White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-01-07

TAX upon Gull apples Implying the
revenue therefrom to research work
on apple by-products. A tax Of 81 a
ton on culls would yield between $75,-
900 and $150,000.
Harry N. Peabody. Sc. Cowlitz coun-
ty assessor and pioneer resident of
Castle Rock, died at the Longview
Memorial hospital as the result of in
juries received when he walked in
front of an automobile on the Pacific
highway at Castle Rock.
With sufficient funds on hand, Coun.
ty Treasurer White of Yakima county
will call $52,406 in bonds and interest
against Yakima county drainage dis
tricts, January 2. In addition, $4794
in bonds against three diking districts
will be called for payment.
In charge Of 15-car consignment
of apples, Thomas A. Jones Sr. Of Wal.
la Walla is heading to the middle west
to deliver them. This makes a total Of
4S carloads Of apples sold this season
by Jones by direct solicitation among
buyers in the middle west.
Crawling of the new state highway
from Wallula east to the vicinity of
Van Cycle canyon is completed and
the road is open to traffic. 1t avoids
the Three-Mile bridge, which always
is endangered by high water. The new
road is almost without curves.
The new assessed valuation of Lew.
is county, for 1882, is $28,232,009, as
compared to S29,115,1 39 for 1881. The
total state levy for 1882 is 1924 mills,
compared to 11.6O for 1881. Estimated
collections for 1882 are placed at $291,-
918.97, compared to 1897 1861 in 1881.
Charging that switching charges on
locally owned farmer telephone lines
Of the Pullman region are out of pro
portion to charges made in. other
towns, Whelan grange has appointed
a committee to investigate and to take
any action necessary to obtain relief.
A rigid economy program was the
city councils Christmas present to
Aberdeen citizens. The council voted
to slash $4,000 from the previously
adopted budget for 1882. Action fol.
lowed conference between the in.
coming and outgoing councils with
Mayor-elect H. E. Bailey.
Cowlitz county oranges are inaug.
urating a new campaign against but.
ter substitutes, which almost disap
peared after the state instituted sale
tax Of Is cents pound. The compan'
les are now selling substitutes by TAX
ing orders through grocers and others
and delivering by Interstate shipment.
Thomas Jones and w. L. Painter
of Okanogan have been given judg-
ment of 81 against the Chewuch Chan
mel company after seven-day trial in
the superior court. They sued for
$4,000, alleging that the company fail
ed to deliver water In 1929. The jury
failed to direct who should pay the
costs of the trial.
OF 800 animals tested last month by
the Clark County Cow Testing associa-
ton, 207 produced over 30 pounds Of
butterfat, 118 more than 40 pounds,
and 38 over so pounds, nine over 60
pounds and four more than 70 pounds,
according to the report of Charles II.
Anderson, association tester. The but
terfat average for the association was
1858 pounds.
Donald Andring, 16, La Center, was
killed instantly when shotgun he
was handling was accidentally dis
charged. Donald and an unnamed
companion were out hunting and were
crossing the east fork Of the Lewis
river, when Donald reached for the
shotgun, taking 1t by the muzzle. The
hammer brushed against their boat,
discharging the gun.
The five baby-chick plants operating
at Winlock report heavy advance book.
ings for chicks for delivery in Febru-
airy and March. Operators are In
clined to look forward to a much bet
ter business than they had last year,
when there was drop in orders when
the price of eggs declined. Many poul.
trymen did not renew their flocks last
year, and a large number Of these are
expected to be in the market.
A return Of S2,525,628, or 1928 an
acre, for crops on the Sunnyside d.
vision of the Yakima irrigation prof.
ect for the year, has been announced
by ]. S. Moore, superintendent Of the
project. The Tieton division Of the
project returned $1,920,855, or s90.73
an acre, he said. The value of crops
of the entire valley, from Ellensburg
to Kennewick this year, poll of deal
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