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VOLUME 64
Warren (
To Hold 1
Warren County schools will z
end their work for the 1959-60 1
school year early next week 1
when graduating exercises will t
be completed in the five high!
schools of the county. f
Clradtmlion ovnroicoc ...;n
held at John Graham Highi
School here and at Littleton '
High School on Tuesday night, i
Graduation exercises at Nor- <
lina High School will be held 1
it on next Wednesday night. j i
* ' John R. Hawkins will hold1,'
its graduation exercises this' '
afternoon (Friday) at 2 o'clock '
when Dr. Walter N. Ridley, '
president State Teachers Col- (
, y lege, Elizabeth City, will be
the speaker. The baccaulaur J <
eate sermon was delivered onli
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 by J 1
the Rev. L. 0. Saunders, for- |
mer pastor :f Oak Chapel A.Is
M. E. Church. I
The baccalaureate services,
will be held at North Warren '
High School on Sunday after- j
noon at 2:30 o'clock. Dr. II. |
W. Givens, pastor of the Rid-!1
dleville Presbyterian Church;
of Charlotte, will deliver the!
sermon. Graduation exercises |:
will be held on Monday morn-j
ing at 11 o'clock. Dr. John '
Rodwell Larkins, consultant,!
State Board of Public Welfare,,
Raleigh, will be the speaker. !
John Graham School
The commencement sermnn 1
will be held on Sunday at 8'
Pr-m-.?The?Rev, Laurence Bax-|(
ter, rector of Emmanuel Epis-j
copal Church, will deliver the!
sermon.
Graduation exercises will be
held on Tuesday at 8 o'clock.
The Rev. John Gill of Chowan
College, former pastor of the,
Warrenton Baptist Church,'
will deliver the address
Special music for both
... events will be furnished by a
high school choir. Mrs. Leon-i
ard Daniel will be the pianist.
Miss Nancy Pittard will be|
the valedictorian, and Miss
Eleanor Coley will be the
^ salutatorian.
Marshals are: Ronald Shear-,
in, chief; Betsy Rose Turner, |
Inez Davis, Nancy Harris, Mil-!
lie Peeler, Pat Harp, and Jim-'
my Cheves.
Norlina High School
Commencement activities at'
the Norlina High School will;
commence tonight at 8 o'clock i
when the high school piano re-|
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DR. JAMES W. BUTLER,
To Speak At Norlina
cital will be held under the
direction of Mrs. Sturgess Collins.
The commencement sermon
will be held on Sunday even*? ;
ing. The Rev. A. T. Ayscue,
pastor of the Wise Baptist
Church, will deliver the sermon.
Senior Class Day activities
will follow on Monday even
/ ing. The Wise Elementary
I .School commencement exer|
cises will be held on Tuesday
W" evening.
j High school graduation ex|
ercises will take place on
|| ^ Wednesday evening. Dr. James
I W. Butler, assistant director
I of public relations and extenW
sions. East Carolina College
| y will deliver the address to the
h . graduating class.
| % ^ Marshals for commencement
| are chosen according to their
scholastic standings in the junior.
sophomore, and freshmen
classes The chief, Tommy
Young, has the highest average
for the junior class. Also
earning from the junior class
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ind William Seaman will serve
rom the sophomore class, and
/man v. larne win represent;
he freshmen class.
All exercises will begin at
5 o'clock.
Littleton High School |
The baccaulerate services
vill be held in the Littleton |
;chool auditorium at 8 o'clock
>n Sunday night. The Rev. i
William Williams, rector of
\11 Saints Episcopal Church.1
Roanoke Rapids, and Priest in
Charge St. Alban's Episcopal,
Church in Littleton and St.'
\nna's Episcopal Church, will I
ieliver the sermon.
High school graduation exercises
will be held on Tuesday ;
night at 8 o'clock in the auditorium.
Ross A. Kadle, vice,
president in charge of admis-i
sions at Chowan College, will:
je tne speaker.
Eighth grade promotion exercises
and presentation of
minor awards will be held on;
Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock.
Afton-Elberon
Eighth grade commencement
exercises will be held at I
Afton-Elberon school on Mon-j
day night at 8 o'clock. The]
Rev. Troy Barrett u.'A be the'
speaker.
Mrs. Whitley In
Of Warrenton \
Mrs. F. P. Whitley was installed
as president of the,
Warrenton Woman's Club at I
a meeting of the club at Hotel
Warren on Thursday nirhi nf
iast week.
Other officers installed rare
Mrs. Thomas Hawkins, first
vice president: Mrs. R. B.
Butler, second vice president;
Mrs. Manley Martin, recording
secretary; Mrs. W. S. Bugg.
corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Clyde Whitford. treasurer;
Mrs. John Dameron, chaplain.
Mrs. Lloyd Wood, parliamentarian;
Miss Mary Frances
Rodwell, historian.
Mrs. J. M. Royster of Oxford.
president of the Fourteenth
District, performed the
installation ceremony, using
the theme of a wheel. The
retiring president, Mrs. H. M
Williams, Sr., lighted a central
candle reresenting the WarVacation
Bible Scl
Be Held At North
The North Warrenton Baptist
Church has plans to make
good use of the month of
June with both a Vacation
Bible School and a revival
meeting, the Rev. Lee Roy
Campbell, pastor, said yesterday.
There will be a preparation
day for the Vacation Bible
School on Sunday, June 5, Mr.
Campbell said. The school
will begin on Monday, June 6,
and continue through Friday,
June 10. There will be a
three-hour school day beginning
at 9 a. m. and ending at
noon. The school will consist
of Bible stories, songs, games,
and a period of refreshment
each day. All of the children
nf tho Nnrffc W ?r?i?tnn "???
from age? 2 through 16 are
invited and encouraged to
come, the minister said.
The revival meeting will begin
on Sunday, June 12, at
the evening service at 7:30
and will continue through
Sunday evening, June 18. The
Rev. Gwenn McCormick will
be the guest speaker. He is
nbw serving as pastor in the
Tar River Baptist Association.
Mr. Campbell said the public
is cordially invited to attend
these meetings.
Taylor On TV
William W. Taylor, Jr., Warrenton
attorney, will speak on
WRAL TV Channel 5 tonight
(Friday) at 6 o'clock In the
interest of the candidacy of
Dr. I. Beverly Lake.
The Citiaens Bank of Warronton
and the Peoples Bank
of NorUna will be closed on
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i a Year 10c Per C
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.xercises
Sue Robertson will be the
valedictorian, and Rheba Gail
Foston, salutatorian. Marshals j
will be Joyce Seaman and Jim1
Davis.
Macon School
Eighth grade commencement,
exercises and presentation of i
awards will be held at the!
Macon school on Wednesday'
morning at 10:30. The Rev. I
Leon Ross, Methodist minister.)
will be the speaker.
Wise School
Spring Festival ("Twelve i
Queens") will be presented at I
the Wise school tonight (Friday)
at 8 o'clock in the school
auditorium. The program will!
be under the direction of Mrs.
Glenn Weldon. There will be J
no admission charge and the |
public is invited.
Eighth grade commencement!
exercises will be held on Tues-j
day night at 8 o'clock. Calvin
C. White. Warren County'
school supervisor, will be the1
speaker.
Betty Thompson will be the'
valedictorian. and Charles j
King. salutatorian. Marshals j
will be Ronald Perkinson and j
Ronnie King, chiefs; Margaret!
Perkinson. Lucy Perkinson.
and Barbara Hawks.
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Voman's Club
renton Woman's Club. Upon
j being installed, each officer
1 lighted a candle forming the
I rim of the wheel. To each
candle was attached a symbol
representative of the office.
Mrs. Williams presented
Mrs. Whitley with the gavel
and the Woman Club's president's
pin. Mrs. Royster compared
the department chairmen
and special project chairmen
as the rim of the wheel.
But the power of any organi|
zational wheel, she pointed
I out, lies in the members of
I the club.
Other special guests were
I Miss Eleanor Coley, Woman's
i r-i..u ?i?,
I viuii ociiuiaisnip winner ior
1 1960-61, and Mrs. Selby Benj
ton, who sang "By the Bend
I of the River," and "Every1
body's Lullaby."
The club voted to donate
! $25 to the Warrenton Recreation
Commission.
bool, Revival To
Warrenton Church
Tax Reduction
Delay Is Urged
WASHINGTON ? The administration
urged Congress
today not to make any tax
cuts and to postpone for
another year the more than
I four billion dollars in tax reductions
scheduled to take effect
July 1.
The plea was voiced by
Treasury Secretary Robert B.
Anderson in testimony prepared
for the House Ways and
! Means Committee which initiates
all tax legislation.
Anderson also requested
Congress to set the national
debt ceiling temporarily at
293 billion for the year starting
July 1. The presseut temporary
ceiling is 295 billion
under legislation which expires
July 1. The permananent
ceiling is 285 billion.
Teacher^ Appeals
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MOUNT AIRY ? A high
school teacher fined $50 and
costs on charges of assaulting
a male pupil was expected to
appear to Superior Court today.
Max Hiatt, 24, of Rt. 1,
Mount Airy, indicated after
his conviction in Recorder's
Court Monday that he would
appeal. Hiatt admitted hitting
Carl Cain, Jr., in claac with
the flat of his tend, but denied
as the youngster charges
that he struck him several
times.
The charge was brought by
the boys fatter.
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Poppies will be sold here Sa
the American Legion Auxiliary,
advance sale to Mayor W. A. Mi
assistant, looks on. Deborah is
jjimmie Roberts and Charlotte is
; A. A. Wood. All money receive
j directly to disabled veterans o
Recreational Fui
Described As Ei
The response to an appeal
for funds for a recreational'
program at Warrenton this |
summer is most encouraging.
Mrs. W. W. Taylor. Jr.. publicity
chairman, said Wednes-.
day night following a meeting'
of canvassers at Hotel Warren.,
Mrs. Taylor said that the
goal of $1300 has not yet been!
reached, but promoters fell!
it is in sight. A house-to.-;
house canvass and a campaign
in the business section of the.
town was made early this j
week. Mrs. Taylor said that
a complete report from all the
canvassers has not yet been
received. But so far. she said, I
it has been very encouraging, j
Those who have not donated i
or who may wish to increase j
their donations to provide]
wholesome recreation for the'
young people of the Warren-]
ton school district are asked,
Legion Select
To Attend Be
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RONALD SHEARIN
Rising seniors from John
Graham High School and Norlina
High School have been
chosen by Limer Post No. 25,
American Legion, to attend
Boys' State at Chapel Hill
June 19-26.
Stephen Daniel, chairman of
the committee on selections,
announced yesterday that the
Legion's choice for this honor
were Ronald Shearin of John
Graham and Frank Perkinson,
Jr., of Norlina.
Daniel said that the selections
were made on the basis
of scholarship, leadership and
all-around school performance.
Perkinson U the son of Mr
and Mrs. Frank Perkinson of
Wise. During his high school
years he has taken an active
part in school and church activities.
In the ninth grade
he was vice president of the
class and class president in
the tenth end eleventh grades
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turday under the auspices of
Deborah Roberts makes an
,les while Charlotte Wood, her
the daughter of Mr and Mrs.
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
;d from Poppy Day sales goes
r members of their families. |
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id Response
icour aging
to mail a check or hand a donation
to J. Ship McCarroll,
whose office is in the Taylor
building.
Mrs. Taylor said that the
recreational program would be
open to all white children in j
the Warrenton school district I
between the ages of 9 and 19.
Donations of parents have no
bearing on the eligibility of I
the children, she said. She
expressed the hope that par-!
ticipation in the program!
would be widespread.
Receives Degree
Among students graduating)
this week from East Carolina
College in Greenville is Milton
King, son of Mrs. W. P.,
King and the late Mr. King.
A graduate of John Graham j
High School ,he received his
Master's Degree.
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FRANK PERKINSON/n,
He is a member of the Beta
Clnh 4-H rluh anH VPA
Each year in the high school
he has played football, basketball
and baseball
Shearin is the son of Mr.
and Mrs! Roy V. Shearin of
Warrenton. He was president
of the freshman class, treasurer
of the junior class, a
member of the student council
for thre eyears and has
been chosen present of the
student council for next year.
He has also been elected president
of the Monogram Club
for next year, is a member of
the Beta Club, a member of
the Seer staff, chief marshal,
and manager of the Annual
for next year.
Shearin is a member, of
Wesley Memorial . Methodist
Church, president of the Raleigh
District MYP, and i* a
member of the UCY1C
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Fifty Dollars In
Silver To Go To
ricket Holder
Fifty silver dollars will be
jfiven away to the holder of | .
i lucky number on the court I
square Saturday at 5 p. m. i '
when a drawing will be held |'
jnder the direction of then
iVarrenton Merchants Associa-M
ion. ---I This
will be the culmination j ;
)f Warrenton's May Trade,
Days which began yesterday I ,
[Thursday) and will continue
through Saturday. ; I
This is the first of the pro-!
motional events of the ytarj]
See second section for ,
more details on Trade Days, j
sponsored by the Merchants)
Association and is being con-|
iucted under the chairmanship!
r)f Milton Ayscue.
Not only are the partieipat-j
ing merchants advertising spe !
->in 1 korniinc f?- I
but they are giving out tickets i
to their customers good for
the drawing for the S5Q.00|
cash prize on Saturday after-;
noon.
Dairy Princess
Contest To Be
Held On June 6
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The Dairy Princess Contest j
for Warren County will be
held at the John Graham,
High School Friday night,
June 3, at 8 o'clock, Mrs. Ben
Harris and Walter Bender, cochairmen
of the Warren County
June Dairy Month, said
yesterday.
Local organizations at Norlina,
Littleton and Warrenton
will select candidates to enter
the contest.
Miss Jane Link of Warrenton j
una icigucu ?a uauy rnncess:
during the last 12 months. The!
co-chairmen said it is hoped I
that she will be present to j
crown the 1960 princess.
June is a wonderful month j
to focus attention on the usei
of milk products, such as I
cream on your fresh fruits, ice
cream, milk shakes, etc.. Mrs..
Harris and Mr. Bender said, j
Gardner Tells
Rotarians About
New York Trip
W. Monroe Gardner, Insurance
executive, was the guest
speaker at a meeting of the
Warrenton Rotary Club at Hotel
Warren on Tuesday night.
C. P. Gaston presided over the
meeting.
Gardner, told t^ie Cly^). members
of his recent trip' to New
York with Governor Hodges
and 121 men in an effort to
bring industries to North Carolina.
Toomc *?
men, contacted 12 industrial!
firms and talked to the presidents
or heads of each firm,
Gardner said. He said that
they were well received and
that the firm executives were
very complimentary to Governor
Hodges and the State of
North Carolina.
Warrenton Men
Attend Meeting
Three Wartenton men attended
the East Central Industrial
Development Conference
in Raleigh on Tuesdav and
had their pictures in a small
group picture on the front
page of The News and Observer
Wednesday morning.
Attending the conference
were Mayor W. A. Miles. Selby
Benton, president of the
Bute Development Corporation,
and Monroe Gardner,
secretary1.
Chairman
NEW YORK ? Gov. Leroy
Collins of Florid, was satiated
permanent chairman of the
forthcoming Democratic National
Convention and Son.
Frank Church of Idaho was
chosen keynoter at n matting
of the convention arrange,
ments committee Tuesday.
Mrs James Beckwtth wis a
visitor In Ralolgh on Thuradayt.
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IDAY, MAY 27, 1960 NUMBER 22 j
Primary To Be Held |
In County Saturday
Warren County voters on. work has been done in the
Saturday will make their' county lor Larkins.
wishes known when they go to | Principal candidates in the
the 14 precints in the county; race for United States Senato
express their choice for tor are Senator Everette Jornational,
state, county and one j dan, encumbent, and Addison
township ffice. Hewlette. Also in the contest J
The polis will open at 6:30 j are Gregory and Mcintosh,
a. m. and close at 6:30 p. m. j Three men are running on
Principal interest here will: the Democratic ticket for ;
center in the race for State i Lieutenant Governor and three
Senator and a berth on the Republicans are also seeking
hoard of county commissioners' this office. Democratic candiwith
the gubernatorial race1 dates are Philpott, McConnell,
holding almost equal interest. | and Henkel. Republican candiFrank
Banzet, Warrenton j dates are Eggers, Batten, and
attorney, and Wilton R. Drake, |Ba^oy
insurance executive, are each j Two Democrats and two Reseekine
to become State Sena, i Dublicans are seeking the nnm.
tor. and Amos L. Capps, pres- | ination for Insurance Commisent
chairman of the board of sioner. The Democrats are encounty
commissioners, is be-( cumbent Gold and Frederick,
ing opposed by William Skin and the Republicans are Clifner.
III, large farmer of Little-ton and Cameron,
ton. j Voters will also choose be*
Four candidates are in the tween Moore and Cooke for a
race for Governor They are j gjjjj011 ?n the Stat* SuPreme
Terry Sanford. Malcolm Sea-j """addition to the main ofwell,
I. Beverly Lake and Johnifjces there is one contest for.
Larkins. Supporters of San-1 Township Constable. This is in
ford, Lake and Seawell have j Shocco Township where W. L.
been active in the support of' Peoples and Leroy P. Cheek,
their candidates, but little Negro, are the candidates'.
Highway Patrol To Set Up
License Checking Stations
In an effort to-make certainj-probably many?individuals-are-^?J
that drivers have proper! operating vehicles without
licenses, a program of license! proper licenses,
checks Ls getting under way in The checking stations which
the Warrenton area and. wjn be in operation will be
throughout the State of North j concerned primarily with ex- j
Carolina. amining operator's licenses but 3
V R. Vaughan. local High- will also consider other possiway
Patrolman, said yesterday ble violations at the same :
that all motorists operating time, Vaughan said,
vehicles on North Carolina The. program in the local ll
mgnways ana sireers multidistrict, vduch- covers
have valid operators licenses.j Warren, Franklin and Gey*Highway
Patrol officers and vill counties, will be under }
city police throughout the direction of Sgt. T. E. Cook j
State, are cooperating in the of Henderson, the district;-:!
plan for emphasis on licenses, commander.
Checking stations will fre- Drivers who do not have
quently be in operation in licenses are advised to obtftift -J
the future and will be set up J them immediately. Patrolmen
at different places and at dif-,aiso suggested that individuate ?
ferent times. with knowledge of other drivAlthough
the number ofper-jers who do not have the
sons reaching the age of 16, mits call the legal require' ' 'i
the age at which licenses may ments to the attention of the^
be obtained, is growing at a non-licensed persons,
rapid rate, the number of I It was noted that officer* valid
operator's licenses in the are not planning the ched^jBCyl
state is declining, State High- stations with the idea oi makway
Patrolman Vaughan said ing mass arrests but for the '|
here yesterday. He pointed purpose of making certain tlttt J
out that authorities feel the vehicle operators possess PTopstatistics
therefore indicate er licenses.
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Memorial Day Exercises
To Be Held Here Sunday
Memorial Day Services will, flowers which will be carried. \
be held on the court house; to the graves. . h?s|(K
l?um horn I -
? ? - a?w ln announcing the
noon, May 29, at 3 o'clock. Ellis Fleming, Commander ?* a
under t h e sponsorship of Limer Post, expressed the
Limer Post No. 25, American hope that a large crowd would
Legion, and the American be on hand for the exerdM .
Legion Auxiliary- which are not only to pay .
In case of rain the exercises tribute to the dead but in tka
will be held inside the court recalling of their sacrifiM* J
house. point to the continuing duty >
The Rev. George S. Calhoun, I 0f the living.
P"tor of Young's Memorial AU thos? who ^ mtmifiA
and Brookston Presbyterian 1K_ ? >8
Churches will be the speaker ?" the ,rmed ,orce? ? the Jf
for the services. U?" ??d them brothers and
Following the serrice. 144 sisters and kin end friends 1
graves wftl be decanted with are given s special invitation :
flowers end flags by nenhsn to attend this service In MSF %
of Limer Poet. the Auxiliary ory of their fallen comrades,
will he responsible for the Fleming aadd - OM
Summer School To Be Held At
Local High School For Six Weeks
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A summer school will be mux),
held at the John Graham Bach course will naaehn^^H
High School from June to three hours a day, M
July 18, J. F. Hockaday, prin- a week for six weeks. AJ^^H
dpal of the school, announced of credit will be (tarn
yesterday. He said July 4 each subject The tuttonjf^H
would be a summer school tor each course will IWl^H
holiday. Registration will
Hockaday aaid the aummer o'clock on Monday, Jssne CM
school would be a couatywide Hockaday said
school with students from the tlon to the EngMob and )B^|
three white high schools of course, there wtt bo
the. county eligible to attend, weeks course
Subjects to be offered will Study" taught This co?i|H
ha English n, EngHah m.Eng- win boghl dndM^^^^B
li?h rV^ Algebra I and Alge- and end on Friday. Juw|
bra II Other courses win bo Tattiou for this raanS^M
offered U there U enough do- he