Floyd McKissick Speaker As
161 Get Diplomas At JGHS
Floyd B. McKiasick,
founder and director of Soul
City, gave the 161 graduates
of John Graham High School
an exhilarating speech
during commencement exercises
on Friday night.
McKissick's speech was in
terms familiar to the
students and often laughter
erupted with applause interrupting
the speech at
certain points.
He told the graduates that
there are six principles of
success and he elaborated
on each principle. McKissick
noted that the first
principle was to be grateful,
to learn to day thank you. He
told graduates to be thankful
for their home life, their
family and the school.
His second principle was
to "determine to do your
best." He wittingly said that
whether a goal is shoe shine
boy or executive that if the
best is obtained, success will j
be achieved. i
He also noted to have no
time to hate. He said, "The <
more you give out, the more f
you can find." He challenged
the seniors to hate no
man or anything.
McKissick also said that
now was the time that the
graduates would have to
learn to make their decisions.
He told them that
parents or the school could
not make them any more.
He reminded the graduates
that now "you are the
master of your fate."
Giving illustrations, McKissick
said that "no man is
ever successful without the
grace of God." He confessed
not to be a preacher, but his
address was presented as
well as any preacher.
And finally, he told the
students to have the
capacity to dream "because
ireaming is planning." He
idvised them to dream what
hey wanted of their lives six
^ears from now or longer.
Using the principles in the
iddress, the graduates may
ibtain success, he noted.
The Rev. Kenneth Howard
if Macon Baptist Church
:ave the invocation. Ricky
O'Neal, salutatorian, pre*
sented the class welcome.
The John Graham Chorus,
under the drection of Mrs.
Glendora Powell, sang "The
Lord's Prayer." Following
McKissick's address, Miss
Barbara Ann Pullen gave
the valedictorian address.
Samuel Merritt, assistant
principal, presented awards
totalling over $15,500 in
scholarships to 14 seniors.
Up to $1400 will also go to 26
other seniors for loans,
scholarships or work plans
at colleges, it was announced.
Dr. L. B. Henderson,
member of the school board,
presented the diplomas to
the graduates.
Miss Elaine Tunstall,
senior class president, presented
a new public address
system to the school on
behalf of the Class of 1977.
She also gave the benediction.
The chorus sang "The
Impossible Dream" and the
audience joined the seniors
for the Alma Mater before
the recessional.
Hawking Alumni and Friends, Inc., awarded three college scholarships to graduates
of John Graham High in the amount of $600.00 each. Awarded the scholarships were,
Barbara Pullen, [left] Mary Lou Cheek and Edna Elaine Tunstall. The local civic
group awarded a total of $2,000.00 in college scholarships to four graduating seniors
attending school in Warren County.
Brenda Clarke Named
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Art Commission Head
Brenda Clarke was elected
president of the Warrenton
Arts Commission Thursday
night after directors of
the two-year-old organization
voted to restructure the
commission.
Ms. Clarke, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Butler of
Warrenton, will direct activities
of the Arts Commission
during the 1977-78 fiscal
year which begins July 1.
Other officers elected
were Nannette Henderson,
first vice president; Mike
Williams, second vice president;
Clarice Green, secretary;
Howard Jones, treasurer;
Delores Rose, historian;
Cora Hawkins, publicity
chairman; and Fair Mitchell,
scrapbook chairman.
Members of the Arts
Commission voted to drop
the 18-member board in
favor of an eight-member
executive committee, and to
launch a membership drive
to raise funds. In addition to
state matching money, the
commission operates on a
$1,500 appropriation from
NOTICE
The Budget for the Town of Warrenton
has been submitted to the Town Board
and is available for public inspection in 1
the Town Manager's Office, located at
the corner of Market and Bragg Streets
with office hours from 8:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. A public Hearing will be held
on June 27, 1977 at 8:00 p.m. at the
Town Hall. Any person who wishes
to be heard on the budget may appear
at this time.
the Town of Warrenton and
a $1,000 appropriation from
Warren County.
The commission received
a report from Susan
Simmons, artist in residence
who has resigned
affective July 29, on plans
for summer art classes
locally. Since the commission
voted to adopt a
quarterly meeting schedule,
Thursday night marked Ms.
Simmons' last official meeting
with board members.
Ruritans Outline
Tournament Plans
The Afton-Elberon Ruritan
Club will sponsor a
softball tournament June 17,
18 and 19 at the Warren
County Track and Field just
off 401 south of Warrenton at
Afton. The tournament will
begin Friday night at 7,
continue all day on Saturday
and begin at 1 p. m. on
Sunday.
Health Agency To
Hold Public Meet
The Capital Health Systems
Agency will hold a
public meeting in the Superior
Courtroom of the Vance
County Courthouse at 7:30 p.
m. on June 21 to obtain
comment on four competing
nursing home proposals for
Region K.
Region K, composed of
Granville, Vance, Warren,
Franklin and Person counties,
has a total of 121
nursing home beds remaining
in the N. C. State Plan
for allocation.
The four proposals submitted
were by E. C. Powell,
Jesse Martin and Louise
Parham of Warren County
and Granville Care Corporation
of Granville County.
The proposals are for a total
of 390 beds.
The Capital Health Systems
Agency in the draft of
its Health Systems Plan has
made a recommendation for
270 additional beds in
Region K. The Project
Review Committee of the
Agency will be dealing with
the issue of the difference in
numbers of beds as well as
with the competitive proposals
at its meeting on
June 27, to be held in the
Agency's office at 501
Willard Street in Durham.
Citizens of Warren and
Granville Counties are urged
to attend the public
meeting on June 21 to
express their views on the
need for nursing home beds
in their county.
Miss Palmer Wins
$500 Scholarship
Miss Danylu Palmer of
Norlina High school was
presented at the Alumni
Banquet of Louisburg Junior
College recently as a
recipient of the Book of
Remembrance Scholarship
for the school year, 1977-78.
The scholarship is in the
amount of $500.
She was also awarded the
Valedictory and Merit
Scholarships given by that
institution for outstanding
scholastic achievement
throughout high school.
Miss Palmer U the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
R. Palmer of Norlina.
DIPLOMA PRESENTATION—Annette Jones of Warrenton receives her high school
diploma from Dr. L. B. Henderson, a member of the Warren County Board of
Education, at the commencement exercises held at John Graham Friday night. She
was one of 111 graduates of John Graham High School to receive the "sheepskin. A
total 302 seniors in the public school system were awarded diplomas in graduations at
Norlina and Warrenton. [Staff Photo by Don Stith]
Health Program To Be Held
The need to prepare for
parenthood will be the
message of an educational
outreach program of the
Warren County Health Department
next Wednesday,
June 22, at 7:30 p.m. at the
Bible School To Be
At Warren Plains
The Warren Plains Baptist
Church will hold their
annual Vacation Bible
School, June 20-24, from 7 to
9 p. m. Classes will include
nursery through youth. The
youth will have special
sessions called "Rap Session"
at same time as other
classes.
The commencement program
will be held at the
Sunday morning worship
service, June 26.
All are invited to come to
this and bring your children
each night during the week,
Mrs. Sue King, principal of
Vacation Bible School, announced.
Ridgeway Volunteer Fire
Department building on
Highway 1 in Ridgeway. The
program will include a film
and presentations on nutrition,
nursing care and
health services for mothers
and infants.
"The most important
health resource is a well
informed individual," said
Dennis Retzlaff, health educator
at the Department.
"The Ridgeway meeting is
intended to give people
some basic information to
help families properly pre
pare for pregnancy and
birth."
Mrs. Ruth Bugg, Health
Department home economist,
and Mrs. Marinda Earp,
public health nurse, are
coordinators of the program
which is designed to help not
only mothers-to-be but also
fathers and other relatives
be better equipped for
responsible family care and
planning.
Similar meetings are
planned for other areas in
the county during the
summer.
Social Security Hike
To Be Felt Next Month
By MARIE BRUBAKER
Field Representative
A cost-of-living increast
in monthly Social Securit)
benefits will be included in
checks delivered on July 1,
according to John Peraza,
Social Security Branch
Manager in Henderson.
The increase will amount
to 5.9 percent for most
people getting Social Security
payments. The automatic
cost-of-living provision
was added to the Social
Security Law in 1972.
"People getting Social
Security checks don't have
to do anything to get the
higher payments," Peraza
said. "The increase will be
added automatically."
The increase is based on
the rise in consumer prices
from the first three months
of 1976 to the first three
months of 1977.
With the cost-of-living
increase, average Social
Security retirement payments
to retired workers
will go from $221 to $234 a
month. Average Social
Security disability payments
to disabled workers
will go from $248 to $262 a
month. Average Social
Security survivors payments
to widowed mothers
or fathers with two children
in their care will go from
$517 to $547 a month.
r.
Social Security pi
monthly benefits to over
million people. The p
ments are funded by Soc
Security contributions fr
employees, employers, i
self-employed people.
Employees and empl
ers contribute 5.85 perci
each of the first $16,500
yearly earnings from )<
covered by Social Securi
Self-employed people conl
bute 7.9 percent. "Tin
figures remain unchanged
Peraza said.
Social Security checks i
usually delivered on the I
of the month. When the i
falls on Saturday or Sundi
the checks are delivered I
preceding Friday. July 3
on a Sunday this year, a
the checks will be delivei
Friday, July 1.
The Social Security >
ministration is an agency
the U. S. Department
Health, Education and W
fare.
Resident Given
Rutgers Degree
Linda Ann Johnson of ]
1, Norlina was one of thr
North Carolinians receivi
diplomas from Rutge
during recent comment
ment exercises at N<
Jersey's state university.