White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-26
Christmas trees valued at $1,000

cold damaged many trees, making de-
sirable stock harder to get.
Delegates from Roy, Yelm, Rainier,
Vail. Bucoda and Tenino attended the
meeting at Tenino to renew the fight
for building Of the proposed direct
highway north from Tenino and thus
effect saving of II miles from south
west Washington cities to Tacoma.
More than two thousand children OF
Pacific county were guests of the mer-
chants and the chamber Of commerce
at Raymond. Gifts Of candy were dis
tributed at the community Christmas
tree. An invitation was extended to
every child in the county to attend.
State prison officials at Walla Walla
are receiving many Christmas gifts
for inmates that are contraband and
must be returned to the sender. For
hidden articles include cooked fowls
or meats, tooth paste, toilet articles,
canned or bottled fruits and cigarets.
A Christmas lighting contest, begin
ming December 20 and continuing until
after New Years, was sponsored by
the Vancouver chamber of commerce.
The contest featured outdoor lighting
of lawns and shrubbery and prizes will
be given for the most beautiful and
original displays.
City commissioners of Westport, a
fishing fleet town north Of Raymond,
have called for bids for widening Of
the present paved highway through
the town with a seven-foot paving. In
order to make sure the work Is done
locally, the commission states that
only Westport residents bids will be
considered.
The city of Walla Walla is now max
ing use of gas generated in it's sewage
disposal plant to operate the incin-
orator, which heretofore has been fed
with wood. About 10000 cubic feet
each "a hours is available, and the gas
is piped at an expense of SIS to the
place where it is needed. The gas
supply will be constant, officials state.
A lower price for gift boxes of
prunes, five and ten pounds each, has
resulted in an increased sale this year
officials Of the Washington Growers
Packing corporation said at Vancou-
yer. The plant is busy packing boxes
which are in demand for Christmas
presents sent by local people to east
ern friends. The distribution is nation
wide and many gift boxes are being
sent to Europe.
A new effort to evict tenants who
refuse to leave after failing to pay
rent has been devised by Ed Hender-
son, Olympia real estate man. Armed
with an ak Henderson went to two
houses where tenants refused to pay
overdue rent and proceeded to remove
doors, windows and even walls by
chopping. them out. After wreckiHg
both houses he surrendered to the
sheriff and was held on a disorderly
conduct charge.
Certified seed potato growers OF
Skamania county met at Stevens re-
Gently to inspect, grade and set prices
on this years crop. This is a new in
dustry in the county and promises to
be profitable. The chief speaker was
Chaplin Mills, district horticulturist
from Vancouver, who used samples
for inspecting and grading. j. d. Breg-
ger, extension horticulturist of the
state college, talked on market condi-
tions and development of markets for
certified seed.
The United States bureau of roads
surveying crew of IL men, which has
been surveying the last 16 miles of
the Spirit Lake highway from the
Ashen ranger station to Spirit Lake,
completed their field work last week.
1t is expected that federal road funds
will be made available for the con-
struction of that portion Of the highway
through the road appropriations to be
made by congress. The Cowlitz coun-
ty commissioners have called for bids
on the clearing Of the right of way for
the ~ miles of the highway from the
st. Helens postoffice to the AsheD
ranger station.
Specifications for the Gle Elum dam,
sixth and last Of series for storing
the water Of the Yakima river and
tributaries, were released by the bu.
reau Of reclamation, which will direct
construction Of the $6,OO0,0OO project,
The dam will cost approximately ST..
100000, reservoir rights of way $780,,
600 and flowage rights 100000, max
ing the total s3,5OQOOO. The dam to be