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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
Local Penney Manager
Transferred to PascO

Hugh Copeland, manager of the
local J. G. Penney store, has beer
transferred to the managership Of
the Pasco branch. This informa-
ton was received last Saturday and
the switch in managers is to be
made with the opening next Mon
day.
Mr.. Copeland has no information
IS to who will come to take charge
Of the Kennewick store. Mr.. Nc
Coy, manager Of the Pasco store, Is
leaving the company. The trans
fer IS promotion for Mr.. Copeland.
VINO has been located in Kennewick
Tor the past three years.
Under his management the store
has made consistent gains and the
stock has been almost doubled
ance bis arrival from Spokane in
1896.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Copeland have
been active in civic affairs and
meir removal from the community
WI be felt In several circles. Mr.
Copeland IS president of the XII
wants club and already has mads
Outstanding progress in his admin
istrstion.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
Wheat Farmers
Warned of Pocket
Mice and Rabbits

John Finley, in charge Of the ri;
illogical Survey operations in tn,
state, has just called at the count,
extension office in Kennewick ane
conferred with County Agent Skusf
relative to the serious outlook re.
garding losses to be expected thi,
year from jack rabbits and pocket
mice.
The jack rabbits have been COM
paratively small in number during
recent years, due to a disease cycle.
but are now in the process Of build
ing up again. They bother the en-
tire area of the county and can be
controlled by the use of poison in
accordance with instructions which
can be secured from the county ex-
tension office.
The pocket mice only bother in
the wheat land and for a few weeks
period they will still be living in the
summer fallow, but finally they will
move over into the winter wheat
where they will be much harder to
control. Pocket mice cause serious
losses by burying large amounts of
shelled wheat in their dens. Mr..
Skuse urges the wheat farmers be
ON the lookout for these pests and
call at the extension office for in
formation and recommendations for
control.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
County School
Fete Has VARIETY
Program Today

The fourth annual May Day Fes-
tlVal for Benton county schools
takes place in Kennewick tomorrow
with all the school Of the county
participating.
The Days activities start with a
parade at 10 o'clock from the school
house and will proceed through part
OF the residential and business dis
trict.
Immediately following the parade
a sports program and kitty bali
game will take place at 10:45 In the
Lions Den.
A lunch will be served In the
cafeteria at noon with food and
carnival concessions being sponsor
ed by the Junior high school during
the day.
The exhibits of each school OF the
various departments will be on dis
play in the gymnasium throughout
the day. One very interesting ex-
hlbit will be the handmade furn-
iture OF the boys in Don Coates
manual training classes. The coun-
" health department will also have
display in charge Of Miss Dietz.
county nurse.
The procession OF the court and
coronation Of the May queen, Lor-
enc Brinkman, will take place Ia
bhe city park at o'clock. After the
coronation the traditional Maypole
lance will take place. The must
sal program will follow with the
Sichland, rrosser, Ian-ord, Ken
lewlck and other schools taking
BART.
The public is invited to attend
he days festivities.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
Auto Testing Crew
to Be Here Nav Is
Copyright. W. N. W.

Word was received here today
that the auto testing station will
come to Kennewick about the middle
OF next month, to stay for two
weeks. The state law requires cars
to be tested for safety each year
before they may be operated on the
highways.
Because of the experience of last
fall, 1t is expected that more people
will take advantage of the oppor-
tunity to have their cars tested this
year and the work will be completed
in a shorter period. The testing
station will be set up on First Ave.
between Washington street and
Auburn. $50
There IS no charge for the test,
but a penalty will be exacted for
failure.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
HOnary Society
Organized With
Thirteen Members

The first high school honorar!
,,cietv of the Kennewick schools
10. organized Wednesday with Mis-!
catherine Ponti as the advisor. The
arrcanization will be called the Ken
usuick chapter of the National Hon
~ society of secondary schools. This
e nat,on-Wiie organization spon-
eored by principals of secondary
schools of the National Education
association.
students in the junior and SEN
;or classes who have an everage
equivalent to a B grade and the
affiliations based on scholarship
saryjce. leadership and character
are eligible for membership. In or
to remain a member of the. Or
fqnization the scholarship level
rust be maintained and if below
the student is dropped.
Charter members of this honor
. Y society include eight seniors:
Plrke Hauschild, Vivian Higley, Ell
In Wysong, Earl Johns, Phillip
+ raker, Anna Marie Mueller, Will
! $ Hawn and Wayne CARRIER. The
( re Junior charter members are:
Mildred Reese, Bill Kratzer, Willis
Taylor, Pearl Dague and Bruce
Kenyon.
The officers elected yesterday
are president, Ellen Wysong; vice |
president, Phillip Foraker; secre-
tary, Vivian Higley and treasurer,
Burke HauSchild.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
Denton z. County Schools Is.
Share in State Funds

I,7s me se April apportionment of $685.
la, ~ aor Benton county schools is the
]aa sess received since December
intsn int, Mrs. Ethel Van SICKLE, super
vera s said Monday. Receipts
ton e aa raised this month by the Ben
i,at;onu t.y snare of the state equal
t,;a. .0n fund, she said. Seven dis
vars. receiving the largest shares
s7aoo. r. prosser, s7s34; Kennewick.
slass. tn..chiand, $3.50; White Bluffs
Hovo o, Benton City, $1,000; Finlev-
The ,o sii22' and Hanford, $1O14.
caivs. ,eiaalnlng eight districts re-
sssS eo Shares ranging from ss2 to
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
Clothing Exhibit to
Be Held Here Saturday

An exhibit showing the variou.
steps in sewing slide fasteners In
different kinds of packets is to be
on display at the county extension
office Saturday, April o and Mon
day, May l. The different steps are
Illustrated on actual samplers. In
addition, the exhibit includes q
children's self-help wardrobe. The
children's garments are more for
girls from S to 2 years of age and
include cotton dresses and wool
skirts and jackets which might be
remodeled garments.
This exhibit will be Of interest to
all those who make clothes for the
members Of their families and of
particular interest to girls enrolled
IN All clothing projects.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
Cannery to Start on
!, Asparagus Tuesday

Inc kennewick Cannery will start
operations next Tuesday. ACCORDING
TO information given out TODAY bv
WIS. M. 0. Kitten. The plant en-
tered into a contract with the Big
Z today for the purchase of a hun
ored tons of grass, and the plant
Will accept asparagus from the
growers direct.
IN the meantime, some 81 car
ioaos OF grass have been shipped
ny rail this spring to date and the
TOTAL Will be in the neighborhood
OF fifty cars, N. p. Agent G. A.
Crawford stated this evening. This
does not, of course, include the
large quantities that are being NOV
ed by truck. -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
Valley Grange Wins
End in State Contest

At the last meeting of the Valley
grange the members were presented
with half barrel of grange flour
as the second prize in the state
membership campaign. There are
over one thousand oranges in the
state. At the next meeting Fri
Gay, May 5th, these sacks of flour
VIII be auctioned and grangers from
this district are invited. The men
VIII put on the program as a part
OF the contest being held between
them and the women. Each mem
per present is guaranteed a good
time.
The ladies are asked to bring
fruit jello, cream and cake.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
Kennewick Places Third
in Speed Carnival Fri.

The Kennewick boys participating
in the speed carnival held at Mac
Hi in Milton last Friday received
the third greatest number of points.
There were approximately $50
athletes participating representing
twenty schools from Lewiston, Ida.
to Pendleton, Oregon.
Lester Liebel took first place
in the mile run, his time being 4
min, IS seconds. Bruce Kenyon
took first in the half mile, time 2
min, 4 seconds. Walter Ehni bare
~ lost out in the shot put to He
lix, Oregon boy who set q new rec
ord OF As #. 4 in. Walters record
was IS f., 2 in. The old record was
43 it., in. Kennewick boys took
fourth place in the relay and took
several other prizes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
Benton County System
Widens Power Service

Power was turned into 60 addi-
tional miles of power line on the
Benton rural identification project
over the weekend and 60 farm ia
miles will be served by the exten.
sion, John B. Whitehead, mana
ger, said Tuesday. The project will
be connected with Bonneville pow
err project in November, Whitehead
said. The manager said that the
honor system of meter reading, re-
Gently put into use on the project,
has been successful and added that
few patrons attempt to lower their
power bills by turning in false
readings
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
Past Presidents Furnish
Program for Kiwanis

Past presidents of the Kiwanis
club were called upon Tuesday noon
TO tell the newer clubmen OF the
accomplishments Of the organiza-
ton during their respective terms OF
office. ...-
L. E. johnson, as first president
OF the club, told Of its organization
and of some of the accomplishments
OF the first year. Later it was brot
out that about dozen of the char
ter membership Of 80 were still
members, and that six of the orig
inal list had since passed away.
during the twelve years of its ex-
istence. t
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
Seniors Present
Mystery Play in
Auditorium MAY 5

The clever mystery play. "Tipe,
House., which has been played b,
more than a thousand schools afte,
long, successful run on the pro.
tessional stage, is laid around ar
isolated country estate called "Mys-
terry Manor" because of the alleged
hauntings.
Creepy noises, eerie lights. wo-
mems screams and clutching claws
that snatch unsuspecting charact-
er off the stage right before your
very eyes, are only a few OF the
thrills you will experience when YOU
see that famous mystery comedy,
given by the seniors In the school
auditorium, Friday, May 5 at 8 o.
clock. - ..
There will be thrills one moment,
comedy the next, romance the next.
And it all leads to an unexpected
conclusion that will leave the aud
fence gasping and maybe bit cha
gr1ned to find that after all one has
guessed wrongly as to the guilty
party.
Robert st. Clair, the author. has
succeeded in giving mystery play
that will battle even a skilled de-
tective as to the motive behind all
all the STRANGE and weird hap
penings.
Erma Lowrie, a young shop girl.
has inherited the estate from her
eccentric Aunt, and according to
the terms Of the will she must oc-
cupy the house for the period of
one year. Erma,s cousins, Arthur
Hale and Oswald Kerins, her living
Aunt Sophia and Peggy Van Ess, a
former girl friend, are all house |
guests when things begin to hap
ben!
The character parts In the play
ire portrayed by Vivian Higley,
Anna Marie Mueller, Ellen wysong.
Betty Mueller, Burke Hauschild.
Wayne CARRIER, Dean Yedica, Irene
ium, Phillip Foraker, Wilkos Hawn
nd the mystery Tiger"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
Two Highest Seniors
Selected from Class

The senior class will again have
charge of the commencement pro-
gram similar to that tried last year.
Members of the class will be the
speakers. Burke Hauschild has been
selected as the Valedictorian of the
class and Vivian Higley as saluta-
torian. Ellen Wysong came very
close to being Salutatorian with
only four tenths average less than
Vivian. The graduation exercises
will be held on Thursday, May Is.
with schools closing on May &c.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
Twin City Couple Mar
ried at Brides Home

A very simple but attractive cere.
mony took place Sunday morning Al
the home Of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. r. H. Norling in Pasco
when their daughter, Miss Margery
Norling became the bride of Ken.
meth Hillier Of this city.
The ceremony took place at 9:3O
Sunday morning with the Rev. L. T.
Obert reading the marriage vows,
The bride was very attractive in
a two-tone blue gown and wore a
corsage Of gardenias and lilies of
the valley.
Mrs. Chester Henson, sister of the
groom, dressed in blue chiffon, was
the brides only attendant.
Don Norling of st. Louis, and sis
ter of the bride attended the groom.
The groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. E. Hitler of this city and is
a graduate of the local high school
with the class of 80. He is at pres
emit employed with the Northern Pa
cific railroad.
A wedding breakfast followed the
ceremony at which time there were
twenty-five guests present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Norling Of Sc
attic were also present for the cere
nony. Mrs. Norling will be re-
rendered here as the former Elsa
Following short honeymoon trip
20 Seattle the young couple will
make their home in their recently |
house in Pasco.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
Hal Long to Speak at
Special Meeting Wed.

Hal G. Long, national state rep
resentative Of the Townsend club
Will speak in Kennewick wednes-
day evening, May at 8 o'clock.
This Is Mr.. Longs official visit and
a good crowd is expected. He has
Just returned from Chicago and has
very important message from
headquarters. A special invitation
IS being extended to the Finley Ho-
yer, Pasco and Kennewick club
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
Typing Awards

There are five senior high school
students qualified to receive the
typing awards, the first being given
this year. These competent typists
certificates were awarded this
week by Miss Evelyn Hoem, COM
mercial department. instructor. The
students receiving the certificates
are Irene Lum, jeanette Petitjean,
Mildred Reese. Ruby Stafford and
Neil Simmelink.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
twenty Attend BANQUET

the M twenty guests attended
by y Ta,quet given Friday evening
stanG.nss; Oliver and Glenn FELTON,,
was ai, Oil distributors. The party
the s seh at the banquet room of
oysts.a lsoW Grill with mountain
G,,.s. as the piece de resistance.
ers mSS were sheepmen and truck
Aihg out of Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
HOWARD-LANNING

A marriage ceremony was perform
ed at the Methodist parsonage on
Saturday afternoon when Miss Es-
ther tanning became the bride of
Thomas E. Howard. The Rev. n.
marlborough officiated, using the
ring ceremony. The young couple
were accompanied by Eloise Lam
ming, sister of the bride, and Orville
E. Howard, brother of the bride
groom, who acted as witnesses.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
Jr. High Girls Journey
to Spring Conference

Some members OF the Junior high
girls league are planning to at
tend the spring conference which
will be held in Ellensburg this Sat-
urday at the Morgan Junior high
school. The conference theme this
year is Travel" and the nine
schools attending are assigned Diff
ferent countries from which the
program will be based.
The subject assigned to the local
school is Denmark. The ninth
grade girls will give Danish dance
and Eunice Campbell will give a
talk on that country in morning
program. Irma Pratt will give a
musical number at the luncheon.
Nine discussion groups will COM
prise the afternoon program, with
the sessions ending at 4 O'Clock.
The following girls with their adj
visor, Miss Kathryn Brown will at
Tend the conference, Eunice Camp
bell, Opal Watkins, lola Shattuck.
Betty Desgranges. Caroline Kauth.
Bonnie McReynolds, Agnes Quasi.
oorene Higley, Irma Pratt. Virginia
verdine Foraker, Julia Dur
,cher, Norma Alexander, Mary
Zones, Norma Berg and Gertrude |
Quasi.
Margery Cole and Corina Blair
ave entered posters in the poster
ontest OF the conference.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
Freezing Plant for
Asparagus Running

kennewick's first frozen aspara.
gus pack was started this week q,
the Big Y when the experiments,
tunnel" was opened. The origina,
contract calls for an initial orde,
OF hundred tons of the processed
product and the plant expects to
handle about six tons a day with
the present facilities.
IT the experiment is successful, as
the sponsors agree that it will be.
large percentage Of the district
production will be handled in this
manner in other years. The pro-
duct is especially fine in quality
and the sponsors are certain of q
ready market for all the grass that
can be produced in. this district.
Samples Served
Samples Of the first batch" of
the frozen asparagus were served at
the chamber of commerce luncheon
this noon, where all agreed as to
the quality. Following the lunch
con the entire group was taken to
the Big Y plant, where the sever
al stages of the operation was shown
to the businessmen.
The grass Is first sorted. then
blanched with hot water. It is then
cooled and taken to the upper rooms
where 1t is cut to a four-inch length
and packed in 12-ounce cartons. |
These are wrapped and sealed in
ceuophane, then taken to the
sharp" room where it stands for
TWO and a half hours in a tempera-
5ure below zero, after which it is
stored for shipment in cold room.
The product is handled under re-
until ready for cooking.
Explain Process
The process and method of dis
ribution were explained to the
lubmen by Mr.. Randall, who has
barge of the operations here. He
tates that in the fall, his company
VII also experiment with freezing
ree-ripened peaches, as well as
landle limited amount of straw
erries this spring. II
He says that one of the big de- {
lands in the frozen field is for Y
lima Beans and if they can be sue
essfully raised here it might pro-
lde profitable outlet for anoth- q
r crop.
Berries Coming
The Y is making preparations for
about 5000 crates of
'rawberries this spring, the crop
aking a splendid showing. First
lipments are expected by about
lie 10th Of May. A portion of some
the varieties will be frozen again
the Y plant.
Revises Estimates
MIR. Desgranges estimates that the S
ass cutting is less than a third Il
'er and that the total tonnage will I
somewhere in the neighborhoodI A
two hundred carloads. He saws ri
is gradually revising his esti- W
ates on the cherry crop, too. plac- N
g the figure at present at sixty E
o,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
THE WEATHER

Nights are beginning to be lit
tie warmer and the grass is begin
ming to show the effects. A couple
OF hot nights and the grass receipts
VIII hit the peak. Temperatures for
the past week, as compared with
those for the corresponding week
a year ago, are:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Welsh and Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Pacicci OF Benton City
were in Kennewick last Saturday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27
Prospective Plans for
Freezing Plant Strong

BENTON CITY-After spending
the past week here o. Z. Garaphan
Held representative for HerShev
Packing Corporation. left Monday
Tor his home at Yakima. Tuesday he
Went to Seattle to meet with COM
pany OFFICIALS to report on the prac-
ticability Of freezing plant here
Friday evening Mr.. Garaghan met
with the board of directors of the
Sunnyside Irrigation District about
the purchasing Of the old X. Lane
Johnson warehouse and the direct-
ors made the Hershey Packing cor
poration very attractive offer. Ac
cording to Mr.. Garaghan the loca-
ton and type Of construction of the
building are very favorable for a
freezing plant.
While here, Mr.. Garaghan secured
pledges from the farmers for 2oo
tons green lima beans, 200 tons as
paragus. 100 tons peaches and so
tons OF apricots. Several local peo-
PIE signified their desire for cold
storage lockers as an additional part
OF the freezing plant should II be
Should the present
plans meet with the approval OF
company officials, MIR. Garaphan
VIII return and arrange a meeting
Tor the farmers and fruit growers
% submit tonnage contracts for
heir APPROVAL.
The w. G. T. u. observed the
Frances Willard Cemetery shrub
'lanting" Friday afternoon. A
program was given in the high
chool auditorium with Mrs. Martha
:. Murray state president of the w
!. L. u, as guest speaker. The
Dung people furnished other num-
ers on the program including a
ong by the high school girls
horus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman r. Smith
Seattle spent the weekend az
leir ranch here. Their daughter.
hyllis, had undergone an appen-
ectomy the Monday before and
as making such rapid recovery
ne expected to be discharged from
he hospital Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolls Clark. Bar
IRA Jane and Rollo Jr. of Top
enish were Saturday night and
mday guests OF Mrs. Clark,s mo-
er, Mrs. Alice Hartman.
sunday guests at the will Finley
'me were MIR. and Mrs. Bill Yahn.
rs. Lola Howe and daughter. Adj
a and Lee Finley, all of Grang-
Claude Kendall drove over Wed
sday from Wenatchee and took
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
endall back with him to attend
e apple blossom festival.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sage and
mily Of Granger were Sunday
ests at the Henry Purnell home.
Mrs. John Larson and daughter.
rol Lou Of Richland came Mon
Y for a visit at the Muldrow
me.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clark OF
nford were Saturday night and
nday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
gust Frye. Sunday the group en-
ed fishing. -
VT. and Mrs. George Morton
re in Yakima Monday.
The first league baseball game
this season will be played here
nday with Council. The game is
led for 2:30.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-27

The Ffremen met Wednesday eve
ming and discussed plans for the
Fourth Of July celebration.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-14
GARRETT THROUGH

]. Garrett, Atlin storekeeper is on
the Princes Norah, returning from
a trip Outside
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-14
GRE(IAN BALLET WILL
ADD CLASSICAL TOUCH
TO H. 5. VAUDEVILLE

Perfect rhythm, graceful action,
dainty and intricate steps-these
will lend a classical touch to the
annual Juneau High School Vaude-
vile to be presented on April 81 in
the High School gym. Taken from
Homer's original Golden Book the
Grecian Ballet is one of the oldest
forms Of theatrical dancing known
to the world.
Although the French inaugural
ed the idea of having pretty girls
dance the ballets, this is not typi-
cal of the original Grecian presen-
tation. Six members of the varsity
basketball squad will perform to
the strains of Mend els sohn S
Spring Song" Costumes of filny
cheesecloth of pastel hues and gar
lands Of spring flowers viii form
an adequate setting for the ballet.
An opportunity to see classical
dancing at its best is seldom had
in Juneau. and this is one not to
be. pissed Directed and sponsored
by Miss Myrtle Nice the "ballerin-
Is" who viii perform are JACK elso-
meoH Mcdaniel, Vern Muscles
Hussey, Alex Split Vision Miller,
Halle Crash Rice, Keith Casa
nova" Reischl, and Tom Baby
face'Powers. The Senior orchestra
which will accompany the boys is
directed by Mr. Robert White.