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Thursday, September 21, 1961
Tremendous Expansion Program
Mapped By The Southern Co.
A tremendous expansion in
the electric transmission fa
cilities comprising The South
ern Company’s integrated sys=
tem will take place during the
next decade, Company officials
declared here today. The
Southern system includes Ala
bama, Georgia, Gulf and Mis
sissippi power companies and
Southern Electric Generating
Company.
The four - state operating
area of 122,000 square miles is
served by a network of 17,000
circuit miles of high voltage
lines, including 900 miles of
230,000-volt lines. In 1970, ac
cording to present plans, t h e
system will have approximately
3.000 miles of 230,000 - volt
lines, or more than three times
the present figure.
All of the major electric
svstems in the Southeast are
COMMON SENSE
By DR. H. E. COLLIER
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only common sense to locate the cause rather than try to care
for the heart as a separate part of the body.
When one stops to think that the heart has a hookup or
nerve connection in two ways, one set of nerves act as an ac
celerator to speed up function and the other as an inhibitor
to slow down function, it becomes clear why the ''machine"
must all be in order to receive perfect results. How much better
it is to restore the nerve supply for normal function. This ex
ample is true of every organ that we have in the body.
It should be remembered that when any organ fails to receive
its normal nerve supply from the brain through the nervous
system it will cease to function normally.
This, then is the basis for sickness or disease. Correct the
cause through Chiropractic adjustments and health is the na
tural result.
(One of a series of articles published in the public interest
to explain and illustrate the practice of scientific Chropractic,
written by Dr. H. E. Collier whose office is located at 10|
E. Conyers St., Tel. 786-3905, Covington, Georgia.
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interconnected in a vast power
grid. The Southern group, oc
cupying a central position in
this network, now has 16 inter
‘connections, with neighboring
utilities in North and South
Carolina, Florida, Tennessee
and Louisiana, operating at
100,000 to 161,000 wvolis. By
1970, five interconnections of
230,000 volts are expected to be
in service.
Exchange of electric energy
over the Southeastern intercon
nected network provides power
resources for emergencies and
reduces the reserve require
ments each utility must main
tain.
The Southern system com
panies expect the present pow
er requirements of their service
area to double by 1970. This
growth will be brought about
by the location in the South
We learn in grade school physiology
that the body is made up of a bony frame
work enclosing organs, and controlled by
the nervous systems.
Peculiarly, many forget this funda
mental fact, and as time goes on, and
when sickness is present in our own
bodies, we may think of the affected area
as a lone structure in the body, rather
than connected with the nervous system.
For example, in a case of heart trouble,
the heart fails to function normally; con
sequently, symptons of pain, shortness of
b_reafh, éizziness etcetera, result. It is
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east of many new industries and
the expansion of existing indus-,
tries; by increased commercial |
activity and by the creation of
thousands of new homes. A
very large growth in powerl
consumption w ill uJlso be
brought about by the general
use of electric energy for ap-|
plications at present in the de-'
velopment stage. One in par
ticular is electric heating of fac
tories, commercial establish
ments and homes,
At the end of 1960 the South
ern system’s investment in
transmission facilities was ap
proximately $305,000,000. By
1970 this figure should sub
stantially exceed $600,000,000,
as new higher voltage lines are
built to provide the movement
‘of larger and larger blocks of
Ipower.
Generating capacity’ of the
system at the end of 1960 was
over 5,300,000 kilowatts. By
1970 this figure is expected to|
exceed 12,700,000 kilowatts. '
The Southern generating and
transmission facilities h a v e(
’been operated for many years
‘as a completely integrated pow
‘er pool with a central power
coordination office in Birming
‘ham. This office in 1954 instal
led the world’s first “incre
mental cost of delivered power”
computer. This computer con
tinuously determines the most
economical use of the various
sources of power, including in
terchange with other compan
ies, for lowest cost electrical|
energy supply to consumers in
all parts of the area served by
the system.
The power pool provides im
portant savings in the cost of
electricity through coordina
tions of hydroelectric and
steam-electric generating plants.
It permits the installation of
larger steam-electric generating
units close to sources of low cost
units close to surces of low cost
fuel within the area and re
duces the amount of reserve
generating capacity which each
operating company w o ul d
otherwise have to maintain.
The savings, both in capital in
vestment and operating expen
ses, are reflected in lower elec
tric rates to consumers through
out the territory served.
The Georgia Power Company,
a member of The Southern
Company system, plans to
spend S2OO million between now
and 1970 for new {ransmission
facilities. Georgia Power’'s ex
isting 7,827 miles of transmis
sion lines, as reported by John
{J. McDonough, president, will
be increased to 11,800 by 1970,
an addition of 3,973 miles. As
for an interconnected transmis
sion system, the. utility official
reported the company first en
tered that field nearly 50 years
ago, in 1913.
Today the Georgia Power
Company and all firms in the
Southern system are part of a
voluntary organization, the in
terconnected Systems Group.
voluntary organization, the In
operation for 33 years, com
panies and systems daily can
supply or receive power not
only from adjoining systems,
but also from those many miles
away.
He pointed out that one big
objection to a federalized trans
mission system, in addition to
the fact such a project would
be a needless duplication, is that
its construction would take at
least a billion dollars of tax
payers’ money.
“At a time when our nation
needs every cent it can get for
defense,” he declared, “it seems
extremely wasteful to throw
away many millions of dollars
merely to duplicate well-oper
ating systems already in use.
“Assuring our customers a
plentiful and constant source of
power through our well-func
tioning, interconnected system
of grids is simply good com
mon sense,” Mr. McDonough
said, “Last year our customers
used nearly 13 billion kilo
watt - hours of electricity; by
1970, they’ll be using 31 bil
lion kilowatt-hours. The In
tercennected systems Group
organization, originated many
years ago and growing steadily
through the years, is daily
meeting and will continue to
meet the ever - growing de
mands of our state’s and of our
{nation’s economy.”
‘ Patio Plan
b According to the Southern
| Pine Association, the wood
plank-and-beam roof struc
ture is ideal for the patio-plan
home.
! Rooms are grouped around a
gcentrally located patio or yard.
{The self sufficiency of the
|plank-and-beam roof permits
|the use of window walls adja
cent to the patio, giving each
|of the main living areas t h e
| same outdoor extension.
| Privacy is complete when
the outer house walls are so
{lidly sided with boards-and
| battens below discreet ceiling
|level clerestory windows,
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Band Has 64
Members; To Take
Trip To Charlotte
Newton County Blue Ramb
ler Band is due congratulations
for the fine performances they
have presented at the first two
football games this season. This
band is considered the best in
the history of the school and
one of the best marching bands
in the state,
This year’s band numbers
64 strong and all the music is
specially arranged and rated
on the college level rather than
the high school level with
drills being advanced, preci
sion routines.
Drum-majors for this year
are Billy Blair and Jerry Huff.
Majorettes are Elizabeth Anne
Greer, Delores Haney, Elise
Goode and Miriam Gardner.
President and bell player is
Mada Patterson.
This year the band has been
invited to Charlotte, North
Carolina, to play at the David
son-VMI half-time show. This
is a great honor for the local
band as this will be Home
coming for Davidson College.
Come to the football game
Friday night and see and hear
this band as they march and
play prior to- the game and
present their half-time pro
gram for the enjoyment of all.
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Basil Rigney, director, is to be
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this a band we can all be very
proud of.
Lanier Forrester
(Band Reporter)
Consumers usually s p e n d
about one-fifth of each food
dollar for dairy foods. Last
year was no exception, .zith ex
penditures for dairy { ,ds re
presenting 19 cents of each dol
lar spent for food. For this con
sumers received from dairy
foods 75 per cent of the calcium,
half the riboflavin (vitamin
B 2), 25 per cent of the protein,
and many other essential vita
mins and minerals offered by
the American food supply.
Georgia farmers planted
685,000 acres of the state’s 948,~
000 acre cotton allotment this
year, according to Extension
Economist S. J. Brannen.
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More Veterans :
Benefits Relaxed |
By Recent Law |
Veterans who were disabled | ¢
or survivors of those who were | !
killed in accidents on the way
home from separation centers |s
prior to 1957 were made eligi
ble for certain benefits by re
cent action of Congress, the
Veterans Administration an
nounced.
These benefits have always |
existed for veterans separated
after December 31, 1956, who
were considered by law to be |
still in the military service un-‘
til midnight of the day they
were discharged, and in some
cases even until they reached
home. |
Veterans separated beforel
this date, however, had been
considered to be civilians as|
they travelled homeward and
thus an accident resulting in
disability or death was not
considered serviced-connected,
Mr, A. W. Tate, Manager, Vet
erans Administration Region
al Office, Atlanta, Georgia, said
today.
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gress had made veterans, @is=
abled before 1957 in such trave,l
or dependents of veterans, kill
ed in such travel, eligible for
service-connected benefits.
These benefits are not auto=
matic, Mr. Tate pointed ouf,
but must be sought through
application. 3