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VOLUME 69 Subscription Price S3.00 a Year 10c Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1963 NUMBER 49
Industrial Plan Is
Submitted To Board
Plans for the Industrial de
velopment of Warren County
were submitted to the board
of county commissioners Mon
day afternoon by Bill Mlnette,
Industrial directors.
Mlnette told the commission
ers that he was not request-j
ing any funds from the county
at this time, but that he wish
ed to familiarize the board with
certain goals of the Industrial
Commission as recommended
by the executive committee on
Nov. 23 and approved by the
full commission on last Fri
day night.
These plans, Mlnette said,
call for the establishment of an
executive type airport at War
renton, and for the purchase of
an Industrial site near enough
to Warrenton to be supplied with
city water and sewage facili
ties, as the main projects.
He explained that air facili
ties had become a practical
must for a county successfully
seeking Industries and that the
development of an Industrial
site would provide sites for In
dustries without exorbitant
costs. He said reasons that the
commission felt that the lndus^.
trial site should be located at
Warrenton was not only due to
its central location, but to the
fact that Warrenton was the'
only town in the county with a
surface water supply. Deep
wells have not proven adequate
In many communities, he point
ed out.
Mlnette said that In addition
to the proposed site at War
renton, Norllna has a good in
dustrial site, with good highway
and railroad connections, but
this site was somewhat limit
ed by a lack of adequate water
and sewage facilities for many
forms of development.
Pointing out that beyond Mid
dleburg in Vance County a sign
directed traffic from 1-85 to
Norllna, Mlnette said that the
commission is of the opinion
that emphasis should be placed
on an exit at Olne, in view of
the potential development of
Kerr Lake. From this point
the road leading to Norllna
should be straightened, widened
and otherwise improved. He
said that Manson and possibly
also Rldgeway offered good exit
points.
In addition, the commission
also recommended the widening
and Improvement of the War
renton-Norllna Highway.
Mlnette told the commission
ers that as soon as further
Information can be obtained, as
to costs, methods of acquiring
needed property, and the finan
cial costs of the projects could
be ascertained that he would
again appear before the com
missioners.
He told the commissioners
that what the commission want
ed is the commissioner in
terest, suggestions and assist
ance.
Congressman L. H. Fountain o f the North Carolina
Second District receives a copy of her book, "Legends
of Famous Trees," from Mrs. Lemuel Harris while visit
ing the Macon Postofflce on a tour of Warren County
Tuesday. Rep. Fountain spent Tuesday morning greeting
constituents at the courthouse and visiting a number of
postofflces in the afternoon. At Warrenton he was guest
at a dutch luncheon at Warren Plaza Inn attended by some
20 friends. He was accompanied to Warren County by his
secretary, Walter Plttman of Tarboro.
Lack Of Decorations Fails
To Mar Christmas Festivities
Lack of Christmas decora
tions failed to mar what has
been described as one of War
renton's best Christmas pa
rades here last Friday after
noon, witnesses by several
thousand persons lining both
sides of Main Street from the
Postoffice to Dameron corner.
Decorations ordered and paid
for on Oct. 6, arrived at War
renton Just a few hours be
fore the parade started under
balmy skies at 4 p. m.
Twelve beautifully decorated
floats, bearing more than two
dozen pretty young ladies, and
old Santa, featured tire nearly
mile-long parade and two bands,
a combo band of four young
boys, and a calliope kept the
crowd In a gay mood.
The floats were Interspersed
with cars, tractors, a large
group of horsemen and a num
ber of fire engines.
Entertaining the crowd was a
colored band from Henderson
Institute, which played lively
music, and Its stunting majoret
tes, who did the split and other
acrobatic stunts at promlnant
spots In the parade, and an
excellent E. M. Rollins Junior
High School Band whose per
formance was somewhat more
sedate but no less attractive.
And then there was the combo
band, The Rainmakers, made
up of four teenagers who both
entertained and amazed the
crowd with Its rock and roll.
The whole affair was spon
sored by the Warrenton Mer
chants Association under the
direction of its president, A.
C. Fair. The floats were rent
ed from S. & W. Sign Co., of
Henderson, and the lovely lad
les which they bore were under
the charge of J. Allen Tucker.
Monroe Gardper, George Willis
Shearln, Roy Neal, and Asso
ciation secretary Howard Oak
ley, assisted Fair In assembling
the program. Bill Mlnette was In
charge of the horses and Bill
Conn ell rounded up the tractors.
The floats were paid for by
Individual merchants, and the
costs of the parade was borne
by the Mrechants Association
ans a number of individual mer
chants.
Choirs To Present
Christmas Program
The Children's Choirs of the
Warrenton Baptist Church will
present a program of Christmas
music at the Sunday morning
worship service, the Rev. Johr
Link, pastor, announced.
The choirs are under the di
rection of Mrs. John Link, with
Mrs. W. A. Miles as accom
panist. Mrs. Monroe Gardner
will be the organist.
TO SELL WREATHS
The ladies of Wesley Memor
ial Methodist Church will make
Christmas wreaths for sale on
Dec. 16.
IN HOSPITAL
John E. Jones is a patient In
the Veterans Hospital In Dur
ham for treatment.
Lensus lo
Be Held In
January
A complete census of War
ren County people will be taken
by the Bureau of the Census
early In January, Frank Reams,
extension chairman, told the
board of county commissioners
Monday.
The purpose of the census Is
to determine whether the coun
ty has registered the proper
proportions of voters under the
voters rights act of the Con
gress.
Reams said that the Census
is to be conducted under the
direction of George Reynolds,
Census Bureau district repre
sentative, who was in Warren
ton last week making plans for
taking the census andseekingto
acquire an office for this pur
pose.
An office has been acquired
in the Warrenton Armory,
and the census will begin on
Jan. iO, Reams said. He said
that several positions, paying
$1.75 an hour, plus 9? mile
age, would be available for a
ten days to two weeks period.
Interested persons are asked to
apply at the county agent's of
fice in the Agricultural office
for forms and other details.
Hobo Day
The Sophomore Class of Nor
lina High School will have a
Hobo Day on Saturday, Dec. I1,
starting at 9 o'clock, James
Hicks announced yesterday. He
asks that anyone having odd
Jobs to be done to please call
456-3161.
RIDGEWAY SERVICE
Holy Cotrmunlon will be cele
brated at the Church of the
Good Shepherd In Rldgeway on
Sunday at 3 p. m.,
A. T. Ayscue Resigns
l
As Pastor Wise Church
The Rev. A. T. Ayscue, pas
tor of Wise Baptist Church since
August, 1958, resigned last
Sunday to accept the pastorate
of Pine Level Baptist Church,
Pine Level. The effective date
of the resignation is Jan. 2,
1966.
During Mr. Ayscue's min
istry, resident membership of
the Wise Church h?- --rown from
188 to 249. The church's budget
has increased from $6,900 an
nually to $13,400. Two years ago
the church constructed its first
parsonage.
While serving at Wise Mr.
Ayscue has held numerous posts
In the Cullom Baptist Associa
tion. He has served as Evange
lism Chairman, Vice Modera
tor, Moderator, and is currently
chairman of the association's
Missions Committee. In addi
tion, he has been active in the
Warren County Ministerial As
sociation serving as its first
chairman of the Hospital Chap
laincy Program and Is present
ly president of the organiza
tion.
Mr. Ayscue attended Wake
Forest College and Southeast
ern Baptist Theological Semi
nary.
Mrs. Ayscue Is the former
Hazel Buchanan of Henderson.
She and Mr. Ayscue have two
daughters, Deborah and Lor)
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A. T. AYSCUE
Limited Supply Flu
Vaccine Available
The Warren County Health
Department announced yester
day that it has a limited supply
of flu vaccine for persons who
need their second shot.
The Health Department also
announced that no Immuniza
tion clinics woulf' be h<;ld dur
ing the " eek before Christmas,
Dec. 21, 22 and 23.
Fire District Plan Is
Endorsed By Board
Tax Assessments To
Be 40% Of Valuation
Tax assessments for 19GG
will be based upon 40 per cent
of valuations, the Board of
County Commissioners decid
ed at their meeting here Mon
day. This is the same rate in
effect since Warren County land
was revalued several years ago.
A suggestion by the commis
sioners that the ratebe increas
ed to 50 per cent of the valua
tions was vetoed by a state
ment lrom Auditor Rodwellthat
tax records had already been
prepared on a 40-percent basis,
and that it would require sev
eral months to rework the
books.
Following Rodwell's remark
and a brief diseussienrth?com
missioners agreed that it would
probably be better to wait un
til after the 1968 revaluation
before changing the ratio of
listing to valuations.
The commissioners also or
dered that all 1964 taxes in
arrears be turned over to Coun
ty Attorney Jim Limer for col
lection.
William H. Bender appeared
before the board at the open
ing of its session at 9:30 a. m.
to discuss a cotton improvement
plan for the county, with a sug
gestion of a joint purchase of
cotton dusting equipment. He
told the commissioners that
while the loss of cotton acre
age might appear to be a small
thing to the individual farmer
that the loss of $500,000 cotton
income was no small thing for
the county. The commissioners
discussed the plan briefly with
Bender but took no action.
It was ordered that the State
Highway Commission be re
quested to black top that road
running from Road No. 1509
to Mosby Hall Gate, a distance
of about two-tenths of a mile.
On motion of Com. Thorne,
seconded by Com. Davis and
duly carried, it was ordered
that a microfilm readar be
purchased by the Register of
Deeds. The cost of the read
er is expected to be around
$100.
It was ordered that the State
Highway Commission be re
quested to blacktop Road No.
1234, which road runs from U.
S. No. 1 to the Rldgeway
Drewry Road, a distance of
about 1.6 miles.
(See TAX, page 6)
Christmas Sing To
Be Held At Norlina
The Norlina Junior Woman's
Club will again present a
concert of Christmas music on
Sunday, Dec. 12, at 8 p. m. In
the Norlina High School gymtor
ium.
Those attending will hear the
voices of choirs from over
Warren County combined in a
number of Christmas selec
tions, Mrs. Stephen Daniel, club
publicity chairman, said in
making the announcement. She
said that several children's
choirs will participate.
The performance will be un
der the direction of the Rev.
Bruce Pate, pastor of the Nor
lina Methodist Church with Mrs.
Monroe Gardner from theWar
renton Baptist Church at the
piano.
Mrs. Hal White, director of
the choir of St. Paul's Luther
an Church, is chairman of the
event.
Mrs. Daniel said that a num
ber of people from the county
heard this concert last year and
asked for a similar concert
this year.
She said a free will offering
will be taken to help with the
club's project.
LOYALTY SUNDAY
Loyalty Sunday will be ob
served at the All Saints Epis
copal Church, Sunday, Decem
ber 12, 8:30 a. m. The Rev. J.
M. Stoney, priest in charge, an
nounced yesterday.
REV. WILSON
Wilson To
Head Heart
Campaign
The Rev. L. T. Wilson of War
rentor. will head the Warren
County Heart Association's
local division of the North Car
olina and American Heart As
sociation.
Announcement of the Warren
ton minister's appointment was
made this week by Mrs. Tom
W. Hawkins, publicity chairman
for the Warren County Heart
Association.
Mrs. Hawkins said that the
purpose of the Warren County
Heart Association is to Inform
the public of the facts about
heart disease, to provide local
physicians, nurses and other
professional people who deal
with heart patients with the lat
est research discoveries In
treating heart diseases and to
conduct community programs
for the benefit of patients and
their families.
The local group also spear
heards the annual Heart Fund
(See WILSON, page 11)
Short Service To
Be Held Christmas
A thirty minute service of
worship is planned for Christ
mas Day at the Warrenton Bap
tist Church, the Rev. John Link,
pastor, said yesterday.
The Junior and Adult choirs
will render Christmas music
with readings and a Christmas
sermonette will be given by the
pastor.
All who desire to attend a
Christmas Day service are in
vited, Mr. Link said.
Burning Out
The State Forestry Ser
vice has cancelled all burn
ing permits until further
notice because of the hazar
dous fire conditions, , Fred
Claridge, state forester, an
nounced Tuesday.
A bluff never holds out long
unless it has good backing.
With a goal of establishing
better fire protection for War
ren County citizens and lower
insurance rates for rural citi
zens of the county, the board
of county commissioners on
Monday approved the establish
ment of rural fire districts in
Warren County.
The resolution authorizing
the setting up of fire districts,
also provided tor the establish
ment of a three-man fire com
missioners, a member of the
rural fire department and one
member at large.
Named from the board was
Commissioner Robert P.
Thorne, who will be known as
fire commissioner; Charlie
Bowen, chief of the Warren
ton Rural Volunteer Fire De
partment; and Maurice Fleming
of Drewry as member at large.
These members will serve
until the first Monday in
next December. Thereafter, on
each first Monday in Decem
ber, appointments will be made
to the fire "Commission?tor?
a term of one year.
The commission was set up
and the members named at the
request of W. Monroe Gardner,
recording secretary of the War
renton Rural Volunteer Fire
Department, who was authoriz
ed to make the request by the
firemen at a meeting on last
Friday night.
Gardner said yesterday that
plans of the Warrenton Rural
Fire Department call for sub
(See PLAN, page 6)
Rep. Drake
Explains
Insurance
A new automobile insurance
law passed by the 1965 ses
sion of the General Assembly
threatens drivers' licenses,
Wilton R. Drake, Warren Coun
ty Representative in the General
Assembly, said in an article
submitted to this newspaper
Tuesday.
Drake said that in the public
interest, he would like to call
the attention of his constltu
tents to the new automobile in
surance law, which is causing
suspension of thousands of driv
ers' licenses throughout the
state.
"The law," he said, "can
caus? considerable trouble and
inconvenience to automobile
owners who are not aware of Its
provisions and who also are not
attentive to their mall."
The new law provides that if
insurance coverage on a motor
vehicle lapses?even for one
day?the registration (license)
plate shall be revoked and that
the owner's driving privilege
shall also be revoked foraper
lod of 30 days if certain re
quirements are not complied
with.
Rep. Drake said that many J|
motorists are finding that set
(See DRAKE, page 11)
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Children, fleets and music bring joy as Warrenton holds Hs annual Cbrislau Pirate Here last Friday afternoon.
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