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May Have Been Mm
Officers !
Clues In
Of Negro
The Warren County Sheriff's j
Department and Norlina police |
j are still seeking to fix the,
hlamo frap HuofK r\( o Mon- I
lina Negro woman on Monday 1
^ night
Martha Tuck, about 50, was
found lying in an unconscious
condition in the outskirts of
Norlina on the Norlina-Warren
Plains highway about 7:30
-j, o'clock on Monday night by
Sheriff Jim Hundley. She
was taken by ambulance to
Warren Genera! Hospital, but
was pronounced dead upon arrival.
Taken to Brown's Funeral
Home at Warrenton, the body
was examined by Dr. H H.
Foster, Norlina physician. He
described her injuries as a
fractured skull and two gashes
around her neck and head.
One of the gashes extended
from the back of her head to
the jaw and the other, on the
same side of her head, extended
about half way around her
throat
-Sheriff Hundley said that[
Dr. Foster stated that the frac-i
ture of the skull was respon-j
sible for the woman's death, j
Officers lean to the view
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By BILL PIERCE
LITTLETON ? The March I
r deadline set by the Federal
Power Commission for replies;
to its order authorizing con-!
struction of the Gaston Dam
passed with only two minor
replies submitted. Neither is
expected to delay issuance of
the FPC order which will permit
Virginia Electric and Power
Company to proceed with1
the hydroelectric pioject.
A VEPCO official said Tuesday
the order is expected to'
be issued some time during
the month of March.
One reply to the proposed
order was from VEPCO. The
company accepted the order as
an amendment to the license
under which the Roanoke Rapids
Dam was built rather than
as a new, separate 50-year
liecense. Tthe other was of a
technical nature submitted by
North Carolina only as a matter
of record in the order.
Meanwnue, survey crews are
working for VEPCO to complete
studies at the upper end
of the reservoir area and at
the dam site.
VEPCO officials have indicated
that they expect to let
a contract for construction of
?. the $50,000,000 project by June
1 and perhaps sooner.
The FPC order stipulates
that construction must begin
before May 1, 1961, and be
completed by May X, 1964
Full-scale employment on
Warrenton Youl
Keith Scholarsh
An East Carolina College
music student from Warren ton
was awarded the Keith Scholarship
for college piano students
Saturday, it was announced by
his parents Monday.
Tasker Polk, who has been
cited many times for his musical
skill on the piano, is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. James K.
Polk. Mrs. Polk is the former
Ann Hunt Flsbel of Vaughan.
This award entitles Polk to
enter a national music contest
from the southern division of
seven states. Musical entries to
I tke national event will be sent
B-1 in as taped recordings for
judging. Winner of the national
F - event will receive a $250 scholarship
t" Polk also won the WilliamE
son Scholarship by the North
Br Carolina Federation ot Music
| * Clubs. He won the 1080 stuB
dsnt music competition of
ftorth r^arol'na^ at ^Gr^nvtllc,
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Death
' Woman
that) the woman was the victim
of a hit-and-run driver, but do
not discount the possibility of
murder.
A coroner's jury, scheduled
to meet at 2 o'clock yesterday
(Thursday) afternoon had not
reached a verdict when this
newspaper went to press.
Sheriff Hundley said that he
saw the body lying beside the
road as he was on his way .
from Norlina to his home, a
short distance away. He said
as he passed the woman a man
was standing nearby, but when
he returned a few minutes
later to pick up what he believed
to be a drunk, the man
was gone. He said his 13-year-1
old son was riding with him
when he first saw the body j
beside the road and he took ^
his son home because he did |
not wish to have him around ,
while he was fooling with a j
drunk.
Hundley said that officers j
have not yet been able to establish
the identity of the man j i
standing beside the woman j"
when he passed or of two t
other persons who are said to I
have seen the woman lying i
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Build Dam
rhis Month
the project is expected by j
summer, however, and the reservoir
is expected to be filled !
with water bv the spring of i
1963. ;
VEPCO will employ somej
1,500 men during the con-j
struction project, and an esti-,
mated $20,000,000 will be put J
into local circulation through j
payrolls and expenditures for;
material and services during1
the three-year construction j
period.
Play-Off Games
Postponed Due
To Bad Weather
I"
Basketball games scheduled 11
to be held at Rocky Mount j |
last night when Norlina and;
Weldon teams were to partici-1 j
pate in the playoffs have been j J
postponed to Thursday night, j
\f"jPpVi in Rr?K Pn' on nf
Norlina said yesterday. Post-jt
ponement was due to bad!.
; weather. : j
Norlina, winner over Gold|c
Sand of Franklin County last j,
| Saturday night, was scheduled
I to meet a Jackson team in j
| the second of the night's j
game. Weldon, winner over
Wendell of Wake County last (
week, was scheduled to meet ,
Red Oak of Nash County. c
Norlina was Warren-Halifax
Conference and tournament ]
winner and Weldon was run- j
ner-up in the tournament
h Receives '
ip Award jl
1058 he won the musically ad-j
vanced state solo contest. In |
1957 he was named best piano <
student at the East Carolina I j
College Summer Camp.
He will appear with the East t
Carolina Symphony Orchestra j!
on May 8 at East Carolina!'
College. j <
Dr. Robert Carter of the' ,
ECC faculty is Polk's teacher, j.
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rtotari&ns near i
Welfare Talks J
The RoUry Club held its !
regular meeting on Tuesday
night at Hotel Warren with
William Baker in charge of
the program. ,
Julian Farrar and Mrs. J. E. ,
Adams of the Warren County |
Welfare Department wertf i
guest speakers and explained
the various programs - and
functions of the Welfare De- 1
partmant ]
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The above picture was take;
avine near Benton's Service S
iy car
Man Crit
Car-True
A white man was critically
lurt at Norlina at 4:30 a. m.
ast Friday in a car-truck t
rash that demolished the car1
nd sent the tractor-truck
ilungtng down a 20-foot emlankment
at Benton's Service
vtation.
James Arthur Koyfield, 47,
if Stanley was pulled from 1
inderneath the rear bumper of i
lis 1955 Buick. where he was-'
hrown by the impact of the
lollision. and carried in an
inconscious condition to Waren
General Hospital. He was
ater transferred to Duke Hos>ital
in Durham. His condiion
is not known by Norlina
>olice officers who investigate
id the wreck.
Delbert Clarence Parrish.
!14 Kelly Streets High Point.
Iriver of the trailer truck beonging
to the R D. Fowler
Jotor Line of High Point, reeived
minor injuries. He was
reated at Warren General
-fospitai for a leg injury.
>ruises, and a cut on his left
Daniel Heads
Methodist Men
Leonard Daniel. Warrenton
3ostmaster, was elected presilent
of the Methodist Young]
den's Club of Wesley Memoral
Methodist Church at an
irganizational meeting held at
he church on Monday night.
Purpose of the organization
s to promote the spiritual
veil being of the church.
Other officers chosen were
'. B. Boyd, vice president of
he Citizens Bank, vice presi-j
lent; and Allen Tucker, local
ippliance dealer, secretary.
The program for the even-!
ng was presented by W. D.
3ayne, superintendent of Hen-|
lerson City Schools and Disrict
Lav Leader. who showed
he group slides of similar or-1
ionizations and of the Metho-1
list Camp at Kerr Lake,
'ayne also installed the newly
ilected officers.
Members of the Joyce Vereen
Circle served dinner to;
!he more than 40 members I
present.
Guests included officers of i
he Henderson, Providence I
?nd Macon Methodist Men's
:iubs
To Observe World
Day Of Prayer
LITTLETON ? The World'
3ay of Prayer Service will be|
leld Friday afternoon at 3:30
it the Littleton Presbyterian
Ihurch, with all churches in j
Jttleton participating.
Critically III
Mrs. W. L. Harris, sister ofj
Krs. W. D. Rodgers, is criti-j
rally ill in a Charlotte Hos-j
>ital. She is the former Miss;
Jan Rod well of Warrenton.
Mr. R. iT Capps is a patient
n Memorial Hospital, Chapel
9111, Mrs. Capps Is with him.
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opv WARRENTON. (
; shortly before a truck and
it at ion where it plunged on Kr
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ically Inji
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arm. and released.
The wreck occurred when
Royfield. driving at a high
rate of speed, crashed into
the side of the truck driven by
Parrish at the intersection of
Highway 401 with U. S. No. 1
at Henton's Sendee Station.
The accident was witnessed
by Dorsey Capps, Norlina
night police officer, through
his rear-view window, Chief
Buck White said Wednesday.
Capps had seen the ear approaching
and passing and was
seeking to turn around for a
chase when he saw the crash.
After being struck by the
car. the truck veered from the
highway, tearing down a telephone
pole and 230 feet of
cable before plunging down
the embankment, but failing
to overturn.
Parrish. driver of the truck,
said the car struck the left
wheel of his tractor, making
it impossible for him to control
the vehicle. He described
his escape as a miracle and
Humphreys
Accepts Call
I.evi 11 Humphreys, who
will graduate this spring from
Union Theological Seminary of
Richmond. Va., has accepted a
call as pastor of the Warren
Mm, i.iiurion ann iiruvcr
Memorial Presbyterian
churches
Mr Humphreys, who - has
been supplying the puilpits of
tjhe three churches once a
month, will make his home at
Littleton. His wife is a graduate
of the Assembly's Training
School for lay workers
They have one child, 18
months old.
John W. Dowling
Dies At Norlina
John White Dowling. 52.
died at his home at Norlina
Friday night of a heart attack
Mr Dowline was for manv
years manager of Colonial
Stores at Warrenton where he
made his home. In 1953 he
went to Norlina as manager
of the new Norlina Supermarket
and was serving in that
capacity at the time of his
death. He had been making
his home at Norlina for several
years He was a member
of the Norlina Methodist
Church.
Funeral services for Mr.
Dowling were conducted at the
Norlina Methodist Church on
Sunday at 4 p. m., with interment
in the Collins cemetery
near Norlina. The Rev. Charles
Vale, pastor, and the Rev. Mal(See
DOWLING, page It)
Returns From Hospital
Mrs. H. N. Walters returned
to her home here Friday after
spending several weeks at
Warren. General Hospital.
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tractor was pulled out of the [
idav morning after being struck i
(Photo by Allen King) '
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n in or una
said 4t was his first accident .
in 18 years as a truck driver.
The demolished car was
taken to Whitmore's tlarage,
where it was described by veteran
police officer Buck White
as "the worst wrecked car I
have ever seen "
After several hours of work
the tractor and trailer truck;
was pulled from the ravine by j
two wreckers, one of which'
' was anchored to a tree and
the other chocked In the yard
of the Norlina Motor Lodge. I
Traffic on Highway 1 was j
halted momentarily several j
tiimes while the wreckers
strained on their cables strung i
across the highway.
In the pulling process, one;
of the wreckers turned over
on its side and the driver was
pulled through the door which
was opened by fellow workers
"He escaped without injury.
The wrecker was uprighted
and the enginge was refilled1
with oil and the radiator with ]
water and chained to a large
i oak tree. This time the pulling
was sufficient to drag the
vehicle out of the ravine
From a point on the edge of
the highway the truck was I
taken to Mitchell's Garage forj
repairs on the tractor. Damage
to the tractor and trailer)
was estimated at $1500
Scores of persons watched j
the salvaging operation for;
hours and were on hand when ;
the job was completed around
1 o'clock Friday afternoon.
Chief Buck White said that
no charges have been preferred
against the driver of the
car pending' the outcome of
his injuries.
To Hold World
Day Of Prayer
j The Girl Scouts of Warrenj
ton and Norlina will have a
'birthday party next Wednesday)
I in the Fellowship Hall of the
| Warrenton Methodist Church
j from 4 to 5 p. m.
Refreshments will be served j
land a short program will be|
presented by the Scouts. The |
public is invited.
Stew Sale
The Norlina Senior Class'
will sponsor a Brunswick stew
sale on Saturday, March S, at
the Norlina Club House. The
stew, at 78c s quart, will be
ready by noon.
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Science F
[n Warre
Science Fai ? vill L~ ne!v
n white dome"' .. , .no hiah
schools of 'he county on Turv
lay nigh' ..'".-ii exhibits will
be displayed a:, i judged and
he winners set' cted for the
,'ounty Seience Fair to be held
it John Graham High School
next Friday night, March 11
:\ manner pi ine science
fairs have already been held
in the Negro schools of the
rountv. but the Negro County
Science Fair will be held at
the John R Hawkins school
Business Men
Removal Of t
Warrenton business men will
oppose a petition of the Seaboard
Airline Railway Company
before the Utilities Commission
to abolish the freight
depot at Warren Plains
A hearing on the petition is
scheduled to be held in Raleigh
on March 18
First stop in the opposition
to the petition was taken on
Wednesday night of last week
when a group of local business
men gathered at Hotel Warren
to formulate a plan of action
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liit* group nennea 10 wrne ui
letter to the president and]
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"Laborers Together With
God" will be the theme of the
World Day of Prayer to be
held at Emmanuel Episcopal
Church here at 10 o'clock this
morning (Friday), Miss Amraa
I Graham announced yesterday
The four churches of thej
I town will participate in the!
! service and Miss Graham, in|
making the announcement, said i
that the World Day of Prayer j
comes but (xnce a year, always i
! on the first Friday in Lent, i
Girl Scouts To
Observe Birthday
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Banzet Anno
Candidate F<
Frank B. Banzet, Warrenton
attorney, announced on Tuesday
that he would be a candidate
for the North Carolina
Senate, subject to, the will of
the Democratic voters as expressed
in the May 28. Primary.
Banzet became the first Warren
County citizen to announce
for public office in the May
Primary.
In making his announcement,
Banzet said:
"Issues of far-reaching importance
will be determined in
the forthcoming General Assembly.
No one could, with
remress To RIsconstituents,
state his position on every
question which may arise in
the 1961 Legislature, for the
conditions and requirements of
our people change rapidly.
"However, there .arises at
every session one matter upon
which I am resolute. I refer
to the increasing demand for
central authority. The Constitution
of North Carolina visualises
a maximum decentralisation
of power to the and that
locaf government be kept In
the hands of the people at the
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KIDAY, MARCH I. 19?(l
'airs To B
n Schools
Hm-- ai he same lime that j
tnc wh.te fair is being held at
John Graham gymnasium i
In the fairs 011 Tuesday t
night entries will be judged t
in the primary grades, erades I
4-6. 7-9. and 10-12, with blue <
a n d while ribbons being
awarded (
Three ribbons, blue, white r
and red. will be awarded in f
both the Biological and Phy- c
sieal Science displays, and the j
judges will give honorable
mention to any worthy pro- j
i To Fight
l?. P. Depot
vice president of the Seaboard
Company, pointing out the ;
volume of business from War
ronton going to and from War- (
renton to Warren Plains and
stating the adverse effect the
closing of the station would
have on the business life of
Warrenton and asking that the
petition be withdrawn
Should this petition not be
withdrawn, a spokesman for
the group - aid this week, it is i
likely that an attorney would
be "tnployed to carry the fight
before the Utilities C'ommis-stoft
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BANZET
unces He Is
>r Senate
j County, City and Town level. |
i It is my opinion that it should I
be kept there. I commit my-j
self, if elected as your Senator,
to favor all measures to improve
the effectiveness of local
government and to oppose
every measure, in whatever
form cast, designed to shift
this power to Raleigh.
"The Third Senatorial District
has been represented by
many distinguished sons of
I Warren, Vance and Northampj
ton Counties. If elected to
[ this honored office, I shall en-|
; deavor to the limits of my |
lability to maintain this tradition
and to reflect credit upon
those whom I represent."
j Other political news of interest
to Warren County citizens
during the past week
were the announcements of
i Beverly Lake, former assistant
N. C. Attorney General,
tihat he would be a candidate
for Governor, and Addison
Hewlett of Wilmington that be
would be a candidate for the
seat now held in the United
States Senate by Sdhator
Jordan.
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ects.
Projects from grades 1-9 that I
vim blue ribbons will go to
he County Fair, as will the I
op three projects in boili the
iiological and Physical I
icicnces
The science fair at John
jtahani will be held in con- I
lection with the Parent-Teach- I
rs Association meeting in or- I
ler that members may see the I
irojects of the local school.
Judges for the Tuesday night I
air here will be Dr. Sam H.
rtassey. Jr . Frank Reams and I
Irs Arthur Williams.
Details of the science fair I
it I.ittleton on Tuesday night I
lave not been learned, but
hey are expected to be simi- I
ar to those at N'orlina and I
.Varrenton
N'orlina High School will I
holds its science fair in the
halls of the school on I
Tuesday. March 8, from 3:30 to I
5:30 o'clock at which time re- I
freshments will be served in I
the library by the third year
home economic class.
Judges for the event will be I
Mrs Barker Williams, science I
teacher at Avcock School in I
Vance County, and Hugh W. H
Holt and Dixon Ward of War- I
ronton
They will chose the three I
best entries from the biologi- I
cal science class and three best H
entries from the- physical
science class of the 10th,
11th. and 12th grades to be I
entered in the County Science I
F\ir to he held at oJm Graham H
School on Friday. H
Judging will be on scientific 1
thought. 30 points: creative H
ability, 30 points; thoroughness. I
10 points, clarity and dramatic H
value, 20 points; and technical I
ttkill 10 nnintc 1
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Also to bo chosen by the
judges al Norlina will be the
best exhibit from the elementary
grades. 1 to i?, the best
from the intennedif.te grades,
4-6; and the best from the junior
high school, grades 7 to 9.
Charles Mulchi. a senior, has
been appointed Science Fair
director at the Norlina school.
Mrs I.awrence Baxter of
Warrenton. science teacher in
the Norlina High School, said
that the senior high school
winners from Norlina would go
to Durham this spring as guests
of Dr. Robert W. Wheat, direc?/v..
e t Din . t ?V
iui ui liic uiu-v;uciiui?uy uav
oratory of Duke University. At
Durham the winners will inspect
some of the scientific
eciuinment in the research
building of Duke University
Medical Center, including the
high altitude chamber, elec- :
tron microscope, techical apparatus,
and possibly a heartlu.ng
machine.
In addition, the elementary
schools at Wise, Macon and
Afton-Elberon will each enter *
three of their winning exhibits.
At the county fair Friday.
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lectccf to enter the State
Science Fair.
PTA To Attend
Science Fair
The John Graham-Mariam a
Boyd PTA will hold its regit- I
lar March meeting on Tuesday
night. March 8, instead of i
March 15, as originally ached
Purpose of the change in 1
date is to allow metnben of
the PTA to visit the Science J
Fair in the Gym Tueeday
night, which will make up the
program for the night.
Baxter Announce*
Lenten Service* M
I.enten services will be held I
at Emmanuel Episcopal Church
at Warren ton each Thursday
night during the Lenten see- .
son. the Rev. E. L. Baxter, no ^
tor. announced yesterday.
A list of speakers and the I
listed yesterday by Mr. Bato^
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w ?s ioiiows: . , ^
lurch 10?the Rev. W. XL<J
Letts of LouUburg; Mwch If l
?the Rev. Tray BvNM|S
Werrenton, Merch 24?thrfiS
Rev. iohn R. Link of
ton; Merch 31?the Rev. IHfl
Tucker of Henderson; AriM
-4he Bey. E L. Bexte^*H