Football Practice
Begins Monday
By DON STITH
Football practice (or the
1977 season got under way
Monday night with prospective
players reporting to
John Graham and Norlina
high schools.
Coach Bill Fraxier, entering
his sixth season at John
Graham, had 30 candidates
to report to the gym. He
admits that his ballclub will
be "very young and inexperienced."
Warrenton lost 16 players
off last year's squad through
graduation. Frazier has five
returning lettermen to form
the nucleus of his club.
Darryl Lyles and Brownja
Alston, co-captains, will be
looked upon heavily by the
coaching staff for leadership.
Lyles was named an
all-conference end last season.
Alston came on strong
during the second half of the
season when Alphonso Hopkins,
Warrenton's leading
ground gainer with a
125-yard per game rushing
average to that point was
injured His strong leadership
and playing ability
impressed the Jacket coacnes
so well that Alston was
named a co-captain.
Frazier readily admits
that he has a young club and
said that the first tryout is
far too early to make any
rash predictions. The tobacco
harvest will keep some of
his players tht live on farms
off the field but "they'll be
here," an optimistic Coach
Frazier predicted.
The Yellow Jackets' crosa
county rivals, the Norlina
Blue Waves, defending Tar
River champions, are in
pretty good shape. Coach
Bob Price and his staff have
eight returning starters
from last season's championship
squadThe
only players he lost
were Ricky Jones, runningback
and leading scorer;
Gary Holtzman, all-conference
lineman; Donnie Alexander,
lineman; Ernest
Davis, linebacker; and Lee
Stultz, quarterback.
Monday night Price had 17
players to report for
practice. Among that group
were a few familiar names
including, Shelton Hunter,
Clifton Green, Chip Gums,
A'len Hargrove, Charlie
Bullock and Johnny Fleming.
Fleming is expected to
get the quarterback job.
Last season he was the
number two signal-caller
behind Stultz.
One of last season's standouts
who didn't report
Monday night was David
Rowlette, all-conference
linebacker who shared running
assigaments along with
Ricky Jones. He was the
Blue Waves second leading
scorer and ground gainer
with a 4.8 yard average per
carry.
Coach Price is very
optimistic about having a
winning season or clinching
a second consecutive conference
title.
For the record, Norlina
scored an average of 21.7
points per game last season
while holding their opponents
to a 7.7 average. They
also held five ballclubs to
scoreless games.
Tournament
The Afton-Elberon Ruritan
Club will sponsor a
ladies' slow-pitch softball
tournament on the Afton
diamond this weekend.
Twelve teams are slated to
see action in the doubleelimination
tournament.
The three top-seeded teams
will receive a trophy.
Floyd B. McKissick, foonder and developer of Soul City, smiles upon signing an
Affirmative Marketing Plan for Soul City. The plan was also signed in agreement by
six realtors at Soul City. Witnessing the signing are Edward Cacbime, [left] HUD
official from Washington, D. C. and James Lassiter, director of Equal Opportunities,
HUD, Greensboro. [Staff Photo by Don Stith]
Real Estate Agents Meeting
At Soul City Pledge Action
ara T T (Tlam ina
nica ic*i cavavc ag cum i
and builders op^ting in (
Soul City have pledged sup- i
port for an affirmative mar- <
keting plan which seeks to
eliminate discrimination in (
housing in the new commun- i
ity. It is the first such plan to 1
win adoption in North <
Carolina. '
The plan, signed Thurs- |
day during a meeting hosted ;
by the Soul City Company, 1
received the endorsement of
visiting officials of the i
Department of Housing and
Urban Development who
indicated they would like to
see the plan implemented by
other federally backed new
towns.
James L. Lassister, director
of equal opportunity for
HUD's regional office in
Greensboro, told realtors
that the market plan is
similar to plans adopted in
Dallas, Texas and San
Diego, Calif., which seek to
assure home ownership by
members of different racial,
religious, ethnic and economic
groups.
The accords call for a
cooperative venture on the
Rep. Fountain To
Make District Tour
The Warrenton Tobacco
Market will be one of the
stops on a district tour
planned by Congressman L.
H. Fountain during the
House of Representatives
August Recess.
During the recess, the
Second District lawmaker
plans visits to each county in
the Second Congressional
District. He will be in
Warren County on Friday,
August 12.
From 9 a. m. until 12:30 p.
m. he will observe leaf
auction sales on the local
market, and from 2 p. m.
until 4 p. m. he will be in the
Judge's Room of the Warren
County Court House.
The congressman is scheduled
to spend August 11 in
Vance County and will
include a visit to the
Littleton Town hall from
3:30 p. m. until 4 p. m. as
part of his Halifax County
tour on August 25.
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Jity and area builders and
ealtors to work for equal
pportunity housing goals.
Edward Cachime, in Soul
:ity on a fact-finding mision
for HUD, attended the
neeting and said that he
vas returning to Washingon
"with a favorable report"
and hopes to have
;imilar plans used in other
lew communities.
Representing Soul City at
he meeting were founder
rloyd McKissick and marteting
director Jack Stewirt.
Realtors and builders
A. H. Padula, Sr., and A. H.
Padula, Jr., Johnny L.
Guillins, E. C. Seaman,
Samuel Roberson and Opie
Frazier.
The memorandum of
understanding signed
Thursday will cover all
residentidal housing constructed,
sold or rented by
realtors and builders in Soul
City, including conventionally
financed housing as
well as housing developed or
marketed under FHA, VA
and other federal and state
programs.
Lanier Re-Elected ABC
Chairman; Pay Raised
W. K. (Billy) Lanier not
only was relected member
and chairman of the Warren
County ABC Board for a
three-year term at a joint
meeting of the Warren
County Health Board, the
Warren County Board of
Education, and the Warren
County Commissioners here
Monday morning, but also
had his salary raised, as did
the two other members of
the board, Clifton Robertson
and A. B. Harris.
Pointing out that the
Vance County ABC members
and chairman were
paid considerably more
than the ones in Warren
County, Chairman Peete
Jones said that he would like
to see the Warren members
receive an increase. Following
a discussion, the commissioners
voted to raise the
ABC Chairman from $75 to
$100 a month and the
members from $15 a month
to $25 a month. The commissioners
set the salaries of
ABC personnel, but they are
paid from ABC profits.
Ernest Turner moved that
Lanier be elected member
and chairman, and Mrs.
Mabel Davis seconded the
motion, Mrs. Joyce Odom
said that she preferred that
:he chairman and member
t>e elected separately, and
said that she would vote for
Lanier as member and
would nominate Cliff Robertson
for chairman. In a
secret ballot Lanier received
seven votes for chairman
and Robertson four.
Shearin Releases
Tobacco Schedule
George W. Shearin, sales
supervisor for the Warrenton
Tobacco Market, announced
the August schedule
for tobacco sales on the
market as follows:
Monday, August 8, Wednesday,
August 10; Tuesday,
August 16; Thursday,
August 18, Monday, August
22; Wednesday, August 24,
and Tuesday, August 30.
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Mrs. Haynes Re-Elected Supervisor
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Meeting in executive seslon
at the close of its
egular meeting Monday
lorning, the Warren Counf
Board of Commissioners
e-elected Mrs. Janice
laynes as Warren County
ax Supervisor for a twoear
term. Following the
-HA Loans Add To
lounty Tax Base
Some $885,041 has been
idded to the Warren County
ax base this year as the
esult of Farmers Home
Idministration loans, Jim
Slam, county director,
eported to the county
:ommissioners at their
egular meeting here Monlay
morning.
Lending activities from
)ct. 1,1976, through June 30,
977, were reported by Elam
is follows:
Operating loans, 54, $640,100;
emergency loans, 7,
>125,600; farm ownership
oans, 3, $143,991; recreaion,
1, $24,000; soil and
vater, 2, $44,850; ORE, 1,
1104,400; rural housing, 30,
1567,800.
Outstanding principal balinces
as of June 30, 1977,
were reported by Elam as
ollows:
OLandEO, $989,806; EM,
[288,800; FO, $928,397; RH,
12,939,342; SW, $56,823;
3RE, $104,400—total, $5,(07,568.
ineeung, iuc tuaiiuiau
announced the election of
Mr*. Haynes to the press.
Earlier Bennle Finch and
Tom Collier of COG appeared
before the board when
Collier announced the receipt
of a MO,000 grant for
1202 Emergency Medical
Services.
Frank Twitty, Dog Warden,
reported that during
the month of July he heard
95 complaints, picked up 107
dogs, killed 98 and gave
away 9. During the month he
reported that he vaccinated
22 dogs, the low number
being due to an unwillingness
on his part to vaccinate
the dogs due to the
extremely hot weather. He
explained that vaccinations
in hot weather are hard on
dogs. Twitty also reported
that he traveled 2132.6 miles
during the month.
A. P. Rodwell, Jr., Tax
Collector, reported that
taxes collected during July
totalled $3,267.19, making
total collected during the
year of $931,229.38. This was
95.7% of the 1976-77 levy.
The commissioners passed
a resolution asking the
State Highway Commission
to pave 0.6 of a mile of the
Mulchi Road, and also heard
a delegation ask for the
paving of 2.6 miles of road
known as the Odell-Grove
Hill Road. The request was
forwarded to the Department
of Transportation, as
was a request of a group
inai a smaii private ruau uu
the Warren Plains Road be
taken Into the county
system.
The commissioner*
agreed to make available an
additional $1000 for the
Macon Rural Fire Department.
The commissioners also
agreed to pay the insurance
premium for one more
month on the policy of an
employee of the Warren
County Department of Social
Services who is on leave
for educational purposes.
Chairman Peete Jones
was designated as the voting
delegate at the approaching
meeting of the A»rooiatic:i
of County Commissioners
Also signifying their attentions
to attend the convention
were Chairman Jones,
Commissioners Clyde Edwards
and Jack Harris and
County Manager Charles
Hayes.
The commissioners voted
to negotiate a request of the
Department of Social Services
in the amount of
$14,055, representing an increase
in AFDC in the
amount of $11,031 and a July
1 rate increase of SICSA in
the amount of $3024. This
was to be charged to the
State Public Assistance
contingency fund. Manager
Hayes explained that the
county did not budget for
indirect costs, and suggested
that the claim be
negotiated.
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