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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-05-18
Represents State at
Conference i'm London

Miss Helen Steiner, assistant
county extension agent, left Wed
nesday on her. three months vaca-
ton tour to Europe. She has been
chosen as the Washington state
representative to attend the World
Rural Women's conference which
is being held in London, England
this summer. She is one Of 60 rep
resentatives from the United States
who will be represented at the con-
ference. She will sail from New
York on the Queen Mary May "a.
Miss Steiner also plans to visit rel
atives in Norway and Sweden while
overseas. ~ .-1 49,
Miss Steiner was the honor guest
at three course dinner given by
the gang at the A. H. Meyer home
Tuesday evening. The centerpiece
was composed of an atlas, the
steamer, entitled "Queen Mary"
taxis and airplanes dangling from
the chandelier, all of which repre-
sented her means of transportation
on her trip. The place cards were
white ships on sea of blue on
which the menu was written. Hazel
Burdett acted as toastmistress and
read some travel hints. Monford
Fyfe read a poem which he had
written. Margaret Dietz also gave
some advice on customs During the
dessert course an electric train was
ushered into the room laden with a
gift from those present.
Following the dinner Miss Stein
er gave style show displaying her
travel clothes and at the same time
members of the Business and Pro-
fessional Women's club surprised
her with an handkerchief shower.
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yer and Ted Peterson from Walla
Walla, Mrs. Sam Davenport 81. and
Mrs. Sam Davenport ST. from Pasco
Alvine and Henry Schireman OF
Bothel and Bellevue, respectively
visited their mother and brother
here Sunday. n
j. B. Schaller, manager Of the 10
cal cannery spoke to the Kennewick
Kiwanis club at their regular lunch
con Tuesday noon. $500
Kenneth Carlton, who is a MEM
Der of a CCC camp near Golden
dale visited in Richland over the
weekend.
Harry Rose of Spokane spent The
weekend at home.
Mrs. Earle Jones entertained her
bridge club at a one o'clock lunch
con Tuesday. Honors were won by
Mrs. H. r .vibber and Mrs. K. G.
Clifford of Kennewick. Mrs. Sgd
ney Relton and Mrs. Fred White
received guest prizes.
Ben Dighton and son r. B. Digh-
ton returned Saturday from Bon
ners Ferry.
F. Arristouilh returned this week
from Alaska, where he has been
gold mining.
Z Mrs. Ruth Carmichael, Mrs. Lily
Peterson and daughter, Shirley.
were dinner guests at the home OF
Mrs. Satiret and daughter, Dorcas
Friday evening.
Francis Wetherall, Miss Martha
Supplee and Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin
Skeen drove to Carson Sunday TO
take Claude Wetherell home after
having visited here for the past
few weeks.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-05-18
Mrs. Dorothy Passes
at Daughters Hon,

Mrs. Sarah E. Dorothy. ,o,..
Kennewick resident, passed aw MUG .
the home of her daughter Mr. !, =
Lodge in Sunyside the first o. ~ y
week. She had reached the see = !,
eighty and three weeks apo ~ Nv )
III with the flu which later ss ~@
oped into pneumonia. Funeral =.
vices were held in Sunnyside \.
afternoon with grayeside serv, %s
being held and interment in Inc \
cal Riyeryiew heights cemetery
She is survived by three china.
rem, Mrs. Arthur Jacot Of portlsns
Mrs. Walter Lodge and Ellis pom'
thy both Of Sunyside.
She also leaves four grandchIld.
rem. ..
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-05-18
Seven States Show Gains

Washington, D. Gin its first
state-by-state study Of individual
incomes, the Commerce Dept. shows
a national income peak Of SO $685.
100000 in 1929; then a drop to $45,
782, 100000 In 1888 and a gradual
increase to $70,645, 900, 900 in 1897.
While no figures are available for
1899, it was shown that Nevada,
Florida, New Mexico, North Caro-
lima, Idaho, Virginia and South
Carolina had larger 1897 incomes
than in the % boom. Federal
spending raised the per capita in
comes in the District of Columbia
to so percent greater than the ma
tional average.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-05-18
5 Charter Members
Attend Reunion
of County Grange
Alice B. Ayers, Reporter

The Benton County Grange was
organized April q, 1911 in the little
school house where the Rattlesnake
grange met. At the meeting at
Horse Heaven May 18th the mem
bers observed the 28th anniversary.
The charter members present were
Sister Zelma Silliman, Brothers
Preston Roger, Ed Crosby, Frank
Jackson and Herman Merte. Those
sending letters of greeting were
Brother Knute Hill of Washington,
D. c. A letter was also received
from Sister N. w. Fuller, who was
not charter member, but one of
the early secretaries. Each char
ter member spoke of the early days
of Pomona. ,......
In the fancy work contest the
prizes were as follows:
Sister Alice B. Ayers, bedspread,
$l.50.
Sister E. A. Norling, tablecloth,
$3.50. 90 s.
Sister Zelma silliman, luncheon
cloth soc.
Sister Zelma Silliman purse soc.
Sister E. A. Mornings sunbonnet
baby quilt received honorable
as no prize was offered on
quilts. The articles receiving prizes
will be entered in the contest at the
state grange in Vancouver in June.
Substitute Resolution
A resolution was received from
Peninsula Pomana favoring the
present system for the State Lee
turer's department. This was re-
ferred to the Good Of the Order
committee jointly with the lectur-
ers conference. They submitted q
resolution favoring q plan
In which the State Executive Com.
mittee take full responsibility and
use their best judgment as to the
and use Of funds by the
state Lecturer. An amendment to
the substitute resolution that the
tSate Executive committee see that
the state lecturer stay within his
budget except in extreme emery
encies was carried as was also the
resolution.
A resolution from Lewis County
Pomona urging increase Of Federal
aid for rural and farm-to-markct
roads proportional with the appro-
priations for primary highways I'M
der plan which win place the en-
construction and main
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Mr.. and Mrs. Antine Norling were
visitors in Walla Walla Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer Of Seattle
called at the S. M. Ross home Sui
day. The Palmers were old-time
residents of Richland, having own
ed and operated general store here
in the early days. -.-..E.
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Is Richland Seniors
Receive Diplomas Tues.

= q H . . p 2
RICHLAND- Commencement ex-
ercises were held Tuesday evening
for the 1899 graduating class of the
Richland high school at the grade
school gymnasium. The address of
the evening was given by Judge A.
Mcclure. Judge of the Superior
Court, EllenSburg. Mr.. Mcclure is
an uncle of Shirley Dillon, one Of
the members of the graduating class.
Clhss roll: Adeli Joyce Scott, AL
fred r. Mosher. Betty Juanita Kin
neyl Charles Danial Nelson, Chas.
Danial Barnett, Charles G. McIn-
tosH, Elmer r .Simons, Fern Louise
Eb1 George w. Kaas, Harold E.
Lyle, Kathleen Ann Muncey, Rob-
ert In. Foltz, Shirley Edith Dillon,
Smiley Jean Peterson, IDA Lorinc
Boil.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Armstrong of
Portland spent Saturday and Sum
day at the home of their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Armstrong.
Mr.. and Mrs. sydney Relton and
Mrs. Marvin. Skeen are visiting in
Spokane this week.
web Randolph is i'll in the Pas
co hospital.
Guests at the home of Mrs. Pet
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New Commander Studies Base

San Juan, Porto Rico Br1gadier-
General George G. Marshall, who
becomes U. s. Army Chief-of- Staff
in August, made an air inspection of
sites proposed for vast Notifications
planned to protect Panama canal
approaches. He is making tour of
the Caribbean and South American
countries in the interest of national
defense problems.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-05-18

1.-The country may be going to the
dogs" asserts Ray Beatty, "but
with all these cities making laws
about leashes, It looks as though
a lot Of dogs ought to go to the
country"
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tenance Of all secondary roads I'm
der the administration Of the Board
Of County Commissioners was
adopted.
~ Favors Loans
A second resolution from Lewis
County Pomona favoring Federal
loans to public utility districts for
the purchase and acquisition nj
privately owned facilities was dis
approved by the committee. Report
not sustained. Resolution adopted
as read.
All subordinate oranges reported
having voted a contribution to the
Kegley Memorial Fund and nearly
all reported that the money had
been sent in. Buena Vista will
sponsor a ball team and will soon
give a pie social to raise money for
equipment for the team. They also
report large number present when
the Prosser Chamber OF Commerce
attended as guests and put on The
program. They plan to make this
an annual affair. Hanford will OBJ
serve their thirteenth anniversary
at the next meeting. KennewicS
Valley report trees planted around
their hall as the first move IN
identifying the, grounds. Brother
Frank Jackson, visiting from Grand
view, reported that his grange had
purchased a school house which
would be used as their grange hail.
They have their own tableau and
degree teams and a Juvenile.
Need Reports
The Home Economics chairman
stated that only about half the re-
ports from the county had been
sent in and she asks that he SUBJ
ordinate Home Economics chair
man, who are delinquent, send them
at once so the proper reports may
be made to state grange.
A membership was taken in the
Livestock association. .a... III.
Sister Hartman gave report for
the Women's Work committee on
health and right use Of
leisure as applied to Benton county.
Sister Whitwer was presented a
gift as being the outstanding secre-
tary in the county in sending in her
..,. e..
Sister Ruth Simmelink was pre-
sented corsage in appreciation OF
her labor to show the beauties Of the
grange work through tableaux.
The Memorial service will be held
at the next meeting, which will be
at Rattlesnake at pm. June 10.
Sister e. II. McBee, one Of the old
EST Pomona members, was escorted
TO the Masters station and con-
Quoted the closing ceremony.
Program
America, the Beautiful" sung by
Ill.
Song, when. Mother Nature |
Sings her Lullaby" by Gene Bell,
Dorothy Boyd and Geneva Travis.
do You KNOWN" contest by seven |
young grangers.
Song, Its q Hundred to One |
You're from WASHINGTON. !" by all.
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Announcement

County Agent Skuse announces
that farmers can mix free govern.
ment grasshopper bait at the coup.
ty warehouse in Kennewick on Tus.
days and Fridays from one I'LL th-es
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Last Rites Held Monday
for Richland Pioneer
RICHLAND

Funeral services were held in
Kennewick Monday afternoon for
the late Mrs. j. E. Thompson, who
passed away at her home last Thurs.
day. ..s :. e.
It Is reported that Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Ellington visited last week end n
Castle Rock at the home of their
son and daughter-in-law Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Ellington.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our thanks
for the kind expressions OF sympa-
thy during the loss OF our beloved
mother.
George n. Lea
Lille Lea
Joe Lea
Katherine CARAT
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

Al
Evening star., 1939-03-24
Southwest Council Hits
Alley Authority Cut

Protests against the proposed de-
crease in the Alley Dwelling Author
ity's appropriation for the southwest
and the elimination of the Health
Departments request for additional
nurses from the District budget were
voiced at yesterdays meeting of the
Southwest Children's Council in
Barney Neighborhood House.
Council members pointed out that
the Southwest section has 38 alleys
with 1000 inhabitants, the second
highest ratio in the city.
In the Health Committee report,
given by Mrs. Ellis Cook, it was as
serted that progress had been made
In dealing with the problems of ex-
cluding children with veneral dis
eases from Southeast schools and
that the Health Department had
sent two more nurses to the section.
At the same time, the council
went on record opposing the Health
Departments budget cut and asking
Congress to place the requested
number of nurses back in the
budget. It was pointed out that
the Southwest Health Clinic would
open in April, 1910, and no provision
had been made in the budget for
stating it.
The council also approved sending
q letter to the Commissioners urging
that work begin on the jefferson
Community Center. It voted sup
port OF Miss Sybil Baker, District
Playground Department director. in
her efforts to secure funds for the
construction of a field house on
Hoover Playground,
Evening star., 1939-03-24
Penalty Duty 10 Apply
To 729b Of German
Exports 10 U. 5.
Analysis Of 1888 Trade
Shows Shorp Drop in
Merchandise SuIes
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
The Commerce Department esti-
mated today>72 per cent Of United
States imports from Germany
would be subject to the extra Is
per cent penalty duties imposed by
the Treasury. Last week the duties
were slapped on to Offset German
export bounties.
The department made public de-
tailed analysis of 1898 trade between
the two countries, showing sharp de-
clines in merchandise sales.
United States exports to Germany
fell off from $126, ,343 900 in 1887 to
$l07 ,491 900 in 1888. United States
imports from Germany decreased
from $92, ,468 900 in 1887 to 64,537,-
600 in 1888.
Sales to Germany were estimated
at 35 per cent of sales to all coun-
tries, while Germany bought 3.3 per
cent of its foreign merchandise
from the United States. Formerly
the two countries participated in
about 10 per cent of each's trade.
The report showed that Germany
curtailed her purchases here last
year Of cotton, lard, dried fruit,
lumber and numerous other items
! while buying more petroleum, cop
per, metal working machinery, mo-
tor trucks, iron and steel scrap and
non-ferrous metals.
The United States bought less
German potash and sodium COM
pounds, gelatin, leather, sugar beet
seed and wood pulp. The United
States bought slightly more creosote
oil, Photographic chemicals, mineral
oil and cameras.
Evening star., 1939-03-24
Housing Problem Glasses
Will Open Monday

A series Of six weekly classes on
housing problems in Washington
will open Monday with a lecture by
John Ihlder, administrative officer
OF the Alley Dwelling Authority.
Sponsored by the Washington
Council of the National Negro Con-
gress and the Twelfth Street Branch
of the Y. M. c. A., the housing in
stitute will be conducted by experts
IN the field and will feature lee
lures and round-table discussions.
Housing tours and surveys will be
a part of the course.
The classes will be held at 8 pm
in the Twelfth Street Branch each
Monday through May l.
Scheduled speakers and their sub
jects include Mr.. Ihlder, who will
talk on bad Housing; Charles S.
Duke of the United States Housing
Authority, ''The History of Federal
Aid to Public Housing; Bertram
Gross, U. S. H. A., How the United
States Housing Authority Works;
DR.. Robert Weaver, administrative
assistant in the U. S. H. A., 1.-The
Negro and Housing" and Anthony
Wayne Smith, U. S. H. A., "The La
Dor Movement and Low Cost Hous-
ing" The next to the last class, to
be held April "a, will be given over
to q round table discussion on what
can be done in housing through
tenant activities.
The Institute committee consists
Of A. Langston Taylor, chairman of
the Housing Committee of the
Washington Council; Horace G..
Christopher, secretary of the activi-
ties department of the Twelfth
Street Branch, and Charles S. Duke,
William T. Grady, Mrs. r. M. Ken
drick, Mrs. L. c. Browne, Miss Ra-
chel Robinson, John A. Lankford,
Curtis c. Elliot and DR.. E. F. Harris.
Evening star., 1939-03-24
Farm Program Costs
TotoI $354,765,757
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration reported today that
expenditures, including benefit pay
ments to farmers, totaled 1854, 1885,
757 during the first eight months
of the fiscal year.
Included in the crop control sub
sides were $119,662,714 in cotton
adjustment payments on the 1887
crop, 29,503,672 in payments to
sugar producers for cooperating
with the 1887 production program
and $154,834, 1872 in soil conservation
payments.
Administrative expenditures, ex-
elusive of local A. A. A. farmer COM
mittees. were $13,465,219, of which
50, ,156, SAB was for salaries.
Evening star., 1939-03-24
bIoodhounds 10 Trail
Wyoming Slayer
Into Hill Country
Roncher Robs Bodies
Of Two Possemen,
EIudes Attackers
AZ the ASsociat Press.

ey the Associated Press.
CODY, Wyo., March 24-Sniffing
bloodhounds were counted on today
to pick up the trail of Earl Durand,
26-year-old slayer of four, who fled
his mountain stronghold 40 miles
north of Cody before it could be
blasted with howitzer and trench
mortar fire.
II think we can pick up the trail
with the hounds" said Sheriff Frank
Blackburn after 100-man posse
had closed in on Durand's retreat
and found him gone.
IF not, a bunch of us will stay up
there until we get him." said the
Park County sheriff, leader of the
search for the elusive, eagle-eyed
Tarzan who took to the Northwest
ern Wyoming hill country a week
ago last night after killing two
officers.
Bodies Recovered.
The bodies of Orville Linabary,
~, Of Cody, and Arthur Argento, 46,
of Meeteetse, Wyo., were recovered
late yesterday from an exposed slope
below the natural fortress in Clarks-
fork Canyon, from which Durand
had held possemen at bay for nearly
"a hours. The two possemen died
of bullet wounds drilled in their
abdomens by the shorpshooting fu-
gitive soon after he hid in a clump
Of boulders and trees at the top of
the slope.
Sheriff Blackburn said Durand
slipped down some time before day.
light yesterday and took two rifles
and pair of shoes from his victims.
He then crawled up the high ridge
that had protected him from rear
attack and vanished again into the
hills.
Posse Reduced.
The sheriff reduced his posse to IS
or 20 picked sharpshooters today
to give the fugitive fewer targets.
Backing up the posse was a Mon
tana National Guard detachment
equipped with .377 millimeter
howitzer and a 3inch trench mortar
Tor use should Durand attempt an
other one-man stand
The large posse divided yesterday
for the advance on the stronghold.
Their own crossfire caused officers
to believe Durand still held his po-
sition.
Sheriff Blackburn said Durand's
trail was followed 300 yards up the
ridge before all men were called in
to plan a fresh start at daybreak.
Durand used only three rifle bull
let's when he shot and killed Under
sheriff D. M. Baker and Town
Marshal Charles E. Lewis of Powell,
Wyo.. after escaping from the Cody
Jail week ago last night. He had
been arrested the day before for kill
ing an elk out Of season.
Evening star., 1939-03-24
Penalties in Pollution
Legislation Opposed
By the Associated Press.

bJ VIIt hSSUCIH ItU FTeSS.
Proposals for compulsory stream
pollution legislation were described
by the Treasury yesterday as un-
wise.
A statement read to the Senate
Commerce Committee by DR.. w. F..
Draper, assistant to the Surgeon
General, said the department be-
lieved penalty provisions in a pollu-
ton bill by Senator Clark, Democrat,
OF Missouri, who presided at the
hearing. would arouse strong re-
sentiment in the States and impair
the cordial relations built up be-
tween the Federal and State health
services.
Evening star., 1939-03-24
Rubens Work Reported
Discovered in Moscow
b thu Associated Press.

b thu Associated Press.
MOSCOW, March 24-The gov
ernment newspaper 1zvestia said to-
day masterpiece by Rubens had
been discovered in the Pushkin Mu-
scum of Arts.
Restoration efforts disclosed the
canvas to be portrait of young
woman holding a fan.
The painting bears the signature
OF Rubens, 18th century Flemish
artist, in the upper corner. Experts
pronounced it genuine.
Evening star., 1939-03-24

priations and resume detailed con-
troll of Federal expenditures.
Mr.. Eccles made it plain he was
not abandoning his theory that
business recovery could be hastened
by Government spending, and he
declared an economy program might
be disastrous He said few re-
ductions could be made in regular
expenditures, and that most cuts
must come in relief, C. c. c., high
way, veterans, farm benefit and
national defense funds.
Evening star., 1939-03-24
90-Yeur-OId Acrobat

LUMSDEN. Saskatchewan LP.-
w. Chatterton. Lumsden pioneer, is
80 years old but says Il feel like 30."
To prove it he walks to the Lums-
den School, where he "chins". the
acrobatic bar a few times lust to
show EN-"
Evening star., 1939-03-24
Law to Make Foreign
Gambling Vessels
Pirates Studied
81 the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Representative Bland. Demo-
crat. of Virginia. sought today
to label foreign gambling ships
operating off American coasts
pirates" so the Coast Guard
could drive them out to sea.
He said he intended to ask
Attorney General Murphy to
consider legislation for such
procedure. He said the float
ing gambling palaces were most
numerous off California.
Evening star., 1939-03-24
Aqed Mules Pensioned

HOUSTON, Tex. R.-Fourteen
old mules, that faithfully had pulled
the countys highway maintenance
equipment most of their lives, re-
Gently were "pensioned" by the city.
They were turned into a pasture
ITO Craze peacefully for the remain
der of their lives"
Evening star., 1939-03-24

necessary under the standard have
here suggested"
Mr.. Morgenthau expressed no di-
rect preference for any of the pro :.
posed tax rates for the next few
years, but, by offering the three al
tentative tax schedules, indicated
the Treasury would have no objec.
ton to a reduction.
Evening star., 1939-03-24
Social Security
Continued From First Page)
fits to be paid in any succeeding
five years.

fits to be paid in any succeeding
five years.
He also recommended taking ad-
ministration of Social Security funds
out of the Feredal budget and plac-
ing it in the hands of board of
trustees made up Of the chairman
of the Social Security Board, the
Secretary Of Labor and the Secre-
tary of the Treasury.
This trusteeship, he indicated,
should obviate present criticism
that Social Security funds pay for
other governmental expenditures.
Actually, at present, social Sc
curity taxes come into the Treasury
the same as any other revenue, the
Treasury transfers a nearly equiv
alent amount to the old-age reserve
fund and then invests the trans
ferred funds in the securities of the
Treasury, bringing the cash back
into the general fund of the Treas
ury.
He also advised that old-age
taxes be renamed contributions"
instead of taxes in order ito i'm
prove public understanding of the
purposes for which the funds are
collected"
Rates Influenced.
After advising modification of the
reserve system, Secretary Morgen-
thau said:
The change to a contingency re-
serve system of old-age insurance
must necessarily influence the rates
at which the Government should
collect contributions.
Il must advise Congress that ac-
ceptance of a contingency reserve
basis means that at some future date
either payroll taxes will have to be
higher than the present act provides
or there will be deficiency which
the Government will have to make
up from other tax sources"
Then he explained that if the con-
tingent reserve is adopted and if
present taxes remain unchanged, I'VE
may have for few years a reserve
fund somewhat larger than would be
Evening star., 1939-03-24
Long Breeding Period

AS long as II years of breeding
work involving approximately co.
600 seedlings of known parentaee
may be required to produce a new
variety of Strawberries of CONNER
cial value.