Agriculturally
Speaking
By L. B. HARDAGE
County Extension Chairman
°ove hunting has been
very popular in Warren
for a l°ng time and
should continue to be if you
as a dove hunter, abide by
the rules of a good sportsman.
A word of caution if you
want to continue to enjoy
this sport. Do not throw
tuaS/?'i 'es' etc ' down in
the field or beside the road
Put trash in your auto or
truck and put in a trash
container. Don't ride down
fences, cross at gates-you
nave plenty of time to get
your limit of doves if you let
them get close enough
Never shoot at a low flying
dove. Don't drink while
hunting.
It is up to you if you want
this type of hunting and are
willing to abide by the rules
of good conduct.
From all indications,
doves will not be found as
easily in Warren County as
in years past. Due to the
following reasons:
(1). Corn crops are very
short in most sections of the
county. Most silage had to
be cut early due to the
drought and hot weather. No
corn left in many fields.
(2). Most fields just don't
have the feed left. Some are
grassy; doves like clean
fields, however, they will
feed in grassy fields if feed
is available.
A good bet would be a
wheat field that has been
clipped the past week.
Another likely place would
be millet fields that have
been cut for hay. I guess
dove hunting will be good
the first of the season and
will be spotty the rest of the
season.
Mr. W. F. Rooker of the
Ome community, and probably
other farmers, will
conduct public hunts. As of
today, there are plenty of
doves in this section. They
should be plentiful by opening
day, Sept. 3.
There will be other hunts
over the county-these are
by invitation only. If you
wish to go dove hunting, I
would check around before
the season opens and select
a place and contact the
farmer ahead of the season.
A few suggestions that
might help you get your
limit are:
(1). Select a place near
the top of ridge-doves
usually fly lower there than
when they cross over a
bottom.
(2). Use a 28 inch barrel
on gun if you have one - preferably
12 gauge.
(3). I prefer a medium
loaded shell - % grams of
powder, 1 v« ounces of shot,
and a No. 8 shot. You do not
need a high power shell for
doves.
(4). Find a bush, clump of
weeds, tree, or some place
to hide and be still.
(5). Don't be impatientlet
doves get to within 30-40
yards unless you are a dove
hunter. A good dove hunter
will kill most of his doves 30
to 50 yards.
(6). I prefer to get in the
field about 2:00 or 2:30 p. m.
- usually they don't move
much until 2:30 on.
(7). Leave field by no later
than 6:00 p. m. thus giving
the doves a chance to feed.
(8). Don't get too close to
another hunter unless both
agree or know where you
are.
, (9) . Always be careful and
never shoot low as you may
shoot something besides a
dove. Don't shoot close to
someone's house.
(10). Watch out for cattle.
(11). Be sure to have a
valid license. Don't kill over
the limit and try to find all
doves shot down.
Happy Hunting!
Cut Tobacco Stalks
Disc under this years
tobacco stalks. For more
money at next years
harvest, follow these steps:
(1). Cut stalks.
(2). Plow or disc under.
(3). Disc again in two
weeks. t
(4). Seed cover crop.
For more information,
contact your County Extension
Agent or the R-6-P
Committee in your community.
IRS Announces
Relief For Some
N. C. Taxpayers
GREENSBORO - Immediate
tax relief is
available for some North
Carolina taxpayers who
suffered crop losses in the
drought which has occurred
this summer, the Internal
Revenue Service has announced.
A special provision of the
tax law permits taxpayers
in Federally declared disaster
areas to deduct their
losses on either their
current year's return or the
prior year's return, according
to the IRS.
The following North Carolina
counties were declared
disaster areas by the President
on August 11.
Cabarrus, Caswell, Cleveland,
Columbus, Davidson,
Davie, Durham, Forsythe,
Franklin, Gaston, Granville,
Guilford, Iredell,
Mecklenburg, Montgomery,
Lincoln, Moore, Orange,
Person, Randolph, Richmond,
Rockingham, Rowan,
Wake, Stanly, Surry, Stokes,
Vance, Warren, Wayne,
Wilkes, Yadkin.
Losses to crops are
generally deductible in full.
No deduction is allowed,
however, for the portion of
any loss which is reimbursed
by insurance.
Taxpayers needing help in
preparing their returns or
claiming refunds should
contact their local IRS
office, or call the toll free
number 1-800-822-8800. Ask
for the free booklet, "Tax
Information on Disasters,
Casualty Losses and
Thefts."
4-H Club Holds
Monthly Meeting
By KATHLEEN SELLERS
The Northern Vaughan
4-H Club held its monthly
meeting August 22, in the
basement of Ashley Grove
Baptist Church. President,
Ben Sellers presided.
The devotion started with
the Pledge of Allegiance
followed by a song, prayer,
and 4-H pledge.
The assistant secretary
read the minutes in place of
the secretary and called the
roll.
Old business was a talk on
how we loved summer camp
and plans to go back next
year.
New business was a talk
on the dog show. Only one
person said that he would
bring his dog. Members
decided that they could put
some exhibits at the county
fair.
For recreation, members
played a game called "Keep
The Ball Rolling."
The meeting closed with
the 4-H Motto.
BOBBY'S™
2 Miles South Of Louisburg
Highway 401
OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK
9 A.M. — 7 P.M.
SUNDAYS 1—6 P.M.
Specialising In
MEN'S, BOYS' AND LADIES' CLOTHING
MEN'S & BOYS' DRESS AND WORK SHOES
Solar Age
Dawning For
Home Heating
If you want a place in the
sun, housebuilders and
architects are getting ready
to put you there
The day has arrived for
the sun-powered house-no
longer unthinkably expensive,
due to rising gas and
oil prices; no longer a
dream of far-out designers,
thanks to new building
materials and ideas; no
longer with only kiss-off
encouragement from officialdom.
„ ^
There are 2,000 to 5,000
solar-heated houses in the
United States today. President
Carter, outlining his
energy policy, hopes there
will be 2.5 million by 1985
If there are, Americans
will be well along in
relearning a lot of living
styles-from those of Colonial
barnbuilders to Indian
cliff dwellers-long forgotten
during the century of
relatively cheap heating
fuels, the National Geographic
Society says.
8 Million Solar Homes
And changes could come if
architects, builders, developers
—and homeowners
-go for the idea of solar
energy.
According to the research
chief of the American
Institute of Architects, there
are 65 million dwelling units
in the United States right
now. And there could be 80
million by 1990, with at least
10 percent of them solar
houses.
Attitudes are changing
toward solar-heated houses.
Homeowners are slowly
getting used to their different
look, especially the
steep, glassy roof supporting
the solar energy
collectors.
They take pride in owning
the first ^olar house in their
neighborhood, or delight in
the way their traditional
house sometimes can cleverly
be adapted to solar
heating without badly distorting
the original design.
Young architects are
graduating as pioneers in
new solar energy courses.
Veteran designers are
researching new methods or
boning up on what may have
been largely theory when
they were students.
Heating contractors and
house builders are attending
conferences and going to
night school to learn about
new materials and to study
building methods for sunpowered
houses. Do-it-yourselfers'
books and magazine
articles on sun power
abound. „
"Something For Nothing
Sunshine is free and
inexhaustible, giving solar
energy a something tor
nothing appeal. However,
though solar heating may be
the cheapest way of warming
houses by 1980, according
to one expert, a
sun-heating system could
cost as much as $10,000
t0Most still say it is not
practical to try to heat the
house with solar ene gy
alone; it has to be backed
up-if sometimes only a
little-with an oil, gas,
electric, or coal furna"r
But a few years ago sola
heating was widely considered
completely uneconomical,
at best an expensive
Workable solar heating
relies on relearning old
PnS"ySour house backed
into the wind, like the long,
sloping, north-facing roof of
the Cape Cod house in
Colonial days.
Get your house behind
something for Protec"®"'
like canyon dwellings backed
against a cliff, or like
19th-century bank barns
half buried into hills on the
ngrth side . Or learn a lesson
from igloos, rounded and
offering the least possj^Je
outside wall surface to bad
weather. ,
Button up the house
snugly. Use insulated glass,
tightly fitting doors extra
insulation. Try to get along
without windy-side windows,
but offer something
like a greenhouse wall to the
sunny south.
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Section Two Thursday, September 1, 1977 Page 1-B
Bond Is Set In Murder Case
Judge Robert E. Williford
of Lewiston presided over a
lengthy session of Warren
County District Court on
Friday. He granted continuances
for 33 of the 81 cases.
Joseph Smith appeared in
court on a hearing for
murder. He is alleged to
have mortally wounded
Henry Dickerson by a blow
to the head following a
disagreement between the
men on August 3. Both men
were residents at Warren
Plaza Rest Home. The court
found probable cause for the
felony charge and ordered
Smith to appear at the next
criminal session of Superior
Court to answer the charge
with bond set at $15,000.
Other cases disposed of
included:
Larry K. Arnold of New
Jersey was called and failed
on charges of speeding 65 in
55 mph zone.
James Ronnie Ball of
Graham entered a plea of
speeding in excess of 35 mph
after being charged with
speeding 50 in 35 mph zone
and was fined $25 and court
costs.
William Battle, Warren
County, was called and
failed on failure to see safe
movement violation. The
state took a voluntary
dismissal.
Calvin Brooks, Jr., of New
York, was granted a voluntary
dismissal on improper
passing charge.
Cleophus Coleman of
Washington, D. C., was
called and failed with a
following too closely violation.
Dennis Kirk Creed of
Mount Airy pled guilty of
speeding in excess of 35 mph
and was fined $25 and court
costs. Paul Edward Darden
of Virginia failed to
appear to answer charges of
driving while license revoked.
He was ordered arrested
for appearance on Sept. 23
with bond set at $500 with
previous bond of $100
ordered forfeited.
Lewis Davis, Jr., failed to
appear for four charges of
worthless checks. He was
ordered arrested for appearance
on Sept. 9 with
bond set at $100 in each case.
Carla Ettinger, simple
possession of marihuana,
fined $50 and court costs. On
resisting arrest charge, a
voluntary dismissal was
granted.
James Cecil Gillispie of
Wake County called and
failed on a non-support
charge. He was ordered
arrested for appearance on
Sept. 9 with bond set at $500.
The State took a voluntary
dismissal in the case of
Jimmy Griggs charged with
larceny from the person.
Marjorie Wortham Harmon
was granted voluntary
dismissal on a failure to see
safe movement violation.
Jamie Hayes of Vance
County pled guilty to careless
and reckless driving
after the consumption of
alcohol after he was
charged with driving under
the influence of intoxicants.
He was ordered to jail for 90
days, suspended upon the
condition that he pay fine of
$300 and court costs.
Albert Henderson of Warren
County, nonsupport, was
called and failed. Ordered
arrested for appearance on
Sept. 23 with bond set at
$200.
Timothy Jackson of Maryland
was called and failed
for charges of speeding 78 in
55 mph zone and no
operator's license and displaying
fictitous license.
Johnnie Mack Jones of
Warren County, was found
guilty of assault on female,
Beverly Jones, and was
ordered to jail for 30 days,
suspended for 12 months on
the condition that he remain
of good behavior and in no
way assault, molest or
harass his wife and pay
court costs.
Robert Otis Jones of
Christopher (Chris) Stallings, seven-year-old cantaloupe grower of Route 2, Macon,
and his young sister and helper, Kimberly, 3, display three of their large cantaloupes
here last Thursday. The one in the center weighs 17'/« pounds. The boy and girl are the
children of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stallings. The father said he plowed the rows for his
son, who did all the other work, and sold about $42 worth of cantaloupes, as well as a
watermelon weighing from 75 to 80 pounds.
Virginia pled guilty to
failure to stop at red light
and was ordered to pay
court costs. He was granted
a voluntary dismissal in no
operator's license charge.
Clarence Massenburg of
Franklin County was given
voluntary dismissal on
charges of no operator's
license.
Robert Alexander Meadows
of Warren County was
ordered to jail for 60 days,
suspended on the condition
he pay fine of $50 and court
costs after pleading guilty to
improper registration and
no insurance.
Clemon Richard Parham
of Warren County was
ordered to pay court costs
for no inspection sticker.
John Louis Pedroli pled
guilty to speeding 70 in 55
mph zone after being
charged with speeding 80 in
55 mph zone, fined $25 and
court costs.
Herman Pope of Franklin
County was called and failed
on a nonsupport charge. He
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