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VOLUME 70 Subscription Price $3.00 A Year 10<t Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1966 NUMBER 36
SKILLMAN RECEIVES PLAQl'E FROM COMMISSIONER W ARD
MAYOR MILES MAKES PRESENTATION OF WATCH
Skillman Honored By Board For
Long Years Of Service To Town
A former employee of the
Town of Warrenton was honor
ed by the Board of Town Com
missioners at Its regular
meeting on Monday night.
Harold R. Sklllman, former
Superintendent of the War
renton Water Company, who
resigned several months ago,
was presented a plaque and a
wrist watch by the board in
appreciation of his many years
of service to the town.
The presentation of the
plaque was made by Dixon
Ward, chairman of the War
renton Water Company, who
paid tribute to Sklllman as an
able and conscientious public
servant and high tone Christ
ian gentleman. Ward said his
admiration of and friendship
for Sklllman was a continuing
thing as the same feelings
were expressed by his father,
the late V. F, Ward, during the
years he was a member of the
town board.
The engraved automatic
dated gold Elgin wrist watch
was presented by Mayor W.A.
Miles, who added his praise to
that of Commissioner Ward.
Sklllman, visibly touched by
the presentations, responded
and expressed his appreci
ation for the evidence of
friendship and told of his ap
preclation of the fine relation
ship that had always existed
between him and the governing
authorities of the town.
The engraved plaque bore
the inscription: "Harold R.
Skill man, in Sincere Appreci
ation for 38 years Faithful and
Dedicated Service to the
Citizens of Warrenton, N. C.
Board of Town Commission
ers, 1966."
Town Not Responsible
The Town of Warrenton had
no responsibility for the plac
ing of stone on a sidewalk lead
ing to a point across from the
entrance to Hawkins High
School, Mayor w. A. Miles
stated last Friday following
the appearance of an article
In which It was erroneously
stated that the town had the
small rocks placed o|j the
sidewalk.
During the county com
missioners meeting last week
when the matter of the side
walk was before the board, the
assumption of those presenj
for the discussion was that the
town had placed the stone on
the sidewalk after the state had
failed to pave the walk as a
matter of policy. This news
paper based its story on the
assumption.
Mayor Miles said th?f the
town had no funds appropriat
ed for sidewalk work out of
the town.
He said that the stone had
been placed on the walkway by
the State Highway Department.
Mayor Miles, however, said
that he felt that the children
and adults who must travel to
Hawkins High School should
have a sidewalk. "They de
serve one," he said.
WRONG NUMBER
The Warren Record regrets
that in Bullock Oil Company's
advt. in its harvest edition, the
wrong telephone number was
inserted. The Oil Company's
correct number is 157-31(6.
FBI Captures Two
Involved In Assault
The FBI has apprehended
two men wanted In connection
with an assault on Daniel
Knight, Norllna merchant, at
his store on August 5, sheriff
Clarence Davis said yester
day.
Davis said that the FBI
arrested James Cam aba and
Willie Williams, both of Balti
more, in Baltimore, Md., the
latter part of last week.
He said that extradition pa
pers are being prepared
In an effort to bring the two
men back to Warren County for
trial.
Knight turned his back on a
customer at his store at his
meat counter in the back of his
store shortly before closing
time on Friday afternoon,
when he felt a blow In his
back, and turned to see the
customer holding a knife he
had taken from a meat block.
Knight grabbed a larger knife
and chased the man from his
store. Knight was only slightly
injured.
An accomplice in the front
of the store had edged closer
to the cash register where
Knight's assistant, Mrs. J.
Jones was standing. When
Knight turned on his assailant
both men fled. One man was
recognized as Willie Williams
a former resident of the Nor
llna community.
The FBI was called Into the
case when It was learned that
the two men bad crossed a
state line to avoid prosecution.
Warren
Schools
Accredited
Three Warren County ele
mentary schools have re
ceived accreditation ratings
from the State Department of
Public Instruction, it was
learned at the office of the
Superintendent of Schools yes
terday.
Schools receiving the ac
creditation ratings at the be
ginning of school this year
were Littleton, Norllna and
South Warrenton. A fourth
Warren School, North War
ren, received accreditation in
1965.
Norllna and Littleton re
ceived re-accreditation, and
South Warren, a new school,
received accreditation for the
first time.
To obtain an accreditation
rating schools must meet all
standards of excellence as set
by the North Carolina Depart
ment of Public Instructions,
Calvin White, school super
visor, who coordinated the
efforts of the schools to earn
accreditation records, said
yesterday. He said the schools
are evaluated In five areas:
administration, instruction,
physical faculties, materials
and equipment'and library fa
culties.
In a letter to Supt. J. R.
Peeler, notifying him that the
accreditation of two schools
had been continued, and an
accreditation rating awarded
to South Warren, NUoF.Hunt,
director, the State Department
of Public Instruction, said:
"Pursuant to a re-evalua
tion based upon current stand
ards for accreditation of ele
mentary schools (Publication
No. 354), I am pleased to ad
vise that upon recommenda
tion of our accreditation com
mittee, the accreditation rat
ing of this school is continued.
In accordance with the estab
lished practice, there wUl be
an annual review based es
sentially, but not exclusively,
upon the Principal's Pre
liminary Report.
"We share with you and your
associates the sense of satis
faction that comes with this
achievement and extend to all
a sincere expression of com
mendation.
"Accreditation is not mere
ly a recognition of what the
(See SCHOOLS, page 4)
Half-Holidays End
For Fall Months
Wednesday half-holidays In
the Town of Warrenton have
ended and most of the stores
and business houses of the
town will remain open all
day Wednesday during the fall
months, A. C. Fair, presi
dent of the Merchants As
sociation, said yesterday.
However, he said, A. 4 P.
and Colonial Stores will con
tinue to close on Wednesday
afternoons.
Visiting Hours
Visiting hours at Warren
General Hospital were an
nounced by hospital authori
ties yesterday as follows:
10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
3:00 to 4i30 p.m.
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Children under IS years of
age not allowed to visit In the
hospital.
Hospital authorities request
the public to please respect
these visiting hours.
Post Office Not Notified
Free City Delivery Of Mail
Soon To Begin At Warrenton
Warren County Fair To Open
Monday; Will Run For Full Week
The Lions sponsored an
nual Warren County Fair will
open at the Warrenton Fair
Grounds on Monday morning
and will continue through Sat
urday.
The Herman's Big H Shows
will play the midway. W. K.
Lanier, publicity chairman,
said that this Is a new show
for Warrenton and contains
a fine fleet of rides, many
of which have never been seen
In Warrenton.
Lanier said that the fair
has made many Improvements
Girl Scout Drive For
Funds Starts Sept. 19
The Girl Scout Fund Drive
tor Warren County will open
Sept. 19 and continue through
Sept. 24, Mrs. Eugene Odom,
Jr., fluid drive chairman, an
nounced yesterday.
Volunteer workers under
the leadership ol Mrs. Odom
will seek to raise $1000 to
continue and expand Scout ac
tivities for girls from seven
to 17 years old in this area.
"I have accepted the chair
manship of this campaign with
pride," Mrs. Odom said, "be
cause I know that the program
offered to the Girl Scouts In
our town will help them to be
come better citizens at home,
In their community and In the
world."
Mrs. Odom said that the
funds contributed to this cam
paign will be used to bring
better scouting to more girls.
The launching of the up-dated
program for Girl Scouts of
the "sixties" requires addi
tional training for some 2,000
Girl Scout volunteers In our
council, Mrs. Odom said.
"Through Girl Scouting,"
Mrs. Odom continued, "our
girls can enjoy wholesome
recreation, make new friends,
learn practical skills, and de
velop healthy attitudes that
will help determine the di
rection their lives will take.
The theme of the finance cam
paign for our Girl Scouts Is
"Service?A Girl Scout Prom
ise." Will you make a prom
ise to help them serve?"
Mrs. Odom asks that per
sons who for any reason are
not contacted during the week
of the Girl Scout Drive, to
send their donations to her at
Warren ton.
Lack Of Seat Belt
Blamed For Death
The failure to use a seat
belt Is blamed for the death
of a motorist on 1-85 near the
Rldgeway overbrldge at 7:45
a. m. Tuesday morning.
Investigating Trooper said
that Tennyson Reynolds re
ceived fatal Injuries when he
was thrown from his car and
run over by the vehicle. He
died en route to Warren Gen
eral Hospital.
Clark said that al96501ds
moblle was being driven south
by Thomas Houston, 18-year
old Negro, when Houston at
tempted to ^vold hitting apiece
of truck tire in the path of
his car. Tennyson Reynolds,
41-year-old Negro man, own
er of the car, and a passen
ger in the front seat, grabbed
the wheel of the car, causing
It to cross the meridian line
of the highway. The car did
not overturn, but both Hous
ton and Reynolds were thrown
from the car by the jolt.
Mrs. Mae Huntley Reynolds
was a passenger in the back
seat of the car. Both she and
Houston received bruises but
escaped serious Injury.
Clark said the car was dam
aged to the extent at several
Home Games Tonight
John Graham High School
football team, shellacked 45
to 11 In their opening game at
Wei don last Friday night, will
meet a team from Davie here
tonight (Friday).
Norllna, which also dropped
Its game to Oaston last Fri
day night, will be at home to
night when It meets a teem
from Loulsburg.
hundred dollars.
Clark said had Reynolds
been wearing his seat belt
he would have probably escap
ed Injury as his Injuries were
caused while lying In the high
way. He said he based this
conclusion on the relatively
small amount of damage caus
ed to the car and by the fact
that It did not overturn.
No charges have been pre
ferred against Houston, Clark
said.
Both the Reynolds and Hous
tons were from Jersey City,
New Jersey.
over the past years and this
year has one of the largest
premium total for exhibits and
booths of any county fair.
An outstanding event is
the two school days, Wednes
day and Thursday, when school
children will be admitted free
and all rides, with a few ex
ceptions, are 10?. In ad
dition the fair gives away valu
able prizes on a drawlngfrom
tickets held by school stu
dents. This year the fair is
giving a nice gentle pony on
each of the two school days
and additional prizes as well.
The Junior Dairy Calf Show
will be held on Wednesday,
Sept. 21. The 4-H Poultry
Show will be held on Friday,
Sept. 23.
Lanier said that an unusual
attraction for the fair this
year will be the free acts
each night and on the school
days afternoon. He said these
acts feature "Les Plates"
of Brandon, Fla., in high aerial
acts; the famous "Dam Broth
ers" in unicycle acts that
have been seen on TV shows;
and also "The Krtstensen
Troupe" of trick riding with
their lovely horses. "This is
one of the most outstanding
free acts ever offered at the
Warren County Fair and is
sure to please all ages, "Lan
ier said.
County Convention
To Be Held Monday
The county convention to
elect one member and two
alternates of the Warren
County ASC County Committee
and to determine the positions
on the committee, will beheld
on Monday, Sept. 26, at 2:30
p. m. in the agricultural build
ing, T. E. Watson, office man
ager, said yesterday.
Watson said that delegates
to this convention are the
regular members elected In
each community.
MYF SUPPER MEETING
The Methodist Youth Fel
lowship of Wesley Memorial
will begin Its fall meetings
with a supper Sunday evening
in the Fellowship Hall at
6:00. MYF members and their
families are urged to attend
and bring a picnic supper.
Two Shot At Store In
So. Warren Saturday
Two Negroes, a 19-year-old
man and a 22-year-old girl,
were shot at a piccolo Joint
In the southern pert of War
ren County aroiaid 11 p. m.
on Saturday night, Sheriff
Clarence Davis said yester
day.
Davis said that Ellis Lee
Wardrest, about IS, ares shot
through his right side by
Grade Gupton, 22. In turn,
Grade Gupton was shot in
the stomach and left arm by
John Henry Alston, according
to Grade's mother, Mrs.
Lillie Mae Gupton.
Both the man and the worn an
were taken to the Loulsburg
Hospital where Wardrest was
released Sunday morning.
Oracle Gupton was transfer
red to Duke Hospital. Davis
said that he did not know her
condition.
John Henry Alston is being
held under $1,000 bond for a
hearing In Warren County Re
corder's Court today (Friday).
He la charged with assault
with a deadly weapon with In
tent to kill and Inflicting bodily
damage.
Davis said that the shooting
occurred at the store of James
Wright on the Lick* 111et road.
He said that he did not know
the cause of the shooting. He
saldl that Wright said that
aroimd 78 persons wwrh'at
the store whan the shooting
occurred.
Datvls said that both Oracle
Oupton and Wardreat are from
Franklin County. !.
The Town of Warrenton will
have city delivery mall ser
vice beginning around Sept. 20,
Congressman L. H. Fountain
notified this newspaper on
Tuesday.
In a wire received Tues
day afternoon, Rep. Fountain
said:
"Post Office Department
approved city delivery ser
vice 2751 patrons Warrenton,
effective approximately Sept.
20. Residential delivery will
be to boxes at curb with door
delivery to business estab
lishments."
Mrs. Sarah Read, acting
postmaster, said yesterday
the the Warrenton Post Of
fice has received no notice
from the Post Office Depart
ment concerning any plans for
city delivery of mail here.
She said she received a
letter from Congressman L.
H. Fountain Thursday morn
ing notifying her that city de
livery of mail would be start
ed here around Sept. 20. His
letter contained the identical
information released in his
earlier telegram to The War
ren Record.
Plans were made for city
delivery of mall here last
year and citizens were practi
cally assured of this service,
but on March 2 the Postoffice
Department notified Postmas
ter Leonard Daniel that the
service would not be furnish
ed Warrenton because the area
did not maintain 2500 inhabi
tants.
Following this ruling, May
or W. A- Miles during the fol
lowing week was notified by
Congressman Fountain that
Post Office Department of
ficials at Washington had
agreed to reopen the Warren
ton file and see if arrange
ments could not be made to
provide the service.
Rep. Fountain talked with
post office authorities at the
request of Mayor W. A. Miles.
Action of the Post Office De
partment in turning down de
livery service at Warrenton
came after Warrenton had
been led to believe that it
would obtain this service and
after the Warrenton Lions
Club and citizens of the town
had Invested approximately
$1,000 in house numbers and
boxes.
Following the early March
notice that the post office files
would be re-opened, no word
had been received concerning
city delivery of mall at War
renton until Rep. Fountain's
notification on Tuesday.
We Are Sorry
Screen hearing tests will be
conducted In an electric
mobile hearing test which will
visit Warrenton on Saturday,
Sept. 17, from 10:30 to 12:30
o'clock.
In the story In last week's
paper, it was inadvertently
stated that the unit would be at
Warrenton on Sept. 10, and a
number of persons came to
the site to avail themselves
of the services of the unit.
We are sorry for the incon
venience that we caused to a
number of our readers.
The unit, sponsored by the
North Carolina Hearing Ser
vices, will be located on the
south side of the court house
square. No charge will be
made for the teats.
PTAToMeet
The Oraham-Boyd-Maeon
PTA will meat Tuesday, Sept.
SO, at ? p. m. in the John
Graham aadttorion, Mrs. A.
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