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VOLUME 69 Subscription Price $3.00 a Year WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1965 NUMBER 3
UP A TREE?Workmen for Davie Tree
Expert Company are shown performing sur
?gery Ihieweek on trees on the court square
The contract for this work was awarded'
by the county commissioners last week at
a cost of $76.00. Two or more trees, wll be
treated. - ??
Warrenton May Obtain
Free Delivery Of Mail
The chances that Warrenton
will receive free city delivery
of mall in the near future are
very good, Leonard Daniel,
Warrenton Postmaster, told the
board of town commissioners on
Monday night.
A survey of the town and ad
joining streets and roads show
that the town has the necessary
population to have this service,
Daniel said. The postal re
ceipts are sufficient, he added.
Needed, Daniel said, Is for
the town to prepare a map show
In the numbers of houses and
places of businesses In the town.
An extension of these numbers
beyond the town limits Is not
necessary, but would be help
ful, he said. He also sugges
ted thai civic clubs of the town
might,supply house numbers at
a nominal cost. Daniel also
said that while a city direct
ory is not required it would
he helpful.
Boy, Hurt In Basketball
Play, Discharged From
Henderson Hospital
Charles Lloyd, John Graham
High School basketball player
who was hurt In play at the
school gymnasium last Friday
night, was discharged' from
Maria Par ham Hospital In Hen
derson on Monday.
Lloyd, suffered a neck In
jury when Ms head hit the
floor following a collision with
a Littleton player In the clos
ing minutes of the game. Coach
as and others worked over the
boy for around 20 minutes as
he lay strecbed out on the
floor, before being removed
from the floor on a stretcher
with a board supporting his
by ambulance and Saturday
morning It was learned "Mfg
that his Injuries were not too
serious.
Coach Jimmy Webb said)
j^Tweek or two before |
.
The commissioners voted to
have the map showing number
ing of the houses in the area.
Should the project be ap
proved by the Post Office De
partment, Daniel said, residen
tial sections of the town would
have one delivery a day and
business houses two. Delivery
service, he said, would Include
parcel post delivery and deliv
ery of special delivery and reg
istered mall. There would also
be a pick up of mall from sev
eral boxes In the town.
Daniel said that every lock
box In the postofflce has been
rented and there is a long wait
ing list. This means that many
persons are having to have mall
delivered General Delivery.
This, he said, hardly con
tributes to the status of bus
iness houses. The establish
ment of city delivery would be
expected to make more boxes
available at the local postof
flce.
Daniel said that he could not
guarantee that the. mapping of
the town would bring city de
livery here, but said that he
believes that It would.
The commissioners also pas
sed a resolution asking the
Postofflce Department to es
tablish city delivery for War
renton.
Warren Has Natural
Population Increase
Warren County's natural popu
lation Increase In 1964 was 127.
Dr. Robert F. Young, Health
Director, said yesterday that
during 1964 in Warren County
295 lives were added to the
population roll through births,
while 168 citizens were claim
ed by death.
Of the total births, 238 or 81
per cent were Negro, who were
attended by mldwtves In 60 per
cent of deliveries, Dr. Young
said. Moreover, 67 per cent
of Negro births occurred at
home, with only two of the 37
white births taking place outside
of a hospital. Among Negroes
19 per cent of births were
illegitimate, while S.S per cent
of the white babies were In
this category.
The "Big Three"?heart dis
ease, stroke, and cancer ?
claimed 107 or 64 per cent of
the total deaths. Accidents and
pneumonia tied for fourth WaCa
with eight deaths each.
Thirty-six per cent of the
deaths occurred among the
whit# population, while 80
cent were In Ux
84 yearn. Moreover, of the
no year or
sizing the disadvantages ol
home deliveries, Dr. Young,
said. Accidents reigned sup
reme in the vast age span oni
through 44 years, claiming eight
claiming eight of almost hall
of the 18 deaths in this seg
ment.
"Thus, with our aging popu
lation and with mechanlzatlor
and speed," Dr. Young said,
"chronic diseases and acci
dents are the top killers now,
In sharp contrast with Infec
tious diseases such as tuber
culosis, typold fever, ant
diphtheria at the turn of th<
century."
Store Partnership
Here Is Dissolved
The partnership of the Qual
for the past several years b;
A. A. Wood sad Palmer King
etas dissolved January 1, wltl
the purchase of King's lateree
Wood will continue to opera
Quality Groeary.
Bargin Rates
? Warrenton is offering bar
gain rales to those paying
their parking fines within 24
hours.
The , usual $1.60 charge
will be made to those who
overstay their parking priv
ileges, but the town commis
sioners ordered at their reg
ular meeting Monday night
that persons receiving
tickets would be charged only
50? if they pay within 24
hours.
Chief of Police R. D.
Chewnlng said that all park
ing meters have been
repaired, and parking regu
lations would be strictly en
forced.
Classes For
Adults To
Be Held
The John Graham High School
Agricultural Department will
offer a course on chemical weed
control beginning at 7 p. m.
on January 20, Norman Mc
Arthur, Instructor, announced
yesterday.
The course will .last for six
weeks, with classes from two
to three hours each Wednesday
during that period.
McArthur said the short
course is designed to help farm
ers understand and more ef
fectively use appropriate mea
sures for controlling weeds. He
said dealers of herbicides and
custom operators could also
benefit from the course.
Some of the topics which will
he rnvprfgl aye; "HOW Weeds
Spread," "Plant Physiology and
Herbicides," "Formulations,"
"Chemical Drift and Calcula
tions," "Application Equipment
and Practical Weed Control In
Crop#*" .
Anyone wishing to sign up
for the course can do so by
contacting Norman McArthur
Vocational Agrlculutral Teach
er at John Graham High School
or by coming to the first class
at the John Graham Agricul
tural Department at 7 p. m. on
January 20.
Ninth Graders To
Play On Wednesday
John Graham's 9th grade boys
will play Henderson 9th grade
boys In a basketball game at
the Warrenton gym on next Wed
nesday night, January 20, be
ginning at 7 o'clock.
Following this game the John
Graham girls varsity will play
Henderson's varsity.
Henderson Is a 3A school
and John Graham Is alAschool.
Booster tickets will not be
good tor admission to next
Wednesday night's game. Ad
mission will be 50? for school
children and $1.00 for adults.
Harris Funeral To
Be Held At Macon
Funeral services for Miss
Mattlo Harris, who for many
years has operated a farm near
Warrenton, will be held this
afternoon (Friday) at 4 o'clock
at the Macon Baptist church.
Interment will be In Greenwood
Cemetery In Macon.
Miss Harris, 81, died on Wed
nesday. She was a member of
Macon Baptist church and was
a native and lifelong resident of
the Harrlstown Community.
She is survived by two
brothers, Raymond A. Harris,
Sr., of Lawrencevtlle, Vs., and
Arthur T. Harris of Henderson.
6am?s Tonight
John Graham Yellow Jackets
will journey to Aur all an Springs
tonight for a double-header
basketball game, and win be
idle on Tuesday night.
Norllna will host Enfield to
night and on next Tuesday night
will play at Aurellan Sprln
Surplus Commodities To
Be Distributed In Warren
Welfare Department To Screen
Applications For Commodities
The Welfare Department will
screen applications for their
eligibility to receive commodi
ties under the North Carolina
Commodity Distribution Pro
gram adopted by the Board of
County Commissioners Thurs
day night. Julian Farrar, Wel
fare Superintendent, said yes
terday that applications will be
accepted only from the heads
of a household. He said the
application, however, would be
accepted from the wife, should
the husband be unable to make
the application.
Farrar pointed out that If per
sons will come to the Welfare
Office prepared to give the
necessary Information, It would
speed up the process. He said
each person should have the
following Information readily
available:
(1) His social security num
ber, (2) the name of hts last
employer, (3) the amount of hts
farm Income, (4) the amount of
Income from wages and all
other sources, (5) art-accurate
statement of amount of cash
savings, bonds, or other re
serve, (6) the names and ages
of all members of the family
should be listed.
In order to expedite certlfl?
cation of applicants the Board
of Public Welfare asks that all]
persons seeking registration
from the Areola-Inez area come
to the welfare office on Mon
day; those from the Llttleton
Vaughan area on Tuesdays;
Warrenton - Norltna area on
Wednesdays; Wise? Paschall
area on Thursdays; and the
Manson-Drewry area on Fri
days. Farrar said this would
permit the case worker to cer
tify with a minimum of con
gestion and waiting.
Any persons receiving a
gross of more than $85 a month,
or household of 10 grossing
more than $215 a month would
not be eligible for the com
modities, farrar said.
The following are the rates
for certification according to
monthly income, with the num
ber of persons in the house
hold and the scale for gross
monthly income:
1, $85; 2, $110; 3. $125; 4,
$140; 5, $155; 6, $170; 7, $185;
8, $195; 9, $205; 10, $215. All
over 10 - add $5.00 up to
$240.00.
Persons eligible to receive
the commodities would be
screened by the Welfare De
partment, but it was decided
that for the first year, per
sons receiving welfare pay
' ments would not be eligible for
commodity payments.
Board Of Education Pledges
No Discriminction In Schools
The Board of Education slgn
04 A 01*80 at Us ipesya&MlW.
day night that there will be no
racial discrimination In War
ren County schools.
The pledge is required of the
State Board of Education and of
County Boards of Education Is
they are to receive surplus
commodities for their lunch
room programs and other gov
ernment assistance.
In the discussion preceedlng
the signing of the pledge, the
members agreed that the pledge
actually has little meaning since
Warren County schools have
Integrated, and Is now In the
nature at a formality., _
A delegation from the
Vaughan school appeared before
the board at Its Monday night
meeting seeking Improvements
at the Vaughan school. Prin
cipal request was that a mul
tiple purpose room be built at
the school. Ih addition the de
legation asked that the play
ground In the rear of the school
and the lawn In front of the
school be graded.
Chairman Gene Davis told the
delegation that a list of needs
of Warren County schools has
been made and that a multl
.room at Vaughan Is on
this list. However, he said
before any projects are ap
proved the board will await the
results of a survey of building
needs of the county by a State
survey team.
Davis also told the group that
the board Is studying the feas
ibility of asking the board of
county commissioners to cell
a bond issue to raise addition
al funds for school needs. This
action, too, he said, would have
to await the school needs sur
(See PLEDGE, page 3)
State Pays
Part Of
Expense
Warren County .will parti
cipate in the N'ortii Carolina
Commodity Distribution Pro
gram, commencing February 1
and terminating April 15.
This was decided at an ad
journed meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners on
Thursday night of last week,
when the members decided un
animously to carry on the pro?~
gram for the winter months.
Chairman Amos Capps was
delegated to find a suitable
warehouse for storing the com
modities and Commissioner
Richard R. Davis was asked
to find a competent warehouse
manager
All commodities will be fur
nished the county for distribu
tion by the State and Federal
Governments. In addition the
state and federal agencies will
subsidize the cost of the ware
house and the salary of a man
ager. The amount of this sub
ber of persons receiving aid.
For the first 1,000 persons the
subsidy is $2.00 per person
per year? and not $2.00 per
month as inadvertently Stated
last week. The second 1,000
at the rate of 50? each. If
surplus commodities are dis
tributed to 2,000 persons, this
would mean that the county
would receive $3,000 for 12
months, or $250 per month
for the months the plan is ill
operation. This amount would
cover practically all the expen
ses of the project, it is
estimated.
Persons eligible to receive
the commodities would be
screened by the Welfare De-.
partment.
Bob Franklin, with the com
modity Division of the Depart
(See SURPLUS, page 3)
Following ? rededieatloo and investiture wnlci Toes
day afternoon, mambors of Girl Scoot Troop 7SS poaad
for thalr picture. They aro, left to right: Firat row?
Lealee Richards, Sharon JOnoa, Wanda Vaughan, Lynette
Comer and Elizabeth Overby; second row?Linda Loyd,
Lou Ann Col am in, Sharon Mustian, (Ml Heenor Daf??|
third row?Susan Thompson, Susan Ayscue, Pamata Pow
ell , Sarah Burton and Sharon Whits. In the backrround
leader? J" Thomp"on *nd Mr* J- O. (Bannte) PowaO,|
Local Girl Scouts |$f$|| Investiture Serviai
Girl Scout Troop 715 held
rededlcatlon ami investiture
ceremony at the Baptist Apart
ment building on Tuesday attar
noon with the flat ceremony
by Sharon Jonea,
XIMi Loyd as lUrtHfifr
and Sharon Must i an and SUse
bath Oerby color guards.
Ayscua was invested
as a nt Girl Scout
lie Richards, a "
Promts* and *tch received bar
pin. Next a candle was lighted
tor the three parts of this
promise. Than as one Scoot
cams forward aad gave one
Scoot Law, another candle
Twelve girii received their
new registration cards and one
year service stars. These girls
ho 'flaw op" last a
2S
Sharon Jonas, Linda Lord,
Sharon Mustif EUxabath
ovarby, Pamela Powali, Wanda
Vufhan, Susan Thompson and
Sharon White.
? Un ? aUa.
mas party at her tern*. Gam
were played, rtfta
and refreshments of <
candies, whtofc
made bjr'UM'Oltt'i
The girls received