1924 — 100 years ago
County Agent A. L. Marble, on Wednesday of this week, announced that, after a careful checkup on wages being paid during the fruit season by officials connected with this program, and approved by A. W. Peters, chairman of the Farm Labor committee, it has been determined that the going wage is now 80 cents an hour. All Mexican payrolls should show this amount for hour work, except possibly a few receiving special rates as tractor or truck drivers. The only effect of this announcement should be to raise those who have been receiving 70 cents to 80 cents. The Mexican agreement requires that the going wage be paid to Mexican nationals whether they are or are not satisfied at lower wages. The penalty for violation would be the removal of Mexican help from the district, so it is understood. — Hood River News
Wild rumors which have obtained credence in various parts of the city, to the effect that there is a serious epidemic of diphtheria in The Dalles, with from 90 to 100 cases under treatment, were denied today by Dr. Fred Thompson, city health officer. To date there have been but 10 cases of diphtheria reported and quarantined. Of these only three are active at the present time, other patients being convalescent, and there is no need nor intention of closing the city schools, Dr. Thompson said. — The Dalles Chronicle
Work on the White Salmon approach to the White Salmon-Hood River bridge across the Columbia river was started Tuesday by the Gilpin Construction company upon securing of right of way across the Mosher tract of land between the end of the bridge and the ferry road. The approach will land on a rock formation about 400 feet southeast of the Shurte corner, which is above high water. From there a short piece of road is to be constructed to the ferry road at the Shurte corner. — White Salmon Enterprise
1944 — 80 years ago
It is reported from Bingen, across the river, that 63 cases of whiskey and wine were stolen last week from the System Freight office in Bingen. Orville Zumwalt, manager of the office, reported that only 12 cases were not taken from the warehouse. Locks of the door have been tampered with, and the robbery had apparently taken place between the hours of three and eight in the early morning. The amount stolen was valued at $1,500. — Hood River News
Work will be completed this week upon a new ball park and the playground for the city to take the place of the one upon which the federal housing project was built, Homer Wall, city engineer, said today. A crew of workmen under the supervision of S. G. Stone of the Western Golf Course & Supply company of Portland are busy leveling the 120 by 320 foot site, installing water pipe and seeding the land. — The Dalles Chronicle
A special election is being held November 4, 1944, at the Trout Lake Grange hall between the hours 1 and 8 p.m. for the purpose of voting money to rebuild and equip a new Trout Lake school. To accomplish this both and the bond issue of 5 per cent and the supporting 30-mill special must be voted in. Although these issues will appear as two separate proposition on the special election ballots, they are of necessity one for if both are not voted yes upon, the district will be curtailed in the new building program as sufficient moneys will not be raised. — White Salmon Enterprise
1964 — 60 years ago
The timetable for construction of grading and structure of the Cascade Locks-Mitchell Point section of Interstate freeway 80-N received a setback this week when the State Highway Commission rejected all bids on the 11.89 mile section. A highway Commission source said the next step will be to re-advertise for bids at a later time. No date has yet been set for this. Bids were opened Sept. 22 and then held up. Official explanation was that the delay was for more detailed study. However, an unofficial explanation indicated the bids were over engineer estimates, resulting in the long second look. — Hood River News
A film produced by members of the Los Angeles police department for training purposes in combating the narcotics evil will be shown as part of the program beginning Wednesday night at the Starlight drive-in theater. Titled “The Narcotics Story,” the 75-minute film distributed by Police Science Productions is described as “the truth about narcotics, from beginning to end.” — The Dalles Chronicle
The Glenwood Homemakers will sponsor a dance on Halloween nite, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Music will be furnished by Bucky and his Buccaneers . Admission will be $1.00 per person or $1.50 per couple. Everyone is invited. A Basket Social will be held before the dance from 7 to 9 p.m. Women bring the boxes and men the money. The dance will be free to those bringing or buying a box. Costumes will be optional. — White Salmon Enterprise,
1984 — 40 years ago
Drawings for a proposed recreational vehicle (RV) park on 5.3 acres of city property near 20th and Wasco streets were turned over to City Engineer Pete Harris this week for his review. The draft was submitted by Don Clark of Hood River, who plans to develop the property along with Butch Ogawa and Will Carey. It is the second such proposal for an RV park at the northwest corner of 20th and Wasco streets in about a year. The first proposal was submitted by Everett Wikel of Washington, but plans on that fell through and no construction was actually done after some clearing was done on the heavily wooded and brushy property. — Hood River News
More than 1,000 residents of Rajneeshpuram have written County Clerk Sue Proffitt saying they have no money or transportation and want her to move voter registration hearings to Rajneeshpuram. At 5:52 Monday, Rajneesh representatives delivered 1,100 letters to the clerk’s office. The staff reported these were individual requests to have the voter registration hearings elsewhere. — The Dalles Chronicle
Public hearings for supplemental budget appropriations and a claim settlement headed the agenda of Skamania County Commission Monday in Stevenson.
The board of commissioners, meeting in regular session, adopted a resolution to re-budget $72,398 to meet shortages in budgets of various county departments and funds for the year 1984.
The shortages resulted from unforeseen circumstances at the time original budgets were prepared. The commission found sufficient evidence existed to constitute an emergency in nine departments and funds, requiring the supplemental budgeting.
In other action, commissioners authorized expenditure of $78.50 from the County Contingent Liability Cumulative Reserve Fund as full settlement of a claim by Husten Dillon, Home Valley. — White Salmon Enterprise
2004 — 20 years ago
National Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner John Key handed Farmers Irrigation District (FID) representatives a six-foot cardboard check for $300,000 Wednesday. Both agencies hope the federal grant will help relieve Hood River County’s tense water supply that strains with every new resident, chair lift and winery. The district which supplies irrigation water to 1,367 people and 3,500 acres in Hood River County, will use the grant to convert some of Orchard Road’s open canals to a couple miles of pipeline. The Orchard Road canal conversion is one of three phases during which the FID will transform 9.5 miles of open canals and leaky irrigation pipes into pressurized, buried, eight to 10-inch pipe. — Hood River News
The new lobe of the lava dome in Mount St. Helens’ crater has grown to roughly the size of an aircraft carrier. After getting a good look into the crater, U.S. Geological Survey scientists said the new structure is about 900 feet long, 250 feet wide and 230 feet high. “That sucker is huge,” said Jeff Wynn, chief scientist for volcano hazards at the Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver... — The Dalles Chronicle
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