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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-06
Highlands Warehouse
Destroyed by Fire

Fire of unknown origin destroy
ed the old Highland Fruit ware
house at Vista Friday afternoon.
The fire was discovered about l:3O
in the afternoon, and it being out
side the city limits the local fire
department was unable to combat
the blaze. The fire was beyond
control before the Pasco equip
ment and water car could get here.
The building was being used by
John Ferguson as a storage. He
stated there was between 40 and
so tons of wheat and 1000 orchard
heaters and smudge pots and farm
equipment in the building at the
time of the fire. The building was
said to have cost $1,000 number
of years ago when built and was
partly covered by insurance, as
was the contents.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-06
TO HOLD
HONOR COURT

Court of Honor for local Boy
Scouts will be held next Wednes-
day, December IL, at the meeting
hall of Troop % over the Washing
ton Hardware store. Scout Commits
sioner Jim Bockius made this an
nouncement at the luncheon meet
ing of the local scout council held
at Plowman's Wednesday noon Of
this week.
Executive r. III. Hayes of Walla
Walla attended the luncheon and
expressed pleasure at the activity
OF the council and talked over plans
for effective scout work in this
community. Every member of the
council was present, and reported
the activity of his particular branch
of work. Most interesting Of the
reports was a contest planned by
Urban Keolker as Civic chairman,
whereby a prize will be offered
for the scout bringing in the great
est number Of political advertising
signs posted on the telephone, pow
er and fence poles about the COM
munity, as one way of improving
the appearance of our roads and
highways.
Lawrence Scott, chairman Of the
camp committee, reported salts
factory progress toward develop
ing a permanent camp on the site
donated to the organization. This
movement has been greatly aided
by the voluntary contribution OF
$500 by the American Legion to-
ward developing this camp.
Troop % sponsored by the Ann
erican Legion has for its commit
tee Frank Mason, chairman; VIII
lard Campbell and Brick Oliver.
Troop 26 sponsored by the Metho-
dist church has for its committee,
Milton Libby, r. H. Smalley and
Rev. Hubert Vincent.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-06
N. p. OBJECTS
TOU.P. TRACK
EXTENSION
Railroad Men Provide Enter
tainment for City Dads;
Franchise is Held up for
Further Investigation

To extend or not to extend! All,
that is the question! 49,
And in the settlement of the
question the city council got a lot
of thrill, accompanied by some ex-
citement Tuesday night when the
N. P. railroad objected to the city
granting an extension of a side
track to the Union Pacific.
The track in question would run
from the end of the siding at the
Grange oil station across Benton
street east two blocks and across
Washington street to the north
side of the Church Grape Juice
plant. This added facility would
give that plant loading tracks on
both railroads as we'll as provide
loading facilities for all the prop
erty within the two blocks just
east of the Gleason warehouse.
Three or four representatives of
each of the roads We're present to
make their pleas to the council,
which decided to delay action un-
til the next regular meeting. The
speeches on both sides proved an
interesting diversion for the coun-
cilmen whose routine business gen.
orally consists of putting their OK
on current bills. Each member OF
the council was given an oppor-
tunity OF expressing himself on the
question and pleasant time was
had by all.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-06
900 SORE ARMS
ATTEST SCHOOL
COOPERATION
Splendid Cooperation is Given
Health Officer i'm Combat
ting Smallpox Scare; Epi-
demic Held i'm Check

aDon't hit that arm!" is the cur
rent pass word at the school houses
this week, some 600 kids having
been vaccinated by County Health
Officer DIR. L. G. Spaulding, ac-
cording to a report made to this
paper this afternoon. -
Splendid cooperation shown by
local citizens in regard to vaccin-
ations and quarantine regulations
will make it unnecessary to place
a ban on public meetings the ply
sician stated, and none will be
placed unless unusual numbers Of
new cases of smallpox develop
within the next few days.
The few cases already on record
are Of a mild character, DR.. Spauld-
ing reports, several of the victims
being unaware of their ailments
until the breaking out had appear
ed. Extraordinary precautions
against a spread are being taken,
most of the children taking tn e
serum are having it administered
for the second time in their school
lives. Strict quarantine regula-
tions are being inforced, however,
in those homes where the disease
has already appeared.
A report broadcast early in the
week that the city water was con-
taminated, brought a prompt re-
port of a clean bill of health from
the state board. The report says
that the water conforms with the
u. S. meteorological Standard
for drinking water.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-06
CAN'T SAVVY
THE r. ON :.
/. NEW PLATES
Auto Alphabet Proves Con-
fusing, But Hope is Held
for Adjustment to Simplify
Code Another Year 1

The new auto licenses being seen
locally this week, are calling for
considerable comment. Most Ben
ton county residents fail to see why
this county should be designated
by the letter R, while Franklin,
just across the river, has double
letter, which really indicates the
fact that the license was issued
there, the letters being FIN.
The system which the state has
dopted was to give the county with
the largest registration the first
letter of the alphabet, the next B
and so on. Benton being the 18th
in number of car registrations, rat
ed the letter R. After the Goth
county was fitted out with the q,
however, it became necessary to
double up on the letters and those
smaller counties got combinations
which meant something.
San Juan county got 81; Ferry,
Fly; Grant, CT, and so on. Now
everyone is wondering why every
county couldn't have had two let
tiers, thereby making it easier for
the ordinary citizen to spot which
county the license came from. The
combinations are simple and the
matter could have been arranged in
that manner. Perhaps they will
be another year. Alphabetical ex-
Fermentation seems to be the cur
rent pastime.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-06
ASKS
FOR LICENSE
ON BUSINESS
Says Money Could Be Used to
Help Library; Wants ALI
Public Eating Places to
Come in on Deal

Bert Plowman appeared before
the city council Tuesday night with
a request that he be permitted to
subscribe to the maintenance of the
library.
81 see by the local paper that the
city is in need of funds to keep the
library operating. I think the in
stitution is one which should be
supported" he stated, "and am
here with proposition asking that
my business be licensed, the pro-
ceeds to be turned over to the IL
brary."
Mr.. Plowman's restaurant, he
said, spent something over six
thousand dollars a year with local
business houses and an equal
amount in wage. He has eight
people on his payroll turnout the
year, with as many IL in the busy
seasons. His place, he said, was
a credit to the community and had
earned for the town reputation
among the travelling public as a
good place to stop.
He asked the council to pass an
ordinance requiring license from
everyone who serves food to be
consumed ON the premises by the
general public. This would include
churches and fraternal organ!za-
lions, which serve meals, sand
witches, etc. on special occasions,
but would not prevent an organ
ization from serving to its own
! members exclusively, he pointed
out.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-06
THOMPSON TO
RUN AGAINST
JAS. JOHNSTON
Valley Dairyman to Run for
Director of Columbia Dis
trict, Tuesday; Mclean, in
cumbent, Unopp0sed

Couple more elections dated for
next week.
Both irrigation districts are to
select directors. In the Kennewick
district, on the Highlands, there
apparently will be no contest, j.
A. Mclean being unopposed to sue
coed himself on the board.
In the Columbia district, under
the ditch, a campaign has develop
ed, A. j. Thompson, valley dairy
man, opposing Jas Johnston, who
is also candidate for reelection.
Friends of Mr.. Thompson, who
are conducting his campaign, are
counting on the universal demand
for the New Deal. They feel, ac-
cording to one of his supporters,
that in line with changes in every
other governmental unit, that it's
time for new, younger ideas to be
Incorporated into the community's
most important enterprise, the OPP
Grafton and management of the
ditch.
Mr.. Thompson, when approached
by neighbors with the suggestion
that he become candidate, was
only persuaded on the score of it
being a duty he owed to the COM
munity. His hackers feel that he
will poll a big vote at Tuesdays
election.
Mr., johnson has been a director
from the middle district for more
than a dozen years, a large por-
ton of the time being chairman OF
the board.
The ballots at the election will
contain no names, it being neces-
sary to write it in. The voting
! places will be as usual, at Hover,
! Finley, the city hall and at the
Paulson residence on the River
Road. The polls will be open from
/ i o'clock until eight and all prop
erly registered land owners under
the ditch are entitled to vote.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-06
FIRE TRUCK is
PURCHASED
BY COUNCIL
Contract Entered Into Gives
Protection in Spite of 40
Mill Limit Law; May Not
Require Apparatus

The city purchased $4,000 fire
engine last night.
That is, the council signed con-
tract for the purchase of the equip
ment, but it is subject to revision
or even cancellation later on. The
hasty action was taken when it
was pointed out that the new 40
mill limit law went into effect at
midnight last night. Another days
delay would have prevented the
city from adding the extra irfdebt-
edness, no matter how serious the
need for the new equipment might
have become within the next two
years.
To be on the safe side, the coun-
ell signed the contract. Selection
of the equipment will be left until
a later date, as will also the type
of chassis which will carry the
new fire fighting machine.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-06
MEN
FEAST ON DEER

The annual deer feed, given by
Robert w. Ely post, American Lee
gion, was held in Vale grange hall
last week. About eighty five vet
Grams from the posts Of Benton
county and from Pasco sat down TO
a fine dinner prepared by the Le-
gion Auxiliary. After the dinner q
program on the affairs of the Le-
gion was the order of the day.
Among the speakers was George
Purdy, local service officer, Bert
Cotton Of Prosser, Commander of
the 9th district, and DR.. Edwin B.
Newton of White Bluffs, the first
state vice commander Of the De-
partment Of Washington. Tony
Scholtz of the local post supplied
the deer meat. The meeting is re-
ported to have been one Of the most
successful Of its kind the vets have
held.
Mrs. Harry Linn and DR.. Paul
%. Stone attended the sixth district
conference Of the American Legion
at Prosser Wednesday afternoon
and evening. State Commander
Homer Jones and State adjutant
Fred Fuecher were the main speak
ers of the evening. They outlined
the policies Of the Legion for the
coming year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-06
PAY 1T BACK

Last year the student body of
the local high school borrowed $40
each from S5 local people. This
money was used to finance mater
ials for the new athletic playfield,
which the school was building. Ac-
cording to the agreement, a por-
ton of the money was to have been
returned this year. Letters are now
being mailed to the lenders that
half the sum, plus interest is now
available at the bank.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-06
GOOD sPENDERs

The extent to which business is
interdependent in Kennewick is
rather strikingly borne out by the
business of Swift & Co., which was
quoted in a letter in the mails this
morning. Salaries, wages and pro-
duce bought by the local plant
amounted to S124,15S during the
past year, the letter states, and in
addition to this, some 1000 was
spent locally for supplies of var
ious kinds.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-06
Buy Christmas Seal

D. A. r. will meet with Mrs. J.
H. Siegfried for noon luncheon
Monday, December 10. Miss Zoe
M. Beal, state regent from Yakima
will visit the local chapter at that
time.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-06
VERA SEEKING
PROJECTS
FOR DISTRICT
c,unty. City and School Dis
trict Trying to Provide Ac-
eeptable Projects for Relief
Measures

With the need greater this win
) the prospects for securing fed
Il relief are simmer in this dis
In than last year, according to
ss O'Malley, VERA resident
..ryisor. Under the new set-up
direct relief will be available
Ia federal operations, the gov
nment only supplying work re-
n for approved projects.
pojects submitted by school dis
hts, cities, counties or states
st be underwritten to the ex-
a of supplying materials, tools
|, all expenses save that of labor.
Ist sponsoring units are unable
finance these projects and thus
4 districts in the state stand to
/, thousands of dollars of avail
IL money or relief projects.
3 N an effort to supply local pro-
||ts, the county, city and schools
strict are attempting to work
Ezt plans to permit the necessary
spenditures for projects. This
ksning a meeting of the heads OF
n local organizations is being
Mid to attempt to discover some
leans of supplying projects which
3n secure ADEQUATE sponsorship.
Me need for relief expenditures Is
booming acute with the arrival OF
he colder weather.
The county is using small quo
/ Of men repairing highways thru
but the several districts. The city
\ planning to submit few minor
brojects, such as trimming trees,
Iemoving some, trimming the will
ows along the river bank and such
ike projects which do not require
he expenditure of much money Tor
Materials. The meeting this eve
ing will no doubt center upon a
larger project if plans
an be completed for the financing
f the material end OF the matter.
/ considered feasible, the erection
i Z new school building $ one OF
he main projects to be discussed
his evening. The matter OF q
,ond issue to secure the required
is one to be worked out
Other agencies are at work with
iurther attempts to secure an al
hcation of funds for work on ths
North Bank highway from Pater
son to Kennewick. Prospects FOL
this work at the present momen
|ue not too bright, but efforts K
seure it are still being attempted
The street projects approved
list year and started under tn
3CWA will be completed as far al
possible this winter. The stree
1srk and the drainage system To-
lie Garden Tracts are under wa!
h present, but the amount OF labo'
In the completion of this work Il
100 small to even begin to care To-
lie relief need ed locally.
The state VERA program fo1
1sief work includes such pro
lets as education Of illiterat'
1aults, vocational training, TRADE
ad Industrial education, home eco
aanics, agricultural and CONNER
III training, etc. Among Thu
he sewing classes are being es
3hished, mattress factories, etc
3dsre work is provided to max
ricles to be used in the relic
3mk. Miss O'Malley has q sew
70 project in mind to be establish
! locally. A mattress factory i
Wv operating in Yakima.
q s rs b.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-06
Buy Christmas Sea

Mr.. and Mrs. John Floyd and
sons, Bob, Jim and Fred have re-
turned to their home at Eltopia
after visit with Mrs. Floyd's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Brad
shaw.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-06
TO
GET EMBLEMS
AT BAN QUIET
Kiwanis to Sponsor Function
Honoring HI. S. Football
Players Thursday Evening;
Good Speaker Coming

Members of "Pop" Keeney's
football squad who rate letters this
year will be guests of honor at a
banquet sponsored by the local XII
Iwanis club Thursday night of next
week. The awards will be made
at that time, although the actual
letters will not have yet been re-
ceived from the manufacturers.
The banquet will be non-profit,
semi-public affair, tickets being
put on sale today. The number
will be limited to 200 on account of
the lack of space and equipment to
serve a larger number. The din
ner will be served by the home eco
Monies department at the school at
the high school gym.
A program of varied entertain-
ment has been arranged, an out-of-
town speaker will be the principal
feature. C. L. Powell will act as
POSTMASTER and will present the
athletes awards.
buy Christmas Seeds
Miss Loretta Griffith returned
Sunday from Hartford, where she
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-06
-BRp Christmas Scale

Mr.. and Mrs. John Kinkaid and
children returned to their home at
Hood River after spending their
vacation with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Bradshaw and
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Kinkaid.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-06
Buy Christmas Seals

Miss Loretta Griffith returned
Sunday from Hartford, where she
spent the holidays with relatives.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-06

-Buu Christn,as Seals
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-12-06

.BuJ Christmas Sea
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-28

nomic system. This attitude should
Rave a good effect upon business re-
ccvery and 1885 should show an in
creased confidence of investors and
resumption of buying.
Horace BOwker chairman, the
American Agricultural Chemical
Cot safely may be said that ag-
ricultural revival is today setting
the pace toward general recovery.
Malcolm Muir president Nc
Graw-Hil Publishing Co., Ind0-
To a great extent 1885 looms as an
''if'' year. But most of the danger
Gus ifs" on the horizon, as 1 see it,
are comfortable.
Frederick H. Ecker president
Metropolitan Life Insurance Coz
We can see many reaSsuring facts
on the economic horizon.
P. w. Litchfield president Good
year Tire and Rubber CO.)-The pic
ture for 1885 is highly uncertain.
There are elements which can work
out either for or against any gen.
eral improvement. However, unless
we come under the influence of sub
versive forces which can and should
be avoided, there is a good chance
that the new year will witness def
mite progress toward recovery.
w. O'NeiI president General Tire
& Rubber Co)-Tires on one out
Of every three cars now being driven
are unserviceable and should be re-
placed. Many of these tires will be
replaced in 1885, and that will mean,
I believe. that there will be a de-
cided improvement in the tire bust
ness next year.
Albert C. Lehman president
Blaw-Knox Co0-All signs point to
a substantial revival in the heavy
industries in 1885.
o. c. Huffman, president Cont
mental Can Colour field reports
indicate improving business in many
lines.
Thomas ]. Watson president In
ternational Business Machines
Corp.)-I am looking forward with
increased confidence to the year 1885
as one of improvement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-28
$4,000 Gift
ASSURES 7. B. !
CAMP BUILDING
Part of Offering to Be Used
for Badly Needed
Shelter.

With the s5O,One given it by an
anonymous donor, the Marion Coun-
ty tuberculosis Assn. will build an
administration and housing build
ing on its 83-acre health farm near
Bridgeport, and will add to its main
tenance fund, DR.. E. NJ. Amos, presi-
dent, announced today.
Gift of the money was announced
yesterday at a special meeting of
the board of directors. 1t was said
the gift was made through a lawyer
who likewise asked to remain anony-
nous. The board voted to respect
their wishes.
DR.. Amos said today the gift will
enable the association to go ahead
with building plans, and predicted
that a special committee to attend
to details would be appointed with
IN the next two weeks.
He said that with the construction
|of the proposed building, the camp
probably would be kept open from
the date of school closing to the
date of school opening each sum-
mer, one month more than it is now,
and that probably the number of
children attending the camp would
be increased.
Last summer between 81 and %
boys spent a month there, sleeping
In two portable school houses which
the new building will replace, and
between 25 and 81 girls spent a
month under the same circum-
stances.
DR.. Amos said that there now is
in the building fund about $4,000,
and that the new gift will be so di-
vided that the building fund will be
adequate for the erection Of a
$4,000 or $4,000 building, the re-
mainder of the gift going into the
maintenance fund, which, he said,
would have to be larger if more
children were to take advantage of
the camp.
He said that each year the num-
Der of applications to attend the
health camp greatly exceeded the
facilities. The camp is one for in
struction in healthful living, and
sound health practices learned there
are often taken into the homes and
observed by adults who can not at
tend. DR.. Amos pointed out.
Other officers of the association
are Grier NJ. Shotwell, vice presi-
dent: Mrs. Henry H. Hornbrook, Sec
rotary, and Mrs. A. c. Rasmussen,
treasurer, Miss Mary A. Meyers is
executive secretary of the associa-
tian
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-28
WAGE ADJUSTMENTS
AID CITY WORKERS
NRA Decisions Bring Back Pay to
Is; Other Gases Pending.

Eighteen Indianapolis workers,
their cases adjusted in the last two
weeks by the Compliance Division
of the National Recovery Admin
istration, have received 81, 292.52 in
back wages.
The nine cases in which they were
involved were included in a group
of II adjusted in Indiana during
this period, in which a total of 46
employees received a total of $2,13468
in back wages. Announcement of
the restitution of the wages was
made today by Francis Wells,
executive assistant state compliance
officer.
The sum paid these workers rep
resents the difference between what
should have been paid these work
ers under the terms of the Presi-
dents Unemployment Agreement
of the Permanent Codes, and what
they actually we're paid by their
employers. Twenty-four cases still
are on hand to be adjusted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-28
OFFICERS CHOSEN BY
FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Blackwell Named President by
Marion County Group in Election.
The indianapolis Cooperative
Council of Funeral Directors, Inc,
last night elected Thomas j. Black
we'll president, to succeed Roscoe
Conkle, at the annual meeting in
the Washington. Other officers are
Clyde E. Titus, first vice president;
E. E. Tyner, second vice president;
Herbert R. Valid, secretary, and
George H. Herman, treasurer.
Elected to the board Of directors
are Garrett F. Kirby, Charles Rows
ter, Herman GrinSteiner and Luz
ther j. Shirley. The council in
cludes practically all funeral direc-
tors in Marion County.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-28
CITY AUTHORS PLAY
WILL BE PRESENTED
Frances Beik Students to Stage
Event Next Friday.

A play, written by Harry Wood,
journalism instructor at Ohio Yves
leyan University, and son of Harry
E. Wood, city school vocational ed
ucation director, will be given by
students of Frances Beik, dramatic
art department head at Arthur Jor-
dan Conservatory of Music, at 8:15
next Friday night The play will
be one of group of five given at
Odeon Hall, LOG w. North-st.
In the cast will he Miss Virginia
Wood, Miss Lola Ruth Beck, Miss
Kathryn KerTick, Miss Olga Field,
Miss Jean Krenzer, Miss Emily Mae
johnson, Miss Dorothea Craft, NAL
Tory Bransford, William Moon, Car
roll Reynolds, Irving Wickland, Will
liam Wright and Walter Weeks.