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I Hiawassee D LOCAL PROJECT TO BE SIMILAR TO NORRIS DAM Benefits To Murphy And This Section Outlined In Article Fowler Bend dam vi I !? > similai j instruction to Norris Dam on the ! 1* river, also built by the TV A. 1 will be 1,265 feet long with a spill- I v ay in the middle, and about 300" t high. Norris Dam is 265 feet i ] "-h. When completed it will create j a lake 10 square miles in area with horeline 150 miles long, and will ; back water tip as far as Murphy, N. j C. A dam at Fontana on the Little Tennessee river in Swain county has been proposed but has not been approved. j It is believed this project will be car-! i ied oi^t after the Fowler Bend dam i well under way or completed. Rural Territory To Benefit When the TV A power comes to { Western North Carolina the farm j borne will be given the greatest consideration. Statistical records show ' hat in 1930 less than three per cer.t I 1 the rural homes in Western North Carolina were electrified. This num- i ber has increased very little since then. It is the intention of the TVA t<. serve local and residential conferns in preference to profit-making organizations. The electricity transmitted to Western North Carolina will be sold to counties, municipalities, farm or ganizaitons and partnerships. The state will possibly recive a portion of the Authority's revenues as is nowbeing done in Tennessee and AlaPat las I | jars iflM! i I^on't gamble with your preserves. ATLAS 1 Fruit JARS are proved safe before you buy because they are Double , Tested for Strength. Tested for strength under strain by the scientific Polariscope instru- , ment. Tested for strength 1 < under heat by boiling 1 water at 212?F. Strong : for all methods of mod- , ern preserving. And made of clear crystal 1 glass. HAZEL-ATLAS GLASS CO. , Whssling, W. V?Makers of fruit jars and fruit jar caps for more than 40 years. m gn The Cherok am To Be Gi bama. In tlx* 30 communi u - in Tonnes: ee anil Alabama now being served w ith TV A power there were S.7S8 homes using approximately 11,000,U00 kilowatt hours per year at the date of initial delivery. Based upon the existing number of customers and the existing consumption, the total annual saving immediately realized upon application ?f TYA rates was .**1130.302 or 47 pei cent. This saving amounted to $25.21 per customer. A still greater saving is indicated for Western North Carolina where private utility rates are higher by ratio of comparison. With the com pletion of the entire TV A program and the distribution of all surplus power, customers' annual savings will amount to millions of dollar-. The average saving is approximately 2.8 cents per kilowratt hour. Industrial Future Brighter Prospects for industrial development in Western North Carolina are greater now than have existed in many years, according to TVA offi-; cials. The development of natural resources, which are abundant in the territory, will be the stepping stone toward the creation of a new industrial era. An abundant supply of cheap ; electricity furnished by the TVA with ; large deposits of beauxite and other minerals in the mountains of this region, wiil inevitably attract large in-1 dustries. Rural electrification and modernization will stimulate and promote agriculture in the verdant lowlands of the western potion of the Tar Heel state, and the development of recrea tional facilities in the Great Smoky Mountains National park will, in the j words of U. S. Senator Josiah. William Bailey, "Make this section the ; garden spot of the world." Chief Justice Hughes, of the U. S. Supreme court, in rendering the majority opinion in a suit against the . TVA, made the following statement j in regard to the generating of power j at Wilson dam: "The power of falling water was an inevitable incident in the construction of the dam. That j water power came into the exclusive , control of the federal government. ; The mechanical energy was convcrti- j ble into electrical energy, and the electric energy thus produced, con- ; stitute pronprty belonging to the United States." The duty to avoid the waste of this "property belonging to the United States," electric energy, by i providing generating facilites and by sellng the power produced, is clearly imposed up cm the TVA by the constitutional act creating it. Thus, the conservation and use of water power is a part of the unified plan of , the Authority for the development of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee. Great Power Possbilitics Tremendous hydro-electric possibilities are latent in the large rivers that drop sharply as they bear the rainfall down through the valleys of Western North Carolina. The utiliza- i tion of these possibilities will inevit- ? ably pave the way for industrial development, controlled in the interest] of the entire community and fitted ino a national program, to stimulate and regenerate the industrial life of all the Southern states. The Tennessee Valley Authority, in ] its construction program, is providing | generating facilities for the utiliza-1 tion of potential hydro-electric pow- 1 er only where they are justified from' an engineering standpoint, and where I it is reasonable to conclude that the j power will have a market. Extensive ( studies by TV A officials have reveal- < ed that, with an annual increase in power consumption, private power I companies will, over a limited num- j ber of years, be unable to meet the i public demand for a great volume of electrical current. A recent analysis of the growing ! consumption of power in Western ' North Carolina indicates that there will be an ample market for the pow- | er developed by present installations i it the Authority's projects and the estimated kilowatt hour generations af the Fowler^Bend powerhouse and the proposed Fontana development. Production of electricity reached a \ maximum value in 1929, after which 1 there was a recession lasting through 1932. Since then, production has increased continuously, reaching an all- ! time peak in 1935, when the total j consumpton for the year was five per cent above 1929. High Rates Now Charged A recent survey by TV A officials shows that private power companies ; in the seven valley states are collect- * ing high power rates, primarily from municipalities and resident installa ee Scout, Murphy, North reat Aid To tions, considering il < generating v : overhead expenses. Charging nf sf: prices is not an inducement t I : dustrial de\elt?: mcr.t. K;eetri? the keynote in the p:egrcs - f 1 dustry. and h . . i.oitv ! < ' ties of prime electrical energy in Western North Cardina will > tually be a major drawing card for manufacturing concerns to locate their plants and factories in thi- territory. TV A power is to serve as a 4iy:ir stick*' to determine the relative costs of publicity and pr vat?-Iy-generated power, ami; as a taea u?e *?x* the reasonableness o *" existir" rrtes. TV A rates include y i em "f direct; and overhead cost. such as taxe . interest, depreciation and retirement < '. investment. Thus, being definitely able to determine the cost of production of electricity, the TVA can] use the sale of power as an accurate "yardstick" in revealing unfair profits that vrivate companies are reaping annually from the public. It is a settled policy of the TVA not to cause unnecessary loss to private utilities, nor to create wasteful ncss if it can be avoided but it doe: intent! to eliminate an unfair advantage being taken of the public when exorbitant rates are being charged. System To Be Centralized In order to realize the highest continuous potential power, it will be necessary to inter-connect the projects with adequate transmission facilities, so that, generally speaking; the power market may be supplied from the main-river plants in wet reasons, anil from Western North Carolina nlants in d.r?? ?.?- -? J "v " v'" ,' that storage may be adjusted anions the various plants in accord wit! rainfall or storage conditions. Huge transmission lines will con nect all the power producing plant: and all the electricity generated b\ the entire system will be pooled ii: a centralized distribution point. T?i this system, comprised of the main-river and tributary dams, the Fowler Bend development will contribute about 90 million kilowatthours prime energy annually and the proposed Fontana project would contribute approximately 115 millioi kilowatt-hours prime energy. The Authority has limited the act ual installations of generating equip meat to the needs of existing anci prospective markets for power. Studies also have been made to determine the necessary provision a: each project for possible future installation of generating facilities. The general principle is recognized that any plans made now should not foreclose future development, but it is not possible to indicate in precise detail what the sequence of development will he. TV A Rales Low In the sale of TV A power the law gives priority to states, counties, municipalities, and other non-profit organizations. Corporations, partnerships, an 1 individuals may be served after the needs of these public agencies have been met. Power also may be sold directly to private agencies. it is the policy of the TV A to show first preference to rural electrification where current heretofore has been inaccessible. Making cheap power available in order to bring large industries to this section of the country is not its intention, but more so to give resident farmers an opportunity to electrify their homes. Hence where the sale of surplus power is concerned, the carrying out of this program will be the chief intent of the TV A. The maximum charge of power generated in the Tennessee River system is three cents per kilowatthour. No power shall be sold in excess of this rate. Following is a table showing TVA base rates for residential and farm use: Three cents per kilowatt hour for the first 50 kilowatt hours per month. Two cents per kilowatt hour for the next 150 kilowatt hours per month. One cent per kilowatt hour for the next 200 kilowatt hours per month Four mills per kilowatt hour for the next 1,000 kilowatt hours per month. Seven and one-half mills per kilowatt hour for all over 1,400 kilowatt hours per month. Translated into monthly bills, the average home with lights and one or two small appliances such as a radio, uses 50 Kilowatt hours or less per month which would mean $1.50 under TV A rates. Estimates show that the monthly bill for a completely electrified home would average arou.'i i $7. Carolina Th? Western Nc . The a ~~e !;> ., 2'i ?\v a:.: by . ~ idcntiai . - ' 7\\.- _ N.. ? cnt tiiat c i of ceneratinp and Uaninii.-^itni of i*.v for private ) utilities iftoun's for >. - than onv i-hth of tie os* : ? . consumer. Ft. the -ale of TV A > er th 1- ur-l (plus of * clear" ; . v..;; inaUfil. Dr. Arthur E. M< :ai mai Why Gulf for the ^ QUESTIONS THAT ARE , r AN amortized loan i\ rower pays off plan." At the time the provisions arc made f regular intervals. This form of loan Jia of enabling the borro gradually in easy pay ing the entire loan tc due. Another advant? depend on certain inc enabled to extend ne rowers. Since there l amortized loan becom safeguards both to t bank. Hence it is usua community as a whol The officers of thi discuss with you yo Citizens Ban] vX' MURPHY ^ jrsday, July 2, 1936 >rth Carolina iv < c?ni< . . llaitt. rd, Conn., !!v S * t ' . .1 is the Gas I Fourth iImB 1 xraS fek. J ^1e3k <$SKms $ flPi hhp |. ^ 4 * 1 BR ATI the Fourth too! Drive J Somewhere. Do things. But to ; ' get maximum mileage use a \ yj gasoline that's made specially for July weather conditions in ! this district. If you don't, part I. . 1 of your fuel will blow out the iM|gJ exhaust uubumeJ, wasted. That V'y * Good Gulf Gas is "Kept in 4 Step with the Calendar"?its chemical formula is suited to the season. That's why all of it goes to uori, none of it goes to 'v* waste. Try a tankful! wwd ?Ze (SWJ ASKEC '-iOUT tANK:NGj[ / t ^ r is one which the bor- f on the "installment ? : loan is granted definite j or certain payments at l' s the distinct advantage } wcr to reduce his debt || ments?instead of hav- C ) pay when it becomes li ige is that the bank can j :oming amounts and is 1 w loans to other horis less likelihood of an ,ing "frozen," it offers he borrower and the lly a useful loan for the e. s bank will be glad to ur loan requirements. k & Trust Co. Wy ANDREWS
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