White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-08-03

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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 interior
ing with traffic.
According to report tabulated by
the Clark county auditor, the total
sum Of money spent by the county on
it's public schools during the school
year just passed was sS56,1S5.22 as
compared to 1851, 4949O for the year
before, an increase of $304,69
Fire, which swept over an area 10
miles wide and 81 miles long Destroy
ed thousands Of acres of grain, caus-
ing damage Of at least $150,OO0 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 $22,362.12, to which sum the
state contributed $14,914.58 and Clark
county contributed $7447.54. 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 4 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 Ballou,
60, 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 II to discuss mutual prob
lens. The associations represented
have assets now over $75O,OO0,0O0. Eff
forts are being made to have Senator
William E. 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 will be an out
standing event in the northwest, &C.
cording to E. F. 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 a number Of trophies will be
awarded.
A committee composed of IS lead
ing Vancouver business men and bank
ers was appointed by the president of
the Vancouver chamber of commerce,
to work in 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 Win
ona by automobiles and aboard spec
ial train on the Oregon-W Washington
railroad. The fire also destroyed sew
eral hundred acres of standing grain
and pasture at loss estimated at $780,
900. No business property was burn
ed.
AS Indication of the consistent
growth of state banks, an increase of
$6,445,932 in deposits in the past four
months over the same period ending
February % this year is shown in re-
ports of condition from 238 state banks
and five companies, according to a
report made public by H. C. Johnson,
supervisor of banking. That this
progress in deposits in state banks
has continued over a period of one
year is evidenced by the present total
deposits of $1S3,860241 as compared
with $172,222,1O5 a year ago. Trust
business for "a state banks and Al
national banks is also on the upward
trend, Johnson said. The total trust
account aggregated S190,396,75O, as
compared with S1S2,913,O6S on Febru-
airy %, 1928, and S159,41O,3O5, June 80,
1927 or an increase of $7,4S3,6S1 and
$30,0S6,444 respectively.
At Coulee City citizens from all over
the state attended the dedication OF
state park, probably unequaled In
America, or perhaps in the world,
known as the Dry falls of the Grand
coulee. More than 1000 persons at
tended.
c+o+o Insurance commissioner Fish