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Seven Scienct
To Attend D
Seven Warren County stu-'
dents will enter their science
exhibits in the district sciejico
fair at Chapel Hill on Saturday,
March 26, .T. F. Hockaday.
principal of the John Graham
High School, said yesterday.
The entry list from Warren
C ;jnty include the following:
John Graham High School?
Pat Harp, "Electrostic Smoke
Precipitator;" Jimmy Cheves,
"Eyelight and Development:"
v^-Tommiy Wiles, "Stereophonic
Sound;" Margaret Carroll. "The
Anatomy of a Chicken;" "Bonnie
Gupton and Sally Peoples,
"Formation of Coal."
Norlina High School ? Wilr
fcam Seaman. "Woods and
frees in Warren County;"
Charlbs L. Mulchi. "How Bernoulli's
Principals Applies to
Aviation."
The Science Fair, sponsored
by the North Carolina AcadcEaster
Seal 15
Is Underway
Easter Seals and letters announcing
the 1960 annual Seal
Sale and fund drive of the
Warren County Easter Seal
Society were mailed this week
to more than 2.000 local persons.
David E. Dickerson, War
Ten -County-soal-salc .chairman,
said yesterday.
Dickerson said that the mailing
was the first step in the
month-long appeal conducted
by the local society to raise
funds for continuing and expanding
services to the handicapped
in Warren County. It
will continue through Easter
Sunday. April 17. He urged all
citizens of Warren County to
watch for their Easter Seals
, and to respond generously to
the appeal.
In addition to the letter appeal,
Dickerson said that the
local appeal will include a
Lilly Sale which will be held
' * * in the business districts of the
towns in the county on Saturday
before Easter. The Lilly
Sale will be conducted by 4-H
girls under the supervision of
Miss Emily Ballinger, Home
Demonstration Agent, for Warren
County.
The Afton-Elberon Ruritan
Club members, sponsors of the
Warren County Easter Seal
Society, are placing coin reTommy
Miles To I
At First Youth Fil
Tommy Miles, a senior in
5 the John Graham High School,
will represent Warren Coun?ty
in the first annual Youth
Fitness Conference in Raleigh
on April 9, J. F. Hockaday,
principal, announced this week,
lie said the participants will
be outstanding seniors from
v different sections of North
Carolina.
Tommj is the son of Mayor'
tnd Mrs. W A Miles of War-;
ronton. He was co-captain of
both the football and basketball
teams.
Hockaday said that the pro-,
pram will be a discussion of a
Youth Fitness Proeram as to
(I) need; (2) want areas
should be utilized; (3) ultinnte
goal sought; and (4)
methods of promotion and implementation.
The areas of diseussion will
concern the home, school,
church and community.
The Youth Fitness Commission
was started by Governor
Hodges in August 1959, Bob
Cok of Chapel Hill was installed
as director of the organ
ization
H| One of the high spots of the
H. popference, Hockaday said, will
Hif be the presentation of the
[ Governor's trophy to the outi
standing participant at the
evening banquet.
BL Supper Meeting
Mi The Methodist Men's organizational
supper meeting will
tV be hejd at 7 o'clock on llonW
day, March 2$, at We*)ey
jtfpptorigl Methodst Church.
X Mr*. Ruth E. Teipple qf
payetteville is visiting her slsM
tin, Miss Sadie LJmer and
Mrs. H. C. Montgomery.
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Subscription Price
e Students
istrict Fair
my of Science, will be held in
the Morehoad Planetarium on
the campus of the University
of North Carolina. The North
Central district pmhracw IX
North Carolina counties. Hockaday
said about 200 exhibits
are expected.
Registration on Saturday will
be from 8:30 until 9:30 a. m.
The students will set up their
. projects from 9:30 until 10:30
i a. m. Winners will be announced
on Saturday at 5:15 p. m.
Students must be at the fair
; with their projects. Their
teachers are also invited to attend
the district science fair.
Hockaday said the best five
, exhibits in the Biological and
Physical Sciences of the Seji.
ior Division will be invited to
the State Science Fair at State
College on April 15. Certificates
of participation will be
.iw.nuiu n? <111 wuu vnicr inu
district fair at Chapel Hill.
Sale Drive
In Warren
coptahlcs in business establishments
throughout the
county.
About 90 per cent of the
( funds raised in North Carolina
remain within the State.
The National Society for
J-Crippled. Children and Adults
is a nationwide organization
1 embracing 1.655 Easter Seal
! affiliates in the 50 states. Dis
frict of Columbia and Peurto
Rico.
Founded in 1921. it is the
largest voluntary agency serving
the physically handicapped
It operates and co-sponsors a
; network of more than a thousand
centers and programs of;
fering direct services to crip|
pled children and adults though
; treatment and rehabilitation
, centers, itinerant mobile and
I home therapy programs, shel]
tered workshops, equipment
. loan pools, summer therapy
I services, and resident and day
J camps.
I Programs and facilities oper|
ated and owned by Easter Seal
| Societies last year helped 157,1584
children and 25,195 adults
on their wry to rehabilitation.
Another 37,950 children and
16,278 adults were aided in fa1
cilities, services and projects
I co-sponsored with other ori
ganizations.
tepresent County
ness Conference
TOMMY MILES
Dr. Gum To Preach
At Local Church
Dr. Walter C. Gum, minister
at Park Place Methodist
Church in Norfolk, Va., will
preach at a special morning
service at Wesley Memorial
Methodist Church at 10 o'clock
on Friday, April 1, the Rev.
Troy Barrett, pastor of the
local church said yesterday.
Dr. Gum will hold a revival
at the First Methodist Church
in Henderson each evening
during the week of March 27April
1, and Mr. Barrett said
that "we are indeed fortunate
to have him share with us this
morning service." He added
that the community is invited
to attend this service.
Dr. Gum will be a guest of
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Hardy
while at Warren ton.
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Jeffreys To Be
Chief Speaker At
Veterans Meet
Raymond J Jeffreys of Ral- j
. eigh. author and lecturer and:
j former Commander of the!
; Wake?County -Barracks No.1
(590. Veterans of World War I.
I will he the chief .sne iker at a
rally of World War I veterans;
' in the Warren County Courthouse
here on Sunday after-'
'noon at 2 30 o'clock.
Hearings have just been
; completed on the World War!
; I pension bill, and during the
! meeting Jeffreys will brief the
veterans of 1917-18 on prospects
for passage of this bill'
at thi- session of the Con-;
. gress.
In announcing that he would,
(speak here. Jeffress said, that1
I countless thousands of World:
i War 1 veterans are now dependent
upon relatives for sus-l
tenancc. Others are finding it;
difficult to compete in thel
present day labor market duel
to age and physical handicaps.
The time has come when something
should be done for the'
"forgotten Veterans." he added.
All World War I veterans in
Warren County and surround.
ing counties are invited to be
present and learn what is be,
ing done for this group in the
present Congress. The prin
] ciples and objectives of the
World War I organization will
: be fully explained.
Hundley Again
Named Head Of
Milk Association
| GREENSBORO ? James H.
Hundley of Norlina was re:
elected President of Carolina
Mily Producers Association,1
Friday, March 18, at the An \
nual Meeting of the dairy;
group, in Greensboro. Hundley'
has served as President of
the Association since August:
11053. He has been a member
of the Board of Directors since
the Aassociation was organized.
I Hundley operates a 200 acre;
j farm, about 100 acres are in
I row crops. The rest Ls devot!
ed to his dairy operation.
Meeting in Greensboro, the
800 member organization heard
I reports from Hundley and the
staff. Guest speakers were Dr.
j N. E. Inzarus of New York
' and Glenn Lake, President of
i Michigan Milk Producers Asi
sociation.
New Business To
Open Here Monday
i Warrenton has attracted a
new business establishment.
Mrs. J. M. Overby of Kit trell
will open a modern flow
er shop here on Monday in |
the store in the Gibbs-Woodhonse
building next to tho
Polk-A-Dot Gift Shop.
Three prizes will be given
as a part of the grand opening
ceremonies. They will be.
1st prize, orchid corsage; 2nd
prize, rose corsage; third prize,
carnation corsage.
Russell To Preach
At Local Revival
The Rev. Leon Russell, minister
of the First Methodist ,
Church of Rocky Mount, will i
be the revival preacher at;
Wesley Memorial Methodist,
Church for the week of April j
3-8, the Rev. Troy Barrett, pastor,
said yesterday.
Services will begin at 7:30
each evening. Sunday through
Friday. The community is in-'
vited to attend the services.
Mr. Barrett said that most;
of the Methodist churches in j
the Raleigh, Durham and Burl- !
ington districts are having re- i
vivals during this week.
Reports Collections
Mrs. W. R. Wood all reported
this week that $359 was ,
collected for the Heart Fund j
from the residential section of
Warrenton. She said that she 1
wishes to express her appreciation
for the generosity >
shown by ail i
Her? For Holidays i
Mrs. H. L. Falkener arrived
here on Thursday from 8tr*t- i
ford College, Danville, Va., to j
spend the spring holidays. l
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Perry To He
County Cane
W. E. Perry. Jr.. Warrenton,
business man has been chosen j
to direct the 1960 Cancer Cru-i
sade in Warren County.
Accepting the chairmanship;
of the annual educational and!
fund-raising drive, which be-l
gins April 1. Perry urged "all
public-spirited citizens of our
community to make this a fullscale
offensive against cancer..
"Public enemy disease number
two." the chairman called
Plans Made For 01
Library Week At A
Plans for the observance- of
National Library Week in Warren
Conntv were made at a
meeting at Hotel Warren Monday
night under the leadership
of Miss Emma Lewis Whitaker.
cunty school library supervisor.
National Library Week,
whose theme is "Open Wonderful
New Worlds?Wake Up
and Read." will be observed
from April 3-9.
Miss Whitaker suggested several
ways to increase interest;
in the week. Among these
were three window displays
in Warrenton, an exhibit of
prize winning books of 1959.
Ray To Be Lions
Banquet Speaker
I^ex L. Ray. director of Foundations
at N. C. State College,
and assistant to the Chancellor,
will be the guest swakpr at
the annual Farmers Night banquet
of the Warrenton Lions
Club tonight (Friday) at 6:30
The meeting will be held at.
the Warrenton Country Club.
Ray is a graduate of N. C.
State College and a former
County agent. He has establish-1
ed a reputation as a humorist.j
W S. Bugg is chairman of
the Lions Club Farmers Night
Committee.
Hinton To Assist
With Income Forms
J. !.. Hinton, deputy Collec- j
tor of Revenue will be in the'
Grand Jury room of the War-j
renton courthquse on Tuesday, <
March 29, to assist citizens in <
tiling their state yicome and j;
intangible taxes, which will be
lue on or before April 15 in :
>rder to avoid any penalties.
Hinton asks *hat each per- 1
ion desiring aid bring neoes- j
lary information needed for <
filing returns. . i
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RRY. JR.
ad Warren
er Crusade
it. pointing out that cancer
is second only to heart disease
as a cause of death.
April has been designated
Cancer Control Month by presidential
proclamation Perry
said throughout the month
volunteers will distribute lifesaving
information in Warren
County. Ho said that town and
communuity chairmen for the
crusade would be named next
month.
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leetmg Monday
an exhibit of old textbooks,
an exhibit of "teachers pets"
?favorites of teachers.
In addition it is planned to
have students from John
Graham High School attend
the various club meetings and
stress the importance, of reading.
Present for the meeting
were Miss Whitaker; Raymond
Gilbert, principal of the Littleton
High School: Mrs. Claude
Bottoms, librarian at John
Graham High School; Mrs. W.
A. Miles. C. P. Gaston. Charles
Katzenstein, Mrs Harry Wib
liams, Mrs. Graham Horne and
Mrs. Boyd Davis.
Roat Inspections
To Be Conducted
A team of Wildlife Protectors
will be at the Vance
County access area at Kerr
Lake on March 26 from 2:30
p. m. to 6 p. m. for the purnose
of giving a courtesy inspection
of motor boats In the
Warren-Vance area. Alton D.
Pridgen, Warren County Wildlife
Protector, said yesterday.
Pridgen said that the insnee
tion would be strictly voluntary
and without charge to
boat owners. Its purpose is
to advise boat owners whether
their equipment meets legal
requirements.
Boats will be inspected from,
trailers.
Jones At Home
Howard Jones, III, who has
been stationed at Camp Jack-j
son. S C., since January 10, j
arrived at his home here on;
Saturday to spend a 13-day j
Furlough with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Bignall Jones, before
reporting at Fort Meade, Md.,
for a new assignment. Also
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jones is
their daughter, Mary Brodle,
a student at St Mark's Junior
College, who is spending the
iprlng holidays hem.
i I I Tlic Standard Prlntli
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J Chess Players
Hold Match Here
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i Chess players from North
' Carolina and Virginia gathered
I at Warrenton over the week|
end for a match game between
I chess associations of the two
: states on Sunday afternoon.
Saturday night a number of
, the players at their headquartors
at Hotel Warren played
a number of 10-minute games,
using a time clock in play,1
! with a main prize of $50 for
i the individual winners, and
four S10 prizes, for the winners
of four groups,
j The main match between'
j 25 players from the North
I Carolina Chess Players Association
and 25 players from the
Virginia Chess Players Association
was held on Sunday
afternoon, beginning at 2 p. m.
and lasting until B r? m ?nH
resulted in a draw.
The Tar Heels retained the
chess team trophy as a result:
of a iaM>-12Mj tie
The Virginia Chess Association
team was ahead IOVj. to
. 12Ai_. near? the?end of thematch,
but Dr. Albert Jenkins
of Raleigh beat master
chess player Irwin Sigmound 1
1 of Arlington. Va.. and Paul
Newton of Raleigh defeated
George Massinger of Rich-!
j mond, Va., and Tidewater j
champion, to throw the re-,
suits into a deadlock,
j Newton captained the North j
I Carolina team and the Vir1
ginia team was captained by
I General John Matherson of
j Arlington. Va. Mrs. Gilliam j
! Hornstein of Knightdale was
i tournament director.
Plans were made to hold <
j another match at Hotel War- j
i ren in June
Twenljy-three players were j
i registered at the hotel over!
the weekend, but many others j
came in on Sunday for the!
main match.
Murphy Speaker
At Rotary Meeting;
i Vincent J. Murphy, consult- j
, ant to Stone and Webster, was
the guest speaker at the reg-j
ular weekly meeting of the |
Warrenton Rotary Club at
! Hotel Warren on Tuesday,
j night. He was presented by \
1 Selby Benton. who was in I
charge of the program.
Murphy's talk centered j
j around geophysical explora-l
| tions and he showed slides of j
j the various countries In which
he has worked and explained j
! working conditions in each of
j these countries,
I 0. P. Gaston, vice president, |
: presided over the meeting.
Merchants Ass'n
To Hold Meeting
The Warrenton Merchants
Association will hold its anj
naal meeting at the Warrenton
! Country Club on next Wednes|
day night, March 30, at 7
j o'clock. President Scott Gard!
ner, announced yesterday,
j A free barbecue and brunsj
wick stew dinner will be serv-1
j ed each member, with additional
plates being sold for $1.50
j each.
Gardner said that the pur|
pose of the meeting is to
j elect officers and directors
j for the new year.
Mia* Irene Weldonj
To Si nor In Rnttnn
Miss Irene Weldon, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Weldon of Norlina, will be the
soloist with the Boston Symphony
at Symphony Hall during
Easter week, it was learned
here yesterday.
Miss Weldon will sing Mozart's
Requiriem.
During June Miss Weldon
will appear on television and
will also be soloist for the
opera producers of the Boston
Conservatory where she is
working toward^Jmr, master's j
degree.
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A milk route for the ban-,
dling of manufacturing grade
milk -limy bo -established in.
Warren County
Frank W Reams, county
agent, .said yesterday that a
survey is being made among
Warren County farmers to determine
whether or not enough
of this type milk could be produced
in this county to justify
the establishment of milk
routes in the county
This week representatives of
the White ttnncn \t;il. r-v;..:-:?
of the Great Atlantic and Pacific
Tea Company, Inc. were
in the county in the interest
of developing a milk route in
this area to serve its plant in
South Boston, Va. They said
they needed the milk and that
there is little likelihood of any
overproduction occurring for
many years to come. They said
whether the routes will be
established in Warren County
would depend upon the amount
Red Cross
Start Here
An extensive Red Cross drive
will bo put on in Warden .
County during the week of
March 28, Richard R Davis,
Warren County Rod Cross
nrive Chairman, said yesterday.
March is R<kJ Cross Month
throughout the nation.
Davis said that G. H Washington
of Wise has been appointed
chairman of the Negro
division, and Mrs. Barker
Williams has agreed to serve
as residental chairman of War-,
renton.
Workers who have agreed to
solicit business firms of Warrenton
are Sam Warlick, Dick
Woman's Clul
Fashion Show
The WaiTvnton Woman's
Club will sponsor a fashion
show and dinner at the Warrenton
Armory on April 1 at
h 30 p. m
Fashions for the show will
be furnished by Long's Men's
Shop, I.eggett's Department'
Store and the Style Shop.
Mrs. Harriet Pressley of;
Raleigh will be the narrator
for the occasion. She is Woman's
Director of Station
WPTF in Raleigh and is well1
known in this section be-,
cause of her daily radio programs.
Admission to the fashion
show and dinner will be $1.50
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of interest shown by our ?.H|
farmers |
While in Warren, the milk |
company representatives con- |
tacted the white and Negro I
county agents. and asks that*fanners
interested in the route
contact these
The representatives said that
little money is required to
enter into the production o?
milk for manufacturing purposes
Coolers can probably be
purchased from A-grade dairymen
who have gone to bulk
tanks, one of the representatives
said.
Reams said that whether or
not the routes would be established
would depend on the
interest ?hown by farmers. He
said that he felt that establishments
of the routes would be
a good thing for farmers
whose cash crop allotments
have been cut. and that they
would be a good thing for the
economy of the county
Drive To
Monday
Miles. Miss Hattie Drake. Pet- _L
tis Rodwell. Monroe Gardner |
and W K Lanier. The outlying
industrial establishments !
will be worked by B. G.
White. W R. Drake is chair- s
man at Macon.
Davis said that the entire
organization has not been com- _J?
pleled. but it is planned to |
have all the workers appointed
by the end of the week. }
He asked that citizens bear
in mind that 51'/ of all ,
money collected in Warren ^
County will remain in the
county to be used by the local
chapter.
i> To Hold
And Supper
for adults and 75c for children
under 12. Valuable door
prizes will be given.
The following committee
chairmen for the show have i
been announced: Food, Mrs. ^
Gene Gay; Waitresses, Mrs. S.
A. Warlick; Telephone, Mrs. ;
Edgar Wood; House, Mrs. Ben
C. Harris; Clean-up, Mrs. Norman
Bullock; Decorating
Tables, Mrs. W. L. Wood;
Decorating Ramp, Mrs. Julius
Banzet; Publicity, Mrs. Charles
Johnson; Tickets and Door,
Mrs. Allen Hilliard; Co-ordina- ".mE
nil1. Mi's. 1 om Hawkins; En
tertainment, Mrs. W. A. Miles; 'j';H
Piano. Mrs. Leonard DanieL
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