Installed as officer* for the Warren County Jaycees daring
the coining year were |left to right) Nicky Lassiter, director;
Jimmy Ross, director; Ray Shearin, president; Dennis Harris,
internal vice-president; Diet Forrester, director; Charles
Hayes, secretary; Bobby Edmonds, treasurer; Mike McKinney,
external vice-president, and Tom Peele, chairman of the board.
Warren County Jaycees Change Posts,
Distribute Laurels To Former Officers
Ray Shearin, assistant qual
ity control manager at Harriet
and Henderson Textile Yams in
Norlina, was installed as
president of the Warren
County Jayeees Thursday night
in a ceremony at the Lion's
Den.
Gus Tullos, past president of
the North Carolina Jayeees,
installed the new slate of
officers. Shearin succeeded
Tom Peele, a Norlina banker, as
head of the local civic club.
Prior to the installation of
officers, Tullos addressed the
Jaycees briefly. The topic of his
talk was "Failure, Don't Let It
Get You Down." He cited the
efforts of President Jimmy
Carter in his campaign for
governor, failing in his first try.
Tullos pointed out to the group
that the President didn't give
up because he failed the first
time, instead he tried harder
the next. In closing he said that
"success is nothing but failure
in a different point of view."
Butch Meek, Norlina banker,
was presented with a special
award for participating in the
Speak-Up competition, spon
sored by the Roanoke Rapids
Jaycee chapter. Afterwards
Past President Tom Peele
presented "Key Man" awards
to Butch Meek, Macon
Robertson and Dennis Harris
for their strong support of club
activities during the past year.
Peele was put in the limelight
when he was named the 1977
recipient of the "Jaycee of the
Year Award." Butch Meek
presented him with a plaque.
Under the direction of Peele
the Warren County Jaycees
completed 24 community and
state projects.
Among the special guests
present at the dinner meeting
was Roy Pat Robertson, a
former Jaycee and past
president. Robertson was
presented with a "Past
President's Award" along with
Bobby Edmonds, Butch Meek,
Jimmy Harris and Tom Peele.
Peele said that the club had
been wanting to do that for
some time but that funds were
not available.
Joining Shearin as officers
for the 1977-78 term are: Chet
Forrester, Nicky Lassiter and
Jimmy Ross, directors; Bobby
Edmonds, treasurer; Charles
Hayes, secretary; Mike McKin
ney, external vice-president;
Dennis Harris, internal vice
president.
The meeting was closed with
members and guests reciting
the Jaycee's Creed.
Measles Vaccine
Is Now Required
For Enrollees
Rubella (German measles)
vaccine for children entering
school is now required by State
law. The General Assembly
ratified the rubella immuniza
tion bill on April 7.
Ms. Carolyn Klyce, Warren
County Health Department
director, explained that the law
actually requires children to be
vaccinated by their second
birthday. She added that the
initial target group for public
health will be children starting
kindergarten or first grade this
fall.
Rubella, known by most
people as German or 3-day
measles, is not too serious in an
infant or preschool youngster,
but the effect on the unborn
baby when the mother is
susceptible may be very
serious. German measles caus
es birth defects such as mental
retardation, deafness, blind
ness, and heart disease. The
last major rubella epidemic in
1%64 caused an estimated
20,000 stillbirths, 30,000 handi
capped children and an
incredible economic cost of 1.4
billion dollars for a lifetime of
medical, hospital, and institu
tional care.
Parents are reminded that
the State Immunization law
requires children entering
school—public, private or
parochial—to be immunized
against diptheria, pertussis,
tetanus, polio, measles and now
rubella. Parents must present
to the school authorities a
certificate of immunization or
some other acceptable medical
evidence that the child has
received the required immuni
zations.
Rubella vaccine is given to
infants at 15 months of age.
Rubella vaccine is available at
all health departments in North
Carolina. It is available at the
Warren County Health Depart
ment on the day of the regular
immunization clinic, any Tues
day from 8:30 to 4:30.
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Carolina Town Scholarships From JH Alumni
Henderson is one of 23 North
Carolina cities not recording a
fatal traffic accident in 1976,
the N. C. State Motor Club
announced this week.
Cary and Mt. Holly took over
first place in the safety citation
as each went over the five-year
mark without a fatality.
On the debit side, Charlotte
led the state in fatalities with
41. followed by Greensboro and
Winston Salem with 21. Ral
eigh reported. 12, Kayetteville
had 11, Asheville recorded nine
and Gastonia had eight.
"The record of these 23 cities
is exemplary," said Thomas B.
Watkins, chairman of the board
of the motor club, "and we
commend them for an outstand
ing achievement. We hope that
next year's list will be twice as
long."
Watkins said each of the
cities will be awarded a framed
certificate to signify the honor.
Taking part in the presentation
ceremony will be the mayor,
city manager and chief of police
in addition to motor club
officials.
Registration For
4-Year-Olds Set
Parents who live in the
Mariam Boyd and South
Warren School Districts are
urged to enroll their four-year
olds in Warren County's Pre
School Program.
This is a federally-funded,
project (ESEA-Title IV-C),
with two home-school teachers
visiting in the homes on a
weekly basis. These teachers
work with both parent and
child, using a wide variety of
educational activities.
Registration for enrollment
in this program will be Friday,
April 29,1977, from 9 a. m. to 2
p. m. atttie ESEA Building in
Afton.
Do not paint wooden ladders.
The paint can hide defects in
the wood.
The executive Board of the
John R. Hawkins Alumni and
Friends, Inc., of Warrenton this
week announced the recipients
of its second annual scholarship
awards, totalling $2,000.
Mrs. Patsy T. Hargrove,
executive-secretary-treasurer,
said that final ranking of the 12
Warrenton area public school
students who applied resulted
in the following area seniors
being named as recipients:
1. Miss Barbara Ann
Pullen—$600 scholarship; John
Graham High School; daughter
of Mrs. Blanche S. Pullen of
Littleton.
2. Miss Edna Elaine Tunstall
—$600 scholarship; John Gra
ham High School; daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin D.
Tunstall of Warrenton.
3. Miss Mary Lou Cheek—
$600 scholarship; John Graham
High School; daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George H. Harris of
Macon.
4. Miss Debra Annette
Seward—$200 grant; Norlina
High School; daughter of Mrs.
Emma Vernell Seward of
Norlina.
Awards will be formally
made in June at the students'
respective schools awards
programs, Mrs. Hargove said.
The recipients will also be
formally presented to the
organization at its annual
banquet and recognition pro
gram scheduled for the Labor
Day weekend.
Another Hearing Slated In Vance County
Another public hearing on
the draft environmental impact
statement and supplement for
the Henderson 201 Wastewater
Treatment Project will be held
May 17 at 7 p. m. at the E. M.
Rollins School Auditorium in
Henderson.
Registration to speak at the
hearing begins at 6 p. m.
Speakers will be called on in
order of registration. The
Rollins school is on the South
Garnett Street Extension in
Henderson.
A public hearing was
previously held on the draft
E.I.S. in January of this year.
But the Environmental Protec
tion Agency is in the process
redoing cost analysis of the
various construction alterna
tives presented at that hearing.
EPA decided that the public
should have another opportun
ity to comment on the impact
statement based on the new
information.