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VOLUME 68 10c Per Copy Subscription Price $3.00 a Year WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARDEN, N. C. FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1904 NUMBER 29
SCHOOL RACIAL BARRIERS DROPPED
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SOI TH WARREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOI Warren County's Newest Negro School
Littleton Girl Is
State 4-H Winner
Lynne Mlncher, a member
of the Littleton Community 4-H
Club, was named state winner
In the Fruit and Vegetable Use
demonstration contest In Ral
eigh this week.
The Littleton girl, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mln
cher, received a $50.00 sav
ings bond from the Farmers
Cooperative Exchange, sponsor
of the contest.
Earlier this year Lynne was
winner In this contest In the
Northeastern District. This
district award entitled her to
a free trip to the State 4-H
Club meeting this week in Ral
eigh and an opportunity to com
pete with five other district
winners in state compet
ition.
In the demonstration, titled
"Miss Universatlllty," Lynne
played the part of a news re
porter and traveled with a
candidate, Miss Potato, to four
(See MINCHER, page 4)
Ridgeway Boy Wins
State 4-H Honor
George Holtzman of the Ridge
way Community 4-H Club In
Warren County was one of 17
4-H Club members In North
Carolina to be tapped to the
State 4-H Honor Club on Mon
day night.
This is one of the highest
honors that can be bestowed on
a North Carolina 4-H Club
member, Miss Emily Balllnger,
home economics extension
agent, 8eld yesterday.
Miss Balllnger said member
ship in the organization is a
reward for outstanding service
to 4-H work. The 4-H'ers are
Judged on their leadership abil
ities, moral standards, and
4-H activities and records.
Selection is made after care
ful study by the Honor club
members. There are approxi
mately 700 member of the or
ganization.
George ts the son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. F. Holtzman of
Rldgeway.
During George's seven years
In club work. Miss Balllnger
said, he has oomplated OP
4-H projects and has won 20
county honors, three district
and two state honors. One of
his state honors included win
ning an expense-paid trip to the
National 4-H Congress in 1962.
He has been preeldent of his
local club for three years and
vice-president and president of
the Warren County Council.
Former Warren County 4-H
Club members who are mem
bers of the State 4-H Honor Club
are Charlotte Jones (Mrs. A. H.
Calllhan), Mary Burwell Davis
(Mrs. Harold Carraway),
Juanlta Jones, Chris HOltzman,
Jr., Ruben Holtzman and James
Clark. Miss Emily Balllnger,
Warren County Home Eco
nomics Agent, Is also an Honor
Club member.
GEOKGE HOLTZMAN
Five Assault Cases
In County Court
Assaults, whiskey law viola
tions, bad checks, non-support
and motor vehicle law viola
tions cas-3 occupied the rou
tine session of Recorder's
Court last Friday.
Five defendants were in court
charged with assaults, three for
assaults with a deadly weapon,
one for assault on a female
and one for simple assault.
Clifton Alston was found guil
ty of an assault with a dead
ly weapon. Prayer for Judg
ment was continued for two
years upon condition the defen
dant remain of good behavior
for two years, violate no crim
inal laws of the state for two
years and pay court costs.
John Hicks was convicted on
a charge of assault with a dead
ly weapon . Prayer for Judg
ment was continued for two
years upon condition the defend
ant remain of good behavior
for two years and pay court
costs.
June Talley, charged with as
sault with a deadly wea
pon, was found not guilty.
Talley was also charged with
possession of non-taxpaldwhis
key, and with possession of non
taxpald whiskey for purpose of
sale. He was found guilty on
both counts and given a two
year road sentence in each case.
In the purpose of sale case
the sentence was suspended for
five years upon condition that
the defendant remain of good be
havior and pay a $350 fine and
court cost, in the other case
the sentence was suspended for
two years upon payment of court
costs.
Talley was also found guilty
at an assault on a female and
was given a 12-months road
sentence, which was suspended
for two years upon condition
that he keep the peace towards
all persons and pay court costs.
Roy Hall was found guilty
of assault. Prayer for Judgment
was continued for two years
upon condition that the defen
dant pay hospital bill of Willie
Drumgo and pay court costs.
Junlous Woods pled guilty to
a charge of non-support but ap
pealed his case to Superior
Court when Judge Julius Ban
zet sentenced him to the roads
for six months. Appeal bond was
set at $250.00.
Mlnervla Turner pled guilty
to giving a bad check. Prayer
for Judgment was continued for
two years upon condition that
the defendant pay $8.00 to Dr.
Don H. Gwynn and pay court
costs.
N. L Halthcock pled guilty
to two counts of giving a bad
check. Prayer for Judgment was
continued In each case on con
dition that the defendant pay
Ralph's Barbecue $40.00 In one
case and $13.00 In the other
case, and that he pay court
costs In each case.
William Norman Crews pled
guilty to a charge of reckless
driving and was ordered to pay
a $25.00 fine and court costs.
Willie H. Riley pled guilty
to operating a motor vehicle
without an operator's license.
(See COURT, page 4)
ATTEND TALENT SHOW
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wll
limas, Jr., and Mrs. Frederick
Williams of Inez attended a Tal
ent Show In Raleigh on Wed
nesday night when Miss Isabel
Williams was a participant. She
rendered several vocal selec
tions and also'displayed her art
exhibit.
IN HOSPITAL
Robert D. Chewnlng, Warren
ton Chief of Police, is a pat
ient in Warren General Hos
pital.
Ruritans Receive
Fire House Lease
A lease for a fire house at
Wise was presented by Albert
Parkinson, vice president, to
the Wlse-Paschall RurltanClub
at Its regular meeting on Thurs
day night of last week. Perkln
son was presiding over the bus
iness session of the club.
The lease for the 60X80 lot
back of the Wise Poetofflce
building was donated by Clan
ton Perklnson. W. C. King,
Rurttan secretary, said yester
day that the lease was to run as
long as a proposed building on
the lot la used as a fire bouse.
King said that work on the
building would be delayed until
after Perklnson could harvest
? corn crop from the lot,
but that construction is expected
to be started In August. He
Hid thai tha nana of tha Hurt?
I sponsored fire department
would be The Hawtree Town-'
lip Fire Department.
C. W. Tunstall, secretary
treasurer of the Rurltan Club,
was asked to send out letters
to each resident In Hawtree
Township asking for donations
for the construction of the build
ing.
The club decided to rent the
school building for a gathering,
shower, birthday or other party
for a nominal fee of $9.00
which covers the use of the
dining room, stove and hot and
cold water. Anyone desiring to
rent the building for these pur
poses are asked to contact Gur
ston Kin g two weeks In ad
The club also voted to spon
sor a championship wrestling
match In the near future. The
club will also sponsor a donkey
ball game la August.
Quest speaker tor the meeting
was County Agent Prank Reams
who showed slides on various
dewtopmonte la Warren Coun
ty with comments on
Negroes Assigned To All But One White
School; Ten Assigned To John Graham
Racial barriers In Warren
County schools were droppcxl
Monday night when the board
of education unanlmously voteo
to assign eighteen Negroes to
previously all-white schools.
Action of the board followed
days and nights of study as the
school board sought to comply
with a court decision that ask
ed that application for assign
I ment of Negroes to white
' schools be held open until July
15. Previously, Negro leaders
had filed suit In Federal Court
asking that 51 Negroes be as
signed to white schools and that
segregation be ended In Warren
County schools. By the July
15 date line this number had
j Increased to 58. In addition 17
! other Negroes had asked as
slgnment to other Negro
schools.
Under the new assignment
Negro pupils will be adm'tted
to all white schools of the
county. ,.ith the exception of
Littleton, for wnlch no appli
cation was made. The bulk of
the assignments was to John
Graham High School at War
renton.
In limiting the number of
transfers to eighteen students,
the board held that any larger?
number a. this time was a
hreat to orderly transition, the
smooth operation of the schools
and would not be in the Interest
of the newly assigned students
nor to those already assigned
:o the schools.
The board denied applications
for change of assignments due
to lack of space, applications
Incorrectly filled out, better
school facilities located nearer
student's home, transfer not
In the best Interest of students,
and parents not legal residents
of Warren County.
Under the new assignment
ten Negroes were assigned to
the John Graham High School;
three to the Macon Junior High
School; three to Norllna, and one
to Marlam Boyd, and one to
Afton-Elberon.
Students assigned to Norllna
were: James Howard Vaughan,
8th grade, from Northslde;
Mary Elizabeth Alston, 9th
grade , from North Warren;
Thelme Louise Vaughan, 11th
grade, from North Warren.
Dwighth Monroe Davis, 5th
grade, was transferred from
South Warren to Afton-Elberon.
Beverly Tunstall, 2nd grade,
was transferred from Hawkins
to Marlam Boyd.
Assigned to Macon were:
Gloria Tunstall, 8th grade, from
Hawkins; Jocelyn Bullock, 8th.
grade, from Hawkins.
All pupils assigned to John
Graham were from John R.
Hawkins. They are Annie Diane
Hall, 3rd grade; Yolande Ellis,
4th grade; Imogene Bullock, 6th
grade; Charles Earl Terry, 9th
grade; Alvln Boyd Turnsr, 9th
grade; Angle Brooks Wilson,
10th grade; Elizabeth A. Somar
vllle, 10th grade; Solona Hunt,
11th grade; Effie Carroll Jones,
11th grade.
In other Negro assignments,
James Luther Forte, 8th grade,
was re-assigned from Hawkins
to North Warren; and sixteen
students were transferred from
South Warren to Hawkins as
follows: Harry Darnell Jones,
5th grade; Tommy Jones Haw
kins, 7th grade; Ethel Florence
Hawkins, 1st grade; Ray
Charles Hawkins, 4th grade;
Theodore Hawkins, 6th grade;
Griffin Hawkins, Jr., 6th grade;
Mary Ann Basket, 4th grade;
Vernal Basket, 6th grade;
George Edward Basket, 8th
grade; James Lamar Basket,
2nd grade; Mavis Alston, 9th
grade; Wllma Dean Alston, 7th
grade; Nelvlnia Alston, Sth
grade; Phyllis Jean Turner, 4th
grade; Barbara Elaine Davis,
7th grads
Three newly elected officers of the North
Carolina Colored Volunteer Firemen
Association are shown holding trophies won
at the annual convention held at East Spen
cer last week. They are, left to right,
Cleveland Anderson, McCarroll Alston, and
Alfred (Rooster) Davis;
Three Local Firemen Elected
To State Offices At Convention
Three Warrenton firemen
were elected to state offices In
the North Carolina Negro Vol
unteer Firemen's Association
during the annual convention
held at East Spencer from Mon
day through Frldayof last week.
Alfred (Rooster) Davis was
elected Chief Marshall; Cleve
land Anderson was named State
Rogers Is
President
Peyton B. Rogers, Warren
ton business man, was elected
president of the Warrenton
Boosters Club at a meeting
held at the John Grsftam High
School on Thursday night of
last week. This was the last
meeting of the 1963-64 year.
Rogers election followed a
report of the nominating com
mittee, composed of retiring
president W. A. Benson, W. A.
Miles and Dr. Rufus Jones.
Other officers nominated by
the committee and elected by
the Boosters were C. P. Gas
ton, vice-president, and B. G.
White, secretary-treasurer.
Kenneth Brlnson, principal of
the John Graham High School,
thanked the Boosters for the
"fine work" they are doing for
the school and for their co
operation with school officials.
A good athletic program Is es
sential to a good school, Brln
son said. It Increases interest
In the school by both patrons
and students, and tends to keep
many students In school. It Is
one of the best assets a school
can have, he said. The school
owes much to the Boosters, he
concluded, for giving John Gra
ham a fine athletic program.
In addition to the election of
new officers for the 1964-65
year, the Boosters heard a final
report of the year from B. O.
White, secretary-treasurer.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Love <
Tampa, Fla., were dlnne
guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. 1
Shsarin on Sunday. Mr. M. I
Dicker son of Richmond, Va
and friend of Raleigh were ale
their guests.
r'r-'V
financial secretary; and
McCarroll Alston was chosen
as State dean of Instruction.
The ten member s of the 21
member Warrenton Fire De
partment who attended the con
vention brought homethreetro
phtes. The local firemen
received trophies for the best
attendance at all sessions; for
the best dressed company at
opening session; and for being
the first company to pay all
dues and assessments.
During Wednesday and
Thursday all of the Warrenton
firemen at the convention at
tended a training course at
Rowan Technical Institute,
1-85, at Klumack Road lnSalls
bury, where they studied pumps,
protective breathing equipment
and portable fire extinguishers.
Alfred Davis said yesterday that
this was the best training pro
gram that he has ever attended.
Members of the local com
pany, other than the new State
officers, attending the con
vention were Robert Coleman,
Otis Williams, Joe Richardson,
Leon Cheek, Glenn Harris, Per
cell Reed, and Archie King.
Interviews To Be
Held In Mornings
Due to the pressure of some
special work being required by
the Federal Government in Aid
to Families with Dependent
Children Cases, applicants for
any type of aid and all inter
views with caseworkers at the
Warren County Welfare Depart
ment will be held only in the
morning hours from 8:45 until
12:00 noon until October 1,1964,
Julian Farrar, superintendent,
said yesterday.
Dr. Dabbs To Speak
Here Next Wednesday
James McBrlde Dabbs of
Sumter, S. C., author, writer,
teacher and plantation owner,
will speak at the Warrenton
Courthouse on next Wednesday
night at 8 o'clock. The public
is Invited.
Dr. Dabbs, author of "South
ern Heritage" and "The Road
Home," will appear here under
the auspices of the American
Friends Service Committee.
His subject will be "The South
and the Nation."
Dr. Dabbs has contributed
articles to Scrlbner's, Yale Re
view, Virginia Quarterly, Sew
ance Review, South Atlantic
Quarterly, the Christian Cen
tury and the Presbyterian Out
look. "vS1***
He Is henonary ill Beta
Kappa; doctor at humane let
ters, president of the Southern
Regional Council, Inc.; a mem
ber of the board at Psnn Com
munity Service; member of the
board of the Sooth Carolina
Council on Human Ret at loos;
member of the executive eoro
mlttee of the Fellowship of
Southern Churchmen; a
In the Presbyterian Church; a
member of the Soclete Euro
peenne de Culture; and listed
In Who's Who In America,
1938, and Who's Who In the
South, 1901.
Reassignments to whtta
schools was refusal the fol
lowing students:
Gwendolyn L. Vaughan, 2nd j
grade, from Northslde to Nor
llna; Frank Ernest Vaughan,
9th grade, from North Warren
to Norllna; Charles Eugene
Vaughan, 9th grade, from North i
Warren to Norltna; Milton
Leroy Alston, 12th, from North
Warren to Norltna, Mlldren ?
Earl en e Hall, 1st grade, from j
Hawkins to John Graham; An
hony Lenoir Turner, let
grade, South War en to Marlam
Boyd; Jacquelyn Wilson, 8th
grade, from South Warren to
tohn Graham; Gwendolyn Kay
Wilson, 6th grade, from South
Warren to John Graham:
Richard C. TuastaH, 8th
grade, from Hawkins to Ma>
Rime in D. Hu.-vey, 6th gra
From Hawkins to Mason; |
Andrews, 7th grade, from I
das to John Graham;
K. Turner, 7th
tooth Warren to.
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grade, from
tohn Graham;
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