Donna Wheeler |center| accepts a $25 savings bond from Inland Gottschalk [left], district
commander of the American Legion. William E. Terry, principal of J.G.H.S., looks on.
George Freeman escaped serious injury Thursday afternoon when he lost control of his car and
struck a telephone pole on the Warrenton-.Norlina road. Freeman received minor cuts and
bruises in the accident and was treated at Warren General Hospital. [Staff Photol
Donna Wheeler Wins Contest
Miss Donna Wheeler won the
oratorical contest for the 5th
District and Warren County on
Thursday night at a joint
meeting of the American
Legion and American Legion
Auxiliary. The contest is the
American Legion 40th annual
national high school oratorical
contest. She was awarded a $25
bond by Limer Post 25.
Winners will next compete in
the Division 1 contest to be held
on March 22 at 2:30 p. m. at
East Carolina University in
Greenville.
The American Legion's
oratorical program began in
1938. Four thousand high
school students participated
from 11 states. Roger Limer of
Warren County was one of the
earlier contestants.
In 1976 51 Legion depart
ments (including D. C., Hawaii,
France and Mexico) participated.
The finals were held at the
Old State Capitol in Springfield,
111.
This year's national finals
will be held at Washington
Crossing. Pa., on Friday, April
22. It is possible for a student to
win as much as $9500 in
scholarships by advancing all
the way to the top.
Test Held-Over Seed For Quality
Gardening tools are coming
out of storage and so are some
seed left over from last year. If
you have seed on hand, check
their quality before planting
them.
You can easily determine if
your old seed are still viable by
planting a few in a cup of soil
and setting aside out of direct
sunlight, suggest Agricultural
Extension Service specialists at
North Carolina State University.
Most vegetable seed will
germinate in four to seven
days, except peppers. They will
require 10 to 12 days or more,
depending on the temperature.
Here's another way you can
run an accurate germination
test on your seed: Count out
100 seed at random and place
them on a moist paper towel in
a covered container. Set aside
out of direct sunlight and wait a
few days.
You can determine the
germination percentage by
counting the number of seed
that germinate. This will give
you a rule of thumb to use in
determining whether or not to
throw out the old and buy new
seed.
If the germination percentage
was borderline—say, 60 out
of 100 germinated—you might
still want to use the old seed
but increase the seeding rate to
be sure of getting a good stand.
The NCSU specialists suggest
that seed are one of the
least costly items that go into a
vegetable garden, and much
worry, bother and reseeding
can be avoided by starting with
high quality seed.
John Graham News
By KAREN HI1.IMRD
Spring it officially her*,
weather wise that ia. Outdoor
•porta are beginning their
practicea and atudenta are
urging their teachers to plan
field tripa. Studenta cannot
aeem to keep their minda on
atudying and have their
Frisbees close at hand. These
are true signs of spring!
The annual Mias John
Graham Pageant will be
presented on Wednesday evening,
March 16. There are six
contestants participating in the
event this year. Miss Elaine
Tunstall, the reigning Miss
John Graham, will crown the
new queen. Members of the
faculty will model some of the
latest fashions during the
intermission. This event is
sponsored by Le Circle
Francais and its advisor, Mrs.
Eunice Evans.
Mrs. Virginia Levister,
guidance counselor, and Mr.
Costel Evans, business instructor,
accompanied a group of
seniors to Raleigh last Friday
to tour the Hardbarger's
Business College. Mr. Wayne
Moseley, Director of Admissions
at Hardbarger's, spoke to
the group concerning the areas
in which the college specializes.
Wise-Paschall 4-H
Club Has Meeting
By TINA SALMON
The Wise Paschall 4 H Club
held its monthly meeting on
Tuesday, March 8, at the home
of Pete King. There were 10
members, one leader, one
parent and one extension agent
present.
The meeting was called to
order by President Susan
Currie. Jane King led the
American pledge, Lisa Leete
led the 4-H pledge and Man
Leete led the 4-H motto.
Lisa Leete. secretary, read
the minutes of the last meeting
and reported on the last called
meeting.
Old business discussed was a
bicycle trail ride and ice skating
and the Easter Seal drive was
discussed during the new business.
Mr. George Koonce presented
the club with a State Health
Certificate.
Refreshments were served
by Lisa and Man Leete.
He gave the group a brief tour
of the college, apartment* for
houaing, and the clubhouae
available to the Hardbarger
students. The trip proved to be
very helpful and informative.
Mra. Ann Laonipon and Mr.
Ben Howard will accompany
some of their biology, chemiatry
and phyaica classes to the
Research Triangle Park on
March 16, to viait the Environmental
Protection Agency
(EPA). The students will tour
the EPA laboratories.
The Lady Jackets returned
home from Union Pines last
Friday because of defeat by
Chatham Central High School.
Although the girls and their
coach, Ben Howard, suffered a
defeat, we are still extremely
proud of them for the
outstanding position they held
and for the mere fact that they
made it to the state championship
play-offs. Well make it all
the way next year Jackets!!
Genetic Problems
Probed By Class
By WILLIAM PERRY
The John Graham Biology
Classes, taught by Mrs. Cora
Hawkins, have made extensive
studies of genetic problems
which are worldwide. Included
were studies of inherited
disorders such as Cystic
Fibrosis, Muscular Distrophy,
Mental Retardation, Diabetes,
Epilipsy, Schizoprenia,
Phenylketonuria, to name a
few. As an outgrowth of these
studies, the third period class
visited the Warren County
Child Development Center and
observed children whose ages
range from three to 17. Before
enrollment the students must
be evaluated by a psychologist
and evaluated as mentally
retarded.
There are four teachers and
three teacher aides. We found
cubby holes for their persoiral
belongings and a play/sleep
area. They are taught physical
coordination as well as
academic development and
social skills. There is an
equipped playground in the
backyard.
We arrived when they were
getting lunch and learned that
the food was brought from
Mariam Boyd School. The
meals were a part of the center
fee.We were amazed at the
children and their behavior. We
were proud that there is such a
center in Warrenton. Students
visiting the center were: Debra
Champion, Willie Cooke, James
H. Davis, Roscoe Davis,
Michael Debnam, Ernest
Green, Ronald Hargrove, Bettie
Harris, Nelson Hawkins,
Naomi Jones, Bill Kearney,
Victor Meadows, Kenneth
Pernell, William Perry, Anna
Plummer, Jimmie Silver, Kenneth
Williams, Carolyn Wortham
and Sandra Williams. We
met Mrs. Faith Becker, the
special education specialist.
There are also a case worker
and a public health nurse.
Utah Man Speaks
To Brotherhood
The Wise Baptist Church
Brotherhood held their regular
monthly meeting on March 7 at
p. m. Robert Young
conducted the invocation ser\
ice.
The Rev. Robert Rogers
made helpful suggestions to the
|:| members present on how to
improve the program of the
Brotherhood
The Rev. Harold Dillman of
Midvale, I lah. was guest
speaker. He made an interesting
talk on Christianity versus
Mormonism. He is the first
Baptist missionary from Utah
and comes from a family background
of all Mormons.
At the close of the meeting,
refreshments were served.
Warrenton 4-Hers
Have Gathering
By JODY PROCTOR
Reporter
The Warrenton 4 H club held
its regular meeting on March 10
at the Warrenton Agriculture
Extension Office.
President Jeffrey Bender
called the meeting to order.
Cathy Cooper led the pledge of
allegiance and Ivan .larnes led
the 4-H pledge.
There was no old business
and the club discussed
collecting money for Easter
Seals. The group then went to
the Courthouse for a meeting
about Easter Seals and saw a
film. The meeting waa then
adjourned.
The tentacles of a giant squid
may be 30 to 40 feet long.
Norlina School
Clubs Are Busy
By DANYLU PALMER
The clubs which met last
week were Vic*, Drama and
Beta.
The Prom Committee also
met last week and discussed
the many aspects of the 76-77
Junior-Senior Prom. Everyone
is joyfully awaiting May 20 and
keeping an eye out for the
perfect dress and other attire.
Mr. Underwood visited our
school on Friday to wrap up his
many dealings with the
students and faculty.
N.H.S. alumni pumped a
double basketball victory Friday
night. The score of the boys
game was 66-64 and the girls
score was 51-16. All who came
to the game enjoyed it very
much.
Norlina will host Parkview in
their first baseball game
beginning at 3:30 March 21.
N.H.S. will also host Bluestone
next week. The baseball game
will begin at 4 p. m. on
Thursday. Do it to'em Waves!!!
A workshop on the use of the
videotape machine was held or
Wednesday afternoon at Norlina
for both students and staff
members. The use of this
machine has unlimited possibilities
in the education field.
Three of our teachers have
begun a course taught by East
Carolina University in the Art
of Teaching Reading. They are
Miss Meredith, Mr. Stultz and
Mr. Ross.
The most common surname
in the United States is Smith.
Close to 2.5 million Smiths
reside here.
. Smoke Signals
News 04 Warren Academy
(Jongratualtions to the J.V.1
girl*' basketball team on
winning the J.V. Carolina
Academy Conference Tournament.
The girls won Monday
night, defeating N.E.W. Academy.
Tuesday night they
defeated Hobgood Academy
and won the tournament by
defeating Northeast Academy.
We are very proud of our J. V.
girls' team.
The J. V. boys lost last
Monday night to Halifax
\cademy who went on to win
the boys' championship. Our
thanks to the girls and boys
who participated in the J. V.
program. A special thanks to
the coaches of the J. V. teams,
Bobby Fleming, coach of the
girls' team, and Sidney and
Phillip Fleming, coaches of the
boys' team. Without them this
program probably would not
have been possible.
We want to wish Bonnie
Greer good luck in the Senior
All-Star Basketball Game of the
North Carolina Independent
Schools Athletic Association.
Bonnie was selected to play in
this game because of her
outstanding caliber as a player.
The game will be played at
Ravenscroft on Monday, March
21.
Congratulations are due Jill
Wemyss. She has been selected
from Warren Academy to
attend the 35th annual session
of Girl's State at U.N.C.G. in
June.
Report cards went home last
Friday, and for some it is
always a pleasure to see good
grades after a lot of hard work.
Others do not look forward to
receiving their report cards.
When they do see them, they
know that they must buckle
down and work harder. But
now with spring in the air that
will be hard to do; they will
have their elsewhere!
We keep bringing "Disney on
Parade" to your attention
because we think it is going to
be too good to miss! The
elementary faculty at Warren
Academy will present all of the
students in K-6 grades in this
delightful musical review. All
ages have enjoyed the magical
wonders of Disney's Fantasyland,
and now here at Warren
Academy this Fantasy land will
je created. On stage will be
Minnie the Pooh, Christopher
Robin's friends, Cinderella's
animal pals. Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs, Peter Pan,
lots of Tinker Bells, scary
Crocodiles, the Three Little
Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf, and
Pinocchio puppets. And, of
course, you wil> see Minnie and
Mickey Mouse and Daisy and
Donald Duck, and the "Mouseketeers"
will treat you to music
from Mary Poppins.
It is not easy to describe the
characters—seeing is believing
—so come and see for yourself
and have one of the most
enjoyable evenings of your life!
The Drama Club has been
busy for the past two weeks
building and designing the
stage that will be used for the
Disney production. This is
being done under the direction
of David Peoples.
"Disney on Parade" promises
to be the most exciting and
fabulous event ever presented
at Warren Academy. Next
week will be our last reminder
for this event. The tickets are
$2 with pre-school children
admitted free. The performance
is March 25 at 8 p. m.
Tickets will go on sale at the
door about 7:15 p. m.
Also that night, the elementary
grades will exhibit in the
gym some of their art work in a
"Mini-Art Show."