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Page 12-A Hunt Whs Trade Award GREENVILLE - Governor Jim Hunt today received the first annual Work) Trade Award from the Coastal Plains Chapter of the North Carolina World Trade Association. Chapter President Bob Mills presented the award to Hunt during the Chapter’s meeting in Greenville. “We at die Association have begun this awards program to bring recognition to those who have done the most to promote world trade in North Carolina,” Mills said. “In light of Governor Hunt’s record. I think it is par ticularly appropriate that he has been selected as the first recipient of this honor.” In accepting the award, Hunt said, “I believe that North Carolina has just scratched the surface of its foreign trade potential. In the last few years we have laid the foundations that can make our manufacturers verv comoetitive abroad. That effort will pay rich dividends in the years to come.” North Carolina’s role as a partner in world trade has grown substantially since Hunt took office in 1977. The yearly value of ex ports by North Carolina manufacturers has more than doubled in the last five years, rising from $2.2 billion in 1976 to more that $4.5 billion in 1981. In ad dition to these direct ex ports, the state’s ATTENTION!! The Edenton National Guard Ladies Auxiliary will sponsor a flee market and arts and crafts bazaar at the new Edenton National Guard Armory at Edenton Airport. Saturday, April 17,1982 8:30 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. SB.OO per space Individuals and clubs are invited to participate in this project. Reserve your space now by calling Shirley Kirby at 482-2207, Mearplene Peeples 482- 2857, Cathy Everson 482- 3311. r 11 - Here’s Some Tax Free Interest From Uncle Sam! Our new All Savers Certificate enables you to exempt a full year of interest from Federal Income Taxes up to $2,000 from a joint return. SI,OOO for an individual The rate paid on the All Savers Certificate (SSOO minimum) will vary, but it will be equal to 70% of the average yield on one year U S. Treasury Bills. Substantial penalty tor early withdrawal Tax exemption lost if account closed before one year =4-' Friendly 9 Edenton Saving & Loan xSontlk Broad Street manufacturers produced more than $3.2 billion worth of goods in 1981 that were eventually exported as parts of other products. Foreign investment in North Carolina has also grown significantly in the last five years. Foreign investments in new and expanding industry since 1977 total more than $748 million, nearly three times the value of foreign in vestments announced during the last five years will ultimately lead to the creation of more than 11,700 new jobs Among the recent over seas firms announcing major investments in the state is Takeda Chemical Industries of Japan. Takeda is planning a new $lO million manufacturing faculity near Wilmington. Other recent an nouncements include Baker Perkins Incorporated’s {dans for a new $6.5 million plant at Rocky Mount and multi - million - dollar ex pansions by Burroughs- Wellcome at Greenville and Texas Gulf at Aurora. Governor Hunt has established North Carolina foreign trade offices in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan and hired a full time representative to promote the state’s ports among Japanese and other Far East shipping lines. “Sit loose in the saddle of fate.” Francis Yeats Brown Mgg§§ ■ TOBACCO COURSE HELD Frankie Parrish, center of Chowan County is one of 53 young tobacco farmers who attended a Tobacco Short Course conducted by the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service with the assistance of a grant-in-aid from Philip Morris, USA. Mr. 0. Witcher Dudley, 111, Vice president, Leaf, Philip Morris, USA, (left) and Dr. J. E. Legates, Dean, School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, (right) presented certificates to those who com pleted the four-day course. The group made an all-day bus trip to Richmond, Virginia, to visit the Philip Morris leaf processing, manufacturing, and research facilities. All other sessions were held at the McKimmon Center on the North Carolina State University campus in Raleigh. Honor Students Listed GREENVILLE - Students earning academic honors at East Carolina University during the fall semester represent 93 of the state’s 100 counties, 22 states and the District of Columbia and 14 foreign countries. A total of 2,876 ECU students earned places on the university’s official honors lists for the semester, compared to 3,261 for the spring semester. Methodists Ran Rally The Louisburg College Ensemble will present a musical interpretation of The Apostles’ Creed during the worship service at the Edenton United Methodist Church, Sunday, March 21, at 11 AM. The Elizabeth City District Conference and Lay Rally will be held on Sun day, March 21, 4 P.M., at First United Methodist Church, Elizabeth City. Dr. Wallace Chappell, senior minister at First United Methodist Church, Charlotte, will be the euest preacher. The Louisburg College Emsemble will present special music. One Great Hour of Sharing will also be ob served on Sunday, March 21. A special offering to alleviate human suffering around the world will be received. The Confirmation Class will meet in the pastor’s study each Friday at 4 P.M., and each Sunday at 10 A.M. The Men’s Bible Class will meet for breakfast at the church on Sunday, March 21, 8:30 A M. Tea Party Continued From Page 3-A Other distinguished guests were Mrs. E. Donald Dietrich, Maryland State Regent; Mrs. Ralph E. Theobold, New York State Regent; and Mrs. Bill Franklyn Sheets, National Chairman, Good Citizens. State Officers for 1982-85 were elected at the Con ference. Mrs. A. J. Potter, Asheboro, was elected State Regent. Edenton Tea Party Chapter members attending the State Conference were Mrs. William Nixon, Regent; Mrs. Roger Leeper, and Mrs. Wood Privott. \ \ I BONUS Now PACK $ 7 99 30 with # 100 tablets Mg. 11.8* Mitchener's Pharmocy Downtown Edenton THE CHOWAN HERALD Among the All A’s group was Nancy D. Phthisic of Edenton. Dean’s List students from Edenton were: Philip Lynn Dale, 901 Cabarrus Street; Karen J. Evans, Route 3; and Robert Timothy Lane, Route 3. From Tyner were: Donna Beth Cooke, Route 1; and Mary Jill Copeland, Route 1. Honor Roll students from Edenton included: Kenneth A. Berry, 406 North Oakum Street; Sandra T Perry, Route 3; Charles B. Smith, 14 Queen Anne Place; and Jill Diane Stutzman, Country Club Drive. ITICrI&JVI fay IfißH g mi family center edenton village shopping center _** * * | OPEN WEEKDAYS 9-9 OPEN SUNDAYS 14 BOOR BUSTERS 96 Tablet 2 Liter 12 ol _ Efferdent Denture Cleanser . ® at * l $2 19 99* m s l l9 ! Reg. 2.97 Reg. 1.88 40 Sheet 10 lb. 11 u. Family Sia - llfloL IB Bonnet Fabric . Head & Shoulders jl Softener Tlde *1» g *1 57 ($3 S 4 W * Reg. 2.17 Reg. 2.67 Rtf. 5.97 L’Oreal Instant Hair 16 oz. 16 oz. 1 Conditioner Clorox I s —i Spray-N-Wash f~"1 / Pre-Wash fej . Cl ‘l° 1127 S ’1" S' i 6 oz. ■ mi Reg. 1.99 Reg. 1j62 Rag. L 54 BriHo Steel Wool , 3 R>. 2 oz. Caocado DUukUm p at j s »*. y Rig. u 9 * / J l“ S 3 M P 5 1 57 Reg. 39* . . v ; Rig. 2.12 —— mu ,1 I i | 1 Vepco North Anna Unit Is Removed From Service! I ■Virginia Electric and Power Company’s North Anna Power Station Unit 2 was removed from service Sunday morning for regularly scheduled refueling and spring maintenance. Completion of the refueling and maintenance in about .10 weeks will permit the unit to return to service for the peak sum mo- air conditioning season. North Anna 2 has been operating on its current fuel load since Dec. 14,1980 when it began commercial operation. Since then the unit has PARADISE GARDENS Corner a little bit of heaven on earth. . .Come *ee our azaleas, houseplants, geraniums, vegetable plants and , and other spring flowers. , Open Monday * Saturday from 9-6 , 3 Miles North of Edenton ’ on Paradise Road Phone, 482-8609 operated at a 78 per cent average capacity factor. Capacity factor measures the productivity of a gener ating unit. A nuclear unit operating at full power every hour of the year would have a capacity factor of 100- per cent - an unattainable'ievel since all units require periodic shutdowns for inspection, maintenance and refueling. The national average nuclear unit capacity factor in 1981 was about 80 par cent compared with 73 per cent for North Anna 2 in 1981. Vepco’s nuclear units supplied 43 per cent nt customers’ total energy supply in 1981. Nuclear generation is expected to provide 47 per cent of customers’ electricity needs in 1983. Increasing die shares of electricity supplied from more economical nuclear units has allowed Vepco for three successive years since 1980 to reduce or hold un In a community that } ’ depends on agriculture, j' a lot of people depend on me. I i That’s because I’m the local representative for All-Risk Crop Insurance - ( Insurance that protects farmers against disasters such as drouth, flood, wind, J|| I'lW insects, disease and more than one hundred others. Insurance that can save farmers when : : disaster strikes. Hi—; And that’s good for our community’s - economy. Because with All-Risk Crop : ' f Insurance behind them, local farmers can still be buyers of other people’s goods even when they can’t be sellers of their own. All-Risk Crop Insurance George K Midgett, Jr. Twiddy Insurance & Real Estate Go. j • P.O. Box 90 | { Phone 482-2163 Edenton, NC 27932 j Thuraday, March it, jiMS changed fin fuel charge W Virginia retail cuataamrs. Vepco’s tgher Sn'o>l«nia<re< : 1. 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