These three John Graham High School athletes shared Athlete of the Year awards
given at the annual sports banquet held on Tuesday night of last week at Mariam Boyd
School. They are, from left to right, Loyd King, Randy Garrett and Thurston Robinson.
(Staff Photos)
John Graham Holds Final
High School Sports Banquet
"I stand here tonight
with a feeling of both
nostalgia and sadness in
the realization that tonight
marks the end of John Graham's
athletic program
and that within a few
weeks John Graham will
no longer exist as a North
Carolina High School. But I
also have beautiful memories
of happy days as a
student and growing up in
Warrenton, and as both
student and coach at a
school that will soon cease
to exist. Through the years
I have cherished and will
always cherish the friendships
I have made," said
Simon Terrell, guest
speaker at the John
Graham High School Banquet,
held in the Mariam
Boyd Cafeteria on Tuesday
night.
The same theme was
used in the introduction of
Terrell by Patrick Austin,
principal of John Graham
High School. Austin also
welcomed the guests and
pronounced the invocation.
Following the invocation,
Austin briefly sketched
Terrell's life; pointing out
that he graduated from
John Graham High School
in 1941; that he then
enlisted in the United
States Merchant Marine
where he served for three
years, and then entered the
University of North Carolina
where be graduated in
1951 and where be received
his Master's degree in
Education in 1952. At
Chapel Hill Terrell was a
member of the Carolina
Basketball Team. Following
his graduation, he
returned to Warrenton as
Football Coach, also
coaching basketball and
baseball. Later he produced
championship football
teams at Cary and Durham.
In 1959 he joined the
North Carolina High
School Athletic Association
as assistant executive secretary
supervisor of officials;
in 1967 he became
executive secretary of the
North Carolina High
School Athletic Association,
a position he now
' holds.
Terrell said he was confident
that his feelings of
nostalgia and sadness and
beautiful memories are
shared by the boys and
girls who would receive
certificates and awards, as
well as many others
present. But that afternoon
he had visited the graves of
his mother and father at
the Warren Plains churchyard,
and afterwards had
visited the consolidated
. Warren County High
School between Norlina
and Warrenton. It is a
beautiful building, be said,
and one in which the boys
and girls of Warren County
may find great happiness
, in the years that lie ahead.
v The early part of
, Terrell's talk, was confined
to comments about his
experience as a student
and coach at John Graham.
Later he remarked
that the afternoon prior to
coming to Warrenton he
had been forced to disbar a
> girls' basketball team because
of violations of rules
and remarked that it was
a sad experience. But, he
*dded rote* are nacee*ry,
and their purpose ,1s |
to p»e»eot the over
emphasize of athletics in
schools Sometimes the
rules may seem harsh, and
sometimes officials may
seem unfair, although on
the whole officials do a
marvelous job. These rules
not only regulate the
games,but they should
teach our boys and girls
that in adult life they will
meet many rules and have
to face what they consider
unfair judgments.
Terrell referred to instances
of rules violations
of John Graham, Norlina
and other schools in the
past, violations which
would no longer be tolerated.
"If one cheats to win,
and wins, he will still
lose," Terrell said.
What kind of school has
John Graham been? Terrell
asked. Has it been the
kind of place to which
other teams like to come,
knowing they will receive
friendly and courteous
treatment, where lifelong
friendships are formed,
and where cheerleaders
seek to cheer their teams
to victory and not harass
and embarrass their opponents.
Have the teams
enjoyed rubbing it in on
their opponents, and piling
up unnecessary high
scores? Terrell said that
this practice angers him
because it is absolutely unnecessary,
and created
bad feelings between
schools.
During his remarks,
Terrell made several remarks
concerning Victor
Harrison, John Graham
graduate who is a starter
on the University of North
Carolina Football Team,
stating at one time, to
illustrate friendships formed
on the playing field, that
be would wager that
Victor Harrison had
friends on all the teams
that John Graham has
played. He said that
"tonight is the first time I
have ever been eyeball to
eyeball with Victor Harrison,"
but said that he had
watched him play on the
Carolina gridiron, and
heard what his coaches
and teammates have had
to say about Victor
Harrison.
Perhaps no other players
from John Graham have
ever received more acclaim
than Robert Baskervill
of Warren ton, who
played tackle on Duke
University's Iron Dukes,
which boasted that they
had never been beat, tied,
or scored on, and who
Rom Robluon waa
named player at the year
la girli softball dariag
banqoet festivities.
played in the Rose Bowl
Game and Victor Harrison,
who played on the
team that defeated Texas
in the Blue Bonnet Bowl.
Other boys and girls may
lack Victor's athletic ability,
Terrell said, but all of
them may strive to acquire
the characteristics of Victor
Harrison as a gentleman.
While Principal Austin
welcomed the guests,
offered prayer, and presented
the speaker, a
young high school student,
Tammy Roberts, cheerleader
chief, served as
mistress of ceremonies.
Following Terrell's remarks,
certificates were
presented to athletes as
follows by the following
coaches:
Cheerleader, Miss Janet
Brown; Football, Coach
Frazier; J. V. Basketball,
McCoin Brown; Girls Basketball,
Coach Jennings;
Varsity Basketball, Coach
Howell; Softball, Coach
Jennings, Baseball, Coach
Frazier; Rookie of the
Year, Coach Frazier; and
Athlete of the Year, Coach
Frazier.
Awards were presented
as follows:
Football — Defense,
Thurston Robinson; Offense,
Loyd King; Best
Blocker, Richard Haynes;
Headhunted Mark Alston;
Best All-Round, Stephon
Kearney.
Special Trophy, Tony
Williams.
Girls Basketball — Defense,
Jean Williams; Offense,
Sharon Smith; Best
All-Round, Jean Williams.
Boys Basketball - Defense.
Jerome Cooper;
Offense, James Haynes;
Best All-Round, Thurston
Robinson. JV Basketball,
Most Valuable Player,
Wayne Williams; Rookie
of the Year (Hawkins),
Lester Henderson.
Cheerleader of the Year
— Tammie Roberts.
Girls Softball — Rosa
Robinson.
Athletes of the Year —
Loyd King, Thurston Robinson,
Randy Garrett.
Baseball — Golden
Glove, Reggie Burchette;
Big Stick, Richard
Frazier; MVP, Randy
Garrett.
Prior to the ceremony a
menu, consisting of fried
chicken, string beans,
potatoes AuGratin, congealed
salad, hot rolls, and
strawberry shortcake,
was served cafeteria style.
Tammy Roberta was
given the trophy aa tost
cheerleader daring the
Sharon Smith, left, and Jean Williams copped honors
during the sports banquet held here last week. Miss
Williams was named best all round and best defensive
player In girls basketball. Miss Smith was named top
offensive player.
Receiving football trophies here last week were, from
left, Stephon Kearney, Tony Williams, Thurston
Robinson, Loyd King, Mark Alston and Richard Haynes.
Taking top honors among players saluted last week
were, from left, Lester Henderson, Richard Frazier,
Randy Garrett and Reginald Burchette.
Basketball honors went to, from left, Jerome Cooper,
James Hayes, Thurston Robinson and Wayne Williams.
Teen-Parent Talks
Can Be Difficult
Getting teenagers to talk
to them about their
problems is one difficulty
many parents share.
But more teenagers will
talk about their disturbing
conflicts if parents handle
the situation correctly,
believes Dr. Leo Hawkins,
extension human
development specialist at
North Carolina State
University.
Perhaps rule one in
parent-teenager communications
is for the
parent to listen.
When a young person
rushes in with something
disturbing, silly or trivial,
he needs a listener. Often
he is not looking for an
answer; he just needs
someone to talk to.
If the parent says, "I'm
busy, tell me later" and
closes the door, he may
close the door of communication
between himself and
his teenager for a long
time.
In addition to listening, a
parent needs to know how
to hear. Catch the feelings
expressed by using your
parental "inner ear,"
Hawkins says. The words
"Daddy, may I come in?"
may really mean, "Can I
be included in your life?"
After listening to your
teenager, try to avoid
asking unnecessary
questions. One of the
biggest complaints teenagers
register about
parents is that they quiz
"likeFBI agents."
Many parents find that
by listening to teenagers
talk about trivialities, the
time comes when they will
also hear about their
disturbing conflicts.
Hayes Files Plan To Provide
Nursing Home In Warren
James A. Hayes, Jr.,
Warren too Medical Investors,
Winston-Salem, filed
notice on May 26 of intent
to incur a capital expenditure
for the construction of
a 100-bed nursing center in
Warren County. The project
is scheduled for completion
in June 1982 and is
estimated to cost $1,250,000.
Nolan G. Brown, president,
Triad Medical Services,
Inc., Yadkinville,
filed notice on May 26, of
intent to incur a capital
expenditure for the purpose
of leasing the proposed
Warrenton Nursing
Center, Inc. The project is
scheduled for completion
in June 1982 and is
estimated to cost $192,000
annually.
The planning agencies,
in examining the proposals,
will seek to determine
whether the projects are
needed, if they can be
adequately staffed and
operated, whether they are
economically feasible
Storing Family
Records Important
Important family records,
ranging from birth
certificates to tax records
and wills, should be kept
where they are both safe
and readily accessible,
believes Dr. Thelma
Hinson, extension family
resource management
specialist, North Carolina
State University.
Some papers require the
security of a safe deposit
box. Among these are birth
certificates, church
records, military records,
marriage and divorce
documents, employment
information, mortgages,
contracts and debt notes,
bonds, stock certificates,
automobile titles and a
copy of wills.
You can group other
important papers into
these three areas :
1) Some you should carry
with you include identification,
health records,
insurance cards, and
organization memberships.
2) "Retired records" to
be stored in a permanent
file at home include guarantees
and warranties,
insurance policies, real
estate ownership papers,
tax records and education
records. Such papers,
although important, may
not demand the protection
of a safe deposit box.
3) Some papers should be
in a current file in your
house for ready reference.
Among these are
household inventories,
instruction manuals for
appliances and equipment,
bank passbooks, and
information you may need
if you were to fill out a
long-form income tax
return.
within prevailing rate
structures, and if they
propose specific cost-containment
features.
Copies of the proposals
have been referred to the
Capital Health Systems
Agency for review as
required by federal and
state law.
In its role as coordinator
of project reviews under
Section 1122 of the Social
Security Act and the
Certificate of Need Program,
the Certificate of
Need Section will receive
the advice of the regional
agency about the conformity
of the projects to ita
standards and criteria.
The Department will
then decide on the recommendations
to be made to
the United States Department
of Health and Human
Services concerning Section
1122. The Department
of Human Resources is the
final authority with respect
to decision made
under Chapter 131, Article
18, of the General Statutes
of North Carolina.
Child Tests Values
During Teen Years
You haven't failed if
your teenager's idea of
success isn't the same as
yours.
You might even say you
have succeeded in letting
him think for himself, says
Dr. Leo Hawkins, extension
human development
specialist, North Carolina
State University.
The teen years are times
when your child will test
the values he has acquired
in growing up. He'll want
to live and think for himself.
But he needs your
concern and interest.
This can be a problem
area, Hawkins af,i-ees.
Often parents work so
hard to succeed in their
own lives that they don't
have the energy to listen to
their children. However,
respect and love can keep
your child unafraid to tell
you what he thinks about
such things as school,
religion, dating and sex.
He already knows what
you think about these
subjects; he has been
watching and listening to
you for 14 to 19 years.
He may not want to bear
your ideas again, but he
does need to know that you
are concerned about his
ideas, problems and life,
Hawkins observe^.
View your child's accomplishments
or failure in
light of his development
and how they affect him;
not as a feather in your cap
or a blow to your ego, the
specialist suggests.
For example, a low
grade in school needs to be
compared to his own
ability scale and not to the
neighbor boy's grade.
No matter what he does,
your child needs your
acceptance of him as he is
in order to combat those
rough and impersonal
standards at school, Hawkins
explains.
You child is an individual
who is growing and
learning about the kind of
life that is right for him. He
is doing it in surroundings
that are different from the
ones you knew. The kind of
life he leads and the values
he acquires should be in
tune with his life and
times.
Your child is mainly a
result of what and how you
have taught him. Even if
he is not obeying you now,
he is learning values. If
you respect his judgment
of what is right and
important, you are also
respecting your ability as a
parent, Hawkins points
out.
The first food law of England
was the Assize of
Bread of 1203, dealing with
false weights. Offenders
were driven through the
streets with loaves of
bread tied around their
necks.
Learning About Handicaps Helps Children Grow
According to Camp Flrt, tha national youth afaney, a "tnitt walk" with a
friand it on* activity that can halp giri* and boy* undantand dltaMWaa.
The United Nation! has
declared 1981 the International
Year of Diaabled Peraona,
and according to
Camp Flra, the national
youth agency, it'« the parfact
time for children to
learn about handicap*.
Camp Fire suggeats thaae activities
for girt* and boy*.
—Help children get to
know someone who has •
diaabillty. Concentrate on
the person'* abilities, rather
than disabilities. Refer to a
disabled child aa "Sue" or
"Oeotge" or "the one in the
red sweater," not aa "the
one in the wheelchair" or
"the blind child."
-With the children, iden
tify barrier* at home, at
aehool and In public place*
Diacuaa how barrier* might
affect the diaabled.
— Have children eat a
mack with a blindfold on,
play a (ante with their eat*
plujtfferf, take their ihoee off
and put them back on with
one hand la their pocket, or
take a walk with a acarf tied
juat above their knee*. Then
have them diacuaa how they
felt.
—Divide children iato
pain for "truat walks." Oae
chUd ia blindfolded, while
the other acta aa a (Hid*.
Tell each guide, "Hold your
friend V hand or elbow. Aa
you walk, ask if your (Hmd
can tofl where the two of
you are going. Are you going
uphill or downhill? An you
in tha aun or tha ahade? Aak
your friend to think of
aotnethiag, auch aa • traa,
and daaeriba it."
Gamp Fire, which haa
500,000 members menMa tha
country, Mima in "mainstreaming"
children with
handicapping condttkma,
and urges that whenever possible,
handicapped (trie and
hoyn twlong to Camp Wra
chiba with tha non-handicapped,
rather than to aaparate
duba