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arret! .x<>.*?, ? ?* .? ? 'OLUME 72 Subscription: $3.00 A Year; $4.00 Out Of State, 10$ Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1968 NUMBER 37 Scene At Fair Scene at last year's 4-H Poultry Show and Sale at Warren Fair Grounds. Another one of these popular shows and sale will be held at the Warren County Fair on Friday afternoon, Sept. 20. Warren County Agri. Fair To Open Monday The Warren County Fair will open on Monday, Sept. 16, and run for one full week, W. K. Lanier, publicity chairman for the Fair committee, announced yesterday. The Helm an's Big H Shows will be on the midway with all the latest rides, Lanier said. Poultry Show A highlight of the Fair will be the 4-H Poultry Show and Sale which will be held on Friday, Sept. 20, at the Fair ground livestock barn. This., show will begin at 4 p. m. and the sale will follow the show^ at 4:30 p. m. Sears Roebuck and Company sponsors of this 4-H Poultry Chain and will furnish prizes for the show. The pullets at the sale will be sold to the high est bidder and this money will be used for the 1969 4-H Poul try Chain in Warren County. Jim D. Hemmings, asso ciate Agricultural Agent, said yesterday that the pullets will be sold in coops of 12, each of which coops will be select ed from a flock of 100 birds. Nine or ten coops will be sold at this sale. Persons Interested in some real top-notch pullets, many of which have already started to lay, Hemmings said, are ask ed to come by the Warren County Fairgrounds and buy these pullets from these deserving 4-H youngsters. He said they will appreciate it and buyers will obtain some very fine laying hens for the future. Lanier said that members of the Warrenton Lions Club, which sponsors the Fair, promise the public to bring them the best in midway at tractions and exhibits. Aiding in the display of exhibits this year will be the new exhibit hall. He said the Lions are very proud of this new building. The new, modern building, Lanier said, has a banquet room which will take care of 150 persons or more. The banquet room, when fully completed, will be air-conditioned and heated, and will have a modern kitchen. When completed, he added, this room will be avail able to the public for wedding receptions, parties and other events. A rental fee will be set up by the fair officials and a special committee will be nam Sept. 16 Is Deadline For Returning Ballots The deadline for returning ballot s In the ASCS community elections is Monday, Sept. 16, Walter Smiley, chairman, ASCS County Committee, announced yesterday. The return of ballots to the ASCS county office before the expiration date Is a very im portant part of the election process for community com mitteemen, he said. Smiley pointed out that two envelopes have been mailed with the ballots sent to all eligible voters of record In the county office. One envelope is plain, and the other has a statement printed on the back which the farmer needs to sign. A witness mark will also qualify as a sig nature. Smiley cautioned farmers to be sure to sign this statement on the outside envelope. "B it Is not signed," he said, "the ballot will not be considered as a vote." The ballot should be mark ed and sealed inside the plain envelope; voters are cautioned not to enclose any other mater ial, Smiley said. He said that voters should not write on the plain envelope as this assures the secrecy of the vote. The plain envelope should then be put Inside the enve lope with the statement on the back, Smiley continued. This statement is a certification that the ballot was marked by the farmer personally without undue influence by any person. The envelope should then be mailed or otherwise delivtred to the ASCS county office. ed to handle the rental of the banquet hall. The Warren County Fair As sociation will hold open house on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 15, In order ih^t the public may Inspect the new building and the' food service booth. Lanier said that this booth will serve the best In food, ice cream and cold drunks during Fair Week. He said that the Fair would also have special favors for all the kids. Mercury Lights To Be Installed Here ? The Board of Commission ers of the Town of Warrentcn unanimously approved the In stallation of mercury vapor street lights In the business section of the town at the regular meeting on Monday night. This modern type street lighting will provide over twice the amount of street lighting now in effect In the town's busi ness section, it was staled dur ing the discussion preceedlng a motion to have the lights in stalled. The motion was made by Commissioner Wiley Cole man and seconded by Commis sioner Durwood Johnson. Town Manager J. Ed Rooker said yesterday that the new lights will be installed as soon as the CarollnaPower and Light Company Is able to do so. The Town manager read to the board a request signed by 29 residents of Bute Street Exten sion outside the town limits for extension for water and sewer lines to the area. The request was taken under consideration for study as to method of fi nancing. The annual audit of Phillips and Harris, Certified Public Accountants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, was pre sented and accepted. The board approved award ing the contract for auditing the town records and accounts for the fiscal year July 1, 1968, to June 30, 1969, to Phillips and Harris, Certified Public Accountants, Henderson, at a cost of $350. The manager read to the board a letter signed by Walk er P. BurweU, Fire Chief, Mc Carroll Alston, Deputy Chief and Mrs. Annie Mae Alston, President <sf the Ladles Auxi liary, thanking the Board for its cooperation and support in connection with the 100 year anniversary celebration of the Warrenton Volunteer Fire De partment. The Board authorized sale of a 1958 Chevrolet Plck-Up truck formerly used In the Water Department. Sale is to be effected on the basis of sealed bids which will be opened at the Board's regular monthly meet ing on Monday, October 14. J. E. Rooker, Jr., Town Man ager was authorized to Invest an amount not exceeding $7500.00 of bond tax funds in a 5% interest bearing certificate of deposit. On motion of Commissioner Coleman seconded by Commis sioner Wood the application of Boldie Edward Davis for per mit to drive a taxlcab was ap proved and permit ordered is sued. No Major Problems In Report Of Grand Jury No major problems In the operation of the county were noted In the Grand Jury's report to Judge Leo Carr, presiding _ P"ifl _. !????? Willi am H. Bonder, Chairman of the Warren Soil and Water Conservation Dlatrlet, IS i presenting a check to L. B. Hardage, Extension chairman tor Warren County. This money will be used to create more interest In theaoll conservation projects among the youth at the eounty These Include soil and water conservation, wildlife and forestry. Other members of the Board are A. S. Bute. V. B. Boyd, mmmr Harris and W. 8. Smiley. The Extension Service wishes to thank the Soil Conservation Dtstrlot Supervisors tor their interest in the youth of Warren County, Bender said. ' * ;V\ ?> :: ? t -? jkp*-y; ? v.,-. A-?* ' ?/?*? Vw'/ l-V'' over the criminal term of court last week. The jury found that the in terior of the court house has not been painted as recommend ed in the May report of the Grand Jury and recommended that the painting should Include the men's restroom in the base ment. All offices in the court house were found in good con dition. The Jury found that Its May recommendation that the ex terior of the jail be painted had not been complied with. Otherwise, the committee visit ing the Jail found eight inmates, the jail neat, clean and well kept, and the grounds clean and neat. The entire premises Is In good order with the exception of inside storage rooms which needs painting and a fan and hood needs to be Installed in the kit chen. The committee visiting the Warren County Department at Corrections reported 54 in mates, including 41 on work re lease. The facilities were dean, neat, orderly and well kept. NO recommendations were made. Hi otter courty Warren County Schools To Open Next Monday Citizens Committee Calls For Boycott Of Stores, Warehouses The Warren County Citizens Committee on Monday night called a boycott of Warrenton stores and the Warrenton To bacco Market until "such time as the Warren County school shall open." The action of the commit tee followed a meeting of the SHEARIN Shearin Sworn In As Officer Of Bar During Court Term Ronald Vance Shearln, War renton native and son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy V. Shearln, was sworn In as an attorney and official ly admitted to the practice of law In the State of North Caro lina on Thursday, Sept. 5, before Hon. Leo Carr, Judge of Super ior Court. Shearln was intro duced to the Court by Hon. Charles M. White, III, Assist ant Solicitor. Shearln received all of his formal education at John Gra ham School and at Duke Uni versity. Upon graduation from John Graham in 1961, Shearln was awarded a Proctor & Gam ble Scholarship, afull four-year scholarship awarded by the Proctor & Gamble Corporation to one member of each enter ing class at Duke University. Shearin received an A. B. Honors Degree from Duke in 1965. He majored in history and wrote his senior honors thesis on "The Westminster Parliamentary Elections of 1806-07." Shearin was also a scholar ship recipient for study at the Duke University School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor Degree in June, 1968. At the Law School, Shearln served on the editorial staff of the legal quarterly "Law and Contemporary Problems," as a member of the Duke Bar Association and as president of the Duke International Law Society. He served as Southern Regional Administrator for the Philip C. Jessup Moot Court (See SHEARIN, page 4) Board of Education on Monday night when the board adjourn ed after announcing that the schools would open next Mon day morning, and denying a large Negro group of school patrons a hearing on grievan ces. Following the announcement Meetings Held By Citizens Following the announcement that the opening of schools in Warren County had been post poned indefinitely, public meet ings were held at Warrenton by citizens of the county of both races. Last Thursday night a group oi school patrons met at the Episcopal Parish House to dis cuss the school situation and the possibility of reopening the schools. Finding the parish house too small to accommodate the crowd, those In charge mov ed the meeting to Blalock's Funeral Hortie. With Charles Johnson serving as moderator, the group dis cussed the plight facing the county with a threat of no schools in general and the pos sibility of establishing a pri vate school in Warren County by the beginning of the 1969 70 school year when full in tegration of the schools has been ordered. This discussion rfsuited In the appointment of a committee to discuss the possibility and the feasibility of establishing a private school here. Named to this committee were three Warrenton attorneys, Charles Johnson, Charles White and Jules Banzet and two represen tatives from each township in the county. Johnson was named chairman of the committee. Mrs. Emma Greer was chosen as secretary. No time was set for a report of this committee and it is not anticipated that any effort will be made to open this private school duringthe present school year. A mass meeting of colored citizens was held here In the Warrenton Colored Baptist Church by the Citizens Commit tee with Ernest Turner, NAACP president, presiding. Members of the Board of Education, Supt. J. R, Peeler, and Mayor W. A. Miles, as well as the press, had been invited to attend the meeting, but no white persons were present. In Its notice, notifying the board of education members and superintendent of schools of the meeting, the Citizens Committee stated: "Many citi zens who were not previously concerned became outraged after reading the article in our (See MEETINGS, page 4) of the assignment of teachers and pupils and the date for the school opening, in the presence of a large group of Negro pa trons, the board adjourned with out giving this group a chance to be heard. When Mrs. Eva Clayton, spokesman for the group, rose and asked to be heard, Frank Banzet, attorney for the board, ruled that for the patrons to speak would put the school board in contempt of court as they were parties to i. .suit which resulted in Judge Butler orders for the schools to open under orders that he had laid down. Banzet said that he had noti fied T. T. Clayton, attorney for the patrons in the suit, that only an attorney could speak for this group. Mrs. Clayton said that the group w .s not appearing as par ties to any suit but as patrons interested in the school who wanted to state their grievan ces, and promised to be brief. Banzet held that the group had made themselves parties to the suit and that for them to be heard might put the board in contempt of court and advised the board not to permit Mrs. Clayton to speak. Following the meeting, the Citizens Committee adjourned to Greenwood Church where a boycott of Warrenton stores and warehouses was ordered. E. A. Turner, chairman of the Citizens Committee, said yesterday that the group was very much Incensed that Mrs. Clayton was not allowed to be heard, questioned the good faith of the board and express ed some doubt that the schools would open on Monday. Bureau Membership Drive Is Under Way The Warren County Farm Bureau's annual membership campaign Is now underway, Dennis Harris, president, an nounced yesterday. The goal for the drive is 525 families, an increase of 55 over the present membership, he said. In announcing the 1968 cam paign, Harris emphasized that farmers, now more than ever, need to band together in order to demonstrate a solid front. "The proportion of farmers to the total of the American pop ulation is getting smaller by the day," Harris said. "We will have to find solutions to our problems by worklngtogether." VISIT SISTER Mrs. W. A. Benson, accom panied by her sister, Mrs. C. S. Newell of Palmer Springs, Va., and Mrs. K. A. Strickland of Norfolk, Va., spent several days last week with their sister, Mrs. W. L. Martin, who Is 111 at Rockingham. Enough Teachers Volunteer Warren County Schools will open for the 1968-69 school term on Monday morning, Sept. 16, which will be registration day when the schools are sche duled to run only a half day. Tuesday will be thefirst reg ular day of school and the cafeterias will be open. Teachers will report for work on Thursday morning, Sept. 12, when a county-wide teachers meeting will be held at John Graham High School at 9 a. m. This was decided at a regular meeting of the Board of Educa tion on Monday night, which was attended by a large group of Negro patrons. After the board had been called to order by Chairman Eugene Davis, Supt. Peeler told the board members that he had informed the members that he would call a meeting as soon as necessary white teachers had volunteered to teach In predom inantly Negro schools, and that on Sunday he had received a sufficient number of volun teers. Following the assurance of the teachers, he said, he had called for the board to meet. Peeler then read a list of those teachers who had volun teered and the schools to which they had been assigned and transfer of students, as well as a number of other teacher assignments necessary due to transfer of certain whlteteach ers. He said that some 75 Negro teachers had volunteered to teach In predominantly white schools. Following the reading of the assignment, the board mem bers voted that the teachers should report for work on Thursday; that the schools should open for registration next Monday and that the first regular meeting of the school should be held on next Tuesday. Voting against the motion to Dpen the schools was Robert Supton who asked that his vote igainst the motion be recorded. Following the motion to open the schools, the board voted to idjourn. Mrs. Eva Clayton, spokes man for the group of Negro :ltlzens, asked to be heard. Frank Banzet, attorney for :he board of education, told Mrs. Clayton that since the group was responsible as par icipations In the suit that re sulted In Judge Butler's or Jer to integrate the schools, :hat only an attorney for the group could legally speak, and hat to allow her to speak night put the board In contempt it court. Mrs. Clayton said that the rroig) was not present as liti gants but as patrons ln erested In the operation at the ichools who wanted to preeent heir grievances. She was over tiled and the board adjourned. Supt. Peeler said yesterday hat while school officials isually welcomed visitations to he schools, that it is requested :hat no parents visit the schools >n Monday due to the reorgani sations! problems encountered his year. He said an exception would be parents taking first grade students to ecbMU. When the schools open next Monday morning, it is expect ?d that two white teachers will to in every formerly negro of Uto county. Dim to a list of tot!
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