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Show 227 ACRES GIVEN TO SCHOOLS BY FARMER By Associated Press. PKLU NCI 1A.M. Wash., Dec. II. Two hundred and seven acres of land on Sumas mountain has been donated by Aaron Wolander, a resident of the Nookeaik-K Vernon district, to the Whatcom county schools. The land is to t.e known as "Aaron Fchool park.' and includci part of the beautiful Hay-den Hay-den litke. once noted for its excellent trout fishing. Another lake, known as "Little lake." and the peak of Sumas mountain, are included In the area donated. THIS GIRL GETS ALL KINDS OF PROPOSALS By Assoc Is ted Press. PA LIS, joc. 1.1. - .Miss Helen Hester, daughter of the president of the Central Cen-tral Ha lroad of New Jersey, Is probably prob-ably the most proposed to girl lit France today. It all came about because be-cause one night in one of the American cnhips she ran out of "encores." and sang a little nursery st-nw. cat led "If No One Kver Marries Me." It goes ik this. "If no one ever m:irrt me And I don't see e hy they should. Tor nur sus I am not pretty. And I'm seldom cry good -- The direful fate of the tittle girl In the song was to be to buy a rabbit hut h and live all alone In a little wood. Hut the Amru-sn 'soldiers saw no reason rea-son why MJss Hesler. who Is pretty and "lyt'r" a typical A merican Kirl. should have a s'mllar NH. Xtrvr they had given b,T the three cheers snd a tiger with which thev usually thank the T. M A. entertainers, they hesitated a moment and then added a purely personal message. lUrkis is w illin'." called tiie A. K. F.. as one man. Since then the Incident has been repeated in everv American camp Mtsa Hesler hiia visitel. No censor would allow an estimate of the number of proposals she received in that way to pass. |