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i-.'sv ???:.?. ? m ?1 ' BB? J.TOO r 3^B ? Louisville 1, Xy. ?CJ3~1 VOLUME 72 Subscription: $3.00 A Year; $4.00 Out Of State, 10* Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1968 NUMBER 32 ' '? 'life. y?'?.rA';-v.- U '??/?? ?**"-' - ??? * -- >?**" . WELCOME CENTER ON 1-85 IN WARREN COUNTY PART OF CROWD PRESENT FOR DEDICATION OF WELCOME CENTER Water And Sewer Survey For Entire County Approved By Warren County Plannina Board The Warren County Plan ning Board on Monday gave ap proval for a water and sewer survey lor the entire county after officials of the FHA and engineers with Russell and Axian appeared before the coun ty commissioners and members of the Planning Board. Representing the Farmers Home Administration were James Elam, county director, and Paul V. Park, district FHA supervisor. Engineers present were Hugh B. Stokes and My ron Hagworth, with Stokes ser ving as speakers. El am and Park told members of the two boards that it would be necessary for a planning sur vey to be approved before fed eral loans or grants could be obtained. The survey Is to be made at no cost to the county. Stokes explained principal ly to the commissioners the purpose of the survey and the value to the county of a water and sewer comprehensive plan. He said that it would enable small communities to obtain a water and sewer system, some Total Social Security In Warren $143,870 A record $143,870 was paid out in social security cash benefits to 2,494 residents of Warren County for Febru ary, Robert A. Flynn, Raleigh Social Security District Man ager, announced this week. This was an increase of $25,951 over the amount paid out for Dec. 1966. "February 1968 was the first month in which increased bene fit rates provided by the 1967 Amendments to the Social Security Act were payable," Flynn noted. Nationally, the amount of monthly benefits exceeds $2 billion, an increaseof more than $360 million above the De cember 1966 figure. More than 24 million men, women, and children, or nearly 1 out of every 8 Americans, are now receiving some type of monthly benefits exceeds $2 billion, an increase of more than $380 million above the December 1966 figure. More than 24 mil lion men, women, and children, or nearly 1 out of every 8 Americans, are now receiving some type of monthly benefits. About 18.4 million of those receiving benefits at the end of February were 62 or older. An additional 2.2 million were disabled workers under 62 and their young dependents. About 3.4 milium social se curity beneficiaries were young widowed mothers and their chil dren, the district manager said, noting that a total of about $19 . billion has been paid to orphan ed children and their mothers since January 1M0 when monthly survivors benefits first became payifcle. , ? ^ ' In the past 6 years alone, benefit payments to this "younger group'.'have I to 1 l/4 times as much as the amount paid out In this category during the preceding 21 years. Many younger people also re ceive benefits due to disability. More than $176 million Is being paid each month to more than 2.2 million workers and their dependents ? a number that is 10 percent higher than that of December 1966. "Most of the changes in the 1967 social security amend ments provided more protection for younger people," Flynn not ed. For instance, some 175,000 children are now eligible for benefits based upon the earnings of a mother who has died or Is entitled to disability or retire ment benefits. Previously, wo men needed to have worked for at least one and a half of the last three years. However, that requirement has been removed. Payments can now be made to the children of a woman work er who has died, become dis abled, or retired tf she has enough work credits ? earned at any time ? to be "fully insured." Another change made 100,000 younger persons ? disabled workers and their dependents ? eligible for benefits. The amount of social security work credits required for the pay ment of benefit* to workers who become totally disabled be fore they reach St years of age has been reduced substan tially?for those below 14 years of afe, to as little as a year and a half of coverage. Some 65,000 widows, unable to work because Of severe (Us ability, were able to get monthly benefit* a* early as age 00. Dependent disabled widowers also became eligible for pay ments, and in some cases, so 2d divorced wives at deceas I workers. ' is times by extension of lines from larger communities and some times by cooperative efforts of communities. It would also enable municipalities to extend their lines outside the city limits with government assist ance and to run water and sewer lines to industrial sites. The plan would be of great value in the proper development of many sub-divisions on Gas ton Lake, the engineer said. Stokes said that the compre hensive plan might call for the extension of 12-lnch water mains alongside the princi pal highways of the county, with 6-inch lines running from these to various communities. Approval of the survey by the Planning Board will enable the engineers to begin work through a federal grant in the near future. Sheriff Clarence A. Davis and A. D. Pridgen, following a re port that the old stable at the Nathaniel Macon home place, was In a bad state of repairs, were asked to visit the site and get an estimate of the cost of repairing the building. On motion of Commission er Richard Davis, seconded by Commissioner Robert Thorne, Jim D. Hemm ;s was hired as assistant corn agent. The County Attorney ./as In structed to prepare a notice for bids for an addition to the Welfare building ex cluding heating, plumbing and lighting, and then bids for heating, plumbing and light ing. Brent Shinault, Land Ap praiser, appeared before the board to present a schedule for land valuations, which was ap proved. The schedule provides valuations for open and culti vated lands ranging from $50 to $250 per acre depending on quality and location; timberland from $90 to $250; woodlands, from $50 to $100; cut-over from $30 to $50; farm ponds from $250 to $500; pasture land from $80 to $250; orchards from $150 to $300: and tobac co at 50? per pound It was ordered that Charlie Moses Smith, Leonard J. Payn ter and Charles D. Williams, Jr., each be Issued a beer license upon receipt of their state permits. J. H. Hundley, Register of Deeds, reported 109 marri age licenses Issued for the quarter ending June 30, for which $545 was turned into the general fund. On motion of Commissioner R. R. Davis, seconded by Com missioner A. J. Ellington, Al len T. Norwood was recom mended for county forest rang er. Fertilizer Dem. To Be Held At Fleming Farm Farmers who are Interested In saving money on their ferti lizer bills are urged by L. B. Hardage, county extension Norlina High School To Open On Aug. 30 Norlina High School is sched uled to open the 1968 - 69 school year on Friday, Aug. 30, Rex Gordon, principal, an nounced yesterday. This date is designated as pupil registration day and all students are urged to attend on that day, Gordon said. Lunch will not be served at school and students are expected to be returned home by noon. ' Gordon said that all students who will be entering the Nor lina schools tor the first time and who have not previously registered, should do so prior to' the opening of school. The school office will be open 9 a. m. until 4 p. m. each day. HfflyP -j '?&# ?TJSj,}' *fr J-1 &i/M chairman, to join a tour of the R. E. Fleming and Sidney Fleming Farm near Vlcksboro on Friday, Aug. 9 at 7 p. m., when an "Economy of Fertili zer" demonstration will be held. Bobby Fleming will discuss the fertilization program and the cost per acre of different treatments. Hardagesaidfarm ers will be surprised at the amount of cash money saved by using certain analysis of tobac co fertilizers. This demonstration Is spon sored by the Warren County Ex tension Service and the N. C. Extension Service in cooper ation with the Fleming Bro thers. Persons traveling Highway 401, are asked to turn right at Hecks Grove school and follow the Henderson road about one half mile. Those traveling from Vlcksboro will find the Fleming farm about fe fcllen totng tc Governor Is Speaker Warren Hosts Dignitaries At Welcome Center Dedication Warren County was host to Governor Dan K. Moore and other high dignitaries of the state last Thursday when North Carolina dedicated its first two Welcome Centers in ceremon ies at the Center on 1-85 near the Virginia line. The other Center is located on 1-95, also near the Virginia line. Governor Moore was th? principal speaker. The event was attended by more than 1,000 Hail, Wind Damage Is Heavy Approximately 60 acres of tobacco were struck by a hall and wind storm near Pas chall on Saturday afternoon. L. B. Hardage, county ex tension chairman, who Investi gated the fields following the storm, said yesterday that the total estimated damage to to bacco and the soybean crop is $40,000. He said very little damage was done to other crops in this section. Most of the damage was found on the farms of C. C. King, Ralph Tolbert, Wright Bolton, Sr., Wright Bolton, Jr., Mrs. I. A. Bolton andSons, Luther Per kinson, Arthur Holt King, Mar vin King, C. L. Myrick, Gar land Myrick and Solomon Poteat. Hardage said that most of the farmers carried some hail insurance; however, accord ing to information received from Mra farmers with damage, there was roughly 14 acres belonging to three farmers with no insurance. The actual damage varied from 90 to 100 percent on some farms down to JO to 35 per cent on others. "This , 1 think," Hardage said, "illustrates very well the risks involved in farming but dare say all of the above will be planting tobacco again in 1969.^ All-Stars Play The Senior Little League All Stars were scheduled to pl^y a team composed of parents and coaches at the John Gra ham High School athletic field last night (Wednesday) begin ning at 8 o'clock. The purpose of the game, Ted Wilson said yesterday, is to raise badly needed funds for the Little League. IN HOSPITAL Patients in Warren General Hospital on Tuesday afternoon were listed as follows: Mary Pitchford, Malvin H. Felts, Claude White, Peytonia Rogers, Graham Horne, Brant ley Overby, John Willie Thrower, Celean Portlock, Moses Kearny, James West, Silas Curtis. persons including high state officials, legislators, repre sentatives of the travel indus tries, and city and county of ficials from Warren, North ampton, Vance and Halifax counties and many other sec tions of the state. Raleigh sent a large delegation, distinguish ed by flat straw hats with print ed name bands. County Commissioner Al fred J. Ellington read an ad dress of welcome from Com missioner Chairman Amos L. Capps, who was not able to be present. J. Guy Kevelle, chair man Northampton County Com missioners, ?welcomed the guest- on behalf of Ins county. The dedicatory ceremonies covered txjth stations withWel come Center hostesses from Northampton County assisting in the ceremonies. J. W. York chairman of the Mayor W. A. Miles, a member of the Warrenton Lions Club, presents a copy of Warren County Fair Premium List Book to Governor Moore following dedication. Ambulance Fees Are Set By Commissioners Rates for ambulance services rendered by the county were set up by the board of county commissioners at their regu lar meeting here Monday morning. Following a discussion with Ambulance Director Roy Har mon the commissioners passed a resolution providing ambu lance service for persons sick or injured in Warren County as follows: 1. Trips to carry or return a person within Warren County: $10 flat rate plus 20? per mile ? from the office for ambulance service or its location at the time of actual notice, which ever is nearer to the patient, to the time of return of the ambulance to its permanent of fice. 2. Trips to carry or return a patient outside Warren Coun ty: $20 flat rate plus 20? per mile from the office for ambu lance service or its location at the time of its actual notice, whichever is nearer to the pat ient, to the time of return of the ambulance to its permanent office. Prior to the discussion of the ambulance fees, Jules Banzet and William Brauer oftheWar renton Rural Fire Department appeared before the board to ask permission to charge the same fees the county charges for am bulance service, subject to ap proval of the board of direc tors of the Rural Fire Depart ment. The commissioners agreed to the charge provided that all records of ambulance service should be handled through Roy Harmon. Football Practice To Begin Tonight John Graham High School football practice for 1968 will begin tonight (Thursday) at 6:30 o'clock, Harvey Brooks, new football coach, announced yes terday. Coach Brooks said that all boys planning to play football at John Graham are asked to report at the gym at that time. They are to bring football shoes and shorts for practice and will be issued helmets at that time. Ninth graders who wish to go out for football are to report at the same time. IN HOSPITAL Duke Jones, business man iger of The Warren Record, is recuperating at Maria Par lam Hospital in Henderson where he underwent major rnrgery on last Saturday. Mrs. W. H. Duncan and daugh ters of Columbia, S. C., are visiting Mrs. Lulie P. Gay. Board of Conservation unci Development, was master of ceremonies for the exercises which began .it 11 a. m. The invocation was given by the Rev. Hern aril M. White-Hurst, pas tor of the Rosemary Baptist Church 'it Roanoke Rapids. Guests were recognized by York and Governor Moore was in troduced by Joseph M. Hunt, Jr., chairman of the State High way Commission. The Governor said that in future years travel could well become the largest and most profitable industry in all of North Carolina. He added that the two welcome centers, on two main arteries into North Carolina, "will give us an ex cellent opportunity to develop tourism." and declared "it is essential that we get these visi tors off the Interstate highways and into the heart of our state." The Welcome Center on 1-85 is situated on a knoll overlook ing the highway, with abundant parking space and with picnic conveniences available. The building property is in two sec tions, one with pamphlets on counties attractions in the state, maps and information, and staffed by four young lady hostesses. The other consists of rest rooms for the tourists. All services offered are free to visi'ors. Governor Moore said estab lishment of two Welcome Cen ters is "one of the most pro gressive steps taken by this administration to encourage and promote tourism." Travel he described as "an industry without smokestack," and is big business in North Carolina. He cited statistics showing that last year out-of-state travel ers spent over $400 million. North Carolina, and Tar Heels traveling inside the state spent over $235 million:" Some 100,000 North Carolinians "ac tively make their living in the travel industry," which is growing at the rate of nineper cent each year, a record far ahead of growth figures for other retail businesses." The Governor said the Wel come Centers are "both unique and of tremendous importance for the state." He praised the "foresight of members of the 1967 General Assembly which appropriated funds," and said requests would be made for five additional centers in 1969, and envisioned a "large net work all across the state." Chairman Joseph M. Hunt, Jr., of the State Highway Com mission said that more miles of highway had been built, more industry acquired and travel In creased during the Moore ad ministration than ever before. A flag raising ceremony fol lowed the Governor's address with raising of the Stars and Stripes and the flag of the State of North Carolina. In this part of the program York and Bill F. Hansley, director of the travel and promotion division of C&D, officiated. The Color Guard were MSG Joe G. Creech, Commander; MSG George H. Holland, Jr., SFC John P. Taylor, Sp5 Samuel R. Ed wards, Jr., and Sp4 Wilbur L. Howell, Jr., Woody Hayes ac companied at the organ the sing ing of the National Anthem, led by Alexis Parker. York told the audience that the exercises were held at the I- 85 center because work had not been completed on 1-95 . This, he said, relieved the C&D of an embarassing choice. A number of state concerns provided light refreshments for the crowd which sweltered in 90*degree temperature for the outdoor ceremony. The North Carolina Peanut Growers Asso ciation of Rocky Mount provid ed small packs of the Pepsi-Cola . . nlshed drinks. Materials for the uniforms of the 1 gives by]
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