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VOLUME 67 10c Per Copy Subscription Price $3.00 a Year WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1963 NUMBER 27
Stultz To
Resign As
Sanitarian
Howard Stultz, Sanitarian
with the Warren County
Health Department, has re
signed, effective July 12, to
accept a position with the
Health Department of Johns
ton County.
Announcement of Stultz's
resignation was made to the
Board of County Commission
ers on Monday by Dr. Robert
F. Young, Health Director.
The new position carries an
increase in salary.
Dr. Young also discussed
the dog program during his
regular monthly meeting with
the board. He stressed ,v>e
fact that the dog progr? s
primarily a rabies c )1
program with the Health De
partment. It would take at
least four full-time dog war
dens to answer all the de
mands made by the public, he
said, in this would cause an
increase in taxes. He said,
however, as soon as a new
sanitatarian is employed he
will be charged with supervis
ion of the program and will
insist upon close cooperation
with the present dog warden.
Dr. Young said that the
rabies control program has
been very effective and that
it has been several years
since a dog suffering with
rabies has been found in this
section of the state. The
greatest carriers of rabies at
present, he said, are skunks,
of which there are not many
in this area. Rabies has also
(See STULTZ, page 8)
Mrs. Scott Gardner
Installed As New
Auxiliary President
Mrs. Thomas Scott Gardner
of Warrenton was installed as
president of the American
Legion Auxiliary last Thurs
day night during a meeting
held in the Warrenton Bap-,
tist Church.
Mrs. A. A. Wood of Warren
ton, outgoing president, was
presented a corsage during
the installation ceremony.
Mrs. W. L. Wood installed
new officers.
Plans for the erection of a
legion hut were discussed by
J. B. Martin, who asked that
the auxiliary consider coope
rating with the local Ameri
can Legion post in construc-1
tion of the proposed build-1
in3.
Misses Helen Rose Andrews
and Sue Robertson, Girls
State delegates sponsored by
the Warrenton auxiliary,
gave highlights of the annual
week's session to the 18
auxiliary members present.
They were introduced by Mrs.
Roger Limer, who also re
ported on the recent state
auxiliary convention held in
Charlotte. The convention
wu attended by Mrs. W. L.
Wood and Mrs. Limer.
Volunteer Firemen
Vote To Use Own
I
Funds For Meeting
Warrenton Negro volunteer
firemen have voted to use
the $500 appropriated by the
town for their trip to their
annual convention in July for
the purchase of firefighting
equipment, Fire Chief Walker
P. Burwell told the town com
missioners on Monday night.
Borwell said that the fire
men would pay their own ex
penes to the convention from
money raised from fund rais
ing activities and from their
own pocketa.
The commissioners express
ed their appreciation for the
manifestation of a "fine
spirit," at a time when the
tow;* is aeeking to buy a new
fire truck. They said that
aince the firemen give freely
of their time, they feel that
the town should pay for their
convention expenses. Consen
sus of the board was that the
donation be accepted for this
only.
Warrenton's board of commissioners were sworn in Mon
day night by Clerk of Court Joe Ellis, left. Town alder
men taking the oath of office are, left to right, W. L.
Wood, A. C. Blalock, Walker Burwell, Thomas Gaskill,
A. C. Fair and A. D. Johnson. Commissioner D. H. Ward
was not present for the brief ceremony. (Staff Photo)
Warrenton Tax Rate Remains
Unchanged With $1.15 Rate
A tentative budget approv-1
ed by the board of town com-1
missioners Monday night calls j
for no change in the 1963-64 j
tax rate.
If adopted after laying open
for 20 days, the new budget I
will call for a tax rate of i
$1.15 on the $100 valuation, |
the same rate that has been
in effect here for many years. I
Of the total rate of $1.15, 40c j
is to be levied for the bond
fund and 75c for administra-!
tive purposes.
The tentative budget calls.
for a total expediture of $92,
970. Of this amount $12,6751
is for bond purposes and $80,
295 for administrative pur
poses. Of the $92,970 a total
of $28,010.74 is to be raised
from ad valorem taxes, based
on 90 per cent collections on
a valuation of $2,694,286.
Adoption of the new budget
was the principal item of bus
iness before the new board,
members of which, with
Mayor W. A. Miles, took the
oath of office before Clerk of 1
Court Joe N. Ellis a few min-1
utes earlier. The new board
is composed of Commission
ers W. L. Wood, Thomas Gas
kill, A. C. Fair, A. C. Blalock,
Dixon Ward, Walker P. Bur-1
well and Durwood Johnson. |
Commissioner Ward was not
present to take the oath of
office as he was out of the
state at the time. Burwell
and Johnson are new mem
bers of the board, succeeding
H. W. Holt and Fred Hurst.
Both have had previous ser
vice on the board.
Mayor Miles welcomed the
new members back on the
board and also paid tribute
to former Commissioners Holt
and Hurst for their- fine ser
vice to the town.
Frank Banzet was elected
town attorney to succeed W.
W. Taylor, Jr., who has mov
ed to Raleigh. Following the
reading of a letter from Tay
lor announcing that he could
no longer serve as town at
torney and thanking the
board for giving him an op
portunity to work with it for
the past six years, the com
missioners asked that the
town clerk write to Taylor
thanking him for his fine ser
vice to the town.
Mayor Miles informed the
commissioners that the High
way Commission would have
a crew in Warrenton next
week to resurface town
streets. He said that an as
phalt mix would be used in
stead of tar and gravel. This,
he said, would not only give
the town prettier streets but
would eliminate much of the
disagreeableness connected
with the use of tar and
gravel.
Following an hour and a
half session, the board ad
journed to meet in regular
session on next Monday
night.
WAKRENTON MAYOR W. A. MILES SWORN IN
Man Held In Shooting
A Warren County father
charged with shooting his son
during a domestic argument
Saturday has been cited to
appear for trial in Warren
County Recorder's Court Fri
day.
Peter Lindsey Alston, 62, of
near Inez, was charged with
shooting his son, Pryor Als
ton, shortly after 8 p. m. Sat
urday. The younger Alston,
taken to Jubilee Hospital in
Henderson, was transferred
to Duke Hospial late Saturday
night and released after
treatment. Deputy Sheriff S.
R. Mims of Vance County,
who saw the wounded man
at Jubilee Hospital, said Als
ton had been shot in the head
and leg.
Officers were unable to
find the pistol used in the
shooting. Peter Alston told
(See SHOOTING, page 8)
Nat White, Warren ton soil conservationist,
?cceptg president's pin from Zone Chairman
Mason Hawfield of Littleton, center, during
Installation ceremonies held by the Warren
on Lions Club on Friday night. Watching
White take over as new club president is
?V. Monroe Gardner, left, outgoing presi
lent. (Staff Photo)
Texas Negro Charged
With Firing At Couple
A Warren County Negro's
description of a night of ter
ror has landed a Texas Negro
in the Warren County jail
on charges or assault with a
deadly weapon with intent
to kill.
Everette Lee Bullock, form
er Drewry resident, was ar
rested Saturday by Trooper
V. R. Vaughan and Deputy
Sherriff B. G. Stevenson after
law enforcement officers
were told that Bullock threat
ened to kill a Nutbush Town
ship family with a high
powered rifle.
James Evans, Warren Coun
ty Negro, told officers Bul
lock had shot at him three
times after the two had en
gaged in an argument con
cerning a girl friend of Evans.
Evans said the shooting oc
curred late Friday afternoon
and that the girl was forced
to spend the night in a to
bacco field while Bullock
prowled around his house
with the rifle.
Bullock, whom officers
said had a rifle concealed in
his truck at the time of his
arrest Saturday, was given
a hearing before Norlina
Magistrate N. G. Hudgins.
His bond was set at $2,000
and he was ordered to stand
trial in Warren .County Re
corder's Court Friday.
Warrenton Gains New
Policeman As Board
Hires Dorsey Capps
Dorsey Capps, former night
police officer of Norlina, has
been appointed as a police at
Warrenton. He began his di
ties here Monday.
Discussing his appointment
Monday night, the commis
sioners said they felt that it
would be wise to have two
night officers on duty, and
for this reason an extra po
liceman was added to the po
lice force.
To Receive Certificate
Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Carroll,
Jr., of Warrenton will attend
the Annual Leaders Confer
ence of Southern Life Insur
ance Co. at the Grove Park
Inn in Aaheville July 0-18.
Carroll will be presented
with an Honor Certificate for
his outstanding performance.
$90,000 Sum
Approved For
Sewage Plant
JAMES HOWARD SAYS
Sit-ins' May Be
In Tobacco Field
By HOWARD JONES
The thing that first catches
your eye when you talk with
James Howard is a bumper
crop of red hair. It perches
restlessly atop a high fore
head, spilling over on both
sides and leaving room for a
couple of eyes that look
straight into yours when he
talks.
When he talks, you forget
about the red hair and begin
following the conversation in
his eyes. They're the things
you remember about him.
They seem to flash when he
shoves the corners of his
mouth into a smile.
He looks like a fellow who
grew into manhood playing
third base on a sandlot base
ball team. He doesn't look
like the prototype of a minis
ter. But he is.
The Rev. James Howard
rolled into Warrenton several
days ago, bringing with him
a cosmopolitan congregation
ranging in color from palo
white to deep ebony. It's a
fairly unique congregation,
composed entirely of college
students from three coun
tries.
It didn't take long for news
of the arrival of the students
and their red-haired leader to
spread. Before sundown on
the minister's first day in
Warrenton, while the students
were unpacking their belong
ings in rooms over a Negro
supermarket, most folks were
reasonably sure the only rea
son James Howard came to
Warren County was to raise
hell. And what made it
worse, he was out to raise
hell with tradition.
While hell is a cause of
concern for the young Metho
ist minister, the only thing
le's interested in raising at
resent is tobacco.
"People have been saying
hat we're here to lead pro
est marches and stage 'sit-ins'
. . the only 'sit-ins' we plan
fill come in the middle of
i tobacco field," Howard
ibuckled, adding that the j1
tudents were interested in Ir
working in tobacco, in hoeing I
orn and in observing other ja
ispects of rural southern life. ?
"We want to take part in l c
irork projects, recreation and j '
tome visiting," Howard said. jv
And the only churches we |
'isit will be the ones that in-; c
'ite us. We are not here to 1
orce the issue of segregation i r
>r integration."
Actually, the students are
nembers of a seasoned ver
ion of the Peace Corps,
vorking under the auspices of
he American Friends Service
Committee, a Quaker organi
lation which, since 1917, has
>perated work camps in vari-11
)us areas of the world.
"These work camps are
ponsored in mental hospitals,
Indian Reservations, distress
id areas . . . just about any
vhere that we are asked to
;o," Howard said. "The work
amp idea has been very pop
ilar in Europe for several
'ears, and it's as much an
iducation for the students as
inything?in fact, they have
0 pay a tuition fee to take
lart in the work camp."
What's an average day like
or the students?
"Well, tomorrow, four of
>ur group will be teaching in
Vacation Bible School over in
franklin County. The rest of
>ur group will help clean up
1 cemetery out in the coun
(See STUDENTS, page 8)
Board Is
Notified
Monday
The Department of Health
"ducation and Welfare Mon
!ay approved Warrenton's ap
ilication for accelerated pub
ic works funds for a sewage
reatment plant and intercep
or project, Congressman L.
I. Fountain wired The War
en Record Monday afternoon.
Federal funds in the
imount of $97,000 have been
[ranted to help construct fa
ilities costing more than
1194,000 for abatement of
rater pollution.
Rep. Fountain said that
onstruction will begin within
20 days and will provide 93
nan months of labor.
Receipt of a similar tele
;ram by the Board of Town
Commissioners Monday was
he signal to begin plans for
he calling of a bond election
>y the town to pay its part
if the cost of the project.
Mayor W. A. Miles said yes
erday that the commission
's hope that the bond issue
nay be called for sometime
n August. He pointed out
hat the commissioners would
lave to consult with town
ingineers and bond attorneys
ind go through a number of
egal steps before the election
:ould be called. He estimat
id that this would require
iround six weeks.
Miles said that the bond
ssue would be in the neigh
torhood of $100,000. He said
hat the exact amount could
lot be determined until after
urther consultation with en
jineers.
Some of the funds needed
or the project have . already
>een raised through a sewer
;ax imposed several months
igo.
fc.
ELORES LANCASTER Winner in Diitrict Sewing Contest
Norlina Student Wins District Sewing
Title; To Represent Warren County
Miss Delores Lancaster, 17
year-old Norlina Senior 4-H
Club member, will represent
the 18-county Northeastern
4-H Club District this month
in a state sewing contest at
N. C. State College in Ral
eigh.
The daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Lancaster of Man
son, Miss Lancaster won the
Northeastern District Sawing
Demonstration at West Edge
combe School in Edgecombe
County on Friday. She was
awarded a $15 scholarship to
State 4-H Club Week and an
opportunity to compete in
the state sewing contest dur
ing the week of July 22-27.
Her winning demonstration,
entitled "Belts (or the Per
sonal Touch," included a
corded belt with Chinese ball
button, a braided tie belt
from double-fold bias tape
and ? herringbone belt fro
rick-rack. More than 900 4-H
members, adult leaders ai
parents attended the district
contest
Other Warren Comity dab
n embers awarded ribbon*
luring the contest wen Idas
Lyn Mincher of Littleton, *
>lue ribbon for her indMd
lal dairy. foods
ion; Miss Betsy Clark
4 is* Sandra Walker,
irst runners-up in their)
lairy foods Atmooitn
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