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VOLUME 71 Subscription Price $3.00 A Year lOtf Per Copy , WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1967 NUMBER 35
AUCTIONEER CHANTS AND BUYERS BID AS TOBACCO MARKET SALES GET UNDER WAY
Growers Well Pleased
Market Average
Estimate Is Over 7(K
On Opening Day
The Warren Tobacco Mar
ket had one of the most suc
cessful openings In its his
tory at 9 o'clock on Thurs
day morning with averages ex
pected to exceed slightly more
than 70<? for untied tobacco.
A count Thursday morning
of the first 100 piles sold
on the opening sale showed
an average price of 70.23%
a pound.
Quality was good and prices
ranged from a low of 62? to
a high of 74(. All warehouses
were filled for Thursdays
sale, and a long line of
trucks was noted on the out
side of the warehouse waiting
to get tobacco on the floor
for Monday's sale.
Growers appeared well
pleased with the prices and
apparently no tickets were
turned.
Practically all tobacco sold
here Thursday was untied.
Such sales will be permitted
for the first 95 hours of sell
ing time, according to Edgar
Wood, Sales Supervisor.
Ridgeway Men To Be
t
Tried On Booze Charqe
Two Ridgeway men charg
ed with operating a whiskey
still In Warrenton Township
following an early morning
raid Saturday by sheriff's
deputies, ABC officers and
ATU officers, will go on trial
later this month.
The two, Morris Vaughan,
64, and Arnold Henry Bender,
were arrested after law en
forcement officers smashed
the still and destroyed 600
gallons of mash near the
Perrytown community. De
stroyed in the raid was a
280 - gallon boiler and two
doublers.
The raiding party, led by
Warren Deputies Dorsey
Capps and Lloyd Newsome,
also confiscated a 1959 Ford
owned by Vaughan, who was
arrested at the site.
Sheriff's officers said Ben
der escaped, but was later
arrested and charged with re
sisting arrest and assault.
Both were ordered held for
trial in Warren County Re
corder's Court Sept. 15 on
charges of possession of ma
terial for the manufacture of
whiskey and manufacturing
whiskey.
Bender posted $1,000 bond,
while Vaughan was freed on
bond of $500.
Miss Deborah King left
Tuesday for Greenville where
she entered East Carolina
University. She was ac
companied to Greenville by
her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Allen L. King.
Miss Linda Shearin will
leave Sunday for Hardbarger
Business College In Raleigh.
Hinkle Speaker At
Rotary Club Meeting
James R. Hinkle, manager
of Area Development Depart
ment for Carolina Power and
Light Company, spoke to the
Warrenton Rotary Club on
Tuesday night on the subject
of Industrial development.
Hinkle, who was responsible
for the location of a new In
dustry in Littleton a few years
ago, was introduced by Bud
Gaston, local manager of the
Power Company.
Hinkle stressed the import
ance of industrial development
to stop the migration of peo
ple from Warren County. War
ren County's population of 23,
A 539 in 1950 dropped to 19,652
In 1960. Mr. Hinkle cited a
study by Dr. Horace Hamil
ton of N. C. State University
which projected that Warren
y County's population would
"drop to 12,370 by 1980. This
loss of population would occur
mostly among the young, pro
ductive workforce. For exam
ple, the population In the age
(roup between 20 to 49 years o*
age was 4,186 In 1940 and
Is projected to drop to 1,836
by I960.
Hinkle stated that Industrial
development would help to re
tain young people, raise per
capita Income, foster more
retail sales, and provide for a
broader tax base. He describ
ed Warrenton's assets in at
tracting Industry as a more
attractive town than the aver
age town Its size, a good la
bor force, and excellent rec
reational facilities, in
cluding Lake Gaston and the
Warren ton Country Club and
golf course.
Hinkle recommended the
following two steps to attract
the top leadership structure
of the community should unite
in a determined, long-range
effort to attract Industry. Sec
ondly, one or more Industrial
sites should be developed with
adequate water and sewage
facilities, if these two steps
were taken, Hinkle stated, he
could probably get a contrac
tor to go into a shell build
ing project in a Joint venture
with the community and that
this would probably offer the
greatest assurance of suc
cess.
Defendant Is Held
Under $25,000 Bond
Three survivors of an auto
mobile collision which claim
ed five lives in June have
testified that a mail previous
ly thought to have been a
passenger was actually the
driver of one of the death
cars.
As a result, a Warren Coun
ty grand jury this week
returned a bill of Indictment
against Perry Williams, a
Richmond, Va., resident. He
was ordered held on five
charges of manslaughter and
bond was set at $25,000.
Williams, a former Rt. 1,
Norlina resident, was one of
four persons injured in the
June 16 multiple fatality ac
cident which occurred 12
miles north of Warrenton on a
ramp overlooking Interstate
85.
At the time, highway patrol
men believed one of the
cars was driven by an un
licensed 18-year-old, Clar
ence Emanuel Chavis. Chavis
died in the wreckage of the
1960 Cadillac which stale
troopers said was travelling
at an extremely high speed.
Killed in addition to Chavis
were Joseph Henry Fitts, Jr.,
49, and his wife, Sally Milam
Fitts, both of Baltimore, Md.,
James McKinley Jiggetts, 29,
of Rt. 1, Norlina; and Frank
Albert Farrar, 22, of Rich
mond, Va.
Judge Frees Woman
Charged With Murder
A Warren County woman
charged with murder In the
death of her husband won her
freedom during the September
term of Superior Court this
week when Judge Hamilton
Hobgood dismissed the case.
The resident Jurist's ruling
followed a non-suit motion
made by her attorney, Charles
T. Johnson. The motion came
after the State's two major
witnesses imJlcated that
Thelma Valentine shot her
husband, Rufus, with an auto
matic rifle after her life had
been threatened.
Although a grand jury had
returned a true bill of indict
ment charging the woman with
first-degree murder, she was
placed on trial this week on
a second-degree charge.
Testimony given by Warren
Deputy Sheriff B. G. Steven
son revealed that the woman
had shot her husband twice
after he had forced her into
a room, made her strip her
clothes, and threatened her
life.
The September term, delay
ed for the Labor Day holi
Joe Nathan Robinson, 61
year - old Warren County
farmer, has been arrested
following the Sunday night
shooting of his son which fol
lowed what lawmen describ
ed as a domestic argument.
Robinson, who lives three
miles south of Warren ton In
the old Dowtinhomeplace, was
charged with assault with a
deadly weapon with intent to
kill.
His son, Eufcene, 34, was
shot in the right arm with a 20
guage shotgun. The victim
was expected to be released
from Warren General Hospit
al Thursday.
The older Robinson was
taken Into custody by Warren
Sheriff Clarence Davis and
Deputy Bonnie Stevenson. He
was arre. 'ed in a bam near
his home.
Sheriff Davis said the father
has bepn released under bond
of $1,000.
Man Arrested
Following Sunday
Night Shooting
day, moved rapidly toward
adjournment Thursday after
noon as witnesses testified In
what was expected to be the
final trial. The term began
Tuesday with W. H. S. Bur
gwyn, Jr., of Woodland prose
cuting.
A jury freed John Thomas
Southerland, charged with as
sault with a deadly weapon,
but jurors found Duster Rich
ardson charged with drunk
driving guilty. Richardson was
given a suspended 60-day sen
tence and fined $100 and costs
and ordered to surrender his
driver's license.
This was one of a number
of drunk driving charges air
ed in this week's court
session.
Bennle Henderson, charged
with drunk driving, pled guil
ty to reckless driving. He
was given a four-month sus
pended sentence, fined $100
and costs and lost his driv
er's license for three months.
Wesley Lloyd Edwards,
Sydney Sims Stevenson, Jr.,
James William Prewer, and
Wade Forest Shuster, all
charged with drunk driving,
pleaded guilty to the lesser
charge of careless and reck
less driving. Each drew sus
pended sentences, $100 fines
and loss of license.
Walter Davis Hawkins,
charged with drunk driving,
entered a plea of operating an
automobile while Intoxicated.
Prayer for judgment was con
tinued.
Eugene Perry, charged with
theft, pled guilty to receiving
stolen property and was hand
ed a six-month sentence sus
pended for two years on pay
ment of $100 and costs.
Cases continued for the
term Included George Wash
ington Davis, drunk driving on
driveway or parking space of
customer; St. Mark Green,
drunk driving, property dam
age and resisting arrest; Ro
bert (Bob) Thomas, assault
with a deadly weapon with In
tent to kill Inflicting serious
(See COURT, page 2)
Mr. Sherlle Myrick of Nor
folk, Va., visited his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Myrick,
near her* Sunday. Mrs.
Sherlle Myrick accompanied
her mother, Mra. Jesse
Shear in, home Sunday.
I
Board
Hires
Warden
Warren County Commis
sioners on Tuesday hired a
dog warden in an effort to
reduce the nroblem of dogs
in the county.
Named to the position was
Claude Fleming, Hawtree citi
zen, who was among those ap
plying for the position, either
on a full-time or part-time
basis.
The commissioners decid
ed that a full time employee,
to work at least 40-hours a
week, is needed, and agreed
to pay Fleming $225 a month
for his services, plus 8? a mile
for travel expenses. He is
expected to begin his duties
on Oct. 1.
Chairman Amos Capps and
Commissioner A. J. Elling
ton volnntpprpffl t" "igif '"1th
Fleming, to discuss his dut
ies and the building of a dog
pound early this week.
The site of the pound, and
ways Warren citizens may
contact Fleming are expected
to be announced through the
press prior to Oct. 1.
Palmer King Is
Named Sanitary
Officer For Warren
Amos Capps, chairman of
the Board of County Commis
sioners on Tuesday, announc
ed that Palmer King has been
appointed Sanitation Officer
for Warren County, replacing
Sam N. Moore of Littleton
who resigned sometime ago to
assume similar duties with the
Halifax Health Department.
His employment was effective
Sept. 1.
Capps said that the Halifax
Health Department would as
sist in the training of Kingfor
his new duties, and would send
a man from the Halifax Health
Department one day a week to
jvork with King until he be
comes familiar with his
duties.
King, who lives near Nor
lina, for a number of years
was associated with A. A.
Wood as a partner in the
operation of Quality Groceries
at Warrenton. All his adult
life, with the exception of
three years he spent In ser
vice in World War II, he has
worked with meat markets and
grocery stores, giving him a
familiarity with much of the
work he is expected to do.
King is married to the form
er Miss Louise Brauer,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Otto Brauer, who holds aposi
tion as clerk with the Farm
ers Home Administration.
Dove Season To Open
At 1 P. M. Saturday
The Dove Season will open
In Warren County at 1:00
o'clock, Eastern Daylight Sav
ings Time on Saturday, Sept.
9.
Hunters are cautioned not to
shoot doves before 1:00
o'clock. North Carolina's
Daylight Savings Time is one
hour ahead of Federal Time,
on which shooting hours are
based. For this reason hunting
begins in North Carolina one
hour later than Eastern Stand
ard Time, or at 1 p. m. Day
light Savings Time.
The hunting of doves with
rifles at any time is prohibit
ed, A. D. Pridgen, Warren
County Game Protector, said
yesterday.
He said that shooting would
be permitted Saturday from 1
p. m. until sundown. After
Saturday, shooting hours
for the remainder of the split
season will be from sunup un
til sundown. The bag limit Is
12 and the possession limit Is
24.
PACK TO MEET
Cub Scout Pack No. 671
will have a planning meet
ing Tuesday night in the Fel
lowship Room at Wesley Me
morlal Methodist Church.
Miss Sarah Hawkins at
Charlotte is visiting Mr. and.
Mrs. T. W. Hawkins.
Commissioners Vote To
Use Food Stamp Program
Welcome Station Site
Change Is Sought
Marvin Newsom of Little
ton appeared before the Board
of Commissioners Tuesday to
ask that immedial? action, be
taken by the commissioners to
have the Department of Con
servation and Development
change the proposed location
of a Welcome Station on High
way 1-85.
Newsom, who is chairman
of the Warren County Planning
CoTtvmisslon, lold th^ board
that plans for the establish
ment of three welcoming sta
tions at highway entries to the
state requested by the Depart
ment of Conservation and De
velopment had been approv
ed. The department, he said,
| had requested five but funds
had been provided for only
| three. Newsom saidthatWar
l ren County is fortunate that
I two of the three sites approv
ed were on each end of Gas
ton Lake, the other being in
the western part of the state.
Purpose of the station, New
som said, is to welcome
travellers entering North
Carolina, to give them infor
mation about scenic trips as
well as other information for
their comfort and conven
ience. Each of the stations,
he said, would be manned by
two attractive young ladies.
One of the stations is to be
located on 1-95 near Weldon
which is near the dam of Gas
ton Lake. That should prove
very beneficial to the county,
he said, and should be a real
help in attracting tourists to
this fast developing lake.
The site of the second wel
come station is on 1-85, also
near Gaston Lake. Unfor
tunately, Newsom said, this
proposed site is too far south
on 1-85 to give Gaston Lake
maximum service. He said
that by the time that tourists
reached this point that they
were beyond the access road
to the lake and too few would
turn around. He proposed that
the commissioners use every
effort to have the station lo
cated near the junction of
Route No. 1 and 1-85, which
would be near the site of the
beginning of a thoroughfare
around the lake.
Newsom said that the change
in site would be beneficial to
Halifax and Northampton
Counties as well as Warren
and for this reason he was
confident that the commis
sioners of the two counties
would work with Warren to
have the site changed. He sug
gested that a joint meeting I
of the three boards be held
at Roanoke Rapids, plans dis
cussed and delegates chosen |
to appear before the Depart
ment of Conservation and De
velopment at a date as
early as possible.
The commissioners agreed
to the joint meeting and ask
ed Newsom to contact the
other boards and set the meet
ing up on the first Thursday
night possible. They said they
suggested Thursday night as
there seems to be less con
flicts on that night.
Newsom also pointed out the
need for a continued joint ef
fort of the three counties to
have a scenic thoroughfare
built around Lake Gaston. He
said that he would try and set
up a meeting with Highway of
ficials on the same day as
the meeting concerning the
welcome station. The com
missioners also approved this
plan.
Steed Cited For His
Work At Providence
Howell H. Steed has resign
ed as superintendent of Pro
vidence Methodist Church at
Afton after serving for 21
years. He will be succeeded
as superintendent by James
H. Limer.
As a token of "love and de
votion for his loyal and dis
tinguished services during
these years," Steed was pre
sented a certificate of appre
ciation and a Methodist em
blem lapel pin duringservices
last Sunday. The presentation
was made on behalf of the
church by O. M. Limer.
Carolina Sportswear
Gives Pay Raise
Effective Sept. 5, all em
ployees of Carolina Sports
wear Company at Warrenton
received an across-the-board
wage increase of approxi
mately 6.3%, John Andrews,
plant manager, said yester
day.
Andrews said the wage in
crease amounts to about ten
cents per hour.
Franke Resigns As
Pastor Of Ridgeway
Lutheran Church
The Rev. M. E. Franke,
pastor of St. Paul's Luther
an Church at Rldgeway has ac
cepted a call to Bethlehem Lu
theran Church In Aikens,
S. C.
He has been pastor of the
local church for 12 years,
having come to the Rldgeway
community from Western
Maryland on Sept. 11, 1955.
Announcement of his ac
ceptance of the call to the Aik
en Church was made at the
regular worship hour on Sun
day morning.
The Rev. Mr. Franke will
preach his farewell sermon
at St. Paul's on the last Sun
day of this month, Sept. 24.
During the vacancy, ser
vices will be conducted at
St. Paul's as usual at the reg
ular time with the pulpit
occupied by guest speakers
until the services of a suc
cessor to Mr. Franke can
be obtained.
COMMUNION SERVICE
Holy Communion will be
celebrated at All Saints Epis
copal Church at Warrenton at
8:30 a. m. Sunday by the Rav.
E. W. Baxter. Visitors are
welcome.
RETURNS TO SCHOOL
Tommy Sattenrhtta has re
turned to Bailey Technical
School In St. Lools, Mo., after
spending the Labor Day i
and with hla parents, Mr.
Mrs. Crawl Satterwhlte.
Project To
Be Started
On Dec. 1
Warren County, under the
surplus commodity program
for the past two years, will
enter the Food Stamp Program
for the winter months of 1967
68. The program will begin
on Dec. 1.
Following several weeks of
deliberation, the board of
county commissioners at their
regular session here Monday,
voted to have Warren Counly
and instructed WelfareSuper
intendent Julian Farrar to
make necessary arrange
ments. How far into next
spring the program will be
extended has not yet been de
termined.
The program is expected to
cost the county around $2500.
While the actual distribution
of the stamps will not begin
until Dec. 1, Farrar is ex
pected to have the training of
two assistants begin by Oct.
1.
Under the commodity pro
gram in effect here for the
past two winters, certified
needy persons were able to
obtain commodities without
charge, under the food stamp
plan, favored by merchants,
certified persons may obtain
stamps redeemable in the
stores for goods without be
ing restricted to foods on the
commodity list. However,
those receiving the stamps
must pay a part of the costs,
the amount of their contribu
tions being guided by the
amount of their needs and re
sources.
Frank Reams, Extension
chairman, appeared before
the board and Informed the
commissioners that the roof
on the agricultural build
ing leaked. He was instruct
ed to locate a roofing man
and have the roof repaired.
The contract for fuel oil
for the county was awarded
to FCX, Inc., the low bidder,
whose bid was 13.39? per gal
lon, less 1% discount for cash.
Following the report of a
commission appointed by the
board to determine damage to
livestock by dogs within re
cent months, the commission
ers held that the claim was
fair and ordered the sum of
$350 be paid to James C.
Harris for 50 lambs killed by
dogs, and $100 to Scott Gard
ner for two calves killed by
dogs. The members of the
commissioners, Frank B.
Newell, J. w. Shearin and
Erich Hecht, will receive $10
each for their services as
members of the commission.
A suggestion from Welfare
Director Julian Farrar, under
consideration for several
weeks, that surplus funds from
the State Department prorated
(See STAMPS, page 10)
Grand Jury Reports
Affairs In Good Shape
The Warren County Grand
Jury In Its report to Judge
Hamilton Hobgood on Tues
day recommended that the ex
terior of the Warren County
Jail be painted.
This was the only recom
mendation at the Grand Jury
which, found conditions of
other facilities In good order.
A committee which visited
the jail found everything else
la good order at the JiH The
committee reported: "The
Jail, clean, neat and well kept.
The grorods ere clean and
neat and the entire premise*
in good order, with the ex
ception of the exterior paint
which is peat inc. The
Jail be painted on the
tor. There
to the ^eQ
recommended In the Ja
1967 session by the Grand
Jury and approved by the War
ren County Commissioners,
have not been made but it
is understood that bids were
let this day tor the recom
mended work."
The committee visiting the
Warren County Department of
Correction reported 61 in
mates, including 39 on
work release. The facilities
were clean, neat, orderly and
well kept
The committee inspect
ing the Clerk's Office, the
Sheriff's Office, the!
of Deeds <
tor's Office Jmmd these of
ficers ii