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VOLUMNE 65 Subscription Price $3.00 a Year 10c Per Copy WARRENTON. COUNTY OF WARREN. N. C. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 13, 1961 NUMBER 41
White Cane Drive To
Start Here On Monday
The annual White Cane Drive
of the North Carolina Lions
Clubs will get underway in
Warren County on Monday
morning under the direction of
J. B. Thompson, White Cane
Drive chairman. ,
Announcement that Thomp
son, a local contractor and
club director, would head the
drive was made by W. A.
Miles, publicity chairman for
the local club.
Some 2000 letters will be
mailed to Warren County citi
zens asking for donations in
order that the Lions work with
the blind may be effectively
carried on. In addition busi
ness houses will be canvassed
for donations and White Cane
bangles will be sold on the
streets on October 21 by a
number of local young girls.
Assisting Thompson, in the
drive will be P. B. Rogers, W.
Jack Harris, J. D. Gilliland
and Fred Hurst, members of
the Lions White Cane Drive
committee.
Miles said that the Statr
White Cane Committee has set
J. B. THOMPSON
up a quota of $100,000 for
I.ions Clubs of North Carolina.
He said no local quota has
been set, but that the Warren
ton Club has led the state for
several years for clubs of its
size in White Cane donations,
and that District 31-G. of
which Warrenton is a part,
raised over $12,000 of the
state's $75,000 quota last year,
and led all districts in North
Carolina.
The North Carolina Eye
Bank program has been added
to the White Cane drive and
is responsible for the quota
being raised from $75,000 to
$100,000, Miles said.
Miles quoted John Ed Davis,
Sr.. state director, as saying
that "North Carolina's program
I for the blind and visually han
dicapped has been known and
copied throughout Lionism.
For man years our services
have been unparalleled in any
other state or nation. If we
expect to continue such a re
cord, it is necessary for us to
increase the services which we
render each year.
"During the past year we
have begun, on a large scale,
the conducting of glaucoma
clinics. This service has prov
en invaluable in preventing
blindness and in educating the
people of North Carolina to
the need of proper eye care.
It has given Lionism much
favorable recognition. These
clinics have increased the ex
penditures of the Association."
Drake Named To
Better Schools
Commmittee
W. R. Drake, chairman of
the Warrenton school commit
tee, has been named a mem
ber of the North Carolina Com
mittee for Better Schools.
Drake was appointed Mon
day by Governor San ford, who
said the appointment was made
upon recommendations from a
number of people in Warren
County who recognized him as
a leader for improved schools.
"In my efforts to make the
improvement of our schools the
central theme of my Admin
istration," the Governor wrote,
"I need your help and assist
ance of others like you through
out the State."
The North Carolina Citizens
Committee for Better Schools
is a non-partisan committee
whose basic purposes are to
support and to promote better
schools.
Governor Sanford said that
to make the work of the com
mittee even more effective
than it has already achieved,
was naming at least one rep
resentative from each county.
He said that Drake would be
the representative from War
ren County.
Industrialist Is
Rotary Speaker
A South Hill, Va., industrial
ist, was the guest speaker at
the regular meeting of the
Warrenton Rotary Club at
Hotel Warren on Tuesday
nights
Ivan Howestein of the Mo
bile Homes Firm of South
Hill discussed the matter of ob
taining industries. He was ac
companied to Warrenton by
Horace Clarke of the Citizens
Bank of South Hill, who
brought words of greetings to
the Warrenton Club from the
South Hill Club.
Both Howestein and Clarke
were introduced by Dr. Tom
Holt, who was in charge of
the program.
Howestein discussed the
establishment of the South Hill
Plant of his company several
years ago, and described the
size of the undertaking, num
ber of people on the payroll
and extent of the territory of
this particular plant, together
(See SPEAKER, page 12)
Office To Be Closed
The office of the Driver Li
cense Examiner will be closed
next Monday and Tuesday, Oc
tober 16 and 17, due to the
examiner being in school at
Chapel Hill for several days.
Seivkea At Rldgeway
Services will be held at the
Church of the Good Shephar
Rldgeway, by the rector, the
Rev. Jamas stoney, on Sunday
afternoon at 8:00 o'clock.
Board Is Pondering
House Restoration
Whether a historical house
in the Fire Zone may be re
paired is under discussion by
the Board of Town Commis
sioners.
Ordinarily, homes in the fire
zones may not undergo major
repairs, but the commissioners
are uncertain as to whether
an exception may be made
where a histocial home is con
cerned, and at their meeting
here Monday night postponed
any action until further study
can be made.
The question arose when
Mrs. Boyd Davis appeared be
fore the commissioners with
plans for the4 'enovation of the
old Norwood home on West
Macon Street, which served
for many years as the town's
hotel. She was accompanied to
the meeting by Mrs. John Mit
chell, a member of the Town's
Planning Board, who told the
commissioners that sh<^ hoped
that this old home could be
preserved.
Mrs. Mitchell said that New
Bern and other historical towns
had been able to restore many
buildings in the business sec
tions and thus add much to
the attractiveness of the towns.
She said she hoped the com
missioners could find some
way of doing the same at War
renton.
Mrs. Davis, who recently
bought the home from Dr.
William and Dr. Charles Peete
of Durham, plans to tear down
the rear part of the building,
and the front porch, and reno
vate the remainder of the
building preserving the fine
woodwork and beautiful old
stairs.
The commissioners plan to
investigate the plan for restora
tion used at New Bern and
consult with the State Fire
Marshall before taking any of
ficial action on whether or not
the building may be restored.
The commissioners ordered
that the contract for auditing
the Town Books be given to
W. H. Phillips of Henderson,
who have been auditing the
town books for several years.
Contract price is $330.00
Other business transacted
during the two hour session
was of a routine nature.
Fallout Shelter
Bulletins May Be
Obtained Locally
Copies of "The Family Fall
out Shelter," are now available
here.
J. B. Martin, Civil Defense
Director for Warren County,
said yesterday that he had re
ceived 2,000 copies of these
bulletins and that they are
available to the public. He said
that anyone wanting a copy of
the bulletin, put out by the
Department of Defense, could
obtaining a copy by calling at
his office, next door to the
Style Shop on Main Street.
Contents of the bulletin are
listed as: "Fallout Shelter Is
Needed Everywhere;" "The
Shelters;" "Living In A Shel
ter;" "If An Attack Finds You
Without A Prepared Shelter;"
"Shelter In Apartment Build
ings;" "Why Prepare A Shelter
Now?"
Tasker Polk To Play
With N. C. Symphony
CHAPEL HILL?Tasker Polk,
30-year-old Warrenton pianist,
has been selected to appear as
a soloist with the North Caro
lina Symphony Orchastra dur
its 1962 season, while a High
Point young woman was chosen
to appear as soprano soloist
next spring.
Virginia Person, who is Mrs,
Kenneth Person in private life,
1s a native of Chicago, III.,
-who has lived in Detroit and
lias a wide range of profession
al experience in concert, opera,
oratorio, television and radio.
She holds a Master of Music
degree from the University of
Michigan and has taught voice
there and at several other in
stitutions. She makes her homo
now at 1012 Wellington Street,
High Point
Both Mrs. Person and Polk,
who has played in concert with
the East Carolina College Or
chestra, were selected for solo
< appearances with the North
Carolina Symphony as a result
o( the Annual Young Artists
Auditions held st High Point
College last weekend, according
go a recent announcement by j
the Symphony Society.
Polk, a descendant from the
family of United States Presi
dent James Knox Polk, was
born in Warrenton, graduated
(See POLK, page 12)
MAJOR POPE POWELL
M. P. Powell Retires
Major Pope Powell, supervi- j
sor of Warren County roads.
for the past 11 years, has re-, |
tired, it was learned here this i,
week.
Powell ,a native of the Grove
Hill section of Warren County,
and the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Powell, had
been with the road department
of the Highway Commission
for 39 years when he retired
on September 29.
He began work with the de
partment as a truck driver in
which position he served for
some 15 years before becom
ing prison foreman in which
>osition he served for 13 years.
Powell's retirement was due
o his having reached 65 years
Did. His birthday occurred on
September 13, but, in accord
ance with retirement policy,
he was permitted to finish out
the month.
Harry Tharrington, for many
years an explosive expert with
the Highway Department, is
serving as acting roads super
visor until Powell's successor
is named.
Powell said yesterday that
he plans to get another job,
as ht> is not ron/lv to r??Hro
Pulpwood Dealer Dies
From Crash Iniuries
A 53-year-old Northampton
County- man died Tuesday of
injuries suffered when his
pulpwood truck, smashed into
the rear of another truck on
a rural Warren County road
Monday.
Fitzhugh Lee Clements, a
farmer and pulpwood dealer,
died in a Roanoke Rapids hos
pital Tuesday afternoon. The
accident occurred on the Eaton
Ferry road about four miles
east of Elams.
Trooper Robert Warren of
the N. C. Highway Patrol said
that the pulpwood truck driven
by Clements rammed into the
rear of a similar truck being
operated by Lawson Roberts,
24-year-old man employed bj
Clements.
Warren reported that the ac
:ident occurred at a point or
the road where a survey was
being made by a party of en
;lneers of the State Highway
Commission.
Warren said the survey par
:y was stopping traffic at in
ervals as the survey progress
?d. As Clements' trupk ap
proached the site of work, two
>ther trucks ahead of him
itopped. Clements was unable
:o stop and plowed into the
?ear of Robert's vehicle. Rob
:rts was uninjured in the
:rash, Warren said.
College President To
Speak At Laymens Meet
Dr. L. St?cy Weaver, Presi
dent, Methodist College, Fayet
teville, will be' the Lay Speak
er, in the Church-wide observ
ance of Layman's Day, at the
11:00 o'clock worship service
at Wesley Memorial Methodist
Church on Sunday, October 15.
Others helping with" the service
include W. E. Perry, Jr., Ran
dolph Morris, Leonard Daniel,
Bill Connell, Frank Banzet.
Dr. Weaver was born in Le
noir, educated at Duke and
Columbia Universities, served
as Professor and President of
Rutherford College, President
of Mountain Park Junior Col
lege, Principal of Jonesville
public schools. Superintendent
of Statesville city schools.
Superintendent of Durham city
schools and has been President
of Methodist College since its
origin In 1057.
Dr. Weaver has taught in
the Church School for many
years has served as Church lay
leader and has been Lieuten
ant Governor of Kiwanis, Dis
(See PRESIDENT, page It)
Routine Meeting
A meeting of the Board "of
Education was held in the of
fice of the Superintendent of
Schools on Monday night when
routine business was transact
ed.
School Day
Beginning Monday first grade
pupils at the Mariam Boyd
primary school will remain in
school all day instead of being
dismissed at I o'clock, Prln
| cipal Thomas J. Brown
DR. L. ST ACE Y WEAVER
Fallout Shelter
Program To Be
Held At Macpn
The Macon Community Ckt?>
will sponsor a coun?y-wid'
Fallout Shelter meeting at
Nathaniel Macon School at
Macon on Tuesday night, Oc
tober 17, at 7:30.
J. a Martin, Civil Defense
director far Warren County,
and Frank Reams, Civil De
fense deputy director, will
?how a film and give a general
discussion on fallout shelters.
The public is invited to attend.
Mrs. Duke Jones was a visi
tor in Louiabury on Monday
Norlina Plans For
ISewer Installation
Plans for the installing of a
sewer system at Norlina were
given a boost this week with
the announcement that the
Housing and Home Finance
Agency would advance funds
j for the preliminary planning of
| the system.
| An advance of $1,700 to the
Town of Norlina for the pre
liminary planning of the sys
tem, estimated to cost $211,050,
was announced by Commission
er Sidney H. Woolner of the
Community Facilities Admini
stration.
Mayor Graham urissom said j
yesterday that the plans call
for outfalls and a sewage dis-.
J posal system. The town, he I
j said, would not be permitted j
(to dump raw sewage in a
I creek, as has been the custom
? in towns whose sewage systems
were built many years ago.
He said that the dumping of
| raw sewage by Norlina might j
contaminate Warrenton's water
source and would not be per
mitted
In applying for the advance
for the preliminary survey,
Norlina town officials pointed
out that the town does not
have a sanitary sewage system
at present. They added that
septic tanks are unsatisfactory
because of the dense popula
tion of the area. Mayor Gris
som said that in .addition to
population density the prob
lem at Norlina is complicated
by the use of detergents. These
he said, have a tendency to
seal the soil and prevent tho
absorption of the waste.
Tho project is being assisted
under the Program of Advances
for Public Work Planning,
authorized by the Housing Act
of 1954. as amended. This pro
gram provides interest-free ad
vances for planning esssential
public works and community
facilities. Advances are repay
able on start of construction.
Norlina, in its application
to the agency, estimated the
start of construction for July,
1 1963
Mayor Grissom said yester
day that a bond issue would b?
, necessary to complete the pro
ject. The cost of the project,
j he added, would depend upon
: what figure the town could
sell its bonds. He said that
| in the event that the bonds
1 could not be sold at a lower
interest rate .that they could
, be sold to the Housing and
j Home Finance Agency at a
| favorable figure.
Grissom said that a sewer
j system and disposal plant is
badly needed at Norlina both
for health reasons and because
the town's proper development,
industrially and otherwise, Is
practically impossible without
such a system.
Student Honored
For Maries With
Examining Board
William W. Taylor, XQ, ?
senior at John Graham High
School, has been tosnorsd for
his high performance on the
National Merit Scholarship
Qualifying Test given last
spring. Principal Thomas X
Brown, announced yesterday.
Taylor, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. William W. Taylor, Jr.,
of Warrenton, will receive a
formal letter of commendation
signed by his principal and the
president of the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation.
John M. Stalnaker, president
of the National Merit Scholar
ship Corporation, stated:
"In recognition of perfo
ance on the National
Scholarship Qualifying Test,
nearly 25,000 students through
out the United States are toe
ing awarded Letters of Com
mendation.
"While these bright yoong
(See STUDENT, page 12)
Man Shot During
Quarrel At Norlina
A Norlina Negro man is re
! covering from gunshot wounds,
in Warren General Hospital
and his assailant is being held '
under S500 bond as the result'
of a shooting in the northeast
ern part of Norlina late Sun-'
day afternoon.
J. R. Davis, around 45, was;
shot by Eugene (Monk) Farrar, j
.about 40. with a IS-gauge shot'
gun in the Farrar home around
5:30 Sunday afternoon. The shot
j struck Davis in the upper right'
leg and in his right hand.
According to Night Officer
j Dorsey Capps, who arrested
j Farrar, Davis is recovering sat
isfactorily, although his hand
I might have to be amputated.
| Following the shooting, Davis
j staggered from the Farrar
home where he collapsed in
| the yard about 150 yards from
the house and from where he
was taken by ambulance to the
Warren General Hospital, and
Farrar went to the filling sta
tion of M. D. Capps where he
reported the shooting to the
Norlina officer.
Capps returned with Farrar
to his home and after an in
vestigation, placed Farrar un
der arrest and carried him to'
the Warren County Jail. A few
hours later Farrar was releas
ed under $500 bond set by
Norllna Mayor Graham Gris
5om. Farrar will be given a
hearing in Recorder's Court
today, (Friday).
Capps, who said that he re
lied heavily on Farrar's testi
mony, said that a number of
persons were gathered at the
Farrar home on Sunday after
noon when Farrar objected to
remarks being made to one of
his guests by Davis. This led
to an argument and then a
scuffle in which Davis had
Farrar on the floor and cut
bim slightly with a knife on
the back of his shoulder. When
friends grabbed Davis' hand
which held the knife and pull
ed him off Farrar, Farrar fled
down a hall to a bedroom
and picked up a shot gun. Re
turning to the bedroom door
he fired a shot at Davis who
was standing at the edge ol
the sitting room door.
Capps said on Tuesday after
noon that Monk came by his
store that afternoon and re
ported that he had just return
ed from the hospital where he
called on Davis and found him
recovering satisfactorily.
Assault Gases Heard
In Recorder's Court
Acts of violence were re
sponsible for four defendants
facing Judge Julius Banzet in
Recorder's Court on last Fri
day. Three of four assault
cases involved assaults on fe
males.
In addition there was one
case of possession of whiskey
illegally and one case of nou
support. The remainder of the
cases were Concerned with
violations of the motor' vehicle
laws.
Zollie Wilson, charged with
assault, appealed his case to
Superior Court when he was
found guilty and given a 00
day road sentence. Appearance
bond was set at $100 bond.
Beverly Hunter appealed his
sentence when he was found
guilty of an assault on a fe
male and sentenced to the
road for SO days. Appearance
bond was set at $100.
Prayer for judgment was
continued upon payment of
costs in the ease of State vs.
L. R. Vaughan, charged with
an assault on a female.
James Russell, charged with
an assault on a female, was
sentenced to the roads for 30
days. The sentence was su
spended for two years upon
condition that the defendant
remain of good behavior and
pay the court costs.
Owen Edward Epps, Jr., was
in court on a charge of failure
to support his ?-months-old child.
Judgment of the court was that
Epps pay into the office of
te Clerk of Court $8.00 per
eek until further notice and
ay the court costs.
Cases involving violations of
the motor vehicle laws in
cluded:
Willie Boyd, speeding, $10.00
ind coats.
Lawrence Alston, speeding,
Alfred Thomas Hob good,
tpeeding, court costs. ,
Samuel Jones reckless drfr
ng. $15.00 and costs.
00
ed with illegal possession of
whiskey, was taxed with court,
costs.
To Preach Here Sunday i
The Rev. James Ray,, for
mer Baptist Student Union ]
Secretary, will be the guest
preacher at the Warrenton Bap
tist Church, Sunday morning
at 11 o'clock. Mr. Ray is at >
present head of the Personal
Counseling Service located in
the Bashford Building, Ral
eigh.
Capt Willis Powell of the U.
S. Army spent several days last
week with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Gus Powell.
Mrs. Bradner To Sinj
At Woman's Club Mi
Mrs. Martha Brandner of
Sreenvilie, mezzo soprano, will
>e the guest soloist at a meet
ng of the Warrenton Woman's
Hub to be held at Hotel War
?en on Thursday night of next
week.
Mrs. Bradner made her home
it Warrenton several years
igo and is well known to
ludiences in this area. She
ippeared as soloist in the an
?ual performance at East Caro
ina College of "The Messiah"
n 1957, 1958 and 1960. As a
nember of the East Carolina
>pera Theatre, she has played
eading roles in the MenoU
iperas, "The Old Meld and
fee Thief," and "The Medium,
nd in Puccini's "Sister Aageli
a." She has also appeared-in
thcr music |irn|T? en the
ampus and in the city.
the numbers to be
ung by l|rs. Bradner at the
seating next Thursday will be:
Venn dien Muetterleen," from
Under-TatebUedo, by Gustav b
-Afraid," from The C
by Gin-Carlo Monot-!*
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