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i ' V > ? ? .?* , Your Best , Advertising Medium P? w _______________ * VOLUME 65 ; Warren ton Valuations I Titian nnn ^ jp ?|/XUVjW\7 Total property valuation for the Town of Warrenton are expected to be some $178,000 more for the fiscal year 196162 than they were for 1960-61, due to revaluation of Warren County real estate, it was learned this week from the office of the town tax collector. Warrenton uses the valuation adopted by the county. J The exact increases can not be determined until figures for the Warrenton Railroad Company and the Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Co. ^ are reported. Last year's valuation for the railroad was $20,000, and for the telephone company, $45,350. If there is no changes ip the valuation of these two utilities, the valuations for 1961 will be CO ftOI RAA nnnvnorn/l ??.WU CO vuui^ai uu wiui <j>w, 448,512 last year?an increase of $178,032. To the valuations this year must be added afterlisting which will probably bring the increase in valuations to more than $180,000. Actually there was an increase of more than $300,000 in the value of real estate this year over last, but this increase was substantially reduced by a $181,528 decrease in personal property due to a decrease in valuation of automobiles Funeral Rites For Miss Mabel Davis Held On Tuesday Funeral services for Miss Mabel Irwin Davis, 87, who died in Warren General Hosi pital on Monday morning, were held at Wesley Memorial Meth4 odist Church here on Tuesday at 3 p. m. with interment in the Louisburg Cemetery. The Rev. Troy Barrett, pastor, of; ficiated, assisted by Dr. Cecil Robbins, president of Louisburg Gf College, and former pastor. Miss Davis was born in Louisburg, the daughter of the late Matthew S. Davis, who was president of Louisburg College until his death in 1906, and Louisa Hill Davis, his wife. She was educated at Louisburg College, and for .. many years was a member of the faculty until her resignation. She then became a resident of Warrenton. When the Warren County Memorial Library was organized, she became the first librarian, which position she occupied for 28 years until her retirement in 1954 Miss Davis was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church, and its different societies. She was a member of Jlhe Daughters of the Amertcan Revolution; and had been secretary of the Warren County Historical Society almost from its organization until her pj retirement A She ia survived by one sister, Mrs. Ivey Allen, of Wsrren ton, and by a number of nieces and nephews. Memorial Services To Be Held Sunday Itemogial services will be held on the court house square here on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock under the auspices of the American Legion sad the American Legion Auxiliary. the Rev. L. E. Baxter, rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Chureh, will be the guest speaker, and W *' firing squad and bugler from Company C will take part in Following the exerdaes on the eoftrt' square members of timer Post of the Amerimn of veterans with flags and^fleu^ e\ a ,e a - . * A jftrsona wisning to ocoate yg^is for ^deojfating ^^Ute v, got ift?rnoot? jL TchurctTof the Oeed^Aep. I Blilm^est .J, -'r^ :- ' ' c. ' k !. - ' . , M ( Subscription Price $3.C I;-.'- . .V' 1 j Wk&JA ? 11 <1 < OPEN HOUSE was held at Ca on Kerr Lake near Middleburg, hundreds of persons took the op; named In honor of the late Maj ton. Many new buildings have b< Town When Clinton Neal resigns as town clerk and assistant to; the Water Company superintendent on June 30, his duties i i will be shared by a man and a 'woman, it was decided by the i I town commissioners in a call-| ed meeting here on Monday i night. i Neal has had multiple duties and recently has been aided In < the office by Mrs. Claiborne I I I DONALD BENNETT |j Bennett Named ! Asst Principal , At John Graham ! Donald S. Bennett, Assistant ' Coach and Head of the John Graham Mathematics Depart- j meat, has been named Assist ant Principal of John Graham High School and assigned ape- , clflc duties commensurate with this title, ft was anno?cod . this week by the Executive Committee of the School's Board of Trustees. Bennett has be? a member i of the John Graham Faculty < for the past three years. He is 1 a native of Beaufort County, a graduate of Anrora High < School and Atlantic Christian 1 College in Wilson. He is mar- < ried to the former Mm Marcia 1 Guilford of Anrora. 4 In making this announce- < ment, the Executive Committee 1 stated that the Sehoel Is eat- i tTMMiy rortunitc U Bavtnc ad- < vintage ot Mr. BMUMtfk wr- I utile MrvteM in Uw JtoMf- 1 jam* ? Ma &? i rtratlv* ability ta uiUtlns 1 PrtaeipM J. T. Hoekad.y. if rtip: mp Graham, Girl Scout Camp last Sunday afternoon when oortunity to inspect the camp, or W. A. Graham of Warren en added at the camp during Seeks \ycock, due to the time he t>nc rnn11 irnH La tuiili ' ""j ?v?juinu iv opvuu nivu iuc Water Department. The commissioners decided that it would be better to have a full time person for each department, with a woman in the town office and a man for outlide work. The hours for the employee >f the Water Department will >e based on an approximate uommumi Against T The whole community must >ecome involved in the effort o control tuberculosis, Dr. W. Jurns Jones, Warren County lealth Director, said yesterday n calling attention to the free tray clinics now being offerid Warren County citizens. It is not a matter for a few jersons in the Health Department or the TB Association, to worry about, he said, but some:hing that concerns everyone. Since TB can be spread from me person to another, each undetected case is not only iangerous to the person who lias the disease, but is also a langer to family, relatives, and friends. It is therefore neceaisry, he added, for every one In a community to be aware of what can he done tn hetnatamn out this health hazard. Dr. Jones said that one way that people can help others is to talk to their friends and family about the value of the chest K-Ray. Since the X-Ray Is free rod easy to use, it is one of the beet ways to detect TB. I By getting X-Rays themselves, I md by urging others to have Warren] Warren County was Well represented in the Confedarate Centennial Festival in Haleigh May 10-20. Participating in the Warren bounty unit in the parade were tour of the county commtsstrmjrs. ^Ajnos L. Capps, Robert P. VI MWIIt. #. JB. MUiOB rf Littleton end W. A. Miles 4 Watrenton; the County Cenetinial Committee. Mrs. B. r. Pwttty. thslwniBtt C. CkWblPy " HBarn Copy WARRENTON, k : ' oA -' . - & iIHb 9n9nnH I ph- mm the past two years and Sunda were seen enjoying the fine f upper picture is shown the d lower left is cook-out shelter, the many tents being utilized a ToFil I Hava Mtttk hilt c ? / ~ ?ju n?va uut JUUjW L MJ <3 emergency work and regular i turns on holiday and weekend s work. i Desirable qualifications, as I outlined by the commissioners, t include general mechanical apti- s tude; good physical condition; v comparatively young man; a high school education but diploma is not required. i His duties will include asty Battle < B Urged 1 this done, concerned persons ' can stimulate interest and help see that everyone over the age nf 1 ?\ unaro is innltirla^ ! ? ll"* ^ W* J>w jvuia to UlViUUCU tit 1UC survey. He continued, "Another way ^ to help is to correct any wrong ideas about the X-Ray survey. Many people are not aware ? (See TB, page 12) Award Winners ] Rotary Guests ? Five John Graham High t School aeniors ? winners of t more than $31,000 in college ] scholarships this?were guests of the Warrenton Rotary Club on Tuesday night. t Scholarship winners James t Cheves, Pat Harp, Larry Limer, David RaUiff and Ronald Shear- i in discussed the required standards for each scholarship, and | told the Rotarlans of the methods of application, college v's- ( its and interviews connected ( with tin scholarships. ( The Rev. Troy J. Barrett was in charm* ftf *ha nrAunin hnM i following the weekly cupper' meeting at Hotel Warren. i Participa It "Drake of Macon i The commissioners headed ( the Warren Unit, and were fallowed by flag bearers Billy t Twltty, Bandy Currin, and John a Boyd Davis?in American, ( Union and Confederate uni- 1 forms?(Ben Baxter, Beverly t topics, Knox^olk.. Sylvia Davis, Perry Qeyton^ Gail t! A^J. Ellington, in tap hat ti *-Vietort?liXTne'l8?r*Rid- I tog to thc^tw^hoe? carrUgw ' ph ?r COUNTY OF WARREN. N. II "" th m ac pl of pc ve su i_ WUC, tIT Hf* #5* I hi Hp* - H th nii)iL_ v^eqSj th MjjflFjM pa I m di | ar ar k9? SP m| 3.1 I 75 I y< &3TJ p< BKJ t afternoon many Girl Scouts j w acilities of the camp. In the : ce ning and recreation hall. At |st and at lower right is one of | t the camp. (Staff Photo) I Posts i - 1 istant in operating water plant; w naking necessary water analy- J ;is and tests; assisting in readng and repairing water meters; letpftig make water and sewer Ip aps; helping make water and ewer extensions; repairing fo yater leaks and sewer stoppage. . Woman's Qualification mi The commissioners are seek- si( ng a stable mature person, (See TOWN, page 12) th ex Only One Case " PnnfpcfpH Rpfnro m WU?W%VU A#VAVi V I gp fudge Banzet .? ? ne Only one contested case iras aired before Judge Julius tei ?. Banzet in Friday's session sa if Warren County Recorder's ed lourt held here. fo Dave Hicks, charged with aslault with a deadly weapon co Allowing a shotgun shooting at I1 Jttleton, was given a twelve- m nonth suspended sentence by rudge Banzet. Hicks was orlered to violate no laws for 4 ^ leriod of five years and pay be he costs of court In addition be le was ordered to pay Julius Pl 'erry the sum of $100. In non-contested cases ap>earing on Friday's slim docket m he following actions were aken: Dt Prince Albert Newell, speedng, $10 and eosts. pr William Ellis Fleming, cross- arl ng ycllrw line, costs. or Harrington Edward Keeter, pr xpired operator's license, pray- p? >r for judgment continued for ine year, costs. Spencer C. WsagUBl. speed-1 ng, costs. Ct Alfred Wilkins, reckless driv-1 Ti ng, $29 end costs. 1 ra tes In Ger i Confederate Captain of the se 'awfllrv I h* Two convertibles completed Ct lie unit, one with the ma yon, wi ad one with member* of the ce bounty Centennial Committee, to (n. J. Boyd Davie, C . P . Gas- Cr on, end R. P. Twitty eaelfd ie be group.. tie Kin Twitty wee chosen as Jo be "Warren County Coated- Or rate Belle" by the local chaptt of the United Daughters of tin f the 54 belles eponoored by uli TO chapters ^throughout ^ the tte 1 1 The euactord P | ?2S6 South She c. Labc Reac More than 3700 persons cor eted questionnaires durir e labor survey conducted la; onth in the Warrenton are cording to W. Hall Brook, anager of the Henderson Er oyment Security Commissio fice. Hall said that the number ( rsons taking part in the su y "indicates that there bstantial labor supply avai le for industrial develonmei d employment expansion i is area." The survey was sponsored h e Bute Development Con ny and the N. C. Emploi ent Security Commission an ew response from 1,734 me id from 1,991 women in th ea. Almost one-half of the r< ondents were between 17 an : years old and slightly ov< i per cent were less than 4 :ars of age. Less than 1 r cent of all respondents lit the city of Warrenton, bt ore than 43 per cent live ithin 10 miles and 67 p< nt lived under 15 miles, th rvey revealed. According to figures compi I by the employment Secui Commission, almost 92 p< Contract Given ror Cleaning, 'ainting Tank The Dominion Tank at on Company of Petersbur was awarded a contra< r cleaning and painting th wn water tank at a calle eeting of the town commi )ners on Monday night. H. D. Hester, president c e Virginia firm, said that h pected to start work on th nk Monday. After the tank is cleaned an lore 11 is painted, tne con issioners decided, that an ii ector from Wilson will b ought here to inspect th nk to see what repairs ai eded. Harold R. Skillman, superii ndent of the Water Compan; id yesterday that it is expec I that it will take at leai ur days to clean and paii e tank. Should it be di vered that more work is r lired on rivets, seams, etc ore time will be necessary. Skillman said that during tl ne the crew is working o e tank, it would, of cours empty. Water pressure wi s maintained by keeping tl imping running continuous! 'enty-four hours per da: rery efforts he said, will t ade to maintain water pre re at all times, but due 1 actuation of water use tl essure will be weaker i nes than normal. There wl obably be times, he adde lien a change is made froi le pump to another when tl essure will be off for a shoi iriod. Banks To Cloae The Peoples Bank and Tl tizens Bank will be closed o lesday. May SO, in commem tion of Memorial Day, a leg) ltennial um by Norman Larson, ex? Ive secretary for the Stat xnmission. As each eoupl is presented they went to th nter of the floor, and the designated place ta form u oes of St Amines, wide i Viae. ttaafc was 1? * tony Long -and Jan Oart* chestras The Confederate belles wit ^^jL^funeU^s td tec the twoday celebn 1,1 ghee fer^Mna1 t<Ow>S fcltcir oq S8tuir4?y.? -- rtntlng Company X Htty street FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1961 n our ihed v [> | cent of all respondents indiig I cated either current or pre- j it vious work experience, and i a, slightly over 53 per cent of | s, those experienced workers were I 11-1 unemployed. n j Of the 2,000 unemployed re- I spondents, over 75 per cent i )f i were under the age of 45. i r- Nearly two-thirds of those i is completing the survey had at ' 1- least some high schood educait tion, and more than 1,000 of i r S X I 1U V. ; At ink |5 Three Warren County men i 0 , were captured as they tried to I 're flee a whiskey still north of I lt Ridgeway Thursday shortly 1(j after eleven o'clock. jj. The trio, identified by Depie uty Sheriff B. G. Stevenson as Howard Ball, 28, Charlie Alsjj. ton, 29, and Lawrence Basker- i .j. ville, 23, Negroes of the Oine >r community of Warren County, ? was placed under arrest on charges of possession of ma- i terial and manufacture of 11- < licit whiskey. Taking part in the pre-noon ; raid were Warren Deputies Stevenson and Lloyd N*>nom, Norlina police officer Dwrsey i Capps, and Vance ABC Officers Bill Watkins and S. R. Mims. ld The group of officers surrounded the still as the three *t "e operators worked unaware that ; d they were being watched. As s,, June 1 Deadline For Applicants d i Grain PrniCram i- uiaiii i lugiaui | ,e Com and grain sorghum pro- j ,e ducers who are interested in taking part in the 1961 Feed j Grain Program should lose no , * time in getting in touch with ] J' the county ASC office, T. W. ] j Watson, office manager, said |t yesterday. j. The deadline in Warren g_ County is June 1. , >., Watson said the program of- : feris diversion payments to such i ie producers who hold com and ] in grain sorghum acreage out of e, production this year and put i 11 it to conservation use. He also i >e said that for farmers who grow y, corn or grain sorghum, eligiy. bility for price support on 1961 ie feed grains will depend on i s- participation in the program. ; ;o For this reason, Watson said, i ie it's important for fanners to ] it file their intention before the 11 June 1 deadline. ! d, . ) 91 Air Conditioners rt Given Hospital The Warrenton Woman's 1 Club has given four air condi- 1 tioners to Warren General Hosl pltaL The units are being install. ed this weak. Announcement of the gift I was made Wednesday by F. P. Whitley, hospital administrator, who said the hospital administration is proud of thaae unite. Whitley asked that As Warc ren Record gHe public recogni? the of the gift which We said le is deeply appreciated. I "One Gnat" Boar of Prayer J fa Car Our ^ Nation j? Welfare," iriU .... . v. j , . Your Best Advertising Medium __ NUMBER 21 vey 5775 those completing the forms were high school graduates. Of these high school graduates, 11 per cent indicated some college education, with an additionally 37 specially trained. Over 31 per cent of the respondents had previously worked or were currently employed in specific manufacturing jobs. Tobacco, lumber, and textile workers led the list of manufacturing jobs, Brooks said. taught :\t Still officers closed in, the three tried to run from the scene of ?*;n u..* ? 1 i? me skin uui vvcic uauucu uy the officers. The raid, which took place in Smith Creek township, approximately one ond one-half miles north of Ridgeway, yielded 350 gallons of mash and approximately 14 gallons of whiskey. The steam outfit atad equipment , along with mash and non-tax paid whiskey was destroyed. The still was the second destroyed by Warren officers this week. On Monday members of the Sheriff's Department swooped down on a still in Hawtree township, a mile west of Paschall, destroying 300 gallons of mash and the still and U|<V raent. This still was not ih operation and no arrests were made, according to Warren Sheriff Jim H. Hundley. Tasker Polk Wins Award For Play At Washintftnii Tasker Polk, Warrenton pianist and piano student at East Carolina College, has won $130.00 first prize in the Second Washington International Bach Festival Auditions, it was learned here this week. The son of Mr. and lira. James Knox Polk of Warrenton, Polk won out over a field of 20 finalist at Washington, D. C. on May 14. An account of the contest, headed "Bach Prize Awarded to Carolinian," was carried in the May IB toiue of The Washington Post, and reads as follows: A handsome young man from North Carolina played Bach yesterday afternoon in a way that won hint the first prize of $150 in the Second Washington [nternitiansl MHMOTfn UBLU x muii Audition*. His name is Tasker Polk ind he comes from East Caroins College la Greeavl'JL, N. At 19. Polk won out over I field of 30 finalists before i panel of three iudges, Erno Jalogh, William Maseeh*, and Emerson Meytrs. Bach contestant played the Bp . 'i ?. .T; V''
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