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James Harris, Congressman Fountain, Robert Clyde Mit
chell, John G. Mitchell and Mack Milliard, left to right,
are shown confering during Congressman Fountain's visit
to Warrenton on Tuesday
Gaston To
Head Dimes
Campaign
C. P. Gaston of Warrenton
will serve as Warren County
March of Dimes Director for
the 1965 campaign which will
be held in the month of January,
J. Marse Grant, chairman of
the North Carolina March of
Dimes, announced yesterday.
In announcing the appointment
Grant said, "We are for
tunate in having a man of
Mr. Gaston's leadership abili
ties to direct the Warren Coun
ty efforts against birth defects
~ which afflict one out of every
"^ten American families."
In accepting the appointment,
Gaston, who is a power of
ficial with Carolina Power and
Light Company, said, "Birth
defects kill and cripple more
American children than any
other human disorder. Thej
March of Dimes is leading the
fight against birth defects be
cause it believes the people
are ready to Join in an all- j
out campaign against this tra
gic waste of human life."
Gaston pointed out that the
March of Dimes for the past
six years has made important
advances in the fight against
birth defects. Through the 50
March of Dimes financed cen
ters?including the Special
Treatment Center at the Uni
versity of North Carolina in
Chapel Hill?trained medical
teams are providing the best
medical care available for birth
defects children and working to
develop new techniques which
I will enable many more of them
to live a useful life.
"Scientists, supported by
March of Dimes grants, are also
at work in laboratories here and
abroad seeking the causes of
(See GASTON, page 4)
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H. M. Hardy, left, In charge of the pro- tain at Rotary meeting at Colonial Lodge,
gram, and Al Williams, Rotary President, Congressman Fountain was the guest speaker,
right, pose with Congressman L. H. Foun
Fountain Urges Support Of
Farm Program, In Rotary Talk
Destruction of the Farm Pro
gram, particularly as It relat
es to tobacco, would be a ca
tastrophe for Eastern North
Carolina, Congressman L. H.
Fountain said here Tuesday
night.
Speaking before the Warren
ton Rotary Club at Colonial
Lodge, Rep. Fountain urged Ro
tarians and special guests to
support the vote for quotas on
December 15.
Presented by H. M. Hardy,
the Second District Congress
man said that tobacco is ad
mittedly in deep trouble,
plagued by a world-wide sur
plus, and faced with charges of
it being a cancer-producing
agent. He told of the relatively
few congressmen whose vital
interest is affected by tobacco
and said that the wholehearted
support of the farmers and
others dependent upon tobacco
for the farm program if ef
forts of congressmen from the
tobacco sections are to be ef
fective.
Pointing out that nearly half
of the flue-cured tobacco grown
in the United States is produc
ed in North Carolina and that
60 per cent of the cigarettes
are produced in this state, Rep.
Fountain emphasized the stake
that North Carolina has in the
farm program. The Federal
Government also has a large
stake in tobacco production, he
added, as it collects more than
(See FOUNTAIN, page 3)
Santa Claus To Pay
Visit To Norlina
Postoffice Tuesday
Santa Claus will make his an
nual visit to the Norlina Post
office next Tuesday afternoon,
December 8, from 3 to 5 o'clock,
Bill Delbrldge, Postmaster, an
nounced yesterday.
Delbridge said that this
year's event will be taped
by WRAL TV to be shown as
a news feature on Wednesday,
December 9, pending no emer
gency which would require all
of the cameramen to cover a
more newsworthy event. He
said it is suggested that those
desiring to be on TV should
be at the postoffice by 3 o'clock.
Favors and drinks will be giv
en to all those attending,
Delbrldge said.
Immunization Clinics
To Be Held Monday
Two immunization clinics
will be held in Warren County
on Monday, December 7, it was
announced yesterday by the
Warren County Health Depart
ment.
One clinic will be held at
the Norlina Library from 10
a. m. to 12 noon by Mrs. Rose
Parkinson, nurse with the
Health Department.
The other clinic will be held
at R. L. Powell's Store In the
Tnec area from a a. m. to
10 a. m. by Mrs. Dora Rob
bins, nurse with the Health De
Rawls Stresses Traffic Safety
At Meeting Of Local Lions Club
Corporal J. E. Rawls, State
Highway Patrol officer, was
the guest speaker at the regu
lar meeting of the Warrenton
Lions Club at Warren Plaza
Inn on last Friday night.
Presented by Sheriff Jim
Hundley, who was in charge of
the program, Corporal Rawls
spoke on problems confronting
traffic enforcement officers and
safety officials.
Corporal Rawls said that as
of Friday 1402 persons have
lost their lives on the highways
of North Caroling In 1964?
almost 200 more than were kill
ed in the same period In 1963.
In IMS, h e said, more than
44,000 lives were lost In the
i United States In traffic acci
* dents, an average of 2,666 per
month, 846 per week, 120 per
day and one every 12 minutes.
<1 cannot help but wonder,"
the trooper said, "who handled
In a traffic accident since I
have been talking to you, for
every 12 minutes someone Is
killed in a traffic accident."
The highway Patrol Is
attempting to combat the rise
In fatalities by using selective
enforcement programs, educa
tional programs, and soliciting
the cooperation and support of
civic groups and the public In
general. "We fed," he said,
"that with proper cooperation
and with strict enforcement with
arrests made on the basis of
accident causing violations that
the accident rate can and will
be reduced."
Habit forming violations such
as failing to heed stop warn
ings, passing on curves and/
or over hills, driving over the
center line of the highway are
the major causes of highway
accidents, the speaker point
ed out.
Failure of many courts to
Inflict proper punishments for
traffic violations la one of the
greatest handicaps facing those
Corporal Rawls. "This does not
apply to the Warren County
Recorder's Court," he said. "1
think you have one of the best
Recorder's Court In Warren
County that I know about."
"It Is no pleasure for us to
have to arrest those travel
ing the highways of the state,
but we have a Job to do,"
Rawls said. "With the under
standing and cooperation of
those who travel our highways,
we will go a long ways to
wards reducing traffic ac
cidents and deaths In our state
and nation. In closing I would
like to ask that at this Christ
mas season that special care
be taken by those who drive
to help us reduce the num
ber of accidents and deaths on
our highways and to remem
ber *lt could happen to you'."
Reports on the White Cane
campaign were given by Joe
Gilbert, and on the Calendar
Drive by Lion W. L. Turner,
chairmen of thoae respective
President A. A. Wood pre
sided over the meeting and Lion
Sam Warltck said the grace.
In Warren County
Tobacco Allotments
Cut Over 1000 Acres
Lights To
Be Turned
On Dec. 11
Chrlstmasllghts wtU be turn- <
ed on at Warrenton on Friday j
night, December 11, at 6:30! t
o'clock, and will be followed <
by a visit by Santa Claus at i
7:00 o'clock, Mrs. Leonard 1
Daniel, publicity chairman of :
the Warrenton Woman's Club, 1
announced yesterday.
In an attempt to bring loWar?
ren County a measure of beauty, I
dignity and religious signlfi- 1
cance, Mrs. Daniel said, the i
Warrenton Woman's Club Is 1
perfecting plans for the annual ;
Christmas observance.
Mrs. Daniel said approximate- 1
ly 42 live trees, each decorat- '
ed with thirty lights of various ;
colors, will be prepared by i
club members and placed at |
regular Intervals on both sides I
Of Main Street from the post- I
office corner to Sinclair Ser- :
vice Station. These lights will 1
be turned on for the first time I
at 6:30 p. m. on Friday of ;
next week. I
Santa will arrive on the new
fire truck at 7 p. m. and will
greet the children at the front
of the courthouse square.
The Nativity scene will be i
set up and spotlighted on the '
lawn close to the large lighted 1
tree.
A program of Christmas I
music will be presented by a 1
group of Carolers directed by I
the Rev. Milton Mann. 1
"It is the sincere wish of 11
the Warrenton Woman's Club," i
Mrs. Daniel said, "that many
Warren County citizens will
gather in Warrenton and at the
courthouse square to enjoy and
reflect upon the true meaning
of the Christmas season."
Christmas Seal
Campaign Running
Ahead Of 1963
The local Christmas Seal
Campaign is running ahead of
last year's results David L.
Richards, Campaign Chairman,
announced yesterday.
Receipts as of December 1
total $1,040.79, he reported,
compared with $822.65 at
the same date a year ago.
"The Christmas Seal As
sociation Is highly gratified at
the Increase shown so far,"
Chairman Richards said. "Of
course the campaign Isn't over,
and It's our hope and prayer
that all those who haven't yet
answered their Christmas Seal
appeals will do so promptly and
help maintain this lead right
to the finish line.
"The Warren County Tuber
culosis and Health Association
has expanded Its activities to
all Respiratory Diseases and
has just purchased a $400.00
Bird Respirator to be used by
people In the county with res
piratory diseases. We also
spent $600.00 on our recent
mass x-ray survey, therefore,
the need for funds Is greater
now than ever.
"Won't you answer your seal
sale letter today?"
Magazines Wanted
K request was made yester
day for old magazines for the
Macon Junior High School.
Especially wanted by the
school are old copies of The
National Geographic.
REVIVAL SERVICES
Weekend Revival Services
win be held at the Church of
God In Warreuton from Friday
EEfSwifc' ftndnjr night beginning
at 7iS0 p. m. The visiting evan
gelist will be Alice Clark of
Norlina Senior Is
Morehead Candidate
Larry Carlton Prldgen, a
senior in the Norllna High
School, has been selected by the
iVarren County Morehead Foun
iation Scholarship Committee
is Warren County's candidate
tor this award at the Univer
sity of North Carolina. He is
:he son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Pridgen of Norllna.
?Announcement -of theselec
:ion was made this week by
Dixon Ward of Warrenton,
chairman of the Warren County
Morehead Foundation Scholar
Ship Committee.
The Morehead Awards, full
tour-year scholarships, are
worth $1325 per year for each
year the recipient maintains
good grades and remains sin
gle. Ward said the selec-|
tions are based on the same
requirements of RhodesSchol-1
arshlps. They are excel-1
lence in scholarship, athle
tics, citizenship and per- j
sonallty. Need is not a basis :
for selection.
W. O. Reed, principal of the
Norlina High School, said yes
terday that Larry ranked num
ber one among the 38 students
of the Junior class last year.
This year his grades seem to
be well above 90 on all sub
jects. He takes part in prac
tically all school activities and
is a member of the school foot
ball and basketball teams. Com
ing from a Christian home, he
takes an active part in church
and community activities.
LARRY C. PRIDGEN
Reed said thai in nominal- j
ing Carlton for this important J
consideration, the following
points were noted:
1. He has scholarship ability I
and has made almost excellent !
grades in high school.
2. He is truthful, courageous,
devoted to duty, sympathetic,
kind, and is an unselfish work
er In his school and community.
3. He is a young man of
good moral character and has
the ability to lead and take an
interest in his schoolmates.
4. Although small of statute,
he has physical vigor which has
been shown by the fact that
he has been an active member
of the Norlina High School foot
ball and basketball teams.
Return Marketing Cards
Tobacco and peanut farmers
ire required by program regu
.ations to return their market
ing cards to the local ASCS
bounty Office at the close of
:he marketing season.
W. S. Smiley, chairman of the
ASC County Committee, yes
terday predicts that again this
year many farmers will neg
lect to return their marketing
card and will have their 1965
allotment reduced because of
this neglect.
Smiley said that regulations
provide that the producer must
return each tobacco or peanut
marketing card issued for the
farm to the county office wi?h
in thirty days after the close
of the markets in the general
locality. Many farmers, he said,
put off returning their tobacco
and peanut marketing cards un
til it Is too late.
If all the farmers return their
marketing cards as soon as they
finish selling their 1964 crop,
they will greatly facilitate the
administration of a program
that means much to them. If
farmers do not return their
cards promptly, they take a
chance of losing vital acreage
because of their own careless
ness, Smiley said.
John Graham Graduate Wins
National UDC Scholarship
Miss Sue Jones Robertson, a
1964 graduate of John Graham
High School, Is the first place
winner of the 1964 National es
say-scholarship contest spon
sored by the General Organiza
tion, United Daughters of the
Confederacy, and Sons of Con
federate Veterans.
Miss Robertson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Robert
son of Warren County, receiv
ed $250 and a certificate of
award for her essay, "Medi
cine and Surgery of the Con
federacy."
Announcement of the award
was made this week by Mrs.
Henry F. Twltty, president of
the Warren County Chapter of
the Daughters of the Confeder
acy. She said Miss Robertson
was sponsored Jointly by the
UDC and by the local chapter
of the Children of Ike Con
federacy, and in addition to win-j
nlng the national award also was
first place winner In the state,
receiving Davis
gold medal.
Mrs. Twltty said that In an
nouncing the winners of the
three awards, $250 first place,
$150 second place, and $100
third place, Mrs. Grady Mat
thews of Jacksonville, Fla.,
second Vice-President-Gen
eral and chairman of educa
tion, reported that the compe
tition was very keen and that
only the two best essays from
each state could be entered
in the final juding. In the semi
final judlng in North Carolina,
Miss Robertson's essay wa
one of two selected from the
beet twelve. Mies Robertson Is
a freshman at Emmanuel Col
lege, Franklin Springs, Ga.,
where she Is majoring in for
eign language.
Educational work, Mrs.
Twltty said, is one of the main
objectives of the UDC organ
isation, and two other Warren
County students ? Miss Ann
Overby and Miss Courtney Wil
son?sponsored by the Warren
County Chapter at the UDC,
are receiving UDC scholar
Mrs. Twltty said the N. C.
Division of the UDC gives 20
larships annually, and the
SUE J. ROBERTSON
' MWlWO of (hp CanfiOn
rtv# two. m addition to UN
22 scholarships, U chapta
md % nunvbor of tfUtrtatg
Warren Count>' tobacco grow
ers will take a cut of more
ban a thousand acres under the
allotments ordered for 1965
las' Friday by Secretary of
Agriculture OrvilleFreeman, it
was learned yesterday from the
local ASCS office.
There will be little change
in the 1965 cotton allotments
for the county, T. E. Watson,
ASCS office manager, said.
Official notices offarmoper
ators in Warren County of 1965
allotments for tobacco, cotton
and peanuts were mailed on
December 1.
The 1965 peanut allotment for
Warren County is 154.6 acres
pn 49 farms, approximately the
same as In 1964"
The Department of Agricul
ture announced November 28
that flue-cured tobacco allot
ments for 1965 would be re
ruC?d 9 r,r> per cent trom the
1 ?tJ4 at lot m ebbs;"anil hot 19.r>0?
as announced by the wire ser
vices. This, he said, causes
some confusion to those farm
ers figuring their own allot
ment. The 1965 allotment for
Warren County growers is re
duced 1,057.02 acres.
Watson said that the 1965
allotment for tobacco is 4 -
374.48 acres on 1809 farms.
This is an average of 2.42
acres per farm.
The 19.55 per cent cut In
flue-cured tobacco allotments
in 1965 ordered by Secretary
Freeman last Friday is the ?
largest acreage cut since 1957
The proposed cutback in sub
ject to approval by tobacco
farmers in a referendum Dec
15- The control program must
be approved by at least two
thirds of the growers voting in
order to become effective.
Freeman set the 1965 acreage
allotment at 515,425 acres,
compared with 639,861 this yea^
and apeak of 1,111,000 inl952.
The reduction, coming on the
heels of a 10 per cent cutback
this year, would put the 1965
allotments 40 per cent cutback
allotment 40 per cent below
those of 1954.
North Carolina had a flue
cured tobacco allotment in 1964
nf 421,093 acres and will have
(See CUT, page 2)
Plays Postponed
The John Graham Junior
Class plays, scheduled to be
presented Saturday night, De
cember 5, have been cancelled,
Kenneth Brinson, principal, an
nounced yesterday.
He said the plays will be re