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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24

Christmas just like home right
here? Plenty trees, if we can mus
ter the trimmin's."
Bob, the kid dishwasher, was all
enthusiasm. ''We've got popcorn.
I've strung yards at home for
nom. Sans got harmonica, and
Dave a Jews harp, an some of
you fellows can sing. And I'll trim
the tree"
'The Boss wouldn't think much
of a Christmas without kids" put
in Dave. ''There's the Martins.
They got couple kids; we can
ring them in. I was by there t'other
day an heard them talkin' about
Santa comm"
"Boss said Martin looks sort of
beat out, too" said another. "Sup-
pose we appoint Bob, here as a
committee of one to extend our in
vitation for them to join us. 1 feel
we owe them something, the way
they helped us when some of the
men had flu
Big Bill was jubilant with their
plans. "You fellows took the wind
out of my sails, but you'll do a bet
ter job than could"
ooh Little Town of Bethlehem"
lead by Sans harmonica, foated
out from lusty Threats upon another
star-strewn night.
Big Bill in a scrambled suit of
red flannel and a hemp beard was
a satisfactory Santa Claus to at
least two happy children. He hand
ed out gifts to everyone. Sam had
done his best Oh the feast that fol-
lowed, and everybody joined in the
three cheers and tiger" for
jolly Christmas among the Oregon
pines.
q Western Newspaper Union.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24

NV CdlS. olldll i Wv IL, IllCL
w ask him afterward?" Ra
chel Stanton, the morning of Christ
mas eve, looked admiringly at the
brilliant tree in the pleasant living
room, then hurried to brush snow
from Harris, who, stamping in
from the back porch, painted:
give cleaned the driveways to
barns and road but will have to do
it again today. What were you
saying?" he was interrupted by
Rachel.
"The radio announces that the
snow pillow from Warnton has stuck
at the corner and will have to be
dynamited out. No one can get
through highways farther than the
crossroads corner" Rachel hur-
ried to the telephones jingling.
eft was Martha calling. She and
Gene and the children started here
but are blocked in at home OF
kind strangers. l wish we could
get food to the Harrison family in
the Bottoms. They have no tele-
phone, no near neighbors, and
would freeze if they tried to get
here through high drifts. Such a
winter! It looks as though our
Christmas will be "we two," she
sighed at the color-lighted tree.
"WeH, I see I'll have to shovel
out the driveways again" Harris
announced, pulling on jacket and
gloves.
Later when he went inside to
warm his fingers he heard Martha
humming and was thankful that
she was cheerful over the disap-
pointment of Christmas eve without
her relatives. Odors of savory food
and the attractive table with
Christmas colors, were inviting as
he stamped in after evening chores
were finished.
''Tonight will be the worst so far
this winter. The wind is rising and
snow blowing. A terrible night.
Surely no one would venture on
highways-why-where is the tree?
Did you dump it outside because
our company didn't Gomez" he
looked, to be sure Rachel was sane,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24

of the half-constructed cabin and
thaw the ground.
But, writes this hardy woodsman,
cit was not many days until we
were living snugly in our cabin
and in good health and with fine
appetites."
Holidays among our ancestors
were made occasions for such eel
ebrations as this, but they never
witnessed the cessation from la
Dor ours afford. There was always
need for immediate shelter, crop
harvesting, or game killing. Hence
log-raisings, corn-huskings, and
gun-shoots were made social oc-
casions. But do you suppose we
ever have more fun than Henry
Nave's family and friends had
building house on Christmas day?
@ Western Newspaper Union.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24
Stools Before Chairs

Chairs, which we take for granted
nowadays, were not in common use
until the last part of the Seventeenth
century. Before that time hard
wooden stools were the only seating
conveniences known. Museums pre-
serve some of the first chairs of his
tory, stiff, uncomfortable objects of
puritan austerity. The backs were of
solid wood, often in carved design,
and the seats, too, were solid. They
were known as "Wainscott" chairs.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24
WASHINGTON news
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume Of Happenings
OF the Week Collected for
) Our Readers

Wilbur-Mrs. Carl Anderson was
dealt a perfect hand recently when
she picked UP 1900 trumps in a pro-
gressive pinochle game.
Dayton-The barn on the Delaney
ranch near here was blown down by
high winds recently and 13 head Of
shorthorn cattle were killed.
Olympia-Pr ject ed plans for
merging various state forest asoncies
we're dropped in favor of addir~ two
new members to the state forest
board.
Ilwaco-A tract surrounding Black
lake was purchased by the town Of
Ilwaco from L. D. Williams. The land
was bought to protect the watershed
of the lake.
Okanogan-Apple shipments from
the Wenatchee- Okanogan district up
to December / totaled about 7750
cars, compared with 1907 year ago,
err.
Kennewick ~ This school district
will receive about 100000 in federal
funds, for expenditure of about
$4,000 of local funds. School grounds
will be Handicapped, an athletic field
and bleachers constructed.
Pasco-Army officers have set up
a recruiting station in the police sta
ton here. Many transients lodge at
the city Jail each night, and several
have enlisted in the army.
Davenport-A 10 per cent. divi-
dend will be paid depositors of the
Farmers State Bank of Almira as
soon as checks can be printed, Frank
e. Rowland, bank liquidator, an
nounced.'
Dayton-Dr. E. r. Cotton, Aber-
deem, S. D., geologist, was here last
week assembling material for articles
on possible deposits of oil, tungsten
and other products of geological for
nations of Columbia county,
Puyallup-Merchant here have
solved one of the big Christmas shop
ping problems by arranging parking
of children and automobiles as
WPA project. A moving picture show
for the youngsters will keep them en-
gagged.
Kelso-R turn of Washington
state patrolmen to their original duty
of patroling highways was asked by
the Washington Association of Sher-
ifs. They also requested the estab
lishment of a state bureau of crimi-
nal Investigation independent of the
patrol.
Kennewick-The Utah-Idaho SUI
gar company has already signed up
5000 acres of sugar beets to be plant
ed next spring, according to Paul D.
Scolley, agricultural superintendent
of the plant at Toppenish. From 1000
to 5000 acres are expected to be I'M
der contract before spring
Vancouver-When is a deserter
not deserter? The army authorities
at Vanco95ger Barracks were ponder
ing the question which came up when
John Secord,; who recently surrend-
cred himself as a deserter, was found
to havesno army record whatsoever.
Secord, Meanwhile, has skipped out.
Yakima-One of the topics appar.
emily due for consideration by the
Washington state wool growers at
their annual meeting here next
month is the question of appropria-
tions for predatory animal control.
In he past four years funds have
come from the state game fund, with
matching money from the federal bio
logical survey.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24
CHRISTMAS
AMONG THE
PINES
BY
Jocile Webb Pearson


y IG BILL, in spite of his six
- foot four was a boy at heart.
Boss of a 'logging crew he
could be plenty stern when occa-
sion demanded, but Christmas
tree and all the lights and cheer
that goes with it was his weakness.
christmas is no fun without
kids" was the way he put it. But,
it looked like Bill was doomed to
disappointment this year.
The crew were Longing around
the fire after a hard days work
when Pudgy Sam, the cook, shook
the ashes out of his pipe and said:
"What's the reason we can't have
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24
Children to Have Harbor

Khabarovsk, in Far East Russia,
is constructing on the Anur river
harbor for children which will
boast two lighthouses equipped with
radio stations, repair shops, a
steamer for $50 passengers, swim
ming pools and a large heHd1~
tiers building.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24
BRIDGE PLANS OFFERED

Cathlamet-Three steel spans, ex-
tending with approaches total dis
lance of 246O feet, are included in
the submitted plans for a bridge
across the Columbia river from Pu-
get island to Cathlamet.
Specifications and drawings werp
submitted at public hearing to Lieut..
Milo P. Fox, army engineer corps.
Captain ]. w. West, Columbia River
Boat Owners association, inspected
the plans and said they were salts
factory from the navigation stand
point.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24
STATE FLOWER THREATENED

Mt. Vernon-Washingto state
flower, the rhododendron, is threat
ened by the white fly, the western
Washington Horticulture association
was informed last week. Randall Lat
ia, associate entomologist of the U.
S. chronological laboratory at Sum-
ner, said native rhododendrons have
not been found infested except where
domesticated and planted near in
tested hybrid varieties.
May and June are the danger
months for the plants, Latta said,
for at that time of the year the fe-
male flies lay eggs on the under side
of new leaves.
Ephrata-Fred Clark is having
ample opportunity these days to
think over the repeated warning,
Crime does not pay" He was caught
borrowing" five cows and five calves
from his former employer, Clyde
Gilbert.
Marcus-Mat Urehausen, Bill Rou-
gee, Max Seideman, Robert Menath.
Mrs. Alpha lessee and Lula Welty
have all received contracts from the
government for the purchase of their
farms on Marcus Flat. The farms will
be flooded by the high Coulee dam.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
SCHOOL ALUMNI PLANS PARTY
Fifth Annual Event Has Been Planned By Grad.
 uates of St. Ann's !

The fifth annual card party given by the pupils of St. Ann's school un- der the auspices of St. Ann's Alumni association for the building fund of the new school, will be held on the two evenings of March 19 and 2Os 1936.
 The large advance sale of tickets for the coming whist party, indi- cates Q large crowd will be seen in the basement of St. Ann's church, on South Main street Thursday and Friday of this week. Several hun. dreds of beautiful and valuable prizes have already been given by the parents of the pupils and the numerous friends of the school.
 A special invitation has been made to every former pupil of St. Anns school and the many expect ed to be present in the parish hall on either Thursday or Friday or on both evenings. Many agreeable Sur- prlses will greet the parishioners of St. Ann's next Thursday night. The game will begin at 8:30 sharp.
 On Saturday afternoon, March 21, card party and other games will be enjoyed by the school chil- dren of St. Ann's parish. Numerous prizes will be given. The game will begin at 9 p. m. and will last about two hours. The entry fee is ten cents for the children, and there is also 8 door prize of 92.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
JOHN BLAKE WITH PURPLE TROOPERS
Niagara University Cast to Open Three Night Stand
 Here Tomorrow

Niagara University, N. r., March 18-Members of Niagara University dramatic troupe were scheduled to depart from the university campus yesterday for this city, where they Will appear in their current vehicle, "The First Legion" tomorrow, Fri. day and Saturday evenings, at the Women's club.
 Included i'll the party will be the Rev. Frederick A. Burke, C.M., dramatic coach; John J. Blake, Wa terbury, Conn; Donald L. Grace, Binghamton, N. r.; Frank A. Kenef1c, Oswego, N. Y.; Thomas w. Grenwis, Lakewood, Ohio; John R. O'Brien, William J. Wire, and John H. Enos, Niagara Falls, N. r.; John F. Ryan, John c. Kinney, Robert J. O'Shea, Syracuse, also Vincent J. Morea, Syracuse-all actors-and Philip s. Brown, Wilson, N. F.: Daniel Durnin, Herbert Ritzhaupt. Niagara Falls,--stage hands-and Lansing Muldoon and Karl Boeldt makeup artists.
 Blake, a native of the city where the play will occur, Wire, O'Shea and Kenefic portray the leading roles and carry most of the burden of the play.
 The performances here are for the benefit and under the auspices of Sts. Peter and Paul parish.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18

the acts of the vaudeville stage re- cruited weekly in New York and brought to Waterbury for the one show on every Wednesday evening. This show compares with those you have paid far greater amount to see in other theaters, but which Polls offers to its patrons, in addi- tion to the regular screen program.
 Gus Meyers land all the lads" of the Poli theater orchestra have a special overture for the patrons and this alone is a thrill and great entertainment feature when the large Poli orchestra swings into the melodies which have made them the talk of Connecticut as the one and only theater band in the entire territory. ..,..
 Saturday will be another red- letter day in Waterbury theatricals as for 4 days Polls offers the latest fllmusical Follow The Fleet" with the absolute liking and queen" of this type of film, Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire in the leading roles. .',a.
 Dances that you have never seen before, melodies that are the toast of the airways and bands all over the world, pretty girls, snappy dance numbers add to this comedy and romance.
 Irving Berlin, acknowledged as the peer of all song writers, has written the musical score for this film and that is guarantee that the best possible music will be fea- tured and there are 2 brand new song hits in this film.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
M 1,he Local 7heaters
STATE

When Q husbands two ex.wives and new found sweetheart become snow bound under the same root things are liable to happen and they do plenty in Warner Broth- er's new comedy romance of mar ital mixup titled Snow Bound which heads the program at the State theater today, tomorrow and Friday. .., ..i... ~,
 Snow Bound" relates the adven- lures of an author who hibernates to a lonely old New England farn1- house to complete play scheduled for a Broadway opening. He is joined by his first wife (at the sug- gestion of the producer of the play) who is supposed to help him find inspiration to write the final act. But when wife number two pops in on them and demands bacl. alimony and the fair young village queens also drops in to find her hero surrounded by wives, the fur begins to fly in all directions. It's grand comedy filled with amus- ing situations and laughs beyond number. The cast Is 8 splendid one including the ever popular George Brent, Genevieve Tobin, Glenda Farrell, Patricia Ellis, Frank McHugh and others.
 The companion feature is "The Preview Murder Mystery" starring Reginald Denny, Gail Patrick, Con- way Tearle, Frances Drake, Rod LaRoque, Ian Keith and Jack Mul- hall.
 The story has to do with a new ly-found star whose first picture is just being finished as we come upon him. He has received notes threatening his life, but friends and fellow-workers have laughed them of as the work of a crank. The picture is previewed before an au- dience that includes the star, direc- tor and other members of the act ing company-and when the lights go up and friends turn to con gratulate the star, they find him dead-poisonedl But that's only the start of more thrilling events than you have ever watched in e mystery film play. You'll like it i'm mensely.
 Saturday brings Dick Powell anc Ruby Keeler with Joan Blondel and a big parade of stars in the musical comedy smash hit "Col. leen" on the same program witt Roger Pryor and Joan Perry ir "The Case of the Missing Man..
 Watch tonorrow's paper for more news about this gala show for thil weekend! J.,s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
STRAND

Performances this evening con- clude the engagement of "Any- thing Goes" with Bing Crosby and Ethel Norman and Charlie Ruggles. also "The Murder of Dr. Harrigan" with Ricardo Cortez, Kay Linaker and Mary Astor.
 Tomorrow brings "King of Bur- lesque" with all it's glittering color, haunting tunes, comedy and gay dance routines. The story of King of Burlesque" delves back-stage into the life and loves of the people of the theater. Warner Baxter ig the leading personality. an impresario who has brought the technique of the 18th Street burlesque to an eri- raptured Broadway.
 Ably supervised by the versatile Kenneth Mc0owan. the picture presents e gay series of hit tunes from the pens of Ted Koehler and Jimmy McSIugh. Lovely LAdy,a shooting High" "9pgeadin Rhythm Around" are the eatranc- ing names e some that will sel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
WITH BANKS OERFLOWING

Down came the rain 'Gainst roof and window-pane, One great downpour Threatening the shore Of fair city.
 Undaunted by an icy reception It persevered in coming down Nature entertains no deception Towards its God as the clown Who scoffs at immortality and needs not 4 threatening flood until it swallows up His few God given earthly possessions But Gods goodness is as His floods And ovefrInning banks save that His yooane stays the tide Thereby causing His very goodness To overflow even more. But man, in complete comparison, What say of him Save human frailty and overfoods of sin Today he sharpens steel for war While his conscience gets duler than before. He raises the muzzle of his cannon aloft And cen would entertain the basphemous thought Of colonizng Gods own heaven If not by right, then by the gods Of his creative genius and all-toWering pride The small, the weak, doomed narticulate Make way for despotsl this is an age of hate And all-consuming power. O manl heed the lesson of the flood! Such was with Chrsts own blood Oernooding the banks of Calvary Shedding His last drop for you and me That we might prosper here and DC Foreer His children in eternity. God Is SO good
 We did and must have Another no0d
 -REv. j. J. KRIPAs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18

The cooperative movement isn't all work. Above Is . scene in . revue staged by employees of the Central Co : Operative Wholesale in Superior, Wis, at the seventh congress Of the co-ops' district league. Turning back to work, the tractor shown ct left is one designed especially for the sale to coop members. years. For there will either be e grand collapse, with the hopes of millions of farmers and laborers falling to the earth, or there will be here upon the American scene Q new economic order, to play a growing part in the social and economic development of America.
 One thing about the co-ops needs to be clearly borne in mind. There is nothing of Communism in the movement. It is, as the Swedes have said, democracy in business.
 Communism would swallow up the movement. In fact, this has al- ready happened in Russia, where a strong coop movement was taken away from the people and con- trolled by the state, thus wiping out the democratic character.
 The coop movement is pushing ahead in America, in Great Britain, and in Scandinavia mainly because these are the countries of the world that understood democracy and find 1t easy to transfer 1t into eco- homie terms. ,.,..
 It is this, more than anything else, that gives cooperation its im- portance and marks 1t as move- ment that may go far.
 THE END
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18

In the news (. (. Elizabeth Russell sister-in-law of our RosaIind of the films, who herself is New York commercial artists model will make her film debut in
 Murder with Pictures. It's Paramount feature and Mrs. Russell is cast in the leading role. John Luddy of 100 New Haven avenue favors the Tower with a batch of tinfoil. Thanx Johnny. Anthony Mango, of the star pupils at St. Thomas parochal school and quite an athlete toO is back home after spending several weeks at the Waterbury Hospital. Arlene Darcy is the high bound for Bermuda by this time She sailed Saturday and will be absent from the city until April 8...
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18

have shown their willingness to play ball with the co-ops. Here may be one solution of the lnanu- featuring problem.
 Another important factor will be that of legal and legisltive action. Lobbies of vested interests will naturally enough move to get crip- bling and cramping legislation pass ed to stop the co-operatives in the easiest way. ..Csc-,.,,..; ~ Politicians interested --..- .
 Already the answer to this prob- lem is appearing. As the member ship of the movement grows, the politicians are naturally attracted to the co-ops as 8 source of politi- cal support. Such men as Gov. Philip Lafollette of Wisconsin and Gov. Floyd Olson of Minnesota have come out into the open to de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18

clare their belief that consumer CO., operation is the coming economic order.
 In the last Wisconsin legislature a bill was passed making compul- sory the teaching of cooperation in all high schools, state universities, colleges, and normal schools. Here, say the co-operators, is the answer to the legislative problem in the future. ."r
 And they are shrewdly building on this platform. Just as shrewdly they have refused to ally them- selves with any political party, but plan to use directly those politi- clans who show friendliness to the co-ops.
 Nothing of Communism '.' ...
 The cooperative movement will bear watching during the next few
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18

of war. The average Frenchman
 isn't eager to get into an aggres-
 sive war. That's why 1t is likely
 that even . preventive" war
 would be preceded by tactics de-
 signed to stir up popular passion.
 A sudden incident, comparable to the sinking of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor, might set Europe's armies marching But the more cynical diplomats suggest that when the incident" comes, it will not arrive by acci- dent. but by careful plan.
 (Copyright, 1886, NEA Service, 1nc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
Tall Tower
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HERE'S DOWN THE HATCH
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

Where are them there now snow-banks We glimpsed not long ago, One long continuous eyesore In an endless grubby row? The snow-banks have evaporated In a seasonal thaw and rain, Gone until future season And one smells the earth again. The seasons first soft mildness Has come to fill in the gap Of Winter signing over to Spring And the first running of the sap. Which warm sun has started moving In the naples standing in row, As down the hatch goes the syrup Aided by a fresh March blow. Where are them there now snow-banks That were with us for many day? Gone but decidedly not forgotten, And who cares-don't you say?
 FEM. EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
PAPERS FILED

Papers of incorporation have been filed in Hartford with the secretary of state by Erlanger's, Inc, of this city. The capital stock is set at $50,000 with $l0,000 paid in. The incorporators are Meyer B. Erlanger, Marjorie B. Blick and Antoinette E. Ciminera,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18

you humming. eI
 Airline Judge, the pert little comedienne; Gregory Ratoff. Fats Waller, Nick Long, Jf., Kenny Baker and the Paxton Sisters are only a few of the names in the cast that make "King of Bur- lesque" the gayest, liveliest musical entertainment of the year.
 The companion feature presents Miriam Hopkins in "Splendor" with Joel McCrea. Paul Cavanaugh, Helen Wesley, Billie Burke and Ruth Weston. The dynamic story of a girl whose heart ruled her. in family where money was king!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18

Our daily sermon. |. .. Watch your bonfires. Did you know that strictly speaking your back yard fires are against the law. You should get permit from the Fire Warden of the town to start such fire .. In Waterburys it's the Fire Marshal. Burn rubbish only windless days preferably with hint of rain in the ofing Take precautions to guard against sudden spread of fire. Have rakes, brOOms, shovels handy. Also water if possible. Keep your fires away from dwellings. Don't let children get close to them. {. .. . Be doubIy careful