White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-19

| SCuOOl. CudTleS LICK VI CdIldS won
second place and Margaret Drake OF
Camas won third place.
Something new in "father-and-son"
contests was divulged in Spokane re-
Gently when father sued his son to
recover damages for injuries alleged
to have been received while the father
was passenger in the sons car.
Frank Gerimonte asked $500 damages
from his son, A. e. Gerimonte.
Articles incorporating the Clark
County Grange fair were filed with the
county auditor last week. The prin.
cipal place of business will be Van.
couver and the incorporators are au
thorized to obtain land, erect buildings
and conduct an annual grange fair.
County aid will not be accepted.
The last right-of-way required for
permanent highway No. Is on the
Lewis river was obtained short time
ago when the Cowlitz county commits.
sioners agreed to pay $500 for right
Of way across the George Dufur place.
The commissioners will receive bids
on the work the first of the week.
More than $4,000 in alterations to
three Hoquiam schools was authorized
by City Engineer. Austin when he is
sued permits for the construction of
additions to the Washington, Lincoln
and Emerson schools. The permits
mark the start of one of the largest
school remodeling programs in the
city's history
Heat from the drill with which he
was boring hole in supposedly emp
ty gasoline line caused an explosion
at the Standard Oil company's marine
station in Longview, which caused
several first-degree burns to the face
and arms of Len Edwards, machinist.
Flames shot SO feet in the air from
the punctured line.
Bids are being received by Postmas-
ter Albert Maurer for two contract
sub-postal stations in Kelso, one of
which swill be in West Kelso and the
other on the hill. The contracts will
be for two years, starting June /, e.
j. Mclaughlin has the West Kelso
sub-station at present and the one on
the hill is located in a grocery store
The combined ages of d. M. Beams
and three guests at his Goth birthday
dinner, held in Vancouver, totaled 1868
years. The guests were S. G. Sexton,
"a, who was employed as a shipyard
guard on the Atlantic seaboard during
the world war and was the Oldest en-
listed man in the war; /. W. Carson,
90, civil war veteran, and M. N. Strick-
ling, 80.
The new Pacific highway bridge
spanning the Coweeman river was
opened to traffic recently. 1t was
constructed by ]. Bodruann Of Port
land, and replaces a timber bridge
which was condemned for heavy loads
last year. The new bridge is of con.
crete and steel and has a walk for Pc
destrians in addition to the full width
highway roadway.
George w. Ninemire narrowly es-
capped death recently when newly
sharpened ak which he was removing
from tree fell about four feet and
hit his head. It went clear through
the skull, taking out nick. DR.. K.
w. Berry, who dressed the wound,
reported it is serious but not critical
The injured man was taken to his
home near Montesano.
Members of Clark county Pomona
grange, in session at Washougal, have
voted in favor of employing county
agent. r. A. Newly of Washougal, j.
T. Harris of Sara and F. J. Erickson
Of Lake Shore were appointed on
committee to confer with the county
commissioners for the purpose of hav-
ing an appropriation incorporated in
the budget to pay for the cost of main
tanning the agent.
Several delegations of citizens from
the southern part Of Cowlitz county
appeared at hearing before the coun-
ty commissioners Monday, to protest
against the proposed sale of the county
fair grounds at Woodland. The annual
appropriation for the fair was discon'
tinued by the commissioners last fall
and Commissioner Tom Cunningham
of Castle Rock is in favor of the sale
of the fair grounds.
The Allen Packing corporation of
Longview anticipates pack Of from
$4,000 to 10000 cases Of Refugee
stringless beans, raised on the dixie
lands of the lower Columbia river
area, according to A. e. Allen. The
pack, Mr.. Allen said, would be market
ed almost entirely in the west, with
Portland, Seattle. Spokane and San
Francisco firms taking the major por.
ton of the output.
Cold weather is holding back the
growth of strawberry planes, which
are usually in full bloom at this time
Of the year, Clark county growers re-
port. The ground is too wet to work.
and nothing is being done in the way
of cultivation. Buds on prune trees
show no signs of growth, and blossom