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THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1963 THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA. OREGON Idaho Power Plans $10 io $15 Million In New Service Facilities During '63 PARRAS EXPRESS THANKS FOR ASSISTANCE GIVEN We would like to thank public ly members of the Nyssa Eagles », , D - - ---------- —------------ — auxiliary for helping our son, ano rower company will invest $10-$15 million in new Carlos Parra, with the medical sen ice tacilties during 1963 as part of its continuing expan- a»d he is receiving. His health is service Slon 4? . pumPs new dollars into channels of commerce, ere- ------ J — — an —K* If SUUIIU d LUAua taxes OI4V4 and helps pdLV pace LI the sound gXUWLll growth 01 our economy,” company president T. E. Roach announced last week. ’ ’ ’ Describing the utility’s 1963 site of Hells Canyon dam in the construction budget by iar far heart of North America’s deepest u i Muu^fL as “ oy the largest business expendi- gorge. t.ure jn our area for new faci Roach said the company’s con of e much improved, ” ouui to thank Wiunn the aux- We also want Uiary for helP «»ven him in start- ing and furthering his art career. Our special thanks to Mrs. Vir ginia Brandt. —Dios Los Bendiga God Bless You, Mr and Mrs. David lities. Roach said it includes struction expenses this year will Parra and Family increase its total investment in i spending for new and improved transmission and distribution lines service facilities to about $360 mllhon LINDA CLEAVER ELECTED and substations. This year, he said, also will pro- PRESIDENT OF 4-H CLUB "Thus, just as Idaho Power has done through the years, we will duce the company’s largest tax Officers were elected at the continue to build and modernize bill estimated at $15.5 million, in. March 1 meeting of Buena Vista | eluding state and local taxes esti to satisfy the ever-increasing de Livestock club held at the Lester [ mands on our interconnected sys. mated at $7.7 million. Cleaver home. tern.” “Our 1963 expenditures, part of The meeting was under direc-1 a total of $140 million we propose tion o f Linda Cleaver, newly | Hells Canyon Work Included to spend in the next six years, are For the third straight year, a positive proof that Idaho Power elected president. Others named i major portion of Idaho Power’s is ready, willing and able to help to office were Newell Cleaver, outlay is earmarked for construc pave the way for continued area vice president; Marjory Morton, | tion of a heavy-duty access high growth that has been greater than secretary; Rocky Kiem, Susan way that is being pushed along anywhere else in the Pacific Hartley and Janet Montgomery, rugged mountain terrain to the Northwest,” the utility president song and recreation leaders; Rod ger Garner, news reporter. pointed out. Next meeting will be March 29 Indicate* Vigorous Economy 63,000 at the Lester Cleaver home. Roach, reporting that the peak —Rodger Garner. Reporter.: Licensed Nearly 63,000 drivers were add demand on Idaho Power’s system ed to Oregon’s driving population is expected to rise to an all-time high of about 950,000 kilowatts last year. in 1963, cited the gain as “an ex Vem L. Hill, director of the De cellent indicator of the vigorous partment of Motor Vehicles, said state of the Snake River valley’s recently that 62,920 applicants economy.” completed the license test during Transmission line construction the year. Ln 1961, 61,335 original provided in the 1963 budget al Licenses were issued. ready has begun, according to the Hill noted that during the year president, with the company’s 29,143 out-of-state driver licenses mobile crews installing heavier were surrendered by applicants conductor to increase the capacity for an Oregon license. This was of a 69,000-volt line between On 46 percent of all new applicants. tario and Nyssa. The department also reported The company also will continue that it issued 57,893 instruction extensive survey and engineering permits during the year. This work that is a vital preliminary was nearly 8,000 more such per to construction of a new 255-mile mits than were issued in 1961, high-voltage transmission line be The state’s total driving popu tween American Falls and Ana conda, Mont. Idaho Power will lation is estimated at 950,000. build the line jointly with Mon NYSSA NAVYMAN ASSIGNED tana Power company and Utah Power & Light company. TO DUTY IN PUERTO RICO Richard T. Settles, radioman Eighth Connection with Pool seaman apprentice, USN, son of The new heavy-duty line will Mrs. Clara N. Ramband of 101 provide Idaho Power’s eighth Ehrgood avenue, Nyssa, reported transmission interconnection with Jan. 30 to the U. S. Naval Com the Northwest Power Pool and munications station, San Juan, further strengthen coordination of Puerto Rico. the three utility systems for the I He has been assigned duty at benefit of their customers. the U. S. Naval Radio station (T), More than 130 miles of new I Fort Allen, Puerto Rico. high - voltage transmission lines Settles is a graduate of Nyssa were built by the company in | high school. 1962. Longest of the new facili ties was a 138,000-volt line from the Lower Salmon generating plant on the Snake river to Hai-1 ley and a 46,000-volt line from I Hailey to Ketchum — a total of 70 miles. Two new substations are plan-1 WHICH SINGLE ned for construction this year, INSTRUMENT CAN BE with at least four others schedul-; MADE TO REPRESENT ed to be enlarged to increase A WHOLE ORCHESTRA? their capacities. Substation Work Announced The new substations will be I, built at Bannock Creek, between I American Falls and Pocatello, and I in Boise, while expansion work I will be performed at the Ontario, Elmore, Quartz and Wells, Nev., substations. Ln addition, distribution facili- I ties will be installed at the Gem I Junction substation, near Mars- I ing, to improve area service. 209 npttiTr fttnrajaj Roach said other transmission, I A Single Yearly Eye Examina distribution and substation con- I tion Can Make a Child Do a struction will be added to projects I Whole Lot Better in School— already on the 1963 program, “es. | See Us . . . We Specialize in pecially in the next few months I Children's Visual Caret as irrigators complete their plans I The Quiz Answer Is for new electric pumping devel- I The Pipe Organ. opments.” I Idaho Power extended service j I to more than 350 new pumps in I 1962, boosting the total supplied I I OPTOMETRIST I by the company to 6,525 pumps. I Totaling nearly 290,000 horse- I [ vision specialisti power, the pumps provide water I ut si. Him imii pune us nu to some 661,800 acres. I New Drivers During 1962 sibh Q m ^ Dr.JohnEasly ANNOUNCEMENT!! MERL KYGAR wishes to announce to all his friends and customers that he has taken in in a partner ... CECIL GARRISON to help with the repair business. ------------- -o ■ - ---- Garrison has been in the repair business for 30 years and is an expert mechanic. -------------- o-------------- "Come In and See Us" KYGAR —GARRISON "For General Repairs ff Phone 372-3305 Hl Bower Avenue NYSSA, OREGON Spring's in the Air... and So's Trouble When Sprays Aren't Handled Carefully Pre spring days and early farm activities bring a reminder from J. D. Patterson, state de partment of agriculture's chief chemist, to handle agricultural sprays and dusts with kid gloves. Properly used, any cTop chem ical on the market is as safe as the flowers that brighten the landscape. Patterson offers the following safety guides for pro tection of user and innocent by stander, including children: 1. Follow directions on the la bel . . . Use the product how and why and when the label advisee. 2. Don’t flirt with danger by leaving sprays where children may play with them. 3. Don't put spray mixtures in pop bottles or other contain ers that will tempt children to think they are to be drunk like pink lemonade. 4. When not in use. store original bottles and packages where neither people nor ani mals can get into them. 5. Preferably, don't take mainder of these products of the original container if ♦ ing only a portion; if they are put in another container, container l-K-1 label it so no mistake as to identity is possible. 6. Don’t leave them in an open field while the person re sponsible can't keep his eyes on them. If this sounds silly, re member that a few years ago two young people died from contacting sprays left unattend ed in an open field. On another angle. Patterson suggests that persons hiring spraying done, either ground or air, should bo sure that the ap plicator holds a state license to perform this work. It's illegal for anyone doing this type of work for pay unless he has passed the state examinations and is licensed. Overnight op erators. out for a "fast buck." are a sure cinch not to have an Oregon license. SPEND SUNDAY IN BOISE Mr. and Mrs. George McKee visited Sunday in Boise with her brothers-in-law and sisters, Mr. and Mrs. Al Law and Mr. and Mrs. John Dougal. PAGE THREE W. HIATT TRANSFERRED TO GREENLAND ARMY BASE Army Specialist Five Willis G. Hiatt, whose wife, Evelyn, lives in Parma, recently was assigned to the 7th Artillery group in Thule. Greenland. Hiatt, an information specialist in the group’s Headquarters Bat tery, entered the army in 1947 and was last stationed in Spo kane, Wash. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Scott O. Hiatt, route 1, Nyssa, he is a gra duate of Nyssa high school. STUDENT VISITS PARENTS Miss Wanda Long, a student at Kinman Business college in Spo kane, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Max Long. Twelve Area Girls Enter Queen Contest An American GI Forum queen contest is now under way with 12 young ladies from the Nyssa- Adrian area as candidates. Contestants are Suzanne Mar tinez, Ruth Gallegos, Martha Lo era, Cookie Gallegos, Linda Ma drid, Phyllis Gallegos, Dora Lo pez, Maria Rosales, Teresa Galle gos, Raffleta Martinez, Rosa Ven- drell and Mary Ellen Rosales. Winner will be announced at the Easter dance to be held Sun day, April 14. At that time there will also be a cash award drawing. The winning young lady will reign during the Spanish festival and throughout the coming year. Dr. Donald R. Shannahan Podiatrist — Foot Specialist Formerly Located at 1201 South Kimball Now Located at 108 East Pine in Caldwell, Idaho South Kimball at Pine One Block West of Hospital Dial 459-9707 By Appointment