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Your Best Advertising Medium Harren Eprori) Your Best Advertising Medium VOLUME 71 Subscription Price $3.00 A Year 10* Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1967 NUMBER 12 VISIT MUSEUM-Members of the Alton-Elberon-Vicks boro 4-H Club are shown while visiting the Hecht Museum in Norlina Monday night. Shown, left to right, are: First row?Kim Fleming, Janet Abbott, Donnie Robertson, Pa tricia Fleming, Sandra Ashlock; second row?Andy Gar rett, Steven Bender, Gary Limer, Ben Reavis, E. H. Bur gess; third row?Gloria Ashlock, Noel Robertson, Philip Fleming, Mike Garrett, Linda Ayscue, Tony Coley; Fourth row? Kathy Tucker, Mary Long, Betsy Peoples, Betty Long, Arlene Bender, Laura Bender, Valerie Fleming, Carol Robertson. Local Robberies Cleared With Arrest Of Men At Roxboro The mystery of the robbery of three rural stores in War ren County was solved last week with the arrest of three young Roanoke Rapids men in Roxboro on an armed robbery charge. Warren Sheriff Clarence Davis yesterday said that the men told him Monday that they had broken and entered Plnnell's Store at Alton and Vance Neal's Service Station near Warrenton on March 3 and Brady Watson's Store at Vaughan on March 14. Davis said that a check showed that a Tim ex watch had been stolen from Plnnell's Store; a pistol had been taken from Real's Service Station and store; and the robbers had obtained Nabs, drinks and gasoline from Wat son's Service Station and store. Davis said that the three 19-year-old men allegedly told Roxboro officers that they had broken into the Warren stores in order to obtain gas and money to pay for their trips from Roanoke Rapids to Roxboro where it was alleged they planned to rob a bank. A multitude of charges have been filed against the three, who have been Identified by Sheriff Cliff Palmer of Per son County as Bobby Ree New some, Alfred Lewis Yellarday 4 and Arthur Lee Bennett. The capture of the three Roanoke Rapids Negro youths marked the culmination of massive Investigation lnvolv-. ' ing the Person County Sher iff's Department, the Roxboro Police Department, the Roa noke Rapids Police Depart ment and State Bureau of Investigation. Newsome and Yellarday have been charged with the armed robbery of the S. P. Gentry store March 7, Sheriff Palmer said. Some $800 was taken in the theft of the rural store located on Highway 501 North of Roxboro. The trio face charges of conspiring to rob the branch office of the People's Bank on Madison Boulevard and also the S. P. Gentry store. Pal mer said the three after their arrest last Wednesday told of ficers they returned to Rox boro with the intention of rob bing the branch bank but changed their plans upon dis covering a number of cus tomers within the bank. In stead they returned to the Gentry store but found several customers upon the premises there also, they told officers. Bennett, who Is being held as a material witness, Is charged with taking part In larceny of a vehicle in Roanoke Rapids In which the three allegedly were travelling at the time of their arrest. Sheriff Davis said yesterday at the time of the men's arrest one of them was armed with a .32 calibre revolver and each of the other two was armed with a .38 calibre revolver. He said that the men have also been charged with the theft of three automobiles In Halifax county and will face trial on this charge following their trial in Roxboro. Davis said that warrants for their arrest on charges of breaking and entering would be presented to Person County authorities and detainers filed. Lacey Accepts Job As Scout Executive James Barnes (Jim) Lacey, a native erf Hendersonvllle and more recently a resident of Carrboro, will become the Moratoc District Scout Ex ecutive Immediately. Lacey replaces Wallace Petts, who was formerly scout executive of the old Vanwarco District, consisting of Warren and Vance Counties. Announcement of Lacey's Easter Seal Sales Come To Close Sunday Warren County Easter Seal sale will come to a close on Easter Sunday, March 26, and Mrs. H. W, White, drive chair man, said yesterday that it is not too late to get contri butions in the mall now. "Just send your check," she said, to Mr. Boyd Reams, treasurer, Warren County Easter Seal Society, Warren ton, N. C. 27588, today." In reminding citizens to mail in their donations now, Mrs. White said: "Have you seen a handi capped child recently, con fined to a wheelchair or walk ing with difficulty on crutches and braces? What was your re action: Were you anxious to help, but frustrated because you didn't know how? "If so, now Is the time to do something about it. Your contribution to the Easter Seal Society will provide Important services for crippled children and adults, helping them to overcome their handicaps. "There is nothing so Un important as seeing that our children get the right start la life. And believe me, there is certainly nothing more impor tant than that crippled children with handicaps of any kind have a chance to either correct or overcome-Uiate handicaps and grow up alongside normal children. JIM LACEY appointment was made yes terday by Wallace Wood, Oc coneechee Council Scout executive, and Bill Delbridge, Morr.toc District ? hairman. "I feel this Is a step for ward for the scouting program In Warren County,"Delbridge said. "Originally our district consisted of three counties; however, we may be small but e cm also give a better qual ity program to the boys of Warren County." Lacey Is a 1063 graduate of the University of North Carolina with a major in poli tical science and did graduate work In law. He Is a former Soout and Neighborhood Com missioner and has been em ployed by the Occoneechee Council since Feb. He was In service for three years, (See LACEY, page 4) Museum Is Visited By 4-H Members Members of the Afton-El beron-Vlcksboro 4-H Club visited the Hecht Museum at E. G. Hecht & Sons Store in Norlina on Monday night. Theo Hecht and Phil Lewis were in charge of the program and dis cussion. The members en Joyed seeing the fine collection of guns, arrowheads and many other Indian relics. The members returned to their club house and concluded the evening program with a short business meeting. Ar lene Bender, president, pre sided. Betsy Peoples led the group in the Pledge of Al legiance and the 4-H Pledge. The devotion was given by Gloria and Sandra Ashlock and the group was led in singing "America, the Beautiful," ac companied by Mary Long at the piano. Valerie Fleming gave a short talk describing a 4-H beef cattle show in Vance County. Mr. Sidney Fleming gave the members some help ful hints on how to show beef cattle successfully. The club agreed to purchase new song books and a president's gavel. Delicious refreshments were served by Sidney, Valerie, and Phillip Fleming to the 27 guests, leaders and members.?Laura Bender, Reporter. Merchants Meet To Talk Credit Bureau Some 15 Warrenton mer chants gathered at the court house Tuesday night to dis cuss the advisability of estab lishing a credit bureau for Warrenton. EM Cheves, who had called the meeting, pre sided. Mr. and Mrs. Walker of the Henderson Bureau were pre sent to explain how a credit bureau could help the mer chants and to offer their as sistance in forming a credit bureau here which would be correlated with the Henderson Bureau. Following a discussion, it was agreed that other mer chants would be contacted and a further study made. Appli cation blanks were distribut ed and these will be used by those present in soliciting other merchants to Join the bureau. BAKE SALE The Warrenton Woman's Club will bold a bake sale at the AAA Gas Company on Main Street on Saturday, March SB, at 10 a. m. Pro ceeds will be used for the scholarship fund. Plans Made To Beautify And Clean Up Two Towns Cheves Elected President Of Warrenton Merchants Association Ed Cheves was elected president of the Warrenton Merchants Association at Its annual dinner meeting held at Colonial Lodge on Monday night. He succeeds A. C. Fair. Cheves's election followed the report of the nominating committee headed by N. M. HUliard with Hy Diamond and Billy Lanier, Jr., serving as members. G. A. Kilgore was elected vice president and H. F. Oak ley was re-elected secretary treasurer. Three - year directors chosen were Vernon Whit more, A. C. Fair, William F. Farmer. Elected as two-year directors were N. M. Hll llard, Milton Ayscue and Mrs. Marguerite MUes. One-year directors are W. E. Lanier, Jr., Benny Powell, Allen King and Hy Diamond. During the two-hour ses sion, Secretary - Treasurer Howard Oakley gave the trea surer's report, which showed the association in need of more funds, and reviewed some of the activities of the club during the year. G. A. Kilgore, chairman trade's promotion committee, gave a report on preparations Easter Services Sunday % Presbyterian An Easter service will be held at the Warrenton Pres byterian Church at 9:30 a. m. Sunday, March 28, with Sunday School to follow at 10:30 a. m., Harold R, Skillm an announced yesterday. Skillm an said that there will be no regular First Sunday service, on April 2, as the pastor, the Rev. James H. Grant, Jr., will be at Union Theological Seminary, Rich mond, Va., as a Tower Room Scholar, for a special course, from March 27 until April 7. Emmanuel Easter services will be con ducted at Emmanuel Episcopal Church here on Sunday night at 8 p. m. The guest minister will be the Rev. Robert M. Bird, rector of Grace Church In Weldon and the Church of our Savior in Jackson. Mr. Edward Gauss of Wilson was the lay reader at Emman uel Church last Sunday. He was accompanied to Warrenton by his wife and son. Ridgeway Lay services will be held at the Church of the Good Shepherd at Ridgeway on Sun day morning at 11 o'clock. Sulphur Springs Easter Services will be held at the Sulphur Spring Baptist Church on Sunday, March 26, at 9:00 o'clock a. m. The service topic will be "The Mystery of Life." The music will be led by the youth choir of the church. Sunday School will be held at 10:00 o'clock. The public is invited to at tend these services. All Saint's Holy Communion will be celebrated at All-Saint'* Epis copal Church at Warrenton by the Rev. E. W. Banter on Sun - day, March S?, at 8i30 a. m. Visitor* will be for the town - wide After Easter sale, and expressed his thanks for the coopera tion he had received from participating merchants. Vernon Whltmore, mem bership committee chairman, gave a report on member ships. Hy Diamond, parking chair man, discussed means of im proving parking facilities In the town. In a discussion of courtesy parking tickets, he said that he would furnish such tickets for the stores in his area provided the mer chants desired to have such a plan here. Bennie Powell was appoint ed chairman of a committee to ascertain the wishes of the merchants and to work out plans for the issuance of cour tesy tickets should this plan seem feasible and adopted by a majority of the merchants. Considerable time was con sumed in a discussion with Bignall Jones, editor of The Warren Record, concerning the feasibility of advancing the publishing date of The Warren Record from Friday to Thurs day. Concensus was that ad vertising would be more ef fective by publishing the town's newspaper one day earlier. Jones promised to (See CHEVES, page 4) Driving Course To Be Sponsored By Lions A defensive driving force will be sponsored by theWar renton Lions Club for four weekly sessions, beginning on April 11, It was decided at a meeting of the Board of Di rectors last Friday night. There will be no charge for the course which is being con ducted by the North Carolina Department of Motor Ve hicles. L. H. Howes, a driver edu cation representative of the department, will instruct an eight-hour course designed by the National Safety Council on defensive driving. Classes will be held at the John Graham High School from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday nights, April 11, April 18, 25 and May 2. Those who complete the en tire eight hour course of in struction will receive a National Safety Certificate. The course consists of lec turers, films, and question and-answer sessions. The Director of Motor Ve hicle Department's Driver Education and Accidents Re cords Division, C. S. Waters, said the pilot program In War renton will be the first oppor tunity the general public has had to take such a course In Warren County. During the past year, Waters said, 1,375 state gov ernment employees completed the driver Improvement classes. He added that if the response to the course is satisfactory In Warren County, his depart ment hopes to hold it periodi cally here and expand it to In clude all of North Carolina's 100 counties. President Pete Burrows presided over the directors meeting held at the Country Club. Plans to sponsor the driving course were submitted by District Governor Monroe Gardner. ? 1 &**> 4?r N- H N O F . A N .. N" W A J Room Is Renovated Renovation of a room at Warren General Hospital In honor of Dr. Frank P. Hunter under the sponsorship of the War rent on woman's Club has been completed and is now In The renovation was made possible by a donation of $501.75 by the Woman's Ctuo and Included the outline of a door Into a bath room, mak Inc It a private bath, puttli* In an air conditioner, paint ins the walls, furniture and bath. In addition, chairs were upholstered, drapes were placed at the window, and the outside walls were water proofed. A bronze plaque, I hi honor of Dr. Hun ter, was placed on the door at a cost of 987. The plaque reads] "Wren hi Honor of Prank Patterson Hunter, H, D?, by the War ronton Woman's Club, 1#?6." . I Civic Clubs To Assist In Program Heads of civic organizations ! and town officials pledged their assistance in an effort to make Warrenton and Nor lina cleaner and prettier towns at a dinner meeting at Warren Plaza Inn on last Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gris som of Norlina as host and hostess. Efforts to improve the beauty of the two nelghbor ( tng towns is a part of a clean ! up campaign, "Helping Keep I North Carolina Clean and i Beautiful," sponsored by the | North Carolina Association of Launderers and Dry Cleaners ] and is under the local direc tion of Fashion Cleaners at Warrenton and Grissom Ser vice Cleaners at Norlina. While both cleaning estab lishments are owned by Gris som, work in each town will be under separate com mittees, composed of heads of civic organizations with the cooperation of town officials. Present at the dinner meet ing were Mrs. R. B. Butler, president of the Warrenton Woman's Club; Mrs. Lloyd Harrison, president of the Warrenton Junior Woman's . Club; Mrs. Lillian Kill an, president of the Norlina Wo man's Club; Mrs. NellStegall, president of the Norlina Jun ior Woman's Club; Pete Bur rows, president of the War renton Lions Club, Ollle Knight, president of the Nor lina Rurltan Club; John Smith, president of the Warrenton Rotary Club; Ed Rooker, Town manager of Warrenton; War renton Mayor W. A. Miles, Bignall Jones, editor of The Warren Record; and Mr. and Mrs. Grissom. Not present were Mrs. Pete Burrows, president of the Warrenton Junior Garden Club; Clinton Capps, president of the War ren County Junior Chamber of Commerce; and Mrs. Mae Gums, Clerk of the Norlina Board of Commissioners. Grissom presided over the meeting, welcomed his guests and explained the purpose and organization of the campaign. He said that It is hoped that (See TOWNS, page 4) Warrenton To Have Holiday On Monday The Postofflce, the ASC of fice and all other federal of fices are expected to be open on Easter Monday as the day Is not a legal holiday, A. C. Fair, president of the War renton Merchants Associa tion, said yesterday. He said that state offices, the Citizens Bank and business houses and stores are expect ed to be closed In observance of the holiday. Also to be closed for the Easter holiday will be all schools In Warren County, It was learned from the office of the superintendent of schools. ACCEPTS POSITION William Duke Jones, Jr., who recently returned from Brooks Institute of photo graphy at Santa Barbara, Cal ifornia, has accepted apoet tlon with The News and Ot> ??rwar photographic depart ment, Raleigh. Ha epeet Mon day and Tuesday here with hie parents, Mr. and Mrs. Duke Jones. ?. k front of Boyoa?s Drag Stores.