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VOLUME 71 Subscription Price $3.00 A Year lOj Pcr Copy WARRENTQN. COUNTY OF WARREN. N. 'C. _ FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1967 njjmbfp on
Following Meeting
Clean-up Campaign
Launched At Norlina
A campaign to clean-up and
beautify Norlina has beer
launched following a meeting
of civic club presidents and
representatives, a represen
tative of the Seaboard Airline
Railroad and the Mayor ol
Norlina last Friday night. The
meeting was held in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Knlghl
with Mayor Graham Gris
som presiding.
Present at the meeting were
Mrs. Lillian Killan, presldeni
and Mrs. Oliver Yancey
representative of the Norlln:
Woman's club; Mrs. Stepher
Daniel, representative of Nor
lina Junior Woman's Club
Mrs. C. E. Tucker, repre
sentative of the Norlina Liter
ture and Music Club; J. o
Knight, president, and Leoi
Prldgen, representative ofth<
Court Term
Convenes
Monday
One capital case is on the
docket of the May criminal
term of Warren County
Superior Court which will con
vene here on Monday morning
with Judge William Y. Blckett
of Raleigh presiding.
The majority of the cases in
the session, scheduled to last
three days, are appeals from
Judgment of the Recorder's
Court In traffic cases, with
12 drunk driving cases on the
docket. Among other cases
are those of divorce, assault
and violations of the prohibi
tion docket.
The docket Is as lollows:
Monday?Moses Levister
vs. Margaret Annie Gill Le
vister, divorce; Wallace
Holtzman vs. Mildred Ball
Holtzman, divorce; Mary
Sommervllle Henderson vs.
.tohn l, Henderson, divorce;
tola Paynter vs. Jasper Jer
man Paynter, alimony; Willie
Butler Davis, manufacturing
Intoxicating liquor, posses
sion of non-taxpald liquor,
and possession of Illegal
liquor; George Washington
Davis, drunk driving; Maynard
Calvin Paynter, drunk driving;
Duster Richardson, drunk
driving; Henry Blake Johnson,
gambling and maintaining
gambling house.
Also, Clifton Boyd Stegall,
reckless driving; Roy Shear In,
escape; James Clarence
Moore, drunk driving; Thomas
Harvey Owen, drunk driving;
George Edward Stevenson,
speeding; Percy O'Neal, es
cape; Thurman Russell, mur
der; James Lasslter, drunk
driving; Milton Owen Gardner,
involuntary manslaughter and
driving on wrong side of road,
Walter Davis Hawkins, drunk
driving; John Thomas
Southerland, assault with
(See COURT, page 4)
Norlina Rurltan Club; E. L.
Perry, agent, Seaboard Air
line Railroad, and Mayor Gra
ham Grlssom.
Mayor Grlssom explained
that the purpose of the cam
paign is to Improve the beauty
of the Norlina neighborhood,
as a part of a clean-up cam
paign, "Helping Keep North
Carolina Clean and Beauti
ful," sponsored by the North
Carolina Association ofLaun
derers and Dry Cleaners. The
plan is similar to the former
Finer Carolina Program of
Carolina Power and Light
Company. Five citations will
be given each month, he said,
(See CAMPAIGN, page 4)
Memorial Service
To Be Held
Here Sunday
Annual Memorial Day Ser
vices for veterans will be
held on Sunday afternoon, May
28, at 2 o'clock on the court
house lawn In Warrenton.
The Rev. O. V. Elklns, pas
tor of Littleton Methodist
Church, will be the speaker.
Following the exercises on
the court lawn, flags will be
placed on the graves of all
veterans of Warren County
by members of Liner Post No.
25 of the American Legion.
The public Is invited.
Wins Trophy
Miss Jane Connell's horse
"Hl-Tyde", won the Gover
nor's Trophy In the amateur
flve-galted class at the horse
show held in Fayettevllle on
Wednesday of last week. The
horse was ridden by Miss Con
nell. Accompanying Miss
Conn ell to Fayettevllle were
Mr, and Mrs. Hal Connell of
Warrenton and Mrs. A. S.
Wyckoff of Norlina.
ATTEND MEETING
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Bunch
attended the annual meeting
of the N. C. Medical Society,
Monday, at the Carolina Hotel
at Plnehurst. Mrs. Bunch Is a
member of the Ladles Auxil
iary.
FISH FRY
An old fashion fish fry will
be held at the Afton-Elberon
Rural Fire Department house
on Saturday, June 3, from
5 to 8 p. m. Persons attend
ing may have one drink and all
they can eat for $1.25. Pro
ceeds will be used for fire
department expenses.
ATTEND DINNER
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Bunch
and Mrs. R. B. Butler attend
ed the Governor's Award Ban
quet In Raleigh last week and
the reception afterwards at the
Executive Mansion.
Roy Pat Robertson To
Head Warren Jaycees
Roy P. Robertson of War
ren ton was elected president
of the Warren County Junior
Chamber of Commerce at a
dinner meeting held at Colon
ial Lodge here on Thursday
night of last week. He will
begin his duties on June 1.
Other officers and direc
tor* elected ware* Roy Ed
monds, Internal vice presi
dent; Norfieet Claiborne, ex
ternal vice president; Robert
V. Allen, secretary; Edgar
Neal, treasurer; Clinton
Cappa, State director; Frank
lin D. Daniel, James Mo
Cowen, and Travis Puller,
local dtrectoMpt
W. B. Hux of Roanoke Ra
pids, was the guest speaker.
He spoke on the duties of the
officer a and means of build
ing a successful club.
During the business
?ton, plana tor H* projacta
tor the battarmant of the oood
ty wars diacuaaad.
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MRS. LEONARD DANIEL
Mrs. Daniel Is Chosen
'Woman Of The Year'
Mrs. Leonard Daniel, War
ren ton civic leader, has been
named "Outstanding Woman of
the Year" by the Warrenton
Woman's Club. She lstheflrst
recipient of the award, to be
given annually by the local
Woman's Club.
The award, an engraved sli
ver tray, was presented to
Mrs. Daniel by Mrs. F. P.
Whitley, awards chairman, at
the final club meeting of-the
year held at Colonial Lodge
on Thursday night of last week.
The award was given in
"recognition of her ability and
versatility."
Her duties in the club this
year included corresponding
secretary, co-chairman of
Fine Arts, Crafts chairman,
Music chairman and Publicity
chairman.
As former Crafts chairman
of District 14 of the North
Carolina Federation of Wo
men's Clubs, Mrs. Daniel held
the first district crafts exhibit
and has planned the local club
exhibit each year since that
time.
In addition to playing the
piano for the Woman's Club
meetings, she plays the piano
and organ for meetings of the
American Legion Auxiliary
Unit No. 25, as well as for
the Mariam Boyd-Macon-John
Graham PTA meetings andfor
various other civic meetings
and Warren County groups and
schools.
She writes publicity for the
American Legion Auxiliary
and the Girl Scouts as wrfl as
being Warren County publicity
chairman for the N. C. Society
for Crippled Children and
Adults. r.~
Mrs. Daniel has played the
organ in various churches of
Warren County for the past
19 years and is organist at
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
in Warrenton. She was pianist
for the long series of min
strels sponsored by the War
renton Rotary Club for the
John Graham High School
Band.
In addition to her other acti
vities , she participates regu
larly in the various drives for
funds in the county.
She is the mother of two
children, Phil, an 11th grade
student at John Graham High
School, and Joy Lynn, a
seventh grade student at
Macon Junior High School.
The award presented to
Mrs. Daniel will remain in her
possession for one year.
Horse Show To Be
Held Here Sunday
The Warren Recreation
Club, Inc., will sponsor a
Horse Show at Currln's Arena
In Warrenton on Sunday.
Bernard Thompson, presi
dent of the club, said yesterday
that this show Is approved by
Central Carolina Western
Horseman's Association, and
there will be over $900 in
ribbons, trophies and money
to be given away.
The show will consist of 35
classes. Twenty-four classes
will be held In the afternoon
with 11 championship classes
to begin after supper.
Classes will consist of ex
citing timed events such as
pole bending, barrel racing,
ring spearing and western
pick-up. In all timed events,
an electric timer will be used.
Thompson said that In the
Western Pleasure classes
spectators will see some of
the finest pleasure horses In
North Carolina and Virginia,
with some ISO ponies and
horses exhibited.
Mrs. Eve Von Elm of Vir
ginia Beach, Va., win Judge
the show. OierrlU Oreer of
Warrenton will be ring
Thompson said that the pur
pose of the horse show is to
raise necessary funds to buy
playground equipment* pool*
furniture and athletic
tor the
proceeds from the show and
from advertising will go to
the Warrenton Recreation
Club.
He said that there will be
plenty of food available. The
concession stands will be
manned by the Warrenton
Rural Fire Department with
all proceeds going directly to
the department.
Hardy To Work
With Soil Service
William C. Hardy, has re
ported to work with the Soil
Conservation Service In War
ren County. Hardy replaces
Travis Pulley who was em
ployed by the Carolina Biolo
gical Supply Co., in January.
Hardy la a native of Greene
County and was raised on a
farm near Snow Hill. He is a
graduate of the Agricultural
Institute * N. C. State Uni
versity in General Agriculture
and Flald Crops. He was em
ployed with Um 8oU Conser
vation Service at Snow HOI
prior to his transfer here.
NOT TO CLOSE
TIM Cttlsens Bask at War
will not be closed on
rial Day, May SO.
Fifteen New Classrooms
Planned At Mariam Boyd
Board Of Education Ordered
To Extend Freedom Of Choice
The Board of Education of
Warren County will conduct
a new freedom of choice period
from June 1 through June 20,
during which time all schools
within the county shall be
made avallablefor assignment
to students within the county
without regard to race or
color.
The new freedom of choice
period Is the result of an
order signed by Alexander
Harvey, II, United States Dis
trict Judge In Federal Court
on May 23, in the case of
Alvin Turner, et al., Plain
tiffs, vs. the Warren County
Board of Education et al, De
fendants.
Choice of school forms,
along with an explanatory let
ter, will be mailed to all pa
rents on June 1. A self-ad
dressed envelope will be In
cluded for the convenience of
parents in returning the
choice of school forms.
The court order stated that
"Inasmuch as the new freedom
of choice period is an exten
sion of the previous period
made available by the board,
any student who has previous
ly made a choice may make
a new choice or may, If he
desires, refrain from making
a new choice. If no new choice
is made, a student's previous
choice will control. ( The
choice of school form need not
DR. HARRISON
Dr. Harrison
To Leave
Warrenton
Dr. Lloyd H. Harrison, Jr.,
who has practiced medicine
here tor nearly two years,
will close his practice here on
June 30.
Dr. Harrison said yesterday
that he is leaving Warrenton
with the deepest regret In or
der to return to Bowman Gray
School of Medicine In Winston
Salem to further his medical
education.
In a letter to his patients,
Dr. Harrison said that he
would be unable to see pa
tients after June 15, bat that
his office would remain open
from June 16-June 30 from
10 a. m. to IS to handle
office matters. He said
he wotfd do his best to ar
range tor Us patients medi
cal care with another physi
cian of their choice.
Dr. Harrison and his fam
ily moved to the Llmer resi
dence on Haxel wood Drive
few on July 12, IMS, and be
?an the practice of medicine
arowd August 1.
A B Of Ahos sr.
Harrison Is SI years old. Ha
is a graduate of Now Hanover
High School at Wilmington,
be returned unless the student
wishes to make a new
choice.)"
In the assigment of students
to schools the Board of Ed
ucation shall not give pre
ference to any student for
prior attendance at a school
and, except with the approval
of the Court In extraordinary
circumstances, no choice
shall be denied for any reason
other than overcrowding. In
case of overcrowding, pre
ference shall be given on the
basis of the proximity of the
school to the homes of the
students choosing it, without
regard to race or color.
All students will automati
cally be assigned to the
schools of their choice. No
official notice will be given
except in cases of overcrowd
ing , in which case the stu
dent will be promptly notified
In writing and given his choice
of any school In the school
system serving his grade le
v?il where space is available.
The student shall have seven
days from the receipt of no
tice of denial of first choice
In which to make a second
choice.
The court order stated that
"No student shall be segre
gated or discriminated against
on account of race or color
in any service, facility, acti
vity, or program (including
transportation, athletics, or
other extra-curricular acti
vity) that may be conducted
or sponsored by or affiliated
with the school in which he
is enrolled."
Race or color shall not be
a factor in the hiring, assign
ment, re-assignment, promo
tion, demotion, or dismissal
of teachers and other pro
fessional staff members, the
order stated. "As soon as
possible and to the extent fea
sible, the Board shall take
steps to assign teachers, prin
cipals, and staff members to
schools so that the faculty and
staff is not composed ex
clusively of members of one
race."
The court further orderedt
"The defendants shall, in
addition to report elsewhere
described, serve upon op
posing counsel and file with
the court on or before Octo
ber IS of each school year,
pending complete desegrega
tion of the school system, a
report setting forth the fol
lowing information:
"(a) The name, address,
grade, school of choice and
school of present attendanceof
each student who has with
drawn or requested withdraw
al of his choice of school or
who has transferred after the
start of the school year, to
gether with a description of
any action taken by the defen
dants on his requests and the
reasons therefor.
"(b) The number of faculty
menbers, by race and grade
or subjects assigned and
teaching at each school for the
current school year.
"(c) The number of stu
dents, by race, in each grade
of each school.
"This court shall retain
Jurisdiction, and either party
may apply for further relief
not Inconsistent with the terms
of this Order."
Defendant
Makes Stab
At Record
A defendant in Warren
County Recorder's Court did
not violate all the motor ve
hicle laws but he did make
a fair start In that direc
tion, according to evidence
presented before Judge Julius
Banzet last Friday.
Willie Lee Harris was sen
tenced to the roads for six
months when he was found
guilty of having no operator's
licenses, reckless driving,
speeding 60 miles per hour In
a 35 mph zone, operating a
motor vehicle with no license
plate, andfailingtoheedsiren.
A charge of resisting arrest
was dropped.
All but two of the 21 cases
last Friday were concerned
with violations of motor ve
hicle laws. One of the cases
dealt with assault on a female
and the other with non-sup
port.
James Kersey pled guilty to
an assault on a female. Pray
er for judgment was continued
for two years upon condition
the defendant keeps the peace
towards all persons, parti
cularly Mary H. Kersey, and
pays court costs.
Charlie Vance Tally was
sentenced to the roads for a
term of 30 days when he was
found guilty of non-support.
The road sentence was sus
pended for two years provid
ed the defendant pays Into the
office of the Director of Pub
lic Welfare of Warren County
each Monday hereafter, until
(See DEFEND/LNT, page 4)
A-E School To
Be Closed At
Year's End
Plans for the addition of
15 classrooms at Mariam
Boyd School were approved by
the Warren County Board of
Education at a called meet
ing here on last Thursday
night.
The proposed building,
which will include a library
and multipurpose building
which may be used for a lunch
room and auditorium, will be
financed by State Bond funds
and with county capital outlay
funds.
Supt. J. Roger Peeler, who
consulted with Architect Owen
Smith of Raleigh Wednesday,
said yesterday that it is hop
ed that bids for construction
may be started within three
months.
The building is needed as
part of a re-organization plan
for the county. Under this plan
primary children at John Gra
ham High School will be trans
ferred to the Mariam Boyd
Site, and three present schools
will be closed.
The Afton- Elberon school
as now constituted will be
closed at the end of this school
year and fifth and sixth grade
pupils at John Graham will be
taken by shuttle bus to the
Afton-Elberon school for the
1967-school year. Afterwards
they will be transferred to
the Mariam Boyd school.
Supt. Peeler said this
change was made necessary
because of low enrollment in
the school which made it
necessary for two teachers to
teach six grades.
The Haliwa Indian School
will be operated for the 1967
68 school year, and then will
be closed, the board decided.
The Macon Junior High
School will also be operated
for the 1967-68 school year,
but will probably be closed
after that time. It will be
closed as soon as room can
be provided at John Graham.
Grissom Named Director
Of The Citizens Bank
Graham P. Grlssom, Nor
llna Mayor and Norllna and
Warren ton businessman, was
elected a member of the board
of directors of the Cltlzen-j
Bank M a meeting held at the
bank on Tuesday night.
Other directors of the bank
are Claude T. Bowers, P. B.
Boyd, Amos L. Capps, J. Ho
ward Daniel, Richard R.
Davis, John C. Mitchell, and
William w. Taylor, ft.
Pett B. Boyd, preaidentaf
he feeU that the citizens Bank
Is Indeed fortunate to have a
man of Mayor Qrtsaom'a
ability, Judgment am
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J. Ortssom of Raleigh aad the
late Ada Wyno Qrlssoni, was
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Mrs. Ann Baxter
Offered Fellowship
CHAPEL HILL - A post
doctoral fellowship In physi
ology has been offered to Ann
W. Baxter by the National
Institute of Dental Research.
She is a former resident of
Warrenton and will be awarded
her doctorate fc>h.D) In bac
teriology at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill
next month.
The fellowship offered Mrs.
Baxter is one of two fellow
ships approved by the Nation
al Institute of Health for the
University of North Carolina.
FFA President
James Vaughan was elect
ad president of the Norllna
chapter of the Future Farm
ars of America for 1M7-46
it the chapter's regular
monthly meeting on Monday
morning.
Other officers elected were
Robert Throckmorton, vice
president; Lewis Pltcbtord,
lecretary; Gene Richardson,
treasurer; Eddie Long, re
porter; Mike Seaman,
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