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-J 1 TUB CLINTON CHRONICLE Big Dm FooUahneM A MATTER which haa until recently been a local issue on bath sides of the Sarannah River, in South Carolina and Georgia, is attracting national attention. This is the proposal to construct another big govern ment dam across the Savannah at Trotters Shoals in Abbeville County. Because of its effects on South Carolina, I have given this matter great study, and have concluded that this project is not in the best interest of our State or Nation, for the following reasons: FIRST, Duke Power Company has offered te build the world’s largest steam generating plant in Anderson County near the Trotters Shoals site, but the company has indicated it would not do so if the Federal Gov ernment builds the Trotters Shoals hydro • electric power danu Duke would build a small 12-foot dam which would not adversely affect development of the Savannah River valley. The government dim' would cost 178.7 million to construct, and it would be so high that it would flood 24,000 acres of land, in- dudiug some of the best indus trial sites in this country. The Duke plant would provide 25 times the electric power pro posed by Trotters Shoals, and since steam power can be Ken- era ted cheaper than hydro-elec tric power, the Duke officials have testified that they would provide power to REA custom ers at a cheaper rate than could the government dam. In addi tion to this, the Duke plant would pay $7.4 million annually in taxes to the Federal Gov ernment and K million annually in State and local taxes. The government dam, of course, would pay no taxes, only cost tax dollars. SECOND, the Mead Pulp and Paper Corporation has an nounced it plans to build a $40- 60 million plant on the Savan nah River in Abbeville County. However, the company has stat ed that it could not erect this plant if the Trotters Shoals.gov- drhment dam is approved^ be cause the government dam would flood its site. The paper null would provide employment for 676 persons with an aver age annual payroll of $6 million. The average per annum wage would be $6,600. An additiona 1 660 persons would be given em ployteent in the woods, and at ipulpwood market of JW- would be. crortet .-not- fte pulpwood pro-'u-vrs than $1.8 million addition •1 above the amount they would receive if the same wood were delivered to coastal mills. The tax gains for all levels of gov ernment would be $4 million an nually. THIRD, if the government dam is constructed, not only would the Duke and Mead sites be destroyed, but other sites for industries already making plans to build along the remaining 29 miles of free-flowing water on the Savannah River, between the back waters of the Clarks Hill reservoir and the Hartwell dam, would be destroyed. This would leave this area a virtual industrial deoert - FOURTH, the question boils down essentially to one of de velopment of the area by eur free enterprise system or the federal government. In this case, private enterprise is both will ing and able te develop the area. In addition, private enter prise could provide cheeper power, and 25 times as much power, as could the government dam. FIFTH, with the Federal Gov ernment already owing $808 bil lion, which together with other U. S. obligations and commit ments total about $1V4 trillion, we should not commit the eminent to new projects, absolutely essential. $78.7 mil lion, a minimal figure for Trot ters Shoals construction, is no small sum. SIXTH, the government dM would not provide major multi ple benefits, as claimed for gov ernment hydro-electric projects. Besides providing electric power, the proponents of the govern ment dM have not cited any major advantages to accrue to the area from construction of the dam, such as flood-control, increased navigation, etc, except for recreation. Interior Secre tary Stewart UdaU has testifled that the government dM could be used as a great recreational area for the teeming popula tions of the East. He did net stress, however, that such recre ation would have to be subject to government policies and prders. '* ( a WE DONT particularly need government controlled recrea tion areas in South Carolina, as we have a plentiful supply of good local recreation areas now, but we do need more jobs for our people, increased payrolls, more tax receipts, better prices o- our pulpwood, and cheapor locviic power for our people. BKBEATION NEWS ■■fT ' i hi Hi speaking to the Laurens Lions The KJwanis Club in the Dixie Youth League thinks thirteen la a lovely number, for it was the thirteenth game of the season that they were able to defeat the Lions Club which had won twelve straight games this season. The Kiwanis Club had forced the Lions Club into extra innings be fore losing to them once before this season. Whitmire, in the Palmetto League, knocked Joanna from the undefeated ranks this week. All leaders in the three leagues, Jo anna in the Small Fry, Lions in the Dixie Youth, and Joanna in the Palmetto League, have lost only one game each. Dug to the rain the past week we have three rained out games. Lydia vs Bailey in Small Fry, Exchange vs Kiwanis in Dixie Youth, and Whitmire vs Hamp ton in Palmetto. These games are being made up this week. There will not be any activity during the week of the Fourth of July as the mills will be shut down. Ben Hay Hammet continues to lead the hitting in the Dixie Youth League, but Wayne Avin- ger, catcher of the Kiwanis, is slowly closing in on first place. Hammet is hitting .599 and Avin- ger .553. Campbell of the Lions Club is third with .537. The Dixie Youth League has several good catchers this year in Avinger of the Kiwanis Club, Campbell of the Lions Club, Johnson of the Exchange Club, and Patterson of the Moose Club. All four catchers are hitting .400 or more at the present time. John Henry Lott of the Joanna Palmetto League, continues to lead in the hitting, although he dropped several points. Butch Chandler of Joanna, is second in the hitting, and Jerry Chandler of ThornweU is third in batting. ' PALMEETO BATTING ers in the following boys: Ted- ards and Motes from the Lions Club; Keith Kemp of the Kiwanis dub; and BUI Willard of the Whitmire Club. DIXIE YOUTH BATTING AVERAGES Player—Team AB H Avg. Hammet (L) 34 19 .559 Avfhger (K) 47 26 .553 Campbell (L) 41 22 .539 Power (L) 46 24 .522 S. Elrod (W) 40 20 .500 J. Sanders (E) —_ 29 13 .448 Whitmore (E) 41 18 .439 Brock (K) 42 18 .429 Rikard (J) 33 14 .425 J. Lawson (M) u 36 15 .417 Lever (M) 41 17 .415 King (L) I 34 12 .412 Johnson (E) 40 16 .400 Turner (M) . 20 8 .400 Patterson (M) 43 17 .395 Howard (W) 43 17 .395 Adair (L) 39 15 .385 Johnson (L) 28 10 .357 Shields (W) 38 13 .342 Watts (K) 39 13 .333 T. Sanders (E) . . .. 36 12 .333 Laney (E) 49 16 .327 Pierce (K) 40 12 .300 LEADING DIXIE YOUTH 1 consumer would prpbably be the loser In milk price war. He be lieves that the war will break many dfllrytnen, the supply will be short, and milk from out of state will come in. This out of state milk could be from surplus producing states that do not have the health requirements of our local dairymen. In- on Gene Brown and Harry graham recently appeared Channel 4 along with Jerry Ben nett, Associate County Agent, to give the dairymen’s viewpoint on the milk price war. * MountviUe News MAUDE BRYSON Lt. and Mrs. Robert Finley and family of Monterey, Calif., spent last week with his parents, Col. and Mrs. W. H. Finley. On June 2 Lt. JP’inley received his master’s degree in physics from the Naval Post-Graduate Sbhool in Monte rey/ Miss Brenda Watts of Clinton, was a recent visitor of her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. G C Watts. ■Mrs; Roily Bannister, Sr., spent last week in Raleigh, N. C., with her son and daughter-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Roily Bannis ter, and her new grandson, Roi ly, Jr. Allen Counts of Greenwood, is visiting his uncle, J. M. Sim mons, and family this week. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Tommie were business visitors in Green wood Thursday. Mrs. Effie W. Fuller returned home last week after spending several days in. Columbia. She was accompanied home by her daughter, Mrs. Jack Lupree. Mr. and Mrs. Harold McKit- trick and family of Ohio, visited his parents last week. Miss Elizabeth Jones is visiting in Houston, Texas, this week. Mr. and Mrs. S. N. CJrisp visit ed her sister, Mrs. Rhett Bryson, last Thursday... CLUB MEETS The Cross Hill Home Demon stration Club met with Mrs. Hugh Jones on Tuesday, with 13 mem bers present. Mrs. Harold Bishop gave the devotional. The program was en titled “Care in the Home.” Mrs. Janie Burns was charge 6f recreation, which was followed by refreshments served by the hostess. STRIKEOUTS Tedards (L)—64; Motes (D— 62; B. Willard (W)—49; Hairston (E)—33; Melton (W)—32; Kemp (K) —31; Whitmore (E)—24. LEADING PALMETTO LEAGUE STRIKEOUTS Motes (H)—54; Lott (J)—44; B. Grady (W)—34; Bytier (BI SS; Nobles (J)—33; J. Chandler (T)—31; Tucker (B)—31. ’■-DIXIE YOUTH HOME RUNS B. Willard (W)—4; Hammet (L) —4; S. Elrod (W)—4> Camp bell (L)—3; Motes (L)—3; Pat terson (M)—3; Elsmore (W)—3; Turner (M)—3; Avinger (K)—2; Shields (W)—2; J. Sanders (E)— 2; Johnson (E>—2. PALMETTO LEAGUE HOME .AVERAGES RUNS Player—Team AB H Avg. Lott (J)—4; B. Chandler (J) Lott (J) ... 22 11 .500 3; J. Chandler—2. B. Chandler (J) 20 14 .483 SMALL FRY STANDINGS J. Chandler (T) 23 11 .478 Team w L Tucker (B) 26 12 .462 Joanna ^ 1 'Nobles (J) 23 9 .391 Lydia 5 2 Hedspeth (B) 21 8 .381 Bailey 4 3 J. Willard (W) 25 9 .360 Hampton . 4 4 F. Cooper (L) 23 8 OAQ ThornweU 0 8 Foster (B ) ... 24 8 .333 DIXIE YOUTH STANDINGS Turner (B) * 21 7 .333 Team yf L Motes (H) _ 21 7 .333 Lions 13 1 B. Grady (L) _ 25 8 .320 Exchange 10 3 25 8 320 WhitmirwTrnT —0— 0 Elrod (W) _ 26 8 .308 Kiwanis a 7 Phil Motes of the Hampton Pal- Moose 1 3 11 metto team leads his league in Joanna n 14 Sineerely, . -- (tu.1 /irepareU vt prmMtf at guverituttnl eiptntt) strikeouts with 54. Lott of Joanna is second with 44 and B. Grady of Lydia is third. In the Dixie Youth League Buzzy Tedards leads in strike outs with 64 and Tommy Motes, younger brother of Phil, is sec ond With 62 strikeouts. Bill Wil lard of. Whitmire, is third with 49. The Dixie Youth League has several fine eleven-year-old pitch- wmmmm 4th of JULY ■ Team Joanna Whitmire Lydia Bailey ThornweU Hampton PALMETTO LEAGUE STANDINGS W - 8 4 4 4 0 News From The County Agent ■■ L. QUIT. C—rty Age* Roy Ferree, Extension Ento mologist says it’s time to reno vate the strawberry beds. If the planting is large enough to use machanical tools, harrow the field three or four times with a spike tooth harrow. Apply 500 to 600 pounds of 8-6-8 fertilizer per acre and harrow the fertilizer into the soil. For small areas, use three pounds of fertilizer per 100 square feet. 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The Alabama Extension Serv ice says that kerosene will help open that clogged drain pipe. They say pour a little in the drain and follow with boiling water. If this doesn’t work, call a plumb er. W. C. Nettles, Extension En- tomoUgist, has advised that in secticide used in fields that drain into farm ponds are apt to kffl the fish in those ponds. He ad vises that run-off from treated fields should be diverted where practical and no insecticide should be mixed close to a pond.. * The recent went zpeU is some what like old times. Usually, such rain doesn’t come until July and August The rains, of coarse, help pastures and foraffit crops but are rough on wheat in the field and ceMon. Grass is grow ing. I SHU say that many term ers trust Karmex too ter, and get eaten up with crab ffimas. j . j! v Jf t Cotton termers are advised to apply three applications of in- jflp Some age lorurcrs arv auv res applications at May inters Mflthw flsrtttts on th DDT \ / v JL \ RAMBLER —world's best-selling 6-cylinder station wagons. And now there are brand-new V-8s! Classic 6 or new 198-hp Classic V-8. Roomy Ramblers that leave other station wagons far behind: ‘‘Car of the Year” styling ■ Rattle-free, sedan-like comfort of new Advanced Unit Construction ■ Roof-Top Travel Rack ■ Donhle^Sufety.. Brakes are sell-adjusting ■ Hidden compartment for valuables under Cargo flour ■ Won- derfullv economical Rambler American wagons, too ■ Join the Trade-'Paradc to Rambler 6 or V-8. < LYNN COOPER. Inc. W. Carolina Ave Announcing the GRAND OPENING of the modern, new home of Now tripled in Floor Spoce! Five miles from downtown Laurens, just off Princeton Rd. (one-half mile from our old locatioh) Thurs. 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