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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1960)
none rowti light umo Modern Appliances 'Ideal Servants' m.t ou rT curat the utt rntor la our hou? The Irtult U un"ln wanting the number of cheu In man' et. vert nd trou sers. There are mure than voU think. Then count other electric P plUnm that do their work with out motorsyour electric range, water heater, toa.ier, steam lrn-nd the radio and television K-ti that entertain you. The are your electric rv nts. On a national average every hme haa eight or ten mi jor elertrlc appliance. Her In Pacific Powerland a I'rtL houe hold um'i twice much elec tricity a the national average for the many modern comfort . 1 a 4 .l rlevtrle appliance. Home Servant Inaea. Today's electric Pl'n" dealer have iv.llM nv.r than CO tieina that help every n em -r f the household enjoy a higher standard of llvlntf K'"1" convenience, ctunfort and recre ation. Residential customer ft F cinc iwer Uht Curni-ny ,re using an average of . kilowatt hurt annually, in ,erfn ,f human energy, that mean that the averse house hold cn the PML y" h" In ita electric appliance tne equivalent of 100 full time ser vants. Who think of that? Even today grandmother. whoe HERB 17 IS... ' S: ; : ' 1 - 'i'-'-v- ltwoshM,rinsef,then dries-all by itself! youh Esclu.lv. Filfr-Stre.m action get. clothea cleaner with half the w.ter Dryer ehute itaelf off at "dry enough . fjuah button washing cycle.. 3 drying. Automatic di.pen.er.. WHIRLPOOL DEALER Lett's Electric Heppner Phone 6-5811 ,n,mu,h-.gtkh.U. century. , now so atust..med to the e-, M and e-onomy of ,.ir ,.wehold W Reddy Kilowatt mat wry tt4 ,.4Une,J a. their ms always there. But It wasn't mi In 1910 when Pacific rer Ught Company formed to brine depend.b 1 .-nice to the home. An elettric ,.pllanee wa a rarity. Wo.h Boards Prevailed There were electric washing machines., but they were crude Ii.i.tl,.n. of the old wooden tub washers. If you had elec trldiy. you could also have a toer. r-rcolr. elec c vacuum cleaner and lc iron. If yu were very fashion hie and carried 1910 style elec trie living way out. you could Mve an electric chafing dl.h. ranee basic- Tne cruuc r,v-.. - ally wooden cabinet with plug where utensil could be plugged In. was very new. - . v,..hniii. electric ror rnosi n- , lighting waa the extent of their use of electricity. pnuwr was QUICK tO urjre housewives to put electrlcl ly to work doing their chores. ITAL put Hotpolnt electric Iron on sale at bargain price and wa. one of the first utllltle. to really push washing machine Into customers' homes. pacific Tower began to show people, through demonstrations, that they could do much more with electric power than Just re place their old kerosene lamps. L. ... i.i "liua hotter electrl- I iney wuw , cally." Early day meter readers . arms. carrica irons uuun . . . . a knima. ready to show mem w wives. , .... In the second decade of this century, the power company went full-scale Into the business of selling appliances, and con tlnued until the start of World Sales staffs were backed by major aaverusmK toiii".. local newspapers. A power com- . imo n.juilalmnH nS pany aa in triotlcally that an electric range "will save coal for Uncle Sam and Time and Labor for You!" Demonstrators fanned out over the areas wnere "i""' operated. Installment Buying Started ni..iAnn rtr mnvA in it! a r"VJuiuii j slallment buying was lnaugu- lOO ELECTiROC YES... Compressors for making and storing ice cubes Compressors for churning and pasteuri zing cream and butter Viscolizer machine that processes cream, extra smooth for our wonderful PRIDE OF OREGON ice cream Ice cream "mix" machine and machine used to fill ice cream cartons "Sharp" room to store ice cream kept at 6 degrees below zero Cold storage room with temperature aver age of 34 degrees for keeping butter and All cheese always fresh LLLL ARE EFFICIENTLY OPERATED BY ELECTRICITY AND... We have been operating for more than 45 years. W. C. COX, owner and founder of Morrow County Creamery was on the city council when Pacific Power and Light was gran ted its franchise in Heppner. SO... The manufacturers of PRIDE OF OREGON BUTTER and ICE CREAM salute Pacific Power and Light on their 50th anniver sary! We hare valued their friendship and service these many years. MORROW COUNTY CREAMERY 1 i. t 1 " Vf f 1 - ' . - 1 ill - ' . r ' :i 11 I i 1 'Kitchen opp lianc'e. were l.mited to smalt table-top Items and crude ranges wn.n inn - -- nary arts, in the days when Pacific Power wa. e Tou9- rated by the company. Washing! water heater not dreamed of 50 . : ia aeevoted casually Convenience 01 ww-wth : V Inir. ef rfaieaa by today, modern homemakers. who hoy choice ol doieo ol f new appUance arailabl rt retaU .tore, la oil Pacific powerland towns. m.rMriM mnA Ironers were 01 fered for $5 down and no month ly carrying charge. The com pany would wire your house free, if you bought one of Its electric range. And In the Willamette Valley In 1918. you were given a free electric toaster or Iron if you paid your electric bill by the tenth of the month for a year straight. It wa the conviction of early company leader that Increased use of electricity was the path way to better electrical service. This was a factor which has given the Northwest the leader ship it still holds In residential use of electricity. It had an In fluence as well on the appliance Industry. In the early days the Thor washing machine company was about to call It quits when a Pacific Power order for a car load of washing machines for Just one little town in eastern Washington convinced Its man agement that the tide had turn ed. Farm Service Pioneered Even on farms electricity be gan to do the chores. Pacific Power pioneered rural electrifi cation. Farm wives in Pacific Powerland were among the first to have electric helpers, starting with electric pumps. Nowaday, the variety of elec trics servants in a home Is lim ited only by the capacity of its electric circuits. Many older homes have been rewired so that their owners can enjoy the heavy duty appliances such as clothes driers and fast recovery electric year ago Pacific Tower assists In ar ranging financing for such rewir ing to Increase "housepower." The trend In new home con struction Is to build houses with adequate "housepower not only for today, but for the future, a exemplified by the Medallion Home standards. The marvels of electric living are Just beginning. Examples In clude an electronic range which can cook a six-pound roast In 36 minutes, a heat pump which heats a home In winter and cools it In summer, electronic dust col lectors which at a touch of a but ton silently do the work of the vacuum cleaner and dust cloths. Ahead Is more electrical magic, such as house lamps without cords and "waterless" washers. Pacific Power, 50 years old this year, Is looking ahead to the next 50 years In which Its custo mers will have nothing to fear from household chores unless it's push button paralysis. Farm Uses Many Researchers in the United States Department of Agricul ture point to more than 450 dofferent applications of electric ity on the farm and In the farm home. In Pacific Powerland, one of the nation's most electrified re gions, continuing rural electrifi cation efforts of PP&L have made it possible for farm families to live better electrically. Company Born in 1910 Serves Grovmg Area (Continued from Page 1 of PP4X. Section) this year will average 8,000 kilo watts annually. The amount used Is twice as much as the national average residential use. EARLIEST LIGHTS ARBIVED VIA SKIPS TO OREGON The earliest use of electricity for lighting in what is now Paci fic Powerland was In Portland, Ore., where the steamship, State of California, docked in the summer of 1879 after coming around the Horn with a six-light dynamo providing Juice for '.is arc lamps. A year later Thomas A. Edison's famous invention, the incandescent globe 115 of the dazzling lamps appeared in the Oregon Country for the first time aboard the S. S. Columbia, a steamer of the Oregon Rail way and Navigation Company newly arrived at Portland from New York City. That same year of 1880 brought the first commercial production of electricity in Portland, where a local sawmill steam engine turned a small dynamo to supply current for a few arc lights strung along the Portland waterfront's principal business street. In a few years, other towns of Pa- C Cox and Clara L. Cox. Owners Phone 6-5372 Heppner Down by the old mill stream, Industry began. From Us modest beginnings on peaceful mill streams, American industry has rrnwn vastly in sie, scope and complexity. Playing an essential part in this ex Mansion Pacific Power and Light Company has been ever-alert to keep its services geared to the quickening tempo and multiplying needs of the industrial and TofaTwent to say "Happy Birthday" to this fine company which has served, our community so well for the past 50 years. FIRST NATIONAL BAN II OF OREGON i 1 . . . J " --- "v- vi (T" ..; : S . . v.s? v. ,--, . vv v f "t - 1 J v V T w"; it 1 I ..,v '" - -"- v is" ' ' ' " -.'S it t mii- nliiWiini lii ir--" '' - -'x- -'"'''''"" y clflc Powerland also boasted of the new method of lighting their streets. The Christmas Eve of 1885 at Astoria, Ore., was bright ened when arc lights went on for the first time. Pendleton and Albany, Ore., obtained lights in 1887; The Dalles, Ore., and Buf falo, Wyo. In 1S88 and Walla Walla, Wash., in 1889. Although the town of Rawlins, Wyo.. got Its first power in 1895. the area can boast of Identifi cation with Edison's concepts which revolutionized the electric industry. As a railroad tele grapher employed by the Union Pacific. Edison said his Idea of putting an electric current Into a small filament to heat It to a bright glow in a vacuum tube came to him while he was fish ing with a bamboo pole near Rawlins. The bamboo filament didn't work, but one of his thou sands of experiments did. The Wyoming division of Pa cific Power also can boast of another first in the Far West with the 1886 Installation at Lar amie of the first Edison gen erators in service west of the Mississippi River. To ivoid eyestrain, the Better Sight Bureau suggests that you never beam light directly into the eye, always make sure bulbs are shielded, and avoid contrasts in brightness between the illum inated area or object and its surroundings. YOU Have a Frigidaire Appliance .... REFRIGERATOR WASHER DRYER RANGE or FREEZER That Needs Repair, Rush To Farley's For Prompt, Effi c i e n t Service. Farler will put it back in peak condition quickly and satisfactorily without a worry on your part. REMEMBER WE SERVICE ALL FRIGIDAIRE APPLIANCES FARLEY MOTOR CO. ; i fa.
