White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-10-24
Water users Of the defunct BLACK

court to sell the property so that they
may buy it in time to provide water
for next year. Crops on 1898 acres
are involved.
Not a usual occurrence but an &C.
casional one, June apple tree on the
John Lees lot in Walla Walla is bear
ing it's second crop of fruit for the sea-
son. The last crop is understood and
not likely to become ripe. Last year
Lees had tree of Transparent apples
do the same thing.
Mayor w. w. Stratton of Yakima
has announced that all inmates of the
city Jail will be required to do their
daily dozen on the chain gang in pay.
ment for their board and lodging. The
decision to establish a chain gang
was reached at meeting of law en-
forcement officials.
Washington dairy producers, coop
Grating under DR.. Robert Prior of
and livestock, have formed the Wash
ington dairy products bureau to con-
duct an extensive advertising cam
paign to increase the home consump-
ton of milk and milk products.
Organized 10 years ago with ia
members, $4,000 capital and one old
truck; now, 10000 members, $4,000
900 capital, 127 trucks and some haul
ing trailers-that in brief, is the story
of the Washington Cooperative Egg
and Poultry association, whose Spo-
kane plant was dedicated recently.
The Grays Harbor naval reserve
unit is to lose its training ship, the
Eagle boat No. II, under recent ma
val order taking the vessel from COM
mission. She is to be scrapped at
Bremerton unless the Aberdeen naval
reserve unit succeeds in having the
order rescinded, which is doubtful.
Not satisfied with having sliced
s5641 off the 1890 figure in their pre-
liminary 1881 budget, the Camas city
council lowered the 1881 figure to
total Of $4,000, or $500 less than the
preliminary figure, for the final Off
cial budget, thus bringing about tax
rate Of IL mills, rate lower than has
been levied in several years.
Preparations are being completed at
Bay Center, near Raymond, for the
first large marketing of the trans
planted Japanese oysters, now known
as Pacific oysters, which have shown
such adaptability to Willapa harbor
waters. Electrical oyster washing
machinery has just arrived for that
plant and the unit is expected to be
in operation within few days.
Total school enrolment, 1929, for
the state was 344,741,, an increase of
1854 over the previous year. The in
crease was almost altogether in high
schools. Elementary enrolment Of
255,S83 was decrease Of 210S. High
school enrolment was S5,428, an in
crease of 276S. The high school gain
is considered encouraging, as showing
that more students are graduating
from the lower grades and continuing
in high school.
Public cooperation with the state
highway patrols war on motor casual
ties was asked by William Cole, chief
Of the patrol Give more persons
were killed on our highways the first
seven months of this year than during
the same time IN 1929" he said. "Con-
slant testing of equipment and safety
education by our officers did not keep
the death toll down. In seven months
1870 persons were killed on highways
in Washington"
When figures on the honey crop are
compiled this year, Grays Harbor
county expects to crowd the leading
honey producing centers Of the state
for first place, with an estimated crop
of 125 tons, according to w. l.. Cox,
largest producer of the county. The
Elma district will produce more than
one-third of the output for the coun.
ty which has increased its tonnage
each season until it is believed to
have topped Benton county, which in
turn has passed Yakima. Fireweed
feeding grounds adjoining Elma are
responsible for the increase here.
Winter laid down his first barrage
in the Cascades last week, blew a
frosty breath at the coast regions Of
the Pacific northwest and laid plans
for an offensive almost a month ear