^?vfl5BSR ?cnJeJt?m mum* TLr?m.?aj?iSl!lA^mUzk^m**.^Jzjmjrfjmj^m*Cy?I.*J?>l>-3t^-.^ m j* .^^lAmm.?m*> -? r ji^IjUshP8, 'idOS&i**-wl! Your Best Advertising Medium ?hp $0armt Urair* I ? Mrs. N^ett* juW 64 Your Re?f Advertising Medium 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 -{3 -vJ & & "ft 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

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