THE DAM CHRONICLE
DA M C H R O N I C L E with a view to encourage speculation, Marjorie Stevens, violinist, went to Miss Jean Burt left for Newberg Mr. and Mrs. J. O Brian had
______________________________ , but it does publish it for the purpose Russellville last Friday to participate Friday. She has been visiting Miss guests from Portland over the week
Published |*cry Friday at Cascade Locks, |
calling attention to the fact that in the annual festival of Multnomah Mona Burt, of the high school staff, end.
Cascade
Locks occupies an enviable county schools.
Oregon.
I position.
| Cascade businessmen do not want,
R. B. Makwart, star fisherman of
C u m m in s & S h ie l d s , Publishers
will not encourage boom. They be- Bonneville, has caught quite a num
M. A. S h ie l d s , . . . .
Editor lieve in the town, feel that it will grow ber of large fish lately.
JOSEPH A. BUCHER, Prop.
J. M. C u m m in s , . . . Manager into a small industrial city. They be-
----------------------------------------------lieve that cheap power will attract
CHURCH SERVICES
Two deliveries daily—morning and evening. Fresh
industries, that deep sea locks will
Subscription Rates
Bonneville.
milk from our own inspected herd of Guernseys, de
Three Months, by mail
.................. SO make it the second city in Oregon
Sunday school, 10 a. Church ser
livered from Dodson to Wyeth. Phone 14-F3, Bonne
Six Months, by mail
I 00 within the period of a very few years vices at 11a. m., at the Community
ville, or leave word at meat market Cascade Locks.
The Dam Chronicle is of the opin Center. Services are non-secterian.
One Year, by mail.............................. 2.00
ion that the 50-mile lake which will Public invited.
MiLK—CREAM—BUTTERMILK—BUTTER
be created back of Bonneville dam
Cascade Locks.
The Chronicle serves Eastern Multnomah is going to make Cascade Locks the
Our milk is on sale at all the stores
county and Western Hood River county. greatest summer resort in the Pacific
Sunday school 10 a. m. at Metho
It is distributed to all camps housing northwest, if not on the Pacific coast, dist Community church. Church ser
employes on the Konneville Dam.
and it is of the opinion that money vices every Tuesday evening at 8
invested in the town on that basis o’clock. Non-secterian. Public invited.
THE TREAT OF THE WEEK
FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1934
is a safe investment. But it desires
Mrs. Kathryn Geer, of Penn’s Tav
to set forth the facts, to remind the
ern, went to Hood River Wednesday |
public
that
cheap
power
may
come
aavoa ioohos
Oyster Soup
VV. J. Carlson, proprietor of the to mean more to the town than any to be present at the ladies golf tourn
ament.
While
in
Hood
River
she
was
Roast
Chicken
and Dressing
Red and White store, has consented of us now realize.
the
guest
of
Mrs.
Dr.
C.
W.
Ham
Creamed
Peas
Mashed Potatoes
to stand as a candidate for the county
ilton.
Combination
Salad
Ice
Cream
New
Baseball
Field.
school board. The election, to be
The meal topped off with Rheinlandcr Beer
held in June, will be the first under
The base ball grounds have been
the law which created the county shifted to the government reservation
50c at the
unit system.
down by the locks. Members of the
Now Open to the Public
The C’hronicle does not profess to ball club have been busy all week
know the sentiment of Cascade Locks, getting the field in shape. Last Sun
but it feels that the people of the day the team played a nine from the
town should act as a unit in sup- Wyeth CCC camp. This Sunday it
podting a single candidate for the will play a team from the forestry
one position to which the west end service.
of Hood River county is entitled on
Manager Vernon G. Henderson has
Mrs. Lucille Henderson, Prop.
the board, and if Mr. Carlson is had letters from a number of Port
satisfactory to the public as a whole, land teams, seeking games. He ex
A modern shop with the latest
it can see no reason for a second pects to begin accepting them late
canrlidate appearing in the campaign. this month.
equipment and experienced
As we understand it, a petition
Uniforms have not arrived yet, but
operators.
must be circulated and signed in be are expected any day now.
half of the candidate. There will be
Mrs. George Atkinson, who is
five vacancies to fill. Cascade Locks
Banks all over the country are temporarily reducing
has had a member of the board, and teaching the Cradel Roll at Sunday
their interest rates on savings—just as business
should have a member at all times school in Bonneville, went to Port
Open 10 a. m. to 5 p. m.
houses have had to adjust their budgets to increase
land
Wednesday
to
get
some
supplies
and under all circumstances so long
the
margin of safe, sound operation. Good bank
for
this
class
for
Mother’s
day.
as the town remains unincorporated.
PERMANENT WAVING
loans are not so plentiful as in the old days. Over
The Chronicle believes Mr. Carl-
The Bonneville school was to close
head hasn’t decreased proportionally, and, of course,
member of the county board and it
Upstairs in I. O. O. F. Hall
believes further that the town is for- Friday, May 11, but due to some
deposit insurance has now added its expense.
son would make a very splendid work done on the building by the
above the postoffice.
tunate in being able to put him for CWA the closing date is extended to
CASCADE LOCKS, OREGON
But it is doubtful if any depositor
ward as its candidate. With only one May 25.
wouldn’t prefer a fraction LESS
candidate running from this district,
interest and MORE safety for his
Mr. Truback is building a house
and the town voting solidly for him,
deposits.
there would be no question about at Warrendale on the Warrendale
Cascade Locks having representation Packing Co. tract. Mr. Truback has
on the board. We are confident that lived at Bonneville for many years,
other communities of the county are but his former residence is being de
jwrfe« tly willing for Cascade Locks stroyed by construction of the dam.
to have a member of the board, and
Bunnie Nelson and Misses Mar
it only remains for the people to act.
One block south of
jorie Logus, Muriai White and Vin
Columbia Hotel
CHEAP POW ER
cent of Portland were guests of I)r.
With the completion of Bonneville Fred Folson and Louie Folson last
We are here to live and
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
dam, Cascade Locks will enjoy the I weekend
let live
cheapest |x*wer rates in America, if
not in the world.
The ladies of Bonneville met last
We do—
Proof of this statement is contained Thursday and formed a jiermanent
PLUMBING
in figures just made public in Wash organization. The meeting was held
HEATING
ington, I). C., by the engineers of the in the community hall. Mr. Stan
fereral |x»wer commission.
Wells was temporary chairman and
and SHEET METAL
Bonneville |x>wer can be sold at Mrs. Dames Linton served.
work
by the hour or by
a lower rate than |x>wer from Grand
contract
Coulee in Seattle.
Bonneville power, on tide water,
NO
HIGHWAY GARAGE
is the only power in the United
Welding Repairing—Tire
CHARGE for
States which can be delivered at tide
Patching
water at a lower rate than is now
ESTIMATES
Oil Gas W a te r—Air
obtainable elsewhere.
Cascade Locks, Oregon
Bonneville ¡tower will, it is estimat
ed by the engineers, cost one-third of
a mill less at the dam than it will
cost in Portland.
A third of a mill is not much when
compare«! with the 14 cents which
Cascade Locks is now paying per kill
owatt hour for current, but it promise
to mean much to large industrial
New Fast Auto Truck Service between Portland and
plants. The difference in cost promise
to make Cascade Izwks an industrial
Cascade Locks, Bonneville and Bridal Veil.
center.
Here are the estimated c«»sts of
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Bonneville power, is released by en-„
ginet'rs of the power commission:
We are now operating two trucks each way daily out
City
Mills
7-PIECE ORCHESTRA
of Portland into the Bonneville Dam district. It is
Cascade Locks
1.29
our
desire
to
give
prompt
personal
service.
Portland
1.59
GOOD FLOOR
Seattle
1.95
0
These estimates, prepared by the
engineers «>f the ¡*>wer commission,
DAILY SCHEDULE
tell us that Bonneville ¡xiwer will be
one-sixth cheaper at the switch in
Ijrave Portland —
.Ir. Cascade Locks—
Bonneville than in Portland. R«'ason:
10:00 A. M.
1:30 P. M.
at the
Cost «>f building, interest and main-
6:00 P. M
9:30 P. M.
teance charges on transmission lines
Leave Cascade Locks
.-Ir. Portland—
Chemical plants, pulp anil ¡vajwr
2:JO P M
4:30 P. M.
mills, steel mills, tire manufacturers
10:00 P. M.
Midnight
and other huge consumers «d elec
IN CASCADE LOCKS
trical energy can save one-sixth «if
Portland Office— Ninth Avenue and Irving Street
their power bill by locating in Cas- I
Telephone BRoadway 0441
cade lawks, rather than in Portland
Admission, 50c
Cascade Locks Office—Across street from meat
or Vancouver.
market
If th«‘se savings are actually to be
LADIES FREE
effect«*«! Cascade lawks sliulil become
R. J. WUNER, Agent
an industrial center. The Dam Chron-
icle il«w*s not publish this statement
THE
HOLLYWOOD DAIRY
SUNDAY DINNER
WE-ASK-YOU-INN
THE LUCILLE
BEAUTY SHOP
CASCADE LOCKS
PLUMBING CO.
INTEREST RATES MUST
ALSO BE CONSISTENT
WITH CONDITIONS
THE FIRST
NATIONAL
BANK
BASEBALL BENEFIT
m t d ie s
auto
mm tint t
SATURDAY NIGHT
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