<ARTICLE> UT <CURRENCY> 1 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> NOV-30-1996 <PERIOD-END> DEC-30-1997 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 87,467,722 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 3,095,980 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 25,568,468 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 12,742,672 <OTHER-ASSETS> 2,263,068 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 131,137,910 <COMMON> 1,849,626 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 18,848,851 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 26,454,900 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 47,153,377 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 28,984,368 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 12,000,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 791,271 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 42,208,894 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 131,137,910 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 119,330,068 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 3,946,986 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 106,139,308 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 110,086,294 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 9,243,774 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 379,285 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 9,623,059 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,712,631 <NET-INCOME> 6,910,428 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 6,910,428 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 3,514,694 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 2,392,458 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 11,294,238 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.82 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.76