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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-01-30
8 DISTRICTS TO.
HAVEPARKS &
PLAYFIELDS
Hartford and w. B. Get New
Halls; Others Ball Parks
and Equipment; Work to
Start Soon on All

Eight rural recreational projects
have been approved in Benton coun-
ty, allotment of federal funds for
which has already been made. AS
WPA labor become available in each
of the districts the projects will be
started, according to word receiv-
ed from County Commissioner Jay
Perry today. The county has been
allotted SIG, 800 for this purpose and
the eight projects are now in the
blue print stages.
At White Bluffs, a community
hall will be erected for public gath
erings. At Hanford the old concrete
school house will be remodeled into
a community hall. The building
will have the second story taken off
and a basement added and other
improvements made to make it. a
community center.
At Benton City, Whitstran, Wal
nut Grove and Finley playfielos will
be built, in most cases adjacent to
the school houses. Playfield appara-
tus will be provided for both young
and old.
At Hover and on the Highlands
the improvements will take the
form of baseball fields. The High
lands unit will be placed just west
of the city limits and will consist of
a prepared field, fenced and with
an adequate grandstand. Irrigation
water is available and the improve
ment will also include a distribution
system for the water. ..'.
The eight projects, Mr.. Perry
said, totaled $31, 900 in the estimates
and all were cut 20 percent, allow
ing all to be built. Only PWA labor
will be permitted to work on the pro-
jects, as each is to have this relief
angle as it's primary purpose. -,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-01-30
BETTER TIMES
CAMPAIGN is
" GETTING HOT
Lure of Beaches and Orange
Groves is Strong for 100
Girls in Washington; Spec
ial TRAIN for Trip

With Kennewick's Better Times
drive contest nearing the halfway
mark, the race begins to grow warm
er. More and more everyone starts
saving coupons for some favorite
candidate. People realize this trip
to California and Mexico is a prize
worth striving for and the interest
grows keener day by day.
This trip will be different from
that taken by the ordinary tourist
or sight-seer In this party will be
100 or more girls from Washington
and Oregon as well, all of whom
have won similar Better Times con-
tests. Merchants all over the state
Joined in the movement. They want
ed better business during the win
ter months and they wanted to keep
more of the business at home in
stead of sending it to mail order
houses or taking it to other large
cities.
The girl winners go to California
and Mexico as emissaries of good
will from the Pacific Northwest.
They will see the California and
Mexico country as privileged visit
ors, to be honored as a party from
neighboring state. They travel on
a special train with a club car. They
have the whole train to themselves
except for the escorts and hostesses.
1t will be a Journey of thrills with
delicious meals on diners or in ia
nous hotels or restaurants, with
good berths on the train or in the
hotels.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-01-30
MAYOR TELLS
KIWANIANS OF
CITY TROUBLES
Greatly Reduced Income is
Hindering Improvement in
City, Anon Says; Debt is
Reduced

Life in the far west is not all
beer and skittles, especially if one
happens to be serving as mayor OF
a small community, in the opinion
of Alfred Anon, mayor of Kenne-
wick, who was the principal speak
er before the Kiwanis club Tuesday
noon.
Back in the old days, when sa-
looms were licensed here in Kenne-
wick, there were five such institu-
lions paying a substantial annual
license. The money derived made
it a comparatively simple matter to
finance the city's activities at that
time, Mr.. Anon said.
Today, there are six saloons-or
at least six places selling wine and
beer in KenneWick, but the reve-
nue. from that source only amounts
to $777.06.
Five years ago, when Mr.. Anon
took office, there was no legal limi-
tation to tax levy. Then, too, the
assessed valuations were consider
ably higher and every little mill
that was added to the levy meant
a considerable sum to be spent by
the council. Today, under the 40
mill limit law, the city is limited to
a levy of fifteen mills, and each lit
tie mill has Shrunk noticeably in
size due to the lowered valuations
In 1881, when Mr.. Anon took Of
flee, the assessed valuation of the
town of KenneWick was $1,143, 851
and the millage assessed that year
for city purposes was 23.7 which
gave the city fathers the sum of
ST. 35 to spend from taxation, not
counting the income derived from
other sources-fines, licenses, etc.
This year the assessed valuation. is
$90O,701, with a tax levy of Is mills,
raising only $17,996. .r........
|. These financial limitations have
cramped the style of the city faith
ers considerably, and accounts for
the many things, which citizens
would like to see accomplished, but
are not yet actualities. Il
However, Mr.. Anon pointed out,
the city has made some accomplish
ments during the past five years.
He points out the new street light
ing system, the drainage ditch in
the Garden Tracts, the surfacing of
First avenue and cross streets, the
new bridge across the canal and
several other civic improvements,
in addition to the regular opera
ton of the park, library, police and
fire departments, etc. During that
period the bonded indebtedness, in
Guiding the purchase of the new
fire truck and the city's share of
the new fire station, has been re-
duced from $4,000 to $4,000.
Mr.. Anon said the way mad been
hard and the city had been follow
ing pay-as-you-go policy and at
tempting to reduce taxes for the cit
liens while the federal government
had been taking the opposite atti-
tude and had INDUCED in an orgy
of wild spending. A#
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-01-30
BONUS TO BRING
100000 TO THIS
END OF COUNTY
Veterans Expect to Spend
Most for Home Comforts,
and Debts; Average Pay
ment is $1,000.

The payment Of Adjusted SerV-
ice Certificates has been ordered by
the president after the passage OF
the So-called Bonus Bill" over his
veto last week. The Adjusted Ser
vice certificates will be exchanged
for baby bonds Of fifty dollars each,
the first payments to be made about
July LIST, according to an announce
ment by the president. The bonds
are said to be caShable only at the
post offices, thus eliminating spec
ulations and protecting individuals
who might be tempted to part with
the bonds below par value.
1t has been estimated by the state
headquarters of the American Le-
gion Of washington that this will
bring to the state Of Washington
the sum of $34,O79, 3O6l5.
Naturally the men who receive
this money are going to do some
thing with it. According to a sur
Vey made by Fred Fuecher, state
adjutant Of the American Legion,
the money in the State Of Wash
ington will be spent approximately
as follows:
Investments and savings, 21@S
-$7l56,654.29.
Home repairs, 20GS-$6,8l5,86l.I2.
Payment TO creditors, l5@o-5,ll1,-
1882.
Clothing, l286-$4,089, 5l6.73.
New Homes, 59S-$1, 703, 965.30. D,
Automobiles, 5GS-$l, 703 .965.30.
New furniture, electric equipment,
mortgage payments, taxes, doctor
bills, 22g6-$7,597, 4l7.49. 80.
It is conserVatively estimated that
the total amount Of cash coming
to this district, from the upper side
of Richland to the lower end of the
valley will be about 100000 The
amount of the average certificate
is about a thousand dollars. A.
large number of the holders Of the
certificates have borrowed half Of
the amount due from the govern
ment, which they were permitted
to do few years ago. The payments
under the new law will cancel this
old debt to the government and give
the soldier the other half in cash.
Interviews with local veterans indi-
cate that the money received here
will be spent in about the same
proportions as indicated in the sur
vey by Adjutant Fuecher.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-01-30
SEEK WESTERN
MAN TO TAKE
MEAD'S PLACE
Valley to Unite in Paying
Respect to Memory of DIR.
Mead for His Work for IT.
rigatiOn Interests

Kennewick will Join with other
communities in the Yakima valley
in observing Washington's Birthday
week as a memorial to Elwood
Mead, who died last week. DR.. Mead
has been director of reclamation
for the government for many Years
and has done much for the Yaki-
ma valley and the entire west thru
his interest in reclamation.
The local chamber of commerce
viii dedicate the meeting in that
week to DR.. Mead, when a special
program viii be put on in his honor.
A copy Of the resolution and the
speech to be made that day will be
forwarded to the Spokane chamber
OF commerce to be bound together
with others Of a like nature. the
whole to be forwarded as a token
Of respect to the Mead family.
Secretary Peters was authorized
to communicate with the senators
from this state, urging the appoint
ment Of John w. Haw as a suc-
cessor to the position formerly oc-
cupied by DR.. Mead. Mr.. Haw has
long been the head of the land SET
Element department OF the N. p
railroad and is intimately acuuaint-
ed with the problems confrontinp
irrigated sections and especially the
Yakima Valley. He had a consid-
cradle part in the refinancinp Of tna
Rlchland district and has heInarI
the Kennewick project on several
occasions. -
Other sections Of the Yakima
valley are taking similar action IN
regard to the appointment Of Mr.
Haw as it is considered of vital i'm
portance that a man in sympathy
with reclamation, and especialIv' .
man from the West, be appointed &c
director Of reclamation. -.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-01-30

Ii your fayor1te is not listed here,
remember the nominations are still
open. There is still time to win the
big free trip.
This extra five dollar prize is
wholly aside-an extra-and has no
particular bearing on the winner of
the trip to California early in
March. The trip is being provided
by the following merchants who are
giving the coupons with cash pur-
chases and payments made on ac-
count.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-01-30
Kennewick Gets Big
Cut of School Money

The January apportionment of
schol funds gave the Kennewick
district $2539.ll, according to infor-
nation received today from Mrs.
Van Syckle, county school superin-
tendent. Prosser ranked next with
an item Of $2431.54, followed by
Richland, $884.14; Benton City,
$62S.59; White Bluffs, $573.52; Ho-
vern 536.75; Hanford, $299.53; WAL
nut Grove, $227o2 and whitstran,
s2l5.74. These are funds from the
county and are apportioned on the
basis of attendance.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-01-30
r, & w. OFFERS
:. CASH PRIZES
Label Saving Contest Started
by Local Red & White
Grocer -.-.... =.

Another merchants contest is an
nounced this week. This one, in
stead of being group, is being con-
Quoted by the Mcdonald Red &
White store. Cash and other prizes
are to be awarded for the saving of
labels bearing the Red & White
trademarks.
The contest runs until March %
and is open to boys and girls living
in Benton county. The winner will
be determined on the point system,
a chart of which will be furnished
to each contestant. See the big an
nouncement in this issue of The
Courier-Reporter. Point charts are
available at the Red & White store.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-01-30
GOV. REQUESTS BIDS

Proposal blanks for sealed bids
for 725 cubic yards of crushed rock,
34-in, minus, have been received at
the local postoffice. This is to be
used in Kennewick and anyone
wishing to submit a bid, can obtain
blanks giving details of require
ments from the postmaster. IL
Bids will be opened February 5th
and delivery required as soon as
possible after acceptance of sue
cessful bid. .ae.s .asaa--...
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-01-30
TO WASHINGTON

M. M. Moulton left this eyen,ng
LOT washington, DC, where he viii
attend to matters relative TO the ~
financing plans for the Colunnh;o
irrigation district. While there I 10
hopes to be able to attend > sess,o -
o. Inc supreme court of the TTn;t o.s
that time. SESSION at
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-01-30

The Washington State School Di-
rectors Association will meet in Spo-
kane February IL and IL. Head
quarters will be at the Spokane
hotel. It is expected that large
number of delegates will attend
from Benton county.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-01-30
SEEN and HEARD
ZION -
MAIN STREET

Oh bury him deep
In some shady bower;
He drives i'm the middle
At ten miles an hour.
Mavor Anon to DR.. Wegner--
Say. Doc, can you replace teeth?
Doc. Wegner-Sure.
Mayor Amon-Come down this
afternoon, then, will you? I've got
a hay rake with a couple of teeth
missing"
"I see YOU are a college man."
"Heck! Has that darn garter Slip
ped again?"
Judge Hatch: Have you any ex-
cuse for driving into that mans
carp"
Defendant: "Well, you see, Judge,
nv wife fell asleep in the back
seat"
Help your wife, advises the do
mestic expert. When she mops
the floor, mop up the floor with
her.
They say that society editors in
Hollywood, when writing up a mar
riage of two movie stars, end up the
story with a comma.
A scientist announces that if
YOU mix little iron rust with the
feed of COW, it will be beneficial.
Little by little they are arriving at
a solution of the used razor blade
problem. 49,: -.
- Little Jimmie really wasn't lost.
They eventually found him under
the Sunday paper.
ez-r. - ~ - n.
@'@@ Definition
oPTIMIST: A fellow who starts
out to look for a room to rent, carry
ing a saxophone under his arm.
- a~1. ~ g~-=
The bargaining for the cow had
been going on for some time. Final
ly the prospective buyer came flatly
to the point. "How much milk will
she give?" Is 44--:-s .. i. 81
II don't know" said Alfred Anon,
"but she's darn good COW and will
give all she can" "a s...-l.. !
Kit Clifford, the druggist, receiv-
ed the following testimonial last
week: "My wife couldn't speak above
q whisper, so I bought her a bottle
Of Squawk's Throat Ointment, and
now she can't speak at all. It's in
ventions like this that make life
worth living" r.1.-. ... =
The little boy was being bap-
tized by Rev. Beutler, pastor of
the Baptism church. Behind
the ears, too" whispered his
little sister. II. ~. ~. ~ -
Speaking of some families who
move often to save rent, Joe Olbrich
the transfer man, says he remem-
bers one family that moved so many
times that whenever the chickens
saw him coming they would lie
down and cross their legs, ready to
be tied and thrown into sack.
4 4 &'..
= Definition
OPTIMIST-A man who would
hold a nail for Ben Turpin to drive.
Automobiles, says Don Thomp-
son, may be as deadly as war, but
they don't make you salute all day
and scratch all night.
The mayor of Hoopletown, Kan
sas, is paid so cents a month. But
then good mayor is worth that.
DID YOU EVER NOTE THAT
A GIRL WITH COTTON STOCK
lNGS NEVER SEES A MOUSE?
Definition
FLAPPER: One who does what
an Old maid would like to do. but
ooesnt have the constitution to
b stand it. "
And Percy Whiffletree and his
Wlie have been married just long
enough to find out there are a lot
Vi tnings you can't say with flowers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-01-30

Mrs. Caroline Kitten spent a few
days in Spokane this week.
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Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-28
RAIN STORMS
SLASH COAST
Continued from Page I

Continued from Page u
Newport was postponed to Jan. 3.
The 65-foot schooner Jorie and
the 45-foot yaw, Minerva sank at
their moorings at the Los Angeles
Yacht club. Captain Henry Peter
son OF the Jorie averted further
damage by swimming TO the yacht
Santa Ana and another boat, the
Balabar VIII. 10 make them fast
and prevent smashing of smaller
craft nearby.
The Mexican mail liner Sinaloa
was grounded on a submerged
breazwater on Terminal Island in
Los Angeles harbor. Near San Di-
ego. the S60000 cabin cruiser Jo5
daro was grounded at La Playa.
Exclusive of traffic accidents the
ofily death attributed to the storm
was that of Charles Hackstrom, 81,
caretaker on screen actor Leo Car
rillo's cruiser Thesis, who suffered
a heart attack from over-exertion
while trying to handle the tossing
boat in Santa Monica Yacht har-
bor
The storm brought 1.26 inches OF
rain in Los Angeles up to $50 p. m.
last night making a new total for
the season or 5:37 as compared with
1.53 inches for last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-28

last Word-"Wait a minute"
A revised list of those aboard
the ship issued by United Airhnes
today, follows:
pilot Edwin W. Blom, 80, Bur
bank, Calf.
Co-pilot Robert Mclean, Oak
land. Calf.
StewardesS YYOnne Irego, "a
Oakland. recently transferred from
the east. Her home IS in Hastings,
Neb.
Miss Ev. Valance. San Fernan-
do, Calf.
Frank league, Los Angeles, en-
ploye of Walt Disney film studios.
Alex Noyak, FL Centro.
John Korn, El Centre.
Mrs. Warren A. Newton, Los
Angeles. veteran administration
employe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F. Ford,
Jr.. San Marino, Calf. Ford was a
Standard Oil executive and son
of a Grace steamship line vice
president.
NJ. p. Hare, Los Angeles, return
ing from visit TO a brother in
San Francisco.
A. L. Maxwell, Los Angeles dia-
mond broker.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-28
COUNTY DEATH
TOLL BOOSTED
fcontinued from Page y

Continued from Page d
ed the Mexican met death as the
result of an unavoidable accident.
Hirschel Mccullough, $40 Main
street, El Centro, lies in a Holt
vile hospital suffering from in
juries suffered when car he was
driving at a. m. Monday morn
ing turned over in field beside
the highway three quarters OF a
mile west Of Holtville.
California Highway Patrolman
Lewis Mitchell said he drove off
the pavement, crossed the borrow
pit, beside the road, ploWed through
a fence and overturned in a field,
Two persons were injured in an
automobile collision near the coun-
ty fair grounds at II o'clock Sun
day night. Pearl Leslie of Impe-
rial and E. H. Cain of We5tmor-
land were treated for minor in
juries at an Imperial physicians
office and later were taken to
their homes.
As Cain and his wife were driV-
ing along the highway, according
to California Highway Patrolmen
Bill Mitchell and James Holcomb,
their car ran out of gasoline and
stopped on the highway with the
wheels three feet on the concrete.
Cain was standing on the left side
of his car as the two patrolmen
drove up and stopped. At this
moment, a car driven by Rube
Orville Blunt Of Ell Centro ran
into the left rear fender of the
Cain car, the officers said. Cain
jumped to the running board of
his car, was knocked off and rolled
out of the way of the oncoming
machine. He suffered scratches and
bruises.
Miss Leslie, a passenger in the
car driven by Blunt, was scratched
and cut when her head was forced
through the windshield.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-28

His mother, Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
velt and his fiance, Miss Ethel
du Pont. visited him twice yester-
day.
DR.. George Loring Tobey, Jr.,
attending physician, said there had
been a moderate nasal hemorr-
hage Saturday afternoon, which
was readily controlled"
"A blood TRANSMISSION IS not con-
sidered." he said. However, blood
donors have been typed for use
should there be any serious loss
of blood. hospital authorities said.
Mrs. Roosevelt said announce
ment of the hemorrhages which
occurred two days before Christ
mas was not included in hospital
bulletins lest il precipitate false
rumors.'
Though described as "emaciatede
from his long fight against a strep-
tococcic infection, there was no
confirmation of a report that young
Roosevelt had lost 25 pounds.
At least 10 more days in the
hospital we're predicted for the
presidents son, to be followed by
a period of recuperation in warm
er climate.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-28
YOUTHS DIE
IN AIR CRASH
tCcntinued from Page d

tCCNJl1ueQ 1lOill L oS@
canvon road. Medical equipment
was taken along, on the FAINT nope
that some may be alive.
Other reports of the poSltion oi
tho plane differed. Ory Monler'
former University of Southern
california football star, flew over
the wreck in a National GUARD
plane and said the transport ap,
parently scraped over a rloge anu
plunged into a rayine.
THE wings cut a wide swain
through the oak trees, he said.
Mohler said he believed the
transport struck the ridge Whlle
.lost'' in a cloud and hit the
ground a glancing blow, Snearlhg
off the wings and motors.
The former football ace circleo
over the wreckage for 10 minutes
looking for signs of life.
The cabin, while twisted ana
buckled was not completely oe-
molished, he said. The WINDOWS
and doors were closed and he saw
no movement within.
r. E. Dickinson, who discovered
the wreck, also reported II was IN
q ravine.
because of the haze, the flyers
said they would have been unable
10 see bodies, If any lay outside
the ship. ...
The ground searching party
headed by motor over rough noun
tain roads for point two miles
from the wreck and expected 10
struggle the rest of the way on
foot through desolate brush ana
timber land, leaving the ambu-
lances and hearses at the end OF
the Weldon Canyon road.
Noyak and Korn were both en-
rloyes of the Imperial Valley
Grapefruit Growers Association IN
Ell Centre. Noyak, son of n. Noyak,
music store dealer, came to FL
Centro in 1929 He entered Central
High scnool as a sophomore and
was graduated in the class Of 1893.
He PLAYED basketball three years
and conducted school orchestra.
HIS mother is Mrs. Ray Johnson
of Ell Centro.
Korn came to Imperial Valley
three years ago and was formerly
employed by the Desert Citrus ex-
change Active in amateur the
atrical circles, he gave many danc-
ing exhibitions throughout the
valley. He had brother in ST.
Paul, MINI.
Reports that Archie Anderson,
Jr. formerly of Calexico, was CO.
pilot on The wrecked plane were
denied today by airline officials
Anderson, former army pilot, flew
one of the squadron OF search
planes but did not crash.
Airline officials said Pilot EDWIN
Blom, nearing Burbank at the enc
of a two hour flight from Sar
Francisco, apparently lost the radio
directional beam sent out to guld'
him through the murky weather
Radio men said the direction bean
was functioning but said "Blon
wasn't on 1t.
c. L. johnson, Airline divisiona
superintendent, who took charge
of the search. said the last message
from Blom gave no indication O.
impending trouble. He refused x
reveal the exact wording Of th'
messages
The ship crashed, he said ap-
proxinately 10 minutes after Bloml
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-28
CLASH FEARED
OVER STRIKE

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. IS. U.R
Edward F. McGrady, assistant
secretary of labor, announced to-
day after lengthy conference
with the coast committee for ship
owners. that strike settlement
negotiations would be resumed late
today between that group and the
masters, mates and pilots.
This announcement, the frs t
break in the deadlock which has
prolonged the costly maritime
strike, came when efforts to re-
sumo negotiations between the
shipowners and licensed officers
appeared definitely blocked.
Both sides announced refusal TO
yield on the issue of preferential
hiring.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-28

result of its imminent greement on
Mediterranean cooperation with
Great Britain.
Italian officials never have ad-
mitted formally the presence of
Count Rossi" and other Italians at
Majorea, the big rebel base in the
Balearies. But private forces have
given circumstantial reports of their
activity and identified Count
Rossi' as Arconoyaldo Bopaccorsi, a
lawyer of Rome. He commanded
mixed forces in Majorea. q majority
of them said TO be italian "volun-
teers."
In connection with the French
British appeal against sending vol
unteers to Spain, Italian officials