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VOLUME 66 Subscription Price $3.00 a Year 10c Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1962 NUMBER 9
Seven Men In
Coroner's Race
Wilh the filing of two more
candidates for me position of
coroner of Warren County
this week, the field of candi
dates for this position was in
creased to seven.
Wiley G. Coleman, chairman
of the Warren County Board
of Elections, said yesterday
that A. C. Fair of Warrenton
paid his filing fee as a candi
date for coroner in the Demo
cratic Primary of May 25 on
Monday, and that Luther .T.
Walker of Littleton filed for
the position on Tuesday.
In addition, Coleman said,
W. E llamm of Warrenton has
filed for the position of War
renton Township Constable, a
position for wnich Douglas
Vaughan had previously filed.
Seeking the coroner's spot,
in addition to Fair and Walk
er, are Jack Dowtin of War
renton, Frank Ray Vaughan of
Warrenton, Thurston Brown,
Negro mortician of Warren
ton, N. I. Haithcock of War
renton, encumbent, and Wil
liam H. King, Jr., of Warren
ton.
With the exception of Wal
ker, all of the. candidates to
file for the coroner's position
so far are from Warrenton. the
county seat.
October Date For
Filling Reservoir
1 With the target date for fill
ing the Gaston reservoir only
seven months away, W. J.
Schneider, assistant real estate
department manager for Vir
ginia Electric and Power Com
pany, has closed his office at
Hotel Warren and been tem
porarily assigned to Roanoke
Rapids.
P. N. Little, chief office en
gineer for Stone and Webster,
engineering firm in charge of
the construction of the Gaston
dam and reservoir, will retain
his office here for some time.
Schneider, who came here
some two years ago, closed hi*
office here on Tuesday. He
said that his stay at Roanoke
Rapids would be only tem
porary while he completed his
job 011 the reservoir.
Schneider said that the pres
ent target date for the begin
ning of filling of the Gaston
reservoir has been set for Oc
tober. While rainy weather has
slowed down the clearing of
the reservoir, it is expected
that additional crews will be
added as soon as the weather
clears, and it is still hoped
that the target date will be;
met.
While Mr. and Mrs. Little
and family have been making
their home in Warrentcn for
the past two years in the
Moseley home on North Main
Street, Schneider, unable to
find suitable quarters here,
has been commuting from Roa
noke Rapids.
. Ann King Is WifinCf
In Sewing Contest
A John Graham High School
p. sophomore was first place win
ner in the Fashion-Sewing C9J1
~ test" for "the "Home "Economics
girls held on Friday afternoon
in the Home Economics De
partment.
Ann King, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. G>. W. King of Oak
ville, was awarded first place
in the contest sponsored by the
Warrenton Woman's Club and
the Vogue Pattern Service. As
winner she received a $5.00
cash prize from the Woman's
Club,- the dress of her choice
from Leggett's Department
Store, and a box of candy from
Hunter Drug Company. As
winner of the local contest,
Miss King was scheduled to
represent John Graham school
and the Woman's Club in the
district contest at Littleton last
night (Thursday).
Brcnda Cottrell, a senior, and
daughter of Mrs. W. B. Neal,
was second .place--winner,-She
received a corsage from Odom's
Flower Shop and a pocketbook
from Marguerite's Style Shop.
Other contestants were Sarah
Ann Fuller, Becky Ellis and
Patsy Harmon.
Miss King was first place
winner with her dress-up cos
tume of white brocade satin
dress, blue taffeta clutch coat,
lined with white taffeta, and
accessories of blue shoes and
blue bag. She changed to white
shoes and white bag for a see
and costume.
Miss Cottrell won second
place with her evening dress
of white nylon net over white
taffeta, and white accessories.
Mrs. Leonard Daniel, fine
arts chairman of the Woman's
(See WINNER, page 10)
vnmnais? Abb JUaji left, was Ant place winner in the
fashion-sewing contest held st John Graham School last Friday.
Cottrell was second place winner. , (Staff Photo)
P W
SINGING ANGELS ? Angelic young voices are finding numerous persons with enthusiast
ic ears at Norlina nowadays. Youths of the Norlina Methodist Church, who have labelled them
selves "singing angels", are currently In demand at various civic events. Here the youngsters
sing one of their selections at the annual Norlina FFA Father and Son Banquet (see page
2). Shown above, left to right, are Mary Dowell Taylor, Nancy Carter, Ray Traylor, Susan Allen,
j Lynn Clark, Wayne Carter, Brenda Paschall, Chvi a Hecht, C. A. Hicks, Lee Burrows and Wav
erly White. A number of the young singers were absent when this picture was made.
(Staff Photo)
Tobacco Acreage Upped
nopcs oi increased income
among Warren County tobacco
farmers rose here this week
with the announcement of a
4 3 per cent increase in flue
curerf tobacco acreage allot
| meats.
"The incresWvJs equal to
five per centJb"the base al
| lotment." C iS<t< sinian L. H.
I Fountain this newspaper
on Wednesday, shortly after
the Department of Agriculture
formally announced the acre
age hike.
The increase was the first
in flue-cured acreage allot
ments in 11 years and raised
the total acreage from 716,000 j
acres to 747,000.
Warren County farmers ex
pressed optimism over this
year's tobacco income when it
was revealed that the increase
could add an additional $25
million to the pocketbooks of
Tar Heel farmers if yields and
prices are on the same level
as last year's.
Proposals to dispose of por
tions of the 1955-56 crop, now
in the hands of the Hue-cured
Tobacco Cooperative Stabiliza
tion Corporation reportedly
made the allotment increase
possible.
Most members of Congress
from states producing flue
cured tobacco had urged Or
ville Freeman, Secretary^ oi
Agriculture, to increase* this
year's acreage. The burley
acreage allotment was raised
six per cent recently, giving
rise to hopes among flue-cured
growers that an increase m
that crop's acreage would be
forthcoming.
Governor Terry ^ Sanford
credtted?the Increase" to the
ability of the Kennedy admin
istration to understand and
help the fanner and said that
the acreage increase proved
that the administration, both
in Washington and North Caro
lina "understand and appre
ciate the importance of farm
ing to every citizen of the
state."
Lions To Ask Board
For Industry Agent
The Warrenton Lions Club
is on record as favoring the
employment of a full-time de
velopment director for Warren
County by the Board of Coun-(
ty Commissioners.
Clyde Whitford, secretary of
the club, told members at their
meeting at Hotel Warren on
Friday night that the board of
directors had passed a resolu
tion asking the commissioners
to provide this director for the
county.
The request is expected to
be made by other organizations
of the county.
The Lions program was fea
tured by a talk by Charles
White, local attorney, who
spoke on the Uniform Recipro
cal Enforcement Act of 1954.
Commonly known as the "Run
away Pappa Support Act,"
White said that It was one of
a few laws passed by all 50
' ,-tes. The purpose of the act
is to apprehend persons who
leave county, deserting depend
ents, and is used by the local
Welfare Department. Some
$12,000 is coming back into the
county now as the result of the
application of this law. White
said, and is increasing each
year.
It was announced that the
club would have its annual
Farmers' Night meeting thO
second meeting in March,
which will be on the fourth
Friday night
President Duke Jones pre
sided over the meeting when
J. Edward Booker, a formes
member, has welcomed beck
into the club and W. R. Drake
was welcomed as a new me
Town Board To
Ask County To
Hire Ec. Director
Warrenton town commission
ers endorsed the hiring of a
full-time development director
for the county at a called meet
ing here on Wednesday after
noon.
The commissioners also auth
orized the Water Department
to advertise a used town truck
of the Water Department for
sale.
Norlina Firemen
Entertain Wives
At Ladies' Night
i
The progress of Norlina's
volunteer fire department was|
outlined on Tuesday night as1
the fire-fighters entertained [
their wives at the annual Fire
men's Ladies' Night.
Leigh Traylor, who serves as.
chief of the volunteer fire de
partment, told fellow firemen
and guests of the work under
taken and the progress made
during the past year by the
department.
Traylor was presented by
Kenneth Severance, a member
of the entertainment commit
tee.
Details of progress was not
limited to the fire department,
as. Mayor Graham P. Grissom
told of municipal improve
ments made recently in the
town of Norlina during a brief
Resume of local civic progress.
A barbecue supper featured
the meeting, held at the Nor
(See NIGHT, page M)
MISS VERNA FAYE BO WEN
Miss Bowen Is
New Member
J. G. Faculty
Miss Verna Faye Bowen,
23, of Ayden joined the facul
ty of John Graham High
School as commercial teacher
on Tuesday morning. She
succeeds Mrs. Norman McAr
thur, resigned.
Miss Bowen, who taught
school for two years in Vir
ginia before completing her
education at East Carolina Col
lege in February, was highly
recommended by the principal
of the school in Virginia in
which she formerly taught,
John Graham Principal Thomas
J. Brown said yesterday. "He
said that he wished that he
could get her back," Brown
added.
A graduate of Ayden High
School in 1956, Miss Bowen 1
was graduated from East Caro-I
lina College with a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Business
Education and English, with
emphasis on accounting. She
has a tpying rate of between
70 and 80 words a minute
with a working knowledge of
mimeograph, duplicator, add
ing machine, key-driven calcu
(See BOWEN, page 10)
Day Of Prayer To
Be Observed Here
World Day of Prayer serv
ices will be held at the War
renton Presbyterian Church on
Friday, March 0, at 10:00 a.
m? with the Baptist, Episcopal,
Methodist and Presbyterian
churches participating in the
service.
World Day of Prayer is spon
sored annually by the United,
Church Women, a general de
partment ef the National
Council of the Churchea of
Christ, in the United State*,{
representing IS million Pro-j
testant and Orthodox women. I
Commissioners Will
Be Asked To Boost
Board To 12 Members
The board of County Com-1
missioners will be asked on'
I Monday to increase the mem- ]
ilbership of the Warren County,
j Planning Board from five to
12 members with one repre- j
] sentive from each civic organ-1
I ization of the county serving
! on an advisory committee which
I will work with the planning
board.
The request will be made by
County Agent Frank Reams
i who will be carrying out in
? structions of a group of in
terested citizens at a meeting
in the Agricultural Building on
last Friday night, following a
duscussion of possible partici
pation under a development
plan of the Area Develop
ment Act recently passed by
Congress for aid to distressed
counties.
The motion to increase the
size of the planning board and
to have it proceed with the
overall economic planning for
the development of Warren
County was made by Mayor
Milton Stokes of Littleton and
seconded by L B. Hardage, as
sistant county agent. Approved
during the discussion period
by County Commissioner A. J.
Ellington, who said that It
would be a big help to the
commissioners, Marvin New
som, chairman of the Warren
County Planning Board, and
| others, the motion was unani
mously passed by the 25 local
persons attending the meeting.
J Included in the group were
( mayors of the incorporated
towns of the county, industry
and agricultural leaders, mem
! hers of the Extension Service
and representatives of the
press.
Fred Mangum, Farm Man
agement Specialist with the
State College Extension Serv
ice, told the group that War
ren County was one of 31
North Carolina counties which
have been declared distressed
area under the Area Develop
ment Act recently passed by
Congress. The designation is
based on the amount of unem
ployment in a county, he said.
Under the act, $394,000,000
was appropriated by the Con
gress to assist distressed areas
in making adjustments in their
economy. Of this amount $200,
000,000 will be made available
to qualifying areas at 4% in
terest for industrial and com
mercial projects and for ex
pansion of industries and pro
jects which will give added
employment.
Mangum said that the gov
ernment would lend only a
maximum of 65% of required
capital and that it would not
permit the piracy of industries
from one section to another.
Only new or expanding bra
of established industries -
be covered under the act.
M. C. Holland of Goldsboro,
district supervisor of Fanned
Home Administration, listed the
five broad types of service pn?
vided under the program and
explained Mbjpf?necSsfiy~l!8F"
a county to participate.
In addition to lending money
at 4% interest for industrial
and commercial projects and
expansion of such projects.
, Holland said that the Act pro
' vided for assistance in the fl
j nancing of public facilities,
such as the extension of water
and sewage facilities at 3H%
interest. It also provided grants
for technical assistance to help
(decide knotty problems, and far
a retraining program and the
[ payment of a nuTtm^m 0f
$22.00 for 16 weeks for tboee
participating in the training
program.
Holland said that the pits
gram is entirely elective, that
it is not a distress program,
and that its purpose is to
make adjustment in the econ
omy of the distressed areas.
Participating areas must sur
vey selected points and needs,
determine the most appropriate
act to take and set up a time
table. This survey must be
submitted to the Governor's
office and the Department ad
(See MEMBERS, page M)
Blind Boy Falls fa J
Abandoned Well
An eight-year-old Warren
County blind boy fell into an
abandoned well on Tuesday but
was rescued by an alert elec
trician who pulled the hoy
from the well after lowering a
rope.
The incident occurred in!
Raleigh on the playground of
the Negro SUte School for the
?nd J** wh#r*
youth is a student
The boy, identified a?
ton Williams, was on the
when the lawn *
his feet gave way.
"I. couldn't get ?
down," the boy, who
m was afraid, was
saying.
Garvin Saunders, the
Jdwtrteian, lowered
told
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Firemen To Sell
Brooms Next Week
Warren County citizens next
week will be given an oppor
tunity to help the Warren
County Rural Fire Department,
to help the blind, and at the
same time obtain a good
broom, whisk broom, and / or
a kitchen package containing '?
two large dishtowels and two
dishcloths.
The opportunity will be of
fered when the Warrenton Ru
rual Fire Department holds its
first broom sale to raise funds
for the operation of the com
pany.
The county has been divided ]
into seven sections where a1
house-to-house canvas will be
made by firemen under group
captains'. The sections to be
covered and the group cap
tains are as follows;
Drewry, Otoe?Walter Ben
der.
Inez?Harry Williams.
Warrenton ? Monroe Gard-j
ner.
Macon, Vaughan, Embro?
Bruce Bell ?
Areola?Elmer Harris.
Wise. Oakville, Churchill
Cliff Ellis.
Afton-Elberon?Charles Hob
good.
Persons who fail to be called
on will be given an opportun
ity to make their purchases at
the booth to be operated in
front oi the court house square
by the firemen on Friday and
Saturday of next week.
"These are nice five-string
brooms, light, easy to handle
and clean sweeping," Bill Con
nell, publicity chairman for
the local rural fire company,
said yesterday.
Brooms will sell for $1.50
whisk brooms for $1.00, and
the kitchen packages for $1.00
Connell pointed out that
these brooms are made at the
Guilford Home for the Blind
in Greensboro. By buying
them, he said, citizens not onlj
help the firemen to protect
their own property but alsc
help the -Hindi. ?
Motorists Speed
And Land In Court
Warren County citizens con
tinue to lean a heavy foot on
the accelerator and as a result
find themselves hailed into Re
corder's Court.
Twenty-one persons faced
Judge Julius Banzet in county
court last Friday charged with
speeding in addition to those
charged with other infractions
of the motor vehicle laws.
Willie Goode was fined
$100.00 and taxed with court
costs on a drunk driving
charge.
Rufus Earl Champion was in
court charged with speeding
and with having no chauffer's
license. He was found not guilty
on the having no chauffer's
license, and was taxed with
court costs on the speeding
charge.
Andrew Jackson Woodard
was fined $100.00 and costs
when he was found guilty ol
drunk driving.
William Junior Richardson
was fined $25.00 and taxed
with court costs when he was
found guilty of reckless driv
ing.
Among those charged with
speeding were:
Helen Ann Fuller, costs;
(See MOTORISTS, page !?)
New Business To
Open Here Monday
A new business will begin
operating in Warrenton next
week.
Standard Motor Parts Com
pany, Inc., will open for busi
ness on Monday in the former
store building of Edwards De
partment Store between Ben
ton Furniture Co. and the Tay
lor office building on Main
Street, under the management
of Bob Casey.
Standard Motor Parts Co.,
Inc., founded in Henderson in
1932, also hss stores in Hen
derson, Oxford and Reldsville,
and will handle at its store a
complete line of automotive
parts.
The store will be supervised
by R. Macon Ivey, who has
been with the company for 16
years and la well known in
this section.
Mr. and Mrs. Casey and two
children, Kelly Sue, 6, and
Klmberly Joyce, 18-months,
movud to Warrenton several
days ago and are making their
home in an apartment in the
home of Mta. John Bell on
Wilcox Avenue.
A native of Smlthfield, with
years experience in the
BOB CASEY *
? ? ? -
automotive parti but in en,
Caaey came to Warreatoe from
Htendenon where he had work
ed for the pait year wiUi the