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a of the su m m e r . f o r w i t h i n
or 10 day* folk* will
wondering » h e r e t h e y a r e g o ­
to get their winter'» s u p p r y of
I gut then we a r e all g r a s s .
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of u* the g o v e r n m e n t will
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r t" he »aid
ec be told ns t h a t hi» f a t h e r
a resident of K tb o lp l a f o r
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DAT» AKKAD
.Wit week 1» going to t>e a
i week The new r l t y c o u n c il,
ever to »It In C a s c a d e J
k n .
11 be «»orn In'o offlre T u e s d a y
will hold Its first f o r m a l sea-
1 Tuesday night o r W e d n e a -
T night. Monday 1» I-ab o r D ay
««ept that at the d a m It 1» Ju st
‘her blue Monday. b e c a u s e t h e
loea on aa usual. A nd T u e s -
mornlng the »rhool hell» will
1 all the harefooted hoy» a n d
W In from the fields a n d t h e
shine and force th e m to » e n d
n over text books.
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Greatest of nil v ir t ue « |a pa-
ari- Mothers posae*« |t h e v o n d
,ur* And nr» doe« t h e A m e r l -
8 iovernment. Two m o n t h a a g o
hi* shots In d.Vashington w ere
'ing about like t u r k e y » o n a
Plate, de m an d in g t h e lm -
i«te completion of t h e CCC
^ at Wyeth. The hiilldlng» h a d
* completed within 10 day » to
>modate a m u l t i t u d e o f tr e e
P*r* The building» w e r e fln-
^ "n »chedule to t h e d e l l r h t
f*^*®^w * In C a s c a d e Lock»
Hood River, who p ic k e d u p
^ extra dollar», but t r e e t r o o p ,
^jnaln aa »rarce a » t h e p r o ­
wl hen teeth. Alkl. a» t h e Rl-
.a" “d to snv, or hye a n d b y e
p a n English, t h e m a s t e r
” ln ,h»- nation al c a p i t a l will
that the q u a r t e r » a r e fln-
, r*nd dump a c o u p l e h u n d r e d
y * into them.
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R O N V K l ILLK
< 1st ID E LOCKS
The Chronicle Delivered
to Any Home in District
Each Week by Carrier
20c Month
THURSDAY, AUGUST 2», 1»:*5
KERNAN STARTS OBS BEGINS WORK ENGINEERS SEEK SCHOOLS IN AREA
PAVING STREET SECOND SECTION TO PLUG UP LEAK TO OPEN DOORS
THROUGH LOCKS RAILROAD GRADE IN C OF F E RDA M NEXT T U E S D A Y
L o n g a w a i t e d by C a s c a d e l ah k»
r e s i d e n t s . p a v ) u K of Main s tr e e t
w as s t a r t e d latw b a t u r d a y a f t e r ­
n o o n by C o n t r a c t o r K. J . K e r n a u
a n d c o m p a n y , w ith a crew of 3o
men.
A » t r i p a l o n g t h e n o r t h slue of
t h e s t r e e t was laid do wn , e x t e n d ­
ing f r o m n e a r t h e toll b r l g g e to
t h e c u r v e a t t h e e a s t end of town.
T h e p a v i n g wa» s a r t e d u n d e r th e
w a t c h f u l eye» of F r a n k W al te rs ,
r e s i d e n t s t a t e e n g i n e e r , a n d K. I).
Ly t le , d i s t r i c t h i g h w a y e n g i n e e r
f r o m ti en d .
F a t i n g c o n s i s t s of c r u s h e d rock
w i t h s e v e r a l a p p l i c a t i o n s of hot
t a r a n d r e p e a t e d ro ll in g s to make
It s m o o t h T h e c o n t r a c t o r a n t i c i ­
p at e« t h a t on S e p t e m b e r 10, d a t e
se t by t h e c o n t r a c t e x t en si o n for
finish of t h e Job. t h e w ork will he
r e a d y to be t u r n - d o v er to th e
stale.
W h e n p a v i n g la finished, ex­
p e c t e d In a we.-k a n d o n e. ha lf .
K e r n a n will s c r a p e a n d roll th e
s h o u l d e r s , t h r o w t h e big c h u n k s
o u t of t h e g r a v e l s i d e w a l k s , roll
t h e m d o w n . T h e h a r d s u r f a c e It­
s e l f will be 40 feet wide, nearly
a
mile
long,
with
eight-foot
s h o u l d e r s on e i t h e r side betwee n
paving
and
concrete
curbs.
Twelve-foot sidew alks run thru
t h e b u s i n e s s d i s t r i c t , with a six-
foot w alk on t h e n o r t h side r u n ­
n i n g f r o m t h e K ap id s cl ub to the
high school
A m o ve has heen
t t a r t e d by r e s i d e n t s to h av e »he
s t a t e h i g h w a y c o m m is s io n p»ve
t h e g r a v e l s h o u l d e r s to m a k e th e
h » r d s u r f a c e c o m p l e t e betwe en
t h e curt»«
Excavation of the Union P a ­
cific» new grade between 100th
ro< k tunnel and the View point
Wiirt begun thi» week by Orino,
lilrk-meir and Sareraal following
* heir practical completion of th e
deep Kagle cree k cut.
•
(iHS Is ru s h in g to finish t h e
section of g r ad e before the r a i n y
season »et» in to m a k e t r u c x l n g
over soft ground ha za r do us . As
s<Ki|| as It 1» complete, and as .soon
as Orino, Bell and Malcom is t h r u
with the Tooth ro<k tu n n e l, ex­
pected In perhap s 2o days, OBS
will begin drilling a nd blasting its
way t h r o u g h th e View point.
Because steel for th e r a il r o a d
bridge across Kagle creek will
probably not a r r i v e until Octob er
1. OBS is building a wooden
t r e s t le across the s t r e a m for its
t r u c k s to ca r r y th e View po int
rock T h e rock will be h au le d
th r o u g h t h e tu n n e l, across t h e
tre st le, t h r o u g h th e cu t to be
d u m p e d as riprap n e a r th e toll
bridge at ( ’ascade Locks.
Th»- e n t i r e tip of th e View
point will be remo ve d. In a n t i c i ­
pation. l \ S. en g i n e e r s h a v e oui lt
a flight of wooden s ta i r s to th e
obs erv ati on building from th e
res er va ti o n . Whe n blasting is be­
gun, visitors will dr iv e t h r o u g h
th e reservation, p ar k t h e i r cars,
the n walk up to get a b ir as ey e
view of the project.
Bonneville
O p e r a ti n g c o m p a n y ’s s ta nd will
be moved n e a r e r t h e v is it o r s ’
building, aco rdlng to C o m m u n i t y
c e n t e r m a n a g e r Ru d y Bagby, if
a su ita ble location can be ob ta in e d
for It.
GRAN STROMS WKD *•"» YKAR8
A s u r p r i s e party was held for
Mr. and Mrs. K. G r a n s t r o m Mon­
day evening for t h e i r 35th w e d ­
ding a n n i v e r s a r y . Th os e p u s e n t
w er e Mrs. K. Rosenback. Mr. a n d
Mr». Erie Eri cks on . W a l t e r E r i c k ­
son. Mr. an d Mrs. Aug ust P e te r-
on. Mr. a n d Mrs. D. W. C h a m ­
berlain. Mr. and Mrs. A r t h u r
W a r r e n . A r t h u r W a r r e n . J r ., Mrs
F
rank
Fou Ikes, Mi98 G re tc h e n
FIREMEN'S BALL BUYS
G r an s tr o m .
FIRE EQUIPMENT Mr. and Mrs. Eric E ri ck so n a n d
T h e C a s c a d e I x x k s v o lu n t ee r Mr. and Mrs. Aug ust P et e rs o n
fire d e p a r t m e n t benefit d a n c e last w er e p res ent at th e w e d d in g 35
W e d n e s d a y at M e r r i l l ’s pavilion in y ea rs ago.
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t h e L o c k s was a financial as »«*11
FIRE PROTHUTIOX
a» s o ci al su cc es s
T h e a f f a i r n e t t e d t h e fltemen
W a r n i n g th a t houses of t h e En-
1H7. to be »pent on e q u i p m e n t . quist ad d i ti o n at Bonny Villa m u s t
1’se of t h e hal l wa» d o n a t e d by he equipped with 25 fire b a r r e l s
J A. M er ril l, w h o o b t a i n e d Vivian a n d b u ck et s and t h e sufficient
L e w i s ’s n o t e d d a n c e o r c h e s t r a for p re s s u re should be m a i n t a i n e d in
th e w a t e r Hue was m a d e this
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F i r s t u s e o f t h e mo n e y will he week by the s t a t e fire m a r s h a l a n d
*** ,M ,:»lk of u r g i n g t h e
R a n g e r Albert W i e s e n d a n g e r of
11 mac adlm lie t h e »Ide. | l»» p u r c h a s e a fire s ire n w hic h can
hi* h e a r d all o v e r to w n , acc or d in g Eagle creek.
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to C h i e f R a l p h Wil li am s,
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»
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vice s t a t i o n a i r line. Is not loud t h e t h i r d time.
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enough. A low p r e s s u r e , loud P o r tl a n d , he beca me t h e pr ou d f a­
“*•” ,eU ,,M t h a t , h f * vo|c«*d w’h l s t l e of t h e d i a p h r a g m t h e r of Madeline Lucille Me F a d -
1 m *n<* n1o,,, I n e x p e n s i v e
t y p e Is b e i n g c o n s id e r e d .
den. 7 pou nd s. 7 ounces.
Both
Id, >!,t s,,tl*fartory m e t h o d of
m o t h e r and d a u g h t e r a r e a o l n g
r *.(K)(1 •Idewalkg on Mnln
N o b l e H v d e Is h o m e a g a i n a f t e r fi ne.
tin„ , rs a ho " t “ »e of a t h i n
h a v i n g s p e n t tw o w«eb* in th e
* 0Dln, ro" crpte. T h e y a r e of
W e » t p o r t d i s t r i c t , w h e r e h*‘ did
A w a n t ad will get res ult s.
7* / hat
coat lo *‘a r ^ t e m n o r a r y d u t y In t h e l i g h t h o u s e
holder w ould he s m n ll.
se r v ic e .
< <H >k I l l ' l l AkH HOI'HKR
A r c h y T o ok Is p u t t i n g up six
tenthouaes
In C o o k ' s ad d it io n
h a c k o f T y r r e l l » t a v e r n at B o n ­
neville. L a t e r h e p la n s to erect Id
m o r e on a flat high ab o v e the
t»re»ent
homesltes
The
tent
hou»«*s will be r e n t e d to d a m e m ­
ployee»
T h e m a i n c r ib c o f f e r d a m was
still flooded th i s week a s U. S.
e n g i n e e r s w er e c o m p l e t i n g t h e
seali ng of th e leak t h a t h a l t e d op-
e r a t i o n s week a g o Mond ay.
S he et steel piling h a s been
dr ive n d ow n on b ot h sid es of t h e
leak. C o n c r e t e w as p o u r e d into
crib No. H b e t w e e n t h e new- pil­
ing to plug t h e hole. J u s t w h e n
th e c o f f e r d a m will be p u m p e d
o u t a g a i n so C o lu m b ia C o n s t r u c ­
tion c o m p a n y ca n r e s u m e e x c a v a ­
tion of t h e m a in d a m f o u n d a t i o n s ,
has no t been d e t e r m i n e d .
Sunday
morning,
Columbia
moved its g i a n t d r a g l i n e , t h e
“ n i o n a g h a n . ” f r o m B r a d f o r d is­
land to t h e lo w e r lock a p p r o a c h
cana l bac k of t h e r a i l r o a d c r i b s
depot. T h e d r a g l i n e w a s k e p t
busy all week d e e p e n i n g t h e
cha nne l. W h e n t h e c r ib s a r e d r y
ag a i n , it will be move d b a c k t o
’hr m.
T h e leak was c a u s e d , e n g i ­
ne er s believe, by t h e r i v e r s c o u r ­
ing u n d e r t h e u p s t r e a m , o f f s h o r e
crib w h e n t h e c o f f e r d a m was
’ju m pe d out. T h u s p r e s s u r e on t h e
o u ts id e w as g r e a t l y i n c r e a s e d a n d
the river outside scoured u n n e r a
portion of t h e crib.
New s h e e t
'»iling is d r i v e n d e e p e r to k e e p o u t
t h e w at er .
C o l u m b i a ’s t r u c k s t h i s w e e k
w ere d u m p i n g i m p e r v i o u s cl ay i n ­
to th e fishway e x c a v a t i o n n e a r
t h e c o f f e r d a m . T h e fis hw ay e x ­
c a v a ti o n will he us ed a s a s t o r a g e
du m p .
Dem ocrats M eet
A nd Perfect Club
D e m o c r a t s of C a s c a d e l^ocks
flocked in to t h e B r i d g e of T h e
Cods hote l P'ridi»y n i g h t . T h e y e n ­
joyed s o m e good m u s ic , d a n c e d ,
ate sandwiches,
drank
coffee.
T h e n th e y got d o w n to t h e s e r i o u s
work of t h e e v e n i n g a n d p e r f e c t e d
t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n of t h e i r club.
“ J i m ” Merrill, p r e s i d e n t of t h e
club pres ide d. Ma yo r- ele ct Nels on
an d t h e m e m b e r s of t h e in c o m i n g
city counc il w e r e p r e s e n t .
M e m b e r s h ip d u e s w e r e fixed a t
75 en t s a ye ar , w it h t h e p r o m i s e
t h a t t h e fees c o u l d be pai d In
t h r e e e q u a l I n s t a l l m e n t s of 25
cents. T h e rolls w e r e t h r o w n open
to all d e m o c r a t s liv ing In t h e pre-
•Inct. which e x t e n d s f r o m t h e
M u l t n o m a h c o u n t y lin e to W y e t h ,
an d hope was ex p r e s s e d t h a t t h e
d e m o c r a t s In B on n e v i ll e p r ec in ct ,
or W a r r e n d a l e pr e c i n c t, as It is
kn ow n on t h e r e c o r d s , w o u l d o r ­
gani ze a club.
P r e s i d e n t Merrill a p p o i n t e d an
e x ec ut iv e c o m m i t t e e of s e v e n —
five m**n a n d t w o wo men . And a f ­
t e r w a r d s he a n n o u n c e d t h a t t h e r e
would be a n o t h e r m e e t i n g of t h e
club e a r l y In S e p t e m b e r at t h e
hotel.
“ Aw, gee, m a w , d o I i c a l l y
h a v e to go t o sc h o o l t h i s m o r n ­
ing?”
,
T h i s , o r a s i m i l a r wail, will be
h e a r d in a good m a n y h o u s e h o l d s
over the d am a re a next T u esd ay
m orning, day a f te r L a b o r day,
first d a y of t h e new- sc h oo l t e r m .
A nd m o t h e r s will s ig h w it h r e l i e f
with the realization th a t teachers
will h a v e to w o r r y a b o u t t h e
c h i l d r e n a l a r g e p a r t of t h e day.
S c h o o l h o u s e s in b o t h B o n n e ­
ville a n d C a s c a d e L o c k s h a * „ **ad
a s u m e r ’s r e s t, h a v e b ee n all fixed
up for t h e o p e n i n g of s ch o ol S e p ­
t e m b e r 3. G r e a t e s t c h a n g e is a t
B o n n e v i ll e , h e r e t h e n e w a u d i ­
torium -gym nasium
building
is
r e a d y for a c t i o n a n d t h e sc h oo l
has a new concre te b a se m e n t or
t h r e e r o o m s . At C a s c a d e b u t ks.
changes have been m inor a d d i­
tions
and
im provem entst
and
g e n e r a l r e p a i r w or k.
J u s t how- m a n y c h i l d r e n will be
e n r o l l e d is u n c e r t a i n . T h e B o n n e ­
ville s c h o o l b o a r d
expects a n y ­
w h e r e f r o m 100 to 150 c h i l d r e n
f o r its e i g h t g r a d e s , a c c o r d i n g to
F r a n k C. L i n t o n , b o a r d c h a i r m a n .
If m o r e c h i l d r e n s h o w up t h a n a n ­
t i c i p a t e d . t h e b o a r d will p r o b a b l y
hire a n o th e r teacher, as provided
in t h e c o i n i n g y e a r ' s b u d g e t . A
c e n s u s w as n o t t a k e n t h i s m o n t h
b e c a u s e a l a r g e n u m b e r of m e n
h a v e yet to go b a c k to w o r k on
th e dam.
To be e l i g i b l e t o e n t e r B o n n e ­
vil le s c h o o l ’s p r i m a r y g r a d e , a
c h i l d m u s t be six y e a r s old on o r
b e f o r e N o v e m b e r 1. t h e b o a r d h a s
not ified p a r e n t s . No e x c e p t i o n s
wil be m a d e to t h e r u l i n g , t h e y
sa id.
Cascade Locks school board
m e m b e r s h a v e no de f in i te ide a of
h o w m a n y c h i l d r e n will be in
school.
T h e y m a d e p r o v i s i o n in
t h i s y e a r ’s b u d g e t f o r a t h i r d
t e a c h e r in t h e h i g 1' s ch ool to r a i s e
it t o col lege e n t r a n c e s t a n d a r d s ,
h u t h a v e m a d e no p r o v is io n f o r
extra grade teachers should e n ­
rollment prove heav ier th a n usual.
EXPECT BIO CALL ON
NEW HIGHWAY SOON
Bi ds f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n of t h e
n e w s e c ti o n of C o l u m b i a r i v e r
highw ay betw een Bonneville an d
E a g l e c r e e k will
probably
be
called a t n e x t w e e k ’s m e e t i n g of
the state h ig h w ay commission, a
e s u a P v reliable source inform ed
T h e Chronicle yesterday.
T h e r o u t e h a s b ee n la id o u t to
p r s s b e t w e e n t h e f o r m e r Hill
mansion, overlooking th e project,
a n d B o n n e v i l l e school. T h e n t h e
g r a d e r u n s be lo w t h e p r e s e n t
h i g h w a y , goes u n d e r T o o t h rock
through
an
800-foot
tunnel,
c r o s s es E a g l e c r e e k on t h e n e w
b r i d g e , last p i e r of xVhich w a s
p o u r e d t h i s ' v ee k. A s t a t e h i g h ­
w a y c r e w is n o w d r i l l i n g a n e x ­
p l o r a t o r y six -f oot t u n n e l I n to t h e
e a s t f ac e of t h e r o c k to d e t e r m i n e
Its c o n d i t i o n .
G e o r g e Knox, c o u n t y a s s e s s o r ,
was In C a s c a d e Locks. W e d n e s ­
W i t h w o r k nnenins? u n a t t h °
d ay g e t t i n g J. B. L a b e r ’s v a l u a ­
d
a
m
t h e r e a r e a l m o s t no Idle m e n
tions on re a l p r o p e r ty .
in t h e d i s t r i c t .