Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-19
CONDENSED SYNOPSIS
OF LATE STATE, news

At special eleciioa in consolidated
/, district No, 2l1 an extra 5-mill tax
J levy for school purposes was author
j, lied. The district comprises Pc Ell,
Mccormick ana Walville.
Washington's orchard and farm
crops in the aggregate will return TO
growers between $13 100000 and s15,-
100000 more this year than last, ac-
cording to recent estimates.
The Coffman-Dobson Bank and Trust
company of Chehalis celebrated its
fcrty-third anniversary last week. Its
president, N. b. CofIman, has been its
active head since It was founded.
w. j. Bright, member of the G. A.
r., is the newly elected commander
of the Associated Veterans OF Grays
Harbor county, replacing Hubert Kra-
mer OF Elma, whose term expired.
The Smith sawmill at Vesta, 20
miles southeast OF Aberdeen, burned
to the ground last week. Several mil
lion feet of stored lumber was saved
8 ter a hard hattie by the mill crew.
Sur 99irtendent Wiedman reports
| that last year 6677 students were en-
rolled in the Bellingham city schools,
compared with 1904 in the previous
year, net gain of more than per
cent.
One-third more apples will be ex-
ported to the Orient this year than
last and the price will be higher, ac-
cording to f. Il. Miller, regional direc-
tor Ut Yakima for the American Fruit
Growers.
Lee Carroll, Anacortes. was elected
and installed as president of the
Washington State Elks' association
At the final business session of the
annual convention held in Aberdeen
asst week
The Washington apple conditions
I
declined during the month and esti-
mates were reduced 366000 boxes
The Washington commercial crop is
figured at 21,360.OO0 boxes. against
. $4,000 boxes in 1926.
Russell Bush of Woodland left last
week for Toronto, Canada, where he
win enter the 100000 marathon swim
over a 21.miie course, the race being
sponsored by The Canadian exposition
md to be held August 81.
Budget estimates for the city Of
iSelso were considered at last week 3
meeting of the council. 1t is antcipat
e1 that the 1923 city levy will be re-
uced about mills from the levy for
,927, which was for 2914 mills, be
ng unusually high due to number
special leyies.
Plans are undor way for big re.
lnlon Of all the pioneers living along
he Columbia rlver in both oregon and
Washington, above Portland, on sun.
ay, august a. The Stevenson cham.
Dor Of commerce will act rs host to
the visitors In the county park at the
gest side OF town.
Adoption Of the west loop location
Of the Olympia highway between the
Queets and J. was unan.
mously approved by tho state high
gny commission recently. At iho same
inc support was pledged to place In
no highway budget for the next leg.
stature provision for construction OF
a bridge across the Qneets river at
ha present location of the ferry at
varlow crossing.
An allotment of Sll.2i2 has been
made the state Of Washington for CO.
operative forest protection during the
current fiscal year under the Clarke
McNary reforestation act. according to
The district forester's office.
Erection Of home for crippled
children was unanimously approved
by Washington Elks IN session at the
annual state convention in Aberdeen
last week The proposed home wili
be located on Lake nallousef, near
Seattle, ana immediate construction
wss favored
| With a skeleton crew Of 80 men in
I charge test production az The new
$500 600 plant Of The Aberdeen Ply
wood company waa started lasi We'd
nosday Logs were run through the
seven and iofooi Iathes and afier the
| layers OF wood were run through ihs
oilers were manufactured into ply
wood
a service station and garage be-
On ae to Andrew Teches, three dwell
/ Hrs owned by George Mcpaniels
iame Dfumoff a4l l9atr h-fina. to
| glihsr with two barns, ve5s straye'
tm Tskima last week BY fire vhisi
followed an explosion 10 tho sefvie
siaiton about q. M The loss is piss
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