The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-06-06
700 Boxes Cherries
Roll Out First Day

BENTON CTTY-Packing of the
bling cherry crop started Monday at
the Yakima Fruit Growers associa-
ton warehouse. Packing facilities
have been enlarged to accommodate
80 packers and Sorters at the peak
of the pack-out. Over 700 boxes of
packed cherries were sent out Mon
day night and the output has in
creased each day. Growers who
started picking Monday were Her
man Smith, N. r. Peterson, A. E.
Scott and William Hoeltke. George
Morton picked some Saturday and
the remaining growers started on
Wednesday. Richey and Gilbert
company Of Yakima have contract
ed some Of the cherry crop. There
is a heavy crop of all soft fruits in
this district.
The harvesting Of the green peas
which has proved very satisfactory
crop was completed Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Field left
Monday for Kennewick, where they
are employed at the Big Y during
the cherry season. Their daugh-
ter, Beverly Jeanne, Is staying with
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. f.
Van DeVenter, during her parents
absence
Lloyd Peckenpaugh and SON Chas.
returned Wednesday from Brewster.
Charles left Monday for Brewster to
bring his father home for medical
treatment. Peckenpaugh has spent
several weeks with his daughter,
Mrs Jacob Fries.
Ben F. Thrasher left Monday for
Kennewick. where he is an opera
tor at the Union Pacific depot and
where his family reside. Thrasher
has been the q. p. station agent
here two years. Allen Ross of Spo-
kane is relief agent at the local de-
pot
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Nelson left
Sunday for Malaza, where Nelson
has orchard employment with the
Earl Fruit Co.
Mrs. Irwin circuit Of Prosser Is
packing cherries at the Big Y. Mrs.
G. D. Van De Venter Of Yakima,
also a former resident, is packing at
the Big Y and staying at the Harry
Kendall home.
Earl Kossman of the Goldendale
CCC camp returned last weekend
He is home on work leave.
Mia Church and Esther NORM
are Ill at their homes with the
measles.
Receives Degree
Glen Hartman received his 3. A
degree in Education from the Cen
trail washington College of Educa-
ton in Ellensburg Wednesday
morning at the commencement ex-
ercises. He will teach next year In
the Outlook school. Glen and his
sister, Miss Margaret Hartman.
teacher in the Washington school in
Ellensburg, came Wednesday after
noon to spend their summer vaca-
ton with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. I. M. Hartman.
Miss Peggy Yearant Of Wapato Is
house guest Of Miss Connie Car.
penter.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Calvin of Ell
dorado, Kansas were weekend
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Mann
at the Rattlesnake gas field. The
Calvins are teachers in the Greelv
Colorado school and are on their
honeymoon trip.
Mrs Earl Cobb of Kiona return.
ed Sunday from several DAYS fish |
ing trip in the Cascade mountains
with Mrs. Nettie Schlade of Yakima.
Mrs. Cobb spent Wednesday with
her daughter, Mrs. William Ferrell
in Pendleton.
Mr.. and Mrs Russell Grover and
daughter, Shirley and FAY, return-
ed Sunday from a five day trim to /!
points in Oregon. At Albany thew
visited Mrs. Growers sister and
with cousins of Mrs. Growers at |
Eugene ard Corvallis.
Mr.. and Mrs c. E. Rowley of XII
ona went to Pullman Sunday to at /
tend the graduation of their dauph- |
ter, Celia, from w. s. c. They re-
turned Monday evening, accom-
panied by Celia.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Decker of !
kicna were Bickleton visitors on
Sunday.
Misses Mildred and Grace Crou-
shaw OF Wenatchee came Sunday to
spend this week with their grand- /
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. De
Field ~