Shortly after noon Sunday the Chevrolet belonging to Mrs. W.F. Johnson was destroyed by fire at the swimming hole above the bridge at Trail Crossing. The car was in the charge of her son Gerald and with him was Ray Moore, Wallace Hannon, Melvin Bryant and Paul Larsen. The boys had just reached the swimming hole and were starting to dive in when the fire was discovered.
The fire caught from the exhaust pipe which had become loose. Seeing that they would be unable to extinguish the flames the boys shoved the car into the river and put out the fire.
When towed to Madras Monday the car was not as seriously damaged as would be expected. It was valued at $350.
Interesting news to the pioneer citizens of Central Oregon will be the word that Sherar's Bridge which has withstood the elements for nearly 50 years, both as a toll bridge and a free crossing over the Deschutes River, is to be replaced by a modern steel structure, it was announced by the county court of Wasco County last week. The bridge was one of the first to span the Deschutes River and is about 40 miles from The Dalles in southern Wasco County. Over it passed much of the travel of eastern and central Oregon in pioneer days. The Deschutes is at its narrowest point at Sherar's Bridge and the new span will not be more than 70 feet in length.
Plans for the new bridge are being drawn by the state highway department, together with plans of a new bridge across White River, on The Dalles-California Highway south of Tygh Valley.
With visitors present from the state and district departments, Warm Springs Post No. 170, American Legion was installed, and the gavel turned over to Clifford Zmeachem, commander, last Friday evening. The post is composed of many World War II Indian service men of the Warm Springs Reservation.
Other officers of the post are Waldron G. Lester, first vice commander; Francis X. Thomas, second vice commander; Frank J. Gordon, adjutant; Elmer Quinn, sergeant at arms; Lillian K. Ross, historian; Dr. H.J. Denman, chaplain; and Mark A. Massey, finance officer. A D V E R T I S I N G | Continue reading below
Visitors present for the installation service included Jack Maris, state commander; A.T. Niebergahl of Bend, district commander of District 12; Walter J. Wells of The Dalles, commander of area No. 3; Charles Whyte, commander of the Mosier Post; K.C. Brainester of Redmond Post; and T. Leland Brown of The Dalles Post.
It had been expected that U.S. Senator Guy Cordon and Governor Earl Snell would be present for the installation and initiating ceremonies. The Klamath Reservation hearing, however, prevented the attendance of the governor.
Senator Cordon and the governor were detained by other commitments.
District Commander Niebergahi opened the ceremonies of Friday evening. He then turned over the meeting to Area Commander Wells, who initiated the new members. The candidates were obligated by State Commander Maris.
An interesting address, giving highlights of the history of the new post, was made by Commander Maris.
The closing address was delivered by Commander Meachem. A luncheon was served by ladies of Warm Springs. A D V E R T I S I N G | Continue reading below
The Pacific Northwest has been little explored for discovery of possible meteorites, according to Harry G. Johnson, meteorite consultant for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland, and the area should have bright prospects of a good scientific future in that field. When meteorites are found, he said, most discoveries are made by persons engaged in activities across the land such as hiking, camping or vacationing. People who work with the land directly such as farmers and members of construction crews have an especially good opportunity to make discoveries of meteorites. These objects which reach the earth from across an unthinkable abyss of time and distance are now especially needed by scientists in relation to the space program.
While the origin of meteorites is still uncertain, many scientists believe the objects are part of the solar system, out of the asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter. Meteorites may fall to the earth when they are captured by the gravity of the planet, or possibly the gravitational attraction and the other planets may pull them out of orbit. Perhaps sometimes their own collisions with each other may send them ricocheting wildly. A few might come from immense stellar distances beyond the solar system.
The experience of scientists indicates that while meteorites may be called rare, they also are scattered over the surface of the earth plentifully enough so that a serious searcher can be said to have a fair chance of finding a specimen sooner or later. A rudimentary fund of information concerning meteorites may be gleaned from reference books in public libraries, and a generous collection of the actual objects found around the world may be seen at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland.
Meteorites vary in size from microscopic bits to large masses several feet or more in diameter. Most meteorites found by the average person measure from two inches to twenty-four inches across. In most cases they are very irregular in shape. A D V E R T I S I N G | Continue reading below
Businesses on Fourth Street are not reporting the kind of major drops in sales that nearly all the businesses on Fifth Street were reporting when construction crews were working on Fifth.
Jim Colgrave, sales representative at Madras Paint & Glass on Fourth Street, mentioned that business at the store is more brisk than usual. "I can't keep paint in the store," Colgrave commented.
He attributed this in part to the fact that people know there are parking spaces on the south side of the Madras Paint & Glass building and in back.
Phil Rice, owner of Burger Works, mentioned that he has seen a moderate drop, perhaps 10 to 15 percent, in the number of customers coming in. "We're a little off," Rice said. "But we have loyal customers." A D V E R T I S I N G | Continue reading below
Rice also mentioned that the downtown project itself seems like a wrong thing to be doing. "Why would I want narrower streets?" Rice said.
"Three million cars come through town each year, compared to maybe 300 bicycles."
The downtown project involves the narrowing of Fourth and Fifth streets, from B south to E.
The narrower traffic lanes will allow for wider sidewalks and a 6-foot-wide bicycle lane. The project is being funded mostly by a federal program that promotes non-motor-vehicle modes of transportation, such as bicycling and walking.
The narrower traffic lanes and wider corner curbs are two aspects of the downtown project that a number of residents are critical of. City officials say that the narrower lanes and the curbs are well within the state's road design standards.
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