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Your Best Advertising Medium Uarrrn Sterorfc Your Best Advertising Medium VOLUME 69 Subscription Price $3.00 a Year WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY. AUGUST 27. 1965 NUMBER 35 Booster Tickets Are On Sale Booster Club tickets pro viding admission to all home athletic games, went on sale Thursday morning and may be obtained from members of the club. Thurman Batten, vice pres ident of the Boosters Club, In charge of ticket sales, said yesterday that the goal for this year Is at leict 250 tickets. Last year 228 tickets were sold. Plans for the sale of the tickets were made at a dutch barbecue and stew supper held at the Country Club on Wed nesday night with some 85 Boos ters present. C. P. Gaston, president, presided. Coach Jimmy Webb discus sed the 1965 football team and urged the support of the Boos ters for their efforts. He pointed out that this was a young team and as such would need the encouragement of the fans. He urged that the Boosters make every effort to keep up the morale of the players by backing their efforts and by attending every game. During the supper, served by Forsyths of Henderson, Batten distributed tickets to a number of Boosters. Yesterday he list ed those who have tickets for ?sale m. fullows: Howard Daniel, A. A. Wood, A. E. Wilson, N. B. Hilllard, A. P. Rodwell, Jr., Frank Dan iel, Mrs. A. A. Wood, W. A, Miles, Peyton Rogers, T. E, Watson, Bud Gaston, Leonard Daniel, Jimmy Roberts, B, G. White, E. T. Odom, Jr., Thur man Batten, T. V. Traynham, Melvln Shearln and W. A Ben son. Dove Season To Open On Sept. 11 The first half of a split hunt ing season for doves will open In Warren County and through out North Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 11, Wildlife Protector Al ton Prldgen said today. Hunters will be allowed to shoot the migratory birds be ginning at noon on opening day, Prldgen said. Shooting hours for each day of the split sea son is from noon until sunset. The first half of the season will end Oct. 16, with hunters again getting a chance to take doves from Dec. 11 through Jan. 13. Dally bag limit will be 12, with a limit of 24 in posses sion. Prldgen warned that federal regulations governing hunting of mourning doves prohibit taking the birds with trap, snare, net, crossbow and arrow, rifle, pis tol, swivel gun, or machine gun. He said that doves may not be taken with a shotgun of any description orlglnlally capable of holding more than three shells, the magazine of which has not been cut off, altered, or plugged with a one-piece fill er, incapable of removal with disassembling the gun, so as to reduce the capacity of the gun to not more than three shells In the magazine and chamber combined. "It is also unlawful to take doves from or by means, aid or use of a slnkbox, motor driven conveyance, motor ve hicle or aircraft of any kind," Prldgen said. Man Held On Charge Of Assaulting Officers A Warren County man charg ?d with an assault on two ot flcera at a whlalcay atlll u bo lng held under $1000 bond for hia appearance la Warren Coun ty Superior Court, .: Lee Roy Waat, SO, Is charf ad with asaanlttnf Vanea ABC officer T. J. Blackman and Littleton Police Officer Ber nlce Ayoook by point In* a pla tol at them durln* a raid ca a whiskey still In Flsfclnc Creek Township on (MMay mornh*. Kaldlnc the atlll wore War ren County Deputlea Loyd New aom and Doraey Cappa, Vance Kyi.?*-'Js? 'V. "?'} i ?'< V '?'. sp^ ?'. JOHN GRAHAM HIGH SCHOOL ,. . .one of si* high schools of county to open Wednesday Body Of Young Boy Recovered At Lake The body of a four-year-olc Rocky Mount youth was recov ered from Lake Gaston neai I Littleton Monday. Roanoke Rapids Rescue Squat members located the body ol Dennis Jones around 11 a. m, during a dragging operatlor about 30 feet from a pier at the Wildlife Landing near Salmon's Landing. Warren County Coroner N. I, Halthcock Investigated the deatf and held that the youth died from accidental drowning. He ? as ac companied to the scene by War ren County Sheriff Clarence Davis. The youth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Jones of Rocky Mount, had last been seen Sun day around 3:30 p. m. playing around the pier. The youth's Project Head Start Concluded In Warren Project Head Start, spon sored by the Warren County Board of Education, came to a close Friday, August 20. Of the 300 children enrolled, 285 attended the entire eight weeks. Warren County received a total of $45,628 to support this project. These funds have pro vided, In addition to the staff, utilities and maintenance for each school, health services, lunches, transportation, in structional supplies and play equipment for the children. Each child was given a phy sical examination, immuniza tions and lab tests including the tuberculin test. A dentist examined each mouth, plotted all cavities and applied a flourlde treatment. Plans are under way to provide necessary dental work, corrective surgery, and further evaluations by special ists. The county health nurses and the Head Start Staff are encouraging each parent whose child Is given an appointment to make sure the child gets County ABC offloera W. G. Wat kins and T. G. Blackmail, Little ton Pollca Officer Barnlca Ay cock and Halifax County Deputy Ay cock. The at ill was not in,opera tion at tha tima bat was reedy to be operated, according to Deputy Capps. Haaaldthat while tha officara vera at tha still that Wast appeared and attempt ed to drive them away by point ing a pistol at Blaekman and Ay so ah, He said that the officers de stroyed a 50-gallon capacity still and *00 gallons of father told Rescue Squad Captain Irvln Worrock he had turned his head for several minutes and when he turned back around the child was missing. Squad members Sunday searched the waters and the banks until 11:40 p. m. The search was resumed at sun-up Monday and was scheduled to last until 2:30 p. m. when skin divers would have been used If the dragging operations had not proved successful. Sheriff Davis yesterday com plimented the Rescue Squad for Its work and the devotion of Its members. "It is a wonder ful organization," he said. "It would be fine if we could have a similar organization here," he added. there. The importance of good nu trition was further stressed In each of the six centers through the lunch and milk break pro gram. The Head Start enrollees were tested near the beginning and again near the end of the session. The results seem to Indicate growth in vocabulary, In understanding and using words, Increased skill In using material s creatively, and a greater degree of security in the school situation, Mrs. Rachel Flshel, director, said. Teachers have watched the de velopment of social skills and graces which they believe will enable these children to move rapidly into their regular school work in September. Field trips have been used widely to broaden each child's background of experiences and Increase his readiness for reading and other school work, Mrs. Flshel said. Thes e trip* have Included a train trip for one group, picnics, trips Into town to the post office, library, bank, courthouse, stores and fire departments. In some In stances the fire truck has visit ed the school. Groups have been to a chicken farm, dairy, cucumber markets, pickle plant, Papal plant and other Industrie#. One canter had a birthday party for the whole school, complete with ice cream, cake, party hats and favors and another had a family (See HEAP START, pegs a) CLINICS POSTPONED Due to the Labor Day holi day, the Immunisation clinics usually bald at Powell's store near baa and Williams' Store In the Heck Grove Community every flrat Monday will be held on Monday, September IS". Hours of the clinic art from 111. m. to 12 nooa. Ballots To Be Mailed For Committee Choice Balloting for community committeemen this year will be by mall and letters containing ballots will be mailed to eligible voters on next Tuesday, August 31, T. E. Watson, local ASCS office manager, said yesterday. Voters must return the bal lots to the ASCS office on or before September 10 and on September 15 they will be count ed at a public meeting by the ASCS committee and the results announced. Watson pointed out that farm ers voting In the coming com munity elections will receive an envelope containing a ballot and two envelopes. The farmer should vote for five persons listed on the ballot and Insert the ballot Into the blank en velope. The blank envelope should then be Inserted into the envelope addressed to the county ASCS office. He should sign the certification on the back of the envelope and drop It into the mall. Farmers are asked to please remember that only one ballot can be placed in the return Junior Chamber To Be Discussed Here The possibility of organizing a Junior Chamber of Commerce In Warren County will be aired at an open meeting which has been scheduled by the Hender son Jaycees for 7:8u p. m., Tuesday, August 31, at the War ren Plaza Restaurant Banquet Room. According to Henderson Jay cee members, the meeting was set at the request of many Coun ty young men who have express ed an Interest in forming a Junior Chamber unit here. Wade Grlssom, extension chairman of the Henderson chapter, has reported that many Man To Be Tried On Manslaughter Charge A Warren County man la scheduled to be tried In War ren Comity Superior Court at the September criminal term as the remit of an automobile accident near the Virginia State line on February 20 In which two persona ware killed. Judge Julius Banzet found probable cause in a hearing in Recorder's Court last Friday and ordered Nathaniel Wright bound to Superior court as the result of the death of Broadus Jethro Hommand and Marlon la the accident. T? Hhtr MHg in the < Lawrence Vaughan, with drunk driving, ? envelope since every voter must sign the certification. Watson said that If a husband and wife are each eligible to vote, each must return their ballet in separate envelopes. When the ballots are received in the county ASCS office, Wat son continued, the envelope will be checked to be sure the voter Is eligible to vote. The blank envelope containing the ballot will then be removed from the larger envelope and placed with all the other ballots. Each ballot will, therefore, lose Its Identity before It Is tabulated. The county ASCS committee will publicly open and tabulate all ballots on September 15. At this time, none of the bal lots will bear any Identification of the person voting. Watson said that it is necessary that each person vot ing sign the certification on the envelope In which the ballot is returned. If the certification is not signed the ballot Inside will not be tabulated. Any per son signing by mark must have his mark witnessed. young men, already contacted, will be present for the meeting. Miss Sylvia Davis, a former Miss Henderson, will be present to explain to the group the Miss America program. At the briefing meeting, Hen derson Jaycees will explain various phases of their own operation, community and membership benefits resulting from Junior Chamber opera tions and Junior Chamber chap ter membership requirements. A question and answer period will close the session, which j (See JAYCEES, page 2) plea of reckless driving and wo fined $100 and taxed with court coat a. Robert W. King failed to ap pear in court to answer a chare* of carelesa and reckless driving. Judgment absolute on his bond was ordered. Charles Bullock was found guilty of an assault upon ? female. Prayer tor judgment was continued for two years upon payment of oosta, Thornton Woodward was found guilty of Ma-support and assault. He was sent to the rottds tor two yews upon each Chi MMft?JOhnson was sen teoced to the roeds lor It (See COURT, page 1) Warren Schools To Open On Wednesday Warren County schools will begin their 1965-66 session on next Wednesday, September t, with approximately 6,000 stu dents expected to be enrolled and taught by some 200 teach ers. The enrollment Is approxi mately the same as that of last year, Supt. J. Roger Peeler said Industrial Training Courses To Be Offered Courses In Industrial Co operative Training under the Trade and industrial Education program will be offered at John Graham High School during the 1965-66 school years. The courses will be taught by W. Bernard Thompson, who has had 24 years In the Army, eight years of which was as In structor and Instructor super visor. The courses will be limited to juniors and seniors having a job In the fields In which they seek training, and is In addi tion to regular academic work, Thompson said that the trainee in his Junior year would receive one-hour of classroom Instruction with a job minimum. of 15 hours a week. In his sen ior year the trainee must take | two hours of classroom instruc tion, plus the 15 minimum hours of on-the-job training. Some 50 per cent of the classroom time, Thompson said, will be spent on subjects generally related to in dustry. The remaining part of the course will be on tech nical training. A partial list of Job oppor tunities under the program in clude: Electonlcs, Food Trades, Nurses' Aides, Graphic Arts, Metal Trades, Electricity, Auto Mechanics, Building Trades, Dental Technician, Lab Techni cian, Dental Assistant, Com mercial Art. Thompson said that 27 stu dents have already enrolled for the courses, about evenly divid ed between boys and girls. The girls have applied for secre tarial courses, beautician courses, dental aides and nur ses aides and others. The boys have applied for courses in automotive mechanics, car Three Warren County Girls Are Named 'Good Citizens' By PAR Three Warren County HI eh School girls have been selected as DAR "Good Citizens" by the Warren County Chapter of the Daughter of the American Revolution. Patsy Hicks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tasker P. Hicks, Rt. 1, Norllna will represent Nor llna High School; Linda Carol Owens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Owens of Lit tleton will represent Littleton High School and Anne Blaylock, daughter of Mr. and Mr*. A. C. Blaylock of Warrenton, will represent John Graham High School. Announcement of the selec tion of the three rising senior! as "Good CltUena" was made PATSY HK KR yesterday. Wednesday will be registra tion day and the schools are | expected to open at 8:30 a. m. and close around noon. All pupils are asked to re port to the school to which they have been assigned for room and class assignments, procure ment of textbooks and supplies, penters, electricians, and store managers. A limiting factor, Thompson said, Is the availability of Jobs. A trainee must have a Job be fore he or she can take the course. In cases where girls have applied for training as beauticians, nurses' aides, and dental aides, the field of em ployment Is definitely limited. Enrollment Is limited to those students with a satisfactory vo cational objective, sixteen years of age, good attendance record, average or better citf zenship record and grades com mensurate with their ability. Chamber Distributes Brochures Of Lake Bernard Thompson, Presi dent of the Warren County Chamber of Commerce, an nounced yesterday that 3,OOC copies of the Chamber's bro chure on Lake Gaston have been printed and free distribution is now being made to Chamber members, the North Carolina Conservation and Development Department, Trade and Travel Bureau, AAA Motor Clubs, motels, restaurants, etc., around North Carolina and Vir ginia perimeter of the Lake. President Thompson said that the Lake Gaston brochure is only the first In a series of publications that will be dis tributed by the Chamber to lure Into Warren County a share of the tourist and vacation travel. Mrs. Duke Jones and Mrs. Rufus Jones were visitors vln Clarkesvllle, Va., last week. this week by Mrs. J. M. Stokes of Littleton, "Good Citizens" chairman of the Warren Coun ty Chapter. The three girls were select ed by students and faculty mem bers of their respective schools on the following qualities: (1) Dependability, which Includes truthfulness, loyalty and punc tuality; (2) Service, cooper ation, courtesy, consideration of others; (3) Leadership, per sonality, self-control, ability to resume responsibility; (4) Pa triotism, unselfish Interest In family, school community and nation. The winner in each school la entitled to a certificate of award and a "Good Citizen's" LINDA OWENS for the review of the dally schedule, and for the assign ment of lessons. Regular classroom work will begin on Thursday morning at 8:30 o'clock with a full day's schedule and the cafeterias open. Principal change In the school set-up will be at Marlam Boyd school here where all third grade pupils enrolled at John Graham will be taught. In pre vious years one third gradehas been taught at John Graham and one at Marlam Boyd. Supt. Peel- ' er said that this year both third grades would be taught at Marlam Boyd where a mobile classroom will be added. Supt. Peeler said that all stu dents are urged to pay school fees as quickly as possible. He said the fees to be paid are the same as those last year with one exception. No elemen tary supplementary book fee will be charged. The fees are: Elementary School Fees: In structional fee, $1.00. High School Fees: Book rental fee, $5.00; Instructional sup plies, $1.00; typing $5.00; agri culture , home economics, $2.50. Note: Workbooks, Weekly? Readers and supplies for aits and crafts will be In addition to the above fees. Exceptions: Littleton ? in structional supplies, elemen tary, $1.50, high school, $2.50; John R. Hawkins-trade fees, $2.50; North Warren - trade fees, $2.50. A full attendance Is urged every day, Supt. Peeler said. Principals of the six high schools in the county will be: John Graham, S. C. Chandler; Littleton, E. T. Satterfleld; Norllna, W, O. Reed; Hallwa, Bernard Lowry; Hawkins, L. B. Henderson; Northslde, G. H. Washington. B. L. King will be the prin cipal of the Macon Junior High School. Principals of the elementary schools will be: Northslde, Henry H. Green; Marlam Boyd, S. C. Chandler; Afton-Elberon, Mrs. J. D. Mustlan; Hecks Grove, Mrs. Ruby D. Amos; Vaughan, J. I. Bridges; South Warren, Otis Hawkins. Mrs. E. E. GUI am has re turned home after spending three weeks at Myrtle Beach, S. C. pin. A $100 saving bond will be awarded to each of the two state winners who will be guests of the State Society of the Stat* Conference. Mrs. George G. Ritchie o2 Richmond, Va., Is the National Committee Chairman of DAR Good Citizen. Mrs. A. M. Com- 1 well of Llncolnton is Stat* DAR Regent, Mrs. H. P. Wil liams of Raleigh la director ot the sixth district. Mrs. George Robinson Smith of Charlotte la State Chairman of the DAR Good Citizens, Mrs. W. A, Gra ham of Warren ton is Warren County Regent and Mra. J. Mil ton Stokes of Littleton la "Good Citizens" chairman of the War ren county Chapter.