The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 161, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 24, 1959 Page: 3 of 28
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Commission Will Consider
Lone Star’s Hike Request
THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS 2 A
Abilene, Texas, Tuesday Morning, November 24, 1959 O-A
WTCC Convention
Plans to Be Mode
Fred Husbands of Abilene, exec-
attend a meeting in San Angelo at
2 p.m. Tuesday to work out plane
for the WTCC spring convention
Date of the 42nd annual con-
vention, to be held in San Angelo,
SAVING SHOE LEATHER — Velma Gray of Everett, Wash., is keeping her feet
dry in spite of flood conditions as weekend rains forced all western Washington
rivers out of their banks. Carrying her to safety is Snowhomish County Deputy
Sheriff Ted Griffith (AP Wirephoto)
One Killed as Washington
Stunned by Violent Rains
SEATTLE. Wash (AP) - A clared Snowhomish County, in conditions were the worst in 27
deadly mixture of too much rain, western Washington north of years The Great Northern, North,
wind and warmth stunned Wash- Seattle, a major disaster area.
ern Pacific and Milwaukee al
. . ut’ve vice president of the West ----------------------
AUSTIN (AP)—A year-long fight cent of Lone Star * expenses, just- tion," he said. “It costs less to Texas Chamber of Commerce, will may be set at the meeting
between Lone Star Gas Co. and ify the hike, Collins argued. terue the individual •
Texas cities over an increase in Collins said the company’s dis-
gas rates and a sliding escalator tribution system earned only a return based on property is a key
clause for future rates reached its 2.91 per cent return on an invest- point in the controversy,
final stage Monday before the ment of 97 million dollars. The Foy also defended'the escalator
Texas Railroad Commission cities said Lone Star actually paid clause as “a sound progressive
| After two hours of summation, an 18 per cent common stock divi- step which would save an untold
chairman Ernest 0. Thompson de nd in 1957 and 1958, amount of money paid out in regu-
said the commission would take Kucera said Lone Star figures 70 latory rates.'’
the matter under consideration, per cent of its cost should be
No decision is likely for several charged to domestic consumers
weeks. who use only 30 per cent of the
Lone Star sought permission to gas. He said Federal Power Corn-
jump its rates from 30 to 40 cents mission rulings said the costs
per 1,000 cubic feet to its distrib- should be split 50-50.
uting companies. This would put Kucera asked the commission if
the rate back to the 1942 level. The it were "going to follow this
boost eventually would be passed dreamed up theory of distribu- |
on to non industrial users, tion." He also charged that one of
Dallas City Atty. Henry Kucera Lone Star s witnesses who had
and Fort Worth City Atty. Rine- recommended the 50-50 breakdown
hart Rouer, representing 320 cities in a similar hearing in Little Rock
they claim are opposing the peti- had backed up Lone Star’s distri-
tion, argued the increase "is not button in this hearing. He said he
justified in part or in whole ” asked the witness why and his re-
Kucera and Rouer claimed Lone ply was "I didn’t see any need
Star’s case was built on half- of pushing sand against the tide."
truths, false conclusions and in- Foy said there was no such
accurate reports by witnesses, statement in the voluminous maze
• Warren Collins of .Dallas, gen- of records and testimony which
oral counsel for the company, and began before a commission ex-
San Angelo attorney Joe Foy aminer in January,
summed up Lone Star’s case as The San Angelo attorney said
conservative. Foy estimated the the company had to build its line
company is losing $20,500 a day to care for "the peaking prob-
for each day the rate increase is lem." He said an industrial us-
not granted, tomer who - takes 100,000 MCF
Lone Star said unless it is al- (thousand cubic feet) at one time
lowed a reasonable return it will would cause the company more
not be able to maintain the service expense than a customer who took
which it is obligated to furnish the same amount over a period of
its customers. Increasing operat- months.
ing costs, including the price of "You have to build a system for
gas which represents about 65 per the maximum day’s consump-
ington Monday in a major weath- But as the day progressed there halted cross-Cascade traffic and
er disaster that knocked out moun- had been only one death reported rerouted trains down the Colum- -
lain highways and marooned hun- A woman motorist. Hazel K. Cad-bia River Valley to Portland, Ore. 1
dreds in lowland floods dell. 64, Leavenworth, Wash., was and Vancouver, Wash. 0
Massive slides in the Cascades killed in a mountain pass acci- The Milwaukee's Chicago-bound "
cut main cross - state highways, dent before Cascade highways Olympia - Hiawatha passenger
closing the heaviest traveled route were closed, train was trapped between slides
A tricky weather combination just beyond the Snoqualmie sum-
Rivers swollen by drenching was to blame for the flood-slide mit. The 90 passengers were re-
rain and a sudden mountain snow trouble Week-long rains totaled moved by bus after 10 hours. They
melt forced scores of families up to 1312 inches in the moun- had to trudge half a block through
from their homes Many were res- tains, including 671 inches in 24 two-foot deep snow, but none ap
cued by helicopter, boat or am- hours at one Cascade station, peared to mind.
phibious craft Ninety passengers Then came unseasonal warmth.We had a big party," said Mrs.
were marooned 10 hours in a with temperatures of 45-50 above Gary, Matters, Spokane. . after
stalled train before getting out recorded in mountain passes This reaching that eastern Washington
safety, was accompanied by a chinook, city. "No one seemed frightened,
Gov. Albert D Rosellini de- the Western name for a strong. Some of us played cards. Others
warm variable wind, talked through the night. A few
The snow melt was amazing napped.” .
Six inches of snow disappearedThe Weather Bureau forecast
within hours from the summit of the highest water in history for
Snoqualmie Pass, 50 miles east the Gr**n River near Auburn,
of Seattle | Wash - 30 miles southeast of here.
The rampaging south fork of the Several other western Washington
Snoqualmie River swerved from streams were al or near record
highs.
Civil Defense, Civil Air Patrol
Scene Stealers
for perhaps 30 days.
Tini Tot
DIAPER
SERVICE
“A thinking baby’s
filter"
ow 2-4999
its cflawnel east of North Bend.
Wash , and washed out all four
lanes of U.S. Highway 10, the units and other state agencies
state’s major route through the were called out. Military services
Stops Constipation
Due to “Aging Colon”
New laxative discovery re-creates 3 essentials
Cascades It was that route sent trained rescue teams. Army
marked for a 30-day closure Oth- engineers headquarters in Wash-
er mountain passes were expected ington, D. C., instructed its re-
to be reopened quickly gional staff to give full aid.
Railway officials said the flood The weather outlook was mixed.
The forecast was for little rain
in the next 24 hours but above
average the rest of the week
The Weather Bureau said most
of the early mountain snows al-
ready were melted, and the run-
off was in swollen streams
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The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 161, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 24, 1959, newspaper, November 24, 1959; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1659725/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.