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PAGE FOU R THURSDAY. SEPT. 21. 1944. THE HERMISTON HERALD. HERMISTON. OREGON. UMATILLA NEWS By Mr». Glenn Oitrom 2nd Lt. Donald Lane, son of Herbert Lane Sr. and brother of Herb Lane Jr., who is now station- ed in China, has now completed 36 missions and has been awarded the air medal. Lt. Lane is a graduate of the local high school in ’42. Don Alstott of the navy is here spending a short furlough with his wife and daughters, who make their home here. H. M. Schultz of Grandview was a business visitor here last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Stephens re ceived word from their grandson, Alva Stephens, that he is now sta tioned with the merchant marines in Santa Cataline Islands. Leland Smith of Portland is vis iting friends here. Patty Rice and Edithanne Spen cer spent from Thursday till Sun day with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Rice, who recently moved to that city. Mrs. Charles Shonnon and daughter Mary spent a few days in Spokane. Many Umatilla people motored | to Pendleton Friday morning to see the Round Up parade. Several remained to seed the Round Up that afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Eller re turned Sunday from Colfax, Wn., Lewiston and Kendrick. Idaho, where they had spent a week on business. His mother of Kendrick returned with them. Monday they received word that "Chuck” Nel- son, their brother-in-law had been killed in action and they left that evening for White Bird, Idaho. Mr. Nelson and wife lived here just be fore going into the service. Mrs. M. B. Eller and her mother- in-law spent Monday in Pendleton. Mrs. John Blair, Mrs. Delca Cor nett spent Saturday in Walla Wal- la shopping. Mr. and Mrs. Moberly of Spo kane arrived Thursday and spent until Saturday at the John Mus tard home. They attended the Round Up Friday. Mrs. Dale Montgomery and in fant son returned from the Pendle ton hospital Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Brownell of Seaside is attending to business here at the home of his brother. Lew Brownell. Mrs. L. Myers and daughter Ruth of Poplar Grove spent Fri day and Saturday with their daughter and sister, Mrs. Al Vieg. They attended the Round Up Sat urday. Miss Ann Mary Sherlock left Sunday for St. Angels College which she will attend this winter. Her aunt, Mrs. Deed Switzler. and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Minnie Sharpstein of Walla Walla, took her down. ECHO NEWS ITEMS Dorn and daughter Marylyn. Mrs. Dorn will return to Echo next week for a short time and then go to Redmond to reside for the dura- tion. ¡ Mrs. Harold Laird has charge of the George & Miller store dur ing Mrs. George's absence in Port land. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Schmidt Monday morn ing, September 18. at the Pendle- ton hospital. Mr. Schmidt is now stationed at Camp Polk in Louis- iana. Capt. Peter D. Mitchell, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Mitchell and former Echo schoolboy, is now an armament officer of the 12th air force P-47 Thunderbold fighter outfit. He has been overseas two 1er and Mrs. Grossmiller, and friends of the naval air base at years. Mr. and Mrs. George Mitchell Pasco spent the week end at the left for their home at Nyssa Tues- | home of Mrs. Grossmiller's par day after spending three days in ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Esselstyn, Echo. While here they were guests and attended the Round Up. Rodney Esselstyn spent a three of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Esselstyn. Mrs. Ed Acton, who spent two day leave with his wife and child weeks at her home in Echo, left ren'at Pendleton and called on Tuesday for Klamath Falls where friends in Echo Sunday. Mr. Acton is employed. Yeoman 2/c Bernice Mudge of Averill Meyers has received an the Waves spent a few days with honorable discharge from the Mr. and Mrs. Antone Cunha this armed service. week on leave from her station in Rene Meyers is spending two the navy postal department at weeks leave here with his parents. Seattle.. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Meyers. He A belated announcement is will leave again for California Fri- made of the marriage of Dolly Cor- day. rea, daughter of Joe Correa of Ec- Petty officer 2/c Don Grossmil- ho. and Emery Ashbeck of Taco- COMPARISON OF AVERAGE PRICE PER KILOWATT HOUR—RESIDENTIAL ANO RURAL SERVICE PACIFIC POWER A LIGHT COMPANY and ALL WASHINGTON PUDs DISTRIBUTING BONNEVILLE POWER (Adjusted for taxes in each case) RESIDENTIAL AND RURAL SERVICE AVERAGE KWH PRICE PUD. Cowlitz ....................... Grays Harbor............ Grant......................... Skamania................... Pacific....................... Wahkiakum ............. Kittitas ..................... Lewis......................... Klickitat ................... 7:15 p « DON LEE-MUTUAL LOWELL THOMAS • NEWS TIME 1.75c .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.00 2.33 2.39 2.61 2.85 3.99 4.03 5.03 (P.U.D. data compiled from 1943 financial Bonneville Power Administration.) 2 98c 68c PUD TAXES < %) KWH PRICE LESS TAXES 6.1% 3.0 5.6 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.8 5.0 1.64c 1.94 2.20 2.27 2.48 2.71 3.79 3.84 4.78 4.8% 2.08c 17.7% 1.68c 4.78c O ■ nil Pacific Power & Light .. 2.04c PP&L ASSOCIATION SALEM, ORE. .. P.U.D. Average........ .. 2.19c Average KEEP OREGON GREEN One Echo man, Welland M. Dorn, drawn on the circuit court jury to report Oct. 9, will not be present for a very good reason. He is in the army. THS FACTS ABOUT FUS FUCTR/C RATFS! (Continued from page 1) When you •re through with that match or cigarette, break it up!. . .That is another thoughtful way to pre vent forest fires. ma on July 22. Mr. and Mrs. D. Z. Penney have received word from their son Louis that he is now in Australia. Louis is a fireman 1/c in the navy. THIS CHAUT C/VCS 900 Mr. and Mrs. K. Shopshire and liitle son left for their home in Redmond Sunday after a visit with relatives in Echo. They were accompanied by Mrs. Welland I Union PUD 3.84c statements as published by , _. Cowlitz 3.79c Grays H'b'r PUD 2.20c 2.20C 2.27c Grant PUD Skamania PUD Now that PUDs have had four years’ time to try to make good on their promises to give the public lower rates than the business-managed electric, systems, it is fair for you to demand the figures so you can judge them by their record! Here it is. The average cost of electricity on aL Washington homes and farms getting Bonneville power through PUDs is 24% higher than on the PP&L system! Both the PUDs and the business-managed companies pay taxes out of their electric rates. But PP&L pays 17.7 cents in taxes out of every dollar of revenue, whih PUD taxes average only 4.8 cents per dollar. PUD customers pay electric rates out of one pocket, and the missing taxes out of the other. You want a fair and true comparison—the cost of electricity alone as shown by this chart. If you want to add taxes to the cost of electricity on an equal basis, the result is just the same—PUD rates are still just as much higher. PUDs HAVE COST ANOTHER $2,000,000 IN SPECIAL PUD TAXES PUDs also have the right under the PUD law to collect special PUD taxes. They promised in every election campaign that they wouldn’t do it—or maybe only a little! Again, let’s look at the record. They have already collected from the people of Washington TWO MIL LION DOLLARS in these special PUD tax levies. 2.48c Facific PUD A big chunk of this money has gone to a favored little group of lawyers and engineers. SUPER DISTRICTS NEWEST TRICK IN THE PUD BAG On the Washington ballot in November will be a bill— Referendum 25—which would completely wipe out all of the business-managed electric systems in the state that are actually delivering electricity so much cheaper than the PUDs. It would set up a giant Super-PUD and put an end forever to competition from efficient business- managed companies. To grubstake this Super-PUD monopoly would cost he electricity users of Washington $200,000,000 in bonds issued and sold without a vote of the people. It would cost millions in so-called “commissions” to the professional promoters who hove bored into the public power movement—and still more millions in electric ates in all the future years. If the promoters can put this scheme over on the electricity users and taxpayers of Washington, they plan to move into Oregon next! So look again at the chart above. Fix the facts in your mind for future refer ence, if the need comes. The figures prove that taxpay ing, American business management givs you the big gest real value for your money—political bureaucracy can never be a substitute for it! Pacific Power & Light Company Your Busiftess-Managed Power System
