The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-01-12

for Me war it will not be neoe.y!
sary for merchants to call other
men, from the essential forms Of
war 1ervice to replace them.
The United States food admin
istration rules that retailers OF
mill feed stuffs shall not take
more than a reasonable profit for
sales over the average cost o.
his stock. of any commodity on
hand or under control not at that
time contracted to be sold. And
in arriving at the cost Of corn or
oats, he shall take into considera-
ton, the gain or loss resulting
from any actual hedging trans
action on grain exchange.
The United States food admin
istration has called attention to
the exceeding high price at which
corn mealtis being retailed in this
state. Some progress has been
made in reducing the price but
the state Of Washington still
ranks among the highest in the
retail price of. corn meal. The
price which the consumer pays
for corn meal varies in different
communities from 60 cents to 80
cents for nine pound bag. Any
price paid by the consumer Of
more than 70 cents indicates that
the retail merchant is not pur-
chasing his corn meal on a proper
basis or that he is asking an ex-
cessive profit from the consumer.
The food administrator has mott
fled the retail grocers of the state
that no more than the maximum
of 70 cents for a nine pound bag
should be charged the consumer.
Hugh Waddell, county chair
man of the thrift stamp drive,
called a meeting of 81 men Tues
day evening, as a ways and means
committee to launch the cam
-.poign throughout the county.
Attorney F. Leo Grinstead was
named as COlville chairman, and
each town and community Of the
county will be asked to select a
local captain for the work.
Schools, homes, lodges, and all
individuals will be asked to par
ticipate. The purpose of the thrift
campaign is not to ask people to
withdraw moneys from their
banks to invest in thrift stamps.
but to actually practice thrift by
purchasing stamps with the
moneys which have heretofore
been carelessly spent, or which
have not been put into savings
accounts. The government not
only desires to raise the money
for the prosecution Of the war,
but it desires to have the people
practice thrift in thus aiding the
government.
After nearly 30 years beaver
have for the first time reappeared
in the Colville valley and promise
to multiply in considerable num-
bers. Senator G. r. Mcmillan
who owns large tract Of land in
the valley has found colony Of
about 20 of these once famed fur
bearing rodents domiciled in a
cottonwood grove on his place
and industriously engaged in the
construction of houses and max
ing preparations for building
dams across the bayous along the
river. AS they work mostly at
night the exact number could not
be ascertained. Where they came
from is not known but it is evil
dent they have established them
selves there during the past sea-
son. The discovery was made
when cottonwood tree was
felled across the telegraph wires
on the Great Northern railway
last week and it was observed
that the beaver had gnawed the
20 inches of trunk off at the base.
The animals have been consider
ate in selecting a place not much
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