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Your Best f - Advertising Medium aUjr ?armi Hrrnri) Your Best Advertising Medium VOLUME 71 Subscription Price $3.00 A Year 10(? Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 16. 1967 NUMBER 45 IT REALLY IS COTTON-One of the few cotton fields in Warren County bearing cotton this tall was pictured Friday morning. It is located on the farm of Boyd Mayfield of Oitie and it has been estimated that the field will yield around three-fourths of a bale per acre. Extension agents have estimated that the entire crop in Warren County will be around 100 bales. Man Sentenced To Roads On Four Counts In Recorder's Court A white man of the Ridge wuy community"was sentenced to the roads in four separate cases in Warren County Re corder's Court last Friday. | All sentences were suspend ed for five years. Arnold Henry Bender pled not guilty to charges of pos session of utensils for manu facture of intoxicating liquor, to manufacture of intoxicat ing liquor, to resisting arrest and to assaulting an officer. He was found guilty on all four counts. On the possession charge, Bender was assigned to the roads for 18 months. The jail sentence was suspended for five years upon condition the defendant not violate any of the prohibition laws of the state for five years; that he be put on probation for two years; and that he pays court costs. On the manufacturing charge, the defendant was sen tenced to the roads for 18 months. The sentence was suspended for five years pro vided the defendant does not violate any of the prohibition laws of the stated >r five years and pays a fine of $250; and that he be put on proba tion for two years. In the charges of resisting arrest and assaulting an offlc er, Bender was sentenced tc the roads for 90 days )n each case. In each casethe sentence was suspended for five years provided the defendant does not violate any of the crimin al laws of the state for five years, pays a fine of $25 and court costs. Morris Lee Evans pled guil ty to a charge of assault on a female and was sentenced to the roads for 60 days. The sentence was suspended for five years provided the de fendant does not violate any of the criminal laws of the state for five years, remains of good behavior and pays court costs. George Williams was found guilty of theft. He was sentenc ed to the roads for six months witn a recommendation that he ? be put on work release. Bobby Earl Bissett was charged wsth reckless driving and with speeding 110 miles per hour in a 65 mph zone, and was sentenced to jail for six months on each count. The jail sentences were sus pended for five years. Terms of suspension in the reckless driving case was that the de fendant not operate a motor vehicle upon the highways of the state for five years and pays a fine of $25 and court costs. Gaston Named Chairman Of March Of Dimes Drive C. P. Gaston, Warrenton, has been appointed Director for the Warren County 1968 March of Dimes Campaign, it was announced yesterday by Clarence W. Walker, Vol unteer State Chairman. "It's time we stop telling ourselves that birth defects strike only at 'other people' and 'other people's chil dren'." Gaston said, "a birth defect can hit any family, rich or poor, any race, any na tionality. "Birth defects are this na tion's second greatest de stroyer of life, claiming ap proximately half a million un born babies each year and killing 60,000 of our children and adults," he declared. "More than 250,000 Ameri can babies are born each year with a defect, and an esti mated 15 million persons of all ages have one or more de fects that affects their dally Uvea." The director said that the March of Dimes, which won the fight against polio, attacks birth defects by financing re search and supporting more than 90 birth defects centers at major medical institutions throughout the United States. Gaston is local manager for the Carolina Power & Light Company and has been asso ciated with the Warren County March of Dimes for many years. "A fine example of what can be done is seen at our Birth Defects Treatment Center in Chapel Hill, and our Birth De fects Evaluation Center at the Western Carolina Center In Morganton, Gaston said. The point is that we need more such centers not only In our state, but in many others. "In our State alone every year there are an estimated 6,600 babies born with defects. How long can men and women of good will tolerate the suf fering and heartache that this tot a' represents?" Terms of suspension in the second case was that'lfre1 defendant not operate a motor vehicle upon the public high ways of North Carolina for five years, pays into theoffice of the Clerk of Court of War ren County the sum of $169.00 to reimbursetheStateof North Carolina for damages done by defendant to State Patrol auto mobile operated by State Pa trolman V. R. Vaughan, and $15 medical expenses in curred by Patrolman Vaughan, and pays a $50 fine and court costs. Bissette was also charged with leaving the scene of an accident. The State took a nol pros with leave. Thomas Hawkins pled guil ty to a charge of non-support, and was sentenced to the roads for 90 days. The sentence was suspended for two years pro vided the defendant pays into the office of the Director of Public Welfare the sum of $16 per week, payable bi weekly, for the support of his two minor children. Clarence Harris pled guil ty to an assault on a female. Prayer for judgment was con tinued for two years upon con dition that the defendant does not violate any of the criminal laws of the state for two years and pays court costs. Ernest Ray Cardwell, charged with speeding, failed to appear in court. A capias was issued to the Sheriff of Franklin County. Plummer Reid pled guilty to driving at a speed greater than reasonable under existing conditions. He was ordered to pay court costs. Leon Harrington was found guilty to driving 35 miles per hour in a 25 mph zone. Pray er for judgment was continued to Dec. 1. Timothy Wade Godfrey pled guilty to allowing an unlicens ed person to drive, and was taxed with court costs. Ronald Francis Traxler, charged with speeding 80 miles per hour in a 60-mile (See COURT, page 10) Telephone Numbers Changed Many telephone numbers for Warrenton subscribers living in the Wise area were chang ed to Norlina telephone num bers on Monday, Nov. 13, at 1 a. m. New directories were de livered to subscribers before the change over. H. T. Pitts of Henderson, local'manager, asks subscribers to consult the directory for the new num ber. Pitts said that this change is being made due to the proxi mity of the section to the Norlina Exchange and to eli minate some confusion which has arisen from Warrenton listings. He said that the change in no wise affect the service of any subscriber, to reach either exchange simply dial the listed number. In the new issue of the di rectory the listings have been cross-referenced; that is, any listing changed will appear in both the Warren and the Norlina section. After this is sue listings will be made in their proper exchange only, in the normal manner. Union Services To Be Held Wednesday Union Thanksgiving ser vices will be held this year at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church on Wednesday night Nov. 22, at 7:30 o'clock, the Rev. L. T. Wilson, pastor, an nounced yesterday. The Rev. James Grant, min ister of the Warrenton Pres byterian Church will bring the Thanksgiving message. Mr. Wilson said the public Is invited to attend the ser vice. Mrs. Byron Matthews and little son, Byron Peete, of Wa bash, ind., are guests of Mrs. c. H. Peete. Mr. Mat thews will arrive on Saturday for a visit. Early Next Week t In order to give our advertising maximum benefit from their Thanksgiving advertisement, The Warren Record will be printed a day earlier next week. The newspaper, usually printed on Wednesday afternoon, next week will be printed on Tuesday afternoon In order that It may be carried out on the routes Wednesday morn ing. Advertisers and news contributors are asked to bear the earlier printing date next week In mind. Their coopera tion will be appreciated. Christmas Seals Are Now On Sale M. C. Clary, Warren Coun ty's Christmas Seal Chair man, yesterday announced the official opening of the annual Christmas Seal Campaign. He said that approximately 2,000 letters have already been mailed in Warren County. Robert Morse, popular young comedian of stage and screen, is National Honorary Christmas Seal Chairman. His wife, the mother of three small daughters, was a TB patient and was sent to a California Sanatorium for an extended period of treatment and recu peration. Morse said, "Too often Tuberculosis is looked upon as a medical problem or a community problem. I as sure you that it is the respon sibility of every individual in this country, young and old, to eliminate it. Rear Admiral R. B. Ellis (U. S. Ret.) of Wilmington is the State Chairman for the Christmas Seal Campaign. In accepting the responsibility, he said, "it's easy to accept a job when you believe in the objectives and responsibili ties of the assignment. I have always considered the fight against TB and the other res piratory diseases one of the most pressing challenges fac ing our society today." Tuberculosis, though greatly reduced in recent de cades, still hangs on us to the tune of nearly 50,000 new cases a year, Mrs. Clyde Whitford, executive secretary of Warren County TP and Health Association,' said yes terday. However, medical science now sees a distinct possibility of reducing TBtoa point where Eradication is a realistic prospect, she said. Isoniad, a drug highly effec tive in curing the disease, has recently shown itself capable of additional won ders. About 25 million Americans are infected with the TB germ but haven't developed the active disease, Mrs. Whitford said. In mass trials involving such people, it has been shown that this drug can protect about one-half those who take it from breaking down into active TB. This preventive treatment of fers the most promising road to eventual eradication of TB. In order to treat these infect ed persons, Mrs. Whitford said, one has to find them first. "Your Christmas Seal As sociation recommends a TB skin test or a chest X-ray as part of your annual medi cal checkup." An 8-day X-Ray survey has just been completed in War ren County, however, reports (See SEALS, page 10) Price Difference Board Seeks More Land For School The Warren County Board of Education is seeking to pur chase approximately four acres of land for the ex pansion of Mariam Boyd School at Warrenton. Barker Williams of War renton, owner of one of the tracts, is not satisfied with the price offered by the coun ty school board, it was re vealed at a meeting of the Board of Education on Mon day night. At the October meeting of the Board of Education, Supt. J. A. Peeler was instructed to offer Williams $1,282 per acre for approximately two acres of land adjoining pro perty at the Mariam Boyd School, and to offer the estate of H. M. Walters a similar price for approximately the same acreage. This is at the same per acre price that the board paid Mrs. T. J, Holt for land at the school site several years ago, Peeler said. Peeler told the board mem ber that Williams had refused the offer of the school hoard and had countered with a price of 5C per square foot, or approximately $2,200 per acre. The Walters Estate is man aged by the Trust Department of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company. Peeler told the board that a representative of this bank tiad visited War renton and inspected the pro perty sought by the board from the Walters Estate. Peeler said that the representative told him that he thought the board had made a fair offer for the property, but that if Williams was paid more for his property, his bank would also expect to receive more. The board instructed Peeler to tell Williams that the board would stand by the priceoffer ed. The Ixaard confirmed the sale of the Hecks Grove School no longer in operation, to the Rev. S. T. Massenburg for the sum of $10,700, and re newed the leaseoftheoldWise school building to the Wise Town Board Extends Courtesy Parking Plan The board of town commis sioners, in regular session here Monday night, continued the Courtesy Parking Plan, sponsored by the Warrenton Merchants Association, for a period of 90 days. Under the plan merchants have been paying the costs of persons found by traffic cops to have overstayed their park ing time by 12 minutes. The officer puts a penny in the meter and is reimbursed by the merchant where the meter is located. The extension was granted after Benny Powell, manager of Colonial Stores, had ap peared before the board as a representative of the Mer chants Association. The commissioners took note of the danger incurred by children playing in piles of leaves piled in the gutters of the streets awaiting removal by garbage collectors. The board noted that chil dren on several occasions had been seen playing in piles of leaves on the streets of the town. The members ob served that this is a danger ous hazard from the stand point of the children being struck by a motor vehicle. The board ordered that par ents be requested and admon ished to see that their chil dren not engage in such high ly dangerous play. In other action in a rela tively short session, Mayor Miles welcomed Gordon Haithcock as a new commis sioner and assigned to him committee posts formerly held by Commissioner A, C. Blalock whom he succeeded. A permit to drive a taxi cab was issued to Noel Thom as Stegall. The sum of $50 each was donated to the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of America out of non-tax funds budgeted for contingen cies. The Town Manager was di rected to purchase a revolver and holster for Officer Grady J. Haynes, Jr., the same to be paid for by Mr. Haynes through a salary deduction of $10 per month. Puschall Huritan Clul>. A breakfast program for Warren County schools was discussed h\ the board. It was decided that, due to the cost of such .1 program to the county and because it tends to disrupt tliesc hool schedule, the program would not be put into effect this school year. Hattie Plummet' was elect ed special education teacher at John R. Hawkins High School. Her salary is to be paid from KSKA funds. The board approved the pur chase of a panel truck for the school maintenance depart ment, to be purchased with county funds. In addition, thetoardtrans acted several items of routine business. All members cf the board were present except Chair man Eugene Davis. Schools To Have Two Days Holiday Warren County schools will be closed on next Thursday and Friday for the Thanks giving holiday. Th- schools will operate for a full day next Wednesday, School Su perintendent J. R. Peeler said yesterday. Banks, postoffices and other state and federal agencies, as well as business houses of the town and county are ex pected to take only one day for the holiday and to resume business next Friday. There is expected to be a considerable amount of hunt ing , visiting and golfing on Thanksgiving Day, but no set program of entertainment has been scheduled here, so far as could be learned yester day. 'Powder Puff Game To Be Played The John Graham athleti field will be the scene of football bout between the sen ior and junior girls on Frida night, Nov. 17. Game time 1 7:30 p. m. Admission will b 50? per person. "Miss Powder Puff" wil be crowned at half time fror the male beauties of Joh Graham High School. The event is sponsored b; the Beta Club. Coach Larry Emison and his All Amarican Red Hands, world famous flrls basketball team, who will play the John Graham High School men's teachers at the school gym nasium on next Wednesday night, Nov. >S, at S o'clock.
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