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The Largest Paid Circulation In Klickitat County Of Any Paper 011 Earth
HED 1879 Goldendale, Washington, Thursday, December 19, 1940 Vol. 62. No. 51.
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CHRISTMAS SHIP COMING HERE!
American Legion Assisting In
Sponsorship Of Annual Pro-
gram Here Thursday Evening
Santa Claus will pay an early
to thi~: community Thursday
when he stops in at the
school auditorium to hand out
of candy and nuts to all the
in attendance at Golden-
annual Community Christmas
~vill appear Immediately
!lowing an hour long Christmas
ram to be presented by students
the Goldendale school~. As in past
the Community Christmas is
jointly by the American
'ion and the Goldendale sch,ool
Primary Cast
A cast of 40 students from the
school wilder the direction
Miss Louise Porter will present a
"The Christmas Chime." The
depicts a street scene with
the children grouped about a beauti-
cathedral. Other instrucb0,rs, in
primary school are assisting
Porter with the directing.
rThe second half of the Christmas
ograra will be presented by a cast
up of students from the upper
and his school. The pageant
Holy Night" i~ under the direr-
.of IMrs. Evelyn Clymer. 'l~he
will be presented in panto-
They're on their way--Santa Claus
and Joey the Clown with the an-
nual 8hell Christmas Show, trav-
elling in the good ship Lollypop
and bringing presents for all good
boys and girls, Pictures show the
Lollypop en route here and Joey
trying to Imitate one of the mysti-
fying magic tricks that will be
performed by the ship's Captain.
All performances are free---every-
body is invited to attend.
The good ship lollypop, ,bringing a cargo of treasurer and a group of
distinguished passengers, will dock in Goldendale Saturday, December 21.
Santa ,Claus heads the .passenger list. With him axe Joey the Clown, favor-
ite of all children, and the Lollypop's Captain w,ho has collected new tricks
of m~gic from all parts of the world to show his friends here.
,Sailing through ,the city streets
with: pennants flying and music
Funeral
Civil Aeronautics Authority Will
Spend $100,000 On Base In
This County
The Civil Aeronautics Auth,orlty
last week allocated $100,000 for the
improvement of a cla~ three airport
at Dallesp0rt.Work will be started
on this project as soon as a site is
t acquired by the city of The Dalles.
The government plans call for tbe
t construction of an ea,~t-west cement
runway 4100 feet long and 150 feet
wide. The classification of The
Dallee airI~ort is next ,to the highest
given by the Civil Aeronautics auth-
ority. Specifications are such that
the feld could ,be inerea,~ed in classi-
fication at any time.
Because n~) suitable sites for an
airfield are available on the Oregon
side of the river the ci,ty of The
Dalles is now negotiating t~o. acquire
a site at Dalle3port. The pending
improvement at Dallesl~ort will be
from the $40,000,000 sum [
made
made available ,by the governmentI
for air field developments. [
I
Special Bond [
At the present time the city of,t
COLD SNAP ENDS
IN SIVLER THAW;
ROADS DANGEROUS
~Still shivering from a week
of the coldest weather record-
ed here in two years, Klickitat
Valley residents Wednesday
morning skidded to work on the
slippery path of the winter's
first silver thaw.
~Streets and highways through-
,out the district were dangerous-
ly slick Tuesday night and Wed-
nesday morning. Motorists trav-
eling between Cape Horn in
~Skamania county and Yakima
were advised to have chains.
One way traffic was required
around Cupe Horn.
Yew wrecks were reported in
this district however despite the
icy reads. One truck skidded off
the M~ryhill loops Tuesday night
but no .one was injured, Sheriff
C. R. House said.
With the silver thaw this week
came a moderation of tempera-
tures which last S~turday drop-
ped to a new two yeast low of
eight degrees above zero, Edward
Abeling, government weather
,observer for ~oldendale said.
The cold weather of last week
was ac~omoanied by a biting
e~st wind. A slight fall of snow
(Monday morning followed the
moderation of temperatures.
Merry Christma~
The Dalles is engaged in making at- I
C"
rangements for a ,,pecial bond elec-= vomrn....oners
ti,on to raise funds for tbe purchase Tell Architect
:of t;he Washington site. Several
I
Commissioners From Benton, Skamania, Yakima, Franklin, Kliek-
itat, Hood River, Wasco Counties Meet In Goldendale To Talk
Over Plan With Eastern Promoters
In the face of indirect warnings from Bonneville administration
spokesmen, pu,blic utility district commissioner~ from Klickttat, Yakima,
Benton, Skamania and ~l~ranklin counties in Washington and Hood River
,.~nd Wasco counties in Oregon this week took under consideration a pro-
posal to ,~cquire Pacific Power & Light company interests through private
negotiation and financing. The l~rtvate financing proposition was tendered
here Tuesday at a meeting c~l'led by the Columbia Valley Public Power
Cort~oration which has an interlocking directorate of P.U.D. commissioners
from Benton, Klickitat and Skamania counties.
Dooley Resigns
Goldendale
Grange Master
Earl Dooley, for the past year
master of Goldendale Grange num-
ber 49, resigned last Saturday.
Dooley in announcing his resigna-
.tion said he plans to locate out of
this district and would be una,bls to
continue t.o serve the local Grange
as an o'ff'icer.
Chester Hill, of Spring Creek, was
elected to fill Dooley's unexpired
term. Since Dootey wa~ re-elected
master last month Hill ~¢ill serve
throug,hout the coming year. Hill is
a former master .~f the Goldendale
Main figure at the meeting wa~
Francis Le~Sourd, ~eattle attorney,
who drew up the ~ontract presented
by R. V. Douglas in behalf of John
Nuveen & Co•, Chicago municipal
brokerage firm. I~Sourd, who assist-
ed in the formation of the Columbia
Valley Public Power Corp., c~lled the
meeting in order to present the pro-
position to all comml~,ioners in P. P•
& L. territory.
Harry Card, Skamania county
commissioner and president of the
C. V. P. P. Corp., presided over the
session.
Raver Sends Wire
Preceding the discussion a tele-
gram from Dr. Paul J. Rover, Bonne-
ville administr~tor, was read by Card
stating: ".. with R. F. C.'s commit-
ment Bonneville is ready and aole to
years ago The Dalles wa,s able to ] To Reduce Cost Grange and fern number of years begin at once to negotiate for taking
secure the passage of a law through i served as di=~trict deputy from Klick- over the entire P. P. & L. property."
the O~egon legislature permitting a t Klickltat ccmnty commissioners itat county. Raver expressed regret at missing the
municipality in one state to pur-last week rejected tentative plans Mrs. Dooley also resigned as meeting. Bonneville was represented
chase land in another ~tate. At that calling for a $169,000 courthouseCeres. Mrs. John Willi,~ was elected ,by his executive assistant L. Mar-
Glee Club To Sin playing, the Lollypop 'will drop ....... time The Dalles had airport de- building presented by Day W. Hil-to fill out the unexpired term and i lett and by William Trommershauser.
"~ ancho~ and the annual Shell Christ
The high school club under " - Held aturday For velopments in the Dallesport vicin- born, Vancouver architect. ,Hil, born Mrs. Charles S. McDowell was elect- Introduced to the group by I~-
.e direction of Miss Martha Her- mas Sh.ow, which :has become a I ~ I, ~ ~ ~*aa ity in mind. had been instructed by the commie- ed reporter for the comlng year.[~ourd were James I. Metcalfe, who is
e comm ear associated with R W Beck in an
an will sing during the pageant, holiday institution throughout theMrs. lYlarv l¥1111er In a recent conference wt;h city sioners to prepare preliminary es.ti- The officers for th " g y . • •
~e i ~1 in Pat West will ,be given on the ships "
c al soloists, w" 1 clude: . -- and Chamber o.f Commerce officials rotes and plans for a new courthouse were installed by a special groupengineering negotiating capacity and
ickham Mabel Hamilton Dewe deck for the entertainment of local
• r , , y ' Funeral services for Mrs. Mary in The Dalles Paul Morris, CAA of- sh,0rtty after the building project including Hattie Dlngmon, of Wood- Douglas, representege of the broker-
tlvin,Bob Groves and Charles children. Miller, 74, Klicki,tat county pioneer ricer, said the Dallesport field would was approved on the November gen-bins ~]range, Eleanor Dooley, Alma age firm. Beck is at present consult-
alth. ,'i'~l"The Shell Christma~ Shrew has wl~ died at St. Elizabeth's hospital
~e built on a unit basis. The Army eral election ballot.
Hamilton and Cassell Campbell ant engineer for the Kliekltat P. U.
Do llowing the school program an l been touring th;e West for ten years, in Yakima last Wednesday were and Navy will collaborate with the Hi]~born has been in~:tructed that -- Merry Christmas ~=" ..... D. and recently completed a survey
mertcan Legion ,Santa Claus will ~spreading holiday spirit and bring- held from the P~hillips chapel Sat-,Civil Aeronautics Authority in the
~ke over as master of ceremonies l ing gifts to the youngsters," Archle urday afternoon. Mrs. Miller came'i construct,on at Dallesport. housethe maximUmconstructioneXpenditureis $135,000,f°r court-El_ rlami~orls • • .11t ~1~1••r'1111 areln thiSformerCOUnty.BonnevilleBOth he en~loyes.and MetcaLfe
nd hand out bags of candy and E• Averlll, Shell'slocalselling tto this county as a girl of 16 and Want More Money mer I~ambolz, second district co,m- #'~ r~. . Ask Six Month Period
uts to all the children of school iagent said. [lived in this community until 1921 It is reported that efforts are now missioner ~ai.d. Kamholz said he be- upon firestone The proposition presented to the
and pro-school age. These gift pack-j "The 1940 show is the best wei when she and her family moved to under way in the national capitol ' .qtnr Th,war]av commissioners by the private financ-
lieved H~lborn would present hl~ re- ~, ..... .,,A,,.~ ..-..-.j ....
es will be s,tacked under a 20 foot have ever h~d. The ~how is travel- ) Benton City. lug interests was a tentatzve contract
[ ~ristmas tree in the front of the ) ing in a land-riding yach.t, painted I A't the time of her death she and fvelopmentt° to ~ecUreat$200,000Dallesp, ort.more Senatorf°r de- viseddate, plans to the board at an early ~ ., ~ . _ f wibh J. Nuveen & Co. to negotiate
wi~n a completely new ~toc~ ,0. . ..........
b gh school auditorium, l in gay colors and a sight long tO lher hu~tband, Joseph B• Miller, had Rufus I~olman and Representative Merry Ohrlstmas ...... 1 r edw~tn the e. F• & 1~. ~or a pUrChase
The American Legion was assist- remember. At ,the conclu~i:on of the their residence at Benton City. Mrs. Walter M. Pierce, of Oregon, have F s ~uressone ~qu~pment an~_ en a gill price over a six-month's period. If
by the Chamber of Commerce, magic demonstration, Santa Claus lMlller had ibeen ill f,0r the past four been active in be:half of the develop- , A Tram quarters riam~ton t~rotners w ............
.......... toeprice arrives at aia not suit the
open tnelrrecentlycompletesAUtO .........
Liont~ club and the Fraternal will mysteri,ously appear and distrl-iyears and was taken to the Yakima merit. Available ~upp,y~ " store tltis• Thursuay."The-" commzssmners, ..... the contract ooula t)e
of bugles in the purchase of buts a unique gift and a lollypophospital for treatm, ent two weeks Two sites are now being consider- ' termmateu at vnat time.
/-i _ ~, _~ Firestone Supplv store will beoper- _ ......
" A three-pageuocument me con-
candy, to every good (boy and girl. ago. ed for the airport. The one must ,ounty YOUthS ated in conjunction with the Hamil- . " fur'h ...... ' " ""
Merry Ghristmas "Parents as well as children are Last February Mr. and Mns. (Mill- suitable wa,s said to be a tract v,f ...... tract t er st~puie~ted that aurmg
~on ~rotners Texaco service ..... ~ ...... , _. _, ~.=__
:Sam To Sub invited to attend the :Shell Christ- er observed their fifty-fourth wed- 640 acres close to the Columbia ......... , thiS perloa cue 1-'. u. ~.s m'u~ n,r~
mas ~how. Everything is free." ding anniversary. Besides the river and just Opl~osite The Dalles.., A repr~e.~a.~,ve :o~ the ~atlonal The supply room Is housed in a Beck and Metcalfe to make a ecru-
Santa Claus ~ocal perf~.rmances .of the show widower the family includes fourLand specifications for the site ~outn ~,amm~stratmn, Sternng t,. new addition on the Texaco station ....... rye-" of th ...........
sell " p~ ~u ., ' ~ ~-. r. ~ *a. proper-
will be given at the ,~oldendale park- sons, Herman D., of Stevenson, selected must .be such that the field T.hros , w~ll visit Kllckitat county 1,~cated at Vhe corner of Cofirt and ty. The engineers would be paid by
Says DraftiBoard ing lot on the corner of Gr~nt and ,arry S. and Harold A., of Benton can be expanded into the highest Friday, Dec. 20, to interview boys Columbus avenue. Hamiltons will )he con-ties who would 1-+o-~,,~-o
-- Main shortly after noon. City, and Howard B., of P~0sser; type of government air base. interested in ga!ning trade e xperi- carry a complete line .of Firestone: ;aid bythe 'bonding firm In'case"~ the
- Merry Christmas ence at one o~ tares resment pr,o-lAutoaccessories . tires ibatteries i ne_o,l_,i_ns fell throu~h
Upwards of 34 Klick tat county ~Merry Christmas two brothers, George Duffield, of , ' ' ' ~ ~at u ~.
ung men are anticipating Christ- Holiday Dances Portland, and Thomas Duffield, of 1,000 CANCELLATIONS JeCTbh :=ll,U:d::he~:Ye l~nthKiliffk?::~ radios, ;bicycles and bicycle equip-I ~Maximum cost to the districts of
r meat and , ports goods e bondin com
as cards from Uncle .Sam thhs Port Angeles; two sis~ters,Mrs. DROPS REGISTRATIONS 1 ~; • lull services of th g puny,
~ember ordering them into the Are Scheduled Anna W~arwick, and Mrs. Alice IN COUNTY TO 5,500 ::v teYw cs lal io :htet::ll:2ir~goul:e Loren and Walter Hamilton, pro-the contract stipulated, would be four
: I prietors of the Texaco statt,on will .........
S. Army for a year ,of military ~s Adams, both of l~ortland; four ,_ ,,ol~ ........... ) ' ' ,percent ot the amount oorroweu. T, nlS
rvlce. A ful2 schedule of holiday dance grandchildren, and a great grand- More than 1000 names were ~heLyl:thi;he s:h~):::t°la00p';2t]als° be in charge of the new store. I would incl~ude Interest on the bonds
The exact number of men to be has been arran, god for Klickita, t Val- child, removed from Klickitat county's ......... ' ... : . ". "; I~ Merry Christmas -- I as well as the commission for ne-
at W.nlte t~tlmon nlgn SChOOl ~t •
" permanent registration rolls this 145 p m and "~1 w .... }Wlshral~ SC~U~'~ I gotiattng. The districts would be
ken from this county and their ley people this week a.nd next. Satur- Mrs. Miller was a sister-in-law of : • ." u en oc