Reese Dillard, agricultural agent with Carolina Power and Light Company, left, William
Ellington and L. B. Hardage, Extension chairman, right, inspect bulk curing bain at Ellington's
Farm. Ellington said that his best tobacco came from this barn.
Agriculturally Speaking
Bulk Curing Of Tobacco Growing
L. B. HARDAGE
Extension Chairman
Bulk curing of tobacco was
introduced to farmers in 1960.
Since then it has made great
headway into the tobacco in
dustry. William B. Ellington,
Route X,?Manson, was one nl
the first Warren County farm
ers to install a bulk curing barn.
He installed the barn in the fal.'
of 1968.
According to Ellington, his
highest priced tobacco came
from his bulk barn.
Marriage Licenses
Carl Dwight Baker, colored,
of Route 2, Enfield, to Bessie
Mae Wright of Route 2, En
field.
Mervin Connell Richardson,
Indian, of Washington, D. C.,
to Ida Fannie Hedgepeth of
Route 3, Warrenton.
Henry Rawles. colored, of
Route 3, Warrenton, to Annie
Louise Cooper of Route 2, Ma
con.
Charlie Dunston, Jr., col
ored, of Henderson to Sandra
Irene Richardsonof Henderson.
Robert J, Sliver, Indian, ol
Route 1, Hollister, to Retha
Mae Silver of Route 1, Hali
fax.
Alvin Richardson, Indian,
of Route 1, Hollister, to Doro
thy Jean Robinson of Routte 1,
Hollister.
Kenneth Wayne Hall, white,
of Richmond, Va., to Brenda Lee
Taylor of Richmond, Va. '
James Edward Burchett,
colored, of Route 1, Manson,
to Dorothy Moss of Manson.
EdwardLee Hickman, wnite,
of Cahokia, 111., to Elva Rae
Champion of Memphis, Tenn.
One of the biggest advantages
of a bulk barn is the amount
of labor it saves. Ellington es
timated that the bulk barn
saved at least 50% of the labor
cost when comparing It tn the
labor requirements of a con
ventional barn. Ellington also
stated that the fuel cost was
about one-half that of two
conventional barns. A bulk
barn has a capacity equivalent
to 900-1200 Sticks of tobacco
depending on the^Sizeof the bulk
barn.
Tobacco is primed from the
stalks and placed Into bulk
curing racks either at the field
or at the barn. Then these racks
are placed*4n the bulk barn.
The tobacco is then cured with
automatic clocks, thermostats,
and humidity controls adjust
ed to the exact desires of the
farmer. Heat is supplied by
either a gas or oil fired
furnace and supplemental air by
a three or five horsepower
electric fan.
According to Ellington, his
curing llnij fui the bulk bain
was about the same amount of
time as that of a conventional
barn. He stated that one thing
he liked was "I took the tobac
co out of the bulk barn one
morning, sheeted it, and had it
on the warehouse floor that
afternoon."
Ellington also liked the bulk
barn from the fire safety stand
point since the tobacco is cur
ed by forced air through a per
forated floor. The perforated
floor also enables the bulk
barn to be used to dry and store
grain, therefore making the
barn useful for more than one
crop.
HOME DEMONSTRATION CORNER
EMILY BALLINGEE, County Home Economics Agent
The Home Economics Exten
sion Agent announces the fol
lowing schedule:
Monday, March 17: The El
beron Extension Homemakers
Club will meet at 2:00 p. m.
at the home of Mrs. M. C. Duke.
Tuesday, March 18: The Zion
Extension Homemakers Club
will meet at 2:00 p. m. at the
home of Mrs. Chris Holtzman.
Wednesday, March 19: The
Oakville Extension Homemak
ers Club will meet at 2:00
p. m. at the home of Mrs. N.
M. Hllllard.
Thursday, March 20: The
Alton Extension Homemakers
Club his been changed.
Friday, March 21: The Ar
eola Extension Homemakers
Club will meet at 2:00 p. m. at
Areola Community Building.
Mrs. W. T. Robertson will be
hostess.
Almost 50,000 North Carolin
fenslve driving courses dur
ing 1963.
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School Notes
By Superintendent J. R. Peeler and Staff
BUSINESS EDUCATION
PROGRAM
With Increased demands In
the business world lor young
alert minds, today's secondary
curriculum reflects this need
In a variety of ways. Out of the
21 business courses supervised
by the State Department of Pub
lic Instruction, 8 are being of
fered In business education de
partments of our 5 county high
schools. Six hundred and sev
enty-four students are enroll
ed In courses at Hawkins, John
Graham, Littleton, Norlinaand
North Warren High Schools. Be
ginning and Advanced Typewrit
ing Classes have the larger
enrollments. Other offerings
include Office Practice, Basic
Business, Business Mathema
tics, Bookkeeping and Short
hand I and II.
The Departments house 148
typewriters, several duplicat
ing machines and a few cal
culators. All typewriters are
serviced annually with the
Board of Education replacing
3 typewriters per year at each
high school. Soon to be added
to the departments are lOprlnt
ing calculators, 10 electric
typewriters, 14 adjustable typ
ing desks, 10 office machine
tables, 2 duplicating machines,
2 Thermofax Copiers, and 4
posture secretarial chairspur
chased with funds from Title I,
ESEA, costing $11,250.33.
3pecial fees for typewriting
courses have been reduced by
50% in recent years. Previous
ly schools were authorized to
charge an annual fee of $10.00
Now the fee is $5.00 and is
used to purchase consumable
materials for student use such
as workbooks, practice busi
ness forms, second sheets and
other necessary expendable
supplies.
Business Education courses
are elective rather than requir
ed. Most courses are designed
for the 11th and 12th grades and
are scheduled for 275 minutes
per week for 36 weeks.
Basic Business Introduces
the student to activities of busi
ness? enterprises with toplcc
such as budgeting, insurance,
buying and selling. Typewriting
I introduces touch typewriting,
simple tabulation, centering,
rough drafts and manuscripts.
Students are expected to attain
a minimum speed of 35 correct
words per minute on five-min
ute writings. The electric type
writer is introduced in Typing
n, along with more difficult copy
including business forms and
statistical data.
A speed of 80 words per min
ute for three-minute periods Is
required In Shorthand I and 100
words per minute Is the
minimum for Shorthand n.
Bookkeeping stresses prlnci
-ples of record-keeping for
small business, analyzing
transactions, journalizing,
posting and preparing financial
reports and payrolls. Office
Practice Is a senior terminal
course for advanced business
students dealing with duties
performed by the office worker.
Surveys Indicate that over
the last years 20% of the pu
pils who completed courses
in business education continued
In the field beyond high school
by enrolling In business col
leges, technical Institutes or
4-year colleges. Others went
directly Into gainful employ
"TneriF as a result Of tneir hfgjs
sch.ool course.
Dedicated and influential
teaching rather than physical
facilities has been the real
key to student successes in
this program. We are fortunate
to have business education
teachers who are able tc relate
and equate program require
ments to student needs. In
addition to traditional teaching
techniques, it has been discov
ered that teachers are using
numerous Innovations to mot!
vate pupils.
Miss Carrie Hendrick at
Hawkins uses eye-on-copy
exercises and speed erasing
drills. The class is started on
timed tests from copy. If
student looks away from copy,
time is called. The class must
repeat the timings as many
times as necessary until all
eyes are kept on copy and not on
the keyboard or surroundings.
In speed erasing, one stu
dent types until an error is
made. When he stops typing,
the class starts until that stu
dent corrects tils 1hr
soon discovers thst much
time and many typed words are
lost due to carelessness and
Inaccuracy. Mra. OUve Jen
kins la Shorthand teacher at
Hawkins.
teachers *T "
to 180 words per minutes
are used (or Shorthand dic
tation. m General Business
travel projects requiring busi
ness letter composition, con
firmations, cancellations and
brochure designing are used as
situation simulations.
Littleton's department head,
Mrs. Geraldlne Spragins, em
phasizes typing for personal
use at home and in school. Cred
it is given students for
aijy term papers or per
sonally typed lesson assign
ments for their other subjects.
Contests are held between
classes for speed tests and ac
curacy.
At Norlina High School Miss
Carol Jordan teaches a course
in Basic Business and Mrs. Mil
dred Peeler Instructs 71 stu
dents in Typing and 16 in
Bookkeeping. This year's les
son plans require students to
complete projects ? in perfect
typing, statistical tables, pro
grams covers and composition.
These are in addition to text
assignments which include
a thorough study of business let
ters and forms used in offices.
Advanced students must com
plete a portfolio of cerical
office practice materials.
Bookkeeping students have al
ready completed one set of act
ual forms used In a business.
Working cooperatively at
North Warren School, Mrs.
Shirley Bullock, Business
Teacliei, and?Mr3. Catherine
Smith, Guldeance Counselor,
were successful in placing 7
of last year's graduates In cler
ical positons with the FBI
in Washington, D. C. Two grad
uates from prior years are
studying under graduate school
fellowships in Business Admin
istration at Washington Univer
sity and Michigan State. To be
successful in business orien
tated professions, Mrs. Bul
lock feels that students must
be able tb relate classroom
experiences to. occupational
possibilities and work toward
their goals.
PAUL D. BAKKR
Baker Graduate From
Non-Com. Academy
NAVATO, CALIF. - Master
Sergeant Paul D. Baker, son of
Mr. and Mrs. James L.
Baker, 7833 Columbia Drive,
Bridgeview, 111., has been grad
uated from the U. S. Air Force
Senior Non-commissioned Of
ficer Academy at Hamilton
To expand the business pro
grams more courses are needed
to bring courses offerings up to
at least 60% of the State De
partment of Public Instruc
tion's prescribed standards
for a basic program and to at
least 75% for an enriched pro
gram. At present county schools
offer 38% of these prescribed
courses. Possibilities for ad
ditions lie in courses such as
Business Machines, Adver
tising, Principles of Selling,
Cooperative Office Occupa
tions, Business Communica
tions and Business Law. These
additional courses would re
quire more equipment and con
sumable supplies and even more
important ? additional space
would be necessary, as practi
cally all of the departments are
hard-pressed for space. In
spite of this fact, the depart
ments are operating as best
they can under the circumstan
ces. Individual student needs
could be more adequately met
in an expanded program.
Sorg? Baker, who receiv
ed advanced military leader
ship and management training,
?id.*, radar technician at Fort
Fisher AF Station, N. C., in a
unit of the Aerospace Defense
Command.
The sergeant attended Gage
Par* High School, Chicago,
and earned his diploma alter
entering the A.'r Force.
His wife, Charlotte, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.
E. Stainback, 106 Harvey St.,
Littleton, N. C.
in all U. S. wars, one out
of 38 participants died in ser
vice., ,-4iv :j.' .
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ALL DOGS MUST BE
VACCINATED THIS YEAR
I96WS
VACCINATION CLINICS
NORTH CAROLINA STATE LAW REQUIRES ALL DOGS FOUR MONTHS OF AGE AND OVER
TO BE VACCINATED AGAINST RABIES. THE VACCINATION FEE WILL BE SI .00 PER DOG
DURING THE RABIES CLINICS AND THE VACCINATION IS GOOD FOR ONE YEAR ONLY.
AFTER CLINICS, DOGS WILL BE VACCINATED AT THE OFFICE FOR A 3 YEAR PERIOD.
APPOINTMENTS
MONDAY, MARCH IT, (969
Rider's Mill 8:30-9:00
Pikes Store . 9:00-10:00
Littleton, Salmon's
Shell . . . .10:00-11:15
Stansburys' Store .... 11:15-11:45
.Enterprise Salmon's
Store . . . 11:45-12:30
Elam, Jones' Store .1:00-1:30
Howards Store 1:30-2:15
Vaughan, Porter's
Store. , 2:15-3:00
Macon Depot 3:00-3:45
Duncan Store . 3:45-4:15
Churchill, Mrs.
Sorrell's Store 4:15-5:00
Five Forks, Robertson's
Store 5:00-5:45
WIDNIIDAT, MARCH II, 1969
Warren Plains 8:00-8:45
?tot
Oakville 8:45-9:45
Paschall 9:45-10:15
Jones' Store 10:15-10:45
Wise .......... . . . .10:45-11:45
Norlina . .11:45-12:45
Rooker's Store 1:00-1:30
Paynter Store, Oine... .. .1:30-2:15
Rldgeway Esse......... 2:15-3:00
Man son, Evans Store 3:00-3:30
Curtis' Store 3:30-4:00
Drewry Watktns Store 4:00-4:45
Buchanans Store .4:45-5:45
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THURSDAY, MAROH 20; 1169
Embro , . . . .... . . ... .8:30-9:30
Pitman's Store ....... .9:30-10:15
G. O. Tharrington's
Store . .10:15-11:00
Areola .IT: 00-12:30
Bethlehem . . 12:30-1:30
Glenn Coleman's'
Store 1:30-2:00
Davis Inn ... .2:00-2:4
Tommy Turner's Store.. .2:45-3:30
Romeo Powell's Store 3:30-4:15
Stoney Lawn . . . .4:15-4:45
Liberia . . ... .4:45-5:15
FRIDAY, MAROH 21, 1969
Vicksboro .......... .8:30-9:15
Bill's Place 9:15-9:45
Williams Store,
Jerusalem ........10:00-10:30
Elberon 10:30-11:15
Afton ? ? ???.?? ..... .11:15?12:15
William's Store 12:15-12:45
Axtelle Special School . . 12:45-1:15
Snow Hill Food Shop . . . 1:15-1:45
Percent living in and around Warren County may have ttioir dogs vaccinated at ttia
Clinic an the Norlina Road djtaaa from the hospital, an any
weekday except Saturday. Open 8-12 ft 1-5
ty Dept. Of Heahli
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, DOG WARDEN
IN, D. V. Ik. jjjff ?: : , HEALTH DIRECTOR
J. N. NEEDHAM, D. V. M. VET. WARREN COUNTY
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