The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-01-18
Pomona Opposes
Creation Cascade
National Park
Study Plans for Market
ing Agency; Legislative
Recess Plan
Alice B. Ayers, reporter

~ Alice B. Ayers, reporter
At Pomona grange meeting at the
Highlands grange, hall Friday, Jan.
uary IL all officers were present ex.
cept the Lecturer and L. L. Whitwel
of the executive. committee.
A resolution opposing the crea'
ton of the Cascade National ParE
was approved by the resolution!
committee and sustained by the Pc.
mona. A resolution from the Grange
Marketing Conference at Ellens
burg, January 6, asking that the
Marketing Committee study ane
analyze a plan for the advertising
and distribution of persishable anc
non perishable farm products fol-
the purpose of eliminating the mid
dlemen and unnecessary charges
was approved.
The plan of the 3O-day legislature
session followed by a 30-day recess
for the purpose of studying Oils
will be discussed with other wide
awake organizations to get the gen.
eral opinion.
Brother Harold Copeland, chair
man of the agricultural committee,
reported that the soil conservation
office in Kennewick had sent out
potato and other vegetable allot-
ments. Those receiving them have
Is days to appeal if they do not
meet with approval. "
Brother Carl Williams, reporting
on the Ellensburg meeting, stated
that a committee of three had been
appointed to investigate the posi-
bility of establishing wholesale
distributing center for produce on
the coast. Another meeting of the
Marketing Committee will be held
at the Webster Cafe in Ellensburg
at 10 am, February 8.
At 10 am. on February 20 a meet
ing of the cooperative committees
appointed in grange will be held in
the county extension office in Ken
newick. In the evening a public
meeting will be held at the same
place for all who are interested in
cooperative organization. Prof. Dunn
mieir, Professor of Economics at the
state college will be the speaker.
The chaplain reported having
sent flowers and cards to sick MEM
bers.
Sister Maude Hartman, retiring
II. E. c., asks that the chairmen
for the past year send her the re-
port for the quarter ending Dec.
81, as the new chairmen do not
have the data. Sister Ethel Clark,
the new HE.C., wishes each new
chairman to report to her so she
may have q complete list Of the new
chairmen.
State Chaplain Lillian Swayze,
state executive committeeman w.
w. Drake, Sister Drake and Deputy
Carl Williams were introduced.
Brother Drake spoke in the after
noon on grange activities.
Reports of subordinate oranges
show q slight increase in memJer-
ship and especially stressed the
Christmas parties held for the pe0-
pie of the community. Finley and
Kennewick Valley reported installa-
ton of Juvenile officers. Sister
Carrie Carter, Juvenile State Ma
tron, installed at Finley. Finley ini-
tiates all candidates instead Of
just obligating.
-Four oranges in the upper end Of
Benton county are affiliated with
the Grandview Grange Supply and
they report a new building ready
for occupancy. Brother Gilbert Of
Yakima County installed the Of
ficerS of Rattlesnake grange. All
the eIgibles in the community are
members.
Locust Grove reports that their
plan Of giving 10 percent of their
individual dividends from Grange
Supply has made them rich enough
to employ janitor.
Vale grange announces that they
will go anywhere and put on any OF
the degrees at any time. This item
is sponsoring a basket social jan
uary 81 at pm. in the Vale hall
After a short program the baskets
will be auctioned and the remand