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Dr. Edwards To Speak Here
Dr. Albert Edwards, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church in Raleigh, will be the speaker for the
annual banquet of the Warren County Unit of the N. C.
Association of Educators and the Association of Classroom
Teachers. The banquet, honoring retiring
educators, will be held at 7 p. m., May IS, at Mariam
Boyd Elementary School.
Memorial Service Is Planned
The annual Memorial Service will be held in the
Ridgeway Cemetery on Sunday, May 11, at 3 p. m. The
Rev. Phillip Craig, rector of the Church of the Good
Shepherd, Ridgeway, will be the speaker. The public is
invited to attend.
Gospel Sing Set Saturday
A gospel sing sponsored monthly by the AftonElberon
Ruritan Club will be held Saturday night, May
10, at the Afton-Elberon School. Appearing will be The
Gospel Lights and the Thompson Family. Food will be
available. There is no admission charge.
Drag Race Is Scheduled
A four-wheel drag race, sponsored by the High
Rollers 4X4 Club, will be held in Macon on Sunday,
May 11, at 1 p. m.
Census Testing Is Planned
Temporary census takers positions, paying $4.00 an
hour, are available in this area. Testing to qualify will
take place Tuesday, May 13, at the Fire House in
Norlina at 10 a. m. and at noon.
Last Chances For Shots
Three dates have been listed as the final opportunity
to have dogs vaccinated in Warren County. They are
May 10, May 17 and May 24 from 1 p. m. until 5:30 p. m.
at the Warren County Land Fill.
Summertime Brings Out
The Cook In Many Of Us
Summertime brings out
the cook in many of us.
Unfortunately, summertime
cookery
sometimes brings out
something less pleasantfood
poisoning.
When we make the
switch from kitchen to
patio, park or beach, we
don't always carry along
all the good food handling
habits we should, say
specialists with the North
Carolina Agricultural
Extension Service.
The effects of food
poisoning are much like
those of the flu.
Headache, diarrhea,
vomiting, abdominal
cramps and fever are
some of the signs, but
they may not appear until
many hours after you
have eaten the food.
If you have these
symptoms and they don't
go away in a day or so, be
sure to see a doctor.
However, the most
important thing is to
prevent food poisoning
from happening in the
first place.
Begin your prevention
tactics when you buy
food.
Pick up meat and
poultry products last in
the supermarket. Have
the clerk pack them all
together so they stay cool
longer and take them
straight home. When you
get them home, put them
in refrigerator or freezer
immediately.
When it's time to
prepare the food, begin
with a clean kitchen.
Clean all work surfaces
with soap and hot waterincluding
wooden cutting
boards and counter topsbefore
and after using
them for raw meat or
poultry.
Never place cooked,
ready-to-serve meat or
poultry on the same
surface or in a utensil
used for the raw product
unless you have
completely cleaned that
surface or utensil.
Wash your hands often
during the preparation of
foods and when cooking
outdoors. Take along
disposable washcloths,
plates and utensils when
on a picnic.
Be sure to use a good,
well-insulated cooler and
use plenty of ice to keep
foods cold. Leave the
cooler in a shady spot to
help keep the ice from
melting too fast.
Once you're through
eating, put leftovers back
in the refrigerator or
cooler right away.
Fund Raising Drive
Difficult To Conduct
April was an extra
special month because it
was designated as the
American Cancer Society's
annual education
and fund-raising drive
month
Janice Crump, chairperson
of the 1980
crusade, reported this
week that the drive this
year was more difficult to
conduct because of the
increased costs of transportation
and other basic
necessities. Realizing
that the cost of gasoline
would prevent many
crusade volunteers from
collecting in the sparsely
populated areas of
Warren County. Mrs.
Crump was able to
recruit people who
agreed to collect from
their churches and at
their places of employment
Dollars given to the
American Cancer Society
during the month of April
will work three ways, she
said. They will support
cancer research, provide
education for both the
public and the medical
profession, and provide
special services to cancer
patients and their families
Education about
cancer prevention and
control is special because
it has a potential for
saving lives Cancer
strikes at any age. It kills
more children between
the ages of three and 14
than any other disease.
The disease strikes more
frequently with advancing
age.
Crusade volunteers for
Warren County were Ms.
Odessa Hawkins, Mrs.
Kate Fleming, Mrs.
Sophese Hawkins, Mrs.
Bernadine Ballance. Mrs.
I^uirie Worth. Mrs. Catheryn
Kearney. Mrs. Doro,
thy Pitchford. Mrs. Helen
Howard, Mrs. Ruby Ayscue.
Mrs. Barbara Mills,
Mrs. Frances Davis. Ms.
Annette Silver. Mrs. Vernell
Seward. .Jeff Hawkins.
Mrs. Jennie Franklin.
Mrs. Wilhelmenia
Alston. Mrs. Judy Clark,
Ms. Joyce Shearin. J. T.
Fleming, Mrs. Flora
Terry. Mrs. Geneva
Fitts, Mrs. Ellen S.
Moseley, Mrs. Virginia
Levister and Ms. Diana
Hendricks.
Many churches responded
to the call for
help. also. Those whose
contributions had been
received by Monday were
Cook's Chapel Baptist
Church, Pine Grove Baptist
Church, St. Stephen's
Baptist Church, Olive
Grove Baptist Church,
Snow Hill Baptist Church
and Bethlehem Baptist
Church.
Mrs. Crump reported
that the volunteers were
very enthusiastic in responding
to the needs of
the cancer crusade and
worked diligently to
reach the county goal of
$3000.00. She said that
because of an alarming
decrease in the willingness
to give, that goal
would not be reached.
Final reports were to be
made by all crusaders
yesterday.
According to American
Cancer Society researchers.
some two million
Blue Whale*
At one lime (here were
more than 200.000 blue whales,
(he largest animals on earth,
in the oceans Today, only
about 10.000 may survive, says
National Geographic World
magaiine
Originally, oatmaal was
actually maal - coartaly
ground grain - but now it
utually coniiitt of oats
procanad ai flakai.
Americans are alive and
well and considered cured
of cancer Many more
can be saved if the
research continues It is
not too late to make a
contribution if the crusade
volunteers did not
reach you Anyone wishing
to contribute can mail
his check to Mrs. Crump
at Post Office Box 27.
Manson. N. C 27553 or
place his contribution
directly into the Warren
County Cancer Crusade
Account at Peoples Bank
in Norlina
"Do something positive
to fight cancer," Mrs.
Crump said. "Give to the
American Cancer Society."
Try Sweet Potatoes
Among Garden Rows
North Carolina is the
nation's largest producer
of commercial sweet
potatoes, but it seems
that fewer and fewer
home gardens have yams
among their rows of
assorted vegetables.
You may want to try
some this year.
N. C. Agricultural
Extension Service
specialists point out that,
while sweet potatoes
grow best in the Coastal
Plain and Piedmont
sections of the state, they
will grow wherever there
is a frost-free period of
about 150 days with
relatively high
temperatures.
Among the most
popular of the yam-type
of moist fleshed varieties
are Jewel, Porto Rico and
Centennial.
A well-drained,
moderately deep, sandy
loam soil of medium
fertility is best for sweet
potatoes. Heavy clays
and very deep, loose
textured soils cause long
stringy roots. The soil
should have a pH of 5.8 to
6.2.
A balanced fertilizer
such as 8-8-8 should be
applied at a rate of three
pints per 100 feet of row
and mixed thoroughly
with soil. About one-third
of the way through the
growing season, you may
need to apply additional
potash. About two-thirds
of the way through the
season, depending on the
vigor of your vines, you
may need to apply
additional nitrogen.
Sweet potato plants are
usually set on top of
ridges in rows three and a
half to four feet apart
with the plants eight to 12
inches apart in the row.
When the vines have
covered the ground, no
further cultivation is
necessary but some
additional hand weeding
may be required.
Diseases are not
usually a problem in
growing sweet potatoes.
Wireworms are the most
likely insect problem.
Wireworms can be
controlled with
Spectracide.
Contact your county
Agricultural Extension
Service office if you
would like information on
growing your own sweet
potato plants or if you
have other questions
about sweet potatoes.
Sun Energy
Soldi Hares that occur above
the sun s surface release tre
mendous amounts of energy
I he laigcst flares produce en
ergv equivalent to 10 trillion
one megaton hydrogen bombs
Shining Lights On Deer
In Warren May Be Banned
RALEIGH A public
hearing will be held by
the N. C. Wildlife
Resources Commission
on a proposed regulation
which would prohibit the
practice of intentionally
shining lights on deer in
Warren County.
The proposed regulation
would prohibit the
intentional shining of
lights on deer between 11
p m and one-half hour
before sunrise in areas
which are frequented by
deer and which are also
being subjected to substantial
night deer hunt- '
ing. or in areas where
residents have been
greatly inconvenienced
by the night shining of
deer.
The hearing will be
held on May 28 at 7:30 p
m. in the Courthouse in
Warrenton.
First Cat People
Ancient Kgyptians were the
first people to keep lais in
their homes Treated with
K'eal respect, the tats even
were buried in coffins in social
(at cemeteries