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VOLUME 66 Subscription Price $3.00 a Year 10c Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1962 NUMBER 10
VICTORY NET?Warrenton Coafch Charles "Preacher" Par
ker is hauled aboard the shoulders of his basketball team to
take down the victory net following John Graham's first Hali
K fax-Warren tournament championship since 1954. The Yellow
Jackets begin district playoff action tomorrow night in Rocky
Mount. (See page 2)
- No Change Made In
Planning Board Size
No change was made in the
number of personnel of the
Warren County Planning Board
by the Board of County Com
missioners meeting here on
Monday.
The number remains at five
members, but the planning
board was requested by the
commissioners to name as an
advisory board representatives
from all civic organizations of
the county in order to give
wider representative of the
planning board.
Although a group of citizens
ag at the agricultural I
building on last Thursday night
to hear a discussion of tho
Area Development Act had
unanimously passed a resolu
tion asking the commissioners
to increase the planning board
to 12 members, the board re
tained the membership at S.
This met with the approval of
County Agent Frank Reams,
delegated to bring the resolu
tion to the commissioners, to
Marvin Newsom, chairman of
the planning board and other
members, all of whom had
voted in favor of the resolu
, page 10)
Board Votes Not To
File Answer To Suit
f "On motion of Commissioner
F (Richard) Davis, which was
itconded by Commissioner
(Robert) Thome and unani
mously carried it was ordered
that no answer be filed in the
lawsuit of Robert Alston, Ad
ministrator d.b.n.c.t.a. of John
Thomas Williams vs. Board of
Commissioners of Warren
County and Carrie L. Alston."
The motion, passed at the
regular commissioners meeting
here on Monday, brought to
light a very unusual case.
Evidence in the suit, of
which Warren County had been
made, r part, as submitted to
the commissioners by County
Attorney Jim Limer, was sub
stantially as follows:
John Thomas Wmiams, a clt
sn receiving aid from the
Warren County Welfare De
ent, dieo in 1958 leaving
county holding a lien on
real estate in the amount
some $2200. Williams left
will in which he devised to
Alston, his executor, his
estate, upon which the
ity held a lien.
Alston, the executor,
to his daughter, CarrW
Alston, the devised land
upon condition that she pap
the lien held by the county,
taxes and other costs This
ah* did" and received a deed to
the land from the executor,
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who later died.
Following Lewis Alston's
death, it was discovered that
he was also on relief and owed
the county a lien of more
than $3,000, under the Welfare
Law. The property which he
had inherited from John Thom
as Lewis was subject to this
lien.
Robert Alston, appointed as
administrator of John Thomas
William's estate, following the
death of Lewis Alston, brought
suit against the Board of Com
missioners, holder of the liens,
and Carrie L. Alston, who was
deeded the land, in order to
clear up the title to'the land.
' Three citizens of Forke
Township, where the devised
land is located, testified that
in their opinion that the sum
$2200 paid by* Carrie L. Alston
to settle the lien held by the
county against the estate of
Williams, was a fair price for
the land. An examination of
the tax books showed the value
of the land was slightly more
than $1000, being the full value
recently set by the appraiaors.
The commlasioners held that
Lewis Alston really never had
in equity in the land he in
herited as its value was fully
covered by the lien retired by
Carrie Alston, and the county
could not hb|>e to gain by de
fending the suit. ^
Cost Of Migration Heard By Board
Industrial Engineer Need Cited
Warren County's annual tax
loss is $148,059.12 due to mi
gration of its citizens, the
board of county commissioners
were told on Monday by Selby
Benton, president of the Bute
Development Company.
Benton was before the board,
pinch hitting for General,
Claude T. Bowers, chairman of j
the Bute Development Board, j
in a request that the commis-.
sioners hire a full-time indus- j
Commissioners
Give Notice Of
Bond Issue Intent
The calling of a $400,00 bond
issue to provide funds for the
consolidation of small Negro
schools through the building
of a consolidated school in the
southern part of the county
and the building of an Indian
school near Areola came a step
nearer on Monday when the
Board of County Commission
ers gave notice of intention
to apply to the Local Govern
ment Commission for approval
of the bonds.
Filing of notice of intent to
call a bond issue is a neces
sary part of actually calling
a bond issue, and has been
held up for some time due to
[ delay of New York bond at
torneys in returning necessary
forms to the county attorney.
County Attorney Jim Llmer
said Monday if there is no fur
ther delay on the part of the
bond attorneys, the commls
(See INTENT, page 10)
ANN KINO
John Graham Girl
Winner District
Fashion Contest
Ann King, sophomore Home
Economics students at John
Qraham High School, was first
place winner in the District
Fashion-Sewing Conteat held in
Littleton on Thursday night of
last week.
The contest was sponsored
by the General Federation of
Women's Clubs and the Vogue
Pattern Service, and Hiss King
was accompanied to Littleton
by Hiss Emily Burt Person,
Home Economics Teacher, and
Mrs. Leonard Daniel, contest
chairman for the Warrenton
Woman's Club.
Miss King appeared as a
(dee WINNER, page M)
trial director for Warren |
County. He quoted figures'
from the tax books of Warren
County, from Dr. Burns Jones,'
Health Director, and from the!
census, showing that Warren
County had lost one-third of
its population in the 1950-60
decade, and its effect on tax
collections in the county.
Benton backed up his re-;
quest by submitting resolutions
from the Town of Warrenton, j
Committee chairmen of the newly organized Warren County Ministerial Association are
shown following an organizational meeting here Monday. They are, left to right: The Rev.
Larry Bryson, the Rev. A. T. Ayscue, the Rev. James M. Stoney, the Rev. Charles Wooten
and the Rev. John Link. (Staff Photo)
Warren Ministerial Ass'n
Is Headed By John Link
The Rev. John Link, pastor
of the Warrenton Baptist
Church, was elected president
of the Warren County Mini
sterial Association at an or
ganization meeting held at Em
manuel Episcopal Church on
Monday morning.
The Rev. Charles Wooten,
Highway Dept.
May Not Take
Over RH Streets
There is serious dpubt that
the State Highway Commission
will accept streets in Rose Hill
subdivision on Kerr Lake for
maintenance as a part of the
county system in spite of the
fact that the subdivision con
tains eight permanent homes
and 19 trailer homes.
If the state refuses to ac
cept the streets as a part of
the county road system it will
be because the streets do not
have a 60-foot right-of-way and
a 2-inch stone base, according
to Division Highway Engineer
Merle Adkins.
Adkins told the county com
missioners on Tuesday morn
ing that it was the policy of
the Highway Commission to
accept only those subdivision
streets where these require
ments have been carried out.
Adkins was here with District
Engineer Roger Dowtln to dis
cuss road plans for Warren
County for the 1962-63 fiscal
year,
It is possible that the State
might take over the streets if
a majority of the lots are now
privately owned, Adkins said,
and the right-of-ways are in
creased to more than 30 feet.
He said that the Highway De
partment would be glad to give
all the assistance possible un
der its policy, and that Engi
neer Dowtin would be glad to
go to the scene of the subdi
vision for a personal inspec
tion. He said that he hoped
that members of the board of
commissioners would accom
pany Dowtin.
Adkins told the commission
ers that tha reason for the
wm w
the Town of Norlina, the War
rcnlon Merchants Association,
the Norlina Merchants Associa
tion, the Warrenton Lions Club,
I.inter Post of the American
Legion, the Warrenton Rotary
Club, and the Bute Develop
ment Company, asking for the
employment of a full time tie
velopment director.
Present with Benton and sup
porting his request, were John
G. Mitchell and P. B. Boyd,
pastor of the Norlina Method
ist Church, was elected vide
president; the Rev. James M.
Stoney, rector of the Warren
ton Episcopal Church, was
elected secretary; and the Rev.
Levi Humphrey, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, was elect
ed treasurer.
The purpose of the associa
tion, as adopted at the meet
ing Monday, is four-fold: (1)
To organize and promote a
chaplaincy service for the local
hospital; (2) to discuss and
work in a united way with all
concerns of a county-wide na
ture; (3) to provide an oppor
tunity for Christian fellowship
among the ministers of the
various denominations of the
county; and (4) to sponsor
from time to time seminars
for the specific purpose of fur
thering the ministry.
president and vice-president, |
respectively, of The Citizens
Bank, and members of the
board of directors of Bute De
velopment Company.
Benton based his conclusion
on the annual tax loss to War
ren County by taking the num
ber of persons who had left
the county during the past
ten years and multiplying it by
the average of $44 80 paid by
the average taxpayer of War
A report was given to the
association for a volunteer
chaplaincy program presented
by a committee established
previously for the purpose.
The association was inform
ed that there will be an ex
tended meeting of the associa
tion on Monday, April 2, al
10 a. m., at which time there
would be a luncheon and :
special program by a guest
Doctors, pastors, and the ad
ministrative staff of the War
ren General Hospital will be
i nvi ted^ It was announced thai
there will be a subsequent
special meeting and special
program on Friday evening,
May 4, in preparation for the
chaplaincy program, which will
take effect on June 4.
The association decided tc
meet regularly at 10 a. m. on
the first Monday of each week.
ren County.
This conclusion was challeng
ed by Commissioner Richard
Davis on the grounds that peo
ple leaving the county did not
take real estate with them
and real estate figured largely
in tax valuations. Benton j
countered by saying that if j
these persons had remained in
the county they would have j
built houses, purchased goods j
and become average taxpayers.
.... - ?
However, Davis said that while j
he challenged Benton's con
clusions in regard to taxes, he
did not oppose the employment-]
of an industrial engineer.
Benton told the commission
ers that when the natural in
crease of the county?births
?over deaths?was added to the
census loss of 1950-60, that
Warren County actually lost 8,
248 persons during the ten
year period. A tragic part of
this loss, he said, is the
greatest part of the loss was of
persons from 20-35 years of
age, the a'ge at which the
greatest contribution is made
to the economy of a section.
There was little loss in the
older group of the county,
which adds to the burden of
the Welfare Department and
which contributes little to the
wealth of the county.
Benton read extracts from
recent newspaper clippings,
showing how other counties
in the state were obtaining in
dustries, and pointed out that
many of those had employed
industrial engineers to assist
in the building up of indus
tries. Two cases in point were
Granville and Franklin Coun
ties, both of whom have obtain
ed worthwhile industries.
Something should be done to
improve the economic condi
tion of Warren County, Benton
said, and added that he believ
ed that the employment of an
industrial engineer would be a
good investment. "You can't
stand still," he said, "we must
either go forward or stagnate."
Benton said that Franklin
County pays its industrial en
Cancelled
The March term of Warren
County Superior Court, sched
uled to open here on Monday,
has been cancelled.
The civil term was cancelled
this week by Chief Justice
Wallace Winborne of the State
Supreme Court upon request
or the Warren County Board
of Commissioners.
The board asked for the can
cellation upon recommenda
tion of the Warren County
Bar, which stated there were
not enough cases ready for
trial to justify the term.
gineer $7,200 a year, plus ex
penses, through a special levy
voted by the people. He said
lhat even if it took $15,000 a
year for Warren County that
it would be the best invest
ment the county could make.
The commissioners, while
showing interest in the request,
took no action. They said that
they would have plenty of time
for study of the suggestion be
fore the budget is made up for
the next fiscal year.
WILLIAM W. TAYLOR, IU
Morehead Award
For UNC Study
Won By Taylor S
CHAPEL HILL ? William
Woodruff Taylor, III, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Taylor,
Jr., of Warrenton, has been
awarded a Morehead Scholar
ship to the University of North
Carolina, it was announced
Tuesday.
The announcement and the
presentation of the awards
was made personally by John
Motley Morehead, chairman Of
the John Motley Morehead
Foundation and founder of the
scholarship fund.
Taylor is a student at John
Graham High School. He is
one of 47 boys to receive the
valued scholarships this year.
The scholarships are worth
$5,100 to North Carolina resi
dents for four years of study.
As a student, Taylor's activ
ities include serving as presi
dent of the senior class, pres
ident of the- Beta?Qubr-chiefc
marshal, member of the band,
and as a member of the Mon
ogram Club for four years
with letters in football, basket
ball and baseball. Taylor.
eventually plans to study law.
The Morehead Scholarships
were first awarded in 1081.
They are awarded on the basis
(See TAYLOR, page 11)
Less Than Five Miles Of Paved Road Will
Be Built In Warren County During Year
Only 4.2 miles of hardsur
face roads are expected to be
built in Warren County by the
State Highway Department
during the fiscal year 1062-63.
The remainder of the $181,
105.86 allocated to Warren
County will be used to grade,
drain and stabilize other coun
ty roads.
This suggested use of high
way funds?brought before the
county commissioners on Tues
day morning by Division En
gineer Merle Adkins and Dis
trict Engineer Roger Dowtln?
was approved by the board.
The commissioners agreed
with Adkins that it would be
for the best interest of the
county to stabilize more roads
and hard surf ace less, when it
was pointed out that the pro
posed 4.2 miles of hardsur
(ace would exhaust nearly half
of the entire fund appropriat
ed to Warren County.
It was agreed that the High
way Commission should build
4.2 miles of hardsurface roads,
grade, drain and stabilise 7.4
miles of roads and stabilise
with stone S.B miles, for a to
tal of 15.5 miles of road con
struction during the fiscal
year.
Adkins told the commission
ers that there was a $4,875.56
balance on hand, and that
$178,430 00 had been allocated
in new funds for a total of
$181,105.56 for the fiscal year
1062-63. It is anticipated that
$178,605.56 would be used for
approved roads, leaving a bal
ance of $7,500.00.
Roads approved and the
costs of construction are M
follows:
Hardsurface?4.2 miles Stans
Mill Road,
Grade, drain and
1.7 miles Peter Stall!
from SR 1314 to
8:5 miles Woods
US 156 to SR 1888,
3.8 Hugh Davis
1512 to NC
Two Non-Support Cases Heard
Two CMes of non-support
were before Judge Julius Ban
set in Recorder's Court here
on last Friday, but the prin
cipal task of the jurist was
hearing cases involving infrac
tions of the motor vehicle
laws. These ranged from drunk
driving to speeding, and penal
ties ranged from costs to $100
fines and costs.
James Roy Hedgepeth was
given a 90-day teed sentence
when he was found guilty of
non-support. The road sentence
for tam years
upon condition tint the da.
fendant violate no criminal
law* of the state for two years,
properly support his wifa and
children and pay the court
costs.
Willie Rogers Dale was sen
tenced to 80 days on the roads
when he was found guilty on
a non-support charge.
Alton Bakes was fined flOO
and taxed with court charge
when he was found guilty of
operating a
Influence of whin
?Rabat Edward Christmas
wu found guilty of drunk driv
ing, improper brakes and op
erating a car without a muf
fler. Judgment of the court
waa that 1m pay a $100 fine
and court eoste. i
Sunny Allen Peoples, charg
ed with reckless driving, was
fined $10.00 and taxed with
court costs. < '
Albert Alfred Ik Met man was
fined $15.00 and taxed with
court costs whan he was found
guilty on a charge <rf reckless