THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1949
PAGE TWO
said. "Under federal law the fed to jeopardize a taxpaying invest
eral power commission is authoriz ment and incur a power shortage
ed to issue licenses for hydroe which would detrimentally affect
lectric projects, including trans- every resident of the area merely
mission lines to connect with the for the purpose of carrying out
Idaho—
KI.ASS V. POW ELL.................................Editor and Publisher
company’s primary transmission its program of competition with Go Mr. To and
Mrs. George N. Bear
system.
investor-owned companies and ul
"The question is omy one of ad timate government ownerrtiip of went to Silver City Sunday. En
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vance permission to construct ac electric utilities. In effect, the route they visited friends near
ross government lands, pending government is willing to withhold Sheaville and at the Elmer Fenn
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people of southern Idaho and Go On Fishing Trip—
“These
lines
are
essential
to
ad-
Minimum
30c
i Strictly in Advance)
j Kjuately serve our customers this eastern Oregon if it cannot force Bert Adams of Homedale. form
j coming winter," he states, "and the the local electric companies to grant er Nyssa resident, and Bill Bolitho
Jepartment of interior is trying it a proprietary right in the elect of Nyssa left Saturday on a fish
systems serving the area, to ing trip to Knox, but Mr. Bolitho
Published every Thursday at Nysaa, Malheur County, Oregon. to force the company, as the price ric
advance construction, to agree be used by the government in had
Entered at the postoitice at Nyssa, Oregon for transmission to for transmit
to come home Tuesday because
power un competition against them.
the illness of his mother, Mrs
through the United States Mails, as second class matter, under der the terms government
of the department’s The new 75,000-kilowatt hydro of
Hattie
Bolitho, who was taken to
the act of March 3, 1879
recent regulations. These require electric plant on Snake river near the Samaritan
hospital at Nampa
ments would virtually make a com Bliss, the fifth to be completed by
mon carrier out of the company's Idaho Power since 1945, will be Eagles To Have Picnic—
transmission circuit, to which the In operation ahead of next wint The annual picnic of the Eagles
I last Saturday.
could connect its fac- er's peak demand, which ordin lodge will be held Sunday, August
The department of interior seeks government
iities
any
place
chooses to arily occurs In December and Jan 14 at I p. m. in the Nyssa park.
an injunction to prevent construct do so, or increase that the it capacity
of uary. Its usefulness, however, is
and races for the kiddies
ion of the lines across public do the lines which we are construct dependent upon completion of two Games
and a baseball game between the
ing to serve the needs of our cust new transmission line, from the Nyssa
main
and
charges
the
company
and Ontario Eagles have
Idaho Power company has stop with willful trespass on govern omers for its own exclusive benefit. plant west to Boise and east to been scheduled.
A basket lunch
American
Falls,
estimated
to
cost
“While
this
action
is
unpreced
ped all construction work on public ment
will be served. The lodge »ill
land.
$3,000,000,
plus
an
additional
$3,-
ented
In
33
years
during
which
domain of its new transmission lines ‘The government’s suit does not Idaho Power company has used 000,000 for terminal substations. furnish ice cream, pop and coffee.
from the Bliss plant to American inv <lve the Obtalnment of right- right-of-way across Uncle Sam’s
Named Store Manager—
for the lines, which is now
Falls and BoLse as a result of legal I 1 of-way
desert, and Is embar To Air-Condition Bank—
Ted Rogers of Vale has been
pending before the federal power sagebrush
rassing
to
the
company,
it
can
be
The
Nyssa
branch
of
the
First
action filed against the company I commission
appointed as new manager of
will be acted up-
harmful to some 250,000 National Bank of Portland is to Gordon's
by the department of the interior | on In due and
drlve-in market. Mr.
course,” T. E. Roach, directly
people who are residents of the have a completely new air-con Rogers, manager
of the Vale Sup
in the U. S. distriot court at Boise 1 president of Idaho Power company, affected
area.
ditioning
system,
according
to
O.
H.
for the last two years, has
‘The department of Interior has i Keller, vice president and cashier. ply
purchased a house and has moved
acknowledged the urgent need for
new equipment will replace the his
family to Nyssa.
I these power lines by the electric The
inadequate
system
originally
In
users of this area, yet is willing stalled when the building was Visit In Idaho—
constructed. Keller stated. Instal Mr. and Mrs. Albert Coleman,
lation will be completed soon by Billy Coleman and Mairion and Bud
Pacific Air Control of Portland. Osburn visited at the Osburn
homestead at Garden valley Sun
Malheur County Featured—
In the Sunset magazine an art day.
icle featuring Malheur and Harney
Youth Camp—
counties Is found In the August Attend
Rev.
Mrs. Don Maxfield.
Lssue. The article feature pictures of Mrs. Chet and Mosler
and a group of
the two counties, including one of eight people of the Christian
the Owyhee dam, a large pipeline church were at Cove last week to
attend the Pioneer youth camp for
and the Owyhee river.
intermediates conducted toy the
Christian church. Rev. Maxfield
and Mrs. Mosler were members of
INVITATION the faculty.
Return From Vacation—
Mrs. Kenneth Renstrom and Mrs.
We would like to invite Elmer
Renstrom returned Saturday
from a week’s vacation spent at
all of our friends to Scott
1939 Chevy Coupe, $595
beach. Mrs. Henry Myers
left Salmen Friday night for Sac
attend our wedding ramento,
where she will visit her
1939 Chevrolet, 2 door, $645
and daughter-in-law, Captain
dance and reception son
and Mrs. Harvey Myers for a few
Heat you're dying
weeks before returning to her home
Friday
evening,
August
Perhaps a fan
at Springfield, Missouri.
1940 Chevrolet, 2 door sedan, $745
You should be trying.
19 at 9 o’clock in the Returns From Convention—
American Legion hall. from
Arthur Rouse returned Monday
1946 Ford pick-up, $945
Salem, where he attended the
department American Legion con
Good orchestra.
vention August 4, 5 and 6. The
new commander. Sam Bowers, Is
Bobbe Brower and
the first of the younger group to
be elected state commander. He
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requests the full support of the
younger Legionnaires “to prove
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their ability to perform the duties
they will be required to assume’’.
The Legionnaires met In the house
chambers and the women’s aux
iliary met In the senate building.
Reports on the convention and on
junior baseball will be given at
The Gate City
Journal
LOCAL NEWS
the first meeting of the Nyssa post Home From Colorado—
Mrs. Ed Frost returned last Fri
in September.
day from Salida, Colorado, where
she spent two months visiting rel
Here From Chicago—
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Zipprodt atives.
and daughter, Carolyn of Chicago
visited last week at the home of Visits Parents—
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mally. Mr. Pfc Dwaine Erwin and his wife,
and Mrs. Maily, Miss Nora O’ the former Betty Lou Hazelton
Brian, and the Chicago visitors of Tacoma, arrived in Nyssa Wed
spent from Friday until Sunday at nesday to visit at the home of Mr.
Payette lakes.
' and Mrs. Floyd Erwin.
U. S. Is Suing
Power Company
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Local Cabbage
lb . 5°
Local Ripe Tomatoes
. 15°
Local Green Peppers lb . 8 c
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