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VOLUME 71 Subscription Price $3.00 A Year 10{ Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1967 NUMBER 31
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Forty-three John Graham High School students have re
ported (or football practice, Coach Jimmy Webb said yes
terday. Players met on Monday night for organizational
purposes and on Tuesday night began a conditioning pro
gram which will continue through the week. Limited con
tact work Is expected next week. Webb said that only four
players had been lost from last year's squad. Robert
Louis Shearin and Jay House were lost through the gradua
tion route. Bert Massey is to attend prep school in Virginia
this fall, and Ted Schnurr has moved from the county.
The development of a quarterback to replace Shearin is a
key problem, Webb said, adding that Edward Shearin offers
promise and that some of the other boys have potential.
(Staff Photo)
Merchants To Start Courtesy
Parking Plan At Warrenton
The Warrenton Merchants
In cooperation with the War
renton Town Council and
Police Department are putting
Into effect the early part of
next week, a plan whereby
courtesy parking tickets will
be placed on out of town autos
and twelve minutes parking
paid for by the Warrentun
Merchants Association. The
plan is for a 90 day trial per
iod.
The plan has been under
study for some time by the
Merchants Association and the
Town Council as an effective
means of drawing more out
of-town people to Warrenton
for their shopping. John G.
(Benny) Pjowell, chairman oX
the Parking Committee of the
Merchants Association has
spearheaded the movement.
Under the plan, the traffic
policeman will deposit a coin
Body Of Man Found In
Abandoned House Here
The decomposing body of
a well known Warrenton Negro
was found on Wednesday even
ing In an unused house In
North Warrenton. He had been
missing since Aufust 6.
The body of Joseph R. Davis,
local minister of Jehovah's
Witnesses, was discovered by
a colored child in an abandon
ed house just beyond the Fer
tilizer Plant. The given name
of the child, whose surname
is Bullock, was not Immedi
ately available.
Following the discovery of
the body, officers went to the
Davis home across the rail
road tracks from where the
body was found. There they
found a suicide note in which
Davis said that he was going
to kill himself because he had
lost Jehovah's spirit. He said
he had some knowledge of
truth but It was not accurate
knowledge as Jehovah had
taken it away from him. The
note was dated Aug. 6.
Davis lived alone and was
not missed because friends
believed he was attending the
Jehovah's Witnesses Conven
tion in Raleigh.
Coroner Bobby Blaylock
held that no Inquest was neces
sary.
Graveside services for
Davis will be held this after
noon (Friday) by a minister
of Jehovah's Witnesses in the
old Warrenton cemetery. He
has no immediate survivors.
Jones To Replace Capps
As Jaycee Pageant M.C.
Due to the death of Jimmy
Capps, Bob Jones of Radio
Station WKDC In Raleigh will
be master of ceremonies for
the Jaycee Beauty Pageant to
be held here on August 25.
As part of the program
Leonard Daniel will sing a
solo. William Hicks will be
In charge of the sound effects
and music.
Eight girls have entered the
pageant as contestants. They
are:
Gayle Harmon of War
Trenton, whose measurements
?re 36-24-36, and whose
hobbles are dancing and mak
ing up her own songs on the
piano.
Rebecca Elizabeth King oI
' Norllna, 34-22-38, whose hob
bies are collecting seashells
and records, skating, boating
and dancing.
Sandra Faye Davis of taez,
?8-23-37, whose hobbles are
boys, cooking and sewing.
Patricia Ann Satterwhlte of
Norlin,t, 3G-24-36, whosehob
bies are sewing, cooking and
horseback riding.
Linda Faye Norwood of
Warrenton, 35-22-35, whose
hobbles are cooking, sewing
and dancing.
Janls Gayle Payntercrf Nor
Una, 34-22-35, whose hobbles
are sewing, cooking, reading
and designing clothes.
Hazel May King of Little
ton, 34-22-35, whose hobbles
are piano, golf, swimming and
reading.
Deborah Kay JOyner, 34-22
35, whose hobbles are painting
and sewing.
The Queen's crown will be
donated by Loughlyn- Goodwin
Jewelers, ofWarrenton. Other
prizes tor the Queen include:
A White Stag sweater as
skirt from Leigh's of Nor
lina; a Cantaberry wool skim
mer and blouse from Mar
guerite's Style Shop of War
renton; A Donnkenny three
piece suit from Edwards of
Warrenton; and a cosmetic
outfit from Mrs. JlmmieMed
lln of Norllna.
in the parking meter to cover
twelve minutes of parking for
the car in violation. He will
also put a courtesy ticket on
the car which reads:
"A coin was placed in the
meter for an additional twelve
minutes over and above >he
time provided by you, by cour
tesy of the Warrenton Mer
chants and business men.
"So that the card can be used
again, please present it to
one of the stores in town be
for you leave.
"We appreciate your busi
ness, hope your stay has been
a pleasant one, and that you
will return again soon, THANK
YOU."
At the end of the courtesy
period, if the car is still in
violation, a regular traffic
violation ticket will be placed
on the car in question.
Powell said yesterday that
it is hoped that the town peo
ple and employees of the var
ious businesses in town will
not abuse the prlvelege, for
the entire plan is to make our
out-of-town shoppers feel
welcome, and that the mer
chants and business men of
Warrenton appreciate their
business.
Connell Rites
Held On Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs.
Nannie Robinson Connell, 68,
were conducted Sunday at 3
p. m. at Wesley Memorial
Methodist Church in Warren
ton by the Rev. L. T. Wilson,
pastor. Burial was in Fair
view Cemetery.
Mrs. Connell, the wife of
W. A. Connell, Jr., died Fri
day at Duke Hospital in Dur
ham. She was a member of
Wesley Memorial Methodist
Church, a member of the Wo
man's Society of Christian
Service, and a member of the
C. H. Peete Bible Class. She
was a member of the American
Legion Auxiliary, and a mem
ber of the North Carolina Mas
ter Farm Families Organi
zation.
Surviving are her husband;
a son, W. a. Connell, HI,
two brothers, George R. Ro
binson of Norllna and Horace
Robinson of Henderson} four
sisters, Mrs. Kate Read, Miss
Pannle Robinson and Miss
Willie Robinson, all of Nor
llna, and Miss Alice Robinson
of Henderson; and two grand
children.
STEW SALE
The Ridgeway Community
Club will sponsor a Bruns
wick atew sale on Friday,
Aug. IS, at the Norllna dob
House. Stew, at $1.00 per
will be ready bjr noon.
Jurors Are
Drawn For
Sept. Court
Jurors for the September
term of criminal court were
drawn by the county commis
sioners on Monday as follows:
Alex T. Ayscue, J. D. Odom,
Jr., H. B. Blackwell, Walter
J. Bender, John Henry Stegall,
B. M. Hale, I. M. Clark, T.
P. Hicks, Stella W. Rosa,
Elton Lyles, James B. Harris,
A. R. Frazier, Mrs. B. B.
Wilson, Mrs. R. Y. Spain,
Jesse Harris, Mrs. Stephen
A. Daniel, Elmo Spragins, C.
C. King, N. E. Mitchell, H.
S. Hight, M. S. White, Jr.,
Martin C. Fowler, W. A.
Benson, Jr., Mrs. Clyde D.
Wagner, Thomas A. White,
Jr., A. O. Duncan, Glenn W.
Coleman, Jr., C. W. Wells,
George H. Read, D. A. Gris
som.
Also, J. A. Kimball, Robert
Debham, R. A. Harris, jr.,
Cleveland Anderson, Charlie
Perry, Ray L. Pike, E. R.
Fltts, Benjamin A* Williams,
Mrs. R. O. Leete, Willie T.
Robertson, Robert C. Harris,
Mrs. J. J. Kearney, Sr., Char
lie W. Duncan, P. K. Person,
Willie Reavls, D. T. Francis,
Clifton R. Hicks, Nick Wil
liams, F. J. Foster, Kenneth
S. Tucker, J. J. Shearln, Wil
liam J. Leach, Hazel D. Har
ris, Johnnie W. Paynter, T.
P. Pinn ell, Vernon Fleming,
Jr., L. A. Hawks, B.N. Hicks,
David L. Watson.
James T. Mustian
In Wilson Hospital
James T. Mustian of War
renton remains a patient in a
Wilson hospital as the result
of injuries received in an auto
mobile accident near Wil
son on Aug. 6. Mrs. Mustian,
who was also hospitalized fol
lowing the wreck, has been
discharged from the hospital.
Mr. Mustlan's injuries are
not considered critical.
Mr. and Mrs. Mustian were
en route to Wilson to visit their
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Monroe Mustian,
when ftotf were involved In a
two-Mr wreck, in which the
MusUjm car was demolished.
Mrs. Mustian Is staying with
her son while her husband Is
In the hospital.
ATTENDS CONVENTION
Sheriff ClarenCe Davis at
tended the North Carolina
Sheriff's Convention at Car
olina Beach last week. Ac
companied by Mrs. Davis.
Sheriff Davis left Warren ton
on last Thursday and returned
on Saturday morning.
Mrs. W. B. Crlnkley spent
last week at Kerr Lake with
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Finch and
family at Oxford.
Market To
Open Here
On Sept. 7
RALEIGH - The 10 flue
cured tobacco markets of the
Middle Belt will begin their
1967 season on Thursday,
Sept. 7.
The opening date, recom
mended by the industrywide
Flue - Cured Tobacco Mar
keting Committee, has been
confirmed by the board of
governors of the Middle Belt
Warehouse Association, it was
announced Tuesday by S.
Walker Stone of Durham, as
sociation president.
Middle Belt markets are
Aberdeen, Carthage, Durham,
Ellerbe, Fuquay-Varina, Hen
derson, Louisburg, Oxford,
Sanford and Warrenton.
Marketing Cards
May Be Picked Up
Farmers planning to sell
tobacco on the Eastern Belt
markets may pick up their
cards at the ASCS office, T,
E. Watson, office manager,
announced yesterday. Mar
keting cards will be mailed In
Warren County just prior to
the opening of the Middle Belt
markets.
Watson said that farm
operators who cannot come by
the ASCS office to pick up
their cards and send for them,
should send a written authori
zation to have the cards issued
to the person they send.
Operators are urged to
check their marketing card
after each sale to see that
the correct poundage is de
ducted. it is the responsibili
ty of the operator to not over
sell the farm's 110 per cent
cjoota. K so, a penalty of SO
cents per pound will be due
and the pounds will be deduct
ed from the 1968 quota.
Watson said that if an error
Is discovered, the card, along
with the bills of sales should
be brought to the ASCS office
for correction.
Taylor Funeral
Held On Sunday
Graveside services for
Miss Bessie Lee Taylor, 95
were held at Falrview ceme
tery on Sunday at 4 p. m.
by the Rev. Canon E. W. Bax
ter of Warrenton.
Miss Taylor died last
Friday at Warren General
Hospital where she had been
a Patient for several weeks.
She was a member of Emman
uel Episcopal Church In War
renton where for many years
she was voluntary organist,
having been a musician of ex
ceptional ability.
Miss Taylor was bom In
Wilmington, Del., on Nov. 18,
1872, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. c. W. Taylor. Her fath
er was a native of Wilming
ton and her mother was Mary
Grace Waddell Taylor, a
native of Granville County
Following the death of her
father, Miss Bessie was
brought to Warrenton in her
Infancy by her mother, who
opened a fashionable millinery
store in Warrenton. she was
educated in the Warrenton
schools and Joined her mother
in the millinery business,
which, after the death of her
mother in 1922, Miss Bessie
continued to operate until her
retirement In 1960. it was one
of the oldest businesses in this
area and was well known for
Its high standard of quality.
Reappointed
Three members of the War
ren County Industrial Com
mission whose terms have ex
pired have been reappointed
for three-year terms.
The Board of County Com
missioners on Monday rev
pointed W. Monroe Gartaerof |
Warrenton, Dennis Rose of
Littleton, and John R. Edwards
<rf Man son for terms to ex
Plre on July 1, 1870.
Miss Libba Massey has re
turned to her home here after
?pmdlnc several weeks la
Europe.
Appointment Of Dog Warden Is
Deferred By Board; Food Stamp
Decision To Be Made Later
Appointment of a dog war
den was deferred until the Sep
tember meeting by the board
of county commissioners on
Monday, with the possibility
that the appointment may be
deferred even further.
Two Warren citizens ap
plied for this position at the
regular meeting of the board
Monday. They were W. L. Peo
ples and Clarence Lynch. Peo
pies made his application in
writing, and Lynch's applica
tion was made verball; to
several of the commissioners
before Monday's meeting.
Not only Is a dog warden
to be appointed but a site for a
dog pound must be selected and
the pound built. For this rea
son, and in order to give
further study to the matter,
the commissioners decided to
A. C. Blalock Resigns
No replacement for Com
missioner A. C. Blalock as a
member of the board of town
commissioners has yet been
made by the town board. The
choosing of his successor is
expected to be discussed at
the regular meeting of the
board on Monday night, al
though actual selection may
not be made until 2 later meet
ing.
Blalock, who has recently
been appointed Warrenton
postmaster, resigned his po
sition effective Aug. 1, due
to possible conflict of interest.
He has served as a town com
missioner for the past 12
years. Named as acting post
master on June 11, he was
appointed postmaster on July
21.
In his letter of resignation,
addressed to Mayor W. A.
Miles, J. E. Rooker, Jr., town
manager, and to the board of
town commissioners, under
date of Aug. 1, Blalock said:
"It is with regret that I
find it necessary to resign
from the Board of Commis
sioners of the Town of War
renton effective today.
"The Post Office Depart
ment feels, and I am In full
agreement, that my duties as
Postmaster of the Warrenton
Post Office will best be served
If I separate myself from a
governing body that has to
make decisions that at times
might be construed by some
to be of a controversial na
ture.
"You may be assured that
this is the only reason for my
resignation.
"I share with each of you
the deep feeling of apprecia
tion for the confidence which
the people of Warrenton have
shown in the Mayor, the Town
Manager, and the Board of
Commissioners during the
twelve years that I have had
the pleasure of serving on
the Boaid.
"Please call on me at any
time that 1 can be of service
either as an individual or in
my official capacity."
The board of town commis
sioners met in called session
on Thursday afternoon of last
week when the resignation of
Commissioner Blalock was
read and accepted by the board
with sincere regrets. It was
ordered that a letter be sent
to Mr. Blalock expressing the
board's grateful appreciation
for the valuable services ren
dered by him to the Town
during his tenure of twelve
years as commissioner.
Mayor Miles named Com
missioner Wiley G. Coleman,
chairman of the Finance
Committee to succeed Bla
lock. The appointment of a
commissioner to fill the un
expired term of Commission
er Blalock was deferred un
til a future date.
In other business, the board
approved the construction of a
20 foot asphalt strip between
the property of Warrenton
Railroad Company and Mrs.
Mary E. Grant, with the de
tails referred to the street
committee.
No Successor Named
To Replace Bill Neal
No successor to William
Neal, who resigned several
weeks ago as superintendent
o1 the Warrenton Water Com
pany, Is expected to be nam
ed In the near future, Town
Manager J. Ed Rooker said
yesterday.
Rooker said that he would
handle the administrative
work of the department and
that Dallas Bolton would han
dle the physical operation of
the plant. Bolton, who has
been with the department since
1961, has handled all the water
examination and treatment
since attending a special
school five years ago, Rook
er said.
Neal has accepted a position
with R. C. Comer, Heating
and Plumbing Company.
FROM THAILAND
Airman 1/C Stephen R. Nor
vell has returned from Thai
land after being stationed
there tor a year and will be
stationed at New Hanover
AFB, Wilmington. He and his
wife, the former Miss Judy
Upchurch of Henderson, will
visit relatives here this
month.
MOVE TO WARRENTON
Mrs. Shirley House Paid
and family of Laurinburg have
moved to the residence of Mrs.
A. D. Denial on Main Street.
Mrs. Paul Is the former Miss
Shirley House of Warrenton.
Church To Present
Richmond Soprano
All Saints Episcopal Church
will present Mrs. Edna Plnk
ney Rodwell, lyric soprano, of
Richmond, Va., In concert
Sunday, Aug. 13, at 5:30 p. m.
In the John R. Hawkins High
School Gymtorlum.
Door prizes will be award
ed at Intermission time.
Tickets may be secured in
advance from committee
members and from Fltz's
Grocery.
The public Is Invited to at
tend.
t iS
postpone action until their
September meeting.
County attorney Jim Limer
read letters from theState At
torney General'sofflce stating
that the county may use funds
which have accumulated in the
dog fund to settle pending
claims of citizens who have
recently suffered damage
from dogs. James Harris ap
peared before the commis
sioners at their July meet
ing to present a claim for
damages caused by sheep kill
ed by dogs, and Scott Gard
ner also appeared to ask that
he be awarded damages be
cause of cows killed by dogs.
-?The commissioners?ap-?
pointed Erich Hecht, J. w.
Shear In and Frank B. Newell
as appraisers for assessing
dog damage ci?ui ? of Harris
and Gardner occurring during
(See BOARD, page 2)
Jury Commission
Personnel Has
Been Appointed
Selection of members of the
Warren County JuryCommis
sion was completed on Mon
day afternoon when the board
of county commissioners
named Ernest R. Whitby of
Route 3, Littleton as a mem
ber of the three-man com
mission.
Previously appointed to the
commission were John G. Mit
chell of Warrenton, appointed
by Judge Hamilton Hobgood of
Louisburg, resident judge, and
Sam E. Allen, former regis
ter of deeds, who was ap
pointed by Mrs. Lanle Hayes,
Clerk of Warren County Su
perior Court.
All appointments are for two
years from July 1, 1967.
The responsibility of the
commission will be to prepare
the list of Jurors who will
be subject to call for Jury
duty for the next two years.
This list will be prepared
from tax lists, voter regis
tration and other sources.
All residents of the coun
ty who are over 21 years of
age, who have not served on
the jury list during the pre
ceeding two years and who are
physically and mentally com
petent and not a felon are eli
gible to serve on the jury,
Judge Hobgood said at thetlme
of his appointment of Mitchell
on July 7. "Except as not
ed," he said, "there are no
exceptions from Jury duty."
Legislative exemptions,
such as printers, firemen,
militiamen, and a number of
other occupations, have been
abolished and Jurors may be
excused only by the presiding
judge.
County commissioners, who
will be subject to jury duty,
will no longer prepare and
draw the Jury list.
airman returns
Airman 3/c Richard F.
Ivey, U. S. Air Force, has
returned to the States after
having been in Vietnam for a
year. He and his wife, the
former Miss Nancy Norvellof
Warren Plains, will be sta
tioned in BUoxl, Miss. They
have been visiting relatives
here for some time.
STEW SALE
Chapter 158 of the Norllna
Order of the Eastern Star
will sponsor a Brunswick stew
sale at the Norllna Woman's
Club House on Friday. Aw.
12. The stew, to bt
by Henry liyrlck, win twrMHty
by noon.
STEW SUPPER
Tt? Drawry Community
Club will uponaur ft Bruns
wick stew supper oa Satur
day, Aug. 11 at the Drewry