Stui'ents at Vance Senior High are rehearing tar "Girl Craiy," a situation comedy
to premier on May 6 at Henderson Junior High. The play will run for two nights with
curtain time at 8 p. m.
Situation Comedy To Be Presented
For Two Nights At Henderson High
The Henderson Junior
High Auditorium will be the
setting for the comedy "Girl
Crazy" which will premier
May 6 and run for two
nights. Tickets for the
Vance Senior High production
may be purchased at
the door or from any cast
member. Curtain time is 8 p.
m.
As the story unfolds,
Danny Churchill, a rich New
York playboy portrayed by
Rob Allen stands to inherit
his father's estate if he lives
on an Arizona ranch for a
year. Following his uncle's
request, which will hopefully
reform him, he takes off
for the "Sunshine State." A
Brooklyn taxi driver, Louie,
played by Jimmy Edwards
provides the transportation
for the 2,500 mile trip.
Once in Arizona, he transforms
his western ranch into
a dude ranch which attracts
numerous female vacationers
from the East. The
transplanted New Yorkers
find "Buzzard's Ranch" the
perfect spot for romance
and literally go girl crazy.
All ends well after Louis
wins the election for sheriff
beating Lank, the town
villain played by Steve
Rogers. Everyone lives
happily ever after in the big,
beautiful west as Churchill
and Molly, a local girl,
portrayed by Giselle Braitenberger
and Louie and
Rose, his Brooklyn counterparts
played by Carolyn
Barnette find love at the
ranch, according to the
release from the local
school.
Smoke Signals
News Of Warren Academy
Amidst smiles and a lot of
pride the Warren Academy
annual, The WafHor, Wlas,
given bfat to fht indent
last week. The ones who had
worked long and hard over
the annual were happy with
the results. There is still a
lot of autographing going on
and probably will be until
the end of the schoolyear.
The theme of the annual was
"Friends," and it was well
carried out. We think the
annual was just great.
We would like to congratulate
Mrs. Nancy Williams on
the honor bestowed upon her
by the members of the
senior class, the dedication
of the annual to her.
Now is the time to give
credit where it is due, and it
is due to the members of the
annual staff and their
sponsor, Mrs. Mildred C.
Johnson. M<embers of the
1976-1977 annual staff were
Beverly White, editor; Jan
Gardner, assistant editor;
Burgess Burrows, business
manager; Everette Knight,
Laura Burrows, Denise
Leonard, Elizabeth Newman
and Carolyn Keaton.
Members of the 1977-1978
staff are Denise Leonard,
Elizabeth Newman, David
Connell, Donna Reid, Burgess
Burrows, Joanne
Daniel, Carolyn Keaton and
Lisa Delbridge. The new
members will find out that it
takes a lot of hard work in
order to have a good annual
and that the work will start
in the summer!
Our thanks to you, the
annual staff of 1976-77 and
Mrs. Johnson, for an annual
that is outstanding in every
way.
Everyone had a good time
at the Athletic Banquet last
Thursday night. Everyone
who participated in sports
was there, making over 100
in attendance. The trophies
were received with great
enthusiasm and pride by the
recipients. We congratulate
all the winners of the
trophies, especially Chip
Capps, who received the
"Warrior of the Year"
trophy. This is awarded to
the boy who excells in the
greatest number of sports.
We want to remind yotl of
the play The Admirable
Crlchton being presented at
the Warren Academy gym
Thursday night, May 5, and
Friday night, May >, at 8 p.
m. The last play, Owr Taw*,
that was presented by Mr.
Peoples and his drama
same category of excellence.
Those of you who
came to the last play will
enjoy this one just as much
even though the two plays
are not in the same vein.
This play is a comedy and
OurTown was a drama. For
an entertaining evening be,
sure to come to the play and
bring a friend!
The softball and the
baseball team each came
through last Friday with a
win. Enfield Academy won
the second games in the
doubleheader. The Warren
Academy teams played
N.E.W. Academy Tuesday
afternoon on their home
fields. We are hoping to be
able to report two victories
for each team next week!
The golf team lost a match
last week to Durham
Academy by one stroke, but
won the match over Westchester
Academy. The team
traveled to Scotsfield Club
Monday and played in the
Carolina Athletic Conference
tournament. We are
very happy to say that our
golf team is the conference
champion. The team not
only won the tournament;
Carl Quails was low medalist
with a score of 72. Jeff
Andrews and Allan Burrows
tied for second place. Carl
Quails also won low putts.
Winning the CAC tournament
enables the team to
play in the district tournament
in the near future.
The golf team will meet
Ravenscroft on their home
course at the Warrenton
Golf Club on Thursday, May
5. Ravenscroft was the
winner of their last match,
but we are hoping the
strokes will be less for our
team and Ravenscroft will
have more strokes this
time! Good luck, team, hope
you have a lot of "birdies'
and "eagles!"
We had Mr. Larry
Huelsman at Warren Academy
on Wednesday, May 4.
He talked with the students,
age 17 and over, about bloody
donations to the Red Cross
Blood Center. On May 11,
student* who wish to donate
blood will go to the Lions
Den and make the much
needed contribution. We
hope that a lot of students
will contribute to thl*
worthy cause.
Supporting actors are
Nicholas Petrou as Sam
Mason, Churchill's jealous
friend who returns to New
York with Tess, played by
Ginnie Harvin, a sophisticated
easterner who followed
Danny to Arizona. Curt
Pegram is Pete, Lank's
dirty Mexican side-kick who
talks with an accent.
Larry Clayton and Issac
Green play local cowboys
Cactus and Lucky, respectively,
and Norman Bobbitt
is Jake, the slow talking
'slow-movin' caretaker. The
dim-witted Polly Parrott
character, Pecos, is played
by Lee Christopher while
David Varker is the Indian,
Eaglerock and Lieutenant
Caddigan is played by
Ernie Breedlove.
Some of the eastern
"dolls" are Wilma Evans as
Betty, Susan Sachs as Janet,
Sonia Parks as Laura,
Susan Mast as Sally and
Paula Pearson as Babs.
Others appearing in "Girl
Crazy" are Robert Morgan,
Thelma Henderson, Jamie
Kearney, Susan Renn, Bernard
Alston, and David
Ayscue.
"Unlike many of the
school's previous productions,
"Girl Crazy" is pure
situation comedy with no
deep underlying theme.
Spontaneous comedy prevails
throughout the twohour
production where
there's never a dull
moment," the release further
stated.
Driver Injured
When Truck
Strikes Bank
One driver was injured as
two separate accidents
involving embankments
were reported by the
highway patrol during the
weekend.
Elmer Wells, 52, of Route
1, Warrenton, was injured
and later transferred to
Duke Hospital following an
accident on rural road 1133
about a mile and a half east
of Vicksboro on Saturday at
2:20 a. m.
Trooper W. C. Palmer
reported that Wells was
driving east on Road 1133
when he lost control of his
truck in a curve, crossed the
left side of the road and hit a
ditch embankment.
Wells was first taken to
Maria Parham Hospital.
Damages to the 1977 model
truck was estimated at
$2000.
Trooper A. M. Bennett
explained that a single-car
accident was reported on
Saturday at 11:30 a. m. near
the intersection of Highways
58 and 43 in the Liberia
section.
According to the trooper,
the driver of the auto was
Georgia Darlene Davis, 20,
of Route 3, Warrenton. She
reportedly swerved to the
right to avoid a dog as she
was rounding a slight curve
on Highway 58, skidded, ran
off the right side and struck
the ditch embankment,
causing the auto to overturn
with the wheels and right
side up.
Miss Davis was not
injured in the smash-up but
damages to her 1970 Ford
were set at $450.
Fishing accounts for 80
percent of Iceland's exports,
the National Geographic
Society says.
John Graham High Happenings
By KAREN HILLARD
Frantic is the word to
describe the atmosphere at
John Graham during the
past week. There were
many activities in the
i planning stage, as well as on
the agenda. It seems quite
evident that teachers and
students are thankful for the
weekends when they can get
a chance to slow down a
little.
It is hoped that the John
R. Hawkins rising sophomores
had an enjoyable day
last Friday when they
visited our school to register
for classes for the 1977-78
year.
Students enjoyed the folk
music shows which were
presented on Monday. There
were four shows presented
by Bill Phillips. Each show
contained jazz, blues, country
and gospel renditions
accompanied by several
different instruments including
the mandolin, guitar
and harmonica.
Lisa Bobbitt attended
East Carolina University in
Greenville last weekend
upon invitation from the
Chancellor. Lisa is a junior
and was selected because of
her superior scores on the
Scholastic Aptitude Test
(SAT).
JG Cheerleader tryouts
are being held this week at
the John Graham Gymnasium.
Pr- "tices begin at 3 p.
m. each afternoon through
Thursday, ending at 5 p. m.
Teachers across the county
have been attending
meetings this week (Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday).
On Tuesday, the meeting
allowed for all students to
have a shortened school day
as schools dismissed at 2 p.
m.
The Jackets defeated
Bluestone by a score of 8 to 4
Monday afternoon. Thursday
(today) the Jackets
travel to Norlina to contend
with their arch rivals, the
Blue Waves. The game is at
7 p. m. There's sure to be
plenty of action. So Sock It
To'em Jackets!
The Jackets will host a
conference track meet on
Friday afternoon at the JG
Athletic Field.
Signs of graduation appear
as the big day draws
near. Seniors will receive
graduation invitations,
caps and gowns next week.
The junior class has been
working diligently in committees
to get the 1977
Jr.-Sr. Prom underway.
Invitations were sent to
Seniors and special guests
this week and whispers of
who will be wearing what
could be heard over the
entire campus. The prom
will be Friday, May 13
(hopefully not an omen) at 8
p. m. in the JG Gymnasium.
Many thanks to all who
made the "Hee Haw — JG
Style" performance a grand
success, participants as well
as patrons. A lot of hard
work went into the show, but
workers and watchers alike
enjoyed it and had a lot of
laughs. Thanks to all!
Two trips are scheduled
for Friday, May 6. The
French classes will be
visiting Tryon Palace in
New Bern and the Library
Club will be making their
annual trip to the University
of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
Thanks to the National
Honor Society members
who did a superb job as
guides last Friday. The
members helped Hawkins'
visitors find their way
around and offered other
assistance. 1
Intensive cultivation of
cotton, Egypt's major crop,
produces one and a half
times as much per acre as in
the United States, National
Geographic reports.
Driest Spot
The driest spot on earth is
the Atacama Desert, Chile,
where the rainfall is barely
measurable, the National
Geographic Society says. At
Calama, a city in the desert,
no rain ever has been
recorded. The rainiest place
is Hawaii's Mount Waialeale,
which receives an
average of 460 inches a year.
One year the total was 624
inches—a foot of rain a
week.
The average household in
Japan subscribes to two
daily newspapers.
Students in Warren Academys' Drama Clab practice for their spring production of
"The Admirable Crichton" to be presented Friday and Saturday night at the school.