'jv :?? ?- *vr '^:*^ - Your Best Advertising Medium Uarrni Emird Your Best Advertising Medium VOLUME 71 Subscription Price $3.00 A Year Kl^ Per Copy WARRF.NTON1-CQUM,fV-QF WARREN, Nr C. FRIDAY. Till .Y 14 1Q67 """,nrn 0" m Variety Of Cases Are Tried A variety of cases, the ma jority of which were concern ed with violations of the motor vehicle laws, occupied the at tention of Warren County Re corder's Court last Friday. On the docket, in addition to traffic law violations, were two cases of assault on a fe male, a case of carrying a concealed weapon, and a case of temporary larceny. Willie G. Powell pled guilty to a charge of assault on a female. Prayer for Judgment was continued for two years provided the defendant keeps the peace towards all persons, particularly Mrs. Phyllis C. Powell, for two years, and pays court costs. ~ ? Edward Alston was sen tenced to the roads for six months when he pled guilty to a charge of assault on a fe male. The jail sentence was suspended for two years upon condition that the defendant not violate any criminal laws of the State for two years, re main of good behavior and pay a fine of $25 and court costs. Albert Bullock, charged with temporary larceny of an automobile and with having no operator's license, pled guil ty to temporary larceny of an automobile. He was found not guilty of having no operator's license. The court ordered that Bullock serve six months on the roads. The roads sen tence was suspended provid ed the defendant not violate any of the criminal laws of the State for two years, remain of good behavior, and pay court costs. Jesse Dunston was sen tenced to the roads for 60 days when he pled guilty to a charge of carrying a conceal ed weapon. The road sentence was suspended for two years provided the defendant remain of good behavior for two years, not violate any crim inal laws of the State for two years, and pays a fine of $25 and court costs. Toe c a Himcfrtn woe con tenced to the roads tor 60 days when he pled guilty to a charge of carrying a concealed weapon. The road sentence was suspended for two years provided the defendant re m ains of good behavior for two years, not violate any crimin al laws of the State for two years, and pays a fine of $25 and court costs. Bennle Henderson was found guilty of drunk driving and or dered to pay a fine of $100 and court costs. The defend ant gave notice of appeal to Superior Court. Appearance bond was set at $200. Richard Moss Thomas was ordered to pay a fine of $100 and court costs when he pled guilty to drunk driving. Roy Tay Stewart pled guil ty to a charge of reckless driving. He was ordered to pay a $25 fine and court costs. Lafayette Hall failed to ap pear In court to answer to a charge of reckless driving. A capias was lsbned to the Sheriff of Vance County. Arthur Lee Ellis failed to appear In court to answer to a charge of speeding 85 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone. A capias was Issued to the Sheriff of Vance County. Eddie James Greene was charged with speeding. The State took a nol pros with leave. Robert May ho Jones failed to appear in court to answer to a charge of having no opera tor's license. A capias was issued to the Sheriff of War ren County. The bond of James Loyd Keith was declared forfeited when he failed to appear in court to answer to a charge of speeding. John Fennell was ordered to pay a $10 fine and court costs when he was found guilty of driving 70 miles per hour In a 55 mph zone. Defendants In other speed ing cases and verdicts of the court were as Callows: Mary Felts Johnson, $10 and coats; Clarence HOI, costs; Gordon Palmer Oray, costs; % Robert Wayne Wells, oosts; Luther Conley Helbert, costs. | it;' Magistrate J. C. Moore administers oath of office to Mayor W. A. Miles, front, and the seven members of the Board of County Commissioners Monday night. Commission ers, In background, left to right, are: Thomas Gaskill, A. C. Fair, A. A. Wood, A. C. Blalock, A. D. Johnson, Wiley G. Coleman and Major Pope Powell. IV\ayor And Commissioners Are Sworn In mayiT w. A. Miles ana seven members of the board of town commissioners were sworn into office on Monday night. Taking the oath of office before Magistrate J. C. Moore were Mayor Miles and Com missioners Wiley G. Coleman, A. C. Fair, Thomas GaskOl, A. D. Johnson, A. A. Wood, A. C. Blalock, and Major Pope Powell. Commissioner Powell Is the only new mem ber of the board. Following the taking of the oaih of office and reports of departmental chairmen, the commissioners adopted the budget for the 1967-68 fiscal year, calling for a tax rate of $1.15. The board approved the fol lowing appointments: A. C. Fair, mayorpro-tem; Charles T. Johnson, Jr., town attorney; Walker P. Burwell, fire chief; James D. Roberts, assistant fire chief; Thomas Cask 111, second assistant fire chief; A. C. Fair, Civil De fense director; J. Howard Daniel and G. W. Polndexter, trustees of Firemen's Relief Fund. A. C. Blalock was appointed a director of the Warrenton Railroad Company, and named to vote the stock of the town at the annual stockholders meeting were A. C. Blalock, Wiley G. Coleman and M. P. Powell. Named to the Warrenton Planning Board were: G. W. Polndexter, chairman; Mrs. Thomas W. Hawkins, Miss Mariam Boyd, James Y.Kerr, A. A. Wood, Mrs. John Kerr, Jr., Mrs. Clyde E. RodweU, and Mrs. John G. Mitchell. The following were named as town employees to serve at the pleasure of the board at salaries stipulated In the budget estimate: Mrs. Limer Again Heads Auxiliary Mrs. Roger Limer was re elected president of the American Legion Auxiliary, Unit No. 25, at a meeting held on Thursday night of last week in the assembly room of the Warrenton Baptist Church. Other officers re-elected were: Mrs. A. A. Wood, first vice president; Mrs. Edward Hunter, second vice president; Mrs. Palmer King, third vice president; Mrs. Leonard Daniel, corresponding secre tary; Mrs. Thomas GaskUl, recording secretary; Mrs. J. D. Roberts, treasurer; Mrs. Hy Diamond, assistant trea surer; Mrs. C. M. Bullock, historian; Mrs. W. L. Wood, chaplain; md Mrs. W. B. Neal, sergeant-at-arms. A report of the State Con vention, held in Raleigh In June, was given by Mrs. W. U Wood. Mrs, Roger Limer also attended the department meeting. Refreshments were served by Mrs. H, E. Shaw and Mrs. Palmer King. j. t.. Hooker, Jr., Town manager, secretary-trea surer, clerk, tax lister, pur chasing agent and municipal accountant, and tax collector. H. H. Salmon, chief of police, street superintendent, and deputy tax collector. Kenneth Short, T. Lewis Rooker, Grady J. Haynes, Jr., police officers. ~ W. Lewis Peoples, special and relief officer. W. B. Neal, superintendent of the Water Department and building inspector. Dallas Bolton, assistant superintendent of the Water Department. T. J. Harrington, electrical Inspector. The board agreed thai the street department should have three garbage collectors and one utility man. In keeping with its es tablished policy of rotating purchases of petroleum pro ducts from the several dealers serving the town, the board directed that purchase of such material during the fiscal year 1967-68 be made from Bowers Dr. Lloyd Harrison Joins House Staff W IN S T O N-SALEM?Dr. Lloyd R, Harrison of Warren ton has joined the house staff of North Carolina Baptist Hos pital and the Bowman Gray School of Medicine to con tinue postdoctoral training in urology. Harrison, an assistant resi dent In urology, is one of 45 recent appointees to the medical center house staff, which numbers 113. A 1958 graduate of Wake Forest College, he received the M. D. degree from Bow man Gray In 1962. He served his Internship at the U. S. Army's Tripler General Hospital and was a battalion surgeon for two years. and Burrows, Inc. Mayor Mlies announced his committee appointments as follows: Finance Committee?A. C. Blalock, chairman; Wiley G. Coleman, A. D. Johnson. Street?Major Pope Powell, chairman; Wiley G. Coleman, A. C. Fair. Fire?A. A. Wood, chair man; Thomas Gasklll, Major Pope Powell. Civil Defense?A. C. Fair, chairman; Major Pope Powell, A. C. Blalock. Water?Thomas Gaskill, chairman; Wiley G. Coleman, A. D. Johnson. Police?A. D. Johnson, chairman; A. A. Wood, Thomas Gaskill. Taxi?Wiley G. Coleman, chairman; A. A. Wood, A. C. Fair. Industrial Development and Town Promotion?A. C. Bla lock, chairman; A. C. Fair, A. A. Wood. Tobacco Crop Expected To Top 1966 Production RALEIGH ? Based on re ports from growers July 1, North Carolina's flue-cured tobacco production Is expect ed to total more than 789 million pounds, up 28 million from 1966. The North Carolina Crop Reporting Service said Tues day the average yield from Ball Player Hurt A Pony League ball player was painfully hurt in a freak accident in the John Graham athletic field Wednesday night. Gene Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Evans of Nor lina, suffered a bad break of his left arm around the wrist when he was struck by a play er coming into second base on a steal. Gene, 14, was taken to Warren General Hospital where his arm was set. The accident occurred in an early Inning of a game between the Cardinals and the Senators when Wesley Brandt of the Senators went down to second on a steal. Apparent ly the runner struck the second baseman Just as he reached down to take the catcher's peg, and his left arm was jammed into the ground. 410,500 acres is set at 1,922 pounds, an Increase of 40 pounds per acre over last season. The condition of the crop was described as mostly good. Harvesting is well under way in the Border Belt area of North Carolina. The agency said cool temperatures and Inadequate temperatures re tarded early plant growth. However, the crop responded well to warmer weather and generally adequate moisture in recent weeks. Production in the Border Belt area of North Carollnais forecast at 109 million pounds from 54,500 acres with an average yield of 2,000 pounds per acre. This compares with the 1966 output of 91,080,000 pounds from 49,500 acres with a yield of 1,840 pounds. The Middle Belt and Old Belt area of the Tar Heel State are expected to produce 286.2 million pounds from (See TOBACCO, page 4) Fountain Urges Farmers To Vote For Controls WASHINGTON, D. C. . . . Congressman L. H. Fountain today urged North Carolina farmers to give overwhelming support to cotton, tobacco and peanut programs when they vote next week. Farmers will decide In the July IB referendum wheth er to continue assessments for Tobacco Associates, the North Carolina Peanut Grow ers Association and the Cot ton Promotion Association, and whether to continue to bacco quotas. Fountain said the asso ciations have contributed Im measurably to Improving marketing i nmWHuiia for North Carolina farmers. "We should keep to aW the fact that to today's world, growing mora competitive aad complex, we simply must have our growers' association to order to properly serve our people," he said. "It Is hard to think of a product that competes suc cessfully in today's markets that does not have as associ ation." Founatln said a simple ma jority vote In favor of the programs Is not enough. "At least a two-thirds ma jority Is required, and I urge all farmers to go to the polls and make sure the margin la overwhelming," he said. "V the Congress ever gets the impression that oar farm era are not enthusiastic In their support of these pro grama, the programs win surely be etlmlatfed. the bigger the I programs, the atroo poaitlon will always be < UH-advised efforts are made to do away with a program. Vote On Leaf Program Set For July 18 Local Highways To Be Widened Under Plan Five hundred and fifty thou sand dollars have been allocated for improvement of some seven miles of highways in Warren County, a nutonber of citizens were told here Wednesday afternoon by high way officials at a public hearing in the court room. Embraced in the projects for which the hearing was held are the improving and re paving of the Warrenton Norllna Highway, 401, from the Warrenton town limits to Norllna, and from Warrenton to the Intersection of No. 158 with the 158 by-pass a short distance south of Macon. The Warrenton - Macon project calls for the construction of 4.1 miles and the Norlina Warrenton project calls for the construction of approxi mately 3 miles. ? The meeting was cabled to order at 2:30by District Com missioner J. B. Brame, who spoke briefly before turning the meeting over to W. A. Garrett, Jr., assistant to the assistant chief engineer, who explained to the group plans for building the road and il lustrated on a large map the proposed changes to be made. Also present for the meeting were Merle Adkins of Dur ham, division engineer, Wayne Adkins of Henderson, district engineer, and a number of other highway officials. Less than a score of citizens were present for the meeting, and these offered no opposition. Division Engineer Adkins said both roads call for a minimum right-of-way of 80 feet, except where the highway will be curbed and guttered where the minimum will be 60 feet. The paving width will be Increased from the present 18 feet to 24 feet and both roads will be paved with bi tuminous asphalt similar to that used by the Highway De partment on Franklin Street part of the Warrenton Henderson highway. Plans call for the removal of two houses at the curve In front of Hlght's Service Sta tion and the reducing of the curve at this point. The division engineer said that curbing and gutters would ex tend from the Warrenton city limits to a point near Eastern Motor Lines. Commissioner Brame said that he could give no time limit for the beginning of con struction, but that the work would be started as soon as possible. He pointed out that right-of-ways wouldhavetobe obtained for widening the roads and other work would have to be done before the Highway Commission caUsfor bids.* ?>*-? BILL ALSTON HERE Bill Alston, who was ser iously injured in an automobile : accident near Selma on June 30, was discharged from Wake Memorial Hospital in Raleigh on Wednesday and Is recuper ating here at the home of his mother, Mrs. A. D. Alston. GUEST SOLOIST Mrs. Robert W. Hamilton of Hermosa Beach, Calif., who is visiting her mother, Mrs. J. G. Williams, will be the guest soloist at Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Sunday morning. ENTERTAINS Mrs. W. L. Wood and Mrs. Roger Limer attended an American Legion Auxiliary Convention at the Sir Walter Hotel in Raleigh last week. Mrs. Wood entertained as a Past Presidents Parley Breakfast for 35 at the Sir Walter. Flue-cured tobacco grow ers will determine the fate of marketing quotas for the next three years in a referendum to be held on next Tuesday, July 18. The Secretary of Agricul ture has proclaimed acreage poundage marketing quotas for flue-cured tobacco for the three marketing years begin ning July 1, 1968. As required by law, two thirds of the growers voting must vote "yes" for the pro gram to continue in effect. By their vote growers must decide whether they want acreage-poundage marketing quotas and price support, or unlimited production and no price support. The 1968 flue-cured mar keting quota will remain es sentially the same as the 1967 marketing quota, T. E. Wat son, office manager of the local ASCS, said yesterday. The 1968 individual allot ments for Warren farmers have been mailed. Watson said that these allotments re present the regular farm al lotment and are subject to adjustments caused by any "j overmarketlng or undermar keting of the 1967 crop. T Hours of voting In Tues- "V day's referendum will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and voting places will be as follows: Fishing Creek?Davis Store at Areola. Fork?W. K. Thompson's Store at Inez. Hawtree ? Perkinson's Store at Wise. Judkins?Mrs. Blanche Stalllngs Store at Embro. Nutbush?J. C. Waikins Store at Drewry. River?Stansbury Store at Enterprise. Sandy Creek?Thompson (See VOTE, page 4) FISH FRY The Drewry Volunteer Fire Department will hold a fish fry tonight (Friday) at the Drewry Community Building. The fry will begin at 5s30 and will last until the 500 pounds of fish are sold. All the fish one can eat will be sold to children for 75$ and to adults for $1.25. N Little Garden Club State Award Winner Warrenton was one of 10 cities and towns In North Carolina named during the months of April and May during "North Carolina's Cleanest Cities Awards Com petition for 1967," It was announced this week by the N. C. Association of Laun derers and Cleaners, Inc., of Raleigh, sponsors of the state wide event. Warren ton's award was won by the Little Garden Club for outstanding work done in April on Its project, beaut If lcation of grounds at Warren General Hospital. Brief ceremonies were held Tuesday morning at 10o'clock at Warren General Hospital with Graham Grlssom, owner of Fashion Cleaners, local sponsor, presiding. Grlssom gave a brief background of the project, Informing the group of the St at