The Bonneville Dam chronicle., July 29, 1938, Page TWO, Image 2

T H E B O N N E V IL L E D A M C H R O N IC L E
TWO
THE BONNEVILLE DAM
C H R O N IC L E
HOOD R IV E R , O R EG O N
O fficial p a p e r o f c ity o f C ascad e
Locks, Oregon.
O fficial p u b lic a tio n fo r A m e ric a n
Legion p o st No. 88, B o n n ev ille, O re.
E n te re d a s second c la s s m a tte r a t
th e postoffice a t H ood R iv e r, O re­
gon, u n d er th e A ct o f C o n g re ss of
M arch 3, 1879.
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JO H N H. T R A V IS ......................E d ito r
P u b lish ed e v e ry F r id a y in th e
in te re s ts of th e B o n n ev ille D am a r e a
by th e Sun P u b lish in g C o m p an y , In c.
FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE
News Items or ads may be left
at the Cascade Drug Company
In Cascade Locks, or at the Roose­
velt Inn In Bonneville.
Tuesday night I am at the Rooso-
celt Inn In Bonneville, and Wednes­
day In Cascade Locks. Other times
call us collect at Hood River 3761,
Jack Travis.
S U B S C R IP T IO N R A T E S
T h re e m o n th s ...................
$0-40
S ix m o n th s ..................................... $0.75 .
One y e a r ........................................... $1.50
n W W W H W W W M U V H W W V V M W W M
M E N O F T H E W • O O D S
W e w ould sing the p raises o f the F o rest
Service.
H e re is one case w h e re th e o fte n e x a g g e ra ­
ted idea th a t governm ent jobs are “s n a p s ”
certain ly does not hold tru e.
W e w ould no t
w an t to change places w ith the fo rest ra n g e rs
L E T 'S T A L K O F T H E W E A T H E R
possessing at its three m ajor statio n s, F o rest
Service executives, w ho not o n ly th o ro u g h ly
u n d e rsta n d the w ay s of the w oods an d the
duties of their offices, bu t are hum an beings
of the finest sort — gentlem en of th e first
order.
M id -w a y dow n the g o rg e is a fo rester
w ho stan d s in high esteem by those w ho know
him. R oy W e e m a n , D istrict R an g er a t the
C olum bia G o rg e R a n g e r S tatio n , a m odest
fellow, is one of these men w ho is alw ay s on
the job a n d w hose job com es first. H is statio n
n e ar H erm an C reek, has become quite a show
place for to u rists along the highw ay, but
W ee m a n w ould ra th e r point w ith pride to the
greenery on the m ountain sides of his d istricts
—a m onum ent to his c o n stan t vigil.
S enior F o rest R a n g e r A lb ert W e is e n d a n g e r
of E ag le C reek is one m an whom U ncle Sam
has surely put in his p ro p e r location. F o r
w ith the public, w h e th er ed u catio n ally e n te r­
taining a crow d o f h u n d red s as he did at the
Legion Clim b program an d a t various e n ­
g agem ents d u ring the w in ter m onths, o r p re ­
determ ining their needs a n d conveniences a t
the E a g le C reek gro u n d s. R an g er A1 is at
his best. In his m anagem ent o f the N o rth ­
w e s t’s m ost popular picnic g ro u n d s, he has
built up a spot w hich A m erica h as discovered
to be “ the last w o rd '' in rustic recreatio n sites.
M uch of the cred it for E ag le C reek 's p o p u ­
larity should go to him.
E fficient in handling his p h ase of the F o r­
est Service w ork, is Senior D istrict R an g er
S tan ley W a lte rs of P ark d ale. H is is a g re a t
responsibility— g u a rd in g the beautiful trees of
the M t. H ood N atio n al F o rest from the dem on
th at has laid low so m any g re a t sta n d s o f the
tim ber of the w est. W a lte r s ’ a re a is no t an
easy one extending to the region east of the
m ountain w here rainfall is light, w here h u m i­
dity is low a n d w here small sp ark s could
easily b u rst into roaring flames.
T h e men of the forests, th eir a ssista n ts and
the patient boys at the look-out to w ers are
deserving fellows, an d most of all they deserve
the full cooperation of those w ho travel
thro u g h the tim bered regions. If th e public
will abide by posted notices, if sm okers will
desist from their p u ffings w hile traveling, an d
if cam pers will use caution w hen th ey build
fires, th e R an g ers will take care of the
forests.
THE COUNTY’S CRUSHER
(E d ito ria l)
R eg ard less of charges of cynical perso n s
M uch
in te r e s t
w as
m a n ife s t
th ro u g h o u t th e c o u n ty la s t w eek
w h o b elittle those w ho like to talk ab o u t th e
fo llo w in g o u r a n n o u n c e m e n t th a t
te m p e ratu re a n d climate, w e w o u ld su p p o rt
th e C o u n ty C o m m issio n ers h a d
p u rc h a s e d a $10,719 ro c k c ru sh e r.
those genial folks w ho pass the p le asa n t in ­
T h e C o m m issio n ers d e c la re d w e
te rro g atio n , “ Is is hot enough for y o u ?”
h a d m isq u o ted fa c ts a n d c alled on
u s to c o rre c t th e m . T h e S un is
P eople w h o talk about th e w e a th e r are o ft
g lad to c o rre c t a n y m is ta k e s th a t
accused of a ssin in ity by folks w ho p rid e th em ­
it reco g n izes, b u t w e h a v e n o t been
selves on belonging to a plane of th e intel-
ab le to a s c e rta in w h e re in w e h av e
m ad e a n y g ro ss m is s ta te m e n ts .
ligensia. N o w w e m ay have h ad d ifficu lty
W e re c o u n te d th a t th e p u rc h a se
in m aking a rep ly which is a n y th in g bu t a
of th e m a c h in e h a d n e v e r been
d isc u sse d a t a n y m e e tin g o f th e
glorification of the obvious w hen w e re sp o n d ­
c o u n ty c o u rt. M in u tes o f th e co u n ­
ed to the in q u iry last w eek ab o u t the excessive
ty c o u rt fa il to m en tio n a reco rd
o f th e p ro p o sed tra n s a c tio n . T h a t
h eat being to o u r liking. But n ev erth eless th e
is th ro u g h th e M ay m eetin g . T h e
frin d ly g reetin g , “ Is it hot enough for y o u ?”
J u n e a n d J u ly m e e tin g s h a v e n o t
been w ritte n up. T h e c le rk s ta te s
c arried w ith it a gestu re of friendship alm ost
th a t n o m e n tio n is m ad e in th e
as w arm as th e 100-plus tem p eratu re. It is
m in u te s fo r th e la tte r sessio n s.
a m ore inform al a n d m ore personal salu te th an
T h e m a tte r o f a ro ck c ru s h e r w a s
a cold “ H o w d o you d o ” greeting w hich w h en d isc u sse d a t m e e tin g s o f th e b u d g et
c o m m itte e a n d $4000.00 w a s a llo c a te d
w e analize it is fa r m ore m eaningless th a n the fo r 1937 a n d th e sa m e fo r 1938.
In th e c o u n ty re c o rd s is a s ta te ­
a v erag e rem ark ab o u t the w eath er.
m e n t m ad e o u t on c o u n ty fo rm s by
So le t’s talk a b o u t the w eath er. It is a l­ th e F e e n a u g h ty M a c h in e ry Co., d a t­
w ay s a h arm less topic. It is alw ay s a su b ­ ed M ay 14th, w h en a p p a re n tly i t w a s
p ected th e s ta te m e n t w ould be se n t
ject in com m on to us an d o u r fellow men. e th x ro
u g h . A t th e b o tto m it is sw o rn
W e a th e r c o n v ersatio n can go into statistics, b efo re a n o ta ry p u blic th a t th e eq u ip ­
rem iniscences, predictions, a n d observations. m e n t w a s d eliv e re d a n d th is d a te ,
J u ly 5th. A tta c h e d to th is bill is th e
It is som ething w hich closely touches ev ery ­ fo llo w in g n o te :
“ F e e n a u g h ty M a c h in e ry Co., P o r t­
one. It is one o f the few topics w hich s tra n g ­
lan d , O regon, G e n tle m e n : W e h e re b y
ers can d iscuss on a com m on plane.
a c k n o w led g e in d e b te d n e ss to you fo r
So w h e th e r w e rem ark ab o u t th e w e a th e r as one P io n e e r P o rta b le c ru s h in g p la n t
in th e su m o f $10,200, p lu s fre ig h t
a casual g reetin g , a s an in tro d u cto ry ex ch an g e $519.00, le ss allo w an ce fo r S ym ons
o f o b serv atio n s for stra n g ers, o r as a reso rt c ru s h e r a n d sc re e n $1,750, m a k in g
b a la n c e d u e you o f $8,969.00 on w h ich
in a w k w a rd situ atio n s w h ere som ething h as to b a la n c e w e h e re b y p a y you $4,000,
b y c o u n ty w a r r a n t a n d e n te r in to a n
be said an d no o th e r topic com es to m ind, w e
a g re e m e n t to p a y o n e -h a lf o f th e
w ould say m ore p o w er to the p erso n w ho talk s
b a la n c e on M arch 1, 1938, th e o th e r
one h a lf o f th e b a la n c e on M arch 1,
a b o u t the w eath er.
in this season of the y e a r p articu larly .
T h e M id-C olum bia region is fo rtu n ate in
F R I D A Y , J U L Y ¿9, 1938
C O N C E R N E D W IT H T H E W O R K E R
A co n feren ce w h o se them e w as th e w elfare
of th e w o rk ers w as held last w eek a t the
C olum bia G o rg e H otel, w h en p erso n n el an d
sa fe ty d irecto rs of tw o g re a t N o rth w e st com ­
pan ies assem bled to discuss m utual problem s.
T h e tw o com panies, C ro w n Z e lle rb a ch C o r­
p o ratio n an d R ayonier, Inc., em ploy in each
of th eir p la n ts a p erson w h o se title is sa fe ty
an d p ersonnel d irector. T h is d ire c to r looks
a fte r th e g eneral w elfare o f th e w o rk er, no t
o n ly in his sa fe ty on th e job, b u t also ad v ises
him as to financial problem s w hich have gro w n
com plicated in a d a y o f w o rk m e n ’s co m p en sa­
tion, social security, sav in g s a n d investm ents
a n d life insurance.
It is assum ed th a t com panies tak in g such
in terest in the em ployees see re tu rn s far m ore
th an com m ensurate w ith th e co st o f a d m in ­
istering, in increased p ro d u ctio n a n d im proved
pro d u cts. W e w o n d er if h ere is the k ey n o te
for a solution to the p re s e n t-d a y m odern p ro b ­
lem of industrial unrest. It seem s th a t C ro w n -
Z ellerb ach and R ayonier, Inc., a re pointing
the w ay.
T H E IR
N E IG H B O R S
1940, p lu s 6 % in te re s t fro m th e d a t»
o f d eliv ery , n a m e ly M ay 14, 1938.
V e ry tru ly y o u rs, J. D. S m ullin,
R. W . P e r r y .”
B o th o f th e a b o v e -d e sc rib ed p a p e rs
w e re p re s e n te d to C o u n ty Ju d g e E d
S te e le one w eek a g o la s t F rid a y a t
h is sh o p a f te r th e c o u rt h a d a d jo u rn ­
ed fo r th e d ay . S te e le s ta te s th a t
th is w a s th e f irs t in tim a tio n th a t a
d e a l w a s in th e m ak in g .
S teele
s ta te d t h a t h e w a s n o t in fa v o r o f
th a t m a n n e r o f h a n d lin g c o u n ty
b u sin e ss a n d re fu s e d to sig n . W ith
th is re fu s a l th e c o m m issio n ers a t ­
ta c h e d th e fo llo w in g n o te a n d se n t
th e bill to th e c o u n ty c le rk fo r p a y ­
m e n t:
“ T o W . L. V a n n e t, C o u n ty C lerk.
“W e h e re b y d ire c t you to d ra w a
w a r r a n t in fa v o r o f th e F e e n a u g h ty
M a c h in e ry Co., in th e su m
of
$4,000.00, th e sa m e to a p p ly on sto n e
c ru s h e r p u rc h a s e d fro m th e m by
H ood R iv e r C ounty. S igned, J . D.
S m u llin ; R. W . P e r r y .”
T h e S un w ill h a v e to r e tr a c t its
s ta te m e n t c o n c e rn in g th e tra d e -in
v a lu e o f th e m a c h in e ry le ft in P o r t­
la n d fo r tw o y e a rs a n d th e n tra d e d
in on th is deal. W e w e re in fo rm e d
th a t th e c o u n ty look a loss on th is
b u t th e co m m issio n ers m a in ta in t h a t
th e c o u n ty re c e iv e d $50 m ore th a n
th e y p a id fo r it.
T h e re seem ed to be som e d isc u s­
sion c o n c e rn in g o u r “ m a y b e ” a f te r
th e c a p a c ity o f th e n ew m a c h in e
w h ich is now lo c a te d a t th e D ee s ite
a f te r b ein g m oved fro m th e S m u llin
p la c e la s t T h u rs d a y . W e in je c te d
th e “ m a y b e ” since it w ill p ro b a b ly
do th is a m o u n t e a sily in som e ro c k
b u t in som e ro ck in H ood R iv e r it
w ill not.
W h a t w e o b je c t to is th e f a c t t h a t
a c ru s h e r h a d been b o u g h t, w a s in
th e co u n ty , a n d th e ta x p a y e rs d id n ’t
k n o w a b o u t it. I t se e m s th a t a n
e x p e n d itu re o f th is m a g n itu d e sh o u ld
be com m on kn o w led g e.
A lso, w e
p ro te s t th e fa c t th a t th e re w a s n o
m e n tio n in th e C o u n ty C o u rt m in ­
u te s o f th e p u rc h a s e o f a ro c k
c ru sh e r.
W e believ e t h e
c o m m issio n e rs
sh o u ld m a k e all su c h tr a n s a c tio n s
a t sp ecified m eetin g s. T a x p a y e rs a r e
in te re s te d in k n o w in g o f su c h p u b lic
n e g o tia tio n s a n d th e p re s s o f th e
c o u n ty is g lad to m a k e su c h a n ­
n o u n cem en ts.
W h e th e r o r n o t a c r u s h e r sh o u ld
h a v e b een p u rc h a s e d is a d iffe re n t
sto ry . T h o se w h o opposed it on th e
g ro u n d s o f eco n o m y sh o u ld h a v e
p ro te s te d a t th e tim e th e b u d g e t w a s
d ra w n up.
B u t w e say , co m m issio n ers, tell u s
m o re a b o u t w h a t you a r e doing.
Silo Silas Sez . . .
L o o k in g o v e r p o litic a l h isto ry ,
th e re d o e sn ’t seem to be a s m a n y
p o litic a l b o lts a s in th e old d a y s,
ju s t a few m ore loose n u ts.
♦
A n y s o rt o f r a ttle w ill q u ie t a g irl
b aby, b u t w h en sh e g ro w s up sh e
w a n ts it to be in a n au to .
♦
W h e n a m a n d en o u n ces, in a loud
d e fia n t m a n n e r, t h a t h e h a s no
ap o lo g ies to m ak e, th e c h a n c e s a r e
th a t he o u g h t to h av e.
♦
O u r sy m p a th y goes o u t to th e m a n
w h o h a s to s tr a in h im se lf to live
u p to h is w ife ’s e x p e c ta tio n s.
♦
T h e y c la im th e n e x t w a r w ill be
fo u g h t by in se c ts.
D id n ’t co o ties
h a v e a lo t to do w ith th e la s t o n e?
PA PER
T h e m uch-quoted W e s to n L e a d er h ad the
following to say last w eek:
“T h e L ead er this
w eek is below par. a n d w e fear th a t a lotta
good folks w ho bo rro w th eir little old hom e­
tow n sheet w hile p aying for dailies will figure
it isn ’t w orth w h at it d o e sn ’t co st th e m .”
A G erm an p ap er p red icts th a t w o o d will
soon be used as food. W e o fte n think of it
in th a t light now in cu ttin g into som e
cantaloupe.
A n o th e r m an w e feel so rry for is th e one
w hose w ife thinks he can h an g p a p er o r p ain t
th e kitchen a s well a s the fellow w ho g ets
paid for it.
T h e best reducing ex ercise is in moving
the head from left to rig h t w h en ask ed to
have a n o th er one.
T h e most su rp risin g th in g ab o u t M ussolini
is th a t such a p o w erfu l m an could be raised
on sp ag h etti.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF
PORTLAND
• • . M e m b e r F. D .l. C.