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LIBRARY DRAftER D mLmBsm mmi MEMORIAL UWUK% First Of The Week ®6e ®jtt*ir^i0tom ©fcme* Edition ESTABLISHED 1797 IN COUNTY $7.00 IN STATE 18.00 Georgetown, S.C. 29440 Tuesday, January 28,1975 Vol.179 No. 18 OUT OF STATE $9.00 $ 70 Million Generating Plant Dedicated A greater effort by the federal private power have passed and "These features prove that government to control the cost noted the joint participation of a heavy industry can follow and of fuel is the key to curbing public utility, Santee Cooper, successfully locate on the many Veterans increased cost of power, the and a private company, South thousands of acres of similar chairman of the South Carolina Carolina Electric and Gas, in land lying between the Sampit Public Service Authority the construction of a nuclear and the North Santee Rivers," (Santee-Cooper) declared plant. Thompson declared. Monday at the dedication of the Thompson was joined in the The Winyah Plant employs a To Get authority's new $70 million program by Marvin M. Thomas work force of 50 skilled em Winyah Steam Electric of Georgetown, a member of ployees and has a payroll in Generating Plant. Santee Cooper's board who excess of $500,000 annually. The Chairman John C. Thompson, delivered welcoming remarks. generating plant can produce $30,000 a Conway attorney, said Santee The Rev. Thomas C. Shuler, enough electric power for a city Cooper's new facility just south pastor of Duncan Memorial of 200,000. of the Sampit River represents United Methodist Church, Construction is now underway For some 440 of the war the latest effort by the state delivered the invocation and for a second generating plant of veterans living in Georgetown utility to provide dependable benediction. Also on the the same size adjacent to the County, Washington is offering and economical power to its program were Senator William Winyah Plant dedicated greetings of a pleasant kind. consumers. W. Doar, Jr., and Mayor O. M. Monday. JOHN C.THOMPSON Higgins, Mrs Clayton Bull Heading the management of With the greetings is the news However, the major role in unveiled a plaque, dedicating that they will receive ap determining how economical The sharp rise in electric the Winyah Plant are C. L. the Winyah Plant to the people Osborne, plant superintendent, proximately $33,000 in the that electric power will be rests rates the consumer must pay of Georgetown County. months ahead as their share of with the Federal government results from the rising costs of and James Grear, assistant a $335.6 million melon being cut and how effectively it can materials, labor, interest In his speech, the Santee superintendent. by the Government. realize some control over the charges and fuel. Reduced to its Cooper chairman stressed the This money represents price of fuel. simplest answer, the "dramatic importance of the location of the dividends that have fallen due "With the shortages of fuel, increase in rates" stems from 280,000 kilowatt plant below the Merchants Meet we will never again enjoy as low the increased cost of fuel, Sampit River just south of the them under their GI insurance City of Georgetown. policies. cost power as we have in the Thompson emphasized. past. However, it is of urgent "Fuel represents 65 to 70 per "The location of this plant has Wednesday Local veterans whose service necessity that the federal cent of the cost of producing required the construction of a A dutch-breakfast meeting was solely in the Vietnam War government exercise some electricity. Thus, your elec railroad bridge across the for the merchant members will not participate at this time degree of control over the price trical bill is a barometer of fuel Sampit River, the piping of of the Chamber of Com because of the type of insurance of fuel," Thompson declared. costs." fresh water from the North merce will be held at the policies they hold. The cost of fuel must be Santee Cooper's chairman Santee River to the site and has Carolinian Restaurant at 8 On the other hand, veterans of related to the cost of production said the "most devastating shown that such a huge plant a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 29. the Korean War will be getting and an equitable profit for the feature" of this price spiral is can be built on this terrain." payments for the first time. producer of electricity for the that utilities have the least The majority of the recipients consumer to find relief from control over this 65 to 70 per are those who saw service in higher electric rates, Santee cent factor in the cost of elec World War II. Also par Cooper's chairman said. tricity. Senate Candidates ticipating are World War I vets. "This can be accomplished by "To a large extent, the utility According to the Veterans the federal government through is at the mercy of the fuel Administration, the $335.6 excess profits taxes, price market." million dividend to be controls or other methods," Thompson cited fuel costs as Analyze Votes distributed this year breaks all Thompson said. the principal reason state records. It is $31.8 million more UNVEILING-A plaque dedicating the new Winyah Steam Electric "Until this is done, your utility regulatory commissions have than ever before. Generating Plant to the people of Georgetown County is unveiled by Mrs. company or state regulatory been unable to give effective Arnold Goodstein George Payton The bigger payout was made Clayton Bull, Watching the event are (left to right) the Rev. Thomas C. Shuler, agency is virtually helpless in relief to electric consumers. By BOBGORMA N possible by the fact that the pastor of Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church; John C. Thompson, giving any meaningful relief to He noted that utility conflicts Arnold Goodstein, candidate "The people did it without interest earned by the trust chairman of Santee Cooper's board of directors, and board member Marvin the consumer," he warned. of the past between public and for the Charleston-Georgetown me," said George Payton, funds that govern the insurance Thomas. Senate Seat, cited hard work by referring to his vote total in last policies has been higher than himself and his supporters as week's Democratic primary, "I usual lately. the major reasons for his was busy in court for eight days The great majority of those Service Station Robbed showing in the last week's before the election and was not who will be receiving checks Democratic primary. able to campaign. However, I are World War II vets who hold Goodstein out-polled James had some very good people National Service Life Insurance Condon and Gordan Stine and working for me in the com policies bearing the letter V. will face the primary's other munities." World War I vets who hold leading vote-getter, George Payton and Arnold Goodstein U.S. Government Life In Youths Charged With Kidnapping Payton in the primary run-off were the top vote getters in the surance policies starting with Feb. 4. primary and will face each the letter K and those who were The car ran upon the curb on The two youths, who were not other next Tuesday in the in the Korean conflict and have Two Georgetown youth face hostage in his car and released cooperation of Sheriff Woodrow Although receiving 38 votes Democratic run-off. The winner charges of armed robbery, him unharmed in the Pawleys Carter's Office and the Police Screven Street within a block of injured , were arrested running Veterans Special Life Insurance the scene of the robbery. down Screven Street towards less than Stine in Charleston will then meet Republican will also participate. kidnapping , and auto theft in Island area. Freeman called the Department. County, Goodstein polled a Arthur Ravenel in the special connection with a robbery last police from a Pawleys Island The pair jumped out and ran Front Street, police said. remarkable 1248 votes com The 440 residents of They were spotted returning but were arrested within 30 election April 8 to decide who Georgetown County who will be Friday in which only $28 were house. pared to Stine's 403 in will fill the vacant Charleston- reportedly stolen, according to The two 17-year-old youths to Georgetown in Freeman's minutes, according to Chief The guns and $28 cash Georgetown County to easily benefiting represent only 21 car and were chased into town. Shelley. Georgetown Senate seat. percent of the 2,100 World War Georgetown Police Chief Fred were arrested through the allegedly involved in the rob move into the run-off with Payton said he was not sur Shelley. bery were recovered, Chief Payton. Payton followed and Korean veterans in the Shelley said. prised by his vote total in local area. They are the ones About 1:30 P.M. Friday the Goodstein in Georgetown Georgetown that was almost 200 who kept their policies in force. Georgetown Police Department County with 1087 votes and short of Goodstein, but over 600 What they will receive will received a call from an in Fishing Reef To Be Improved Freeman's car suffered only Condon was last with 249. ahead of the next candidate vary in amount, depending upon dividual who said that minor damage. Goodstein credits the amount Gordan Stine. The State Wildlife and Marine Army Corps of Engineers. steel boat hulls and tires are to of time he spent in Georgetown their age and the size and type Freeman's Exxon on Church The plans consist of be placed in the existing reef In another incident Jordan's "I'm going to come to of their policies.