The Bricklaying Department of John Graham High School
| above | left Warrenton Sunday afternoon for an educational
lour to Nassau and Freeport. The seven-day excursion will take
the students by boat to Nassau and then to Freeport. Funds for
the trip were made possible through doughnut sales and dances
that the bricklayers and brickettes held during a ten-month
period. They will return home on Saturday. I Stall Photo]
Duck Species Placed In Jeopardy By
Frigid Weather; Turkey Season Begins
The heavy snows and
extreme temperatures of this
past winter were rough on
wildlife throughout much of the
East, but particularly so on
Atlantic brant wintering in
Northeastern States. Waterfowl
specialists estimate that as
many as 20,000 brant died of
starvation in New Jersey,
possibly placing the future of
the species in jeopardy.
According to Jack Donnelly,
supervising wild life biologist
and waterfowl specialist with
the N. C. Wildlife Resources
Commission, the loss may have
an unusually severe impact on
the total brant population.
"Due to adverse weather
conditions on the arctic
breeding grounds, brant have
had unsuccessful nesting sea
sons for the past two
years,"said Donnelly. "As a
result, very few young have
been brought into the population."
"Since most of the 20,000
birds lost in New Jersey were
adult breeders, their deaths
could cause the population to
plummet, particularly if those
left are unsuccessful at nesting
again this summer."
Atlantic brant wintered on
the North Carolina coast in
sizable numbers in the past, as
did Canada geese, but in recent
years they h i* e been stopping
over in New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia. Accord
ing to Donnelly, only 200 to 300
have been wintering in North
Carolina in recent years; but
this winter's severe weather
forced an estimated 20,000 of
the birds South to the Roanoke
Island area. No serious losses to
starvation or other elements
have occurred in North
Carolina.
No open hunting season on
Atlantic brant has been allowed
in the United States for several
years.
Striper Census Underway
In Albemarle Sound
A creel census of the
Albemarle Sound and its major
tributaries, to determine the
recreational harvest of striped
bass and other major fish
species, is being conducted by
the Wildlife Resources Commission's
Division of Inland
Fisheries.
According to Fisheries Biologist
Tony Mullis of Elizabeth
City, the creel census is part of
a larger study being conducted
jointly with the Division of
Marine Fisheries of -the N. C.
Department of Natural and
Economic Resources and the
Department of Zoology of N. C.
State University.
The study is being undertaken
to determine the fishing
effort and harvest of striped
bass, known locally as "rock,"
by commercial and recreational
fishermen; the effects of
environment and biological
factors on the survival of
juvenile striped bass in nursery
areas; the validity of present
fishing regulation; and estimates
of the spawning
popualation of striped bass in
Albemarle Sound and the
Roanoke River.
"The creel census is an
important oart of the study,"
said Mullis, "because information
from it will be used to
estimate the fishing effort and
harvest of striped bass and
other major sport fish by
recreational fishermen."
"Creel clerks will visit
boating ramps around the
Sound on a statistically designed
sampling schedule. They will
briefly interview fishermen,
examine their catches, and
gather the information on the
amount of time spent fishing by
each boatload of fishermen."
According to Mullis, the
study will last three years and
information obtained will be
used to formulate a fisheries
management program which
will protect and maintain the
striped bass fishery in
Albemarle Sound for commercial
and recreational fishermen
in future years.
Spring Gobbler Season
Coming I'p
Many sportsmen consider the
wild turkey the most challenging
and fascinatingof all species
to hunt. Maybe this is the year
you ought to find out for
yourself. If so, here are a few
bits of information which may
be useful.
Fir^t, keep in mind that the
wild turkey is considered a big
game species in North Carolina,
and you'll need a valid hunting
license and a big game license
(if you hunt on Game Lands,
you'll also need a Game Lands
Use Permit). Also, since the
turkey is a big game speices,
your kill must be tagged and
taken to a Wildlife Cooperator
Agent the same as a deer.
Turkey hunting is a spring
sport, and only gobblers
(bearded turkeys) are legal. No
dogs may be used to hunt
turkeys. The daily bag limit is
one gobbler with two in
possession and two for the
season.
North Carolina has a split
spring season. In and east of
Rockingham, Forsyth, Yadkin,
Iredell, Catawba, Lincoln and
Gaston counties, the season is
April 9-30. Gates County is
closed by local law.
In and west of Stokes, Surry,
Wilkes, Alexander, Caldwell,
Burke and Cleveland counties,
the season is April 16-May 7.
For some basic information,
you ought to try to find an
experienced turkey hunter,
although that may not always
be an easy task. Lacking that,
you may want to check the
April issue of Wildlife In North
Carolina magazine (25 cents a
copy from 325 N. Salisbury
Street, Raleigh, N. C. 27611)
which has three turkey hunting
articles.
An excellent book "Modern
Turkey Hunting" by James F.
Brady has been published by
Crown Publishers. Inc., 419
Park Avenue South. New York,
N. Y. 10016.
This book covers all facets of
turkey hunting and management
(Wayne Bailey who has
been in charge of North
Carolina's turkey program
assisted Brady). You may be
able to order it through your
local book store or by writing
Crown Publishers.
Fountain Will Speak At
VGCC Groundbreaking
L. H, Fountain. North
Carolina Representative from
the Second District, will be the
main speaker at the ground
breaking ceremonies for
VGCC's fifth building. The
ceremonies will take place on
Sunday. April 17. at 2 p. m. on
the campus.
Fountain, who supported the
Local Public Works Act of 1976
that is financing the building,
will be among several dignitaries
present at the event. These
include J. D. Everette,
Executive Director of the
Kerr Tar Regional Council of
Governments, Benjamin Finch,
Economic Development Director
of the Council of
Governments, and Dale Jones,
State Economic Development
Administrator. Representing
VGCC will be President Dr.
Donald Mohorn, Board of
Trustee's Building Committee
Chairman John T. Church, Dr.
Ben Fountain, State President
of the Department of Community
Colleges, and other
administrators and faculty
members.
The building project is being
financed by a $1,480,000 grant
from the Economic Development
Administration. Work
began on the new building on
April 6, 1977. When completed
in December, 1977, the building
will house vocational and
technical programs and a
continuing education crafts
center.
WE ARE PLEASED
TO ANNOUNCE THAT
Randy Garrett
IS NOW ASSOCIATED WITH US.
We are confident that Mr. Garrett's ability
and experience can make doing business with
us a special pleasure.
We invite all of Mr. Garrett's friends to
pay him a visit in his new location, and we
invite all of our old and new friends to make
us their first stop for all their tire needs.
Tar Heel Tire Sales and Service
. East Macon Street • Warrenton, North Carolina
Norlino Cager
Named To First
Team All-Metro
The Raleigh Times has
named James Green to its
All-Metro basketball first team.
List season the Blue Wave
basketball standout was named
on the second team. He
captured first team honors as
he averaged 20.6 assists.
Louisburg s Steve Brown and
Drubber Morton were named
on the All Metro second team.
No other players from the lar
River Conference were named.
The selection of the All
Metro teams is made possible
through the voting of coaches in
the Raleigh area.
Jackets Divide
Pair With Bunn
John Graham split a girls'
softball doubleheader at Bunn
Friday afternoon, easily winning
the first game, 21-13. An
early scoring rally by the Lady
Bulldogs put them ahead for
keeps as they handed the
visitors a 14-10 defeat in the
second game.
Coach Ben Howard said that
fielders Michele Carroll and
Shirley Robinson had excellent
defensive games but "Bunn's
five runs in the first inning
were too much for us."
Monday the Lady Jackets
travel to Norlina for a softball
game beginning at 3:30 p. m.
Warrenton's record stands at
32.
Culture Of Indians
Theme Of Meeting
By TYRONE CARTER
The Haliwa 4-H Club met last
week to view a film on Indian
culture. The five-part series
dealt with "The Indian Child
Between Two Worlds," "Child
Rearing Practices, 'Traditional
Values," "Parents as
Teachers," and "Going to
School."
About 20 4-H'ers and parents
attended the meeting. The 4-H
leaders. Mrs. Kathy Wilson,
Mr. Herbert Richardson, and
Junior Leader Archie Lynch
gave comments following the
showing of the film.
Business discussed at the
meeting included plans for
collecting Easter Seals donations
and upcoming Pow-Wow
activities.
Delicious refreshments including
soft drinks, potato
chips, cookies, corn cheese,
marshmallow treats, and candy
were served to the group.
The next meeting of the club
will be May 2 at the Haliwa
School.
Opportunities For Marine Science
Study Available To 4-H Members
Rising high school juniors
and seniors will have an
opportunity to learn about
marine science, ecology of the
coastal region and career
opportunities at three summer
workshops.
The dates of the workshops
are: June 19-25. June 26-July 2,
and July 31-Aug. 6.
The workshops will be held
at the Harbor House Marine
Science Center at Wrightsville
Beach, according to Glenn
Woolard, assistant extension
agent, 4-H.
The programs include lectures,
films, discussion, and
field trips to coastal areas and
marine science laboratories,
Woolard said.
The workshops are sponsored
by the 4-H organization, but
attendance is not limited to 4-H
members. However, students
must have the endorsement of
their science teacher, principal
or county extension agent.
Persons who have attended
previous marine science work
shops are not eligible.
Each workshop is limited to
25 students. The cost for the
workshops, including meal*,
lodging and field trips, is 1115.
Participants must arrange their
own transportation.
Applications can be obtained
from Glenn Woolard, assistant
extension agent, 4-H, 101 South
Main Street, Warrenton, N. C.
27589. Telephone 257-3640 or
257-3997.
The deadline for application*
is June 1.
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