Louloville 1# Ky. Your Best 4 Advertising Medium ,2-1 Harrm UpwriJ Your Best Advertising Medium VOLUME 72 Subscription: $3.00 A Year; $4.00 Out Of State, 10? Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. THURSDAY, 1ANUARY 11, 1968 NUMBER 2 B COMPANY 120th INF CAMP fiLENN 7/14/33 120th Inf. Camp Glenn. N. C. July 1931 Company "B' The two pictures of old National Guard Company "B" were sent to us this week by H. C. (Cliff) Tucker, a former resi dent of Warrenton now living in Kinston. In the forefront of the 1933 picture are shown, left to right, Harold R. Skill man, Claude T. Bowers and Andrew J. Hundley, officers of the company. The others In the pictures were not identified but man> and be complet ed by June. The Welcome Cen ter in on* of two welcome cen ters, designed to lore tourist dollars to North Carolina. The other IS In Northampton Coun ty near Roanoke Rapids on 1-99 and is also scheduled to be com pleted by JUne. The welcome center program Is under the Jurisdiction at dirl 'iii SBR fvi'* - slon of the State Department of Conservation and Development. J. W. (Willie) York of Raleigh Is chairman of the C&D board. The C&D department asked the 1967 General Assembly to appropriate about $1 million to finance the costs of building seven welcome centers. The legislature pared the requests to appropriations for only two centers. Total cost o< the two initial centers is estimated at $120, 000. Each will contain about a,BOO square feet of apace. They will consist of a car peted reception room, storage room, a lounge and office space. Man and woman's rest rooms will be opalt M hours a day. The ceotars win open each day at ? a. m. and clajjgMit 5 p. m.?exMpt during June, July and August whan they will remain open until ? p. m. appearing that the defendants had agreed to pay ipedlcal ex penses of plaintiff in the amount of $361. Robert Matthews pled guilty to giving a worthless check. Judgment was that he comply with the judgment entered in Recorder's Court. Nathaniel Ellis, charged with drunk driving, entered a plea of careless and reckless driv ing. The defendant was sen tenced to the roads for four months. Execution of the sen tence was suspended for two years provided that hebeof good behavior and on condition that he surrender his operator's lic ense for a period of 60 days and he not operate s motor vehicle on the highwa>of the State within that period and pays a $100 fine and court costs. John Floyd Couch, charged with drunk driving, enters a plea of careless and reckless driving. Judgment was that he serve a four months road sen tence. Execution of the Judg ment was suspended for 12 months provided that he be of good behavior, that he not oper ate a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this State other than a vehicle belonging tp his employer, the City of! Durham, s(nd that he pays a $100 fine and court costs. St. Mark Green, charged with drunk driving, property dam age and resisting arrest, en tered a plea of careless and reckless driving. He was sen tenced to the roads for four months. Execution of the sen tence was suspended for two years provided that for a per iod of 12 months the defendant not operate a motor vehicle on the highways of the State ex cept In the coarse of his em ployment for Mr. Prink Bob bitt; particularly that he not operate a motor vehicle between sunset and sunrise unless Mr. Bobbltt is an occupant of the automobile with him. The fur ther condition is that for a per iod of two years that he la not found off his own home pre mises any time when be has had an Intoxicating beverage to drink and that ha pays a 9100 fine and court costs. A ease against Barbara Bird son Tuner, charged with COURT, pa|| I) Response To Appeal Is Good The Warren County Junior Chamber of Commerce had a great response to its Toys For Tots drive prior to the Christ mas holidays, David Proctor, chairman for the project, said yesterday. As a result of the drive, Proctor said, 20 families were taken care of and 70 children had a Christmas which they otherwise would not have had. Proctor said that he, his committee and all members of the Jaycees want to thank every family, merchant and individual for donations of toys, clothes and money. He said the Jaycees want to especially thank C. E. Thompson for "the use of his warehouse. Persons clearing out the toy chest, attic or garage are asked to donate any items that maybe repaired by the Jaycees and do nated to needy children at Christmas. Proctor said that these toys would be picked up if he or any members of the Jaycees are notified. March Of Dimes Membership To Keep Vigil At Stores Virtually the entire member ship of the March of Dimes will take up weekend vigils In local food stores to raise mon ey for their charitable cause, the March of Dimes, C. P. Gas ton, Warren County March of Dimes President, said yester day. The March of Dimes fund raising campaign began on Jan. 1 and will continue through the month. Gaston explained that during the vigil local shoppers will get off without spending an extra oent. He said that the Jesse Jonas Sausage Co. has agreed to maka cash donations to the ladies lor every package of his meat products they help offer the public Jan. 19 and 20. Many Hood storae in the city, Gaston Mid, will participate in the "Help Us to Help Others." Gaston said that March of Dimes members will take turns on a round-the-clock selling marathon to raise cash lor the Warren County March of Dimes. Under Suggested Plan Ambulance Service In County May Be Maintained On Emergency Basis Ambulance service may be maintained in Warren County on an emergency basis If plans discussed here Monday night by members of the Warren County Rural Volunteer Fire Depart ment, the Warren County Res cue Squad and the Sheriff De partment are consumated. Under the plan discussed the Rural Fire Department and the Rescue Squad would apply for a n extension of their present licenses to operate an am bulance, and members of the Sheriff's Department would take a special course enablingthem to qualify to serve as ambulance operators. In addition the county commissioners would seek to obtain two used arnbulr .ices from Blaylock Funeral home, have them repaired and placed at the dispositionof the Sheriff's Department. Sheriff Clarence Davis told the group that Warren County's new jailor, Jesse Young, is an excellent driver and that as a temporary measure his work could be so arranged that he might serve as an ambulance driver, and that one of his de puties might be used to ride the ambulance with him. Sheriff Davis's suggestion came after nearly two hours discussion between represen Graham To Be Speaker At Dinner Meeting Of Cucumber Producers James A. (Jim) Graham, North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture, will be the guest speaker at the first county-wide cucumber dinner meeting to be held Monday night at the Warren County Armory. The "Dutch Treat" supper will be served at 6:30 p. m. Commissioner Graham will be presented by A. C. Fair, representing the merchants and the Chamber of Commerce. The dinner meeting is being underwritten by the Citizens Bank of Warrenton, the Peo ples Bank and Trust Company of Norlina and the Bank of Halifax at Littleton. Highlighting the meeting will be awards presented to out standing growers and leaders of the various townships within the county. The awards are spon sored by Warren county mer chants and will be presented by Jesse Eisenberg, vice presi dent of Perfect Pack, Inc. Clos ing remarks will be given by John N. Walker, president of Mount Olive Pickle Company. L. B. Hardage, County Ex tension Chairman, said yester day that the county-wide meet ing has been designed to cover the important phases of cu cumber production in Warren County. The production of cucumbers in 1968 will be discussed by C. R, Hughes, Extension Horti cultural Specialist. L. ? C. Cooper, Agricultural Extension Agent, said that in urging as many producers as possible to attend the meet ing, the cucumber committee points out that this is a new approach to disseminate to the public the economic value of cucumbers to the county of War ren. He said that the" meeting would emphasize ways and means by which cucumber pro ducers may increase the value of the crop. Warren County growers pro duced one of the largest crops of cucumbers In 1967, Cooper said. Growers averaged $225 gross per acre, with the value of the crop exceeding one half million dollars. He said that some growers grossed over $57? per acre. The increase, .Cooper said, was due to in creased price per bushels and to growers following improved practices. W. H. Bender, chairman of the Agricultural Advisory Council, will preside over the meeting. Invocation will be given by the Rev. J. S. Spruill, pastor of the Mount Olive Bap tist Church, Littleton, and the group will be welcomed and the purpose of the meeting will be explained by Roy Moss, cucum ber producer and farm leader. Door prizes will consist of various assortments of pickles and relishes. Smaller Tobacco Crop Is Expected In Warren Warren County tobacco farmers will market a smaller tobacco crop next year If 1968 estimates made this week prove accurate. There will be from 10 to 12 per cent less tobacco pounds to be sold next year, according to T. E. Watson, Warren ASCS office manager. "If this estimate is supported by marketing records, Warren County sales will exceed nine million pounds this year," Wat son said. "This would mean that 1968 farm quotas could be as much as one million pounds less than the 1967 effective quotas," he said. Farmers are permitted to sell up to 10 per cent in ex cess of the farm quota without penalty. Applying this 10 per cent figure to the county quota of 8,084,611 pounds, indicates that more than 800,000 pounds could be sold during the 1967 marketing season In excess of quota without penalty. In ad dition, most of the 403,902 pounds carried over from the 1966 season will be sold this year. Watson said it now appears that as much as 75 per cent of this excess poundage will be sold, forcing a significant re duction In county quotas for 1968. "Farm sales cards should be returned to the county ASCS Office as soon as farm sales are completed," Watson said. The card will be Checked through use of a computer to verify the total poundage sold. From this, a 1968 quota notice for each farm will be prepar ed showing the amount oversold or undersold. Watson said these notices are expected to be mailed to War ren farm operators by the mid dle of January. He said Five-cured Tobacco Stabilization receipts through Nov. 29 totalled 267.2 million pounds, the fifth largest vol ume received by Stabilization In its twenty-two years of operation. Only 74.6 million pounds of the 1966 crop were received by Stabilization. Discount Variety Program Continued The discount variety tobacco program will be continued for the 1968 crop, T. E. Watson, ASCS office manager, said yes terday. The varieties are those which tend to produce tobacco wyh low flavor and aroma. The program was developed ef fective for 1957 crops after ser ious threat to industry which re sulted from high production of discount varieties In 1955 and 1956. The program has been In effect since that time. Watson said that price sup port loan value of discount va rieties is set at 50 per cent of loan value for comparable grades of other varieties. Dis Coker 140, Dixie Bright 244, Reams 64, Coker 316, Golden Wilt 187, and any breeding line having quality and chemical characteristics of discount va rieties. PRODUCTION DOWN The production of barley to bacco dropped 41 mill Von pounds from last season, reflecting sharply reduced yields from the record par acre harvests of 1M6. With a smaller Crop last year jnd Increases la both do mestic and export use, the bur - ley picture for IBM la brighter It ha* been la m Warren Men Are Awarded Scholarships Harry M. Leete of Wise and N. H. Bolton of Route 1, Nor lina, have each been awarded an expense scholarship to at tend the Modern Farming Short Course at North Carolina State University from Jan. 22 to Feb. 2. The scholarships have been awarded by the Citizens Bank of Warrenton and Peoples Bank and Trust Company of Norlina. The names of the two War ren young men have been cer tified to North Carolina State University by J. Howard Dan iel, key banker for the county. "We congratulate the cooper ating bank in offering you a most wonderful opportunity to re ceive an experience you will never regret," Frank Reams, retiring Extension chairman, said last week in informing the two men of their selection. Local Minister Goes To Virginia Church LITTLETON - The Rev. and Mrs. James H. Grant, jr., and daughter left last week to make their home In Chatham, Va., where Mr. Grant will be pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Grant has served as pas tor of the Littleton, Graver Memorial and Warrenton Pres byterian churches since Aug. IMS. Mr. Grant la married to the former Miss charlotte Thome, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ro bert P. Thome of Littleton. RETURNS FROM HOSPfTAL George of Warren llMMtrn, Mm I'atttn ' ed to Watrepton after in tatives of the Rescue Squad, the Fire Department, Dr. Tom Holt, Health Director, James Limer, county attorney and the full membership of the board. The Warrenton Fire Depart ment, which had stated in a newspaper article last week that they would discontinue its ambulance service, .said that the decision was made because it did not have sufficient drivers and personnel to maintain the service after all ambulance service was discontinued by the Funeral Hemes of the county on Jan. 1. They offered to give all possible cooperation and said that if they could get an extension of licenses they would continue to operate their am bulance on a limited basis. The Rescue Squad, which has two ambulances and practically all of its men trained in First Aid, promised to do all in their power to lend service in the county's emergency, if they could get their present license extended. Representatives of the Rescue Squad said that day time service was the problem, and that the Squad could do very well at night time. With the Sheriff's Department able to work in the dav time and with' all three departments working in cooperation, the view was ex pressed that limited service might be maintained until the new fiscal year when the com missioners would be able to levy a special tax for the service. If was also suggested that orderlies from Warren General Hospital might be pressed into, service as ambulance riders, since it was pointed out that it is imperative that someone be with patients at all time en route to the hospital. Present at the meeting was Highway Patrolman Sam Web ster who said that the Highway Patrol would give its fullest cooperation in the county's emergency. Brought up for discussion was the matter of responsibility for any possible malfeasance while operating the ambulances, and the matter of taking pregnant women for the Welfare Depart - mant, in particular, to Duke Hospital. Following Sheriff Davis's suggestion that his department be used, Commissioner Richard Davis moved that Chairman Capps appoint a special com mittee composed of represen tatives of the Rural Fire De partment, the Rescue Squad and county officials to work out plans suggested by the gathering at a meeting in the commis sioners room on Thursday night and report their findings and recommendations to the com missioners as soon as possible. The motion was unanimously approved. It was also agreed that be cause of the envolvement of the Welfare Department In the need for and use of ambulance ser vice that Julian Farrar, Wel fare Director, should be named a member of the committee. Because of Hospital envolve ment and possible use of or derlies, it was agreed that Sherrill Harris, hospital ad ministrator, be also added to the committee. Members of the committee appointed by Chairman Capps were Sheriff Clarence Davis; Dr. Thomas Holt, Health Di rector; Julian Farrar, Welfare Director; Sherrill Harris, hos pital administrator; James H, Limer, county attorney; Amos L. Capps of the board of com missioners; Charlie Bowen and Roy Lee Harmon of the Rural Volunteer Fire Department, Bill Reid and Marvin Newsom of the Rescue Squad, and Sam Webster of the Highway Patrol. The committee is to meet at 7:30 tonight (Thursday) with James H. Limer serving as chairman. One of the problems to be discMwed at the meeting is that of pay for Since neither the f nor the ]