White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-04-27

ed lots for homeless families are an
nounced by the King county welfare
board as a part of its "back to the
land" movement. There are now a.
900 persons in Seattle and King
county subsisting wholly or in part
| at public expense. In normal times
| the INDECENT list totals about $4,000.
The decision of the internal reve-
nue. department recently that fruit
| growers will have to pay the per
cent tax on electricity, used under
| the assumption that they are using
commercial power rather than indus
trial, which is exempt from federal
taxation, has caused much dissatis>
faction at Chelan.
Mrs. Lucy McManamon Of Dead
man Lake recently exhibited rain
bow trout that her son, Dee, caught
out of Deadman lake that was TN
inches long and weighted IL
pounds. These trout were planted
there about six years ago. This is
the largest ever taken in this vi
cinity.
Judge Ralston has held that the
law of the last legislature providing
four additional superior judges for
King county is invalid for the reason
that it places the burden of salaries
on litigants. The state constitution
provides that the state shall pay half
and the county half of the salaries.
In an address at Wenatchee at a
Grand Coulee Dam banquet, e. F.
Banker, director of conservation and
development and chairman of the
| Columbia Basin commission, said the
development of the Grand Coulee-
Columbia basin entails a program Of
at least SO years.
The Walla Walla county commits
sioners have stated that they will be
guided in their actions on flood con-
troll by sentiment expressed at SER
les of meetings this week. If the city
wishes to go ahead and ask a survey
by the state the county will not inter-
fere, they added.
Farmers whose major incomes
were definite in character and limit
ed as to sources during 1892 will be
permitted to submit cash income re-
turns instead of filling out COM
plete inventory of assets, under a
new ruling Of the state income tax
commission.
George d. James, of Winona, has a
hen that knows her calendar. The
day before easter she laid per-
fectly good Easter agg, colored a
dark brown, except for streak Of
speckles around the center and a
bunch of spots on the big end.
BY vote of 2 to / the members
of the First Presbyterian church of
Wenatchee refused to accept the res
ignation of the Rev. DR.. Frank E.
Beatty, pastor for II years. Because
Of opposition of some members he
offered to resign.
Employing 100 men, the cedar
lumber and shingle mill of the e. G.
Miller Cedar Lumber Co., resumed
operations last week, after being
idle several months. The mill viii
run five days a week, eight hours {
day.
Practicing rigid economy, the Al
school districts of Yakima count!
outside the city of Yakima are oper
ating for $4,000 less than their actu
al revenue, according to School Su
perintendent Miss Peal Hibarger.
An inspection of the Oroville-Ton
asket irrigation district is expected
soon by the state department of con
servation and development, as thu
of it's bonds by the state.
The Tunk Valley Box and Lumbe
company mill near Riverside is tn
latest of half dozen mills on tn
east slope of the Cascades to start op
GRAFTON. The mill is running at full
production.
BY a vote of 4 to 2 the stat
game commission has selected Lol
: Ovenden of Wenatchee for the pos
Of state director Of game. He wa
formerly game commissioner of Che
Ian county.
Mrs. Ida Fleischmann has bee
named mayor Of Rock Island by tn
city council to succeed H. l.. Bart
lett. The new mayor has immediatel
started mapping out an improvement
program.
A concerted movement has bee
launched at Colville to obtain cor
struction of a forest highway fror
Kettle Falls to Republic under tn
proposed public works program.
, Charged with bringing a freigf
tank car of gasoline into the stat
without paying proper taxes, Elme
} Wright, arrested at Seattle, will b
brought to Wenatchee for trial