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* THB CLINTON CBBONICLl Clinton, 8. C, Tharadny, June II, 1964 More Public Work* Face City of Clinton A sewer extension program costing more than $200,000 is getting underway in CUnton this week. It will bring service to one large section of the city and two smaller areas, and will require several months for completion. This is the latest in a series of con- tinuing efforts by the city administration to improve city services and facilities. Still to come in the future, as plans can be made and financing arranged, are enlarged water mains and sewer lines in the recently annexed area in the southern section of the city, a sewer lagoon and out fall line for the northwestern section, ex tension of the electric lines to take care of overloaded conditions in several sections. Probably other demands for enlarged far cilities and services will face the city in the near future. It is imperative that the city adminis tration anticipate the need for modernisa tion and expansion and begin to plan now for the next most demanding project and to keep in mind those needed in the not too distant future. Clinton is a growing dty and the need for improvements wiU be a continuing process. It will require careful husband ing of the city’s income, wise planning, pro- fssional engineering, and adequate fi nancing to keep the city abreast of the de mands to be made upon it. It’s Everybody’s Business While Clinton and Laurens County are not in the Third Congressional District, some things are going on over there in which we are definitely interested—and very much concerned about. Congressman Bryan Dorn is winding up a campaign in which he has had to defend himself for his advocacy of the building by Duke Power Company of a $900,000,000 electric generating plant on the Savaaaah River instead of an $80,000,00# federal dam which would be of little, if aay, bene fit, except for being just another fish pond. The opposition to Dorn comes from a very small minority in the county which would benefit the moat from the Doha project, aided and abetted by Senator Olin D. Johnston. This was written on electian day, be fore the votes were counted, end we would be disappointed if Dorn were not renomi nated by a handsome majority. We don't think he is in for much trouble, for we have great faith in the people of South Carolina (including those in the Third Con gressional District) that they are heartily in favor of a private enterprise project of the magnitude of the Duke plant—or of any size. The proposed Duke enterprise would pay millions of dollars in taxes to Ander son County, the State of South Carolina and the federal govrenment The $80,000,000 federal Trotters Shoals dam would cost the government—you and me—that much, and wouldn’t return one thin dime in taxes. fort to raklndle the spirit of national pride among Americans. • Last year The Goodyear Tir& and Rub ber Company provided a flag kit, at cost, through its stores and dealerships. As a result, thousands of Americans who never before owned national banners now are dis playing them with pride. Goodyear re ceived a Freedoms Foundation award for this effort This year the Akron rubber firm is pre senting a “Great Songs of America” rec ord album to help re-acquaint Americans with the musical heritage. The album con tains ’The Star Spangled Banner,” “My Country Tis of Thee,” “America the Beau tiful,” “Dixie,” “Battle Hymn of the Re- public,” and many other stirring remind ers of our great tradition. The album went on sale in May for the “patriotic sea son”—from May to July—when moat of our patriotic holidays occur. It is the arose of dedication and the urge to replace sheepfehneas with pride— when it comes to flag-waving—that com mend the Goodyear efforts to all thinking Americans. Babton Discusses Long Distance Transmission of Electrical Power Babson Park, Mass., June 11—In the early fifties, in the flush of the ‘‘atomic age,’’ and with some evidence of limited reserves of fossil fuels to meet an expanding demand for energy, it was logical to suggest that nuclear power would be called on to fill the deficiency. Bernard Mc- Garva, of Babson’s Canadian Reports, disagrees; let me give you his reasoning. NEED OF MOKE POWER Engineering analysis had indicated that if, under this rising demand, prices for fossil fuels followed their projected rising pattern, the cost of thermal power would increase to over 6 mills per kw-hr. Only, then, if costs for nuclear power could be lowered to that level would it become competi tive. Further factors militating against nuclear pawtr have been engineering developments that Increased the efficiency of the conventional meth ods of electric generation. By design improve ments, plus vastly increasing the sise of in dividual generating units so as to obtain effic iencies af scale, thermal power can still be gen erated at an appreciably lower cost than nu- THE AMERICAN WAY ■•is • i 4 m Stealing The Fruits Americans That Count Have Pride In Their Country For too many years now, reverence for or country, or heroes and our wnblem has been considered “square.” “Stop waving the flag” has become a derisive comment —designed to promote among Americans a perverted “sophistication.” Service organizations such as the American Legion and the Freedoms Foun dation have been fighting this damaging poee. Presidents have appealed to the peo ple to purge themselves of “patriotic com placency.” More help is needed. And more help is coming—from a whol ly unexpected corner. Amerdan industry is reminding us that the United States is ground to be revered—not just a place where dollars seem to come easy. One firm is in its second year of frankly and actively supporting patriotism is an ef- BETTKR LOCATION OF PLANT# This differential should be maintained, or Increased, by the current trend toward con- of super-large generating plants locat ed at the pit head of coal mines or under devel oped large water falls. Similar benefits are likely to derive from recent developments in the Odd of extra-high-voltage transmission equip, meat. TMs, by reducing power looses, would en able elOCflWJIjr to he transmitted economically over much greater distances. In contrast to the previous Canadian maximum of around 01,000 volts, power from the Mani- cougain development now underway—but not completed—will be transmitted to Montreal at 900,000 volts, over equipment of Canadian design on the Hamilton River in Labrador. (Lines in Russia are said to be currently operating at this voltage.) THE HAMILTON RIVER These techniques would permit the six million horsepower from the Hamilton River to be trans mitted to New York City. (Note that Conaoli- dated Edison made engineering analysis of the cost of purchasing power from Labrador against that from nuclear installations relatively near New York City; cost factors favored import of the Canadian power.) There are a number of possible river devel opments of large sise in the Canadian north that could, via extra-higb-voHage, supply power to Chicago, New York, and Richmond. However, nuclear power would appear more practicable for Florida than attempting to bring anything from Labrador or the north on wires. Hence Florida should give careful attention to all nu clear developments, however slowly they may occur. NEW DEVELOPMENTS One final word: The time may be coming when wires will not be needed to send these 900,- 000 or more volts from Labrador to New York, or Chicago, or other points. This may come about through wireless or through the develop ment of lasers or other experimental processes which could make use of such high-voltage wires wholly or partly unnecesary. Progress here should be carefully watched. E. H. V. transmission t e e h a 1 q u e s also strengthen the economic advantages of large- size mine-aouth thermal piaflfts over the exten sive coal reserves in the depressed Appalachia Stories ^ Behind Words WUHam 8. PeafleU Tally In medieval England a stick was used for record ing transactions between a creditor and a debtor. A debt was recorded by cutting a notch that ex tended all the way across the stick. The stick was split lengthwise, and the debtor took one half and the creditor the other. When the time came for the debt to be paid, the two halves of the stick were put together to make sure the notches matched, insuring that there was no fraud. The stick was called a “tally,” from “talea,” the Latin word for “stick.” The matching of the halves of the stick gave us the verb “to tally,” meaning to correspond or match. PERSONAL MENTION ATTEND GRADUATION Mr. and Mn. Grant E. Reigle of West Chester, Pa., attended the graduation exercises at Pres byterian College, and visited their daughter, a graduate, Mrs. Davis Holland, Jr., and Mr. Hol land. Mr. and Mrs. William R. Hill and children of Mt. Peasant, vis ited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Davis Holland, Sr., during com mencement week-end at P. C. Mr. Hill was a member of the graduating class. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Ab rams and son, Denny, of Green ville. Over the past week-end, Mr. and Mrs. Holland, Jr., were guests of the Hills at Mount Pleasant. Driving to Greenville recently to see the Little Theater pro duction of “The Silver Whistle” were Dr. and Mrs. D. O. Rhame, Dr. and Mrs. Judson Davis, Dr. and Mrs. James Macdonald, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Templeton and Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Roberts. OFF TO NEW YOU Mrs. R. E. Sadler, Jr., left Tuesday with her five daughters, Sara, Julia, Jinki, Nancy and Patsy, tor New York City where they will spend several weeks with Mrs. Sadler’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Doherty. Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. Halsail have returned from a week's stay at their Cedar Mountain, N. C., home. Cpl. Richard Rhame of Camp LeJeune, N. C., spent the second week of a 15-day leave with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. D. O. Rhame. Last weak he visited in Charleston and Columbia, and at Pawley's Island. R. C. Adair was moved last week-end from Bailey Memorial Hospital to Veteran’s Adminis tration Hospital in Columbia where he is improving. Mr. and Mrs. Otis McDaniel of Fayetteville, N. C., spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Hamp McDaniel and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie McDaniel. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Sowers spent the week-end at their cot tage at Bat Cave, N. C. Mrs. N. W. McDaniel returned Sunday from several months vis it with her daughter, Mrs. W. P. Coker, and Mr. Coker in Ashe ville, N. C. ■ Miss Mary Featherstone of Sa vannah, Ga., spent last week with her aunt, Mrs. J. A. Davis. Mrs. Jack Anderson left Thurs day to visit her brother, Milton A Sumerel and family in New port, Ky. Billy Bolt of Phoenix, Ariz., is visiting his aunt, Mrs. Jack Red, for a few weeks. Housepartying at Ocean Drive Beach last week were Lee Mc Call, Rose Mary Abrams, Kathy Salters, Rose Ann McCrary, Cynthia Hollis and Sandra Nor ris, v chaperoned by Mrs. Bob NOTICE OF ELECTION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF LAURENS CITY OF CLINTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to ordinance of the City of Clinton adopted and pass ed at the regular meeting of City Council on the 5th day of June, 1M4, a General Election will be held in the City of Clinton, South Carolina, on Tuesday, the 11th day of August, 1964, for the pur pose of electing a Mayor and six Aldermen, one from each of the six wards of the City of Clinton, each of whom shall be elected at large by a direct vote of the qualified electors of the City of Clinton to succeed the present members of the City Council up on the expiration of their re spective terms of office. The polling places ter said General Election shall be as fol lows: at the CKy HaH for (Sin- ton No. 1 Precinct; at the Na- tiona Guard Armory ter Clinton No. 2 Precinct; and at Clinton Mills Community House for Clinton Mills Precinct. The perils shall be opened at eight o’ceck in the forenoon and close at six o’clock tat die after noon of the day of election. E8 E. WASSON, FOY MEDLOCK OF ION FOR LAU- COUNTY J."». CORNWALL, Mayor W. E. OWENS, City Clerk City of Clinton Jll-lcw Plaxico and Mrs. Earl Pitts. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Red and Johnny, Mrs. Bill Cauble and Donnis were in Augusta, Ga., last Sunday to attend the West * truiuun. — ATTEND GOVERNOR’S TEA Mrs. Wyatt Ledford and Mrs. Bobby Sanders attended a tea oa Thursday of last week when Gov. and Mrs. Donald Russell entertained members of the Girl Staters and their mothers at the Governor’s mansion in Columbia. Miss Dianne Ledford and Miss Carol Sanders accompanied thelr mothers. Mr. and Mrs. James T. Smith and son Ronnie of Columbia were guests over the weekend of the letter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Holland. Ronnie with his grandparents for weeks visit. about fids question: “New York World's Pate 1 the Bailey Agency have a Trip Accident PsHey to cover the trip, and luggage and camera for loss or damage?” BAILEY AGENCY M. 8. Bailey A Son, Bankers, Building Dial Day 833-0681 — Night and Sunday 833-0323 Your ( Program Today, Fri. and Sat Afternoon June 11-12-13 Shown: 3:00-5:00-7:00-9:00 Soturtty Aftmia—: 1:00-5:00-5:00 Saturday Night Only One Show 7:20 Also Mon., and Wed Shorn 0:20-7:10 — Not CasUai CH EVR0 LET makes all types of quality trucks WORD ABOUT URANIUM Dealing now specifically with the Canadian scene, let me point out that uranium production in Canada Is presently only a fraction of that experienced in 1M0-61, as a result of termination of government contracts and producers operat ing under fits government-inspired stretch-out program. It is said that only Rio Algom and fltan- rock will be operating after July 1st of this year. STEPSiDE PICKUPS CLINTON, 8. €., THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1M4 Miss Todd Grot From Erskine Monday (EUntmt (Ehrnntrlp Established Itto July 4, tUa — WILLIAM WILSON HARRIS — Jana 12. 1969 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (payable in Advance) Outrof-Coanty One Year $4.00, Six months $2.90 One Year $1.09 Second Class Postage Paid at Clinton. S. C. POSTMASTER: Send Form *79 to CUnton Chronicle, CUnton, S. C. all not of Us subscribers and readers — the and kindly advice. The Chronicle will . when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous TMs paper is not responsible far the views or opinions of Us wffl at letters of win Member: South Carolina Press Association. National Editorial rican p: of Mr. aai Ml*, f. Todd, roeohroA m A. B. de gree with major M 1 m a~ n I u a ■ md wjrcrvi RIB tegs. Hap West. 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