Bike Rodeo, Ride
Being Planned
A bicycle rodeo and a
seven-mile bike ride will
be held on June 9 at 9 a.
m. at Mariam Boyd
School in Warrenton.
The event is open to all
Warren County boys and
girls ages 9 to 19. The
rodeo and ride is spon
sored by Wan en County
4-H, the youth program
of the N. C. Agricultural
Extension Service.
Entry forms are due
in the 4-H office at 101
South Main Street in
Warrenton no later than
June 6. Entry forms are
available at the 4-H of
fice or school offices.
There is no entry fee.
Awards will be given
in three age divisions:
ages 9 to 11, ages 12-14,
and ages 15-19. Age
eligibility is determined
by the participant's age
as of June 9.
First, second, and
third place trophies will
be awarded in each
division. All partici
pants will receive rib
bons. Placings will be
determined by the total
score including the
rodeo and bike ride.
Adults are invited to
participate in the bike
ride. All riders age 20
and over will receive
certificates and plenty
of exercise.
Youth ages 9-11 will
ride four miles. Youth
ages 12-19 will ride
seven miles. All safety
precautions will be
taken. Riders will be
escorted by the Warren
County Sheriff's Depart
ment. Bicycles will be
inspected prior to the
ride.
James Jefferson, a
leader of the Best Better
4-H Club, will head up a
maintenance crew that
will accompany the bike
riders. Free refresh
ments will be served
along the route to all
riders.
Teenage and adult
volunteers are needed to
serve in the bicycle ride
safety patrol. If interest
ed, contact the 4-H ex
tension agents.
The rodeo will be held
afte lunch at Mariam
Boyd School. The public
is invited. The 4-H Coun
ty Council will sell hot
dogs, drinks, and snack:
for lunch. The r^eo
special will be one hot
dog and a drink for $1.
Rodeo events will in
clude the straight line
balance, bicycle
shalom. hit the ball,
short radius turn,
emergency stop, bicycle
inspection, bicycle
safety quiz and
operation I.D. The rodeo
events will be judged by
law enforcement of
ficers.
For more infor
mation, contact Glenn
Woolard or George
Koonce, 4-H extension
agents, at 257-3640.
Card Of Thanks
The Wright family
would like to take this
opportunity to thank you
for all of your kindness,
cards, prayers, visits,
flowers and other gifts
of kindness shown to us
during my wife's illness.
Thank God she is much
improved. If we had Ten
Thousand Tongues we
could not thank you
enough.
MR. JOHN WRIGHT
Littleton
Most people can lose half
a pound a week without eat
ing less. Just exercise off an
extra 250 calories a day.
Ka VFT
is Given
4-H Scholarship
David Hayes, son of
Henry and Oleathia
Hayes of Warrenton,
has been named winner
of a $500 educational
scholarship from the
North Carolina 4-H De
velopment Fund.
Hayes is one of 10 4-H
members from across
North Carolina selected
to share $5,000 in
scholarship money
being distributed this
year by the fund.
Mrs. Zulene Wooten of
Hookerton, president of
the fund, said the
scholarships are award
ed to outstanding 4-H
members fbr college
study during the 1984-85
academic year.
The 4-H Develop
ment Fund, with head
quarters at North Caro
lina State University,
was organized in 1958 by
friends and alumni of
4-H to help support cer
tain phases of 4-H work.
Mrs. Wooten explain
ed that this is the 23rd
year that scholarships
have been awarded.
Recipients, she repor
ted, are selected on the
basis of their high school
records, evidence of
college aptitude and 4-H
achievement.
Hayes has compiled
an outstanding record of
accomplishments dur
ing seven years in 4-H
work. He was a delegate
to the 1983 National 4-H
Conference in Chevy
Chase, Md. and he has
held offices in the coun
ty 4-H council and serv
ed on the county's 4-H
and Youth Committee.
He has won district
honors in the
photography demon
stration contest and
county honors in the
communications, photo
graphy and camping
projects.
First Meeting
Is Held By
New 4-H Club
BySPENCER
RICHARDSON
The first meeting of
the Hollister Saponi 4-H
Club was held recently
with 11 members
present
Officers elected in
cluded Erika
Hedgepeth, president;
Tracie Richardson,
vice-president; Brian
Lynch, secretary;
Heather Richardson,
treasurer; Spencer
Richardson, reporter;
and Sharon Richardson,
recreational leader.
The members select
ed their projects and
viewed a film shown by
Mrs. Wanda Sykes,
from the Halifax County
Agricultural Office.
Anyone who is 9-19,
male or female, and in
terested in being a 4-H
member should attend
the next meeting on
June 7 at 7 p. m. at the
Haliwa-Saponi Tribal
building.
We would also like to
thank the Haliwa
Saponi Tribal Council
for allowing us to have
our meetings at the
Tribal building, and
Mrs. Linda C. Mills and
J. Roger Richardson for
volunteering their time
to organize the club.
Accreditation
Given Program
The North Carolina
State Board of Nursing
has granted full accredi
tation for the Associate
Degree Nursing Pro
gram at Vance-Gran
ville Community
College.
The college had
previously received a
one-year provisional
status last May,
enabling the program to
begin on campus in Sep
tember, 1983. Since that
time the college has met
various guidelines and
requirements set forth
by the State Board of
Nursing to acquire full
approval from the state
agency.
The State Board of
Nursing also granted
approval for the college
to increase its first year
class from 24 to 32
students. The
sophomore class may be
increased from 20 to 30
in June, while there
currently remains 10
approved spaces in the
parttime nursing class.
Icelanders read more books per capita than any other
people in the world.
NOTICE OF
ANNUAL MEETING
Halifax Electric Membership Corporation will hold its An
nual Meeting for its Members Saturday, June 2nd at the En
field Middle School Auditorium. Registration for the meeting
will begin at 12:30 p.m. The entertainment will feature the
Barbara Berry Singers singing your popular favorites. The
business meeting opens at 2:00 p.m. Four directors will be
elected. A drawing will be held for cash prizes ranging from
$20.00 to $100.00. The first 200 members to register will
receive a Crisp New One Dollar Bill. All members of Halifax
EMC are strongly urged to attend this annual meeting on
Saturday, June 2nd.
CAROLYN MAYFIELD
Honor Is Given
Mrs. May field
Carolyn Mayfield of
Rt. 1, Norlina was
named Secretary of the
Year recently by the
Wake Forest-Henderson
Chapter of Profession
al Secretaries.
Ms. Mayfield has been
employed with Vance
Granville Community
College for the past six
years and was recently
promoted to coordinator
of faculty secretaries at
VGCC.
She received her B.A.
degree in business man
agement and graduated
magna cum laude from
Shaw University in
Raleigh.
The award was
presented to Ms.
Mayfield, who joined the
chapter in 1974 and
currently serves as its
treasurer, at an execu
tives banquet sponsor
ed by the chapter at
Middleburg Steak
House.
Approximately 54
executives, secretaries
and guests attended the
event.
Graduation Seen
By Mrs. Holtzman
Mrs. Eva S. Holtzman
attended the graduation
of her grandson,
Douglas K$ith Holtr
man, from Woffor
College in Spartanburg,
S. C. recently. Holtz
man, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Chris Holtzman of
Spartanburg, received a
B.S. degree summa cum
laude. He was also a
member of Phi Beta
Kappa. Mrs. Holtzman
visited in the home of
her son and his family
and Mrs. M. E. Franke
for several days. From
there she traveled to
Hinesville, Ga. and
spent several days with
her son, George W.
Holtzman, and his
family.
Check Up
Check refrigerator and
freezer temperatures period
ically. The refrigerator should
be 38 to 40 degrees and the
freezer at 0 degrees or lower
Watch For Termite Signs -
Termites are most
easily detected during
the spring, so be on the
lookout for these highly
destructive pests
around your home.
The '."mites swarm
during May and June
and this is about the only
time you can see them
without conducting a
probe and search
operation.
The swarming may
have already taken
place around your home
and you didn't see it.
Check any spider webs
around or under the
house. One good place to
check is a web located
near the entrance to the
crawl space under the
house. Swarming ter
mites may have become
entangled in these webs.
Identifying a termite
is easy, even for a per
son who knows little
about insects, suggests
Agricultural Extension
Service specialists at
North Carolina State
University.
Take a close look at
the area directly behind
the insect's legs. If that
area is broad and about
the same diameter as
the rest of the body, it's
a termite.
Take a look at the
wings. On a termite all
four wings are about the
same size. Check the an
tennae. Those on the
termite are more or less
straight with no elbow.
Now that you have
identified the pest, what
do you do about it?
The best move is to
call a professional licen
sed pest control
operator. Don't panic.
Termites work slowly.
Call several companies
and have them come out
and take a look.
Get several estimates
before contracting the
job. Get each pest con
trol operator who gives
you an estimate to detail
exactly how he will treat
your house, so you will
have a good basis for
comparing cost
estimates.
Don't be surprised if
the estimates range up
wards of several hun
dred dollars. Ask
around of people who
have had their homes
treated for opinions of
the work they received.
Be skeptical of the trust
worthiness of any
operator who operates
out of the back of an un
marked pickup truck.
The vehicle should have
on it the pest control
license number. If it
doesn't, ask about it.
A termite job done
correctly will usually
last as long as the build
ing does. Some pest con
trollers will offer an an
nual inspection service
and guarantee against
future termite damage.
These inspection ser
vices are a good idea,
provided they don't cost
too much.
In most cases, only an
inspection will be
necessary and the pest
controller win not have
to apply additional
treatments.
If you need more in
formation on termites,
check with your local of
fice of the N. C.
Agricultural Extension
Service. It is probably
listed in your telephone
directory under county
offices.
Foreman: "No, I'm afraid I
can't hire you. Can't use
much help right now."
Jobless: "That's okay, I
wouldn't be much help."