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Legion post No. 88. Bo nneville.
Oregon.
••YOU NAME IT"
( B y R o b e r t H Stevenson»
In e ver y place wh ere men g a t h
e r a n d w ork t o g e t h e r th e r e aiises
a
j u m b l e of t h e i r a g g r e g a t e pro
S U B S C R IP T IO N R A T E S
vinc ia lis m s t h a t go to m a k e up
By C a r r i e r
t h e e sse nce of th e Ame rican lan
One m o n t h .............—. ___ 20 c en ts
gua
g e . in s h o rt , slang. Here on
T h r e e m o n t h s .............
t h e d a m m e n of all classes and
By Mail
c o u n t r i e s have g a t h e r e d and the
T h r e e m o n t h s ........... ........... $0.50 s la n g of t h e Bonneville dam has
Six m o n t h s ........- ...... ........... $1.00 come to be pro bably t h e richest
O ue y e a r .................. — ........... $2.00 a n d most u n i q u e in th e history of
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l th is c o u n t r y , exceeded only by the
OU R PR O G R A M
s la n g of t h e Califo rni a gold nelds
1. Develop a fire p r o t e c t i o n in t h e ea rl y fifties.
syst em .
Sla ng is t h e l a n g u a g e of th e big
2. C r e a te a w a t e r d i s t r i c t a n d c o n s tr u c ti o n c am p a n d w ith ou t it
develop
la n d s b e t w e e n
C r a i g - ' a m a n would have a h a rd time
xnont hotel a n d H e r m a n c re e k . m a k i n g him se lf unde rs to od. For
3. In s ta ll s t r e e t ligh ts.
i n s ta n c e if
you should overhear
4. Lay do w n s i d e w a l k s — e v e n t b e following o r d e r from a boss,
t h o u g h th e y a r e w oode n side- w h a t would you m a k e of it?
w alks-
! " S e n d me dow n two dink y skin-
5. I rg e t h e fe d e r a l go» e r n - j nerg> a hook t e n d e r , seven wood
m e n t to p u r c h a s e t h e toll b r i d g e ; butchera> tw o dozen cana l w re n ch
e d m a k e it a fr e e bridge.
e8 t h r e e Ir ish bURKies a nd a muck
6. L a u n c h
a
campaign
to
m a k e t h e la k e back of t h e d a m
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I n l e s s you w ere fa m ili a r wit!
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t h e s la n g of a c onst r uct i on job
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you wou ld t h i n k t h a t man was in
sane. It is g r a n t e d t h a t an order
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of t h a t w o rd in g would not go
S u m m e r will soon be h e r e a n d t h r o u g h , bu t t h e t e r m s exist and
we will not n e ed s t r e e t l i g h t s — , a r e us ed daily.
s e e m s to be t h e opinio n ot t h e
\ " d i n k y s k i n n e r " is one who
City Council of C as c ad e Locks, o p e r a t e s a small locomotive of any
W h e n t h e council first m e t t h e r e kind. A " h o g g e r ” is one who oper-
w a s q u i t e a f l u r r y a b o u t g e t t i n g at6S a la rg e locomotive, being de-
t h e m in. Th e q u e st i o n was raised rived fr o m t h e ra il ro a d s la n g for
t h a t t h e pow er c o m p a n y w a s go- e n g i n e which is " h o g ” . A "cat
ing to rob t h e people fo r th is ser- 8w in n e r " is one who op e ra te s a
vice. T h e issue was in v e s t ig a te d c a t e r p i l l a r t r a c t o r . A "h ook tend-
a n d it was f o u n d t h a t t h e j a t e s e r ” m a n a g e s th e hooking and u n
q u o te d w ere as re a s o n a b l e as a n y h o o k i n g of c a r g o from a h!-lin<* r
in t h e st at e. T h e qu e st i o n of c ra ne, a n d a " w ood b u t c h e r ” is a
s t r e e t lights was laid awa> for r o u g h c a r p e n t e r ,
a n o t h e r day. It will be nice w h e n
P r o b a b l y t h e most un iq u e term
s u m m e r comes.
to be e n c o u n t e r e d a n y w h e r e is
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t h a t applied to a co mm on long
h a n d l e d shovel. It is called a
E I R E ORDINANCE
At t h e n e x t m e e t i n g ot t h e “ c an a l w r e n c h ” . It also has oth er
C o m m o n Council of C as cad e L<ocks n a m e s e quall y fitting, such as
a pro po se d o r d i n a n c e r e l a t i v e to “ m u c k s t i c k ” a nd " d it c h p l o d
fire r e g u l a t i o n will c om e up for d e r ” . An “ Ir is h b u g g y ” is a
second r e a d i n g . T h e o r d i n a n c e w h e e l b a r r o w a n d so me crack-
p r e s e n t e d is long a n d covers m a n y b r a i n e d w ould-be wit ha s said t h a t
a n d va ri e d m e a s u r e s in r e g a r d to ^ »s 80 c a ^ e d be cause the Irish
t h e h a n d l i n g of fire.
w e r e first t a u g h t to walk on the ir
h in d legs by r u n n i n g a wneel-
It is p e r h a p s one of t h e mo st
ba rro w .
i m p o r t a n t o r d i n a n c e s t h a t has
are
numerous
other
There
b e en placed before t h e council.
t e r m s t h a t b r i n g a smile to even
In places it is e x e p ti o n a ll y s t r i c t
t h e m o r e s ed at e, such as "Sw edish
a n d in o t h e r s it is lax.
cond iti on p o w d e r ” for snoose or
If t h e o r d i n a n c e h a d been e n s nu ff . Add to th is " m u c k s k i p ” ,
a c te d tw o y e a r s a g o a n d h a d it which is a th re e -s id e d steel or
been stric tly e n f o r c e d t h e r e wou ld wood en box w’ith ri n g s on four
n o t h a v e been a fire in C as c ad e c o rn e rs to lift it by, which is used
Lo c ks in t h a t tim e.
to c a r r y r u b b l e in a f t e r it has
W h e n it is e n a c t e d a n d p u t into been loaded by h a n d shovels. An
e ffe ct t h e r e is go in g to be a c e r a i r c o m p r e s s o r is called a " w i n d
t a i n class of peop le wh o a r e goin g j a m m e r ” or “ w h e ez er " . A t r u c k
to feel t h a t t h e y a r e bei ng sin gle d is a " f a k e ” or a " k l u n k ” . Any
o u t as th e only off en d e rs .
piece of e q u i p m e n t t h a t is not
W e u r g e e v e r y o n e i n t e r e s t e d in s t a n d a r d is called " J o e McGee” ,
t h e w e lf a re a n d s a f e ty of t h e c om why no one se e m s to know'. It is
m u n i t y to be p r e s e n t a t t h e co u n m u c h like t h e n e w s p a p e r te rm
cil m e e t i n g M on da y n i g h t w h e n it " 3 0 ” which m e a n s t h e end or fin
co me s u p fo r second r e a d i n g so ish. W h e r e it beg an a nd why no
t h a t w h e n t h e m a r s h a l visits y o u r one knows. It a p p a r e n t l y Just nap-
h o m e a n d s u g g e s t s c o rr e c t io n s in pen ed like L i tt le Audrey.
t h e w ir in g o r h e a t i n g a r r a n g e
W e a r i n g a p p a r e l comes in for a
m e n t t h a t you will u n d e r s t a n d bit of ve rb a l rib b i n g w he n a ha t
w h y he is th e re .
is called " l e a n i n g f a t ” . Gloves are
k n o w n to t h e i n it ia te d as " h a n d
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s h o e s ” . F i t t i n g t e r m , i s n ’t it? “ Hi-
T h i s week C a s c a d e Locks lost b a l l ” is a d y n a m ic a n d magic
one of its le a d i n g citizens. Mrs. word w he n it comes as on o r d e r
H a r r y S e y m o u r , k n o w n to t h o u P i c t u r e a crew of men e re ct in g
s a n d s be fo re h e r m a r r i a g e as Mrs. fo r m s for t h e p o u r i n g of concrete.
Mae Silva, o p e r a t o r of t h e Inn of T i m e b e om es a vital e lem en t. We
t h e B ri d g e of t h e Gods, is m o vin g will su ppose t h a t t h e men respect
w it h h e r h u s b a n d to d a y to a k - t h e i r boss. H e receives ord e rs
fr om h e a d q u a r t e r s , a n d comes out
la nd, Calif.
F o r y e a r s Mrs. Se ym oui has on t h e Job. " H i - b a l l ” he sings and
been k n o w n by t o u r i s t s a n d r e s i t h e n w a tc h t h e m lay Into It and
d e n t s a l i k e for h e r w o n d e r f u l make, t h e ch ip s fly. It m e a n s h u r
m e a l s a n d h o s p i t a l i t y a t t h e fa ry, r u s h , speed up.
" B r a s s - h a t s ” , " p u s h e r s ” , 'h a r d -
m o u s inn. W i t h t h e i n c o r p o r a t i n g
of t h e city s h e w a s h o n o r e d by h a t s ” , " s h i f t e r s ” , a n d “ g u n s ” a re
b e in g elected to t h e c o u n c il a n d t e r m s a pplie d to bosses or fo r e
in th is c a p a c i t y h a s be en v e r y m e n in g e n e r a l, t h o u g h “ brass-
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l.ats" and "h ard-ha''-
ai*
properly reserved for engineers
and Inspectors^ Since the Bonn*-
vllle dam is being co nstructed u n
der the supervision of f he Aai
De partment. Corps of Engineers,
the term “ bra ss- ha t" is parti* u-
larlv fitting as that term comes
from the army and de sig na te s of
ficers of high rank. ' H a rd -h a ts
is a more recent term and grows
out of the wearing of the new
pressed fiber helmets on c o n s t r u c
tion jobs, as a protection again st
falling rock They are not pa rt ic u
larly confined to en gineers or In
spectors, but ure mostly worn b>
them, and have become a badge
of recognition.
Th ere are h u n d re d s more tha t
space will not permit mention of.
thoug h each is as inten-sting as
the last. Some day some e n t e r
prising person Is going to m a k e a
dictionary of these te rm s a nd pr«-
serve for posterity one of th e most
interesting phases of co ns tr uc ti on
work.
POWKII AN IS n I e
Imtiu'diately upon his arrival In
Washington. Oregon s en ergetic
democratic congressman. W a lt e r
M. Pierce, re ite rated his s ta n d
concerning the di s tri bu tio n of
Bonneville power, a block of
which should be available in 1937.
Mr. Pierce advocate* i 1 i elec
tric energy to the public at a price
suffiient to r*-pav th** cost of the
total Bonneville system allocated
to power and amo rtize d over a
period of fifty years. » 2 1 g o v e rn
ment owne rsh ip a nd control of the
Bonneville system Including more
than one main tra ns m is si on line.
(3» more responsibility for the
Fede ral Po w e r Commission, * 4 >
reservation of a definite a m o u n t
of power for public consumptl.M
He says:
“ Electricity is a necessity in
this modern American « D lll z .ti on
This greates t of all resources be
longs to the people, i want to «**»•
it actually bring a bou t ‘the more
a b u n d a n t life’.
" I t can be one of th e g reat est
farm relief movement» ev*T in
s tituted . It may !»*• the salvation
of the American fa rm e r.
" In this co mpetitive civilization
in which wae live selfish utilities
have charg ed e xo rbi ta nt ra te s and
denied the people a liberal use of
th ei r own resource. I believe the
gove rnm en t must now step in and
provide the public with power at
cost. Some of the reasons why
the gov e rn me nt can produce and
d is tr ib u te electric energy m o r e
economically th a n most organized
utilities are : (1} few high s a l
aried executive«. ( 2 i no dividends
on watered Btock, (3» no e x p e n
sive propa ga nda , and (4 ) no lob
byists.
"Bonneville
was
not
con
s tr u c te d as a unit of war. The
Fede ral Power Commission should
be given more a u th o r it y over it
r a t h e r t h a n a r m y en gin ee rs u n d e r
th e W a r De partment.
" T h e r e will he no su rp lu s power
a t Bonneville. The problem Is to
s af egu ard the genr^al public so
t h a t organized utilities and In dus
tr ie s do not get c ont ro l. ”
2,400 A MONTH
American Legion records in d i
cate t h a t World W ar v e te r an s now
a r e dying a t t h e ra te of a ppr oxi
ma te ly 2.400 per mo nth , which
indicates t h a t the Grim R ea pe r is
working fast am ong Legionnaires
a nd o th e r ex-service men. If ve t
e r a n s dying leave assets of less
th a n 11,000, t h e g o v e r n m e n t will
Pay $100 funeral expenses. Th**««
burial a w a rd claims a re being a l
lowed a t the ra te of 2,205 per
month , showing tha t only 195 of
the 2.400 ve te ra ns dying per
month have more th a n $1.000 to
leave to t h e i r families. T h a t ’s less
th a n one ou t of twelve who has
an est a te of even $1.000 — not
such a prosperous and favored
class, a f t e r all. G ove rn m e nt In s ur
ance is not considered In the a s
sets but pr iva te in su rance is.
»M C L K
W
R O O SEVELT
O fW M ^ o n n F v ^ i
Direction J. J. Parke er
FRIDAY. SATURDAY— JANUARY 3.4
ALICE BRADY— DOUGLASS MONTGOMERr
“ LADY TU BB S”
B ehi nd t h e B u t l e r ’* H a r k Hhe Played hj - a
W i t h H i g h So c ie ty . . W at c h Her Sou**- **
SUN.. MON.. TUES.— JANUARY 5-6-7
JACK BENNY
—IN—
“ IT'S IN THE AIR”
with Una Merkel, Nat Pendleton. Ted HeaJy and
Mary Carlisle
A F u ll lf«»u*e of C o m e d y
Thr« *- King», Two
WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY— JANUARY 8-9
GRETA GARBO— FREDERIC MARCH
FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW
— IX'
“ A N N A KARENINA”
A Mig hty Mot ion P i c t u r e T h a t Will U t « Lott
In Y our H e a r t !
D o o r- o j* -n
I b illy
A ft*l
s u n i U ) , O : I '*—— M.*iin*-r no » . 1 y a
Program for
J A N U A R Y & FEBRUARY
4S U B J E C T T u CHANGE
JANUARY 10-11 —
• MARY BURNS- FUGITIVE”
JANUARY 12-13-14 —
"G0LDDIGGERS OF 1935”
J A N U A R Y 15-18
“ STRANDED”
J A N U A R Y 17-? * —
• STORM OVER THE ANDES”
J A N U A R Y 19- 20. 21 —
“ BIG BROADCAST”
JANUARY 22-23—
“ REMEMBER LAST NIGHT”
JANUARY 24-2S—
“ TRAVELING SALESLADY”
JANUARY 26-27-2»—
•‘HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE”
JANUARY 29-30—
“ SHE C0ULUN T TAKE IT”
JANUARY 11— FEBRUARY 1—
“ FIGHTING YOUTH”
FEBRUARY 2-3-4—
“ IRISH IN US”
FEBRUARY 5.«—
“ CHINA SEAS”
FEBRUARY 9-10-11—
“ LAST DAYS OF POMPEII”
FEBRUARY 12-13—
“ B0RDERT0WN”
FEBRUARY 14-15—
“ EAST OF JAVA”
FEBRUARY 1 6-17-1 K —
“ BROADWAY MELODY”
HKlmi'AHY I ,-20
1M
'DEVIL DOGS OF THE AIR'
FEBRUARY 21-22—
“ STORMY”
HKItlll AHY 23.24-25—
“ THREE MUSKETEERS”