Heppfter Gazette Times, Thursday, August 15, 1957
Full Use Of River's Power Being Developed
By Robert Psnlnnd
Ilnw ,i river ran lie completely
put t't work was demonstrated
l;ist Friday to u group of Eastern
Oregon newspaper, radio and
television men by Pacific Power
ii ml Light company when offici
al..! escorted the newsmen over
one of the largest private power
development projects on the Pac
ific coast.
The Lewis river In southwest
ern Washington, a short distance
from Portland, was the focal point
of the trip which Included In
spect Ion of two completed PI'&L
hydroelectric pro)ects, Merwln
and Yale dams, and what soon
will lie the world's highest earth
fill dam Swift, a $.r.l ,000,000
structure that will provide 250,
000 kilowatts of power for the
northwest, The Swift dam, now
under major construction con
tracts and scheduled to start
putting kilowatts Into the
Northwest power pool late In 1958,
was the center of Interest for tho
visitors, arid the size of the pro
ject dwarfs many government
works of a similar nature.
Swift dam Is Incited at the
lunctlon of two streams near Die
base of Mt. St. Helens, the Lewis
river and Swift creek, from which
the project nit las Its name. It will
he an earth fill structure 510 feet
hl;h, 1950 feet long at Its base
and 2100 feet wide at Us crest.
II will back up a lake 12 miles
long holding 270,000 acre feet of
waler, equal to 10 times the am
ount of water stored In McKay
reservoir near Pendleton.
There arc many unique, feat
ures of this dam, hut adequate
description of the huyc job can
not he put lnlo words In a man
ner that can really explain I lie
size of the project. Accompany inn
this story Is a picture of some of
the newsmen who visited the
works, taken In front of some of
the Immense 25 foot steel liners
which will seal the tunnels that
soon will lend water to the pow
erhouse generators, The size of
the "pipe" In the picture will Rive
an Idea of the expanse of the
entire project.
How wi'll the Lewis river will
eventually he put to full use Is
shown In tho dams already built
and those either under construc
tion or planned. Farthest down
on tho river, not fur from Wood
land, Wash. Is Merwln dam, the
oldest, which supplies 90,000 kilo
watts of power and will soon
produce 150,000 KW when a third
generator Installation Is com
plelcd. At the head of Merwln
reservoir Is Yale dam, an earth their lowest capacity.
fill stiucture completed in 195.') Tht Swift dam, and the sur-
providing peak generation of rounding mountain area wnicii
133 000 kilowatts. lean be reached on good roads, is
Swift Adds Water U a remain-m: d.m m..-,-
Three miles above the head-'"B r. " IUUIW '
waters of the Yale reservoir Is " anr i u.i. .-.
Hermiston, Umatilla, Pendleton,
Athena, MiltonFre water, Walla
Walla, and Dayton, Wash., and
Pf'&L officials from this district.
They were flown by DC3 from
Pendleton to Portland and then
md'the head of the Yale back- superintendents.
water) will not no to waste for
SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS HERE
EQUAL $12,000 MONTHLY PAYROLL
More than 210 beneficiaries In
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the Swift project, but those three jPoims eaci. wee w wuicn uie.mKun oy car over u.e i-miir ucv
miles of fall (between the dam pnigress and serve as "hillside" ciopment project, returning that
livening Dy plane iu i cnun-ion.
The Eastern Oregon region i Many pictures of the project
the Cowlitz County Public Utility ;"'"' nt'" ul -
District Is now building a canal -"- ....w,
which will use the water from
the Swift powerhouse and funnel
It into another powerhouse that
will generate 70,000 kilowatts.
After this water has been well
used, It will flow Into the Yale
reservoir and from there to Mer
wln. Nothing Is being wasted.
Planned for the future are two
other hydroelectric projects above
Swift on the same Lewis liver.
The first Is the Muddy project,
expected to cost $34 million and
the Meadows project, cost yet un
estimated. Developed entirely without
government money, tho Swift,
and other Lewis river projects,
hold a particularly beneficial po
sition In the power supply plan
of the northwest for they gain
their highest peak of power dev
elopment during the winter when
Columbia river projects are at
Half Millionth Phone
Installed in State;
Use Up in Heppner
Pacific Telephone Installed its
500,0001 Ii telephone In Oregon on
Tuesday, August G, Just four days
after Its 79th birthday. The first
telephone exchange was estab
lished In Portland August 2, 1878.
The occasion of the 500,000th
Installation was observed In Sal
em by presentation to Governor
Robert D Holmes at his office of
a green Speakcrphone bearing an
engraved plaque.
Making the presentation to the
Governor was F. A. Dresslar, vice
president and general manager
for Pacific Telephone In Oregon.
Mr. Dresslar commented that In
u period of tremendous growth In
Oregon during the past 10 years
(ho company has Installed as
many phones as It did during the
first 0!) years of Its exlstance. The
250,000th telephone went into
service In the state during Febru
ary, 1917.
In lleppher, according to man
ager D, A. Short, the number of
telephones has increased during
tho past 10 years from 510 to 721.
Morrow county were getting
monthly social security payments
totalling $12,101 at tie- end of
1950. The number of beneficiaries
increased by 150 over 1955 and
the total of monthly benefits be
ing paid in the county at the
close of the year was $2,299 over
the total being paid a year ago,
Vernon A. Welo, district manager
of the La Grande social security
office announced today. These in
creases, he noted, result In part
from the protection provided to
farm families by the coverage' of
farm employment and self-employment
under social security.
He pointed out that self-em-
r, loved f.irmers were first hroueht
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under social security in January,
1955. Those over retirement age
at that time, or who reached re
tirement ago before the end of
1950, became insured if they re
ported self-employment income
of at least $400 for 1955, and
again for 1950. These Insured per
sons were able to qualify for old-
age benefit payments during the
latter year. Welo said that about
210 self-employed famers and
their dependents filed claims for
benefits In the La Grande office
service area In 1956. The number
of farm claims filed in 1957 will
be much greater Welo said. For
example, during tho 6 months,
January-June, 1957, 807 farm
claims for benefits have been
filed.
Noting the impact of farm cov
erage In general on essentially
agricultural areas like Morrow
county, Welo said that a farm
employee for Instance, who was
already at retirement by mld-1956
became Insured as of April 1 of
that year If he had taxable wag
es of $400 or more In 1955 and of
at least $200 In 1950. Benefits
paid to farmers and their depend
ents, moreover, figured in tho na
tlonwide totals for 1956. At the
close of the year, over 9 million
people were receiving one-half
billion dollars In monthly bene
fit payments.
In Morrow county for the month
of December 1950, 117 retired
woikers were getting $8,663.00
monthly. Also 36 wives or de
pendent aged husbands of retired
workers were being paid a total
of $1,049 monthly; in the same
county for December, a total of
$006 was being paid to aged wid
ows or dependent aged widow
ers and narents of deceased work
ers. This was an increase of 33 I
in monthly payments to agedi
workers and their dependents and
43 to dependent aged survivors
of deceased workers In this area.
Tho lowering of the age at which
a woman without an entitled
child in her care can start getting
benefits is reflected in these fig
ures, Welo pointed out. Effective
with November 1956 benefits
could be paid to women starting
at age 62.
Monthly payments of $1,723
were being made to 44 widowed
mothers with children under 18
in their care and minor children
of retired or deceased workers
and accounted for 14 of the tot
al old age and survivors insur
ance benefits being paid in Mor
row county, as of December 1956
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HUGE STEEL LINER SECTIONS for power tunnel of Pacific Power S Light company's Swift hydro
electric project on the Lewis river provided a ba:kdrcp for picture of editors end publishers of
eastern Oregon during their visit Friday at the site of what will become the world's highest earth
fill dam. Tom Keenan, left, Pendleton district manager, reported project will require 1575 feet of
25-foot diameter liner. Standing to the right of Keenan are: Dan litrtlett Jr.. Editor and Publisher
of the Umctilla Sun; R. C. Cooke, Editor and Publisher cf Athena Press; Robert Penland. Editor and
Publisher of the Heppner Gazette Times; Dan C. Bartlett, Editor and Publisher of Hermiston, Herald.
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Justice and
Municipal Courts
Mr, and Mrs. Wendell Connor
and Danny of Forest Grove vis
ited recently with his parents, the
.Frank Connors. .
Charles James Bsvan, failure Misg Wf. ht daughter of
to stop at stop sign, $10 fine. Mf and Mfs Joe Wrightj ,8 now
Robert Lee Lovpren, axle over- working in the office of Dr Clif-
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Gus L. Hekkala, overheight
load, $10 fine.
Marilyn June Pettyjohn, no tail
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PARENTS OF SON
Mr. and Mrs. George Griffith of
Morgan are the parents of a son
born August 9 at The Dalles hos
pital He weighed 8 lbs. 12Vn or..
Nine out of ten mothers and and has been named Glen George,
children in the United States now Grandparents are Mrs. Fannie
have social security protection. Griffith of lone and Mrs. Frances
At the end of the year, nation-! Mitchell of Portland Mr. and Mrs.
wide, about 1,341,000 children un-' Frank S. Parker of Heppner are
der 18 were receiving monthly ' great-grandparents.
social security payments. Of' o
these, 131,000 were being paid! Mrs. Irene Marciele of San
monthly benefits because of the Leandro, Calif, is visiting her
retirement of an aged insured bwtlwr and sister-in-law, Mr. and
parent. Children who become to- Mrs- Tom Fraters.
tally disabled before age 18 may' Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Pedersen,
now be eligible for disabled Ja"et and Perry and Mr. and
fi.iiri'c hi.mm navmonts nftnr.Mrs. nans j'euersen oi aeauie,
age 18. This type of social secur
ity insurance benefit, however,
did not become payable until
January, 1957 and such benefits
and beneficiaries are not includ
ed In the figures quoted above.
Commenting on the steady
growth of the social security in
surance program, Welo said that
three-fourths of all men becom
ing G.r this year will be eligible
for social security benefit pay
ments. A representative of the social
security office will be In Heppner
for his monthly visit from 8 a.m.
to noon on Wednesday, August 22.
HOSPITAL NEWS
New Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Smith, Lexington, an 8 lb
boy born Aug. G named Oscar
Dean. To Mr. and Mrs. M. Snell
Weatherford, Condon, a 5 lb 13H
oz. boy born Aug. 8, named James
Horatio. To Mr. and Mrs. Rollie
Owens, Condon, a G lb. 5 oz.
hoy born Aug. 8. named Calvin
Dale. To Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin
Sorenson, Heppner, a 6 lb. 10 oz.
girl born Aug. 9, named Sandra
Sue. To Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Woody, Fossil, a 7 lb. "a oz. girl
born Aug. 10, named Willamae,
Medical Joe Wood, Condon;
Frank K. Wilson, Kinzua, dis
missed; Willis Wright, Kinzua;
Barbara Richards, Monument;
Vivian Springer, Heppner, dismis
sed; Robert Selby, Condon, dismissed.
Minor Surgery Alex Thomp
son. Heppner, dismissed; Marsh
all Lovgren, Heppner, dismissed;
Candace Paplneau, Lexington
dismissed; Grace Richardson
Kim-ua.
Major Surgery Antonia Yza
guiire, Hermiston; Connie Bow
man, Monument; Alleta Addle
man, Hermiston; Art Keen, lone;
David Rietmann, lone.
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Eddie Groshens, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Victor Groshens, has been
visiting friends in Portland. From
there he went to Eugene where
he is attending a workshop for
student body officers. He is e
jpected home Sunday.
were weekend guests at the home
of Mrs. Harry Duvall.
J:ck Angel of Walla WaRa,
former administrator of Pioneer
Memorial hospital, was visiting
in Heppner Tuesday.
Mrs. Richard T. Meador and
daughters, Beverly Blake and
Bernice Thomson were in The
Dalles Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Groshens,
and Mr. and Mrs. Verner Troed
son of lone, returned the first of
the week from a short stay in
Portland
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Carlson of
Milton - Freewater visited this
week at the home of her sister,
Mrs. George Blakney, and Mr.
Blakney.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamlin
spent the weekend in Redmond
and Gresham. They were ac
companied home by her grand
son, Ted Herlinger, of Redmond.
Bernard Damon of La Grande
is visiting this week at the
Claude Graham home. -
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Lindsay and
family spent the weekend fish
ing at East Lake.
Mr. and Mrs Carl Spaulding, Jr.
and Mr. and Mrs. William Heath
were in Eugene last week to at
tend the" State American Legion
convention.
Dr. and Mrs. E. K. Schaifitz,
Diane and Jimmy returned
Tuesday from a few days spent
in Portland. They were accomp
anied home by Mrs. Mary Carter,
mother of Mrs. Schaffitz, who will
visit here.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamlin
made a trip to Portland over the
weekend.
A SPICY COMEDY is being pre
sented in blushing color on the
screen of the Star Theater, Sun
day and Monday.
My Neighbors
"Why, so it IS an engage
ment ring. I can see the dia
mond plain as anything!"
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