The Dalles Chronicle March 10, 2002 Looking Back is researched and constructed each week by Elroy King 20 Years Ago, March 10, 1982 Two candidates for Wasco County offices filed on Tuesday before the 5 p.m. deadline, but both of the filings for the May primary were for ballot positions that previously had been empty. Joyce M. (Maxine) Cob, the owner and operator of Associated Business Services, a bookkeeping-tax preparation service, filed as the Democratic candidate for county commissioner. Two Republicans, Rick Cantrell, Dufur (Oregon) and Michael J. Peters, The Dalles, had filed previously. The other late filing was C. Dennis Kramer, who filed as the Democratic candidate for county surveyor, an office he now holds. Jim Hall took individual honors at the Men's City Handicap Bowling Tournament last weekend at Westgate Lanes. Hall had an all events scratch score of 1818. Hall may have been the most consistent bowler, but John McCurdy was the hottest. McCurdy took honors in high series handicap (778), high series scratch (667), high team handicap (306) and high game scratch (269). 40 Years Ago, March 10, 1962 Affairs of the early county telephone system that once had 120 miles of line serving widely scattered ranches southeast of here came to an end Friday. A vote by a majority of stockholders, meeting at Columbia Hall (grange), closed out the long history of the Ten Mile Telephone Cooperative Association. All that is left is distribution of the assets. Marvin Markman offered the motion to dissolve the organization as of April 1 and secretary-treasurer Jim Johnson immediately began shares of the stock to be cashed at $102.87 each. The phone company was first organized December 11, 1912. Winners of the Elk Lodge No. 303 scholarship contest left today for La Grande (Oregon) to compete with representatives from nine other Eastern Oregon lodges for the district scholarship awards. The winners, Lucinda Smith, The Dalles, and Daryl Delaney, Wishram (Washington), were each awarded $200 scholarships by The Dalles Lodge in the contest just completed. 60 Years Ago, March 10, 1942 Reports emanating from the nation's capital that The Dalles is being seriously considered for a new ward industry - thus far unidentified, but big enough to use 25,000 to 30,000 kilowatts of power - were described today by W.S. Nelson, manager of The Dalles Chamber of Commerce as "highly probable." For the last month or more the chamber has been engaged in furnishing to several undisclosed agencies certain data on The Dalles in respect to possible industrial sites, Nelson said. Among these, he revealed have been chemical and other types of plants which might find The Dalles resources to their advantage, and which, if obtained, would employ 300 to 500 men. 80 Years Ago, March 10, 1922 Two suspects in the Centerville (Washington) bank robbery were arrested on First Street this afternoon by Chief of Police Frank Heater. The men were given a grilling at the police station, and stoutly maintained their innocence and ignorance of the crime. They were still being held at a late hour this afternoon, although the police do not believe they have the right persons. The decorators and painters have largely completed their work at the auditorium (Civic Audiorium, The Dalles) and aside from a few unfinished details the Robert Paysee construction company is ready to turn the building over to the city. Superintendent of Construction C.V. Andersen said yesterday. It was thought that the building would be received by the city either late this week or early next week. Dog owners in the city will be compelled to dig up quite a substantial sum for license fees, if they would save their pets the fate of being shot by the new city dog catcher. The city license fees are $3 on male and $5 on female dogs. In addition, the county licensing fee also applies on dogs owned in the city, it is said. 100 Years ago, March 10, 1902 Saturday evening when we went to press we left the republican convention nominating a surveyor, with J.B. Goit, the present incumbent, and F.S. Gordon of Wamic (Oregon), as contestants. Goit received 45 votes and Gordon 61 and the latter was therefore declared the nominee. Charles Burgett and Dan Butts came up for coroner and the former was elected by a vote of 38 to 66. >From T. Workman, who has just returned from Goldendale (Washington), where he has been in the interest of the new Lyle (Washington) - Goldendale railroad, we learn that from every indication the road is a sure thing and men will be put to work on construction in a very short time. Written permission to reprint Looking Back-A Glimpse Through the Chronicle's Files given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon. Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser