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Your Best Advertising Medium Uarrptt $tprnri> Your Best Advertising Medium VOLUME 70 Subscription Price $3.00 a Year 10$ Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, JANUARY 28. 1966 NUMBER 4 ..'Beauty cannot be a remote and just an occasional pleasure. We must briny it into tbe doily lives of oil our people'-President Lyndon B. Johnson Postmaster W. K. Delbrldge of Norllna was presented a citation of merit by Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien for outstanding cooperation in President John son's Natural Beauty Program at ceremonies in Wash ington on Thursday of last week. The citation was award ed to the community and the local postal employees for maintaining the grounds and exterior of the postal Instal lation In a superior manner. Shown left to right: Congress man L. H. Fountain, Postmaster General O'Brien, Post master W. K. Delbridge, Mrs. W. K. Delbridge and Senator B. Everett Jordan. (Official Post Office Department Photo). Norlina Postmaster Honored In Washington Postmaster W. K. "Bill" Delbrldge of Norllna was pre sented a special citation by Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien for outstanding co operation in President John son's Natural Beauty Program along ..with 13 other Postmas ters throughout the United States on January 20 In Wash ington. At a ceremony In his Recep tion Room, Mr. O'Brien noted the special responsibility that rests with the Post Office De partment. "Among all Federal agen cies, we reach into every city, town and village in this land. Postmasters and postal em ployees are often the only rep resentatives of the Federal Government with whom many of our citizens ever have con tact. "If our Postmasters show that beauty is important to them; that they, busy as they are, be set by a tidal wave of mail, still take time and pride in making their post office a place that delights the eye; If they enlist others in the effort to make America more beautiful, then they will have planted seeds that will spread and bloom in a thousand ways." "By your actions, both in landscaping and Interior im provement, you have translated the President's desires and the national need into positive action," he said. Postmaster and Mrs. Del bridge left home in time to attend a reception, dinner, and dance for the Postmaster Gen eral at the Grand Ballroom of the Mayflower Hotel. This was sponsored by the National As sociation of Postmasters which was attended by 500 guests including many members of the congress and the top echelon of the Post Office Department. Present for the presentation from the North Carolina dele White Births Are Up; Negro Births Down There were some interesting trends in the bookkeeping of Life and Death in Warren County during 1965 when the Stork ar rived with 305 babies and when the Grlmreaper departed with 193 deaths. While the total births increased by 10 in 1965, there was an actual decrease of six among Negiues. Dr. Robert F. Young, health director, said yesterday that one of the most encouraging trends was a 48 percent in crease in Negro hospital de liveries, as contrasted with a 21 percent decrease in midwife deliveries and a 43 percent de crease in physician home de liveries. With this Improvement in medical care for pregnant Negro women, Dr. Young said, there was an accompanying de crease in the Negro infant death rate (deaths of babies under one year pet 1,000 live births) from 48 in H84 to 40 in 1965. Also, the fetai deaths (dead at birth) decreased among the hospital deliveries but increased among home deliveries. Dr. Young said there was an Increase of 16 percent in deaths last year, with most of the increase occurring among the white population. White deaths Increased 24 percent while Ne gro deaths Increased only 4 per cent. Most of the Increase In white deaths was due to strokes and to residual deaths, with the latter Including a var iety of causes such as liver disease, old age, *c. Diseases of thV hekft and blood vessels claimed 55 per cent of the deaths to rate the 1 iNo. 1 killer, with cancer rank ing second and accidents third. Teacher's Son Named President Of College The newly elected president of Brown University Is the son I of a former member of the faculty of Warrenton High School. I Dr. Ray L. Heffner, 40, vice president and dean of faculties at Indiana University, Saturday was chosen 13th president of Brown University. His mother was the former Miss Gladys Gordy, niece of the late V. F. Ward, who taught for one year In the Warrenton High School when It was locat ed where the home of Mrs. H. | P. Reld Is situated, and for lone year at the John Graham High School In Us present lo cation. Born In Durham, N. C.( the president-elect spent his boy hood in Baltimore and Seattle, Wash,, graduating from Seattle Broadway High School In 1941. He received his Master's De gree and Ph. D. from Yale In 1950 and 1953, respectively. Mrs. Nancy Harris Echols, tei c! Mr:. J. T. Harris |of Warrenton, a senior In the of Business at the Unl of Georgia, Athens,Ga., > the Dean's List tor thefall Of 1949. gatlon was Senator B. Everett Jordan and Congressman L. H. Fountain. Senator Ervin ex pressed his regret due to a conflict of the Constitutional Rights Subcommittee meeting at the same hour of which he is chairman. Following the ceremony Postmaster and Mrs. Delbridge were asked to remain for TV coverage. Delbriog*. was told that the Norlina Post Office was the smallest office recog nized of the foui teen, as well as, the display panel of the se lected offices wouid be shown at the White House. Congressman Fountain and Congressman Broyhill had the Delbridges for lunch at the Capitol in the House of Repre sentatives Restuarant. The recognition of the Norlina Post Office came about from an inspection by the Chief, Postal Maintenance Branch on Septem ber 16, 1965. The rating of the Alvin V. Jones Rites Held At S. Springs Funeral services for Alvin V. Jones were conducted Friday at 2:30 p. m. at Sulphur Springs Baptist Church by the Rev. J. M. Long and the Rev. J. M. Thomas. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Jones died on Wednesday of last week in the Vicksboro community. He had been a blacksmith in the Vicksboro community for more than 70 years. He was quite adept at making and tempering gun springs. Surviving are three daugh ters, Mrs. Edgar Reavls, Mrs. Cleveland Robertson and Mrs. R. J. Abbott, all of the Vicks boro community; two sons, Na than N. Jones of Henderson and Gill Allen Jones of Vicksboro; one brother, W. H. Jones of Warren County; 15 grandchild ren; 23 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grand child. Grissom Is Speaker At Ruritan Meeting Mayor Graham P. Grissom of Norlina was the guest speaker at the regular monthly meet ing of the Wlse-Paschall Ruritan Clubon Thursday night of last week. The Wise Home Demonstration Club was in charge of the supper. Plans were made for the new year during the business ses sion. The club held Its regular board of directors meeting on Monday night. Fund raising was the main topic of the meet ing. interior was very superior and the exterior superior. Delbridge stated he was most appreciative of the many letters of commendation and congratu lations and particular the one from the Regional Director of the Atlanta Region, C. Banks Gladden, which said in part, "You have again brought honor and recognition to the Atlanta Region and I want you to know that I am deeply and personal ly grateful to you for credit you consistently have reflected upon yourself and the Postal Service. Your record of achievement and community service beyond and above the requirements of the position is an example which I hope all postmasters will strive to emulate. "To you and your associates in the Norlina Post Office I extend my heartiest congratu lations. I hope I have the plea sure of conveying my apprecia tion in person at an early date." MILKS RET1RKS Morton C. Miles, for half a century a pharmacist at Hen derson, announced his retire ment Monday and the sale of the Miles Pharmacy to the Page Drug Co. Miles a native of Warrenton, is the brother of Mrs. A. C. Blalock, Sr., of Warrenton. Warren Is Blanketed By Deepest Snow In Years Dr. Taylor Dies Tuesday In Raleigh Funeral services for Dr. Wil liam W, Taylor, 88, w'ill becon ducted from Emmanuel Epis copal Church here today (Fri day) at U a. m. by the Rev. J. M. Stonev, Jr., rector. In terment will be in Fairview cemetery. Dr. Taylor died Tuesday afternoon in May view Convales cent Home in Raleigh. Dr. Taylor was born in Davie County on July 28, 1877, and moved with his parents to War - renton in 1892. He was a gradu ate of the University of Mary land Dental School and practic ed dentistry in Warrenton for many years. Dr. Taylor read law at home and passed the North Carolina bar examination in 1915. During his later years he actively prac ticed law in Warrenton. He was Judge of Warren County Re corders Court from 1930 to 1936. During World War II he was Government Appeal Agent for the Warren County Selec tive Service 3oard. He is survived by three daughters, Misses Katherine and Leonora Taylor of Warren ton and Miss Elizabeth Gordon Taylor of Georgia, one son William W. Taylof, jr., of Ral V'gh and two grandchildren. Carter Funeral Is Held At Norlina Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Frances Smelley Carter, 76. were conducted at the Nor lina Methodist Church Thursday at 2 p. m. by the pastor, the Rev. Bruce Pate and the Rev. W. C. Baughman, Jr., pastor of the Norlina Baptist Church. Burial was in Warren Dale Cemetery. Mrs. Carter, the widowofDie late W. N. Carter, died Tues day. She was a member of the Norlina Methodist Church. She is survived by six daugh ters, Mrs. Edelia King of Nor lina, Mrs. Annie Mae Gragg of Raleigh, Mrs. EmmaBatesand Mrs. Eva Jones, both of Falls Church, Va., Mrs. Margaret Thomas and Mrs. NellStalltngs of Henderson; four sons, Ivey W. Carter of Washington, F. Palmer Carter, Clarence E. Carter and Howeitt M. Carter, all of Norlina; one sister, Mrs. warren County and practical ly the entire state Is digging Itself out of its deepest snow storm of at least five years. The snow, which began falling late Tuesday afternoon, had reached a depth of 12 Inches here before It ceased falling around 4 o'clock Thursday morning. Falling in below freezing weather the snow was dry and offered no great problem un til nearly noon Wednesday, al though all schools had closed and a Superior Court session here had been abandoned until further notice. By early afternoon Wed nesday traveling had become a problem and a number of stores did not reopen following the din ner hour and most others clos ed early in order that employees might reach their homes before dark. Judge Braswell Tuesday morning failed to show up to preside over the civil term of Superior Court which opened here Monday, and officials said that the court would not re convene until further notice. The office of the Clerk of Court was closed on Wednesday after noon and while other offices in the court house were open all day Wednesday, few persons appeared at the court house. Members of the Sheriff's De partment, usually busy in trying to keep the peace, spent most of the day taking stranded per sons back to their homes from Warrenton. Thursday morning all offices in the court house were open, nt-wos were open for business, and the town was beginning to resume its normal pace. Annie Crutchfleld of South Hill, Va.; three half sisters, Mrs. John Jennings and Mrs. Byrd Ezzell, both of Lacrosse, Va. and Mrs. Minnie Vaughan of South Hill, Va.; 20 grandchild ren and eight great-grandchild ren. Requiem Mass Held For Mrs. Mae Ash Requiem mass for Mrs. Mae Ash, 86, who died Friday, were conducted Monday at 9 a. m. by Father Parker at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church. Burial was in Falrview Ceme tery. Mrs. Ash is survived by a cousin, Claude Lovell of War renton. Misses Sandra v.nes and Ann Ammons of Converse Col lege, Spartanburg, S. C., spent the weekend with Miss Jones' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Duke Jones. WEDNESDAY'S SNOW SCENE ON COM MAYOR MILES MEASl RES SNOW THl'RSDAY Aged Man Found In Ditch Dies On Way To Hospital An old Negro man found In a ditch at Mkcon Tuesday after noon died en route to Jubilee Hospital in Henderson. The Sheriff's Department identified the man as Fred Perry, 76, of Warrenton. He was found lying in a ditch on the Embro road just off Highway 158 at Gllliland's old store in the Norlina Takes Both Games From Graham Playing before a packed house, here Friday night, for the second time this season Norlina took both games in a double-header with John Gra ham. The girls game was a close affair with the visitors winning by the score of 32 to 30. The Norlina boys downed the Jacket boys by 15 points, 54 to 39. The snow of Tuesday night | which resulted in the two schools being closed Wednesday and Thursday, also resulted in the score books being locked up to this newspaper. For that reason quarterly scores and individual marks can not be given. The snow has also Interrupted schedule announcement of other games. town of Macon around 3;3o o'clock Tuesday. Sheriff Clarence Davis said Wednesday that Perry lived alone in a house near the War renton Box and Lumber Com pany and had not been seen since the day before his body was discovered. He said it is believed that he suffered a stroke and fell in the ditch. John Garrett's Mother Dies At Henderson Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie Robertson Garrett, 85, of Henderson were conducted at Kesler Funeral Chapel at 2;30 P- m. Friday. Burial was In Sunset Memorial Gardens. Her pastor, the Rev. Dermont J. Reid of the First Methodist Church officiated. Pallbearers were all grand sons. Mrs. Garrett died at Maria Parham Hospital Wednesday night after suffering a heart attack at 2:00 p. m. She was the widow of John William Garrett, Sr., w.io died in 1944. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Edmond Diaz of New York City, Mrs. Wil liam Ashworth of Fampano Beach, Fla, and Mrs. Robert Barbato of Plandome, N. Y ; four sons, John W. Garrett,' Jr., of Warrenton, Millard B* Garrett of Henderson, Daniel h. Garrett of Ahoskie and Mar shall Garrett, Sr., of Hen derson; two sisters, Mrs. John Wrenn of Raleigh and Mrs. Marshall Spears of Rocky Mount; several grandchildren^ and great-grandchildren. School Of Missions Is Held Af Macon A school of Missions was 2L? "I* MaCOn Methodist ?n Sund?y evening, Jan "ary 23, from 7:30 to 9:30. The Ceneral theme was "Missions, A Christian's Calling." The pastor, the Rev. a. E Thompson, jr., and the Com mission on Missions were In charge. Warren Plains and He bron churches participated In attendance. Teaching the class for men "nd women ems Mrs. L. R. Har ris. The young peopt taught by the Rev. A. E. ?? The primary groeg | and the ?d i
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