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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
Cut Necessary
By County Welfare
Department
Old Age Assistance
Grants Reduced by the
State Office

This summer it will not be pos
sible to give direct assistance to
able-bodied employable men or to
their families. WPA requirements
will be made instead Of giving di-
rect relief and this means that those
men now on WPA must make in
creased efforts to find other work,
according to Mrs. Fern T. Massie,
Acting Administrator, Benton Co.
Welfare Department.
In line with the need for curtail-
ment, no action has been taken by
the state office on increases request
ed for Old Age Assistance recipients
as of April LIST. New grants and re-
instatements have been decreased
SIS in all cases where the request
was for SIS a month or more. Re-
quests of Sill to $14 were paid SO
and requests of SO and less were
paid as recommended.
AS explained in a previous article
it is necessary that an. applicant to
be eligible for old age assistance
must be in need of such basic items
as food, clothing and shelter. They
must need these from the stand
point that neither the applicants
or relatives are capable of supply
ing these items.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
|Kennewick's Pilots
Tow Airplane Back
From Cincinnati
To Start School of
Aviation as Soon as
Ship is Set Up

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Crooks, Kenne-
wick,s aviators, arrived home Sun
day after an extended trip to the
East, where they went to purchase q
new airplane. The skyship was
trailed home overland behind new
Ford coupe, which the Crooks pur-
chased while in Detroit.
The new ship is two-passenger
Aeronca cabin plane and will be
housed in the hangers at the Pasco
airport. It was carried to Kenne-
wick from Cincinatti in a trailer,
the wings and landing gears being
Grated for the trip.
It took eight days to drive out
and the young couple, both of whom
are licensed pilots, had some excit-
ing experiences on the way home.
They missed the big wind storm in
the East by few miles, just escap-
ed a couple of billiards., bumped in
to bad skid while travelling thru
some new snow, but came through
without any damage.
Mr.. Crooks will assemble the new
ship in the near future and will start
his aviation school as soon as he
can get his students lined up again.
In the meantime he is giving pleas
ure hops to those who care for sky
rides.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
Insurance Rate
Reduction Due in
Near Future
City Modifies Building
Restrictions in Present
Fire Zone

Installation of an additional fire
plug in the west end of town and the
completion of the firemen's Sleep
ing quarters in the city hall were
authorized at the Tuesday evening
session of the city council. These
two things were all that remained
of the requirements listed by the
duction of fire insurance rates inside
underwriters board to justify re-
the city limits. AS soon as the fire
plug has been installed the board
will be asked to issue the reduction
orders. a. ... .......
The council, at the request of the
Grange Supply Co., authorized q
change in the fire limits within the
city, by the formation of a ware
house district. The request was
made in order to permit the supply
company to erect lumber shed on
the property the organization now
occupies. f..
Within the warehouse district
which will be the area between the
U. p. tracks and the state highway
the building restrictions will bs
modified to the limits of the state
requirements. This will permit, il
is thought, the erection of sheet iror
sheds, which is the type of building
the supply company has in con-
temptation.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
Department Urges
Planting of
Family Gardens
Look for Decreased
Incomes for Coming
Year

The first meeting of the Kenne-
wick Garden Planning Committee,
made up Of representatives from all
local organizations in Kennewick
and vicinity, met to discuss prelim-
mary plans for garden contest in
this community. Meeting was held
Tuesday evening of this week. Def
mite plans as to the contest were
not drawn up at this meeting, as it
was felt by the committee that a
larger group of organizations should
be represented in a contest of this
type.
A study carried on in Snohomish
county during the past year was dis
cussed by the committee in rela-
ton to the garden plans for this
year. In this study record OF
complete costs on the one-half
acre gardens We're maintained,
where the average number of per-
sons in the family were seven. The
total costs of seed, fertilizer, and
record Of labor and other items
amounted to $25.70, Spills, and
$40.26, while the income from these
same gardens based on the retail
price of the products were respect
lively $203,6O, $159.40 and $1os.75.
Each Of these gardens included
some fruit and potatoes. Conditions
in Benton county would no doubt
vary inasmuch as water costs, ETC.,
always enter into the picture of the
final cost of production. However,
a great saving can be maintained.
From forecasts given by the u. S.
Department of Agriculture and De-
partment Of Agricultural Econom-
les income for the average family
during 1888 will decrease, while the
cost of production will probably re-
main at a level or will not decrease
in as great a proportion as income.
Consequently, the majority of fam
lilies in and around Kennewiclr
and vicinity would be more than
interested to ented into garden
program of this type in which the
family will plan the entire food sup
ply and produce this same supply or
buy locally when these food stuffs
are in season, and preserve enough
food for winter use according to
recommended methods.
In addition to the vegetable gar
den the committee also discussed
the Feasibility of carrying on a
flower garden contest or outdoor
living room contest. which would
add to the Identification of the
home yards in Kennewick.
The committee plans to meet next
week on April IL at 7:30 pm. at
the county agents office.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
Pioneer Reunion

One of the outstanding features
of the Fourth of July celebration
last year was the Pioneer Reunion.
Repeated calls for another such
gathering this year has determined
the committee to enlarge the scope
this year. A group of early day
settlers will meet at the r. E. Reed
home Sunday afternoon to consid-
er plans for this year and to select
committees to take charge of the
work. Any resident of the district
with 30-year record is invited to sit
in with this group Sunday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
sISnOw White" to be
Here Same Dates
as Shown in PascO

The sensational new picture,
Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs' will play in Kennewick the
same days that it is to be shown in
Pasco, according to word received
from "Fibber" (Howard) MCGEE,
manager of the local Liberty. It
will open on Thursday, April IA and
will be here three days. Admission
charges will be the same as at the
Pasco house regularly.
This is the first time In the his
tory Of the moving picture that an
mated characters have appeared in
q feature length production. Walt
Disney created other cinema his
tory with the production of Snow
White, as more fashion designs for
clothing. toys, etc have been copied
from this picture than any yet
produced. .@
To accommodate the large num-
Der of people who will want to see
this picture the Liberty will open
at three o'clock of Thursday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
Pioneers Feted
.by KenneWick
Business Girls
Experiences Related of
Kennewick's Earliest
Days; Costumes Worn

About thirty Kennewick pioneers
were guests of honor at banquet
rendered them by the Business and
Professional Women's club Mon
day evening at the Arrow Grill. The
occasion was to wind up the clubs
study project for the year: "Our
Towns Business" ... -.
The guests all had records of con-
tinuous residence of 80 years or
more, the longest being that of G. G.
Williams and Mrs. r. E. Reed, who
came to Kennewick in 1902.
To recall the early days, some Of
the guests were brought to the ban
quet In an old surrey drawn by q
couple of mules. The coachman,
Herbert Malchow, was suitably at
tired in a silk hat and frock coat,
and his passengers got quite thrill
out Of the experience. ~ "1.
Several of the business girls were
attired In pioneer costumes, which
added color to the affair. The table
decorations, miniature covered wag-
ons, were cleverly done and were
the work of Glee Miller.
The guests were asked to recall
some of their early day experiences
and the recounting conjured up
memories Of the happenings in the
community thirty years or more
ago. One particularly interesting
story was told by DR.. L. G. Spauld-.
ing concerning his first trip to the
Horse Heaven country. He was
called to officiate at a birthday par
ty, got lost in the hills and at day
light found he had been driving in
circles and was travelling most of the
night in sight of the house he was
looking for.
His driver on this occasion was
Penny" Terrell, who added to the
story by telling about the doctors
next call which was at a home In
the hills where four members of the
family were down with typhoid fe-
yer. Penny said that the doctor re-
manned in the hills caring for this
family with no help, no facilities
nor conveniences for several days,
doing all the required work alone.
He brought the four through the
seige with no i'll effects and thereby
gained no small reputation as a
skillful practitioner.
Two trumpet solos by E. A. Nc
Dowell and a couple of numbers by
the girls sextet furnished the re-
mainder of the program which was
thoroly enjoyed by the group. The
sextet, appearing for the first time
in public, is composed Of the Misses
Helen Steiner, Eva Elefson, Virginia
Carpenter, Verdella Mueller, Olive
Brue and Glee Miller. Miss Mueller
acted as chairman for the evening.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
Republicans to Meet
at PascO, April Is

Republicans in the fourth con-
gressional district are to hold q
meeting at Pasco on the 18th of this
month, when the ladies will also be
entertained. The meeting will
start with noon, luncheon for
ladies, honoring Mrs. j. T. Urqu-
hart, state republican national COM
mitteewoman. The regular meet
ing for both men and women will
follow at 1:30. There will be good
music and good talks. w. r. Cox
member of the executive committee
says that "all citizens who believe
that there should be a change from
the present conditions are cordially
invited"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
HIS. to Compete
in Track Meets

The Junior and Senior high
school track teams have been turn
ing out for practice for the past two
weeks. The valley Junior high school
league Is divided into the northern
and southern districts similar to
basketball. The southern division
VIII hold track meet here on Apr.
so' This division includes Toppen-
Ism, Sunnyside. Grandview, Prosser
ana Kennewick. The winners of
tms meet will compete in the final
meet which will be held in Yakima
on May Z.
a county grade school kitty ball
tournament will be held April Is
IN Benton City.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
Teachers Attend Meet
at Spokane

The local schools closed yesterday
for two days vacation in order to
give the teachers a chance to at
tend the Inland Empire Education
al association meeting which is con-
vening in Spokane this weekend.
The teachers attending from here
include: the Misses Betty Howard,
Katherine Ponti, Ethel McReynolds,
Mary Wommack, Mrs. Velrna Whit
lock; superintendent e. s. Black;
principals T. A. Brim and J. j. Sla-
ter; Victor Rogers. Marley Parker,
Edgar Gilbert and G. A. Greene.
The Misses Francis Allen and Hazel
Burdette and Ray Normile are
spending the weekend in Portland.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
Wenatchee Queen
is Strong Booster
for Apples

Queen Lois 10 Strong. age Is, and
her two princess escorts came a
visiting in the Yakima Valley Mon
day, extending invitations to the
annual Apple Blossom Festival in
Wenatchee the latter part of this
month.
Black haired and pretty, Miss
Strong is extremely apple-minded,
protesting apples as her favorite
food, apple blossoms as her favorite
flower and the big apple as her fav-
orite dance step. Other favorites in
clude Charlie Mccarthy and Snow
White. When not being a queen
she is a senior in Wenatchee high
school and an accomplished pianist.
With Queen Lois 10 were Prin-
cesses Susan Hit and Doris Ames.
They were accompanied by Mrs.
William Just as chaperone and Err
win s. Jones as campaign manager.
The group visited Yakima and 9TH
er valley towns on their trip to
Walla Walla, where they were en-
tertained by the chamber Of COM
merce, later going to Spokane and
way points on their advertising trip.
The three girls are accomplished
and they gave several
numbers in the towns where their
stops permitted.
Definite date for the Blossom
Festival has not yet been set, owing
to the uncertainty in the weather,
but it is likely to be held on the
30th, according to Mr.. Jones.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
Band Carnival

The White Bluffs band is giving
a carnival Friday night Of this week
and has sent special invitation to
Kennewick to attend. Inasmuch as
this organization has always been
of such splendid assistance in Ken
newick's celebrations, large dele
cation is expected to attend their
function to express the towns APP
probation. A bus load Of school
children has been arranged for and
several other groups are arranging
parties to attend. A special invita-
ton to Rainbow Girls and DeMolay
boys has been received, and quite a
group is planning to ride up on the
big school bus, fare for the trip hav-
ing been set at five cents.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
Scouts Collect Magazines
for Library Benefit

This Saturday, April 9 Is the time
set for the first collection of old
magazines for the library benefit.
The boy scouts will call at the diff
ferent houses and in case any Of
the houses are missed in the cam
vass, citizens are asked to notify
John Vibber, Kiwanis chairman.
This is good way to start your
spring house cleaning and also to
help the library purchase new boks.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
New Books Added
to Local Library

The city librarians have ANNOUNCE
90 q list Of thirteen books which
nave been added recently to the
Guy library. These books are: EN-
snanters Nightshade," by Ann
niloges; "The Turning Wheels" by
stuart Cloete; "The Very House."
s nA1o De LaRoche; 1.-THE Best Short
n.olles OF 1887" E. j. O'Brien; 1.-THE
=. uess Rays Of 1867" Burns Man
.s, Inc Raven" James Marquis;
Stunns Headlands," Sara Ware
u n, "Feathered Waters" Edith
m0.on; The Prodigal Parents"
s Lewis; Madame Curie," by
nse curie; "The Seven Who Fled"
n eiic Prokosch; American
eam, Michael Foster; and Not
oaoer Forty" Villa Gather.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
PIT. A. to Have
Varied Program

The regular monthly meeting OF
the p. T. A. win be held Thurs
day evening, April IA instead OF
the regular meeting night. Wednes-
day. There will be a short business
meeting with an election of officers
and this to be followed by the fol-
lowing numbers on the program:
Miss Wommock's rhythm band; a
safety play by Miss Lampson's and
Mr.. Parker's classes; piano selec-
tons by Miss Eva Elefson; Food
Preservation project and Gardens,
by Miss Helen Steiner; and Miss
Hazel Burdette will speak on the
school library.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
Chronic COmplainer

Stranger drove into a local SER
vice station thi.i week and asked
the attendant If he had any used
oil Then he asked il there was a
can available, to carry Il in, and
where was IL. After fling the
can he complained bittsly about
the quality Of the oil antI decided
that If that was as good as he
could get for nothing he'd try an
other place down the street,
where, possibly, the customers
didn't use their oil quite So long
before changing. Can you beat
IL?
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
Ball Players Arrive

Nine of the Vancouver baseball
boys arrived in town yesterday for
their spring workout, and another
dozen are expected here Saturday.
They are in charge of Manager Kerr
who is putting the first group thru
light training at the high school
park. =
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
To Play in Pasco

Kennewick's town baseball team
has switched and will play its sea-
sons schedule at Pasco. Owing to
inability to secure the local school
grounds for Sunday games and be-
ing unable to fix up. the rodeo
grounds, the games will be played
on the other side of the river, ac-
cording to information received
from Mgr. Leo Glassner, who has
been organizing the team.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
Geraniums Wanted

The park board would like to put
out a couple Of beds Of geraniums,
but a sufficient number of slips is
not available. The board is asking
for donations from residents Of the
district. Those who are able to
contribute these flowers, preferably
red ones, are asked to get in touch
with Mrs. f. r. Beste, member Of
the board.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
Two More Scouts
Get Eagle Rank

rS,e second Court OF HONOR Oh
scouts Of America, Kennewick
s s,.,,,ct. for this year was held Wed
u 10y night in the I.o.o.F. hall.
- n.,rortunity is taken at this time to
U .ssrr the I. o. O. F. lodge for their
I'm Of the hall and dining room
~ n,ring the month of March the
..o,,t mothers formed an auxiliary
80 the purpose of aiding in what
=. .s.r vay they could. In this case
~. .rev cooked and served a dinner for
,oo people and never was a dinner
and such dinner-more apprec-
lated. ~ -
the Court Of Honor, Mr.. Sam Fora
Ter. called the court to order. The
..rderfoot squad was presented to
-. court, followed by the presen-
..t,on Of Second Glass badges to
wallace Preston, Troop 20; Charles
smith. Troop 20; Chester Dague Of
troop q and Eldor Kempf. Troop
a. .-~ ..%..a
After these came the presentation
n merit badge awards as follows:
I'VE Dague, Troop 27-Personal
Health. Carpentry, Safety; Buster
raulds, Troop 27-Personal Health,
carpentry, Safety; Don Larkin,
rroop 27-Animal Industry, Beef
Production, woodworking; Richard
Foraker, Troop 27-Carpentry, Per-
sonal Health; Elwood Meskiman,
Troop n - Electricity; Edward
smith, Troop 29-Farm Mechanics;
Eddie Meskimen, Troop 27-Person-
Al Health. Safety: Quentin Mizer,
Troop 27-Dairying, Animal Indus
Try. ..-lI@
These awards represent consider
able hard work and application by
the boys, but we must not forget the
forgotten man, the Scoutmaster,
who, with one or two assistants and
more often without help, gives of his
time, energy, spare change, and
whatever else he has to give to the
holding Of these boys into good
citizens.
Following the presentation of
merit badge awards came the pre-
sentation by Oscar E. Hoover, Walla
walla, Scout Executive, of the high
est rank in Scouting, the Eagle
Scout award, to Junior Assistant
Scoutmaster Frank d. Mason and
Patrol Leader, Jimmie Thrasher.
These boys have worked hard and
consistently to achieve this high
rank, which was reached in 1896
by only 1900 scouts out of 1,4OO, 900
In the United States. They deserve
our heartiest congratulations.
The browning award of the Court
was the presentation of the bronze
palm to Eagle Scout Wayne Smalley.
Wayne was awarded his Eagle Scout
badge IN 1887, but continues to
achieve merit badges. The bronze
palm was given for completion of
SIX months service and five more
merit badges. These boys are go
ing places.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
w. S. C.. Students

Among the W.S.C. students spend
ing their vacation with home folk
this week are: the Misses Pearl
Mary Copeland, Viola Foraker, Bar
bara Hauschild and Sheridan Fyfe,
Joe H Whctaaeerd yMer ,RmB SIN
Joe Hatch, Warde Meyer, Max
Sloan, Bob Skuse, Wilson Talbot,
John and David Tweet, Eugene
Babcock and John Stafford.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07
The Weather

a.. morgan, the local weather
f os says his acquisitions
m weather are getting mixed up,
saoW' with orders for Little
,hu Couple of days the first of
,he week 1t got too cold-held back
,.s grass ana did some damage to
NAB fruits thought not enough to
Ike lake a commercial loss. The weeks
as follows. 'A "so "ie
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07

Miss Jorene Belair is suffering
this week from nerve injury OF
her left arm. The accident was
caused by hitting the arm on an
iron bar while working in the local
bakery Monday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-07

Mrs. H. r. Love drove to Spo-
kane Wednesday, where she will
spend several days visiting rela-
tives. !
The Washington times., 1938-10-31
MUSIC SEASON
OPENED IN D. C.
BY 2 CONCERTS.
Kinder Ensemble Now
80 Players
Bv WILLIAM NEWMAN

The major activities of Wash
ington's musical season were
opened Yesterday by the first OF
the National Symptoms 20 con-
certs in Constitution Hall, IN tne
afternoon. and the first OF 81
chamber-music events scheduled at
Coolidge Auditorium, Library OF
Congress.
There was come great music and
a bit of drama at both concerts.
When DR.. Kinder appeared to con-
duct an ensemble which has been
Increased to 80 players through the
generosity of 5000 Washington
music lovers, the public started a
tribute of applause which lasted
two minutes
TRIBUTE PAID
When Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague
Coolidge brought to the stage OF
the Coolidge Auditorium the three
artists who subsequently received
the Library of Congress medals
for eminent service to the art OF
chamber.music, the public rose in
tribute to the music patron who
has moved the center Of that art
from Vienna, or London, or New
York, to Washington.
DR.. Kindler's program quoted
the tuneful emptiness of GlaSou-
now's Overture Solennellle" and
the pre-classic elegance OF c. P. E.
Bach's third sinfonia before it
came to the first real adventure
Of the afternoon.
This was the second suite which
Ravel extracted from the score of
his ballet, "Daphnis ct Chloe"
MORE MUSIC MAGIC
For the second moment of ex-
citement and elevation, DR.. Kind
Ter drafted Moriz Rosenthal, 76-
year-old veteran of the keyboard, to
play the first concerto of Franz
Liszt, whose pupil he was. Here
was more magic.
This time the demonstration
continued until RoSenthal had
added as encores his expanded
version of the Chopin-Liszt
"Maiden'S Wish" and the Chopin
c sharp minor waltz.
The three artists to whom Mrs.
Coolidge presented Library of Con-
greSs medals are Frank Bridge, of
Oxford; Hugo Kortschak, of Yale,
and Jacques Gordon, of the Col
den String Quartet. All have been
identified, in one way or another,
with her 20 years of labor to ad-
vance the art of chamber music.
In a charming speech, Mrs. Cool
idge acknowledged her debt and
that Of the musical world.
SIGNIFICANT WORK
Bridges latest quartet was the
important novelty on a program
that engaged the services of the
Coolidge and Gordon quartets.
The Gordon Quartet gave the
novelty a performance that
matched the daring, the technical
resource, and the spiritual free
dom of the composer. The famous
Coolidge Quartet then joined the
Gordon four to present the even
ing's second novelty, Enesco'S
octet.
The concert began with a per-
formance of Beethoven's quartet
in G major opus 18 by the
Coolidge Quartet that will be
cherished long in grateful mem
OrV.