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VOLUME 74 Subscription: $3.00 A Year; $4.00 Out Of State, 10* Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 21. 1970 NUMBER 21
The Cessna 210 monoplane, owned In Cochrane Furniture Company, was the tirst plane
to lanil'on Warrenton s new airstrip on the Airport Road. Piloted by Jerrv W. Cochrane, with
Hcil Cochrane and Bertram Kofftnan. as passengers, the plane landed on the air strip last
Thursday morning
Cochrane Furniture Company officials are shown at Warrenton's new air strip prior to depart
ing m their plane for Lincolnton. They axe. left to right. Jerry W. Cochrane, vice president of
Cochrane Furniture Company: Bertram Koffman. New England sa!?s representative at Bos'on,
Mass . and T. E. (Rcd> Cochrane, president of Cochrane Furniture Company
Memorial Services To Be Held Sunday
Memorial Day Services will
W? i?t'l<I on the Warrentor. i
court house square on Sunday, '
Ma\ 24. at 2 p. m.f under the
sponsorship of the American i
Lee ion and the Legion Auxi
liar\. to honor deceased veter
.uis who gave their lives for
their country in all wars, and
to honor other deceased vet
erans.
Crosses and flags on the court I
lawn will represent those kill- j
ed in action.
Legionnaires and Auxiliary |
mt'inlters will honor widows and
Gold Star mothers during the I
memorial service which will ;
lie under the direction of A. C".
Fair. Commander ol Limer
Post of the Legion
The public is asked to fly the
American Flag at their homes
and places of businesses all day
Sunday.
Mrs. W, L. Wooif wlTl give
the invocation. Mrs. Palmer
King will represent the Legion
Auxiliary, and Commander
Stephen Daniel will represent
the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
The Rev. Robert W. Orvls,
Episcopal minister, will deliver
tlie address. He will be pre
sented by Legionnaire Frank
Reams.
WILLIAMS
HAWKS
Two Warren School Girls
To Attend Girls State
Two Warren County school
Sirls have bepn named by Limer
L'nit of the American Legion
Auxiliary to attend the 31st
American Legion Tar Heel
Girls State at the University
of North Carolina in Greensboro '
from June 21 to June 27.
Chosen from the rising sen
ior class at John Graham High
School in Warrenton was Miss
Vivian Jean Williams, and from
Norlina High School Miss
Vickie L. H^wks. Both of these
girls are daughters of Veterans
and Miss Hawks is the grand
daughter of Major A. J. Hundley,
who was killed In World War IL
Miss Williams is the daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Wil
liams, Jr. of Route 3, Warren
fan. At John Graham, Miss Wil
liams Is a member of the Annual
Staff; was a member of the Stu
dent Council for two years and
a member of tlie John Gra
ham Chorus for two years. She
was homeroom reporter and
class treasurer In her fresh
man year and a member of
the French Club for two years.
She has been a member of the
Beta Club for two years'. She
is president of the UMYF and
a member of her church choir.
IfttM Hawks was reporter for
tin' fr.-shman class
High School and
candidate in the ninth and tentti
grades, and has been a cheer
leader for three years. She
was a member of the Beta Club
for two years; the Glee Club
for one year; and the FHA
for two years. She Is amember
of the 1910-71 Annual Staff,
and a member of the Norllna
Methodist Church where she is
a member of the UMYF and
treasurer-elect.
The Tar Heel Girls State was
originated and established In
1940 by the American Legion
Auxiliary as an Americanism
project to provide for hltft
school girls of the state an
opportunity to study and prac
tice citizenship tn a democracy.
The body of 1970 wtll be com
posed of 300 girls.
The Americanism committee
of American Legion Auxiliary,
Llmer Unit No. 25, has select
ed 37 candidates to Girls State
during the past 25 years from
Jota Graham High School and
Norllna High School to give
them the proper understanding
of American government and Hie
American way of life.
The two girls chosen to Girls
State thl? year were recom
mended from theUr two high
schools with ? rank In the upper
third of their classes scholas
tic ally, and also an the basla
at character and personality.
Monroe Gardner will play
Taps on a bugle and a Na
tional Guard squad will fire a
salute in honor of the deceased
veterans. Legionnaire William
Connell will pronounce the
benediction.
The public is invited to
attend the ceremonies.
Following the exercises on
the court square, Legionnaires
will decorate the graves of
deceased veterans throughout
the county with American flags.
Poppies To Be Sold
Here On May 22-23
Memorial poppies will again
be sold here on Friday and
Saturday, May 22-23. underthe
sponsorship of the American
Legion Auxiliary. Mrs. Bill
Connell is Poppy sales chair
man.
"By accepting one of these
poppies,'' Mrs. Connell said,
"from a member of the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary, or some
other volunteer, we aid the liv
ing of the past wars while hon
oring our dead.''
The poppies are made in
workshops and hospitals by dis
abled veterans. The making
of the poppies serve a dual
purpose. They provide the dis
abled veterans their only op
portunity to contribute to their
support and it offers them a
productive pastime to combat
long hours in the hospital wards.
The poppies grew on the bat
tlefields of E urope whe re m any
men fought and died. They were
found blooming along the battle
lines and among the graves of
the American dead, and because
of this it has become the symbol
of their sacrifice.
"Understanding the charac
ter and purpose of Poppy Days,"
Mrs. Connell said, "we are
sure all of us will consider it
a privilege to wear a poppy
again this year."
BAKE AND STEW SALE
The Warren County Rescue
Squad Auxiliary will hold a bake
sale and Brunswick stew sale
at the Rescue Squad build
ing in Littleton on Saturday,
May 30. Stew, at $1.25 per quart
will be ready by noon. Orders
for delivery may t)e placed with
any member of the Auxiliary.
STEW SALE
Mt. Auburn Christian Wo
men's Fellowship will sponsor a
Brunswick stew sale on Fri
day, May 22, at the Drewry
Community Building. Stew, will
be realty at IS noon, will sell
for $1.19 * quart If container
t? furnished by customer; $1.25
with container furnished. Pro
ceeds will so for the Mt. Au
burn cemetery fund.
Warren Residents To
Have More To Spend
NEW YORK ? Residents of
Warren County will have more
mone\ to spend in the months
ahead, thanks to bigger checks
arriving from Washington.
Much of this cash will be in
the form of refunds to local
taxpayers. They are running
larger than ever, the figures
show
~ More mone\ will t>e going,
also, to post;il workers and
other Federal employees m the
area Their incomes have l>een
upped by G percent, retroac
tive to December 27th.
Finall\. there are the re
tired people and others who re
ceive social security pa>ments
each month. Their checks have
been increased by 1T> percent,
with an additional check last
month to cover the increase for
January and February, pre
viously omitted.
All of which means more
money for consumers to spend
! and increased business for
| local merchants.
I Tax refunds will go to about
J 4.860 in Warren County and
| will amount to :,o less than
I $1,102,000, it is estimated.
| This is based upon figures from
the Treasury Department as to
I the size and number of checks
i teing mailed out.
The average refund is for
$239. it stales*. Last sear, j
by wn of comparison, the aver- I
ape return was only SI08.
Some $12.8 billion will t>e
returned to r?3 million taxpay- j
crs throughout the countr\ j
to cover theirov??r-pa\ ments.
Last year, l>ecause of the
10 percent surtax, there were
only r?0 million relunds. The\
totaled $10.2 billion.
The $2.0 billion jump repre
sents a considerable increase
in buying power.
The local bu> ing f>otential is
l>eing improved, also. In tlie
bigger social securitx checks.
The amount paid in the past four
months to the 2.r>80 or so u
Warren Countv who are re
ceiving them was nearlx $89
000 greater than in the previous
four months.
Federal employees in the
local area will also have more
spending money. They will
share in the hike of more than
$2 5 billion that will be dis
tributed under the temporary
settlement.
^hese increases, combined
with the big gains being won by
unions and with the forthcoming
end of the surtax, are expected
to produce a strong upward
thrust to business in the near
future
Little League Play To
Begin Here On Monday
Little League baseball play
will begin at Oakley Field at the
National Guard Armory on Mon
day. May 25, with games being
played each afternoon. Monday
through Friday, through July
10.
All-Star selection and prac
tice will start on July 13 and
continue through July 18. 'The
area tournament will be held
July 20 through July 25, and
the district tournament will
be held from July 27 to August
1.
The regular division play is
scheduled Monday through
Thursday, beginning at 6 p. m..
and the minor division play
will be on Fridays with double
headers at 4 and 6 p. m.
Beginning the week of June
ir>. games are scheduled for
three days a week. Monday.
Wednesday and Friday, with the
regular division pla.ung double
headers on Monday and Wed
nesday. and the minor division
playing double-headers on Fri
day.
Howard Oakley, manager of
ihe Little League, said that the
home team will occupy the
first base dugout He released
the schedule yesterday, withthe
home team being listed first,
as follows:
Monday. May 25, 6 p. m ?
Indians vs Braves: Tuesday,
Dodgers vs. Yankees: Wednes
day, Braves vs Indians: Thurs
(See LEAGUE, page 5)
Health Task Force To Be
Here Next Wednesday
Members of a task force con
cerned with problems related
to the organization and delivery
of health care will be in War
renton on next Wednesday,
May 27, Miss Margie Rose,
Health planner for the State
Department of Administration
announced this week.
The Task Force was con
vened by the Governor's Advis
ory Council on Comprehensive
Health Planning, and mem
bers will be at Warrenton next
Wednesday to talk with War
ren County residents con
cerning health needs in the area
and any problems related to
present patterns of health
service organizations.
During the afternoon, the task
force will meet with various
persons in the provision of
health services. In the even
ing at 7:30, a meeting will be
held in the Warrenton court
house. This will be a public
meeting which will focus on
obtaining an expression of
consumer concerns regarding
health service needs and pro
vide an important input into
financial recommendations of
the task force concerning
actions which need to be
taken across the state to in
crease the availability of health
services.
While the task force Is con
cerned with the needs of the
state as a whole, Miss Rose
said, the members will be giv
ing particular attention to War
ren County and approaches
which might be taken here to
solve existing health problems
and meet the kinds of needs
which are brought to their
attention.
"The Task Force would fee
grateful," Miss Rose said, "for
the opportunity to learn first
hand from consumers about
problems related to the de
livery of health care and urges
your attendance at the 7:30
meeting In the courthouse "
Talent Show
Is Held At
Norlina Gym
The 1970 Warren Count> -4-11
Talent Show v>j.s held .it Nor
lina Gymnatorium on Ma\ 14
Seven talent acts competed tor
top honors.
Blue awards were given
Linda and Richard Holt/mail
tor their skit. ? Mutt and Jeff,
and Sandra Somerville for her
pantonnne dance numl>er
These two numlxTs will par
ticipate in the East Centr.il
district contest to be held at
Campbell College on June It)
Talent show part nipanr s re -
eeivine: red rihlmns were:
Janet Korte. piano solo: Dora
Russell, vocal solo: Brenda
Basket!. Elvira Harrison.
Hilda Harrison. Helen Baskett,
Barbara Anderson and Carrie
Williams, a skit, "What U"
There Were No Banks.'"
White ribl>ons were gnen to
Fran and Erick Johnson lor a
skit and Denise Boyd for a poem.
Mrs. Clayton Ta>lor and Mrs.
Sondra Garner were the judges
for the show.
Warren Man Involved
In Truck Accident
A Warren Count\ man Mas
involved in a two-truck acci
dent on State Road 130n, one
mile east of Wise on Wednes
day of last week
Highway Patrol Trooper W.
E. Brown said that a tractor
trailer truck driven by Wilbert
Allen Overby 21, of Route t,
Henderson, was behind a truck
operated bv Thomas Allen
White. Gl, of Wise when the
tractor trailer truck veered to
ihe right side of the roadway,
striking the right rear of the
White vehicle. The tractor
trailer truck proceeded off the
road and overturned on Its right
side
The tractor-trailer truck,
owned by George A. Yancey
Trucking Company and the truck
owned by Marvin Sinclair White
of Route 1, Norlina, received
a total estimated daniage of
$600 as a result of the col
lision.
In addition to the damage
to the two vehicles, Trooper
?BrownimqtcH rlamapoc tn ft
wheat field on property of Al
bert Perkinson of Route 1, War
renton, to be $25. Both ve
hicles were eastbound on the
rural road.
Charges of reckless driving
were filed aginst Overby.
Court Of Honor
An Eagle Scout Court of
Honor will be held at Wesley
Memorial United Methodist
Church on Sunday morning at
the 11 o'clock worship service
for Robert Thompson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Thomp
son of Macon.
TO PRESENT PROGRAM
The Harris Kindergarten will
present a program at the Meth
odist Church on May 26 at
8 p. m. The public is invited.
Mrs. G. R. Sutterfleld of At
lanta, Ga., is spending several
days with her mother, Mrs. C.
A. Tucker .
Mr, E. P. Fitts has returned
home from Duke Hospital.
Sunday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. James Wilson were Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Wilson and Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Wilson and two
sons,of Stovall and Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Wilson of Oxford.
Eastern Motor Lines held its flpen bouse in Its administrative building on Sunday (Torn It
noon until S p. fn. with mom 300 peraona attending la spite of ralnjr weather. The offlNi of
the administrative building ware decorated in beautiful flower*, gifts of business firms and
friends, (toasts were greeted at the door by Mrs. Judith dark. Company employees and their
wives served as hosts and hostesses. soft drinks wer?i served by Mr*. M. c. Bellock and light
refreshments we*e served from a buffet table Guests towed the offlo sad the <
garage.
Man Found Dead
Three Held On
Murder Charge
Thi-e iH-rsojis jr?- U> inch*'Id
ii' Wan?*n Counn jjil without
Uui'l. < harmed with 11?- murder
ot Coleman Hargro\eoi Norlina
on Nla. 2 at the home ol M.ti>
Chavis Jones. in Norlina.
Being held lor a hearing in
Wan en Count > District Court
on I'rida\ morning are Mary
Chavis Jones. 37. Hosel<ud
Whit Held. 30. .tn<l George Wash
ington Bullock, 33. all of Nor
lina.
The> were arrested and
charged with murder by Deputy
Sherill Dor.sey Capps on Mon
da> night, following two weeks
ol investigation hy the Warren
Count; deputy sheriff.
llai'iM'ovr was found dead it
tl?- :?x?t oi a stairwa;. in the
lu>rn?' i>1 Rosebud Whitfield at
0:30 a. m oii Ma\ 2 by Mji v
Chavis Jones and wus i? ? |K>rtt-<i
that morning t<> Magistrate N.
Ci. Hudems I? > Kosebud Whit
tled.
Coroner Bobb\ Ulaylork. Who
was ( afb'd ?<? the (MH', said
that lie took tlie body to W.o
ren General Hospital tor ?jx
annnation He said that Har
grove had received a blow on the
he.id and suffered a broken
neck.
HIa>lock .said indication* are
that Hargrove had been dead
for aU)Ut si\ hours when his
both was discovered.
Sweet Potato Vote To Be
Held In Warren Today
Warren County sweet |>otato
growers will vote in a sweet
potato referendum today
| (ThursdaO at the Wjrren Coun
ty Agricultural Extension of
; fire from 8 a. m to 5 p. m.,
1 I . B. Hardage. County Exten
? sion Chairman. :tnnounced yes
terday.
I An\ person in the county who
produces sweet potatoes for
? sale on the fresh market or
j to process is eligible to vote.
Hardage said the vote will
| \te to authorize the continued
i collection of two cents per bush
1 .
Deputies Capture
Still In Roanoke
A 180 gallon still was cap
tured in Roanoke Township on
Monday morning by Deputy
Sheriffs Dorsey Capps and
Lloyd Newsom. The still
was not in operation at the
time.
The officers-(3estroved 300
gallons of rnash, eight 55-gallon
mash barrels, the still and a
copper condenser and cap.
Capps said the still had a
capacity of about ten cases of
whiskey a week.
el on sweet potatoes sold for
fresh market purposes, and two
cents per 100 pounds on sweet
potatoes sold to processors,
to raise funds to support the
N. C. Yam Commission, Inc.,
in its effort to promote
the production, marketing and
consumption of North Caro
lina sweet potatoes
This authorization is for a
six years period and must
receive a two-thirds major
ity vote to carry. Hard ape
said.
Dowtin Rites To Be
Held Here Today
Graveside services for Miss
Louise Dowtin of Broadway
will be held at Kairview Ceme
tery at 5 p. m. today, follow
ing funeral services at Broad
way at 2 p. m.
Miss Dowtin. a native of War
renton and a school teacher,
died Wednesday.
She was the sister of Roger
P. and Jack Dowtin of Warren
ton.
Mrs. H. L. Faulkner has re
turned home for the summer
from Chowan College, Mur
freesboro.
FLOYD
COLEMAN
Two Warren School Boys
To Attend Boys State
Two Warren High School ris
ing seniors have been selected
by Llmer Post No. 25 of the
American Legion to attend the
30th annual session of Boys
State on the campus of Wake
Forest University in Winston
Salem. The week-long citizen
ship training program will begin
on June 21 and last until June
27.
Selected by the Legion were
A1 Floyd of John Graham High
School and Mike Coleman of
Norltna High School. All their
expenses will be paid by Llmer
Poat of the Legion.
A1 Is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Holt Floyd of War
He U i\ member of
the Beta cl?b * John Graham
and an active participant la
all the clube
la an out
the baaeball,
ketbali teama.
Mike, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Coleman of Norllna is a
student council officer, a mem
ber of the Beta Club, home
room secretary, and plays
baseball. He )s above average
student with grades In the nine
ties.
More than 430 rising high
school seniors are expected for
the program which is sponsor
ed by the American Legion.
A series of Lecturers on
state and local government wtll
be presented Monday through
Thursday. During the mtk, the
boys will operate an Imaginary
state, including cities tad
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