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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
'REHIND THE SCENES
IN AMERICAN BUSINESS

There is reason to believe thai AM
erican business and financial markets
are jim a better position TO stand the
shock incident to European develop
ments than was the case in 1914. For
one thing, events leading up to the
tragedy have taken fully two years to
unfold, giving business men p.enty of
time to plan for an emergency. When
the World War started, hardly any
warning Of Its likelihood appeared in
TIE press until few days preceding
the actual outbreak of hosti,itics.
Financially our position seems in
vulnerable. In 1914 foreigners had
large sums invested in this country,
which they needed almost Immediately
after the war began, causing a sovere
drop in stock market prices and a
heavy drain on our gold reserves. The
total Of European invest ments here to-
day, plus European owned cash in Ans
erican banks is estimated at $4,000.
100000, sum which the excess re-
serves alone of our commercial banks,
is estimated at 81, SOO,O00,Oo0, a sum
which the excess reserves alone of
cur commercial banks could cover.
Moreover, our gold reserves have elm
bed to the fantastically high figure
of $16,6OO,OOO,OOO.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
COULEE WOMEN CARRIED LIKE
MEN INVADE PROJECT

Adventuresome Grand Goulee dam
site WOMEN have been dressing as
working nen to gain entry to the dan
geroua cSnstruct:tsn areas, it was
learned today from Obi safety de.
partment inspector.
A woman dressed in carpenters ov-
erals, wearing an old MWAK "hard
hat, was walking about near the busy
Obi concrete-mixing plant Sunday
might when spied by safety emplo-.
ee who escorted her away from mad S
last stronghold
Two women were recently caught
walking up the dangerously sharp i'm
cline on which the conveyor belts
take the various grades of aggregate
from the storage piles into the top of
the five story mixing plant. Obi
watchmen are always on the alert to
keep women from entering. but
when they dress as men, it is exceed
ingly difficult to stop them.
The company and bureau insists
that ladies stay out OF "no women s
land because of the danger Of accid-
ents and because they distract the
workmen from their regular duties.
Women are also barred from the camp
areas.
The rule against women visiting in
either place is so strictly enforced
that when the WPA barge, the Paul
Bunyan was launched and christened
last summer man replaced the US
ual women bcttle-smasher.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
Attendance In
School Climbs

School started off lat Thurs ,ay
with record enrolment in all rooms
with more reporting n daily.
present the high school has over 10, Il
considerable increase. Honors in at.
tendance seem to 60 to tie jun rs
with class of about 80.
Nearly 40 have enrolled for inst L
mental instruction under tie lea err.
ship of Mr. Bah IL aud full progia
of vocal music in the elementary schc oil
with Miss Poull in charge, is he n
planned. The high school girls G. orls,
lead by Mrs. Gallaher, has a large en-
rollment
A faculty orchestra CT five members
has been organized. Their rst appear
ance will be at the County Institute
at Ephrata next Saturday.
Six man football, new in this coun
ty, has begun in earnest under
Coach Siegel, with our rst gam
scheduled with Ephrata for Sep'e nle
END. Came lave also ben a range
with Aim ra. Elan to be at this irSt
game, where YOU will also hear the
newly-organizcd pep band.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
CIVIL SERVICE EXAM

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces the following
open competitive examinations.
PIPEFTTTER HELPER, PIPEFTT-
TER.
These examinations are for the
purpose of filling existing and future
vacancies in the Bureau of Reclama-
ton. Coulee Dam, Washington.
Applications must be on file with
Secretary, Board Of U. S. Civil Service
Examiners. Bureau of Reclamation,
Coulee Dam, Washington, not later
than September IA, 1899.
Full information and applica ton
blanks may be obtained from the Sc
cretary, GARD Of US. Civil Service
Examiners, Bureau Of Reclamation,
Coulee Dam, Washington; or the Man
ageT, Eleventh U. S. Civil Service
District, Federal Office Building,
Seattle, Washington.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
CROPS MUST BE INSURED
BEFORE SEEDING TIME

Applications for crop insurance on
must be made before the seeding of
tho or p, warns George L. zwainx,
chairman of the Lincoln county agri-
cultural conservation association. If IL
g later determined that the acreage
u tually seeded is less than the amount
covered by tic policy, proportiona'e
premium refund will be made.
Growers may insure up to rs per-
cent of their normal production Of fall
wheat against all hazards from seeding
time to harvest Indemnities in this
state undsr thst 1899 prograg have
h en- paid on losses due to variety
of causes, including drought, insects,
frot and fire. Premiums and indem-
mites a~e paid in terms of wheat or
its cash equivalent.
Yield data and premium rates for
every wheat farm in the country have
been compiled by A.A.A. comitteemen.
Any grower may immediately oe.er-
mine the amount of coverage which
he may obtain on his 1910 crop end
the amount of his premium The policy
becomes effective as soon as the app'i.
cation has been signed. Farmers who
are ready to plant but have not had
an opportunity to apply for insurance
have been advised to consult tho eoun-
ty conservation office at Davenport.
Crop insurance coverage is limited
to the A.A.A. acreage allotment for
each fam and all applications for fall
seeded wheat must be received by Oct
ober go
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
Obi TO POUR CIRCUIT
INTO ROCK FIssUREs

Under high pressures averaging a
thousand pounds per square inch, a
mixture of cement and water viii.
soon be forced into the IS acres OF
bedrock on which sits mammoth
Grand Coulee dam, the final step in
making the foundation solid mass.
Obi core drillers, working in the
lowest gallery or walkway in the dam,
this week will start drilling 1 IL inch
hoes into bedrock to depth OF
200 feet. A "grout" machine will
then be applied and the mixture fore
ed through tiny assures.
The high pressure grouting will seal
all of the tiny crevices, most of them
the thickness of sheet of paper. The
operation is the last of three grouting
processes.
Although the assures are extremely
thin in most formations, the bedrock
during easy grout work at times con.
sumed as much as five to six thousand
sacks of cement per hole
The final grouting could not be
started until tho weight of the dam
was sufficient to withstand the up.
Lift pressure. 1t has been demonstrate
ed here the tiny grout machine and
resulting hydraulic-like pressure can
lift IN large sections of rocl,
A heavy concrete swimming pool at
the dam site, section of which had
dropped, was brought to its original
level by the grouting pressure.
When the grouting is completed,
4" curtain" of cement will exist around
both ends of the dam and under it,
through which no water will be able
to leak.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
STORE OPERATOR REFUSES
TO LEAVE POST IN VISTA HOUSE

Ordered by Ind al Agent Louis Bal,
sam of Nespelein to vacate by today
the Indian store she has operated n
the east vi ta-louse for three years,
Mrs. Grace b. Coil, educated full
blooded Indian woman, declared
Monday she would refuse to leave.
Balsam sent her written Instruction
TO move several weeks age. Mrs. Col.
said, but has never given her any rea.
son why he wished her removed
No objections have been raised to
my work either by the Indian service,
the Indians or the reclamation bureau,
sic sa d.
According to Mrs. Col, who ho.G,
a college degree, Ba sam firrt gave
her notice To- vacatc last spring, and
nothing moe was said unit She receiN-
ed the letter several weeks neo.
She opened the store whe- former
Indian Agent Harvey Meyers was un-
able to raise funds through Washing
ton, d. c. circles to purchase stock.
81 Lave hired an attorney and IN go
ing to stay put until they put me out
legally. l signed an agreement with
the Indian service to operate the store
and 1 don't believe they can put ME
out without giving a reason
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
EUROPEAN WAR INTERFERES
WITH COMMITTEE INSPECTION

Because of the war in Europe the
visit to Grand Coulee dam of the
subcommittee of the committee of the
public lands Of the house of represen-
tatives has been Cancelled it was learn
ed here today.
Postmaster Robert Ross was inform
ed by Congressman Knute Hill, one of
the subcommittee, that it had been
found advisable to cancel The tour of
the west. On the committee with Hill
are Representative j. w. Robinson of
Utah and Representative Harry L. En-
glebright of California.
The group was scheduled to visi.
the dam, the Colville Indian agency,
Mount Rainier national park Bonneville
and other projects.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
EXPEEN TELLS HOW
10 MOVE BIG TREES

Even very large trees may be NOV
ed with almost 100 percent success if
a little care Is uced in the process, says
Stanley Wadswcrth Of the horticulture
Washington. The best time to move n
tee is in the fall after the leaves have
fallen and the ground is frozen, or in
early spring before the ground has
thawed and before growth has started.
The preparation for moving may
be started now. Flan to move a ball Of
soil that is one foot in diameter for
each inch of tree trunk diameter. In
other words, an eight-inch tree would
require that an eight-foot ball of soil
be moved.
For example, to move an eight-inch
tree, dig trench three feet deep, enc
and one-half feet wide. around the
tree just inside the eightfoot ring.
This will cut the roots that reach far
out into the soil Fill the trench with
rich fibrous soil and water we'll This
soil should contain from one-third to
one-half organic matter (peat moss or
well-rotted manure). The new treo
roots will all be developed within
this rich soil When the tree is moved
the trench for moving should be dug
just outside this region of new roots
The tree will move with much less
shock if this is done.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
Sims Corner

Mr.. and Mrs Marvin Alyward
have gone to Walla Walla for Wis
it with their folks.
Mrs. Ward, Mr.. and Mrs. Asnam
and Mr.. and Mrs Stone and daugh,
ter were week end visitors at the
home of E. w. Lemley.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wcimer-
skirch went to Spokane on business.
and Miss Frances Bays returned with
them for visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Burton went
to Coulee on Wednesday.
Miss Beatrice bentley has gone to
Morton where she will teach for the
coming year. '-e'-
Mrs. Alice Lemley has moved 10
Spokane and will make her home there
this winter.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
THRoNGs VISIT CouLEE DAM

The largest crowd e,c' to Wis
Grand Coulee Dam milled its way Sun
day through the projects two gran /.
stands. United Sta es Bureau of Re-
lamation officials estimated an attend
ance of mcte than 5000 people, VITA
ing the construction in full progress
from other viewpoints.
License plates from every state III
the Union were seen. Vista House at
PENDANTS reported that the best pray.
ious record of attendance was set on
Labor Day, 1888, when 1000 visitors
came
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
SPECIAL AID SESSION

The Ladies Aid of the Picsbyter-
ian church will hold is initial fa'i
meeting at the church par'ors next
Thursday, September Ia, with Mrs. L
+ Rhodes, Sr., as hostess.
Each member is asked to bring 10
this meeting dollar which WAS 80
have been earned in come unusual man
ner during the summer. The club
members are also supposed to VIZ t.
poem or jingle about how the mon
ey was earned and read it at the sesS-
ion.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
STATION TO CLOSE

Tomorrow (Friday) will be the last
day that motorists in this vicinity
will be able to get their autos and
trucks examined in Coulee CITY by
the state vehicle inspection, as the
station will close and the inspectors
have moved to another city after 6
o clock tomorrow night. The local sta
tion has been under the supervision of
"Curly' Smith and has been handl.
cd in highly satisfactory manner,
with courtesy being outstanding.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
ENOUGH CEMENT TO
COVER PENNSYLVANIA

Fcr those who are interested In
figures
The spherical surface of all tho
particles of cement needed to complete
Grand Coulee dam would cover the
state of Pennsylvania, or 10000
square miles, bureau engineer estim
ated today.
About go carloads of the powdery
material are arriving at the dam sic
each day.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
COUNCIL CALLS FOR BIDS
ON NEW WATER SYSTEM

Meeting in regular monthly session
at the city hall last nigh. the city
council completed specifications or
the new water system and issued Il
call for bids on its construction. Bid :
will be on September 90
The budget for the coming year
was outlined and d scussed. A propos'
al to allow dancing in beer parlors
was considered. and an ordnance reg
ulating and licensing such establish
mcnts will he drawn up.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
REUNION AT sTRUNTz HOME

A family reunion was held at the
Mike Struntz home over Labor Day.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Mike
salzer and daughter, Helen, Mr.. and
Mrs Mason Benjamin and daughters.
Marlene and Marianne, all Of Tacoma;
Mrs. R. w. Ratten and daughters,
Mildred and Ann Marie, of Seattle;
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Sheppard and
daughter, Iris Mae, Of Kelso; Mr..
and Mrs Van Pitts and children Shir-
ley and Jerry, of Quincy; Mr.. and
Mrs. Hershall LETTERS and daughter,
Joy, of Grand Coulee, and Ida Struntx
of Wenatchee.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
CARD OF THANKS

We wish 10 extend cur heartfelt
thanks, to al those who so kindly as
sisted, and for the words of sympathy,
and for the beautiful floral offerings
extended at the death Of our beloved
husband, father, son and brother.
Mrs. Velma Wanamakcr.
Mrs. l.. T. Rhodes Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Wanamaker.
Mrs Jack Crawford
Mrs Ray Irons.
Oscar Wanamaker.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
: DO
4 YOU
KNOW?

" Washington State Progress commissioa
The state had 84,381 farms In 1885
compared with 10000 in 1880, an in
creast Of 10 per cent. Thirty-six thous-
and farms lay east of the Cascades, 4S,
246 west of them according to the
1885 census.
Completion Of the Roza irrigation
project near Yakima will add approx
mately $4,000 acres Of tillable land,
and Grand Coulee dam will irrigate
another 100000 acres.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
DEPUTY SHERIFF WEEDS
IN WENATCHEE TUESDAY

Miss Evelyn Hoff and William Long
deputy sheriff were married at the
Wenatchee Lutheran church Tuesday.
Mary Hancock and Gordon NIcks
county sheriff. wee the only attend
ants.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
SCOUT BENEFIT SUCCESS

The Boy Scout day was highly
successful, thanks to the support of
their many friends. The boys realized
o tidy little sum which will keep
them through the winter. Proceeds
from the affair totaled $64.3S.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Nelson Wright, Minister
All Welcome

All Welcome
Sabbath school-10:00 a. m.
Morning worship-11:00 a. m.
Young people fellowship-7:0O m
Evening service--S:O0 p. m.
Wednesday Bible class-7:O0 p. m.
Friday Clubs-6:45 p. m.
"Though I walk through the valley
of shadows, I will fear no evil for
thou art with me. Psalm 90.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
DANCE SATURDAY

Another in the series of Saturday
night dances will be given at Gregg
hall this week. Music will be furnish.
ed by the Cactus Kids dance band.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
GRACE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH

GRACE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH
B. 2. WILSON. Pastor
Sunday Services
Sunday School 10. a. m.
Morning Worship 1900 a. m,
Young peoples meeting GAS p. m.
Evangel site service 7:45 p. m.
Tuesday:
Prayer meeting $500 p. m
Thursday:--
Mid week service-S:00 p m
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-07
Conflict Boosts
Wheat Prices

For the fourth consecutive session
grain futures in North Aerican mar.
kets Wednesday SCARED the 3 to S
cents permitted in single session
Wheat on the Chicago beard of
trade was nearly 20 cents higher than
it was August 81, or at the best level
in a year and half. Corn was about
IA cents higher. Even at those prices
however, trade was virtually deadlock
ed, with operators unable to fill buy
ing orders for millions of bushels.
Anxious shorts and industrial in
terests had brief encouragement when
some sales of wheat and corn were
made at peak prices and when tho
first cas- ng in any grains during the
last two sessions was temporarily rec
orded in rye and oats. Offerings how
ever, frightened in closing trade, and
all grains in all markets except oats
at Winnipeg, finished at the days
max mum possible advance. On the
board of trade all grains, except Sep
TENDER and December Rye, sold at
new season highs.
Local wheat prices were no excep-
tim in the national trend, and today
showed gain of Is IL cents over
last week 3 quotations, according to
figures given out by Dodd and Gil
berry, owners of the Independent.
Grain company.
Hard White was quoted at, 70
cents this morning and Turkey Red
at rs cents, both figures representing
grain with 13 per cent protein con-
tent.
Very little wheat is being sold at
the present time, despite the price
increase. The Independent purchased
1000 bushels yesterday, nearly all OF
the grain being sold by one farmer.
Quite bit Of the 1899 crop is yet
to be hauled, though warehouses are
bullying and large number of sacks
are being piled on platforms outsida.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16

TUenlysiN positive cases OF
rabies ~ Tacoma and ~ ~ Pierce
county through 1895 and siS new
cases already this month yer. dis-
closed Saturday by Marvin Bsles.
stat. supervisor Of diaries and
livestock. ss the reason for ths
dog quarantine lmposed On all d
Pierce county
Other quarantned arsat include
KING and snobomiss counties ard
the immediate vicinify u Copiss
dam
Al effective rabies control pro
gram Hates declared. should IN
elude ~ stnet qustsntins u
destruction Of al stray. owner iess
dogs and GIL other dogs not con.
fined according 10 quafantins rex.
slstsons - prophylaetie VAGINA
tor II dogs in quafantinsd Or IN
Z ted areas ana ~ elimination
d politics from the program
, iack Of funds 70 adequately
cope with the situation = the pfin-
cipal factor involved N control n
"a blsa 10 this STATE Haiss sad
Proof that rabies can b CON-.
pletely sfsdlcsted mas been eefnon-
strated IN England. Ireland. the
Scandinavian eesnfflsR Holland
Australia aud Hawaii Only
through ngia enforcement II quar-
sntlnes and police MEASURES can
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
State Official Insists 90
Cases of Rabies in County

ss expect 10 control ~. disease
Proper vaccination 10 almost 100
per cent sffsetly. nsn1s tnsfs
seems 70 be no Justification Tor
ths continued existence ~ the
disease
'tyAluAbls livestock, Including
many ssil.a be dogs are dsstf0Yed
.aeh year az fss8lt ~ animals
being bitten by rsbid f0Fs Ths
increased number u gsfsgus re-
CURED 10 take IN. Pasfrar treat
msnt DecaQss II having been bitten
b. - bad d1as. ~ ofhsrNiss ~.
postd ~ tbs disease. ~ besOnlhE
alarming
In Tacoma lasl year thsfs we're
eight positive cases reported he.
tween Jan ard sept ~ ia
OctOhsF there was bit ofs fsst
then N November az fssss and |
cases during Ibeesmber. since
Jan four mors eases have been
reported. There we're 70 cases N
Pierce county outside ~ Tacoma
lat year. ths largest number IN
any ons month being eight IN De
esmbeE Two more esxes have
BEEN reported since the first Df the
rev ysaf
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
STATE PROTECTS
BRIDGE WORKERS

All wofkmen engaged IN build
ing Tacoma sarrows bridg. are
protected by the state workm.nis
compensation law. Attorney Cen
eral 6 ". Hamilton today ad-
yised the state department Of Ia
Dor and Industries. This protse-
ton extends 10 all workers on the
bridge. working on barRes en-
gagged In building parts of the
bridge, or receiving and Unloading
materials OF parts Of the bridge
he said
He said their work could not be
construed AZ related 10 navigation
and commerce which would place
them under the federal govern.
ment's Jurisdiction.
He held further that such work
ers we're under the law while being
transported on ferries 10 the scene
Of their work ~ the bridge site
The law protects them N esss Of
Jury.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
DROWNED MAN
WAS TAC0MAN

The body OF n man. washed
ashore on Nashon island Friday,
has been identified as John Coyioh.
s6-yeaf old Tacoma labores, Who
lived at 2s7s No. 33u st.
Cosich had been missing since
the night of Dee. II, when he vas
visiting friend. John pirsh of
3l0p No. slHt III. pifah said GoYieh
left during the evening TO walk 10
the waterfront and gather a load
OF driftwood lie was not seen
again II WAS believed he lost his
way In a dens. fog and slipped
into the water.
King County Coroner Otto III
Mittelstadt notified Pierce county
authorities there was no evidence
of foul play. Tn. body WAS dis.
covered on the islands shore about
two mile, south Of pocAton
Identification was made through
grocery clip found IN his pocket.
Covieh vas = native Of palmails
and had lived here since 1918. lie
sAs member n the ffnatlan
Fraternal snlon and Catholic
church. There are no known relss
tives Arrangements for the IA.
neral are being made BY Buckley.
King.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
People In
The Mus

Prince Saldemar. 50. unci. OF
King Christian and Of King Has-
kor VII Of Norway. died today in
Copenhagen following an attack
Of influenza The half million
dollar Tower road palace" in Hol-
lywood where John Barrymore
and Dolores Costello once lived.
went up for auction today -.
Burton wesman. federal referee
IN bankruptcy has named sterling
Carr, former L $ attorney IN San
Francisco. 10 assume charge Of
financial affairs Of Herbert Flesh
hacker. one Of the coasts leading
finaneiefs Shirley Logan. Chi
cago soclaiite actress. VA renamed
cause there are too many shifleys
IN Holly1oo, already -.
IN a copyrighted Pan, dispatch.
the New York Daily News Eald
Max >chmeling. eg-hesyyws ght
champion. and MS actress wife.
Amy Ondra. were under technical
arrest in Berlin because Of a re-
marx SEnmeilng mace spoBt NsEi
Propaganda Minister Joseph Go@b-
bel.
Paul Mant1. Los 1ngelef stunt
flier and technical adviser 10 the
late Amelia Esrhart. was recover
INK today from minor injuries re
oeiyee IN Utah plane crash
Wendell l. wiIiIsie. Of Common
wealth and Southern Say, ne has
CEASED trying 70 save the Amer
icsn people from By business and
nov - trying n rave business men
from OK government -.
Robert Briseoe. only Jea1kh
member q the irish parliament.
began a campaign 10 enlist L 5
support for plan 10 settle 5000
900 oppressed Jews in Palestine
Leni Reifenstahl. German actress
mentioned as .Hitlsrs girl friend
eft Hollywood to-day hoping she
won't Dc sn4bbed on hsr next
Ylsit -.