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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-23
Ten Years Ago
1925


v. o. Price of Price G. Lincoln's
store had retired from business with
E. S. Mcdonald of the Economy
store assuming MIR. Prices inter-
est. The store was to be continued
under the management of F. H. Lin
coin and Mr.. Mcdonald was to con-
duct his own store also.
Howard Beste came home from
WS.C. to spend the spring vacation
with his parents.
Wilmot GravenSlund was appoint
ed game commissioner for Benton
county to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of VIM. Gascoigne.
The p. p. & L. company was re-
placing the pump house with new
tile building.
Hanford Cotman was elected new
president of the Freshman class,
making the fourth one during the
year.
Mrs. H. H. Flesher attended the
district board meeting of the Yaki-
ma Valley Federation of Women's
Clubs in Prosser.
The teachers and school board
were guests of the Commercial Club
luncheon. The entertainment of
the teachers by the club was to be
made an annual affair.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-23
FAMOUS PLAY
TO BE SHOWN

Kennewick will be especially priv
ileged. Thursday, May IA, when one
of Shakespeare's most notable works
"a Midnummer's Night Dream"
will be presented at the local thea
ter.
The first showing will be at ten
o'clock in the morning for the ben
eft of school students only. An ex-
cellent price arrangement has been
made, 27c for grade and SIC for high
school students. This is an excep-
tionally low price as recently the adj
mission in Walla Walla was $500.
Not only is the setting superb
the actors are outstanding, the
dramatization is excellent and the
music is equally fine. A special ar
rangement of the incidental music
which Mendellsohn wrote for the
play has been made.
Adults of Pasco and Kennewick
will have an opportunity to see this
picture at the evening performance
at prices of Sic to SITS.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-23

Townsend club No. / met Mon
day evening at the usual hour. The
meeting called to order by Presi-
dent willard Campbell. Special
bulletins, No. ! and 2, and special
bulletin from the Townsend Ma
tional Weekly were read and dis
cussed. The club voted to open
meetings at 8 pm. hereafter in
stead of 7:3o pm, starting Monday
night, April 20.
A very interesting talk was heard
over the radio, delivered by Sena-
tor Frank Arbukle of Los Angeles.
A number of interesting and in
structive subjects were discussed by
all present. There will be no
changes made in the original pro-
gram of the Townsend Plan, SO let
us all get together and work for
the common good-"Keep on Keep
ing On"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-23
SENIORS HAVE
POEM PROJECT

The senior English class has just
completed a novel project dealing
with the development of the novel
from the time of its beginning until
the present time. The seniors made
notebooks on all the novelists stud
led in class. The class is now start
ing a project on the poetry of Ten
nyson, Browning and some of the
other lesser poets of the time. Note
books will be made on this project
also.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-23
GIRLS HAVE
BIG TURNOUT

With a turnout of IS girls the in
terclass baseball possibilities look
great. From all indications there
will be three fairly evenly match
ed teams in the tournament which
will be run off during the activity
period about the first of May. The
three teams will be a freshman,
sophomore and upper class team.
Miss Howard urges good turn
outs so that all may be in good
trim for the games.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-23

Since the lilacs and violets are
out many flower loving K. H. S.
students have been picking the
posies. We appreciate the flowers
as long as they come from your own
house. but please don't undertake
to pick other peoples flowers and 1t
would also be well to leave the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-23

selves hopelessly behind. If you stay
out of school to work, make up your
work and try to get in on time.
Your teachers will appreciate hav-
ing you do this and you will be
glad that you have your work up
when the last week Of school comes
along.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-23
LOOKING AHEAD

May 1-Dean D. w. Davis OF
Whitman College.
May 6-R. b. HeflebOwer OF w.
SC.
Both speakers will talk on the
desirability Of higher education.
May S Speaker from the head
quarters of American Legion in
Seattle.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-23

Inc game farm is starving lIS
summer work. The birds are laying
several hundred eggs day now.
The small daughter Of MIR. and
Mrs. John Brewer is seriously i'll in
a hospital in Walla Walla with a
growth in her throat.
Mrs. Mary Hamlet Of Kennewick
was visiting at her daughters home
Monday.
A. E. Awkward and family of Yak
lima visited at the E. M. Awkward
home Friday. Mrs. A. e. Awkward
is staying at the E. M. Aylwards
through the grass season.
The George Fosters of Alfalfa
have moved to the old Lauderdale
place and the o. WelcheS have
moved to the Jacks place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold OHare and
family were visiting Mrs. O'Hare'S
aunt in Walla Walla Sunday.
The Finley grade school took
second place in the kittyball tourn-
ament.
The grade school children are
preparing exhibits for the May Day
play day, which is to be held at
ProsSer.
Rev. Hornibrook spent Monday in
Prosser on business and Mrs. Horn
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-23

Spring work is taking many STU
dents out of school for several days
at time. Much of the school work
which should be done during this
time is being badly neglected and
many students will soon find them
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-23
NELSON IMPROVING

We are glad to know that Nelson
Quasi is improving since his recent
operation. We also hope that he
will soon be back with us again.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-23

ibrook spent the day in Pasco VS.
iting her niece while he was gone
Edith Nichols was home over The
weekend.
Mrs. orvil of Seattle was at The
Parker home visiting last week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-23
CONTROL ROO N
Mary Thresher

Society Editor .................-.Mary Thresher
Static ................---Jack Swayze
Class Reporters Stradford, Martha
Lincoln, Peggy Burton, Lorenz Neuman.
General Reporters Marcia Vincent, Mar
tina Chellis, Dean Nagley, Shay Fyfe, Eu-
gene Babcock, Arthur Dutton, Maxine
SittOn.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-23

flowers from the school grounds
alone.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-23

WHY THEY PUT THE WATER
IN STOCKS: TO SOAK THE IN
VISITORS.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-23

Courier-Reporter readers want Y
know about you!
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-23

The Adventures of Sir Percival Rey-
more, esquire, on the Conquest of
Percy, the Fearless.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-23
SKUSE STARTS
FINLEY CLUB
FINLEY

Waldo w. Skuse, county extern
sion agent, held q meeting at the
Finley grange hall Monday to ex-
plain the soil conservation and do
mestic allotment act. A club was
formed with Joe Gerards, chairman,
e. M. Awkward, vice chairman and
McAllister, committeeman and Joe
Shula, alternate.
The Omaha guide., 1936-12-05
FOSTER MOTHER
WINS AT LAST

New York, Dec. 2 (C)-The
strange case of a colored woman
battling in court for the custody
of a five-year-old white child with
with the backing of the child's mo-
ther and father, was finally decid-
ed in the foster mothers favor last
Thursday. When the final decision
was reached, giving the Italian
girl to the colored mother" it was
colored woman that her home was
colored woman hat her home was
"unfit" for the rearing of a child,
was not true, and that the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children sought to take the child
from the colored woman and place
her with Catholic Big Sisters who
were to find a home for her, large
~ because they didn't like the idea
of a colored woman having a white
girl. Mrs. Serena Alves left court
leading Lucy Peluse, smiling
broadly, with Mr.. and Mrs. Peluse
walking behind, smiling approval.
The Omaha guide., 1936-12-05
Harmon Foundation
Exhibits Negro Art

New York City, Nov. % (ANP)
"A series of exhibitions, present
ed in groups and featuring materi-
ais on Negro achievement in art
has been assembled by the Harmon
Foundation, lao Nassau St., this
city and made available to study
use IN clubs, churches, schools mu-
seums and interracial programs.
The exhibitions consist of orr
ginal paintings and sculpture by
colored artists, photos of original
art work, art activities and Afri-
can primitives; illustrated reviews
and lectures by noted experts; mo-
ton pictures, featuring one on
Africa, with appropriate musical
background and lantern slides with
lecture material on the Negro and
art. Interested persons can get
complete Information by addressing
the Harmon Foundation.
The Omaha guide., 1936-12-05
GOOD SHEPHERD CHARITY
CLUB GIVE THANKSGIVING
DIN N E R

A free Thanksgiving dinner was
given for the old folks of the COM
munity by the Good Sheperd Char
ity club. This dinnr was served at
the Coleman Dangerfield residence,
2613 Burdettte street. This is the
second dinner of this kind the club
has given. The program consisted
of song and prayer and scripture
reading by Rev. Whitelow. DIR. Len
nox was the principal speaker. All
enjoyed the helpful remarks. Sis
ter Josie Smith, chairman of the
dinner prepared a good whole
some dinner which was enjoyed by
ALL. Sister Pearl Smith saw to it
that all wre served properly. Forty
adults and, nineteen children were
served and seven baskets were pre-
pared.
Mr.. Dangerfield gave the club
two gallons Of ice cream to be serv-
ed with lovely cakes.
The Omaha guide., 1936-12-05
Endorses Carey For
North Omaha Mayor

December 1, 1886
Editor Of the Omaha Guide;
After carefully considering your
candidates, 1 have reached the con-
clusion that a man best fitted for
this position is one interested in
The following community ills: What
this community needs is a cam
paign for employment in the indus
trial areas, the first and main is
sue is teachers in the public school,
enlargement of our YWCA and
center and to include a gymnasium
center and to include a gymnasium
and branch library. To approach
these barriers, seeking employ
ment n must first be free frrom
political entanglements at all times;
to seek employment for others
without first considering self. The
man best fitted of the five men is
Jake Carey. A politician just can
not do this job because his hands
are tied.
Sincerely
S. W. Waites
The Omaha guide., 1936-12-05
FLETCHER HENDERSON
Disappoints 1000 In Des MOines, Iowa

Des Moines, Ia.=Fletcher Hen
derson and his orchestra, who were
scheduled to appear in Des Moines,
Ia. at the Armory, Wednesday,
Nov. 25th, under the auspices of
the FL Producto club, failed to make
an appearance and a crowd estimat-
ed to be between 1900 and 1000
were greatly disappointed. Atty. J.
Nelson Thompson, president and
business manager of the Ell Pro-
ducto club was at a loss to explain
why the orchestra did not appear.
Hic contract, witch has been turn
ed over to the American Federation
of Musicians Union for them to
act and investigate the case, shows
that the contract had been fully
performed on the part Of the local
promoters and that there was no
excuse known to the local promot-
ers why the band should not appear.
Atty. Thompson has publicly de-
clared that this matter will receive
the greatest amount Of attention
possible and with the aid of the
American Federation of Musicians
prophesied that Fletcher Hender-
son will be prohibited to play any
other engagements until a settle
ment is made. He also p~rophesied
that the license of Jesse johnson
Of St. Louis to book bands will be
permanently revoked. It happens
that Jesse Johnson's name appears
on the contract and a check Of the
records in Des Moines shows that
The Omaha guide., 1936-12-05
w. W. Alexander
Named Under Secre-
tary of Agriculture

Washington, Nov. % amp
Announcement of the appointment
of DIR. William w. Alexander, for
many years a well known liberal
and friend of the Negro in the
south, to succeed DR.. Rexford Tug
well as under-secretary of Agri-
culture was announced last week
by Secretary Henry Wallace.
DR.. Alexander, who resigned as
president of Dillard university in
New Orleans some months ago to
devote all his time to the position
Bureau Of Resettlement under DR..
of Assistant Administrator Of the
Tugwell, Immediately left with
Secretary Wallace on an auto tour
Of representative southern states
n order to acquaint his immediate
CONTINUED on Page y
The Omaha guide., 1936-12-05
Give Entertainment
To Enlarge Library
Admission One Book

The Home and School Assn. OF
the Omaha Third S. d. A. church
will have a book review on Wednes-
dav evening, Dec. 9th at 8 p. m.
o'clock for the sole purpose of build
ing up the church school library.
Along with the review, there will
be other numbers rendered by ac-
complished musicians of the Nity.
Admission is one book. Books of
travel, music, art, dictionaries, bio
graphies, histories etc, will be APP
preciated, but novels, love-stories,
detective stories and the like will
not be considered as choice reading
for a library Of growing boys and
girls. Books will be collected at the
door however, if you do not have
one, you are welcome anyway.
Miss Althea Lightener, who won
first place in the local o%ratorical
contest, left Friday for Chicago
where she will compete in the tour
nament in which other S. D. A.
high school students from the great
lakes states will be participants.
Both Miss Lightener and Miss He
len Partridge are to be compliment
ed for their efforts. We feel hat
we will be well represented at Chi
cago even though Miss Lightener
does not win.
The Omaha guide., 1936-12-05
City Churches Hold
Joint Meeting On
Thanksgiving Day

On Thursday morning, at 11:0O
o'clock union meeting was held at
Pilgrim Baptist church, the follow
ing cchurches taking part: St John
AME, Clair Chapel, Bethel Bap-
ist (South Omaha), Bethel A. M. E.,
Cleave's Temple and Pilgrim Bapt-
list.
Special feature of this meeting
was the joint chorus of voices, Mrs.
Henrietta Makins was in charge.
Rev. r. A.. Adams, pastor Of st.
John A. M. E. church, delivered
the message of the hour. Rev. F,
3. Banks, Chairman of the Minister
ial Alliance, was master of cere-
monies.
The Omaha guide., 1936-12-05
NEGRO BOY MAKES HIGH
SCHOOL HONOR ROLL

Alfonzo Davis, of Technical high
school, succeeded in qualifying for
the high shool honor roll with
no grades beow "2" in scholarship
or in citizenship. P%rviously he had
made the "Praemium Gratiae Pal
ate award in citizenship.
Davis made honor roll grades be-
fore but did not receive the award
due to the discretion of n of the
faculty. He has a fine athlete and
also a leader at the school and in
the community. He was candidate
for secretary of his graduating
class, but was defeated, by four
votes, by his opponent. If Davis
succeeds in making the honor roll
next quarter he will be the only
colored honor graduate in his grad
uating class.
The Omaha guide., 1936-12-05
American Legion
Membership Drive
Gets Good Start

The membership drive OF Omaha
POST Of the American Legion for a
roster of at least 1900 names to
insure that it will continue to lead
the world appeared certain to END
successfully at the end Of the third
weeks drive
Wednesday Robert Dunn ,presl-
dent Of the Fontenelle Brewing Co.,
and chairman of the Legion mem
bership committee named by POST
Commander Robert Webb, said that
the army of 200 workers, led by
their respective captains, had sign
ed up hundreds of new members
with every indication that the quo
ia would be reached by the closing
hour Saturday.
The Omaha guide., 1936-12-05
BISHOP WRIGHT
breaches Aboard Steamship Europa

Europa, as she churned through
mid-Atlantic on Sunday morning a
week ago. The Bishop and Mrs.
Wright, enroute to Cape Town,
South Africa, were the only colored
first class passengers aboard.
Only a few hours after the giant
liner left her mornings in North
River, New York, the Bishop was
sought out and invited to conduct
services. A large audience heard
the Bishp, who took as his text the
words of Martha, the sister of La
zarus, to Jesus, found in st. John
the eleventh chapter: eff Thou
Hadst Been Here, My Brother,
Had Not Died" Many persons
shook hands with the bishop after
the sermon, telling how much they
enjoyed the sermon, the subject Of
which was "The Presence of The
Good Neighbor, the Need of the
Present World"
The Bishop told Calvin Service:
"Mrs. Wright and I are enjoying a
wonderful trip. We embark on the
Royal Mail Steamer Edinburgh
Castle of the Union Castle Line
for Capetown, after visiting Cher
bourg, Southampton and London"
Bishop Wright viii preside at the
Joint Conference of South Africa
on December 8th at Bleomfontaine
in the Transvaa1. His South Afri-
can address is % Walmer Road,
Woodstock, Capetown, South Afri-
ca.
The Omaha guide., 1936-12-05
GOLFERS EXPECT LARGE
CROWD AT DANCE

Encouraged by the advance sale
of tickets members of the Swastika
Golf club are expecting a record
crowd to attend their annual dance
which will be given this year at
Jim Bells Harlem Cafe, Tuesday,
Dec. 8th. Billy Davis chairman of
the entertainment committee said
that all of the members were CO.
operating 100 per cent in tn dis
ribution of tickets.
The Omaha guide., 1936-12-05
First Case Of Its
Kind Since 1866

Jonesboro, Ark, Dec. 5 (ANP)-
Influenced by Judge John e. Mar
tineau, a former governor of Ark
ansas, who said he believed the de-
PENDANT was guilty, a jury in U. S.
district court Wednesday afternoon
convicted Paul ID. Peacher, white,
city marshal of Earl, Of slavery in
connection with the false arrest and
enforced slavery of eight Negroes.
A fine of $500 was imposed and
a sentence of two years imprison-
ment was pronounced, but Judge
Martineau indicated he would place
Peacher on probation if he paid
the fine. Three days were given
during which the city marshal's
attorneys would decide whether to
pay the fine or file an appeal.
First Trial in History
This was the first trial ever held
under the anti-slavery statute, en-
acted in 1866. The maximum penal
V is $4,000 fine and FIVE years in
prison.
Eight complainants were named
in the indictment.
The eight men were arrested on
vagrancy charges and forced to
clean lands for him during the
cotton choppers strike staged last
| spring by the ~interracial Southern
Tenant Farmers union. 1t was
brought out at the trial that land
lords hoped to discourage strikers
by this practice and at the same
time obtain workers to labor in
place Of those on strike.
They were all sentenced to serve
30 at a trial before the mayor of
Earl, who was also justice Of the
peace. Peacher was the only wit
ness and railroaded them to work
on land he had leased from the
school board.
The judge haid he was not dispos-
ed to send Peacher to Jail because of
to send Peacher to Jail because of
the reluctance of some Of the jury
to convict him and because he felt
the case was representative of a
pratice, grown UP through the
years, Of falling men as Migrants
to obtain labor.
Pleads Not Guilty
Peacher pleaded not guilty to
charges in an Indictment returned
against him by a federal grand
jury in Little Rock in Sept. stat
ing he had aided and abetted in
causing persons to be held for slav-
cry"
The Omaha guide., 1936-12-05
INTOXICATED DRIVER
FIGURES IN COLLISION

Orange Smith and Brownell Hall
figured in an auto collision, Nov.
26th, when the Studebaker car in
which they were riding, Smith be-
ing the driver, collided with a Ford
coach, driven by n James Vest,
resulting in property damage to
both cars Smith was found to be
intoxicated, and taken to the station
and booked, charged Operating a
Motor Vehicle Under Influence of
Liquor and Improper State Auto
License"
The Omaha guide., 1936-12-05

a warrant for Johnson's arrest for
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses has been issued.
turned out to the Armory to hear
Nearly 1000 Des Moines people
the christopher Columbus" orch
estra swing forth. The normal
dance attendance is usually not
over 500.
CONTINUED on page 81
The Omaha guide., 1936-12-05
YELLOW CAB DRIVER ROBBED

After being hailed by a dark
skinned Negro, between the ages
of % and 80, Sunday, w. E. Rein
bold, driver of a Yellow Cab, was
ordered to drive to 29th and Deca-
tur. When at 28th and Seward, il
is alleged that the Negro ordered
he driver to stop the car. When
the driver opened the door, tn
passenger produced a s~nub-nosed
gun and robbed Reinbold, the dri-
yer, of $3.50.
The Omaha guide., 1936-12-05
CONVICT MARSHAL OF SLAVERY CHARGE
Federal Old-Age
Pensions In Effect
January /, 1887

The Federal old-age benefits sys-
tenn, providing for retirement pay
ments from the Federal Govern
ment to qualified persons begin
ming at the age of SIS will go into
effect January |. 1887. This sys-
tenn was established by the Social
Security Act. Its purpose Is to
bring to persons employed in fields
Of commerce and industry lncreas-
ed assurance of an independent old
age. These benefits are based on
total wages for work done IN this
country after Dec. 81, 1896, and
before a worker become 65 years
Of age. This includes every kind of
work for an employer with a few
exceptions. Wages of not more than
$4,000 a year from any one employ
err will be added together to make
up the total wages.
Monthly benefits will range from
$40 to $85 a month and will begin
to be paid on January 1, 1912. To
qualify for this type of benefit an
Individual must be 65 years of age,
his total wage must be $4,000 or
more and must have earned wages
for at least one Gay in each of five
calendar year.
Lump-sum payments will be
made to individuals who reach the
age of SO but do not qualify for
monthly benefits. The amount paid
them will equal 31a per cent Oh
their total wages. Death benefits
will be paid to the estates of IN
dividuals who die before drawing
monthly or lump-sum benefits equal
to 81 per cent of Their total wages.
Your Part of the Tax
Taxes called for in his law will
be paid both by your employer and
by you. For the next 3 years you
will pay maybe Is cents a week,
maybe 25 cents a week, maybe 80
cents + more, according to what
you earn. That Is to say, during
the next 3 years, beginning Jan.
1, 1887, you will pay l cent for
every dollar you earn, and at the
same time your employer will pay
1 cent for every dollar you earn
up to $4,000 a year. 26 million other
workers and their employers will
be paying at the same time.
After the first 3 years, that Is
to say, beginning in 1910, you will
pay and your employer will pay,
IL cents on each dollar you earn,
up to $4,000 a year. This will be
the tax for 3 years, and then, be-
ginning IN 1913, you will pay 2
cents and SO will your employer,
on every dollar you earn for the
next 8 years. After that, you and
your employer will each pay half
a cent more for 8 years, and finally
beginning in 1949, twelve years
from now, you and your employer
will each pay 3 cents on each dol
lar you earn, up to $4,000 a year.
That is the most you will ever pay.
The Government will collect both
Of these taxes from your employer.
Your part of the tax will be taken
out of your pay.
The Government will collect from
yur employer an equal amount out
Of his wn funds.
This will go just the same # you
go to work for another employer,
so long as you work in a factory,
shop nine, mill, office, store, OF
other such place of business.
Wages earned in employment as
farm workers, domestic workers IN
private homes, government work
ers, and n a few other kind of jobs
are not subject to thistax.)
GOLFERS EXPECT LARGE
CROWN AT DANCE