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VOLUME 71 Subscription Price S3.00 A Year 10?: Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN. N. C. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 23. 1067 NUMBER 46
William K. Delbridge of Norlina, right re-eives Silver
Beaver certificate from Fred Reiber, Occo..ecchee Council
President during Pot Luck Supper at Warrenton Armory.
Mrs. Delbridge watches presentation.
Norlina Man Presented Silver
Beaver Award At Dinner
A Norlina man. long active
in Boy Scouting, received the
highest honor in Bov Scout
leadership at a Scout Pot Luck
dinner at the Warrenton
Armory of last Thursday
night.
William K. (Bill) Delbridge,
Norlina postmaster, was pre
sented the Silver Beaver
Award by Fred Reiber of Ral
eigh, Occoneechee Council
president.
Previous Warren County
residents who received the
coveted award were the late
Will Graham and Dr. Sam
H. Massey and General Claude
Bowers of Warrenton.
Delbridge was a Boy Scout
for three years, achieving the
rank of Star, Reiber said in
making the presentation.
As an adult Scouter, he has
served in many positions. He
was Scoutmaster of Troop 618
for five years, vice chairman
of the district for two years,
executive board member for
two years and at the present
time is district chairman of
his district.
He has been awarded the
Distinguished Leadership Ci
tation, the Scouters Key,
Scouters Training Award.
Certificate of Appreciation...
and received the Scoutmaster
of the Year Award in 1963.
Delbridge is active in his
community and church life.
He is a member oftheNorlina
Mettiodist Church where he
has served as teacher, mem
ber of the official board,
chairman of the board of
trustees, and lay leader.
He has been a director of
the Peoples Bank since its
organization in 1946, and since
its merger with Peoples Bank
and Trust Company. He is a
past member of the Ruritan
Club: was Finer Carolina
chairman in 1956 when Nor
lina was chosen Town of the
Month. He was chairman of
the Capital Area Develop
ment Association in 1964, and
is a past member and past
co-chairman of the Warren
County Industrial Commis
sion. He is an IIKA member
of the University of North
Carolina, and a member of
Francis S. Packard Masonic
Lodge No. 630.
Delbridge is district chair
Mrs. Williams Says News
Report Was Misleading
In last week's paper, it was
stated in a news story that
Barker Williams had declined
an offer made by the Board
of Education for approxi
mately two acres of land near
the Mariam Boyd school at a
price of $1282 per acre, and
had countered with an offer
of 5? per square foot, or
approximately $2,000 per
acre. It was further stated that
a representative of Wachovia
Bank and Trust Company,
trustee of the H. N. Walters
Estate , had told Supt. Peel
er that he considered $1282
price offered per acre for a
similar amount of land was
fair, but that he would ask a
higher price if more money
was paid for similar land.
Mrs. Barker Williams, who
actually handled the transac
tion for her husband, said yes
terday that the report was
misleading in that it failed to
give all the facts, and unfair
to her husband, as it gave the
impression ihat he was trying
to hold up the board. This,
she said, is far from the
truth.
The question, Mrs. Wil
liams said, is imS the value
ill the land, lull its value
in comparison with what the
Board of Education offered the
Walters Estate and with prices
paid by the board of Educa
tion for other land at Warren
ton.
She said that the Walters
land was undeveloped, and that
her husband's land was cover
ed with 13-year-old pine
trees, and it was capable of
development as a residential
section. For this reason, she
said, she and her husband felt
that it was worth considera
ble more than the Walters
land.
Mrs. Williams said that she
arrived at the value of 5?
a square foot because that
was the lowest figure paid in
recent years by the Board
of Education for land in the
school sections. She said that
she did not feel that the figure
was exorbitant or unfair in
the face of the fact that the
Board of Education had re
cently admittedly paid 12$ per
square foot, or $5,227.20 per
acre for garden property at
the John Graham High School,
and reportedly paid 17$ or
$7,405.20 per acre, for other
garden property at John Gra
ham.
man of the recently organized
Nlorotoc Boy Scout District
and with Dr S. H. Massey,
Jr., and General Claude Bow
ers serves on the 1967 Oc
coneechee Council Executive
Board.
He attended Norlina High
School, Oak Ridge Military
Institute, the University of
Nortli Carolina and graduat
ed from East Carolina Col
lege. He served in the Infan
try for three years in World
(See DELBRIDGE, page 6)
Preaching Mission
To Begin On Sunday
Warren County Methodist
Sub-District Preaching Mis
sion will begin Sunday. Nov.
26, at 7:30 p. m. at Wesley
Memorial Methodist Church
and will continue each evening
through Friday, Dec. 1, the
Rev. L. T, Wilson, pastor,
announced yesterday.
Methodist ministers of the
Sub-District will bring the
message each evening and the
participating charges will
render the music. The sche
dule of preachers and choirs
will be as follows:
Sunday - the Rev. James
Colie with Shocco Choir; Mon
day-the Rev. A1 Thompson
with the Jerusalem and Zion
Choirs; Tuesday-the Rev.
Ron Cataline with Wesley Me
morial Choir; Wednesday
the Rev. Carson Lewis with
Bethlehem - shady Grove
Choir; Thursday-the Rev.
Bruce Pate with the Macon
Warren Plains Choir; Fri
day-the Rev. L. T. Wilson with
the Norlina Choir. There will
be special music also each
evening by students of Mrs.
H. M. Hardy's Voice Class.
Mr. Wilson said that this
preaching mission is a part
of the cooperative program of
the Warren Sub - District
Methodist Churches. The
public Is invited to attend,
he said.
Dr. Legates To Speak
At Men's Breakfast
Dr. Ed Legates, Raleigh
District Lay Leader of the
Methodist Church, will speak
at the Men's Breakfast on Sun
day morning, Nov. 26, at War
ren Plaza inn and again at
the 11 o'clock service at
Wesley Memorial Church.
Dr. Legates is the head of
the Department of Animal
Husbandry at North Carolina
State University.
Girls Are
Honored
On Trip
Two Warren County "Good
Citizens" were among the 21 i
high school seniors from Dis- j
trict Six of the Daughters of
the American Revolution who
were honored guests Saturday
in Chapel Hill on "Good Citi
zens" Day.
Rebecca Lee Egerton,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.
W.' Egerton, Jr., of Little
ton and Laura Turner, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L,
Turner of Warrenton, repre
sented the Warren chapter.
Pamela Jo Wilson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L.
Wilson of Norlina, was unable
to attend.
The girls were accompanied
to Chapel Hill by Mr. and Mrs.
J. Milton Stokes of Littleton.
Mrs. J. B. MacLeod, Sixth
District Director and mem
ber of the Davie Poplar DAR
Chapter of Chapel Hill met the
group at the Carolina Inn. She
welcomed the 21 girls, with
their "Good Citizens" chair
man, from schools in Durham,
Wake, Granville, Orange,
Vance and Warren Counties
who were present for the
event.
Led by Mrs. MacLeod, the
(See CITIZENS, page 3)
Rodwell Funeral
Held On Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs.
Edith Terrell Rodwell, 84,
were conducted Tuesday at 11
a. m. at the Warrenton Bap
tist Church by the Rev. John
Link, the Rev. R. E. Brick
house and the Rev. Bill Poole
of the Baptist Home in Wins
ton-Salem. Burial was in the
Warren Plains Cemetery.
Mrs. Rodwell, who made her
home for many years in War
renton, died in Winston-Salem
on Sunday. She was a member
of the Warrenton Baptist
Church, the Baptist Phtlathea
Class and the Woman's Mis
sionary Society.
She is survived by two sons,
Charles Lee Terrell of Ral
eigh and Simon Fleming Ter
rell of Chapel Hill; two step
sons, W. Pryor Rodwell of
Warrenton and David Rodwell
of Georgetown, S. C.; three
daughters, Mrs. H, E. Howard
of Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Edith
Parent of Miami, Fla., and
Mrs. Donald Morris of Wins
ton-Salem; four, step-daugh
ters, Mrs. H. H. Foster of
Norlina, Mrs. Tom Waltersof
Rldgecrest, Mrs. Louts Hut
ton of Warrenton, Mrs. joe
Johnston of Greensboro; 17
grandchildren; and 10 great
grandchildren.
Christmas Parade To Be
Held On Next Tuesday
Four Tried
On Theft
Charges
Two of four young white
men, one a teen-ager who pled
guilty to charges of theft,
were given .suspended sen
tences In Warren County Re
corder's Court last Friday.
The other two were given
road sentences.
Wayne Bottoms, 17, pled
guilty to two charges of theft;
Gary Jones to four: John Ro
bert Reid to four; and Walter
Reid to foui charges of theft.
Bottoms was sentenced to
the roads for 60 days on each
count. Each sentence was sus
pended for five years provided
the defendant does not vio
late any of the criminal laws
of the State for five years,
and that he be placed on pro
bation for two years under the
usual terms of probation, and
upon the special condition that
he remain gainfully employed
and be at his mother's home
each night at sundown and not
leave home until sunrise the
following morning for a period
of 12 months.
Gary Jones was also sen
tenced to jail for 60 days on
two counts of theft. The sen
tences were suspended in both
cases. Conditions in the first
case was that he not violate
any criminal laws of the State
for two years, remain of good
behavior, that he pays into the
office of the clerk of the
Superior Court the sum of $26
for use of Harvey Shearin for
tobacco stolen, and pays court
costs. The sentence was sus
pended in the second case for
two years provided the defen
dant does not violate any of the
criminal laws of the State for
two years.
in theother two cases, Jones
was sentenced to the roads for
four months, it appearing that
the defendant has made full
restitution to Grover Shear
in in the amount of $200
for tobacco stolen and this is
the defendant'sfirst offense, it
was ordered that the sentence
be suspended for five years
and that he be put under pro
bation for two years and pay
court costs, it appearing to
the court that Jones had also
made restitution to F. L.
Harris in the amount of $25
the sentence was suspended
for five years in this case
and he was placed on proba
tion for two years upon pay
ment of costs.
John Robert Reid, who pled
guilty to four charges of theft,
was sentenced to the roads for
12 months in each case.
Walter Reid, who pled guil
ty to four charges of theft,
was sentenced to theroadsfor
12 months in each case.
In an order revoking pro
bation of Jean Johnson White,
charged with abandonment, the
court found that the terms of
of suspension of prison sen
tence imposed at May, 1966
session of Recorder's Court
had been willfully violated by
the defendant in four respects
and ordered that the proba
tion be revoked and sentence
of six months heretofore ex
pended be ordered into im
mediate effect and commit
ment issued.
Willie Hockway pled guilty
to a charge of non-support.
Prayer for judgment was con
tinued for two years upon con
dition that the defendant pays
the cost of court and pays into
the office of the Director of
Welfare the sum of $2.50 per
week for the support of his
Illegitimate child born to
Mabel Louise Richardson,
commencing the first payment
on Monday, Nov. 27, 1967.
Ersklne Ramey was in court
charged with false pretense.
The court ruled that it ap
pearing that the warrant does
(See COURT, page 3)
Poison Liquor Blamed
In Death Of Man
The death of a Warren Coun
ty Negro man on Oft. 1" ha*
been attributed to lead poison
ing as the result ot drinking
poisonous whiskey.
Coroner Bobby Blayloek re
ceived a report from the Path
ological Department ot Me
morial Hospital in Chapel Hill
Tuesday morning stating that
Clifton Hendrick's death was
due to lead |x>isioning. Poi
sonous whiskey was said to
have been the source of the
poison.
Uncertainty over the cause
of thedeathof Hendricks caus
ed Coroner Blayloek to order
a partial autopsy following an
investigation.
Hendricks, in his mid-thirt
ies, diet! on Sunday night,
Oct. 15, around 7:30 o'clock
on the Airport Road near War
renton. Sheriff Clarence
Davis, who went to ttie scene
with Coroner Blayloek, said
that Hendricks t.* 1 kii>^ with
hth?-l M.ir Jiggetts and .John
.Tiggett>? dr., when lt dog ran
lH*t w een his legs, tripping lum.
and lie failed to get Up.
Dr. Charles Bunch, surgeon
at Warren General Hospital,
performed a partial autopsy
?. the body of Hendricks the
following day, and sent the
contents of his stomach and.
part of the stomach Wall to
Memorial Hospital foi an
analysis.
Sheriff Clarence Davis said
yesterday tlia' the typo of
many stills used m Warren
County could well produce poi
sonous whiskey. He said that
raiding officers had on occas
ion found stills using lead
pipes and automobile radia
tors in the manufacture of
moonshine whiskey. Whiskey
produced from such stills can
he extremely dangerous, he
said.
Harvested Cotton To
Set Future Acreage
Due to extreme weather
conditions during 1967 a great
amount of planted cotton acre
age failed or will not be pick
ed in Warren County this year,
T. E. Watson, ASCS office
manager, said Tuesday.
Future county cotton yields
will be .determined by the
acreage of cotton actually har
vested from farms in Warren
County in 1967 rather than the
amount of cotton planted, Wat
son said. "Unless we know the
acreage of cotton picked our
county yield will probably be
lower in future years,"
he added.
The County ASCS Office has
mailed postcards tooperators
planting cotton, requesting the
acreage that will be harvest
ed. Watson said that all opera
tors are urged to complete
the postcard and return it to
Draft Board To Be
Ciosed For Holiday
The Warren County Draft
Board here will be closed from
noon Nov. 22 to Nov. 27, while
the clerk, Mrs. Thomas El
lington, is on leave, G. D.
Home, chairman, announced
Monday.
Home asks that boys whose
birthday falls on the days
when the office will be closed
to report for registrant
November 27.
I
the ASCS Office. Only cot
ton acreage that has been
picked or will be picked
should l>e reported. Cotton
acreage that is determin
ed a failure and will not
be harvested should not be
report ed.
Private Club Sites
Available On Lake
Savannah District Army En
gineers announced this week
that 18 private club sites are
available for lease at the John j
H. Kerr Reservoir.
Sealed applications will be
received until 2 p. m .. Nov.
30. at which time they will
be publicly opened at the North
Carolina Area Real Estate
Office in Cary, N. C.
The availability of club sites
is a wonderful opportunity for
company employee groups and
sub-division owners to pro
vide water-based recreational
facilities at reduced cost per
individual, the engineer said.
Instead of each individual pro
viding his own docking facili
ties, an organized group could
provide adequate facilities to
serve a goodly number of
families.
The sites at the John Kerr
Reservoir range in size from
1.63 acres to 10.9 acres. They
are scattered around the lake
shoreline in Vance County,
(See SITES, page 3)
Warren Community Wins
Second Place Award
The Friendly Four Com
munity of Warren County,
composed of Vaughan, Olive
Grove, Embro, and Thrift Htll
neighborhoods, came in sec
ond in the annual CapitalArea
Community Development
Awards Program, L. C.Coop
er, Extension Agricultural
agent, announced yesterday.
The Friendly Four receiv
ed a $100 check and a merit
certificate.
The Watkins Community of
Vance County, first place win
ner, received a check for $175
and an engraved plaque.
Cooper said that the Friend
ly Four represented Warren
County in the second division,
a rural farm organized com
munity representing over 80
families. .
Snow Hill represented War
ren County in the first divis
ion, classified as an organiz
ed community with less than
80 families. Young- Zion
Greenwood Community of
Granville County was first in
this division, receiving a $175
check and an engraved plaque.
Snow Hill of Warren County,
Concord of Franklin County
and Williamsboro Commun
ity of Vance County received
$50.00 checks for honorable
placing.
The Capital Area De
velopment Association's 11th
annual meeting was held at
Campbell College, Bules
Creek, with more than 400
persons-ln attendance, repre
senting the seven counties
making up '.he Capital Area
Development Association. Inc.
To Begin
At School
At 4 P. M.
Warren ('1111111;. '.- .iiimi.il
Christinas Parade v.ill beheld
<>:. Tuesday . Nil'. 2B. beginning
in 1 p. m.. Mllinn Ayscue,
ell.Ill null 'it tile pal*.i-ii com
mittee, -ant Ttte.Ml.iy.
Float- till- veal" will cal l ",
out .1 Clul'lren'- Nursery
Theme, Ay.-cue s.iiil. lie list
ed the themes of the lntliviiltlal
floats as follows:
Little Jack Horner: Mother
Goose. Three Men In A Tub;
Cat an i the Fiddle: lleniiy
Penney: Hickory. Hickory
I>u k: Mother Hubbard: Hansel
and Gretel: and Tom, Tom the
Piper's Son.
The parade, sponsored by
the Warrenton Merchiuits As
sociation, will tie highlighted
by Santa Clan-.
Ayscue said that the parade
would form in front of the John
Graham High School on Main
Street and leave promptly at
J o'clock.
The parade will follow the
same route as in previous
years, and will include two
bands, numerous float- with
pretty girls, and fire fighting
equipment. The bands will lie
the Henderson High School
Band and a band from the Hen
derson Institute.
In addition the lineof march
will be composed ol members
of the John Hawkins Activity
Club, Boy Scouts and Cubs,
Girls Scouts and Brownies,
the Warren County Rescue
Squad, a number of horses and
other attractions.
Ayscue said that indications
are that this will be Warren
ton's biggest and best parade.
Educational Mobile
Here On Nov. 27
Warren County has schedul
ed the Educational Media Mo
bile for Nov. 27-Dec. 1, it was
announced Monday from the
office of the Superintendent
of Warren County Schools.
The mobile will provide an
opportunity for school person
nel to examine, evaluate and
select materials appropriate
for the instructional programs
in the schools, Mrs. Kate N.
Harvey, library co-ordinator
said. The Media Mobile fea
tures a comprehensive collec
tion of North Carolina ma
terials in various types of
media.
An orientation session for
7th and 8th grade social stud
ies and language arts teach
ers will be held in the Con
ference Room of the Educa
tion Building on Monday, Nov.
27, at 3:30 p. ni. A presen
tation will lie made on the ef
fective use of enrichment ma
terials for teaching North
Carolina History and Geo
graphy. Principals will make
arrangements for teachers in
these areas to leave school
| in time to attend this import
ant meeting.
All language arts and social
studies teachers in both ele
mentary and high school
I should be interested In ex
amining the display of books,
records and media* Mrs.
Harvey said. A special feature
will be an information file of
pamphlets, newspaper clip
pings and folders. This file
should encourage librarians
and teachers to be imaginative
and persistent in their search
for North Carolina materials.
Materials will be on dis
play in the Conference Room
of the Education Building and
in the Media Mobile Tuesday
and Wednesday and Thursday,
Nov. 2t, 29 and 30, until S:00
p. m. "We hope many teach
ers will visit this exhibit,"
Mrs. Harvey satda*".
The public Is Invited to visit
this display.