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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
5000 ACRES In
GRASS is AIM
OFSANTACRUZ
Cannery Concern Interested
in Plant in Kennewick;
Larger Acreages Needed to
Operate

yves, the Santa Cruz company is
still interested in the Kennewick
country" DR.. George Kinney, gen
eral manager for the organization
told this paper this morning. Il
came up at this time" DR.. Kinney
said, "in the hopes that we'd be
able to acquire, thru purchase or
lease, your local cannery. find that
this is impossible under present
conditions, but we are still inter-
ested in the project, nevertheless"
DR.. Kinney has been in Kenne-
wick for several days and was today
taken to view land suitable for as
paragus planting. He indicated that
he was interested in acquiring two
to three thousand acres for this
purpose and was not particularly
concerned whether the land was
now under irrigation or not.
A tract of suitable size and fer
tility near the foothills to the south
of town was located. Water from a
private system would have to be
pumped nearly three hundred feet
for this property, but DR.. Kinney
said that in California water was
successfully raised eight hundred
feet. "N ~
Another tract, not quite so large,
down the valley was also shown.
This land was not so high above
the water, but the tract was not
sufficiently large to suit him, altho
he indicated his interest.
DR.. Kinney said that his company
was also interested in the process
ing OF apricots and pears raised fur
ther up the valley and IL the can
merry was operated here that these
products would also be put up.
He is also investigating the pos
sibility of securing land and cam
merry openings on the Rosa project
and will also visit the Pasco and
Burbank projects before returning
south.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
LOCAL MAN WAS
|BURIED4HOURS|
in A SNOW SLIDE
Alvin PaulsOn is Exhausted
when Dug Out of Is Feet
of Snow; Trapped Again on
Way Out ....

Alvin Paulson, resident of the
River Road, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
B. Paulson, was one of the victims
of the recent slide on Snoqualmie
Pass. He, with a friend from Sc
attic, Stanton Cole, were imprison-
ed under ID feet of snow for. Az
hours, being practically exhausted
when dug out.
The slide which nearly took their
lives, occurred on the west side of
the summit. After their release they
caught ride eastward and were
again trapped on the east slope by
another slide, but were able to es-
cape themselves.
Alvin was on his way home to
celebrated his 22nd birthday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
THINK WAR is
COMING SOON
Tilbury Finds People in East
Sure of Big General Con-
f1ict Soon

People in the East and Middle
West are confident that there viii
be another major war within the
next couple Of years." George TIL
bury told members OF the Kenne-
wick Kiwanis club Tuesday noon.
He had Just returned from several
weeks business trip and stated that
people everywhere were Of the above
opinion. He said that preparations
for food control were being under
taken by the government in this
country at this time.
The opinion, he said, seemed 60
be that Germany would strike when
the proper moment arrived and the
blow would be swift and decisive.
This move would be made TO right
her alleged wrongs and would cause
a general conflict, In which this
country probably would be drawn.
Mr.. Tilbury found conditions
somewhat improved in certain sec
lions Of the East, he stated, altho
the weather was cold even in the
south.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
GAME FARM is
BEST IN STATE
Local Plant Earliest and Has
Best Record; No Appoint
ment Made:

The Kennewick game farm is the
states most successful one, ac-
cortiing to q report made before a
meeting Of 16 game farm mama
gers yesterday by Superintendent
Faudley.
The condition of the birds now
being wintered here and the pros
poets for an early hatch were brot
to the attention Of the visiting
farm managers, headed by B. T..
McAuley, state game commissioner.
The birds are In fine shape and
number approximately SIX thousand
at the present time, according to
the report. It is planned to incu-
bate 5000 eggs this spring, and q
considerable portion Of this number
will be handled in the local plant.
No appointment has yet been
made for q game protector TO re-
place Harry Watson, who recently
resigned. A travelling protector will
be sent here when conditions re-
quire and the appointment win be
made later In the year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
YOUNG & OLD
REGISTER NOW
Voters Must Notify Clerk Of
Change in Precinct to Vote
in Coming Elections

While there is no particular rush
about 1t now, voters who have NOV
ed from one precinct to another,
should appear at the city clerks Of
flee and authorize a change. The
clerk must have the voters sigma
ture before she can make the
change.
In the school election citizens liv-
ing anywhere in the district may
vote, regardless Of whether or not
they have changed precincts. In
third class districts voters need not
be registered to vote in a school
election, the county auditor states.
The Kennewitk district is a second
class one, but the Finley-Hover dis
trict is third class, and voters need
not be registered there to vote.
In the local district, nearly every
one will be eligible to vote, for the
last two days Of the registration per-
iod there was steady stream of
people signing up under the perm
anent registration law. This is par
ticularly true on the Highlands,
but not quite SO much so in the
Kennewick south and Kennewick
Valley precincts. Up to last week,
nine out Of every ten who had reg
istered were at or past the sixty
year mark.
Registration books are closed un-
til after the school election. They
will be opened again and remain
open until fifteen days before the
next election.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
10 Show Quilts at ........
Benefit Silver Tea

Plans are going ahead rapidly for
.ne Silver Tea to be given in the
sQariors of the Methodist church
friday, March 6, at 2 pm. for the
oenetlt OF the Pasco hospital.
Besides program and refresh
ments the ladies will feature an ex-
Molt of locally made flower garden
quilts. GU ~
LADIES, We want your quilt!
any lady having such a quilt.
which she is willing to exhibit, will
ses N touch with some member of
aer aid or call Mrs. H. R. vibber
- mrs. Frank Green, who will see
the necessary arrangements.
ease reserve this date and when
su are down town March 9Th, plan
20 70 the church parlors. The
Ecu as well as the ladies, will find
'"s interesting.
:. Auere will be no admission charge
the donation will be in the form
q Tree will offering.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

in the county so that whatever prob
lens exist may be solved best thru
cooperation.
The meeting viii be held in the
Court House, Prosser, at 100 pm.
Monday, March 2, and is open to the
public with special invitation to
all those particularly Interested In
welfare problems to attend and add
their thoughts to the discussion.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
School Appointments
for February Made

February apportionments to Benz
ton county's Is school districts total
ed $14,316.AS. Mrs. Ethel Vansyckle
6 Iperintendent, announced Tuesday.
Kennewick received $l0Sl.l0, and
Prosser received @38o068. Other
were Richland. $1l0e8S;
Benton City. $oo23e: White Bluffs,
$911.61; Finley Hover, $86607; Ham
ford, $47265; Walnut Grove, $3.50:
Whitstran, $34l59: and veEnita,
$132.
Other districts received sums
ranging from 90 TO %. The state
supplied "a, 1o6.Ae and the county
added $50 for the appogtioument.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
TWO FILE FOR
SCHOOL BOARD
Incumbents Seek Reelection;
Polls Open 1 to 8 on Sat.
urday, March 7th

The annual school election, to be
held Saturday, March 2, promised
last week to be an interesting event
to say the least, judging from the
interest that seemed to be In evi-
dence. Two people were kept busy
as could be registering voters In
readiness for the event. and all
seemed to have an interest in the
school affairs. The books were closed
to original registration last Thurs
day.
From the Highlands came the re-
port that several candidates would
be In the field BY filing date, which
WAS Tuesday Of this week. One or.
ganization endorsed . candidate,
but no opposition has filed against
Mrs. Che3ds, who Is seeking re-
election, nor against Frank Green,
who was appointed 70 I'M the UNI
expired term Of Lee IAmpson, de-
ceased. Mr.. orssu has fIled for the
one year term, while that Of 4fs.
Chelhs runs for thrse pears.
In the lower valley. too. there
were rumors afloat that there would
be this, that and the other one on
the ticket, but no one apparently
wants to assume the duties Of the
office under present conditions.
The polls for the entire district
win Be at the city hall SATURDAY
Of next week, 4run one O'Clock until
eight. Registration = required IN
this distEict, but not In the l,nlag-
Hover distxict, where electi0D WW
also be held that day.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
TO COORDINATE
WELFARE WORK
OFTHE COUNTY
Agencies and Organizations
Plan to Unite in Study of
Problems of Social Security
for Future Use

Frank Clark, county commission
er, Hanford, win give q short talk
on county INDECENT relief at the
countrywide meeting scheduled for
Monday, March 2, In Prosser for the
discussion Of welfare problems In
Benton county.
Walt Sommers Is to be chairman
Of the meeting. A1rs. e. @. Howard,
Prosser, win tell the group about the
work Of the American Red Cross.
The grange and its activities In the
juvenile field OF All clubs win be
represented by Mrs. Victor Nelson Of
Richland. Benton County's public
health nurse, Miss Alice Brakel, win
Discus health problems In the
county, and school child-welfare
problems win be presented by Mrs.
Dfhel vanSyckle. county supcrin-
tendent Of schools.
The work Of the state department
Of Public Welfare In Benton coun-
II In the fields Of old age assist
anoe and aid to dependent child
ren under the social security pro-
gram win be discussed by Miss Mar
Jor5e J. Smith, local representative
Of the state department. Jay Perry,
commissioner, Kennewick, win talk
On the interesting matter Of o coun-
ty planning council rs Q means Of
solving some problems. The program
Of the American Legion and the Le-
gion Auxiliary win be explained by
Dr.. r. o. Stone. Kennewick.
r. 8. Robertson, White Bluffs, win
give q summary Of problems exist
ing In the Priest Rapids Valley and
II. r. Stapleton. experiment station,
Prosser, win discuss the farm pos
kbilities Of Benton county.
The entire program is built
around q discussion Of problems
within the county, and an attempt
win be made to find ways and
means to coordinate the activities
Of all agencies and organizations
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
EXAMINATION m STATE
MANUAL

The examination In State
Manual Is given In the office OF
each county superintendent Of
schools on the first Saturday Of
March. 1t 1000 Am. March y
Notify the office ahead Of time
II you wish to take this examin-
ation.-Ethel Vansyekle, Coun-
" 9uperintendent Of Schools.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
MISS PETITJEAN
is STILLNLEA
IN CIR. CONTEST
Richland Girl Climbs to Sec
ond Place Again; Extra
Prize this Week to Con-
teStantS

Two weeks yet to 60 in the Cour-
ier-Reporter Better Times contest
and the girls are beginning to get
anxious about which one will get to
take the wonderful trip to the sun
ny south.
We have no doubt but that all of
the girls at the top of the list are
boarding votes and because We want
to get all we can in the early count
we are offering special prize of a
months pass for two persons at
the Kennewick Liberty to the
young lady turning in the most
votes between now and Saturday
night of this week.
This is a special and has no
bearing whatever on any of the
other prizes that will be awarded.
Miss Elaine Petitjean is still ahead
in the count made this evening, but
Miss Pearl Richards of Richland
has again slipped into second place
with Miss Mildred Wade dropping
to third. Miss Margaret Schaffner
remains in fourth place and the
other contestants remain about in
the same relative positions as they
were last week.
The leading contestants are now
working hard and appreciate all
the votes their friends are getting
for them. The month end will see
some lively balloting and there may
be some surprises showing up next
week.
The count this evening gives the
following totals:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
SEEN and HEARD
MAIN STREET
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w
mad Gummit declares the
main reason it is so hard to
reform the world Is that al
most the only persons a re-
former can get to listen to him
are those who already have
been reformed.
= - -
But he adds, the country is not
wholly wicked-there still are some
neople who hide the cards when
thew hear the minister coming.
= - - ~, ~.
Percy Whiffletree, timidly: DO
YOU mind if I kiss you?"
mo answer.)
Percy: II say, may I kiss you?" p
Lena Genster:: "Say, do I have
to promise not to bite you?"
- y - it,.
An argument none of us
like to hear: between half
stewed wet and a half-baked
dry. ~E Il T.
- y =
Percy Whiffletree says he favors
clubs for women-if kindness fails.
y - y
Pop Gore likes to tell about the
Irish, Scotchman and q He
brew who were having lunch. When
they had finished the Irishman
said, "And who'll take the check"
"Hoot mon, I will" said the
Scotchman.
Well, the next day the Irishman
vas reading his newspaper and his
eve stopped at the headline, Jewish
ventriloquist Slain by scotchman."
- - =
A family In the East Kennewick
district has named the new baby
Mortgage" so it will never leave the
farm.
Hubby: 1.-THE potatoes are only
half cooked"
WHEY: ''Then eat the half that
Is cooked"
y - -
Once upon time, says Kit Gif-
ford, Scotchman stayed away from
. banquet because he didn't know
what the word gratis" meant. Next
morning he was found dead beside
an open dictionary.
- - =
Let's raise the cup
10 the paxsen's daughter;
She seldom does
What she hadn't oughter.
- = =
Conductor: 'sHow old is the little
boy?"
Mother: -Four"
Conductor: "How old are you,
son?"
Boy: -Four"
Conductor: 'sWell, all gotta say
= that when that hid grows up
he'll be an awful liar or q giant"
= = -
~GsGh. but I'm thirsty"
wait minute and III get you
sene water"
r aid thirsty not dirty"
= = =
Dellnif3on
CURTAINS: What you hang In
the window to prevent the neigh
hors frum seeing you watch them.
- - -
Mrs. Curran Chellis: my husband
3 travelling salesman"
Mn. Warde johnson: MY hus-
band knows q lot Of good stories,
too"
y - -
Was Percy Whiffletree In love?
When he called on Lena Genster
Tuesday night her dog bit . piece
out Of his leg. and he didn't notice
It until he got home.
= = -
A man went into Behrman's
Jeweiry store and said. Il want .
lair Of speck-rimmed hornacles !. !.
eswyonit mean heck-rimmed
9enacles.s
M. BehrmAn: II know what you
Aeao; you want pair Of rim
s1orned hectacaes."
- = y
Definition
EXPERT: The ordinary dub away
nom home addressing q luncheon
club. ~
To Show Ouilfs at
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

Ask for the coupons from any o.
he following named merchants:
Visger Drug
Washington Hardware & Fun
iture Company.
A. A, Anderson Chevrolet Co.
Bricks Service Station.
Dover Lumber Co.
aafeNay Stores
Z. q. Smith Motor Co.
KenneWick Printing Co.
Twin City Motors
d.. II. J. Capeu.
Vibber-0 Clifford Drug Co.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

Once upon time, says Kit Gif-
ford, q scotchman stayed away from
. banquet because he didn't know
what the word gratis meant. Next
morning he was found dead beside
an open dictionary.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-02-20
GIRLS CHOICE AT
LEAP YEAR DANCE

The American Legion Auxiliary
is completing arrangements for the
Leap Year dance to he given SAT
urday, February %, at Liberty hall.
The event is to be Leap Year
dance in the full sense of the word,
the women asking for the dances
and seeing that the men are enjoy
ing themselves. At eleven o'clock at
fairs will return to their natural
state, the men soliciting the dances
from then on.
Waltzes will be the main feature
of the program, which has been
planned to appeal particularly to
the older set, and viii be inter-
spersed generously with foxtrots,
two-steps and square dances.
Supper Will be served by the
Auxiliary at midnight. The admis-
sion price to the dance will be As
cents, music for dancing being fur
nished by Kalkwarf's orchestra.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-02-20

AS approved by the WPA, the
White Bluffs community hall, to be
built on the high school grounds,
will be constructed at total cost
Of approximately $71OO. The Han
ford community hall viii be re-
modelled from the present grade
school building at a cost Of approx
imately $4,000
All projects in the county which
had been submitted were approved,
two of them being cut considerably
below the original estimates. The
total appropriation for the county
is SIG, 600. All of the projects are on
school property.
It is expected that work on the
projects in this valley will start
about April Is, County Commits
sioner Frank Clark states, as the
Horn road project, tree scraping
and the Priest Rapids irrigation dis
trict,s project VIII require all the
available labor until that time.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-02-20
cow AGAIN MAKES BID FOR
BELIEVE 1T OR NOT HONORS

Last March the Spokesman pub
lished an item which rivaled many
a ''believe it or not" item when a
COW owned by Martin O'Brien gave
birth to three calves. This week the
COW again enters the believe it or
not column, having given birth to
twin calves February II, making
five calves born to the same cow
within the space of less than twelve
months.
Of the triplets, all three calves
died, but of the twins, which were
born in extremely cold weather, one
died and the other is still alive.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-02-20
SENIOR GLASS TO
SPONSOR PARTIES

A series of three card parties to
raise money for the senior class
trip in May will be given in the
high school gymnasium by the
White Bluffs senior class. The first
party will be Friday night, Feb
ruary 81.
Pinochle and auction bridge will
be in play. Four prizes will be given
each night and four grand prizes
will be awarded at the conclusion
Of the series. Playing will begin at
8 o'clock. Admission will be %
cents.
The second party will be given
February % and the series con-
Guided on March 6.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-02-20
THE WEATHER

The three week cold spell in the
Northwest was apparently approach
ing the end this week as temper
allure began to climb from the sub
zero recordings of last week. There
has been only one day, February
5, since January 29th on which the
mercury went above freezing during
the day. The lowest recording was
IL below on February is.
Due to the cold weather, feeding
of ducks and geese has been carried
out along the river here. Pheasants,
however, are still in good shape and
able to find sufficient feed, accord
ing to Game Protector Harry Wat
son, who has made several trips to
this valley, and no feed has been
put out for them by the game de-
partment.
Temperatures during the past
week, as recorded at the Hanford
weather station, were.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-02-20
WORK DEPENDS ON
MRS REGISTRATION

Gordon Richards, Benton county
representative of the MRS, will be
in this valley Friday, February 81,
to accept the registrations of those
seeking work on public projects He
will be in Hanford at about 1890
am. and in White Bluffs at l pm.
Anyone who wants to work on any
project, including county road work,
construction of the community halls,
or other ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pro-
jects. should sign up with the MRS,
County Commissioner Frank Clark
states, as labor for all this work
will be drawn from the MRS reg
istrations
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-02-20
LEAGUE MEETS TO
DISCUSS PROBLEMS

Fifty growers met at the high
school Saturday at the first mass
meeting of the Priest Rapids Valley
Progressive League to discuss prob
lens confronting them and methods
of building up the valley.
Farmers troubles are all Of their
own making" Guy Storey, Kenne-
wick, chairman of the marketing
committee of the Pomona Grange,
declared. ''They concern themselves
with production alone and leave
marketing to others, with the re-
suit that while we here in Benton
county grow the finest asparagus.
the finest Strawberries, and the
finest produce of all kinds econona-
ically, the marketing of these pro-
ducts always results in an unsettled
price and return to the grower
which is not in keeping with the
quality of production. To remedy
this condition, we must go into the
marketing end Of agriculture, just
as industry spends as much effort
on the marketing of its goods as it
does on the production The
Grange, he, said, is endeav0fing to
work out some means of getting the
producers and dealers together IN
order to set fair price for farm
produce.
Other talks were given by Wilbur
Morford and E. r. Griner on the
problems confronting the co-opera-
tive cannery this season; w. w.
Skuse, county agent, who outlined
some of the work accomplished by
the agricultural planning council
of the county; j. B. Whitehead,
manager of the Benton county pub
lie utility district, John Erickson OF
Richland and Sam Allard.
Local growers aired their views
on the needs of the valley and
methods of improving conditions
here. Sam Allard, chairman OF the
League, appointed a committee
composed of Mrs. I. B. Burns, Col
burn Anderson and Martin Paroz
to contact local growers.
i This committee began its work
Wednesday, interviewing local grow
ers in an effort to obtain informa-
ton on available lands for settle
ment, to see how many will take
irrigation water from the ditch, and
to compile statistics as to the cost
of production and the yield of the
various crops grown here over ten
year period SO that comprehensive
information as to farming condi-
tons in the valley will be available
for prospective settlers.