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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, OCTOBER 8, 1970
NUMBER 41
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The Little Gardendubsays:
Keep Warrenton clean
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Mrs. Fred Bartholomew, left, and Mrs. W. H. King, members of Warrenton Little Garden
Club, stand behind anti-litter display on courthouse lawn.
Club Continues Anti-Litter Effort
Pursuing their objective oi
naking Warrenton a cleaner
ind more beautiful place, the
olttle Garden Club during the
weekend placed a little con*■
ainer with appropriate sign
)n the court house square and
plans next week to put on a
Duppet show, poster and essay
contests in Warren County
schools.
Mrs. W. H. King, chairman
of the Little Garden Club antilitter
committee, yesterday
asked that citizens be cautioned
against piling loose leaves
on the sidei. ol ihe street, as
there is danger In cars having
to go around these piles. She
said that she has noticed
several citizens placing leaves
in black or green big plastic
sacks to be used by the
trash pick-up crews, and hoped
that this practice could be
adopted by other citizens.
Mrs. King, who also serves
as garbage can painter and
publicity chairman, In discussing
the antl-lltter campaign
submitted the following Utter
(acts:
Litter Is a national disgrace.
The cost and quantity are
staggering. Litter cleanup of
public areas costs an estimated
$500,000 annually.
if you add the cost of litter
removal from private property,
the annual national litter bill
approaches $1 billion.
Each year motorists drop
16,000 pieces of trash on each
mile of primary highway, according
to the Highway Research
Board.
Litter is a health and safety
menace 1
An estimated 130 persons
annually loose their lives In
Utter fed fires.
Every 12 minutes a home is
destroyed or damaged by afire
starting In trash.
m one State, foreign matter
on the roadway contributed to 21
fatal and 1,068 non fatal accidents
In one year.
Littered waterways endanger
fishermen, swimmers, boaters,
plant and animal life. During
one year, 200 vessels were
Involved In accidents caused by
striking floating objects.
Litter provides a breeding
ground for disease carrying insects
and rodents.
Littering Is against the la»v|
Remember, carry a litter
bag and use it. All service stations,
drlve-ln restaurants and
other businesses, which cater to
motorists and boaters supply
trash containers for the disposal
or emptying of Utterbags.
Highway departments msJntaln
lltterbarrels along pubjlc
roads.
When in town use the many
trash receptacles provided
on the streets.
Keep Warrenton clean.
Drunk Driving Cases In District Court
A number of drunk driving
cases were on the docket of
Warren County District Court
last Friday In a session largely
concerned with violations of
the motor vehicle laws.
Charlie Macon Edwards was
sentenced to the roads for two
months when he plea guilty
t o a charge of drunk driving.
The sentence was suspended for
Andrews To Head
Christmas Program
John Andrews was appointed
by President Will Fowler as
coordinator for the Christmas
sales promotion and festivities
for the town, at the Sept. 28
meeting of the Board of Directors
of the War renton Chamber
of Commerce. He will be
assisted by a committee composed
of Mrs. Earl Halthcock,
Milton Ayscue, Mrs. Jules Banzet,
m, N. M. Hlllard, George
Kllgore, L. C. Cooper and Roy
P. Robertson.
L. C. Cooper reported that
the hearing on the Housing
Authority was favorable and the
Chamber of Commerce board
adopted a policy for presentation
of the County Board of
Commissioners.
Mrs. Jules Banzet, III, reported
that work on the minigarden
would begin in October
and also announced that the
Little Garden Club would conduct
an anti-Utter campaign
in October.
The directors decided to
back the Town Planning Boai 1
In its efforts to replace trees
on the business district of Main
Street, stating that visitors had
long associated Warrant on with
its beautiful trees.
Members were asked to
watch the newspaper tor sales
promotions on Nov. 27 and 28.
BIBLE INFORMATION
The members of the American
Legion Auxiliary and Limer
Post No. 28 may obtain Information
concerning the reading
at the Bible tf astrooauts while
orbiting the mob In IMS from
Mrs. W. L. Wood d Wood's
Cash Store, Mrs. Bogir Llmer
St Hunter Drug Store, Mrs.
Thomas OeakUl at Carolina
Power sad Light Company office,
or Mrs. A. A. Wood at
postafflee.
12 months upon condition that
the defendant surrenders his
operator's license and not
operate a motor vehicle upon
the public highways of the state
for 12 months and pays a $100
fine and court costs.
Samuel O. Judklns failed to
appear In court to answer to I
charges of drunk driving and
reckless driving. Bond was
called and Judgment nisi scl fa
and continued to Oct. 30.
George Herman Davis, who
pled guilty to a charge of drunk
driving, was ordered to surrender
his driver's license and
not operate a motor vehicle
upon the highways of the st»*<
for 12 months and to pay a $100
fine and court costs.
Clarence Mayo, Jr., charged
with drunk driving, was ordered
to surrendsr his driver*
license for 12 months and to pay
a $100 fine and court costs.
Mayo was also charged with
having no operator's license
but was found not guilty of this
charge.
Phil N. Radford was charged
with a second and third offense
of drunk driving and with driving
after his license had been
revoked. He was sentenced to
work under super vlsloo of State
Department of Corrections for
12 months on the third offense
charge, and to serve six months
on the roads tor the second
drunk driving offense and the
driving after license revoked
case, which sentence is to commence
at the end of the first
sentence. Wort release was recommended
In each case.
Willie E per ton, Jr., was
charged with disorderly conduct,
resisting arrest and public
drunkenness. A motion tor nonsuit
was granted in the disorderly
conduct and the resisting
arrest charges; a motion
to dismiss was denied on the
public drunkenness charge and
the defendant was ordered to pa)
a $10 fine and court coats.
Desele LseBgerton wasfoonc
guilty of delaying sod obstructing
an officer. Motion tor noowas
denied and prayer tor
was ronHawed upon
of costs.
Ralph Barter Maynard wan
found guilty at falling to yield
way. Judgment nisi scl fa.
Walter Hodges, charged with
assault with a deadly weapon,
entered a plea of nolo contendere.
Judgment of the court
was that he pay a $20 floe and
court costs, and not be guilty
of assaulting his wife, Mildred
Hodges, and that he In no way
molest her for a period of
three years.
Jerry A. Bolton was ordered
to pay a $5 fine and court costs
when he pled guilty to falling
to yield right of way.
McKlnley Seward was ordered
to pay court costs when
he pled guilty to driving at a
speed greater than reasonable
under existing conditions.
Frank Meacham, Jr., charged
with speeding 50 miles per
hour In a 35 mph zone, entared
a plea of nolo contendere.
Prayer for judgment was continued
upon payment of costs.
Clarence P. Alston failed to
appear in court to answer to a
charge of having no operator's
license. Capias to issue for defendant
and bond was fixed at
$50 for his appearance at the
Oct. 16 term of court.
Thomas Hadl failed to appear
in court to answer to a charge
of speeding 45 miles per hour In
(See COURT, page 4)
Miss Clark Dies At
Warrenton Hospital
Anna Beatrice Clark, 62, died
at 3:55 p. m. Tuesday at Warren
General Hospital foUo wing a
lingering Illness.
The daughter of the late Otis
F. Clark and Susan Hamlet
Clark, she was a member of the
toes Baptist Church, a member
of the National sad North Carolina
Education Association and
had been a public schoolteacher
tor M years.
She Is surrlyed by two sisters,
Mrs. A. D. Lawhon at
Newton Grove sad lira. W. L.
Lead of Torktown, Va.; and two
brothers, James W. Clark of
Vttfhaa aad Purman O. Clark
Of Raeford.
Puoeral aerrices «HI beheld
WW o'clock at the toes Baptist
by the Rav. Bea Clark
B* the Rev. Klwto U Meltoa.
totonaest win he to the dark
Man Jailed
On Charge
Of Murder
One man is In Warren County
jail charged with murder and
another Is being held In Jail
on a charge of aiding and abetting
In a murder as the result
of a fatal shooting in the southern
part of Warren County on
Saturday night.
Charged with the shotgun
slaying of Charlie Wilbert Alston
at Jesse Lou's piccolo Joint
near LickskiUet around 11:30
p. m. Saturday Is Zollie Wilson,
Jr., 39. Held for aiding
and abetting is William Southerland,
33.
Deputy Dorsey Capps, who Investigated
the shooting, said
yesterday that his investigation
revealed that Wilson and Alston
had engaged In a quarrel
In the piccolo Joint and Wilson
went home and returned bearing
a 16-guage shotgun. When
Wilson returned he could not
find Alston In the building and
went outside In search of him.
He came upon Alston sitting in
an automobile. As Alston stepped
from the car he was shot
In the chest by Wilson.
Alston was taken to Maria
Par ham Hospital In Henderson
but was dead upon arrival.
Deputy Capps said that there
were many reasons for holding
W tills m Souther land, but did not
go into details.
Wilson was taken into custody
In Henderson by Vancj and Warren
deputies and Henderson
police early Sunday tiornlng.
The piccolo Joint, in operation
for only a few months,
and said to belong to Perry
Purnell, was completely destroyed
Monday night by fire
erf unknown orlgn. Sheriff Clarence
Davis said that his office
had received many complaints
about the Joint, but he did not
know whether or not there was
any connection between the
shooting and the fire.
Registration Books
For General Election
To Open On Saturday
Registration books for the
Nov. 3 General Election will
open on Saturday, Oct. 10, and
remain open on Saturday, Oct.
17 and Saturday, Oct. 24, Clarence
Brltton, chairman of the
Warren County Board of Elections,
said yesterday. Challenge
Day will be Oct. 31.
The election will be held on
Tuesday, Nov. 3, when the polls
will be open from 6:30 a. m. to
6:30 p. m.
A list of registrars was released
by Britton as follows:
River—Mrs. Rebte Held.
Slxpound—Mrs. Edna M. Har>1s.
Hawtree—Luther Stegall.
Smith Creek-Marvin Hayes.
Nutbush-W. B. Ellington.
Sandy Cteek-L. A. Ayscue.
Shocco-W. L. Fuller.
Fishing Creek - Mrs. Hazel
H. Davis.
JudkIns-Milton Overby.
West Warrenton -Harry Williams.
Fork - Alton Williams, who
replaces Harry Williams, Jr.
Roanoke—Wiley Brewer.
Norlina - Mrs. Julia D.
Stokes.
East Warrenton - Frederick
Hardy.
Humphries Sulphur
Springs Minister
The ttev. Doland T. Humphries
has recently accepted
a call as pastor of Sulphur
Springs Baptist Church at Elbe
ron. He came to Sulphur
Springs from the Dundas Baptist
Church in Dundas, Va.
Mr. Humphries attended Old
Dominion University and Is a
graduate of the Moody B(fate Institute
la Chicago, El., and
Bowman - Gray School of Pastoral
Counseling In WinstonHe
has held pastorates la
Illinois and Virginia. Ha Mad
his wtta, Cora, haw three children,
Douglas, IS, Linda, 10,
and Cjattfta, ?.
VHTSaUTEB
Dr. QaMter Candte of Hampton,
Va., is naltiag Us alster,
Un. W. *. Strickland, at Oo
Public Hearing To Be Held
80-Acre Trailer And Tent Area
Proposed For Gaston Lake
RODWk-M.
Rodwell Is
Sworn In As
Muy.. te
Stephen Ro^ jf Warrenton
was sworn as a Warren
County Magistrate by District
Court Chief Judge Julius Banzet
on Thursday morning following
his appointment by Judge
Hamilton Hobgood, resident Superior
Court Judge.
Rodwell succeeds Cl^de _V.
Whltford of Warrenton, who recently
resigned from the position.
The son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. A. P. Rodwell of Warren
Plains and the brother of County
Auditor A. P. Rodwell, Jr.,
Rodwell was born at Warren
Plains on July 24, 1919. He
graduated from John Graham
High School in April 1936. He
was employed by the Warrenton
Railroad Company for 30years,
resigning this position a few
weeks ago.
He Is a member of the Warren
Plains Methodist Church
and is married to the former
Addle Gupton of Areola. They
have one daughter, Peggy, a
student at John Graham High
School.
LEAVES FOE RALEIGH
Mrs. Margaret Barnes left
Saturday for Raleigh where she
will make her home.
Davis Presides Over
County Board Meeting
Richard R. Davis, vice chairman,
presided over the regular
meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners on Thursday
in the absence of Chairman
Amos L. Capps with only three
members present during most
of the morning session.
Present for the opening of
the meeting slightly after 10
a. m. were Commissioners
Davis, A. J. Ellington and Robert
P. Thorne. Commissioner
John Wilson, who operates a
warehouse in Henderson, came
In at 11:30. Chairman Capps
was absent at the morning session
and Commissioner Richard
R. Davis was absent at the
afternoon session.
Most of the day's business
was transacted at the morning
session under the chairmanship
of Davis and little was left
for the afternoon session when
Chairman Capps reported and
presided until around 5 o'clock.
Monroe Gardner, L. C. Cooper
and Roy Neal members of a
Chamber of Commerce committee,
appeared before the
board for further discussion
concerning the establishment
of a Housing Authority for Warren
County. Action was postponed
until the afternoon session
and then tabled until the first
Monday In November pending
the receipt of more Information.
During the discussion, the
committee pointed out that not
only could the Authority aid citizens
In building homes for citizens
with HUD assistance, but
would also serve as information
center and advisory body
for other facets of housing.
Jack Harris, secretary of the
Warren County Planning Board,
appeared before the board relative
to changes In zoning restrictions
to permit the construction
of an 80-acre trailer
and tent camping area
on the southeastern part of the
Gaston Lake area by John T.
Nelson, Jr., of Chesapeake,
Va. The Planning Board favors
the changes but to become
effective it must have the
endorsement of the county commissioners
following a public
hearing on Nov. S. Charles
Johnson, attorney for Perry,
also appeared before the board
later In the day.
Beer licenses for Irving
Green Fields, and Jan Plttman
were approved by the board subject
to state licensing, and a
wine permit was approved for
Ulysses Ross, trading as Lake
View Park Grocery.
The board resolved "That the
Tax Collector of Warren County,
A. P. Rodwell, Jr., Is hereby
authorized and instructed
to bid an amount equal to the
taxes, penalties and interest
owed Warren County in taxes,
plus cost of court, on any property
sold in suits by Warren
County for delinquent taxes."
A. P. Rodwell, Jr., Tax Col(See
DAVIS, page 4)
Rites For Warren
County Magistrate
Held On Tuesday
Funeral services for Noland
Garland Hudgins, 70, of Norllna
were held Tuesday at 2:30
p. m. at the Norllna Methodist
Church by the Rev. Sidney Epperson
and the Rev. Robert
Bowen. Burial was In Warren
Dale Cemetery.
Mr. Hudgins, a Warren County
magistrate for the past 15
years, died Saturday.
He Is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Myrtlce Mae Hudgins; six
sons, Jesse of Memphis, Tenn.,
Douglas of Oxford, Thomas of
Columbia, S. C., Raymond of
McLean, Va., Bradford of
Fayettevllle and Fred Hudgins
of Hampton, Va.; three daughters,
Mrs. Margaret Bishop
of Henderson; Mrs. Gatha
Stelnhaus of Las VegS-i:. Nev.,
and Mrs. Frances Walker of
Portsmouth, Va.; four brothers,
Norman of Concord, Harry at
Enfield and Chris and Horace
Hudgins of Jacksonville, Fla.;
four sisters, Mrs. Alice day
of Enfield, Mrs. Guy Murray of
Concord, Mrs. Patty Parrtsh
of Greenville, Tun., and Mrs.
Virginia Key of Rocky Mount;
34 grandchildren and 20 greater
Md children.
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Tt» Flna Alt* Dapartmant at
tha Warrantee JMtor Voain'i
Ctab win ooamr a artuMMt
by local artljti at tha o«lca ot
tha Carolina Power and Lltf*
Company from Oct. 9 through
Oct. IS. Some SO to 7* plottage
art to ba dlapiajrad.
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Tha^ FiW^Arta D*p»rt.»««
Construction of a proposed
80-acre trailer and tent camp
area on Gaston Lake depends
upon public approval of a change
In zoning restrictions at a
hearing held In the court room
on Nov. 5 at 2 p. m.
Publication of the notice of
hearing was authorized by the
County Commissioners at their
regular meeting last Thursday
upon request of the Warren
County Planning Board, which
had recommended the changes.
The prospectus for the family
camp ground, submitted by John
T. Nelson, Sr., of Chesapeake,
Va., calls for the use of approximately
80 acres of land In
River Township adjacent to
Gaston Lake, fronting 4000
feet on the lake and adjoining
State Road No. 1354. The site
is approximately three miles
from Littleton on Highway 158.
Interstate 95 Is 16 miles east
and Interstate 85 Is 16 miles
to the west.
The property Is primarily
wooded in pine, with some 70
acres wooded and 10 acres In
fields. One natural hollow,
containing springs and stand of
large hardwoods, is centrally
located on the property.
The developer proposes to
construct, operate and maintain
a family camp ground, open to
the public. This camp ground Is
to stress natural camp sites for
tent campers, camp trailers,
mobile campers and others.
Feature items to be included
In outdoor recreation are
nature tra&s, boating, lake
swimming, fishing and skiing.
Other recreational facilities
to be constructed are an Olympic
size swimming pool, recreation
hall, marina andpiers,
social hall, par-three golf
course, tennis courts.
The prospectus calls for 300
camp sites with each site to
consist of apad, picnic table and
benches, fire place, water tap
and electric outlet.
Five bath bouses are to be
located at convenient spots.
Each house la to contain
modern plumbing facilities,
both male and female; alao, machine
laundry services at these
locations.
The sewage system will consist
of sanitary services to be
provided as specified by local
and state ofllclaU.
The water supply la to consist
of a deep well or wells.
Distribution will be to all locations.
The main entrance road la
to be hardsurfaced. All camp
site roads art to be natural
base, rock aarfnoe. All trails
are to remain In natural atate.
Should the project be approved
by those at the public hearing;
plans call tor the construction
of 100 camp altos by
next summer, and the completion
of 100 camp altos tor the
next two year a.
Cfcoris To AppNr At
Hiwkta 6yatori«a
The Crusader* Mai* Chorus
of Hampton institute ot Hampton,
Va., undar tka direction of
Chart* > H. Flu, vol appear
to th* Hawkins Qibrhni on
Sunday, Oct II, at 4 p. m.
Tka wall known rrtxv at SO
votoes, organlud tat INI, will
**»*r hara undar Mm aponaorahlp
of All 8alnta Episcopal
Church woman. A varied pronumber
a la planned.
TKfc*U ara for aalebjrafanaral
■'«*«rr headed by Mrs.
3eor®a T. Walton, wtth fecial
ratos tor atudanl*.'