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VOLUME 71 Subscription Price $3.00 A Year 10$ Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1967 NUMBER 7
Grants To Council
Are Over $280,000
Federal grants of more than
$280,000 were made to the
Recreational Council of the
Memorial Recreation Forest,
Inc., to carry on the Head
Start, Neighborhood Youth
Corps, and the work of the
Recreation Council during
1966.
This was revealed In a fi
nancial report submitted at
the annual meeting of the Re
creational Council last week.
The report showed that the
Council received a cash grant
of $233,496 and a credit of
$40,150 for the Head Start
program; a grant of $44,860
for the Neighborhood Youth
Corps, and a grant of $2,500
for the Recreational Council.
In addition the Council re
ceived $2,500 from the Sears
Foundation, memberships of
$1,286, and other donations In
the amount of $2,379.20, for
a total of $6,165.20.
Only the expenditures of the
Recreational Council were
given in detail in the report.
Dr. Norfleet Gardner,
secretary of the State Baptist
Convention, was the guest
speaker at the annual meet
lng of the Council. S. A. Da
vis, president, presided.
Among the reports given
were VISTA Volunteers, by
Charles A. Cheek; Neighbor
hood Youth Training Corps,
by the Rev. P. G. Davis;
Head Start Schools, by A.
Williams; Head Start Toys
(Cornell University, Girl
Scouts of America, Mrs. Urie
Bronfenbrenner), by Mrs. De
lia S. Davis. Reports were
also given on Membership, Of
ficers and Recommendations.
The Birth of a New Or
ganization on Recreation was
discussed by Mrs. Maddie Da
vis.
The Anti-Poverty programs
and recommendations from
OES, Mid-Atlantic Region,
District No. 2, was given by
Dan Nicholson and James
Draper.
In addition remarks were
made by the president who
announced committee apoint
ments; the recognition of visi
tors; the submission and dis
cussion of the financial report,
and remarks from the floor.
Miss Melissa Jones was
chairman of the host com
mittee.
Neal Tells Story
Warrenton Without Water
When Leak Empties Tank
The Town of Warrenton ran
out of water on January 22
and only the operation of
emergency pumps around the
clock for an eight day period,
kept customers supplied while
town employees sought to
find a hidden leak.
During that time It was
estimated that the town lost a
million and a quarter gallons
of water.
This was revealed by Water
Superintendent Bill Neal at
the regular meeting of the
board of commissioners Mon
day night during the discus
sion of the need for purchas
ing a gear phone to aid In
detecting hidden leaks.
While Supt. Neal and other
water company employees
were frantic as they called in
outside aid In an attempt to
find the leak, most of the
citizens of the town never
knew that the town was ex
periencing water difficulties.
From the time that a few cus
tomers called Supt. Neal late
Sunday night to report they
were out of water, until the
leak was repaired, emergency
measures kept the water flow
ing.
On Tuesday afternoon Supt.
Neal recounted to this news
paper the experience at the
water In the search for the
leak and its final discovery
after an eight-day search.
Neal said that late Sunday
night, Jan. 22, he was In
formed by a few customers
that they were out of water.
He said he found the tank
empty and knew that there was
a big leak In a water main.
Water from leaking mains
usually rise to the surface, but
not in this case.
After starting the emer
gency pumps and putting the
filter plant on a full-time
basis, Neal and his assistants
began to hunt for the leak.
He said that they looked un
til Wednesday when the Hen
derson Water Department sent
two men and electronic equip
ment to aid In the search,
but to no avail.
On Thursday Neal began to
cut off the water supply In
blocks and when the Frank
lin Street Ifatn was cut off,
Neal said the water pres
sure Immediately rose, local
ising the site at the leak to
this extent. All Saturday and
Sunday the hunt (or the leak
was continued. On Monday, the
department rented air ham
mer and jack hammer from
into Franklin Street, and still
the leak remained hidden.
OB Tuesday morning the
ot ike Wilson water
arrived in Wi
ton with a gear phone and soon
pin-pointed the leak, finding it
located In front of the' Haw
kins High School.
Further Investigation show
ed that a six-Inch main had
broken in two at a point where
It crossed a sewer line and
the water was pouring down
the sewer line.
Usually the filter plant
operates eight hours a day,
but during the emergency it
was operated 24-hours a day,
and the emergency pumps ran
continuously, Neal said. He
added that It was a nip and
tuck affair but customers were
never without water except for
a few hours before the short
age was reported.
It was reported at the meet
ing Monday night that the Hen
derson Water Department had
Informed town officials that
there would be no charge for
Its services, and that no bill
had been received from the
Wilson Fire Department. The
secretary of the board was
Instructed to write to these two
departments expressing the
thanks of the board for their
services.
The commissioners np~
proved with no dissent the
purchase of the gear phone
at a cost of $80.00.
Davis Funeral To Be
Held Here Today
Funeral services for Mrs.
Nellie Buchantan Davis, 85,
will be conducted today (Fri
day) at 2:30 p. m. at the
Warren ton Baptist Church by
the pastor, the Rev. John R.
Link. Interment will be In
Falrvlew Cemetery.
Mrs. Davis, the wife of the
late Peter Randolph Davis,
died at 10 p. m. Wednesday
after being In declining health
for the past three years. She
was a member of the Warren
ton Baptist Church, the Wo
man's Missionary Society and
U>e V. L. Pendleton Phlla
thea Class.
Surviving are two daugh
ters, Mrs. A. S. Bugg and
Mrs. W. L. Turner, both of
Warraoton; four sons, Landon
C. Davis, Richard R. Davis,
Klmer B. Davis, and Robert
Macon Davla, all of Warran
to"; one brother, Willie Bu
chanan of Holllster; five sla
ters, Mrs. Kit* Hlgfat and
Mm. w. W. Morris, both of
Warrenton, Mra. Mabel WU
llama of Richmond, Va., Mrs.
Robert Arrlngton of Hoilia
*?*?, and Mrs. Emma Carroll
of Boston, Man.) 14 grand
? and 17
Three young Warrenton boys gaveahandto
the Heart Fund Drive here Saturday as they
gave balloons with every contribution. The
three were collected from their various
stands on Main cJtreet and brought to Leg
gett's corner for their picture. Shown, left
to right, are A1 Williams, Glenn Bentor. and
Jay Andrews.
Warren Schools Receive Funds
For Reduced Costs Lunches
Warren County schools have
recently received an appro
priation of $1920 for the pur
pose of strengthening the
school food service program,
It was learned yesterday
from the office of the Super
intendent of Schools.
The appropriation was re
leased by the Department of
Agmlnistratlon at the request
of the State Board of
Education. The funds were
made available by the 1965
General Assembly to
strengthen the school food
service program L>> providing
lunches free or at reduced
cost to students determined
to be economically needy. Dis
tribution of those funds will be
left to the discretion of the
county units.
The Warren County Board
of Education voted to distri
bute these funds as follows:
Afton - Elberon, $77.18; Nor
lina, $488.06; Macon, $144.58;
Littleton, $483.46; John Gra
ham, $510.14; Mariam Boyd,
$216.58. \
Funds had not been provid
ed in these schools this year
to take care of free and re
duced costs lunches for needy
children. Prior to receiving
these funds these schools have
been providing these free and
reduced price lunches from
lunchroom funds. Other
schools In the county have been
eligible to receive funds for
providing free and reduced
price lunches for needy child
ren through Federal funds set
up in the Elementary and Sec
ondary Education Act.
Mrs. Sue Skinner, lunch
room supervisor, said yester
day that the type A lunch which
is available to all school child
ren in the county except those
attending the Vaughan School
is designed to provide one
third of the daily nutriant
needs of the school child
and is provided for the child
at the lowest possible cost.
POSTOFFICE TO CLOSE
The Warrenton Postofflce
and other postoffices over the
nation will be closed on next
Wednesday, Feb. 22, inobser
vance of Washington's Birth
day, a legal holiday.
A COUPLE OF BOYS AND THEIR DOGS-David Shaarln,
#, stands on stump with his poppy, Flavld, wtUls Larry
Hamm, 8, holds his dog, Toto. David Is tha son Of Mr. wid
Mrs. William K. flbaarln and Larry la tha son of Mrs. Alios
md the lata Mr.flRL H
at the adre of tha Shearln yard on Main StrMt lu* Friday
mornlnf by Howard jonea, a former member of The War
Delegations Appeal
Town To Make Study
Of Stoplight Needs
The Board of Town Com
missioners will not take any
action on the installation of a
traffic light at tlie intersection
of Front and East Franklin
Streets until a 30 days study
has been made by the street
committee.
This was decided at the re
gular meeting of the board
Monday night after a com
mittee from the Warrenton
Woman's club had re
quested the Installation of a
traffic light at this point.
This committee was com
posed of Mrs. Bob Butler,
president, and Mrs. W. L.
Wood, chairman of the public
affairs committee of the Wo
man's Club.
The club women also sug
gested the formation of a Civic
or Community Council com
posed of the presidents of all
the civic clubs of the town to
work with the commissioners
and the further suggestion
that Mayor W. A. Miles take
the lead in forming this coun
cil. Mrs. Butler said that
the council might later be
further expanded on a coun
ty-wide basis with repre
sentatives from civic clubs in
all the Incorporated towns of
the county.
The club women also re
commended that the commis
sioners have vacant lots of
the town cleaned up, the In
stallation of more trash cans
at points off Main Street,
the installation of more lights
in alleys and back lots, and
the stricter policing of Cousin
Lucy's Lane where it circles
behind the old Plummer
Cemetery.
In the discussion following
the appearance of the club
women, there was a division
among the commissioners as
to the installation of the traf
fic light. Commissioner Ward
said that from his observa
tion a traffic light was not
needed at this point. Other
Commissioners were some
what dubious about traffic
backing up on Main and Front
Streets should the light be in
stalled, and Commissioner
Fair was for giving the light
an immediate trial. Concensus
of the board was that a light
Is needed at this point but
fear that It would bring com
plications.
The matter of Installing
a traffic light at the corner
of Front and Franklin Streets
has been discussed off and on
by the commissioners for
several months. They ex
pressed the view that a traf
fic light at this point would
often back traffic across the
Front Street entrance into
Franklin Street. Should the
lights be synchronized, as
suggested Monday night, the
point was taken that school
buses might be caught be
tween the two lights and back
up on Main Street. This, as
well as the amount of traf
fic on the two streets is ex
pected to be studied by the
street committee.
Mayor Miles told Mrs. But
(See BOARD, page 5)
Cucumber Meeting
To Be Held At
Courthouse Feb. 22
A cucumber production
meeting, scheduled for last
Thursday night and canceled
due to snow, has been re
scheduled (or Wednesday,
Feb. 22, at 8 p. m. In the
Warrenton courtroom.
Announcement of the re
scheduling of the meeting was
made yesterday by L. C. Coop
er agricultural extension
agent.
George Hughes, extension
cucumber specialist, will dis
cuss improved varieties and
improved production prac
tices at the Feb. 22 meeting.
Janes To Spe?k At
Baptist Church
Samuel James, a mission
ary from Saigon, Viet Nam,
will speak on conditions la
Viet Nam ft the Warreeteo
Baptist Church on
night * 7:15 o'clock.
James tti|
of Southeastern Seminary
Wake Forest and will return
to Saigon this summer.
The pubtfc Is Invited tot
his talk.
BANKS TO CLOSE
Additional Day For
Registration Given
Destitute persons In War
ren County will be given an
other opportunity to register
for surplus commodities now
being distributed in the county.
Amos L. Capps, chairman of
the Board of County Commis
sioners, announced yesterday
that persons who have fail
ed to register for the com
modities may register at the
Welfare Department on the
Norlina Road back of the hos
pital on Wednesday, Feb. 22,
from 9 a. m. until 5 p. m.
The registration will be for
one day only, he said.
Capps said that it has been
found that a number of per
sons, for various reasons
were unable to register for
the commodities during the
regular registration period
and that this was working a
hardship on a number of
deserving persons.
He stressed the fact that
the registration period would
be for one day only, and asks
that the word be spread to
those who have failed to regis
ter.
Distribution of the surplus
commodities will continue
though April, he said.
Tournament To Be
Held At Norlina
Gym All Next Week
The Roanoke Conference
Basketball Tournament will
be held at the Norlina gym
beginning on Monday, Feb.
20, and continuing through Sat
urday, Feb. 25, when the
championship game will be
played.
All games will be played at
night, with three games being
played on each of the first
two days, and two games each
night for the rest of the week.
Starting time for Monday and
Tuesday games will be 6
o'clock and at 7 o'clock for
the remainder of the week.
Order of pairing will not be
determined until Saturday
afternoon when coaches will
meet at Littleton.
Rex Gordon, principal of
Norlina High School, Is chair
man of the committee chosen
early in February to choose
a site for the tournament.
Tommie Satterfield, principal
of the Littleton High School,
is president of the Roanoke
Conference.
Aycock Is Named
To Welfare Board
Marvin Aycock, a merchant
of Rt. 2, Warrenton, has been
selected by the State Board of
Public Welfare as Its rep
resentative on the Warren
County Welfare Board, Joseph
Newsome of Littleton, chair
man, announced yesterday.
Aycock will replace the
Rev. James M. Stoney, Jr.,
who recently moved to Ala
bama.
JOhn Wilson of Man son, a
county commissioner, Is the
third member of the board.
Speed Chaimai
James D. Speed, member of
the State House of Represen
tees from Warren, Vance
nd Franklin Counties was ap
pointed chairman at the Com
mittee on Agriculture, vice
chairman on the Committee on
Highway Safety, and vtee
aanoftt
dtutlona by
Brttt Wednesday.
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tiona, Public Welfare and