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VOLUME 73 Subscription: $3.00 A Year; $4.00 Out Of State, 10<f Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. THURSDAY. FF.RRUARV 27. 1Q6Q
Deed For Soul City Recorded; May Purchase More Land
Scouts Aid In
Warrenton's Girl Scout Troop participated in the planting of the first tree on the Warrenton
Rural Volunteer Fireman's firehouse grounds on Monday afternoon under the sponsorship of
the Junior Garden Club. This was the first of a planned landscape planting in a project sponsored
by civic clubs of Warrenton in memory of the late Walker P. Burwell. The Junior Garden Club
is sponsored by the Little Garden Club of Warrenton. The Junior Garden Club is sponsor
of the Brownie Troop No. 379, participating in the planting of the first tree. Leaders are Mrs.
Frank Daniel and Mrs. W. A. Connell.
Out-Of-State Children Must Pay Tuition
Children whose parents live
lutslde the State of North Car
illna and who are able to keep
he children In their custody will
Development Corp.
Is Incorporated
Articles of Incorporation
have been Issued to the Eco
:lon of Warren County by Clyde
Smith, deputy Secretary of
State.
Issued under date of Feb. 15,
the articles were recorded In
the office of the Register of
3eeds on Friday.
The corporation is a non
-nembership corporation and
the Initial registered agent of
the corporation Is Mrs. Eva M.
Clayton of Warrenton. The
period of duration of the cor
poration shall be perpetual.
The purpose for which the
corporation, as stated In the
articles of Incorporation, are:
1. To encourage and to foster
economic growth among the
disadvantaged through com
munity development.
2. To Inform citizens of
State and Federal programs
which may assist in this eco
nomical growth.
3. To encourage and support
education and training.
not be permitted to enroll In
Warren County schools lor the
1969-70 term, the Board of Edu
cation decided at a meeting here
on Monday night.
The board, however, will con
sider the acceptanceof children
on an Individual basis with a
fee being charged for their en
rollment.
Roger Moore of Littleton was
sworn in as a member of the
Board of. Education by Mrs.
Lanle Hayes, Clerk of War
ren County Superior Court. He
succeeds Gid F. Alston of Lit
tleton who recently resigned to
accept a position as Magistrate.
In its action considering the
new enrollment policy, the
Board of Education passed the
following resolution:
"Resolved, that beginning
with the 1969-70 school year,
the Warren County Board of
Education will not accept
for enrollment any student
whose parent or parents have
been determined by the Super-_
lntendent of Schools to be able to
keep their children in their cus
tody.
"The Board will consider,
however, on an individual basis
the enrollment of such children
who do not have living par
ent or parents, or who for any
valid reason have a special
need to attend a Warren County
FCX Builds Plant To
Handle Bulk Fertilizer
The Warrenton FCX will
landle bulk fertilizer, bulk lime
v and liquid nitrogen fertilizer
*rom a plant being built In North
Warrenton at a cost of approxl
nately $25,000.
These items have been handl
t ed. formerly out of the Hender
son plant.
The 42X38 building, locat
ed on a .88-acre lot just north
jt the old Warrenton Fertilizer
al|pt, which will contain bins
'or the storage of bulk fertlll
ier, was expected to be com
pleted during the weekend and
put Into operation this week.
The Installation of a liquid
nitrogen tank and-a place for
the storage of lime is expect -
ed to be completed in the next
few weeks. Everette Gupton,
manager of the local plant, said
yesterday.
A spur railroad track to the
lot has been completed, and
the Warrenton Railroad Com
pany is expected to derive con
siderable revenue from these
fertilizer Items formerly
brought to Warrenton from
Henderson by distributor
trucks.
Tha Warren County Junior Livestock Committee mat Monday night M the Agricultural
building on Monday night with A- L. (Bod) Meeks presiding. The date tor this year's show si
sale waa set for April IT Various working committees were appointed and 'Inst Ptsns were
made for the spring show and sale. Members of the committee are pictured above, laft to 3
right: Travis Pulley, A. U Mask, Harry WUllams, jr., Scott Gardner, L. C. Coopw. WU
II am Render, Rot Pat Robertson, Willi
school. Any student permitted to
be enrolled for said special
reason, whose parent or parents
are living and working out of
the state, will be required to
pay a tuition of $50 per year."
Supt. of Schools J. Roger
Peeler said yesterday that a
special day or days will be set
aside to determine the status of
individual students covered by
the resolution. He said that
the time and date of such meet
ings would be advertised.
Funds Being Raised For
Macon Fire Department
Funds are being raised for a
building at Macon to house
the Macon Rural Fire Depart
ment, sponsored by the Macon
Junior Woman's Club.
The department, which will be
an auxiliary of theWarren Rural
Volunteer Fire Department
was organized at a community
meeting at the Macon school
house in November, when of
ficers were elected and 17 vol
unteers enrolled.
Mack Hllllard was chosen as
Fire Chief. L. M. Halthcock,
Jr., was named first assistant
chief; Bernard Williams, sec
ond assistant chief; M. E.
(Doc.) Thompson, secretary;
and M. C. Clary, treasurer.
Following the meeting Mrs.
E. H. Russell donated the old
Coleman Store building lot as
a site for a fire house. The lot,
which runs from Route 158 to
Person Street is approximately
40 ft. by 210 feet, and will
provide space for a building and
parking lot.
Under regulations of the par
ent company a community'
must have a fire house before
the Warrenton Rural Fire De
partment will provide the two
necessary fire trucks.
Hllllard said this week that
-It l?i ocHmqtprf that wm cost
$6,000 to construct the build- ~
lng.
The Macon Junior Club is
busy raising funds tor the
fire house and there have been
a few other donations.
The club sponsored a turkey
and barbecue supper in the
Macon Junior High School build
ing on last Friday night when
around $400 was raised for the
building. A spokesman for the
club said yesterday that the
club would like to thank every
one who supported the supper by
coming and buyingplates, and by
donating their food, time and
work to make it a great success.
We hope," she said, "to see
each and everyone again next
year to help us celebrateGeorge
Washington's Birthday and
another supper."
The spokesman announced the
next project will be a dance
on Friday night, March 21 at
Nocarva Marina. she said
that Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Davis,
owners of Nocarva Marina, have
consented to give the club the
use of their building and the
St. Sing Band their music free
of charge. All proceeds will go
to the Macon Rural Fire De
partment. e
Hilllard said that the Fire
Department could not begin
operations until the building
Incompleted. He said he hope!
1 . wUJ be comPleted by
spring or early summer.
Solons Want Cigaret
Warning Continued
WASHINGTON, D. C. - All
11 members of North Carolina
* '?'ii in 'he Houte
Joined last week in spon
soring legislation to extend
'art Present cl?arette labeling
The present act expires
June 30. The Federal Commu
nications Commission has
stated it plans to ban all ciga
rette advertising on radio and
television after that date If
Congress does not extend the
act.
The bill Introduced today
would continue the present
labeling requirement on cig
arette packages but would not
restrict advertising. ? ,1,0
would ? ??g" fhr?ntrnl I ng re
quirement permanent.
Congressman L. H. Fountain,
speaking for the North Caro
lina delegation, said,
"There is no reason why a
legally manufactured and mark*
eted product cannot be adver
tised in a like manner. To sin
gle out cigarettes for special,
prohibitive treatment wotfu
only be the beginning ot se
lective discrimination against
any product which might not
be popular with some individual
or agency in the federal gov
,,.'Y'n,VUn th* 'CC's at
titude "shows s callous disre
??rd for thousands of personi
who make aa 1 -
OSee CIGARET, page 10)
Floyd McKissick Enter
prises, Inc., of New York, has
exercised its $390,000 option
on 1810 acres of land in west
Warren County as a sitefor Soul
City.
The deed for the property
upon which McKissick proposes
to erect an 18,000 Negro domi
nated city, was recorded in
the office of the Register of
Deeds of Warren County last
Friday morning by McKissick.
This property was trans
ferred by Leon W. Perry and
wife, Lucille F. Perry to Car
Vlr. Investors, Inc., a cor
poration organized and existing
under and by virtues of the
laws of the State of North Car
olina The corporation trans
ferred its title to McKissick
Enterprises.
Also recorded were two
deeds of trust, one to Chase
Manhattan Bank for $200,000
and the other to Leon W. Perry
and his wife in the amount of
$186,000.
McKissick said that the Chase
Manhattan Bank had provided
$200,000 of the purchase price
of the property, and that a note
had been given Mr. and Mrs.
Perry for the remainder of the
purchase price. The $4,000
paid for the option was applied
to the purchase price, making
up the $390,000 needed for the
transaction.
McKissick said that the notes
given Mr. and Mrs. Perry
might be paid in Installments,
but it is more likely that they
would be paid in a lump sum.
He said that the delay In ex
ercising the option was caus
ed by the number of people In
volved and the difficulty In get
ting them or their attorneys to
gether. It just takes time, he
said. Involved in the transac
tion, In addition toHr. and Mrs.
Perry, were Mrs. Sam J. Sat
| terwhlte, original owner of the
property, and Gus Daeke, who
sold the property tothePerrys.
McKissick said that the state
l (See SOUL CITY, page 7)
Successful Tournament
Norlina Girls, Gaston Boys Winners
In Roanoke Basketball Tournament
The Roanoke Conference
Basketball Tournament ended
on Saturday night with the Nor
lina girls and the Gaston boys
the conference champions.
The tournament which opened
on Monday night, has been de
scribed as one of the most suc
cessful tournaments ever by
the conference. The crowds
were large and well behav
ed, the refereelng good, and
several of the matches were
of high calibre.
Large crowds were present
almost every night and on some
nights the gym was overcrowd
ed, This was especially on Sat
urday night for the champion
ship battles when 1200 tickets
were sold for a gym that norm
allv holds about 900 persons.
This was in addition to a large
number of spectators who en
tered on passes. Every seat
| in the gym was more than
filled and standing room was not
available. Those unable to enter
the gym watched the game over
closed - circuit television pro
vided in {he lobby, the music
room, and the officials room
by Vernon Steed.
The championship game
between i Norlina and Wei don
was a hard-fought affair all the
way. At the end of the third
quarter Weldon led by one
point, but in the final quar
ter Norlina pulled ahead and won
hy to 2?,
D. Floyd led Norlkia^corlng
with 11 points and was high
scorer among the girls. Others
playing for Norlina were
Hawks 1, Hunt A, Stokes 8,
Sabrowskl S, Vaughan and Cathy
Hayes. H T" ?
?Dickens led Weldon with 0
points. Others playing were L.
Tillery 5, Messengale, TUlery
3, Carraway 4, Robinson 1,
Norllna coaehe?~Bbb Price and Billy-Fuller relax as they
watch championship game between Weldon and Gaston over
closed-circuit television following gruelling battle between
Norllna and Weldon girls thai gave Norllna tfie tournament
championship.
but in the second half Gaston
found the range and ran away
from Enfield by the score of
62 to 49.
Rothrock led Enfield with 18
points, followed by Woodard
with 17. Others playing were E.
Beasley 6, M. Beasley 2, Mat
thews 6, Saunders.
Miles was high scorer for
Gaston with 25 points, followed
by Weaver with 15 and Rook
with 11. Others playing were
Allen 5, Garner 6, D. Gardner ]
and Powell.
Following the championship
games, trophies were present
ed by J. Roger Peeler, Supt.
of Warren County schools.
Championship trophies were
presented to the Qaston boys
Bd the Norlina girls; runner
up trophies were preheated to
the Weldon girls and the En
field boys; and Conference tro
phies were presented to the
War mo ton girls and the Wei- !
don bdys as conference lead
ers. In addition, pins were
presented to each member of ]
the all
Norllna girls with 19 points.
Others playing were Hawks 4,
Stokes 7, D. Floyd 3, Sabrow
ski, Newsorae, Hayes, Nor
wood 2, L. Floyd, Vaughan.
Rook was high scorer for the
Gaston girls with 10 points.
Others playing were Colston 3,
Smith 2, Burnette, R. Willey 2,
Moore 3, Dunlow, Wray 1, C.
Wiley, Whitby, Clary.
Rothrock netted 31 points to
lead Enfield to Us victory over
Murfreesboro. Others playing
were W. Beasley 8, Woodard 10,
M. Beasley 2, Mathews 2, Saun
ders 6.
In Thursday night play the
Norllna girls downed Warren
ton by the score of 28 to 25
and the Enfield boys defeated
Wei don 5? to 41 In second
round play. r : .
Hawks, Stokes and Floyd
scored 7 points eadh tor the
Norllna girls. Others Maying
were Hunt 6, Sabrowskl, New
some, Norwood 1.
Carroll lad Warrant on with
13 points,
wood e, i
*v
Twice-A-Day Mail Service
Is Restored At Warrenton
Mayor Graham Grissom
Not To Seek Reelection
Mayor Graham P. Grissom
of Norllna announced this week
that he would not be a candi
date for Mayor in the town elec
tion to be held in May
The end of his term will mark
the end of 20-years public
service to the Town of Norlina
by the 50-year-old Drewry
native, who says of the Nor
llna people that "they are the
finest people on earth."
Four years of this service
was as a town commissioner
when he served as mayor-pro
tern, and the remaining 16 years
has been as mayor.
Upon the resignation of
R. L. DeLoach on Feb. 1, 1953
Grissom was appointed Mayor
by the Board of Town Commis
sioners to fill out the unexpir
ed term. Each two years
since he was re-elected.
Many improvements have
been made during Mayor Gris
som's administration. Among
these were the construction of
a municipal building and its
equipment with furniture, fix
tures and office equipment; the
drilling of two new wells and
the building of pump houses.
Water mains have been ex
tended and a new fire truck
purchased. As a result large
ly of this the insurance rates
have been reduced from 55$
to 26?. Most all streets have
been paved, a sanitary sewage
system provided for the town
and garbage collection is made
onr a regular schedule.
Progress of the town has been
GRISSOM y
matched with business progress
as during this period a bank
was organized for the town, as
well as a new supermarket, and
other businesses have been
enlarged.
Grissom said that while he is
proud of the progress made by
Norlina during his administra
tion, it would never have oc
curred without the full coopera
tion and assistance of dedicated
and loyal boards of county
commissioners. Their shrewd
advice and cooperation was in
valuable, he said.
?present members -of- the
Board of town commissioners
are John Dore, C. L. Hege and
Leigh Traylor.
A bill is being submitted in
the Legislature ttbfchange the
(See GRISSOM, page 5)
Patrons Had
Not Been
Satisfied
The 1 Warrenton Postoffice,
without twice-a-day mail ser
vice since last fall when the
Seaboard Air Line Railroad dis
continued several of its pas
senger trains that had been
handling the mails, now has
twice-a-day service.
?The long dry spell for War
renton ended Monday with the
installation of additional incom
ing and outgoing mail services.
Under the present set-up,
Postmaster A. C. Blalock said
yesterday, the early morning
and late aiternOOn receipts and
dispatch times remain the
same; that is a receipt at 7 a. m.
and a dispatch at 5:45 p. m.
The new service provides a
receipt of mail from all points
at 1:30 p. m. daily except Sat
urdays, Sundays and holidays.
This midmorning dispatch of
outgoing mail, Blalock said, will
assure, in most Instances, next
day delivery at most post
offices.
Blalock said that a similar
increase in services has heen
provided for the Macon Post
office where the new additional
receipt and dispatch times aire
close to those of the Warren
ton office.
The JiewWarrenton mail
schedule is as follows:
Receipts: 7 a. m. from all
points; 1 p. m., from Norlina
only; 1:30 from all points.
Dispatches: 10:30 a m., to
all points except Norlina and
Wise; 1 p. m. to Norlina and
Wise only; 5:45 p. m. to all
points.
Blalock said that local pa
trons, and especially the busi
ness houses and civic organi
zations, often have expressed
their disappointment in the
limited service, feeling that
Warrenton was entitled to more
frequent mail deliveries.
The Post Office Department
has not been indifferent to the
wishes of the local patrons,
Blalock said. The Warrenton
Post Office has kept the De
partment fully informed of the
thoughts expressed by the pa
trons, and actually it filed the
formal request for additional
services prior to Christmas,
1968. since that time the De
partment has been conducting
its surveys and mail counts
in order to satisfy itself that
additional service was justified.
Blalock said that he is most
appreciative of the patrons
during the past few months, and.
he asks that they continue their
support of the localpostalor
ganlzatton. Constructive criti
cism of the service always
is most welcome, he said.
Postoffice To Be
Air Conditioned
The Warrenton Postoffice is
to be air conditioned accord
ing to plans of the Post
office - Department t it eras
learned Tuesday.
Bids were to be opened on
Feb. 16 for air conditioning,
painting and general repairs
at the Warrenton Postoffice,
according to a telegram to this
newspaper*! from Congressman
L. H. Fountain.
The cost of the. project is
estimated at $5S,00Rl
ON HONOR LKT
A number of Warren Com
ty students attending East Ca
olina University at Oreenvt)
made the honor Hat at the U
veratty last fell.
The list follows:
Warraatoi
honor roll.
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