White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-01-20

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Mr.. and Mrs. r. p. Barge and
Evelyn drove over to Yakima
Thursday and will visit with rela.
tives there until Sunday.
Mrs Henry Chairman and Mrs.
R. }. Roberts were guests of Mrs.
f. c. Koppen at ,Wahluke. Thurs
day afternoon.
S. K. Webster and George Low
9ring drove up to Wenatchee Tues
day, accompanied by Mrs. Web
ster and MIS-. Sylvia Lover ing VIII
expect to remain at W enatchee for
an indefinite stay.
H. +. Paschen drove to Kenne-
wick last Friday to put his daughter,
Ruth, en- board train for Portland,
where she is taking course in a
business college, after having spent
the Christmas vacation at home.
According to the records in the
Benton county clerks office it appears
that Cupid had the better of the argu-
tnent in the year 1927 when the books
were closed on December 81. There
were ISL licenses issued and 153 MAJ
riage certificates recorded last year
in Benton county. OF the marriages in
this county 10 were from licenses is
sued in Franklin county and three
from Yakima. Sixteen final degrees
Of divorce were issued and an equal
number, l6 interlocutory DEGREES were
issued.
Word from Mrs. Harry Coleman,
who was removed last week from
Yakima to Laurel Beach Sanitor-
ium at Seattle, says that she is
progressing as nicely as could be
expected.
The Sewing Club met with Mrs.
A. j. Miles on Wednesday. January
IL. The afternoon was spent in
making different colored yarn flow
ers for hats Members prese emit
were Mrs. Leander, Mrs. Haskell,
Mrs. Hostetter. Mrs. Albert Moede,
Mrs. Francis Moody, Mrs. CLAM.
man, Mrs. r. j. Roberts and Mrs.
Miles At the conclusion of the
meeting a luncheon of cake and
coffee was served by Mrs. Miles
The next meeting of the club will
be held at the home of Mrs. Hos
letter, Wednesday, January 25.
Nearly all big concerns like rail-
roads and power companies, etc.,
publish weekly Or monthly nigga
zine filled with matters of interest
to, and that circulates among their
employees. The Bulletin is the name
Ct the one published by the Pacific
Power and Light Company and in it's
January number appeared the follow
ing little item Of local interest wlieh
was sent in by L. L. Perry, White
Bluffs' correspondent tc the Bulletin: I
a five-gallon can IF brown, oily
liquid was delivered to the office
the ether day from the Kennew;ck
ef.ice. As no explanation was received
as to what it was for, Ralph Windsor
promptly proceeded to mop the office
ilocr with it, concluding that it was a
special preparation for that purpose.
The next morning the floor looked as
Though it had a bad case of measles.
or Some kindred disease 1t was
covered with yellow spots and streaks.
Ralph came to the conclusion that
this WIS due to some wax, which he
'urposed was dissolved in the solution,
and had not spread en- the floor
evenly. The following day, much to
Ralph's surprise and CONSERVATION,
word was received from Kennewick
that the solution was to be used in
the truck radiator to keep it from
freezing.
Tbs office floor should stay warm
new after its bath in the non-freez-
ing solution. 1t is even doubtful if
we will need any heat in the office
from now on.
Extension workers in Washington
were responsible for an increased pro-
fit Of S3,1so746 on farms of the state
during 1927, according to w. w. I'm
derwood, assistant director of the SER
vice, who spoke over KWSC, college
radio station recently.
"T.he workers held 5,4oo meetings
with a total attendance of 1864
farmers, farmers wives and boys and
girls Mr.. Underwood continued.
They also visited 1880 farms and
their improved methods in agriculture
and home economics were adopted by
II, 800 farms ard homes in the state.
AS a result Of the splendid COOP
o7ative work CT the department, it has
Deen possible for the dairymen of the
state to increase the average produc.
Lier1 Of milk per COW from 4,e1o
pounds in 1919 to $3.50 pounds in
1924.
Statistics showing that modern and
improved methods are being used
more and more by fruit growers. bee
keepers, livestock owners. dairymen,
ocultrymen and general farmers, were
presented by MIR. Underwood. The
service has the task of teaching i'm
owed practices and standards in ag-
riculture and the value of an err, iched
country lite with its satisfied, progress
'ive, rural people, he explained.
Winter injury to fruit trees is COM
mon in WASH ington, says Professor o.
M. Morris of the department of Hort
leu 'ture at the State College Either