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Advertising Medium v'.VJ t f r*" Your Best Advertising Medium VOLUMB M lOe P*r Cow SahKriptlwi Priw IS.00 a Ywr WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WAM^j IT. C. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1962 NUMBER 4ft ray fiSBHHBHBIMBF - " ?" ' NEW FIRE TRUCK for Afton. This modern pumper, built by the Warrenton Rural Fire Department, was recently placed at Alton. Afton firemen are shown, with Warrenton Fire Chief Jimmy Roberts gathered around the truck. Pictured, left to right, standing, are Roberts, Macon Reavis, Afton fire chief; George Aycock, Tony Ayscue, Eugene Mustian, Eddie G. Hamm, Jr., Jimmy - >\>t' . .>:-r Lewis Peoples, John Joyner, and J. B. Martin. On the back of the truck are Egerton Rideout, Allen Campbell, W. H. Abbott, Jr., Egerton Rideout, Jr., Lemuel R. Ay cock, Gene Munn, Jack O'Neal, Edward Burgess, Walter Carter, Edward Munn and Tommie Peoples. (Photo by Alien King) Rural Fire Dept. To Start Drive For Funds A drive for funds to con struct a new firehouse for the Warrenton Rural Fire Department will start here Monday night at 6:30 p. m. and continue for at least a week. Allen King is chairman of the drive committee and Henry Myrick is co-chairman. Members of the auxiliary units at Afton, Areola and Inez will co-operate in the drive. i At the Monday night meet ing enclosures showing the equipment and giving other data about the Warrenton Rural Fire Department and its auxiliaries will be placed in envelopes. During the week these will be taken by the firemen to every house in the county where a re quest will be made for do nations. King said that all contributions, large or small, would be gratefully received. Funds raised in the drive will be used to construct a modern fire house on the corner of College and Front Streets where the old Wel don Hall tobacco prizehouse now stands. This building will be removed by the fire men, who plan to do most of the work in constructing the building. Warren Voters Defeat Four Amendments To Constitution ?'' " ;K* Some 1200 Warren County voter* went to the polli on Tuesday to elect a slate ol county, state and national officials, and to make their views known on the adoption or rejection of six amend ments to the State Constitu tlon. All county officials were running without opposition ?nd received nearly 1100 of the votes cast, as the vote for United States Senator .showed that Senator Sam Er vin's Republican opponent Gardner To Head Christmas Seal Campaign In Warren The annual Christmas Seal campaign was officially open ed at the White House Tues day by President John F. Kennedy in a televised pro gram. Scott Gardner, Warrenton business man, will head the campaign in Warren County, which will begin on Novem ber IS with the mailing of Christmas Seals to Warm County residents. "Eradication of tuberculo sis and control of respiratory diseases," Gardner said, "is the aim of the Warren Coun ty Tuberculosis and Health Association as it completes plans for the 1M Christmas Seal Campaign " Over nine million lives have been saved since the first Christmas Seal but the savings of lives is not enough, declared Gard ner. "We must aee to tt that every family far spared the suffering and tragedy of TB and that other diss?as are controlled. from this year's to find all th?H leases of TB^hrtdng in thU Mats to help ex-TB patients get beck ? their feet jM I stay there; extaad our efl ttooal pup? so I pie of all ages learn how to ?jehei from TB. SCOTT GAKDNBB Tuberculosis Vaccine in Haiti, which was developed by our North Carolina Sanatorium System. Case-Finding: Quart teriy Chart Clinics and Free chest X-rays, to find the un known and unsuspected cai of TB. Bohafcttttation: Helping TB patients return to a produc tive Ufa. Regular check-up on arrested patients aad their Jot the individual aad the munity to check the of TB and promote hotter health, by hi the schools, , radio, TV ** ** distribution of -no Money you giro to Wstaaa Seek is thoBM ?Min the tightB TB and ? t>nly received 108 unofficial votes with Roanoke precinct not reporting. Senator Ervin received 1058 votes. Official returns had not been tabulated at noon Thurs day. According to the unofficial vote only two of the amend ments were passed and four defeated, while all the amend ments carried in the vote over the state. Defeated by a margin of 7 votes in the 13 precincts reporting Tuesday night was the court reform amendment ?541 to 548. A heavy vote In River and Judkins pre cincts against the amend ment is charged with their defeat. River voted 45 for and 95 against the court re form amendment and Jud kins voted 18 for and 25 against the amendment. War renton's vote for the amend' ment was 181 for and 142 against. The vote in the 13 report Ins precincts war Reapportionment, 467 for, 521 against; Succession to Of fice, 543 for 481 against; Time of Residence, 535 for, 451 against; Executive Sala ries, 463 for, 539 against; Classification of Property, 483 for, 525 against. Roanoke, the unreported precinct, is hardly expected to exceed IB. Revival Services Begin Oil Sunday Revival cervices will begin at the Warren ton Pentecostal Holiness Church on Sunday evening, November 11, at 7:30 and will continue each evening through Sunday. The Rev. lira. Rffie Polard of Elm City win be the guest speaker. She was the found er and first pastor of Thomas Chapel HoHneas Church near Henderaoc. Mrs. Audrey Ayseue will ?? ? anJ * ? ]n juslaj flirnpi ana icjhi *** oIuhiuk with Mr*. Clm Thompeon as sisting at the piano. The Rev. Walter Floyd, Ike bonded debt of the Ttmm at Nor Una la 904000. in Ike Wi Mr. and Mrs. L. H. M WUliaaaburg, V.., "T| 9i m. Ita. W. 9tf C. B. MARTIN District Governor To VUit Rotary Club Tuesday C. B. Martin of Tarboro, District Governor of Rotary Clubs in Northeastern North Carolina, will be the guest of the Warrenton Rotary Club on Tuesday evening, Novem ber 13. Martin is Superintendent of the City Schools of Tarboro and is a former member of the North Carolina Legisla ture. He has been active in Rotary and other civic affairs for over twenty years and has the unusual distinction of being a former President of the Belhaven Rotary Club and of the Rotary Club of Robertsonville. Present officer* of the War renton Club are James Y. Kerr, President; Dr. S. H. Massey, Jr., Vice President and J. Shipp McCarroll, Sec retary. Dr. Smith Vice-President Dr. John G. Smith, Heart Specialist at Park View Hos pital, Rocky Mount, was re elected vice-president of the American Heart Associatian for the coming year at a meeting in Cleveland this week. He is married to the former Miss Mary Wagner of Warrenton. Site For Consolidated Negro School Selected The new consolidated Ne gro elementary school in the southern part of the county to be built with bond funds will be located within a short distance of the abandoned Coley Springs school in the Afton community. This was learned Monday when Supt. of Schools J. Rog er Peeler appeared before the board of commissioners to ask their approval for the purchase of a 13-acre tract of land from T. M. Brown. Peeler said that the site is located on the S h o c c o Springs road leading from the Aftoa-Parktown road and is only a few hundred yards from the present Cotey Springs school. He said that the State Highway Commis sion had agreed to hardsur face the road leading to the school site and to stabilize the Shocco Springs road. The site has been approved by the State Board of Health, Peeler said. The purchase price of the 15-acre tract, practically all of which is cleared land, is $4,000, figuring at $266.67 an acre. Peeler said. Peeler said that the Board of Education would need $4,000 from the school re serve fund to purchase the lot from Brown but would probably not need bond fund money until the first of next July. The Board of Education, Peeler said, would like to lo cate the Haliwa Indian school as near the Haliwa church in the Bethlehem community as possible in order that the church might be used as an auditorium. He said, however, that the construction of the building would be delayed as Halifax County ha* spent all of its bond fund money and must wait for possibly two years to accumulate enough money in its capital fund to pay its part of the cost of the building. Negro Delegation Asks That Asst. Agents Be Employed A group of Negro citizensl appeared before the county commissioners at their meet ing here Monday to request that the commissioners use their influence to have Negro assistant home and agricultu ral agents placed in the coun ty as soon as possible. I. W. Murfree resigned as Negro assistant county agent and ?Vs. Dorothy Edge Hart as Negro assistant home agent in early September. Murfree resigned to accept a position as county agent in Granville County and Mrs. Hart to join her hus band. "the delegation from the Mayflower Community was headed by Ernest Turner, who said that while County Agent L. C. Cooper was do ing ? fine job, it was im possible for him to give farmers all the assistance needed. He said the services of the assistant agents were particularly needed at this time when the Mayflower Community is working to again win the area prize for community development of fered by the Capital Arer Development Association. The commissioners said they recognized the need pointed out by the delegation, but that they could only act upon the recommendation of the Extension Service. They agreed to write a letter to R. E. Jones, Negro Extension director, asking that the positions be filled as rapidly as possible. Bangs Disease Program To Be Conducted In Warren A campaign to eradicate Bangs Disease among War ren County cows will begin in Warren County next week and continue for several months. The county commissioners approved the program Mon day when County Agent Frank Reams appeared with District Veterinarian Arthur Rogers to explain the pro gram and its advantages to herd owners of the county. Th? commissioners agreed to appropriate funds for the em ployment of a helper for Dr. Rogers at an estimated cost of around $500. Other costs are paid by the Federal Gov ernment. Bob Butler appeared before the commissioners to aak that they abandon about 200 feet of the road leading from the Eaton Ferry road to Church ill where it leads into the Gaston Lake. Butler said that he wanted this part of the road, which be said is useless to the public because of its construction, abandon ed in order that he might build a circular road in a proposed development he is constructing. The commis sioners agreed to ask the Highway Commission to aban don this part of the road. The State Highway Com mission was also requested to extend the Burcbette Chapel Road from its present end to Garfield Burcbetfs bona, a distance of about half a mile; and to improve parts of county roads Nos. 1502 and ISM, known as the "Carroll Town Road," and extending from the Embro-Macon road to the Embro-Vaughan road. This is a school bus route. Owen E. Gupton of Hender son was given the contract to repair the center section of the roof of the county jail at a price of $338.00. James Burgess of Route 2, Littleton, changed his mind about getting married after he had purchased ? marriage license. The commissioners agreed to refund him the $9.00 he had paid for the privilege of getting married. A . P. Rod well, Jr., tax col lector, reported tax collec tions in the amount of $147, 638.07. Of this amount $73, 828.88 was collected in Octo ber. Yellow Jackets To Play At Oxford Orphanage Friday The John Graham Yellow Jacket* will place a 7-game winning streak on the line Friday night when they play Oxford Orphanage at Oxford. tfl.L .i| ?|M. I- -?-? ? _ luCvOu tune ts o o ciock. John Graham was idle la it week, while Norlina was bow ing to NaihviUe and Little a was losing to Morfreeo A win by the Yellow Jack s tonight would give John Graham ?adl?p?tod title to ?Tar noted this year for lis ind desception, has lost only n Loulsburg, which has lost >nly to Waxrenton, the only indefeated team in the Coach Preacher Parker said Wedaeedqr Bight that he was topefnl for I win over Ox ord in spite of rouble. Both ?the tatfored LA, Ridgeway Citizens Ask For Underpass At R. R. Crossing Citizens of the Ridgeway community want the. State Highway Commission to build an underpass to replace the present railroad crossing a short distance east of Ridgeway. A delegation of citizens, with William Brauer serv ing as spokesman, appeared before the county commis sioners on Monday seeking the board endorsement and help for the project. The crossing for which an underpass is requested is the one on which Willie M. Robinson was killed on Thursday morning of last week when his tobacco truck was struck by a passenger train. Brauer described the cross ing as very dangerous. He said that he had learned that 23 regular trains pass this crossing every twenty four hours, and in addition a number of special trains pass here. He pointed out that the distance from tile highway to the tracks is only slightly longer than the length of a school bus. He said that there was always danger of a bus not wish ing to get too close to the tracks being struck in the rear by traffic on Highway 1. "It is a wonder," he laid, "that we have not already had a terrible accident here". The crossing is double tracked and Brauer said Is often blocked by trains shift ing cars, sometimes both tracks being blocked. This is a great nuisance, he said to the many persons who use the crossing, and often proves a hazard to air im patient driver as one train clears its tracks as another is approaching on a paroled track. State Highway Trooper R. A. Clark, who is also a member of the Norlina school board, said that he considers this one of the most dangerous crossings in the county. The commissioners agreed with the delegation that an underpass would be desirable and promised to take the matter up with the State Highway Commission. Warrenton Tobacco Market To Close Thursday, Nov. 15 The Warrenton Tobacco Market will close Its 1063 season on next Thursday, No vember 15, Edgar Wood, Sales Supervisor, announced Tuesday. Wood said that the market will be closed on Monday, November *12, in observance of Veterans Day. The market had passed the 12-million pound mark Tues day. Last year the market ?old ten and one-half trillion pounds. Wood Mid that this' ?u one of the beat aeatona the Warrenton market hat ever enjoyed, both from a pound age standpoint and from the amount of money paid farm era. He said that although the market average would probably be a little leaa than that of 1961, an increaae in the amount of tobacco aoU would probably mean that *the farinma received money. Mai 1140 ob Mowtay alfhtMttt thte Mom IM> m U a! m, II i< Wamaton to Ma to fea r. s. to in ?t ?