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FIVE THK BON N KV1L1.E PAM I'HHONICI.F FRID VY. J YNl ARY 13. 1939 T CASCADE LOCKS lt> J f r r > W oodw ard* Mr. ami Mrs. R. J. Wuner enter- tained a few friends Sunday even ing a fte r ehureh. Those enjoying the evening were Reverend and Mrs. \V. C. Cronk, Mr. and Mrs. W. Harrison. Mr. and Mrs. Wil burn Smeltzer. and Mr. Frank Hall. of Stevenson, Vernon and Victor Hays and Mis> Edith Nickerson of Goldendale and Paul Sandstrum. Ranee Ramey of Yacolt, Wash., was a business visitor in the Locks Tuesday. Mrs Frances Bittner and d a ugh Mrs. Silver Perras entertained ter, Yvonne, were shopping in members of the bridge club at her Portland Tuesday. L. L. Yallen and George Beam home last Thursday. A dessert luncheon was followed by bridge. made a business trip to Portland Ladies enjoying the afternoon were Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. T. Thompson of Mesdantes Glen Brower, George Portland were the guests of Mr. Kerr. Lee Murray, Louie Amoth. Ted Langton, Irvy Hall. Henry and Mrs. Ivan Embree and family May. Mrs. Perras held high score Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Langton and for the afternoon. children and Mr. and Mrs. Roland Mrs. Lester Sprague and Mrs. Miller and children spent Saturday Charles Haggblom arranged a de evening in Hood River. lightful no-host surprise p arty Mrs. Pete Lewallen spent last honoring the birthdays of Mrs. Ivan Embree and Mrs. Ted Lang week in Portland visiting her ton Tuesday afternoon. A f t e r mother who is quite ill. Mrs. H arry Pointer spent several luncheon 500 and pinochle were the diversions of the afternoon. Mrs. days at the home of her son-in-law Olin was high in 500 and Mrs. and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Isabella Osborn low. Mrs. George Mabee and family at Y amhill last K err and Mrs. Harriet Waite were week. Jim Merrill and son, Delbert, tied for first in pinochle, Mrs. Kerr receiving the prize by drawing, spent Monday in Portland on bus and Mrs. Frances Manchester was iness. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Yallen visited low. One table of Chinese checkers was enjoyed by those not playing in The Dalles Sunday. cards. Mr. and Mrs. G. Wilkins of Hood Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan and River visited Mr. and Mrs. Franz Mr. and Mrs. O. Morgan of P o rt Reuterskiold and family Sunday. land visited Mr. and Mrs. Lou F rank Gray, who underwent an Morgan Friday. operation at the Hood River Hospi Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Woodward tal last Friday, is reported recu had as their guests Sunday Mrs. perating nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Murray and Sue Woodward, Miss Stela and Mr. Bud Woodward, the occasion being daughter, Jo Ann, spent the week- Miss Genevieve’s sixteenth birth- I end in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Steel and day. children, Elaine and Billy, and E r Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Brennan, who have been m aking their home ick O stberg of Portland were here with Mrs. Agnes Brennan, Looks visitors Sunday. Guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. moved to Bonneville Saturday. Joe Miller were Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. L angton en Amend of Portland. tertained Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Mil Mrs. Harriet W aite and Mrs. ler and sons, and Mr. and Mrs. Kate Hardy enjoyed a business D. M ('ran and daughter, Donna trip to Portland last Wednesday. Jean, the occasion being Mrs. A1 Meyers and son, Elmer, of Miller’s birthday. Portland were Locks visitors Sun Miss Alice Tompkins of Portland was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Paul day. Mrs. E. Goodrich of Parkdale is Tompkins Sunday. visiting her son-in-law and d a u g h Helmer Sundstein made a busi ter. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rosen- ness trip to Hood River Monday. lmck and family for a few days Lloyd Essie, who is employed at this week. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Lockhart t 'n a t i l l a . was a week-end guest and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. H. at the Erick Grand.-trom hi me. Lockhart and daughters of Los An- Mr. and Mrs. Fred Snyder and fam ily of Bonneville, who have re of Mr. ami Mrs. Shirley Moon cently Completed their home on th< The two families are on their way Moody track, moved in Saturday. to Bellingham, Wash., to make Mr. and Mrs. Art Sundstein e n their home. tertained friends at a delightful Mr. and Mrs. Lew McCormick buffet supper at their home Tues and children, Billy and Joan, were day evening. Guests were Mr. and guests of Mr. and Mrs. Garry M rs. Bob Haves and Cecil F ritts Gray at North Bonneville Sunday. ima»* ChI°- G. N. Hesgard GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR » \ s « \ | » K KM Ks and a visit there with relatives They are enjoying a couple of weeks' vacation. Mrs. Randolph and daughter. Virginia, made a business trip to Hillsboro last week. A few members of Cascadla Re hekah Lodge attended the public installation of the Rebekahs at Ste venson last Thursday night Mem bers m aking the trip were Mes- dames Lew Morgan, Lester Sprague, Ivan Embree, Joe Miller, Ernest Manchester, and M argaret Calendine. Mrs. J. G riffin and children moved to Hood River this week to make their home. Mr. Griffin was injured at Viento when a truck backed over him. He will be Hi the hospital for some time, and it will be at least a year before he will be able to go back to work. Clara Nix made a business trip to Portland Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Kile and son, Clayton, and Clifford NN oodward enjoyed the show at N orth Bonne ville Sunday evening. Mrs. Erick Erickson was quite ill last week. but is recovering verv nicely at present. Paul Sandstrum spent Sunday visiting relatives in Stevenson. H arry Cram blett was dinner guest Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. due home earlier, but due to the Clarence C am s. Noble Hyde returned last week for a vacation here. Mr. Hyde was severe storm , their boat was un able to get in ami was called on for ex tra duty. Mr. and Mrs. F rank Jones are spending a few days in Portland this week. Mrs. Shepard of Portland is spending a few days visiting Mis. Kimmell, m anager of the Columbia lb.tel Mrs. Henry Rosenback and daughter, Mrs. Karl Rosenback, and Mrs. E. Goodrich were busi ness visitors in Hood River Wed nesday. Members of the city council journeyed to Portland Wednesday on business. Married at Vancouver last week were Mr. John Johnson and Let ha Bates. The couple are making their home in the C larks’ addition »■ast of town. Mrs. La Londe and son. Jack, of Portland visited Mr. and Mrs. T. 11. Thorp Sunday. Mrs. George Miller spent several | days last week in Portland, re tu r n ing home Saturday. ! ‘JT1,* T,r ilay Bids Called for Valley Power Line «' Popcorn! - Magazines! < > « > Peanuts! - Soda Pop! A real combination wc have .ill these fresh ,uul up to date. í¡ < » Ü . > (• :: <» < > <» . ' CASCADE DRUG CO. Cascade l.ocks Phone -112 The Next Three Link Club DANCE Saturday, Jan. 14 Odd Fellows Hall Cascade Locks Ladies. 25c Gents I returning to the right-of-way at Pyrtle, continuing on into the vicinity of Eugene. 2100 Structure* Necded Bids have been called or closed for t ho furnishing of all materials to g<> into this line and will be on haiul in time for the use of the contractors. Contractors will be requirvd to erect the line with the following materials supplicd by the Project: 2,759,500 feet of ronduc* tor cable; ft 1,000 10-ineh S u s p e n sion insulators; 4,302 wood polca, 30 to WO feet in length; 200 tona of pole hardwarc, cross arnis and miaeellaneous fittings. Approxi- mately 2100 atructurea will he ereeted in uddition to the- construc- tion of fourtc-en steel towers aeroaa the- Columbia and Willamette riv- ers and the Oregon and Columbia sloughs. These will come under another contract. First Ml indes of right-of-way nlreatly have been secured by Ad ministrator Ross’ staff and work Erection of the 139-mile Bonne ville power line from Vancouver to Eugene will be completed by September 1. Administartor J. D. Erick Haggblom, who has been Ross disclosed today. The line will be completad simul visiting his son-in-law and daugh taneously with the “backbone” cir ter. Mr. and Mrs. Don Le w i s in cuit from the dam to the Van Portland for the past few weeks, couver substation. "Ampere," so returned home Wednesday. that Bonneville power can be trans Walter Sinclair of Rhododendron mitted down the Willamette valley and Clarence Bush of Bridal Veil by mid-autumn. It will lie mar- . visited Mr. and Mrs. Clarence keted at a uniform rate of $17.50 a Cams Sunday. kilowatt year everywhere along the ! Boh Kirkham of Grand Coulee line. was a guest at the Charles Hagg Specifications for the major ¡ blom home last Thursday. Mr. Oregon line now are complete an d 1 Kirkham is making a trip to Cal bids will be called within the next ifornia to visit his family. ! few day*, according t<> Charles E. Mr M L. Morgan en- . c pnnripa| construction en | p.yed a trip to Scappoose Sunday gineer. )nw,r Th(. ] in contract will require holes to la- dug. |>oles to be erected and cross arms and guys to 1 m * placed, along with the installation, of insulators and stringing of con ductors. friM sr* Wa s h in g t o n Count y The Vancouver-Eugene line cros ses the Columbia river, just west of Vancouver, and then (»asses over ; the Oregon slough, the Columbia slough and the Willamette river. Running in a generally southern direction, it then traverses the highway about two miles west of ¡ Beaverton and intersects with the ¡ Oregon Electric railway right-of- way about two miles north of Wtl- | sonville. From Wilaonvtlle the line fol lows the railway’s nght-of-way to ; the vicinity of Ohemawa, north of ! Salem; then detoun to the west around Salem where it again takas up the railway nght-of-way at Sidney. It detours around Albany, will start on construction of this section within 10 days after the contract is awarded. LAND SE.CCHI.D 1idnttiuiei |r«ini 1’niio One* homes until April 1, This addi tional period will givc< them time to secure new living quarters. The court action affects 1-11 land owners and involves about 00 per cent of all the- land in the Bonne ville Vancouver right-of-way, says Sherwood Jones, chief of the Bon neville’ Project land division, who has charge of appraisals and right cif way negotiations. All right-of way affected by the suit lines in Clark County. .Sim ilar action in connection with acquirement of the Skamunia coun ty right-of-way was completed on December 20. Acquisition of this strip nearly 40 miles long —will speed up delivery of power in the Port land-Vancouver area, as well as in the Willamette Valley and Western Washington. 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