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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. SEPTEMBER 24. 1970 NUMBER 39
Nancy Fleming, 2nd. from right, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvls Fleming of Littleton, is
anown noiaing tne orana Champion 3-year-old Holstein in Saturday's Dairy Show. Mike West,
center, is holding his Reserve Champion Brown Swiss. Mike also had the best fitted animal.
Second from left is Nathan Royster who was declared showmanship award winner. Mr. Dave
Ashworth, Pine State Creamery Co , Henderson, judge for the show, is shown on the extreme
left while Loyd Peace, Agricultural Extension Agent, Vance County, who also judged for the show,
is shown on the right.
Calf Show
Is Held On
Saturday
The 1970 Junior Dairy Show
held at the Warren County Fair
grounds on Saturday morning
was a very successful event, ac
cording to Jim D. Hemmlngs,
Agricultural Extension Agent.
There were fourteen very
good dairy animals exhibited
ranging In age from G months
to 4 years of age, he said.
The Grand Champion was
shown this year by .Nancy Flem
ing, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Alvls Fleming of Littleton.
Nancy exhibited the 3-year-old
champion Holstein cow like a
veteran showwoman.
The Reserve Champion was
a 3-year-old Brown Swiss cow
shown by Mike West, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Gray West
of Star Route, Littleton. Mike
also won the award for the
"best fitted" animal in the
show.
The showmanship award went
to Nathan Royster, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Royster, Rt.
2, Norllna, who exhibited a
clean cut, well fitted Holstein
2 year old.
Blue ribbon winners were as
follows: Tim King, Louise Rob
ertson, Darnell Evans and
Charles Fleming. Mike West,
Nancy Fleming and Nathan
Royster also won blue ribbons
in addition to the already men
tioned honors.
Those winning red ribbons
were Dora Russell, Sue Salmon.
Jacqueline Williams, Dexter
Williams, James Davis and
Tommy Paynter.
White ribbon winner was
Dora Russell exhibiting a dif
ferent animal from the one
already mentioned.
Dave Ashworth, Pine State
Creamery Company, Hender
son, and Lloyd Peace, Agricul
tural Extension Agent, Vance
County, were the official judges.
Ronnie Moseley Wins
Steer In Drawing
Ronnie Moseley of Warrenton
won the 800-pound steer at a
drawing Saturday night, high
lighting the final night of War
ren County Agricultural Fair.
The Fair, which opened on
Monday, closed Saturday night.
It has been described by spon
soring Warrenton Lions asone
of the most successful fairs
ever held In the county.
Winners of School Day prizes
last Thursday were:
First prize, a bicycle?won by
Milton Brodle of AxteUe, a
student at Hawkins Junior High
School.
Second prize, a walkie-talkie
?won by Louts Hunt of Inez,
a student at South Warren Ele
mentary School.
Third prize, a football?won
by Diane Butler of Olne, a stu
dent at Northslde School.
Fourth prize, a basketball
won by Patrick Williams of
Route 1, Warrenton, a student
at Mar lam Boyd School.
Fifth prize, a wrist watch
won by Deborah Davis of War
ren Plains, a student at Marlam
Boyd School.
The drawing was by Arlene
Hawkins of Norllna who was
presented a gift for drawing the
Prices were presented by J.
B. Thompson, manager of the
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Sue Ellen Stansbury, Winner of top coop, is shown with Fred
Harris, buyer.
Poultry Show And Sale
Is Held At Warren Fair
The 4-H Poultry Show and
Sale held at the Warren Fair
Grounds on Friday, afternoon
was very successful, G. W.
Koonce and Jim D. Hemmings,
County 4-H Agents, said yester
day
The top blue ribbon winner
this year was sue Ellen Stans
bury, a member of Golden Star
Community 4-H Club of Little
ton. Other blue ribbon winners
were Mike West of Golden Star
Club, Janet Forte of Norlina
Youth Improvement Club, Sue
Salmoi of Wlse-Paschall Club,
Phyllis Hawkins of Cool Spring
Jr. Club and Patricia Fleming
of Afton - Elberon - Vicksboro
Club.
Red ribbon winners were
Dexter Williams and Jacqueline
Williams of Cool Spring Sr.
Club and Debbie Townsend of
Wise-Paschall Club.
White ribbon winner was Rus
sell '.Valker of Russell Union
Club.
J. R. West, N, C. Agricul
tural Extension Poultry Spec
ialist at N. C. State University,
Raleigh, N. C? Judged the 120
pullets for the show and sale.
The annual 4-H Poultry Show
and Sale Is sponsored by the
Sears Roebuck Foundation In
cooperation with the Agrlcul
Ceremony To Be Held
At Cochrane Plant
An Economic Development
Administration disbursement
ceremony will be held at the
Cochrane Furniture plant here
this afternoon (Thursday) at
3:30 o'clock.
Ronald K. Ingle, Economics
Development representative for
North Carolina, will head a
delegation of his associates who
will be hosted by Jsrry Coch
rane and other officials of
Cochrane Furniture Company.
tural Extension Service. The
foundation started the poultry
chain by buying the first chicks
and giving them to 4-H club
members. Sears also furnish
es the prize money each year.
The 4-H club members are
given 100 baby chicks durlngthe
month of March The 4-H'ers
are charged with the responsi
bility of feeding and managing
the birds as a 4-H project for the
year. During Warren County
Fair Week, 12 pullets are
brought to the show and sale
by each participant. The pullets
are Judged then sold at auction.
The money received from the
pullets is then put into the 4-H
Club Fund to buy chicks for an
other year.
Games Friday
Undefeated Warrenton will
meet undefeated Scotland Neck
on the John Graham gridiron
tonight, while Norllna, with two
wins and one loss, will host
Weldon.
IN HOSPITAL
Town Commissioner Gordon
Halthcock is recuperating at
Duke Hospital in Durham fol
lowing a throat operation last
week. He was reported yester
day to be doing nicely.
VISITS COFFMANS
Dr. R. J. Be ekes of Washing
ton, D. C., a naval officer,
spent the weekend with Dr. and
Mrs. Donald Coffman. Dr. Coff
in an said yesterday that Dr.
Be ekes has expressed some in
terest in settling in Warrenton
following his discharge from the
| Navy.
Mrs. Onrgc white and sons
of Arlington, Va., are visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.
D. Scott. ,
Warren Families Are
Stashing Away Fundi
NEW YORK?Residents of
Warren County seem to
have their financial affairs un
der good control. As a whole,
they are living well within their
incomes, spending much less
than they are earning.
Some of the surplus Is being
used by them to reduce their
consumer debt. The remain
der , or a considerable part
of it, is being put Into savings.
The evidence Is seen In the
rise In their bank deposits, In
their savings and loan accounts
and In their purchases of U. S.
savings bonds.
During the past year, It is
estimated, Warren Countyfam
illes stashed away some $1,
135,000 in liquid assets.
As with people In other parts
of the country, they have grown
cautious. High prices, unem
ployment, strikes and other
economic conditions have led
them to postpone some of their
blg-tlcket purchases and wait
for a more favorable cli
mate.
Meanwhile, they are accumu
lating a sizeable nest egg. This
pool of purchasing power, when
released, could spark a big buy
Massenburg
Rites Held
On Monday
Funeral services for Mrs.
Nannie White Massenburg, 91,
were conducted at Emmanuel
Episcopal Church on Monday at
10:00 a. m. by the Rev. Robert
W. Orvls, minister, and the
Rev. Homer P. Starr o? Balti
more, Md., followed by grave
side prayers and burial in Fair
view Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Messrs.
Alfred A- Williams, Hugh W.
Holt, Pettway B. Boyd, M. P.
Burwell, James Y. Kerr and
Elton Dlllard.
Mrs. Massenburg died at
Warren General Hospital, Sat
urday, on her 91st birthday,
after an illness of nearly six
weeks.
The daughter of the late Wil
liam Jones White, and Sue
Blount Cawthorn White, Mrs.
Massenburg was born In War
renton, Sept. 19th. 187 9. After
graduating from the private
school of Misses Lucy and Annie
Hawkins, Mrs. Massenburg
took a business course In
Petersburg, Va.
She was married to the late
John Lioyd Massenburg in 1908,
and lived in Warrenton until
1965 when she made her home
with Mr. and Mrs. Henry F.
Twltty. She was a life-long
member of EmmanuelEplsco
pal Church, and for many years
a Sunday School teacher. She
was a charter member of the
Warren County Chapter, United
Daughters of the Confederacy,
and served as Chapter pre si dent
for three two-year terms at dif
ferent periods. She also served
as historian and a number of
other offices. She was aformer
member of the D.A.R. chapter.
She is survived by a son,
Walter BoydMassenburgofEs
condldo, Calif.; three daugh
ters, Mrs. Homer P. Starr if
Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Henry
F. Twltty of- Warrenton and
Mrs. William A. Jones of At
lanta, Ga.; one 'brother, HughE.
White of Durham: six grand
children and one great-grand
daughter and a large number of
nieces and nephews.
Out- of- town relatives and
friends attending the funeral
were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Boyd
Massenburg of Escondido,
Calif., the Ray. and Mrs. Homer
P. Starr of Baltimore, Md.,
and Mr. and Mrs. William A.
Jones of Atlanta; her grand
children, Pant he a Ann Twltty
of Brldgevllle, Del., Walter
Jones of Atlanta, Ga., and John
Starr of Baltimore, Md.; Hugh
E. White, Mr. and Mrs. Wln
free Palmer, and Mra. R. B.
Boyd of Durham; Mr. and Mrs.
Sam T. White and Mra. Carson
Dunning of Rocky Mow*; Miss
Fsnnle Lillian Masaenburg and
Miss Alloa Mabry at Hender
son, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Boyd Robinson and Mr. and Mra.
WUay Bowers of Littleton, sod
Misses Annie Boyd Moreoock
sad Cortnne Moreoock at
Halifax.
lng surge.
The figures on savings are
based upon national findings
reported by the Commerce De
partment and other agencies and
upon income and sales data for
each community.
They show, as would be ex
pected, that the amount a fam
ily can save depends primarily
on how much it has left after
paying its billsfornecessities.
Those with merely sub
sistence incomes were not able
to save anything, of course.
Those at the $5,000 after-tax
level put aside 3.0 percent of it,
on average and those at $7,000
about 5.2 percent. In the high
er income brackets the rates
were considerably larger.
In Warren County, where the
average disposable Income per
household was $6,355 last year,
according to the latest annual
report, the overall rate of sav
ings was 4.7 percent. It amount
ed to $300 per household.
Implied Is that the rate in
each community is similar, for
each income group, to what it
is in the rest of the country.
For the local population as
a whole, the savings in the
past year reached the impos
ing total of $1,135,000.
Nationally, such savings are
touching $47.8 billion for the
year, an increase of $5.2 bil
lion over the previous year.
ASC County
Convention
Is Conducted
The County Convention to
elect the Warren County ASC
Committee was held September
21, 1970, at 3:00 p. m. In the
Warren County Courthouse.
Twenty-eight ASC Community
Committeemen attended the
convention. W. M. Fleming, In
cumbent vice-chairman of the
Warren County ASC Committee,
opened the meeting, determined
that a quorum was present, and
reviewed regulations on con
ducting the convention.
C. E. Fleming was elected
chairman of the convention,
after which voting began. Nom
inations and elections were
held by secret ballot.
C. P. Pope was elected to
the committee for athreeyear
term. Carryover Committee
men are W. S. Smiley, with one
year remaining In his current
term, and W. M. Fleming with
two years remaining In his
current term. W. S. Smiley was
elected chairman. W. M.Flem
ing was elected vice-chairman
and C. P. Pope is regular
member of the Warren County
ASC Committee for the next
year beginning Oct. 1, 1970.
G. W. King was elected first
alternate and Ernest C. Brauer
was elected second alternate.
ASC Community
Committeemen
Are Announced
Newly elected members of
ASC Community Committees
for Warren County were an
nounced this week from the
local ASCS office.
Listed In order of chairman,
vice chairman, regular member
and first and second alternates
for the 11 communities are:
Fishing Creek? George D.
Hunter, Billy L. King, Clarence
E. Harris, Forrest L. Robert
son, Walter T. Powell.
Hawtree?Luther Stegall, G.
W. King, Albert Perkinson, Wil
liam J. Hawks, Eugene N.
Baskervllle.
Nutbush ? Wilson Fleming,
William Ellington, C. P. Elling
ton, John Henry Burnette, Rob
ert Epps, m.
Sandy Creak ? Sidney Flem
ing, Thomas J. Coley, C. E.
Fleming, Charles Hobgood,
Elizabeth R. Russell.
Smith Creek?81<to?y G. Bur
ton, jforvell H. Bolton, Rich
ard J. Holtzman, M. F. Hayes,
B. if. OoWer.
Forte - W. It, Thompson,
Frederick Williams, George W.
Darts, Sr., T. F. Overby, Vir
gil Dillard.
Jndklns - Vance ttobertaon,
09ee COMMITTBKMEN, paga 8)
Woman, Sentenced To Prison,
Appeals Case To Superior Court
A woman, who was sentenc- I
ed to Warren County District
Court Friday to serve six '
months In the Women's Divi
sion of Central Prison, gave
notice of appeal to Superior
Court.
Betty Pegram pled guilty to a
charge of obstructing and de
laying an officer In the per
formance of his duty. Bond for
her appearance in Superior
Court was set at $300.
Willie Dale, charged with an
assault on a female, was found
guilty. Prayer for judgment was
continued for two years upon
condition the defendant lemains
of good behavior, not violate any
state or federal laws for two
years and pays court costs.
Brtt) Pegram was sentenced
Mrs. Ida D. Martin holds engraved silver tray presented to
her by Warrenton Woman's Club as "Woma.i of tho Year".
Mrs. Manley Martin Is
Named 'Woman Of Year'
Mrs. Manley S. Martin, re
cording secretary of the War
renton Woman's Club for the
past 20 years, was presented
the 1970 "Woman of-the Year"
award at a meeting of the War
rentori Woman's Club held at
the Norlina Woman's Club
house on last Thursday night.
Mrs. F. P. Whitley, in pre
senting the silver engraved tray
to Mrs. Martin, thanked her
for her lopf years of faithful
service to the club.
Mrs. Martin is aformer sec
retary of the Fourteenth Dis
trict of the N. C. Federation
of Women's Clubs.
She has been executive sec
retary of the Board of Trustees
of Warren General Hospital
since 1948. She was secretary
to Congressman John H. Kerr in
the nation's capital and for
ma-iy years was legal secre
tary to the late John Kerr, Jr.
Presently she is secretary to
the law firm of Perry, Kittrell,
Blackburn and Blackburn at
Warrenton and is known to her
wide circle of friends affection
ately as "Miss Ida."
Incorporated Towns To
Receive Powell Funds
The four incorporated towns
of Warren County are expect
ed to receive a total of $22,
234.44 under allocation of
Powell Bill funds when checks
are mailed from Raleigh the
last of this month.
Largest allocation goes to
Norlina, which will receive $7,
800.10. Warrenton's allocation
is $6,595.19; Littleton's $6,
540.08; and Macon's $1,299.07.
Announcement of the alloca
tions was made this week by
Lauch Falrcloth, chairman of
the State Highway Commission,
who stated that allocations
totaling more than $11.9 million
will go to North Carolina cities
and towns that qualify under
provisions of the Powell Bill.
Powell Bill funds, which are
provided by one-half cent of
the gasoline tax, are returned
annually to cities and towns upon
population and non-state street
mileage.
The population, based on the
1960 census, and non-state
street mileage, respectively,
for the four incorporated towns
of Warren County are as fol
lows:
Norlina - 927, 8.35; Warren
ton - 1124, 5.28; Littleton -
1024, 5.71; Macon - 187, 1.22.
This year's total is almost
$700,000 larger than last year's
allocation for the entire state,
which was $11,224,494.
Fair Booth Creates Interest
The Industrial booth at the
Warren County Fair created
much conversation and many
surprises, Frank W. Reams,
Executive Director of th^ In
dustrial Commission, said this
week.
Co - operating exhibitors
either make a final product or
the parts that go into the
finished product. It appears that
a great majority of the citizens
of Warren County are unaware
of its industrial complex and
we appreciate their co
operation in displaying a
sample of their production,
Reams said.
The blue ribbon won by this
booth is on display in the in
dustrial Commissio n offices.
This office desires to thank the
Warren county Fair for making
available, without charp, nme
90 running feet for the displays
and the plant managers and
their staffs, using their own
initiative and ingenuity in ar
ranging the display*. Reams
?aid, "in tact, the overall ex
hibits at the lair war* very
outstanding. |?MM?ba aald
that Warren County Is now oil the
road to an industrial agri-busi
ness complex."
The following co-operated In
the mu'ti - entry booth: Peck
Manufacturing Company, Ar
eola Lumber Company, Caro
lina Sportswear Company, Inc.,
General Box Company, Warren
Industries, Areola Hardwood
Company, Warren Labora
tories, Cochrane Furniture
Company, McPh-rson Bever
ages, Inc., Jay Too, Inc.,
EUer's Mum Ga lens, Allen
Automotive, Warren County
Forestry Club, W?rren Co. In
dustrial Dev. Commission.
SELLS STOVE
"You may take my -"lvt. out
of the paper as i hav> sold t'ue
stove," Mr?. PaulMyrtelephon
ed The Warren Record Friday.
She had Inserted a for sale in
the classified advts. for two
weeks, but found the first advt.
?old the stove.
' ^.MprWlNS HOME : . I
Mrs. Dormea
returned to her
to the woman's division of Cen
tral Prison for six months when
she pled guilty to a charge of
obstructing and delaying an of
ficer in the performance of his
duty. She gave notice of appeal
to Superior Court and appeal
bond was set at $300.
Roy Milton Taylor pled guilty
to having no inspection cer
tificate and was ordered to pay
a $15 fine and court costs. Tay
lor was also charged with hav
ing no operator's license but
was found not guilty.
I Lawrence Hoover Tuck, Jr.,
I gave notice of appoal to Super
| tor Court when he was or
dered to pay a $25 fine and
court costs after he had pled
guilty tt> lending his operator's
license. Appearance bond was
set at $100.
Thomas Oliver Bowman was
found guilty of an assault with
a deadly weapon and sentenced
to not less nor more than 12
months work under the super
vision of the Department of
Correction. The court recom
mended that Bowman be given
a complete mental and physical
examination before being as
signed to work.
James Otis Williamsfailed to
appear in court to answer to a
charge of failing to drive on
right of highway. Capias to be
issued for defendant who is
required to give $100 bond for
his appearance at the Oct. 2
term of court.
Arthur Durham was found
guilty of a second offense of
public drunkenness and was
committed to the custody of the
Commissioner of Correction
for not less than 30 days and
not more than six months.
William Linwood Woodard
lolled to appear in court to ans
wer to a charge of speeding
7a miles per hour in a 55 mph
zone. Capias to issue and
defendant to give $100 bond for
his appearance at the Oct.
2 term of court.
James Palmer Terry was
ordered to pay a $25 fine and
court costs when he was found
guilty of speeding 81 miles per
hour in a 60 mph zone.
Thomas Hadl failed to appear
in court to answer to a charge
of speeding 45 miles per hour
pee COURT, page 12)
Hospital Participating
in Heart Program
Warren General Hospital is
now participating In a Com
munity Cardiopulmonary Re
suscitation Program sponsor
ed by the North Carolina Heart
Association In cooperation with
The Association for the North
Carolina Regional Medical
Program.
A hospital training commit
tee has been formed. This com
mittee is composed of Dr. D. R.
Coffman, Mrs. Marie Aber
nathy, Mrs. Mary Hargrove
and W. B. Thompson.
Dr. Coffman will attend a one
day training session to be held
on September 25, at Charlotte.
W. B. Thompson and Mrs.
Abernathy attended a one-day
class conducted at Teer House
In Durham, on September 11.
The purpose of the training
committee is to train hospital
personnel, Rescue Squads,
Rural Fire Department, Ambu
lance Drivers and law enforce
ment officers of the com
munity In the techniques of car
diopulmonary resuscitation on
cardiac arrest victims.
la Hospital
Patients in War rep General
Hospital * 5 p. m. Tuesday
were listed as follows:
Anna dark, Connie Bryant,
Viola Kearney, J. T. Lufaey,
John Judklns, Lona Overby,
Kate Halthcock, Mary Bail,
Estalls Cheek, Alma Burgess,
Baby Boy Borasaa, Jesse
Gardner, Alice Harris, George
Harper, Cindy King, Janes
Sprulll, Clyde uA SMI*
Viola Overby, LU