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VOLUME 68 10c Per Copy Subscription Price $3.00 a Year WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1964 NUMBER 6
Operation Uplift: An Attack On Poverty
Warren Citizens Seek Million Dollar Boost from North Carolina Fund
A four-pronged attack on poverty
and Ignorance In Warren County was
outlined to officials of the North Car
olina Fund Monday as a group of
Warren citizens made a bid to re
ceive assistance during a five-year
$14 million effort to break the "cycle
of poverty.
barren County's effort to be In
cluded among ten North Carolina
counties sharing In the state-wide
program took the form of a 53-page
comprehensive study presented to
North Carolina Fund officials by L. C.
Cooper, Warren Negro farm agent.
Cooper, a member of the four
man committee drafting the report,
secured endorsement for the pro
posal?entitled "Operation Uplift
Human Resources"?earlier Monday
from the Warren Board of County
Commissioners. The study was turn
ed over to George Esser, director of
the North Carolina Fund late Monday,
placing Warren County as one of
63 Tar Heel counties requesting aid.
"Operation Uplift" grew from
meetings of the four-member Negro
drafting -committee, who met with
county officials In an effort to find
ways to "originate and sustain a
program of cooperative development,
growth, and advancement of Warren
County."
If Warren County's proposal Is ac
cepted without change, the North Car
olina Fund would allocate $1,054,237
for four local projects outlined In
"Operation Uplift."
Included among the four projects
are a creative training program a
vocational training program, a folk
school and a family Industries pro
gram.
Most costly of the programs would
be the family Industries program?
a $600,000 Item In the budget of
"Operation Uplift." The committee
drafting the study reported that they
felt that "an expanded agricultural
program Is a major tool to break
the poverty "fcycle In Warren County."
Survey data, recorded by a 47-man
committee who aided In the study,
Indicated that Warren farmers "are
willing to expand into livestock pro
duction as a major source of in
come. . .that farmers have land,
labor and other resources."
The proposal revealed that many
farmers are unable to qualify under
present conditions or financial reg
ulation to borrow sufficient captal to
enter any phase of livestock pro
duction by way of volume to increase
farm income. The committee pro
posed an expansion program for a
selected number of fari.iers.
"Operation Uplift" Is aimed
primarily at assisting farm families
which constitute 90 per cent of War
ren County's population. The study
committee estimated that 75 per cent
of these families are in the poverty
group and that 90 percent of the pov
erty-stricken families were non
?vhite.
Survey and statistical data com
piled by the committee indicated that
"low farm income is recognized as
the underlying factor, as well as
the major factor, contributing to con
tinuation of poverty in Warren
County."
Cooper, who, with Mrs. Bertha
Forte, Mrs. Eva Clayton and Charles
Cheek, compiled the completed study,
said North Carolina Fund officials
would visit the county before April
1 to learn if the county would qualify
as one of the ten North Carolina
counties gaining assistance In the
assault on poverty.
He said an official committee would
be formed to consult with officials
of the North Carolina Fund.
Ellis Fleming, president of the Drewry Community
Club, holds a note over a flame furnished by Wilson
Fleming, past president of the club, during a brief note
burning ceremony held in the community clubhouse last
Thursday night. The burning signalled the end of pro
perty Indebtedness of the Drewry club, whose members,
many of whom are shown watching the burning, borrow
ed the funds to provide a combination fire house and com
munity clubhouse.
(Staff Photo)
Three Charged With
Theft Get Suspended
Sentences In Court
Three men who pled guiuy
In Warren County Reoorder's
Court last Friday to charges of
theft of corn were given sus
pended sentences and a fourth
defendant had prayer for Judg
ment continued.
Charged with stealing corn
from the C. W. Cole farm were
Gene Russell, James Alexander
and Fred Alston of near Wise.
Clarence Russell, a brother
of Gene Russell, was charged
with stealing corn from Mrs.
Ava Perklnson.
, Prayer for Judgment was con
tinued for two years In the case
of James Alexander provided he
remain of good behavior, violate
no criminal laws of the state,
keep gainfully employed, pay
iClerk of Superior Court $12.62
to reimburse C. W. Cole for
stolen corn and pay court costs.
Clarence Russell, Fred
Alston, and Gen? M. Russell
were each sentenced to the
roads for 90 days. The sen
tences were suspended for five
years In each case provided the
defendant pay court costs, vio
late no criminal laws, remain
gainfully employed and reim
burse owner for corn stolen.
Clarence Ru&sell was not or
dered to pay any amount to C.
W. Cole for corn; Fred Alston
was ordered to pay to the Clerk
of Court for the use of Cole
$12.62 and Gene M. Russell
was ordered to pay $4.80 for
? at Cole.
James Louis Boyd, who pled
guilty to a charge of reckless
driving, was ordered to pay a
$85 fine and court costs.
nftgygllMrt Williams, found
guilty of possessing stolen pro
"p?tiy wU HIUMCM to?tin
roads for 60 days.
Gene Simmons, found guilty
on a bad check charge and
sentenced to the roads for $0
days, noted an appeal Appeal
bfevd was set at $100.
Arthur Evans, found guilty of
an assault with a deadly weapon
and sentenced to tiie roads for
#0 days, noted an appeal. Appeal
bond wax set at $150.
8. T. Dorsey, who pled guilty
(See COIflrr. page 3)
RODDY DRAKE
John Graham Student
Nominated For Naval
Academy Competition
A John Graham High School
senior and honor student has
been nominated to compete for
admission to one of the nation's
service academies ?
Congressman L. H. Fountain
announced this week that he has
nominated Wilton Rodwell
Drake, Jr., of Macon, to com
pete for admission to the
United States Naval Academy
at Annapolis, Maryland. He
Is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Drake, Sr., of Macon.
Roddy will compete for the
one vacancy which Rep. Foun
tain has available for the Naval
Academy this year.
Long's Collection
Given lo Warren
Memorial Library
The complete collection of
North Carolina History of the
presented to the Warren Count)
Memorial Library by Mrs. Lon|
aa a memorial to her husband.
They are to be kept tofethei
to form a memorial collection,
Mra. SI Boaktna, librarian, aalc
yesterday.
Mra. Hosktni! described thi
books as ar ?*' < iv.Mv valuabli
collection, oomp Urn* a com
plete set o* ti* C vtonlal Kecordi
of North Carolina, slxteet
(SM COLLECTION. PC. 3)
Senatorial Rotation Is
Talked During Meeting
Whether or not Warren Coun
ty will have the State Senator
for only one of three terms un
der a rotation system with Hall
fax County will depend upon an
agreement to be worked out
by John Kerr, Jr., chairman
of the Warren County Demo
cratic Executive Committee,
with the Halifax County Dem
ocratic Executive Committee.
This was determined at a
meeting of the Warren County
Democratic Committee held at
the court house on Monday
morning, with Chairman Kerr
presiding.
Kerr In asking for Instruc
tion from the committee, point
ed out that the population of
Warren and Halifax Counties
comprising a new senatorial
district?Is In round numbers
80,000, with Halifax's popula
tion TWlfi{rW,'WlJTtndWarren*?
20,000. Based on population,
Kerr said, it has been suggest
ed that Warren have the Sena
tor in 1969, and every third
term thereafter.
Following a full discussion
of a possible senatorial ro
tation agreement between the
two counties, a motion was made
by W. R. Drake, seconded by
Frank Banzet and unanimously
carried, that the chairman of
the Warren County Democratic
Executive Committee be em
powered to affect the best ro
tation agreement possible with
Halifax County.
In other business before the
committee, W, G. Coleman and
C. C. Brltton of Warrenton
and Charlie Fleming of Route
2, Henderson, were appointed by
Chairman Kerr as nominees
for the Warren County Board
of Elections. From the three
nomlness, two will be selected
by the State Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee to serve,
i Officers present at the meet
ing were Chairman Kerr, vice
Chairman Frank B. Banzet, and
Secretary Mrs. Ida D. Martin.
Precinct chairmen present
were: B. G. White, West War
renton; John Kerr, Jr., East
W?r?otonj; Jtoy Owrby, Nor
:in? T. P, Hicks, Smith Creek;
(Soe ROTATION, page 3)
S1XPOUND RESIDENT
The James Burton who was
convicted of receiving stolen
goods, knowing same to be
stolen, in Warren County Re
corder's Court on Jan. 24, was
a 27-year-old Negro man of
Slxpound Township.
Hospital
Addition
Planned
Members of the Warren
County Hospital Board of Trust
ees took a major step toward
complete accreditation of the
county's hospital Wednesday
night by proposing construction
of a hospital addition estimated
to cost between $12,000 and
$15,000.
Hospital Administrator Dave
Richards said the proposed
annex?a structure of 516
square feet to be added to the
rear of the 35-bed hospltal
would provide better facilities
for outpatient care.
In addition, the expansion
would provide for expanded X
Ray and laboratory facilities
and make possible a com
bination medical staff office
and medical library. The fac
ility would also provide a new
area for patient examination
and make for better visitor con
trol, Richards said.
The proposal highlighted a
meeting of the trustees called
to discuss future plans for the
hospital. John H. Kerr, board
chairman, and Richards will de
velop and submit the plan to
the Medical Care Commission
for approval and financial as
sistance.
Expanded Research
Program Endorsed
The Warren County Farm
Bureau directors, meetlnghere
Tuesday, voted unanimously In
favor of a greatly expanded re
search program to determine
whether smoking or other uses
of tobacco is a causative agent
of lung cancer.
The director further urged
that the tobacco producers,
farm organizations, and other
individuals and organizations In
the tobacco trade voluntarily
contribute and/or assess them
selves funds for immediate re
search, by either private or
joint private-governmental re
search.
"Pending the research on
causes of lung cancer," the di
rectors said, "we urge the Fed
eral Government to cease con
demning uses of tobacco until
the results are obtained from
exhaustive research."
A proap of Warra Cwmty achool ehlldran call ad on
Gov. Tarry Santord at tha Govaraor'a Oftlca In Ral?t*ti
Friday awl dortac tha eouraa of tha tUK poaod tor a
photograph with tha atata*a chlaf axaeutiva. Warran
ehlldran making tha vtalt includad Bonnto Cartar, Jaanatta
Harrla, Jimmy Rodwall, Randy Shaarln, Ray Howall, Jack
Callahan, Ralph Harp, Debbie Roberta, Elian Muatlan,
Valeria MUaa, Mary Ar,n Darla, Gayle Serle, Hal an Dia
mond, Suzanne Rurtd, Joan Dlckeraon, Sandra Copley and
Carlene Holt. Adult* makinc the trip were Mra. ElUa
beth Davi?, Mra. Walter Carter, R. D. Howell and Mr.
and Mra. Leonard Rodd. (Photo by H. L. Powell)
Four Children
Die In Flames
A child's wagon lies upended before the ruins of a
rural farm house near Churchill where four young child
ren died when fire destroyed their home Wednesday after
noon. (Staff Photo)
Warren Farm income
Off Over $1.4 Million
Warren County's farm in
come dropped by more thai
$1.4 million dollars In 1963,
with a loss of more than a mil
lion dollars in tobacco income
paving the way.
A five per cent cut lntobaccc
acreage and dry growing
weather shared blame for the
decline, Farm Agent Frank
Reams told members of the
Warren County Board of Com
missioners here Monday.
Reams said completed figures
revealed that the county's farm
income dipped from $12,295,044
in 1962 to $10,875,361 last year.
Tobacco Income fell from
$6,585,790 in 1962 to $5,297,408
In 1963. Reams said. Income
from livestock was down from
1962's figure of $1,809,550 to
$1,766,550 last year, and in
come from forestry dipped from
$1,525,796 In 1962to$l,452,00C
In 1963.
Government payments to
Warren County farmers also
took a drop last year, when
$198,193 was paid local farm
ers. In 1962 slightly more than
$248,000 was reported paid in
the form of ACP, feed grain
program , wheat program, wool
incentive and conservation re
serve payments. In none of
these areas were the 1963 pay
ments as high as in 1962.
During their regular meeting
here, commissioners, endorsed
a proposal for participation in
the North Carolina Fund and
approved the expenditure of $25
for advertising in a brochure
being ?ompiied by the Roanlke
River Basin Association on the
lakes along the Roanoke River.
It was ordered that the tax
listing dead: '.ne be extended to
Feb. 14.
Approval of payments to
Green's Funeral Home for am
bulance service for SamuelHen
drlck In the amount of $18 and
Ossle Lynch In the amount of
j $25 was given.
The board agreed to request
j the State Highway Commls -
slon to add to the county road
j system the road In Fishing
Creek Township from the Beth
lehem Church road to Seymore
Richardson's home, a distance
of seven-tenths of a mile.
A group of men from the
Churchill Community with C.
P. Pope as spokesman request
ed that the road from C. K.
Sadler's home to Churchill be
blacktopped. After descusslon
the commissioners told the
group that when they meet with
the highway engineers In the
spring they would contact the
Churchill Community repre
sentees and let them talk to
the engineers also.
A petition to have road 1126
from Vicksboroto Axtell hard
surfaced. was filed also.
A. P. Rodwell, Jr. tax col
lector, reported taxes collected
during the month of January
in the amount of $51,390.69
making a total collected to
date of $290,866.08.
A list of Jurors for the March
civil term of court was drawn.
Permission was given to the
Warren County Planning Board
to call a public hearing in re
gards to zoning of R. L.Sal
mon's property on Lake Gas
ton.
Jurors For March
Civil Term Drawn
Jurors for the March Civil
Term of Warren County Super
ior Court were drawn by the
County Commissioners Monday
as follows:
Mrs. W. R. Woodall, R. Twltty
Cheek, L. H. Clary. Lawrence
Alston, Curtis E. Mustlan, B.
W. Currln, Jr., M. T. Abbott,
E. C. Raid, William S. Davis,
SherrlU Eugene Greer, O. L.
Stevenson, Frank A. Bobbltt,
W. C. King, Henry L. James,
William M. Craft, James H.
Young, Irvln Harrla, N. E. Ml?
chell, Clifton Stegall, Mrs. Mae
P. TJobbitt, R. A. Tharrlnfton.
William H. Faulkner, Norman
N. Bullock, Richard H. Harris,
Jr., Ruth Roger a, Thomas E.
Overby, Jos L. Cobb, Besjaaln
A. Williams, Julian Acrss, Mrs.
Edith White, a C. Kills, L. W.
Bowers, Clyde D. Wagner,
Robert Neal, L. W. Wells, Alex
rJ?nQ?rSOTtjHi DOlCCm* JuiifS
Mosslsy, Mrs. Gilbert Raid,
Bran Ball, R.W.
House Is
Destroyed
Wednesday
Four young Warren County
Negro children burned to death
Wednesday afternoon when
flames levelled a frame farm
house two miles east of Church
Ill.
Dead are Mac M. Harrison,
4; George Lee Harrison, Jr.,
3; Alice Jean Harrison, 2; and
-one-year-old Dorothy Lee Har-?
rlson, children of Mr. and Mrs.
George Harrison.
Three of the children were
asleep on one bed when fire
quickly enveloped the two-story
house shortly after 3 p. m.
A fourth child was trapped on
another bed by the flames.
The victims' mother, 25
year-old Hattie Pearl Harrison,
said she was asleep in the same
room with the four children
when she awoke to find the
room filled with flames. She
said she was unable to reach
her children and escaped by
Jumping through a window.
Coroner N. .L Halthcock rul
ed that the deaths were ac
cidental. He quoted the mother
{as saying she thought the fire
spread from a combination
wood-fedcook stove and heater.
Mrs. Harrison and her four
children were alone in the house
when the fire occurred. Her
husband was working a short
distance away but was unable to
rescue the trapped children.
Members of the Warrenton
Rural Fire Department arriv
ed on the scene after the house
had been levelled. The house,
located on an unpaved road
between Gardner's Baptist
Church and Eaton's Ferry Road,
had been the scene of a fire
approximately three years ago,
'but damage had been confined
to an upstairs room.
Potential Of River
Outlined In Meeting
Of Local Rotarians
New lakes on the Roanoke
River are bringing people Into
the area by hundreds of thou
sands, Bill Pierce, presently
working on a brochure of the
Roanoke River Basin, told mem
bers of the Warrenton Rotary
Club on Tuesday night. He
was presented by Bill Perry,
who was in charge of the pro
gram.
Pierce said that while recent
population projections show a
population loss for Warren
County, that the same pro
jections indicate a population
Increase of 23 million within
the area of the nation within
500 miles from Warrenton,
said that the Idea of many of
these people vacationing bar*
should be developed, in the
belief that once people see the
country here, meet the hospit
able people and enjoy them
selves that they could be per
suaded to move to Warren Coun
ty.
"The Cure for Cancer Is,
Maybe," Pierce said, explain
ing that the cancer to which he
referred Is spelled "Can't Sir."
He said that the sometimes nor
mal reaction of people to cfcanf>
is that of responding "I can't,
we can't or tt ca?*t 6s done" ""
before looking more folly into
the possibilities of what oould
be done to accomplish th<
sired change.
Pierce said that some
retirement age people I
north are moving to