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VOLUME 66 Subscription Price $3.00 a Year 10c Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1962 NUMBER 7
Drunk Drivers
Land In Court
All motorist in Warren Coun
ty are apparently not content
to stick to coffee for five cases
of drunken driving were dock
eted in Warren County Re
corder's Court last Friday.
In two of the cases the de
fendants were found not guil
ty, but three defendents drew
stiff fines and were taxed with
the court costs.
Robert Alfred- Paschall and
Melvin James Davis were each
Vined $100.00 and taxed with
court costs when they were
found guilty of operating mo
tor vehicles while under the
influence of intoxicating liquor.
_ Robert Perry Foster was
P'hlso found guilty on a drunk
driving charge and fined
$100.00 and taxed with court
costs, but noted an appeal to
Superior Court. Appearance
bond was set at $200.00.
James Harvey Jones and Har
vey Taylor Hawkins were found
not guilty on drunk driving
charges.
The majority of cases before
Judge Julius Banzet were con
cerned with violations of motor
vehicle laws with speeding be
ing the most frequent viola
tion. These cases included:
Clyde Lampkin, speeding,
$10.00 and costs.
Henry Mathew Johnson,
speeding, $15.00 and costs.
Boyd Russell, speeding, $10
and costs.
Howard David Gunlock,
speeding, costs.
Nell Carey Stallings, speed
ing, $10.00 and costs.
William Carey Pennington,
$10.00 and costs.
William Adam Chater, speed
ing, $10.00 and costs.
Clyde Durant McFayden,
reckless driving, $25.00 and
^iCOStS.
jT* Arch Holden Ayscue was in
court charged with having no
operator's license. Prayer for
judgment was continued upon
payment of cost when it was
%evealed that the defendant
had valid Texas driver's license
but no N. C. driver's license.
Richard Greene was found
guilty of an assault upon a fe
male. Prayer for judgment
was continued for two years
upon condition that defendant
remain of good behavior and
pay court costs.
George Washington Williams,
well known Warrenton ? Negro,
was in court charged with lar
ceny of lumber. Prayer for
judgment was continued for
two years upon condition that
defendant pay to the Rey. Mr.
Brown $10.00 to reimburse him
for lumber lost, and pay court
costs.
Lions Club Holds
Ladies Night;
Cates Speaker
The Warrenton Lions Club
celebrated its 26th anniversary
with a Ladies Night banquet
and dance at the Country Club
on Saturday night.
Lion Coleman Cates of Burl
ington past District Governor
and presently Lions Interna
tional Councilor, was the guest
speaker. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Cates, who with Mr.
and Mrs. William Hicks of
Norlina and Mrs. Frost of Ga
lax, Va., were special guests
of the club.
Presented by Monroe Gard
ner, Cates talked on Lionism
and the many projects the
600,000 Lions over the world
are carrying out to aid their
fellowman. He praised the
work of the local Lions Club
during the past several years,
with special emphasis being
given to the leadership display
ed by the club in its work
among the blind. The speaker
related several anecdotes to
illustrate his points and for
the entertainment of the group.
Cates, who is totally blind,
is a graduate of the University
of North Carolina Law School,
and winner of the State Blind
Trophy several times.
Valentine decorations, includ
ing flower arrangements, used
efectively to beautify the club
house for the annual event,
were handled by Lion and
Lioness E. T. Odom and
Lioness Kitty Bullock.
Lion J. Edward Rooker wel
comed the ladies and special
guests of the club. Lioness Sal
lie White responded on be
half of the ladies present.
The invocation was given by
Lion Rooker and songs were
led by Lion Monroe Gardner
with Lioness Nellie Gardner at
the piano.
A ham and turkey dinner
was served to the more than
100 persons present. President
(See LIONS, page 8)
r
REV. H. C. WILKINSON
Wilkinson To Be
Rotary Ladies
Night Speaker
The Rev. Howard C. Wilkin
son, Chaplain and Director of
Religious Life at Duke Univer
sity, and vice-president of the
Durham Rotary Club, will be
the speaker at "Ladies Night"
at Warrenton Rotary Club on
Tuesday night, February 20, at
7 o'clock.
Mr. Wilkinson has been a
Methodist minister in Western
North Carolina, serving in
Charlotte, Asheville, Lexing
ton and Shelby, before going
to Duke University.
Rotarians and Rotary Annes,
well as other guests, will at'
this meeting, W. W. Tay
Jr., will serve as master
ceremonies. Hank Hardy
Jim Beckwith are In
of the food committee.
JleCarroll la In charge
favors and Mrs, Jim Beck
with la in charge of decora
The Rev. Troy J. Barrett la
president of the local Rotary
Club and Jim Kerr is vie*
F. R. Vaughan
Candidate For
Coroner's Post
Frank Ray Vaughan on Tues
day filed notice of candidacy
for the position of Warren
County Coroner with Wiley
Coleman, chairman of the War
ren County Board of Elections.
The coroner's post Is cur-'
rently being held by N. I.
Haithcock of Warrenton who
has served in this position for
several years.
Coleman said that Dr. Sam
Massey filed for re-election as
a member of the Board of
Education last week, and that
Vaughan, Massey and Charles
Wilson (for sheriff) are' the
only citizens who have filed
for county offices.
Mrs. Vereen To
Conduct Class
The Woman's Society Study
Class, which was postponed
on account of the weather, will
be held on Monday, February
19, at 2:30 p. m. at Wesley
Memorial Methodist Church
here. Mrs. L. C. Vereen will
he the teacher.
Members of nearby churches
ire expected to attend as well
is aU ladies of the Wesley Me
morial Church.
' vlL
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Holt left
last week for a six-weeks Medi
terranean cruise, and will spend' <
tome time visiting countries on 2
he Mediterranean, with their. 1
nost lengthy stay in ftpaln. ?f
Mrs. S. W. Walker, secretary-treasurer of county committee, writes a check for Warren
County's quota in 4-H Development Fund campaign.
Warren Reaches Quota
In 4-H Fund Campaign
Water Resources
Studied In County
I Ground-water resources of i
Warren County are being'
studied by the United States
Geological Survey.
I This is a part of a survey
of the Ground Water Branch
of the U. S. Geological Sur
vey to evaluate the ground
water resources of Wake,
Granville, Vance, Warren and
Franklin Counties, according
to P. M. Brown, District Geol
ogist, U. S. Geological Survey,
Raleigh.
This investigation is schedul
ed to be completed within ap
proximately two years. It is
being conducted by a project
chief, Jeff May, hydraulic en
gineer with the U. S. Geologi-|
cal Survey. Field work will |
consist of compiling records of
existing ground-water sup
plies, collecting water samples
for chemicdl analysts, and
mapping the geology of the
area.
A final report will be publ
ished describing the hydrology
of the area and relating the
quantity and quality of avail
able ground water to geologic
control. This information con
cerning ground water and pos
sible mineral resources should
be useful to the individual
well owner, industries, and
municipalities, Brown said.
This project is part of the
continuing cooperative program
between the N. C. Department
of Water Resources, directed
by Harry E. Brown, and the
U. S. Geological Survey.
Duke Gives Funds
To Local Hospital
CHARLOTTE ? Trustees of
rhe Duke Endowment have ap
propriated $1,304,173.32 to
North Carolina and South Caro
lina hospitals and child care
institutions on the basis of the
iharity work in the fiscal year
which ended September 30,
1961.
Of this amount $1,413 was
illocated to Warren General
Hospital in Warrenton, com
pared to $1,057 for 1960.
In announcing the appropria
;ions, Thomas L. Perkins, chair
nan of The Endowment, said
hey bring to $33,342,444.67 the
imount given in 37 consecutive
rears to help such institutions
'inance charity care.
One hundred and thity-seven
lospitals, 99 in North Carolina
ind 38 in South Carolina, and
13 child care institutions, 28 It)
?forth Carolina and 15 in South
Carolina, are included in the cur
rent appropriations. Hospitals
will receive $864,574 and child
care institutions, $ 439,552.32.
Applications from other hos
pitals, which had not been com
pleted when the allocations
were made, will be considered
at the February meeting of
trustees.
Non-profit hospitals of the
two states are eligible to apply
for these funds and are as- j
sisted at the rate of ?! for j
each free day of bed care.
Marshall I. Pickens of Char
lotte, secretary of The Endow
ment and Director of its Hos
pital and Orphan sections, ex
pained that reports of the 137
hospitals show that 17.5 per
cent of their work was for
charity patients. This compares
to 15.9 per cent in 1960. i
Home Ec. Students
To Enter Contest
Fashion-conscious Home Eco
nomics students of John
Graham High School are par
ticipating in the Student Di
vision competition of the 1962
Fashion-Sewing Contest, spon-J
iored by the General Federa
tion of Women's Clubs and i
the Vogue Pattern Service.
The Warrenton Woman's
Club, working in cooperation
with Miss Emily Burt Person,
Home Economics teacher at
Fohn Graham High School, will
ict as local sponsor for the
dudent competition.
The local contest will be held
m Friday, February tt, at
1:48 in the Home Economics
Building of John Graham High
School. Kadi girt entering tho
contest wlil make an "idea
dress-up costume for a higt
school student." The followini
girls will participate, Mlssej
Sarah Ann Fuller, Ann King
Becky Ellis, Brenda Cottrel
and Patsy Harmon.
The local student winners oi
first and second places will
receive a cash prize from th?
Woman's Club and other prizei
will be given by Warren tor
stores. The winner of first
place will be eligible to repre
sent the Warrenton Woman'i
Club and John Graham High
School at the District Contest,
which will be held ip Littleton
on March 1. State and National
contests will follow and the
(See CONTEST, page ft)
Warren County's 4-H Devel
opment Fund quota of $1762
has been reached.
Miss Ann Rackley, assistant
home economics agent, said
yesterday that Littleton and
Warrenton both reached their
quotas last week and as a re
sult "the county drive ended
most sucessfully.
Mrs. S. W. Walker of Route
1, Macon, secretary-treasurer of
the county committee for the
4-H Development Fund Foun
dation, has mailed a check to
Raleigh completing Warren
County quota.
Paul Lancaster of Manson. is
chairman of the committee;
Mrs. Erich llecht of Ridgeway
is vice-chairman. They, with
Mrs. Walker, make up the
county committee.
Miss Rackley said that this
committee, as well as the
county extension agents, wish
to express their many thanks
to all the people of the county
who cooperated in this effort.
"A special word of thanks,"
she said, "goes to all the com
munity chairmen and their
helpers."
This year for the first time,
Miss Rackley said, twelve
$580.00 scholarships from this
fund are available to 4-H'ers
(See QUOTA, page 8)
Rural Firemen
To Sell Brooms
Members of the Warrenton
Rural Fire Department will
conduct a county-wide Broom
Sale from March 5-10 in order
to raise funds for needs of the
clej.srtmeet
The .... will be divided
into :i - v -oups with a sales j
captair. i.i each division. Bill I
Connel, publicity chairman, said |
yesterday. He said a door to
door canvass would be made.
In addition a sales booth will
be set up on Main Street here
on Friday and Saturday,
March 9-10.
Items to be offered for sale
will be 5-string brooms, whisk
brooms and a kitchen package
containing two large dishtowels
and two dishcloths.
The brooms are made by
Guilford Industries for the
Blind in Greensboro.
Boards Meet For
Haliwa Discussion
The Boards of Education of
Warren and Halifax Counties
held a joint meeting in Little
ton on Wednesday night to
discuss affairs connected with
the Haliwa School near Areola,
which is attended by pupils
from both counties.
Supt Roger Peeler said yes
terday that the meeting waa
exploratory and no action had
been planned for the meeting.'*
1
Banks Te Close
The Citizens Bank and tho
Peoples Bank will be closed (?
next Thursday, February 22,1 <
in commamaratlon of the birth- '
lay of George Washington It
Board Votes To
Expedite Fire Calls
In an effoit to improve fire
fighting efforts here and to
provide closer cooperation be
tween the Warrenton Fire Com
pany and the Warrenton Rural
Fire Department, the Board
of Town Commissioners on
Monday night agreed to make
minor changes in the town's
signal devices.
These changes will include
two telephone extensions, one
at the home of Fire Chief
Walker Burwell and the other
at the fire house of the Rural
Fire Department. In addition
an extension will be run from]
the first alarm box at the cor-i
ner of Brehon and Fairview
Streets to the nearby home of |
Chief Burwell, enabling the
Fire Chief to sound an alarm
with a pushbutton, while call
ing the fire houses of both
companies.
Burwell explained to the
commissioners that sometimes
the Police Station was not oc
cupied at the time that a fire
call came- in and that some
times there was delay at Hotel
Warren. He said a third phone
would expedite the answering
of fire calls. He said that
when he was not home that
his wife could serve as a
standby.
Heretofore, the location of a
fire had to be phoned to the
Rural Fire Department after
being reported to the Warren
ton Company. This created
unnecessary delay and led to a
request by Rural Fire Chief
Jimmy Roberts to Commission
er Thomas Gaskill, chairman of
the fire committee, that an ex
tension phone be placed in the
Rural Fire Department Fire
house. Burwell said that this
phone extension, together with
a hookup at his home could
save much valuable time in
reaching fires here.
The cost of the phone ex
tensions is expected to be
aroand $6.00 a month, and the
cost of extending the alarm
system to the home of the
local Fire Chief is expected
to be under $20.00, Burwell
said.
It has been a practice here
for several years to rent the
town's backhoe and tractor to
local plumbers for the cutting
of small ditches from the
town's mains to home. The
town has furnished a driver
and charged $7.00 for this serv
ice. More recently several per
sons have rented the tractor
and backhoe to dig septic tanks
outside the town limits for
houses net connected with the
town's water svstem
5BI Called In Case
Whiskey Stolen In
Norlina Break-In
The State FBI has been ask-,
ed to assist tn the investiga
tion of a robbery of the Nor
lina ABC store on Monday
night, one in a series of whis
key store robberies in the state
in recent weeks.
Sheriff Jim Hundley said
that he asked the assistance of
the State FBI on Wednesday
morning and that this agency
was working with county and
town police in an attempt to
find the thief or thieves.
Entry into the Norlina ABC
store, located on Route 1, was
made by prizing open the front
door, according to Night Offi
cer Dorsey Capps, who was not
on duty Monday night.
The thief or thieves left the
building with their loot of ten
cases of bonded whiskey by a
rear door.
The theft was discovered]
when the store opened for bus
iness on Tuesday morning.
The Littleton ABC store was
entered by a thief or thieves
two weeks ago when a small
quantity of cheap whiskey was
stolen. Also a recent robbery
of the ABC store at Louisburg
has been reported.
Bureau Approves
Expanded Program
The Warren County Farm
Bureau, at a meeting held
here on Monday night, voted
to favor an expanded program
of service to its members.
The ten recommended ex
pansions are: Contract Bargain
ing; Establishing and Expand
ing County Officers; County
O f f i c e Services; Expanded
Field Service; Home Discussion
Groups; Expanded Information
al Program; Market Develop
ment and Applied Research;
Record Keeping; Women's Ac
tivities; Youth Activities.
Charlie Russell, public rela
tion official with the State
Farm Bureau was present to
explain the program to the
members present. He pointed
out that the expanded program
will increase the work load of
the county and state personnel,
and thus the amount of ex
pansion possible will depend
on farm Bureau being ade
quately financed at the county
and state level.
Erich E. Hecht, president of,
the Warren County Farm Bu
reau and E. C. Robertson, sec-1
retary-treasurer, were elected
delegates to a state-wide meet
ing to be held in Raleigh to
day (Friday) when the pro
posals approved by the local
Bureau will be discussed. W.
A. Connell, publicity chairman,
and William Brauer were elect
ed as alternates.
In Hospital
Mrs. Milton Ayscue is a pa
tient in North Carolina Me
morial Hospital, Chapel Hill.
Monday nigbt the commis
sioners took a dim view of
this practice and ordered that
this equipment be rented only
for services connected with
the town's water system, "ex
cept in cases of extreme emer
gencies." Would-be renters must
contact Street Chairman W. L.
Wood and Water Supt. H. R.
Skillman before renting the
equipment. Wood said that the
equipment is too valuable to
be rented for use all over the
county.
The commissioners granted
a raise of from $7.50 a day to.
$9.00 a day to special Officer
Lewis Peoples for the three
days a week that he serves.
In addition Peoples receives a
dollar a day for the use of his
car. Playing a part in thef
consideration for the raise was
the fact that Peoples only
works part time and that he
has made a good record as
an officer.
The Superintendent of the
Water Company was instruct
ed to put in bids for a used
car at a surplus property sale
in Raleigh this week, after it
had been pointed out the Wat
er Company was in need of a
truck. Superintendent Skill
man was to use his Judgment
but the bid was not to exceed
a maximum of $1000 dollars.
The three-hour meeting was
concluded with a report en
Civil Defense progress bp
Town Civil Defense Director
Walker Burwell. Burweli said
that 14 places suitable for pub
lic. defense shelters had been
located in the county. Pro
gress is being made on com
piling and having printed
books of instructions fitted to
the conditions of Warren Coun
ty, Burwell said. He added
that this was necessary if War
ren County is to be secret'
for Civil Defense surplus
Children To Give
PTA Program Here
The meeting of the John
Grraham-Mariara Boyd PTA to
the John Graham School,
tartan on next Tueeday _
sill feature a program by
Iron of the Marian 1 _
School under the direction of
Krs. Glenn Weld on.
"Let'e have a good
? support our
ird & Daniel,
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Rev. E. G. Durham To
Preach At Local Church
The Rev. Ernest C. Durham,
retired Methodist minister of
Raleigh, will preach at Wesley
Memorial Methodist Church
here on Sunday morning at
11 o'clock, the Rev. Troy Bar
ret, pastor, announced yester
day. His topic will be "How
Marvelous?the Growth of The
Church."
Mr. Durham served as pastor
of the Warpbnton Charge?em
bracing Wesley Memorial, Ma
con, Warren Plains and He
bron?from 1931 to 1933. He
was born in Chatham County,
near Pittsboro. He attended
college at old Trinity (now
Duke) and Emory. His wife is
the former Roberta Womble of
Moncure. They have three chil
dren, Dwight, personnel di
rector at DuPont in Wilming
ton, DelawaA; Ruth A. Pearee
of Raleigh, and Nell Lyles of
Rocky Mount ?
Charges served include Me
b a n e, Pamlico, Princeton,
Vanceboro, Cedar Grove, Ze
bulon, Webb Ave. in Burling
ton, Clinton, Warrentoq, Car
thage, Fuquay Springs and Tar
boro. He retired some seven
teen years ago and now lives
In Raleigh where he has been
tnd Is very active in work
imong all the churches there.
He serves as Chaplain of the
State of North Caroline.
Mr. Durham tik Written1
nany poems and published see-'
sral booklets of poems. A
?Sesquicentennial Poem," writ-'
en for the 130th
BBC. E. C. DURHAM
of the Warren ton church, win
be read for the first time by
Mr. Durham on Sunday morn
ing. A copy of the poem is
I printed on page 3 of this
newspaper.
I "We are grateful to Mr. Dur
ham for writing this poem,"
Mr. Barrett said.
Mr. and Mrs. Durham will
be dinner guests of Mrs. W. H.