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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, OCTOBER 31, 1968 NUMBER 44
Spooks
Spooks and goblins are expected to walk tonight, Halloween, but the Halloween spirit has been
evident at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Stegall in Norlina for several days as is evidenced
by the above scene taken last week
Whiskey Leads Defendants Into Court
Four cases of drunk driving
and two cases of publiodwink-~
enness were tried in Warren
County Recorder's Court last
Friday, along with one case of
assault with a deadly weapon
and several other cases of vio
lation of traffic laws.
George Burnett was order
ed to pay a $100 fine and court
costs when he pl6d guilty to a
charge of drunk driving.
David James Simpson pled
guilty to charges of drunk
driving andhavlngnooperator's
license, and was assigned to the
roads for 60 days. The sentence
was suspended for two years
provided the defendant does not
operate a motor vehicle upon
the public highways of North
Carolina for one year and pays
a fine of $125 and court costs.
?HenryCtemerir Sfrearin^was
ordered to pay a $100 fine and
court costs when he was found
guilty of a charge of drunk
driving. The defendant gave
notice of appeal and appearance
bond was set at $150.
Phil N. Radford, charged with
drunk driving and driving after
his license Was revoked, was
found guilty of driving after his
license was revoked and was
ordered to pay a $200 fine and
court costs. The defendant gave
notice of appeal to Superior
Court and appearance lond was
set at $150.
Williard Russell pled guilty to
a third offense of public drunk
enness. The judgment of the
court was that che defendant be
Burwell Funeral Held At
Methodist Church Sunday
Funeral services for Walker
Pettyjohn Burwell, 55, Warren
ton warehouseman and Chief of
the Warrenton Fire Department
for some 25 years, were con
ducted from Wesley Memorial
Methodist church on Sunday
at 4 p. m. by the pastor, the
Rev. Ted Wilson, and a former
pastor, the Rev. L. C. Vereen
of Raleigh. Burial was In Fair
view Cemetery.
Mr. Burwell was fatally in
jured near Louisburg last
Friday night when a fertilizer
truck he was driving en route to
Warrenton overturned. He was
alone at the time and the cause
of the accident has not been
determined.
McCarroll Alston, Archie
King, Lee Cheek, Cleveland An
derson, Walter Bonds and Rob
ert Coleman, members of the
Warrenton Colored Volunteer
Fire Department, served as
active pallbearers. Members of
both the , Warrenton Fire
Department and the Warrenton
Rural Volunteer Fire De
partment and members of the
Warrenton Tobacco Board of
Trade were honorary pallbear
ers. Members of the Warrenton
Colored Volunteer Fire Depart
ment's Auxiliary and represen
tatives from tobacco markets of
surrounding counties attended
the funeral.
Mr. Burwell had requested
that members of the Warrenton
Fire Department serve as his
pallbearers and the family re
quested that friends send do
nations to the Warrenton Fire
Department Instead of sending
flowers.
The son of Mrs.* Henrietta
Pettyjohn Burwell and tbe late
John C. Burwell of Warrenton,
Mf. Burwell was born aft War
renton on May 14, 1*13. Hewas
educated at John Graham High
Softool, Woodbetry Forest and
i University.
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BURWELL
He had operated Boyd's
Warehouse here for around 25
years and had been Chief of the
Warrenton Colored Volunteer
Fire Department for about the
same period of time. As Fire
Chief he was usually Interested
in the training of the firemen
and arranged for the members
to attend several training
schools during recent years.
He was also diligent in see
ing that the local fire company
was well equipped. Mr. Burwell
was also instrumental in organ
izing the Warrenton Rural Fire
Department and was a member
of this company at the time of
his death.
Bt was a member of Wesley
Memorial Methodist Church, a
former member of the Board
of Stewards, and a member of
the choir for a long period of
time. He was also a member
of Johnston-Caswell Memorial
Lodge, AFtAM, of Warrenton.
For a number of years he ser
ved as a member of the board
of town commissioners. 'J;: \ .j
Surviving arehis widow, Mrs.
Sue Garden Burwell; a son,
William Henry Burwell of Cali
fornia, and a daughter, Miss
Kitty Burwell, Of Greensboro.
committed to the custodv^of-the
Commissioner of Corrections
for not less than 30 days and
not more than six months.
George Williams pled guil
to a second offense of pub
lic drunkenness. The judg
ment of the court was that
the defendant be committed
to the custody of the Commis
sioner of Corrections for not
less than 30 days nor more than
six months. The sentence was
suspended for two years provid
ed the defendant refrains
absolutely from the use of in
toxicating beverages for two
years and pays court costs.
Henry Lee Hargrove was
sentenced to the roads for six
months when he was found guil
ty of an assault with a deadly
weapon. The sentence was sus
pended for a term of two years
provided the defendant does
not violate any of the criminal
laws of the State for two years,
that he not indulge In the use of
intoxicating beverage in any
quantity for two years, that he
remains gainfully employed,
that he not go on the premises
of Richard, Hargrove, Sr., or
Richard Hargrove, Jr., for
two years and pays court costs.
UNICEF Canvass
One hundred sixty-four dol
lars and forty-nine cents was
contributed to youth groups of
the Warrenton Baptist and
Methodist Churches at a
UNICEF Trick or Treat canvass
here on Sunday night.
Mrs. Scott Gardner, In an
nouncing the results of the
canvass, said that the groups
wish to thank the people of
Warrenton for their generous
donations which will be used for
underprivileged children over
the world.
-?Johit tree- Jones pled guilty -
to having no operator's license,
no valid inspection sticker and
no muffler. He was ordered
to pay a $25 fine and court
costs.
Vincent Turner was ordered
to pay a $25 fine and court
costs when he pled guilty to a
charge of reckless driving.
Eddie Lee Alston pled guil
ty to having no operator's li
cense and was ordered to pay
a $25 fine and court costs.
Donald Patrick Ungar, who
pled guilty to a charge of reck
(See COURT, page 10)
World Community Day
To Be Observed Here
World Community Day will be
observed at the Warrenton
Presbyterian Church on Nov. 1,
at 3 p. m. The theme will be
"New World A' Coming," a
service of prayer.
Mrs. J. Edward Rooker in
announcing the observance of
World Community Day, said the
offering will "enable us to bring
women from Latin America to
the United States to open new
understanding between us as we
are in our homes, in our
churches, in our community
life, as responsible citizens
and through training programs
In Haiti and Guatemala, and a
program aimed at raising the
level of community health
through nutrition education in
Mississippi through the Delta
ministry.
Gift Certificates of $3.00
Mrs. Rooker said, will be sent
to Church World Service by
those who desire to purchase in
hfs name his choice of (1)
a blanket, (2) five yards of fab
ric, or (3) non-fat dry milk.
TV Science Club For Boys
And Girls Scheduled
Warren County boys and girls
will bave an opportunity to learn
more about science via special
television pro grams beginning
Monday, January 20, on channel
4 and Saturday, January 25 on
channel 7.
A series of 10 programs
will be presented weekly over
television stations WUNC and
WITN, channels 4 and 7, ac
cording to G. W. Koonce, Agri
cultural Extension Agent.
Hie programs will be
cast each Monday at 5:30 p. m.
on channel 4 sod each Satur
day at 7:30 a- m. on channel 7.
The series, to be called the
4-H TV Science Club, will teach
boys and girls how to pre
serve animals and bow to make
a fire extinguisher, sundial,
plastic greenhouse and an air
car, plus many other exciting
Each show features a special
guest who is an expert In the
projects under discussion.
Koonce says boys and girls
enrolling for the series of
30-minute programs will be
given special manuals. The
manual offers suggested activi
ties and easy-to-do projects de
signed to help boys and girls
understand some at the basic
principles In science.
Boys and girls Interested
In Joining the 4-H TV Science
Club should contact their school
science teacher, 4-H adult lead
ers or the county extension
agents in Warrant on, Koonce
Mtri.
The 4-H TV Science dubs
In North Carolina are present
ed by the Agricultural Exten
sion Service at N. C. StateUnl
verstty and the educational
television L?
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Close Races Expected
Warren County Voters To
Cast Ballots On Nov. 5
Market To
Close On
Thursday
Tho Warrenton Tobacco Mar
ket will close its 1968 selling
season today (Thursday), Owen
Robertson, Jr., sales super
visor, announced yesterday.
The market had sold slightly
over 7,000,000 pounds at the
close of sales last Friday after
noon, and is expected to sell
around seven and a quarter mil
lion pounds when the market
closes today, Robertson said.
The average through last Fri
day was 64.66.
Although the market sales
are expected to be around 2,000
000 pounds less than the amount
sold last year due to a six
weeks drought, Robertson said
the market had enjoyed a suc
cessful season and that grow
ers seemed"To b e pleased"witK
the prices obtained.
Revival To Begin
At Norlina Baptist
Church On Sunday
Revival services will begin at
the Norlina Baptist Church on
Sunday at 11 a. m. and continue
through Sunday, Nov. 10 with
services each night at 7:30,
the Rev. W. C. Baughman, Jr.,
pastor, announced yesterday.
The Rev. William Curtis
Lamb, director of the Division
of Evangelism of the Baptist
State Convention, will be the
guest minister.
Mr. Lamb, 40, has served as
associate, division of evan
gelism director, five year
spiritual growth program, Bap
tist State Convention. Asapas
tor in the Gaston Baptist As
sociation, he served as vice
moderator, chairman of the fi
nance committee, member of
the associational council for
new churches and missions, di
rector of th e associational
Young Peoples Sunday School
work for five years, program
director of pastor's conference.
While a student at Southern
Baptist Seminary he was chosen
among five finalists in Eastern
North Carolina to be interview
ed for a Rotary International
Scholarship. (A medical student
was awarded the scholarship to
study abroad.) He served as a
member and a director of the
Cherryvllle Rotary Club.
At the invitation of Dr. Billy
Graham and Dr. Carl Henry,
Mr. Lamb attended the World
Congress on Evangelism In
West Berlin, Germany, dur
ing Oct. 26-Nov. 4, 1966, along
with 1,270 persons of all de
nominations from lOOnatlonsof
the world.
Married to the former
Mariam Smith of Lenoir,
Mr. Lamb is the father of
a 13-year-old son, James Ste
phen Lamb.
Julius Banzet Appointed
Chief Judge 9th District
Judge Julius E. Banzet of
Warrenton was appointed Chief
Judge of the Ninth District by
Chief Justice R. Hunt Parker
of the State Supreme Court last
Friday.
The ninth district embraces
the counties of Warrenton,
Franklin, Vance, Granville and
Person Counties.
An office in the courthouse,
formerly used by the Social
Security field men and by the
Federal Crop Insurance
agency, is being renovated for
the use of Judge Banzet.
The Chief Judge of each of
the 19 district courts has
to arrange schedules and
assign district. judges for
sessions of district courts.
Arrange or supervise the cal
endaring of matters of trial or
hearing.
Supervise Clerk of Superior
courfsr-in discharge" or "clerical"
funding of district courts.
Assign matters to magistrate
prescribing terms and places
at which magistrates will be
available for the performance
of their duties.
Make arrangements with
proper authorities for drawing
civil court jury panels and
determining which sessions of
district courts shall be civil
sessions.
Arrange for the reporting of
civil cases by court report
ers and appointing the re
porters.
Arrange sessions for special
cases, includingtraffic, domes
tic relations and other types of
cases, and assign district
judges to preside over these
sessions.
Promulgate a schedule of
traffic offenses for which
magistrates and Clerks of Court
Court House Offices To
Be Closed Election Day
The Warrenton Courthouse
offices will be closed on next
Tuesday, Nov. 5, due to the
General Election, Jim Hund
ley, Register of Deeds and
courthouse custodian, said yes
terday.
Hundley explained that the
courthouse downstairs hall
would be used in voting in the
West Warrenton Precinct, mak
ing it difficult for regular busi
ness of the courthouse offices
to be carried on.
Hundley also called attention
Burwell Retires From
Navy; To Live Here
Capt. and Mrs. George Allen
Burwell have purchased the
Palmer Scoggin home on the
corner of Fifth Avenue and
Bragg Street where they plan to
make their home.
Capt. Burwell has retired
from the United States Navy
after 27 years service. Mr?.
Burwell, a navy nurse for 20
years, has also retired. She
is the former Miss Jeanne Peel
of Winchester, Mass.
Capt. Burwell is the son at
Mrs. Henrietta Burwell and the
late J. C. Burwell of Warren
ton and the brothur of the late
Walker P. Burwell of Warren
ton.
He and Mrs. Burwell have
three children. They are Skip
per Burwell, 25, of the 0. S.
Navy, Jane, 22, a senior at the
Shenandoah Conservatory - ?f
Music at Winchester, Va., and
Kaft SI, who will graduate from
Duke Nursing School next June.
? Capt. Burwell says be plans
tqt obtain a law
tlce In North Carolina.
BANZET
may accept without appear
ances, waivers of trial, and
pleas of guilty, and establish a
schedule of fines.
Assign magistrates in an
emergency to temporary duty
outside the county of their resi
dence.
Designate another district
judge or acting chief district
judge to act due to absence or
disability of chief district judge.
All divorce eases, alimony
cases, child custody matters
taken away from the Superior
Courts will be handled by the
district courts.
A beginning schedule has ten
tatively determined that Judge
Banzet will hold December
court In Vance County and War
ren Courts will be held by Judge
Claude W. Allen of Granville
County.
Charles M. White, III, of War -
renton, present Recorder's
Court Solicitor, had previously
been appointed Ninth District
Court Prosecutor.
to several changes made in
county offices as the result of
the Federal Crop Insurance of
fice in the court house being
taken over as an office for
Judge Julius Banzet, chief judge
of District nine court.
The Crop Insurance office
has been moved upstairs to the
office formerly occupied by the
driver's license examiner. He
has moved his office to the Hen
dricks Bulldlngdirectlybackof
the court house where he may
be found each Tuesday and Wed
nesday.
The Social Security office,
which formerly shared the
office with the Federal Crop
Insurance, has also moved to the
Hendricks Building where a
representative will be found
each Monday.
Get Oil tad Vote
Rally To Be Held
A Gat Out and vote Rally,
sponsored by Voters Education
Project, will be held at Coley
Spring Baptist Church on Sun
day, Nov. 3, Mrs. John Haw
kins announced yesterday. All
registered persons are invited.
Barbecue will be served from
3:30 to 7 p. m., after which
John Edwards, director at N.
C. Voters Education, will be
tile guest speaker. Singers
from the different townships will
furnish music for the evening.
.POWDER PUFF GAME
A powder
will be
Nov. 2,
Warren County voters, some
3,000 strong, are expected to
go to the polls next Tuesday,
Nov. S, to cast their ballots tor
President, Governor, Con*
gressmen and Senators, county
and district officials, members
of the Legislature, and coun
ty officials, as well as two
amendments to the State Con
stitution.
The polls will open at 6:30
a. m. and close at 6:30 p. m.
For the first time since 1948
when Strom Thurmond ran on a
Dixiecrat Ticket, voters will
have a choice for three parties,
Democrat, Republican and
American. Only the President
and Vice President will be
voted for on the American Party
ballot.
Republican candidates are
Richard Nixon and Spiro T.
Agnew. The Democratic can
didates are Hubert H. Humph
rey and Edmund S. Muskie.
George Wallace heads the
American Partyticket with Gen.
Curtis LeMay as his running
mate. However, voters in North
Carolina will vote for S. Mar
vin Griffin as Wallace had not
candidate for the American
Party at the time the ballots
were printed. Presumably,
Griffin's votes will count for
LeMay; but this is a presump
tion only.
The two Constitutional ballots
are for or against Constitu
tional Amendment establishing
procedure for fixing compen
sation of members and officers
of General Assembly, and deny
ing benefit of any increase in
compensation to members of
Session which enacts if; and
for or against an amend
ment continuing present sys
tem of representation In the
General Assembly. This sys
tem Is a part of the law
and the voting will have no
effect upon It, and is wanted
as an expression of the people
on the Federal ruling.
Sam J. Ervin is the Demo
cratic candidate for United
States Senate and Robert
Vance Somers Is the Republi
can candidate. L. H. Fountain
Is the Democratic candidate for
2nd. District House of Repre
sentatives. He has no opposi
tion.
r lve candidates are running
for Township Constable on the
Democratic Ticket without op
position They are: Freddie T.
Robinson, Warrenton Township;
Jimmie G. Hudson, River
Township; Roy B. Clark, Jud
kins Township; William A. Pul
ley, Nutbush Township; Joe
Cobb, Smith Creek Township.
Count of the long ballots is
expected to be complicated by
many voterssplittingthetickets
and the count is expected to run
far into the night in many pre
cincts. However, registrars In
all precincts have been in
structed to count the Presi
dential ballot first and report
results to Paul Lancaster,
chairman of the Warren County
Board of Elections, immediate
ly following the count, tills is
to enable the press services
and TV and radio to carry these
returns.
Much interest has been shown
in the gubernatorial race be
tween Democrat Bob Scott and
Republican Jim Gardner, but
since the gubernatorial candi
dates are on the long ballot, it
may be late before these ballots
can be determined. How long
will depend on how many vot
ers split tickets, since where
tickets are split each <
will have to bet
are a total of 401
this ballot.
Voters