Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-04
What We Think

eoAmisSlonerS assured local business
men couple of months ago that the
county would be glad to cooperate in
the building of road at the rim Of
Dry Falls and through Coulee CITY,
the actual parrying out Of the project
now seems remote possibility.
The proposal was to have tho road
built through the aid of WPA funds,
which would have aid for the labor,
While equipment and materials would
ave been necessarily furnished by
he county in the role of sponsor.
When questioned about action on
he project at the August meeting,
leld at Ephrata Monday, the COM
nissioners gave tho impression of
aving definitely shelvcd the matter
When the road was first discussed
she gentlemen gave their assurance
chat the county would send the engin-
Ger up in June to make preliminary
survey over the proposed road and al
n getting plan laid out to present
. WpA officials.
At that time the commissioners.
# course, were definitely "under the
gum, as much unemployment was
evident at the dam, and they were
constantly being asked to lend their
aid in relieving the distressing stu
alton.
Upon being asked about the PRO-
ject Monday, members Of the board
seemed trifle hazy on the subject.
One of the gentlemen even stated
other projects had been lined up
through the use Of WpA funds in the
vicinity of the dam and that he
doubted if there would be any unem.
ployment in this section during the
coming winter. Incidentally, the coun-
ty commissioners had no part in Sc
curing any of the projects in tho
dam's vicinity.
This is one Of the few counties in
this state which has had mo county
sponsored WPA projects, and OBJ
viously it pleases the county dads to
let it so remain.
The most silly statement we have
heard yet is the one about there prob
ably not being unemployment in the
county this winter. That is something
that has long been hoped for, but
never realized. To got down to brass
tacks, it looks as though this end of
the county in particular can hope for
no cooperation or aid from the county
now in office.
They have shown themselves as
to promote or help in pro-
noting projects which could be done
With minimum expense an outlay by
The county, and for the betterment of
these communities. We don't live in
The other end of the county, but be-
ieve that they perhaps feel the
,ame way about it.
There IS just one ANSWER use your
vote aud influence to make changes
in the set-up of county commissiohers.
GRAI% NEWS---The sun move. ,e:s
IN the English flag so widely sca,r,i
Il in the British realm. And IL IS
probably equally true that here j., no
eason Of. the year when somewhere in
he world men aren't busy harvesting
wheat. To the far flung nature OF
his farming enterprise can be partly
planned drop Of about five cents in
s heat prices the last two weeks. TRAD
'rs, viewing reports from many coun.
ries, place the 1898 world crop at
lhout one billion bushels IN excess OF
formal world consumption. The U. S.
lone may have an export surplus Of
SIS 100000 bushels. The winter
wheat harvest in North America is
tearing completion, and much progress
las been made in Europe. The south
'rn hemisphere will not harvest this
ears crop until late fall, and harv-
sting will continue in Argentina all
inter.
AUGUST SALES - Stores from
Maine to California will launch Aug
lst sales this week. With tempera-
ures near the COS, women shoppers
ire taking advantage Of low summer
,rices to buy winter furs. Clothing,
furniture ana housewares are also be-
Es offered at clearance prices. To
he housewife, buying in the slack
season means saving money. TO the
Merchant it means clearing his
shelves and getting ready for the per-
snnial autumn pickup Countrywide