Remember When - Kitsap Sun

In 1934 (75 Years Ago)

Federal and local officials will meet this week to discuss new work relief programs for the fall and winter months.

Four counties, including Kitsap, make up District 2 of the Washington Emergency Relief Administration. The others are Clallam, Jefferson and King.

With current relief activities mostly focused on food vouchers, officials at the meeting are expected to draw up plan to provide full employment through projects similar to the old Civil Works Administration.

Enriched by contracts to build two new destroyers, Puget Sound Navy Yard officials forecast an era of continued prosperity.

They also said the civilian work force is larger than it has been since the World War period. Plans for the new destroyers likely won’t reach the yard for weeks, but hiring efforts are beginning now.

In 1959 (50 Years Ago)

With remodeling under way, Bremerton City Hall is operating today out of various interim locations.

As jackhammers start refurbishing of the current City Hall on Fourth Street downtown, most city offices have set up shop at the old Citizens Bank building at Second and Washington. The only mishap during the move occurred when a piece of concrete fell and damaged police telephone wires, causing a brief phone outage.

Navy ships undergoing repairs at private Pacific Northwest shipyards idled by the machinists strike may be brought to PSNS for completion of work, a Navy spokesman said today.

Such a shift would be dependent on the duration of the strike and how urgently the ships are needed, he said.

In 1984 (25 Years Ago)

It was a meeting that state ferry officials will not soon forget.

They came to Kingston on Wednesday prepared to unveil a precariously balanced budget proposal for 1985 to 1987 and to warn that the ferry system is headed for a sea of red ink.

But a frustrated crowd of more than 40 were upset about other issues besides finances. They complained about such things as schedule changes and the lack of a walkway for foot passengers at the Edmonds foot terminal.

In 1999 (10 Years Ago)

The state Supreme Court is being asked to delay a court order that would slow the fast-ferry Chinook and increase commuting time on the Seattle-Bremerton run.

If the state ferry system’s last-ditch court effort is unsuccessful, the Chinook will be slowed Tuesday to 12 knots in Rich Passage and what had been a 35-minute crossing will take about 50 minutes.

The court order stems from a lawsuit filed by Rich Passage landowners arguing the Chinook’s wake damages their property.

Compiled from Daily News Searchlight and Kitsap Sun archives by Ann Horn


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