White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-07-04

as good sized peas fell in large quant1-
ties. Hay in fields was lifted from
the ground and scattered. No material
damage was done.
Complete preliminary reports give
Washington population of 1,557,540,
compared with 1,356,621 in 1920, show
ing an increase of 2OO,919, or 14.6 per
cent in the last ten years. OF the 80
counties, gains were recorded by ~
and losses were reported by II.
Issuing his own warrant of arrest,
hearing his own case, imposing his
own fine, Police Judge Hatch of Ken
newick pleaded guilty to a traffic VIC
lation. The complaint was made by
man who had previously been
brought before the Judge for the same
offense.
The Grain Growers Warehouse com,
pany of Wilbur has announced an 3
per cent dividend and has elected H.
e. Haden president. The company, or.
ganized In 1909, has never had less
than an per cent dividend. There
are 100 stockholders and the plant is
valued at $4,000.
Pacific Beach is to have an airplane
field that will take advantage of the
hard and firm beach sand and one
that will be on a par with other air.
ports in small communities. Work
on the project will start shortly. The
commercial club of Pacific Beach will
build the field south of Joe creek.
An effort is being made by j. F.
Murk, acting Cowlitz county game
warden, to create bullfrog popula-
ton for the county's waters. Recently
he obtained 1875 bullfrog pollywogs in
the vicinity of Bridal Veil, Or, and he
released SO of them in the sloughs
near Woodland and rs at Silver Lake.
With only 100000 boxes of apples
more to be pledged the Central Wash
ington Growers association is on the
homestretch in it's campaign for sup
port among growers. Already 5,5O0,00O
boxes have been signed up, or IS per
cent of the 1927 tonnage. The con-
tracts become operative when 70 per
cent has been obtained.
Road oiling for Grays harbor beach
highways is completed and motorists
now may drive the gravel stretches
without dust. The fresh oil, however,
has made the roads slippery in places.
The completion Of oiling to Pacific
beach finished the program. The Lake
Quinault road was oiled recently and
the Westport road several weeks ago.
Cowlitz county made the largest
industrial payroll gain of any county
in the state in 1929-approximately "a
per cent, according to statistics receiv'
ed at Longview. The total industrial
payroll in 1928 was $6,316,403, and
last year it was $S,4S9,119. This gain
was second to King county in dollars
and cents increase.
The low humidity and the resulting
fire hazard has caused officials of the
Long Bell Lumber company to an
nounce a new schedule of hours fol
the woods workmen at Ryderwood
The logging crews will begin work al
6:15 A. NJ, leaving town at $3.50 A. M
The lunch hour will be at 1915 A. M
| and work will be stopped at 2:45 II
the afternoon.
Officials of school district 81, O.
which College Place is the center, arr
jubilant at the approval of the pro
posal for $4,000 bond issue for erec
ton of civic auditorium and gym
nasium and installation of a new heat
ing plant. A total of 1853 voted, 29
being in favor of the Improvement
which will give College Place publ
meeting place as we'll as provide facil
| tiles Tor gymnasium WOTk.
Seventy-five men are employed ii
Longview on construction work in cor
nection with the installation and eret
ton of the gas plant being built by tn
American Gas Construction company
OF this number SO are employed in lay
ing mains and Is are employed at tn
plant site. Three or four months Wi
be required to complete the constru'
ton work, both in Longview and !
Kelso, the company furnishing gas t
the two cities.
The cornerstone for the new $4,000
Congregational church building
Walla Walla was laid a few days ag
following special church servic
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