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VOLUME 68 10c I'er Copy Subscription Price $3.00 a Year WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, APRIL 24. l?o4 NUMBER 17
Warren Hospital
Employs Surgeon
Warren County General Hos
pital has employed a full-time
surgeon, Dave Richards, hos
pital administrator, announced
yesterday.
Dr. Ralford Douglas Baxley
of Siler City has accepted a
position as surgeon with the
local hospital and is expected
to begin his duties here early
in June.
A native of Stanley County,
. Dr. Baxley moved with his
^ family to Scotland County short
ly after birth. He graduated
from Lauinburg High School.
He attended pre-med school at
the University of North Caro
1> llna, receiving his A. B. degree.
He attended Medical School for
two years at the University of
North Carolina, and spent two
years at the Medical School at
the University of Chicago where
he was graduated In 1940.
Dr. Baxley Interned at Grady
Hospital In Atlanta, Ga., and
spent the next 14 months as
housestaff at Tayloe Hospital,
Washington, N. C. He entered
service in August, 1942, and
spent three years In North
Africa, the remainder of his
service being spent at Butner.
He continued a surgical resi
dency at Watts Hospital in Dur
ham, and then In Dr. W. B,
McCutchen's office as as
sociate. He passed the Surgical
Board examination and moved
to Slier City in 1950.
Dr. Baxley is a Fellow Amer
ican College of?Surgeons,
Fellow International College of
Surgeons, a member American
Board Diplomat in Surgery, a
member Southern Medical As
DR. BAXLEY
sociatlon, a member American
Medical Association, a mem
ber North Carolina Medical
Society, a member of Chatham
County Medical Society, and the
Slier City Rotary Club . He
is a Mason, a member of the
Presbyterian Church in Laurin
burg, and attended the Bapcist
Church in Slier City where he
Is a Sunday School teacher.
Dr. Baxley has two sons,
Douglas, 17, who will graduate
from Siler City High School in
June and enter_ the University
of North Carolina this fall; and
Ralford, Jr., a graduate of Mars
Hill, who now works and resides
in Wagram, N. C.
Governor Announces
N. C. Fund Counties
Raleigh ? Governor Sanford
announced Monday the first
seven projects involving 13
counties that will receive grants
from the North Carolina Fund
to fight poverty conditions. At
the same time he revealed a
$400,000 federal grant for anti
poverty coordination studies in
43 other counties.
The fund, a private non-profit
organization, has available
about $14 million to support
local efforts against poverty.
The efforts will Involve pro
grams in such fields as basic
education, job training and
health.
The projects chosen were
submitted by (1) Robeson, Rich
mond and Scotland counties, (2)
Craven County, (3) Nash and
Edgecombe counties, (4) Dur
ham County, (5) Mecklenburg
(fcounty (6) Forsyth County, and
C7) Watauga, Avery, Mitchell
and Yancey counties.
The amount of the grants to
the seven project areas has not
yet been fixed. Small grants
will be made Immediately to
hire a director for each project
and to pay organizational costs.
Larger grants will follow to
carry out individual programs
for up to four years.
Most of the counties which
submitted proposals, but were
not included in Monday's an
nouncement, still will receive
some form of help from the
Fund, the Governor said. (War
ren County had applied for fund
help.)
In announcing the seven pro
jects chosen, the Governor said:
"These are not necessarily
going to take all the money we
have. There will be additional
comprehensive projects. It is
our Intention In the North Caro
lina Fund to find help for each
of the 66 counties which made
a proposal."
Connells Awarded
$100,500 In Suit
Over Lake Land
A consent judgment was sign
ed by Judge William Copeland
Tuesday awarding damages to
Mr. and Mrs. Hal W. Connell
In the amount of $100,500 for
lands In Gaston Lake taken by
Virginia Electric and Power
Company in condemnation pro
ceedings.
Judge Copeland presided over
the special civil term of Super
ior Court which opened here
Monday and closed before noon
Tuesday. A Jury heard several
witnesses for the defense on
Monday afternoon and on Tues
day morning the jury was dis
missed after both parties to
the suit had agreed to waive
Jury trial and leave the decision
and the Judgment to the court.
Commissioners appointed by
the court had previously award
ed Mr. and Mrs. Connell
damages In the amount of $147,
500, and this decision had been
appealed by VEPCO.
In making the appeal the po
wer company had posted cash
bond In the amount of $147,500.
In hts judgment Judge Copeland
ordered that the deed to the
property be given to VEPCO;
that Mr. and Mrs. Connell
be awarded $100,500, and that
the difference, $47,500, plus ac
crued interest on the bond post
ed by the power company be
returned to VEPCO.
Attorneys for Mr. and Mrs.
Connell were Banzet & Banzet
of Warrenton. Representing the
power company were J. Milton
Farley, III, W. Lunsford Crew
of Roanoke Rapids and John
Kerr, Jr., of Warrenton.
court Finds Probable
Cause In Theft Case
Willie Moore was bound over
to Warren County Superior
Court under $500 bond when he
appeared !n Warren County Re
corder's Court to answer a
charge of larceny of an auto
mobile. Moore pled not guilty
but the court found probable
cause.
Joshua Miller Perry, sen
tenced to the roads for six
months, appealed his case to
Superior Court and appearance
bond was set at $250. Perry
was found guilty on charges of
drunk driving, driving after
license revoked, driving with
improper brakes and improper
registration.
Milton Owen Gardner, who
pled guilty to a charge of reck
less driving, was ordered to pay
a $50.00 fine and court costs.
Llnwood Eugene Thompson
was ordered to pay a $10.00
fine and court costs after he
had pled guilty to a charge
of speeding.
Edgerton Plummer pled guil
ty to a charge of drunk driving.
He was ordered to pay a $125
tine and court costs.
Billy Keith Fallaw pled gull
:y to operating a motor vehicle
with no operator's license (re
striction on license for glasses)
and was ordered to pay court
costs.
Lenburg Clanton was ordered
to serve six months on the
roads when It was revealed that
he had failed to meet the terms
at a suspended sentence Im
posed on July 17, 1958, when
he was tried for non-support.
At that time he was ordered
to pay the sum of $18.00 per
week to the Welfare Depart
ment for the support of his wife
and five children. The court last
Friday found that the defen
dant "Is now In default and In
contempt of court and willfully
and wrongfully refused and neg
lected to support his wife and
five children."
Approximately 10,500
Arsons Take Polio
Vaccine On Sunday
Approximately 10,500 per
sons received the second dose
of oral polio vaccine in clinics
held Sunday afternoon at the
Health Center at Warrenton,
the Woman's Clubhouse at Nor
lina and the Alton - Elberon
schoolhouse, Dr. Robert S.
Cline, director, said Monday, j
Dr. Cline, who said that he
feels that the clinic Sunday
was a decided success, said
that there would be only one
make-up day for the second
clinic, to be held at the Health
Center on May 24, from 9 to
3 o'clock.
Of those taking the vaccine,
65% paid for the vaccine, con
trasted with 45% for the first
clinic. Dr. Cline said that with
this increase in money, it is
assured that the third clinic
will be held. The date for the
third and final clinic is May 17.
Riggan C. President
Tommy Riggan, a member of
the Aycock High School faculty,
has been elected vice-president
of the Classroom Teacher's As
sociation in Vance County for
1964-65.
Ridgeway Services
Services will be held at the
Church of the Good Shepherd,
Ridgeway, on Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
Mamber? of Girl Scout Troop No. Ml of Warranton
enjoyed a bicyda trip to Hamma Pond on Friday where
they bald a cook-out and were presented cycllat'a awards.
The (roup waa accompanied by State Highway Patrolman
V. R. Vaufhan, on a bicyda, and lira. Vaufhan In a car.
TIM Scou?? 1"? Warrantor 'around 10:30 altar poatnff tor
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their picture and returned around 2:30. Pletarod on their
bicycles, left to right, arei Jennifer WUaon, Annette Vaughan,
Marilyn White, Chalmers Ward, Valerie Fleming, Bridget
Roberta, Alice Ptnnell, Joy Lynn Daniel, Carolyn Strick
land, and Peggy Rod* ell.
(Photo by BUI Jones)
Hotel Warren To Be Sold
Hotel Warren, being ad
vertised for sale at public auc
tion this week, is expected to
continue to be operated as a
hotel, Mayor W. A. Miles, said
yesterday.
The date of sale is May 18.
The property will be sold sub
Rotarians
Endorse
Tax Plan _
The Warrenton Rotary Club
Tuesday night endorsed the
"Nickels for Warren County
Progress," a plan to have the
county levy a 5? tax on the
$100 valuation for the industrial
and agricultural progress of the
county.
Action of the club followed a
talk by Monroe Gardner, rep
resenting the Bute Development
Company, in which he stressed
the value of industries to the
county. More Industries will not
only help to keep our young peo
ple in the county, but will also
attract other persons to the
county. He pointed out the
value of Industries now operat
ing In the county, and used pop
ulation figures of the past and
population trends in support of |
his plea for additional in
dustries.
Pre-School Clinic To
Be Held Wednesday
A pre-school clinic for be
ginners at Norllna High School
will be held at the Warren
County Health Center on Wed
nesday, April 29, when pupils
expected to enter school next
fall will be given their physical
examinations. The clinic will
begin at 10 a. m.
All parents are asked to
either bring their children to
the clinic Wednesday or take
them to their family physician
as early as possible lit order
that the child's record may be
completed.
Pitchford Rites
Held At Graveside
Graveside services for Wil
liam Tines Pitchford, 71, who
died Tuesday, were held Thurs
day at 11 a. m. at the Pitch
ford family cemetery near the
home.
He is survived by his wife,
the former Sarah Vaughan; one i
daughter, Miss Nettle Florence |
Pitchford of the home; thr?
eons, Staff Sgt. William T.
Pitchford, Jr., at Durham,Staff
Pitchford, Jr., of Durham, Staff
S?t. Sam P. Pitchford of Ft.
Banning, Gm., and John W.
Pitchford of the home; one |
brother, Jimmy Pitchford ft j
Littleton; on* stater, Mrs Jbe
W. Neal of Littleton, Rt. lj
and six grandchildren.
Ject to a restriction, providing
forfeiture and reversion to the
grantor, that "for a period of;
twenty - five years following
such sale, the above premises
shall be used, operated and kept i
open as a hotel apartment house, i
lodge, inn, and restaurant and ?
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EDWARD N. SHEARIN
J.G. Student
Gets $9,000
Scholarship
A Warren County boy hasre
i celved a $9,000 scholarship to
| one of the nation's leading uni
versities.
Edward N. Shearin, senior
at John Graham High School at
Warrenton, has been notlfiedby
the College of Engineering,
Cornell University at Ithlca,
New York, that he has been
awarded a John McMullen Reg
ional Scholarship of $1,600
per year for the five years
necessary to complete the re
quirements for the bachelor's
degree, the first degree In en
gineering.
According to the Director of
Student Personnel at Cornell
University, this award is made
annually to those students en
tering the college of engineer
ing who are capable not only
of high academic achievement,
but who appear in other respects
to show promise of successful
professional careers.
In addition, Shearin, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Shearin
of Churchill, will be entitled
to borrow up to $900, the di
rector said.
McMullen Scholars are ex
pected to maintain a scholastic
average for each academic year
which places them in the top
half of their college class. Fail
ure to maintain this stand
ing for any year will result in
the reduction of the stipend
by $500, but with the opportun
ity to borrow to make up the
loss. The full stipend will be
restored upon regaining the re
quired academic standing at the
and of any succeeding year.
Mi congratulating Shearin,
Donald Moyer, Director of Stu
dent Personnel, stated that
many distinguished Cornell
alumni have been McMullen.
Scholars, a distinction to be|
borne proudly, to be accepted
a challenge to the scholar's
shall have space and facilities | I
comparable to those now exist- ! (
ing for the use of civic clubs, ! i
societies and organizations." j t
The Hotel Committee, of i \
which A. C. Fair is chairman,
has been in contact for several
weeks with a responsible party
who has made an offer for the
hotel. The amount of the offer
is not made public in view of
the fact that the property is to
be sold at public auction, but
It was sufficient to cause the
Commissioners in special
meeting last Thursday night
:o order that the hotel be ad
vertised for sale.
Mayor Miles said yesterday
hat the town, which for sev
eral years has been trying to
jet out x>f 4he hotel business,
received a good offer from a
?esponsible party and decided
o sell the Hotel.
Four Negroes File
For Seats On Boards
For the first time in more
than 60 years members of the
Negro race are seeking posi
tions on county boards.
Two Negroes are seeking
berths on the board of county
commissioners and two are ap
pealing to the voters to place
them on the board of education.
In addition one Negro is seek
ing a position as Township Con
stable.
Both the board of county com
missioners and the boardof ed
ucation operr.te under a dis
trict plan of election where
each member is selected from
ane of five districts.
Seeking to upset Com
missioner Alfred J. Ellington
as county commissioner is John
R. Ellis, operator of a meat
market at Warrenton. Seeking
the seat held by Commissioner
Richard R. Davis is Marvin K.
Boyd.
Mrs. R. E. Ransom of War
renton is seeking to unseat Dr.
S. H. Massey, Jr., as member
From Warrenton on the board
of education, and Ernest R. Tur
ner, president of the Warren
County Chapter of the NAACP,
is seeking the position now held
by Eugene R. Davis, presently
serving as chairman of the
board.
In addition T. T. Clayton,
Negro attorney at Warrenton,
is a candidate for State House
of Representatives. This po
sition is also sought by Frank
B. Banzet, Warrenton attorney,
and W. R. Drake of Macon,
who operates an Insurance
agency at Warrenton.
George E. Shearln, Negro,
will oppose Earl Lewis, Jr.,
In the race for Township Con
stable of Sandy Creek Township.
Due to the district represen
tation plan for election to the
boards of commissioners and
education, Commissioners John
Wilson, Amos Capps, and Ro
bert Thorne ana education
members Boyd Mayfleld, J. T.
Gupton and EM Harvey will not
have opposition. Although nom
inations for these two offices
are made from specified dis
tricts, the vote for each can
didate is on a county-wide ba
sis.
The filing of the Negro can
didates for the positions on the
county's two principal boards
follows a step-up drive for voter
registration being conducted by
the Warren County Chapter of
the National Association forth*
Advancement of Colored
People.
Precinct Meetings To
Be Held Saturday
Democratic Precinct Meetings
will be held throughout Warren
bounty at 12:00 o'clock Noon,
Saturday, April 25th, John Kerr,
rr., Chairman of the Warren
bounty Democratic Executive
Committee, announced this
veek.
At these Precinct meetings
i Precinct Democratic Execu
lve Committee will be elected
5est efforts and a spur to signi
ficant achievement In the quest
'or professional competence.
Sub-District To
- The Vance-Warren Sub-Dls
trlct of the Woman's Society of
of M
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April SO, at 10 a. m.
or a term of two yuri, to
her with delegates to Um
Varren County Democratic
onventlon, which will meat at
2:00 o'clock Noon in the Court
iouie in Warrant on on Satar
lay, May 9.
At the County convention del -
iKates and alternataa to
State Convention will be <
rhe State Convention will <
, at 1*00 o'clock.Noon I
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