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Electrical Pover, Consumption
Reaches New High for Oregon -
.. . . Electrical energy consumption reached a new high in Oregon
la 1942, State Utilities Commissioner Ormond JL Bean reported
Here Saturday.' - ' j; .' -:"
s' Residential and rural customer of the public utilities pur
efrasedV 16.1, per cent more kilo
watt .hours In .1942 than In 1941.
Last - 3r : these customers . paid
- 0,665,194 3 for this service.
- Revenue from residential and
sural service increased 9.97 per
cent ', Nv
During , the year average rev
enue per kilowatt hour for power
said to residential and rju ral
customers was reduced 5.47 -; per
' cent over the state. ' '
Buyers of commercial' and in
dustrial power got their supply
Jor B.Hiiper cent less than' in
J941, because they used quanti
ties that commanded .the low rate.
utilities operating in Oregon was
92437,977.70.
'The utilities supplied residen
tial! and rural patrons with 501,
850,220 kilowatt hours of elec
trical energy, and sold an ad
ditional 940,235,959 such hours to
commercial and industrial users.
The figures -g a 1 n astronomical
proportions when it is considered
that ; a kilowatt , equals enough
energy to operate ten" 100 watt
bulbs for one hour,
i ;Ehe average revenue per kilo
watt Wnir in Oregon is among the
lowest in the United States.
The toiiJ number of users of
The gross power " revenues for I residential Sid rural customers
all Class A, B and C electric I of power is 4.10 per cent greater
than in 1941 and the Increased
commercial ani industrial users
Is. 4.82 per cent. ,
" Residential and rural consum
ers' used an average" of ; 11.49 per
cent more energy in 1942 than
in ' 1941. Commercial and indus
trial 'use increased 19JX7 per cent
for the same ; period. ,
There are 204 utilities, rail
roads and kindred organisations
reporting r to the utilities com
missioner. i -
Reports from the motor trans
port and rates divisions , of .the
commission largely, confirm that
Oregon is expanding rapidly along
development lines.'
More Women
Labor Asked
"The ladies, bless them, . what
would we do without them?" was
the sentiment uttered by Joseph
Wilson, US employment agricul
ture placement officer, Saturday
as he issued a call for a few more
women to work in the hop fields.
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If you are emeng the many thousands
who will purchase new dental plates
this year, ask your dentist to explain
the many advantages " of tha new
Transparent Folate Dental Plates .
hailed the closest resemblance to Na
ture's Own Teeth and Gums. They ara
so "life-like" in detail, they tend to
enhance rather than detract from your
personal features ... add sparkle and
charm to your personality.
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portant your dental needs ere,
, you are welcome to take advan
tage of Dr. Semler's Liberal
Credit Terms. ' Arrange to have
your work completed RIGHT
NOW, and pay later in small
weekly or monthly amounts ...
take as long as 5, .10, or 15
months. Purchase your dental
plates this easy way ; and enjoy
wearing them while paying.
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lightest In weight, which enables
yen-to wear them with extra Com
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to serve the hacdest hirers. Easy to
Wear ... helps avoid clicking, wob
bling. Irritation end ether denture
discomforts.
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Ask your dentist to explain the IM
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your plates Immediately following
the finol extraction. Particularly
recommended for people in public
life, such as lecturers, school teach
ers, sales people, etc.
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(difficult tmsn excepted.) Ym arc velceat
ta s4aa, write ar call at this affka reger.
kt year otatal oraaiaBts. Coma ht eaytia
a yaw ceaveaieace. -
Commission
Sets; Sale of r
Knapp Tavern
The old Knapp tavern, Port
Orford, Curry county, early day
stopping place ; for. hundreds ,- of
travelers enroute from San Fran
cisco to Oregon and other, north
ern points, is to be sold by the
state highway commission. ' ; .
.In those days most' northbound
travelers came -up the coast by
sailing ship, to Crescent City and
from there to Marshfield by horse
trail..-.
: The two-story hotel landmark
recently was purchased by the
highway department ; from the
The workers are needed Mon
day morning; the job is hop train
ing; the payr 65 cents per hour.
Trucks will pick up women at the
employment office : at 7:30 un.
daily, Wilson stated. ):: wf H
grandsons of the founders, in con
nection with relocation pf the
Oregon coast highway, it stands
directly, on the right-of-way -of
the new road.. Bids for purchase
of the old tavern will be received
by the highway commission at a
meeting in Portland May 12.
Records of the highway - com
mission show that the tavern was
erected, n, the early .JOs and was
operated by the ; late R a e h a e 1
Knapp, who acquired patent to
the site in 1871. . j
-When the old coast wagon road
superceded the horse ; trail, the
Knapp 'tavern became a stopping
place for the stage coaches.
- The old tavern also provided
the setting for many early-day so
cial events.
Bees .Tair'..
Black Reveals
Commercial apiaries where
owners fed and checked their bees
during the winter and early
spring- came through in fair con
dition, A. Burr Black, apiary su
pervisor for the state agricultural
department, reported Saturday.'.
...Smaller lots of bees in The Dal
les area are - experiencing about
80 per cent mortality due to win
ter kill and starvation.
Present indications point to a
30 'per cent loss of smaller lots
In. the Willamette valley due to
late swarming. Black said. V
BusiTruck .V;
ration
Remst
Increases
? Registration of buses and heavy
trucks during the first quarter of
1943 showed increases over the
comparative period in. 1942, while
other . registrations " were " down.
Secretary of State Robert S. Far
rell, jr, reported Saturday. ,
Buses registered this year to
taled 997 compared to 642 in
1942, .an increase of 55 per cent.
Heavy trucks Increased from 33,
7S3 at the end of March, 1943,
to 33,841 this year.
- Total registration f all -vehicles
was down. 1.4 pet cent. There
were 372,930 vehicles - registered
during the first quarter of 1943
as against, 372,821 last year. , '
Private passenger cars totaled
303.83T ' compared, to 3 10,858 last
year.. Motor Vehicle transactions
returned a total of $2,73J,143 9
to the. state during the girst quar
ter of 1943.-
aikround Oregon
' t Br Tha Awoctatad Praaa .
' Colonists of the Tulelake war
relocation project held Easter sun
rise services on Castle Rock, atop
the rugged Tulelake peninsula . . .
Oregon War , Bond 'Administra
tor David Eccles announced that
Treasury Secretary t Henry Mor
gehthau, jr., would visit Portland
Tuesday on a second :." war 5 loan
drive tour . : . -:: .
Mac Cormac Snow,;, chief , en
forcement attorney for the OPA's
Portland district, resigned, ef
fective May V to resume his law
nractice. . . Harold A. Rands,
generally credited with having .
selected the Bonneville dam loca-,
tion as well as several Good, coni
trol dams to be erected in the
Willamette valley, announced at
Portland his retirement from the
US army engineers. . i ... j
: W. K. TlUgpen, oruana, ais
trict "traffic manager ; for , UniU
Airlines, disclosed civil aeronau-
Im knsrrf nnmval nt tha line a
petition to resume ceaxue-2an
Diego air passenger end mail ser--
vice," stopped last year when some
of United's planes were diverted
to the army. f 1 ' V J7
Charles S. Knowles, 63, KemW-
wick. Wash, construction sunerln- t
tendent for the Pacific Power and
ia at Bend, where he was super
vising construction ot a iwww
line to Camp Abbot Klamath
Falls authorities expressed fears
that Jesse Wright, Jr., 13-year-oia
Indian, missing for: a week.
drowned in Williamson river fol
lowing the finding of his bicycle
near the- water. j
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ON SALE MONDAY MORNING AT 9:30 A. M.
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O Seersucker Breakfast Coats!
O Floral Prints Button Front!
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O Novelty Prints Flared Skirt!
O Two-Piece Checks!
O Classic Stripes!
Here is the grandest collection of Brentwood
Cotton Frocks we have ever offered! Seer
suckers, novelty prints, piques and sheers in
smart ptyles for the most particular.
Shirtwaist, button front and two piece styles!
All at Penney's high quality and low price!
Be here the first thing Monday and select sev
eral for your daytime wear. Sizes 9 to 1712 to
2038 to 4446 to 521
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tYSiJX W. W ' W - Companion Feature! i
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Chenille Robes
Closely tufted chenille
ille on a good quality jnuslin Vv
und styles. Colors, blue, cherv yr
in popular wrap-around
ry, rose, wine, aqua, and white. Sizes 12 to 46!
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There Is No Shortage of War JBonds! We'll Sell You All You Want!