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About Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1977)
Solvent refined coal may be fuel of future ALLIANCE, Ohio (AP) - Solvent refined coal may be the fuel of the future due to a recent technological breakthrough. The process to make the syn thetic fuel by refining common coal was developed in the 19405, but it has not been used widely because clean-burning oil and natural gas were readily avail able and were cheaper. But the research center here of New York-based Babcock & Wilcox Co. has developed tech niques that it believes will cut the cost of the synthetic fuel to no more than two to three times that of raw coal, without requiring the expensive pollu tion control equipment neces sary for coal B&W said synthetic coal, called SRC, is produced by dis solving coal in a solvent at high temperatures under pressure and then filtering out most of the ash and sulphur. Once the liquified coal is cooled and so lidified it looks much like it did before but it is much cleaner in terms of emissions. The SRC, like ordinary coal, is pulverized into a fine powder and blown through nozzles into a firing chamber to power boil er operated electrical gener ating systems, B&W said. But the synthetic fuel quickly clogged the nozzle and even gummed up the pulverizer, the company said. The breakthrough involved coupling a cooling system with the nozzle to reduce the tem perature by a few thousand de grees. The company made ad justments that solved the pul verizer problem. B&W said SRC successfully underwent a full scale test at a Georgia Power Co. electrical generation plant in Albany, Ga. Southern Co., the parent firm of the power company was ex pected to outline the results of the test today in Atlanta, as part of a call for construction of a refining plant. Southern expects the results to show that sulfur emissions from burning purified coal will be well below the present feder al standards of 1.2 pounds per Stork Club MASTER FREEMAN Mr. and Mrs. William Freeman of 1138 Cherokee avenue, Griffin, announce the birth of a son on July 18 at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital. MASTER RAYNER Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rayner, Jr., of 58 Washington road, McDonough, announce the birth of a son on July 18 at the Griffin- Spalding County Hospital. LITTLE MISS BRYANS Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Bryans of Route 4, Box 4, Griffin, an nounce the birth of a daughter on July 17 at the Griffin- Spalding Hospital. LITTLE MISS SPRADLIN Mr. and Mrs. William Spradlin of 137 First avenue, Griffin, announce the birth of a daughter, Anna Michelle, July 15 at the Griffin Spalding County Hospital. 'W© ft 927 South HID Street 228-9300 Joan Montgomery 228-8059 —Robert Weeks - 228-2906 June Weeks - 228-2966—Mickey Clark - 227-7972 HOME OF THE WEEK ONLY $4200 & ASSUME LOAN! Brick home in popular Northside area, convenient to Expressway. 3 Bedrooms, 2 baths. Fenced back yard. Built-in kitchen with dishwasher. A good loan assumption with total monthly payments of $286. $26,500 WE AIM TO PLEASE million BTUs, Babcock & Wil cox said. Consequently, B&W said, Southern is trying to interest the federal government and private industry in construction of a S7OO million refining plant that would produce 20,000 tons of the * * »••••«.a — ————= I O -AM ~ jBhMhP m B + 14 pili jj ■ pm wig ™ i DM fc-’k V J ■ lx W IB Not really FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.—No, the Pumphouse Tavern on Hay street has not literally gotten into the business of pumping liquids through its confines. It just looked that way during a rainstorm as water poured through a roof drain onto the sidewalk. (AP) Library still top topic with city commissioners Salaries of the Flint River Regional Library staff came under fire again this morning at the city commission meeting. Copies of salaries of library directors in 9 Georgia cities, all larger than Griffin, were distributed which showed that Director Walter Murphy’s $31,177.80 annual salary is larger than any. Murphy who is at a G-6 level, with a master’s degree plus one year, is more qualified than the others, it was noted. The local contribution to his salary is $12,485, with $18,692 from the state. The Flint River Region includes 8 area counties. purified coal per day. That would be enough to pro vide fuel for three 900-megawatt generating plants, B&W said, adding for comparison that the largest such power plant in operation produces 1,-300 megawatts. By comparison, the director of the 5-county regional library in Columbus makes $21,432, including $15,763 from the state and $5,659 from local con tributions. Other salaries of library directors mentioned were Atlanta, $29,068, with $13,680 from local contributions; DeKalb County (3 county region) $27,564, with $11,963 contributed locally; Macon (7 county region) $27,312 with $12,565 locally; Augusta (6 counties) $22,801, with $7,200 in local funds; Savannah (3 counties) $19,656, with $4,623 local funds; Albany, $21,141, $5,540 locally; Waycross (5 conties) $19,297 with SI,BOO local; and Valdosta (3 counties) $16,201 with a S6OO local sup- Crime report Different way to steal pair of pants One enterprising thief came up with a different way to steal a pair of pants. He went into Tonkin Casuals at 113 East Solomon street and tried on a pair of S2O pants. He put his own pants on over them then ran out of the store. Holiday Inn and Days Inn of Griffin on the North Expressway both reported thieves broke into soft drink machines. The Days Inn also reported someone took four chairs from the pool area valued at $45. Vandals damaged the mail box of J. S. Adams on Route 6 and someone stole the mailbox of Mrs. Eula Greggs on Oak Grove road. Someone stole a battery from the car of Lillie Wimbush off North Hill street. Police and sheriff’s officials are investigating the thefts. Foster completes science degree Roger Arthur Foster of Griffin has completed requirements for an Associate of Science degree at Lake City Community College in Lake City, Fla. Foster was one of 80 students to complete requirements for graduation at the end of the summer term. The former Griffinite finished with Summa Cum Laude honors in Business. plement. The commissioners said they had never had as much public comment about anything as they have received over the library salaries. Commissioner Louis Gold stein said the matter has created so much concern that people are asking what other people paid with public money are making. He said he would like to see a list of the top 15 school officials’ salaries published, along with the top at the Griffin hospital. “I would be glad to publish the top 15 in the city,” he said. Goldstein noted the boards don’t even know what the people they are governing make. He noted that Library Board Chairman Paul Kurtz told “us Murphy made $25,000 plus a $2,000 expense allowance and it turns out, he makes more than $31,000,” he said. “I think any further discussion fans the flames,” said Commissioner Dick Mullins. “They ought to be fanned. It’s disgusting that the janitor out there (library), who has an assistant, makes more than teachers with master’s degrees. They don’t know they’re living. You’ve got a board that doesn’t know what’s going on over there. If you’re gonna be on a board, you ought to know what’s going on, especially when public money is involved...” he said. Goldstein also noted it costs $2.00 every time a book is checked out. He suggested that the city bill the library for the costs of cutting the grass. “Let the janitor cut it. I still don’t know what he does, other than change the fuses,” Goldstein said. “Let the county share the cutting. We’ll cut it in the winter and they can do it in the sum mer,” quipped Commissioner R. L. “Skeeter” Norsworthy. | People Marie Pruetzel LOS ANGELES — Maria Pruetzel, the 56-year-old mother of the late television star Freddie Prinze, says she is certain that her son’s death was an accident and not suicide. Mrs. Pruetzel, who appeared at a news conference Monday, announced plans to write a book which “will factually set forth the true cause of Freddie’s death and will also attempt to reach out to young people, like Freddie, who are presently seeking a show business career, to warn them of the pitfalls of instant fame and success.” Her attorney, Martin Friedlander, told newsmen that Mrs. Pruetzel could stand to lose all or part of Prinze’s $500,000 life insurance policy if a positive finding of suicide in Prinze’s death the last week of January is allowed to stand. Prinze, 22, starred in the NBC television series, “Chico and the Man.” Renny Martin, a spokeswoman for Mrs. Pruetzel, said a release date for the book is about two years away and the mother has yet to secure a ghost writer or a publisher. ( Attack rabbit’ NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey, the ASPCA’s “attack rabbit,” will serve as guest umpire at a celebrity tennis match in Madison Square Garden Aug. 2. The event will open a ASPCA fund-raising campaign that will include the sale of Harvey T-shirts and a tour by Harvey through 10 cities in mid-August, ASPCA director Duncan Wright said Monday. Harvey will officiate the match along with New York Knickerbockers Coach Willis Reed. Billie Jean King and 1977 Wimbledon women’s champion Virginia Wade will join the rest of the New York Apples in a match against the Cleveland Nets, featuring 1977 Wimbledon men’s singles champion Bjom Borg. Harvey became famous when his owners brought him to the ASPCA May 23 after he had bitten six people. The number has since risen to 10. Harvey is currently “em ployed” as parttime guard and mascot for the ASPCA. Caesar, Coca SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Television pioneers Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca will appear together for the first time in almost 20 years for a two-week run in San Francisco, the Fairmont Hotel announced today. Hotel public relations officer Suzy West said the two former television costars agreed to appear in the hotel’s Venetian Room from Sept. 29 to Oct. 13. “It’s a bit of history,” said Miss West. “We heard they were going to be together and we said we’d love to have them. I don’t know why they decided to get together again.” Their TV series, “Your Show of Shows,” started in 1950. K Hootie says smart ones will fly H down to Claxton's || where soft back books BI are % off this week. lift™' -ft CLAXiON’S Drug Store * rlArillAv.l I . .... 131 West. teller Phttne „ ggg 1 Page 3 — Griffin Daily News Tuesday, July 19,1977 National elections called in Rhodesia SALISBURY, Rhodesia (AP) — Politically embattled Prime Minister lan Smith has dis solved parliament and called national elections, signaling the start of a new personal cam paign to end Rhodesia’s racial war on his own terms. Smith’s nationwide radio and television announcement Mon day night amounted to a virtual rejection of the current U.S.- CARPET & UPHOLSTERY SERVICES NATIONWIDE CLEANING Residential - Commercial Call The Professionals For Expert Service ** y j HKZI 3 Cleaning Systems steam 3 Different Showcase * I lICeS (• A Servpro Exclusive Free Estimates *° r ® x<: ®p ,iona "y Cheerfully Given soiled carpets) Draperies Dry Cleaned Without Removal INSURANCE SPECIALISTS ★ Smoke Damage * Cleaning on Location ★ Water Damage ★ Odor Removal ★ Referrals Available ★ Personal Service A Nationally Proven System of Cleaning SERVPRO OF GRIFFIN 227-5900 Nationally Known - Locally Owned Osbolt British peace effort. “I do not believe that there is much hope of a successful outcome of these negotiations,” he said. He said a U.S.-British diplo matic team had informed him last week “there was no hope of anything other than ‘one-man, one-vote,’ no special rep resentation for whites” in a fu ture black majority-ruled Rho desia.
