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HOME OF MR. AND MRS. TIMOTHY THOMPSON
Garden Club To Present "Holiday House"
The Warrentor. Garden Club
will present "Holiday House"
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Timothy Thompson of Church
Street on December 1 from
3 p m. to 10 p. m., Mrs.
John Williams, an officer of the
club, announced Monday. |
This charming place was de
signed and built by the owners
themselves, after much travel
ing and looking at homes in the
South to find one that would
fit their budget, and yet be a
source of pride and Joy, Mrs.
Williams said.
In their search thev were im
pressed with the simDlicitv and
"hominess" of the smaller
homes surrounding the southern
mansions and decided to pattern
their homes after this type.
The lovely brick wall sur
rounding the home is made
entirely of old bricks from
chlnmeys and underpinning
throughout Warren?County.
Mrs. Williams said one must
see this attractive setting with
Warren Draft Board
Closed For Holidays
The Warren County Draft
Board will be closed from
Thursday, November 26, until
Monday, November 30, while the
clerk, Mrs. Thomas Ellington
is on leave, J. D. Roberts,
chairman, announced yester
day.
Roberts asks that boys whose
birthday falls on the days the
office is closed to report for
registration on Monday, Nov
ember 30.
Mr. Clyde Perkinson is re
ceiving treatment atNorthCar
ollna Memorial Hospital in Cha
pel Hill.
its boxwood gardens and walks
to fully appreciate the love
and talent which have made it
such a'jewel.
Mrs. Williams said the in
terior will be decorated
throughout for Christmas en
tertainlng and it is liuped thar
all who can possibly do so will
attend.
Printed Early
Although The Warren Rec
ord this week carries adate
llne of Friday, as usual, the
paper is being printed on
Tuesday afternoon in order
that food stores and others
might carry Thanksgiving
advertising.
The early printing date
no doubt caused the omission
of some news that would have
been carried if the paper had
been printed on Thursday af
ternoon as is usually the
case. We trust that we will
be able to carry such omit
ted news^ in our regular ed
ition next week. ? Editor.
Warren Farm Bureau
Exceeds 1965 Quota
The Warren County Farm
Bureau exceeded its 470 mem
bership quota for 1965 in its
recent 1965 membership drive,
John Kilian, president of the
Bureau, announced yesterday.
As a result the county was re
cognized as a "Quit A Buster"
' at the annual State Farm Bureau
Convention held last week in
Asheville.
Three voting delegates?Boyd
Reams, Jack Hawks, and John
K. Kilian?attended the conven
tion as representatives of War
ren County. Mrs. Jack Hawks
also attended the meeting as
an observer.
The delegates reported that j
around 250 voting delegates
from throughout the state at
tended the meeting. Alike num
ber of observers attended the
meeting. The delegates said that
more interest was shown in the
various. ..commodity meetings
than had been shown in recent
years.
At the three day meeting,
which was held at the George
V'anderbUt Hotel, the Warren
County delegates attended com
modity sessions on Tobacco,
Cotton, Dairying, Livestock,
Field Crops, and Horticulture.
The delegates also attended the
meeting on Rural Electrifica
tion.
Carter Given Hearing;
Is Held Without Bond
Robert Lee Carter, charged
with the murder of Cora Lam
bert here on the night of Nov
ember 6, was given a hearing
in Warren county Recorder's
Court on last Friday.
The Court found probable
cause and ordered that Carter
be held in Jail without privilege
of bond for trial at the Jan
uary term of Warren County
Criminal Court.
Most other cases at the reg
ular weekly term of court were
concerned with violations of the
motor vehicle laws.
Ben W. Granger, Jr., was
charged with seduction, but his
case was dismissed.
Joseph Edward Towns, was
charged with larceny of an auto
mobile and with driving without
an operator's license. The case
was sent to the Juvenile Court
for trial when it was revealed
that the defendant was under
16 years of age.
Stanley Lee Durham pled
guilty to a charge of operating
a motor vehicle without
driyerfs license and was order
ed to pay court costs.
John Hargrove pled guilty to
operating a car whose brakes
were not in good condition and
with driving without an opera
tor' s license. He was order
ed to pay court costs.
James Lee Kearney was or
dered to pay a $25.00 fine and
court costs when he pled guil
ty to a charge of reckless driv
ing.
Ernest Rose Brown pled guil
ty to a charge of carrying a
[; concealed weapon. He was
ordered to pay at$25.00fineand
court costs.
Annette Owens was fined $25
and ordered to pay court costs
when she plod guilty to operat
ing a motor vehicle without a
driver's license.
George Roger Pattllo pled
guilty to allowing an unlicens
ed person to drive a motor ve
hicle. He was taxed with court
costs.
Herbert Hoover Baker pled
guilty to charges of possess
ing whiskey and being drunk.
He was ordered to pay a $25
fine and court costs.
Robert Lee Suit was ordered
to pay court costs when he
was found guilty of using pro
fanity on a public highway.
Ben Jordan and Leandrews
(Sonny Boy) Williams each pled
guilty to a charge of trespas
sing. Each was taxed with court
costs and each was ordered held
in jail until the cost is paid.
William Bailey Overby pled
guilty of drunk driving. The de
fendant was ordered to Dav court
(See COURT, page 2)
Warren Schools To
Have 2-Days Holiday
Warren County schools will
have a two-day Thanksgiving
holiday. -
Roger Peeler, Superintendent
of Schools, said Monday that all
the schools of the county would
close for the holiday on Wed
nesday afternoon at the close of
the rogular school day and would
reopen on Monday morning.
Stores and business bouses
of Warrenton are expected to
take only the Thanksgiving holi
day Thursday, A. C. Fair, pres
ident of the Warrenton Mer
chants Association, said Mon
day.
While business houses will
only be closed one day for the
Thanksgiving holiday, a major
ity of stores will be open on
Friday and Saturday night a un
til 9 o'clock In observance of
Red Tag Sale Day here.
C. H. Rivers of Wise killed a 170-pound,
8-point buck deer near Paschall last Satur
day afternoon. Shown holding the deer Is
C. H. Rivers and Richard Rivers, Jr. Others
In the picture, who took part In the hunt,
are, left to right, Calvin Young, Jack Thomp
son, Rodger Rivers, Jimmy Moseley and
Otis Powell.
Cm* brother, Johnnie Leonard, right, kill -
<u a deer, and another brother, Cooper
Leonard, had hla shirt tall cut off for mis
sing his opportunity make the kill. The
buck was killed in t.*> Gaston Lake area
on Thursday afternoon of last weak. Others
on the hunt, not pictured, were John M.
Rose, Crawford F raster, Clyde Perry and
Haywoo^ Meadows.
Former Warren Sheriff
Hurt As Car Hits Bike
Holtzman Named Head Of
Warren County 4-H Council
Claiborne Holtzman of the
Ridgeway 4-H Club was install
ed as president of the Warren
County 4-H Club Council at the
annual 1964 achievement pro
gram held at the court house
gram held at the court house
here on Thursday night of last
week.
Other officers installed for
1965 were Linda Dillard, vice
president; Linda Norwood, sec
retary-treasurer; James Ste
gall, reporter; and Judy West,
songleader, Miss Emily Bal
linger, home agent was in
charge of the installation.
Approximately 2004-Hmem
bers, leaders, parents, and^
friends attended the meeting.
Emily Rideout, retiring pres
ident of the council, presided
over the meeting.
The attendance award?a
check for $5.00?was won by
the Afton-Elberon-Vicksboro
Club, which had every member
present.
Ernest Harris brought greet
ings to the group. The Oak
ville 4-H Club had charge of
the devotionals.
The program, "4-H Activi
ties in 1964," was presented
bv slides with explanation by the
I Zlon and Inez Community 4-H
Club members.
Rita Castleberry, assistant
home economics extension
agent, and L. B. Hardage, as
sistant agricultural extension
agent, in charge of 4-H work
in the county, assisted in the
planning of the program and
presented awards to individual
boys and girls, as well as
awards to other individuals and
groups for their contribution tc |
4-H work.
The following awards wer? |
presented by Miss Rita Castle- |
berry to individual 4-H clut I
members:
Achievement: (girls) County
Champion, Lynne Mincher -
medal and certificate; Junior
Achievement, Arlene Bender -
medal.
Bread: (Pre-Teen) - first!
place, Donna Brauer - cookbook
and medal; second place, Nancy
Mitchell - pen and pencil set
and medal:
(Early Teen) County Champ- 1
ion, Elizabeth Hill - $25.00
savings bond, medal and cer
tificate; second place, Lou Ellen
King-electric hand mixer, and'
medal. (
Clothing: County Champion, 1;
Emily Rideout - medal anlcer- ;
tificate; Junior Champion (
Record, CarlaCallihan - medal, j<
certificate and scissors;, Mar- j:
tha Gayle Thompson, medal and i
Linda Dillard - medal.
Dairy Foods: Terry MuStian- '
CLAIBORNE HOLTZMAN
medal.
Dress Revue: Queen anc
bounty Champion, Emily Ride
3ut - medal and certificate;
runner-up, Segrid Ellis - me
dal; Junior Champion, Donn:
(See COUNCIL, page 10)
Rep. L. H. Fountain
To Visit Warrenton
Tuesday and end it in Edge- !
come County on December 17, j
Congressman Fountain will
remain in Warrenton next Tues
day until after the regular meet
ing of the Warrenton Rotary
Club, where he will be the
guest speaker, and guest of H.
M. Hardy.
In announcing his schedule of
visits to each county seat, Con
gressman Fountain said: "Since
so many of my visits during
the course of a year are with
groups in mass where the op
portunity for personal chats is
limited, I am looking forward to
seeing and visiting personally
with as many of our people as
possible and discussing any
thing they may have on their
minds. I sincerely hope that all
who can will afford me this
privilege."
JG Future Homemakers
Attend District Rally
Rep. L. H. Fountain of Tar
boro, second district congress
man, will be at the court house
itC Warrenton from 9 a. m. to
5 p. m. on Tuesday, Decem
ber 1.
Announcement that Rep.
Fountain would visit Warrenton
next Tuesday was made from
his office at Tarboro this week
The announcement said that the
Congressman would make him
self available to the people of
each county in the Second Con
gressional District by spending
one full day in each county seat.
This program will be in ad
dition to his regular district
office schedule in Tarboro and
other community visits which he
will continue as time permits.
Congressman Fountain will
begin this special all-day visi
tation program at Warrenton
Members of the John Gra
ham High School Future Home
malcers of America were among
the 1008 girls from 90 schools
attending the F HA District Rally
at Enloe High School in Ral
eigh on Saturday, November 21.
"Set Sail for the Future"
was the theme of the day's
program.
Lois Ross of Lillington wel
comed the group, along with
George Kahdy, principal of En
loe High School. The devotional,
"Stick A Daisy m Your Hat",
was presented by the Northern
Durham Chapter. Guest speak
er was Dr. Albert S. Edwards,
minister of the First Presby
terian Church, Raleigh. His
massage, "Sat Sail for the Fu
ture", was most inspiring.
A picnic lunch was served
in the gymnasium. Following
lunch a most enjoyable half
hour of "Hootenanny" was pre
sented by the Smithfteld Chap
tar. A play, "A Thing of Beau
ty", was presented by
the Lillington Chapter dur
ing the afternoon session.
Attending from John Graham
were* Valerie Miles, Debbie
Roberts, Laura Turner, Mary
Ann Davis, Ellen Mustlan, De
borah King, Ruby Thompson,
Deborah Wilson, Susanna Rudd,
Helen Diamond, Judy Hlght,
Emily Rideout, Eleanor Thomp
son, Rachel Long, Linda
Eillard, Beverly Johnson, Pa
tricia White, Sandra Wood, Se
grld Ellis and Mrs. William
Thompson and Mrs. Egerton
Rideout, Chapter Mothers, and
Emily B. Person, teacher.
Police Searching For
Service Station Thief
Town and county police offi
cers are still searching
for the thief or thieves
who entered the Gulf Service
Station on South Main Street
between 11 p. m. Friday and
7i.ni. Saturday morning.
Pete Schuster, employee of
the station, who discovered the
theft when he opened the sta
tion Saturday morning, said
Tuesday that the exact amount
of loot taken is not known. He
said that a small amount of
change was taken from the cash
register and a few cigarettes
were also stolen, ft is possi
ble, he said, that some oil and
tires were taken.
Entrance was made by break
ing out glass in a window in
the wash bay and from there
by breaking out the glass in a
door to the office.
Both Legs
Are Broken
By Impact
Roy Shearin, former sheriff
of Warren County, is recuperat
ing in Maria Parham Hospital
in Henderson following an auto
mobile-bicycle accident hereon
Saturday around 6:45 p. m.
Shearin, riding abicycle, was
hit by a pickup truck driven
by William Dickerson of North
Warrenton on Main Street at the
John Graham High School.
According to Town Police
Officer Macon Reavis, who in
vestigated the wreck, Shearin
had both legs broken above
the ankle. Both bones were
broken in his right leg and one
bone in his left leg.
Neither the truck nor the
bicycle were injured in the
j wreck.
Dickerson, suffering from
I shock, was taken to Warren
" General Hospital, where he was
treated and released. No
charges have been preferred
against him.
Shearin, who works as a
watchman at the Peck Manufac
j turlng Company on Saturday and
J Sunday night, was en route to
work when he suffered his in
"j juries. There was no light on
j the bicycle, Reavis said.
Dickerson is also employed at
the Peck Manufacturing Com
jpany mill in North Warrenton.
Three Boys
Are Injured
In Wreck
Three Warren Negro teen
agers were hurt, two serious
ly, in a two-car wreck two
miles south of Warrenton on
the Warrenton - Henderson
Highway around 10 o'clock Sun
day night. A fourth boy escap
ed injury.
Hospitalized were LinnSimms
17, Alfred Webb, 17, and Cora
Lee Bland, 16. Simms was dis
charged from Jubilee Hospital
in Henderson on Monday. Bland
was still at Jubilee Hospital
and Webb at Duke when this
paper went to press on Tues
day afternoon.
Involved in the wreck were a
1959 Pontiac driven by Simms
and a 1957 Chevrolet driven by
Eugene Perry, 19, of Parktown,
who was unhurt. Riding with
Simms were Bland and Webb.
According to R A. Clark,
investigating officer, both cars
were headed west. Simms had
passed Perry and Perry in turn
was attempting to pass Simms
on a curve a short distance
south of Long Bridge, when both
cars appeared to have gone
out of control.
Simms' car plunged down an
embankment on the north side
of the road, turning over a num
ber of times. Perry's car ran
up hill to the south of the high
way.
Clark said both cars were
demolished.
JOINT MEETING
Limer Post No. 25 of the
American Legion was host to
members of the American Le
gion Auxiliary In a joint din
ner meeting at the Warren Plus
Inn at 7:20 p. m. November
12. Mr. and Mrs. Nash Mc
Kee of Raleigh were special
guests. Mr. McKee, Department
Adjutant of the North Carolina
Department of the American
Legion, wu guest speaker for
the occasion.
POST OFFICE TO CLOSE
The Warrenton post Office
will be closed from W
at noon until Friday ?
In observance of the
Wednesday