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VOLUME 71 Subscription Price S3.00 A Year 10<? Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, MARCH 17. 1967 NUMBER 11
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Spring, although not officially to be welcomed until
next week, has put in several unofficial appearances dur
ing recent weekends, prompting area residents to flock
to lakeside in large numbers. Whether it be Kerr Lake,
Butner Lake, Gaston Lake, or just a country pond, the sun
and water have combined to paint a picture of the warmer
days that lie ahead,
(Photo by Howard Jones)
Jenkins Asks For University Status At
East Carolina College In Talk Here
Eastern North Carolina
needs an Independent Univer
sity for its proper growth and
development Dr. Leo Jenkins,
president of East Carolina
College at Greenville, told
members of the Lions Club and
the Woman's Club in a Joint
meeting held at Colonial Lodge
Friday night.
Dr. Jenkins questioned the
one university concept now In
operation In the state and said
that It remains to be proven
that the Berkley system of
California Is superior to the
Independent university con
cept of a large number of
states. He said that compe
tition In education Is just as
Warrenton Girl Wins
Reynolds Scholarship
A Warrenton girl Is one of
twelve outstanding high school
senior girls who has won
Kalherine Smith Reynolds
scholarships at the University
of North Carolina at Greens
boro.
She Is Beverly Jean John
son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Durwood Johnson of Warren
ton, and a student at John Gra
ham High School. She Is pres
ident of the BetaClub and chief
marshal. She also Is president^
of the F. H. A., past president
of the Baptist Youth' Fellow
ship, and attended the Gover
nor's School In 1965.
The scholarship winners
were announced this week
by the Reynolds Scholarship
Control Committee, which
selected the winners from a
group of 24 finalists recently
interviewed at the UNC-G
campus.
The scholarships are valued
at $1,200 annually, and are re
newable for four years study.
The Z. Smith Reynolds
Foundation established the
scholarships in memory of
Kalherine Smith Reynolds, the
wife at the founder of the R. J.
Reynolds Tobacco Company.
The scholarship winners, in
addition to M'ss Johnson, are:
Susan O'Nell Stalls at
BEVERLY JOHNSON
Everetta, Paula Lee Lucka
doo of Jacksonville, Judy Kay
Leonard of Welcome, Jennifer
Lee Jones of Wllkesboro,
Maureen Jeanne Stockert of
Winston - Salem, iris Anne
Peters' . of Greensboro, Mary
Linker Hoyle of Laurlnburg,
Marie Elisabeth Mayfleld of
Charlotte, Carolyn Ruth Mc
Lean of Albemarle, Jane Al
lison Cameron of Qaatonia,
and Margaret Ruth Cleveland
Of Ashevllle.
essential as competition in
other lines o f endeaver.
Dr. Jenkins was introduced
by Senator Julian Allsbrook
of the 4th North Carolina Sen
atorial District, of which both
Warren County and Pitt Coun
ty, where ECC is located, are
a part. He has introduced a
bill in the Senate to make ECC
an independent university. In
his Introduction he recited the
growth of East Carolina Col
lege In number of students and
expansion of facilities, and
praised Dr. Jenkins for his
leadership. He pointed out that
Dr. Jenkins would not tttrn
down any qualified students
and seemed always able to
make room some way or an- I
other for those capable of at
taining and desiring an educa
tion. Senator Allsbrook also
had words of praise for form
er Warren County Represen
tative Wilton R. Drake.
The program was in charge
of Drake, program chairman,
and was the annual educational
program of the Lions Club.
Before presenting Senator
Allsbrook, Drake expressed
his pleasure that the Woman's
Club members were present i
and after Dr. Jenkins' talk, |
presented Mrs. Bob Butler,
president of the Woman's Club
who responded briefly.
Eastern North Carolina is
enjoying a renaissance, with
increasing educational and in
dustrial expansion and agri
cultural growth in spite of a
decreasing farm population,
Dr. Jenkins said. But to con
tinue this expansion it needs
a good university for its cul
tural and economic leader
ship. A chain is no stronger
than its weakest link, he said,
and if North Carolina is to
properly develop, the East
must receive its proper share
of educational facilities. Dr.
Jenkins also said that it is
time for Eastern North Car
olina to stop thinking on the
DR. JENKINS
county level and to begin to
think on a regional level. He
. "Said East Carolina College
should be the focal point
for this development.
East Carolina College has
the highest rate of utiliza
tion of any college in the
United States, Dr. Jenkins
(See JENKINS, page 2)
Association To Hold
Dinner Meet Monday
The annual dinner meeting
of the Warrenton Merchants
association will be held at
the Colonial Lodge on Monday
night, March 20, at 7 o'clock,
A. C. Fair, president, an
nounced yesterday.
The dinner will be a dutch
supper at $1.70 per plate and
members are asked to make
their reservations early with
either Benny Powell or Ver
non Whit more.
Fair said the dinner meet
ing would be featured by the
election of officers, report*
on activities of the Asso
ciation during the past year,
and a discussion of plans tor
the new year.
Grant Of
$75,080
Announced
An appropriation of $75,
080 has been made to Frank
lin-Vance-Warren Opportun
ity, Inc., under the Economic
Opportunity program, if was
announced this week from the
office of Governor Dan
Moore.
The purpose of the grant is
to finance a Neighborhood
Youth Corps project for
Franklin-Vance Warren Op
portunity, Inc., Henderson.
The project involves an in
school program and a summer
program with 75 enrollees in
each program.
To be served under the pro
gram will be 150 enrollees
from low-income families in
Franklin, Vance and Warren
Counties.
The Rev. J. P. Mangum is
chairman of the board of di
rectors of the Franklin-Vance
? Warren Opportunity, inc.,
whose address is law Build
ing, 116 YoungStreet, Hender
son, N. c.
Directors Of Cancer
Society Meet At The
Home Mrs. Harris
The Board of Directors of
the Warren County Chapter of
the American Cancer Society
met at the home of Mrs. Jack
Harris on Wednesday of last
week. R, B. Owens, field rep
resentative, attended the
meeting, where plans for the
spring Cancer Crusade were
discussed.
It was announced that the
Junior-, Woman's Club will
hintue the Crusade for War
renton during the month of
April. Donations will be col
lected for' the last week
in April.
It was also announced that
C. P. Gaston, service chair
man has applications for can
cer victims who need assist
ance with medical expenses.
The following officers for
the year were presented to
the field representative: Mrs.
Earl Haithcock, first vice
president; Dr. Lloyd Harri
son, second vice president;
Mrs. L. B. Beddoe, treasur
er; Mrs. Thomas Gaskill, re
cording secretary; Mrs. Earl
Maynard, Memorial chair
man; Mrs. Jack Harris, War
renton Crusade chairman.
The next board meeting will
be held on April 18 at 8 p. m.
In the Agricultural Building.
HONOR ROLL
Jean Reavis, a senior ma
joring in nursing at East Car
olina College was on the Honor
Roll in Psychiatric Nursing
for the winter term. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Macon Reavis of Warrenton.
Board Is Opposed To
Proposed Amendment
Man Is Being Held
On Murder Charge
A Warren County man,
charged with the butcher knife
murder of his brother, was
ordered held without bail for
his appearance at the May
term of Superior Court last
Friday when given a hearing
in Recorder's Court.
Thurman Russell, charged
with murder, entered a plea of
not guilty through his attorney
John Kerr, Jr., but Judge Jul
ius Banzet found probable
cause and ordered that Russell
be held without the privilege
of bail.
Three of five young boys
from Massachusetts, charged
with breaking and entering
following their arrest in a
Norlina service station early
last Saturday morning, were
also given a hearing. Judge
Banzet sentenced Harold Wil
son, Jr., Dennis Leroy and
Russell E. Binson, Jr., to the
roads for 60 days. The sen
tences were suspended for two
years upon payment of costs
and each of the three defen
dants were placet! on proba
tion. The two other boys, un
der 16 years of age, were
tried in Juvenile Court.
William A. Abbott pled guil
ty to a charge of assault upon
a female and was sentenced
(See COURT, page 2)
Credit Bureau To Be
Discussed At Meet Here
Warrenlon merchants and
businessmen and other in
terested persons in Warren
County will meet at the War
renton courthouse on Tues
day, March 21, at 7:45 p. m.
for the purpose of discussing
the establishment of a Credit
Bureau, J. E. Cheves announc
ed yecterday.
In making the announce
ment, Cheves said that a credit
bureau for Warrenton and
Warren County has been
a much discussed subject for
the past few years. This sub
ject, he said, has been like the
weather?much has been said
about it but little has been
done. "The question now is
do we want a credit bureau:
There is no question of the
need, and the answer is yes."
Cheves explained that a
credit bureau has many func
tions ? the most important
of these functions is keeping
the score on our credit deal
ings. "The sccre card is our
credit record. This is a re
cord of how we pay our bills."
This Information is not only
available to the business peo
ple in the community but also
to anyone in the free world
who has authority to request
it. A few of the national
users of this service are oil
companies, mail order
houses, publishing houses,
lending institutions, etc.
Thirty merchants and pro
fessional people have indicat
ed a very strong interest in
the establishment of a credit
bureau and are ready to or
ganize, Cheves said. This
bureau is intended for all bus
inessmen and professional
men in the county, Cheves
added, and requests that all
who may' b$" interested attend
the Tuesday night meeting.
PTA Program Here
The Norlina High School
Glge Club, under the direc
tion of the Rev. Bruce Pate,
will present a musical pro
gram at a meeting of the John
Graham-Boyd-Macon PTA in
the John Graham High School
auditorium on Tuesday night,
March 21, at 8 o'clock.
TO BE CLOSED
The Warren County Draft
Board will be closed until
March 28 due to the illness
of Mrs. Thomas Ellington,
Clerk, Graham Home, chair
man, said yesterday.
DONATE ASH TRAYS
The Edna Earl Allen Mis
sionary Circle of the Warren
ton Baptist Church has donat
ed ten ash trays to Warren
General Hospital, S. L. Har
ris, administrator, announced
yesterday.
Takes No
Action On
Water Study
The Hoard of Town Com
missioners are opposed to a
proposed amendment to the
state constitution that would
grant exemptions of $10,000
on residences owned by citi
zens CO years of age and
older.
The board at its regular
meeting Monday night offi
cially went on record as
being opposed to the proposed
amendment after Town Clerk
J. Ed Rooker had read a let
ter from Ike F. Andrews,
chairman of the House Com
mittee on Constitutional
Amendments, asking the com
missioners views ontheques
tion, and after Rooker had
quoted figures showing the
loss to the town that would
be the result of the passage
of the amendment.
Rooker's figures revealed
that 98 homeowners in VVar
renton would be affected by the
amendment. He said that this
is 16 per cent of the 607
homeowners of the town. He
said the cost to the town
would be $4,835.80, which is
approximately 10 per cent
of the levy.
Dean L. Hughes, engineer
of Russell Axon and Asso
ciates, appeared before the
board reHdve So Including
the Town of Warrenton in a
water survey, which his firm
is to make of Warren County.
He said that the survey
would be made at no cost
to the town from federal funds
supplied through the Farmers
Home Administration. The
board took no action.
The commissioners enacted
an ordinance which would re
zone an area in the Connell
Subdivision in North War
renton adjacent to Peck Man
ufacturing Company for busi
ness purposes. No opposition
had been expressed to the pro
posed change after a notice
of the request for the change
had been duly advertised as
required by law.
In a continued study con
cerning the erection of a stop
light at the corner of Front
and West Fanklin Street, the
board instructed Clerk Rooker
to ascertain the cost of a
stoplight and its erection at
this point. Meanwhile, the
board enacted a no parking
ordinance covering both sides
of Franklin Street from Main
to Front Streets.
Members at the John Graham Wotfpack and Trotters mid
get basketball teams are shown following play at the local
gym on Saturday morning. Midget teams play at the gym
each Saturday morning. Pictured, left to right, ares Front
row?Tommy Rooker, Joe Allen Shear In, Mike Ayscue.
Jerry" Thompson, Walter Hurst; Middle row-Glenn
Eddie King, William Cox, Kenny Clayton, Philip F
back row?Ronnie Reagan, Macon Roblnscm, Terry
Carl Lynch,