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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> <vill be recognized by older citizens.
Criminal Term Of Warren County
Superior Court Ends Friday
The January criminal term
of Warren County Superior
Court, which convened on Tues
day morning of last week with
Judge Henry McKinnon, Jr., of
Lumberton presiding, ended
Friday afternoon.
During the term, Wilbert
Campbell, charged with four
counts of forgery, waived his
rights to have the court ap
point an attorney for his de
fense. He was found guilty and
sentenced to the State Depart
ment of Correction for not less
than three years and not more
than four years. The execution
of the sentence was suspended
for three years and the defend
ant placed on probation under
the special condition that he pay
restitution to the persons who
lost as a result of these
checks, that he pays the cost
of these cases, and that he
not leave the Stateof North Car
olina until permitted to do so
by the court. ?
The case of Mary Lyons'May
nard, charged with second de
gree murder, was continued
under the same bond after the
Grand Jury had returned a true
bill.
Joe Nathan Robinson, charged
with assault with a deadly wea
pon and for whom the Court
appointed Frank W. Ballance
as his attorney, was found guil
ty by a jury. He was sentenced
to the roads for not less than
20 months nor more than 24
months, with the privilege of
work release If he is found to
be eligible by the Prison De
partment. Ballance was allowed
$100 for his services as attor
ney for the defendant.
John Frank Davis, Jr., who
was charged with escape and for
whom theCourt appointed Frank
Banzet as his attorney, pled
guilty and had six months add
ed to the sentence he was ser
ving at the time of his escape.
Banzet was paid $50 for his ser
vices as attorney.
Judge McKinnon signed a con
sent judgment in the case of
Katherine Myra Kearny, ? a
minor, by her next friend,
Katie Kearney vs. Eugene
Perry, Betty D. Perry, Mau
rice D?valyn Jones, Samuel P.
Williams and Carrie J. Wil
liams. Terms of the judgment
were that the defendants
pay the plaintiff the sum of
$1,139 for injuries she receiv
ed in an automobile accident, It
Highway Com. Calls For
Bids At Welcome Station
The State Highway Commis
sion has called for bids for
grading and signing and enlarg
ing the existing Roadside Rest
Area and Welcome Center on
1-05 in Warren County about 2.2
miles south of the Virginia line.
The Warren County project
is one of 23 projects In 21
counties called for letting on
Jan. 23. Involved are more
than 85 miles of road con
struction.
Construction of the Welcome
Center Is ??heduled to begin
early In 1M> 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
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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 ]