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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) Bonneville Revenues At New H igh; Power Still Remains Portland (U.B Bonneville Power Administration revenues for 1951 hit a new nigh of $36, 189,028 gahied from sales of more than 15,000,000,000 kilo watt hours of power but Admin istrator Paul - J. Raver saidi Thursday the Pacific Northwest still remains "woefully short" of generation. In its annual report, BPA said the gain of about 16 per cent in revenues over 1950 gen erally was result of favorable water conditions, installation of last scheduled generator units at Grand Coulee dam and heavy defense power demands. Aluminum and other indus tries, expanding after outbreak of the Korean war, accounted oont m maem or IfCUUI SAL SODA ARM & HAMMER SAL SODA CONCENTRATED A big help to farmer, dean . milk pails, milk cans, i train era, cream separators, churns. ON SECTION TWO Opposite Comics TODAY FOR GROCETERIA SAVINGS! Not a powder! Not a grind! But millions of tiny "FLAVOR BUDS" of real coffee... ready to burst instantly into that famous Maxwell House flavor! Utterly ne old-style "instants"., jnst as bet tastes sofifferert! In the famous Maxwell House kitchens this I superb, roaster-fresh coffee is actually brewed for you. At the exact moment of fresh brewed perfection the water is removed leaving the mil lions of miracle "Flavor Buds"! 18 Pwe Coffee-No FBtrs Added! You just add hot water ... and in stantly the bursting "Flavor Buds" flood your cup with the richest, most delicious coffee you've ever tasted. One sip and youH know at once that you can never go back to old ways! Saves JOu moey, tot! Economical Instant Maxwell House saves you up to 251 compared to a pound of old fashioned ground coffee. The MAIL TRIBUNE for 47.8 per cent of total gross increased revenues, the report stated. Public' utilities account ed for 27.5. per. cent of the in crease; private utilities, 23.5 and other sales, 1.2 per cent. -' ' ' Net revenues were $14,495, 552,' a gain of about 22 per-cent over the previous year. The .- report said that con struction completed during the year, brought transmission fa cilities to 4,370 circuit miles of transmission lines and 123 sub stations serving parts of four Northwest states. The additions brought relief to the serious power deficit areas of Puget S o u n d, Longview-Vancouver-Portland and southwest Oregon load centers, the report stated. Still Short of Power However, Raver said the re gion remained woefully short of generation. He said that to make full use of Pacific Northwest hydroelec tric potentialities, ' BPA has made specific recommendations to the Defense Electric Power administration through which 200,000 kilowatts of federal ca pacity and 1,000,000 kilowatts of non-federal capacity might be installed within a 36 months per iod, and 780,000 additional kilo watts of federal capacity in a period of 60 months. The administrator also advo cated installations " of 400,000 kilowatts of fuel-fired genera tion and tie lines to California and Idaho. The report said that import: ant power developments, since close of the fiscal year, June 30, included approval of five-year contracts between all major Pa cific Northwest private utilities and the BPA, establishment of a Northwest area office of the DEPA and experimental cloud seeding in the upper Columbia River basin. Angell Will Seek Return to Office Salen(U.R) Homer D. An gell of Portland filed his candi dacy with the state election bureau Wednesday for re-election as congressman from the third Oregon congressional dist rict. He will seek the Republi can nomination. - Ed. G. Boehnke of Eugene filed for delegate to the Repub lican national convention from the fourth congressional dist rict, but did not name a choice! ior president. . . James A. Rodman of Eugene filed for Republican presiden tial elector. quick S ' A only instant coffee with that - COOD-TO-TIIE-LAST-DOOP flavor I 'Thursday, February 29, 1852 lift J jjj SPECKS FOR "VEEP" - Vice President Albert Barkley sports a new pair of eyeglasses as he returns to work in Washington following a short stay in Bethesda Naval Hospital, where he under went a minor eye operation. Sweethearts Ball Friday SOC Event . Ashland The Sweethearts ball, major social event of the winter quarter at Southern Ore gon college, will be held tomor row evening at the Ashland Elks club. Three Medford stu dents are among the nine candi dates for election as King and Queen of Hearts. Arrangements to hold the dance at the Elks club were made when SOC undergraduates pledged to support the blood drive currently sponsored by the Ashland Elks lodge. More than 60 students have already participated and more than dou ble that number are expected to sign pledge cards in time for the next blood donation. ' Students ballotted yesterday to choose the King and Queen of Hearts but results will not' be announced until tomorrow eve ning. Queen candidates are Janet Russell, Klamath Falls; Carol Wikstrom, Medford; Mary Swart, Portland; and June Smyth, Lakeview. King aspirants and Herb Wing and Lynn Smith, Medford; Dareld Verley, Tule- lake; Max Larson, Lakeview; and Ken Humphreys, Eastside. ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE Ashland Donn D. DeBernar di, Roseburg, was elected 'rep-resentative-at-large to the South ern Oregon college student coun cil yesterday, at a special elec tion to fill a vacancy in the body. He defeated Monte Kounz, Medford, and Robert J. Hilliard, Seattle, in a tight race. Students also approved a constitutional amendment to revise athletic awards. . r Hew Wafer Disiricf Uorthwest of Cily Asked in Petitions '"'Petitions asking' for a special election on formation of a water district are being circulated in an area bordering the northwest city limits of Medford, It was reported today. The petitions are directed to the Jackson county court, which is the only body empowered to call such elections. The petitions must carry the signatures of 15 per cent of the registered voters before the court will take ac tion. A simple majority is re quired to approve or reject the formation of the district. The area involved in the pro posed, district includes Maple Park drive, Ross lane, West Mo- Andrews road, Sweet road, Pine croft avenue, Sunset avenue and surrounding areas. May Incorporate If the special election is called and formation of the district ap proved by the voters, the district will then take steps to obtain articles of incorporation from the state similar to those used to incorporate a city As representatives of an in corporated water district, the board of directors would then be able to negotiate with the city of Medford for a contract to fur nish water to the area. Under similar agreements which have been worked out with other in corporated districts in the past, water would be sold to the dis trict through a master meter and resold to patrons by the district. Persons circulating the peti tions state that the district would be bonded and bonds would be paid for from revenue from water and from taxes. Influenza Cases Up To 87 at Week's End The number of reported in- fluenza cases in the county had reached 87 by the end of last week, according to the weekly report from the county health department. The department has said that some of the flu cases, or "flu like infections", have been mild and many patients have not call ed their doctors. The report showed 65 cases in Medford, 11 in Phoenix, 7 in Talent and 4 in Rogue River. There were only five other disease cases reported in the county. There, were two cases of infectious mononucleosis in Medford and a case each of mumps in Ce ntral Point, measles in Rogue River, and chicken pox in Ashland. Ellsworth Believes Truman Will Run Portland (U.PJ The question of whether President Truman will run for reelection is the number one topic of conversa tion in Washington, D.C., Rep. Harris Ellsworth said Thursday. The Oregon Republican said he thought the president would run. "The party leaders know Truman is their best bet . . . and they want him to run . . .," he said. Ellsworth flew here from the nation's capitol Wednesday. He will speak at a dinner meeting of University of Oregon alumni here Saturday. , , Basic Enttrtaintrs Ruth and Harold Bush BASIC HEALTH STORE 11 South Front St. -Phone 3-2961 FORMAL OPENING TODAY ' Com In for Samples of Tatty Health Juices O JUICE BAR r C"oy heaHh-siving drinks at our Juke lar . . Carrot )mIc, celery juke, fkj and papaya jukes . . all kinds, mixed and blended to your taste for added energy and pep! O HEALTH FOODS--- Cereals and flour . . gluten, whole wheat, wheat form, rye and molasses breads . . organk salt . . meatless moats . . ..unsulforod dry fruits . . salt free canned fruits and ; yofotables. :' - Famous LOMA LINDA Health Foods Dietetic Candies TUNE IN-1SftT-Tta'- Regular Programs After This Week KYJC 7:45 p.m. Saturdays New Secret Allied Code Allows Free Communication Naples, Italy (UP) A newly, developed secret Allied code, de signed to permit free communi cation among the United States, British, French and Italian fleets, was tested Wednesday in gigan- Hew YMCA Discussion Group Formed at SOC Ashland Five .' Medford stu dents attending Southern Ore- gan college are charter members of a new campus YMCA discus sion group which was formed at a dinner meeting last eve ning. Officers were elected at the initial session' and plans made for . future activities.- Medford students who are among the, 21 charter members are Leah Peabody, Dan Cahill, Connie Inskeep, Dean Nichols and Marlys . Franklin. Tempo rary officers are Mary C. Lloyd, Ashland, president; Dick Mace. Jamestown, N. Y., vice-president, and Anne Barker, Klamath Falls, secretary-treasurer. The Grange Upper Applegala Grange Regular meeting of Upper Ap plegate Qrange was held Feb ruary 23 with Orville Mayfield acting as master. In attendance at this, social meeting of the month were 33 members and 4 visitors, including Earle Jossy from the county agent's office. The charter was draped in loving memory of a deceased member, Philip S. Thurston. Clarence Buck was elected to become a member by ballot and was obligated in the . first and second degrees during the meet ing. Members reported ill ; were: Wallace Haskins, Irene and Omar Ciily, Bonnie Hard and Fred West. Mrs. Nell Ramsay has undergone an operation re cently. Menno Bachmann reported on our telephone petition com pleted about a year ago. A call to the Portland office indicated that the petition had been' re ceived and the company has tentatively put the project on its program for 1953. The social program opened with an informal talk by Earle Jossy on general trends in ag riculture. Figures were quoted on the relative incomes to be received by the orchardist, beef and dairy cattleman, seed grow er, etc. The population trend cited clearly indicates one away from the farm. Surpluses are rapidly ' decreasing. Larger farms, more efficient operation and a better job of selling our products, will be necessary. Even a change in diet may re sult i. e. selling the idea of "eat more cereals than meat," etc. Legislative support given to such industries as the dairy in dustry will be seriously ques tioned. Finally, an educational program for the public on the purchasing of all types of farm products was definitely stressed. Next feature on the program was an accordion solo by Shir ley Dunlap, accompanied ; by her father, Marion Dunlap, on the mandolin. A humorous skit was put on by Mr. and Mrs. Or ville Mayfield. A reading was given by Kathleen Scovell. The evening ended with square dancing. tie sea air maneuvers in the Mediterranean. ,'ic , The code, worked out to eliminate language differences in communications among the big fleets of the North' Atlantic -Treaty Organization, was tested under simulated battle ; condi tions.' . V .-. - i- ' "' ';' Adm. Robert B. Carney, Amer ican commander of the NATO forces in southern Europe,' said at a hews conference that the code was used by hundreds of American, British, French and Italian warships engaged in the maneuvers called "Operation Grand Slam", the biggest,ever held in the Mediterranean in peace time. The new code can be broken down in ' minimum time into English, French or Italian, Car ney said. Brolhers-ln-Law Visit Family Here Brothers-in-law who uz . serv ing in the armed forces were recent visitors in the valley. T. Sgt. and Mrs. Frank Min chow and their daughters re turned from Guam this month, and have been at the home of Mr. Minchow's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bishop, of Meadows. Sergeant Minshow will be sta tioned at Williams Air Force base near Phoenix, Ariz. The Bishop's son, Sgt. Ber nard Bishop, who recently re turned from Korea and Japan after 20 months overseas, was the other visitor. He served with the 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing Jet, overseas, and also will be stationed at Williams field. The two sergeants are driving to the Arizona base. Cormorant Feeds on Prize Fish Specimens Marineland, Fla. (U.R) An un welcome Florida cormorant a fast-swimming and diving bird flew out of the fog, landed in the oceanarium here and began feeding on prize specimens of fish. Attendants .did everything they could to discourage ' the raider, but it kept coming back Not onlijthe most economical foodofall.but Ifs th top-qvality spaghetti that's (mad from pure Durum Semolina, th protein-rich inner granules el finest hard wheat, so rich in energy-building values. Mission is quick and easy to prepare, cooks firm, yet fender, and tastes better than any other spaghetti I Rtftpt 2 e& Gaafc pat mm JJl tiiia.,:c:.i$PA6:3niEGG i:oo:ies 1 for mora. Even the efforts of (failed to drive away their, un IPete and Repeat, the pelicans, I wanted competition. PJOY THEM NOW! N There have been a lot of arguments on the subject or tomatoes a f ruff or vegetable? We don't think that any argument exists as to the popularity of this de licious item . . . lots of vitamins, luscious and with plenty of eye-appeal! . . . Modern methods of hand ling make tomatoes AVAILABLE to you ALL YEAR LONG . .. . that means lasting pleasure. We were able to pick bigr mature field-grown tomatoes grown in the sunshine of Mexico . . wrap them in special paper wrappers . . . pack them in especially de signed boxes for safe shipment . . . load them into refrigerated ' railroad cars and, by speedy train, they're on their way to YOUR table! ILIEWuJCCIE Q Tne mer Arizona lettuce we've seen in many years, Vl and the price is BELOW the cost of raising it, ac cording to the grower a real value plus! The buyer picks out the best fields to choose from . . . then the crop is harvested early in th morning. This fresh cut lettuce is packed and loaded on fast express trucks ... 24 to 27 hours after cutting it's in our , store ready for YOU to buy. This extra fast service is NEW . . . another giant stride toward making your buying of fresh fruits and vegetables so easy and economical, here at the Oakdale Market. (KiKAiPiEiFiBiumr Q This it the peak of the season for fine Arizona Grape- fruit. We prefer the grapefruit from the Phoenix district. You'll notice that they have a deep, golden color and that fine waxy appearance. They're juicy to the extreme and very sweet, too. Just right for a really zestful breakfast ... be sure to try Oakdale Market's luscious Arizona grapefruit ... and re member, too! Citrus is recognized as an aid in pre- venting colds. - IMIKI 4UI MOTH OAKDALE 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. week-days ...ihe best bet for Trt YYltesion Spaghetti hiMU siiwUmf j CfO0. t IIIVSIVVV delicious for SPAGHETTI 'i ANCHOVY SAUCE 4 OM. fcMMT 1 caMteiB ria.uJ nli l FeitDcr S wclmiti, chpe4 1 cap (rated Mftketti im rapidly kmlinx mKmI water uaatet. Draia. Pal oaioM, parsley, aaehoviet ia skillet with batter, fry for 5 auaates. Ta that add ihe cocked aaagWlli, aad aver U paar the viae and caaaaiair. 8 tain with pepper, ihwater far IS auaates. Mis wen, hat planar al spriaUe wkk (raseal CtMata ScTVM vMuu STORE HOURS . . 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays i tare
