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?.? **j? con?. ?02-1 Your Best Advertising Medium Uarrm Emir ft Your Best Advertising Medium VOLUME 71 ? Subscription Price $3.00 A Year 10<f Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY. I1INF 23 iQfi" Five Persons Killed As Cars Collide On U. S. 1; Four Hurt Five persons were killed instantly late Thursday night when a car driven by an un licensed teenager smashed into another vehicle 12 miles north of Warrenton. Four other persons were seriously injured whenthetwo cars collided on U. S. Highway 1, a half mile south of the Virginia border. The wreck was the worst on Warren County highways since an Easter 1956 wreck which also claimed five lives. The dead were identified as Joseph Henry Fltts, Jr., 49, and his wife, Sally Milam Fltts, both of Baltimore, Md., Clarence Emanuel Chavis, 18, James McKinley Jiggetts, 29, both of Rt. 1, Norlina; and Frank Albert Farrar, 22, of Richmond, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Fitts were former Warren County resi dents. Farrar's parents are residents of Norlina. Trooper R. A. Clark of Nor lina, a veteran of 17 years in the State Highway Patrol, described ;he wreck as the worst he has ever investigat ed. Clark said the accident oc curred when a 1966 Pontlac driven by Fitts pulled off a ramp leading from Interstate Highway 85 into the path of a 1960 Cadillac driven by Chavis, who had no opera tor's license. Four passengers in the Cad illac were taken to Warren General Hospital following the 11:50 p. m. accident. They were identified as Perry Wil liams, 24, of Richmond, Va., owner of the car, hospitalized with a broken leg and severe lacerations of the face and arms and transferred to a Richmond Hospital Friday and James T. Jiggetts, 21, Rt. 1, Norlina, arm, leg and chest Injuries; Jacob Wallace Ji;?etts, 19, Rt. 1, Norlina, chest injury: and Leonard Marvin Jiggetts, 19, Rt. 1, Norlina, lacerations and bruises. "The Indications are that the Pontiac pulled into the path of the Cadillac which was travelling at a very, very high rate of speed,"' Clark said. The force of the blow snap ped the seat belt worn by Fitts, and knocked the engine from the car. The motor, weighing between 800 and 1,000 pounds, was sent hurtl ing long the shoulder of the highway for 213 feet. The motor crashed through a heavy wire right-of-way fence. The transmission, rear end and radiator of the Pontiac were scattered over a 200-foot area. Both Mr. and Mrs. Fitts were thrown from the cax, which twisted along the highway 143 feet after the crash. The Cadillac?eame to rest? against the right-of-way fence 396 feet from where the initial impact occurred. Neither ve hicle overturned. Five of the occupants of the Cadillac were residents of the Palmer Springs Community of Virginia, which is served by the Norlina postoffice. The wreck brought to seven the number of fatalities recorded on Warren highways this year. Warren Eligible To Take Part In Program Warren County will continue eligible to participate in the programs of the Economic Development Administration, for, In all probability, at least an additional year, Charles S. Edwards, EDA North Caro lina Coordinator, Informed Amos Capps, chairman of the Board of Commissioners, this week. In his letter to Capps, Ed wards said that It Is Important that new and continuing town and county officials and other leaders throughout the county be acquainted and reminded of those extra economic strengthening and job creating opportunities af forded by the programs of this agency. The ages old major methods of increasing tax flow Into local, state, and national treasurers Is to raise new taxes, Edwards said. EDA was created to assist with in creasing these tax totals by making possible new and Im proved job opportunities. NAACP Seeks Increased Integration Of Schools The Warren County Chapter of NAACP, through its educa tion committee, is seeking further integration of county schools during the new free do/n ? >f choice period granted by the Board of Education under order of the Federal Courts. The new period was extend ed from June 1-30. In its or der calling for a new trans fer period, the U. S. District Cdurt ordered the Warren County Board of Education to encourage the end of separate -"hools for children of differ ent races. As a result of this order, the committee said this week in a news release that it Is en couraging all students to at tend integrated schools. Par ents are asked to make such a choice and mail the choice of school forms to the Super intendent's office before June 30, 1967. The committee fur ther asks that if there are any questions about transferring to Integrated school, parents contact J. R. Peeler, Superin tendent of Schools, ? or the Transfer Information Center at the Community Center in Warrenton. Mass meetings are held every Wednesday at 8 p. m. at i the Community Center, the > committee said. Boy,Charged With Cutting, ***~ ?' j ? / \.j "" i\ " Being Held Under Bond A 19-year-old boy, charged with assault with a deadly wea pon with Intent to kill, is be ing held under $900 bond tor a hearing in Warren County Recorder's Court Friday. Hbosevelt Alston is charg ed with cutting Thomas Worth am, 22, with a knife at Tucker's Service Station at Ridge way on Saturday after - Wortham received wounds said to have re jplfM 72 st ltrhff (ft Maria Par ham Hospital |ji Henderson. After being treat ed at the hospital Saturday afternoon he was discharged and returned to his home. Following the cutting. Wort ham's father swore out a warrant tor Alston's arrest, charging him with assault with a deadly weapon wit* Intent to kill. Alston surrendered ?t the office of Sheriff Davis here Tuesday morning. Alston said that he was with a group at tucker's Service Station when Worth am cursed him and struck him In the mouth. He said he cut Worth am on his legs because Worth- . am was trying to kick him. Five persons died arid four were injured in the wreckage of these two cars near the Virginia border late Friday night. Trooper R. A, Clark stands In front of vehicle in which seven were riding. All occupants 111 the,front seat were killed. Spectators cluster about an automobile in lower photo in which a Baltimore, Md. couple were riding. The couple was killed when thrown fromthecar. The force of the impact snapped the driver's seat belt and sent the car's engine bouncing along the shoulder of U. S. 1. (Staff Photos) North Carolina Fund Says N.C. Changing From A Poor Farming To Poor Industrial State North Carolina is shifting from a poor agricultural state to a poor industrial state under the current economic develop ment policy which relies heavily on industrialization to increase Income in the state. This Is the view expressed in a report, "The State We Are In," released this week by the North Carolina Fund. License Agency To Be Closed For Week The License Agency in the Taylor Building will be closed June 26 through July 1 in or der that the branch manager, Mrs. Bill Reid, may be on vacation. The office will be open Mon day morning, July 3, and clos ed on Tuesday, July 4, with hours resuming as usual Wed nesday, July 5. If anyone is interested in obtaining personalized license plates for 1968, applications are on hand at the local office. Mrs. Reld said that she will be glad to assist motorists In making applications or fur nishing information. The fee per year for personalized plates is)10plus regular fees. She said that there Is a limit ed amount of (dates available and it's first come, first ser ved. Loughlin -Goodwyn Sold To k. C. Fair Loughlin - Goodwyn Jewel ers, at Warrenton has been aold to A. C. Fair of War renton, operator of the store for the past 20 years, by Loughlin-Goodwyn, inc., of The store changed hands on Jane I, It was learned yes terday. Pair, who cane to Warrenton from Durham, said that the store would continue to be operated under the name jewelers. The finding Includes: ? The per capita income gap between North Carolina and the United States is not closing. ? North Carolina industrial wages are among the lowest in the nation. ? Two-thirds of the new manufacturing jobs created yearly from 1960 to 1965 were in industries paying less than the average North Carolina wage for that year. ? Almost 60 per cent of manufacturing employment in North Carolina Is In Indus tries declining as a source of employment at the national level. ? Industrial diversification is not proceeding rapidly. "A frank and accurate de scription of the State's econo mic problems is a prerequisite to diagnosis and cure," the jrelaase st^ "The farts s& forth study call for the serious attention and renewed resolve of all of us who are so com mitted." The goal of total develop ment in North Carolina must be to close the income gap, the report stated. The startling fact George H. Esser, Jr., executive di rector of the North Carolina Fund, said, is that the income gap?the absolute difference between per capita income in North Carolina and In the United States?is not closing. In fact, the gap has widened unevenly since the de pression?faster in times of prosperity when the rest of the country has advanced more rapidly than North Carolina srd more slowly in times of adversity when the rest of the country was hit somewhat harder. Jn !966 the income <ap bfOw ?.? spproxlmately $700. .d, the average Norm L -.r :?na citizen enjoyed the benefits of some $700less that year than did the average \merlcan North Carolina has Indeed been making record breaking advances In Income, Esser said, but th6 records we have broken are those of our own past. The pfoper measure of our progress U tak?n"by comparing North Carolina's performance with how the rest (See CHANGING, page 2) In Tentative Budget County Tax Rate To Remain At 51.97 The tentative budget sub- I mitted to the Board of County Commissioners last week by Auditor A.P. Rodwell, Jr., I calls for a txN rate of $1.97 for the 1967-08 fiscal year. This is the same rate in effect for the 1966-67 fiscal i year, and is based on valu- | ations of ?21,295,178. The budget must lie open for public inspection in the office of the Clerk to the Board of County Commission ers for 20 days, and is ex pected to be adopted, with or . without change at the July meeting of the commission ers. Under the tentative budget $268,168.90 is appropriated for schools, including debt service in the amount of $33, 865.00. This is responsible for 97 cents of the $1.97 rate. Other large appropriations are for the general fund, $194, 729.47; and for welfare, the hospital, and public health. While many of the county divisions received increased approprl? t.ms under the ten tative budget, they did not call for any increase in the tax rate due to increase in valu ations. The total county tentative budget calls for an outlay of $703,142.83. Of this amount $407,184.36, or 33 per cent of the budget, is raised from ad valorem taxes. While every township In Warren County showed some increase in valuations during the past year, the greatest gain was in Roanoke Townshop, due to developments on Gaston Lake. Here the gain was $315,632, more than double the gain of any other town ship in the county. The in fluence of the lake on valu ations was also shown in River Township, with an increase of more than $100,000, and in Sixpound with a gain of nearly $100,000. Two other town ships, not directly affected by the lake, were Warrenton and Smith Creek, with gains of $145,986 and $104,100, respec tively. FATHER DIES The father of W. L. Turner died at Hickory on Tuesday night. Funeral services were held at Hickory on Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock. No further details were available here yesterday afternoon. Warren County Tax Valuations TOWNSHIP 19(><> 19<>7 (i \l\ River SI,87,3,229 $1,935,410 $102,181 Sixpound 1,100,936 1,190,670 90,738 Hawtree 1,511,234 1,550,837 39,583 Smith Creek 2,514,687 2.618,787 104,100 Nutoush 1,240,283 1,274,321 34,038 Sandy Creek 1,268,449 1,309,686 41,237 Shocco 710,182 726,932 16,750 Fishing Creek 963,702 1,033,282 69,580 Judkins 1,327,158 1,386,938 59,780 Warrenton 6,791,976 6,937,962 145,980 Fork 741,430 758,745 17,315 Roanoke 229,976 545,608 315,632 TOTAL $20,253,262 521,295,178 $1,041,916 in trv? taDle corparate taxes allocated t 3 thn souity by the State is not shown. This includes tax on public utilities. The development of prop erty on Gaston Lake has been influential on valuations in creases in three or mart? townships for the past several years, with the greatest in crease coming during the past year. Ten years ago, Roanoke Township, the least populous and poorest township in the county, had a valuation of only $122,000. This year's valua ation is $540,008. While Its valuations are still the lowest of any township In Warren County, its rate of growth was the largest. Indications now are that in a few years It will overtake some of the other townships of the county. Nearly a third of the wealth of the county, as reflected In read estate valuations, are In Warrenton Township, fol lowed by Smith Creek. Rescue Squad Recover Body Of Man From Lake LITTLETON-The body of a 78-year-old Battleboro rest dent became the first drowning Victim for the 1967 season at Lake Gaston last Thursday. The drowning accident oc curred tarly last Thursday morning near Salmon's Land ing in a cove near Sam Man ning's property. Members of the Warren County Rescue Squad re covered the body within a short time after being alerted. Warren County coroner Bobby Blaytock reported that A. L. (Lonnie) Pope and t Mr. Fisher from Battleboro were Ju* getting ready to begin fishing when Pope fell from the boat. Fisher was let ting the anchor down into the water when Pope fell from the boat throwing Fisher out also. Fisher was able to grab a life Jacket and get to the shore safely and summon help. Th? body did not completely sink mo It was believed that he died from a heart attack rather than drowning. Pope was a native of Hall fax County and had resided In Battleboro tor the past 23 years. He was the son of the late Joe and Maggie Draw H JANET LANCASTER ELLEN Ml STIAN Rising Seniors To Attend 3irls State At UNC-G Two Warren County ris ing seniors will be sent by the American Legion Auxi liary, Unit NO. 25, to Girls State which will be held at UNC-G, June 25 throuch July 1. Miss Ellen Must Ian, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Morton W. Mustian, was chosen from John Graham High School and Miss Janet Lancaster,daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Lancaster of Wise, was chosen from Nbrllna High School. 1 Mrs. Leonard Daniel,publi city chairman tor the Auxili ary, said that thaaeglita* selected by their I the Auxiliary committee as outstanding representatives of their schools, who will parti cipate in "Democracy in Ac tion," and will learn about government from the local to the national level. Many outstanding ynjH||| of the Slate American I Auxiliary have planned i event* an<il trips of intei ? ? ggP Mrs. Daniel said that anp will IPi Gaston Lake Growth Is Surprising, Official Says Figures revealed in a sur vey of Gaston Lake showing its rapid development are sur prising, an official of VEPCO told members of the newly formed Lake Gaston Cham ber of Commerce at Roanoke Rapids last week. Lloyd Andrews, a native of Roanoke Rapids and an em ployee of VEPCO, headed a recent Intensive survey Into the rapid development around the Lake Gaston reservoir. Figures obtained In the sur vey were revealed by An drews. He said: These figures included: 200 docks and piers; 50 boat ramps; 13 picnic areas in the reservoir area; more than 174 house trailers; 141 private boat houses; more than 400 (See GASTON, page 2) Phil Daniel To Play In Jaycee Tourney Phil Daniel will represent Warren County in the Stat* Jaycee Junior Golf Tourna ment to be held at the Pine crest Country Club In Lumberton on July 17-18-19, Clinton Capps, local Jaycee president, announced yester days Capps said that PhU won the state berth by way of a local playoff with Junior golf star Joey Gilbert on the local course in a 36-hole tourna ment which Phil won by three strokes. Sheriff Davis Tp Return From Maine Sheriff Clarence DaTis is expected to raturn to Warren County today aAer spending several days with his daughter, Mrs. RichardSmHh, and aon-in-law, Ujg| Maine. Mrs. 6mlHt la former Mlas Sheriff Davis Davis left'the Alvporl on 1
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