White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-10

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Within the next three weeks Pacific
county will begin to witness the first
really large harvest Of its revived oys-
ter industry, and all the major oyster
companies are making extensive prep
arations for handling their products.
The Tacoma chamber Of commerce
has notified the board Of county com.
missioners that it will expect tax
reduction Of mills in the case Of the
county, 2.5 mills in the case of the city
and mills in the case Of the port.
Donald Vermillion, Is, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. George Vermillion, West Kel-
SO, was killed when he fell from log
while swimming in the Cowlitz river
near Kelso, striking his head on the
log and suffering fractured skull.
The 1881 crop of fireweed honey
from western Washington will be short
this year, due to the invasion Of an
insect pest. Some beekeepers report
that the bees have not produced
enough honey to keep themselves dur.
ing the winter.
Landholders in the vicinity Of
Monse and the old Astor townsite are
preparing a petition asking for sur
vey in the district to have federal
irrigation project installed. About
5000 acres can be watered by pumps
from the Columbia river.
The provisions of the 1881 legisla.
tive act providing for the payment Of
all taxes in two installments and re-
ducing the amount of interest on de-
linquent taxes from IL per cent to 10
per cent have been submitted to the
state supreme court for Qualification.
A cucumber weighing exactly two
pounds, and eight inches long, was
raised at Longview by Lorraine Bar
tell. aged 9, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Bartell. Careful cultivation
and plenty Of water account for the
size of the "cuke" grown by the little
girl, she explained.
Dogs, cats and other pets are pro-
tected by the national pure food laws
as much as human beings, is the de-
cision of Federal Judge Neterer, who
ordered $40 cases of canned tuna de-
stroyed at Seattle. The cans were
labeled "For Pets: Not Intended for
Human Consumption"
A horse belonging to Archie Brown
of the Longview Riding academy, was
killed and another was badly injured
on the Coal creek road near Longview,
when an automobile, driven by Elmer
Laulainen of Kelso, skidded into q
string of ten horses as they rounded
a sharp turn in the road.
For several hours one day last week
four teachers waited for the Orchard
Vile district school to open, near Yak
ina. They went home when the dis
trict clerk informed them the treasury
contained only $3.50. The district had
an enrolment Of 113 pupils last year.
Patrons are trying to agree on what
to do.
Tenino is to have new industry
for the manufacture of litho Gotta, an
enamel finish building material, to
be made by its inventor, Joseph Hen
ritzi of Spokane. Recently Mr.. Hen
ritzi leased deposit of local sand
stone on the John Rambo place, mile
east Of Tenino, and this output will
be used for the new product.
Yakima valley has so per cent
surplus Of fruit workers, according to
a communication sent out from the
Yakima chamber of commerce. The
Yakima chamber has been flooded by
Inquiries from persons In Washington,
Oregon, Idaho, California and British
Columbia, seeking information regard
ing the pear, apple and hop harvest.
With the hunting season in Clark
county month away, the sale of hunt.
ing and fishing licenses exceeds the
number sold at this time last year by
500, the records show. AS the county
| game and fish fund is replenished by
the sale Of licenses, more money Is
available for fish propagation and pur-
chase of game birds. The season for
upland birds is from October to Is;
deer, October to 81; bear, October /
| to November 30.
Weed pests are on the increase In
Clark county, and Canada thistle, wild
morning glory and couch grass will be
very troublesome in another ten years
unless a determined effort Is made
| to eradicate them, County Agent lett
told the farmers. Other weed pests
| are appearing, and the use of chlor.
| ates, sodium and calcium are recon.
| mended in the battle against the