White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-03-17


Caught in the swirling water Of a
small creek when she fell from a
footbridge, Gladys Frederickson, aged
3, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Frederickson of Oakland, CAL, was
drowned near Everett.
Consulting Engineer Ross K. Tiffany
was retained by the Tieton Water
Users association to help obtain addi.
tional water for the Tieton project.
He will investigate the comparative
expense of various plans.
A SO per cent reduction in telephone
rates of the rural phone system which
serves an area between Kelso and
Castle Rock is asked in petition filed
with the Pacific Telephone G. Tele-
graph company by patrons.
In order that farmers may obtain
needed gasoline supplies to do their
spring blowing the Walla Walla coun-
ty commissioners have lifted the load
limit on graveled roads. Farmers will
take their chances of getting mired.
The town of Kalama has reduced its
bonded Indebtedness by s14,26137 and
its warrant debt by s1S95.S6 from jan
uary 1, 1880, to November 80, 1881, ac-
cording to the report of c. e. May
nard, state examiner of his audit COW
ering that period.
Indicating that the Horticultural
union of Yakima is in sound financial
condition, net profits for the year ag-
gregated $45,1G7. The union has re-
tired $4,000 of outstanding bonds and
since January 81 has paid Off $685.
600 of current liabilities.
After cutting out a proposal that
married women be eliminated from
teaching positions in the Yakima pub
lie schools, directors of the Yakima
Chamber Of Commerce have approved
all other recommendation made by
committee on school taxation.
Asserting that they have been told
that conditions are good at Wenatchee,
scores of unemployed are flooding the
city. They say they were told that
community kitchen provided free
meals. At the same time the police
are worried by petty thieves.
Woodland park zoos last polar bear
is deadly drowning. The Seattle
park authorities revealed that he died
during the recent cold weather when
he took a midnight plunge and was
frozen under the ice coating his pool.
The zoo originally had five white
bears, but all died.
| If the people knew all the facts
about tax inequalities in Washington,
says N. d. Showalter, superintendent
Of public instruction, they would re-
bel. Only IS per cent are paying taxes
and some Of them 40 times as much
as others on given valuation, &C
cording to Showalter.
Approximately $4,000 acres of
Washington land suitable for reforest-
alton have been approved for CLASH
by the state tax commission. Owners
will pay on valuation Of 81 per acre
in western Washington and so cents
in eastern Washington.
With flood waters subsidized and a
loss of about $500, the city council
of Davenport has taken steps to re-
pair the streets and replace 100 feet
of sewer pipe. Two bridges washed
out will not be replaced this year.
Damage to state highways in the dis
trict is estimated at $4,000.
The Blockhouse school about seven
miles west Of Goldendale closed at
the end of six-month term. The
reason was lack Of funds. The school
board did not wish to go in debt, or
to ask taxpayers to vote special funds
to carry on the school for the remain
ing three months Of the term.
Lack Of money, through restricted
tax payments, may close the Lowden
high school and possibly the high
school at Touchet next fall and author
tiles Of Walla Walla high school are
preparing to take care of the seven
Lowden students and 81 Touchet stu
dents, if necessary. II a way is found
to keep the Touchet school opened the
Lowden students will go there.
Two lateral highways in Wahkiakum
county, the building Of which will
amount to some $4,000, will be started
shortly, bids for the work to be called
In the near future, 1t was learned from
Clifford Osborne, county engineer. The
roads are lateral highway No. 10, con-
Meeting the Ocean Beach highway and
the Salmon Creek road, opening new
route into Pacific county, and lateral
highway M 10 conoectinp with Roc.