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Columbia Gorge News
Wednesday October 21, 2020
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HISTORY
VERBATIM
Historic ballots
hit county
mailboxes
The Stiles Movie Theater, located on the 200 block of 2nd Street in 1925.
PANDEMIC SHUTS DOWN CITY (IN 1919)
The registered voter count in Hood River has gone up 200
persons this past month.
Lee Schissler, county elections supervisor, credited the
presidential race, 26 ballot measures, three local bond levies
and several locally contested races for the increased citizen
interest.
“With that many things on the ballot, there is something
everyone is going to be interested in voting on,” said Schissler.
He anticipates that at least 65 percent of the county’s 10,726
registered voters will fill out ballots, up from about 60 percent
in the May primary. However, Schissler said some members
of his staff are predicting that voter counts could reach as high
as 75 percent.
On Friday, the mail ballots that were printed in Bend were
carted to the post office after six workers in the elections
office spent three days sorting them by precinct and sealing
them for posting.
According to Schissler, the two full ballot sheets have made
mailing envelopes almost too heavy for a 33-cent stamp. To
accommodate those documents, three sides of the envelope
have been rounded off and any extra paperwork inserted in
commendable manner has
the return mailing will require extra postage.
strengthened the hand of the
He said marked ballots must be physically in the posses-
city in stamping out influen- sion of the elections office by 8 p.m. Nov. 7. Postmarks do not
za. At the official meeting of count if the ballot does not arrive by that date.
To combat mail fraud, Schissler said signatures on the
the library board last night
it was unanimously voted to returned ballot will be compared with voter registration cards
close the library indefinitely. kept on file.
The official count will begin in the afternoon of Nov. 7. The
It remained closed all today.
Hood River Lions Club will collect ballots in front of the court-
Books that are out at this
time may be returned to the house on election day. A drop box has been located in the
library and left in the en-
lower vestibule of the courthouse next to the elevator. Ballots
may also be left in a drop box at city hall in Cascade Locks.
trance from 9 o’clock in the
— Oct. 21, 2000, Hood River News
morning to noon and from 2
o’clock to 5 o’clock.
Crowding in stores is to be
abolished.
Local merchants have as-
sured the city administration
that every effort will be made
to cooperate with the ban
regulations and that crowds
will not be permitted in their
establishments.
—January 9, 1919
CITY BANS PUBLIC GATHERINGS
City Invokes
Ban and
Quarantine
to Check
Influenza
Drastic Isolation
and Quarantine
Ordinance Now
in Effect
Places Where Crowds
Gather Closed, Schools
Disband—Meetings Off
Officially clamping down
the lid in a drastic effort to
stamp out the epidemic of
Spanish influenza which is
sweeping through The Dalles
claiming great numbers of
new victims daily, Mayor P.J.
Stadelman, the city council,
and the health officers have
taken two definite actions;
namely they have promul-
gated a stringent quarantine
ordinance and have placed
a far reaching ban on public
gatherings and on such
businesses as attract large
crowds of persons.
Miscellaneous public
gatherings in this city are
prohibited by proclamation
of Mayor P.J. Stadelman from
the hour of 6 o’clock this
evening until and inclusive
of all Sunday, January 26.
Schools were this morning
ordered closed by Dr. O.D.
Doane, county health officer.
It was explained by the
members of the board in this
city at this time that since
there were not sufficient of
the members here to make
any action taken by the
official school body legal,
that the county health officer
order the schools closed.
This action was deemed
highly necessary from the
fact that of the great number
of cases reported daily, most
of them occurred in school
children. It is certain that the
schools of this city have led
to much infection.
The closing of the schools,
however, in the opinion of
the physicians will do little
good unless the children
are kept off the streets and
away from crowds. It is urged
by Mayor Stadelman that
the children be kept off the
streets.
The library board in most
YESTERYEARS
1920 — 100 years ago
The Modern Health
Crusade work which has
been introduced into every
school in the county by the
County Public Health Nurse
is meeting with the approval
and splendid cooperation of
both parents and teachers.
The Crusaders are children
who perform there-fourths
of the 11 health chores daily.
The aim is to teach good
health habits through the
performance of daily health
chores. — Hood River News
Three projects of vital
importance to persons living
in The Dalles and Wasco
county — the proposed
$100,000 bond issue for
The Dalles-Dufur highway,
the proposed auto park site
and the proposed scenic
road to Sorosis park — were
brought up and discussed at
the monthly dinner given by
the chamber of commerce
at Hotel Dalles last night.
Official action endorsing
the voting of bonds for the
Dalles-Dufur highway was
taken. The chamber decided
to put its shoulder to the
wheel and boost the project
ouf of the rut into which it
has fallen in the minds of
many voters in the out-lying
sections of the county. — The
Dalles Chronicle
1940 — 80 years ago
St. Mark’s Rector Is Now
In Army: First-Lieutenant
J.J. Dixon is now in the U.S.
Army for an indeterminate
period of service as chaplain
of the 162nd Infantry Regt.
He was formerly rector of
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
of Hood River, and recently
decided to return for army
service. He was also in the
service in the World War. —
Hood River News
According to United Press
dispatches emerging from
coast guard headquarters
in Seattle this weekend, an
expenditure for $29,000
between The Dalles and
the mouth of the Snake
River is contemplated in
the $161,0009 navigational
aid program planned by the
coast guard on the Columbia
River in connection with the
27-foot ship channel being
dredged between Vancouver
and Bonneville dam. — The
Dalles Chronicle
A turntable turned, a dia-
mond point pressed against
a flexible composition disc,
and the strains of the na-
tional anthem went out over
the airwaves from station
KODL, The Dalles new radio
station, at 9 o’clock Monday
night. Preliminary tests were
completed several days ago.
— The Dalles Chronicle
1960 — 60 years ago
After hearing city-county
sanitarian Noel McKeean’s
lengthy report on the
subject, the city council
decided to repeal its many
milk ordinances at a reg-
ular council meeting last
Monday evening. Sanitarian
McKeean said the city would
gain “little if anything” from
its milk laws, since most milk
sanitation enforcement and
inspection is now performed
satisfactorily by state agen-
cies. — Hood River News
A Hood River couple
who planned to use horse-
less saddles to get them to
California shares the Wasco
County jail today with a
neighbor-accomplice — all
facing horse theft charges.
The three individuals were
arrested by Hood River
Deputy Sheriff Bob Lynch
and turned over to the
GLOBAL HEADLINES
1920 — 100 years ago
England’s Rail Men To Strike
I.W.W. To Dynamite Buildings, Bomb Plot Extensive
Poles Ordered To Evacuate Minsk
1940 — 80 years ago
Nazi Warplanes Stab At London In Small Groups
Conscription Lottery Scheduled October 29, Roosevelt Will
Draw First Name From Fish Bowl
Oregon Anti-Picketing Law Unconstitutional
Hitler, Mussolini Confer As Italy Attacks Greece
1960 — 60 years ago
Cuba Said Painting Planes Like Ours To Fake Incident
Marine Forces Are Beefed Up At Guantanamo
Kennedy Challenges Nixon to Engage in Fifth TV Debate
1980 — 40 years ago
Iran Spurns Hostage-Arms Deal
2000 — 20 years ago
Wasco County Sheriff’s of-
fice yesterday. — The Dalles
Chronicle
The winning Dalles
football Indians, closing
one of their most successful
seasons in many years, go to
Bend today with the special
support of one special group
— members of former great
Dalles football teams, in-
cluding three members from
the 1941 state championship
team. — The Dalles Chronicle
1980 — 40 years ago
A second delegation will
soon embark on a goodwill
trip to Hood River’s sister
city in Japan. But that will
be only a portion of the
two-week journey scheduled
to begin Oct. 29. The group
will also visit Tokyo, Kyoto
and Hiroshima during their
visit. Heading the delegation,
as he did an initial trip two
years ago, will be Ray Yausi
of Odell, who spearheaded
the Sister City program that
has led to a formal associa-
tion between Tsuruta, and
apple and rice growing area
in Aomori province, and
Hood River. To make the
trip official, Mayor Charles
Beardsley issued a procla-
mation designating each
of the Hood River party as
official representatives of
Hood river and the Hood
River community during the
visit. — Hood River News
Completion of the Fred
Meyer Store on West Sixth
is near as evidenced by
paving work on parking lot in
progress Monday. Officials
of the company appeared at
The Dalles Area Chamber of
Commerce meeting at noon
at which time Bob Silva,
assistant vice president, said
a Nov. 12 date is set for the
opening. Accompanying
him was Gene Knutson,
director of promotion and
special events, and Bob
Scott, Dennis Thompson,
and Frand Girard who will
be assigned management
responsibilities at the store
here.
City Hall offices will
remain together in City
Hall now scheduled to be
remodeled, partially to
make more room. A contract
for $31,635 was formally
approved on basement
remodeling Monday night.
Last week, Councilman
Merritt Probstfield raised the
question of using another
city-owned building, the
Stadelman Office Building
at First and Laughlin instead
of spending money on City
Hall. — The Dalles Chronicle
(1979) A piece of land 13
Two New
Diseases On
Health Report
Hood River County reported one case of bacillary dys-
entery and one case of meningococcal infection during the
week ending Oct. 12, reports the State Board of Health.
The two disease reports were the first outbreaks of commu-
nicable diseases of these types reported here this year.
Only 27 cases of polio have been reported in Oregon so
far this year, compared to 130 reported in the same period in
1959. Hood River County lists four cases thus far.
— October 20, 1960, Hood River News
miles east of Goldendale has
been selected as the future
site for three experimental
wind generators. The first of
three generators, developed
by Boeing Engineering,
will be installed next
summer or fall, according
to the Bonneville Power
Administration. The next two
wind generators will be in-
stalled at three-month inter-
vals. The three turbines are
expected to produce about
Conceding that immediate action on the part of the City of
30 million kilowatt hours of
Hood River towards a new system of sewage disposal is not
electricity annually. — White imperative, Carl E. Green, state sanitary engineer, who was
Salmon Enterprise
recently before the council to discuss a program, urges that
city fathers proceed as early as possible with discussion of the
project, to the end that a definite program be worked out.
2000 — 20 years ago
It is generally conceded that in the near future, definite
At age 80, the future of
action towards ending river and stream pollution will have to
the Hood River toll bridge
be taken by a number of Oregon cities, including Hood River,
is in question. A study is
and with this in mind, Green is making his recommendations
underway to determine if a
to the mayor and council.
new or improved Highway
— Oct. 11, 1940, Hood River News
35 Columbia River cross-
ing is needed. That review
received federal funding in
1998 after citizens regis-
tered complaints about the
80-year-old structure. These
ranged from safety concerns
about the narrow passage
A man who has been searching for the legendary “Bigfoot”
that prohibits bike and
in southern Ohio says he has found new evidence that several
pedestrian traffic to objec-
of the elusive creatures may be living in the area.
Robert Gardnier of Columbus, Ohio, said he and several
tions by Washingtonians
other hunters went into the Wayne National Forest west of
about paying the 75-cent
McArthur recently and found footprints measuring 161/2
toll in perpetuity when the
inches long and 9 inches wide.
revenue is used primarily
Gardinier, who described the creatures as being “very shy,”
for economic development
projects in Oregon. — Hood said he and his hunting party were surrounded by the crea-
River News
tures at one time.
National attention will be
“We had been to this deserted A-frame ... and were looking
focused on The Dalles this
in this ravine for tracks and didn’t find anything,” said Gardier.
coming week, as recre-
“Later on ... we cam back to the A-frame and there were big
tracks. These had to be made within an hour before we got
ation planners, business
there.”
owners and history buffs
He said the hunters went into the ravine where the visibility
from throughout the West
is limited because of dense woods, brush and brambles.
meet here for the three-day
“We were looking at a specific sign on a tree,” he said. “We
“Columbia Conference,”
found something on a tree. I’m not going to divulge what it is,
an advance look at the
but we were checking it out and heard one bark.
Lewis & Clark Bicentennial
“They have a barking-type growl like a chimpanzee or like
Celebration. — The Dalles
a gorilla,” he said. “We listened and then we heard on behind
Chronicle
us, and what these two beings were doing was communi-
Parks in The Dalles may
soon be smoke-free if the
cating back and forth. They couldn’t have been over 25 or 30
Northern Wasco County
yards from us.
Park and Recreation District
“One was between us and the A-frame and the other was
moves forward with its
on the other side of us,” he said.
proposal. — The Dalles
Gardnier said he feels the creatures are only passing
Chronicle
through the area heading for the mountains in the souther
La Clinica, based in Hood port of the state, and one may have been injured.
River, has purchased a parcel
of land in Bingen in prepa-
ration to building a low-in-
come dental service facility
once funding is in place. La
Clinica anticipates build-
ing on a vacant site next to
McDonald’s on State Route
14. The sale of the land,
0.89 acres, had been under
negotiation until last week.
Klickitat County, as well as
Skamania County, are two
of eight counties in the state
that do not have low income
dental care available. —
White Salmon Enterprise
Wants City to
Plan For Sewage
Disposal
Bigfoot Tracker Says
Ohio May Have Several
Oil advertisement graphic, 1920, The Dalles Daily Chronicle.