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About The Bonneville Dam chronicle. (Bonneville, Or.) 1934-1939 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1937)
THE SIXTEEN Telephone Workers Win Vail Medals B O N N E V I L L E Churches CASCADE LOCKS CHURCH Sunday, May 23 Rev. L. G. Weaver, pastor Morning service, 11 A. M. Sermon, "A Reader Converted.” League service, 7 to 8 P.M. Leader, Dclma Spangler. Adult service, 8:05 to 9 P. M. While a forest fire was destroying Bandon, Oregon, in five hours last summer, taking 11 lives anil driving 2,000 people to the ocean's edge, Ev elyn Manciet stood firm at her switchboard, keeping open telephone BONNEVILLE COMMUNITY lines for help and reassurance. She CHURCH remained until after midnight when Civic Auditorium the fire raged up to the exchange E. J. Aschenbrenner, minister windows and shattered them, forcing Sunday: her to drop her cords and "abandon Sunday school at 10 A. M. in charge ship.” Her own home burned, her par of Mr. Samuel Lancaster. Classes for ents fugitives from the fire and driv all ages. Morning worship at 11 A. M. en to the beach, Miss Manciet never theless assorted that "Any chief op Theme: "Why Get Excited About Re erator would have done as I did, had ligion?” "A man wrapped up in himself she been in my place, tried to keep up communications to the outside as makes a very small package.” Meet long as it was possible.” This she someone who is greater than your wrote in a long-hand report to her self. Worship God with us next Sun day. Spiritual enlargement of the superior. In ?-ecognition of this "noteworthy heart will be good for you. public service," Miss Manciet, young operator lor the West Coast Tele OVER-SNOW TRACTOR phone company, which serves a sec ANNOUNCED BY FORESTERS tion of the northwest, was awarded Pointing the way toward happier a bronze Vail medal by the Vail days for ski sport enthusiasts on the Award committee of the Pacific Tele steep snow mantled slopes of high phone and Telegraph company. mountains in the Northwest, a new Announcement c o n c e r n i n g the over-the-snow tractor is announced award was received here yesterday this week by the engineering section by Manda Collins, manager for the of the U. S. forest service. The new device with sled attached has been telephone company. Another of the bronze medals given tested recently near new Mt. Mood annually by Bell Telephone System Timberline lodge and found capable companies as a memorial to Theo of hauling "up-mountain” loads of dore N. Vail, pioneer telephone lead more than 20 skiers, and of negotiat er, was awarded to OPo P. Hoffman, ing grades from 30 to 50 per cent. 3616 Sacramento Street, San Fran Speed up the steeper slopes varies cisco, draftsman for the Pacific Tele from four to eight miles an hour, phone and Telegraph company. Last with down hill trips possible at 20 June Hoffman dived into deep water miles an hour. Snow depth is no ob of Russian River, rescuing and later stacle to the tractor whose wide base resuscitating Walter Callison Jr., a prevents it from sinking and stalling 10-year old San Francisco boy. even in the softest covering, accord Mrs. Wynetta Sabin, young oper ing to the announcement. ator, at her switchboard at three Illustrating the value of the new o’clock of a November morning last tractor to skiers in eliminating ar year, detected a fire and summoned duous uphill climbs, J. Frankland, aid that protected Medford, Oregon, from a disastrous conflagration. Carl R. Belknap, of Richmond, California, repairman of long distance telephone lines, for the fourth time in recent years rendered vital first aid in an emergency occurring near his work, on this occasion an automobile ac cident last June. Mrs. Sabin and Belknap were given honorable men Phedippides, the great Greek tion by the award committee, com runner, raced 26 miles to bring posed of four operators, four plant the news of the victory at Mara men and three officers. thon to Athens, then dropped dead. If there had been a Lake Carved out of one solid piece of side hotel at Athens, he’d have redwood, a huge repi eduction of the run a little faster, but he’d surely Great Seal of the State of California have stuck around awhile to enjoy will be one of the exhibits in the State Building at the 1939 Golden the accommodations. Gate International Exposition. highlights of history Paul Verdier, head of the City of Paris store in Ran Francisco, will be ambassador of good will from the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition to the Paris, France, 1937 Exposition of Arts and Crafts. lakeside hotel DAM FRIDAY, MAY 81, 1937. C H RO NI CLE regional chief of engineering for the forest service, stated that last week the tractor hauled passengers with ease up to a 7800-foot elevation on the snow fields above Mt. Hood Timberline lodge. Grades approach ing 50 per cent were negotiated eas ily and the down trip made at about 20 miles per hour. "Forest service officials and engi neers foreseeing the necessity of de pendable over-the-snow transporta tion for skiers and guests to the new Mt. Hood lodge. (6000-foot elevation), last year thoroughly examined the existing equipment field,” said Frankland. “ They determined, if possible, to develop a wide gauge tractor following the general design of one used on the McKenzie with considerable success, and reducing to the minimum the track pressure on the snow. Construction of the new new design was Completed by forest service equipment engineers in ihe forest service shops in Portland and minor revisions were made after var ious early try-outs. Recent perform ances under severe tests, leaves no doubt that a notable addition to equipment for winter sports recrea tionists has been developed.” The complete unit is a single track tractor pulling a sled which accom modates from 20 to 25 passengers. The over-all length of the tractor is 14 feet, 8 inches. The present unit is powered by a Ford V-8 truck motor and transmissions delivering power to driving sprockets at the rear. Track cleats, of the shape known as T-bar type, are of dura lumin insuring lightness and strength. The outstanding mechani cal feature is a special power steer ing device by which the passenger sled is used as a rudder. The unit turns easily within a diameter of 45 feet. Because of the great track area and special low gearings, the * unit will climb unusually steep grades either on bare ground or snow. * • A prospective concessionaire at the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition informed Exposition of ficials that he wanted to dispense hot dogs with built-in bicarbonate of soda compartments. Farley may be a competent post master general but he doesn’t seem to have improved the postoffice pen very much. Sprinkling Notice . June 1st there will be a charge made for outside faucets of 25c per month each or a flat rate of $2.50 for the season per 50x100 foot lot. Payable in advance. W . J. 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SOAP Medium Bars, 5 for . . . . 17c TOM ATOES, lb....................... 15c Firm, Red, Ripe AS \OÜ FAT DI Al I Rs DRY ONIONS, 4 lbs............... 11c NEW POTATOES, 7 lbs. . . . GREEN PEAS, 3 lb s .............17c
