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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-04-04
Lampsons Celebrate 88th
Birthday Anniversary

The children and grandchildren
Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Lampson,
who live at Kennewick, gathered
Wednesday evening at the Lampson
home on the Highlands and help
ed celebrate Mr.. Lampson's 88th
birthday. A family dinner was en-
joyed with covers laid for ID. A
beautifully decorated birthday cake
with greetings for your 88th
birthday" was presented to Mr..
Lampson. Mr.. Lampson is one
of the pioneer farmers Of Washing
ton and he with Mrs. Lampson cell
ebrated their sixty-third wedding
anniversary last month iat the home
of their son, Lee M. Lampson, in
East Kennewick. Among those
present Wednesday evening for the
dinner were Mr.. and Mrs. Lee M.
Lampson and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Lampson and children
and Miss Maude Lampson, Mrs.
F. H. Larnpson and the guest of
honor.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-04-04

position that the sales tax passed
was the only revenue measure that
was voted on which was offered to
the legislature as means of rails
ing funds for the additional in
crease to the common school sys-
tenn OF our state, unemployment re-
lief and old age pensions. The sales
tax is expected to raise approx
mately only what these additional
expenditures to the ordinary rout-
Inc functions of state government
will require.
1t is an Interesting fact to note
that most of the republican men,
bers of both the houses and senate
voted with the right wing or con-
sentative democrats, which made
the passage of this measure pas
si5le.
I believe this letter thoroly ex-
plains my position in this matter
Fred. D. Kemp, Rep. 18th Dist.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-04-04
TOM CODE TO
BE UP AGAIN
Three Early Areas May
Be Excluded in State
Agreement

In accordance with past policy
the Melon and Tomato Control
Board must soon determine on what
date the control program for The
current season should go into eff
feet.
In this connection, there is a
question whether it is necessary or
advisable for the control program
for this season to cover the early
tomatoes and cantaloupes produced
in Milton-Freewater, Kennewick-
IPasco and The Dalles, and which
go on the market some time prior
to the product of other districts.
The Control Board is asking the
growers in these three districts to
vote on this question: whether or
not, in their opinion, 1t is advisable
and in the interests of the industry
as a whole that these early tomn-
toes and cantaloupes be regulated
prior to the beginning Of the con-
troll program as a whole in other
districts. Ballots on this question
will be mailed on or before June /
to each actual grower of melons
and tomatoes who Is entitled to ian
official allotment in each Of these
three districts. Inasmuch as only
those growers whose names are in
cluded on the official lists of the
control board can be mailed such
ballot, it is advisable for growers
to send in their quota application
at once. Carefully fill out the adj
dress record on the back Of the APP
plication So that names and cor
rect addresses may be placed on
the mailing list.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-04-04
sMITH-HE

The marriage of Miss Vivian
Smith, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. J.. Smith, formerly of Tacoma,
was solemnized at the home of the
brides parents on March 81, to
Harold Hendricks, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hendricks of Walla Walla.
They were attended by Miss Lo-
vene Armocast and Robert r.
Drummer. A reception followed the
ceremony with guests present from
Seattle, Walla Walla, Tacoma,
Prosser, Benton City and Kenne-
wick. Mr.. and Mrs. Hendricks will
make their home in Seattle.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-04-04
TEMPERATURE
HITS "A NEW
LOW RECORD
Soft Fruit Growers to
Harvest so to Is Per-
Cent Normal Crop i'm
Spite of Freeze

The most severe freeze ever re-
corded this late in the season took
toll in the soft fruit. orchards thru
out the Yakima valley Tuesday
morning, yet fruit men were Of
the opinion that there was still q
chance to produce sufficient soft
fruit for the Pacific Northwest and
adjacent markets. Cherries, april
cots and peaches were injured but
apple and pear buds were not far
enough along to be damaged.
Minimum temperatures in the
valley ranged from IL to % de-
grees above zero and were of COM
paratively long duration. Records
for other years showed that the
previous April low temperature
was % degrees.
Several local cherry growers
wo-ze-ctionsl muketaoeitaoinn
lighted their smudge pots, the Will
liams tract on the Highlands re-
porting raising the thermometer
from - to Is degree by their fir
ing. Along the River Road and in
the Garden Tracts pots were light
ed. The following night most OF
the same growers again lit up, but
the temperature did not hit the
same low point, nor did it stay cold
so long.
The weather was cold-no mis-
take. With smudges around his
eyes, heavy-lidded from lack of
sleep, Odin Staley came to town
the next morning claiming to be
looking for 10 big stick. Said he
wanted to bust the frozen flames
off his smudge pots, so he could
get 'em ready for the next night.
Ice half to three-quarters Of an
inch thick was reported.
Growers are reporting today
crops of soft fruits varying from
so to IS per cent of normal, and
accounting for the comparatively
small loss by calling it a ground
freeze" The lower branches on
most trees were stripped of live
buds but there is q considerable
set of unharmed blossoms in the
upper branches Of vigorous trees,
they report.
Most Of the early cots had been
nipped last week, as well as the
earlier varieties Of peaches, altho
these are not important crops in
this district at the present.
Swirling snow, accompanied by
q cold north wind greeted early
risers on the morning Of April LIST
and the weather did not warm up
much all day. That night the offic-
ial low temperature was % de-
grees and was not of long duration.
Today it showed most Of the morn
ing, altho here the snow melted
as fast as it fell, but between here
and Prosser it was cold enough to
cover the ground.
Monday night between eight and
nine inches of snow fell in Horse
Heaven, and formed drifts three
and four feet deep. More snow was
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-04-04
POCKET FULL
OF TOKENS is
MAY PROSPECT
State to Make Citizen Tax
Conscious with Demand
for Tolls on Small Pur-
chases; 60 Million

The state tax commission exc
poets Washington smokers TO con-
sumo 6O,000,00O packages of Gig
arets the next two years.
On the basis Of that estimate, the
commission has negotiated to buy
sixty million stamps to be affix-
ed to the packages after the sales
tax goes into effect May ].
The stamps will be oval, about
the size OF q dime and be attached
by wetting and transferring"
much as small boys fix gaudy pic
lures of Birds or animals on their
arms. .-ra.
The commission today also dick
cred for documentary stamps TO be
put on deeds or conveyances and
for scrip or tokens to be used IL
paying fractional amount under tho
sales tax. 49,.
Fifth of Cent Smallest
Representatives of the Wishing
ton State Retail Legislative coun-
Gil and the State Pharmaceutical
association met with the commits
sion today to discuss the scrip
problem. It has not been decided
whether metal tokens or paper
scrip coupons would be used.
If metal tokens, such as many
streetcar systems use, are employ
ed to pay the sales tax when it
amounts to less than a cent, the
states money" may find its way
into channels Of trade and be used
for purchases the same as legal
coins, it WAS felt. One-fifsh Of q
cent will be the smalles .lenomina-
ton for scrip or tokens, whichever
is finally selected.
Cigaret stamps will be in denom-
nations of one-han cent, one-cent,
two and half cents and five cents,
T. M. Jenner, tax commissioner,
said.
The documentary stamps to be
on deeds or conveyances
viii be in denominations Of so
cents, 81, So and So. The tax Is so
cents on papers involving deals
between 800 and $500, and so
cenbs extra for each $500 above
that amount.
The stamps will be the same size
rs federal conveyance tax star1ps.
Each deed requiring q federal
stamp will need a state stamp Of
} similar amount, Jenner said.
Consumers may find their small
purchases are not increased any ia
price after the sales tax goes in.
instead of charging 80 cents for an
article, plus a cent sales tax, the
'torekeeper may cut his price TO
10 cents and let the cent tax make
he purchase an even so cents.
Theatres, instead of charging
20 cents admission, plus cent adj
mission tax, may reduce their adj
mission to 10 cents and the tax
will make the total cost an even
70 cents, thurs avoiding the bother
# extra pennies and freeing the
purchaser of the feeling Of paying
! tax.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-04-04
OILING OF CITY
STREETS WAIT
HOT WEATHER
City to Improve Two Miles
with 18-Foot Coat of Oil
To Handle Irrigation
Thru Imp. District

It will be month or more be-
fore First Avenue gets its coat od
oil, possibly. A rush job at Tou-
Chef will compel F. r. Hewitt to
move his equipment over there be-
fore he can do the little two-mile
job here.
Mr.. Hewitt entered into con-
tract Tuesday evening with the
city to lay a two-inch oiled mat
eighteen feet wide on First Ave
nue. and the intersecting streets
from Kennewick Avenue and the
interesting streets to Fruitland
street and thence north across
the railroad tracks, down Hart
ford street to the paved highway,
for $500. The city will furnish
the gravel on the street, the con-
tractor to oil and lay it.
Because Of the delay in getting
the crushed rock and the necessity
for speed on the Touchet job, the
Kennewick work will be held over
until after the other work is COM
pleted. Neither job can be done
until the weather warns up con-
siderably. Work of gravel haul
ing will be started next week.
Petitions to the Columbia Irri-
igation district for the formation
Of an Improvements district to ham
die the maintenance of the city
irrigation were prepared. Proper
ty owners, both resident and for
eign, will be assessed a small
amount per lot for. the service, the
work to be handled by the city
force.
Only one offer was received for
the city's fire station bonds, from
the company selling the equipment.
They bid par at 6 per cent. A tent
alive plan is on foot to consolidate
all the city's outstanding bond is
sue in single refunding issue,
with a view to reducing the inter-
est rate on all and facilitate the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-04-04
WILD MAN OF
HILLS ESCAPES
FROM POSSE
Strange Occupant of Cave
i'm Horse Heaven Hills
ArOuses Fear and Sus-
piciOn; Think Demented

The hermit Of the Horse HEAVIER
hills who lives in caves and eat.
a broth prepared from rabbit meal
and wheat, still roaned in the desc.
late area near Kennewick Tues.
dly after eluding officers who wen.
to question him. ....4.
Officers hurried to cave in q
canyon in the hills after high
school boys reported a strange. mar
shot at them. Little is known about
this man and the way he shuns
humans aroused suspicion.
Man Evades Officers
Recent antics OF this man have
caused some concern among ranch.
ers' wives, Marvin Carnahan, state
police officer, who went to ques.
ton the cave dweller, said, and
since the investigation started Of
ficers learned Of thefts being blam-
ed on him.
AS Canadian and Alfred Buchan.
an Pasco chief Of police, approach
ed the cave, the strange man came
to the door and looked out.
at is windy up here today" Car
nanhan said to open conversation
when he was about 40 feet from
the cave.
cit is windy today" the man re-
piled and darted back into the cave
and out trapdoor in the roof. He
ran at full speed up the side of
the hill and threats of officers to
shoot failed to stop him. He had
disappeared when officers reached
the top of the hill.
Textbooks Found
a In the rock cave, which was COW
cred with timber and sagebrush,
the officers found three textbooks,
one on applied science, another on
chemistry and the third on biol
ogy. Chemistry TASKS, test tubes
and acids also were found in the
cave, as were a rifle, hair clippers
and a razor.
Tracks showed the man wore one
leather shoe and one tennis shoe.
This Identification caused him to
be blamed for the theft Of a side
of bacon and a rifle from the Bal
lard sheep camp.
Man Makes Broth
A. w. Thomas, a rancher, talked
to the man and learned that he
came to the Horse Heaven hills
last fall. When Thomas talked to
him the strange man was preparing
a broth of rabbit meat and wheat
and explained to the rancher how
he shared rabbits for food.
Caves similar to the one in the
Horse Heaven hills in Whitman
and Franklin counties were thought
to have been former dwellings of
the man. Authorities wonder if
he is demented or a fugitive from
justice.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-04-04
Judge Leavy Says that
Townsend Act is Sure

A capacity house awaited Judge
Charles Leavy of Spokane Wednes-
day evening to hear him tell again
on the economic and humanitarian
aspects of the Townsend plan. Rep
resentatives Of clubs from Rich
land Finley, Pasco and Touchet
were present also. Judge LEVY
predicts that the plan will be in
operation within l8 months, be-
cause the people will it so.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-04-04

Mrs. L. G. Spaulding, John Vib-
Der and Miss Lillian Hass drove 70
Portland and McMinnville Tues
day, where they visited friends and
We're Joined by Mr.. and Mrs. Gene
Spaulding of Winslow, Arizona,
who returned with them to Kenne-
wick this evening for a visit. Mr..
and Mrs. Spaulding are on their
wedding trip, having been mar
ried last month in Arizona. Jim
Beste accompanied the group to
Portland and from there went on
to Oakland, California, where he
will aglin be employed this sum-
mer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-04-04

recorded there at that time than
has fallen at any one time in the
past two years. Moisture was bad
~ need in the hills and today's fall
did not drift.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-04-04

The Monday night bridge club
met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. C. Anon. Bridge honors went
to Curraan Chellis and 0. T. Staley.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-04-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Chamberlain,
DR.. and Mrs. Yaech and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Allen of Walla Wulla
were Sunday dinner guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Lance Read.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-04-04
10 MILLION TO
SCHOOL, RELIEF
AND PENSIONS
Rep. Ed. Kemp Tells Why
He Voted for Revenue
Bill in Legislature; the
Sales Tax Only Way Out

/ noticed in your last weeks pa
per you mentioned my stand re-
rarding the sales tax, which is
true, so / decided to write you a
letter explaining my position in
this matter.
In the beginning / wish to say
that did vote for this bill for the
reason that it was the only reve-
nue. bill offered on the floor of the
house to raise the money needed
to carry on functions in the state
which my constituents have Wig
orously urged me to support.
now submit a table showing
the decrease in property valuation
and revenue therefrom in the state
from 1929 until 1884:
1929 Property Tax
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-04-04
1929 Property Tax
Total valuation $1,253,179,936. 90

AS you KNOW Cne people Oh CnTS
state passed Initiative 81 which
not only relieved the small proper
ty owner but also reduced a large
amount of the states revenue
from wealthy real estate holdings
in the large cities, railroads, pub
lie utilities and other industries Of
similar nature.
The voters Also showed by their
ballots in the last election that
they would not allow a tax on in
comes to be constitutional in the
state of Washington at the pres
emit time. These measures limited
the sources of revenue of this
state to a very small scope.
The other side of the picture is
this. In the past two years many
of our school districts particularly
IN the rural parts of our state,
have been forced to operate under
very strenuous circumstances.
Many teachers were forced to re-
tire because of lack of funds to
pay them, while others continued
nat salaries as low as $32 to $50
per month.
Before and during the session /
received countless letters and tele-
grams urging me to support an APP
preparation large enough to carry
out the maximum provisions of the
Showalter law, previously enacted,
whereby each school district in the
state would receive Csc per day
for each child in attendance during
the school term. The amount nee
essary to carry out this demand is
$S0,560, 4775.00 which was appro-
prlated. This represents an increase
OF S1O,560,475 over last bi-ennium,
which all school districts received
l6 cents per child. Formerly only
$9.OOO,CG0.00 was appropriated for
unls purpose by the state.
Another extraordinary expendi-
ture the state is forced to contrib
ute to if it expects to participate
In allotments made by the federal
government for unemployment re-
nef was an appropriation of s1O,-
OOO,OO0 embodied in Substitute
House Bill 584. It was represented
70 rhe members of the legislature
tnat the federal government ex-
peets the states to bear a part of
the burden in caring for its citiz-
ems who, from unfortunate circum-
Stances beyond their own control
nave been forced to look to the
state for employment or susten-
snce for themselves and their FAM
lilies. ~
A main item of expenditure here
eotore not financed by the state.
although there was already a law
on the statute books, is another an
preparation of $4,000, 900 for. old
age assistance or pensions. House
6iii 582, providing for this appro-
prlation, carries provisions similar
70 those pending in congress, which
appropriation we presume will al
SO De matched by the federal gov
ernment to give some relief to our
aged people, many of whom were
pioneer builders of this state, who
al present are unable to take care
OF themselves. - -
In regards to the regular ex-
penses of the state, wish to call
20 your attention the amount ap-
proprIated while Slightly over that
vi Two years ago is also under that
~ al TOUR years ago. However, at
tne present tine our state institu-
s s.Ons' peal, the university, the
state college, normal schools and
hospitals for the insane are carry
ing an exceedingly heavy load.
In conclusion 1 will 1estate INV
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-04-04

Miss Ella Neuman returned this
afternoon from visit in Spokane.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-09-06
ANOTHER POSTAL RULE

The post office department Washington has ruled
That persons must put their return address the exter
Tor Of all correspondence sent through the mails SC
charge VIII be made for returning your letter If it
not bear your address The letter is not called for will
be sent to the dead letter office opened and addressed
the signature on the letter. But you'll have to dig up
nickel TO get H. Better write your name and address on
the envelope before mailing.
There are so many laws, promulgatons, rules
and edcts coming out Washington State Press missed
that about the return charge for undevered letters
II Mr. Farley requires that the return address be printed
on mailed letters be that he is side ekicking for the
government printing office That office prints envelopes
for the public well the government departments for
less than cost and charges the difference the federal
treasurer In fact the losses annually sustained by the
printing department at Washington are all made up by
treasury appropriation. Uncle Sam is a good
er. Notwithstanding il takes enormous amount of cap
tal TO keep his various businesses going Still if it shall
hereafter be accounted wrong and costly mail letters
without the return address be help to the private
printers They may get of the overflow business
envelope printing although the government prntery will
pick off the big orders OF Private business is
ferng from government competition in several directions,
but the printers have suffered and longer Other
business haven't sympathzed with the printers
pect printers TO sympathze with them-Stae Press in
Dallas News.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-09-06
EQUITABLE REGULATION
AT LAST

The bill providing for reg
ulation OF trucks and busses
in interstate commerce mas
passed both branches Of Con
gress. and has been APPROX
cd nv the president. No fan
fare of trumpets attended
its passage or signing. and It
did not make" the head
lines
But. from the standpoint
Of the general welfare, few
pieces Of legislation passed
by recent Congresses can
compare with it in import
ance.
The bill does not pena'lzc
trucks and busses. II simply
places their regulation with
in the jurisdiction Of the In
terstate Commerce Commis-
sion. which has strictly regu-
lated railroads in every
phase Of operation. It puts
all carriers on the same
equitable basis, so far as
regulation and federal sup
ervision is concerned.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-09-06

Second, it will give our
greatest single industry
the railroads. fair chance
to compete for business.
Railroad purchasing will in
crease, more men will he put
to work. schedules will be
speeded up. new construction
will be undertaken and ev-
cry worker and investor will
feel the good effects.
PASSAGE of the 1ill is one
step toward clearing IN the
chaotic transportation prob
lem. Changes in such out
moded measures as the long
and -short-haul clause Of the
transportation act are sorely
needed.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-09-06

The bills passage will
produce two immediate re-
suits. both Of which are of
vital public interest. First.
il will make it possible to
control and eliminate the So
called wildcat" bus and
truck operator, with improp-
or equipment. inadequate in
surance. and no sense Of re-
sponsibility that falls unon
those who transport persons
and goods. In this way il
will be Of immense benefit
TO established. well-operat-
cd truck and bus systems.
which have been greatly
damaged by the irresponsi-
bles within their industry.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-09-06

One Of the main problems of readjjustment is that
every wants TO go undisturbed in the way that he
is going make changes and give nothing up. 1t quite
obvious that improvement Of any kind Will
this 1t is equally obvious that improved conditions
come about permanently many changes and many radical
adjustments will have to be made IL should be clear
ALL that when better times return, they eventually Will
that If We continue with the practices in which
have INDUCED in the past and which directly respon
sble for present conditions. going wake up
of these fine days and find another depres
sion worse tina this Like always produce
like results The marvel of it is that intelligent race
can't see IL
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-09-06

No one should be afraid of progress and ways of
doing things Nothing is so hopeless a closed human
mind Prejudice is the bar that locks the mind against
progress advancement and the reception of ideas
sometimes requires intelligence to recognize
in new plan than it does to cling blindy old the
ory Venurng out requires courage initiative aertness
energy. To simply hold fast to an old system may be
merely an evidence of mental ethargy and lack of
to venture.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-09-06

Good roads boosters everywhere agree that the
try would be considerably better off to day if the relief
money had been spent exclusively on the construction of
good roads rather than the many rng projects that
were considered in the effort to furnish employment The
good roads would have provided utility that would be
of value.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-09-06

Detroit women are boycottng meat because as they
claim there too much difference between the cost of the
live hog the meat As suggestion the Detroit wo-
men, might be said that for time the of the
country has been thinking that there is much differ
ence between The cost of the pig iron the finished au
tomobile.