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VOLUME 68 10c Per Copy Subscription Price $3.00 a Year WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1964 NUMBER 8
Richardson Preyer, Democratic candi
date for Governor, Is shown inspecting
equipment at Peck Manutactunng (_o., dur
ing a two-hour visit here Tuesday as part
of his 100-county tour. Preyer was con
ducted on a tour of the plant by Superin
tendent J. R. Gilbert, left, and James
Pwjples,?i lfelit.?Briuw Pveyei?is shown
delivering speech In the Warren County
Court House. (Staff Photo)
Preyer Says Tobacco
Case Is Incomplete
The evidence is not all in!
and the case against tobacco
is not complete. Judge Rich
ardson Preyer, candidate for
Governor, told an audience
gathered in the Warren Coun
ty courthouse Tuesday after
noon.
While Judge Preyer said that
he would offer no whitewash
of the Surgeon General's re
port linking cigarette smoking
with lung cancer, he said that
many questions as yet remain
unanswered. More research is
needed, he said, and the Import
ance of tobacco to the state's
economy would justify the use
of state funds for this purpose.
Judge Preyer asked why it
is that the Inhabitants of New
Orleans have double the amount
of lung cancer as do the in
habitans of Charleston where
the per capita consumption of
cigarettes is the same? Why
Is it that In England, where they
smoke fewer cigarettes than
they do in America, double the
lung cancer Is found? He sald|
that there was no case on re- I
cord where cancer was induced j
in an animal by cigarette smoke,
and quoted a scientist as say
ing that most lung cancer ori
ginated is the back part of the
lunfc where cigarette smoke
does not reach.
Judge Preyer, whose talk at
the court house, followed a re
ception at Hotel Warren, was
presented by Howard Jones,
Preyer campaign manager for
Warren County. Seated with
Jones was Mrs. Jim Beckwith,
manager of the woman's divi
sion of Preyer's campaign in
the county.
Judge Preyer at the begin
ning of his talk paid tribute
to the history of Warren Coun
ty and its leadership, and told
of many pleasant links he has
had with the county. One of
these was the frlendshlp wlth
the late William T. Polk, for
several years connected with
the Greensboro Dally News, of
whom he said that while his
body may have resided In
Greensboro his heart always
remained In Warrenton. He
said that he had the pleasure
of serving on the same ship
with W. L." Turner of Warren
ton during World War 0.
The only reference Judge
Preyer made to his opponents
was to Judge Dan K. Moore
concerning his promise of a
10 per cent raise across the
board to state employees. He
said he wanted to know where
the money for this raise es
timated at $10,000,000 was
coming from. To this must
be added >17,000,000, already
appropriated by the legislature.
The difficulty of raising this
$07,000,000 can be realised, he
said, when it is recalled that
the sales tax raises only $41,
000,000. North Carolina has
lane been bleared with good gov
ernors and with fiscal respon
sibility. "1 intend," he said,
?to do my utmost tokeeptteo."
judge Preyer said thai a great
for North Carolina is more
industries, with
emphasis upon those handling
local products. There is need,
too, he said, for the state to
produce the large amount of
food being imported Into the
state.
Judge Preyer pledged his
support to a bond issue for
roads. This, he said, could
be retired with the present
one cent a gallon tax on gal
olina, without any further in
crease. This is possible, he
added, because the bonds for
which -they were issued .during
the Scott administration will
have been paid off before the
new bond Issue is passed.
Following his talk at the court
house, Judge Preyer visited
the Peck Manufacturing Com
pany where he Inspected the mill
and greeted a number of the
employees.
Earlier a reception was held
at the hotel, attended by muni
cipal and county officials and
supporters of Judge Preyer.
Defendant Charges
Changes Plea, Draws
Fine In Liquor Cases
A defendant, charged with
three counts of violating the j
whiskey laws of the state, 1
changed his plea from not guilty
to guilty In all three cases In j
Warren County Recorder's j
Court last Friday and drew a j
$150.00 fine plus court costs!
in each case.
Cornelius Russell was taxed
with costs when he pled guilty
to charges of the possession
of utensils designed for the
manufacture of liquor, and with
possession of non-taxpald
whiskey.
clarence W Instead, found
guilty of possessing whiskey for
the purpose of sale, was fined
$75.00 and ordered to pay court
costs.
Vance Neal, found guilty of
resisting arrest, was fined $25
and ordered to pay court costs.
He was found not guilty on a
charge of reckless driving.
Frank Wesley Harvey, found
guilty of drunk driving, was
fined $100 and ordered to pay
court costs.
Raymond Whitemore, senten
ced to the roads for 30 days,
noted an appeal. He was found
guilty (A trespass and of be
ing drunk and disorderly. Bond
for his appearance In Superior
Court jras set by Judge Julius
Bans*'at $100.
Curley Turk, who was charg
ed with an assault and dis
orderly conduct was set free
when the court ruled that the
presentation was frivilous and
malicious. The prosecuting
witness waa charged with court
coats.
James Turner, charged with
assault and trespass, was
found guilty of trespass. Pray
ei* for Judgment was continued
for ooa year upon condition that
the defendant does sot go on
the premises of Forrest
Education Director
To Speak At Church
Miss Bernice Ballance of
Dunn will lead a study on "The
Changing City Challenges the
Church" on Monday, Feb. 24,
at 7:30 p. m. at Wesley Mem
orial Methodist Church.
Miss Ballance, director of
christian education of Divine
Street Methodist Church In
Dunn, was last month commis
sioned a deaconess of the
Methodist Church In cere
monies held at Buck Hill Falls,
Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Hugh Prince, also of
Dunn, secretary of Spiritual
Life for the Raleigh District,
will accompany Miss Ballance
to Warrenton.
Woman's Society of Christian
Service members of the War
ren Subdlstrict are invited to
participate In this study.
NAMED CHAIRMAN
James H. Burton, Jr.ofWar
renton has been named War
ren County chairman of the
North Carolina Governor's Co
ordinating Committee on Aging.
Burton's selection as county
chairman was released this
week by directors of the
CommTtfee.
and pay court costs.
Frederick Buck Alston, found
guilty of assault, was sentenc
ed to the roads for 12 months.
Mervan Carnell Richardson,
found guilty of operating a motor
vehicle without a driver's
license, was fined $25 and taxed
with court costs.
Forrest Harris, charged with
driving after his license had
been revoked, wa s found not
guilty.
Annie Lois Downey, who pled
guilty of operating a motor ve
hicle without a driver's license,
was ordered to pay a $25 fine
and court costs.
Junlous Terry, who pled gull
unlicensed person to operate a
motor vehicle, was ordered to
pay conrt costs. '
The state took a nol proa In
the case of Adolphus Efland Kin
rey, charted with speeding.
In other speeding cues the
verdict of the oourt was as
follows:
James Earl Petty, costs;
Oscar Taylor Kiae?, $10 and
coats; Horace Allen Bowline,
costs; R H. Shaw, costs; Eu
Holt Neal, costs.
Warren Man
Shot, Charged
On 7 Counts
A Warren County native shot
by' a state trooper here last
I Friday night Is expected to stand
trial here today on seven charg
es ranging from speedingto as
j sault.
Vance Neal, wounded in the
leg following a scuffle with
Trooper W, E. Brown of
Vaughan, Is scheduled to appear
before Judge Julius E. Banzet
j In Warren County Recorder's
! Court here Friday morning.
Neal, a former Warren nesl
J dent who now lives in Hender
son, was charged with speeding
j 70 miles per hour In a 35 mile
| per-hour zone, assault with an
automobile, failure to stop for
a stop light, resisting arrest,
driving under the influence, as
saulting an officer, and using
profanity In a public place.
He was shot through the right
leg during a scuffle In the
parking lot of Illek'u Grill noar
here after being arrested by
Brown.
Neal was charged with run
ning a red light at the corner
of Main and Rldgeway streets
here, speeding and attempting to
force Brown's patrol car off
the highway on two occasions
before pulling from the high
way Into the parking lot of
Hicks' Grill.
Brown charged that Neal re
fused to be placed under ar
rest, that the two men wrestl
ed with one another and that
he (Brown) struck Neal with
his blackjack. Brown said he
was attempting to handcuff Neal
when he was struck in the
mouth and knocked to the I
ground.
Brown said he retreated some \
20 or 25 feet, warning Neal not |
to come closer, before firing
his .38 caliber revolver. The
bullet struck Neal In the right
thigh.
Brown said Warrenton
Policeman Dorsey Capps ar
rived on the scene and with a
bystander's aid, the three were
able to handcuff Neal and take
him to Warren General Hospit
al, several hundred yards from
where the Incident occured.
At the hospital, Neal refused
medical treatment, officers
said, and was carried to the
Warren County Jail here. He
was released the following day
on $1,000 bond.
Banks, Postoffices
To Close Saturday
The Warrenton postofflce, as
well as other postoffices In the
county, will be closed on Sat
urday, February 22, George
Washington's Birthday, a legal
holiday. Postofflce windows
w*ll be closed and there will
be no delivery on the rural
routes.
The ASCS office and other
government agencies will be
closed today (Friday) because
the holiday falls on Saturday,
a day when offices are usual
ly closed.
Also observing Saturday as
a holiday will be the Citizens
Bank of Warrenton and the Peo
ples Bank of Norllna. jtho will
take the day off with other
bank; of the state and nation
Committee Is Named
To Guide Fund Effort
FORMER l&P BUILDING UNDERGOING REMODELLING HERE FOR OFFICES
Remodelled Building
To Serve Three Firms
A remodelling crew began
work here this week to trans
form a Main Street building
into a modern office building.
The building, which formerly
housed the A&P grocery, will
be renovated on both the ex
terior and Interior and owners
Lions Club Stages
Annual Ladies' Night
At Country Club
The Warrenton Lions Club
staged Its annual Ladles Night
Saturday with a banquet and
dance at the Warrenton Country
Club. Approximately 100 Lions
and Lionesses attended.
President Nat White wel-|
corned the wives of Lions Clubl
members and Lion J. Edward |
Rooker gave the invocation.j
Toastmaster was Lion Howard!
Daniel.
Ladies of the Inez Commun
ity Club served the dinner.
Tables were decorated In a Val
entine motif.
A quartet composed of Lion
Monroe Gardner, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Macon Davis and Miss
Sylvia Davis sang several num
bers and solo selections were
sung by Mrs. Jimmy Roberts.
Lioness Nellie Gardner was
pianist.
Following the dinner, Hugh
Holt, Shipp MeCarroll and Lion
W. R. Drake furnished music
for dancing.
Walter M. Gardner and W. Mon
roe Gardner, local Insurance
men, expect the building to be
ready for occupancy by April 1.
Monroe Gardner, manager of
Warrenton Insurance Agency,
said yesterday that his firm and
two other firms would occupy
the building. He said he could
not identify either of the other
j two firms at this time.
Designed by Leif Valand and
Associates, Raleigh architects,
the b ick structure, which con
tains 2,700 square feet of floor
space, will feature colonial
architecture at the rear, which
faces Front Street. The front
of the building will reflect mo
dern architectural styling, Gar
dner said.
The Warrenton Insurance
Agency was founded here some
30 years ago. Monroe Gardner
was named manager of the
agency in 1953.
Threewitts Rites
Scheduled Friday
Littleton?Funeral services
for Williamson Turner Three
witts, 70, who died Wednesday,
will be held Friday at 3 p. m.
at the Calvary Methodist
Church. The pastor, the Rev.
Arthur W. Winstead, will of
ficiate. Burial will be in Sun
set Hills Cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Neta Mae Baker; two daugh
ters, "Mrs. clarence Edmonds
of Roanoke Rapids and Mrs.
(See FUNERAL, page 4)
Tfco??aiS, Wataoa, local A8CS offi
manafar, rlftrt, pruioH the flrat feed
(rata check to tan Lynch of Rt. 1, Nor
.?WF'- v'' *'?' > 4
link, lit* facd train ?lpn? profrun la
now balng conducted for Warra* farmers.
(Photo by rrank Reams)
Heart Sunday Drive
Planned In County
By Volunteer Group
More than 30 Warren Coun
ty . residents will close ranks
with Heart Fund solicitors
throughout the nation this week
end In forming a Heart Sunday
volunteer army to carry the
fight against heart disease.
In Warren County, the 1964
Heart Fund drive will be cli
maxed with a door-to-door can
vass, as volunteers plan to
distribute Information about
heart disease and collect do
nations for the drive.
W. A. Connell, III, Warren
County chairman, said yester
day that volunteer solicitors
would leave an envelope at
homes where door bells go un
answered In the hope that resi
dents would mall in their con
tributions. Volunteers will also
attempt to return to these
homes, Connell said.
Heart Sunday captains in
Warren County are Mrs. Carl
Perkinson, Wise; W. B. Thomp
son, Macon; James Grant, Reld
Robinson and Mason Hawfleld,
Littleton; Leigh Tryalor, Nor
lina, and A. C. Fair, Warrenton.
Heading the drive in the coun
ty's rural areas will be Erich
Hecht. Volunteer solicitors
in various communities will be
Mrs. Ellis Fleming, Manson;
Mrs. Chris Holtzmaii, Ridge
way; Mrs. Cliff Ellis, Oakville;
Mrs . C. P. Pope, Churchill;
Robert King, Enterprise and
Olive Grove; Mrs. Roy Pierce,
Vaughan; Mrs. Willie Norwood,
Areola; Mrs. G. ~W. Abbott,' El
beron; Mrs. W. L. Fuller,
Afton; Willie King, Wise; Mrs.
Early Shearln, Warren Plains,
Mrs. Clarence Evans, Embro;
Mrs. Willie Martin, Oine.
Warrenton volunteers are
Mrs. Charlie Ball, Mrs. Julius
Banzet, Sr., Mrs. E. W. Bax
ter, Mrs. Leonard Daniel, Mrs.
Kate Harris, Mrs. A. C.
Blalock, Mrs. Joe Bobbitt, Mrs.
M. P. Carroll, Mrs. Shirley
Lynch, Mrs. A. A. Williams,
Jr., Milton Ayscue, A. C. Fair,
Raldolph Miles, A a Bryson,
Hy Diamond and A. A. Wood.
GUEST M1NBTERS
The Rev. Earl Flsherof Tar
boro will be guest speaker at
All Saints Episcopal Church
on Tuesday night. February 25,
at 8 o'clock.
The Rev. Osborne Mark
member of the Church Army,
will be guest preacher at Em
manuel Episcopal Church on
Wednesday night at ? o'clock.
RIDGEWAY SERVICES
SlI'llMa tf.EVMdaf raver
will be be Id at the Church of
the Oood Shepherd, Rkfcwway,
w?h
rector, in charge.
Officials
Expected
Tuesday
A 25-member steering com
mittee to guide Warren Coun
ty's effort to be included among
ten Tar Heel counties shlrlng
in the North Carolina fund was
named Wednesday night during
a special mer ing of the War
ren County Board of Commis
sioners.
TUm tuiiniiiliff wan iiamud lu
outline to officials of the North
Carolina Fund the county's
four-point proposal to attack
poverty and Ignorance at the
county level.
Fund officials are expected
to arrive in Warrenton Tuesday
night for a conference with the
committee. From this confer
ence is expected to be reached
a decision whether to include
Warren in the ten counties shar
ing some $14 million In funds
! earmarked to help break the
j "cycle of poverty."
Named to the steeringcom
; mittee were Howard Jones,
temporary chairman; J. R.
Peeler, Dr. Robert Young,
James G. Elam, T. E. Wat
son, Nat R. White, Julian W.
Farrar, P. B. Boyd, Miss Emily
Ballinger, F. W. Reams, W. A.
Miles, W. R. Drake, J. M.
Stokes, G. P. Grtssom, Mrv
W. B. Stansbury, L. C. Cooper,
Mrs. Bertha Forte, Mrs. Eva
Clayton, Charles Cheek, George
Shearln, Richard Moss, Rev.
G. E. Cheek, J. E. Byers, G.
H. Washington and Julius Davis.
The committee will meet here
Friday morning for a study of
a 53-page comprehensive
study-entitled "Operation Up
lift."
If Warren County's proposal
is accepted without change, the
North Carolina Fund would allo
cate $1,054,237 for four local
projects aimed at originating
and sustaining "a program of
cooperative development grow
th, and advancement of Warren
County."
Earlier this month the War
ren Board of Commissioners
endorsed the stuc'y, which was
turned over to North Carolina
Fund officials.
The meeting here Tuesday
night will be a follow-up by
Fund officials to determine If
Warren is able to qualify for
funds.
Warrenton Motorists
Must Have Town lags
Town officers will Issue war
rants for Warrenton residents
whose cars and/or trucks do
not bear a 1964 town license
tag, Mayor W. A. Miles said
yesterday. The crackdown will
begin on next Wednesday, Feb.
26, he said.
The town extended the grace
period for town auto licenses
from February 15 to Feburary
17, when the state took this
action. Mayor Miles said that
while town motorists are urged
to buy their tags now, it has
been decided to delay enforce
ment by law until Feb. St.
Mayor MUea called attention
to section 7 of the Budget Or
dinance as adopted July St,
1968, and to Section It, Chapter
M Code of the Town of War
renton. '^j
The budget ordinance rauM"
"There la hereby levied fort
twrtf mouths 1
19?t, a tax of ooe dollar (
tfeut .* the Town of'
as provided by <
10-1?."
Section It of I
"Vehicle 1