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VOLUME 72 Subscription: $3.00 A Year; $4.00 Out Of State, 10<f Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1968 NUMBER 9
Jim Limer
Presides
Over Court
James H. Limer, county at
torney, presided over Warren
County Recorder's Court last
Friday due to the Illness of
Judge Julius Banzet.
Appointed as his replacement
by Judge Banzet, Limer was
sworn in as special Judge by
Mrs. Lanie Hayes, Clerk of
Court.
In addition to hearing a num
ber of cases, Judge Limer sign
ed an order releasing and dis
charging Roger Ray Wilson
from a probation judgment of
Feb. 8, 1966, the defendant
having compiled with the terms
of probation.
Walter Hawkins was ordered
to pay a fine of $50 and costs
when he pled guilty to a charge
of assault with a deadly weapon.
The State took a nol pros with
leave in the caseof Zollle Julius
Wilson, charged with assault on
a female.
John Boyd Davis, III, charged
with indecent exposure, entered
a plea of disorderly conduct.
Prayer for judgment was
continued upon condition that the
defendant pay the costs of court;
that he not operate a motor
vehicle fh the public streets of
any municipality or public high
ways of the State of North Car
olina for a period of nine months
and that while residing In the
State of North Carolina that he
not leave or be away from his
home or temporary residence In
the evening after the hour of
9:30 p. m. through the period
of July 31, 1968, except accom
panied by one or both of his
parents or a school official.
The defendant through his coun
sel, Charles T, Johnson, Jr.,
agreed to the Imposition of these
conditions.
Pettway B. Boyd, Jr., Jenny
Hunter, Ella Rodwell and Mary
Ann Davis, charged with aiding
and abetting in Indecent expo
sure, through their attorney,
John Kerr, Jr., pled not guilty.
The court directed a verdict of
not guilty.
Mary Ann Davis was also
found guilty of a charge of
reckless driving and ordered to
pay court costs. The defendant
gave notice of appeal to Super
ior Court.
Alex R. May was ordered to
pay a $25 fine and court costs
when he pled guilty to a charge
of reckless driving.
Rufus Bearnard Robinson
pled guilty to a charge of speed
ing and was ordered to pay a
$50 fine and court costs.
Defendants in speeding cases
and verdicts of the court were
as follows:
James Norfleet Adams, $10
and costs; Ray Boyd, Jr., $10
and costs; David Bud Clark, $10
and costs; Charles Thomas
Clifton $15 and costs; James
T. Davis, $50 and costs; Harry
Dennis Harrison $10 and costs;
Joe Wallace Kldd, costs; James
Thomas Martin, Jr., costs.
Farmers May Have
Land Premeasured
The Warren ASCS CountyOf
fice is accepting farmer re
quests for premeaaurement
service, T. E. Watson, office
manager, announced yesterday.
The rates of $1.10 per acre
for tobacco; 80$ for all other
crops with a minimum of $8.50
per farm.
Farm operators who are in
terested in having their crops
premeasured are requested to
visit the county ASCS office
and make the required deposit
for this service.
Watson said that If producers
will file their requests now
field reporters can visit the
farm before planting and render
a greater service.
Basketball Tonight
The annual Parent-Teachers
basketball cam* will be held at
the John Graham High School
Gym tonight (Thursday) when
school teachers will play
parents. The ladies (am* will
begin at 7:30 p. nv. followed by
the men's (am*. A cake ram*
will be held at half-time.
VBIT IN IUDGEWAY
Mrs. John A. Bandar of
Portsmouth, Va., Mrs. Bar
bara Diangar of Hawaii and
Mr*. Lillian Bandar visited
Mrs. J. M. Dairtar In Rldge
wily Monday afternoon.
CHECKING LIST-Mrs. W. B. Stansbury,
center, who assists her husband in serving as
treasurer for the Warren County Rescue
Squad checks off the list of checks as R. B.
Butler, at left, calls them to her. Palmer
Newsome, squad lieutenant, looks on.
R. B. Butler Raises Over $1300
For Warren Rescue Squad
Checks and cash in the amount
of $1,361 was turned over to
the Warren County Rescue
Squad at a meeting Monday
by R. B. Butler, a new mem
ber of the board of directors,
who had collected the funds in
the general area of Warrenton.
Butler, along with the other
members of the new board at
tended a meeting about three
weeks ago, and he asked the
question, "What do you need
most?" In reply one of the
members said money with which
to operate. After hearing just
what the squad had been doing
in tryin g to serve the people
of the area, both in Warren and
Halifax Counties and elsewhere
when called, Butler took it upon
himself to make some contacts
seeking assistance for the
squad.
Squad members have operat
ed a fair booth, sponsored bar
Defensive Driving Course
To Begin On March 5
A Defensive Drivers Course
will be held at the Warrenton
Courthouse on March 5, 19,
26 and April 1, Miss Emily
Ballinger, Extension Home
Economics Agent, announced
yesterday.
Lebert Howes, Driver Educa
tion Representative with the
Department of Motor Vehicles,
will be the instructor.
The Defensive Driving
Course is an eight hour course
and will Dc taught in four two
hour courses. The class times
are 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. and 7:30
p. m. to 9:30 p. m. on each
of the four days the classes
are to be held. The same classes
will be offered at both ses
sions of the same day, and mo
torists may attend either the
afternoon or night classes.
While most people feel that
they are good drivers, Miss
Ballinger said, statistics from
the National Driver's Test show
that 80 per cent of the peo
ple rated themselves as good
drivers only 40 percent passed
the National Driver's Test. But
even the best of drivers, she
said, have to watch out for
the other fellow.
Miss Ballinger said that this
course will be of special in
terest to anyone who drives,
including those learning to
drive and those renewing their
license. However, the course
is not a requirement for driv
er license renewal.
Keep in mind that the De
fensive Driving Court is for
anyone who drives, Miss Bal
linger said. "Why don't you
make plans right now to at
tend the classes offered in this
county-wide special interest,
educational program?"
T HARRINGTON
COPLEY
Two Macon Girls Winners!
At Fine Arts Festival
Two Macon girls won high
honors In the Fine Arts Festi
val held at Roanoke Rapids on
Feb. S4, sponsored by the 14th
District of Federated Women's
Clubs. Both girls were sponsor
ed by the Macon Community
Club which had many exhibits
at the festival.
Miss Diane Tharrlngton, a
sophomore at John Graham High
School, won first place in the
art contest. Her entry was a
16x20 oU painting, "Still Ufe
With Onions." She will compete
with other district first place
winners in Greensboro on April
6 for an art scholarship, she
is the daughter of Mr. and lfrs.
Marvin Tharrlngton of Mmoon.
Miss Sandra Copley, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Copley
of Route 1, Macon, was chosen
as an alternate to attend the
State festival in the scholarship
contest. She Is a student at
John Graham High School.
In addition to the honors
won by the two fir Is, the Ma
con club also won awards. Mrs.
C. A. Harris won a blue
ribbon on bar afghan. Mrs. L.
R. Harris won a red ribbon on
her crocheted table cloth. Mrs.
Wilton Loyd exhibited <H of
har lovely aweatara.
Misses Linda and Cindy Loyd
modeled Identical dreases and
coats to match which wara en
tered Into the McCall's Sewing
Contest.
becue and brunswick stew din
ners, given away boat motors,
shotguns, etc., and set upatype
of road block during the almost
three years they have been
organized in an effort to get the
squad going and operating. War
ren and Halifax Counties have
given some money for the past
two years to assist the squad.
After receiving these dona
tions Monday night, the mem
bers of the squad voted to equip
the ambulance recently donated
by Blaylock Funeral Home to
meet specifications so they can
get it in operation. Just where
this ambulance will be located
depends very much upon wheth
er they can get men enough
to man it at all times. The
squad has two ambulances
which have already been ap
proved by the Health Depart
ment. One of these is located
at Vaughan and the other is
kept in the Littleton area. The
'squad tries to keep three men
on call for each ambulance duty
each week. These men's names
are posted at the police sta
tion in Littleton and the squad
captain's number is posted in
the Warrenton police station for
calls from that area.
Future goals of the squad
are to get enough men interest
ed in the Warrenton area to
organize and train in first aid to
man an ambulance at all times.
There are several from the Ma
con area, but not close enough
to one another to be very ef
fective just yet in taking calls.
Other action was made to
purchase a boat motor for
operating the squad's drag
boats. Individual members have
loaned their own motors when
it was necessary to use their
boats. The drag boats were
built by the squad members.
A list of donors and their
donations follows: R. B. Butler
Auction Company, $50.00; R. B.
Butler, $50.00; Jesse Gardner,
$25.00; Robert a. Neal Print
ing, $25.00; Mrs. Katherine P.
Conway, $100.00; Warren Tire
Service, $25.00; Lake Gaston
Estates, $25.00; W. F. Alston,
$10.00; Warrenton Supply Com
(See BUTLER, page 4)
Former Coroner
Dies At Hospital
Funeral services for Norman
Ivey Haithcock, 53, of Warren
ton, were conducted at the War
renton Baptist Church at 3 p. m.
Wednesday by the Rev. John R.
Link, pastor. Interment was
in the Haithcock family ceme
tery near Warrenton.
Mr. Haithcock, former coro
ner of Warren County for
16 years, died at Warren Gen
eral Hospital on Monday. He
was the owner and operator
of a grocery store and taxlcab
In Warrenton.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Lillian Ford Haithcock;
three sons, Norman J. Haith
cock, Jr., of Henderson, John
Wllker Haithcock of Lawrence
vllle, Va., and William Thomas
Haithcock of Warrenton; five
daughters, Mrs. Ruth Davis of
Henderson, Mrs. Patricia Wil
liam* ot Lawrencevllle, Va.,
Mrs. Selma Williams of B road -
nax, Va., Mrs. BarbaraWUker
son and Linda Haithcock, both
of Warrenton; one brother, L.
Malvern Haithcock at Macon;
and 12 grandchlldre*;>j
Davis Is
Speaker At
Lions Meet
Sheriff Clarence Davis was
the principal speaker at the
regular meeting of the Warren
ton Lions Club, held on Fri
day night at the Warren Plaza
Inn. President F. P. Whitley,
presided.
Sheriff Davis made an inter
esting talk on "Law and Order"
pointing out the necessity of
obedience to our laws whether
they are popular or unpopular.
Good law enforcement can only
be obtained with the help of the
public, Davis said. He was in
troduced by Lion W. R. Drake,
who was in charge of the pro
gram.
Group singing was led by
Lion Dick Miles with Lion Duke
Jones saying the grace. Lion X
was Allen Tucker and Lion
Tommy Wagner was the win
ner of the dollar.
Bowers Is
Speaker At
Cub Meeting
The future of America lies
on the shoulders of its young
boys, General Claude T. Bowers
told members of Boy Scout Cub
Pack 671 at its annual Blue and
Gold Banquet held at the John
Graham High School Cafeteria
on Tuesday night.
Presented by Monroe Gard
ner, General Bowers developed
the theme of the Boy Scout
Oath in development of citizens
of tomorrow. Directing his re
marks mainly to the cubs, he
first told of problems and un
certainties facing the country
as the result of commun
ism aggression and a moral
breakdown of old values, and
then spoke of the promise held
for the future of the country
through the efforts of young
boys who are today receiving
scout training.
"On my honor," quoted the
speaker, and commented on the
necessity and worth of honor;
"I will do my best," all that
is required of any one;
"To do my duty," a guiding
force for a successful life;
"To my God and my country,"
to whom allegiance is due;
"To obey the Scout Laws,"
obedience to law is the bed
rock of a civilization;
"And to keep myself
physically clean and morally
straight," actions necessary
for the true development of a
citizen.
Touching on the Scout Laws,
General Bowers developed each
facet in character building they
contain at some length.
Whether we are to have a
good world or a bad world in
.the days that He In the future,
he concluded, the future of
America rests on your young
shoulders.
Some 140CubScouts and their
parents, gathered at the school
cafeteria, which had been beau
tifully decorated by Den Mo
thers, and assistants, for a
meal of ham, stringbeans, rolls
and butter, soft drinks and/or
coffee, pickle tray, potato salad,
apple rings, cupcakes. The
Cub colors c"blue and gray were
carried out in table decorations
and favors.
William L. Cox, Cub Scout
master, presided over the
(See BOWERS, page 4)
Rites For Soldier
Held Near Littleton
Funeral services for Lance
Cpl. Ronald Edward Morris,
18 , who was killed Feb. 6 In
Vietnam, were conducted at 3
p. m. Saturday at Corinth Meth
odist Church near Littleton by
the Rev. c. R. Breedln.
Burl.il was in Sunset Hill
Cemetery at Littleton with full
military honors.
He is survived by his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
W. Morris, Jr.; one slater,
Mrs. David Allred of Roanoke
Rapids; two brother a, Jimmy
PI Morris of the U. S. Ma?y.
and WlUiair. W. Morris, IB, of
Roanoke Rapids; his paternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Morris of War ronton;
his maternal grandmother,
lira. U 1. Morris at Little
Already Promised For Wise
Natural Gas Franchise May
Be Sought At Warrenton
Plans To Reactivate
R. C. Chapter Underway
Plans are being made to re
activate the Warren County
Chapter of the American Red
Cross, inactive for the past
three years.
A meeting is being planned
for Thursday, March 7, between
4:30 and 5 p. m. at the Epis
copal Parish House in Warren
ton. Anyone who is willing to l
help in reorganizing the chap
ter is urged to be present. ]
Grady Marshall a field work
er, is expected to be present
at the meeting.
Marshall said that the Ameri
can Red Cross annually assists
one out of four U. S. service
men and their families in the
United States, in South Vietnam
and in 30 other foreign coun
tries. Red Cross Chapters,
quickly communicating with
far-distant and near field di
rectors, provide servicemen
and tf-.eir commanding officers
with varied information that as
sist them to determine the need
for emergency leave in cases
of critical illnesses, death or
family problems. The emphasis
for the 1968 Red Cross Fund
Drive usually held in March of
every year Is SOS?Support Our
Servicemen.
With the large number of
Warren County men serving in
Viet Nam and other foreign
countries, it is imperative that
Warren County's Red Cross
Chapter be re-activated, Mar
shall said.
Marshall pointed out that for
the past three years service
to military families has been
handled In Warren County by a
volunteer, Bruce Bell, Post
master at Macon. He is handl
ing an average of 20-24 cases
a month and this number is
increasing as more of our young
men are being inducted Into
military service and being sent
into areas of active hostilities.
This Is both time consuming and
expensive to Bell. The immedi
ate need is for a paid service
officer.
The need for this and other
services provided by the Red
Cross are expected to be dis
cussed at the meeting here on
March 7.
March 15 Deadline For
Signs Up Cotton, Grain
March 15 is the final date to
sign up the 1968 cotton, feed
grain, and wheat programs, T.
E. Watson, ASCSofficemanager
announced yesterday.
Watson said that all farm
ers should study these pro
grams very carefully and if they
wish to sign up to be sure
and do so before the deadline. He
said that in most instances the
programs offer many advant
ages to the farmers that sign up.
Under the 1968 cotton pro
gram, farmers must sign up to
plant their allotments or divert
between five and 35 percent of
their 1968 cotton allotment. By
participating in the program, a
farmer is eligible for diversion
payments, price support pay
ments, and price support.
Farmers who do not sign up
are not eligible for any pro
gram benefits. According to
Watson, most cotton farmersof
Warren County would benefit
a great deal by diverting apor
tion of their allotment under
the program.
The feed grain program of
fers price support payments,
price support on feed grains
produced on the farm, and di
version payments on farms that
sign up.
The wheat program also of
fers price support on the wheat
produced plus marketing certi
ficates. No diversion payments
will be made under the 1968
wheat program.
Watson said that each of these
programs has some advantage
to farmers. He said Individual
farmers should get full Infor
mation and make a decision
prior to March 15.
Mrs. J. W. Scott and Mrs.
C. S. Scott visited relatives
in Chapel Hill Monday due to the
death of their sister, Mrs. C.
M. Stancel. She was the former
Miss Ann Bignall Boyd of War
ren County.
TALENTED ACTRESS IN PAGEANT?Th? reigning lilM
Warren County, Gayle Harmoa of Warrantor, la a candidate
(or the title of "Queen of Spring" at Chowan College. 8k* la
a noted actreaa with the Chowan PI ay era and Chowan Children's
Theatre, having Jut completed an extensive tour of staging
dramas at schools throughout northeastern North Carolina
and southeastern Virginia. Qayle Is the daaghter of Mr. Mad
Mr*. R, D. Harmon at 686 South Main Street, Warrantee, the
JO-year-old beauty hea hlg brown eyes aad auburn hair, stands
8-6 la her stocking feat, and bar measurements are J6-84-S6.
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With natural gas already
promised for Wise in Warren
County, only a short time is
expected to elapse before a
franchise will be sought for
Warren and Norlina.
W. Hughes Boland, manager
Df the Raleigh district of the
Public Service Company of
North Carolina, disclosed in
Louisburg last week that the
Texas pipeline is being extend
ed from Staunton, Va., to Em
poria, Va., with a truck line
conning as far south as South
Hill, Va., and Wise, N. C. The
company already serves Oxford
and Henderson with a spur at
Stem.
Boland's statement was made
in Louisburg where Boland and
the firm's attorney, Kent F.
Burns, appeared seeking a fran
chise for both Louisburg and
Franklinton.
Frank W. Reams, director for
the Warren County Industrial
Commission, said when ques
tioned yesterday, that he under
stands that the report is cor
rect, and that Boland would
appear at Warrenton within the
next few weeks seeking a fran
chise. He said that Boland had
told him that he would go to
Louisburg before coming to
Warrenton as the franchises
were first being sought nearer
Raleigh.
Reams said that natural gas
would be of considerable im
portance in the Industrial de
velopment of the county.
Steps to obtain a franchise
in Warren County is expected
to follow those being taken in
Franklin County.
According to The Franklin
Times, it was not announced
which of the two lines would
eventually serve the Franklin
County area, but Boland said in
any event, service was at least
two years away.
The company has projected
plans, filed with the Federal
Power Commission In Wash
ington to spend $303,000 in the
area initially, in Louisburg it
is estimated that the firm will
spend $55,000 In the first year
of operation and over $20,000
the second year.
The possibility of natural gas
service for the area was
thoroughly discussed, The
Times said, with advantages to
prospective Industrial firms
one of the foremost considera
tions.
Harris And White
Broughton Managers
Gubernatorial candidate Mel
Broughton has announced ap
pointments of W. J. Harris and
Charles M. White, in as co
managers of his campaign in
Warren County.
As he made the announce
ment, Broughton said, "We are
pleased that these outstanding
men will be leading the cam
paign In Warren County. I am
confident they will conduct a
successful campaign In the
county."
Harris is an Insurance exe
cutive in Warrenton and has
been active in politics before.
He is a member of the Lions
Club and is a Mason and Storln
er. He is a member at the
Board of Trustees of Warren
General Hospital and is secre
tary of the Warren Plan
ning Commission.
White is an attorney In War
renton. He Is solicitor of the
recorder's court and assistant
solicitor of Saperior Court. He
is a graduate of the Univer
sity of North Carolina and
received his law degree there
also.
ON HONOK BOLL
Two students from Warree
t? and one student from Nor
Una attained the honor rail at
the University of North Carv*
llna at Greensboro tor the first
. ter, it was announced by
j Me University this week. They
were Beverly J. Jbhnson, a
" Maana %M WII .
iMancy m. Wil
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