Harrison Paces
Win In England
A week after they won
the United States Foot
ball League title, the
Philadelphia Stars
posted a 24-21 victory
over the Tampa Bay
Bandits Saturday in
only the second U. S. pro
football game ever held
in Europe.
Starring in the match,
held at Wembley, Eng
land, was Warren Coun
ty's Victor Harrison,
who caught two touch
down passes from quar
terback Tim Riordan to
lead the stars. Harrison
Adcock Again
Tourney Champ
For the third time this
year, Allan Adcock is
the winner of the month
ly fishing tournament
held by the Warren
County Bass Club. Ad
cock won the July tour
nament held at B.
Everett Jordan Lake.
Second place was won
by Tom Peele.
The August tourna
ment will be held at the
Falls Lake on August 11.
On August 19, the club
has scheduled a chil
dren's tournament for
the children of club
members.
was a star player at
John Graham High
School here who went on
to play on the University
of North Carolina foot
ball team.
His two scoring catch
es, one on a three-yard
catch and another on a
15-yard catch, helped
Philadelphia capture
the lead.
The game was broad
cast on cable in the
United States as well as
in Germany and the
Philippines.
Sun May Have 'Companion'
A bold and astonishing
theory that postulates a com
panion star to the sun, orbit
ing around it pid passing close
to the earthjevery 28 million
years, is being advanced by a
group of scientists at Law
rence Berkeley Laboratory
and the University of Cali
fornia.
On its periodic visits to the
earth's neighborhood, the
companion star, dubbed Ne
mesis by the scientists, is
thought to give rise to a storm
of comets which effectively
wipes out most of the life on
earth.
Fortunately, the scientists
calculate that the star is now
close to the aphelion or most
distant point, of its orbit a
round the sun, which means
that living creatures on earth
won't have to worry about it
until about 15,000,000 A.D.
"Pepi" Perkinson, left, and Thurman Hooker won
the Calcutta Golf Tournament held earlier this
month at the Warrenton Golf Club. The team finish
ed at 14 strokes under par, one stroke ahead of the
mother-daughter team of Jan Crenshaw and Nellie
Gardner. Finishing in a tie for third place were the
Sherri Carroll-Todd Wemyss team and the Owen
Robertson-Randy Renn team. (Staff Photo)
Herbicides Can Aid
In Poison Ivy Kill
One of the best ways
of getting rid of poison
ivy is to spray it with
one of the approved her
bicides, if you can do it
without risking damage
to shrubs or trees.
Agricultural Exten
sion Service specialists
at North Carolina State
University suggest
using either, 2, 4-D or
Amitrole. If you use 2,4
D, make sure it is the
amine formulation. This
is less likely to drift and
injure nearby plants.
The herbicides should
be applied when the
plant is growing. Wet
the leaves to the point of
runoff. It may take
more than one applica
tion for good control.
The second application
should be applied in late
summer or the following
spring.
Use four teaspoons of
2, 4-D amine per gallon
of water. This rate is
based on a 2,4-D formu
lation that contains four
pounds of active
ingredient per gallon of
product.
A household liquid
detergent added to the
formulation at the rate
of two teaspoons per
gallon will act as a good
wetting agent. This is,
the detergent will give
the spray a "wetter" ef
fect and give better
coverage of the leaves.
If poison ivy is
growing in a desirable
tree or shrub, the ivy
stem should be cut at
ground level during the
winter. Avoid getting
any of the juice or
moisture from the ivy on
the skin. The cut vine
will sprout again next
spring. It can be
sprayed with the her
bicide after leaves
emerge.
When the poison ivy is
intertwined with desir
able plants, it may be
necessary to paint the
leaves of the plant with
a long-handled brush.
Use the same solutions
as that described for
spraying.
Be sure to keep the
herbicide off" any plant
that you don't want
harmed. Follow
carefully the label di
rections on the herbicide
container.
Shortcut May Ruin
Frozen Vegetabfes
It may seem like a
tempting shortcut, but
don't skip blanching
when preparing vegeta
bles for freezing, says
Dr. Nadine Tope, exten
sion foods and nutrition
specialist, North Caro
lina State University.
Blanching is the scald
ing of vegetables in hot
water before they are
packaged. It inactivates
most of the plant en
zymes which cause food
to become tough, musty
or softened, change its
flavor or color and
decrease nutritional
value.
Blanching will parti
cularly help green
vegetables, such as
peas, broccoli and
spinach, hold their
bright color. Only herbs,
hot peppers and green
tomatoes should not be
blanched before
freezing.
Underblanching is
worse than not blanch
ing at all, because it
stimulates enzyme ac
tivity.
After blanching im
mediately plunge the
hot vegetables into ice
water or spread them on
a wet towel in front of a
fan. For safety's sake,
make sure the fan
doesn't get wet. The
cooling time should be
no longer than the
blanching time.
Proper blanching
depends on the type of
vegetable; use accurate
directions. Your county
agricultural extension
office offers charts and
leaflets based on the
latest scientific studies
of safe canning and
freezing methods.
Varsity, Jayvee Football Practice
Will Begin Next Wednesday Night
Football practice for both junior varsity and
varsity football players will begin next Wed
nesday, Aug. 1, at 7 p. m. at Warren County
High School. The announcement was made
this week by Bill Frazier, head coach.
Frazier said that all candidates must have a
physical exam, and that each candidate is en
courged to be in good physical condition when
reporting to practice.
The junior varsity team Kill consist of a
maximum of 90 players. No more than 36
players will be on the varsity team.
Frazier said that physical forms can be
picked up at Warren County High School,
Norlina Middle School and John Graham Mid
die School.
"Each individual should bring to practice T
shirts, shorts, football shoes and a towel,"
Frazier said. He said prospects writing ad
ditional information may contact him by
calling 257-4558.
Frazier and a member of last year's varsity
football team—Kenneth Yancey—have been
in Greensboro since last Thursday practicing
for the annual East-West All Star Game. The
meeting will be played at 8 p. m. Thursday,
July 26, at Grimsley High School Athletic
Field.
Frazier was selected to help coach the East
team, which boasts Yancey as a member.
State Help Sought For Hospitaf
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five, has recently been
as high as 11, and Davis
has contended that with
time the hospital could
once again become a
financially sound in
patient operation.
However, the task
force findings have
presented a bleak
outlook not only for
Warren General but for
small, rural hospitals
throughout the nation
due in part to changes in
the Medicare program
affecting reimburse
ment and length of
hospital stays. It
estimated that Warren
General could lose as
much as $154,000 next
year due to Medicare
changes. Medicare
covers hospitalization
costs for 70 percent of
Warren General's
patients, according to
task force figures.
Davis reminded the
group that at one time,
Warren General Hospi
tal was filled to capacity
and had patients in the
hallways.
"If we give up those
beds, we can't get them
back," he said.
Also in attendance at
Wednesday's meeting
was a Warrenton resi
dent who credited the
hospital with saving his
life.
A1 Wortham, who last
August suffered a burst
aneurism, was
stabilized in Warren
General's emergency
room before being
transferred to Duke
University Hospital.
He explained that
patients like himself
were dependent on
Warren General,
especially in emergen
cies.
Harris assured Worth
am that even if in-pat
ient services were
changed, the emergency
medical services
would remain intact
"always," a welcome
word especially for in
dustries who are
required by law to have
medical services within
minutes of their plants
or to hire industrial
nurses.
"I don't know how we
relieve their (the
citizens') fears," Mrs.
Clayton said. "All of us
like to perceive our
selves as giving, not
taking away...We're
trying to improve what
is there."
She urged the group to
begin thinking not in
terms of closing Warren
General's doors, but of
"serving more people in '
a variety of ways."
Although meetings of
the task force and
hospital board have
been open to the public,
the group greed to urge
public participation in a
joint meeting of hospital
trustees, commission
ers, and task force
members scheduled for
August 15 at 8 p. m. at
the Warren County
Courthouse.
"We should think of
this as an exciting ad
venture," Mrs. Clayton
concluded.
Seven Are Injured
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the outside southbound
lane.
No charges were filed
in the 1:50 a. m. ac
cident.
Damages were
estimated at $1,000 to
the car and $7,000 to the
truck.
Two Henderson teen
agers were treated and
released from Warren
General Hospital Thurs
day after an accident on
State Road 1118.
Janet Lee Beaman,
16, and Stacie Kilgore,
16, sustained minor in
juries, according to
Trooper Bennett.
Miss Beaman was
driving west on S. R.
1118 about two miles
from Warrenton at a
high rate of speed about
3:30 p. m. when her car
ran onto the right
shoulder of the road
then skidded back to the
^American Viewpoints
Extension Cords
Cause Many Fires
It it tree that extension cord* an a principle caaac of
■ire In homes?
Yes. Many fires occur becauic extension cord* are
overloaded. Some cords have multiple outlets, but using
all of them at one time, particularly when electrical appli
ances are involved, causes an overload. Using an
extension cord to supply power to an electrical appliance
is also dangerous because it defeats the purpose of fuses
and circuit breakers. These are designed to protect the
house wiring and won't cut power when an extension cord
is overloaded. The chances of fire increases when lengths
of extension cord are added. Use extension cords spar
ingly.
\
left side of the road,
struck a ditch and tur
ned over, coming to a
stop against a tree.
Miss Beaman was
charged with reckless
operation of a vehicle,
Trooper Bennett said.
Damages to the car
were figured at $4,500.
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