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About The Bonneville Dam chronicle. (Bonneville, Or.) 1934-1939 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1936)
THE j -his Week s Thought jely swell «» ' h c r » Hubell. Horn, n m n NO. tt perts F ro m r Visit nneville of th# mo»’ distlngulahrd U -m$$ ever to convene at Honne- vu held whrn mor» JSD (MeiiAtP* to the recent 1» [ rtdtrd Bonnrsill«- to make a -fti inspection of the project l porty. which » « « brought up t i r r f f ’ H highway In buacs. (project from the north bank kot and waa taken over the prop«-! In their buses A scr- portv. afoot. made a more dr- 1 inspection “J m were pro.i l-’d for thr via- lb) the United State# engineer#, Bierpr *-:<-* wei*« selected from ; thr dam personnel engineer» arrived at mid- DoO yeitmlii for thrir in»|M-i DtBlirr « u ersrd at 4» 34) I* M i aationa w follow rtirh movo of dam progress ibown in the auditorium. eta! train in »h u h the m hair travelrd from project sject throughout the country id at h I* M md -ft at II "to Uit night ICS SPi M ( )RS WED GOODS DRIVE eonnrrtion with the American ■fa Child II • work rom- Jrff Olarn of Itonnevllle Ko sis through legionnaire Paul, chairman of the Kick and 1 committee, i# making an ap« ) e/eryon** In thi# community lit In the collection of a box canned fruit#. Jama and Jelllea thr Shrine Children'« hospital of nd Anyone who hna an extra ’ Jar of fruit or a glass of Jam My which he cm «pare. I# a#ked htnr it to the Civic auditorium |thr reservation and turn it over Mftonnaire Walter Harper I contributior..» will tw gratefully by the Legion (xist and will ■wh appreciated by tho«e In 1* of the children’* hospital 1 wch good work I* tielng done the little one#, r* gardless o f race or color. In the correc- »f their deformities The Lr- haa provided a box at the audl- to receive these supplies and will h<- on hand to re- * MV article# brought In. HIGH CHOOL HAS 21 SU BJECTS *dr lav ,, . | cliool offered *ta thi# year of which only _brint> utiii/, ,| (,.■ the HtudentH, TJ"* M Sherwood point# «plaining that the achonl h«y atandardued »nd meet# all ^'Hrements of the Oregon «fate ^ 0 "tudy Tii, variety of sub i a h*f ***’' ' ’ r, <|ulrementB nnd ',mi' un the teaching i.Sh*nn-ood added. ■J** "rrpr''l include busines* «■ filing ^ 'ln'* , ‘ rn;i I hematic*. English I, II and ' lh" l ; b0l' ny. ‘•‘Vic*, world ht#- ***' huaine** arithmetic, hirtory, bookkeeping and "nrh, biology and geometry ei><! but received no appli- In curricular subject* offered i cu r*matic*. * porta, the girls’ ‘naimn^“ WOO,lwork‘ n* DA Delivered by Mail CHRONICLE L e people sir«.* under Sponsibility BONNEVILLE ««» < \H4 M » » 1.04 K«v Every Friday Three M onths for 50c f Kl I)A V, HKFTKMHKK iO, PLANE WING HITS FENCE. STOPS SHIP Monighan’s WALL HEADS RED CROSS DRIVE HERE Ekwall Hits A ’ Vrackup" that resulted in mi nor damage* to the leading edg< of R. O. Wall, office manager of the Columbia Construction company, has been named chairman for the Bonne ville district for the annual Red Cross drive, according to word re- ceiv*-n from Mir. Margaret C. Bean, roll-call director. Bonneville's quota this year ha# been set at $500, with the entire county's quota set at $30,000. Arthur H. Devers, retired Portland business man, is general chairman of roll call. The Red Cross membership cam paign will laHt from November 11 to November 26. Local committee mem bers will be announced later. hla lower airplane wing occurred Wednesday morning on the emer gency landing field two mil* *-n#t of 4*a#cade I-ock# w hen Owen M< • Henna of Portland attempting to take o ff for hi# home port in a 34i- mile wind, found hi# Travelair bi plane caught in a gu#t of wind and hurled ngalnat the barl-d wir< fence along the north side of th* field McKenna checked In at 7 1’ hi Tuesday night, forced down !•«•< au#<- of low visibility down river He tried to take o ff at II A M Wednesday hut was unsuccessful I'nhurt in the mlahap, he plan# to take his plane apart and truck it back to*Port|nnd, according to field attendant# Star Route East of Locks Announced Job on Dam Completed Rapidly and surely preliminary Job# are bong hurdled as the time draw# near when eight new piers will rise inside the north coffer dam Second concrete poura have been completed on the fishway en trance wing wall and cutoff wall foundations, and jxjuring for thc- bitffle sections is about ready to commence. Th*- monighan Wednesday wound up its job of clearing out the road- wav and parts of the old cofferdam Just inside the midstream crib# of th*- new cofferdam. In-* pest point reached in excava tion for new work is minus 47 feet, whereas on the south side excava- I <n reach mor«- than rninun Ml feet In places. Dirt 1# being moved from stock pile# west of the Columbia Construc tion company office# to the grade for the permanent roadway around the island, which will lead across th« fishway near the south abut ment of the dam Only a couple mor*- pour# remain on Columbia's i «ctlon of th*- fishway, which com prises section# 2fi, 26 and 27. We correct a typographical error committed in last week's paper when we referred to section 6C !>C. 4C and 3f" in the new construction area as sections 4J0. 541, 44» and 30. On*- bucket was at work pouring concrete most of thia week, although three have been used in the past and three or four will be at work again when there are sufficient form*. Concrete for two girder spat.« on the south half of the dam has been poured, forms stripped from one. and the center section of a third span poured. Blanket Rate For Power Declaring he will fight against efforts of residents of California and eastern Oregon to obtain blanket or "postage stamp” rates for Bonne ville power, United States Repre sentative William A. Ekwall o f the third Oregon district spoke Tuesday r.con at a joint session of the Stev enson and Cascade Locks chambers of commerce at Stevenson. “ It's ridiculous rnat folks at juch distant points should expect to par ticipate directly in the benefits of the Bonneville development.” EkwaJl said. “ It’s true they are helping pay for the project, but so are we help ing to pay for hundreds of projects in other parts of the country, in which we have no expectation of participating.” Ekwall paid tribute to his col league, Martin F. Smith of Wash- A strong drive under the active ■'-cton, who represents the district leadership of P. F. Allison for funds I ir which Stevenson is located, and for the Cascade Locks volunteer fire to Senator Homer T. Bone of Wash ington. Both men. Ekwall said, are department will be carried on from intelligent and hard-working. now until the Firemen's ball at Mer Ekwall recounted the history of rill's Columbia Gardens October 15. power legislation for Bonneville, in Up to today $32.50 had been col cluding failure of the last copgresa lected by Allison and his assistants. to pass a governing measure, and the decision of President Roosevelt Mrs. E. J. Brolliai is also canvassing to name a group to make a survey for the department. The money will and advisory recommendations on be used to pay o ff the lumber bill power rates. The congressman wore a Landon for the fire station, labor bills, and sunflower in his buttonhole princi incidental expenses which the de pally to tease his friends, he said, partment may incur. for although he is a Republican he Donors to date include: is "too much of a politician to alien ate any Democratic votes.” Mr. and Mrs. John E. Baker Attending the meeting were the Louis Folsom following members of the Cascade "D oc" Folsom Leeks chamber of commerce: Ira Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Brolliar Owen, president ; J. B. Laber. Oscar Mr and Mrs. F. E. Spangler Hyde. W. G. Tickle, G. N. Hesgard. William Keeler, Rev. L. G. Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Miller W. J. Carlson, G. E. Manchester, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Harrison mayor. Miss Beth Manchester, Miss Mr. and Mrs. James Rasmussen Thelma Dougherty, Claude Chap Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Lambert man. Hugh Scott and Ray Horn. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Glasgow Locks Fire Department Seeks Fund Resident# of properly adjoining the Columbia River highway ns far east a* Vtento were pleased thi* week to learn that the new star postal route ha* been allowed, and will commence delivery about Oct ober 19 Sealed proposal# for mail-carrying eonfract# will be received until Oct ober « at the office of the second a s s i s t a n t postmaster-general in Washington. I> 4’ The contract will run from October 19 thi# year until June 30. 193.“ The mail will be carried from Cascade Lock# to Vlento. a distance of 13 10 mil*-# »lx time* per week, leaving the !>>< k# not later than tl 30 A M An W*) bond will he required of the carrier Patron* of the mute will be re quired to furnish their own mail ( mix *-*, placed near enough to the MERRILL RECOVERS road to be reached from the carrier s automobile, according to government regulation Marshal Colin Merrill of Cascade The Cascade !«nok» postoffico also I-ock# tell# a story-book tale of re aontHinees it is receiving a new safe covering a stolen car Monday night, j Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weber this week The car. a 1936 Chevrolet sedan Mr. and Mrs. Vic Wigren belonging to Charley Krim of the Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tubandt Columbia hotel, was reported miss Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lovell ing late Monday. Armed with a de Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Brolliar scription of the car. Merrill learned Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Brink A party honoring Mrs Wilbur ( a# at the Bridge of the Gods that the Mr. and Mrs. J. N. McChristy car had contained a man and a per. one of the persons ’'burned out Mr. and Mrs. Bert Nelson by the three-house fire in Caacadc woman. In North Bonneville he Mr. and Mrs. Ray Horn I-ock# a month ago, wn# given by picked up the information that the Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Sweeney Mr# E. J Brolliar Wednesday, with vehicle was headed for Vancouver. Mr. and Mrs. Hedman Helvogt Mrs Morton Sweeney and Mr# «'arl He chased the lip into Vancouver, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Epping found the ear. out of gas. parked at Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Carlson Kpping assisting Many o f the ladies present contrib ,, curbing, and discovered the man Mr. and Mrs. Cha-les Haggblom uted to the firemen’s fund, which • nd woman eating in a restaurant. , Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Kinney The driver of th*» ear was not the Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Normile will be used to pay off debts of the thief, but a Vancouver tn\t driver volunteer fire department and take Mark Ward i v lu> had been engaged by the thief Andy Evans care of incidental expenses. Pre#,nl w.-rc Mrs. John Foulkes, to bring him back out to Cascade Hugh Scott Mrs C. Moffett. Mrs. Harry Kinney. l ock? The thief, apparently inebri- Mr# Harriet Wait. Mrs Hciinan ited. had told the cab driver to take - Helvogt. Mrs C. A. Saunders. Mrs the car on hack to Vancouver with him, nnd that he would call for it Edith Hill. Mr». C. A. Brolliar. Mrs Vi. Wlgren. Mrs W J r»r\non later. The first dance of the Bonneville As Krim did not wish to pres# Mrs. N. J. Nomiile. Mrs. Stewart. charges after his ear was returned, soeinl season will bo given at the Mr# Normilc's mother. Mrs I '■ auditorium Saturday. October 3, with Weaver. Mr#. W H Tharp. Mr# no arrest was made. modem dances scheduled weekly Wilbur Ca#per. an«l Mrs l <>»born thereafter. In addition there may be •.•»8 CHECKS ISSt El) With a slightly boastful note in a New Years' <we dance and old time PI.AN HIKE ‘*<1AR 'O K ” Ids voice. Charley Coulter of the dances scheduled at intervals. Plan# are under vva' for construc Bonneville postoffice announced on Frank Linton, safety engineer and tion of a bicycle shed «t tho 1 ,,s‘ Tuesday that his office has received public relations counsel, conducted a cade Locks grade school near the md distributed more bonus checks survey among dam employees to de school cafeteria The "garage ' will than the Hood River office. Two; termine what kind of dances were accommodate many vein* 1* » ^n‘ 1 ’ ’’ hundred and twenty-eight checks preferred and when they should be by bicyclo owner* in LrrR<l« s » ° were received here, and at the av- j held, received an excellent response. The shed will cost less than $3. » « i'rage rate would total well over, The preference was strongly for Sat Mr Heggblom. the Janitor, and son urday night and for modem dances. $129.000. will donate i»bor STOLEN AUTOMOBILE 193» FIRE PARTY GIVEN FOR MRS. CASPER SATURDAY DANCES START OCTOBER 1 REPUBLICANS FORM VOLUNTEERS' GROUP A. N. Bobbitt of Indiana, repre senting the Republican ne’ ional committee, spoke at an enthur.astic gathering o f "Republican olun- tcers." who held an organization meeting Monday evening at the court house. Bobbitt explained the purpose of the movement to the 30 persons who attended, and passed out booklets to t>e used in signing up voters pledged to the Landon-Knox ticket. Riddell Lage, chairman of the Hrwvl River county Republican com mittee, presided and conducted the election of officers. Thomas John son Jr. was named president and John Fheldrake, secretary. Vice- presidents chosen were A. E. Wool- pert. J. E. Slade. Mrs. Maude Mc Rae and R. D. Barker. Mr. Plumb, rcpiesertative o f the Oregon state cential committee, also attended. T IT IA N DTK E N TE R TA IN Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tubandt and son Richard Kenny entained Ethel McRae, Miss Ruth Buche, Miss Lil lian McLeod and Ted McGamgie at dinner Wednesday evening. Fc Jiow- ir.g tho meal they played croqumole and did heel-and-toe polkas and the Virginia reel.
