Property Purchased
| In Shopping Center
Byrd's To Come
Here
Winners of i ash prizes handed nut h\ Hrain n Kankint;
and I rust I ompanv \lnnda> are shown alum as
aiuiouneement was made of lh«- pri/.e-winning essa\
< ompetltlon Seated, left lu ri^ht. art ( ralli es \iin Harris
nf Warrer: A.adeim Jan .Ionian "I John i.r ih,nn Hmli
Si hixil and Teresa DieKerson of \orlina High s< hwnl
Standing li ft In riyht are hank oftinal Mew MedliH
\llrr Kun>» II I i. tlUIlL' llhr.tM.th iVV , \ .nl< tilv
\ (Ivmim i lihr.iri.iii .it I•»1111 I.' ili.ii] H'l'Ii h.»
ami Mar v I'.tl \|i(,«i N•»i I»11.i 11f ».»' in \'.->\\\ hhr u j»
,«iid stud-ill*- -h.iiit! in tin |»ii/» 'i;• 11• v ! lit i)ii111i:
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Essay Contest
Winners Named
By Local Bank
Winners of Hi.- Kri.ii.ti
H„nk ami Trust * ompany
contest have been
announced. vuth mif
winner being named from
each of the three area high
schools Norlma. John
(iraham nid Warren
Academy
The announcement was
made by Steve Medlin.
HB&T Vice President
Teresa Dickersori.
daughter of Mr and Mrs
William A Dickerson and
senior at Norlina High. .Ian
Jordan, -laughter of Mr
and Mrs James Jordan
and senior at JohnC.raham
High School. an>'. Frances
Ann Harris, daughter of
Mr and Mrs James l
Harris and senior at
Warren Academy *ere
named as winners
Seniors in each o: Iht
three schools were invited
to enter the contest and
were given the topic.
Building a Better
Community 1hrough
Teamwork." upon which to
write Kntries were judged
within each school, and th.
best ones were selected
and submitted to Steve
Medlin Medlin presented
the essays to a panel of
judges selected by Branch
Bank officials The -udgcs
wiU remain anonymous,
but Medlin stated tliat the>
art. in no way connected
with the bank or the
schools The panel of
ludges read the er.says, and
using a set of cr.ter.or
approved by the schools,
selected one winning paper
from each school
Branch Bank presented
each winner with a
savings account as well as
each of the three school
libraries with a check for
$100
Spelling Bee
Is Scheduled
The second annual county
wide 'Spelling Bw" has
Ix-en planned for sixth
graders in the Warren
County Schools System
Miss R (' Gilliam,
elementary supervisor, an
nounced yesterday that the
event will take place on
Tuesday. May 5. at
Vaughan Klementarv
School, beginning at 7 30 p
m
Seventeen sixth graders
will he participating from
throughout the county The
participants are Evelyn
Hall. Taft Walker. Tracy
Rotvnson. Michael Richi
('ontinued on page 4)
Election Officials Purge Names
Of 800 Warren County Voters
Hiirt'-n < mint) • ■ i<■» :im.
officials haw puriifi! ntoi >
than Hi*1 names tfiiin the
luunty registration foil*
leavin;; Warren < <milt>
w ith about " t'* \ i>1«•: »
Mrs Miriam I'oleinan.
supervisor of the county
Board >t Klectu.ns sain
this week
Mrs Coleman said th.it
state law require-, that
county flection officials
examine voter rolls after
each presidential election
and remove the names >t
those who did not vote m
the two most recent presi
dential elections or in am
election between the two
For instance she >ai.i
if someone did not vote in
either of the two most
recent presidential elec
tions. but did vote in the
1479 mixed drink referen
dum their name remained
on the book
Since Norlina Warren
ton and Macon hold their
own municipal elec tions if
a person voted in 1979 in
the municipal election
their name would not lie
purged provided the Muni
cipal Board of Klection.s
notifies the ( ounty Board
of Flections All registra
tion has to t>e verified h>
the county Mrs Coleman
said
This year notices were
sent to those who were
registered, hut had failed
to vote according to law
telling them that they had
.{n days in which to ap[>ear
mrjiir tr.KH"—' *
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vWH1 st'Ill nut !l.'
i r^piiruletl .i sk wg 11 iai ' I n
!«■ r(irt.st.iti'ij U-.nttit' ifew
hlectmn Kuaril v 11h iti:>
ii.imi"- In in' [>uri;iMl
Mrs 1 • ili'in in s,iill -In
tt'fls Hl.ll lltllst •! II-1-N1
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'.i- s •' :il r
Warren County Student
Wins Wake Scholarship
WINSTOVSAll \1
Jan Yvette • r i i .■ i; 1.
d^u^hter of Mr .i;ni Mrs
James Jordan. .It o'
Macon Rt 2. lias been
awarded a (ieor*>> luster
Hankins Si -h.il.i; ship .it
Wake h urt's! I'niversitv
Miss Jordan is ,t senior
at John (irahain .senior
Hitfh School in VVarrenton
Sh'1 is aiiinrit: Hankins
Scholarship winners whosi
names have been
announced b> William B
Starling. director ><!
admissions and tinani i.<
aid
The Hankins Si hilars,
all North Carolina seniors
were selected for then
scholarship and leadership
potential The scholarships
have potential four >ear
values rallying from $401
to $22. KIM 1
Miss Jordan is a riiemt*
' »t t he National M ■ : ■ I
Soeii't\. lo-editor .it thf
school annua! .itii!
president iif the ehor an I
iramatics club Stic al»
editor-in-chief of the
student Hewspapet .in l
vice president nt the
1- retii'h club
Mis.s .Ionian attended ttu
11)79 Governor's School Jn
1978 she participated in ttu ■
summer science program
at Appalachian State
I'niversiH and in 198t: slit
attended the .science
apprentn cship program at
0 r t h i a r 1111 n a
Agricultural and l"e< tin it a:
State Universitv ®
1 he Hankms S< holarst \p
program was establish^
in 1955 through income
from an es'a'e of more
than $1 million left to \A iki
Forest b\ Col lieu tic
Foster Hankins of
1 -exington 9
•v pi f|» sviid ' h»
fvs-M : iini >
»
1 v\ :'! - p*.u i i[M*r
mi rs .f.fit! fta . vi", it.i
i>ii•[■-■ under i • ■ 11^t i'-h i i->:>
l! ' , ' ;[mstMl
\' pun 'Mm' p! '( 'A .1*
tji |r. cither R* f l ^ t
f-v ie.ehipei < urriin
The llTsI tHlli(iilit! fit t
ip I>11 I he i '|il Hall pp ijier' .
a <1^ \litc• Sil|>[ K ' ' 1 I II'
"I V\ arrentmi ,i laisirn
a Inch Jtiihii Kill;.in "peiiri!
tin c manv in. ntlK .«;!'•
suri't* then i*>r» <>n
laundromat a;-ni ■ "incn
lenre stiire ll.ts Iieif'lt.:
Ow ner s W 11. i rr i ~ "1
Manin has not tiimumi•• :
plans fur ♦lis ta<T|tSs
itperatinn U<■ rk iell
t(i lie enmplcletj
'ia>s #
NorlintJ
i Group U Formed
\ Co»nunit> Watih
was oraani/ed .it \orlina
(in Mn"la> night t last
week J when oti/en^
uatht^'d at th>' Nmiina
fire J K'partment I'm an or
gatu/ational meetum
The Town of Norluva
di\ ifii-d into ten areas w ith
rhairpersonsto h< velerted
tor each area
The organizational meet
ing was sponsored l>;» the
Norlma Junior < I lit > Itti
I,lo>d Norlina i imiii*
i Continued on page 140
Wirri'iitnri Mavor H (. White signs a proclamation designating next week .is ( lean
\11 Wi i k Witnessing the signing is John Andrews, i ountv representative <>t the
\Mn ri. .111 I ung Xssik latinn nl Nurth ( arolina. Tar River Region. White said lie com
mended the \l A lor it.s sponsorship of the week and its persistent efforts year-round to
insure i healthier t in ironment as a keystone in its continuing program to prevent and
Mill"! lung diseasi White said the week should serve te highlight joint efforts for a
polIn111ill-f ret- atmosphere i Staff Photo i
Mrs. Hargrove is Elected
Democratic Party Chairman
Mr- i'.tiv- Harurmc .it
U .li ri'tii 'i clci ;> <i
■ (i.i H ..in . i; the I H-moiTa
i i< I -\n utnr ('wmnvitter
it ;li< annual nu'cting "f
'hi- it p'n < i>unt> I)<,ii)i)
i .in 1 an writ ion ht'ld at
• 11:■ 'A irrt iitfiii Courthouse
i ^.ituriiav I- ln\(1 McKis
-!■ k J: ivuring chair
nan |>t• viiicfl nvcr the
• 't:. i ul Li in
1 ithrr uitu fi"> I'lt'ctod In
• tnr^thi •>\t two
%wrr Charlqf
\\L w- first \ ire presi
]*<i! \his Mfiuinn s#
pi Ppri'-ificiit St#i
^ Ain.Min tlir v^i'c
prr-iilciit (rank Hal
i.irii c i ti tar. .mil
M Uni'th tnaMjrt'r
I " th • r:w#sental!®'
tnr l^' Stati' Kxt'cu
/ 1 "tlin.lt^r •
■▲rin loini'nti^
«Tilnl • '■ rtcr at 1.' noon
•),v i 11.1 ■ ;■ ia:l Mi Ki^ick
Thr iri\ hi al urn '* Jfc- ci veil
h\ Xki-- 1' leminj: '-'ollou
thi iiunuti's ul the last
k
Gene Medlfn (right), chief of the Norlina Volunteer Fire Department,
presents an engraved plaque of appreciation to professional firefighter
Wayne House of Cary. House recently taught a comprehensive
fire training course conducted by Vance-Granville Community College
and attended by 45 Warren firemen from Norlina, Wise, Ridgeway,
Warrrnton Rural, Afton-Flberc®, ArcrXi, Macon and the newly formed
Churchill-Five Forks Fire Departmei^p. The 27-hour course covered
instruction on the proper use of ladder^hose and nozzle maintenance,
pumping procedures, veillNMlInn and f<^-ihle>alrv ^^taff Photo)
i - \ tn'u t h <• committee
meeting by Ms Jane
'.room secretary the
treasurer's report was
gnen by Charles Hayes
\ resolution in support of
KKA was read by Ms
. I o \ i el in McKissick and a
resolution in support of a
reasonable program to
maintain our roads and
highways and to urge
Coventor Hunt and the
members of the Ceneral
Yssembly to adopt such a
program and provided ad
ditional revenues this
year was read b> Monroe
(iardner Both p'solutions
were adopted b\ the
convention
A standing \ ote of t hanks
was given t < ■ Floyd
McKissick. Jr for ser
vices rendered during his
lenure as chairman
Following a report by
Mrs Cora Hawkins presi
dent of the Democratic
Women's Club the con
vention was adjourned
Four From Warren Will
R^eive Hawkins Grants
J-^our Warren Counts
students have been
selected to receive
financial assistance to
further their educatioas by
the Executive Board of
John R Hawkins Alumni
and Friends, Itic
Cancer Crusade
To Continue Here
The Warren Counts
Cancer Crusade will con
tinue through May 8 The
fc>oal this year is $2000
Crusaders have reported
about half of this amount
according to county chair
person. Mrs Mar/ I)
Williams
Several communities
have not reported due to
the Easter holiday season,
when workers were on
vacation." she said "We
look forward to reaching
our quota Our citizens
have been cooperative
Crusaders are working
hard to reach all families
or homes in the county We
ask each person to please
make a contribution when
they call on you
Mrs Williams will be at
the '"ommunity Center in
.^arrenton on Friday. May
1. from noon to 4 p m and
again on May 8 to receive
reports from the crusad
ers
Meeting here in recent
executor session, the
board announced the
recipients of its annual
scholarship awards
The four were chosen
from 14 students who made
application for assistance
Named were Dorothy
Jean Bullock, Robert I/mis
Harrison and Deborah
Frances Cheek, all winners
of $600 scholarships; and
David Anthony Alexander,
wiAner of a $200 grant
Ms Bullock is a senior at
Norlina High School and is
the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Robert A Bullock of
Manson She has been
accepted at N C. A&T
State University in
Greensboro and plans to
major in electrical
engineering
Harrison is a senior at
Norlina High School and is
(Continued on page 1
Final Day
Saturday, May 2, is the
last day in Warren County
during the year 1981 that
the Dog Vaccination Clinic
will be operated in Warren
County, Frank Twitty, Dog
Warden, said yesterday
Twitty said that dogs will
be vaccinated at the land
Fill near Warrenton on
Saturday from 1pm to
5pm