White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-09-28

The Walla Walla county commits
sioners have decided to complete what
is known as the Sudbury road, and
have called for bids for a gravel high
way from Paddock to Harvey Shaw
bridge, 2.26 miles.
Maintenance Of a room at the Mt.
Vernon local hospital for needy cases
was announced by the Kiwanis club
at Mt. Vernon. The service club Will
maintain the room as n of its chief
detectives each year.
Yakima's third annual Community
Chest drive will begin IN November
20, according to plans announced by
H. M. Gilbert, chairman Of the cham
Der of commerce committee having
the matter in charge.
Members Of the Walla Walla Adver-
Using club heard outlined a plan
which the Eastern Washington High
way association is advocating, which,
1t is claimed will take the highway
system out Of politics.
The Centralia high school art ex-
hibit at the Yakima state fair was
awarded first prize, it was announced
at the high school. Charcoal, ink
drawings, water colors and batik were
In the high school exhibit.
Frost struck the lowlands all over
Clark county last week and late pota-
toes and corn were damaged. The dry
east wind is %ripening the potatoes, and
the crop will be short with many small
potatoes unless 1t rains soon.
The Church Manufacturing company
plant started the seasons manufac-
ture of grape juice at Wenatchee, and
Is putting out between 700 and 800
gallons a day. They also have a crew
packing grapes to be shipped.
A. health clinic for small children
was held at Skamokawa recently by
DR.. A. B. McCown, child specialist Of
Seattle, and Mrs. Mary L. Allen, chief
of the Washington division Of welfare
work. A number Of Cathlamet physi-
clans assisted in the examinations.
Purchase of the Vogue and Liberty
theaters of Kelso by the recently or
ganized Cowlitz Amusements, Inc,
from the Kelso Amusement company
was announced by W. G. Ripley, nan
ager of the Cowlitz Amusements, who
also was manager of the Columbia
theater, Longview.
The Jonathan apple harvest is un-
der way above Union Gap and the
fruit was reaching the warehouses in
quantity last week. Some lots ranged
so per cent extra fancy in color. Com
bination grade was still being packed
in some warehouses, and in others the
grades were packed separately.
Announcement of the establishment
Of Veterans hospital No. IS as a gen.
eral hospital, superceding its status
as tubercular. was received by DR..
John w. Summers at Walla Walla,
from General Frank T. Hines. Con-
struction of a new infirmary, contract
for which will be let October 16, per-
mits of this change.
Sam Roake & Son shipped a car
load of ferns from the woodlands Of
Cowlitz county to Denver, Colo, re-
Gently. The shipment included 300
boxes of ferns, each of which contain
ed $500 ferns, or a total of 100000.
They are held in cold storage after
being picked until shipped. The com
pany is making heavy shipments of
the new crop of ferns at present.
This has been a poor year for honey
production in Cowlitz county, Martin
Pykonen, district inspector, who has
a large apiary at Oak Point, estimat-
ing that the total yield of honey will
not be more than IL to Is tons CON-
pared with an average yield Of from
80 to 40 tons. He attributes the slump
in production to the late spring and
the dry weather during the summon
months.
Contract for construction of Ho-
quiam's new municipal building was
awarded by the city council to G.. W
Mcintosh, Hoquiam, on a bid of $685.
545. Construction of the new city hall
building, which with site and equip.
ment will represent an investment OF
500 900, is to be started as loon as
possible after signing of the contract
1t is expected that it will be ready
for occupancy early next year.
The Mount Adams d'Anjou orchards
about II miles north Of White Salmon
John Schenaur, manager, is harvest
ing the crop Of the largest d'Anjor
pear orchard In the world. The com
bined orchards of Bartletts and dan
jous rank them also as the largest
pear shippersin the northwest. Elever
thousand boxes of Bartletts have al
ready been shipped and it is estimat
ed there will be not less than 10000
boxes of d'Anjous.
Fire from an origin as yet undeter
mined, completely destroyed the plan,
OF the George M. Harty Lumber ant
Manufacturing company at Tacoma
makers Of sash and doors. The Loss
: was estimated at between $780, 900 anG
$175, 900.
The Allen Packinp comnapv Of T ONO