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THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE TWO 1218 College Street NEWBERRY. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937 at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance; six months, $1.25. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR Giant Plant Cost 50 Million Do you know of Plant Urquhart? It is the new steam generating plrnt of The South Carolina Generating Comp any, a subsidiary of The South Carolina Electric and Gas Company. The great plant was dedicated Thursday, the 7th of this month with appropriate ceremonies, presided over by Dr. Donald Russell, President of The University of South Caro lina, and graced by the presence of many notable officials and other citizens. Plant Urquhart is at Urquhart Station, Beach Island, in Aiken County, four miles from Augusta, Georgia and on the East bank of the Savannah River. The invitation to me came from Charleston. This great Company covers twenty three Counties, including such cities as Charleston and Columbia. It supplies Beaufort, Orangeburg, Barnwell, Aiken, Lexington, Batesburg, Lees- ville, Johnston, Edgefield, Williston, Denmark, Saluda, Walterboro, Hampton, McCormick, Allendale, North Augusta, St. George, Ridgeland and a host of other fine towns, such as St. Matthews. I rode in a bus which Mr. McMeekin, the genial President, had thoughtfully provided for us who accepted the invitation to attend the dedicatory exercises. It was an enjoyable ride over the fine Ridge country— Leesville, Batesburg, Monetta, skirting Ridge Spring, John ston and Trenton, even by-passing the City of Aiken, as w*e rolled comfortably along No. 1 and up and down the long hills of Aiken County. PYom Columbia—the Congaree River—to Station Urqu hart one travels through Lexington and Aiken counties— seventy miles and more—all in Lexjngton and Aiken Count ies except for a small section of Saluda, just beyond Bates burg. Of course one has passed the City of West Columbia as well as the County seat—Lexington City. Batesburg, as you may know, is in a corner of Lexington County, just a short way from Saluda County and not more than three miles, or so from Aiken County. Quite a place it is, too; Leesville and Batesburg being very live centers of business, as well as excellent residential centers. Years ago that fine section—from Leesville to Trenton— known as “The Ridge,” was the peach, watermelon and asparagus region of South Carolina. I have a warm spot in my heart for Lexington, Aiken and Salud^Counties: Edgefield, too, of course. I once taught in Aiken, lived over the line in Saluda, and went to Batesburg to get a shave. Arrived at Station Urquhart, on the broad Savannah River, across from Augusta. .. What a plant!! I am not an electrical engineer, nor any other kind of engineer, although I’ve been accused of doing a bit of engineering now and then. So the massive plant Urquhart is beyond me. I stood in amazement and admiration. This plant of mammoth size and capacity was graciously named for the accomplished Chief Engineer, Mr. N. D. Urquhart. I had met him; and I knew the big Engineer Mr. Babb, one of my Laurens friends. What did I see? Boiled down to the level of my under standing Mr. Sam Wiemer, the publicity man, told me that this vast Urquhart Plant is capable of providing all the power used in and near Columbia, both residentially and industrially. My friend Allen Mustard, in expensive mood, following a fine dinner, broadened Mr. Wiemer’s estimate so as to include Charleston. Both estimates are beyond my ken, and not even handsome “Buddy” Lawson nor sagacious “Rip” Sanders can make all this clear to me. However, let’s try: This gigantic undertaking represents an investment of about fifty million dollars. I can understand fifty miMion dollars more readily than I can three generating units, two of 75,000 kilowatts each, with the third of 100,000 kilowatts —the Plant, then, has a capacity of 250,000 kilowatts. And this Plant UrquKart is only one of eight generating plants of The South Carolina Electric and Gas Co. I may be out of order in saying this, but I marvel at the top men, President McMeekin, and the Board of Directors, for their vision, their grasp of all the details that make a vision into a reality. These gentlemen are not mere dream ers; they are men of faith and vision, vision based on actualities that point to growth. And they build great plants in order to be ready at any minute for any call for power. Their generating plants must always be ready to pro duce far more than the need of today because new de mands may increase the load tomorrow. So they are ready for tomorrow and next year and the year after. The Comp any has a capacity today of 536,000 kilowatts, with a pre sent demand of 481,000. As you see, it is ready to march ahead of any development. Now what is a kilowatt? If I can’t make it clear what a kilowatt is the truth is that I don’t know. I might let my friend Ben Layton take his pencil and figure a bit; or I might catch Vice-President Eugene Leier on the run. I did ask Harry Huffman. Housekeepers and businessmen may grapple with these items; When the three units of Urquhart are operating at full capacity, they consume thirty five cars of coal a day. That’s enough coal in one day to heat a home for 185 years. • Although the beautiful city of Aiken has a street called Whiskey Row, there is abundant water there; and this Plant Urquhart uses 193,000,000 gallons of water a day. This is said to be more than seventeen times as much as the City of Columbia uses in a day. This water is passed through screens chlorinated, pumped through condensers and returned tc the Savannah River. ; I . Now let me tell you what happened, not forgetting the generous provision for the inner man. * I looked around for Executive Vice President J. M. Cos- X I tello, remembering that he, Mr. Arthur Simons, Comptroller General E. C. Rhodes and I accompanied Mr. B. M. Ed wards to the Atomic plant and had a big supper there. We seem to do a lot of heavy feeding in Aiken, don’t we, Brother Castello ? / * v The dedication of Station Urquhart was a gracious oc casion in its inception and very felicitous in execution. Arthur JI. Williams presided admirably and the whole oc casion was in the highest degree a fine one, made notable as a tribute to a construction engineer of rare achievements. President McMeekin spoke of the capacity of the great plant, a possible capacity of 274,000 kw. Mr. McMeekin was warmly praised for his vision, coupled with the practical grasp of all the details in a manner which distinguishes the mere dreamer, whom we call a visionary, from the construc tive spirit, the builder whose dreams emerge into great realities of steel and concrete. And there is more *than that; that dream made a fact mean the rich, pulsating life blood of industry, of homes, stores, streets, parks, for we use ener gizing power and we use light. It means more jobs, broad- erliving, the more abundant life. Mr. McMeekin always speaks luminously and interesting ly. . ... The invited speaker of the occasion was Dr. Donald Rus sell, President of the University of South Carolina. Dr.*' Russell was in happy vein and captured his audience.' Hfe made a special appeal for trained men and women who could carry the torch of progress. I think the Board of Directors is fortunate jn having sucfy a President as Mr. McMeekin? and I think the work already done, as well as the great program of today, proves that the Directors are men of vision also and ready to endorse sound policies and undertakings. Mr. J. M. Costello spoke briefly and presented Mr. Urqu hart. What is the lesson of this event? It would have been for me a memorable occasion even if I had not seen so many well-remembered friends—radio men, editors, reporters, and choice spirits in many other callings. But what is the lesson of this great day ? The investment of fifty million dollars is an act of superlative faith. Don’t you hear people say that the world is going to the dogs? Don’t others wish the Indians would take the land back? What would we do if the Indians should take it back? Go back to Europe and work in sweat shops; live on a scale far below that to which we are accustomed ? This Nation was built by men of vision, of faith, of drive, of unconquerable persistence. How did Ford succeed, or Edison ? Do you recall that the Rockefellers began their stupendous building of Rockefeller Center when most people were hid ing their money? When the outlook was dark; when faith was weak. Those men dreamed and carried their dreams to successful accomplishment. They did not stumble or fall; they did not bow in fear before the doubling friends': they believed in America; they built on the assurance that America still had energy, youth and promise. So this great Company goes forward, prepared to meet the challenge and needs and demands of years to come. It is inspiring; and it is typically American-buoyant, ir resistible. One Company says to the world “We have full confidence in the resilience of American people in all circum stances; so they prepare for the future in order that the future will find them ready. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1954 Halloween All Year Around « ‘ HP HE controversy over the so- called Dixon Yates dontract wherein a private group of utilities is to build a power plant at West Memphis, Arkansas at a cost of more than $107 million to provide power for the Atomic Energy Com mission at the expense of TVA, pinpoints and brings into perspec tive the power of the Bureau of the Budget in this administration. A little research brings out the fact that the Eisenhower Adminis tration has raised the Bureau of the Budget and it’s functional ac tivities to a stature probably un equalled by any other govern mental agency. • The Bureau of the Budget always has contacts, of necessity in ap proving the budget applications of the various governmental agencies. But when the Detroit banker, Jo seph M. Dodge, was named direc tor of the budget the President within a few months, raised the di rector almost to cabinet status, ordering him to sit in on all cabi net meetings. Dodge resigned in April 1954, and he was succeeded by his deputy whom he had ap pointed, Roland R. Hughes, 58- year-old vice president and comp troller of the National City Bank of New York. Mr. Hughes has spent most of his mature life with that institution in various capaci ties. Mr. Hughes not only sits in at Cabinet meetings. He meets with the National Security Council, the top agency governing the nation’s defense and security; he sits with the President’s Advisory Board on Economic Growth and Stability; chairmaned by Arthur F. Burns, the top agency in the domestic field; he is a member of the Presi dent’s cabinet Committee on Min erals and Metals; of the Commit tee on Retirement Policy and Fed eral Personnel; the Inter-Agency Committee on Agricultural Surplus Disposal; of the Joint Accounting Improvement Policy Committee; of the Cabinet Committee on Water Resources Policy; The cabinet Committee on Transport Policy and Organization; The Cabinet Com mittee on Telecommunications Pol icy and Organization; the Com mittee on Disposal of Surplus real property of the Government. In addition to all these functions with wluch the Director of the Bu reau of the Budget is personally concerned, the Bureau and its staff sits in on various senatorial and House appropriations commit tees. One such Committee named by the Senate is to make a study of the State Department Economic Offices here and abroad to deter mine the necessity of each and to eliminate any element of duplica tion with the Department of Com merce; a senate committee to assess the value of various U.S. Fdreign Service Functions and their end-use value on all \ types of reports; with the Corps of Army Engineers, by a House directive to initiate a study of local contribu tions for determination of water resources projects; on an Agricul tural Committee to study-the feasi bility of the development farms program in the Reclamation serv ice; a senate committee stydy and review of current maintenance pol icy for shallow draft channels in waterways. Another important committee where the Budget Bureau is to play a role is a review of activities of all agencies giving assistance to small business with a view to placing all such responsibility in one agency. The Bureau of the Budget is qow the most powerful agency in Washington.' Q—GI writes he has a service-connected disability incurred in Korea and asks if he is entitled to training under Public Law 16? A—Not necessarily. In addition to the disability, the veteran must prove he needs the training to overcome his disability. This need would have to be determined at a session with a UA counselor. Q—Does the American flag always fly over the White House? A—No. The custom is that the flag is taken down if the President leaves to be gone overnight Q—Does the United States Botanic Garden have any particnlar function? A—The purpose of the garden is to collect and grow tor exhibition and display purposes various vegetable produce of this and other countries. In the building which la 263 feet long and 188 feet wide, with a dome rising to 80 feet there are about 12,000 species j»nd varieties of plant growth. The building is open to the public daily for use of students, scientists, garden dubs and the public. Infor mation relating to proper methods of growth and culture is furnished free. Q—What is the Mali In Washington? A—It is a strip of lawn and trees and flowers two blocks wide with an unobstructed view between the Capitol and the Washington monu ment, designed by the French engineer Major L’Enfant, who planned the city, and named after the famous Pall Mall in r^nd*^ From the Catskill Mountain Star, Saugerties, New York: Respect and reverence for Sunday can be installed into the minds and hearts of children at a very early age. They love to “dress up” and then proudly march to Church. As they grow older and the true signifi cance of the day begins to dawn upon them they learn to appreci ate the fait that this is a day set aside for worship and rest. Man has not always had this blessing. For many it came after a long and bitter struggle. Whatever a person’s walk in life may be, there are few who would want to give up the Holy Day. Attend the Church of your choice with the whole family and the children will grow up to cherish the day as a real heritage. • • • From the Colfax Record, Col fax, California: There are many . . . who constantly resolve to im prove their minds by reading in telligently written books, in the hope they will become better equipped td understand the many issues that crowd them as they try to keep pace with this modern world . . . The Bible has long been recog nized as pre-eminent in the field of . . . improving human beings. It might be a good idea, then, for all of us to give a little more dili gent study to the great truths that Flowers and Gifts for All Occasions CARTER’S Day Phones 719 & 76—Night 513-R ii Daie lEGli ilirunp H nil i nun u HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING’ v T HORNTON CASEY, Star Route. Paducah. Kentucky, needed infor mation—information on How to Operate a Broke Company. So he called an official of a big oil company who told him: “First, get the facts. Second, make a decision. Third, take action.” •That advice was excellent, but the man who gave it did not know one of Thornton Casey’s bad habits—procrastination. Usually if he had a decision to make and the outcome was doubtful, he would make a note, put it on his desk with the other problems—until his desk was piled high with papers representing de layed decisions. Then, of course, he would be caught in a confused emergency. Too, he always avoided unpleasant decisions as long as he could even though he knew that sooner or later he would have to face them. ' - \ ' But he determined to change his bad habit. What he ' did first was to clean his desk of all papers except those relating to the iimnediate problems at hand. Second, he did things in order of their Importance. Third, when he faced a problem, he solved it then and there, by seeking the neces sary facts and making a prompt decision. By following ^those three simple rules, he made it possible to ac complish more work, think more clearly, and have time for planning. The result? Many of his worries and fears have been entirely elim inated. 1 . ' I /• ' ' - ■ ' MU m ■ 1. President Lincoln was assassinated in (a). I860; (b) 1865; (e) 1850. 2. Hawaii was established as a territory in (a) 1900; (b) 1888; (e) 1907. 3. Rhenium refers to (a) a disease; (b) chemical element; (c) a flower. im wi- isaii ^ANSWERS -iaaia»i» t*»|W9va •jvsI *t 0061 ’Z *S»SI *1 £ iiP jfll •• • V — •'.V-'i. i.'-. • WEEKLY CROSSWORD Handy Device v,* , —■■l 1 « . Here’s the are set out in the Book of Books. From the Lincoln Times, Lin- colnton, North Carolina: We all like to talk about the “good old days,” but how many of us would turn the clock back if we could? Probably no better illustration of the “good old days” could be cited than the country grocery store. One could patronize such a store year after year and find the cracker barrel, the pickles and the wheel of cheese in the same place. The store exuded an aroma of salt meat, bananas, ap ples and other delicacies that one never forgot. The lack of change gave it an air of permanence and made it seem like an old friend. But today no one would buy crackers that had to be handled by a clerk. You wouldn’t buy cheese where flies were walking over the cloth that covered it—neither would you ac cept wormy apples. You want to pick your, vegetables from under a spray of water or out of a froz en food chest. Instead of buying fruit in season, you want almost every kind of fruit or fruit juice at all seasons. You wouldn’t think of getting your milk or meat ex cept from refrigerated counters. You wouldn’t want your potatoes or other heavy vegetables setting cm the floor in boxes or sacks where old Rover could nose along enjoying himself . . . 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