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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20

Elsewhere in this issue is a story
about the recent meeting Of the ag-
ricultural planning committee for
the county. Here is one Of the most
important movements which the
growers Of the county have ever
engaged in, in our opinion. Wide
discussion Of the problems which
the growers are attempting to solve,
with an unbiased outside angle ex-
planned, will do much to advance the
agricultural possibilities Of the dis
trict. With the facilities now avail
able, such work cannot but be Of
great value.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20
Twenty Years Ago Today
1916

p. w. Struve had opened q barber
shop In the Hotel Kennewick.
Sheriff G. E. Duffy and Deputy
e. L. Baxter entered into the cellar
Of +. B. Dobblaar Of Hover and con-
fiscated more than 100 gallons Of
homemade wines.
Elizabeth Peters and Alma Pasche
were the only Kennewick pupils out
Of eight or nine who passed the
state eighth grade examinations.
Miss Peters received the highest
average In the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Witt took
care Of the Carl williams ranch
during the owners absence.
The city council feared the cost
Of putting In new pavement too
great 30 they were considering the
spreading Of gravel on the streets
instead.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20

principles that apply to the
American scene Of 1886.
He warned against irregular
opposition" to the acknowledged
authority Of the Constitution: he
stressed the danger Of parties
dominating the will Of the PEG.
pie; he cited the peril Of one de.
partment Of government "usurp-
ing the powers and duties Of an
other: he urged that public cred.
It be cherished "as . very imp0r.
tant source Of strength and So
curity": and he espoused the
policy Of the good neighbor among
nations, but with cautious reser.
vations looking toward the avoid
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20

The secret of making money In
the farming business lies in having
lots Of hogs to sell when hogs are
high and no hogs when hogs are
low, In having lots Of horses and
mules to sell when horses and mules
are high and no horses and mules
when they are low, in having lots
Of corn and wheat to sell when
these crops are high and none to
sell when they are low. The problem
itself is simple. The difficulty is
working it out.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20

A good many reasons have been
offered to explain why people go
in debt and spend more than they
should. Some say it is because of
high pressure statesmen. Others say
that installment buying is the rock
that sunk us. AS matter of fact
the trouble In most cases is due to
the fact that the Smiths have been
irving to keep up with the Jones,
who have been trying to keep up
with the Browns and so on.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20
~ ester -uedrs
Thirty Years Ago Today
1906


1906
j. j. Reed started a new industry
in Kennewick of making concrete
and stone blocks. Mr.. Reed began
by the use of his own concrete
blocks in constructing his new store
which is the building located at the
end of Kennewick avenue and the
first building of it's kind in this
city.
A. F. Brown went to Two Rivers
on a business trip.
Two large street lamps were set
up to light the depot platform.
The First M. e. church was died.
icated at service with between
800 or 400 people being present. The
choir led in the singing under the
direction Of L. r. Whitelock. c. F.
Breithaupt, on behalf Of the board
Of trustees presented the church to
be dedicated to DR.. Henry q visit
ing pastor, the Rev. F. L. futile be-
ing pastor at that time. The church
was dedicated free Of Indebtedness
with the cost In cash amounting
to approximately $2750; donated Ia
Dor about $500; the value Of the
lots 500: making q total valuation
of $3.50.
The old project known as the Led
better project was given the new
nocna ~ <1nn noy,kov. y.,,oko~< &c a
suggestion Of Reclamation Engineer
Jacobs. This name was changed
mainly because Of the Benton Irri-
CATION project which was being in
troduced under federal construc-
ton.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20

ance of foreign entanglements."
The Washington neutrality pol.
icy seems especially significant
today In the light Of revelations
at the Senate munitions inquiry.
The general said:
The great rule of conduct for
% in regard to foreign nations u.
in extending our commercial 70.
lations, to have with them % lit
tie political connection % DOS
sible."
In the light Of these enuncia-
lions. then. does the country. on
the great leaders birthday. and
new direction and inspiration In
the vision that was Washington's.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20

An old sceptic was IN the office
yesterday and said that he could
never understand where the idea got
started that on leap year the women
proposed to the men. The old scep-
tic says there is nothing to it that
when it comes to the women propos-
ing to the men it doesn't make any
difference whether it is leap year
or not. They never pay any atten-
ton to leap year. ....
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20

The good book tells us that we
should not kill and shall not even
have the thought Of murder in our
hearts, but what Is q man to do
when he settles back in his easy
chair and hoping to relax under
the quieting influence of a rest
full radio program, tunes in and
finds a crooner on the air.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20

It should be gratifying indeed to
those who were responsible for put
ting on the benefit for the Pasco
hospital to see the cooperation
which resulted from their efforts.
It shows that in times of stress that
people of these communities can
rise to the occasion and do the
handsome thing every time.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20

Parents advise their daughters
to marry man who knows how to
save money, but young man try
ing to. save his money these days
has such keen competition from the
young men who are making no such
effort that he doesn't get chance
at most of the girls.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20
Ten Years Ago Today


The Boy Scouts celebrated their
18th anniversary with q father and
son banquet, some forty men and
boys being present. G. L. H0lcomb
was one Of the main speakers.
There were about q awards given
at the annual masquerade bah spon-
sored by the Highland Improve
ment Club at the clubhouse. Honor
able mention should be given to
Maggie and Jiggs" or Mr.. and Mrs.
Brick Oliver and to Gertrude Gage
as 'Topsy."
The Palm Confectionery had just
installed new mechanical soda
fountain.
Mrs. A. F. Brown entertained
Troop No. 2 Boy Scouts In honor OF
Francis Mills, who was to enter w.
s. c., as he received a scholarship
award in club work.
Gene Spaulding and Roy Warnock
returned from Walla Walla where
they were the guests Of the Sigma
Chi Fraternity house.
w. S. Walters had purchased the
Venters place in the Garden Tracts
which Is one of the earliest Inn
proved tracts in the valley, consist
ing of five acres Of Bling, Royal Ann
cherries and prunes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20

Hope springs eternal in the hui
man breast. With the arrival of the
seed and flower catalogues there
will be the usual number who will
patronize them with the hope that
they will raise roses, sweet corn, po-
tatoes and onions like those shown
in the catalogue.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20

It Is said that when q black
widow spider gets tired Of having
her husband around she eats him
up. A reader Of this paper tells us
that there is nothing unusual about
this that he has q neighbor who
eats her husband up two or three
times week when he stays out too
late at lodge.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20

After all, the old fellow who has
reached a point where he believes
his party can do no wrong is to be
Dvied. He has found the only in
fallible human institution on earth.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20

There are twenty million people In
the United States who never saw
suit of red flannel underwear and
q hundred million people who never
wore suit of it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20

Stylists in mems clothes state that
the correct attire for spring and
summer for the man who keeps up
with these things Is going to have
considerable bright color to 1t. That
may be but men who really set the
styles for the community are going
down when that time comes and buy
the same old blacks and browns and
greys they have bought for years.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20

It may be hard for the rich man
to enter heaven, but he sure has q
snap Of it when it comes to getting
a little accommodation at the village
bank.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20
WESTINGHOUSE BIRTHDAY

WESTINGHOUSE BIRTHDAY
1.-THE character the counsels and
example of our Washington
win guide us through the doubts
and difficulties that beset us: they
win guide our children and our
children's children In the paths Of
prosperity and peace"
That tribute to the enduring In
fluence of George Washington was
expressed by one Of our earlier
statesmen during q period as critical
to America as our own. It remains
q true estimate today.
What counsels can we recall as,
throughout the nation, we honor his
memory?
The Father Of His Country was
more eloquent In deeds than in
phrases. He lived his own precept;
factions, not words, are the true
criterion" But history has, never
theless recorded numerous express
sions Of his wisdom and foresight.
Many Of them hold q peculiar sig
nificance in period marked by as
saults on the very Constitution In
which he incorporated his hopes for
the future Of our nation.
Here are some Of George Wash
ington's comments on the great
Charter Of Liberties so intimately
identified with his life and his
spirit:
THAT precious depository Of AM
erican Happiness. the Constitution
Of the United States"
'aThe Constitution which at any
time exists till changed by an ex-
plicit and authentic act Of the whole
people is sacredly obligatory to all"
eff in the opinion Of the people
the distribution or modification Of
the Constitutional powers be in any
particular wrong, let it be corrected
by an amendment in the way which
the Constitution designates. But
let there be no change by usurpa-
ton; for though this in one in
stance may be the instrument of
good, it is the customary weapon by
which free governments are des-
troyed." 49,
Experience is the surest stand
ard by which to test the existing
Constitution of a country"
To which might be added one
more. In the light of that odd adj
herence to new and alien philoso-
ply which actuates so many recent
attacks on the Constitution, it seems
timely to recall Washington's oft
quoted wartime order:
"Put none but Americans on
guard tonight. by Raymond Pit
ceirn, Nationay Chairman Sentinels
Of the Republic. ~
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20
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LETT j. r S
from the People

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Dear Editor:
Having been q regular reader Of
your paper for the past twelve years
I now think L. j. Smith knew what
he was writing about when he asked
you to see what you could do thru
your paper" towards getting the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20
HOVER WOMAN
is VISITING in
FAIRBANKS
HOVER

Mrs. Walter Murawski was called
to Fairbanks. Alaska last week by
the illness of her daughter.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-20
HOOPERS CREEK

HOOPERS CREEK, May 20
A large crowd enjoyed the sermon
delivered Sunday afternoon by
Mrs. Mary Lee Pryor Thompson
at the Holiness church. Services
are announced for the third Sun
dav afternoon in each month.
The community singing was well
attended Sunday night. 1t is held
every Sunday night at the Baptist
church. Everyone is cordially IN
vitcd. w
Miss Gertrude Williams and
Mrs. Earl Pryor were home on va
cations last week.
Miss Lotto Souther spent last
week with Mable Hutchinson in
Biltmore.
Misses Ida Bell Souther and
Myrtle Maxwell were supper
guests of Lottie Souther Sunday
Granny" Hutchinson spent the
weekend with her daughter, Mrs
T. r. Youngblood, at Biltmore.
Miss Joe Mace Rhodes enter
tanned a number of young people
Saturday night with marshmal,,
low roast. Games were played
and a nice time reported.
Miss Blanche Williams has q po-
sition in Asheville.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-20
Noble Orchestra
. To Play June 4th
Livingston Brings Aggrega-
ton to Asheville

Announcement was made today
by C. Z. livingston that Kay NO
bic and his internationally. FAMOUS on
orchestra will appear in AsheVllle
at the Carolina tobacco warehouse
on Thursday night, June a: Inc
orchestra is brought to western
North Carolina in keeping with
Mr.. Livingston's policy of offer
ing this section the best in dance
organizations.
Mobiles career as orchestra
leader is unusual in many ways
He is the son of a famous British
surgeon and was trained as a claS-
steal composer rather than a witt,
CT of popular tunes. He is the first
and only European orchestra lead
er to achieve outstanding success
in this country. His recordings
sold in the United States along
with those of the best American
orchestras before he ever appear
ed in this country.
He had embarked upon a bust
ness career when he won contest
for the best arrangement for a
dance orchestra. This led To a
connection with the British Broad
casting corporation and later he
became general musical director
of the company when 26 years old:
He became famous in England
and America as a recorder before
he ever had a regular orchestra,
using musicians from leading or
chestras of England, and his re-
cordings were the first of a Euro
pean musician to sell we'll in this
country. a.
After coming to this country he
achieved almost overnight fame
in the fields Of radio, recording
and playing dance music in many
of the nations most famous spots.
At the present time his orchestra
is ranked in third position among
all the similar organizations in the
nation. Only Lombardo and
Wayne King are given highest
ranking. IS
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-20
TRUSTEES SALE

WHEREAS, J. S. Brown and
wife, Matte P. Brown. made and
executed a certain deed of trust
to the Commercial National Bank
of High Point, North Carolina,
Trustee, which said deed of trust
bears date of the 1st day of May,
1928, and is recorded in Book
1875 on page sc, in the office OF
the Register of Deeds for Hender-
son County, North Carolina, to
secure certain indebtedness, and,
WHEREAS, on account Of the
inability Of the said Commercial
National Bank of High Point,
North Carolina, Trustee, to act.
the undersigned, pursuant to and
in compliance with law, has been
appointed Successor Trustee UNI
der the said deed Of trust, by an
instrument in writing recorded III
Book 214 on page Al, in the Of
flee of the Register of Deeds for
Henderson County, North Caro-
lima, and,
WHEREAS, default having been
made in the payment Of the in
debtcdness secured by said deed
of trust, and the holder of said
notes evidencing said indebted
ness having demanded that the
undersigned exercise the power
Of sale contained in said lnstru-
ment, and sell the property there,
nv conveyed, as provided in said
deed of trust, the undersigned
Successor Trustee will on the lst
day of June, 1886, at II o'clock
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-20
Saluda School
Year Is Closed

sALUDA, May 20.-The Saluda
school commencement exercises
closed Sunday with the delivery OF
Tho baccalaureate sermon by Kew.
l., ]. Kecls, pastor of Tryon Bap-
fist church: etho
The graduation class, one OF the
smallest Saluda has had, is com
moscd of Elizabeth Cooper, Louise
Thompson and Alta Bell.
The music for the occasion was
Nv the Baptist choir, assisted by
choir members from other church-
cs, Mrs. Raymond Stevenson Ia &C
companied at the piano. 'The
Lord Is My Shepherd" was rem
dercd as a solo by Bessie Sonner.
The Rev. o. V. Armstrong of the
Presbyterian church, delivered the
Invocation and prayer. The Scrip
turc lesson, the First Psalm, was
read by Rev. H. Cary-Elwes of the
Episcopal church. d. u
The subject of the Rev. Mr.
Kccls' sermon was "The Well Or
dcrcd Life
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-20
q 1856 NEA Service, Inc

/ felt certain that this was not the
message she had received over the
phone. She quickly added, "Per-
haps it would be better if you
would wait until Mr.. Larne re-
turns"
"When will that be-" There was
an anxious note in Calls voice.
New York without anyone to help
her . how would she get a start?
Then she remembered her prize
money. Surely $500 would last
for a long time even if she didn't
get a job right away. She did not
know how quickly money goes.
"Mr. Larne's in Florida. He's
not expected back for couple OF
weeks. But if you'll let me have
YOUR name and address, I'll give
it to his secretary and she will ad.
wise YOU when he can see you.
"Oh, thank YOU" Gail answered
as the girl handed her a card.
Her amber eyes were Swallowed
as she stepped into the elevator
again and she walked along the
entrance hall with tagging steps:
Outside the building she glanced
I'D and down the avenue. The
traffic roared past her. All around
were hurrying men and women.
Everyone was going somewhere,
everyone knowing exactly what
he or she was going to do except
Gail herself and a tattered old
man leaning against the building,
gIancing mutely from hungry,
hopeless eyes at the endless
stream of traffic passing by.
Gail sauntcred toward the curb,
still glancing about uncertainty.
Then Derek Hargreaves. his
portfollio under his arm and his
hat perched at its usual jaunty
angle, stepped toward her.
pardon me-" he said, rcmov-
ing his hat, "but didn't | see you
in John Larne's office a few min
utes ago."
(To be continued
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-20
ST. PAUL'S

ST. PAULS, May 20. - Mrs.
RAYMOND Roper and daughter
Shirley, visited Mrs. Roper's mo-
thcr, Mrs. Sally Hudgins, Wcdnes-
day. -,
Miss Mable LYDIA spent the
weekend with Miss Joan Elves OF
Asheville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gay LYDIA had as
dinner guests Sunday the latters
brother, Sturgeon Brown Of Hill
CERT, also Mrs. Harley Freeman
and children. :,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Barnwell
and son, Randolph of Henderson
vile, visited relatives here Tues
day, before leaving on Wednesday
for Tampa, Idaho.
Mrs. John LYDIA and Mrs. Ben
Brown were callers at Mrs
Lexine Lyda's.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Freeman
also Mrs. John Moore and daugh'
ter. Johnny Ruth, visited Mrs
Mary J. LYDIA last Sunday after
noon.
l.. A. Brown spent Saturday
night with his daughter, Mrs j. 1
LYDIA.
Mrs. Jessie Briggs is expecting
her son, Wilson, home for the sum
mer.
John LYDIA is erecting new
house for Miss Vivian Davis II
the Blue Ridge section.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. LYDIA VISITED
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Ballard frlda!
evening.
Misses Pearl and Helen Free
man spent Wednesday Afternoon
with Mrs. Walter Freeman:
Miss Clara Freeman of Hender
sonville, was the guest of MRS
John LYDIA on last Saturday mght
LLOYD Brown and Bob Lee Free
| man spent Monday night VIII
their cousins, Earl and AlVil
LYDIA. o.
Garland Brown, Thomas Own
bv and Nathan Stepp visited Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. LYDIA last Sunday
A group of pupils from 81
Pauls Sunday school attended TN
! mite box presentation service a
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-20

learn from Lucille Travers' one
of her schoolmates, that she was
ncnniless. Gail was stunned when
Lucille and her friends taunted
her about being a charity, stu,
dent. What had happened 10 oil
her fathers money?
Gail reached the tall gray build
inc where the silk manufacturing
firm occupied three floors. Her
heart was beating cXcitediy when
she stepped into the elevator
Catching sight of her reflection
N a strip of mirror, she tilted her
soft blue felt hat more effectively
over her sunny hair.
The perator sang OUT
Twelve and Gail entered a
magnificent reception room. For
a second she wondered If she had
made mistake as her small ShoeS
sank i'm the deep pile of an orleh-
tai rug She noticed with amaze
ment that the paneled walls were
adorned with rare Chinese prints.
But as her eyes grew accus-
TONED to the almost exotic atmoS-
phcre (softly shaded lamps lent
a dim light to the great room
from which daylight was utterly
shut OUT she noticed several men
seated around the room. In the
center was a glaSs-topped desk at
which a dark-eyed, shrewd-look-
ing young woman was seated
When Gail approached, TINS
Young woman looked up. Sml!InG'
Good morning. What can l 40
for YOU" A.
"I'd like to sec Mr.. Larnc-Mr'
John s. Larne.'
"Did you have an appointment
with him." The girl at the desk
started to turn the pages OF a
book which lay open before hen
"He's been called out of town I'M
expectedly."
mot a definite one, but he in
vited me to call when | arrived IN
New York" e.,
The other girl looked at Gail
with appraising eyes. Perhaps
there's someone else you could
speak to? What did you wish to
see him about?"
For a moment Gail hesitated.
Then she said, 81 won his prize
for costume designing, and Mr.
Larne wrote and promised he
would help me get a start If |
decided to come to New York.
"Oh, how clever of you! the
girl exclaimed, yet Gail felt a
note of insincerity in her words.
She added, "I'll see what can
do for you," as she lifted the re,
ceiver from its cradle and asked
for Mr.. Held.
Gail watched eagerly. Surely
in this magnificent office there
must be someone who could help
her. She glanced swiftly around
the room. That must be someone
connected with the firm who was
talking to a young man who was
closing a portfolio, Gail thought
Then her eyes rested once more
on the girl at the information
desk.
Placing the receiver in its era
die, the girl said, "Pm sorry, Mr.
Held is in conference" She
paused for a split second and Gail
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-20
1 noon, offer for sale and eli
By William

noon, offer for sale and sT
public auction, for cash. at N
Courthouse DOOR, in The CITY \
Hendersonville, County Of Er]
derson and State of North Cal
lima, the following described lr:I
and premises, to-wit:
A certain lot or parcel Of h,I
in or near tho city or town \
Hendersonvillc, County 81 I,]
derson, Township of Hendav,I
vile, and more particularly a
! scribcd as follows:
Beginning at a stake North \
deg. IL min. East l6O feet IND
the intersection of the East nrI
gin of the Grccnville. HendaalI
vile highway with the North nrI
gin of Rock Hill Avenue and r,'
! ming thence with the North No.
gin Of Rock Hill Avenue Mott
SO deg. IL min. East i'll tsst5
q stake: thence North IS deg 4
min. West 1913 feet to STAKE !
the South margin Of a 2O.f0gt d,
lev. thence South SO deg. 10 MI
West 1868 feet with the So.t,
margin of said alley to a star
thence South 38 deg. a. min. Id
ITO feet with the East margin !
Brown Street to the point d b
ginning. said tract lying aid u
inc in the township Of HendeN'
vile, County of Henderson 'i
State of North CAROLINE.
This the 28th day Of ipH
1886.
ANTHONY REDMOND
Successo. Trustee
| 4-29-Wed-4t