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VOLUME 68 10c I'er Copy Subscription Trice $3.00 a Year WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. Uuisvl1 r KID AY, MARCH 6, 1964 1 NUMBER 10
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Novelist Is
Honored By
Macon Club
Reynolds Price, Duke English
I-iofessor and author of "A
Long and Happy Life," and
other stories, Came home Mon
day night to the warmth of
friendly greetings and plaudits
from friends and relatives.
The occasion was the March
dinner meeting of the Macon
Community Club where Price
r was guest speaker and discuss
ed his works and whyhewrites.
The meeting, held at Warren
Plaza Inn, half-way between
Macon where Price was born,
? 'and Warrenton where he attend
ed school aid later lived, was
attendee oy a number of special
guests, Including aunts and
uncles and cousins of the speak
er, close friends, former teach
ers, and members of the Ma-<
con Junior High School faculty.
Also present was Mrs. Will
Price, the mother of the speak
er, the former Elizabeth Rod
well of Macon.
The Invocation was pronounc
ed by the Rev. R. E. Brick
house, retired minister of the
Macon and Warrenton Baptist
Churches, attended by Price and
his family.
Mrs. Wilton R. Drake, vice
president, presided over the
meeting and asked that it be
made just an informal gather
ing of friends of Reynolds Price.
She recognized several special
guests, Including Miss Jennie
Alston, Mrs. Crichton Thorn?
Davis, and Mrs. Ersle Stewart,
former teachers of Price, who
praised Reynolds as a student
and expressed their pride in his
* accomplishments. Other spe
cial guests recalled incidents of
the boyhood ot the speaker and
the community's pride in his
work as a student, teacher and
author.
Cousin Junle Drake provoked
a laugh when he rose after num
erous speakers had paid tri
bute to Price, and remarked
that he thought those kind
of things were reserved
for funerals. He recall
ed humorous Incidents of the
childhood of Reynolds in Macon,
and of his father, the late Will
Price, remembered for his wit
and love of practical Jokes.
Mrs. Drake called on her hus
band, as mayor of Macon, to
present Price with a large en
graved key to the City of Macon.
Mrs. C. E. Thompson, on be
half of the Community Club,
and in the knowledge of his love
(See PRICE, page 4)
Death Came Mostly
To Old In January
Not a single death of a per
son under 56 years of age was
reported In Warren County dur
ing January, the Warren County
Health Department reported
this ween.
Eleven of the twelve deaths
reported were In the 65 and
t?over age group, Dr. Robert F.
Young, Health Director, said.
"This is phenomenal," he said,
?"when one recalls the large
number of graves for Infants
and young people In the older
cemeteries In our county."
Heart disease ranked first
with seven deaths and cancer
next with two. Three deaths
were due to unknown causes.
During the month of January
29 live births were reported in
Warren County with five white
and 24 non-whites, the report
stated. Of the 24 non-white
infants twelve were delivered by
mldwlves and six by physicians
at- homes, with only six having
hospital delivery. All of the
five white Infants were de
livered in a hospital. During
this period SI percent of Negro
births were illegitimate.
P
Reams Is Speaker
Frank .Reams, warreft County
Agricultural Agent, was the
guest speaker at the regular
meeting of the Lions Club held
at Hotel Warren on last Friday
* night. President Nat White pre
. elded over the meeting.
Presented by Howard Daniel,
Reuse gave an lllustratedlec
ture, showing many scenes of
Warren County.
Dave Richards, hospital m
ministrator, was welcomed
a new member by President
SCENES AS WARRENTON GIRLS
TAKE HALIFAX-WARREN
TOURNAMENT CROWN
HXtH ^
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'EUOH Jackets
Littleton's Betty Weaver eyes the goal over the outstretched
arms of Warrenton's Wanda McCowan during Saturday night's
championship battle In the 15th annual Halifax-Warren Con
ference Tournament. Warrenton's Helen Andrews (20) moves
In to assist in guarding.
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A scramble for the ball brings players from both teams from
beneath the boards. Helen Andrews (20) of Warrenton, and
Littleton's Dot Hllllard (2) and Sylvia Shearln (12) rush after
the ball.
Fight for rebound in aecood half action of Warrunton-Littleton
championship game played here Saturday night. Story on page?
: ?' Irax- ItZfflSB.
Fleming Is
Appointed
To Board
Charles E. Fleming of Sandy {
Creek Township was appointed
a member of the Warren Coun- '
ty General Hospital Board of
Trustees Monday by the Board
of County Commissioners at
their regular session. The ap
pointment w" made upon
recommendation of the Board
of Trustees.
Fleming will succeed W. E.
Turner also of Sandy Creek,
a long time member of the
board, who resigned due to
the condition of his wife's
health.
Appearing before the com
missioners in what proved to
be a busy day, was Allen Kim
ball of the Warren County ABC
Board. Kimball told the com
missioners that the Halifax
County ABC Board, which also
operates a store in Littleton,
had proposed that the Warren
and Halifax stores be combin
ed and the profits split on a
50-50 split. Concensus of the
board was that the combina
tion would probably be alright
If a fairer division of profits
could be secured. The com- I
missioners suggested that the \
ABC Board negotiate further
with the Halifax Board and re- j
port Its findings and its rec-1
ommendatlons at a later meet-|
lng of the commissioners.
It was agreed that the com
bination of the two stores would
cut cost and could be advan
tageous to both counties, but
since no consolidation can take
place without the consent of the
Legislature, that ample time for
further study and proposals is
available.
The commissioners, who
have expressed themselves as
being opposed to a proposal
that the Welfare Department be
placed under the rule of the
county commissioners, got a
touch of what this could mean
Monday when they discussed
payments to a blind man with
Mrs. Agnes Pernell, casework
er for the blind.
Mrs. Pernell, who appeared
before the commissioners by
lnvifation, discussed the case
of a proposed welfare payment
to James Williams, who has
for several years operated a
store at the fork of the Hen
derson Afton road.
The problem under discus
sion was whether Williams,
should have his monthly pay
ments as a blind recipient In
creased from $44.50 to 62.00
a month, due to the fact that
he no longer operates the store,
having turned the operation over
to his wife, who also receives
a relief check.
Mrs. Pernell said that Wll
lllams was suffering with dia
betes and has had one leg am
putated, and said that Williams
Is no longer physically able tc
operate the store. She said
{Bat any earnings that Williams
would receive from the store
was Insufficient to prevent the
the_ralse to $62.00 a month,
under a Federal ruling. If pos
sible, she conceded, that since
the store has been showing an
estimated profit of some $50.00
a month, that the Age to De
pendent Children grant made to
Mrs. Williams might be reduc
ed. This was the decision of
the Welfare Board, she said.
The commissioners after a
(See BOARD, page 4)
m Book Drive Is
Reported Success
A drive to collect books for
the John Graham, Marlam Boyd
and Nathaniel Macon school*
libraries netted more than 800
volume*, John Graham Prin
cipal Kenneth Brlnaon said this
week.
The drive, sponsored by the
from local Boy Scoots, provid
ed several hundred volumes In
excellent condition, Brlnaon
aald.
The Warrentoo principal eet
pressed his appreciation to
Mrs. Tom Holt and bar com
mittee for directing the drive.
Moat of the volume* collect
ed vera of high achool level
and above, Brlnaon aald. !*?
eluded In the book gift* was
a 50-volume hletorlcal re
rerence set.
March Civil Term Of Court
Scheduled To Begin Monday
SCENE FROM COMIC OPERA TO BE PRESENTED HERE THIS MONTH
Comic Opera To Be Seen Here
Under Sponsorship Of Woman's Club
The War renton Woman's Club j
will sponsor the contemporary j
comic opera, "The Old Maid
and the Thief" by Carlo;
Menottl, on Friday, March 20,
at 8 p. m., at John Graham
High School auditorium, Mrs.
Leonard Daniel, publicity
chairman, announced yes'er
day.
The production wll 1 be pre
sented by the "Fine Arts
Names Of Dozen Men
Who Died In World
War Added To List
The names of 12 Warren
County persons were added to
the Roll of Honor of North
Carolina World War Ii to be
Inscribed on a plaque of the
Battleship North Carolina as
the result of action by the Board
of County Commissioners Mon
day.
A list containing 29 names
submitted by Rear Admiral
Robert B. Ellis, USN (Ret.)
and published by this newspaper
on January 24 for verification,
failed to list a number of per
sons from Warren County who
died in World War II.
A similar list, with no addi
tions, was submitted to the
commissioners Monday. Com
missioners recalled several
names that had been omitted,
before turning the list over to
Veterans-Officer Mrs; Thomas
Connell who with the aid of
Beverly White, added 12 names
to the ltst.
Since the plaque on board the
battleship U. S. North Carolina
will be a permanent record, It
is requested that anyoneknow
lng the name or names of a
Warren County serviceman who
died in World War n and not
Included In the list published
below, report the name or
names directly to the Battle
ship Memorial, P. O. Box 17,
Wilmington, N. C. The list
follows:
Harry M. Bowers, Howard A.
Capps, Joseph C. Cole, William
E. Conner, Joseph R. Daniel,
Robert B. Davis, Ollie M. Den
ton, William P. Dowtln, Floyd
F. Fleming, Jr., Robert L,Cup
ton, Rodger J. Harris, Andrew
J. Hundley, Lester L. James,
Louis C. Jonas, Arthur G,
Kelley, H. Maurice Llmer, Ben
jamin F. Mabry, George W.
O' Neal, Jr., Horace Palmer,
Walter C. Paynter, Allen L.
Romeo L. Powell, Jr., Sam
uel T. Robertson, Wallace S.
Rodwell, Dudley A. Rose, John
W. Scott, Jr., Arthur B. Shear in,
J. Junius Stalling*, G, Clifton
Stecall, Alvin W. Stephenson,
John E. Wall, William F. Ward,
Howard T. Weaver, Thomas A.
Alston, rnd J. Burgess, Jchn
Collins, Mom 8. Davis, Eu
gene Duneton, George E. Ed
wards, Jerry Ellis, Jessie J.
(See NAMES, page 4)
Theatre," which is composed
of a group of performing art
ists from the East Carolina
Opera Theatre.
Mrs. Daniel said this group
was sent on tour last Decem
ber to the Arctic by the United
States State Department. A
former Warrenton girl, Mrs.
Martha Bradner, daughter of
Mrs. V. T. Lamm, will have
a prominent role in this pro
Educators Will Conduct
District Meeting Here
The annual meeting of Dis-|
trlct 6 School Boards Associa- !
tion will be held at John j
Graham High School here next
Thursday, March 12, beginning
at 4 p. m. Some 150 educa
tors are expected to atfid.
Dr. Charles F. Carroll, State
Supt. of Public Instruction, will I
be the principal speaker for the]
I evening. His address will fol
low a banquet to be held in the I
school cafeteria.
1 The theme for" this year's'
gathering of school board mem
bers, district school commit-'
j teemen and school administra- j
tors is "A Progress Report: '
1 New Programs, New Facilities, j
I Improved School Personnel, j
I Additional Funds." Units in- I
| eluded in the district are Vance
^County, Henderson City, War- ;
Franklin County, Franklinton j
City, Durham County, Durham
j City, Wake County and Raleigh
! City.
W. Boyd Mayfield, a member
I of the Warren County Board
| of Education, Is currently ser
| ving as district president, and
j J. R. Peeler, Warren County
School Superintendent, is ser- j
< ving as district secretary.
Ralph Fleming Was
Automobile Driver
Ralph Fleming was the drlv- j
er of an Olrismobile automobile:
which was In collision with an;
! automobile driven by Deputy
Sheriff Herbert Rooker inWar
renton on Feb. 22, and not his
father, Sol Fleming.
The accident occurred when
a car driven by Rooker, passed
a tractor and trailer on Ridge
way Street and collided with the
car driven by Ralph Fleming;
Name Coitasion
The R. H. Stew, who i
found guilty on i speeding
charge in Recorder's Court on
toruary 21, was not R. K
Stew or Macon, a former mall
carrier. The David ^cott, re
cently found guiltr*; feeding,
wu not Da*ld Scott of Butner,
n of Mr. and Mrs.
Scott of Warrenton.
duction.
Tickets are $1.00 for adults
and 50? for students and may
be obtained from any member of
the Warrenton Woman's Club or
at the door. Proceeds will be
used for the annual scholar
ship which is presented to a
senior girl from the John Gra
ham High School by the Wo
man's Club.
The State Association was
organized in 1937 and through
its history has been dedicated
to seeking improvements in
North Carolina Public educa
tion, Supt. Peeler said yes
terday In announcing the meet
ing. From its offices InChapel
Hill, the Association works with
school board members anc
school committeemen at the
local level. Professor Guy B.
Phillips of Chapel Hill, the
principal organizer of the As
sociation, currently serves as
Its consultant. R. M. Abbot!
of Chapel Hill is the Associa
tion's Executive Secretary.
Fashion Show Scheduled
To Be Held In Littleton
"Littleton?A fashion show,
"Festive Flairs of '64," fea
turing the latest styles for men,
women and children, will be
presented tonight (Friday) in the
Littleton High School Audi
torium.
The show, sponsored by the
Shaw Springs Home Demonstra
tion Club of Littleton, will begin
at 8 p. m. and will feature
talent from Warrenton, Little
ton, Roanoke Rapids and Wel
don. Proceeds will be used by
the Shaw Club for a community
project.
Mrs. Leigh Traylor of Nor
lina, "Mrs. North Carolina,"
will appear on the program
and Mi a. Grace Boone, a former
New York Model now living In
Roanoke Rapids, will narrate
the show.
Tickets will be on sale at
the door.
In the Talent Show will be:
Band?"The Fabulous Con
tinentals" of Littleton.
James Grant singing "ft
Might As Well Be Spring," with
Laura Bo^ae and Ann Flndren
doing a toe dance.
Duet-Linda Mitchell and
Garland May of Littleton sing
ing "K aster Parade.**
Twirling Routine - Nelda
Clark and Mary Elizabeth Dan
iel of Littleton.
Tapping Toes?MyrlcJt Dance
CfcNttf
Only Eight
Cases Are
On Docket
The March civil term of War
ren County Superior Court will
I open here Monday rnornlng at
j 10 o'clock with Judge J. Wil
liam Copeland of Murfreesboro
! presiding.
Cases are docketed, through
(Thursday with only eight cases
docketed for trial.
Monday's cases are Harry
Lawrence vs. Haywood Monta
gue et als; and Charles Adler
vs. Haywood Montague, et als;
Security Loan Corp. vs. Tom
| and Ula Wilson; and Frank Serls
T/a Serls Hdwe. Co. vs.
Thomas H. Young.
Tuesday the trial of Tom
Lewis Rooker vs. Vernon Lewis
Carroll is docketed for trial.
Wednesday has been reserved
for the hearing of VEPCO vs
Hal W, Connell, concerned with
the amount of damages to be
awarded Connell as the result
of condemnation proceedings to
acquire Connell's lands as a
part of Gaston Lake.
Thursday the trial of Clar
ence P. Gaston vs. Edward L.
Baxter is the only case sche
duled. In this action Gaston
is suing Baxter for alienation
of his wife's affections and ask
ing $15,000 actual damages and
$10,000 punitive damages.
Jurors summoned for next
^week's session of court are:
Mrs. W. R. Woodall, R. Twlt
ty Cheek, L. H. Clary, Law
rence Alston, Curtis E. Mus
tlan, B. W. Currln, Jr., M. R.
Abbott, E.C. Reld, William S.
Davis, Sherrell Eugene Greer,
O. L. Stevenson, Frank A. Bob
bitt, W. C. King, Henry L.
| James, William M. Craft,
James H. Young, Irvin Harris,
jN. E. Mitchell, Clifton Stegall,
iMrs. Mae F. Bobbltt, R, A.
i T harrlngton.
William H. Faulkener, Nor
Iman N. Bullock, Richard H.
| Harris, Jr., Ruth Rogers,
Thomas E. Overby, Benjamin A.
Williams, Julian Acree, Mrs.
Edith White, M C. Ellis, L.
W. Bowers, Clyde D. Wagner,
Robert Neal, L. W. Ellis, Alex
Henderson, N.H. BoltoiiT James
Moseley, Mrs. Gilbert Reld,
j John Henry Leonard, John
, Bruce Bell, R. W. Shearln.
Chorus Group?From AuraP"
lan Springs under the direction
of Mrs. Mildred Oxenham.
Acrobatic Routine?Jo Ann
Robertson of Littleton.
Charleston Routine? Sylvia
Davis of Warrenton.
Acrobatic and Twirling Rou
tine by Laverne Lane, the
former Miss Majorette of North
Carolina in 1958-59; Inter
national Strutting winner, Ma
jorette Queen of the East, and
Miss Greenville of 1961.
The models will be:
Sylvia Shearin, Tonjla Har
ris, Agnes Kldd, Margaret New
som. Dorothy Hilliard, 8m
Ellen Stansbury, Jo Ann Robert
son, Jean Tant, Mary Lou Ro
bertson, Chary 1 Tant, Gerpld
Raid, Susan Tant, Angela
Hamlll, Lynn Kearney, Sttth
Harris, Jamas Grant, Bobby
Moore, Bill Tfcorne, Ann Haw*
field, Spot Hawfield, Ma
Hawfleld, Jeanette Wa
Sandra May, Ruby P.
Barbara Wast, Garland
Linda Mitchell, and !
of Littleton. '
Daan Lewis a