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Deputy Is
Freed Of
Charges
A Warren County Deputy
Sheriff was freed of an as
sault charge In Warren Coun
ty Superior Court last Friday
when the court failed to find
probable cause.
Charges against Deputy Dor
sey Capps grew out of the ar
rest of Harry Russell, Negro,
when the officer used a black
jack In making the arrest. Rus
sell was treated at Jubilee Hos
pital and examined at Duke Hos
pital, Durham, from which he
was released.
The warrant, sworn out by
Russell's wife, Mrs. Rhoda
Russell, charged that "Dorsey
Capps did unlawfully and will
fully and feloniously assauit
Harry Russell with a deadly
weapon, to wit: a blackjack,
with the unlawful, willful and
felonious Intent to kill the said
Harry Russell, and did Inflict
serious bodily Injury upon
Harry Russell, not resulting In
death."
Harry Russell was charged
'??lth refusing to exhibit his
operator's license, and with
resisting, delaying and ob
structing an officer In the dis
charge of his duty. Prayer for
Judgment was continued for two
years upon payment of costs In
each case. Russell appealed
both cases and appearance bond
In each case was set at $50.00.
In a companion case, Russell
was charged with reckless driv
ing, but was found not guilty.
Glenn Richardson, charged
with breaking and entering the
Hallwa School, was found not
guilty.
Jessie Richardson pled guil
ty to an assault charge. Pray
er for Judgment was continued
for two years upon payment
of court costs.
Early Richardson pled guil
ty to an assault charge. Pray
er for Judgment w is continued
for two years upon the con
dition that he remain of good
behavior for two years and pay
court costs. A second assault
charge against Richardson was
nol prossed with leave.
Lewis Thomas Grlssom was
sentenced to the roads for six
months when he pled guilty to
charges of reckless driving,
driving without an operator's
(See COURT, page 4)
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Warren and Norllna Boy Scouts were among a group of
Scouts who left Warrenton last Friday morning to attend
the National Jamboree at Valley Forge, Va. They are,
left to right: Charles Kimball, Phil Daniel, Macon Scout
master Bernard Thompson, Nat White, Jr., Ralph Harp,
mwmww
Bill Hicks, Bert Massey, Randy Currln, Owen Hecht,
Sydney Fleming, Jr., John Boyd Davis, in, Pettway Boyd,
Jr., Jimmy Barrett, David Gardner, and Warrenton Scout
master Leonard Daniel.
Boy Scouts Leave Warrenton
For National Scout Jamboree
Warrenton and Norllna Boy
Scouts, with troops from other
towns In the Occoneeche Coun
cil left Warrenton on a charter
ed bus around 8 o'clock on last
Friday morning for a week's
sight-seeing tour before going
to Valley Forge, Va., for the
National Scout Jamboree. Six
buses made the trip.
Local Scouts have been too
busy to write home, but George
Blackburn of Henderson found
time to relate a few Incidents
for The Warren Record. In a
letter received here Tuesday
he relates:
"The Scouts proceeded to
Washington, but because of
engine trouble In one of the
buses, they did not arrive until
3:30 that afternoon. Upon ar
rival they toured the local
places of Interest, spending a
majority of time at the Arling
ton National Cemetery.
"The following morning the
Scouts traveled to Gettsburg,
Pennsylvania and frc r. there to
New York City. The night was
spent at Camp Kaufmann on |
Long Island.
"On Sunday, July 12, the |
Scouts went to the World'sFalr
I after a brief morning worship
jservice. At the Fair they saw
many of the main attractions,
Including the Ford and the Gen
eral Motors pavllllons.
"One of the seven Jamboree
troops from the Occoneechee
Council, Troop 52, Is composed
of Scouts from Henderson, War
renton and other neighboring
towns."
Sylvia Davis Is Pageant Finalist
Miss Sylvia Lynn Davis, mak
ing her first bid for the Miss
North Carolina title In the Jay
cee sponsored pageant In Ral
eigh last week, was among the
top eleven In a field of 90.
There were eleven finalists, In
stead of the usual ten because
the judges ruled that In one case
a tie existed.
Miss Sharon Finch of
Thomasville was the winner of
the Miss North Carolina tjdle
and will represent the State in
the Miss America contest in
Atlantic City.
Miss Davis, a 1964 graduate
of John Graham High School,
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Macon Davis of Warren
ton. The 17-year-old girl who
stands 5.6 with 36-23-36 mea
surements, entered the contest
as a representative lor Hender
son and bore the title "Miss
Henderson."
Eleven lovelies deemed fair
est of all the 90 contestants
In the "Miss North Carolina"
pageant started the last round
of competition at Raleigh's
Memorial Auditorium on Sat
urday night.
Among the 11 were five pre
liminary winners?Miss Char
lotte (a double trophy winner),
Miss Thomasvllle, Miss Onslow
County, Miss Stanly County and
Miss Salisbury.
Just after curtain time Sat
urday, judges revealed the fol
lowing six beauties were also
(See DAVIS, page 4)
Warren County Has
Second Fatality As
Pedestrian Is Hit
Warren County, which had Its
first highway iatalltyoftheyear
on Tuesday night of last week
when a Newport News, Va., wo
man was killed near Rldgeway,
had Its second fatality on Sat
urday.
John Joseph Llnnane, 25-year
old white man of North Pal
ham, New York, was killed
near the Virginia State line or
Route No. 1 Saturday morning
when he was struck by a Grey
hound Bus.
According to Highway Trooper
V. R. Vaughan of Warrenton,
who Investigated the wreck
Llnnane and three companions
had car trouble just beyon<
the Virginia line and were walk
ing towards Wise when the bus
approached. The driver,
Thomas Lionel Walton of Ral
eigh, blew his horn as he ap
proached the group. Llnnane,
who was carrying a suitcase
stepped on the highway to sig
nal the bus which was unable
to avoid striking him on ac
count of passing traffic.
Warren County Coroner N
L Halthcock, who was called to
the scene, ruled that Linn am
died as the result of an un
avoidable accident, and nc
charges were preferred against
the bus driver.
W. L. Turner , chairman of tha Warranton Lions Club
Birthday Calendar Committee, stands with Lion Dick Miles
besides a hospital had at Warren General Hospital where
Lion Allen Tucker Is recovering from Injuries received
when he was thrown from a golf cart while playing a Vir
ginia course several days ago. Tucker and Miles are
advertising chairmen for the calendar sales drive.
Warrenton Lions Are Selling Birthday Calendars
Firemen To Serve Stew Here Saturday
The Wirrni Rural Volunteer
Fire DepartmHit will serve
Bnmawlck at rw at the fir a house
la Warranton on Saturday, ba
gUmlnc at 11 a. m., Jimmy
Roberts, Fire Chief,
yaaterday.
Roberta said that ataw would
ba sold by the plat* and could
ba aatan at tha flra houaa or
could ba taksn homa.
The Warrenton Lions Club
started Its annual Birthday Cal
endar sales drive here this week
under the direction of W. L.
Turner, calendar committee
chairman, with Allen Tucker
and Dick Miles serving as ad
vertising chairmen.
The calendars, which will
s?U for $2.00 each, will con
tain the birthdays and other an
niversaries of the purchasers
and their families.
Miles said yesterday that this
y*ar the calendar sales would
be extended to the antire county.
W. A. Miles Named
Lion Of The Year
W. A. Miles, Mayor of War- '
rentcn, was chosen "Lion of
the Year" by the Warrenton
Lions Club at a regular meet
ing at Hotel Warren on last
Friday night, c
Miles has been a member i
of the Warrenton Lions Club
for the past 18 years, during
which time he has held every
office in the club with the ex
ception of secretary-treasurer.
He served as president of the
club In the mid fifties. He has
headed the White Cane Drive
and performedoutstandlngwork
with the Blind, the club's chief
activity. He is past zone chair
man, and has served for many
years as a director of the
Warren County Fair ooard of
directors. He has attended sev
eral state and national conven
tions.
A member of the Warrenton
Baptist Church, he Is former
chairman of the board of dea
cons, Is on the board of
ushers, and Is an active mem
ber of the Allen Bible Class.
He Is married to the former
Miss Gerturde Draper of War
renton. They have three child
ren, Tommy, Sarah Ann and
Beverly.
Miles, a former town com
missioner, has served as Mayor
of Warrenton since 1957.
? A. MILES
Woman Hurt In Freak
Accident Recovering
Mrs. AmosL. Capps, severe
ly wounded In a freak accident
at her home last Friday after
noon, Is recovering at Warren I
General Hospital.
Mrs. Capps was wounded as
she entered the room where her
12-year-old son, Lee, was
slinging a Japanese hunting
Sy'via Davis To
Compete For Title
Ot Miss Semi-Pro
Sylvia Davis, among the top
eleven in th e North Carolina
Pageant last Saturday night,
will again compete for a state
wide beauty crown.
Named by the Warrenton base
ball squad as "Miss Warrenton
Semi - Pro," the 17-year
old girl will compete for the
state title in semi-pro baseball
playoffs which began at Rox
boro Wednesday night. Playoffs
are expected to last for about
a month.
The Warrenton Semi-Pros
have accepted an invitation to
participate in the tournament
and will play its first game
Saturday night with Caldwell.
William Thompson will manage
the team during the tournament
play. Billy Clark is assistant
manager, and Jack Whitby,
scorekeeper.
Members of the squad expect
ed to go to Roxboro Saturday
afternoon are Billy Fra7 tr,
Gordon Haithcock, Bobby Jones,
Richard Thompson, Roy Pat
Robertson, John Newman, Joe
Jordan, Pope Watson, Z. T.
Wells, Tommy Frazler, Billy
Benson, Alton Lowe, Jlmmle
Overby, George Allen, Luther
Perklnson, and James Bullock.
knife, when the blade slipped
from the handle and sailed
through the air, embedding It
self In Mrs. Capps' side fore
head where It sank almost an
Inch.
The blade was removed at
Warren General Hospital where
Mrs. Capps remained In the
operating room for more than
three hours as special medi
cine was brought from Raleigh
by the State Highway Patrol.
Capps said Wednesday after
noon that his wife told him
she saw the r-nlfe blade com
ing toward her but was unable
to dodge. He said that Mrs.
Capps' condition Is serious but
that physicians said that If no
complications should set In she
should recover.
Capps said that he was at
tracted to the sceneby the cries
of his young son who passed
him at the door to the room.
He said the badly frightened
boy ran Into the woods and be
came lost. He was traced by
a bloodhound from the Warren
Prison Department and was
found around 8 o'clock Friday
night sitting on a log under
a tree, three miles from home
and about lOOyardsfrom ahigh
way.
Attends Meeting
William K. Delbrldge ofNor
llna attended a meeting of the
Capital Area planning commit
tee at the S. & W. Cafeteria
In Raleigh Monday as a rep
resentative from Warren Coun
ty
Plans were made at this
meeting to hold a Kerr Reser
vlor outing and picnic at Sat
terwhlte Point on the lake on
Wednesday, August 5, beginning
at 2 p. m.
REV. BAIUHAM
Baugham Accepts
Call As Pastor Ot
Norlina Church
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.
The Rev. Warren Cecil Baug
i ham, Jr., a native of Palatka,
j Fla., has rccepted a call to
the Norlina t>uptlst Church, ef
fective July 12. He succeedsthe
Rev. Billy Fallaw, who recently
resigned.
Mr. Baugham is a graduate
of Stetson University. He has
served pastorates of Baptist
Churches In Florida, including
Phllippi Baptist Church, Lake
City, Fla.; First Baptist Chapel
of Altamento Springs, Long
wood, Fla.; First Baptist
Church of Sorrento, Sorrento,
Fla.; Barton Shores Baptist
Church, Orlando, Fla.; and
First Baptist Church of South
Daytona, Daytona Beach, Fla.
He was married to the for
mer Miss Edna Pope Smith,
a native of Florida, In 1954.
They have two sons, W. C.
Baugham, in, 3, and Kevin Max
weU, 8 months.
Worship service at the Nor
lina church will be held each
Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7:30
p. m.
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