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VOLUME 74 Subscription: $3.00 A Year; $4.00 Out Of State, 10f Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1970 NUMBER 2
Rep. L. H. Fountain, Second District Congressman, Is shown at the Warrenton Postofflce on
Tuesday afternoon talking with Scott Gardner while on a visitation tour of his district. Ac
companied by three of his staff members, Walter J. Plttman, Ted L. Daniel and John Harper,
Rep. Fountain was at the postofflce here from 2 p. m. to 5 p. m.
Rep. Fountain and his staff members will be at the Law Library in the basement of the Vance
County Court House in Henderson on Friday from 9:30 ?. m. to 12:30 p. m.
Congress is in recess for three weeks since adjournment Dec. 23 until Monday, Jan. 19,
and Rep. Fountain is devoting much of the time to visiting in counties of the district. The tour
began Monday and continues through Jan. 16.
Funds From Timber To Be Used To
Restore Buildings At Macon Home
Selected cuttii-f of timber on
the 60-acre Nathaniel Macon
tract near Gaston Lake should
supply enough funds for restor
ation of buildings at the old
Macon home place and to
pay a balance due for repairs
at the Armory.
This was the view expressed
by Chairman Amos Capps and
Commissioners Richard R.
Davis at the regular meeting
of the board of county com
missioners on Monday. Both
Capps and Davis are timber
dealers.
Buildings at the Macon Home
place are reported to be In bad
condition and If they are to be
restored, it is said, work should
be started promptly. The bill
for the Armory repairs is now
due.
The commissioners have had
under consideration for several
months the restoration of ihe
buildings. While no official ac
tion was taken by the board
Monday, the commissioners
seemingly were in agreement
to cut the timber in the near
future.
Samuel Williams, in, aNegro
was sworn in as Constable of
Commissioners To Meet
On First Thursdays
For at least a generation
and probably more the Board of
County Commissioners have
had its regular monthly meeting
the first Monday in the month,
unless the first Monday fell
upon a holiday.
This has been changed. Be
ginning the first Thursday in
February the commissioners
will meet the first Thursday
in each month. The board has
the authority to set its own
meeting time.
The commissioners have had
under consideration for some
time a change of the meeting
day from Monday, which the
commissioners say is the worst
day in the week for them to
attend commissioners meet
ings. At the January meeting it
was decided to change the
meeting date to Thursday, but
in order to do so they had to
advertise their intent before
the day on which the change was
made. This was doneinDecem
ber and action taken at the first
Monday meeting in January.
No persons appeared to op
pose the change.
The WarrentonBoardofTown
Commissioners and the Board
of Education changed their
meeting date several years ago.
Both boards now meet on the
second Monday night in the
month instead of the first Mon
day night.
Jany. Criminal Term Of
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Court Open? Monday
The January Criminal Tp.-it.
of Warren County Superior
Court, which convened on Mon
day morning with Judge Ed
ward B. Clark of Elizabeth
town presiding, is scheduled to
last through Thursday, but may
last longer.
During the session John
Donald Raglanu was sworn
In as probation officer and Dis
trict Judge Julius Banzet Just
before noon recess on Tuesday
paid tribute in opeh court to
the late William K. Newell,
Clerk of Warren County Su
perior Court for 14 years, who
died on Sunday.
A Jury found that James
Howell was not guilty of a
charge of hit and run.
Fred Harvey was found not
guilty by a Jury of a charge ot
assault and robbery.
Jessie Lou Richardson, who
plod guilty to a charge of pos
sessing non-taJOWUd whiskey,,
was senteritad to the State De
partment of Correction for a
of six months. The
is suspends* tor
and the
Rosetta Ann Duffer, charg
ed with larceny, entered a-plea
of nolo contendere and was sen
tenced to the State Department
of Correction for not less
than one year nor radre than
two years. The sentence was
suspended from one to two years
and the defendant placed on
probation for three years. The
defendant was required to pay
a $100 fine and court coats
and remain of good behavior. A.
special condition was that the
Court allows the defendant to
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Holiness Chard To
Begin Revival Monday
He viral services will be held
at the Warreaton Pentecostal
Hollnesa Church beginning on
Monday night, Jan. 12, at 7:80
and continuing each night. The
Ray. Raymond Potter of Tar
bo ro will be the guest speaker.
The Rev. Ray Ward, pastor,
In announcing the service*, i
Roanoke Township on Monday,
following approval of his bond
by County Attorney Jim Limer.
The oath was administered by
Amos L. Capps, chairman of
the Board of Commissioners.
Constable Williams is a brother
of Deputy Sheriff Theo Wil
i liams.
A beer license was ordered
Issued to Warren Plaza Inn.
District Highway Engineer
Wayne Atkins and County En
gineer H. B. Beddingfield ap
peared before the commlsslon
, ers to discuss the feasibility
of relocating a part of the
Read Road. The engineers said
that they would investigate the
possibility but that any change
would raise a problem.
Claude J. Fleming, Dog War
den, reported that he travelled
1145 miles during December
and picked up 39 dogs. He said
he made no sales.
A. P, Rod well, jr., Tax
Collector, reported 1969 taxes
collected during December,
1969, in the amount of $103,
930.47, making a total 1969
taxes collected to date of $294,
331.11. This is 51.44% of the
levy.
J. H. Hundley, Register of
Deeds, reported 106marriage
licenses issued during the quar
ter ending Dec. 31, 1969,
for which $530 was turned into
the General Fund.
On motion of Com. Thorne,
which was seconded by Com
missioner Ellington and duly
carried, It was ordered that $10
per month be allocated for of
fice rent for Magistrate Gideon
F. Alston, retroactive from
July 1, 1969.
No Funds To Restore
Welfare Payments
Hope that cuts made in Aid
to Dependent Children allot
ments through donations from
the county were dashed on
Monday when the Board of Coun
ty Commissioners told Welfare
Director Julian Farrar that the
$2250 requested for this pur
pose was not put in the budget,
Is not on hand, and that the board
knows no where to find the
money.
Parrar told the commission
ers that if each of the 100 count
ies in the state would mate
needed donations, the state
would be able to donate enough
with county funds to restore the
cuts. He said that the State
would pay more than half the
com. He said that it was
his understanding that if the
state was to provide the money
it would be necessary for every
county to participate.
Warren County cota range
from $2.00 to HQ. 00, Parrar
said. The redaction was brought
*o?t by amlscalculatioo of the
Oeneral Assembly resulting in a
Par capita reduction in Aid
te Dependent Children funds
ower the state. " 4e said the
State based Us appropriation
?? tte ftolpated number of
a, tat that
' was
Rites For
Theatre Man
Held Friday
Funeral services for George
Walter Robinson, owner and
operator of Warren Theatre
at Warrenton, were held Friday
at 3:30 at the Warrenton Baptist
Church by the Rev. L. M.
Thompson, pastor. Burial was
In Falrvlew Cemetery.
Mr. Robinson died at his home
here on Wednesday night of last j
week of a heart condition. He
had been In declining health for j
the past year.
The son of the late Sally Bet
Carroll Robinson and Robert
Edward Robinson of Warren
County, Mr. Robinson was en
gaged in motion picture work
for 45 years, starting in War
renton when he was 15 years
of age. He operated the Warren
Theatre here until Jan. 1949
when he went to Roanoke Ra
pids where he engaged in mo
tion picture work for ten years,
returning to Warrenton in Nov.
1959.
On March 13, 1927, he mar
ried Miss Louise Andreson, who
survives with a son, Walter
Robinson, Jr., of Roanoke Ra
pids. He Is also survived by
two brothers, Frank of Warren
Plains and Johnny Robinson of
Norllna; two half - brothers,
Charlie of Newport News, Va.,
and A. L. Robinson of Raleigh;
' and two grandchildren.
Former Clerk Of
Court Dies At Wise
Home On Sunday
Funeral servicesforWilliam
Knox Newell, 63, were held at
2:30 p. m. Tuesday at Blay
lock Funeral Chapel at Warren
ton by the Rev. Carson Lewis
and the Rev. J. S. Epperson.
Burial was lii the Wise Ceme
tery.
Mr. Newell, Clerk of Warren
County Superior Court for 14
years, died on Sunday.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Janet Newell; a daughter, Gail
Newell of Wise; two brothers, J.
Hunter of Route 1, Littleton and
Norman H.- Newell of Warren
ton.
Collins Funeral To
Be Held Friday
Funeral services for Miss
Ann Faulkener Collins, 86, of
Ridge way, who died at Warren
General Hospital at 4:30 a. m.
Wednesday, will be held Friday
at 11 a. m. at the Church of
the Good Shepherd InRldgeway.
Officiating will be the Rev.
Robert W. Orvls, rector, the
Rev. E. W. Baxter, a former
rector, and the Rev. G. T. Nau
mann, pastor of St. Paul's Luth
eran Church In Ridge way. Bur
ial will be In the Plummer
Collins family cemetery at
Warrenton.
Miss Collins was a member
of the Church of the Good Shep
herd and had served as church
treasurer for 50 years.
She is survived by one sis
ter, Miss Rebecca Wharton Col
lins of the home.
Water Bond Issue To Be Requested
Negotiations Under Way
For Factory At Norlina
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FOUNDATIONS BEING LAID AT COCHRANE FURNITl'RE PLANT
Outlook For 1970 Good, Director
Says In Report To Commissioners
Indications are that Warren
County will enjoy continuing and
Improved progress during 1970,
Frank W. Reams, Industrial
Commission Director, told the
Board of County Commission
ers Monday In his -"Bar-end
report.
He described the report as a
general summary of economic
accomplishments In Warren
County during 1969. Efforts
have been made, he said, to
survey the entire county and
any items omitted will be glad
ly added. "These accomplish
ments," Reams said, "are
not the result of any individual
or groups of Individuals, but
the result of combined efforts
of all who have contributed their
time, money, late hours, en
couragement and a show of pub
lic awareness."
Among items of progress
listed were:
1. Cochrane Furniture Co.,
is now constructing a plant In
the Warrenton Industrial Park.
2. Eastern Motor Lines of
Warrenton is completing anew
modern office and garage on the
Norlina Road replacing 100% the
old buildings.
3. Plans are underway to build
a 300,000-gallon elevated water
tank at Littleton and extend
sewer lines within the town and
both water and sewer lines to
the Littleton Industrial Park.
4. Plans are underway to build
a 200,000-gallon elevated water
tank at Norlina and extend water
and sewer lines to the Norlina
Industrial Park.
5. Plans are underway to build
a 300,000-gallon elevated water
tank at Warrenton and extend
water and sewer lines to the
Warrenton Industrial Park.
6. A road-widening and Im
provement project has just been
completed from US 1 at Norllna
on US 158 and US 401 to War
renton city limits and the east
city limits ol Warrenton to the
junction of US 158 and NC 58.
7. A most modern library
building and carpentry shop has
just been completed at the John
Graham High School. Twelve
classrooms, a general-purpose
assembly room, a library, kit
chen and administrative offices
were added to the Mariam Boyd
School at Warrenton.
8. Warren Academy began
operation in September.
9. A Super Dollar Store and
a car wash began operation In
Warrenton.
10. Branch Banking & Trust
Co., at Littleton has moved into
its new deluxe and expanded
quarters.
11. A new car wash Is in
operation at Littleton.
12. The very active Warren
Rescue Squad is now in its
headquarters in the Enterprise
Community, Littleton.
13. Currln's Minute Mart was
established at Norllna and
Blanks' Minute Mart and grill
was established on the Norllna
Road.
14. A new metal county fair
building and Lions Den was
completed at Warrenton.
15. A new radio station will
be built at Warrenton.
16. A new modern pulp wood
loading yard has been con
structed and Is now In opera
tion on a Seaboard Coast Line
site at Norllna.
17. Eller's Mum Gardens at
Norltna has added new green
houses and other Innovations
to this growing enterprise.
18. Two summer camps for
children began operation this
past summer on Lake Gaston.
19. Local and out-of-state
summer camp visitations in
Kimball's Point and vicinity
Is tremendous. The Corps of
Engineers has announced that
3,000,000 Individuals visited
Kerr Lake and Lake Gaston dur
ing 1969. _
20. Several new housing
and/or recreational sub-divi
sions have been approved by
the Warren County Planning
Board in the county and Lake
Gaston.
21. Lake Gaston Chamber
of Commerce is distributing
some 50,000 beautiful color
brochures of Lake Gaston
scenes.
22. Many service stations
and other service outlets were
added this year to travelers
on 1-85.
23. The new Welcome Cen
ter on 1-85 continues to be a
welcome spot to thousands upon
thousands of travelers entering
North Carolina. A Welcome
Center in Virginia performs a
comparatively similar ser
vice for those departing North
Carolina.
24. Many new homes
have been constructed all over
the county.
25. An airstrip Is now in
process of completion.
26. Gas line surveys are in
progress.
27. Many industrial bro
chures have been prepared and
presented to prospective Indus
trialists. >
28. With our citizens aggres
sively co-operating, It is be
lieved this progress will con
tinue and even Improve during
1970.
Hill Itw Clerk Willi
Attomy Jh* liatr
County Attorney Jim Limer,
whp practices law at Littleton,
a new law clerk, who will
become his law partner as soon
as he passes the Stats Bar ft*.
August and Is sworn In is t
member at tha Bar.
Jamas w. BUI, m, of Mur
freesboro is the new dark. He
to a graduate at the Univer
sity at North Carolina nd a
December graduate at the Uni
veraity of Law
Married and the father of one
im
Negotiations for a million
dollar plant at Norlina are
under way with prospects for
its attainment considered good.
This was revealed on Monday
when a delegation from Nor
lina appeared before the Board
of County Commissioners to
requo?t a donation of $10,200 to
be used to extend water mains
from the town limits to the
factory site a short distance
south of Norlina.
The delegation was headed by
W. D. Little, president of the
Norlina Development Corpora
tion, who acted as spokesman.
Other members were Mayor
Leon Knight, Leigh Traylor
and John Mayfleld.
Little said that he could not
release the name of the plant
for publication, for obvious rea
sons, but that it is an old line
company with a good reputation
and make electrical supplies.
The biggest problem facing
the Development Corporation
is that of adequate water pres
sure, Little said. This will re
quire the erection of a 200,000
gallon water tank, and the ex
tension of lines both within and
without the town. It is pro
posed to pay this cost by pro
ceeds from a bond issue. In
addition it is expected that
around $60,000 will be raised
through sale of debentures
locally.
Meeting on Monday night, the
Norlina board of town com
missioners filed notice of intent
to file application with the Local
Government Commission for
the approval of $45,000 water
bonds for the purpose of pro
viding funds, with other avail
able funds, for extending and
enlarging the waterwork system
of said town, including the
construction of additional
storage and distribution facili
ties and the acquisition of any
necessary land, rights of way
and equipment.
Passage of the bond issue is
felt to be a must if Norlina
is to attain the factory. Mem
bers of the delegation express
(See FACTORY, page 2)
SHORT
Short Is Appoiattd
Farm Biren Agent ^
Wade Bennett Short at Colom
bia, S. C., has accepted a posi
tion as Warren Comtj Para
Bureau Agent, replacing Paul
far red to the Foraythe County
Farm Bureau In
He betas Ma new
bare on lan. 2. Ha will a