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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14
SCHOOL NOTES

Janice Chiffon, q seventh grader,
had an operation.
The Biography class Is studying
earth worms and crayfish.
The Physics class Is studying mag
netism and electricity.
The Chemistry class Is studying
Mendelejeff's Periodic Table Of
Elements.
The boys are getting the farm in
readiness for the spring crops. The
Richmond Bros. has been very kind
in lending their tractor and pillow for
this work.
This Friday there will be q SEN
ior football game and the follow
ing Friday, March 20, an inter-
squad game will be played as an
nounced recently by Coach Coates.
Wednesday, March 6, at the F. F..
A. meeting plans were discussed
concerning the banquet and posi-
bifities of q summer tour and the
farm problems were discussed. The
method of selecting the boy for the
pig which was started by the XII
wants club was also planned.
At the present time Mr.. Greene,
principal of the Junior High School.
In q short time they will be notified
as to how they stand so they will
know whether they need to do ex-
ira work in order to be promoted.
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Miss Massey Presents
Frozen Foods at Meet

FTNLEY-The Women'S Auxiliary
of the Finley grange met at the
home of Mrs. H. S. Hughes Wednes-
day at 2 pm. It was decided to hold
a cooked food sale in Kennewick on
March %. Mrs. Schaffner, Mrs. I.
Gardner and Mrs. E. Sherry Will
have charge of the sale.
A work committee, consisting OF
Mrs. Hughes and Mrs. McCarty
We're appointed for next meeting.
Miss Helen Massey, home eco
Monies service advisor, was pres
emit from the Pacific Power & Light
Company, presented a talk and
demonstration to the group on
quick-frozen foods.
Information was given about this
new industry in the community.
Miss Massey prepared few OF the
quick frozen vegetables for the
group. demonstrating the proper
care and handling of frozen foods.
Miss MaSsey'S lesson was very much
appreciated by the ladies. The next
auxiliary meeting will be with Mrs.
Clint GlaSSner the first Wednes-
day in April.
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Mrs. j. r. Ayers entertained the
Pink and Green club at her home
Wednesday at their annual all-day
meeting Wednesday.
MIR. and Mrs. G. Deffenbaugh and
family were dinner guests Sunday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Ash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole johnson OF
Pasco and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fall
que visited at the E. Sherry home
Sunday. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Benson were
dinner guests Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. BenSon's grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Druen in
Kiona.
Finley Grange o..
The Finley grange met Thursday
at 8 pm. with 81 members and 6
visitors present. First and second de-
grees were given to Miss Audrey
Hinkley, Mrs. I. Grimshaw and Mrs.
Nellie Kerr.
The lecturer, Mrs. Gerber appoint
ed program committee, consisting
of Mrs. Benson, Mrs. Sherry and
Mrs. j. r. Ayers. A program was
put on by the Home Economics
committee. After the program re-
freshments were served by Mrs. T..
Gardner and Mrs. II. II. Bowers.
j. r. Ayers made a business trip
to Prosser Tuesday.
Mr.. Levi Yates of Goldendale is
visiting his mother at the Wheeler
home this week.
Miss Ora Mae Lyons and Gilbert
Edwards of Kennewick visited Sum
day at the j. r. Ayers ranch.
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Former Pastor Dies
After Long Illness

Friends have received word of the
death of Rev. j. E. Strevey, Febru-
airy % at his home in Newberg, Ore
gon at the age of " years. Rev.
Strevey was a former pastor Of the
local Methodist church and had
served many other churches in the
Kellogg, Idaho, Hillyard and Che
northwest including pastorates at
Ian, Wash, Marshfield, Portland,
Newberg and Oregon City, Oregon.
Mr.. Strevey suffered a stroke two
years ago and had been practically
bedfast since that time.
Besides his widow he leaves a
daughter, Mrs. Frank Colcord Of
Newberg; a son, T. E. Strevey, a
professor at Northwestern UNIVERSE
ty, Evanston, ILL.,; a brother, Rev.
E. E. Strevey, Linden, Wise; and a
sister, Mrs. Belle Sallenger, Nor
ristonville, Ill.
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Eagle Scout Rank
Awarded Local Boy
at Court of Honor

A court of honor was held at the
Legion hall Tuesday evening at
which time members of scout troops
81 and 90 were presented with
badges and cards representative of
their advancements in scouting.
There were thirty present including
the scouts, some parents, o. E. Hoo
yer, executive of Blue Mountain
council and who acted as judge; F.
Mason, district commissioner; Har-
nv Higley and scoutmasters, John
Vibber and Jerry Campbell.
The sixteen scouts who received
their ranking as a tenderfoot at a
recent investiture service, were pre-
sented with thir badges. Those re-
Giving scond class rank were Glen
Silliman and Norman Robbins, of
troop q; Calvin Liebel, Calvin
Simpson and Bob Bishop, troop %.
Jimmie Pratt was awarded first
class rank after which E. A. Sill
man gave a short talk concerning
the value of scouting.
1Ile HIGH llSllG VI Gllc cVclllllS was
the presentation of the Eagle award
and badge to Donald Larkin, son of
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Larkin. Scout exc
cutive Hoover made the presentation
speech and Donald's mother pinned
the badge to her sons service sash,
which was covered by merit badges
and other honor badges. This award
is the highest in scouting and only
about one-half of one percent of the
scouts registered ever attain it. No
little credit is due the parents and
leaders of these scouts who reach
this goal through perseverance and
hard work. Donald is a Junior in
high school and has completed
three years Of good work in scout
ing. He also received merit badges
in chemistry and reading. From a
field of over 100 scouts camped at
Wallowa Lake last summer Donald
won the award of grand honor
camper.
Merit badges were awarded to
Glen Silliman in music and George
Reymore in grasses, legumes and
forage crops and scholarship.
John Vibber, scoutmaster of troop
~, was awarded merit badges in
craftsmanship and camping He has
completed requirements for the rank
of eagle scout and his application
has been forwarded to national
headquarters.
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Plan OAR. Conference

OAR. chapter met at the home of
Mrs. Ray Yates for dessert lunch
con Monday. Mrs. Martha G. Peters,
a resident of Washington, D. c., and
member of the local chapter was
elected as delegate to attend the ma
tional convention in Washington, D.
c.. in April. Mrs. r. Gest and Mrs.
j. H. Siegfried were elected as dele
gates with Mrs. Ray Yates and Mrs.
H. S. Taylor as alternates to the
state conference which will be held
in Walla Walla, March 27-29. Plans
were also formulated for the state
convention in Walla Walla at which
time the local chapter will be in
charge of the good citizen pilgrim
age luncheon at the Grand hotel.
At this time there will be % of the
pilgrimage girls from this district
present as guests including the Ken
newick representative, Mildred
Reese ~eEss rse3 s--.>r
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S-H Students Enjoy
Assembly Program

Last Friday, March 8, a program
assembly was held by the Associated
Students of the Senior High
school.
The first part of the program was
presented by the girls. Lorene Raus-
cher acted as chairman.
The following took part: Thee
Lampson, vocal solo. Joyce Mulkey
piano solo. Eunice Campbell read
ing and Jerry Shaughnessy tar
dance.
The last part of the program wa
presented by the boys. Bill Kratzel
was chairman.
The following boys took part:
David Wooden saxophone solo;
Ralph Rowland reading; Mr.. AS.
bury, vocal solo, and the boys quar-.
tet, consisting of Kenneth Foraker
Harold Foraker, Hugh Shepard and
Delbert Hessler, accompanied by
Naomi Foraker on the piano.
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report of the livestock marketing
set-up. On April 6 there will be a
State Pomona marketing committee
meeting at EllenSburg at 10 am.
All members of the Pomona market
ing committees are to be present.
The power committee reported on
initiative No. 139.
Subordinate oranges report in
creasing membership With many new
applications, improving halls and
grounds, saving tin foil for the or
thopedic hospital, substantial bal
ance in the treasury with no bills,
contributions to Kegley Memorial
Fund, pie, hard times and basket
socials, to raise money.
Locust Grove sent stone to Bro
ther Slavin for their fireplace at
Terrace Heights grange in Yaki-
ma County, and have taken out a
membership in the Inland Empire
Waterways White Bluffs honored
Sister Smith, who has been chap
lain for about ten years, by present.
ing her with floor lamp. The
juveniles of Finley held basket So
cial and gave two-thirds of the pro-
ceeds to the Finley grange for their
building fund.g This Melted the
grange 1929.
Brother Clark of Buena Vista
spoke on the pension bill for dis
abled veterans now before congress.
He made an eloquent plea for us to
study the bill and give it our support
If possible. The county showed lis
in attendance at the afternoon
meeting with 500 at the dinner.
Seventeen were initiated in the
fifth degre.
Sister Swayze appointed the fol-
lowing substitute officers for Po-
mona: Master, Brother Guy Story;
overSeer, Oscar Anderson; steward,
M. G. Clark; assistant steward, Les
ter Stops; chaplain, Zelma Sill
man; secretary, Lottie Lampson;
lecturer, Fannie Morgan; HEC.,
Lucille Henson; Flora, Mildred Heb
erlein; Ceres, Sister Ray; Pomona,
Sister Arrestouilh; gatekeeper, A. F.
Stops: executive committeeman, j.
Erickson, I. M. Hartman and Ernest
Sherry.
FOR the grange warehouse open
ing, baskets of beautiful flowers
were sent from the following: Vib-
ber- Clifford Drug Co., Beste's Gro
Gerry, Kennewick: Beard Adams Seed
Co.; Western eYast Co., Portland
and Los Angeles; Richard E. Bal
lam, Sprout Waldron Co.
Visiting Schedule
Y>1> l.
March IA.
Horse Heaven and Pomona Off
GERS to Rattlesnake, March Is.
Kiona-Benton to Vale March Is.
Finley and Pomona officers to
Locust Grove, March Is.
Valley to Finley March 81.
The next meeting will be at 2 p.
m. April 18th with Hanford and
White Bluffs entertaining at Han
ford.
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AR Pe,,
KNOW!


San Juan County, one of the 80
counties in the State Of Washing
ton. consists of the group OF ~ beau
tiful islands lying between the Strait
of Juan de Fuca and the Gulf OF
Georgia. Some of these islands are
merely tiny dots on the surface OF
the water, while others are large
enough to support thriving popu-
lation. The largest are Orcas with
an area of almost So square miles;
San Juan, with SAT square miles, and
Lopez with 40 square miles. These
three islands support more than
three-fourth's of the county'S pop
ulation.
From San Juan Island, the Brit
ish flag was seen floating for the
last time in what now is known as
the United States. The climate Of
San Juan County is as nearly per-
feet as may be found. The mean an
nual temperature is about SO de-
grees. Precipitation is about 80 in.
annually and is well distributed sea-
Sonally.
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PaScO-KenneWick Girls
Play Fri. in Local Gym

A double header game will be
played in the local gymnasium Fri
day evening, the first game Begin
ming at 7:3O. The first game will be
played between the Japanese girls
team of Wapato and the Pasco girls.
The second game will be between
the Pasco and Kennewick girls and
promises to be an exciting game as
was the game Wednesday when the
Pasco girls were victors over the 10
cal team by a score of 10 to 16. The
last game of this series will be play
ed here next Wednesday evening. A
small admission price will be made
to cover expenses.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14
Nazis Broad Threat

Berlin, Germany-In radio
broadcast, Grand Admiral Roeder of
the Reich navy informed the world
that hereafter all British ships
would be sunk on sight regardless of
their cargo or destination. Since
Germany has pursued this course
from the very beginning of the war,
British shipping men are speculat-
ing on just what the new threat
really means. No merchantmen have
been spared by Nazi submarines,
whether armed or unarmed, for the
past six months.
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Former Prison Chaplain
to Conduct Services

Chaplain Berry Macarthur will
conduct special meetings in the Fin
ley church beginning March II and
continue throughout the week.
Mr.. Macarthur has conducted
nearly 200 meetings in the United
States and has seen multitudes won
to the Christian way of life. He is a
former prison chaplain in Arizona
and Oklahoma. He also heard the
confession of Ruth Judd and has
many interesting stories to tell Of
his work.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14
PEG. Elects

The local PEG. chapter met
with Miss Dorothy Arnold Tuesday
evening. The main order of bus
mess was the election Of officers
which resulted as follows: president,
Mrs. w. s. Washburn; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Lawrence Scott; record
ing secretary, Mrs. Sam Houston;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Nor
man Robbins; treasurer, Mrs. II. s.
Whitbeck; chaplain, Mrs. E. s..
Black; guard, Mrs. Frank Mason.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. Lawrence Scott on March 26.
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Politicians Further Curbed

Washington d. G. - Congress is
debating this week further extern
sion of the Hatch Act prohibiting
Federal workers to engage actively
in politics. The new measure for
bids any political activity on the
part of 100000 state employees paid
wholly or in part from Federal
funds. This amendment to the or
iginal Hatch Bill would bar vast
army Of social security, highway and
other workers for State agencies dis
persing Federal funds, from con-
tributing to or working in behalf of
politicians Of any party. Congress
ional leaders predict its passage.
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Britain Rations Meat

London, England-This week saw
the beginning of meat rations in
Great Britain. Smaller portions
will be served in restaurants, clubs
and railway dining cars. Household
ers may buy So cents worth Of meat
per adult per week, amounting to
pound and half, and half that for
children under six. Bars may mix
sugar in toddies, hot rum or other
alcoholic drinks.
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The Weather

As one of our local growers ex-
pressed it this week. Spring has
come. Buds are swelling and there's
frost every night" Not too bad, of
course, just enough to hold 'em back
little-just right in fact. Records
for the past two weeks follow:
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New Wheat Variety Here
to Be Used by F. Smith

WESTERN HORSE HEAVEN
Frank Smith and son Ralph made
quick trip Monday to Moscow,
Idaho and returned Tuesday morn
ing with ID sacks of seed wheat,
part of which he obtained at the
University of Idaho. The wheat is
of variety new to this vicinity.
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Salvation Army's Anniversary
New York City-Marking the Goth
of the landing in this
city of the first contingent Of the
salvation army, a detachment Of
the organization held services on
the exact spot at the Battery, where
the original arrivals from England
sang their first hymns in America.
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When an American soap manu-
facturer carries off the largest SAL
airy of the year. you know that We
must be washing behind our ears.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14

Germany claims to have less than
one-fourth the number Of jobless Of
a year ago.
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Florida Now Protecting
Nearly Extinct Alligator

MIAMI. = Live baby alligators,
stuffed alligators, alligator bags and
pocketbooks-for years familiar ar.
ticles in Florida souvenir shops
will be difficult for tourists to find
this winter because Of new law
The state law. intended TO protec,
alligators from hunters who have
brought near extinction the reptiles
once common in Florida. is effective
in only 10 of Florida's 81 counties.
but those 10 counties take in major
tourist centerS.
The law imposes a closed season
on alligators and forbids possession
or sale of live or dead aliigators OF
alligator products.
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METHODIST
Robert L. LaMott, Minister

Sabbath school, 10 o'clock.
, Morning worship, II o'clock; SER
mon, THE aVlley of Decision"
Epworth League, $50 pm.
Evening worship, 7:30 pm SER
mon Moral Stability"
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MORE ABOUT
POMONA

Continued from First Page)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-31
FOREIGN

NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-R-The
recent steady advance in the Brit.
ish pound was checked, for the
time being, today.
Sterling lost 1-8 cent and led a
general retreat by other European
monies. The Netherlands guilder
was virtually alone with a gain of
.O1 of a cent.
The French franc dipped 90 IA
of a cent, the Swiss franc 90 IL
of a cent and the belga .01 Of a
cent.
Closing rates follow (Great Brit
ain in dollars, others in cents):
Great Britain, demand 3.99. cables
3.99 "a, 60 day bills 3.97 3-S, go
day bills 1896 7-S; Belgium 1897;
denmark 1898; Finland 1.S5n;
France 2.26 IL; Germany 40.20n;
benevolent 1900; Greece .73 3-4n;
Hungary 19.3On; Italy sos; Meth
erlands $40, Norway 22.7S, Portu'
gal 3.71n, Roumania .73n, Sweden
1888, Switzerland 22.42 IL; Yugo-
slavia 2.35n, Argentina official
29.77, free 22.90, Brazil official COS
free $40; Mexico 1915; Japan
23.49; Hongkong PASS; Shanghai
100.
(Rates in spot cables unless otn'
erwise indicated. n-Nominal.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-31
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Jan. 30.-(R-Wheat
prices dipped 1918 cent in early
trading today, registering lows not
equaled here in more than six
weeks, and then spent the rest Of
the season in a slow recovery.
Closing quotations were is low
er to 3-S higher compared with
yesterdays finish, with May at 81
81 1-8 and July "a 1-2-1.4. Corn
was 1-S-1-4 lower, May 56 3-S,
July Sc IA; oats unchanged to Is
off; rye 5-8-1 IA lower and lard
unchanged to 8 lower.
Most selling was associated with
moderating weather in the winter
wheat belt, with snow melting over
most Of the region. Buying to even
up accounts later in the session &C.
counted for the recovery as traders
sought to prepare for the Hitler
speech which began after the
close. Moderate purchasing was
credited to milling interests. Lift
ing of hedges in connection with
sale of $4,000 bushels to mills also
was a factor.
C. M. Calvin, crop expert, said
that according to a few reports
from the southwest some wheat
that did not terminate in the fall
or early winter now show signs
of sprouting or has sprouted. He
said more Of these reports can be
expected if there is a period of
mild weather.
Export wheat sales from North
American totaled $1,000 bushels, in
Guiding 100, 900 of U. S. grain in
store at Antwerp, 100, 900 Canadian
sold to the Continent and a cargo
of 100000 bushels of U. S. Pacific
Coast wheat purchased by Japan.
Corn futures dipped about So
3-4 cent at one time but were
strengthened by the steady spot
market, with some purchasing cred
tied to exporters in connection
with sale of 10O,0 900 bushels tc
Copenhagen. An unsettling factor
was weakness Of Argentine prices
due to favorable weather anc
prospects for a large new crop.
Open High Low Close
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-31
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Jan. 80. -R)- Hog
prices dropped 10 to rs cents today
and closed at the full decline. top
ping at $50. Trade was draggy
in the cattle market. But the rank
and file of the steer crop was gen
orally steady, 1,0S6 pound yearling
steers topping at $11.75. Mostly
steady prices prevailed in the lamb
and sheep division. Bulk of fat lambs
sold from $S.75 to 1910. Best slaugh.
ter. ewes sold at $5.15.
(U. S Dept Agr.)-Salable hogs
$4,000; total $4,000; early trade fair
ly active, mostly 1920 lower than
Mondays average; closed dull fully
Is off; top $40: bulk good and
choice 1SO-220 lbs. E.50-70; 220-240
Id. averages $3.50; 240-270-lb.
butchers 5.1O-40; 270-33O lbs. 4.S5'
$50; good 4Oo-55O lbs. sows 4.25-6o;
few lightweights up to AIS; shippers
5000; estimated holdover 5000.
Salable cattle $500 salable calves
1900; fed steers and yearlings slow
but generally steady to strong; some
sales 1915 or more higher than
Mondays late bids; all interests
bought very cautiously however, re-
duced run only stimulation influ'
ence; still holdovers here from
Monday unsold; rough but fat 400
to 1000 lb. bullocks very dull at
$685.; some 1912 Id. steers sell.
ing at 8.75 late Monday; 1,550 lbs.
today 9.25; best action on yearlings
and handy light steers all grades;
largely 100000 market with com
mon kinds 7.00-05; extreme top Ills
paid for long yearlings; best 1885
lb. averages 11.40; 1857 lbs. 1880;
heifers steady to strong best avail
able $50; COWS slow steady; bulls
firm at 7.25 down; selected vealers
1900 mostly 11.00-50; stock cattle
slow.
Salable sheep 5000; total 5000;
mostly steady on all classes bulk
good to choice fat lambs 8.75-9.10 top
9.15 to small killers and shippers;
SO to 108 lbs averages S.65-9.00;
choice 113 lb. fed ewes Sis; scatter.
ed ewes 4.2E-75.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-31
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-(R)-The
cotton futures market took it's price
cues from foreign trading centers
today. Prices moved up 4 to 10
points.
Traders took a breathing spell, af'
ter the dizzy fluctuations in some
recent sessions, while they watch
ed Washington get to work on farm
appropriations.
Suspension Of export subsidy pay.
ments on the staple attracted con
siderable attention but tbs influence
was negligible. Local cotton men
said the move had been in the cards
for days.
Contributing to the advance was
a slow-up in selling pressure. Despite
the rise in Bombay cotton prices,
Indian straddle interests continued
to liquidate their holding here but
this was well taken by trade inter
ests, co-operatives New Orleans and
Liverpool accounts.
Buying interest in textiles was
slight, according to Worth Street
reports, although more mills appear
inclined to sell at lower prices.
Exports Monday 37,718 bales; sea-
son Sc far 4,OS7, PAS. Port receipts
32,182; port stocks 3,115,734.
Range follows:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-31
NEW YORK G

NEW YORK, Jan. 80. -R-
World sugar futures lost 8 to 5
points in a thin market today.
Support faded following news of
failure of the British negotiations
with Cuba for purchase of 1000 0
tons of raw sugar. Sales totaled
1850 tons; Mich 1854; May ISL -.
Domestic futures ended unchang.
ed to 1 point lower on sales of
1850 tons. Hedge pressure was off.
set by short covering and buying
by producing interests.
Raw prices were shaky. Duty
frees and Cubas were offered in
February and March positions at
2.90 cents a pound. Refiners were
believed interested around 2.85.
Several leading eastern refiners
announced they would refuse bus
mess on the long-term contracts at
4.50 cents after the opening Feb
ruary 1. Confirmation of recent
large business at that price are
still pending.
No. 2 range follows: