The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-14
Pomona FavOrs
Paying Income Tax
Tn Advance
Opposed to reduction
of school bus routes;
initiate thirteen

benton County Pomona grangt
met January 9th with Buena Vista
Forty were present in the Afternoon
Including two visitors from Grand.
view grange in Yakima county
state Executive Committeeman
Carl C. Williams was introduced.
at the next meeting at Finley
there will be a baking contest. FRS
and second prizes will be given or
white bread, dark bread, rolls ano
coffee bread. The grange ladies
throughout the county are urged tt
take part in this contest. Youl
entry may be sent in if you are
unable to attend. 4
Subordinate Grange Reports
Buena Vista-A Christmas party
first and second degree team went
to Sunny Valley in Yakima county
and put on the work.
Finley-Six applications, pot luck
dinner January 18th followed 10y
regular meeting with forty-fou1
members and eight visitors present
Auxiliary report: ALI day meeting
and pot luck dinner January 6tt
brought $4,000 bond for Finley
grange, sent for another $26 order
of jello product to sell, took charge
of pot luck dinner January z, pre-
pared calendar for the year.. are
planning a party for those who sc
generously cooperated at the last
two carnivals, will plan and take
charge of the dinner for Pomona
Have a balance in the treasury Of
S75. e4
Kiona Benton because the newly
elected treasurer is working anc
could not attend, another was elect
ed, three applications, three rein
statements, several candidates initi-
ated by the officers team, a repre-
sentative of the war board spoke,
each new officer is striving to get
one new member according to the
plan suggested by Brother Goss,
the silver drill money is used to
purchase defense stamps.
KenneWick Valley-hed pot luck
dinner, had six visitors, Brother
Ayers acted as marshall for the in
Sailing of officers, regular meet
ing being on New Years night
friends and members came at 400
pm. and played games till meet
ing time The ladies served pop
corn and candy, all new Officers
were present, they have 203 paid up
member, HEC sent scrap book. =
Vale-one new member, several
applications, Christmas tree.
Locust Grove-Christmas tree
with treats for the children.
Horse Heaven-pot luck dinner,
Christmas tree, treats, program,
six new members, elected master
and secretary refused to serve so
new ones were elected.
Horse Heaven Rattlesnake will
meet only once a month.
No representative was present
to give report from White Bluffs,
Rattlesnake, Kennewick Highlands,
and Hanford.
County Agent Skuse will send
farm literature to each master and
secretary in the county. Fred Will
son, chairman of the AAA county
committee will send to each group
material urging that the. school
milk and lunch programs be con-
tinued as a war time MUST.
The State Grange Mutual Life
Co., has asked to show their pic
lures at Pomona. They will be
asked to Finley for the February
meeting with an option of Kenne-
WICK Valley in March. p.
Two resolutions were presented
and adopted as follows: to-
First-That we favor the collec-.
ton of income tax from regular
pay checks paid in advance but
also strongly disappearing the can
collation. of 1912 income tax.
Second-To oppose any impracti-
cal reduction in school bus routes.
Buena Vista was given a hearty
vote of thanks for its hospitality
and splendid dinner.
The next meeting will be Febru-
airy 18th at 200 pm. at Finley
grange.
At the evening session the fifth
degree was conferred on thirteen
candidates by the Pomona officers
eaem. They were Mr.. and Mrs.
T. j. Taggares, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Dert Hahn, Mr.. and Mrs. Dunning-
ION, Lyla Mae Grambo, Ella Louise
scott, Lee Ingraham, Louvaine
orsborn, Fern Ingraham, Ellen In
graham, Edna Scott.