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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1944)
BOARDMAN NEWS By MABOABET THOKPE A party was held at the school house Wednesday night in honor of Bob Smith, Lyle Robertson an J Vernon Russell. Vernon and Lyle left for the service Thursday morn ing and Bob will go next week. Mrs. Chas. Anderegg and daugh ter Barbara have just recovered from the measles. P.-T.A. met Thursday night at the school house. The program con sisted of those present contributing some number. Following the busi ness meeting lunch was served in the cafeteria at which several talks were made in honor of Francis Har ter who left Saturday night for civil service training. The family is re- mDining here until school is out and by that lime Mr. Harter will know where ' he will be permanently . stationed. . Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marlow and sons have moved into the house re cently occupied by Frank Walkw. Mr. en- Mrs. GeoTre Daniel have taken over their milk route. Saturday night was the regular meeting of Greenfield grange. Will iam Lilly was elected Master to tpke the (plaice o. . Mrs. McFarland who has resigned. Margaret Thorpe was elected delegate to the state grange at Grants Pass in June. C. D. Conrad of Hepjner spoke on the possibility of draining the project. An investigation will be made by surveyors in the near future. Overnight, guests at the R. K. Miller home Friday night were Mrs. Milker's sister, .Mrs. Bertha Heald and daughter and Lt. and Mrs. Jim Keithley and infant son. They are on their way to Kansas where the lieutenant will be stationed. Ralph Akers of lone is spending a few days visiting at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Russell Miller. Mr. and Mrs. John Fisher have moved to Milwaukie, Ore. Fishers recently sold their farm. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Allen of Ta coma arrived Sunday to spend, a week here working in the bees. A birthday party was held at the Dan Ransier home iri honor of Ms. Frank Marlow and Miss Shirlpy Ransier who is celebrating her first birthday. A cannery meeting was held at the grange hall Monday for .further discussion on the cannery to be in stalled here by the government pro vided eneutrh interest is shown by local residents. It is asked that ev eryone irterested ad'-ance $3.50 (or the purpose of buying a steam boil er immediately as this cannery must be installed by May 15. HEC met l-,st Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Florence Root with a krge crowd in attendance. A ser vice flag has been ordered for the grange hall to include nrmes of grangers or children of grangers. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gilliland of Pendleton are spending a few days at the A. A. Agee home. Mr. and Mis. Harry Thorps are remodeling the Adventist church. FORMER GOVERNOR til AS. A. CI spragn for United States SENATOR (Short Term Be knows Oregon-Urn problems and retonrees Equipped for the Senatorehip bg experience and training Paid arfv. Spragu forU.l SMtar CoawBUi R.y . Early, Mcrgon Mrfbfl. frlto V OtM rw $m Q n a n n ii 0n W O Early next month you will receive a check like this for your share of a $300,000 "rate dividend" to all PP&L electric customers. The amount of your dividend will be approximately one-half of your aver age monthly electric bill and it will be paid by check and not merely a credit on your next bill. We are taking this unusual step because there is an unusual condi tion to be dealt with. The war is causing an abnormal demand for electricity at many places, on the PP&L system. Just as a few ex amples, we are serving new war industries, commercial businesses, air fields, training camps, naval bases and supply depots. And besides serving efectricity to all our regular customers, PP&L has been called upon to furnish electric ity to a sudden influx of new families . in the neighborhood of all these war caused activities. All this has result ed in an unusual increase in our total volume of business. You and all the other users of our electric service have a right to share in the benefits of this extra business while it lasts. The question has been "What is a sound way of distribu ting these benefits?" After thorough investigation, the Washington Department of Public Service and the Oregon Public Utili ties Commissioner have approved this "rate dividend" plan as a fair and practical way to meet a war time situation, The check you receive as your share of this $300,000 customer-dividend will reduce further the cost you pay for electricity which already is only about half national average. 15.38 ;-.iKr..iw.Wi tt. 5.10 mm Price of 100 KWH of PP&L electricity in Hcppner homes 4.54 4.01 '''11111 And now, i cash lltlll dividend on your jggll electr'c bilL 1926 1928 1931 1936 1939 1941 v It was BUSINESS MANAGEMENT that made these reductions in your electric rates, without calling on the public treasury for help. In fact, PP&L has paid con stantly increasing taxes in support of Government while rates were being reduced. PACIFIC POWER & LIGHT COMPANY Your Business-Managed Power System