W^r:
L.H. FOUNTAIN
Reports
TO THE PEOPLE ^
WASHINGTON, D. C.-By
any measure, this has been a
turbulent year in North Caro
lina politics and in national
politics. And, although our
state primaries are now past,
plenty of excitement seems cer
tain by general election time in
November.
Fortunately or unfortunately,
depending on your point of view,
some of us do not have opposi
tion in the November election.
For those of us in that cate
gory, and especially those of us
in Congress, this means that I
we can return our full-time ef
forts to the problems here.
Those problems are many.
Internationally, Viet Nam and
the search for an honorable
peace there top most lists. The
Middle East crisis continues to
simmer with a fresh outbreak of
full-scale war always possible
at any time.
Within our borders, we face
rising inflation. That must be
stopped before our domestic
economy is ruined and, with it,
most of the economies of the
Free World.
Increasing unrest and dis
order concern most thoughtful
Americans directly and almost
constantly. a major factor
here has been the breakdown of
a good part of our moral struc
ture in our homes and churches.
W. C. Fleming, Jr.,
Dies In Georgia
William (Bill) Crawford
Fleming, Jr., died at his home in
Blackshear, Ga., on Thursday,
May 2, it was learned here
yesterday. Burial was at
Blackshear.
He spent the early part
of his life near Manson. He
was the oldest son of the late
William Crawford and Lucy
Burwell Wilson Fleming.
Mr. Fleming was born in
Warren County and received his
early education in the public
schools, and also attended Mars
hill College at Mars Hill.
Survivors include his wife,
Elsie Mae; one daughter, Mrs.
James L. Hodge, Jr., and three
grandsons of Nashville, Tenn.;
two sisters, Mrs. L. Harrison
Echols of Richmond, Va., and
Mrs. Charles J, Stephenson of
Victoria, Va.
If we fail In these two most
Important areas of life, should
we be surprised If this failure
spreads?
Strong action at all levels, in
our homes, churches, public and
private organizations, schools
and government from the coun
ty courthouse to Washington is
necessary if the country is
to avoid collapse and anarchy.
We must, in my opinion, in
still again a belief in the values
of responsibility, self-reliance,
individual initiative, respect for
others and their property, a
sense of cooperation and mu
tual good will.
No government program,
especially one of handing out
money to any and all, will suc
ceed without some return to
those values.
Over the years, I have work
ed for and supported programs
to help the less fortunate to
help themselves. With a ma
jority of both political parties
I have supported programs for
job training and re-training, all
our farmers, Social Security
improvements, health care,
education at all levels, veter
ans' benefits, vocational re
habilitation, the handicapped in
all areas, and other.
I have voted against some
bills which can only be de
scribed as give-aways. So long
as I am in Congress, I expect
to continue to try to help those
who need help and are willing
to put forth their own efforts.
Taking from one and simply
giving to another, however, will
solve none of our problems. In
fact the growing demand for
such is one of the root causes
of our drop in moral values.
Most of us, I think, are will
ing to help when and where we
can. But most of us also ex
pect, rightly, that the bene
ficiary of such assistance
should lend a hand when he is
able.
This is one of the values which
must be taught over and over
igain in all our institutions,
public and private. Taken all
together, they can help us re
store the promise of America
and give us the inspiration to
fulfill that dream.
May I conclude by express
ing my sincere appreciation
for the splendid vote of con
fidence which I received on May
1. I shall continue to do all
i can to merit that confidence.
Pictured above are the new 1968-69 officers for the Methodist Youth Fellowship of Wesley
Memorial Methodist Church. They are Jennie Hunter, president: Edward Shearin, vice-pres
ident; Katliy Bullock, secretary. Janet Gardner, treasurer; and Meredith Bullock, publicity
chairman.
++++++++++++++ + ? + + + ??+???++
f LITTLETON
I NEWS .
+++++++ +++++++
Mrs. Frank M. Dennis and
children, Frank, Jr., Anne and
Elizabeth, of Norfolk, Va., spent
from Friday until Sunday with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Cole. Sunday visitors were
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Landing
of Norfolk, Va., Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Cole of Newport News, Va.,
and Wheeless Cole of Richmond,
Va.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rig
gan of Raleigh spent Sunday with
Mrs. A. P. Farmer and Mr.
| and Mrs. E. L. Riggan.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Mose
j ley and daughter of Tarboro
j were Sunday visitors of Mrs. J.
; N. Moseley.
j Brantley Acree, Jr., of At
| lantie Christian College in Wil
son spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brantley
Acree, Sr.
Mrs. G. A. Threewitts visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Three
witts in Wilson Sunday.
Miss Brenda Hale of the
University of North Carolina
in Greensboro spent the week
end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. M. Hale, Jr.
Ray Holloman of Richmond,
Va., visited friends here dur
ing the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Three
witts, Jr., and sons of Cary
visited Mrs. W. T. Threewitts,
Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. D. A.
Rose during the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Um
phlett, Mrs. R. A. King,
Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt King
and son were Sunday visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. YoungBobbitt and
family in Richmond, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Pope and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Cro
well Pope and family of
Greenville spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Pope.
Mrs. Katherine Alston and
family spent the weekend with
relatives in Norfolk, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Churchill
Brown, Sr., visited Mr. and
Mrs. Churchill Brown, Jr., in
Wilmington, Del., during the
weekend. Their grandson,
Churchill, III, returned to his
home after having spent some
time here with his grand
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Macon Moore
attended a luncheon and a party
for Miss Mancie Poore in
Mooresville Saturday and spent
Saturday night in Winston
Salem with Mr. and Mrs. Ro
bert Tudor.
Mrs. James T, Clark was
called home Thursday from
Hartsville, S. C., due to the ill
ness of her husband who is a
patient in Roanoke Rapids Hos
pital. Mrs. Clark was visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fitts.
She was accompanied from Ral
eigh by her sister, Mrs. A. D.
Allison.
Miss Imogene Atkins of
Petersburg, Va., spent the
weekend with her mother, Mrs.
J. \V. Atkins, Sr.
Mrs. Joseph Delbridge spent
Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Betty Perkinson, in Norllna.
Miss Judy Isles of Chowan
College in Murtreesboro and
Miss Frances Isles of Louis
burg College are spending
sometime with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Isles.
Miss Betty White of Raleigh
spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Travis
White.
Mrs. Edward Oxenham and
Mrs. Helen Kooper spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Hardy
Lanier in Morehead City.
| Mrs. Alice Browning is
I spending sometime in Enfield
with her sister, Mrs. Rom
| Parker.
Mr. and Mrs. Cary Dowd of
Raleigh were Sunday visitors
of Mrs. John Leach.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee
Mangum of Norfolk, Va., and
Mrs. P. F. Harris, Jr., and
daughter, Lou Ann, of Roanoke
Rapids were Sunday visitors of
Mrs. Selma Bobbitt and Mrs.
William Buff aloe, Sr.
Mrs. Horace Moore and
daughters, Glenda and Brenda,
and Miss Lorraine Gray of Ral
eigh, Mrs. Roy Jones and daugh
ters, Pam and Kim of Elam,
Mrs. Clarence Whitby and
children and Mr. and Mrs. Ho
ward Gray of Roanoke Rapids
were Sunday visitors of Mrs.
Tommy Gray.
Mrs. Tom C. Edlwell of
Monroe, Ohio, and Mrs. John
B. Powell, Sr. of Newport News,
Va., spent sometime last week
with Mrs. Macon Moore. Sr.,
Miss Fannie Moore and Miss
Ella Bell Riggan.
Mrs. Maurice Pinnell and
Mrs. Hazel Brown spent the
weekend in Wilmington with Mr.
and Mrs. David Corbitt and
daughters and visited relatives
in Whiteville.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Kidd and
son, Bryan and Mr. and Mrs.
Justis Kidd of Petersburg, Va.,
spent the weekend with Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Kidd.
Miss Elaine Curl of Rocky
Mount and Luke Griffith of Mur
treesboro were visitors of Mrs.
J. Hal Bobbitt and Mrs. J. W.
Curl during the weekend.
Miss Virginia Bass of Jack
son visited Mrs. Sam D. King
last week. Sunday Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. Bass visited Mrs.
King and accompanied Vir
ginia home.
Local Women Attend
Service At Louisburg
Following a tradition, the
Franklin Branch of the National
Association of College Women
attended worship service at the
South Main Street Baptist
Church of Louisburg on Sunday,
May 5.
The Branch, composed of
members from Warren,
Franklin and Wake counties, se
lects the church of one of
its members each year for
the group to attend during the
spring. This is one of their
yearly projects. This year, the
host member was Mrs. E. P.
Johnson.
The pastor, the Rev. O. H.
Brodle, and B. J. Hayes, ex
tended words of welcome to the
group. Mrs. Mary D. Hodges,
vice president, responded, and
she then asked each club mem
ber to introduce herself to the
congregation.
After enjoying a spiritual
service, the group was Invited
to the fellowship hall for dinner
with the pastor and his wife.
I A short business session was
held at the end of the dinner,
with Mrs. Hodges presiding.
The organization will be
gin its agenda tor 19M-1M9
on the first Sunday in October.
Meetings are suspended tor the
summer.
Gardner Funeral
Held At Henderson
HENDERSON - Funeral ser
vices for Dr. E. Norfleet Gard
ner, longtime North Carolina
Baptist pastor and recording
secretary of the Baptist State
Convention was held at It a.m.
Tuesday at First Baptist Church
in Henderson.
Dr. Gardner, 73, died Sunday
night in a Henderson hospital.
Dr. William W. Leathers, Jr.,
pastor, of the church officiated
at the services, assisted by
the Rev. Bovce Brooks, pastor
of First Baptist Church, Boone,
and the Rev. Maurice Grissom.
pastor of First Baptist Church,
Lynchburg, Va. Burial was at
4 p. m. in Franklin, Vau, where
Dr. Gardner was born in 1894.
Dr. Gardner was serving his
ninth year as recording secre
tary of the Baptist State Con
vention. He previously served
the Convention for two years
as president of the General
Board.
He had served as pastor of
Mills Home Baptist Church in
Thomasville, First Baptist
Church, Dunn; First Baptist
Church, Henderson: and First
Baptist Church, Laurinburg,
before retiring in 1960.
After retirement he and Mrs.
Gardner lived in Henderson. He
has served as interim pastor of
several churches in the area in
the past few years.
Survivors include his wife of
F
Production Of Cotton At All Time low
Production of cotton In North
Carolina In 1967 la estimated
at a record low 44,000 bales
of 500 pounds gross weight, ac
cording to the North Carolina
Crop Reporting Service. The
1967 crop was less than half of
the previous record low 1966
crop of 94,000 bales.
Land planted to cotton In 1967
totaled a record low of 191,000
acres, 21.7 percent less than
the previous record low of 244,
000 acres planted in 1966. Aban
donment of 60.7 percent
amounted to 116,000 acres,
leaving an estimated 75,000
acres harvested? a new record
low. Loss from natural causes
was unusually heavy owing to
cold weather damage on May
10.
The 1967 harvested yield per
acre of 277 pounds is 13 pounds
below the 1966 yield and 97
Young Lutheran
Club Holds Meeting
The Young Lutherans Club
of the St. Paul's Lutheran
Church met Sunday night at the
Parish Hall with Shirley Sea
man and Ruby Kimball as host
esses. Pastor Naumann opened
the meeting with a hymn and
devotion.
Raymond Seaman, president,
conducted the usual routine bus
iness. Pastor Naumann then led
the topic discussion on "Christ
ian Faith and Social Issues."
After a period of recreation
delicious refreshments were
served to the group.? Arlene
Bender, Reporter.
FERTILISER REVUE
RALEIGH ? The annual re
view of the official fertilizer
grade list by the State Board
of Agriculture has been an
nounced for Monday, June 10,
by Agriculture Commission
er James A. Graham.
Woodrow Wilson was the first
U. S. president to visit a Euro
pean country while in office.
the home, three daughters, Mrs
Robert m. Hathaway of Rich
mond, Mrs. Arthur H. Jacksoi
of Hartford, Conn., and Mrs
Joe Leon Wilson of Libert]
Mo., and Thailand; a son, Nor
man White of New York City; j
sister, Mrs. W. H, Pierce o
Whiteetone, Va., and eigh
grandchildren.
pounds below average.
THe Bureau of the Census
-reported 45,662 bales, 500
pounds gross weight, ginned
during the 1967 season. These
glnnings Include - cotton pro
duced in other states and gin
ned in North Carolina.
The . combined value of cot
ton and cottonseed from the
1967 crop was $7,370,000
dollars as compared with $12,
931,000 in 1966.
The 1967 cotton crop, the
smallest since 1895, is esti
mated at 7,455,000 bales of
500 pounds gross weight. The
1967 crop is 22 percent less
than the 9,575,000 bales from
the 1966 crop and only one-half
the 1961-65 average production
of 14,935,000 bales.
The 1967 average yield of
lint cotton per harvested acre
Moseley Speaker
A! Ruritan Meeting
Grady Moseley, manager of
the Production Credit Com
pany, of Warrenton was the
guest speaker at a meeting of
the Norlina Ruritan Club on
Tuesday night.
Moseley, presented by Erich
Hecht, presented slides and dis
cussed the work of PCA.
The meeting was held at the
Norlina Clubhouse with I,eonard
Bender presiding. T my
Frazier discussed sale oi tick
ets for the Norlina Booster's
Club.
A diplomat is a chap who,
when asked what his favorite
color is, replies "Plaid."
Is 447 pounds?33 pounds be
low 1966 and 44 pounds below
average.
A world of
difference in
loading
convenience is...
A Kite hen A id Superb a
dishwasher. Its big Space
maker racks pull all the
way out. Up|>er rack raises,
lowers, even tilts (adjusts
to 9 positions). Four Flex
or Dividers can he raised or
lowered individually (16
positions). So you can
easily load all sizes and
shapes. Kvery day you'll
appreciate the loading flex
ibility. It's one more reason
why a Kitchen Aid is your
l>est buy. For more good
reasons, come in soon.
KitchenAid
DISHWASHERS* DISPOSERS
limit with (>tt/~{m*h inni'tf quality.
(See these in our
store today)
WARRENTON
FURNITURE
EXCHANGE
PHONE : S ? - ,t h 0.1
SINGER
Sewing Machines
%. Vacuum Cleaners
Typewriters
YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE
ALLEN L. KING
SALES AND SERVICE
WARRENTON, N. C.
257-3814 PHONE: 257-3341
let HAIL
HAIL INSURANCE on growing
fway crops protects farm income!
Everybody knows that simple truth!
Knows that Hail Insurance is one of the most
vital of all insurance coverages for farmers.
# So?don't wait until it's too late. Call Us
Now For Hail Insurance
Citizens Insurance & Bonding Co.
IMOORPOItATIO
G. W. Potndexter - O. L. teotten - W. J. Harris Mrs. M. E. Grant
MAIN STREET PRONE 257-3416 WARRENTON. N. C.
?
To The Voters
Of Warren County
Allow me to thank you for your fine support and
vote in The Democratic Primary of May 4th. 1 am
deeply grateful and shall strive to merit your confi
dence.
Sincerely,
John Wilson
A COMPLETE
PRINTING^
SERVICE
Trust All Your
Printing to Us
Our modern, precision equipment and
highly trained staff can give you top
quality printing and planning service for
all your business needs.
Highly effective office forms,
distinctive letterheads, at lou>
cost to you I
TELEPHONE 257-3341
THE RECORD PRINTING CO., INC.
.T'
? ?
Franklin & Main Street Warren ton, North Carolina