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VOLUME 66 Subscription Price $3.00 a Year 10c Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 2. 1962 NITMRFR 5
Court Adjourns
On Wednesday
The Civil Term of Warren
County Superior Court, which
opened here on Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, adjourned
on Wednesday around noon,
with only three cases being
continued.
The court session, scheduled
to last four days, opened on!
Tuesday because of the snow
on Sunday which made travel
ing on Monday difficult and
prevented the arrival of the
a presiding judge. Judge Heman
Clark of Fayetteville.
Principal case in public in
terest was that of Roger Limer
of Warrenton against Joseph
N. Cates of Raleigh in which
y the jury awarded Limer $4,000
damages. Cates was charged
with a willful assault on the
Warrenton man causing in
jury.
In other cases:
Naomi Dunson Jones was
granted a divorce from Giles
? McCarroll Jones on the grounds
of two years separation.
A non-suit was ordered in
the case of King Feed and
Grocery vs. R. L. Topping, Jr.,
and Richard Drewry, but in
another case, in which the Lit
tleton firm was suing R. L.
Topping, Jr., and Lawrence
McPhail, the jury held that
King Feed and Grocery was
entitled to recover the sum [
of $110.00 from Topping.
Warren General Hospital
took a voluntary non-suit as
to Walter Bender in a suit in
volving a hospital bill against
Spencer Henderson, a tenant i
on Bender's farm, and his
wife, in which Bender had
been made a party to the suit, j
A jury found that Louise
Simms was owner of the land
in a suit brought against Hay
wood Townes and others. The
plaintiff was taxed with court
costs.
On the motion docket, in
the case of Park View Hospital j
vs. E. Odies Whitley et ux, the |
court denied a motion for a
change of venue and held that
the case should be tried in
Recorder's Court.
In the case of Calvin C.
Massenburg vs. Clara Fogg, the
court denied an appeal from
the judgment of J. C. Moore,
Justice of the Peace.
In two other cases. Dr. R. R.
Huntley vs. Ettar Champion et
vir., and Dr. L. W. Kornegay
vs. Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Car
roll. the court denied an ap
peal from Magistrate Moore's
verdict and ordered that the
judgment of the magistrate's
court be complied with. The
amount involved in Dr. Hunt
ley's suit was $12.79, and in
the suit brought by Dr. Kor
negay the amount involved
was $117.29.
Cases continued included: R.
W. Thornton. Incompt., vs. J.
B. Stansbury ct als; Security
Loan Corp vs. Tom and Ola
Wilson; and H. M. Williams et
als vs. Howard Hawkins et als.
Man Sent To Roads
On Assault Charges
A Negro man, found guilty
of breaking and entering and
beating his wife, drew a two
years road sentence when he
appeared before Judge Julius
Banzet in Warren County Re
corder's Court on Friday of
last week.
The court found John W.
Wyche guilty of going to the
home of his estranged wife on
the farm of her father near
the Vance County line on Jan
uary 20, kicking in the door,
and beating his wife. Wyche
was arrested by Vance County
officers on Thursday of last
week and brought to the War
ren County jail.
Unlike most recent sessions
of the county court, the dock
et contained a fairly large
number of cases not concerned
with violations of the motor
vehicle laws, although there
were a number of these cases
tried.
Haywood Cheek, Jr., was
fined $25.00 and taxed with;
the court costs when he was |
found guilty of carrying a con
cealed weapon. In addition the
'court ordered the weapon dis
posed of as required by law.
Willie Martin Davis was
found guilty of an assault and;
was sentenced to the roads
for 90 days.
Edward Davis was found not j
guilty on a non-support charge. I
A case against Willie Davis,!
charging him with being
drunk and disorderly, was dis
missed and George Simms was
found not guilty on a breaking
and entering charge.
Edward Dowtin and George
H. Brown, each charged with
larceny, were bound over to
Superior Court. Bond in each
case was set at $250.00.
Howard Sims was given a'
30 days jail sentence when he
was found guilty on a larceny J
charge.
Dan Terry was in court
charged with possession of il- j
legal whiskey and with posses-'
sion of material and equip-1
ment for manufacturing whis-j
key. He was given a 12
(See ROADS, page 10) J
Bake Sale
A bake sale will be sponsor
ed in front of Traylor Appli
ance in Warrenton on Satur
day. Members of the junior
class of John Graham High
School are sponsoring the sale
to raise funds for the annual
junior-senior prom. The sale
will begin at 9:30 a. m.
? Visits Parents
Roy Pat Robertson, who is
with the State Highway Patrol
in Lexington, spent the week
end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Vance Robertson in
Macon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Martin
have returned home after a
week's vacation in Florida.
PAUI, J. LANCASTER, JR. ROY YOUNG
Warren Boy Named
Head Y outh Council
A Norlina High School Sen
ior has been elected president
of the Youth Council of the
Cullom Baptist Association.
Paul J. Lancaster, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Lan
caster of Manson, was elected
to serve as president of the
Baptist Youth organization for
a one-year period.
Other officers elected to
head the youth group?com
posed of one intermediate rep
resentative and one young per
son from each of the 31
churches in the Cullom Asso
ciation?were Roy Young, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Young
of Norlina, vice president; and
Lou Ross Kesler, 17-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.
D. Kesler of Henderson, sec
retary.
Miss Kesler, a senior at Hen
derson high school, Is presi
dent of the National Honor
Society, a member of the
French club and a member of
the Future Teachers of Amer
ica.
Active in the First Baptist
Church of Henderson, she
serves as assistant librarian
and is a member of the youth
choir.
Lancaster, president of the
senior class of Norlina High
school, is editor of the school
annual and president of the
student council. He is a mem
ber of the Bethesda Baptist
Church.
Young, a member of the sen
ior class of Norlina high
Examination For
Macon Postmaster
Job Announced
An examination for post
master at Macon has been an
nounced by the United States
Civil Service.
Written tests will be held at
Rocky Mount and th'e closing
date for applications for the
examination will be February 13.
The position of Macon post
master carries a salary of $4,
975 a year.
Applications should be sent
to the United States Civil Serv
ice Commission, Washington
24, D. C. They must be receiv
ed or postmarked, not later
than February 13.
Forms for application to take
the examination may be ob
tained at the Macon postoffice
or from the United States Civil
Service Commission.
school, currently serves as
president of the Beta club,
vice-president of the student
council, president of the Fu
ture Farmers of America and
co-editor of the school annual.
A member of the Wise Bap
tist church, he is associate
superintendent of the young
people's department of the
Sunday School.
Lancaster announced yester
day that the Youth Council
will meet Sunday at 3 p. m.
at the Norlina Baptist Church.
Plans for a Baptist youth
night to be held at Hender
son's First Baptist Church on
April 7?one of the highlights
of youth activity in the Cul
lom Association?will be dis
cussed, Lancaster said.
Warren Bovs
May Take Exams
For Academies
Two Warren County boys
have been named as candi
? dates for competition exami
nations to United States Mili
tary Academies for 1962 classes
I by Congressional L. H. Foun
tain of the Second North Caro-i
line Congressional District.
Rep. Fountain announced.
Thursday that he had nomlnat-]
ed Paul J. Lancaster, Jr., of
Manson a candidate to take!
the competitive examination
for the Air Force Academy,'
and Horace Palmer Moore of |
Littleton to take the exami
nation for the Naval Academy.
Rep. Fountain has nominat
ed nine boys from his district.
to take the examination for
the Air Force Academy where (
there is one vacancy, and ten {
boys from the district to take
the examination for the Naval I
Academy where there are two
vacancies.
Lancaster, a recent national i
winner in the United States i
4-H Congress in the tractor
division, was nominated to take'
both the Naval Academy and,
the Air Force Examination. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul A. Lancaster and a senior
at Norlina High School where
he is an honor student.
Moore is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Roger Moore of Littleton
and is a graduate of Fishburne
Millitary School and is a fresh
man at State College, Raleigh, '
Board Expected To OK
Subdivision Regulations
The Warren County Board
of Commissioners is expected
to approve subdivision regula
tions for Warren County at
their meeting on Monday as re
quested by the Warren County
Planning Board several weeks
ago.
First requested to approve
the regulations, following a
public hearing at the court
house, the commissioners post
poned action until their Jan
uary meeting, and then post
poned action until their F/h
ruary meeting.
It is understood that a major
ity of the commissioners, if not
all the body, favor passage of
the measure.
Indications that the subdi
vision regulations would be
adopted by the Warren Coun-1
ty Commissioners were given
here on Tuesday night when
the Planning Board met with
members of the Board of Com
missioners at the Agriculture
Building. Commissioners pres
ent at the meet'ng were Robert
Thorne and Chairman Amos I/.
Capps. Commissioner A .J. El
lington, although not present
at the meeting, said this week
that he would vote for the I
measure.
Also present at the meeting j
was James Limer, attorney forj
the board of commissioners.
The meeting here on Mon
day night was highlighted by
a report by George Monaghan,
head of the Raleigh area of
fice of the North Carolina Di
vision of Community Planning.
Monaghan had a flip chart
showing a study that the Com
munity Planning Division had
made of the three counties.
Warren, Halifax and North
ampton. These pertained to
the population trends during
the past ten years, both gains
and losses in the urban and
rural areas; the median in
come of individuals of the
counties as compared to the
average median income in
North Carolina, and the indus
trial employment percentages
of the three counties as com
pared to that of the average
county in the state.
The median income per in
dividual in the state was $3,
956. In Warren County the
average was $1858; in Halifax
County, $2797; and in North
ampton $2255.
The studies, Monaghan said,
would help the division in
making decisions as to what
area most needed commercial
development and what areas
would be best suited for recre
ation and other facilities.
Monaghan said the division
would submit preliminary ideas ,
to the local planning commis
sion and they could either ac
cept, reject or make changes
to coincide with the land own
er's wishes.
There is no way to force a
land owner to put on his
property what is suggested un
less ho wishes to subdivide, he _
stated.
Monaghan reported that
aerial photos of the lake area
had been received in Raleigh
Tuesday morning from the fed
eral government and that It
would take a little time to
match and cut out the over
lapping areas to form a com
plete map of the area
From this one big map, base)
maps of smaller areas will be
made for the division to work
with.
He said that arrangements
had already been made with
the highway department to
get base maps ready showing
the present roads in the area.
It was suggested that the
Division of Community Plan
ning contact the highway de
partment to get a secondary
main road around the lake or
plan a thoroughfare around
the lake.
Jerry Turner, a representa
tive of the Community Plann
ing Division, was also present
at the meeting and answered
several questions on the sub
division regulations. The pro
cedure for subdivisions, he
said, is to submit the subdi
vision plan to the planning
commission which will review
the plan. When approved by
the commission, the plan
(See BOARD, page 10)
Clarence Davis To
Seek Sheriff's Job
A lively Democratic primary
seems brewing this week fol
lowing the announcement by a
former Warren County deputy
sheriff that he will seek the
office of county sheriff.
Clarence A. Davis, Warren
County building contractor, on
Wednesday night announced
that he would actively seek
the off ce of sheriff of War
ren County.
Davis' announcement assures
at least a two-way bid for the
office. Incumbent sheriff J.
H. Hundley announced earlier
this year that he will bid for
a second term.
With the primary more than
three months off, Davis and
Hundley are the only two can
didates who have officially
tossed their hats in the polti
cal ring, although speculation
exists that other hats will fol
low.
Davis, a veteran of the U. S.
Navy during World War II, is
a resident of Fishing Creek
township. He is married and
the father of three children.
He was appointed special
deputy sheriff by the Board
of County Commissioners in
the later part of 1950 and
served until 1959.
Changes Made In
Fed. Crop Insurance
Notices of changes In Fed
eral Crop Insurance was an
nounced here Wednesday by
Mrs. James K. Polk, secretary
clerk for the local office in
the courthouse.
Higher coverage is offered
for cotton and tobacco for the
1962 crop under the change,
Mrs. Polk said. Insurance
guarantee on tobacco covers
cash and labor investment in
dollars and the coverage was
raised to meet increased pro
duction costs. Mrs. Polk said
that no other FCIC policy in
sures so much for so little.
Under the new policy com
plete protection against qual
ity loss is offered. Mrs. Polk
said that before 1962 a tobacco
crop of poor quality through
out an entire belt (such as the
Eastern Belt) could bring aver
age market price below aver
age support price. She said
that in a year of such general
disaster, the insured farmer
would need his claim dollar,
more than ever.
1962, for the first time. Mrs. J
Polk said, the insured tobacco'
farmer has guaranteed protec-'
tion against poor quality crop.
regardless of average market
price, and at such a high level
of protection as to cover all
expenses, including the produc
ers labor.
Another change listed by
Mrs. Polk is that claims in full
can be paid in 1962 immediate
ly after the last sale of tobacco
from an insured unit. She
said that formerly those with
high level of coverage had to
wait until the average maike
price for the belt had been
ascertained after all markets
in the belt were closed.
Growers wishing further in
formation are asked to con
tact the Warren County office
on the second floor of the
court house, telephone 627-1,
or Claude Bottoms, tel. 480-1,
Warrenton.
Polk On TV
T a s k e r Polk, Warrenton
pianist, will give a program
Tuesday night, February 6, at
6:30 over WUNC-TV, Channel
4, in Chapel Hill. He will play
Sonetto del Petrarco by Liszt
and Etude in F Minor and
Nocturne in F Major by
Chopin.
Health Merger
Plan Approved
Taxi Driver And
Passenger Not
Hurt In Wreck
A Warrenton taxi driver?to
gether with a male passenger
?escaped injury here' Wednes
day afternoon when a taxi cab
struck an embankment and
overturned a block west of i
Main Street.
A high-tension wire was
knocked loose from a utility j
pole as the car flipped over
and firemen were summoned
to extinguished the blaze set by
the line.
Police Officer Howard Salmon
said Marvin Fremon Sylver, I
21-year-old Negro taxi driver,
and a passenger, Charles Wil- j
liams, both escaped injury in I
the accident, which occurred
at 3:40 p. m. on West Frank
lin street. The taxi was de
molished.
Sylver, driving a taxi owned
by O. A. Kearney of Norlina,
reportedly told the investigat
ing officer that his car went
out of control, crossed the,
center line of the street, ran
into an embankment and flip
ped over on its top.
Dr. W. Burns Jones, Warren
County Health Director since
June, 1960, yesterday began
his duties as joint health di
rector for both Warren and
Franklin Counties.
Approval of the merger of
Health Department director's
work was approved by the
Franklin County Commissioners
at a called meeting in Louis
burg on Friday night The
plan had been approved by
the Warren County Commis
sioners at their January meet
ing.
Under the plan, Dr. Jones
will direct the Health Depart
ments of both counties, giving
two and one-half days to each
department. Dr. Jones will
continue to reside in Warren
ton.
The approval of the plan to
have Dr. Jones as health di
rector for both counties, means
an increase in salary for the
health officer, and a substantial
reduction in the cost of operat
ing the departments. This sav
ing in Warren County will be
more than $4,000 a year.
The practice of having a
bealth officer serve more than
one county was in effect here
for several years when Dr. A.
D. Gregg divided his time be
tween Warren and Vance
Counties, and is in operation
in many counties of the atatn.
Citizen Remembers Old Days
Honk, Honk ... . And The Chickens Take Off
Buick Was tha Latest la Automobile Styles . . 54 Tears Ago
Jim Polk, who has a fine
memory and a flair for writ
ing, contributes an interesting
article on early automobiles in
Warrenton, and it is nice that
we not only have this article
but a promise of a sequel in
a later issue of the paper. Old
timers will enjoy the article
immensely, and we belie vtc
that it will be of interest to even
the youngest reader.?Editor
By JIM POLK
"Honk, Honk" and the chick
ens really put on speed, half
running, half-flying as the Stod
dard-Dayton rolled down War
renton's Main Street. This was
a new 1BU car of the Carter
Williams' family and the proud
and able chauffer was Ceasor
Cawtborne, who' came, saw and
conquered the hearts of War
ranto:. children for blocks
around. It was like something
Dorothy might have seen on
her trip to the Land of Oz,
but to get down to earth, it
was sheer delight to take a
Sunday afternoon glide, sail
ing through the Emerald coun
tryside on a magic carpet of
rubber. And when we reached
home, there was a fresh freez
er of home-made peach Ice
cream with marshmallow sauce
and a four-layer caramel cake,
the cake smoking as your knife
cut a four-inch slice.
Coming down the street be
hind the Stoddsrd-Dayton was
Dr. Francis Packard's little red
one-seater with high buggy-like
wheels and a crank en the
side. It was chain-driven with
sprockets like a bicycle. It had
a spatterboard, and you would
expect to hear a whinny as it
ambled down the road. We
thought that Dr. Packard
should have another make of
car, and we wanted to be able
to walk up to him and "Ask
the man who owoa one", the
slogan of the Packard Auto
mobile through the years.
In 1911, Warren people be
gan to buy automobiles. Some
one said that the first Mite
mobile on the streets here was
an Elmore, driven over from
Henderson. But then Will
Dameron had a little Maxwell
with polished brass radiator
and lights. Dr. Peete drove a
racy White gasoline car which
ran for many, many years.
This was not a White
er as many supposed. Edmond
White piloted a Huppmobile
and William Burroughs had a
little Maxwell, later buying a
Flanders. Mr. Burroughs prob
ably introduced the "oo-ga, oo
ga" horn to the town, a threat
ening warning or a friendly
salute. Folks in town knew
everybody's license number and
each person had a different
make of car, It stained, and
they could spot your ear as
far as they could see.
It was.a lot of fun to look
out of the window and guana
what if lhi?*t ear would be?
a ChaVjgre i- Chandler, a Reo,
a Grahar* '"Jge, an Eight, ?
sporty nayhes with wire wheels,
a big Winton, Mr. Peck's King
Eight or Mr. Gaidner's Cole
Mr. Ward's Franklin Air
Cooled caT or Dr. Walter'*
famous Stanley Steamer with a
fascinating low-whistle sound.
We imagined this car would
take to the air with enough
steam and wider fenders. It
seemed to whistle by and fir.
Walters teemed to be the
marvel of the age, a racer,
who missed his calling, a moat
fortunate man who owned arJ
Stanley Steamer. -
Aa the can passed by, you .
would see a Briscoe, a Velie, ,