Board Pondering
Sale Of Railroad
The Board of Directors of
the Warrenton Railroad met
with the Warrenton Town
Commissioners during a
called meeting of the town
board on Thursday night.
President Eddie Clayton
and Howard Oakley told the
board that a New Jersey
man, Walter A. Martin, had
been seeking a small railroad
line with shop to set up
a repair shop and had
Inquired into the feasibility
of the Warrenton Railroad.
Martin proposes to lease
or buy a controlling interest
in the railroad either by a
three year controlling interest
arrangement or a
five-year lease.
Oakley said that the Town
of Warrenton owns 1960
shares of the Warrenton
Railroad Company, each
valued at approximately
$13.26 with a resale figure of
approximately $35,023.
Oakley also said that
Cochrane Furniture Company
pays the railroad for
the use of the facility but the
amount paid does not pay
the interest.
During a discussion that
followed, the board inquired
about the depot being used
as a clubhouse, the possibilities
of renting the space to
Martin, and legal aspects of
the transaction.
Oakley, referring to his
age, was of the opinion that
a man to keep the
Warrenton Railroad going
was important. He also
noted that a diesel repair
shop and a good railroad
into the town could interest
additional businesses along
the route. Extra businesses
would bring more revenue,
he said
Delegate
Haliwa Chief W. R.
Richardson, chairman of
the N. C. State Commission
of Indian Affairs, was one of
two state delegates to the
Governor's Interstate Indian
Council's annual conference
in Detroit, Mich.,
Sept. 7-10.
Chief Richardson was accompanied
by A. Bruce
Jones, executive director of
the state commission.
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Clayton and Oakley, in the
absence of Martin, stated
the proposals by Martin
which included using the old
roundhouse for the diesel
repair shop. The board also
noted that the repair shop
would employ local citizens.
Commissioner Sam Massey
told the railroad committee
that he had never
been informed about the
matter and was the representative
from the Town
Board to the Railroad
Board. He thought the joint
committee, members of the
Town Board appointed to
the railroad board and the
Board of Directors for the
Warrenton Railroad, should
meet with Martin.
Clayton and Oakley told
Massey they had met with
Mayor Miles and Gordon
Haithcock of the board, who
they were told were the
correct members.
Massey suggested that the
correct members meet with
Martin and report back
after reviewing the situation.
It was also decided that
the other stockholders of the
company be informed of
Martin's plans and the men
would report to the Town
Board at a later date.
In other business discussed,
the town board voted
unanimously to loan an air
conditioner not in use to the
local National Guard. Commissioner
B. G. White made
the motion to make the loan
until funds were set up by
the Guard to buy it because
of the continuous help the
Guard provides to the town.
The commissioners also
voted to use town funds to
pay Ann Inscoe, recently
hired as secretary and
dispatcher for the Police
Department. Her salary
was to have been paid
through a grant but she is
ineligible because she is still
a student.
Commissioner Massey
argued that the position was
not necessary and was the
only board member to
register a dissenting vote
following a motion to pay
Miss Inscoe and retain her
position as previously plan
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A color portrait of John R. Hawkins was presented to the Hawldns Alumni and
Friends. Inc.. by John R. Hawkins (left) and family. John R., Ill (center) made the
presentation to Patsy Hargrove, (second from left) executive secretary, who then
presented the portrait to James T. Wilkerson, principal of Hawkins Junior High. Also
shown in the picture is Mrs. Sopheae Hawkins (right).
Officers of the Warrenton Chapter of Hawkins Alumni and Friends, Inc. include (left
to right) Richard Ayscue, Jr., Rudy Ayscue, Mamie Alston, Gwendetta Tunstall,
Magnolia Williams, Ella Dunson and Roosevelt Evans.
National officers for the Hawkins Alumni group were given oaths of office for the
1977-79 term at the annual banquet Saturday night. They included (left to right)
Tamara Nixon, John J. Hawkins, Luvenia Alexander, Robert Jeffries, Patsy T.
Hargrove, Rev. Nesbit Spruill, Ella Dunson and Henry Williams.
Hawkins Alumni, Friends
Hold Gala Reunion Here
The Fifth Annual Homecoming
for the John R.
Hawkins Alumni and
Friends, Inc., was held
during the Labor Day
weekend.
Festivities began with a
hospitality hour at Howard
Johnson's Restaurant in
Henderson on Friday night.
The annual awards and
recognition banquet was
held in the school gym on
Saturday night. Following
the awards program a
dance was held.
Patsy T. Hargrove, executive
secretary, presided
over the awards program.
The invocation was given by
the Rev. Nesbit Spruill. A
delicious chicken dinner,
served buffet style, was
served.
Greetings and special
remarks were given by J. T.
Wilkerson, principal of
Hawkins Junior High;
Mayor W. A. Miles, representing
the Town of Warrenton
and Warren County
Chamber of Commerce; and
Ernest Turner, chairman of
the Warren County Board of
Education.
Following the welcoming
remarks by special guests,
Henry Williams, president
of the Philadelphia Chapter,
installed the new slate of
national officers for the
1977-79 term. Taking the
oaths of office were Patsy T.
Hargrove, executive secretary;
Luvenia Alexander,
assistant executive secretary;
Ella Dunson, executive
recorder; Alma Hunt,
executive treasurer; Tamara
Nixon, executive project
chairperson; John J. Hawkins,
executive parlimentarian;
Nesbit Spruill, executive
chaplain; and Robert
Jefferies, executive scholarship
chairman.
Delores M. Rose, a former
officer of the Warrenton
Chapter, introduced the new
slate of local officers for the
1977-79 term as follows:
Roosevelt Evans, president;
Richard Ayscue, Jr., vice
president; Ella Dunson,
treasurer; Rudy Ayscue,
financial secretary; Edna
Wright, recording secretary;
and Gwendetta Tun
stall, assistant recording
secretary.
Recipients of scholarships
from Hawkins Alumni and
Friends, Inc., Edna Elaine
Tunstall, ($600) Mary Lou
Cheek, ($600) and Debra
Seward, ($200) were presented
with certificates of
achievement by Robert
Jefferies, chairman of the
executive scholarship committee.
He also named
Barbara Pullen, valedictorian
of John Graham High
School during the 1976 term,
as the recipient of a $600
scholarship. She will be
attending the University of
North Carolina at Chapel
Hill this fall.
Recognition of special
guests was given by Patsy
T. Hargrove and Roosevelt
Evans. Among the special
guests recognized were Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Bobbitt of
Littleton, Mrs. V. H.
Levister, Mrs. E. A. Turner
and many others.
John J. Hawkins, nephew
of John R. Hawkins (for
whom the former high
school and present junior
high is named), joined by
his wife and son, John R.,
Ill, presented the Alumni
association with a large
color reproduction of his
uncle after getting numerous
requests from friends
and neighbors.
The color portrait was
accepted by Patsy T.
Hargrove on behalf of the
alumni association. She
turned the photo over to
James T. Wilkerson, principal
at Hawkins, so that it
could be seen by everyone.
The benediction was rendered
by Roosevelt Alston,
assistant principal at Norlina
High School.
Deaths And Funerals
ROM IE J. LYLES
Romie Joyner Lyles, 77, of
Warrenton, died Monday
following an 11-year illness.
He was a retired merchant.
Funeral services were
nctu at -m £#. day at
the Blaylock Funeral Chapel
by the Rev. Tom Currie
and the Rev. Ralph Culler.
Buria) was in the Fairview
Cemetery in Warrenton.
Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Maggie George Lyles
of the home; four sons,
Elton and Charles Lyles of
Warrenton, Joseph Lyles of
Newport News, Va., and
Romie Lyles, Jr., of
Orlando, Fla.; two daughters,
Mrs. Edith Head of
Burlington, Iowa and Mrs.
Shirley Adams of Richmond,
Va.; three brothers,
Allen Lyles of Norlina and
Hilliard and Charlie Lyles,
both of Roanoke Rapids; a
half-brother, Thomas Lyles
of Chicago; a half-sister,
Mrs. Ruby Stinson of
Suffolk, Va.; 13 grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Charlie
B. Lyles, Darrell Lyles,
Wayne Lyles, Ronnie Head,
Ranger Wilkerson and
Bobby Wilkerson.
MURRAY BROWN
Funeral services for Murray
Brown, 78, were held
recently at Union Grove
Baptist Church by the
pastor, the Rev. P. G. Davis.
Mr. Brown, the son of the
late Murrell and Ann C.
Brown, was born in Marlboro
County, S. C., April 6,
1899. He and his wife, the
former Miss Corrie C.
Brown, a Warren County
native, had lived in Norfolk,
Va., for many years.
He is survivied by his
widow; four daughters.
Mrs. Maxine Leonard of
Louisburg; Mrs. Annie B.
Mitchell, Mrs. Dorothy
Swain and Mrs. Margaret
Payton, all of New York
City; one son, Murrell
Brown of Fayetteville; two
sisters, Mrs. Lula Thompson
and Mrs. Margaret
Brown; one brother, Coleman
Brown of Bennettsville,
S. C.; 23 grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
HARVEY BOYD, JR.
Harvey Boyd, Jr., 18, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby
Boyd, died in Duke Hospital
on August 15 following
injuries received in a car
accident August 14.
Funeral services were
conducted August 19 at
Coley Spring Baptist Church
by the pastor, the Rev. C. V.
Brown.
He is survived by his
parents, Bobby Boyd and
Mrs. Celestine Boyd; one
brother, William Boyd; one
sister, Mrs. Laurine Davis;
grandmothers, Mrs. Bessie
Davis and Mrs. Geneva
Boyd; and grandfathers,
John Boyd and Oscar Davis.
MISS L1LL1E EDWARDS
Miss Lillie H. Edwards
died September 1 in Guardian
Care Nursing Home in
Henderson. A Warren County
native, she was the
daughter of the late Lawrence
and Mrs. Laller
Edwards.
Funeral services were
conducted Sunday at 2 p. m.
at the Greater Lovely Hill
Baptist Church by the Rev.
J. H. Spruill. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Miss Edwards is survived
by one sister, Miss Chlorine
Edwards of the home in
Macon; two" nieces, Mrs
Lillian G. Davis of Liberia,
and Mrs. Lucy A. Branch of
Warrenton; two nephews,
Charlie 1. Edwards of the
home and Tealie L. Edwards
of Norwich, Conn.
JOHN H. SHORT
Funeral services for John
Henry Short, 63, of Route 1,
Macon, were conducted on
Saturday at 2 p. m. from
Blaylock Funeral Home
Chapel by the Rev. Doland
Humphreys and Rev.
Thomas Crosswhite. Burial
was in Sulphur Springs
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Short, a farmer and
merchant, died on Thursday
of last week.
He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Irene S. Short;
a brother, William Short of
Route 2, Macon; and eight
sisters, Miss Laura Short,
Mrs. Annie James, Mrs.
Janie Carroll and Mrs.
Margie Miller, all of
Warrenton, Mrs. Florence
Dryden and Mrs. Virgie
Moore of Henderson, and
Mrs. Lillie Freeman and
Miss Lula Short of Richmond.
Va.
Pallbearers were Tommie
Wagner, C. G. Snipe, Robert
Wagner, George Aycock,
Sam Stallings, and Junius
Aycock.
NATHANIEL W. TUCKER
HENDERSON - Funeral
services for Nathaniel W.
Tucker, 83, who died on
Wednesday of last week,
were held on Friday at 2 p.
m. from North Henderson
Baptist Church. Burial was
in Sunset Garden.
He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Lorena W.
Tucker of Henderson; a
brother, B. G. Tucker of
Emporia, Va.; and two
sisters, Mrs. Lucy T. King
and Mrs. Louise Hale of
Warrenton.