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The Largest Paid Circulation In Klickitat County Of Any Paimr Oa Ra.rth Goldendale, Washington, Thursday, February 8, 1940 Vol. 61. No. 6. ESTABLISHED 1879 ....... ", ['Hor f' T,. . tat on Of [ Kti kit t Sup rint nd ,t Allocated For ClearinngI Of Bonneville Line Right-Of-J ::e:al of 52-'~ WP----~ laborers now employed on the clearing of right- for the Bonneville-Grand power line, in Klickitat court- Were assured of another six months last week by the allocation of in federal funds for the continuation of the project. The United States Department of sponsor of the Bonneville is providing an additional to match the new WPA al- according to word from state Works Pogress Administra-d office in Seattle. WPA camps are now operating at Pass, Appleton and Mill-A all in Klickitat county. The working in Klickitat county at present time are the second larg- employed on the clearing project the entire state of Washington. If present working schedules and at quotas are maintained the balance of the year the clearing project may be before the end of 1940, O. Abel, retiring head of the state W-pA organization said. At the present time more than 55 cent of the clearing has been completed for the Bonneville power lines. The entire pro- ct COmPrises 7,200 acres of rights- 242 miles long. About 3,900 are ready for the power lines. Appeals To Community To Fight Park Plan This county has been libeled long enough by historians who insist on interpreting the name Klickitat as an Indian word meaning "robber or • ,~ • [ horse thmf, according to Mrs. Sue lViorehead, school superintendent. Quoting Frederick Balch, pioneer author of the book ",Bridge of the Gods" and numerous descendents of the once powerful Klickitat tribe, Mrs. Morehead insists the name means "galloping hor~e" not "horse thief." "Just prm¼*mce the word several Lashing out at the federal gov- intervention in state's R. A. Jackson, state vice- of the Woolgrowers asso- Monday night declared the crei~a.~^- of st he proposed Cascade hal park would virtually wipe s this eoun.ty's livestock industry. Peaking before members of the Club and the Goldendale city times, syllabl~ by syllable, in quick succession," ¢~he says "klick-i-tat, klick-i-tat, l~~s.-... :ick-i-tat, klick-i-tat, and you'll fin~ it has the identical sound of the hoofs of a galloping horse." The Indians, who according to Mrs. Morehead, often used descrip- tive sounds to identify places and things, probably first used the word "klickitat" in referring to the river that now bears the name. Because t.he Klickitat river is a swift moun- tain stream it was only natural that the Indians would liken it to a run- ning horse. Eventually the Indians probably came to refer to the entirei country around the river as the Klickitat. (When this county was first organized the spelling was Clickitat. ) In time the tribe of I.ndians who lived here came to be known to the surrounding tribes as Klickitats• Early settlers in the Pacific North- west, probably through their deal- ings with other tribes came to know the crafty and somewhat warlike Klickitats as robbers or horse thieves. In this manner the tribe name gradually became misinterpreted to be an Indian word meaning "horse thief." The word Klickitat is listed in the glossary of the late Professor Edmond S. Meany's "History of Washington" as an Indian term for "robber or horse thief." P.U.D. Election Question Enters Superior Court Klickitat oounty's current dispute over payment of the December pub- lic utility district election costs will be argued before Judge Howard J. At'well in superior court here T, hurs- day morning. Hearing was definitely set ~or 9:30 a. m., F0bruary 8 when Edgar H. Canfield, county )rosecutor, fn behalf of the board of county commissioners, last week petitioned the court to issue a writ of mandate directing John A. Mill- or, c,oun'ty auditor, to issue warrants totaling $1038.10 covering cost of he election. Miller previously had served yritten notice on the board of com- missioners that he wou~ld not issue warrants for the P.U.D. election unless ordered ~o do so by the court. Miller holds that it is illegal for the county auditor to pay costs ELMER KAMHOLZ RECEIVES BURNS IN GAS EXPLOSION Elmer Kamholz, second dis- trict county commissioner, re- ceived severe burns on his head and neck last Thursday when a car on which he was working backfired throwing flaming gas in his face. Kamholz was bending over the fuel pump of a car when the accident occurred• As the flam- ing gas struck his head Kam- holz dived~ into a snow bank at the edge of the road and quick- ly extinguished the flames. Only one small second degree burn was" received. The other burns were painful but not seri- ous, attending physicians said. ~ill Pierce was with Kamholz when the accident occurred. National Scout County's Stockmen Invited To Attend Special Meeting Slated Next Wednesday Livestock marketing methods will be discussed from all angles by a talented group of Department of Agriculture economists at a county- wide meeting scheduled here next Wednesday, February 14. The marketing meeting, sponsor- ed by the Department of Agricul- ture through the cool~ration of vari- ous county stockmen's organizations will be held in the court room of the county courthouse and will begin at 10:00 a.m. [ I According to L. W. Ternahan, county agriculturist in charge of ar-[ rangements for the gathering, the] marketing meeting is one of a series [ being held by the department of[ agriculturethrough the state of Washington Principal purposesof the meetings are to acquaint local livestock growers with modern mar- keting methods and to study the market outlook for the future. ~rar's Affect Subject W. B. Stout, economist with the Department of Agriculture from Washington, D. C., will headline the list of speakers scheduled to appear on the program. S~out will discuss modern livestock marketing methods and point out some of the major I trends now evident in this country. R. M. Turner, agriculture econo- mist with the state extension office in Pullman, will speak on the affect of the European war on the Ameri- can livestock market. I.n his talk Turner will give statistics on the export and import of beef, pork and mutton before and since the war. Maddox To Con S. Maddox, animal husbandry expert from the state extension of- rice will speak on the Changing de- mands of livestock markets in the Pacific Northwest• This talk will he of a P.U.D. election from county illustrated with slides. funds when the utility dfstrict has After a recess for noon the meet- an election budget of ibs own. ing will continue until 3:00 p. m. Canfield, as the county's legal As part of the national Scout Week Ternahan is contacting officials of advisor, holds that in as much asprogram, Goldendale Boy Scouts, the county Livestock association, the the county election board orderedduring the next seven days, will ob- Mt. Adams cattlemen, and the Coun- Jackson said the proposed the election, the county auditor serve the-thirtieth anniversary of ty Woolgrowers in an effort to sec- l~ark wou,ld include an areashould issue warrants for its costs. Scouting in America with appropriate ure as large an attendance as pos- theec:=t of the Cascaderan~eThe county in turn would be re- ceremonies. sible for the meeting. _ adian border nearly to "m~ sed by a blanket warrant ~rhursday evening, February 8, the Co~ - _ 1 bur ~ : • All Klickitat county stock raisers Qa ,Umoia river. The en.tire Mt. drawn from the P.U.D. treasury Goldendale Scouts under the super-or other persons interested in live- ~bl:reanati~Wnalytng within the Miller indicated Wednesday thatvision of their Scout Master Z. O. stock marketing are invited to attend ,-~'¢to~y ~, ...... 1 ~ores~ would ..~h ....... ,, ........ ~a a ..... ,-,, ....... +,~ +~,A a~dv,~"* "" ~rhen Brooks, will present a specml pro- the meeting, Ternahan said. Desc~lbi,"~. ~ncmoed m the park. the hearing is held Thursday T, hegram at the American Legion hall. :e thn,g one proposed park as a laction filed by CanIfleld in behalf of All ~Legion members and fathers of $15 REWARD TED W~e~L..WoUld divide Eastern]the commissioners was signed by A. the Scouts are invited to attend. FOR SOLVING CASE ~,~,u washington, Jackson rd ;During the w the "a-'- . [M. Matsen chairman of the boa . eek the Goldendale d vi;tu~ll proposal if enacteo I At a recen't board meeting ,the'corn- ~Scouts will prepare a special window OF THE BLAZING CAT on np _~ wipe out range [ missioners passed an emergency in the Pacific Power & Light corn- A reward of $15for tnforma- ~- ~a~ep in Washington. 'creating a fund from which the puny office• Goldendale's present tion leading to the arrest and __ ~S Aid utiDtv district election costs could1Scout troop number 3,5.5 is in itsconviction of the person or per- ~PPe~led to the people of " " and Klickitat c~]=tyg~t be paid. ~heir support into h fi the Proposed p rk. Six I ~a~e Park is established," Jack-l ~, the urea inside its bord- React To .wl.U be closed to all grazing, J ~r!n.g, n~ining and hydroelec-[ Of the 601 students and adults ~':~lop~a,nt ~:en the dt:~:[~l:[who received the tuberculosis skin trouble getting perm t^.~r~ads through it. Under the test given by Dr. Seth L. Cox at ~,'~on of the park service all clinics in Goldendale, Centerville and Klickitat last week, only slx s of l~red~tory animals will be per cent shelved reactions. The re- ,red W~thln the C~scade area. n~e~a~imale wil,1 be f~ee to preyaction percentage figure was releas- ed today [by Mrs. Lowell Smith, ]~'s~oring farm areas and .then executive secretary ~f ~he county k'.": to the protection of the Tuberculosis League. ~,7snTen .too will Ibe excluded Those persons showing reactions ;r,~_ae Cascades if ~he f,ederal received 'free chest examinations t':r~:~t is 'allowed to enclose from Dr. Cox, state Tuberculosis ._,,~ in a national park," Jack- League physician, Mrs. Smith said. a~t::t,' "A!I You've a~llowed .to do Most of the reactors have been urg- ~onai Park is fish, and you ed to have X-ray examinations0f dearly ,fer what you their chests. George L. Dube, of Wishram, plain- ran across West Court street and he said. A ,total of 383 received the skin tiff in a $22,500 personal injury suit under a woodpile in the back WUshington 'State Planning test at the Goldendale clinic last against J. M. ~rock, of Goldendale. yard of the Dr. M. R. Davies i~ holding a closed meeting week. Seventy-eight persons reeeiv- Dube, who as legal guardian is residence..By the time help ar- Oly~ma this gaturday to agree ed the test at Centerville and 140 acting for his daughter, June Dube,rived the eat was so badly burn- ree~n~endattons to be ~ade at Klickitat. in the motion for change of venue ed it had to be killed imme- the Park. At that time it pointed out that most of his wit- diately. the Planning Council ON MAIN S~ET - nesses resided in Yakima. He listed • either take a stand for or .... the names of nurses and physicians inst the P~opos~d park. at St. Elizabeth's hospital who at- I 0W R C0 A former v-,.. V~RING ~zc~itat county rest- Mrs. T. M. Whi~e, last week carried on an improvised bob- from a re~nete Idaho caznp to civilization and ly to a Walls Walla hos- White who was. suffering a Serious illness is now con- in Walla Walla, John Gulden just back from a highway patrol. Ted ~Vatson dig- ging up a water pipe. George Klein hunting for a ~fire. Pat Mc. Ewen heading" home a little bit late for dinner. Dean Gillenwaters running a snow plow. S. P. Alli. son dusting furniture. Orville Watson looking for a ring, George Nlckerson wiping some mud off his demonstrator. twelfth year. During the 30 years sons who last week set fire to the Scouts have been organized in a gasoline drenched cat, was the United States they have enrolled posted this week by a member over 8,5i00,000 boys. At the present of the county ,Humane Society. i time they have an active membership In a letter to The Sentinel this of 1,250,000. week the donor of the reward This Thursday evening President declared: "This is a standing Roosevelt will speak over a national offer until they have been ar- radio hookup including both NBC rested and convicted., I.t is a and ODS stations in honor of the disgrace and a blot on any Boy Scouts of America's thirtieth community and its people if such anniversary. The broadcast will be ,fiendish crimes can be commit- at 6:30 p. m., Paci~c Standard time. ted against any life unless the guilty are apprehended and re- Chan e enue ceive their just punishment. Of V ~. Nothing less than the limit of Asked In Sua~, the law would boa Just punish- Against Brock ent." The crime referred to in the letter occurred January 24 when A motion for change of venue from a cat was apparently drenched Klickitat to Yakima county was filed with gasoline and set afire with in superior court here last week bya match. The blazing animal tended his daughter as witnesses who would probably be summoned when the case comes to trial. A second motion for change of venue was filed ,by Thomas L. ~torey, of Yakima, plaintiff in a $10,000 damage suR filed agains.t Brock. A motion for consolidation of the actions filed by Dube and gtorey was also recorded at the Kltckltat county clerk's office. OFFICES CLOSED All county offices will be closed next Monday, February 12 for Lincoln's birthday. Both February 12 and Washington's birthday Feb- ruary 22, are legal holidays in the state of Washington this year. Mrs. C. B. Runyan, of RoosaveR, is in Gcddendale this week vlsitlng at the .home of her daugh,ter, Mrs. Roy McLavy. NO ALARM SOUNDED FOR GOLDENDALE'S FIRST 1940 FIRE Golctendale's first fire during 1940 was ignited, discovered and extinguished wlt~hout a single l~l~t from the fire siren• A report of this first fire of the current year which burned last S~turday in the Ooldenda~e Meat company building, ~vas filed with the city council Mon- day evening ~)y George Klein. Damage caused by the fire, which started from a clogged flue, was estimated by Klein to be at least $200. The fire start- ed when a stove was placed in ,the basement of the meat com- pany bui4ding and connected to an old chimney that had not been in use for many years. Saturday afternoon Klein noticed smoke pouring out through cracks in ths wall but could not locate a fire. After searching for several hours he found ~be fire about 11:00 p. m. By chopping through the floor of ~h~ Eagles hall he was able to get at the sm~dering ~ire and extinguish it. A resolution from the Goldendale Grange requesting the establishment of a convenient downtown parking tot was presented at the city council meeting Monday evening. In the res- olution the Grangers pointed out the i difficulty country people have in find- ing parking places near downtown stores on Saturday afternoons and evenings• After reading the Grange resolu- tion Mayor Bert H. Knox appointed Howard Lewis chairman of a corn- i mlttee to investigate the cost of see- uring a parking lot. Einar Andersen and D. Ledbetter will serve on the committee with Lewis. el'he council discussed the advis- ability of purchasing ~t ~ectlon of land now owned by Dr. H. H. Hart- ley on which most of Goldendale's water system springs are located. Al- though the council has discussed the purchase of this land for the past three years no action has ever been taken. Dr. ~-Iartley, according to in- formation brought up at the council session, is asking $35~0 for the ~40 Car Carrying Vancouver Firemen Basketball Team Crashes Into Truck; Ronaid Angus Fatally Injured; Other Passen- gers Hospitalized; Furman Held An auto accident that snuffed out one life and brought in- juries to five others halted the victorious Vancouver basketball team two miles west of Lyle late Sheets Will Signed At AAA Meetings Beginning today, February 8, a series of community meetings will be held throughout the county hy the Klickitat agricultural conservation association for the signing of 1940 estimate sheets. The first meeting is scheduled in Bickleton today, and will begin at 1:00 p. m. The meet- Ing will be held in the bank building, L. W. Ternahan, county agent sad. Monday night. Ronald Angus, 27, star of the Van- couver fire department team that de- feated Goldendale's Texaco Oilers Monday night 50 to 36, was killed instantly. Jack Ritter, 26, another member of the team received a brok- en leg. Don Brians, Bill Farr, Vance Galbriath and Don ~Hatsings, other members of the Fireman squad, were taken to the Hood River General hospital to receive treatment for minor injuries. The accident occurred on the straight-away on the Evergreen high, way about two miles west of Lyle. According to John Gulden, Wash- ington state patrolman who investi- gated thb accident, the Vancouver Community and county commit-lear driven by Angus first struck the teemen will be present to assist farm- I rear of a hay truck parked along the ers in filling out their estimate sheets, Ternahan said. The estimate sheets must be signed before a pro- ducer is eligible for payment. ~February 9 a signup meeting will be held in Centerville at the Grange hall beginning at 10:00 a. m. Sat- urday, February 10, the ~Sundale meeting will be held at the Goodnoe Hills school beginning at 1:00 p. m. Other community meetings will be announced later. Leidl Ranch o Local sportsmen interested in leasing hunting and fishing privileges on ,the Leidl ranch along the Big Klickitat river met here Thursday edge of the highway and then care- ened off headon into an oncoming Inland Motor company freight truck. Truck Driver Unhurt Carl Wesley Perkins, 814 N. E. 71st avenue, Portland, driver of the Inland Motor truck was uninjured. Gulden quoted ~Perkins with saying: "I was driving along about 25 miles per hour and wan picking up momentum after coming up the iMajor Creek hill. I saw the lights of a car coming over the hill from the east traveling fast. Ahead I, could see the outline of a truck parked on the edge of the highway facing me. The oncoming car's lights showed from behind the hay truck, then suddenly the car swerved from behind the truck and skidded broadside into the front of my truck." • Fiare .......... ,Gulden said lighted flares had evening and formed a temporary or-!been left at the regulation distance ganization, on either side of the hay truck. Wit- committee consisting of Walter nesses however said the hay truck's Klatt, C. H. Lawson, Einar Ander- clearance lights were not burning at sen, Z. O. Brooks, Archie Averill and'the time of the accident. The hay Harold Fariello was appointed to truck was owned by E. C. Heltev- draw up a lease agreement for thebrand and had been parked at the proposed sportsmen's club. This lease edge of the highway for at least a e submitted to W day while its owner awaited repairs acres of watershed, will b • Leidl, own- a Gulden sa~d the car driven by Favor Purchase er of the property, nd prospective " " Angus fiz st struck the rear of the The city now holds water rights!members next Thursday for approval. " xt meetin of the or aniz parked hay truck As the moving car on the springs but does not own the The ne g g a- ................... hit the truck it was thrown into a land. An informal poll of the court- tion wllt De nero a~ [ne rxo~ez rtau, • venin- ~ebruar-- 8 at skid YPhe rear of the Vancouver car cil concerning purchase of the land, Thursuay e g, ' ~ " ld Fariello tem"or ~was damaged when it struck the hay taken by Mayor Knox showed five of 7"30 p. m., ~Haro , ~, - . _ ' " unc d Dr M R truck t~ulden said r the seven councilmen in favor ofrary chairman, anne e .... ' buying the land for the price asked Davies served as temporary secre- Lillian anHeavyd Rain • P:hem:::e~t Couit street TD~h:°t~YlIHee:In~:: ~: b[ ~ clI~tftl::.thOnly othe: recourse tary at the last meetlng~t nrst people to arrive at the scene of o t e c y, e e ent t ey decide officers will be elected -. " . " ' to buy the land, Is to acquire title tug Thursday night. ., iTM . .... unt the acc (lent• They drove the injur- by condemnation and let a superior tI'nrough thetr orgamzatmn co y court judge or Jury decide the price sportsmen hope to be able to negoti- ed men to the Hood River hospital ................ ~for emergency treatment. Other per- to be paid. , ate a tease With ~r LelUl [or nsfllng • _ .....~sons who arrived shortly after the D. Le(~better ,chairman of the privileges along the Big ~licK~[a[l . . acciuent were M C Moris, of Yaki bulldin,g commlq~tee, gave a report river through his 2 000 acre ranch. ' .. " " " ' " or's ~ma ~onsolidated truck driver, and on the propo~d purchase of the ~nrough such an agreement, sp t - ' • - I George W Beeks Department of In Darch building by the city. In th,is men point out, the stream may oe " ' - ........... I terior, from Burns, Oregon report he estimated thet purchase ~ept open to air nsnermen. ~[ countyI ~ . • , • ~ne [act that a heavy rain wu price and necessary improvements sportsmen are not successful in com- ..... ~fa~ling at the time of the accident ~ould brlng the cost up to appvoxl- pleting the tease ~nere m a strong ....... ~made driving conditions dangerous, mately $6,500. possibility an orgamzatlon oz wealmy •. . -- ~Gutaen said The accident Mends ~vor New ~ out of county men may ~ease the " Y ......... night was the first fatal traffic crash The majority of the council ex- property ann close it enurety ~o per-~in Klickitat county this year pressed opinion~ f~voring the con- sons not members of their exclusive] ]struction of a new city building, club [ H. C. Furman, of Toppenl~, driver of the parked hay truck, l~ Several councilmen including Free- If the county sportsmen complete[ " • being held m the Klick~tat county man Gre~v, August Hanson and their lease agreement members of[ " ~ml on open charges Edgar H Can Howard Lewis spoke strongly in the organization will be permitted l fieldcount ' ' " , y prosecuting attorney favor of a new ~)ulldlng. to erect cabins on the Leidl ranch. A resolution was passed by the said• Furman was n~t with the courted ordering all heads of city ...... l truck at the time the aeeide~t oc. departments to file anntta~l ,inven- Canfield Speaks Icurred- torles of machinery and oqull~ment. Park At I Full r McEweni"of"Klickitat, was The council also voted to place the city's insurance under a blanket in Goldendale on buslnes~ Wednes- policy covering all property owned. Before clo~lng their meeting the council voted unanimously to for- ward a resolution to the state plan- ning council expressing opposition to the creation of th• ProPosed Cas- cade national park. A representative of the state un- employment service will be available to residents of the eastern portion of Klickitat county on Wednesday, February 14, for the purpose of tak- ing unemployment compensation claims in the "commissioners room at the court house between the hours of 8:00 a. m, and 5:00 p. m, While in Kelso last Thursday Edgar H. Canfield spoke in behalf of Klickitat county at a state plan- ning council hearing on the proposed Cascade national park. In his talk Canfield pointed out that the Mt. Adams grazing area, now available to Klickitat stockmen through the U. S. Forest service, means more than $1,000,000 annual- ly. Under the national park regula- tions this area would be entirely closed to the stockmen, Canfield said. He further pointed out that the ~ft. Adan~ area is potentially rich in mineral~, Closing of that portion of the state by the creation of the proposed park would lock up this wealth for all time. day. , i COUNTY CALENDAR Thursday--~por tsmen,s meeting 7:80 Hotel Hall Thursday--Superior court Thursday---Boy Scout meeting, Legion hall 8:00 p. m. I~riday ~- Sawmill and L~unbor Workers meeting, Eagles hall I~'riday---Basketball, Texaco vs. Selah Springs, high school Saturday---Dance at (3entervflle Grange hall, Rifle Club spoa. sots Sunday----(~urch services Monday---IAons club Tue.~lay~mber of L'~ommet~e, 6:80 p, m,