Pacific Power Co. Dedicates
$56 Million Hydro-Electric Plant
Completion of p<,wer project.« that in an ample supply of low-cost power
have placed a record one million kilo tor the legion into the i iid-HdiO-
watt« of new genera mg <«' ¡icity n Others under study and proposed
service in one year it plants built would carry the reg.on's growing
by Northwest electric companies loads into the mid-1970«.
was saluted recently a
tue indi
O. R. Mei lung. PPdrL president,
cation of Pacific Power &
Light reported the capital investment re
Company’s $5»; million Swift Hydro quired f< r PP4L s new projects, whi h
electric project.
in on*- year doubled the company s
Featuring the world ■ i ghet earth genet, ung capacity, ha - brought con
fill dam, the Swift preje t is the thrd struction expenditure» by the comp
and largest of PP&L’i developments any curing die past ten years to a
on the Lewis River and has a power total o* e-’ * million.
house providing moie thu.i one-quar
E. R- de Luc..a vi.e presi lent and
ter million kilowatts of the nt* gen ch ei •ngineer, 1-ported Swift’s gen-
erating capacity added in the past eiators already iiaie prouuted 1'1
years to the region’s power re.-our
mm i kilo nt h ura of electricity
Paul B. McKee, chairman of the for «ir.es, .arms a I factor.es of the
board of Pacific Power, told a group Pl’s... syet n. H- aid construction
assembled at the project with officers uf t..e 512- ot u g dani had requir
and directors of the con pany, that ed building a mou a.n of neany 16
"Swift ranks ten. h among the ¡arg- million cu< -• yeai» of earth in tile
est of the massive structures of the record time n «u in >nths.
world."
“Swift is the newest among nine
power projects completed in the past
twelve months by the private utilities
of the legion a> » pari oi a con.lim
From
>a<.i>ani
Memorial
ing and orderly power development lUpon
doapiia
program,’’ McKee said. He reported
the record-breaking activity of the
B. in Aoril 2 to Mr and Mrs. Otto
companies will add more than 1,50V,- K Boyd, W■»«’ Stayton a <«m. Bobby
000 kilowatts to the region'« resources Franklin, weighing 7 p und.s 2 <>unc-
during the next fe« ye.rs.
"The companies ai.>o nave applied
B- rn Api 3 to Mr. and Mrs. Walt
for 1 icenses for additional projects er W. Dye, Stayton a son, Paul
with tw<> million kilowatts ot gener ..in ., . elgill. g
.OI....IS II «Uli e3.
ating capability. Ami other develop
B< rn April 4 to .dr and Mrs. Har-
ment are unue. investigation, ’ h® ley al. ..alia", au i v i.e a uaugh
added.
tr, Kathleen Alii, weighing 7 pounds
Together with new plants under » uUfiCU-S.
construction by the isacral govern
'
ment and Ic.a« no i r deia. agen.ies,
McKee said, the re out all-time pow
' list KIBE TO THE MILL CITY
er construction niogiani .as resulted I. sTFKI'RISE ';()!).'
< <>0 a l«ir ‘
New Arrivals
»—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE TH! RSI)\Y,
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PP&L Dedicates Powerhouse
of Detroit Dam
Santiam Ripples Movies
Shown at Grange Meet
By Judi Hoeye
Whoosh! There goes one. And an
LYONS—Oneof the most outstand
other! Here come.« one more! What
ing meetings for Santiam
Valley
am I talking about? Why weeks, of
course. There are only six end one- Grange was held Friday evening,
half weeks left. Where has ALL that with the largest attendance of the
time g >ne. Why, into activities such year, 142 present. Waldo Smith,
a.- he Sophomore pie sales, track master of the Lacomb grange and 17
niee-», Volkswagon stuffing« and Sen-
members presented the
traveling
i ior Cl*»« Plays.
; riday the Sophomores had a cake Agate to Santiam Valley grange.
i nd pie sale. Oh, such lovely cakes Other Granges
represented
were
an«i pies. They were so good that no Grand Prairie B. Charity 4, Western
ore could resist them. One girl even Star 20. Morning Star 1, Crowfoot
. ale a half pie. By the way, Mothers, 15, Calumette 5, Lakecreek 35, Scio
I if you are inis ing a cake plate or 13. The regular business was carried
pie tin you may locate it in the office out. and Mr. Sims, master of the
at .jantiam.
Linn bounty Pomona Grange called
“Spring is sprung, the grass is the rcll. Talks were given by Mrs.
riz; I wonder where the flowers is.” I Eastman, master of Seio, Howard
isn't that silly'.’ Why the flowers are Atkeson, master of Calumette, Ralph
blosaoir ing all over the place.
:Schnorr, master of Grand Prairie,
Another sure .-ign of spring is the David McPherson, master of Western
I a t vity out on the athletic field. Star, Ron Cox. master of Crowfoot,
Watching baseball and track is a and Ger»Id Falk, master of Lake
wondeifui way to get a suntan.
creek.
Hase you noticed tne new shrubs
A short program followed directed
I in t rout of the school building? The by Celer ■ Taylor, lecturer, after
I Honor Society. Freshman Class and ¡which Jerry Coffman showed pictures
the Lions Auxiliary each contribut 'of Detroit Dam and Santiam Canyon.
ed some bu-she.- to be planted. They | Santiam Valley will take the trav-
surety improve the looks of the build i eltng Agate to Holly on Saturday ev-
ing.
lening, April 11. A pot luck supper
A teen-age committee consisting of ! was enjoyed following the meeting.
Karren Marshall, Bob Morgan, Jo Ann
Lhalienuer, Pat Henry, Sandra Harris,
Jeiry Johnson, Sandra Olson and lone for you, just call the school and
Sherven Muir nas oeen formed to plan I ave your t’.aire and address.
activities for the teen agers of the
Hydro-electricity produced at the Northwest's newest pow community. With the help of the par As far as the Seniors are concern
ed, the big news of the week is the
erhouse is flowing from giant generators at Pacific Power & ents we hope to organize things and play "A Fuedin’ Over Yonder.” The
final performance was given Satur
Light Company’s $56,000,000 Swift project to homes, farms and io naie a good time.
The Juniors spent their time pro
night and- though the cast agreed
factories served by the PP&L system. New plant, dedicated fitably Saturday by washing windows it day was
fun to act, nearly all of them
Wednesday, is capable of supplying enough kilowatt-hours of of stores and homes. In the course of wished that they were in the audience
-he day they earned |26.UO. Even rather than on stage. Do you blame
power for homes of one million Northwest residents. Project | though
they worked as hard as they tnem ? By the way, they made (81.50
has world’s highest earthfill dam, is largest of company’s three i could they still have lots of work left n the plav. Profitable business, eh,
| to do. if you would like some work What?
Lewis River developments.
U.S. HAS MANY
COLORFUL FLAGS
The word flag is derived from the
Anglo-Saxon "fleogan,” meaning “to
float in the wind.’’ Few flags that float
in the wind these days are more colorful
than the personal standards authorized
for top military and government officials.
Some of the most colorful—and least
known—of these flags are shown here.
If you have been in service, you are
probably familiar with a few of them.
See how many you can identify without
looking at the answers below. Shown in
the corners are the seals of four major
services.
A flag is also called a color or jack.
The term standard usually applies to
flags carried by mounted, mechanized
and motorized troops, the word colors
to the flags carried at the head of dis
mounted or foot Hoops. A jack is a small
flag flown from the jack staff at the bow
of a vessel.
Warships with a fleet commander
aboard fly the commander's flag, and
are known as flagships.
Long before flags, there were other
kinds of national symbols, such as fig
ures carved in wood, stone, or metal,
mounted at the top of a pole or spear.
Such standards were carried into battle
by Egyptians, Hebrews, Persians. Assyr
ians and Romans. Flags of woven ma
terial flying free from a vertical staff
are believed to have been used first by
the Saracens, during the Middle Ages.
In the early months of the Revolu
tionary War. when our country was not
yet well organized, various groups In
the Continental Army displayed their
own flags One of these, unfurled in
Taunton, Mass.. In 1774. bore the British
jack ol the same design that had been
flown from the mainmast of the May
flower. and was inscribed "Liberty and
Union."
Another showed a coiled rattlesnake
above the warning, "Don't Tread On
Me.” It was carried by the famous Min
utemen in 1775. At the Battle of Bunker
llill. American troops were inspired by
the Pine Tree flag, symbol of the Mas
sachusetts Bay Colony.
The first flag representing the united
colonies in revolution, with thirteen
alternate red and white stripes, was
raised by John Paul Jones from the deck
of the ship Alfred. December 3, 1775.
George Washington liked this and named
it the Grand Union flag. But on the blue
field, in the upper left-hand corner,
instead of stars, were the crosses of
Saint Andrew and Saint George.
The colonists felt a need for a national
flag to symbolize their unity and inde
pendence after July 4. 1776. and so Con
gress passed a resolution calling for a
flag of thirteen stripes, and also thirteen
stars, white on a blue field. A lady of
Philadelphia is credited with having
suggested that the stars be five-pointed,
and with having made the first flag,
with the stary arranged in a circle. Her
name was Betsy Ross.
ANSWERS:
1) Official flag, See. of Defense; ti flag
of Chairman. Joint Chiefs of Staff; 3)
flag of Sec. of Navy; 4> flag of Sec. of
Army; 5) U. S. Air Force flag; 6> flag
of Chief of Staff: VSAF; 7) flag of Chief
of Naval Operations; fl) flag of Chief
of Staff, Army.