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Your Best Advertising Medium fHarmt Em <Afl? C0Tll1>atVS ' 7.256 sw? fty. Advertising ^,US Medium VOLUME 66 Subscription Price $3.00 a Year 10c Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1962 NUMBER 24 Town Board Talks On Imposition Of A Tax On Sewers Warrenton water users with in the next few months will probably find their water bills considerably higher as the re sult of the adoption of a pro posed sewer tax by the town. The town commissioners agreed at the meeting Monday night that such a tax should be imposed. The only thing in doubt is the time the tax will go into effect, and the system used and the amount of the tax. Whether a flat tax of a dol K' lar shall be imposed on each of the water users of the town having sewer connection, or whether a percentage of the water bill shall be used as the tax, is yet to be determined. From the discussion, the dollar per customer tax is not likely to be imposed because it is doubtful that it will raise enough funds. More favorably received was the suggestion for a percentage tax, with some concession being made to unusually large water users, such as the schools and indus tries. While it was pointed out that most to'.vns adopting the sewer tax have imposed a flat 50 per cent rate, the commis sioners agreed that it seemed a little high for the town's purpose, and a 25 per cent figure received the most fav orable comment. The commissioners agreed i to leave the matter to the | water committee, and express ed the hope that some decision could be reached before the budget is adopted for the 1962-63 fiscal year. The purpose of the sewer tax is to raise funds for the building of a sewage treatment plant here within the next three to five years. Commis sioner Hugh Holt, chairman of the water committee and fath er of the plan, pointed out that the accumulation of a reserve fund would not only show good faith and give a longer period in which to: build the plant, but would make the passage of a bond issue easier, by decreasing the amount of funds to be raised. In addition, it was pointed out, the passage of the bond issue would be made easier because it would probably require no tax increase, as it could likely be retired by the sewer tax. Commissioner Holt also told the commissioners that his committee has been in touch with four engineering firms In regards to planning for the sewage treatment plant. He suggested that after the work of adopting the budget is be hind the board, that repre sentatives from at least two of the firm's be invited before the board at different times to dis cuss plans and costs. Dollar Down, Dollar A Week! Warren ton Joins The Modern Trend Warrenton has at last sue-" cumbed to the national temp tation and on Monday night got into the full swing of things as the commissioners adopted a dollar down and a dollar a month deal. Meeting in regular session, the commissioners agreed to purchase some 30 new parts for parking meters and to have 20 of the present meters repaired. The 20 meters will be repaired without cost to the town by the manufacturer, Commissioner W. L. Wood, street chairman, told the board members. The manufacturer's agent agreed to sell them as many new parts for the meter heads as they wanted at a cost of $21.59 each. The agent in formed Wood that the town could Hluy the meter parts for cash or for a dollar down and a dollar a month. Little discussion was involv ed in the commissioners' de cision to use the dollar down plan. "In this way," one of the commissioners commented, "it can be taken out of the parking meter fund and we won't feel it." Another more optimistic commissioner sug gested that operating meters would secure enough addition al funds to pay for them selves." The entire board agreed that the meters should be repaired and suggested that with 50 good working meters that the town's meters would pretty well take care of the situa tion. The commissioners agreed to make its annual donation of $1,000 to the Bute Develop ment Company as' the town's part in the cost of running water and sewer lines to the Carolina Sportswear Factory several years ago. Vacant lots in Warrenton must be mowed. If the own ers fail to do so, the town will perform the task and charge it to the owners. This is no new policy, but in at least one case, the town has had difficulty in collecting the bill. The commissioners ordered that where owners refuse to pay mowing bills upon pre sentation, or in a reasonable time, that the bill should be added to the owner's tax bill, and if not paid, his real es tate would be advertised and sold. Several persons have applied fnr taTlrab permits and chauf fen' licenses under the new ordinance adopted by the town. The commissioners vot ed to issue taxicab permits to James D. Gilliland, Mary Pow ell and Thurston Brown. Chauffers' licenses to drive these taxicabs were issued to Gilliland, Brown, Hazel S. Wil liams, Peary Lee Hayes, and Wilbert Buster Davis. The matter of stray dogs was up for a brief discussion by the commissioners. They instructed the Mayor to ask the County Dog Warden to pick up strays in the town, as he does in the rest of the county. Jury Recommends New Kitchen At Jail A Warren County Grand Jury recommended that a new kitchen be built at the county Jail in its report last week to Judge Heman Clark of Fay etteville, presiding over the June criminal term of Super ior Court which adjourned last Friday afternoon. The Jurors said that they (Mind the kitchen clean and well kept but in a state of bad repair. The agricultural building, the Jurors reported, is clean and in fair shape azc?pt a few repairs are needed on plaster in an upstairs office. 11m Jurors noted ? great hm in omnnt in Janitorial sat vice in the court house, which they aaid they found in good condition, with the rest rooms clean and well kept. All justices of the peace, ad ministrator*, executor* and guardians have filed their re ports. Am is practically always the case, the Grand Jury gave the Prison Camp a clean bill la it* report, reporting that the "Prison Camp la in excellent condition throughout." Frank W. Davis served as foreman of the Grand Jury. Mr. BUI Jonea of Washing ton, N. C., will spend the at his home hare. BEAT THE HEAT ? Loc^J children are shown recently beating the heat at the Smiflbing, pool at the Warrenton Country Club. ".'j-, (staff photo) Starnes Must Serve Two Years In Prison I Thomas Starnes, driver of a truck involed in an accident on the Norlina By-Pass near Ridgeway several weefcs ago, in which two men were killed, was on Friday sentenced to the State Prison for two years. Starnes pled nolo contendere to charge of driving after his license had been suspended and involuntarily manslaughter. He was sentenced to serve two years on each count by Judge Herman Clark, presiding over the June criminal term of Sup erior Court. The two terms are to run concurrently. The court term which open ed here on Tuesday morning of last week was adjourned around the middle of Friday afternoon. Among the cases not reported up to late after noon on Thursday of last week, and judgment entered before the end of the term were: Judge Clark on Friday sen tenced Sam Cheek, Jr., Fred Powell, Leroy Vaughan and Fred Hunter Collins, young white men uf Warrentoft, to the roads for six months each after they had pled guilty to an assult upon Clyde Dowell. Originally charged with kid napping, the state accepted the lesser plea. The road sen tences were suspended for two years upon condition of good behavior. Joe Parrish pled guilty to charges of involuntary man slaughter and two counts Of assault with a deadly weapon. He was sentenced to the state prison for not less than two nor more than four years. Joe Edward Lynch was sen tenced to the roads for twelve months when he pled guilty to charges of assault, forceable trespass and malicious injury to personal property. James Lee Pascchall, charg ed with drung driving, pled guilty to a charge of reckless driving. A six months road sentence imposed by Judge | Clark was suspended for Ave years upon payment of court costs and upon condition that he remain of good behavior. The State took a nol pros in the case of James Carl Alston, charged . with reckless driving. A. P. Henderson, charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, pled guilty to an af fray. He was sentenced to the roads for four months, but the sentence was suspended for three years provided he pays the eourt costs and re mains of good behavior. Robert A. Etheridge pled guilty to a non-support charge. He was sentenced to the roads for 11 months. The sentence was suspended for two years upon condition that he does not take a drink or have on his breath the odor of alco holic beverages. Etheridgo failed to appear in court on the day he was scheduled to be tried. As a result a c\ pais was issued for his arrest but he could not be tried because he was drunk. He was order ed to be confined to the jail until Monday, June 11, for his contempt of court. Johnnie Blackwell pled guil ty to a charge of non-support and was sentenced to jail for six months. The sentence was suspended for three years pro vided he pays $10.00 per week for the support of his chil dren. Joe Bob Walker, charged with drunk driving, pled guil ty to reckless driving and was sentenced to jail for six months. The jail sentence was suspended for five years. Cases against?James Mr Hargrove, Jack Plummer and Robert L. Ramey, charged with conspiracy to commit murder and murder, were con tinued. Also continued were cases against Floyd Edston Pender grass, speeding; Robert Perry Carter, drunk driving; and Ivey Steve Clark, speeding. Branch Of Store Is Closed Here The Warrenton Branch of Williams Auto Supply, which opened here in July of 1980, has been closed. Anton Reid, who managed the local branch, has been transferred to the Henderson store. The store first began opera tion in the Rodwell Building, corner Main and Franklin Street, but several months ago moved into the Walters Build ing next to the Hunter Drug Company, Growers Asked To Report Acreage Warren County producers of corn, grain sorghums, barley, or oats, who grew these crops on their farm* in 1050 or 1060, and who have not filed their acreage reports are requested to visit the local ASCS office before Wednesday, June 20. The request was made this week by Tom E. Watson, ASCS office manager, who said this Information will be needed immediately If Con gress enacts the 1963 proposed Feed Grain Program. Blalock Named Chairman Local School Committee A. C. Blalock, Jr., has been elected chairman of the John Graham High School Trustees and Executive Committee, suc ceeding W. R. Drake who serv ed in that capacity during the 1961-62 school year. Blalock's selection was made at a recent meeting of the committee when one member resigned and two vacancies on the board were filled. Dr. Tom Holt resigned as a member of the rxectutive com mittee and was replaced by W. E. Perry, Jr. "The two vacancies on the Board of Trustees were filled by the selection of Mrs. Sarah Peoples and Selby Benton. The full board consists of fifteen members who annually elect an executive committee of five. In addition to Bla lock and Perry, the trustees re-appointed Mrs. James Beck with, W. R. Drake and A. A. Williams, all of whom have been members of the execu tive committee for a number of years. This committee constitutes the "local committee" for all schools in District No. 1. Honor Rolls For John Graham Are Announced Honor rolls for the last six weeks of the 1961-62 school year at John Graham High School and for the entire year were released this week by Principal Thomas J. Brown as follows: The six-weeks honor roll: 4th Grade?Laura B. Davis, Myra Johnson, Scoggin Jones, Gail Roberts, Nancy Williams, Kermit Cameron Copley, Linda Faye Brantley, Elizai*th Row land Coleman, Rena Dianne , Tharrington, Robecca Ellen jTwitty, Kearny Burton Ward. 5th Grade?Virginia Hunter, j Dianne Pennell, Isabell Wil | liams, Pettway Burwell Boyd, Richard Alan Young, Kathleen Louise Bullock, Jane Carroll Connell, Helen White Holt, Linda Sharon King, Charlotte Juanita Wood. 6th Grade?Paul Whitley, [ Helen Diamond, Ann Duncan, Valerie Miles, Elizabeth Nich J olson, Suzanne Rudd, Ashley Davis, Jimmy Rodwell, Sandra Copley, Ellen Mustian, Nettie Overby, Debbie Roberts, Laura Turner, Rosa Newman. 9th Grade?Nettie Florence Pitchford, Joyce Seaman, Nan cy Wilson, James Randall Davis, Vivian Irene Abbott, Lucy White Banzet. 10th Grade?Roddy Drake, Bonnie Gupton .Edward Shear in, Billy Shearin, Sue Robert suir 12th Grade ? Bill Taylor, | Chocky White, Richard Wil liams, Jeanne Pope, Anne Twitty. Year's Honor Roll The Honor Roll for the year follows: 4th Grade?Myra Johnson, Scoggin Jones, Gail Roberts, Elizabeth Rowland Coleman. 5th Grade?Jane Carol Con nell. 6th Grade?Paul Whitley, Elizabeth Nicholson, Ellen Mustian, Nettie Overby, Deb bie Roberts. 9th Grade?Nancy Wilson, James Randall Davis, Vivian Irene Abbott, Lu?y White Banzet. 10th Grade?Bonnie Gupton. 12th Grades-Bill Taylor. Richard Williams, Jeanne Pope, Anne Twitty. Bryson To Serve As Hospital Chaplain The Rev. Larry Bryson will serve as Chaplain at the War ren G?neral Hospital for the coming week, June 18-23. Bryson is a native of Geor-1 gia, a graduate of Furman Uni versity and Southeastern Sem inary and is currently Secre tary of Missions, Cullom Asso ciation, in Warren County where he has been residing for two years. Mrs. J. A. Pitchford of Lit tleton, Rt l, is recuperating at her home after spehdlng several weeks to Warren Gen eral Hoepital. Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Williams of Airlie visit ed here on Saturday afternoon. Board Can N ot Hire Engineer Warren County Commission-1 ers have no authority to use county tax funds for the em ployment of an industrial en gineer without a vote of the people or through a special act of the legislature. This was revealed at an ad journed meeting of the com missioners here on Monday night when representatives of municipalities and civic clubs made on the first Monday in June was up for consideration. The delegation had pointed out the shrinking population of Warren County, the need for more industries for the county, and the difficulty of securing needed industries in the face of competition from counties having full time in dustrial engineers. After re counting the success of sev eral counties where industrial engineers are at work, the del egation requested that the commissioners put in the bud get for 1962-63 up to $15,000 for the salary and expenses of Schools Conditions Called Deplorable Sanitary conditions in a | number of small Negro schools of the county are "deplorable," County Health Officer W. Burns Jones and Sanitarian Howard Stultz told members of the Board of Education at their regular meeting here on Monday night. These schools are among those which will be consolidat ed provided a $400,000 bond issue, to be submitted to the voters this summer, is passed. The health officer and sani tarian said that the schools could probably get by for one more year if a little patching is done. Beyond that time, they said, patching will not suffice, and major construction would have to be undertaken. Sanitary conditions embraced more than outdoor privies, they said. The heport is to be studied at a later meeting of the board when plans will be made to rectify the conditions on at least a temporary basis, Supt. Roger Peeler said yesterday. Higher activity fees at John Graham High School can be justified, according to A. C. Blalock, chairman of the War renton School Committee, wh# appeared before the board with Principal Town Brown to discuss these fees with the board. The board expressed the views that, if feasible, the same fees should prevail in all the high schools of the county. Blalock told the board mem? bers that it had been the pol icy of the local school board for several years to permit no solicitation of funds from the Warrenton merchants, and that the activity fund had to pay for several things in the school. The principal item is the paying of a librarian, he said. If the fee is cut it means that the school will be without this essential service, he said. Principal Brown concurred with Chairman Blalock and told the board members how the activity fund is spent. Bla lock said that he had beard no criticism of the fees, but should it arise, b* would be glad to try to answer it. The board members said, that while they still want the same fees to prevail in all schools, they agreed that the money is being used for a good purpose and agreed to let the fees stay in force for the 1962-63 school year. Calvin White, school super visor, reported on the testing program and gave the board members a resume of school progress during the year. The Board agreed to lease a driver training car to the Hen derson City Schools for the summer months. The election of the follow ing teachers was approved: Ef fie P. Bullock, Northside; Eu nice Y. Joyner, Mayflower; James M, Smith as principal and Mrs. James M. Smith as teacher at Littleton? and A. W. Parker as agricultural teacher at Littleton. A. A. Wood Chosen Lion Of The Year_ A. A. Wood, merchant and partner in the Quality Grocery Store here, was named Lion of the Year for 1961-62 by the Warrenton Lions Club at its regular meeting at Hotel War ren on last Friday night. Tha award of the title is made each year to the Lion whom the members judge has done the most for the club. Wood has been a member of the club since 1055, serving the club in many capacities. He has served as Hon Tamer and Tail Twister, and has been a member of the board of di rectors for the past four years. Wood has served on the Pair Board for the past five years. He headed the White Cane Drive in 1068 and now heads the Lions Blind Committee. Active In the civic and re ligious life of the town. Wood is married to the former Juanita Gatlin. They have three children. L. G. Weaver, manager of a Raleigh Insurance Agency, and a member of the Governor's Speaking Bureau on Youth Safety Driving, was the guest speaker. He was presented by Charlie White, who was in charge of the program. ?Weaver spoke on teen-age driving and explained the Gov ernor's program to make bet ter drivers out of our teeiK agers. He pointed out that In 1M1 43 per cent of the fatal accidents involved drivers un der 25 years of age. He i|id that youths and teen-agers get their driving habits from their parents. He said that adults who disregard traffic rules need not bo surprised to find their children following t!ie same procedure. Safe driving is an adult problem as well as a youth problem, the speaker said, as he urged the Lions to cooperate in the Governor's program. A. A. Wood, chairman of the Blind Committee, announced that the Lions Club would en tertain the colored blind of the county at Hawkins High School on Wednesday after (Seo WOOD, page 10) Summer Program To Begin At Gym Here On Monday The summer recreation pro gram, under the direction of Coach Preacher Parker, will get underway here on Monday morning, June 18, at the John Graham High School Gymna sium. The recreation program is for boys and girls from the fourth through the ninth grades in the Job Graham school area. PartMr said that the only thing far Ike older boys and girls are a sock hock and square dance instructions twice a week. Hum are lim ited to boys and girts in the high school nd college ftge group. Barker said that the 4th, 8th and 6th grade boys art to go to the gyg* * ? m. Mow day. The girls in these grades are t* report at 10:90 a. m. The Tth, 8th and Mh graders lara to go in the afternoon, the girts an to report at 2 o'clock and the boys at 8 JSC o'clock such engineer for Warren County. At the Monday night meet ing, the following minute was passed: "On motion of Commissioner Davis, which was seconded by Commissioner Ellington and duly carried, it was ordered thai the matter of employing an industrial engineer b? tabled until such time as the matter can be brought to the vote of the people, or until such time as a local act can be passed by the Legislature; in that it appears that an ap propriation for an industrial and economic promotion can be made only after a vote of the people, pursuant to Chap ter 158 of the General Stat utes, or from non-tax funds pursuant to Chapter 158 of the General Statutes." Following the decision to table the request for an Indus trial engineer, the commission ers adjourned to meet on Fri day night," June 15, for fur ther consideration of the coun ty budget. Daniel Re-elected President District Mail Carriers Stephen A. Daniel, rural mail carrier from the Norlina postoffice, -was re-elected presi dent of District No. 28 of Ru ral Mail Carriers for 1962-63 at the annual meeting held in the court house here on last Friday night. The meeting, presided over by Daniel, was represented by members from the five coun ties of Warren, Franklin, Hali fax, Vance and Granville which compose District No. 28. Other officers reflected were Robert Macon Davis at Warrenton, vice-president; and Luther L. Morris of NOrlina, secretary and treasurer. The invocation was given by George W. Davis of Route 3, Warrenton. Old and new bus- ' in ess was discussed. The mem bers decided to have a family picnic at Satterwhite Point on Kerr Lake sometime in August Rural carriers from Roanok* Rapids, Littleton, Warrenton, Norlina, Henderson, Oxford and Stem attended the five county meeting. Methodists To Hold Conference In Kinston Next Week The liuilh Carolina Metbo dist Conference will coorsos at Queen Street Methodist \ Church in Kinston on Monday, June 18, at 1:30 p. m. and run through June 21, at noon, when appointments will Im read by Bishop Paul N. Gar ber. Expected to attend from Wesley Memorial Methodist Church of Warrenton -will be W. E. Perry, Jr., official dele gate; Randolph Monte and Mrs. Tom Hawkins, alternate delegates; Miss Ann BurweH, Mrs. John Dameron, Mrs. Ed ward Hunter, and possibly oth ers. The Rev. Troy Barrett will be the clerical delegate. Official delegate* from the other Methodist Charges tat Warren County are urged to attend, and others are to look in on the tor a day, a local yesterday. Re suggested that Tuesday and Wednesday are good daw to attend. Important matters are tag up and your church be represented, say Methodist ministers I Warren County. Mr. Barrett said that the appointments to be announced by Bishop Gather would be carried over several radio stations next Thursday. Bible School To Be Held At Macon
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