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Your Best Advertising Medium ?tjp Uarrrn IRrrorii Your Best Advertising Medium VOLUME 70 Subscription Price $3.00 a Year 10?p Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11. 1966 NUMBER 6 MRS. LAN IE HAYES HOLDS Bl TE COl'NTY WILL BOOK NO. 1 Lost Will Book Restored To Warren County A photostatic copy of Will Book No. 1, lost from the office of the Clerk of Court for more than 50 years, has been restored to the county through the efforts of a War renton woman. This was revealed on Mon day when Mrs. Lanle Hayes, y^clerk of court, appeared be fore the county commission el's wrth-"brr~?sp>- wwon! ~ book, and explained Its re appearance In the Warren County Court House. Mrs. Hayes said that the book was listed as Will Book A, Instead of 1, and that per sons had written In from time to time asking for Information from the volume, but It was not available. It had been rumored for many years that the book was removed from the Clerk's Office by Col. 'Trad' OIds7""V Historian, and" taken to Raleigh, and could be found In the North Carolina Department of Archives and History. Recently Mrs. John Kerr, who (or several months has been making a study of coun ty records, went to the Depart ment of Archives and History and found the book. The De partment had a photostatic copy of the book made and returned it to the Clerk's "Office In Warfen County. Mrs." Hayes said that all the will books are now In her office. The nicely bound volume, replacing the old will book, Is lettered "Bute County Will Book No. 1, including wills, Inventories and deeds." The old book was placed in War ren County when Bute County was divided into Warren and Franklin counties. Mrs. Hayes said yesterday that* wr^TCerf-sntftu'ti have Vull credit for the return of the copy to Warren County. Schools Reopen After An 8-Day Holiday War-en County schools re sumed operation Monday morning after a suspension of eight days due to the snow and freezing weather of the past two weeks. Supt. J. Roger Peeler said yesterday that attendance was fair Monday among the white schools hut was poor among the Negro schools, and that considerable bus difficulty was encountered. So many buses were stuck, Peeler said, that the school mechanics were delayed In reaching several buses need ing repairs. This resulted, ?he said, In some children not 4 getting home before 9 p. m. Practically all rural child ren are transported to and from classes, and many of those live on dirt roads, which complicated the transpor tation problem. Plans will be made for mak ing up the eight days lost, but no schedule has yet been an nounced. The cold weather not only kept children from school, but was responsible for freezing pipes in many of the schools. Major repairs to plumbing were completed during the weekend, and as far as could be learned all classes resum ed on regular schedule. Drake To Seek House Reledion Incumbent Rep. Wilton R. Drake of Macon today an nounced that he will be a can didate for re-election to the General Assembly subject to the May Democratic Primary. Drake served his first term In the N. C. House of Repre sentatives two years ago. In announcing his candidacy, the Warren legislator said his decision to run had been reached "first of all out of respect for the stated wishes of countless friends In Warren County who have placed their confidence in me and who stand with me on my record." He said another considera tion was the "tremendous amount of encouragement re ceived from many fine cltlzoiis ^Qf Franklin and Vanes coun ties who now join Warren In ? tri-county district with only two seats In the House." ' A third factor affecting his I decision, Drake said, was the fact that he has "a very strong personal desire to con tinue In service to the citi zens of those three great coun "As ? result of recent fed eral court ordered reeppor tlunmmit of lature, one of these three counties will lose its indivi dual representative. Such a blow to that county can only be lessened by electing rep resentatives who are dedicat ed to the principle of local ?government and who will make themselves available to the people and responsive to their wishes by working close ly with their duly elected local governing authorities. To this end, I shall make every effort, If nominated and elected by the people of the District," he said. Drake was born and reared In Macon, where he now re sides. He served as Macon's Mayor for 15 years before being elected to the North Carolina General Assembly. In addition to serving as Democratic Party precinct chairman and member of the Warren County Democratic Executive Committee, Drake was also delegate to the Dem ocratic Natlor.kl Convention of 1052, being the first national delegate ever elected In State Convention from Warren County. He la engaged in the gen W. R. DRAKE eral Insurance business In Warrenton where he has main tained an office since 1942 and has been active In civic affairs. Married to the former Mar gery Rice of West Springfield, Mass. they have three child ren] wilton R, Drake, Jr., a sophomore at Duke Univer sity; Charles Edward Rice Drake, a freshman,at East Carolina College; and Frances Jean Drake, student at Nathan iel Macon Junior High School Man Jailed Following Alleged Robbery Try A Warren County man, jail ed on one charge, was tried on another In Warren County Recorder's Court Friday morning. Johny Frank Davis, Jr., young Negro man, was arrest ed on Wednesday night by the Sheriff's Department on a charge of assault and attemp ted robbery Wednesday night of last week and placed in jail. He was already being sought by officers on a traffic vio lation charge. Friday morn ing he was sentenced to jail for 30 days on a charge of driving without a valid op erator's license. Davis was picked up at the home of hW mother near the Virginia - Carolina Lumber Co. plant after he had alleg edly assaulted and attempted to rob Bud Johnston, color ed, at his home a short dis tance from Warrenton. According to Sheriff Clar ence Davis, John Davis, Jr., had under a robe in the back seat of Johnson's car parked in front of Johnson's store near the Box Mill. When John son parked in front of his home, he was struck on the head by Davis. The blow raised a knot on Johnson's head but did not knock him un conscious. Davis then attemp ted to choke Johnson with his left hand while attempting to remove his wallet with the other. Johnson fought off his assailant, who fled. The al leged assault occurred around 8 o'clock, Sheriff Davis said. hearing in Recorder's Court today (Friday) on the assault and attempted robbery charge. Davis was out on parole from a seven - year sentence on a robbery charge, and will also be tried for violating his parole. Sylvia Davis Chosen For VIC May Court Miss Sylvia Lynn Davis, sophomore at Virginia Inter mont College, Bristol, Vir ginia, has been selected as a member of the 1966 May Court at VIC and was second run ner-up to the May Queen. Selection is based on per sonality, charm, beauty and school spirit. Miss Davis Is one of sixteen girls select ed (or this honor. She Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Macon Davis of War renton. ACCEPTS POSITION Mr s. Charles Miller has ac cepted ? position at the Bank of Zebulon In Zebulon. Mrs. Miller U the former Miss Joyce Qupton of HoULster. Tri-County Organization Formed Warren May Be Named Redevelopment Area The Warren County Board of Commissioners Monday re quested that Warren County be designated as a redevelop ment area under the Public Works and Economic Develop ment Act of 1956. The board ordered that a copy of the resolution request ing Warren's inclusion under the act be sent to the U. S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Ad ministration in Raleigh. J. H. Llmer, attorney to the "x)ard, said yesterday that the resolution passed by the board was intended to make Warren County eligible to par ticipate fully in ECA pro grams, and had no definite bearlpe upon a thrae-county organization to take advantage of the Federal government Economic Opportunity Act. He said it might have some in direct value to the recently formed organization. The organization to which Limer referred was recently formed at a meeting held in Henderson between repre sentatives from the three counties. The trl-county j organization will be known as the Franklin, Vance, Warren Opportunity, Inc. Officers 'were elected as follows: Arthur Loyd of Vance Coun ty, chairman; Luther Baldwin, Frankiin County Negro Exten sion Agent, vice chairman; and James H. Llmer, Warren County attorney, secretary. The officers will complete -the organization and obtain a charter. An April 1 deadline was set for obtaining the charter. The three county organiza tion will be operated as a j project, but each county will be able to choose its own program. Each county is also required to set up its own organization under the trl county organization structure. Representatives from the county boards of commission ers, boards of education, health, welfare and other agencies are required. Civic leaders and representatives from the poverty-stricken must also be represented on the county boards. Such projects as Headstart, Job Corps and other aspects of the Economic Opportunity Act passed by Congress last year will be under the Juris diction of the organization. In other actions during a rather quiet session, the com missioners ordered that beer licenses be Issued to W. Brooks Overby, Violet Brown Williams and Luther Paynter upon receipt of their state PfefmltS. It was ordered that $25.00 be paid on the funeral ex penses of Zack Twlsdale. The State Highway Commis sion was requested to add to the county road system that road In Shocco Township known as the "Jerry B. Davis road." Whanger To Speak At Two Churches Dr. Alan Whanger, a mis sionary to Rhodesia, will be the guest speaker at Hebron Methodist Church on Sunday, Feb. 13, at the 10 o'clock service, and at the Warren Plains Methodist Church for the 11 o'clock service. The Rev. a. E. Thompson, pastor of the Macon and War ren Plains Charge, said yes terday that Dr. Whanger work ed as a medical missionary at a large hospital it the Nyadlrl Methodist Canter. He said that the public is in vited to attend either or both of these services and feels that Dr. Whanger'a talk will be very inspiring. Town authorities were a bit too optimistic about the effect of warmer weather and sunshine and last week threw snow pushed Tip" by snow plows back Into the center of the street in the belief that it would soon melt under the impact of vehicles. But the snow was slow to melt and formed a mix ture of snow and ice that soon became fill ed with holes and bumps, remlnescent of those found In a sawmill woods road. After a couple of days" of bumping and twisting, Sunday a road' machine was put back to scraping up lhe_pack?il ice and snow. The above picture shows the residue being push ed to the side of the street from where most of it was hauled away. Warm weather and sunshine this week has finished the job and Warrenton's main street is now clear. Fountain Opposes Any Cut In Surplus Milk To The Schools Rep. L. H. Fountain, of the Second District, yesterday ex pressed his all-out opposition to any and all proposals, be they from the President or elsewhere, which would have the effect of cutting back on the School Lunch and the Spec ial Milk Programs. "It may be true," Mr. Foun tain said, "that other Federal moneys will be available for these purposes and that the President Is attempting tore direct these programs so as to make them primarily avall able to the underprivileged and disadvantaged children." "This is well and good," he said. "I am not quite sure yet about what is being pro posed. "However," he con tinued, "when we are scat tering money all over nation and international lots for one thing or another (some good and some not so good) the (act that the School Lunch and Special Milk Programs reach the nutritionally deprived children of economically sound parents as well as the economically deprived ones should not result In a cut back In the programs." "It is a well-known fact," ' liu continued,--^"that?a large percentage of our students Mrs. Odom To Assist In Heart Fund Drive Appointment of Mrs. E. T. Odom, Jr., as chairman of "Heart Days - for Business" In Warrenton was announced this week by the Rev. Ted Wilson, Warren County Heart Fund President. This will be a solicitation of businessmen by business men. It will cover stores, service stations, garages, professional offices, city of ficers and all other non-resi dential places of the commun ity. Mrs. Odom said the busi ness canvass would continue through February and when visits are completed the kits are to be turned In to the ap propriate person. "in the pre-retirement years before 65 dleemee of the heart and blood vessels take more Urea than the nest five leading causes of death combined," Mrs. Odom said. "They pose a constant threat to business and Industry, af flicting skilled workers and executives to their most pro ductive years." Heart balloons and heart tags will be sold Saturday, February 19, throughout the business district In Warren ton by the Cub Scouts. L. B. Henderson, principal of John Hawkins High School has been appointed Heart Fund chairman tor the Negro area. He has appointed chairmen tor the different areaalcWar ren county and they began work this week distributing In formation telling how to safe guard the Uvea and hearts at all member* of afamily. They will also receive Heart] whether from poor or finan cially able families are not provided with well-balanced meals at home. The Milk Pro gram are Intended to Improve the physical and mental stand ards of all of our children. The fact that the School Lunch Program provides at least one meal per day and emphasizes the necessity of proper eating is sufficient justification for the cost." I am not concerned about the particular program which provides the funds for milk and food to the more than onn,nnn <-hiiHron whn ln volved as I am that the pro-1 gram be continued, Rep. Foun tain said. Rep. Fountain continued, "It sounds all right to say that we will 'feed the needy' but we will 'make the others pay full prices.' Such a policy is not consistent with the theory upon which these programs have been operating for years thls is, providing at least a hot lunch and a glass of milk to each school child at the lowest possible cost, to adopt any other policy would mean that thousands of children, the greatest crop we grow, would suffer, as someone said in a telegram to ma, "in all gov ernment spending, there is no higher return on investment ;y; than our Investment In future generations through these programs to help meet the nutritional need of our child ren." BASKETBALL John Orahai eta will play at night and will host1
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