Standard Prtg. Co. comp. 2256 South Shelby St. Louisville, Ky. Your Best Advertising Medium ?hp Harmt tSrrcrfi Your Best Advertising Medium INTERFERENCE RULED with ball in air John Graham Blasts Louisburg 48 To 27 John Graham Yellow Jackets ran rough shod over a visiting Loulsburg team here Friday night as It scored 42 points in the first half while holding the visitors scoreless. Playing against the second team in the second half, Louls burg became fired up after scoring three touchdowns In the third quarter, scored a fourth "touchdown against the starting team In the final quarter and held the starting team score less until the finish seconds of play when the Yellow Jackets scored on a beautiful pass play Into the end zone. Quarterback Charles Ed monds and halfback John Cole man paced the Yellow Jackets to Its 48-27 victory over Louls burg. John Coleman opened the Jac kets' assault with a two yard TD run In the first quarter, while Elree Hllliard ran the extra point. Edmonds rounded out Warrenton's opening quar ter onslaught with a 75 yard punt return minutes later, with John Coleman carrying for the point after touchdown. In the second quarter the picture was much the same as the Jackets really poured It on and pounded out 28 points. Ed mond's second quarter per formance consisted one back to-back touchdowns with the first coming on a 10 yard run, while the second was from one yard out. John Coleman also picked up a TD In the second quarter as he went over from five yards out after Intercepting a pass to set up the touchdown. Warrenton's other second quarter score came on a one yard plunge by Johnny Mac Coleman which capped off a 45 yard Jacket drive. After Warrenton's second string unit allowed Louisburg20 points In the third quarter Ed monds got back on the beam In the final period as he took to the air and hit Charles Loyd with a 35 yard scoring bomb. Edmonds carried nine times for 135 yards, while John Cole man picked up 182 yards In 18 carries to pace the winners'of fensive play. Defensively the leaders were Willie Norwood and Jimmy Harris. Sandy Williams was the big man for the losers as he picked up all their points, while turn ing In a top - notch defensive game also. Yellow Jackets To End Season Tonight John Graham High School Yellow Jackets will end their 1964 football season here to night when they host a team from Littleton. Norllna closed its season last Friday night with a game at Murfreesboro. Barking Of Dogs Brings Complaints The continuous barking of dogs In certain neighborhoods of Warrenton was the source of several complaints reaching the Board of Town Commissioners at their regular meeting here Monday night. The commissioners briefly discussed the complaints, or dered that the complaints be recorded on the minutes, but took no further action In the matter. The commissioners held that six taxlcabs are enough to serve the convenience and necessity of the public at Warrenton In turning down a request of Theo D. Towns that he be permit ted to engage In the taxicab business here. Previous to the decision to deny Town's application the board granted a license to drive a taxicab to Roy Green. The board Instructed the town clerk to write to Howard D. Mellen of John Bean Division FMC Corporation, asking him to meet with the commissioners In a called meeting on Novem ber 19, to discuss matters rel ative to the nozzels on the re cently purchased John Bean Firefighter. It had been reveal ed to the board that the nozzeli fall to develop as much pres sure as the firemen desire. Other matters before the board In the uneventful session were of a routine nature. Autographed Football Is Sent To Haithcock Family! North Carolina Guard Rlchy Zarro , who played a big part In Carolina's stunning win over Clemson last Saturday, attri buted the win In part to the fact that the players dedicated the game to the memory of Gordon Halthcock, Jr. Zarro said that the players met without the coaches to try to find out the trouble with Car olina's play and during that ses sion decided to dedicate the game to their former teammate. Elton Casey, sportswrlter for The Durham Sun In his Column on Monday quot ed zarro as follows: "Another element which Zarro said figured In the great play of the Tarheels was the fact the players decided to de dicate the game to the memory of the late Gordon Halthcock, a teammate who two weeks ago 'was killed In an automobile Ident. Halthcock was a Junior from 'enton, who was on a foot scholarship at Carolina, who did not make the trip is, Ga., two weekends where the Tarheels fall ably. Carolina lost to t4 to S. Hlckey did not tell his team of Halthcock's death until after the Georgia game, although there was a feeling with some that word of the tragedy had leaked out and that It had something to do with Carolina's poor showing against the Georgians. With mist In his eyes, Zarro said the game ball used In the rout of Clemson would be presented to Halthcock's par ents. Yesterday, back at their home base In Chapel Hill, the Carolina players autographed the ball prior to delivering It to the Halthcock family lnWar renton. Supper To Be Held To Benefit Hospital The Areola Community Club will serve a supper at the club house on next Wednesday Nov. 18, with proceeds being used for the benefit of Warren General Hospital. "We think- this Is a very worthy cause and since pay ing off our own Indebtedness on the club house, we will make this our first effort to help others," George Hunter said In making the announcement. Workshop Held At Norlina Last Night Methodist churches in this area were scheduled to partici pate in a Christian Education Workshop in the Norlina Meth odist Church last night (Thurs day) from 7:30 to 9:30. The workshop was to be di vided into five groups?a sec tion for teachers in the child ren's division; a section for new youth counsellors; a section for all adult Sunday Schoolteach ers; a section for all general church school officials, and a section for church accompan ists and choir directors. The workshop was sponsored by the N. C. Conference Board of Education of the Methodist Churches and was scheduled to be led by members of the Raleigh District Education Staff and was primarily for the Me thodist Churches in tha War ren County area. SMALL FIRE A small fire at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. V. Bord on Graham Street was quickly ex tinguished by neighbors around 10:30 o'clock Wednesday night, firemen, responding to the alarm, found the fire had b^n put out. Little damage restated. Defendant Committed No Crime, Court Says Warren County Recorder's Court refused last Friday to try a person charged with riding with a person operating a motor vehicle without a driver's li cense when Robert Etherldge appeared In court to answer the charge the court dismissed the case, holding that the warrant failed to charge the defendant with any crime. The Etherldge case was one of many cases heard by Judge Banzet Friday In which vio lations of motor vehicle laws were the charges. In addition there were cases of assault on a female, carrying a con cealed weapon, trospass?and publlc drunkness on the court docket. Bennle Perry was sentenced to the roads for 30 days when he pled guilty to a charge of assault on a female. James Williams, jr., pled guilty to a charge of carry ing a concealed weapon and was ordered to pay a $25 fine and court costs. A case against Lewis Rooker, In which he was charged with trespassing, was remanded to Mayor's Court. A case against Robert Ether ldge, charging public drunk ness, was remanded to Mayor's Court. Etherldge was also found guilty of drunk driving and fined $100 and ordered to pay court costs. He gave notice of ap peal and appearance bond was set at $200. A case against Florence Dll Iray, charging her with tres passing, was remanded to May or's Court. Shelby W. Salmon was or dered to pay a $100 fine and court costs when he pled guilty to a reckless driving charge. John Palmer, charged with assault, failed to appear In court when called. Damon Woods was found guil ty of operating a motor vehicle without an operator's license and with operating an automobile without glasses. He was ordered to pay a $25 fine and court costs. Zollle Lee Underdue was called and failed. He had been charged with allowing an un licensed person to operate a motor vehicle. Rufus Henderson, charged with having no operator's li cense, was found not guilty. Mitchell Hendrlck, charged with reckless driving, was cal led and failed. The State took a nol pros with leave when It was revealed that Mitchell was In New York State. Zollle Lynch, charged with having no operator's license, was found not guilty. Jesse Watts was ordered to pay a $25 fine and court costs when he pled guilty to oper ating a motor vehicle without a driver's license. James Comlotes pled guilty to charges of operating a motor vehicle without a driver's li cense and with failure to stop $25 and taxed with Court costs. John Henry Jlggetts, Jr., was found guilty of driving without an operator's license and with failure to report an accident Involving damages of $100. He was ordered to pay a $25 fine and court costs. James Edward Davis was found guilty of failure to drive on right side of highway. He was ordered to pay a $25.00 fine and court costs. Claudie Jones was found guil ty of reckless driving, speeding and failure to stop at an In tersection. He gave notice of onneal when he was ordered to {See COURT, page 2) Griffin To Speak At PTA Meeting J. Comer Griffin, asslstan superintendent of Warren Coun ty Schools, will be the speak er at the Graham-Macon-Boyd'i second meeting of the year a the John Graham High Schoo auditorium on Tuesday night November 17, at 8 o'clock, C P. Gaston, president, announc ed yesterday. Gaston said that Comer's tall will be of great interest to th< parents and teachers as It con cerns the welfare of the schoo children. Teachers and officers of th< PTA were well pleased wlthth< number of parents present a the first meeting, Gaston said, adding that they hope for a goo< attendance next Tuesday night. Gaston asks that parents whc have not already Joined the PTX to bring 50? and enroll Tues day night. He said the meet ing, which will start at 8 o'clock, is scheduled to last one hour Man Is Held On Charge Of Murder Woman Is Beaten To Death Here A Warrenton Negro man Is being held without privilege of bond In the Warren County jail charged with the murder of a Warrenton Negro woman. Robert Lee Carter was ar rested by officers from the Warrenton Police and Sheriff's Department on Saturday mor ning, following the murder of Cora Lambert, 42, In the early hours of Saturday morning. Making the arrest were Town Officer Macon Reavis and Dep uty Sheriff Bonnie Stevenson. | Cora Lambert, who was em- i ployed as a maid by Miss Mary Frances Rodwell, Clerk In the j Officer of the Register of Deeds, was found dead at her home on Warren Street In North War renton early Saturday morning by Robert Green, a friend, who said that he stopped by the home for a cup of coffee while on his way to work. He reported the death to the Warrenton Po lice Department. When officers reached the scene they found the woman lying on the floor of her bed room with her skull cracked and her face beaten to a pulp. Lying beside the body was a blood-stained piece of stove wood. "It was the most brutal mur der that I have seen since be coming sheriff," Sheriff Jim Hundley said yesterday. Following the visit of War renton police officers to the scene, the Sheriff's Department was asked to work with town officers In finding the mur derer. Following a report from several persons that Carter had been seen In the vicinity early Friday morning, officers went to Carter's home and placed him under arrest. Sheriff Hundley said the otr fleers found blood on Carter's clothing and that blood was on his hands and caked around his fingernails. He said that Car ter denied any knowledge of the crime, but gave several conflicting stories as to his whereabouts late Friday night and early Saturday morning. Coroner N. L Halthcock em paneled a Jury Saturday after noon, but the hearing was con tinued until Monday morning. Monday the Jury found that Cora Lambert came to her death as the result of blows Inflicted by Robert Lee Carter and or dered that he be held in Warren County jail without privilege of bond. Monday afternoon Carter was taken to Raleigh by Sher iff Hundley, Deputy Dorsey Cap ps, and SBI Agent Len Harden, who had been called In the case, for the purpose of giving him a lie test. The officers also took to Raleigh for a laboratory ex amination clothing found on Robert Carter. Sheriff Hundley said a report of this examina tion Is not expected until the latter part of the week. Sheriff Hundley said that Car ter, who has been living here on Franklin Street near White's gin for about 18 months, has a prison record. He quoted Car ter as saying that once he had been tried on a charge of rape, but that the court had reduced the charge to an assault on a female. Faucette Is Speaker At Holiness Revival Wlllard Faucette of Warren ton, a member of the Thorn aa Chapel Holiness Church, will be guest speaker tor the re rival which will begin at the Warrantee Pentecostal HoOl ness Church, on Sunday, Hbv Ssrvtoes will be held at 7:30 p. m., each eveadng. The public is invited to i JOEY GILBERT, winner of the 36-hole match In the Men's division of the annual Golf Tournament here, is shown being congratulated by Phil Daniel, runner-up, who lost to Gilbert 2-1. Other flights and winners were: 1st flight, Jack Wilson who won over Odell Harmon 2-1; 2nd flight, Jimmy Roberts who beat Leonard Daniel 4-3; 3rd. flight, A. A. Wood who won over John Andrews; and 4th flight, Frank Reams, winner over Ed Cheves. In the championship flight In the Ladles' Division, and shown on the left, Is Mrs. Helen Banzet, winner over Mrs. Juanlta Wood by a score of 4-3. In the first flight, Mrs. Nellie Gardner was the winner over Mrs. Betty Ben son, 3-2. There were only two flights In the Ladles' Division. School Needs Discussed County - wide school needs were discussed by the Warren County Board of Education at its regular monthlj^meetlng on Monday night. These needs Included a con solidated high school for War renton , Norllna and Littleton, a high school building at John R. Hawkins school at Warren ton, a gymnasium and addition al classrooms at North War ren and a multipurpose room at Norllna. Since the $562,000 to be re ceived from the State Bond Issue, passed by the voters on Tuesday of last week, will not be sufficient to meet the coun ty school needs, the board de cided to hold a joint meeting with the county commissioners and school in an effort to find means to raise more funds and for the establishment of priori ties on the spending of the state bond funds allocated to the county. Richards To Head Sale Of Christmas Seals The 57th annual Christmas Seal Sale will begin In Warren County on Nov. 16 under the direction of David L. Richards, Christmas Seal Sale Chairman. Aproxtmately 2,500 Seals and Christmas Seal Sale Bonds i will be mailed to Warren Coun ty residents. Announcement of Richards' appointment as Seal Sale Chair man and the beginning of the drive was made this week by Mrs. Clyde Whltford, executive secretary of the Warren Coun ty Tuberculosis and Health As sociation, sponsor of the cam paign. She said that more pro gress has been made against TB In the last 57 years than In all the 3,000 years preceed lng. Christmas Seals, she said, have done their share of work through the support and under standing of the generous public. "Your local TB Association works to Inform the patient, TB and other reo ptraiory diseases," Mr. Whlt "Through our X-ray id Chest Cllnles, we I try to find TB and other re In the early stages and see that they are treated, and to help them back to useful activity. We work with the Health Department and other agencies to follow through and set up permanent service* to find, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate patients. We also encourage and contribute to medical research." Mrs. Whltford said tubercu losis Is still a challenge and a matter of concern In North Carolina as the number of new TB cases, as well ad Ute num ber of deaths, Increased In Idea. New cases totalled 1,464, an increase of 41 over 1968, and the number of deaths totalled 179, an Increase of 9 over the previous year. Toothbrushes To Be Sold By Warren County Clubs Warren County 4-H Clubs will start their sale of the new Famlly-Pak toothbrushes on Saturday, November 14, G. W. Koonce, assistant Negro Agri cultural Agent, announced yes terday. Profits from the sale will be used to support the 4-H Club Foundation of North Carolina, Inc. , Dental health Is Important to everyone, Mrs. Irene Alston, chairman of the Famlly-P. . project, said yesterday. She pointed out that over half the toothbrushes In use are worn out and that dentists say tooth brushes should be replaced every three months. Mrs. Als ton said that special emphasis would be put on tooth care while the fund raising project Is un derway. "Many people who need a new toothbrush just do not have to go out and buy It. We are going to take the busi ness to them." Koonce said the toothbrushes In the Famlly-Pak are made of top quality Dupont nylon brist les, manufactured by the same company that makes the popular Dr. West toothbrushes and other outstanding brands. Each Famlly-Pak contains two adult and one child's toothbrush. The price la only $1.00 per >ack, based on a price of 50? each for the two adult brushes with the child's brush being free. Koonce said that 576Famlly Paks had been par ehaaed and that members of 4-H Clubs will call on homes la the area In the next few days. Also dis plays of the toothbrushes have peso arranged In the following location si Daniels Barbershop, Johnson Barbershop, Jones' Meat Market, Ellis Meat Mar ket, and Spotless Cleaners. Fleming To Talk On New Nations' Needs The Rev. Ralph Fleming ot Raleigh will speak on the Unit ed States' responsibility to the 56 new nations of the world at the Warrenton Methodist Church on Monday night, Nov. 16, at 7:30 o'clock, Miss Lilly Belle Dameron announced yes terday. Miss Dameron said It la hop ed that nearby church people as well as people of the Metho dist Church would come out to hear Dr. Fleming. Charles L. Oakley Dies At Hospital Funeral services for Charles Freeman Oakley, 80, who died at Warren General Hospital Sat urday, were conducted Monday at B1 ay lock's Funeral Home. Following the service there the body was taken to Durham where It was cremated. Mr. Oakley, who made his home at Hotel Warren, la sur vived by his wife, Mrs. Oer trude L, Oakley; one son, How ard, of Warrenton; two daugh ters, Mr*. Ethel M. Single ot McLean, Va., and Mrs. Mildred O. Zanger of Mabtua, N. J.; four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. He was a veteran of World War U

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