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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Columbia Gorge News
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HISTORY
VERBATIM
Bull Frog Industry
Would Be Winner
Millions of young tads soon will
be right for frog leg market
E. F. Van Scholck, en-
terprising secretary of
The Dalles-Wasco County
Chamber of Commerce,
has “doped” out a plan for
the establishment of a new
industry in this city. A small
capital, a pair of rubber boots
and a dip net are all that are
required for someone to be-
come wealthy, “Van” asserts.
The printing press, left, and folder at work publishing The Optimist, a weekly newspaper in The Dalles, in March of 1961. The paper offered
The high water has filled
“All-Local News, Comment Pictures” at “Single Copy Price 10c.” Scanned from a 2 1/4-inch by 2 1/4-inch black and white negative.
dozens of low places in and
The Optimist photo/file
around The Dalles with
seepage water from the river.
Nobody knows where the
appeared from, but literally
millions of husky young
1921 — 100 years ago
polliwogs are wigglin’ their
Since last Saturday, when
way through the waters of
the crest of floodwater in the
these ponds, developing and
Columbia was registered
preparing for their “great
here, there has been a steady
moment,” when they will
fall and indications that this
emerge from the poliwogic
fall will continue. There is
state and become full fledge
still an enormous volume of
bull frogs. Van Schoick, who
water covering the low-
claims to have had consid-
erable experience in the
lands here to a depth of
many feet, but if the present
drop continues, it will not
be many days before the
ferry road will be uncovered.
During the past few days,
some of the local boys have
been deriving much sport by
spearing the big carp which
have come in from the river
in large numbers. — Hood
River News
Forty carloads of cherries
will probably be shipped
from The Dalles in the next
Large Sizes, Good Quality
three or four weeks, consti-
Featured
The cherry harvest opened
tuting the greatest move-
in the lower valley Tuesday
ment of small fruits from this
of this week with picking of a
vicinity ever recorded here.
quality of Black Republicans,
Supplies usually consumed
which had already reached
largely by the canneries
the brining stage, and it is
will be shipped to eastern
expected that before the end
markets by local producers
of this week, early crops of
in the hope that larger prices
Bings will be coming off the
will be realized than the 4
It’s London all right. Old poster stands where South London theater was bombed.
trees for the canneries and
cents a pound offered by
— The Dalles Daily Chronicle, June 10, 1941
for fresh packing, although
the canneries. — The Dalles
AGA packing plant will not
Daily Chronicle
build an estimated 18 miles
be in operation until this
be home to a rose garden
Among teachers leaving
of public roadway into the
coming week, when picking
1941 — 80 years ago
and new children’s play
this year at White Salmon
forest. — Hood River News
of Bings will be general in the
Flag Day will be fitting-
equipment in honor of
Valley School District are
Newspaper operators, at-
Tucker Lee Sherman. Shortly lower valley.
four whose service in the
ly observed tomorrow,
At about the same time,
after 5-year-old Tucker died
Saturday evening at 8 p.m.
tending a convention in The district totals almost 100
Royal Anns will be in the pro-
years. Bill Sheckels, Whitson March 16, a number of peo-
at the Elks Temple, this city,
Dalles, learned something
Elementary School princi-
when the public is invited
about this area’s history,
ple independently started
cess of harvesting and will
to join in a program which
both man-made and natu-
working on ways to remem-
keep many crews of pickers
pal, and Jerry Baker, White
has been arranged by Ercel
ral, this morning in addition Salmon Middle School
ber him. A plaque in the rose busy for several days.
L. King, district attorney.
math and history teacher,
to the exchange of ideas
garden will honor Tucker. —
Walter R. Beatty will direct
have both been with the
about business and other
The Dalles Chronicle
the K.P. Band, and Scouts
affairs. Some 125 publishers district since the 1950s.
The skateboarding “half-
will represent Troops 382
Fourth grade teacher Evelyn pipe” constructed for this
and their wives registered.
and 376. — Hood River News — The Dalles Daily Chronicle “Bunny” Morse has taught
year’s Spring Festival may
Nine members of The
here since 1960 and Whitson soon be getting a perma-
Dalles high school Thespian
custodian Wiley “Mutt”
1981 — 40 years ago
nent spot of its own in
troupe, together with their
Herman came to the White
Legislators got a lesson
Rheingarten Park in White
director, Albert Hingston,
Salmon district in 1961. The
in the complicated subject
Salmon. With support from
returned to this city at 3
four were honored at an
of school finance in Oregon
organizers of the Spring fest
a.m. yesterday after a “cross
open reception Friday for
last week, hearing the
and from White Salmon
country” trip which carried
students and their parents,
facts and figures that spell
Mayor Roger Holen, a plan
Off to the army went eight
them as far as Bloomington, out what impact further
former students, relatives
appears to be on the verge
more Wasco County young
Ind., and entailed a total dis- cuts to the Basic School
and friends. — White
of execution. Spring Fest
men this morning as the 11th
Salmon Enterprise
Support fund could have
organizer Victor Werbin
selective service call took
tance of 5,500 miles. — The
on their school districts. For
will present a proposal to
effect in this area.
Dalles Daily Chronicle
2001 — 20 years ago
instance, Hood River School
White Salmon City Council
The quota of eight — five
School’s out for summer.
District 1 has estimated it
next meeting. The concept
of which are volunteers —
1961 — 60 years ago
Wednesday is the final
will receive $2,350,145 in
calls for the half-pipe to
assembled at local draft
One of the biggest single
day for classes for 2000-01
Basic School Support funds
be moved from where it
board headquarters, 214
timber purchases in recent
school year for Hood River
for 1981-82. Under Gov. Vic
currently rests in the tennis
Washington St., at 9 a.m.,
history of Hood River
County School District.
Atiyeh’s proposed budget,
courts at the edge of the
after which they boarded a
County was recorded last
Excited students will be
which reduces general fund
Whitson Elementary School Union Pacific stage bound
week by the Cascade Locks
walking and riding bicycles
support of the Basic School
playground to an unspec-
for Portland and an induc-
Lumber Company. The
home around mid-day
lumber company purchased allotment, Hood River
tion station of the United
ified location at White
would receive only $1.9 mil- Wednesday throughout the
31.9 million board feet of
Salmon’s Rheingarten Park.
county, and school buses
timber from the Gifford
“If the city is willing to back
lion. — Hood River News
make their final runs for the
Pinchot National Forest
something for the park,
GOLDENDALE — The
year. Monday and Tuesday
in Washington. The total
that’s easier to do. There are
world’s three largest wind-
contract actually calls for
not as many roadblocks as
mills shuddered to a halt just saw students packing home
the Locks firm to take 72.6
with the old tennis courts,
11 days after they were cere- artwork and writing assign-
million board feet, but the
which is on school proper-
moniously turned on when
ments, and schools held
company will pay for the
a mechanical malfunction
outdoor “field days” to close ty,” Werbin said. — White
amount over 31.9 million
damaged the generator on
out the year. — Hood River
Salmon Enterprise
feet when it is appraised
one of the 350-foot-tall ma-
News
again in 1964. To get to that
The Dalles City Park will
chines, officials said. — The
timber, the company will
Dalles Daily Chronicle
YESTERYEARS
care and eating of frog’s legs,
declares that these polliwogs
will, given time, mature into
big bull frogs of the edible
variety — the kind served
in the big restaurants under
a six-syllable name at $3 a
plate.
There is already a market
for edible frogs in Portland
and there will soon be a
supply of them in The Dalles,
thus making operative the
law of supply and demand.
What more could an enter-
prising business man, in
search of place to invest his
capital, want, Van Schoick
demands. He is ready to go
over the tadpole field with
any and all persons interest-
ed, at any time, and explain
the possibilities for estab-
lishing a new and profitable
industry in this city.
— The Dalles Daily Chronicle,
June 16, 1921
Fine Weather
Is Ripening
Cherries Fast
Lamberts will closely
follow the end of the Bing
season, although at present
they show practically no
color.
In a number of orchards
of the lower valley, Bings are
running to especially good
sizes, and the harvest will be
about the same as a year ago.
Fortunately, in spite
of many recent showers,
practically no splitting of any
consequence is reported,
and growers have but one
hope — that the fine, warm
weather will continue, at
least until the cherry crop
of 1941 is off the trees in all
sections of the valley.
— Hood River News, June
13, 1941
8 More Men From
Wasco County Get
Call To Service
States army.
Those who left for the Rose
city included the leader,
William Sherman Durfee,
together with Earls Grant
Winslow, Warren Everett
Durfee, Billie Elmer McCord,
Clarence Eldridge Baker,
James Frederick Hastings,
Louis Earl Zade and Gustave
Adolph Stroh. All but the last
three are volunteers.
— The Dalles Daily Chronicle,
June 16, 1941
GLOBAL HEADLINES
1921
Business Seeks Control of U.S.
Immigration Tide on Wane as Result of New Restriction Act
British Raiding In North Ireland
1941
“Defenders Of Democracy” Rolling Forth In Scores
Germany Ordered To Close Consulates In U.S.
Russia Reported Preparing For Any Emergency
1961
Heat, Wind Worry Growers
Five Major Maritime Unions Go on Strike
Washing Machine Tough On Hand
1981
Democrats Bite Bullet Of Loss, Curb Liberal Party Elements
Ore. House Turns Down Hike In Hunting, Fishing Fees
Recovery Of Volcano Area Surprise To Scientists
2001
Republicans block contraceptive bill
State funds will help with college growth
Wyden says memos troubling
Above and at left, advertisements, The Dalles Daily Chronicle,
1921.