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"iwsptper #nd TX*>T9*~ clwing Ths tandsrd Printing Oo. Ino. P. 0. 80S 1736, Louisville l,Ky ? hh 4~2? 1 y f ? -ft* VOLUME 72 Subscription: $3.00&Year; $4.00 Out Of State, 10* Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1968 NUMBER 34 "Miss Warren County of 1968," Miss Deborah Joyner, Is being crowned by "Miss Warren County of 1967", Miss Gayle Harmon, at the annual Jaycee Pageant at John Graham School auditorium last Friday night. At right picture "Miss Warren County of 1968" Is shown as she walks the ramp as the new Jaycee Queen. Miss Joyner Chosen 'Miss Warren County' Miss Deborah Kay Joyner was crowned "Miss Warren Coun ty of 1968" at the annual Jaycee Warren County Pageant held at the John Graham High School auditorium on last Fri day night. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John A. joyner, Miss Joyner scored high in swimsuit, tal ent and evening gown. The brown haired, blue - gray eyed young beauty Is 18 years old and attended John Graham High School. First runner-up was Miss Angela Mae Robinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Robin son of Route 1, Man son. The second runner - up was Miss Linda Faye Norwood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willie L. Nor wood of Areola. The contestants chose as "Miss Congeniality" Miss Vallle Anna Catherine Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Clark of Vaughan. Runner-up trophies were presented by Roy Pat Robert son, pageant chairman, a Miss Joyner was crowned by Miss Gayle Harmon, "Miss Warren County of 1?67." Ray Wilkerson of WRAL TV Raleigh, served as master of ceremonies. He was presented by Franklin D. Daniel, Jaycee president. As the "pealng program Miss April Andrews, Miss Meredith Bullock and Miss Alice Marie Mustlan, dressed In spece ship costumes, In keeping with the stage background, presented a dance to the theme song at "Mission Baposaibte." Following the evening gown ?f the competition, contestants I presented. followed, ? of 1M7" also gate her talent of 1967, a pantomime. . 11* first pert of thex ended With the Kllgore, Miss Faye Milliard, and Paul Whitley, guitarist, singing a number of folk songs. Miss Angela Mae Robinson, Miss Deborah Kay Joyner and Miss Linda Faye Norwoo<l_were presented as the three finalists and each answered a question propounded by the master of ceremonies. Miss Gayle Harmon, "Miss Warren County of 1967," ap peared before the microphone to tail of her lnpresslons as "Miss Warren County" and to thank the many persons who had added much to her happiness In becoming "Miss Warren Cowty." She then walked onto the ramp to mark the end of her reign, with the exception of her final official act of crownlngher successor. In mounting tension, Wilker son announced that Miss Nor wood was the second runner-up and that Miss Angela Mae Rob inson was the first runner up. Roy Pat Robertson present ed trophies to these two young ladles. Miss Deborah Kay Joyner was crowned "Miss Warren County of 1968" by Miss Gayle Harmon, retiring "lilss War ren Ooomtyot 19*7." Following her crowning, Miss Joyner took her walk as the new "Miss warren County" over a ramp iHmtll into the auditorium, and tbe "Miss Warren County of 1968" was over. Foynar will represent Warren County in the Jaycee state pageant to be bald in June, 1969. The night was hot and the wdttoriwa was filled In what Ray Pa* Robertson described ?ors Old King of OakvQle aa organist tar the per Notice The annual Tobacco Edition of The Warren Record will go to press on next Thursday, August 29. m order that we may reach our regular publica tion date on time all adrts. must be in this office by next Tuesday before 11 noon, earlier If at all possible. Advertisers wanting to re serve space in this edition are asked to call 7-3341 as promptly as possible The co operation at all advertisers and those with news Items Is asked. Please get copy in Just as early as possible ss we are already Defendant Found Not Guilty Of 4 Charg es A defendant In Warren Coun ty Recorder's Court, charged with three countsof vlolatlngthe prohibition laws and one count of carrying a concealed weapon was found not guilty on each count. Hllllard Thomas Fltts was charged with possession of non taxpald whiskey for purpose of sale, with possession of non taxpaid whiskey, with trans porting non-taxpaid whiskey, and with carrying a concealed weapon. The court said he was not guilty in each case. Ernest Ivory Lee was found guilty of possession of non taxpaid whiskey, possession of non-taxpaid whiskey for pur pose of sale, with transport ing non-taxpaid whiskey and with carrying a concealed wea pon. He was found guilty on all counts. He was sentenced to the roads for four months on the concealed weapon charge and noted an appeal to Superior Court. He was also sentenced to the roads for three months on the possession charge, six months on the possession for Hawkins High School To Open On Aug. 30 Hawkins High School will open Aug. 30 for the 1968-69 school term, L. B. Henderson, princi pal, announced yesterday. He said that this day Is for pupil registration and all pupils are urged to be present. All students who will be en tering the Hawkins school fpr the first time and who u^ve no' registered should do so on op?i\ ing day, Henderson said. Th > school office will be open *:om 8:30 a. m. until 5:30 it. ro. each day. Lunch will not be served on registration day, Aug. 30. Students will be dismissed around 12:30. Henderson announced that the following teachers will be com ing to Hawkins for the first time: Miss Carrie C. Hendrlck, Business Education; Mrs. Dorothy Brown, Reading and Special Education; Rudolph W. Turner, Health and Physical Education; Mrs. Emily J. Mc Kinnon, 7th Grade; Sterling Mc Nall, Social Studies; Miss Fan nie L. Tharrlngton, High School Mathematics. South Warren School To Open Aug. 30 South Warren School will hold pupil registration on Fri day, Aug. 30, at 8:30 a. m., Otis H. A. Hawkins, principal, announced yesterday. Hawkins said that Tuesday Sept. 3, will be the opening date of school and pupil attend ance would be recorded on this day as well as the instruc tional procedure on a full-time basis. sale charge, and six months on the transporatlon charge. The defendant noted an appeal In all three cases and appearance bond was set at $250. Joe Williams Stalllngs, Jr., was ordered to pay a $25 fine and court costs when he pled guilty to a charge of operat ing a motor vehicle with an expired operator's license. Charles Perry Daniels, who pled guilty to a charge of reck less driving, was ordered to pay a $25 fine and court costs. Walter Williams, jr., pied guilty to having no operator's license. He was ordered to pay a $25 fine and court costs. Emmanuel Cheek pled guilty to speeding 68 miles per hour In a 55 mph zone and was taxed with a $5 fine and or. er ed to pay court costs. Blair Boyd Helsley was or dered to pay court costs when he pled guilty to speeding 75 miles per hour In a 65 mph zone. James Robert Whitaker and Willie Lee Duncan were order ed to pay court costs when each pled guilty to speeding 75 miles per hour in a 65 mph zone. Mary Roberta Walter was ordered to pay court costs when she pled guilty to speeding 77 miles per hour In a 65 mph zone. Len Henderson was ordered to pay court costs when he pled guilty to speeding 50 miles per hour in a 35 mph zone. Robert Edward Neal, jr., pled guilty to speeding 67 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone. He was ordered to pay court costs, iklln Shou Chen was or y court costs when y to having no valid N. C. or's license. Gee ouston Golden, Jr., Pled g- , to speeding 75 miles per hour in a 60 mph zone. He was ordered to pay a $15 fine and court costs. Earl J. Tew was also order ed to pay a $15 fine and court costs when he pled guilty to speeding 71 miles per hour in a 60 mph zone. Woodrow Wilson Bolton pled guilty to having no operator's license. He was ordered to pay a $25 fine and court costs. Bertie Delols Hymon, who pled guilty to exceeding a safe but not stated speed, was taxed with court costs. Grace Ellen Mitchell pled guilty to speeding 88 miles per hour in a 65 mph zone. She was ordered to pay a $50 fine and court costs. Naomi Smith was charged with giving a bad check. The defendant, through counsel, moved to dismiss for improper venue, the check having been Issued in Halifax County. The motion was allowed and the case was dismissed. Wesley Harris, charged with reckless driving, was found not guilty. William Thomas Dlckerson, charged with reckless driving and having no operator's (See COURT, page 6) Warrenton Firemen Are Praised At Convention Four Warren ton Firemen and the Warrenton Company were praised by Warrenton Fire Chief Walker P. Burwell at a recent convention of North Carolina Firemen In Raleigh. The Slat annual conference of the North Carolina Associa tion of Fire Chiefs, August 18 13, and the Slat annual confer ence of North Carolina state Firemen's Association, Aug. 14-19, were held at theShaara ton Sir Walter Hotel. Attending these conferences from the Warrenton Fire Department were Walker P. Burwell, Jlmmle Roberts, Leon Cheek, Alfred Davis, Archie King and McCarroU Alston. Cheek, Davis, King ma Als ton ware Introduced to the State Association by Chief Bur weU with the following re market "I wish to thank yon tor the privilege of taktac V P*rt at tune to Cam a pleasure to work with these dedicated men who have given of their time and talents, with sometimes risk of their lives, to save property and lives of their fellowman without refard to creed or' color, poverty or riches. They are a dedicated group of men who have served honorably. I know of nothing that any of them should be ashamed of, and many things they should be proud of. "Incidentally, In the past five years the men of this depart ment have put in more than 4,000 man hours of supervised training. "Deputy Chief McCarroU Alston, his father and grand father have accumulated over 100 year* In combined services. "We are small, poor but ex tremely and Justly proud. Again may I say I thank all at you." After the introduction, a film of the recent 100th anniversary celebration of the Ladies of the WuTeoton Fire Full Buyer Representation Warrenton Tobacco Market Opens Sept. 3 The Board of Governors of the North Carolina Middle Belt Warehouse Association has unanimously agreed to change the openlngof flue-cured tobacco sales to Sept. 3. Advancing the date from Aug. 26, as asked by the Industry wide Flue-cured Tobacco Mar keting Committee, was ap proved at a meeting In Durham on last Friday. John Watkins, Jr., president of the association, said that this would assure tobacco growers in the Middle Belt of full buy ing representation. He also said a Sept. 3 opening would help alleviate later congestion and provide better prices for grow ers. At the same time agreement was reached on Monday, Aug. 26, as the opening date for all markets in eastern North Caro lina. The Coastal Plains Ware house Association, a group formed last spring, had pre viously accepted the Aug. 26 date, but the larger Eastern Carolina Warehouse Associa tion had held out for Aug. 22. At a meeting Friday at Greenville, however, the East ern Association accepted Aug. 26 to make the opening date uniform for the area. Also, warehousemen of the North Carolina-Virginia Old Belt voted at a meeting in South Boston to begin sea son sales on a limited basis on Sept. 3, and regular full sales to begin Sept. 17. Thomas F. DeJarnette, president ofthe Old Belt Warehouse Associa tion, announced the dates after a poll of members of the as sociation's board of governors. The dates had been recom mended by the Tobacco Market ing Committee at a meeting in Raleigh on Aug. 9. DeJarnette said buying com panies have agreed to furnish nine sets of buyers for the early sales. Normally the Old Belt operates with 26 sets of buyers. Georgia-Florida Belt sales and those on the South Caro lina and Border North Caro lina Belt began July 31. In the first two weeks of auctions In these areas deliveries to the Stabilization Corporation, which supplies price supports, have been much larger than In the corresponding period of the 1967 season. Coach Pleased With Progress Of Jackets John Graham High School Yellow Jackets have weight and speed but lack depth, Harvey Brooks, new John Graham coach, told members of the Warrenton Boosters Club Tuesday night. The Boosters were meet ing on the terrace of the Coun try Club for a kick-off of sales of Booster tickets and Coach Brooks, a special guest, spoke briefly about his impressions of the team. Mac Hilllard, president, pre sided over the meeting. Beverly White was In charge of the bar becue and brunswick stew dutch supper, and Mayor W. A. Miles asked the blessing. FoUowlng the supper tickets were hand ed out to a number of mem bers for purpose of sale. Principal Fred Bartholomew told the group that he had been very much impressed by Coach Brooks and feels that the school made an excellent choice. Coach Brooks said that he Is well pleased with the progress the Jackets have made In prac tice so far. He said the boys have shown fine cooperation and have evidenced a great deal of desire and determination. While only four senior s are on the team, juniors, sopho mores and freshmen are giving a good account of themselves. Brooks said that he did not have depth at all positions and that some of the boys would have to go both ways. John Graham will play its first game of the season on Sept. 6 at home in a non conference game with Park View High School of South Hill, Va. Brooks pointed out that this is a 3-A school with a fine record and that it should af ford the Jackets some of its strongest opposition of the sea son. He said the Jackets have expressed confidence that they will win it. The next Friday night the Jackets face another strong foe when they Journey to Weldon for the first confer ence game. Other games scheduled are: William R. Davie, here, on Sept. 20; Loulsburg, here, on Sept. 27; At Enfield, an Oct. 4; at Norlina on Oct. 11; at Zebulon on Oct. 18; Gaston here on Oct. 25; at Murfreesboro on Nov. 1; and Littleton, here, on Nov. 8. Man Held Under $1,000 Bond In Wife Shooting Officers Continue Investigation Of Han Found Dead The State Highway Patrol and Warren County Coroner Bobby Blaylock are still In vestigating the cause of death of a Negro man who was found lying dead In a highway lead ing off Route 401 at Alton early Sunday morning. Highway Patrolman Wallace Brown and Coroner Blaylock were called to the scene at about 2:30 a. m. Sunday where they found the body of Charlie Kearney, 36, lying in the road. His body was badly bruised. Whether or not Kearney was killed by a hit and run driver has not yet been definitely de termined. Kearney was the son of Mrs. Annie Mae Carter of Afton. He is survived by his mother and father, four brothers and three sisters. Estimated 80 Acres Of Tobacco Damaged By Hail On Monday Approximately 80 acres of to bacco were damaged by hall In the Warren Plain* vicinity late Monday afternoon, L, B. Hardage, county extension chairman, estimated yester day. He said tiut he estimated damage ranted from 5 per cent to 25 percent. Hardage said that the damage [ was ta bo way comparable to hall damage suffered la storm of Aug. 3 in the Paschall vicinity, when damage was at |?0,000. He said most of the growers had on their tobacco. Among farmers raftering low were Billy CoUtee, J, p. 8uSTm.WP, and M. C. Hicks. Sammy Alston, about 36, of Warrenton Is being held In Warren County Jail under $1,000 bond, charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Alston Is charged with shoot ing his wife at their home here with a shotgun around 7 p. m. Saturday. The shots landed In her posterior. Sheriff Clarence Davis said that Alston carried his wife to Maria Parham Hospital In Henderson following the shooting. She was found to be painfully but not critically wounded and surgery was nec essary. Alston was already under bond for his appearance at Warren County Superior Court following his conviction In Re corder's Court on a charge of assault. Davis said his con viction was the result of his having broken his wife's James W. Hwvey, Sr. Dies At Littleton James Walter Harvey, 92, died at his residence on Roa noke Avenue in Littleton late Tuesday afternoon. He had been In declining health for some time. He was a member of the Lit tleton Baptist Church. Before retirement be was a merchant in Littleton, former Town of ficer , a Justice and served as County Commissioner for Hall fax Cowty. services will be con ducted today (Thursday) from the Littleton Church at 3:00 p. m. by the pastor Rev. E. W. Mangum, Jr., Md Inter ment win follow to Sons St mu Cemetery. x Mr. Harvey to survived by Ms wife, Appropriation Of $411,521 Announced For Poverty Program An appropriation in the amount of $41 1,521 has been made to Franklin-Vance-War ren Opportunity, Inc., it was an nounced this week from the of fice of Gov. Dan K. Moore. The purpose of the appro priation is to finance compon ent projects developed and ad ministered for the alleviation of poverty. These components are conduct and administration, Neighborhood Centers, and a full year Head Start program. To be served by the pro jects are low-Income residents of Franklin, Vance and Warren Counties. R. E. Southerland Dies At Henderson Funeral services for Robert Edgar Southerland, 73, of near Henderson were conducted Wednesday at 11 a. at at the first Methodist i Henderson by the 'Wf. Der mont J. Raid, pastor. Burial was In Elm wood Cemetery In Henderson. Mr. Southerland, a well known farmer of Vance County, died Monday afternoon at Maria Par ham Hospital In Henderson. For maty years ha had operat ed Soutfcerland's Mill in ad dition to famine. A native of Vaace County and tka son of the lata Robert H. and Virginia Williams sontterland, Mr. d waa born June 14, are hi* wife, MMb< ; abro al k sister, Mrs. Hubert *.