Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-06-08

Seattle high school teachers lost
their fight in the supreme court TO
bar the Seattle school board from
compelling all teachers to sign pledges
of non-affiliation with the American
Federation of Labor. The court de-
MED writ of supersedeas asked by
the teachers.
A federal employment office will be
opened in Wenatchee about June 10
In the last few days laborers have
called at the chamber of commerce
relative TO employment office informa-
ton and work in the district Last
season about 5000 persons were plac-
ed over the district.
Walla Walla high school ranked
second among the junior schools in
the ninth corps area during the recent
inspection OF units, according to word
received by Colonel Jesse NJ. Holmes,
military instructor. 1t is one OF the
according to the communication
The city of Chehalis was menaced
by an explosion last week when
tru, owned by the West Coast Pow
er company OF Everett and loaded with
4 case OF caps and 100 cases of dyna-
mite caught fire. The fire depart
ment made a quick run and subdued
the blaze in time to prevent an ex-
plosion.
Operation of the Olympia Chair com
pany factory, formerly Vans Hardwood
mills, five miles south of Olympia on
the Yelm road, started last week. The
new mill has been remodeled at cost
of $4,000. The new concern, when
fully organized, will produce 1000
chairs day. Between 30 and so men
will be employed.
The present high stage of water in
the Columbia river is a distinct adj
vantage to the crops within the Wood
land bikes. All are abundantly sub
irrigated and promise an unusual har-
vest, The peppermint fields have pro-
fitted immensely from the warm
weather and the yield to the acre will
be far above normal this season.
Members of the Yakima Valley Traf-
fic and Credit association, at their
weekly meeting, voted 10 apply OF
maximum spray residue tolerance to
all Yakima fruit shipped to England
and Europe. Spokesman for the ship
pers explained that experience last
year with removal OF spray residue
convinced them that the OF limit was
practicable.
The Goth annual convention OF the
Washington branch OF the United Ma
tional Association OF Postoffiee Clerks
closed at Olympia last week with e.
S. Pursell, Bremerton, reelected presi-
dent; Mrs. Dele Surrelli, Bellingham,
first vice president; Fred Cook, Leay-
enworth, second vice president, Mrs.
Maude Pierce, Mount Vernon, secre-
tary-treasurer
Longvlew school won the first prize
in the grade school division of CON
test held during American forest week
with an essay by Junior ". Fletcher.
according to an announcement by
George G. JOY, state forest supervisor.
The award was 500 Tekoa high won
first prize of 5000 in the high school
division with an essay by Ii. Clyde
Law. Laconner Union high won SEQ
ond. ST. Patrick's school. Tacoma,
won second place in the grade school
contest.
approximately 200 feet of the trestle
approach TO the Kennewick- Pasco high
way toll bridge and also portion
Of the Union Pacific railroad bridge
over the Columbia river at Kenne-
wick went out last week under pres
sure of tons of accumulated drift fore
ed against the structures by the high
water. The Columbia Ia at the highest
stage recorded in 20 years and It was
estimated that the drift jam forced
against the bridge and trestle piers
weighed close to 1000 tons.
with receipts for May reaching
S25O,9l7, total motor vehicle license
collections for the year equaled s5ssi,-
2s5, being s37s,llO In excess OF the
same period last year, According to
Charles w. Hinton, assistant state
treasurer, the total license collection
to date lacks only $l9s.552 OF equaling
the total collections OF 1927. King
county shows total OF s1,727,210;
Pierce, s593.S1S; Spokane, s552,1s
Whatoom s216,OO7; snohomlsh, s2s4.-
500; skaglt, s12s,i1S; Clark, s165, 463;
Cowlitz. si03.7a7; Grays Harbor. $685.
7OG; Lewis, s164,S7s, and Thurston,
l13l,s 500
Two state highway contracts wers
let last week. one on the Rainier Ma.
tional Park highway and the other on