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Evening star., 1938-07-07

Record for Last - Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon todayO
Highest. 90. 3:15 pm. yesterday. Year
aso 91.
Lowest. 81. s am. today. Year aso. 81.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. p5. on June 10.
Lowest. 1S. on January 2S.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
rrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. 96 per cent, at 4:15 am. today.
Lowest, 33 per cent. at 3 pm. yesterday.
Tide Tables.
Nurnished by United States Coast and
0eodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow.
High ------------ 1855 am. 4:41 am.
Low ---------- 10:44 am. 11:39 am.
Hlgh ----------- 4:20 pm. 5:11 pm.
Low --------- 1855 pm. 11:49 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets
Sun, today 4:4S 1:37
Sun. tomorrow 4.49 7:36
Noon. today = 3:33 pm, l:O1 I'm.
Automebile lights must be turned on
oAe-hsf hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1938-07-07
Report for Last "a Hours,

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac slightly muddy
At Great Falls today.
Evening star., 1938-07-07

{Furnished by United States Coast and
GeOdetic Survey
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
Highline Project
Still Possibility

Efforts to secure the Kennewick
Highline are still being made by the
directors of the KenneWick Irrtga-
ton District. Since the Coulee de-
velopment a renewal of activity has
been made. The next move Is to get
personal interview with John O..
Page, Secretary of the Interior, who
is in the state at present making
tour of investigation Of the fed
eral reclamation projects.
Mr.. Page will be at Yakima ovel
the weekend and the directors o.
\ the district, together with Manages
81. j. Brapd j, and Attorney M, M
Moulton have an appointment for
| conference at Yakima Monday o.
next week.
The construction of the Highline
canal at Kennewick would embrace
some of the finest land in the North
west, covering the area back and
above the present Highlands canal
It would extend from Kiona to the
Wallula Gap district below Hover
and would provide thousands of
acres of land tributary to Kenne-
wick.
Estimates and survey of the prof.
ect have long been on file with the
department and the construction
cost of the unit is far below that of
the Rosa, with land that is super
ior to that In the upper valley de-
velopment.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
Youths in Melon
Patch Hit by Shot

Jim Reed, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. E. Reed, was injured last Thurs
day night by being peppered with
shot when he was found in the wa
termelon patch of w. 1. ludlow Of
Section Seven. Four of the leaden
pellets lodged in his head, two just
above his eyes and sixteen are scat
tered about his chest. Cne in his
head was removed today, while the
others will be left where they are.
The youngster, accompanied by
Jack Oliver and Lindley Llewellyn
and three girls went to the ludlow
place to get the melons. The three
boys entered the patch and were In
the act of getting one when ludlow
fired without warming of any kind.
Young Reed got the shot, but the
other two lads escaped.
It is reported that another group
of youngsters had been caught in
the patch earlier in the evening,
were warned to get out and when
they refused, ludlow fired over
their heads, but didn't succeed in
frightening the kids. Suspecting
the next group as being the same
ones, he fired the second time with
out warming and directly at the Gull
,prits in his patch.
Young Reed was not seriously in
jured and will probably suffer no
lasting effects from the shot.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
Large First-Aid
Class Receives
RedCrOss Cards

Thirty-four Kennewick citizens
have been awarded first-aid certifi-
Gates by the Yakima Valley Red
Gross chapter, having completed a
ten-weeks' study course satisfactor-
lily. The course was given last
spring by DR.. l.. G. Spaulding and is
the largest class ever to complete a
course in that study in Kennewick.
There was SO much interest shown
that plans are being made for an
advanced class sometime in the near
future The class was composed of
firemen, bus drivers, Camp Fire and
Boy scout workers, housewives and
others.
Those receiving the certificates
are: Art GLASGOW ST., Roy e. Lar
kin, George A. Rupp, H. N. Ander-
son, Joe Russell, Nellie Morgan, Mar
ian Nj. Perry, Elvia B. Larkin, Mrs.
Johanna Dickinson, Ellrie Stafford,
Mrs. N. e. Robbins, D. @. Day, Mrs.
e. @. Carlson, Jean Osborne, Irwin
Liston, Orville CULLEN, @. w. Phar,
j. @. Pratt, Clarence Olbrich, Roy E.
Stafford, F. l.. KoeI1ser, e. S. Dick
enson, John Dickinson, AL Morgan,
Man1ey Gest, r. H. SmaIley, Angus
Doyle, Margaret Galligan, Ella Linn,
Mrs. M. M. Moulton, Mrs. @. H.
Meyer, Mrs. w. M. Knowles, Chas.
III. Meyer and Verdella Mueller
The above listed are asked to call
at DR.. Spaulding's office to receive
their cards.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
The Business Week

Automobile industry shows signs
of improvement. Nine leading manu-
facturers reported profits of $25, 1897, :
900 for the second quarter of the
year, against $7,158,0O0 for the first
quarter. Indications are that with
the Autumn announcements Of new
models drastic reductions will be
made in prices. Generous rainfall
which has turned the desert-like
"dust bowl" into pasture land, to-
gether with bumper grain crops,
promise increased profits to cattle
raisers in the West and Southwest
The same feeling is expressed by hog
and sheep raisers ). Between now
and Labor Day a score Of large is
sues of corporate bonds are sched-
uled to be offered to the investing
public. Close shaving traders In
London discovered that they could
buy gold at $34.77 an ounce, insure
it. ship it across the Atlantic and
sell it to the U. S. Treasury for $35
an ounce, at a small profit. This is
one explanation of The heavy gold
imports of the past week. :. Steel
industry is building up inventories in
standard lines, in anticipation OF a
lively demand during early autumn
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
New KRIS Coach
To Use Open Play

A new type of football will be
played by the local high school
team this year, according to ,infor-
nation received this week from Don
T. Coates, the new coach.
Because of losing so many of last
years first team by graduation the
squad will be light this fall and the
more open play will be used. Be-
sides, it is the type of game Mr..
Coates thinks most effective for
high school play as well as being
more interesting to watch. 7
Mr.. CoateB, in dditiosi to heing
football coach here, is also an &C
credited official, both for football
and basketball, and already has sew
eral engagements dated. He will
also have charge of the manual
training classes in the local school.
Kennewick's new coach has eight
years coaching experience, coming
here from Macomb, Illinois, where
he had three years in coaching
of football. He is a graduate
in '29 from Western Illinois State
Teachers College and received his
masters degree last year in Idaho.
He won 16 letters during his four
years at college, was captain Of the
football team in his junior and
captain of the baseball team in his
senior year. Mr.. Coates is married,
has a son five years old and is
living at present in Richland, but
will move to ennewick before school
starts.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
More Shooting

Stealing watermelons is getting to
be an exciting as we'll as hazard
GUS sport in this vicinity Two
more parties were fired upon last
night, one with a charge of rock
salt, but the other was buck shot.
Both of these parties were on the
highway, however, outside the melon
patches, according to reports.
In one of the instances reported,
couple of lads had been in
melon patch and were on their way
home with their stolen booty when
they stopped to investigate a soft
tire. The stop was made adjacent
to melon patch and the owner cyl
IDENTIFY mistook their intentions, for
he fired at the youths in the road.
One grower has his bed fixed up
In the melon patch and sleeps with
his gun handy and big flood light
ready to turn on. 49,
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
Wheat Insurance
Applications Must
Be In August l6

Benton County farmers interested
in applying for Federal wheat in
surance for 1880 and 1910 crops are
urged by the County Committee to
either cali at the third floor of the
Court House on Tuesay, August 16,
or otherwise at the county extern
sion office in KenneWick, to make
application for their policies. This
insurance is available to all farmers,
irrespective of whether they COM
piled with the Conservation Pro
gram or not
Minimum costs of crop insurance
are half bushel of. fheat per acre
for insurance for three-fourth of
the adjusted average yield, or 3 of
a bushel for insurance for one-half
of the adjusted average yield. Wheat
paid as premium will be held as a
reserve for payment of losses.
Premiums are due in wheat or
cash at the time the applicant re-
ceives his premium notice. A final
date for payment of premiums will
be fixed and announced by the In
surance corporation. If the appli-
cant has neither wheat or cash for
his premium he may arrange for a
loan and then assign the policy as
Cu.aJerai.
In case of claims for payment on
the policy, the amount OF loss for
which the corporation is liable shall
be payable within 80 days after sat
isfactory proof of loss is received by
the corporation and when the
amount Is determined by agreement
between the insured farmer and the
corporation. Either a tenant OF
landlord may insure his share Of
the crop, separate policies being
written Tor each. Each farm under
multiple set-up is handed by It,
self.
In the event farmer applies fol
insurance and pays his premium
but does not seed his wheat, thu
premium will be refunded; and 4
premium is paid on more acres tina,
are seeded, the difference will b.
refunded.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
Aug. ~ Last Day
For egiistration

Saturday, Augusts27, will be the
last day voters may register for the
primary election. gThis information
is announced by county and city Of
ficials. "a
Every citizen over 81 years of age
who has not registered before or
anyone who has moved from one
precinct to another, must register
before they will be entitled to vote.
II especially want to notify those
who haveafaoyed Heunsone ward in
town to another sshat they must
change their registration" City
Clerk Campbell stated. Her office
at the city hall is sopen afternoons
and residents inside the city limits
register there. Residents outside the
city limits register at the printing
office.
Those who have registered since
1882 and have not lost their regis
tration by not voting or by moving
into another precinct do not have
to re-register AS long as they con-
tinue to live in the same precinct
and vote at least at one election
every two years, the one registration
becomes permanent.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
Turkey Tour to be-
At Grandview Fri.

The third annual Yakima valley
Turkey Tour will be held this year
at Grandview, Friday, August 10.
This event is the only one of its
kind in the State of Washington
and is proving very popular with
turkey growers from all over the
Northwest. Both County Extension
Services from Yakima and Ben
ton counties are assisting In this
tour. Three leading Grandview
turkey farms will be visited iii the
forenoon. AT noon everyone will
gather at the city park for fried
turkey dinner, which will be follow
ed by speaking and sports pro-
grom. County Agene WV. Skuse
will have charge of the afternoon
speaking program.
All turkey growers and those in
terested In turkey raising are COR
daily invited to this tour.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
Umatilla Map

A map showing the location of
the proposed Umatilla dam has been
posted in the office of the Courier
Reporter. The map was prepared by
Army Engineers and was secured
after considerable persuasion was
exerted.
The dam site is shown, located
about two and a half miles above
the townside of Umatilla on the
Oregon side and about the same
distance from the townside of Ply
mouth on the Washington side. The
north end of the dam is placed in
the townsite of Rapids City, laid
out some fifteen or twenty years
ago by j. p. Alexander of Portland,
who had development scheme and
sold quite few lots.
Within the past week or two en-
gineers have resurveyed the dam To-
eaton and stakes are driven in many
places III the toWrsiJe of Rapids
City.
construction Of the dam would
raise the water level about ten feet
above the present location of the ".
p. & S. railroad tracks at that point,
but would not cause relocation of
the O-W tracks on the Oregon side.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
No Dearth of
Candidates for
County Offices

WHlle the 1lllng period for publiCl
office doesn't close until Saturday
of this week, some two dozen candi-
dates have already paid their filing
fees and will make campaigns this
fall. The commissioners Jobs seem
to be the juciest plums, in both ends
OF the county for this office has at
tracted the largest number of trust
ing citizens. Six have filed from
this end and four from the Prosser
district.
So far the filings for county Off
GERS are as follows: H. E. Chapman.
D. auditor; A. M. Richter D., sher-
iff; Ethel Van Syckle, b., school
superintendent; Ben F. Knox. D..
assessor; K. E. Serier, D., prosecut-
ing attorney. None of the above
has competition so far in the pri-
maries
Two democrats filed for the Of
flee of clerk, @. w. Messy, chief
deputy in the auditors office and
Eta Hillman, who has been en-
ployed IN the horticulturist's office.
Two democrats also filed for the
office of treasurer, Ray Gilcrest.
chief deputy at present and Paul
Pugh, formerly deputy sheriff.
Harry Forsythe, former treasurer.
while he has not actually filed up
to this afternoon, has definitely an
nonnced that he would be candi-
date for the office of treasurer On
the republican ticket.
@. E. Duffy has announced that
lie Will file for the office of assess
or on the republican ticket.
K. E. Serier has filed on the DEM
ocratic ticket for prosecutor and
Prosser rumor has 1t that former
Prosecutor Geo. o. Beardsley will
file again for the same job on tho
republican ticket. "a
In the second district Fred Kemp.
Fred Wilson, r. s.. Bush and<W. P.
Hansen have filed for commissioner.
all on the democratic ticket.
In the third district, M. N. Hud-
hall, VIM, Boag, M. v. Heberlein
and Harry G.. Owens have filed on
the democratic ticket, with L. E.
johnson and H. S. Hughes on the
republican side for the commissions
u.ership.
In Kennewick g. F.. Winkenwerder
has filed for justice of the peace
with w. G. Sommers and e. O
, Keene for the same job In the Pros.
]. ser district. These candidates d,
4 l not run , on a party ticket -~a,
IS SO far only two precinct commit
: teemen have filed, Lewis w. Sloar
: d., from Richland and B. E. MIC
1 Gregor, Prosser, republican.
: In the sixteenth district, compris
ing the counties of Franklin, Ben.
ton, Klickitat and Skamania, two
: representatives are to be selected
Geo. F. Christensen of Stevenson
and M. M. Moulton of Kennewick
have filed on the republican ticket
Christian Aalvik of Stevenson and
Mrs. Hurd of Goldendale have filed
on the democratic ticket. 1t was re-
ported today that Mr.. Neff and Mr..
Hurley, both OF Pasco had filed on
the democratic ticket for represent
alive.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
Coop. Power Line
Seeks to Extend
Service 100 Miles

The Rural Identification Admin
istration has given preliminary con-
sideration to an application of the
Benton Rural Electric Assn, Ben
ton City, Washington for an addi-
tional loan to extend it's rural lines
In Benton County, and has outlined
the steps which must be completed
before an allotment of funds can be
made.
The original application covered
43 miles to serve $50 customers REA
has already allotted $4,000 for this
project. The proposed extensions
wouAo total 100 miles of line to serve
300 new customers.
1t will be necessary for the pro-
ject sponsors to obtain and submit
signed applications for membership
in the cooperative as well as applica-
tions for electrical service from it,;
also obtain signed easements for the
right-of-Way for the power lines
and prepare and send to REA q de-
tailed map of the proposed extern
sion.
= AAV ta5ctA4AV AOVctAA E4NH WAACl4 1AtS
already been ESTABLISH he'd for the
first section of the project will prob
ably apply on this new section
; Under tlisA Tss e, residential eusto-
mers pay a minimum bill of $3.50 &
month, for which they may receive
25 XVIII, enough electricity to light
the average size home adequately
and operate such appliances as a
washing machine or iron, and $5.8s
pays for 100 XVIII, enough for these
uses, radio, water pump and op-
Grating one major appliance, such
as a refrigerator.
Speed in further development OF
this project depends in large mea-
sure upon continuance of the COM
munity cooperation which is prin-
cipaily responsible for the success
of the project so far If the infor-
nation about this proposed addition
is satisfactory, REA expects to be
able to allot money to meet the en-
tire construction costs. No money
will be lent to pay for rights-of
way.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
Skuse Reports
Sugar Beets i'm
Fair Condition

A very serious condition in the
sugar beets in some communities of
the county was reported to County
Agents Skuse some time ago, who
made personal inspection of many
fields and found considerable out
break of curly top, commonly called
blight. To verify his findings Mr..
Skuse sent samples of diseased
plants to the Experiment Station
plant Psychologists In Prosser and
Pullman.
Mr.. Skuse states that in most parts
of the county the beets are In fair
condition. There has been some in
jury, probably due to the method of
placing fertilizer, also they have
been slowed up somewhat In their
development by hot weather and In
some cases, have been injured to
considerable extent by inadequate
irrigation. Taken as a whole, the
yield for the county should be rea-
sonably good.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
$Do
YOU
KNOW?

e~ Washington staie Progress Commission
Tbs U. S. town of Point Roberts,
Washington is more Canadian in
its habits than American.
Situated on a tiny -square-mile
point northwest of BeIIingham, 1t is
reached by auto only by driving
through Canadian territory. One
must pass thru two Canadian and
one American customs houses to
enter it.
This strange condition is explain
ed by the fact that when the u. s.
Canadian boundary was establish
ed at the 49th parallel, it cut off this
little point of land, the rest of which
belongs to Canada.
The 1854 Pa. Roberts residents,
about equally divided between fish
ermen and farmers, are so closely
associated with Canadian citizens
they observe such Canadian cele-
brations as the King Of England's
birthday, May "a, and Canadas Do
minion Day, July l.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
Scouts Spend Week-E
Camping at Tollgate


Twenty four local boy scouts az
companied by scoutmaster Pat Win
kle drove to Tollgate Friday in the
Everett Dague truck. The boys en-
joyed weekend of camping fiji
teen mile above Langdon Lake. They
returned Sunday evening.
Those attending were SCOUTS Rob
ert Mason, Donald Larkin, Ned Cole
Buster Faulds, Eldore Kempf, Hal
Keene, Ed and Elwood Meskiman
Chester Dague, Dick Foraker, Merle
Babcock, Quentin Miser, Glen Miser
Harvey Poole, James Anderson, Jim
my Mills Merlyn' Giles, Georg
Reyrnore, tI3eute,1e -Arthu
! Evett, Kenneth Campbell and Rob
ert Elkins.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
New Commission
Is Organized In
Benton County

The newly created Planning Com
mission of Benton County held its
first meeting at Benton City on
Tuesday evening. Members present,
T. E. Brockhausen, Robert O. Evans,
Argus Hughes, Frank Clark, r. s..
Reierson, Jay Perry, E. j. Brand
and Charles l.. Powell. One vacancy
to complete the membership OF nine
will be filled by appointment from
Prosser.
The officers elected were e. j.
Brand, chairman, and Charles l..
Powell, secretary.
The purpose of the Commission is
to act as fact finding body for the
Board of County Commissioners and
| the various municipalities In BEN
ton County. Its work will be in con-
I junction with the State Planning
Council. 1t proposes to study and
compile data and plans on such
things as q long, time road program
river transportation ~ natural re-
|. sources and ther developmeAt, an
4 the most approNiatc use of fan
/ throughout the nslhtry. Its plan
! are to encouragefa coordinated de
velopment of unbuilt areas, the con
servation of natural beauty ant
the facilitation of adequate pro
vision for transportation, watel
sewerage and other public require.
ments. Suggestions to the Commits
sion will be welcomed.
To further the development of the
Columbia River the Commission au-
thorized payment of $500 to the In
land Empire Waterways Association
from the amount budgeted for 1T by
the Board of County Commission
ers This will be used to employ con-
sultants and experts and will match
similar payments to the Association
heretofore made by Walla Walla
county and Umatilla county.
Mr.. r. K. Tiffany, executive sec
rotary Of the State Planning Coun-
Gil, has been invited to address the
next meeting Any one Interested
may attend the meeting, the time
and place Of which will be announc-
ed later.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
SCHOOL OPENS AUG. 20

Superintendent E. s.. Black was
in Kennewick yesterday for the pur-
pose of attending school board
meeting. Members of the school
board attended the final school
budget hearing at Prosser in the
morning and in the afternoon the
local board met here to take care of
business duties before the opening OF
the school year.
Mr.. Black announces the opening
of school Monday, August 20, as
there has been number of inquiries
concerning the date.
He states that there is one teach
ing position yet to be filled, but In
the near future the teaching staff
and their positions will be announc-
ed
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
Wet Area Forecast

Washington, d. C.-Unprecedent-
ed rains In many sections OF the
country are said by scientists, who
base their forecasts on study OF
sun-spots, to indicate a cycle OF cool,
wet weather that many continue for
five years. Fixing a sun-spot cycle
at eleven years, DR.. Harlan T. Stet-
son of the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology states that the sun-
SPOT maximum was reached about a
year ago. Preceding this were per-
iods of extreme drought, which dev-
astated the Middle West and caused
the loss of billions in crops and cat
tie. If the cycle follows its usual
course, the last half of the l1-year-
period will reverse its previous tend
encies.