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Page 6 » —Griffin Daily News Thursday, May 5,1977 t* k 4N rf^jv, by JI JB «■ ■ f M ' Jr WF • - ij, •■ * w W* s/ - •* y _ ®3hß - ■ KjW-jk A wSwft "Ja9 ■■ 'k.jl Xl IJk ■ ■K - |1 I I Promoted Candidates for promotion at Hammond Drive Kin dergarten in Miss Shelia Taylor’s class are pictured above: (front row, 1-r) Carlene Williamson, Robbie Martin, Jason Bonner, Lorie Brown, Stevie Meyer, Kenny Solar energy Many are getting into the business By HANS LINNARTZ Associated Press Writer ATLANTA (AP) - One in vested $75,000 of his own sav ings; another left a secure marketing job; a third entered the field after a successful job as a custom home builder. “I’ve never seen anything blossom like solar,” said Bill Hudson, president of Independ ent Living Inc., an Atlantabased solar energy concern. “It’s amazing.” Two of Hudson’s competitors agree. Henry C. “Chick” Welchel, a retired Navy captain and presi dent of Welchel Solar Enter prises Inc., said he saw the po tential in solar power “several years ago while I was still in the service." “It was a source nobody could control and everyone could use,” he said. “It makes so EMfcrfeet ( The highA A and the mighty i-l ? B \ x I tMI. f —-x. II lb s I Get a good \ I . \ boot for your Levi’s. ] I There’s rugged leather J : 1 ( outside and soft A I leather inside. \ \ A sure-footed Vibram" i sole lets you walk I Ik T ‘ ast ar| d ‘ ar - Sink / AomL ji 1 I * nto a P a ’ r ' \ nraKk\ Nevi’s for Feet. A \ \ The boots you \ x. \ would expect I \. x. for your I x. jeans. / ©xfxnrii Fifth & Solomon Spalding Square much sense that 1 had no choice but to get into it.” Joe Vestal, 27, said he in vested his life savings into ENARCO Inc. after he saw how practical solar energy is to heat swimming pools. “It started with heating pools for the first three or four years, and then Sig Kevetin (Vestal’s partner) realized that the same principle can easily be used to heat or cool a home or your water supply,” he said. J. D. Walton, technical man ager of solar energy programs, Georgia Tech Engineering Ex periment Station, said the cost of a system to heat a house and to supply hot water would cost between $5,000 and SB,OOO. The system includes collectors usu ally mounted on the roof, a stortage system, pumps and controls. The system takes thermal Walton and Brandon Mitchell; (back, 1-r) Chris Hill, Brian Kelly, Marie Stubbs, Denene Jones, Cindy Stinson, Corey Bethune, Mitchell Mays and Jennifer Tarleton. Miss Taylor, teacher,- is at right. energy from the sun and trans fers it to the air, water or an other fluid for distribution throughout the house. Hudson said entering the so lar energy business wasn’t his idea. “My wife decided that solar was the thing a few years back, and she started clipping news paper articles for me," he said. “Finally, two years ago, I de cided it was the right time.” Hudson operates out of a northeast Atlanta office park. Welchel has a set of offices near a private airport in Atlanta with a room which houses a water heater running on solar energy from a collector on the roof. Vestal and his partner work in the back of the partner’s swimming pool store northwest of the city. Their office is cooled by a freon-solar system drawing from a collector that sits like a table on their roof. “We’re well hidden, we haven’t done any advertising outside of an ad in the yellow pages, but we’re swamped by requests for information,” said Vestal. “Our biggest problem,” said Welchel, “is people simply don’t believe they will get their initial investment back fast enough. “You can show them numbers, figures, charts, and all of that. But even then they aren’t sure enough to put the money on the table.” Welchel says new tax in centives are needed to draw the money out of people’s pockets. "Mr. Carter is right in pro posing a tax credit for solar energy. We’ve got the tech nology to make it work for ev ery person who owns a home,” he said. Competition exists in the so lar field, but there appears to be room for more. “There are more opportun ities out there than all of us can pursue right now," Hudson said. “But more people are constantly getting into solar.” “The thing I fear most,” Wel chel said, “is the fact that people are springing up out of the woodwork and slapping something together in their ga rages and calling it a solar sys tem. They could hurt the in dustry.” Hudson also said he fears "fly-by-night operators. They operate in solar like in alumi num siding. They’re concerned with making a sale, not seeing if it works or if it saves the customer money, and that can be very bad.” “Our biggest problem," said Vestal, “is that builders aren’t interested in adding a single thing to the cost of a house, so nobody is willing to put in a so lar system, unless the customer just insists on it. Weight Watchers celebrate 10 years Celebrating its 10th Anniversary in Georgia, Weight Watchers is holding open meetings in all its classes for 2 weeks, starting May 16 through May 28. Anyone interested in losing weight is invited to attend any of the classes during these 2 weeks without obligation. .'-W I I Xv Wr B SHOPPING,TRAVEL, CONVENIENCE. THEY’RE ALL IN THE CARDS. We didn’t gaze in a crystal ball to learn that you want convenience from your bank. We just used common sense and decided to offer you a choice among .all the major credit cards. Master Charge. BankAmericard. C&S. They're all convenient for shopping, travel expenses, and many types of purchases and services. You receive an itemized monthly bill and make just one convenient payment. Even if you don’t plan to use your credit card often, it’s still good to have for unexpected expenses. So come in and pick a card, any card you want. Or take all three. You’ll find a world of convenience in store for you. COMMERCIAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY Chartered in 1889 Member FDIC Downtown/Mclntosh Road/Spalding Square Griffin Music Club observes Music Week The Griffin Music Club began observance of National Music Week with a tea at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Tofey Smaha. Members and guests were entertained by Mrs. Gene Pickett and Warren Haisten with selections on the piano during the tea. Miss Gayla Hardwick played the guitar and sang “The Place You Always Loved.” Mrs. Debra McConnell sang, “Maria” from The Sound of Music, “Die Forelli” by Schubert and “Pies des remparts de Seville” from Carmen. She was accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Marion Fetzer. Mrs. Sue Savage, president, held a short business meeting after the tea. Members sang the Hymn of the Month, “Heralds of Christ” accompanied on the organ by Mrs. Peggy Chandler. Mrs. Nora Mostiler reported that Georgia won a number of awards for the work done by its many clubs at the National Music Convention. As retiring state president, she thanked the members for their contribution towards the awards. The club voted to extend membership to Mrs. Henry Walker, Mrs. Tom Hamby and Mrs. John Dodson. Mrs. Gene Pickett announced plans for National Music Week Persons may join Weight Watchers for an initial fee of just $7 (a $3 savings) during these open meetings. In Griffin, class meets at the First United Methodist Church at 1410 Maple drive on Monday evenings at 6:30 p.m. including publicity from local radio and newspaper and the donation of a book by the club to the library. Mrs. Mostiler then installed new officers and charged them with their duties. Guests at the tea were: Mrs. Stell Gray, Mr. and Mrs. George Watkins, Mrs. J.R. Smith, Mrs. Esther Chaney, Mrs. Arthur Hammond, Mrs. Debra McConnell, Miss Gayla Hardwick, and honorary members Mrs. Gene Pickett and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Haisten. Hostesses for the tea were Dr. and Mrs. Tofey Smaha, Mrs. Tom Fetzer, Mrs. Bill Powers and Mrs. Webster Chandler. 8 states under SSOO Eight states had per capita tax burdens under SSOO in fiscal 1975, says the Commerce Clear ing House. They include Ala bama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ok lahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee. THIS HOUSE CAN BE BUILT FOR $25,100 * , T 1 *■ ■ v/3i —~~ —= ----- ii < •* i ' HMI: B lU 3 bedrooms, great room, single garage, country porch, dining area, utility room, fireplace. 227-2283 Office | 227-2773 Home 515 W. Taylor St realtor* ( wrfrirtoit (i. W Griffin, Ga. New Books The following new books have been added to the collection of the Flint River Regional Library: TELEVISION: “The Secret Word is Groucho” by Groucho Marx—The best humor, dialog and repartee from Groucho’s TV spectacular program, “You Bet Your Life”; “Ladies and Gentlemen, The Garry Moore Show” by Herb Sanford—A behind-the-scenes view of the crazy happenings and historic firsts that characterized live television. HISTORY: “The House of Tudor” by Alison Plowden—An account of the romatic origins of England’s astonishing Tudor family; “The File on the Tsar” by Anthony Summers- Dramatic new evidence on the fate of the Romanovs, the imperial family of Russia. FICTION: “The Orion Line” by Nicholas Luard—A British intelligence officer and the daughter of the Orion Line’s heroine who was tortured and killed by the Gestapo, travel together in search of the link between the distant past and the murderous events in the present; “Moira” by Caroline Stafford—According to her father’s will, in order to inherit the family’s ancestral estate, Moira Lindsey must marry a man whom she does not love; “My Friends George and Tom” by Jane Duncan—When her husband’s death brings to an end her ten years of happiness, Janet Sandison comes home to a small fishing village in Scotland to begin life over again; “King of Hearts” by David Slavitt- Dramas of life and death in a large city hospital; “Marsanne” by Virginia Coffman—A young woman’s expectations as heiress to her family’s vast lands attract a swarm of Parisian usurpers and murderers whose threats drive her to seek refuge in England.
