Getting Ready For Steeplechase
Tryon Daily Bulletin, Thurs., Mar. 6, 1980
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“A Very Young Rider” by Jill
Krementz. This is a book whose
excitement and fun will delight
every child who loves horses and
everyone — of any age — who
rides, or dreams of riding. To be
found in the Junior Section.
“Pianist’s Progress” by Helen
Drees Ruttencutter. The setting
for this story is the famed
Juilliard School of Music. The
NSHA Representative Burley
Cocks is shown above pointing
out the ground lines to
Steeplechase Co-chairman Jar
rett Wells Schmid on the Block
House course.
OF HEALTH
Answers about Health
and Medicines from the
Proprietary Association.*
Q. Some people say non
prescription medicines
either have too little proved
medication to do any good
or else they have nothing
but useless ingredients. Is
thistrue?
A. Many medicines of the
past — whether prescribed
by a physician or sold over-
the-counter — relied more
on faith than on science.
The science just wasn’t
there. This is not true today.
Good medicines exist and
others are being identified
by science, developed by
industry and approved by
government for direct con
sumer use. About 70 percent
of individual treatments to
day are with nonprescrip
tion medicines.
‘Washington Trade Association
for the makers of nonprescrip
tion medicines.
IVI C F C :
It’s called the Molten
Carbonate Fuel Cell tech
nology — MCFC for short.
And it could significantly
improve the output of the
nation’s coal-fired utilities.
MCFC, according to the
General Electric Co. that is
developing this new tech
nology, could enable the
U.S. to double its present
coal-fired electricity output
in the coming decade with
only a 35 percent increase
in the use of the nation’s
coal supplies.
GE was recently awarded
a $18 million U.S. Dept, of
Energy (DOE) contract to
develop the MCFC tech
nology. The project began
earlier this year.
Says Dr. Jerry Peterson,
GE’s Fuel Cell Project
Manager, Energy Systems
Program Dept.
“MCFC technology will
help reduce the nation’s
dependence on foreign oil
and will promote the exten
sive use of U.S. domestic
coal for power generation
with minimal environmental
impact.”
Peterson noted that the
DOE is funding three classes
of fuel cell research and
development — phosphoric
acid, solid oxide and molten
carbonate.
He adds that GE has
“The Devil’s Alternative” by
Frederick Forsyth. The latest
novel by the author of “The Day
of the Jackel” and “The Dogs of
War” is the most ambitious one
to date. This master story-teller
is an expert at combining fact
with fiction.
MCFC: Hydrogen and carbon monoxide
produced by gasifying coal - creates a chemical
reaction from the air to produce electricity.
decided to concentrate on
MCFC because, it is com
patible with coal as fuel.
It can use a variety of coals
including low-grade coal,
an excellent resource
for generating electricity.
MCFC, Peterson believes,
has the potential for com
mercial introduction in the
coming decade.
GE isn’t doing the job
all by itself. According to
Peterson, “Strong electric
utility participation in the
program is important for
successful application of the
technology.”
The MCFC team includes
Pacific Gas and Electric and
Southern California Edison,
which will participate in
power plant engineering
author takes
the scenes
competitive
Junior Book.
the reader behind
in the fiercely
music world. A
and planning activities. The
Institute of Gas Technology
will work on longevity and
contamination.
The advisory panel
includes Pacific Gas and
Electric Co., Long Island
Lighting Co., Montana
Power Co., New York State
Power Authority, Southern
California Edison Co.,
Tennessee Valley Authority,
Texas Utilities, Electric
Power Research Institute
and three industrial com
panies, to be selected.
“We are confident that
the successful application of
our fuel cell effort will be of
paramount importance to
the electric utility industry
and the nation,” Peterson
believes.