The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-11-17
Pomona Protests
Acreage Cut in
Benton County
Story Heads New List of
Officers; State Officer
to Install


to Install
The annual meeting Of the Ben
ton County Pomona will convene at
100 pm, December 10, 1898 at Vale
grange. All officers in the county
are to be present for installation.
State Lecturer B. w. Lyon will be
present for talk and q lecturers
conference in the afternoon. L. l..
Todd, formerly Of Benton county,
will act as installing officer. Ruth
Simmelink and Lillian Swayze will
have charge Of the tableau and the
music.
The meeting of Nov. 18th was held
at Kiona- Benton grange with all Of
ficers present except the gate keep
er.
The following officers We're elect
ed for the ensuing year:
Master, Guy Story; overseer, Os-
car Anderson; lecturer, Bessie Whit
wer; secretary, zelma Silliman;
treasurer, Chas. Morgan; chaplain,
John Erickson; steward, Elmer Dill
ing; assistant steward, Harry Sand
berg; gatekeeper, Edward Ponsat;
lady assistant steward, Annie Clark;
Ceres, Mrs. Story; Pomona, Mrs. Ar
restouilh; Flora, Mrs. Whitehead;
executive committeeman, j. r.
Ayers; home economics chairman,
Maude Hartman.
Lillian Swayze and Alice Ayers
were appointed musician and re-
porter respectively.
A resolution asking that the di-
rectors of the Grange Supply FORM
ulate reasonable credit plan and
submit it at the annual meeting for
approval of the Grange Supply
membership was disapproved by the
committee because of lack of juris-
prudence. Report was sustained by
the grange.
AS the tax burden has reached
stupendous proportions and is grow
ing greater, a resolution was intro
duced favoring the appointment OF
an inter-sessions committee OF the
State Grange to make q thorough
study into the forms Of tax exemp-
tons and report their findings to
the end that some action be taken
that will lead to relief from this un-
just practice. The committees re-
port was favorable and was sus-
tanned. '1
The Good of the Order committee
asked more time for further study
! into q resolution concerning return
of subordinate reports direct to Po-
mona.
The ladies of the grange presented
q resolution expressing deep regret
for the removal from our midst OF
Sister Fraker Of Vale and that our
sincere good wishes go with her In
her new home. Adopted.
The following resolutions were
submitted and adopted as amended;
That the rules governing the CCC
be modified so that they could be
used to eradicate noxious weeds on
land regardless Of ownership. pro-
vided the government be reimburs.
ed for work done on privately-own.
ed land.
That reclamation work employ
heads of needy families whether or
relief rolls or not.
To ask the president to fill thu
United States Supreme Court va
cancy by appointment Of q man
from the West.
Protest cut in wheat acreage al.
! lotment as 1t does not leave the far
mer enough to pay water rent and
will tend to interfere with develop
ment Of reclamation projects.
A committee Of interested farm.
ers met with Congressman Knute
Hill and discussed with him the
method of overcoming the very dis
advantageous position Of Benton
; County In their allotment under
the Conservation Act, Benton coun-
ty having the lowest acreage fol
compliance OF any county in the
state namely ~ percent Of Their
normal acreage. Mr.. Hill suggested
that letters be sent from each far
mer showing the impossibility Of
their compliance. These should be
forwarded to him at Washington d
c., where he will take 1t up with
the Department Of Agriculture with
a view of placing Benton county on