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About The Bonneville Dam chronicle. (Bonneville, Or.) 1934-1939 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1937)
T H E E IG H T Ross To Sell Power Only By ‘Wholesale’ ♦ “ The Administrator will not dis tribute the power to individuals in a community at retail. Private power companies may negotiate to receive power from the dam. or the residents of any area may organize a public power district, a cooperative associ ation, or a municipally-owned system for the distribution of power pur chased from the Bonneville project.” These were statements by Bonneville Administrator J. D. Ross, made De cember 1, in his Bulletin No. 1, headed "Department of the Interior —The Bonneville Project.” In a series of informal talks, Ad ministrator Ross has recently told delegates from all parts of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho that the fed eral project on the Columbia River is Intended to spread the advantages of low-cost electricity to the farms, homes and industrial establishments of the greatest number of people rather than to benefit a limited group in any one area. The Administrator has expressed the opinion that there will be ample power for industrial purposes, par ticularly for industries that employ a fair amount of labor and which will develop the Northwest. Applications for approximately If5,000 kilowatts of power for such use will shortly be considered. Power districts, private utilities, manufacturers, cooperatives and municipal plants have been re quested to communicate directly with the Administrator, as he is now ac tively developing a market and plan ning the routes of proposed transmis sion lines. B O N N E V I L L E Red Cross Drive Over the Top ♦ “ It’s the largest year yet and re turns are still coming in,” declared C. C. Lindley, Hood River County treasurer of the recent Red Cross drive, speaking yesterday of the manner in which Hood River County responded to the annual membership drive which closed Thanksgiving Day. Just what the total returns are for the county will not be known until all districts have reported, but all indications are that this year’s roll call is a record-breaker. A quota of 700 memberships was given this county, and many districts which have reported, have sent in returns far in excess of expectations. EASTERN FIRMS TO LOCATE AT I/AMSITE (Continued from Page One) ♦ on sarting immediate construction of a plant to employ around 125 men if and when the rate structure is to his liking. The load to be purchased at the dam might be termed an ideal load, for it is a constant load 24 hours a day and every day of the year. The product to be manufactured is sodum chlorate which is more or less a new development and a very suc cessful one in the eradication of Cement pouring on the retaining wall between the Mt. Hood Railroad tracks and Hood River resumed its former progress at the close of the week after being hampered by rains which further prevented regular pourings. High waters last week washed away a few yards of dirt at the base of the embankment which had been graded preparatory to pouring the cement wall. The wall, being built by Kern & Kibbe, Portland con CHANNEL IMPROVED tractors, to prevent undermining the Channel improvement in the vicin railway foundation by the back wa ters of the lake formed by Bonne ity of Three Mile, just above The ville Dam, suffered damage from the Dalles has been progressing rapidly, waters of Hood River when the according to reports, and by the mid stream made its unexpected rise due dle of this month, most of the high spots should be well taken care of. to heavy November rains. Hood River stream reached its MEMBERSHIP LARGE peak Thursday, when the govern The Bonneville P.-T. A. now boasts ment gauge registered 4.95 feet above mean low. By Friday at 8 a. m. the of 73 paid up members, a record river had retained that level, but which entitled them to a state mem thereafter dropped, readings being bership award. Scout Heads Com ing ♦ Hood River County will be hosts Tuesday, Dec. 14, to executives from Portland of the Boy Scouts of Am erica. G. H. Oberteuffer, scout ex ecutive of the Portland area, and Kenneth Wells, assistant executive, will go over the local Scout situa tion on that day, according to an nouncements made this week by Ross Coppock, local Boy Scout offi cial. Tuesday evening the executives will meet with local scout officials and troop leaders at a banquet at tha Apple Blossom Cafe. NEWS ORGAN PUBLISHED Copes of the November issue of “ The Bonneville Courier,” house- organ of the Bonneville Engineers, were circulating around the dam area this week. Much of the publication for the month is given over to safety. Engineer Frank C. Linton is the ed itor, while the memeograph artist is Junior Clerk Roger J. Neiss. CHANGE TRAIN SCHEDULE Effective n o w , Union Pacific westbound train, No. 25, Pacific Lim ited, leaves Bonneville 7:24 p. m. instead of 8:24 p. m., arriving Port land 8:40 p. m. instead of 9:40 p. m. ■ R l f t P C □ » p i líala the gulf states or even Spain. Red & W h ite s to re SPECIALS Fri., Sat., Dec. 3 and 4 MILLION TREES PLANTED More than a million Douglas seedlings are being planted this sea son on nearly 200 acres of cut-over and fire devasted lands of Washing ton and Oregon national forests, ac cording to announcemet by the U. S. forest service this week. Some of the work is scheduled to last well into December if the weather permits. CALL BARTOL MOTOR CO., phone Hood River 1111, for radit service or repairing. V— 4.20 feet Saturday morning. The mixer from which the concrete is taken is located on a level between Sherman street and the railroad tracks. Sand and gravel, hauled by Lofts & Son, is dumped from trucks at the Sherman street level, just south of the highway bridge across the river, dropping to the mixer. From the mixer, concrete flows into a truck on the level of the railway tracks, to be hauled along the tracks to where the final pourings are made. The concrete structure will be 750 feet in length, separating stone embankments, at both ends of the concrete structure. Pouring of the middle portion is now under way. Cement work would have been finished by now had it not been for the rains, those in charge declare. Two shifts of workmen are em ployed. ♦ potential market. As explained to us, the proces the electrolysis of salt and water. Four factors enter into the process- the development of new industries in the Northwest claim that if the rate is reasonably low, three o plants will immediately annoi plans for construction. A free movie, a dinner, pins, awards and an all day get-together are in store for 4-H members in this county when Achievement Day is observed in Hood River December 11. This will be the occasion when awards, earned by 4-H club mem bers during the past season will be presented. Presentation of pins will also take plaee on this day. Every club member who has com pleted a project is promised a free movie. A. S. Kolstad has announced he will treat the members at the Rialto Theatre. The dinner will be in charge of the Granges and local leaders’ associa tion. H. C. Seymour, of Oregon State College, Is expected to be in Hood River to address the group. F R ID A Y , D ECEM BER 3, 1937. C H R O N I C L E Retaining Wall On River Bank Progresses liberating of obnoxious odors. Gala Day Planned for 4-H Members DAM * 1-4 [ lb. 1-Î Ì lb. MILK, tall tins 3 cans 2 lbs. FIG BARS 1 R & W COFFEE 1-lb. jar 1 3-lb. jar large jjkg. OATS CREAM of WHEAT | >kg. 5 sew BROOMS, MEMORIE TEA 1 LUX 1 Lifebouy I Toilet Soap 1 Toilet Soap Safef Fast Comfortable Economical | 3 for P O R T L A N D ROSE . 19c j 3 for . 19c TO C H IC A G O $56-98 R O U N D TR IP IN C O A C H M EALS B r s a k fs iti . . Luncheon» . . D in n e r» . . . . Total p e r d a y 25c 30c 35c 9 Oc # Again Union Pacific leads the way with a new service — particularly ap preciated by elderly persons and those traveling with children. No charge. O ther featu res: Modern air-condition ed equipment tor all classes of travel. Porter Service and Free Pillows in Coaches. LOW COST MEALS. Other tumour train »: S t r e a m lin e r — 5 sail- int;* m on th ly from Portland on tha lat, 7th, 1 M l ¿5 th P a c i f ie L i m i t e d - D a i l y , 8:1 m. C o m p l e t e l y air c o n d i t i o n e d 18c 35c 22c 23c 29c 83c 23c 23c 59c •For Information and Reservation call on LOCAL AGENT UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD SNI P AND RI DE UNI ON P A C I F I C ! I I I I I I | I 39c 1 R & W COF l N, vacuum pack 2 for 29c 1 R & W PEAS, garden run 2 for 29c 1 R & W COF l N, cream style 2 for 29c 1 R & W PEAS, small sifted 2 for 37c 1 TO ILE T PA I*ER, 1000-sheet rolls 3 for 14c 1 CO RN ED BEEF 2 for 35c 8 for 25c 2 doz. 27c O R A N G E S, sweet, juicy j Re g. . . 9c Lai rge . 23c 2 for I H | I I | R & W PEACHES, 2V2 s 1 G R A P E F R U IT I j f MNSO SUN VALLEY, IDAHO »meric«.’, finest Winter Playground Season opens Dec. 21. Reservations thru any Union Pacific agent 1 I H A V E P O R T L A N D D A I L Y 9 i 3 3 P. M. REGISTERED NURSE-STEWARDESS SERVICE 1
