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Bv I ?V" ' v? : ? ; ? *? ? v IRmird VOLUME 74 Subscription: $3.00 A Year; $4.00 Out Of State, 10< Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1970 NUMBER 13 inree teenagers Jailed On Charges Of Break-In Three teenagers wer^ ar rested within an hour after they had allegedly broken Into John Dore's Service Station at Nor lina shortly after 10 o'clock Tuesday night. George Rawllngs, 18, and John Earl Rawllngs, 16, of Warrenton and Lawrence Jlg getts, 17, of near Norllna are being held in the Warren Coun ty jail on charges of breaking, entering and larceny. The break-In at Dore's Ser vice Station was discovered shortly after. 10 p. m. by Norllna Night Officer Carlton Pridgen and Deputy Sheriff Bonnie Stevenson, who reported It to the Warrenton Police Station with a description of three toys who had been seen around the station earlier In the night. The Rawllngs brothers were picked up a short time later near the Warren General Hos pital by Deputy Sheriff Dorsey Capps and Warrenton Police Officers Grady Haynes and Freddie Robinson. Deputy Sheriff Bonnie Steven son and Norllna Officer Carlton Prldgen arrested Jlggetts at the home of a neighbor on the Norllna Road a short time after the break-In. Entry Into the Dore Service Station was made by breaking a back window. Stolen were watch bands, cigarettes, cig arette lighters and a small amount of money. Lawrence Jiggetts and George Rawllngs will also be (See TEENAGER, page 6) Warren Schools To Close Only One Day Warren County schools will be closed Monday for the Eas ter holiday, It was announced yesterday at the office of the Superintendent of Schools. A spokesman said that plans for a long Easter holiday had to be abandoned due to the late opening of schools last fall. All Postofflces In the county will not be closed as the Gov ernment does 'not recognize Easter Monday as a legal holi day. However, the ASCS office will be closed this year In spite of It being a federal agency. T. E. Watson, executive secre tary, said yesterday that the State ASCS Committee had recognized the day as a holi day and the office would be per mitted to close on Eister Moo day for '.he first time since he has been connected with It. Offices In the Warren Coun ty Court House will be closed, although census workers will be working in the grand jury room. The Agricultural Exten sion Offices will be closed. Both the Citizens Bank of Warrenton and Its branch on the Norllna Road and Peoples Bank and Trust Company of Norllna will be closed for the holiday. With the announcement at press time Wednesday that both A. & P. and Colonial Stores would be closed Monday, It is expected that practically all business houses and stores of the town will be closed for the holiday. Lunch Prices To Be Upped 5C In Warren Schools Beginning April 1, lunch prices in Warren County Schools will be raised 5$, Mrs. Sue Skinner, school lunch room coordinator, announced yesterday. The prices, which have been 15? for elementary children and 20? for high school students will now be 20? for elementary students and 25? (or those In high school Mrs. Skinner said that due to the (act that so many families of Warren County school chil dren depend on outdoor work (or their income and so much work time is lost because of bad weather during February and March, prices had been lowered for these two months to help during this low Income period. It is felt at this time, she said, when weather condi tions should be improving, the 5? raise should not work undue hardship. Lunches served in Warren County schools meet the Type A lunch requirements of two ounces of protein, 3/4 cups of two or more vegetables and/or fruits, 1/2 pint milk, a serving of bread and one teaspoon of but tor or oleomargarine, Mrs. Skinner said. Each school re ceives a reimbursement rate of 20$ per lunch from the U. S. Department of Agriculture. In addition, the U. S. Department of Agriculture provides numer ous foods for distribution In schools through the Commodity Distribution Program. Bobby Rogers To Oppose Cooper For House Seat Bobby W. Rogers, Henderson attorney, filed for the State Legislature, House of Repre sentatives, Seat Number Two, Sixteenth District, Vance, Franklin and Warren Counties on Thursday afternoon, March 19, with the Vance County Board of Elections. Rogers has been practicing law In Henderson since October of 1963 and was formerly Pro Recorder's Court and Assist ant Solicitor of the Vance Coun ty Superior Oowrt and served in this capacity tor some four years. He has also served as the Chairman of the Vane* County Democratic Committee tor two years. to announcing his tor the State Legisttnre, Rogers states that he favors economy to state m spending, that ? ed about the problem Ml the ftaM of North Cswtlaa and < . port profiteering to h? Mgjfovor of i to l Mr. Rofars further atatea that he la mra that the to bacco far mar 8 In this araa ara * probtam ragardlnc the Liz Kllgore, left, and Janet Harris stand with E. T. Odom at Odom's Flower Shop where the young ladles were preparing flowers for an Easter Sunrise Service sponsored by the Warren ton Junior Woman's Club. Warren County Churches To Observe Easter With Special Services Junior Woman's Club To Sponsor Service The Warrenton Junior Wo man's Club again will sponsor an EasterSunrise Service, Mrs. Gay Lanier, public affairs chairman, and Mrs. Madge Reid, home life chairman, said in a joint announcement yester day. The service will begin at 6 a. m. Sunday and will be held at the Warrenton Recreation Club. In the event of unfavor able weather, the service will be held at the Warrenton Presby terian Church. The Rev. Ted Wilson, the Rev. Grady J. Haynes, and the Rev. Tom Currle will be In charge of the service. Special music will be rendered by a quartet composed of Myr a John son, Jennifer Taylor, Janet Gardner and Lisa Coleman. If there are those who would like transportation to and from the service, or those who would like to be awakened Sunday morning by a phone call from a Junior Woman's Club member, they may call Gay Lanier, 257 3981. "While plans are to keep the service fairly short," Mrs. La nier and Mrs. Reid said, "It is hoped that it will prove a very special and meaning ful experience, and that many persons in the county will make an effort to attend. Orvis Announces Episcopal Service Holy Week and Easter morn ing services will climax the six weeks season of Lent for the congregation of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, the Rev. Robert W. Orvls, rector, said yesterday in announcing Easter services as follows: Maundy Thursday Holy Com munion Is scheduled for 7:30 o'clock the evening of March 26. The next day, Good Friday, a Service of Prayer and Medi tation is set for 2:00 to 3:00 in the afternoon. The Rector, the Rev. Robert W. Orvls, will preside at each of these. Easter Day, Sunday, March 29, the Choral Holy Commun ion will be celebrated at eleven o'clock. Mrs. Leonard S. Dan iel, church organist, will ac company the choir in special aeaaonal music. Arthur J. Wll liams and Benjamin T. Terrell will assist the Rector as- lay readers and acolytes will be Jay Williams, Kearny Davis, Alfred Williams, Barry Shields and Prank Holt. Approprirte commemoration will be made by name for those In wboee loving memory the altar flowers are given. De tails or arranging the flow ers, the altar linens, the br ass ware, and the sacred vessels, are under the supervision of the Altar Guild members, '?* which Mrs. Laurie B. Beddoe Is di rectress. Mr. Whitmel 8, Peo ples will serve as chief usher for this service. The Reverend Robert W. Or vls, Priest In Charge of the congregation, will be the cele brant, assisted by Thomas W. Haywood, M.D., lay reader, and altar boys, Frank Bullock, Dex ter Davis, Michael Baskett, McCeeiever Baskett, Bennie Robbins Burchette, and Regin ald Vernald Burchette. The choir and congregation will sing familiar Easter carols with Mrs. Robert E. Ransom at the organ. Ushers will be Messers Robert E. Ransom and Paul E. Wortham. Sunrise Service To Be Held At Areola Sunrise Services will be con ducted at. Bethlehem United Methodist Church In Areola at 6:00 a. m. on March 29. This service is being conducted as a joint service for three Bap tist and three United Metho dist churches In Halifax and Warren Counties. The six churches, Inez, Har ris Chapel, and Reedy Creek Baptist churches and Bethle hem, Holllster and Shady Grove United Methodist churches have been holding joint services for several years. They have co operated for Thanksgiving and Christinas Services and for Va cation Bible Schools. This is the first year that a Sunrise Service is being conducted. These six churches have also met together every fifth Sunday for several years for a joint singing. Since Easter Is on a fifth Sunday, the Church es will also meet together at Inez Baptist Church at 7:30 p. m. on Sunday evening for the regular Fifth Sunday Singing. Training Union To Have Special Program The Baptist Training Union of Mt. Pleasant Church of Drewry will render a special Easter program through songs and readings at the Mt. Plea sant Baptist Church on Sun day, March 29, at 5 p. m., C. C. Paschall, publicity chair man, announced yesterday. Special singing will be rendered by the Refugee Church, Saints Delight, the Henderson Sisters, the BTU Chorus, and the Male Chorus of Mt. Pleasant Church. Miss Gerlean Henderson will be mistress of ceremonies. Mrs. Sarah Russell is super vlsor; .and the Rev. Kermlt Richardson is p?*tor of the host church. The public is lnytted. Hainan Announces Lutheran Sffvices OB BMter taidty, "This Is the Lite," a television series sponsored by the Lutheran Ch?rcht;<*ffi present a special program entitled "The Day That Shook the World," the Rev. a T. Naumsna announced yester day. He s*id that it is adrama U? '^^d'^Mrrictlo'n'oPthe " *N*': ?hm tatter prophet Isaiah, thus acquaint ing the television viewer both with the person and purpose of the central Figure on Calvary. He asks that the public see their TV schedule for time and sta tion. St. Paul's Lutheran Church, only a* mile off 1-85, will have special Good Friday service with Holy Communion it 8p. m. Good Friday, Mr. Naumann said. On Easter Sunday morning at 11 o'clock there will be an Easter Festival Service with Holy Communion. Pastor Nau mann will speak on the theme, "The Guarantee of Our Faith." The public is Invited to attend these services. Special Easter Service At Macon The Second Baptist Churchof Macon will observe Easter Sun day with a special service on March 29, at 11:15 a. m.t the Rev. Jeremiah Webb, pastor, announced yesterday. The sermon will be deliver ed by the pastor and music will be rendered by the Pine Grove and Pleasant Zlon Choirs. The public is Invited. Tobacco Growers To Meet On March 31 A meeting of tobacco growers will be held In Durham on Tues day, March 31, for the purpose of discussing earlier openings of flue-cured tobacco markets In the Middle Belt, W. Dennis Harris, president of the War ren County Farm Bureau, an nounced yesterday. The meeting, which is set for 7:30 p. m. In the Agriculture Building on Foster Street, Is a result of a resolution passed by voting delegates at the last annual meeting of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federa tion. The resolution requested openings, or partial openings, on all belts when the tobacco is ready for sale. Harris urged that all flue cured growers attend this im portant meeting to discuss ways In which this policy can be Implemented. Warren Rescue Squad To Sponsor Dance The Warren County Rescue Squad will sponsor a dance at the Norllna Shadow Club on Friday, April 3, beginning at 8 p. m., BUI Hall, a mem ber of the squad, announced this week. Music will be famished by the Caledonia Rhythm Kings, a 16-piece band. Admission charge will be $3.00 per couple, any age." Tickets must be bought in ad vance as no tickets will be sold et the door, Hall said. Interested persons are asked to coat act a member of the iy TO DEMONSTRATE R. C. Taltoo, a representa tive of Superior Sate aad Alarm Company of Raleigh, will be at Colonial Lodge at ?i*0 p. m. Speed To Be Opposed All Commissioners To Be Opposed In Primary Final Date April 1 Is the final date for filing tobacco lease and transfer agreements at the County ASCSoffice, T.E.Wat son, executive secretary, an nounced yesterday. Watson said that tobacco growers are reminded that lease andtransfer agreements must be filed by the deadline and that flue-cured tobacco may only be' leased and trans ferred one year at the time, therefore, new agreements must be filed each year. PEYTON Revival To Be Held At Holiness Church Revival services will begin at the Pentecostal Holiness Church at Warrenton on Wed nesday night, April 1, and will continue each night through April 5, the Rev. Ray Ward, pastor, announced yesterday. He said that there wUl be con gregational singing and special music throughout the series of meeting. The Rev. Wesley E. Peyton of Falcon will be the guest preacher. Mr. Peyton, a na tive Virginian, was educated at Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Ga., and East Carolina University at Green ville. Mr. Peyton began preaching in his late teens, was a member of the Florida Conference of the Pentecostal Holiness Church and became affiliated with the North Carolina Con ference In 1963. FOf a period of five years he served as pas tor In the North Carolina Con ference serving at Greenville and Belhaven. More Than 125 Person? Volunteer For Crusade More than 125 volunteers will visit the homes and business houses In Warrentop and sur rounding communities during the month of April for the American Cancerfioclety Cru sade, Miss Eleanor Thompson said yesterday. She Is serving as co-Crusade Chairman with Mrs. Linda Carter; The Crusade co-chairmen and Mrs. C. R. Edwards, pres ident of the Warren County Can cer Society, this week announc ed a number of volunteers wh~. have filled the position of Cta sade Captain in their eowiuuiu tles. Listed were: Gwen Allen, Warren Plains; Deborah Brown, ; Warranton; Jean Drake, Macon; Margaret Snipes, Kmbro; MoUle Haith cock and Mat tie Hawkins, Churchill; Aliens Andrews and Kathie Tucker, Aftonj Ball* MMfMkh' BIberon; Harris, ArtaUa; FAULKNER Faulkner To Oppose James Speed For N. C. House Seat Norwood E. Faulkner, Chair man of the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, filed Friday for the House of Representatives from the six teenth District, composed of Franklin, Vance and Warren Counties. Faulkner will seek 9eat No. 1 in a race against incumbent Rep. James t>. Speed of Franklin. Faulkner, 54, who has served 16 years on the Franklin Board, says he will run on his record and experience in county government. He staled he will work for and with technical institutes In the three-county district and for continued In dustrial and agricultural de velopment of the area. Faulkner was Instrumental In organizing rural fire depart ments In Franklin County and is a member of the Legisla tive Committee of the N. C. Association of County Commis sioners. He Is a member of the Advisory Committee of Wac camaw Bank and Trust Co. and the Tobacco Legislative Com mittee of Farm Bureau. He is married to'fle former . Annie Newell PerMl^f Frank lin County and they have six children, Mrs. Dwight Perdue of Key West, FlaiBUly, 21, a student at tu C^otate Unl versffj^Danny, 19, a student at Louisburg College and Connie 16, Deborah 15 and John Glenn 8. ? Mrs. Richard Coleman, Inez; Mrs. Robert Gupton, Areola; Mrs. Rosa Fleming, Vlcksboro; Mrs. Leigh Traylor, Norllna; Mrs. Robert Davis, Largo; Blondle Champion, Snow Hill; Ann Young, Airport Road; Stella Carroll, Cool Springs. The Drewry and Littleton areas are still not filled and anyone Interested Is asked to please call Mrs. Linda Carter at 257-4336. Volunteers during the month of April, Miss Thompson said, win distribute pamphlets, "B You Ignore H, Maybe It Will Co Away md Other Famous Cancer Legends." They will also collect contributions tor cancer research, public edu cation, service to cancer Pa tents, professional and community service "IV quote our 1970 Ni Crusade chairman, Fees er, better * No seat on the Board of Warren County Commission ers will go by default this year as all five commission ers will have opposition in the Democratic Primary of May 2. This was assured last Fri day when William T. Skinner of Littleton announced that he would oppose Amos L. Capps for commissioner and paid his filing fee. Henry M. Myrick made it a three-way race for the seat now held by John Wilson of Man son when he paid his filing fee prior to the close of the filing date at noon last Friday. Clyde R. Edwards of Norllna has pre viously filed for this position. Richard R. Davis of Warren ton will be opposed by W. Peete Jones of Elberon. Robert Thorne of Littleton will be opposed by Herbert C. Harris and Alfred J. Ellington will be opposed by Claude T. Bowers of Warrenton. The win ner of this race will have op position In the General Election next fail as John J. Hawkins of Warrenton has announced his candidacy for county commis sioner on the Republican ticket. He Is without opposition In the Primary. The filing deadline passed without opposition for three candidates who will enter the Primary unopposed. They are Mrs. Lanle Hayes, Clerk of Court; Clarence A. Davis, Sheriff; and Bobby Blaylock, Coroner. All candidates"for the House of Representatives In District 16, embracing Warren, Vance and Franklin Counties, will have opposition. Norwood E.Faulk ner of Loulsburg will oppose James Speed of Loulsburg; and Bobby Wayne Rogers of Hen derson will oppose James C. (Jimmy) Cooper of Henderson. Four candidates are seeking the two seats in the fourth Senatorial District, embracing Edgecombe, Halifax, Pitt and Warren Counties. They are Je rome "Jerry" Paul, Vernon E. White, and Marvin Blount, Jr., of Pitt County, and Julian Alls brook of Roanoke Rapldf.. A number of Township Con stables have also paid their filing fees, but there will be a contest In only one township, Elmer Wells and C. R. Lloyd, Jr., are candidates for Warren ton Township Constable. They are seeking the seat made vacant by the recent resignation of Robert (Tiny) Shepherd. Other constables without op position are: Joe L. Cobb, Nor lina; William A, Pulley, Nut bush; Roy B. Clark, Jtaiklns; Jlmmle G. Hudson, River; Samuel Williams, in, Roanoke. !&? Try-Outs For little League To Be Held Registration and try-outs for Warren County Little Lea Cue for 1970 wlH be held this week, Howard Oakley, secre tary, said yesterday. Registration and try-outs for boys ages 8 through 12 will be held at 4 p. m. Friday, March 27, at John Graham Hlf?h School gym. Registration and try-outs for boy mm 13, 14 and IS will b?.;i|ld at John Graham High School field at I p. m. Satur day, March 28. All schools have registra tion forms. I; ? Oakley said that a boys age Is determined by his age be fore Aug. 1. H a boy's birth day I* after Aug. 1, ] tag a?e is his age 1 U
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