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VOLUME 70 Subscription Price $3.00 A Year 10$ Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1966 NUMBER 31
Jurors Are
Drawn For
Court Term
Jurors for the September
Criminal Term of Warren
County Superior Court were
drawn by the Board of County
Commissioners Monday as
follows:
J. Robert Johnson, Robert
A. Short, C. Brooks Turner,
Beaman Hunt, Mrs. Nellie B.
Hunt, Marvin K. Aycock, N. H.
Newell, A. J, Wortham, James
M. Myrick, Nathaniel B. Wel
don, Thomas T. Curtis, Claude
J. Paynte-, R, E. Llmer, Jr.,
Mrs. Hazel Brown, J. B.
Stansbury, Mrs. M. V. Ed
wards, GracePatillo, Bernard
P. Bobbitt, H. R. Skill man,
Vlrgie King, Ben C. Harris,
Mrs. C. B. Bottoms, B. W.
Currin, Jr., Robert Stegall,
J. A. Tucker, B. D. Spragins,
Harold Vaughan, F. J. Harris,
Mrs. Patsy Copeland, J. A.
Crawley.
Also, George W. Shearin,
Henry Matthews, Mrs. Evelyn
S. Pittman, C, J. Fleming,
Mrs. John A. Dore, Herbert
J. Richardson, Johnnie C,
Ball, Percy Somerville, Char
lie Cleaton, Edward R. Munn,
Mrs. W. Glenn Coleman, Sr.,
V. D. Alston, Jr., J. C. Robert
son, J. Thomas Burton, Jack
K. Bobbitt, DempseyP. Davis,
Thomas P. Rodwell, L. T.
Shearin, G. V. Boyd, Mrs.
C. H. Haithcock, Mrs. Alice
Jones, Marvin E. Felts, Mary
Alice Silber, Mrs. J, Theo
Robertson, Grover C. Tucker,
Edward C. Conn, James Mose
ley, Alex Henderson, M. P.
Rose, Mrs. Marvin King.
Lions Club Approves
< Budget At Meeting
On Friday Night
Discussion and approval of
the 1966-67 budget and reports
of the International convention
highlighted the meeting of the
Warrenton Lions Club at War
ren Plaza Inn on Friday night.
Lion President Pete Burrows,
presided.
Leading the singing was
Lion Jack Harris with Lion
Duke Jones saying the grace.
A former Lion, and a charter
member of the club, J. Edward
Allen, a guest of Lion J. Ed
Rooker, was welcomed by the
club. Lion E. T. Odom was
Lion X and Lion Joe Gilbert
won the dollar.
A report of the Key break
fast at the International Con
vention held in New York re
cently, was made by Lion John
Andrews, with President Pete
Burrows telling something of
the hospitality of the conven
tion and with District
Governor Monroe Gardner
giving a run down on the busi
ness sessions of the con
vent ion.
Mrs. R. L. King and sons
and Mr. and Mrs. RoyHllliard
and children of Durham were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
T. F. Stalllngs Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Daniels
of Burlington were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. T, F.
Stalllngs on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Clay
Powell and Misses Jeannie
and Judy Powell of Denver,
Col., are guests of Mrs. A. C.
Powell for two weeks.
Horse Show Set At
Middleburg Sunday
The Capital Horseman's
A-v'OClation with headquarters
in Raleigh announced yester
day an approved show on Sun
day afternoon, August 7, at
Judy's Dude Ranch, Middle
burg.
> According to the Assocla
' tion, more than 250 Quarter
Horses, ponies and roadster
ponies are expected from Vir
ginia and North Carolina
j stables. The Show will have
|tall classes, performance,
* game events, as well as roads
ter ponies with a sizeable
purse on each class.
The Honorable John Newell,
Slier City, will Judge, William
This wiU be the last Capital
Horseman's Association ap
proved show in this area (or
the time being as the circuit
will move to the Greenville
area on August 13th.
L. Evans o( Wake Forest will
be Ring Master, Wade Hock
aday of Roanoke Rapids, Elec
tric Time Clock, Aubrey Ed
wards of Knlghtdale will
handle setups (or all game
events. Secretary (or the
show will be Mrs. Elizabeth
Bragg of Frankllnton. Con
cession rights have been of
fered to the Drewery Rural
Volunteer Fire Department.
NEW ABC PACKAGE STORE on College
Street which began operating on Thursday
morning. Stocks of goods were removed
from the store on Main Street during the
Wednesday afternoon holiday and the store,
located next to the Warrenton Rural Fire
Department's fire house, reopened Thursday.
Industrial Commission Is Short
Of Funds, Minette Tells Board
The Warren County Indus
trial Commission is In finan
cial difficulties with the com
plete exhaustion of county
funds, Bill Minette, industrial
director, told the commission
in a prepared statement Mon
day.
The statement, read to the
commissioners and with a
copy furnished the press, said
that the bank balance is zero,
money is owed for travel ex
penses and his secretary will
have worked three weeks with
out having been paid.
Prior to Mlnette's appear
ance before the board, the
commissioners authorized the
payment of $3,000 to the In
dustrial Commission after
Selby Benton, president of
Bute Development Company,
appeared before the board to
request county funds. Minette
said that this money had been
used to pay his secretary and
some other pressing bills.
Minette, in his statement,
absolved the commissioners
of any blame. Failure of town
boards to be contacted for
funds was blamed. Minette
said that these funds had been
promised the commission
when its budget was made up.
Progress of the commission
has been good, Minette said,
but if its work is to be con
tinued it must have the full
cooperation of every member
of the industrial commission.
Mlnette's statement is as
follows:
"Gentlemen, during my
first year as Director, work
of the Industrial development
commission progressed, in
my opinion, very rapidly as
I have previously reported.
The attitudes of the majority
were excellent even though a
few grumbled about the Coun
ty's progress. However, those
who grumbled did so in an
indirect manner. I have not
had a single individual enter
my office with a complaint as
to progress of the industrial
development work in the Coun
ty. Grumbling is healthy and
normal in a free society and
as It should be.
"During the latter part o 1
May of this year, the Com
mission began to run Into dif
ficulties when this office com
pletely exhausted its County
allocated funds. The Industrial
Commission members were
aware there would be a de
ficit when the budget was ap
proved In May of 1965, Indicat
ing they would contact the var
ious towns to make up the
anticipated deficit. When
questioned about our budget In
an earlier appearance before
the County Commissioners, I
indicated we would not have a
problem. This statement was
based upon advice received
from the Industrial Com
mission members that they
would secure the necessary
funds. Unfortunately, funds
were not received. In order
to keep the office In opera
tion, I personally borrowed
money from the Peoples Bank
at Norllna to operate for the
remainder of May and June.
"On July 1,1966, money was
received from the County to
repay the bank note and pay
(See SHORT, page 2)
Man Charged With
Breaking Game Law
A charge of the Illegal taking
of rabbits brought a defendant
Into Warren County Re
corder's Court at Its weekly
session last Friday.
Phil Nelson Radford was
charged by Game Protector
Alton Pridgen with using an
artificial light to take rabbits
between the hours of sunset
and sunrise. Prayer for Judg
ment was continued to Aug. 26.
Bradford was also charged
with theft In another case and
sentenced to the road for two
years. The commitment Is not
to Issue provided Bradford
stays out of Warren County.
Hoverson B. Blackwell,
charged with driving at a
greater speed than was
justified under existing con
ditions, failed to appear In
court. A capias was Issued
to the sheriff of Warren
County.
Junius Brandt pled guilty
to a charge of false pretense.
His case was sent to Superior
Court.
John Bullock was ordered to f
pay court costs when he pled
guilty to an assault upon a
female.
Junious Champion pled
guilty to driving with an ex
pired operator's license. He
was ordered to pay a $23 fine
and court costs.
Edward Leon Copeland was
sentenced to the roads for 90
days when he pled guilty to
a speeding charge. The sen
tence was suspended for two
years provided the defendant
not violate any motor vehicle
laws of state for two years,
surrender his operator's li
cense for 90 days and pays a
$25 fine and court costs.
Jackie Cooper Fuller was
charged with falling to see
movement of his car could
be made In safety. The state
took a nol pros with leave.
Thurman Lee Hargrove,
charged with non-support, was
(See COURT, page 4)
Breeden To Speak At
American Legion Meet
E. V. Breeden, Jr., direc
tor of Information, Carolina
Power and Light Company,
will be the guest speaker at
a meeting of the American
Legion at Warren Plaza Inn
on Thursday, Aug. 11 at7p. m.
His subject will be "Patrio
tisms Defender of the Faith."
A native of Orange, Va.,
and a business administration
graduate of VPI, Breeden
spent five years In the to
bacco business employed by J.
P. Taylor Tobaccd Company In
both Oxford andGoldsboro. He
spent three years In the mlnl
tary service during World War
n where he served In the Pa
cific as a Navy Lieutenant
commanding a landing craft
unit.
In 1M7 Breeden Joined Car
olina Power and Light Com
pany as a residential sales
man. For the next 16 years
he was associated with the
sales department of the com
pany, having served as both
residential and commercial
salesman and later as sales
supervisor for both the com
pany's northern and eastern
divisions.
He has been active in sales
and civic affairs and Is a
member of the Raleigh Cham
ber of Commerce and the Ral
eigh Lions Club. He Is past
vice president of the Wil
mington Lions Club and has
been active In United Fund
work In Raleigh for the past
several years. In 1963 he be
came associated with the Pub
lic Relations Department of
Carolina Power and Light
Company. He la presently di
rector of Information and head
of the company's speakers'
bureau.
Reams Tells Board
Rains Worth Five Million
Dollars To Warren County
Federal Grant Is Sought To
Build Water Main To Factory
The Warren County Indus
trial Commission will seek to
obtain a Federal Grant to pay
part of the cost of extending a
water line from the town limits
of Norlina to the Norlina In
dustries" site, Bill Mlnette, In
Dustrial Director, told the
board of County Commission
ers Monday.
Minette appeared beforethe
board to announce that abidof
$5,243 had been obtained from
Hal W, Connell, local con
tractor for the project and a
reminder that the county had
agreed to pay this cost.
The commissioners agreed
that several months ago that
they had agreed to follow the
same precedent for the
Norlina Industry that they had
in the case of Carolina Sport
wear Company. In building the
water line to the Sportswear
factory a number of years
ago, the townof Warrenton ran
water mains to the edge of
town, and the county approp
riated funds for the cost of the
line to the factory.
In thecaseoftheSportswear
Factory the water and sewer
lines were paid for by pro
ceeds from the sale of B bond
to private citizens. The com
mtssioners agreed to pay the
cost of retiring these bonds
covering the county's share
of the cost over a 10-year
period. The same procedure
was adopted by the town.
The commissioners failed
to make any appropriation for
the water and sewer lines ex
tension at Norlina and said that
no money was available in the
budget for paying the cost of
the extension of the water and
sewer lines at Norlina.
Minette said that he would get
in touch with a federal govern
ment agency and ask that a
grant be made for the exten
sions.
Little business was trans
acted by the board at its Mon
day meeting, and adjournment
came earlv in the afternoon.
Flavlous Vaughan appeared
before the board and asked
that the Highway Commission
be requested to improve a
dirt road from a point onf. S.
Highway No. 1 to John Richard
Paschall's farm, a dlstanceof
about 1.3 miles.
The bids of $18 on one
10-lnch G. E. fan and $12
on one 12-inch fan, submitted
by Mrs. Eleanor Davis, was
accepted.
Other bids on another fan
I was rejected. No bids on a
hot plate were received, and
the commissioners ordered
that a bid on the other 12-inch
fan and on the hot plate be
re-advertised.
' Julian Farrar, Welfare
Superintendent, appeared be
fore the board to discuss the
use of a state grant for a
retirement fund. Action was
deferred until the Sept.
meeting of the board.
Other business was of a
routine nature and included
reports of county officials and
the drawing of a jury list.
Harrington Named
Electrical Inspector
Thomas J. Harrington, a
resident of Sandy Creek Town
ship, has been appointed elec
trical Inspector for the Town
of Warrenton.
The appointment was made
by unanimous vote of the com
missioners last week. It was
learned yesterday.
Harrington for many years
served as electrical Inspector
for Warren County and after
wards served as Inspector for
the Board of Education.
Harrington, whooperates an
awning business out of Hen
derson, has accepted the ap
pointment.
Honeycutt Resigns
As J. G. Principal
John Graham High School,
scheduled to begin its 1966-67
term on August 31, is with
out a principal.
John L. Honeycutt, elected
principal of John Graham the
past spring, resigned Wednes
day to accept the position of
Superintendent of Schools of
Vance County. He had been
working in Warren County for
several weeks.
Honeycutt will replace E. O.
Young, Jr., as head of the
Vance County schools. Young,
who replaced J. C. Stabler as
Vance school superintendent
on July 1.
Supt. Young said he was
forced to give up the work
because of the deteriorating
condition of his right eye. He
lost the sight of the other eye
some years ago.
Honeycutt was principal of
Dabney High School In Vance
County for a number of years
until last spring when he
resigned to become principal
of John Graham High School.
Before becoming principal at
Dabney, In which capacity he
served six years, he was a
member of the faculty at Dab
ney for nine years.
Board Of Elections Is
Praised By State Office
Members of the Warren
County Board of Elections
have been praised for their
work by the executive secre
tary of the State Board of
Elections.
In a letter to Amos L.
Capps, chairman of the Board
of County Commissioners,
read to the board Monday,
Alex K. Brock, executive sec
retary of the State Board of
Elections, praised Election
Board Chairman, Wiley G.
Coleman and members Clar
ence Brltton and Edward F.
White.
The letter, addressed to the
chairman and signed by Brock,
reads as follows:
"There are many 'unsung
heroes' among those who give
of their talents and time In
public service throughout our
100 counties.
"This office takes pleasure
In commending to your board
the superlative work of the
Warren County Board of Elec
tions. We appreciate the capa
ble leadership of outstand
ing citizens like Chairman
Coleman, Mr. Brltton and Mr.
White.
"It Is our thought that these
Individuals and the Registrars
and Judges servlngyour coun
ty deserve the cooperation
and respect of all citizens.
They are certainly dedicated
public servants who reflect
Integrity on our election pro
cess."
Alston Funeral To Be
Held Here Today
Funeral services for Mrs.
Lily Arrtngton Alston, 90, will
be conducted at Emmanuel
Episcopal Church here Friday
at 2 p. m. by the Rev. E. W.
Baxter. Burial will be In Fair
view Cemetery.
Mrs. Alston, the widow of
the late Howard Alston and
the daughter of the late S. P,
and Hannah White Arrlngton,
died In Petersburg, Va., Wed
nesday, following a number of
years of Illness. She was a
member of Emmanuel Episco
pal Church and the United
Daughters of the Confederacy.
She Is survived by a num
ber of nieces and nephews
and great-nieces and great
nephews.
Gl EST SOLOIST
Miss Elizabeth Massey will
be guest soloist at Wesley Me
morlsl Methodist Church on
Sunday, August 7, at the 11:00
o'clock worship service.
Committeemen To Be
Chosen By Mail Vote
The election of ASC Com
munity Committeemen this
September will be held by the
mall method, T. E. Watson,
ASCS officer manager, said
yesterday. This is the same
method used In Warren Coun
ty last year.
Watson said that ballots will
be mailed out of the county
office to each eligible voter
by Aug. 30. These ballots,
he said, must be properly
executed and returned to the
county office or postmarked
by Sept. 9.
Petitions, llmltad to one
nominee each, signed by at
least six eligible voters, no
minuting persons tor mem
bership on the community
committee, will be received
at the oounty office until Aug.
16. Watson said the names of
persons so nominated will be
Included in the slate of no
minees if found eligible aed
willing ^o serve. B a person
nominated by petltionfl* found
ineligible, he will be notified
of his ineligibility and rights
of appeal. The oounty and com
munity committees will make
additional nominations as ere
required or as it determines
to be desirable.
Watson said all community
boundaries for this election
are the seme as lest year.
The rains that fell Friday
night and Saturday wereworth
five million dollars to Warren
County, Frank Reams, County
Extension Chairman, told the
county commissioners here
Monday.
Reams said that with a good
season from now on Warren
farmers should produce a 75
per cent tobacco crop. This,
he said, is due in part to ir
rigation . He said that it is
possible that the crop would
go higher than the 75rc figure.
Reams said that while both
cotton and soybeans have been
damaged by the drought, that
the county would probably pro
duce three-fourths of a crop.
Pastures and the feed crops
suffered badly during the
weeks when no rain fell.
Reams said, with many cattle
men planning to sell off their
animals. He said that he hoped
that the rains would halt this
trend.
Reams said that efforts
would be made to have War
ren County declared a dis
aster area in orderthat farm
ers may have access to lower
cost food.
Two Men
Arrested
At Still
Two men, one white and one
colored, are being held in
Warren County Jail under $500
bond for a hearing in Warren
County Recorder's Court on a
charge of manufacturing whis
key.
Wallace Neal, white, and
Prince Carter, colored, were
arrested at a still near Embro
on Wednesday at around 11
o'clock by Warren County of
ficers and Vance County ABC
officers.
Making the raid were Lloyd
Newsom and Dorsey Capps
of the Warren County Sheriff's
Department and Vance County
ABC officers Bill Watklns and
Thomas Blackman.
Newsom said yesterday that
the officers arrived at the
still and waited for nearly an
hour for the operators to ap
pear and closed in on the
men after they had fired up the
still.
The still, a 90-gallon copper
outfit and about 80 gallons
of mash were destroyed, New
som reported.
Wyler Funeral To
Be Held Sunday
Funeral services tor Fred
Wyler, 82, will be held at
Blaylock's Funeral Home here
on Sunday at 3 p. m. by the
Rev. M, E. Franke, pastor of
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
of Ridgeway. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Mr. Wyler died In La Cre
sents, Calif., where he had
resided since 1906. He was
an employee of that city. He
was born in Switzerland,
coming to tlat country at an
early age.
He is survived by one sis
ter, Mrs. Annie S. Kill an of
MUmi, Fla.
WSCS TO MEET
The Zlon Woman's Society
of Christian Service will meet
Monday, Aug. 8, at 8 p. m.
at the homo of Mrs. M, F.
Hayes.
The Rev. and Mrs. Robert
Oates and Mr. and Mrs. Hon
nie Mosul ey were weekend
visitors st Virginia Beach, Vs.
fferah St eg
Walker visited Mr. and
4Mb Harris of
day afternoon.