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About The Dam chronicle. (Cascade Locks, Or.) 1934-1934 | View Entire Issue (July 6, 1934)
THE DAM CHRONICLE C A S C A D E LO C K S, O R E G O N , F R ID A Y , J U L Y 6, 1934 OUR T O W N N ostr. F. Hvor. |K* I hear you complain of the wind and the rain, Anri the overcast skies in the Gorge i* I hen Slop, ItMtk and listen; Hear those Steam shovels hissin' I he tlang of the anvil, The glow ol the forge. And llie thud of thr drill» as they sink in the hills. I he Mra|ir of thr earth moving clam; I he bang of thr hammer: That's organised clamor Where they re budding the iinnnrvdlr Dam. START UP AGAIN Drug S to r e , A n d rew s, P e rra s and L o d g e A ll P la n n in g to R esu m e In T h e ir Old L o c a t io n s Murk a f rrliuililing that «rtlk et o( SHsdr D * k» liuautrwi diaincl »h u h d o t roved in Monday night i die- .-. lu r lu » iwen »ta ile d 1») prop ) m u Ml tilin ' »h u h jllr m l hrMr* snd w eir tc«nj»»canl) nprd tut r»|inr t to rrsumr, either in kaAtion* m on the site u( thru Ormef k«4lton». I he C t H s Ir Drug company h a «' «•noI a »titrr in thr lobby id thr | -lie 1r l*>tel, .»rx! tu t'. Ito Vrf - Hue Moon calr is Mrrving thr pubis 4 unall building thrown up within I ,rt alter the lire by \<>lunim Though the skies are not sunny, the towns' in the money. W e are one of the World's busy snails. And (daces, which last year, were used for cow pasture Are now %ubdi\idrd and srlling as lots. A lumlwryard stands to occupy lands That once wrre a sari, city dump. And Fords, Chrve» and lK «lgrs now crowd our garages, For re|Nura, or lor ga» at the pump. Each day thrre arrives, new business which thrives. W e will soon lie the town of the River, Though there's no use of telling, the Butcher is telling, Kaih » r r k a car load of pork, beef and liver. A w l. Bill* Ret! and W hite," elutes later at night. Ib r r r are five busy clerks now at "B obs". Cart clutter our roads as they carry their loads O f men to the various Jobs. kbcsr. K F I Andrew» and Silver K li.vt III the l i r e IVr hie ! Ilirtr shortage n( insurance. r«|wtt to -r*t.ibli«h ihrm trlvm. W e've a ' hard-liquor store", and just nest door, Is "< Stars' for ties, shirts and sucks. And lining the strrrt are placrs to eat — N o one goes hungry in ( a »cade Locks. WhiW the 'K id F e llo » » Hall, »h u h wr thought clue to fall, (F o r this, I must answer to Frank), N ow ia the heart o f the town's busy Mart. It is said: W e will scam have a Bank. Ih r <»dri Fellow*, with $J000 in- jr4nrr on thnr building, will etthrr I d m dican e >-f thnr lut tu in fivMual» »h o will rebuild The poMoffirr, alter tiring housed It wa* not long ago, as a lot o f us know, I W r rolled up the sidewalk* at dark. ! to John W irrlck * new build Activities ended and silence descended i f at the » N end o ( Mam strrrt F.urpt an occasional lonesome hound's lu rk — ^ 1 H •«•¡\ir.K «he public And the roar of the Gorge matched the snore of the Norge, Otto lin k rr had $2500 inaurarne T o rumble the slumbrrous gloom, >t» hl» « .»fr It will enable him to t Sr a cbm, shaded light would startle the night, 1 t i building on im proper !) Like an earth-wormish glow- in a tomb. I t" h.i\ r .i I«-!trr restaurant I ' « ■ f the Ine Hut now, every night, the town is a-light, Ihm Francis, managrr o f the ( ‘as lo n g after midnight has come. ide Drug company, own» live lot on There is sound of rcvrllr from Bar and Hotel, I i mi t -.i e Él Of I lie < Kid hr) T o the moan of the Sas' and the throb of the Drum— low» l( thr lodge does not tom m m ee They arr opening lurrels at The Rapids and Merrells vliuildtng at once he will start work S i fast (C m ' my throat is getting d ry ), his ptn|iosrd new building How- That the makers of brrw have all they can do, I " , d the )<«!gr puls up a new T o keep the town in sujvply. guiding immediately the drug store nil w< upy it. Have you heard of the d a n c e - with each ticket a chance, Mans are under way for a new On a lire-utiful, brand new car? I Ming ..n Fifth street d ir n tly up Boy! you cl lieller lie there, with your lady fair, I ' •--nth uf Merrill s d.irur lu ll, For they're coming from near and a-far. i huh will (Kovidr quartrrs for I.u- Put on your best ‘ fronts*, we only live once, I - Unwin--in « beauty p irlur and And come have a time "W h a t a m !" J " Dr I II Merger - office For, to us, the "Depression, is just an expression. 1 lie fire has stimulated rather than In this place, where the Nation, ‘ Gives a D a n ^ n )’.’’ B.nn|«-ned the spirits of people who ‘ "uhi huild b u sin e« property in ( ■Mr Daks, and indications are that »land occurrd shortly after 9 o'clock. ^^_>l.iris fur tw-w buildings in different' I hr I’urtl.ind fire dr(urtmrnr re B ’c-iiintw will l«r nmvinni nl almost ' fused to send aid. but pum|»ers were Iv during the nrxt wr«-k ni'-hnl from Hood Kivrr and the lapses from the fire are estimated t '40,000, with in«urancr running " aliout half that sum. These figures m hide the Clark home and the atholic church, neither of which was peered by insurance I I \n«lr.-w. store, with a 't<« l ot fHiXX), had $2000 insurance; the -akeview market, where a heavy loss Id vine k occurrd, was pnitccted by M ") insurance; the drug store had MOOO to $5000 insurance. Silver Per- r 1 had lieen negotiating for in«ur- >n(e but did not close for it liefore • I"' fire, mi hr lost everything m- [lulling building and fixtures. I he fire, originating in a fireworks i "ncession stand immrdiatel wr«t of • lie drug store, was prevented from »!' itoying the entire town by the hardest kind o f work on the part of Volunteer workers, the Hood River fire department and The Dalles fire department. A hard west wind swept N' trks and rmliers for bloc ks, and rveral homes were afire one or more llim rs but with the exception o f the Clark home owners were able to save [ them. Merrymakers celebrating the Fourth of July holidays were dancing in Merrill's dance hall and watching |ihe werstling matches i nlhe new out door arena at the east end of town, when the explosion in the fireworks Dalle« The pumper at Herman creek ranger station was.it Zig Z.ag and did not a|»(>rar until a lirr midnight, but the station sent in other equipment, Hundreds o f people in nearby towns turned out. and practically the entire camp at Bonneville came up following a|»(ieals by telephone for help. Th e Odd Fellows hall went firt. It was afire in thr second floor liefore work of fighting the flames could lie organized. From the lodge hall it spread to S. E. Prrras' meat market, then to the Blue M oon cafe and the Clark Some. A tree standing lietween the H ark home and the IVrras home, next door, served as a firewall and helped block the flames. A group o f trees standing just east o f the Catholic church also served as a firrwall and enabled the fire fight ers to bring the flames under control. Th e two-inch mains provided quite a volume o f water, and were instru mental in holding the fire iiack after it had gutted the Odd Fellows hall, but the fire was not whqiprd until 41 inch hose lines were laid to the river and the pumper» got In their work. The first 4-inch lines wrrr laid to the little creek just east o f thr We-Ask- U-Inn. It provided water for one of the pumpers. MTEHODIST CHURCH SENDS REGULAR PASTOR TO LOCKS Rev. E. F. Smith of Newport has ai^aiinted to fill the pulpit in (hr Methodist Community church of Cascade Locks. He held services last Sunday morning, participated in the sacred program in the park in the evening and left for the coast to bring his family to the Bonneville dam area. Selection of Rev. M r. Smith was made at the annual conference in Portland two weeks ago. Through an error in thr conference reports it was announced that the Cascade Dicks church was to lie supplied. The rejiort should have read that the vacancy here was to be filled. The new pastor will not lie in Cas cade loKks to fill the pulpit this next Sunday, but will hold services morn ing and evening July 15. He made a very favorable impression upon peo ple whom he met (luring his first visit here and there is every reason to be lieve that he will fit snugly into the community life o f this district. He had retired from active service in church work but was called Iiack when it became imperative that Cas cade Dicks be provided with a pastor, now that the dam is bringing in a heavy influx of people to this terri tory. PRESIDENT TO VISIT. BONNEVILLE VISITOR COMES TO LOCKS IN MODEL-T, HOME IN PLYMOUTH Despite thr fire. Cascade Dicks en joyed a happy Fourth and did not sign o ff and go to bed until the early hours of Thursday morning. The new Plymouth sedan, pur chased from Gerrabrant Brothers in Hood River, went to Dolph Van- dever, an employe o f the Biasengrr company, Troutdale. He drove to the celebration in a Model T Ford and rolled home in luxurious ease behind the wheel of hts price. The streets were crowded on the evening of the Fourth, as they had been crowded throughout the day. Fivents, including the log rolling con test, the baseball games, the fight and the wrestling match, the old time sports, the dance at M errill s new dance hail and the fireworks, were earned *»ut as scheduled Earlier in the day Senator jo e E. Dunne, rep- upin an candidate for governor, spoke in the (<arfc ROOSEVELT TO SPEAK AT DAM AUGUST Address W ill B e B road i f l M t© W orld Over N a tio n a l H o o k u p A fter 13 months in O eg o n , 28 Huge A u d ien c e to H e a r hoys from the triple “ C " camp at Him S p e a k W yeth boarded a special troop train in Cascade Locks Monday on the President Roosevelt, now on a first leg o f their return journey to homes in central Illinois. Brown as hard earned vacation, will speak at berries and healthy as soldiers, tiw Bonneville August 1, immediately fo L boys had finished their enlistments lowing his return to the mainland and upon their native heath will !*• mustered out of service. All expresses! from Hawaii. Plans are being made themselves as having enjoyed their by government and state officials to stay in the west, said they wanted to take care of an immense c w j . j f t f go home but would like to come back people who will pour into the Ik .ne- after a visit with their (larents. ville -lam area to see and beat The troop train consisted of 150 nations chief men, gathered up from different camps. It reached Cascade Locks promises to he on shortly be-forr 2 oclock and was of hts administrat filled with young men who had been Congressman Charles H. Martin» picked up in the numerous camps (km ocm k candidate f o r _____ » i_ __ T scattered over the state. _ - Bon- Within a week or ten day, the ** neville and be given an vacancies caused in camps by the addrow the disc harge of the boys who are Cal. E. W. home w:J' V filled with other recruits who will be coming west ¡4r a six- Stales month« stretch on payroll. There are about” Tri berth* t o , r | B «*- ** fill at W yeth F*" was acc > ¡tt.aied by W i n s.a*K- Th e 4-day celebration, which start ed last Saturday night when Jane tieitner was chosen to rule as queen, went the full four clays, although badly disrupted by Monday night s fire. The Saturday night dance and the election o f the queen drew a big J. R Shaw, former chief o f police Sw£ . 1 sec? t L J P ** » chalk* crowd, but the Sunday night band at Klamath Falls, is now making his , l ™ ’l k r j J j , ‘ f Tarr<:,‘ concert in the park die! not attract a home in Cascade Dicks. His three * r r H * * ' " at great deal o f attention. sons and a daughter are with him. j 5* * ',1 f '___ . _ , * , M is« Geitner won her position as lie has expressed the opinion that queen by a narrow margin over Helyn lhere is a splendid opportunity tor M errill, Eva Bates. M yrtle Daniels, investments in thr capital o f the Bon after a brief talk will come oo to Bonneville. DetaDk o f tike hour o f Clara N ix and Silvia Spicer. neville Dam area. his talk, the hour o f ho arrival and Throughout the day on the Fourth departure and tae day's program in j laiys and girls were encouraged to M r s H ill W in s C a se. Mrs. K. Bell Hill s property on the general havt • ® shoot firecrackers on the government reservation, and there is indication bluff overlooking the dam at Bonne- public yet. hr to Ct tlut all enjoyed themselves. jville is worth $75,000, a jury- in the evjwcts to go ifO ------------------- United States district court in Port- dam up neai Spo*^»... From there Mrs. May Silvia, proprietor o f the land agreed Friday. The army engi- he will travel east over the Great Hridgr of the Gods hotel, has just neers had offered’ her $25.600. She Northern railroad to f o r t Peck dam com|>leted a new liar in the public had asked $100,000. Governor Meier, in Montana. His visit to the Pacific mom and is preparing to hold a railed to the stand as a witness for Northwest will give him an opporttt- r«t hand the pru- formal opening Wednesday night. She the defense in the case, told the col ; n tq flio b e r - re » . 1- ^ ****■ & * j that he considered the property w ri- more than Mrs. H ill asked for it. e- •- 41 ’ Mrs. Hill has one o f the most - .n on 0 0 0 .^ j tractive flower gardens in the state iF e rp le ail over Oregon, Washing on her estate. The grounds are beau ton and Idaho are talking o f the pres tifully terraced, and she has spent ident's forthcoming visit to Bonne-" much time and money in developing ville area and it is anticipated that a cro- ’ of 50.000 will gather to see the property. Present plan« provide for razing and hear him speak. I t is not yet the hill to make way for the railroad known on ¡maiioa where the speaker right-of-way. Rock taken from the stand will be erected, but in all prob property will be used in ripraping ability will be put up on Bradford U4 the mountain side above the railroad island, f t 1 r o b -1 threate s cut on Ruckle slide. L«*Ér lem, b luation; movin ivited t© The pres»- visit Cascade Locks and become Good season and bad “ Bob” Andrews and Silver quainted with conditions throuj the district. A meeting haa^ have helped people when help was needed. The Bonne called for Thursday at the Br ville dam area has come to appreciate them. the Gods hotel to organize the people Monday night’s fire wiped both out o f business. Both of the district for the president’» have the sympathy o f the entire community. But it would appearance at Bonneville. I t w ill bn be a nice thing i f the sympathy could take concrete form the greatest occasion in history of M id Columbia section and every — i f all to whom they have extended a helping hand, if fort will be exerted to see that ‘ those who have benefitted through their kindness and fittingly entertained. liberality, could put their expressions o f sympathy into Cascade Locks Char metre will cooperate vfith the presi concrete form. dent's aids in makirigais visit a moat It has been suggested that every man in the district pleasant one. The Portland. Hood give a day toward helping erect new buildings and aiding River and The Dalles chambers of them in reestablishing themselves. commerce have been asked to send And it would be nice, too, i f everyone to whom Bob representatives ---- ------------- , Thurv .— to the meeting has laid in two kegs o f beer fot the fore (»art o f the evening and while they last the drinks will be on the house. The hotel has not heretofore served lieer, although Mrs. Silvia did have a temporary license some months ago ' liefore the state liquor control com- I mission was organized. Mrs. Silvia has obtained an orches tra for Wednesday evening and is inviting the public on both sides of the river to join her in making a pleasant evening of it Wednesday. in * A HELPING H AN D Andrew s and Silver Perras have extended credit could l(jay „¡^jq lor the purpose of organi- rrrtke a special effort to liquidate those accounts at the ¿¡ng a concerted program. P re s o "“ earliest possible moment. Many have hurried in to settle plans provide for a special tra.- J ac-caunts, and we believe other« w ill take pleaaure in »“ >-1 , “ ch.Br^ “ anCi1 f ‘ i ; person can’t donate a day's labor toward e r e c t - ? £ £ * £ ing new buildings, would it not be possible fo r all to om- way fo Cascade Lod^ Irt thr Chronicle handle your next ploy a man for a day? ,rivfr to Hood Ri' « a f job of printing. 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