Fuel Charge
To Drop
Carolina Power & Light Co.
today asked the North Carolina
Utilities Commission to lower
the approved fuel charge on
March bills to .553 cents per
kilowatt-hour (kwh), down from
.575 cents per kwh in February.
The March charge, which is
based on the cost of fuel used in
December, would represent a
decrease of 22 cents per
thousand kwh compared with
the approved fuel charge for
February.
The company said the
decrease in the fuel charge
reflects increased use of
nuclear-generated electricity in
December and the continued
stabilization in the price of coal,
the company’s primary
generating fuel.
The approved fuel charge
reflects fluctuations in the
company’s actual cost of fossil
fuel burned three months earlier
and includes a temporary fuel
charge of .089 cents per kwh
previously approved by the
commission.
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Oriental Junior Woman’s ClubMet
The Oriental Junior Woman’s
Club held its Installation Dinner
January 20, 1976 at the Oriental
Club Building. The Club Building
had been beautifully decorated
with candles and greenery on
each table and in the windows. It
gave one the feeling of entering a
small cafe.
Linda Sanderson started the
evening by welcoming the
twelve members present, their
husbands and special guest, Dr.
and Mrs. McCrary and Emily
and Buddy Graham. Emily is
the District Twelve Junior
Director. Also present was Jim
Ragan, president of the newly
formed Jaycees. He gave a short
talk on what the Jaycees hope to
accomplish during their first
year. A delicious meal of Shrimp
Cantonese, Frosty fruit salad,
Lemon cake a la mode, tea and
coffee was served by Mrs. Inez
Hargrove, Mrs. Wilma Holton
and Mrs. Faye Bond.
The outgoing officers gave
some of their recollections of the
past nine months. They all
agreed that for a new club it had
done well with their time and
money. A “Welcome” sign has
been put up as one comes into
Oriental and a swing set for the
mini park has been purchased.
Emily Graham gave a speech
to boost club spirit and then
installed the new officers. They
are Beckey Lupton. President,
Mildred Fulcher, Vice
President, Suzanne Bond,
Secretary, Janice Shorey,
Treasurer and Marilyn Ragar.,
Historian. Linda Sanderson the
outgoing president presented
Beckey Lupton with the gavel.
Beckey gave her acceptance
speech and since there was no
old or new business the meeting
was adjourned.
In And Around Oriental
Mr. Jim Rea, Agriculture
agent for Pamlico County was
guest speaker at Rotary Club on
Monday night, January 19. He
showed slides with a running
commentary illustrating the
importance of farming as an
industry in Pamlico County.
A stork shower honoring ex
pectant parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Bond was given in the
beautiful new home of Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Jones in Sea Vista. Co
hostesses with Mrs. Jones were
Billie Jo Hodges, and Becky
Lupton. The many guests who
called showered Suzanne with
gifts for the heir and heiress to
■ be. The hostesses served punch
and hors d’oevres from a
beautifully appointed table in
the dining room.
A meeting of the Historical
Society scheduled for Tuesday
night had to be postponed
because of the death of the
father of Larry Prescott,
McVernon Prescott. We were
told that the meeting will be
called again soon.
The Free Will Baptist Sunday
School sponsored an oyster roast
on Saturday night in the Tom
Thumb Oyster House. Proceeds
from which went to pay off the
debt on their parsonage. Bushels
of oysters roasted or fried were
devoured. The slogan was “All
you can eat for $3.00” corn
bread, cole slaw, pickles,
crackers, cake, hot coffee, or ice
tea was a specialty. They
disclosed it was fine fellowship,
fun and a huge success.
Change In
The Weather
Sunday, January 25 was a
beautiful warm day and I
presume that all the churches
were sell attended, showing
thanks to God for a beautiful
change in the weather.
Rev. Michael R. Oliver, pastor
of First Baptist Church filled his
appointment, bringing a very
inspiring message from Acts
9:1-9 entitled “The Man if
Transformation,” concerning
soul, the mad man, the religious
man who was following the
wrong religion. His chief delight
was to persecute Christians to
stamp out this new sect. His
experience on the road to
Damascus caused him to be
transformed, becoming St. Paul
when he met this Jesus face to
face. Preceding his message, he
-gave a sermon in song, ac
companied himself at the piano
as he sang “Face to Face.”
The following announcements
were included in the bulletin:
“Please continue to be in prayer
for those on our prayer list and
others who may be sick,
hospitalized, shut-ins and for
your pastor. Also please be
much in prayer for our
Associational Revival April 25
May 2.
“We welcome into our
fellowship by transfer of letter,
Mrs. Doris A. Rockwood and by
baptism, Miss Rosemary Rock
wood.
“Sympathy — We extend our
Christian love and sympathy to
the family and relatives in the
death of Mr. Vernon Nelson who
passed away on January 10 at a
ball game in Charlotte with a
heart attack.
“Also to the family and
relatives in the death of Mr.
William Lupton, who passed
away on January 17.
Fine Arts Festival
At this writing, great
preparations were in the making
for the Fine Arts Festival held
on Tuesday, February 2 at the
regular monthly meeting of the
Oriental Woman’s Club. Many
exhibits from members in Arts
and Crafts and try outs by high
school students were an
ticipated.
Hobucken News
By BEATRICE BATEMAN
Just a little news to get us back
with all the folks... after our big
cold and snow, we are back to
almost summer like days which
all of us can appreciate. But for
some who like to know how
everything is with us, even
inland there was not as much
snow as we had.
We are quite sure that one of
our very nicest young men will
be married before this is back to
us—Mr. David Lewis and Miss
Edwards of Bridgeton. We love
them both very much. David
already has the honeymoon
home in lovely arrangement.
God bless you both.
Of course but few know that
Mr. Hymen Hopkins has been in
the New Bern hospital for some
time, quite ill; also Mr. Fitzhugh
Lupton spent some serious hours
there in past weeks. We’re glad
to see him out.
The elderly folks—everyone
will ask, “How are they?”
Maggie Spain will be 91 years
young on February 25th. Don’t
forget it, folks! Mr. and Mrs.
Roger Spencer are so very
cheerful. Mr. Charlie Spain and
Aunt Louie Parsons are also
doing well. The others we
haven’t heard from lately. Oh
yes. Mrs. Lorena Goodwin is
also doing real well. It seems
real nice to have Mr. J.F.
Flowers and family back home
again after living in Florida for
some years.
We do not hear the tractors
roaring so much. The men
putting out cabbage are slow
getting them out which they had
rather not have this to be so. The
net fishing is going slowly. There
are not so many at this work any
more. The Ralph Mayo fish
company, however, reports the
most and the nicest fish catches
they’ve had in years.
(Continued on page 4)
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School Lunch Menus
(Subject to change depending
upon availability of food)
Monday, February 9—Country
style steak, creamed potatoes,
seasoned greens, hot buttered
rolls, peanut butter chewy bar,
milk.
Tuesday, February 10—Club
sandwich, french fries, buttered
peas and carrots, jello, milk.
Wednesday, February 11
Spaghetti with meat sauce,
Tossed salad, green beans,
french bread, cookies, milk.
Thursday, February 12
Cheeseburger in school baked
bun, french fries, cabbage slaw,
peach upside down cake, milk.
Friday, February 13—
Creamed chicken, green beans,
mashed potatoes, hot biscuits,
sweetheart cake, milk.
NOTICE
The Pamlico County Board of Education
will sell the following items at public auction
at the front door of the Office of the Pamlico
County Superintendent of Schools at ten
o'clock A.M., Monday, February 9, 1976.
These items are located near the Office and
may be inspected there.
1 - 1957 Chevrolet '/2-ton Pickup
1 - 1959 Ford '/2-Ton Pickup
1 - 1964 Dodge 1'/2-ton Flat Body
1 - Utility Body for 1/2-ton Pickup
3 - Heating and Air Conditioning Units.
Bernard B. Hollowed, Attorney
Published February 5, 1976
How to cut down on
the high cost of winter.
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your home. You could sav e up
to 20 percent on your heating
bill by properk insulating your
bouse.
A cr<m l space under your
house creates cold floors if not
insulated, so adding insulation
or floor coverings will help keep
in warmth.
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doors and u indou s helps to
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Your fireplace’ can be a
pood source of extra heat, but
be careful. A fireplace could be
drau iny much of the heat in
your house right up the chimney.
And be sure to close your fire
place damper, after the fire is
out.
These energy-saving
tips will help keep your fuel
costs down. And by practicin'
conservation, we can all do
our part to help preserve our
natural resources.
Keep your drapes open on
sunny days to let in heat. Then
remember to close them at night
to keep the days heat inside.
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TIDELAND ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION
Serving Grantsboro. Panlego. Ocracoke. Engelhard
Downtown New Bern
SALE ENDS SATURDAY
WICKER WORLD - 3RD FLOOR
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hand to express the full beauty of nature
WILLOW WICKER CHAIRS
indoor-outdoor seating.. your choice 19.88
Cushions: round, 3.88.2-pc. set, 7.88
THINGS FOR PLANTS
Sheath pot holders. 6"-15''.1.68-6.88
Sheath bowls: lined.Set of 2, 4.
Willow potholders.Set of 2. 4.
Willow pot holders, graduated sizes.
4” diameter to jumbo 14".1.88-7.
Willow planters; lined.Set of 2, 3.
Grass pot holders, traditional coiled bas
ketry. 4" to 14" diameters.1.68-7.48
i (Plants & pottery not included!
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ROPE PLANT HANGERS
Single, 42" long. Natural
or assorted colors .88$
Single, shell trim and
tassel; 32" long.1-88
Single, 30' 2" long. Natural
color straw.2.88
Shoath bowl, lined.2.88
Single, 24" long. Willow .2.88
TWO-TONE WILLOW STANDS
12’tall for 6" pot .4.88
18" tall for 7" pot.5.88
24" tall for 10" pot 6.88