News & Society Items
Mrs. Sarah H. Read l«\ iast
week for her home in
Annandale. Fla. Mrs. Hvla
Faulkener returned with her
for a tone visit.
Billv Davis, Jr., of Inez
underwent head surgery at
North Carolina Memorial Hospital
in Chapel Hill on Monday.
Mrs. J. B. Bovce is on an
extended visit to the home of
the Sam Amnions in Raleigh.
Mrs. W. R. Hedgepeth has
returned home after spending
three weeks in Richmond, Va..
with the W. R. Hedgepeths.
Mr. and Mrs Bill Crawford
and son of Winston Salem were
weekend guests of the Henry
Twittvs.
Mr. and Mrs. john H. Stegall
and sons of Raleigh were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Cliff Stegall.
Mrs. Evelvn Crosswhite of
Salem, Va., is visiting the Rev.
and Mrs. J. W. Crosswhite.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Abbott,
Jr.. of Elberon have returned
home after spending several
weeks with their daughter and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. Franks
in Clearwater. Fla.
Henry Read of Bristol. Va.,
visited his mother. Mrs. Sara
Moore Read, last week.
Mrs. V. T. Lamm is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Joseph
I'line. in Statesville.
W. R. Baskervill of South
Hill. Va.. was a luncheon guest
<i| Mrs. W. R Baskervill on
Saturday.
Curiosity
Potatoes were first brought
to Europe bv the Conquistadores
as a curiosity from South
America. It took 150 years for
the potato to be accepted as
edible for humans.
Former Coach
Loses Sight
Word has been received here
that Jimmie Webb, former
teacher and coach at John
Graham High School, sustained
serious eye injuries about two
weeks ago when an automobile
battery exploded in his face.
The acid caused Webb to lose
sight in one eve.
Following surgery in an
Flizabeth City Hospital. Webb
has returned to his home in
Currituck. He is principal of
Currituck High School.
Deborah Williams
Receives Promotion
David Berry, sales manager
for radio station WQDR. in
Raleigh, has announced the
promotion of Ms. Deborah V.
Williams to its sales staff.
Deborah is promoted from the
position of station secretary
where she worked for the
station manager.
She will handle the sales and
service of advertising for
businesses, primarily in Raleigh.
with some work in
Durham and in Rocky Mount,
he said.
Williams began employment
with sister station WPTF in
April of 1974 as receptionist. In
February of 1975, she was
promoted to copy writer and
commercial production assistant
for WQDR. In January of
1976. she was promoted to
station secretary.
Williams is a native of
Warrenton. She graduated
from John Graham High School
and is a graduate of
Hardbargers in Raleigh. In
Warrenton. she worked at
WARR radio station.
Louisburg College
Hosting Boys Choir
The Burlington Boys Choir,
under the direction of Eva
Wiseman, will appear in
concert at Ix>uisburg College on
Feb. 10. at 8 p. m.. in the
College Auditorium. The event,
sponsored by the College
Department of Music, is open
and free to the public.
On Dean's List
Hugh F. Holt of 321 Graham
Street. Warrenton. has been
named to the dean's list at
Western Carolina University
for the 1976 fall quarter,
according to an announcement
by Dr. Robert E. Stoltz, vice
chancellor for academic affairs.
fW-trinnintr at 10:00 a. m. Friday. Jan. 21, 1977 each and every
itrm of inventory will be sold at 60% to 75% of the regular
price. Liquidation will continue Feb. 3, 4, 5, 1977 until 4:00 p.
m.. Sat., Feb. 5,1977 at which time all remaining items will be
sold at PUBLIC AUCTION regardless of price.
STORE INVENTORY - PARTIAL LISTING
Dresses. I<ong Dresses. Slacks. Pants, Shirts, Jump Suits,
Panties, Slips, Bras. Hose. Robes, Pajamas, Bedroom Shoes,
flowns. I'orketbooks. Umbrellas. Bedroom Slippers, Skirts.
Gloves, Muffs, Men's Shirts — Bedroom Slippers, Girdles,
i Many Other Items Too Numerous To list.
EQUIPMENT:
Racks. File Cabinet, Check writer, Desk, Cash Register. Misc.
Items.
TERMS-CASH NOTE: This is Final Weekend of Sale.
Don't Forget — AUCTION Sat., Feb. 5,
1977 - 4:00 p. m.
For Information Contact
W.T. DEBNAM. JR.
Receiver
Attorney At Law
Zebulon, N. C.
Ph. 2896124
Local Delegates
Attend Symposium
On WIC Programs
Smoke Signals
Hews Of Warren Academy
Senator Hubert Humphrey
was the keynote speaker at a
National WIC Symposium in
Washington. D. C. last week.
Mrs. Janet Farrar and Mrs.
Ruth Bugg were among the 800
delegates attending from 49
states. Puerto Rico and The
Virgin Islands. Mrs. Farrar and
Mrs. Bugg represented the
Warren County WIC Program
which is a special supplemental
food program for Women,
Infants and Children established
bv the federal government
in August 1973.
The Mayflower Hotel was
headquarters for this first
nationwide meeting and The
Children's Foundation, with a
Washington base, hosted and
sponsored the Symposium. The
Children's Foundation is a nonprofit
national, anti-hunger
organization concerned with
the quality and availability of
the nation's food programs for
needy children.
Other outstanding speakers
were Congressmen George
Miller and Charles Percy.
Representing the prestigious
House Committee on Education
and Labor was Congresswoman
Shirley Chisholm of New York.
Resides outstandii,j» oratory,
delegates were instructed bv
daily workshop sessions covering
vital topics of WIC concern.
From a pilot project. WrIC has
grown in four years to a highly
successful and well-funded
program with a $250 million
national budget.
North Carolina atone now has
13 WIC projects operating in 26
counties, and currently enrolling
20.500 women, infants and
children.
The WIC program in Warren
County with a caseload of 650
participants is continually
growing and successfully serving
needy mothers and
children and helping them
attain their full potential in
growth and development and
nutrition education. The overall
goal of WIC. here and
elsewhere, is the assessment
and identification of nutritional
problems, the delivery of food
orders and information to help
correct these problems and the
evaluation of these procedures.
The National WIC Sympos
ium lauded the achievements of
local programs and shared
ideas and procedures throughout
the nation to insure future
progress.
Cards Of
Thanks
I would like to sincerely
thank mv many friends,
community groups and all
individuals who came to my aid
with donations and other deeds
of kindness when my house
burned.
REV. W.H. BURGESS
We wish to thank our many
friends for the kind deeds
shown us during the passing "f
our daughter, Mrs. Nancy
Brown Henderson, and our
grandchildren. Laurice & La
trova. May God bless each of
vou.
MR. AND MRS. HERMON
BROWN
Mr. and Mrs. John Harris.
Jr.. would like to thank our
friends and neighbors for the
kindness shown to us during
the death of our sister. Mrs.
Mildred Rebecca Sommerville.
We would also like to thank the
Harris-Turner Funeral Home
and the Greenwood Baptist
Church.
A special thanks to the Rev.
Burnette and the Alston family
of Baltimore. Md.. for their
kindness shown during her
sickness and death. God bless
each and everyone of you.
MR. AND MRS.
JOHN HARRIS, JR.
303 N. Bute St.
Warrenton, N. C.
The family of the late Charlie
Frank Jones, Sr., wishes to
thank each and everyone for
flowers, telegrams, cards, food,
cars and all other kindness
shown during their hour of
bereavement.
MRS. ALICE BRUCE
and the JONES CHILDREN
I would like to thank my
friends, and neighbors for all
acts of kindness and especially
your prayers while I was a
patient in Warren General and
Duke Hospitals. A special
thanks to the nurses and
doctors at both hospitals who
were wonderful to me. May the
Lord bless each one.
MURPHY AYCOCK
Last Monday afternoon
excitement abounded at Warren
Academy. The snow took us
all bv surprise. We were out of
school almost before we knew
it. It did not last long enough
because it left just as fast as it
came. But we had a good time
while it lasted.
llue to the quick disappear
ance of the snow we wt re able
to play the scheduled basketball
game :i N.E.W. The
teams a., e -v ay from N.E.W.
elated! All three teams were
victorious!
The varsity teams did not
plav las' Friday night. The J.V.
crirls and novs played at Kerr
Lake Academy on that night.
We are sorry to say that
neither team came away with a
victory. The J.V. boys really
got wound up in the last
quarter and gave Kerr Lake
boys a scare. Our boys ended
up ng by five points.
1 V. boys and the varsity
te; aved on Tuesday night
of veek. We hope to say
nex i>ek that we were the
vict« over Halifax Academy.
Th( J.V. girls played the
Halifax J.V. girls Wednesday at
4 p. m. Hope to be able to say
that they came out winners,
also.
We are very proud of
Two From Warren
Make Straight A's
Two Warren County students
at N. C. State University
have been named honor
students bv virtue of attaining
perfect A records during the
fall semester.
The two are Margaret P.
Hardage, a textile technology
major and daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. I,. R. Hardage of Norlina
and Albert S. Rugg. an
agricultural economics major
and son of W. S. Rugg and Ruth
Sears Rugg of Warrenton.
School Menus
Feb.7 11
Monday — Rarbecued pork
on bun. baked bean^. cole slaw,
peach cobbler, milk.
Tuesday — Rraised beef,
mashed potatoes, peas and
carrols". hot Vviscuits. iced spice
cake, chocolate milk.
Wednesday—Soup, crackers,
cheese sandwich, cinnamon
bun. milk.
Thursday — Reef a roni.
shredded lettuce with dressing,
fruit gelatin, hot roll. milk.
Fridav—Manager's choice.
Kathryn King. a 1975 graduate
of Warren Academy. Kathryn
is studying this year at the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill under the prestigious
James M. Johnston
Awards Program. After preliminary
screening the Johnston
Awards are renewed each
year and we are happy to say
that Kathryn's award has been
renewed for another year.
Congratulations to Kathryn
from all of us at Warren
Academy.
In honor of the 75th anniversary of our
Rocky Mount office, we are having a drawing
for a $75 savings account.
We'll also be drawing for a $50, a $25,
and five $10 savings accounts.
Simply come to United Federal on
Thursday or Friday, February 3rd or 4th,
and register to win.
We will have refreshments for all i
those who make it. Plus we'll have
moustaches and 1902-style derbies
for the children.
So come to United Federal.
You might win $75 just for
signing your name.
HAIR EGO
112 South Bragg Street
Opening Feb. 1st
HOURS: Tuesday through Friday
8:30 - 5:30
MARY LOU LEWIS
Owner — Operator
Phone 257-1171 • Warrenton