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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21
53.565 ACRES OF STATE
LAND FOR SALE, LEASE

OF the original grants and succeed
ing escheated lands, totaling 97,345
acres of state-owned lands in Benton
county, 53,565 acres are still available
for lease or purchase, reports A. c.
Martin, Commissioner of Public Lands.
This amount includes all classifications
of state school and granted lands.
ut is imperative that the prospec-
tive lessee or purchaser furnish the
department with an accurate descrip-
ton, section, township and range, Sc
that the property in question can be
checked on the records" says Com
missioner Martin.
Because of the great number OF
transactions affecting. state property ii
is impossible to keep an up-to- date
list of available lands in each county
the cost is prohibitive. Following the
receipt of an application, accompanied
by deposit, an inspection is made tt
determine the rental or purchase price
Acreage records for Benton count!
show that II, 795 acres have been sold
1925 acres are under contract Of sale
and 29,658 acres are being leased.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21
Schools Closed On
Account OF Munps

With twenty-five per cent of the pu-
pills absent on "Wednesday morning, the
White Bluffs schools were ordered
closed by the health board of Benton
county The schools will remain closed
for three weeks unless otherwise an
nounced in the Spokesman, according
to Levi Austin, school superintendent.
The first absence on account OF
mumps was reported last Thursday
The following day two or three more
cases were reported and by Wednesday
more than a quarter of the total en-
rollment was absent from this cause
1t is estimated that about half of the
families with children in school are
quarantined.
| Miss Alice Brakel, county nurse, was
in White Bluffs Monday calling at the
uuarantined homes. She states that the
children should be kept in bed for
about ten days, OF at least until all OF
the fever and swelling is gone. 1t is
extremely important that patients who
are well on their way to recovery do
not become chilled or catch cold as
serious complications are liable to de-
velop.
1t is also suggested that the young
sters do not group together, attend
parties or frequent public gatherings
AS rule, the disease requires three
weeks. from, the time of exposure to
develop. Mumps are very infectious
and it is believed that the infection
remains for two weeks after apparent
J recovery.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21
LEGION INTER POST
MEETING MONDAY

An inter-post meeting, at which a
number of prominent Legionaires OF
the state will speak, will be held by
John Lindblad Post No. II Monday
evening at Legion hall. There will be
a program, followed by a banquet, at
the meeting.
Some of the speakers to be present
are Major Ray O'Day, grand chef
d'guerre of the grand voiture of Wash
ington; Walt Talbot Of Pullman, chair
man of the war orphans committee OF
the state department; Frank Bruin of
Toppenish, chairman of the foreign re-
lations committee of the state depart
ment; Herb West of Walla Walla, COM
mander of the seventh district, and
Bert Cotton of Kittitas, sixth district
commander.
DR.. E. F. Newton of the local post,
state commander, will act as mas
ter of ceremonies of the program, at
which motion pictures of the Spokane
convention of the state department last
| fall will be shown also.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21
VARYING WEATHER
USHERS IN SPRING

The March lion made a belated APP
pearance in the Priest Rapids valley
this week, accompanied by hail, snow
and dust storms, as we'll as low tenn
peratures which did a small amount
of damage to the soft fruit crop.
Following clustering winds of the
past several days, a sudden hail storm
struck the White Bluffs vicinity Sun
day afternoon, while snow fell for a
short period at Priest Rapids Mon
day morning and at Hanford Wednes-
day noon. A high wind Tuesday swept
clouds of dust over the valley
Low temperatures Monday night
inflicted damage to several apricot
trees which we're in bloom on the
Brown and Grom ranches at Allard.
Soft fruit trees in other parts of the
valley were not far enough advanced
to suffer.
Slightly more damage was done to
the soft fruit Wednesday night, when
the temperature dropped below 20 de-
grees. Allard ranchers report tenn
;oerature of 18, recorded just before
sunrise. The temperature, however
stayed at that level for just few
minutes, and they report that but
slight damage was done to the april
cots, many of which were in bloom
and that the peaches and cherries are
apparently safe, since they were not
far enough advanced. Some damage
was also done in the lower part Of
the valley where readings as low a:
16 and IA degrees were recorded.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21
CONFERENCE WILL
BE VERY HELPFUL

A cost of living conference Will be
held at the Benton City Community
club rooms March 26 at 10 am, &C
cording to word received from the
county agents office. Miss Elminia
White, assistant director of extension,
and Miss Martha Lowery, extension
specialist in clothing, will be present to
assist Miss Opal Jenkin and Waldo
w. Skuse, the local county extension
agents, in conducting this conference.
Miss Jenkin states that although
cost of living conferences have been
held previously in other counties, this
is the first time that the people OF
Benton county have had an emporium
ity to attend such a meeting
Due to the changes in the economic
condition in recent years, much study
has been done regarding the financial
MANAGEMENT of the rural home. AS a
result of this study, certain scientific
information is available which will help
in making and carrying out the fam
ilys financial plans. All persons inter-
ested in better home practices in the
! planning and spending of the income
are cordially invited to attend this
meeting.
A pot-luck luncheon will be served
at noon.
Following is the program for the
day: Community singing; plan of con.
| ference Miss ,Jenkin: farm outlook
w. w. Skuse; farm home outlook
Miss Elminia White; state summar.
of home accounts, Miss Martha Low
cry; panel discussion: a financial pla1
for Benton county family; luncheon
skit, equality Guides in Buying Men
Shirts; discussion by group; sum
mary of conference, chairman.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21
ALOHA MEEK AHEAD
IN PRINCESS VOTING

The st. Patrick's dance given by the
Band Saturday night was great sue
cess with a record crowd attending.
The next dance will be given March
30th.
Standings in the Princess contest
have changed considerably. In the first
two votings Dorothy Parsel gained
quite big lead over the other con-
testants, but this Saturday she was
out distanced by almost two thousand
votes by Aloha Meek. The figures now
stand at: Aloha Meek 32,400; Dorothy
Parsel, 3O,65O Florence Griffiths, 1850;
Alma Walker, $500; Josephine West
ling. 1900; Lauretta Grifflths, 500.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21
County Power
District Votes
Itself $1,000
Issues Warrants To Pay
For Preliminary
Expenses

At meeting of the commissioners
of the Benton County Public Utility
District, held in Prosser last Tuesday.
it was voted to issue warrants up to
$1,000 as the district is entirely without
cash resources, says the Prosser Rec
rd-Bulletin. The members, all of
whom were present, discussed the mat
ter of forming local sub-districts in
Benton county.
Following is the resolution relating
to the issuing Of warrants:
Whereas, Section Six Paragraph 90,
(g) gives the Commission the right to
borrow money or issue warrants Tor
corporate purposes;
Now, therefore, the Commission hav-
ing considered all matters relating
thereto, finds
That the issuing of warrants is de-
sirable and justified in the public in
terest; and
1t is ordered:
That up to one thousand dollars in
warrants be issued bearing interest at
six per cent per annum.
That the outstanding warrants snail
be included as part of the budget to be
made up in September, 1885, and be
paid by tax levy or other source Of
revenue.
That these warrants be issued against
the general fund Of the District and
are to be used for the securing of en-
gineering data management, legal ser
vices, office expense, Commissioners
expense, and all general expense In
conducting the business Of the Dis
trict
| John Whitehead of Benton City,
commissioner of the public utility dis
trict, is scheduled to address the White
Bluffs Grange at it's meeting tonight
in regard to the activities Of the
board.
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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21

Here is the way in which the citizens
of Washington will contribute to the
upkeep of government during the next
bienniun, as prepared by Lew selvidge,
who for the past six weeks has con-
tributed the Washington State Ana
lyst" column to the Spokesman.
The source of tax, percentage Of tax
alton, and estimated revenue to be se-
cured is:
Business and occupational tax, a to-
" of / per cent, $3,970,000; retail sales,
2 per cent, $6,50O,0OO; compensating,
2 per cent, no estimate; public util-
tiles, per cent, $2OO00O0; admissions,
lie for each zoe or fraction, 10c or less
tickets exempt, 100000; liquor, 10 per
cent, $1OO0000; conveyance, SOC on.
each deed or transfer, $4,000; stock
sales and transfer, 10c per 500 share,
SIS 900; radio broadcasting stations, u
of per cent on gross, $4,000; fuel and
diesel oils, Nc per gallon, tax paid by
distributor, 100000; cigarettes, 1c per
package, 10 per cent on cigarettes cost
ing over 1c each, $500,000; proprietary
medicines and cosmetics, 10 per cent
100000; chain stores, $50 to $3.50,
100000; Inheritance and gifts, higher,
100000; corporation net incomes,
per cent, 100000; total, $16,14O,000.
There are six main features in the
revenue bill the legislature seeking to
raise funds with the following taxes:
1. One-fourth of one per cent tax
on gross business of extracting, manu-
featuring, retailing and wholesaling.
2. Two per cent retail sales tax,
with an exemption on bread, milk, but
ter, cheese, eggs and fresh vegetables
and fruits.
3. Tax on conveyances and stocks.
4. Excise tax of cent package on
cigarettes and 10 per cent on cosmetics
S. License tax on chain stores, $50
for two stores to $3.50 for each store
over so.
6. Higher taxes On inheritances.
The appropriation bill was sent to
a free conference committee before
reaching it's final form. It provided in
creased appropriations for many de-
partments and did away with the cuts
made in the SENATE. Increases include:
The University Of Washington allot-
ment was increased $425,000 and the
State College, 100000. The salary OF
President E. o. Holland of the State
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21
LEGISLATURE Devises New Taxes For
Administration Of State Government

College was increased from $4,000 to
$4,000 year to equal the salary paid
President L. P. Sieg Of the University.
Columbia Basin commission increased
from $4,000 to $27 ,280; insurance COM
missioner increased from 100000 to
$17O,OO0; supreme court, from $l73,5o5
to $182,235; state planning council,
$4,000 (not listed by Senate); Wash
ington State Fair, from $4,000 to $2O,-
600; grain and hay inspection fund.-
100000 to $3O2,15O; destruction OF
predatory animals, $4,000 (not listed
by Senate); fisheries fund, $298,296 to
1866 296; game department salaries and
wages from $425 900 to $474000 and OPP
erations from 100000 to 1921 900; de-
partment of labor, 1851 ,450 to $418,25O;
medical aid fund, $2,325 900 to $685.
600; department of licenses 500, 900 to
$1O6, 500; tax commission special inves-
LEGATIONS allowance, from $4,000 to
$4,000; business and occupational tax
division, 1857 $50 (not listed by senate) !;
Washington state patrol, 1851 ,539 to
$751 500, the additional 100000 to be
charged against the liquor board for
services rendered and an additional
$4,000 for salaries, wages and opera
4 TONS
| Deficiency appropriations totaled
$416, 1874 for various state departments.
The money had been advanced by
Governor Martin out of his 100000
emergency fund. This fund has been
cut to $25O,OOO for the next biennium
1 Among the biggest deficiency appro-
priations were $81, 1851 for the state pa
troll; $97,50O for the department of la
Dor and industries; 100000 for salaries
wages and operations at the state uni
versity and $4,000 for the same pur-
poses at the state college.
! Items in the bill included $4,000 fol
an aerodynamic laboratory at the Uni.
versity provided the federal govern
ment defrays labor costs; $12,5O0 addi-
tional for adjudication of the rights Of
the state to waters of the Walla Walle
river in dispute with Oregon; $250,O0(
for the state parks committee; $780,.
500 for power plant at the State
College, a re-appropriation; $11, 500 TO
a cruise by the public lands depart
\ f1ent of storm damaged timber; $40,
900 for enforcing the new securities
act; $4,000 for the flremen's relic
and pension fund, and $4,000 for thu
state narcotic farm.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21
Total receipts .......................-..-$4O2.s

The work of the tuberculosis League
is purely educational and preventive,
says Mrs Ayers. The funds, derived
solely from the sale of Christmas seals,
are not sufficient to carry on to COM
plete cure.
The chairman wishes to thank the
following for the success of the sale:
The Business and Professional Wo-
mems club of Prosser and Of Kenne-
wick for sponsoring the Seal Sale and
especially Miss Margaret Wunderlich
and Mrs. j. E. Mulkey, chairman Of
the committee in the respective clubs,
the editors of the various papers of the
county, the ministers, and Ralph Reed
of the Kennewick Courier-R Reporter
for making return stamp for the
Kennewick worker which would have
cost us $3.50 if we had had to buy it.
Through the kindness OF Mr.. and
Mrs. J. E. Mulkey, Miss Alice Brakel
and others, all supplies were delivered
to workers with no expense.
Mrs. Ayers wishes to thank all those
who contributed to the worthwhile
cause.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21
PASCHEN CHARGED
WITH MANSLAUGHTER

H. F.. Paschen of White Bluffs was
charged with manslaughter in the
King county superior court Friday
A coroner's jury had found him to be
at blame for the death of Jakob Luoma,
Issaquah miner, who was struck by
Paschen's car the previous Monday
Mrs. Marie Luoma, the victims
widow, brought suit for $4,000 against
Paschen in the King county superior
court Tuesday
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21
April 1 Deadline
In Corn-Hog Plan

All Benton county applications for
1885 corn-hog contracts must be IN
the hands of the county allotment
committee by April 1, the deadline set
by the AAA corn-hog section, an
nounces w. w. Skuse, county agent
Setting of definite closing date is ex-
pected to expedite movement of con-
tracts through the state board of re-
view, economic on local administra-
tive costs and facilitate the 1895 adj
justment payments.
Signing of applications for corn
hog contracts in the county is rapidly
nearing completion and no difficulty
is expected in meeting the specified
time limit. However, a special effort
is being made to give all unsigned
eligible producers an opportunity to
sign the 1885 contract, if they so de-
sire. Producers unfamiliar with details
of the new contract may secure full
information from local corn-hog COM
munity committeeman or at the county
extension Office.
AS soon as most of the contracts
in the county have been signed and
passed by the local allotment COM
mittee, they will be forwarded to the
state board of review, composed OF
Carl King, Whitman county farmer;
r. M. Turner, extension economist
and Paul Newman, agricultural statis-
tician, Portland. After final check
ing by the board and corrections where
necessary, the contracts will be for
warded to Washington, D. c., for f1na.
approval and adjustment payments.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21
COMMERCIAL CLUB VARIETY
SHOW POSTPONED TIL April

Closing Of the local schools, due
to the epidemic Of mumps, has
caused the postponement Of the
Commercial clubs Variety Show,
scheduled for Friday evening. The
club plans to present the enter
tainment as soon as possible after
the resumption of school.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21
1894 SEAL SALES
IN COUNTY GAIN

The Christmas Seal Sale in Benton
county is the best since 1881, according
to the final report submitted by Mrs.
j. R. Ayers, seal sale shairman. Com
parative sales in 1888 and 1884 are as
follows:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21

Mr.. and Mrs. M. l.. Anderson left
Saturday for their home at Mansfield.
They had spent two weeks here at
their ranch.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21
Euents of the Week

Saturday, March 23
Grange dance, White Bluffs Grange
hall.
Congregational meeting, Hanford Pres
byterian church, 8 pm.
Sunday, March "a
Church-see announcements
Monday, March rs
American Legion inter-post meeting,
Legion hail.
Wednesday, March ~
Womans club election, luncheon, Lu-
theran church, ! pm.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21
SUNDAY SCHOOLS AND All CLUB
NOT TO MEET DURING EPIDEMIC

There will be no Sunday school
classes at the Presbyterian church at
White Bluffs during the three weeks
that the schools are closed. Rev. George
Pratt, church missionary, was expected
to speak next Sunday, but under the
circumstances, no meeting will be held
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21

Hunting for treasures off
the Maine coast, gold and q
girl. That is finding the
gold will make securing the
girl possible.
That is the foundation on
which Henry C. Rowland
has builded a clever and in
tensely interesting romance
entitled, "The Guns Of the
Holy Trinity"
The French corvette, -Four
auet," went down off the
Maine coast over two hum
bred years ago. Down with
her went treasure and many
bronze guns that had never
been recovered.
Jessica Poole was heiress
to fortune to be hers pro-
vided she married a man
with a fortune equal to the
one left Jessica.
Tom Jordan wanted Jessi-
ca and Jessica wanted Tom,
but Tom did not have the
fortune.
The solution Of their
problem lay in finding the
treasure buried beneath the
waves with the old French
ship-if Tom could find it
before others did.
Read the first Install
ment on Page 2 Of This
weeks Spokesman
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21

There will be no Sunday school at
the Lutheran church during the period
that the schools are closed. Church
services and Lenten services will be
held as usual.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21
THE WEATHER

Temperatures during the past week,
as recorded at the Hanford weather
station, were:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21

Garnishes are to foods what line
color and beauty are to clothes.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21

Owing to the epidemic of mumps
there will be no meeting of the Al
club girls Saturday.
MRS. j. E. LEANDER
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21

Water will be turned into the irriga-
ton canal of the Priest Rapids irriga-
ton district Saturday says w. j. Kim
caid, chairman of the board Of d1rec-
tors This will enable growers along the
laterals to have water for spraying by
Monday.
! Since the irrigation season is SO close
at hand, operation Of the pumping
plant will continue after growers have
applied their dormant spray, Mr.. Kin
caid states.
I The White Bluffs Grange will give
a dance at the Grange hall this Sat
urday evening, March %. They plan
J to have good music and want everyone
to attend and enjoy neighborly eve
ming.
The Hanford improvement club Is
planning to give a card party next
Saturday evening, March 30, in tha
dining room of the Planters hotel
The proceeds of the party will be used
in the care of the park this summer
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-21

The distribution of funds has been
changed. Instead Of 80 per cent stay
ing in Benton county, we now have
671a per cent of the receipts.
This year the money is distributed
as follows:
3212 per cent to state and
national work Observation-Disclosures. $l3O93
671a per cent in Benton
county 271e4
Total receipts .$4O2. 81
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08

The man at the next table may be a perfectly respectable business man, or he may be a gunman who's wanted for murder in half 9 dozen different cities. You have no way of knowing"
 Bobby and Jean glanced auto- matically at the next table, where sat a bald, well-dressed man who could not possibly, under any scheme of things, have been any, one but tired business man out on the prowl. With him there was a hennaed, scented, elaborately made-up young woman in the kind of black gown which people refer to as 'slinky."
 "Oh, I didn't mean him." Larry amended, laughing. T mean well, for example,; take this Har- kins lad you pointed out to me a few minus ago. Who's her"
 "He?" achoed Jean uncertainty. Why, I-I don't know. Mir. Lan- ming introduced him to me, that's all. And MT. Lanning is a friend of MT. Montague. He must be all right, isn't he?"
 "Tm not saying that he isn't" said Larry. ''For all I know he may be the president of a Chris tian Endeavor Society or some- thing. My point is just this; if you patronize places of this kind rt 5ularIy, you meet all sorts of ut- ter strangers in them-and you never have a chance in the world of finding out just who they are. They may be all right, and they may be most decidedly wrong and you never know until too late. Let me repeat, I didn't mean any, thing personal about this Harkins chap. I never saw him before. He may be a very fine young man. My point is that the contacts which you are bound to make in a place like the Golden Feather are bound to be rather mysterious, especially when you're practically a stranger in big town. And be- cause. I've known you two young sters ever since you usd to play hopscoteh on the sidewalk in front of my mothers house, l just wanted to warn you"
 The two were momentarily so- bered. Conversation Jagged, for a minute, as they glanced curiously about the room, trying to realize that the people at the tables and on the dance floor might be sinis- ter creatures with lawless and vio- lent backgrounds.
 At last Jean chanced to look at the tiny platinum watch on her wrist.
 "Heavens!" she gasped. "I didn't know it was so late. Larry, I've got to get home and get to bed Bobby, you're ready to go, aren't you ?n
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08
NIGHT CLUB LIFE WITH ALL ITS GLAMOUR
 AT THE GOLDEN FEATHER" BECKONS To JEAN DUNN, PRETTY AND TWENTY-ONE

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