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VOLUME 72 Subscription: $3.00 A Year; $4.00 Out Of State, 10* Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1968 NUMBER 27 "' ' W ACTIVE FIREMEN?Active members of the WarrentonColor ed Volunteer Firemen shown above are, left to right: kneeling? Daniel Williams, Jr., James T. Arrington; front row?Percy L. Reed, Leon Harrington. Walter Barnes, Clinton Davis, Otis Williams, Robert Coleman; back row?Claude Harrington, Cleve land Anderson, McCarroll Alston, Leon Cheek, Archie King. Active firemen not pictured are Frank Jones, Alfred Davis and Joe Reed. Warrenton Colored Volunteer Firemen To Celebrate 100th Anniversary On July 10 History Of Warrenton Fire Dept. MCCARROLL ALSTON, Deputy Fire -Marshall Shortly after the Negroes re ceived . their freedom, they began to acquire property. As the Negroes became the proud owners of property, they saw the need of fire protection. A group of these property owners formed the Plummer Hook and Ladder Company. They re ceived an official charter in 1868. Sincethat date the organi zation has continued to exist, giving Warrenton the unique honor of havlngthe oldest Negro Volunteer Fire Department in the state of North Carolina. It also has the only all colored Volunteer Fire Department ex- . cept the Department In Prlnce ville, which is an all colored town. Through the years this organization has furnished the state association with presi dent, vice president, treasurer, secretary, statistician, mar shall, and auditor. The first equipment of the newly organized company con sisted of a wagon, several dozen buckets and a hook and ladder, built by James Ransom. The sources of water were pumps, wells, branches, springs, and cisterns. Bucket fire brigades were put in operation whenever there was a fire. The fire alarm was a hand operated bell in a tree on the court house lawn. In 1899, the local company obtained its first pump and its first 60 feet of hose on a reel. The pump was hand operated with little pressure that pro duced a small stream. In 1913, it was with great enthusiasm the company received a gasoline engine pump and another 60 feet of hose on a reel. The fighting efficiency was further boosted in 1914 when the town Installed its perma nent water system. The new water supply consisted of an elevated tank, with a storage of 75,000 gallons of water. It could supply 500 gallons of water a minute for four hours. Unfortunately this tank was de stroyed by a big fire in August 1967. In 1917, Warrenton'stown of ficials purchased the first fire truck, a Ford Model T. By this time the elevated tank water System had been completed with hydrants located in the town limits. With the purchase of the fire truck, new water system and hydrants, fire protection had increased tremendously. In 1938, the town officials All-Stars Are Chosen For Little League Tournament All - Stars of the regular di vision and of the senior divi sion of the Little League have been chosen by coaches, um pires and officials to represent the Warrenton Little League in tournament play this year. Chosen to play following the finish of play last Wednesday at Lions Field the following boys were chosen to represent the regular division: Lance Dil lard, Eddie King, Mike Aycock, E. J. Burgess, Jr., Andy Gar rett, Joe Greer, Mike Sipe, Jack Thompson, GregWUliams, Bobby Dean Bolton, Wiley Cole man, Joe Shearln, Al Whltmore and Chuck White. The group chose Richard Blankenshlp, Stewart Satterwhlte, Marvin Cox and Waverly Thompson as alternates. These boys will train with the team and will be ready to play If needed. Chosen at the end of play last Thursday night to represent the senior division were Macon Robertson, Donalds.Wlmbrow, Wayne Wilson, David Brantley, Randall Williams, Gary Eger ton, Robin Capps, Jim Elam, Larry Short, Jackie Walker, Kenny Clayton, Alan Floyd, Carl Lynch and Burwell Powell. The alternates chosen were Robert Loyd, Jeff Egerton, Franklin Renn and C. S. Sipe. & 1# Warrenton league officials attended a meeting in Green ville last Saturday when final arrangements were made for playing the tournament gmm< The Warrenton regular team drew pope Air pores Base for their first game which will be Dlavad at Tarhnm ?>?*>? game which will be played in Greenville on the same field on which last year's game was played. It Is scheduled for Thursday, July 18. Howard Oakley, league man ager, said Monday that the sen ior division will begin tourna ment practice on July 3 and will have at least one practice game with a team of players from the rest of the teams. Hesaldthese games will be announced at a later date. The regular division will start practice, Monday, July 15, as a number of boys are going to Scout Camp the week of July 7 to 14. The district champion will advance to the sectional tourna ment at Sylva on July 25-27. Sylva Is about 45 miles of Aaheville on Highways 23 and 19a. The division tournament will be played at ciemmons on July 89-Aug. 3. Ciemmons la Just off Highway 40 about 12 miles west of Winston-Salem. The regional tournament will be held at Charleston, W. va., on Aug. 5-10, and the World Series Tournament will be held at Gary, Indiana, on Aug. 12-17. Oakley said the best route for thh game at Greenville Is to take Highway 43 from Warren ton and follow It through Rocky Mount to Greenville. Memorial Drive is at the f|ret traffic light and first Main Road i tersection (Highway 18 and 11) In Greenville. Turn right and ?fliisB&ifW saw the need of getting another fire truck, complete with pumper, 300 gallon booster tank, chemicals,' gas masks, gear, cellar nozzle, spray noz zle, 300 feet of 1 1/2 inch hose, four small and large ex tinguishers. With this added equipment and the training of six members of the local com pany at the Structural Fire Fighting School, U.S. Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia, fire protection in Warrenton took another step forward. April 1963, Mr. Thurman Mosely, Instructor with the De partment of Community Col leges, started the first training nrpgram here.. ?Thft men have continued training each year. They have run upatotalof more than 3,920 man hours of train ing. The men are constantly taught the latest methods of fire fighting. Most of the training is done in the evening and at night after a hard day's work. Mem bers of the department have also attended training classes at Rowan Technical Institute, 1-85 at Klumack Road, Salisbury, N.C.; Wilson County Technical Institute, the Department of Community Colleges Fire Ser vice Training, Wilson Fire De partment, Wilson, N.C.; Stateof North Carolina Insurance De partment, Fire and Rescue Ser vice Division. In addition, Mc Carroll Alston, a member of the Warrenton Fire Department and also a fire fighting instruc tor, gives four hours of training to the men each month. On June 21, 1964, another re cord was set by the department when Leon Cheek and McCar roll (See HISTORY, page 4) Stew-'Cue Sale Barbecue and Brunswick stew will be served by the Warren County Rescue Squad at Sal mon's Landing on July 4 at 12 noon. Barbecue and stew will be sold by the plate, pound or quart. warrenton's Colored Fire Department, organized In 1868, will celebrate Its 100th anni versary on Wednesday, July 10, with an all-day program, com mencing at 10 a.m. with regis tration at Hawkins High School gymtorlum. Members of the North Caro lina Colored volunteer Fire Association, which will be as sembled at Louisburg on that date, are expected to be special guests of the Warrenton company. The program will be featured by an address by the Hon. Henry Bridges, State Auditor, at 3 p.m., and a demonstra tion of fire-fighting methods of today and yesterday. During the demonstration, the firemen will demonstrate the use of the old-time reel and Its ' modern flreflghtlng equipment. On display during the day will be the original hook and ladder wagon used when fires were fought by bucket brigades, and an old-time hand-drawn hose reel, used here for many years. The hook and ladder wagon car ried a number of buckets sus pended from harness hooks, from which It derives its name. It was built by Jimmy Ransom, an undertaker in later years, whose family operated a car riage factory here. Following the registration firemen and their guests will tour the town and later enjoy a luncheon at Hawkins school lunchroom at 1 p.m. After the flreflghtlng demon stration In the afternoon, the firemen will participate in drawing for a car and other prizes, and will conclude the day's activity with a dance at the Hawkins gymtorlum. Will Be Closed The Warren County Draft Board here will be closed from July 4 to July 9 while the clerk, Mrs. Thomas Ellington, is on leave, Fred Hurst, Secretary, announced Monday. Hurst asks that boys whose birthday falls on the days when the office will be closed to re port for registration on Jtily 9. One Man Killed, Another Injured In Monday Wreck One man was killed and another Injured in t single ve hicle accident on l-86naar01ne on Sunday at 4:14 a. m. Clonnle Eugene Harrington of Charlotte, driver of the 1965 GMC tractor-trailer trade in volved in the accident, was kill ed when the vehicle overturned In a ditch in the meridian of the highway. Garry Ansel Horn, relief driver of the track, win was asleep at the time, received leg Injuries and bruises and abrasions. He was taken to Warren General Hospital. ? :.v Highway Patrolman V, R. Vaughan, who: was the inves tigating officer* said yesterday that he did not know f He said evidence was that the truck ran off the l yaeaiwh Iks si \wsaeay ege^p aj age ditch. He said that there was no evidence of the brakes being applied. Vaughan said that the trac tor broke lose and overturned on its left side and the trailer landed on its right side. He said that the tractor was demolished and the trailer badly damaged. George Shorten of Phila delphia who was following the truvk olid that the vehicle - gradually drifted off the high way and Into the meridian where it overturned. Coroner Bobby B1 ay lock who investigated the accident, said that apparently the driver fell asleep. try Ansel Horn was taken i General Hospital i who that i i as t Warren County Food Stamp Program Has Been Restored Warrants Are Being Issued For Persons Who Failed To List Dogs With only about half of the dogs listed for taxation and vaccination In Warren County warrants are being sworn out for the arrest of persons who fail to list their dogs for taxa tion and have them vaccinated. This was learned at the regu lar meeting of the county com missioners on Monday morning when Claude Fleming county dog warden appeared before the board to give his monthly report. Fleming said that he had al ready sworn out several war rants and wanted the commis Horse Show To Be Held On Saturday The Warrenton Recreation Club, Inc., of Warrenton will sponsor its first horse show on July 6, beginning at 6 p. m. on the club grounds, B. W. Cur rln announced yesterday. Currin said that there will be 29 classes in the show, both English and Western with ample opportunity for all juvenile rid ers to show in several classes. There will be money on all championship classes. The other classes will have atrophy and six ribbons. A large trophy will be given to the horse who accumulates the most points during the show. Currin said that this show has been approved by and will carry points with the CCWHA. The proceeds from the show will be used to buy playground equipment for the club. Plenty of cold drinks, home cooked barbecue and stew will be available and customers are asked to come early and have have supper before the show starts. Currin said that the Warren Recreation Club would like to take this opportunity to thank all the merchants and other in terested persons who have helped to sponsor this show. sioner's approval before j swearing out any more. The commissioners approved his action and commented that the dog program could not be suc cessful unless enforced. Fleming said that while it was not required, he had given | each dog owner known not to have listed his dog, two weeks notice before serving the war rants, and that warrants would | be served as fast as the grace | period expires. Dogs may now be listed at the Animal Clinic on the Nor lina road at a cost of $2.00 I : for the one-year vaccine and I four dollars for the three-year j vaccine. This is a dollar more than the cost during the regular vaccination period which ex pired June 1. Jim Llmer, county attorney, said that costs in the magis trate court is around $9.00, without a fine, and that costs in the Recorder's Court totals $20.20. Most persons for whom warrants have been Issued are expected to be tried in magis trate' court. Fleming reported that he travelled 2256 miles during | June and picked up 115 dogs. He collected six dollars from the sales of two dogs and turned this amount over to the com missioners to go Into the dog fund. Told that a limited budget would only allow the program to be run for nine months this year, Fleming agreed to dis continue his work from the end of Sept. to the end of December. Dr. J. U. Weaver of Hender son, who began his duties as part time Health Director for Warren County Monday, ap peared before the commis sioners with Walter Lackey of I Murfreesboro, head of the Sani tary District of a number of Northeastern North Carolina Counties. The purpose of the visit was to discuss need for Sanitarians in the Warren, Vance and Granville County area. No definite action was taken by the commissioners who plan to go further into the mat ter following more consultation between Dr. Weaver and Lackey. * Dr. Weaver, who serves as Vance County Health Director, accepted the position of part time Health Director for War ren County after Dr. Thomas Holt, acting director, had informed the commissioners (See WARRANTS, page 3) Warren Auto Parts Sold To Aaron Allen Warren Auto Parts, Inc., founded and owned by H. M. Hardy, has been sold to Aaron Allen of Warrenton, effective July 1. Mr. and Mrs. Hardy, who have made their home here since the 1930's, are expected to move to Florida In about two weeks. Warren Auto Parts is located on Main Street In the building formerly used by Allen, Son and Company. Beauty Pageant To Be Held On August 11 The Miss Warren County Beauty Pageant, sponsored each year by the Warren County Junior Chamber of Commerce, will be staged at the John Gra ham High School auditorium on Aug. 11, James McGowan, pub licity chairman, announced yes terday. v McGowan said that some eight girls are expected to participate and that advanced tickets would go on sale around the middle of July. Display Flags A. C. Fair, a member of the Flag commltteeof the American Legion, yesterday requested that merchants put their flags at the doors of their stores on Wednesday night In order that the police may put them In their stands for July 4. Fair, also a member of the Merchants Association, said that Warrenton stores will be open on Wednesday afternoon due to the holiday closing on July 4. Stamps To Be Issued Wednesday The Food Stamp Program in Warren County, cancelled out last week only a few days be fore it was to be put in opera tion, has been restored and plans call for the cashing of food stamps to begin on Wed nesday, July 10. Julian Farrar, Welfare Di rector, said that the U. S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday morning notified State Welfare Commission that the Food Stamp Program in War ren County could oe started at any time. Farrar was prompt ly notified of the decision. Arrangements are being made to start the program, Farrar said, with the date for cashing stamps set for next Wednesday. Persons with authorization cards may go to the Citizens Bank Drivf - in Branch on the Norlina Road be ginning next Monday anjl receive stamps. Persons who may have destroyed their authorization cards following notice of can cellation may have them re-Is sued by going to the trailer at the Welfare Department on the hospital grounds. F arrar said that certifica tion will be started Immediate ly Littleton Bank To Close On Saturdays The Littleton branch of the Branch Bank and Trust Com pany this week will join the growing list of banks which take Saturdays as holidays. Robert P. Thorne, vice pres ident of the Littleton branch said Monday that the bank would only be open five days a week, with longer hours during other days of the week. He listed the new hours as follows: Monday, Tuesday and Thurs day 9 to 1 and 3 to 5 and 9 to 1 on Wednesday. Friday hours will be 9 to 1 and 3 to 8. Mr. and Mrs. Gid Tharrlng ton, Jr., visited her'father, Mr. M. J. Spain In the hospital at Chapel Hill on Saturday. Allen Tucker Is Installed As Lions Club President J, Allen Tucker, owner and manager of Radio TV Center, was Installed as president of the Warrenton Lions Club at the regular meeting of the club held In the club rooms of the War renton Rural Volunteer Fire house last Friday night. He succeeds F. P. Whitley, whose term of office has expired. Bill Benton of Littleton, Dis trict Deputy Governor of Dis trict 31-G was the Installation officer. , Other officers and directors Installed were: Scott Gardner, first vice president; Jack Har ris, second vice president; J. B. Thompson, third vice presi dent; Clyde Whltford, secre tary; Bob Bright, treasurer; Fred Hurst, Lion Tamer; Eddie Clayton, Tall Twister; and two year-directors J. Ed Rooker, Jr., and W. R. Drake. President Tucker has been a Lion for the past 15 years and has held every office In the club, and has served as chairman of the White Cane and other im portant committees during his membership in the club. Retiring President F. P. Whitley presided over the meeting. Lion Rooker said the grace and Lion Dorman Blay lock led the group In singing. Hy. Diamond was Lion X and Billy Lanier won the dollar. Sam Justice was a guest of Lion Lanier. Following the Installation of the new officers. President Tucker thanked the members for electing htm president, pledged his best efforts to carry on the good work of the club and asked those present for their support during his tenure of office. Lion J. Ed Rooker, jr., prais ed the work of the retir ing president, F. P. Whitley.
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