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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
COUNCIL
GROUP VISITS cOULEE

Many delegates representing var
ious towns from the four counties
of Grant, Douglas, Chelan and
Okanogan, attended the FourCount
Council meeting, held in the school
Previous to the meeting here the
delegates had dined in the Mess
hall OF Mason City.
Many matters of vital interest to
the people living in these four coun
ties were enthusiastically and in
telligently discussed. James NJ.
Greene, Cashmere, president of the
organization, presided.
In no uncertain manner the mem
bers registered thier disapproval to
the proposed Columbia Valley auth
GRITTY and against any control what
ever of the Columbia Basin pro-
ject. 1t was, also announced that IN
formation had been received from
the state highway department that
the state would supply additional
the $4,000 it has available on the
improvement of the highway be-
tween Coulee City and Soap Lake
for graveling the road this fall.
Oiling of the highway could them
be done in the spring.
The Council also voted in favor
of the appointment of resident
nf the Columbia Basin area upon
the Columbia Basin Commission
whenever there is another vacancy
to be filled.
F. w. Mccain, president of the
Coulee City Chamber of Commerce,
and vice president of the Four
County Council, welcomed the dele
[lgates with we'll chosen and appro-
pirate remarks.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
PUBLIC SERVICE
IS BRANCH SET Up
Man In Wenatchee To Advise
Truck Owners of n. &. w.
On Laws

An Office of the state depart
ment of public services was opened
in Wenatchee last week, with Glen
C. Malim in charge. Malim will
have charge of issuing all permits
and licenses for commercial trucks
an buses in the territory COM
posed of Okanogan, Chelan, Doug
las, Grant and Ferry counties. He
has set up an Office in the court
house in the quarters occupied by
the state highway patrol. From 8
to 10 o'clock each morning he will
be in the Office to confer with bus
and truck owners.
mot only must all for hire
trucks and buses have hauling
permits, but all trucks six feet or
more in width, must be equipped
with clearance lights and reflec-
tors" Malim warns. Furthermore
all truckers must comply with the
minimum state utility rates, and
in case of violation the shipper
will be held jointly responsible
with the trucker These rates are
to protect the legitimate truck OPP
orators from the cutthroat compe-
tition of irresponsible truck opera
tors who would otherwise reduce
rates to a ruinous figure he adj
ded.
Farmers driving their own
trucks are exempted from those re-
strictions when hauling for them
selves or their neighbors, Malim
explained.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
CIVIL SERVICE -1AAMlNAIIONS

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced open
competitive examinations as fol-
lows:
Junior engineer, various option
ais, $4,000 a year
Assoc ute electrochemist. $4,000
q year, Lureau of Chemistry and
Soils, Denartment of Agriculture.
Directoe. Child Welfare Division,
$500 wear, Children's Bureau,
Department of Labor.
All states except South Oak
ota, UtaN. Iowa, Vermont, virginia
and Mar land, and the District of
Columbia have received lessthan
their quc'a of appointments in the
apportiou j departmental service
at Wash ton, ID. G..
Full IL 'rmation may be obtained
from the fecretary of the United
States CT y Service Board of Exam
liners at TIE post office of custom
house in Nv city which has post
office OF he first or the second
class. of ON the United States
Civil Ser Commission. Washing
ton, ID. G.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
CITY SChUULo OPEN
WITH BRIGHT PROSPECTS
Increased Enrolment In High
School And Grades Predicted

True to form, another school
term was ushered in Tuesday with
the ringing of school bells the us
ual commotion which accompanies
''the first day. Enrolment day
and congrestion in some places.
found most of the seats occupied
Twenty eight first and second
graders greeted Mrs. Thelma Box,
primary teacher, somewhat larg-
er number than in the past. 1t will
be necessary to enforce the ruling
as to entrance age. First graders
must be six years, of age by Thanks
giving in order to qualify for enroll
ment People of the community are
pleased that Mrs. Box has accepted
the responsibility of another year.
Enrolment is least in the third
and fourth grades, without any APP
parent reason other than chnce dis
tribution. Miss Holston, of Marcus
the new teacher of this room, She
comes here from Mabton schools.
She is a graduate of Cheney Nor
NAL with several years experience.
Miss Genevieve McKeller has a
near capacity room of 5th and 9Th
this year. Her home is in Cash
mere and she is a graduate of Bell
ingham Normal.
The community is glad to well
come back Mr.. Erwin Beard as up
per grade teacher and director OF
music Fourteen seventh graders
and eight eighth graders have re-
ported to date, with more expected.
In the high school prospects are
good for substantial increase en-
rollment. Present enrolment, how
evera equals that of last yaer, and
a number are yet to be enrolled.
The edition of a fourth teacher
has enabled the school to keep in
step with curriculum changes rec
commended by the state board and
required of accredited high schools.
Anew course in home-mking cal
led "home relations" is required OF
all girls for graduation and is Of
fered in the senior year. A year,
work in elementary cooking and sew
ing is offered sophomore girls. the
first Home Economics offered in
several years. The installation of a
Flamo unit makes hooking possible
and the laboratory room on the bas-
ment floor will be used for home &c
onomics instruction.
Miss Caryl Thompson, the new
member of the highschool faculty,
has been teaching at Twin Falls,
Idaho. She will coach the girls ath-
letics and physical training, as we'll
as teach HOUSEHOLD arts subjects
Miss Thompson's home is at Post
Falls, Idaho.
Miss Hilda Mesick will teach the
commercial subjects which includes
junior Business training, shorthand
and tipping! as well as serve as lib
rarian. Mr. Ralph Woodhouse also
returns to teach mathematics and
social science and coach boys phys
ical education activities. Superinten
dent Backus will teach classes in
biology and advanced English in
addition to his administrative dut-
les.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
EAST C0FFERDAM
WILL START SOON

GRAND COULEE DAM, Sept. 3
TO add to the activity now taking
place III the west and east side. eX-
cavation pit, on the west rocky alb
utment and on the huge gravel wash
ing system, the MWAK today or to-
morrow, or at the latest by the end
of the week. will begin the construs.
ton of the second of the four all
important cofferdams needed for riv-
er diversion.
With the west shore bulwark, by
several thousand tons the largest
ever built, having proved an out
standing success the company will
set it's men at work this week on the
east side Golfer.
The east shore structure will diff
fer materially from the present OBJ.
struction. 1t will not be of cellular
construction but will consist of tim.
Der cribs filled with gravel and sand
taken from the excavation area on
the east side. Ire outside face OF
the Golfer will be of steel sheet pill
ing.
The overall length of the bull.
wark will be about 1000 feet. II
will be approximately Is feet thick
The top edge of the sheet piling will
be 80 feet lower than the present
top of the west side ellis. AS a result
the east side structure will not lie
liable to Withstand the high water of
next summer.
Ali of the work will be on dry
land, approximately where the old
road way was located. The shape of
the Golfer will be almost entirely
straight with the exception of two
toward the excavation area from
the ends.
The Golfer will hold back the
flood water several months longer
than if there was no structure al
all. Excavation will be finished ant
concrete pouring underway when
the river reaches it's flood stage, il
the concrete can be built up high
enough, the Columbia will not
stop the operations at all This is {
hope of the MWAK.
The starting of work on the cot
ferdam should boost the employ
ment total about 200, it is estimat
| ed.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
MANY MILLIONS
IN FISH PLANT
Lakes ana Streams Heavily stocked
Since April LIST
Report Shows

Fish paintings by the Washing
ton game department since last
April |. have seen over 26 million
trout liberated in lakes and streams
OF the state. The hatchery units of
the department are carrying on
the heavist game fish propagation
program in their history.
Game fish alterations by species
for the period of nearly five mon
tbs follow: 13,564,1OO silver trout,
$500, 100 eastern brook trout A.
723, 700 steelhead trout, 100000
rainbow trout, 177.30O lochlavens
l75,EOO cutthroat trout, and 21.-
600 crescentil. Grand total, 26,17O,
800
The paintings do not include
great number of game fish moved
to lakes and streams by game pro-
tectors who salvaged the fish in
pools that form during spring
freshets and dry up late in the sum
mer.
During the year ending last
March 81. game department lib
Grated approximately AZ million
fish.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
Traffic ASSO.
Plans A Lab

Arrangements have practically
been completed whereby the Hor-
t1cultural and Traffic Association
Will operate labortory at Brewster
for spray residue analysis. The US
ual plan of this group is to operate
the labortory on cost basis as the
organization is an association of
OF fruit men of the county to furth-
er the interests of the industry.
Last year the association oper-
ated laboratory at Okanogan and
is reputed to have been of valuable
help according to growers from
that section. Ellie Reed will be the
chief chemist and will appoint
chemist to reside at Brewster. A
6pick-up car will operate out of
Brewster and get samples at Pater-
os and the Bar,-Brewster Herald.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
TELEPHONE PATRONS
HAVE INCREASED HERE

A new telephone directory, issued
on the first of September by the
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
company for Grant and Lincoln
counties, was distributed among the
patrons of the company this ween.
1t is interesting to note that the
number of subscribers in Coulee
City has increased nearly fifty per
cent in the past year. An actual
count reveals the fast that 65 bus
mess houses and residences now
the increas in this up-to-date sys-
tenn of communication is gratifying,
Coulee City is far behind other sur
rounding towns in this respect
Coulee City has population of
nearly one thousand. Almira, with
a population of not more than six
or eight hundred has 1877 phones
installed in business houses and
AMI residences. The directory shows
that Grand Coulee, Mason City and
the engineers town have total of
257 phones covering business house
and residences.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
Legality of Dam
Without Question

In a stirring speech delivered to
members of the Hi-Dam CONNER
cial club at their meeting in Nc
Caslin's Castle, Tuesday August 81,
James O'Sullivan, Columbia Basin
commission secretary, stressed the
fact that at last no question can be
raised concerning the legality of
the Grand Coulee project.
Describing chronologieally the
history of the battle to put across
the Columbia Basin project. OSul-
Ivan lauded Representative Sam b.
Hill, who practically single handed,
waged a battle on the floor of the
house which finally established the
legal satus of the Northwest's great
power and irrigation plan
Ever since the inception of the
project, O'Sullivan declared, of the
great st obstacles to overcome was
THAI u securing congressional san
ctiCn. Nov that the sanction has
been given, there is no valid rea-
son why the work should not be
carried through to COMPLETION, he
asserted
A guest at the lucheon was Mr..
Kerns of EllensburF, who gave
some O. the eastern views toward
northwest power projects, which
he had occasion to hear on re-
cent trip to the Atlantic seaboard.
Coulee News.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
TWO COULEE CITY
YOUNG PEOPLE MARRIED

Miss Ivy Gill, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Gill of this city and
Earl Holbrook, now stationed at
Davenport where he is EMPLOYED
with the reclamation engineers.
were married at the Methodist
parsonage in Spokan elast SATURDAY.
They returned to Davenport after
the ceremony, where they will make
their home while Mr.. Holbrook is
stationed there
The bride is the second eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Gill and has resided in Coulee CITY
the greater part of her life. She
graduated from the local. high
school and later completed four
year course at the Washington
state college at Pullman Since
her graduation she has been teach
ing in Montana.
The groom is the secondest cid
est son of Mr.. Holbrook, who for
many years resided in the lowercou-
lee where he still owns ranch For
some time however, he has resided
at the home of his son Vern, in
Wenatchee. Earl also is a graduate
OF the Coulee City high school For
the past two years he has been en-
ployed by the reclamation bureau
For year or more he was located
at Almfra, but for the past several
months, he has been stationed at
Davenport.
The Dispatch joins with many
friends of the young couple mex
tending gratulations.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
RURAL HECTR|HgAnON
IS ON THE WAY

The President of the United
States has definitely and positively
announced that he is ready to back
a rural elecIrlfication program. He
has set aside $91, 100000 for the
United States, and allotted the state
of Washinton $3,500,000 of it.
To take full advantage of oppor-
tunity afforded him, the farmers OF
a district must work together. Farm
ers need electricity. There was a
time when electricity was consider
ed luxury only to be used and en-
joyed by the wealthy. Thanks tohun-
dreds of municipality. owner plants
and Uncle Sam, that time is passed.
Electricity is not a luxury; it is a
necessity. Farmers need it to light
their homes, their barns and other
buildings. They need it to pump wat
er; to grind feed run machines of
various kinds, and to make the coun
try home more pleasant.
During the past years privately own
ed companies have not seen fit to
construct lines into so-called coun
try districs because there was not
enough money in the venture, For 20
years or more privately owned power
companies have explained, time aft
er time, to many, many farmers,
that cost of building lines did not
Justify there menterin a rural ter
ritory.
Under this new program sponsored
by the government, thousands of
farmers who have never before had
the opportunity to use electricity OH
their farms cam now enjoy this. ser
vice through the identification pro-
gram which has been launched at
Washington
The possibilities of tbs new pro-
gram sponsored by the president and
the government are being discussed
by farmers everywhere. Local pro-
jects are being planned in many dis
tricts in Washington, and Grange
leadership can provide a priceless
blessing to rural homes and farms;
and Oranges throughout the state
should study, at once, very carefully
the steps necessary to secure the
assistance from the Rural Electrifi-
cation Administrations E. K.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
OPEN SEASON ON
DOES LIKELY TO
BE CLOSED SOON

The state commission probably
will rescind it's order opening the
deer season on does in a six mile
area on Twenty-Five Mile creek in
its meeting in Seattle this week.
Art Stapleton told the Independent.
The special rule, passed earlier
in the year with a vie VITO givinE
some relief to farmers in the area
who have complained Of serious dam
age by the deer hreds, provoked a
near-riot in Wenatchee when it be-
came known.
II don't think the commission is
so sold on the dea,' Stapleton
said,' "but we thought it would be
the best thing for the farmers who
were suffering from the onslaughts
Of deer. We provided for special
license to hunt in the area and
planned to patrol it closely"
-Okanogan Independent
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
GRACE GOSPEL CHURCH

An Invitation. You are invited to
attend our Full Gospel Services at
the Grace Gospel Church.
Evangelist Ernest Powlesland. of
Everett, Washington, a graduate of
the Moody Bible Institute of Chi
cago,. an ordained Baptist minister
for FL years, will occupy the pulpit
temporarily. A series of special mes
sage will be presented every Sun
day morning. Subject, "Pentsost In
Operation" or is the Pentecostal
Movement Scripture. Sunday morn
ing subject, DRY Bones" A well
come awaits you.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
HIGHWAY RADIO
NOW OPERATING

Ephrata and Grant county were
proud this week when the Washing
ton State Highway radio station
was officially opened by repre-
sentative of the Federal Commun-
ications Commission and Lemuel
w. Billingsley was designated as
radio telephone operator and Of
ficially in charge. The station is the
very latest type of equipment and
has ten watts power. Poles 80 feet
high make for a perfect ariel and
the reception is the best of any of
the stations in the state.
The call number is KNGZ and the
station Is number 20 on the state
highway system.-Grant Co. Journ-
al.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
CAPTURED
AT WILSON CREEK
Convict Captured

Convict Captured
Howard Chancey, an alleged es-
capped convict from the Oklahoma
state penintentiary. was turned ov-
er to deputy sheriff Wesley Gill
man at Ephrata Thursday evening
by T. B. Southland and M C. Parker
The man, under the influence of
liquor, came into Wilson Creek on
an afternoon west bound freight
train and revealed his identity to
Mr.. Southland, who Immediately
called the sheriff's Office and then
accompanied by Mr.. Parker, took
Chancey to Ephrata.
Authorities got in touch with the
Oklahoma prison. where the mans
Identity was confirmed. He is re-
ported to have been serving Is
year sentence for bank ROBBERY at
the time of his escape.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
G. f. ANDERSON COMES
HOME FROM ALASKA

Charles E. Anderson arrived from
Standpoint, Alaska, Tuesday and
Immediately to Mason City to see
his son Wilbur, who had been in
pjured in recent motorcycle &C
c1dent. Mr.. Anderson was glad to
find that Wilbur is making salts
factory recovery.
Mr.. Anderson has spent the last
six months in Alaska supervising 9
cattle ranch, and while he liked
Alaska very much. he is glad to get
back in Grant county, which he
very properly calls Goods coun-
try. Grant County Journal
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
HAWLEY TAKES OFFICE

Charles A. Hawley, of Neppel!
who was elected County Superin-
tendent of Schools for Grant coun-
ty at the last Election held on No
vember 2, with a very substantial
majority, took office on Tuesday of
last week, to complete the list of
officials elected Mr.. Hawley has
announced the appointment Of Mrs.
Glasspool, who opposed him for the
position, as his deputy During his
campaign. Mr.. Hawley made many
warm friends and admirers
throughout the country. He put up
clean and honorable fight for the
position. thereby wining the con
fidence and respect of the electors.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
QUINCY WILL HAVE
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING

The wide awake and coming lit
tie town of Quincy is to have a new
school building This was definit-
ely decided when at recent elect
ion the people of that little city vot
ed in favor of issuing bondsfor that
purpose. The vote stood Jap yes and
,13 no.
The new school building, which
will cost more than $4,000, will
be one of the very best school
building in the courty. The people
of that district are to be compli-
mented upon their progressiveness
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
OLD PIONEER
COMES TO TOWN

George Sprague, one of the old
est pioneers of this district, visited
Coulee City last Saturday Mr..
Sprague, who is SS years old, makes
his home with his brother Charles
Sprague eight miles south of Coulee
City.
Although nearing his Goth year,
Mr.. Sprague is very we'll and active
and gets around with ease. He
hasn't visited town for more than
year, and his old friends here ex-
tended him a hearty welcome.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
ROAD PAVING CREW
MAKES FAST HEADWAY

The Hewett Construction Com
pany of Spokane, who have the
contract for putting on non-skid
seal coat on the Speedball highway
from Coulee City to the Grand Cou-
lee dam, is making good Roadway.
with approximately three to four
miles day and in all probably the
job will be completed within the
the scheduled time A number of
local laborers are employed by
the company
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
POPULAR DRUGGIST
GOES TO SPOKANE

Art II. Thompson, employed as
drugeist in the Neihart drugstore
here for nearly year. left for Spo-
kane last Saturday where he has
accepted a position in the Mantle
drugstore. He is taking the place
of Harry Phillips who was killed
when the drugstore was robbed sew
eral weeks ago. Mrs. Thompson
and children proceeded him to Spo-
kane several weeks ago. John Nc
Donald, of Seattle is taking his
place at the drugstore here.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05
DISTRICT MEET.
ING OF WOMANS, CIUBS

Mesdames John Mccain, Florence
Purcell, Millard Tripplet. Rachel
Wagner and R. A. Dirkes. attended
the district meeting of Womans'
clubs held at Wenatchee last Fri
day. The ladies report very interest
ing and instructive meeting.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-09-05

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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-10-24
Editorial
Opinions
ANOTHER DEBTLEss COUNTY

Another county of Washington comes
clear of debt. Like Lincoln county,
which made a similar gladstone an
nouncement not long ago, this other
debtless county is over on the east
side. It is Benton county, wherein at
Prosser a courthouse was built some
years ago. It's good court house,
worth all it cost; but to build 1t re-
CURED bond issue. The last of the
court house bonds have now been re-
deemed. The county has no other
bonded debt and is in shape to keep
abreast of current obligations. These
achievements of Benton and Lincoln
counties are the more remarkable by
contrast with the sad state OF other
counties which persist in walloW1ng IN
the trough Of the depression.
Consolidation Talk
There has been much talk in re-
cent years about cutting the costs OF
county government by consultations
that would reduce the number OF
counties. The Times has taken part
in this talk There is something in the
idea, but it may need modification. We
can't go in for bigger counties merely
on the assumption that they are bound
to be better and more economically
governed 1t is our larger counties that
are most distressfully tangled in debt
Instead of urging smaller counties tc
merge with larger, perhaps the little
ones should be asked to annex the
big. Anyway, it's quite certain thai
other counties in the state can Learn
something to their advantage from
Lincoln and Benton. Seattle Times.