Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-08-03

wayne Gdrrett, lot Two years us
trict horticultural in Walla Walla, has
resigned. effective August l, to take
charge of the Snoboy Fruit distribu.
tors warehouse at Freewater.
The bureau of public works has
put crew to work widening Mount
Baker highway from three miles above
Shuksan to Mount Baker lodge. Guard
rails will also be placed at high en-
bankments. The work is not interfer-
ing with traffic.
According to a report tabulated by
the Clark county auditor, the total
sum of money spent by the county on
its public schools during the school
year just passed was $3.50, 1S522 as
compared to s551,494.90 for the year
before, an increase of $S04,69O.92.
Fire, which swept over an area 10
miles wide and q miles long destroy.
ed thousands of acres of grain, caus-
ing damage of at least S150,000 TO
farmers on the Eureka flat, the Walla
Walla valleys largest wheat growing
area. The first started near Alfalfa.
The July apportionment for Clark
county schools has been distributed
by the county superintendent. The
total was s22,S6212. to which sum the
state contributed S14,914.5S and Clark
county contributed S7447.54. Vancou-
yer school district received s9157.56.
The Grays Harbor honey crop will
be considerably larger and much bet
ter in quality than in former years,
according to State Deputy Inspector
w. L. Cox, who has returned from an
inspection Of apiaries in the Hump
tulips, Wynooche and Quinault val
legs.
Mount Olympus, monarch Of the Oily
mpic range, will be scaled from two
sides on August or when the Ma
zamas, Oregon mountaineering organ
ization, and group Of Grays Harbor
| Boy Scouts plan to time their climb
in such manner as to reach the sum
NIT simultaneously.
| Colonel Charles Clarendon Rallou,
6S, hero OF many battles and COM
| mander of the 92d American division
during the world war in France died
at his home In Spokane OF heart dis
ease. Colonel Ballou, who was ma
jor-general during the conflict, retired
from active service two years ago. He
had been commandant OF Fort George
Wright here.
Five hundred saving and loan lead
ers from 10 western states and British
Columbia will gather in Aberdeen
August to IL to discuss mutual prob
lens. The associations represented
have assets now over S75OOOO,O0O. Ef-
forts are being made to have Senator
| William b. Borah of Idaho as one OF
the principal speakers at banquet
to be given the visitors.
The American Legion air circus and
dedication of Centralia's municipal
airport on August 3 will be an out
| standing event in the northwest, ac-
cording to L. +. Carlberg, chairman of
the legion committee in charge. More
than 40 planes have been promised. in-
Guiding army, navy and national guard
machines, and $1,000 in prize money
and number of trophies will be
awarded.
committee composed OF 50 lead
ing Vancouver business men and bank
ers was appointed by the president OF
the Vancouver chamber of commerce,
! TO work Ia conjunction with the realty
board in advancing the interests OF
/ the Pacific Coast linen mills project
which will soon be ready to start oper-
ations with full complement OF ma
chinery FOR the economical manufact-
ure OF linen cloth and by-products.
Thirteen Winona homes were de-
stroyed by fire which swept In from
burning grain fields The fire later
was controlled by volunteer fighters
recruited from Colfax, brought to VIM
onn by automobiles and aboard a spec
ial train on the oregon.Washlngton
railroad. The fire also destroyed sew
eral hundred acres Of standing grain
and pasture at loss estimated at $50.
600 No business property was burn.
ed,
AS indication OF the consistent
growth Of state banks, an Increase OF
S6,445.932 in deposits in the past four
months over the same period ending
February 2s this year is shown in ra-
ports Of condition IRON 2ss state banks
and five companies, according to
report made public by II. G. Johnson.
supervisor OF banking. That this
progress in deposits in state banks
has continued over period OF one
year is evidenced by the present total
deposits Of sisa,S6O,2i1 as compared