'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 <t program to keep
North Carolina dean and
beautiful.
Mayor W. A. Miles ex
pressed his wpr eclat ion for
the work doae by civic grwya
in the Cleanest Cities Award
program and congratulated the
Little Garden club for Its work
In winning the ^attorn.
president of the North Caro
lina Launderers and Cleaners
Association Auxiliary, pre
sented the award. She con
gratulated the club on winning
and expressed appreciation on
behalf of the Association tor
its aid In keeping North
Carolina clean and beautiful.
Mrs. Emily Burrows,
president of the Little Garden
Club, accepted the award and
thanked the Association for
recognizing the club. She
thanked the club members for
their work on the project, and
challenged other clubs to work
harder on their projects in
order that Warren ton might
win the State award In Its
population group.
Members of the Little Garden dob were ]
at Warren General Hospital reoofnlzlac the tUb'i <
Cleanest Cttlea Award Competition tor 1M7. 1
Rhada Currtn, Em fly Burrows, president of the Ltttla
rtcs president N. c. Association ?
Harris, administrator War ran OSMM
W. :r/5v2:v7^