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Warren County I
Schools To Open j
On September 1
New Principal At
Littleton School
% Warren County schools will
reopen for the 1960 61 term on
Thursday, September 1, it was
learned yesterday from the ofI
fice of the Superintendent of
Schools.
* ' Registration of students will
be on Wednesday, August 30,
Superintendent Roger Peeler
said.
Peeler said that principals
would begin their work on
August 18 and would be in
their office for consultation
purposes, pre-registration and
other work preparatory to the
opening of school.
Only one change has been
made in principals of the
schools, Peeler said. L. C. Robinson
of South Carolina has
succeeded Raymond Gilbert as
principal of the Littleton j
school. Gilbert will study at j
the University of North Caro- j
Una this year under a science ]
fellowship.
Teachers will begin their j
work on August 30.
Three Warren Boys
To Attend Camps
For Handicapped
Thrp, hnv. Iwim W. I
County will participate in the j
summer camp program offered ']
by the North Carolina Society I
for ciippied children end '
?<? adults this year, Dr. William
Burns Jones, Jr., Medical Director
of the Warren Couhty ,
Health Department, said yesterr_r~I
, He listed these boys as Merlin
Dickerson, white, of Warrenton,
and Lee Rainey, Route
1, Norlina, and Joe Jasper j j
Lewis, Route 3. Warrenton,
both colored.
Merlin will attend Camp
Sycamore, located in the William
B. Umstead State Park
in Wake County. Lee and Joe
will attend Hammock's Beach
Camp near Swansboro. Both of
these camps are Easter Seal
recreational camps for physically
handicapped children and
are supported by the contributions
of the public through
Easter Seal drives each year.
Dr. Jones said that it is
through the interest of the
people of Warren County in
this program that the three
Warren County boys will have
r this opportunity for recreation
and guidance.
Sgt. Hunter Wins
, Pistol Honors
Sergeant First Class Samuel
W. Hunter of the Army Ad
vancea xuaricmansnip unit, <
whose home is at Areola, won
the .22 Caliber Pistol Charapi- 1
onship match with a score of
?5?40x at the 1960 National
Rifle and Pistol Matches held '
at Camp Perry, Ohio, on August
S.
Announcement of Hunter's
triumph was announced from .?
Camp Perry this week. <
Sgt. Hunter was awarded the 1
Walker Trophy, a miniature ]
trophy, Hi-Standard Trophy 1
Model Pistol and National Rifle
Association silver. j
Miss Moseley To Retain )
Miss Nina Moseley, who has t
been in Prance and Germany
for ne&ly three and a half .
years, has completed her War ?
of duty with the Army Reeree- *
r tion and is in New York from J
where she - will return to her
home here as soon as her ear
Arrives from Germany. Her 1
sister, Mrs. Nancy Bullock, and 1
M. Was Hattie Drake arc her '
guests In New York and will J
, return to Warrealon with her. 1
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seatsis Dinner S
The Warrenton Booster's
' Club will told its annual din- I
, Bar meeting on August 17 at c
7.-60 o'clock at the Warrenton 1
Country Club A dutch dinner I
HOI be .emd at this tine. ^
Subscription Price $3.0(
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Neal Resigns
Officer, True
Willis F. Neal has resigned
is special police- officer for
the Town of Warrenton, effective
September 1.
Notice of his resignation was
?iven to the board of commissioners
at their regular meeting
here Monday night, and
vas accepted "with regrets" by
the commissionei s.
Neal gave as his reason for
resigning his age and declining
lealth. Neal was not present
n uic luceuiig uui, inruugu
Commissioner Beverly White,
;xpressed his appreciation to
he town for the fine treatment
accorded him, and promised
his services in case of
smergency.
Neal, a former sawmill operator,
has served the town for
The commissioners did not
discuss a replacement for Officer
Neal at their Monday
aight meeting.
The commissioners are interested
in the purchase of a new
fire engine for the town. They
iicsussed the demonstration of
Warrenton L:
Picnic For Nc
The Warrenton Lions Club
iponsored a picnic for the
:olored blind of Warren Couny
on the campus of the John
I. Hawkins High School on
Vednesday afternoon.
Present for the picnic was
kfrs. Agnes Purnell, Blind Case
rVorker, and her dog, Jolly,
ind Miss Jackie Frazier, assistint
to Mrs. Purnell.
Hamburgers, hot dogs, potao
chips, pickles, and ice
ream were served by members
4 the BUnd Committee of the
ocel lions Club.
Guests at the picnic in addiion
to Mrs. Purnell and Miss
frazier were Carrie Shearin,
flossie Jefferies, Hensrttts
raamuu T..?> A lalnn nllA?
VUliams, Jtmn Williams,
lenry Robertson, and Barley
Icott.
Prize* were (teen to Henry
tobertsoo, 88, tor befaid tte ,
) a Year 10c Per |
As Special
k Talked
a modern engine here on Wednesday
afternoon of last week,
and the need for a new fiir
engine. It was brought out
during the discussion that the
cost of the new fire engine
and equipment would be around
$20,000, and Commissioner
Walker Burwell. Fire Chief,
said that he understands that
the equipment ican be purchased
under a lease-purchase
agreement
The commissioners pointed
out that it might be possible
to buy the equipment under
such an agreement without a
bond issue and without a tax
increase, by extending payments
over a number of years.
However, no action was taken
bv the board, as the purchase
of the fire engine remained in
the discussion stage.
Mn Qfttinn
transaction of routine business
and the acceptance of Neal's
resignation, was taken by the
board in a session that lasted
for little more than an hour.
ions Give
igro Blind
15 miles; and to James Williams
for his knowledge of the
Blind Magazine program.
Sam A. Warlick, Jr., gave
the welcoming speech; Mrs.
Purnell gave a talk, and Carrie
duvuni icu III Bulging ounif?.
Members of the Sifftit and
Conservation of the Blind
Committee of the Warren ton
Lions Club are: Sam Werlick,
chairman; A. H. Bryson, Harry
Cohen, E. T. Odom, A. C. Fair,
and A. A. Wood.
Other Lions present at the
picnic were Duke Jones, W. L.
Turner, Monroe Gardner, W.
K. Lanier, and E. T. Duncan.
Rotary Speaker
Cadet Jimmy MacDonald of
the U. S. Air Academv whn
hit been (pending severel
days here with relatives, was
the guest speaker at a meeting
of the Rotary Club on Tueedajr
night
Mrs. Alien Fisher was a patient
la Warren General Hraihital
Inst vMt'a #?.
' Wv*" ' ? Mwnuiiwit.
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cated
Work Oi
To Start
The excavation and construction
for the Gaston dam and
power house is scheduled to
begin on September 1
Clearing and building access
roads to the dam site will begin
immediately.
Virginia Electric and Power
Company announced this week
from its office at Richmond
that Norman D. McKenney,
manager for the construction
of the Gaston hydroelectric
dam and power station on the
Roanoke River arrived at Roanoke
Rapids on August 4 to
establish field offices for the
construction.
McKenney said the first step
in building the dam will be
preparation?of?the?site?a?derection
of the construction
plant, including machine and
carpenter shop and equipment
Football Pi
Football practice will begin
at John Graham High School
on Monday night, August 15,
at 7 o'clock. Coach Fate King
announced yesterday.
He said boys are requested
to report for equipment and
physicals at this time.
Having lost six of his first
string players through the
graduation route last spring,
King said that he would have
to depend largely on sophomores
and juniors, as only
three seniors are expected to
be on the squad. However, he
said, many of the juniors are
experienced and prospects for
the season "are fair."
Difficulty confronting two
boys In getting home from
practice may cause thcrt. to
drop from the squad,. King 1
said, listing these boys aa Alvin
Reavis and Benson Aycock.
If Reavis should drop out, the
squad would have only two
Lost from the teem through j <
graduation were such stalwarts
as Toramie Miles, Ed Wood,
Sammy Short, Monroe Mustlan,
Norwood Polly and Frank MeDo
well
A*- the boys with expert- :
oe darning to the team ,
* CUnton Neal, quartar
en K
BOUNTY OF WARREN, N. (
Near
i Gaston I
On Septei
I buildings. sj
' A construction engineer with w
Stone and Webster Engineer- st
ing Corporation, which has pi
been awarded the contract to di
build the dam and power la
house, McKenny has a back- m
ground of engineering experi- pi
ence in heavy industry. Some fa
of his projects include the oi
construction of shipyards, paper
mills, steam electric plants ^,
and hydroelectric stations. He '
recently constructed a miltimillion
dollar dam on the Bak- ei
er River in Washington State w
for the Puget Sound Power di
and Light Company. fi
Completion date for the 200,- P'
000 kilowatt station, eight miles ^
upstream from Vepco's Roa- aj
noke Rapids hydroelectric sta- v<
tion, has been set for the fc
actice Start
back; Gordon Haithcock, Billy Si
Mitchiner, Larry Hayes and di
Raymond Bartholomew, half- oi
backs; Steve Clark, fullback ai
or end; Alvin Reavis and Clin- N
ton Ranes, fullbacks; Bill Clark
and Macon Reavis, guards;
George Pittard and Billy Rogers,
centers; Bobby Edmonds, w
Laurance Boyd apd Steve Joy- Oi
ner, tackles; A. C. Collier, ar
Herman Rooker, and WUton bi
Bolton, ends, p,
New members of the squad G]
will be Thurman Rooker, Ni
yrnue, ana tucnara ?
Williams, returning after year
lay-off- Bill Taylor and A1
Fleming, playing for first R
year; and Benson Aycock, if p
transportation can be arranged. ~
Freshmen expected to come R
out for the team Include Billy
Benson, Herbert Booker, Jimmy
Orerby and Roddy Drake.
Coach Klne said that it is R?
likely that other freshmen m
from Macon and Aft on wffl *"r
come out. bat it has been impossible
to obtain their names, ou
Coach King said that nine Dt
games have bean scheduled for alg
the aeaeon. srtth its of these nj
games to he played at home sit
Th team will open ita season <
at Scotland Neck on September fill
J sad wilt play at Weita on R
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K ? M- I The Stands
^ ^ 2256 South
r~ f
)am
mber 1
aring of 1963. Exploratory
ork has been proceeding foi
;veral months. When com
leted, the 3,600 foot lonj
am will create a beautiful In
nd lake 34 miles long, 11
lies across at the wides'
aint, with 20,300 acres of sur
ice area and over 360 miles
: shoreline.
At its highest elevation, th<
am will rise 105 feet abou
le river. Except for the pow
"house and snillu/nv
hich will be concrete, th<
am will be earth and rocl
11. Radical crest gates wil
rovide control of. the reser
air elevation during times o
nod, Thrp*> fppt nf flood st-ny
te above the normal reser
air pool level will be providet
?r Hood control purposes.
:s Monday
eptember 10, after an opei
ate on September 9. Th<
*ly other game9 to b playec
vay from home will be at
orlina on October 2R.
John Grahtun will play ib
rst home game on September 25
hen it meets Spring Hope
ther home games scheduled
e: Nashville, Sept. 30; Louis
irg, Oct. ?; Littleton, Oct. 14;
ranklinton, Oct. 28. John
-sham will end its season on
Dvcmber 4 when its p'ays,
mevenue here.
oberts Appointed
hief Warrenton
Ural Fire Dept.
Jimmie Roberts was elected
king chief of the Warrenton
tral Fire Department at a
setinff of the firemen nn I set
iday night.
Roberta was elected to fill
t the unexpired term of
xon Ward who recently reined.
Ward had aerved the
ral fire company aa chief
we lta organisation in ISM.
Cliff EUla was elevated to
I out the unexpired tena of
ofctrte. . ..
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R1DAY, AUGUST 12,"i960 NUMBER S3
i Ferry Site
Controversy Ended By
Surprise Compromise
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A compromise site for alers that all the Warrenton
| bridge across the Roanoke Riv-j group sought over the past
> ..^c. uawii s rcuy uasj many years was a bridge tnat
! brought a favorable response would tie Warren County's isoI
from both Littleton and War-jlated Roanoke Township to the
; ronton citizens, according to i remainder of the county.
| information reaching this news-| On July 7 representatives of
I paper this week. the Highway Commission indi
A weeks long fight between cated preference for the Robcitizens
of the Littleton area inson Ferry location at a meet|
and the Warrenton area over ing held in Littleton. When
I whether a proposed bridge the controversy over locating
! should be located at Robinson's the proposed bridge there or
Ferry or Curl's Hill was ended at Curl's Hill broke out anew,
at New Bern on last Thursday the matter was referred for a
[ when the State Highway Com- hearing before the full com|
mission ordered that the bridge mission. That hearing was held
. be erected at a site between last Thursday at New Bern, re;
Eaton's Ferry and Robinson's suiting in the compromise pro\
Ferry. posal.
The commissioners ordered According to commission estthat
the bridge should be imates, the bridge if located at
i built at an alternate A or an Curl's Hill would have cost in
I alternate B site, depending the neighborhood of $1,025,000
I upon a decision of highway and an estimated $750,000 at
( engineers. The A site is lo- Robinson's Ferry. Yesterday
I cated a mile upstream from the commission said -Ihe bridge
i Eaton's Ferry and the B site at the chosen Eaton's Ferry
| is located 1.8 miles upstream site will cost between $850,000
i o ana a>?uu,uuu.
| The site chosen by the High- According to the record, Eati
way Commission will shorten on's Ferry was chosen as the
j the distance to Littleton ma- site for a Roanoke River bridge
i terially over that of the Rob- back in 1955 and the sum of
\ inson Ferry site, but on the $300,000 set aside for that proother
hand the new site will ject. Developments leading to.
i give Warren County a direct a license to Virginia Electric
! connection with Roanoke Town- and Power Co. to construct a
ship, principal objective of the second hydroelectric facility on JS
Warrenton area citizens. Roanoke River between Thelma
Gen. Claude T. Bowers of and Littleton apparently
Warrenton, one of the leaders brought about difficulties that
in promoting the Robinson resulted in -cancellation of
Ferry site and president of plans.
Warren County's Development In 1955 a delegation repreCorporation,
said this week senting Warren County called
that the Highway Commission's on Gov. Luther Hodges urging
compromise is a happy solution construction of a bridge that
- j to a vexing problem." would join both parts of tha* J
I Marvin Newsom a snnktc. 'Mum4v Tt ?*'"? "**' *
man for the Curl's Hill site, that time Roanoke Township
said that while his group still was isolated from the remaindbelives
that the. Curl's,. Hill er of the county and its- only
site would have served North- means?af ......iiw*. hy
ampton and Halifax Counties was by way of Eaton's Forty
as well as Warren, "we feel which has been in operation ;
| that so far as the Eaton's Fer- for around 150 years.
r j ry location is concerned, it This condition, it was point'
j will serve Warren County as a ed out, resulted in school cb&?
r whole. dren of Roanoke Township
j Accompanying General Bow- ing unable to attend sdkool
' ers to the Highway hearing at during river flood seasons bo-. |
" New Bern on Thursday of last cause the ferry is not suitable
' week, was Frank B. Banzet, for transporting school buses,
who acted as spokesman for The governor also was told *;
* the Warrenton group, and at that time the bridge would
5 Mayor W. A. Miles and Mon- draw trade from southern Vlr- ' {
roe Gardner. ginia communities to WaireftC||
* Banzet told the commission- County towns.
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Neal Appointed Town
; Clerk By Commissioners
t Clinton Neal was appointed ^
[ Town Clerk and Water Departi
ing of the Board of Town Com- ?
missioners on Wednesday night. Ejip|
He will succeed Edward f^PflPigB
I Hunter who has resigned ef,
fective September 1, to accept
a position in the bookkeeping
department of Peck Manufac- fefflBj
, turing Company after working
. for the town for a number of H
years.
Neal will begin his new
duties with the town on Mon I
day morning.
Monroe Gardner and B. W. I
Currin, Jr., appeared before I
ing to discuss water and sewer I
lines for their new develop- H
ment, "County Meadows," off H
the Country Club road, The
matter was referred to the u WHHHNS
water committee. R/vkkI?.
The appointment of Nealand "J00?1114 / ?
the discussion of the water At LoCfil Charchi
and sewer lines were the only
matters before the board Wed- Dr- CecU_jfrri>lj&BE_lg|
nesday night. of
preach 1 the ll o*cMc Wjjj
Town Want* To marui^M^odat
Sweep Street* Sund^- *? ?* **
For Sunday*
Motorists an requeued not x>r. Bobbins is a
to park their cars anywhere on tar ot Weslev " Main
Street after midnight on ^ s formw^pS^^B
W. L. Wood, etntrman of the C**,,lln"
street committee at the tew*.
said that the raaaon (or the Mrs. ??Or
request U to enable the (beat leMMren at Wthei^H
to be sweet so that it would | gnaati at Mr. nil
b. clean te Sunday.. sbarefll
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