The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-02-17
Pomona Grange to
Urge Construction
of iJmatilla Dam
Objections Raised to
domination on Farmer
Power Line .
Alice b. Ayers, reporter

fOWcI 1lllS
Alice b. Ayers, reporter
\, the regular meeting of Benz
- county pomona grange at Fin
W. fourteen resolutions for refer
~ and one for immediate action
en- nresented. Because of lack OF
. su,e only seven of the former were
considered at this meeting as Iol-
lows: ..,,; =. , Ir,,.
.,,,a rapids Dam and that copies be
cont to the Senators and Represent
.tives Of both washington and Ore
.on Approved by the committee and
s s adopted by the grange.
That the directors and manage
won't Of the Grange Supply be petit
.,oned to investigate and secure all
as.essary information relative to
nrncessing agricultural products by
.he ouick freeze method and 1t be
recommended and urged that they
.,r.nee to process or have processed
umited quantities of the several
crous produced in this county to be
punished by the grange members
on cooperative basis. Approved and
adopted. u
4 resolution from the Whitstran
grange No. 1863 that We protest the
nrouosed picketing Of the work In
nroeress by men employed by the
nnions outside of this community
snd send copy Of the resolution to
George A. Mulkey, Business Manager
a. the Electrical Workers Union,
labor Temple, Seattle, Washing
ton. Approved and carried.
That 1t be made illegal for q
corporation or organization, other
than strictly cooperative organiza-
tons, to process any Of their raw
products that they have produced
when said products are In direct
competition with the regular output
Of the farmer. Approved and car
ried. 81
Providing for the noxious weed
eradication and request the enact
ment and enforcement Of laws that
win protect land adjacent thereto
9rom infestation Of such weeds.
Adopted and report sustained.
TO request the State Liquor Board
to prohibit dancing and the employ
meut Of women bartenders In
places where beer and wine are sold
and In case they are restrained from
granting this request that the State
Grange legislative committee be re-
quested to prepare and present q
Nv barring such abuses at the next
seagion Of the legislature and copies
q this resolution be sent to the
state Laquor Board, the State
Grange legislative committee and
al Pumonas In the state. Approved
and adopted.
The following Pomona Attendance
contest rules were presented by the
Good Of the Order Committee and
appecved by the grange.
There shall be awarded q prize
Of ten dollars ($l0.00) to the grange
shoWing the greatest percentage of
attendance at the Pomona meetings
Throughout the year-the percent
aee to be figured under the follow
ing rules:
!. just before recess for the din
ner hour, the roll Of the subordinate
oranges shall be called and the
number from each grange shall be
announced by the Pomona Master
ana recorded by the Pomona Sec
rotary. All members Of the enter
tanning grange within the building
shall be counted.
2. Owing to the greater diff
cuity OF attendance, due to isola-
tion OF the Hanford, White Bluffs
ana Rattlesnake oranges, there shall
De added so percent to the actual
attendance Of the above named
oranges.
:. The preceding quartely report
70 POMONA shall be the basis of fig
using the subordinate membership.
:. The Pomona Secretary shall
tsure the percentage of attendance
- the end Of each quarter and an
aounce the result at the first meet
ing OF the next quarter.
=. Inc grange having the high
81 percentage Of its membership at
ENDING Pomona as arrived at by
averaging the quarterly attendance
snau be declared the winner.
.. IN case Of a tie duplicate prizes
snau be given. -
:. any question as to the rules
~ the contest shall be referred to
sne committee on Good of the Order
e decision shall be final unless
o NV by a two-thirds vote Of
- latn degree members present at
'.y regular meeting of Pomona.
.. .nere was a splendid response to
ale baking contest. Sisters Cousens
Gu u PETERSON Of Teton View and
.''ef lda Nagel Of Spangle acted
gu Juaees and made the following
pos layer cake; first, Sister
60 i Mahoney of Buena Vista, sec
nv sister Naomi Foraker of Ken
y ' valley and third, Sister G..
neyer OF kennewick Highlands.
ps.,s i cake: first, Sister Falque,
son second, Sister John Erick-
a, vale. Bread: first, Sister John
sAson, Vale; second, Sister Hum