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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
OIL FIELD FIRE IN
'BLACKMAIL'r PICTURE

Something new in screen thrills Is
presented in the spectacular Oil well
fire sequence of "Baaiekmol,' - shssS
hacked drama of man - revenge
which shows on the Columbian screen
with Edward G. Robinson starred, on
o. double-bill Sunday, Monday aad
Tuesday, with "Beau Geste." =
Declared to be the first time an
oil well fire has ever been used 10
supply background thrills for dra-
matte screen climax, the sequence IN
Blackmail" presented such a spec
tacular sight at night that hundreds
watched it from their homes and from
the fields and hills back Of the stuuio
property Many rushed up in motnrcars
in the belief that one of the three
hundred working wells in nearby oil
field had caught fire.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
GAME DEPARTMENT SAYS 1889
LARGEST BIG GAME SEASON

The state game department an
nounced this Tuesday that the great
est take of big game animals in Wash
ington' s history has been bagged by
hunters during the 1899 open seasons.
Huntsmen thus far reported $3.50
deer brought down, although over half
of the 10000 who hunted deer still
are tardy in mailing reports on cards
issued to all purchasers of big game
seals. The department has the author.
ity to refuse hunting licenses next
season to those who fail to turn in re.
ports Of their 1899 hunting expedi-
tions.
Elk brought home by sportsmen this
autumn will total just short of 1900,
it is indicated by calculations of game
protectors who operated inspection
stations during the legal shooting
dates.
Sole remaining big game open sea.
son is that on bear in western Wash
inyton. 1t closes December 81 ans
the season limit, raised to two animals
this year, insures a record kill of bru-
ms. Bears are increasing steadily i1'
Washington, which has a greater bru'
in population than any other state in
the Union. No big game seal or re-
port is required for bear hunters.
Tho recent deer season still is a
sharp topic among game experts. L.
is quite generally agreed that first
dry weather and later heavy fogs GU
down the bag of blacktail deer west
of the Cascades.
Greatest measure of success wa.
enjoyed by those who hunted big
bucks in the mule deer country OF
north central Washington. where ap'
proximately half Of the successful
hunters secured their venison.
Following is the deer kill by coun,
ties reported to date, which, of course
is decidedly Incomplete:
Okanogan, 2,122; Chelan, 1929;
Ferry, ATS; stevens,437; Island, 3S7;
Pend Oreille, 345; Kittitas, 1856;
Mason, 1926; Thurston, 1882; Lewis
219; Pacific, 20; Pierce, 1876; Grays
Harbor, 1856; Clallam, 1853; Cowlitz
1874; Columbia, 1854; Douglas, 140;
Jefferson, 40; King, 1877; Garfield
1877; San Juan, 1872; Whatcom, 9S;
Asotin, 90; Kitsap, 81; Spokane,S9
Skamania, 80; Snohomish, 70; Wah
kiakum, r.: Klickitat, SO; Clark
81; Skagit, 81; Walla Walla, 20
county unknown, -. Total, S,769.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
CITIZEN TICKET WINS
IN MUNICIPAL ELECTION

The municipal election held Tues
day attracted 1876 voters to the polls,
The Citizens ticket was elected in
its entirety by a substantial majority.
X. S. Jones, mayoralty nominee on
the Peoples ticket, withdrew from
the race prior to printing of the bale
lots, and no official candidate repres-
ented that group.
r. E. Leonard was elected mayor
for four-year term; Martin Chess
ing and Leo LAWN, councilmen Tor
twoyear terms; james Jess, council
man for one year; j. T. Davidson,
treasurer for two years; ~ H. Twin
ing, clerk for q four-year term.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
GRAND COULEE CHAMPIONS
PLAY HERE SATURDAY

One Of the most red-hot basketball
games of the season is in prospect
here for Saturday night, when the
Grand Coulee high school hoopers in
wade the local gymnasium to meet
the Coulee City Giants. District CHAM
pions last year, the damsite five Is
expected to give the local team a
busy evenings work.
AS an added feature, skits will be
presented between halves by the high
school students.
The Giants suffered their first
setback of the current season Fri
day night when they were nosed out
20 to II by Ephrata. The second
team also took a drubbing at the
hands Of the county seaters.
Invading Nespelem Tuesday, Coulee
City eked out 10 to Is decision
However, the Nespelem second string
was victorious 1912 in a preliminary
contest.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
Death Claims
{. SChenllnel

Another fine pioneer from the ever
dwindling number of Grant county
early settlers was taken from their
ranks last Thursday, when Charles
Schemmel, 70, passed away at his
home near Osborne.
Born at West Prussia, Germany on
January II, 1859, Mr.. Schemmel
moved to South Dakota when about
~ years of age. FROM there he went
to California where he remained for
a year before demonstrating near
Hartline where he resided for ~
years. From there he moved across
the Grand coulee.
A leading rancher and cattleman
in this vicinity, Mr.. schemmel was
president of the Security State bank,
a. position which he held for many
years prior to his death.
Surviving members of his family
are his widow, Hattie; daughter,
Sister Francesca Maria of st. Aloysius
school in Spokane; sister, Mrs. Mary
Wagner, Of Marion. South Dakotn.
Two daughters preceded him IN
death, one passing away in infancy
and the other in 1927.
Funeral services were held from
ST. Patrick g church at Hartline, and
interment was in the family plot IN
thu Maritime cemetery. Father Far
reilly Of Mason City offioiated at the
last rites.
Jenkins & Son funeral home OF
Ephrata were in charge Of funeral ar
rangements.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
Acreage Plans
Are Unchanged

Available information indicates that
the acreage seeded TO wheat for har-
vest in 1910 win be about the same
as seeded last year. reports r M
College of Washington.
Conditions for seeding and starting
wheat have been unfavorable over
practically the enti;e winter wheat
area. Even though higher wheat prices
followed the declaration of war in
Europe, it appeared that farmers gen
orally had not planned extensive in
creases in seedlings in the important
winter wheat states.
Turner cites the annual outlook
report issued this week by the Fed.
eral Bureau Of Agricultural Economics,
which indicates total wheat seedlings
| for harvest in 1910 to be about un
changed from the 64.6 million acres
seeded last year. If average yield,
are obtained on this size acreage
about $50 million bushels, OF about
is million bushels more than the 10.
year average domestic disappearance
| will be produced.
| Despite the war, no marked change
in European wheat acreage is expect
ed for 1910, says the report. World
acreage probably will also be about
the same as this year. Average yields
would again result in a crop almos.
equal to prospective world consump-
ton, which in turn would not substan.
TALLY reduce the record world whea,
carry-over. World supplies, estimated
at 5.4 billion bushels. are 81 per
cent larger than in 1914. while world
consumption, totaling about 40 Bill.
lion bushels, is only 80 per cent great.
err than in 1914.
United States wheat supplies, says
Turner, were estimated at 993 mil
lion bushels on July /. 1939-about
100 million bushels less than in 1898
asd about the same rs auppliss on
hand In 1914. Belligerent countries
have large wheat supplies, and it ia
expected that exports from the Unit
ed States will be substantially small.
or than for the year starting July !,
1898.
| Unless there is an unexpected ad-
| justment downward Of world wheat
acreage or yields per acre are small,
any improvement in world prices will
depend on improved demand or a
rise in the world price level, says the
report. Wheat prices in the United
States are expected to remain hignel
than prices in other surplusrproducing
countries So long as the Government
loan and export subsidy programs con-
tinue and world prices remain low.
A. large quantity Of U. 8. wheat Is
being placed under loan. This is op-
Grating to support domestic prices.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
AMER1rA's STIRRING
TIMES LIVE AGAIN!

Those stirring days when America
was wrestling new homes from me
wilderness and fighting for lndepend-
ence and its very existence, are
depicted in Daryl F. Zanuek's p.o-
duction of "Drums Along the MO
hawk" This goth Centary-Fox Him.
starring Claudette Colbert and Henri,
Fonda shows Sunday, Monday ana
Tuesday at the Roosevelt theatre IN
Grand Coulee, and will be the tSlh
nf the Coulee area for months 70
come.
Never has such exciting action
flashed across the screen and undol
the direction of John Ford the effect
is superb. The picture is based upo"
the best-seller by Walter D. Edmenos
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
CLOSELY
PUNCHED IN VOTE NUMBERS

Plans for the Midwinter Indoor
Charity Circus that Electric City
post of the American Legion will
stage in Rimrock hall on Friday,
Saturday and SUNDAY, December IS,
Ii and II. are nearing completion
Five gala performances are sched-
nled, three in the evenings and mat
inees ON Saturday and Sunday.
A brisk advance sale of season
tickets and great interest in the
'Queen' contest indicate that large
crowds will attend this affair which
is being given to raise funds for the
hospital and assistance fund Of the
Legion. Standings, in the contest still
show Miss Gwendolynn AEillhorn of
this city to be in third position, with
all closely punched, and the tally ON
December / was as Follows:
Bobby Logan, Grand CouIee, 49,
CTS; Mollie Mills, Elmer City, 12.-
225; Gwendolynn A[illhorn, Coulee
City, 10000; Jimmy Busch, Mason
City, 10000; Agnes Mccarthy, Os-
horne, 5000, aI.uella Brown, Grand
Coulee, $3.50; Betty Haskins. Grand
Coulee, $3.50; Josephine Green, Ell
ectric City, s,026; George Hartman,
Grand Coulee. $3.50: Margaret Kee'
nan. Electric City. 5,425; Mary HUI
Ter, Grand Coulee, 5,275; Edythe
Pease, Hartline, 4,45O.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
WE'LL MET BY MOONLIGHT

gthe Junior class of Coulee City
high school is presenting three-act
romantic comedy by Jean Latham
entitled "Wel Met BY Moonlight =
at he school gym December Id.
Scene of the play is laid in the re-
ception room of q struggling radlo
station. Happy Powell, having met d
number of beautiful faces In the
moonlight, promises them all jobs on
his brothers. radio station. Paul POW
ali, owner of the station, is having
difficulties in obtaining a million
nire's contract in order to keep she
station operating. Thus is laid 'he
foundation for fsst-moving, exc''
ing production which is bound to fur-
n;sh a fine evenings entertainment
for the audience.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
URGES GREATER PARTICIPATION
IN SALE OF CHRISTMAS SEALS

Pointing out the need as we'll as
the opportunity for service in tuber'
culosis work, Mrs. w. B. Dingle OF
Dayton, president of the Americas
Legion Auxiliary for the Department
of Washington, challenges the mem'
bership to greater participation in the
sale of Christmas Seals and in the
program for the eradication of tuber-
culosis.
"Every time the clock strikes
twelve in the state of Washington
said Mrs. Dingle, "another chair Is
vacant in some home. tuberculosis has
beckoned.
"Though the Washington Tuber'
culosis association and its county
leagues have gone long way in thei1
educational program of prevention
and control Of the disease" continue
Mrs. Dingle, cit is yet the arch k1lle,
of youth 1t causes more fatalities be
tween the ages of Is and 10 than any
other disease
"My earnest wish for this year"
she concludes, "is that every member
of our great American Legion Auxil
larry of the Department of Washing
ton shall not only contribute gener
ously to the seal sale, which is nov
in progress, but help make the eradi
cation of tuberculosis a major projec
in their communities.
The sale will continue to Christina
Eve.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
HONOR RECENT BRIDE

A very pretty miscellaneous show
err was given Mrs. Paul Borst (nee
Bonnie Leonard) recently at the Wei
Ter hall. Hostesses we're the Misses
Violet Logg. Avis Moore, June Brown,
Theda Pierpoint and Mrs. Louise Jor-
gensen. Many beautiful and useful
gifts were received by the guest Of
honor, after which refreshments were
served.
Out-of-town guests We're Mrs. Fern
Lilienthal and Mrs. Grover Of Spo-
kane.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
OWNERS URGED TO VOTE

John c. Page, Washington, D. c.,
United States Commissioner Of Rec
lamation, and John B. Fink, Olympia.
Washington state director Of conser-
walton and development. have issued
joint letter addressed to landowners
in the proposed East and South 1rriga'
ton Districts in the Columbia Basin
area, as follows:
November 20, 1889.
"To the landowners in the propos-
ed East and South Irrigation Districts
I, of the Columbia Basin Project:
ELECTIONS are to be held on Sat
urday, December 8, to determine whes
I,ther or not the proposed East and
South Irrigation districts shall be or
ganized in the Columbia Basin Irriga-
ton Project. Organization of the
districts at this time is of vital i'm
portance to the project. A favorable
vote will mean that development will
be assured and will proceed as rapid
| " as practicable. If the vote is I'M
favorable in either district the be.
ginning Of the development may be
delayed for many years. Fortunately,
the advantages of early development
to the project area, the state and
the nation are so great that an ad-
verse vote is hardly conceivable.
Landowners who have produced
wheat successfully on large holdings
without irrigation naturally were ap-
prehensive lest they be required 20
dispose of their excess holdings in
! small tracts over an indefinite period
of wears. They have been and are as
sured by the Bureau of Reclamation
| that some way must be developed IN
which each of them can sell his excess
holdings in single block for cash.
eff other problems arise from time
to time that require special treat
ment, all landowners may confidently
assume that the Federal Bureau OF
, Reclamation and the State Department
of Conservation and Development viii
leive full cooperation in working Out
equitable and practical solutions IL
the best interest of landowners ant
the public at large. Naturally th'
solutions of certain problems nov
fcreseeable cannot be stated as ye
with definiteness. For example, Fe
payment contracts, in which The re
sponsibilities and the privileges o
the landowners of the irrigation dis
trict will be set forth, can only D.
submitted after districts have beef
formally organized. These contract
will be drafted as soon as possible
Thev will be widely publicized an
can. of course, become effective on,
after the landowners Of the irrigation
district have approved them at a
election to be called for that purpos
; some months in the future.
"The Bureau of Reclamation an
the Department of Conservation an
Development are confident that In
| owners of land within the projec
area fully realize the Importance Q
, favorable vote on December 8, nc
merely by the requisite twoIthlrc
majority, but by the largest majori'
r. possible. :.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
WEA MET HERE

Grant county unit of the Washing
tom Edu,cstion ASSOCIATION held ban
ouet and dinner program in the mu'
sic room Of the high school last night,
with about SO members present.
Joe Oh andser from the state ednca-
tivon department gave the main ad-
dress.
Dinner was served by Mr.. and
mrs. John Adams Of the Columbia
cafe.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07

Mrs. Frank Mathis visited at the
home 81 hehsaoA, Lloyd Lynard,, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Alyward re-
turned home after VISIT with friends
and relatives in the Walla Wana
country.
There was telephone meeting OF
this district in the Grange hall Sat
urday morning. Del Mclean. pres'-
dent, and Earl Lemley, secretary and
treasurer, were reelected to hold Of
flee for another year.
Mr.. and Mrs, j. A. Burton were In
Coulee City Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. E. w. Lenley were
visitors in Coulee City the first OF
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Welmer-
ekirch and David Peterson were Sun
dav callers at the E. w. Lemley home.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
GARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our friends for
their kind expressions Of sympathy in
our recent bereavement Of our be-
loved husband and father. Also we
take this means of expressing our
thanks for the many beautiful flora'
offerings
Mrs. Charles Schemmel
Sister Francesca Maria
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Val Jess had as .their
dinner guests Thursday Mr.. and Mrs.
Jim Jess and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Jess, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Jess
and son, Emil and Floyd Jess, Carl
and Edna Christy and Bob Kelley.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
TOURISTS STILL COMING

Lecturer G. r. Giezentanner Of
Dry Falls state park sends word that
registration at the vista house for
the month of November totaled 1883.
Tourists from many states and ma
lions are still coming, he says. The
fine weather has greatly heightened
the normal travelling season.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
LAND rs RE, LEASED

Albert C. Martin, Commissioner Of
Public lands, this week accepted an
application to release Lots 1, 2,
and 8 in section 16. township ~
north. range 80 east in Grant county,
filed by John r. Lewis Estate, Cou-
lee City.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
NOTICE TO VEHICLE OWNERS

Vehicle license plates will be avail
able at the Security State Bank In
Coulee City on Saturday, December
16, for one day only.
P. A. Staley, County Auditor.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
BID MINISTER FAREWELL

A farewell program and dinner
was held at the Presbyterian church
Tuesday night in honor of the Rev
Nelson Wright and wife, who left
for the east Wednesday morning.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
ADo
8 YOU
KNOW?

BY Washington sfoie Progress comnissisaI

Grays Harbor has the largest ply
wood plant in the world, and Grays
Harbor produces more plywood thwp
any other community in the wsrTf.
The three plants on the Harbor lsad
in production. Plywood is reaching
out to new uses in the constructions OF
railroad cars, trucks, boats, bufldf1gs,
dry -kilns, garages, auditoriu1us- In
fact, new use for it is being found
month by month.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07

stores in Coulee City are beginning
to take on holiday appearance, with
decorations, Of course, being carried
out in the Christmas motif.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
BAZAAR SATURDAY

Presbyterian Ladies Aid will pres
ent their annual bazaar and dinner
Saturday. The bazaar will open At
o clock, and the serving of dinner
will commence promptly at 5:5o.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
GRACE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH

B. P. Wilson, pastor.
Sunday services:
Sunday school, ~ a. m.
Morning worship, IL =. m.
Young peoples meeting GAS P. nj
Tuesday:
mayer meeting, 500 p. m.
Thursday:
Midtweek service, 500 p. IN.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07


Mr.. and Mrs. C.. K. Jolly. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Tanneberg and Pat
Winifred Bogart and Guy Watkins
were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs
Ras Tanneberg Sunday.
Olive and Florence Graham spent
Sunday with Doris Bogart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Jolly spent Sun
day afternoon and evening at Mrs
Edwin Mickelsen g.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle jenkins and
Mary Anne of Waterville, visited
relatives at st. Andrews Sunday.
Several from this community at
tended the fellowship meetings In
Coulee City Monday.
Dave Peterson moved house t
Mansfield Tuesday for Tony Netting
Mr.. and Mrs. Ras Tanneberg made
business call to Wenetchee Wednes
Gay.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
St. Andrews

st. Andrews. Especially - Fifteen
members of the Grange attended the
progressive dinner served by Grange
ladies last Thursday.
At $3.50 p. m. all members were at
the E. W. Rice home, where fruit
cocktails were served. Then they wen
to Hans Wogensen g home for the
second course of creamed tomato soup.
The third course was at Chris Jor-
gensen's home, where all were seated
on the floor and salad was served.
The main course of potatoes, car
rots and peas, meat and gravy was
served at the Edwin Mickelsen home,
and then to Harold Jensen's for des-
sert of pudding, cake and coffee.
After 20 miles or more of eating
the group ended up at Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Jolly's for the party. Pinochle
was played and was followed by a
midnight lunch Of Sandwiches and
cake.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07

Joseph Struntz had the misfortune
of getting his arm hurt when struck
by a wild horse he was breaking at
his ranch Monday.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07
Sims Corner

Sims Corner. (speciaD- Teachers
of the Rocky Point and Pickett
schools are planning on having their
Christmas program Friday night, De-
cember %.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-07

Manager 0. r. Hartman of the
Roosevelt theatre in Grand Coulee,
was caller in town Wednesday.
Evening star., 1939-01-11
Government Narcotic
Hospital Work
Described
Rote Of Cure Is High,
Dr.. KoIb Says in
Rodio Talk

More than 80 per cent of the pa
tients discharged from the Govern
ment's narcotic hospitals remain
cured" according to DR.. Lawrence
Kolb, assistant surgeon general of
the United States Public Health
Service.
Speaking today over Radio Sta
ton WMAL in a program spon-
sored by the Medical Society of the
District of Columbia, DR.. Kolb said
there is very definite hope for the
drug addict"
1--WE consider this rate of cure to
be especially good" he said. be
cause so many of these people had
failed on previous treatment, and
had been given up as hopeless"
The Public Health Service, in the
two Federal hospitals for treatment
of drug addicts, at Lexington, KY,
and Fort Worth, Tex, now has IA
cilities to care for 1850 patients, DR..
Kolb explained. but additions are
being made which will bring this
number up to 2,450.
Explaining why, in his opinion
there was such high rate of cure
at the two Government narcotic
hospital-farms, the speaker said:
1--WE aim to keep our patients for a
long period, which is necessary
These hospitals give all the medical
treatment that is given in any up
to-date hospital. In addition, there
is farm upon which the GONZALES
cent patients are required to work
and numerous shops for the same
purpose. We find that the GONZALES
cent addict must be kept busy doing
useful work practically all the time
while he is convalescing. This is in
order that he may build up new
habits to replace his old habit OF
taking narcotics to meet practically
any situation"
DR.. Kolb is to address the Medical
Society tonight during symposium
on narcotic addiction. Other speak
ers will include DR.. Dexter M. Bull
lard of Chestnut Lodge Sanitarium
and A. L. Tennyson, chief of the
legal section, United States Bureau
of Narcotics.