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Page 8B-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday. June 3, 1982 KM Students Attend N.C.—Close Up LYNN BOLIN PENNY SANDERS ROGER GRANT On May 20, 21, 22, approx- imately 400 students and their teachers gathered in Raleigh for the 1st session of North Carolina - Close Up. Area students who were among the participants in- cluded Lynn Bolin, Roger Grant, David Peeler, Jeff McHone, Penny Sanders, and their teacher and coordinator Dean Westmoreland. : North Carolina - Close Up began in 1978. It is an educa- tional program which was designed to allow students and their teachers to interact with state officials, legislators, representatives from the news media, lobbyist organizations, + etc. through panel discussions, seminars, question and answer sessions, etc. The program is modeled after the highly suc- cessful National Close Up pro- gram which provides oppor- tunities for teachers and students to use Washington as a classroom in the same manner that Raleigh is used for the North Carolina program. ‘ North Carolina - Close Up is now in its fifth year of operation. It is governed and operated by a working advisory committee of teachers and administrators from North Carolina school systems and other governmental agencies DAVID PEELER It’s A Boy For Wrays Mr. and Mrs. David Charles Wray announce the birth of a son, David Alan Wray, May 17th at Kings Mountain Hospital. A The baby weighed eight pounds and two ounces. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wray and Mr. and Mrs. William Roper of Kings Mountain. Great-grandparents are Mamie Roper of Kings Mountain, Fred Wray of Shelby and Mollie Goforth of Bessemer City. The Wrays have a 4-year-old daughter, Dana. Mrs. Wray is the former Cheryl Roper. COMPLETES TRAINING Navy Seaman Recruit Ken- neth M. Black, son of Lilla G. Black of Bessemer City, has com- pleted recruit training at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week train- ing cycle, trainees studied general military subjects design- ed to prepare them for further academic and on-the-job training in one of the Navy’s 85 basic oc- cupational fields: Included in their studies were seamanship, close order drill, Naval history and first aid. Per- sonnel who complete this course of instruction are eligible for three hours of college credit in Physical Hygiene. Some 500,000 immigrants come to this country every year. aro RAR A XH x ¥ L XONAR NN Phone 487-5351 Wik Vista Valley PTA | Farwell Scarlet “LATE SHOW EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY Shelby » * XEN ERE XEN A a A Rigi, i lS i la -R S.l Ag a og bp Ay A Ra a rg ee : 0 A & . and by the Social Studies Divi- sion of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruc- tion. School systems were invited to participate in Close Up on a first- come basis. Approximately 115 high schools including the North Carolina Schools for the Deaf participated in this year’s pro- gram. Morgan, Secretary of State Thad Eure, State Auditor Edward Renfron, State Supt. of Public Instruction Craig Phillips, Com- missioner of Agriculture Jim Graham, many members of the N.C. Senate and House of Representatives, as well as Joe Grimsley, Secretary of Natural Resources and Community Development, Judge Gerald Ar- R.J. Reynolds, Inc. provided Carolina Close Up. presenters of subjects pertaining to State government nold of the N.C. Court of Ap- peals, Mrs. Rae McNamara Director of Prisons and Mr. Glenn Mays of the Department of Travel and Tourism. A highlight of the Conference was a trip to and through the funding for North Facilitators and were US Senator Robert Carolina Power Light/Shearon Harris Nuclear near Raleigh. Vote For State Senate June 29 RT. 5, KINGS MTN., N.C. 28086 -Em Een EneDES eee EE ®@ \ TO KEEP SO MANY and Power Plant under construction A Democrat With Common Sense " BRUCE SCISM If You Don’t Vote You'll Be The Loser! - i... Education and A lot of people think we should stop building power plants. And we don't blame them. Because every time we build one, the rates go up. We're not happy about building power plants either. But the truth of the matter is, we have to. Its our job to provide the electricity our customers need, when they need it. And the demand for electricity keeps increasing all the time, thanks to population growth, industrial expansion to provide needed jobs, and an increased standard of living. A standard of living that includes color television sets, washers, dryers, disposals, you name it; chances are its done with electricity. So as long as those needs exist and continue to grow, there'll always be a need for more power plants. SLOWING THE GROWTH We can't stop new power plant construction, but we can slow it down. And in doing so keep your rates from rising so fast. In fact, we can save more than $10 billion in construction costs by the year 1990. And a whole lot more money in decades to come. It all has to do with something called Peak Demand and Load Management. UNDERSTANDING PEAK DEMAND Customer demand for electricity isn't the same all the time. It has peaks and valleys. The highest demand for electricity —the peak — usually occurs on either the hottest or coldest weekday of the year. In addition to all the normal uses of electricity in homes, businesses and industries, that's when heating or air-conditioning systems — the biggest electric users of all —are running full blast. The following graph shows what happened on January 11 of this year when you and other customers used the most electricity in the 78-year history of Duke Power. 11,500 “Peak Demand —8:00 am. 11,000 (Monday morning) 1-11-82 10,500 10000 £ g, 9,500 = 9,000 8,500 — OS TITY TTI ITI III ITT] £123456789101151234567891011.& 2 00 * 2 25 Z 5 »S Monday = Duke Power has tc have enough generating capac- ity to meet peak demand. Even if it only occurs for a few moments. But because that peak demand keeps growing, we have to build more power plants. ; But if we could control that peak, it wouldn't go up so fast. We wouldn't have to build so many plants. And you wouldn't have to pay for so many. That's what Load Management is all about. UNDERSTANDING LOAD MANAGEMENT Load Management is designed to keep the peak demand from growing so fast. And Load Management di FITITITITIT TI FIT ETTTT can be accomplished through a series of plans we've been working on for years. A lot of these plans deal with using electricity more efficiently in factories and businesses. And a lot of them can be implemented right in your own home. These can: RC Electric Rate. Oi lowest rate for residential service. [t was designed to reward those customers whose homes meet stringent energy efficient requirements. Energy Efficient Structures. A plan for new hone construction that specifies the amount of insulation and other thermal control features to min- imize heating and air-conditioning costs. If a home is certified by Duke Power as an Energy Efficient Structure, it not only saves energy, but also qualifies for the RC rate. Energy Efficient Appliances. A plan tha _ helps you identify the most energy efficient appliances available today, including a list of dealers who sell these products. The plan also offers you tips on how to operate these appliances more efficiently to save even more money. Time of Rates. A plan that charges you a special low rate Tor the electricity you use during periods of the day when the overall demand for electricity is low. (Available only in limited areas at this time, but coming to your neighborhood in the future.) Load Control. We'll pay customers up to $50 or more a year for the privilege of installing remote control off-on devices on electric water heaters and central air-conditioning systems. These devices will enable us to interrupt service to either or both of these appliances during emergency situations. And in most cases, the interruption will go unnoticed by the customer. Once the crisis has passed, power will automatically be restored. (Available only in limited areas at this time, but coming to your neighborhood in the future.) ; Load Management can play an important role in holding down your future electric bills. But in order for it to work to the benefit of all of us, were going to need the cooperation and participa- tion of thousands of Duke Power customers. 24,000 Peak Demand Forecost ——— Without Load Management srenssisssens With Load Management 22,000 — 20,000 — 18,000 — 16,000 — 14,000 12,000 — | 1984 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Power plant construction costs are risin idl g rapidly. And the fewer we have to build, the less you'll ll to pay for electricity in the years ahead.
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