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Your Best Advertising Medium ?hr Harnut IRprord Your Best Advertising Medium VOLUME 66 Subscription Price $3.00 a Year 10c Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1962 NUMBER 9 Seven Men In Coroner's Race Wilh the filing of two more candidates for me position of coroner of Warren County this week, the field of candi dates for this position was in creased to seven. Wiley G. Coleman, chairman of the Warren County Board of Elections, said yesterday that A. C. Fair of Warrenton paid his filing fee as a candi date for coroner in the Demo cratic Primary of May 25 on Monday, and that Luther .T. Walker of Littleton filed for the position on Tuesday. In addition, Coleman said, W. E llamm of Warrenton has filed for the position of War renton Township Constable, a position for wnich Douglas Vaughan had previously filed. Seeking the coroner's spot, in addition to Fair and Walk er, are Jack Dowtin of War renton, Frank Ray Vaughan of Warrenton, Thurston Brown, Negro mortician of Warren ton, N. I. Haithcock of War renton, encumbent, and Wil liam H. King, Jr., of Warren ton. With the exception of Wal ker, all of the. candidates to file for the coroner's position so far are from Warrenton. the county seat. October Date For Filling Reservoir 1 With the target date for fill ing the Gaston reservoir only seven months away, W. J. Schneider, assistant real estate department manager for Vir ginia Electric and Power Com pany, has closed his office at Hotel Warren and been tem porarily assigned to Roanoke Rapids. P. N. Little, chief office en gineer for Stone and Webster, engineering firm in charge of the construction of the Gaston dam and reservoir, will retain his office here for some time. Schneider, who came here some two years ago, closed hi* office here on Tuesday. He said that his stay at Roanoke Rapids would be only tem porary while he completed his job 011 the reservoir. Schneider said that the pres ent target date for the begin ning of filling of the Gaston reservoir has been set for Oc tober. While rainy weather has slowed down the clearing of the reservoir, it is expected that additional crews will be added as soon as the weather clears, and it is still hoped that the target date will be; met. While Mr. and Mrs. Little and family have been making their home in Warrentcn for the past two years in the Moseley home on North Main Street, Schneider, unable to find suitable quarters here, has been commuting from Roa noke Rapids. . Ann King Is WifinCf In Sewing Contest A John Graham High School p. sophomore was first place win ner in the Fashion-Sewing C9J1 ~ test" for "the "Home "Economics girls held on Friday afternoon in the Home Economics De partment. Ann King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G>. W. King of Oak ville, was awarded first place in the contest sponsored by the Warrenton Woman's Club and the Vogue Pattern Service. As winner she received a $5.00 cash prize from the Woman's Club,- the dress of her choice from Leggett's Department Store, and a box of candy from Hunter Drug Company. As winner of the local contest, Miss King was scheduled to represent John Graham school and the Woman's Club in the district contest at Littleton last night (Thursday). Brcnda Cottrell, a senior, and daughter of Mrs. W. B. Neal, was second .place--winner,-She received a corsage from Odom's Flower Shop and a pocketbook from Marguerite's Style Shop. Other contestants were Sarah Ann Fuller, Becky Ellis and Patsy Harmon. Miss King was first place winner with her dress-up cos tume of white brocade satin dress, blue taffeta clutch coat, lined with white taffeta, and accessories of blue shoes and blue bag. She changed to white shoes and white bag for a see and costume. Miss Cottrell won second place with her evening dress of white nylon net over white taffeta, and white accessories. Mrs. Leonard Daniel, fine arts chairman of the Woman's (See WINNER, page 10) vnmnais? Abb JUaji left, was Ant place winner in the fashion-sewing contest held st John Graham School last Friday. Cottrell was second place winner. , (Staff Photo) P W SINGING ANGELS ? Angelic young voices are finding numerous persons with enthusiast ic ears at Norlina nowadays. Youths of the Norlina Methodist Church, who have labelled them selves "singing angels", are currently In demand at various civic events. Here the youngsters sing one of their selections at the annual Norlina FFA Father and Son Banquet (see page 2). Shown above, left to right, are Mary Dowell Taylor, Nancy Carter, Ray Traylor, Susan Allen, j Lynn Clark, Wayne Carter, Brenda Paschall, Chvi a Hecht, C. A. Hicks, Lee Burrows and Wav erly White. A number of the young singers were absent when this picture was made. (Staff Photo) Tobacco Acreage Upped nopcs oi increased income among Warren County tobacco farmers rose here this week with the announcement of a 4 3 per cent increase in flue curerf tobacco acreage allot | meats. "The incresWvJs equal to five per centJb"the base al | lotment." C iS<t< sinian L. H. I Fountain this newspaper on Wednesday, shortly after the Department of Agriculture formally announced the acre age hike. The increase was the first in flue-cured acreage allot ments in 11 years and raised the total acreage from 716,000 j acres to 747,000. Warren County farmers ex pressed optimism over this year's tobacco income when it was revealed that the increase could add an additional $25 million to the pocketbooks of Tar Heel farmers if yields and prices are on the same level as last year's. Proposals to dispose of por tions of the 1955-56 crop, now in the hands of the Hue-cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabiliza tion Corporation reportedly made the allotment increase possible. Most members of Congress from states producing flue cured tobacco had urged Or ville Freeman, Secretary^ oi Agriculture, to increase* this year's acreage. The burley acreage allotment was raised six per cent recently, giving rise to hopes among flue-cured growers that an increase m that crop's acreage would be forthcoming. Governor Terry ^ Sanford credtted?the Increase" to the ability of the Kennedy admin istration to understand and help the fanner and said that the acreage increase proved that the administration, both in Washington and North Caro lina "understand and appre ciate the importance of farm ing to every citizen of the state." Lions To Ask Board For Industry Agent The Warrenton Lions Club is on record as favoring the employment of a full-time de velopment director for Warren County by the Board of Coun-( ty Commissioners. Clyde Whitford, secretary of the club, told members at their meeting at Hotel Warren on Friday night that the board of directors had passed a resolu tion asking the commissioners to provide this director for the county. The request is expected to be made by other organizations of the county. The Lions program was fea tured by a talk by Charles White, local attorney, who spoke on the Uniform Recipro cal Enforcement Act of 1954. Commonly known as the "Run away Pappa Support Act," White said that It was one of a few laws passed by all 50 ' ,-tes. The purpose of the act is to apprehend persons who leave county, deserting depend ents, and is used by the local Welfare Department. Some $12,000 is coming back into the county now as the result of the application of this law. White said, and is increasing each year. It was announced that the club would have its annual Farmers' Night meeting thO second meeting in March, which will be on the fourth Friday night President Duke Jones pre sided over the meeting when J. Edward Booker, a formes member, has welcomed beck into the club and W. R. Drake was welcomed as a new me Town Board To Ask County To Hire Ec. Director Warrenton town commission ers endorsed the hiring of a full-time development director for the county at a called meet ing here on Wednesday after noon. The commissioners also auth orized the Water Department to advertise a used town truck of the Water Department for sale. Norlina Firemen Entertain Wives At Ladies' Night i The progress of Norlina's volunteer fire department was| outlined on Tuesday night as1 the fire-fighters entertained [ their wives at the annual Fire men's Ladies' Night. Leigh Traylor, who serves as. chief of the volunteer fire de partment, told fellow firemen and guests of the work under taken and the progress made during the past year by the department. Traylor was presented by Kenneth Severance, a member of the entertainment commit tee. Details of progress was not limited to the fire department, as. Mayor Graham P. Grissom told of municipal improve ments made recently in the town of Norlina during a brief Resume of local civic progress. A barbecue supper featured the meeting, held at the Nor (See NIGHT, page M) MISS VERNA FAYE BO WEN Miss Bowen Is New Member J. G. Faculty Miss Verna Faye Bowen, 23, of Ayden joined the facul ty of John Graham High School as commercial teacher on Tuesday morning. She succeeds Mrs. Norman McAr thur, resigned. Miss Bowen, who taught school for two years in Vir ginia before completing her education at East Carolina Col lege in February, was highly recommended by the principal of the school in Virginia in which she formerly taught, John Graham Principal Thomas J. Brown said yesterday. "He said that he wished that he could get her back," Brown added. A graduate of Ayden High School in 1956, Miss Bowen 1 was graduated from East Caro-I lina College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Education and English, with emphasis on accounting. She has a tpying rate of between 70 and 80 words a minute with a working knowledge of mimeograph, duplicator, add ing machine, key-driven calcu (See BOWEN, page 10) Day Of Prayer To Be Observed Here World Day of Prayer serv ices will be held at the War renton Presbyterian Church on Friday, March 0, at 10:00 a. m? with the Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist and Presbyterian churches participating in the service. World Day of Prayer is spon sored annually by the United, Church Women, a general de partment ef the National Council of the Churchea of Christ, in the United State*,{ representing IS million Pro-j testant and Orthodox women. I Commissioners Will Be Asked To Boost Board To 12 Members The board of County Com-1 missioners will be asked on' I Monday to increase the mem- ] ilbership of the Warren County, j Planning Board from five to 12 members with one repre- j ] sentive from each civic organ-1 I ization of the county serving ! on an advisory committee which I will work with the planning board. The request will be made by County Agent Frank Reams i who will be carrying out in ? structions of a group of in terested citizens at a meeting in the Agricultural Building on last Friday night, following a duscussion of possible partici pation under a development plan of the Area Develop ment Act recently passed by Congress for aid to distressed counties. The motion to increase the size of the planning board and to have it proceed with the overall economic planning for the development of Warren County was made by Mayor Milton Stokes of Littleton and seconded by L B. Hardage, as sistant county agent. Approved during the discussion period by County Commissioner A. J. Ellington, who said that It would be a big help to the commissioners, Marvin New som, chairman of the Warren County Planning Board, and | others, the motion was unani mously passed by the 25 local persons attending the meeting. J Included in the group were ( mayors of the incorporated towns of the county, industry and agricultural leaders, mem ! hers of the Extension Service and representatives of the press. Fred Mangum, Farm Man agement Specialist with the State College Extension Serv ice, told the group that War ren County was one of 31 North Carolina counties which have been declared distressed area under the Area Develop ment Act recently passed by Congress. The designation is based on the amount of unem ployment in a county, he said. Under the act, $394,000,000 was appropriated by the Con gress to assist distressed areas in making adjustments in their economy. Of this amount $200, 000,000 will be made available to qualifying areas at 4% in terest for industrial and com mercial projects and for ex pansion of industries and pro jects which will give added employment. Mangum said that the gov ernment would lend only a maximum of 65% of required capital and that it would not permit the piracy of industries from one section to another. Only new or expanding bra of established industries - be covered under the act. M. C. Holland of Goldsboro, district supervisor of Fanned Home Administration, listed the five broad types of service pn? vided under the program and explained Mbjpf?necSsfiy~l!8F" a county to participate. In addition to lending money at 4% interest for industrial and commercial projects and expansion of such projects. , Holland said that the Act pro ' vided for assistance in the fl j nancing of public facilities, such as the extension of water and sewage facilities at 3H% interest. It also provided grants for technical assistance to help (decide knotty problems, and far a retraining program and the [ payment of a nuTtm^m 0f $22.00 for 16 weeks for tboee participating in the training program. Holland said that the pits gram is entirely elective, that it is not a distress program, and that its purpose is to make adjustment in the econ omy of the distressed areas. Participating areas must sur vey selected points and needs, determine the most appropriate act to take and set up a time table. This survey must be submitted to the Governor's office and the Department ad (See MEMBERS, page M) Blind Boy Falls fa J Abandoned Well An eight-year-old Warren County blind boy fell into an abandoned well on Tuesday but was rescued by an alert elec trician who pulled the hoy from the well after lowering a rope. The incident occurred in! Raleigh on the playground of the Negro SUte School for the ?nd J** wh#r* youth is a student The boy, identified a? ton Williams, was on the when the lawn * his feet gave way. "I. couldn't get ? down," the boy, who m was afraid, was saying. Garvin Saunders, the Jdwtrteian, lowered told ^ *23 Firemen To Sell Brooms Next Week Warren County citizens next week will be given an oppor tunity to help the Warren County Rural Fire Department, to help the blind, and at the same time obtain a good broom, whisk broom, and / or a kitchen package containing '? two large dishtowels and two dishcloths. The opportunity will be of fered when the Warrenton Ru rual Fire Department holds its first broom sale to raise funds for the operation of the com pany. The county has been divided ] into seven sections where a1 house-to-house canvas will be made by firemen under group captains'. The sections to be covered and the group cap tains are as follows; Drewry, Otoe?Walter Ben der. Inez?Harry Williams. Warrenton ? Monroe Gard-j ner. Macon, Vaughan, Embro? Bruce Bell ? Areola?Elmer Harris. Wise. Oakville, Churchill Cliff Ellis. Afton-Elberon?Charles Hob good. Persons who fail to be called on will be given an opportun ity to make their purchases at the booth to be operated in front oi the court house square by the firemen on Friday and Saturday of next week. "These are nice five-string brooms, light, easy to handle and clean sweeping," Bill Con nell, publicity chairman for the local rural fire company, said yesterday. Brooms will sell for $1.50 whisk brooms for $1.00, and the kitchen packages for $1.00 Connell pointed out that these brooms are made at the Guilford Home for the Blind in Greensboro. By buying them, he said, citizens not onlj help the firemen to protect their own property but alsc help the -Hindi. ? Motorists Speed And Land In Court Warren County citizens con tinue to lean a heavy foot on the accelerator and as a result find themselves hailed into Re corder's Court. Twenty-one persons faced Judge Julius Banzet in county court last Friday charged with speeding in addition to those charged with other infractions of the motor vehicle laws. Willie Goode was fined $100.00 and taxed with court costs on a drunk driving charge. Rufus Earl Champion was in court charged with speeding and with having no chauffer's license. He was found not guilty on the having no chauffer's license, and was taxed with court costs on the speeding charge. Andrew Jackson Woodard was fined $100.00 and costs when he was found guilty ol drunk driving. William Junior Richardson was fined $25.00 and taxed with court costs when he was found guilty of reckless driv ing. Among those charged with speeding were: Helen Ann Fuller, costs; (See MOTORISTS, page !?) New Business To Open Here Monday A new business will begin operating in Warrenton next week. Standard Motor Parts Com pany, Inc., will open for busi ness on Monday in the former store building of Edwards De partment Store between Ben ton Furniture Co. and the Tay lor office building on Main Street, under the management of Bob Casey. Standard Motor Parts Co., Inc., founded in Henderson in 1932, also hss stores in Hen derson, Oxford and Reldsville, and will handle at its store a complete line of automotive parts. The store will be supervised by R. Macon Ivey, who has been with the company for 16 years and la well known in this section. Mr. and Mrs. Casey and two children, Kelly Sue, 6, and Klmberly Joyce, 18-months, movud to Warrenton several days ago and are making their home in an apartment in the home of Mta. John Bell on Wilcox Avenue. A native of Smlthfield, with years experience in the BOB CASEY * ? ? ? - automotive parti but in en, Caaey came to Warreatoe from Htendenon where he had work ed for the pait year wiUi the
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