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VOLUME 69 Subscription Price $3.00 a Year WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1965 NUMBER 21
Scouts Are
Awarded
At Service
Three Life Members of Boy
Scout Troop 681 of Macon re
ceived God and Country Awards
during Family Day services
at the Macon Methodist Church
Sunday. The awards were pre
sented by the Rev. Milton Mann,
pastor, to Clarence Edward
Thompson, Louis Edward
Thompson and Clarence Edward
Young.
Following the presentation of
the God and Country Awards,
W. B. Thompson, Scoutmaster,
presented awards to several
member^ of the troop.
Receiving the Star Awards
were Ronald S, Hilllard, Larry
Rivers, Kermlt Copley, Ronald
Rlggan, Lane Myrick, and Mar
shall Carroll.
Receiving Merit Badges were
William Young, first aid, cotton
farming, home repairs, corn
farming, surveying; Clarence
Young, cotton farming, horse
manship, corn farming; Larry
Rivers, camping, first aid,
scholarship; Ronald Hilllard,
first aid, personal fitness,
camping, cooking; Clarence
Thompson, citizenship at home,
cooking; Ronald Rlggan, first
aid, personal fitness; Kermlt
Copley, first aid; Louis Thomp
son, camping, cooking, personal
fitness; James Harris, camp
ing, personal fitness; Harry
St. Sing, first aid; Jerry Bol
ton, reading; Jimmy Rivers,
camping, cooking.
The awards ware made im
mediately following the regu
lar morning 11 o'clock service
and prior to a picnic dinner
served on the church grounds.
Following the dinner aFamlly
Life program was presented In
the church with the prelude be
ing given by W. R. Drake. Wel
come and Acknowledgements
were made by Mrs. Henry Full
er, chairman. An Older
History o< the Church was given
by Miss Helen Thompson and
Mrs. Ed Bullock gave a Recent
History of the Church. During
the program films were shown
and the R|?v. Mr. Mann sang
a solo, "Bless This House."
IN HOSPITAL
Mr. W. H. King Is in the
Veteran Hospital In Durham
fwr a leg operation.
Myra Scull, Mre. vTrgiaia
- rsall and Mrs. o. H.
at Mrs. Maeon'e ,
SCENES AT MACON CHURCH PICNIC
Three Life Members of Macon Boy Scout
Troop No. 681 received God and Country
Awards following morning services at the
Macon Church Sunday. They pre, left to right:
Clarence Edward Thompson, Louis Edward
Thompson, and Clarence Edward Young.
Standing In the rear Is the Rev. Milton Mann,
pastor of the church, who presented the
awards.
Nancy Wilson Chosen
J. G. Valedictorian
Miss Nancy Marcla Wilson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grady
C. Wilson of Route 1, Warren
ton, Is the valedictorian of the
1965 graduating class at John
Graham High School, Principal
Kenneth Brinson announced
yesterday.
Miss Joyce Margaret Sea
man, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Peter P. Seaman of Rt. 2, Nor
llna, and James Randol Davis,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
R. Davis of Rt. 2, Warrenton,
with Identical grades, are class
salutatorlans.
Marshals are:
Chief?Miss Theresa Eliza
beth Wilaon, daughter of the
Rev. and Mrs.. L. T. Wilaon;
Miss Linda Joyce Dlllard,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil
A. Dlllard; MiM Mary D?*is
Overby, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Overby; Miaa Angela
jane Wilaon, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Grady C. Wilson;
Carl JacksonPinnell, Jr., aonof
Mr. and Mrs. carl Pintail;
Joaeph Alan Stoney, son of the
Rev. and Mrs. James M. Stoney,
Jr.; Ronald Wayne Walla, son
of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Wells.
RIDGEWAY SERVICES
Evening Prayar Services will
be ImM at the Church of Ttoa
MB
NANCY M. WILSON
Conner Funeral To
Be Held On Friday
Fan?ral asrvlces for Mr*.
Hattic (Pannle) King Conner,
09, who died Wednesday, will
be held mi the Warrenton Church
of God, of which she was a
member, at 8:30 p. m. today
(Friday). The Rev. R, D. Howell
will officiate, assisted by the
Rev. L. T. Rollins and the Rev.
W. C. Loftls. Burial will be
In the old Warrenton cemetery.
MP*. Conner is survived by
her huabMd, Horace Cotuierj
Bessie King of War
two brother?(i
Mrs. W. S. Price
Dies At Raleigh
Mrs. Elizabeth Rodwell
Prlr?i, 60, of 2311 Byd St.,
Raleigh, died Wednesday at
Wake Memorial Hospital. She
was the mother of E. Reynolds
Price, novelist and professor
at Duke University.
Mrs. Price was the widow of
William Solomon Price, a native
of Warrenton. A native of
Macon, Mrs. Price had lived In
Raleigh for the past 18 years.
Funeral arrangements have
not been completed.
. Mrs. Price is survived by two
sons, E. Reynolds Price and
Ensign BUI Price, jr., u. S.
Navy, stationed at Little Creek,
Vft.; three sisters, Mrs. T. E.
Rowan of Union, S. C., Mrs.
F. M. Drake), Sr., of Macon,
and Mrs. H. W. Rodwell of
Warrenton.
Mrs. Price was a member of
Edenton Street Methodist
Church, Raleigh.
Monogram Banquet
To Be Held Tonight
Clarence Stasovich, coach
and athletic director at East
Carolina College, Greenville,
will be the guest speaker at
the annual John Graham High
School Monogram Banquet to
night (Friday).
The event, which will honor
all girl and boy athletes at
John Graham, will be bald at
the school gym at 7 p. m..
Five Face
Assault
Charges
Five defendants charged with
an assault 'with a deadly wea
pon were tried In Warren County
Recorder's Court last Friday,
with four of the defendants be
ing found guilty.
The fifth defendant, Leon
Burwell, was found not guilty.
Len Henderson pled guilty to
an assault with a deadly wea
pon charge and was sentenced
to the roads for six months.
The sentence was suspended
until November 19, 1965, upon
condition that the defendant pay
costs today and pay $59.00 to
Jubilee Hospital in Henderson
for the bill of Leon BurweU.
Willie Dupree was sentenced
to the roads for six months
when he was found guilty of
an assault with a deadly weap
on. The sentence was suspend
ed for two years upon condition
that the defendant pay court
costs and that he pay into the
Clerk's office before Decem
ber 1, 1965, $55 for use of
Dr. P. N. Avery, and $20.50
for use of Jubilee Hospital for
medical attention to George Lee
Robinson. Commitment Is not to
issue until December 3, 1965.
Beulah Coley Bowers was
sentenced to the State prison
when she was found guilty of an
assault with a deadly weapon.
The defendant noted an appeal
and appearance bond was set
at $200.
Ivey Richardson, charged
with an assault with a deadly
weapon, was sentenced to the
roads for 30 days. The de
fendant noted an appeal and ap
pearance bond was set at $200.
Robert Donald Moss pled
guilty to a charge of giving a
worthless check. The court or
dered the defendant to pay
amount of the bad check and
court costs.
Ivey Richardson, charged
with non-support, was found not
guilty.
Leroy Hargrove pled guilty to
charges of assault on a female
and trespass. Prayer for Judg
ment was continued for 12
months upon the condition that
the defendant pay court costs.
William EdvJard Henderson
pled guilty to charges of reck
less driving and hit and run and
was sentenced to the roads for
30 days. The sentence was sus
pended for 12 months upon con
dition the defendant surrender
his operator's license and not
operate a motor vehicle for six
months and pay court costs.
Betty Marie Fields, who pled
guilty to having no valid opera
tor's license, was ordered to
pay a $25 fine and costs.
Joseph Nathaniel Bobbltt, Jr.,
pled guilty to a charge of drunk
driving. He was fined $1,00 and
taxed with court costs.
Blanche Starks Vincent was
ordered to pay a $25 fine and
costs when she was found guil
ty of allowing an unlicensed per
son to drive.
Robert Lee Vincent, found
guilty of operating a motor
vehicle without a valid ODera
(See COURT, page 3A)
Merchants Plan
Trade Promotion
Plans (or a gala event for
Father's Day In Warrenton are
shaping up rapidly, Sidney Gib
son, chairman of the trade pro
motion and advertising com
mittee erf the Warrenton Mer
chants Association, said yes
terday.
The event will be proceeded
by two weeks of sales promo
tion when coupons will be pass
ed out by participating mer
chants. These coupons will be!
used for a drawing tor a por
table TV set to b? held on the
courthouse square on Saturday
afternoon, June 1#.
Merchants will begin passing
our the coupons on Saturday,
June 5, and Will continue to do
so until 3 p. m. on Saturday,
June 19. Gibson said that the
holder of the lucky ticket must
b? present at the drnrUCM
win and have the winning ticket
stub. If no one qualifies for the
first ticket
Board Approves Plan To Have
County Participate In State
Economic Opportunity Program
Turner Is Elected
As Lions President
W. L. Turner, local barber,
was elected president of the
Warrenton Lions Club at Its
regular meeting held at the
Warren Plaza Inn on Friday
night.
Turner, who succeeds Lion
A. A. Wood, will be installed
with other officers and direc
tors at the last meeting night
In June.
Other officers elected at the
Friday night meeting were:
C. F. "Pete" Burroughs, 1st
vice president; F. P. Whitley,
2nd vice president; J. Allen
Tucker, 3rd. vice president;
C. V. Whitford, secretary; R.
H. Bright, treasurer; Scott
Gardner, Lion Tamer; and Jack
Harris, Tall Twister.
Directors chosen for a two
year term were Sam Warlick
and Charles White. Named for
a one-year term were W. A.
Miles and J. R. Gilbert. Recom
mended as directors of the War
ren County Fair Association,
who will take office on January
I, 1966 for three-year terms
were C. M. Bullock, W. K.
Lanier, H. R. Skillman, Bobby
Fleming and R. H. Bright.
Lion Monroe Gardner told
the members that they can be
assured that Warrentoc will
have additional medical care by
June 1, and asked the club
to underwrite, along with other
W. L. TURNER
civic organizations, the sum ol
$5,000 for the purchase of of
fice equipment for new doctors
expected In the near future.
Those present expressed them
selves as being highly In favor
of the club support. However,
it was pointed out that approval
of the directors of the club
will be necessary.
Lion Allen Tucker urged
those present to attend the Lions
sponsored high school play,
I "Rest* Assured,** scheduled to
be held at the John Grahairi
(See TURNER, page 2)
Plans to have Warren County
participate In the Economic Op
portunity Program were made
at a called meeting of the War
ren Count* Board of Commis
sioners Wednesday night when
they met with a number of
county leaders and Julian
Farrar, Welfare Superinten
dent, to discuss the dislrabillty
of entering the program
Robert H. Ward, assistant
coordinator of the Economic
Opportunity Program In North
Carolina, was present to ex
plain procedure for participat
ing in the act, and the necessity
of such participation if the coun
ty is to receive federal aid
under the Opportunity Act.
It will be necessary to have
an official body to represent the
county, which may be the board
of county commissioners, or a
non-profit corporation, Ward
said. He said that many coun
ties were working under the
corporation plan, and this was
the plan approved by the group.
J. Bernard Thompson, Mayor
of Macon, was named temporary
chairman of a committee to
work out Initial plans with the
State Officer of the Economic
Program and other details of
organization, Including the In
corporation of an official body
to represent the county. *
Ward told these present that
a requirement of the Federal
Government is that the county
committee include representa
tives of all races and economic
groups of the county. He said
that the committee should also
Include representatives of all
the incorporated towns of the
(See PLAN, pace 3)
Abrams
To Speak
Dr. w. Amos Abrams, editor
of North Carolina Education
and assistant executive secre
tary of the North Carolina Edu
cation Association, will deliver
the graduating address at Nor
Una High School on Friday night,
June 4
The exercises will be held la
the Norllna gym at 8 o'clock.
Thirty-seven boys and girls art
candidates for the high school
diploma.
Dr. Abrams, anativeofPlne
tops In Edgecome County, re
ceived his A. B. and U. A.
degrees from Duke University,
and his Ph. D . degree from
Cornell University. After 17
years as chairman of the Bul
lish Department of Appalach
ian state Teachers College,
he has served for 17 years as
editor of the North Carolina
Education Association publica
tions, "North Carolina Educa
tion," and "NCEA News Bulle
tin." He was. recently named
NCEA asslstsnt executive
secretary. He is a Maaon, form
er District Governor of Lions
International, a member of Phi
Beta Kappa, and Phi Delta
Kappa.
Other activities
with tlje closing of the 1M4-M
session of school werei
ed yesterday by Principal W. a
Reed, as follows:
Mrs. sturgess Collins wilt
present her piano stadente la a
recital on rrlday i
18, beginning; at 8 o'clock.
CSe* NOftUNA, page 1
NATHAN EVANS
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Chair Is in Jiiiil
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crlffplad ymait man to tha Bath
laham community of Warran
County naar ArooU.
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chaa and aa axarclae ma
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Warraatnn Woman'? Club wittr
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backwith, cut worker with the
Walter* Depart met it, ami Mrs. |
Boh Butler, president of
Warrantor Woman's Club, to
Bethlehem where it was lent
to Nathan Evans, fl jai old
man.
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baaa able to mow about
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a picture seated to