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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24
MRS. E. G. GILBERT GUEST
AT BIRTHDAY SURPRISE

! A very lovely surprise party wa
given Monday afternoon, on the oc
casion of the 18th birthday of Mrs
E. G. Gilbert, at the home of her SON
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. D
NJ. Davis.
Mrs. Gilbert was one Of the earlies
settlers in this region, coming her,
in 1887, and her many friends in THU
vicinity gathered to do her honor
bringing with them many beautifu
gifts, and also refreshments
During the afternoon Mrs. J. w
Buob sang for the guests the song
Mother Machree - After that, al
the women joined in the general sing
ing of hymns.
Present were Mrs. w. J. Olin, Mrs
j. w. Buob, Mrs. J. G. Adkins, Mrs
Lola Mcclure, Miss Lila Bechtol. Mrs
Ethel Leighton and children, Joyce
and George, Mrs. Hattie Voskamp
Mrs. Elizabeth Evans, Miss 10 Cur.
tbs, Mrs. Oscar Beihtol and Ralph.
Mr.. r. E. Miller, Mrs. Effie Bech.
toll, Mrs. Percy Swank and daughters
Shirley and Beverly, Mrs. E. G
Drinkard, Mrs. E. C. Wick, Mrs. Ev.
erett Burrows and son, Gary, Mrs.
G. G. Gilbert, Mrs. Alden Gilbert and
children, Gladys and Howard, Mrs
Albert Thiemens, " A. Mutt and son
Clyde, Mrs. Ernestine Cox. the guest
of honor. and the hostess, Mrs. D. M.
Davis
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24
Obi Gets go
Ahead" On Dam

The bureau of reclamation Monday
formally. issued to the Obi the order
to proceed with it's contract. The 10
company syndicate operates under
a $34,000,000 plan to raise the Col
umbia river dam to its full 550-feet
height from the foundation which
MWAK constructed
The Obi contract requires place.
ment Of 100000 cubic yards of con
crete with the government purchasing
the materials. The foundation dam
bulk exceeded 100000 yards.
Negotiations between the bureau,
MWAK and Obi were completed late
in the day and as soon as the neces-
sary papers were signed, Obi received
the "proceed' order.
The government exercised it's OPP
ton to purchase from MWAK the
power Transmission line, all Mason
City buildings, the mixing plant, the
gravel plant and other items for
and Immediately sold all to
Obi except So houses in Mason City,
The bureau will use them for employ
ees. The final estimate of money due
MWAK for it's late contract is 3d.
571,O74.
MWAK has further claims for 81
100000 for extra work.
A Obi official said work sched-
ule will be submitted to the bureau of
reclamation in about week, and that
the number of men to be employed
would depend upon that schedule. Obi
today had 200 men on the payroll,
with $50 additional men to work on
subcontracts. MWAK had 100 men
employed in offices and as guards.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24
THIEVES DRAW is YEARS
IN MuNRoE RErORMAToR1

Dale Davis and Don O'Conner wer
each given not more than 10 years a
Munroe when brought before Judg
G. G. LETTERS at Ephrata for sentenc
Monday.
Davis was given the 16-year max
mum on each Of two counts, gran
larceny and disposition of stolen good
the sentences to run concurrentiy.
Both men pleaded guilty to tn
charges following their arrest las
month In connection with the robbin
Of the Anton Schumacher store q
| Wilson Creek.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24
Coulee City Bids
Fabrication Plant

A good deal of business was tran
sacted by the local Chamber of Com
merce at its March meeting, held a
the Gem cafe last Thursday evening
Among other things it was decide
to extend the Western Pipe and Stes
company an invitation to en- ide,
Coulee City as site for the large
new steel fabrication plant which is
to weld penstocks for the dam.
The chief advantage which Coulee
City has to offer is permanent rail-
road facilities which, of course, the
down-Coulee towns cannot supply at
ter the coulee is filled with water. II
the event the company is looking for
a permanent site where they can OPP
crate, even after the penstock CON
tract is completed, they will no doubt
give Coulee City much consideration
Favor Cleanup
The Chamber went on record as ia.
voring and sponsoring Spring Clean
Up Day-not the traditional quickly
transpiring urge to move an ash or
two, but an honest-to-g goodness day Of
it, with everybody getting into over
alls and cooperating.
The mayor will declare one-hal
day holiday for the occasion and
big dinner will be held at Weller
hall in the evening, with members Of
the Women 3 club and wives Of the
Chamber of Commerce members pro.
pairing the feed. A definite date has
not yet been decided upon.
With something over 100000 tour.
lists in these parts during the summer
months, good many can be attracted
into town at least once if the entrance
roads look inviting, and perhaps on
couraged to stay awhile and return
if unsightly litter is removed and last
years forest Of weeds burned.
OUuluAII00 NAul6Q
The committee for getting the big
even underway consists Of T. E.. Aus.
TIN, F. w. Mccain and J. L. Tucker
just put yourself down as helper,
for all will be called upon. ALI the
grunters' and handle-leaner-o ners' jobs
seem to have been dispensed with
The Chamber also requested the
high school to conduct another cen
sus of Coulee City townspeople to de-
termine not only the current housing
but also the total. popula-
ton of the city. The idea is to ask
the state to favor Coulee City with
one of the new Washington popuia-
ton signs which grace the portals of
some of our sister metropoli.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24
Fifty Attend
PIT. A. M eet

An unusually fine meeting of the
Pnrent-Teacher association was held
att the schoolhouse last Monday even
ing. About fifty were present with
several of the fathers on hand.
An exhibit Of work by the eight
grades was the center of attraction
oil tho blackboard, being covered
with work which the children hac
done in recent months. In some rooms
pupil monitors conducted the visitor
about and explained the exhibits. A
SIMILAR exhibit was presented by thu
high school teachers at the February
meeting.
The beginners band of about to
pieces. under the baton Of Mr.. Walk
or. presented number. 1t is the frs
time that they have appeared in pub
lie, their group consisting only o
those who have lately undertaken t.
learn instruments.
In the business session, furthe
plans were made for the health clinic
which are to be held later in Tn
spring One clinic, the first of tn
two, will be O general pre-school elm
ic where parents may bring thei
young children for check-up.
Last year there was such a CHM
at Hartline, and Coulee City childre
were invited to participate. Thi
year Hartline children will also q
handled here at the pre-school clinic
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24
FORMER MERCHANT DIES

Orvills WEIGH, former Coulee City
merchant, died at Charleston Tuesday
night, according to word received
here this week. The deceased was well
known to many in this vicinity, hav-
ing worked for the late George No,
Donald.
Burial will be at Charleston to-
morrow. Several from here plan 10
attend the last rites.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24
Mrs. {. J. Weller
Taken By Death

This community was shocked and
saddened by the passing Of one of its
most beloved and respected matrons,
Mrs. c. J. Weller, who died Wednes-
day morning at the Sacred Heart hos
pital in Spokane, following brief
illness.
Mrs. Weller was taken to the hos
pital about week ago when she fau-
ed to return to good health after q
siege of Influenza. The seriousness of
her condition was not realized by
even her closest friends until the end
was near.
She is survived by her husband,
Charles J. Weller; five daughters,
Mrs. Marjorie Maxwell. Misses Betty,
Mary and Jacquehne, all of Coulee
City, and Mrs. B. M. Doherty Of &c.
attic; four grandchildren; five broth
srs, A. J. OLeary and P. c. OLeary
Of Wenatchee, E. j. OLeary Of White
Bluff, g. B. OLeary of Pasco, I. F.
OTeary, Pasco; two sisters, Mrs. d.
O. Freil of Seattle, Mrs. F, g. Blum
of rAsco.
Funeral Tomorrow
The body was brought to the home
hare today to lie IN state. Funeral
services will be from the Catholic
church in Hartline tomorrow friday
morning at II o'clock, and informant
will be in the Almira cemetery.
A large number of Mrs. Weller g
friends from Coulee City viii be pres.
ent at the last rites to pay their last
tribute to this fine wife and mother
To the bereaved family goes the
sincere sympathy of citizens Of. this
town who share with them the loss
tof true friend.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24
CHANGE BUS DEPOT

The local terminal for the Wash
ington Motor Coach system has been
changed from it's former location at
the Chevrolet Service to fuckers ser.
vice station
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24

KNOW?
~ washington Sfefs Progress Commission

The Peone Indians, strong tribe Of
the Spokane district, Of which many
descendants are still living, have left
many relics Of their habits and wars.
Their home ground was northeast OF
Hillyard. Visitors there have found
countless stone arrowheads and other
crude implements of warfare and homo
Life.
Among the most unusual is BATH
where a hole was dug in the ground
and lined with rocks. Large stones
were heated in open fires and dumped
into the water for hot, steaming
baths.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24
ROBINSON TURNS COMEDIAN

ga Slight Case Of Murder" farce
film that frankly and unreservedly
makes fun of the whole business OF
gangsterism and racksteering, is SEIZED.
,uled as the feature attraction at the
Roosevelt theatre in Grand Coulee
next Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24
SCHOOL NEWS

A busload of children with musical
ipcl.nations will trabel to Ephrata on
Friday evening to participate in a
county music contest there. Several
entries have been made for Coulee
City schools, among them vocal
seAtet and several instrumental com
binations.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24
NO.
s u M M o N S

s W. M ~ N =
In the Superior Court of the Stat
of Washington, for Grant County.
A. E. JONES as trustee }
Jefferson Gilmer;' the unknown }
heirs of jefferson Gilmer. it }
deceased; Jane Doe Gilmer,
whose true Christian name is
unknown, wife of Jefferson
Gilmer on May 1. 1889; the
unknown heirs of Jane Doe
Gilmer, wife of jefferson Gill
mer on May l, 1889, if de-
ceased; John Z. Gilmer: the
unknown heirs Of John E.
Gilmer, if deceased; Jane
g Doe Gilmer, whose true
Christian name is Unknown,
wife of John E. Gilmef on
October s, 1901; the unknown
heirs of Jane Doe Gilmer, wife
of John Z, Gnmcr on October
S, 1901, if deceased; Andrew
j. Schrock, Jr.; the unknown
heirs Of Andrew J. Schrock,
Jr.. if deceased; Jane Doe
Schrock, whose true Christian
name is unknown, wife of An
drew J. Schrock. Jr. on April
2, 1902; the unknown heirs
Jane Doe Schrock, wife of
Andrew J. Schrock, Jr. on
August 2, 1902. if deceased;
also all other persons or parties
unknown claiming any right,
title, estate, lien or interest
in and to the real estate de-
soribed in the complaint.
Defendants.
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON to
jefferson Gilmer; the unknown
heirs of jefferson Gilmer, if deceased
Jane Doe Gilmer, whose true Chris
tan name is unknown, wife of Jel
ferson Gilmer on May 1, 1889; til
unknown heirs of Jane Doe d1lmel
wife of Jefferson Gilmer on May !
1889, If deceased; John E. Gllmer
the unknown heirs of John E. Gllme1
if deceased; Jane Doe Gllmer, wnos
true Christian name is unknown, VIII
of John E. Gilmer on October 5, l9Ol
the unknown heirs of Jane Doe Gil
mer, wife of John E. Gilmer on Octe
Der S, 1901, if deceased; Andrew j
Schrock, Jr.: the unknown heirs o
Andrew J. Schrock, Jr., if deceased
Jane Doe Schrock, whose true Chris
tian name is unknown. wife of AL
drew j. Schrock, Jr. on April 2, 1902
the unknown heirs of Jane Do
Schrock, wife Of Andrew j. Schrocl
Jr. on Agril 2, 1902, if deceased; ais
all other persons or parties unknow
claiming any right, title, estate, lie
or interest in and to the real estat
described in the complaint, said d.
fendapts:
You are hereby summoned to al
pear within sixty days after the dat
Of the first publication of this sun
mons, to.wit: within sixty days afte
the gath day Of March, 1898, an
answer the complaint Of the plaintiff
and serve a copy Of your answer upo
the undersigned, attorney for plai1
tiff, at his office below stated, an
Q9I60Q Cu0 dUOFO dCUlOu L
the above entitled court, and in cas-
of your failure so to do, judgment wi
be rendered against you according I
the demands Of plaintiffs complain
which is on file with the Clerk {
said Court. The object of this actic
is to quiet plaintiffs title to IL
southwest quarter of Section thirt,
three (33), Township twenty-sewe
(27) North, Range thirty (30) Ea
of the Willamette Meridian, in tt
County of Grant and State of Was
ington, and decree that you, the sa
defendants, each of you, have 1
right, title or interest in said land.
ALLEN SPRATLIN
Attorney for Plainti
P.O. Address:
Grand Coulee, Grant County,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24
GRACE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH
b. r. WilsoR, Pastor

Sunday Services:
Sunday School 10000 q. m.
Morning Worship II a. m,
Young People $3.50 p. m.
Evapgelistic Service 1880 p. m.
Tuesday:
Prayer Meeting 7.90 p. m,
Thursday:
Prayer Meeting 2:3Q p. a.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24
Prom Enjoyable Affair

One of the incest dances ever held
here was the Junior prom at the high
school gymnasium Saturday evening.
Fine music by Dudley's orchestra
of Spokane, and setting of beauty,
added to the comeliness of the dancers
and the color Of gowns, to create for
everyone in attendance a very pleas
ant time.
Decorations consisted Of Spanish
moss, imported from Florida, against
which many colored lights were train
ed.
Favors for the ladies were little
booklets in the junior class colors,
listing the dance titles, the personnel
of the two upper classes, and the
school song. "Anchors Aweigh."
Theda Pierpoint was honored as
lady of the evening by the tit.o
"Prom Queen" and her attendant
for the grand march, the prom king,
was Bud Austin.
After these two had been presented
by Superintendent Backus, Theda IN
turn called forth Vera Adams and
frank Miller, seniors, whom she nam
ed; prom prince and prom princess
honoring the graduating class. The
symbols of royalty conferred on these
folks were corsages and bouttonieres.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24
Earn Awards

Miss Mesick's commercial classes
have earned the following distinc-
tons recently: Elected to membership
in the Order Of Artistic Typists-Ver-
lie Lee, Richard Thornhrue. Jun
Brown and Elsie Ebans; issued com.
petent typists' certificates for speel
Dale Aldrich, Theodore Austin, Ray
Dalrymple, Elsie Evans, Theda Pier
point, Margaret Twiuing and Ted
Wiley.
The Freshman class 10 working en-
plans for their school party which is
to be held on April FOOLS Day.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24

In the Superior Court of the State
IF Washington, for Grant County.
A. E. JONES as trustee
Plaintiff J
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-08-24

\I>
Groonbolt is to DO featured in the\> y
film 1.-THE City,, now being produced for
the City Planning Exhibit Of tho Worlds
Fair, according to statement Of willard
Van Dyke, q director Of tho picture, who
is in town with Comoramon Roger Barlow,
to tako the Groonbolt sequences.
Tho documentary work for the film was
dono by Lewis Munfor I'd, famous architect
and author, and the script was written by
Pare Toronto, author Of the scripts for
"Tho Plow That Broke tho Plains" and 1.-THE
Rivor". Both Of the picturo's directors,
Willard Van Dyke and Ralph Steiner, have
also been associated with the oarlior pro-
ductions, and plan to make this film S i'm
liar in scope and handling.
However, the lin is not ing produced
by the government, but by American Docu-
montory Inns. Now York. Independent
enterprise fcrmod to produce entertaining
Inns dealing WI tn matters Of public in
torost. 1t is development Of tho mood
demonstrated by tho othor films, and an
outgrowth Of tho government project. Mr..
Van Dyke, H. Sto inor, and lir. Barlow
havo become associated with this group,
but Mr. Toronto is still employed by the
government and will no doubt produce moro
films S I'M lar to "The Rivor" for the
government. He wrote tho script for "The
City" by special arrangement.
lr. Van Dyke, in interview for the
Cooporator, stressed that this picture
would give Greenbolt cpprociative troot-
mont, and would it as an example Of
what communities should to be. Tho
picture Will begin with small Now Eng
land village, with attractive homes in
lovely sotting. It will show how indus
trial growth has closed in those houos,
polluted their streams and thoir
(Soo CITY page soventoon)
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-08-24

@h1 f. mrnu LnunSI yAmkAkx
EXTRA FRE-sCHooL CLINIC ANNOUNCED
Since some children had to DO turned |
away from tho last pro-school clinic and |
others failed to como, extra clinic |
has boon arranged for Wednesday, August |
81 from 8:OOa9: OOA.M. in tho School
House.
Any child, whother pro-school or not, |
who has not boon vaccinatod may como for
waco nation only. For this thoro is no
ago limit and no charge.
Children ontoring first sradc or kind
orgarton this Fall will receive phys cal
and donta1 oxaninat t. ons. as VOL as VOC
cinations if wanted.
The doctor cannot waco mate child
whose parent is not with him to givo con-
sont, unless t he paront sends signed
statement Of cons ont.
Remember this is the last opportunity
for this group to got froo examinations
and inocculoti ons.
Please como carly.
Eva Morgan, Chm. Hoalth Com.
MANAGER BRADl5N REPORTS IEORTANT GIFT
TO GREENBLT LIBRARY
FIR. and ltrs. Harold II. Book, 2l-C
Ridge Road, ono Of Groenbolt's fine
families, have presented with four
illustrated volumes Of TBRCENTENlRY
HISTORY OF HllRY1AND, by Iiatthew PaCo
Andrews, to be used in our Public Lii
lrary.
This is q wonderful gift and I wish
to take tho opportunity to thank Fir.
and Frs. Book, and to inform our people
Of the gifts through tho columns Of the
Cocporator. I thank you for giving mo
this space.
Possibly many othor good citizens
will also wish to assist in tho develop
mont Of the Library in sinilar way.
Roy S. Broden, Community Mgr.
Evening star., 1938-09-17

consider the extension Of q street
from Foxhall road to Conduit road
NV. as one Of the first cases on that
docket.
Last April the District Commits
sioners asked District Court that the
land be condemned for the new
thoroughfare. Later, on their mo-
ton, Chief Justice Wheat continued
the case until Monday.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
STREET EXTENSION UP

Judge Wheat Has Case Among
First in Motions Court.
Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat OF
District Court, who will sit in Mo-
tions Court beginning Monday, will
Evening star., 1938-04-17
THREE COLUMBIA
CREWS IN SWEEP
Score Over Manhattan and
Rutgers in Contests at
Mile and a Half.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. April 16.-Three CO.
lumbia crews, varsity. junior varsity
and freshmen. swept the Harlem today
in triangular regatta with Rutgers
and Manhattan. All three races were
at li2 miles
Columbia turned on the heat in the
varsity race, last of the three heavy
weight races, and sent the stroke up
to 38 to win over Rutgers by three and
half lengths. Manhattan finished
third.
Rutgers clung to Columbia for the
flrst quarter mile but couldn't match
the smoother rowing of the Light Blue
in the body of the race. Columbia
was timed in 1928. Rutgers in 7:37
and Manhattan in 7:42.
Columbia had little trouble winning
the freshman and junior varsity races,
taking the former by three lengths
from Manhattan and the jayvee by
four and half lengths from Rutgers.
Lions Lead From Start.
The Light Blue was away to a lead
in the first quarter-mile OF the fresh
man race and held it easily. rowing
the body Of the race at low stroke.
Manhattan pulled ahead of Rutgers at
the halfway mark and won by two
lengths. Columbia was timed in
1865, Manhattan in tbs and Rut-
gers in 7:l9.
The Junior varsity event, the second
race Of the regatta, followed the same
pattern. Columbia stuck to a low
stroke most Of the way up the course
and finished with burst of high
stroke rowing that pushed the margin
from three and half to four and a
half lengths.
Rutgers finished two lengths ahead
OF Manhattan. which never threat
ened.
Columbia was timed in 7:24. Rutgers
IN 7:42 and Manhattan in 7:50.
Evening star., 1938-04-17
GATHER TOP GYMNAST

Ernest Gather, captain Of the Y. M.
c. A. senior gymnastic team, captured
individual high scoring honors in the
second annual "Y" championships last
night for the second successive year
by winning three of six events.
Undefeated in two years OF dual
competition and twice winner OF the
interstate tournament at Baltimore,
the Y. M. c. A. team will climax its
season by competing in the National
Y. NJ. c. A. titular meet at Detroit
April 20.
Results:
Horizontal bar-Won by Phillips: sec
ond. Kesper: third, Schmidt. Winners
parallel bar-won by Gather: second,
Benshan: third. Clark. Winners points.
FiyinR rings-Won by Gather: second,
Kesper; third. BenshAn. Winners points.
175.
Side horse-Won BY Kesper: second,
Clark: third. Phillips. Winners points.
Rope climbing-Won by Gather; sec
ond Phillips: third. Trundle.
Tumbling-Won by Hunt: second.
Evening star., 1938-04-17
HUSKIES IN FRONT
OF 3 BEAR CREWS
Varsity Is 2T2 Lengths in
Van, but Other Two Are
Pressed to Limit.
By the Associated Press.

Aos tiic hSSON TicSs.
SEATTLE. April 16-Those Univer-
sity OF Washington Huskies, klepto-
maniacs Of crew trophies, went VIC
tory crazy today on the wind and
rain lashed waters of Lake Washing
ton to score their fourth successive
grand slam over the University of
California Bears in their thirty-flfth
annual Pacific Coast rowing duel.
A throng Of some $4,000 spectators
who lined the hilltops and jammed
water craft and observation train saw
the Olympic and national champions
OF Washington parade over the finish
line in the varsity. junior varsity and
freshman races in record times.
Washington won the 3-mile fea-
ture varsity duel by two and one-half
lengths, the junior varsity 3-mile by
scant half length and the 2-mile
freshman struggle by full-shell dis
tance.
The Husky varsity and iayvees. row.
ing on comparatively fiat water. but
in a downpour. shattered the Sheri-
dan Beach course records. and the
Washington yearlings. riding on the
tail OF blustery wind, equaled the
short-course mark.
The varsity times were: Washing
ton, Is minutes 486 seconds; Cali
fornia. 15:574; junior varsity, Wash
lngton. l6:04.2; California. 1906, and
the freshman, Washington, lO:4O2:
California. l044.8 The records, all
made by Washington two years ago.
were. varsity. 1864; jayvee, l6:l42,
and froSh. lO:4O.c.
1t was Washington's nineteenth con-
secutive victory in three years of ma jor
competition including Olympic games.
national and Pacific Coast regattas
and the Huskies' tWenty-fourth
triumph in IS starts in the last four
years.
The last race lost by Coach AL Ul-
bricksons galley slaves was the 1885
varsity on the Hudson River at Pough-
keepsie. N. Y, which was shared by
KY Ebright's California oarsmen. who
lost to the Huskies in the Washing
ton California regatta on Oakland
Estuary. Varsity Line-ups,