Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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1 / 1 (’age Four • THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, July 3T, 1952 panics in the state, h m over, they franchise on any territory. They have been forced to defend them- must take the areas not served by selves from attacks on numerous tlv? commercial companies. This occasions v | setup in itself prevents so-called % The Electric Cooperatives in this 'competition’ with Lhe power com i state have, only one purpose: To pa £ ies ’.. , , . , -> | serve the rural people of South Taxation has long been a hai ^' Carolina with a? adequate power P°» n t £or n Propoganda j> ^ cost This a S‘' Mnst tlie Co-Ops. Rural electric *.♦ >- % :: suppiv "at a minimum , * ♦. purpose results in greatly improved ar ‘ > VW 8 'iving standards among our r ,,ra1 ' ‘ n ^ ^ at rural :: « But the olina. citizens—People who were unable commercial power companies have il , , t u:. c,,rv the same competition on rural lines it Tn> re has been a feeling among to secuie this adequate power sup- Co-Ods have This J - { Kr-oti > n rvf fh,» via^trir, cv. ulv from anv source prior to tne c.o wps na\e. -inis bretln.n of the fctectnc to-.^ of tht . n ectrK Coonera- “«'*>"*• if over menttoned I np r pptrif' i r\nnf*rativp« pcratives that the private power eanies were hostiie to them. '!. nip region is that this is an er- . r. Furthermore, many , of us in dis- 'j.'?:ng public pow'er are not think- .: g primarily of Santee-Cooper, , h:eh. for example, recently bor- •ov.*d some millions of dollars ;; urn New York bankers. The Ci .ernment is not lending the ’ < ney. So. Santee-Cooper, as a S nth-Carolina enterprise, belong- nr to tin* state; and the Coope- r.t'ves, iiolonging to their mem- ' i>. are not exactly the same as v .iks Hill or TVA, and others, , n. from first to last are Gov- < •••. cnt eirerprises. It would be rra! if all our South Carolina . (.• enterprises could arrive at n agreement so that needless com- ; t:on might be avoided^ In this; 'rtction 1 quote a statement • n the South Carolina Electric tives. To point this up. per cent of Sduth Carolina's farm were receiving electricity Cooperatives are less than ten Pf^ nte ^ h >' ‘ ind the nature « of the business from making a g before P rofit: If there is an y surplus af- the Cooperatives were organized. ,er business costs are paid, this g Todav more than 75 per cent of the n '° nv > ■'c-'-erts to Co-Op member- | state s farm people arc receiving f n a Su . mer L m ' ht n ,orm , «' ca f‘‘ a ‘ 8 the benefits of electricity. credtt-s The Co-Ops actually have { The Electric Cooperatives ac - ''° rrof,t. or taxable mcome so they S knowledge that there is a place for r he k t^rf s no Lome there I commercial power companies as ‘ . xntie i a no income, intr g well as for the Cooperatives. The ^ an , b ’ n0 ‘ nc “ me ,al! - 1 . m , u S Cooperatives ate not competing *>«»» ont ' however, that the { . ■ whh the ^wer rompanies RatheT ntember-consumer pays income tax 8 the Electric Cooperatives may well on h> a "-xeipts the capital 8 be the best customers the commer cial companies have. The Co-Ops annually buy vast blocks of power from the commercial firms. This power is then distributed to our farm homes and industries over the Co-Ops’ distribution system. The Electric Cooperatives ope- ; rate under the the laws of the state • , t ' of Soutli Carolina. The Co-Ops are •\ •>> p -is k d : n The t alhoun forbicWefi by law to enter the terri- ‘ !tory served bv. the 7 e 23 locally owned, locally; companies. Tht‘se commercial com- •K'Hed KUvtnc Cooperatives in panics enjoy an absolute monopoly i th Carolina have no quarrel , in the territories they serve. The th the commercial. utilities com- 1 Co-Ops enjoy no such exclusive II Ij i\/:ll IH.AL l V... SLII COMI ORT for your kitchen. ..and NO MORE GREASY KITCHEN WAUS No More Cooking Odors! COOKING 6RKASI FLOATS through your huutu la thu air ... S lb*, a year tuuka lata walls, curtaias and furaltaral Work in a cooler, fresher kitchen-* enjoy a grease-free home Cooking grease goes where odors go — floats in air. Feel your walls — that’s grease scum! V'ent-A-Hood changes the air over your range completely 18 times a minute. Veot-A-Hood condenses and TRAPS up to 6 lbs. of grease a year from the air in your kitchen. #• se- ♦.% ♦♦ fNJOY A COOLER/ FRESHER _ -■ fa ■ m Msoianwm 1 - emoua Rircniar Vest-A-Hoad tdit luiufima beauty to your kjtcfctn. It it NOT expentiv, tnd p«r> for M( ip unnp oa rrptantiaj tiooc. Thouwdt in uk. Cutnntwd 7U» rcnrAwool Carolina Suburban Gas Company Rulane Gas — All Gas Appliances G. B. Sheppard. Mzr., Phone 508 Greenwood Highway, Laurens credits. Much has been said about ‘pri vate’ business or" private’ enter prise. The Gooperatives are just as much private business or pri- vatf* enterprise as any *hardware store, drug store, or grocery store. The Co-Ops is a group of people S who needed the benefits of elec- S tricity, but were denied these ben- 8 efits from the commercial compan- ,:^ commercial ! es eo& i of securin « 1 these benefits from the commercial com- ies was prohibitive. These people “ banded themselves together to cure those benefits by forming a non-profit organization known: as ^ an Electric Cooperative. The principles of democracy pre- vail in these Cooperatives. Each ♦♦ member of The Co-Op is entitled to one vote. The members elect their «!♦ Boa’d <>f Directors or Trustees, and jt set the policies of the Cooperatives. | it They actually control their Co-op- tj erative. Local people own and j;j control the Cooperative. It.is their :: business and thev have more di-j:;: rect control over its operation than ».♦ a stockholder in a commercial com-|8 pany has over hi§. This is not only ft private business but local business l j-* as well. 8 Cooperatives • are financed by loans from the Rural Electrification Administration. These are loans, not grants or gifts. They must be j g repaid. They are being repaid. I*-: Every Electric Cooperative in South Carolina is meeting its pay ments and paying interest on the money borrowed. These loans are similar to loans made to other busi nesses ^nd individuals, except that the repayment record is probably better with the Cooperative. The South Carolina Public Ser vice Commission was set up to eon TUURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY Big Special Values! CONGOLEUM REMNANTS, up to 6x9, each .... S1.00 One lot PICTURES, were S3.95 and S2.95 now ... S1.00 One lot VENETIAN BLINDS $1X0 WINDOW SHADES (were S2.25, S2.00, S1.50) $1.00 20% Off for Cash ON ALL BEDROOM, LIVING ROOM AND DINING ROOM FURNITURE DURING DOLLAR DAYS ALL WOOL RUGS 20% Off for Cash 310.00 WOOL THROW RUGS $5.00 S7.50 WOOL THROW RUGS $3.75 T. E. Jones & Sons uu ♦.* toi n WropB ii» , n d pre t«t —Furniture —-—— E. Carolina Ave. - I public from unscrupulous opera- The Public Service 1 protects f-nm- — ——— :: ■i 8 ft ft :: 8 • « V# • ♦ ' » :: ft 3t Zi » Vf « • ft ft V# ♦ ♦ 8 i: - »♦ ft ft it f: ft ft 1 ft 8 ft *♦ ft ft ft ft ft Vf ft «• ft ♦ ♦ :: ft ft i! 4 ♦ - « 4 ♦ ft ♦ ♦ ft * ♦ ft a: ft ft ft • * n ft - Vf i 8 $ 1 ft • 4 8 ft 44 4> ♦ 4 ft ft ft ft MI D WAY Drive-In Theatre NEWEST AND FINEST CLINTON — JOANNA tors who have at times victimized':;: many people. Commision also protects the com mercial company by setting rates i so that a fair return on invest ment is practically guaranteed. I These reasons are cited by the state's 23 Electric Cooperatives to show why there is no place for St them under the Public Service Commission whidh incidentally, is, g doing a commendable job. The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina are proud of the They are tight - :: ft 4 44 44 44 44 444 4 4 «>• % 4,44 .♦ 4.4 • 4,4 4.44 44 4 4,44 % 4 4 4 «4-44>4 44.44.W.W>4' 4 44 44444444 44 44 ^4 44 44 4444 44 44 44 44 44 44 4444 4 4 444444 44 44W44. 4 4 44 $ ft ft :: ft Is m Thursday - Friday - Saturday ft ft 44 M ‘Job they are dblng: ing the homes and farm industries of 110,000 families in South Caro lina. Truly, the Co-Ops have brought rural South Carolina out £• of the darkness. But there remains ft a tremendous job to be done, ft Twenty-five per cent of the state’s farms still are without electric ser vice. The Co-Ops take it to them. The Electric Cooperatives have no hatchet to bury, they have no THURSDAY JULY 51 SEALED CARGO Dana Andrews and Claude Rains COMEDY — CARTOON FRIDAY-SATURDAY AUGUST 1-2 HOEDOWN Eddie Arnold “Tennessee Plow boy” TWO COMEDIES — CARTOON MONDAY-TUESDAY AUGUST 4-5 BUGLES IN THE AFTERNOON Ray Milland Hugh Marlowe COMEDY — CARTOON n t.t WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6 LOVE NEST « quarrel with the commercial power ft companies. All the Cooperatives £ ask is to be let alone to develop ft the areas where Co-Op power is ft needed. The Co-Ops will defend j js their rights to take electricity to [ i$ the rural homes in South Carolina. They will defend their rights to g help South Carolina farmers build! |.| for themselves and their families a i ** better way of life through the wise use of electricity. The 110,000 member-owners of South Carolina’s Rural Electric Co operatives want the stockholders and management of the commercial power companies to understand that the Co-Ops are here to stay and to help in every way to make ! life on the South Carolina farm more pleasant and more profitable. Co-Op members firmly believe 1 every family in South Carolina is entitled to the benefits of elec tricity. Co-Op members intend to see that electricity is available to all farm families in the state.” I quote this in full, regretting only the last several sentences. I; regret them because the statement 8 was a friendly, neighborly exposi-f'S tion. As I have mentioned, some :■] of us are well-wishers of both Co- Ops and private companies. I have enjoyed a very pleasant S association with some private pow- £ er executives and have naver found g them hostile to the Cooperatives. » As this article says, the Co-Ops are good customers. 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