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©I)t farnn Hecorb Volume 83 16- P.r Copy W.rr.nton, County Of W.rren, North C.roHn. Thursday. October 30, 1980 Number 43 Terrell Named To School Post Benjamin Travis Ter rell, a former teacher at John Graham High School, has been named principal of Warren County's new consolidat ed high school. His elec tion was announced Mon day night by the Warren County Board of Educa tion. Terrell, 33, is now ser ving as principal of Scotland Neck High School in Halifax County. He has been at that post since 1973. Terrell was chosen from a field of 17 aplicants seeeking the new position. "We're real pleased that a person of his calibre and background is coming back here," Superintendent Mike Wil liams said Tuesday. Terrell is expected to TERRELL begin his duties here after the first of the year. Terrell began his teach ing duties as a teacher at Bethlehem School in War ren County during the »■ ■ summer of 1969 He also began a four-year stint as a teacher at John Graham High School that year. While in Warren Coun ty he was a member of the Warren County Rural Fire Department and a vestryman of Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Married to the former Susan Connor, he and his wife have four children, Jennifer, Eleanor, Ben jamin and Emily. Terrell is a graduate of Raleigh's Needham B Broughton High School. He has degrees from East Carolina University and Appalachian State Uni versity and is at present completing requirements for a Ph.D. degree at the University of North Caro lina at Chapel Hill. warren uuds Keceive State 4-H Recognition Mrs. George Burwell of Warrenton, shown at left, will have a special Interest In the Presidential Election to be decided by voters on Tuesday. During the early Fifties, Mrs. Burwell, a navy nurse, appeared in a film with Ronald and Nancy Reagan, shown above. Ilie famous couple recently autographed the picture taken on the set of "Hell Cats of the Navy" for Mrs. BurwelL " Tuesday Election Facing Voters t i Warren County voters will go to the polls in all 14 precincts of the county on next Tuesday, Nov. 4, to express their choice for President and Vice Presi dent of the United States, U. S. Senator and member of the U. S. House of Representa tives and State and county officials. Also to be voted upon is a State Constitutional amend ment which would re quire Justices and Judges of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Super ior Court and District Court to be duly authoriz ed to practice law. The polls will open at 6:30 a. m. and close at 7:30 p. m. A voter who is Tobacco Market To Close The Warrenton Tobac co Market is scheduled to close following sales on Tuesday, Nov. 4. The announcement was made yesterday by the Warren ton Tobacco Board of Trade. George W. Shearin, sales supervisor, said the market had sold more than one million pounds of tobacco during its last three sales days. On October 21 the market sold 381,147 • pounds for $510,821, an average of $134.02 per hundred pounds. On October 23 the market sold 337,301 pounds for $468,960, an average of $124.29 per hundred pounds. On October 27 the market sold 346,489 pounds for $426,257, an average of $123.38 per hundred pounds. unable to enter the voting place because of age or physical disability, will be permitted to vote either in his or her vehicle or near the voting place between the hours of 7 a. m. and 6 p. m. Have someone enter the voting place and inform the officials of your desire to vote in this manner. Also unregister ed voters will be allowed to vote in the Presidential election only. The Official President ial Ballot is as follows: Democratic Ballot for President and Vice-Presi dent of the United States: Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale. Republican Ballot for President and Vice-Presi dent of the United States: Ronald Reagan, George Bush. Libertarian Ballot for president and Vice-Presi dent of the United States: Ed Clark, David H. Koch Citizens Ballot, for President and Vice-Presi dent of the United State#: Pyrry Commoner, La donna Harris. Independent Ballot for President and Vice-Presi dent of the United States : John B. Anderson, Pa trick J. Lucey. Socialist Workers Bal lots for President and Vice-President of the United States: Clifton DeBerry, Matilde Zim mermann Official Ballot for Dis trict Court Judge, State Senator, House of Repre sentative, and County Officers. 9th Judicial District DEMOCRATIC TICK ET - For Jud<*e of District Court (vote for one): Ben U. Allen; For judge of District Court, 9th Judicial District (vote for one), Claude W. Alton, jr-F^r Judge <rf District Court, 9th Judicial Dis trict (vote for one), J. Larry Senter; For Judge of District Court, 9th Judicial District (vote for one), Charles W. Wilker son, Jr. For State Senator, 7th Senatorial District (vote for two): Dallas L. Alford, Jr., James D. Speed. For State House of Representatives, 13th District (vote for three): John T. Church, T. W. (Tom) Ellis, William T. (Billy) Watkins. For Register of Deeds (vote for one): J. H. (Jim) Hundley. For County Commis sioner - District 1 (vote for one): Jack Harris; District 5 (vote for one): William T. Skinner. REPUBLICAN TICK ET - For State Senator, 7th Senatorial District (vote for two): John J. Hollister Landmark Is Gutted By Fire The Warrenton Rural Volunteer Fire Depart ment was one of five fire companies responding to a call from Hight's Grocery Store at Hollis ter, formerly Shearin's Barbecue and Grocery, early Monday morning. The one-story frame building and its contents were a total loss. The cause of ignition is unknown. No estimate of loss was reported. The Warrenton Com pany received a call for assistance at 4 a. m. Monday and dispatched 12 men, a pumper and tanker to the scene. Other fire companies assisting in the unsuc cessful efforts to save the building were Areola, Inez, Littleton and Red Oak. In the second fire of the week the Warrenton Rural Fire Department, responding to a 12:05 a. m. call on Tuesday, dispatched 16 men, a pumper and a crash wagon to Cochrane East ern Furniture Factory on North Main Street where aprka had ignited a sawdust Dik. A MPdiqg machine nearby was alao threatened by flames. No estimate of damage, believed to have been slight, was reported. A total of eight fire trucks were brought to the scene by the combin ed departments with an estimated 40 men. The call was reported to have been received by Areola Fire Chief Elmer Harris around 4 o'clock on Monday morning and was not controlled until around 6 a. m. The fire departments reported saving a car garage which stands about six feet from the burned building and which held, at the time of the fire, around 12,000 worth of property. Total estimated dam age was. placed at approximately $114,000 by H. P. Hedgepeth, Halifax County deputy sheriff. Hedgepeth said he did not have any reason to suspect arson and that the fire probably starred on its own. He said he did not know how the fire began but that evidence showed the place of origin to ho around the cash register. Hawkins, Phillip R. Tay- 1 lor. i 1 Official Ballot for State ' Judicial Officers. DEMOCRATIC TICK- i ET - For Chief Justice of < the Supreme Court: < Joseph Branch, for term < ending Dec. 31, 1982; for < Associate Justice of the > Supreme Court: J. P. < (Phil) Carlton. \ For Judge of Court of s Appeals (unexpired term ending Dec. 31, 1982): i Willis P. Whichard, Jr.; < (unexpired term ending 1 Dec. 31, 1982): Hugh A. 1 Wells. s There are eight candi- ^ dates for Judge of e Superior Court, as fol- ' (Continued on page 15) 5 Five North Carolina kH Clubs have been lamed state winners in a 'Youth Looks at Aging" Contest. The winning clubs were :ited for outstanding in volvement with their grandparent generation, Lccocding to Isabelle Juckley, extension spec alist in gerontology at forth Carolina State Jniversity. The winners are: Bute !treet Neighborhood 4-H Hub, Warren County; Griffith 4-H Club, Forsyth kninty; Ross Drive 4-H lub, Stanly County; Vhite Marsh 4-H Club, Columbus County; and Wildcat 4-H Club, Samp on County. The five winning clubs eceived engraved pla ues from the American Lssociation of Retired 'ersons (AARP), the ponsor for the contest, he program is conduct d by the North Carolina agricultural Extension ervice. Honorable mention was given to Surry County EFNEP (Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program) Youth Groups and to Embro Commun ity 4-H Club in Warren County. Miss Buckley said the purposes of the "Youth Looks at Aging" Pro gram are to promote better inter-generation understanding and com munications, to promote youth sensitivity to the needs of others, and to encourage youth action on needs of their elders. "One need of their elders is to be recognized and involved as resource persons for youth," she explained. Twenty-six 4-H clubs submitted records, based on evidence of relation ships developing and continuing between youth and the elders in com munity affairs. Forsyth County's Grif fith 4-H Club of all boys, also a winner in a national contest, started its project with the study of aging and their attitudes toward elders. Then upon interviewing active retired persons and planning inter-gen eration activities, the 4-H'ers discovered some very interesting people who were pleased to be recognized. Some fine friendships were begun. The 4-H boys distribut ed 500 copies of a senior citizen phone list of emergency numbers and frequently used numbers. The boys gave gift certificates to their new friends, promising to do chores, such as washing cars, mowing yards and washing windows. Greater respect for elders was developed by the boys and was dem onstrated as the 4-H'ers made bulletin boards at their schools on the theme: "Growing Old Gracefully Begins With (Continued on page 15) Taking part In lut week's < the Warren Comity Unit o Society were, left to right, 1 irganlxatJonal meeting of f the American Cancer Mn. Bertha Forte, Bin. Frances Andrew*, C. R. Edwards, Mrs. Geneva Fttta, Miss Rosiland Gilliam and Mrs. Patsy T. Hargrove. Officers Are Named By Cancer Unit The Warren County Unit of the American Cancer Society held an organizational meeting last week in the Agricul tural Extension Office Building here. Mrs. Francos Andrews, area director, and Mrs. Bertha ] Forte were in charge. i After Mrs. Andrews iffered an explanation of he duties of the officers rod chairmen, local offic es were named for 98041. Mias Rosiland Gilliam ras named president. Xher officers include «rs. Patsy T. Hargrove, lecretary; Mrs. Haxel S. Williams, treasurer; Mrs. Geneva Fitts, public education chairman; and C. R. Edwards, executive board member. During the meeting a number of local persona were recognized for past contributions. They in cluded Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Fleming for their leader strip in the 1979 Crusade to Conquer Cancer, Mrs. Janice Crump for her leadership in the 1900 Crusade. Mks Rosiland Gilllun for fradtrship in public edueatton, Miss Ella C. Dtfhaon far service rendered aa No vice chairman and Mrs. Bertha B Forth, past president
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