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Parker Calls Agreement "Important Step”
WASHINGTON, N. C. -
Joseph M. Parker of
Ahoskie, Chairman of
Operation Overcharge, to
day called this week’s news
that municipal electric
systems in northeastern
North Carolina are planning
to consider entering into an
agreement to acquire a
portion of Carolina Power
and Light Company’s
production capacity, the
fourth important step for
ward in gaining parity for
electric consumers in the
region served by VEPCO.
“When the municipal’s
pull away from VEPCO and
go mi their own they will
take about half of VEPCO’s
North Carolina load with
them,” Parker explained.
He said his organization had
been watching the
municipal - CP&L
negotiations with a “great
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deal of interest and we tried
to help them along
whenever possible.”
Parker said the first step
in the move to parity in
electric rates for the North
east took place in 1978
when Governor Hunt called
on the Public Staff of the
North Carolina Utilities
Commission to investigate
high electric rates being
charged to residents of the
region. This was followed
by a second step ac
complishment of en
couraging the Federal
Energy Regulatory Com
mission to initiate an in
vestigation of VEPCO’s
management practices and
how these practices may
have caused unusually hi#i
rates. The third step in the
march toward parity came,
Parker pointed out when
National Spinning Company
at Washington, pulled away
from the City of
Washington’s VEPCO
supplied electric system and
started obtaining power
directly from CP&L.
“These steps have saved
Northeastern North
Carolina consumers
millions of dollars,” Parker
said today. But, he says his
organization still has a lot of
work to do to gain parity for
the entire region.
Parker said half the
problem still exists because
thousands of Northeastern
North Carolinians are
served directly by VEPCO
and “they’re paying too
much for their electric
power.”
“I am hopeful that
VEPCO will not be allowed
increases in retail rates by
the Utilities Commission,”
he said. “Any new rate
increases would play havoc
with the economy of the
region,” he estimated.
Parker said VEPCO had
Honor Roll Is Released
The following names have
been released for the six
weeks honor roll at Swain
Elementary School.
“A” Honor Roll
Fourth Grade George
Kaupp, John Lowe, Kim
Watson, Brian Rascoe, and
Tasha Williams.
Fifth Grade Rebecca
Crabtree, Michael Bunch,
Stephanie Creighton, Denita
Elliott and Calvin Hobbs.
Sixth Grade Trina
Bateman, Holley Columbo,
Tara Dillard, Ronny Mohn,
Dorothy Moore, Catherine
Byrum, David Hogan, Jay
Timberlake, Trina Boyce,
Jacqueline Britt, Kimberly
Bryan, Cheryl Creighton,
Teresa Drew, Michelle
Canterpool and Liza
Vaughan.
“A-B” Honor Roll
SECTION B
so hurt the region’s
economic development with
its high rates that the firm
has been forced to reac
tivate its industrial
development efforts which it
suspended a few years ago.
“State officials have been
concerned about the
negative effect the power
rate matter has had on
industrial development.”
Parker pointed out today.
“They have every reason to
'be concerned,” he said. “We
haven’t been getting in
dustry and our rate of ac
complishment will continue
to be low until we can get
our electric rates in line
with the rest of the state,”
he said. He called on all
state officials and all
members of the General
Assembly to make an “all
out effort to get parity in
electric rates for the North
east so we can enjoy a
normal rate of economic
development.”
Fourth Grade Kathy
Emmert, Gwendolyn
Holley, Howard Hughes,
Susan Jones, Tammy Mohn,
Jennifer Owens, Brian
Jordan, Angela Bock, Stacy
Evans, Angela Armstead,
Christopher Belch, Kelvin
Bonner, Trade Brown, and
Tywanda Foreman.
Also, Liza Goodman,
William Jennings, Peter
Mitchener, Shannon San
tana, Rhonda Sawyer, John
Stephney, Shannon Stryer,
Betsy Voight, Monica
Granby, James Williams,
Anissa Brickhouse, Angela
Jernigan, Erin Pfundt,
Beverly Spruill and Elmer
Gilleland IV.
Fifth Grade Wendy
Belch, James Cranford,
Christian Gillon, Dwayne
continued On Pag* 2-B
Methodists To Hold Music Workshop
The 11th annual Youth
Music Workshop will be held
at Methodist College,
Fayetteville, N.C. during
the week of June 21 through
June 28. This workshop is
sponsored by Youth
Ministry and Music
Ministry of the North
Carolina Conference of the
United Methodist Church.
Approximately 90 United
Methodist high school
students and counselors
from across eastern North
Carolina will be spending
three days of intensive
rehearsal, fellowship, and
inspiration at Methodist
College after which they will
embark on a singing tour to
North Augusta, South
Carolina, and Atlanta,
Georgia. A final
homecoming concert will be
presented at White Plains
United Methodist Church in
Cary, N.C. on Sunday, June
28 at 4 P.M. Other concerts
will be at Grace United
Methodist Church in North
Augusta, S. C., Shallowford
Presbyterian Church and
Trinity United Methodist
Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
For nine of the eleven
years, the Workshop Choir
has gone on concert tour.
Trips included two separate
concerts in the National
Cathedral in Washington,
D.C., and two to Atlanta, as
well as to Pennsylvania,
western Carolina, and Lake
Junaluska. Last year the
workshop toured South
Carolina.
The guest choral director
this year will be Mr. Robert
Simpson, Minister of Music
at Shallowford Presbyterian
Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mr. Simpson is a former
professor of voice and
conducting at Westminster
Choir College in Princeton,
N.J. Workshop Dean and
accompanist is Mr. Roger
F. Searles, Diaconal
Minister and Organist-
Director of Music at St. Paul
United Methodist Church in
Goldsboro, N.C. Mr. Bill
Weisser, Diaconal Minister
at Edenton Street United
Methodist Church in
Raleigh is Dean of Men and
Mrs. L.aura Davenport,
Diaconal Minister at First
United Methodist Church in
Wilson, N.C. is Dean of
Women.
Other staff includes the
Rev. Barry Lane, Minister,
Chatham-Zion Charge in
Pittsboro, Doris Downs
from Jacksonville, Alecia
Butler from Louisburg, and
Madelyn Cowart from
Goldsboro. Also with the
Workshop Choir is the Rev.
J. Edward Morrison,
Coordinator of Youth
Hwy. Fatalities Are Predicted
CHARLOTTE Ap
proximately 15 people could
lose their lives on North
Carolina streets and high
ways over the upcoming
July 4th holiday week-end,
the N. C. State Motor Club
has estimated.
The state will count its toll
over a 78-hr. period from
6:00 P. M. Friday, July 3,
until midnight Monday,
July 6. Last year 19
fatalities and 856 injuries
were reported for a similar
period.
The N. C. State Motor
Club believes that fatalities
this year will be less than
usual. “We are optimistic
for several reason”, John G.
Frazier, 111, President of the
statewide motor club said.
“The energy crisis has
resulted in less traffic and
lower speeds, that of course
cuts down on the potential.”
Preliminary figures in
dicate a decline in the
number of persons killed on
North Carolina highways so
far this year. To date there
have been 576 traffic deaths
compared to 615 for the
same time last year.
Fatalities over the Easter
and Memorial holiday week
ends were cut in almost half
compared to last year. "We
congratulate the people of
North Carolina for their
spirit of cooperation in
keeping our highways safe,
and the State Highway
Patrol for their efforts to
promote safety and enforce
traffic laws,” Frazier
stated.
Ministry for the North
Carolina Conference.
The homecoming concert
this year at White Plains
United Methodist Church in
Cary, N.C. will be dedicated
to the Glory of God and in
loving memory of Mr.
Thomas Flemming Hern
don, a native of Jackson
ville, N.C. and a member of
Trinity United Methodist
Church in Jacksonville. Mr.
Herndon was to be the
choral director of the 1981
Exceeding safe speed is
still the No. 1 driver
violation contributing to
death, while driving under
the influence of alcohol or
drugs continues to be No. 2.
If we are to continue to see
fatalities decrease,
motorists must be more
cautious of the need for
safety while driving on the
streets and highways of our
state.
Summer months are the
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Workshop Choir but died on
January 6, 1981 during a
performance with the
Hamburg Opera Company
in Germany where he had
sung for eight years. Mr.
Herndon was a graduate of
Westminster Choir College
and had concertized ex
tensively throughout
Europe with guest per
formances in Switzerland,
Israel, and Italy where he
made his debut at the La
Scala Opera in Milan, Italy.
most dangerous months.
Vacation driving is more
dangerous than business or
normal everyday driving.
Frazier urged motorists to
continue to use safety
precautions in an effort to
cut down on highway ac
cidents, stay on your guard
while driving, and don’t
relax until you reach your
destination.
"It is flattering some men to
endure them." Lord Halifax