G1LEND4R Vaccination Day Set Saturday, Oct. 20, is the last chance this year for Warren County pet owners to have their cats and dogs vaccinated for rabies at the Warren County Landfill by Dr. George Davis of Louis burg. Cost of the vaccination, which is required by law, is $4 per pet Animals will be vaccinated between 1 and 5 p. m. Support Group To Meet The Warren County Arthritis Support Group will meet Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 7:30 to 8:30 p. m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church Parish Hall beside the Post Office in Warrenton. The Rhythm Band of Norlina Senior Gub will provide the entertainment during the evening. For more information, call 257 1185, Monday-Friday. Sunday Sing To Be Held The regular third Sunday sing of North Warrenton Baptist Church will be held Oct. 21 at 7:30 p. m. at the National Guard Armory due to the moving of the church to its new site. The public is cordially invited to attend. All services of the church will be held at the Armory until further notice. Tribal Meeting Slated There will be an important tribal meeting Oct. 19 at 8 p. m. at the Old Haliwa School. Tribal enroll ment cut-off date will be discussed. The cut-off date will be effective as of Oct. 22. All members are strongly urged to attend. Mrs. Franklin Is Hostess For UDC Mrs. George Franklin was hostess to members of the Warren County United Daughters of the Confederacy, Chapter 939, on Tuesday of last week. Following the ritual of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Pledge of Allegiance to the U. S. flag and salutes to the N. C. and Confederate flags, the business meeting was held. Mrs. Frank Newell and Mrs. Franklin reported on the N. C. Division UDC Conven tion in Greensboro on Oct. 5. The Warren County UDC was award ed the "Superior Chap ter Certificate" at the meeting. A memorial gift has been given to the N. C. United Daughters of the Confederacy Endow ment Fund in memory of Mrs. M. P. Powell, a deceased member of Chapter 939. Mrs. Ronald R. Baker was welcomed as a new member. Mrs. Newell presen ted a program titled "Richmond During the War." The poem, "Strength en the Arm of Liberty" was read by Mrs. Tim Thompson. The meeting was ad journed by Mrs. Frank lin and the members sang, "Blest Be the Tie that Binds." Mrs. Thompson assisted the hostess in serving delicious refreshments of pie, ice cream and other party dainties. Promoted Marine Cpl. Jeanie M. Terry, whose husband, Joseph, is the son of Carlton J. and Hilde M. Terry of Rt. 2, Macon, has been promoted to her present rank while serving with the 2nd. Marine Aircraft Wing at the Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point. Of all the mobile home owners in the United States, 47 percent live in the South. Cullom Association To Meet In Elberon The Sulphur Springs Baptist Church will host the 26th annual session of the Cullom Baptist Association on Tuesday, Oct 23. Co-host churches will be Reedy Creek, Inez, and Harris Chapel Bap tist church. Dr. Marion Lark, moderator, will call the session to order at 2 p. m. The theme of the meeting is "Celebrating God's Grace in Ministry and Worship." A focus for ministry in 1985 among Southern Baptist Churches is the goal of strengthening family relations. Dr. Robert Newton, director of Christian Life of the Baptist State Conven tion of North Carolina, will deliver the first principal address con cerning this vital ministry. The association will hear reports of the church program directors as well as recommenda tions and reports of standing committees. A featured report will be presented by the Brotherhood Depart ment concerning the N. C. Baptist response to the critical needs in the aftermath of the numer ous tornadoes that struck the state last spring. This will include an audiovisual presenta tion of the ministry. An afternoon highlight will Workshop Slated For Sufferers A workshop for ar thritis sufferers is being held in two parts with Part 1, Sunday, Nov. 4 from 1 p. m. to 5 p. m. and Part 2 on Sunday, Nov. 18 from 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. at the Warrenton Lions Den at the Warren County Fairgrounds on West Ridgeway Street beside Hardees. Ways to control ar thritis will be discussed. There is no fee to attend the workshop and refreshments will be provided. Call the Warren County Health Department at 257-1185 for further information. High Incomes Over 6 million American families have annual incomes of $50,000or more. be a brief presentation of inspirational music by the assembly and in vited guests. A new element will be the Youth Activities Com mittee presentation led by Ted Henson. The afternoon agenda will conclude with recognition of new pastors and staff, presentation of cer tificates of appreciation, and the State of the Association Address by Dr. Joe R. Babb, Direc tor of Missions for Cullom Baptist Association. Following dinner, the evening session will be devoted to an event of worship. The annual sermon will be presented by the Rev. Robert Yates, pastor of the West End Baptist Church of Henderson. A part of the Annual Worship Service will be the receiving of an of fering to be divided equally with the Foreign Mission Board for the relief of world hunger and with Southeastern Baptist Seminary in helping with the establishment of a chair of evangelism. All chur ches of the association are urgpd to have their messengers attend the session. Guests will be welcomed. The Sulphur Springs Baptist Church is located on Highway 401 south of Warrenton. Host pastor is the Rev. Julian Mills. Garden Club Has Gathering The Town N' Country Garden Club met in Oc tober at the home of Mrs. Georgia Exum. Mrs. Sallye Brown, president, opened the meeting with the Club Prayer. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Mrs. Mary Powell, delegate to the 49th Annual Convention held in Wilmington, gave a report. She stated that the theme of the convention was "Beautification Through Recycling." Projects and demon strations for the year were discussed. The members decided to do nate flowers and plants to the Group Home, Pro fessional Building and to Soul City. The meeting was closed with Conser vation Pledge. The hostess served delicious refreshments. Ear Implant Investigators at the Uni versity of California, San Francisco have begun nation al clinical trials of a new multi-channel cochlear im plant which shows great prom ise in providing speech recog nition to persons who are profoundly or totally deaf. The implant, a four-chan nel electronic device devel oped through UCSF research over the past two decades, will be manufactured and distrib uted by Storz Instrument Company of St. Louis, Mo. Americans spent $46.5 billion to improve or keep up their homes in 1981. Band Featured In Raleigh Featured during the entertainment at the Senior Citizens Fun Festival at the N. C. State Fair in Raleigh on Monday was the Norlina Senior Social Club Rhythm Band. The festivities, spon sored by the N. C. Department of Human Resources' Division of Aging, began at 10 a. m. in the Dorton Arena, followed by 11:30 a. m. by the fifth annual Older Adults Walk for Fun and Fitness. Individuals 65 years of age and older received free admission to the fair. Complete with wash boards, spoons, tam bourines, and other rhythm instruments and accompanied by their director, the Rev. Jon Strother of Macon United Methodist Church, and by the Rev. Eugene Cobb of the Norlina United Methodist Church, the band traveled by bus to the fairground. They were met by Frank H. Jeter, Jr., superinten dent of the Senior Citizens Fun Festival, who had earlier extend ed the invitation to the local performers. Other entertainment was presented by the Swinging Squares of Orange County. Speakers at the festival included Department of Human Resources Sec Soft overall lighting that is evenly distribut ed will give the illusion of space to a small room. retary Dr. Sarah T. Morrow, state Senator Robert Jordan, and Commissioner of Agriculture James A. Graham. Following the program at Dorton Arena; the Norlina group joined in the fair ground walk from the arena to the Kerr Scott Building, led by Dr. Morrow. "The purpose of the walk is to demon strate that walking is the most popular form of exercise for older adults," Dr. Morrow said. "It's an excellent way to improve an in dividual's health, and it's both convenient and inexpensive." Also recognized during the day's festivities were the N. C. Senior Citizen of the Year, the oldest North Carolinian in attend Ruritanettes Have Meeting Afton-Elberon Rurita nettes held their regular meeting Monday night at the home of Mrs. Made Limer. President Carolyn Pitzing called the meeting to order with the club song and pledge. Prayer was led by Delia Stegall. Secretary Irene Short called the roll and read the minutes. The treasurer's report was given by Anne Gottschalk and after a business session, the meeting adjourned with prayer by Mrs. Limer. ance, and the person traveling the greatest distance.

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