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‘ TV” More Scouts
Get Eagle Rank
.11! second Court of Honor of
M Scouts of America. Kennewick
met, {or this year was held Wed
”, night in the 1.0.0. F. hall.
Manny is taken at this time to
M the I. O. O. F. lodge for their
in of the hall and dining room
‘I W “fair. 1
mg the month of March thel
w mothers formed an auxiliary
f. the purpose of aiding in what-4
an. way they could. In this case{
M cooked and served a dinner for
10 people and never was a dinner!
..uul such a dinner—more apprec
following the feast the Judge of
the cm of Honor, Mr. Sam Fora
”, called the court to order. The
Wont squad was presented to
.- court. (allowed by the presen
won at Second Class badges to
wanna Preston. Troop 29: Charles
.33. Troop 29; Chester Dague of
m :n and Eldor Kempi, Troop
fl.‘
m: these came the presentation
1 merit badge awards as rollows:
Lyle Deane. Troop 27—Personal
Health. Carpentry, Safety; Buster
hams. Troop 27—Personal Health,
mm. Safety; Don Larkin,
m fl—Animal Industry, Beet
moon. Woodworking; Richard
usher. Troop xvi—Carpentry, per
ml Health; Elwood Meskiman,
m 37 Electricity; Edward
with, Troop 29—Farm Mechanics;
male Meshimen, Troop 27—Person
ll Realm, Safety: Quentin Mizer,
m fl-Dflryins. Animal Indus-
UV.
3mm awards represent consider
able hard work and application by
a. boys, but we must not forget the‘
“gotten man, the Scoutmaster,
who, with one or two assistants andi
more often without help, gives of his
time. energy. spare change. and
whatemelsehehastogive to the
molding of these boys into good
«than
roilowing the presentation of
merit badge awards came the pre
sentation by Oscar E. Hoover, Walla
walla, Scout Executive, of the high
est rank in Scouting, the Eagle
Scout award. to Junior Assistant
Scoutmaster Frank D. Mason and
Patrol Leader, Jimmie Thrasher.
These boys have worked hard and
consistently to achieve this high
rank. which was reached in 1936
by only 7900 scouts out of 1,400,000:
in the United States. They deserve
our heartiest congratulations. \
The crowning award of the Court
was the presentation of the bronze
palm to Eagle Scout Wayne Smalley.
Wayne was awarded his Eagle Scout
badge in 1937, but continues to
achieve merit badges. The bronze
mm was given for completion or
I: months service and five more
merit badges. These boys are go
mm
ES. to Compete
in Track Meets
The Junior and Senior high
school track teams have been turn
in out for practice for the past two
weeks. The valley junior high school
lane is divided into the northern
mi southern districts similar to
basketball. The southern division
Jill hold a track meet here on Apr.
30. This division includes Topper:-
llh. Sunnyside, Grandview, Presser
sud Kennewick. The winners of
this meet will compete in the final
meet which Will be held in Yakima
In May 'l.
A county grade school kitty ball
Went Will be held April 16
in Benton City.
New Books Aided
‘0 Local Library
The city 11me have announc-
Mlflstof thirteen books which
Me been added recently to the
'l3! library. These books are: “En
chnnters Nightshade," by Ann
”ridges: “The Turning Wheels" by
M Cloete; “The Very House.”
“In De Laßoche; “The Beet Short
3hr!” of 1937." E. J. O'Brien; “The
nearby: of 1936-37,” Burns Man
tle; “The Raven." James Marquis:
Wins Headlands.” Sara Ware
Blunt; “Feathered Waters,” Edith
who: “The Prodigal Parents.”
“MU: Lewis; “Madame Curie,” by
3" Curie; “The Seven Who Fled.”
Frederic Prokosch; “American
”Mm." Michael Foster; and “Not
Under Forty." wula Gather.
The‘Weather
‘1 "Organ. the local weather
mafiuter. says his requisitions
“'3 “mm are getting mixed up.
Mow, with orders for Little
Auden. Couple of days the first of
"“3 M if sot too cold—held back
the m and did some damage to
he knits. thc‘mght not enough to
Me 8 commercial loss. The week’s
M and those of a year ago are
“follows:
In. 31—-54-44 53-29
Apr. 1~—53—43 63-23
AW 2—58-29 66-22
AIN'- 3—62-44 68-40
Apr. 5—57-41 60-42
Alk- 4~5545 61-43
An”- 648-35 62-36
P”unitatlon—JO.
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VOL. XXIV
Pioneers Feted
by Kennewick
Business Girls '
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Experiences Related of
Kennewick’s Earliest
Days; Costumes Worn
About thirty Kennewlck pioneers
were guests of honor at a' banquet
tendered them by the Business and
Professional Women’s club Mon
day evening at the Arrow Grill. The
occasion was to wind up the club's‘
study project for the year: “Our
Town's Business.” ‘
The guests all had records of con-‘
tinuous residence of 30 years or
more. the longest being that of C. C.‘
Williams and Mrs. R. E. Red, who
came to Kennewick in 1902. i
To recall the early days, some of
the guests were brought to the ban-‘
quet in an old surrey drawn by a
couple of mules. The coachman,‘
Herbert Malchow, was suitably at-{
tired in a silk hat and frock coat,‘
and his passengers got quite a thrill
out of the experience.
Several of the business girls were
attired in pioneer costumes. which
added color to the affair. The table
decorations. miniature covered wag
ons. were cleverly done and were
the work of Glee Miller.
’l'he guests were asked to recall
some of their early day experiences
and the recounting conjured up
memories of the happenings in the
community thirty years or more
ago. One particularly interesting
story was told by Dr. L. G. Spauld
ing concerning his first trip to the‘
Horse Heaven country. He was
called to officiate at a birthday par-1
ty, got lost in the hills and at day-l
light found he had been driving in
circles and was traveling most of the
night in sight of the house he was
looking for.
His driver on this occasion was
“Penny” Ferrell, who added to the
story by telling about the doctor's
next .call which was at a home in‘
the hills where four members of the‘
family were down with typhoid fe
ver. Penny said that the doctor re-(
mained in the hills caring for this
family with no help, no facilities‘
nor conveniences for several days,‘
doing all the required work alone.
He brought the four through the
seige with no ill effects and thereby
gained no small reputation as a
skillful practicioner.
Two trumpet solos by E. A. Mc-
Dowell and a couple of numbers by
the girls’ sextet furnished the re
mainder of the program which was
thoroly enjoyed by the group. The
sextet, appearing for the first time
.in public, is composed of the Misses
Helen Steiner, Eva Elefson, Virginia
Carpenter. Verdella Mueller. Olive
Brue and Glee Miller. Miss Mueller
acted as chairman for the evening.
Stamp Sales Up
Seven Percent
Over Last Year
0
Stamp sales in the Kennewick
postoffice are still showing a steady
gain, according to information re
ceived today from Postmaster F. H.
Lincoln. He reports that the' first
quarter of this year showed a gain‘
of seven percent over the first quar
ter of last year and more than a ten‘
percent gain over the record of two
years ago. Total - stamp sales for
the quarter this year amounted to
$4137.21.
Later delivery hours on the rural
routes is explained by the fact, Mr.
Lincoln says, that volume of mail
being handled is also steadily in
creasing, which has necessitated a}
change from eight to 8:30 in the
leaving hour. \ ‘
He also states that if any stampl
collectors did not get a supply of
army and Navy or Hawaiian Com
memorative stamps, they can still be
purchased locally.
To Play in Pasco
Kennewick's town baseball team
has switched and will play its sea
son’s schedule at Pasco. Owing to
inability to secure the local school
grounds for Sunday gama and be
ing unable to fix up. the rodeo
grounds, the games will be played
on the other side of the river, ac
cording to information received
from Mgr. Leo Glassner, who has
been organizing the team. ‘
W. S. C. Students
Among the W.S.C. students spand
ing their vacation with home folk
this week are: the Misses Pearl
Mary Copeland, Viola Foraker, Bar
bara Hauschild and Sheridan Fyfe.
Joe H thtaaeerd yMeerß S.,M
Joe Hatch, Warde Meyer, Max
Sloan, Bob Skuse, Wilson Talbott,
John and David Tweet. Eugene
Babcock and John Safford. ‘
A ”Sir Walter Raleigh” Needed Here
IW. W. N. U.)
Cut Necessary
By County Welfare
Department
0
\ Old Age Assistance
Grants Reduced by the‘
1 State Office
This summer it will not be pos
sible to give direct assistance to
able-bodied employable men or to
their families. WPA replacements
will be made instead of giving di
rect relief and this means that those
men now on WPA must make in
creased efforts to find other work,
according to Mrs. Fern T. Massie,
Acting Administrator, Benton Co.
Welfare Department.
In line with the need for curtail
ment. no action has been taken by
the state office on increases request
ed for Old Age Assistance recipients
as of April lst. New grants and re
instatements have been decreased
$5 in all cases where the request
was for sls a month or more. Re
quests of sll to sl4 were paid $lO
and requests of $lO and less were
paid as recommended.
As explained in a previous article
it is necessary that an. applicant to
be eligible for old age assistance
must be in need of such basic items
as food. clothing and shelter. They
must need these from the stand
point that neither the applicants
or relatives are capable of supply
ing these items.
“Snow White” to be
Here Same Dates
as Shown in Pasco
O
The sensational new picture,
“Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs" will play in Kennewick the
samedaysthatitistobeshownin
Pasco, according to word received
from “Fibber” (Howard) McGee,
manager of the local Liberty. It
will open on Thursday, April 14 and
will be here three days. Admision
chargeswillbethesameasatthe
Pasco house regularly.
This is the first time in the his
tory of the moving picture that an
imawd characters have appeared in
a feature length production. Walt
Disney created other cinema his-‘
tory with the production of Snow
White. as more fashion designs for
clothing. toys, etc have been copied
from this picture than any yet:
produced. ‘
To accommodate the large num-i
ber of people who will want to see
this picture the Liberty Will open‘
at three o’clock of Thursday. 1
Ball Players Arrive
Nine of the Vancouver baseball|
boys arrived in town yesterday for
their spring workout, and another
dozen are expected here Saturday!
They are in charge of Manager Kerr;
who is putting the first group thru
light training at the high school
park. l
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Mrs. H. R. Love drove to Spo-'
kane Wednesday, where she will
spend several days visiting rela-i
tives. I
KENNEWICK, f WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, APRIiI 7,1933?
QUEEN LOIB 10 STRONG
Selected to Reign Over the
Wenatchee Apple Blossom Festival
Wenatchee Queen
is Strong Booster
for Apples
Queen Lois Jo Strong. age 18, and
her two princess escorts. came a
visiting in the Yakima. Valley Mom,
day, extending invitations to the
annual Apple Blossom Festival in
Wenatchee the latter part of this
month. A i
Black haired and. pretty. Miss
Strong 'is extremely apple-minded.
profeming apples as her favorite
food, apple blossom as her favorite
flower and the big apple as her fav
orite dance step. Other favorites in
'clude Charlie McCarthy and Snow
White. When not being a queen
she is a senior in Wenatchee high
school and an accomplished pianist.
With Queen Lois Jo were Prin
cesses Susan Kilt and Doris Ames.
They were accompanied by Mrs.
William Just as chaperone and Er-i
win 8. Jones as campaign manager;
The group visited Yakima and oth
er valley towns on their ' trip to
Walla Walla, where they were en
tertained by the chamber of com
merce, later going to Spokane and
way points on their advertising trip.‘
The three girls are accomplished
musicians and they gave several
numbers in the towns where their
stops permitted.
Definite date for the Blossom
Festival has not yet been set. owing
to the uncertainty in the weather,
but it is likely to be held on the
30th, according to Mr. Jones.
|' ' Pioneer Reunion
l One of the outstanding features
of the Fourth of July celebration
last year was the Pioneer Reunion.
Repeated calls for another such
ggathering this year has determined
;the committee to enlarge the scope
'this year. A group of early day
settlers will meet at the R. E. Reed
home Sunday afternoon to consid
er plans for this year and to select
:committees to take charge of the
'work. Any resident of the district
1 with a 30-year record-is invited to sit
[in with this group Sunday.
Official Paper for Benton County
Kennewick’s Pilots
Tow Airplane Back
From Cincinatti
To Start ”School of ‘
Aviation as Soon as‘
Ship is Set Up 7
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Crooks. Kenne-‘
wick’s aviators. arrived home Sun
day after an extended trip to the
East. where they went to purchase a
new airplane. The skyshlp was
trailed home overland behind a new
Ford coupe. which the Crooks pur
chased whlle in Detroit.
The new ship is a two-passenger
Aeronca cabin plane and will be
housed in the hangars at the Pasco
airport. It was carried to Kenne
wick from Cincinattl in a trailer.
the wings and landing gears being
crated for the trip. ‘
It took eight days to drive out!
and the young couple, both of whom
are licensed pilots. had some excit
ing experiences on the way home.
They missed the big wind storm in
theEastbyafewmnajusteseap
ed a couple of blimrds. bumped in
toabadskidwhiletravelingthru
some new snow. but came through
without any damage. ‘
Mr. Crooks will assemble the new‘
shipintheneartutm'eandwillstart
his aviation school as soon as he
can get his students lined up again.
In the meantime he is giving pleas-i
urehopstothose whoeareforsky
rides. ‘
Drivers’ Tests to
Be Given at the
City Hall Tuesday
l Captain Marvin Cnrnahnn of the
‘State Highway Patrol is authority
{for the statement that Benton
county has the second poorest record!
Ifor securing drivers' licenses of any
of the counties of the state. Only
Asotin county has a lower percent
age of certified drivers.
To remedy this situation Painl
man Kencdy. in charge or this dis
trict. has made arrangements to
have the apparatus set up in Ken
newick next Tuesthy. at the city
hall. where the simple mminatlms
will be given. If there is sufficient
response, he will have the taellities
in Kennewick each week as long as
there are. enough applicants to jus
tify the effort.
Applicants may still take the ex
aminations at Pasco on the recu
lar dates, however.
These tests are required before the
temporary drivers‘ permits are
made permanent. ‘
Scouts Collect Magazines
for Library Benefit
ThisSaturday.Aprilsisthetiine
set for the first collection of old
magazines for the library benefit.
Theboyscoutswillcallatthedifs
terent houses and in case any or
the houmm missedinthecan
vase. citizens are asked to notify
John Vibber, Kiwanis chairman.
This is a good way to start yaw
spring house cleaning and also toi
heipthelibtarypurchase new bots”
Chronic Complainer
Stungetdmvelntoslocueer
vicestltlon audfmekmauked
theattendlntflhelndnnyuled
oil. Thenheuhedfltheremo
MOMMm4nIm end
where m it. After ‘lle the
can he compluned hitt'slly about
the nullity of the on out: decided
thetll'thotwuuxooduhe
eofldcettornothlnghe'dtryon
other place down the street.
where, possibly. the customs:
didn’tuethelrellthelolonc
before changing. Con you beet
It?
Insurance Rate
Reduction Due in
Near Future
City Modifies Building
Restrictions in Present
Fire Zone 3
Installation of an additional tire‘
plug in the west end of town and the 3
completh of the iinexnen’s sleep
ingqunrtcrsinthecityhallwerci
authorized at the Tuesday evening
Non of the city council. These
two things wece all that remained
of the requirements listed by the
duction of fire insurance rates inside
underwriters board to Justin a. re
thecitylimits. Assoonasthei'ire
plug has been installed the board
will be asked to issue the reduction
orders.
The council. at the request of the
Grange Supply 00.. authorized a.
cbsngeinthefire limits within the
city. by the formation or a ware
house distrlct. The request was
made inordertopermit thesupply
company toerect slumber shed on
the property the organization now
occupies.
Within the warehouse district,i
whichwlllbetheareobetween the‘
U. P. tracksand thestste hithwsy.‘
the building restrictions will be
modified to the limits of the state
requirements. This will permit. it
isthmhhtheerectionotsheetiron
sheds. whichisthetypeoibuildinc
the supply company has in con
‘templstion. _ ¢
Republicans to Meet
at Pasco, April' 16
Republicans in the fourth con
sreesional district are to hold a
meeting at Peace on the 18th of this
month. when the ladies will also be
entertained. The meeting will
start with a noon luncheon for
ladies. honoring Mrs. J. 'l‘. Urqu-‘
hart. state republican national com
mitteewomen. The regular meet
ing for both men and women will
followetlzso. 'nierewilibecood
music and good talks. W. 3. Cox.
member of the executive committee
says that “all citizens who believe
that there should be e change from
the pment conditions are cordielly
invited."
Teachers Attend Meet
at Spokane ' ,
The local schools closed yesterday
for a two day‘s vacation in order to
give the teachers a chance to at
tend the Inland Empire Education
al association meeting which is con
vening in Spokane this week-end.
The teachers attending from here
include: the Misses Betty Howard.‘
Katherine Ponti, Ethel Mcßeynolds.
Mary Wornmack, Mrs. Vehna Whit
’loclu superintendent E. 8. Black;
:principals T. A. Brim and J. J. Sla
ter; Victor Rogers. Marley Parker.
Edgar Gilbert and C. A. Greene.
The nurses Francis Allen and Hazel
Burdette and Ray Nam-mile are
spending the week-end in Portland.
P.-T. A. to Have
Varied Program
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abdthutobetollowedbythetol
lowing numbers on the mum;
Miss Wommock's rhythm band; a.
safety play by Mia Lampoon’s and
Mr. Parker's closes; piano selec
tions by was Eva. met-on; Food
Preservation project. and Gardens.
by was Helen Steiner; and was
Hazel Burdette will speak on the
schoolubmry.
Geraniums Wanted
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distflct. Those who we able to
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Department Urges
Planting of
[family Gardens
0
Look for Decreased
Incomes for Coming
Year
The first meeting of the Kenne
wicl: Garden Planning Committee.
made up of representatives from all
§local organizations in Kennewick
;and vicinity. met to discus; prelim
‘inary plans {or a garden contest in
this community. Meeting was held
'l‘ueaday evening of this week. Dei
inite plans as to the content were
not drawn up at this meeting. a it
was felt by the committee that a
larger group of organintione should
henpreeentedinaoonteetotthis
type-
A study carried on in anchomish
county during the past year was dis
cussed by the committee in rela
tion to the garden plam for this
year. In this study a record of
complete costs on the one-halt
acre gardens were maintained.
when the average number of per
sons in the family were seven. The
total costs of seed. fertilizer. and
record of labor and other items
amounted to $25.70. $21.15. and.
$40.28. while the income from these
same gardens based on the retail
price of the products were respect
ively 3208.60. 8159.40 and 3100.75.
Each of these gardens included
some fruit and potatoes. Conditions
in Benton county would no doubt
vary inasmuch as water costs. etc,
always enter into the picture of the
‘tinai cost of production. time.
‘a neat saving can be main .
From forecasts glven by the U. 8.
Department of Agriculture and De
partment of Agricultural Econom
ics Income for the average tamlly
durlng 1938 wlll decrease. whlle the
coat of productlon will probably re
malnatalevelorwlllnotdecreuo
mugreataproportlonaslnoome.
Consequently. the majorlty of fan
llles in and around Kennewlck
and vicinity would be more thcn
interested to ented into a garden
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tnmilywiuplmtheentiretoodsup
plyandpmducethuumesupplyor
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food for winter use according so
necommended methods.
In addition to the vegetable gar
den the committee also discussed
the (usability or carrying on a
flower garden contest or outdow
living room contest. which would
add to the beautification oi the
home yards in Kennewick.
The committee plans to meet next
week on April 12 at 7:80 p.m. at
the county agent's office.
High Wind Cuts
Short Tournament
Last Sunday
The high wind last Sunday pre
vented the completion of the sched
uled tennis tournament in the park.
but Saturday’s sets were played.
Those scheduled for Sunday wen
postponed until Sunday of this
week. when the same pairing and
the same time has been set.
' Arrangements for the next elim
ination will be determined at that
\time. In Saturday's games Harold
Lens took Bob Brown. G-l. 6-1. and
Helm beat Jones. 5-7. 6-1. 6-8. and
Gest took Higley 4-0. 6-1. 04) while
Nagley took Sloan t-o. 64. 6-4.
A ladder tournament lasting all
season will be started this week.
Th; ladder will be in the Armw
Grill and anyone is eligible to enter
the tournament. There will he no
admission fees. no:- conditions other
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Band Carnival
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I cumin! Friday night of this weak
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parties to attend. A special Invita
tion to Rainbow Girls and Bellow
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