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4 Senior Sneakers Return From Seattle on Sunday FINLEY —— The seniors of the River View high school returned on Sunday from their sneak in Se attle. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Benson and Rex Ashby accompanied them. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnson and daughter of Kennewick were over night visitors ot Mr. and 'Mrs. Ern wt Johnson Saturday. . Mrs. William Wilson visited Fri day afternoon with Mrs. Wesley Street. - C. Poutzke of Seattle and Mr.‘ and Mrs. B. Dunstan and son, Billy of Walla Walla were dinner guests Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. Harold“ Witham. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Plaquet and family of Umapine and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnson and daughter Ruth Ann were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Farquhar and son Bobby Dick were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wi-tham. 7 Mr. and Mrs. F. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Preston and son Billy, and Mrs. R. owing and children, Bur ton and Mary Ellen, and Jimmie Wiley, all of Kennewick. Mrs. Clara McCarty and son Vern, Mrs. J. ,R. Gowing and Mr. and Mrs. E. Sherry were visitors Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Masters. Marion Williams and his mother, Mrs. Williams, were in Walla Walla Saturday to attend the funeral of‘ Jim Lambert. 1 “Eldon-a McAlister, a nurse at the Pasco hospital, visited Wednesday and Thursday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. MaAlisber. Last Rites Performed For J. R. Stump Mon. RICHLAND Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in Kennewtck from the Mueller Par lors for the late J. R. Stump, who passed away at his home Saturday morning after an illness of months' duration. Funeral services were con ducted by Odd Fellow's lodge. Bur» 19.1 was made in the Kennewick cem etery. J. R. Stump was born in lowa in 1860. He came to the state of Wash ington in 1903 and came to Rich land to live in 1926 where he has made his home since that time. He is survived by his wife. one sister, Mrs. D. Noble of Naches, one daugh ter, Mrs. Willard Olsen of D"? Bay, Washington and four grandsons. Robert Stump of Washougal, a grandson of the late J. R. stump,‘ and Mrs. D. Nobel of Naches, sister ' of Mr. Stump, came to attend the funeral services. Alfred 'Mosher and Tom Van Fos sen, who are with the U. S. Navy and are stationed at Bremerton, were visitors in Richland over the ' week-end. ! Mrs. Sydney Berton and Mrs. Vic Nelson attended a county council of Women’s. clubs, which was held in Benton City Wednesday after noon. . Alfred Smith visited his father, Ralph Smith at Bremerton Monday an}! Tuesday of this week. Mr. and '«Mrs. Don Rider spent Sunday in Walla Walla and Pendle ton. Elizabeth ers is spending the week-end visisting at the home of Be_r_tha. §chusber in White Bluffs. Mrs. Snow of KéfiéfiEk—véfient Wednesday visiting friends in Richland. Mary Cheyne and Ruth MoGhan who are taking nurses training at the Pasco hospital spent Sunday visiting at the home of their par ents. Men Purchase and , Model Ladies’ Clothes W HORSE HEAVEN— The grange met Friday night in regular sassion with only a small at tendance. Funds for the Kegley Memorial were sent in and it was reported that the membership list hadincreased to 57 members. The ladies are each presenting a dish towel to the home ec depart ment. The lecture hour featured a white elephant sale of ladies cloth ing, which the men purchased and then modeled. These proceeds will help purchase new tablecloths. Mr. and Mrs. McGauley. parents of Mrs. Clinton Mcßee visited dur ing last week at the home of their daughter. They now reside near Grandview, having disposed of their former home. Mrs. Winnie Christian and son, Howard, of Sunnyside visited last Sunday with her mother, Mrs. E. H. Mcßee. Mrs. Walter Frey of Granger was a guest last week of Mrs. Edward Tyacke. The Preys formerly lived here near the Tyacke family. Ira Jordan, formerly of this com munity and now living at White Swan was a dinner guest Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Burkhart. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Smith were dinner guests Sunday of the Lyle Simmelinks in Locust Grove. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Travis were callers Friday at the Edward Tyacke home. Mrs. Irvin Fouch and daughter, Helen, were dinner guests in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Smith of Benton City were business visitors in the community Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Henson visited the Rattlesnake grange Friday eve ning. It was the visiting night for the Pomona officers. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Travis and son Norman were dinner guests Sun day of the A. E. Speck family in Buena. Vista. The birthdays of Phyllis and Tom Speck and Nor man Travis were the incentive. La ter the party attended the movie “Bitter Sweet.” Several sections of land along the Paterson highway are being culti vated this spring for the first time in years by a Mr. Moon. ' Mrs. L. Frank Green has been ill with the flu the past week. Mumps Close School In Richland Tuesday RICI-ELAND Richland schools closed Tuesday due to an epidemic of mumps. Local teachers taking advantage of the holiday, include Mrs. R. B. Dighton, who is visiting her parents in Washougal, Mr. and Mrs. C. O’Conner are spending the week in Seattle, Miss Holmes is vis iting in Prosser and Mrs. L. Peterson is spending the week in Spokane with her daughter Shirley, Mr. Will imen is visiting his father in Spon lkane. Schools will open again on; Monday. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Billington spent Tuesday visiting in Yakima. The Methodist Ladies Aid spent Tuesday visiting in Yakima. The Methodist Ladies aid served lunch at the auction sale held at the A. Miller farm Monday noon. Mr. Miller and family will leave soon for Hermiston, where they will make their home. Tuesday evening, March 25, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Carlson celebrated their silver wedding anniversary. There were 35 friends and neighbors there to help them celebrate the oc casion. Mr. and Mrs. Carlson receiv ed many beautiful gifts of silver. Delicious refreshments were served. Barbara Yea—ts of Yakima and Elaine Brisbin, both students of C. W. C. E. spent the week-end visit ing at the home of Kathleen Mun cey. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Campbell of Lewiston, Idaho spent Sunday visit ing at the home of Mrs. Campbell’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Mc- Laughlin. ~ The Yakima Dairymen’s associa tion met Tuesday evening at the grange hall in 'Richland. L. E. Per-ryw .and Mr. Nelson of Yakima were the speakers for the evening. Miss Mary Weidle and Ray Ras mussen of Pasco spent Sunday visit ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harlon Burgen. I Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Murray spent } Saturday in Walla Walla. Mrs. Earle MoClendon attended a stark shower Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Leiber in .Kennewick. April 2 the Social Hour Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Archie Weir with Mrs. W. Norval and Mrs. Bohanan as assisting hostesses. Mrs. Ralph Long and infant daughter returned Friday from the Pasco hospital. R. R. Mclntosh was a business visitor in Colfax Tuesday. Mrs. J. Warden of Cutbank, Mon tana is visiting at the home of her daughter ,Mrs. Ralph Long. Mrs. H. Jameson visited Tuesday at the home of Mrs. A. S. Murray. ' Mrs. Bert Gray, Mrs. A. S. Mur ray and Mrs. 'Harlon Burgen hon ored Mrs. -A. Willmsen Monday with a handkerchief shower. Mr. and Mrs. Blanche of Wallula have purchased Mrs. Ora. Ford’s H twenty acre farm. They will take Ipossession Monday. ~ Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hartung Vis ited Sunday in Pendleton. Oregon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Hartung. John Ferguson To Rent Crooks’ Hiland Home HIGHIANDS— John Ferguson has recently rented the Ed Crooks home on the Highlands where he and his daughter, Joan, will make their home. ' Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lampson and family of Coulee Dam vistted over the week end at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Lamp son. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Wooden and son, David, of _Prosser and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lampson of Coulee were Sunday dinner guests at the Bruce Lampson home. Mrs. Harry Higley accompanied her husband to Longview Sunday, returning home Monday. . Mr. and Mrs. Ed Crooks of Seattle arrived Monday to look after their business interests here. Mr. Crooks remained during the week while Mrs. Crooks went on to Coulee to spend a few days with relatives. Senior Class Sneak - On Whidby Island ROVER—The River View senior class accompanied by Mr. and Mrs Harry Benson and Rex Ashby mot ored to the Benson's cabin on Whid by Island ~for their annual sneak. 'cll'hey left Thursday, returning Sun ay. Mrs. Dick Nunn and daughters, Alberta and Donna, left Saturday to join Mr. Nunn at Oroville, Cali fornia, where he is employed. The Nunns moved here from Nebraska about a year ago. Harry Hampton was a White Bluffs business visitor Friday._ Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cochran were dinner guests of Mrs. Minnie Ashby Sunday. Cleli Ashby returned to work on the Invader Friday, after a ten-day vacation spent with his sons, Rob ert and Duane. Mrs. B. B. Stewart visited friends and relatives in Portland over the week-end. . Miss Zelma Dye visited her bro ther, Alvin Dye and family, several days last week and is spending this week with her sister. Mrs. Russell Blair and family in Horse Heaven. Willard Gray, principal of River View high school, who has been boarding at the Dick Nunn home, will stay at the J. E. Cochran home the remainder of the school term. Clell Ashby and sons, Robert and Duane. were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mocaire in Pasco Thursday. Big U. S. Steel Gain New York City—The annual re port of the U. S. Steel Corporation for 1940 reveals a volume of 31.0813- 000.000. an increase of 267 per: ~: The corporation's taxes inst-chm“ 27.5 percent for the same perio'F, More than 250,000 ' workers war: paid $438,621,000 in wages and £11: total earnings were $341,383,000. First All-Gothic Structure The first recorded attempt at an all-Gothic structure in this country was Trinity church. New Haven. Conn., built between 1812 and 1815. and the style did not become com mon until the twenties and thirties The first churches that had any claim to being sound Gothic were Christ church. Hartford. and Trin ity church. Boston, both erected in 1829. It remained for Richard Up john, who began his work with the reconstruction of Trinity church. New York city. in 1846. to raise the standards of American Gothic to a high level. New Portable Radio The Association of Anti-Listeners to Other People‘s Radios. which suf fered quite a setback with the ap pearance of the portable radio. will be glad to learn of this development. Portable radios can now be had with an earphone attachment so the owner can walk down the street listening to the favorite program without bothering other pedestrians. It is about as large as an oversize candid camera. Better Grading Systems Urged Parents can cease worrying about Johnny’s or Jane’s poor marks in school. Prof. Ralph W. Tyler. chair man of the department of education of the University of Chicago, recently told a conference of administrative officers of public and private schools that grades often hide rather than reveal important information. The professor urged more analytical grading systems in the schools. Napoleon’s Defeat It was in the city of Sedan, in northern France, where Napoleon 111 met his most decisive defeat by a Prussian army on September 1, 1870. It was also the most advanced position reached by the American forces just before the Armistice in 1918 and was the point where Ger man forces first penetrated the out er defense ot the Maginot line on May 14. 1940. Spreading It Thick Spread thin slices of bologna with cream cheese mixed with chopped pickles, olives and onions. Roll the slices up and stick a wooden pick through each. Quickly dip the rolls into salad dressing mixed with cat sup and broil them four minutes on toast squares. Serve warm. Eight Niches, One Used The Army War college in Wash ington, completed in 1907, has eight niches designed to hold the statues of “great commanders.” But so far only one has been filled—by'al bronze likeness of Frederick the Great. - WWomen Smokers Extravagant Women smokers are more extrav agant than men smokers. A max; throws away butts that will average eight cigarettes out of twenty, while a woman actually smokes but half of a package of 20 cigarettes. Mail Undelivered Approximately 5,000,000 pieces of mail are destroyed by the post of fice department each week 'because people do not print a returnable postage guarantee on their third class mail matter. Cinchona. Trees More than 43.000 cinchona trees have been planted on the African island of Reunion in an attempt to produce Peruvian bark in' accord ance with a 10-year plan. Sleeping Cot An lowan has invented a sleeping cot for motor truck relief drivers that extends from a truck's seat un der the hood to provide more room in the vehicle for cargo. Automatic Wrapper and Sealer A machine has been invented to wrap and seal merchandise of vari ous sizes and shapes in a transpar ent. elastic material made of chem ically treated rubber. Fish Symbol The design motif of the fish, in early Christian art. symbolized Christ, since the initials of His full title in Greek spelled the Greek word for fish. Books About Europe Although Europe has but 30 per cent of the world’s population, 90 per cent of the history books have been written about Europe. Goering First Field Marshal Hermann Goering is named as first in the line of suc cession to Hitler. Vice-Nazi-Leader Rudolph Hess is second. Import Foothill ' In a recent moi“: the United States imported: manufactured food stuffs valued af $27,000;000. Toilet Articles From 0. 8. One-half of the toilet articles used in Latin America in 1938 were from the United States. Geodetic Survey The first geodetic survey in the United States was made in 1841 by Simeon Borden. First Woman Baroness De Rochs was the first woman to own and operate an air plane. ( 'nmr! flair Brushes 1‘?" tr .: f Russian squirrels are make camel’s hair brushes. ‘8 Only h m suerfor divorce THE KENNEWICK. (WASH.) COURIER-REPORTER > Indicating a vast new market for use of pliofilm, a transparent wrap ping material. Goodyear Tire & Rub ber company announces the intro duction of its product into the meat packing industry through more than 30 packing houses. Solving one of the meat packing industry’s major problems, weight shrinkage of pack aged products, pliofilm is being used initially as a wrapper for meat loaves. Milprint. Inc., has developed a packaging machine for the appli cation of the pliofilm, and accept ance by the packing industry has been spontaneous. Insulated Homes More Comfortable Insulated homes are actually more comfortable than would seem war ranted by the difference in temper atures caused by the insulation. The use of insulating board lowers the surface temperature of the walls in summer and thus increases the comfort, because the cooler the walls, the cooler one feels. In win ter, the phenomenon is reversed. The walls are warmer and conse quently help to increase the sensa tion of warmness. The long-established belief that the number of rings in a tree trunk denotes the age of the tree. seems to be exploded by Prof. Emmanuel Fritz of the University of California. According to the professor, redwood trees, inspected by him, gave a high er ring count at the upper point than at the butt of the tree. The eyes of most children do not move in perfect unison with each other until about three months after birth, according to the Better Vision institute. Pupils of the eyes, how ever, expand or contract readily in the new-born child as the light is decreased or increased. The curfew bell, introduced into England by William the Conqueror. is still rung every day in London, and visitors may hear it at the Tower of London, the Charterhouse. Gray’s Inn and Lincoln’s Inn. These inns 'are not taverns but court houses. It is not generally known that a lawyer once became a saint. Tour ists at Treguier in Brittany may see a stained glass window in the cathe. dral there. given by the American Bar association to honor St. Yves. the only lawyer to become a saint. An automobile driver. traveling 49 miles an hour cannot read most direction signs. because at that speed, a car moves 59 feet in one second and it takes the average per son about one-seventb of a second to see an object clearly. Justus O. Rockwell. 96-year-old Civil war veteran, is married to Hat tie E. Alezpnder by Justice of the Peace Wilham Hoar. This item ap peared in the Sealttle Post-Intelli gencer as of August 21. 1930. Who said “Youth must be served?" _~§icy_cle Tourists in Germany Bicycle travel in Germany is much favored by visitors. who may rent a cycle for a week for less than $2, and who can avoid a tedious stretch of road by taking it on the train at the rate of 28 cents for every 160 miles. The legal status of the North Caro lina Cherokees is somewhat in. volved. The Indians are at once wards of the federal government. citizens of North Carolina and a cor. porate body under the state. No blindfolded woman with scales represents “justice” at the Lenoir county courthouse in Kinston, N. C. Instead the builder carved an Indian with a pipe of peace. Duke Still Field Marshal H.R.H. the duke of Windsor still retains his rank as a field marshal in the army. an admiral in the fleet of the royal navy and air marshal of the royal air force. The discovery by Eugene Babcock of Cheyboygan, Mich.. that he is immune to poison ivy, now nets him 75‘cents an hour pulling up the poi son ivy. Visual Defects In Twins Some authorities believe that twins and triplets have a greater tendency to visual defects than have other children. There are 294 historical markers in all sections of North Carolina‘to explain important phases of Tar Heel history. Ovens on some of the newer elec tric ranges have small lights which turn on when the door is opened. The inside margin of a book. where the pages are bound, is called the “gutter." The San Frencisc-oOaidand Bay bridge expands 30 feet in the sum. mer. ‘ K 395 Species of Fish In North Carolina waters. 345 spe cies of fish have been identified. ‘Pliofilm’ for Packing Tree Rings Denote Age? Eyes of Children Curfew Still Rings Lawyer Once a Saint Too Fast for Signs Married at 96 Cherokees Involved 'Justice’ Not Blind Pull: Up Poison Ivy Historical Markers Light in Oven The ‘Gutter' Bl:idge Expands Whipping Post Busy Wilmington. Del. This State‘s ancient whipping post, one of the last still used in the U. S.. wen: in;;, action when six negro prisoners ac cused of robbery received 40 lashes each. They will each also serve 5 years in prison. It took the warden of the jail just eight minutes to lay on the 240 lashes. R. A. F. Raids Germany Berlin—An official comminque ad mits that British bombers pene trated to the central part of this city causing a number of fires and some casualties. but no estimate of te damage is given. Hatfield Successful in Role of Matador l BENTON ClTY—Charles F. Hat . field narrowly escaped death on ITuesday morning when a bull be -5 longing to S. F. Rayhill came to the Hatfieig ranch and got Hatfield down ' a corner of the barn Mrs. Hatfield. who was in ‘he house heard a disturbance and upon in vestigation found her husband. Mrs. Don Morton. who happened at the Hatfield place summoned Er win Knowles by phone. For nearly half an hour Hatfield fought the annimal by holding a horn with ione hand. the ring in the animal‘s Inose with the other and his foot iagainst the animal’s breast. Mr. Knowles and Mrs. Hatfield finally got the animal snubbed and Ha:- field got up. Shortly after the acciw dent Bob Evans of the Prosser Meat i Company came by and Ravhill sent‘ the animal to market. Hatfield was taken to Prosser for a medical ex amination and was found to have come through the ordeal with only a few bruises. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Germaine and children moved 'lhursday to the Maston Roop house now owned by Willis Wright of Sumner. Mr. and Mrs. Don Brooks last winter bought the Highland ranch vacated by the Germaines and have taken poss ession. The grange meeting Wednesday evening honored the members. whose (birthday was in January. February or March. A large dec orated birthday cake centered the table. Mr. and Mrs. John Burliss and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Henson serv ed lunch. At the business meeting three candidates were given the first and second degrees and one re instatement was voted upon. 1 Mrs. W. P. Johnson of Han-ah and Mrs. Eva Hazard of Benton spent Friday with Mrs. Johnson's moth er. Mrs. Alice Hartman. Mrs. Haz ard, a former Benton City resident. netumed to her home on the coast Saturday after a two weelm’ visit at the Johnson home. H. P. Singleton. manager of the Presser Experiment Station. was a guest speaker at the Kiowa-Benton Community Club metmg Monday evening. He showed slides and told of the work being done at the sta tion. Fred Grending will have the program at the April 14 meeting. The Milk Products Company of Bunnyside will show moving pic-l The local Masonic lodge was host to“ the lower valley Masonlc Study Club at the regular meeting Thurs day evening. Lodges from Pasco. Kennewlck, mnford. Presser and Mubton were repmented. Follow ing the regular lodge session Mr. Gardner of the Mabton lodge pre sented the paper followed by a roundtahle discussion. The study 2.1111!) meetings will be resumed in the Herman F. Smith renamed to Se attle Sunday after a week-end visit mm Mrs. Smith and Phyllis. Phyllis who has been ill {or two ween. is still confined to her b_ed. Skuse Presented To Finley 4-H Club FINLE‘Y—The Finley 4-H Dairy club met Monday at tne Finley school. In the absence or the president Byard Slveum, the meet lugwascalledtoorderbyVlce President Don Gumshaw. Mr. abuse was present and gave a 'A PerFect Formula! Flam/13g; film : Superi; Qual ity 4 EEEA‘ PT? BETTER BREAD 3' . 1* It S TOPS! Only the very finest ingredients go Into 's' making of every loaf of Superior Quality Belair’s Better Bread. It’s but under the most sanitary conditions you can imagine, by men who MB!“ their baking an art. You can buy it from your neighborhood grocer. , home a loaf or two today. Kennewick Bakery talk. also their leader. 8.. E. Livings ton. Mrs. Boyce of Kennewick and Ml 3. Lumis of Garfield visited Mrs. Bill Piert Thursday. Mrs. J. R. Gowlng visited Sunday with Mrs. Jess Sprague. Mr. and Mrs. :L. Hedstrum and: son of Walla Walla visited Tues-t day with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Witham. 1 ENDS SATURDAY “1'! b ”M 1 ‘ noble quid W \ Anny, _ ‘ ' ’---‘ "a ' -‘~ .. chu wiih Mizke Roone ~lewis 51°” SUNDAY . MONDAY '5 3 "can; %§_ ' . ' Slyé’wgg-(lnmnnn nfl‘ifirflfi .m _; MARCH OF TIME ABOUT AUSTRALIA'S PART IN THE WAR TODAY It’s New Timely ‘ “CO N H DE NTIALLY” Kennewick Branch Tm: NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE 01' SEATTLE Pasco j Like medicine or law. bank. ing is a confidential reh tionship. A Your affairs. asacustomerd this bank are held in strict confidence by our person nel. You can feel free to discu any personal or business ii nancial matters with us. ssh in the knowledge that your confidence will be fully rs spected. OneOuoutoJlman 11!:th Monument!“ othertorthebztymmMi D . Thursday. March ”gnu Mrs. J. R. Ayers left “Ml for Walla Walla where the called by the death 0: Mn "‘ Curtis. ' " J“ Mrs. Albert Nelson and M Beverly of Vomonla. up. Wassgr and daughter Duh“ Goble. Ora. came F'rlduy to a Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kerr, ‘1 Nelson and Mrs. Wasser m M bars of the Kerr-s. TUES. . WED. TIIE 'l'lllll i m an _ ‘ ‘ . y \ f”? ' '~ , . * 31‘ ~~ , ‘ ‘s’- '-'z=.=..‘..;23=‘r==' | Robert Y6URlGlaralne DAY I STARTS THUR S D A Y The Plum With Two Academy Winners GRRNI-HEPBURN-SIEWHRI buxom-Ind- m moampma gm, Pasco