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Elmer Champion Leads Oak Creek Plant Staff
As assistant plant superintendent Elmer L Champion has guided the Oak Creek generating plant project for West Texas Utilities Co since 1951 His career spans all plant operations at multiple WTU sites He and wife Billie Mae Toland reside in Bronte with their three children The Oak Creek plant on the lake is 11½ miles north of Bronte and 3½ miles south of Blackwell It is designed for 225 000 kilowatts eventually and uses a 138 000 volt transmission system serving Abilene San Angelo and Ballinger The $10 million facility features a ten story boiler and a circulating water system with two more units possible and a stand by fuel oil option
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Elmer L Champion
New Oak Creek
West Texas Utilities Co
WTA
Lake Pauline
Concho
Ft. Stockton
Paint Creek
Hemphill Diesel School
Memphis
Mary Alene
Rhea Nell
Brian Lee
Church of Christ
Bronte
Oak Creek Lake
West Texas
Oak Creek
Abilene
San Angelo
Ballinger
Blackwell
Wes Texas
J Utilities
Sweetwater
Charlie Copeland
Gulf Oil Corporation
Austin Building Co
Dallas
National Valve and Manufacturing Co
Pittsburgh
General Electric Corporation
Jones County Redi-Mix Co
Lone Star Gas
Lone Star
WTU