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VOLUME'73 Subscription: $3.00 A Year; $4.00 Out Of State, 10* Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2. 1969 NUMRER 40
Minister Wins Steer
Warren County Agricultural Fair
Closes After A Successful Week
The Warren County Fair
closed Its week with record
breaking attendance on Friday
and Saturday nights after hav
ing been rained out on Wednes
day night. W. K. Lanier, Fair
publicity chairman, said that the
?fair was the most successful in
years.
Highlighted on Friday by the
4-H Poultry Show and Sale; on
Saturday morning by the 4-H
Calf Show, the show was cli
maxed by the drawing for a
1,000 lb. steer donated by War
renton Warehousemen.
Winner of the steer was the
Rev. W. C. Baughman, pastor
of the Norllna Baptist Church.
Winners of Tuesday School
Day prizes were: first prize,
a bicycle, Annette Townes of
Mariam Boyd School; second
prize, a Polaroid camera,
Jackie Stegall, Norlina High
School; third prize, basketball,
Kathv Hfives, Norllna Hiph
School.
Winners of Wednesday School
Day prizes were: first prize,
bicycle, Calvin Davis, John
Graham High School; second
prize, Polaroid camera, Gary
Pinnell, Hawkins School; third
prize, football, Kim Stegall,
Mariam Boyd School.
Winner of the shotgun In a
drawing sponsored by Limer
Post of the American Legion
was William D. Farrow.
The Warren County Fair was
organized by the Warrenton
Lions" Club in 1936 and has
run continuously since with the
exception of the two years it
was closed during World War
n.
The profits from the fair have
bee n used over the years for
worthwhile charity causes and
to help those who needed help.
Each year the Lions buy glass
es for children and adults who
are unable to pay for their
glasses and eye treatment.
Lanier said that the Warren
ton Lions Club does not sup
port any particular group or any
special school. The club sup
ports any project for the bet
terment of the citizens of War
ren County.
Several years ago each school
in Warren County received a
nice donation from the Lions
Club on a per student basis,
to be used by school princi
pals in the most needed places
in the school.
The Fair sponsored by the
Lions is a non-profit organi
zation and the members of the
Lions Club receive no pay for
the work they do at the Fair
with exception of the Fair Man
-ager-and-A-sst, Faifr MgFrj-wtKK
are required to give more of
their time than just the week
of the Fair, Lanier said.
The Fair Association has a
new modern building and ban
quet room that Is heated and
air conditioned. This banquet
room known as the Lions Den
is available for use by resi
dents of Warren County for
social events, wedding parties
and etc., at a reasonable price.
Applicants must be approved
by the building committee.
Lanier said that while many
of the County Fairs are wean
ing away from the payment of
premiums on exhibits and farm
products the Warren County
Fair had tried to promote the
exhibits and to encourage the
growth of better farming and
home demonstration work In
the county.
The Fair Manager and all the
Officers of the Fair and Mem
bers of the Warrenton Lions
Club wish to express their
thanks and appreciation to all
the people of Warren County
for their help and cooperation
In making this past Fair one of
our most successful fairs and
also for their support of the
Fair since it was organized in
1936, Lanier concluded.
Boys To Punt, Pass
And Kick On Oct. 11-18
The competition date for the
Punt, Pass and Kick Con
test sponsored by Ford Deal
ers will be Oct. 11 at the John
Graham High School Athletic
Field, beginning at 7 p. m.,
Brantley Overby, manager of
local Ford dealer, announced
yesterday.
Boys from 8 through 13 may
register for the contest at Fow
ler-Barham Ford. Registration
date ends on Oct. 10.
Overby said that 18 beauti
ful trophies will be presented
to the winners following the
contest at the athletic field.
STEW SALE
The Woman's Auxiliary of the
Warrenton Pentecostal Holi
ness Church will sponsor a
Brunswick Stew sale on Satur
day, Oct. 4, at the home of BUI
Spence on the old Norllna Road
in Norllna. Phone 456-8251.
The stew, at $1.00 per quart,
will be ready by noon.
Mike West of Littleton holds the "Best Fitted" calf. At left is R, L. Wym, Dairy Husbandry
Specialist it A. 4 T, University, Greensboro, and at right Is Dave Ash worth, fleldman for
Pine State Creamery at Henderson, ]adce.
Fleming's Calf Is Grand Champion
Of 4-H Annual Calf Show At Fair
By JIM D. HEMMINGS
Asso. Agri. Exten. Agent
The Junior Dairy Calf Show
held at the Warren Fair Grounds
on Saturday morning was very
successful. There wen 18 qual
ity dairy animals exhibited at
this year's show.
The grand champion of the
show was exhibited by Charles
Fleming, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Alvls Fleming of Littleton.
Charles handled the beautiful
I-year-old Hoi stein UkiA |
veteran dairyman bringing her
through a blue and purple rib
bon first appearance and then
to the grand champion award.
Reserve champion of the show
was exhibited by Nancy Flam
ing, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Alvls Fleming of Utttotoo,
whose Senior Yearling Holatetn
better wop a blue ribbon In her
first wnavatoe and than to
the reserve
? Mike WaM
of Mr. and Mra. WUlte Q.
West, won
the "best,
bad ever seen In a Junior Dairy
Show.
Charles Fleming won the
showmanship award for his out
standing showmanship ability.
He handled the big 2-year-old
Hoi ate In like a veteran show
man.
All the calves were well fit
ted for the show and, to quote
the Judges, showed lots of time
and preparation being spent with
each animal by the exhibitors.
Blue ribbon winners for the
stow were as follows: Louise
Robertson exhibited the top Hue
ribbon Holsteln calf in the Jun
ior Calf ace group. Others
were Sue Salmon, Hal ate In;
Dora Russell, Hoi stein; Jacque
line Williams, Jersey; Gary
Holtzmam, Hoi Me In; James
Walker, Hoi stein; and John
Pitcher, Hoi ate in.
mm SeUbrTearllng class,
blue ribbons wvot t? Charlie
Hoyster, Hoi ate In; Durlal Car
his 2-year-old Hoi stein. Dar
rell Evans won a blue gibbon
on his 3-year-old Jersey while
Sam Bender won a blue ribbon
on his 4-year-old Holsteln.
James Davis and Dexter Wil
liams won red ribbons on their
Senior Jersey calves while
David Hendricks won a red
ribbon on his three-year-old
Jersey.
This show was Judged on the
Danish system which gives each
animal a placing in the blue,
red or white ribbon group. The
Warren County Fair Associa
tion sponsored this event. The
Extension Agents wish to thank
the Pair Association, the War
renton Lions dub and the par
ents, leaders and 4-H members
lor their support In making this
event possible. Tlw agents
would also Ilk* to express ap
preciation to Fowler-Barham
Ford, toe., for allowing i
to
facilities.
Betty Ann Royster, winner of top coop, is shown with T. B.
Creech, auctioneer, left, and L. O. Priden, buyer.
Good Pullets Offered At
Poultry Show, Sale
By G. W. KOONCE
Agri. Exten. Agt.
Buyers know good pullets
when they see them>commented
G. W. Koonce and Jim D. Hem
mlngs, County 4-H Agents, fol
lowing the annual Warren Coun
ty 4-H Poultry Show and Sale
held at the Warren County Fair
Grounds last Friday, Sept. 26.
The agents said that the bid
ding Indicated that this year's
pullets were of s-sod quality.
The average sale price per
pullet was $5.11 with the top
prize being $6.00.
The top blue ribbon winner
this year was Betty Ann Roys
ter, a member of Cool Springs
Junior 4-H Club. Other blue
ribbon winners were Mary
Reneo Reavls, Oonna King, Jay
cynthla Semedo, Wanda Wil
liams, Phillip Fleming, Arthur
Hudglns and Steve Holtzman.
Red ribbon winner was Deb
bie Townsend.
J. Raymond West, N. C. Agri
cultural Extension Poultry
Specialist at North Carolina
State University, Raleigh, judg
ed the 108 pullets for the show
and sale.
The extension agents said
the annual 4-H Poultry Show
and Sale is sponsored by the
Sears Roebuck Foundation
in cooperation with the Agricul
tural Extension Service. The
foundation started this poultry
chain by buying the first chicks
and giving them to 4-H club
members. Sears also furnishes
the prize money each year.
The 4-H club members are
given 100 baby chicks in March
and through the year carry the
poultry project. During Warren
County Fair week 12 pullets
are brought' to the show' and
sale by each participant. The
pullets are judged then sold
at auction. The money receiv
ed from the pullets is then put
into the 4-H Club Fund to buy
chicks for another year.
Warren Students To
Return From Vance
Students from Warren Coun
ty attending Vance County pub
lic schools have been ordered
to return to Warren County by
the Vance County Board of Edu
cation.
The order to release Warren
County students on or before
Oct. 1 was made by the Vance
County Board of Education on
Thursday of last week.
The number of Warren County
students who have been attend
ing Vance County schools is not
known as the Board of Educa
tion released several hundred
students to attend the proposed
Warrenton and Littleton-Lake
Gaston special district schools.
Of these it is estimated that
?t least 200 entered the Vance
County schools.
John L. Honeycutt, associate
superintendent in Vance coun
ty, said the board had decided
that children who live In War
ren county and who were en
rolled in Vance county^ after
Aug. 1 be released Immediate
ly, and children of Warren
county residents accepted after
Aug. 1 are expected to with
draw from Vanoe County
schools on or before Oct. 1,
the end of the first month of
the current school year.
The statement emphasized
that acceptance of the children
was a "temporary emergency
measure at a time when War
ren county schools were not
open." It was explained also
that there existed the possibili
ty of receiving an allocation of
teachers. Butthe Warrencoun
ty board would not release
teachers nor would the State
Department of Education allo
cate teachers here.
Under these conditions, Hon
eycutt stated, "as well as con
sideration of the welfare of
pressed In several general and
specific complaints from par
ents of affected children, the
Vance County Board of Educa
tion has no alternative but to re
lease the Warren County stu
dents." A letter has been sent
to Warren county parents ex
plaining the situation and the
action taken, and asking that
"as soon as possible on or be
fore Oct. 1." All fees paid for
Warren County students will be
(See RETURN, pa?e 6)
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No Increase In Price
Action Abolishing Free
School Lunches Rescinded
Delegation Protests
Policy Of Schools
The first official act of the
Interested Citizens of Warren
County following its organiza
tion at the Shadow Club in Nor
lina on Sunday night was to send
a delegation on Monday morning
before Supt. J. R. Peeler, to
question certain phases of the
operation of Warren County
schools.
L. M. Haithcock, Jr., of
Macon, who presided ovar the
organizational meeting of In
terested Citizens of Warren
County on Sunday night, head
ed the delegation and acted as
spokesman for the meeting with
Supt. Peeler. Other members
of the delegation were Mrs.
Florence Stegall of Norlina and
John Moody of Wise. Ralph
Fleming of Wise and Archie
Ayscue of Norlina, named
members of the delegation,
were not present.
Also present at the meeting
by special invitation was Big
nail Jones, representing The
Warren Record, who was pre
sented a copy of the questions
to be asked Mr. Peeler prior
to the meeting.
Principle concern of the dele
gation was with children whose
parents live outside the coun
ty and who are attending War
ren County Schools, many with
out paying the $50 fee requir
ed of such children by the Board
of Education. Haithcock said
he has a list of 437 names of
students that are attending the
Warren County school system
and there is some question as
to the legality of attendance.
He referred Peeler to policies
of Elementary and Secondary
School Compliance Act Title VI
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
section 16, paragraph 15, which
forbids children being trans
ferred across district lines.
"Why," Haithcock asked,
"are these students being al
lowed to attend school In this
county at all? They are not
complying with the Civil Rights
Act." A second statement and
question was "You have pre
viously said that these people
would pay $50.00 tuition. Have
all of them paid? Why not?"
Supt. Peeler said that the
policy in regard to these chil
dren was set by the Board of
(See DELEGATION, page 3)
Action of the Board of Edu
cation at Its regular Sept.
meeting ordering that no more
free lunches should be served
this year In Warren County
schools was rescinded by the
board at a special meeting here
on Tuesday nlgnt.
The previous action of the
board In abolishing free lunch
es was also responsible for an
Increase In air lunchos as
the action made the county In
eligible for federal funds used
to subsidize the lunch program.
The board In voting to re
scind Its former action and have
the schools operate under the
National School Lunch Pro
gram, ordered that the names
of all students receiving free
lunches be submitted to the
Warren County Board of Educa
tion.
Prices of regular lunches will
remain at 20? for elementary
pupils and 25? for high school
1 students as soon as school prin
cipals can be notified, Supt. J.
Roger Peeler said.
The action to rescind the
I board's action on- abolishing
free lunches was made by
Roger Moore and seconded by
Dr. Charles Bunch. Opposing
the motion were Robert Gup
ton and Ben C. Harris. The
tie was broken by Board Chair
man Boyd Mayfleld. Gupton ask
ed that his vote In opposition
be recorded.
The meeting Tuesday night
was called at the request of a
delegation of "toterested Citi
zens of Warren County," who
had previously met with Supt.
Roger Peeler on Monday morn
ing concerning admission of
out-of-county students to War
ren County schools and other
matters concerned with the
operation of Warren schools.
The delegation told the board
that they did not want any free
school lunches for the children.
Schools had already been
notified that school lunch prices
would be raised froih ?0?~25?
to 45? as a result of the Board
of Education's order abolishing
free lunches.
Mrs. Sue Skinner, lunchroom
supervisor for the county, while
giving no reaaonfor the board's
action, Monday released fig
ures showing how the lunch
program was operated under the
National School Lunch Pro
gram, which at that time had
been abolished.
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The federal government, she
?aid, reimbursed the county
$140,034.17 tor school lunches
last year when 687,607 type A
lunches were served.
The re-lmbursament was
under an agreement with the
government that children would
no* be denied lunch because of
inability to pay, to bo deter
mined by the local school auth
orities. Under the board's rul
ing the County Schools will
have to go off the National
School Lunch Program and
money win no longer be avail
to whrtrtlre lunches, re
i* an increase to 45?
tor all school lunches.
i to the relmboree
laat year, the county
received **9,007.31 from
S. S. K. A. and $1,140.50 from
O. X. O. Children's payments
10 $110,018.98, and
to $?,?*M9.
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Driving While License
Revoked Case Is Heard
Driving while his license was
revoked cost a defendant a road
sentence when given a hearing
In Warren County District Coui-t
last Friday.
Alston Fleming Eakes, when
he entered a plea of nolo con
tendere to the charge, was sen
tenced to the roads for a term
of not less than 15 months nor
more than 24 months.
Frederick Alston, whose fall
ure to appear in court on Sept.
19 to answer to a charge of
failing to vaccinate dog result
ed in a capias being issued to
the Sheriff of Warren County,
again failed to appear in court
last Friday. His case was con
tinued until Oct. 3.
Joe Read pled guilty to
charges of failing to vaccinate
dog and failing to list dog for
taxes. Prayer for Judgment was
continued in the charge of fail
ure to list dog. He was or
dered to pay court costs in the
case in which he was charged
with failure to vaccinate dog.
Johnny Conway Moses,
charged with speeding 85 miles
per hour in a 65 mph Zone,
pled guilty to speeding 85 mph
in a 65 mph zone and was
ordered to pay a $50 fine and
court costs.
The court took a nol pros
with leave In the case of James
Arthur Davis, charged with re
ceiving stolen goods.
Genie Arrington pled guilty
to a charge of improper equip
ment, to -wit: no horn, head
lights out, no brake lights, and
improper brakes. He was or
dered to pay a $15 fine and
court costs.
Susie Lynch Robinson, charg
ed with failing to yield right of
way, was found not guilty.
Michael Joseph Anselmo,
charged with speeding and
failure to reduce speed to avoid
an accident, was
guilty.
George Lee Terry was 1
guilty at abandonment Md tot
support of Ms wife and minor
children and sentenoed to the
roads tor six months. 11m rood
sentence was suspended tor live
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DEBBYJOYNER
In Parade
Miss Deborah Joyner, "Miss
Warren County 1969" will rep
resent the Warren County Jay
cees at the 16th annual Harvest
Festival to be held In South
Hill, Va., on Saturday, Oct. 4.
The parade will start at 2 p. m.