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THE BEND BULLETIN. BEND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1945
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GYMNASIUM AND POOL
We asked last week for expressions from our readers on
the subject of a unified program in which would be included,
after careful planning, all the various items now proposed
for post-war development both to provide employment and
to meet school and other civic needs. As this is written the
only response received is the letter from the three members
of the high school physical education department to be lound
on this page today.
This letter, ic will be observed, does not undertake to
speak tor or against our general proposal tnat tlie several
interested agencies should coordinate and integrate their
plans something that we have urged as a means of giving
the city a civic center and the taxpayers a beneiit in the lorm
of reduced construction and operating costs, its writers
discuss simply the suggestion that the proposed swimming
pool and gymnasium tie associated. Tneir argument is
against the proposal.
We are surprised that a physical education group is not,
as the phrase has it, "in there pitching" lor swimming as
a subject as a important In their portion or the school cur
riculum as, say, writing in the otner. Such "pitching," to
our mind, wouia be urging that provision ior teaching swim
miner be made in such scnool gymnasium as is planned, it
would recognize the opportunity, if there were a school pool,
to organize types of recreation, of competition and of sport
not now available. None of these ideas Beem to have oc
curred to the writers of this letter.
Administrative and physical problems that might de
velop were a public pool associated with the gymnasium are
listed in the letter, these, however, are based on certain
assumptions that are not necessarily, nor on their face,
: valid. They are suojects to be explored in such a general
study as has been urged In this column, in the hope tnat
the study will be muue and the people of Bend and of the
local school districts given an opportunity to get tor them'
selves the very best possible return on the investments they
are contemplating we leave them for consideration in that
study. .
Also, we invite further discussion.
CARELESS WRITING
The controversy over the route to be selected as the inter
regional highway route in Oregon south of Eugene has gone
over into tne historical misiniormation stage. That is un
fortunate. With the exact record available it is to be re
gretted that confusion over the facts should be permitted to
enter. i
The misinformation to which we refer is presented in a
feature article in last Sunday's issue of the Oregon Jour
nal's Pacific Parade magazine. In it Will Lindley, of Eu
gene, tries to tie the Pacific railroad survey of nearly 00
years ago up with travel routes in Oregon. He makes the
effort by Implying that the Williamson and Abbot portions
of that survey were independent of each other. He implies
that the two undertakings, were actual route surveys and
he has Williamson doing part of Abbot's work.
Of course, as readers of this column well know, the sur
vey ,was all one undertaking with Williamson the chief and
Abbot second in command. Contrary to the Lindley asser
tion Williamson did not go to the Columbia nor did he see the
lower Deschutes. Indeed, all that he saw of the Deschutes
river was an occasional piece of the Little Deschutes be
tween Crescent and Rosland. Abbot saw the main river
north of Spring river and at Bonham falls. Sisters was Wil
; liamson's tartnest north. Each, with his nartv. followed
Indian trans lor almost the
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AMERICAN ADVENTURE
THE STORY OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK
' EXPEDITION
By R. H. Fletcher ,
Copyrighted 1945
CHAPTER III
(Continued)
Council Blutfs, as named by
Lewis and Clark, was about twen
ty miles upstream from Omaha
and on the opposite side of the
river irom tne site of trie present
city of Council Bluffs, Iowa.
They often camped on Islands
as protection from , unwelcome
visitors. Some of the men under
stress of physical exehtion, heat
and almost constant drenching,
developed boils or abcesses on
their legs. They were poulticed
with decoctions made from the
bark of elm trees or with Italian
meal, which seemed to bring re
lief. In the two and a half years
of the round trip they had re
course to many simple remedies.
They drank vile teas brewed from
chokecherry twigs. They made a
volatile' liniment with alcohol,
camphor, laudanum and castile
soap. They took sweat baths and
doses of horse mint. They prac.
tised medicine and surgery, and
'practised' is the right word, on
grateful natives who were par
ticularly partial to 'eye-water as
well as fire-water.' Their great
stand-toys, whenever everything
else failed were Dr. Scott's Pills
and Rush's Pills.
Despite privations, inevitable
accidents, fatigue, famine, unbal
anced diets and some of the he
roic treatments which they re
ferred to as "experiments of a
very robust nature," only one
man succumbed. On August 20,
1804, Sergeant Charles Floyd
from Kentucky died of what Cap
tain Clark pronounced "Biliose
Chorllck." On the evening of the
eighteenth he had danced with
lap of their trip. They had been '
out 165 days and by their calcu.
lations had travelled 1,600 mlW
averaging about ten miles a day
(Continued Tomorrow) ...
Bend's Yesterday
(From The Bulletin Files)
COMMUNICATIONS
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ter of current and local Intert. Let
ton cbould be oot over 4nu wordi In
length, on only on side of the uaper
and, if poble, typewritten. LelL-rs
or mamiHcrinU submitted for publi'
eaUon will Dot be returned.)
Bend, May 25, 1345
To the Editor:
We are interested in your re
cent editorial In which you asked
for comments In regard to the pos
sibility of combining the proposed
municipal swimming pool and
school gymnasium. Without know
ing too much anout tne situation
many people win immediately oe
In accord with the Idea. However,
we leel that there are certain
facts and conditions that should
lie presented.
We are assuming that your con
templated project would Incorpor-
would be economical to operate under the circumstances,
such a project for so few. - The American people are will
May we again clearify our lngo tighten their belts and
sfand. We would not be opposed 'share our abundance with the
r,vmUwrr.P h.mt".!!"! . T' f nd rest of the wo. ld. but they are
gym were built so that the two, , , .
units would not be upon the first especially happy over he
and second floors of the same,ood mud,dle he, administration
hniiHinrr if thm, HiH . J has produced by refusing to
same dressing and shower fad. ?1,
t i if ihorn iiinrn rr "..h ! i I ... u.w... .o a i, .1.1.-
sourl from the northeast. They
named It Floyd's river.
The Captains had made every
effort to parley with the various
Indian tribes who ranged within
a reasonable distance of the river
but sometimes these copper
hued nomads were hard to find.
They were about as stationary as
a jitterbug. When they weren't
off on' a buffalo hunt they were
on hair-raising forays against the
neighbors. Emmissaries sent
from the expedition did manage
to induce a few to visit the main
party. Chiefs and their followers
were received with suitable cere
monies and presents. They usual
ly departed with every appear
ance of friendliness.
However, the expedition
camped September 24 at the
mouth of the Teton or Bad river
opposite the site of Pierre, South
Dakota, and laid over tne tonow-
ing day to hold a powow with the
Teton Sioux. The chiefs were
entertained aboard the batteau
and seemed well pleased, with
their reception. In fact, they
were loath to go ashore. Captain
Clark and five men finally took
them off in a pirogue. When they
reached shore they and their
friends were reluctant to let the
whites return.. A few intimated;
as much by clinging to the mastj
and cable. Others fitted arrow
nocks to bowstrings and but for
prompt and aggressive action in
bringing a swivel gun to bear on
them there might have been a
disastrous clash. Three days later!
the explorers had a similar ex-,
perience with these same Tetons. i
These two incidents were excep-l
Hons. Only on one other oc-i
serious
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
June 1, 1920
Nearly 200 grangers attend the
state convention here, with Mas
ter C. E. Spence presiding, and a
fish feed scheduled for this eve
ning on the banks of the Des
chutes. .
Elk lake becomes officially rcc
ognlzed as a sportsmen's mecca
when State Game Warden A. E
Burghduff and Master Fish War
den R. E- Clanton visit the spot
and sample the fishing.
Mr.' and Mrs. Charles McMeen
spend the day in Culver." . .
Elmer Niswonger, formerly of
Bend, is a visitor from Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Eberly leave
for Hood River.
Jerry Hartshorn, operator of a
job printing establishment on
Wall street, goes to Portland
where he engages In a similar
business.
W. F. Arnold, discharged
from the navy, returns to his
home at Lapine.
worn adage, but it still is true.
worse and crossed the Great Di
vide on the afternoon of the twen
tieth. He was revently buried by
his companions on a bluff over- Mandan,
Three vast caves, dug by thellook'ng the river and his grave
Fronch In 132S for ammunition i was marked with a cedar post.
tect has estimated that it woylrl ' dunrns with ODenines on the face ! On Memorial Day in 1901, a
'chiseling"
on the size of the gym floor, dres
sing and shower rooms, storage
space, drying rooms and seating
lacuities or tne gym. The archi
the other men to the music of
Cruzatte's fiddle. Dancing was a casion did they have
favorite relaxation with the men trouble with Indians.
and it is certain that their steps ; The weather was getting sharp
were fast and vigorous. The Ser- and the Captains were anxious to
geant become overheated and laid reach the Mandan Indian villages
down on a sandbar to cool off. where they had planned to camp
This may have been the cause of for the winter. A council of sev
his trouble because he developed eral days duration was held with
symptoms of 'bilious colic' on the the Arikaras near the mouth of
following day. He grew steadily ' Grand River, north of the present
town or Mohridge, south Dakota,
after which they pushed on, pass
ing the sites of Bismarck and
North Dakota, on the
twenty-first of October. On the
twenty-sixth they reached the
Mandan village to finish the first
cost an approximately $100,000 of a Normandy cliff, are being
to add on indoor pool td the pro
posed gymnasiuii.. We are fear
ful that not only would the tax
payers be reluctant to assume
the required financial burden, but
also that many groups would wish
to use the new gymnasium lor
their own use ,to the detriment
entire route examined exeunt
that Abbot, proceeding south from Portland, followed the old,ollil'ia)s are faced with the prob-
lerritonai road.
In his effort to build up n story Mr. Lindley Koes sadly
astray on those Williamson-Abbot surveys. And, inciden
tally, he even gets the year wrong writing it as 1853 when
in fact the work was done in the summer of 1855.
ate the two under one roof thus I of the school program, as is the
making possible certain econom-, case in tne present structure.
Ies. Past experience in Bend has' In conclusion we would like'to
proven that the pool placed under sa'e that we feel that probably
the gymnasium floor is not satis-1 "'e most satisfactory solution
factory witness the warped and would be to renovate our present
buckled floor of our present gym- j 1'' 'or school use exclusively,
nasium caused by moisture com-'1""1 let the taxpayers decide
ing up from below. As persons whether or not they wish to un
connected with the physical edii-jder take the construction of an
cation and athletic departments indoor or outdoor pool for public
of the school we are fearful lest, use only.
the gymnasium facilities suffer at Claude Cook
the expense of the pool. School Anna May Hnyt
i-vereu uettnian
lem of building the new gym with-1 Physical Education Department
in a limited area as it is. Red-! Bend high school, Bend, Oregon.
moml s new gymnasium covers a
used by the American army for
storing fresh meat; ammonia
pipes help maintain low temperatures.
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beautiful stone shaft, erected on
Floyd's Bluff now in one of the
parks of Sioux City, Iowa, was
dedicated to his memory. On that
May evening in 1804 the sad
dened pioneer band camped about
a mile upstream at the mouth of
a tributary flowing into the Mis-
City Drug Co. City Dn g Co. City Drug Co.
Wayne Morse's idea that the little steel formula should
apply to members of congress as well as to employes of pri
vate institutions is logical. Now we suppose some impecuni
ous congressman will come up with a plan for portal to por
tal pay.
WLB Chairman Krug says that lumber is still one of
the most critical materials. You can't tell that to the Klam
ath county court.
President Truman will attend Iho'eom'Uitlintf'aes'sln of
the united nations conference at San Francisco. To be
shown, we assume.
plot approximately 170 ft. by 1 10
ft. It would take a full city block
to adequately house the combined
project.
Wo have listed some of the
physical obstacles In the way of
such a project. To those of us
connected with the school there
Others Say . . .
muiiuiiiiiuiiiminitiiiiii
STIMVTKUK"
(The Dalles Chronicle)
President Harry Truman
is
V V J
i TO KEEP THEM FLYING
Jet-propelled combat planes, P-80's and a whole air
force ot bombers over Japan!
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A Local Institution
ate also administrative headaches s""vvmg nimseit more broad
in the offing if such a program is minded than his illustrious prede
inaugin ated. Past experiences rS!iHr-'east on one score. He
have proven to us that too many' "!ls called Herbert Hoover, ex
times programs for adults have ' p"ti(llnt Hm' h miln who lid
proved delerimental to the pro-, '! . " Bood Job feecling the
gram which should operate tor!?''"1"1? "f'P1 Europe dm
the children and young people of i " !d ,!,r,er "V? Il,st "
our schools. We certainly do not ' "",m on "le cm rent ,,,od
want our gymnasium to become I i.-!..,t,L i'in r u . ,
another, frill ground and dance! u, "'"..P,- """A! ''' wh!m
I in '-3 I'lioiLii-ut, Kit i yt'iirs iT-
norcd the acknowledgi'd cxpori-
rttwwi u nH en ..; ta. r tr i i
have the need for f big indoor v 0 . ,n f -pool.
f our present school pool becaine apparent tha a wor d
were tiled and adequate filtration . u,i,i r,.j Ji,.., '
equipment installed it would be nCet. and that the United States
i.uqu.iu- mi ui.i mihhii nrx-us Cl),ild not beizin to make on iho
hail.
We do not believe that we
for our school
ml for a satisfactory instruc
tional program, if a full time
.swimming 'Instructor were se
cured. When I he pool last operat
ed only one teacher was in the
gym to handle a physical educa-
uciicii, noover irequently was
mentioned as the Ideal person to
administer relief in Europe. Roo
sevelt turned a deaf car to all
of these proposals, however.
ii is noi indicated whether or
lm" 11 'J em y- noi i iesuient i ruman plans to
live pupils. This meant being on utilize Herbert Hoover's services,
me K.w" mini, i hi- piayucid, and out at least tne new president
seems eager to receive advice
the pool all at once. Aimroxi
niately 200 pupils could be han
dled each day if a full time in
structor were placed in charge.
We are heartily In accord with
an outdoor pool. Put the extra
money it would take to roof and
wall an Indoor pool Into more
outdoor pool space. With a heat
ed outdoor pool swlnyiilng could
start lief ore school is out in the
spring and continue well into Sep
tember. Outside of college towns,
we know of three cities compar
able to Bend in size who have
piililically owned indoor pools.
Medtords big Indoor poo! oper
ates only duiina the summer.
while linker's has been usihI by!
....... . ..... m.iM.-iiit,.. ritiim-t
we tool that the construction I
irom a man well qualified to
give It. That's very encouraging,
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ENOUGH lb HAVE YOU GET SPANKED FOR. J MR TBNHY '
BKINtolNt7 Prtfc (HtJME r-vm , CT Y-"J CXWE IN, AND
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or such a proji-ct would prove to
i Ih a white elephant as soon as
the rir.st novelty of winter swim
mine wore off. One iniht find
firty people who would lx? interest
led in kcepinc up such an activity
but it is questionable whether it
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If t&nny s going To
photograph our.
town . he'll. need a
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