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The Standard Printing Company X 7.256 South Shelby Street Louisville, Ky. Your Best Advertising Medium AUTO IN WHICH TWO YOUNG WARRENTON MEN WERE KILLED NEAR HERE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. wo Young Men Killed In Wreck; Two Others Hurt Two young Warrenton men were killed and two fellow passengers injured early Sun day when their speeding car struck an embankment and overturned on U. S. 401 mile south of here. Killed were Bernard Ed ward Collins, 21, and Joseph Lee Ayscue, 19. They were thrown from the car and kill ed instantly. Trooper W. E. Brown of the State Highway Patrol said. Injured were the driver of the car, Charlie Harbert ] Tharrington, Jr., of Rt. 3, Louisburg, and Jack Hunter Collins, 17, of Warrenton, brother of Bernard Collins. Young Collins was treated at Warren General Hospital and released Tuesday. Tharring ton, reported in good condi-1 tion, was transferred to Duke [ Hospital in Durham for treat ment of a wrist fracture. Brown estimated the speed Funeral Is Held Here For Richard B. Boyd ^ Funeral services for Richard ? Blair Boyd, Jr., 68, buyer lor I |he Export Tobacco Co. and I resident of Durham, were G. held here Thursday at 3 p. m. V at the Wesley Memorial * Methodist Church. The Rev. Troy Barrett, Wesley Memor ial pastor, the Rev. U Bartine Sherman, rector of St. Phil lip's Episcopal Church in Dur ham, and the Rev. Robert W. Bradshaw. pastor of the Duke Memorial Methodist Church in Durham officiated. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery. Mr. Boyd died early Wed nesday morning at Watts Hos pital following several months of declining health and a crit ical illness of one week. He was bom and reared in Warrenton, the son of the late Richard Blair and Tempe Burwell Boyd. He moved to | Durham in 1937 and had been associated with the Export Tobacco Co. for 38 years, as a buyer on the Georgia. South Carolina and North Carolina markets. { He was a life-long member of the Wesley Memoral Meth odist Church here. Survivors include his wife, ithe former Miss Elizabeth Tarry; one daughter, Miss Mary Guy Boyd of Greens boro; two sons, Richard B. Boyd, IH, of Raleigh, and | Hamilton T. Boyd of Atlanta, ~ Ga,; one sister, Mrs. Arthur B. Dugan of Sewanee, Tenn.; four brothers, Pettway B. Boyd Mis. Mm B. Dies On Saturday Mint Operation Mrs Mary Battle Rivers, a -rmer resident of Warrenton, d Saturday following an ration at John U instead -pital Funeral arrange -c are Incomplete. wife of the late Gen. C. Rivers, Mrs. Rhr of the dis _ family of and was the lit'', the late James r mother was a the Sommerville County. of her child and Rocky for a num ,t West Point, -V. g. MB and Graham V. Boyd, both of Warrenton, William H. Boyd of Henderson .and A. Jerman Boyd of Statesville; and six grandchildren. Active pallbearers were F. O. Stallings, Dr. William Peete, W. W Woodley, III, all of Durham, Tom L. Read of Oxford, Dr. Richard A. Boyd of Statesville, R. C. Crowell of Fayetteville, Al pheus Jones and Charles M. White, III, both of Warren ton. The family requested that memorial contributions be made to the Warren County Cancer Fund in lieu of flow ers. Contribution Made In Honor Of Two Former Residents A contribution in memory | of Elbert T. Duncan and El len Elizabeth Duncan has been made to the Jewish Community Center building fund in Richmond, Va., by a Richmond physician. Mr. Duncan and his daugh ter, Ellen, former Warrenton residents, were fatally injur ed in a Richmond automo bile accident in November. The contribution was made in their name by Dr. H. I. Nemuth, a doctor who treat ed Miss Duncan, 16, from the time of the accident until her death a week later. She was also the subject of a tribute written last month by fellow students at Hugenot High School. The tribute reeds as follows: "Hugehftt students are grieved that America's num ber bne killer took the life of a pleasant and unassuming {student, Ellen Duncan. "Three weeks ago, Ellen and her father were involved In a fatal automobile acci dent. "Ellen, a Junior, transferr ed to Hugenot from Warren ton, North Carolina, two years ago. A member of PBLA and FHA, she also rood a latter in girl's soft ball last "We sincerely wish that traffic death number 003 would he Virginia's last but so long as there are careless, enghtlesa drivers;?ttrcrrr will he accidents. . of Alco holics Anonymous will he held at the Warrenton Bap tist Church on Monday night, g, at 8 o'clock. The |publlc is invited to attend. of the car at 100 miles an hour when the car left the highway, struck an embank ment and overturned three times. He said the car, which could develop 406 horsepower, contained three two-barrel carburetors and four forward gears. The car, a 1963 Ford con vertible, was heading south about 1:40 a. m. when it left the road on a curve and hit an embankment on the left side of the road. "In my opinion it over turned three times," Brown safa. "It ' was a total loss, about as bad as I have ever seen." Ayscue was apparently thrown 120 feet from the point of first impact, Brown said. Bernard Collins was apparently thrown about 30 feet just before the car came to a halt, he added. No charges have been made pending investigation of the accident, Brown said yes terday. Ayscue, a former student at John Graham High School, was employed by the Town of Warrenton. Funeral ser vices for Ayscue were con ducted from the Blaylock Funeral home at 2 p. ra. Monday by the Rev. John R. Link, pastor of the Warren ton Baptist Church. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery. He is survived by his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Ayscue, Sr., of Warrenton; three sisters, Ann, Nancy and Susan Ayscue, all of the home; his paternal grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Ays cue of Rt. 2, Warrenton; and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Hug gins of Warrenton. Collins, a former John Graham High School student, was an employee of Pet Gen eral Dairies of Richmond, Va. Funeral services were con ducted at 2 p. m. Tuesday from Blaylock Funeral Home by the Rev. John Link. Burial was in Fairview Cem etery. Surviving, in addition to his brother James, are his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Bernard Collins of Warren ton; two sisters, Mrs. Anice Overton of Richmond, Va., and Miss Patsy Collins of the home; two brothers, James. E. Collins of Richmond, Va., and Sgt. Thomas A. Collins of the U. S. Army in Germany. Local ASCS Will Assist In Removing 'Guesswork' Members of the Warren County Agricultural Stabiliza tion and Conservation Service began taking requests from farmers yesterday to help take the "guesswork" out of farm ing. W. S. Smiley, chairman of the ASCS county committee, said requests for pre-meas usement service would be ac cepted through March 15, or until 700 farms are signed up. For those seeking premeasure Winter Term Adult Education Courses To Begin Monday Winter term adult educa tion courses in agriculture will begin at Norlina High School on Monday night at 7:30 p. m? when participants begin a course in farm re cords and income tax. Originally scheduled as a fail term course, the farm l-ecords and income tax course I was rescheduled to avoid a harvesting conflict. Instruc tor for the course will be Krich Hecht. The course? open to both men and women ?will be taught each Monday night from 7:30 until 9:30 for nine weeks. A course in beginning elec tric arc welding will begin Monday night, Jan. IS, and will be held from 7:30 until 10 p. m. each Monday for eight weeks. Advanced elec tric arc welding will be of fered on Thursday nights from 7:30 until 10 o'clock aunng an eight-week period. Both welding courses will be taught by Thomas H. Booker, veteran welding instructor. Persons seeking to the courses may preregis tar with Clint Hege, Norlina High School vocational agri culture teacher, o ister at the first class ment, the ASCS will send a representative to the farm to measure and stake the exact acreage to be planted. "By using this service, farmers' will lose no income because of failure to plant all of the allotted acreage, and bv the same token, there will be no danger of having ex cess acreage?resulting in the need for destroying acreage 01 having to pay a marketing penalty ajid receiving no price support," Smiley said. TBe cost of the premeas urement service will be $3.00 plus $1.10 per acre for to bacco and 80c per acre for other crops or land uses. A minimum fee of $8.50 will be charged for premeasuring any farm. Smiley said. Society Director Is Guest Speaker At Woman's Club William Bailey of Chapel Hill, Area Director for the N. C Society for Crippled Chil dren and Adults, Inc., was the guest speaker at the Decem ber meeting of the Warren ton Woman's Club held at Hotel Warren. Presented by J. Howard Dan iel?a guest of the club rec ognized by lfrs. R. B. Butkr, president?Bailey outlined the work of the Easter Seal Drive in the past year and compli mented the Warren ton Wo man's Club for its work dur ing the Warren County drive. lion tor the dub to Mrs. Bet ter and gave pine.to Howard Denial and Boyd Keame In recognition of their neat cer vices with the society- The Warren ton Woman's Club will again heed the fond drive tor (See BAfLET, pegs ?) Winners Of Contests Announced Thompson, Miles Homes Win Here Mr. and Mrs. Tim Thomp son and Mr. and Mrs. Duke Miles captured first place honors in the annual Christ mas decorations contest spon sored by the Warrenton Lions Club. The Thompson home was voted winner in the exterior decorations category, while the Miles home caught the eye of out-of-town judges in the interior decorations di vision Winning second place for exterior decorations were Mr. and Mrs. B. G. White, while honorable mention in the di vision went to Mr. and Mrs. P G. Seaman. Second place honors for in terior decorations viewed from outside went to Mrs. J Branch Bobbitt. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Tucker were voted an honorable mention. First and second place win ners will receive cash awards at a Jan. 10 meeting of the j I.ions Club. * * * Fallaw Home Is Winner Of First | The Rev. and Mrs. Billy Fallaw were awarded first prize for the most beautifully decorated home in Norlina in the Christmas decorations contest sponsored by the Nor lina Literature and Music Club. Other winners were Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Thaxton, second prize; Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Delbridge, third prize; and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Newman, fourth prize. The club s art committee? composed of Mrs. Grover B. Harris, chairman. Mrs. Wal lace Bowers, Mrs. R. H. Ful-| ler, and Mrs. Mary Norris Norman?this week expressed their appreciation to the judges, to the merchants who donated prizes, and to the public for its cooperation. Prizes were donated by E. G. Hecht and Sons, Leigh's Department Store, Myrel's Shops, Traylor's Hardware, Walker's Drug Store, Traylor Appliances, and by Mrs. A. S. Wyckoff, president of the Norlina Literature and Music Club. Town 'N Country Winners Listed Mr. and Mrs. Henry Green of Norlina Road and Mr. and Mrs. John Ellis of Country Club Road were named win ners of the Town 'N Country Garden Club's annual Christ mas decorations contest, Mrs. McCarroll Alston, club re porter, announced yesterday. The Green fioilTS won for the best inside decoration viewed from outside, while the Ellis home was judged to lave the best outdoor decora tion complimented with in door balance. Honorable mention went to Mr. and Mrs. James Arring ton of Macon Road, Mr. and Mrs. George Burton of Red Hill, and Mr. and Mrs. James Robinson of Baltimore Road. One House Permit Is Issued During 1963 Only one building permit was issued for residential con struction In Warrenton during IMS, but a permit for a new supermarket here pushed the total for permits to more than *70.000. A *08,000 permit issued to the Atlantic * Pacific Tan Co. was by fat Urn laigsat three oennits issued by Building Inspector H. B- MU during the past A *7,000 permit dental construction and a *1, 800 permit for a caMnot shop buih bp for Criminal Court Will Open Monday Gilliland Hearing Is Set Today A preliminary hearing for Mrs. Barbara S. Gilliland. wife of slain Warrenton attorney James D. Gilliland. has been tentatively set for today in Warren County Recorder's Court, Solicitor Charles M. White said yesterday. Mrs. Gilliland, released on $5,000 bond in November af ter murder charges had been filed against her, is scheduled to appear before Xuage Julius E. Banzet during Friday morn ing's regular session. Her husband, 43-year-old lawyer and businessman, was shot to death Oct. 28, 1963, in a weathered, frame shack seven miles northeast of here. Gilliland died from a single pistol bullet which struck him in the throat. An autopsy was performed in Chapel Hill on the day following his death and the bullet was removed ancT~iurned over to the State Bureau of Investigation for ballistic tests. The fatal shot was fired from a .22 caliber weapon. Since then, Mrs. Gilliland, the former Barbara Brigette Striecks of Schildberg, Ger many, has remained silent, conferring only with attorneys Frank Banzet of Warrenton ,>nd Robert Cahoon of Greens boro. Regardless of the outcome of Friday's hearing, a grand jury, meeting Monday at the opening session of Warren County Superior Court here, is expected to rule on a bill jf indictment. Sheriff Jim H. Hundley said Gilliland was last seen alive shortly after 8 p. m. on the night of his death at a ser vice station which he owned' here. In addition to the ser vice station, Gilliland owned (See HEARING, page 8) Bishop Coadjutor Will Visit Churches Bishop Thomas B. Fraser of Raleigh will visit the three Episcopal Churches in the Warrenton area on Sunday. Jan. 5, the Rev. James M. Stoney, Jr., rector announced this week. Mr. Stoney said that Bishop Fraser would be at All Saints Church at Warrenton at 8:30 a. m., at Emmanuel Church here at 11 a. m., and at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Ridgeway. at 3 p. m. Mr. Stoney also announced that a Feast of Lights service would be held at Emmanuel Church on Monday at 6 p. m. Gupton Funeral Is Held On Thursday Funeral services for- Mrs. Sarah Wise Gupton, 73. who died Tuesday, were held Thursday at 1 p. m at the Hollleter Methodist Church by the peat nr. the Rev. Mr. Spewea. Burial, was in the is survived by three Mrs. Ruth Marshall of Phoenix, Arts., Mrs. Lucille Aycock of Myrtle Beech. S. C, and Mrs. Beulah Coleman of Have lock; and one son, Ed ward Gupton, of Portsmouth, Virginia. DAVID L. RICHARDS New Hospital Administrator Arrives Here David L. Richards, 30, of Pittsboro, began his duties as administrator of Warren Gen eral Hospital on Thursday morning. He succeeds F. P. Whitley, resigned. Richards came to Warren ton from Pittsboro where he had been manager of the Psychiatric Center, a wing of the North Carolina Memorial Hospital of Chapel Hill. A native of Massachusetts, who moved with his parents to Leaksville when he was 12 years old, Richards is a grad uate of Western Maryland College where he majored in sociology. He also attended the University of North Caro lina where he majored in bus iness management. After graduating from college he accepted a position with the State Personnel Office, and later with the Highway Com mission. He began work with Memorial Hospital on Jan. 1, 1960. Richards served with the 325th Airborne Infantry Reg iment of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg for three years. Married to the former Carol Kittrell of Sanford, they have five children, Leslee 9, Ellen 7, Larry 6, Cristi 3, and Scott 2. They are members of the Presbyterian Church. Littleton Faculty Member Dies; Final Rites Held Monday Funeral services {or Alton Winbon Parker, <? member of the Littleton High School fac ulty for the past 32 years, were conducted Monday at 2:30 p. m. in the Littleton Baptist Church, of which he was a member. The Key. Colie Rock and the Rev. O. V. Elkin officiated and bur ial was in Sunset Hill Cem etery. Mr. Parker, 59, who died Saturday, was a member of the North Carolina Agricul ture Teachers Association, the North Carolina end American Vocational Associations, and Royal Hart Masonic Lodge No. 497. Its is survived by his wifer Mrs. Mary Elisabeth Parker; one daughter, Mrs. Peter R. Schmidt of Scotch Plains, N. J.; one son, A W. Parker, Jr., of the home; two sisters, Mrs. J. C. Parker and Mn. R. D Belch of Conway; one . A. S. Parker of McKinnon To Preside Over Term Some 33 defendants are scheduled to go on trial here next week during the January criminal term of Warren County Superior Court. Judge Henry A. McKinnon of Lum berton is expected to open the session at 10 a m. Mon day. Only one capital case has been placed on the calendar for disposal during this term. Clifton Alston, 16-vear-old Inez Negro youth, is schedul ed to face trial Monday on a charge of rape. Alston, who will be defend ed by Warrenton Attorney Charles T. Johnson. was bound over for trial in Sep tember by Judge Julius Ban ret in Warren County Record er's Court. However, Alston's case was continued at that term and he has been held in the Warren County Jail for the past four months. Alston is accused of raping Mary Louise Alston, a 17-year old Negro girl, in an automo bile in the Liberia commun ity on the night of Aug. 21. 1963 Nine of the defendants ex pected to be called here next week have been accused by the State of driving while drunk. A majority of the cases to be tried are appeals from the Warren County Re corder's Court. Cases scheduled for trial on Monday include Desmond Junius Harris, two charges of drunk driving; Ernest Ayscue, larceny; Ray Russell Roberts, drunk driving; Henry Duns ton, liquor; Lucy Farrar, liquor; Richard Russell, as sault; Everette Lee Bullock, assault; Claudic L. Jones, no operator's license; Linwood Wall, speeding; A. O. Kear ney, bad check; William Bailey Overby, drunk driving: Charlie Moseley, breaking and entering; Lawrence Moss, as sault. Also, George Suit, non-srup port; Thomas Campbell, as salt; James Russsell, assault on a female; John June Lewis,? drunk driving; Byron Calvin Brown, Jr., speeding, reckless driving, driving after license revoked; Charles Ben Wilkins, escape; Charlie W. Bullock, drunk driving, leaving the scene of an accident; UnhSMd'" Lee, three counts of breaking and entering and larceny; Ed ward L. Burnett, drunk driv ing; Leonard Davis, assault; Ollie Boyd, involuntary man slaughter. Set for trial Tuesday are Robert Perry Carter, drunk driving; Wylie Gregory I Mlt-^ chell, drunk driving; Wimsm Starr Davie, Sr.. speeding; F. L Hicks, assault; Willie Bay Henderson, drunk driving; Forest Richard Harris, drunk driving; VftQ Powell, non support. f- Fifty Jurors have been drawn for the term, including Horace Hunt, J. Theo Robert son, Mrs. Vance Robertson, Glenn St. Sing, Joe T. Shaw, Mrs. Annie G. McPheraon, Sandy Davis, L. B. Beddoe, C. E. Thompson, W. Macon Wemyss, Mrs. Clyde N. Johns ton. W. S. Smiley. Mrs. Norma A. Peoples, Sam N.. Moore, Brit Caukier, W. 1 Harris, Johnnie W. W. C. Delbrtdge, liam R. Brauer, Cheek, M. D. Nelson, Jr., liam J. A.
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