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\ 'team generated pow
. <ji*$enU onlj 15 peixvnt of
output, the balance of
# percent being hy dro. coal con
.j;npt.,?:: by TV A is high. It now
iVeffge$ about 6,125 tons a day.
(?..?lainipti on for the current fis
ii ?' c\pL*ctvd to be some
Hy ,. - tarIoj(l<? enough to fill a
i i r eaching the 350 miles from
, . .;<? to I'K-kwick Dam. This
j,- v.teil tonnage for the year
, equal one day's output of
i :.,:ni.*wus coal for the entire
l';i:!od States, or a year's pixxduc
un of minors working a
live-day wet'k ,n l'le Tennessee
\ y rt'jiam only the Southern
I , . .a.v consumes more eoal than
1VA
hi ol land for Watauga
wm WWMmI in November.
ld 0f th. 1.112 tracts in the
.<*rvoir only 29 tracts, or 2.61
peiwn' arc being acquired
riiroufih conv^tcd condemnation
proceeding*.
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Farm forestry has been emp
ibv.-ed i:i Alabama and Mississippi
Extension Service annual work
plans for the third successive
. t.jr Plans tor the coming fiscal
war place these specific forestry
Ktinties on each county agent's
j:tT.da prepare basic woodland
management recommendations for
ill ! est' -demonstration farms, pro
note development of usable farm
. . ??tr> demonstrations, make full
use of existing demonstrations,
prepare aiul use farm forestry
.slide lectures, cooperate with state
forestry divisions in reforestation
an d forest fire prevention . . .
More than half of all unit test
demonstration farms in the Valley
counties of North Carolina now
have woodland management plans.
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Construction Progress: Only re
maining work on Watauga Dam is
dressing of slopes and finishing the
crown. On the powerhouse con
| cieting progressed rapidly during
November . the powerhouse crane
j was ready for use. and more than
i half of the exterior metal siding
?was placed by the contractor
Structural steel for the control
building was erected, and the
r troll case for turbine No. 2 was
delivered. ? Placing of earth fill at
South Holston Dam was hindered
by rain. ? Good progress was made
j on placing rock fill. Good pro
I gress was made also on the power
j tunnel, which is now about two
| thirds driven.
Total gross generation of elec
tric power for the month of
November amounted to 1.253.409.
767 kilowatt-hours.
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Installation of Additional Gen
t-rating Units: At Fort Loudoun
Ham unit No. 3 is operating satis
factorily. and good progress was
] made during the past month on
installing the generator stator of
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Andrews Personals
Mr and Mrs Joe Smith and
waiuhU rv Carolyn anil Jane, Mrs
lioyd B Robinson and Mrs Jack
11 Stewart \ Uited in Murpln Sun
ilay.
.M. and Mrs L M Spaulding
nd daughter. Sallie. of Athol. !
Ala Mr and Mr- M II Vx-r- 1
nathy of Long Branch, New Jers?>
and Mr and Mrs. Harold Hal! of |
\sheville wore quests of Mr and
Mr Jake Abernathey during the
holiday.'
Mr and Mrs Vernon King and
dan v.. Yernie. of State College
Ra ' ? ? . 4*n visited Mr. Kitu'< parents
V. 1 Mrs Bruce K m ret ?< :i'!y
M and Mrs w h Taj lor of
Bah : i have pent a few days with
Mr ray lor' s naren' Mr and
Mr- Bruce King
Drew W. Enloe oi Carlsbad. Mew
Mexici; Mrs (' B Gregg of P >>t.
Tt xa<. ...) i Danny and Pauline Kn
loe of Slayton. Texas, are now
visiting Mr and Mrs Harlan Fn
loe and daughter. Eleanor
M i s > Catherine Wilhide of
Atlanta. ( i a . is visiting her par
ents. Mr and Mrs Frank Wilhide
Mrs. Elane Gill, student at
Chapel Hill, recently visited Mrs.
Myra Sherrill.
M. and Mrs Harold Chambers
i-nd son. Lyle. of Stanley visited
Mrs Mae B<> ers last week
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Patterson
of Norris. Tenn . recently visited
Mr. Pattersons parents. Mr and
Mrs Fivd Patterson
Williard Crawford of Waltham.
Mass . spent the Christmas holi
days with his parents.
Mr and Mrs Forest Wilson and
children Charles and Barbara, of
Savannah. Ga . and Mr and Mrs
rid Wilson of Montgomery. Ala .
?jpent the holidays with relatives
neri;.
M?- and Mrs. Harry H Luther
of A>!icville recently spent several
days with Mr Luther's parents.
Mr and Mrs J W. Luther
Mrs Percy Brister and daughter
iudy. spent the week-end with Mr
:.nd Mrs Horace Palmer
i Mr and Mrs Glenn Hooper of
unit No. 4 ? At Douglas Dam on
unit No. 3 riveting of the scroll
ca.-?e was completed and concret
ing around the scroll case was
-t.arted At Wheeler Dam unit \o
> was in successful operation and
load rejection tests were made on
?; on November 8 The runner
ond shaft of unit No 6 were plac
ed rod a preliminary* rotation
check was made Concreting pro
ceeded on schedule on units Nos.
7 and 8 ? On the four Wilson
Pam units. Nos. 15 to 28 work
continued on installation of the
construction plant and temporary
buildings as well a> an excavation
for installing the fir<? of these
four units.
Community improvement pro
grams in various oarts of the
Valley are furnishing examples of
the importance of available low
cost TVA electricity Electric
ranges, water heaters, refrigera
tors and washing machines are
being added in large numbers in
the homes participating in the
community improvement contests,
and one small rural community of
t>4 families spent $14,604 for elec
tric appliances in the past year
1 two small communities 19 famil
ies have added running water
pumped by electricity during the
last contest year
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Reservists "Take-off" fur Training
Each summer "Citizen Marines" from cities throughout the country
go back into uniform for their annual two-weeks' of active duty
training at posts of the regular Marine Corps establishment. A
Brooklyn unit of the Organized Marine Corns Reserve is pictured
above embarking for Camp Lejeune, North Carolina for summer
training.
(<:.mville New York, spent the
' >litlay> with Mr and Mrs Fred
I'atterson and famil>
Patrolman and Mrs Charles
l.indsey and daughters. Sandra and
lirenda, of Sylva visited relatives
here during the holidays
Mr and Mrs. L li. Nichols have
leturned from a visit to Mrs.
Ntchot'f parents. Mr. and Mr- W
li Candler of Villa Rica Ga
Pvt Fred Palmer and Pvt
Darrell Moreland of Fort Benning,
Ga .. spent the week-end with Pvt.
Palmer's family. Mr. and Mrs. 1
Horace Palmer
.Miss Edith Hampton of Newport i
Xews Va spent the holidays with '
I'er mother Mrs. Kate Hampton. I
v ho accompanied her home for a j
week's visit.
M and Mrs. Herman Edwards
( f Bry-on City spent several days
with Mrs. Edward s parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Wymer Canley, recently.
Rev. and Mrs George Culbreth
ind daughter. Vera Star, of Canton
spent the Christmas holidays with
Mrs Culbreth's mother. Mrs. Lenna
Moore.
Miss Annie Jean Mosteller who
U a student at Mars Hill College
spent the holidays with her par- j
t nts Mr. and Mrs. Dee Mosteller. j
Captain F.. J. Watry of Wright j
Patterson Field. Dayton, Ohio,
spent the week-end with his wife
?nd children.
Charles Clayton of Asheville
-pent the holidays with his par
nU. Mr and Mrs. George Clay
ton.
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Mr. and Mrs. Philip Young of
( 'ollegedale, Tenn, were Sunday
\ t <jj-s of Mrs. J H. Hamilton.
Burl Brown was the Sunda> visi
tor of M. C. Stiles.
The importance of honey bees :
lor pollination is indicated by a
i.c w plan tried in Ohio this j
>eai- Ho ^ are need el so badly i
Ilia! S'.ate that the Federal'
? overnnient is now paying owners '
< subsidy of SI for each hive main- '
ned and S i for each hive moved '
into a field of red clover.
Boat Duck Operation Offered For
License \t Nottcly Dam. Georgia,
And Chatuge Dam. North Carolina
The TV A offers for license a
?mall building and approximately
aei - of adjacent land at Nottely
Dam Geor.'.ia. located between
Mui, North Carolina, and
Blair^ville. Georgia, at Chatuge
Dam near Hayesville North Caro
lina. for purposes of a boat dock
to serve the general public. Rental
lor the land and building will be
based on a percentage of gross
income Applications will be re
ceived until February 1 949. For
further information write or con
tact A. D Keiger. Manager ol |
Properties TV A, 717 James Build
ing. Chattanooga, Tennessee, Tele
phone 6-6181. Ext 542 or 564
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NOTICE OF SALE
I will sell at Allen Howell's barn
one mare and one cow on the 10th
day of January, 1949. at 10 A. M ,
to satisfy foreclosure of chattel
mortgage from Roy Rich to Billy
Howell.
This 23rd day of December,
i94fc.
24-2tp Bobby Howell
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