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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-10-03
Around And About White Bluffs

Visitors HOnored at Tea
Mrs. Paul Schicka entertained on
Tuesday afternoon at tea at her
home in honor of Mrs Harry KeIer's
two sisters, Miss Policy and Mrs.
Sheedy, who have been visiting her
for the past few weeks. Mrs. Schicka's
guests were Miss Policy, Mrs. Sheedy,
Mrs Keller, Mrs. Walter Jones, Mrs.
G. I. Wright, Mrs. A. j. Miles, Mrs.
A. w. Campbell and Mrs w. j. Jen-
kins. Ice cream and cake were served.
Del Wolfe has been in the valley
this week buying cows to be shipped
to California.
Mrs. D. s. Wilkinson and Mrs. Nor
man Anglin will go to Yakima Friday
to attend board meeting of the va
kima Valley Federation of Women's
Clubs. Mrs. Wilkinson is serving for
the fifth year as chairman of the fed
eration's public welfare work and Mrs.
Anglin is serving for the first time as
auditor.
The Clyde Wilson family moved last
week from the house on the Van Hoy
place to the Sutherland house.
X X 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gibbins and Mrs.
% r{,,Iovv I'll yHc tNy,s
Friday.
julie Graves was taken to Kennewick
Friday by his mother and County
Commissioner Frank Clark to have his
tonsils removed. They came back the
same day and the little boy is recov-
ering nicely.
Mickey Mouse's seventh birthday was
the occasion for big party at the
theater in Kennewick, four Mickey
Mouse films being shown and birth
day cake served to all who attended
the show. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Taylor
took their two children, Elsie and Cor
don and Pauline Leander and Tony
Chase to Kennewick to enjoy the Gel
ebration.
The American Legion Auxiliary will
hold food sale October IL at the
White Bluffs Trading company's store.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Don Grimsley were the
recipients of splendid gift from the
workers of the cannery September 10,
when they celebrated their twentieth
wedding anniversary The following
day, they showed their appreciation by
bringing in an extra Large watermelon,
which was divided among the crew.
4
Edmund Anderson and w. J. Kim
caid left Wednesday morning for va
kima, where they had been called to
serve on the federal jury
n \ Il
Mrs. Walter Chapel went to Ken
newick Tuesday to visit her husband
whose condition has not greatly
changed since ne entered the SAM
tarium. Mrs. Chapel went down with
A. w. Campbell.
X
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Brandsen and
Mrs. E. E. Griffith were Pasco and
KenneWick visitors Monday.
II u 4
Mrs. Walter Jones, Mrs. j. Holecek
and Mrs. Paul Schicka made up 8
party driving to Yakima Friday.
X
Mr.. and Mrs. Danny Williams were
in Yakima Friday and Monday.
\ y y
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Tanning drove
to Yakima Saturday
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-10-03
POTPOURRI
New Cavern

One of the worlds great series
Of caves, located in Eddy county,
New Mexico, was not discovered
until 1922. They are called Carls-
bad Caverns. Most of them are
1000 feet below earth level. One
Of the rooms is a half mile long,
several hundred feet wide, and so
high that light from torches fails
to reach the ceiling.
g Western Newspaper Union.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-10-03
HAROLD FREEBURY PLEDGED
TO DELTA UPsILON SOCIETY

WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE,
Pullman, Wash.-It's moving day at
Washington State College, Approx
mately $50 men and $50 women stu
dents are transferring their belongings
to their new quarters in fraternity and
sorority houses as formal rushing ends.
Harold Freebury of White Bluffs has
been pledged to Delta Epsilon, ma
tional social fraternity.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-10-03

There are other ways to use dill
leaves than for favoring pickles. In
creamtd chicken or creamed shrimp,
use enough chopped leaves of dill to
flavor the sauce and color it bright
green. Over broNed lamb chops, fried
fish, veal outlet or steak sprinkle a
generous pinch of chopped dill on
each piece and pour over it a little
very hot butter or fat to bring out the
flavor. Bits of the leaves may also be
added to salads, oinlets, scrambled
eggs or even to soups.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-10-03

Glen Slower received word this week
Of the death Of his step-father, H. II.
Schultz, at Portland. Mr.. Schultz made
his home with the Stovers at Wahluke
several years ago, and had a number
Of friends in the valley.
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Ira Hawley arrived from Portland
Tuesday evening on short business
trip to the valley. He is staying with
his father-in-law, David zerwekh.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-10-03

LOST-Block and tackle with grips
for pulling wire. Suitable reward for
return. Columbia River Telephone Co.
1tc3.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-10-03
Want Ads

GRAPE PICKERS wanted inmedi-
ately at my ranch n mile south of
Hanford. Pay $500 a ton. Fred Vert
ner. 1tp3.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-10
RESINENS LEAnERS

II one could make a study of the
history and development Of the more
progressive American cities, he
would fluid that they all had the loyal
aid and leadership of group OF
business people who had enterprise,
vision, and initiative. Those men
could see the possibilities of busi-
ness in their home city. They did
not feel they must wander TO the
ends OF the earth in order to realize
their ambitions.
They just took hold of some prOpo
sltion or opening right at home
Some business chance in their own
back yard looked attractive to them.
So they pushed and pushed at that
chance. and it grew and grew,
While they were pushing their own
business, they took hold TO help the
development of their home town. The
result Of that impetus has sent many
a town far up the ladder. The same
thing could be done in any place in
Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-10
HERITAGE OF THE PAST

People who look around in a fine
little city like Milford. can see how
much they owe to the people who
have lived there in former years. A
fine community is not the prOduc-
tiOn of the folks who live there now.
Its schools, churches, business struc-
lures and homes were mostly the
product of the generations that have
gone before. They toiled and strug-
gled and taxed themselves to provide
these facilities for us to enjoy and
maintain.
II those Old-timers had been as
easy going as many of our modern
folks. we should still look like
primitive community. with every
thing rough and very few public ad-
vantages. We owe a certain debt of
gratitude to those who went before
us. The way TO pay that debt is to
maintain the community they handed
down to us in perfect condition. and
keep ON making improvements.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-10
SAFER CROSSINGS

From $1OO.OOO,OOO to $500, 900, ,OOt
of the great Federal work relief ap
preparation will be spent i'm separat'
ing grades at railroad crossings
Every mOtorist will rejoice at the
abolition Of crossings where he has
many times listened anxiOusly for
the warning notes of the railroad
whistle.
There are many crossings unprO
tected by any signal or gate, where
the tracks are so hidden from the
highway by buildings. high banks,
or trees. that the automobile driver
has to 90 over by faith and guess
work. He has faith OF course that
the locomotive whistle will blow
when the train nears the crossing.
But sometimes an automobile driver
fails TO hear that signal of peril.
The expenditure of this great sum
for such separation will only make
small beginning on the enormous
task of separating all such crossings
in the whole country. New cross
inss are constantly being made as
new roads and streets are laid out.
The number of them will not prob
ably have decreased very much
when our grandchildren rule the
land. But many of the worst ones
that are constant source of peril
and anxiety. will go from year to
year
The number of grade crossings
hat will remain is so enormous that /
drivers will always need /
10 exercise caution in going over
hose dangerous rails. There are
90 many people who enjoy racing
with a train. If they can slip over
crossing 100 yards ahead of a
rain. and save half minute there
" they think they have done a won-
lerful stunt.
If their estimate of the speed of
hat train had been too low, their
Mourning families would say. that
he stunt was not SO wonderful.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-10
WoRKfSG F0R UNCLE SAN

Would YOU like to 60 to work fol
the government? This question is
discussed by many young people
Answers to that question were givsr
at conference OF students Of p
colleges recently held at Harvard
University.
For many years, the business
world was the favOrite field fol
young men and young women. Re.
cent uncertainties of the business
worlr have thrown a bit of chill
over that aim in life.
Many young people see the gov
ernment broadening out its field Of
activity, taking hold Of more and
more things. They ask il the best
hope for the future will not lie in
working for Uncle Sam. People
don't get rich working for the gov
ernment. but the government job has
way of delivering It's little old pay
envelope every month.
To make the government service
attractive to young people. stepG
will have to be taken to make it
less subject to political domination.
An ambitious youth will hardly like
to put his life blood into the service
of Uncle Sam. il the old gentleman
is going to throw him out some day
because some other political party
carried the election.
Also the government service ought
to provide for the recognition of
merit. If a fellow has to
secure the pull of some politician
before he can get promotion. he has
little incentive to shed, any perspira-
ton in that Office.
II is somewhat doubtful II bust
ness pays the big rewards that it
has paid in the past. The people are
disposed to tax big profits and large
incomes. A sure income from the
government is better than the re-
mote possibility OF fortune in
business. But if Uncle Sam wants
to get a good share of the brainy
Young folks now studying in col
cges. he needs to reform many of
his old methods.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-10
SOWING THE SEED

The annual miracle by which
fruitful and beautiful plants are pro.
duced out of little brown seeds, is
about TO occur. Who can tell how
that tiny seed. as spindling as a Bit
of pine needle, can grow into a high
and beautiful plant which shall pro-
duce gorgeous blossoms al sum-
mer?
To the gardener. ii makes a big
difference what kind of seed he gets.
Years ago. many people wasted their
money on dead seeds, or bought
stuff that planted crops of useless
weeds in their gardens. Agitation
for better standards has cured much
of that difficulty.
There are seeds of conduct and
thought also. The Savior Of man
kind compared the kingdom OF
heaven to a grain Of mustard seed.
the least Of all seeds, which grows
up with great branches. SO the
thought of some lover of humanity,
which seems hOpelessly unable to
reform this sad old world, has often
inspired men and women to some
great achievement which has lifted
life to a higher level.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-10
Milford, Friday, May 10, 1885
JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN

Children have a strong sense OF
justice. but it is not mature enough
to see situations correctly, Much
bad conduct arises from this source.
One of the complaints that chill
dren make most frequently, is that
partially is shown to someone other
than themselves. The boy complains
because his brother is allowed ia
vors which are not permitted to him.
In the schools of former days, there
was usually one child who was
called Teachers pet" II must be
a struggle still for many teachers
to convince their pupils that they
are fair to all
What many children fail to realize
is. that if they are willing and pleas
ant and obedient. they are entitled
to have some extra favor as re-
ward. Some should talk kindly to
the balky child. and explain that if
he too would try little harder to
cooperate. he too could have some
frosting on the cake.
Life seems pretty hard to boy
who is not specially bright, and
finds it difficult to keep up with his
mates at school His head aches.
and he just cant seem to see what
those long rules mean. It's pretty
hard to smile like an angel, when
you feel as if the problems of life
were too much for you.
You never can tell how far these
sore feelings will go when they fes-
ter in a child's mind. He may say
the world is all against him, and de-
eide to show his power by breaking
rules. A wonderful job is done by
many teachers who spend hours
with these youngsters. helping them
over hard places. Such aid may
change the boys whole life. And the
parent who cant spend an hour to
help his limping children. may spend
rears of regret when they so wrong.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-10
THE FIRST AMERICANS

1 People sometimes speak disparag'
ingly OF immigrants" But we are
all immigrants to this country. ant
the very first Americans were the
red indians, who came many cen
turtles before any white man.
The American Indian has always
been a fascinating subject of study
From earliest days, the boys have
liken to play Indian" They are
never happier than when pretending
to hunt, fish. and trap, and. scalp
palefaces after the manner of these
early wanderers
G. T. Bowles, a Harvard University
scientist, has just discovered tribe
of people in Tibet in Asia. the most
remote and inaccessible country on
the globe, who bear a very striking
resemblance to the American In
dians. They have reddish bronze
skins. high cheek bones, and other
characteristics of the red tribes.
Mr.. Bowles things the Indian tribes
originated there. II seems a we'll
authenticated fact that the ancestors
o: all the Indians of our great cOun-
try came from Asia. and somehow
crossed the mighty Pacific ocean.
How could a people so unframed in
science ever have done it in those
primitive ages?
The old Indians were great adven-
turers and rOamers, able to travel
long distances OH their agile feet.
They were students of nature and
knew her ways. and could adapt
themselves to any conditions Of tenn
perature and weather. They were
capable of great endurance.
The narrOwest point of the Pacific /
ocean, Bering strait, is only 40 miles
across. over which those intrepid /
adventures might easily have sailed. |
even in their fragile little canoes.
However they got over, they were
the first world travellers and pio-
neers. They did much to develop
our corn. tobacco. cotton. and pea
nuts, so something of American pros
perity is due to their genius.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-10
THE TONY Mn0nPILE

The town wOodpie used to be a
great help in dealing with people
who were out Of work; but i'm these
days the country needs something
to take the place of the town wood
pile, i'm the form of useful work
which an unemployed man can do.
Jobs on public works supply that
need to "A partial extent. But the
indoor worker frequently lacks the
physical development to swing a
pick on the roads. He needs some
kind of office or machine job not re-
quiring physical strength.
While most of the public works
undertaken to provide employment
will be advantageous to the country,
many of them provide facilities
which the people could get along
without. The country needs some
plan by which the unemployed can
be set to work producing the abso-
lutte necessities of life. for them
selves and others in a like predica-
ment.
Who will outline some great plan
that shall serve the purpose in mod
ern life that the town woodpile used
10 accomplish, and does still in
some places? People who want to
work are asking for the chance. and
The community should somehow find
It for them.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-10
REACHING THROU0n NE ETEs


A news item speaks Of a movement
IN one city to provide eye glasses
for children having weak vision. II
IS noted that II per cent Of the chill
dren need such glasses. Very likely
the same plan is being tried in other
places. Children reach out to the
world Of knowledge through their
eyes. The reason why some OF them
fail to get any hold OF that world
OF knowledge, is that their poor lit
tie weak eyes cant reach that far.
II school lesson is placed on q
blackboard, the child. who cant see
is almost as helpless as If be had no
book. Children hate to admit any
inferiOrity. Many of them would
keep still about their weak eyes, and
trust that they would get by" with
out this defect being noticed. Then
ii they fail in their lessons because
they couldn't see the work on the
blackboard, it would look as il they
were just lazy or stupid.
The child who falls behind in
school often becomes a community
problem. Often he takes to mis-
chief. He may become discouraged
and lose ambition. It would be well
to find out if any physical defect like
poor eyesight is holding him back.
The schools in many cities have
regular tests of children's eyesight,
which need not be expensive. These
tests have informed many families
of the defect which made their chill
dren poor learners. Give the child
q chance. and don't force him to
limp through life because he couldn't
see in school as his classmates could.
Some families can't afford to pro-
vide proper glasses for their chill
iren. It would be a useful charity.
if generous people would provide a
fund to help such ones. 1t would
cost the community less 20 provide
such aid than TO let the children fall
behind for this cause.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-10
NEW TRICKS FOR OLD DOGS

DR.. f. l.. Thorndike of New York
president of the American AssOcia
tion for Adult Education, has lis
OF wise old sayings which he con.
siders redically wrong. One of them
is that ancient saw. repeated over
and over again. to the effect that
"You can't teach an old dog new
tricks
This educator says his inquiries
show that adults can still learn at
the age of IS. He finds that while
some adults from 40 to 60 years of
age are too apathetic to learn. there
are an equal number who are more
interested and Jealous than ever be-
fore.
There are millions of these old
dogs who say that modern industry
discriminates against them. They
bring forward many instances to
prove that the elderly man or wO-
man can rarely obtain jobs. II so,
il must be largely because employers
have this old saw in their minds
They fear the old dog won't be able
to learn the new ideas he needs in
their trades.
The elderly man is not probably
SO good on machine and mechanical
operations that call principally for
speed. But he is apt to be better
when il comes to matters of expert
ence and judgment. If customer
wants to know what kind. Of goods
will give the best service. his chances
of getting the low down" from some
experienced person who has followed
that trade for years. are consider
ably better than if he makes these .
inquiries of some beginner
The old dog should be ashamed of
any unwillingness to learn any good
new tricks that modern life has to
teach him. The world is changing
very fast. Many of these changes
are for the worse. but many of them
are for the better. Some old dogs
condemn all these changes as decay
Ind degeneration. but that ancient
dea fails to recognize how science
md human wit are remaking all
ife
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-10
NILLYlLLE

sunday School at 10 a. nj; younl
peoples meeting IN the evening
Preaching 81 Rev. W. S. Grant
The Ladies' Aid Society Of NJ r
Z Church met April 30tl at the hOm'
of Capt j. S. Pruitt with a good at
tendance. Refreshments we're served
by the hosts daughter, Mrs. Isaac
Bennett.
Nj. and Mrs, /, R. Wiley and
daughter accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Conn Scott and daughter Oi
Selbyville, motored to Wilmington
on Sunday.
Roland J. West entertained to din
ner Sunday, DR.. and Mrs. w. o,
Daisey of Fruitland, Nd Mr.. and
Mrs. Vaughn S. Collins Of Phila-
delphla. Nj. and Mrs. r. j. Norris
and. daughters Of Selbyville, and Mr..
and Mrs. Vance Lynch OF Bayard.
DR.. and Mrs. Cecil Freed and
daughters. and DR.. Freed's mother,
and Mrs. Frances Manning Of Read
ing, Pa, visited Mrs, Kate Evans
who is at the Village Side Farm for
the summer.
WI. anu MIS. VII gel --ACOuDb uhu
as weekend guests. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Venice and son. Of ArdmOre,
Penna
Capt. VI. l.. Hickman spent the
weekend with his wife and children.
Sunday guests with Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac West were, Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man Aydoleett and children OF VIII
mington, Mr.. and Mrs, Russell Jones
and Mr. and Mrs. Horace Hickman
Of Georgetown, Mr.. and Mrs. Kelley.
OF Selbyville, and Mr.. and Mrs. Clin-
ton Watson of FTankford.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ, Hudson and
son Roy. of Camden, N, j.. visited,
their son and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
win Hudson, Saturday.
Harry West Of Indian River Coast
Guards. spent Saturday at his home
here.
Mrs. Marvel Hopkins is visiting
relatives in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Tillie West and Monroe. Quill
len Of Philadelphia were guests last
week of Miss Lizzie Quillen.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-10
LABORs or THE glRDENER

About now the poets write verses
on the Joys Of gardening. They
dwell upon the charm Of outdoor
life, and the fragrant Odor Of the
npturned earth. and the Ioveilness
OF flowers.
In the smaller communities in
former days. the garden was almost
as much OF a necessity as the kit
chen stove. Resourceful people cre-
ate bank deposits out Of the money
saved by gardening.
Today people say it is too much
work to dig in the back yard. They
would blister their hands. and their
weak backs could not stand it. How
ever. the reason why their hands
are thin skinned and their backs
feeble, is that they have abandoned
these muscular habits of their faith
ers.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-10
PrccOclOus children

Some parents worry because their
children are slow to learn. while
others worry because they learn too
fast. Some children are the mental
equals of those two to four years
older. They make wonderful
showing in school. but out on the
playground they often get laughed
at, Frequently they have to stand
with their hands in their pockets
while the others enjoy life.
The child who learns book knowl-
edge SO fast would be benefited by
some hand work. He needs also to
study the book of human conduct.
The way to deal with the boy on the
football field may be more impor-
tant lesson for him than the battles
OF the great wars.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-10
@HHAT DO. YOU HEARr

A we'll known minister preached
on the above subject on recent
Sunday. His sermon was sugges-
tion that people hear about what
they want to. II they desire to lis
ten to cheap gossip. the secret tales
Of the town fow into their ears. If
anybody has been cutting up too
many didoes, by some mysterious
grapevine, these folks know about it.
The folks who are doing the best
work in the world have little time
to hear gossip. What they want to
hear is how they can make them
selves more useful to the world, and
whether the world has climbed a
step higher since the last report.