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VOLUME 69 Subscription Price $3.00 a Year WARRENTON. COUNTY OF WARREN. N. C. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1965 NUMBER 43
New officers of the Warren County Junior Chamber
of Commerce are shown with visiting Jaycees at a meet
ing held at the Warren Plaza Inn Tuesday night. They are
BUI Mlnette, president; Clinton Capps, Internal vice pres
ident! Billy Lanier, Jr., secretary-treasurer; Nor
fleet Claiborne and Roy Robertson, directors; Billy Wil
liams, president of Henderson Jaycees; Hutson Wester,
first vice president Henderson Jaycees; and BUI Mast,
past president of Henderson Jaycees. Robert v. Allen,
external vice president. Is not olctured.
Minette Named Head
Warren Co. Jaycees
To Open On Monday
Bill Mlnette, Industry direc
tor, was elected president of
the Warren County Junior
Chamber of Commerce at a
meeting held at the Warren
Plaza Inn on Tuesday night
when permanent officers for
<he newly elected organization
were named,
Mlnette had served as tem
porary president since the or
ganization of the Junior Cham
?ber several weeks ago.
Other permanent officers
named at the Tuesday night
meeting were Clinton Capps, In
ternal vice president; Robert V.
Allen, enternal vice president;
Billy Lanier, Jr., secretary
treasurer. Norfleet Claiborne
and Roy KOBartson were
named as ^members of the board
of directors.
Billy Williams, president of
the Henderson Jaycees, an
nounced that the Henderson
Chamber Is prepared to offi
cially charter the Warren
County Jaycees at a Charter
Night Banquet on Nov. 18 with
more than 25 names appearing
of the official list. He said the
banquet will be attended by the
president and various officers
of the North Carolina Junior
Chamber of Commerce as well
as the membership of the Hen
dersnn Taurooo
?Thn Ortnhnr civil term of
Warren County Superior CourT
will convene on Monday morn
ing with Judge Hamilton Hob
good of Loulsfcura. presiding.
Docketed for trial arealarg
er than usual number of
divorce cases and the usual run
of suits seeking to recover
money allegedly due, but no
cases of outstanding Interest.
The calendar for the term
shows the following cases dock
eted:
Monday? Hattle Harris Rus
sell vs. Thurman L. Russell;
Ervln Boyd Stevenson vs. Paul
ine Flowers Stevenson; Joseph
N. Bobbltt vs. Betty Camllle
Spreadley Bobbltt; R. E. Long,
Jr., vs. Norllna Industries, Inc;
Clanton V. Perklnson vs. R. D.
Carroll; Charles W. Brown vs.
Verda Beckham Brown; Wood
row Newell vs. Beatrice Newell.
Tuesday?Manley B. Martin,
trading as Martin Well Co.,
vs. Mary Valentine; Barbara
V. Colldge vs. W. L. Long.
Wednesday?R. R. Davis,
Thomas Plnnell and Maurice
Plnnell vs. Furney M. Rivers
and Dorothy Rivers; Auto Dis
count Co., vs. John C. Hedge
peth; Carl J. Plnnell, trading
as Plnnell Plumbing and Heat
ing Co., vs. Freeman Elling
ton et ux.; Doris Norman Rich
ardson, by NF B. B. Richard
son, vs. James Richardson and
Collie Richardson.
Thursday ? Jack Hunter Col
lins, an Infant, by NF Effle C.
Collins, vs. Charles Herbert
Tharrlngton, Jr., a minor, and
.Theressa R. Tharrlngton, his
mother; Joseph L. Ayscue,
Admr of Est. of Joseph Lee
Ayscue, Jr., vs Theressa R.
Tharrlngton and Charles Her
bert Tharrlngton, Jr., a minor;
Effie C. Collins, Admrx. estate
of Bernard Edward Collins, va.
Charles Herbert Tharrlngton,
Jr., and Theressa R. Tharrlng
ton his mother, Nationwide
Homes of Raleigh, N. C., Inc.,
ari3~3Min Ken, Jr., vc,-Gilbert
Watson and wife, Pauline Wat
son; Virginia Bottoms vs. M. P.
Burwell, Jr.
In addition to cases schedul
ed to be tried, five cases have
been placed on the motion
docket. They are:
In the matter of the will
of Mattle L. Tucker; Butler
Land & Timber Co. vs. Mer
cury Motor Express, Inc., and
W. E. Stewart; Ralph Wallace
Fleming vs. George Herbert
Rooker, Eddie Lee Lewis and
Kenneth Mustlan; Myrtle Stal
llngs Fleming vs. George Her
bert Rooker, Eddie Lee Lewis
and Kenneth Mustlan; Sallle K.
Mitchell vs. Charles H.
Mitchell.
Jurors drawn for the term
are:
D. S. Wlmbrow, William R,
Gray, Edward D. Rlggan, Wal
ter E. Loyd, James M. Stewart,
W. S. Collins, Richmond W.
Davis, James C. Harris, John
A. Somervllle, L. O. Robert
son, Jr., Mrs. Louise Perkln
son, F. M. Rivers, J. P. Wil
liams, Leon Edwards, Henry L.
James, N. G. Pitt, Goode C.
Fleming, E. P. Daniel, Ernest
V. Brauer, David B. Ryder,
Llndsey Harris, Mrs. N.'g. Als
ton, H. M. Williams, Sr., Mrs
Willie N. Young, Jim A. Haves.
D. T. Hlght, Thomas Eugene
Young, Llnwood Ayscue, Eliza
Richardson, Thomas C. Currle,
Willie N. Young, Albert Seaman,
William R. Brauer, A.C.Walk
er, Harry M. Williams, Jr.
Mrs. Myrtle Paschall, Clifton
Stegall, W. L. Carter, F. L
Robertson, John Henry Palmer
Robert Epps, Mrs. Wilton E.
Loyd, Bell B. Richardson
Robert M. Silver, John A Conn
Charles Harris, Louise Rogers
Arthur Moseley, James Bui
lock, Alva D. Endecott.
Warren County Men
Inflict Self Wounds
Two Warren County men last
week shot themselves on the
same night In different parts
of the county. Neither of the
self-Inflicted wounds were
fatal.
Sheriff Clarence Davis said
that Willie Lewis Kearney, 26
year-old Negro of Afton, shot
himself In the stomach on Tues
day night of last week while
sitting on the edge of his bed.
He Is reported to be recover
ing satisfactorily in Jubilee
Hospital In Henderson.
Davis quoted Kearney's wife,
Alice Marie, as saying that she
was In the bed and that her
husband told her he would see
her In a few minutes. She could
give no reason for her husband's
action.
Edward Turner, young Negro,
was upstairs in his home In
River Township on the same
night. His mother and young
brother were downstairs strip
ping tobacco and listening to
the TV when his mother heard
(See MEN. Da*e 31
Paul Lancaster Namedl
Ruritan Of The Yenr
Paul Lancaster, president of
the Norllna Rurltan Club, was
presented the "Rurltan of the
Year" award at the club's an
nual Ladles-Teachers Night
banquet on Tuesday night of last
week. The award was present
ed by Boyd Mayfleld.
The banquet was served In
the cafeteria of the Norllna
high school to some 110 guests
by the Norllna Woman's Club.
Lancaster presided over the
meeting and the Invocation was
given by the Rev. Joe Bennett.
The Rev. Lafon C. Vareen
of Raleigh, former pas
tor of Wesley Memorial Meth
odlst Church at Warrenton was
the guest speaker. He entertain
ed the group with his collec
tion of humorous stories. He
. Jiu presented by Toast master
;? .faint Hege.
Toastmaster Hege Introduced
the new members of the Rurl
tan Club and the first yeer mem
of the Norllna High School
Hal Paschall gave the
Of welcome and re
wore by Miss Lttii
for the faculty and Mrs.
PAUL LANCASTER
Owen Robertson, jr., tor the
wIvm of the Rurltans.
Mr J. Joe Bennett, vo call at,
and Mrs. Clyde Hicks, pianist,
|*ti a musical procram. Mrs.
Bwastt sang "Till There Was
YOU," from thf> Music Man,
and "H I Loved You," from
Corovael.
Yellow Jackets Take 33-0
Win Over Visiting Vanceboro
John Graham Yellow Jack
ets took an easy win over a
visiting Vaneeboro team here
last Friday night as they scor
ed five touchdowns and three
extra points while holding the
visitors scorless. A sixth Yel
low Jacket TD was called back
on a rules infraction.
The Vaneeboro team was
coached by Don Webb, brother
of Coach Jimmy Webb, coach
Webb Is serving his first year
as head coach it the Vanee
boro school.
John Graham scored early la
the first quarter on an 18-yard
sprint by Charles Edmonds.
Elrie Hill lard scored the extra
point.
Wayne Bartholomew seam
16 yards la the
r for Warrantors i
TD, but Hllllard (ailed on the
try for extra point.
John Graham's third touch
down In the third quarter when
a ball bounced out of the arms
of a Vanceboro player into the
arms of Guard Harry Stefall
who raced 40 yards for the
touchdown. A(aln Hllllard at
tempting to sweep the ends
failed to score the extra point.
In the final quarter the Jack
ets added two touchdowns, and
made the extra points for the
M-0 victory.
The first of the touchdowns
"was made on a 4-yard run by
HlQlard with Charles Edmonds
adding the extra point; and the
second cam* on an 8-yard ran
by Joey Gilbert with Wayne
Lyles addlnc the extra point.
Norlina And Rocky Mount
Banks Plan Early Merger
The Peoples Bank of Norlina
and the Peoples Bank and Trust
Company of Rocky Mount are
expected to shortly merge. Tar
get date for the merger is
January 1, 1966.
R. L. Traylor, president of
the Peoples Bank of Norlina,
announced this week that at a ]
special meeting of the board of
directors on Oct. 13, the direc
tors unanimously approved a
plan of merger with the Peo
ples Bank and Trust company
of Rocky Mount.
The Peoples Bank of Norlina
has resources at this time of
approximately $1,750,000. The
Peoples Bank and Trust Com
pany has resources of over I
$70,000,000 and trust assets of |
$22,500,000.
Traylor said, "Wearepleas
ed to announce this proposed
merger with the Peoples Bank
and Trust Company. It will bring
to our community th?-3crvtc<g
of a $70,000,000 full-service
bank. They offer commercial,
savings, trust, consumer
credit, farm management and |
forestry services.'!
W. W. Shaw, president of the |
peoples Bank and Trust Com
pany, said, "We take pleasure |
in Joining hands with the folks |
at the Peoples Bank of Norlina |
and welcome an opportunity to I
serve the people In Warren |
County."
The merger plant must be
approved by the stockholders j
of both banks, State Banking
Commission and Federal De
posit Insurance Corporation.
Bank officials anticipate no dif
ficulty in obtaining this ap
proval.
Tlje Peoples Bank of Nor-1
Una opened for business on
November 15, 1947, with capital I
stock of $40,000 and $20,0001
surplus. The bank has shown
steady growth since it first be- j
gan operation and today has
capital, surplus and net profits
of more than a quarter of amll
Uon dollars.
At the organizational meet
ing In 1947 R. L. Traylor was
elected president and M. K.
Fearing was elected vice-pres
ident. Dwtght Scotten of Jack
sonville, Fla., a native of Ran- |
dolph County, was employed as
cashier. Original directors
were R. L. Traylor, M. K.
Fearing, J. P. Williams, E. F.
Benton, John Kerr, Jr., Richard |
R. Davis, W. K. Delbrldge, M.
C. Hicks, T. P. Hicks, W. V.
Hicks, G. D. Knight, P. E.
Brauer, and J. L. Read.
Later Scotten was elected
executive vice president and
director and Theo Stalllngs was
named assistant cashier.
R. L. Traylor now serves
as chairman of the board. Pre
sent directors are E. F. Ben
ton, P. E. Brauer, W. K. Del
bridge, M. C. Hicks, T. P. |
Hicks, John Kerr, Jr., G. D.
Knight, J. L. Read and Dwight
L. Scotten.
Warren Farm Bureau
Is Holding Annual
Membership Drive
The Warren County Farm
Bureau's annual membership
enrollment Is now underway,
John K. Klllan, president, an
nounced yesterday.
Klllan said the Warren Farm i
Bureau Is aiming for a total |
membership of 600 farm
families this year. This is an
Increase of 100 per cent over
last year's membership.
In announcing the 1965 mem
bership effort, Klllan empha
sized that farmers "can't go
It alone anymore." "Since the '
farmers' ranks are thinning |
year by year," he said, "we
have to work together to find ,
solutions to our problems and |
than get action."
Boyd Reams has been named
county enrollment chairman,
Klllan said.
ASS'N. MEETS
The Norlina Athletic Asso
ciation win maat at the school
at 7:80 p. m. Monday, Oct. ?.
?
Store manager J. G. (Bennle)'^Powell,
left, Is shown with Meat Market Manager
T. G. Clifton and Produce Manager J. S.
Wilson on the eve of Colonial Store's re
openlng celebration.
Colonial Store At Warrenton
'V
Hoids Remodel ina Celebration
Following major remodeling,
the Colonial Store on South)
Main Street In Warrenton Is
holding.alarge re-opening cele
bration. The celebration began
Thursday and will continue for]
several days.
J. G. Powell, store manager, [
said yesterday that In the re
modeling only the most modern j
decor and facilities were chosen
for the local store. Major fea
tures of the "face-lifting" In
clude automatic doors, expand
ed frozen food facilities, In
creased shelf space and other
new features which will result
In a 25 per cent increase in
the variety of merchandise
available to the customer.
The Warrenton store has a
long record at service to the
community, being among the
first stores opened In North
Carolina by the Colonial Stores
chain. The chain, which traces
Its beginning to Tarboro, N. C.,
now operates over 400 super
markets In eleven states In the
southeast and midwest. Mer
chandise Is supplied to Warren
ton from the company's central
warehouse In Raleigh. C. M.
Tuttle directs the operation of
78 supermarkets In North Car
ollna and Vlrglnlafrom the Ral
eigh location.
Assisting Powell In managing
the local store are J. S. Wil
son, produce manager, and T.
G. Clifton, meat market man
ager. The Warrenton store
employs eleven persons.
Powell said that during the
reopening celebration several
gifts and prizes will be offer
ed to shoppers. He said that
he hopes that all the many
customers of the store will at
tend the celebration to view the
many new products and services
being offered to make shopping
a pleasure.
Officers Nab Man, Two Autos
One man and two automobiles
were captured at a whiskey
cache In Shocco Township Fri
day night by Warren County
Man Fails To Get
To Nation's Capital
With His Moonshine
A Warren County man bound
for Washington Friday on a
Greyhound Bus may have had the
Idea of treating his friends
In the capital city to some Car
olina moonshine.
If so, he reckoned without
Deputy Sheriff Dorsey Capps
who took him and his contra
band from the bus.
Tipped off that Lindsay Har
grove, Jr., of Smith Creek
Township was transporting
whiskey on the bus, Capps had
the bus held for a few minu
tes. Boarding the bus he found
Hargrove and his suitcase con
taining three half-gallons of
moonshine.
Hargrove was brought to
Warrenton where he gave $100
bond for his appearance In War
ren County Recorder's Court.
Jayvees Win
The John Graham junior Var
sity downed Louisburg javees at
Louisburg on last Thursday by
the score of 9 to 0.
David Hazlett scored War
renton'* only touchdown. The
extra point was mads by Tom
Harmon. John Graham's other
two points cam* on a safety
when the defense pushed Louis
burg back into the and son*.
RAM SUPPER .
The Rurtttan Club at wis*
will sponsor a ham sapper si
th* Club House on Friday night
from 8 to 7. All proceeds win
|o to th* benefit of the Ha*
tree Kurd Firs Department
The public is larited to attend.
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Sheriff's Department and Vance
County ABC officers.
Jailed by the officers and
released Monday under $2000
bond was Arthur Parks, 37,
of Shocco Township. He Is sche
duled to be tried at the Oct.
29 term of Recorder's Court
on charges of possessing Illi
cit whiskey for purpose of the
sale.
Sheriff Clarence Davis said
yesterday that when the offi
cers approached the cache In
the woods they found Parks
loading whiskey In a 1953 Chev
rolet, Seven cases of whiskey
were found in the car and 95
gallons hidden nearby.
When they took Parks by
his home, Sheriff Davis, said
they found a 1956 Oldsmoblle
loaded with 120 gallons of whis
key.
The officers destroyed 212
gallons of moonshine whiskey,
confiscated the two cars and
brought their prisoner to War
renton where he was placed in
Jail and where he remained
until he succeeded in raising
bond Monday.
Gardner Heads Annual
Lions Cane Drive
The annual Warren County
Lions Club's White Cane drive
was started this week under the
chairmanship of Scott Gardner
when some 2,000 letters were
mailed out requesting contribu
tions.
Gardner said that through the
cooperation and contributions
of the public the Warren ton
Lions Club has made an out
standing record in this work
for the blind and the near
blind in Warren County and with
the State Association for the
blind and near-blind. He a*
pressed the hope that this year's
contribution would set a record.
In asking for donations, Gard
ner quoted Helen Keller,
"There la no lovelier way to
thank God tor your sight than
by giving a helping hand to
someone in the dark."
He asks that anyone who has
not reoeivod n latter asking
for donations in the White
Cane drive to please bring or
mall a gift to him at Warren
ton. Make checks payable to
the White Cime Drive. 1
' . SCOTT GAftDNEB ']
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