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HISTORY
VERBATIM
Blackout Plans
Now Going
Forward Here
As announced on page
14 of this week’s News, the
night of Oct. 31 will bring
the first blackout in this
area, when Hood River and
the country will cooperate
with other areas of Western
Oregon in the final test of air
maneuvers extending from
Oct. 28 to Nov. 1.
At a meeting of Civil
Defense Council chairmen,
held under the leadership of
C.M. Sheppard, the county
chairman, at the cham-
ber of commerce, it was
announced that Dr. Penn
C. Crum an Arthur Hansen
will be in charge of the plans
to make the blackout in this
area all it is expected to be
— total. In the News of the
Wheels For The Wagons — Picture shows shop specializing in wagon making. Owner of the picture, Mrs. Helen Schunke, thinks it was
either Gunnings or Mat Scharens shop. Picture is undated.
YESTERYEARS
1921 — 100 years ago
“Disarmament and World
Peace” will be the subject
discussed by Mr. Richard
Montague before the Sunday
Evening Club on Sunday
night at Riverside Church.
The fact that this subject is
uppermost at this time in the
minds of all thinking people
and that Mr. Montague,
who is a leading lawyer
in Portland, is peculiarly
well qualified to discuss it,
assures a very large and very
interesting meeting Sunday
night. — Hood River News
Suggestion that the water
commission investigate
some of the dead ends of
mains to see whether or not
they are responsible for the
varying results received in
anlyses of city water samples
was made in a communi-
cation received recently
from Professor E.F. Pernot,
bacteriologist of Portland, in
connection with his report
on additional samples sent
him for examination. Of the
eight samples submitted by
the water board, two were
reported as showing posi-
tive traces of colon bacilli,
regarded as the dangerous
element in the water. One
of these was from the city
reservoir. — The Dalles Daily
Chronicle
coming two weeks, complete
details of local plans will be
announced and the Civil
Defense Committee asks
for 100% cooperation from
all residents of this county
during the brief period to
be announced for the total
blackout.
The police, fire and
other local departments
are to work with the various
defense units to the end that
the Hood River area plays its
full part in the air test.
At the meeting
Wednesday evening, many
details of the air test were
under discussion.
— Oct. 10, 1941, Hood
River News
Cash tally rises
for NYC relief
Tallies are in from com-
munity-wide fundraisers to
help American Red Cross
relief in the wake of the East
Coast terrorism.
Students, staff and par-
ents collected about $4,000
in change in Hood River
County schools in a coin
drive last week for the Red
Cross.
Of that, Hood River
Middle School students
collected $1,327; Westside
Elementary raised $1,127;
and May Street students col-
lected $1,027.62. All schools
participated, but the figure
does not include donations
from Hood River Valley
High School, which holds its
collection this week as part
of Homecoming. (Key Bank
is making a 10% match to all
school donations.)
— Oct. 3, 2001, Hood River
News
Dalles NG Unit
Getting Review
Dufur Parade — Dufur High School band, shown going through one of its routines, led the annual
Homecoming parade Saturday.
board approved a resolution
to cease accepting tuition
pupils from nearby school
districts beginning with the
1963-64 school year. — The
Dalles Daily Chronicle
1981 — 40 years ago
Many local mill workers
were given a chance for
some extended unpaid
deer hunting this week
1941 — 80 years ago
As predicted in last week’s as Hanel Lumber Co. and
News, the federal aluminum one of four department at
Champion International’s
plant is to go to Troutdale,
Dee Hardboard Plant shut
this decision having been
down operations. Both com-
finally announced in a
telegram from Sen. Charles
panies emphasized that the
L. McNary to the News
closures were for this week
last Sunday morning. The
only. While the businesses
decision, disappointing as
are dependent on incoming
it was to the residents of
orders, which are admittedly
Cascade Locks and of Hood slow, they said they antici-
River County generally, did
pate no further shutdowns at
not come as a surprise to
this time. — Hood River News
the few who were informed
Just south of the commu-
on the background of the
nity of Pitt, atop a high steep
controversy over sites and of bluff overlooking Klickitat
the various influences which Canyon, the newest species
had been at work for several of bird life flocked together
weeks prior to the release of Saturday for a fly-in. They’re
the final decision. — Hood
the hang glider pilots and the
River News
Pitt Open, the Northwest’s
WASHINGTON — The
largest hang-gliding meet,
supreme court today granted attracted some 25 pilots from
a review of Washington state all over the state for the two-
litigation intended to test the day event. Pilots competed in
right of Indians to engage in two classification groups, du-
commercial fishing outside
ration flights and “spot-land-
their reservations without
ing” or target flights. Trophys
obtaining a state license.
were awarded to the top
Prosecution against “large
three places in each clas-
numbers” of Indians is being sification group, with a
withheld pending the high
trophy also going to the best
court decision, the federal
all-around pilot. This year the
government said. — The
best all-around pilot trophy
Dalles Daily Chronicle
went to Dan Armstrong,
Tri-Cities. — White Salmon
1961 — 60 years ago
Enterprise
Residents in the cities
The fee to connect to
of Hood River an Cascade
The Dalles water and sewer
Locks will absorb the biggest mains will be $400 Jan. 1, in-
tax levy increases this year,
stead of the present $250, the
while levies in all districts are city council voted Monday
up at an average of less than night. The fee supports part
one mil for 1961-62, says
of the cost of system develop-
County Assessor Ken Kirby.
ment including main lines,
Total levy, countrywide, will water and sewer treatment
be $1,562,636.16. Last year,
plants. — The Dalles Daily
the figure was $1,487,665.13. Chronicle
Kirby notes that the in-
2001 — 20 years ago
creased figure will result in
The City of Hood River
millage hikes in all taxing
districts. — Hood River News has reluctantly agreed that
if there is going to be a tribal
District 12 school board
gambling casino anywhere in
moved Thursday night to
the Gorge, it should be built
confine its educational re-
sponsibilities to those pupils in Cascade Locks. That move
followed an earlier neutral
living within the district. By
stand on its neighbor city’s
a vote of 3 to 2, following
efforts to site the gaming
extended discussion, the
The Dalles National Guard
unit will receive its first in-
spection as a rifle company
next Tuesday at the armory.
Col. Glen A. Nelson,
deputy inspector general,
Sixth Army, will conduct the
federal inspection assisted
by M/Sgt. Castillo.
The Dalles Chamber of
Commerce is sponsoring
a dinner in the Blue Room
at Hotel Dalles Tuesday at
6 p.m.
The two-phase inspection
will be first for Co. E., 1st
Battle Group, 186th Infentry
Division, since its conver-
asion from an engineer
company Jan. 1 of this year.
— October 16, 1961, The
Dalles Daily Chronicle
City To Consider Hydroelectric
Use Of Water Sources
Red Cross ad in the Oct. 14, 1921, Hood River News.
center on Government Rock,
a 37-acre island purchased
by the Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs in 1999. —
Hood River News
Marshall Hunter, a
Goldendale resident and a
1997 graduate of Goldendale
High School, is currently
serving his 4th year in the
Navy aboard the U.S.S. Carl
Vinson. The Vinson is one
of two U.S. Ships stationed
in the Persian Gulf which
just launched the attack on
Afghanistan. According to
news reports, 25 bombers
were sent off the Vinson the
first night of the invasion.
The Vinson is a huge aircraft
carrier that carries a full con-
tingent of 5,000 crew mem-
bers. Marshall is an Airman
E-5, 2nd Class Petty Officer,
and is in charge of 70 other
airmen. Marshall’s main
duty is to deploy the fighter
jets on the ship. He and his
crew bring the jets down
from the flight deck on an
elevator, which hangs off the
outside of the ship. Marshall
is in charge of directing their
placement on the ship. “He
made us a video and I cannot
believe how close they stack
those jets,” said his mother,
The Dalles city govern-
ment is looking into the pos-
sibility of developing hydro
electric power facilities in its
watershed.
At the moment the inves-
tigation is centered on sever-
al matters, including:
— How many sites are
available which could be
developed?
— How much power
could be produced?
— Which federal and
state agencies have money
to loan or grant to build the
facilities?
— How would the power
be sold and to whom?
How would power devel-
opment and sales affect the
cost of water suplies and
sales to customers? The goal
would be to lower those
costs.
The idea has been dis-
cussed several times during
the past few years. Because
of the national and state
rush to identify and develop
hydroelectric plants on
small scales and the money
appropriated by Congress
and state governments, the
concept has become more
inviting.
Mayor John Lundell called
the idea one of the most
exciting he had seen, but
cautioned his staff to take
great care not to create any
expectations of commitment
while they explored the
options available.
The group expected to
visit White Salmon, Wash.,
today where that city has
plans to install a small scale
generator in its main water
conduit which runs off the
mountain to the city. Keyser
pointed out that The Dalles
Watershed was identified in
a survey of Oregon potential
hydroelectric sites and that
is qualified as one of the top
10. Elevation at the upper
water source (Dog River) is
4,300 feet with downtown
The Dalles at 88 feet.
— October 14, 1981, The
Dalles Daily Chronicle
GLOBAL HEADLINES
1921
Plot To Blow Chicago Federal Building Nipped
Klan Head Before House Committee
Tie-up Is Faced In Vital Industries
Clothing ad, 1921 The Dalles
Daily Chronicle
Roxie Hunter. — White
Salmon Enterprise
Tribal leaders quelled
some fears about the aes-
thetics of the proposed Hood
River casino by unveiling
design plans in a meeting
here last week. However,
polarized viewpoints still
prevailed during an informal
mediation Oct. 3 between
the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs and Hood
River government officials.
— The Dalles Daily Chronicle
1941
British Landing Expeditionary Force, Rumor
U.S. Supplies Are Sent To Russia
British Bombers Strike At German Industrial Areas
1961
Berlin Line Shooting Increases
Oregon Supreme Court Getting ‘The Lovers’ in a Test Case
Columbia River Sport Fishing Cut Suggested 20-25 Per Cent
1981
Bombs From Libya Explode In Cairo
School Book Ban In Court
20-Cent Stamp On Sale Today
2001
FBI warns of additional attacks
Bush expands financial front on terror
US launches third night of Taliban strikes