The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-11-13
Pomona Advocates
Price Ceiling on
Labor, Industry
Elect officers, receive
subordinate reports;
plan visitations


plan visitations
Alice B. Ayers, reporter.
ON November 8, at Kiona Benton
the Benton County Pomona elected
me following officers: s. -s.
Master, Anton Norlirg of Vale
Grange; OVerseer, Ernest Sherry OF
finley Grange; Lecturer, Irene
INCHES of Finley Grange; Steward
R. Ayers of Finley Grange; As
sstant Steward, Harry Sandburg OF
vale Grange; Chaplain, Ethel CLARK
nj Kennewick Highlands Grange
treasurer, Elmer Dilling of Buena
vista Grange; Secretary, Maude
hartman of Kiona-Benton Grange;
Gatekeeper, Oscar Anderson of Vale
Grange; Pomona, Bertha Story OF
Kennewick Highlands Grange;
Ceres, Mildred Heberlein of Locust
Grove Grange; Flora, Pauline Cope
and of Vale Grange; Lady Assist
ant Steward, Esther Norling of Vale
Grange; Executive Committeeman
for three years, Harry Fleming of
KionaI Benton Grange; Home Eco
nonics Chairman, Nellie Sherry of
Finley Grange; Reporter, Alice b.
Ayers of Finley grange; Musician,
Lillian Swayze of Kennewick Valley
Grange. ,.as3. s.s7 esss.ss
All officers were present except
Gatekeeper, Ceres and one eXecu-
tive Committeeman. "E.. ~.
The Chaplain reported having
sent flowers to Sisters Earl Sutton,
G. W. Krohling, Elmer Kemp and III.
Jamison. Also a plant to Brother
Harry Smith of White Bluffs, who
Is very Ill at the Veterans hospital
IN Wa1la Walla. b
For the Legislative Committee
Brother Ayers told of the new
changes in the tax laws. He ex-
planned the difference between sep
srate and joint income tax returns
and the tax on all admissions.
Brother M. CT. Clark, in reporting
for the Marketing Committee,
stressed the planting of crops want
ed by the government in National
Defense. The County Agent will
give help along this line. He also
discussed price setting.
Brother Roger reported for the
Power Committee.
Sister Morgan and Sister Sinme-
Ink reported for the Woman's Com
nittee. -
I The annual meeting will be held
December Is at Vale. The following
I program was adopted: =:
l:3O to 2 pm. opening of grange.
2to3 pm. resolutions and business
sto pm. yearly reports of sub
o'ulnafe Masters, Pomona officers
and program numbers.
40 pm. business. =
5D 7:30 pm. dinner served by the
Vale grange.
i;So TO $3.50 pm. initiation of can
uastes by Pomona officers.
TO III pm. installation by Sister
tena Silliman's Pomona team. Sis
E Ruth Sinmelink will have
0arge OF the tableaux.
~ to 1890 Program under the di-
seaon OF Pomona and Vale lectur-
resolution favoring the es-
saisaraent of the main office of
We Grange Cooperative Wholesale
spokane was disapproved by the
Mmittee for lack of information. |,
'usalned by the Pomona. " /
resolution that we vigorously
MoSe the Doughton Bill now before
.@gress for the reason that such
OIL would place the American
mer at a decided disadvantage
A ootn industry and labor which
RssaoW enjoying unprecedented pro-
- ana wages. Approved by the
nlg1ee with this recommended
~ Inc Doughton Bill is reported
provide for a price ceiling on
Sa products but no floor. IF this
- "lTect, We approve this resolu-
s ~ win a provision that a price
s be placed on labor and in =,
4ai products. Sustained
= oaer Fred Wilson, in reporting
me agricultural committee, said y
Ss,;n almers are cooperating in COM
Jug the farm program which will :
:aoy on time. Several COM
s s In the county are already :
S nave been made for grange 1
Auorls accompanied by Pomona
S. The visited grange officers
H., an the chairs. Judges will :
IT, each Pomona officer will
la ms corresponding officer in
lEssstange visited. The following
was submitted by the COM ).
Ia Nv q, Locust Grove to Kenne-
~, valley; December 5, Buena l
d., 70 Rattlesnake; December 9, Y
" sitfts to Hanford; December
ossanew1ck Highlands to Kiona-
January Is, Kiona-Benton y
sey;; February S, Vale to White =
M Feb. Is, Valley to Hanford; 7
:, Rattlesnake to Horse o
sss March 81, Finley to Locust >
heaven will visit Vale at a .
Scded upon by themselves. .
=. n cookie and candy contest
In campbell, McCarty and Ben \
iscOed as judges. The prizes
- each class. first, S1.OO; Sec q
third, a gift. The awards
sas follows:
s,.u Cookies, first, Sister Hulda r.
second, Sister Schernit- r
Fd, Sister Norling. N