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VOLUME 69 Subscription Price $3.00 a Year 10* Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1965 NUMBER 50
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS BRIGHTEN WARRENTON STREET
Failure To Send Children To
School Lands Woman In Jail
Violation of the school atten
dance law resulted In a Warren
County woman being given a Jail
sentence In Warren County's
Recorder's Court last Friday.
Minnie Yancey Jones pled not
guilty to refusing to allow
minors to attend school, but
the court found otherwise and
ordered her to spend five days
in jail.
? Cooper Leonard, charged
with an assault with a deadly
weapon, was found not guilty.
Charles Cheex, charged with
violating the term of his pro
batlcn by moving his residence
without the consent of his pro
bation officer, failed to appear
In court. A capias was Issued
and appearance bond was set at
$50.
Sam Davis was In court on
three charges of violating the
prohibition laws. He was
charged with possession of Il
licit whiskey for the purpose of
sale, with possession of uten
sils for manufacturing Illicit
whiskey, and with manu
facturing Intoxicating whiskey.
He pled guilty to all the char
ges.
In each case he was senten
ced to the roads for two years.
Each sentence was suspended
for five years upon condition
that he pay the court costs and
a $250 fine In the manufact
uring case and court costs In
the other two cases. Addition
al provisions were that he re
main of good behavior, not vio
late any prohibition laws for
five years and not have In his
possession any non - taxpald
whiskey for five years.
^ William Shaw also pled guil
ty to three charges of violat
ing the prohibition laws. He
was charged with manufactur
ing whiskey, with possession of
Illicit whiskey for the purpose
of sale, and with possession of
utensils for the manufacture of
whiskey. He was sentenced to
the roads for two years on each
charge.
The sentence was suspended
for five years In-each case
upon payment of costs and a $250
fine on the manufacturing
charge.
Other provisions were that he
remain of good behavior, not
violate any prohibition laws for
five years, and not have In his
possession for five years any
non-taxpald whiskey.
Avon Richardson was ordered
to pay a $25 fine and court
costs when he pled guilty to
possession of non - taxpald
whiskey. He was found not guil
ty on a charge of possession
on non - taxpald whiskey for
purpose of sale.
Jean Johnson White was sen
tenced to Jail for five days
when he was found guilty of
abandonment of children.
Durwood Gene Patterson pled '
guilty to charges of reckless
driving, speeding and failure to
stop at a stop sign. Prayer
for judgment was continued upon
condition the defendant surren
der his license for 30 days, not
operate a motor vehicle on N.
C. public highways for 30 days
and pay court costs.
Thomas Palmer Hicks was
ordered to pay court costs when
he pled guilty to having no val
id operator's license.
William Henry Young pled
guilty to allowing an unlicensed
person to drive a motor ve
hicle and was ordered to pay
court costs.
Earl Coleman Humpheries,
charged with speeding and drunk
driving, pled guilty to charges
of reckless driving and speed
ing at 80 miles per hour. He
was ordered to pay a $100
fine and court costs.
Haywood Badger Lancaster,
charged with speeding, failed
to appear In court. A capias
was Issued to Orange County.
Tommy Ralph Wilson,
charged with speeding, failed to
appear In court. A capias was
Issued to Mecklenburg Countv
Lawrence Joseph Vaughan
pled guilty to speeding and driv
ing on the wrong side of road.
He was fined $10 and taxed
with court costs.
Philip Gottllleb Holtzman,
charged with falling to see that
such a move could be made in
safety before turning from a
direct line, was found not guil
ty.
Harold Calvin Reaves, Jr.,
pled guilty to speeding and was
ordered to pay the costs.
William Foote Rooker, found
guilty of speeding, was ordered
to pay court costs.
TURKEY SHOOT
The Hawtree Fire Depart
ment will hold a turkey shoot
on Saturday, Dec. 18, beginning
at 1:30 p. m. The shoot will
be held on Highway No. 1 a
mile north of Wise.
UNDERGOESSCRGERY
Mr. F. W. Aycock underwent
surgery at Duke Hospital, Dur
ham, on Tuesday. Mrs. Aycock,
Mrs. Henry Faulkener and Mrs.
E. D. Rlggan visited him there
this week.
One of the two . astronauts In Gemini 6,
which rendezvoued with Gemini 7 In space
Wednesday afternoon, two years ago was on a
trip with a Warrenton man at Lake
nuakeet. In a picture taken at that time,
1II. Schlrra, In light sweater, Is shown
nest to Dawson Alston of Warren
ton, In chsckerad shirt. At left is William
T. Bland at Mt. Dora, Fla., and at right la
Harry K. Pickette, Jr., of Washington, D. C.
Bland and Schlrra married sisters. It was
through Bland, a friend of some 20 years,
that Alston met Schlrra. Riding with Schlrra
in Gemini 8 was Thomas P. Stafford.
Wood Rites
Held Here
On Monday
Funeral services for Wllliard
Lloyd (Hickory) Wood, 71, were
conducted at his home at 3:30
p. m. Monday by the Rev. John
R. Link. Burial was in Fair
view Cemetery.
Warrenton stores were clos
ed during the hour of the fun
eral.
Mr. Wood, owner and opera
tor of Wood's. Cash Grocery
at Warrenton for 25 years, died
at Warren General Hospital
early Sunday morning after a
severe illness of several weeks.
Mr. Wood was connected with
the grocery business practi
cally all his adult life. He was
connected for many years
with the Henderson Grocery
Company and the Warrenton
Grocery Company and In 1940
opened his own store on the main
street of Warrenton.
Mr. Wood served as a mem
ber of the board of town com
missioners for 14 years, refus
ing to seek re-election last
spring due to declining health.
For many years he served as
chairman of the street commit
tee, and at times served as
mayor pro-tem. Hewasamem
ber of the Warrenton Baptist
Church where he served as a
deacon for 12 years. He was
a member of Johnston Caswell
Lodge No. 10 AF 4AM and the
Sudan Temple Shrine.
A member of old Company
H, Mr. Wood went with the
company to the Mexican border
In 1916, and In 1918 went to
France where he served with
the Old Hickory Division, cred
ited with breaking the Hlnden
berg Line. For many years he
was a member of the Ameri
can Legion and had served as
its commander. He had also
served as State District Com
mander.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Lilly Overby Wood and one
brother, Edgar R. Wood of War
renton.
Postoffice Hours
Released By Daniel
The Warrenton Postoffice
will be open from 8:30 until
5 p. m. each day from now un
til Christmas, excluding Sun
day, Leonard Daniel, postmas
ter, announced yesterday.
He said the postoffice will
be closed on both Christmas
and New Year's Days.
Carolina Sportswear
Co. To Expand; Bids
To Be Opened Monday
Bids for the construction of a 40,000-foot ad
dition to the Carolina Sportswear Factory will
be open at the Cleveland office of the parent com
pany in Cleveland on Monday, Dec. 20.
Should the bids be accepted, construction is
expected to be started in January, John Andrews,
manager of the local plant, said yesterday. Target
date for completion is next May.
The addition to the building will be on the back
of the present building and will provide space for
around 100 additional workers.
Andrews said that some 325 persons are now
being employed by the Carolina Sportswear plant,
with a maximum capacity of 350 persons. This
figure will probably be reached, he said, with the
beginning of a new season following the Christmas
holidays.
Carolina Sportswear Factory, a subsidiary
of Campus Sportswear Company, began business
at Warrenton in 1956. Branch factories are also
operated at Louisburg and at LaCross, Va.
Originally planned to employ around 150persons,
Carolina Sportswear Factory is the largest in
dustry in Warren County.
Santa's Schedule
A. C. Fair, president of
the Warrenton Merchant's
Association, announced yes
terday -that. Santa would bein
his house on the court house
square on the following
dates:
Friday, 4 to 8 p. m.; Sat
urday, 3 to 6 p. m.; Tues
day, 4 to 8 p. m.; Wednes
day, 4 to 8 p. m.; Thurs
day, 4 to 8 p. m.; Friday,
2 to 7 p. m.
Gaston To
Head March
Of Dimes
C. P. Gaston, Official with
Carolina Power & Light Com
pany, Warrenton, has accepted
appointment as Warren county
March of Dimes Director, J.
Marse Grant, State March of
Dimes Chairman of Raleigh, an
nounced this week.
"I believe there Is nothing
more Important than making
sure every baby born In this
country has the equal opportun
ity to develop into a normal,
healthy person. That's why I'm
working to see that we have a
successful drive here this Jan
urary," Gaston said as he ac
cepted the chairmanship for the
1966 campaign to fight birth de
fects. "Some 250,000 American
babies?one out of 16?are born
each year with serious defects.
Birth defects also cause twice
as many deaths annually as does
(See GASTON, page 2)
Cantata To Be Given
At Norlina Church
The Norlina Baptist Church
choir will sing the cantata,
"Night of Miracles," by John
W. Peterson, Sunday afternoon,
Dec. 19, at 5:30 o'clock. The
public is invited to attend.
Soloists will be Miss Jenna
Dean Bobbin, Miss Amy Kll
gore, Tom Currle, Wallace
Stalllngs, and BUI Kllgore.
Mrs. G. W. (Mamie) King
will be the organist and di
rector, and the Rev. W. C.
Baughman, Jr., will be the nar
rator.
The combined choirs of the
church will sing at the morning
worship service.
The annual Christmas can
dlelight ing service will be held
on Wednesday, Dec. 23, at 7:30
p. m.
Early Paper Next Week
Due to the Christmas holiday, The Warren Record
will be printed on Wednesday of next week, In stew)-of
Thursday. The purpose of the early printing Is to make
more effective our Christmas advt.
Advertisers and news contributor a are ask ad to bear
the earlier printing date In mind and send In their copy as
early as possible. Those wlshlnc greetings advt. to ap
pear in next week's edition are asked to contact as at once.
The prlntlnc plant will be closed from Wednesday night
until Tuesday morning, but the office will remain open both
Thursday and Friday, closing Saturday and ]
Employment Of Architect For
Vouahan School Is ADDroved
The building of a lunchroom
at the Vaughan Elementary
School came a step closer Mon
day night when the board of
Fducatlon authorized School Su
perintendent J. Roger Peeler to
employ an architect to draw
plans for the project, In the dis
cussion stage for several
months.
The selection of the archi
tect was left with the school
superintendent but he wsls told
to place a time limit upon the
length of time that the architect
may take In submitting the
plans.
The board also discussed the
purchase of a tract of land at
Warren Plains for the construc
tion of a school garage. Supt.
Peeler was requested to con
tact Charles and Alex Katzen
steln and to make them an of
fer for either three acres of an
adjoining tract or for the en
tire 7-acre tract. Peeler Is ex
pected to contact the Kalzen
steln brothers In Greensboro
during the weekend.
Long range plans for the use
of 1963 state bond funds were
briefly discussed with no de
finite action being taken. In ad
dition to the discussion for the
lunchroom at Vaughan, theneed
for a new building at John R.
Hawkins school at Warrenton
was briefly discussed.
The board approved the sale
of the old Axtell Special School
building to D. Y. Cooper for
$75.00.
A request from the Littleton
School committee concerning
additional land and a fence for
the school was discussed by the
board members, but action was
deferred until the Halifax Coun
ty Board of Education may be
contacted to ascertain If it would
pay part of the cost.
The board accepted the re
signation of Mrs. Kenneth Cop
ley, commercial teacher ait John
Graham, and approved the elec
tion of James L. Soufas to re
place her, and the resignation
of Mrs. Harriet Banzet as third
grade teacher at Mariam Boyd
and approved the election of
Mrs. Nellie Gardner to replace
her.
Coy Lewis, assistant school
superintendent , gave a report
on the Adult Education program.
He described progress as fair.
While 118 persons have enrolled
In the basic education program,
he said, poor attendance has
hurt the program. In the vo
cational program, he said, 26
have enrolled In a bricklaying
program at John R. Hawkins and
attendance at these classes has
been good.
The board appointed Supt.
Peeler and "authorized rep
resentative" for the Elemen
tary and Secondary School Act.
Day-time meetings of the
County Board of Education was
briefly discussed but no deci
sion was reached.
Date For Receiving
Applications For
Commodities Extended
The date for receiving appli
cations for surplus commodi
ties by the Welfare Department
has been extended from Dec.
17 until Dec. 23.
Julian Farrar, supt., said that
the reason for the extension
Is the slowness with which ap
plications are being received.
He said that so far the Wel
fare Department has certified
approximately 650 applications,
compared with 1035 appli
cations at the same date last
year.
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Man Loses Life In House Fire
Willie Payne Davis, an elder-i
ly colored man, ?u burned to
death on Hiursdiy night of last|
week when his home we* com
pletely destroyed by are.
Warrenton Rural Firemen |
arriving at the scene saw tl
body at Davis lying near the
gmpwr, Inside MM haiiottho
home.
. Davis lived alone te the two
story house In War ronton Town
ship, back of th* Warranto? Box
and Lumber Company. How the
nre originated In unknown bat
Co rater N. L Halthoock said
this weak that Davis had used
a kerosene lamp with no chim
ney and It had been sugfeoted
that limbs of trees being i
tor firewood may have
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