The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-03-19
Pomona Asks
Farm Parity with
Industries
Mrs. LaMott reports
failure of liquor traffic
on all counts

on all counts
Prior to the regular Benton
County Pomona meeting at Kenne-
wick Valley grange at school of in
struction was held by State Master
p. Christensen, State Lecturer Ira
Shea and Chas. T.. Keiser, President
of the Grange Fire Insurance Asso-
citation, beginning at 10 am.
Roll call showed all officers pres
ent except Flora and the three exc
cutive committeeman.
The chaplain reported having sent
plant to Mrs. Bertha Foraker and
flowers to the funerals of Mrs. Lei
bel, Mrs. Sarah Neel and Mrs. Hat
tie Erickson.
The treasurer reported having
purchased two $4,000 bonds and
placing them in the Kennewick
bank.
The secretary reported seven
Honor Secretaries in the county as
follows: Irene Hughes, Finley; F. E..
Dilling, Buena Vista; Bernice To-
maske, Horse Heaven; Ira Hartman.
Kiona Glen Grisham, Of
White Bluffs; Leona Heady, Rattle
snake; Ethel Clark, Kennewick
Highlands. Pomona secretary asked
especially to have the subordinate
secretaries get their reports to her
ON time so she could get hers in. The
Home Economies chairman reported
that she had received only one re-
port and asked that hers also be sent
in on time.
F. E. Dilling reported that seven
communities were represented at the
Agricultural Conservation Commit
tee meeting. Labor shortage was
discussed and several resolutions
passed among them; one asking the
War Board to take up the subject Of
employing old age pensioners SO they
might be hired and paid without
change or loss of pension, and one
favoring the labor camp at Kenne-
wick. Later they met with the War
Board.
For the Women's Committee, Mrs.
r. l.. LaMott of Kennewick talked
on the evils of the liquor traffic
noting especially the social, eco
nomic and physical defects. She
reviewed seven promises made by
the liquor interests before repeal;
LIST, that the national debt would be
decreased, End, crime would be di-
miniShed, 3rd unemplo yment solved,
18th drunkenness would decrease, 5th
dry territory would be protected, 9th
saloons would not return, 18th boot
Logging would cease. None of the
promises have been fulfilled as was
shown by a careful analysis.
Resolutions
F'avoring the continuation of the
Wheat Marketing Quota System and
that this organization use its in
fluence to secure favorable vote at
the referendum election this COM
ing May. Approved by the agricul-
tural committee and action sustain
ed by the Pomona.
Strongly favoring the immediate
enactment, by Congress, legislation,
which will guarantee the farmers a.
floor under all agricultural products
comparable to 100 percent parity
with both labor and industry to ap-
ply only to products donestically
consumed. Approved by the legiS-
lative committee and action accept
ed by the grange
Asking deer hunting season to. be
in the month of November so that
labor and food may be conserved.
Approved by the legislative COM
mittee. There was some discussion
as to the ACCESSIBILITY of having a
hunting season this fall, so the re-
port was sustained with the amend
ment that if we have an open sea-
son, it be in November.
First urge the rapid completion OF
Grand Coulee, Bonneville and addi-
tional dams at an early date, second
steel plants and mills be established
in Washington to provide steel for
our ships and other war needs, third
that aluminium and magnesium
plants and mills be built in the
Northwest. approved by the resolu-
tons committee and report sustain
ed.
Reports of Subordinate Oranges
A. /. Kennewick Valley; two appli-
cations, three given 3rd and 18th de-
grees, blackout discussed; potluck
dinner March 9th, F. F. A. program,
active Juvenile.
2. Finley, three new members given
the first and second degrees, hall
used for mattress project, two
members lost by death, active Juve-
nile and Auxiliary.
8. Kennewick Highlands, two-day
agricultural school, one candidate
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