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<s *r?,v* '?? V ? . . ?*i>. .' ?? . 4 a ;V:S" ???? ? a; V/ '/71.V/ . M"" " :'''-"' - *V ?' ?'?' ? ? ' y.jV" '"^ VOLUME 73 Subscription: $3.00 A Year; $4.00 Out Of State, 10* Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1969 NUMBER 17 PROCTOR Allen Is President David Proctor Is Chosen As Maycee Of The Year' David F. Proctor, REA ser vice supervisor for Warren County, was named "Jaycee of the Year" at a meeting of the Warren County Junior Chamber of Commerce held at the War renton Rural Fire Department building on last Thursday night. Selection war made because of the fine job Proctor *has done since he has been a Jaycee, a member of the nominating committee said yesterday. He has been chairman of several projects and held various of fices in the Jaycees. At pre sent he is chairman of the Warren County Beauty Pageant. He is also active in the Boy Scouts and other community activities. Married to the former Billte Vern Dill up s, he is the father of three children, Tim, Jaml and Jody. Mr. and Mrs. Proc tor, who came to Warrenton from Enfield three years ago, live on Battle Avenue. They are members of the Warrenton Bap tist Church. New officers, elected at a recent meeting, who will take office in May, were also in stalled at the meeting. They -.are: Robert V. Allen, president; Edgar Neal, internal vice pres ident; Sonny Peoples, external vice president; Mac McCowan, ALLEN secretary; Roger Gallalee, treasurer; Roy Edmonds, chap lain; Franklin D. Daniel, state director. -. ^ Directors installed were Allen Basnlght, Roy Neal, and Larry Hayes. President Allen, a charter member, has held various of fices in the chapter since its organization four years ago. He is married to the former Peggy Carroll and resides on Eaton Avenue. Allen is staff manager of Home Security Insurance Company and Mrs. Allen is employed at Citizens Bank at ..warrentoiT. Mr. and. Mrs. Allen are both active mem bers of the Warren Plains Bap tist Church. Waverly Brinkley, left, la shown receiving trophy and hand shake from W. E. Exum, supervisor of the bricklaying class at John R. Hawkins High School. Hawkins Students In Bricklaying Contest Hawkins High School Brick laying students woo first ;ijiA second Usees in District 4 state bricklaying contest held In Burlington last Friday with Mghl schools participating. Waverly Brlnkley wen flret Place and Hardy Copeland second place winner. Only two oontentente from school were permitted to the apateai, W. E. Exam, instructor, sets yesterday. He said Hut Brlnkley, out of a possible score of 1100 points, scored 1070, misting a pafHHE score by oalytOpetots. He la the eon of George Brlnkley vet the .OMt Exum said that tha two Haw kins students will represent district 4 in the stake brick laying contest which will be held In Kaleigh on May 4-1 ante contest winners will rep resent the state in the national contest to be held in Mem phis, Tenn., daring the month of jane. <. Schools participating In the contest were Jon sellers High School of Burlington, Eastern High School of Alamance County, Rfltrtde High School of Durham, Merrick Moore High School of Durham, Per son Albion High School of Prankllnton, School of Contract Awarded For Local Post Office A contract for heating, air conditioning and general re pairs at the Warrenton Post Of fice was awarded to Alrewaflo Heating and Air Condition Com pany of Greensboro last Wednesday by the GE EQRAL Services Administration at a cost of $49,000. Renovation of the local post office will Include air condi tioning, screenllne alterations, paintings and general repairs. Work is scheduled to be com menced right away and to be completed around Sept. 30. yesterday listed details of the renovation as follows: 1 Aircondltloning entire building and all necessary re pairs to plastering, walls, doors, ceilings, floors, roof, and other alterations In con nection wtth Installation of the aircondltloning system. 2. New "Bank-type" service counter with aluminum rolling curtain. 3. New light fixtures on ground floor of building. 4. Complete rewiring of en tire building. 5. New plumbing fixtures. 6. Exterior brick and con crete to be repaired and clean ed and treated with a water repellant. 7. Exterior walls and foun lons 1 waterproofed. 8. Paint flag pole. 9. Rubber bumpers to be in stalled on loading platform. 10. Building title letters, "United States Post Office," to be gold leafed. Eight Seek Position On Town Board; Miles To Run Mayor W. A. Miles and six of the present members of the Board of Town Commission ers have filed for re-election In the Town election to be held on May 6. Two citizens are seeking a position on the town board for the first time. They are Mrs. W. L. Wood, widow of the late W. L. Wood who served for a number of years as town com missioner, and Eddie Clayton, operator of Tarheel Tire Sales and Service. The filing date expires on Saturday, April 26. Encumbents of the seven man board who have announced their candidacy are Thomas Gaskill, W. G. Coleman, A. C. Fair, M. Gordon Haithcock, A. A. Wood and Major Pope Powell. The seventh member of the present board, Durwood John son, is not a candidate. He plans to move outside the town limits in the near future. Macon Students To Receive Free Lunches Free lunches will be provid ed students In Macon Junior High School from May 1 through May 30 under a pilot program to be launched at 50 North Car olina schools next month. An nouncement o 1 the program was made last Thursday by Gov. Robert Scott. The cost of the program, an estimated $150,000 will be borne by the federal govern ment. "The purpose of the program Is to help determine the effects of good nutrition on learning," Scott said In a prepared state ment. He said observers will be looking for results such as Increased alertness and better attendance. The free lunches will be given to all children at the schools. When the program is over Scott said, a cross section of 500 students will be tested "to see whether a nutritious lunch at school each day promotes a better attitude toward class room activities In particular and toward all student activi ties in general. "I will study the evaluation of this program with great Interest," Scott said. "Such an approach could be a very effective tool in our ef forts to combat hunger in North Carolina, because it reaches the ones that concern us most?the children." Child Shoots Self With Purse Gas Pistol ~ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Seward of Manson, Is recuperating from a self-in flicted bullet wound at Maria Parham Hospital in Hender son. The young Negro child shot herself while playing with a gas pistol} Into which a 25 callbre bullet had been insert ed, at her home around 5 p. m. on Tuesday of last week. The bullet penetrated her stomach and lodged Just beneath the *tn in her side. Deputy Sheriff Bonnie Steven son, who investigated the acci child had found the gun In a vase and shot herself while playing with it. He said that the child's grandmother was at the home at the time of the accident. He did not know her name. Her mother was working and her father was fishing. Stevenson explained that the gas gun is In the shape of a fountain pen and Is carried by women In their purses for pro tection. He said the gun is not supposed to be loaded with any thing but gas. Why the bullet was Inserted Into the gun and by whom Is not" known, the of ficer said. New Time Starts Sunday Daylight tima Till ba resum ad all across NorthCarolina and In every othe- State bat three Arizona, Hawaii and Michigan !"*? next Sonday. You picked qp an antra hour of sleep the last Sonday to Octo ber, but yon win lose it come neat Sunday So, prepare to torn your clocks forward before go ing to bad Saturday night. || A recant effort in the State Legislature to remove North Carolina from the new time sys by a large vote, the right to dis ss by the law State that wished to do so could remove itself from the regula tion. An set of the Legisla ture would be necessary to remain out of the nationwide system. The 1947 session re fused to go that far, and now' the present General Assembly has refused to reverse the nde. The three itlseenUng States have already removed themsel ves from fast time, but all others will step vp their one hour neat Sunday at > a. m. The new time will effect until the last Vicksboro Girl's Steer Is Grand Champion Of Show R. L. Traylor stands behind the Grand Champion steer held by Miss Valerie Fleming which he bought for the Peoples Bank and Trust Company, Norllna. (Other pictures on page 7) Local Citizens Attend School Hearina Around 100 persons appeared before the House Commltteaiqn Education of the General As sembly on last Thursday after noon to make known their views concerning a bill that would make Warrenton a special school district. Speaking In behalf of the bill, introduced at the request of a ?umber of Warrenton citizens by Rep. James Speed and Rep. John T. Church, were Warren ton Attorneys Charles John son and Frank Banzet. Principal speaker for the opposition was Dr. Salter J. Cochran, spokesman for the Eastern Council on Community Affairs, and Frank Ballance, Warrenton Attorney, and Mrs. Eva Clayton, who spoke briefly following Dr. Salter Cochran's statement. ^the history of education In War renton and stressed the need for more local participation In the schools If Warrenton is to regain Its lost prestige as an educational center. This could best be done, they held, by creating a special school dls Thief Enters Home Here Monday Night A thief who entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Robin son some time between 7 and 9 p. m. on Monday night Is re [ pulled to have stolon a small sum of money and some silver ware. Entry was through the back door leading from a screened porch, police said yesterday. The latch on the screen door was broken. Police believe the thief used a skeleton key to open the back door. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson oper ate the Warren Theatre. They discovered the robbery upon their return from the show. Bills Ratified Bills to permit the sale of 14 per cent wine la Warren County ABC stores, and to in crease the membership of the Norltna towti board from three to five have been ratified by the General Assembly, It was learned from the fcetltate of Government's Legislative re port last ~ COURT OF HONOR A court of Honor tor Boy Sooat^ Troop #17 will bo held ?1**, April X?, at ^a^M.o'doOk, Mon <tay. The public is torttlld. trlct, levy a special tax for a teacher supplement and other school purposes. They point ed out the necessity of Im proving the Warrenton school if needed Industries are to be attracted to the town. Cochran, reading from a pre pared statement, distributed to members of the Education Com mittee, said that he is vice president of the Eastern Coun cil of Community Affairs which covers 25 counties in Eastern North Carolina, including all of the Second and most of the First Congressional District, and is connected with most of the black organizations in each of the 25 counties. Cochran argued that the pur pose of all the recent school separation bills Is the same, whether it is the Scotland ccK Din, ine warrenton dui or the Littleton Bill, and that is to create and maintain a school district line that Is drawn in such a manner that it will exclude the largest number of To Vote On Bill The House of Education Com mittee was scheduled to vote on the Warrenton School Separa tion Bill on Wednesday after noon, April 23, after this news paper had gone to press. black students and include the largest possible nimber of white students. By these bills, he said, "the segregationists achieve the racial imbalance they hope for since most of the white students live in the towns (See HEARING, page 7) Fire Guts Odom's Store At Areola Fire gutted Woodrow Odom's store at Areola early Monday morning destroying fixtures, groceries and other merchan dise. Firemen from Areola, Inez and Warrenton saved the build ing, as well as a garage and the offices of Amos Capps in Capps. The office and garage were both damaged by smoke. The fire was discovered around 1 a. m. Monday morn ing by a boy who was passing the store. The Areola and Inez Fire Companies and two trucks from Warrenton battled the blaze. Origin of the fire is unknown - but is believed tip have been caused by ay .overloaded elec tric circuit#* Odom's loss was partially covered by insurance. t -'fr Steer Sells For 51 Cents Per Pound ?yi?Hereford steer, owned and shown by Valerie Fleming of the Vicksboro community, was selected as Grand Champion at the Warren County 4-H Livestock Show and Sale held at the Warren County Fair Grounds on last Thursday afternoon. Miss Fleming is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sid ney P. Fleming. The champion steer was pur chased by R. L. Traylor, rep resenting the Peoples Bank and Trust Company of Norlina, at a price of $51.00 per cwt. at the sale which followed the show. E. J. Burgess, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Burgess of the Afton community, exhibited the Reserve Champion. Delaine Meek, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Meek of the Paschall community, won the trophy for best fitting and showmanship. Phillip Fleming, Harry Williams, m, and Mary Leigh Meek were second, third and fourth, respectively, in the showmanship competition. Others showing steers in the show were Laura Bender, Steven Bender, L, C. Cooper, Jr., Gary G. Limer, Tom Skin ner and Floyd Williams. The judge for the show was Dr. R, L. McGuire, Extension Animal Husbandry Specialist, North Carolina State Univer sity, Raleigh. The auctioneer for the show was T. B. Creech of South Hill, Va. The Grand Champion, Re serve Champion and Best Fitted and Showmanship trophies were donated and presented by A. H. Bryson of Bryson Chevrolet, Inc., and Eddie Clayton of Tar Heel Tire Sales and Service. The Warren County Farm Bureau, Warren Tire Service, rln and Carolina Power and Light Company furnished prize money for the event. Jim D. Hemmings, Associate Agricultural Extension Agent, said yesterday that a complete list of all buyers and other contributors will appear in the next edition of this newspaper. "'Hemmlhgs said that the show and sa}e was termed a big suc , cess,rwith a large turn-out of spectators, exhibitors, buyers and beef. Little Leagne lean A Little League Junior Base ball Team has been orgwilzed at Vaughan and began practice last Saturday. The team will begin play around the middle of May with other teams in the CuUom Baptist Association. The League was organised at the Vaughan Baptist Church on April 13 with the Rev. J. W. Riggan, pastor of the church, In charge of the organisational meeting. Arthur Hlght, Jr., was elect ed team manager) Bobby Cbewnlng was named head coach and Doug spraglns and Hunt Johnston were elected assist ant coaches. . ? * Wommleis W? lo Be Half Ft The W. ?flf"'
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