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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-07-29
SOLID COULE,E FLOOR
TWENTY-EIGHT MILES

diamond drilling this week In
the floor OF the Grand Coulee
gave riae to hopes the Grand Cou-
lee reservoir. from which 1900,
900 acres eventually will be irri-
gated. will be four miles longer
than planned.
Bureau of reclamation engineers
ptp barge of the work, said they
found GOLD floor in the
&c for % and half miles.
lous estimates had placed the
N voir dikea not more than "a
apart.
diamond drilling for dixie
ons ia the first week. toward
Jng the Columbia Valley IT.
rigataop project which will fol
low tho completion Of the Grand
Coulee dam.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-07-29
TEMPO FAST

Soon again the hum of com
bipes Will be heard in fields
throughout the Big Bend country
when farmers take UP the task of
harvesting one of their finest
crops of wheat In the history of
this section.
Some of the outfits expect to
start out by the last Of the week,
and there is an atmosphere of
general haste as harvesters are be-
ing hurried Into state of readi-
ness. The recent spell of hot wea-
Their has had much to do with the
rapid ripening Of grain in the past
few days.
George Hartman of Mold, in
Coulee City early this week. be-
lieved he would be ready to begin
combining about Friday or Satur-
day. In addition to fine wheat
crop, Mr.. Hartman has field of
oats that promises to hit close to
a record mark In bushels per acre
for this part OF the country.
1t Is believed the incoming crop
will tax to capacity all warehouse
facilities in this area.
Wheat prices are down slightly
this week. During the past few
weeks the market has fluctuated
constantly UP and down.
Reports were trickling In today
from other wheat-raising sections
of the Inland Empire indicating
rain and hail damage during the
past couple Of days, but no dam
age has been recorded in the i'm
mediate vicinity of Coulee City.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-07-29
LAND RUSH BRINGS
WARNING FROM PAGE

Reports of an incbpient land
rush into the dry plains of eastern
Washington, which eventually are
expected to he irrigated by the
Columbia Basin project, brought a
warning today from John c. Page,
commissioner of reclamation, that
lands in the irrigable areas near
Grand Coulee Dam are subject to
heavy penalties II sold at specula.
tive prices
The penaltiea provided in the
anti speculation bill recently en-
acted in connection with Grand
Coulee Dam and the Colum bia
Basin project, Of which the dam 10
the principal engineering eature,
go with the land, and 10 water can
bel obtained from project canals
until they are paid.
ut will be to the advantage of
anyone who contemplates the our
chase of land in the Big Bend
country, anticipating that 1t some
time will bel irrigated by the Col
umbia Basin project. to investigate
carefully and fully, Mr.. Page
warned. In the first place. 1t will
be good many years yet, even if
construction proceeds as rapidly
as possible before the project will
be prepared to deliver water to
any settlers.
"In the second place. the law re-
quires tho Secretary of Interior
to obtain an impartial appraisal of
alltheproject lands at their present
day value without any reference
to the proboble availability of ir-
rigation water in the future. Any
land which is to receive water
under this law, either must be sold
at this appraised Value of dry land
or it's owner must pay penalty
ranging from half to the entire a.
mount paid in excess of the ep-
praisal, otherwise water will be
withheld"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-07-29
Name Committee
To Form Plans

The Coulee City Chamber of
Commerce met in regular session
at the Gem cafe Wednesday even
ing at 700. A novel cold plate
dinner preceded the business peri
cd and was thoroughly enjoyed by
about Is members
A report on the irrigation meet
ing. which was held at Ephrata
earlier in the day. was heard. with
Frank McCann. president of the
chamber. eMpla lining the high
lights discussed by the gathering.
The Importance of the proposed
irrigation district was stressed,
emphasis being placed on the need
for such body.
According to Mr.. Mccain. the
sentiment at Ephrata was that a
single large organization could &C
complish much more than several
individual groups.
1t was explained that the gov
ernment needed a definite Tespop-
sible body with whom they could
contract for water payments.
AS beginning in the formation
of an organization at the Eph-
rata meeting, Charles Kennedy Of
Stratford, Grant county Grange
mastei, war named as cha irman uf
a five-man committee to investi
gate the possibilities o forming ali
irrigation district within the no
nosed area, and members of tho
committee will report on their
findings at later meeting.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-07-29
ANOTHER BODY FOUND
IN COLUMBIA RIVER

COLVILLE, Wash.-A man, who
local authorities believe may be one
of the members of the Doukhobor
family drowned i'll British Columbia a
couple of weeks ago, was found in
the Columbia river Monday night
near Evans by Fred Laramie. The
body was found within about 100
feet from where the body of John b.
Stanton, who WIS drowned near Cas-
tlegar, b. c., June 10, was found last
week. Z
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-07-29
Flames Sweep
Business Block

Smouldering ruins marked the
path OF destruction followed by
the disastrous fire on Saturday
night, when six business buildings
were burned to The ground at
Grand Coulee. Owners began plans
for the reconstruction.
Mrs. Clara Bohan. owner of a
two-story frame structure, where
AIMS Beauty shop and Ross clio
thing store were lccateH, said If
others were planning to build, she
would also do SO. Her building was
only partially burned, although 1t
tie could be salvaGed.
Bill Rosholt, owner Of the build,
ing where stones store was. saiA
he had no plan for rebuilding. Hi
insurance had lapeed only few
days ago, and he had intended to
sell the building.
Tom Flool. former local butcher
| and owner Of the Public Market
building, planned no rebuilding. he
said.
Sidney Jackson, owner of the
News and the building it occupied,
was awaiting word from insurance
adjustors, In the meantime plan4
ming to publish "as usual" this
week. The paper will be printed in
other shops in the surrounding
area.
Most enterprising OF all. how
ever, were Harry Crane and Karl
Briggs, owner and manager of two
of the groceries. Saturday night
| Briggs went to Seattle for load
of groceries. They worked Sunday
night setting up small frame.
hung canvas over it, and were
open for business" Monday NOR
ming In real pioneer style.
WILLIAM Hochfaad, proprietor of
the Hub Clothiers, will open up
with headquarters at Rogoway and
Wilson's. The building housing
his store and that managed by
Karl Briggs w1a owned by Myer
Rubens Of Spokane. who purchas-
ed the structure only few weeks
ago and has no plans for recon.
struction.
Meyer Slotnik, proprietor of the
Kozy Korner, said he was anxious
to get going" again.
In addition to the loss sustain
ed due to the fire and water dam
age. Jack Slotnik. partner In the
Pioneer Jewelry, said he lost ap-
proximataly $1,000 In articles that
were stolen from his stock. as 1t
was moved into the street. Loot
ers also emptleh the cash register
of the Smoke Shop restaurant,
containing about 500.
Windows in business houses to-
ross the strc9 from the fire we're
broken and cracked, causing addi-
tfonal damages Fire trucks from
both tho volunteer and city del
partments stood by following the
fire, guarding the ruins and
apraying water whdp a blaze
broke out.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-07-29
CHARIVARI NEWLYWE.DS

A number of friends paid a call
on Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilburn
Tuesday night to offer best wish
es and partake of the refresh :
ments which Chuck claims he had
to furnish. lit was i'm no way sur
prise, however, as the newlyweds
were "wlsed UP" and were already
TO welcome the visitors.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-07-29
Grant County
Nations Leader

There's more money to be made
and spent in Grant county than
in any other section of the United
States, according to = survey of
buying power just completed by
the Oregon Mutual Life Insurance
company, compiled from data of
Sales Management. Grant county
has the highest buying power in
dex in the state. being 222, more
than double the national average
of 100. Washington is sixth in
rank among the states.
Retail salea gains in this coun-
ty amount to 245 per cent for the
1939-35 period. Car registrations
were 52S per 1000 persons, more
than treble the national average
of 1872 per 1000, and highest of
any county in the country.
The Far West captures highest
honors in the survey made by Ore
gon Mutual. Of the first six states
In average buying power, five are
In the west. Nevada with an index
of 16S is first, California second
with 149, Oregon third with 1856,
Wyoming and Michigan tiad for
fourth with 131, and Washington
is sixth with 1876.
The three Pacific Coast states
are outstandingly the most pros
porous from as tandpoint of buy
Ing power. having a composite
buying power index of 49,, com
pared to lis in the East North
Central and Middle Atlantic div
isions, next highest. The East
South Central division, has the
lowest buying power, standing at
only 81. Mississippi is the lowest
Individual state, the average spend
able income rating there being 80,
not one-third of Washington's av-
erage spendable income index of
1875.
Grant county, Washington, leads
the nation in per capita registra-
tton Of cars per 1000 population,
with 62S out of every 1000 people
there driving cars.
In composite Pacific Coast
statistics, 1t was shown that 500
persons in every 1000 drive pass
enger cars, far above the PIT pass
enger cars per 1000 population re-
corded In the East North Central
division, including Michigan, Illi-
,nois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin.
THE Pacific Coast superiority is
even more remarkable, it was
pointed out, because the large mot
br manufacturing centers are all
located iii the East North Central
states.
Living standards on the Pacif-
ic coast. considered from any ang-
lie, are appreciably higher than any
one geographical district In the
country" said w. G. Schuppel,
vice president Of Oregon Mutual
Life. "Our survey, which included
retail sales. income tax returns,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-07-29
FIL1oN, P1ONEER, DIES

M, A. Filion, 7S, Wilbur who with
Mrs. Filion celebrated his golden
wedding anniversary five years ago
died Monday i'll spokane hospital
"a ter an illness Of several weeks. A
native of New York, Mr.. Filion NOV
d to the Big Bend country III ye.rs
ago., settling here. He and Mrs. FIJI
ION moved to Wilbur four years ago
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-07-29
Announce Game
Hunting Dates

Twenty five days OF buck deer
hunting and eight Jump dates" for
shooting quail, Chinese pheasapts,
and Hungarian cartridges featured
the 1897 open seasons announced by
the Washington State Game Commits
sion at the close of it's strenuous July
meeting.
The deer season opens September
rs and closes October 20. 1t is the
earliest and longest ever set by the
State Game Commission. The "jump
dates' for bagging quail, huns and
chinks are October "a, rs, q, 80, 81,
and November 3, 6, z. The only other
upland game bird season opened is Oh
blue grouse, from September rs to
so. inclusive.
Elk hunters get days of gun
ming in six eastern Washington coun-
ties and in western Jefferson county,
on the Olympic peninsula, where both
cows and bulls will be eligible targets.
Deer of both the male and female
species will be legal venison on Shaw,
Crcas and WILDLY Islands. where
their damage to crops has become an
acute problem. Following is a sum
mary of the important seasons and
lag limits:
Chinese pheasants-October "a, Is,
II, 30, 81 and November 3, and
Z Bag limit; Three birds per day to
include not more than one hen with
possession limit Of six birds not to
include more than two hens.
Hungarian Partridges--same as for
Chinese pheasants Season opened in
Klickitat county east of White Sal
mon river and in Adams, Asotin, Ben.
ton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry,
Franklin. Garfield, Grant, Kittitas,
Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille,
Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whit
man, Yakima. Bag limit: Five birds
per day or total of five birds in
possession at any one time.
Quail--Same as for Chinese pleas
ants. Season opened in Klickitat
county east Of White Salmon river
and in Adams, Asotin, Benton, Che
Ian, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Frank
lin, Garfield, Grant. Kittitas. Lincoln.
Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane,
Stevens, Walla WaIla, Whitman, Yak
ina and on WILDLY Island IN Island
county. Bag limit: Eight quail per
day with a possession limit of eight
birds.
Grouse (Blue) 26 to
80. Bag limit: Two birds per day or
total of two birds in possession at any
one time. Exception: There shall be
no lawful open season in Adams, AS
otin, Columbia, Douglas, Garfield.
Benton, Grant. Franklin, Kittitas,
klickitat, Lincoln, Spokane, Walla
Walla. Whitman, Yakima, and Balm
bridge Island in Kitsap county.
Total Mixed Bag Limit: Not to
exceed eight upland game birds per
day which shall not include more than
CONTINUED on page IO)
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-07-29
FORMER RESIDENTS VISIT

MIR. and Mrs. Ernest M. Logg.
Violet. Edith and Ruth of Los
Angeles have been spending sew
eral days wit relatives and
friends In this community.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-07-29

car registrations, and income per
family, shows that Pacific coast
residents pay less for basic neccs-
stiles Of life and have larger
spendable incomes after the nee
essities have been paid for"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-07-29
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
L. A. Davis, minister
Sunday. August 1. 1887

'1'fffN''Is 1f"SU
Sunday school. 10 a. m.
Lesson: God Leads People.
He leadeth me beside the still
waters"
Morning worship, II q m. r?
Subject: The Fathers Business.
He doth richly supply all of our
needs.
Evening praise, 8 p. m.
Subject: The Covenant of God.
with whom can we bargain for
life?
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-07-29
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL

Mrs. A. J. Twining was brought
home Sunday from Spokane hos
pital where she underwent am an
pendectomy. She is recovering rap
idly and Is now able to he up and
around
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-07-29
CHURCHES
GRACE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH
Il. +. Wilson, Pastor

Il. T. Wilson, Pastor
Sunday school, 10 a. m.
Morning worship, II a. m.
Street meeting, 715 p m.
Evangelistic service, y. M.
Evangelist Knudsen will preach
Sunday morning also
Tho public is cordially invited
to attend revival meetings The
apcrial meetings will close Sunday
night. unless otherwise announced.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-07-29
INsTAI1.s POOL TABLES

Two pool tables were recently
installed by the Pastifne Club, OPP
Grated by George Davis. The new
additions included a smoker table
and a regular straight pool table.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-07-29

Mrs. Il. Wagner left for Spo-
kane here she will spend a few
weeks.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
ROOKIE OFFICER
JUDGED KILLER

DETROIT, Dec. 81 ON.S0.
William Hawthorne's bloody "ex.
Ipedition in emotions" today
brought him a conviction Of man.
slaughter and possible 15-year
prison sentence.
The 23-year-old rookie police Of
ficer, who confeSsedly studied the
emotions of his secret bride and
her young lover as he shot them
to death October /, was found
guilty of manslaughter last night
by a jury of eight women and
four men.
The conviction was for the slay.
ing of John Barrett, jr., 23-year-
old childhood sweetheart of Cath.
crime Fox, the beautiful 21-year-old
coed Hawthorne married while he
was a star athlete at Michigan
State Normal College in Ypsilanti.
Assistant Prosecutor John A.
Ricca said he was undecided
whether Hawthorne would be
tried on a new charge for the slay-
ing Of his wife.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
YULE STRANGER
PARTY PLANNED

A strangers party, for Washing
tonians who live alone and don't
like it-especially at Christmas
time" will be held in the Carlo
room of the Shoreham Hotel on
Christmas morning at 1890
o'clock. Breakfast, for which the
guests will pay, will be served at
IL a. m.
Climax of the strangers party,
sponsored by DR.. Grace A. Thomp-
son with the assistance of Miss
Earlene White. will be an exchange
of 25-cent presents among the pre-
Viously unacquainted guests.
DR.. Thompson, who sponsored a
Dutch-treat party at Thanksgiving
time. which was attended by so
guests, opined:
After all, Christmas is even
more of a family fete than
Thanksgiving, and it stands to
reason that there will be more
lonely persons in Washington
craving company on that day."
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

The pageant sequences will be
interspersed with a musical pro
gram by the two vested choirs ot
the church, under direction of
George B. Kennedy and Mrs. A. A
Garthoff. The male quartet of the
Westminster Bible Glass will as,
siSt.
Members of the cast, being di.
rected by Miss Alice Gronau and
Mrs. Donald A. Bulge, include
Mrs. G. j. Tobin, wellington
Griffith, CORTLAND Davis, ST.,
Joseph H. Newell, Marie Armi,
stead, Raymond Garthoff, Vir-
ginia Tucker, Grayson Grant,
Mrs. D. M. Springmann, Betty
Jane Warfield, Anne Tinklepaugh,
Charles Grimes, Lawrence Wood,
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Near East Costumes
Ready for Pageant

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec 21-Authentc costumes and pro-
peres brought from the Holy Land Syria and Egypt will be
used in the pageant Silent Night dramazation of The
Nativity which will be presented in the Second Presbyterian
Church Sunday and Monday December &c and q.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

Lynnhurst johnson, jr., an i
Leonard Travis.
The pageant is being staged
under the management of A. A.
Garthoff. Committee members
include Mrs. A. j. Stanley, Will.
liam MaSSicot, John P. Strauss,
Grover H. Dodd, Mrs. George w.
Richardson and E. H. Crews.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
GETS HIGH COURT o. K.

Lewis DeSchiSr, House parlia-
mentarian, yesterday joined the
ranks of those who are permitted
to practice before the bar of the
United States Supreme Court. He
was enrolled on motion of Repre-
sentative Hatton Summers.
Evening star., 1937-12-16
STORE
HOURS
Both Stores
DAILY
9 AM. 10 8 Pm.
Ex. SAT.
8 8A.M. to l0P.M.
Plenty OF
Rec
PARKING
at Both
Markets

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enof Of
ndto.s
Bsvl Lanvs! chss'y
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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-14
DICk RILEY GETS
D0EIL POSITION

SEFEISBY-sA. ID. Riley, Jr., well
known in Shelby and the local oil
fields, has accepted a position lead
ing 20 that OF Acidizing Engineer,
with D0well Incorporated, through
its local office here. Mr.. Riley VIII
be a short time In the local station
and vial leave for Tulsa, Oklahoma.
where he wFlI take a course 80
treating He win then ne assigned
to various stations throughout the
Mid-COntdnen4 where he will study
the application Of acid in the many
oil fields kn which the company
operates. Tentative plaRs call for
his working in fields in Kansas.
Oklahoma, louisiana Texas and
New Mexico He will return to the
Rocky Mountain area about the
first of March for regular duty as
Acddizing Engineer.
MIRO. Riley came to Shelby in
1925, shortly after graduating from
High School in Ohio. He worked
throughout the local oil fields at
various jobs until 1927 when he
decided upon pursuing a college
course. He ATTENDED Tri-State Col
lege of Engineering at Angola.
Indiana, from which he secured a
degree of Bachelor OF Science, in
Civil Engineering in 1881. He has
held several responsible positions
in the Kevin-Sunburst field since
that time and is familiar with all
the angles of the oil industry of
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-14
ELECTRIC HEATERS
ARE NOT effective

Use of electric heaters to increase
production in wells in Cut Bank
field has proven impractical. The
equipment which remained at Cut
Bank for several months has all
been removed to Wyoming where
excellent results have been obtained,
particularly in Usage oil field.
The heat failed to greatly increase
the production of Cut Bank wells
and it was found that little or no
paraffin forms either in the well
or in the tubing, save a short dis
lance from the top of the hole.
This the heating method did not eff
feet.
Field practice is TO cut paraffin
in the tubing and headlines by use
of paraffin solvent American Pipe
& Supply, handling the Dowell sol
vent, reports annual consumption
of about so barrels Of solvent a
year.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-14

In these days of strikes and other dis
Nubing heading making material, we
OFTEN wonder about the true facts. We
know that initiation is inevitable. Infla-
tiOn means a period of prosperity. We
know that the 10 billions Of gold in the
United States today could be expanded
to total available credit of $50 billions
1920 .OOO, OOO,O OO). When we compare
this with 55 billions at the peak of 1929
we see the possibilities OF the present
situation.
We believe that a building boom is
under way in the country, IN addition to
the above figures. Industrial recovery
is a fact. Wages are going up; prices
are going mp. There is q chance to make
a fortune through wise investments at
this time. But the problem arises: where
can we find an infIattOn-prOof Investment?
Some years ago the Pulitzer Prize
award for the best cartoon Of the
year went TO John T. McCutcheon.
The cartoon showed a sad and shah
by man seated upon park bench.
A squirrel playing I'm front of him
asked: why didn't you save your
money! The derelict replied II
did!'
Thousands of men saved their money
back In the ''gay twenties" when BUSH
ness was going up, mp, up, just as tt Is
doing today The man who became rich
ing when the crash came, but his plight
as not so sad as the man who BOUGHT
his stocks and bonds at the peak prices,
only to see the bottom drop out In
other words, initiation always finds some
one willing to pay a little higher price
because the man who bought at LOW
price made a fortune.
Many people can not profit from their
own reasoning. They wait until Others
profit by q situation which they KNOW
and thereafter they plunge In. Frequent
ly they get in at the peak and the peak
falls off. The man who buys at ~ and
sees his securities go mp TO 500, with
out cashing In, is not badly hurt when
the peak falls off, but the man who
buys at 500 or at 500 is truly badly
hurt when the inevitable deflation ar
rfves.
One of the states foremost Indepen-
dent oil operators became interested IN
the oil industry during the depression
when he found that out Of all hAs code
Lateral i'm scores of loans, the only ones
that paid out 100 per cent were LAND
OWNERS ROYALTIES on oil lands. He
knew nothing about royalties up to that
time. But when he saw that they were
the ONE thing tha* was DEPRESSION
PROOF, he determined to buy Some roy
aIties ON his own account. He came 20
Montana to buy royalties and did so but
also remained to take advantage OF the
tremendOus opportunities afforded to OPP
orators as well.
In any line Of business the only way TO
make q great fortune is to buy cheap
and sell dear" The man who makes
fortune i'm wheat is the one who buys
cheap wheat at q time when the market
fs depressed, With an apparent over
supply; then selling when the market Is
cIamOrfng for more wheat. The Man
who can GUESS the right time TO buy
can make a fortune I'm any commodity
which forms a necessity Of life.