Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983, February 13, 1952, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Textis try Group s Raver . transmission, ..j or a "selling Kmeeofthe Eugene BPA ief S. E. preset - - L INJECTED an optimis P,; the meeting when he P. nnwer de- fc"urB'. t h. said E. in tM , Jttere will ever be a ige of power in the 1,,t the tuBcuc ; - Board is a "preferred ana so 6V - r ti He also 30,000 kilowatt hours t asWe lor s " - hrinciusirj' m . .1 iA nnmmiftw" f,s Stuart P. Walsh of Survey mu"-i - I waisns "i- L, an area with an eye K more industry. The is consiueims to make an appraisal its wu" I SAID many cities have t program ui e, lo potential investors and .. l. ...nl,Brl in manv H aas wwnvw . fa towns. L. head of the Eugene T rmnlnvmRnt tme uregun jif resented a chart and ex tananHpnt this L the lumber industry. wttee nas agiccu n feisification of the area's is needed, in order to de- area ana wara on suui seasonal unemployment iions. Improved Service Said Behind BPA Decen tralization Two motives behind the decentralization flip Tinnnp- ville Power Administration are improving service and cut ting costs, Paul J. Raver, chief of the BPA, told a joint meet ing of BPA men and distributors Tuesday. Raver pointed to the decentralization as a move tn flip "grassroots," a closer working " relation between the poyer.'tJ- Tftmoc ' customer, aisiriDuior ana Dro- -- j ducer. Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Wed., Feb. 13, 1952 Page 7 Kirs The Eugene office, alone with three others in the northwest, was raised in authority recently to the point where officials here can act in many cases without previous authorization from the Portland office. Or, as Raver said, the home of fice sets the policies and stand ards the Eugene, Walla Walla. Spokane, and Seattle offices carry them out. These area managers are "my right arm to carry out my man dates in order to render the best possible service at the lowest pos sible cost," Raver said. THE BPA BOSS said he expects operating costs to be cut by the new move because of speedier working relations between cus tomer and the BPA. He pointed out that the annual maintenance construction cost has jumped from $15 million to $50 million in a very Jew years. He thinks, by cutting costs, that expected rate increases may be stalled off. He warned a House appropriations sub-committee re cently that the increases may be needed because of mounting costs, Raver stressed the need for more dams in the Northwest to prevent power shortages. Another morning speaker, Sol Schultz, chief engineer for BPA presented the case for steam plants. The subject of building power production in the North west is now before Congress. HE POINTED to Coos Bay as a likely spot for a steam plant, and bute the power. Don't Spare The Horses NORWALK, Cal. W) This Inflationary era has produced another first: The chauffeured holdup man. A masked bandit, driven by a liveried chauffeur in an ex pensive auto, held up two serv ice stations Tuesday. After both jobs he stepped to his car and commanded: "Home, James." John Sala, attendant in a Downey station, told sheriff's officers the highwayman wore a grotesque red devil mask. Sala surrendered $64.78. The elite bandit got only $16 in his Norwalk holdup. Gold Beach for a gas turbine plant, another means of increasing power production. Schultz also said that a con nection between BPA and Cali fornia power sources is justified to help alleviate power short ages during some time of the year here. William A. Dittmer, head of the BPA customer service depart ment, explained to the group the functions of the new department and said he hoped it Would pro. mote better cooperation with dis tributors and power users. Several panel sessions during the afternoon hinged on better co operation between BPA and the smaller, independent power co operatives in Oregon that distri- Vsmen Hit idgway 0- (U.R) Gen. Matthew Kay said Tuesday the Allied press coverage k the Korean truce talks had "worked to our disadvantage." hited Nations commander page to the New York Iciety of Newspaper Edi- l-racuse, N, Y. said specu- ntles written in Korea United States' about the Iras have made the work pace team harder. Id speculation should not lated, but added: feht, however, be modl r advantage without im ither the quality or scope the Communists read Ion on a change of U. S. pi then prolonged debate WMle wamne to see if p is forthcoming." p the second criticism of frrcmen from Ridgway's firs in recent days. Last fi.r. welch, Ridgway's nwncer, said the Allied Tramcking" with Com- Fmnen at Panmunjom. In Lawyer Dies -MV-Joseph Jacob i an attorney here for died Monday after a h of Portland, Heilner KuJ avia,in and r "ere was named for as aetivo in -.-..I- j ,u v J" "vit ana I affairs. He was graduat- Niniirr01 uregon Vs, - iwinsnire engraving EXIXE ANDERSON, Uni versity of Oregon soprano, will appear as soloist with the Eugene Glccmen in their concert Feb. 26. Tickets for the concert are now on sale by Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts, Hi Y boys, Y Teens, Catholic Youth Organiza tions, and Campus YWCA and YMC. Proceeds from the concert will go to mak ing up a deficit in the 1952 Community Chest. Couple Speak Afler 10 Years Court Session Solves Problem CHICAGO (U.R) Mr. and Mrs. Walter Colb are speaking to each other again after 10 years of silence. They went to court this week to file a cross suit lor divorce. They insisted they had. not ex changed words, although they lived under the same roof, for the past 10 years. Then, all of a sudden, the 62-year-old husband started to cry. 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