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VOLUMNE 65 Subscription Price $3.00 a Year 10c Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1961 NUMBER 48
Both Tobacco And
Cotton Vote To Be
Held December 12
Both cotton and tobacco!
growers will go to the polls on !
December 12 to malce their':
wishes known on quotas. The
decisions made will determine I'
whether tobacco quotas shall
be in effect for the next three
years; the cotton referendum is
for a single year's quota.
Walter S. Smiley, chairman
of the Warben County Stabili
zation and Conservation Com
mittee, yesterday commented
on both these rcferendums. Of
the tobacco quotas Smiley said;
Growers eligible to vote in
the tobacco referendum are all
those who produced flue-cured
tobacco in 1961 and shared in
the crop or its proceeds. Also,
each person who was either
owner or operator of a farm
for which a 1961 flue-cured
allotment was established is
eligible to vote, even though
no tobacco was actually pro
duced on the farm, if any of
the allotment was preserved
for history purposes.
"The decision to be made in
the quota referendum can be
simply stated," Smiley said.
"If quotas for flue-cured tobac
co are approved by at least
two-thirds of the growers vot
ing, the law provides that the
present program will be con
tinued for the next three
crops?with penalties on 'ex
cess' tobacco marketed, acreage
allotments, and price supports.
"On the other hand, if more
than one-third of the voters
disapprove quotas by voting
'no,' there will be no market
ing quotas, no penalties on 'ex
cess" tobacco, and no price
support program on the 1962
crop.
"In that event, another ref
erendum would be held next
year, on marketing quotas for
the next three crops.
Notices of individual farm
acreage allotments will be
mailed December 5 to farm
operators so that they may
know in advance of the vote
how the quotas will affect
their farming operations in
1962. *
Smiley urged all eligible
flue-cured tobacco growers to
vote in this important refer
endum.
Cotton Referendum
Smiley said that the referen
dum on cotton on December
12 would be the 16th time
growers have registered their
choice on how they wanted to
market their crop.
Marketing quotas have been
in effect continuously for the
last eight crops. The first
vote on cotton marketing
quotas was held in March
1938, and the last previous cot
ton referendum was in Decem
ber 19G0. In the last vote,
98.4 per cent of the farmers
voting expressed approval of
using the quotas for the 19G1
cotton crop. At least two
thirds of the farmers voting
must favor quotas before they
(See VOTE, page 10)
4-H Achievement
Day To Be Held
On December 9
Warren County's annual 4-II
Achievement Program will be
held at the court house here
on Saturday, December 9, at
10:30 a. m.
All 4-H'crs, parents and
adult leaders arc urged to plan
to attend this special program
for the county 4-H members,
L. B. Hardage and Ann Rack
ley, assistant county and home
agents, said in making, the an
nouncement.
Officers To Be
Named At Inez
Officers for 1962 will be
elected at a meeting of the
Inez Community Club at the
clubhouse on Monday night,
December 4, at 7:30 p. m,
James C. Harris, president, an
nounced yesterday.
In addition a movie "Winds
that Kill," will be shown. Har
ris said that in view of the
threat of all kinds of disasters
this film is timely in encourag
ing the people to withstand
such tragedies.
FI.ORIST TO GIVE
DECORATION PROGRAM
John Mundy, Henderson flor
est. will give a demonstration
on making beautiful decora
tions for Christmas at the
Community Center Assembly
Room, on Thursday, December
7, at 1:30 p. m.
These decorations will in
clude table arrangements, door
decorations and many other
decorations to add spark to
the home and surroundings.
The public is invited to at
tend this program.
Norlina Postoffice
To Be Dedicated
Norllna's now postoffice will
be dedicated at 11 a. m. Satur
day, November 9, Postmaster
William K. Delbridge announc
ed yesterday.
Congressman t,. H. Fountain
of Tarboro and O. H. Marin,
real estate manager, represent
ing the Postoffice Department, j
will be the speakers.
Construction of the Norlina I
postoffice?a part of the Post i
Office Department's commercial |
leasing plan?was started on j
April 1 and the new post
office opened for business on
August 14.
The Norlina post office is a j
part of a program of accelerat
ed postal construction and
modernization ordered by Pres
ident Kennedy, to stimulate
the nation's economy and to as
sist Postmaster General J, Ed
ward Day in his programs to
provide the nation with the
finest postal service In its
history, Delbridge pointed out.
"Our patrons will derive
more enjoyment from doing
business here", Delbridge~said,
'their mail will be handled
more efficiently and this build
ing and its up-to-date equip
ment will enable our postal
:mployees to work under the'
>est of conditions."
Citizens Asked To
Send Seals Funds
Warren County's 55th annual
Christmas Seal Campaign has
slightly exceeded one-fourth of
its 1961 goal of $2,700.00, W.
L. Turner, Seal Sale Chairman,
said this week.
The $751.25 received to dale
from 326 contributors is slight
ly ahead of 1960, Turner said,
but over 1800 letters have met
with no response.
Turner asks that those who
have been mailed letters send
in their contributions as early
IM possible. "Won't you answer
your Seal letter promptly," he
asks, "and contribute generous
ly to the Christmas Campaign
^?KJwlp your Tuberculosis As
sociation continue its fight
tuberculosis?"
At the same time, Mrs. C.
V. Whitford, executive secre- >
tary of the Warren County
Health and TB Association, em
phasized the large amount of
the donors dollars that remains
in the county. She said that 79
cents out of each dollar re
cceived remains in Warren
County. The state receives 15
cents and the National Asso
ciation 6 cents.
Mrs. Whitford pointed out
that over 5,000 free chest
X-rays were given in Warren
County this year; about 100
persons examined at the four
chest clinics, and 13 people ad
mitted to the State Sanatorium.
She said six active cases of TB
were discovered.
Parents Honor
Football Players
At Country Club
John Graham High School
football squad and their dates
were honored by the boys' par
ents at a banquet and dance at
the Warren Country Club on
Saturday night.
The young people and a few
older guests were feted at a
supper of fried chicken, gar
den peas, st rin "beans, potato
salad, cranberry sauce, and a
dessert, well prepared by their
parents, and served buffet style.
The boys heard their charact
er, their determination and
their skill extolled by their
coaches - and other speakers,
and afterwards enjoyed a
dance.
Leonard Daniel presided over
the meeting and served as
master of ceremonies, ffe, after
lauding the boys and telling of
the school's pride in them,
, presented W. R. Drake, ehair
| man of the Warrenton school
i board. Drake, after telling
those present that he hoard
I one man say that he had been
I considering making a back out
j of his boy, but decided to
| make of him a field goal spe
cialist, a reference to Friday's
? loss by a field goal, lauded the
boys and their coaches.
Drake said that the school
was happy to have a good
football team and also happy
to have a good school. Much is
| said about quality education,
| he said, and quality education
j is being offered at John
Graham High School to those
I who are willing to work for it.
j Rut, Drake, said, just as the
I results of good football play
j is a mark of excellence, so is
I the mark of a good student.
He said it is the desire of
? those charged with the admin
istration of the school that all
students make excellence theii
goal.
Coach "Preacher" Parker was
the next speaker to praise the
I boys for their character and
, their ability. He also said that
j he was grateful for the kind
' ness shown him and his family
, by the entire community.
| Assistant Coach Webb said
that he had never worked with
i a finer group of boys than
those making up the John
| Graham High School boys,
i They are so fine, so coopera
tive, he said, that "they make
me feel real humble."
The Rev. Troy Barrett was
, the next speaker. He too, prais
] ed the football players, but re
. served most of his remarks for
praise of the cheerleaders. He
recognized Chief Cheerleader
Patsy Harmon, who lead the
? cheerleaders in a few cheers
| and all those present in sing
| ing the school song, ending
the banquet festivities,
j Afterwards the tables were
! cleared away, most of the old
er ^.people departed and the
: young people remained to en
joy dancine.
M. Perman Dies
At Baltimore On
Tuesday P. M.
Max Perman, 80, a former
Warrenton merchant for some
40 years, died Tuesday night
in University Hospital, Balti
more, Md., at 10 p. m.
Funeral service were held
at 1:00 p. m. Thursday at the
Jack Louis Funeral Home in
Baltimore. Burial was in Balti
more.
Mr. Perman came to Warren
ton before the beginning of
World War I, and engaged in
the mercantile business in the
Perman Building, corner of
Market and Main Streets, for
many years. He retired some
ten years ago when he sold
his business to his son-in-law,
Hy Diamond. Since that time
he and Mrs. Perman had been
living at Baltimore, where Mrs.
Perman is now living with a
ion at 8814 Pimlicl Road.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Sadie Perman; one daugh
ter, Mrs. Ruth Djamond of
Warrenton; three sons, Sidney!
rf Baltimore, Milton of Wash-j
ington, D. C., and Bernard of
South Carolina; and ten grand
:hildren.
Polk To Play
Tasker Polk, pianist, will
ilay in Raleigh on Sundav
ifternoon, December 3, at four
>'clock at the State Art
tfuaeum.
CROWNED WINNER ? Paul Lancaster, Jr., of Manson, is
crowned a national tractor winner by Tractor Queen Nancy
Byrd Lacy of Halifax, Va., at the 40th National 4-H Club Con
gress held this week in Chicago.
Warren Boy Wins
Tractor Contest
CHICAGO, 111., ? Nov. 27?
Paul Lancaster, Jr., 18, of RFD
1, Manson, N. C., one of 12
national winners in the 4-II
Tractor Program, was awarded
a S400 college scholarship dur-.
ing the week-long 40th annual
1 H Club Congress here.
Paul won the North Carolina
state tractor crown for out
standing activity and leader
ship in the Tractor Program.
He received an all-expense
paid trip to the Club Congress
in recognition of his achieve
ment.
As a state winner, he was
Higible to compete for one of
:he 12 national Tractor Pro
gram scholarships awarded an
lually.
Paul is a guest at the Con
gress of the American Oil
Foundation, which sponsors
cader training, teaching ma
erials, record books, and
iwaids for the Tractor Pro
;ram in 26 states. The program
s conducted nationally by the
Cooperative Extension Service,
vorking with the National 4-H
Service Committee, Inc. Last
,'ear about 80,000 participated
n the program.
Tractor Queen Nancy Byrd
i,acy, Halifax, Va., a student at
he Coll;ge of William and
>Iary, crowned Paul a national
ractor winner. He also will be
in honored guest at a recogni
ion banquet Tuesday night
rhen he receives his scholar
hip award, provided by the
imcrican Oil Foundation.
Paul lives with his parents,
Ir. and Mrs. Paul Lancaster,
n a 2,200-aere farm in Warren
!ounty ,is a senior at Norlina
ligh School, and a member
f the Norlina Senior and
Irewry Community 4-H Clubs,
le has taught tractor care and
afety for the past two years.
In addition to his tractor
ctivities, Paul has conducted
1-H projects in safety, poultry, |
:orn, cotton, dairy, electricity
ind swine. "I have used tny
tractor one way or another in
almost every project," he says.
"We have learned how to be
safe and economical as well a3
(tow to manage property."
Paul cares for three neigh-.
lors' tractors this year as well
is his own.
ACCOMPLISHES GOALS
UNDER DAD'S LEADERSHIP
Paul, a senior at Norlina
digh School, has accomplish-j
:d his goals under the leader
ship of his dad who is a trac
er leader. "My tractor project
las been exciting and helpful
n many ways," reports Paul.
'Dad furnishes all necessary
equipment and I do the work,
tsing the skills and knowledge;
( learned in my project."
Paul says, "Before I learned,
o operate the tractor, Dad had
o hire labor to operate it and
here were often break-downs
ind trouble from improper
:are. This resulted in loss of
vorking hours and money."
He has been an outstanding
dub member for eight years.
>Jow a senior in high school,
5aul has already completed 24,
irojects. He has cared for the
amily tractor and has present
id 79 tractor demonstrations, [
larticipated in county and dis-j
rict tractor operator programs'
nd state drivers contests. |
L. B. Hardage, assistant
ounty agent in Warren Coun
y, says "Paul is an outstand-'
ag 4-H Club member and has
emonstrated his leadership.
bility not only in 4-H but in I
is school where he is presi
ent of his class."
Paul is an honor student at,
forlina High School and was
is school's candidate for a
[orehead Scholarship to the'
'niversity of North Carolina I
Man Appeals Case
To Superior Court
Zollie Nelson, Jr., sentenced
to the roads for 18 months
when he was found guilty last
Friday in Recorder's Court of
jn assault with a deadly wea
pon. appealed his case to the
Superior Court. Appearance
!>ond was set at $400.
Willie Ellis: was in court charg
ed with an assault on a fe
nale. Prayer for Judgment was
:ontinued until January 26,
1962, upon condition that the
lefendant remain of good be
tavior and pay court coats.
A case against Tom Alston
vas nol prossed with leave be
ause the prosecuting witness
vas -out of the state. Alston
vas charged with non-support.
Cases involving violations of
he motor vehicle laws includ
d:
Charles Stephen Kimble, ex
eeding safe speed, not stated
peed, costs of court.
Joseph Rogers Broadnax, no
perator's license, $23.00 and
Bradley Thomas Scott, speed- 1
sg, nol prossed with leave, j1
Leonard Schlain, speeding, i
10 00 and costs.
Joe Thomas Alston, reckless i
riving, $25.00 and costs. il
Arthur Richardson, no opera-, i
)rt license, $28.00 and costs. 1
Mass Meeting To Be
Held Here On Monday
Santa Glaus Coming
Here December 8
Santa Claus has accepted an
nvitation from tne Warrenton
Merchants Association to visit
he town and set up headquar
ters in a new house for him
rn the courthouse square. He J
ivill arrive Friday night. De-1
:ember 8, at 7:00 o'clock and |
has asked that all boys and I
girls in this area be on hand ]
to meet him.
Escorted by police cars and j
marching bands, his pack full
rf favors for all. Old Santa j
ivill ride the fire engine into
town and proceed to the
ourt house ",i,,'
light the big Christmas tree, j
Then he will be available to ]
the youngsters who want to
put in their requests for
Christmas toys.
Realizing that all Warren
County children can't see him
in one night. Santa has agreed
to be at his headquarters each
Saturday for this purpose and
will spend some lime in his
new house every day of the
week proceeding Christmas.
Most of Warrenton's stores
will be open 'til 9:00 o'clock
the night of Santa's arrival and
will remain open each night
the week of December 18. j
Merchants have already begun
Christmas decorations in their
stores and street lights and
decorations will be up to wel
come Santa Claus. Some indi
vidual business houses are of
fering prizes of various kinds
to shoppers.
In making this announce
ment W. R. Drake, President
of the Merchants Association,
jsaid the board of directors de
I cidcd it would be better to de
] part this year from the usual
Christmas Parade and bring j
, Santa closer to the children,
for a longer period of time.
Warren County citizens are
isked to attend a mass meet
ng at the Warrenton court
iou.se on Monday morning at
11 o'clock.
The purpose of the meeting
s to hear a discussion of sub
livision regulations for Warren
County by members of the
Warren County Planning Board
md representatives of the
State Department of Conser
vation and Development.
At this meeting citizens will
be given an opportunity to reg
ister any and all objections to
Lhe proposed regulations and
lo make suggestions for any
changes they feel will improve
lhe regulations.
The meeting was called two
weeks ago by Amos Capps,
chairman of the Warren Coun
ty Board of County Commis
sioners, after he, with other
members of the board, had at
tended a joint meeting of
planning boards of Warren,
Northampton and Halifax
Counties at Roanoke Rapids,
and has been duly advertised
as required by law.
The regulations, while of
chief concern in the orderly
development of the Gaston
reservoir, will be applicable to
all subdivisions in the entire
county.
Funds Sought For
New Activity Bus
Collection of funds for the
purchase of an Activity Bus |
for the Norlina High School:
began in Norlina this week
under the sponsorship of the |
Norlina High School Athletic
Association.
The cost of the bus will be
approximately $4800 and it has|
been ordered on the strength [
of initial donations and realiza-'
tion of the need, Ben Lloyd,
president of the association,!
said yesterday. Further dona-j
tions are needed and needed,
now, he said.
Lloyd said that the bus Is to
be used for trips by educa-!
tional groups, grades, and the
athletic teams. "It will be," he
said, "as the name implies, an
activity bus."
Lloyd urges all patrons in-,
terested in the welfare of the
Norlina school to give for the!
activity bus as soon and in a
large amount as possible, j
Checks should be made out to,
the Norlina High School Ac
tivity Bus Fund, and given to 1
W. O Reed, principal of the!
school.
Lloyd said contributions will j
be deductible when paying in
come tax.
Joining Lloyd this week in
an appeal for funds for the ac
tivity bus were the following j
persons acd organizations cf >
Norlina:
W. 0. Reed, Clint Hege, Rob- j
ert Price, William Hicks, Miss !
Glenda Harris, D. S. "Ticky",
Wimbrow, Ed White, Mrs.!
George Stultz, Jr.. Mrs. Elea-1
nor Hayes, Norlina Ruritan
Club, Clayton Mitchell, Leigh'
Traylor, Frank Perkinson, Ben-|
lie King, Paul Lancaster, R. B. i
Lloyd, Leon Pridgen, Walter
Bender, William Brauer, Wil- j
liam Ellington, K. C. Scrver
ince, W. Boyd Mayfield, Nor- j
.ina High School Athletic As-1
sociation. Norlina Woman's |
Club, Norlina High School ?
PTA.
Edwards To Speak
At HDC Meeting
Dr. Albert G. Edwards, a na
tive of Scotland and Pastor 01
the First Presbyterian Church
Raleigh, will be the speakei
for the annual Home Demon
stration Achievement Program
to be held on December 5 at
7:30 p. m. in the court room
of the Warren County court
house.
Mrs. J. C. Salmon, president
of the Warren County Council,
will preside at the meeting.
Awards will be given at this
meeting for outstanding clubs
and accomplishments made by
club members, along with a re
port of the year's work in the
county extension program. Of
ficers for 1962-63 will also be
installed at this meeting.
Dr. Edwards came to this
country at the age of nineteen
to enter Georgia Institute of
Technology in Atlanta. He
holds a Bachelor of Science
and Bachelor of Divinity De
gree from Union Theological
Seminary, Richmond, Va., and
a Doctor of Divinity from
Davis-Elkins College.
He has held pastorates in
Grange and Harrisonburg, Va..
ind is at the present time pas
;or of the First Presbyterian
Church in Raleigh. He served
n the army during World
War II. He is married and
he father of three children.
An outstanding speaker, Dr.
!d wards is in constant demand
is a speaker for religious
troupe and other organizations.
All home demonstration dub
nembers and other interested
tenons are invited to attend
he Achievement Program,
iaaily Bellinger, Home lee
nomlcs Agent, said in announc
ing the meeting.
Free Dance To Be
Held At Armory
A dance will be held at the
Warronton Armory on Satur
day night, December 2, from
9 until 12 o'clock under the
sponsorship of the Warren ton
Rural Fire Department
The music will be furnished
by Jimmy Williams and his Or
chestra of Scotland Neck, and
there will be no admission
charge.
Jimmy Roberts, Fire Chief,
said that the dance was given
free In appreciation of the co
operation of the many people
who have attended these fire
men's dances.
Communities Turn
In 4-H Club Funds
Areola and Churchill com
munities turned in their quotas
this week for the county-wide
4-H Development Fund Drive.
Paul Lancaster, Sr., county
chairman for the drive, said
yesterday that many good re
ports are coming in from oth- I
er communities. All chairmen '
are asked to get their quotas
in as soon as poaufltle, be aaid.
Auxiliary To Meet !1
The American Legion Auxili I
ary will meet on Thursday
evening, December 7, at eight'
o'clock at the home of Mrs. I
W. L. Wood. A program on 1
Rehabilitation will be given 4
and all members are urged to|t
I
HALIFAX NOT ELIGIBLE
TO SET CONTROLS
LITTLETON?Halifax Coun
ty is not covered by the state
law which authorizes counties
to regulate the development of
subdivisions, and a hearing
scheduled for Monday at 3 p.
in Halifax on regulations pro
posed for adoption by the
county commissioners has been
cancelled.
A bill intending to bring
Halifax County under the sub
division control law was intro
duced in the 1961 General As
sembly by State Senator Luns
ford Crew of Roanoke Rapids.
Through some oversight or
clerical error, however, the
county was not included.
Crew was in Louisville, Ky.,
Wednesday and could not be
reached for comment. Jerry
Turner, a member of the staff
of the Community Planning
Section of the State Depart
ment of Conservation and De
velopment" in Raleigh, said Hal
ifax was omitted through over
sight on somebody's part, how
ever, "I am sure it was Sena
tor ? Crew's intention to put
Halifax in," Turner said.
The oversight means that
Halifax must wait until the
1963 session of the General
Assembly before the county
can be brought under the sub
division control law.
Halifax, Warren and North
ampton Counties are cooperat
ing in a three-county effort to
plan for the orderly develop
ment of areas around the
shoreline of Gaston Lake. The
subdivision regulations planned
for adoption by the governing
bodies of the three counties
were part of the overall plan
of development.
Warren and Northampton
are covered by the subdivision
law and may adopt ordinances
controlling subdivided lands in
those two counties.
Church To Observe
Loyalty Sunday
Sunday. December 3. will be
observed as Loyalty Sunday at
Ml Saints Episcopal Church.
The guest speaker for the
lervicea?which will be held
it 7:30 ? will be Henry C.
Bourne of Tarboro. Mr. Bourne
s a trustee of the North Cam
ina Episcopal Church Founda
tion and a member of the com
nittee on constitution and cam
tons of the church.
Every member of the church
ihouM be present. Dr. T. W.
Haywood aaM yesterday in
naking the
rriends are ins
The Rev. James M,
!r., is rector of the
ind Robert R.