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Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-03
Modesto Annexes
SoftbaII Crown

STOCKTON, Cal, Sept. 2. CUP)
The softbal championship OF
northern California today rested
with the Modesto Merchants, who
won it from the 1888 state cham
pions, the Pittsburg Redwoods, with
81 victory last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-03
hoItviIle Defeats
&c. Team. 81

Holtville's city all-stars. with
Lefty Zumstein ON the mound de-
feated a pickup team from FL Cen
tro Thursday night by shelling Billy
Patterson for an 80 victory.
Red Baker tripled against the
right field wall for the losers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-03
B. kinne
POST-PRESS
SPORTS
EDITOR
w A R M | N g

This is Sunday and. war or no
war, George Bucklin comes through
with his regular weekly column on
the comings and goings Of fish and
fishermen.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-03
FL Centro Takes
.2-7 Lead in
BrowIey Series

Ell Centro's All-Stars softba team took 81 lead in
the vegame series against Brawey astars Friday night
as Joe the Fox Hurst outdueed Eddie Meyers for
20 victory in Ell Centre stadium.
Actually Hurst gave up hits than Meyers but
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-03
L. A. BUTTEK e EGGS

Los ANGELES, Sept. .. UP)-
Butter: extras. 26c, prime firsts 26
standard 25c undergrade % " C..
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-03
l.. A BANKS

Los ANGELES, Sept. /. UP)-
Transamerica .....,.,.. & 81
Evening star., 1939-03-07
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
Slaughter
West, dealer.
North-Sou vulnerable.
East-West 60 on score.
4 So
y "A 106
= AJ954
i SO
A. N 1098641
Ks7es WE
4 AK 1912 S AQ54
4 KQ7
98752
4 J93
The bidding:
West North East South
10 INT "a Pass
81 Pass Pass 3v
Pass ~ Pass Pass
Dbl. Pass Pass Pass

OOl. IdSS PaSS PdSS
Norths vulnerable no trump over
call indicated better hand than
he actually held. After East and
West got to three clubs, South de-
cided to push" by bid of three
hearts. North, who had already
overbid his hand, had no excuse
for bidding four.
West opened the king of clubs
and shifted to his fourth h-best dia-
mond. South meanwhile was so en-
ragged at his partner that he over
looked the bidding and played
low diamond from dummy. East
won with the queen, and from then
on the slaughter was terrific. A
spade was returned and ruffed. East
trumped Vests diamond return,
cashed the queen of clubs and led
another spade, which was again
, ruffed. West played another dia-
mond. East ruffed with the queen
Of trumps and played yet another
spade, which West was able to
trump with the king. Accordingly,
the defending side made all their
five trumps, one diamond and two
clubs and inflicted a point
penalty!
You were David Bruce Burnstone's
partner yesterday held:
Qxxx
vx
<AK xxx
Neither side was vulnerable Mr..
Burnstone opened with four spades
and next hand passed. What do
you bid?
Answer-Your correct bid is to
pass. Your partners four-spade
opening bid is denial of high card
strength and you may be absolutely
. certain he does not hold two aces.
Furthermore, if he does have void
suit, 1t will almost surely be dia-
monds (your seven-carder) mot
hearts or clubs, in which you have
singletons.
Scores 100 per cent for pass, for
any other bid. (This low mark may
come as shock to a great many
readers, but it must be borne in
mind that for years the Four Aces
.have specified that their opening
bids OF four are strictly pre-emptive
and absolutely deny a better than
average holding In high cards.)
QUESTION NO. "a.
The hand shown here is exactly
the same as you held In Question No
S8, but there has been a different
> opening bid. You are Oswald
Evening star., 1939-03-07

bidding:
You Schenken Jacoby Maier
Pass ~ Dbl. Pass
90
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow.
(CopyriRht, 1899. BY The Four Aces)
Evening star., 1939-03-07
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Many tests have been made to
And out how much salt there is in
ocean water. The average amount
is about 3 parts of salt in 100 parts
OF water.
In one cubic mile of ocean water
there Is enough salt to form dozens
Of pyramids as large as the Great
Pyramid Of Gizeh.
II all the salt in the oceans could
Be taken out and poured evenly on
North America, it would cover our
continent with q deep layer. This
layer would rise to more than five
times the height of the Empire State
Building.
Those notes give us some idea Of
tho vast amount Of salt in the sea.
Scientists have found that rivers
keep taking more salt to the oceans.
We call river water "fresh," but
there is little salt in it, salt which
Is worn away from rocks.
With thousands of rivers pouring
water into the oceans, millions of
tons Of salt are carried there every
year, The question comes, "Why
is ocean water more salty than river
water?"
The chief answer is to be found
in the work of sunshine. The sun
keeps turning ocean water into
vapor and the vapor rises into the
air, forming mist and clouds.
When ocean water is turned into
vapor the salt Is left behind. Salt
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-16
Masonic Lodge Gives
Lamp to Past Master

Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. withers ant
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Green ATTENDED
q potluck dinner of Eastern Star.
and Masons in the dining room o.
the Masonic Hall prior to the in.
stallation services of Ancient Ac.
cepted Scottish Rite Bodies, las,
Friday evening. Mr.. Withers wa.
installed into an appointive office
and Mr.. Green, the retiring Master
acted as installing officer. At the
close Of the services, j. K. Book
ius, the new Venerable Master
presented Mr.. Green with a beau
tiful Colonial Floor Lamp.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. G. Lape accom-
I, panied Fred Simmelink and Mrs,
Laura Anon to Ellensburg Sunday,
where they visited at the .McPheet-
ers home, Mrs. McPheeters having
recently undergone a major oper-
alton. She Is reported as doing as
well as could be expected.
The Les Amies Pinochle club will
meet next Wednesday, March % at
the home of Mrs. Bruce Mclean.
Mrs. G. r. Jungstrum came up
from Touchet this week to attend
the funeral Thursday of A. E..
Whan of Benton City.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Huntley and baby
daughter moved Wednesday from
the Carl Williams home on the
South Highlands to their new home
in Kennewick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Morrison and
two children motored to Ellensburg
Sunday, where they visited with
friends.
Calvin Leibel returned to school
this week after a week at home
with the flu.
Chris Quasi left Wednesday to
resume his duties at Fort Warden
after spending months vacation
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Quasi.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Boutell are the
proud grandparents of q baby girl
born on March 4 at the Pasco hos
pital to Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Blair
OF Kahlotus. The young lady has
been named Kathryn Jeanne. Mrs.
Blair and baby returned to their
home in Kahlotus Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Morgan and MI.
and Mrs. Clodfelter motored to the
Dalles Sunday, where they visited
friends.
Miss Anna wolford spent Sunday
With her sister, Miss Mary Folford |
n Kiona.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-16
Apple Pie Contest Is
Topic of Grange Meet

HANFORD-Ladies Of Hanford
grange sponsored an apple pie con-
test among their members when
they entertained the officers Of
the Pomona grange on Tuesday
evening at their regular meeting,
March II.
Pie. pie-more pie-was the tonic
OF conversation and the highlight
OF the supper. Even the program
featured pie in. q skit put on by
Mrs. w. A. Joyce and Chas. Turk.
Five grangers from other subor.
dinate oranges acted as judges I'm
the pie contest. First award went
TO Mrs. ]. A. Purdy, second to Ma.
Lee McConnachie and third to Mrs.
Lee Bronson. ~
There were eight oranges repre-
Sented and the constructive crit
tctsm and words OF encouraeemeut
given by the Pomona officers were
well received by all.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-16

for more than 80 years. Sixteen
years ago Bell & Howell divorced
from their professional lines and
created the first successful movie
cameras and projectors, (using the
narrower Is millimeter filml for
amateur use. The personal movie
Idea took hold Immediately and has
grown by leaps and bounds with
each succeeding year. Incidental to
this great growth, equipment using
the still narrower and less expen-
sive film was evolved.
Today both the 16mm. and 8mm.
personal movie cameras are so per-
fected that with them any amateur
who can take an ordinary snapshot
with still camera can take beau
tlful movies in either black-and-
white or full colors, indoors or out.
any season Of the year. A Elmo 8
camera is so small and compact
that it fits comfortably in one
hand - yet takes theatre quality
movies that can be shown at home
up to Az 6 feet in size.
Vibber-Gffford invite all KEN
neWlck picture making fans to
come IN and see the new line of
Filmo personal movie cameras. pro-
Jectors and accessory equipment
now on display. Demonstrations are
gladly given, they say-and no OBJ
legation to buy.-ADV.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-16

Mr.. and Mrs. r. Winton Stevens
Of Grandview were in White Bluffs
Sunday calling on old friends. Mrs.
Stevens was before her marriage,
a teacher in the White Bluffs grade
school.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-16
Famous Elmo Home
Movie Equipment Now
on Display at V.-G.'s


Movies Of your family and friends
your vacations and travels. your
sports and hobbies. are now avail
able to you through the famous Ben
q Howell line Of Elmo personal
motion picture equipment added re-
Gently by Vibber Clifford Drug
company.
Bell & Howell Company, makers
OF Elmo equipment, have supplied
professional movie cameras and
equipment to Hollywood and other
leading movie cities OF the world
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-16
Plan to Combine
Degree Work of
Sub0r. Oranges
CONTINUED From Page L.

| Kennewick Highlands has obi.
gated two, balloted on two, have
three more applications, enter.
tanned Finley grange, and have
sponsored card parties to raise
money for the lecturers work.
Locust Grove entertained the Po-
mona officers March 18th, have
planned a Kegley Memorial contri-
button.
Kennewick Valley entertained the
Pomona officers, reinstated two, and
program put on by the F. F. A.
boys and are making plans to
landscape their grounds.
Finley has entertained Vale, who
filled the chairs, visited Highlands,
where they filled the chairs and are
taking in new members. In q re-
cent contest between the "Goofy
Changers" and the "Gabby Grang-
ers" the Coolies won.
There were no reports from
Horse Heaven and WhttStran.
It was reported that Brother H.
II. Stevens was in the Veterans hos
p1tal, where he had undergone
three minor operations and would
soon undergo four majors. The
members were asked to send him q
card.
Ten dollars was sent to the Child
ren'S Home as our 1898 contribution.
Twelve dollars was voted to the
4-H Club to help defray the ex-
penses Of a club leader to the con-
vention.
Trula Selph was introduced as an
outstanding All club girl who won
the trip to Chicago and Earl Johns
OF the Dairy Club and President of
F. F. A. were introduced and spoke
briefly.
Brothers H. s. Hughes and Clod.
felter gave the report on current
legislation. Brother SkuSe reported
In various experiments made ON
freezing and canning of various
products.
The afternoon count showed
nearly 120 present. In the evening
Tor dinner and the program there
were between 400 and $50. Visit
ors were from Idaho, Connell and |
Palouse.
Inc nth degree was conferred |
on Is candidates.
The next meeting win be at Han.
ford, with White Bluffs assisting
on April 9th, ct pm.
Program
Community singing led by Bro.
Victor Rogers; Skit, Hma Pratt and
Anna Marie Mueller: song, Anna
Marie Mueller; Little Gardners by
the Juniors: dialogue by Yvonne
Davis and Theo Lampson; song by
Sister Beulah Turman; "Coopera.
i've Hospitalization," by DR.. L. G.
mr.. Smith Solves .
Problem" by the Foraker and the
Woodruff families. Several num-
oers by the Valley grange mixed
Alice B.. Ayers. reporter.
The Pink yand Green club win
meet with Mrs M. Schuster ON
Thursday. March q. with Mrs ORR |
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-16

The w. r. M. 8. Of the M. E.
church Is planning Founders Day
program, March "a, the place being
announced later. Representatives
of the Pasco and Richland organi-
cations will also be present.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-16

Gene Britton has been transfer
red the past week from the local
Safeway store to the store ct
Charleston. Harold King was trans
ferred from the Charleston store to
Kennewick TO take Genes place.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-16
Thursday. March :,

Mr.. and Mrs. w. D ~
Mr.: and Mrs. e. T. y MMsors !
to Milton, Oregon satn mo1rs a.
tend the funeral OF = sy b
turning to White Bluff. - /
ing Monday. N ioOM
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-16

The Pink pand Green club viii
meet with Mrs, M. Schuster ON
Thursday. March g.. with Mrs. Ora
Dickinson and Mrs. ;. r. Ayers as
the assisting hostesSes.
Evening star., 1939-06-18

seen it before going out into the gar
den. No one could have entered the
room without being seen by all those
present, and the only person who had
entered the room was J!
''How awfully embarrassing, Melvin.
When was the disappearance noticed?"
"Oh, very soon. The Professor was
about to tell us story connected with
it, and he and Eric went inside to
bring it into the garden. 1t was gone"
What happened then? Did it turn
up later?"
"As had been the only one to enter
the room in question, l offered to be
searched"
"You don't know Professor Carter"
l objected. He'd never allow any,
thing like that to be done to one of his
guestsv
Il know. He refused absolutely,
tried to laugh the whole incident off.
And Margaret - did l mention that
met my future wife there for the first
time? - Margaret became very indig-
nant over my offer; said that every
body could tell that l couldn't have
taken it, that was no THEIR Melvin
was silent for few moments; tender
little smile played around his lips.
"Yes, Margaret believed in me" he
continued. Brenda, however. didn't.
Evening star., 1939-06-18
QHE table which Melvin had
chosen in the corner of the tavern

QHE table which Melvin had
chosen in the corner of the tavern
afforded almost complete seclu-
sion. Its little beyond me why you
insist on that much secrecy for an in
nocent farewell drink" said.
You'll understand soon. Fred. Do
YOU know Professor Carter?"
The explorer? should say / do.
Without his advice and assistance
this trip to China for which I'm saying
good-by to you now would never have
been possible"
well, then, here goes, Fred. What
l want to talk to you about started
at Professor Carter's summer resi-
dence on Long Island" Melvin's wor-
ried gaze centered on an imaginary
point on the tablecloth. 1t gave me an
opportunity to study again his fine,
aristocratic features and long-fngered
hands, living expressions of that extra
ordinary sensitivity which had made
him one of our outstanding psychia-
trists.
1T happened a number of years
ago." he continued. Professor Carter
had invited our young crowd down
there. You know most of them: Jack,
Eric, Marian, Margaret, my wife now
whom l met there for the first time,
Brenda Rutherford and few Others.
"You we're engaged to Brenda
Rutherford, the brilliant columnist?"
II was, Fred. Brilliant is the word
for her. That girl has mind as keen
as a knife and as cold!' Melvin
frowned uneasily, then continued his
story. Professor Carter showed US his
collection. You know it, of course, and
have seen what treasures he has. But
among all the exquisite pieces there
was one, a little Chinese fgurine.
carved in ivory, not more than three
inches high, which completely fas-
cinated me. You can have no idea of
the grace of this figure, of its charm.
She seemed to smile at me. | was
spellbound,"
From your description it may have
been representation of kwanlin,
Goddess of Love-"
Possibly, Fred. Anyway. it was
breath-taking in its 'loveliness. And
this statuette was stolen, that same
evening! 1t disappeared from its place
on the mantelpiece where We all had
Evening star., 1939-06-18

to know the human soul i know
there are such things A break between
Brenda and me was the result. Moth
ing violent - just drifting apart,
rather rapidly. And then, as you
know, Fred, married Margaret -
Melvin's eyes we're again on mine,
searching, pleading. trying to find the
answer to a mute question. reached
across the table and touched his hand.
go on. Melvin" said. You know
I'm your friend"'
Margaret! l married Margaret.
who had believed in me from the
moment she saw me. I'll do every
thing, anything, to make her keep on
doing it, need her and her faith in
ME. Above anything else! To her, you
know, I'm destined to make this
world better place to live in. and
with her at my side - only with her
at my side - I'll be able to do my
share! Do you understand, Fred'
nodded again, silently.
Margaret must never know that
Pm thiefp' Melvin groaned. Il don't
know what made me keep it, hidden,
all these years; but | can't destroy it,
it's too - magical Will you take it
with you, far away. to China, home to
its creators, please, Fred"
took my penknife and began to
scratch on the pedestal of the tiny
statue that Melvin had pulled out OF
his pocket and pushed across the table
with trembling hands.
Watch" l said. White dust fell
on the tablecloth under the scraplng
knife
This is a cheap imitation, made Of
pressed rice"'
But - how do you know that"
Melvin gasped.
Professor Carter told me- He knows
the story, figured it out for himself.
Did you know that he met his wife in
the shop where he bought this? And
here is something else he said to me:
Young Melvin always had the stuff to
20 far in this world - that's why that
uncanny iceberg, Brenda, wanted him;
and she was clever enough to have him
completely dazzled. This bit of rice,
which saved him from that fate, has
fulfilled great mission!
Tho End
Evening star., 1939-06-18

On the way home, when she and l
we're alone in my car, somewhere out
on lonely road, she told me in so
many words that should not be silly;
it was obvious that l had taken the
fgurine; must give it to her and she'd
return it to the professor and try to
patch things upp
"How extraordinary, my dear Mel
Evening star., 1939-06-18
THE STOLEN
STATUETTE
by Fred D. Wick
Hlvstroted by George HoH
HIvstroted by George Hon

vim! And you two we're engaged to be
married."
"Well. you see, Fred, with Brenda
it was a matter of pure logic. That's
her way: here is the problem, there
are the known facts - she applies her
mind. and out comes the solution.
Admirable, in a way. But at the time
l was deeply hurt"
Evening star., 1939-06-18

''Of course! How did you answer
herr"
Il protested my innocence and she
pretended she accepted it. She never
really did, though. 1t isn't really given
to her to conceive of anything that can
not be understood with her own cold
reason" Melvin suddenly lifted his
eyes to meet mine. l was surprised at
the intensity of his glance. a." he
added, who make it my life's work
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-04-21

The only black eyes Dan ever got
were from briefing cases. and then
they were only red. with black circles
under them. He wore glasses, and while
he was sweet and kind, even If little
too logical in his thought processes
was thin, pale as all sedentary men
are pale, and secretly contemptuous of
! muScled men.
Dan would loathe this Bill McCom-
ber-and she didn't. She felt little
, culver Of conscience at this disloyalty
going to be disloyal to the man she
would marry, it had better be before
they were married and not after.
! Tell me more about the simple life,'
difficult"
%, "oh; it is. Lots harder than you
I'm not so sure Jody said dryly.
We'll, schools for instance You have
hard time staying in them"
"College?"
Bill McComber scoffed That bunch
of wet-nosed kids, Take a college kid
and put him with men, honest.to-G God
men who'll fight at the drop of a hat
and what have you got? What can he
do? Can he take it? How can a guy
lead men if he can't lick them?"
You might ask Hitler
Nuts Bill McComber frowned. It's
women like you that make it hard.
You'll marry some flatchested book
keeper and raise kids with baby book
in your hand The first fight they get
into, you'll whale EN-. When they're
IT, you'll call the cops when they come
home with black eye. Me. I'll take
mine with the bark on. If my kids
| haven't tried to lick me a dozen times
before they're 20, I'll disown them"
Bill McComber was Just getting
warmed up when DR.. Gargan came in.
He was big man, bald and brisk, and
Jody saw instantly that he liked Bill
McComber While he took his coat off.
he asked Bill, Nov what is it! What
happened?"
"a couple OF Polacks," Bill said.
They're overrated, Doc"
DR.. Gargan was laughing as he led
Bill into the surgery and closed the
door,
Later Bill McComber came out with
DR.. Gargan. His hat was off now, but
there were no marks about his thick
black hair to indicate head wound.
Save for his black eyes and the patch
of plaster on his cheekbone, he was
just a better looking than ordinary
young man.
When do you want me back, Doc?"
oh, five days"
MCSOiIlDeT lOUQeQ ROOQDye 10 JOCy,
waved to Doc and left. DR.. Gargan
stood in front of Jody's desk and
packed his pipe, his eyes musing.
Who is that maniac?" Jody asked,
when he had touched match to his
pipe.
Harvey McComber's boy. You know,
the sporting goods outfit down on
Beach"
Il didn't know he had two sons"
DR.. Gargan said dryly, He doesn't
claim this one" He chuckled softly. "a
great kid A wild man." He went over
to get his coat.
Whats great about him?" Jody
asked reSentfully.
DR.. Gargan put on his coat and then
looked at her, scowling thoughtfully,
and said, you wouldn't understand,
Josephine. You've got to have a wife
who thinks she's sick, one kid Just
learning to drive car and another who
believes in state medicine to understand
just why he's great" He put his hat on,
nodded his head in emphasis, and 60
ing out said, You can find me at st.
Francis"
Queer things kept obtruding in Jodys
mind the rest Of the morning, and they
cost Dr.. Gargan round two dozen mis-