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VOLUME 71
Subscription Price $3.00 A Year 10* Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY. APRIL 21 1QA7
Mimnrn in
Beginning On May 6
Local Bank To Be
Closed Saturdays
Following a trend in neigh
boring towns, the Citizens
Bank of Warrenton will begin
closing on Saturdays, be
ginning on May 6, John G.
Mitchell, chairman of ttie
board, announced yesterday.
The bank, he said, will be
open the same number of hours
to the public each week. Two
additional hours will be added
on Monday, from 3 to 5, and
one additional hour on Friday,
from 3 to 6.
Mitchell said he under
stands that there are approxi
mately 100 towns in North
Carolina at the present time in
which the banks areobserving
Saturday closings. He said
that among these are the banks
at Henderson, Louisburg, and
Hoanoke Rapids.
Before deciding to adopt a
policy of closing on Saturday,
Mitchell said that he had talked
with practically all of the busi
ness men in the community and
many of the bank's customers
from the county and virtually
all of them had stated to him
that they did not think it would
in any way adversely affect
them. He said the firms in
and near Warrenton with a
large number of persons on
their payrolls pay off on
Fridays.
After giving public notice of
a petition to the North Carolina
Commissioner of Banks to
permit the closing of the bank
on Saturdays, a public meeting
was held at the Warrenton
Court House on April 11 with
John R. Tropman, Deputy
Commissioner of Banks being
present to hear any objections
to the proposed closing. There
was not a single objection to
the proposal, Mitchell said.
Most of the stores and
places of business in the
bank's trade area provide a
five-day work week for their
employees, he said. He ex
plained that all of the bank's
lady employees are married
and several of them have
children. He said that these
employees surely need one day
of the week to look after their
families and household af
fairs.
Mitchell said that the bank
has a night depository and it
will not be necessary for the
merchants to carry large
amounts in cash overnight.
Mitchell expressed his ap
preciation for the cooperation
the bank has received in its
efforts to re-adjust its banking
hours.
Revival To Be Held
NW Baptist Church
Revival services will begin
at the North Warrenton Bap
tist Church on Monday, May
1, and continue each evening
at 8:30, daylight saving time,
through Friday, May 5.
The Rev, Gene Lowrv of
Richmond, V'a., will be the
guest preacher.
RETl'RNS TO WORK
J. H. Hundley, Register of
Deeds, returned to his du
ties here Friday after under
going surgery recently in
Watts Hospital in Durham.
AT DI KE HOSPITAL
Miss Vlcki Joyner ~was
moved from Warren General
Hospital to Duke on Thurs
day.
ANN ROOKER
Warrenton Girl To
Serve As Pagette
In House Of Rep.
A \Varrenton girl will serve
as pagette in the North Caro
lina House of Representatives
all next week.
Miss Ann Rooker, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Rooker
of Warrenton, was notified
Wednesday by David M. Britt,
Speaker of the House, that she
had been chosen for this ho
nor upon the recommendation
of the Hon. James D. Speed,
who represents Warren
County in the General
Assembly.
Miss Rooker, a freshman at
John Graham High School, has
been instructed to report for
duty at 1 p.m. Monday at
the Pages' Room on the sec
ond floor of the Legislative
Building.
ANM AL MEETING
The annual meeting of the
Warren County Tuberculosis
and Health Association will be
held Monday night, April 24;
at 7:30 at the Health Depart
ment. The public Is invited.
Contracts
Are Let For
Building
Contracts for a 5,000
square-foot building on a re
search farm being developed
in Warren County by Carolina
Biological Supply Co. werelet
Fi id ay hi Burlington.
O. K. Tliarrington and Sons,
a Henderson contractor, was
awarded the general contract.
Tharrington submitted a low
bid of $07,130.
The brick building, first
of several facilities to be
built 011 the unique farm near
Warrenton, will contain
sleeping and dining areas and
a basement work area. Work
011 the building is expected
to begin immediately, with
Sept. 1 as projected comple
tion date.
Two Warrenton firms were
successful bidders for phases
of the facility construction.
Martin Plumbing and Heat
ing Co. was awarded the air
conditioning contract, submit
ting a bid of $3,S18.
House Electric Co. was
given the wiring contract.
House submitted the low bid
of $7,921.
Vernon E. Lewis of Burling
ton is architect for the pro
ject.
Young People To
Sell Doughnuts
The Community Youth Fel
lowship in Macon will sell
doughnuts Saturday, April 22,
I beginning at 11 o'clock, the
Rev. Al Thompson, pastor of
the Macon Baptist Church, an
nounced yesterday.
Mr. Thompson said that the
doughnuts will be sold in the
business section of Warrenton
and from door to door in Nor
lina and Macon.
Mrs. Fred Bartholomew is shown presenting a Cancer
Crusade Poster to Principal Bartholomew at John Graham
High School on Tuesday morning. The poster is now on
display at the local school, and is one of many such posters
distributed by the Warrenton Junior Woman's Club in sup
port of the Cancer Crusade which begins in the county
Monday.
Cancer Crusade To Be Started Monday
Warren County's annual
Cancer Crusade will begin
on Monday and continue
through the week with volun
teers seeking contributions
throughout the county.
Preparations for the cru
sade have been underway here
for several days under the
sponsorship of the Warrenton
Junior Woman's Club which
has been displaying posters
and educational materials, and
final plans for the klckoff were
completed at a meeting of the
executive board of the Warren
County Cancer Society held
at the court house on Tues
day night when Mrs. Janet
Halthcock presided.
Mrs. Anna Butler Is presi
dent of the Warren Cancer
Society. Mrs. Irene Dicker
son is- county Crusade chair
man and Mrs. Jack Harris is
Crusade Chairman for War
renton. Mrs. Sam Webster Is
publicity chairman.
R. B.Owen, field consultant,
of Raleigh was the speaker at
the Tuesday night meeting.
He gave an informative speech
about the American Cancer
Society, in which he stressed
the importance of all people
recognizing the seven warning
signals of cancer. These are:
Unusual bleeding or dis
charge; a lump or thickening
in the breast or elsewhere;
a sore that does not heal;
change in bladder or bowel
habit; hoarseness or cough;
indigestion or difficulty in
swallowing; and change in a
wart or mole.
He said an annual checkup
is a vital safeguard against
cancer.
The Cancer Crusade is
more than a drive to raise
funds, although funds are vital
for research and treatment,
Owen said. R is also sn edu
callonal campaign to familiar
ize the public with early de
tention of cancer, essential to
cure, and to publicize the dan
ger signals, as well as to
secure public cooperation.
Money raised by the
America Cancer Society vol
unteers is used for both re
search and service, Owen
said.
Money for research is used
to support scientists in uni
versities and hospitals. He
said that in this state for
every one dollar raised for
cancer research, three dol
lars are returned to the State
for research.
In Warren County funds are
also used to buy drugs, pro
vide transportation for cancer
patients, and to provide room
and board for out patients.
Crusade kits were handed
out at the meeting and Mrs.
Irene Dickerson, county Cru
sade chairman, gave a
progress report. She said
that posters, cans and leal
lets have been distributed,
and that Crusade volunteers
have been secured In most
areas ol the county.
Mrs. Jack Harris gavepro
gress reports from the Edu
cation, Service and Publicity
Committees, and also gave
the treasurer's report, Mrs.
Ann Harrison gave a "Cancer
Prayer," as the Invocation.
Volunteers for the Crusade
were announced yesterday by
Mrs. Dickerson. She said that
while volunteers have been
secured for most areas,
others are still needed. Any
one willing to serve is asked
to contact her. The volun
teers and the areas to be
covered are as follows:
(See CRUSADE, page 3)
To Cost $160,000
Recreational Facility To
Be Started On Monday
Jim Elam, director of the local FHA
presents two checks for $75,000 each to
Bernard Thompson, president of the Recrea
tion Club.
Construction of u $160,000
recreational facility is ex
pected to begin Monday a mile
east of here.
The signal to begin con
struction of the large-scale
Project came Wednesday
when a $150,000 loan guaran
teed by the Federal Home Ad
ministration was closed.
Connell Construction Co. of
Warrenton was awarded the
5126,900 general contract for
the facility, which will be built
on a rolling46-acresiteonthe
north side of N. C. Highway
43. The wooded tract is si
tuated midway between the
W arrenton town limits and the
Warrenton Country club.
At the contract letting
Wednesday, Connell con
struction Company was given
150-days to complete the en
tire project?the 26th such
project to be built with FHA
insured loans in eastern North
Carolina within the past two
years.
The facility, an outgrowth
of a plan developed locally to
Provide increased recreatio
nal opportunities for young
people of this area, will con
sist of club house, swimming
Pool, picnic areas and multi
Pie athletic areas.
w. Bernard Thompson,
president of Warren Recrea
tion Club, inc., said the de
velopment will provide an
annual payroll of approxi
mately $12,000, with a year
ly operating budget of about
$25,000.
The club house will be a
single story masonry build
ing containing more than 2,500
feet. Housed in the 82 l/2
by 32 foot building will be
club room, snack bar, kitchen,
two offices and bathrooms.
The club house will be heated
and air conditioned.
An L-shaped swimming pool
will be built. The pool will
measure 75 feet by 75 feet,
and will range in depth from
9.6 feet to 3.6 feet.
An illuminated softballand
little league field will be pro
vided in the development, as
well as a lighted riding ring
suitable for rodeos and horse
shows. a multiple use athle
tic field will provide an area
for basketball, tennis, volley
ball, shuffleboard and badmin
ton during day and night.
Picnic areas containing
tables, barbecue pits and gar
bage cans will be provided.
The facility will be reached
by means of a paved street
and a parking lot accomodat
ing 200 vehicles Is included In
the contract.
The recreation club will
have at least two fulltlme
employees, and the club will
be open from 10 a. m. until
10 p. m. six days a week.
Adult supervision will bepro
vided at all times, Thompson
said.
Efforts to secure land and
funds for the project have
been under way since January,
1966. Last May corporate pa
pers were granted the recrea
tion club, but it was only this
week that the loan was clos
ed and the site purchased from
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Currin.
The non-profit corporation
now lists 155 members, all of
whom must live within a 20
mile radius of the Club.
Thompson, who is also pre
sident of the Warren County
Chamber of Commerce, said
he felt the facility would be
"a great asset" to Warren
County, adding that it would
provide needed organised re
creation, including swimming
and riding lessons, for young
people.
On hand here Wednesday for
closing of the loan and award
ing of the contract were J
El am, local FHA1
tlret Stale FHA
ij Jin
United Forces For Education
To Hold Rally At Raleigh
The United Forces For Ed
ucation will hold an education
mori-1 ^ the RaJe'Sh Mr
morial Auditorium on
Wednesday, April 2G, at 3
P- m.
P- m.
In a letter addressed to
school principals over the
Mnrp it r-i T_.
?ver tn
S atg, e. F, Johnson, direc
tor, said that the purpose of
this rally is to give citizen
supporters and professional
people an opportunity to testi
fy that the UFE program is
sound, that it is both a mini
mum and a must, that the Gen
eral Assembly ought to pro
vide it and that there is need
looJ . a searchine second
look at the inadequate Ad
visory Budget Commission's
recommendation.
Johnson asks that everv
principal be responsible for
having at least two carloads
of the most ardent supporters
Present for the meeting
"" 'S very- very impor
?nld , the audit?rium be
filled to overflowing for this
rally, Johnson said, << and we
think that every school
community m the state should
be represented well by both
lay leaders and professional
People. This is one more sure
way that your community can
speak out in support of the
UFE legislative program now
^ore the General Assem
bly. Members of the General
taTwibt!y be Present
^k with their constituents.
Harris said.
The UFE platform calls for
the following action:
Reduce class size by one in
grades 1-12.
tract.St?re thS Contlnuln* con
Extend term of employment
for principals and super
visors; and provide three
f-;eSrsrn'teaCh,ng days
missal practices.
Inaugurate a pilot kinder
garten program.
Provide adequate plant
operation funds based on "
esl^Sf* ****** schedules of
SfStL9*''90 tor 1967-68
"nd $5,500 to $8,350 for 18W
for ??mme"surate Increases
for other professional person
' ? 5% Increase each
KhL* th*1bl"OTUum Mother
"??1 ?niployees.
**** services
teachers for music, art, ele
mentary, physical education
and librarians, guidance
counselors, and others.
Supplement supervising
teachers with an "A" certi
ficate or less-$100; and "G"
or Supervising Teachers Cer
tificate - $125.
Provide dual transportation
to alleviate hardships suffered
by elementary children, due
to consolidation; transport
city chi'uren on the same ba
sis as county children; and
alleviate excessive crowding
and travel time.
Provide more comprehen
sive programs of vocational
education at the high school
level.
Anyone desiring to attend
the meeting are asked to call
Fred Bartholomew, principal
of John Graham High School,
or Rex Gordon, pYincipal of
Norlina High School.
Whitley Named Head
Of Warrenton Lions
F. P. Whitley was elected
president of the Warren Lions
Club at its regular meeting
at Colonial Lodge last Friday
night.
Officers of the club were
nominated by a committee at
an earlier meeting of the club,
with the election being held
Friday.
Other officers chosen
Premeasurement
Service Offered
The Warren County ASCS
County Office is still accept
ing farmer requests for pre
measurement services, T. E,
Watson, office manager, said
yesterday.
The rates are $1.10 per
acre for tobacco, 80? for all
other crops with a minimum
of $8.50 per farm.
Watson asks that farm
operators who are Interested
in having their crops pre
measured to visit the county
ASCS office immediately and
make the required deposit
for the service.
If producers will file their
requests now, he said, the
field reporters can visit the
farm before planting and ren
der a greater service.
BAKE SALE
The Macon Community Club
will hold a bake saloon Satur
day April 21, at 10:00 o'clock
at AAA Oas Company on Main
St. In Warren ton. The pro
ceeds will be used for' the
Elite Nicholson Scholarship
Fund.
on Friday night were J. Al
len Tucker, first vice presi
dent; Jack Harris, second vice
president; Scott Gardner,
, third vice president; Clyde
Whitford, secretary; Bob
Bright, treasurer; J. B.
Thompson, Lion Tamer; Fred
Hurst, Tail Twister.
Directors chosen were A. H.
Bryson and Dorman Blaylock.
Graham P. Grlssom, Ma
yor of Norlina, and proprie
tor of Service Cleaners at
Norlina and Fashion Cleaners
of Warrenton, was the guest
speaker. He was presented by
Lion j. Ed Hooker.
Grlssom , after depicting
the pleasures and advantages
of living in a small town,
asked the cooperation of the
Lions in making Warrenton
and Norlina cleaner and mora
beautiful towns, and pointed
out that both towns areooope
(See LIONS, page 3)
F. P. WHITLEY