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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-08-01
CLUB WILL PICNIC
SUNDAY, AUGUST II

The Woman's club picnic, looked
forward to each year by the club mem
bers and their families, is to be held
this year on the spacious lawn of the
Alex Parke home. The date for the
affair will be Sunday, August IL. Com
mittees for the arrangements will be
announced later by the club president
Mrs. r. E. Gibbins
At this, the clubs only summer get
together, the officers for the coming
year are indicted, and convention re-
pors given; and the rest of the day
is given over to the pleasures of good
food and companionship.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-08-01
Rural Play Areas
AS Work Projects

Rural recreation reserves or county
Fairgrounds for use Of rural families
are possibility in many Washington
counties if pending applications for
national work relief funds are ap-
proved, according to information re-
ceived by the state college extension
service from w. A. Lloyd, regional ex-
tension service director, on his annual
tour of inspection. Recreation centers
would not only provide much needed
playground centers for rural people
but could be developed as small plants
and game refugees, county arboretums,
and places for special meetings and
forums.
Approval of the project by Secretary
Wallace and President Roosevelt would
make money available for all develop
ment and work would be done with
local relief labor. While 1t is probable
that no funds would be available for
acquisition of lands, many counties
are expected to have marginal or tax
delinquent lands suitable for develop
ment as recreation centers Reserves
would be open to all rural groups wish
ing to use them.
The plan calls for organization Of a
non profit Rural Recreation Reserve
corporation, representative Of all farm
groups in the county to provide for
care and maintenance, said Mr.. Lloyd.
Preliminary organization work and set
ting UP of recreation programs would
be carried out through assistance of
the state agricultural extension SER
vice and local county extension agents,
in cooperation with county commits
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-08-01
LEADER is HONORED
BY BAND MEMBERS

The big silver loving cup on one of
the counters in the drug store repre-
sents shining moment in the lives
of Pop English and his band boys.
For the boys presented it to him at
band practice Monday evening as a
birthday gift and symbol OF their
appreciation of the effort Mr.. English
has expended to bring the band to it's
present phase of excellence.
Mr.. English's organization has been
a boon not only to the community
which has enjoyed the results of its
work and it's advertising value, but to
the boys who have learned much OF
music and have enjoyed many trips
which they would never otherwise have
had
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-08-01
GROWERS GET $50
PER TON FOR PEARS

Shipping of pears from the valley
began the latter part of last week, the
White Bluffs Warehouse and the Han
ford Horticultural Exchange both pack
ing. The first pears, some of which
were shipped to Canada, will bring
the growers a little above $50 per ton
for all grades. Cannery offers on the
later fruit run about $50 for No. is
and SIS for No. Us.
First quotations on Jonathan apples
indicate that growers Of the early
fruit will receive about $1.35 per box.
Some growers have received offers of
SO cents per box net on bulk deliv-
cries for the entire crop.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-08-01
SCHOOL OPENING rs
SET FOR SEPT. 3RD

Owing to the fact that the peach
harvest this year is much later than
usual, the opening of the White Bluffs
schools has been postponed from Aug
ust 26 to September 3. The school
board believes that this will give the
students who work in the harvest a
chance to earn little extra money
and enable the growers to clean up
their crops more quickly.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-08-01
Cannery To Be
Started AT Once
By Relief
Work To Be Started On
Building Improvement
At Once

With the securing of loan with
which to purchase supplies and repair
the building, installation of a cannery
here by a self-help cooperative group
will be undertaken within the next
week. Machinery for the plant has al
ready been secured by the organization.
After an inspection of prospective
sites here today D. E. Sergeant, field
representative of the self-help COOP
erative division of the state depart
nent of public welfare, approved the
Stephenson building, one mile north
of White Bluffs and announced that
funds with which to carry out devel-
opment of the project have been al
located.
Work will start Friday morning on
improvements to the building, which
the group will purchase. Additional
concrete flooring will be laid, a pump
installed in the we'll, and other i'm
provements made. AS many members
of the group, composed of fifty relief
recipients in the valley, as possible will
be employed in the work.
AS soon as the building is in shape,
the machinery will be laid down, un-
der the direction of w. A. Stancer,
who is in charge of this work for the
department. Part of the equipment
was brought over by Harry Coleman
from Tacoma Tuesday and the rest is
in Kennewick, to be brought up as
soon as needed.
| Used for only year by a group in
Tacoma, the machinery has replace
ment value of about $4,000 and is
mounted on two army truck trailers.
| All connections are of steam hose rath-
err than pipe, so that it may be easily
moved and set up. The boiler is heated
by. an automatic diesel oil burner.
The plant has a capacity of about
5000 2la cans per six-hour day, and
can pack or can anything, tomato
juicer being included with the outfit
While used at Tacoma, from eight to
"a women and from six to eight men
we're employed in canning with the
equipment.
Following it's installation, j. L. Low
eridge, who is in charge of canning
projects for the department, will be
in the valley to oversee the work OF
the group and to aid in getting the
plant started 1t is expected that can
ming of pears will be undertaken first
with peaches, corn and tomatoes to
follow According to Glyn Thoreston
! OF the Benton county office of the de-
partment, local merchants have Of
fered to handle the finished products
of the cannery, and other outlets are
expected to be found. Products will
also be used for home consumption
by members of the group.
A meeting will be held this, Thurs
day, evening at eight o'clock at the
Legion hall of incorporators, director:
and advisors of the group in order tt
complete all details and get work
started at once.
On his trip of inspection to thu
valley today, Mr.. Sergeant was accom-
panied by Mr.. Stancer, E. T. Gravette
in charge of financing self-help groups
Miss Loretta O'Malley, Benton count.
supervisor of the department, and Mr.
Thoreston.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-08-01

Frank Taylor has, for the time be-
ing, discontinued his milk route and
will instead take sufficient milk to the
two stores where his customers can OBJ
tain 1t each day.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-08-01

Precipitation amounting to IL OF an
inch was recorded July q.
oo~o~O~~N
toner's
If the new national project is ap-
proved, Is to 20 counties in the state
are expected to take advantage of the
opportunity, according to preliminary
survey made by the extension service.
Complete details of the plan will be
made available to all counties upon
final approval of the project.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-08-01
Events of the Week
Friday, August 2

Friday, August 2
Rabbit drive; lumber yard, p. m.
Sunday, August
Church-see notices.
Tuesday, August
Gun club meeting, lumber company
Office, 8 pm.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-08-01
HERE & THERE
in the
HEADLINES

A MOMENTOUS session of the
League of Nations at Geneva this week
may possibly decide the efficacy OF
pacts and agreements in maintaining
world peace.
Statesmen from many nations gath
cred there for Wednesdays extraor-
binary session of the league to discuss
the dispute between Italy and Ethiopia
and to attempt to arrive at peaceful
settlement of their difficulties.
Conflict, is was said, was almost sure
to develop at the council table since
many of the nations represented were
not in accord as to the methods OF
procedure. Italy wishes to limit discus
sion to few matters, while England
desires a full investigation Of all issues,
the Scandinavian countries hope to
seek league protection for small ma
tions, and many statesmen demand
forceful league action.
Meanwhile, the background of the
dispute is attracting more attention
than the present activities. What
Italy's purpose in beating the war
drums is, what either nations reaction
to the leagues judgment will be, and
whether, in case of war, other nations
will remain neutral, are puzzling most
analysts of international affairs.
It is assumed by most that Italy,
whose domestic situation is said to be
far from happy, is attempting to Sc
cure economic advantages through
putting other nations on the defensive
and that she has no intention Of &C
tually waging war; or that she desires
to control the Mediterranean area and
that seizure of Ethiopia is merely pre-
paratory to conquering the territory
northwards to the Mediterranean, thus
controlling the entire rich Nile basin
and regaining the old Roman empire
in Africa.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-08-01

DEFYING CRITICS who were hint
ing that they were washed up, the
New York Giants last week captured
four games of their six-game series
with the st. Louis Cardinals to in
crease their league leadership and
shove the Cards down into third place.
But all is not smooth sailing for the
leaders, for the Chicago Cubs, taking
advantage of the fight, bettered their
standing and are now in a threatening
position with splendid chances to over
haul the leaders before the end of the
season.
Meanwhile, in the American league,
Detroit captured their series against
the New York Yankees to take over
the leadership Their position, however,
is much the same as the Giants, with
the third place Chicago White Sox
forging slowly ahead, and with but
a 31a game advantage over the third
place team, are none too secure.
Since the three leading teams in
the two leagues will meet one another
during the next month"; with the posi-
bility that a few victories can give
anyone of them the championship,
baseball interest will be high from now
until the end of the season, and there
is a possibility that the world series
may be overshadowed by these 'cru-
cial' series within the leagues.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-08-01
THE WEATHER

Temperatures during the past week,
as recorded at the Hanford weather
or az; r,ara.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-08-01

REXFORD TUGWELL, director of
the resettlement administration and
an undersecretary of agriculture, took
a lesson from the fruit growers this
week and will begin pruning. Some
5000 employees will be dropped from
his organization. The decision to take
this action, it is said followed COM
pletion of an inventory which showed
that the organization was employing
over $4,000 men, most of whom were
transferred from other agencies.
CRITICISM by both Republican and
Democratic representatives will appar-
emily not halt the passage by the
House of the Presidents $275,0000 900
tax bill, variously known as soak
the rich" and share the wealth
measure. Passage of the bill is eX-
pected by Monday at the latest.
AS the measure stands today, there
will be an increase in personal in
come taxes starting at the $4,000 pei
year bracket and radiating up to q
maximum of rs per cent tax on $10.-
100000; increased inheritance taxes
with $4,000 exemption for relatives anc
$4,000 exemption for non-relativesi
increased gift taxes, and a tax on ex-
cess profits starting at 8 or 10 pei
cent of net earnings. Corporation in
come taxes will be graduated from
13A per cent to 14A per cent.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-08-01

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The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-15
Cold Frame Is Advised
for Early Vegetables

The construction Of a cold frame
will be n big help In the growing
OF early vegetables. says +. II. Nor
row. extension horticulturist at
North Carolina State college.
At small expense. he says. a cold
frame can be prepared to protect
the young vegetables until they
have become comparatively hardy
and until the coldest weather has
passed
The frame should be located on
the southern or eastern slope Of a
Hill. when possible. 10 protect II
from the north winds and to give
the plants the best exposure TO the
sunlight. Bank dirt around the
northern and western sides OF the
frame as an additional protection.
A frame is what the name I'm.
plies. Morrow says: framework
OF boards over which can be spread
light cloth or canvas 10 protect the
plants from the weather. The top
OF the frame should be approx
mately three feet from the ground.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-15
fTOro 71aVlao7l Qnog OtiA

attended by the hero og the Revolution whose
diary betrays his great foudness for "rOuts" and
who never failed 10 attend one OF these func-
tions until almost the end of his days
washlngton's last birthday In 17o9 was marked
By the marriage OF his beloved adopted daughteC
Nellie Custis. who requested him 20 wear the
splendid new uniform Of General OF the Armies
of the United States. an "iice that had been
created for him the previous year. Instead. the
general presented her with the magnificent white
plnmes from tire uniform and appeared at the
wedding clad In the uniform In which he had
won his greatest fame-the old Continental bun
and blue. Beneath his arm was faded cooked
hat with simple ribbon cockade. reminder OF
those stirring days when he was waging his
fight for the liberties Of his country. Just as
simple and unassumng this gesture was his
comment In his diary for this his last birthday.
He merely wrote: The Reyd Mr. Davis aud Mr.
Geo Calvert came to dinner and Miss Custis was
married adt Candle Hight TO Mr. Lawrence Lewis "
Credit for the nationwide observance Of
Washlngton's birthday a day OF commemora-
ton after his death Is due more. perhaps. to a
Boston woman than TO any other individual She
was Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis. who also had a
part In preserving historic Mount Vernon as a
national shrine.
Born In Boston in i7g6 Eliza Henderson Bord-
family OF 0tises, had wealth and social position.
A widow at thirty with five children, she took
them abroad TO educate them Returning after
nine years in Europe with her patriotism and
pride OF country stronger than ever. she decided
10 commemorate Washngtons birthday by a pub
lie reception In her mansion at II Mount Vernon
street In The Massachusetts capital In those
days the gulf between the soclally-elect and the
common people" wider than II is today and
although her society friends had regarded her
as daring" and eccentric" before this, they
were much scandalized at the idea of her throw
ing open her home 10 all-comers. even for such
purpose ms honoring the Father Of His Country
But she did II and she treated the common folk
who came with the same gracious courtesy ac
corded TO her society friends. most OF whom
came more out OF curiosity than through any
approval OF her idea. But the first reception
held on February %, 1872 was such success
and won so much commendation from all who
attended that she continued them each year from
that time TO her death In 1876
In the meantime, largely due to her influence
governors of the commonwealth began holding
informal receptions on Washingtons birthday
although these semi-official functions occupied
second place to Mrs. Otis reception, In the esti
nation of the citizens Of Boston. II was hel
influence also that resulted In February % be
coming legal holiday In Massachusetts. Other
states followed its lead until now the anniversary
is thus observed In every state in the Union
By Western Newspaper Union
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-15
Leads in Raising Goats

The West has been Interested in
the raising Of goats for some time.
California leads with the most
goats: Texas Is second. II is
claimed that six goats may be
maintained for the same cost as II
takes TO care for and feed one COW.
A goat does not need much space
and likes 10 browse among brush.
weeds. leaves. twigs and bark.
Goats are not the solution OF what
10 do with ones old razor blades
and tin cans. However. they do eat
the paper from tin cans. They like
paper. as It supplies fiber for them.
Their feed Is very much like that
OF cow. consisting OF alfalfa,
hay. barley. bran and silage.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-15
Farm Inventory Is
Guide to Business
All Equipment and Live
Stock Should Be Listed
for Tax Purposes.
ny n T Burd.cA Economics psnsrt
ment. Colorado College og NEr.eul.
La.N--MNL AnrN Ler.

~ r T BurdieE. Economics psnsrt-
uent Colorado College 90 AEr.cul.
tuee--WNU Service.
Can you give complete Us; OF
all the machinery. live stock. sup
plies and property that you ownT
\ complete inventory Of your
property viii prove a valuable aid
in answering this question. and In
helping 10 plan for needed repair
or replacement oC equipment
Inventories may save money. too.
A complete check may show that
the tax assessor has listed YOU for
too much property. AN business
men need To know the facts about
their equipment and holdings, and
farmers are no exception.
DO YOU know how much feed OF
various kinds 10 takes 20 carry each
class Of live stock through the win
ter? u not. now is q good time TO
make some careful estimates Find
ont Just how much feed Is on hand.
and you can tell how much you Will
have 10 buy or may have for sale.
You will have some valuable infor-
nation TO help you in planning
ahead
\ complicated set OF record books
Is not necessary for taking a farm
inventory. The simplest form Of
pocket notebook Is better than moth
Ing. The inventory and other farm
records and accounts can be kept
in book supplied by the college
extension service. The important
thing Is 10 get the information writ
ten down. and a notebook that can
be slipped IN the pocket
Farmers are urged to adopt the
inventory habit aud assemble in
formation about the farm. II pays
10 study what you are doing. and
Il pays 70 plan ahead.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-15
Winter Manuring Pays

Top-dressing the wheat crop with
manure I'm mld-wlnter has Increased
the crop by six bushels to the acre.
and clover hay $50 pounds at the
Ohio experiment station, accord
Ing TO Robert NJ. Salter, agronomist.
These results were on wheat that
had. received 800 pounds OF super
phosphate at seeding time. On land
lacking a supply Of phosphate, re-
suits would not be so good. Rate
OF application was four and one
half tons to the acre in making the
fest
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-15
Chopping Roughage Pays

A lot Of cornstalks will be fed
this year and when they are worth
SS a ton, as they are in many sec
tions, writes a correspondent in
Wallaces' Farmer, chopping pays
big. Tests made at experiment sta
tions, as well as by many farmers,
indicate that chopped corn stalks
will supply 80 per cent more feed
per ton than whole stalks. A large
amount of corn fodder will also be
fed this winter, and that has
much higher feeding value than the
stalks alone or stover.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-15
Buckwheat for Cows

Buckwheat can be used In feed
Ing dairy cows up to % per cent Of
the grain ration, says a writer in
Prairie Farmer. 1t has about the
same protein content as half-and-
half mixture of ground ear corn
and oats, while 1t supplies about IS
per cent as much digestlble nutri-
ents as such a mixture. If 100
pounds of buckwheat can be pur-
chased for less than S5 per cent of
the cost of 100 pounds Of the corn
and oats mixture, it will pay to use
1t, otherwise not.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-15

plldSc OF Wiloot-
ing cough, GER
ainly wishes
tn at whooping
cough might be
W ipe d or the
face of the earth.
WhOoping cough
Is a major infec-
tious disease. II
causes 10000 or
m ore death s
yearly in this
country. In the
seven years end
ing In 1881. there
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-15
WHooPING COUGH

Anyone who has seen a child 20
through the strangling, vomiting
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-15
Celebrating QWaAhi!dto
'-AAS
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON

A EVERY one knows. George
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verary of his birth
from February N 20 February -.
The date un which we bow honor
his memory.
Considering the fact that Wash.
ingtnn's birthday Is one of only sev.
en days ln the year observed IN all
states and territories 81 the Union.
an honor accorded to no other
American. u ~ noteworthy that
Washington himself paid little at
icniion io the anniversary perhaps
even Jess than the average person
does 90 his own. AZ least. that l.
the impression one gets from hls
diaries. journals. account books and
other manuscript records. aud they
shed little light 90 the question az
whether Washington regarded Feb
ruary II or February - as bis
birthday.
True. In q letter dated May 2
ls1- answering request from Sir
isaac Heard. Garter King 0f Arms
In London. for the genealogical rec.
ord % the Washington family. he
wrote that be was born February
lith told sulel lT82 But pre-
sumably be did not consider the an.
niversary. whether the eleventh or
the twenty second. ~ enough I'm.
portance % mention II specifically
Ia any of the records which De kept
II be regarded February - ns his
birthday after the calendar change
In lsl@. then an event which oc.
CURED on February Il. 1854 must
have been something % birthday
present" Tor him. Returning 90 VII
liamshurg. the capital of virginia.
after his pcrtious journey into tho
West 20 warn The French OF 81
English lands. Il must have pleased
the young NlrEinlan 10 learn that
the previous day the house az bur.
gesses had Resolved That the
Treasurer be directed 10 par out
% the public Monies In his Hands
the sum ~ Fifteen Pounds 20 Major
George Washington 20 testify our
Appreciation of his Proceedings In
his Journey 20 the Ohio"
There IN no special record IN con.
uection with the date until fifteen
years later. although his twenty.
seventh birthday In i759 must have
been a happy one. For be bad just
been married 10 Martha PBrke Gus.
us and during the months OF Feb
fuary and March % that year be
was honsymooning with his bride
In Williamsburg. There ho was en-
ioylns the dances and other social
activities f"roufx~ Washington calls
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-21
NEW COMMITTEES
OF CLUB CHOSEN

DR.. Paul Kernel, recently re-
elected president of the Hoosier
Athletic Club, has announced the
following committees and chairmen:
House, Urban J. Renner; mem
bership, Paul Cook; insurance, Rob
ert Barnes; auditing, Harold Hamp-
ston; activities, William Wertz; pro-
gram. Lou Konecke; contract bridge,
Virgil Rupp; auction bridge, Harry
Sharlow; fishing, DR.. Louis Koerner;
Who's Who, Perry Courtney; boost
ers, Bob Steele, H. j. Hampton, Ray
Luley and Charles Bishop; Volley
ball, Walter Lauritzen; baseball,
Harry Cruise; basketball, Paul Coen;
swimming, Charles MadduX; bowl
ing. Charles Bowes; tennis, DR.. Paul
Schmidt; handball, Frank mccarthy;
pingpong, Fred Green; golf, Paul
Blackburn; gym, Marshal Dafoe and
Robert Manifold; athletic director,
j. Forest Davis; games, Robert Pot
ter; maintenance. John McEwan;
women's bridge, Mrs. Walter D.
Rose; and grille, Mrs. John Lyons.