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Continued Growth Dramatizes PP&L's Faith In Area Economy Pacific Power & Light Co. ap parently has no doubts about the economic future of Douglas County- If it has any. it is plaving for some pretty high stakes on an un certainty. This year, the company is pour ing more than a million dollars into improvements and additions to the electrical system in the county. Millions Invested Actually, the amount is $1,114, 000. Last year, the companv in vested $2,112,318 . in the county, raising to more than $12 million the amount spent by PP&L and its predecessor California Oregon Power Co. in the last decade. This is aside from the $35,323,264 spent to build the tremendous North Vmpqua hydroelectric proj ect of eight power stations. The big project this year for PP&L is the creation of a loop to substantially improve dependabil ity of service during emergencies, such as storms. It is designed to reduce the period of outages for customers by setting up alternate power sources. The hope of the company is that in such times of disruption, the customer will be barely aware power was off. The loop now under construction is from Winchester to Oakland. It will cost $145,000. Just completed was a line from Dixonville to Look ingglass. at a cost of $185,000, plus $183,000 for the new Roseburg sub station. Automation Planned Later this year, the company ex pects to install remote and automa tic seclionalizing equipment which will permit operations to be per formed more quickly from the Dix onville control station. At present, an employe has to be called out of bed or off some other job to man ually do the switching to isolated trouble spots. Also on the construction sched ule soon is a new, modern office structure on the corner of SE Oak Ave. and Kane St. PP&L's cus tomer service office, temporarily located in the old Oerding Hard ware building, is the place of co ordination of activities to Pacific Power employes. This is, however, only one of component parts needed to main tain a modern power facility in the county. W'mls 1 "ftp TOKETEE POWER HOUSE is one of the first of eight plants built on the North Umpquo River and one of PP&L's major system power production faciliites. The compony has in vested more than $55 million dollars in North Umpqua River power developments to pro duce a generating capacity of 208,700 kilowatts. few' ACTIVITY HEAVY At 8 o' clock each morning, PP&L's service center on Diamond Lake Boulevard teems with activity as crews load their trucks with all the materials, tools and equipment they expect will carry them through their doy's work. On the other side of the warehouse, a power pole rig is hitched to a compony service truck which will soon roll out to one of the company's jobs. WORK IS SHOWN under way on a giant tower by men of PP&L. Frequent sumrrer and winter storms keep PP&L line crews busy in their efforts to maintain service to county customer. A prc-g'am of providing olternate loop circuits and sccfionalizing sw-'ches is currently beinq insfolled to speed restoration of service in case of moor interrupt- Prineville Folks Elkron Guests By MRS. C. W. HENDERER Mrs. Allen Blake and children of Elkton, spent last week visiting in Prineville at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Woodard. Mrs. Vcnola Riley and son of Eugene were weekend guests at the parental Arley Marsh home. Blake Allen and Kathy Allen of Lokeview arc housogucsts this week at the Allen Blake home. Jack Brooks is home on a two week leave from the Navv and will :be assigned to duty in Japan. He I w as formerly stationed in Vallejo, ! tahf. , ! Mr. and Mrs. Ora Elm of Port land were weekend guests at the ! home of their son in law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Anderson. Sue Beckley has returned home from San Francisco where she spent week with her sister, Ann. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Whitfield and son of Reedsport were weekend guests at the parental John Leven hasen home. Mrs. Gladys Stewart spent last weekend in Reedsport at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lois Bow man. The Three Links Club of the Re bekah Lodfie held a successful downtown baked food tale Satur day and made t profit of $33.30. Out on the Diamond Lake High way is PP&L's service center, with its array of warehouses, garages and offices where materials and supplies are dispatched for deliv eiy to the company's construction, maintenance and repair projects. Inventory Big The average inventory value of stock on hand at any one time is $46,000. About $360,000 worth of stock is processed each year. Working with the Roseburg dis trict personnel is a separate com ponent, the power department, which is responsible for mainten ance and expansion of all facilities that bring power into the Douglas County distribution system. With the big staff of the com pany, it spent $1,305,462 on pay rolls in 1962, Its tax payments amounted to $824,014. of which $772,217 was in property levies. I The bulk of the property tax: paid goes into school districts of the county. The other tax pay ments are franchises or business occupation tax levies paid to cit ies. Roseburg, for example receiv ed $27,407 in the 1961-62 fiscal year. Tixii Hiavy As the county's biggest taxpayer, COPCO and PP&L have poured $6,903,443 into taxes in the last decade, reports Manager Phil Qui senberry. Quisenberry reports that custom ers of the company are now using five times as much electricity as they did 20 years ago. He says the average rate of 10,000 kilowatt hours annually per family is more than double the national average. BYRD'S MARKET Mr op Mon., July I, 1963 Th Newt-Review, Rotebuff, Ort. 5 FIRlT-OF-THlTWEEK n FOR EXTRA SAVINGS, WE GIVE & REDEEM U-SAVE STAMPS IN CASH, TRADE Slack Tea .lags S9c-,4f im Mer 31.00 !MW TABUEFsss69 1 Local News Bradley Young of Portland has arrived here to visit Steve Tyson at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. Alfred S. Tyson on SE Kane St. Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Long have returned to their home in this city, following the holiday weekend at Susan Creek Park. Mrs. J. L, Brook will return to her work as assistant society editor of the News-Review Tuesday, following a week vacationing with her mother at Lake Tahoe. Mrs. F. L. Critttnden of this city is in Belvedere, Calif., visiting at the home of her son and daugh ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, James Crittenden and family. Don Hill of San Francisco has arrived in Roseburg to enjoy a vacation visiting at the home of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Brenner, and family, on W. Cardinal. The F. S. Club will meet Wed nesday at a 1 p.m. potluck dinner at the home of Mrs. J. B. Patrick, 179 SE Jlouck Ave. Those attending are asked to bring their own table service. Mr. and Mrs.' Al Ehrensing and sons. Keitn. uaryi ana ureg, nave returned to their home on SE Res ervoir Avenue, following a vaca tion trip to Glacier National Park in Western Montana. Ehrcnsing re turned to his work with Roseburg Lumber Co. this morning. Roseburg's Mrly Players will hold a rummage sale on SE Jack-1 son St. July 12-13. Those having ; rummage to donate are asked to leave it at the building or to call OR 3-8179 or OR 2-3553. The sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Mrs. L. A. Dillard of this city has left for San Jose, Calif, to as-; sistin the care of her grandchil dren, while her son and daughter-! in law. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DM-' lard, attend summer sessions of study. Mrs. Thomas Dillard plans to teach this coming school year and her husband plans to do post graduate study in hospital man agement. Mr. and Mrs. Lton Hambrick and children, Pamela and Brad lev, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Bert Fiksdal, spent last weekend in Albany visiting Mr. and Airs. Palmer Kiksdal and daughter, Le ona. Bert and Palmer Fiksdal are brothers. After returning home the Hambricks went on to the coast for a day. Pamela went with her parents while Bradley stayed home with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Kiksdal. David Cotllne, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Gosline of this city, was the only Roseburg musician in the High School Summer Music session at the University of OreRon the last two weeks, playing first chair in the top band, "The Sym phonic Band." Seven Roseburg young people made the top band. David will be a senior (his fall. He plays the saxophone. David was the only one from Roseburg award ed a special certificate for out standing muslanship. NORTHWEST Pure all vegetable oil margarine. POUND TIP TOP ice mm All flavors Your Choice Vz GAL H US COFFEE SLEEPING 'SASS your choice of coffee grinds POUND CAN 3 lb. Cellacloud Filled Water resistant cover Full tixe, 36"x83" 49 TO88 GROUND BEEF Will Hot Cook Away on Grill or in fry pan 311.19 Centor Cut NebergaU't By Th Pioc ib. 69c ib. 29c ib. 39c mcms Fresh Red Haven Your Choice of R0MAINE or RED LETTUCE 2 Bun. Fresh Arvin District g ROASTING EARS 63 We Feature Locally Grown Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. PAYETTE VALLEY CORN GRANULATED SUGAR SLICED PINEAPPLE FRISKIES MIX your choice of cream or whole kernel 303 can White Satin Oregon Grown Island Pride No- Vi con the perfect balanced dog food in meal form COURT AND CATS O LATHE, Kan. rUPl) - The Johnson County Probate Court had a matter before it Friday in volving an W.OOO claim and 46 cats. Mrs. Florence Baker asked the money from the estate of Mrs. Clara B. Murlin, who was the original owner of the felines. .She sought payment for care of the cats since 1957. GOOD DEED BACKFIRES I)NDON (UPD Gerald Kllis, a 52-year-old tour guide, said to day he was fired because, while crosting the English Channel, he grabbed the ship's loudspeaker and announced. "Don't have the tl M lunch. It's not worth It." "It is not fair," Ellis said. 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