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* täbtai1* od Hiver Public Librar/ THE Delivered by Mail Every Friday I A new E xp lorer patro l w ill be form ed by m em bers of Boy Scout troofi 390 of C ascade Locks a t th eir m eeting tonight, according to Scout m aster M. L. M organ. To be eligible for m em bership a boy m ust be a t least 15 y ears of age and a first class Scout. Seven or eight boys are expected to join the patrol. R an ger Roy W eem an of the C olum bia Gorge ra n g e r station will be the official in structo r for the patro l. H e h as already se n t the troop a set of books on forestry w ork. The boys will stu dy forestry, pioneering, and m ake several field trip s under W eem an’» direction. Troop m em bers have com pleted som e of th eir benches a t th eir new m eeting room in the old grade school gym nasium and have finished m ost of th eir Court of H onor furn iture. Bill M organ’s stam p board has been p u t up in the room , as have a ping- pong table and a dem onstration com pass, the la tte r by th e Bob W hite patrol. The next court of honor will be held in May, w ith m em bers of the P aren t-T each er association as guests. Miss Elin Sundsten Weds Unexpectedly Quite a flu rry of excitem ent fol lowed the unexpected announcem ent last week of Elin S undsten’s m ar riage last week to M artin F. W halen. Mr. W halen is from L ong Beach, C alifornia and is driving an A sbury gasoline truck w hich m akes daily trips through here. The couple w ere m arried in Stevenson M arch 24, m uch to relatives' and friends' surprise. Elin Sundsten is the d au g h ter of Mr. and Mrs. W illiam S undsten of the Locks. T hey plan to m ake th eir home in P ortland but h av en 't decided definitely as yet. B O N N EV ILLE L ife is a vale betw een the cold peaks of two eternities. —Ingersoll FRID A Y , A P R IL 2, 1935 O LD -TIM E DANCE Sponsored by the Pow erhouse Ser e n a d e s , a group of fiddle-tw angers and piano-pounders headed by M aude B rolliar of C ascade Locks, an old- tim e dance will be given at the Civ ic A uditorium in Bonneville S aturday night. The public is incited to a t Com m unities the length of the tend and enjoy the P aul Joneses and A highw ay follow ing n early » straig h t line from E agle C reek to gorge w ere lined up solidly in favor other favorites. Cascade Locks will be adopted by of retention of bridges at C ascade the state highw ay d ep artm ent, |t Locks and Hood R iver and th eir al w as decided at the last m eeting, teration a t governm ent expense, instead of a highw ay w ith a sou th W illiam K eeler reported on returning ern cu rv atu re and g re a te r eleva from the hearin g held last F riday in tion, near the present right-of-w ay. P ortland by the U nited S tates engi C onstruction of th is section is neers. scheduled to begin nex t sum m er. It A num ber of the com m unities in will tie into the im proved stretch cluded requests for free governm ent- which passes over the new E agle ow ned bridges in th eir briefs, a l though this opinion w as not specifi The basketball season w as form ally creek bridge and through Tooth Rock cally asked for by the engineers in brought to a close F riday evening, tunnel on the w est, and into the w id M arch 26, w ith a delightful three- ened stretch th ro usn C ascade Locks issuing th e call for th e hearing. banquet served in the grade on the east. , The April 7 m eeting of the B onne E very conceivable point in favor course school in honor of the letterm en and In m aking its decision the com m i- ville P.-T. A. w hich will be held of retention of the bridges w as th eir parents. decided it w as in keeping w ith a t 2:30 P. M. in the school au d ito r brought out at the hearing. Some of Am id blue and gold tapers, yellow sion its policy to m ake the highw ay aa ium will have a pleasing m usical pro the less obvious w ere: and pussy willows, and straig h t as possible and th a t the view gram as the m ain attractio n accord T h a t th ere is no hospital in the daffodils clever favors, guests enjoyed, of the dam could be had a t an o th er ing to Mrs. F red Downing, program m id-C olum bia on the north side of not only a fine the dinner, but an u n point than the one on th e line rec the river, m ost com m unities th ere re usually clever program . The chairm an. them e of m ended by the federal bureau of lying on the Hood R iver institution. The en tertain m en t will be furnished T h at th e U nited S tates forestry de T-E-A-M w as introduced by T o ast om public roads. by a group of radio a rtists from the p artm en t freq uently m akes use of the m aster C layton K yle and carried out The com ission also had as a re a P ortland council of the P.-T. A.. by th e speakers. D eE tte Moore son for its m decision bridges, p articu larly m connection th a t the M others from Mr. R obertson’s w ith figh tin g forest tires, m obilizing fresh m an ; Ted M cG arrigle, fresh new location will be the m fact ore room will be hostesses fo r the a fte r equipm ent and m en. m an; D avid M offet, senior; and Mr. for a four-lane base, as recom suitable m ended noon. i T h at the U nited S tates engineers Sherwood, principal. by the M id-Colum bia cham ber o t L ater in the m onth an o th er card have profited im m ensely from having The clim ax of the evening w as com m erce’s w ater-grade highw ay p arty will be sponsored by the assoc use of th e bridge during dam con reached when Ivan Em bree, coach, com m ittee, of w hich W illiam K eeler iation the date to be anounced nex t struction. O therw ise th ey m ight aw arded the letters to the follow ing of C ascade Locks is chairm an. w eek. A nom inating com m ittee is hav e found it necessary to build a le tte rm e n : Cy Jenk in s, Chuck Hill, K eeler says a rep resen tativ e of a to be elected a t this m eeting, so it span them selves, from B radford isl Jack F isher, C urly H elvogt, H enry large electric com pany has testified B rink, L aurie B rink, Clem Kollen- is hoped th ere will be a large a tte n and to the n o rth shore. the feasibility of running high ten dance of m em bers. T h a t the railro ad and highw ay on hurn, E lm er G lazier and C het W ood to sion transm ission lines from the dam w ard. the south bank w ere both altered at G uests of the evening w ere Mr. and through tubes protected by a propos governm ent ex p en se; w hy deny the M rs. S. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. W illiam ed center curbing in the new w ater- SW A TTER S S P L IT AGAIN bridges this privilege? highw ay, ra th e r than building Mr. and Mrs. B rink, Mr. and grade t th e bridges h av e m arked m il F M isher, expensive tow ers. The problem of in F o r the second tim e recently th e ita T ry h a value K ollenhurn, Mr. and Mrs. as a m eans of quick tra n s W rs. Bonneville handball a rtists broke ev sulation would be the chief factor, oodw ard, Mr. an d Mrs. K yle, Mrs. en w ith pill-slappers from th e P o rt portation of m en and m aterials be E m bree, Mr. and M rs. H aggblom and but could be overcom e, according to land fire departm ent, th e m atch be tw een th e n o rth and south banks of M rs. M ary G ustafson. th e electric com pany m an. bia. ing played a w eek ago T hu rsd ay on the A ny Colum H ighw ay departm ent engineers are M uch credit for a successful din alteratio n of the th e F o u rth and T aylor stre e t station B ridge n o ecessary also in terested in the question of n er goes to M rs. K elsay, president f th e G ods w ould have to court in P ortland. Bill Jones and lighting for the new highw ay of th e P.-T. A., and Mrs. M elvin H a r begun th is year, as form ation of John H aak, w ho sta rre d fo r th e dam be rington who carefully planned and the ptool behind th e dam w ill p re la st year, w ere am ong th e specta ven prepared the dinner, w hich w as ably t w ork on p a rts of the piers. tors. served by the four young ladies Around the Dam Follow ing are th e resu lts of th e dressed in blue and gold aprons M ISS GU STAFSON R ESIG N S four m atch es: Jean H ardy, Eileen Sprague, H elen The old C olum bia is about a mcadua C lare and M ylne, 4, 14; B a rn e tt and Miss T heodora G u stafson th is w eek R osenback and V erna W eem an. late in com ing up this year, as it announced h er resign atio n as teach er Poppy, 21, 21. A cknow ledgm ents go, also, to the w as la st year. The sprin g rise u s a t C ascade Locks high school, ef F ish er and Kroll, 21, 13, 21; D um as ing people who w ere generous ually s ta rts about M arch 10, but the fective a t the end of the cu rren t follow and H endrickson, 15, 21, 16. in lending us things we n eed ed : Mrs. river has been hanging around be H ering and N eiss, 21, 21; Lowe school year. M iss G ustafson plans to C. A. Brolliar, Mrs. H. E. Pointer, tw een 80,000 and 90,000 cubic feet per receive h er m aster of science degree Mrs. W. O. McKinnon, and Nichols, 16, 18. Mrs. Lew second for several w eeks now, and from O regon S tate college in June A nsley and B adurina, 15, 14; Mil M organ and Mrs. A. G eitner. h asn ’t show n any h u rry about sta rt and to u r the orient during th sum ler and Nelson, 21, 21. ing the ann ual upw ard climb. m er m onths. LOCKS BALL TEAM • • • The old railroad depot is now a BEATEN BY FRANKTON thing of th e past, hav in g been com w recked. C hris C eciliania of C ascade Locks grade school’s play C pletely ascade Locks w as high bidder on This week is set aside for ground ball team bowed to the F ran k- the salvage, he’s tru ck in g it aw ay. ton nine at F ran kton last F riday, 12 H is figure w so as $1 for the w orks, ’ti*> question asking and question answering! Before you buy ask to 10- Cy Jenkins of C ascade Locks said. high school refereed. • • • yourself: "Am I helping or hindering my own prosperity?” Box score: Colum bia C onstruction com pany is (12) F ran k to n Cascade Locks (10) (1) O kam ura planning to rem ove abo ut 5000 cubic M organ (2) (2) Cable yards from L an caster point, w hence Hyde, N. (1) (0) Tenney they will haul the rock ov er th e Jenkins (1) (1) O kam ura B ridge of th e Gods to the north bank. Collins <0) (2) T enney The rock will be used for additional Hess (0» Remember to ask*. (2) Scheer riprapping on the dow nstream shore Todd (1) (2) Froz revetm ent. S trader (2) (2) K rieger Lovell (0) (0) H udson In order to please the salm on people M errill, J. (2) M errill, A. (1) and also to keep a check of the ef fect of the dam on fish m igrations, the U nited S tates bureau of fisheries JU N IO R S PLAY TON IG HT "M r. Bob,” a rollicking com edy has stationed F. G. M orton at Bon directed by Miss E thel M cRae, will neville to keep an eye on th e sprin g be presented by m em bers of the C as salm on run during the high w a te r and The production of this area is GOOD— it is manu cade Locks ju n io r class in the high through the sum m er m onths. school gym nasium a t 8 P. M. tonight. • • • factured by your and my neighbor! The amount of A sm all adm ission will be charged. Jim m y T an n er of the Bonny V illa money he, you or I receive, is in direct proportion tav ern cam e face to face w ith his Viola DeCam p of P ortland visited P ast the o th er day, b u t he could to the sale of this production— for a sale MJJST BE her sister in B onneville recently. n ’t rem em ber her countenance or h e r REPLACED with MORE production. This builds nam e, even though she recalled to Stevenson high school will let out him an entire evening’s activ ities a PAYROLLS and payrolls build PROSPERITY! for a th ree-day spring v acatio n a couple of y ears ago. Seem s it h ad week from e next W ednesday, som ething to do w ith cough drops and w edding rings. THIS WEEK let’s start our own Pros Mr. and Mrs. W. H. T h arp of the • • • perity Cycle. Let’s know, then buy, from Bridge of the Gods w ere shopping in T hree tem p orary fishladders being Stevenson and N orth Bonneville W ed built to tak e care of the salm on du r the grand production of this area. nesday. ing th is sum m er's flood are now practically read y for use and will 99 Bill R yer, ex-editor of th e C hroni be operatin g as soon as th e w ater cle, and his b ro th er Tom visited in rises high enough to flow through them . C ascade Locks last w eek-end. B R ID G E T IF F DUE Bridge sh ark s from the Alderwood club in P ortlan d will visit Bonneville T hursday, A pril 8, to renew the long stan din g feud w ith local con tract experts. A squad of about 20 m en is expected. Bonneville won a decisive victory in the last encounter, la st fall, and the Alderwood boys are a fte r re venge. The dam em ployees are slig h t ly ahead over the stretch. New Scout Patrol to Be Formed Today Mr. and Mrs. H arry B utler, parents of Mrs. Max M illsap, In e tta Butler, her sister, and Mrs. M illsap's dau g h ter Suzanne this w eek moved into the form er B ecker house n ear the school, w here they will live a t through the sum m er. Miss B ut 's an acrobatic tap-dancing tea- tar and m ay give lessons here. CASCADE LOCKS HOOD R IV E R Cofferdams Yield to Powder Blasts i This Week’s Thought CHRONICLE VOL. I ll, NO. 52 A bout two w eeks’ w ork rem ains before no traces will rem ain of the no rth bank cofferdam w hich for sev en m onths kept the C olum bia river aw ay from the foundation of the spillw ay dam . The B ucyrus-E rie m onighan is hauling out refu se from the bottom of th e river as fa st as the dow n stream leg is shot to pieces. N early the en tire river flow is now passing through three bays, follow ing th e placem ent of ano th er gate. T he riv er level, now a t 26 feet, is tw o feet above the crest of th e spill w ay aside from th e three open bays. A ssem bly of the hub for one tu r bine un it h as begun. Tw o of th e five blades w ere in place T uesday. The hub is the large m em ber n e a r the bottom of the turbine, into w hich the blades are fitted. P a rk e r Schram com pany is ready for th e last pour, containing 400 cu bic yards, in the block filling the tem p orary ship channel a t th e east end of the navigation locks. T hey a re now pu ttin g sheeting on the cofferdam bulkhead, and w ill probably have com pleted th eir 45- day con tract also in about a w eek w hen th eir w orkm en get th ro ug h w ith the upper guide w all founda tions. BONNEVILLE Highway Body Likes No-Curve Stretch Here Gorge Solidly Back of Plan To Keep Bridge Portland Radio Stars Billed by P -T A Locks High Hoop Dinner Closes Season Before you Buy HERE DID IT COME FROM? "Unite for Prosperity • • *