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VOLUME 68 10c Per Copy Subscription Price $3.00 a Year WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY. JUNE 12, 1964 NUMBER 23
Byers Re-elected
Hawkins Principal
J. E. Byers, under attach
from the Warren County Chap
ter of the NAACP, has been
re-elected principal of John
R. Hawkins High School for the
1964-65 school term.
Byers was re-elected princi
pal of the Warrenton Negro
school at a meeting of the War
renton School District Com
mittee on May 4, but news of
his re-election was not released
until the end of the school
term.
The school man has been a
controversal figure here for
some time and one group of
patrons asked for his removal
and another asked for his re
tention In hearings held before
the Warren County Board of
Education.
Some 20 members of the
executive committee of the NA
ACP appeared before the
Board of Education on March
9 to voice their dissatisfact
ion with and to request the re
moval of Byers as principal
of the Hawkins school, a po
sition he has held for 20 years.
J. E. BYERS
Another group appeared be
fore the board of education on
April 6, presented apetitionfor
the board asking for Byer's
retention, praised his work as
Fire Truck Ready For
Delivery On June 25
Warrenton's new fire truck,
costing around $18,000, Includ
ing chassis and extras, Is ex
pected to be ready for delivery
on June 25, the Board of Town
Commissioners was Informed
at their regular meeting on
Monday night.
However, the town Is not ex
pected to take delivery until
some time In July after funds
for a down payment can be plac
ed In the 1964-65 budget. This
was decided In a brief dis
cussion when Town Clerk J.
Ed Rooker was Instructed to
write to the Beam Company to
enquire as to a new date for
a firemen's school, and to In
form the company that It would
not accept delivery until after
July 1.
Dixon Ward, chairman of the
Water Committee, discussed
the handling of minor emer
gency charges In the construc
tion of the sewage disposal plant
now under construction here.
The board agreed to leave the
payment of such charges to
Ward and Harold R Sklllman,
superintendent of the Water De
partment.
The commissioners agreed
to have the town's books adulted
by Phillip & Harris, CPA, at a
cost of $275.00., and ordered
that a taxicab driver's permit
be Issued to Lyn (Buster)
Slmms, Jr.
Commissioner W. L. Wood,
Mayor Pro-Tern, presided over
the hour session of the board
In the absence of Mayor W. A.
Miles.
Wm. T. Skinner, Sr.,
Dies On Tuesday
Littleton ?William Thomas
Skinner, Sr., 73, a retired rail
road employee, died Tuesday.
Funeral services will be con
ducted from the Littleton
Presbyterian Church Thursday
at 11 a. m. by Rev. James
Grant Sr. Burial will be In Sun
set Hill Cemetery here.
He Is survived by one niece,,
Mrs. Raswell Hart of Newsome,
Va.; and one nephew, William
T. Skinner Jr., of Littleton.
aprlnclpal and asked that he be
sctras head ?f the Hawkins
At both hearings, the delega
tions were Informed that the
hiring of school personnel was
the responsibility of the school
district committees.
Professor Byers has served
as principal of the local school
since 1944. His 30 years ex
perience In the field of teach
ing arid administration Include
positions as teacher of English
and History, Nash County
S,Ch001' Nashville,
rZ,.'. elemen'ary school
principal, Pottervllle Elemen
tary School, Bladen County,
Elkton, 1935-37; Union School'
P lncipal, Farmers Union High
School, Columbus County, 1938
* "f?f Rocky Mount
Byers holds the A. B. degree
In English-History from Shaw
University; the M. a. degree In
Supervision and Administration
Yo-H C?1(u/nb,a University, New
3f? k, the Elementary
School Principal's Professional
from Columbia University, and
he has done further study to
ward the Ed. D. degree at the
same Institution.
Following the announcement
of the re-election of Byers as
Principal, additional infor
mation on Byer's activities here
was released by the publicity
department of Hawkins High
fht <?? BVerS re1uestad that
this Information be used in
o^m 0t v!h0 StronK attack made
on him by the executive com
mittee of the NAACP, whl'h
was given wide publicity m this
TZZZ: "n,elnformatlon ls
Activities Noted
nn,.A.,"V? ln Professional
f and activities,
Byers has a long and lllustr
?flli HSt?ry ? f Professional
^ and holds member
hip in the foUowing: National
Education Association (Life
Dism^xhlP)' EaSt Pl^mont
W.rr teachers Association,
Warren County Teachers As
sociation, Warren County Farm
arsj!*"-county credu
tirs' ri if. C0U"ty Sch001 Was
ters Club", the Warren Coun
ty School Masters' Club, Bladen
County Teachers Association
and Columbus County Teachers
Association. On the local level
(See BYERS, page 6)
J. B. Thompson, district manager of the
Home Security Life Insurance Company for
the Roanoke Raplda District, right, con
gratulates local manacarBobbjr Allan, shak
ing hands, and salesmen Alvln Weaver and
Bobby Sheartn on winning trip to Bermuda.
Insurance Men Win Bermuda Trip
J. B. Thorn ason, District
Manager for Home Security Life
insurance Co., In the Roanoke
. Rapids District, announced this
Areek that two local salesman
and the staff manager have won
an all-expanse paid five-day
cruise to Bermuda for them
selves and their wives. The
group will sail from Mordlptf
City Tuesday, June IS, aboard
the M/S Riviera and will re
turn on Sunday, June 21.
Bobby Shearln, salesman,
won the trip for himself and
his wife, Leah, by his outstand
ing sales record for the Lead
ers Conference period Just end
ed. A. G. Weaver, salesman
and his wife, Julia, will
also be guests for his
outstanding sales record for the
period. These two salesmen
were among the top one-hundred
salesmen with Home Security
for the amount at insurance sold
(hiring this period.
Staff Manager, R, V. Alia
won tha trip tor hlmaalf and
his wits, Peggy, by virtue of
the June sales record made by
his Warrenton staff. Bobby led
his sales staff to a position of
ninth place oompany-wlde for
sales during the Leader's COM*
ference perlnt^
In making the
Thomason expressed his a
elation to all potior holders and
friends in this area tor i
this growth possible.
W. K. DELBRIDGE HOLDS TROPHY
Norlina Postmaster
Wins Coveted Trophy
A Warren County postmaster
has received one of the most
coveted awards offered by the
North Carolina Postmasters
Association.
W. K. "Bill" Delbrldge,
postmaster at Norllna, was pre
sented the Greene-Howell Pub
lic Relations Trophy at a meet
ing of the postmasters held at
Statesvllle last Thursday. The
trophy Is given each year to
the North Carolina Postmaster
who has done the most In the
field of public relations and Is
open to all postmasters of the
state.
The Judging was based on two
phases: What the Postmaster
does In excess of his official
duties, and the physical effect
the Post Office has upon the
public and community. Del
bridge displayed the first phase
by dividing booklets covering
his Church, School, Community,
and Department. These book
lets contained over three hun
dred letters of commendation
and sample copies of corre
spondence relative to sickness,
deaths, accomplishments, re
tirements, congratulations,
scholarships, etc. The second
phase was carried out by a
scrap-book with colored pic
tures, a movie of the building
during each season which In
cluded the annual Christmas
Party for the children, and the
copper embossed pictures found
In the building.
His theme was "Good Public
Relations is Good Administra
tion" with companion posters of
"Good Public Relations is":
Desire, Attitude, Tact, Seman
tics, Diplomacy, Postlve, Neat
ness, Initiative, Humility, Con
fidence, Pride In Your Work,
and Love, Faith, and Honesty.
The other poster read, "Bad
Public Relations is": Com
placence, Prejedlce, Innuendo,
Lackadaisical, Negative, Hypo
crisy, and Controversy. For
eye catchers he used a Barge,
Sailboat, and a Tugboat with
the following captions: "Are
you a Barge, do you have to be
pushed and pulled?" "Are you
a Sailboat, do you move only
when the wind blows?" and "Are
you a Tugboat, Are you always
pushing and pulling."
Many comments came from
(See DELBRIDGE, page 4)
Dan K. Moore To
Visit Warren Today
Dan K. Moore, candidate for
governor In the Democratic
Primary of June 27, will be
a visitor In Warren County this
afternoon (Friday), James Y.
Kerr, Warren manager, an
nounced yesterday.
Kerr said that Moore will be
in Littleton at 1:40 p. m.; at
Warrenton at 2:15 p. m., and
at Norllna at 2:45 p. m.
Moore will come to Little
ton from Centervllle and will
leave Norllna for Henderson
as part of a tour that will carry
him Into 42 Eastern North Car
olina counties.
Kerr said that Moore would
by accompanied to Warren
County by several members of
his family and of his head
quarters staff.
Warren Schools
Lose 9 Teachers
Horse Show To
Be Held Sunday
The First Annual Warren
County Horse Show, sponsored
by the Warrenton Rural Volun
teer Fire Department, will be
held at the Warrenton Fair
Grounds on Sunday, June 14,
beginning at 12:30 p. m., with
a large number of horses be
ing entered from many sections
of Eastern North Carolina and
Virginia.
Walter Bender, publicity
chairman for the show, said
yesterday that the show at War
renton Is another New Tide
water Trl-State Circuit Horse
Show, which should guarantee
Its smooth operation and alarge
number of entries. Bender alsc
announced that a homecooked
lunch will be sold at the grounds
and suggested that those plan
ning to attend the show wall
and eat at the Fair Grounds.
Officials for the show will
be : Jimmy Morris of Raleigh,
Saddle and Walking Horse
Judge; BayneWelker of Greens
boro, Hunter Judge; Frank
Smith of High Point, Announc
er; Mrs. W. W. McNeil ol
Chesterfield, Va., Show Ste
ward; Alfred Ellington of War
renton, Ringmaster; Mrs.
James P. Beckwlth and Mrs.
W. R. Baskervlll of Warren
ton , Mistresses of Ceremon
ies; William A. Connell, m,
of Warrenton, Show Chairman;
Charlie Bowen of Warrenton,
Show Co-Chalrman; Dr. Donald
H. Gwynn of Warrenton and
Henderson, Veterinarian; Mrs.
Ethel Spears of Chosapeake,
Va., Show Secretary; Mrs. A.
S. Wyckoff of Norllna, Assis
tant Show Secretary; Sandy
Davis of Warrenton, Farrier.
Thirty - six classes will be
presented during the afternoon,
and more than $900 will be
presented In prizes.
Classes to be entered in
clude Junior Working Hunters
Over Fence; Open Working
Hunters; Open Pleasure Horse
Class (English and Western);
Amateur Pony Roadster Class;
Model Colt Class (yearlings and
two-year olds); Pleasure Pony
Driving Class; Musical Chair
(riders 14 years of age and
over); Open Pleasure Horse
Class (men and women judged
separately); Ladles Walking
Horse Class; Barrel Race;
Pleasure Pony Class; Juvenile
Walking Horse Class; Working
Hunters Under Saddle; Roads
ter Pony Class (46 Inches and
under); Junior Working Hunt
ers Under Saddle; Go As You
Please Pleasure Horse Class;
Pick-Up Race; Three- Galted
Stake.
Also, Amateur Walking Horse
Class; Junior Working Hunters,
Working Hunters; Roadster
Stake; Juvenile Pleasure Horse
Class (riders 12 years and
under to be Judged separately
from those 13-18 years); Two
Year Old Walking Horse Class;
Pole Banding Class; Flve-Gait
ed Stake; Children's Musical
Chair (riders under 14 years of
age); Pleasure Pony Champion
ship, Walking Horse Stake; Pony
Roadsters (over 46 Inches and
not exceeding 50 Inches);
Three - Year Old Walking
Horses; Pleasure Horse Cham
pionship (English and Western);
Junior Working Hunter Stake;
Working Hunter Stake.
Bender said that a Rain Date
would be July 19.
Woman's Club
Makes Donation
To Warren Hospital
The Memorial Fund sponsor
ed by the Warrenton Woman's
Club has donated funds to pur
chase a television, bedside lamp
and repaint the Woman's Club
room In the Warren General
Hospital, Dave Richards, hos
pital administrator, announced
yesterday.
The funds orginlally used for
this room were donated by
the Woman's Club when the hos
pital was built. From this same
group came funds for the pur
chase and Installation of an air
conditioner to be used In a room
on a colored room.
Richards said that contribut
ions have been received from
Charles A. Tucker, Miss Mary
L. Williams and Dr. Ralph A.
Kllby to be used toward the
needed proposed expansion. H<
said the total Is now $1620,
but that more Is needed quick
ly In order to assist the hos
pital.
Draft Board Seeks
To Find Registranrs
The Warren County Dra
Board Is seeking aid In loca
ting registrants who have n<
complied with recent require
ments of the board, Selby Ben
ton, chairman, said yesterdaj
Members of their famlllei
he said, are asked to rende
help In locating registrants list
ed below, and If any are de
ceased to notify the draft boarc
The list follows:
Byron Calvin Brown, Jr
Eddie Hicks, Donald Ezra Leo
nard, June Louis Marrow, Hen
ry Thomas Pltchford, jr., Ro
bert Samuel Sutton, Ronal
Clontlon Talley, Eugene Rej
notds Watson, Earnest Wil
llams.
LEAVE FOR CAMP
Officers and man of Company
B, Warren County National
Guard unit, left Sunday tor Fort
Bran where they will be la
camp tor two weeks.
BIBLE SCHOOL
Vacation Bible School will
begin at the Inez Baptist Church
nent Monday morning an win
continue through Friday from
B-lltSO a. at. RagtrtratMn Day
win bt Saturday at lOiMau m.
Gain Of 3
In White
Schools
Warren County white schools
will pain three additional teach
ers and the Negro schools of
the county will lose 12 teach
ers under the teacher allot
ment program for the 1964 - 65
school year.
This was revealed to the
Board of Education at Its regu
lar monthly meeting Monday
night by J. R, Peeler, Super
intendent of Schools.
The recent boycott of Negro
schools was a contributory fac
tor In the loss of teachers In
Negro schools, Peeler said, as
allotment of teachers Is based
in great part on average daily
attendance. However, he said,
the loss was not entirely due to
the boycott as there had been
some decrease in enrollment
and some decrease In average
dally attendance prior to the
boycott.
The greatest loss In the Negro
schools occurred In the elemen
tary schools where the teach
ers were reduced from 96 to 92.
The loss in the high schools
was from 39 to 35. In addi
tion deer ease/enrollment and
attendance caused the loss of
one special teacher.
The gain of teachers in the
white schools was in the ele
mentary schools where the
number of teachers remains at
20. An extra teacher?four in
all ? will be allotted Warren
County white schools under the
"1 for 15" provision.
The board decided to use
three of these teachers in the
primary grades, with one at
John Graham, one at Norlina,
and one at Littleton, with the
fourth teacher to work with
libraries in all schools. The
Macon school has been allot
ted one teacher to teach the
"Exceptionally Talented."
Peeler said the gain In teach
er allotments occurred at
Afton-Elberon, with one extra
teacher, and at Norlina, where
two extra teachers will be
added.
Peeler said that the county
will be allotted eight teachers
for the colored schools under
the "1 for 15" provision. These
teachers will be used as follows,
board decided:
Jne to relieve the principal
at John R. Hawkins of teach
ing duties and one to serve as
librarian in this school; one
to relieve the principal of teach
ing duties at North Warren
and one to be used as a guid
ance counselor; one to relieve
the principal at Northalde of
teaching duties; one to relieve
the principal of South Warren
of teaching duties; and one to
work with the libraries at Van
(See SCHOOLS, page 4)
All Principals
Are Re-elected
The re-election of all high
school principals of Warren
County was approved by the
Board of Education meeting
here on Monday night.
Re-elected were Kenneth
Brlnaon at John Graham
School at Warrantor W.
Reed, Morllna) James M. I
Littleton; B. L.
Mrs. Katharine Mustlan, j
Elberon; J. E. Byers,
Hawkins at Warrantee; i
a Washington, North We
L. B.
Drake Announces That He Will
Be Candidate In Second Primary
Wilton R. Drake, Mayor of
Macon, who ran a strong se
cond In the three-man race for
House of Representatives from
Warren County, has called for
a run-off with attorney Frank
Banzet In the June 27 second
Primary.
In calling the run-off, Drake,
who picked up almost 1,600
votes in a three-way race which
included Negro attorney T. T,
Clayton, saldt "I did not enter
this campaign lightly and I am
calling for a second primary
only after careful considera
tion of all angles and because
of the enthusiastic urging of
many of my fine supporters
from all sections of Warren
County who, with me, believe
we win win this flghtll"
Drake stated further that "I
realise this will be an uphill
battle but I cannot let 1,600
people down la the middle of
the stream. We feel that we
have the organ last Km necessary
to bring victory, an organisation
of dedicated citizens who see
die futility of letting a pdtti
cal machine continue in power
which hand-picks Its candidates
and Imposes Its will upon the
people of Warren County. We
are anxious to get on with the
Job of providing sane, Demo
cratic leadership by people who
place the well-being of Warren
County citizens first In their
thinking and who respect the
good judgement of all our re
liable citizens rather than the
self-centered wishes of afew."
In a prepared statement
Drake also said, "I desire It
to be known to friend and foe
of certain untruths and unfound
ed charges made against me
In this campaign by those who
are not willing to 1st the
troth prevail. Some who have
agreed falsehoods probably
have done so unwittingly and all
I ask Is that they consult me
personally ooncernlng any quo
tations which tend to mar my
character and my political mo
tivations. I state flatly that I
have made no deals and no com
mitments and that I will be free
... w. B. DBAKE
of any ties which would hamper
my effectiveness In tha State
[Eefimsrr." - ??
"Baaed upon theae facts and,
upon my deep aad iMn faith
in the cttlaens of Warren Coun
ty and what they stand (or, I
shall rest my ease with the
enters on June 87," Drake con