Assessment Referendum
Test Comes On April 25
By CHET MAXEY
Assistant Agricultural
Extension Agent
The North Carolina
Cattlemen, Pork, and
Egg Associations are
holding an assessment
referendum on Wednes
day, April 25.
The question to be
Conservation
Tour Is Held
By Local Body
A "Soil and Water '84"
Conservation Tour was
held recently by the
Warren Soil and Water
Conservation District
and assisted by Jim
Huey, District Conser
vationist, SCS. About 35
local farmers particiap
ted in the tour which
consisted of visits to
farms showing strip
cropping, terraces,
waterways, and ponds.
"Soil and Water '84"
is a special statewide
emphasis in 1984 spon
sored by the N. C.
Association of Soil and
Water Conservation
Districts. It seeks to
arouse citizens to
realize their respon
sibility to the land and
their capability to con
serve the land, and,
thus, our future.
The tour ended with a
pigpicking at Carolina
Biological Supply. Also
joining the group for
lunch were about 20 per
sons from other agen
cies in the county on
hand for an informal
farewell to District Con
servationist Jim Huey,
who will be going to the
Roxboro Field Office
soon. Travis Pulley,
chairman of the Warren
Soil and Water Conser
vation District,
welcomed the group.
voted on is: Do cattle
men wish an assessment
of 30 cents per heed on
all cattle sold during the
next six years?
Do pork producers
favor an assessment of
10 cents per head on
feeder pigs, and 20 cents
per head on market hogs
sold for slaughter?
Do poultry farmers
favor an assessment of
four cents per case on
eggs produced,
packaged or processed
in the State of North
Carolina?
Each of the associa
tions is producer fi
nanced and operated.
The objectives of the as
sociations are to
promote their product
and industry. These
associations provide
educational material,
marketing opportunities
and guard against un
favorable legislation.
Anyone who sells or
receives income from
one of these com
modities will be eligible
to vote on that par
ticular commodity.
Please vote.
Polling places are:
Spragins' Grocery,
Vaughan; Agricultural
Extension Office, War
renton; Joe Riggan's
Store, Wise; Traylor's
Hardware, Norlina;
Buchanan's Store,
Drewry; Pemell's
Grocery, Afton; Coun
try Store, Inez; and
Davis Store, Areola.
Zion Homemakers
Club Has Meeting
By FRIEDA
HOLTZMANN
The Zion Extension
Homemaker's club held
its April meeting on
Thursday at the home of
Eva Holtzmann.
The meeting was
called to order by the
president, Eleanor
Hayes. The group sang
"Come, Thou Almighty
King." The hostess used
the Easter scripture for
devotion. She also used
an interesting article
called "What We Should
Promise Ourselves."
National Home
maker's Week was
discussed.
Miss Margaret
Woods, assistant home
economics agent, gave
the program on "How
To Manage Your Deco
rating Dollar." She
stressed that we should
stay within our budget
when we decorate our
home. She showed slides
on low cost decorating.
The slides illustrated
many attractive and
economical ways to
decorate to make a com
fortable home for our
families.
Miss Woods also
showed different crafts
that can be made at a
home economics work
shop that we can take
advantage of later.
The meeting was
closed with the collect.
The hostess served
chicken salad,
decorated Easter cake
and Coke.
Mrs. Hood Is Speaker
By CALANDRA JONES
And
DANIEL COLBERT
Mrs. Emily Hood
spoke to the Hecks
Grove 4-H Club at their
meeting concerning
home improvements
and ways to keep your
home clean and fresh.
Fund-raising was also
a topic of discussion at
the meeting. It was
decided that we would
pay dues each month as
a fund-raising project.
Dues were set at 25
cents per member.
Officers for the
coming year will be:
Ivory Foster, president;
Sidney Perry, vice
president; Yolanda
Alston, secretary
treasurer; Calendra
Jones and Daniel
Colbert, reporters.
The leaders will be
Mrs. Saundra Alston,
Mrs. Anne B. Hender
son. Mrs. Mary L.
Davis, Mrs. Hilda Bas
kerville, Mrs. Shirley
Foster, Mrs. Ernestine
Jones and Mrs. Emiiv
Hood.
Sidney Perry, vice
president, presided over
the meeting and
minutes were read by
foe secretary and the
roll was called.
Nine new members
joined. They are
Cassandra Hayes, An
Hood, Katina
Davis, Catherine John
son, Rodrick Davis,
Herman Johnson, Keith
Fitts, John F. Williams
and Marvin Harrison.
The next scheduled
meettag will be May 14
Cool Spring
Club Gathers
By REBBIE PERRY
The recent monthly
meeting of the Cool
Spring 4-H Club was
called to order by Mark
noyster.
The pledge of alleg
iance followed and then
a song was sung by
Shormka Royster.
Roll was called by
Jerome Sessoms and the
minutes were read.
The treasurer's report
was given by Charmika
Anderson.
The group decided to
«»t a Parent Day and
selected a menu to be
served.
The club members
saw two films on school
bus safety and bicycle
jafety before adjourn
Refreshments were
then served.
Presenting a $200 check to Felton Davis, South Warren PTA president (third
from left) is Gottschalk (second from right) president of the Afton
Elberon Euritan Club. The Ruritans recently W^Te1n "J"1
donated this portion of the proceeds from a recent the school. Pic
tured with the group are (left to right) Faye Spence, PTA treMurer, Carolyn
Plato* PTA Vickie..; «i
Home Of Mrs. Rowlett Scene
Of Gathering By Les Gemmes
The Warrenton Chap
ter of Les Gemmes, Inc.
held its April meeting at
the home of Mrs. Bar
bara Rowlett, president.
Highlighting the
meeting were making
plans for the Tea and
Fashion Party which
will take place on Sun
day, May 20 at Warren
County High School. It
will feature a parade of
spring fashions and a
sampling of delicacies
from countries around
the world.
Other items discussed
during the business
session included reports
from the membership
and scrapbook commit
tees. The scrapbook was
displayed at the Con
clave which was held
in Alexandria, Va. April
13-15. The club flower,
the yellow tea rose was
embroidered for the
cover by Mrs. Lillian
Davis of the Liberia
communiiy.
Mrs. Mary H. Powell,
a member, submitted
photographs of club ac
tivities as well as news
articles collected from
The Warren Record
concerning the chapter
forthescrapbook.
Attending the Con
clave from the chapter
were Mrs. Barbara
Rowlett, Mrs. Doris
Davis, Mrs. Connie
Kenney, Mrs. Christine
Arlington, Mrs. Mildred
Townes and Miss Mag
nolia Williams.
Following the
meeting, Mrs. Rowlett
served a delicious
spread of ham biscuits,
cheese twists, rum
balls, cake and punch.
The cake and punch
were in the same colors
as the club colors.
Members present
were Mrs. Ruby D.
Amos, Mrs. Christine N.
Arlington, Mrs. Doris
D. Daniels, Mrs. Connie
Kenney, Mrs. Carolyn
Senior Citizens
Conduct Trip
The ORB Senior
Citizen Club sponsored
its first trip recently to
the state capitol in
Raleigh.
With a guide, the
group visited the
Governor's Mansion,
Capitol, and the
Legislative Building.
They also enjoyed
lunch at Belk's Capitol
Room.
Those in attendance
were: the Rev. and Mrs.
Robert Burnette, Mr.
and Mrs. Rufus Burnet
te, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Burnette, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Burton, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Harris, Mr.
and Mrs. George
Jenkins, James Bullock,
Miss Mary Patillo, Mrs.
Viola Alston, Mrs. Hat
tie Burton and Mrs. Ola
Claiborne;
Also, Mrs. Mary
Downey, Mrs. Ethel
Hargrove, Mrs. Julia
Hargrove, Mrs.
Catherine Hargrove,
Mrs. CTara Harrison,
Mrs. Queen Jefferson,
Mrs. Agnes Johnson,
Mrs. Ida Johnson, Mrs.
Sallie Patillo, Mrs.
Almeda Plummer, Mrs.
Sallie Robinson, Mrs.
Belle Russell, Mrs. Rose
Showell and Mrs. Em
ma Terry.
The group is already
busy planning its next
trip.
Alston, Mrs. Shelia
Johnson, Miss Ruth H.
Wilson, Mrs. Mildred
Townes, Mrs. Wanda G.
Hunt and Miss Magnolia
Williams.
Local Ladies
Attend Session
Ada Waller, Mabel
Williams and Annie Mae
Alston were delegates to
the North Carolina
Retired School Person
nel Convention held at
the Holiday Inn-Four
Seasons in Greensboro
April U-12.
Phebe H. Emmons,
state president,
presided over all
meetings. Francis
Cummings, NCAE
president, brought
greetings from NCAE.
The annual banquet was
the high light of the con
vention.
Suzanne L. Newton,
poet-author was the
principal speaker. Musi
cal selections were ren
dered by the Bennett
College Choir.
John Denning,
National Vice president
of AARP spoke at a
joint breakfast of NCR
QP-AARP
Emily Alston, Viola
Alston, Lucy Branch,
Christine Davis, Irene
Hinton and Ada Johnson
of the Warren County
Unit attended the
delegate Assembly and
Memorial Service,
Thursday, April 12.
Whan glass breaks tha cracks mova fastar than 3,000 mHas
an hour.
Warren Residents
Attend Institute
Emma Baskett, food
service supervisor at
Warren General
Hospital, and Jean
Williams of Norlina, a
food service supervisor
at Maria Parham
Hospital in Henderson,
attended the North
Carolina Health Care
Food Service Institute in
Raleigh, April 3-5.
The institute is an an
nual meeting which
brings together hospital
and nursing home
dietary supervisory
personnel from across
the state. They attend
workshops on various
phases of health care
food services and
receive updates on de
velopments in the health
care field which affect
that performance of
their institutions.
Among the topics
covered in this institute
were the new Medicare
payment procedures
based on diagnosis
related groups, a
workshop on improving
communication skills
for managers, and one
on the increased use of
computers in health
care institutions. These
workshops were presen
ted in addition to ones
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dealing specifically with
diets, nutrition and food
service topics.
In conjunction with
the institute, there was a
state business meeting
held April 4 of the
Hospital, Institution,
and Educational Food
Service Society. Mrs.
Williams, Mrs. Baskett,
anri Mrs. Bessie Shearin
of Norlina, another food
service supervisor at
Maria Parham, attend
ed this meeting. All
three Warren County
residents are members
of this society.
Kendra Davis
Wins In Contest
The Warren Soil and
Water Conservation
District is proud to an
nounce that Kendra
Davis of Hawkins
Elementary School was
a winner in the Area IV
Conservation Poster
Contest.
Area IV is composed
of 11 counties.
She received a check
and a Certificate of
Recognition for her at
tainment of this special
honor.
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equipment purchases,
operating expenses -
you name it, and we
make long term loans
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