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CASCADE LOCKS
(By Clara Nix)
Friends and neighbors wish to ex-Tper before the New Year’s night
press their deepest sympathy to the dance. Present were Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Moran family upon the loss Melvin Harrington. Mr. and Mrs. Joe
of their young son, Mickey. Little Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bel-
Mickey will be greatly missed by shaw and daughter Marcia Rae. The
his many friends and pals.
occasion was the 12th wedding am
niversary of the Nix’s.
♦
New Year Party Success
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Wuner’s grand­
The party given at the I. O- O. F. son, Harry- Jr., of Oswego, returned
hall on New Year’s Eve by th e' home Saturday after spending sev-
Cascadia Rebekahs and Odd Fellows eral days with his grandparents,
was a huge success. The hall was i Mr. Jim Larkin of Yamhill was in
beautifully decorated with silver rain j the Locks Monday and Tuesday on
and ferns. It was a gala affair with business,
horns, whistles and serpentine ga­
Friday night about thirty young
lore. Nearly all of the invited guests adults gathered at the church for a
were present and everyone had a New Year’ s Eve party to see the
merry time. More than a hundred and new year in. Games of the season
fifty members and guests enjoyed the entertained the guests for several
occasion.
hours. Refreshments were served by
* The evening was spent dancing the ladies of the church.
and playing cards.
Refreshments
Miss Beth Manchester spent the
were served just before the guests week-end in The Dalles, where she
departed.
was bride’s maid to her girl friend,
The committee in charge was com­ Miss June Hust, at her wedding on
posed of Mrs. Bess Harrington, Mrs. Saturday.
Anna Haggblom, Mrs. Martha Cams,
New Year’s Eve guests at the
Mrs. Bernice Murray, Mrs. V. L. Dallas Mallory home, who watched
Gamer and Mrs. Clara Nix.
the new year in were Mr. and Mrs.
We do hope they wilt have more Clyde Faulkes, from Enumclaw,
of these get-togethers.
Wash, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Reuter-
FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1937.
dustry.
to procure a loan or mortgage on
“ This site was selected because of his land.
"For years, noxious weeds have
its close proximity to Bonneville
been spreading in the Northwest and
Dam, a federal project which will on the Great Plains. Farm author­
supply low cost electric power. Tide­ ities realize today that these weeds
water facilities make both water and are as great a menace to agricul­
ture as soil erosion. In ten years
rail transportation available.
“ Planned production of sodium bindweed will double its acreage
chlorate at the Bonneville Dam plant spread if not checked.
“ Sodium chlorate is recognized as
will not only adequately supply the
needs of agriculturists of the North­ effective, economical specific for
west, but the increasing demand weed destruction. Realization of this,
from farmers throughout the country through experience in recent years,
as well. The Chipman Chemical Co. has caused so great a demand for
has promoted the use of sodium the chemical that Presidents Beale
chlorate for many years, not only for 1 and Chipman decided it would be to
the control of noxious weeds but for ! the interest of American agriculture
the use by railroads in maintaining to join their industrial forces in
a weed-free right of way. Many of j sodium chlorate production and dis­
the large rail systems use it contin­ tribution. In this, The Pennsylvania
Salt Manufacturing Co’ s fully devel­
ually.
oped modern process will be used.”
“ Crop lose, through weed damage,
is three times greater than that
caused by insects in the United
ARMY POPULAR
States, agricultural authorities re­
The advantages of service in the
port. It is 1 2-3 times the loss from United States Army are being rec­
plant diseases and 12 times that ognized more and more by the young
caused by livestock diseases
men of Oregon, according to Major
“ There are a number of weed H. D. Bagnall, District Recruiting
pests, such as bindweed, sometimes Officer for the Portland District.
called creeping jenny, morning glory, The Major reports that more men
field bindweed, cañada thistle, hoary were enlisted during the month of
cress, and others that are 100 per December, 1937, than in any previous
cent crop destructive. When these j December since 1923. A total of 146
weeds are prevalent on a property, men raised their right hands and
it is an impossibility for a farmer said "I do” during the past month.
Olfl) FELLOWS INSTALL
OFFICERS FOR COMING YEAR
♦
Monday night at the Odd Fellows
Hall in Cascade Locks the new offi­
cers for the coming year were in­
stalled.
Those taking new offices were:
G. N. Hesgard, Noble Grand; Joe
Morris, Vice Grand; Frank Hall, sec­
retary; William Sundsten, treasurer;
E. J. Brolliar, Chaplain; Will Sund­
sten, R. S. N. G .; Lee Murray, con­
ductor; Ivan Embree, Warden; Hel-
mar Sundsten, inside guard; John
Martenson,
outside
guard;
Les
Sprague, R. S. V. G., and M. L. Mor­
gan as past-grand master.
The local lodge at the present time
lists 52 members on its rolls. M. L.
Morgan wras also installed as a trus­
tee to serve w’ith Karl Rosenback,
chairman, and Carl Reuterskiold, in­
cumbents.
HENRY LEHMKUHL DIES
Word was received in the area this
w'eek of the death last Thursday in
the Multnomah County Hospital of
Henry Lehmkuhl. 24, former Oregon­
ian circulation representative in the
Dam Area. Henry was confined to
the hospital nearly a year ago with
a spine ailment. He died of pneu­
monia.
♦
Sundsten.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Faulkes ar­
rived New Year’s eve from Enum­
claw, Wash., to spent part of New son Mirk.
Year’s day with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Faulkes. From here they
journeyed to Gresham to spend the holidays with relatives.
Mrs. Melvin Harrington rece
remainder of the holidays with her
word from her son, Don Cowdrey,
relatives, the Nasshahn’s.
who is in the U S. Navy in San
♦
Pedro, Calif., that he left Monday,
♦
Jan. 3, on his ship, the U. S. S.
Straders Entertain
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strader enter­ Louisville for Sidney, Australia, on
tained Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sauter and a good wdll tour. They expect to
Sonny of The Dalles over the New return around the first of March.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nix were in
Year holidays.
Hood River Monday evening on
♦
business. They also enjoyed a show
Returns to College
Walter Erickson returned to the while there.
Sunday evening dinner guests at
Oregon State College in Corvallis
Sunday, after spending the holidays the R. J. Wuner home were Mr.
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Erick and Mrs. Ollie Long and Mr. Smith
of Portland.
Erickson.
Mrs. Nellie Billeter and daughter,
♦
Sally, formerly of the Locks, stopped
Garners Entertain
Sunday dinner guests at the V. L. for a short visit with Mrs. Arthur
Gamer home were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Nix Saturday afternoon on her way
to Troutdale.
Keeler and son, Thomas Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Miller left
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Friday for Portland to spend a few
Former Local Teachers Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Sherwood and days remodeling their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miller and Mr.
baby, Marlene, and Miss Theodora
Gustafson and Mrs. Mary Gustafson and Mrs. Melvin Jack were Sunday
of Richland, Ore., were calling on evening guests of Mr. and Mrs.
friends Sunday in the Locks, on Frank Rankin in Stevenson.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Murray and
their way home from Portland where
they spent the holidays with relatives daughter, Joanne, spent the New
Year holidays at Mr. Murray’ s sis­
and friends.
ter’ s home, Mrs. N. E. Castlemen,
♦
in Portland.
Visit the Hosiers
Mr. ancf Mrs. Charles Haggblom,
Mr. and Mrs. George Haggblom, Er­
ick Haggblom and Norma Hepner
drove to Portland Saturday afternoon
and enjoyed a visit with Mr. and
Mrs. Newt Kesler.
♦
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Near Decision
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ferguson and
daughter, Sharon, arrived home Sat­
Speaking before a group at Aber­
urday from The Dalles and Biggs, deen, Wash., Administrator J. D.
where Mr. Ferguson has been work­ Ross stated that Bonneville Dam
ing for the past month.
electric rates probably will be set
within three weeks.
Vacation Spent Here
Ross cautioned residents of Grays
Howard Harrison and Everill Brol- Harbor and other surrounding coun­
liar left for Newberg Saturday ties not to consider using Bonneville
where they must return to school power in competition with the elec­
after a much enjoyed two weeks' va­ tric energy offered by private com­ 1
cation here with their parents and panies without first offering a fair
purchase price to the utilities. He
many friends.
Guests at the Joe Miller home for said two competitors could never I
the New Year holidays were Mr. and give as good a rate as a single out­
Mrs Russell Belshaw and daughter let.
Marcia Rae, from Celilo. The Bel-
Jack Cluck, attorney for the state
shaws are former Locks residents Grange and several power districts,
and enjoyed visits with their many said the Pacific County district was
friends while here.
considering purchasing both the
Mr. and Mrs. Ijiwrenee Peterson Willapa Harbor Electric Company
and two sons of Clatskanie arrived and the Grays Harbor Railway &
Sunday for a few days visit with Light Company by agreement if pos­
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. August sible and condemnation If necessarv
Peterson.
Both companies are subsidiaries of
Miss Norma Hepner of Warrenton the same holding company the Fed­
spent from Tuesday until Saturday eral Light & Traction Company.
with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs
No power district could be formed
Charles Haggblom.
in Grays Harbor County until the
Mr. Joe Charles drove to The regular election next Novrmber.
Dalles Sunday to spend the day with
his parents.
CHEMICAL PLANT EXPLAIN ED
After the dance at the "Dugout
BY OFFICIALS
New Year’ s night a happy group
(Continued from Page One)
gathered at the Franz Reuterskoild
home where thev were served the tively, of the weed killing chemical.
“ Construction of a plant for sod­
moat delicious Chinese noodles by the
hostess. Mrs Reuterskoild. Guests ium chlorate manufacture will begin 1
Joving this affair were Mr and Mrs. shortly on a site near Bonneville
Mike Long. Mr and Mrs. Jack Mc- Dam in Oregon, it was announced in
a recent statement by President
rhristv Mr and Mrs Carl Reuter- a
skoild Mr and Mrs Joe Miller. Mr Leonard T. Beale of the Pennsvl-
sed Mrs Arthur Nix. Mr. and Mrs vania Salt. Manufacturing Co., and
M e l v i n Tack Mr and Mrs Russell President Ralph N. Chipman of the
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Belshaw.
Hank lCruse
Kniae nnd
and Emmett
Emmett tin m a n Chemical Co I and for the
plant has been acquired hv **re*i-
Winkle
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Nix enter­ dent Beale’s Company, one of the
tained a few friends at a buffet sup- most prominent in the chemical in­
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