White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-08-21
Washington News

CHEHALIS.-Josep Schuss of the
Chehalis Grain Company, which hand
les the largest bulk of the cascara
bark in Southwest Washington, ship
ped two carloads last week, some six
or seven carloads having been prev
iously sent out. Peeling is still going
on, with indications of eight or ten
carloads in the immediate district of
Chehalis. Schuss has also shipped
several carloads in Oregon, all of it
going to Eastern drug concerns. The
price at this time is 7 cents pound
to the peelers.
Observation-Disclosures of Miss Flea
nor Stevens, formerly of the Yakima
Public Library and for the last two
years or so field worker for the State
Travelling Library, as superintendent
of the travelling library, succeeding
Miss Hazel Loomis, resigned, is an
nounced by members of the state
library committee. This committee
consists of State Superintendent Mrs.
Josephine Corliss Preston, State Land
Commissioner G. V. Savidge and Sec
rotary of State j. Grant Hinkle. Miss
LOOMS, who has served as assistant
librarian and librarian for about ten
years, was highly commended for her
IL, Il t,I H., i1.a
board. She is leaving to enter bust
ness for herself Appointment was
also made by the library committee of
Miss Funkenhouser of the Normal
School Library at Bellingham as as
sistant librarian for the state travel
ing library. The changes are effect
i've Sept. /.
YAKIMA-The keenest COMPETE
ton ever staged among the counties
Of the state for showing of their
best agricultural products is prom
Used at the Washington State Fair
during the week of September Ia to
10. Ten counties already have made
definite entry of their exhibits, four
others are preparing to enter, and
others may enter.
An extra bonus of $50 to each
county exhibiting is offered this year
in order to reimburse partially the
local organizations which undertake
the work of gathering the exhibits.
This is added to the award of 500
to each county, distributed pro rata
t all qualifying with 65 per cent
score and to the sweepstakes prize of
$50 for the exhibit judged the best
decorated and best arranged. The
counties from district No. /,
which includes the portion of the
state west Of the Cascade mountains,
is certain to make a strong bid for
| honors, as six of the ten counties
now entered are from this district
They are Lewis, Skagit, Snohomish,
Pierce, Clallam and Kitsap. Pacific
county will probably enter also. At
the 1923 fair Spokane won the sweep
stakes award and the largest prize
in the pro-rated money; Skagit was
second and Lewis third.
OLYMPIA-For the first time in
history National Guard units, officers
and men of the 10th Field Artillery
may soon be included in one group
life insurance plan as the result of a
campaign now being carried on by Col.
Harry G. Winsor of Seattle, regi-
mental commander, to provide protec-
ton for the families of guardsmen
who might be killed or injured either
in civilian or military life. Prepare.
tory to including all enlisted men in
the group plan, an offer is being made
to insure all officers of the famous
regiment for $4,000 each without med
ical examination and at a lower
monthly rate than could be obtained
under any other plan of insurance
The Northern Life Insurance Company
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the full amount in case of death or
permanent disability and the privi.
lege of conversion to other forms If
officers should leave the Guard is
provided for in the master insurance
policy which will be held by Colonel
Winsor. The plan has already been
adopted by officers of the 161st Inset
fantry and National Guard organiza-
tons in other states.
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