White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-04-25

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quart in the standard grade of mill
delivered to the family trade. The
new price will be 10 cents per quart
No cut will be made to producers.
Ia an eyebrow worth s7625? Miss
Rose Staley filed suit against H. M
Williams, asserting that his car hi
hers, knocking her to the pavement
and causing a cut on the forehead
which deprived her of an eyebrow.
Mrs. Della Hewett, poultry farmer
in the Appleton district, received 9
shipment of baby chicks recently. She
gave them their first feed and after
eating one little fellow stretched his
neck, shut his eyes, Tapped his little
wing stubs and crowed.
Cherry growers in the western Wah.
kiakum county fruit belt are predict.
ing banner year. With the added
hours of sunshine daily the orchards
are bursting into blossom, and grow
ers and shippers predict that the ton
mage this season will be record one
Lack of snowfall and rain during
the winter and early spring portends
short range for sheepmen, and pros
poets for the industry are not rosy
according to T. ]. Drumheller, presi
dent of the Washington Wool Grow.
ers association. Lambing results have
been good.
| The Centralia chapter of the Izaak
| Walton league at its meeting recently
| set June 16 and II as the dates for
the annual state convention of the or
ganization to be held there. The Cen
tralia chapter will act as host for the
meeting, but other chapters in Lewis
county will be asked to assist.
The Lee-Nye Construction company
of Centralia has started erection Of a
30-foot addition to the barreling plant
at Rochester operated by Baker, Kelly
& Mclaughlin. It will be completed
soon. A contemplated increase in the
berry output at Rochester this season
necessitated enlargement of the plant
That the population of Vancouver
will fall 5000 below the estimates is
conceded by the census committee OF
the chamber Of commerce after going
over incomplete returns with enum
orators and Supervisor Hafenbrack
The population was estimated at 49,,
900, but 1t will not exceed $4,000, the
committee said.
Agreement was reached whereby
the road up Mill creek beyond the
Oregon line, will be put in condition.
Umatilla county will use its equipment
and the people living along the road
will help pay for the work. Upper
Mill creek is the summer home dis.
trfct of Walla Walla, and it also is the
location of the city's water intake.
William Carrow, 40, pulp wood work.
er Of Copalis crossing, was killed in.
stantly, and Lester Caswell, As, OF
Grass Greek, suffered decorations and
bruises when motorcycle and side.
cay which Carrow was driving and an
| automobile driven by F. A. Teatreau,
Moclips garage owner, crashed on the
beach road two miles east of Wilder.
ness.
A building permit was issued at
Yakima for immediate construction of
a five-story ramp garage for automo.
biles with additional storage on it's
roof, at the corner of South Second
and Chestnut streets, at an estimated
cost Of 100000. Leo S. Ross, con-
tractor, obtained the permit. He said
a company of Yakima men was back.
ing the enterprise.
Bids for construction of bridges over
the Hob river on. the Olympic loop
highway and over the Queets at Har
low creek, branch road from the
same highway will be called shortly
by the state highway department, 1t
was announced at Hoquiam. Plans for
the two spans are now in the hands
of the war department for approval
and the bids will be advertised short
ly after the permits are received.
Stevenson shows signs of a new in.
terest in life and number Of new
enterprises are being started this
month. The city water works plant
is under construction and in charge
of A. Del Gasso, who is erecting the
dam and laying 6-inch pipe into town.
Talking pictures have been installed
at the Wigwam theater. Stevenson is
the smallest town in the United States
to support theater equipped with
sound features.
Plans for the erection of the new
milk drier, accessory to the creamery
plant Of the Lower Columbia Dairy
association Of Grays River, are being
rapidly matured. The work is to be
financed by federal aid money and has
the backing Of the dairy farmers. Ma.
selle, Deep River, Salmon Creek, Rose
burg, Eden and Grays River diaries
are included. More than HOO COWS
have been signed. The plant is ex-
pected to be in operation by July 1.
With continued good weather, pros
poets are excellent for heavy crop
of cherries, reports T. r. Hull, repre-