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Trifles—Little Things (Continued from page 2) ad to Emmaus; all of these so narrowed down, so enlisted to what is small, so specific, let us in to see the real quality of Jesus. A story is told of a man who had the contract for putting in the stained windows for a great cathedrai. His apprentice kept asking him to let him design and arrange the giass for just one window. The materiai was very costiy, but to encourage the helper he told him: "If you will furnish your own material you may try your hand on that window." To his surprise the man was gathering up the iittle bits of glass that he himself had cut off and thrown away. He set to work and succeeded in working out a design of rare beauty. His window won more appiause than the Artist’s windows. In making quiits the tiny scraps of cloth that you can't use in your pattern, there are people who use them in beautifui "patch work” quilts. Don’t throw away, there’s someone who can use them. Let us gather up the little bits of time and influence and money and opportunity, which we usuaiiy throw away, and make them to something usefui. Time is very essential—wasted time can ring hunger and sorrow; wasted opportunity may bring defeat. As a iittie giri, i was in and out of my Father’s store aii times of the day. I knew ail the traveiing salesmen who came to get orders for goods, and they knew me. This store was haifway from Vanceboro to Greenviiie; these men often ate lunch at our home. Father didn’t charge them—as they were teiling me good-bye, they usually gave me a quarter or fifty cents—“to buy candy”. Aii of the money I received went into Father’s big safe "with my money.” These bits and pieces paid for the first furniture Ed and i ever bought—the same furniture I’m using today. Remember furniture was cheap in 1914, we bought it whoiesale price. Life is made up of iittie things. True greatness consists of being great in Iittie things. Thomas Reports “The 1984 Short Session of the N.C. State Legisiature faced many issues affecting our state and particularly my legislative district of Carteret, Craven and Pamlico counties. Probabiy the most important issue this short session was the establishment of a Hazardous Waste Treatment Commission. This legislation was the direct result of a study which I co-chaired during the interim at the direction of the governor and the Generai Assembly at the end of the 1983 assembly. The Commission recommended a biil that requires hazardous waste to be treated before it can be disposed of, directs the Commission on Heaith Services to deveiop location standards for new and existing hazardous waste treatment and storage faciiities and creates a new state Treatment Commission to select sites for hazardous waste treatment facilities. This Commission, made up of representatives throughout the state, wili insure that a waste treatment facility be piaced in our state, hopefully through private industry. Great strides were made in the fieid of education. North Caroiina teachers are to receive 15% saiary increase, and ciassroom sizes for grades 1-6 were reduced from 30 to 26 students per teacher. Other saiaries affected were much needed raises for magistrates and superior court clerks in our area. These saiaries are based on years of service for magistrates and population for cierks. Aiso state workers received 10 percent across-the-board ^Hiary increases. ^PUnder the Department of Naturai Resources and Community Development, a sum of $100,000 was appropriated to expand the Naturai Heritage Program. The program surveys counties, identifies unique naturai areas and works with iandowners to protect them. ' A program has been funded for voiuntary participation in the Nutrient Sensitive Watershed Project, whereby grants are made avaiiabie to local governments for monitoring components related to nutrient sensitive waters. Also, under the Department of Natural Resources, funding was made available for continuation of the Neuse River Basin Water Quality Study which I co-chaired during the interim of the 1983- 84 sessions. This study will design an action plan to correct problems which exist in our area relating to the Neuse River (Continued next week) Genealogically Speaking By JANIS CANNON Lancaster Family 1. David Lancaster, son of Jesse and Rachel Pollard Lancaster, married Fannie Giddens no record, believed to have gone to Jacksonvilie, Fia. a deed in 1840 is made to his mother. 2. St. Clair Lancaster, son of Jesse and Rachei, was born Dec. 3,1807, died Dec. 8,1887 married Poiiy Ann Free, born Apr. 24, 1808, died Apr. 28, 1881. Marriage bond was Jan. 25, 1831. 6 children. Benjamin (no record): Mary E. (1833-1914) who married John L. Hiii and had Stephen, Mary Anna who died young, John St. Ciair who married Pearl Bright: (Continued on page 9) West Craven Highlights, July 19,1984, Page 3 NOW OPEN BEST BUY IN N.C.!! 70'x14'Only M4,995®° Plus Tax AZALEA MOBILE HOMES OF N.C. Hwy 17N Vanceboro 244-0063 See Walter Speight, Mgr. DHLAmRSeHl ANDONWEEKEWS ANDSWE. When you sign up forCP&L's newTime-Of- Use Rates,turning on your dishw^heris like making a long-distance call. And so is washing a load of clothes or cooking a roast ortaking a shower Because when you do those things during off-peak times, you’ll p^ a lower rate. When you haveTime-Of-Use,we install a special meterthat records not only how much electricity you use, but when you use it. Then, at billing time, we'll charge you less for the electricity usecf off-peak. It’s a v\«y you can pay less for electricity without having to use less. 1b find out more, simply dial Cr&L. 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