Newspapers / The Warren Record (Warrenton, … / Oct. 27, 1977, edition 1 / Page 5
Part of The Warren Record (Warrenton, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Commissioners Endorse Bonds, Depot Warrenton commissioners, after tabling the motion at their regular meeting in October, have come out in *•- favor of a statewide road i; bond issue which voters in .. Warren and 99 other '■ counties will decide or November 8. By a 5-2 vote, with Com.• missioners S. H. Massey and it,. Bill Leary voting in opposiT tion, the town council }r. meeting in special session i: on Wednesday night of last week agreed to endorse the - $3 million road bond issue, v Massey, in casting his dissenting vote, expressed the opinion that North Carolina should adopt a "pay-as-yougo" plan with respect to " road building. The resolution of support " by the town board followed ' on the heels of a similar support resolution passed earlier in support of the $230 million state clean water bond issue. Under provisions of the clean water issue, if passed, Warren County would receive $116,660 for wastewater collection facilities and $245,764 for water supply systems. The road bond support resolution was one of two passed by Jhe town board last week. A second resolution, passed unanimously, expressed Warrenton's support for an Amtrak stop at Norlina, utilizing the existing Norlina depot instead of a proposed new facility under consideration at Henderson. The special meeting, attended by the full board, was called to consider acceptance of a $131,800 Norlina High School ACTIVITIES By Patricia Hicks Friday night was an occasion that everyone will remember at N.H.S. for a long time. Many students and alumni were present for the homecoming activities which included a parade, * the football game and a dance The parade, which was held at 4:30, was the second event of the evening. A very enthusiastic pep rally had •' been held previously during " the day. The participating bands were the Norlina District band and the John Graham high school band. The homecoming court and attendants started the pafade out with club princesses coming next. The princesses were: Miss FHA, Irene Durham; tMiss Drill Team, Carman &urnette; Miss Library i£lub, Violet Isreal Carter; Illiss Cheerleader, Patricia ftfuck; Miss Annual Staff,1 ^Patricia Hicks; Miss French Club, Cynthia £)ortch; Miss Beta Club, jkosa Durham; Miss Blue Wave Chorus, Karen Steg•$11; Miss FFA, Lucia Hargrove; Miss Student Council, Mary Harrison; Miss •Jflu Alph Theta, Wendy -Curtis; Miss Drama Club, 3?hyllis Russell; Miss VIC A, •Sharon Jones; Miss FBLA, •Catherine Perry; Miss J. V. ^Cheerleader, Sylvia Henderson. 5: The game was very exciting also. The Blue Waves rfceat the Bunn Bulldogs 26-6. ?At half-time of the game, the ^homecoming court and Attendants were presented, rjhey included: Miss Freshman, Teresa Dickerson and Salary Durham; Miss Sophorfciore, Barbara Allen, and HLaurie Hayes; Miss Junior, 3Donna Stegall and Sharon Jones. Candidates for homecoming queens were Maxine Campbell, Tommie Craft, Pamela Epps, Patricia Hicks, Carol Montague, Catherine Perry, Patricia Tuck and Deborah Walker. Crowned as queens were Patricia Hicks and Carol Montague. The dance followed the game. The queens and court were presented again. Everyone enjoyed dancing to the music of disc jockey, Sherman Johnson. Homecoming was a big success at N.H.S. this year. There are three players of the week this week. The first is Johnny Fleming who was 5 for 10 in passing. He threw one touchdown pass, and also rushed for a touchdown. He punted four times with an average of 42 yards on each punt. The second player is David Rowlette who ran for 164 yards on 21 carries. He made two touchdowns, caught two passes for 28 yards. He also caught an interception. He made nine individual tackles and three assists. The third player is Charlie Bullock who did a fine job of blocking. He made 10 individual tackles and 2 assists. The FHA has been busy this week. Tuesday afternoon they held a countywide talent tryout in the gym. The best two people will be entrees in the District III Rally in Raleigh on November 2. Wednesday the county winners went to Louisburg to practice for the rally. Tuesday the FBLA traveled to Conway for their first District IH Workshop. Mrs. Watford accompanied the 10 students who went to the workshop. On Campus News From John Graham By Terry Thompson s: Since homecoming week iefore last, the pace has Slackened a bit at J. G. H. S. fiowever, it will pick up iooner than you think with She end of the first nine igeeks grading period comttig November 8. (Only 135 Jays to go, Class of '78). r Monday, as mentioned &st week, was screening Qay for sickle cell anemia. Students from each class $ad a blood sample to check for this disease. £ Tuesday, approximately f6 seniors traveled to VanceSranville Community Col£ge with Mrs. Virginia svister, guidance counselor i On display in the library Biis week are projects made by students in Robert Martin's U. S. History Class. Outstanding projects werea miniature Fort Washing ton made by Craig Allen, a log cabin and palisade by Bobby Perkinson, a colonial fort made by Howard Maynard, a corncob pipe by Ronald Hargrove, Indian clothing by Annetta Sommerville, and a log cabin by Leo Richardson. These people along with others made outstanding reproductions of early American ways of life. They all did an excellent job. Mrs. Virginia Levister, guidance counselor, will travel to Charlotte the 26 and 27 of this month to be a consultant on the subject of sex bias. She will be in a workshop discussing the topic with others. The 1977-78 giris' basketball team try outs will begin November 1, immediately after school. J. G. girls, come on out and let's see what we can get together! grant for the employment of public service workers here. The grant calls for 16 job positions, and Town Manager Bill Davis told the board Wednesday night that he already had received 19 applications for the posts. After a discussion in which Commissioner Gordon Haithcock suggested that the new crew's hours be staggered so as to increase trash collection on weekends, the board voted unanimously to accept the grant. Commissioner Norfleet Cliborne moved to accept the grant, and Commissioner B. G. White seconded. Commissioners agreed that the town manager would be Smoke Signals Warren Academy had an extremely busy week last week, and from the schedule for this week, it will be an even busier one! The play "The Miracle Worker" was an outstanding production, superb in every way. We are sorry that some of you did not get to see it because it was a very touching and true-tolife story of Helen Keller. The students who took part in the production did an excellent job of portraying the emotions involved in the play. We congratulate the students and Mr. David Peoples on a job exceedingly well done. Our thanks to all who helped make it the success that it was. The proceeds of the play will go toward the dressing rooms being added to the gym. The sophomores and juniors took the PSAT last week. They found out that they still have a lot to learn! The PSAT helps to prepare the students for the SAT which will be taken in November. The PSAT gives the students an idea of what to expect on the SAT, and it is not quite as big a shock as it would be otherwise. We hope that the parents attended the PTO meeting on Monday night. This is one way to keep up with what is happening at Warren Academy. Immediately following the PTO meeting, the Parent-Teacher conference was held. This enables the parents to talk with the teachers about their children's work if they need to do so. Many problems can be worked out this way if all who need to will participate. The football game at N E W. Academy last Friday night was not as successful as we had hoped it would be. But the team played well, and they are still in there trying for a win. Our team may be small, but the players have as much spirit as any team we have played! The game this week will be on the Warriors' home field Thursday, October 27, at 3:30 p. m. The opposing team will be Hobgood Academy. Come out and support your team! The Fall Festival preparations are in full swing. There will be games of all kinds, which everyone en joys playing, a fun house crafts and garden shops, a bake shop, a Christmas shop and many other shops There will also be a "Womanless Wedding" which will probably be the highlight of the evening. Supper will also be served. You will have a choice between barbeque chicken or pork barbeque The supper tickets will be $2.60 each and will include everything except dessert For a most enjoyable afternoon and evening make your plans to attend the Academy's Fall Festival This is one of the highlights of the year-fun, fellowship and food!!! given a share of the administrative portions of the grant to bring his salary to a level agreed to by the board at the outset of the 1977-78 fiscal year. Rooker To Practice On Market Street Marvin P. (Marty) Rooker of Norlina will open a law practice in the basement of the Professional Building (formerly the Hunter Building) on East Market Street by the end of the month, he announced this week. A graduate of East Carolina University and Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala., he was admitted to the North Carolina Bar this summer. Rooker plans to practice general law. His will be the fifth firm practicing law in the Town of Warrenton. Marty is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Foote Rooker of Rt. 1, Norlina. Halloween Parade The Norlina Senior Social Clubs Annual Halloween Parade will be Thursday at 2:30 p. m. The senior citizens in costume will meet at the Norlina United Methodist Church at 2 p. m. They will march across Route 1 to Hyco Street, past the Municipal Building, around by the Greyhound Bus Depot and back to the Methodist Church. Judges will be along the parade route to judge the contestants for awards to be given later in the day's meeting. Figures Corrected George W. Shearin, sales supervisor for the Warrenton Tobacco Market, announced this week that last week's paper should have read 5,742,717 instead of 1,742,717 pounds of tobacco sold. Shearin also reported the market is scheduled to be open NINE more days but if farmers still have tobacco the market will schedule additional days. Haunted House The Macon Baptist Youth group will have a Haunted House at the Macon Fire Department this Friday night, October 28, at 8 p. m. Admission is ten cents and the public is invited. UMYF Carnival The Norlina UMYF is sponsoring a Halloween Carnival on Monday, Oct. 31, from 7 til 9:30 p. m. at the Norlina United Methodist Church. There will be games, the devil's den, a bake sale and lots of fun for everyone. Make your plans to attend! Halloween Carnival The M. Y. F. of Zion United Methodist Church will sponsor a Halloween carnival at the church on Monday, October 31, beginning at 6 p. m. Guest Speaker Chris Hughes, youth leader at Jerusalem United Methodist Church will be guest speaker at the morning worship service at Zion United Methodist Church Sunday, October 30, at 9:50 a. m. Births WOC and Mrs. Sherwood Beaman announce the birth of a son, Stacy Leland, on October 15 at Fort Sill, Okla. The infant weighed seven pounds, four ounces. Mrs. Beaman is the former Mary Ann Davis of Inez. Mr. and Mrs. Claude David Inscoe, Jr., announce the birth of a son, Danny Wilson, on October 19 in Halifax Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Inscoe is the former Rose Marie Liles. Mr. Inscoe is a native of Littleton. Pork Barbecue $2.50 PER PLATE Sponsored by Drewry Voluntary Fire Department, Saturday, November 12th, 4 p. m.-8 p. m. at Drewry Fire Department and Community Building. Ladies Auxiliary Country \ Store, handicrafts, baked goods, canned goods Tickets on sale by fireman and ladies auxiliary.
The Warren Record (Warrenton, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Oct. 27, 1977, edition 1
5
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75