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VOLUMNE 65 Subscription Price $3.00 a Year 10c Per Copy WARRENTON. COUNTY OF WARREN. N. C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1961 NUMBER 49
BOARD APPROVES S400.000 BOND ISSUE
Quota Referendum To Be Held Tues.
Tobacco And Cotton
Quotas Main Issues
Warren County's producers (
of tobacco, cotton and peanuts
will join the state-wide march -
to the polls on next Tuesday
to vote approval or disapproval
of quotas, associates and as
sessments on three major
major crops.
The December 12 referen
dum will determine the fate of
tobacco and cotton quotas, to
bacco associates and peanut as
sessments.
Polling places have been
scheduled in 12 Warren Coun
ty townships and producers?
land owners, tenants, share
croppers and everyone connect
ed with the production of the
three crops?are expected to
turn out in large numbers to
express their preference.
Polling places scheduled to
be open at 8 p. m. Tuesday
morn ing include Fishing
Creek?Pittman's Store and
Davis' Store in Areola; Fork ?
W. K. Thompson's Store; Haw
tree?Perkinson's Store; Jud
kins?Triangle Service Station
and Mrs. Blanche Stallings
Store In Embro; Nutbush?J.
C. Watkins' Store; River?R. L.
Salmon's Store; Roanoke?
Jones' Store; Sandy Creek?
Aycock'a Store and Pender
grass' Store; Sixpound?Ste
gall's Store and Edmonds'
Store; Smith Creek?Norlina
Mayor's Office and Paynter's
Store; Warrenton?Agricultural
Building; and Shocco?Pinnell's
Store. Polls will close at
6- p. m.
The largest group to be af-;
fected by Tuesday's vote will
be cotton farmers. T. E. Wat-1
son. ASCS office manager re- i
ports that 1962 allotments have j
been made to 2.099 Warren
farms.
All persons engaged in the
production of upland cotton in
1961 are eligible to vote in the
referendum, W. S. Smiley,
chairman of the Warren Coun
ty Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Committee,
said yesterday.
"If at least two-thirds of the
growers who vote in the ref
erendum approve quotas," he
said, "then the quotas will be
in effect for the 1962 upland
cotton crop, marketing penal
ties will apply to any 'excess'
CGiton produced, and price
support to farmers who comply
with their farm acreage allot
ments will be-'in effect.
"If more thah one-third of
the producers who vote oppose
the quotas, there will be no
quotas and .no penalties applic
able to the 1962 upland cot
ton crop, and price support to
farmers who comply with their
farm acreage allotments will be
available at 50 per cent of
parity, as directed by law.
"Allotments are not affected
by the outcome of the ballot
ing on Tuesday. They will re
main in effect?whether or not
quotas are approved?as a
means o' determing eligibility
sistant.
(See QUOTAS, page 2)
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NORLTNA POSTOFFICE to be dedicated Saturday
U. S. Post Office To Be Dedicated
The recently-completed Unit
ed States post office at Norlina
will be formally dedicated Sat
urday with a ceremony at the
post office beginning at li
a. m.
Congressman L. H. Fountain
of Tarboro will give the main
dedication address. Postmaster.
W. K. Delbridge stud yester
day.
Fountain, Warren County's
Representative in the United
States House of Representa
: tives, will be accompanied to
I the dedication service by Wal
ter Pittman, administrative as
j tor of the First Presbyterian
Church in Raleigh was the
guest speaker. In his talk he
challenged those present to ask
themselves four questions in
regard to their daily living.
First, am I doing the right'
thing? Second, is my work
contributing something? Third,
do I have opportunity for
Christianity within? Fourth,
what is my work doing to me?
Mrs. James C. Harris, Inez,
introduced Dr. Edwards.
The report of club work in (
Warren County for 1961 was j
A public inspection of the
new building and open house
have been planned, according
to Delbndge, who said that
Fountain and Pittman would
remain at the post office for
an hour following the service
to meet with postal patrons
and others attending the event.
The Rev. Larry Bryson, Sec
retary of Missions for the Cul
lom Baptist Association and a
resident of Norlina, will serve
as master of ceremonies. Foun
tain will be introduced by K.
C. Severance, vice-resident of
the Norlina Ruritan Club.
Following an address by 0.
H. Martin, real estate manager
for the U. S. Post Office De
partment, Congressman Foun
tain will present a flag which
has been flown over the na
tion's capitol in Washington,
D. C.
Members of Boy Scout Troop
618 of Norlina will participate
in the raising of the flag.
The new building was erect
ed with private capital and
leased to the Post Office De
partment for a ten-year period
with options for additional ten
year lease periods.
Under this program the
Federal government does not
have to use its capital for con
struction, Delbridge said.
"Not only is the building
representative of the latest ir
post office design, but is
equipped with new furniture
and machines. Constant tem
perature is maintained by ar
automatic heat pump," the
postmaster said.
One feature of the building
is the absence of steps eithei
in the exterior or on the ex
terior of the building. A load
ing platform capable of handl
ing four trucks at one time, i
canopy over the loading arcs
and more than 12.000 feet oi
adjacent parking area are oth
er features of the new facility
Delbridge said.
Routine Session
The Board of Commissioner!
of the Town of Norlina held s
routine session lasting about ar
J hour on Monday night.
Action Deferred
On Regulations
The Board of County Com
missioners on Monday delayed
iction on the adoption of sub
division regulations for War
ren County until their Jan
uary meeting.
The commissioners were ex
pected to consider adoption of
'he regulations?requested by
'he Warren County Planning
Board ? following a public
hearing in the court room
('shortly after 11 o'clock, but
I postponed action for further
; study and more widespread ex
pressions of public opinion by
j Warren County citizens.
County Attorney Jim Limer
i presided over the hearing in
| the court room which began
j shortly after 11 o'clock and
| which lasted for more than an
hour. He recognized various
speakers and at the conclusion
of the discussion, called upon
individuals in the group, num
bering some 25 persons, for an
expression of opinidh.
Jerry Turner, from the State
Department of Conservation
and Development, was the prin
cipal speaker. He explained
the purpose of subdivision reg
ulations and some of the mini
mum requirements covered by
the regulations. Principal re
quirements are that the lots
must be a certain size and the
streets in subdivisions must be
a certain width.
The minimum size of a lot
where a well and septic tank
must be installed. Turner said,
is 20,000 square feet, and the
reason for this size is to pro
tect the subdivision's water
supply from pollution. How
ever, he said, where there is a
single water supply source in
a subdivision and no individ
ual wells, the lot size may be
reduced to 10,000 square feet.
Where both water and sewage
(See DEFERS, page 3)
NEW OFFICERS?Officers installed' Tuesday night at the annual meeting of the Warren
County Organization of Home Demonstration Clubs were, left to right: Mrs. Willis Fleming
president; Mrs. Carlyle King, vice-president; and Mrs. Vincent Williams, secretary-treasurer.
Mrs. Fleming Is Installed As
President Of HD Cliih Women
Mrs. Willis Fleming of the
Unship Home Demonstration j
tub was installed as president'
f the Warren County Organi
ation of Home Demonstration
Ilube at the annual meeting
n Tuesday night at the War
es County court house. Mrs.
tuning succeeds Mrs. J. C.
ialmon of the Shaw Springs
lome Demonstration Club.
Other officers installed were
*rs. Carlyle King of Enter
prise Club, vice-president; Mrs.
t Williams of Johnston
secretary-treasurer; and
William Ellington of the
Club, reporter.
W. 8. Smiley, former
council president, in
1. C. Salmon, president,
presided at the meeting on
rue8day. The program opened
vith greetings from Mrs. Sal
oon. Mrs. Weldon Davis of
he Areola Club gave the de
rations. The roll call by the
lecretary, Mrs. C. P. Pope,
howed 95 persons present.
Dr. Albert G. Edwards, pas
liven by Mrs. Willis Fleming,
'ice-president of the county
ouncil. Awards wore made
or accomplishments during the
ear as follows: .sjysj
Clubs having 100 per cent of
heir members reading approv
ed books and receiving certifi
ntej of recognition sirs
m urchlll, Johnston and Kin
hip. A total of OS dub mem
Mrs were recognised for hav
hg rued the number of ap
iroved books during the past
'ear with Mrs. M. J. Spragins
if Shaw Springs Club being
ecognized for having read the
nost books among club women
11 the county. Honorable men
ion for' the number of books
ead went to Mrs. T. J. Har
ington of the Kinship Club,
lias . Catherine Brown of the
nez Club and Mm. W. E.
'loyd of the Kinship Club.
The Churchill Club was rec
gnlzed for having 100 per
ent of its members present
?ueaday night " Mrs. M. 1.
pragins of Shaw Springs Club
ras given a <|rsage for being
lie youngest member present
nd Mrs. B. T. Stgnsbury of
given (
Leonard Daniel Named
Scoutmaster Of Year'
Leonard S. Daniel, Warren
ton postmaster, has been nam
ed "Scoutmaster of the Year"
in the Vanwarco District.
Announcement of Daniel's
selection was made at the Van
n'arco District annual recogni
tion dinner held in Henderson
on Monday night
Daniel, who has been Scout
master of Troop 617 here since
September, 1960, was present
ed a distinguished leadership
citation by William S. Roth,
acting Scout executive in the
Occoneeehee Council. Daniel
was also presented the FaTI
Roundup award during the
meeting, which was attended
by more than 400 persons.
In making the presentation.
Roth said that Daniel had
"provided a good program for
Under the continued leadership
of men like this Scouting will
go forward.
In September, I960, five
boys were registered in DaA
lel's troop. Today a total of
21 boys are members and have
taken part in various Scouting
events held throughout the
yhar.
Warrenton's postmaster since
1949, Daniel has served ?s
Commander of the American
Legion, president of the John
3raham PTA and the Warren
ton Boosters' Club, and has
men a member of the official
Mard of Che Wesley Memorial
Methodist Church, sponsors of
Proop 617.
Duriqg Monday night's meet
ng. Frank Banset of Ws
Money Would
Go For School
Consolidation
The Warren County Board of
Commissioners on Monday af- ]
ternoon approved the submis-;
sion of a $400,000 bond issue
lor the construction of school
buildings and additional class
rooms.
The retirement of the bonds
is expected to mean no in
crease in the county tax rate,
as the maximum 19c levy
would be deducted from the
present capital outlay levy.
Roger Peeler, Superintend
ent of Schools, in requesting
that a bond issue be called
said that the Board of Educa
ion "commits itself to reduce
its annual request for capital
outlay funds by an amount
sufficient and equal to the an
nual tax levy required to
liquidate the requested bonds."
In asking for the election,
Peeler said:
1. The purpose of calling
the election is to ascertain the
will of the voters as to wheth
er bonds, tn the maximum
amount of $400,000.00, foi
school purposes shall be issued
I and a tax levied for payment
I of the principal and interest
I thereof.
2. A legal description of the
area in which the election it
to be held is the descriptior
fixed by the General Assembly
of North Carolina for the Coun
, ty of Warren.
I 3. The maximum rate of tax
which is proposed to be levied
j is 19c per 100 dollar valuation.
4. The proposed uses to which
j the proceeds of the bonds will
be applied are: (a) A new
' classroom addition to Northsidt
| School; (b) new school planl
j in the southern part of th?
'county in order to consolidatt
] several schools housed in smal
wood buildings; (c) npprcxi
| mately one-half the cost of i
new plant in the Bethlehen
Community, with Halifax Coun
ty paying the remaining costs
| No new registration will bi
! called for the bond issue, whicl
', is expected to be called earl;
' | in the year as soon as attoi
, I neys for the Board of Commit
sioners and for the Board o
! I Education can work out details
! Peeler said that the Boar
? j of Education hopes that bon
construction on the new buile
1 j ing by the beginning of th
111962-63 school system,
t The motion to call the bon
issue was made by Commissioi
t er Richard Davis, seconded b
s Commissioner Robert Thorn
l (See BOND, page 2)
3n Court Square
Santa Claus Will
Be Here Tonight
A reconnaissance mission by
the North Pole's first citizen
to determine which of the
area's children have been
naughty and which have been
nice is slated to take place
here tonight.
Santa Claus is expected to
scan the faces of hundreds of
children as a prelude to his
annual Christmas Eve visit
when he arrives on the War
ren County courthouse lawn
here at 7 p. m.
Favors will be given the
children and Warren ton stores
will remain open until 9:00
o'clock as the Warrenton Mer
chants' Association stages an
all-out effort to usher in the
Christmas season.
Association President W. R.
Drake said yesterday that plans
for the visit of St. Nicholas
had been completed and that
a large crowd is expected to be
on hand when the bearded visi
tor sets up headquarters on
the courthouse lawn bordering
Main Street.
The visit of Santa Clatis is
one of the highlights of the
Christmas season here. Al
though the town is not staging
a Christmas parade as has been
the custom of the past few
years, local merchants are ex
pecting crowded stores from
now until closing time Decem
ber 23.
Shoppers have already beg
their present selection and
cal businessmen seem pie
with the amount of sales
thus far.
Warrenton's "white way"
came a bright way on Mon
night as scores of volunte
stretched Christmas decorations
and lights across Main Street
from Franklin Street north to
the Hotel Warren.
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