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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
Roadway $50 Feet
Long On Top Dam

About one fourth of the tIrand
Coulee dam has reached the crest.
strip of roadway $50 feet long
is in place ON the east end of the dam.
Obi workers are building forms for
sidewalks and guardrails.
The west end of the dam is rapid
ly nearing the top The first top BLOCK
win be poured within day or so.
Others are from S to 20 fest from the
top level, most of them Is feet.
The wing dam, no small project CT
its own is about 20 feet from the crest
in half the blocks. Less than 10000
cubic yards of concrete remains to be
poured in the wing dam.
In the spillway area, thiru of a
mile Icing, concrete is rising for the
piers of highway deck. +.
Parts for six of the eleven spillway
gates have arrived at the Electric
City storage yard. Beween 1926 and
$50 men will be needed to install each
of the giant units.
About 100000 cubic yards Of con-
crete, most of it containing reinforced
steel, remains to be placed in the main
dam.
TIE Last of the projects waterfalls
issuing from spillway tubes will dis
appear within few days. The Colum-
bia will then pass through twenty
tubes beneath the surface of the river.
One hundred and fifty mechanics
will be employed in the west power
houses by the reclamation bureau at
soon as lists of names are approved by
the civil service commission. The force
will include electricians, wnlders,
blacksm5hsA pipefitters. machinSsak
crane Operators, laborers and helpers.
Their work will be in cenneesi ion
with installation Of station service
generators, scheduled to go into opcr-
alton in October. Turbines are in place
and electrical installations are being
started. An elaborate machine shop
has been equipped in building adj
joining the power house.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
,DO
! YOU
KNOW?
~ Nto.t 'no'on state Progress es~saissIas

Mount Rainier National Park was
established by Act of Congress and
approved by President Mckinley
March 2, 1899. BY a subsequent act,
January 81, 1881, the eastern park
boundary was extended to the summit
OF the Cascade Range, the boundary
recommended by the original bill. H.
Guiding the 53.1 miles added at that
time. the park now contains 377.7S
square miles or 241,7S2 acres.
Mount Rainier is unique in the
heighth to which it rises above the
surrounding country. From Tacoma or
Seattle, at sea level, the mountain ap.
pears to rise directly from Puget
Sound. 1t does actually rise 1900
feet above its immediate base. This is
in direct contrast to the other mount.
aims in the United States which rise
higher than $4,000 feet. 1t is particu-
larly true in contrast to the Colorado
peaks which are hardly distingushable
from the main ranges of the Rockies,
where the mountain passes reach to
heights of $4,000 feet.
Mount Rainier has more glaciers
(2S) than any other peak in the con-
tinental United States. The glacial
system comprises an area of more than
40 square miles,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
DILL PROMISES FULL
SUPPORT FOR PROJECT

Leadership in program to give
the people of Washington the fullest
advantage of the abundant cheap pow
er to be produced by Grand Coulee
and Bonneville dams is promised by G.
G. Dill, former U. s. Senator, and
candidate for the Democratic nomin-
alton for Governor in communicate
ion to the Dispatch today.
awhile was United States Sen
ator,' Dill told the Dispatch "I
fought constantly for relief for the
people from excessive charges by the
power trust. stumped the state in
1880 for the Grange Power Bill. Lat
I was happy to- be able to induce Pres
ident Roosevelt to allocate $4,000,
900 to start Coulee dam.
"With this great project nearing
completion, there will come a titanic
effort by the Power Companies to take
over the power an d distribute it at
a fat profit to themselves. I don It
propose to- allow this to happen when
I am Governor.
The popular former Senator de-
clared he will also propose to the Leg
islature severe shake-up in State
government to simply and decentral-
ize it, and reduce the tremendous
amount of money it is now spending.
"When Coulee Dam is completed
and the Columbia Basin area is
brought under irrigation" Dill said,
wonderful progress will be seen in
this state if it isn't stifled by a top
heavy and excessively costly state
government. propose to see that this
progress is not so stifled."
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
THOMAS ROBERTS FUNERAL
SUNDAY AT VAUDEVILLE

Funeral services for Thomas Rob-
erts, 65, who died Friday in Wenat,
chez hospital, were held at the FEEDER
ated church in Waterville at p.m,
with the Rev. Warren Peters of Wen
atchee Methodist church officiating.
Mr.. Roberts was a resident of Doug
las county for AZ years. In 1922, he
served as county commissioner and had
been deputy assessor of the Baird dis
trict for the past ten years. Was a
member of the Odd Fellows lodge.
Surviving are his wife. Mae; three
sons, Harold, Eugene, and Howard
Roberts; and enc daughter, Mrs.
Georgia Koenig.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
St. Andrews News


Mrs. w. d. Bogart was hostess to a
party for her daughter Doris on her
18th birthday last Friday
Those present were Ella Mae War
nor, Ilene Wick, Pat Tanneberg, Carol
Carey, Olive Graham, Winifred Bogart
Mrs. M. Scheibner and Nancy, Mrs.
Maurice Bogart and Gordon and Mrs.
Alden Gilbert, Gladys ana Howard.
A piano contest was the main event
Of the afternooon
Punch and cake We're served by the
hostess.
Alfred and Marie Nicholson spent
Sunday afternoon visiting MMrs. Eu.
nice Fisher in Soap Lake.
Harry De Veries and son Kenneth
of Auburn, Washington, we"e dinner
guests Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Vaughn.
Mrs. Hans Wogenscn and Ena, Mrs.
VIM. Shumard and Janis, Mrs. Frank
Jenkins, Mrs W.-D. Begart, Mrs. Maui
rice Bogart, Mrs Maria Kjergaar'l
and Jutta and Mrs. Chris Jorgensen
helped Mrs. Vernon Huntington cela.
brate her birthday Monday afternoon.
Cal Larsen spent Sunday at the
Jcrgensen home.
Chris and Marie Nicholson and Mrs
Edwin Nicholson, Shirley and Duane,
were in Wenatchee last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs Otto Olesen and Mrs.
Don Mutt We're in Wenatchee last
Thursday.
Shirley Ann Nicholson and Nadeen
Tanneberg spent couple of days with
their cousins, DANIEL and Janis Jolly
this week.
Mrs. Pat Gilbert and children of
Coulee City spent last Thursday at the
Otto Olesen home.
Mrs. Laurence Tanneberg and Pat,
Mrs Ras Tanneberg Nadeen and Ward
spent last Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Lloyd Mitchell at Coulee City.
The Ladies Auxiliary met with Mrs
Dan Jolly last Wednesday. Lunch was
served. Next meeting is to be with
Mrs Chris Jorgensen Wednesday the
81.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
FRANK MILLER PLEDGES
AID TO FARM FOLKS

Addressing the people of Whitman
county at the Colfax rally recently,
Frank Miller, Republican candidate
for Congress, who is campaigning Wig
orously throughout the Fourth District
stated that the present farm pro-
gram designed to bring the farmers
income up to parity with that of Ia
Dor and industry was not a failure
from the federal payroller angle, but
for farmers it was so ineffective that
1t might be called fizzle rather than
failure.
'Giving the farmer an income equal
to labor and industry is not to be ac-
complished simply by increasing the
payroll from $4,000 persons to more
than hundred thousand,' said Mil
Ter, "nor," he continued, "will it
help to give the farmer parity pay
ment of only about 2 per cent of the
total national yearly outlay Of close
to ten DILLON, most VI WHICH WeHI "
nut the farmer further in the hole,
increased the cost Of goods and SER
vices which the farmer must buy, and
did nothing toward checking the de-
clining prices of farm products. Mon
ey poured in at the top will not find
its way down to the farmer. The far
1ner should have been considered orig
inally and he will be after January
if have anything to- do with it."
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
DANGEROUS BLACK WIDOW
SPIDER EASILY RECOGNIZED

The Black Widow, practically the
only poisonous spider in the North
west, may be recognized by the yell
lew reddish spots On the female, says
DIR. r. l.. Webster, professor of ento-
nology at Washington State College.
Because the spots form the shape Of
an hcur-glass on the lower side of the
body of the female spider, the term
'4hour glass SPIDER is sometimes ap-
pied.
Full grown females CT the Black
Widow are coal black in color and half
an inch long with reddish markings
taking the shape of an hour glass. The
male spider is much smaller half the
size of the female The red markings
in the male are in stripes along the
sides and not in the shape of az hour
glass.
Black Wpidow spiders ordinarily &C.
cur under boards, logs, in debrfs, and
occasionally in houses and barns. Ac-
cording TO- reports, the poisonous nat
ure of this spider was known to the
native Indians, some cf whom mashed
them and rubbed the points of the ar
rows in the poison.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
E. 7. CUFFS

E. T. Cuffs, II, former county
clerk of courts and deputy county sup
orintendent of schools, died early
Tuesday at Epnrata.
He came to Grant county in 1906
and took up homestead near Moses
Lake. While there he helped organize
the Liberty school district and per-
formed other public services. He is
survived by his widow, two sons, Lee
land and Radfcrd, and three daughters
Eula and Mrs. Willis Plat of Ephrata
and Mrs o. J Hart of Olympia
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
ON HONOR ROLL

Eight students from Douglas county
hive won places on the high scholar.
ship roll OF Washington State college
for the second semester of the 1899
1910 school year, President E. o. Hol-
land announced today. To be eligible
for this homer, student must have a
grade average of so per cent while
carrying full college course. or earn
"a grade points.
Eight students earned perfect {"
records with 16 or more hours OF
"A'. Four hundred and eighteen
students, or 12.44 per cent eff the en-
rollment, placed on the scholarship
roll.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Joplin returned
home from Wenatchee Saturday even.
ing.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT
rs A FOUR STAR Hit

"They Drive By Night" is four
star hit, literally and figuratively for
the new film now showing Sum-, Mon,
and Tuesday at the Roosevelt Theatre
stars George Raft, fresh from his tril
umphs in ''Each Dawn I Die' and
'Invisible Stripes; Ann Sheridan:
whose terrific role in "Torrid Zone y
enhanced her place in tho big
name brackets Ida Lupln-o,
sensation of 1.-THE Light That
Failed', and Humphrey Bogart, who
graduated into the big time after his
comedy click, cit All Came True"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
WORKERS CALLED TO
SERVE GET PROTECTION

WPA workers in Washington who
leave their jobs for National Guard
duty will be reinstated automatically
upon their return from service and
and given an opportunity to make up
their project payroll time, it was an
nounced yesterday by Carl w. Smith,
state Work Projects administrator.
Dean Pugh who has been employed
at Vancouver, Washington, with the
zeibarth Construction Company is
through work and has returned home.
Mrs R. B. Carpenter left Saturday
night for two weeks vacation trip to
Canada.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
BETTY MAE DAVIS
COLLEGE HONOR STUDENT

Betty Mae Davis, Coulee City, has
won place on the high scholarship
roll of Washington State college for
the second semester of the 19391940
year, President f. o. Holland announ-
ced today. To be eligible for this homer
a student must have a grade average
of 80 per cent while carrying full
college course or earn "a grade
points.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
AUCTION SALE SATURDAY
An auction sale of household GOO

An auction sale of household goods
viii be held Saturday afternoon at
the Ranch Inn near the east Coulee
City junction. The merchandise is be-
'ng sold for Jack Campbell by the
Levitt Auction Of Electric City.
The goods to be sold includes a
complete assortment Of household
furniture and appliances, a complete
listing of which will be found in a
sale advertisement in this paper. The
event will begin promptly at 3 p. m
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
HONOR MRS. IRWIN SMITH

Mrs. Geo. Smith and Mrs. Frank
Hughes entertained with u miscellan-
eous shower Saturday afternoon in
honor of Mrs. Irwin Smith, a recent
bride. Ice cream, cake and pop was
served to about 35 ladies, and Mrs.
Smith received many beautiful gifts.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
FIRE DEPARTMENT DRILLS

The Coulee City volunteer fire de.
partment has complete organization
plans and is now holding regular fire
drills on the second and fourth Mon
days of each month. At seven O'Clock
on drill nights the siren is sounded, at
the beginning of practice.
About a. dozen men have Joined the
squad and this will probably be in
creased to twenty.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
KELLER FERRY GOES
ON FASTER SCHEDULE

The Keller ferry, operating under
a new schedule, has reduced the time
of each crossing, making IS round
trips daily between a. m. and S:35
o. M. The ferry leaves the south bank
of the Columbia at a. m. and con-
tinues the round trip service at So
minute intervals.
Under the previous schedule, 40
minutes were allowed for each oneway
crossing.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
GIVES BEACH PARTY

The Maritime Cemetery association
was entertained with beach party
by Mrs. f. w. Mccain and Mrs. Lee
ia Drinkard at the Mccain beach at
Blue lake Tuesday afternoon Thirty
guests attended from Ephrata, Coulee
City and Hartline.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
AWARDS STREET BID

A contract for improvement of
Coulee City streets was awarded to
the Diesel Oil Sales company of Sc
attic, by the city council Tuesday
night when they met in adjourned
session. Work on the project is ex-
pected to start within a short time.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
LOCAL MEN FILE

C. J. Weller and T. H. Tw'ning
have filed as candidates for precinct
committeeman in the Coulee City pre-
cinct, on the Republican and Demo-
cratic tickets, respectively.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Leonard are
home from vacation trip to the
Coast.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15

Mrs. A. ID. Pugh and Thelma mot
ored to Spokane Tuesday.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15
REGISTRATION BOOKS CLOSE

Notice is hereby given that the
registration books for the Town OF
Coulee City will close on the evening
of August "a, 1910, for the Primary
Election TO be held September 10,
1910.
T. H. TWINING
JRepistrat Officer ct
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15

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IN JAiA H4a ss iclAAL INJURY.
DGFACAM 1Nf Ca 1Gs1AUCTION OF
IlBhAh PROp ERTY.
Wseh, T..vye. t95. p. 3a4. Sect. 10
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-08-15

T. 1t. I W IN INV
Registration Officer.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Federation Dinner
Group Named

A special committee on the BAN
quet celebrating the 31st anniversary
OF the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations about March 5 has been
named by President Harry N. Stub.
James A. Crooks of North Capitol
Citizens Association, who last year
headed the committee which planned
the goth anniversary dinner, has
again been named to the general
Craftsmanship.
Others are K. P Armstrong of the
Association of Engineers. treasurer:
Jesse c. Suter, Oldest Inhabitants,
chairman Of reception; David Babp
OF Connecticut Avenue Citizens As
soclatlon, ticket chairman; Francis
c. Heigle of Chevy Chase Citizens
Association! publicity; Harry S.
Wender of the Southwest Citizens
Association, chairman of speakers:
Wilbur Finch. Burroughs Citizens
Association, chairman of seating:
William M. Greene of Citizens Of
Takoma, entertainment chairman.
and Fred S. Walker. Park View
Citizens Association, chairman OF
printing.
Decision to make a banquet an
annual affair was taken by the dele
gates following the success OF the
dinner last spring.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Traffic Group
Meets Tomorrow

The Board of Trade Traffic Com
mittee will meet at 1890 pm. to-
morrow at O'Donnells Restaurant
P. Y. K. Howat is chairman of the
group.
The Membership Committee.
headed by Henry S. Owens, will hold
its Christmas dinner meeting at 6 80
pm. Tuesday at the Raleigh Hotel.
The Public Schools Committee, of
which George E. Keneipp is chair
man, will meet at 1915 pm. We'd
nesday at Harvey's Restaurant.
The Public Utilities and Trans
portation Committee, headed by
Henry ]. Saunders, will meet at
1890 pm. Thursday at O'Donnell's
Restaurant.
The Midwinter Dinner Committee
Of which James A. Cassidy is chair
man, will meet at 7:30 pm. Friday
in the Board of Trade rooms at
The Star Building.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Federation Weighs
Council Tie.up

The Law and Legislation Commit
tee of the Federation now has before
it proposal that the Federation
join the District Legislative Council,
a group Of organizations who meet
to discuss legislation affecting the
District, but who do not act on any
matters.
At its last meeting the Federation
refused a motion that the Federation
should join and remanded the matter
to the committee for further study,
and particularly more information
about the member bodies of the
council.
President Harry N. Stun pointed
out that the council does not take
any action on matters and that by
joining, the Federation stood to
benefit from the study of particular
lied legislation by other members of
the council.
Vice Chairman James A. Crooks
OF the committee made the recon-
mendation that the Federation join
after telephone poll OF majority
OF the committee, pointing out that
the Federation stood to profit by the
study that certain groups in the
council make on the legislative items
in which they are particularly in
terested
Objections from the floor, however,
sent the matter back to committee
with the observation that Federation
committees are perfectly capable Of
giving the delegates a sound basis
for action without having to join
an organization for such informa-
ton.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
CALENDAR NOTES.

The New Center Market Board
of Directors will meet Thursday at
pm, New Center Market, Fifth
and K streets NV.
The Petroleum Board of Directors
will meet Thursday at 1915 pm,
Raleigh Hotel, Twelfth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Judging of the decorated windows
of H street NE has tentatively been
set for Thursday night, it is an
nounced. Many business houses
are entered giving a large amount
of competition.
The regular meeting of the Fed
Grafton of Businessmen's Associa-
tions will not be held in December
due to the Christmas holidays. The
next meeting will be January 16.
Construction of a sewerage sys-
tenn in the new Anacostia develop
ments near the John Philip Sousa
Bridge is asked by the Southeast
BuSinessmens AS S ci a tion. A
StIOIlS COiupldlIlt was lduQcQeQ
against the size, quality and design
of the waiting station now under
construction at the Sousa Bridge.
The body also asked the Com
missioners 10 obtain a revision of
taxi zones in Southeast, charging
| that it costs twice as much to
travel given distance from the
| downtown area in a southeasterly
direction as it does in a north
westerly direction. This point was
also brought out at a meeting of
the Randle Highlands Citizens As
,sociation last week, meeting in the
Orr School. The annual fall oyster
roast of the body will be held today.
Q pm, at Griffith Farms on the
Marlboro pike near Forestville, Md.
Mrs. Estelle M. Whiting is acting
president OF the Central Group
following the resignation of Fred
erick Levy and the subsequent death
of DR.. James T. Wolfe who had
accepted. the presidency on De-
! cember 3.
Evening star., 1940-12-15

while in November only 167 pedes-
| trians and 1879 motorists were hurt
Pedestrians Arrests Drop.
The decrease in the rate of in
juries to walkers is significant when
| compared with the accompanying
decrease in number of pedestrians
arrested for violating the regula-
tions provided for their protection.
In October police officers arrested
112 persons for violating the pedes-
trian control laws, while in Novem-
ber the record would seem to show
that pedestrians are awakening to
the wisdom of pedestrian restric-
tions.
During the last month, only IS
persons were charged with violat-
ing the statute, approximately 33
per cent decrease.
Police leniency was also evident
in the record of arrests for other
| violations Persons who parked
their cars overtime were hardest hit,
1,041 arrests being made, as COM
pared to 990 arrests for the same
offense in october. AS in October.
overtime parkers led in the list of
offenders.
Disobedience to official signs re-
manned second on the list. although
speedsters-With 725 arrests charged
against them last month-were
only two arrests behind the sign
! f1aunters.
In general, fewer arrests were
made under the various law viola
ton categories in November than in
the preceding month.
Twenty-Five persons were arrested
in October for reckless driving, while
% were apprehended for the same
offense in November. However, only
were arrested for colliding in No.
vember to Octobers II.
| Unusual arrests made in November
included one person who was taken
in for blowing a musical horn. A
taxi driver was nabbed for driving a
vehicle OF unclean appearance. The
record lists only one citizen caught
in attempts to park in meter zones
without the required nickel.
Although the younger generation
probably is unaware of the law
against parking in unlighted areas,
one person was taken in by the 18th
precinct for parking in the dark.
! Third Precinct Arrest.
The. Sd precinct was the hardest
on violators. registering 1923 traffic
cases on their monthly log for No
vember, although the traffic division
listed 1888 cases. The 4tn precinct,
In Southwest Washington, was the
precinct with the least traffic viola
tions with III. Capt Walter Storm
OF No. 3 said his precinct listed such
high number of viola tioas because
it is comprised mostly of working
areas, where overtime and illegal
parking is frequent.
Failure to give hand signals when
stopping or turning proved to be a
mistake for ITO drivers last month. as
compared with 113 arrested for the
same negligence in October. Horn
blowers evidently took their lesson
from the october campaign, which
resulted in IS arrests; only 40 per-
sons-not counting the motorist with
the musical hOrn-were listed in No.
Evening star., 1940-12-15

Traffic and Safety Committees OF number o organizations
struggling practical solution OF the problem OF the urban
parking groups united in urging the nstala
parking meters and later in the increase Of the number
general agreement that the result while helpful has fallen
short number parking lots and park
buildings increased but this has given noticeable relief
as congestion appears as bad as ever.
the interested leaders much Impressed bv the plans
of parking lots
contained delivered by Commissioner Thomas Mac
Administration before the Highway Re-
search National Academy of Sciences This five
point plan which will permit being repeated in this column
outlined in The Star Of December g. 1910
The suggestion that municipal governments might
courage private operators eliminating license parking lots
lowering property land used for parking or by
abatement property These concessions would
suit in the parking the principle that the
benefit parking surrounding land values
rehabta city The other four points are regarded
as equally practical and worthy Of careful study