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VOLUMNE 65 Subscription Price $3.00 a Year 10c Per Copy I WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN. N. C. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1961 NUMBER 43
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Warren Citizens Win
At State Fair
Warren County exhibitors
won many prizes and honors
in the State Fair last week, '
according to Douglas Coxe, j
public relations director.
Among the winners from
Warren County listed by Coxe;
were:
In the Egg Show, Mrs. Her- (
man Seaman of Norlina won!
.first place in Brown Shell, ex-'
da large, and 2nd in same
class; 2nd in Brown Shell,
medium; 1st and 2nd in Brown
Shell, medium; 1st and second
in Brown Shell, small. Mrs.
Jff. L. Kilian of Norlina won
4th in Brown Shell, extra
large; 3rd in Brown Shell,'
large; and 1st in Brown Shell,
medium. |
The Warrenton Freezer |
Lockers of Warrenton won 6th
place in- Farm Cured Hams.
? Clothing Department
In the Clothing Department,
Becky Ellis of Macon won 3rd |
place in Girl's Cotton Dress;! i
ane 3rd place in Girl's Party'. 1
Dress and one 1st in Girl's i
Cotton Suit (all made by girls :i
14-18). Mrs. Robert Fleming!!
of Henderson, Route 2, won |
1st place in Infant's Gown. I
Mrs. F. F. Fleming of Manson .
won 2nd place in Women's
Fabric Hats. Ginger Hicks of j
Norlina won 3rd in Dress i
made by girls 14-18 years. Mrs.; ?
E. M. Jones of Littleton won
one 2nd place in Women's 11
Two-Piece Dress.
Mrs. W. T. Skinner, 111, of j I
Littleton won one 2nd in Wo-1
men's Cotton Blouse; one 2nd i
place in Women's Linen!
Blouse; one 1st place in Wo-]
men's Linen Skirts, one 3rd (
place in Women's Wool Coat, ?
one 2nd place in Children's
Sun Suit, one 1st place in Wo
men's Feather Hats, one 2nd
place in 'Apron and Two Pot
holders in 1961 National Cot
ton Bag Sewing Contest, and
ane 2nd place in Adult Dress
in 1961 National Cotton Bag
Sewing Contest.
Mrs. J. L. Skinner of Little
ton won one 3rd place in
Apron and Two Potholders in
1961 National Cotton Bag Sew- s
ing Contest. Mrs. C. B. Tur- s
ner of Henderson, Route 2. f
won one 3rd place in Women's 5
Dress. Sandra Walker of Ma- 1
con won one 2nd place in 1
Blfluse, one 3rd place in Cot- *
ton Skirt, and one 3rd place in I
Wool Suit, all made by girls i
14-18 years.
Honey Bee Class s
In the Honey Bee Class 1
Frank R. Kilian of Norlina
won first place in six sections '
of light comb honey; first '
place in six sections cf dark <
(See PRIZES, page 2)
Tobacco Acreage Transfer
Conditions Listed By ASCS
Information concerning the
lease and transfer of flue-cur
ed tobacco for acreage allot
ment was released this week
by Ai. P. Hassell, Jr., through
the local ASC office.
Hassell is executive director
for the Agricultural Stabiliza
tion and Conservation State
Committee.
"Economic flexibility, which
will not only be of great ben
' efit to flue-cured tobacco farm
ers, but will also benefit all
segments of our rural and ur
ban population, will now be
permitted as a -result of re
cent legislation," ifasseU said.
Hass6j?said that'A$? ASCS
county offices are receiving
numerous questions on the new
lease and transfer legislation.
He pointed out that although
the law has been passed, oper
ating instructions have not
r been completed for issuance to
local ASCS county offices
which will permit them to
take action regarding the lease
and transfer of allotments.
Hassell, 'however, did give
some general provisions re
garding these transfers which,
he said, should do much to
answer the questions farmers
are now bringing to their local
ASCS county offices.
"To be eligible to lease ad
ditional acreage a farm must
already have a flue-cured allot
ment," Hassell said. "The lease (
and transfer provisions do not
permit the movement of allot
ments across county lines. The |
lease of a 1962 tobacco acre- i
age allotment may not be en- 1
tered into for any period in I
excess of the 1962 crop year, l
"The lease and transfer shall <
not be effective unless a copy! i
of the lease is filed with and: i
approved by the ASC county <
committee. Where the normal ?
yield of the lessor and lessee!
farm do not differ appreciably,1 (
the lease and transfer will be (
approved by ASCS on an acre , |
for acre basis. If the normal |
yield of the receiving farm is
appreciably higher than for the
farm providing the allotment,
the acreage wiH be ^d'ested
downward accordingly. ' - ,
Hassell further explained j
that the production of tobacco
on transfer acreage will not be
taken into account in establish
ing an allotment for subse
quent years for the farms to
which such allotment acreage
is transferred. In addition, he
said, the law does not permit jl
transfer of more than 5 acres ,1
of allotment acreage to any
farm. No 1962 new farm alot
ment may be leased or trans
ferred and any allotment acre
age leased shall not be sub
leased under the provisions of. j
the law. 1
Hassell said the Washington I
ASCS Office is now in the1
process of preparing operating >
instructions under this new <
law, and as soon as these in-J1
structions are received in the'
county offices, ASCS county
>ersonnel will be glad to coun
el with farmers on possible
ease or transfer. County of
ices will give wide publicity
vhen they are ready to dis
:uss lease and transfer of flue
:ured tobacco acreage allot
nents with farmers in the
:ounty, he said.
Jasper S. Riggan,
Seaboard Official,
Dies On Sunday
Jasper Simmons Riggan, 62,"
)f Richmond, director of per
ionnel for the Seaboard Air
Line Railroad, died suddenly
Sunday in Washington, D. C,i
vhere he had gone on busl
less. Death apparently was
laused by a heart attack.
He was a native of Macon
>ut during his boyhood and
iarly youth made his home in
Littleton. He was the son of
he late Richard I. and Lula
lobertson Riggan.
Mr. Riggan began his career
>f 47 years with the Seaboard i
n 1914 as a telegrapher in
rranklinton. He was trans
erred in 1916 to Raleigh,
vhere he remained until 1925.
serving as dispatcher, assistant
?hief dispatcher, and chief dis
latcher there.
He was stationed in Norllna
rom 1925 until 1927 as os
iistant trainmaster and then
?eturned to Raleigh for ten
rears as chief dispatcher and
issistant trainmaster. From
taleigh, he went to Savannah
or five years as trainmaster
here.
He was appointed assistant
?hief of personnel for the Sea
ward in 1942 and transferred
o the company's headquarters
>ffices, then in Norfolk. He
>ecame assistant director of
>ersonnel in 1946, and in 1954
vas appointed director of per
sonnel.
He moved his residence to
tichmond in 1958, when the
Seaboard moved its general of
ices there from Norfolk, and
vas making his home at 9115
Jniversity Boulevard at the.
ime of his death.
He was a member of the 1
Villiam O. Hill Masonic Lodge
n Raleigh, Scottish Rite, and
he Sudan Shrine Temple of
lew Bern.
Mr. Riggan is survived by
is wife, Mrs. Louise Shaw
Uggan; a son, J. S. Riggan,
r., who is commercial agent
or the Seaboard in Birming
am, Ala.; a daughter, Miss
lary Louise Riggan, of Nor
olk, and a sister, Mrs. J. M.
tokes, of Littleton.
'Funeral services were held
Wednesday morning in Rich- ,
jond in the First Presbyter
in Church, of which Mr. Rig
an was a member, and burial
ervices were held at 1:30
?clock that afternoon in Sun
it Bills Cemetery in Llttluton.
ond acting the rites at little
on were the Rev. LiVi Hum
hries, paetor of the Littleton
Tesbyterian Church, and the
lev. Colle Rock, pastor of the
Mail Must Be Postedj
At An Earlier Hour!
Patrons of the Warrenton!
Postoffice will have to get [
,their mail into the office 30'
'minutes earlier in the after
noon than has been the cus
tom for several years.
Leonard Daniel, postmaster,
?aid yesterday that due to a
change in the schedule of the
leaving time of the trains, it
will be necessary to change the
-dispatch time of all mails leav
ing the Warrenton postoffice
each evening.
Re said that beginning Oc
tober 29 all bulk mails must
be in the Warrenton office by
S p. m. and all first class malls
by 0 p. m. to make the even
ing dispatch. Due to the close
that must be met
will be no pickup of bulk
ifter 5 p. m. and no pick-J
Bp of first class man after 6,
p. a>. Any malls deposited
after these hours will be post
marked as of the next day.
"There can be no exception
to this rule without the author
ity of the postmaster," Daniel
s?id. "If yon have a special
problem, please contact the
postmaster." j
Daniel said the change in
le will expedite delivery'
mail' within a 300-mlle
of the Warrenton poet-1
i. Mails, he said, d^toe
within this office by the
? times should be deliver
9 a. m. the next day |
a 300-mils radius of
?
Farm Bureau To
Have Talk Meet
And Talent Find
AU persons interested in
participating in a 'Talk Meet
and Talent Find" in Raleigh
the middle of November are
asked to contact Mrs. William
T. Skinner, III, at Littleton
immediately.
The event is being sponsor
ed by the North Carolina Farm
Bureau, and participants must
be between 12-30 and from
Farm Bureau families.
Mrs. Skinner said that speak
ers will draw for topics from
an overall subject, "Farming
in the 60's, Bondage or Free
dom?" and will have one-half
hour to prepare their talk and
five minutes for delivery.
Talent acts are limited to
one person and to five minutes
or two numbers. if
The County Farm Bureau 5
will pay participants expenses j
to the State Convention in 1
Raleigh, Mrs. Skinned said, and r
the. State Farm Bureau w01.ii
pay expenses of the winner to I
the National Convention injs
Chicago. U
Is
Mrs. W. W. Taylor attended t
a golf tournament in Rocky t
Mount on Thursday. if
Mr. and Mrs. W. R Boyceil
spent several days at Myrtle. 1
Beach, & C? recwstly. ' ,;;rB
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James D. Gilliland
Has Law Partner
Theaseseus T. Clayton this
eek began the practice of
iw in Warrenton ?where he
111 be associated with James;
. Gilliland, local attorney, un-j
cr the firm name of Gilliland
nd Clayton. They will be lo
ited in the Green Building
a Market Street.
A native of Roxboro in Per
in County, Clayton attended
:hool in Roxboro and was
raduated from Johnson C.
mith University in Charlotte
efore attending North Caro
na College in Durham where
e received his law degree. He
assed the Bar Examination in
.ugust.
Prior to attending law
:hool, Clayton served in the
'. S. Army from 1952 to 1956.
Clayton is married to the
)rmer Miss Eva McPherson of
.ugusta. Ga. They have two
liildren, Joe Anne, 3, and
heaseseus, Jr., 2. At the.
resent time Mrs. Clayton is
mployed at the University of
lorth Carolina Medical School
s a research technician. Prior
a her marriage she graduated
rom Johnson C. Smith Univer
ity and North Carolina Col
sge where she received her
THEASESEUS T. CLAYTON
master's degree in Biology. At
he end of the current semes-1
and the children ex
join Clayton in War
Minister And Family
To Be Honor Guests
A minister and his family t
who recently moved to War- 1
ronton will be honored at a
anion service to be held at the
Wesley Memorial Methodist 1
Church on Sunday afternoon at
5 o'clock.
The Rev. James Stoney, who J
recently came to Warren ton as
rector of Emmanuel Episcopal
Church, will bring the message ,
at the Reformation-Vesper Wcl-j
coming Service for the Stoney | j
Family.
The Rev. John Link, pastor]"
of the Werrenton Baptist ]
Church, will ? preside over the
service. The Rev. Levi Hump
hreys of the Warrenton Pres
byterian Church will lead the .
prayer, and the Rev. Troy J.
Barrett, host minister, will read
the scripture. The Methodist c
Choir will sing the anthem, J
'A Mighty Fortress," written
by Martin Luther, leader of '
the Protestant Reformation.
Mr. Barrett said that the j
public is invited to attend this
welcoming service for the
Stoney family.
Mrs. Nellie Gray Pinnell, ] \
counselor, said yesterday that! t
he Junior High MYF of the I
Vesley Memorial Church would '
ittend the union meeting on |
Sunday afternoon to welcome ?
ifr. Stoney and family.
Following the service, the
JYF will hold a brief discus-1
ion in the Dr. Peete class j
oom to plan for its November!
i meeting, Mrs. Pinnell said.'
["hose who will take part on
he November 5 program are
rancf Morris, Bettye Rose Con
lell, Olivia Burton, Mae and
Jary Shearin, Larry Shearin, I
:*om Perry and Richard
iunter.
On TV
Tasker Polk, young Warren
on pianist, will be on tele
ision Sunday afternoon at 4
'clock over WNCT, Channel
, Greenville. He will play
Ihopin Etude in F Major and
Laron Copland's "Passacaglia."
'bis is the College Hour, pre
ented by East Carolina Col
sge.
Undergoes Surgery
Mrs. Herbert Tucker under
rent surgery at Warren Gen
ral Hospital on Thursday.
OPEN YOUR
DOORS AND
HEARTS...
TO ALL THE
WORLD'S
CHILDREN
LJNICEF Drive To Be
Held On Hallowe'en
The Young' People of the Churche* of Warrenton will take
art in a UNICEF drive Hallowe'en night between the hours
f 7:00 p. ra. and 8:00 p. m. They will wear orange arm bands
4th the letter* UNICEF on them. The purpoae is to collect
mds to help others in nations other than our own, to pro
ide milk, maternal and children's Hlaical ears, hospital care
nd the prevention of diiamaa in countries unable to provide
leee things for theinaeirea.
"The kind people of Warrenton are asked to be on the look
at for these wonderful young people with the UNDTEC arm
Mods," the Rev. James H. Stoney, Jr.. said yesterday. "We
ope you will open your hearts to
Tobacco Market
To Close Nov. 10
Civil Term Of Court
A.djourns Thursday
The Civil Term of Warren |
County Superior Court, which I
convened here on Monday <
morning with Judge Hamilton <
Hobgood of Louisburg presid
ing, adjourned at around 11:30 i
on Tuesday morning.
During the four part-day ses- |
sions, the court disposed of j
cases on the docket as follows: i
Divorces were granted to: i
Louise Y. Rivers from Richard '
C. Rivers; Gladys Watkins from ]
Nathan Watkins; Nellie Gray
Pinnell from Will Thomas Pin- |
nell; and Ella Mae Christmas <
from Gordon Johnnie Christ- i
mas, with the custody of the j
child in this case being given t
to the plaintiff.
In addition a divorce case I
originating in Granville Coun
ty was heard in Warren Coun
ty court on Thursday morning.
In this case Frances R. Harris j
was granted a divorce from
William A. Harris.
In the case of Selby G. Ben-1
ton vs. Moses Russell Bryant, I
it was found that the defend
ant was guilty of contributory
negligence and was not entitled '
to recover damages from an'
automobile wreck. The plaintiff j
was taxed with the court costs. I
The case of R. M. White and !
Son vs. J. L. Fleming was re
manded to Recorder's Court;
as was the case of Charles H. j
Mitchell vs. Albert Bullock. |
In the case of S. E. Wilson'
et als. vs. Essie Williams et
als.; Judge Hobgood signed a
consent order by which Stuart
G. Wilson upon payment of
$400 by plaintiff executors ful- {
ly and completely releases
executors of estate of Sam G..'
Wilson from any and all claims
or demands against them or
said estate for any additional
funds thereof or share therein.
In the case of Martin V.
Hayes et ux vs. the State High- j
way Commission, the defend
ant requested to withdraw ex- j ?
ceptions to order signed by,'
Clerk of Court and the request J
was granted.
A non-suit was ordered in
the case of Melvin Jones vs. i
Roscoe T. Perkinson when the J
plaintiff was called and failed 1
to appear in court.
Cases continued included Cal
vin C. Massenburg vs. Clara
Fogg; N. I. Shell vs. John B.
Stansbury; Roger Limer vs.
Joseph N. Cates; W. W. Morris, ]
Jr., vs. McPherson Beverages, j
Inc.; and Mary Perkinson Tay
lor vs. Ruby Perkinson John-11
son et als.
:
A non suit was ordered in,
he case of Stewart M. Steven
ion vs. Gid O. Tharrington, Jr., I
?t als.
On the motion docket in the'
:ase of Owen Gupton Shearin, |
t motion to strike was granted
he plaintiff and the defend-1
ints have 30 days in which to '
ile answer. A second case on j
his docket. Peoples Bank & J
i rust Company vs. Sallie M. j
'aschall et als, was continued, ?
On the judgment docket in|
he case of Manley S. Martin j
is. Garland Johnson, it was j
idjudged that all matters in,
:ontention had been solved j
md the plaintiff was taxed
with the court costs.
Church Women
Io Participate
In Union Service
Women from the Warrenton
Epsicopal, Methodist. Presby
terian and Baptist churches
will meet on Friday, Novem
ber 3, at 3 p m? in the War
renton Baptist Church where
they will participate in the na
tion-wide observance of World .
Community Day, giving expres
sion to their belief that the'
mission of the church and
world affairs are interdepend
ent and interlocking In their
concern for people of other
lands, .Mrs Hugh White said
yesterday.
World Community Day is j
sponsored annually by United
Church Women, a general de
partment of the National Coun
:il of Churches of Christ in
the U. S. A., representing t2
million Protestant and Ortho
iox women in the United
(See WOMEN, page 10)
Polk To Play At
School Nov. 14
Tasker Polk, Warrenton pi
inist now studying at East
Carolina College in Greenville,
will present a piano concert in |
he John Graham High School |
luditorium on Tuesday, No-1
/ember 14.
The concert is being spon
sored by the Parent-Teacher
\ssociation as Its fund rais
ng project this year and will
replace the annual Hallowe'en
rarnival. Polk will contribute
lis talent to the Droleet.
The Warrenton Tobacco Mar
ket will end its 1961 season at
the close of sales on Friday,
November 10, Edgar Wood,
Sales Supervisor, announced
Wednesday.
Wood said that through Tues
day night, the local market
had sold 9,330,759 pounds of
tobacco, and that local ware
housemen hope that the ten
million mark will be reached
before the market closes.
Wood described the 1961
season as an excellent one for
producers and warehousemen.
Prices remain good, he said,
and growers are asked to
bring in the remainder of their
crop as early as possible.
Central Training
School To Be Held
Baptist Church
A Central Training School
for the 31 churches in the Cul
lom Baptist Association will
be held at the Warrenton Bap
tist Church November 6 through
November 9.
Announcement of the school
was made yesterday by the
Rev. Larry Bryson, association
al secretary.
Classes will be held for all
Sunday School officers and
leaders, Training Union of
ficers and leaders; and special
classes for Royal Ambassador
leaders, and deacons, and a
special Bible Study Class for
those who do not serve in a
leadership capacity in the
church.
Mr. Bryson said that the pur
pose" t? the school is to pro
vide'an opportunity for these
leaders to better train them
selves to serve in their local
churches.
The Rev. Billy Fallaw. Asso
ciational Sunday School Super
intendent; and the Rev. Clell
Gibson, Training Union Direc
tor, will be in charge of the
school.
West Appeals From
Court Contempt Fine
Donald Le? West, found guil
ty of contempt of court and
fined $100 and court costs In
Recorder's Court last Friday,
appealed his case to the Su
perior Court. Appearance bond
va? set at $250.00.
The contempt case grew out
of an affray with an officer
lust outside the court room
while his case on a drunk driv
ing charge was being tried on
the previous Friday!
Friday's court bore less than
be usual resemblance to a traf
fic court as only four of the
:?ses tried were connected
with violations of the motor
vehicle laws.
Guas Williams was fined
(25.00 and taxed with court
?ost when he was found guilty
A reckless driving.
Court costs and $10.00 fine
was the sentence received by!
fames Edward Cornellaon when
m was found guilty on a
ipeeding charge.
Norman Andrew Shearht was
? court on charges of reckless '
hiving and failing to stop for'
red light and a police siren,
i 90 days road sentence was ;
uspended for two years upon!
he condition that the defend-|1
int not operate a motor
dele for three months, and.
the court costs and a
zj
?1
The state took a nol-pros
with leave in the case of Jack
Towns, charged with abandon
ment and non-support.
Jim Wade was sentenced to
the roads for two years when
he was found guilty of an as
sault with a deadly weapon.
He took an appeal to Superior
Court and appearance bond
was set at $350.00.
Walter Garnes, charged with
an assault with a deadly wea
pon. was sentenced to the
roads for two years.
Thresa Davis, charged with
cohabiting, was sentenced to r
the Central Prison for Women ,
for six months. She appealed']
to Superior Court and appear- ,
ance bond was set at $90.00. I#
Maria Miller, charged with i
assault with a deadly weapon,
was sentenced to Central Pris
on for Women for six months,
but the sentence eras suspend
ed for two years. Conditions of
the suspended sentence were t
that the defendant remain of j S
good behavior, be gainfully, b
employed, violate no criminal r
laws of the state for two years t
1
and pay the court costs.
A case against Kattle Man-'
ley was nol pressed with leave h
when it was revealed that the
defendant was out of the state,
with
of a minor child.
Panel Discussion
To Feature Annual
Farm Bureau Meet
A panel discussion is plann
ed for the annual meeting of
the Warren County Farm Bu
reau on November 9.
William H. Bender, program
chairman, said the discussion
would deal with a new and dif
ferent kind of farm program.
"Members may or may not
like what the suggested pro
cram contains, but it is up to
them to express themselves at
the meeting," Bender said.
Bender said that all interest
ed citizens are invited to at
tend the meeting, but only
Farm Bureau members will be
able to take any official ac
tion. For this reason, be sug
gested that interested persons
join the Bureau before the
meeting.
All. members are asked to
please keep the date of the
meeting in mind and make it
iheir business to attend. "You
ion't influence many people
staying in your own bade
fard," Bender said.
One Of Founders
Of Franklin HDC
Succumbs At 90
LOUISBURG?Mrs. Henriet
a Bridges Taylor, a charter
nember and one of the found
:rs of the Franklin County
lome Demonstration Club and
videly known civic leader died
it her home here eerly Wei*
lesday.
She was the widow of H. C.
Taylor, Sr.
Mr*. Taylor was one of the
bunders of both the Franklin
bounty Memorial Society and
he Franklin County Historical
Society, aa well as the Louis
iurg Garden Club. She was a
nember of steering
hat secured the
tanklin Memorial
ad the
Ulildirtg
?J?*. Taylor
the town's