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DECAYING CRIB AT NATHANIEL MACON HOME PLACE
Fund Drive Under Way For Restoration Of Home
Place Of Nathaniel Macon Near Eaton's Ferry
The current drive for the re
storation of the Nathaniel Ma
con Homeplace near Eaton's
Ferry recalled an article writ
ten by the late John B. Palm
er for the State Magazine and
republished in The Warren Re
cord on Feb. 9, 1934, when an
effort was being made to have
the county commissioners buy
the homeplace.
The homeplace was later
bought by the commissioners
and the home, a smokehouse and
crib were restored, but In re
cent years-have been allowed to
deteriorate to the point where
the crib is facing ruin unless
soon repaired. The Warren
County Historical Association,
Inc., is currently seeking $2500
as matching funds to qualify
for a $2500 grant from the Rich
ardson Foundation for the
restoration of the Macon home
place. Checks, made payable
to the "Macon Restoration
Committee," may be mailed
to Mrs. Horace Robinson,
Chairman of the Macon Restor
ation Committee, Littleton,
N. C. 27850, or to Mrs. Heath
Beckwlth, Warrenton, N. C.
27589.
Mr. Palmer's article reads
as follows:
Recent efforts In Warren
County to get the county com
missioners to buy the home of
Nathaniel Macon and six acres
around the house have arous
ed the Interest of our people In
this distinguished North Caro
linian. The place Is now owned
by negroes. The plan Is to re
construct the dilapidated home
with OWA funds.
In 1901 the flint-rock cov
ered grave of Macon on a plot
thirty-five yards square was
purchased by the county com
missioners, and In 1924 an
appropriate marker was erect
ed near his grave at which
exercises the Honorable Jose
phus Daniels was the chief
speaker.
Nathaniel Macon, the sixth
child of Gideon and Priscilla
Macon, was born December 17,
1758, at Macon Manor in what
was then Edgecombe County,
later Bute County. In 1779
Warren and Franklin counties
were formed from Bute. It is
said that Macon Manor was the
first house In this section that
had glass windows. As a boy Ma
con had good social and educa
tional opportunities. He attend
ed college at Princeton and read
law but never practiced. Dr.
Dodd says he never develop
ed the lawyer viewpoint and
describes him as "Honest
Farmer Macon."
He served a short while as
a private in the Revolutionary
War. After a long and distin
guished career in the state leg
islature and In both houses of
Congress, Macon in December
1829, wrote to the General As
sembly of North Carolina the
following letter, highly charac
teristic of the man: "Age and
infirmity render it proper for
me tc retire from public ser
vice. I, therefore, resign the
appointment of Senator to the
Senate of the United States,
ihat of Trustee of the Univer
sity of the State, and that of
Justice of the Peace for the
county of Warren. In retiring
from the services of the state,
1 want words to convey to
(See MACON, page 10)
Pre-Arranged Racing And Speeding
Charges Leads To Loss Of License
A defendant in Warren Coun
ty District Court last Friday,
charged with speeding in excess ]
of 75 miles per hour in a 55 :
mph zone and with pre-arrang
ed racing was given a suspend
ed sentence, placed on proba
tion and lost his drivers lic
ense for three years.
Wllbert Louis Boyd entered
a plea of nolo contendere to the
speeding and pre-arranged
racing charges and was sen
tenced to the roads for 12
months. The sentence was
suspended for three years upon
condition that the defendant
surrenders his driver's license
and not operate a motor vehicle
on the public highways of North
Carolina for three years. The
defendant was placed on pro
bation for 12 months under the
provisions of the North Caro
lina Probation Commission
with the additional special con
ditions that the defendant shall
be at home every night by 9
p. m. and shall remain there
until sunrise the next morning
for a period of two years and
that he shall attend church
and Sunday School every Sun
day lor two years, and pay costs
In both cases.
Wallace Edward Schuster,
pled not guilty to the charge of
(ailing to drive on the right side
of the road but was found guilty.
Prayer for judgment was con
tinued upon payment of costs.
Archie Powell, pled not guil
ty td the charge of speeding 90
miles per hour In a 60
mile per hour zone. The defend
ant was found guilty and sen
tenced to 60 days in jail. Sen
tence was suspended for 12
months upon the condition the
defendant surrender his driv
er's license for 12 months and
not operate a motor vehicle on
the highways of this State for
12 months and pay a $50 fine
and costs.
James Otis Alston, pled not
guilty to the charge of posses
sion of utensils for manufac
ture of whiskey. The defend
ant was found guilty and sen
tenced to six months in Jail
under the supervision of the
State Department of Correc
tion. The defendant gave notice
of appeal to Superior Court.
Bond was set at $1000
for his appearance at the August
24 criminal session of Super
ior Court.
Eddie Lee Williams, was
charged with drunk driving. The
case was continued until August
14.
Vernon Sronce Stroupe, was
charged with passing In a no
passing zone. The case was con
tinued until July 17.
Lee Lynch, pled guilty to the
charge of non-support. Prayer
for Judgment was continued for
two years upon the condition the
defendant pay to the Department
of Social Services each and
every Friday, beginning July 17,
and continuing until further or
ders of the Court, $10 for the
support of his child and pay
court cost:;.
John Cary Davis, pled nolo
contendere to the charge of
falling to yield the right of way.
Prayer for Judgment was
continued upon payment of
costs.
(See COURT, page 10)
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5-County
Area
Organize
HENDERSON?An organiza
tion meeting will be held here
August 13 by representativesol
the five-county area to promote
over-all Industrial and other
development in Vance, Frank
lin, Warren, Granville and Per
son counties.
Each county will have one
representative on the board, as
will incorporated towns.
The State Department of
Local Affairs is working with
the district interests. The group
here is similar to others em
bracing all the State's 100 coun
ties. One of its functions will
be to coordinate Federal and
State aid on projects assisted.
Present thinking, according
to Capt. W. F. Brewer, execu
tive secretary of the Hender
son-Vance County Chamber of
Commerce, is that the agency
when finally set up will be known
as the Council of Government.
Several meetings have been
held in the past several months,
the latest in Raleigh last week,
to make preliminary plans for
effecting the organization and
concrete action is anticipated at
the meeting here next month.
Cookout To Be Held
For Football Piayers
The John Graham High School
Boosters Club will hold a cook
out on the footoall field on Mon
day night at 7:30 p. m. for all
boys who are planning to play
football at John Graham this
year.
Eddie Clayton, Boosters
Club president, said yesterday
that it is very important that
all boys who are planning to
play football this fall attend the
cookout.
FIRE DLPARTMtlNir
WARRENTON FIREMEN AND AUXILIARY MEMBERS
Retail Spending At High Level In Warren
NEW YORK?How are War
ren County families apportion
Ing the larger Incomes they are
now receiving? How much are
they spending In local retail
stores?
According to a new con
sumer market study cover
ing the past year, local
outlays for goods and services
continued at a high level,
despite Inflation and despite a
general feeling of uncertain
ty with respect to the national
economy.
? The facts and figures, listing
the amounts spent locally for
automobiles, food, clothing,
furniture and other commo
dities, come from the Stand
ard Rate and Data Service.
Ks survey, Just released, gives
comparable data for aachsec
tion of the country.
to Warren County, It shows,
? large part of the consumer
dollar went to stores selling
food and automotive equip
ment. Between them, they ac
counted for 48 percent <rf all
retail business done In the local
area.
By comparison, only 40
percent was so-spent In other
parts of the United States.
Food purchases alone, In
supermarkets, bakeries,
butcher shops, delicatessens
and the like, amounted to $3,
943,000, as against the previous
year's $3,887,000.
These expenditures covered
only food that was bought for
home consumption. Not included
Is money spent in restaurants,
lunch rooms and other dining
and drinking places.
Just how much the take-home
food cost, on a par-family basis,
was determined by dividing the
total amount spent by Um num
ber of families. B averaged out
to |IN par family.
Aj* for retail outlets tor cars,
motorcycles, bo?tS and other
automotive equipment, their
total tor the year mia to W,
032,000.
TIM survey *ows that other
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Firemen Are
Attending
Convention
Warrenton firemen, who left
Monday for East Spencer to at
tend the 80th session of the
North Carolina Volunteer Fire
men's Association, are expect
ed to return to Warrenton to
day (Thursday),
Firemen attending the con
vention are Cleveland An
derson, Joe Raid, Joseph Rich
ardson, Archie King, Peroell
Raid, Leon Cheek, Haywood
Evans, Otis Williams, Daniel
Williams, Clinton Davis and
McCarroU Alston.
tion an the ft?ltow*?
of the local
try: Amla
Davis, Lacy Woi
to. and 8*1.
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Under State Order
Town Must End Practice
Of Burning Garbaae
Tobacco Growers To
Vote On Quotas Todnv
Warren County tobacco grow
ers will go to Hie 11 polling
places in the county today
(Thursday) to determine
whether or not marketing
quotas shall be retained for
1971, 1972 and 1973.
The program, which has been
in effect since 1965, will con
tinue if approved by two-thirds
oi more of the growers vot
ing.
All farmers, 18 years of age
and older, are eligible to vote
in the referendum if they share
in the 1970 flue-cured tobacco
crop or its proceeds. Where no
tobacco is produced in 1970 on
a tobacco allotment farm, only
the owner and operator are al
lowed to vote.
Also to be voted on today is
the Tobacco Associates sales
promotion program.
The referendums will be
held at local ASCS polling
places from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m.
as follows:
Fishing Creek-Davis' Store,
Areola.
Fork - W. K. Thompson's
Store.
Hawtree - Glenn Perklnson's
Store, Wise.
Judkins-Mrs. Blanche Stal
lings Store, Embro.
Nutbush-J. C. Watkins'Store.
Rlver-Stansbury's Store.
Sandy Creek-Thompson Bro.
Store, Vicksboro.
Sixpound - W. J. Wilson's
Store, Macon.
Smith Creek - Mayor's Of
fice, Norlina.
Warrenton - Agricultural
Building, Warrenton.
Shocco - Pinnell's Store, Af
ton.
Fountain Urges
Farmers To Vote
WASHINGTON, D. C - Con
gressman L. H. Fountain called
attention this week to the two
referendums to be held on July
16th, which vitally affect all
North Carolina tobacco grow
ers.
"With tobacco under attack
4om so many quarters these
days, it is highly important
for our tobacco growers
to participate in the referen
dum and to demonstrate by an
overwhelming vote their in
terest in the programs," Con
gressman Fountain said.
"The acreage - poundage
price support program and the
work of Tobacco Associates in
promoting the use of flue-cured
tobacco both at home and abroad
have meant much to tobacco
growers in the past," the
Second District Congress
man added.
"I hope all eligible tobacco
producers will vote in the re
ferendum," Congressman
Fountain said.
Polling places have been an
nounced by each County ASC
Committee and the polls will
be open from 7:00 a. m. to 7:00
p. m. on July 16th.
The Town of Warrenton has
120 days to work out apian
for disposal of garbage in con
formity with state regulations.
After that period garba#? may
no longer be burned.
Following the receipt of
I North Carolina rules and regu
' latlons governing the control
' of air pollution, the compre
hensive plan for implementing
| regulation relating to the con
] trol of open burning and the
| emission of dark smoke from
j the State Department of Water
and Air Resources, the board
of town commissioners on
Monday night voted to take vol
untary action in working out a
plan to be submitted to the state
agency.
The action of the board In
agreeing to the voluntary sub
mission o f a plan to abate
smoke from the garbage pit al
lows the commissioners 120
days to work out a compre
hensive plan of garbage disposal
| to be submitted to the Depart
ment of Water and Air Re
I sources for approval.
The commissioners will seek
the aid of the state agency In
working out plans.
Warrenton seemingly jumped
the gun in Its formation of an
Auxiliary Police Force here as
the law permitting suchorgani
z at ion requires the passage of
an ordinance stating the pur
pose and requirement of an
auxiliary police force.
On July 3, four local men were
equipped with uniforms and
sworn in as auxiliary police
men. They were Charles Lyles,
James McGowan, Joseph Wil
liams (colored) and Coronor
Bobby B1 ay lock.
At their meeting Monday night
the board Instructed Attorney
Charles Johnson to draw up a
proper ordinance for the crea
tion of an auxiliary police force
and to submit it to the board for
adoption. Until such ordinance
Is adopted the auxiliary police
man may only serve when ac
companied by a regular town
police officer.
The board ordered that O. K.
Woodard be Issued a license taxi
driver and that David Lee Fal
con and Leonard Harrington be
Issued permits to operate a
taxlcab In the Town of Warren
ton.
Hie board also voted to limit
the number of taxicabs to be
operated In the town to ten.
Attorney Charles Johnson
was Instructed to have publish
ed for two weeks in The War
ren Record a notice of apubiic
meeting to be held In the town
municipal building on Aug. 3,
relative to the town's agree
ment concerning water facili
ties with Bute Development
Company. Hour of the meet
ing Is 7:30 p. m.
The board ordered that A. J.
Ellington be refunded $18.22
for taxes erroneously listed.
A dwelling belonging to Elling
ton and listed for taxation was
found to be without the town
limits.
Warren Students Are
On ECU Honor List
Three Warren County stu
dents made all A's and nine
made honor roll at East Caro
lina University during the final
quarter of the school year, the
university announced this week.
Making all A's were Leslie
Ann Coley of Route 3, Little
ton, William A. Benson, m,
and Lucy K. Rodwell of Warren
ton.
Making the honor roll were
Virginia H. Carlton of Route t,
mrtn B. Harris, Jr., of
1, Hazel May King,
Carol Owen and Betty J. Per
ot Littleton;
ft Route t,
William M. Fleming at ]
Manson; Oary Lee 1
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