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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 ...................
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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
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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