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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
SELECT HEADS
FOR FOURTH
CELEBRATION
C Committees Appointed to
Handle Details; Expect Big
Crowd from Pendlet0n; To
Feature Flying Here

With three short weeks to go the
Fourth Of July celebration got un-
der way in earnest tonight. Mayor
Alfred Anon, head of the newly or
ganized Amusement Association, met
with the general committee and
chairmen for the different divisions
have been as follows:
On the finance committee, E. S.
Mcdonald is chairman; parade,
Mrs. II. A. Linn; speaker, M. M.
Moulton: sports, Vane Wilder;
swimming events, I. N. Mueller;
grounds, Gus Neuman; program,
w. j. Skinner; concessions, w. S.
Green; amusements, Roy Stafford
and Leo Gorris.
One of the big events now being
arranged Is the flying exhibition.
Mrs. Ed Crooks, formerly Miss
Gladys Vickers, here to look after
her cherry orchard on the High
lands, has tentatively agreed to put
on an exhibition on the Fourth. It
will possibly include a parachute
Jump from the plane.
Another feature which will swell
the crowd will be the attendance
of q large number from Pendleton.
Pasco plays Pendleton for the sea-
son pennant and it is expected that
three or four hundred Pendleton-
ians will come with the ball team
to take in the celebration follow
ing the game.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
TO LAY DUST
ON THIRD AVE.
New Material to be Biven Test
on City's Streets;
Cost Low

Residents on Third Avenue East
who have been eating dust all sum-
mer are to be offered some relief.
The regrade, undertaken under the
WPA, petered out and the city was
left without funds to complete the
job after the road was nicely torn
up. With no oiling possible the
newly scarified surface pillows up
clouds Of dust and the road wash
boards" in q very short time.
A recently discovered by-product
from paper mills has been found to
be an excellent binder for roads A
light application, sufficient to lay
dust, can be secured for about $l25
per mile; heavier applications to
make q permanent job cost about
half of the oil job, besides which It
Is claimed that the new binder Is
not affected by frost conditions.
The residential district of Yaki-
ma is this week being treated with
the new binder and Street Com
missioner Ed Watts and Council
Libby went up there yesterday to in
veStigate the Job. They returned
feeling that the new product offers
a solution to the dusty streets Of
Kennewick, and hope to be able to
wrangle funds for trial applica-
ton through the council shortly.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
PORT DIST. rs
NOW OWNEROF
FAIR GROUNDS
Directors Redeem Land Re-
verting to Irrigation Dist;
Still Available for Fair
Purposes if Needed

The Kennewick Fair Association
is just about "ain't' but the prop
erty of the organization is still be-
ing held intact by a deal which was
completed this week. The fair
grounds, which the association was
purchasing from the irrigation dis
trict on contract, and upon which
the port district had expended some
little money in buildings which had
been leased to the association, were
in default of water assessments. This
year the land was put up for deed
by the district.
The fair association, being unable
to finance the payments, and still
wishing to protect the property Of
the port district made an arrange
ment whereby the district could ex-
ercise its right Of redemption and
thus save it's buildings. The port
district, in turn, could then lease
the property for fair purposes at
any time the community wished to
revive the fall celebration which
had been one Of the major features
Of the district.
The property which had been used
for the fair grounds is among the
most valuable in the district from
an expansion standpoint. Should
the development Of the river reach
q poin twere dock and warehouse
facilities be needed this location Is
ideal. Until such time, the grove Of
trees and the slightly spot on the
river make it popular spot during
the torrid days Of summer for pic
MICS and other gatherings.
The directors Of the port district
this week completed the deal for
the redemption Of the eproperty
which vii be held for public pur-
poses In future. The board Is COM
posed Of A. I. Smith, willard Camp
bell and Louis Tweedt.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
SPUD CROP rs
PROMISING
Price Now Tops Long Time
Record; Looks Good For
Later Crop

Along with the cherries the new
potato deal is looking up. The first
Of the week several lots were sold
for 500 ton, the price dropping to
500 yesterday and today with little
trading. Dealers look for nice bus
mess in a week or ten days when
they anticipate the price will range
$50-$60 per ton. This price, they
feel, will equal 500 price today as
the increased size Of the new crop
win make up the difference in the
yield.
With the old crop cleaned up all
over the country, competition from
other points is minimumized and
a good steady market is anticipated
About eighty percent Of last years
tonnage is anticipated this summer
according to local dealers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
Scouts Organizing Two
Cub" Packs in Sept,

Skipper" Robt. Hayes of the
Blue Mountain Council of the Boy
Scout organization was a Kenne-
wick visitor Tuesday meeting with
the local Boy Scouts council.
Groundwork is being laid now for
the formation of two new cub packs
in September. This is a compare
lively new field of activity for this
organization, but is proving to be
one Of the most effective in its
achievement, taking boys from the
ages Of 8 to IL.
The next Court of Honor has been
scheduled for June 25th, and Mr..
Hayes will arrange to be here to at
tend the meeting.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
CRIME, YOUTH
ARE LINKED
Speaker Tells Kiwanians SO
Percent of Criminals Are
Under Is Years Old

Sixty percent Of the crime COM
mitted today is perpetuated by
criminals under the age Of IS, Skip
per" Hayes, Of the Blue Mountain
Council Of Boy Scouts, told men,
bers Of the Kiwanis club Tuesday
noon. Mr.. Hayes spoke on Youth
and Crime" and stated that the
cost of crime in the United States
in the past year amounted to four
teen billion dollars.
The Skipper" stated that the
scout movement was not organized
to combat crime, but was move
ment to prevent crime by providing
supervised activities for the youth
of the nation. He urged the Kiwan-
ians to lend every possible aid to
the movement.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
KENNEWICK'S
AVIATRK TO
FLY SUNDAY
Former Miss Gladys Vickers
Here with Husband Filler;
May be Feature at Fourth
Celebration

Mrs. Ed Crooks, the former Gladys
Vickers, is in Kennewick for the
week attending to the cherry crop
Mrs. Crops is the daughter of the
late Captain and Mrs. j. w. Wick
ers. pioneer residents of Kennewick
Mrs. Crooks is accompanied by
her husband, Ed, who is a we'll
known Seattle pilot, operating fly
ing schools there and also in Kelso
Mr.. and Mrs. Crooks were at the
local airport during the celebration
last July 4th, at which time they put
on stunning exhibitions in a Great
Lakes stunt plane. Ed Crooks will
be flying q three-place Curtiss
Challenger Robin airplane on the
landing strip south of the park on
Saturday and Sunday. Gladys
Crooks will sell flight tickets for
the two days.
Mrs. Crooks Is president of the As
ISOLATED Women Pilots of Boeing
Field, a group Of Is Seattle women
pilots, whose activities are well
known throughout the state Gladys
won prizes in several airshows thru
out this section last summer, among
which was q prize for stunting at
the Walla Walla airShow last June,
She expects to enter the airshow
for women to be held in Spokane
at the end of June, where many
valuable prizes are being offered.
The ship Mr.. Crooks will fly this
weekend is owned by Bud Trick.
another Seattle pilot. Mr.. Trick will
arrive here Saturday morning. and
will be accompanied by Miss Mildred
Ajax, another of Seattle's feminine
pilots.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crooks are stopping
with Mrs. j. b. Thomas.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
LOCAL WRITER
is ENTERED in
CASH CONTEST
Editorials Appearing in /. S.
Gleason's "Ad" Submitted
to Magazine as Worthy of
Recognition

Believing that Americas open
country raises, year after year, tai
ents that should not go forever I'M
recognized" Wheeler McMillen, edi-
tor Of Country Home sent an invi-
tation to enter an outstanding local
writer in their talent contest this
year. One Of the rules states that
the contestant must be one whose
major occupation Is not writing, and
we saw tit to enter the weekly edi-
torial column Of I. S. Gleason, as ap-
pears In his advertisement.
Five clippings were entered, and
1t was hard to say Just which five
Of his many editorials were the best.
Those OF more local interest were
eliminated, leaving the ones OF
greater national and international
significance. From these the five
submitted were CLEANED and mailed
to the New York office OF the mag
azine.
An award OF 500 will be given to
the writer OF the best clipping sub
mitted in each OF two classes. An
additional award Of 500 and q trim
to New York and Washington with
all expenses paid, will go to the one
Of these two class winners whose
work is adjudged the best Of, all
clippings submitted. Awards of $40
each will be given to the five next
contributions In each class.
Last years winner was Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Mahnkey, OF Oasis, Mo.
Mrs. Mahnkey is now a regular paid
contributor TO Country Home, which
serves rural sections OF this country.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
81 BERRIES IRKS
HANFORD MAN
Thinks Deliberate Effort is
Made to Break Down the
Market

Skullduggery at the cross roads is
suspected by A. l.. Brockway OF
Hanford, who grows and sells straw
berries. A communication from him
this week states:
1T may be Of interest to you to
know that Kennewick strawberries.
stamped 'Blakemore' and bearing
the Big-Y label, were sold In Lind,
Wash, May 9th at $1.00 per crate.
was selling berries Thursday. Nav
18th, and had no trouble getting
Sl.75 until I ran across the path of
q man who was peddling these Big
Y berries at $1.00. / have one of the
crates, marked and labeled as re-
lated above and can give the name
OF the housewife who purchased at
$l00. Who is furnishing berries TO
the Big-Y free, to be used to break
down the MARKET"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
Grange Backs 4O-Min
Tax Limit Measure

The Washington State grange
went on record at its convention at
Aberdeen as favoring the mainten-
ance of the present 40-mill Tax
Limit Law, it was announced at the
state grange headquarters here to-
day.
Initiative ia, reenacting the pres
ent 40-Mill Tax Limit Law with no
other provisions, was tentatively ap-
proved by the executive committee
Of the grange prior to their conven-
ton.
The resolution urging retention of
tie present 4O-Miu Act was a part of
the oranges extensive tax program
adopted at the convention.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
CANNERY ENDS
THIRD EAROF
OPERATIONS
Output Not as Large as Ex-
pected but Plant Was Cause
of Increased Prices to the
Growers

Celebrating the end of its third
asparagus canning season at Ken
newic, 80 employees as well as some
growers, directors and others con-
nected with the Kennewick Can
ming Co., Inc. were treated to ice
cream at the cannery building after
work Tuesday evening. All express
ed appreciation to Mrs. Caroline
Kitten, president Of the company
and hostess.
While the quantity of asparagus
canned at Kennewick this season
was less than In 1885, 1t was about
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11

the same as the pack put out by the
Santa Cruz Packing Co., which
leased the plant in 1884.
The cannery purchased in the
neighborhood of 125 tons of aspara-
gus this season, disbursing to grow
ers approximately $4,000. While this
was not large amount, 1t was suf-
ficient to stabilize the market. The
price of four and one-haH cents q
pound to the grower, established
by the Kennewick firm, was the
yardstick adopted by all other firms
buying asparagus at Kennewick
This was one-half cent q pound
more than was paid the growers in
1885 and was considerably higher
than outside firms paid before q
local market for cannery asparagus
was established.
In addition to money paid grow
ers, the local cannery paid out
thousands Of dollars In salaries and
wages and to local supply houses
for materials.
The final week Of canning at Ken
newick was one Of the busiest en-
joyed by the plant. Other Gamer
les near Portland and at Sunnyside
quit taking asparagus and growers
who had been delivering to associa-
tions or other buyers took their as
paragus to the local company.
Growers who have not already
received final checks may have
them by calling at the office today
or Saturday.
Sale for Kennewick canned as
paragus was decidedly good thi.
season and numerous orders were
turned down since it was impossible
to fill them. Asparagus canned al
Kennewick went out under some o,
the most famous labels on the Pa
cific coast. A large quantity was
purchased by California buyers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
CASH PRIZE AND
BICYCLE GO TO
.RAYM'D WELTER
Kenneth B0gue, M0nf0rd Fyfe
Doug Jones, Buster Anon
Also Get Bikes in CIR Sub
scriptiOn Campaign

While scores of excited Kennewick
and surrounding territory folks i'm
patiently awaited announcement Of
the final results, The Courier-Re-
porter's great subscription and prize
campaign came to an official close
Saturday night when the judges de-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
Germany imports Curbed

Washington, DC.-Sensing, in an
1ncrease Of Is percent in imports
nom Germany, an attempt to
dump" the products Of the Reich
on American markets at ruinous
prices, the Treasury Department has
announced "Countervailing" duties
on German cameras, glass orna-
ments, toys, dolls, cotton, rayon and
leather gloves, china, surgical in
struments and many other prod
ucts. American manufacturers COM
planned OF unfair trade practices on
Germany's part, which the increases
IN duty ranging from 221s to Sc per
cent seek to correct.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
Commodities Regulated

washington, D.C.-With the Sc
curlties Exchange Commission in
smooth operation, the Administra-
Ions Commodity Exchange Com
misslon will now start to function.
Composed of the Secretary of Agri-
s0ture, the Secretary of Commerce
aao the Attorney General, the
commission will seek to limit indi-
noual trading, prohibit fictitious
Iansactions and eliminate other
souses In the purchase and sale of
Saeat, cotton, butter, eggs, rice,
n oats, barley, rye, flaxseed,
potatoes. >> = A'AA
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11

Temperatures for the past week
have been fairly uniform, accord
ing to the report made this week by
Albert Morgan, the official recorder.
Beginning last Thursday the high
and low readings for the week are
as follows: 64-51; 1856; 71-56; IL
81; 65-53; 1852: 1858. Friday !05
inches of rain was recorded by the
instruments on the Highlands.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
An Act Without the st.r

Home, Italy-While all Italy paid
nonage to Marshal Pietro Bodoglio,
vnqueror Of Ethiopia, on his tri-
S1pna! return from Africa, Benito
.musSohnl remained quietly at his
sumner nome. The occasion also
;Ss'eorated the granting of the Ital-
IAN h constitution, SO years ago. While
b Sa.ios olared and legions of sun
owned Italians marched in Rome
as ane Selassie, the conquered, was
%Seicomed in London by loudly
eneerlng mobs, both white and col
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
Liberal Planhs Demanded

Cleveland, O-Liberal elements
within the Republican Party will
make a determined fight for liber-
allied social and economic planks
In the platform to be adopted by the
National Convention now in session.
Many 60 so far as to echo the sug-
eestion of Ex-PreSident Hoover that
even the Constitution might be
changed, eff necessary" to give the
states control over wages and work.
ing conditions.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11

Dewitt Mcguire was recently
elected president of the Phi Delta
Kappas, which is an honorary edu-
cational fraternity at W.S.C. In or
der to become members of this or
ganization students have to have
high scholastic record.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11

Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Culverwell and
Mrs. Lottie Masters, who have been
visiting with Minnie HarTsch LETT
for their home in Spokane Friday,
going by way of LaCross and leav-
ing Mrs. Masters there, where she
is employed as q cook.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
Lewis Routs a. Il. OF %.

Washington, D.C.-John L. Lewis
head Of the United Mine Workers
Of America, out-generalled the Am
erican Federation Of Labor in its
scheme to unionize the $50, 900 work.
ers in the steel industry. Instead Of
the A. F. Of l.. policy Of separate
craft unions for each type Of work,
Lewis will attempt, through his new
Committee for Industrial Organi-
zation, to organize steel men into
q huge industry-wide union.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
Solving Headache Mystery

Atlantic City, NJ. because the
brain itself cannot register pain,
and because so many AND varied
causes are blamed for headaches,
the delegates to the American Neur-
illogical Associations annual meet
ing took keen interest in DR.. Tenn
pie Fay's description Of ten years
work in studying head-pains. He
traced SAT possible irritating condi-
tons, all attributing to the fluid
balance Of the body. His SUCCESS
ton: fat people should reduce the
amount Of liquid consumed to a
quart q day; lean, neurotic types
should increase liquids to three or
more quarts day.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
n VS. No. 1 Enemy Convicted

New York City-Charles lucky
TIciano, dubbed by Special Prose
c,,tor Thomas E. Dewey one OF the
nations most dangerous racketeers,
vas convicted with eight confeder-
ates on 81 counts Of compulsory
PROSTITUTION. All face long prison
terms. two of them for life as old Of
Senders. Four more of the gang
had already pleaded guilty and were
broueht from prison to testify for
the state, 4.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
RIaek Legion Threatens

Detroit, Mich.-Warned that his
home would be bombed by the Black
Legion, Mayor William w. Voislne,
Of Ecorse, town of 1900, was
forced to take refuge in the Munic-
ipal Building. The bombing OF his
home ten months ago is not attrib-
uted to the organization Of terror
lists charged with wholesale MUIR
ders throughout this state.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
Ex-Caddy Wins Golf Honor

springfield, N. Although he
won only $1,000 as first prize in the
national Open Golf Championship,
Irony Manero, ex-caddy and now a
pro IN Greensboro, N. c., will have
q cnance this year to make $50 900
rom endorsements, tours, radio con-
Tracts and "ghost-written" maya
ne and newspaper articles. Only
4 years old, he hung up course
record OF 81 and won the Champ
lonship with card of 282.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11

The Misses Joan Siebel and Ava
Stratton, Wendell Prater and Al
fred Butler Of Pullman were We'd
nesday visitors at the @. Q. VII
liams home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11

The Congregation division of the
M. E. aid will meet in the city park
at 1 o'clock for a picnic. Each
member is asked to bring her own
dishes, sandwiches and dish to
pass.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
Created the NIarce, xy.ys

arls, France-While millions of
t .onen cling to the marcel wave, :"
Jew ever heard of its creator. He
ho has Francois MARCEL Grateau, a
ansaIoresser, and he just died at his
.aaeeau- at the age of "a. He in
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11

Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Burpee of Alb
erdeen, former Kennewick resi-
dent, are visiting here this week and
looking after business interests.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11
ronnewick-A Farmers Town in the Most sFa'
" o R L D
N E w S.
of the
w E E. x
New Premier Ends Strike

Aris. France--Leon Blum, the
S,-.t socialist Premier OF France,
..,,cceeded in effecting an agreement
-, which a million striking work
ers threatening nationwide tle-up
81 - industry, returned to work. un-
ions gain recognition, a 4O-nour
rex is granted and wage increases
ranee from z to Is percent.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11

Mrs. Bert CARRIER was q Walla
Walla visitor Wednesday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-11

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