JS Capital Journal Building Section, Friday, March 10, 1950
Slide Crushes
Water Tunnel
Grand Junction, Colo., Marcl
in fP) A ponderous, sluggisl'
earthslide Thursday crushed 3
key irrigation tunnel east of here
nd blocked rail traffic wher
it buried mainline tracks of the
Denver and Rio Grande Western
Workmen who fought for three
weeks to save the No. 3 tunne"
f the Grand Valley irrigatior
project were pulled out Wednes
day night and the slowly movim
Mountainside several hours latei
caved in a 500-foot section o
the bore. It smashed steel-rein
forced concrete and snapped
10 k 10 timbers like so many
pencils'.
Closing of the tunnel mean:
that approximately 30.000 acre:
of rich farmland in the Grand
Valley are left without access to
water.
In Denver, A. B. Reeves of the
reclamation bureau's canal divi
sion, said plans are ready for a
by-pass but at least 90 days will
be required to complete this and
water will be needed urgently
long before that.
The Rio Grande rails were
cleared shortly after noon and
traffic was resumed after an
eight-hour delay. But an esti
mated three million cubic feet
of mountainside still were on the
move.
A QUICK WRENCH
The trial and error method
of setting a money wrench or
oipe wrench for various opening
;izes is bother
ome and time
consuming. You
an get a short
:ut by filing,
-mall notches
n the wrench
.andle to mark
he most f re
cently used
openings. In this
vay when you
vant to adjust
he wrench for a -inch nut,
:imply move the bottom edge
if the wrench's lower jaw to
he -inch mark and you do
lot have to try it for size.
Birthday Observed
By Bluebird Group
Salem Heights The Bluebird
groups of the third and fourth
grades at Salem Heights cele
brated the birthdays of the Blue
birds of these groups at the
chool lunchroom. A handicraft
for the day was drawing a Blue
bird on a balloon after it was
blown up.
The Campfires will celebrate
national birthday week from
March 17 to 20, and the groups
will exhibit their work from
the year at the chamber of com
merce.
Birthday cake with refresh
ments was served by Mrs. Roy
McElroy, leader for the third
grade. Mrs. Myron Butler, lead
er for the fourth grade, and
Mrs. Floyd McCIellan.
Liberty Discusses
Teen-Age Activities
Liberty A group of persons
gathered at the Liberty store
to discuss plans for a 'teenage
activity night in the Liberty
community.
It was planned to sell mem
bership cards for all the child
ren over 10 years of age. This
membership card will entitle the
youngsters to attend any ac
tivity until June 1.
Mrs. Joe Vanek, secretary for
the Liberty Community club.
appointed the following commit
tee to work on this teenage ac
tivity night. Air. and Mrs. Lester
Rux. Mrs. Lois Worthington. Mr.
and Mrs. William Meyer. Mr
and Mrs. Wayne Sipe. Mrs Wil
liam Harrison and Joe Vanek.
The committee will report on
March 22. when the next meet
ing will be held at the store
Anyone wishing information on
the teenagers are asked to at
tend the next meeting or stop
at the store and discuss it with
Mrs. Vanek at any time.
Plan District Affair
Woodburn The regular meet
ing of the Woodburn Royal
Neighbors of America will be
held at the I. O. O. F. hall here
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock
The meeting is particularly im
portant and all members arc
urged to attend. Plans will be
made for the all-day district
meeting scheduled for Saturday,
March 25, at the Wodburn Am
erican Legion hall.
VftCMCrt
When the stalks of broccoli
ire very thick it is best to cut
Lhem into portions that are easier
'.o cook and serve.
Idle Linn Workers
Returning to Work
Albany The shift to full em
ployment in western Linn coun
ty got well under way last
month as 300 of the 1200 unem
ployed found jobs in winter
idled industries, . G. Sloan,
local Oregon State Employment
service manager, reports. At
least 100 more workers have
found jobs since March 1, he
said.
The winter unemployment
picture never got quite so bleak
this year as it was in 1949, when
in February more than 1600
persons were jobless in the area
served by the local office. The
unemployment peak at the same
time this year totaled 1200 per
sons who were out of work by
seasonal condtiions.
Guests for Dinner
Silverton Mrs. Cora Graden
and her mother, Mrs. Oscar
Broten, entertained at Wednes
day evening dinner at their East
Fifth street home for Mr. and
Mrs. George Anderson, here on
a social and business visit from
their home in Iowa, and for Mr.
and Mrs. Lars Rodeberg and son
Orville.
Church Class Guest
Falls City The Loyal Wom
en's class held its March meet
ing at the Christian church par
sonage. Business in charge of
the president, Mrs. Howard
Gramling. Visiting, games and
sewing occupied the time. Mrs.
Richard Paul and Mrs. Howard
Gramling served refreshments
to Mrs. John Chamberlain, Mrs.
Shelly, Mrs. Minna Hoppe, Mrs.
Ethel Guthridge, Mrs. Laura
Horn and Mrs. W. P. Lettermen.
Pratum Young Folk
Will Repeat Play
Pratum The Pratum young
people are repeating the play,
"Bolts and Nuts" by Jay Tobias
Saturday night at 8 o'clock at
Pratum school.
Those taking parts are Mar
ine Hansen, Myrtle VanWort,
Jack Ramseyer, Wayne Cornu,
Noble Basher, Willeta Hersch,
Elsie deVries, Howard Wilson,
Jack Hansen, Elmetta Hansen,
Gilbert Bateson, Edna Hansen,
Raymond Kleen.
Mrs. Harold deVries is direct
ing the play.
For a new salad-dessert, serve
halved baked apples filled with
cream cheese and chopped Bra
zil nuts. Place on shredded let
tuce or watercress and accom
pany with salad dressing.
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