NORTH CAROLINA
Around the state...
Phone Company lowers holiday rates
Most people look forward to
holidays, and Carolina
Telephone customers have even
more to look forward to on five
designated holidays each year.
Since Thanksgiving is one of
the designated holidays,
customers this year will be able
to make long distance calls at the
evening rate all day.
The evening rate for call
placed within North Carolina is
25 percent off the full rate, while
the evening rate for calls placed
outside the state is at a 40 percent
discount.
"If the calls are made at night
after 11 p.m. and before * a.m.
the next day, the rates are even
lowei," *aid T. F. Daniels,
district commercial manager.
"And by placing the calls
themselves, customers can avoid
the operator service charge. "
Daniels said the other
designated holidays when the
special long distance discount
rates apply include Christmas,
New Year's Day, July 4th and
Labor Day.
The Carolina Telephone
spokesman reminded customers
that other reduced long distance
rate periods are available and
that an explanation can be found
in Call Guide 7 in each Carolina
Telephone directory.
Speed limit observance urged
The N. C. State Motor Club
has estimated that 17 persons
will die in North Carolina traffic
accidents over the Thanksgiving
holiday weekend.
Official observance of the
holiday will be over a 102-hour
period that lasts from 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 21
through midnight Sunday,
November 25. Last year during a
similar period 12 deaths
occurred.
"There are several reasons
why our prediction is higher than
last year's death toll," Dr. John
G. Frazier, III, president of the
statewide motor club said.
"North Carolina traffic
fatalities continue on an upward
trend. Latest figures show an
approximate 12 percent increase
over the same period last year,"
Frazier stated.
"Highway deaths and inuries
have, traditionally, been a fairly
good indicator of economic
conditions. As economic
conditions improve, highway
deaths and injury numbers
increase," Frazier continued.
"Another very important
factor contributing to the
increase in traffic deaths is
higher driving speeds," Frazier
pointed out. "More and more
motorists are allowing their
driving speed to creep steadily
upward and fail to abide by the
55-mph speed limit," Dr. Frazier
stated.
"If you want to be in control of
your own fate on the highway,
slow down," Frazier advised.
"Fast driving removes control
from your hands, making it
humanly impossible to prevent
collisions," he concluded.
All motorists are also urged to
use their seat belts. It has been
estimated that between 400 and
600 lives could be saved in North
Carolina each year if every
motorist wore seat belts.
"Thanksgiving should be a
time for families to gather and
give thanks for their blessings
over the past year," Dr. Frazier
stated.
"Make this a safe and happy
Thanksgiving by driving
carefully. Slow down, and wear
seat belts at all times," he
concluded.
Deadline for energy assistance program
RALEIGH ? The North
Carolina Department of Human
Reaources reminds citizens that
November 30 is the deadline to
apply (or the federal Low
Income Energy Assistance
program.
The program provides a one
time payment to help eligible
low-income households pay their
heating bills this winter. It is not
designed to pay all of a
household's heating bills, but to
provide some relief from the high
cost of energy.
It is estimated that some
ISO, 000 low-income households
across the state are eligible for
the Low-Income Energy
Assistance program this year,
according to Bonnie Cramer,
assistant director for program
administration in the Division of
Social Services.
"With the application period
Written application
for license plate
identification required
RALEIGH? In an effort to
protect the identity of the public,
the Division of Motor Vehicles
(DMV) of the North Carolina
Department of Transportation
(NCDOT) has implemented a
change which became effective
November 15th.
According to DMV officials,
license plate identification
information can only be obtained
by written application and the
payment of one dollar. No longer
will this information be given
over the telephone to any
individual or agency with the
Did you
know
Cubed tukey can be used in any
casserole calling for cubed
cooked chicken.
Only the thighs of turkey are
used to make turkey ham.
Tukey leftovers can be used in
sandwiches, salads, barbecue,
tacos, meat pies, turnovers,
meatloaf, corn pudding, gumbo
and even as a pizza topping as
well as in casseroles and
creamed dishes.
exception of law enforcement
agencies, state agencies on
official business, or firms such as
insurance companies or
automobile dealers who, as
paying subscribers to the DMV
telephone center, use a special
code.
DMV Commissioner R. W.
Wilkins Jr. said, "This procedure
should hopefully prevent any
future harassment of citizens.
"Now, in order to secure this
particular information, the
requestor must go to a nearby
office or DMV's central offices in
Raleigh to obtain an application
which requires the name,
address, telephone number and
driver license number of the
requestor.
"The requestor must fill out
the application entirely, include
a one-dollar payment and either
mail or take the application to
DMV's central office at 1100 New
Bern AVenue, Raleigh, NC
27697."
more than half complete, we feel
there are eleigible people,
including the elderly and
disabled, who have not yet
applied," she pointed out. "I
hope families will apply as soon
as possible at their county
department of social services."
Cramer said that elderly or
handicapped individuals may
send a representative to apply
for them or call their county
department of social services to
make other arrangements.
To be eligible for the Low
Income Energy Assitance
program, households must need
help with their heating bills, have
incomes at or below the 1M1
poverty level and have have
financial resources of $2,200 or
less.
The size of the payment a
family recieves will depend upon
the number of people in the
household, their combined
incomes, the region of state
where they live, and the type of
heating fuel they use.
Cramer said a one-time
payment will be made in early
February after all low-income
households have applied and
eligibility has been determined.
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