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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
MRS. HoGuE TO ADDRESS CLUB

The Coulee City Women's club
will hold its regular meeting Monday
evening in the Presbyterian church.
The guest speaker of the evening will
be Mrs. Helen Hogue, executive secre-
tary of the Washington Society for
Mental Hygiene. Her subject will be
"Mental Hygiene for the Home.'
The meeting is open to- the public.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Nelson were
in Mason City and Wilbur, Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Wogensen and
Mrs. Glen Pope motored to Wenatchee
Tuesday They also visited at the La
verne Wogensen home, where their
daughter and family from Watla Wal
la we're also guests.
OLD HORSES WANTED. I am
buving them for mink feed, If you
have any that you are not going to
winter, write Frank G. Crane, Brew
ster, Washington. adv ZIP.
Betty Mae Davis, Coulee City, has
sheen elected vice president of Gamma
Beta, national women's business sd'
minstration honorary at Washington
State college.
SEND BROKEN GLASSES Direct
to DR.. Alfred e. Jones. Box 1916,
Spokane. Glasses manufactured BY
recognized dispensers. adv. If
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
FIRST SNOW ARRIVES

The first snow of the season fell
here Tuesday but the flurries were
light and of short duration. The past
week has brought the first heavy frost
and colder weather has been evident.
Folks are well aware of the fact noys
that winter must have come around the
corner.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
EASTERN STAR CoNvENES

Prairie chapter 0. E. S. wall hold
it's regular meeting in Weller hall on
Tuesday night. Mrs. John Tucker,
worthy matron, and Mrs. Stanley
Jones, worthy patron, are the presid-
ing officers.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
HoNoRED ON ANNIVERSARY

A surprise pfnochle party was held
i'll Weller hall Wednesday night in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. F. Rhodes
twenty fifth wedding anniversary. A
silver coffee set was presented to Mr..
and Mrs. Rhodes.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
Plan Basketball Social.

The Giants Letter club is planning
a basketball social for next Wednes-
day, November 10, at 1880 p. m. This
is open to the public. All ladies are
requested to help the boys by bringing
baskets. There will be a program be-
for baskets are auctioned off.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
WILL HOLD CAUCUS

A caucus will be held in the city
hall, Tuesday November 10, to select
candidates for the municipal election
to be held early next month.
Nominations will include a mayor,
3 year term; treasurer, l year term,
and three councilmen, for 2 year
terms.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Mcpherson
and daughter, Betty Ann, and Ena
Wogensen of Brewster visited at the
Hans Wogensen home Sunday.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
PLAN NEW YEARS DANCE

Coulee City firemen are planning
benefit dance for New Years eve, it
was revealed this week. Proceeds will
20 into the local fire department IS
treasury.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
GCEA MEETS

The Grant County Education asso-
citation had it's dinner meeting at Eph-
rata, Wednesday, The programs includ-
ed several speeches.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
SAVE THE DATE:

Senior play, November 8.
Father and Son Banquet, Nov. IA,
$50 p. M, Weller hall.
Almira basketball game here, No
vember 18th.
Thanksgiving vacation, Nov. 21-24.
School carnival, November goth.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
HENRY KARKHECK

Henry Karkheck, IS, Douglas coun-
ty pioneer farmer and stockman, die6
Monday He was born in Germany and
came to the United States in 1882,
settling in Douglas county in 1887.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07

Basketball schedule pencils, with
all games printed on them, have been
ordered and will soon be ready for
distribution. They will help all fans
keep track IF the games.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
Meet In Epflrata.

A meeting of the Grant County
Education association was held at
Ephrata Wednesday evening. Attend
ing from our schools were Miss Me-
sick, Miss Poull, Miss Beal, Miss
Hopkins and Superintendent Fitch.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07

Hunters have reported exceptionally
good luck in their quest for geese and
ducks. Upland game birds, however,
haven t been so plentiful.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
Senior Play Friday.

The seniors have been putting in
overtime on the play, "Who Did Jt7'
which will be presented Friday night
in the. gym, and this promises to- be
one of the highlights of the school
year.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
School News Notes
Hoop Squad Busy.

The Giants had their first. basket
ball practice of the season Tuesday
night. Their first game is at Almira
November 18th.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
All.High Carnival.

Plans for the a1l-high carnival are
under way. The date will be November
3Oth.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
Largest Defrosters
Installed Al Dam

Mammoth "defrosters" probably
the largest in the world, Are being inst
allied at the Grand Coulae Dam, now
nearing completion.
Commissioner John c. Page, Bur.
eau Of Reclamation. reported today to
Secretary Of the Interior Harold L.
Ickes that more than nine miles Of cleo
trio heating cable and nearly an acre
Of steal plates were being placed along
the top Of the great dam to insure pro
pr winter operation.
The gigantic heating apparatus will
prevent ice formation which might
freeze tight the II huge drum gates
along the dam 3 1,560-foot overflow
spillway. The gates control the flow Of
the Columbia TiYer over the dam.
The gates are designed to perform
their task Of flow regulation through
flotation in water Without "de.icing''
the ends Of the gate would probably
stick to the spillway piers during low
| temperatures, or an icy bond might
orm here where they rest on steel
cats. Placing plates in the spillway
nd heating them will prevent this.
The largest Of the plates will be
!35 feet long by 8 IL feet wide.
There will be IL of them. There wall
.iso be % pier plates, one On each end
VI each cute, which viii contain APP
rroximately S75 square Feet each.
The plates will be heated by Undue
lion, comparatively new method Of
Electrical heating. In ordinary heating
he hot element, as din a stove. is a
METAL of high resistance to electricity.
This resistance causes the element to
become hot and radiate heat. In induc-
ion, on the other hand, wiring is used
TO produce heat by setting up an elect
ro.magnetic field around itself in steel
,lates wherever 1t is strung through
Them. Electric action by induction caus
ss generation of heat in the plates
1 rather than the wires.
Electricity will be supplied from
| twenty-five $50 kv-a transformers
two transformers per drum gate loo
,ated in the drum gate gal
lery immediately underneath gate
chambers In the neighborhood Of and
IL million watts might be used for
really tough defrosting job.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
RED CROSS MEMBERSHIP
DRIVE STARTS NOV. II

The Red Cross membership drive
will begin Monday, November II, ac-
cording to Mrs. r. A. Dierkes, local
chairman. Grant county's quota this
wear is 600 members. of which Cou
lee City IS share is 80 members. The
committee here has expressed hopes
of getting 100.
1t is pointed out that the Grant
County Red Cross chapter has many
many important functions, among
which are:
Teaching First Aid in many county
centers.
Offering courses in home nursing.
Helping families of men in service.
Making garments for victims OF
war in Britain.
Expanding Junior Red Cross activ-
tiles.
Providing dental care for under
privileged school children between 3
and 13.
Helping in local emergencies ana
problems not touched by other ngen-
cies.
Stocking loan Closet with sup
plies for use 10y patients in the coun-
ty.
Teaching prevention of accidents on
the farm and in the home.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07

On the Judicial Ticket Walter B
Beals. Bruce Blake and Samuel n
Driver were unopposed for the Su-
preme Court positions, and E. w.
schwellenbach was unopposed for the
Superior Court judgeship.
Evening star., 1940-10-09

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In sturdy black
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14
Dodqers' Performance Bellies
Rookie Status of Sutherland;
Giants, Bears, Packers Win

while limiting the opposition to II
points.
The hapless Philadelphia Eagles
dropped their fifth straight game,
bowling to the New York Giants,
II to 7, all the scoring coming in
the second half.
Green Bay and the Chicago Bears
maintained their deadlock for West
ern division leadership. The Pack
ers Embossed their sparkling air at
tack once again for a 31-to-14 vic
tory over Cleveland piling up II
points before the Rams tailed.
The Bears turned the first four
plays of their game with Detroit
into a touchdown, Bill Osmanski
dashing "a yards for the score.
Jack Manders kicked the placement
and that ended the point-making
for TO triumph.
The Lions thereafter allowed the
Bears to reach midfield only three
times, while they pushed the Chi
cago eleven all over the field. Four
times Whizzer White spanked a De-
troit drive to within the 15-yard
line. but the Lions couldn't find a
scoring punch from close range.
The days five games attracted
1873. 992 customers. running the ag-
gregate attendance for % games this
season to 521,990
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14
BY TOM SILER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

CHICAGO, Oct. 14-Dr John
Balm Sutherland is the rookie"
coach of the National Football
League, but you'd never know it by
the current doings of his Brooklyn
Dodgers.
The veteran Jock appears any
thing but a newcomer to the cash
sport as he drives his Dodgers on
the upward trail. apparently eager
and ready to step into the Eastern
division lead if and when the
undefeated Washington Redskins
falter.
The Dodgers, using considerably
more passes than Sutherlands
famed college eleyens employed.
racked up their straight league
triumph yesterday. a 21-to-0 de-
cision over the Pittsburgh Steelers
before 19468 delighted Flatbush
fans Jocks boys scored twice on
aerials and once on the ground,
while a sturdy defense bottled the
visitors.
The clubs only setback this sea-
son was a 24-17 loss to the Redskins
in Sutherland's debut as pro
coach In four games Brooklyn has
averaged three touchdoWns a game
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14
Fleet of Pleasure Craft Coma
On Record Yachting Cruise
THROUGH Inland Waters
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, N Y, Oct. IA
fleet of six pleasure craft was TO
leave the Worlds Fair yacht basin
this morning on one of the longest
organized cruises in the history Of
yachting-1,4 84 miles through the
inland waterways of the East Coast
to Florida.
Start of the cruise, sponsored by
the American Power Boat ASSocia-
ton. signalizes the annual "migrs-
ton" south Of American yachtsmen
to Florida and West Indian cruising
grounds. This cruise, however, marks
the first time yachtsmen have
travelled south in group.
Chester A. Bentley of the Larch-
mont IN. " Yacht Club will head
the caravan" which will include
stop on Chesapeake Bay at An
napolis in its itinerary. The shippers
and their guests will be entertained
by yacht clubs and civic groups along
the route and will engage in fishing
tournaments and sightseeing trips
to historic ports.
Would Show Need of Basins.
Chief detectives of the cruise are
TO focus greater attention on the
recreational value of the inland
waterway and to acquaint civic
leaders with the pressing need for
more municipal boat basins along
the route
With November 10 tentatively set
as arrival date at their southern
terminus, Miami, .yachtsRen will be
! afforded more than a month of
cruising this vital link in the coastal
defense of the United States. From
Norfolk. Va, boats will be able to
cruise all the way to Miami without
putting out to sea.
The only running outside will be
along the New Jersey coast from
Sandy Hook to Cape MAY.
Layovers will include Manasquan,
N. j.: Cape May. N. j.: Chesapeake
City. Del: Annapolis: Hampton, Va;
Southport, N. c.: Charleston, S. c.;
Savannah, Ga: ST. Augustine.
DdVtOnd, RAIN Beach anu MldIll, Ill
| in Florida.
In Excellent Condition.
! With a l2-foot minimum channel
depth in view for the entire length
of the intracoastal waterway be-
tween Norfolk and Miami, United
States engineers from Wilmington,
N. c.; Savannah, Ga, and Charles
| ton, S. c., have reported the
country's longest inland passage Is
in excellent condition and ready for
the annual fall migration south OF
Eastern pleasure craft.
A minimum draft of 7 feet now
exists in the waterway, as dredgeS
daily eat away shoals and progress
on new deepening projects.
Starting from Norfolk, a 12-foot
channel is available for nearly $50
miles southwark to Winyah Bay,
S. c., while another 200 miles is
expected to be ready by the first
of the year between Winyah Bay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14
Marlboro Only Victor
In Soccer Contests

A pair of deadlocked games
marked the second Sunday of play
in the Washington Suburban Soccer
League as a third team eked out a
30 win yesterday.
Maryland Park hooters battled to
a IL tie with Regal Clothiers at
Rosedale Playground and the
Washington Sport Club tied Wal
dorf, %, at La Plata. Marlboro
defeated Sandy Spring, 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14
200 Entries Expected
For Capital Parks
Saddle Exhibit
Equine 'Aristocrots'
Barred From Events
Slated October 20

Washington horseback enthusiasts
who wish they might become Liz
Whitneys,' but whose pocketbooks
prevent will have their semiannual
day in the sun next Sunday, the date
of the Office of National Capita,
Parks fall bride path horse show.
For a number of years the park
Office has sponsored the bride path
shows twice a year They are
limited to users of the park bride
paths and have become increasingly
popular. In order to give every one
a chance show. officials bar from
competition equine aristocrats"
who confine their canters to private
paths and blue ribbon winners of
past shows.
Another rule bans horses vanned
to the show.
No entry fee is charged and all
entries are post entries.
Albert Clyde-Burton of the park
office is show chairman. He said
yesterday that 200 competitors are
expected.
The show officials: Percy Niepold
manager; Col. j. T. Duke and James
Counselman, judges: Robert Bur-
roughs. paddock judge and starter;
Donald Bradley, announcer: Leslie
Mason, master of awards; Gregory
Freeman, ringmaster; Mrs Gardner
Hallman and Mrs. Jean Bradley,
entry judges: Vernon Cole, herald
and Thomas Kelly, courier. Other
members of the Show Committee
are Miss D. T. Mayfeld. secretary;
Joseph Quinn, field arrangements;
Robert King. application; Robert
Duncan, first aid; Capt. Henry
Helms of park police. safety; F. F.
Gillen, acting superintendent of Ma
tional Capital parks; G. E. Clark,
Edward j. Kelly. DR.. H. A. Wood
Claud w. Owen, Ollie Catlett, ]. B
MacMurray. Norman Clarke, John
o. Gheen. Edward Talbert, Gordon
Hittenmark and Arthur Godfrey.
The events: Junior horsemanshir
and sadie pony hack class for
juniors, 3foot jumping class fol
riding academy horses, bride path
hacks for privately owned horses
ridden by the owner or member OF
his family, 31a-foot jumping class
for riding academy horses, bride
path hacks for riding academy
horses, 3la-f jumping class for
privately owned horses. pair hack
class open to all, and open jumping
class open to all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14
aey Victorious Over Cardinals Redskins Advised Cling 4af dove
Mrs. Welsh S Nyfire
Adds 10 Comet Lead
Al Indian River
Scores Twice; Bortlet's
Vim Winner; Severn
One designs Close

Mrs. R. I. Welsh with her Skyfre
still leads the comet division Of the
Indian Landing Boat Clubs fall
series of races on the Round Fay
section of the Severn River.
She added to her margin yester-
day by taking both races on the pro.
gram, the fourth and fifth Of the
series. Another leader is r. c. Bart
let with his Vim in the national one
design. He, too. added points yes
terday with first and one second.
More closely punched are the Sew.
ern one-designs. where I. J. Kauf-
man and Gordon Schritz are sharing
top of the list.
Summaries:
FOURTH RACE.
Comets (nine starters)-Won by Skyfre
Mrs. r. l. Welsh; second, June Bug, Gene
Scharf; third. Sappho Thomas MacNemar.
National one-desgns tive starters
Vim. r, c. Bartlett; third. Aeolis. L. CESS,
Severn one-deSlgnS (SIX StarteTSD-Won
by Zip, + J. Kaufman; second Crest Cor
don Schritz: third, zest, c. c. Coster.
FIFTH RACE.
pho; third. los, r sands.
ond; Atlanta, Tom Kirkpatrick: third.
Severn e-desgns-Won BY Zest: sec
ond, Zip: third. Crest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14
Grid Pro Presidents
Take First Beating
AT Newport News
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispa tch to The Star.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Oct. IA
Washington Presidents of the Dixie
Pro Football League received their
first defeat of the season yesterday
from the Newport News Builders,
1877, and were showed back into
second place.
The Builders came from behind to
win. scoring in the third and fourth
periods after the Presidents rang
up a spectacular 60-yard touchdown
in the second quarter. The play
started when Hal Chilcott passed
to Alan Holt, who ran 40 yards.
When trapped he lateraled to Lou
Shine, former Catholic U. star, who
went over for the touchdown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14
Cards Pate Snaps
Wrist in Drill

Wee Willie Wilkin suffered a
charley horse, Tony Blaine was
carried from the field on a
stretcher with a pulled ligament
in his leg and Marshall Goldberg
may have suffered a shoulder sep
aration, but, the most serious cas-
ualty at Griffith Stadium yester-
day occurred during the pre-
game practice.
Rupert Pate, the Cards rookie
quarterback from Wake Forest,
broke his wrist running into the
Redskins Jim Meade as both
were running down under punts
from their respective kic8rs. He
may be out for the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14
Georgetown, No. 5 Tied
For Grid Loop Leud

With victories in both of their
games in the National City 140-
pound Football League, Georgetown
Boys Club and Police Boys Club
No. 5 remained deadlocked for top
position in the loop.
Yesterday Georgetown defeated
Alexandria, 1870, as No. 5 trimmed
the No. II team, 26 to 0.
In other league games Anacostia
Lions shut out No. 10 gridders, 1910,
and No. 4 doWned the Friendship
House gridders, 1870.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14
Sai|boat Series Ends
In Confusion; Race
May Be Restaged
Officials Decide Today;
Bender, Lawson and
TrummeII Victors
By MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.

BY MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.
Oficisls Of Potomac River Sail
ing Associations Executive and Race
Committees were to put their heads
together this afternoon at the Capt.
tai Yacht Club to decide the final
standings Of three classes compet-
ing in the final races Of the asso-
citation yesterday off Hams Point
which attracted q record fleet Of
40 starters.
While the series standings of
comets A and B handicap classes
remained in doubt as the Washing
ton racing clan wound up its fall
competition yesterday, three other
divisions were certain of their
prizes.
They were snipes, Robert Bender's
Bobby Dick; penguins. Walter Law
sons Potlatch, and 20-footers,
Charles Trammell's Nolle Prose- II.
Lawson Leads in Points.
OF the three classes, Lawson.
Georgetown University dinghy sailor,
had rolled up the widest margin in
the falls six races. He was better
than six points ahead of No. 2 boat,
Bill HeintZs Judy Yesterday Pot
latch won second and a first,
and Judy first and second in
the morning and afternoon events,
respectively Third in final tallies
was Ralph Young's Seabiscuit.
Exactly five points separated None
Prose- and Prentice Edrington's
Lady Avon. The latter was leading
in the morning race, but raced mer-
rily for the wrong mark to find
Nolle Prose- nosing him out by
nearly two minutes Darlington. how
ever, stuck to his course in the
afternoon. and finished exactly 40
seconds ahead of the Trammell boat.
Barbara Myers Mink II was third
place winneS in this division when
the final points had been tailed.
Bobby Dick scored two firsts yes
terdav, both times leading Weston
Valentines Eleanor, which placed
second in the finals.
Today's meeting would decide
whether the comets were to resail
their morning race. which became
balled up when the Race Committee
wrongly told the leading skipper,
Ernest Covert, to sail around the
course, passing marks different from
the rest Of the fleet of u comets.
Confusion Is General.
General confusion was the key
note. and the committee, in order
TO give Covert a fair break, was
reported ready to call for a resail
Until the mistake. Covsrt's Scandal
was leading the field. In the closing
race, he led the fleet through most
of the Northumberland course
AS it stands now Henry Bylaw
skis Nimbus is winner of the comet
series, with Scandal second and Col.
Jack Jacobs British very close
third
Final standings of the two handi-
cap divisions also were to be de-
cided today. Their time allowances
were not available yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14
Texas Loop Shortens
Slate to l54 Games

Ry the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Oct. 14.-Shortening Of
the Texas League season to 154
games instead of 161 was an.
nounced today after an executive
meeting of club owners.
The 1941 season will open Sunday,
April 10, and close Sunday, Septem-
Der 7. League President j. Alvin
Gardner pointed out that the Sun.
day opening is an innovation.
The player limit was reduced from
Is to IT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14
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and Savannah. Below Savannah,
where the 7-foot minimum exists
dredging is under way to deepen to
the project depth as far as
Fernandina, Fla. This section is
expected to be completed by next
summer.
The Florida section extending
from ST. Johns River to Miami has
a project depth of feet with the
exception of shoaling at Matanzas
Inlet. This lump is being removed
engineers report, and should. be
eliminated by the time the vanguard
of the winter feet arrives in Florida