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•H THE DAM CHRONICLE |>l I Ml I IURNED AREA TO BE REBUILT WITH CASCADE LOCKS, OREGON, FRID AV, JCLV 13, 1934 -.1 PULP AND PAPER MILLS CONCRETE BLOCK Throughout Oregon one hear* much talk of hug»* iruliwtrii*« which arc coming to the Pacific I , p< i ty O wner* Plan to Milk« Building* Conform In Stylo ikml all U .i F ire p ro o f M nlerlal, Northwest to obtain cheap power from Bonneville dam. At the Portland chamber of commerce it is re ported that principal interest on the part of eastern ROOSEVELT MAY SPEAK IN LOCKS; PLANS UNCERTAIN Lack o f Room at Bonneville P ro v e* Handicap, a n d Portland Seeks P rin cipal Address. .1 LUM BER 15 H ERE IS A F A M IL Y T H A T HEEDS A H E L P IN G H AN D While the ruins of the fire which destroyed the E r n e s t Brown home were still smolder ing the women of Cascade Locks were scurrying aliout endeavor ing to obtain furniture, clothing and shelter for the family. Mrs. Pearl Pittman and Mrs. Sam Hill have assembled much material, but more is needed Perha[»s every person in town can square something. The chil dren range in age from six months to eight years. The fam ily lost everything, so anyone having furniture, dishes, bed ding or clothing which can be sfiared is invited to notify Mrs. Pittman or Mrs. Hill. POWERHOUSE JOB AWARDED; WORK IS STARTED ON DAM Columbia Construction C o m pany to Build Homes on Bradford Island, Bunk- houses by Depot. | IM.tr» Ini rrliuililmg tl».*t |*>Minu Attempt* on the {»art of the Port land Chamlx-r of Commerce to get ihr liukinn* district whith « « • manufacturers centers about availability of raw ma I he Oneral Construction com pany and the J. F. Shea company, p in ilu- fire |()il.«>* ago air rapid Prr*i«lmt Roosevelt to deliver an ex terials for use in making pulp and paper. taking form Ihr < Mil Irllott*. tended address in Portland ami con -'if cessful bidders on the power house substructure masonry work and navi- |) , iVri.i md I * >n I »an. ik wl... fine his visit to Bonneville to an in- Here, then is the explanation of why Tascade gation lock at the Bonneville dam, pit I hr (■•inrr lot al I lllh .Old »1 mi lion trip, with s brief talk to a Lock* is going to be a permanent town after the dam are [xepanng to begin work just as I I I*111» chosen few, has had the result of VMm as their bid is formally ap throwing considerable uncertainty iwfrlr building is completed and the workers have scattered. The proved by the chief of engineers in aliout the president's forthcoming lit i* antii qiaird thal building will " ashington, D. C. four requisites for pulp and paper are: Cheap power, visit to the Bonneville Dam area. irt ju*t a» ««>n a* iitMiumr |«.li j Original {Jans called for a speech JAN E G E IT N E R W IN S . awarded some days ago, «* i .in I m > *r|tlrd anil thr gra< tr on an abundance of pure water, timber and labor. Cas of national imjxirtante in Bonneville P R IZ E M O N E Y ON CAR f *cond large piece of jr M4lf highway I* drtrftiuia-ri liy liejiartment of justice agents have . „ , , , . . . tlw° W O f* 10 b* started at t«.r cade Isicks is more fortunately situated than any tinrer» , £ , „ . . 1 .ha, . h i . » no! „illicit.). L 'T ' ^ wi,bi" I»«' « « « « » * . U d im I’rtraa 1* ready In go forward « L . I in ,ha tmm.nl r « m . . « 1 « ^ «.,1._w l» ,,x * h r « h o n .« ,n tmpto, JOC m.„. other Pacific Northwest town. And pulp and paper .. ... . . . disposing of tickets for the Saturday |th a building in win. Ii (0 houtr In*. The General Construction com- ti«»n at Bonneville to accomnvulate . V, j _ _ ___ .. .. . mills make payrolls. The world’s largest log pond at market, hut tmiltrr hr nor llir a huge crowd, and the army engineers " l ’' 1 .' . * Tm/, *.■ in>i. ' pany and the J. F. Shea won the L... I »• i I Mlu tk wan. ti. Mil . «_ . «>f-July celebration and was made .. . . j . ________ will be utilized. |>*k until it tan tir Ir.unnl what the Itr highway drjwiimrnt ptopmm mdan«.,,, by .h. ...k t t 0 o m .»*.* ilu about making thr fill on Mam ■ —" ■ now under way. an« obtained the contract over four rt and wnlming the th<»r«*tighfarr A M A T E U R S TO M E E T IN FRIENDS ERECT STORE ,h*’ I,allcs Chamber of commerce Determining the "inner ° ,b** -ther bidders, including the Guy F. . l.«l|ir i* talking about err* ling a ROWI TH U R SD AY N lP H T IW n A Y r n n A k in o ru v c *“ • **•“ ** Congressman Charles F. delayed, due U j the \tkm»o company and the Colum- >t.*fy building hut may <om|ar»' b U W L I H U K sU A I NlUH I IN D A Y FOR A N O R E W S Martin to intercede with the presi- U" wh,ch ^ ^ y e d records in the (>ia Construction company. i v |»y Iwdding it to a one *t«»ry if \niatrur Uurr* on l*»th Mtles of j 'B o b ' Andrew* ha* a host of ‘lent and have him q»rak in the gov-jP0^ oiilc* lb f night oi July -• F° r Camp of the contractors on the i'»nlr n going to lie ratwd to a tl»c river in the Bonneville Dam area friend* throughout the Bonneville rmment park at Cascade Dicks Gen- I1“ ** r,ca3Y‘i u,c lu,1“ ‘" llc' *“ u lu ^ [Miwerhouse and navigation lock has I >rrr I t »'tight I m - nor- ary to are M o g invite«! to throw the leather darn area, hut the extent of these eral Martin, who has just returned considerable research work before all ^ btfn 4 |ef|llite|y f|xec], but the .»t the ln*t informal smoker in the fnrnd*hi|*s « » never really known from Washington, D. C „ is the last oi ,hf rrP " « s c.uld be assemble»! prevail, that the men rm- !' i'». I m i inMaiicely sgrre among Dam Bowl in < i**.idr laxk* lliurs until last Sunday morning when he wor»l on arrangements and it is be- ‘ . the stand,nK K,rls deter- pjQj.jj ^ ^ ^ ^ qUartrreJ pr»|«rty »iwnrr* in the burne»! iDy night. July 19. was up with thr birds and hauling lieve»! that he can influence the na- mined. in tents until such time as the Guy Here are the totals for the six high F. Atkinson company gives up the .1 tli.it nr* buildilH.-» conform in j Im. Wlj| , 4ffy m, |wufrvuon- I lumlirr for a temporary More build- tion's chief executive to deliver the nd an h»le» t ui al ik 'ijn If the unle** the) slip in unannounced, | mg jwincipal address of his Oregon visit J contestants. bunkhouses which its men »xcupy. Jane Geitner ................ 47,100 L-e build* a two-story strmturr the (of |bc U,u|> arr intended to give Space for the tent probably will be By main a numlier of men skille»! in thr Mid-Columbia district, rather Myrtle Daniels____ ____ 38,100 her ^»nwrty owner, may put in U a ) Ury* an opportunity to exhibit m u*<- of hammer and saw apfiearrd th.cn in Portland. found down by the mouth of 1*7 ' Mory building*, whkh w»»uld take |hc,r Mu<| u u U|un. oj a ^ . , ^ 1.,,. and a*k«-d him to help put up hi* creek, between the caiirosd Ihr prrvdent ftroposes to speak, I Helyn Merrill ............... 38,000 Eva May Bates ------34,700 and the river. lie 4j>fM-araiwr of wing* Or a” fo,,,,,! affair, in which everyone who building Monday more friend* ap- l>"th Jt Bonneville and Coulee dam. Clara Nix ..................16,700 • r may put up a full two-Woey njjny* going a few round* i* welcome I*rarr»l By Monday night the roof He may reach the Bonnevile Dam Co^osctors bRkSnf; T77rir<“ iob alt Silvia Spicer __________ 13,400 wa* on thr building an«! shriving in- area thr morning oi August 2, but -utHAted figures *»»ri?d -natSk use of . lu crawl through the rope* the pmtnfftre t* tmw hournl in Jhf burtt to accommodate Mailed ruesdsy thr *i»re wa*opened ) he may not appear here until the; Ail oi the girls worked industri- 1 ui .'¿db, ously and the Chamber of ( "inMrce whieffarmy engineers had anticipated i \\ it4.1 k. « new building, ju*i ^ jml on during the koucth- t»> thr public. When thr last nail afternoon of August 3. Plans have called for the presi- ‘ and the Civic dub has been H t U p y . As a result, the government •lir I ,tkr*ide fiolrl It will rr j „ j ^ , rlrbr.itH n, lia* a waling had Iwrn hammered h»»mr and the \olunterr crew was prqtaring to tall tirnl s arnval in Portland in the early considerable obligation to them Mr» . n take the rock now being stacked Inn tlu-re until the |»i»ige complete* r4|M, „ y „( goo. It wa* errctr»l with ! i new home, thru return to the old raiwd among hustne»* men of it a day, “ Bob began to inquire 1 h » w morning hours. When his ship docks their help in making the celebration up ¡n tj* stora{te yard and employ it in facing the mountain slide haiion I he drug Store will return ( 4*.ade |a*k* and i* de*igne»l to much was »»wing each man. And to he will go immediately to his special a success. ----------------------- through Ruckel slide after the cut ) »hr (KM krlhm* new building. luril*|, . muwnwnt for empl.»yrs on a nun all smilrd and refused to ac- train, unless the Portland chamber is t ttd .if w a * will u ill IL J i % »»1 0 m « « . a « • l it *o It.Ji" Attdrew* L egion Seeks Home. is made for the railroad line, the »lam and for the |w«>plr generally trpt |«ay Next wrek we hoj«e to able to influence him to speak in publiiih the names of the men, who Portland. If an extended talk is Proposed use of the Odd Fellows Actual construction work on the Mtn Becker is quartered in « » " (¡n",hr M m H nlumbla'cet'lkm nporary budding thrown up on the contributed their labor to help a made in the city the general public hal| by the American Legion for their new $10.000.000 spillway dam at IMam now under way provide for friend. of the Mid-Columbia would have no week|y ^ been knocked Bonneville will be started shortly, iii'ii "t In* Bi.tr M. «m ».dr Hr a Mnokrr onte a week. It has not The new store sets just luck of opportunity of hearing him. ¡nfo a hat by the fire, and the now that the contractors are getting P»r|uring t»» build a |>rrnunrnt been ilrtimtely settled undrt whose the turner formerly oexupie«! by the From The Dalles chamber of com- ^ ^ now casting”about for another their equipment onto the ground. | in tore. au.pi, r* the smoker* will l«e held. ^rll" w> builtlmg. It is of frame mrue has i«m e wortl that it will gel which will take the vetetans The George Waale company. Port- Dr E It Ilecgrr, wh<i oxcupir»! Ktii mraniiRxe the fun will lie Marled ' . Ibut meantime .hr tun hr started, construction. ...... — will be - oc up a steamboat excursion to be run off the p)vcrnmw| rwer>.ation. land. was given a contract Monday 16x32, and • J»" ,,,r taamd floor of thr detail* taken care of later, rid I rllow* building, rxprets to tir ' . , _ , ... ... cupied until such time as the new to Cascade IaK.ks. 1 he lx»at w»»uld ; ^ Katj,ms for the meeting place to build 14 new 4-room houses on , . | , I. . . 7. the can) ITiuruiiv night will business block project f»jr the corner lie tied up in the locks and the upper wpre discussed at the meeting Wed- Bradford island for superintendents alrd in a frame building which t* . . at Fifth and Main is ready for oc deck used ^ a f>Utform fn»m which i n ^ y night, as were plans for and foremen of the Columbia Con- Ilrxg.ird i* erec ting a block up the ; arr> 4-round ^ ,UU' ^ ^resedrnt Roosevelt could talk. smokers, dances and other forms of struction company. This work has |dl south Of I akreew Market Mr* ,,r I " " « ” » « “ * a,M ¡^ * cupancy. U utille illr llr n d In r iw * h.,* taken . trm . „ J w . I o . . k I „ M lung indication that con- rntprtainment The post is meeting twen started and will be followed at I Inn min ha* taken L power . . will . permit. ( ... ___ I .. I here is e\er> .. effort mug be put forth ■ in thp Community Center at Bonne once by construction work on an of- "t.iry quarte»h h* Iw, beauty ri*.,. Vn> rl|,'% " '* * " " * ‘ ‘ k p ' J F U N E R A L SE R VIC E S H E LD Mdrral.le effor fjrt and other necessary buildings. > »he I alter building on Main street " ,un‘ U ,,u>' T " Bu,> ■ , * '! FOR M RS JOHN FU LO H AM ,mme*|iate,>’ ,f the Bonneville Dam I. I rukmiii at luu, or area hours to Erickwiri, at the tlie Kaintl* Rapid* t Club, Funrr .l srrvke* were held Wed- “ ** ‘‘buin thf. ^ « 'd t n t s Then has been considerable dis- This means that headquarters for the Dr*irr of pr»«|irrty owner* to re with Dr. I‘re»l Fohom v u 10 I m for Mrs lohn fnnV‘n' l° ^ d,S,nCt' cussion relative to the construction job mil * k a a on the island. l.tie building* lost in tlie (ire may Admission tharge* have not l»een Kiiloh-Iin of t'asrade lawk* who died ’ V _ , of a building in Cascade Locks that i abode the r nr oi r«ecutives oi nipt them to a*k the Male to go fixe»! for future Uiuta hut in the Monday in a Portland h.»s,>ital Her Cham ber Party. j could Ire utilized for dances, club the Guy I *• -~ w.inl with it* pro|Mi*e<| highway lunge* at once in tinier thal they initial smoker they will l»e held at death resulletl fn»in a stomach com- 1 Owing to the deficiency resulting rooms and a meeting place. Nothing the amp ui ay build to grade without ton much 3 $ tent* for adult* and 2 S cent* for plaint and followed an acute "ill ne^s f“ ‘m Fourth-of-July celebration, the definite has been agreed upon. be ^ *** (.handier of Commerce is sponstiring ----------------- mouth of ianner creeK. boys. rxtra ex|«en*r. o\ wte * , a party tonight at Erick Erickson's VAPT v M n p w r v r r i o v A storage depot is being built in I he grade eMahlishrd by the state hiiiier.il serviie* win bt Id from . t«-.a---- «— I B A R L Y M O R N IN G F IR E \',>rth Bonneville and considerable Rapids Club, and next Wednesday ____ MERRILL TO BUILD ROOF ill lift the center of the street almut the Anderson undertaking parlors in night at the Bridge of the Gtxls hotel, j D E S T R O YS B RO W N HOME qu-titirs 0f supplies will be brought ON HIS DANCE PAVILION H ikm I River anil was attended by a Her (eel .ilmve the present level. ! he celebration cost more than hire, believed to have originated yp o*Pr the S. P & S. railroad, but A hen the fill i* made on Main »trert “ Jim” Merrill i* preparing to put large numlier of Cascade lawks peo was anticipated and it has become from a defective flue, destroyed the i the work is being forward from the |t will Ix-.iimr netfssary for eithei a roof over hi* new dance hall anti ple Burial was in H ihm I River. necessary to collect funds with which home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brown ()rfion *ide of the river, II .»• Male or pn.^rty owners to makejwil| Juv|, (hr ,,ui|ding enclosed in it* Mrs. Fulgham, bom in Texas 60 to |uy »>ff all obligations.. Next shortly after 7 o ’clock Wednesday The Columbia Construction corn- •HI <>n fifth street at thr corner, if entirety before the autumn rains set years ago, came to Cascade Links week we hope to publish a financial morning. ««any expects to open bids Monday on I lui thoroughfare is to lie brought up wit hher husband ami family 18 years ~ The “ flames ' burst out of the roqf 1 ,h, in. wu ..nr. ' 'J statement for the benefit of evervont — new bunkhouses which it will gr.itlr. Saturday night dances are to be- ago. She was a splendid neigl r a who nuy ^ intereste(j ¡n knowing while Mrs. Brown was preparing | pu, down near the railroad station, come a regular feature at thr hall. ha»l a wide ctrele of warm fnent s rxact|y how much w a s received, breakfast. Fear was felt for the pun* were given to contractor^ yra-. Petcy W. Allison, who lu* !>ern and efforts will lx- made to attract Besides her r - uIkj whl.n. j, was «e n t and the extent of safety of some of the four children. lfrday. The new bunkhouses will f' I »'I "ii thr B'.iildii dam d"wn crowd* from Portland, 1 he Dalles, ham is survived by her 80-y»ar-tld ^ deficiency. b« f all escajied. A hasty call was be different in type from th»,-e now l»n the ( "liir.ido river in Nevada for H. hk I River and other to-ns up and mother. Mrs. Margaret Wall; a ^ .urtics an(1 tlances will lx- put through to the ranger station at in use They will be equipped wiUJ | m I thru- y»-.ir* ha» le.i*»’tl --»nn- d».w,i the river. ^ ” held with a view of paving up all Herman creek and the pumper was | ^w er bath and made so c o m fo r t ^ * property form j. It. lod»er in the rear I he floor. 60x82. is capable of a. or l;,nd' and ,hl r e* * !" * ’ v „ bills. The one tonight at the Rapids sent to town at once, but the fire had that the men living in them >l thr < a*» .ule l.umlier comfuny * commodating a large crowd and Mer- Dallas, Marcus of Bridal \til and ^*|u|j wm f|rst of the series. Good progressed so rapidly and the water content to remain in camp, Pant and i* building a group of tot- that the than live rill expects to advertise his Saturday , Henry of t «c a d e Locks. musfc is being provide«I for the oc- supply was so inadequate ......................................... ' away from their “ \*"rk. pige*. forestry service men could do little has not been learned the exact night dances far and witle, with thr . rasion I will put up just as many cot- more than prevent the flames from ber of bunkhouses w ic "I intention of drawing an increasingly Opens W o m a n s Shop, ! |ki * ,i> I «an rent,” he »aid Monday. . spreading. They were forced to use built immediately, but the tort large numlwr of people to Cascade | Mrs. Jessie Mohr, of The Dalles, Veterans of Foreign Wars, meet- U thru- I* an attive demand 1 shall ha.* been planning on putting u laxks every Saturday night. has ojienetl a woman s shop in the ^ Tuesday night in the Community a garden hose anti chemicals. Jl it < ii'iugh men to work to grt the Brown is employed on the railroad tween 35 and 40 this summed. Hill building, next door to the E.mer r t Bonneville, hatched plans P'uilding* ready for (Xiupancy when l*t . _ ... I - . t 1%.* t > t frivn x Mr*. May Silvia, of the Bridge of I Electric, and across the street from EaKic crrek' .......... ' section. The fire left the family Homes being built W panted the Gtxls hotel, has a new rendezvous Oscar Hyde s Men’s Shop. Mrs. („ j a bj,ske, picnic to be held Sun- 1 homeless, but neighbors responded *re oi i « ® * ■Mi \ili-*»ui fonnert) livid in ll...I in the public room, where the liar is Mohr, for some year* associated with Veterans from The Dalles, P o rt- 1 and provisions were made to equip garages ana pains a ____^ JBiver, but went 11> < .ililmnia seven Itxated, but has l»een unable to name Mrs. IVIIaml in the Fair at The | an,j aiM| Hotxl River have promised them with temporary shelter *rmv t-neineer* will,'» is p ' ir ago Hr t am»-luck to Oregon a it. So she is offering a prize of a Dalles, is having difficulty finding |(> lurtjci,vl,0 amj m;,kr of it a joint indications are that Cascade Ltxks . " V J ’ ( . in(, without M j'lionth ago. Following his return he case of beer for the person submitting a name for the new shop, so she is ff . |h promises to l»e a will have a real moving picture thea- nm n» > .,roDerty, on the ha* lieen ItNiking around ami investi- tkr n.inir - ......... ; ..Hr,in, » p.i«c ■■' a M h..u* Onm " J . ,imr , „ j ,ivS y All V «. « r M « » tW « « I of * e manll, Two Bri H, I . linin g o|>f)ort uni ties for investment tisneti lhe|overlookini. ine overnx»»inx . . . . xiirher . lor the brat name »ubmiue»l. .-hr (t.r ltls |I1(J jn (hr Bonnrvillr ouuide thralrr mrn have iisurtl "i the Bonneville am area. He sai»! Vtr Wednesday's mxintlay luncheon proposes to ilo dressmaking. I he ,jam area have been invite»! to attend district within the jrast 10 «lays, and their af>peal ® , h»- w.is satisfied that Cascade Lucks »f thr Chamlx-r of Commerce was people of the Bonneville Dam area rhf. war veterans projx>se to hold a definite statement may be expectetl The g v v e r v e * n The district is $25,600 for ^ Tr. offeretl the o|)|»ortuiiities he was in ( rtSCa«le Locks within the xrithin the week held at the Brulgr of the G*xl* Hotel will find her a very pleasant woman # r »■» eking. now wholly dependent upon the — tf»ea-[awarded her f 7. ,0UU. t1umitm to meet. I m.xt week «*r two for the purpose of Next week’s luncluxin will lie hel«l at ter at Stevens«» for amusement, ment wants to raze a i»«ru —— —— — raising some fubds ami becoming bluff and use the rock Syr npraj < astadia Rrlx-kah Lodge No. 221 the Craigmont. With the Fourth out There will be church services [)fftrr acquainted with one another, ’Ians are under way for a house with but are unwilling to pay the "ill hold their meeting Wednestlay, of the way and the fire a thing of tht seating capacity to accommodate and evening Sunday at the pbev are meeting every Tuesday il demanded by the owner. July 18, at the home of the noble past efforts will be made to get out morning several hundred people. Methixlist Community church. night. grand, Marie Nelson. *• l«r8e altemlance. z $ ST s ™ «¡ 2 IS g S LTz *** JM L |i '• tOL ? 1 14 :