Construction on the new fire station in Cokesbury had come
to a halt Monday afternoon when this photo wat> taken. Work
resumed Tuesday morning on the 50-by-68-foot building that
will house the Cokesbury Fire Department. The company plans
to submit ■ budget to the Warren Couotv Board of
Commissioners Monday in an effort to solicit funds from
Warren County. [Staff Photo]
Cokesbury Firemen To Appear Monday
Before Warren County Commissioners
By DON STITH
Fund raising efforts by
farmers and residents of the
Cokesbury Community to form
a volunteer fire department
and construct a 50 x 68 foot
station will be brought to the
attention of the Warren County
Board of Commissioners Mon
day. in the form of a budgetary
letter.
A spokesman for the group
said that plans have been made
and submitted to form a fire
district in the Vance County
community. If approved, the
fire district will cover portions
of Warren County.
The Vance County Board of
Commissioners has already
approved funding of the fire
department in the amount of
$3,800 per year, it was
reported. At this time,
construction has started on the
fire station which will eventual
ly include three bay areas,
kitchen, office and meeting
room. The cost of the building
has been estimated at $55,000.
Total expenditures for the
formation of the company have
been estimated at a whopping
$108,000. This will includf- radio
equipment, pumper bunker
suits for the firefighters, air
packs and other fire fighting
apparatus needed for adequate
fire protection.
Last winter fire destroyed
four homes in the Cokesbury
Community, one of them lying
within Warren County. Now if
there is a call for help and the
home is in Vance County, units
from Henderson are slated to
respond. The same applies to
calls from the Warren side, the
spokesman said. Despite the
best efforts there is a generally
15-20 minute lull before the
trucks arrive from either
Warrenton or Henderson.
Hopes of receiving a $5,000
forestry grant for the purchase
of radio equipment are in the
air but the company hasn't
received any notices of
approval from the Forestry
Service. If the grant is
approved, it will be the only
outside funding, with the
exception of Vance County's
pledge, that the company has
received.
Webb Charter Night
Speaker At Soul City
Harold H. Webb, state
personnel director, was to be
the guest speaker for the Soul
City Jaycee's Charter night
scheduled in the Warrenton
Lions Den last night (Wednes
day). The newly formed Jaycee
chapter will be the first black
chapter in the Warren, Vance
and Franklin County area.
Included on the agenda was
the installation of officers. Joe
Holloway, state Jaycee presi
dent, and Roger Allen, Mideast
regional director, were sche
duled to administer the oaths of
office.
Lewis Myers, president, was
to present all charter members
of the local civic club with
charter pins.
Honorary memberships were
to be given to some Warren
County residents whom the
Javcees felt have made a major
contribution toward the de
velopment of the county and
the community. Myers said that
"it's just our small way of
thanking those people that
have worked so hard for us for
so many years."
A social hour began at 6:30 p.
m. followed by dinner at 7 p. m.
The public was invited.
WEBB
Chess Players To
Meet At Soul City
Anyone interested in joining
a chess club is invited to attend
an organizational meeting on
May 3 in the Soul Tech I
building in Soul City.
The club will be for beginners
and advanced chess players and
is sponsored by the Parks and
Recreation Association at Soul
City.
For more information, per
sons are asked to contact the
PRA office in Soul City. '
Variances
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this time the vote to allow the
variance and grant the permit
was unanimously passed.
Appearing in opposition to
allowing the Allen home to be
used for an office space was
Jimmie Burton, whose proper
ty touches a back corner of the
property. He said that he was
Opposed to variations in the
code as it would set a prece
dent. In reply to a question as
to what other use could be
made of the property since a li
brary was not feasible, Burton
suggested that it be permitted
to stand idle.
In the early days of potato
development in Europe, pota
toes came in many colors and
some were even two-toned.
Skin color seems to have no
connection with the cooking
quality of the potato.
Area Deaths And Funerals
MRS. SAM H. MASSEY
SMITHFIELD—Mrs. Sam H.
(Emma) Massey, mother of Dr.
S. H. Massey, Jr., of
Warren ton, died Monday. She
was 86 years old.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 3 p. m. Wednesday
from Underside Funeral Chapel
in Smithfield. Burial was in
Riverside Cemetery.
In addition to her son, Mrs.
Massey is survived by a
daughter. Mrs. Ernest 0.
(Sadie) Aycock of Smithfield; a
sister, Mrs. Ralph R. (Laura)
Talton of Smithfield; four
grandchildren, and one great
grandchild.
MRS. MABEL MARTIN
Mrs. Mabel Hayes Martin,
74. of Norlina. who died Friday,
were conducted Sunday from
Zion United Methodist Church
by the Rev. Jim Hebel and Rev.
Cullom. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Mrs. Martin is survived by
her widower, William Dalton
Martin; a son, W. D. Martin,
Jr., of Norlina; four daughters,
Mrs. Edna Faulkner of
Henderson, Mrs. Louise Stal
lings, Mrs. Myrtice Richardson
and Mrs. Everlyna Norwood of
Norlina; three sisters, Mrs.
Thelma Thompson of Norlina,
Mrs. Clara McKissick of
Philadelphia, Pa., and Mrs.
Gladys Bethel of Williamsburg,
Va.; three brothers, Jim and
Roy of Norlina and W. A. Hayes
of Virginia Beach, Va.; 23
grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren.
Active pallbearers were her
nephews.
JOHN JERMAN
Funeral services for John E.
Jerman. 76, a retired railroad
employee of Washington Street
in Norlina, will be conducted
Saturday at 2 p. m. at the
Norlina Baptist Church. The
Rev. J. S. Spruill will officiate
and burial will be in the
VVarrenton City Cemetery.
Mr. Jerman died at his home
Sunday night after several
months of declining health.
He is survived by two
brothers, Albert C. Jerman and
Cain Jerman, both of Rich
mond, Va.
The family will be at the
home of his niece, Mrs. V. J.
Gatling, of Washington St.,
Norlina and at Harris-Turner
Funeral Home Friday evening
from 8 to 9.
JOHN O. SCOTT
Funeral services for John 0.
Scott. 70, of near Macon were
conducted on Saturday, April
23, at 1 p. m. from Jordan Hill
Baptist Church by the Rev.
William Burgess. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Mr. Scott, the son of the late
Allen and Cora Scott, died at
his home on April 17 at 3
o'clock. He was born on Sept. 11
and joined Jordan Hill Baptist
Church at an early age and
remained a member until his
death.
He is survived by his widow,
the former Miss Allean Boyd;
two daughters, Mrs. Alean
Scott Lewis of Henderson and
Miss Sandra Scott of the home;
and two sons, Jeffrey Scott of
Newport News, Va., and
Michael Scott of Fort Curtis,
Va.
MISS MATTIE HAYES
HENDERSON—Funeral ser
vices for Miss Mattie Alston
Hayes, 91, of 342 Southall
Street, were conducted at 3 p.
m. Monday from the United
Methodist Church of Hender
son by the Rev. M. Dewey
Circus To Appear
At Norlina May 5
The Royal Wild West Circus
will appear at Norlina on May 5
to aid in raising funds for a new
truck by members of the
Norlina Volunteer Fire Depart
ment.
The local organization has
contracted for the Royal Circus
to give two performances,
Herbert Burrows, chairman of
the circus committee, said
yesterday.
Burrows said that the Royal
Wild West Circus, which is said
to be bigger and better this
year, appears exclusively for
charitable organizations, mak
ing it possible for such groups
to raise funds for their
community projects while
bringing professional entertain
ment to town.
"The circus comes highly
recommended by clubs and
groups which have presented it
as their annual fund-raising
project," Burrows said. "Con
tractual arrangements give us
a rich opportunity to realiie a
considerable sum of money for
the truck fund."
Tyson. Burial was in Elm wood
Cemetery.
Miss Hayes, a native of
Warren County, died Saturday
at Maria Parham Hospital after
a long illness. She was a retired
co-owner of the Mattie and
Lucy Hayes Millinery and
Ready-to-Wear Shop of Hen
derson. A member of the First
United Methodist Church, she
also was a member of the
United Daughters of the
Confederacy, a member of the
Methodist Women, and was a
charter member of the
Henderson Chapter of the
Professional and Business
Women's Club.
Miss Hayes is survived by
four sisters. Miss Lucy Hayes
and Mrs. J. M. Baity of
Henderson, Mrs. W. D. Lewis
of High Point and Mrs.
Frederick Williams of Warren
ton and a brother, John Willis
Hayes. Jr., of Henderson.
SAMUEL T. DORSEY
Graveside services for Sam
uel Thomas Dorsey, 68, of
Warrenton, were conducted
Monday at Fairview Cemetery
at 4 p. m. by the Rev. James
Hubert and the Rev. Ralph
Culler.
Mr. Dorsey died Sunday
morning in Community Memor
ial Hospital in South Hill, Va.
He had been employed as a
painter by Gordon Haithcock
for a number of years.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Hazel Faucette Dorsey;
uid by five grandchildren and
jne great-grandchildren.
Active pallbearers were H.
House. Charles Whitmore,
tVillard Faucette. Milton Ays
rue, Melvin King and Gordon
Haithcock.
WILLIE H. THOMPSON
Funeral services for Willie
ienry Thompson, 74, of Route
1, Norlina. were conducted on
Friday. April 22, at 2 p. m. from
the Herbert L. Farrar Funeral
Home in South Hill. Va.. with
the Rev. Harry Thomaa
officiating. Interment waa in
the Thompson family cemetery
in Baskerville, Va.
Surviving are his wife,
Thelma H. Thompson of the
home; two daughters, Willie
Ann Richards of Pittsburgh,
Pa., and Courtney Mae Legge
of Baskerville. Va.; one step
son,* Ronald S. Faulkner of
Tusby. Md.; four grandchildren
and two great grandchildren.