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Sept. 7, 1924

Bobbed Haired Queen Elected

Selection of “Queen Shevlin� to reign over the carnival of fun, victory of woods workers over millmen in a bitterly contested tug of war, and a decisive triumph of two horse-shoe pitchers over all entrants in a “barnyard golf� contest, made the fifth annual Shevlin-Hixon picnic, held at Benham falls on Labor day and attended by approximately 3,000 persons, probably the most memorable of the series of picnics held in the Deschutes country by the lumber company.

“Queen Shevlin,� decided by the judges to be the prettiest woman on the grounds, is Mrs. Gladys Daugherty, telephone operator. The 30 entrants in the contest for queen marched around the large outdoor dance pavilion on the picnic grounds for 15 minutes before the judges made known their decision. “Queen Shevlin� was led to the center of the pavillion, where she took off her gray hat and her bobbed hair was seen by the judges for the first time when she waved her hat. The contest for queen was opened to married women after the unmarried women showed their reluctance to enter the beauty parade when the Shevlin band first started the march.

Tribute Paid Early Pioneer

With virtually every pioneer of the Bend community of the early years of the present century in attendance, funeral services for Mrs. W.P. Vandevert, who died at the home of her son, Dr. J.C. Vandevert in this city Monday morning, were held this afternoon from the local Methodist Episcopal church — a church which she assisted to organize and of which she was a member of the first board of stewards.

Mrs. Vandevert, who was 68 years of age at the time of her death, was married in 1880, living in Texas, Arizona and New York before coming to Oregon. When the Vandeverts established themselves on the “Old Homestead,� located on the upper Deschutes, the nearest physician and the nearest minister were 50 miles distant. Mrs. Vandevert, who was a school teacher when living in Kentucky, taught her own children for many years before the town of Bend came into existence.

First Women Apply For Federal Bonus

Two women, both nurses during the world war, have applied at the local chapter office of the AMerican Red Cross for their adjusted compensation. The nurses — both of whom married former service men — were the first women to file applications in Bend for the adjusted compensation. The first of the two nurses to apply for the federal bonus was Mrs. Samuel Daughenbaugh of Millican. The other nurse is Mrs. Earl Mowery of Bend, who saw service overseas.

Flames Near City Menace Pine Stand

Only eight miles distant from this city, and distinctly visible from virtually every part of town, a forest fire, fanned by a stiff wind and unusually dangerous in humidity which dropped from 70 to 11 within a few hours, this afternoon is menacing tracts of virgin yellow pine just north of Tumalo creek, near the Wimer canal.

The fire believed started by lightning several days ago, was spotted at 10:30 o’clock this morning. The Fire quickly ate its way into the forest. The heavy cloud of smoke moved by a wind blowing from the north could be seen this afternoon.

The timber is owned by the Gilchrist interest. The Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Co. owns timber near.

75 YEARS AGOFor the week ending

Sept. 7, 1949

Bend School Registration Sets New High

A new all time high in registration was being tallied today in the Bend public school system, with approximately 2,242 Bend youngsters from grades 1 through 12 registered at noon. Highest previous figure was 2,218, reached last year late in September.

For upper grades, which preregister, 800 are signed. Lower grade enrollments will not be completed for several days, the city school superintendent, James Bushong said early today. Total grade school enrollment at noon was 1,442 with breakdown by schools as follows: Allen 397; Kenwood, 430; Kingston, 99; Reid and Thompson, 233; Yew Lane, 109; Marshall, 157; and Richardson, 17.

Formal instruction begins tomorrow throughout the city. School officials warned drivers of the school bus law, making it necessary for all vehicles to come to a stop when the bus is loading or unloading passengers. They also asked observance of state laws making 20 miles per hour maximum speed when passing schools or school stops.

Pumice Mining Big Industry Here

A recent report by the state department of geology and mineral industries, lists five active pumice mining operations in the Bend area; one at Chemult and one at Burns. “In addition,� the report states, “it is understood that two new operations are in the formative stage. The report comments: “While there are fewer producing operations today than there were in 1947, those currently active appear for the most part to be well-established. Pumice aggregates are now being produced in sized and segregated shape, or as a blend under controlled conditions, as compared to the crude screened product put out when the industry was in its infancey. A pumice plaster sand is now being produced by two of the operators. This puts the pumice industry into a new field, and reports are that the product is being very favorably accepted by the plaster trade because of the lightness in weight of the pumice plaster and its relative hardiness of finish.

15-Year-Old Madras Girl Lost in Mt. Jefferson Wooded Area

15-year-old Virginia Carpenter, has been missing since yesterday morning in scrub timber foothills north of Mt. Jefferson, near where transmission lines run from Detroit dam to Maupin, 35 miles northwest of Madras.

Search began yesterday afternoon at 1:30 when the Madras fire whistle summoned volunteer firemen. Today more than 100 persons were in the field, including the forest service, state police, sheriff’s forces, and local residents, many of whom continued the search throughout the night, with flares and bonfires.

Bloodhounds followed tracks found in late afternoon by Hollis Ottoway, county agent, were believed to belong to the girl, but intensive scouting of the area gained no additional clues. No clothing has been found.

According to the story related by retuned members of the party with which the Carpenter girl was camping, she was missing when 10 members of Theta Rho, IOOF organization for young girls, prepared to go swimming in Blue lake after a huckleberry gathering morning.

The girls spent two hours searching before notifying Madras by telephone. It’s believed the girl’s disappearance was that she had become separated from others while berrying and perhaps in panic, had wandered farther and farther out of earshot.

50 YEARS AGOFor the week ending

Sept. 7, 1974

Bend Golf Club said ready for Oregon Open tournament

The Bend Golf Club is ready for the prestigious 1974 Oregon Open tournament it will host beginning next weekend, according to the club’s pro, Jim French.

It will be the first time for bend to host the tourney, ranked among the top 3 in the Northwest, French says.

“It’ll be a good test for them (the professional entrants), says French. “It’s a different type of golf course from what they’re used to playing — it’s a lot tighter than what they’re used to.�

According to French, all of the top golfers in the Northwest are entered. French says he considers Bob Duden of Portland the man to beat. Duden, the defending champion, has won the Oregon Open eight times.

Another “definite favorite,� will be Jerry Moulds of Vancouver, Wash. Among the other top names entered in the tournament are Time Berg of Portland and George Lanning of Tacoma.

A total of 192 professionals will be competing for a $9,000 purse. Entries have been closed except for amateurs in the pro-am competition Sunday, Sept 15. So far, 208 players are signed up for the $3,500 purse pro-am. Tee-off will be at 7:30 a.m. The professional matches will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept 16-18. After Tuesday’s round, the field will be narrowed to those scoring in the low 90s. The maximum handicap in the tournament will be five.

Amateurs who wish to enter the pro-am should get in touch with French or Greg Scott at the Bend Golf Club.

25 YEARS AGOFor the week ending

Sept. 7, 1999

Bend’s west side to get big retail center

The largest Safeway store in Bend apparently is coming to the city’s west side- right across the street from a competing market.

A broker representing owners of Century Park, a proposed 180,000-square-foot retail center on the southeast corner of Century Drive and Simpson Avenue, said Wednesday that a 55,000-square-foot Safeway food and drug store will be the huge development’s anchor tenant.

Jeff Brock, a broker with Compass Commercial Real Estate, said site plans for Century Park will be filed in about 30 days. He didn’t identify any tenants other than Safeway. “The new elementary and high schools, several new proposed subdivisions and the extension of Mount Washington Drive west has resulted in a large commercial interest in Bend’s west side,� Brock said.

Even though a sign was scheduled to go up on the property today announcing Safeway is coming, Bridget Flanagan, a Portland-based spokeswoman for Safeway, said no deal has been signed.

“We’re taking a serious look at that property, but we have nothing to disclose today because we’re still in negotiations,� she said. “We hope to have that phase completed relatively soon and move forth with an official announcement.�

The news of Safeway’s interest in west Bend came just days after C&K Market of Brookings broke ground on a 33,000-square-foot Ray’s Food Place in the Westside Village development on the northeast corner of Century Drive and Simpson Avenue.

C&K, a regional grocery store chain, operates 40 supermarkets in Northern California and Oregon, including one in Sisters.

Brock’s announcement also set off a war of words.

“I would say Ray’s would make a poor business decision if they would try to compete with a major grocer such as a Safeway or Albertsons’,� Brock said. “It’s on a poorly designed site and has a minimum amount of parking required by the city.

The chief financial officer from C&K Market, Rex Scoggins, said no matter what happens next door, Ray’s Food Center will be built.

“We’ve spent three years getting to this. We’re too far along ... It’s not going to change our mind. We’ll be first. We’ll have time to show the customer how we can serve them.� Scoggins said Ray’s competes with Safeway in many locations — “If it’s good for us, it’s good for them too. You can’t keep out competition.�

But Scoggins thinks Ray’s is better suited for the community of Bend. “We’re a smaller company. We can react to market changes faster and respond to customer needs on a store by store basis. We’re used to working in small towns.�

Jim Rosewski, a project manager for Westside Village said, “We’re not holding back. We’re under way.� He said construction of the foundation for Ray’s Food Place will begin in the middle of the month.

Determining if there’s enough of a market to support two supermarkets is not the project manager’s job, he said. But he doesn’t think building a Safeway on the next-door lot is feasible.

“Word of Safeway has been getting around for a couple years,� Rosewski said. “Geographically, I can’t imagine it being a possibility.�

If built, the west Bend Safeway would be slightly larger then the Safeway store in The Forum development at the corner of 27th Street and Highway 20 in east Bend. A 55,000-square-foot Safeway typically has grocery, produce and meat/seafood departments, plus deli, pharmacy and bakery.

Some, but not all, such stores have branches of Wells Fargo Bank.