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VOLUME 69 Subscription Price $3.00 a Year WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1965 NUMBER 22
WELCOME TO WARRENTON?The above sign which wel
comes people to Warrenton is located on a hill overlooking
the Warrenton-Rocky Mount Highway, and was recently
repaired and painted by the Warrenton Merchants as
soclatlon.
Board Of Education Expected
To Endorse 'Head Start' Plan
The Warren County Board of
Education Is expecting to spon
sor project "HeadStart" during
the summer for 240 pre-school
children In the county, J. Roger
^Peeler, superintendent of
schools, announced yesterday.
This is a federal program de
signed to help all children of
poverty-stricken areas.
The proposed project for
Warren County has as Its ob
jectives (1) to provide for the
child a wider and more varied
experiences, (2) to Improve the
kA.ltk ....
Man To Be Tried For
Murder At Court Ternr
A Warren County man Is
scheduled tobetrledfor murder
in Superior Court on noxt week.
Robert Lee Carter, charged
with the murder of Cora Lam
bert here on November 7, Is
scheduled to be tried next Tues
day. Frank Banzet and Julius
Banzet were appointed by the
court to conduct his defense
after Carter had signed an af
fidavit, with his mark, stating
that he had no money and was
$100 in debt.
Carter was arrested by of
ficers from the Warrenton
Police and Sheriff's Department
on Saturday morning, November
7, following the murder of Cora
Lambert, 42, in the early hours
of the same day.
Cora Lambert, who was em
ployed as a maid by Miss Mary
Frances RodweU, clerk In the
, office of the Register of Deeds,
was found dead in her home
?aly In the morning of Novem
ber 7 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 re
ported the death to the Warren
ton Police Department.
When officers reached the
scene they found the woman
lying on the floor of her home
with her skull cracked and her
face beaten to a pulp. Lying
beside the body was a blood
stained piece of stovewood.
The May term of Warren
County criminal term of
Superior Court will convene on
Monday morning with Judge
Clarence Hall of Durham pre
siding.
The court is scheduled to run
three days with the usually run
of cases, except the one murder
case, with many of the cases
on the docket having been ap
pealed from Recorder's Court.
The docket for the three days
is a follows:
Monday - Ernest Ayscue,
larceny; James Baxter, two
counts of trespass; Tom Lewis
Rooker, drunk driving; Forest
Richard Harris, driving after
Ucensedfeevoked; Edward Lee
Dowtln, drunk driving; Yar
borough Williams, non-support
(See COURT, pace 11)
Dr. Lake To Speak
At Commencement
Dr. I. Beverly Lakv of
Raleigh, candidate for governor
In tha Democratic prlmarlaa
last summer, will bet ha spaak
ar at commandment ?xrctaea
to ba bald in tKa John Graham
High School auditorium on next
Thuraday night, June 3, at S
o'clock. Ha will ba Introduced
by Rap. W. R. Drake.
TIM Rev, Leonard T. W11 eon,
minister of Waaler Memorial
Methodlet Church ?t Warrenton,
will deliver the
aermon In the ?
at 8 o'clock
The Rev. Robert Oatee wlll|
the la vocation! the Rev. John
Link will raed the Scripture, and
the benediction will ba pro
nounced by the Rev. Jadk
Wilson.;; Vi
Fifty - two aenlora will be
com* will ba (Iras by Jim Davis
and Joyca Saaman, aaluta
torlana, and tha ClaaaFarawall
will ba flran by N%ncy Wllaon,
valadlctorian. Tha banadictlon
will ba pronoonoad by tha Rev.
J. M. Lone. Mra. MonroaGard
nar will aarva u pianist and
R. M. DavU u choir dlractor.
ClMa maaoota ara PamaU
Thompaon, daufhtar of Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Thompaon, and Jaff
Andrawa, aon at Mr. and Mra.
Jota Andrawa. V
SCHOOL
^ Ona hundrad and alarra aan
lora ara achadulad to fr adnata
at commanoamant axarelaaa at
High School on
on, Juna 1, at
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for tha occasion
will ba Dr. Jamas T. Guinea,
of many activltes and re
sources, (3) to improve the
child's emotional and social de
velopment, (4) to Increase the
child's ability to work, play and
to get along with his family
and others, (5) to acquaint the
child with people of many walks
of life (teachers, doctors, den
tists, policemen, welfare work
ers, other children, parents,
etc.,) (6) to provide opportuni
ties for each child to exper
ience success, express him
self, and to be a part of a
total group, (7) to arouse the
child's curiosity about his en
vironment, (8) to Improve self
confidence, (9) to provide op
portunities for the child and
his family to participate in plan
(See HEAD START, page 4)
ions Directors
)keh $2500 For
Office Equipment
The directors of the Warren
ton Lions club have agreed to
underwrite the sum of $2500
for the purchase of medical
equipment needed to equip of
fices in the Huntley Building to
be used for doctors expected
to succeed Drs. Cline and Allen
In the near future.
Action of the directors was
taken at a meeting held at the
Country Club on Friday night,
at which time It was pointed
out that the remainder of the
$5,000 needed for this purpose
is expected to be obtained from
other source*.
Possibilities of other doctors
settling here are very good,
it was pointed out at the meet
ing.
? A. A. Wood, president, pre
sided over the meeting. LionF.
P. Whitley was host for the
steak supper. Other matters be
fore the directors ware of a
routine nature.
Memorial Services
To Be Held Sunday
The annual Memorial Day
Service sponsored Jointly by
American Legion Llmer Post
No. 86 and it's Auxiliary, will
be held on the Courthouse lawn
on Sunday, May SO, at 2:00 p. m.
Commander Bill Neal and
Mrs. Roger Llmer will be In
charge at the service. The Rev.
Bob Oates, pastor of the War
ren Plains Baptist Church, will
deliver the message. The Old
jut Chorus wW sing. Gold
Star Mothers win 1m
Following this
vloe, 1?7 graves of
mam
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J. ESTES BYERS
Hawkins
Principal
Resigns
J. Estes Byers, principal of
John R. Hawkins High School
for the past 21 years, has re
signed.
He has accepted a position
as principal of the new West
Cary High School, where he will
be the first principal of this
new high school.
Byers, a controversial figure
among patrons of the kawklns
school, was re-elected princi
pal by the Warrenton District
Committee at a recent meet
ing of the board. At the same
meeting he submitted his re
signation.
He came to Warrenton from
Columbus County In 1M1.
Mrs. Byers, a Hawkins teach
er, has also resigned and will
teach in the WsJco School System
next year.
RECEIVES DEGREE
Larry Llmer received his B,
S. degree from ECC, Green
ville this week. He is now
stationed at Fort Gordon, Ga.
undergoing eight weeks of ad
vance infantry training prior to
entering the Officer's Cadat
School at Fort Bennlng, Ga.,
In July.
BUYS HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Jamas Knox
Polk have purchased the old
Polk home on North Main Street
where they have lived for a
number of yeara, from Mrs.
William T. Polk of Greensboro.
U-jiSTUBNS HOME^p
"Chip" Capps, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Clinton Capps return
ed to his home hare Wedneo'
day after undergoing a tonsil
lectomy at F^dteal College at
Virginia, jr. WaSSfr Va.
Board Of Education
Assigns 86 Negroes To
County White Schools
Warren County Desegregation
Plan Is Denied In Washington
Carroll Believes
Rejections Are Due
To Technicalities
RALEIGH ? State school
officials were notified Monday
that statements of compliance
to the 1964 Civil Rights Act
submitted by 28 North Carolina
school units have been turned
down as Inadequate.
Dr. Charles F. Carroll, State
superintendent of public In
struction, received the notice
from U. S. Commissioner of
Education Francis E. Keppel In
form letters. No specific rea
sons for the rejections were
given by Keppel, except that the
28 plants 'lack the provisions
Which would be necessary to
find (them) adequate "
However, Carroll said he be
lieves the plans are "prob
ably defective In only a minor
fashion." He said that ha la ad
vising the 28 school Superin
tendents to inquire of the fed
eral officials "In what way
their respective plans are In
adequate. "
PLANS ARE SOUND
"It's primarily a matter of
re-negotiation," he said. "My
feeling Is the major portions of
each plan are sound."
A spokesman of the U. S. Of
fice of Education In Washington
said such rejection notices do
not mean the plans have been
rejected completely.
No plans are being sent back
as totally rejected, the spokes
man said.
The 28 units listed by Carroll
apparently had been notified
that plans submitted several
weeks ago did not come up to
all the standards In guidelines
discussed May 3.
In auch cases, a copy of the
guidelines have been furnished
the local school authorities.
TEACHER ASSIGNMENT
In general, the plans submit
ted by North Carolina school
(See SCHOOL, page 11)
A desegregation plan sub
mitted by the Warren Coun
ty Board of Education under
title 6 of the Civil Rights Act,
has been turned down by the
U. S. Commissioner of Edu
cation.
The plan submitted by the
Board of Education offered
freedom of choice regardless of
race to all students seeking as
signments to Warren County
Schools, and was drawn up ac
cording to guidelines submitted
by the Officer of Education of
the United States Department of
Health, Education and Welfare.
Also rejected by the Washing
ton authority were the plans of
28 other school units.
The letter of rejection was
read to the Board of Educa
tion on Monday night by Supt.
J. Roger Peeler, who said that
he was at loss to understand
why the plan had been rejected.
Board members said they
were of the opinion that they
had met with the federal re
qulrments In approving the plan
submitted, but Instructed Supt.
Peeler to write to the U. S.
Commissioner of Education and
ask the assistance of his office
In drawing up a sultan j plan.
Failure to comply with the
federal plan o. operation could
mean the withdrawal o: federal
funds from Warren County
schools. This would directly af
fect the oparatlon of the voca
tional departments, possible
loss of lunchroom funds, and
probable loss of funds from the
proposed national aid to educa
tion act.
The letter to Supt. Peeler
notifying him of the rejection of
the plan submitted by Warren
County reads as follows:
Dear Superintendent Peeler:
The plan for desegregation
submitted by your school dis
trict to comply with Title VI
of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 has been reviewed by the
staff of the Office of Education.
Section 80.4 (c)(2) of the De
partmental Regulation Issued
under Title VI requires the
Commissioner of Education to
determine whether such plans of
desegregation are adequate to
accomplish the purposes of the
Civil Rights Act and the Regu
lation. On the basis of our re
view, the plan submitted lacks
the provisions which would be
necessary to find it adequate
under this Regulation.
I realize the great difficulty
that many school districts face
in adopting a plan for desegre
gation. Nevertheless, the law
and the Regulation require
school authorities to take the
necessary action to end the dual
system of schools for white and
Negro students as quickly as
possible if the district is to
participate in federally assisted
programs. The plan must be
sufficient to achievethlE result.
I am enclosing a document
which sets forth the guidelines
by which I will be governed in
| determining the adequacy of de
segregation plans. The respon
sibility for adopting and carry
ing out a desegregation plan
must inevitably rest with local
officials. The enclosed guide
lines , however, should help
(See REJECTED, page 11)
Pre-School Children
Should Take Vaccine
All children who will begin
school In September, 1965, will
need a booster of the oral polio
vaccine of they received three
doses (sugar cubes) during
1964, Dr. Robert F. Young,
Warren County's Health Direc
tor, said yesterday.
It Is very Important that they
receive this booster as soon!
as possible, he said. If they
did not receive all three doses
of the oral vaccine In 1964
they will need two doses of the
vaccine.
Dr. Young said that the War
ren County Health Department
has this vaccine available tor
children six weeks to six year*
of axe. He urges all parents of
pre-school children to obtain
this vaccine tor their children
soon.
Two Seniors To Attend Girl's State
Two Warren County rising
seniors have been chosen by
the American Leclon Auxiliary,
Unit No. 2S of the American
Legion to attend Girl's State at
the University of North Carolina
at Greensboro from June 20
through June 26.
They are Miss Segrld Ana
Ellis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
H. C. EUla of Macon, a rising
senior at John Graham High
School and Miss Alio* Marie
Moody, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John E. Moody of Wise,
a rising senior at Norllna High
School.
Mlas Moody has been a mem
ber of the Future Homemakers
of America for thro* years
and was elected president tor
the 1MB-M school year. She
was vice president of her class
In her freshman year and pres
ident of the jmk* class this
year. She is also a member of
the Norllna High 8chool Stude
Miss Ellis has beets president
flEORib ELLIS
idant In bar junior jraaip. Sba
a mtmb?r of Um
baakatball taam durtnc bar
phomora and Junior yaar.
Miu nils la an active mam
bar of tha Ordar of Rainbow
for Olrta, whara aha haa bald
at* appolntira rrffleow-Lova,
RaUflco, Uniora, 8? a, Drill
L-aadar ud CW
hald flva al?ctivar j ?a-Traa
ALICE MOODY
ad stata offlcar.
Mlas Blla has alao bM
aetlva la 4-H work
?jfilMr club in 1M4.
t of l
mant of tha two girls i
thia waak by Mlaa SadlaLlmar,
Mwa of tha
Auxiliary.
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Eighty-six Negroes have been
assigned to previously all-white
schools of Warren County under
the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Seventy-one of these were as
signed by the Board of Educa
tion on Monday night.
Applications from 84 appli
cants for transfers to white
schools were reviewed by the
board and all were excepted
by the board with the exception
of those whose parents do .lot
reside In Warren county. The
board took the view that pupils
of both races whose parents live
in other states should be educat
ed in those states where the
parents reside.
While the bulk of those trans
fers will be to the John Gra
ham High School In Warrenton,
Negro pupils have been assign
ed for the first time to the
Littleton School.
Of the 71 assignments made
Monday night, 29 were assigned
to the JohnGraham High School,
and nine to the John Graham
Elementary School. Ten pupils
were assigned to these schools
last year. In addition, six pupils
were assigned to Marlam Boyd
school and five to the Macon
Junlor High School, both of
which schools are a part of
the John Graham school.
Six Negro students have been
assigned for the first time to
Littleton High School, and seven
to Afton-Elberon. Where seven
pupils were assigned to Norllna
High School, where one Negro
student Is already enrolled.
Parents of assigned pupil*
have 20 days in which to ask
reassignment by the board
where they are dissatisfied with
assignments made Monday
night.
In addition to requests for
assignments of Negroes to white
schools, a large number of
Negro students requested re
assignment to other Negro
schools. Due to crowded con
ditions in most of these school*
and transportation problems,
almost all of these requests for
reassignment were denied by.
the board.
Public Asked To Buy
Poppies May 28-29
The public is asked to wear
* poppy today and tomorrow in
remembrance of Warren Coun
ty veterans by the Warren Coun
ty Chapter of the Legion Auxi
liary.
These little commemorative
flowers will be on sale Friday
and Saturday and will be sold
under the direction at the Auxil
iary.
Hospitalised veterans have
mad* more than 20,000,000 of
these flowers, Mrs. Leonard
Daniel, publicity chairman,
pointed out yesterday. The
American Legion Auxiliary
throughout the veterans boo-'
pltals has presented all poRO
materials free or charge and has
presented disabled veterans
paycheck! totalling$800,000for
their work in making the flow
Speciil Service To
Be Held By Bqrtists
A special sorites of the
?ervance of the two ghuJ
lordinsncss will bo held *1
Warronton Baptist Church
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