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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1963)
Sunrlav, f pbrtMrv (Hit PACE 5-A ft- . -:.. i - r ""-.,, , , - J I At M'vlv V- .v. Iff)' " i"t AM. 1' tf f - . HKRAI.il AM) NEWS. Klamath Fall. Ore. &if r" ; mtl Jko'h, V -v; a, r . 1 , u. " , ' " .'.i . j ' 'i a SERVICE CENTER FINISHED This view, taken from U.S. 97 looking south toward the new service center of PPL shows the buildings of the center at left, and the new substation at right. Both were put into operation in early 1962 and currently house the major portion of the company's basic operation in this area. BRONZE PLAQUE This is the plaque which was unveiled at the John C. Boyle dam during the ceremonies of June 25, 1962. Transmission Interconnection Completed By PPL During 1962 DAM REDEDICATED The Big Bend Dam on the Klamath River was officially re named on Feb. 3, 1962, the John C. Boyle Dam in honor of the vice president and general manager and chief engineer of the California Oregon Power Company. In this view, the cover is belnq taken from the bronze plaque at the dam as John Boyle, seated at right, looks on and officials of PPL stand at the rostrum. Ant i-Radcir Bill Discussed SAI.EM 1UPI1 Pns;ils (hut would outlaw radar speed traps. set maximum speed limits, and make attempted suicide a crime punishable bv fine or imprison' mcnt, were introduced in the house Friday. The senate received bills which would establish znnine of land used exclusively for arming, and a measure which would give ju venile courts jurisdiction over a child whose parent or guardian had failed to provide for him. The hill by Itep. Philip Lang, D-Portland, would ban radar evi dence in prosecution for speeding violations. The House Committee on High ways introduced the bill which would repeal the present prima facie speed law. The bill would set a maximum speed of 70 miles per hour on state highways, and would increase present20, 25. and 53 mile zones to 25, 3D and B5. Lang also introduced a bill providing that anyone trying or threatening to commit suicide be punished by county jail imprison ment of one year, a $1,(XKI fine, or both. The Senate Agriculture Commit-1 iee submitted the farm zoning proposal. It calls for farm land to he assessed at its true caj.il value for farm use and not at the true cash value it would have if applied to other uses. Sen. Alfred Corbett, l)-Porlland, submitted the juvenile court measure. It would give the court jurisdiction when a child was al lowed to become dependent tin a public or private child . caring tgency that needs services of (be court in planning for the child's best interests. house measure introduced bv Kep. Jake Rennetl, D-Portland would menioriali.e Congress t o enact medical care legislation "and consider carefully the pro posal to administer its medical care program as part of Social Security Administration." :J2Lm '4 hVV ' A"'v -' ...v-J BIG JOB COMPLETED One of Pacific Power and Light Company's largest construc tion projects completed last year was the Iron Gate Dam on the Klamath River. Major purpose of the $7,500,000 dam was to reregulate flow of the rivor downstream. This view shows the project on the day it was officially dedicated on Feb. I, 1962. Klamath's Newest... Hours IT a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sot. & Sun. Till Midnight CLOSED MONDAYS FATAL IIOAST HAVE R KOHDWKST, England iUPl The coroner said Thursday that Hopkin Evans, 47, a laborer who boasted be could drink any thing, was killed by 'downing a bottle of cough medicine tire- scribed by a barmaid. DENTAL PLATES Repaired, etc. Our convenient, handy, practical, and economical services NOW available. No appointment needed. No drlav - no willtni RvrnlitKi by rmut OPEN 9:00 - 5:00 1033 Main St. TU 4-3284 RESTAURANT Noyv Open! Private D minc Room AMERICAN & MEXICAN FOODS Tortillas Enchilados Tacos Tamalcs Rcfryed Beans Plui Many Other Specialties From South of the Border ORDERS TO GO! Family Nites Sat. - Free Tacos for Children Under 12 Accompanied by Parents BIT-O-MEX RESTAURANT O Look For It on the Left at the Merrill-Lakovicw Junction Completion of a power trans mission interconnection to fully co ordinate Pacific Power & Light Company's hydroelectric generat ing plants in its Copco division with its power supply resources in the north and a new power plant on the Klamath River high lighted the progress of the utility during tile past year. The new 2:)0,(KiO-volt transmis sion circuit was the major con Jniction project completed in Ore Hfin in tile past year. Another of the company's larg est as the completion of Iron Gale hydroelectric project on the Klamath River just below the Calilnrnia-Oregon border. Costing $;..vm.nno, lion (late reregulales liver flows downstream from sev en other PP&L power plants on the Klamath. Iron ('.ate has a powerhouse with 1R.000 kilowatts of generating capacity. Sam Ritchey. Klam.Hli IHMrici manager for Pacific Power noted the new 2:l0.(K0-volt trans mission line between Albany and Rnsehurg provides for fully inte grated operation of PP&l.'s hy droelectric plants on the Itogue. I'mnqua and Klamath rivers in Northern California and Southern Oregon with the company's power sources on northern rivers, par ticularly the three major generat ing plants on the Lewis River in southwest Washington. Pacific Power expended $40 mil- JOHN C. BOYLE ... in his honor lion for new construction in 1W2 and has budgeted more than $."tl million for the current year. Nearly $1.5 million will be ex tended in the Klamath district this year to expand the PP&L dis tribution system and other facili ties. A major project will be com pletion of a fi9,04)O-volt loop around Klamalh Falls to provide more rapacity on the alternate supply line that links several substations serving the area. The large investment in facili ties was necessary to expand the system needed to deliver the con tinually growing amounts of elec tricity being used by our custo mers. Ritchey said. "Use of electricity lias more than trebled since the end of World War II, and the average resi dence here now uses nearly ll.DOOkilowatt hours annually. This large amount is more than double the national average," Ritchey explained. The district manager said the company's total investment in the district has grown tremendously in recent years. Since W46, Pa cific Power's construction exien ditures in the district have ex ceeded $27 million. The company is one of tiie area's largest employers, with an an nual payroll of $!l7n.00n. Pacilic Power pays approximately $425, (HHI in property taxes and fran chise taxes in the county an-nuallv. Robin Hood's Tiny Bikini Unlike Majorette Costume OMHA. Neb. VIM Robin) To back up their claim that thmrnt tiimd and a band of men had fijmsv hit (if cloth feli ini. .ill hook un lodav. UmHitmnnl maioretle standard Rather, it was what Rohm Hood'pollce placed the triangular cos ' ... a hilini Hie site of:iume beside a package of ciga a package of cigarettes. Mclun Rrnwn. Veterans of For ,v.i Wars iVFWi post command rr" said he didn't think it was in ,l,vnit. He said it was like a majorette costume. Vice squad oUkcis raided a H.S parlv at the VKW post and Miid Miss Shirley Mauldin. 2fi, ,",tcssinnal!v known as "Robin S i.nd" clad in a scanty garment Biown admitted it was scanty j relies. The costume barely over lapped Ihc package. Several baton twirling Instruc tors protested indignantly that ihnir slodents do not wear cos- homes ecn remotely similar to, Miss Mauldin's. Tiirv said theirs were more bin the traditional Robin Hood's. The controversy reached all Hit j way to cilv hall. aid it was understanding short ol the piece of cloth was stipmscd to lie in custody of the judge who signed the search warrant for the Feb. 11 raid. Rrnwn charged his constitution al rights had been violated alter the raid. He wild officers jailed him overnight wilbout setting bond illowing him a telephone. In the past Ifi vears, the Repub lic of Liberia has increased for eign trade over 5O0 per cent. t:iwir .lames Dworak. milfed .a soil of hail a tllKllll. ncpm-l puinc m.-u ...u... .... Mid He s,,id lie didn't deny Mi ,!,;!, un may have worn llie ita rfif:,t I n, sauna she had a lot moir fiothcs nier lius costume than Vil menlioned." he said "II nflf going I" P'l 'I'1"11 '" (,,. la.ls of eu'iytiung. we ,:.in;'(l ue tiie lails." 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