Farmers Urged To Apply
For Loans By Sept. 30
Farmers in Warren County
who plan to apply for
federal emergency loans to
help them recover from
drought losses should file
applications no later than
Sept. 30, at their county
office of the U. S. Farmers
Home Administration
(FmHA).
FmHA County Supervisor
James G. Elam issued a
reminder that terms of the
special Drought Impact
emergency loan program,
for which Congress appropriated
extra loan funds this
year, carry the Sept. 30
deadline for loan application
The rule applies in
counties where farmers'
eligibility for loans is based
on Drought Impact designations
made by the federal
Interagency Drought Emergency
Coordinating Committee.
Warren County is
under that type of designation.
Mr. Elam said estimates
of loan amounts needed
under applications filed by
Sept. 30 can be revised if
necessary in the course of
loan processing. In some
cases, production loss this
year may not be finally
determined until later than
Sept. 30.
FmHA, the credit agency
of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, makes farm
emergency loans to cover
losses resulting from designated
natural disasters and
help farmers restore projuction
to pre-disaster coniitions.
Under new legislation
signed into law by President
Carter Aug. 4, loans not
exceeding $250,000 are made
at an interest rate of five
percent. Additional financing
for production purposes,
or for making major
adjustments in farming
operations, is at a higher
rate. Applicants must show
that necessary credit is not
available to them from commercial
lenders serving
their localities.
Farmers may obtain
further information or file
applications at the FmHA
office serving Warren County,
located in the Taylor
Building, Warrenton or by
calling 257-3249.
Continuing Education
Classes Are Offered
Warren County residents can put their spare time to
good use this fall in such Continuing Education classes as
Bookkeeping, Typing, Chair Caning, or Sewing through
courses offered by the Continuing Education Department
of Vance-Granville Community College.
Registration for the classes scheduled in Warren
County will be held from 7:00 to 9:00 p. m. Tuesday,
September 27, at the library at John Graham School.
The Bookkeeping I, Chair Caning, Sewing and Typing I
classes will all be held from 7 to 10 p. m. on Tuesdays at
John Graham High School.
Elementary reading and writing skills will be taught in
four different classes of Adult Basic Education. One
class is scheduled from 8 a. m. until 2 p. m. on Tuesdays
and Thursdays at Warrenton Prison Unit. Three other
classes will be taught from 7 to 10 p. m. on Tuesdays and
Thursdays at Haliwa School.
Those who want to study for the GED test can take a
GED preparation class to be held from 7 to 10 p: m. on
Mondays and Thursdays at a location to be announced
during registration.
Vance-Granville Community College offers a wide
variety of other Continuing Education classes on the
campus located between Henderson and Oxford. There
are Continuing Education classes in such subjects as
Hotel-Motel Management, Interior Decorating,
Macrame, Leathercraft and Shoe Repair, Real Estate
License Preparation, China Painting and Stocks and
Bonds. The complete list of Continuing Education
offerings appeared as a suplement to the September 15
edition of the Warren Record.
New Slate Of Officers
Elected By Local Group
The Warren County Association
for Retarded Citizens
met on September 8,
with its newly elected
officers presiding. The officers
are as follows: Ann
Walker, president; Duncan
Munn, vice-president; and
Lizzie Hudgins, secretarytreasurer.
Outgoing officers included
Mrs. G. M. Brown, president;
Mrs. Shirley Terry,
vice president; and Mrs.
Brenda Pitchford, secre
tary-treasurer. We thank
them for their efforts during
the Association's first year
of existence.
Membership in the association
is open to parents or
friends of retarded individuals,
professionals working
in this area and any
other interested persons. Its
main goals are to assist in
the establishment and expansion
of services for the
retarded, help parents to
use existing resources, and
promote public awareness
of the needs and capabilities
of the approximately 800
retarded citizens of Warren
County. The association
works with local churches,
civic groups and public
agencies such as the Area
Mental Health Program, the
School System, and the
Department of Social Services.
Meetings of the Warren
County ARC are held on the
second Thursday night of
each month at 8 p. m. in the
basement of All Saints Episcopal
Church. All interested
parents and friends of the
mentally retarded are invited
to the October 13,
meetingi
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riu onoT now
Available Here
The Warren County
Health Department announces
that the influenza
virus vaccine, or "flu shot,"
is now available for interested
persons over 45 years of
age.
The single-dose immunizations
can be obtained for
$1.50 any Tuesday without
appointment, 8:30-4:30. The
U. S. Public Health Service
recommends that immunization,
if desired, be
completed by mid-November
as "flu" is more
common during cold weather.
Active influenza immunization
is generally recommended
only for those
> whose age or physical
condition puts them at
higher risk of serious complications
from influenza.
Mrs. Doris Dryden, Nursing
Supervisor at the
Health Department, emphasized
that the vaccine is a
matter of personal choice.
"We offer the service in the
belief that the vaccine is
helpful for some people but
each person must decide for
himself if he is to use the
vaccine," she said.
The vaccine should not be
given to anyone with a
known allergy to eggs,
chicken, chicken feathers or
chicken dander. Vaccine
should not be given during a
time of active respiratory
infection.
LOCKLEY
On-Road Training
Given Patrolman
Warren County's newest
highway patrolman has
been in the county since
August 17. Cecil Eugene
Lockley is currently serving
with Trooper Vernon R.
(Pete) Vaughan for his six
weeks of on-the-road training.
Warren County is his
first assignment as a
highway patrolman.
A native of Fuquay
Varina, Lockley graduated
from Fuquay Varina High
School in 1970. While in high
school he was a member of
the basketball team.
He attended North Carolina
Central University for
two years, majoring in accounting.
He was also on the
university's wrestling team.
He drove a tractor trailer
rig for three years and in
1977 was accepted to the
Highway Patrol School.
Lockley graduated from
the basic training school of
the Highway Patrol in
August and was assigned to
Warren County.
He is married to the
former Carolyn Richardson
of Fuquay Varina. They
have one daughter, 19month-old,
Tiffani.
Not Peanuts
Georgia grows about 46
per cent of the nation's
supply of peanuts.
Warren, Area Deaths And Funerals
J. H. BEDDINGFIELD
John Henry Beddingfield,
S3, of Warrenton died
Saturday. He was a retired
employee of the N. C.
Department of Transportation.
Funeral services were
held Monday at 2 p. m. from
Blaylock Funeral Home by
the Rev. Ken Howard.
Burial was in Fairview
Cemetery.
Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Marguerite Beddingfield;
one son, John W.
Beddingfield of Macon; two
sisters, Mrs. Mabel Whaler
of Raleigh and Mrs. Nancy
Horton of Wendell i one
brother, Pete Beddingfield
of Raleigh; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Theodore
Smiley, Horace Shearin,
Pete Vaughan, Vernon
Whitmore, Billy A. Benson,
and Ervin Manning, Jr.
Community Chorus
To Stage Benefit
The Community Male
Chorus announces the Annual
Benefit Program for
the Warren County Rescue
Squad at the Mclver School
Gymnasium, Littleton, on
Sunday, Sept. 25, at 2 p. m.
This program has been
presented for the past six
years, according to Joe
Brown, who began the
Community Male Chorus.
There have been a
number of other groups
invited to participate, including
The Moore Family,
The Starlight Singers, Sis.
Peggy Plummer, The Harold
Massey Singers, Bro.
Alpheus Perry, Bro. John R.
Stevenson and The Warrenton
Echoes.
Lawrence Harrison will
serve again as master of
ceremonies. Lawrence and
Joe will be soliciting funds
for the Squad, beginning immediately.
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Donations of $1.00 are
requested. Prizes will be
given.
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MRS. CLARA B. SHAW
Mrs. Clara Bobbitt Shaw,
75, of Macon, died Saturday
in a High Point hospital.
Funeral services were
held Monday at 4 p. m. at
Macon Methodist Church by
the Rev. Floyd Morrow.
Burial was in Greenwood
Cemetery.
Surviving are one daughter,
Mrs. S. J. Sparazzi of
Rochester, N. Y.; one son,
Robert H. Shaw of High
Point; two sisters, Mrs.
Clinton Chaum of WinstonSalem
and. Mrs. Clunette
Sprinkle of Lewisville; three
brothers, Bracie Bobbitt of
Farmington, Clifton Bobbitt
of Warrenton and Hilliard
Bobbitt of Lake James ; and
five grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Willoughby
Harris, Rowlette
Shaw, Scott Gardner, Vincent
Williams, W. R. Drake
and Raymond Harris, Jr.
MRS. PEARL VAUGHAN
Funeral services for Mrs.
Pearl Thompson Vaughan,
83, who died Friday, Sept.
16, were held Sunday at 2 p.
m. from the J. M. White
Funeral Home Chapel. The
Rev. John Phillips conducted
the service. Burial was in
the Sunset Gardens.
Mrs. Vaughan was a
resident of Rt. 3, Henderson,
and attended the Warren
Plains Baptist Church.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Peggy Capps and
Mrs. Pearl Vaughan Rainey
of Henderson; one son,
Martin Earl Vaughan of
Alexanderia, Va.; eight
grandchidren and 11 greatgrandchildren.
Pallbearers were Kenneth
Copley, Nick White, Dempsey
Wade, M. C. Boyd,
Bobby Boyd, Doc Thompson,
Hawkins Thompson and
James Burchette.
JAMES D. CHRISTMAS
Word has been received
here of the death of James
Douglas Christmas, 68, who
died at the Yonkers Professional
Hospital on Sept. 3.
Born April z, i»u» m
Warren County, he was the
son of the late Henry and
Martha Christmas. He had
lived in Yonkers, N. Y. for
many years and was
employed by DeFeo Cadillac
there for over 30 years.
He is survived by his wife,
Mallisa; two sons, Lawrence
and Ellis; two sisters,
Lucinda Davis and Sally
Kearney; one brother,
Grandison Christmas and
five grandchildren.
OWEN F. THARRINGTON
LOUISBURG - Owen F.
Tharrington, 71, of Rt. 6,
Louisburg, died Friday in
Duke Hospital.
Funeral services were
neiu ouiiuajf «i < p. in. ui
Mount Zion Baptist Church
by the Rev. Douglas Butts.
Burial was in Highland
Memorial Gardens.
Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Mary Lou Gupton
Tharrington; one daughter,
Mrs. Priscilla Matthews of
Raleigh; four sons, Ronnie
O. Tharrington of Raleigh,
Tommie N. Tharrington of
Albany, Ga., J. Dewitt
Tharrington of Bassett, Va.,
and Michael F. Tharrington
of Fayetteville; one
sister, Mrs. O. M. Limer of
Warrenton; two brothers,
Herman Tharrington of
Bunn and Bruce Tharrington
of Mount Airy; and six
grandchildren.