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| Your Best t Advertising Medium '.? vni i imp os -W vHW?*aM w r. Business B Warren, Si Gollectioni Business in Warren County, through January, 1961, showed [ a marked improxement over the previous twelve months, according to gross sales and used tax collections. These figures are considered j a reliable barometer of general business conditions over the state. Collections in Warren County from February, I960, through January, 1961, totaled $139,135, as compared with $129,457 from . 1959 through January, 1960. It marked an increase of $9,678, or 7 48 per cent. The average increase for the state was 2.80 per cent. Collections and percentage increases in adjoining counties j for the February 1960-January Back Alleys District To 1 Back alleys in the business section of Warrenton will be ( lighted as soon as Carolina rower ana i^ignt i. ompany i can install the lights. At their regular meeting! meeting here Monday night, j the board of town commission-' ers ordered that the Carolina Power and Light Company be requested to place street lights in the following locations: Alley back of stores on east side of Main Street between Franklin and Market Streets; alley back of stores on east side of Main Street between Market and Macon Streets; Alley back of stores on Weat Main Street between Franklin and Market Streets. ->r-Action of the commissioners in ordering lights to be placed in alleys of the business section was part of the business con1 ducted in a two-hour session of Commit Choose A committee to choose sites for Negro consolidated schools in the southern part of Warren County was named by the Board of Education here on Monday night. The Aboard members expressed themselves as being eager to build these schools as soon as money is available. Hope was expressed that the Federal government would soon make available funds for school construction in the state and , that the construction work could * be started without too much delay. j Regardless of whore 'the money is to eome from, the I v Duaru niciuucrs satu uwi iod i f * schools must be built Since this is the case, the members' ' More Units 1 Warren Con If. * Units required for graduation from John Graham High School srfU be increased from IS to 18 beginning in 1064, the board of education decided in a meeting bore on Monday night. Action of the board came after Calvin C. White, school supervisor, gave a report of the conclusions of a special study committee ^apytoted tlon requirements. This comI mittee eras composed of foyt I ef . Schools J. R. Porter, Supervisor White, and the principals of the Warren County High L Of the 18 units 18 will be Kj- required and sin will be eleeW "while 18 unite will be required in 1864 for a^dtplonm. V - M*M U ~ CAS458 wltn 160 UHllt. KKAe recomraeneationa at tb? were pprov* fc ?i fry the board, readt aa felMttea: M ( Subscription Price $3.( Ipttpr Tn r W WA AtA ales Tax s Show 1961 period were: Vance, $489,718?up 8.22 per cent; Franklin, $242,117 ? up 8:30 per cent; Halifax, $835,183 ?up 4 01 per cent; Nash, $1,017,133?-up 8.47; and Northampton, $128,431?up 4 24 per. cent. Mecklenburg County led the state in collections with $10,152,238, altthough its increase for the year was only 5.84 peri cent. Camden County had the smallest collections during the' period, $15,657, a less of 0.61 j per cent. Warren County ranked 79th in the state in sales and gross tax collections from February, 1960, through January, 1961. j Its rank for the previous year was 82nd. In Business 3e Lighted the commissioners largely dc-' voted to a discussion of budget preparation and a number of minor matters. The commissioners donated; $200 from the contingency fund I to the Warren County Me-| morial Library after Dixon Ward, a member of the library j board, appeared to point out needs of the library. The commissioners also orfhnt AAA Ita tnlrnn ? ?? from the current contingency fund for a $1,000 appropriation to Bute Development Company. Another item of business transacted was an order that a notice with reference to mowing vacant iots l>e placed in Present In addition to the regular members of the board | were David Dickerson and . Thomas Gaskill, commissioners-J elect, who were present by. special invitation of the Mayor. tee Nan Site For said the work could be expedited by going ahead with the selection and the purchase of site or sites for a consolidated school. Where this site or sites will h.; can not be determined until after a survey is made, they said. Appointed to this committee were Board Chairman Gene Davis and members Sam Mas.... n.vw DC/ BUU IWVCI V UUyiVU. The board members heard a report from Calvin C. White, school supecviser, concerning the results' of the Iowa Tests of Educational Development taken by students of the three white high schools of the county. The summary was of a confidential nature, but it did tend to show that the schools ro Be Added inty Schools A. In order for a student to graduate with a diploma in 1964, he or she must have satiafac lomy completed is units or high school work, Including state requirements listed on P. 94 of IMS State Handbook. B. A student who moves into a Warren County School daring Grade 9 (before the beginning of Grade 10) must fulfill this C. A student who mores into a Warren Ceen* School aftar the beginning of Grade IS, onA4 lLA MA JA ten at tne same grade lewei held hi the fednar school. Dm student wffl then come under but may be awarded a diploma' with less than IS units of work, if such la the case. D. A student who fails to nfcjscts) must gndoete odor , - ' Ui|p ] )0 a Year lOe Per Warren Girl Is State President Children Conf'r'cy Miss Panthea Anne Twitty was elected president ot the North Carolina Division, Children of the Confederacy at the 24th annual Convention which was held in Washington, N. C., Juno 8 and 9, and will officially take office in August following the General Convention in Biloxi. Mississippi A former Chapter presideni. Miss Twitty lias served the State Division as chairman of publicity in 1958-'59; historian, '59-'60; and is currently serving as recording-secretary. I Miss Twitty was a lunchean guest of Miss Robin Robinson who entertained the Division officers in her home on Thursday. The Washington Grays Chapter was host to the Convention, with John Baxton Flowers III of Mount Olive, Division President, the presiding officer. At 2:30 p. m. on Thursday, the 87 registered delegates and visitors enjoyed swimming or skiing at the Yacht and Country Club, and were then taken. out on the "Sea Hawk", a 55 ft.! sail boat, for a side down the j river and into the sound. A fish-fry supper at the Country Club was served to 107 delegates and leaders. Wilbur George Kurtz, Jr., of rtiiamu, vja., was guesi speaKer at the Welcome Evening program at the Washington High School. Kurtz, the grandson of Capt. Wm. A. Fuller who was the commander of the locomotive "General", told a stirring story of "The Great Ixicomotive Chase." Miss Twitty gave the response to the welcome which was given by Miss Robin Robinson, President of the Washington Chapter. A prelude of organ music was presented by Zoph Potts, who finished his formal program with a rendition of "Dixie". Also included in the evening program were (See MISS TWITTY, page 7) ied To School have shown some improvement over the past years, and that they were weak in vocabulary, and except for John Graham were weak in uses of sources. The board approved a resolution to pay the teachers on the 25th of each month; accepted the resignation of J. W. Shear in as a member of the Littleton School Committee, and tabled a resolution concerning the employment of extra help at the school garage. (See COMMITTEE, page 10) McCarroll To Give Tennis Lessons Two Afternoons A Week Young people participating in the summer recreational program of the John Graham High School district will havo an opportunity to obtain tennis lesooni as a part of their recreation. Shipp McCarroll, Warrenton insurancy manager, said yes U. U ? cnia; uui ue wouia De Bi I the Werrenton Country Club each Monday and Thursday afternoon through June and July from 3 to 8 o'clock for the purpose of giving tennis instructions. The lessons will start on Monday, June 19, and McCarroll said that everyone is.Invited. .A tournament will be held at . the end of the season, ho aid. Draft Board Office To Close June 22-26 The Warren County Draft Board office hem will he dosed froes June 92 to IQ-Mock June 26, Selby Benton chair flgs rl? JlIjlMMi tn WUH I ' iflatri. io iifOn ior repscr*tkm m MMday. Jmm M. ? J,v. v " tfflarri Copy WARRENTON, Utilit Hear IL Jh Ksm M icc Mannv \A7 i 1 c /-> ?-? i c ornmn c cises at the John Graham High S Stegall of Norlina, runner-up in ' Nancy \ Warren Nancy Wilson, a rising senior i 1 at John Graham High School, 1 Was' crWri&d "WJtrren Coonty j Dairy Princess in a Dairy Prin- t cess contest held in the John! a Graham High School auditorium J on Monday night. The daughter of Mr. and s Mrs. William Wilson of Macon, f Miss Wilson was crowned by r Faye Rose of Norlina, last s year's Dairy Princess. She was r presented red roses by Mrs. j Wiilliam Skinner of Littleton, \ and a $25.00 saving bond by s Bill Connell. a Miss Wilson will be a guest at a luncheon at Oxford at 1:00 \ o'clock today (Friday) where > she will represent Warren t County in a district Dairy Prin- c cess contest. s Runner-up was Linda Stegall t of Norlina. She was presented a: a box of candy by William Hicks, s Warren County Dairy Month j J chairman. Miss Stegall is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John 1 Stegall of Norlina. c Other girls taking part in the contest were Misses Linda c Dure, Carol Jones and Alice t Rooker of Norlina, Betty Jean I ASC Field Measuring Some 26 seasonal ASC em- i: ployees trained in acreage v measurement work are now ii checking crop acreages on t farms participating In. the acre- p age allotment, price support, a fppd crrain and nnil Kanlr k ?a--??P1 ^ ' grams, T. E. Watson, ASC of- s fico manager, said yesterday, c In connection with the aero- I age measurement job, Watson o said, farmers are urged to give complete co-operation when the f reporter visits the farms. "Pro- c ducer cooperation," he added, a "can help us do the iob faster , and more economically. , Watson said that some of a the ways the farmer can help ( are: (1) See that stakes are in | place on premeasured farms; (!>- make sure plantings are r within the staked area on pre- a measured farms, and (8)- have , someone who is famijlsr with , Hie crop available to help the j reporter if the operator igaway i from the farm. r ASC reporter* who visit the p farm to measure the acreage | are oat there to perform a c service for the Jarmer, Watacm a ' ... Ill FU vx COUNTY OF WARREN. ] y Go ing ( '''"h PHnMf -. tr h^^#PI^' v - ^* fe"' ~ vIPalH P^IW^\ ^'-.' j *' by Miss Faye Rose of Norlii ehool auditorium on Monday n the Contest. Vilson C Dairy P Vest of Littltton, and Patsy larmon of Warrenton. The Dairy contests >einjj held throughout the state ire a part of the observance of lunc Dairy Month. The girls, who appeared in treet clothes, were judged on riendliness and tlie ability to neet people, poise, beauty, peronality, healthy appearance, latural attractiveness, photoirapliic qualities, pleasing 'oice, and abilty to think and ipeak effectively before an ludience. Each girl was asked to ansver two questions: 1. What are 'our plans for the future? Say wo years from now? 2. What lualities would you look for in electing a husband? In addiion Miss Wilson and Miss Steg>11 were called back to the tage to tell the purpose of <une Dairy Month. Judges from Henderson were lill Wester, Mrs. John Falken r. and Mrs. Charles Jackson. William Hicks welcomed parnts and friends of the conests, and presented Leon 'ridgen of Norlina who served I Men Fields 3 greatly to the farmers' adantage to be there and assist n the measuring," Watson con-| mued. "By being present the iroducer will realize how the crenges are determined and ie will be able to assure himelf that the reporter has reeived correct information and 08 correctly plotted the fields n the aerial photograph." Allotted crops to be measurd in this county include flueurcd tobacco, cotton, wheat nd peanuts. Watson said that II Soil Base crops will be neasured on soil bank farms, Iso all corn, miio and divertd acreage on farms partieipatng in the 1961 foed program. Performance reporters will sensure approximately 1MOO crei of crops this season, Waton said, and added: "The mrk of the reporter is only rt of the petfin?in ? cheek. anted acreage on an aerial hotograph, and that photoraph U returned to the A8C ounty office Whore the acrege it computed by ate cornT office staff. The acreage ia omputed by the nee of a piaai tetee. an taetrtimen^ which ] ( prut*? stssru?? N. C. mmij )n U I 1 L S r ?a, 1960 Dairy Princess, in exeright. To the left is Miss Linda (Staff Photo) 4 1_ <rowned rincess as master of ceremonies. Pridgen. in his opening remarks spoke of the ~saiue of the dairy industry to Warren County and said that dairy farmers were paid over $800,000 hy Pine State alone during the past year. Pridgen also thanked Mr. Farmer of Boyce Drug Co. for making the princess" crown; Mr. Odom for placing greenery on the stage; the John Graham School for allowing use of the building; each one furnishing talent' and nil three eemmlt. tees of Warrenton, Littleton and Norlina for their activities Between the appearances of the contestants on the stage, several talent numbers were given. These participating were Kay Fair, solo; Eunice Smiley, solo; Margaret Ann Paschall? dance, "Charleston"; Mary Claire Coker, solo; Gloria and Linda Mitchell, duet; Emily Rideout, solo; Mike Wimbrow, solo. Following the contest and the crowning of the princess, [ punch and cookies were served in the school hall through the courtesy of dairymen, bankers and feed dealers. Memorial Fund In Honor Miss Davis Started At Library a memorial luna Honoring Miss Mabel Davis has recently been started at the Warren County Memorial Library, it ;was learned here yesterday. | Miss Davis was first librarian for the county library and served for 30 years, from 1824 to 1994 During that time the number of volumes in the library expanded from a few hundred books to more than 20,000. The purpose of the material is to honor the memory of Miss Davis by creating a fund that may be used for maintenance and other purposes which are not covered by state and federal funds. Friends of Miss Davis who may wish to contribute to this fund am naked to make cheeks to the Davis Miaaariil Fund of The Wahren County Memorial Library, W U|IIU Mn. W. M. Gardner Is in Warns General HwpflB, for jaml ^ ^ n.'.*** f'W* trr^ij' . Mr. BwM lajfciaof at Jacksonville la spawning tkU week with Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Raid. Mr. Pattwar Burweli of Walterboro, 3 C.. la visiting Mrs. r I * FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 196 ssion* nifica The unification of the War-! t\ renton ami Norlina telephone | oi exchanges moved a step closer j tl tnis ween witn notification of j ir a public hearing on the con-[w solidation by the State Utili- t< ties Commission. rr The date of the hearing has 1 been set for Wednesday, July'^. 5, at 10:00 o'clock, in the hear-! q ing room of the Utilities Com-1 g mission in the State Library n Building in Raleigh. | p Endorsement of the proposal I c] to consolidate the Norlina and! Warrenton telephone exchanges! along lines proposed by the i Carolina Telephone and Tele- j tl graph Company was endorsed j J I around a vear aeo hv the I c, boards of commissioners of the ' w Woman Ki Wreck At A 48-year-old Negro woman ? was killed within the Norlina I v town limits around 8:45 p. m.1C Sunday when the I960 Chevrolet j n car she was driving went out r of control and its side smashed'a into a tree near the home of ii Woodrow Shearin on Route ti 158. a Mervin Brand Parker of tl Murfreesboro died on the way o to Warren General Hospital [ ii following the acident as a result of a crushed skull. Her j husband, William Baker Park- . er, riding with her, suffered 11 painful hut not serious in- I juries. if According to Buck White, i Inquest De Pending Pi ROANOKE RAPIDS ? Hali ifax Coroner Rufus Britton said v Monday no inquest will be held' c 1 in the early Sunday morning v hit and run death of Norris 1 Richardson of the Hollister v area until investigation of the c i fatality is completed by Britton v and Highway Patrolman J. G. Rhodes. s Richardson, about 35, and ? identified by Britton as a Hali- f wa Indian, was found dead in the middle of a rural paved y road near Hollister by a small c boy around 6:30 a. in. Sunday, r Britton said Richardson ap- v peared to have been dead for t about two hours. He said death resulted from head and chest L injuries. t 'Preacher' Named JG Charles E. "Preacher" Park- c er of Winston-Salem has been t elected as coach at John ( Graham High School for the school year 1061-62. I He suceeds former coach i Fate King who has resigned to s accept the princlpalship of the 1 Macon Junior High School. Announcement of Parker's ? selection by the school com- ' mittee was made yesterday by J. F Hockaday, principal of ' the John Graham High School, i The 25-year-old coach, a aa- 1 tive of Winstoe-Satan, coached the freshman team at Wake 0 Forest College this poet year, i He attended Wake Forest aa a r football scholarship mi played , at that aehoel for four years. Parker attendad Maw BM*' High School for three and am- p SOBUSUS;. He played basketball and base- ? ball hi high school, and in foot- p hall In high aehoel be was Alt- c yeawf ^0Al^SUt^, In""** d - Your Beat Advertising Medium J I ~~ NUMBER 24 ' Sails I tion yu i uwhs as wen as me Doara f county commissioners. Since iat time it has been held up 1 the Utility Commissions by hat has been described by lephone company officials as linor technicalities. Confident that it would oblin a favorable ruling, the arolina Telephone and Teleraph Company has purchased ecessary materials and made lans to connect the two exhanges. It is expected that should a avorable report be given by ie Utilities Commission on uly 5 that work on the conolidation of the two exchanges 'ould start almost immediately. illed In Norlina Jorlina police chief, who inestigated the accident with ifficer Dorsey Capps, the woaan apparently ran off the ight shoulder of the highway nd attempting to swing back nto the road lost control of ^ he car, which smashed into tree and bounced back into he ditch. There was no evidence f high speed or reckless drivtig. White said. The car received a bad dent n its right side and the glass n the side and rear was comiletely shattered. Damage waa estimated at between and 11800. ;Jayed robe i The spot Richardson's body as found is about one mQe in the rural road west of Highfay 561. Britton said a coroner's Jury pas impaneled but will not bo ailed into session until the inestigatnon is completed. He said Richardson was last een alive around 2:30 a. a. Sunday and added the nua relortedly had been drinkinf. Britton said the unidentified outh who discovered the body m the little traveled road did tot know the man was dead then he reported his finding -j o his parents. The coroner said Wtliatfla? s married' and the father ?# hrce children. Parker \ Coach each the vanity tean ud each Physical Education and General gclancn. . ucy Anne Phillips ol Washlalem College, and an ) ? try teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Parker wOl love to Warrenton around te irst of August Veils To Preach Methodist Church The Rev W. ML Walla. *, 'lT?e0peNfc to invito to ?*. .. %'] ' K^iWrniMB ' . -?>. ?. r