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Evening star., 1938-05-07
PIPING OF WELL
WATER PRACTICAL
Systems for Rural Homes of
Two Types-Avai|abIe
Under F. H. A.

Modern water systems for farm and
suburban homes located beyond the
water mains" are entirely automatic
says the Plumbing and Heating Indus
tries Bureau.
An up-to-date electric water system,
the bureau explains. will automatically
maintain pressure at the faucets. will
start and stop automatically and will
lubricate itself automatically.
Water systems for farmhouses are
Of particular interest at this time, the
bureau points out because the revised
title l of the National Housing Act pro-
rides for the insurance of loans for the
installation Of a complete water system
in farm or suburban home, including
the drilling of the well. the installation
OF the pump and the necessary piping
and plumbing.
Two Usual Types.
The two types of electric water sys-
TENS in common use today are the
gravity and the hydropneumatic or
pressure system. The latter consists
Of pump and closed or pneumatic
storage tank in which cushion of air
Is maintained under pressure to force
water from the tank through the serv-
Ice pipes to the faucets
The gravity system consists of a
pump and an overhead tank This
may be placed in an attic or elevated
position outside the house. The water
noWs from the tank TO the faucets by
gravity or pressure of its own weight
The trend is definitely toward the
hydropneumatic system because of its
advantage in maintaining a uniform
and. if desired, high pressure Pres
sure Is particularly necessary in case Of
FIRE or the use of the water system for
irrigation purposes
Another disadvantage of the gravity
eystem is that the average attic floor
will not support the weight OF tank
without strong reinforcing. Further
more. many attics are not sufficiently
freezing.
Pump ForeStalls Freezing.
The advantage of the hydropneu-
matte system is that the pump and
tank are more or less of unit This
makes for greater ease in servicing. re-
pairs and drainage. When located in
the pit with the pump. positive protec-
tion against the freezing of the tank
can be obtained.
In the selection of farm pumping
system three factors have TO be con-
sidered, the bureau explains. These
are:
]. Suction conditions which deter
mine whether a shallow we'll or deep
we'll type of pump is TO be used and
where the pump is to be located.
2, Amount OF water required, which
determines the size of the pump to be
used.
). Discharge conditions which deter
mine the class of pump to be used:
that is whether low, medium or high
pressure
Pumps are made in various sizes
and styles to fit these requirements.
Installation under the supervision of
man thoroughly experienced in the
design Of farm water systems is neces-
ssry for efficient and trouble-free oper-
alton.
Evening star., 1938-05-07

| " " spring weather if il
doesn't change overnight)
makes us eye our outdoor sitting
space hungrily and look forward to
the lengthening days ahead, when we
/ VIII be using our porches more and
/ more
This time we are looking down. In
other words, how Is the floor of yo,Ir
porch? Have the winter SHOWS and
spring rains done some damage to ito
If so. then you will be wanting to
refinish it. And this time. no doubt,
you will want waterproof. nom
porous finish which will hold up even
when it meets rough weather.
We have heard of a floor seal for
close grain or open grain woods. con-
crete, composition and terrazo which
Will be both finish and armor against
weather and wear. You apply it with
brush. sheepskin or mop cloth. a
gallon covering about $50 feet, one
coat. The makers recommend using
two coats. but the surface can be
coated and recoated all In the same
day.
The material is light in color and
must be worked well into the wood
and the surface lightly steel-wooled
before adding the second coat. Open
grain woods. of course, require filling
so that the final surface will be
smooth; use paste wood filler. thin
ming it properly with turpentine to
get the right consistency. Lumps Of
hller on the surface would spoil the
whole effect. You have to allow 12
hours drying for the filler; four
hours will suffice for sealer itself,
IT you have a dressy room and want
10 use wax over the seal. 60 ahead.
The floor seal, while 90 per cent wa
terproof and perfectly good as a final
hnish, takes wax beautifully. It won't
heel burn, either Has heen mead .v
Evening star., 1938-05-07
INSURED MORTGAGE
TOTAL IS $2,O00,000
F. H. A. Reports Show Increase Of
237 Per Cent in Applications
During April,

Applications for mortgage insurance
handled by the District OF Columbia
office of the Federal Housing Admin
istration during April totaled more
than $2000,000 H. H. Dearing, direc-
tor for the District Of Columbia, an
nounced today
Total volume of applications in
April showed an increase Of 237 per
cent over the total for the same month
last year, he said. April also showed
gain over March.
During April. 1898. applications
handled by the District OF Columbia
office totaled s2.o32.1o0. Sixty per
cent Of these applications involved new
construction. During the same month
last year the total was s81s,o0O. March,
1888, total, $1,920,300
Mortgages accepted for insurance at
the District Office during April totaled
1929 900: in April, 1887, $605, 900.
Evening star., 1938-05-07
Bathroom Color Scheme

To rejuvenate bathroom with COL
ors fresh as those of spring hillside,
. decorator suggests dado of ivory
colored gloss paint to adjoin upper
walls Of lettuce green For the CELL
ing. deeper green. and for the floor.
deep green and white. Maize -colored
fixtures give additional crispness.
Evening star., 1938-05-07

Panama bought more goods from
the United States last year than from
any other country.
Evening star., 1938-05-07
O F F < R ! N G

BEAUTIFUL NEW HOME IN COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, VA
THE CHOICEST SECTION OF ARLINGTON SQUARES
EAST OF CORNER GLEBE ROCK SPRING DRIVE
Evening star., 1938-05-07
BY DOROTHY DUCAS and
ELIZABETH GORDON

w YE ARE on the subject of
M porches again. This balmy
" " spring weather if it
doesn't change nverniohtl
Evening star., 1938-01-06

ground, for that Dog would lead
him there and there is no knowing
what he might do then. The first
thing for me to do is to locate that
fellow, to make sure just where he
is SO that may not make the mis-
take of giving him chance to shoot
me-"
Reddy put on burst of speed so
as to get far ahead. Then he art
fully crossed and recrossed his trail
in such way that 1t would take that
Dog long time to unravel it. Thus
Reddy would gain time. Having done
this to his satisfaction, Reddy circled
widely to reach an old wood road
at certain point.
If that hunter hasn't already
come down this road. he will shortly"
thought Rsddy. He has hunted me
Evening star., 1938-01-06

before and he thinks he knows Just
where will run. He knows that I
often have used the old road that
crosses this one down below so he'll
hide where the two roads cross and
wait for that Dog to drive me around
there Hal"
Reddy flattened himself to the
ground under some brush. A hunter
with a terrible gun across one arm
hurried silently down the read
Reddy stepped out into the rDad and
trotted after him. Not once did the
hunter look back. The Dog was
barking way OF in another direction.
for you remember that Reddy had
made q wide circle and the hunter
was intent on reaching his hiding
place, So there strode the hunter
and not Tar behind him trotted Reddy
Evening star., 1938-01-06
Fox in plain sight. On Reddy's face
REGISTERED q. 9. Patent Once,

Fox in plain sight. On Reddy's face
was something very like sly grin.
Where the roads crossed the hunter
turned aside into the woods. So
did Reddy. Behind small hemlock
tree the hunter took his stand. From
this point he could see up and down
both roads for quite distance.
well, I guess I got here in time"
said he, talking to himself. "Yester-
day I didn't quite make it. That Fox
passed here before I got here. but
this time I'll be ready for him. Thank
goodness that Dog has him straight
ened out at last"
It was true. The Dog had worked
out that puzzling trail where Reddy
had 50 carefully mixed it and now
was In full cry. Reddy grinned
broadly ct the back Of tho hunter
Evening star., 1938-01-06

could not find it again. BY the
time he had succeeded he had been
very tired. While that Dog at last
had gone home to rest and have a
good dinner Reddy had been obliged
to 60 hunting for food. He had
hunted long and almost fruitlessly.
He had caught only two small Mice.
They did little more than whet his
appetite. Now once more he was
running for his life, hungry and
tired.
II it was just that Dog alone I
wouldn't worry" thought Reddy as
he ran. Il could find q way to get
rid Of him. II worse came to worst.
I could take to hole in the ground.
But that Dogs master Is somewhere
around waiting with . terrible gun
70 Ghoot me-. % can't take 70 TIE
Evening star., 1938-01-06
as he watched him watching those
roads.
(Copyright. 1889
$4,000 for Quintuplets.
BY WILLARD
@Is3X ny TRi0Usie NC.
BY REX COLLIER
ADVERTISEMENT, A
By ZIP

LEESBURG, Ohio (P.-The Lees
burg Citizen has offered $4,000 for
the first quintuplets born within 8
miles of Leesburg during 1888"
A full-page advertisement announc.
ing the offer read:
America first! Let's no. take
back seat to Canada. Onward, Lees
burg, onward!"
Evening star., 1938-01-06
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Who keeps his enemy in sight
Will often thus avoid a fright.

EOR the second day in succession
Reddy Fox was on the run. He
was being hunted. On his trail was
one of the best-trained Hounds in
all that section. He had wonderful
nose and he was wise in the ways Of
Foxes. He was a newcomer and
yesterday was the first time Reddy
had had occasion to match wits
with him. It had taken him long
time to fool that Dog and 20 break
h3s trail that that wonderful nose
Evening star., 1938-01-06

Remove letter
called for in the last column Print letter
Evening star., 1938-01-06
Twizzler Answer.

The fox weighed 66 pounds; $50 10
TO $50 g l8o Is to ZIG (i50 plus So.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
Big Cities and
Little Cities Fight
Over Gas Tax

Crawford Donahue and Chas. l.
Powell returned the first Of the
week from their trip to Tacoma
where they represented the City Of
Kennewick at the annual meeting
Of Associated Cities. One Of the fea-
lures Of the entertainment over
there was baseball game between
the mayors Of east side and west
side towns. Because Mayor Behr-
man was unable to attend Mr.
Donahue substituted for him In the
ball game. The east siders went ia
bat first and ran In eight scores
with no one out, then gave the west
siders q chance.
Mr.. Donahue pitched for the east
siders, famed the first three
mayors up. then gave 'em five more
outs before they called the whole
thing off.
Besides the ball game, Mr.. Dona-
hue said they accomplished little
or nothing, for the big cities WANT
ed things the little cities couldn't
get and weren't interested In any
way. The 20 percent division of gas
tax funds asked for by the larger
cities would be ruinous to towns sit
uated like Kennewick, he thought.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
TO Dedicate
PrOsser Airport
Next Sunday

The Prosser municipal airport
will receive its official dedication
next Sunday afternoon. The cere-
monies are excellently timed, for It
Is the opening Of National Ain Mail
week, also.
An appropriate program Of speak
ing, music and flying will be OBJ
served, according to information re-
ceived from Geo. O. Beardsley, air
port manager.
At $50 licensed air pilot win
leave with the first air mail from
this field and q cachet bearing date
Of this first cover flight win be at
fixed to all letters. Already the
Prosser post office has received
scores Of letters from stamp collect
ors all over the nation. Local coll
lectors wishing this first cachet COW
er should have their letters In the
mail not later than Friday night.
May Is.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
To Cement Ditch
Near School
FOrSwimming

Hundreds OF people use the irri.
cation ditch for swimming, espec.
tally in town near the schoolhouse
Continued use has broken down the
banks and made It difficult to take
care Of. The ditch directors have
submitted a WPA project to &C.
ment the bottom and sides OF the
canal for q couple OF blocks In that
area. This will provide an excellent
place in which to swim, especially
since the plans call for ladders con-
veniently placed along the area.
The park board is also consider
ing the submission Of a project for
the further improvement Of that
area Plans will include a shallow
lake at the east end of the park
property. Playground equipment is
also included in the project which
will be submitted soon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
NAY 1921 1888

Local collectors obtain
these cachets method simple Ordinary
envelopes Air Mail"
ing office q the
address the hand and
Der the per
boting paper nugly
inside
seal the tip facilitate
suffer.
ginning Air Mail Week The viii hold until
for axtng this
rect amount postage.
Those who wish delivery stamp selling post
offices
Postmaster Lincoln states
ceive speedy delivery although
all You should avail yourself Of these facilities
tally encouraged to mail air mail National
these cacheed to friends relatives
Kennewick
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
ROdeO Grounds
Clear; Assn Has
Bank Balance

The annual meeting of the Ken
newick Rodeo Association was held
Monday evening, but with a very
poor attendance. The financial re-
port for last years activities was
given, showing the association had
the grounds and buildings complete
without encumbrance and a cash
balance on hand Of S27l.84.
Eight hundred and seventy-five
dollars were spent on the grounds
last year, adding seating capacity
for as large a crowd as the commun-
ity can expect to entertain for sew
eral years to come. Admissions for
the three days ran as follows; July
third, three hundred dollars; fourth,
twelve hundred and fifth, thirteen
hundred. The concessions and the
sale of rodeo buttons brought I'm
about four hundred and fifty dol
lars, and these together with all
other sources OF income and cash ON
hand, showed q total of $4,208.47,
according to Treasurer e. G. Tweet's
report. ~
The expenditures amounted to
$3,s36.63, leaving cash balance ON
hand Of $27184. II
Because Of the lack Of attendance
no official action was taken on this
years show, but suggestions were
offered and preparations will be
started in the near future for this
years entertainment.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
Ray Peterson
Wins Pig Given
by KiWanianS

Raymond Peterson, Glen Mizer,
Leo Elder and Norman McInturff
are the four local boys who partici-
pated in the r. r. A. contest writ
ing approximately an 1000 word es-
say entitled, Scare Of SWINE" The
judges for this contest included
principal 7. A. Brim, county agent,
w. w. Skuse and their instructor,
Victor Rogers. Raymond Peterson
was decided as the winner.
Each OF the boys read his theme
before the Kiwanis club Tuesday
and the winner will be given q pig
by the Kiwanis club. This pig will
be a registered SOW which is be-
ing purchased by the Kiwanians
C.u, of the first lis.el Of pigs they
will be divided on q basis OF 10 OF
more in litter, three viii be given
to the r. r. A. five to nine pigs
two viii be given; three to four, one
is to be given; and II less than
three pigs the boys viii keep the
sow and two pigs until the next
litter and again give out Of the sec
ond litter. II the second litter she
fails to produce more than two pig,
the SOW must be butchered. Ac.
cording to Mr.. Rogers the pigs viii
be gwen to the F. F. A. chapter
which VIII In turn be given ont Il
o,,Ier outstanding boys and In t.,i.
way keep advancing the project.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
Steamboats, to Ply
Columbia Again

Railroad officials have been
warned to see that the bridge across
the Columbia was kept n condition
to operate the draw. Since the draw
was last opened new rails have been
laid across the draw span and 10,
was necessary to saw them in order
to operate the table.
With the present stage Of high
water 1t is possible to operate any
of the river boats to considerable
distance above this point, and 1t Is
understood that one of the lower
river boats will make a call at our
port during the coming week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
STRAWBERRIES. ssss CRATE.

The first strawberries Of the
season from the famous Kenne-
wick district were auctioned and
sold for $365. This Is the high
est price ever paid for strawber-
ries from any section of the
world! This price was received
twenty years ago, and the money
donated to the Red Cross, accord
ing to . report printed In the
Courier of that time. The first
berries Of the season were ship
ped out this week and brought
Sc. The cool weather Is proving
ideal for berry growth, and .
couple Of days Of hot weather will
bring them on In large quantities.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
Umatina Dam
Project Hot Now
1t Is Thought

q. Herbert West, executive secre-
tary for the Inland Empire Water
ways association, was called To-
Washington, d. G. yesterday to be
present at special hearing before
the committee from congress which
has the appropriations for the Um-
atilla dam.
Local men who have keeping I'm
touch with the progress on the river
improvement work are keenly inter
ested in the move and are Of the
opinion that public announcements
Of the passage Of the appropriation
will soon be made. It is generally
conceded that the first work will be
the construction Of the dam at UNI
atilla.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
Cleanup Week Soon

The week starting May q has
been set aside as city cleanup week
according to Fire Chief Carol Pratt.
The fire department is making
plans to give the city general
cleaning. The present plans are
to appoint representative in each
city b lock to be responsible for
each neighbours knowledge and the
cooperation In the part Of the citi-
zens win add much to the appear
ance Of the city.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
Grade School to
Have Additional
WPA Playfield

Another WPA allotment Of $31 ia
has been granted to the Kennewick
school district to complete the
landscaping Of the school grounds,
according to telegram from WASH
ington received today. The bulk
Of the money will be used just west
Of the grade school building, Mr..
Black states, to provide a play
ground for the smaller children, al
though the landscaping of the
grounds has not yet been completed.
The pipes for the underground
sprinkling system on the new grass
plot have been installed and the
sprinklers put in. The leveling and
seeding Of the plot is under way and
the trees will be added this fall
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
N1other-Daughter Banquet

The w. F. M. s. entertained with
their annual Granddaughter BAN
quet in the basement Of the church
Wednesday evening There were SO
guests present. Each girl had to
find her mystery mother by taking
a place card written in lemon Juice
and putting it over flame. The
program consisted Of pledges to the
mothers and daughters; some Sc
lected solos by Mrs. H. r. Love and
a short play entitled, Diamond in
the Rough" The character parts
were taken by Mrs. Herman Camp
bell, Minnie Thackara, Lois Camp
bell, Pearl Dague and Anna Marie
Mueller. .-...-.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
County Gets
Another WPA
Road Allotment

An allotment Of $42373 from
WPA funds was granted to Benton
county last week, according to a
telegram received from Senator
Schwellenbach this week. The
money is to improve roads thru
out the county" This Is an addi-
tional sum, according to Commis-
sioner Jay Perry, to be used where
ever and whenever needed during
the year. The county has just COM
pieted last years project.
The bulk of this sum will be used
fer oiling projects, Mr.. Perry states.
some on the Paterson road out OF
Prosser, and the completion Of the
cemetery road west of Kennewick
and to repair the damage on the
Plymouth road out Of Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
Benton Relief
Costs $40 Year
Per Capita

An average Of 600 families in
Benton county received public as
sistance during last year, accord
ing to report submitted by Fern
T. Massie, acting administrator,
Benton County Welfare Depart
ment.
While the per family average as
sistance amounted to less than $40,
nevertheless the total amount spent
during the year for public assist
ance, was more than $4,000. more
than half Of which was spent for
old age assistance.
Aid to dependent children (this
item replacing the former Moth
ers' Pension") cost $l6985 during
the year. Aid to the blind took s.
818, while the old age assistance
cost $77.68950.
All other general public assist
ance cost $28,366, and this item In
Guided relief for unemployables. en-
ployables, transients and public
health service, and care OF md1-
gent insane. Administration costs To-
the year amounted to 81, O81.
Using $4,000 as the estimated pop
ulation Of Benton county, this
means that public assistance in all
divisions cost $1,000 per capita the
year.
In Benton county $3.50 Of the
aged in the county are now recip-
tents of Old Age Assistance. $40 of
the applications received have been
acted on. The state is assisting
$3.50 of the total aged, and in the
United States 20.546 of the aged
populated are receiving assistance.
The average grant in Washington
is $23.64. In Benton County the
average grant is $22.36.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
Labor Act Unpopular

New York City-Although fore
seeing no immediate change in the
wagner Labor Act, a national sur
Wy BY the American Institute Of
fabiic Opinion reveals a widespread
opposition to it by leaders Of both
parties. Recent efforts of the Ma
uonal Labor Relations Board to
sHer It's course toward employers
nave weakened public confidence in
" decisions, and Henry Ford an
oomces that he would carry to the
supreme Court the efforts of the
NAsb to withdraw its previous
scuon against the Ford Motor Com
pany.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12

At the regular meeting Of the
DeMolay Wednesday evening five
boys were taken In as new men,
bers and given the initiatory degree,
These boys are Gerald Britton. Tru-
man Selph, Glen Baker Of Pasco,
Walter Keen and Lindley Llewellyn.
SIX members Of the Walla walla
order were unexpected visitors for
this meeting after which the recre-
alton hall was opened and the Wis
itors entertained.