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Your Best Advertising Medium Louisville Slljr liarmt iKmirf) Your Best Advertising Medium VOLUME 70 Subscription Price $3.00 A Year 10* Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 16, 1966 NUMBER 48 In the top picture some 200 persons listen as Rep. L. H. Fountain, Second District Congressman, gives address at the dedica tion of the new Manson Postoffice building. In the lower picture Rep. Fountain presents United States Flag to Ellis Fleming, Man son Postmaster. (Pictures through courtesy of Bill Dennis, The Henderson Daily Dis patch). Manson's Postoffice Dedicated In Formal Exercises On Sunday Malison's new postofflce was dedicated in formal ex ercises on Sunday afternoon with the program featured by addresses of Second District Congressman L. H. Fountain and John W. Winburn, postal services officer for the At lanta area. Following the program, lasting for nearly an hour, visitors were invited to in spect the new facility and were served refreshments in the building. Ellis E. Fleming, Manson Postmaster, welcomed the estimated 200 persons who jathered in front of the build ing for the exercises. He in cacmeu as masier 01 cere monies Charles M. White, III, Warrenton attorney and soli citor of the W arren County Re corder's Court. The invoca tion was given by the Rev. Harold Stone, pastor of Young Memorial Presbyterian Church of Drewry, and White recognised special guests, In cluding postmasters from nearby communities. W. W. White of Drewry, former State senator, in troduced Congressman Foun tain as a public official who has given long services at various levels. Rep. Fountain sited the postal service as a democratic Lots Being Sold At New Cemetery At W. Plains Memorial Gardens at War ren Plains has been under construction for several weeks, landscaping and beau tification are underway and many squares and half squares have been sold, the f Rev. Robert F. Oates, pas tor of the Warren Plains Bap tist Church, said yesterday. He said that since this is a community project, yet open to the public, as stated in the by-laws, several in terested individuals have made contributions toward landscaping, beautificatlon and maintenance of the pro ject. Any future gifts will be welcomed, he added. The Rev. Robert E. Brick house, a retired minister, who for many years served the Warren Plains Baptist Church, laid the ground work for construction of the Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Mr. Oates and the Rev. A1 Thompson assisted in in the beginning details. The history of the Warren Plains Memorial Gardens began some 12 years ago when plans were begun by concern ed Individuals and groups, Mr. Oates recounted yesterday. These plans had to be relin quished because a suitable lo cation could not be purchased by the group. But the ground work had been laid and much hard work had not been done in vain. During the summer of 1966, Mr. Oates said, plans were revived and a suitable lo cation was found. The dream of the Rev. R. E. Brick house for many years be came a reality at last. A Club was formed, by-laws drawn up and officers elect ed. These officers are: Robert V. Allen, president; William Thompson, vice president; and Macon Myrick, secretary treasurer; Morton Brantley as chairman of the board of trus tees, Luther Carroll is di rector, and trustees are Leon ard Wilker, Gilmore Copley and R. K. Carroll, in. These men have given many hours to the tasks of creat ing the Memorial Gardens, Mr. Oates said. institution and told of its growth and its meaning to the people. He also praised the loyalties and stability of rural people. Following Fountain's talk, Miss Mary Clair Coker sang a solo, "How Great Thou Art," and Postmaster J, W. Rogers, Jr., of Henderson presented Postal Services Officer Win burn, declaring that he is a friend to postmasters. Winburn outlined functions of the Post Office Department and told of the extent to which it has expanded in recent years. Rep. Fountain presented an American flag, which was re ceived and raised on the new flagpole on the premises by three members of a nearby Boy Scout troop. Postmaster W. K. Delbridge of Norlina led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, and the group joined in singing The Star Spangled Banner. The benediction was pronounc ed by the Rev. Frank Apple, pastor of Mt. Auburn United Church of Christ. The dedication was spon sored by the Drewry Com munity Club and the Drewry Volunteer Fire Department. Ladies of the group served the refreshments, and members of the club were marshals in directing traffic. The new building was erect ed by Postmaster Fleming and is under lease to the Post Of fice Department for a number of years. The structure is located in the heart of the business section of Manson, near where the former post office was situated, it is of brick construction with mo dern facilities for service to patrons of the Manson office. SEABOARD SURGEON Dr. Charles Bunch, surgeon at Warren General Hospital, ha^ been appointed local sur geon for the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, it was learned here yesterday. SHADES OF THE HOOVERCART. Charlie C. Yates of Rt. 3, Warrenton, parks his built from an old automobile, near ompson's Warehouse last Friday even lie on a trip to Warrenton last Friday. He says his vehicle Is "A Joy Bugjry," an Improvement over the Hoovercart. Yates Is a tenant on the (arm of Mrs. Mabel Morse near Liberia. Gaston Is Named Dimes Chairman C. P. Gaston, local manager of Carolina Power and Light Company, has been named chairman of the January 1967 Warren County March of Dimes campaign. "The March of Dimes is fighting birth defects because each year these tragic condi tions rob more than a quarter million American chiles, en ol their birthright?to entir the world healthy and grow normally," Gaston said in ac cepting the appointment. "I think most of us would consider it alarming if we heard about an epidemic in which a new case struck every other minute, which was the second greatest de stroyer of life, and which caused half of all cases of mental retardation," de clared Mr. Gaston. "Yet", he pointed out, "birth defects are respons (See GASTON, page 4) Draft Board To Be Closed For Holidays The Warren County Draft Board here will be closed from December 19 to Decem ber 27, while the clerk, Mrs. Thomas Ellington, is on leave, G. D. Home, chair man announced Tuesday. Home asks that boys whose birthdays fall on the days when the office will be closed to report for registration on Tuesday, Dec. 27. Basketball Games John Graham High School play William R. Davie on the Warrenton Court beginning at 7 o'clock tonight in its last regular game before the holidays. Norlina will play at Weldon tonight (Friday) and next Tuesday night will play JV teams at Henderson, be ginning at 6:15. Santa Claus Santa Claus will m scheduled appearances at house on the Warren Courthouse on the follow days and hours: Friday, Dec. 16: 3:3( 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17: 3:0< 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20: 4:0( 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21: 4 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22: 4 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23: 2:0C 7:00 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24: 2 to 5:00 p.m. Schools To Close On Wednesday Warren County schools will close for the Christmas holi days on next Wednesday, Dec. 21, and will reopen on Mon day, Jan. 2, it was learnec yesterday at the office of the Superintendent of Schools. Holiday days to beobservec by Warrenton stores and busi ness houses will not be decider until next week, A. C. Fair president of the Warrentor Merchants Association, sale yesterday. It is expected that practi cally all business houses here will close on Monday for th< Christmas holiday, which falls on Sunday, and while some stores may be closed on Tues day, a number of them will be open for business. Fair said this informatior should be available In timt for the Dec. 23 issue of this paper, which will be printec on next Thursday. Mrs. W. L. Wood, Miss Sadie Limer, Mrs. H. W. White and Mrs. R. B. Butler were guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. N. McCray at Boys Home at Lake Waccamaw Sunday. They carried 195 books, which had been given through the Warrenton Woman's Club, as a gift to the new Boys Home Library. To Erect Office Mechanical Woodyard Planned For Norlina Speeding Cases Tried In Recorder's Court Violations of the motor ve hicle laws following a crack down on speeders by the State Highway Patrol was respon sible for the bulk of cases tried in Warren County Re corder's Court last Friday. Twenty-eight defendants in speeding cases appeared in court and were fined and/or taxed with court costs. In addition, Kenneth Zeno Peace was ordered to pay a $23 fine and court costs when he pled guilty to a charge of operating a motor vehicle without a license. Jessie Silver pled guilty to failing to comply with limita tions on operator's license and was taxed with court costs. Mack Stevenson, Jr., pled guilty to charges of driving without a valid operator's license and failing to drive on right half of highway. He was ordered to pay a $25 fine and court costs. Harold Stanley Wenal was ordered to pay a $25 fine and court costs when he pled guil ty to charges of speeding and passing in a "No Passing" zone. Bennie Hlnton, Jr., pled guilty to a charge of driving at j a speed greater than reason able and prudent under existing conditions. He was ordered to pay court costs. Ethel Bryant Griffin was ordered to pay court costs when she pled guilty to allow ing an unlicensed person to drive a motor vehicle. Defendants in other speed ing cases and verdicts of the court were as follows: Betty Loretha Ashworth, $10 and costs; Joseph Howen Atkinsson, $10 and costs; Rod ney Jerome Deer, $10 and costs; Laureano Miguel Falls, Jr., $10 and costs; William Howard Edwards, $10 and (See COURT, page 4) Lions To Sponsor Decorations Contest The Warrenton Lions Club will again sponsor a Christ mas decorations contest this year. Nat White, chairman of the civics improvement com mittee, said yesterday. First and second prizes will be awarded for the best out side decorations and the best Indoor decorations as seen from the outside. White said that judges will tour Warrenton and decide on tha winners some night just before Christmas. Wood Elected President Of Fair Association A. A. Wood was elected pre sident of the Warren County Fair Association at a dinner meeting held at Colonial Lodge oa Wednesday night. Wood succeeds J. B. Thompson. Mack Bullock was reelected chairman of the board and Duke Miles was reelected se cretary-treasurer. New di rectors for a three-year pe riod under the club's rotat ing policy were Clinton Capps and Bud Endecott. The newly elected officers and directors will take office the first of January. Mack Bullock presided over the meeting and Duke Miles gave the secretary-trea surer's report. In addition to funds given the Warrenton Lions Club by the Fair As sociation, the sum of $500 was allocated to the Hons Club for special charities. Miles' report showed a suc cessful year by the Fair As sociation. Miles announced that Hel man's Big H. Shows would play the midway of the 1967 Fair, and that the Fair Pre mium List would be distri buted prior to May 1, 1967. Plans forthe construction of a mechanical woodyard at Norlina by Continental Can Company, Inc., of Hopewell, Va., and Amos L. Capps, War ren County pulpwood dealer, are practically complete, Capps said yesterday. Capps said that a siteonthe Seaboard main line has been tentatively obtained and that the company had been in con tact with the Highway Depart ment relative to the building of a road to a point just a few hundred yards west of the Nor lina highway underpass. This site is near where the old Baskervill cement block plant was once located. While the vard is not ex pected to employ many men, Capps said, it will greatly facilitate the movement of pulpwood from trucks to rail road cars for shipment to Continental Can's Hopewell plant and other plants owned by the company, as well as the shipment of hardwood to plants with which Capps has a con nection. Capps said that wher. the yard is completed that trucks will be unloaded by crane. This will, he said, greatly speed up theunloadingof these trucks, a task now performed manually. In addition the yard will provide space for storage of wood that may be handled when bad weather does not permit it being hauled in from the woods. Work on the actual con struction of the yard is ex pected to be started within the next few weeks if no hitch occurs, Capps said. He said that he plans to erect an office at the Norlina site where those delivering pulpwood may be paid by the load or by the week if they prefer. He said that as soon as the wood is delivered to the yard and measured that per sonnel would be available to make payment. MRS. NASH DIES The Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Baxter were in Norfolk, Va., recently, due to the death of Mr. Baxter's sister, Mrs. H. O. Nash, in the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Cabell. Funeral services were held in St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Norfolk, Va. CHI RCH SUPPER Members of the Warrenton Presbyterian Church held a supper on Wednesday night in the basement of the church. LIONS' CHILDREN SHOWN AT CHRISTMAS PARTY AT COUNTRY CLUB Father-Son-Daughter Christmas Party Held With "Old Santa" In attend ance, the Warrenton Lions Club's annual Father-Son Daughter Christmas party was held at the Warrenton Country Club on Monday night with ap proximately 75 In attendance. Sons and daughters, gather ed around the piano, and to the accompaniment of Lioness Nellie Gardner, sang Christ mas carols and hymns prior to being presented gifts from Ssnta Clans. Following this phase of the program those present en* Joyed refreshments of punch and cookies. Ibe Christmas party was in charge of tha boy's and tlrl'a committee, of which Sidney Fleming is chairman. The club house was dec orated in the Christmas motif.
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