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C., Dec. 11. 1969 Alaskan Oil Taps PoUtkal Dispute BY THURMAN SENSING Executive Vice President Southern States Industrial Council Some of the most remarkable feats of the free enterprise sys tem are being accomplished on Alaska’s NorthSlope where U. S. oil companies are opening a co lossal new oilfield that will end American dependence on foreign crude oil and add immensely to the wealth of the State of Alaska. Unhappily, there is opposition. One of the project* involves shipment of oil to the East Coast by icebreaker-tanker, a feat that the icebreaker-tanker SS Man hattan proved feasible in Sept ember by navigating the ice- choked Northwest Passage. Even before the trans-Arctic voyage was undertaken, gloom and doom types were creating the bogey man of oil leaks in Arctic wat ers. The real opposition to Ameri can enterprise is developing in connection with another phase of the North Slope project, the con struction of an oil pipeline across the Alaskan wilderness to the Gulf of Alaska on the southern edge of the state. Oil from this point would be shipped to the West Coast and Japan. The North Slope project al ready has earned Alaska tre- mendous sums in leases given for the oil properties. When the oil field goes into production in the early 1970s, Alaska also will be the recipient of a huge Income In oil royalties. As a matter of fact, the entire nation will be nefit financially. The Alaskan oil field will generate colossal sums in federal income taxes. More over, with Alaskan oil available, the United States will not have to import so much from abroad, and the gold drain on the coun try will be greatly lessened, thereby promoting the nation’s financial health. Despite all the good things that the Alaskan oilfield promises, there is developing opposition from liberal quarters. “The New York Times,’’ for example, has gone on record as opposing prompt construction ot an 800- mile pipeline needed to move the Alaskan North Slope oil. It speaks unfairly of the “greedy haste* of oil companies. It raises the spectre of a state polluted and wilderness lands de stroyed. It even bases its oppo sition to the pipeline on the ar gument that it would 'create a barrier to migrating caribou.* It’s tragic how development projects beneficial to the Ameri can people can be held up by emotionalism. Conservation, of course, is an important cause. And the State of Alaska has every intention of preserving wild erness areas and guarding threatened wildlife species. The oil companies have been most careful to take into account the ecology of the northern region. The Secretary of the Interior has insisted on suitable inspection procedures. But none of these things satisfies the liberals, who can’t stand to see the free en terprise system score great a- chievements and who often do their best to block any develop ment that would add immensely to the wealth and security of the United States. It’s Interesting that Ameri can liberals never demonstrated any concern during the last 30 years as the Soviets developed their Arctic regions, opening mines, constructing power dams and building cities. Such actions always have been described as progressive by U. S. liberals. But as soon as the U. S. finds petroleum riches in the Far North, the liberal community suddenly discovers a variety of reasons to oppose obtaining the new wealth. They Jump on the bandwagon of conservation and carry it to a ridiculous extreme. The Alaskan oil pipeline would take a strip of land only a few feet wide. Thousands of square miles of wilderness area would remain untouched. How much wilderness does the UnitedStates need in Alaska? Should there be a balance in the state between the needs of development and the needs of conservation? The in terests of the people have to be served, not simply the interests of those who cherish the cari bou. Moreover, there’s nothing in the Alaskan oil pipeline project that even threatens the caribou or other types of wild life. If the “New York Times’ ' po sition, for instance, had been pub lic policy in the United States during the 18th and !9th century, the United States would be a primitive, unsettled land in 1969. The nation would have remained a wildlife refuge and a giant re servation for Indians. Obviously, both wildlife refuges and Indian reservations have their place, but the entire country should not be placed in these categories. One wonders: Would the “New York Times* favor giving Manhattan Island back to the Indians? The Alaskan pipeline project is important to the nation. It should be pushed without delay. All citi zens concerned with the pros perity and progress of the nation have a stake in supporting its prompt construction without gov ernmental hindrance. Blue Inspection Sticker Expires Midnight Dec. 31 Ttfe South Carolina Highway Department’s blue motor vehicle inspection sticker will pass into oblivion at midnight Dec. 31. The blue inspection sticker was issued during 1968 for 415,000 ve hicles whose owners had them in spected voluntarily. All these ve hicles either have already been reinspected, or are due for in spection during December. Inspections since January have been certified with orange stickers bearing 1970 expiration months, and green stickers ex piring in 1971 will be issued start ing January 1. Although figures for Novem ber will not be tabulated until later this month, W. H. Kay, chief motor vehicle inspector, believes that motorists have un derstood the inspection proce dure since the inspection-by- last-license-digit schedule ended Oct. 31. “Every motorist must be re sponsible now for having his ve hicle inspected in the expiration year indicated on the inspection sticker, in the month punched on the outside edge. During Decem ber, for example, the last of the blue stickers, with December punched on the edge, remind owners whose cars are due for re-inspection this month," Mr. Kay said. During October, 117,031 ve hicles were inspected, to bring the total inspected this year to k,033,872. Mr. Kay believes that perhaps 100,000 were inspected during November. Anson Operates Total County Water System >1 ills Clinton, S. C. Dkl you know our Sears Store now has complete facilities for and installation and wheel balancing? We can offer YOU tremendous savings on ALL STATE tires and batteries! At your earliest convenience, please drop by and inspect our facilities. Check our low prices on guaranteed ALLSTATE tires and batteries. We stock the moat popular sizes for your convenience ‘He’s a post- WADESBORO. N. C. - North Carolina’s first total county wat er system has begun opera tion in Anson County, creating an economic boom for the predomi nantly rural area in the southern North Carolina piedmont Water began flowing through the ultra-modern two million gal lon per day filtration plant at Blewett Falls Lake early in No vember. The new water system has re lieved a critical water problem which has plagued Wadesboro for the past several summers. May or Robert E. Little ITI said that by tapping on to the county sys tem, “The community’s crippling water shortage is eliminated and the town will strengthen its cap acity to promote expansion of ex isting industry and attract new industry.* The county system included a nasal drip!” ™KOLPOSINE Feminine Hygiene Preparation Advantages: *A liquid concentrate, readily soluble ‘Plastic unbreakable bottle in convenient purse or travel bag size Available at all Drug Stores in 8 Oz. size KOLPOSINE is distributed by : OPTIMUS CO. Taylors, S. C. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ million gallon storage tank in Wadesboro. A 73-mile network of trunk lines was constructed to serve each municipality in the county. Linn Garibaldi, president of the Wadesboro-Anson Chamber of Commerce said, “The construc tion of an area wide water sys tem serving every town in the county and points between the towns has captured this natural resource and made Anson County attractive to unlimited industrial development.’ , '-»* : Designed by Henningsdn, Dur ham andRichardson, Inc., and ar chitectural-engineering firm in Charlotte, N. C., the highly au tomated Anson County plant has a dual mixed media filter system and can double its initial capacity without additional construction or equipment. It has an ultimate ca pacity of 12 million gallons per day. The project first began in 1964 as a means to reverse a down ward trend in economy and popu lation. With federal assist ance and a local bond referen dum, construction on the $3.5 million system began in Febru ary 1968. When water began flow ing through the county’s pipes, bank president James H. 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Project engineer Al Walpole said, “Regardless ofex- ternal conditions breaking the in put of power to the plant, it will continue to provide water and meet its own electrical needs.” Several county water systems existed intheCarolinas, “butthey were dependent on municipal sys tems for the water supply, * Char les L. Baker, a Henningson, Dur ham and Richardson vice presi dent said. “With these facili ties in Anson, other counties will see how an area wide water sys tem can be economically feasi ble and bring new life to pre dominantly rural areas.* * + * Add Personal Touches To Your Eggnog CLEMSON - If you’re short on family recipes--or just short on time--isn’t it nice to know you can still have traditional holiday eggnog, thanks to the ready-to- serve kind from the dairy case? Personal touches are quick and easy to add, says Marie S. Hind man, Clemson Extension nutri tionist. For example, add richness by combining one quart of softened vanilla ice cream with l quart of chilled dairy eggnog. Two tab lespoons rum extract for extra mellowness. She points out that this Eggnog Float proves that seven is a lucky number—the recipe yields seven cups, two servings apiece for seven lucky holiday callers. Serve it as you would any cold eggnog—very cold. Mrs. Hindman suggests these two colorful holiday hints: Deck a punch bowl full of cold creamy eggnog with greenery—in the form of lime sherbet scoops. A maraschino cherry half atop each scoop emphasizes the holiday co lor scheme. If you don’t have a punch bowl, a tall pitcher with ribbons tied to the handle will do prettily for Peppermint Eggnog. It’s a re freshing combination of one quart chilled, ready-to-serve, dairy eggnog and l/4 teaspoon pepper mint extract. Serve in glasses with candy canes or peppermint sticks for stirrers. Crime Rate Spirals NEW YORK—The Iruurance Information Institute notes that crimes involving property, which have a pronounced effect on insurance losses and rates, climbed sharply again in 1968. Robbery increased 29 per cent over the 1967 figure, larceny rose 21 per cent, auto theft 19 per cent, and burglary cent. 13 per r f i , ii. m, A. A *.,i & £