'Busy' Is Only Word To Describe Activity By KAREN HILLIARI) There is only one word to describe the atmosphere at John Graham—BUSY! The end of the third nine weeks comes on Thursday (today) and teachers are loaded with tests, notebooks and other projects to grade. Students are waiting, not too anxiously, for report cards which are to be issued next week. Students and faculty are also getting prepared for pre-registration (for the 1977-78 school year) which will come in the latter part of April. Mrs. Virginia H. L^evister, Guidance Counselor, will ac company a group of students to a Career Fair at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds on March 31. Most of the students who will be attending the fair are interested in health related careers. Mr. Costel Evans, F.B.L.A. advisor and business teacher at John Graham, will be accom panying five students to the F.B.L.A. State Leadership Conference on Thursday, March 31, in Charlotte. The conference begins on Thursday and ends on Saturday night. Students who will be attending are Jerry Hawkins, Cheryl Richardson, JoAnne Richardson, Deborah Russell and Cynthia Williams. Deborah will be entering the Accounting I contest and Jerry will be entering the Economies contest. Cheryl and JoAnne will represent their group as voting delegates. Cynthia will be in charge of all District III meetings. She was elected as District III chairman last year. Mr. Evans has been serving as advisor for District III. We wish the best of luck to the contestants. The J. G. cheerleaders and the advisor, Mrs. Hail, are sponsoring a trip to Carowinds on April 2. The trip was opened to the entire school body who was offered tickets at a reduced rate of $7 (which includes transportation and admission into Carowinds). The group will enjov a fun day as well as the Carowinds Cheerleading Competition, in which the J. G. cheerleaders will be competing. First prize will be $200, a banner and a public address system; second prize, $150 and a banner; third prize, $100 and a plaque; fourth prize, $75 and a plaque. The J.G. girls will be competing with other girts from both North and South Carolina. Good luck girls! Mr. Ben Howard has announced plans for his annual trip to the Smithsonian In stitution in Washington. I). C. The trip is on a first come, first serve basis, so pay your $12 now students and be sure of your seat. The deadline is April 15. The students will also be able to visit the Washington Monument, several museums and other places of interest located near the Smithsonian. Get some rest if you plan to make the trip, though, the buses will roll at H a. m from the J. G. campus on April 2t*. The Bricklayers and Bricket tes at J. G. are planning a pre Kaster disco next Wedn'es day, April 6, at Hawkins Junior High School Gymnasium. Today (Thursday) the Yellow Jackets baseball team will host the Bunn team in their first conference game. The JG girls Softball team will travel to Bunn for their game Thursday. The girls are coached by Ben Howard and the boys are coached by Jerry Willard. Every year nearly half a million Americans visit Greece. "The first flowers of spring!" Spring winds can carry burning paper from trash fires to dry leaves and brush. Resulting grass fires can spread to sheds, garages and homes. When windy, exercise care in burning trash. I voun m») WtMlwrf AOCJST y I INSURE BK SI 'RE IWARRENTON INSURANCE AGENCY INC.! W MONROE GARDNER. Pr«v PHONE 2573104 GARDNER Hl'lUMNT; AUTO - HOME - BUSINESS - LIFE Smoke Signals News CM Warren Academy We congratulate everyone who had a part in "Disney on Parade." It was one of the most entertaining events ever presented at Warren Academy. A New York production could not have been any better than the one presented last Friday night by Kti grades. Not enough can be said in praise of the costumes. We thought we were in Disneyland when the students came out in their many different and well designed costumes. Many thanks to Mrs. Banzet, Mrs. Quails, the elementary teachers. Mr. Peoples and the l>rama Club, and Charlie Currin. who helped with the music and also furnished the organ. All of these, and many more, helped to make "Disney on Parade" an overwhelming >uccess! A special thanks to the students in K t> who performed so well. The golf leam had a successful match with Vance Academy. The team won by one stroke! We hope to be able to report next week that they were v ictorious over Hobgood Academy on Monday and over Rocky Mount Academy and Vance Academy on Tuesday. The softball team met their first defeat last Friday at the hands of Northeast Academy. We hope they will be more successful as the season continues The team is composed of the following members: Bonnie Greer. Jan Gardner. Katherine Brauer. Brigitte Fleming. Laura I/t'e •Shearin, Karen Coker, Rhonda Reid. Robin Burgess, Mary Lou King. Justyn Fleming. Donna Coker, Melayne Jasper. Beth Harris. Linda Bobbin, Peggy Alston. Alice White, Edith Curtis, Denise Cheek, and Lisa Delhridge. We feel that with practice these girls will be as good as any team in the conference, and we are looking forward to seeing more of their We are sorry to say that our baseball team \s as also defeated by Northeast Academy. North east won the game on unearned runs. We know the baseball team has room for improvement in t he field,-but as the season continues, they will gain the needed experience, and we are behind them all the way! The baseball team is composed of: Chip Gapps, Charles Haynes. Harold Seaman. Ever ette Knight. Jimmy Clark, David ConneH, Kevin Williams. John Burgess, Larry Robert son, Cory Conn, Fred Powell, Tim Gapps. Michael Kilian, and Allen Daeke. The softball team and the baseball team have games Friday. April 1, at 3:30 p. m. They will be playing on their home fields and the opponents will be Enfield Academy. Come on out and give your "favorite" team your support! We would like to take this opportunity to invite our friends, patrons, and parents to the antique silver tag sale, Saturday, April 2 from 11 a. m. through 4 p. m. The sale will be held at Warren Academy. If you are interested in acquiring old silver, then this is one sale that you will not want to miss! Extracurricular Activity At NHS Occupies Pupils Bv DANYLU PALMER Reporter Clubs which met last Wednesday were Future Farmers of America, Library Aids, Future Business Leaders of America, Weight Lifting and the Blue Wave Chorus. Seniors received their caps and gowns on Friday. Graduation seems to be growing closer and closer. Occupational Education Clubs are sponsoring a dance on Friday night. Admission will be $1 and all are invited. Norlina welcomed Ernie Floyd from Millbrook Senior High who is returning to N.H.S. and Sylvia Henderson from Henderson Junior High. We would like to thank Mr. J. R. Peeler and the Board of Education for the beautiful North Carolina plaque which has been hung in the main hall of Norlina High School. All Norlina teachers have been busy working preparing nine weeks tests and students have been studying extremely hard. Everyone will breathe a sigh of relief on Thursday signifying the end of testing. The Norlina Blue Waves are very proud of their 9-7 victory over Bluestone, Ruritans Adopt Field Policies . Regulations for use of the Wise-Paschall Ruritan Club's Softball field were set forth last week during the March meeting of the club, presided over by President Joe Cobb. Discussion of the use of the field followed a ceremony in which the Rev. Robert Rogers of the Wise Baptist Church and Melvin Paschall of Norlina were inducted into the club. Bill Martin was given permission to use the Softball field as his home field this summer, and the club agreed to do additional work on the field. A fence will be built around the back of the field as soon as the outfield is filled in with dirt. A committee to oversee use of the field was selected by Vice President Herbert Moseley. Moselev, William Leonard, the Rev. Jim Hebel and Wayne Paynter will serve on the committee. Efforts will be made to curb profanity and drinking at the field, and a $50 advance rental fee will be charged for use of lights and concession stand during softball tournaments. The club plans to erect the concession stand later this year. The club voted to sponsor a donkey softball game this spring, and agreed to contribute funds to Murdoch Center to allow a child to attend summer camp and King's Dominion in Virginia. Luther Paynter told club members that he would let the club use a steam table he owns in the old Wise School building. Directors of the club attended revival services at the Wise Baptist Church Tuesday night. Dire«tors also announced that a $100 food give away had been won by Curtis Thompson. DEMANDING ATTENTION—A popular doll.crias, squirms and rocks har cradla until sha gats har pacifiar. THE LIGHT TOUCH From. . ALEX S. WATKINS, Inc. "Your Home's Best Friend A good supervisor, they say is someone who can step on your toes without messing up your shine. * * * Nothing is quite so annoying as to have someone go right on talking when you're interrupting. ♦ • * A company is known by the people it employs. « » » A person who loses his temper usually loses. • » * Everyone has burned toast for breakfast now and then, and they shouldn't take their other person's grouch too ser iously. Design a deck that you and the whole family will enjoy (Top* Casual tun center Even small docks can provide an entertainment ar^a over sloping ground that otherwise ha'. ■ tup .t. ity def i Functional deck design Bu'it-'n benches enhance a decn s beft^ty Jnd make it a fun; place 'or young Children iRightl Positive protection Outdoor wood wt'i <-.eep tftifc walkway mamtenan^e-t'ee-and sa'»* 'rOffl decay and termites for years. BUILDING SU Your H oim'i B«*t Frit ml' MM. 431-3314 f 0 MX 438 222 WEST MONTGOMERY ST. HENDERSON. N. C 27536 Needlework To Be Featured During Exhibit By SUSAN SIMEONS Needlework plus, the art exhibit for April, will have an opening reception for the creators of April 3 from 3 to 5 p. m. at the Warrenton Town Hall. The exhibit ia sponsored by the Warrenton Arts Commission and is free to the public. The exhibit will be on display from April 3 to April 23. Included in the exhibit will be a hand-woven fish net by C. H. Stegall and afghans, quilts and many pieces of needlepoint, embroidery, crewel and cross stitch. Of special interest will be count stitch work by Mrs. Loraine Kraemer. Most of the pieces are original designs executed by Warren County natives who have never exhibited works before. Some of the pieces are old and have been passed down through families. A small bead work piece by Susan Simmons will be exhibited. Originally needlework was done mainly by women who were not given many privileges of pleasure entertainment. Today most of the people doing needlework are indeed busy working women who continue this tradition of handwork. In recent years many men have realized the beautiful objects created and begun needlework also. The exhibit is called needlework plus because many pieces are not usually included under the needlework heading. Mr. Stegall's fishnets generally take from eight to 15 hours to complete. They are made of flaxen thread and he really fishes with them. Between making and fishing seasons, Mr. Stegall stores the nets in glass jars to preserve them from air and fiber-eating animals such as silverfish. The Warrenton Arts Commission is proud to exhibit the work of these local artists and hopes the community will realize it* own wealth of creativity and diversity by attending the reception of April 3. This is the last exhibit for this season. Next fall will commence the next exhibit series. Planned exhibits will be landscape paintings from the retail sales gallery of the N. C. Art Museum, quilt and coverlet exhibit and exhibits by local artists and craftsmen. If you are in the Warren County or surrounding area and wish to exhibit your works of art as a part of the yearly exhibit series at the Town Hall, contact Susan Simmons, chairman of exhibits, 257-1881, or Brenda Clark , chairman of the Warren ton Arts Commission at 257-3633. During the month of May the Arts Commission will hold its annual Sidewalk Art Show and Sale. 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