https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/8a2b3f5fbbaca4d60415ed6cc76f9aa7.pdf 685af4e982c0b2a109bfa566e335ab74 PDF Text Text Page Eight • - SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC CO-OP NEWS A Rural Industry: Blackwell's Mill · O ne of the tlu·iving rural ,industries in South Carolina m ade possible by rural electric cooperative power is B lackv1ell's Mill, route 2, Johnson ville. This modern mill receive s its electric service from ihe Santee Electric CoO p at Kingstree. The mi~l... c an be seen in the photo a t left above, not too busy in this off season. In the right p hoto. white-shirted Mr. ~ F. Blackwell. owner of the m ill, is t alking with Santee Electric Co-Op manag er Basil W ard as they look over the electric• motors powering this To back up this statement, he' ll gladly show you an arr ay of electric motors r anging from one horespower up to 75 horsepower. H e has five big motor s, the smallest being 20 hp, and the lar gest 75 horsepower. Scattered .ctl l over the plan t is an assortment of sm aller motors ranging from one to five horsepower. The Blackwell mill specializes in custom g rinding and feed mixing for the Johnsonville area. He grind3 some white grits for sale in stores Mr. Blackwell say s folks won't buy yellow grits. but that the majority of the b ig shel ler. . Two big motors can be seen in this picture. They grits he grinds for home consumption are old fashioned . function as power plants for the e&,ller. Mr. Blackwell yellow. Mr. Blackwell ls well satisfied with the service prosan this slrr.ller will Jmack out al>qut 500 bushels an • how ~ .,.:ea war.kl~up a ~ sweat. It 19 ~ 91d8d by Sant.. Electric Co-Op and says he wouldn't 1- .J>I• » fuacJlon u:ltlaoul Co-Op electricity. <S. C. of ~ a. ..... ., ..... iii I t~·> � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource News Articles Subject The topic of the resource Newspaper and magazine articles. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Rural Industry: Blackwell's Mill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1950s Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource South Carolina Electric Co-Op News Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Susan Jeter