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JULY, 1968 3 z i N Official Publication of the TENNESSEE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION Executile, editorial and advertisini: offices: 71 0 Spence Lane, P.O. Box 7232 Nashville, Tenn. 3721 0 J. C. Hundley, Executive Manager
CONTENTS To The Point ...... 4 FFA Winner ...... 6 Foods, Facts, Fashions ...... 8 Youth Tour ...... 1 0 Your Coop Section ...... 12 Uncle John’s ...... 14 Timely Topics ...... 15 Alladin Plastics ...... 16 Volunteer Views ...... 17 Record Fish ...... 18 Wave The Flag ...... 19 TVA Pollution ...... 20 Reader’s Write ...... 21 STAFF John E. Stanford ...... Harry Stone ...... Adu.
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Name Address City State Zip Bobby Tarwater, Farm and Home Elec- trification Winner, Is one of Tennes- see’s Outstanding Future Farmers. In Fact . . . HE’S QUITE A MAN, THIS BOY! Bobby Tarwater (center) proudly shows two of his Farm and Home Electrification awards to Wilson Belcher (left), his Vo- By John Stanford ever doubted thathewouldbe suc- Ag teacher and F.F.A. Advisor through- When the names of the 14 State cessful in F.F.A., or any other out high school and (right) H.S. Gangwer, Winners of Agricultural Proficency enterprise to which he dedicated Sr., Manager of Fort Loudoun Electric Awards were announced a few his efforts. If there were any doubt- Cooperative, Madisonville, which weeks ago as a highlight of the ers, this husky young man made serves the Tarwater home and Bobby’s 40th State Convention of the Ten- believers of them his very first farm. nessee Association of Future year as a member of the Green- Farmers of America, no champion back F.F.A. chapter when, as a for two years. As a high school was more proud, nor more deserv- freshman in high school, he won Junior, he was selected to repre- ing of his coveted honor, than the the Creed Contest (which he calls sent his chapter in Public Speak- winner of the Farm and Home one of his biggest thrills) and was ing, ranked second in all of East Electrification Award. later voted Star Green Hand of Tennessee in Land Judging, and For 19-year-old Bobby Tar- the chapter. was elected to his first of two years water of Greenback, Tennessee, as District Treasurer. the Award was a fitting climax No end to accomplishments to a brilliant five-year career as Honored by elections one of the state’s outstanding Fu- From this fine beginning, there ture Farmers of America, a record seems to be practically no end to During his Senior year Bobby, of accomplishment which would Bobby’s list of accomplishments. son of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Tar- be completely out of reach for any He served on the chapter’s Dairy water of Greenback, served as youngster with lesser courage and Judging team for three years, on President of his chapter, received desire and determination than the Parliamentary Procedure his State Farmer degree, served that possessed by this young man. team for two years, on the Live- his second year as District Treas- Few, if any, who have known stock Judging team for two years urer and was elected State Treas- young Tarwater through the years and on the Land Judging team urer, one’ of only eight young men in Tennessee to receive the honor of election to a Statewideoffice. In order to fulfill the responsibilities of office, Bobby postponed, after two quarters at the University of Tennessee, his college education until the fall of this year. At that time he will enroll at Hiwassee College for two years, then trans- fer to the University of Tennessee for his final two years. His major field will be either Agricultural Engineering or Agricultural Ed- ucation. More highlights
Bobby’ s knowledge and accomp- lishments in the field of Farm and Home Electrification are too nu- merous for complete listing, but here are some of the highlights: Wired 3-way switch; cut, thread- ed and reamed conduit; learned use of such testers as voltmeter, BobbyTarwater has a fine herd of registered Yorkshire hogs, part of which he runs neon and continuity; wired within the confines of the electric fence which he regularly inspects. grounded receptacle and single
TENNESSEE MAGAZINE pole switch; learned ways of de- as possible in the show ring be- tecting shorts and how to correct; tween now and when he returns helped put in 60-100-200 amp to college in September. switchboxes; learned how to esti- To date, Bobby Tarwater has mate costs of wiring jobs; learned invested $18,074.04 in agricu!- how to make splices, connections, ture during his Vo-Ag and F.F.A. how to solder splices, use of sol- career. He has total assets of derless connectors and compres- $19,074.04 and a net worth of sion type connectors; learned how $11,524.04. to determine correct number of wires to put in certain size con- One more fact duit, how many bends or ells in This story of Bobby Tarwater the conduit are allowed between could very well end right here and pull boxes; learned where to use this fine young manprobably wish- flexible conduit and underground es that it would. conduit; learned use of electric But this writer has purposely welder for butt, flat, fillet, hori- omitted one fact, until now, which zontal, vertical and overhead we think makes a great story even welding; learned how to solder, greater. It isn’t intended to in- braze, heat, cut and hardsurface; voke sympathy, for this Bobby taught electricity to incoming Vo- doesn’t want--and doesn’t need. cational Agricultural freshman When Bobby Tarwater was eight classes for two years. Also useful around the houseis 19-year- years old be became ill with a old Bobby, shown here installing a wall Here’s more case of chicken pox. A massive plug in a room recently added to the infection developed which requir- Also included in Bobby’s long Tarwater home. His father, John Tar- ed the amputationofbothlegs. For list of award-winning accomplish- water, is a lineman for Fort Loudoun three months he was on the criti- ments were the replacement of a Electric Co-op. thermostat in a hot water heater; wiring of a 60 amp switchbox in a dairy barn, wiring of a 60 amp Grandfather’s home; and wired in switchbox for tobacco barn used new hood over electric range at for calves and farrowing house; home. maintained the electric system of Although young Tarwater is a tractor; helped wire a 100 amp much interested in farm and home switchbox with 16 circuits; helped uses of electricity (perhaps "in- wire a 200 amp switchbox in herited" in part from his father, a lineman for and a member of Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative, which serves the Tarwaterhome), by no stretch of the imagination is Bobby’s farming interests con- fined to those pertaining directly to electricity, although he puts this wonderful energy to work when- ever he can. He has carried on a wide range of successful farming Another of Bobby’s household jobs was practices during his four years of the installation of this hood over his Vocational Agriculture study in Mother’s electric range. high school, and one year since graduation, and he has a splendid record in both livestock and field cal list at Vanderbilt Hospital in crops to prove his versatility in Nashville, and remained in the several phases of farming. hospital for another 12 months after coming off the critical list. Swine project outstanding Recuperation was slow and learn- ing to use two artificial limbs At the present time, much of took time, especially for a nine- Bobby’s farming time is devoted year-old boy who had just spent to a herd of registered Yorkshire 15 months in a hospital. hogs, a breed with which he has Today, 19-year-old Bobby Tar- had more than considerable suc- water is the picture of health, a cess in show rings, both in Ten- young man very much on the move nessee and in other states. He with the foregoing long list of Young Tarwater replaces a fuse in the runs (within an electric fence, of substantial accomplishments to his credit. 60 amp switchbox which he originally course) and houses some 40 head on a 17-acre rented farm, includ- You may expect many more installed in a tobacco barn now used as ing 12 brood sows and one boar. from teen-ager Bobby Tarwater. a farrowing house. He hopes to spend as much time He’s quite a man, this boy!
JULY~ 1968 FREEZER FANCIES
The Taylorsville Home Demonstration Club is shown here watching a Freezer demonstration in the MTEMC Lebanon meeting room given by Patsy Myers, right By Patsy Myers, Home Economist front, assisted by Mrs. Jean Tyree, Wilson County Home Demonstration Agent, left Middle Tennessee front. Mrs. Tyree is showing a cake from the freezer whi e Mrs. Myers holds the Electric Membership Corporation sheet which gives the recipe for it. When we speak of fancy foods from the freezer, we are speaking of foods which we prepare ahead when we are expecting guests, or when we need to feed unexpected guests. These may be cooked foods like barbecue sauce or cas- seroles~ or they may be interest- ing desserts. Perhaps your fancy foods are in the party foods cate- gory. Whatever your most interesting or favorite foods are, from the freezer, they are easier to pre- pare and as varied as your source of supply--may be the garden or orchard, or the convenience foods from the grocery store. There are now frost-free freez- ers which allow us to freeze foods without the dread of having to Mrs. Joe Grissim, Lebanon, is standing beside her refrigerator-freezer which is the defrost the freezer or deal with "side-by-side" model. The freezer area, behind the left, door, is somewhat smalJ heavily-frosted packages. Even the new refrigerator-freezer area er than the refrigerator area behind the right door. is more desirable because of this and desserts. Combined meals food experts recommend complete feature. may be stored together for unex- turnover of frozen foods many Since the refrigerator-freezer pected guests. Items for lunches times a year for the most economi- with true zero temperature has may be kept together. Eachpack- cal use of the freezer. With the been perfected, many changes in age, of course, will have a label smaller space of the freezer area style have come aboutinthis area showing date prepared and con- in the refrigerator-freezer, this of freezer use. These are two- tent of package. turnover is even more important door models usually, but their Since foods have a maximum in order to gain all of the ad- arrangement may differ. For in- storage time, foods thathavebeen vantages of frozen food. stance, there are refrigerator- in the freezer for the longest period So, make your food freezer an freezers with the freezer area should be placed near the front of excellent means of food s~or- above the refrigerator area, below the freezer. As you shop, or as age but consider it an important it, and ’’ side-by-side" with it. Some you package fresh foods, re-organ- part of your cooking equip ment as have automatic ice-makers which ize so as to store the food in the well. are very convenient. Or, the freez- proper place tohelp youkeep your Use it to help you to make few- er area may be separated from packages rotating; that is, take er shopping trips, to save time in the refrigerator area by a lighted out frozen foods to use as you add the kitchen during meal prepara- countertop. new foods to freeze. tion, and to help you have more It is simple to organize the freez- Although many foods can be nutritious meals. er, reserving special sections for kept as long as a year at zero Remember, the freezer cannot meats, fruits, vegetables, breads degrees without loss of quality, perform miracles on the food it-
TENNESSEE MAGAZINE Mrs. Jack Jackson, Hartsville Pike, Leb- Mrs. Paul Holt. Route 3, Lebanon, uses anon, takes a frozen topping from the her chest-type freezer for all types of Here we see Mrs. Odell Tomlinson, Cen- refrigerator-freezer frozen foods. Here she holds a package terville community, Route 3, Lebanon, of green beans. ready to place a strawberry pie in the freezer area of her refrigerator-freezer. self. First, the food must be of good quality, then it must be prop- erly prepared for freezing, pack- aged in a moisture-vapor-proof container, frozen at zero degrees, and kept at a constant storage temperature of zero degrees faren- heir. Have you thought about how easy it would be to set up a systematic freezer management plan? First consideration in this plan is the number of children in the family, their ages, and their dietary needs, Next is family likes and dis- likes. If your family doesn’t like a particular food, there’s no point in using up freezer space for it. Mrs. Jack Jones, Lebanon, takes a package of blackberries from her upright freezer. When you start filling your freez- er, freeze foods you need and use She says these are really her favorite food from the freezer. often. This is desirable no matter what time of year it is. beyond price--in convenience of casseroles and desserts, many of Consider the amount of enter- having a wide variety of foods on -which you may serve immediately raining you do. If you do a lot, hand any time you need them, from the freezer. A dessert which perhaps it would be wise to reserve in saving with the food budget, you will find delightful in color as a shelf or a certain area in your and in saving time and labor for well as taste, and one with which freezer for party foods. the family menu-planner. you will enjoy your electric slicing If you pack lunches for any mem- Don’t overlook the ease offreez- knife is: ber of the family, or if your fam- ingprepared foods such as sauces, ily snacks a lot, reserve a special space for these items. ICE CREAM RIBBON CAKE When cooking regular meals, (serves 8-12) you will find it easy to double or Angel Food I oaf cake (10 x 5 x 3") 4 tbsp. confectioners sugar triple recipes and freeze the ex- 1 pint chocolate ice cream 1 tsp. vanilla cess. This cooking ahead may be 1 pint peppermint ice cream a real lifesaver. 1 box (3~ oz.) shredded coconut 1 pint whipping cream When preparing foods for the freezer, be sure to follow the in- Cut cake lengthwise into 3 layers. Slice ice cream (if you have electric knife) or structions in your freezer booklet. spread chocolate ice cream between first and second layers, peppermint ice cream If you do not have a freezer book- between second and top layers. let, contact your County Exten- Place cake in freezer. Whip cream, add sugar and vanilla and blend. Frost top sion Office or your power distribu- and sides of cake: Cover with shredded coconut and return to freezer until topping tor. is frozen. Wrap and store in freezer until ready to serve. Storage time--one month. Learning to use the freezer to Note: You may substitute other ice cream flavors and colors; and you may use best ad~’antage canpay dividends whipped cream substitute t2 cupsl for whipping cream, sugar and vanilla.
JULY. 1968 9 On t[~e A~~ua! Rural Electric Youth Tour . . . TENNESSEANS MEET
In what could be his last official appearance as President to a rural electrification group, President: Lyndon Johnson urged some 1,000 members of the 1968 Rural Electric Youth Tour to study their government, and their country’s needs, and face upto the challenge of RESPONSIBILITY which is needed today. The President ex- pressed supreme pleasure at the part which he had played in form- er years in making rural electri- city possible, but he issued a plea to these young people who will soon become leaders of their elec- tric cooperatives, to see that these cooperatives take an active part in community development. For most of Tennessee’s 44 young people this meeting with the President on the White H0us e lawn last June 12th was a lifetime ex- perience. It would not have been possible except for their local elec- Eight of Tennessee’s Congressional Delegation met our group on the steps of the tric cooperative, which sponsored Capitol for a visit and picture. Shown here left to right along wall are: Senator the essay contest in which they Gore and Representatives Quillen, Blanton. Duncan, Brock, Kuykendall, Fulton, were winners, the Tennessee Elec- and Everett. tric Cooperative Association, and the NRECA, which arranged it. Tennessee’s 1968 Youth Tour left Nashville at 7:30 a.m. on June 8th in two chartered Trailway buses. The first few hours of rid- ing were spent in making new friends since the group represent- ed boys and girls from eleven co- operatives spread all across our state. The first stop at Knoxville brought more than a good whole- some lunch, for some saw for the first time a "family" of real live hippies. Stops were made that afternoon at the Appalachian Electric Cooperative and the Hol- ston Electric Cooperative where more contestants boarded the bus- es and brought Tour Director T. O. Walker’s group to a total of 53 members. Saturday night was spent in a motel at Troutsville, PRESIDENT JOHNSON talked to the 1,000 young people about taking their place Virginia, where a group of Ten- as responsible citizens in their electric cooperatives and their communities. The nessee 4-H Clubbers returning U.S. Marine Band entertained the group before and after the President spoke. from a Washington trip helped tO
10 TENNESSEE MAGAZ NE: brighten that first night away from for relaxation, swimming and dancing to music by the ’~Hi- home. games which lasted until evening. Notes" until midnight. We enjoyed Rain was a constant companion About 7:30 p.m. we boarded a it very much, but couldn’t help of the tour for four days and on large boat along with delegates noticing that one-by-one our chap- Sunday the group toured the Nat- from several other states and be- erones developed ~’a headache" ural Bridge, one of the Seven gan a long ride up the Potomac. and slipped away until only one of Wonders of the World, between For those who wished to dance, them was left to the end. Yep- showers. Though George Wash- there was a band aboard with you guessed it, his ears were stuff- ington left his surveyor’s mark plenty of music. One chaperone ed with cotton. and carved his initials on this was noticed staying up front in Thursday came all too soon for wonder of nature manyyears ago, the bow of the boat where the soft most of us but we arose early to it remained for our Tennessee breezes seemed to blow the visit the mall until noon. We divid- boys to "find" the Lost River. ’~music" back away from him. ed into small groups and toured Most of them agreed that it was When the tour returned to dock a the places we most wanted tosee, not worth finding since it was not little after 10:00 p.m. many of the since there was so little time left even big enough to make a good young people were sorry it was and so many more places to visit. West Tennessee ~crick." Later over and wished it couldhave last- Some toured the Washington that day the group toured Monti- ed all night. Monument and counted each step cello, the home of Thomas Jeffer- Tuesday was our day to spend to be sure there were still 898. son. While viewing this lovely resi- around the Capitol andwe started Yes--there’s still that many. dence and the surroundingvalley, it with a bang. One bus backed Others toured branches of the Miss Nancy Jane Moore of Cum- up just enough to block the drive- Smithsonian Institute, the FBI berland E.M.C. exclaimed, "I’ve way and then its motor died. Have Building, and the Archives Build- dreamed of getting to see this all you ever tried pushing aTrailway ing. Later that day, wevisitedthe of my life, but I never thought this Lincoln Memorial and the Jeffer- dream would come true for me!" bus in the rain? Well, it can be done; our Tennessee boys did it! son Memorial before returning to Arriving at the beautiful and However, a bad start didn’t kill the motel to pack and start the monstrous Marriott Twin Bridges our day. We visited Senators Bak- long trip home. We arrived in Motor Inn that afternoon, many er and Gore in their offices; had Nashville in time for breakfast got their first glimpse at the na- our pictures taken on the capitol Friday morning. tion’s capital city just across the steps with our Tennessee Con- It was a wonderful trip and we Potomac River. Though rain gressmen; toured the capitol with learned a lot about our govern- clouds covered the stars above, Congressman Blanton; and, visit- ment, our electric cooperatives, fifty-three Tennessee young peo- ed both houses of Congress on and yes, our nation in general. ple had enough sparkle in their passes secured by Congressman Possibly the best way to sum eyes tobrighten the darkest night. Kuykendall. We saw our govern- it up is in the words of one of the On Monday morning every one ment in action even down to riding young ladies who embraced her arose early for a heartybreakfast the subway to the Senate building. chaperone at the end of the trip and then off to Arlington cemetery Tuesday evening we visited a and with tears flooding her face, to view the graves of President swank restaurant for seafood and said, "I’m not ready for it to end Kennedy and Senator Robert Ken- steaks. When they brought out mthis has been one of the best nedy, where some 50,000 persons paper bibs for the lobster orders, trips of my life." had been the day before. At 9:00 some of us "country" boys felt We can be proud that our Ten- a.m. we saw the changing of the right at home. nessee cooperatives had a part guard at the Tomb of the Unknown On Wednesday the entire Youth in this great week for our youth! Soldier and 53 shutter bugs went Tour (about 1,000 strong) met into~ action. together for pictures, talks, and On our way from Arlington to the a quiz show. Our state got to com- NRECA headquarters building in pete so we selected Francis Ross- Washington we got our first view maier from TennesseeValley E.C. of the so-called "Resurrection He did a good job, too! It was at City", which was bogged down in this meeting that we first knew we mud and filth almost indescrib- would get to see President John- able. At NRECA the group learn- son. On the way to the White ed of the national aspects of elec- House we went in a 30-bus cara- tric cooperatives, met some of the van with a police escort. Our leaders, andwere especially proud Tennessee buses were honored to to meet Floyd Jones, the former have Mr. Bob Smith, Executive manager of Gibson County E.M.C. Assistant to the GeneralManager Many of our boys and girls were of NRECA and Mr. Lowell Endahl, amazed as they learned the part Director of NRECA Member Serv- which electric cooperatives had ices to ride with us. played nationally. One of our chap- After the thrill of seeing the erones, Mrs. Nadine Cothran of President, we returned to the mo- Meriwether Lewis E.M.C. was tel for lunch, changed into more heard to say--~’I never dreamed comfortable clothes and spent the that there were so many electric afternoon touring Mt. Vernon, the cooperatives and that they were historic home of our first Presi- such a closely knit family." dent. After a bus tour of the mall the That evening NRECA had a big Fifty-th ree shutterbugs were quite active tour group returned to the Motel banquet and ’~shindig" for us with all ! ,500 miles of the trip.
JULY, 1968 11 ow you can "once-over" your to?" Manufacturers must have standard or deluxe model. One ~Wlawn and create a perfect had you in mind when they came 18-inch cut mower features an setting for your home with less up with a grass catcher they’ve offset design of 9-inch blades per-. effort than ever before. New labeled for its ease of attachment mitring a smooth cut without the electric mowers literally vacuum and equipped with an outsized use of a timing belt. With the the lawn clean of leaves, debris zipper that you simply unzip for blades belt driven, direct contact and clippings while they cut. emptying. You can forget those with the armature shaft is elimi- But what about the trimming bolts that attached the first clip- nated and the motor is protected and hedge-clipping that produce ping bags. Now the bag slips even if the blade strikes a solid a really pretty yard, you say? under a steel lip attached to the object. One of the new electric You can’t do everything with mower and can be removed with rotaries has seven-inch wheels to electricity? Well, you almost can. one hand for emptying. permit cuts as low as a half-inch Electric edger-trimmers convert Does the problem of the cord and a 16-inch cut. One mower from a straight edger for around to the power supply appear to permits flush cutting around your lawn to a quick tool to trim you as being a drawback? There walkways, trees and bushes. around trees, shrubs and those are models with automatic take- Once you’ve finished the yard problem spots where hand- up reels which keep the cord out and turn your attention to clipping used to be required. An of your way at all times. Another hedges, you will find it’s so much electric hedge-trimmer with a manufacturer considers the easier nowadays to get a nice built-in leveling device tells you operating comfort and maneu- level top on them with an electric at a glance whether your trimmer vering ease of its electric mower trimmer with a bubble like that is being held properly. a distinct selling point. Control in a carpenter’s level to watch The new electric mowers and during cutting movements is to see if the trimmer is held prop- yard equipment have innovations assured by a lever which ac- erly. The motor doesn’t stick up that all but antiquate the first tivates a self-locking mechanism. above the blade blocking the power lawn helpers. Remember To change directions at the end user’s view, either. A wrap- what a stubborn job it was to of a cutting run with this mower, around handle permits right-or change the cutting level on your the operator presses the lever, left-handed usage. Two-speed first mower? Or could the cutting flips the handle which automatic- trimmers let you trim hedges at height be altered? Chances are ally locks in place and begins high speed or cut through heavier the mower you’ve been making mowing in the opposite way. This branches at the lower speed. A do with takes a couple of tools simplifies cord handling since the pruning saw attachment for some and some effort. How would you cord is always on the same side models is strong enough to saw like to dial the cutting height the of the mower. This mower’s four through a two-inch branch on a way you dial the speed on some offset wheels assure easy maneu- tree. A retail price as low as of your mechanized farm tools? verability and permit flush $19.95 is offered on trimmers. That’s one of the features on the cutting around walkways, trees When you want to trim around 1968 mowers from one manu- and bushes. shrubs or rocks in your yard, you facturer. Each wheel has a small Another model electric mower can use an electric edger-trimmer white dial and you can select comes with a fold-away handle that cuts a neat straight edge heights from one to three inches. for easy storage and has a grass around the lawn and converts A dual season mower is catcher as standard equipment. with a .twist of the wrist to a equipped with a second blade This one weighs 38 pounds and trimmer for once hand-clipped mounted on the same drive shaft has a fingertip adjustment that spots. This tool weighs about five as the regular cutting one to regulates cutting height from one pounds and has a swing-away compact vacuumed debris to and one-fourth to three inches. guard for safety while edging. An about half its original volume. Because it’s electric, the motor adjustable handle grip moves The mower’s bag holds more this in these mowers is sure-starting. right, left or up and down for your way and has to be emptied less The new mowers are lighter and best position. Prices for electric frequently; storage of clippings faster because of their electric edger-tr.immers start at around until they are hauled away is motors and lightweight con- $30. easier. This mower can be used struction. One consumer’s safeguard you in spring and fall to clear the Are you wondering how much will want to observe is that all yard. these efficient sounding miracle- electric yard equipment you buy So now you’re muttering workers cost? Probably from $70 meets the safety requirements of "there’s still no easy way to to $90, depending upon the fea- American Standards Association attach that clipping bag and tures you choose. You can select and the Underwriters’ Labora- empty it every time you need between a 16-, 18- or 20-inch tories. Look for their seals. So you see, the cook and the livestock aren’t the only ones electricity helps around the farm; the chief yardman comes in for his share of easy-doing-it too. This new yard equipment is electricity’s answer to "How to Have a Beautiful Yard Without a Fulltime Gardener!"
12 TENNESSEE MAGAZINE _FOR BETTER LI VING WITIi RURAL ELECTRIC POWER
DIRT’S WORST ENEMY-- AN ELECTRIC WATER HEATER
From the beginning of time, dirt and small boys have had a strong at- tachment for each other. Mothers have always fought a losing battle to separate the two. Modern mothers, however, have a secret ally with an electric water heater. A warm bath, with plenty of bubbles, is a real treat that will get a fella’ clean - at least temporarily! Of course, an electric water heater does much more. Having all the hot water you need as handy as the nearest tap makes so many household chores a snap. It also lets you enjoy such labor saving appliances as clothes and dish washers. Be certain your family enjoys the extra convenience of an electric water heater. Costs less to install because it’s flameless and needs no venting. That makes it safe and clean with no darlgerous fumes or smoke to dirty your home. An electric water heater is indeed dirt’s worst enemy! Tennessee’s Rural Electric Cooperatives ~ Y, 1968 13 Steve Phillips, Age 11 Shady Valley, Tenn.37688 Mountain Elec. Cooperat ve
Commie Lee Webb, Age 14 Rt.3, Milan, Tenn. Gibson Co. Elec. Memb. Corp.
Thurman Adams Rt.2, Covington, Tenn. Tenn. Valley Elec. Cooperative
Jerry Hawkins, Age 14 Rt. 3, Morristown, Tenn. Holston Eiec. Cooperative
Betty Head, Age14 Rt. 2, Pocahontas, Tenn. " Pickwick Elec. Cooperative
Larry Brady, Age | 4 Rt.2, Santa Fe, Tenn.38482 Duck River Elec.Memb.Corp.
Jerry Einecker, Age 13 Rt. 4, Sparta, Tenn. Caney Fork Elec.Cooperative
14 TENNESSEE MAGAZINE SAFE HANDLING OF GASOLINE FLY CONTROL IS IMPORTANT IN FARM SAFETY Dairymen are reminded to take the necessary steps to con- The only correct way to handle gasoline and kerosene trol flies on dairy/ animals in order to obtain higher milk around the farm is with extreme caution. Faulty use and production. storage of flammable liquids causes more than 1000 fires a ’~Research has shown that dairy cows protected from flies week in this country, according to National Fire Protection produce 1 0 to 20 percent more milk than unprotected cows," Association estimates, says Houston Luttrell, Agricultural En- says Herbert Holt, University of Tennessee Extension assist~ gineer and Leader with the University of Tennessee Agri- ant dairy husbandman. "This could easily mean the differ- cultural Extension Service. ence between profit and loss." During Spring and Summer Clean-Up is an excellent time One effective way to apply insecticides to animals is by to check whether you handle gasoline and kerosene in a using a homemade or purchased backrubber, he notes. Sev- safe way. Luttrell suggests that you test yourself in the safe eral demonstrations over the state have proven that flies handling of flammable liquids by determining if you can can be controlled by this method. If the backrubber is located answer "yes" to all of the questions on this check list. in a narrow lane, such as the exit lane of the dairy barn, it 1. Do you keep tractors and other gasoline-using equip- will be very effective. The homemade backrubber should be ment stored in a building separate from the barn and other soaked with No. 2 diesel fuel before treating with the in- farm structures? secticide, whereas the insecticide can be poured directly into 2. Do you store gasoline and kerosene supplies outdoors the purchased backrubber. at least 40 feet from any building? The insecticide used to charge backrubbers for dairy cows 3. If you keep small amounts of gasoline and kerosene in is Ciodrin or Co-Ral, recommends the dairy husbandman. a building, are they kept only in metal safety cans and Make a 0.3 percent Ciodrin solut!on by adding three fluid never in breakable glass jugs or bottles? ounces (six of the 1.1 No./gallon of Ciodrin) to one gallon 4. Do you fuel equipment at a safe distance . . . at least of No. 2 diesel fuel. The insecticide should be used at the 40 feet . . . from any buildings? rate of one gallon per 20 linear feet. Repeat the treatment 5. Do you allow equipment to cool before refueling? every two to three weeks. 6. Do you strictly observe the "no smoking" rule while "During August the dairyman should use Co-Ral instead of gasoline and kerosene are being handled and near areas Ciodrin in order to also control cattle grubs," he notes. "Co- where they are stored? Ral should be used according to the directions on the label." 7. Are light bulbs protected from breaking and electrical To further eliminate the fly problem, the holding and rest- circuits in good repair in areas where flammable liquids are ing area walls should be sprayed with an insecticide called used and stored? Cigon. Again use according to the directions on the label. If you can not answer "yes" to all of the questions on this CHECK WATER SUPPLY check list, it is time to take steps to handle gasoline and other flammable liquids safely on your farm. FOR FIRE FIGHTING A waterless period can mean trouble for crops, but a lack of water can spell disaster for homes and farm buildings, GREEN LEAFHOPPER IS points out Houston Luttrell, University Extension agricultural MAJOR POTATO PEST engineer. The green leafhopper~ a major insect pest that reduces "Are there adequate supplies of water for fire-fighting potato yields in Tennessee, should be controlled by regular purposes on your farm?" he asks. "One of the most import- applications of a recommended insecticide. That’s the sug- ant Spring Clean-Up chores you can do is to thoroughly check gestion of J. J. Bird, University of Tennessee Extension associ- the water situation on your place." ate horticulturist. Here is a check list of questions: The reduced yields from leafhopper infection are a result 1. Do you have a supply of at least 3,000 gallons of water of premature destruction of the vines several weeks before --immediately available, usable in all seasons and always the potato tubers have completed their growth, Bird says. kept clean? Fire protection authorities urgently recommend The leafhopper eggs are laid on the mid-rib of the potato this for every farm. leaves and toxic substances are carried to the tips of the 2. Have you prepared and sent to your fire department a young, rapidly growing leaves. These toxic materials cause list of locations of all water supplies around your farm-- the leaves to cup upward and the edges to become brown, wells, brooks, ponds, stock tanks, cisterns? reports Bird. Many potato producers mistakenly recognize 3. Are approaches to water supplies well marked and solid these symptoms as an indication that their potatoes are enough so fire pumpers can get dose enough without be- maturing. In reality, however, the vines are being destroyed coming mired? several weeks before normal maturity. 4. If you depend on a pond, stream or drainage ditch for Leafhopper damage can be controlled by regular applica- fire-fighting water supplies, have you provided a stone-lined tions of DDT. Sevin, and several other insecticides. In many water hole or concrete cistern to reduce the chance of suc- cases, the prevention of leafhopper burn will result in great~ tion hose fouling? er potato yield increases than can be brought about by any Any "no" answers to these questions are a signal for im- other single production operation, says Bird. mediate action, says the engineer.
15 Saluting A New Eaststate Industry: ALLADIN PLASTICS OF TENNESSEE, INC.
By Noah Britton, Jr., Member Service Director Holston Electric Cooperative
In December 1966 a new Industry was dedicated near the small town of Surgoinsville in Hawkins Coun- ty, Tennessee. The new industry: a plastic plant man- ufacturing Alladinware plastic products. To review briefly the events leading up to 1966, Alladin Plastics was founded in 1946 by Mr. Sam Avedon with one molding machine, one item and three employees. Later, three more machines and items were on order. This plant had 5,100 square feet. In three years with the line of six items another factory was opened with 7,000 square feet. Unfortunately all these plants in New Jersey were forced to close be- cause of uneconomical conditions. All equipment and materials in New Jersey were moved to Los Angeles to a new larger plant containing 28,000 square feet. A finished set of "Alladinware" glasses with other items Also two new larger machines and a number of new produced by Alladin in background. products were added. In 1951, the Los Angeles plant was completely ins County--if the County would provide the building. destroyed by fire putting Alladin out of business for a Mr. Sample and Mr. Towers appeared before the mem- year. But like phenix rising out of ashes, they built bers of County Court, the results were for a referen~ a new 42,000 square foot factory near Los Angeles dum to be set, to see if the people wanted the plant. International Airport. After six years they rebuilt The vote was unanimous. Hawkins County then secur- a going business and added twelve additional mach- ed the proper location near Surgoinsville, Tennessee, ines. By then the plant was bursting at the seams. near water, railroad, good road and utilities, built a In 1956 Alladin moved into a new 90,000 square 220,000 square foot factory and leased it to Alladin foot building in Gardena, California. Subsequently Plastics, Inc. additions were added to increase the new facilities On December 3, 1966, dedication and open house to 150,000 square feet. The Gardena facility had room were held and attended by a large crowd with leaders for further expansion but it was decided a plant in the in the County taking part in the ceremony. Mr. James Eastern United States would be more desirable. L. Breece, the plant manager, pledged Alladin’s best Hawkins County having unlimited industrial sites, efforts to provide year around jobs at fair wages, good labor, utilities and with an active Industrial Com- working conditions, to take active interest in the gen- mittee headed by William Towers, General Manager eral and economic welfare and progress of the com- of Holston Electric Cooperative and D. S. ’~Bo" Sam-munity, Today, two years later, Alladin Plastics of ple, Executive Directo~ of the Industrial Committee, Tennessee, still under the management of Mr. Breece, the proper contacts were made and carried out until has lived up to all expectations plus bonuses. An ex- Alladin decided to locate their Eastern Plant in Hawk- cess of 125 people are employed turning out more
Plastic material is received by Alladin From bins located above molding One of the large molding machines in small pellets before being melted machine, pellets feed into the hoppers. from which chairs, baskets and othe~ down. large ~’Alladinware" is forme&
16 TENNESSEE MAOAZINE enough electricity to justify the major segment of American in- financial investments of the priv- dustry. ate power companies and many, Here’s why. During the fiscal even the minimum users, would year ended June 30, 1967 (the be unable to pay their electric latest available) rural electric sys- bills. In other words, Rural Elec- tems either purchased, or generat- trification would not be an econom- ed by themselves, a total of 56.3 ically feasible investment for most billion kilowatt hours of electric of the private power companies, energy. That figure represents an which have long been, and still increase of 12% over the previous Vi are, far more interested in profits year and 164 % more than was pur- than they are in service topeople. chased just ten years ago. At the After practically all of the priv- present time, electric co-ops are by J. ¢. Hundley ate utilities shunned REA loan having to double their purchases Executive Manager~ TEC:A funds, rural and small town resi- of power every five to sevenyears dents were forced to provide elec- to keep up with member consump- tric services to themselves, pri- tion. This more than answers the When the Rural Electrification marily through Rural Electric question as to rural use of power. Administration came into being in Cooperatives, which began com- And can these rural people pay 1935, primarily as a source of ing into beingin 1936. Today there for their power? They can and do, loan funds by which existing priv- are almost 1,000 such organiza- in part because the availability ate power companies (there were tions scattered throughout all but of electricity has help ed them earn no rural electric co-ops in exist- four or five states in the nation. more money for a better way of ence then) could electrify the rural And do rural and smalltown peo- life in many ways. Electric co-ops and small town areas of our na- ple use enough electricity to justi- ARE people, members who by p ay- tion, most of theseprivate utilities fy investment in extension of elec- ing for the electricity which they turned their corporate backs on tric services to them? The ans- use have established in their re- the entire plan--REA, Rural Elec- wer is an overwhelming ~¢yes" payments, with interest, to REA trification, and everything con- and to the extent that the priv- the finest financial record to be nected therewith. ate power companyinterests have found anywhere in this world. Their reasons for rejecting REA admitted that refusing to extend This is one of the many reasons loan funds for Rural Electrification, rural services back in the 1930’s why it can be said in all truth: often loudly voiced, were that was one of the greatest econom- Rural Electric Cooperatives bene- rural people would never use ic blunders ever committed by a fit ALL Americans!
Operator removing a clothes basket from molding machine. Shipping deparfment sending ~’Alladinware" to destination. than 150 items of houseware and chairs. These pro- dents. ducts are sold by over eighty sales representaUves In Hawkins County one hundred new industrial jobs .domestically and overseas. One can find Alladinware means 359 more people, three more retail establish- in variety, drug, discount and grocery stores. ments, 90 more school children, 97 more passenger Holston Electric Cooperative is proud to have had a cars, $229,000 more bank deposits, $710,000.00 more part in the building of Alladin Plastics, Inc. and to personal income per year, 65 more employees in non- have them as a consumer-member. Not only does the manufacturing, $331,000.00 more retail salesperyear. plant use electricity but provides good jobs for resi- Look for ’’ Alladinwa~e." It’s a quality product.
JULY ~968 17 YOU CAN CATCH A RECORD FISH
By Jim Carmichel The Tennessee Conservationist Magazine
Catching a record size fish is something all fishermen TENNESSEE ANGLING RECORDS dream of but very few actually accomplish, even in Ten- SPECIES WEIGHT LOCATION ANGLER DATE nessee. Yet the quest goes on -- everytime a fisherman LARGEMOUTH BASS 14 lb. 8 oz. Sugar Creek Louge Barnett 10/17/54- SMALLMOUTH BASS 11 lb. 15 oz. Dale D.L. Hayes 7/13/55 casts his bait into the water a little voice somewhere deep Hollow Resv. in his wish box says "this could be the one." ~LUEGIL~. 2 lb. 8 oz. Linger Lake Forest Kidweli 9/l~-- . Actually, your chances of becoming the holder of an (Bream) -- 2 lb. 8 oz. Cheatbam Wafter McFarland 2/22/61 authentic Tennessee biggest fish record are much better Lake than you might suppose. The reason is that several rather SPOTTED BASS 3 lb. 8 oz. Kentucky Ted A. Heathcott 8/15/65 common species have never had an official record estab- (Kentucky Bass) Lake lished! In other words anyone taking any of the species REDEAR 1 lb. 12 oz. City Lake F.M. Goforth (Shellcracker) listed below on legal sporting tackle and having the catch GREEN SUNFISH 0.4 Jb. Ky. Lake Mrs. Gedeon Petit 4/23/67 duly recorded will automatically become the holder of a (Pond Perch) Benton Co. Eva, Tenn. state record ~’or that species! Those with no official size ROCK BASS 2 lb. 8 oz. Stones River Bill Sanford 1958 (Redeye) record are: WHITE CRAPPIE 4 lb. 7 oz. Cannoh’s Mrs. Brandford 4/4/61 Lake Thomas Native Brook Trout BLACK CRAPPIE 1 lb. 8 oz. Kentucky Arthur Gadladge 4/19/67 Silver Salmon Resv. Kokanee Sahnon MUSKELLUNGE 28 Ibs. Irons Creek Will Speck 4/12/67 Dale HOllow Redbreast Sunfish 1951 CHAIN PICKERELL 5 lb. 12 oz. Kentucky Donald Orgaln ~edhorse Lake Ftathead (yellow) catfish WHITE BASS 4 lb. 10 oz. Pickwick Tw. Jack D. Allen 1949 Bullhead (Stripe) STRIPED BASS Pumpkinseed Sunfish (Rockfish) 3/67 Longear Sunfish WHITE BASS X 14.5 Ibs. Kentucky Robert Woffard (Striped Bass Hybrid) Lake Yellow Bass 5/58 BROWN TROUT 26 lb. 2 oz. Da e Hollow George Langston Coosa Bass Tailwater Yellow Perch RAINBOW TROUT 12 lb. 10 oz. Doe Creek Jack Wilson 4/58 8/3/60 WALLEYE 25 Ibs. Old Hickory Mabry Harper If you should catch one of the above species weigh the Lake 2/23,/64 fish as quickly as possible (to avoid weight loss) on ap- SAUGER 6 lb. 10 oz. Little Tenn. Sam Duncan River proved scales (such as grocery store meat scales) and ~/4/65 6 lb. 10 oz. Old Hickory Jack Goodman have two or three witnesses on hand to verify the weight. Lake . 6/2~/0~ Also measure the length and girth (the distance around BLUE CATFISH 102 Ibs. Tenn. River Paul Walker at Savannah the fish at the widest point) and also have these measure- 8/26/o/ ments verified by the witnesses. If at all possible it is wise CHANNEL CATFISH 24.2 Ibs. Laurel Hill Carl Spencer (Willow Catfish) Lake Lewlsburg, Tenn. to contact your local Tennessee Game and Fish Officer Lawrence Co. who will make positive identification of the species and LONGNOSE GAR 23 Ibs. Pickwick Tw. Jimmy Gauvltts 1963 help process your record. In due time you will receive a BOWFIN 10 Ibs. Kentucky Lela Chaffee certificate from the office of the Director of the Game & (Grindle) CARP 42 lb. 8 oz. Boone Lake AI Moore 5/~-57 Fish Comimssion proclaiming you the holder of an official BUFFALO 23 Ibs. French Broad Bill Archer Tennessee fish record. Now won’t that be something to (Species River unidentified) talk a.bout. DRUM 47 Ibs. Watts Bar Grover Parr~ma Too, Tennessee fish get bigger every year so there’s Res. ~ .... a!ways the chance of breaking one of the established RIVER HERRING (Skipjack) records, Therefore the following list of records should WARMOUTH 6.5 oz. Marrowbone Charlie Hays give you something to shoot at. Lake Davidson Co.
18 TENNESSEE MAGAZINE Is it possible to wave the flag too much? Provided, of course, that you wave it with integrity? Is it possible to study Lincoln or Shakespeare too much? Is it possible to read the Bible too much * The great, the good, the true, are inexhaustible for inspiration, example and strength. I believe that we are not waving our flag enot early enough ,~ It seems to me that we are developing a tendency about waving the stars and stripes. Walk u~ and the flags. It is our nation’s birthday, a sacrea day of America. Why isn’t the flag flying m ling? This complacent attitude is strong of our national unity. It is the spirit the best that is in us . . . for loyalty, a synonym of the United States of sublime dream? Is it not the aspired? Ladies and gentlemen, g Twentieth Century American . . . to our near reverential admiration of material success values. Let us imbue and rekindle in ourselves and ~ way of patriotism, a burning devotion to the which our country was founded * Should not every home own the colors on holidays and other such occasions? Isn’t the flag Franklin, Washington, Nathan Hale, Gettysburg and Valley Forge, Jackson and other great men and women who have given us our heritage. When y look at the flag can’t you see the Alamo, Corrigedor, Pearl Harbor, The Monitor, The Merrimac, Wake island, and Korea? Lest we forget, isn’t the flag Flanders Field, Bataan, Iwo Jima, Normandy, Babe Ruth and Davy Crockett? The great events of our past and present are wrapped up in our flag * It is a symbol of this blessed nation, a giant in industry, education and commerce. Millions of fertile square miles, wheatlands, coal mines, steel plants. Our great republic, the chosen infant destined to be man’s last and remaining hope for suffering humanity, a shining beacon of light, noble and glorious, the haven for the oppressed and persecuted and truly God’s gift to mankind * That is what the flag means to me. Can we wave it too much? I don’t think so.
Reply of S. L. DeLove on the Know Your History Hour, December 30th, 1956, to a listener who wrote as follows: "Your programs are wonderful--especially the no commercials--but you are waving the flag too much." The above has been reprinted annually in many national magazines, news- papers ~nd radio stations, and is a part of the Congressional Record. Dr. DeLove is the author of The Quiet Betrayal and president of Independence Hall of Chicago.
The Tennessee Magazine is making available at no charge and suitable for framir~g, lithographed copies of "Can We Wave The Flag Too Much" appearing above. For your copy, address request to: FLAG, c/o The Tennessee Magazine, P.O. Box 7232, Nashville, Tennessee. State name and address and allow time for delivery.
JULY, 1968 i 9 The Wonderful Age of Technology... Air Contaminants May Be Put to Gainful Use A T.V.A. STAFF REPORT
Electrostatic precipitators, a towering chimney, and a specially-equipped helicopter represent three aspects of TVA’s air quality control work. TVA now is spending more than $13 million to install precipitators on additional power plants to remove fly ash more efficiently before gases enter the stacks. Stacks up to 1.000 feet high are being provided to loft power plant emissions high above ground. Extensive research, including use of a helicopter to analyze smoke plumes, helps improve TVA air quality control. In years to come, new technol- electric power industry is reflected designs for transmission towers, ogy may turn air contaminants in the Tennessee Valley Authori- and physiological effects of sulfur from the furnaces of power gen- ty’s power research program, oxides, as well as more prosaic erating plants into raw material which is expected to cost $l,500,- technical problems of power sys- for adjacent fertilizer factories. 000 to $3,000,000 a year for the tem operation. Pollution-free nuclear power next several years. Further research projects now plants may "breed" fuel as they TVA is continuing studies toim- being considered by the Council produce electricity, while battery- prove power system efficiency and and of interest to TVA include a powered electric cars help solve reliability, but today the biggest $24 million national power re- another environmental problem in share of its power research is search and development center, the cities. aimed at maintaining control of electric vehicle storage batteries, Breakthroughs in extra-high- environmental problems. and cooperative U.S.-British re voltage power transmission al- TVA Manager of Power G. O. search on a process for recovering ready are reducing the number of Wessenauer is currently chairman elemental sulfur from the sulfur new transmission lines that must of the national Electric Research oxides produced in fuel-burning be built as power demands in- Council, organizedin 1965 to bring power plants. crease. In the future, totally new together all segments of the elec- Arrangements are under way for ways of moving large amounts of tric power industry to support re- TVA to particpate inthe Council’s power may make it more feasible search. TVA has contributed to studies on underground power to put high-voltage lines under- Council research projects on transmission at verylowtempera- ground in populous areas. extra-high-voltage power trans- tures. With present technology, The expanding variety of re- mission, use of plutonium inwater underground transmission at high search and development in the reactors, possible "clean look" voltages is prohibitively expen-
2O TENNESSEE MAGAZINE site, and likely to be used only Public Health Service to compare dieting the effects of power plant to carry power for short distances the feasibility of various ways for operation on air quality under through ei~ies. TVA does not face limiting sulfur dioxide emissions various weather conditions. This this need, since its generating from coa!-fired generating plants. information has been useful to plants are mostly in rural loea- lncluded is a $4 million full-scale TVA and other systems in locat- tiotas and its transmission lines test of one sulfur dioxide control ing, designing, and operating generally run only to substations method at TVA’s Shawnee and power plants. on the outskirts of cities. But it Paradise Steam Plants. One result has been the use of is interested in this long-range These PHS-financed projects re- tall stacks to loft power plant emis- basic research on future under- ly heavily on studies and guidance sions high above the ground--the ground transmission technology. by scientists and chemical engine- stacks at TVA’s new Cumberland Meanwhile the development of ers at TVA’s National Fertilizer Steam Plant will tower 1,000 feet. extra-high-voltage facilities will Development Center in Alabama, Another result has beentheinstal- help limit the proliferation of who have had long experience in lation of increasingly effective transmission lines that would be some of the technology required equipment to limit fly ash emis- necessary otherwise as the de- in sulfur dioxide control processes, sions from the stacks of TVA mand for electricity doubles about and by TVA’s design and power steam p~ants. The sulfur dioxide every seven years. It would take production staffs. Theunique com- removal processes now under ten or more 161,000-volt lines, bination of electric power and study represent another step to- formerly the backbone of the TVA chemical engineering in TVA’s re- ward this air quality improve- system, to carry as much power source development program has ment. as one of the 500,000-volt trunk given it a natural part in this Because of its size, the TVA lines now being built. Through de- national air quality improvement power system often serves as a sign studies, testing, and new con- effort. proving ground for new generating struction methods, TVA has had a Air quality research is not a new equipment larger than any pre- significant part in the develop- field for TVA. When the first of its viously manufactured. Currently ment of extra-high-voltage trans- large, modern steam plants went it has on order the first nuclear mission. into operation in 1951, TVAbegan units of more than a million kilo- Largest item in TVA’s power a program of studies and monitor- watts’ capacity and the first 1,300, research program now is its stud- _ing that has provided some of the 000-kilowatt coal-fired units. ies in cooperation with the U.S. best basic data available for pre-
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