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VOLUME 65
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Warrenton is to have another
doctor.
Dr. Robert S. Cline of Hickory
will on July 1 become associated
with Dr. Joseph J. Allen
in a full partnership here
in the general practice of medicine.
Dr. Cline is a graduate of
*. the University of North Caro- j
If Legal
Approval
Given To
Sidewalk
The Board of County Commissioners
on Monday approved
and agreed to appropriate
half the cost of a sidewalk on
the west side of the court
house square if it can be determined
that the county has
a legal right to do so.
The question was raised
when Auditor A .P. Kodwell,
Jr., told the commissioners that
the court house fund had
enough money in it to pay the
cost of the construction, but
added, "if it has the right to
do it."
This reply sent the County
Attorney searching through his
law books, but at the time of
adjournment he had been unable
to find any reference to
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uie quwuuii. ne saiu lie
would continue his search and
notify the commissioners at
... j their April 4 meeting.
The matter of the construction
of the sidewalk was
brought to the attention of the
commissioners by Mrs. G. D.
Horne and Miss Anne Burwell,
representatives of the Warrenton
Garden Club which is enV
gaged in a project to beautify
the court house lawn. Mrs.
Horne, who acted as spokesman,
told the board members
that the parking space for the
hnnlrmnhile S&H heen removed
and that the town had provided
free parking space for
the vehicle on Market Street.
She said that this space was
being seeded to grass and a
sidewalk along the west side
of the court lawn would protect
the grass and add to the
beauty of the square. She said
that the town had agreed to
pay for the labor and supervise
the laying of the walk.
Mrs. Home also expressed
the thanks of the Garden Club
to Commissioner A. J. Ellington
for the donation of several
loads of topsoil and to the
t? commissioners for their cooperation.
The commissioners in
turn expressed their appreciation
to the ladies for their
work in beautifying the court
house square.
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Campaign
Underway
Volunteer workers in the annual
Red Cross fund-raising
drive currently being conducted
in Warren County are reporting
a good response from
donors.
According to county chairman
J. Bruce Bell of Warrenton,
solicitors throughout the
county are hopeful of reaching
their goal of $8800 before the
campaign ends April 1.
Bell requested that persons
who were not contacted by volunteer
fund raisers mail their
contributions either to him or
to Warren County chapter
of the American Red Cross in
v Wsrrenton.
Belt said that during the
each as training Gray Ladies
h- y ler the local hospital, and conP
* ducting first aid programs?
had been handled by the Red
Cross.
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Subscription Price $3.00 a
on Will
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Una and the Medical College
of the University of North Carolina
from which he was graduated
in 1957. He was a classmate
of Dr. Allen.
He interned at the Medical
College Hospitals of South Carolina
in Charleston. Following
his internship, Dr. Cline served
for two years with the
United States Public Health
Service and was stationed at
the United States Service Hospital
in New Orleans. Presently
he is in Charleston, S. C.,
where he is taking postgraduate
work in the Department
of Medicine at the Medical
College Hospitals in Charleston.
Dr. Cline is married to the
former Miss Martha Yount of
Hickory. They have two children.
Phillip 2, and Dana, 3%.
They are members of the
Lutheran Church.
PO Lobby j
Open Later j
The lobby of the Warrenton j
postoffice will be open each
day until 11 p. m. for the convenience
of the patrons of the
office, Leonard Daniel, post- ,
master, announced yesterday. '
Daniel said that through the |
town board of commissioners,
the Mayor and police department,
arrangements have been
made to have the police check
and lock the lobby each evening
at 11 o'clock. However, he
cautioned, a word of warning ]
is given against loitering in ,
the post office building. He j
said offenders are subject to i
arrest and prosecution.
Daniel also called attention i
to the fact that a stamp vend- I
ing machine has been placed
in the lobby of the postoffice .
where 3c and 4c stamps may ,
be obtained. I
Mailing of chain letters at j
the local postoffice has been i
observed. It has been noted,
Daniel said, that there has
been an increase of this within
this area. These letters or
postal cards that ask someone
to make copies and send to
other people are classed as
chain letters and come under
the label of lotteries or frauds.
He pointed out that such mail
is not mailable and that persons
mailing them may be ,
prosecuted. I
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Science Students
To Attend District '
Fair Saturday
John Graham, Norlina and
Afton-Elberon schools will par- ,
ticipate in the North Carolina (
Central District Science Fair '
at N. C. State College tomor- 1
row (Saturday), Calvin White,
school supervisor for Warren i
County, said yesterday.
White said that county fair
winners and additional student
projects will be entered In the
Junior High Division (7-0) and <
in the Senior High Division
(10-12) Five winners, he said,
in both the physical and biological
sciences in the Senior
Division will be eligible to par-1;
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County
Endorse
The Warren County board
of commissioner* has given.!
its endorsement to a compre-11
UCIUiTV muui OVU ?D/ OUIOUIUCU 1
to begin In tho Warren tonNorllna-Uttleton
area on i
April 10. j
W a r r e a' a commlaalon- I
era apoke favorably of' the '
forthcoming survey during Us (
meeting held here on Konday. |
The board was unanimous in (
its opinion that the survey Is
essential if a successful pro- <
gram of attracting industry is <
yry, w oe conaucwi joinuy uyi
the Bvtc Development Com-J
PUT tod tht H. C Employ-1
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Year 10c Per Co
Sfll
Thiry years of service t(
:iation to present a plaque
ng the annual meeting- of 1
;he award to Cohen, right,
>f The Salvage Store for 1
:ion with other Warrentor
aer husband with the awa
Angier J
Scholars
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A 17-year-old Norlina girl,
iCathryn Ann Vale, has been
lamed one of 11 North Carolinians
chosen to receive Duke
University's 1961 Angier B.
DUKe i>cnoiarsnips?me most
valuable awarded by the institution.
The daughter of the Rev.
md Mrs. C. E. Vale, Kathryn
was chosen from a group of
35 finalists from No-th and
South Carolina and Virginia
who spent last Friday and SatCattlemen
Will Vote
Saturday
warren c-uuniy eauiemeii
will participate in the Cattle
for Slaughter Referendum to
be held tomorrow (Saturday).
To be decided by producers
is whether or not to continue
the promotional program that
has been in effect for the past
three years.
Polls will be located in the
front hall of the County Agri
cultural Building at Warrenton
from 9:00 a. m. until 5:00 p. m
North Carolina cattle producers
are at the crossroads of
potention growth in the cattle
industry, K. J. Shaw of Laurinburg,
state chairman of the
referendum, said this week in
urging growers to vote to continue
the assessment. "But
through the offorts -of the
North Carolina Cattlemen's Association,"
he said, "and the
assessment program, growth
can be great."
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ter Howard Jones appeared before
the board as a representative
of the Bute Development
Company.
Jones told the commissioners
that 20,000 questionnaires
would be distributed among
thousands of potential industrial
workers beginning April
10. Distribution will be handled
by interested citizens and
by Warren County school chilIren,
he said.
The survey will be concluded
on April 24 and completed
questionnaires will be tabulated
by the Employment SecurI
Vrom the compiled^ data an
Btjiatermlne the number of
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> his town prompted the V
to retiring Warrenton busi
;he association on last Thin
J. C, Moore expressed grat
lis civic loyalty, business p
i businessmen. Mrs. Cohen
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B. Duke
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lina Girl
urday on the Duke campus
competing for the awards,
which provide from $2,000 to
87,200 for four years of undergraduate
work.
Also competing for an Angier
B. Duke scholarship was
another Warren County stu!
dent, Ronald Vance Shearin of
Warrenton.
] . Winners were announced by
Robert L. Thompson, executive
secretary of the University
Scholarship Committee,
following two days of testing
and interviewing finals contestants
on the campus over the
weekend.
Recipients were selected
solely on the bass of
over-all ability in various
fields. Judges weighed the
contestants' scholastic attainments,
college aptitude, inherent
ability, range of interests
as shown by records in extracurricular
activities, and extent
of participation in community,
church and civic life.
Finalists who were not
among the 17 winners from the
three-state area still stand to
gain scholarship aid from the
university, although in lesser
amounts than provided by the
i Angier Duke awards
i Kathryn, who attended
i Northern High School in Durj
ham County before her par
ents moved to Norlina two
years ago, is currently a student
at St. Mary's Junior College
in Raleigh. At Duke she
plans to major in English.
She is a finalist in the
National Merit Scholarship competition
and last year received
the Cooper Medal awarded by
St. Mary's- high school department
to thp student with the
(See WINNER, page 12)
isioners
Survey
how many fall into each age
. group; the number of males
land females; available degrees
of education and other pertinent
information.
The survey forms will be
available to persons of any
race desiring employment, and
to high school seniors and college
students who would be
willing to accept industrial employment.
The forms will be obtainable
from any bank and poetoffice
In Warren County. Questionnaires
will also be available
from the Employment Security
Commission's Henderson
office, from Warren County
farm agents' offices end from
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Jarrenton Merchants Assonessmen
Harry Cohen dur sday
night. In presenting
itude to the former owner
ride, and genuine cooperalooks
on as Moore presents
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Cohen Is
Retiring;
Stock Sold
The Salvage Store building in
which Harry Cohen operated a
drygoods store for 30 years
will be rented by Edward
Cheves, owner of Edward's Department
Store, it was learned
yesterday. Cheves will operate
a second store in the building.
Cohen, who came to Warrenton
from Norfolk in the spring
of 1931, ceased to operate the
Salvage Store on Saturday as
he retired from active business
following a closing out
sale.
Since his arrival in Warren
ton, Cohen has been active in
the business and fraternal life
of the town. He headed many
drives and other movements
looking to town progress and
served as town commissioner
for twelve consecutive years.
A native of Durham, Cohen
is married to the former Miss
Dorothy Goldstein of Norfolk.
| Va. They have one daughter,
Mrs. David Streiger of New
Rochelle. N. Y. .and two grandchild-en.
Ann, 15, and Ellen.
11.
Cohen said early Ihis week
I that he and Mrs. Cohen would
I retain their apartment here
I but had not as yet determined
I wnere mey wouiu maxe meir
future home.
Farmers Urged
To Turn In 1961
Excess Acreage
Warren County farmers must
use their allotted cotton acreage
by either planting or releasing
all or some of this
acreage if they do not wish to
lose some of their vital cotton
acreage.
According to T. E. Watson,
County ASC Office Manager,
fanners who fail to plant at
least 75 per cent of their allotment
or fail to release the unplanted
allotment to the ASC
county committee may, in accordance
with National cotton
regulations, cause their next
farm cotton allotment to be reduced.
yvaison saia mac tarmers
I who know now that their cotton
allotment will not be planted
should visit their local county
ASC office at Warrenton
and take steps to preserve
their planting history by releasing
their allotment for use
by other farmers in the county.
The deadline date for acceptance
of this released acreage
by the ASC county committee
is April S.
?-a? .AL a ?
ah uiuwi iwr uuior iinncn
in the county to benefit from
this released acreage end in
order for the planting history
to remain in the county, farmera
need to release their allotment
which they don't Intend
to plant, Watson said.
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Drake To
Serve As
President
W. R. Drake, Warrenton businessman
and civic leader, was
elected president of the War- .
renton Merchant's Association 1
during the annual meeting of
the organization held at the
Warren Country Club on last
Thursday night.
In accepting the presidency
of the local organization, Drake
said that he would strive to
render leadership to the association
and promised close
cooperation between himself
and members of the board of
directors of the merchants
group.
Drake, whose name was submitted
by a nominating committee
headed by W. K. Lanier,
is mayor of Macon and was a
candidate for the state senate
in 1960.
Drake was unanimously elect
ed to succeed Sam A. Warlick,
Jr . as president of the association.
J. A. Tucker was reelected
vice-president. The
secretary-treasurer spot, which
has been filled by Mrs. Helen
Harmon in past years, is filled
by vote of the association directors.
New directors named were
Mrs. Duke Miles, Thomas Gastrin
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Hilliard. Directors re-elected |
included A. C. Fair, W .K.
Lanier, Jr., W. P. Burwell, Milton
Ayscue, Randolph Miles
and A. D. Johnson.
The dinner meeting?attended
by approximately 75 association
members and guests?
was presided over by Warlick.
Court F
By Traff
A total of 19 cases?mostly
dealing with violations of motor
vehicle laws?were heard
in Friday's session of Warren
County Recorder's Court held
here before Judge Julius E.
Banzet.
One appeal was taken. Milton
Brodie, charged with assault
inflicting bodily harm, requested
his case be sent to
Superior Court. Brodie, who
was placed under an appearance
bond of $100, drew a six
month sentence on Friday.
Another six-month sentence
was handed down by Judge
Banzet in the case of Archie
Johnson, convicted of theft.
In other cases heard the following
action- was taken by the
Game Lav
Favored I
The Warren County Board of
Commissioners favor a change
in the state game law affecting
Warren Co*,,** They would
have the open season on squirrels
begin at the same time
as does the season on quail
and rabbits, instead of on November
I.
This was revealed on Monday
when the commissioners
met as a Board of Equalisation
and Review and transacted
several other matters of
Walter Bender and Willie
Martin, well known local faraer?,
told the commissioners
that they had been unable to
let the Wildlife Commission to
change the- aqgiirral aeaaon ao
that It wool* open with the
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The invocation was given by
Randolph Morris.
Following the dinner, enter-1
tainment was furnished by!
Miss Gayle Harmon, daughter |
of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Harmon
of Warrenton, who presented j
a dance and pantomime program.
Highlighting the program
was a list of possible suggestions.
including the formation
of a central credit bureau and
closer cooperation among merchants,
designed to stimulate
business in Warrcnton.
President Warlick summed
up three talks on improving
local business conditions given
by J. Howard Daniel, Leon
Knight and N M. Hilliard.
A pla.que was Presented Harry
Cohen, Warrenton merchant
for thirty years, for his service
to both the town and organization.
J. C. Moore made
the presentation.
An announcement of a labor
survey to be conducted in the
county was made by Monroe
Gardner on behalf of the Bute
Development Company, which
is spearheading the survey.
looded
ic Gases
court:
David A. Hobbs, drunk driv
ing, found guilty of reckless
driving, $50 and costs.
Jesse James Dails, trespass
and theft, nol pros with leave.
zRussell Palmer, Jr., no operator's
license, not guilty.
Allen Page Edwards, no operator's
license, improper
lights, $25 and costs.
Willie Ellis, assault on female,
prayer for judgment continued
upon payment of costs.
Stephen Scott, speeding, cost.
John Bryant Shearin, speeding,
costs.
Eulan Lester Shook, driving
on wrong side of road, involved
in accident and failure to
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regular hunting season and
thet they were considering asking
for a local law for Warren
County.
The commissioners expressed
themselves as being in sympathy
with the two citizens'
views and the need for a
change, but failed to take any
official action upon the request.
Less than half a dozen citizens
appeared before the commissioners
to request a hearing
upon the new values sat by
a special board of revaluation.
These were told that they
would first have to appear before
Cooper Associates to make
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NUMBER 12
raers
vake
ession
To Hear
Planning
Proposals
The fate of proposed planning
of the Gaston Lake area
in northern Warren County
may hinge on the outcome of
a public meeting to be held
here 011 Friday, March 31.
Authorization of such a meeting?to
be attended by property
owners along the future
Gaston Lake shoreline in Warren
County and other interested
persons?was given by the
Warren County board of commissioners
on Monday
In calling for the meeting,
commissioners voiced the need
to learn the sentiment of lake
side property owners before
taking steps to regulate subdivisions
and create a zoning
plan affecting thousands of
acres of lands bordering the
huge reservoir.
Action of the commissioners
in calling for the meeting?
scheduled to begin at 8 p. m.
In the Warren County court
house here?was prompted by
a renewed request from the
county's planning board ,lor j
the appropriation of $3300 in %
funds for Warren's share in
the cost of planning for the
entire lake area.
Marvin Newsom, chairman of
the county's planning board,
urged the county's governing
: body to allocate funds for
[ planning as quickly as possible.
! The flooding of the reservoir
i area, scheduled by Virginia
| Electric and Power Company
I for late 1962, makes it imperative
that speedy action be
taken by Warren County, he
said.
Newsom told the commisssioncrs
that planning boards
in several other counties concerned
with the orderly development
of the area bordering
350 miles of shoreline in North
Carolina and Virginia had already
put in requests for fund3
for planning services.
At a recent meeting of Halifax
County lake property owners
unanimous approval was
| given a planning program,
Newsom said. A similar response
on the part of Warren
County land owners is expect
ed, he said.
At the meeting scheduled to
be held here March 31, not
only property owners, but other
interested county citizens as
well, will meet to hear the
(See SESSION, page It)
Grandson Of
Mitchells Dies
Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Mlt- \s
chell are in Jacksonville, Fla.,
where they were called due to
the death of their grandson on 5
Wednesday. They were accompanied
by Tasker Polk. j.'|
The three-year-old boy, William
T,yerly. died in a Jacksonville
hospital after a few
days illness. He was the son : i
of Dr. and Mrs. James G.
Lyerly, Jr., and his mother Is
the former Fairfax Mitchell of j
Warrenton.
Funeral services and interment
will be in Jacksonville, |
Fla., on Friday afternoon.
In addition to his parents,
the child is survived by a stater,
Fairfax; his maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Mitchell of Warrenton,
and his paternal grandparents, ?
Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Lyerly of
Jacksonville, Fla. -. . 19
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