100 YEARS AGO

For the week ending

Nov. 16, 1924

Bend Observes Armistice Day

Many who were in uniform that eventful day six years ago when peace came to a war wrecked world, celebrated the anniversary of the termination of the great war Tuesday by taking part in a varied and snappy program of observance — a program which started at 11 o’clock, the Armistice hour, and ended when the final number of the dance program was played last night.

Perhaps indicating that the commonplace of six years ago is taking on a shade of heroism through the mist of years, the Armistice day program in Bend this year was better attended than ever before. All seats on the main floor of the school gymnasium were taken at the public observance of the day Armistice morning, when Captain Francis H. Ball, veteran of the Princess Pats and the London rifle brigade, had as his subject “Some Thrills of the World War.” Proving himself to be an orator as well as a soldier, Captain Ball held the attention of his entire large audience — an audience which included wearers of uniforms bearing the chevrons of service and wounds.

Vacation Set By Teachers

Christmas vacation in the schools of Bend will extend from December 19 until January 5, it has been decided through a ballot, with 65 instructors voting. With a Christmas vacation of two weeks, school will be out in the spring on May 29, instead of May 22, it is made known by Superintendent G.W. Ager.

There are three teachers in Bend who favor no Christmas vacation, it was revealed in the ballot. In casting their votes, the local teachers were given the choice of a vacation extending from December 19 to January 5, from December 24 to January 5, no vacation at all, or some other date not on the ballot. A total of 46 voted for the vacation of two weeks, 13 voted for a vacation starting January 24, three favored no vacation and three proposed other dates.

Two of the teachers favoring the elimination of the Christmas vacation are members of the Kenwood faculty and one is a member of the high school faculty. Teachers in the camp schools have not yet been heard from. Nevertheless, it is definite that the vacation period will be from December 19 until January 22.

Wednesday’s Fight Arrangements Made

Final arrangements for the 10 round bout between Fred Gilbert and Jack Cullen, headliners on the fight card being sponsored for Wednesday night in the Hippodrome by the local unit of the bricklayers’ union, have been completed, it is announced by Matt Magee, matchmaker.

Both Gilbert and Cullen have been in training for nearly a month, before the card was approved by the Bend boxing commission, and the boxers are said to be in the pink of condition. In this bout, Gilbert will attempt to make a decisive comeback after a retirement of more than a year from the ring.

Horn Ranch Raid To Be Made Test

The Horn Ranch, best known beer garden in the vicinity of Bend, was raided again Sunday morning at 4:30 o’clock by officers of the National Law Enforcement league, and as a result Mrs. C.A. Aronson was arrested on a charge of possession of liquor.

The officers stated that they found two bottles and a jar of beer, which has not yet been tested; and a whiskey flask, the contents of which tested 30 per cent alcohol. The alleged beer was found in a cache back of the house, the flask in the house.

Mrs. Aronson appeared in Justice E. D. Gilson’s court this morning and through her attorney, E.O. Stadter, pleaded not guilty.

75 YEARS AGO

For the week ending

Nov. 16, 1949

Dedication of Warm Springs Highway Scheduled Sunday

Oregon’s newest highway, the Warm Springs, a route that cuts westward from Madras and crosses the Indian reservation to a junction with the Wapinitia four miles west of Bear springs, will be formally opened to travel tomorrow. The occasion will be a ceremony at the high steel span over Mill creek, control point on the new highway. Start of the ceremony is set for 11:30 a.m.

Actual highway opening will be at 8 a.m. Sunday when barricades will be removed and signs at the junction with 97 at the north city limits of Madras will be unveiled. One of the new markers will be a stop sign for southbound traffic on highway 97. Under the new setup, the Warm Springs highway becomes a through route.

The new route will appear on Oregon maps as state highway No. 50, branching from U.S. highway 97 at Madras. The Warm Springs highway is 46.4 miles in length. Its cost was $2,594,000. With the exception of the seven-mile forest unit at the west end, the highway is oiled over its entire length. Distance from midstate points to Portland will be reduced 32.79 miles.

Scene of the ceremonies tomorrow will be 25 miles west of Madras, where the 230-foot high span crosses Mill creek, a tributary of the Warm Springs river. The bridge is 583 feet long.

Spruce Budworms Now Found On Eastern Cascade Slope

Spruce budworms have crossed the Cascade from western Oregon north of Suttle and Blue lakes and have spread through some 7,000 acres of Douglas and white fir in the Deschutes national forest. This is the only spruce budworm infestation known in the Deschutes forest. Some of the defoliated trees are visible from the Santiam highway, in the Suttle lake country.

Control measures in the area are planned in the spring, on a 3,960 acre tract north of Suttle lake. Infestation in that area has already reached moderate intensity, justifying control action, foresters said. In budworm control work, areas of infestation are sprayed from airplanes, with DDT and fuel oil mixture used. One gallon of this solution is sufficient to treat an acre of timber.

Bicycle Parade Will Be Feature Of Kids’ Day Here

Highlights of the local observance of National Kids’ day, Saturday, Nov. 19, will be a bicycle parade to start at the city hall at 9:30, and a free show at 10:30 at the Tower theater. Details were announced today by members of the Bend Kiwanis club, who are in charge of arrangements.

Youngsters of Bend and the surrounding communities are being invited to participate in the parade, with three prizes to be given for the bicycles judges will select as the best decorated. Prizes for winners in the bike parade will be presented at the theater.

As a special feature of the observance, Bend school children will be named to hold city offices for the day. Elections are to be held in the schools.

With the slogan, “Child by child we build our nation,” National Kids’ day is sponsored jointly by Kiwanis International and the National Kids’ Day Foundation, Inc. The three-fold purpose of the day is to focus attention upon the accomplishments of youth, to seek additional

interest from the public in the battle against juvenile delinquency, and to provide additional impetus in assisting under-privileged children to enjoy some of the benefits normally accruing to more fortunate boys and girls.

50 YEARS AGO

For the week ending

Nov. 16, 1974

Bend school board reaffirms denial of Bible distribution

Acting on the advice of their attorney, directors of the Bend School District last night reaffirmed previous action denying a request for permission to distribute Gideon Bibles in the schools.

The attorney, E.G. Nilsson, cited a 1965 Oregon attorney general’s opinion, which he said “in summary states that the use of public school facilities for the distribution of the King James version of the Bible by the Gideon International violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the Federal Constitution.”

The board at its last meeting had defeated a motion to permit the distribution, but in a second vote had asked for a legal opinion.

Nilsson said in his research he had discussed the matter with Glenn Middleton, an assistant attorney general with the State Department of Education in Salem. Middleton, Nilsson said, stated that the Department of Education is aware that many school districts are participating with the Gideons in the distribution of New Testaments. “This fact, however,” Nillson told the board, “does not justify a violation of the First and Fourteenth amendments of the United States Constitution by this School District.” The motion to “follow the law” was made by director Awbrey Fitzgerald and received unanimous approval.

Greenwood traffic signal will begin operation Monday

The new traffic light at NE Eighth Street and Greenwood Avenue will go into operation at 3 p.m. Monday, City Manager Art Johnson reported yesterday.

The signals have been up for quite some time, but they haven’t been turned on. The electronic controller which governs the light changes failed to pass a six-week test by the State Highway Division.

The city is ordering a new controller, and will use one on loan form the highway division in the interim.

Johnson cautioned Bend motorists to use special care when the light begins operating. Out-of-town visitors will be expecting lights anyway, he said, but persons who drive the same route every day won’t be accustomed to the new pattern.

25 YEARS AGO

For the week ending

Nov. 16, 1999

Nagelhout wins award for old gym

In recognition of the work it did on the Old Bend Athletic Club project, Kirby Nagelhout Construction Co. recently was awarded Northwest Construction Magazine’s 1999 Award for Excellence.

“They won hands down in the renovation/restoration category,” said magazine editor Sheila Bacon. “Everyone was really impressed, especially with all the community input and cooperation that went into that project.”

Bacon said the project, four years in the planning and completed earlier this year, was unique because of the support from community members and businesses. Project manager Ken Helms agreed, arguing that the project’s completion would have been impossible without the participation of local construction companies.

What made the multimillion dollar project so challenging, Helms said, is that the complete renovation of the 81-year-old structure had to be done while preserving the historic flavor of the building, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. “It’s nice to get some recognition,” Helms said. “This is a real show place.”