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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-02-07
Farm House Plan Books
Ready at Agents Office

A new bulletin, Farmhouse Plans
Farmers Bulletin No. 1853, is
now available at the county extern
sion office at Kennewick, accord
ing to Opal Jenkin, assistant coun-
ty agent.
This bulletin, written by Wallace
Ashby, Chief, Bureau of Agricul-
tural Engineering, has been pub
lished as a result of the Farm Sur
vey made in 46 states in the spring
of 1884. The principal purpose of
this bulletin is to supply plans for
low cost farm dwellings designed
to meet the requirements of the
farm operator and his family.
Among the so plans included in
this bulletin are several designed
especially for the Northwest as
well as for other sections of the
United States. A variety of sizes
are included: plans for one story
growing houses, moderate sized
one-story houses, houses of more
than one story and very small
houses. +
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New Corn-Hog Con-
. tracts to be Explained

The 1885 Corn-Hog work will
start with a series of five meet
ings in the county, according TO
Waldo w. Skuse, county agent. The
first meeting will be held in Pros
ser on Monday, February IL. The
other four meetings are scheduled
as following: Benton City, Febru-
airy Is, Hanford, February Ia,
Richland, February 10, and the last
meeting will be held at Kennewick
on February Is. 49,
The Kennewick meeting will be
held on Saturday, beginning at 1880
in the afternoon at the county ex-
tension office. At these meetings
the contracts will be explained and
those DESTROYS can sign application
blanks for the new contract, Mr..
Skuse stated.
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RADIO PARTY

Following the regular meeting
of the Eastern Star Tuesday eve-
ming, the group was surprised by
members of the Masonic ladge, who
put on a radio program, with How
ard Whitbeck acting as the an
nouncer. The local high school
orchestra played several numbers
under the direction of their direct
or, Arthur w. Rogers. Mrs. Jennie
Chellis sang, accompanied at the
piano by Miss Martha Chellis.
Homer Siegfried sang two num-
bers, accompanied at the piano by
Mrs. Siegfried.
Cards Were the diversion Of the
evening with the Masons serving
a midnight lunch. 4-
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Local Teachers Father
Dies Suddenly i'm Idaho

Funeral services We're held this
afternoon at the Benton City COM
munity church for John Jung
strum. Mr.. Jungstrum died sud-
denly Monday morning at Burke,
Idaho, from heart attack. He
and Mrs. Jungstrum had recently
moved back to Idaho, after resid-
ing in the Benton City community
for a number of years. He is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Hilda
Jungstrum, three daughters, Mrs.
Ruth Strate of Genesee, Idaho,
Mrs. Elsie Waldron of Benton City
and Mrs. Marie Owens of Pullman,
and one son, Charles r. Jungstrum,
instructor in the local high school.
Burial was made in the family plot
in the Benton City cemetery.
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Grange Basketball

Highland grange basketball team
will play its last home game Fri
day night, February 8 at s o'clock
at the high school gym with the
Vale grange team of Richland. Both
teams have come out of a low spot
and have begun to play good, clean
games of ball. Last week Vale
grange beat the Benton City team
who are sharing first place honors
with Burbank grange. The High
land team lost to Burbank last
Wednesday after leading the score
several times during the game. Ac-
cording to these results, both
teams are quite evenly matched,
so good game is promised. A
small admission will be charged to
cover expenses.
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VeItex Station Opens
i'm New StuccO Building

The Veltex Service Station OPEN
ed this week in their new stuccO
building on the corner Of Washing
ton street and the highway, across
from the Duffy tourist park, under
the active management Of M. Hille
and Floyd Gleich They have two
gas pumps and are prepared to do
grease job as well as repair
tires and sell Goodrich tires, Mr..
Gleich stated. This is the first
station opened in this district by
the Fletcher Oil company, who
have headquarters Cor Washing
ton at Walla Walla- They have
stations at Walia WAla, Pullman
and at Boise, Idaho.
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The OAR. members will meet
Monday, February IL with Mrs. ].
A. Hatch on Riverside Drive.

The OAR. members will NEE,
Monday, February IL with Mrs. j
A. Hatch on Riverside Drive.
School directors and officials are
having their troubles with threats
from the legislature, too, and the
matters of Importance to the dis
tricts have to be guarded. At the
school masters meeting held last
Friday in Benton City these mat
tiers were discussed fully and II. S.
Hughes was again elected presi-
dent of the county organization.
Mr.. Hughes and C. w. Fristoe of
Prosser were elected delegates to
the state meeting to be held at
Olympia this week when matters
will be taken up with the legisla-
tive bodies. Andrew Coddine of
White Bluffs was elected vice
president of the county organiza-
tion.
The Business & Professional Wo-
mems club will hold their Febru-
airy business meeting at the home
of Mrs. A. II. Meyers on the High
lands Monday evening, February
IL. Plans have been made by the
Health chairman, Miss Margaret
Hawkins, to have all members that
can to meet at the club rooms at
six o'clock and hike out to Mrs.
Meyers home, where a 7:15 din
ner will be served. All who can't
leave at that time can meet at
Plowmans cafe at 6:45, where a
car will take them to the dinner All
the girls who are planning to at
tend are asked to get in touch with
Miss Hawkins at once.
The members of the American
Legion Auxiliary will meet in the
Masonic nall next Wednesday eve
ming, February 13, at 5 o'clock.
They are CONNER o1s ting Nation
al Defense week and have invited
the: officers of he other civic clubs
and organizations in ieLLewick to
be their guests that evening. A
special program mas beer Planned,
according tc Ella Ann Lin. presi-
dent of the group. DR.. T. o. Stone,
president of the Robe TT Ely post of
4Nn,erican Legion, will b.. one of
the speakers of the cvei.ing and
Mrs. A. T. Belair will be the other
speaker. They will speak on Ma
tional Defense.
A group Of friends surprised Mr..
and Mrs. Neil Paden at Their new
home Sunday evening and gave
them an old-fashioned charavari.
Among those in the crowd were
Mr.. and Mrs. v. M. Ward, Mr.. and
Mrs. Glen Rider, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
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d. C. Day spent the week-enqa
nth home folks. He Is working at
Coulee Dam.
The Jess Vinson family are NOV
,no back to their home on Second
! Avenue East.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. I. Hill were din
nor guests of Mr.. and Mrs. M. >.
Kinkaid Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Nelson en-
tartained the Vinson family at din
ner Wednesday night. i.
A group of people of the Naz-
arene church attended the group
meeting at Ritzville Tuesday.
Mrs. Gus Henke entertained on
Friday afternoon at a quitting
party. Six ladies were present.
Drew Hodges returned from Sc
attle Friday and will work at the
Ayers sheep ranch again this year.
Glen Ludlow and Donald and
Rex Gest are confined to their
homes this week with the measles.
Miss Irene Day underwent an ap-
oendicitis operation Monday morn
ing. She is improving as well as
could be expected. s.@
The Kennewick Bridge club will
meet Wednesday, February Ii,
with Mrs. E. c. Smith for one
O'Clock luncheon. i. .Sss
Mrs. G. Tillery and Miss LaVeta
Mulkey were Sunday afternoon
guests of Mrs. Jack Atteberry.
Lunch was served in the afternoon.
Don Visger, local manager of
the Liberty theatre, attended a
managers meeting of Mercy thea
tiers held in Sunnyside on Wednes-
day.
The ladies of the Christian
church are giving a miscellaneous
shower for Mrs. Alvin Vinson FRI
day at the home Of Mrs. Jess Vim
son.
Bob Brown, Bob Siegfried, John
Vibber, Bob Williams were among
the W.S.C. students who spent the
mid-winter vacation at their
homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Muldrow of
Benton City were Kennewick Wis
itors Saturday. Mr.. Muldrow is
manager of the Sunnyside Irriga-
ton district at Benton City.
Vance Holccmb of Walla Walla
spent Tuesday and Wednesday in
the Kennewick district on official
business. He is in the Public
Works department of the state.
Ernest Wadsworth, 11-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wads-
worth of Hover, suffered badly
injured eyeWednesday when he
was hit by a baseball at the Fin
ley school house. The injury is
painful, but the sight is not thot
to be injured.
Word has been received from
Mrs. Ruth Gest, who has been O.
patient in st. Vincent's hospital in
Portland for the past three weeks
and underwent q double major OPP
Grafton. She has so far recovered as
to be able to be moved to con-
va)escing home.
Mrs. n. w. Whittemore and Mrs.
r. r. Gowing entertained the Che
kola club and their husbands Sum
day evening at the Gowing home
with seven o'clock dinner. Bridge
honors went to Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Matthews and low to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Ferguson. Mrs. Gowing re-
ceived the travelling prize.
AL grangers and their friends
are invited to attend q box social
at the Kennewick Valley grange,
February 10. Women and girls are
to bring their boxes and the men
and boys will buy them. There
will be a dance following the box
supper. Come and have a good
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L. E. johnson of Ephrata spent
the weekend with his family in
Kennewick.
Mrs. Estelle Femme of Portland
was a guest this week at the A. j.
Thompson home.
Catholic ladies will hold a cook
! ed food sale at McDonald's store
Saturday of this week.
Marvin Knopp and Howard Her
shell of Wilson Creek spent the
weekend with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Erickson were
the hosts to the Swackle club this
week, Bridge honors went to Mr..
and Mrs. Carol Pratt. p
Frank Stojack, football star of
W.S.C., was weekend guest ;.t
tie w. j. Earres honle.s
Miss Dorcthes Bechtel left Tues
cay for Wai!a Walla, where she Is
a student in Whitman college, aft
er spending RE mid winter va:a-
lion with her mother. Mrs. H. j..
Capell.
Mrs. w. H. Mexican Of Walla
Walla was guest Thursday of
Mrs. G. w. Sherk and Mrs. Ii. r.
Tibber. Mrs. Vibner entertained
with an informal luacheon in hon.
or of Mrs. Mexican.
Mrs. MI rtin Wysong has return
:, from sth eral we ks spent in
akima, iile takiig treatments.
Thirty-eight staff members
were named yesterday by Bill Will.
mot, the newly-elected Daily edi-
tor, to publish the Daily Universe
ty of Washington paper. Jerry
Campbell of Kennewick was nam
ed as one Of the eight sport writ
er. Campbell is the son of Mrs.
Winifred Campbell, Kennewick
city clerk. He is a graduate of the
local high school and senior at
the University.
The Pink and Green club met
Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Carol Pratt with Mrs. II. S.
Taylor, Mrs. j. r. Ayers, Mrs. F.
E. GIispie and Mrs. Pratt host
esses in the second of a series Of
card parties being given by the
group. The first was held last
Thursday at the home of Mrs. A..
L. Williams in the Garden Tracts.
The guests at the parties are the
members and their invited guests.
The third degree was conferred
on Ralph Birum at the meeting Of
the F. & A. M. Wednesday even
ing in the Masonic hall. Past Mas
ter w. S. Green conferred the de-
gree. Worshipful Master Wills
Hales of the Pasco lodge was pres
emit. Other Pasco members who
attended the meeting were Broth
ers bergman, Smiley and Nixon.
r. C. Carlson Of Yakima and H. C.
Beed of Iowa were other out-of-
town guests.
Mrs. Wallsmith, teacher of the
oS41Soh 0uihu0y oShOOA SAesSS Va VIC
Christian church entertained the
members at her home Thursday
A business meeting was
held and a check up Of the work
accomplished by the group during
the past few months. They have
made many garments for the needy
and baby layettes, as well as help
ing care for sick and needy.
A. A. Anderson, local Chevrolet
dealer, was in Portland Monoay at
tending the auto show. He was
also in attendance at q preview Of
the new Master Deluxe model
Chevrolet. Mr.. Anderson said that
it far excelled even his most san
guine expectations in every way.
He expects to be able to show
demonstration in Kennewick some
time this month. Wallace Hollo-
way, salesman for the local dealer,
was in Portland getting pointers
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Miss Ann Mocar returned to her
duties at DR.. L. G. Spaulding's Of
flee Monday morning after sever
al days absence with severe cold.
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Lum, Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil ludlow
and Mr.. and Mrs. n. j. O'Hearn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paden returned from
their wedding trip Saturday eve-
ming.
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Al Luth underwent a major OPP
Grafton at the Pasco hospital this
morning.
, 1935-02-03
VNIER THREAT
IS CONFIRMED

McALLEN. Feb 1.-The fact that
he received a crude exto-tion note
IN November threatening his life
If he old not turn $50. 90 over to
an anonymous crook has been con-
firmed by Banks L. Miller. promi-
nent McAllen broker and land de-
veloper.
Miller and department OF Justice
agents who worked on the case az
first refused TO confirm the story
when II was uncovered BY news
paper men.
The note demanded that Miller
take $4,000 III his car, drive up
highway 66 between Edinburg and
FalfurriaS and throw the money
out at an intersection where he
would G a spotlight shining across
the highway.
Preceded and trailed by cars
carrying armed department OF
justice agents, Miller made the trip
as requested one week after re-
ceiving the note. but there was no
spotlight shining. Nothing further
was heard from the eXtortion note
writer.
The crude letter was mailed from
Edinburg. and the Valley nan is
OF the opinion that 1t al the work
OF a transient.
, 1935-02-03
Carload Of New 1885
Oldsmobiles Received

A carload Of 1885 model Oldsmo-
biles were received in Brownsville
Saturday and were driven about
town in a demonstration parade.
Tim Stevenson is Oldsmobile deal
er in Brownsville.
The 1885 Oldsmobiles were design
cd 70 fit the taste Of American mo-
florists, accenting streamlining and
beauty combined. Stevenson said.
The front Of the car is entirely
new. The radiator grilles are mar
rover and higher. There are new
streamlined radiator ornaments.
graceful new tenders and re-styled
hood louvres. The grille Of the eight
cylinder a may be differentiated
from that Of the six by the double
horizontal cross bars and the radi-
atoT ornament.
HeadlampS are mounted on the
radiator shell instead Of on the
fender hood ledge. Front tenders
carry the hood ledge farther back
and the ear ends OF the crown are
raised and narrower. giving a fin
iShed streamline effect. Running
boards are entirely separate from
the tenders. and use a rubber mat
extending down over the outer sides.
, 1935-02-03
MRS.. MORRISSEY.
WILLED LANDS

BY terms Of a will filed for probate
here Saturday. Mrs. Lillian c. Nor
risSey OF San Benito will inherit all
the property Of her husband, George
Morrissey who allegedly killed his
wife's e~x-husband. George Honea,
and then took his oWn life at the
MorriSSey home Jan. IS.
The will. dated Dec. /. 1888, reads
IN part. 1T Is my desire that all my
property m shall pass to I'M" my
beloved wife. Lillian G. Morris
Seyss-"
The terms OF the will also would
make Mrs. Morrissey executrix with
out bond Tor administration Of the
property.
The McrriSSeyS and Honea re-
NAMED friends and were IN each
others company frequently after
Mrs. MorriSSey obtained a divorce
from Honea and married the San
Benito man.
Honea. who lived on a farm near
Los Fresnos. went to visit the Nor
riSseys On Jan. &c. The visitor re-
turned from town with groceries.
Mrs. MorriSsey said. and Mr.. Morris
Sey was lingering a rifle. Fearing
trouble. Mrs. Morrissey said, she
ran from the house and as she was
running out Of The yard she heard
shots.
Both Honea and MorriSsey died
from rifle shots before officers could
be summoned.
, 1935-02-03
COUNTY 1890
VOTES BEHIND

With Brownsville the only town
coming near its voting strength OF
1894, Cameron county's halloting
power has fallen off approximately
$3.50 votes from the 1929 figure Of
1884. according to a tentative check
in the office Of Ralph I. Agar. coun-
~ aSsesSor-collector, late Saturday.
The county's voting strength for
the off political year OF 1885 will
be about 1924 ballots made up OF g.
344 paid poll taxes and around 1850
exemptions. Last year paid poll taxes
totslled l0.232 and exemptions were
1895.
Brownsville. with a voting strength
Of around 4,l0o, came within 632 paid
poll taxes Of the record 1884 season
Harrington and San Benito, with
much smaller voting strengths. lost
$50 and 68l paid poll taxes, respec-
lively. Paid poll taxes in Harlingen's
big box. No. IL, dropped from 732
10 263. Another notable drop was
recorded in the Port Isabel precinct
where Ala were PAID in 1884 as COM
pared TO l85 this year.
In the early figures, which are
subject TO check and revision, only
two boxes in the county showed a
aain IN paid poll taxes. They we're
No. % in Brownsville with a gain
OF p, and No. u in Harrington with
Gain OF 10.
The paid poll taxes, which do net
lake into consideration approximate
~ 1890 exemptions. for the county
by precincts are shown as follows
On the preliminary listings.
, 1935-02-03
BORAHS STRESSES
MEXICAN PROBE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. tP-EYi-
dence that the American citizens
were 'msltreated" and their prop
erty seized was cited Saturday by
Senator Borah R-Ida) AS the COM
pelling reason Tor a senate investi-
cation OF religious persecution and
brutality in Mexico.
To criticisms. telegraphic and
otherwise. that his action was incon-
sistent with his victorious fight in
keeping American out Of the world
court Borah commended he had am
pie precedentS.
MY interest in this matter" he
said. has been by reason OF evidence
furnished me that American citi-
zens are being maltreated and de-
pr1ved OF their property in Mexico.
and also by the fact that thous-
ands OF refugees arc being driven
across the Mexican border and are
now being taken care Of by Ameri-
can communities.
"Of course If American citizens
are not involved in 1t. the situation
would be different. but as long as
they are involved We have the right
10 know the facts concerning their
treatment.
Its another cas- Of underdog.
Some stories brought me are fear
full and / have no reason to doubt
the facts
The Idahoan said he had receiy-
ed many teleGrams since he Offer
ed his resolution for a foreign re-
lations committee investigation and
messages urging an official protest
TO the Mexican government. Some
sided with il: others we're critical.
To those who raised the world
court argument, he said his record
regarding protection Of Americans
In Mexico was as consistent as any
stand he had ever taken.
i've been doing that for 20 years"
he asserted. adding that If tfT state
department. which Is reported 10 be
opposed TO the resolution, would see
that Americans were not badly treat
cd no inquiry would be necessary.
He said he had been shown some
photographs Of a priest being shot
Of church people being beaten. and
Of several worshippers being Chased
down a read BY a man with a whip.
, 1935-02-03
KIWANIS HEAD
CLUB SPEAKER

"KiwamS' was the subject OF an
address before the Brownsville XII
wants club during the week BY Rog-
er +. Robinson Of Raymondville,
lieutenant governor.
Plans were begun for the fourth
annual RiwaniS minstrel, with Bert
dinkiey, a. a. H%argrove. II d. Seago,
Walter Galloway. William Rasco,
travis Jennings, sam Perl cOmpos-
Ing a committee on arrangements.
Douglas ireland addressed the
club Oh Kiwanis ideals and II. l.
Yates spoke CT The President and
His Policies.
Jiggs Bsnsb3ch. w. Il. Reese and
Robert PuCkett were named 10 a
committee to arrange the annua!
kite flying contest.
Visitors were Thomas II Sweeney
and II. L. Yates of Brownsville. c.
II. Hcrndon vi San Benito. Wayne
Sudderth XII Okllh-ma City and the
lieutenant governor.
, 1935-02-03
Theatre Group Head
Visits Brownsville

Kari Ho0litzelle. president Of
Interstate Theaters, Inc. which
owns the3terS IN Brownsville. san
Benito. Harrington, McAllen. Mer-
oedeS and WeSlaco. was a visitor in
Brownsville Saturday. Mr.. Hob
lit2elle spent Saturday with John
Tanning, part owner Of the Capitol
and Queen theaters here.
The group Of theaters OF which
Mr. Hoblit5elle Is president. includes
80 motion picture houses through
out Texas and in Arizona. The
group includes the leading theate-s
Ia San Antonio. Dallas and Hous-
ton. and the other larger cities OF
the state. The Valley theaters be-
came a part OF Interstate Theaters.
Inc, on January /. 1884. and Mr..
Hoblitzelle made his first trip TO
the Valley az that time. He owns
a citrus orchard near Weslaco.
Mr.. Hoblitzelie declared Satur-
DAY that he expects 1885 70 be one
OF the best years for trade and
industry in the Valley in several
years.
, 1935-02-03
LONG ENDS HIS
MURDER PROBE

BATON ROUGE. Feb. 2. -R-
Breaking off his murder plot
nearing and saying he didn't know
when it would be resumed. and that
no special legislature would be sum-
moned, Senator Huey p. Long said
Saturday afternoon he was going
home TO New Orleans for a while"
Indefinitely continuing his ex
parte hearing. in which Saturday,
Friday and one day a week ago he
tried TO show that several public Of
fic4alS conspired 10 murder" him,
Long said he would remain in
Louisiana for the time being unless
congressional legislation demanded
his presence in Washington.
As the hearing stopped. Ernest j.
Bourgeois, president Of the Square
Deal Association of Louisiana, a
group OF citizens militantly fighting
Longs dictatorship, said:
The whole court hearing and
murder plot investigation is nothing
more than the usual Huey Long
publicity stunt"
, 1935-02-03
HERE is A LETTER FROM W.
Curriculum Study
Session Held Here

The states four-year program Of
curriculum revision was discussed
In detail here Saturday al a meet
ing Of teachers from this section Of
the county held at the junior college.
Study groups are 10 be for ed
among the teachers in order to de-
termine most beneficial To the stud
entS. Recommendations OF these
study groups from all parts OF the
state will be taken into considera-
ton BY state authorities in reestab-
'shing courses TO be offered in pub
'ic schools.
SDeakers before the Saturday as
~emblv included Superintendent Carl
y. Clinton OF Port Isabel. Deputy
state Supervisor katherine Hender-
7on. Superintendent o L. Davis of
San Benito and John Barron. ccun-
~ sune-intendent. Superintendent
:. c. Dodd Of Brownsville acted IS
temporary chairman OF the session.
, 1935-02-03

and beans this lall and continue
during the entire canning season
We are returning to Virginia
Saturday night in order to line ~
the movement OF our machinery, IN
s~tallation OF which should start nos
later than the first of next month
Domingo Allala, enc Of the largest
growers OF tomatoes in the Valley.
informed Of the canning project
said:
Il am sure the growers in south
ern and southeastern Cameron coun"
~ will welcome the location of this
new facility in Brownsville. Green
wrapped tomatoes comprise the de-
mand for shipping, and OF course the
growers always have tomatoes that
rpen In the fld. When the green
wrap season Is over We more often
than net have to plow UP and turn
under our ripe stuff. Canning fac
tories enable us to say a lot Of our
tomatoes. They afford a ready mar
ket for our surplus production"
This will be the ninth canning
factory fer the Valley. Johnson
Bros. Of Arkansas, have begun tbs
installation Of equipment at Wes-
.laco. Other plants include a grapsy
fruit juice plant and a vegetable
plant at McAllen, a cannery at
Donna. the Snider plant at Harlin-
gen, one at Los FreSnoS. one at Oh
mito. one at San Benito. with the
ninth 10 be the MoSeley plant in
Brownsville. The original canneries
in the Valley are those at Olmito and
San Benito.