The Yellow Springs American, Volume 1, Numbers 1-22

IIIUHUKK COUNTS” MINTING CO/ Tvilow Bprlm*m A m Puff* 4 ThurKtlnv'.Jim* T 1 • ^ JJinrHtir.j, une -li ^ . r r i l f r HtmW iricaa ‘Bon’t Want Electric DP&L TeHc Yellow "W« have never hud n rate case. We don’t want one. We value pub­ lic relations too much. We have nothing -to hide, hut the situation Is acute.” These were the words ef Herbert Nonnieman. wholesale contract exe­ cutive -of the Payton Power and Light Company as be appeared be-! Iate'- village council Monday eve­ ning. asking tor a 20 per cent in­ crease in gas rates iij Y e l l o w SjRring*. ■ Mr, Nonneman further stated at the,* special meeting: that “I am making no threats, but just stat- ingtaots as Iknow them.” He then elaborated on the two alternatives Available to the company i (1) A raie-fixing contract with the coun­ cil.in the torm pf an ordinance and (21 A rate case with the Public Utilities Commiscsion of Ohio, He explained that, while his com­ pany had no intention of filing a rate case, this increase would be easily ©keyed because the PUCO j fc«li<*v«8 “a reasonable return on in ing at 3,9 per cent return and gave exact facts and figures from a 1952 company income statement to sup­ port his statement The new rate being asked in the various towns the company serves would then bring the c o m p a n y earnings up to 1.3 per cent return, a figure thoispeaker termed low. He stated that they are seeking minimum relief from the old rate which would mean a minimum In­ crease to the Consumer. Pointing to the comprehensive chart he had brought for the council to see, Noneim&n declared that the new rate would be lower than the aver­ age of 100 towns served by other companies in Ohio, “We have bent over backwards to arrive *at; a rate that would not be e x o r b i t a n t , and many towns (and he named them) have voluntarily accepted the rate in- ; crease once the true fact* were presented. Earlier the company spokesman cited the fact that the cost cf noted that in the same period the gas rate in Yellow Springs had not gone up. “We are trying to do two things. Increase and standardize rates in all towns,” the speaker remarked,* He then named the towns that had already accepted the rate in­ crease, “ If you are concerned about public o p i n i o n and well you should be. the opinion in most towns ha* been this: 'Well, we expected.J» ralse. bat we bough t ”lt*d be inore tharf'ihat," He then cited neighboring Jamestown a* * an example# w k r* In a council- conducted test of public opinion after the company's case had been publicized, "70 per cent voted for the Increase.’ ’ After Mr. Honnemari's talk, it was broought out that council Is not authorized to pass the rate- fixing ordinance as an emergency measure. The ordinance was read, but there was no voting on the first reading and action was postponed until the next regular meeting on June 15 at which time, if council thinks it feasible, the rules may be suspended and the ordinance pass­ ed. ' Leonard NeDson, DP and L dis­ trict manager was also present, at the special meeting. y e l l C h ild !C lin ic C a r d S » 1 9 f - ' *■ ' Nineteen children were dared,lor at the monthly conference of the Yellow Springs well Child Clinic which was conduetd at Mills House on June 4, <!■ Miss Kathem Lane, county nurse was in charge and Dr, Paul C, Ver­ nier, of Fairborn was the examin­ ing physician. The clinic is one of the activities sponsored and financed by the Goods Exchange, The next conference will be held on July 1 beginning at 9 A- M. * For alt your printing nejeds call the Greene County Printihg Com- pany. , *f vastment property of this type is 1wholesale gas had gone up 40 per -6-per cent" He further stated that |cent Since 1940 and that other costs Ute Dayton company is now operat-11ncluding payroll have trebled. He Hogs, Coftle, Calves and Sheep Mo cximm ission FREE TRUCKING Call fo r Dairy Market. Washington C. H. 0 ., Phone 2599 GALLONS OF PURE PEP fr FREE LUBRICATION JOB C«.L SERVICE. Cottier Carry and Xenia, — YELLOW SPRINGS — Phone 7- t<• n>. 1 9 5 2 F o rd (MILEACE AS LOW AS 3,000 MILES) $422.00 Down If per mo. Yradfe Assortment, Cars Can’t Bo Old €ar Your Gredit is- Gomi ■ 6 s*% Your Ford Authorised Dealer- Fibone 77347 Open T i ll 1 P .M . Y E L LO W SPR IN G S J' i S “ $