Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-04-01

held IN enthusiastic meeting in Sc
attic and decided to raise Throughout
the state the necessary amount t,
equal the appropriation made by thu
Oregon state legislature to continue
the splendid publicity carried on dur
ing the last four years by the asso
citation to advertise the attractions an,
resources of Oregon, Washington ant
British Columbia. Representative
were present from almost every sec
ton of the state.
The state highway board has called
for bids for the construction of a
reinforced concrete bridge on the Pa
cific highway, west of Centralia, on
the Lewis.Thurston county line. Bids
have also been called for the paving
Of 1.6 miles of the National Park high.
way in Lewis county, from Jackson
prairie west toward Ethel.
The Clarke county game commits
sion has decreed that the fishing
season in that county will open April
Is and close November 30. Accord
ing to the new code adopted by the
recent legislature, the fishing season
is open the year around, but the var.
ious county game commissions have
the power to make the season shorter,
If their action is approved by the state
game warden.
Organization of the department Of
agriculture has been announced by
Senator French, director Of the de-
partment. Divisional heads are named
as follows; f. H. Gloyd, assistant
director and supervisor of agriculture;
Dr. l.. c. Pelton, supervisor of dairy
and livestock; Charles L. Robinson,
supervisor of horticulture; Will H.
Adams of Spokane. supervisor Of foods,
feeds, drugs and oils.
The farm bureaus of Washington at
their meeting at Spokane March 81
to % unanimously Endorsed the plan
Of the Pacific dairy council as pre-
scented by Fred w. Merrill, managing
director of the Oregon dairy council.
Under this plan Oregon, Washington,
Idaho and Montana would organize
state dairy councils and then ANAL
gamate in central organization, to
be called the Pacific dairy council.
Ed Clifford, director OF labor and
industries has announced the follow
ing appointments effective April l.:
Major E. S. Gill, supervisor of indus.
trial insurance; H. L. Hughes, super.
visor Of safety; C. II. Younger, super.
visor of industrial relations; Mrs. Del.
phine NJ. Johnson, supervisor of wo.
men in industry, DR.. F. A. Bird, chief
medical adviser; Captain F. w. Harris,
statistician; John Holland, safety engi.
neer.
Employees of the state industrial in,
surance commission, the medical aid
and safety boards already are feelinS
the pangs of state economy. Heads
of these departments have announced
that with the advent of the civil ad
ministrative code the forces in these
offices would be cut 25 per cent and
the salaries a corresponding amount
Notices of dismissal and the lowering
of salaries already have affected q
number of the employees.
Truck owners in Clarke county who
have been complaining about the limit
on loads to the rated capacity set by
the manufacturer, will have relief from
the new law by permission to take out
license to carry, including the weight
of the truck, not to exceed $4,000
pounds, PROVIDING that they have
enough rubber under the load to meet
the requirements. They will be per
mitted to carry 800 pounds for each
inch of rubber exposed to the pave
ment.
Neolin Soles at Rendall's repair
shop. Portage. Phone Red ISL,