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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-02
Chemical Found In Jungle May
Replace Arsq@c In Fruit Sprays

and experimental with. We discov
cred something pretty interesting
and valuable. The poison from the
nekku root would kill fish and also
any kind of insect or infectious
pest. But people, dogs, birds could
eat it without any harm.
"'Do you understand what that
means? Has some vegetable from
AN enic-sprayed truck garden
ever made you deattly ill? 1t has
many thousands of people. And ar
senic gerinicides have killed cattle
and dogs, would go on killing them
if now Nature were not about to
supply us with new insecticide
from nekku roots.
II see many great plantations be-
coming rich as nekku estates. see
laws being enacted prohibiting the
use of arsenic as an i1lsecticide. And
won't vegetable gardeners, dairy
people, and fruit growers be glad
of that! The economists talk great
ly about overproduction, but what
they don't know about the things
which a man could produce, If he
only knew the potential values in
many plants which Nature has thus
far kept secret! That's where the
modern explorer comes in. The sur
face of the world is fairly well
defined and known. But under the
surface there are earth treasures
awaitng the discoverer; and in the
dense jungles of the known world
are thousands of undiscovered in
gradients"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-02
ADVERTISING TO
BE RENEWED 81

Plans to renew the Priest Rapids
valley advertising campaign, inaug-
urated last spring, were launched
at q meeting of the Priest Rapids
Valley Development League held
last Thursday evening.
A definite campaign will be
drawn up in the near future.
Possibilities of developing the as
paragus industry in this valley was
also discussed, it being pointed out
that a large processing concern is
interested in contracting asparagus
acreage here.
In order to enter the local field,
the concern must secure tive-year
contracts on at least 100 acres, and
while asparagus growers are inter
ested in the deal, little progress has
been made, since only about go
acres have been secured as yet.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-02
PROGRESS MADE
IN BANGS TESTING

Definite progress toward the eli
mination of Bangs disease in cattle
of this state is reported by DR.. @. E.
Sawyer, veterinarian at the State
College western Washington expert
ment station at PuyaIup. In the
following article, DR.. Sawyer tells
of the work being done in testing
cattle for the disease.
Bangs disease in cattle, formerly
called contagious abortion or abor-
ton disease causes serious financial
loss to many cattle owners. This
loss is due to the fact that infected
COWS produce less milk, fewer living
calves and are more subject to dis
eases of the udder The disease is
commonly spread to healthy COWS
from an infected coy at time OF
calving or aborting.
During the past three years the
federal government has paid cattle
owners an idemnity of maximum
of $25 for grade COWS and a maxi
mum of $50 for pure-bred COWS
which were slaughtered after they
had been positive for Bangs disease
on the blood test These positive
animals are appraised and the
(Please turn to page 81
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-02

For many years, one of the chief
hopes of the fruit industry has been
that substitute for arsenic sprays,
which would effectively control in
sect damage, could be found.
A chemical which may, in time,
meet this need, is described in the
following article, reprinted in The
Digest from The Rotariap, by Will
liam LaVarre, noted explorer, who
has spent many years in the South
American jungles::
"Let me tell you of something you
are going to hear much about, and
which, at present, you haven't
seen in any headline. The word
you'll probably become familiar
with is "nekku." It is the name
thousands of Indians who live in
the North Amazon country have for
a vine-like plant. They do not know
anything about chemistry, but they
know that this vine, and it's roots
can be washed out in damned
up jungle stream, and that all the
fish in that part of the water will
come up to the surface very dead.
They know also that they can i'm
mediately cook the fish and eat
them without becoming sick I saw
them do it, and marvelled that
here was a poison which was strong
enough ito kill fish, but which would
not hurt fish eaters.
"The more I thought about it,
the more curious became. So I
brought lot of nekku roots out of
the jungle and had them analyzed
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-02
Apple Harvest
Is Underway 4.
In Valley
Early Jonathans Bring
$1.25; Drop In Price Is
Looked For.

The apple harvest in the Priest
Rapids valley got underway this
week with the picking Of Jonathan
apples in a few of the orchards.
Quotations to growers for deliv-
cries this week are $125 per box
for fancy and better, 63's and lar
ger, but it is expected that the
price will drop by next week. Color
of the fruit is reported to be the
best in many years, but the size
is poor and some difficulty is ex-
perienced in getting the required
size.
According to reports from Yaki-
ma, the first carload of Illinois
Jonathans was sold Tuesday on the
Chicago market at Sill a bushel.
One carload of fve-tier Jonathans,
fancy and better, was sold in va
kima at $1.27 per box, but some
exporters held to the quotation of
81 per box for hve-tier extra fancies
in seasonal shipments while others
sold at 80 cents.
According to one Yakima grower,
the best quotation to date there
has been rs cents per box, fancy
and better.
The peach crop, which was quite
short this year, has been virtually
cleaned up here, prices covering a
range Of SIS cents for Elbertas and
go cents for Hales to 60 and 70
cents, other quotations having been
65 cents per box straight through
for both varieties, although the lat
ter price was made on only a few
small shipments.
In the Yakima valley, growers
received As to so cents a box and
dealers sold at SO to SIS cents this
week, Seattle quotations Tuesday
listing the wholesale price at IS
cents to $1.OO per box for Elbertas
and 81 to $1.15 for Hales, with sup
plies moderate.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-02
Car Overturns;
Four Are Injured

Injured when their, automobile
turned over at Cold Greek early
Sunday morning, Mrs. Paul Man
ero, Donald Cresto, Mrs. Peter Per-
ucca, Frank Guistino and two small
children were taken to ST. Eliza
beths hospital in Yakima for treat
ment.
Their injuries were described as
painful but not serious, several of
them being released from the hos
pital after few days care.
Guistino was driving the car at
the time of the accident, which oc-
Cured few hundred yards west
of the Rothrock ranch. According
to nearby residents who rendered
first aid, Guistino had taken his
eyes off the road for few mo-
ments, the car heading off on the
left side of the road.
AS he tried to bring the car back
on the road he turned sharply to
avoid hitting a telephone pole and
the car turned over, striking the
pole as it rolled and landing right
side up.
The pole was broken in three
pieces, cutting off telephone COM
munications for a short while UNI
til repairs were made.
One of the occupants of the car
walked back to the Cold Greek
store to get aid, the group being
taken from there to Yakima.
The group, all of whom live in
Ronald, had been on their way to
visit the Bert Salvini family and
other friends.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-02
BENTON is SIXTH
TN LAND SALE lT

The August statewide auction
Of state-owned timber, land and
tide lands, which was approved this
week by Albert G. Martin, COM
missioner of public lands, Melted
1924, 386.49 for the school and insti-
tutional funds entitled to benefit,
it is announced from Olympia.
Fifty-two individual sales, origin
citing in twentyone counties, were
approved. Timber brought in $227,-
1885, land sold for $20,77T.50 and
tide lands for 15,64034.
Benton county stood sixth in the
total amounts received in the sale,
land in this county having netted
$11 400.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-02
BENTON COUNTY'S
BUSINESS GAINS u

Benton county's retail sales gain
of ~ percentage points from 1888
to 1885, and an estimated total re-
tail sale of $2,576,000 in 1886, ex-
plains the county's contribution to
Washingtons national ranking as
the sixth state in the country In
individual buying power. The ma
tional average gain was 80 points.
The survey, completed by the Ore
Con Mutual Life Insurance COM
.pany from data compiled by Sales
Management, shows Benton coun-
tvs passenger car registration at
214 per 1000 people, above the ma
tional average of 1872 cars per 1000.
The far west captured 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 1853 is first, California second
with 149, Oregon third with 1876,
Wyoming and Michigan tied for
fourth with 131, and Washington
is sixth with 1875.
The three Pacific coast states are
outstandingly the most prosperous
from standpoint of buying pow
er, having a composite buying pow-
er index of 143, compared to lis
in the east north central and mid
die Atlantic divisions, next highest.
The east south central division has
the lowest buying index, standing
at only 81. Mississippi is the lowest
please turn to page. 81
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-02
DAILY TRAIN
SERVICE. STARTS

Daily, except Friday, train ser
vice was inaugurated on the Priest
Rapids valley branch line of the
Milwaukee this week, to be in eff
feet for the duration of the fruit
season.
The same schedule which has
neen in effect or the past few
months will be observed, the train
arriving at White Bluffs each day
except Friday at about $50 pm.
and departing at about $50 pm.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-02
STATE Al CLUBS
TO HAVE FAIR

Although there will be no Wash
ington State Fair this year, state
wide 4-H club fair will be held on
the state fairgrounds at Yakima,
September 20, % and 80, it has
been announced by Henry M. Wal
ker, state All club agent of the
extension service, State College of
The primary purpose of holding
the state All club fair is to pro-
vide the recognized state cham
pionships in exhibits and contests,
such as judging contests, demon
stration contests and style revues.
Winners of these contests will be
permitted to compete at the Pacific
International exposition at Port
land and the International expoSi-
ton at Chicago. If the Yakima con-
tests were not held no winners from
this state would be eligible.
Funds for premiums and to house
and feed the All club boys and
girls and their livestock will be
provided comparatively by the state
of agriculture, Wash
tngton State Grange and Washing
ton Farm Bureau.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-02
.ClOudburst
Hits Yakima
Road Tuesday
Only Light Rain Falls In
This Valley; Hail Dam
ages Naches Fruit.

While a cloudburst swept over
the Terrace Heights district near
Yakima and the hills between va
kima and the Priest Rapids valley
Tuesday afternoon, only a light
rain fell in this valley.
The highway between this valley
and Yakima was washed out in a
few places by the heavy downpour
which sent streams of water down
the draws near the Halfway House
and the Morningside section A thin
trickle of water was still running
down the usually dry Gold Greek
Wednesday morning.
In the Terrace Heights district,
the cloudburst washed debris into
the Roza canal from a number of
draws so solidly that it could not
be removed with the dragline.
During the afternoon a hailstorm
cut narrow swath through the
orchard section in the Tieton and
Naches district, piling hail three
inches deep and causing much
damage to the fruit
The storm brought an end to the
brief cold spell in this valley, tenn
peratures rising steadily Wednes-
day and Thursday from the low
maximum of II degrees on Tues
day.
The rainstorm hit only the upper
end of this valley, no precipitation
being recorded at the Hanford wea-
ther station
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-02
LLOYD WIEHL MAY
GET APPOINTMENT

Lloyd Wiehl, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. M. Wiehl of White Bluffs, who
has been practising law in Yakima
for the past five years, has been
mentioned as the most likely APP
poifatee to the post of Yakima
county attorney, to succeed Robert
j. Willis, who was this week ap-
pointed to the superior court bench.
The appointment will be made
by the county commissioners.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-02

The September meeting of Pro-
Musica will be held Wednesday eve
ming, September 8, at o'clock at
the home of John Keal. All mems
bers are urged to attend.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-02
The Weather

Maximum and minimum temper
atures recorded by observer Moffitt
at the Hanford weather station:
Smyrna times., 1937-03-18
Telephones on Increase

Use of the telephone is be
coming more common all the
time. That is an encourag-
ing sign of the times in both
the urban and the rural dis
t1ictS.
"At the close Of 1885," says
the Morning News, "the num-
ber of phones in service in our
state was 36,76O, of which
number 3,042 were contribut-
ed by new installations in
that year. 1t is not too much
to expect that the number of
phones in service the end of
this year in our state will be
10000.
I'm 1886 the local calls av-
eraged $4,000 a day. That
showed an increase of 8.S per
cent over 1885. During last
year 2,419,OOO toll calls were
made, an increase OF 1876 per
cent over the preceding II
months. Such big figures
show that the people of Della
ware know how to make use
of this great public utility"
Smyrna times., 1937-03-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Atwell and
family were recent visitors at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Atwell, Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Johnston,
Mrs. Lands Johnston and daugh-
ter, Charlotte Ann, and Mrs. Olin
Davis were Wilmington, Del, Wis
itors the past week.
Miss Miriam Blackiston, of Viii
mington, Del; Miss Pearl Black
iston and Mr.. Albert Beaston, of
Middletown, have been visiting
their mother, Mrs. Pearl Blackis-
ton.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Johnston
entertained Miss Helen Johnston
the past week, also Miss Kitty and
Miss Blanche Holdsworth and Har-
ry Holdsworth, of Wilmington
Del; Miss Josephine Dunn, of Mid
dletown, Del, and Mr.. Millard Ev-
erett, of Wilmington, Del.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-18
CORRESPONDENCE
CONTINUED From Page Eight)

SINCE.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. I. Cochran and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Lurty NOV
ed to Denton on Sunday to see
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Cochran and daughter,
Mrs. Wilmer Parker and Mr. Park
er.
Rehearsals for the Easter can
tata are being quite largely attend
ed. However, if any others are in
terested in vocalizing that do not
attend, viii you come out to prac-
tice next Wednesday evening?
Miss Ethelwyn Maloney was a
Philadelphia. Pa, visitor one or
two days the past week.
Mrs. Samuel Weigel, of Kenton,
was a recent visitor to Townsend.
Mrs. George VanHorn and two
children visited Mrs. Ford at Clay
ton one day recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Guessford
spent visit to relatives at Lewes
the past week.
Mrs. Clarence Lurty and Mrs. n.
w. VanHorn have been on a trip
to Wilmington.
Miss Blanche Lee of the Wo-
mems College at Newark, has re-
turned from a visit to her parents.
Mrs. Bessie Reynolds has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Mary Will
son, near Cecilton, Md.
Enoch Lurty and family visited
Mr.. Lurty's brother, John Lurty
and family at Kirkwood, last week.
Jack Reynolds. of Wilmington,
has been spending several days
with his grandfather, Mr.. Edward
Hart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Daniels, of
Wilmington, were recent guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Morgan.
Mrs. Evans Mofitt and two sons,
Lawson and Evans, Jr., have been
visiting her brother, William Cor
riden, of Elkton, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garland Hill and
Mr.. Allen Truitt, of Seaford, were
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r
r. Reynolds.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-18
MILLINGTON
Items Of Personal and Social In.
terqsr Cleaned From the Vicinity

Items of Personal and Social In.
terqsu Cleaned From the Vicinity
Millington, March 18.- Mrs.
Mary ID. FELTON,, who was in her
Slst year, passed away on Friday,
March 5, at her home in Fort N.Y.
ers. Fla. She was an aunt of Mrs.
Jonathan Jones, who has just re-
turned from visit with her.
The three church of Millington
will join in Holy Weew services
this year with these rvices held in
the Methodist Church South and in
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Services will be held Monday Tues
day and Wednesday in the Meth
odist Church South with Rev. aGr-
ner of the Episcopal Church
preachinf Monday evening; Rev. c.
M. Criffeth of the Methodist Epis-
copai Church Of Sudlersville,
preaching Tuesday evening, and
Rev. c. w. Robb of the M. f.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-18

Church of Millington, preaching
Wednesday evening. Thursday and
Friday evenings the services will
be held in the NJ. E. Church with
Rev. Lester Smalwood of the
Methodist Church South preaching
and Friday with Rev. Wood
preaching. Sunday morning at six
o'clock Rev. Smallwood will bring
the message and the Lords Supper
will be observed The choirs of
the three churches are rehearsing
the special music that will be rend-
cred during these services. A
special invitation is extended to
the public to attend these services.
A special service will be held in
the M. E. Church on the evening of
Palm Sunday when. "The Challenge
of the Cross will be rendered by
the Epworth League of the Church
South and one of the Sunday
School classes of Asbury Church
taught by Mrs. c. w. Robb.
Mrs. Elva Stoddard, of Whining
ton, returned home On Tuesday
last after two weeks assisting in
nursing her aunt, Mrs. James D.
Moore, who has been i'll.
Mrs. Sarah Taylor, of Philadel-
phia, has returned home after
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Higman.
Rev. and Mrs. o. H. Connolly
and daughter Caroline, of Berlin,
Md, and Miss Carrie Dempsey of
Dover, Del, visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Higman recently.
Mr.. John Barnhart, of Chester,
Pa, visited his mother, Mrs. Annie
Barnhart, at Hotel Bailey, the past
week.
Charles P. Jones and family
were recent visitors of his daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Martin, of Wilmington.
George Duling and Miss Mar
garet Moore were visitors of his
brother, Charles Duling, and fam
lily, at Laurel, Del, last week.
Mr.. and RMS. Leon Lyons and
his mother, Mrs. Annie Lyons, of
Wilmington, were recent guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. James d. Moore.
Mrs. Lambert d. Bowers attend
ed a meeting of the Samuel Tur-
butt Wright Chapter of the D. A.
r. at the home of Mrs. Horace
Morgan at Queen Anne, Md, Thurs
day of last week.
Rev. c. w. Robb has returned
from a trip to Baltimore.
Miss Ethel Stevens, daughter of |
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Spencer Stevens,
and little John G. Hopkins, son of !
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Hopkins, |
who have been on the sick list, are
better.
Mrs. George B. Jones and son,
Benjamin, visited her sister and |
brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. David |
L. Bamberger, near Clayton, Del,
one day recently.
Mr.. Granville Tull and wife NOV !
ed last week to Laurel, Del, where
he has accepted q new position.
Mrs. Eva w. Marvel has return !
ed home after spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Everett. 4
near Chesterville.
Mrs. James D. Moore, who has
been suffering an attack of pneu-
monia, is now much improved. She
was visited recently by her niece
and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Conley, of near Middletown, Del.
w. Leo Gale made business
trip to Greensboro last week.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-18
FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1887
At Two O'clock p, M.


At Two O'clock p. M.
The following described Real Estate. towit !:
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of
land and premises. situated in the Town
of Smyrna. Kent County and State of Del
aware. and bounded follows. to-wit:
Beginning at a point in the Town of
Smyrna aforesaid. and running in a gen.
eral westerly direction with said North
Street ninety feet to a stone set by thorn
hedge; thence in general southerly di-
rection forty feet to stone a corner for
other lands formerly of Mary Patterson !:
thence in a general easterly direction and
running parallel with the first line herein
ninety feet to stone on the westerly side
of East Street thence with said East
Street in a general northerly direction 40
feet to the place of beginning. and con-
tanning three thousand six hundred (3.600)
square feet of land. more or less:
Being the same lands and premises
which were conveyed to the said st. Johns
Lodge, No. 2, F. & A. NJ, Incorporated by
the deed of Centennial Methodist Episcopal
Church of Delaware Annual Conference at
Smyrna. bearing date October 31st, A. D.
1924. and of record in the Office of the Re
corder of Deeds. at Dover. in and for Kent
County. in Deed Book o, Vol. IL. Page 26S.
The improvements thereon being a two
story frame building used as a lodge room
and hall.
Together with all and singular the build
ings and improvements of every kind what
soever, ways. water, water-courses, rights,
liberties, privileges, improvements, heredi-
taments and appurtenances whatsoever
thereunto belonging or in any wise apper-
tanning.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of ST. JOHNS LODGE, NO. z,
F. & A. NJ. Incorporated a corporation of
the State of Delaware. and will be sold by
LEVI L. EVERETT. JR.. Sheriff.
Sheriffs Office. Dover. Del. March S, 1887
Smyrna times., 1937-03-18
SASSAFRAS

Items of Personal and Social Inter.
est Cleaned About Neighborhood
Sassafras. Md, March 18. -
Messrs. Irving Atwell. Earle Otho-
son, Richard Tarbutton and Char
lie Lausch have returned from q
trip to the Hanover Farms in
Pennsylvania
Smyrna times., 1937-03-18
Sherif's Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

By virtue of a writ of Lavari Facias to
me directed. will be exposed to sale by way
of public vendue at the Front Door of the
Colonial Hotel in the Town of Smyrna,
Kent County and State of Delaware, on
Smyrna times., 1937-03-18

Entered at the Post Office at Sm~ ~rna, Del
aware, as Second Glars matter.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29
OPENS WAR ON INVADING GRASSHOPPERS
200 BURIED IN
SAME GRAVE

ON THE SANTANDER FRONT,
Spain, June 20. U.P)-Nearly 200
Loyalists who attempted to counter
attack this sector yesterday were
buried today in a common grave.
They were killed as they fought
for two hours. slipping through
pine forests under cover of MORN
ing mist, to harass the Nationalist
positions in an attempt to delay
the Nationalist advance on VAL
maseda.
Headed by armored cars the at
tackers stormed the newly con
structed Nationalist positions with
bayonete. Cries of sentries awaken
ed the Nationalists who resisted
with machine guns and hand gren-
AIDES. After the Loyalists were
forced into retreat, Nationalist cav
alrymen pursued them.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29

and equipment at the aid of farm
ers whose crops were being ravaged
by the newly-hatched pests. This
years hatch, the worst since 1881,
burst forth last week with the
first approach of summer weather.
Farmers commenced a battle to
kill the insects before the young
ones developed wings and could
migrate by air to destroy crops
in other regions.
The horde was far too great
Tor the farmers and ranchers and
their limited equipment at hand.
approximately rs tons of bran
and more than $4,000 gallons OF
sodium arsenate poisoning have
gone into the mixture of weathered
saWdust from Rocky Mountain
lumber camps TO make up an in
secticide.
The state dispatched highway and
national guard trucks to the area
and provided men to handle them
The trucks were put to work haul
ing saWdust from old lumber camps
high in the Rockies. New SaWdust
was useless. The hoppers avoided
1t because of the high resin con-
tent.