The Dalles Chronicle December 29, 2002 Looking Back is compiled weekly by Elroy King. 40 Years Ago, December 29, 1962 Preliminary figures indicate a slight increase in Wasco County's gross farm income during 1962, county agent John Frizzell reported this week. The total income from agriculture during the year was estimated at $11,305,400. A major factor in the increase was the grain crop. This was one of the best year's ever experienced by Wasco County grain producers in per-acre yield. The new president of the Wasco County Tax League is Bert Keith, elected at a meeting Thursday. The league re-elected Alf Wernmark vice president and chose Mrs. Charles Phillips Jr. as treasurer and Mrs. Fred C. Spivey as secretary. Keith plans to call a board of director's meeting to formulate a league program for the coming year. A Christmas program was presented by the Wishram (Washington) School Thursday evening, December 17. Opening the program was a musical interlude by Michelle Bunn. 60 Years Ago, December 29, 1942 Purchase of the Maupin (Oregon) generating and distribution system for electrical power by the Wasco Electric Cooperative was the subject of a hearing held today at Maupin before representatives of the Oregon public utilities commission. If the commission approves the contemplated purchase and an agreement is reached on the price to be paid , the Wasco Electric Cooperative will take over the complete Maupin system, according to a statement by W. Emery Davis, president of the cooperative. Negotiations for the purchase have been underway for several months, Davis revealed. There will be room for only 105 persons at the joint Lions-Kiwanis noon luncheon January 4 at which Captain Marion Carl, Oregon's war ace will speak. Captain Carl's appearance here will be under the auspices of the county war bond committee. 80 Years Ago, December 29, 1922 Moonshine at $50 a gallon is a little too expensive, even in these supposed strict prohibition days, is the opinion of George Melcher, who paid a fine of that amount this morning in the police court for having a gallon of the liquor in his possession. Melcher was arrested on First Street by Chief of Police Frank Heater and Traffic Officer Bud Crofton. He had only a pint on his person at the time but at the request of Heater, he took the officers to where the gallon was cached. The fine was imposed by City Recorder Frank French. Drs. V.L. and C.W. Hamilton have established a suite of offices on the fifth floor of the First National Bank Building. The former comes from Coquille (Oregon) where he was also mayor, while Dr. C.W. Hamilton gave up his practice in Baker (Oregon) to enter into partnership with his brother in The Dalles, just midway between the two other towns. 100 Years Ago, December 29, 1902 D.J. Harris, who has been superintendent of the Columbia Southern Railroad for the past year, has handed in his resignation to take effect the first of the year. Mr. Harris has not given out what he will follow in the future, though we have been informed he will remain in Shaniko (Oregon) at least for a while. Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 3 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail&xAPID=42&PS=47575&PI=7324&DI=7474&SU= http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsg&HL=1216hotmailtaglines_addphotos_3mf