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Your Best Advertising Medium ?lu> OTarrrn ffirrS Tlit Standard Printing Company X Shelby Street yOUT Best Ky' * - Advertising Medium Tobacco Market To Open Aug 27 Middle Belt tobacco m-irkets will start their 1962 auction season on Monday, August 27, it was decided by the board of governors of the Middle Belt Warehouse Association at a meeting at noon Saturday in Raleigh. Last year the belt started its sales on Thursday, August 31. The feeling at the meeting was that by opening on Mon day, a full week of loose leaf Three Contracts Awarded For Work On IR 85 SOUTH HILLL, VA?T h e State Highway Commission has awarded three contracts for work on Interstate Route 85 to the contractors who submitted satisfactory low bids at an Aug ust 8th. highway letting. All the Int. Rt. 85 work will be in Mecklenburg County be ginning at the North Carolina line and working to 0.37 of a mile north of State Rt 637 near Bracey. Commission action on other projects for which bids were received at the same time will follow within a few days officials said. The bids on Int. Rt. 85 total ed $2,716,261. The projects include 4.56 miles of grading for the four lane divided highway from the North Carolina line to north on Rt. 637 near Bracey; Talbott Marks Co., Inc., Clarksville, and Central Constructing Co., Inc., Farmville, jointly $1,765 876. Twin bridges, each 912 feet long, over the Roanoke River; M c M e e k i n Construction Co., Cheraw, S. C.; $688,980. Twin bridges over Smith Creek just north of the State line, and one span each for Rts. 712 and 637 to overpass the superhighway, James T. Triplett, Inc., Chester, S. C.; $261,405. The interstate highway will run from Petersburg to the border, roughly paralleling U. S. Rt. 1. It will tie in with a completed section in Carolina. Eventually the highway will link Petersburg with Atlanta and New Orleans. Road engineers originally planned to delay construction on the highway, then discover ed work would have to begin sooner than expected. Part of the construction area will be flooded when the new Gaston Dam reservoir is filled. The Int. Rt. 85 projects were among 34 advertised for con tractors' bids last month. The highway department announced at the time it was the largest construction advertisement to date. Apparently it was too large. Hie department announced later it was deferring the open ing of bids on 17 of the pro jects until August 27 to spread out the work load for con tractors, suppliers and Its own staff. One of the 17 project* bid on last week will be readver tised the department said. The only bid on the U. 8. Rt*. jU-j 40 job in Washington County was too high. Postal Group Holds Meeting At Kerr Lake HENDERSON?Rural letter carriers from five countiea in this area held their annual meeting at Satterwhite Point at Keir Lake, with some 90 persons in attendance. Judge Tom D. Hardie of Vance Recorder's Court, spoke to the letter carriers on "Safe ty on the Highways." He was presented by R. G. Young of Henderson. The five-county area consists of Vance, Granville, Franklin, Warren and Halifax counties. President & A. Daniel at Norlina wilni? ii the carriers and their famUleX The invo cation was given liar M. B. Gar rett of Henderson. A picnic sapper was served followin the program. sales could b? disposed of without a weekend break, with tied tobacco offered the fol lowing week and thereafter. Sentiment expressed was, too, that practically the entire Middle Belt Crop would be harvested within the next two weeks and would be ready for market. Estimates are that probably 60 per cent of the crop in the belt is already housed. Markets in the Middle Belt are Henderson, Durham, Ox ford, Fuquay Springs, Warren ton, Louisburg, Sanford, Car thage, Aberdeen and Ellerbe. Buyers to staff sales in the Middle Belt will move up from South Carolina and North Carolina Border Belts, where the season began on August 2. Walker Stone of Durham, president of the Middle Belt Association, presided at the meeting in Raleigh. M. L. Hight of Henderson is vice president and C. Brooks Tur ner of Henderson is secretary treasurer. Prior to the Middle Belt meeting, the board of gover nors of the Bright Belt Ware house Association held a meeting in Raleigh, concerned mostly with a discussion of a group insurance program. Fred S. Royster, managing director of the Bright Belt Association, said nothing was brought up relating to 1962 auction sales. GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY?Mr. and Mr. H. P. Reid are shown at their home here on Sunday afternoon during the observance of their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Some 400 persons were present to honor the Warrenton couple. Story is on page 5. Construction Of Stands Begun At John Graham Construction of permanent bleachers?expected to cost $3,000?was begun this week at the John Graham High School athletic field. The bleachers, being con structed on the south side of the playing field, will extend 120 feet between the 30-yard i markers. Fans will be able to see the entire field from any point in the stands. A decision to make the bleachers permanent was reached here Tuesday night at a special meeting of the John Graham Boosters Club. Mem bers voted to use concrete slabs instead of lumber in the construction of the seats. Mayor W. A. Miles, who pre sided over the meeting, said that members of the club voted to borrow $1,000 to be applied to the costs of the bleachers. Miles said that funds from the sale of Boosters tickets could not be used for the con struction of the stands as the money has already been tagged for coaches' supplements. However, Miles sa^d, Boost ers were of the opinion that additional gifts from patrons would be sufficient to retire the $1,000 debt. A goal of 250 Boosters club tickets was' set at the meeting by W. A. Benson, ticket sales chairman. Head Coach Preacher Parker reported at Tuesday meeting that the playing field was in excellent condition following re-seeding and the addition of sod on some areas. Members of the club were told that the annual kick-off supper marking the beginning of Boosters ticket sales will be held at the Warrenton Country Club on August 22, when a dutch supper will be served by Forsythe's of Hen derson. While most of the funds for the construction of the bleach ers are pledged to date, some $360 more is needed to reaqh the $3,000 mark. Individual donations received this week were headed by the donation of 500 blocks donat ed by J. B. Thompson, and by the donation of cement by General Building Supplies, White's .Building Supply Co., and Allen Supply Co. In addition, gifts of 125 blocks each were made by Claude T. Bowers and Edward Hunter. Bullock Oil Co., T. R. Paynter, Melvin Shearin and Warren Freezer Lockers each donated 100 blocks and 50 blocks each were given by Mrs. W. H. Dameron, Boyce Drug Co., White's Gin, Warren Tire Service and Leigh's Depart ment Store. Gifts of 25 blocks each were made by Fair's Beauty Shop, Loughlin-Goodwyn Jewelers, Jasper Shearin, P. B. Boyd, Frank Twitty, Clinton Neal, Polk-A-Dot Gift Shop, Dr. Rufus Jones, Puritan Cafe, Dr. Joseph Wiggins, Edgar Neal and the Rev. Troy Barrett. Undergrowth on the site of the stands was cleared by John Thomas Harris and J. B. Thompson Construction Co. has laid the foundation and pour ed the foundation. Football Practice Is Begun; 39 On Squad Warrenton's 1962 football edition began the long process of losing poundage and adding strength this week as Coach Preacher Parker welcomed a 39-man squad with customary pre-season calisthenics. The Yellow Jackets, who have been swarming about the athletic field both morning and night since Wednesday's open ing session, will open their grid season September 7 at Apex. Parker has 16 Jackets back from last year's Halifax-War ren conference champion squad which posted a M re cord. Gone from last year's squad which advanced to the state playoffs are 12 lettormen. "We have had a fine turn out thus far and with desire and determination we can have another good year." Par ker said Thursday. Parker has three starters baak from last season in cen ter- Billy Rogers, guard Ricky Etheridge and fullback Steve Clark. Also on hand are three other players who saw con siderable action during the 1961 season ? end Roddy Drake, fullback John Coleman and quarterback Billy Benson. Parker, starting his second year behind the John Graham coaching helm, says he is ex pecting to see a lot of action from A1 Blalock, Macey Payn ter, Bill Perry, A. C. Collier, Edward Shearin, Larry Shear in, Larry Hayes, Benson Ay cock, Wayne Haithcock, Alli son Rivers, Steve Joyner, Gil bert Mustian and a number of freshmen candidates. Parker said practice sessions would be held daily at 7:30 a. m. and at 7:30 p. m. Local Scouts Finish Aquatic Week Meet Phil Daniel, son of Scout master and lira. Leonard S. Daniel and Bert Massey, inn of Dr. and Mrs. 8km Massey, Scouts of Troop 617, have re cently completed an require ments and events in "Aquatic Week" at Camp Durant, Ral eigh. This was in addition to a week of regular scouting ac tivities completed at Camp Du rant with the whole Troop 617 during the week of July IS through July Si. Out of approximately 1500 Boy Scouts who attended camp in the seven camping periods at Durant this summer, 18 boys qualified for and attend ed the Aquatic Week. Only advanced phases of swimming and water-front safety Both Phil and Bert earned the following Merit Badges: 1. Swimming. 8. Ufa Saving. 3. Bowing. 4. Canoeing. 5. Motor Boating. In afcHtkm to these Merit Badges they completed all the mqeh?suts ahd werS award ed certificates stating that they are new qualified Scout life (Hands and can safety conduct aefe twima fee all Scout Troops They and earned the h Cross the Mile smed the Junior *d mpJH each boy wpa require! out^stopp ing aaing any strobe sired. This is a big accomp plishment for Boy Scouts and U a highly prized honor, ac cording to Scoutmaster Daniel. By completing this Aquatic Week, Daniel said, Phil and Bert are now qualified to han dle any swim meet or water front activity. Daniel said it is hoped tuat next summer more boys from Troop 617 will attend this week in camp as it is one of the most important phases of Scouting that can be taught to a boy. Crow To Preach Methodist Church The Rev. W. A. Crow of Bobbins, a former pastor of the Wesley Memorial Met'.o dist Church here, will be the guest minister at the eleven o'clock worship service to be held at Wesley Memorial on Sunday. . Announcement of the service was made by the Rev. Troy Barrett, who left last week for a vacation in Western North Carolina. He said that periodically during the year fanner ministers have preach ed here as port of the Sesque Celebration ofMeth in Warrenton. Members of the Presbyterian Church held a picnic supper M Wednesday evening at the Presbyterian Camp Boy Scouts To Hold Swim Meet Boy Scouts from Warrenton, Norlina, Macon, Epsom, Hen derson, Middleburg and Tow? pate in a swimming meet slat ed to be held at Connell's pool here on Saturday. The Scouts, members of the Van-Warco District of the Oc coneechee Council, will meet here at 10 a. m. to begin the first of seven events for non swimmers and the first of 13 events?Including relays, spoon races and other contests?for swimmers. O?st Tho Rev. R. E. Brickhonse, a former pastor for 30 yean and now pastor Emeritus, will be the guest minister at the eleven o'clock worship service at the Warren Plains Baptist Church on Sunday morning. Tho Rev. Mr. Puckett, pastor of the church, is oa Voters Approve Bonds Nearly Three To One Warren County voters in an extremely light vote Saturday approved a $400,000 bond issue for capital improvement of Warren County schools by a vote of nearly three to one. The vote was 800 for and 273 against. The total of 1073 votes com pares with some 3400 votes cast in the May primary. The bond issue was defeated in only one precinct, although there was' a tie vote in one other precinct. River precinct cast 47 votes against the bond issue and 39 for, defeating the issue by eight votes. Adjoin ing Judkins precinct split its vote, giving 15 for and 15 against the issue. The heaviest vote for the bond issue was in West War renton precinct, the county's largest precinct, but the great est ratio of favorable votes was given in East Warrenton where the vote was 159 for and 16 against?lacking one vote ol a ten to one vote In favor oi the bond issue. Roanoke pre cinct gave the bond issue a majority of none to one; Fork four to one and Hawtree mon than four to one. KMUMI ii'.'?UMU l> MUMMtUm OFFICIAL VOTE Precinct For A gains Smith Creek 20 7 Fork 32 8 Nutbush 18 13 Shocco 38 12 East Warrenton 159 16 West Warrenton 165 66 River 39 47 Sixpound 31 12 Fishing Creek 84 8 Sandy Creek 23 22 Norlina 110 34 Judkins 15 15 Roanoke 18 2 Hawtree 48 11 Funds from the bond issui i are expected to be used ti construct a consolidated Negri I school in the southern part of the county at an estimated cost ! of $20o,000, an addition at the | Northside school, north of Nor [ lina, at a cost of from $35,000 to $50,000, and the construc i tion of an Indian school near Areola, the county's part of the cost of which will be some $150,000. The construction of these buildings will eliminate nine small Negro schools in tho county. Wild Dog Solution Not In Sight Here Warren County authorities have been unable to find an> solution to the problem of a pack of wild dogs frequenting the vicinity of Warrenton and feeding from the town garbage dump. The difficulty arises from the protection afforded dogs by North Carolina statutes. County Attorney James H Limer said on Wednesday thai he had been advised by the office of the Attorney General that the dogs may be only captured alive and unharmed. This ruling, obtained at the request of the Warren County Health Department, means Only Six Cases Tried In Warren Recorder's Court Only six cases were disposed of by Judge Julius Banzet here Friday in a brief session of Warren County Recorder's Court. Defendants entered pleas of guilty in five of the six cases. In the one case in whi _h a defendant pleaded not guilty, Marvin Sinclair White, Jr., charged with speeding, was fin ed $50 and costs of court. In other cases tried Friday the following action was taken: Roy Alford Aiken, charged with dronir? driving?pleaded guilty to careless and reckless driving, $10 and costs. Benjamin Franklin Hender son, no operator's license, $25 and costs. Ronald Luke Keeter, speed ing, $15 and coats.' James Robert Martin, speed ing, $10 and costs. Richard Charles Shapard, speeding, $10 and costs. Rentime Meeting Only matters of routine wen before the Town Commission ers at a brief session on Mon day night Mrs. Joe Dennis of South Hill, Va, underwent surge) In Warren General that a possible plan to tra) the dogs with fox traps is out This plan was suggested b; Health Director Burns Jone: at a meeting with the Boan of County Commissioners or Monday of last week. At thai time Dr. Jones said that then was some danger of breakini or otherwise hurting a dog'i leg in such trap. He said hi would be unwilling to try i without a ruling from the of fice of the State Attorne; General. It was pointed out at the meeting last week that the dogs could be trapped in rab bit-gum type traps without in jury, but the estimated cost oi such traps was deemed pro hibitive. The wild dog pack has killed several young calves in the county, it was pointed out at the first Monday meeting oi the Board of Commissioners Persons whose livestock is be ing attacked have a right to shoot the dogs if caught in the act, but not as a preven tive measure. The reason advanced for this ruling is that the wild dogs only form a nucleus for the pack and they are joined by many prize dogs from the town and community at night. An thorities are unwilling to risk killing such dogs unless they are backed up-hy the law.-The Attorney General's ruling end ed any such plan. Julius B&nzet, III, Passes State Bar A new lawyer will begin practice here on September 1. Julius E. Banxet, HI, son of Mr. and Mrs. Julins Bunt of Warrenton, will join the law firm of Banzet a Banxet. A 1984 graduate of John Graham High School, this week was licensed to tice law Law Carolina State Banset is a graduate el the University of NortA where he received the of A3, and UUB. Parents Live At Warrenton Dr. W. L. Long, Jr. Killed In Accident RALEIGH ? A 44-year-old Raleigh physician, Dr. W. Lunsford Long, Jr., was killed Wednesday night in a room in his home where he kept a col lection of hunting weapons. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Lunsford Long and a brother of Mrs. James Beck with of Warrenton. Wake County Coroner Mar shall Bennett said Dr. Long apparently was reaching for a shotgun in a gun rack to show to his rector when the weapon went off. Bennett said he thought the death "was accidental." He or dered an autopsy and said he hoped to make a final ruling on the death Thursday. Preparing For Dinner The coroner said Dr. Long was preparing to eat a late dinner with the Rev. Daniel Sapp of Christ Episcopal Church and Mrs. Long when the shooting occurred at the Long residence, 1103 Cowper Drive. "He and I were talking about a fishing trip," the Rev. Mr. Sapp said. They were planning to go to the Outer Banks during the Labor Day holiday. Sapp told the coroner that the conversation switched to hunting and that Dr. Long left his wife end the minister in the kitchen and stepped into an adjoining room where he kept eight hunting guns. "He told me, 'Here's a good one,' or something like that," Sapp said. Shot In Head Coroner Bennett said Long apparently had picked up a loaded ,410-gauge automatic shotgun to show to Sapp when "it exploded." The blast struck Long in the head, killing him instantly. The gun was found on the floor at Long's side. The Rev. Mr. Sapp told re porters that he had arrived at the Long home about 6 o'clock to eat with the family. But calls twice took the doctor from the house before they finally began serving the food about 9 p. m. Botl the pastor and Mrs. Long were in the kitchen and could not see the doctor when he went into the adjoining room, the coroner said. The gun, which had only one shell, was on the second rung of a horizontal holder. It was apparently pointing towards the kitchen door, as were the other three guns on the rack police surmised. There were four other guns in another rack in the room. . Dr. Chauncey L. Rowster and Dr. Harold Wilson were sum ' moned immediately to the house. None of the Longs' four children were at home at the time of the shooting. Dr. Long was a specialist in internal medicine at Rex Hos pital, and had been on the staff there about 10 years. Dr. Long was also a member of the Wake County Medical Society and the American Med ical Association and was a fellow of the American Col lege of Physicians. He aiso served as clinical associate professor of medi cine in charge of the depart ment of allergy at Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. He was a member of Christ Church and a member of the Carolina Country Club. Reenoke Rapid* Native He was born in Roanoke Rapids, the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Lunsford Long, Sr., who now live in Warrenton. He graduated Phi Beta Kap pa from undergraduate school at ,the University of North Carolina in 1940 and was" a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilion social fraternity. He received his doctorate of medi cine from the University of Virginia and did intern train ing in Cleveland before mov ing to Raleigh. He served in the Army Medical Corps dur ing World War H. Mrs. Long is the former Re becca Williams of Raleigh. Her is also survived by three sons, W. Lunsford Long m. Walker Anderson Long and Tarlton Heath Long; one daughter, Is abella Pescud Long, all of the home; and two sisters, Mrs. Peter P. Williams of Raleigh gnd Mrs. James P. Beckwith of Warrenton. Funeral arrangements were incomplete. Mrs. Ivey Allen, 99, Dies Here Sunday Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Davis Allen, 96, were conducted at Wesley Memorial Methodist Chureh here on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock by the pastor, the Rev. Troy J. Barrett, assisted by Dr. Cecil Bobbins, president of Louis burg College, a former pastor. Interment was in the Louis burg Cemetery. Mrs. Allen, who succeeded her father as president of Loutsburg College shortly af ter the turn of the century ai^d later taught at the Oxford Or phanage, died at Warren Gen eral Hospital on Sunday night. Mrs. Allen was born In Franklin County and was mar ried to Ivey Allen of Warren To Speak At Mr. and Mrs. W. A. i|P? ner, missionaries, will be guest speakers at the Wise Baptiat Church on Thursday evening, August 23, at 8 o'clock. missionaries, sponsored by the tSa^wia1"Church? wtn*^0' show Glass of their to the Mission Plate in id Halifax counties. Until hit death in 1900, father, Matthew S. Davit president of Louisbnrg i After hit death Mrs. Allen i ceeded him at president of the college. She reaigoed in 1018 and in 1020 she and Mr. Allen mov ed to Oxford, where the taught re and in the Oxford Orphanage he stayed at treasurer. After moved to Mrt. Allen it ??vised by a son, Dr. Ivay Allen of Nee chanic, N. J., and a daughter, Elisabeth Allen of Warrantee, t and three grandchildren. i When Matthew 8. Davit and hit daughter went to L? College in 1908. the yeers after Mm
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