White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-28

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of the sociology department OF the
University of Washington, has pro-
tested formally against the law passed
| bv the last legislature that requires
university professors to take an oath
of allegiance to the federal and state
constitutions.
A feature of the two-day celebration
of the Fourth of July to be held in
Vancouver will be parade of pet AMI
mails to be held on the third. All pets
ranging from dogs to canary birds will
be eligible for the parade, which will
traverse downtown streets beginning
at 10 A. M.
Motorists have been urged to avoid
the Spirit Lake highway at present
by County Commissioner Cunningham,
who said the road is almost impass-
able as result of clearing, grubbing
and grading operations that are In
progress for 16 miles eastward from
Green mountain.
The Kelso city council has called an
election on the question of issuing
$4,000 in bonds for the purchase of
the Kelso airport site for Tuesday,
June %. A three-fifths majority vote
is required, and at least 80 per cent
Of the vote at the last general election
must be cast to validate the bonds.
| Wheat farmers of the Inland Empire
| will be saved more than $1,000,000 a
season in the sale of their grain by
proposed downward revision of dis
counts. In the discounts for test
weight, grade and mixture the new
schedule cuts the old in two and in
the case of smut the cut is nearly so
| per cent.
| Two Wenatchee youths set to work
recently copying in long-hand the en-.
tire state traffic code of $1,000 words.
Justice Fred Mintzer of Cashmere SEN
fenced Howard Apples, IL, and Joe
France, Is, to the task when they
pleaded guilty to using Miller street
for speedway, resulting in the crash
of three cars.
| The Farmers National Warehouse
corporation has made known through
the Walla Walla cooperative that the
proposed 50x200-foot warehouse there
will not be built. Farmer-owned ele-
vators and warehouses in the vicinity
would have been placed in competi-
ton and rather than run the risk of
arousing i'll feeling the plans were
changed.
When dog bites an automobile it
may or may not be news, but it has
resulted in complaint. H. Williamson
of McCleary told police officers he
was driving along on Aberdeen avenue
when a large dog rushed into the road
and bit his car. The animal attacked
the automobile with such vigor that
tire cover was torn off and ripped
to shreds, he said.
1t is estimated that 5000 berry pick.
ers will be needed to harvest. the
bumper crop of Strawberries in pros
pect on the Grand Mound and Roches-
ter prairies. Local labor will be Civ.
en- preference, according to Chris Tas.
hos, head of the Grand Mound asso.
citation. Professional pickers are com.
ing in increasing numbers and will be
used If local labor cannot be obtained.
Officials of the Weyerhaeuser
Lumber company have announced q
merger of three Raymond lumber mills
involving S1,500,0O0. The mills are
the Raymond Lumber company, the
Willapa Lumber company and the
Lewis Mill & Timber company. The
combined mills have been reopened
and 400 men, who have been unem-
ployed the past two months, put back
to work.
Worlds record for killing coyotes
was broken last month by Fred G. Pc
terson of Prosser, government hunter,
Leo X. Couch, leader of predatory an
imal control, said last week. Peterson
killed 176 Of the animals in 30 days.
Concentration of coyotes in the Horse
Heaven and Hanford- White Bluffs sec.
tions Of Benton county and uncanny
skill in locating coyote -dens were re-
sponsible for Peterson's record.
Woodlands Planters day, held an
nually by the Lewis River metropolis
in celebration of the holding of the
dikes which protect thousands of acres
of rich bottom land from overflow dur
ing the Columbia river spring freshet
will be held June 25 or rs. The Wood
land firemen again will have charge
of arrangements for the event. A trip
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