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VOLUME 70 Subscription Price $3.00 A Year 10* Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1966 NUMBER 35
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A LOAD OF TOB ACCO AWAITS CORING IN A WARREN COl'NTY BARN
Warren County Schools To Open Thursday
With Half Day Session; Full Day Friday
Warren County schools will
begin their 1966-67 session
on next Thursday, Sept. 8,
v ^en students report lor reg
istration.
Approximately 6,000 stu
dents are expected to be en
rolled in Warren County
schools this year, Supt. J.
Roger Peeler said yesterday.
The first day of school Is
expected to last for only half
a day, with the first full day
of school beginning on next
Friday.
Any student who has not en
rolled for the term is asked
to see the principal of the
school he or she expects to
attend immediately.
Teachers will report for
work on Sept. 6. Sept. 6-7
are teachers orientation days.
Supt. Peeler said that i
parents who did not take perti
nent Information to the begin
ners days, are asked to bring i
the following Information to
their schools on registration
day:
1. Child's birth certificate
If the child was not born in
Warren County. (In order to I
begin school the child must
be six years of age on or be
fore October. 16).
2. Immunization Record
Child must have lnnoculations
for whooping cough, diph
theria, tetanus, poliomye
litis, and smallpox. These
are required by law. if you
have a complete record,
please bring It with you. If
you do not have this record,
please check with your doctor.
3. Record of Physical Ex
amination?Each child should
have a physical examination.
Your doctor has the neces
sary forms for you to bring to
school.
John Graham High School
will open its 1966-67 school
year with a new principal
Fred L. Bartholomew?and a
faculty of 16. Faculty mem
bers and their subjects are
as follows:
Robert Stephens, English:
Miss Jo Ellen McLean,
English; Mrs. Sue B. Plaster,
English: Wayne Plaster,
Physical Education (baseball):
Miss Barbara Hudson, Eng
lish: Mrs. Nancy Williams,
Science: Arthur Smoot,
Science and Math: Jon
Burwell, Biology and IJ. S.
History (basketball).
Also, Miss Martha J. Wil
son, Social Studies; Mrs.
Pacsy Pierce, French; Jimmy
Soufas, Commercial; Mrs.
Mary Shields, Commercial;
Miss Emily Person, Home
Economics; Harold Stegall,
Agriculture; Jimmie Webb,
Math (football); Bernard
Thompson, L C. T.;Mrs. Elba
Banzet, Library; Mrs. Rachel
Fishel, Guidance.
The faculty and staff of the
Norllna High School were an
nounced . yesterday by Priu
clpal Rex B. Gorden as fol
lows:
Mrs. Shirley H. White,first
Criminal Session Of
Court Opens Tuesday
The Criminal Term of
Warren County Superior Court
will convene on Tuesday
morning with Judge William
Copeland of Murfreesboro
presiding.
The session, which begins
on Tuesday due to the Labor
Day holiday Monday, has a
large number of cases on the
docket, many continued from
former terms, and tew with
outstanding JM^est. Cases
Iceted through 1
are docketeafaMtigh Tuesday.
Cases fOr the week have
been docketed as follows:
Tuesday?Griggs vs.
Griggs; Harvey Taylor Haw
kins, drunk driving; Lewis J.
Coley, murder in second de
gree; Francis F. Ingle, theft;
Wade Llndburg Vaughan,
drunk driving; Clifford H.
Plummer, manslaughter and
reckless driving; Eugene
Perry, theft; Waverly E.
Russell, jr., possession of
stolen property and breaking,
entering and larceny; Robert
Johnson, breaking, entering,
larceny, and possession of
t>len property.
Also docketed tor trial
Tuepdny: William Levlster,
possession of stolen property,
and breaking, entering and
larceny; Wallace Neal, break
ing, entering, larceny; Willie
Butler Davis, manufacturing
intoxicating liquor, possess
ion of non-taxpaid whiskey
and possession of whiskey for
purpose of sale; Claudie
Jones, drunk driving; Richard
Hargrove, possession of Il
legal whiskey, possession of
illegal whiskey for purpose
of sale, and manufacturing
non-taxpaid whiskey; Charlie
Bullock, possession of Illegal
whiskey, possession of Illegal
whiskey for purpose of sale,
manufacturing non-taxpaid
whiskey, Wilbur Williams, po
se salon of Illegal whiskey,
possession of Illegal whiskey
for purpose of sale, and manu
facturing non-taxpaid whis
key; Clifton a. Spain, Jr.,
theft; Joseph Townes, hit and
run; Junius Brandt, false pre
tense; James Short, theft;
Jerry Mason, assault.
sdeiy-Thurston
leers Alston,
driving after
Wallace
tntoxl
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grade; Miss Ann Carol Baker,
second grade; Mrs. Margaret
W. Hicks, second and third
grade; Mrs. Maggie Lewis,
third grade; Mrs. Annie W.
Breedlove, fourth grade; Mrs.
Mildred B, Hicks, fifth grade;
Mrs. Edna S. Baughman, fifth
and sixth grade; Mrs. Myrtle
L. Ayscue, sixth grade; Mrs.
William J. Shulenburger, sev
enth grade; Robert A. Daniel,
eighth grade.
Robert S, Price, coach,
physical education and social
sciences; Mrs. Brenda Rae
Pridgen, English and social
sciences; Mrs. Mildred C.
Peeler, commercial; Mrs.
Lucy W. McManus, math; C.
L. Hege, agriculture; Miss
Linda Frances Dore, home
economics; Mrs. Bessie R.
Hicks, English and French;
Mrs. Margaret P. Williams,
science; Miss Lucy E. Per
kinson, librarian; Mrs. Kathe
rine Gooch, secretary; Mrs.
Frances Faulk, lunch room
manager; James Hargrove,
custodian; Mrs. Mildred Hln
ton, maid.
Young Boy Turned
Over To Marshall
A 17-year-old boy, AWOL
from the Marine Base at Le
jeune, was turned over to a
United States Marshall on last
Friday after he had been ar
raigned In Warren County Re
corder's Court on a charge of
having no valid operator's or
chauffeur's license.
Ronald Eugene Logan had
been held by Warren authori
ties since he was arrested by
Highway Trooper Wallace
Brown on Aug. 20. It was
found that the car being driven
by Logan had been stolen the
previous day from Massa
chusettes. The FBI entered
the case when It was discover
ed that stolen property had
been transported across state
lines.
Logan was not prosecuted on
the traffic law violation. The
court held that "It appearing
to the court that the defendant
is 17 years of age, absent
without leave from the Armed
Services of U. S., presently
charged with transporting a
stolen auto across state lines,
and that Federal Marshall Mc
Gregor Is in court seeking
the custody of the defendant,
it is ordered that the defend
ant be delivered to the mar
shall. "
Phil Nelson Radford pled
not guilty to a charge of Illegal
taking of game. Prayer for
judgment was continued for
two years.
Elvrlde Clyde Baird was In
court on charges of reckless
driving, having no operator's
license, failure to stop for a
stop sign and failure to stop
for a siren. Prayer for judg
ment was continued for two
years upon condition the de
fendant not operate a motor
vehicle in Warren County for
two years, pay a $25 fine and
1 court costs.
Albert Bullock, charged
with non-support, was found
not guilty.
Robert J, Conner pled guilty
to charges of possession of
non-taxpeld whiskey and being
drunk and disorderly. He was
sentenced to jail for 30 days,
but the sentence was sus
pended for two years upon con
dition that the defendant not
violate any criminal laws of
the state for two years, re
main of good behavior andpay
a $50 fine and court costs.
James Short, charged with
theft, was bound over to Super
ior Court when the court found
probable cause that the de
fendant was guilty of the felony
of larceny. Appearance bond
was set at $350.00.
Robert J, Conner, charged
with an assault on a female,
was found not guilty.
Cecil Scott was sentenced
to the roads for 90 days when
he was found guilty of
possession of non-taxpald
whiskey.. The sentence was
suspended for five years upon
condition that the defendant not
violate any criminal laws of
the state for five years and
pays a $25 fine and court
costs.
Scott was also charged with
possession of illicit whiskey
for the purpose of sale. The
court ruled that he was not
guilty.
Jackson Davis was ordered
to pay court costs when he
pled guilty to a charge of as
sault.
Roy Camerson, Jr., was
charged with contributing to
the delinquency of a minor.
The state took a nol pros with
leave.
Robert Lee Moseley was
charged with larceny. The
state took a nol pros with
leave.
Alton Eugene Powell,
charged with driving without
valid operator's license or
chauffeur's license, wasfound
not guilty.
Luther Carter Storks was
ordered to pay court costs
when he pled guilty to driving
with an expired operator's
license.
Defendants In speeding
cases and verdicts of the court
were as follows:
George Edwin Badgett, Jr.,
costs; Robert Hugh Fleming,
costs; Leon Harrington, $10
IJSee BOY, page 4)
Warrenton Tobacco Market
To Begin Sales On Thursday
Meetings To Explain Vote For
Committeemen Are Being Held
The first of a series of
meetings to explain to farm
ers the procedure for com
pleting ballots for voting in
ASCS committee elections was
scheduled to be held at the
Warren County Courthouse
last night.
Other meetings scheduled
by the ASCS office for this
purpose are: J. C. Watkins'
store, Drewry, Friday, Sept.
2; Mrs. Page Perkinson's
Store, Wise, Tuesday, Sept.
6; Capps' station, Areola,
Wednesday, Sept. 7. All meet
ings will be held at 7:30 p. m.
This year's election will be
held by mall. Ballots were
mailed to all eligible farmers
on Aug. 30. Instructions for
voting and returning the bal
lots were included with the
ballots. Farmers with any
questions about the voting pro
cedure should contact the local
ASCS office . Any person who
feels that he is eligible to
vote and did not receive a
ballot may go by the county
office and receive one.
T. E. Watson, office man
ager for the Warren County
Stabilization and Conservation
County Committee, said yes
terday that all eligible War
ren County farmers should
vote in the ASC committee
election. The importance of
the work these committeemen
will perform makes it very
important to elect the best
qualified farmers.
Watson pointed out that the
committee system of admin
istration of farm programs
has been in effect since 1933.
During this period, farmer
elected committeemen have
rendered a valuable service to
their fellow farmers, he said.
Through the good work and
sound judgment of these com
mitteemen, many of our farm
problems have been solved.
The county committee will
tabulate ballots on Sept. 14,
beginning at 8 a. m. in the
Warren County ASC office.
The public is invited to wit
ness the tabulation of the bal
lots.
Watson asks that farmers
be sure to sign the certifi
cation on the back of the re
turn envelope and mail or
bring it to the county office
no later than Sept. 9.
The following farmers have
been nnm inafoq 3nd werep] ae
ed on the ballot for ASC
Community Committee Elec
tions:
Fishing Creek?Otis Cope
land, Laura M. Davis, Dant
ton Francis, Clarence E. Har
ris, George D. Hunter,
Billy L. King, Jimmle Jones
(Zip) Lynch, Walter T, Powell,
Bell B. Richardson, St. Jones
Richardson, Forrest L. Rob
ertson, Jim D. Robertson,
Johnie Rudd.
Fork?Roger Alston, Ernest
E. Davis, C-. W. Davis, Sr.,
John T. Davis, Ned Eggles
ton, T. F. Overby, Willie J.
Richardson, Van Stamper, W.
K. Thompson, Frederick Wil
liams, Henry B. Williams.
Hawtrer--John H. Brown,
Luther Carroll, John Green,
w. J. Hawks, G. W. King,
Albert Perkinson, Willie Ro
binson, Luther Stegall, Percy
Williams.
Judkins ? Cicero Alston,
Willie H. Fltz, Sam Johnson,
M. D. Nelson, Jr., J. M. Over
by, O. G. Overby, John Reavis,
Vance Robertson, Hughey
Spruill, Kenneth Stallings.
Nutbush?Leonard M. Ben
der, Robert A. Bullock, J. H.
Burnett, c. F. Curtis, Sr.,
John R. Edwards, c. P, El
lington, William B. Ellington,
Wilson Fleming, J. Hopkins
Henderson, Johnnie Russell,
Jr., Leonard Terry, Theo
Vaughan.
River - Willie L. Carter,
Otis Crump, Herbert C. Har
ris, D. S. Isles, J. Robert
(See MEETINGS, page 4)
To Home Club
Gov. Gardner Makes
Newly elected District Gov
ernor Monroe Gardner chose
his home clubto makehisfirst
official visit as head of Dis
trict 31-G and was principal
speaker at the regular meeting
of the Warrenton Lions Club
held at Warren Plaza Inn on
Friday night.
Gardner spoke on "What
is Liontsm?" and chose three
main objectives for his dis
trict this year. First, Work
With The Blind . . ."This is
our main project, and I hope
your newly appointed White
Cane Chairman will soon have
the ball rolling in this club,"
he said. Second, Boy's Home
at Lake Waccamaw. "You
would be proud of what we
are doing to help those young
boys at our Lions Cottage to
grow up in an invironment
that will give them a start
in life to insure worthy citi
zens of our state and coun
try. I hope that those of you
who have never visited Boy's
Home will make a point to
see just what we have at Lake
Waccamaw," Gardner said.
Care, Inc., was his third
project. He told something of
Just what "our contribution
is doing to help the unfor
tunate people of India and other
poverty stricken countries,
and what is little to us, means
so much to these people, and
I hope our district will go as
far as possible with their
contributions to this worthy
cause," Gardner said.
Gardner also urged the club
to promote from the local
level participation in the In
ternationally sponsored Peace
Easay Project which is
offering a $50.00 savings bond
from local club and a $500.00
scholarship from the district
to the winners in this contest.
Gardner also uggedparticipa
tion in the International pro
ject to collect old eye glass
es.
Present for a Zone meet
ing, held following the regular
meeting, were Ray Pruitt, dis
trict deputy governor, of
Franklinton; Bill Benton, zone
chairman of Littleton, and
White Cane Chairman, P. P.
McFarland, of Raleigh.
Prior to Gardner's talk,
Lion Billy Lanier made a short
talk on "Your Club and You".
Present for the meeting
were Jon Burwell, guest of
A. A. Wood, and Freddy Bar
tholomew, principal of John
Graham School, a guest of
Lion J. B. Thompson.
Of further interest to the
club were remarks on the up
coming Warren County Fair,
which opens on Sept. 19,
by Fair president J. B.
Thompson.
Lion President Pete Bur
rows presided, with Lion
Gardner leading the singing.
Grace was said by Lion Duke
Jones. Lion Eddie Clayton was
Lion X and the dollar went
to Jon Burwell.
First Sale
To Be Held
At 9 A. M.
The Warren Tobacco Mar
ket will open Its 1966 season
on next Thursday morning,
Sept. 8.
Although the crop is lat e
due to adverse weather, the
1966 opening is on the same
date set for last year's open
ing.
The first sale will be held
at Currin's Warehouse at 9
o'clock.
Edgar Wood, sales supervi
sor, said yesterdaythat ware
housemen are expecting a good
opening. He said that although
much tobacco is still in the
fields, it appears that the
Warrenton market may have a
gooci season in spite of the
drought that at one time
threatened the crop.
Loose leaf tobacco will be
sold on the Warrenton mar
ket for the first 12 days the
warehouses are open.
Wood said that the market
would again have strong buyer
support with many former
buyers expected to be back on
the market. Companies repre
sented wil include American,
Reynolds, Imperial, Leggett,
Export, Taylor, Monk-Hen
derson, Sanford, and indepen
dents.
Bill Martin and Luke Lee
will again be the auctioneers
on the local market.
There will be no changes in
the operation of the ware
houses here, Wood said. Tar
water's Warehouse will be
managed be E. G. Tarwater
and Gayle Tarwater. Boyd's
Warehouse will be managed
by Waler P. Burwell. Center
Warehouse, which has been
enlarged, will be operated un
der the management of M. P.
Carroll, Edward Moody and
Edward Radford. Thompson's
Warehouse will be managed
by C. E. (Buck) Thompson
and Dick Young. Currin's will
be managed by D. G. Currin,
Jr., C. W. Currin and D. E.
Tillotson.
Thieves Enter Rose's
Store Through Hole
Cut In Roof Of Bldg.
The State Bureau of Inves
tigation has been called in to
assist town and county autho
rities In the search for the
identity of thieves who robbed
a Main Street store here
sometime during Tuesday
night.
Stolen from a safe In the
business office of Rose's
store just above the main
floor of the two-story build
ing was a sum estimated at
between $1400 and $2000,
Chief of Police R. D, Chewn
ing said. He added that a
check is being made to de
termine the exact amount.
Entry was through a hole
cut into the rocf of the build
ing. The safe door was for
ed.
Chief Chewnlng said that t
entry was discovered byua
lWt Billiard whefi
to work an We
SfctilCHSS
It War? en Co
John S,
Smlthfleld, RapfcUcto candl
? for the U. 6. Senate
?n by
Warren County youngsters find time to
get their shareof play from helping In the har
vest before the opening at county schools next
Thursday. Typical of the youngsters who
believe that summer is not meant to be
all work and no play ara elght-yaar-old
Gary BrannocJr and his fiva-yaar-old siatar,
Dlanhe. They ara ehUdran of Mr. and
Mrs. WUlta Brannock of Rt. 1, War ronton.
(Staff Photo by Grady)