White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-07


bile in which they were riding, was
injured.
Sweeping through the Yakima valley
at a maximum velocity of 80 miles an
hour, the dust storiL tore the rooI
from the Washington state fair grand
stand, uprooted many trees throughout
the city and did damage to the elec'
trical equipment estimated at several
thousand dollars.
The grass at Camp Hurlburt at Van
couver is being cut in order to make
the grounds more like lawn, and
road oiling will be completed before
the camp opens SO the Oil Will pc
soaked in when the students arrive.
Opening day is June 16, and the city
of tents will be erected before that
date.
]. R. Burkhart, supervisor of for
ests, has announced that $4,000 has
been allotted to Columbia national for
est, most of which will be used on
roads and trails. The program calls
for the Improvement of 1928 miles OF
road and 145 miles Of trails. Fifty
nine miles Of telephone lines will be
erected.
President Penrose of Whitman col
lege has called the attention of the
Walla Walla chamber Of commerce to
the fact that although Washington was
named after the Father of his Coun-
try, it is the only state in the Union
that is not cooperating in plans for
celebrating the bicentennial of the
birth of George Washington.
G. A. Sterling, city commissioner OF
Wenatchee, was at Coulee recently re-
covering from temporary blindness
caused by dust in the recent storm.
Static electricity caused by particles
Of sand in the air put the ignition OF
his car out of commission and he at
tempted to walk to his ranch at STRAIT
ford. He was picked up by motorists.
Aberdeen will have a birthday par
ty May 9 to celebrate its 4lst ami
versary. The affair will consist of
sports program and parade by jul
venile participants in the morning,
and will continue with full calendar
Of attractions throughout the day, eli
NAKED with an outdoor celebration at
night Customs and fashions Of Al
years ago will be featured.
H. E. Scholz, farmer near Menlo in
Pacific county, is being deluged with
offers for outright sale, option and
lease, according to reports reaching
| Aberdeen. Scholz in March upturned
q supposed meteorite while blowing.
Although the offers range from $50 to
$1,000, he has completed no sale. Mu-
seums, schools Of mines at colleges
and spectators are the bidders.
A fir timber cut in the Long-Bell
companys camp near Ryderwood will
serve as a flagpole at President Hoov-
er's summer camp at Rapidan, Va.
The timber, which was shipped aboard
the steamer Walter Luckenbach,
measures 80 inches square and 60 feet
long. A mate to this "stick" was to
be loaded on Puget sound, and it is
presumed that the two will be spliced
together.
The Clark county strawberry crop
was damaged about 40 per cent by the
heavy frosts recently, according to re
ports received at the office of the
Washington Growers Packing corpor
alton. Tree fruits apparently were not
damaged, but strawberry blossoms, ly
ing so near the ground, were blighted
and are turning black. The yield may
be increased to some extent by larger
berries because of fewer on the vines
growers say.
Washington's tax of Is cents {
pound on butter substitutes did mo-
ylelu a cent Oh revenue III lis LII .
month of operation, DR.. Robert Prior
dairy and livestock division chief, sale
recently. cat the present low price
of butter, oleomargarine can't com
pete," he said. mot pound subjec
to the tax was Sold" Only three deal
ers' licenses have been issued, HI
said, compared to over 20 dealers be
fore the law went into effect.
Formation of the United EXpor
Lumber association, embracing fou
export groups and LAG sawmills II
: western Washington, Oregon and Brit
} ish Columbia, was announced at Long
view by L. L. Chapman, head of tn
export activities of the Long-Bel
Lumber company. The Douglas FL
: Exploitation e Export company, Sea,
7 tie, the Dant & Russell Export CON
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