White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-20
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The low price of liquid skim milk at
the present time makes it most de-
sirable feed for young pullets, accord.
ing to J. S. Carver, head of the State
college department of poultry hus-
bandry. 1t will keep down costs.
An airplane flight over the Wenat-
chez valley reveals the enormous dam
ages caused to shade and fruit trees
by the red spider, which, owing to hot
weather, has been more active than
usual this year. The damage is see
ond only to that Of the codling moth.
Miss Ruby Thompson, who owns a
tract of the North Dalles Fruit and
Garden Acres, has forwarded the first
carload Of potatoes ever to roll from
Grand Dalles. The tubers, of the Bliss
Triumph variety, were Of excellent
quality. They will be shipped to
Alaska.
The game warden Of Benton county
is shooting Hungarian cartridges to
save the crops of ranchers near Finley.
Ranchers report large flocks of the
birds have descended upon their
watermelon fields. They peck holes
in the melons. The dead birds are
given to needy families.
The marker, "a feet high, which will
announce to the world with neon signs
that the traveller has reached Vancou-
YER, will be ready to dedicate in about
ten days, according to Mayor Higgins.
The marker, of brick and stone, stands
in front of the old Covington house at
the northern city limits.
Tae prune crop of Clark county will
be harvested much earlier this year
than usual The peak will be reached
about August Is. Prunes are already
turning blue. The crop this year is
expected to be about half the normal
yield Of 100000 pounds. The
prunes are large and Of fine appear
ance.
With airp1anes roaring overhead and
automobiles racing along the highway,
Ed Coffield has two yoke of oxen drag
ging harrow through his prune Or
chard near the city limits of Vancou-
yer. The team is being trained for
the Pendleton roundup and creates a
sensation among motorists who stop
+Io ;rbv IN vic hot a
common sight in the sos.
Putting about $50 men to work, two
camps Of the Saginaw Timber COM
pany in the North River valley started
operations last week. The Mackie
mill at Markham resumed operations
Monday, using force of 20 men. The
Clemens Logging company camps near
Montesano opened recently and en-
gagged ESQ, men. The Aberdeen Lum-
Der Single company plant also has
resumed operation.
The postoffice at Lebam, 40 miles
west of Chehalis, on the Northern Pa
cific South Bend branch, was entered
by two burglars, who awakened the
postmaster, G. w. Adams, when they
cracked the safe. They were engaged
in rifling it's contents and the mail
when he discovered them and were
given hot reception. Adams fired
several shots from a shotgun, whereat
the pair fled, leaving their parked car
at the rear of the building.
Believing his we'll was dry when the
electric pump failed to function, M
Anderson, whose farm is on the Bat
tie Ground highway, decided to clean
it out. Placing ladder in the we'll
he descended with ease, but finding
plenty of water, started to climb out.
The ladder taking up considerable
room, he was unable to bend his knees
for the upward climb. Bernard Lundy,
who was assisting him, called the
neighbors and they lifted Anderson
out with a rope.
Throwing rolling pin 70 feet, Miss
Edith Fowler of Rose Valley defeated
| SO other women in the rolling pin
throwing contest at the annual Cow
| litz County Grange picnic at Pleasant
Hill park recently. Mrs. Edward
| Wickstrom of Kelso heaved the roll
ing pin II feet and Mrs. George Merry
Of Stella was third with throw of
IS feet. Woodland grange won the
horseshoe pitching contest with H. G.
Bozarth and Clifford Bozarth doing
the throwing.
Men of Centralia looked forward
last week to their first shave in five
weeks as the annual Southwest Wash.
ington Pioneers picnic drew to close
and the city ban against shaving was
lifted there. Since July Is the adult
males have been forbidden by city
ordinance to use razors. Violators-
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