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LUME 66 Subscription Price $3.00 a Year 10c Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1962 NUMBER 20
Bonded Man Is
Nabbed At Still
A Ridgeway Negro current
ly under bond after being in
dicted by a Warren County
grand jury on charges of mur
der and conspiracy to commit
murder was arrested Sunday
night as he and a companion
were attempting to move a
whiskey still in eastern Vance
County.
James Marshall Hargrove.
33. was arrested at 1:50 a. m.
Monday by Vance AGC offi
cers and ATTD agents a mile
from the Warren County line.
He was later taken to Raleigh
for a hearing before a U. S.
commissioner and released un
der a $500 bond.
Hargrove and a companion,
Willie Lee Perry, 34, of Hen
derson, were surprised by law
enforcement officers as the two
attempted to load a whiskey
still aboard a pickup truck be
tween the Vance County com
munities of Drewry and Bul
locksville.
Officers said that there was
no whiskey seized during the
iv;J and that mash had been
poured out prior to the at
tempt ,to load the equipment
onto the truck some 100 yards
from the still site.
In addition to seizing the
steam distillery, officers took
a 1952-model GMC pickup
truck. The men were arrested
on charges of possession of
materials and equipment de
signed and intended for the
purpose of manufacturing il
licit whiskey by Vance ABC
Officers S. R. Mims and W. G.
Watkins, along with ATTD
Agents Paul Campbell, Ray
Hart and Roland Jones.
In January a Warren grand
jury returned a true bill charg
ing Hargrove and two other
men with murder and conspir
acy after the body of a Negro
man, who was an acquaintance
of the men, was discovered in
Virginia.
Hargrove was jailed but was
later released under a writ of
habeas corpus.
Two Defendants Draw
Suspended Sentences
Two defendants in Warren
County Recorder's Court last
Friday had their road sen
tences suspended by Judge
Julius Banzet upon condition
that they comply with court
orders.
Richard Burgess was sen
tenced to the roads for 30 days
when he was found guilty on a
spending charge. The sentence
was suspended for two years
upon condition that the defend
ant surrender his driver's li
cense for six months ,not op
erate a motor vehicle on the
public roads of North Carolina
"for six months and pay
$50.00 fine and court costs.
Freddie Burton, alias Joel
Burton, was in court on a I
charge of non-support. His 30
, day road sentence was suspend
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TROT J. BARRETT
fcarrett Named
President Local
P-T Association
The Rev. Troy J. Barrett,
pastor of the Wesley Memorial
Methodist Church, was elected
president of the John Graham,
Marlam Boyd and Nathaniel
Macon Parent-Teachers Asso
ciation at its final meeting of
the school year, held in the
John Graham school auditor
ium on Tuesday night.
Barrett succeeds retiring
president Leonard Daniel, who
presided over the Tuesday
night meeting.
Other officers elected for
th? 1062-63 school year were:
Mrs. John Boyd Davis, 1st vice
president; Mrs. W. R. Drake,
2nd vice-president; Mrs. M. P.
Carroll, secretary; Mrs. Rob-1
eft Shearin, treasurer; and thej
Rev. James M. Stoney, chap-]
The new officers were in
stalled by Sam Warlick, whof
also had charge of the
gram. He presented an educa-||
tional film showing why chil-ll
Mran should attend college and
I told about a number of
* - available.
P. P. Hunter Is a pa
in Duke Hospital with a
ed for two years upon condi
tion the defendant pay into
the office of the Superintend
ent of Public Welfare of War
ren County for the support of
his illegitimate child, the
sum of $2.50 per week during
the months of February to
October, inclusively, and the
sum of $3.50 per week during
the months of November to
January, inclusively, in each
year until further orther of
the court, and pay court costs.
Bonnie Rufus Williams was
fined court costs when he was
found guilty of operating a
motor vehicle without proper
registration, improper brakes
and with no operator's license.
William Roy Bowen was
found not guilty on a charge
of passing at an intersection.
Claude Buxton Bobbitt, found
guilty on a speeding charge,
was fined $10.00 and taxed
with court costs.
Dr. Powell To Be
Speaker At Family
Night Supper
Dr. Howard P. Powell, min
ister, Edenton Street Method
ist Church, Raleigh, will speak
on Stewardship at a Family
Night supper at Wesley Me
morial Church on Monday
night. May 21, at 6:30 o'clock.
Announcement of the Monday
service was made this week by
Graham flume,?chairman of
Stewardship and Finance.
All families and friends of
the church are asked to bring
a covered-dish or picnic (upper,
to sit together and join in the
fellowship, Mrs. Rufus S. Jones,
chairman of the hospitality
committee, said. There will be
a nursery for pre-school chil
dren.
The serman topic for the 11
o'cloek worship service on
Sunday morning will be "Be
coming Better Than You Are."
At 6 o'clock the MYF will
join other young people in
the community as guests of
the Episcopal Church for a
special program on "Chris
tianity and Communism."
Aycock Honored
For College Grade*
Marvin K. Aycock, fe, son
of Warren ton, Route i, is one
of 13 graduate students
ed recently at Norn Carolina
State Coll?g? WOm? aC M.
high scholastic average.
Aycock waa accepted into
Gemma Sigma Delta, the honor
aociety of agriculture, agricul
tural education and forestry.
Be is a student in the De
partment of Crop Eeience, and
is teaching in th? Agricultural
Institute. He plans a research
career in the field of plant
brooding.
Mrs. Aycock is the former I
Barbara Baker Howard of Cen-|
cord.
Mr. and gm. t. C. U
Mr*. Hodijah Meade of
>gton, Vs., and Mrs J. T.
.rlington, Vs., and Mrs. 1. T.
(artyn of Alexandria, Vs., are
iaiting relatives hare for aev
DANCE IN THE OLD SOUTH ? Mem
bers of the junior and senior classes, with
their guests, attended the annual Junior
Senior Prom held in the John Graham High
School gymnasium here Friday night. After a
welcome by Billy Rogers, the seniors thanked
the lower classmen with Bill Taylor, senior
class president, serving as spokesman. A
"Moon River" theme was used and a panel
depicting an antebellum home, Spanish moss, |
riverboat and fisherman, and a star-covered
ceiling added to the beauty of the occasion
as approximately 100 persons attended the
yearly event. In the above picture juniors and
seniors pass by an ivy entwined wishing well
on the dance floor to dance to music furnish
ed by the 'Southern Serenaders". See other
pictures on page 12. (Staff Photo)
Town Board Studies
Taxicab Ordinance
The Board of Town Com
missioners is far from satis
fied with regulations for the
operation ' of taxicabs in War
renton and spent nearly an
hour and a half of a two-hour
session Monday night in work-.
I ing on a taxicab ordinance for
the town.
A special committee?com
posed of David Dickerson,
chairman; Fred Hurst and A.
C. Blalock?working with Town
Clerk J. Ed Rooker, after
spending several days of study,
came up with an ordinance
containing just about what the
commissioners have in mind
for the ordinance. After dis
cussion of the ordinance para
graph by paragraph the com
misioners were in agreement
about the substance, but agreed
to delay passage until Town
Attorney William W. Taylor,
Jr., could approve the ordi
nance as to form. Taylor sat
in on the discussion and made
several suggestions;
The ordinance, when adopt
ed, will contain stricter regu
lations for the issuance of tax
ioab permits and for liceusing
of drivers and for closer in
spection of the cabs and driv
ers.
The commissioners approved j
the purchase of a cash register
from Robert B. Neal at a cost]
of $208.57, and appropriated
$200 from the contingency]
fund to the Warren County ?
Memorial Library.
Commissioners Dickerson and
Blalock, appointed at a recent j
meeting as a committee to
study the condition of the I
Scout Cabin on town property'
near the depot, made their re-j
port as to the available ground
and the condition of t^ie cabin.
Their comment about the con
dition of the cabin was that
several window panes are out
but that the cabin was in bet
ter condition than they had.
been led to believe. Purpose of
the investigation was to deter
mine what steps the town
should take in regard to a re
quest from the American
Legion to rent the property
for a Legion Hut. It is expect
ed that Legion representatives
will appear at the June meet
ing of the board for further
-disfnfiiinn and possible lease of
the property.
District Governor
To Visit Rotarians
Dr. W. G. Spencer, Jr., gov
ernor of the 771 district of
Rotary International, will make
an official visit to the Warren
ton Rotary Club on Tuesday
night.
He will address the local
club and confer with President
Troy J. Barrett, vice-president
James Y. Kerr, Secretary Shipp
M c C ar r o 11, and committee
chairmen on Rotary administra
tion and service activities.
Dr. Spencer is an obsteri
cian in the Wilson Clinic, Wil
son and is a member and past
president of the Rotary Club
of Wilson. After graduating
from Johns Hopkins Medical
School and finishing residency
In Baltimore, he began practice
at the Wilson Clinic, fh 19S0.
He has served on the Board of
Directors of the Red Cross,
Junior Chamber of Commerce,
and the Rotary Club. He has
been an elder and past chair
man of the First Christian
Church of Wilson.
He has served as an instruc
tor in the Wilson \chool of
and is a member of the
Wilson County, North Carolina,
and American Medical Associa
tions. He was elected as a dis
trict governor of Rotary Inter
national for 1961-62 at Rotary**
annual convention In
Tokyo, Japan, last May. He is
one of thO 100 district
of more than 11,000 Rotafy
clubs which have a member
ship of 509,000 business and
professional executives in 123
countries throughout the world.
Wherever Rotary clubs are
located, President Barrett as
serted in discussing the gover
nor's visit, their activities are
similar to those of the Rotary
Club of Warrenton because
they are based on the same
general objectives?developing
beter understanding and fel
lowship among business and
professional men, promoting
community-betterment under
taking, raising the standards of
business and professions, and
fusteiiing the advancement of
understanding, good will and
peace among all the people of
the world.
Each year, this world wide
service organisation continues
to grow in numbers and in
strength, added Vice-President
Kerr. During the past fiscal
year, more than 300 new Ro
tary clubs were organised in
43 countries and four geo
graphical regions were added
to Rotary's membership roster:
Oabo^ Negcria,
Mr. John Wilson of Hanson
a business visitor hers i
Lions Plan To
Attend Meeting
At Car. Beach
Plans for the annual State
Convention were discussed at
the regular meeting of the
Lions Club at Hotel Warren on
Friday night. The Convention
will be held at Carolina Beach
from May 20 to 23.
Secretary Clyde Whitford led
the discussion on the agenda
of the convention where re
ports from all clubs will be
given and awards to the out
standing clubs will be made.
A highlight of the conven
tion will be an address by Per
Stahl of Sweden, President of
Lions International, Whitford
pointed out. He said that the
International Convention will
be held this year at Nice,
France, in honor of the Euro
pean president.
, A large delegation, headed
by President Duke Jones, is
expected to attend the Conven
tion at Carolina Beach.
President Duke Jones pre
sided over the Friday night
meeting when a chicken din
ner was served by Ralph
Ayscue. Music was furnished
by Lion Monroe Gardner?and
Lioness Nellie Gardner.
Harry Cohen, a former mem
ber, was a guest of the club.
He and Mrs. Cohen, who now
are making their home in Flor
ida, are spending several days
in Warrenton.
Planning Board
Discusses Streets
At Tuesday Meet
LITTLETON ? The second
meeting of the newly-formed
Littleton Planning Commission
was held in the Home Econom
ics building here on Tuesday
night.
George J. Monaghan, a rep
resentative of the North Caro
lina Division of Planning, was
present to discuss further plan
ning for the development of
Littleton. He brought with him
a film-strip in color entitled.
The Story of Madgelene
Street," the story of a run
fcnrn street in a town in _
land and what the townspelple |
lid about rf Jubenating it
The buildings were sit Ippcd
of everything that did not
serve a purpose and were re
painted in such a way as to
iring out the good points and
camouflage the band ones. The
people became ayare of the
nany signs used on the street
ind thes
in sise or done away with.
awayv
Owners were asked to re
iecorate with a combined plan
tad the overall results were
imaging. The film was pro
lucid by the Civic Trust Lon
Mcneghan also displayed
(See PLANNING, gage IS)
School Board To
Ask For $206,640
Warren schools will need a
total of $206,640 from the
county's treasury for current
expenses and capital outlay
during the 1962-63 fiscal year,
members of the county's Board
of Education agreed here Mon
day night.
While no change was antic
ipated ir. the capital outlay
budget tor the coming fiscal
year, board members voted
to add $2,050 to the current
expense budget when the
annual county school budget
is submitted to the Board of
County Commissioners for their
approval on June 4.
Projected costs of instruc
tional service and plant main
tenance upped the current ex
pei.se budget from the $120,
890 figure submitted las', year
to $122,940. The capital jutlay
budget of $tc.,700 remains the
same as they approved by the
commissioners last year.
Board members said that the
increase in the budget would
require no increase in the tax
Teacher Changes
Approved By Board
School children in half the
schools in Warren County will
see new faces among the fac
ulty when the 1962-63 school
year begins in September.
Resignations, retirement and
failure to be re-elected will ac
county for a number of
changes in the teaching per
sonnel in nine of Warren
County's 18 public schools
come next September, mem
bers of the Board of Educa
tion learned Monday night.
Only District Two, which
encompasses, Afton, Afton-El
beron, Axtell, Coley Springs,
Cool Springs, Hecks Grove and
Stony Lawn schools, will re
tain the same teachers employ
ed by the county's school sys
tem during the 1961-62 school
year.
The three other districts in
the county will have faculty
changes, according to lists of
recommendation submitted to
j the county board by district
board members.
Only one resignation has
thus far been received from
John Graham High School,
where Mrs. Etolia Vale has
resigned. Macon and Mariam
Boyd schools have no faculty
changes scheduled.
At the Mayflower school
Mrs. Eunice Y. Joyner was not
reelected and at the Haliwa
school Mrs. Pearl H. Kramer
was not reelected and E. R.
Ransom resigned.
At Sbfcn R. Hawkins three
teachers?Mrs. H. F. Stover, H.
F. Stover and G. H. Hundson?
were not re-elected and resig
nations were submitted by Levi
Montgomery, Mrs. E. M. Pink
ney, R. E. Neely and Mrs. N.
Vv. Johnson.
One change will affect the
Vaughan school, where Mrs.
Helen K. Brown has resigned.
At the Norlina High School
Mrs. Sally P. Dryden will re
tire and Harriet Daniel was
elected to fill the vacancy to
be created by the resignation
of Mrs. Shirley White.
At Northside school Mrs.
Fannie M. Rouse was not re
elected and Mrs. Irene Robin
son has forwarded her letter
of resignation.
Littleton High School will
be the scene of at least three
vacancies, to be brought about
by the resignation of its prin
cipal, L. C. Robinson, Mrs. Jean
R. Jones and Mrs. L. C. Rob
inson.
At North Warren High
School Mrs. Bertha W. Honor
was not reelected and Miss
Glayds A. Lunaford has sub
mitted her resignation.
The board also voted to with
hold the appointment of Prin
cipal Washington of the North
Warren school pending study
of the appointment at the next
meeting of the board.
Only one face will not be
among the county non-teach
ing personnel next year. Board
members voted to retain the
same staff as employed this
year with the exception of
Douglas Palmer, who will re
tire.
Lunchroom Records
Will Be Inspected
Financial recorda kept bj
lunch room personnel in War
ren County school* wifi get a
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thorough inspection from audi
tors next year, the county's
Board of Education agreed at
its regular monthly meeting
held here Monday night.
Board members were unani
mous in their agreement that
an audit of the lunchroom rec
ords would be consistent with
good business practices and
said as a body that they felt
the extra cost involved would
be a worthwhile investment.
The decision to audit the
lunchroom records followed on
the heels of a statement by
Superintendent J. R. Peeler
that "at least $100,000" passes
through the hands of lunch
room personnel annually and
that the county ofice has no
way of keeping accurate tabs
on the amount without an
audit
Currently the county spends
$750 years to audit financial
records in the various schools
under its administration.?An
audit of the lunchroom finan
cial books would run the audit
cost per year to $1,000.
Based en the fact that 1*
schools keep records of lunch
room expenditures and reve
nue, the coat par school would
be only slightly more than $10
per lunchroom each year.
lrf*?uu ?sf the aaaount of
money which changes lands in
the lunchrooms, members
agreed that an audit should he
forthcoming. Ed Harvey mo
tioned that the board take ac
tion during the coming year
and Robert Gopton
Upon motion of 8. H.
eey, the board agreed to
In the school system with the
game company. ?
Tommy Satterfield, Littleton
High School coach, was ap
pointed to conduct the driver
training program at Norlina
High School, where the Job
was held last summer by J. F.
Hoekaday. Satterfield will also
conduct the program at the
Littleton school board mem
bers voted to continue the
program during the summer
months under the same ar
rangements as last year.
Discussion of the possibility
of having a faculty member at
the Macon school supervise
school bus travel across what
was termed "a dangerous rail
road crossing" near the school
was also held before the maah
ing was adjourned.
Daniel Funeral
Held On Thursday
Funeral services tor
Iota Watkins Daniel, IS,
died on
were conducted at the
of her daughter, Mrs.
1 Martin, at 4:30 p. m^by the
Rev. Levi
Rev. Troy Barrett
waa in Pairvis
Mrs. Damel
John A Daniel of
She waa a member 0%
tea Praabyterian Chi* Is
Vance County.
yrss.1?
Leonard Br?
id, aD si
m
tin of V
WUtar B.
levy, and that savings in plane
operation during the next year
would keep the current ex
pense budget from reaching
a higher figure
Superintendent J. ?. Peeler
presentee 'Igures based on wn
estimated 9i, per cent collec
tion of taxe . levied on $20,
500,000 valuation which reveal
ed that the increase in the
budget would still balance
with anticipated revenue.
Board members agreed with
Peeler that addional money
was needed for instructional
services in the county?includ
ing additional travel allowance
for the county school super
visor?and for repairs of build
ings and grounds.
A savings in plant operation
during the next fiscal year was
seen by the board due to the
installation of a coal-burning
central heating system in the
home economics and agricul
ture buildings at the John
Graham High School.
Peeler told the board that
some $1,800 would be saved
the county by the conversion
from oil to coal heat since
state funds are used instead of
county funds for the purchase
of all coal used in the system's
operation.
Costs of vehicular Insurance
should be lower during the
next fiscal year, while the cur
rent expense budget reflects
the board's opinion that the
cost of janitors' supplies and
retirement and social security
should be higher.
An additional $10,000 was
authorized for the building re
serve fund under the capital
outlay budget which met the
board's approval. Members vot
ed to increase the figure con
aside annually for school con
struction from $28,000 to $85,
000.
An increase of $5,000 was Y
recommended for completion of
renovation of the John Graham
home economics building, cou
pled with lower appropriations
for Littleton High School and
for the construction of an agri
culture shop at John R. Haw
kins High School more than
offset this increase.
A slight increase was neces
sitated by the planned pur
chase of three new buses to
serve Hawkins, North Wan on
and John Graham students and
for renovation of the John
Graham agriculture shop.
Other items which will prob
ably be purchased if the com
bined budget is approved will
be an additional pickup truck
for the system's maintenance
fleet, garage equipment, a coal
conveyor,? furniture, library:?
books, tpyewritars, fire extin
guishers, globes and maps, sew
ing machines, filmstrlps and
films.
Prior to approving the rec
ommended budget, board mem
bers reviewed recommenda
tions for repairs and additions
in numerous schools as outlin
ed by various district board*
Masons To Receive I
Certificates And
Emblems Monday
A fifty-year Veteran's
win be presented to Arch
ibald Davis Daniel of W
at a regular meeting of
10, AF&AK, here an Monday
night, and a similar emblem
will be mailed In 9. M.
well of California, A. D.
son. Master, announced
day.
In addition twenty-five
certificate will b
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