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About The Bonneville Dam chronicle. (Bonneville, Or.) 1934-1939 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1937)
TWu THE B O N N E V I L L E DAM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1937. CHRONICLES WATCH OUT FOR THE DOG way lighting.” Those who have driven through Most automobile drivers become the new Tooth Rock Tunnel, near particularly careful when a pedes Eagle Creek on the Columbia River trian looms up in front of a trav HOOD RIVER, OREGON Highway, can get some idea of how elling machine. Many do not exer ideal would be night driving with cise such caution when they see Official paper of city of Cascade proper highway lighting. These a dog in the path of their car. We Tooth Rock lights, highway light Locks, Oregon. do not intend to infer that the life Official publication for American ing engineers state, are now to be of the dog is comparable to that of placed on the highway for one-half Legion po.>t No. 88, Bonneville, Ore. the man, the woman or the child, mile on each side of the tunnel. but the dog possesses some near This will give night drivers an Entered as second class matter at human traits. Should he be maimed the postoffice at Hood River, Ore added appreciation of the value of or killed beneath the wheels of a gon. under the Act of Congress of such illumination. car, the accident might cause grief The whole scheme of highway to some family, grief that is almost March 3, 1879. lighting is new to us, and may be as hard to bear. costly, but costly, too, are the ac JOHN H. TRAVIS.................. Editor After all, the most unselfish, pa cidents which take their human toll tient and forgiving thing in the Published every Friday in the which can't be measured in dollars world is a dog. He is more for Interests of the Bonneville Dam area and cents. However, there is an giving, more loyal, more affection other economic angle. Estimates ate than the man he serves. He by the Sun Publishing Company, Inc. show that about 80 per cent of traf will be the watchman over the lad ~~SUBSCRIPTION RATES , fic moves in the day time as com who pulls his tail, and faithful to pared to 20 per cent at night—a the man who kicks him out of the Three months ........................... $0.50 fact which indicates that the tre way. Whether a person has lost Jix months ................................ $1.00 mendous investment in our high his last penney or made a million One year ................................... $2.00 way system is in large part being dollars, is in rags or dressed in the wasted during the hours of dark height of fashion, it is all the same ness. LIGHTING THE HIGHWAYS to his dog. Though the night driver behind So be careful of the pup that EVERY FOURTH WORK DAY the glaring headlights may be er dashes across the street in front of “ Americans must work nearly roneously filling the biblical your car. He may be a nuisance one full year out of every eight— charge, “ Let your lights shine be to you, but he is probably the best or about six weeks out of every fore men,” he represents such a friend to some one who would miss year—just to pay the cost of the hazard that a National report on him greatly—if you fail to miss Federal government,” says the Technological Trends contends that him. United States News. " M least 35 per cent of the night The tax collector gets a cut in fatal accidents should be prevented If you will weave your car like every pay check. His unseen hand by the provision of adequate high- a drunken driver, the fellow coming reaches in and takes part of all the toward you will be pretty apt to money you spend—for food, amuse give you your side of the road. ment, clothing, train fare, power CALL service. It hasn't been until recent years IIARTOL MOTOR CO., phone Hood River 1111, for radie that we have felt a great deal of this national expenditure coming service or repairing. back our way. Now through Fed eral relief and reconstruction agen >W W H W » W W W » H » H W W W cies we do see a few Federal dol Cascade Locks Chamber of Com lars, and government aid in road merce — Merrill’s dining room, building and such funds also bring A LSO A V A ILA BLE Tuesdays, noon. us tangible benefits. « But what about the costly build Bonneville Parent-Teachers Associa ings and high salaries at the State Philco Concentric Automatic Tun tion — First Wednesday every and National capitols? It seems a month, study club at 1:30, regular ing is available In table models logical contention that these are meeting at 2:30 in Bonneville grade greater than is necessary. Would and arm chair models as well as school auditorium. it not be better to apportion the tax dollar so that funds for high Bridal Veil Lodge, No. 117, A.F. and consoles. public salaries be spread over the , A.M. — School house, Latourelle poorer paid local public servants, falls, second Saturday in each such as county officials and school month. Visiting Masons welcome. teachers, and the money for See the new Philcos at— matched marble and superfluous Cascade Yacht Club—Thursday, cab in 8, Enquist addition. Everyone domes be spent on local public welcome. BA R TO L M O TO R CO. structures which we who pay the bill can enjoy? Cascade L o c k s City Council — Second Monday of each month, city hall. Cascade Locks Boy Scouts — High school, Tuesdays. 8 P.M. Bonneville Boy Scouts—Grade school auditorium, Tuesdays, 7 P.M. Cascade Locks Townsend Club—Odd Fellows hall, first and third Fri days, 8 P.M. Rebekahs—Cascadia lodge, Cascade Locks, first and third Wednesday* of each month, Odd Fellows haU, 8 P.M. Cascade Locks P.-T. A.: Meets in the evening of the second Wednesday of the month. Izaak Walton league—Meets second Monday of every month in Bonne ville auditorium. Directors meet fourth Monday. Port Commission—Second Thursday of each month at City Hall. Cas cade Locks. Damalte post, Veterans of Foreign Wars — First and Third Monday«, meeting room of administration building, 8 P.M. I. O. O. F.—Casaode Lodge. Every Monday night. Cascade Locks. Troop 390, B. S. A. Grade school gym every Friday, Casoade Locks. THE B O N N E V I L L E DAM CHRONICLE Is Your Title Clear? A n Abstract is the way to find out. HOOD RIVER A B ST R A C T & IN V E ST M E N T CO. BARN DANCE BY J. H. 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