In the Security State B n k
here and will be used to pay for
treatments for seven year old Cou-
lee City girl who is almost totally
blind.
Doctors in Wenatchee who are
treating her say that she has a fine
chance of recovering her eyesight. 1t
will take time however, and great
deal of money, but the pleasure Of
seeing her enjoying the pleasures of
this world through good pair of
eyes will be ample recompense to
those who so generously subscribed
to this fund.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1934-11-30
ATTY. AITKEN WILL
MOVE TO G. COULEE

According to a recent dispatch in
the Grand Coulee News, Hugh ]. Ait
ken, attorney here, plans to move his
law office to Grand Coulee about
December l..
Hugh has been resident of Grant
county for two and one-half years
About a year of that time he spent
In Ephrata and for the past year OF
SO he has been practicing in Coulee
City.
Since coming to Coulee City he
has taken an active interest in af-
fairs Of the city. He is president OF
the local chamber of commerce and
an ardent booster for the Grand Cou-
lee dam. Although local people re-
greet to see him leave they wish him
an abundance of success In his new
location,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1934-11-30
Columbia Basin Pioneers
Back Development League
Campaign for Membership Being
Carried On In Grant County to
Community Boosters

Now that actual construction oil
the Grand Coulee project is under
way, the pioneers of the Columbia
Basin area are rallying behind the
campaign of the Columbia River De-
velopment league to build up its
membership, Ashley Z. Holden, exc.
cutive secretary of the league, an
nounced this week. At Quincy. where
the league has had loyal support for
years, drive for new members is
being conducted by H. L. Johnson
president of the chamber of com
merce. assisted by r. G. Wightman
and John Greer.
AFTER dreaming of water on
Quincy flats for all these years, and
now that the realization of this
dream is in sight, we cannot afford
to relax in our efforts to secure the
high DAM" Johnson asserted.
In Ephrata the high dam program
is staunchly supported by Judge C..
G.. LETTERS, and membership in the
League is being solicited by William
Clapp, Gale Matthews and others. In
Soap Lake the president of the cham
Der OF commerce. A. J. Juday, is call
ing meeting to enlist support for
the Leagues campaign. F. w. Nc
Cam of Coulee City is actively cam
paigning for League members, and
at Grand Coulee dam the program is
strongly supported by R. A. Mum
mey. president of the chamber of
comm cree, and by Maj. Fred We'll.
Evidence that the high dam prof.
ect will be of benefit to the entire
state is seen in the support given the
League by communities not in the
reclamation area, such as Wilbur,
where w. P. Gray, state senator for
two terms from that district, is
heading drive for members to sup
port the work of the Colum bia River
Development League. He expresses
the opinion that the Grand Coulee
project is the greatest factor imagin-
able for uniting the state. because
it is constructive and self-liquidating,
the high dam program should receive
The united support of every forward
looking citizen" Gray declared.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1934-11-30
LOCAL PIT. A. HOLDS
INTERESTING MEETING

The PIT. A. held its regular
monthly meeting in the school gym
nasium on Monday, Nov. 10. The
program under the direction of Miss
Mesick. consisted of dancing and mu-
sic and was we'll received.
Mary Frances Brown was featured
In a tap dance, and clever tap spe-
cialty was put ON by Lila Mae Adams,
Charlotte Acqerman and Donald Bel
las. Two very pleasing piano solos
were given by Floy LETTERS and Betty
Davis, which completed the program.
The business meeting included
satisfactory reports on the clinic and
the bird lecture. After much heat
ed, but goodnatured discussion, a
committee was appointed to mako
plans for al coming entertainment. 1t
promises to be good, so watch the
papers.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1934-11-30
Distinguished Group
Inspects Dam Site; Are
Pleased With Progress

Ellsworth French, publicity direc-
tor OF the Colum bia Basin commits.
sion, visited the dam site yesterday
with party of distinguished people,
who expressed themselves as amazed
at the speed with which the MWAk
group has covered the townsite with
buildings.
In a little over month, the con-
tractors have erected we'll over 200
buildings, including about 10 major
structures to be used for offices,
mess hall, and store
Included in the party with French
were James O'Sullivan, executive sec
rotary of the commission; Senator J.
H. Ferryman and Representative
Compton 1. White, of Idaho; C. H.
Uhden, Portland power engineer, and
supervisor of the Long Lake dam
built by the Washington Water Pow
er; State Representative Holt; newly
elected Representative A. C. Win
grove, and Ed Pierce of Spokane. The
party. which totalled II In all, wat
escorted about the project by Guy
f. Atkinson Coulee News.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1934-11-30
FORMER COULEE CITY
GIRL TAKEN BY DEATH
ATTRACTIVE BUILDINGS
IN new ADDITION

Miss Ida Dee Weber of Spok-
ahe has purchased the Krause
building, recent y constr ucted
on the Sunset highway and has
moved same to lots 400 4O2. in
block Is. in the original town.
site of Coulee City, and will re.
model 1T into four apartments to
be rented furnished.
1t is expected these attractive
apartments will be rented very
reasonable. and will be spoken
for in advance. Miss Weber
should be congratulated on her
foresight and courage on this
constructive effort on this well
located property, and we know
her venture will be very sue
cessful.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1934-11-30
ST. ANDREWS ITEMS

Who says that winter has not
come? Gel tainly not those who live
on the hill tuesday morning the
ground was white with a two inch
blanket OF snow and prospects of
they are In readiness.
Among those from St. Andrews
who attended the sale at maritime
tuesday were Messrs. A. MIckelsen,
%. Burrows. FL. Wagensin, G.. Wat
AlnS, Z. Z. Larsen, A. Larsen, and
4. Jensen.
A treat was furnished our radio
rams Sunday night by having the op
portunity to hear and see the Arizona
Wranglers at Greeg's Hall in Coulee
MI. and Mrs. Edwin Nicholson.
Messrs. Chris Jorgensen, Andrew and
Y. e. Larsen and Harold Jensen were
In Waterville the first of the week
transacting business.
A dance Is to be given Saturday
night, Dec. LIST after the regular
meeting of the Grange, for the
Changers and their friends. The
Grange ladies are requested to bring
lunch. This is the first affair of
plans for raising money for the hail
and we nope it will be well attend
cd. Changers remember the date,
you will be sure of good time. So
come and bring your friends.
Miss Rosamond Ward spent the
first of the week in Mansfield doing
beauty work
Mrs. Charles Nelson, nee Ann Jol-
ly. and daughter Patsy Ann of Pa
teros are visiting their relatives in
st. Andrews and Mold.
Thanksgiving day being Thursday
of this week, the school will be closed
for the usual two days vacation.
A surprise party gathered at the
home of Mr.. Cory Gilbert Friday
night. The occasion was Mr.. Gil
bert's birthday. The evening was
spent in playing cards and other
games. A delightful time was had.
All wished Mr.. Gilbert many happy
returns of the day and returned
home in the wee small hours.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1934-11-30
JUNIORS ENTERTAIN
AT PINOCHLE PARTY


The junior class of the local high
school gave pinochle party at the
school gymnasium Tuesday evening,
which was quite well attended, al
though there were several tables
prepared that were not in use.
Eleven tables were in play. Mrs.
r. B. Carpenter won high score for
ladies, Bob Brimble for gents. Miss
Mesick won ladies' consolation and
Kenneth Scheibner, gents. Cake and
coffee were served by the juniors at
the close of the play.
Patrons of this school district are
rather lukewarm in their support Of
school activities. The least we can
do IL to show an interest in their
undertakings and encourage them by
subscribing to and attending their
public functions.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1934-11-30
WILL PLACE
BIG ORDER FOR
STEEL AND CEMENT
Northwest's Largest Order for Steel
and Cement Will BE Awarded
Soon for COulee Dam

Engineers for the MasonAtkinson-
/ kier Company have completed thei1
estimates for steel sheet piling to
be used in the gigantic cofferdam di-
version of the Colum bia River. The
company has asked Frank A. Banks
| Reclamation Bureau Engineer in
charge of the construction, to call for
bids for $4,000 tons of steel sheet
piling. This is by far the largest
steel order ever to- be called for in
the Northwest. This order will be
eQualled in size only by the order for
the cement that will be necessary for
, the dam.
1--WE will call for bids on the ce
ment about January L." Mr.. Banks
stated. ut has not been determined
how much cement we will purchase
in the first order. 1t may be that we
will purchase all the cement neces-
sary in the one order, and it is also
possible that we will purchase it in
several BIDS
Work on the cofferdam was start
ed last week by the MWAK Com
pany, which proposes to start driv-
Ing sheet piling for the diversion as
soon as the steel is delivered. For
the next few months the Columbia
river, normally. should be at low
water.
In the Grand Couee low dam it is
estimated that there will be $685.,
581 Gu. yds. of concrete in the dam
and power plant as compared with
about 100000 Gu. yds. of concrete
in the Boulder dam, power plant and
tunnels.
In the proposed Grand Coulee high
dam, which is receiving endorsement
for immediate construction from all
parts of the state, there will be g.
100000 Gu. yds. of concrete.
Only the most vivid Imagination
can picture the great wall of con-
crete to be poured into the Grand
Codlee low dam, which will be 3.4OO
feet long, 80 feet wide at the top
and 24O feet wide at the bottom. The
dam will be 800 feet high above low
est bed rock, and will form aslake SO
miles long. However, the concrete
mass in the Grand Couee high dam,
which will tower 500 feet above low
est bed rock, will be much greater.
This dam will be 400 feet long.
440 feet wide at the base and SO feet
wide at the top. The high dam will
create lake over 100 miles long.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1934-11-30
FA RRELL TO FEATURE
COLLEGE CONCI4AY,ES
Farmers and HOmemakers' We Il
and State Horticultural Assn. 10
Hear AAA Official

What Road Should Agricultural
Adjustment Take?" an address BY
George E. Farrell, agricultural ad
justment administration, Washing
ton, D. c., will mark one of the hi h-
lights of the fourth annual Farm ers
and Homemakers, Week and the
thirtieth annual Washington State
Horticultural association convention,
meeting concurrently on the State
College of Washington campus, De
cember 3, and S. The advisabiLity
of production without restriction,
production for domestic mark cts
only or a middle course will be pre-
scented in the address before a joint
Assem- bly,. December 4. AS chief of
the wheat section, Mr.. Farrell, will
play an important part on the OPEN
ing day adjustment program.
The program of the horticultural
association will deal with every
phase OF tree fruit production and
marketing. College and federal mar
keting and research specialists TO-
gether with many prominent growers
from the orchard districts will dis
cuss problems ranging from cultural
practices to state codes. The horti-
cultural section of the Farmers and
Homemakers Week program Will
supplement the association program
by covering fruit utilization, small
fruits, garden and small fruit dis
eases and insects, evaluation of ap-
pie lands and greenhouse problems.
Farmers, in addition to the gar
den and small fruit sections, will
have full days program dealing
with agricultural adjustment phases
Of the wheat and corn-hog programs.
Another days program will take up
land classifications, soils survey, soil
erosion and marginal land problems
Daily round table conferences will be
held in dairying, poultry, livestock,
agronomy and agricultural engineer
ing.
Three halliday m economics
programs are scheduled for farm
These will take upl
farm life enrichment, hobbies ana
problems, respectively.
Another special program will deal
with fruit utilization.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1934-11-30
SCHOOL NOTES
Coulee City Beats Wilson Creek

Couiee City Beats Wilson Creek
Coulee high school basketball
team, displaying midseason form, de-
leated Wilson Greek to the tune of
81 to 13 last Friday night.
Coulee started with a burst of
speed. Their passing and team work
was of such a high order that even
The most critical couldn't find fault.
Big John Joplin was the sparkplug
that kept things going. He played
one OF the best games of his four
years. He scored Is points and kept
his teammates inspired all the time.
AS captain of the team he used good
judgment.
The work of Kenneth Scheibner
and David Spurbeck as guards Was
also feature.
II the Coulee squad can keep away
the injury jinx. they will probably
be at the top of the ladder by the
end of the season.
Wilson Greek came over to win
and brought along a large crowd but
once again they were disappointed.
The score at half time was 18 to A.
With the game sewed up, Coach
Woodhouse substituted frequently,
The subs all performed in a credit
able manner.
The lineup for Coulee was: Fred
Joplin and Dean Pugh, forwards;
John Joplin. center; Kenneth Scheib-
ner and David Spurbeck. guards.
Coulee Girls Lose
The Coulee girls lost their game
20 to to the Wilson Creek girls.
A large crowd witnessed the games
and 1t looks as though people are be-
coming basketball minded.
In the past three years, Coulee has
won more games than any team in
the county. Show your appreciation
by coming to these games. You won't
be disappointed.
New EnrOliments
Leonard Tribbett, age Z, entered
the second grade Tuesday, November
20.
The following Blain children have
also entered the local school: Beth,
freshman; Grace, eighth; Martha,
seventh; Leslie and Frances. fourth;
and Shirley, first They were form
erly enrolled in the Rimrock school.
but. due to the inaccessibility of the
building to the Balm ranch, County
Castleman has work
ed out special arrangement where
by they attend the local school,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1934-11-30
BIG OPENING DANCE
VERY WELL ATTENDED

(Happy) Ed Lord, proprietor
Of the new dancing pavilion on
the Art Lewis place, a mile this
side of the new town of Rimrock,
is a happy man today. Happy,
because his judgment in building
the new dance hall was justified
in the opening dance Thursday
night. More than 200 couples
attended the dance coming from
all section of the country. The
floor was excellent, the music
good and the reception accorded
each and everyone by the prop
rietor and his wife was heart
marming.
The new dance hall is destined
to become the gathering place
for young people who like dane
ing, for some time to come. The
building is 60 x 100 with hard
wood floor upon which it is real
pleasure to dance on.
At the time of the opening the
hall was not entirely COMPLETED,
but Mr.. Lord expects to have it
functioning 100 aper cent in nc
time. He expects to build a porch
across the front, a balcony in the
rear of the hall, where specta-
tors can play cards or listen to
the music. Check rooms, rest
rooms and hamburger stands will
also be built. A tractor belong
ing to Art Lewis, connected dir
ectly to a generator, furnishes
light for the building.