Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983, April 13, 1954, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextIII I WEB hange j Eugene ei 10" .1.1 mnin Sllh- hi,j WOUlu . .... .net to users of i, owe mace hci""" ..Eugene Water & Elec ta meeting Monday areeplng rale revision .jnntcd. would also JeUl rate to households H)t mu"""' j.kiloOTtthours used. Proposes in Rates The proposed new schedules were explained to board mem bers by Frof. Harold Coekcrline of Oregon State College and Jim Howell, EWEB chief engineer. The two men have spent almost three years studying current rates ana preparing their recommendations. Cockerline told the board that at tne present time some cate gories of power arc being sold for less than it costs to produce it. At the same time, he said, smile resmeniiai users of elec- WEB Requests Mlding Rights , Eugene Water & Electric Board Monday filed a iwith the Federal Power Commission in Washington lor a preliminary permit for construction of Cougar the SOUtn rum in hn kmzie River, preliminary pcrum, ; lo engine"', wuu ... . e the city-owned utility la nriority over construc- pwer generation facilities huge projjusua uwu At the same time, the could go ahead with stud--i. orooosed construction Lntion for application for hi license. il tie same project en bjr President Eisenhower perfect example of the tahip" poliey in tne ae nt of hydroelectric gen- sources. . ire now two bills in i asking for authority to power generating facili ties in the construction of the dam. One of them, in the House, will go before a public works committee on April 28. The dam would be built, owned and operated by the Army Engi neers. The power portion of the structure would be paid for and owned by the EWEB, however. The EWEB would also pay a por tion of the dam construction costs. Cougar Dam would contain a 50,000 or 52,000 horsepower plant tor generation of electricity. An other plant included in a re regulating structure downstream would be rated at about 2,200 horsepower. Altogether, the structure would generate about 37,000 kilowatts of power. "' ' LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER (Register-Guard photo by Fithlan. Wiltshire engraving) PED BY THE BLAST that wrecked the Trawler Ernie Tatum of Florence is taken from the rescue by firemen and a state policeman. Firemen turned p and went to the scene at the harbor mouth to first aid. Tatum, his head, face and hands burned, was treated by a Florence doctor. VITAL STATISTICS I1AGE LICENSES Hoigy, 23, 1377W Arthur m, nd Joan L. Hammcrton, City. fl Alnsworth, 27, 1147 Htsh I uoiores J. Simmons, 23, 586 p"., bolh of Eugene. Wf Ardlth M. Bailey, 22, 643 i , Eugene. lr W B. Baker, 73, Orovllle, "J Elhol Duncan, 68, 166 8. 'Pnngncld. L Fouler, 25, Junction City, "ly 1. Cavallerl, 26, 100 'f., Eugene. G. Abrahamson, legal age, at.. EllBene. nnH It'l,,...!..., 1 W W, 290 s. 42nd Ave.! I RilmvMor, SS, Long Beach, 'Uitrecia Crott, 67, Vcneta.l T. Mnll.a., n, ,.... f I Alice L. Langc, 18, Lane rtni, ootn of Eugene. leSal S, HI N.I v ,5.'Lth.A- Br". teRl 10th Ave., both of Eu- Pi,.C' ovhi, 35, Junction ' rany Moo Green, 40, 1518 'J E!cne. I w7, . ' "u "ainpori, ana .' McLclland, 16, Newport. ,, ,"" ". i, ana Beverly both of Cheshire. I Sadthcr, 22, 2396 Roose- ri?.-Mr. and Mr.. ri.mi v " E. 11th Ave., Eugene, a pElL-Mr, and Mr. Ath.ri .,.' JJ3S Jettcrson St., Eu- Vrr- md ir. w... t M.rcol,,", .'"" r-Mr. and Mrs. Roh.rt E Fryback, 2255 Hllyard St., Eugene, .on. HUNTER Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hunter, 300 Harlow Rd., Eugene, a son. LATHAM Mr. and Mrs. Irwin L. Latham, 561 Madison St., Eugene, a son. MULL Mr. nad Mrt. Herman H. Mull, 451 W. 131h Ave., Eugene, a son. PETERSON Mr. and Mrs. Frances E. Peterson, Rt. 1, Box 99, Eugene, a SANFORD Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Sanford, 1151 North 31st St., Spring field, a daughter. STRADLEY Mr. and Mrs. Billy R, Stradley, 2037W City View Rd., Eu. gene, a daughter. lAnrll 9. 1954) CHUNG Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Chung, 433 W. 81h Ave., Eugcnc; rinuahter. HEIN Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Heln, 9790 Whltwnrth T.ane. Euecne. a SOn. SHARR Mr. and Mrs. George W. Sharr, 5007 McKenile Hwy., Spring, field, a son. ... SMITH Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester H. Smith. Fall Creek, a son. ' WOODCOCK Mr. and Mrs. Melvln L. Woodcock. 2250 Wicks Ave., Eu gene, a daughter. DEATHS FRIAR Burn Benton Friar, 61, 421 River Loop I, died Sunday. Services wilt be Wdencsday, 10 a.m., In Simon Lounsbury Mortuary. HANSEN Pete Hansen, 66, 960 North 70lh St., Springfield, died Mon. day. Services will be announced liter by Bartholomew-Buell Chapel. IRELAND Mary Ireland, 68, Forest Grove, formerly of Eugene, died Sun day. Recitation of the Rosary will be Tuesday, 8 p.m., at DeMoss-Durdan-Mayflower Chapel In Corvalll... Re quiem Mass will be Wednesday, 10 a.m., at St. Mary's Catholic Church, CNABAKOWSKI-Charles Willis Na hakowskl, 64, 126 Madison St., Cottage Grove, died Saturday. Services will be Tuesday, 11 a.m., at Mills Mortuary. tncity are, paying more than their fair share. "We've tried to find out the cost of servicing various types of customers," tie explained, "with the idea of equalizing the rates." ACTION DEFERRED The board deterred action up on the proposed rale revisions for one week, primarily to allow Cal Smith, new member of the board, more time to study the complicated rate proposals. The board, however, authorized the EWEB staff to prepare a bro chure explaining why the rates are being revised and what de mand rates involve. The bro chure will be printed and dis tributed to the public if the pro posed new rates are adopted. The new rates would require the installation of "demand meters" at most homes and busi nesses. This is a device which measures the customer's peak 15 minute use of electricity each month. The demand charge is designed to benefit housewives who space the use of their electrical appli ances to avoid a heavy peak load. For example, a housewife who on one particuar morning used an electric clothes dryer, her kitchen -angc, the hot water heat er, and possibly other appliances an at once would have a higher electric bill than a woman who used just as much electricity but managed to avoid using so much at one time. Residential rates would be di vided into two classes. The lower rate would be for homes where all the appliances and water heater are electric. NEW SCHEDULE Electric house heating would be included under this lower rate, where installations are approved by the board. The proposed new rate would probably amount to 25 to 30 per cent less than the current so-called "balloon" rates for electric heating which the board established when it was attempting to discourage the use of electricity for household heating. That estimate was made by Ray Boals, superintendent of the Eugene Water & Electric Board. Rates for business and industry would be combined under a new schedule, "C." In some few cases where power has been sold for less than cost in the past, the new rates might mean an increase of as much as 75 per cent, Boals said. But for most firms, he added, rates would be about the same as now. Likewise, he said, the majority of households would see little change in rates under the new proposal. Several electric heating con tractors and Ken Gustafson, an oil fuel dealer, attended the meet ing. Gustafson said he feels the new proposal is "a fair approach" to the problem. A proposal last January to do away with the penalty rates on electric heaters without the de mand charge provision was abandoned by the board in the face of protests of fuel deal ers. OTHER ACTIONS In other action the board: Approved the purchase of 1.15 acres of land under the Ferry St. overpass from the City of Eugene for a price of $10,. 901.25. The land will be used for EWEB facilities. Approved three-week vaca tions for EWEB employes with 15 or more years of service. Authorized Superintendent Boals and Engineers Byron Tay lor and Byron Price to attend congressional hearings on the proposed partnership construc tion of Cougar Dam. The hear ings will be April 28 in Wash ington D. C. Approved a construction of $2,178 to the Central Lane Coun ty Planning Commission. Approved a project to bring city water to an area in Sunny Hollow at a cost of about $21,. 610. Some 20 prospective cus. tomers and Realtor Frank Kin ney signed petitions agreeing to pay a higher rate to subsidize the cost of the project until there are more customers on the water1 lines. SECTION B EUGENE, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1954 BLONDIE By Chic Young WEATHER "M WpA ASLEEP J HIM, IU JUST HELP r- ' NO MONEy V. ', ii IT MAY BE -I ,,';' S'SSV MYSELF TO SOME rS'V IN HIS Y-'2' i'f, ( A LITTLE SOSSY) ' ' K' MONEV TOR THE 45 WALLET J-W BUT IT'S Au! -1 V (JK X LIVING- AT ALL r.'? 7V !' (JmINE "OOM DRAPES "1 - issx i . i i.jLjy j iax Full-Time Status Asked By Teachers on Tenure A Eugene High School teacher Monday night contended that under terms of the Oregon teach er tenure law he should be re assigned by the Eugene School Board from half-time teaching to a full-time job at the school. The appeal was made at a board meeting by Cloyd B. Makin son, vocational agriculture teach er, and his attorney, Charles O. Porter. In February the board re-as signed Makinson to half-time sta tus after considerable study of problems involved, on the basis that there were too few students enrolled in the agriculture course to justify its continuan-i full-time. The school board attorney in formed school officials earlier this year that the action would not be in conflict with tenure law. REAFFIRM STAND School officials at that time indicated, and Monday night re affirmed their stand, that it the enrollment at school reopening in September reaches 40 students. they should reinstate tne course to full-time, Makinsons re-as- sisnment in February was to be effective with the beginning of the new school teaching year. But "orter charged Monday: "In effect, the re-assignment is a dismissal. He said Makinson had "been demoted to half-time sta tus and is in effect being dis charged without a hearing." Porter also inferred, but did not attempt to introduce evidence to support his inference, that NEWS BRIEFS Makinson's activity as an officer in the Eugene chapter of the American Federation of Teachers was partly the reason for his reassignment. QUERIES PORTER Referring to Makinson's union membership, Porter said, "It is a factor which we think at an other time would bear looking into by the board." The boards attorney, W. P. Riddlesbarger, countered with, What does that mean?" Porter answered, "That there is evidence his union activity has entered the case." Porter also hinted that activity of other teachers had also caused discrim ination against them by school of ficials. The Monday night hearing was not a tenure trial; but was held at the request of the teacher to permit further consideration of factors in the case. BIOLOGY TEACHER Makinson's attorney said that his client is qualified as a biology teacher and should be given at least a half-time assignment there, if necessary, to supplement his half-time ag work. "If tenure means anything to the teachers of District 4, it should mean something in this case," Porter said. He added that other teachers could be forced to quit the school system by being placed on part-time status, Makin son, he said, can not afford to work for $2,600 per year, which would be his half-time salary. The attorney also said that one teacher at Eugene High not on tenure is teaching biology. He argued that preference should be given to tenure teachers in these assignments, assuring Makinson of full-time instruction work. Superintendent of Schools Clar- Baseball Results ence Hines told the group that, "The supervisory staff at the school advises not to hire Makin son as a biology teacher." 5 YEARS' TENURE Under the state tenure law, teachers are placed on proba tionary status during the first three years' service. After that time they go on tenure, unless dismissed, and can not be later dismissed except for cause. Mak inson has been on tenure about five years in, Eugene's school system. Porter introduced Bert Kerns, EHS science teacher, who told the audience that he had observ ed Makinson's teaching of bi ology at the school last year and that in his opinion Makinson is well qualified to teach the sub ject. Several former students of the teacher, parents, and AF of h labor union officials were present. Superintendent Hines told the group that Makinson's re-assign ment "is not a dismissal from our point of view." ENROLLMENT IN DOUBT School officials told Porter and Makinson that it will be necessary to wait until Septem ber to find out how many stu dents will enroll: that any fig ures at this time would be only estimates. Porter said a check among stu dents showed that about 20 cur rent students at EHS would be taking the ag course again this fall and that about 16 students from the junior high schools in dicated they would enroll when they start high school in Sep tember for a total of about 36. Hines said the estimate is as close as can be made at this time. Board members took no further action after Makinson's group left the meeting. National League R H E Brooklyn nil) lot 000 3 ft 2 New York 002 011 OOx 4 4 1 Erskine, Labine (71 and Campancl ia; Maglie, Grlssom (7) and St. Claire. R II E Philadelphia . 000 020 000 2 7 1 Pittsburgh 000 000 04x 4 7 0 Roberts. Konstanty (6) and Lopata; Friend, Law (7), Hetkl (9) and At-well. American League R H E Baltimore 000 000 000 0 7 0 Detroit 000 101 lOx 3 a 0 Larsen and Courtney; Gromek and Batts, House (3). CLEAR. CONTINUED MILD U. S. WEATHER FORECAST: Eugene and vicinity: partly cloudy Tuesday, clearing at night.. Fair Wednesday, and not quite so warm. Predicted high Tuesday, 62, Wednesday, 64. Low Wednesday morning 40. Western Oregon, generally the same. Local Statistics: Highest tem perature Monday, 66; low Tues day, 50; rain in 24 hours end ing 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, .17 inch; total for month, 2.48 inches; normal for month, 2.54 inches; stage of river at 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, 1.10 feet; wind at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday SW 18; prevailing Monday, SSW 8.4. Sunrise and Sunset (PST): Wednesday, 5:31 a.m., and 6:54 p.m. Thursday, 5:29 a.m., and 6:56 p.m. Humidity, 10:30 a.m., Tues day 75 per cent. Barometer, 30.17. TEMPERATURES By ASSOCIATED PRESS 21 hours to 4:30 a.m. Tuesday Max. Min. prep. Baker 66 46 .09 Bend 65 47 Eugene 66 53 .17 Klamath Falls 67 51 Lakovicw 67 48 Mcdford 70 54 .05 Newport 54 48 1.27 North Bend 53 50 .98 Ontario 71 50 ' .02 Pendleton 68 53 .10 Portland 61 53 .30 Roscburg 72 54 .22 Salem 65 52 .15 Boise 74 54 T Chicago 60 43 Denver 64 42 .03 Eureka 59 49 T Los Angeles 67 54 New York 58 43 Red Bluff S3 58 Lane Grand Jury Convenes Under New System The Lane County Grand Jury convened in the courthouse Monday to hear evidence in felony matters arising since the be ginning of the March term of circuit court. This is a new system, worked out by District Attorney Eugene C. Venn, and Circuit Judge William G. East. It was worked out to give arrested persons speedier trials than they might have had under the old system of convening the grand jury only once a term. Previously, Venn explained Monday, grand juries were called only three times a year, save in special instances when "special grand ;juries" were called. Under that system it was not unusual for a defendant to spend 100 days in jail between the time of his arrest and his indictment by a grand jury. Under this system, Venn said, a defendant will spend no more than 30 days in jail before the grand jury gets around to him. In many cases it will be less, because the grand jury will meet every 30 days. In working out the system, Venn said, he and Judge East viewed the grand jury as a continuing body which could be sum moned at any time within the court term. Members of the grand jury remain the same through the court term, regardless of how many times it is called into session. INDEPENDENT Order of For esters will meet Wednesday, 8 p.m., at their new office, 76 E. 13th Ave. ( CLEAR LAKE Fairfield PTA will hold an open house at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, at Clear Lake School, followed by a business meeting. Supt. Tom Powers will discuss the proposed school budget, officers will be elected for next year and an explana tion of the polio vaccine pro gram will be given. UNITED COMMERCIAL Trav elers will hold their annual spring formal dinner and dance Saturday at the Eugene Hotel. All reservations must be made by noon Thursday. No tickets will be sold at the door. LADIES AUXILIARY, Aerie 275. will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Eagles Hall for election of officers. The Dalles Dam Bill Passes House Monday WASHINGTON (IB A bill de signed to help keep The Dalles dam project on schedule passed the House and went to the Senate Monday The measure authorizes another 16 million dollars for the Colum bia Basin project. , Rep. Homer Angell (R-Ore), the measure's sponsor, said the funds would be earmarked for The Dalles Dam. NOTICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS J1"' lo circumstance! beyond our control our dish iS.PSn' wtre discontinued April 1st. Final redemp " We for all outstanding coupons will be May 1st. 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