Officials and dairymen at DfflA meeting were. Ml to light: Dr. P. D. Sargent, Mr. Cooper,
both from Dairy Extension, North Carolina State Univer^ty, and the Golden Belt D. H. I. A.
Officers for 1977: David Des, President; Aivis Fleming, Vice-President; and Hal Paachall,
Secretary-Treasurer.
Bird Watchers Beginning
Count During December
Interested citizens who can
help identify and count birds of
any kind are needed for the
Christmas Bird Count in this
area Dec. 18 through Jan. 1,
Mrs. Clara H. Flannagan of 215
Young Street. Henderson,
chairman of the Count said this
week.
Bird lovers and watchers are
asked to identify and count all
the birds they can during the
two week period before and
after Christmas. They are
asked to write down the date,
the weather conditions, the
name of the bird and the
number observed.
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...when you
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working!
If you are now saving for retirement,
or if you have been
thinking about starting a
plan for yourself, you should
find out right now about the
advantage of a tax deferred
plan under the Pension Reform
Act.
Called the Individual Retirement
Account, it permits
you to set aside tax deferred
dollars for retirement. Investment
earnings on your
dollars are also tax deferred
until you stop working. As an
employee or self-employed
individual, not covered under
a qualified plan at your
work or business, you could
be eligible for the full benefits
of an Individual Retirement
Account.
If you are one of the
40,000,000 people in the U.S.
that qualify for this plan, it
6ould pay you to call a
Nationwide agent today and
find out how you can have
"Good Living" when you
stop working.
BILL P. FLEMING
EAST MACON STREET
WARRENTON, N. CAROLINA
257-3298
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They are asked to watch for
birds from their home, office or
car windows, as they walk to
and from work or on field trips;
notice them in bushes,
shrubbery, in trees or on fences
or telephone and light wires; on
lakes and ponds, along the
shores or near rivers—water
birds and shore birds.
Persons wishing to know
more about the Christmas Bird
Count or how to join a group
for the count, or how to count
with their own family or special
friends are asked to call or
write one of the following
persons; Mrs. Shipp McCarroll.
Fairview Street, Warrenton,
257-3672, or Judge Julius
Banzet, Main Street, Warren
ton, 257 3641: Dr. Paul
Stewart. 203 Moreland Drive.
Oxford. 693 7706; Howard
Steward, Kerr Lake Develop
ment Commission. Satterwhite
Point. 438-7791; or Mrs. Eric
Flannagan. Sr., 215 Young
Avenue, Henderson, 438-4002.
Mrs. Flannagan said that
some of these persons will be
available at a meeting Sunday.
Dec. 19. at 3 p. m. at Holy
Innocents Episcopal Church on
Chestnut Street in Henderson,
* to answ*fr and give a
list of birds they may be able to
see.
Birds that are seen regularly
in winter in this area are listed
below with year-round residents
in black letters. Summer
birds and transits or infrequent
visitors are omitted to give
emphasis to the ones bird
lovers are expected to see.
They are:
Common Loon. Horned and
Pied billed Grebe. Doublecrested
Cormorant, Great Blue
Heron. American Bittern.
Canada Goose; Ducks; Mallard.
Black. Shoveller. Ring-necked.
Lesser Scaup; Vultures; Turkey
and Black, Bufflehead.
Ruddy. American Merganser;
Wood Duck; Hawks; Red
Shouldered. Red-Tailed. Sharpshinned.
Cooper s. Marsh,
Sparrow; Bald Eagle, Bobwhite.
Turkey, American Coot.
Killdeer, American Woodcock.
Mourning Dove.
Also. Owls; Barn. Screech.
Great Horned. Barred; Belted
Kingfish. Flicker. Woodpeck
ers; Pileated, Red Bellied, Red
headed. Hairy, Downy; Yellow
bellied Sapsucker, Eastern
Phoebe. Horned Lark, Purple
Martin. Blue Jav, Southern
Crow. Carolina Chickadee,
Tufted Titmouse; Nuthatch:
White-breasted, Brown-headed,
Red-breasted, Brown
Creeper.
Also, Wrens: Carolina, Winter;
Mockingbird, Eastern
Robin. Hermit Thrush, Eastern
Bluebird. Indigo Bunting:
Kinglet: Golden-crowned,
Rubv-crowned; American Pipit,
Cedar Waxwing, Loggerhead
Shrike. Starling; Warbler;
Pine, Myrtle; Meadowlark,
Redwing Blackbird. Baltimore
Oriole, Rusty Blackbird, Eastern
Cardinal, Evening Grosbeak,
Purple Finch, Red-eyed
Towhee, Pine Siskin: Sparrows:
Field. Eastern Savannah,
Vesper, Bachman's, Whitecrowned,
White-throated. Eastern
Fox, Eastern Swamp,
Eastern Song, Slate-colored
Junco.
Mrs. Flannagan asks that if
one sees any other birds in the
winter or observes any the year
round, please contact one of the
Christmas Count leaders. The
above list is taken from a large
list compiled by Mrs. Gus
Bachman of all the birds she has
identified since she has lived in
Henderson. It is being added by
bv the Rangers at Kerr Lake
• for example, the Indigo
addition to this list* will be
welcomed.
"If. because of your interest
in birds." Mrs. Flannagan
added, "the summer and transit
list of visitors would be helpful,
please contact the chairman of
the Christmas Bird Count and a
list will be provided you."
Yuletide Poem
A MOTHER'S CHRISTMAS
Tis Christmas, sweet smiling
faces I see.
Because they care, they come
to share their day with me.
That's why they are such a
blessing, you see.
When it's Christmastime at my
house there's so much fun,
Singing hymns, laughing, each
trying to out tease the other
one.
Mom. are you alright? They'd
say:
Then tell some hilarious
incident which began their
day.
They took the time to come see
me.
That's what makes my day you
see.
It's not the gift, but the giver,
you see,
Not the cost, or size, large or
small: that's not it at all,
But their presence, the smile,
the touch,
Thats what means so much.
Neither completes the day
without the rest.
It's just for all of them to be
here, that's when its best.
Ours may not be as fine a meal,
on that day, as some will eat,
But its good, we're all together,
that's the treat.
When you see the love and
special feeling that's here
each for the other.
That really makes a fine
Christmas day for a mother.
LOUISE WILSON
Selected ,
Airman Sheryll G. Pope,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Johnnie L. Pope of Rt. 1.
Littleton, has been selected for
technical training at Chanute
AFB, 111., in the Air Force
aircraft equipment maintenance
field.
Th« word "hangnail" comas
from tha OM Engli*h,"hang,"
meaning pain.
Tax Notice
Effective January 1,1977
a penalty of 2% wl be
added to al unpaid 1976
Warren County taxes.
WARREN COUNTY
TAX DEPARTMENT
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Agriculturally Speaking
Dairymen Hold Annual
Gathering Session
By L B. HARDAGE
The Golden Belt Dairy Herd
Improvement Association held
its annual meeting recently at
Camp Willow Run near
Littleton. Dairymen from
Warren. Vance, Halifax, and
Northampton Counties are
members of the association.
The 1977 slate of officers are
as follows: President-David
Des, Route 3, Littleton, Halifax
Delegate Tells Of
Happenings At
Health Meet
Leland Gottschalk, recently
appointed Board Member of the
Capital Health Systems
Agency, attended a board
orientation session held in
Charlotte on Dec. 3-4.
The orientation session, held
for 'new Health Systems
Agency board members from
North and South Carolina, was
sponsored by the Health
Planning and Development
Center in Atlanta. Ga. Arthur
Young and Company, a
nationally known consulting
firm, conducted the meeting
which dealt with dffties and
responsibilities of governing
board members of Health
Systems Agencies.
Gottschalk. commenting on
his appointment to the Capital
Health System Board, said "I
look forward to representing
Warren County on this board. I
want to fully represent the
people in this county in all
health related matters so that
Warren County will have input
into the five-year Health
Systems Plan now being
prepared by the Capital Health
Systems Agency for Warren
and ten other counties that
comprise Health Service Area
IV." He further stated. "If I am
going to be successful in this
effort, local residents and
agencies concerned with the
Health and welfare of our
residents should keep me
informed of meetings so that I
ran have a better understanding
of the health needs of area
residents."
A second JVarren County
position on the board is held by
John Hawkins of Warrenton.
Hawkins is a charter member of
the 55 member Board that was
appointed in November. 1975.
Card Of Thanks
The family of the late Mrs.
Josphine H. Falcon wishes to
acknowledge and thank the
manv friends and relations for
services and every act of
kindness rendered during the
hour of their sorrow. Special
thanks to the manager and staff
of Harris and Turner Funeral
Home.
I
County: Vice-President Alvis
Fleming, Route 3. Littleton.
Warren County; SecretaryTreasurer
Hal Paachall, Route
2. Noriina, Warren County.
Plaques and certificates were
awarded at this meeting. Fred
Newton, Vance County, took
top honors in total herd
production of milk and
butterfat, plus high cow in
butterfat production and most
increase in milk production per
cow.
Alvis Fleming took top
honors in individual cow milk
production. His highest producing
cow milked 27,310 pounds of
milk in 305 days. His herd of 89
milking cows averaged per cow
16,287 pounds of milk.
The purpose of the associa
tion is to keep records of
individual cows in the herd as
well as the entire herd. Two
testers are employed to keep
these records and are paid by
the dairymen who are members
of the association.
Members of the association
from Warren and Halifax
Counties are as follows: Hal
Paschall, W. F. Hooker, and
Alvis Fleming, Warren County;
David lies and Willie Gray
West of Halifax County. All
these dairymen have excellent
production records and are
doing excellent jobs in milk
production.
Christmas Is Still A family Affair
Br BERTHA FORTE
In spite of all our public
functions. Christmas ia primarily
a family affair. The things
that make it most meaningful
are those that go on at home.
One of our happiest traditions
is decorating the house.
Almost everyone has a tree.
And many happy hours are
spent decorating it with lights
and "snow" and plastic baubles.
The giving of presents gets
close to the heart of Christmas.
Of course small children tend to
emphasize what they get rather
than what they give. But the
season gives their parents a
good opportunity to teach them
the jovs of giving. Bv our gifts
we say to our children that we
love them. And they can learn
to say the same thing in the
same way.
Christmas is a great time for
family reunions that recapture
some of the joy of the past. For
many families, the big Christmas
dinner, with its traditional
menu, is one of the happiest
events of the year. Eating
toeether is one of the oldest and
best expressions of unity.
Family traditions have great
value. They help eive families a
sense of continuity. They help
families hold on to values from
the past.
Traditions help us teach our
children what we really believe
to'be important. That is why
many of our family rituals,
including those associated with
Christmas, are basically religious.
As visible expression of
our faith, they say to our
children and to the world at
large that we are a believing
people.
We are dominated by our
emotions. We like to think of
ourselves as essentially rational
creatures. We think that we act
most humanly when we act
intelligently. But it is our
emotions, not our mind, that
are the unifying force in our
life. We act on the basis of what
we feel more than on the basis
of what we think. As emotional
experiences, therefore, our
Christmas traditions actually
strengthen family ties.
Family traditions are fun.
The closer Christmas comes,
the more we look forward to
them. Children are anxious to
hans their stockings for Santa
Claus to fill. Parents enjov
stuffing stocking* ywr after
year: and everyone enjoys the '
excitement of Christmas morning.
The family that is poor in
traditions is poor indeed. If you
have no distinctive family '
traditions, you would do well to
begin to develop some. Experiment
with holiday activities.
Try out many things. Make a
mental note of what the family
enjoys most: and next year do
it again. Soon you will find your
family anticipating doing again
"what we always do at
Christmas."
The U. S. exports more food
than any other country in the
world, more than Canada.
Argentina. Ireland. Thailand.
Australia and New Zealand
combined.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Louisburg College is accepting applications (or the
Second Semester. January 10. 1977 Call, visit, or write
the Admissions Office for additional information.
FLIPS FACTORY CLOSE-OUTS
Norlina, N. C.
9:30 A. M. — 6 P. M. (Closed Mon.)
Shop For Prices
Comparable To Those
^eVl v 20 Years Ago. $i.
•«^e fP/>,
Men's Pants $1.99—$5.99
Shirts $1.50—$2.99
Ties 50
Sport Coats $5.00—$10.00
Ladies Pant Suits $3.98—$8.98
Dresses $3.99
Body Shirts $2.49
Novelty Or Gift Items 50—$10.00
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ITS A STANDARD PART OF
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m tutr. i"
wun a rayAnyuay Auto Loan, you can make your
payment any day of each month There s never a
delinquency charge for late payment Simple
interest simply accrues from date of last payment
You have the option of saving money by paying
early or making extra payments. You may pay off
the entire amount of your loan anytime without a
prepayment penalty/no rule of 78 s or short rate
rebate of unearned interest. It s also possible to
skip payments Simply notify the bank in advance.
You may select your own monthly payment amount
Or you may select your own number of months to
repay your loan You choose from the widest selection
offered by any financial institution.
INSIST ON PAYANYDAY SIMPLE INTEREST AUTO FINANCING.
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MEVBEflfOlC. C 1 976 FiHST-C t>ZE\S BA\* & COMPASv
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ON TOBACCO. I
It has for three hundred years. It still does.
To the farmers of North Carolina, tobacco
represents almost $952,000,000 — nearly 56%
of the state's cash crop income from all farm
commodities.
To the state's industrial workers, it means
29,100 jobs and nearly $312,000,000 in wages.
To the retailer it means more than
$459,100,000 in sales each year.
And in terms of sales and cigarette taxes,
tobacco products mean some $43,000,000 in revenue
to support state services.
That's an impressive contribution — in jobs,
in income, and in taxes. It (firstly benefits the
ninety-one North Carolina tobacco-growing counties.
It indirectly benefits all one hundred counties
in the state. %
North Carolina — and North Carolina's
tobacco industry — growing together for over
three hundred years.
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