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About The Dam chronicle. (Cascade Locks, Or.) 1934-1934 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1934)
~r THE DAM CHRONICLE VOI I Ml ! (ANC \ DE I.IM KS, OREGON, FR ID A Y , JU N E IS, 19J4 BONNEVILLE DAM Q U EEN CAMP IS COMING STAGE TO OREGON SIDE MRS. Forum) A n n o u m e iiu n t By Col Umbi.i C o n s tru c tio n Coni pisny E t p t o l m l W ithtn A nothar W e e k RAlihmuih i»« >i oflu i.illy .iniKium n i ' IxMiinir .ilinnii 4 crrtainty thaï lt h tbe Col OMI wa> CSt* liradquartrf s 4ixl camp ol t lie- indu.» Construction <<mi|Mny, .«.lo f, |«jf ih r > 10.000.000 spili- <l.im .il B olllxvillr, will lw lo- on dir I IrrKofi »idr ol thr nvrr m|k*ny official» l«4\r l*-rn car lyti on an investigation (or da>» fü» thr | Hir | x (M* ot drtrm ilti.lig wh* wr lliry will locale ih n r « aniji ÌH |i ifmr\lllr or on tlir \5 ishington |fc r* I b r fr i, r\ery indication ih.»t thr in\r,t .galion li t , Ix rn . oiuplrtrd SS t in ol(i< i .l »tatfn xn t m a) l>r r i pS« Ini licforr anothrr » rrk r n tin m « h a ïr t«<ii dump loy diti (roui tlir »hq* canal m thr dfl* « l«rlwrcii Kucklr t tr r k and ihr (Si n*4*l ( m k i , » n i <>( thr (ailroad •U ton in Ito fin rllllr Suffit irl.t nrw HI nei m Ixuig (d ln l lo previde pkb>*u«r» (or i ■ m sn I ix en jfc>. - havr an ixi| u trd (i rn thr fir»t thè ihr contrae tort would Ixjild ih n r CSr on th.» ground H*iwr\rr. thr •Si i|un> i» al lilirriy un* 1er il» con I n I In r» ia !Jl*h il» « amp al any Int Ili may »rlr, t I hrrr ha» l*rrn <d H building »n Bradford idand |i! it ma) I«- l ¿t d*wn tlirtr r.ilhrr C |I1 up h 1 1er* r « f l r « M M t « c . l l l . j l l . I hr e'Olmi torà bave ofinifd o l ir» in thr U » n building in Port d, and rxpret tu oprn un ollicr at dam «rilhin tlir nrxt SO day*. |i <‘.|k on ihr prnjfft calli lof »truciHiti ol thr nrcrvwtry hunk- bsc» which arr nredcd to h ou x |t • * : I 1 n r » " h | i’ rti « m CONTES TA N TS HARD BATTLE; BATES IN LEAD Ib r (ir»t week in ihr ra«r for Ibr »landings in ibr ipirrn tontest quern ol ihr Itain Crlrbrat ton l«> lx- up to Saturday, June 9 hrhl m I .IV adr li n k , July I, 2, I Eva Mar Hair» IS,400 and 4, i anir to end in a bur»t of Jiivpbinr Math«*wv>n IS. 100 k'lory Saturday night at ibr Chamber Mrlyn Mrrrill 14,500 •»I < ’ommrrce clarwr al ibr I raigmont Myrtle Daniel» 14.000 bold Janr (»rilnrr 1 1,600 Ib r first week mm ludnl only (ivr Silva Spierr 10,900 day, .»» ibr tu k rt, wrrr not dtMrihu Faye Itnuvillr 10,200 ted until I urviay, and wrrr counlrd Kulh Sinrud 10,100 ai 1 o'clock Saturday. Eva Mar I'lara Nix 10.000 Hair», charming young Cascade Mary I ampbrll 10.000 l.tuk» lady, won (ir»t pri/r bit ihr Hula Eritrh 10.000 o|irninK w«*rk with a total ol IS,400 Candidate Bom Ibxxl River. Odell. votrv and rrtrivrd IIw $15 «dfrrrd I'ark dale. M osier and The Dalles llnwrsrr, Mr» Bales was very closely wrrr not able to rrjx.rt thru votes as followed by Josephine Mathewvm. they received their tickrts only two llrlyn Merrill. Myrtle Daniels and days Indore the first count. Jane Gcitner Members of the quern and car I he I*« al girls presented a |»rtit!on contest committee are loud in their to the quern committer Monday a»k praise of thr reception they received mg that (be w«*r kly prue Iir dis by thr < hamber of commerce officials continued an*! that a Hat guarantee ill I lie I ».ill* .Aid Hood Kivrr on a of 10 [«er « rut lie givrn The general rrernt trip thrre in tbr interest ol the commit tre in s[iecial meeting, on queen contest. .igrrenient with the queen committee, In Hood Kivrr tbr president and •Unwed the request Hrturforth each secretary ol thr chamber took the girl ts working l**r berseli until thr contrst on their *<wn shoulders and final prizes are given I he final prizes located suitable candidates. In Ih r starling at the $50 limit, are to stay Dalles the same spirit was shown. as advertised and will lie given at thr Mtliough the Wasco county city is grami chawing on July 4 celebrating on the fourth itself, they Thr cLiiue held at (lie Craigmont readily gave their lucking to the was successful in every way A largr Cascade D ak s dam celebration and crowd lurne«l out lor the event, and the queen contest, enjoyed tbr splendid floor and music T h ev two larger cities are ex* t<* thr utmost. Another el the benefit |>rt ted to present uauulerible pi the daners will lie held Saturday night quren contest, and will send hundreds _ . * . . . . this week at thr Bridge of thr («od.» ol (iroplr t*> Cascade Locks during Inn the (our big days. THE DALLES TRUCK LINE SPOKANE FIRM IS GIVEN TO ERECT OWN BUILDING CONTRACT ON TEST HOLES Attention, citizen» of lionnrvillr Dam Mes Cascade bock» is trying to ac quaint thr country with (hr progress Ixing made at the dam, and (he pos sibilities (or a future in this area. < **rnmittrr» arr working hard each day, sacrificing lime and business to make the Dam Celebration a success in every way. Kveryone »lands to gain by this Celebration, if it is only [iride in a good job wrll done. For the next three weeks we must all put <>ur collective shoulders to the whrrl We must eat, sleep and talk the Dam Celebration. With this in mind, we therefore rrcjuesl every resident of this area to aid us. Call al the headquarter» to aid us. Call at the headquarters and put your name on the willing list. A W. M E Y E R S, President Chamber of Commerce. FRA N K HALL. President Civic (Tub STEVENSON BANK PROVIDES MONEY TO CASH CHECKS Arrangements have been completed with the Bank of Stevenson by the Cascade la c k s Chamber o f Com merce whereby all the money neces sary t*> cash checks from the Bonne- v'Hf dam project may he obtainable. I This k i c announcement s n n o o n * « m A t » I was t e i c m made i d e s t yes 'K . terday by W. J . Carlson, chairman of the lunking committee appointed at the chamber meeting 10 days ago. R. E. Andrew» and I hek Morris are 0,1 ,ht' committee with Mr. GOVERNMENT TO START WORK ON $3,500,000 J 0 B E n g in e e rs to Open B id s Ju ly 6 on P o w e rh o u se and L o c k s C o n tr a c t W ill Em ploy 5 0 0 M ore M en. Bids on the powerhouse, substruc ture, lcxks ami ship canal at Bonne ville. to cost an estimated $3,000,000, will lx «ipened by army engineers July 6 This contract, one of the major jobs on the huge project, will provide work for 500 men. It must ix com pleted by April 1, 1935. Pending completion of the work Ixing done by the Guy F. Atkinson company, the employes on the new contract will lx quartered in tents on the Oregon side of the river. When the Guy F. Atkinson company fin- ischs its contract and withdraws the employes on the jxmerhouse. locks and ship canal will be housed in the i 38 hunkhouses down by the railroad station. Excavation work on the shiep ■ anal is going steadily forward. The canal will lx nearly 1000 feet in length and the locks will be 76 feet w-ide and ( kiss through walls of soldi rock at the powerhouse site. The powerhouse will be 550 feet in length and 300 feet wide. It will oc cupy the space in Bradford slough hzetwern the island and the mainland on the Oregon side of the river. Concrete for the|xmerhouse sub structure, the locks and the canal will he furnished by the governiner.t. The contract for the superstructure, or the powerhouse proper, will be let at a later date. This second contract will provide for the pumps, turbines, draft tube liner, cranes, gats. etc. Awarding of this contract, together with the contract for the spillway dam, will bring the number of em ployes at the dam up to nearly 2000 men. * ar M’n The matter of insurance on the money has turn a factor in holding up negotiations. Vernon (». Hederson is handling that detail. He ex[iects to Fioatti W in in P a ra d e rejxut within a day or two on co»ts. ( a x a d r b e l i » fl**at look third It has not l>rrn determined where “Jim " Merrill has started to work [•;/«• in il» d iv i,ion: ib r (Im i the exchange room will lx- located, in earnest on his new dance hall and l'tilrrrd by ariny riigiiicrt.» al hut it has lieen definitely determined with the avawed intention of having 1 1 V' htn \illr m < ond pri/.r in il» that the money can lx borrowed each it ready for the queen’s ball on Sat r r k wi,i fU rt*d inunef * ltl> ,h,‘> in^ m N l j n * ,u" “ week to meet the needs of the town urday night. June 30. Concrete piers Bill. r.i'ifl in thr Ki r | r»liv,d Plans provide for a group of store hid w ith t ...non Bros. I he govern* 5n nuUnK chanRe and handling all for the foundation were poured Mon |p traile i h a r u b y lloth |«ri*r» riNints t»n ihr lkx»r and aiKirt- rnrnt rmrinrrps nan estimates! that , . . day and Tuesday. There were 120 of bue tulvrr lovimt tup». ment» on the second floor. the dirilhng would cost $26,000. [ ,, nr> b nii, avaflaMe ,h ls week them. When they are thoroughly set I hr It right line has enjoyed a A second contra« t lor LKXJ <>( drill- end l( [K. because insurance had he* will Ixgin laying the heavy tim C h.itnbcr to Dnnee. >plt ixliil IxiMoesS since it conmxiurd ing on Ruckle slide will lie let June |HI| obtained in time to jiermit bers which will carry the sills for the l'I lir \ agaboiid Struttrr» a 4 picce to serve thr Bonneville dam arra. 22. These holes will lie of unusual the hank to send the money across floor. N rifila Ir ori brut ra, ha» lirrn ob- Cnablc to rent quarter.» (or its Height depth and are lieing sunk (or the rx- the river. However, from this time The building will cover a ground |ii*<l for Itir dan< r wiii* h tbr ( hum dr|xit, it was forerd to put up a ! res» purpose ol giving geologists a forward no employe on the dam will space R2 by t>0 feet. It will set im «il ('ommrrce will put on satur- budding. complete picture of the Eagle creek find it necessary to go out of the infili al thr Bridge <i( IIte* <»>>d» M. E. f kikes will have thr contract formation. The geologists, it is re Bonneville dam area to get a dayroll mediately Kick of the restaurant and Dave's barber shop. The plans pro •I in Cascade Locks. Revenues for the building, which will lx of puted. are not entirely satisiied with check cashed. vide for an orchestra pit in the center IWmi the dance will lie used to defray frame construction. all information obtained from test A small charge will be made for of the floor. ^ B x 'iise s of the float entered in thr ---- ■■■ ■ holes sunk to date on the mount.iin cashing the checks. This will permit H r festival furade. M acK in non D en ied S ta r . »¡dc. • employes to spend their money T o B ^ ild C o tta g e s . ■ |Crowds are cominng from quite a pr r d ifficu lt!« ovrr choice of a Failure of Lynch Bros, to obtain j where they please and will not obli- Gustav N. Kesgard. a Portland t.itir* for the dames and since ,[rpul>. sheriff for the Cascade Leaks th«- contract for new drilling w ill be j gate them to any business house, contractor, has purchased a piece of ryliody seems to enjoy themselves aroM. rar|y ¡„ ,he week when quite a surprise* and something of a property fn>m Aug. Peterson a blexk ru* t» indication that the dance this I his Mac kinnon, « hoice of the Civic disappointment, for they have Ix- Ja p a n e s e T e a m s P lay . up the hill from the drug store and on »•k will prove popular club for the position, was denied a come quite |mpular in the Bonneville Plenty of action may be expected the west side of the street and is pre commission by the sheriffs office in dam nrra ,luring their residence in in the baseliall games here Sunday, paring to build a group of cottages. L a k e s id e M a rk e t O pens. II 1 the district when the JajKinese Athletic dub of Work was started this week on the Another business house has Ixrn The committee appointed by »he ; the mid-Columbia league comes to. first cottages. When they are com Idei to the li»t of pl.ur» casting club to ask the county board for a ; Entries Wanted. Cascade Jaxks for a double header. pleted Mr. Kesgard will begin work P I *\ .ili t I .. n!r I ■•< k-, .mil ex deputy reported that the court had Lnlrjes are open for the log The Nipponese team, managed by on a house, which he proposes to ting it to keep growing. Nelson agreed to put up $50 a month. The rolling contest, the wrestling Ray Yasui, who is also advertised as erect on the corner. According to pilier» of Albany have leased a part sheriff is said to have insisted that matches and Ixixing Units, which the loudest catcher in America, has present plans he will put up a dozen the Riverside hotel huilcling and , the town contribute $50 to the salary will lx* held during the Bonne placed some stiff competition during or more of the cottages with a view II ojxn a modern meat market Iwfore the commission he issued, ville dam celebration in Cascade the |cist two years and in most of to renting them to employes on the re this coming Saturday. Officers of thr Civic club are en- their games have emerged victorious. dam. Lcxks. . [ During the |cist few days Mr. deavoring to iron the problem out All persons desirous of entering During this season Lyle. Bingen, the l*xin and Vern Kngstrom have Ixen wl(h sheriff Edick. are Invited to get in touch with Friday night parties will become a Celilo Indians. Mosier. Dee and l ’p- Irking night and day installing j ■■ - ■ Erick Erickson at the Rapids regular thing with Erick Erickson at |xr Valley have all fallen before the i lei », counter» and other necessary The <M*I Icllow- lodge lias called Nippons. The club boasts one of the rluli in ( as* ade lawks. the Rapids club, he announced Wed Iparatus to the business Ralph for bids pre|iaratory to painting their nesday. l’he next one will lx held best batteries in the smaller leagues Lon, youngest of the brothers in building at Fifth and Main. A num- firni, will have *. harge of the Cas- her of contractors have submitted es- II <ml jrirn</s tinil rclotivrs to know and are particularly noted for their Friday night. He has employed an Je Lcxks market and has named it timate and it is probable that the of HonncvilU D am t Subscribe for base stealing ability. Their boast is orchestra from the Carson district “ Lake Market Home of Choice work w ill he completed before the The Chronicle for them. I hey II ap- that a single hit will put one of their and promises an abundance of fun for all who enjoy a good time. men on third base. iks.” I Fourth of July celebration. p red a te it. |yrd on ihr job, but ont ail ol thrm Il hvr in camp Ed K Spickerman, manager of Ih r Dalles freight Line. Inc., has pun based a tract of ground from the Mewart estate next d*xir to the lex aco gas station, [irquratory to put - ting up a 2 story business bleak and a group of cottages. Plans and s|wcifications for the building» are lieing prepared ami the R C. M cdintocb of Spokane has been awarded the c«mtract for dirtll- ing another 1000 feet of test holes on Ruckle »lule and at the clam site. He got the contract on a hid of $14,116 over Cannon Bros, of Compton, Cal., who hid $IR,250. Lync h Bros., who have lieen doing considerable drilling on thr slide, did not hid hut it is ALL RESIDENTS OF DAM AREA URGED TO ASSIST COMMITTEES N U M B E R II >UR DAYS AND NIGHTS OF FU N AT CASCADE LOCKS, JU L Y 1— 2— 3— 4, 1934
