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Volume 89 25c Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, February 19, 1986 Number 8
Warrenton
Bloodmobile
Visit Slated
The Red Cross Bloodmobile
will be at the Warrenton Lions
Den on Monday, Feb. 24, from
noon to 5:30 p.m.
Alice R. Robertson, Warren
County Blood Services chairman,
said this week that she hoped
local citizens would take the op
portunity to give blood.
"There has been some concern
lately that blood donors could be
exposed to AIDS (acquired im
mune deficiency syndrome) in
the process of giving blood," Mrs.
Robertson said. "But that sim
ply is not possible."
Drug users who inject
themselves are at high risk for
AIDS because they often share
needles with other users, pro
viding an opportunity for
transmission of the disease, Mrs.
Robertson said.
"But when you give blood to the
Red Cross, the needle used is
taken fresh from an individually
sealed and sterile package," she
noted. "And once it is used, it is
destroyed. No blood donor has
ever shared a needle at the Red
Cross."
Mrs. Robertson also said the
chances of getting AIDS from a
Red Cross blood transfusion were
virtually nil.
"According to Jerry Squires,
M.D., since April 1,1985, all blood
donations through the Red Cross
have been tested for AIDS," Mrs.
Robertson said. "A test called
HTLV-III can detect antibodies
linked to the AIDS virus from a
small sample of donated blood. If
the test is positive, the unit of
blood is immediately destroyed."
"Before a person is permitted
to donate blood, a Red Cross
nurse asks a series of medical
and other confidential questions
to determine the potential donor's
possible exposure to AIDS," she
commented. "Anyone who is
thought to have been exposed to
the disease is not allowed to give
blood. Through careful screening
and thorough testing, the Red
Cross is making sure that each
unit of blood and other blood pro
ducts hospitalized patients
receive is pure and safe."
"We need to know the facts
about giving blood," she conclu
ded, "because every time we
donate, we could be giving some
one their life. The donation is that
important."
Celebrates Birthday
Miss Eula Lee Allen celebrated
her 95th birthday Monday at
Warren Nursing Center. Among
those attending the celebration
were her grandniece, Willie
Overby Cassell, and her great
great grandnephew, Wesley
Allen Pittman, both of Cary. Miss
Allen is a lifelong resident of the
Axtell community.
The chilly waters of Lake Gaston were framed by fluffy white banks
following the season's first measurable snowfall Friday night. The
official measurement of snow for the county was one and one-half
inches. (Staff Photo by Kay Horner).
At Anniversary Gala
Lions Club Observes
50 Years Of Service
The Warrenton Lions Club
Saturday night celebrated a
half-century of service as mem
bers and guests held a 50th birth
day party at the Warrenton
Lions Den.
President Phil Daniel presid
ed over the banquet, which
featured prime rib and was fol
lowed by a dance. Singing was
led by Past District Governor
Monroe Gardner and his wife
Nellie. The invocation was given
by Past President Howard
Daniel.
Guest speakers for the oc
casion were Carlton Gilfillan,
district governor; Howard Stal
lings, past district governor and
William Woolard, past interna
tional director and candidate for
third international vice presi
dent.
Special membership pins were
handed out, and certificates
were given to the club's three
charter members ? Claude
Bowers, J. Ed Rooker and
Clarence Britton.
A 50th anniversary cake was
cut by John Andrews, chairman
of the arrangements committee,
and Ida Russell, president of the
Warrenton Lionesses Gub.
The Warrenton Lions Gub
received its charter on the first
Ladies Night, held March 9,1936.
Charter members included R. H.
Bright, William T. Polk, Duke
Jones, John G. Tarwater, Harold
R. Skillman, M. C. McGuire, C.
R. Rodwell, Wallace F. Mustian,
William K. Lanier and Will
Kline.
Also, C. P. Allen, J. Edward
Allen, James B. Boyce, William
Boyce, W. M. Boyd, W. Butler
Brown, Stephen E. Burroughs,
Harry Cohen, P. W. Cooper, T.
B. Creech, G. R. Frazier, W. B.
Gardner, E. E. Gilliam and C. E.
Jackson.
Also, Bignall Jones, Howard
Jones, Jr., Rufus S. Jones, W. W.
Kidd, John G. Mitchell, J. C.
Moore, George Robinson, W. P.
Rodwell, P. G. Seaman, W. F.
Stallings, W. R. Strickland,
Charles A. Tucker, V. F. Ward
and A. A. Williams, Jr.
A 50th anniversary cake with candles ablaze is
rolled out in front of Lions and guests attending the
50th birthday of the Warrentoa Lions Club held
Saturday night at the Warrentoa Lions Den. Cut
ting the first slices of cake were John Andrews, left,
chairman of the arrangements committee; and Ida
Russell, president of the Warmtoo Lionesses Gub.
In center Is Phil Daniel, local club president who
presided over the festivities.
(Staff Photo by Howard Jones)
Tobacco Decline Factor
In Lower Farm Income
By MARY C. HARRIS
Staff Writer
Preliminary figures released
recently by the Warren County
Agricultural Extension Service
indicate a drop in the county's
farm income last year, but
Russell King, agricultural exten
sion chairman, warned against
over-reaction to the figures.
The estimate of cash farm in
come showed that during 1985
Warren farmers took in approx
imately $32.5 million, almost 19
percent less than the 1984 total of
slightly more than $26.4 million.
"Tobacco showed a significant
decline," King said, "but overall
we seem to be on an even keel."
The golden leaf, which ranks at
the top of the list in dollars re
ceived, dropped from $10.9 mil
lion in 1984 to $9.4 milion in 1985,
off 13 percent.
King pointed out that other
agricultural products are
gradually gaining importance in
the local farm picture
"Poultry," he noted, "has
become more significant in re
cent years." Cash income last
year from poultry, which includ
ed broilers, cull hens and other
fowl as well as commercial andf
hatching eggs, was about
$430,000 less than during the
previous year, however.
The agent pointed to the fallacy
of comparing line-by-line figures.
It s sometifpes like comparing
apples to oranges because the
same factors are not always
taken into account each time," he
said. "Also, the figures are
based on information which
comes to us from a number of
sources and some of it involves a
certain amount of guesswork,"
King said.
Among the farm products
which generated more income in
1985 than in the previous year
were: rye, increasing 52 percent;
hay, 39 percent; and beef and
other livestock, excluding swine,
12 percent. The figure for beef
and other livestock included in
come from beef and dairy cattle
and calves, sheep and lambs.
Also, government payments of
$104,255 for all farm programs in
1984 were upped to $109,831 last
year, an increase of five per
cent.
On the other hand, the greatest
percentage of decline was in
dicated by receipts from: grain
sorghum, decreasing 45 percent;
corn, 40 percent; forestry, 34 per
cent; and swine, 26 percent. King
noted that some of the sizeable
swine operations in the county
had gone out of business in 1985.
The accompanying table,
which records cash farm income
for major products for the past
two years, does not take into ac
count a number of additional pro
ducts which are marketed by a
small number of producers but
which are a significant part of the
total income figures.
Warren County Estimated Cash
Farm Income 1984 And 1985
Product 1984
Tobacco $10,916,554
Corn 846,000
Wheat 804,000
Oats 50,120
Barley... 103,500
Rye 8,550
Grain Sorghum 246,500
Soybeans 1,416,100
Hay 420,000
Other Field Crops 11,000
Horticultural 1,203,055
Forestry 8,735,700
Swine 2,409,020
Beef & Other Livestock 512,130
Dairy 977,130
Poultry 3,708,630
Gov't Payments........... 104,255
1985
$9,444,001
504,000
765,000
48,720
93,100
13,000
136,640
1,345,890
585,000
12,000
1,100,537
5,743,500
1,777,700
571,700
876,000
3,276,749
109,831
% Gain
Or (Loss)
(13)
(40)
(5)
(3)
(10)
52
(45)
(5)
39
10
(9)
(34)
(26)
12
(10)
(12)
5
New Program Aimed
At Providing Help For
Some Warren Persons
By KAY HORNER
News Editor
A personal services program
designed to assist Medicaid reci
pients in their homes has been
started by the Warren County
Health Department in partner
ship with the staff of the County
Home Health Agency.
According to Judy Wilson,
home health director, the Per
sonal Care Services Program will
offer assistance in such areas as
meal planning and preparation,
medical monitoring, and
housekeeping and home manage
ment tasks that are related to the
recipients' health care needs
such as grocery shopping, chang
ing and laundering of bed linens,
and cleaning bathroom, kitchen
and living areas used by the
recipient.
There is no age limitation for
participation in the program and
unlike some government assist
ance programs, the recipients
are responsible for no co
payment. All expenses are
covered by the Medicaid pro
gram.
While the home health pro
gram requires that the patient be
homebound to receive services,
the Personal Care Services Pro
gram has no such restriction.
Mrs. Wilson said she an
ticipated that the program's ser
vices would be used primarily by
the elderly.
"There is a real need for a pro
gram of this type in the county,"
she said. "We have so many older
people on Medicaid who need at
tention but are not homebound
and don't qualify for the home
health program."
Those interested in taking ad
vantage of the personal care ser
vices offered should contact the
Home Health Agency. A nurse
with that program will visit the
person making the request,
determine his or her eligibility,
and contact the person's physi
cian for authorization of the ser
vices. The nurse will make a
follow-up visit every two months.
The Home Health Agency staff
will provide personal care ser
vices initially to get the program
under way.
"The Health Department is
pleased to be able to offer this
service in cooperation with the
Home Health Agency," Mrs.
Doris Dryden, R.N. with the
department said. "And we hope
Medicaid recipients in need of
assistance will take advantage of,
the service."
The Personal Care Seruices
Program is housed in the office of
the County Home Health Care
Agency at Williamsburg Manor,
108 South Bragg Street in IVar
renton. The office is open from
8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m., Monday
through Friday. For more infor
mation on the program or to make
an appointment, call 257-4081.
Stegall Named Division Engineer
Luther Earl Stegall, 48, of
Norlina, a 26-year veteran of the
state Department of Transporta
tion, has been named to head the
department's fifth highway divi
sion headquartered in Durham.
He replaces C. C. Painter of
Durham, who will retire as divi
sion engineer later this month.
Stegall currently serves as
area construction engineer for
the department. He is responsible
for construction work in the fifth,
seventh and ninth highway divi
sions.
As division engineer for the
fifth division, he will direct field
operations in Wake, Durham,
Vance, Person, Franklin, Gran
ville and Warren counties.
His promotion is effective Feb.
22.
In announcing the appoint
ment, Transportation Secretary
James E. Harrington said
Stegall's firsthand knowledge of
operations in the fifth division
would be a valuable asset in help
ing him deal with the issues in the
division.
Stegall spent more than 14
years as a resident engineer in
Henderson. He also served as a
resident engineer in Raleigh and
district engineer in Nashville.
A Warren County native,
Stegall graduated from Norllna
High School in 1955. He holds a
B.A. degree in civil engineering
from N.C. State University.
He is a registered professional
engineer in both North Carolina
and Virginia and is a registered
land surveyor and real estate
broker.
He is married to the former
Nell Davis. They have two
daughters.
STBGALL