The Independent-News, Volume 92, Number 36, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 2 February 1967 — Page 6

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. THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - FEB. 2. 19H7

Local Man Among Elected S ate Officers .■ ' Wfl* WnSEiBB r - 3 vJB BEaUR >MEhP& ' ffe \ aSgf& Here are the 1967 officers of the Indiana Christmas Tree Growers Association elected dur-

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( Kimox role ARTISTS COX( EI*T OF PLANT KRTISTS CONCEPT depicts Northern Indiana Public Servic c Company's first nu< b ar plant as R will appear on the utility s 0 illy Station site < n Lake Michigan. GauU ru< tc n is scheduled G start in the summer of 196 H, With commercial operation panned for the fall of 1972. It is ^dlana s first, and one of the Irgest investor-owned, singlelit nudear power plant- in the World 4 - t Northern Indiana Public SerW< e Company will apply t । the Vnit<-d States Atomic Energy Oommisai'n for a permit t< build Rn 800 900 kll watt mehir p w.r plant in Port< r C .unty Indiana, Dean II Mitch !l NI PSCO < hair - man and chief <x.<utive offi« r. anmrunced recently At i pr< < jit r< nee In the Calu; -t Region the utility <Xecutivr rev< «)<d that NIPSC'Oa first nucl. ar /• re rating station which will Im ir op rath n in the fall of 1972 will he the first atomic power plant in th< stat* I Indiana and rank among the largest inv<:t«i- wed nuclear

• « power units in the world. The m-w sxo millh n atomic plant will be built at NIPSCO s Bailly Stat’, n t«- on Laki .Michigan nar Bethlehem Steel’s Burns Harbor complex. Presently situated on the site is a 19*000 kilowatt coal-fired generating unit under construction with operation set for the summer of 1968. , Mitchell further annotin<«-d that General Electric Company has been Rb tidtfl -apply the plant s boiling water reactor, including the first fuel Core, turbine generator and othrr major components. GE alro will furnish technical direction for plant startup and initial upiation Sargeant A- Lund\ Consulting Engineers will design the plant and a< t as project supervisors. The huge nu< bar station was placed n rd<i “to meet the increa onvl) luii y demands ■ n ur s stem by mw industry and its a< < ompan ing population inm-aa. « Mit< h' il aid “Studh -of the fatun n--> ds of otn customers Indic .»’• that we must prepare m w* t meet the p»< -<t<d bad gi< wth that Ui n ah-ad." In re< ent cm the ut ill! y » 28-

county, 12.000 square-mile northern Indiana service area has been singled out as one of the nation’s most favored locations for new and expanding industrial industries have announced major capital investments in the area. In addition, Mr. Mitchell panted cut. a recent Indiana University survey has estimated that by 1985 the population of Porter County will increase 154 G and Lak<- County 89%. NIPSCO’s dis-iston to build a nuclear unit resulted from careful consideration of alternate methods of producing p avers and was based on economic- factors, engineering criteria and environmental suitability. “Tile atom holds real promise for cleaner air and choir water." Mitchell n »ted. “'lnce modern, attra <tivc plants feature the lash t methodr for purifying the watet they use In the stream pnxi s and actually return it to its source in a more pure form, ‘They are abo, due to the intrimdi cleanliness of the fl sCn proc ear able to operate with very little effort on atmospheric c<»ndi’ ns when compared with other typs of combustion. .Mitchel)

ing Farm Science Days at Purdue. Left to right, J. R. Jones, Terre Haute, president; Ed J. Lott, Purdue extension forester, secretary - treasurer, Erwin Stuntz, Walkerton, first vice-pres-ident, and John Holwager, Indi mapolis, second vice-president. Elementary Honor Roll Is Listed Walkerton Elementary School Honor Roll and •Distinguishetl Honor Roll Grade Four 3rd Six Wrcka Snncster Kathy Kei sh 3 s CinJy Naragon 3 i Ix»ra Searfo'.s 3 t Denise Burch 3 s Richard Flaugher 3 s Teresa Ochs 3 s Robert Powell 3 s D<»nn Schafer 3 s Melissa Story 3 s John Parks 3 Kevin Schwcder 3 Norma Zahm 3 Tony Denny 3 Randy Schmeltz 3 Michael Clark s Michael Roush s Susan Minter s Debra Northam s

said. •‘Similar favorable findings have- resulted in a rapid increase in the number of atomic generating stations on order. During 1966, it is estimated, more than 60y$ at the new plants ordered in the United States were nuclear. “These factors with their excellent record of dependability," the utility executive* revealed, “plus an increasingly good cost comparison holds future promise of further decisions in its favor. The- competitive balance now existing between nuclear and fossilfueled power stations is expected to bring about further technological advances, with resultant cost redu Hons in both fields Such progress hopefully will enable us to hold down the cost of producm ; electricity." As a first step toward securing a construction p-rmit from the United States Atomic Energy Commissi, n. NIPSCO wall erect a 400-foot-high tower at the plant site to gather required meteorological data. Upon approval of the application for a construction permit, ground-breaking will begin in the summer of 1968. Mr. Mitchell stated that no gov-

Liura Carter 3* s* Grade Five Joan Bussie 3 s Cindy Campbell 3 a Heidi Fenstermacher 3 Steven Daube 3 »• Julie Tiede 3 s* Billy Jo Cole 3* a" Grade Six Vickie Taylor 3 s Bruce O'Dell 3 s Mark Northam 3 8 Jeannie Gordy 3 Kurt Skinner 3* s L»>u ration 3* s Bruce Dayhuff 3 s’ Debbie Naragon 3* a" Walkerton Uemen. School Menu Monday Hamburger and spaghetti, cottage cheese, bread and butler, gingerbread and milk. Tuesdav Great northern beans with ham, tossed salad, corn bread, pea< hes and milk. Wednesday Barbe-Q sandwit hes. buttered rice, peach pit and milk. Thursday Potato soup, pt anut butter sandwiches, prum . c<M»kies and milk. Friday - Tuna salad sandwiches, buttered corn, lime jdl<) salad, pears and milk. A num must hold a key position if he ever expects to open the door to opportunity.

eminent financial assistance for the construction or operation of the plant will be involved. The nuclear plant design win Im* similar to Commonwealth Edison’s Dresden Station No. 2, for which General Electric also is supplying the nuclear system and turbine-generator. The plant will have a singlecvcle, boiling water reactor fueled with slightly enriched uranium, and will incorporate a number of technological improvements based on GE experience with operating boiling water reactors. Among the innovations are an improved and simplified reactor system, and advanced instrumentation to monitor all important phases of plant operating conditions. Th<* completed plant will have the capacity to supply the power m-i-ds of a city the size of San Francisco. The fust furl loading of several tons of slightly enriched uranium is expected to power the pl ant for about a year. When pl iced in operation in 1972, the new plant will increase NIPSCO’s n< t generating capability at thl-. site on Like Michigan to approximately 1.3 million kilowatts.