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Good Schools Vital To County
Wlxether or not parents wish
to fiend their children to private
schools is a personal matter, but
the: operation of good schools is
vital to Warren County and should
be of deep Concern-to us all.
Several hundred former students
will attend private schools this year,
but an even greater number of white
students will return to the fully in
tegrated schools and many of them
will make a real contribution to
Warren Schools and through their
actions help in the transformation
that is inevitable.
Whether or not Warrenton and
Littleton should have been permit
ted to operate private schools and
whether or not fully integrated
schools are right, has absolutely no
not Warren County citizens should
support our schools. Opponents of
the present system took their
fight to the, courts and they lost.
They now face reality.
Whether or not i nitrated schools
will be better ox worse is beside
the point, beyond a resort to pri
vate schools. Integrated schools
are the only public schools we are
going to have. We all owe a duty to
make them the bes.t schools possi
ble.
It was extremely unfortunate that
the opening oil Warren County
schools was delayed. No useful
purpose was ser ved and some harm
was done. Not only has it hurt
many children, but it has hurt the
image of War).-en County in the eyes
of the state.
Now that they are to open, we
trust that th ey will have the support
of all our people, or at least the
support of a thinking majority. Eco
nomically we can afford to do no
less; morally we owe it to Warren
County c'nildren.
Schools
(Continued from page 1)
Joyce B. Hinton, Delores
Thompson, Velma J. Gatllng,
Mrs. Susie A. Knight, Ruby L.
Pinchback, Urlas E. Atkins,
Lawrence Sampson, James T.
Wllkerson, Lucy E. Perkin
son, Mrs. Ann C. Basnlght,
Dempsey Davl?, Mrs. Ophelia
W. Davis, A. M. Ward, Angela
R. Edwards, Sterling M. Ches
ton.
LITTLETON?R. K? Manning,
Principal; Mrs., Get?ldlne
Spragjns, Geor? Alston J^mes
"BT~H?rviey, John kl Btifnes;
JoNelle S. Walker, Rebecca
Neece, Clifford Which ard,
Jeremiah Wills, Mrs. Viola
C. Alston, Mrs. Grace A.
Breedln, Mrs. Emily B. Als
ton, Mrs. Evelyn M. Wilson,
Thomas McKnlght, Jr., Mrs.
Ruth C. Lee, Willie Cuthbert
son, Jessie Cuthbertson, Mrs.
Catherine Which ard, w. Hayes
Hurdle, Mrs. Sally A. Coller.
MACON?Mrs. Annie Haynes,
Principal; Mrs. Clarice
Greene, Mrs. Margery Drake,
Mrs. Christine Arrlngton, Mrs.
Nancy P. Blankenshlp, Mrs.
Clementine Hawkins, Mrs.
Eleanor G. Ellis.
MARIAM BOYD-L. B. Hen
derson, Principal; Mrs. Kath
erlne D. Mustlan, Mrs. Marie
P. Andrews, Mrs. Lula L.
Holt, Mrs. Violet M.Hender
son, Mrs. Mat tie D. Prldgen,
Mrs. Arnle R. Fuller, Mrs.
Bettle W. Koonce, Miss Mary E.
Wright, Miss Essie M. Bur
chette, Mrs. Annie Lee Drake,
Mrs. Matte J. Davis, Mantye
Anthony, Mr*. Aarte Alston,
Mrs. Constance A. Davis. Will
H. Kelly, Mrs. Mary J. Harris,
Mrs. Margaret 8. Scarboro,
Mrs. Nannie M. Hurst.
SOUTH WARREN?Otis H.
Hawkins, Principal; Elizabeth,
Massey, Mrs. C. J. Williams,,
Mrs. Ruby 1>. Amos, Mrs. Cv>
rle Rosser, Mom L. Davis,
Mrs. Flora Alston, Miss Anna
Clark, Mrs. dop&a D. JrAn
son, Miss Liter Wortham,
Mrs. Gladys Tormr, Mrs.
Lucy Branch, Mrs. Anrie K.
Fleming, Fleton B. Davis.
VAUGHAN SCHOOL- J. L
Brldgers, Principal; Virs.Myt
tlce Pierce, Mrs. Malba G.
JOhnston, Mrs. Elizabeth R.
Daniel, Mrs. Katharine ft,
Clark, Mrs. Betsy & Brown,
Mrs.- Louise C. Threewltts,
Mrs. Ella Christmas, Mrs.
Cora Watson, Mrs. Mary p.
Williams , Mrs, Majorle W.
Ross, Miss Roth Warwick,
Mrs. Virginia Faulkner, Mlsi
Mrs. Cornelia
tie G. Tyson, Mrs. Mabel Pi.
Williams, Mrs. Haltle T. Mfi
son , Mrs. Mabel B. Mai s,
Charles Smith, Lillle C.'.o
martle, Carrie Barnes, Vi
llain S. Fuller, Mrs. Faye F aulk
Smith, Mrs. Minnie O. Kern iedy,
Mrs. Marie H. Thomas, E stelle
G. Woodard, Yolander Wil
liams.
NORTHSIDE?Henry C jreene,
Principal; Mrs. Shlrlej t White,
Mrs. ElUabetfc W. Uttie.Mrs.
Mary E. Henderson, E.dythe iC
Wright, Mrs. France a Epper
son, Mrs. Margare ,t Hicks,
?Man.- Irene Av~HJnton, Miss
Hary PatUlo, Mrs. Naomi W.
fiarfls, Mrs. Fannl e M.. Plum
mer, Mrs. Myrtle Ayscue,
Mrs. Haitie L Wi'diam s, Mrs.
Ada H. Waller, V,rs. Elettle J.
Davis, Mrs.ChrlfrtineC.Davis,
Mrs. Catherinf j p. Kearney,
Miss Kathleen N., Gardn er, Mrs.
Connie E. Davi s, Mrs. Louise
K. Hunter.
C'aurf
(Contlnu ed from page 1)
leave.
Minnie silver, drunk driving,
nol pros t vith leave.
Barry Wayne Brown, break
ing, en tering and larceny, nol
pros wi th leave.
Mart ha Champion Macklln,
posse; jsion of non-taxpald li
quor 1 jor sale, nol pros.
Jot in Herbert Terry, posses
sion of non-taxpald liquor for
purixjsij of sale, nol pros with
lea- rt.
(Sail;/ Terry Goode, posses
sion of non-taxpald liquor for
P'Jrpo ae of sale, nol proa with
1 ?av?.
, Hu'oert Delaney Pulley, ln
volulitary manslaughter, from
thr*a to four years in state
pris on. Suspended for five years
and defendant placed on proba
tion.
V Villi am Crump, larceny, not
PMJty.
< Clydfe fif Klifc, difkving while
license suspended, remanded
to dlattlc* court. 1 i
James AUrtlK i Hayes, jr.,
di unk driving, iot guilty.
James Austin Hayes, jr.,
fi tiling to stop for stop sign,
mil proa.
Jiunes Austin Hayes, Jr.,
sfpeodtag in exceas of 80 miles
an t lour, six months sentence,
susj >ended for two years upon
<3?t* ndant's remaining at good
t>ehi *vlor, not violating any of the
ipen at lawa of state or federal
gov ernments, and payment of
$15 0 fine and court coat a.
Hobby Ray West, driving
whiile license suspended, 12
mo otha on roods, auaponded
tor' two years upon good behav
loi L not rlol at tag any penal
to ?a of ataU or fader algorara
~?W, nd payment at ?SB0
Correction, suspended (or three
years upon identical terms
Imposed In case of Charlie
Plummer.
Ralph W. Bradberry, drunk
driving, four months on roads,
continued for one year upon pay
ment of $100 fine and court
costs and remains of good
behavior and law abiding.
John Clifton Banks, assault
with deadly weapon, motion for
non-suit allowed; prosecuting
witness, Annie Marie Banks,
taxed with court costs upon
finding charges frlvllous and
malicious.
Eddie Holmes Williams, Jr.,
drunk driving, remanded fo Dis
trict Court.
David Alston, third offense
of drunk driving, six months
on roads with option of work
release recommended.
Milton Samuel Jones, drunk
driving, four months on roads,
suspended for one year upon
payment of $125 fine and court
costs, and remaining of good
behavior and law abiding.
James Lee Miller, posses
sion of utensils for manufac
ture of Intoxicating whiskey,
18 months on roads, suspended
for three years, defendant
placed on probation for three
years upon payment of $200
fine and court costs, and re
maining of good behavior and
law abiding.
Robert Lee Williams, drunk
driving, four months on roads,
suspended for one year upon
payment of $100 fine and court
costs, andremalnlngof goodbe
havolr and law abiding.
Herman Williams , drunk
driving, four months on roads,
suspended tor one year upon
payment of $129 fine and court
costs and remaining of food
behavior and law abiding.
Sandy Fields, assault with
deadly weapon, nol pros with
leave.
Ralph W. Bradberry, speed
ing, nol pros with leave.
Herman Williams, drunk
driving, nol pros with leave.
James Lee Miller, manu
facturing non-taxpald whiskey,
nol pros with leave.
Fr?d Robertson, hit and
run, nol pros with leave.
Fred Robertson, drunk driv
ing, nol pros with leave.
Ill Hospital
Patients In Warren General
Hospital on Tuesday at 5 p. m.
were listed as follows:
Hulda Warner, Ana Stegall,
Eunice Thompson, Aim Col
lins, Florence Edwards,
Mamie Hlgtat, Pete Jones,
Batty Perklnson, Douglas
Draffln, CHlve Colemw, Wil
liam Alton UmiUm Rebecca
?11, Robert O* Brian (MB)
Everett Carroll, Aa
'ortham, Marty Allen,
Hanry Hight, ~ * -
E. .
II ll_ ,
mostly
Personal
By BIONALL JONES
The efforts of a number of
Warren County citizens to en
roll their children In private
schools following a court order
to Integrate the public schools,
recalls days of poor public
schools and relatively good pri
vate schools, and It also tends
to recall with some wonder
the Insistence of my Sunday
School teacher, the former Miss
Mattle Brown, that there is no
thing new under the sun.
Miss Mattle was a funda
mentalist and her Bible told her
that there was nothing new
under the sun and she imported
this Information to the young
boys In her class. We thought
we had her when we asked
her did they have automobiles
In Biblical days, but learned
later In life; that there may
have been difference In mode
bat little that Is new in action.
Certainly there Is nothing
new in people being dissatis
fied with the public schools
and sending their children to
private schools and this hap
pened long before race was an
Issue, although status has In
many cases played a part, with
the desire to give their chil
dren a better education.
A one-room school In Sandy
Creek Township was my Initia
tion to the public school.
The school was operated for
four months each year, and had
neither Indoor plumbing nor
central heat. Th?. teacher taught
from the first grade through
Latin and the age of the pupils
ranged from seven to 17 or 18
years of age. The school con
tained bright pupUs and slow
pupils, pupils from advantaged
homes and pupils from less
advantaged homes, and the
teacher taught them all accord
I Ing to their ability to learn and
i .lth some degree of success.
| Our teacher was Miss Bes
sie Blaclcnall, who afterwards
became a missionary to Alaska.
1 doubt that she ever enter
ed a college door, but she was
dedicated and conscientious and
I learned more from her during
the two years I attended her
school than In any other eight
month period In my life.
We walked about a mile and
a half to school each day, and
1 and my brothers always had
to prepare our lessons each
night. I sfill have a r'ecollec-!"
tlAjof my father hearing ray
lessen and I pronouncing the
word, spelling It and re-pro
no uncing It. i well remember
that I left an r out of a
perfectly legitimate word and
turning it Into a dirty four
letter word and my father's
warning not to spell it that
way In school. But I did.
We moved to Warrenton when
I was nine years old and en
tered the school with my
lifelong friend, Robert Davis,
who had been taught by his
mother to the point where he
could enter the fourth grade.
My eight months of formal
schooling enabled me to enter
the sixth grade, but Inability
to pronounce words .In the story
of Ulysses was responsible
for my being sent back to the
fifth grade. My greatest re
gret about this now is that I
lost the services of Miss
Mariam Boyd aa my teacher,
although I was fortunate enough
to have had Miss Willie Macon
tor my teacher.
That there is more in the boy
than in the school Is well borne
out by the experience of my
brother, Brodle, who began
school with me at the age of
nine. We both entered the sixth
grade at the Warrenton Grad
ed School, but while I was
sent back to the fifth grade
he was promoted to the seventh
grade before the year was over.
The nest year he entered the
John Graham private school. I
don't remember whether he at
tended John Graham, where
he was a member at the debat
ing team, tor one or two years
before he entered the Utalver
stty of North ? Carolina for
one year. Bat I do remember
how hard he studied while he
was a student ft John Graham,
often setting op early in the
morning to study after studying
at night. I I had shown the
same ambition I might have
even mastered the pronuncia
tion of words, something the
lack ot which has handicapped
me to this day.
At the Mote time that the
graded schools, which we used
to call the (re* school, wm
here Mr. Jbka Gra
Lucy
boya and girls. My sister
Miss Lucy's School
iy brother attended the
raham School. 1 always
one of tlie better print*
He was * good teach
er and bad an excellent (acui
ty and was a food disciplinar
ian, which was re ?sponsible for
many boys being sent to his
school. Unquestionably It was
a much better school than the
old War ronton graded school,
but I had much rather have
attended the modern John Gri.
ham public school. My re
gret is that I did not attend
Miss Lucy Hawkins' School,
as 1 have always felt that she
and her sisters taught a great
deal more than is to be found
In books.
The Warrenton Graded School
was only a few years old when
I went to school there, and Its
growth furnished me with an
unique experience, permitting
me to graduate from the same
school three times. 1 graduat
ed from the ninth grade and
the next year the tenth grade
was added, and I graduated from
that. I dropped out of school
for ayear to work, and went back
to finish the 11th grade,
while many of my cl&smates
went to John Graham after
finishing the tenth grade, mak
ing me, I believe, the only
three-time graduate. I may
have lacked a lot of being the
smartest student ever to have
graduated from the Warrenton
Graded School, but I was the
most graduated.
When 1 entered the graded
school at the age of nine I had
a classmate who was 19. Not
only did we have great varia
tions in ages and ability,
but from different social status
at a time when this was
deemed of considerable Im- :
portance. Perhaps during the
years that I attended this
srhool. we had maybe a dozen
good teachers, two or three
superior teachers, among my
own being Miss MarlamBoyd,
Miss Willie Macon and my last
year, J. Edward Allen. At least
one of my principals had only
a high school education. Sever
al others may have entered
college, but they were not
educated.
John Graham Academy had
the teachers, but It had one
thing in common with the pub
lic school, In addition to
poor facilities, and that was
an Inability to educate all of Its
students. Frank Graham, Bob
House, BUI Polk and a number
of others were excellent stu
dents, but hundreds of others
who attended the Academy left
with little better education than
they would have attained at the
Warrenton Graded School. For
the boy or girl who wanted a
real education, who was willing ,
SUSAN AYSCUE
PATSY DANIEL
PAMELA POWELL
ELIZABETH OVERBY
Four Queens Crowned
At Baptist Church
A Coronation Service was
held in the Warrenton Baptist
Church Sunday, September 7
during the morning worship
hour for the Girls Auxiliary.
Th G. A.'s is an organization
for girls ages 9 through 15
in the Baptist church and they
work to pass off steps, namely:
Maiden, Lady - in - Waiting,
Princess and finally Queen. ?
During this service four
queens were crowned by their
mother. They were: Susan Ays
cue, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Ayscue; Patsy Daniel,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steph
en A. Daniel; Elizabeffi Over
to work 'or a good education,
John G m afforded an op
portur ever offered by the
public schools of that day.
But then,?as?now, the finest
schools did not guarantee an
education and many of tlie
boys and girls who attended
the old graded school in after
life outstripped John Graham
Academy graduates.
There are few modern public
high schools in which a de
termined boy with average in
telligence can not obtain an
education comparable with that
of an expensive private school.
This has been demonstrated
through the years in Warren
County schools.
Almost as an after thought,
when I hear one talking about
his child's associates I think
of some of my own, from the
barefoot boy who wore no un
derclothes, to those with bugs
In their hair, to the bad boy
who threw an ink well at the
principal, and latqr cut the
principal's coat with a pocket
knife.
by, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Curtis Overby; and Pamela
Powell, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. G. Powell. Never
before had the church had a ser
vice of this kind. Mrs. Jimmy
Tate, (Anne White) completed
the work for this achievement,
but was never crowned.
The Queens began their work
four years ago under the lead
ership of Mrs. Monroe Gard
ner. During this time they have
learned numerous scriptures,
done mission study work, mis
sionary reading and learned
about the Baptist Convention.
During the Queen step they were
required to keep a scrapbookof
their work.
Others recognized Sunday
were Jan Gardner and Karen
Coker, receiving the Maiden
Award; Michelle Ayscuer
Lynette Comer and Kathy
Myrlck, receiving their Lady
Cutting Patient Is
Treated At Henderson
HENDERSON - A cutting af
fair near Norllna Sunday was
reported by the sheriff's of
fice after the cutting victim was
brought to Maria Parham Hos
pital for treatment.
The report Indicated that
James Dalles of Route 2, Nor
llna, was cut on the elbow by
his daughter when he tried to
get her out of bed to cook
breakfast. The daughter was
listed as Nannie Dalles, 19.
Deputy B. L. Hamm's report
said the cutting occurred at the
home of Floyd Neal near Nor
llna.
in-Waiting Award.
Those taking part in the Ser
vice were the Rev. and Mrs.
Mack Thompson, Mrs. Charles
Johnson, Mrs. Jimmy Tate,
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Gardner,
Mrs. Stephen Daniel and Ann
Rooker.
Serving as usherettes were:
Annpttp Vanghan, Vnnpttp Noa),
Sharon Johnson, Susan Hardy,
Beth Elam, and Donna Overby.
Leaders for the G. A.'s are
Mrs. Paul Myrlck, Mrs. Coley
Perklnson and Mrs. Stephen
Daniel.
An average of 400 manhours
are needed to produce an acre
of flue-cured tobacco with
a yield of 2,000 pounds.
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