Local Legionnaires
Urged To Fight Plan
By DON 8TITH
E. C. Tobbln, a division
commander of the American
Legion, urged his fellow
veterans meeting in Henderson
Sunday to ]oin other
Legion Posts in trying to kill
President Carter's proposal
to do away with 5,000 V.A.
hospital beds. Legionnaires
throughout the nation have
voiced their opposition to
the proposal, he said.
Tobbin said the beds the
President wants removed
are those reserved for
non-service connected disabilities.
"Send letters to your
congressmen and call them
if you can afford it," Tobbin
said. Do everything in your
power to let Capitol Hill
know that you oppose the
President's proposal." Legionnaires
attending the
district meeting agreed to
join in on the national effort
to keep the hospital beds in
use.
Leland Gottschalk, commander
of the Fifth District
Legion which includes Warren,
Vance, Franklin, Granville
and Person counties,
presided over the meeting
hosted by American Legion
Post 60.
Commander Gottschalk
spoke of recruiting new
members. He said Vietnam
era veterans are not
participating in the Legion
posts and their absence is
hurting the Legion on a state
and national level.
Russell Currin, adjutant
of Limer Post 25 in
Warrenton, told Legionnaires
of his dissatisfaction
with the parking facilities at
the Veterans Hospital in
Durham.
He said that a new
parking lot has been built
for use by veterans and his
complaint was the inability
to gain access to the lot.
Tokens have to be used, but
he was unable to locate a
station in the hospital where
he could obtain one, he
reported.
Gottschalk assured Currin
that he would look into the
matter and make a report at
the next district meeting on
September 25.
Final details were given
for the Legion Officers
School to be held in Rocky
Mount on August 6. Commander
T'bbin said a school
has been held in Raleigh
recently and state officers
were impressed with the
attendance in view of a
one-day notice which Legionnaires
were given. He
said he felt that the school in
Rocky Mount will be highly
informative. Tobbin encouraged
Legionnaires to take a
Vietnam veteran with them
to the classes.
The World Of Books
In The Warren County Memorial Library
STORYTIME is being held in the library each Tuesday
and Thursday morning through August 11. Those who are
entering kindergarten this fall will come from 10:30 to 11
a. m. Those entering the first grade this fall come from
11:15 to 12 noon.
NEW BOOKS: "Coma," Cook; "Your Erroneous
Zones," Dyer; "The Managerial Woman," Jardim;
"Sam 7," Cox; "Lord Peter," Sayers; "Vivien Leigh,"
Edwards; "The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic
Tank," Bombeck; several new Gothics and Avalon books
and several for the Young People's Room.
MEMORIALS: "Discovery Book of Crafts," Johnson,
for Mrs. Elizabeth Hunter Weston from Capt. and Mrs.
George Burwell; "The Greatest Thinkers," deBono, for
Walter Gardner from Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gardner; "Life
and Times of Chaucer," Gardner, for Mrs. Emma
Massey from Mr. and Mrs. Frank Banzet.
OVERDUE BOOKS: Please return all overdue books
so that others may enjoy them.
Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. Willis
Powell and children, Amy
and Robert, have returned
to their home in Fort Myers,
Fla., after spending a week
with his mother, Mrs. A. C.
Powell. Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Gutierrez and daughters,
Maria and Cindy, of
Winston-Salem, Mr. and
Mrs. John S. Powell of Richmond,
Fred Powell of
Richmond, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Powell of Norlina
and J. C. Powell and friend,
Ginger, visited Mrs. Powell
over the weekend.
47 acres
LAND FOR SALE
at PUBLIC AUCTION
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Sale to be held at the
VANCE COUNTY COURT HOUSE
12:00 NOON on
WEDNESDAY - AUGUST 17th.
This 47 acre farm has a six room frame house, two £
large ponds-well stocked with fish- 7,800 pounds of 1
tobacco allotment, lots of fruit trees, 3 barns, other
farm buildings and is located only 4 miles from i
Henderson on State Road #1518 (Chicken Farm I
Rd.) in the Sandy Creek Township.
This is the Home Place of Mrs. Lonie A. Hayes — |
deceased—and confirmation of the sale will be §
within 24 hoars of the aactlon date.
No upset bidding!!!
This is a beautiful farm-good soil-excellent i
location-and presents a very rare opportunity to I
buy a tract of land this sixe-ideal for home, farm or
just to invest for the future.
Terms: 10% of highest bid deposit on date of
auction and balance within 30 to 60 days.
For more information and showing contact:
Walter E. Hight, Jr.
Realty tr Auction Co.
Selling Agent for Estate of Mrs. Lonie A. Hayes
1931 Norlina Rd.—Henderson, N. C.
State License M0
Day 438-8093 Night 438-4340
Roberta blea, if eajayiag her second summer working
as an enrollee at the Child Support Agenev. She is a clerk
typlat.
Artelia Covington, a sophomore at Elizabeth City State
University, is an N.Y.C. enrollee employed at the Warren
County Tax Supervisor's Office.
Evelyn Sprnlll, who works at the Child Development
Center in Warrenton, helps Kenny Hicks identify
different types of farm animals with the use of a book.
[Staff Photos]
Warren Youngsters
Get Work Experience
By FELTON DAVIS
Field Coordinator
Since the spring of 1967, approximately 1800 youths
between the ages of 14 and 21 and considered financially
disadvantaged have been afforded work experience in
the Manpower component of Franklin-Vance-Warren
Opportunity, Inc.
These young adults have performed an array of tasks
at various public and non-profit organizations throughout
the county.
To be eligible for participation in this program,
participants must be 14-21 years of age, economically
disadvantaged according to income scale, and from a
large family.
Total enrollment for Warren County is 152 this
summer, divided among 27 worksites. These worksites
include Warren General Hospital, Soul City Foundation,
Town of Warrenton, Commission of Indian Affairs, all
public schools and their supporting agencies, Child
Development Center and Tax Supervisor's Office. Also
included are Extension Services and the town and
municipalities within the boundaries of Warren County.
The program is designed for eight weeks, with 28 hours
weekly allowed for work and four hours for classroom
training, for which the participants are paid $2.30 per
hour, or the minimum federal wage.
MR. FARMER
Your tobacco barn
flues can be
repaired at
W. A. MILES
HARDWARE CO.
MAIN STREET • WARRENTON