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Christmas
Holidays
Under Way
A Christmas holiday, rang
ing in length from a single
day to two weeks, is in store
for most Warren County resi
dents.
The more than 6,000 public
school children and scores of
teachers launched the holiday
season Friday ?nd will remain
away from classrooms until
Jan. 2. They were joined by
dozens of college students re
turning home to spend Christ
mas with their families.
Carolina Sportswear, the
county's largest industrial
plant, will begin its holiday
with a Christmas party for
employees shortly before
noon Tuesday. The plant
will be closed Tuesday after
noon and Christmas Day.
County offices In the Court
house, except for emergency
services, will be closed Christ
mas Day through Sunday,
Dec. 29. The office of the
Superintendent of Schools,
also located in the Court
house, will be closed Christ
mas Eve through Sunday.
Closing Wednesday and
Thursday are the Citizens
Bank of Warrenton and the
Peoples Bank of Norlina.
Postoffices throughout the
county will observe a one-day
Christmas holiday, but mail
will bg handled at the War
ren ton, TffarUna iinT Ciitleton
postoffices on the regular hol
iday basis.
The Warren County Draft
Board office here will be
closed from Dec. 23 to Dec.
30. Boys whose birthdays
fall on the days on which the
office will be closed are asked
to report for registration on
(See HOLIDAYS, page 8)
Attorney For Board
Files Paper In Suit
Brought By Patrons
An attorney for the Warren
County Board of Education
has filed an answer in the U,
S. Eastern District Court in
Raleigh giving reasons why a
federal judge should not is
sue an injunction enjoining
the board from operating
Warren schools on a segregat
ed basis.
Attorney Frank B. Banzel
filed the answer last week
with Samuel A. Howard, clerk
of the U. S. Eastern District
Court, after an extension of
the normal 20-day pleading
iUttW. Ann. Farrar, seven-year-old daughter of K* and
Mrs. Julian Farrar of Norlina, typifies hundreds of
Warren County children who made a list and checked
it twice with Santa as the pre-Christmas ritual reached
? peak. Santa, a close friend of Warren ton1* Alfred
tllington, goes over Christmas wishes with Ann before
his annual Christmas Eve visit.
Books Are Opened For January Vote
Registration books opened
Saturday for the state-wide
special election to be held on
Jan. 14 on two constitutional
amendments, Wiley G. Cole
man, chairman of the Warren
County Board ef Elections,
has announced.
Coleman said voters will
cast their ballots on an a<l
mendment on redisricting
period had been granted.
The board and Supt. J. Ft
-Peeler were 1 named defend
ants in a suit filed Nov. 4 in
the U. S. Eastern District
Court in Raleigh by the par
ents of 53 Negro children liv
ing in Warren County.
The suit, filed Nov. 4, con
tends that the Warren board:
CI) Makes assignment of prin
cipals, teachers and other
personnel on the basis of racc
and color, and (2) distributes
school funds on a racially
segregated basis
and one on property rights of
a husband and wife.
Registration of voters will
be held on Saturday, Dec. 28,
and Saturday, Jan. 4, from 9
a. m. until sunset each day.
Saturday, Jan. 11, will be
challenge day and the books
will remain open from 9 a. m.
until 3 p. m.
? On Tuesday, Jan. 14, polls
will be open from 6:30 a. m.
lo 6:30 p. m., Coleman said.
He said there was no I
change in the usual registra
tion places and registrars.
farly Edition
This edition of The Warren Record, although
bearing a Dec. 27 dateline,-went on sale Mon
day, Dec. 23.
The earlier printing of the paper was done
in order that Christmas greetings and other
advertisements might reach the readers prior
to Christmas Day.
The Warren Record will return to its normal
publishing date next week.
During the Christmas season, the Record
Printing Co., publishers of The Warren Record,
will be closed on Dec. 25 and Dec. 26. Normal
hours will be resumed on Dec. 27.
Enrollment
Is Lower
In Schools
An increase in enrollment
in six Warren County high
schools has failed to offset a
decrease in elementary en
rollment, Assistant Supt. J.
Comer Griffin reported Thurs
day night during a meeting of
the Warren County Board of
Education.
Griffin told members that
enrollment figures for elemen
tary grades showed a drop of
147 students from last year.
A total of 1,801 students
were enrolled in high schools
for the 1963-64 term, while
elementary students enrolling
totalled 4,454
Membership figure?- reveal
ed that white students?num
(See ENROLLMENT, page <)
Board Fails To
Take Low Bids
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Rewiring
Will Get
Priority
Rewiring of ? the North
Warren High School, a pro
ject estimated to cost approx
imately $10,000, seems assur
ed of winning top priority
when Warren school officials
draft their capital outlay bud
get for the next fiscal year.
This was the consensus of
members of the Warren Board
of Education who studied a
recommended capital outlay
budget submitted by Supt. J.
R. Peeler during a special
meeting here Thursday night.
While the superintendent's
recommendations are subjrct
to revisal to meet existing
funds:, board members ex
pressed the desire to place
the rewiring project at the
Negro high school head of the
list for next year.
Expenditures totalling S50,
000 were catagorized by
Peeler. Other items which
may be purchased next year
are four school buses, supple
mentary books and materials,
(See REWIRING, page 1)
Contest
Warrenton residents were
scheduled to vie for cash
prizes this week as the War
renton Lions Club staged its
annual Christmas home deco
rations contest.
Out-of-town judges were
expected to tour the town's
residential section during the
ear.'y part of the week, select
ing first and second place
winners' in two categories.
Categories this year are
best indoor decorations as
viewed from the outs iffe, and
best exterior decorations.
Winners will be invited to
attend the Lions meeting in
January when prizes will be
awarded. Heading the contest
this year is A. H. Bryson,
Warrenton automobile dealer.
MRS. S. A. DANIEL I
Mrs. Daniel
Honored By
Norlina Club
Mrs. Stephen A. Daniel of
"Woman of the Year" by the
Norlina has been selected
Norlina Junior Woman's Club
and will represent the club in
the annual "Mrs. North Caro
lina" contest early next year.
Her selection was announc
ed Thursday- night during a
banquet held at the Warren
Plaza Inn. Selection of the
club award winner was de
termined by secret ballot.
A silver tray and corsage
were presented to Mrs. Daniel,
a housewife^ Making the pre
sentation was Mrs. R. Heigh
Traylor of Norlina. the cur
rent "Mrs. North Carolina."
Mrs. Traylor was elected
"Woman of the Year" by the
Norlina club a year ago.
Husbands of club members
were guests for the Thursday
night event. Mrs. Roger Holtz
man, club president presided.
Mrs. Daniel, the former
Margie Brown of Kittrell. has
been a member of the Nor
lina club for five years, and
(See HONOR, p?|e 8)
Building
Contracts
loo High'
Construction of an admin
istrative offico building to
serve the Warren County
school system received a set
back Thursday night when
members of the Warren Board
of Education refused to ap
prove contractors'' bids
amounting to $47,978
The proposed cost of the
building, as reflected in bids
opened earlier Thursday.came
as a surprise to members' of
the five-man board. Archi
tect's fees would run the cost
of the building above 550,000.
while only some $35,000 had
been earmarked for the build
ing.
Supt. .1. R. Peeler was in
structed to negotiate with low
bidders, in an effort to bring
costs in line with the earlier
figure given the board.
Hut chins Construction Co.
of Durham, currently at work
on two other school projects
in the county, submitted the
low general construction bid?
$37,480. Mechanical Contrac
tors submitted a bid of 5>1,
733 for plumbing; Carolina
Cooling and Heating's bid-of
$4,487 was low for heating
and air conditions, and Whit
ley's Electric Service was low
bidder for the electrical con-"
tract with a figure of $4,278,
The building, slated to be
built on the grounds of the
Warren General Hospital,
would consolidate offices used
by county school officials.
Plans for the building called
for approximately 4.000 teeL
of floor space.
During the special meeting
of the board, members were
informed that the building
project at Northside should be
completed in "approximately
a month," while an estimate
of 90 days was given for com
pletion of the South Warren
elementary school.
In other Business to come
(See BIDS, page 6)
Bulletin Boards At Macon Junior High School Reflect Christmas Holiday Spirit