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? i?Bagtaefefi?r-. V ? iL? ??? ?'?? 11 y .. 1 V' -f'7 -v. ? : ?? ?? .V-\v;...... .?;?. ? .:$?:<??? ? *4 ? ?? VOLUME 73 Subscription: $3.00 A Year; $4.00 Out Of State, 10< Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. ~ THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1969 NUMBER 23 Winners and runners-up In the Pinewood Scout Derby held at the Norlina Gym last Friday night were, left to right: Larry Robertson, most unique; David Williams, runner-up; Tony Delbridge, runner-up; Gene Hundley, fastest; Tim Hawks, most beautiful, and runner-up. Norlina Cub Scout Troop Holds Derby The Norlina CubPack of the -Boy Scouts of America field Its annual Ptnewood Derby at the Norlina gym last Friday night. Competition was so keen that It took eight races to determine the winner, Gene Hundley. BUI Delbrldge, long-time Scout leader who took pictures of the event, said that there was est car but the most beautiful and the most unique cars brought as much attention. The three top winners were Gene Hundley, for the fastest car; Larry Robertson, for the most unique car: and Tim Hawks, for the most beautiful car. The runhers-up were Tim Hawks, Tony Delbridge, and David Williams. More than 100 persons at tended the Derby and cheered for their favorite racer. Judges for the Derby were Benny Powell, Earl Halthcock, and Lonnle Cox. Delegation Asks Appropriation For Parks A delegation from the Indus trial Commissioners on Mon day asked the county commis sioners to put into the county budget $20,000 annually for county assistance in furnish ing water and sewer facilities to the three industrial parks of the county. The appropria tion , If the request Is granted, would be an annual appro priation covering several years. Appearing with the delegation were Monroe Gardner, Selby Benton, Frank W. Reams, and Mayor J. M. Stokes, Dennis Rose and Marvin Newsom. Also speaking In favor of the measure was John G. Mitchell, Board Chairman of the Citizens Bank. Pointing out jthat such a grant had made possible the establishment of the Sports wear Factory here, and paid over a 10 year period, spokes men said that they felt that prior appropriation would be more satisfactory. The commissioners took no action on the suggestion pend ing an over-all study of budget proposals. Mrs. Mason Hawfield and Mrs. Dennis Rose, members of the Littleton Library Board, appeared before the commis sioners with a request that the county make a donation towards the purchase of a rug for the new Littleton library quar ters. Mrs. Hawfield said that the Library appreciates the $40 a month donation of the county and that she and Mrs. Rose were not asking for an increase, although the library Is running on a shoe-string. She said that the library had recently been moved into new quarters and the building was being renovated. A floor covering is needed. She said that if the commissioners could make available some help towards the purchase of the rug it would be greatly appreciat ed. Chairman Capps readaletter from Dr. Weaver^JHealth Of ficer notifying "TflWr that tirs. Doraf Robbins, long-time public health nurse, would retire, ef fective July 1. It was ordered that beer li censes be issued to C. H. Mit chell, DBA Kimball Point Gro cery and Byron C. Brown, DBA Jet Carry Out Foods, upon receipt of state permits. The commissioners re appointed several members of the Industrial Commission whose terms had expired. Joe P. Newsom, Selby G. Benton and Jlmmie D. Medlin's new terms will expire on June 30, 1971, and the terms of Clyde E, Rodwell, B. Mason Hawfleld and Julius Banzet, in, will ex pire on June 30, 1972. A delegation appeared be fore the board to request that the State Highway Commission be asked to hardtop counfy road No. 1332, a distance of 1.2 miles. This road, the dele gation said, contains 17 famil ies, all living within a short distance of Warrenton. Harry Flshel appeared be fore the Board to request payment for a tenant house burned during the apprehension of a suspect charged with as sault. The board deferred action pending a ruling by the State Attorney General as to the county's liability. A. P. Rodwell, Jr., Tax Collector, reported 1968 taxes collected during May in the amount of $18,961, making a total of 19G8 taxes collected to date of $465,045.20. This rep resents 94.2% of levy. Walters Funeral Held On Friday : Graveside services for Mrs. Lalla Thomas Walters, 89, were conducted at Falrvlew Ceme tery here on Friday at 3 p. m. by Dr. R. B. Brown. Mrs. Walters, widow of the late Dr. H. N. Walters, War renton dentist, died at Warren General Hospital last Wednes day following a long Illness. She was a lifelong resident of Warrenton and was the old est member with continuous membership of the Warrenton Baptist church, having joined the church in 1895. She Is survived by a number of nieces and nephews. Andy, Griff and Karen Brame of Winston-Salem are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Farmer. inty ^hool Budget Sub m i tted IfelJftselert, The school budget submitted by J. Roger Peeler, Super intendent of Warren Cdtrnty Schools to the Board oi County Commissioners or Monday afternoon calls for ar Increase of less than $13,000. The budget calls for an out lay In 1SSS-70 of $161,070.64, compared with $189,198.24 hi 1966-69. To this sum must b< added $89,618.72 lor capita! outlay, the same as for loos ed, and $56,720 in debt ser vice and latere*. I ol to tha county and that there are possibly unseen factors that might arise. Re ubf, low ever, that he feels that the budget submitted will cover the forseeabte problems. S(. Monroe Gardner and V. W. Reams appeared before the board to submit the budget of the feidustrial Commission, and /W B. Hardage, county exten sion agent, appeared before the board to present the budget for the Extension budget. Both budgets asked tor some Booze And Car Cases Are Tried Abuse of whiskey and viola tions of the motor vehicle laws were responsible for a majority of cases tried in Warren Coun ty District Court last Friday by Judge Claude Allen. Joel Noel Short was su-. spended to the roads for three months when he was found guil ty of drunk driving. The sen tence was suspended for two years provided that he Is not found guilty of drunk driving for two years, that he surrenders -his driver's license to the Clerk of Court, and that he pays a $150 fine and court costs. Eddie James Green, who pled guilty to drunk driving, was sentenced to 'he roads for three months'. It was recommended that the defendant be consider ed for work release. Spencer Junior Rose pled guilty to charges of drunkdrlv ing, improper passing and leav ing scene of an accident and was sentenced to the roads for two months. The sentence was sus Criminal Term Of Court In Session The criminal term ofWarren County Superior Court which opened here on Monday morn ing with Judge A. Pllston -Godwin,?Jr,T of Raleighpre? siding, wttl probably continue through the week, according to indications on Wednesday morning. Three cases were tried on Monday and a number of cases continued. Court adjourned at the end of business on Monday In "memory and honor" of Vernon D. Strickland, Rich Square attorney, who was buried oa Monday. judgments In several cases tried on Tuesday had not been signed by judge Godwin on Wed nesday morning and were un available to the press. In Monday's trials, Thomas Plummer, Jr., was found guil ty on a drunk driving charge and sentenced to the roads for 90 days, the sentence was sus pended upon payment of a $200 fine and court costs. A case against Clanton Ter rell Sharron, charged with drunk driving, was nol prossed and dismissed. A case against Lawrence William Seaman, Jr., charged with reckless driving, was nol prossed with leave. Warren County Schools To Hold Graduation Exercises pended for two years provided the defendant pays a $200 fine and court costs In the three cases, and that he not operate a motor vehicle upon the public highways of the state for 12 months, and that he be not found guilty of drunk driving for two years. D,avtd "Parham pled guilty to charges of carrying taxpald whiskey with seal broken and carrying a concealed weapon. The defendant was sentenced to the roads for six months and it was further ordered that the weapon be confiscated and de stroyed by the Sheriff of War ren County. Jlmmle Arrington pled guilty to charges of abandonment and non- support of his wife and child and public drunkenness and was sentenced to the roads for six months. The court recom mended that the defendant be considered to work release. Taim age Eugene Ayscue was sentenced to the roads for six months when he was found guil ty of reckless driving and hav ing no operator's license. The sentence was suspended for four years provided the defendant not operate a motor vehicle tor A period of 30 months and that he shall not be found guilty of careless and reckless driving at the termination of the 30-month period until the end of the per (See COURT, page 6) Paint Windows Vandals painted windows all across the front of John Grdham High School here Sun day night with obscenities, Principal Fred Bartholomew found when he reported for duty on Monday morning. Bartholomew said that by 8:30 arriving students had cleared the writing and drawings from the windows without waiting for any Instruction from their teachers. No windows were broken. HAWKINS HONOR STUDENTS WERE PICTURED LAST WEEK LINDA KING Valedictorian ?l: PATRICIA PAYNTER Valedictorian VERONICA DAVIS Valedictorian ISABELLE WILLIAMS Salutatorian EDNA CLARK Salutatorian DORIS ELLEN TERRY Salutatorian Two Schools To Close On Friday P.M. Two of Warren County's five high schools will hold gradu ation exercises on Friday night, two on Sunday and the fifth on next Monday night. Sixty-two graduates wlllrfe ceive their diplomas at John Graham High School auditorium in exercises beginning at 8 o'clock on Friday night. The commencement speaker will be Dr. Charles Carroll, former N. C. Superintendent of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Linda King will be the valedictorian and Isabel Williams will be the salutatorian. Diplomas will be presented by James Y. Kerr. The commencement sermon was delivered on Sunday night by the Rev. L. T. Wilson, pas tor of Wesley Memorial Metho dist Church. The commencement sermon will delivered T ntiotrm? High School on Sunday night at 8 o'clock with graduation ex ercises being held on Mon day night. The delay in gradu ation exercises at Littleton was caused by time lost at Little ton Good Friday, due to a burst boiler. Dr. L E. Ready, Director, Department of Community Col leges, will deliver the com mencement address at Norllna High School on Friday night at 8 o'clock when 27 seniors will receive their diplomas. Pa tricia Paynter is valedictorian and Edna Clark Is salu tatorian. Diplomas will be pre sented by principal Rex Gor don. The commencement ser mon was delivered on Sunday night by the Rev. Sidney Ep person, minister of the Nor lina Methodist Church. One hundred and two seniors will receive their diplomas In graduation exercises at John R. Hawkins High School at War renton on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The commence ment address will be de livered by the Rev. Roosevelt Alston, pastor of Holy Temple Church, Henderson, and coun selor Springfield High School, Wilson. Gwendolyn Davis Is valedictorian and Geneva Full er and Juanlta Bullock are the salutatortans. Graduation exercises will be held at North Warren High School at Wise on Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock when 98 seniors will receive their 'diplomas. The commencement address will be presented by Dr. Ruth Taylor, Program As sociate, Cooperative Educa tional Research Laboratory, Northfleld, Illinois. Veronica Clalrece Davis Is valedictor ian and Doris Ellen Terry is salutatorian. School At Scotland Neck Studied For Information By B1GNALL JONES - Editor - Since the proposed Warren ton special educational unit was Inspired by and copied after the Scotland Neck school unit re cently approved by the voters of that town, the writer visited Halifax on last Thursday morn ing where he spent an hour talking with Henry Overman, superintendent of Halifax Coun ty Schools, before going to Scot land Neck where he visited Don ald Edwards, principal of the present Scotland Neck High School and Frank Shields, chairman of the special ScoU and Neck school board. The purpose of the visit was to ascertain tacts about the Scotland Neck School, Its pro greea and"Its plans, as they may have S bearing upon the creation of a special school district at Warrentoo. Simi larities and differences between the two schools are drawn. There are some 17,000 stu dents to the Halifax County school system, according to Supt. Overman, compared with some 3,000 to the Warren Com ky system. Scotland Neck be comes the third special school district til the county. For many Wal special supplementary school rate ot 50$, and Weldon, 20$. The total cost of educating a pupil In the Halifax County system Is $492.87, based on 1987-68 figures. The cost at Roanoke Rapids is $511.76, and at Waldon $451.68, difference attributable to capital outlay and other factors In the three school systems. Of the total costs of $492.67 In the Halifax system, the state pays $328.39; the federal gov ernment, $121.70, andthe coun ty pays $42.58. Supt. Overman was not asked to nor did he oomment on the Warren ton school. He had opposed the creation of the Soot land Neck special district and said he opposed the creation of the LttUeton-Gaaton school district, because It takes pro perty from out of the oontrol of the Halifax County School system. Ae a matter of princi pal, he said, he la opposed in small school district as they prevent the operation of a com prehensive high school. The Scotland Neck enroll ment m 1987-68 was 883, and tide was increased to 972 durer tog the 1988-69 nearly 100 Negroes were shifted to the Scotland Neck School. ?opt. Overtoil said that the Negro enrollment to Halifax County is around 98 per cent, km Scotland Neck special school district, approved more than a month ago by Scotland Neck voter6 who also approved a special tax of not more than 50$ on the $100 valuation. Some 693 of the 872 students enrolled In the Scotland Neck school during the past school year live within the corporate limits of Scotland Nock, Supt. Overman said. A visit to the ScotlMid Neck High School and a conversation with Principal Donald Mwards revealed that the Scotland Neck schdkl has 35 classrooms, in cluding one trailer, and that It offers courses in Agri culture and Home Economics. Of the 36 classrooms 10 are used for high school pur poses sad IS, including the trailer, are used for elementary purposes. Edwards did not look tg> his records, but said he thinks that the present enroll ment Is about 30 per < whlt*. An account of graduation ex ercises at the Scotland Neck Hffeh school hi the May SO issue of The Scotland Neck Common wealth revealed that 70 sen iors received diptcm ss. B <vas apparent to even a physical fa st the SooUend Neck sitting In an outer office talking with two men when I arrived. "We were wondering," he said, "how Warrenton ispotagtohave time to organise tot the fall term when the election will not be held until July 1". Shields said that following the district election, a five member school board had been created, with one of the mem bers being a Negro. Since that time the board has been busy with many details of organiza tion. A new superintendent has j been employed, but has not yet arrived In Scotland Neck. Contracts to teachers were to be mailed this week. Fees to be charged to pupils outside the district attending the Scotland Neck School have been established, he said. They are $100 for each individual student. Where there are two students, from the same family apply-" tag, the fee *>r Che two is $135 three pupils from Ufif ?ad for three pupils same family, the charge is $150. where there are more same family all, regard est at number, may attend for a total of $150. Shi aids said that It la expect ed that the lMfr-70 enrollment In the Scotland Net* school I Deborah ioyner To Attend Jaycee Pageant Next Week I Deborah Kay Joyner, "Miss Warren County of 1969", will be In Charlotte next week to rep resent Warren County in the "Miss North Carolina" Pageant. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Joyner of Alton, Miss Joyner was crowned "Miss Warren County" last August at the local pageant. Boy Pat Robertson, Pageant chairman, said yesterday that the Warren County Jayceesfeal that pebMe will represent the county well and ask for any < port anyone may give her while she is in charlotte. I Deborah will lea? night, June erones, Roy PSaacfl Robertson. She will present her talent on Thursday night, June 11 "and will be on the TV Phull night on Saturday, June 14. Robert sob said that who would like to purchase a ticket for the three nuifel *t the pageant are aakt tact htm. 1 i In Patients
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