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Volume 87 25c Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, April 18, 1984 Number 16
Mailings'
Slated For
This Area
The Warren County
Unit of the American
Cancer Society will hold
a Jail-a-Thon on Thurs
day, May 10, and
Friday, May 11, on
Warren County's court
house square in Warren
ton, according to Eva
Holtzman, publicity
chairman for the event.
"For $25, you can
have your boss or a good
friend 'arrested,' and
then in order to get out
of jail, that person must
raise a 'bond' of $50,"
Mrs. Holtzman explain
ed.
All preceeds go to the
American Cancer
Society.
Further details on the
Jail-a-Thon will be
published in later issues
of The Warren Record.
Stewart Given
Help Locally
Carl J. Stewart, Jr.,
Democratic candidate
for lieutenant governor,
has received the en
dorsement of the
Warren County Political
Action Committee.
Stewart, former
North Carolina House
speaker, expressed his
pleasure with the en
dorsement, one of four
announced this week,
and said "endorsements
play a critical role in the
decision making
process."
Principal Gets
Campaign Role
Walter D. Sweeney, a
Warren County prin
cipal, has been named to
the Educators for Bob
Jordan Committee. He
is one of more than 100
educators who will sup
port and advise Senator
Bob Jordan in his
Democratic campaign
for Lt. Governor.
"Improving education
is the number one issue
this campaign year,"
said Jordan, "and
people with experience
and commitment like
Walter will help us to
make it happen."
Friends gathered Sunday afternoon at Noriina Baptist Church fellowship hall
to pay tribute to Leon and Mary Lee Pridgen. Pridgen, owner and operator of
Pridgen's Market and Grocery In Noriina since 1947, retired last Saturday. The
Pridgens are shown above trying out new rocking chairs presented to them at
the reception hosted by friends and Mrs. Nancy Thompson, an employee of the
market. About 100 people attended. The market has been sold to Herbert and
Nell Moseley of Noriina. (Staff Photo)
Signup Will Continue In
Warren Through May 4
The signup under the
1984 Wheat Program re
opened on April 16 and
will continue through
May 4, according to
Thomas E. Watson,
Warren County ASCS
executive director.
The reopening of the
program came after
Congress passed the
Agricultural Adjust
ment Act of 1984 which
made changes in the
1984 Wheat Program
and other programs for
1985.
Watson cited a few of
the changes as follows:
—The previously re
quired 30 percent unpaid
wheat acreage reduc
tion has been replaced
with a combination of
paid diversion for 10
percent of a farm's
acreage base and a 20
percent unpaid acreage
reduction requirement.
The diversion payment
rate is $2.70 per bushel.
Participants may
request 50 percent of the
diversion payment in
advance.
—The target price for
wheat has been chang
ed from $4.45 per bushel
to $4.28 per bushel.
—Acreage which is
designated as acreage
conservation reserve
under the Wheat Price
Support and Production
Adjustment Program
which was devoted to
wheat prior to January
12, 1984, may be hayed
or grazed, so long as the
haying is completed
before the established
disposition date or the
wheat reaches soft
dough stage. There is no
deadline for grazing;
however, grazing must
be sufficient to prevent
the wheat from reaching
maturity and cannot be
grazed to such an extent
that the acreage is not
protected from wind or
water erosion.
-The 1984 Wheat
Payment-in-Kind (PK)
Program has been
revised to increase the
rate of payment from 75
percent to 85 percent of
a farm program
(Continued on page 11)
Special Week Held
For Public Health
As a part of Warren
County's observance of
Public Health Week,
Warren County Health
Director Joe Lennon
and Mrs. Bertha Forte,
a member of the Warren
County Board of Health,
attended a Public
Health Week luncheon
April 6 at the Woman's
Club in Raleigh.
Governor Hunt pro
claimed last week, April
8-14, Public Health
Week in North Carolina.
Keynote speaker for
the Raleigh luncheon
was Joe Beck, director
of the Environmental
Health Program of the
School of Nursing and
Health Services at
Western Carolina
University, who spoke
on "Promoting Health
Through a Safe Environ
ment"
"Public health de
partments do many ser
vices for the public that
are now accepted as
routine," Lennon said in
an interview last week.
"Hie public and private
drinking water safety
program, vaccines and
immunization programs
for measles and polio,
and the food service pro
gram that includes
grading of restaurants,
nursing homes, and
hospitals for proper food
handling are Just a
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tew.
Lennon said the food
service program is one
aspect of the local
health department's ef
forts to prevent illness.
According to Marty
(Continued on page 11)
The* fair atndenti were proclaimed winners in
(he fifth annul Warren County Schools Spelling Bee
held Tuesday night of last week at North Warren
Elementary School. From left to right are
Tresdeae Kearney, third place winner; Beverly
Richardson and Wakoda Richardson, named first
place winners after efforts to break the tie were nn
soccessfnl; and Steve Odom, second place winner,
lie top three winners are aO students at Hawkins
Elementary School Beverly Richardson is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Richardson,
Wakoda Richardson is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jessie R. Richardson, and Odom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Woodrow Odom. Miss Kearney, daughter
of Mrs. Louvenia Kearney, is a student at North
Warren. The spelling bee was coordinated by Rosi
land Gilliam, elementary supervisor for Warren
County Schools.
Presidential Candidate
To Visit Here Thursday
By KAY HORNER
Staff Writer
Democratic presidential hopeful Jesse Jackson is
expected to make a campaign swing through
Warren County tomorrow (Thursday), according to
Frank W. Ballance, Jr. of Warrenton, state
representative and Jackson's campaign manager
for the Second Congressional District.
The tentative schedule calls for Jackson to have
lunch at Warren County High School around 12:30 p.
m. Although no formal rally has been planned, Rep.
Ballance said he hoped the school gymnasium or
theater could be used for Jackson to address sup
porters.
Jackson is due to arrive in North Carolina today
(Wednesday) for a rally in Greensboro. He will fly
to Raleigh tomorrow morning for an 8 a. m. appear
ance at Raleigh-Durham Airport and will then
travel by motorcade to Oxford for a 10:30 rally at
First Baptist Church to be followed by an 11:30 rally
at Shiloh Baptist Church in Henderson.
According to Rep. Ballance, Jackson will con
clude his appearances in this area with a rally at
Ebenezer Baptist Church in Rocky Mount.
Tecumseh Brayboy is Jackson's Warren County
campaign manager.
Indians
Planning
Pow Wow
The Haliwa-Saponi In
dian Tribe will hold its
19th annual Pow Wow
Friday and Saturday at
the original site of the
Haliwa School near
Hollister.
A general Pow Wow
dance will be held
Friday night with the
main event to be held
Saturday, April 21,
beginning at 11 a. m.
Guest speaker for the
occasion will be William
Lynn Engles, commis
sioner with the Adminis
tration for Native
Americans in the U. S.
Department of Health
and Human Services.
There will be Indian
dancing, crowning of the
new princess and a pony
parade.
Refreshments will be
for sale and there will be
spaces available for
camping.
W. R. Richardson is
chief o* the tribe.
For further infor
mation, call (919) 586
4017 or 586-6242.
MISSAYCOCK
MISS BANKS
For Girls State Trip
Representatives
Are Chosen Here
Two high school girls
from Warren County
have been selected to
represent the American
Legion Auxiliary at the
45th annual session of
Tar Heel Girls State to
be held at the University
of North Carolina at
Greensboro during the
week of June 10-16.
Selected to participate
in this year's program
from Warren Academy
is Jane Elizabeth Ay
cock, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Claiborne
Aycock of Warrenton.
Representing Warren
County High School will
be Brigitte Renee
Banks, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George
Perkinson of Macon.
Girls State is a school
of government which
provides citizenship
training for girls of high
school age. They, as
citizens, will learn the
rights and privileges
and also realize the
definite duties and
responsibilities which
must be assumed by
them in the near future.
They will also become
more mindful of the con
tributions women can
and should make to
government activities.
The Girls State
program is sponsored
by the American Legion
Auxiliary whose goal is
to instill in the youth of
America a love of God
and country.
Miss Aycock is vice
president of her class
and a member of the
Student Council. She
was a member of the
basketball and softball
teams and a member of
the Monogram Club. She
attends the Warrenton
Presbyterian Church
and is a member of the
Youth Council.
Miss Banks is a mem
ber of the yearbook
staff, the Student Coun
cil and is a varsity
cheerleader. She at
tends Warren Plains
Baptist Church where
she is a member of the
Youth Group.
Delegates
Are Chosen
On Saturday
Delegates to the
Warren County
Democratic Convention
met at the county court
house Saturday and
elected the following
delegates to the district
and state conventions:
James Andrews,
Elizabeth Baskerville,
Selby Benton, Dolly
Burwell, W. Clinton
Capps, Maurice Crump,
Elmer Harris, W. J.
Harris, Lloyd Hawkins,
Charles Hayes, Oscar
Meek, Ruby Perkinson
and Sandra Rivers.
The delegates also
elected members to the
House and Senate
executive committees
as follows:
District 7 House, Dolly
Burwell and Richard
Hunter; District 22
House, Marvin Rooker
and Maurice Crump;
District 2 Senate, Ber
nice Nicholson and
Elaine Coleman;
District 10 Senate,
James Spruill and
Frances King.
T. T. Clayton and
Oscar Meek were elect
ed to the executive
committee of the Ninth
Judicial District.
Keynote speaker for
the convention was
Warrenton Attorney and
State Representative
Frank W. Ballance, Jr.
who spoke on the 1984
legislative redistricting.
Mrs. Anna Butler,
Democratic chairperson
for Warren County,
estimated that between
80 and 90 delegates were
in attendance at the
convention. A total of
105 delegates had been
elected to represent
county citizens at the
convention.
Dr. Wflttam E. Byrd, a rheomatologist from Halifax Com<y who wnkw
Wairea County's arthritis dfadc each mouth, was faest of honor at a recaption
last Wednesday at the couaty Health Department. The reception, held dartaf
National Health Week, was to iatrodace Dr. Byrd to area physicians aad county
agendes la order to incfenseatflhtatioa of the arthritis cllak. Dr. Byrd (ahare,
left) is shown at the receptisa wttfa (left to right) Joe Lcuasn, Wunau Csanty
health director; Julian Farm, Warren County Social 8ervieas dfrertss) and
Dr. Cosmos George, Warruatea physician. (8taffPfcsts)