White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-29


tract for building a new schoolhouse
in Pleasant valley district, will start
work at once, and the building will be
rushed in order to accommodate the
pupils before winter sets in.
The harvesting and distilling Of 100
acres of mint is now under way In
Columbia Valley Gardens, west of
Longview. Jack Alexander is the own.
er of the mint field, which borders
on the Ocean Beach highway.
Indians are returning from Mount
Adams with loads of huckleberries
and are offering them for sale at 81
a gallon at Glenwood. Some Indians
who own cars bring the berries down,
sell their load and return for more.
The Wilbur Commercial club has
organized three months program of
trade days, from September 13 to De-
cember 10. On each of the trade days,
second and fourth Saturdays, the mer.
chants will provide bargains and en-
tertainment.
Lowered rates proposed by the Sc
attic Gas company have been approved
by the supervisor of public utilities.
In 1929 the city of Seattle used 2,OO0,-
100000 cubic feet of gas, or 60 per
cent of the entire amount consumed
In the state.
Ralph Case was announced as the
winner Of pork-raising contest con-
Quoted among Smith Hughes students
at the Centralia high school. He pro.
duced 1470 pounds of pork from one
litter of Berkshire pigs during peri
cd of $50 days.
The city council of Spokane has
passed an ordinance imposing a tax
Of $50 per annum on each miniature
golf course and fixing the closing hour
at midnight, or earlier if conditions
warrant. Adequate lavatory facilities
must also be provided.
More than 100 persons were plunged
into the icy water of Puget sound
when a gangplank connecting pa
vilion with a float at Point Defiance
park gave way. All were rescued or
managed to climb out unaided and no
one was injured seriously.
The first shipment of crates for the
evergreen blackberry crop has been
received at Montesano from the Wash.
ington state canneries, Seattle, accord
ing to L. ]. Esses, agent. About 5000
crates containing 10000 boxes are ex.
pected by Esses within the week.
Surprising records of all previous
years, rs carloads Of potatoes were
shipped from the Mabton district dur
ing the first two weeks of August.
With so carloads shipped during July
this brings the movement SO far this
season to total Of 1875 carloads.
The wheat harvest is in full blast
and threshing machines are being op-
Grated in all sections of Clark county.
A fair yield is reported. Although
Clark county is largely devoted to
dairying, fruit and potato growing, a
considerable acreage is planted to
grain in some sections. ,ss,Is4il 4Isi
An endurance contest Of practical
order was started in Vancouver when
two West Mill Plain boys. Joseph Nc
Cormick, 13, and Richard Lawrence,
II, started chopping wood in the back
yard of B. H. Kreis. The limit is half
a cord day, and the first half-cord
lasted the youthful ak wielders just
two hours.
A crew of men is at work repairing
ITO feet of concrete irrigation flume
near Entiat as the result of small
cloudburst. Another crew of men is
working on the Wenatchee-C helan
highway, which was strewn with de-
bris and boulders washed down from
the hills. Water stood three feet deep
in the road at places.
The harvesting Of fir cones bids
fair to become crop failure this year,
according to Minard & Co., Elma
agents, who have been advised by
buyers of the product that the cones
this season lack polarization and can
not be used. The cones are used for
reforestation purposes. Normally the
industry, which is still in its infancy,
amounts to several thousands Of dol.
lars each season.