The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-14
Pomona Requests
Economy Bill in
States Business
Alice B. Ayers. renorta,.

Ine meeting of Benton, Count,
POMONA on March 9, with Kenna
WICK Valley as host, was the mt
standing meeting Of the wear vol
lowing the business meeting al
Went into Kennewick, WHERE tn,
newly built grange warehouse wa,
thrown open to the public for in.
spection. Following the program
a al dance refreshments were serv.
ca oy the grange supply. About 1oof
attended the opening. WV
Inc lecturer presented the follow.
ing program: 1>'-'''
Beautiful" 81 LIE
Duet. 7 Love You Truly" and
falthful Forever" by Theo Lamn.
son and jerry Shaughnessy. accom-.
panied by Mrs. Reavis.
,o1s square dance by Valley Juveniles
Plano duet by Theo Lampson and
Mrs. Reavis. 'oii ana
ADDRESS Meaning of America =
Citizenship," by DR.. r. r. 1aMo+t
OF the Methodist church ''
ray, Carbon Takes a Ride /" h,,
F. F. A. boys. ~ ny
,,, song by Wilma and Ida Nav
woodruff and Naomi Foraker
Accord1an solo by Vic Kinnas a..
companied by Esther Kippes
Manager j. G. Swayze fold of +ha
neW!y completed building and In
'foouced the directors present.
"A resolution favoring an amend.
ment providing for the election ~
PRESIDENT for term or eiaht wears
ana one term only was tabled
Ctners considered were:
authorizing the Master and Eve.
cutlve Committee of Pomona to an.
pear at the hearing before the Roard
OF Army Engineers on water de-
velopment, March IA. and nresent
such facts as will show SAVING tn
me producer OF the county by reason
of such development. Approved bv
lne committee and report adopted.
request state executive or leeis-
atlve committee to investigate the
lnefficiency of our state govern
ment with a view to forcing an
economy bill eliminating the waste
neff1ciency and duplication of work
oy departments and consolidation Of
same thereby reducing taxes and
balancing our state budget. Approx
ID and adopted.
Asking the State Executive Com
nittee to request the deputies to
axe State Master Kings place for
ne rest of the officers schools so
le may go to Washington d. G. to
light for Cost Of Production leeisla-
ION before the present congress. It
vas adopted, but is believed to be
90 late now to accomplish its pur-
'ose.
Opposing opening up or promot-
ng any new reclamation projects
y the Reclamation Bureau, but let
overnment money SO saved be used
develop new industries to use q
art OF the power generated at
bonneville and Grand Coulee until
UGH time as agriculture receives
ar1ty prices for its products. The
eport, which disapproved, was
mended to make provision for the
over Committee to be available to
lScuss this subject at any subor-
mate grange.
All grange ladies of the county
re asked to be present at the state
ONE economics meeting at Ken
eW1ck Valley on Thursday, March !
!. The meeting will start at 10 a m.
18th no-host covered dish dinner
noon.
Guy Story made very complete
nd comprehensive report for the
giSlative committee.
Many business organizatio es-
ecially the mems, know little of the
ork of the grange so the Friendly
Citations committee is working on
caring up any misconceptions
hich may be prevalent.
M. G. Clark, chairman of the mar
citing committee, gave a splendid
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