THE SPOKESMAN • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 P5
FLASHBACK | 100 YEARS AGO
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
FACIAL STUBBLES FIERCE
WITH MADRAS BARBERLESS
100 years ago
March 24, 1921 — Facial
Stubbles Fierce With Madras
Barberless
Madras men all last week
faced a barber shortage —
faced it with growing fierce-
ness of facial stubble, according
to the Madras Pioneer. Tom
Jones is confined to his room,
number seven at the Fisher
hotel and is suffering from in-
flammatory rheumatism. Joe
Truitt is the only other person
in Madras with knowledge of
the tonsorial art. He is suffer-
ing from grippe and is in the
Fisher hotel’s room number
six.
75 years ago
March 28, 1946 — Need for
Gardens Important to 4-H
Four-H Club food produc-
tion projects are just as import-
ant in keeping peace as they
were in helping the war effort,
it is pointed out by LeRoy War-
ner, assistant Deschutes county
agent.
Enough food to feed three
million fighting men has been
produced by 4-H club boys
and girls in the United States
since Pearl Harbor, according
to statistics compiled by the ex-
tension service, he said.
Today, millions of people in
the war-torn countries of the
world are depending on the
United States to keep them
from starvation. Four-H Club
boys and girls can have a part
in helping these people by pro-
ducing food for the home front
and, therefore, releasing more
food for overseas shipment.
Warner covered briefly, as fol-
lows, some of the high points
in planning a garden for this
spring.
“Probably the best food
producing project is the home
garden. Garden time is here
and garden plans should be
made and the ground pre-
pared.
“The size of the garden
should be adjusted to the size
of the family and the facilities
available for preserving the
garden produce.
“The garden spot should
be carefully chosen and well
worked as soon as possible. A
piece of ground that was sown
to a cover crop last fall will
produce the best garden. This
cover crop should be turned
under two or three weeks be-
fore planting time.
“Where stable manure is
available, apply at a rate of five
or more wheelbarrow loads per
square rod. Sheep or poultry
manure should be applied in
somewhat smaller quantities.
“Complete fertilizer, 6-10-
4, should be broadcast at the
rate of four to six pounds per
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tary to the Deschutes County
Commission. They have five
children, Bill, Linda, Pamela,
Christina and Victoria.
25 years ago
Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin file
Willi Chevalier, of Sigmaringen, Germany, shows off his beard for the
crowd during the National Beard and Moustache Championships held in
Central Oregon in 2010. Imagine what Madras looked like 100 years ago!
square rod when the soil is be-
ing prepared.
“Swiss chard, lettuce, broc-
coli, peas, onions, and rhubarb
may be planted between April
1 and April 15.
“The 4-H garden project
provides an excellent opportu-
nity for boys and girls to make
a real contribution to their
family and their country. The
garden is a dependable source
of a very important part of the
diet, and releases more food
for shipment to war torn coun-
tries.”
50 years ago
March 24, 1971 — Employ-
ment office opens first area
satellite
Redmond has a new full-
time, year-round State Em-
ployment Division office, the
first of several satellites to the
Bend headquarters planned for
the Central Oregon area.
Ron J. Ewing, tri-county area
employment division manager,
announced that the new office,
located at 344 S. Seventh St.,
“will support an extensive pro-
gram in serving the local and
rural areas in job development,
job placement, applicant reg-
istration and services to em-
ployers.”
Initially unemployment
claims will continue to be han-
dled out of the Bend office,
and unemployment beneficia-
ries will be required to report
every two weeks to the Bend
office. Eventually this service
for Redmond area residents
also will be transferred here,
Ewing said.
Opening of the Redmond
office, which probably will be
joined later by satellite facilities
in Sisters, LaPine, Prineville
and Dayville, is part of a new
concept in rural outreach.
Originated in Iowa and
currently being developed in
Idaho, South Dakota and Ne-
vada, the Central Oregon pro-
gram represents the first ef-
fort in this state. It is designed
to speed delivery of services
and offer extended placement
opportunities to the rural ar-
eas as well as metropolitan
centers that have been receiv-
ing such services for some
time.
Emphasis will be placed on
helping the disadvantaged,
Ewing emphasized. This will
include the economically de-
prived, the handicapped, those
who need retraining to com-
pensate for outdated job skills
and the underemployed.
Greater emphasis will be
placed on home visits and
telephone contact and closer
coordination with other state
and federal agencies, includ-
ing the Veterans Administra-
tion, Department of Public
Welfare and Vocational Reha-
bilitation.
Ewing also stressed that bet-
ter service would be provided
to the small employers in small
communities who need per-
sonnel. “We have felt for a long
time that Redmond needed a
year-round employment of-
fice,” he said.
Bruce R. Long, manpower
specialist with the Employ-
ment Service, is manager of
the Redmond office, assisted
by Mrs. Beverly Routen as sec-
retary.
Long, who has been work-
ing in the Bend office for 18
months, previously was in the
insurance business. The native
of the Rogue River Valley came
to Central Oregon two years
ago. His wife, Bettie, is secre-
March 27, 1996 — Story-
teller inspires students
No one at Evergreen Ele-
mentary School is surprised
to see students walking to bus
lines with their noses stuffed in
a book. Nor are they surprised
at students who read aloud in
their best imitation of an East-
ern Oregon cowboy’s drawl.
Author Rick Steber affects
his audience that way.
Steber has written more than
a dozen books on Oregon his-
tory, including “Campfire Sto-
ries” and “Roundup.”
On Friday, he visited Ev-
ergreen to share his views on
what it’s like to be a writer
and the wisdom of the 5,000
old-timers he’s interviewed.
For instance, he said, the Or-
egon trail wasn’t really a trail at
all for most of the route. It was
just a vague direction of giant
landmarks like Chimney Rock
to guide travelers along their
way.
He knows that fact for sure
because he put on a backpack
himself and hiked 500 miles on
the Oregon Trail to verify it.
That personal experience
was part of what won over fans
like 11-year-old Aleah Glide-
well.
“I liked it most when he
talked about going on the Or-
egon Trail,” she said. “My fa-
vorite part was when he told
about seeing the grave of an
8-year-old girl and how it
made him cry and made him
really realize what the trail
was about.”
Matt Fladwood, 10, said he
learned “stuff on the Big Blue
River — a topic I’m studying.”
And Matt was relieved to
know it took Steber more than
10 years to write one of his
books. Matt has 50 pages of
his own book written and isn’t
sure yet how close he is to be-
ing done.
In addition to talking to
classes, Steber autographed
books for Evergreen students.
For Matt, that was “pretty
neat,” he said. “I’ve had base-
ball cards signed before, but
this was my first book.”
Support the Wild and
Scenic rivers act
They say do what you love.
We are fortunate to run Red
Horse Riding School in Red-
mond where our day job
combines our love of horses
and the outdoors. We take
pleasure and pride in intro-
ducing new friends to our
personable horses who will
then explore the woods, can-
yons, and waters of Central
and Western Oregon.
Our amazing landscapes
are a big part of the draw for
our customers but, like al-
most every business during
the pandemic, we have had
to adjust to new realities and
have had to significantly scale
back out trail rides.
It is a stark reminder about
how much we depend on
access to our beautiful wil-
derness, and we miss it ev-
ery day. We need to preserve
these areas in their natural
state for continued use and
enjoyment which is why I
am supporting Sens. Ron
Wyden’s and Jeff Merkley’s
River Democracy Act.
The River Democracy
Act would designate more
then 4,000 miles of water-
ways as wild and scenic which
will protect these rivers and
streams for future generations
while preserving access for Or-
egonian’s use and enjoyment.
This is an important bill
for our business and other
area business that rely on the
outdoors. We are fortunate to
live in a high desert paradise
and this is a bill that will help
that paradise retain its unique
magic.
— Autumn Kushner, owner, Red
Horse Riding School, Redmond
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