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Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
BIRD HUNTING
BY THE CAMERA
Is Having Its Appeal Thru
a United States
Survey
STUDY MADE IN BIOLOGY

Washington.-If you must shoot
birds, shoot them with a camera,
youthful nimrods are being asked
by the United States biological sur
vey. One reason for this appeal is
the thinning population of birds,
partly due to the use of guns and
sling-shots in the hands OF young.
inexperienced hunters.
"One of the birds that has caused
such an appeal is the pileated
woodpecker," says the National Ge-
ographic society. This dandy Of
bird society is slow of flight, big,
noisy and conspicuous, therefore
first-rate target.
"Muffled ak blows, that make
tree lovers cry 'woodman, spare
that tree 7 may often be traced, not
to man, but to the noisy pileated
woodpecker. When tracked down.
this dressy grub-eater is usually
found chopping away at some dead
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
Drive Started to End
Study of Odd Fractions

Boston.-Fractions involving fif-
teenths, nineteenths and other omi-
nous-looking numbers may not con-
front children of the next genera
tion.
Five thousand school children In
30 New England towns and cities
are subjects in an experiment to
find If fractions are as useless as
educators are beginning to believe
they are.
Half Of the 5000 win study frac-
tions in the traditional manner,
while the remainder will devote
their time to the study of merely
halves, fourths, thirds, eighths,
twelfths and sixteenths.
The experiment is being conduct
ed by Dr. Guy NJ. Wilson, profess
or of education at Boston universi-
ty's school of education.
The average adult out of school
uses little arithmetic" Doctor VII
SOD explains. THE schools teach
complicated and difficult arithme-
tic; the arithmetic outside of school
is simple. So 1t must follow that
the schools are teaching more arith-
metic than is needed.
Fractions form only 10 per cent
OF adult usage. The fraction one
half alone makes up 60 per cent Of
all adult fractions. Halves with
thirds and fourths make up 90 per
cent Few other fractions are need
ed, occasionally eighths. twelfths or
sixteenths in special usage. Beyond
this. reading knowledge only is
needed"
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
WEEKLY STORY
AROUND TABLE
Reading to While Away Time
Under the Evening Lamp
When Days Work is Done
INTERESTING READING
"A MATTER OF BUSINESS"

"A MATTER OF BUSINESS"
By Daphne A. McVicker
0WHEW." Lenore painted as
w her high heels came to rest
from clattering down the stairs. She
smiled up at the tall broad shoul-
dered youth who was leaning impa-
tiently against the letters, En-
ployees' Entrance. "Wotta life. If
] didn't have a new red coat to
look forward to and that house
party Saturday night, think I'd try
out our new front fourth story win
dow
She pushed coaxing hand
against the mans shoulder. Il know
you hate window shopping, Gary.
But just one more look at the coat7"
1t was red. The deep, soft GRIM
son of the inside of a flame In a
burning log. 1t had tall upstand-
ing collar OF gray fur that Tapped
back into series OF attractive
curves. Gary could see the effect
Of a small head nestled into that
fur. A head as sleek and black
as the wing of bird. The very
head. In fact, that was pressing
Its forehead against the pane.
Il can just do II Saturday with
my discount" Lenore gloated. And
then you'll have the most beu-cheous
girl at the house party, my lad"
Il always have the most beu-
cheous girl anywhere" Gary said
sabsently. IGNORES lips parted and
she looked up at him. Was he
was he at last going to say words
that she had waited overlong to
hear?
"What jobi Word had gone out
about our big sale and i had to In
.terview the prize class graduated
from the imbecile asylum. Who
would be an employment manager?
j asked one old man the regular
question: How far did you go In
school? And he said Five miles,"
Gary's laugh was troubled. But
doesn't II get your he asked. "Don't
You fall for their hard luck stories?"
She laughed. "Old Sir Soft
Heart" she said. Il honestly be-
lieve you worry about my willing
ness to turn people down for Jobs,
Gary. AS IL ! could help 1t. It's
the stores doing, not mine"
Then he reached for the telephone
and presently his Cousin Anne was
answering. Il think 1t would be
great sport, Gary. OF course I'll
try It for you"
On Friday evening two people.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02

stub or branch. Digging deep, he
extracts and devours thousands of
larval enemies of live trees, but
does little damage to green wood.
AT rest against tree trunk in
the upright posture characteristic of
woodpeckers, pileatus Ito use his
more convenient Latin name),
seems clad in black, except FOR his
brilliant scarlet crested skull cap
and red stripes (absent in Mrs.
P.) along the cheeks. But in flight,
white underparts and spots and
streaks on wings, neck, cheeks, and
throat, flash out in contrast to black
plumage as he sweeps along.
Noisy in Mating Season.
'Pileated woodpeckers are par
ticularly noisy during the mating
season and after their children are
off their hands late in the spring.
Their cackling call resembles that
of the flicker, but it is louder, more
ringing and often more hesitant.
Special adjustments in the brain
of puleatus protects it from the
terrific shock of constant wood
chopping. Large as a crow and,
next to the now almost extinct
ivory billed, biggest of all the
woodpeckers, he packs a punch that
recalls the action of a compressed
air drill in breaking up paving.
With his long, tough bill, this hard
hitting flyer may peel off long strips
of bark to simplify his search for
food. Chips of wood six or eight
inches long and as wide as a mans
hand, have been hewn from some
trees.
Like the holes in the posts of a
rail fence, pileatus' excavations in
tree trunks are squarish and NOR
tiselike; not round as are those of
some other members of the wood
pecker tribe. Of course, he chops
out the entranceway to his nest,
but then again he may cut holes
with no other apparent aim than
to search for wiggly worms. or just
for the fun of it. Occasionally the
cavity he chops I'm one direction
will meet one projected from an
other.
Insects for Every Course.
"Pileatus deserves every bit of
his high reputation for a tree sur
geon. He gets under the skin of
trees and hauls out destructive
wood eaters. Ants and woodborers,
which together infiict enormous
damage on timber, make up 81 per
cent of his diet. Another IL per
cent is composed of miscellaneous
insects, spiders, and millipedes.
"a barbed, horny-tipped tongue
helps him to lap up scattered bugs.
1t is true that In the fall and win
ter, when he has struggle to find
food (he never migrates north or
south with the seasons, he eats
considerable vegetable food, but |
most of this is wild fruits, nuts, and |
seeds. The farmer need fear no
injury to crops or farmyard trees |
from him.
Apparently not in any hurry |
about nest building, a pair of pile |
ated woodpeckers often take a |
month to prepare the cavity in their I
chosen tree. Sometimes the mother
bird lays eggs before the interior
decoration is complete. Muffled /
knocking in the tree, days after
eggs are laid, tells of trimming and {
still in progress.
'Pileatus nests usually in a dead
tree, Is to so feet from the ground.
The actual cavity, In which the
eggs are laid on a nest of fine
chips, may be as much as three
feet long. Two exits are not un-
common, so that when an enemy
enters by one, pileatus and family
may slip out by the back door.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
Plays in Church Called
"Better Than Sermons

Melbourne, Australia.-A church
In Melbourne is to be used as a
regular "theater" for religious plays
IL plans made by its vicar succeed.
He Is Father f. E. Maynard. vicar
of st. Peters church.
People may get a greater mes
sage from seeing an appropriate
religious play than from hearing
many sermons" he announced, "Dra-
ma" he added, "can be used for
the teaching OF the Christian mes
sage far more effectively than at
present"
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
Contract For Work III

A contract for altGl
nurses home and he \
ers, and cOnstuctidi !
staff building at The
Sanitorium was aEs's
by the State Boari d
A. Bader & Co., W.
tractors. The base !
Bader Company va
alternate estima.si u
of S1,072 were arc'M
the total award 70 u
s15,O72. The OILY n
was vanSant B-oisis
TON whose base BID n
Work will be staria
week. Competi0n :
job is scheduled win
months. Roblns@
Manning, architests !
ton, drew the plans
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
SIDE LIGHTS OF
NEW YORK CITY
Told By L. L. Stevenson in
His Own Immical Way
of D0ings in City
INTERESTING SKETCHES

Meanderings and meditations:
The glitter of Fifth avenue shop
windows They should shine
since they receive a bath and pol
ish every morning +. Seven dollar
neckties and custom-made
shirts at twelve dollars a copy
That reminds me that a maker of
shirts now numbers many women
among his customers But a
beauty shop has just been opened
Tor men 80. So that makes 1t fifty
nfty or something That mid
west town restaurant that special
ICES In gefulte fish -. With a Gus
toner list that is mostly Hiber-
miami Then a midtown estab-
lishment that caters to cocktail
chasing women who always have
dogs with them The hat check
girl picks up tidy sum on the side
by caring for the pooches She
keeps them happy with dog bis
cults :. and says they really are
no trouble Helen Hayes and
her seven-year-old daughter
Who is her best pal and severest
critic.
Ihat dingy old red brick building
at 20 East Thirty-second street
Said to have been once the home
OF Canfield, the gambler Came
into prominence because Of the ele-
vator operators strike &. It's union
headquarters Rubinoff carry
Ing his violin into the Paramount
building . In addition to being
Kentucky colonel and possessing
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
Z. Of D. Pr0psrI b,

The total value .. II
lngs, and equipment 1 /
versity of DelaEars al
twofold since 1914, b
Hullihen, president, i.
dressing the Nasonc 81
con recently at The hi |
Private gifts, be aa
about twpthirds d u
property value Of III
DR.. Hullihen praissi ! |
Sharp and Pisrre (
their contributions. "a
said from which ~
tension activities ar !
sists at least $1,000 al
State annually. H i
auditorium built byN
added more to the cit.I
the university than n
gle thing. Dr.. HalFT
introduced Dr.. Hullas
r. Stevens, preSdiHt
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
Grave Oddly Marked

Over the ancient grave of an un-
identified person in Wilmington, n.
c., stands a monument bearing
carved designs of snakes, a devils
head and the head of an elephant.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
Engagement Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Morgan, oi
Townsend, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Eiiz-
abeth Morgan, to Mr.. Rodney Bah,
er, of Odessa. The wedding WIZ
take place in July.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
Still Carries Double Name

The stationery used by Rhode Is
lond officials still carries the origi-
nal double-jointed name, State of
Rhode Island and Province Planta-
tions.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
Ethiopia's Independence

Ethiopia became independent to-
wards the Eleventh century. hav-
Ing been an Egyptian province be-
fore that.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02

i :. ls not The ta,.
Jesus Christ 8 mss a.ll
as Is WHY He did 5''s,s =.
tude. ~ TG
~ wnen We come !,
o1r 5ns nearing nearing d Ii ] y,
and deeper revera,a, l,,-a "
this that He rets.. t... y
from the earth. vii :
unto myself = "a
! When y He shal h,,.
20 the height :. Y
men Shall have ,o,,,..l !
sign significance, then ss15
man feel draw #.
union with Him
As the days begsa : :
themselves into ys.,.
begun to realiz ~
His death. They \.
recognize that II. y -
Jesus was the very y. =
ed Him to the bej,., :
hood. -
perience Of every d
borne a cross for Il
cross that slays is 4.
lifts. TIE cross that
holy person from d.
Is the cross that ltt
lar more glorious RrI1
ing.
Is it any wonder Ii
exclaims: God nv
should glory save ii s
our Lord Jesus Chdsh,
world is cruciffed b
unto the worldln
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02

other titles, he is now a real Doc.
tor of Music =. Third avenue sign
reported by Vic Erwin: IF Won
can swallow your pride, you can
swallow our five-cent whisky"
But what would you use for throat
lining afterward? The view Of
roof tops from a high-up Chelsea
apartment +. With tenement moth
ers hanging up washings While
children cling to their skirts
And glimpse of big ships resting
at their piers.
A fat cat slumbering in a fur
store window :. A shriveling bald
head struggling under a heavy load
of mems suits Gesticulating
groups hurrying earnestly
Razor blade peddlers three to the
block . Workers hurrying into
tall loft buildings !. A whir OF
power machinery New York's
famous garment center Where
the nations fashions originate
Bundle-laden messengers entering
the Times Square station of the
post office -. Heavy parcel post
business there Why should 7
be thinking of that island wav
down in the West Indies Where
one may have a bungalow on q
beach, food, clothing and two sery-
ants for a mere 500 a month?
Probably be longing for a glimnse
of old B'way after the first fort
night.
II he didn't eat soon, he told him
self, he'd drop on the Sidewalk,
That would be bad. They'd gather
him up and take him to Bellevue
Then they'd send him to the works
He might get six months. In six
months it would be summer. sum.
mer! Trains running out into the
sticks with meals for the askino
and hay for flopsl The sidewalk
took curious undulating motion
Dizziness made him stop. Beside
him was push cart filed with row
after row of big pretzels-and the
back of the owner was turned. The
hand of Jerry the Grifter shot ont
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-03-12

Woman's Club meeting has been
postponed from March II until
March 10, when the women will
have their regular election meeting.
Mrs. Sam Mcmahon visited with
friends in town Tuesday.
Miss Miller, VERA worker Of
Kennewick, was in town Tuesday
on business.
G. G. Gehris and Reverend Rhea
were in Pasco Monday morning.
Adrian Gehris of Council spent
Saturday afternoon visiting his
parents, MIR. and Mrs. c. G. Gehris
Mr.. and Mrs. Orval S. Quillon and
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Supplee went to
Ellensberg Sunday on a combined
business and pleasure trip.
Elizabeth Gress, who has been
quite ill with pleurisy the past week
is feeling much better now.
Mrs. Herbert Woods and daugh-
ter, Norma, of Yakima spent the
weekend visiting Mrs. Woods mo-
ther, Mrs. Meredith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Severt johnson Wis
tied at the Floyd Perkins home Sun
day. .
The cemetery committee is hav-
ing a clean up day at the cemetery
Monday. Everyone is invited to
come with their rakes, shovels and
hoes. The ladies will serve a lunch
at noon to all workers.
The Lutheran ladies' aid met at
the Purschwitz home Tuesday for
an all-day meeting. The ladies pre-
sented Mrs. Hammer with a quilt
which they quilted for her. There
were fourteen ladies present. The
next meeting will be held in two
weeks at the home of Mrs. Willm-
sen. ~ 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred B. White were
Pasco visitors Saturday.
Clarissa Dolvin, who has been
working in Kahlotus came home on
Saturday for a visit with friends
and relatives. She returned to her
work Monday ,.
Mrs. L. B. VanF'ossen, who suffer-
ed from heart attack Sunday night
is said to be feeling much better
now. . ~. ID.
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CASH VAN FOSSEN

Funeral services were held Sum
day for Cash VanFossen, who pass
ed away Wednesday evening at the
Pasco hospital after an illness OF
over two weeks. The funeral was
held at the Methodist church with
Rev. Rhea delivering the services,
A large crowd of those paying their
last respects to the deceased and
his family filled the church. Mr.
and Mrs. George Hodgson of Wap-
alto, friends of the family, were here
to attend the funeral. He is sur
vived by his wife, his mother, Mrs
I. B. Van Fossen, a daughter, An
nette, and two sons, Benny and
Tommy. zsst
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Price List on Trees
Received from w. s. c.

Trees for Washington farmers
distributed by the Federal-State
Forest Tree Nurseries at the State
College are now available for dis
tribution to Benton County farm
ers, according to Waldo w. Skuse.
county extension agent, who has
just received price lists of trees for
the spring Of 1886.
There are available transplanting
stock, stock from cuttings, broad
leaved seeding stock, evergreen
seeding stock and miscellaneous
cuttings. No flowers, fruit trees,
shrubs or strictly ornamental stock
OF any kind is handled.
Anyone desiring to receive this
list can receive same by application
to the County Extension office in
Kennewick.
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MRS. C. j. STRAWN

Funeral services were held Thurs
day for. Mrs. G.. j. Strawn, who died
last Sunday at the Pasco hospital
following an illness of over two
weeks. Services were held at the
Methodist church with Rev. Rhea
delivering the funeral sermon. In
terment was held in the Richland
cemetery. The deceased is survived
by her husband, five children, Mrs
John George, and Dwight Strawn
of Richland, Mrs. H. Harvey Land
of Taylor, Nebraska, Mrs. Irwin Os-
terman of Dannebrog, Nebraska and
Mrs. Lee Sargent of Elm Greek, Ne
braska; sixteen grandchildren and
two brothers, Jess Higbee of Ne
braska and Chester of Colorado.
The family moved here in 1885 from
Nebraska, to make their home. The
community extends it's sympathy
to the family in their great loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Schireman were
in Prosser Monday.
Edwin Peddicord, who has been
III for the past few days is again
able to be around.
The American Legion met at the
grange hall Tuesday night for a
regular business meeting. Arrange
ments were made for dance to be
held on st. Patrick's night. The
new floor which the grange has
been working on will be completed
Thursday. Harold Willmsen's ORCH
estra will play.
The opening dance for the new
hardwood floor on the Vale grange
hall will be held this Friday, March
-. Music will be furnished by Walt
Hessler and his band.
Elmer Forrest is driving the De-
Sofa cream truck now.
Everett Terril Of Yakima visited
at the VIM. RAIDER home Tuesday
evening.
The Methodist Ladies aid met at
the Cheyne home for an all day
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Ross and
family Of Coulee Dam, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Kutth Of Coulee Junction, Mr..
and Mrs. John May and Janice and
Caleb Peddicord Of Portland spent
Sunday visiting at the Edwin Ped
dicord home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Hawkins and
Mr.. Mitchell Of Yakima and Mr..
and Mrs. Barney Koelker Of Ken
newick visited at the. Favro home
Sunday.
The Al girls club met Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Vic Nelson. The girls are working
on rugs, knitting and crocheting.
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Further Bangs Disease
Regulations Issued

Further Bangs disease regulations
were issued February 10, 1896, eff
fective Immediately, by Walter j.
Robinson, Director Of Agriculture.
In addition to the previous regu-
lations making it compulsory for
all milk products to be from cows
free of Bangs disease effective jan
uary l, 1887, further requirements
have been made regarding the sale
and slaughter of diseased animals
previous to that time.
Waldo w. Skuse, county extension
agent, has received several copies of
the order and they can be examin-
ed at the county extension office in
Kennewick or at the court house on
Tuesdays.
In general it can be stated that
the milk from all reactor COWS must
be pasteurized before use and any
one who sells a reactor animal has
to have a written permission of the
State Director of Agriculture. Also
dealers, who buy dairy animals for
resale must have licenses as also
must butchers who buy reactors for
slaughter. Special cases where the
cattle are infected or suspected of
being infected of Bangs disease and
the owner refuses to have the an
imal tested, a quarantine may be
Immediately imposed by the State
Department of Agriculture.
The purpose of these further re-
quirements is to hasten the elm
ination of Bangs disease as rapid
ly as possible so as to protect the
economic interests of cattle owners.
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q. E. McClendon went to Hanford
Friday to look after his sheep there.
He returned home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Gray visited
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Snow
Sunday.
Mrs. Hinman and children of
Pasco visited at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Purschwitz
last week.
Mrs. Hess is reported as feeling
very much better this week.
MIR. and Mrs. Ellington and Rev.
and Mrs. Rhea motored to Finley
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Nelson enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Clark
and son Loren at dinner Sunday.
Mrs. Snively and Mrs. Grosscup
attended Kennewick Bridge club
which was entertained at the home
of Mrs. E. c.. Tweet in Kennewick
Wednesday. ....... -
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. LuelOff visit
ed at the J. D. Mccarthy home Sun
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lelan Saunders and
son of Walla Walla visited at the
Dickerson home Sunday.
Mrs. Ed Lum, who has been ill for
some time is improving. Mr.. Lum
of Neppel, who came to visit his
wife Thursday, returned to his
work in Neppel Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Baird, Mr..
Irby and his grade school basket
ball boys team went to Prosser Sat-
urday to enter the basketball tourn-
ament. Although the boys didn't
win any pennants they all had a
good time.
Mrs. Tom Brown and David Scott
of White Bluffs visited at the G. E.
McClendon home Friday. 49,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh and family
moved to Kennewick this week.
Word was received here this week
that Mrs. Glenn McGhan's father,
Mr.. Golf, who was injured in an
automobile accident near Ausa, Cal
ifornia last week died a few hours
after the accident, never regaining
consciousness. The accident occur
red while Mr.. Golf, who was driving
the machine, had a stroke and the
car ran into a telephone pole. Hopes
were held for Mrs. Goff's recovery.
Mrs. McGhan has been with her
mother since Tuesday.
j. G. Skeene had their telephone
connected Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Long visited
at the A. r. Long home Sunday.
Mrs. Ethel Lewis and Anna Long
entertained at a party in honor of
Mrs. Cordie Reeder Tuesday at the
A. r. Long home.
Mrs. A. L. Vandine is i'll with the
flu this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Snively went to
Toppenish Sunday after load of
cattle.
Mrs. Departee is improving in
health this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Moore and
family are moving to Benton City
this week.
John Weidle is ill with the flu.
Mrs. Harold Krohling, who has
been staying with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Nicholaus, returned to
Dickersons Sunday to be with her
husband.
Mrs. Henry Anderson and child
rem OF Prosser visited Mr.. E. b.
White Tuesday.
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Richland News Items

hland and vicinity are invited TO give oel oct
Rrear publicity informing in the neighbor
the happenings in the community
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It pays to read the advertisements
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Early Seed Potatoes
AS WE SEE IT

A popular song goes-'We
Joined the Navy TO See tho
World, and What Did We See9
We Saw the Sea-" Many ma.
tions of the world joined the
League of Nations to keep the
world in a peaceful state of
mind. From all appearances
at present il begins to look
as though the League is 90.
ing to incite war instead of
preventing il.
1t isn't necessary to Join
anything to sell your crops to
us. Why take any chances?