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VOLUME 66 Subscription Price $3.00 a Year 10c Per Copy WARKENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1962 NUMBER 11
Dining Room At Hotel
Warren Expected To Be
Reopened By Easter
Warren Hotel dining room,
closed since the first of the
year, may be reopened by
Easter, Monroe Gardner, chair
man of the board of directors
of Warren Hotel Corporation,
Inc., said Tuesday.
The statement by Gardner
was made following a meeting
of the board of directors and
a few other interested citizens
at the court house on Monday
afternoon. The purpose of the
meeting was to open bids on
new equipment for the kitchen.
Gardner said that three bids
were received, one for $2600,
one for $4600. and one for
$5600. The low bid was accept
ed. Gardner said that there is
equipment for which bids were
received.
In addition it was estimated
that an additional $1200 would
be needed for painting, wiring,
plumbing and installation of
the broken-tile floor. The
equipment, which Gardner
authorized to purchase includes
sinks, glass washers, dish stor
age cabinets, a hood, and
tables. He said that all of the
equipment is of stainless steel.
While the hotel corporation
has only $1200 on hand to
finance the repair of the hotel
dining room, the directors in
structed Gardner to place br
dcrs for the equipment immed
iately in order that the dining
room might be re-opened by
Easter. A drive for donations
for additional funds will be in
tensified, while the purchase
is being financed, Gardner said.
Gardner said that with the
tiling of the floor, the paint
ing of the kitchen, and in the
installation of stainless steel
equipment, the kitchen and
dining room should have no
<itrouble in obtaining and main
taining a grade A health rat
ing.
A C grade rating imposed
as a result of conditions in the
hotel kitchen was responsibiie
for the closing of the dining
room.
Wilson Appointed
Clerk Of Warren
Elections Board
Eugene Wilson, deputy tax
collector for Warren County,
has been appointed by the
Warren County Board of Elec
tions to serve as clerk, C. C.
Britton, secretary of the board,
said yesterday.
As clerk to the board, Wil
son will be in his office at the
court house and available from
the hours of 9 to 5, excluding
Saturday afternoon, for anyone
who desires to file for any
county office.
Britton said that all filings
for county offices must be in
the possession of the County
Board of Elections by 12
o'clock noon on Friday,
April 13.
Joint Meeting Of
Planning Board To
Be Held Tuesday
LITTLETON?Marvin New
som of Littleton, chairman of
the Tri-County Planning Board,
has announced that the high
way engineer for the Halifax,
Warren and Northampton
County District will meet with
the planning boards from the
three counties and representa
tives of the Community plan
ning Office of the North Car
olina Department of Conserva
(See JOINT, page 10)
SHERIFF JIM HUNDLEY stands with axe in front of still
captured in Hawtree Township on Monday afternoon.
Officers Nab Three
Men In Still Raid
Three Negro men were ar
rested while operating a small
whiskey still in Hawtree Town
ship on Monday afternoon.
Brought to Jail in Warren
ton following their arrest by
Warren County officers and
Vance County ABC officers
KHfe? Henry George, Davie
Alexander and Richard Lewis
Games, all in their thirties.
-Garnet and Alexander gave
bond in the amount of $000
each for their appearance in
Recorder's Court J" rl d a y.
ipat^MtAllald in' Jefl. 1
, Officers on the raid
Sheriff Jim Hundley and Dep
uty Lloyd Newaom of Warran
J County and Vance County ABC
Oiffieera Spencer Mimms and
Bill Watkins.
; In addition to capturing the
men, the officers destroyed a
50-gallon steam whiskey still
'and four gallons of whiskey.
I The still was in full opera
tion when the operators were
' in a wooded section
of northern Hawtree Township
around 1:10 on Monday after
Board Orders
Meters Installed
On Franklin St.
. ,The installation of five ad
ditional parking meters on the
streets of Warrentoa was
authorized by the Board of
Town Commissioners at its reg
ular meeting here on Monday
night.
. ,of the meters will be in
stalled on East Franklin Street
from the store building of Ga
nelle Brown to the corner of
? . corner oi
East Frankljn and Bragg
Streets, on the north side of
.. * Mue oi
the s,reets. No parking signs
w'" be erected on the north
side of the street from Brown's
store to the corner of East
Franklin and Main Streets One
hour parking signs will be post
ed along the entire south side
of East Franklin Street from
Main to Bragg Streets.
In the discussion preceeding
the authorization of the instal
lation of the meters, it was
pointed out that merchants
along that part of the street
to be covered by the five
meters had asked for their in
stallation because persons work
ing in the town had been park
ing their cars in front of the
business houses all day long.
It is the same thing that orig
inally brought about the instal
ia"on ?* meters on Main
Street, one of the commission
ers commented.
. **1 other traffic matters, the
board authorized the Police
_ ? ?v*svr*t?;u police
?xerpariment t0 Put movable
No Parking" signs in front
of the Warrenton ABC Store
on Monday mornings so that
whiskey trucks may unload
without double parking. The
F?lAUlg. J
signs are to be removed as
Cnnn 41 a. ? -
" iciiiyvea a
soon as the truck has been ur
loaded. It was pointed out tha
it takes quite some time fo;
the whiskey trucks to unloac
and that since they came t<
Warrenton only on Mondaj
mornings that traffic flow
would best be served by the
erection of the temporary "Nc
Parking" signs.
| Commissioner Thomas Gas
kill pointed out that a traffic
problem was created on Main
[ Streets on Friday afternoons
when the Sportswear Factory
lets out and on Saturday after
noons due to motorists hold
ing up traffic while they try
to turn into Macon Street
Sometimes the traffic light
will turn two or three times
before the motorists can mak
his turn," Gaskill said. H
suggested, and the commissior
ers concurred, that the remed
would be to station a traffii
officer at this intersection dui
ing these two busy sessions.
The commissioners agreed t<
furnish water without chargi
for a farm machinery demon
stration at Thompson Ware
house on Tuesday, after it had
been determined that this dem
onstration was called in the in
refi of the farmers of the
(See METERS, page It)
March 23 Deadline On
Cotton Acreage Release
atarcn za is tne deadline for
releasing cotton acreage.
Thomas E. Watson, -local
ASCS office manager, said this
week that he hopes that all
cotton that would otherwise
not be planted will be released
to the ASGS Committee for
distribution to other farmers
for the 1982 crop year.
Releasing acreage he cant
plant is the only way a farm
er can retain planting history
and keep from cutting his
own future allotments, Watson
pointed out. All the advantages
from releasing and re-appor
tioning cotton acreage does
not go only to the farmer
wIm will be able to plant the
the farmer who released acre
age benefits just as much as
the fanner who received the
he said.
Watson said that complete
release of cotton acreage which
will not be planted this year
could go a long way toward
solving the problems qf the
cotton farmers, ginners, and
processors. "If the Tar Heel
cotton farmers do not plant
their full acreage or take ad
vantage of the acreage release
provisions they will bring
about a considerablt eut in this
state's cotton acreage. With cot
ton bringing nearly 40 million
dollars annually to farmers in
this state we lust cant afford
to reduce our state's farm in
come in this manner."
Farmers who cannot plant
their full cotton acreage this
year should by all means come
by"""their ASCS comity office
sad release the acreage they
ma not use," Watson said.
$500 Check Given To Foundation
A check for $500 was pre
sented to the Foundation for
Better Education, Inc., on
Tuesday afternoon by the War
renton Rotary Club as the
campaign to solicit member
ships in the Foundation gets
underway.
The presentation was made
by the Rev. Troy J. Barrett,
president of the Warrenton
Rotary Club, to Mrs. J. Boyd
Davis, vice-president of the
Foundation.
The Foundation for Better
Education, Inc., was organized
I several months ago and re- ?
I ceived a charter from the
! State of North Carolina. It
| was set up as a non-stock, non-1
' profit corporation to provide a'
j full-time central organization j
through which funds might be i
| raised to meet needs at John |
Graham High, Mariam Boyd j
Elementary School, and j
Nathaniel Macon Junior High
School, which frequently can
not be met through tax funds.
W. W. Taylor, Jr., was elect
ed president of the Foundation
at an organizational meeting
of the corporation held last
week. Mrs. J. Boyd Davis was
named vice-president; and W.
R. Drake was chosen as sec
retary-treasurer.
Directors appointed at the
meeting include Frank Banzet,
William H. Bender, Selby Ben
ton, A. C. Blalock, Mrs. Rich
ard Coleman, Howard Daniel,
Leonard Daniel, Mrs. J. Boyd
Davis, R. R. Davis, W. R.
Drake, Mrs. Monroe Gardner,
H. M. Gardner, Elmer Harris,
Dr Thomas Holt, W. A. Miles,
W. W. Taylor, Jr., S. A. War
lick, A. E. Wilson, William
I Wilson ,a.id A. A. Wood.
The directors propose to
launch a drive within the near j
I future to make this project
' known to the school patrons
I and others interested and to
| solicit memberships.
The directors pointed Out
i that each year substantial pri
i vate contributions are made to
| the three schools which are a
I part of the John Graham
I School system in order to de
j fray expenses which cannot be
I paid with tax funds. They
stressed that the organization
of the Foundation was prompt
ed by the present necessity for
raising funds for the current
school year and by the need
for some type of continuing or
ganization of persons interest
ed in the three schools
through which the needs of
the schools can be made
known to the public and funds
can be raised by private sub
scriptions to meet them.
Only through such an organ
ization as this, the directors
said, can the local high school
and its component parts have
fully equipped libraries,
science laboratories and other
facilities needed to operate
the type of schools that will
soon be required if local grad
uates are to be able to obtain
admittance to the better col
leges, and to employ such ad
ditional teaching personnel as
may be required to provide a
complete, well-rounded curric
ulum.
The charter for the Educa
tional Foundation provides in
part that the purposes for
which the corporation was or
ganized are: "To foster and
promote increased community
interest in, and to assist finan
cially and otherwise in the
operation of, John Graham
High School, Mariam Boyd Ele
mentary School, and Nathaniel
Macon Junior High School; to
organize, conduct, and carry on
various plans, projects and un
dertakings for the general im
provement of educational fa
cilities in said schools; to pro
vide funds for the employment
of teachers and other school
personnel in said schools in
addition to those allotted by
the State Board of Education;
to purchase or otherwise ac
quire books, supplies, equip
ment, or any other property or
materials for us? in
(See CHECK, page U)
m
$500.00 CHECK?Mrs. J. Boyd Davis, vice-president of the
Foundation For Better Education, Inc., and the Rev. Troy J.
Barrett, president of the Warrenton Rotary Club, hold $500
check presented to the Foundation by the Rotary Club on
Tuesday afternoon. Looking on are W. R. Drake (left), sec
retary-treasurer of the Foundation, and Selby Benton (right),
a director of the Foundation. (Staff Photo)
Reckless Driving
Cost Man $100 In
Recorder's Court
It cost Sam Green Harris
$100 and court costs when he
was found guilty on a reckless
driving charge in Warren
County Recorder's Court on
last Friday, but other violators
of the motor vehicle laws?
mostly speeders?got off with
smaller fines and costs.
As is usually the case, the
docket was heavily weighted
with motor law violations, with
only a few cases of another
nature.
William McKinley Davis,
(See COURT, page 10)
Powell To Review
Lenten Study Book
The Lenten Book, "Meaning
of Suffering," by Dr. Fosdick,
will be reviewed by Dr.
Howard P. Powell of Edenton
Street Church of Raleigh as a
"Day Apart" service on Mon
day. March 2fi in WpsW
morial Methodist Church. The
services will begin at 10:30 a.
in., and will close with a short
session following lunch.
Each person is asked to
bring and keep a sandwich
and coffee will be furnished
by the church.
The spiritual uplift given by
Dr. Powell is expected to draw
many to attend and members
of neighboring churches are in
vited and urged to attend, the
pastor, the Rev. Troy Barrett,
said yesterday.
John Graham Leads County In
White High School Dropouts
John Graham High School j
leads the white schools of |
Warren County in the number'
of pupils who drop out after |
entering high school.
This was revealed here on
Monday night by Superintend-!
ent of Schools J. R. Peeler,
who presented figures slpplied,
by Supervisor ? C. C. White,
which covered a four-year
span and were based on total
enrollment.
Figures revealed that drop
out was higher in the ninth
and tenth grades of school,
and the sophomore year was
statistically the most critical
year.
"The reason for the drop
out in the tenth grade may
have its roots in the fresh
man year," White said follow
ing the release of the figures.
Usually the students who
drop out of school find the
transition from elementary to
School Gosiog
Date 0! June 4
Set By Board
If Mother Nature gives
her consent, Warren County
schools will end their school
year on June 4.
This was agreed upon here
during a meeting of the coun
ty Board of Education on Mon
day night, when the five-mem
ber board voted unanimously
to extend the term by one day
and to make up one lost day
on Saturday.
Inclement weather, which has
plagued the operation of the
county school system through
out the winter tponths, was
the cause of the board's ex
tending the term at an earlier
meeting.
Monday night member de
cided to make up one of the
two additional days lost on a
Saturday. While feeling that
all of the schools should make
up the lost day on the samq
Saturday, members decided to
allow School Superintendent 3.
R. Peeler to poll the various
school official* and set a date
for making np the lost time.
Littleton, which lost two ad
ditional days when a boiler at
the school burst, has already
set April 7 and 18 as two of
the Saturday's that school will
be taught in that town. Little
ton students must also make
up one day when the remain
der of the county school sys
tem operates on Saturday.
high school difficult. White
said. However, in many cases
a student who does not submit
to the urge to drop out dur
ing his first year in high
school will attempt to try
another year, and the real
losses are seen during the sec
ond year.
Another reason for the sop
homore dropout rate is the
fact that most students in the
tenth grade reach their six
teenth birthday during their
sophomore year and truancy
laws no longer apply to them,
White said.
The figures supplied by
White cover the years 1957-61.
While they do not take into
account pupils who do not
return to school after the ex-|
piration of a particular term,
White said he felt the figures
gave an accurate reflection of
the dropout problem.
"Warren County's dropout
rate is lower than the rate
in both the state and nation,
but we are anxious to study
the problem and try to bring
(See DROPOUTS, page 10)
Board Does Not Want
Any Married Students
The practice of married stu
dents attending public schools
does not meet with the ap
proval of the Warren County
Board of Education.
While state law provides
that a married student is en
titled to continue his or her
schools, board members voted
to request the State Board of
Education study a possible re
vision in the law.
Board members were of the
opinion that the presence of
married students in the class
room was demoralizing to the
remainder of the student body,
and felt that once a ' student
marries, he or she should con
tinue his or her education
elsewhere.
"Only if a married student
is considered a 'menace' can
this student be Jaarred from
attending public school in
North Carolina," Supt. J. R.
Peeler told the board mem
bers.
The does not restrict an un
wed mother from attending a
public school, members learned.
While authority to change
the law rests in the hands of
the General Assembly, mem
bers of the board upon motion
of Boyd Mayfield agreed to
forward a letter to the State
Board of Education in an at
tempt to bring about a change
(See MARRIED, page 10)
Receives $200 Prize
Mayflower Winner In
Development Contest
Mayflower Community of
Warren County?the recipient
of the top $200 Capital Area
Development Award sponsor
ed by the Capital Area Com
munity Development Associa
tion?was honored at a ban
quet on Wednesday night at
the Hawkins High School Caf
eteria, when the annual Com
munity Awards program was
given.
Special speaker for the oc
casion?attended by Commis
sioner A. J. Ellington, as a
representative at the Board at
County Commissioners, Sam
Masmy, Jr., representative of
the Board of Education, and
other, county officials?was the
Hon.- John Kerr, Jr. K?t
praised the group for their ef
forts in promoting the welfare
of their county through com
munity efforts and congratulat
ed Mayflower upon winning
the coreted award in seven
county competition.
Highlights of the various
communities' accomplishments
that were made this year wen
given to stimulate otters to
move forward to build a better
community through better
community improvement
Sharing in the
receiving certificates of
for their participation and
complishments were the
munlties of Shocco,
drove, Snow Rill, Vaughan,
Oine, Olive Grove, Ellington,
Cool Springs, Embro, Mdge
g
AL MUST1AN
Hustian To Head
Cancer Drive In
Warren County
Ai Mustian, Warrenton busi
nessman, has been appointed
Warren County Chairman for
the 1962 Amercian Cancer So
ciety Drive which will begin
on April 1.
Mustian's acceptance of the
chairmanship was announced
Monday by W. E. Perry, Jr.,
Warren County Cancer Society
Chairman.
Mustian, who is associated
with the Warrenton Depart
ment Store, is a graduate of.
the University of North Caro
lina where he majored in JjBgrt
tory. A native of Warren.
County, he is a member of the
Warrenton Baptist Church and
the Warrenton Lions Club.
Perry also announced
lbs. Tom Holt has
the appointment of
Gift Chairman, and that
one wishing to make a
(See MUSTIAN,
BAXTER TO PREACH
Tha Rev. Edward W.
will preach at
copal Church on
night, March SI, at
Canon Baxter
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