davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-03-18

equal in length, and rounded. A
closer view of the bird will reveal the
beautiful grays, dark-sooty brown
of back and shoulders, and the upper
tail-coverts of almost cerulean blue.
The greater wing coverts are usually
marked with narrow black bars. His
eyes are deep brown.
The jays are a handsome lot and
have many charming ways. But,
and to relate, they are nest robbers
and cannibals!
You can hardly say that any jay
Is shy, But this one, at least, is not
such a smart -aleck as the blue jay
cousin of the Eastern States. He
is rather more inclined to stay in
his own backyard and raise a rum
pus with all his bird neighbors.
He loves beechnuts, acorns and the
like and as soon as they can be
found he seeks the juicy insects, too.
Grasshoppers, big wasps and beetles
are more to his liking than the
smaller "fry," though he has never
been known to turn down any OF
them, if they came his way. During
the bird-nesting season he Is busy
robbing nests. But he does not over
do this act, seeming to crave few
eggs now and then. He is buffer.
too. The father defending his fami-
ly can frighten the loud-talking Jay
so badly he will only attempt to
steal from this family once. He
annoys the little screech owl who
may be sitting in her doorway,
doing as she enjoys a sunbath. He
troubles the small baby squirrels
with his screaming. How are they
to know he is fooling? You should
see them make for their nursery,
when he begins to scream Thief,
Thief"
These jays prefer the coniferous
forests of Northern Pacific Coast.
the shores of Puget Sound north
ward to eastern shores of Cook
Inlet, including Vancouver Island
and several other coast islands, with
the exception of Prince of Wales
Island and the Queen Charlotte
group.
Usually you will find the nest in q
f1r tree from 10 to so feet from the
ground. 1t Is built of large sticks,
Evening star., 1940-03-18
Natures Children
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri stelleri

some grass. and moss, all well-ce-
mented with mud. The inside walls
are made of fine grasses and hair.
1t is a well-planned nursery, more
comfortable than stylish. There are
from three to five pale. BLUSH
green eggs, well splashed over with
brown and lavender spots Need
less to say, Papa Jay is on hand to
guard his castle and family when
they need him.
Evening star., 1940-03-18
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

by LILLIAN COA AIHEY.
Crows and jays are first cousins.
They are almost cosmopolitans, for
only New Zealand and parts of
Polynesia are without their jays and
crows. They are much given to voic-
ing their sentiments and love to
tease their smaller neighbors. They
have a very beautiful, melodious,
bell-like note, so that few people
realize that this sweet call is from
the jay who is far better known by
his harsher cry of Thief, Theft"
Besides, he is not only good imi-
tator, but a skilled ventriloquist and
a practical joker. You should try
to make the acquaintance of the jay
this spring and summer.
Steller's jay is also known as the
pine, confer and mountain jay, and
is about 121a inches long, with fore
and upper parts sooty, back and un-
derneath blue. His head is beauti-
fully crested, wings and tail about
Evening star., 1940-03-18

If Father can be induced to buy Sonny
boys suit, he'll approve Of the expert toi-
loring in these. Smart herringbones and
tweeds in the new ooIors young men ore
wearing. Resilient WOOL ond-royon mix
lures. The two poirs Of kniokers means
extro wear. Sizes to 5.
Junior Boys Rugby Suit; one pair Of kniekers and
Ldnsburgh's-Boys' Apparel
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-06-06
Council Refuses
to Change Four
Way Stop Signs
Conway houses to be
cleaned up; ask new
sewer service; deny pc
titiOns

The five Conway houses on Second
avenue will soon be- put in sani-
tary condition, according to Mr..
Conway, who appeared before the
city council Tuesday evening to ask
for an extension of time until he
could harvest his cherry crop. He
also threatens to paint up and clean
up the premises.
Property owners along the high
way to the bridge are petitioning the
council for sewer service in that Sec
ton. The council gave assurances
that upon the deciding Of the prop
er right of way and petition for a
local improvement district that the
improvement would be undertaken.
Protests against the proposed
billboard ordinance were voiced by
Mr.. Jewell, of Pasco, who operates
the fifteen commercial boards in
Kennewick. Petition for cancella-
ton of the public dancing license
was denied, as was also one ask
ing the city to change the location
of an irrigation pipe line in Ohm
sted addition. ...-.
A motion to substitute school
crossing" signs for the four-way
signals at First Avenue and Day.
ton street was voted down. Argyll
ment presented was that the child
rem would be safer with "stor
when occupied" sign there with per-
haps school boy patrol than with
the four stops which are so fire.
quently disregarded.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-06-06
Want Growers to
Hire Through Office

The Washington State Employ
ment Service located in the City
Hall at Kennewick announces that
a large number of applicants for
cherry picking have been contact
ing the office. A number of place
ments have been made through Tie
facilities of the service, but 1t is
said that some growers have been
picking workers off the street with
out first seeing the representative
of the state service in the city hall.
According to John H. Thomas, the
manager of the Walla Walla office,
1t will be necessary to discontinue
the service in the Kennewick-Pasco
area unless better cooperation Is Sc
cured from the growers. TN order
for us to justify the continuance of
the office we must show referral
and placement activity to state adj
ministrative officials, when growers
hire workers from off the streets
who have previously registered with
us, without placing an order in our
office we are unable to show place.
ment activity" states Thomas.
Growers are urged to place their
orders with the State Employment
Service, since large number of
workers have been brought into the
area through clearance and public
ity mediums of that organization.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-06-06
Variety of New Books
Added to City Library

Mrs. Alvin Vinson, city librarian,
has submitted the following month
ly report for the benefit of the pub
lie Twenty-Five new books have
been added to the shelves for all
types of reading desired.
The report for the month of May
is as follows:
Adult fiction books circulated, CAT.
Juvenile books, 377.
Adult fiction, 40. - ..a---
Rental books, 149.
Magazines loaned, 284.
Total, 1893.
Cash income from fines and rent
al shelf, 1912.
Net borrowers registered, %.
The new books recently purchased
from funds received from the Amy
M. Bartlett request are:
Specials for the Juveniles:
Two "X Bar K Boys" books by
Ferris.
Two "Bobbsey Twins" for the
younger readers
Two Nancy Drew Mysteries" and
two Judy Bolton" Thrillers.
For our most important group Of
readers, the beginners, there are
several new little books. Some of
these are "Peter Rabbit and the
Little Boy" "Peter Rabbit and the
Little Girl" Little Black Sambo''
and other old Stand-bys. More Of
these will be arriving soon.
New on the rental shelf other than
those received last week from the
Library Guild are:
Chad Hanna" Walter Edmonds
Their Own Country, Hobart.
'tSwift Flows the River" Jones.
Native Son." Wright.
"How Green Was My Valley"
Llewellyn.
dead Ned" Masefield.
"Live and Kicking Ned" Mase-
field.
Several non-fiction books will be
placed in regular circulation this
week. Among them Is:
Elementary Photography" Neb-
lette.
sway Out of War;" Saerchinger.
pioneers of Plenty" Berth.
"Men of Music" Brockway.
Factories in the Fields" Nc
Williams.
1.-THE Arts" Van Loon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-06-06

DR.. and Mrs. LaValle Finckleson
and son, Don, accompanied by Mrs.
Emma Stricken and Miss Anna
Marie Mueller motored from Spo-
kane Saturday night. Mrs. Strick-
Ter was house guest Of her son, w.
H. Stricken while the Fincklesons
were guests at the Vic Smull resi-
dence In Pasco. Mr.. and Mrs. Robt.
Mackey and son of WaIa Waua
were Kennewick visitors Sunday, at
tending reunion Of the Stricken
family
Ted Cottman of Enterprise is a
Kennewick visitor today.
Mrs. Charles Powell and Mrs. M.
M. Moulton were hostesses to q des-
sert bridge luncheon at the Moulton
home Wednesday afternoon. Four
tables were in play with Mrs. Fred
Huber receiving high prize; Mrs.
Floyd Perry and Mrs Paul Blanton
of Pasco received the other two
prizes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Scott, ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Joe A.
Brown of Pasco, Mrs. Bryson Brown
and son Lester, motored to Pullman
Monday where they attended the
graduation of Lester from the state
college. Lester received his B A.
degree in the school of Business adj
ministratiOn.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-06-06
Electric Range Contest
Winners Announced

Winners in the preliminary dis
trict judging of the electric range
essay contest sponsored by electric
range dealers and Pacific Power 81
Light Company are as follows: cleo
trio rooster, Mrs. w. B. Kirkam,
Pasco; $40 merchandise award, Mrs.
Rex Bell, Richland and SIS merchan-
disc awards to Mr.. Alfred Butler,
Pasco; Mrs. r. Meskimen, Kenne-
wick and Mrs. Hill Williams, Pasco.
Entries of all these winners will
now compete with the winning en-
tries from the other districts served
by Pacific Power a. Light Company
for the five electric ranges to be
given as grand prizes in this con-
test. Judges Of the final contest are
Mrs. G. w. Wall, president Of the
Oregon Parent Teachers Associa-
ton; Miss Elizabeth Prior, principal,
Yakima Valley Junior College; and
a member Of the staff of Whitman
College. The five grand prize win
ners will be announced as soon as
possible. a@-@ ..a...'. .a. b
The judges of the electric range
contest in this district were Mrs
Ed Tweet, Mrs. Grant Stringham
and Mrs. Walter Oberst.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-06-06
Six Benton Co. Students
Receive W.S.C. Degrees

Six students from Benton coun-
ty were among the approximately
$50 graduates who received their
degrees from Washington State col
lege at the 18th annual commence
ment on June 8. e.
The graduates are: Lester Brown,
bachelor of arts in business admin
1stration, Kennewick; Sheridan
Fyfe, bachelor Of science in phar-
macy, Kennewick; Melvin Kjonaas,
Bachelor of Science, Kennewick;
Manley Kjonaas, Bachelor Of
Science, Kennewick; and Celia Raw
ley, bachelor of arts in sociology, XII
ona; and Jack Ramsey, bachelor of
science in agriculture, Prosser
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-06-06
Demos Elect Delegates
to State Convention

The Benton County Democratic
central committee met last Satur-
day afternoon in the Kennewick
park to elect delegates to the state
convention to be held In Yakima on
June 16. John Dellere of Benton
City, Mrs. Frank Clark OF Hanford,
Harley Chapman of Prosser and
Mrs. Clarissa Keene of Kennewick
were elected delegates.
Alternates selected We're Mrs. p,
Hamilton of Prosser, Mrs. Harry
Dillon of Richland, Mrs. Lee Lamp
son of Kennewick and Ben Knox
of Prosser. G. L. HolcomA of Kenne-
wick was the speaker for the occa-
sion.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-06-06
Alfred and Howard Door returned
q Of i,xdox fs.c,x,a SYa0loo No ho WING haoY1

Alfred and Howard Door returned
Saturday from Spokane having been
called there by the death of their
sister, Mrs. Floyd Anderberg, who
passed away Tuesday morning after
very short illness. She leaves her
husband and two children, Emma
Jean and Bobby. Mrs. Anderberg
was q former Kennewick resident,
having attended school here.
The Wednesday bridge club met
at the James Johnston home this
week with Mrs. Leigh Beamer as
the hostess. Prizes for the after
noon were received by Mrs. John
Vibber, Mrs. Frank Maupin, Mrs.
Cecil Anderson and Mrs. Carl
Schuster
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Schuster mot
ored to Pomeroy Sunday. Mrs.
Schuster's mother, Mrs. Anna
Schuster accompanied them home
and is making an extended stay
with them.
Miss Kathryn Brown left this
morning for Portland, where she
will take in the Rose Festival before
returning to her home in Seattle.
Miss Brown, who has been Home
Economics teacher in the senior
high school for the past two years
will teach next year at Sedro-
Wooley.
Miss Shirley Taylor was a Monday
night guest at the w. s. Green
home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-06-06
Ball Fans See
Double Header
on Local Field
11-Team League to Play
Mondays under lights
here; Wednesday and
Fridays at PaScO

Kennewlck's softball season was
inaugurated wednesday night at the
Lions Den with a double header,
and attended by good sized crowd.
Preceding the game, Queen Jean
(Jean Lum) of the Rodeo, was in
troduced and extended an invita-
ton to the spectators to attend the
Rodeo July 4th, 9Th and 7th.
First game was between Luther
ans and Eagles, with the Eagles on
the long end of the score of Is to z.
Batteries were Pulliam and john
son for the Eagles and Brue and
GLASGOW for the Lutherans.
The second game was won by
Fanns against the Bonneville oun-
ty Engineers with score of Is to
IL. In this game, IA runs were made
in one inning by Fanns team, in
GLIDING two home runs. Batteries
were Shelly and Wagar for Fanns,
Parkhurst and Caull for the En-
gineers.
Kennewick's softball schedule is
set for every Monday night and
Pasco's on Wednesday and Fri
day nights at the Pasco playfield.
Eleven teams are entered, with some
girls teams as supplementals. The
local sponsorship is under the aus
pices of the Kiwanis Club, with Carl
Lucky, John Neuman, Charles
Spears, Urban Keolker, Ernie HUI
Der and DR.. M w. Stevens serving
on the committee.
Proceeds of all Kennewick games
over expenses will be contributed
toward defraying the cost of the
field lighting installed for the foot
ball season last fall. The Pasco end
of the league is sponsored by the
Active club of that city, working
with the local sponsors. The COM
plete schedule for the season is be-
ing prepared and will be available
for publication soon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-06-06
Cherry Harvest
Gives More Than
1000 People Jobs
Packing houses running
full blast; crop large,
quality good, price out
look encouraging.

Probably thousand people are
busy this week with the cherry har-
vest which promises to top all prev
ious Kennewick records by at least
Is percent. With hundreds of wo-
men working in the packing houses
now at long hours and the peak of
the season not yet reached, 1t is
possible that some of the crop will
have to be shipped to other points
for packing. a
The Pasco Growers, now occupy
ing their new building, has more
than two hundred women and girls
at work, with about the same at the
Big Y. At the latter place every
available stand is occupied, while
the Pasco organization can use about
thirty more and an appeal is being
made for every woman who can to
come and help with handling the
crop. 7-.
In the orchards the pickers and
truckers will more than equal the
number employed on fruit row and
tons of the fruit are being loaded
for shipment to the eastern markets.
The price outlook is good, too, as
reports of the sale of the first ship
ments show an excellent return to
the grower. Judging from past ex-
periences the growers should net
eight cents or better, according to
the shippers and the crop will be
larger than anything previously
harvested here, probably totaling $50
carloads. Cullage is not as large as
was anticipated at the beginning of
the season.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-06-06

Mr. and Mrs. Frank "A. Hancock
of Morris, Minnesota are house guests
this week of Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Schmidt. The Hancocks are en-
route to their home after vacation
ing in California.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. Serier of Port
land were Kennewick visitors Tues
day. Miss Beatrice accompanied
them ana went on to Spokane,
where she is visiting with her sis
ter, Miss Edith.
Monford Fyfe returned Friday
from Albuquerque, New Mexico,
where he has been attending school
during the past year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-06-06
lKennewickers
toSpend Week at
All Club Camp
nolepates to live at Pull
maj man as do regular col
lege students; expect
1000 to attend.

r,ovon members of Benton County
r. clubs will attend the state
q club camp at the State Col
re-, ~ n washington in Pullman, on
vs. ~ nth to 14th, according to
s Ia,ntv Extension Agent Waldo W..
6kuse. s.,,ro+.s +o Tho c+o+e
.,,,h camp will leave June 9th
s s.cr Prosser and Kennewick and
n n's,,rn an Friday, June 18th. The
sS.sscates will travel as a group to
.ss c1ub camp and while there will
:. housed together and eat togeth-
y in large college dining rooms.
Indications received by County
.sent Skuse from Henry Walker,
tote Al club agent, are that the
49,, IN camp will be larger than that
= 1os9 with over 1000 members and
,.sders from throughout the state
nrssent during the five days of the
s,snt A complete program Of in
str,ction, demonstration and in
Irrational talks is being arranged
- the club members. The program
deals with many phases of club
,nrk and is aimed at better fitting
the members to carry out the work
N their home counties, Mr.. Skuse
stated
Pullman the delegates to the club
camp will be given complete pre-
view Of college life as they sleep in
college dormitories, eat in college
dining halls, attend classes in col
,leee buildings and spend leisure
moments exploring the college cam
nus The delegates will participate
in the publication of their own
daily paper in addition to a myraid
Of other activities.
= Delegates to the state All club
camp from Benton county include:
Barbara Jones and Carrie Jean Cod
ding Of White Bluffs: Alvin Bell,
Norman Travis, La Rhee Montgom-
ery Phyllis Speck and Ella Louise
Scott of Prosser; and Wilma Biegel,
Rosemary Watkins, Ruth Reymore
and Mary Boies of Kennewick.
The leaders who will act as chap
erones will be Mrs. r. w. Woods of
Kennewick and Mrs. Guy Travis of
ProSSer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-06-06
Cherries Are Ripe

To prove his statement that the
Bing cherries are bigger and better
this year, A. C.. Anon brought a
limb from one of his trees into the
Courier-Reporter and had it on dis
play in the window. The limb
showed how heavily loaded the ma
jority of trees are this year and II
the present price continues the re-
turns from the cherry crop looks
very favorable.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-06-06
Memorial Service Is
Held for Mrs. Larkin

LOCUST GROVE-Locust Grove
grange met Saturday for the regu-
lar meeting of the month. The
charter was draped in honor of the
late Mrs. Elvia Larkin, who has
been one of the orders most faith
full members and was the present
chaplain. Mrs. A. A. Edwards was
elected to fill the office for the re-
mainder of the year. Plans for the
float for the Fourth were made and
seireshmsnts were served.
The local woman's club, Locust
Grove Home Circle, will entertain
their husbands and families with g.
picnic at the Kennewick park on
sunday, June 9. All families please
bring sandwiches, dessert, a dish to
pass and service for their families.
Mr.. and Mrs. r K. Stafford and
NJ. and Mrs. Gilbert Edwards were
Walla Walla visitors Thursday.
MI. and Mrs. Roscoe Richmond
ana Lyle Simmelink were Dayton
uays visitors over the weekend.
Barney Schmide, of Western
morse heaven, was a Thursday Wis
'Ior at the Henry Smith home.
Attend Convention
MI. sns Mrs. Gilbert Edwards
Master o. Locust Grove Grange,
WIN leave Sunday as delegates from
aS grange to attend the state
sfange session at Olympia.
MI. and Mrs. Henry Smith and
.snliy were Prosser visitors Thurs
Smith. - =
NM nal. and Mrs. Mark Potter of
va" maua Walla and Mr.. and Mrs.
H nlsSter Anderson of Western Horse
~ were Thursday visitors at
~. e. nome OF Mrs j. w. Root. ..r.~
ana Mrs. r. K. Stafford were
e'osser visitors Friday. .- 80 &
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-06-06
Swimming Classes at
Park 2 to 3 Afternoons

Summer school is being held in
the Kennewick park from / to 3
during week days, Monday through
Friday, under the supervision Of
Miss Mary Green and Lois Giard.
Swimming classes are held from 2
to 3 for those who have special per-
mission from their parents. The
classes are conducted by Jack Oliver
and Lois Giard, who are Senior Life
Savers and members Of the Pasco
Dolphin Club. There are approx
mately 20 enrolled. Cooperation OF
Mr.. Black, the school and the par
ents is responsible for this. There
is no charge.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-06-06
Build Addition

Construction of an addition on the
rear of the Washington Hardware
& Furniture Co.'S building will house
a completely equipped plumbing and
tin shop. AS soon as the addition is
occupied considerable alterations
will be made in the interior Of the
store by the new owner, Ted Reese.
The outside of the building will also
undergo improvements
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-06-06
Tent Meetings

This coming week will be the
third week Of Gospel services in
the tent on First Ave. OF especial
notice has been the quietness of
the meetings and the straightfor-
ward effort to provide practical,
helpful Information from the Bible
Evenings at 7:45 except Monday
and Saturday. " "
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-06-06

The Highland improvement Club
will hold its regular meeting FRI
day evening at the clubhouse.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Hatley, OF
Anacortes, arrived Sunday evening
to visit at the w. L. Foraker home
Miss Evelyn Lonsfeldt, OF White
Salmon, was weekend visitor
here.
Collins Jones, w!SlC. student, WIS.,
tied at the home of his parents
Miss Evelyn Tonsfeldt, Of White
weekend.
Miss Esther Kippes accompanied
Miss Betty Dickinson to Walla Wal
la Monday evening.
Visits From California
Mrs. Richard Walker of Oakland
Calf was a visitor Tuesday at the
Harry Higley home.
Mrs. Bud Sonderman and son
Dick, returned last Tuesday to
Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Green were
Sunday visitors at the Charles
Smith home in Pasco.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Foraker en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Hatley
Of Anacortes and Mr.. and Mrs. j.
r. Michner at dinner Tuesday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs Karl HOPPER and
son, Joe Buchanan, jr., Of Okanog-
an, were weekend visitors at the
M. N. Hudnall home. They are
moving to their new home in New
port this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. b. Foster and
daughter, Arlene,of Athena, Ore,
visited Sunday at the Fred Giles
homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Sutton are the
proud parents Of son born last
Tuesday. Mrs. Sutton will be re-
membered as the former Miss Annie
Clark.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-06-06
Thanks Board

The school district wishes to take
this opportunity to thank Mrs. ".
w Bird, Mrs. Chester Durdle, Miss
Ellamae Liebel, Pearl Dague and
Jean Osborne for their services on
the election board on Friday after
noon, May "a.
Since the law prohibits the school
district to pay for these services the
district wishes to thank those above
mentioned publicly.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-06-06
Open Grain Office

A letter to Pat Owens from the
Archer Daniels Co., worldwide
grain buyers, states that they are
planning on opening an office in
Kennewick sometime early in July.
The office will be maintained for
the purpose of buying grain to be
shipped to their large elevator at
Vancouver, Washington. Shipments
are expected to be principally by
barge, thru the port of Kennewick.