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* -- - ■ Idaho Power Co. BeyiM Gcfttratmy Electricity at New Oibew Dumto o THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON City Council Rejects Adrian Legion Post, Nyssa Births .. July 6—To 5ft and Mrs. Ray- Paving Fund Request Auxiliary Schedule mond Antu of Nyssa. girl. (Continued from Page 1) Annual Picnic July 23 July 7—To Mr. and a Mrs. Don- pay all expenses for lines, hook- Oxbow dam s first generator<rlver piants permits repeated use ’ ups and meters, and pay the 30 went “an the line July 5 under of y,e same water, he said the percent additional charge for out a program aimed at increasing start of Oxbow production will side users, and use for only do use of the Snake river in this enable the company “to produce mestic purposes, that the city low-water year to provide more added kilowatt-hours of electri- furnish them water. Motion car electricity for the heaviest irnga- ! cjfy from every acre-foot of wat- ried. tion load — in — Idaho com er •• Rate Schedule Conflict Seen ---- -77- —— Power zzzz pany history. The application of Lloyd C. Idaho Power is providing ser- T. E. Roach, Idaho Power presi vice to some 6,000 irrigation Page of Nyssa Sanitation service dent, said technicians worked two pumps during the 1961 season, ac for an increase of rates for com shifts daily to ready the generator cording to the utility president. mercial users had been approved for production. These pumps supply water to ap at a pervious meeting. Council- i man House called attention to a Start-up of the big 55,000-kilo- proximately 600,000 acres. 1 previous contract and ordinance watt unit was performed in an “More than 350 new electric 1 (limiting the maximum amount informal ceremony that dramatic pumps totaling nearly 31,000 ally spanned the years between horsepower already have been | that could be charged) that was 1961 and an earlier Oxbow project connected to our system this sea in conflict with the new rate built by a predecessor company son and still more pumps are ex schedule and that the ordinance of Idaho Power more than a half- pected to go into service,” Roach would have to be amended. Min utes of a previous meeting were century ago. said. “This will increase our total Featured in the event were H. irrigation pumping load to over not approved for this reason. Current accounts payable came L. Senger and C. O. Crane, retired 260,000 horsepower.” in for considerable discussion Idaho Power employees who He labeled the start of Oxbow with final approval to pay all helped build the original project. The company pioneers jointly production as “another big step except two bills made by the threw the switch that started the in our program to develop the police department for uniforms, new Oxbow’s electricity stream- | full resources of the Hells Can boots, guns, belts, etc. These were ing over a far-reaching net of yon reach and to he4p pace the passed for further study. growth of our service Councilmen informed City Man transmission lines tying the pro- steady ; ager Art Colby that in the future ject to the Idaho Power service area.” Brownlee dam, 450.000-kilowatt they would possibly refuse to pay i area and other Northwest Power producer and the first unit in the any bills that did not have a J Pool members. All of 220,000-kilowatt Oxbow’s utility’s new three-dam develop requisition for purchase, pre- | four initial generators will be on ment, has been in full production viously signed by him. It was January 1959. The company noted that this method was set I the line and the project completed since ; late this fall. 11 already has started preliminary on its Hells Canyon dam, enough water through the tun Roach said Oxbow’s additional work ' unit in the development. nel to operate one generator. power is of far-reaching benefit third 1 Idaho Power continued to op because of “the present low-water A total of more than 1,000,000 conditions and heavier irrigation i! kilowatts ultimately will be gen erate the original powerhouse af pumping demands than ever be erated by Idaho Power’s entire ter the company was established fore.” $164,000,000 development, which in 1916, then put it on a standby Pointing out that Idaho Power’s provides flood control, navigation basis for use during emergencies. Gomer Condit, Idaho Power almost - unique chain of Snake recreation and fish conservation benefits in addition to harnessing resident engineer, said the pres the full power potential of the ent Oxbow project harnesses the full capacity of the unusual horse Hells Canyon reach. The original project was under shoe site, “with modern equip taken about 1907 by the Idaho- ment and know-how making our Oregon Light & Power company, undertaking efficient from the which proposed to build a dam beginning.” To block the Snake at the up that would send the Snake river per end of the oxbow, Idaho Pow through a tunnel into a power er has built a rockfill embank house equipped initially with three generators of 10,800-kilo- ment 205 feet high and flanked ,watt capacity and ultimately with by two spillways. Water impounded by this bar six generators of 21,600-kilowatt rier is carried through a spine I capacity. like mountain by two concrete- I Troubled by financial problems lined intake tunnels, each of and comparatively primitive con which is nearly 1,000 feet long struction equipment, Idaho-Ore and 36 feet in diameter. From gon Light & Power succeeded in the tunnels, the water drops I building a concrete-lined tunnel through four 23 - foot - diameter more than 1,100 feet long and 28 steel penstocks to spin the tur feet in diameter. bines in the powerhouse. However, the company’s build Two 130 - foot - diameter surge ers were defeated by the swift tanks, carved in solid rock on a To Buy. Sell, Reni or Hire, flowing river in their efforts to bench above the powerhouse, reg Try the Columns of the Gate build a dam from shore to shore. ulate water pressure in the pen They were able to turn only stocks. City Journal Classified Page. o ° Mrs W K. Wahlert and chil dren and Mrs. Hannah BurbanB returned Monday afternoon fro« Ashland, Ore® where «Hl been visiting Mrs. Wahlert’s par I ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Barry. M and W Jess Mar*ez and family, • and **s. Joe Rodrí guez an<t>family. Mr and Mrs Joe Gandado and family and Sophia, mother of Mrs Gandado of Pitts Commander Tony Martinez and aid Poulson of Parma. a boy burg. dial if.. went to Nampa for a July 8 — To Mr and Mrs. Gar- President Mildred Elliott presid picnic lunch Sunday. In the eve- ed at a July 3 joint meeting of land Carson of Payette, a boy. Weekend victors at the Ed I ning they all had dinner at the July 8—To Mr and Mrs Jesus Adrian American Legion post 109 Maulding tome were Mary E Jess Martinez home. Garza of Nyssa, a boy. and auxiliary members. Maulding, Major and Mrs. C. H. July 9 — To Mr. and Mrs Nor Plans were formulated at the Maulding and Carol. Journal Classifieds for Resultai session for the annual picnic, man White of Jordan Valley, a featuring fried chicken, to be held girl. July 10—To Mr. and Mrs Ber- July 23 at Ontario park All veterans and their families j nard Gammel of Parma, a boy. July 11—To Mr. and Mrs Rich are invited and are requested to ard Apodaca of Nyssa, a boy. bring own table service. July 11—To Mr. and Mrs. Jose Reports from delegates who at tended Boys’ and Girls’ State will Delgado of Nyssa, a girl. July 12—To Mr. and Mrs. Jo be a highlight of the Sunday pro Bisbee of Ontario, a boy. gram. up in the city charter. Lynn Snodgrass appeared be fore the council regarding license fee to be paid by Davis Amuse ment company for the carnival at the rodeo grounds. He said that they had not been paying a fee in the past and that it was their im pression that the rodeo grounds were outside the city limits. Members of the council said that the grounds were inside and were included in the charter prior to purchase of the land by present owners, Owyhee Riding club. as Council members said it would not be fair to make the charge on such short notice if it had not been collected in the past but that there would be a charge in fol lowing years. A call to the county assessor’s office by a Journal reporter brought the information that the grounds were inside the city and would be on city tax rolls. Female Drivers Thirty-nine percent of the na tion’s drivers are women. Automobile Manufacturers as sociation reports the average truck in use in this country is 7.6 years old. eh.lr. M\i IlL DIIM I SSkJl Ntwn» SHOUT IT FROM THE WANT ADS in this newspaper Whan you want to sell something, tel! about it in the Want Ads. When you want to buy something, ask for it in the Want Ads. Soo for yourself . . . Want i.k* » m a Vi Ads talk big at little cost. 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