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I. @hW yon xxv Ask Grange Mill to Be Located at Kenne Wi c k Pomona Also Seeks PUD Substationjo be Set at Vernita (Alice B. Ayers, reporter) , The Kiona-Benton Grange was host to the Benton County Pomona ,fiovember 18. The following offi cers were elected for the ensuing ‘ year: 3 Master, D. L. Henson; overseer, { Elmer Dilling; lecturer, Bessie Whitwer; steward, E. A. Norling; assistant steward, Harry Sandberg; chaplain, Hulda Erickson; treasur-3 .er, Chas. Morgan; secretary, Maude Hartman; gatekeeper, W. R. Ochle tree; Ceres, Irene Hughes; Flora, Ina Belle Pierce; Pomona, Berth-a. .story; lady assistant steward, Es ther Norling; executive committee man, Guy Story; home economics chairman, Ethel Clark; reporter, Alice B. Ayers. A resolution asking that the grease flour mill be located at Ken newick was approved as was one asking for the location of a. sub station of the Bonneville-Grand Coulee transmission line, to pro vide power for the several munici palities and surrounding area in Benton, Yakima, Franklin and Grant counties, be centrally located . at Vernita, Washington. Army en - gineers, in their survey, placed it as ' the most practical irrigation project in the state of Washington. The reclamation engineers are now make is ing a survey which comprises 80,000 acres of class one and two land. Without being considered a' cure . for the present evil, a resolution ask ing the state grange to take action in securing legislation returning to the regulated saloon system as pre ferable to the present system was referred to the Woman’s Work and Legislative Committee for further study. Report .next meeting. ' Through an adopted resolution, the State Master, the. State Execu tive Committee and the interses n sions marketing comm are ask-v,l “40616 declare their tions .33‘ ,‘aarding the carrying ”out of the rec :. .gxqmmendations of the 1938-39 ooh-- I Monsas pertaining to marketing. ---;o The grange opposes any rise "in : pricesof commodities above thecost /'. «production pins a reasonable pro , fit (or the producer and handlers: , ~ Sister Helen Steiner and her com mittee will visit the grunge halls and .2! .gasist'in scar-mg them for the con - :‘,-"teet‘nowon. ~ _: _ - the plan of organizing a arrange ,-, council was left with the Good of the Order committee for a report at the next meeting. ‘ ' ' ' During the. afternoon Brother and , Sister Benjamin sang “God Bless _ America.” and the master requests 'thattheyleadthePomonain‘sing; ing it at the next meeting a which time he asks all to be prepared by knowing the words. Sister Pearl Mahoney, for the Women's Work ' committee, gave a talk on “Home— the Most Dangerous Place on Earth. The committee on committees for the annual meeting reported that at the next meeting on December 9 at Yale, Brother and Sister Henry Rob erts will install the officers. The meeting will start at 1:30 pm. and all of the officers of Pomona and the subordinates of the county will 2}: there at that time for installa ion. Most. of the subordinates reported election of officers, donations to the Washington Children’s Home for Thanksgiving and added members. Buena Vista has paid off all debt on ‘ their hall and White Bluffs has a» mad theirs inside. Finley has 53 11‘8newed its membership in the In ? l_and Empire Waterways Association. "t ~Brother and Sister Gilbert of Sun-_- 3% 3 .1157 Valley in Yakima county were THEM. Brother Gilbert is master ‘- lSunnyside District Pomona. Fifteen dollars and forty-five cents ‘ Was voted to buy achievement pins for the 4-H club workers in the county. Brothers T. I. Evert, Gordon 30191), Rev. Chas. Beiszler and Sis ter Irma Rolph were initiated in the fifth degree. Mrs. Harry Fleming, executive secretary of the Benton county 'l'. B. “We, introduced Supt. Frisbie of the Prosser schools, who spoke on “Tuberculosis.” Community song, “America." Reading by Mrs. Robt. Johanson. Play “Truant Husbands” by Sis . ters Hartman and Jacobson. Sister Roop sang “By the Bend 0f the River" and “The End of a. Perfect Day,” accompanied on the violin by Mrs. Margaret Chitwood and on the piano by Mrs. Charles Morgan. Rev. Geiszler spoke on “The Farm and People Connected with the Pam." Hill Billy Girl from the Ozarks by Merle Russell. _ Duet “Thé iérboard witclgaff Sisters Swayze and Brother , man. Dean of Yakima Church Will Speak at Rally Members and friends of St. Paul’s Episcopal church will gather for the church’s annual Loyalty Rally and the launching of the every member canvass at the Rectory on the evening of November 30. A but fet luncheon will be served. Mrs. Frank Maupin will sing vocal se lections, and several speeches will be made by officers of the church and the vicar. Main speaker of the event will be the Very Rev. E. W. Pigion, rector of St. Michael’s Parish, Yakima, and Dean of the Yakima Deanery of Episcopal churches. The rally will begin at 8 o’clock in the evening. Chance to Get in Movies Given All Saturday, Nov. 25 Free Theatre Tickets to be Given Away by Local Merchants For years, many people in this community have been either Inward ly obcessed with the idea. that Ithey should be in the movies. At last, their chance has come. One of Hollywood’s ace camera men will be in Kennewick Saturday of this week to take pictures of street scenes, interesting town high lights, industrial plants, school childrren and several business houses and their employees. Not only that but eighteen stores, listed in the advertisement on page four, will give away free theatre tickets on. Saturday. The tickets will admit one person free with a paid admission any time next week, except after 7 o'clock Saturday eve ning. The movies that are to be taken are to make up a local newsreel which will be shown at the local bheabre early in December and are being sponsored by the theatre and local business pen. ' The picture will betttled {Keane-r pick on. Perademfindfwm mum here in Kennewick to here-Shown at intervals over ajperlod of years: The picture ls purely educational: and enter-timing and will undoubt-' edly' be even more, amusing. In the future when we can look bee: and -see how the town and its ”people jap peered way back in 1939 "g ‘ 'You can’t lose. By eomlng.__tp town between 10:00 and 1500 Tuesday you can get in the movie atneet scenes. get free tickets'to the;th‘eetfeqand take advantaged! the; largest and: meet competitive Shopping area .m Yaklnmvalley. _ j 1 Phil Canonwlne, caneraman, “’1 in town this. week lining upthel Shots to be taken. He was very m— 1 terested in having even an extra: large number of people shopping‘ here because it will not only show‘ them in the movie, but the street; movement will give the newsreetl‘ action. 0 So, here’s your chance to get Into the movies! Come to town. Saturday, mingle with the crowds and watch for the cameraman. . Kennewick Lions Take Second Place in Yakim—a Valley Class A Football League Pictured above is the 1940 Ken newick high school football squad— an aggregation which many local fans feel should be at the top, in stead of in second place in the Yak ima Valley Class A League. Beaten in the first game in the season by Ellensburg by a 7-6 score, in what most fans regard as an un fair ruling, and in the last game, Saturday, by Cle Elum, the Lions won all other games in the con ference without much trouble. Bas ed on ability, speed and power, the Kennewick lads should have been in first place. and fans are confi -dent that they can defeat both El KENNEWICK, WASH INGTON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1939. (WNU sanvrcs)‘ Teachers Spend Turkey Day at Various Places When asked where he was going to spend Thanksgiving, Mr. Brim said he was staying home with his father and mother and also his bro ther from Spokane coming to visit him. Miss Tonsfeldt and Miss Steele will drive to White Salmon, when Miss Tonsteldt will spend her va cation and Miss Steele will drive on to Portland. .Miss Lam and Missnmwnare both going to Seat tle to eat their turkey. Mr. Rogers viii-go to-Walla Walla to be with relatives. Miss Hoem will spend her vacation in Snohomish. Mr. Aabury will go to Puyallup. Those teachers who like Kennewick souweil that they are. staying here are Mr. Nor ‘i'nile, Miss Bartlett and Mr. Clark, Mr. Contes"and"m. Gilbert. ' ~ Funeral Direct Ors of j , * Two Districts Meet Funeral directors from the Blue Mountain and Yakima valley dis tricts. representing cities .trom Pomeroy to Ole Elam gathered ;in Kennewick Monday evening for a banquet at the Arrow Grill. A bus ines session mellowed the banquet with Merle Chapman, state presi dent of the Washington Funeral Directors Association, 0! Yakima, presiding Don Reynolds, state exe cutive secretary of the association, of Seattle. was also present. A mus ical skit was turniShed by Anna Marie Mueller. lehsburg and Cle Elum on neutral grounds. -The game Saturday was played in a sea of mud, the husky coal min ers from Cle Elum converting a bad pass into the only score in the game. The Lions were handicap ped by the long ride up the valley, but otherwise gave a. good account of themselves. In the picture all but two of Coach Coates squad are shown: Vernon Keller, a senior, playing 33 quarters during the season as right half, being absent on account of in juries, as was also Raymond Han ratty, 165-lb. junior, who played 25 Bikes 'st Have Lightyflfter Dark Several accidents and near ac cidents involving bikes have caused the city council to take notice and from next Monday. following a short warning bicycle riders after dark must be equipped with lights and reflectors. Impoundlnc the machine until properly equipped will be the Bicyclermens‘mtheho‘m otsumetandlmmdlfloh headlightvublemmfleatmda redugmmthemrmtwmo toot. A standard aloe-Inch xe mmuaumtedtormm.ro- neewlnbeglnuunclnmnot properlyequlppednutlondng Mahmud matter-study hall. bothmrinspoctlonn-tn lights mmunmmm mteanbemdlnmotflupt. :All bikesaohupeobddll'hohpt onreoord maintains-hump identification. " Remember,klds. don'trldebmea arterdarkunlmmmmppedwnh mammal-I. . Mrs. Hill Willing to ‘ Give Book Review Fri. The Highland Women’s Club is sponsoring a silver tea on My December 1 at 2 o’clock at the High land clubhouse. Mrs. Bill Williams ofPascowillieviewthebookoithe month entitled “Mane" by Ethel Vance. The public is cordially in vdted to attend this tea. quarters at left end, absent because of a broken leg. No. 39, Gavin Jones. 145-11). soph omore: No. 42. Gene Wade, ISO-lb. junior, who layed 24 quarters at quarter; No. 32, Joe Lewis, MS-lb.‘ junior, who played 20 quarters at left half; No. 37. Jack Oliver. 175- Ib. senior who played 12 quarters at right tackle; No. 36, Gene Whitle more, 170-lb. junior, who played 17 quarters at right guard; No. 35, El mer McAuley, 140-11). junior, who played 18 quarters at center; No. 34. Frank Dunlap. 1454 b. junior. who played 19 quarters at left guard; No. 40, Jim Thrasher, 145-11). Episcopal Services to Feature Special Topic LA sermon series on Thailand’s Prayerwillbegivenbytthcmnr. Frederick A Schilling. vicar of St. Paul's Episcopal church, beginning with next Sunday. November 28. and extending through the month of December. These sermons on this prayeruccdunivcxullyhycm'm will constitute not only an inter cstintmcccsslon oi instructive lec “hummus”- -nflontorth2ohmexpericncc. The public is cordially invited to beer the-e man: in at. Psul’s church. Sunday morning ntso'clock. jlnitiation Held for _ fi. Five B. 8; P. W. Members Maxine Budnenasz lemma! Women's Club-vitamin! Wu Manually 1a themmenheunoentlyukenm towedubuondaymutthe homeofum'r.w.Payne. The five new members are 1m 81qu nuke. Myrtle Mey, Elsie ruch mond; Ellamae Hebe! and Verna Gilbert. . Alter the Initiation Lena mine ndhereee'rholeguveeakit con cerning different members at the club. A very interesting game was played followed by the serving at reimhments. Hosteses for the eve ning included Theme hole. Bee McDonald, Margaret Reymore and Lena Mains. senior. who played 19 quarters at full back: No. 41. Ed Gar-ha, lss-lb. freshman. who played four quart ers at right half; No. 33. Merle Wright. IGS-pound junior. who played 30 quarters at left tackle; and No. 38. Bob Smith. Ills-lb. Jun ior, playing 18 quarters at left end. In the front row. Coach Coates' usual first string players: No. 31. Bill Helm, lea-lb. senior with 39 quarters at quarter back; No. 80. Dave Pulllam. 155-"). senior. with 26 quarters at right half; No. 27. Walt Elmi. ISO-lb. soph. 27 quart ers at right end: No. 26, Norman Mclntuvff, 175-lb. Junior, with 39 Mizer Makes Good Record in Judging The poteto Judging team comd noted for the state contest at El-‘ lenshurg Sntundny. November is. Tweny teams wen pment and the‘ Kennewick team consisted of Ray Peterson. Quentin and Glen Mixer. The following boys Judged an alter nates: Cut-l Whitney David thm and Richard flanker. Quentin Miser who judged. placed high on the team.outol'thedoboycwholudg edonthetecmsQucntinmcbout eleventh in the whole contest. ail aoorcwnsoversooiiointswhichwu 0. very excellent m. The Agriculture clam we kill ing and die-sing turkeys this week. Reclamation in Washington Rates High in} a t i o n District Director to Re check Figures on High Line Costs me National mm Also deflon held its result: mun con vention at Denver on November 14. 15 and 16. E. J. Brand end Outlet L. Powell of Kennewtck wen in m tendmce during the entire m. The sessions were 01’ intense in-i wrest to districts whole chief in: come is from irrigation. Among the highlights were motion piotum showingthepropu'uleotwatcrm getmemlximum remuviuathe smallest loss of humus, Mom showincthemethodsuledincleor- MMMmexoenent paper onweedoonuol. ‘ The convention. opened with a mote-dictatedeleption.s.3. Hahn-WWW.“ w.c.uudmthemalhe WWWLLM dsmmuthemot the Mil-m mem ~ Oneenure tmmdevotod hoemol'thelnmotthe domawxcuuounentotmao .. pause under mum m 1 Mitemeeemedtobeotunport ‘eneetoeevauleecflonq. « ; RenamingqttheoonmJ tion‘lvuclveuoirerto:banquet“:l which'flenO’flehoueydenvmdthe 13de m. 111mm”- pmxtmutely 700 In mendenoe at thathanquetenddlwenmostenJ muMecvu-metmureptrech mmmem. i Nothlncconmtelorthexenne wick packet was “tempted. It 131 understoodthetJ.B.Momeotthe Rechmflonnmuuhuwdto mmwmmdmmm‘ and mute his findings nvdhble to; the Kennewtek Irrigation Met! m nummdmatwmgh‘ humehodotlnmauou.emore complete understanding or the re quirements and future of the pro)- ectmaybeeecured. Rummymctoleamthetthe delegates tram Kennew-tck return-l edwiflhthereportmtthesuteot Washingtonuoneofmooe whichl standshiahhtheesumflonofthe officials at the mm mutton. mnrters at right W: No. 35. “c -- xlppes. 175-11». nonhuman. phy u,‘ Mt gum. 3'! am; No. a. Bruce Kenyan. Wilt. lenbr cen mmasqum: 80.28.30bm -10r. I'm-lb. junior. so qua—m 0.1;; u; gum; No. :2. 1m oxen ml 1!). m, pinyin: 37 am It! left tackle; No. 21. Nelson Quut. ISO-lb. senior. left and. :9 quart ers; No. 29, neon mt. 1804 b. sen ior. playing 35 quarters a Imm; and Junior newt. m-zb. mam. paying 39 gunners at let-t mu. Photo by Hall— Earl Johns Wins Educational Trip to Chicago Show Outstanding Record in 4- H Work Wins Trip to Chicago Because of his outstanding record as a t-H club member. Earl Johns. a member of the Kennewick Dairy Club. has been aelected to make an educational trip to Chlcago to at tend the International Livestock Show and annual 4-H club congress. He will accompany 29 other club members from 23 other counties of the state. headers or the group will be apecialieta and members of the county agent ate“ 0! the Agricul tural listenaion aervice or the etate \college of Washington. which is con ducting the tour. l The group ia traveling by way of Chicago. mlwaulne. at. Paul and lune Pacific railway. Earl Joina the party at Lind on November so. They will arrive at Chicago on December 2 and remain there until December I. The program for their stay in cludes viaita to the livestock chow. partlcipatlon in M! oonteate. and entertainment teaurea including luncheona. banqueta and theatrical preeentettona. mariutheaoncturmndumw. lJohna. Hehaaheenae-Hmem bertorthreeyearaandhaecom- pieted annual projects in dalry. Other club accompllehmenta lnclude membeuhip an demcnatration and mm teem. R. C. Roll Call Meeting _ with Good Response WHITEBLUFPFTheRaede roll call is being handled this year by R. 8. Relation 1n chum. with ma Johephlne Weaning and Hay- MW.J¢nuusoflotton.M hmmmdmneverthhm Itar mm oonmbmlom and a humuudmmmmmw- Lamas blame mana ‘mlorunrccrquouthumm ghqu‘wxfluufln Lmflto-urm'fiom mmmaMm m M need II m «an m:- cnd m and Cm. ‘mummmnmmmm- W'Mmbe‘mdy forgpoulbb m am when”. m m wet-bunny manna Polish M mum.umand~u m unwind the problem of rummmmum 110 m. Mmmdmthun Mme «amt no. it 1101 mm maneutheyumnhuvem the”. STAGE SKETCH About twenty kids (mm was umpnon'u mm put on o m fromthdr'nunhuvmcmntror moment-of the‘mombonotmo Kim“ club My noon. Tho madtflnehb'. BASKETBALL LEAGUE A town bum Dune will be minednext 'rueodoy evenincot 1:30 at the-high echooi. Aux-mm league is planned. with some- two orthmetimeeoweekuhubeen the custom for the put couple of yeau. Everybody interested in the umeisinvibedtoewend this meet inc- . THE BLUE 0X Feryunhylellnneunhe www.mm mm~mwm Beam-unbleeox. Lyle huflwmhununnklelnhb mmmmm butmhehlneflnedtouke “mummies-he “annulment-Immune! mm. lunch-lemma“ thehuehllel’theboflne. manta-comm mubmnfllflefilefl ettheeteflbhteekuuloneol WWflmmof thmuuotw mmmum or chewing Macao between the luau-”muhtmtbeeourm dumuenemhtm. mmmawmwbem “abandon Orol‘flle bull” whichoneheaneomuchehon beingflm. The Weather Snow. tog. sleet ell erouml us. fiere everything perfect. Westbr men Al W has been 41mm: out pertect WM~ weather. as :- evadenwd by the touowlnc mom: 1088. 1939 Nov. 145-4247 45-21 Nov. 17—60-0 “-20 Nov. “-52 61-31 Nov. 19—65-0 58-25 Nov. H2O 47-28 Nov. 21—40-11 41-30 Nov. 2240.13 .37 NO. 34