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m cunton caaoenrtt Bt spectator .. COMMENTS MEN AND THINGS I wu bonorrd bj an tnvtiaUon to the dedication of the Siiai C. Me Meekin electric power plant. 1 am not an electrical engineer, but even I could appreciate in aome measure the magnincent plant. I heard the young Governor of South Carolina deliver the prinktpal itidress and then I heard B. M. Ed wards speak briefly in happy vein. I quote the Governor, speaking at ceremonies for the power-maker at Saluda Dam on Lake Murray, said progress is being made to bring new industry into the state, ‘but I can . . . assure you we have no room for complacency . . He said the 15,000 new jobs are needed to keep pace with growth requirements of the state. Population is increasing, tenant farm families are being displaced, as young citizens of the state want to find jobs in South Car- otina, he said The tight for new industry is no longer principally between the South . . . against the industrial east . . . The struggle now is among Southern States—states with essentially the same climate and the same aggres sive labor supply as we have here in South Carolina. And these states are keenly aware of the factors that attract industry, he said. The governor said that the new McMeekin plant is one ot the most modern and efficient steam general* ing plants in the world. It was built as part of a three-year construction program costing $75,000,000. The need of the plant, Rollings said, reflects a growing population and the growing utility demands of a dynamic economy. The ability to Not a penny lost This month the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation celebrates its 25th anniversary...No one has ever lost a cent in insured savings accounts in America* ES.L.I.C.-Insured Savings and Loan Associations. Tour avinp pUccd wtib ui •w insured By tba K1L.I C lurrent Dividend Rate 3%% Per Annum Compounded Semi-Annual!) wrens Federal Savings AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Hherr people are more important than monet H Want Main Si. I'h.me 2S012 without, muflt be coaataatly alert to the potential for growth and devel opment of industry already existing tn our state. \ He said: "Since IMS, we have seen more than $600 million invested in expansion of existing industry. That has meant nearly M,500 more jobs for our people. This is compar able to the more than $800 million invested in new industry for the same period, which provided 85,000 new jobs. The South Carolina Electric and Gas Co. is a South Carolina indus try. It is run by South Carolina brains and manpower. It serves South Carolina homes and indus tries. It is South Carolina’s largest private investor-owned company. The remarks of Mr. McMeek in are an expression of a man of deep consecration and humility: Mr. McMeekin complimented all who had a part in the planning and construction of the McMeekin plant and the directors and employees of the company. We dBdicate it to the people we serve, Tie said and to the further advancement of South Carolina. It is evidence of the confidence we have in the future of this state. We hope that it will serve as a monument to the free enterprise system we know today. ' There comes, in the lives of all of us, moments when our feelings and emotions cannot be adequately ex pressed. This is one of those mo ments for me, he said. We have great confidence in the ftuture of our state. All of us in SCE&G hope that we may fulfill our obligations that we will continue to warrant the confidence and the re- Ot at the Meetta. la hu greeting Mr McMeekin m —F B . who is the gewua who man ages all the mechanical operation* The treasurer, C. M. Oyer, and the controller, Judaon Ready, wore there, ai were other leaders, aome directors and numerous managers, notably the group from Charleston —and all about John M. Rivers, my great radio friend from Charleston, was there with another comrade of mine, James B Mahoney. C. E. Daniel of Greenville; J. M. Blalock of Columbia, both frater nity brethren of mine. I saw W. M. McEachern, the big banker, but didn't see me. Perhaps my credit rating isn’t good. B. M. and Arthur Simons will have to back me there. As I was browsing around I met Dr. Sumwalt, president of the Uni versity of South Carolina, looking remarkably spry. As I chmbed the steps to the third floor/T^saw mother old friend, for- m e r Governor Jefferies, looking youthful and natty. I went to the big plant with the handsome Buddy ( C. C.) Lawson and came back with former Senator James H. Hammond, who says that he agrees and disagrees with me more than anybody else in the world He is probably right when he agrees with me; but he is stubborn. Philip Porcher, who never wea ries in well-doing, was his initimable self, helping me over some rough spots. Jim Hammond and I, just like husband and wife, fight all the time, but love each other notwithstanding Returning to Columbia Mr. Ham mond drove through some outland ish streets where he probably play ed marbles as a little urchin. Summer's the time to Give your home o 'New Look'! Free Estimates.. No Down Payment 36 Months To Pay • Horizontal Aluminum AwninjCN—4 wtyleM • Kuberoid Color-drained Siding—10 colors • Celotex Insulating Siding—New Slone I>eHign.H • CyprenH Picket Fences • Innulation and WeathenUripping • Cut tens and Downapoutu • Bonded Built-Cp Tar and Graxel KoofN • Guaranteed Roof* Of All Type* Augusta Roofing & Metal Works AugUMta. Ga. CALL or WRITE J. A. SMITH, JH. BOX l«4 • ToL M7*J • CLINTON, & C. Afore car than this Impala Sport Coupe is hard to find at any price. clings to curves like a cat on a carpet! the travel-loim Chevrolet Nothing else but a dyed-in-the- wool sports car like the Corvette e—» take a tarn with such solid It’s easy to see where Chevrolet gets its road sense. With big coil Bring* at every wheel, a firm, wider ■tanee and all of ita pounds dis tributed with 'painstaking care, Chevy's born with it The only thing that may be hard to understand is how it can offer the ride it does, along with so many other luxury-car virtues, and still compete in the low-price field. We use the word compete only in the sense of price. For with a ride as special as Chevy’s, real com- f ititors are hard to come by. here’s a world of difference be tween Chevrolet’s coil springs at all four wheels and the leaf springa that most other cars still use. Take a Chevy down a snaky back road and you’ll feel the difference in the sure way it holds through curves and shoots over rough spots with hardly a ripple. This one’s really made to travel and loves every minute ot it CHEVROLET i Stop by your local authorized Chevrolet dealer’s and sample Chevy's road sense! PLAXICO CHEVROLET. Inc I have paid my MrM it He nchiy the tribute* which were said and written B M Edwards spoke of the splen did organization which carries out the program of Mr McMeekin. Mr. Edwards was entirely right, for Mr. McMeekin has the moat loyal and enthusiastic helpers I know. It is worth remarking that a great or ganization drawsydi inspiration from a great leadeyr I understand and warmly appre ciate McMeekin’s courtly man- for 1 was reared in Charles- n when courtesy was the essence of polite society; and in Virginia it was even more pronounced; but among the elite of South America knigthly chivalry was the rule among gentlemen; so I find in Mr. McMeekin the gracious manners of the spacious life of other days. As to the electric plant: Actual construction began early in 1956 and proceded with a minimum of interruption. The first unit went ‘on the line’ officially on July 1, 1958 the second unit followed early ! in January, 1959, completing the first phase of construction at Mc Meekin station. The installation of the first two I units at McMeekin Station repre sents an initial investment of ap proximately $35 million, is further evidence of South Carolina Electric | and Gas Company's firm confi dence in the future of the state and | the area it serves At the height of construction, there were 802 men employed on ! this project working in three eight- ! hour shifts. Excavation required the removal i of 218,000 cubic yards of earth and ! rock at the site of the station; an other 202.000 cubic yards were moved for the ash disposal basin. More than 23.000 cubic yards of concrete were poured, over 1.000 tons of reinforcing steel and 2,700 tons of structural steel were used Bituminous coal can be unloaded * with the station's locomotive and coal car rockers at the rate of 800 tons f 14 coal cars! per hour. The coal is either stored m the yard or conveyed by belts into the plant. The conveyor shown handles three cars of coal per hour for two steam generators The South Carolina Electric and Gas Company is a member of the Carohnas-Virginia Nuclear Power Associates. Inc . a four-company ^roup presently engaged in the con struction of a proto-type nuclear power plant at Parr Other mem bers of the group are Carolina Pow •r and Light Company Duke Power Company, and Virginia Electric and Power Company After months of negotiation•. a contract with the Atomic Energy Commisatoa was signed in January, IMP. which covers the design, fab i ncatMtt. development, const ruction, and teat operation of a heavy.water pressure tube type reactor which will be fueled with slightly enriched * uranium The steam produced will be used in the South Carolina Electric and Gas Company s conventional steam- electric generating station which ad|etas the site of the atomic plant Capital cost of the project will he borne by CVNPA and has been estimated at $22 000 000 other costs and expenses are expected to raise he associates share to around $28 million The ACC's cost will be about $15.- 075.000 which will include the cost of research and development programs and the value of the use charges for fuel and heavy water which will be waived foe the first five years of \ the plant's operation Target date for completion of the project was set for June 30. 1962 It will sene in many experimental capacities and probably a* a model for large scale commercial nuclear power stations slated for the future by the participating companies M the estate sf *a the office of Judge sf Probate of at 10 s’rlsck a ■ and on the day will apply far a final disc harps from my trust as Administratrix Any person .ndebted to said estate is notified and requirad to make pay. ment on or before that dat/; and all persos having claims against aaid estate wrill present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever barred CLARA DENNIS STROUD. Administratrix June 12, 1959 FINAL SETTLEFENT Take notice that on the 14th day of July, 1959, I will render a final account of my acta and doings as Expcutrix of the estate of Thomas Roscoe Buzhardt in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County before said data, duly proven, sr be forever barred INEZ CHANEY BUZHARDT. Executrix, Rt 2, Clinton June $. 1950 4c-J-2 FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 6th day of July, 1059, we will render a . final at ear aJL and sf the sotaSe sf t Hsfiand to fe A* * the J< of Probate of lb o clack n m and «• toy will apply far a final tram our Irani as Executors Any perw* indebted to said estate is notified and retpured to make payment on or defere that date, and all persons having claims against said estate will prevent them on or before said date, duly proven or bo forever barred JOE D HOLLAND C BRYAN HfiLLAND Executors May 28. 1959 -- 4t duO? 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