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Your Best Advertising Medium The tandard Printing Co. Ino. P. 0. Box 1734pjpifpvllle l,Ky. 1 V Harrrn Eprnrii Your Best Advertising Medium VOLUME 72 Subscription: $$.00 A Year; $4.00 Out Of State, 10* Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1968 NUMBER 4 MEET THE PRESS ? The live gubernatorial candidates faced the North Carolina Press Association at the University Friday afternoon. From left are Dr. Reginald Hawkins, Bob Scott, Melville Broughton, James Gardner and John Stickley. (Photo by Jock Lautere) Candidates On Platform At Press Meetina By CHARLES YOUNG In The Chapel Hill Weekly The five men who are com peting to see which one of them will replace Dan K. Moore as Governor of North Carolina are seated on the state in a row and they are waiting for the program to begin which will give them a chance to make statements about their candi dacies. Starting at the left, they are Reginald Hawkins of Charlotte, a Democrat, Bob Scott of Haw River, a Democrat; Mel Broughton of Raleigh, a Dem ocrat, James Gardner of Rocky Mount, a Republican; and John Stickley o* Charlotte, a Repub lican. All of them appear a bit apprehensive, Mr. Hawkins is sitting forward on his chair, his hands loosely folded between his knees. Mr. Scott and Mr. Broughton shift about in thu'lr seats. Mr. Gardner and Mr. Stlckley seem the calmest. The hall is filling with pub lishers and editors and re porters and photographers from North Carolina newspapers. The place is Howell Hall, the Journalism School on the Uni versity campus. It is Friday afternoon in Chapel Hill, the second day of state press as sociation's three-day winter in stitute. The moderator for the pro gram, James H. Atkins of the Gastonla Gazette, calls for or der and announces that the can didates have drawn lots to de termine the order of their ap pearance. The order is to be Stlckley, Gardner, Broughton, Scott and Mrs. Walter Hundley Heads Norlina Jr. Club Mrs. Walter Hundley was elected president of the Nor lina Junior Club at a meet ing held in the home of Mrs. Henry A. Dortch last Thurs day night. Other officers elected were Mrs. Gus Daeke, Jr., first vice president; Mrs. John Kilian, second vice president; Mrs. Jimmy Brame, recording sec retary; Mrs. Henry Dortch, secretary; Mrs. Harry Leete, treasurer. Mrs. Walter Hund't-y, retir ing president, presided over the meeting. Mrs. W. Henry Dortch and Mrs. Don Lemleus were joint hostesses. Mrs. Earl Stegall gave the devotion. The Arts and Crafts contest for the district, to be held in February, was announced and members were urged to attend. It was also announced that the Sewing Contest would be held In conjunction with the Arts and Craft contest. Several letters were read from Warren County soldiers In Vietnam who received the pack ages mailed by the club before Christmas. The club members were reminded of their adopted veteran at Oteen Veterans hos pital and asked to send cards to him on various oc casions. Mrs. Heath Beckwlth attend ance counselor with the War ren County school system, was guest speaker. She was spon sored by the Home Life Depart ment which was in charge of the program. Mrs. Beckwith was presented by Mrs. Henry Dortch. During the social hour, the hostesses served delicious cocoanut cake and coffee. County Ranger Wilbur F. Davis la shown loading seedlings on truck to be delivered to Warren County farmers. Seedlings Available For Warren Farmers County Ranger W. F. Davis announced yesterday that theft. C. Forest Service will offer 20 different kinds at tree seed lings for sale la IMC planting V JkHne of the trees tor sale suitable for this area Include loblolly pine, longleaf pine, poplar, bald cypress, syca more, black locust, tupelo gum, black gum and green ash. Davis said that due to Um It ad supplies of some species, it will be ad Ylsafele to order early to assure that trees win be available. Any landowner Interested in ordering tree seedlings Can get order blanks from County Ran ger Davis at Warreoton, phone Hawkins. Mr. Stickley gets up and starts talking. He is abuslness man and he says business and the business of state are the same except for the profit mo tive. He goes on from there and the people listen. Mr. Gardner does not look at the speaker. His gaze settles on the audience, appraising the reaction. Mr. Broughton watch es the speaker most of the time, with occasional glances at the audience. Mr. Scott's attention is riveted to the speaker. Mr. Hawkins has his hands laced in his lap and he looks at them part of the time and spends part of the time looking out the window. At one point he looks at Mr. Stickley and then looks away. The second speaker is Mr. Gardner. He talks about how bad (See CANTIDATES, page 2) Change In Social Security Law Means More Benefits The changes in the social security law signed by Pres ident Johnson on January 2 will mean a benefit Increase of at least 13 percent in social se curity checks. The Social Security Adminis tration's high speed electronic computers are figuring the in creases for all 23,700,000 so cial security beneficiaries around the country and will fin ish the task in time to include the increases in the checks de livered early in March. Beneficiaries need not take any action to get the increase. It will be sent to them auto matically. Residents of the Raleigh area can expect the first Increased check on Saturday, March 2nd, one day earlier than the usual 3rd of the month delivery of social security benefit checks. Under a recent arrangement with the Treasury Department and the Post Office, social se curity checks are delivered a day early Instead of a day late when the 3rd of the month falls on a Sunday or holiday. Some social security bene ficiaries will receive more than a 13 percent increase. The minimum benefit for workers retiring at 65 is increased from $44 to $55. The average benefit payable to a retired worker, about $86 will be raised to $98 at an in crease of $12 a month. The average couple's benefit, now $145, will go up to $165; and the average aged widow's bene fit will rise $11, from the cur rent average of $75 to $86. The last increase in social security benefits amounted to 7 percent, and was effective January 1965. About 3 out of every 10 bene ficiaries receiving an increased check early in March will be someone under 65, many of them the children of working fathers who have died. The value of social security survivors insurance is often overlooked. Social security is more than just a retirement system. But it is also Income protection for the family in case of the breadwinner's death or disability. With the increased benefit payments provided under the new amendments to the law, the face value of social security survivors insurance protection is Increased to about $940 bil lion. This is just about equi valent to the value of all the private life Insurance now in force. Under the amended law, maximum payments to families now on the social security bene fit rolls will go up from the currently payable maximum of $309.20 a month to $322.40. In the future, the maximum payable monthly to any one fam ily can be as high as $434.40. 4-H'ers Learn About Tornadoes At Meeting L. B. Hardage, County Ex tension Chairman, said that Warren County boys and girls learned by way of television Monday night that tornadoes oc cur more often in midwestern, southern and central states than in any other sections of the Unit ed States. The youngsters also learned what causes a tornado and what not to do before the "demon" strikes. The occasion was the second meeting of a TV Action Club which was seen Monday over. television station WUNC, Channel 4. 4-H TV Action Club Advisor, Dick Arnold, showed the mem bers films of tornadoes strik ing towns and the resulting de struction. He also told the youngsters how the weatherman can forecast tornadoes and alert people to the danger. L. B. Hardage pointed out that boys and girls are learning through weekly television meet ings about emergencies and what th?v can do to prepare for them. . : ". Next week's TV Action Club meeting win be seen Monday at 8t90 p. m. over station WUNC, Channel 4. Viewers will have an oppor tunity to learn aboat "The Shak ing Earth", Larger Cotton Crop Predicted For 1968 Dwindling supplies of desir able quality cotton and strong prices are expected to encour age farmers to play a larger acreage In 1968. Small North Carolina crops for the past two years, due primarily to weather conditions and Insect damage, have been factors In the drop In the supply of quality cotton. Dr. R. Charles Brooks, North Carolina State University ex tension marketing economist, explains that exports for IMS are estimated at about 4.5 mil lion bales and domestic con sumption at about ? million ?nt these estimates ai. refilled, the carry-over of cot next August will be about million bales, down ? from the previous ' raw Court Says Charge Was Frivilous An alleged frlvilous charge In Warren County's Recorder's Court last Friday resulted In the prosecuting witness being taxed with court costs. Glllls Alston was charged with an assault on a female, but the court held that the charge was frlvilous and malicious and ordered that his wife, Toy Al ston, be charged with court costs. Harry Junior Alston was found guilty on a non-support charge and sentenced to the roads for 60 days. The sentence was suspended until Dec. 1, 1968 provided the defendant pays Into the office of the Director of Public Welfare the sum of $20 per week, commencing Jan. 29, 1968, and continuing until fur ther order of the court, and pays court costs. Thomas O. Bowman was also found guilty of non-support and sentenced to the roads for 60 days. The sentence was sus pended until Dec. 1, 1968, pro vided the defendant pays into the office of the Director of Public Welfare of Warren Coun ty each Monday, commencing, Jan. 29, 1968, the sum of $30 per week for the support of his wife and five children, and continuing weekly until further order of the court, and pays court costs. Eugene Williams was sen tenced to the roads for 60 days when he pled guilty to a charge of assault on afemale. The sen tence was suspended until Dec. 1, 1968, provided the defendant keeps the peace towards all per sons, particularly, Irene Wil liams, and that he refrain from the use of any Intoxicating li quor or beverage, not violate any of the criminal laws of the state and pays court costs. Waverly Richardson, charg ed with malicious damage to personal property, was found not guilty. Albert Henderson, charged with fraud, tendered a plea of guilty of trespassing. He was sentenced to the roads for 60 days. The sentence was sus pended until Dec. 1, 1968, on condition that the defendant remain of good behavior and not violate any of the criminal laws of the state of North Carolina until Dec. 1, 1968, remain gain fully employed, and pays court costs. Robert Cornelius Towns was found guilty of drunk driving and driving with Improper brakes, and was ordered to pay a $100 fine and court costs. The de fendant gave notice of appeal and appearance bond was set at $150. P. K. Perkinson was charged with Improper equipment, no muffler and turn signal not working. The court held that the warrant was improperly drawn and dismissed the case. Charles Leonard Jones was ordered to pay court costs when (See COURT, page 8) Volunteers Taking Course Ambulance Service For County Nearer Stenographer III; Court Ends Tuesday Illness of the court stenogra pher and difficulty in finding a replacement for her, couple with illness of several key wit nesses caused Warren County Superior Court to adjourn on Tuesday afternoon. The civil term of court open ed on Monday with Judge Henry A. McKinnon, Jr., of Lumber ton presiding. Mrs. Grace Kearney of Hen derson, court stenographer, failed to appear on account of illness and several substitute stenographers were found to have committments. By the time that a substitute was located in Raleigh, it was discovered that several key witnesses in sev eral cases were also ill. As a icsuii uruy tnree cases were tried before court adjourned. Bessie Wrenn Smith was granted a divorce from Walter Clemon Smith, and Robert Hunt er Carroll was granted a di vorce from Barbara Faucette Carroll. In a third divorce case, Ber uice C. Nicholson vs. Mabel C, Nicholson, a divorce was denied when the jury found that the plaintiff and defendant had not lived separately and apart from each other for at least one year next preceeding the com mencement of the action as al leged in the complaint. The plaintiff was charged with the cost of the action. Mrs. Williams Heads Warrenton Woman's Club Mrs. H. M. Williams, Sr., was elected president of the War renton Woman's Club at a meet ing at the parish house of Em manuel Episcopal Church on last Thursday night. Mrs. Williams was chosen to head the club following the re port of Mrs. T. W. Hawkins, chairman of the nominating committee. Other officers elected were Mrs. J. Allen Tucker, first vice president; Mrs. Charles Bunch, second vice president; Mrs. M. S. "Martin, recording secretary; Mrs. Leonard Dan iel, corresponding secretary; Mrs. John Smith, treasurer; Mrs. W. R. Hedgepeth, chaplain; Mrs. Thomas Ellington, his torian; Mrs. W. L. Wood, par liamentarian. The Hon. James Speed of Louisburg, representative of Warren, Vance and Franklin County in the State House of Representatives, was the guest speaker. He spoke on "Ambu lance Service in North Caro lina. Presented by Mrs. R. B. Butler, he read the ambulance law adopted by the Legislature and explained its provisions in a question and answer period. Mrs. R. B. Butler, retiring president, presided over the dinner meeting. She presented the club with a wooden lectern which she had had made for the club to use at its regular meet ing. Following Speed's talk, Mrs. J. Allen Tucker, program chairman, presented a film, "America, the Land We Love," sponsored by the United States Government in promotion of Savings Bonds. The film was shown by Frank Reams, direc tor of Warren County Industrial Commission. Mrs. H. W. White, Easter Seal Chairman, announced that the annual drive would begin March 1 and called for volun teers from the club. She also announced that the club had given nine Christmas gifts to children in the State schools. Mrs. Leonard Daniel, Fine Arts chairman, announced the Crafts Exhibit to be held at the February meeting and urged each member to enter articles in the competition and to at tend the District IV Fine Arts Festival to be held In Roanoke Rapids on Feb. 24. The President thanked the hostesses, Mrs. Harry Wil liams, Sr., and Mrs. L. O. Ro bertson, for the lovely decora tions and the ladies of the church for the delicious meal. Appeal Is Hade For Recent Fire Victims An appeal was made this week for clothing and household furn ishings for an Elberon family whose home was completely de stroyed by a recent fire. Mrs. Elwood Burgess said that the Harvey Angel family lost all their clothing and furn ishing in a fire which destroy ed their home on Jan. 8. The family consists of the father, who wears extra large size 44 pants; the mother, who wears a size 20 1/2 or 22 dress; and two daughters, one of whom wears a size 20 dress and the other who wears a child's size 5 dress. The family is staying with Mr. and Mrs. Furney Rivers. Clothes and other articles for the family may be delivered at the Rivera home, or persona desiring to make donations may call Mrs. Burgess of Route 2, Warren ton. Her telephone num ber is 456-4653. ' Far Angela The Young Adult Class of Sulphur Springs Baptist Church will have a floating shower at the Afton Community Building at the Afton School on Friday.night from 7:80 until MO p. m. when friends may bring gifts o< cloth* tag, household furnishings and other gifts tor the Angel fan Norlina Native Receives Annual Award At State U. North Carolina State Uni versity faculty members S. N. Hawks, Jr., and Dr. Eugene J. Kamprath received the an nual awards of the Soli Science Society of North Carolina Tues day night. Hawks, a native of Warren County, has been in agricul tural extension work since 1949 following service In World War IL He was a county agent In Franklin and Surry counties be fore coming to the state ex tension staff as tobacco spec ialist, in 1048. A professor of soils science, Dr. Kamprath received the So ciety's research award for his studies at the avails lilt y of nutrient elements and problems related to soil acidity. Much of his research has been relied to corn and soybean produc tion problems. Hawks, extension tobacco specialist, received the educa tion award tor his leadership la "helping bridge the | their practical by tobacco grow ers." The Society wffl conclude a HAWKS twday meeting in Memorial Auditorium today. M ember 1 are hearing a series of techni cal papers by nuced soil aclen tlsta from NCSTJ and otter I atttutlona. Award la a native of (radnata of the Nebraska. at M. C. State. tor ot t Preparations for ambulance service on a volunteer basis for Warren County are shaping up well and only the approval of the county commissioners and the purchase and equipment of an ambulance are needed for their completion. This is expected at the Feb. 5 meeting of the commission ers. Under a plan worked out at a recent meeting of a special ambulance committee appointed by the county com missioners, the Sheriff's De partment is to operate the am bulance service in the daytime and members of the Warren County Rescue Squad and the Warrenton Rural Volunteer Fire Department are to operate ambulances at night. There may from time to time be some variation in the schedule as the three agencies will cooperate, but as a general thing the volun teers will answer only night calls. Plans to purchase aused am bulance from a local funeral home have been abandoned. In stead ?he county commissioners will be asked to purchase a large station wagon through the State purchasing department and convert it into an ambu lance. Hope has been expressed that after July 1, when funds will become available for ambulance service under the new tax levy, the operation of ambulances will be turned over to a private agency. In preparation fortakingover the ambulance sarvice, a special 16-hour course in advanced first aid training is being conducted here by James Moseley and Ltnwood Rose of the Warren County Rescue Squad. The course, which began on Monday night, was again held on Tuesday night, and will be held on Thursday night and on the same nights next week, with a four-hour course on Sunday in addition. Present at the meeting on Monday night to take the course were Sheriff Clarence Davis, Deputy Dorsey Capps and 22 firerten, including one fire man from Norllna. Also present at the meeting Monday night were Dr. Thomas Holt, Warren County Health Di rector, and his nurse, Mrs. Dorothy Elams. They examin ed the eyes and ears and took the blood pressure of the 24 persons present for the course. Former Staff Member Winner Of Prizes The Butner-Creedmoor News of Creedmoor was the winner of one first prize, two second prizes, and one third prize in competition among North Car olina weekly newspapers at the North Carolina Press Associa tion midwinter meeting at Chapel Hill last week. Awards were presented by Gov. Dan K. Moore. The Butner - Creedmoor News, founded and edited by Howard Jones, won first prize for best Feature Picture; sec ond prize for best Feature Story; second prize for best Editorial; lind third prize for Excellence In Offset Typo graphy. Jones, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Blgnall Jones of Warrenton, is a former staff member of The Warren Record. Col. Howard A. Maccord, State Archeologlst with the Vir ginia Skate Library, will be the speaker at a meeting of the Roanoke River Chapter, AT eti ological Society of Virginia, on Wednesday, Jan. Slat. In ?? JMH
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