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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-02-11
Twenty Years Ago
1917

Twenty years ago Sunday the
Mudhens and Helldivers, two pick
up teams captained by secretary
shanafelt atnd Wilmot Gravens-
lund, held q competitive shoot.
These members Of this rifle club
were also planning q shoot with
Pasco in the near future.
The p. p. & L. company here pro-
posed q solution to the problem Of
adequate domestic water supply In
extreme low water by sinking q well
at their pumping plant as an aux
ihary to the river intake.
The measles vacation resulted In
the addition of twenty minutes
time which were to be spent in the
school room each day.
H. o. Cooley, secretary Of the
Yellowstone trail association was
in Kennewick making arrange
ments to do away with duplicate
routes between here and Wallula.
The seniors mad chosen for their
play, "All Of a Sudden Peggy" This
play was to be presented on April
10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Albrecht had
just returned from a several
months trip spent in California.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-02-11
SAME OLD STORY

Not long ago a New York City
girl wrote letter to the editor OF
one of the newspapers there want
ing to know why it is that young
men and women "can come here
from out west or down south can
come here and get jobs when girls
who have lived all their lives in
New York cannot" Someone should
tell her what a lot Of people al
ready know-that as long as en-
ergy, efficiency and ambition count
for anything these "out-of- town
ers" are going to keep right on do
ing it. Young men and women,
ambitious for a larger life and
fields that offer wider opportuni-
ties will continue to educate and
equip themselves on the farms and
in the smaller towns, and then
when they are fully prepared they
will step out and secure the best
jobs. And they will continue to
make good in those jobs. Writing
to the newspapers can't alter that.
Farm and sman-town boys and
girls always, have been the back
bone of this nation-and they quite
doubtless always will be.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-02-11
IT DOESN'T PAY

The average Kennewick young
man who is seized with wanderlust
and q desire to wander and roam
about the country most generally
finds that such life doesn't pay,
and that he is far worse off when
his spell of wanderlust wears off
than he would have been had he
remained at home. Roaming from
point to another costs him not only
all the money he earns, but robs
him Of the permanent place he
could have had In the society Of his
own people. It stamps him an In
stable, and lessons his ability to
secure a steady job. In industry he
is rated as little better than q jour-
neyman tramp. While effort to bet
ter ones condition Is laudable,
change is warranted only when q
young man has mastered the job
he has and is confident Of his abil-
ity to do the next job better than
it has been done. Only on this
basis is one exempt from wander
lust. That familiar old saying that
"a rolling stone gathers no moss
is just as true today as it was the
day it was first spoken.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-02-11
FILL UP THE BINS

1'Fill up the storage bins now de-
pleted by two years of drouth" is
the order now emanating from the
u. S. Dept. of Agriculture. No mat
ter what may be said of the cur
tailment of production in the past,
it is now admitted that IT this
country runs into one more sea-
son of drouth and crop shortage
conditions are going to be extreme
ly serious. u v.~..s
Citizens of KenneWick and Vi
cinity may not be aware that even
now a shortage of some foodstuffs
exist, but they are due to find it
out in short time through in
creased prices. Meat products are
sure to rise. You can't feed hogs
rs cent corn and still sell them for
what they brought when corn was
a quarter a bushel. With pastures
depleted after two seasons OF
sdrouth there is also shortage OF
all other kinds of livestock. .--
From present indications food
prices are due for sharp upturn
as the year advances, for it will be
many months until another har-
vest can be garnered. That's some
thing to think about, here on the
even of another planting time
Every dollar and every hour spent
in raising foodstuffs in the home
garden will be money and time
well invested this year. So wise is
the man who has patch of soil
no matter how small, who starts
making his plans now to produce
on it in the months to come some
thing that can be used in sustain
ing human life.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-02-11
On February 5th, twenty-eight

vi rcDIudIy JILL, C"CAAVy .CASAV
days of the session, six hundred
sixteen bills have been introduced.
The House gets credit. or blame,
for 1888 and the Senate 288. This
is an average of more than twenty
four bills per day or perhaps thir-
.ty or forty per working day. The
peak has not yet been reached, and
this session bids fair to Guido the
thirteen hundred record set up by
the session Immediately preceding.
These measures range from the
punishment for minor misdemean-
ors to complete specialization Of the
state. Fortunately most of the bills
indicate only a childish desire for
self expression and should not be
taken seriously. A very few of the
bills might be catalogued by a
charitable observer as desirable
legislation, but unless present signs
fail the great majority of our peo-
pie would unquestionably be less
damaged by the omission of all
legislation than they will by the
enactments of this session.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-02-11
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Ten Years Ago
1927
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Rev. F.. N. Morton was the first
person in this community to re-
ceive the white star emblem which
was being distributed by the In
ternational Association of Automo-
bile Traffic Officers for good driv-
ing during the year 1926.
Elmer Schneider won the annual
Union Pacific scholarship of 500
which was applied on a full term
at W.S.C. This scholarship was
awarded to the most outstanding
member in All club work.
John Eichner was putting his five
acre tract in shape for an up-to-
date tourist park. He was planning
to build 40 cabins and then have a
24-hour supervision service.
Rev. John Pennell delivered an
address on the life of Lincoln at the
Kiwanis luncheon.
A Fox film photographer came to
Kennewick to take shots of little
Virginia Smith, then the youngest
cyclist known. Her father, Cy, also
appeared in some of the shots.
The senior and Junior girls play
ed a very exciting basketball game
with the Juniors winning over the
seniors with a score of to 8. The
senior girls playing in this game
were: Beatrice Serier, Enid Rider,
Laurene Soth, Louise Anderson,
Ivel Terril and Clara Smith. The
junior girls were Margaret Hoyt,
Ethelyn Kilt, Elizabeth Frazier,
Thelma Shoemaker, Odile Shepard,
Arlene Mitchell and Ora Mae
Lyons.
The Misses Marjorie Moores, Elna
Beste and Rita Draper and How
ard Beste were expected home for
visit after completing another
semester's work at W.S.C. .-.
Clifford Turner was spending
two weeks vacation with his par
ents here. He was then employed
by the state highway department
on construction near Yakima.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-02-11
T. G. Browne had purchased q
brand new Ford roadster.
Thirty Years Ago
1917

1907
The new city council met for its
first regular session the previous
Tuesday at which time Mayor L.
E. johnson gave his inaugural adj
dress. Fay F.. Dean had been ap-
pointed town clerk, G. o. Anderson,
attorney and Mike Driscoll, town
marshall.
The west part of the Garden
Tracts was flooded when the banks
of the canal broke in many places.
It did very little damage to the
ground as it was frozen, but the
water had washed in on the floors
of many houses. The flood was
caused by the heavy snow fall, fol-
lowed by a chinook.
The Kennewick rural route No. /
had been a fact since February LIST.
Rural carrier r. A. Oliver had been
making regular trips in the morn
ings with e. w. Barton as substi-
tute carrier. The route was sixteen
miles long.
The carpenters of Kennewick had
united in demanding 45c per hour
and nine hours to constitute a day.
A recital was being given thirty
years ago tonight at Dircksen's
hall to aid the Episcopal church
building fund. Mrs. Margaret
Stauffer was the elocutionist assist
ed by local talent.
Pasco was having new North
ern Pacific passenger depot built
which was to be ready for occu-
pancy the first of March,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-02-11
AMERICAS HEART

The American people may have
their shortcomings. but turning
their back on neighbors in distress
is not one Of them. They may diff
fer in politics and religion, cuss
congress and condemn the tax as
SCISSORS, but let any section suffer
a calamity and everything is for
gotten as they rush to the aid of
the distressed. s.....
There was never finer example
of Americas big-heartedness than
was witnessed during the floods In
the Ohio and Mississippi river val
legs. Newspapers and radio carried
the story Of anguish and suffering
into which Millions iof men and
women and children had been
plunged. And no sooner had the
first cry of distress gone up than
citizens in every section Of the
land were digging into their pockets
-bundling up food. medicine, cloth
ing and bedding and defying all
obstacles in their haste to get it
into the stricken area.
Those around KenneWick who
awaited themselves Of the oppor-
tunity to aid their fellowmen thru
that greatest Of all humane
agencies Red Cross-are de-
serving Of the highest praise. The
spirit of giving when there Is dis
tress in the land is the true spirit
of AmericaniSm. There can &c no
overthrow of a government whose
people are always ready and al
ways willing to share their worldly
possessions with those overtaken
by disaster. You can never wreck
a country that puts human relief
and human welfare above all else.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-02-11
STATE ADVERTISING PAYING
OREGON

Last year Oregon invested $50
600 in state advertising to attract
tourists to that state and the re-
turns from this investment are be-
ing tabulated. indicating that our
neighbors to the south have been
very smart" during the past year.
Gasoline taxes alone have shown
an increase of 100000.
That is a very nice return on an
investment of $4,000, it would
seem, but that is only small part
of the story.
Tourists spent 100000 in
Oregon during the past year and
that is a very nice piece Of bus
iness for the state. Oregon has just
as much timber as she had before.
Her fishing industry is as great as
before, nor have any other natural
resources been depleted.
In other words Oregon still has
all of her natural resources and
$35, 100000 Of outside money placed
in circulation within her borders.
Word from Oregon is to the
effect that the advertising appro-
priation will be doubled this COM
ing year.
Someone will say that Washing
ton will reap benefit from this
Oregon investment in state public
ity. Probably that is true. but why
shouldn't Washington, with tour
list attractions second to none, step
out and get her full share of this
fine tourist industry? We never
will get it without going after it.
Our present legislature will show
excellent Judgment in making such
an investment possible. If by spend
ing 100000 in state publicity we
can develop a $35.OO0,O0O to $780,
100000 industry, isn't it worth
while?
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-02-11
LOCUST GROVE

Mr.. and Mrs. John Owens were
Thursday visitors at the home Of
Mr.. Owens mother on the High
lands.
George Wrenchy was Pasco Wis
itor Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erie Stafford and
James were Saturday visitors at
the Lewis home in town.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-02-11

"Some people use big words the
same as a turkey spreads its tail
feathers" asserts Frank Lincoln.
"They make an elegant impression
but they don't represent much
meat"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-02-11

~ "c1o q SAOSS 6oAAAS, Jul bOyo "AAA-
ming twenty-six to twenty-four.
E. E. Toothaker is having his
house wired for electricity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hampton,
Mrs. Everett Taylor and daugh-
ter, Joan, were guests at a waffle
supper at the L. G. Dinick home
last Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Ashby were
dinner guests at the j. E. Cochran
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Ashby were
dinner guests at the j. E. Cochran
home Sunday. -. 49,.
A. A. Ash from Finley was in
Hover on business Tuesday.
Walter Murawski was dinner
guest at the Louis Cassinat home
last Wednesday evening.
A party was given at the w. F..
Ashby home honoring Mrs. Ashby's
birthday. Guests included Mr.. and
Mrs. Rex Ashby and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Grover Montague and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Cochran.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Evans were
dinner guests at the L. G. Dimick
home Sunday.
Miss Madeline Sassinat was able
to return to school Monday after
being i'll the past week.
Mrs. p. D. Hinkley Is on the sick
list this week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-02-11

There are two main reasons
why some people can't mind their
own business" declares A. A. An
derson. "The first is that they
haven't any business and the Sec
ond is that they haven't any mind"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-02-11

Bernie Neuman says you can I'M
derstand how an airplane machine
gun shoots between the propeller
blades once you have seen a mod
ern girl talking through her chew
ing gum.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-02-11

"a rabbit" according to Frank
Maupin, "is little animal that
grows the fur other animals get
credit for when it's made into a
lady's coat"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-02-11

E. j. Brand says he would like
to live to see the time when hus-
bands can convince their wives that
ashes on the rug is good for it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-02-11

w. j. Skinner says the happiest
homes are those where the dining
room table still is considered more
important than the card table.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-02-11
HOVER HIGH
is VICTORIOUS
BY ONE POINT
HOVER

The Riverview boys basketball
team played the Richland team on
the local floor last Friday evening.
It was a close game, our boys win
ming twenty-siX to twenty-four.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-09
Suggestions For
Care Of Car

When it comes to caring for
their cars, there are two general
types of owners: the sO-called me
chanically-minded, who take proper
maintenance steps because they
know what each unit needs in order
to perform at it's best, and the
great rank and file who have Eittle
knowledge of their cars me-
chanics and who enter a service
station only when something goes
wrong. Fort he benefit of the latter
group, c. w. Wood, national direct
or of service for Chevrolet, has
written a series of articles on pre-
ventive service. giving the reasons
why" Following is the first OF
them.
Motorists who want to derive
maximum satisfaction from the
winter operation of their cars are
taking time now, at the approach o.
cdld weather, to have all lubricants
changed. Increased demands i'm
posed by cold weather make the
step most important. 1t is one OF
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-09
VISIT U of 4 ON FIELD DAY
CUHS VOCATIONAL AGGIES

Accepting an Invitation by the
University of Arizona Agriculture
Extension Service To visit the Uni
versity farms on their field day
last Saturday December 4, Mr..
Springfield and II CUHS agricul-
ture students made a trip to Tues
on and observed the fine points Of
some OF the University livestock. A
card showed the pedigree of tie
best animals and the production of
the dairy cows and the method used
in feeding. A delicious free barbe-
cue was served at noon and they at
tended the Arizona-C Oregon Grid
game The trip proved to be very
interesting. instructive, and enjoy
able
The boys who attended with Mr.
Springfield are:
Hulan Fennell, Horace Fennell
Lee Stubblefield, Arthur Irwin, Bob
Simmons. Wilbur Wuertz, Bill Pc
nix. jim Pew, r. s. Dixon, Hobart
Gilkey CIeatus Martin, John Sell
ers, Elmer Tiffmay, Virgil Glenn,
Jimmie Urton, Wayne Wuertz.-
Wayne Wuertz, FLA Reporter.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-09

the first things that should be done
when winter makes itself felt.
Lubricants should be changed al
three points, the crankcase, the
transmission housing. and the rear
axle housing. Motorists who under
stand the reason for this will give
the job the attention it merits And
that reason is simple
Lubricants tend to become thin
and lose their lubricating quality
under extreme heat. and to thicken
under extreme cold. For this rea-
son, summer grade lubricants are
made heavier-bodied than winter
grade, because they must with
stand, without excessive thinning,
not only the heat developed in
operation but high outside tenn
peratures as well Winter lubri-
cants, on the other hand are thin
ner at normal temperatures than
summer lubricants, so that not even
very cod weather will make them
too thick to flow.
1t is highly important that sum
mer oil be drained from the crank
case, and the latter thoroughly
flushed to remove all trace Of it,
before cold weather sets in. The
refill should be made with the
grade of winter oil recommended
by the manufacturer for that make
and model This will assure a sup
ply of fresh, clean lubricant, of the
proper consistency for the engine
in question And what is equally
important, the flushing will rid the
crankcase Of any accumulation of
dirt, moisture, and other foreign
substances which. if left there,
would tend to form sludge and
choke the oil lines.
At the two points where heavier
lubricants are used, the case is
similar. Transmission gears. and
the ring gear and pinion in the
rear axle, operate in a bath Of lubri-
cants. which for proper results
must be of the right consistency If
the car has hypoid rear axe be
sure to get the lubricant recon-
mended for the type.
Just to be sure, the winter check
up should include an inspection of
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-09

blown out.
For those who prefer to keep a
supply and change their own fuses
a word of advice is appropriate. 1t is
very important, for the safety of the
wiring system, to use reliable fuses
which will blow whenever the safe
current values are exceeded. AS in
the case of the selection of flexible
cords, mentioned in the preceding
article, it is wise to take advantage
of the safeguards provided by the
Underwriters Laboratories and buy
fuses which comply with safety
standards and which carry the
Laboratories Inspection label. 1t is
usually advisable to open the main
switch before changing fuses, al
though this will require the reset
ting of all electric clocks through
out the house. If fuses are replaced
without opening the switch, all ap-
pliances should be disconnected
from the circuit before the new fuse
is inserted.
either with No. IA or No. IL wire,
the latter being the larger size and
having the greater current-carrying
capacity as shown in the following
table:
Wire Current Proper Fuse
Size Capacity Rating
No. IA Is Amperes Is Amperes
No. II 20 Amperes 90 Amperes
Unless some qualified person ad-
vises that the circuit wires are
larger than No. IA, fuses used
should be marked ''15 amp"
1t is frequently advisable to have
the circuits supplying the laundry
and kitchen, where the larger elec-
trical appliances are used, wired
with No. II wire protected with 20
ampere fuses. More appliances or
larger appliances can be connected
to such circuits without overlooking
and without causing the annoyance
of blowing fuses.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-09
The Importance of Fuses

The misuse Of electricity is re-
sponsible for small percentage of
the annual fire loss but this per-
centage can be reduced if proper at
tention be given to fusing Of cir
cults. Over-fusing and tampering
with fuses is one cause Of electrical
fires which can easily be overcome.
The fuse is the safety valve of the
electrical system. 1t consists Of a
small link of soft metal which melts
when too much current passes
through it. 1t has been said that
fuse gives up its life to save the cir
cult. If a short circuit occurs any
where in the wiring system, an ex-
cessive current flows through the
wires and through the fuse, and if
the fuse operates properly, it will
melt, cutting off the current before
any harm can be done. If the fuse
fails to operate, the wires may be-
come hot enough to ignite the insu-
lation, possibly causing fire. Be-
cause Of the very important func-
tion that fuses have to serve, they
should never be tampered with or
their purpose will be defeated. Per
sons who fail to realize the function
of the fuse sometimes look upon its
blowing" as a nuisance, and some
times try to defeat its operation by
tampering fixing it so that it can
not blow Fuses blow because some
thing is wrong. If the fuse is defeat
ed a definite hazard will exist the
next time the circuit becomes
faulty, there will be no indication
that trouble has developed until the
circuit wires become hot and the in
sulation starts to smoke. If this fails
to attract attention a fire may de-
velop. Tampering with fuses is like
putting a clamp on the safety valve
of a steam boiler. Never permit the
use of make-shift fuses or fuses of
improper ratings. If there is any
possibility of the fuses in your
house having been tampered with,
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-09

It would be wise to remove them
and inspect the sockets and the con-
dition of the fuses.
Fuses have a second function Be
sides protecting in the case of short
circuit, they protect in the case O.:
overload. If too many appliances are
connected to one circuit, more cur.
rent will be drawn through the sup
ply wires than the wires were meant
to carry. Overloaded wires become
hot, sometimes to the point of in
juring the insulation. When circuits
are overloaded, the fuse, if properly
selected, will melt or "blow," thus
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-09
Legal Advertising
NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the COMMERCIAL CREDIT
COMPANY. will sell at public auc-
ton, at P. B. Hannah Mtr Co. Coo
lidge Arizona, on the 22nd day of
December 1897, at 10 A. M. one
certain automobile described as fol-
lows:
1886 Dodge Coach Motor No. D2-
S9015 Serial No. 4101199.
Said automobile was repossessed
from L. E. Gardner by the COM
MERCTAL CREDIT COMPANY, by
reason of its Sellers rights in
certain Contract of Conditional
Sale executed by P. B. Hannah Mtr.
Co. as seller and l.. f. Gardner as
buyer, on the 2nd day of Septem-
Der 1886, and filed on record in the
office of the County Recorder of
Pinal County, Arizona, on the Attn
day of September 1886.
Dated this 9Th day of December
1897.
COMMERCIAL CREDIT co.
BY A. d. NEWHOUSE,
Collection Manager
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-09

The local p T. A. meeting held
Tuesday evening was well attend
ed. Mrs. ]. r. Murdock, wife of the
Arizona Congressman, gave the ad-
dress of the evening. made an inter
esting talk on the move to SET
aside four million acres of Federal
lands for the care OF crippled chill
dren in Arizona.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-09

or in all other cases within thirty
days thereafter, the times above
mentioned being exclusive of the
day of service, or judgment by de-
fault will be taken against you.
Given under my hand and the
Seal of the Superior Court of Pinal
County, State of Arizona, this
twenty-second day of November
1887.
T. ]. MARKS,
Clerk of said Superior Court.
First publication November %, 1887
Last Publication December 16, 1887
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-09

the numerous other fabrication
points on the car, and the filling,
with recommended lubricant, of all
that are not full. This includes
front wheel bearings, steering me-
chanism, spring shackles, brake lin
age. and fan.