The Dalles Chronicle March 2, 2003 compiled by Elroy King 20 Years Ago, March 2, 1983 School directors of District 12 have decided to continue the search for a superintendent to replace George Yertson when he reites in June. Meeting in special session Tuesday night to review alternatives to replacing Yertson, the board voted 3 - 1 to continue the search. Senators Bob Packwood and Mark Hatfield this morning introduced legislation appropriating $167 million to reconstruct the lock at Bonneville Dam. If approved, the money would go into the Army Corps of Engineers budget to expand the existing lock and to reduce waiting time for barges on the Columbia River 13 hours to two hours. 40 Years Ago, March 2, 1963 Circuit Judge Malcolm W. Wilkinson has issued a memorandum opinion permanently enjoining the state tax commission from enforcing its orders more than doubling Harvey Aluminum Wasco County Property tax bill for 1959. Holding that the commission's order was "arbitary" the judge made permanent the temporary injunction that had been in effect since August 20, 1959 when Harvey's injunction suit against the commission was heard. An important new radar facility, costing $496,000, will be installed at Condon in Gilliam County as part of a nationwide imporvement program announced by the Federal Aviation Agency, the office of Representative Al Ullman, D-Oregon announced Friday. The Reverend Herbert E. Anderson, who formally served Calvary Baptist Church in The Dalles, has assumed the pastorate of Hinson Memorial Baptist Church in Portland. He was pastor of the church here from 1952 to 1958 and since that time has served the First Baptist Church of Lebanon (Oregon). 60 Years Ago, March 2, 1943 Red Cross units are going into action this week in The Dalles and throughout Wasco county and Sherman county in the month long war fund drive from March 1 to 31, inclusive under the leadership of Mrs. L.L. Hickok of this city. A meeting for the residential workers, who are to contact housewives and other householders this week and thereafter while the drive continues, was held yesterday afternoon at the Congregational Church. City recorder Joseph H. Steers yesterday fined Peter Joseph Fuse $15 and sentenced him to 30 days in jail on a charge of acting as a vendor of liquor to two Indians. The fine was not immediately paid, but the defendant had the option of paying it, or spending one month behind the bars, it was stated today at city hall. The Red Cross flag display in the "island" window of A.M. Williams & Co. shows the flags of 18 of the 30 United Nations, the reason for the absence of the 18 others being lack of space to display them. Among the national banners shown are those of the United States, Great Britain and the British dominions, China, Russia, Belguim, Mexico and Panama. 80 Years Ago, March 2, 1923 One day last week, Mr. and Mrs. A.M. Patison, recent residents of Wamic (Oregon), but who now live next to the East Hill School in The Dalles, having occasion to repair their chicken yard, turned out their flock of chickens to range at will for the afternoon. Going gleefully down an alley-way, the chickens apparently set out "new lands to conquer". That they met with success may be surmised when to the surprise and consternation of the owners they returned late in the evening in a state of actual intoxication. The Dalles band, which has been in the process of organization by Mr. and Mrs. Loren Luper, trombone and xylophone soloists, is reported in fine shape for the premier concert which will be given in the civic auditorium on March 7. Mrs. Pat Foley, who has consented to assist in the concert, will be featured as vocal soloist, singing "The Italian Street Song" from "Naughty Marietta" (Victor Herbert). 100 Years Ago, March 2, 1903 Alexander Scott, of Grass Valley (Oregon), has been in The Dalles City some time, negotiating with the W.W.M. Company for electric power for Grass Valley, Moro and Wasco, hooked onto the White River falls plant. An arrangement will be formulated through a joint stock organization to be perfected this month. After the grist of marriage licenses which have been making their way into Hood River (Oregon) recently, it is only fair that the circuit court get in its work and furnish a divorce occasionally. The one applied for Saturday is somewhat out of the ordinary, the plaintiff, Joseph A. Knox, being 66 years of age and the defendant, Keturah Knox, 60. They were married on the 13th of May, 1900, after an acquaintance of one day, and the fair bride deserted her spouse three months later. 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