White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-05-19

Growers Service corporation. This is
100000 pounds less than last year.
Southwest Washington and the Co.
lumbia River region celebrated the
14Oth anniversary of the discovery of
Grays Harbor and the Columbia river
on May and II, 1892, by the young
New Englander, Captain Robert Gray.
With production costs 81 per cent
under what they were one year ago.
poultry farmers in Washington can
make money despite the low price for
eggs, declared G. w. Wheeler, Van.
couyer manager for the Washington
Cooperative Egg and Poultry associa.
ton.
In the Kaniksu national forest
crew of 20 men has started planting
600 acres of the Pine and Snow Greek
areas with white pine seedlings. The
areas were burned over last summer
in the big Marshall lake fire. 1t will
take 100000 seedlings to reforest the
area.
The Walla Nalla county commits
sioners will discontinue the Accent
bounty on maybe eggs. Hunters have
become too adept in encouraging the
magpies to lay. The total disburse-
ment for April was $1,000, which
.:n;, IS I, io
sioners.
A stray swarm of bees tried city
life at Walla Walla and succeeded in
tying up traffic before they were cap.
tureG by A. j. Rypzynshi, who, hear.
ing Of the prize awaiting, hurried there
with hive. They first tried to swarm
in a mail box and then settled on an
awning.
The United Bulb company, which
has large farm near Woodland where
33 acres were planted in daffodils and
other bulbs this year, will start its
harvest about the middle of June. A
drying shed 40xS0 feet in size is be-
ing built. The bulbs will be shipped
east and good crop is in prospect.
Harvesting Of creeping bent grass
seed in Pacific county will again be
carried on this summer, according to
w. ]. Smith, who was in South Bend
recently making his 1892 arrange.
ments. Smith says that he has con.
tract from a national seed company
to supply from $40 900 to $4,000 worth
of local grass seed.
People who receive help from the
Longview welfare board must show de-
sire to help themselves. Both city and
county agencies give assistance in OBJ
tanning seed, tools and land for those
who are in need. No garden - no
help, is the new rule. The welfare
board believes it will eliminate num-
Der of professional" charity recipi-
ents by this method.
Births in Clark county during April
made decided gain over the number
of deaths, the total given in the month
ly report of the health department be-
ing Sc births and 3S deaths. Included
in the deaths were more than the
usual number classed as violent, there
being four from automobile mishaps,
one caused by train, one suicide and
two from mushroom poisoning.
The first strawberry shipment Of the
season, five crates grown by Wallace
Bateman, were dispatched from Wenat-
chez through the Yakima Fruit Grow
ers' association. Seventy-three carlots
of asparagus, besides heavy express
and truck shipments, have been dis
cherries about June 1. The asparagus
cut has brought about $4,000 weekly in.
to the community.
Passenger stages of the North Bank
system will be in operation over the
North Bank highway between Port
land and Yakima by June 1, William
T. Crawford, general manager Of the
company, told the Vancouver chamber
of commerce last week. Mr.. Craw.
ford expects his stages to make the
run between Yakima and Vancouver
in seven hours. Another 20 minutes
will put the cars in the Portland term
inal. One stage will leave Vancouver
in the morning and another in the
afternoon.
A poultry school at which poultry.
men of southwest Washington will be
given instruction in the treatment Of
fowl pox will be held at the Kelso
club May 81 and %. Drs. Sawyer and
Hamilton of the experiment station
at Puyallup will be in charge Of the
school, which will be attended by
poultrymen of Clark, Skamania, Cow
litz, Wahkiakum, Pacific and Lewis
counties. Poultrymen who pass salts