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VOLUME 74 Subecription:.$3.00)A Yew; $4.00 Out Of Stole, 10f Per Copy WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1970
NUMBER 45
Bowers Is Elected To
Commissioners Board
Claude T. Bowers, Warrenton
business man and former
Adjutant General of North Carolina,
was elected a member of
the Warren County Board of
Commissioners In Tuesday's
General Election.
Bowers, running as the
Democratic nominee, defeated
John Hawkins of Warrenton,
Republican candidate, by a vote
of approximately three to one—
(558 to 857, according to an unofficial
tally.
Hawkins,, a black candidate,
carried only one of the 14 precincts
In the county. Roanoke
gave him a vote of 40 to 10 for
Bowers.
Although early trends Indicated
that Bowers would be
elected, returns were slow
In being reported and It was
around 11 o'clock Tuesday night
before all precincts had reported
In a contest In which only
two candidates were Involved.
This was due In large part
to the time consumer In tallying
the seven constitutional
amendments and the length
of the Judicial ballot, which
contained the names of 29
democratic candidates.
While the final tally In the
Board of Commissioners race
had been ascertained by 11 p.
m., at that time only half of the
precincts had reported the
results of voting on the constitutional
amendments. Seven
out of 14 precincts reporting
Indicated that all of the amendments
were badly defeated In
Warren County, although Indications
are that (01 but one of
the amendments were carried
In the statewide vote. The only
amendment falling of passage
in the state, according to un
Unofficial Ballot
Bowers Hawkins
E. Warrenton
W. Warrenton
Fork
River
Shocco
Hawtrec
Nutbush
Fishing Creek
Judklns
Sandy Creek
Smith Creek
Slxpound
Norllna
Roanoke
337
413
82
246
95
253
114
131
156
130
70
164
357
10
2558
122
182
41
60
58
50
52
29
41
111
9
17
45
40
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official returns was the amendment
for abolishing literacy
requirement for voting.
The vote on the amendments
in Warren County, with only half
the precincts reporting was:
For Revision of the Constitution,
452; against 719.
For Reducing Number Administrative
Departments, 492;
against 625.
For General Assembly Call
by three • fifths of members,
376; against 701.
For Revision Concerning
State and Local Finance, 355;
against 685.
For Income Tax Revisions,
414; against 645.
For Change In Allocating of
Escheats, 498; against 630.
For Abolition of Literacy Requirements
for Voting, 430;
against 807.
All county officials nominated
In the Democratic Primary,
with the exception of
Claude Bowers, were without
opposition in the General Election.
Christmas Kick-Off To Be
Held Here On Nov. 27
The kick-off tor the Christmas
season In Warrenton will
begin on Friday- night, Nov. 27
with the lighting of the Christmas
tree at the court bouse,
with choral groups singing
popular music, and with the
appearance of Santa.
John Andrew^,coordinator for
the Christmas festivities here
reported at the meeting of the
directors of -the Warrenton
Chamber of Commerce that
much progress has been made
la conjunction with the Warrenton
junior Woman's dub In
planning for the season. He said
that In addition to the lighting
of the Christmas tree on
Nov. 87, that a religious program
will be held on Dec. 17.
Publication of a mini gardan
here under the sponsorship
of the Little Garden dub
has resulted in the Henderson
Garden Club asking to do one
la Henderson, Mrs. Harriet
Banzet reported to the directors,
She said the mini-garden
would be started In the near
future. Mrs. Banzetalao thanked
the merchants (or their cooperation
In promotlngthe antiUtter
campaign.
S was announced that several
other committees were working
on plans (or Improvement In the
near (uture.
The directors said they wish
to urge everyone to take advantage
ot a program to be given
at the courthouse on Nov. 5
with Charles Dunn, SBI director,
as the speaker. Dunn will
speak on abuse and misuse of
drugs, under the sponsorship ot
the Home Economics Extension
Department.
IN HOSPITAL
Miss Vera Kimball has been
transferred from Memorial
Hospital In Chapel Hill to Maria
Par ham Hospital In Henderson
where she is recuperating.
Necessity knows no law—and
It's the same with extravagance.
Hunter Funeral Held
At Episcopal Church
Funeral services for Dr.
Frank Patterson Hunter, 70,
were conducted at Emmanuel
Episcopal Church hei.> on Sunday
at 2:30 p. m. by the Rector,
the Rev. Robert W. Orvls.
Burial was In Falrvlew Cemetery.
Or. Hunter, a generalpractloner,
died Friday at Warren
General Hospital after
being taken ill while visiting his
patients a short time prior to his
death. He had practiced medicine
here since 1927.
The son of the late Clement
Clay Hunter and Elizabeth Patterson
Hunter, Dr. Hunter was
born In Warrenton on Jan. 11,
1900. He was educated at Warrenton
public schools and the old
John Graham Academy. He did
his undergraduate work at the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, and completed his
medical education at the Medical
Center of the University
of Virginia at Charlottesville,
Va. He interned in Philadelphia,
Pa. For a number of
years he had operated the Hunter
Clinic here.
Dr. Hunter was a life-long
member of Emmanuel Episcopal
Church and served as vestryman
many times.
On Nov. 24, 1967, Dr. Hunter
was honored at a testimonial
dinner by the Warrenton Lions
Club in honor of his 40 years
of practice at Warrenton, and
a portrait of him and his grandson
was carried In the Lions
DR. HUNTER
Birthday Calendar of 1968.
Pallbearers were Peter G.
Seaman, Jr., Gordon Poindexter,
Jr., Eugene Odom, Jr.,
Frank Daniel, Alpheus Jones,
Jr., and John Bruce Bell.
Dr. Hunter is survived by his
wile, the former Ola Smathers;
a son, Frank Patterson Hunter,
Jr., of Charlottesville, Va.;
two grandchildren of Charlottesville,
Va.; a sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Hunter Weston of
Warrenton; a nephew, Clement
Hunter Weston of Frankllnton;
and two nieces, Mrs. Elizabeth
W. English o f Panama, Fla.,
and Mrs. Mary W. Shields of
Warrenton.
Warren Citizens Are
Handling Debts Well
NEW YORK— How well are
Warren County residents handling
their debt load these days?
How much Is the average local
family carrying In the form of
Instalment debt?
The latest figures show that
there has been an Increase in
the amount of such debt during
the past year but that the Increase
has been smaller than In
other years.
Analysts attribute the belownormal
rise to the current cautiousness
of consumers. With
continued Inflation, more unemployment
than usual and
other uncertainties, most families
seem anxious to keep
their financial houses In good
shape.
As a result, the consensus
among credit managers is
that the public has the situation
well in hand. They point
out that rising Incomes and
bigger savings justify the
limited Increase in the debt
load.
According to reports from the
Federal Reserve Board, the
National Consumer Finance Association
and others, Instalment
debt In the united States, as of
the middle of the year, totaled
$98.7 billion, or about $5.6
billion more than a year ago.
m Warren County, on the
basis of to©* Income and
•pending figures and the national
reports, the amount of
Instalment debt Is estimated at
$910 per family.
That Is the average. Many
families have no debt at all.
Others owe much more than
that.
In general, according to the
Survey Research Center of the
University of Michigan, families
with Incomes of $3,000
to $5,000 owe $850, on average,
those with $5,000 to $7,500 owe
$1,200, those in the $7,500 to
$10,000 group owe $1,590 and
those at the $10,000 to $15,000
level, $1,940.
For the Warren County Population
as a whole, the amount of
Instalment debt outstanding
adds up to $4,011,000 approximately.
About 37 percent of It
Is for automobile purchases.
The rest Is for other consumer
goods, personal loans
and loans for home modernization
and repair. Excluded
are charge accounts, mortgage
debt and single payment
loans.
Repaying this debt at a regular
rate takes nearly 18 percent
of the net disposable Income
of local residents, ft
averages $76 par month per
family.
Drunk Driving Cases
Tried In Local Court
Four cases of drunk driving
and one case of public drunkenness
were tried In Warren
County District Court last Friday
In a session largely occupied
with traffic cases.
Larry Ray Osborne, charged
with drunk driving, was foind
not guilty.
Thomas Junior Hunt was assigned
to work under the supervision
of the State Department
of Correction for three
months when he was towd guilty
on a charge of drunk driving.
The sentence was suspended
tor three years upon condition
the defendant remains of
good behavior, not violate any
state or federal laws tor three
years, pays a $100 fine and
oourt oosts and that he not
operate a motor vehicle upon
the public highways of the state
tor It months except as allowed
tqr restricted driving privileges.
Brltt Berry Caaldar was sentenced
to work under the supervision
of the State Department
of Correct Ion tor three months
when ha pled guilty to a drank
driving charge. The sentence
was suspended for three years
upon condition the defendant remains
of good behavior and not
violate any state or federal
laws for three years, that he
surrenders his operator's
license mi not operate a motor
vehicle on the public highways
of the state tor 18 months except
as allowed In restricted
driving privileges, and pays a
$100 fine and court costs.
Johnnie Black we II, charged
with a second offense of drunk
driving and with ha ring no operator's
license, was tound guilty
and sentenced to the roads
for four months. Blackball gave
notice ot appeal to Superior
Court and appearance bond was
set at |800.
The court took a not proa In
the case of Joe Bob Walker,
charged with public drunken*
Allen Lester Mlms pled guilty
to speeding 70 miles per hour
in a 58 mpk aooe. Prayer tor
judgment was continued upon
payment at costs.
C9e* COURT, page ID
Unless Differences Resolved
Dr. Bunch Says No More Patients
To Be Admitted To Warren Hospital
Market To Close
The Warrenton Tobacco
Market will close on next
Tuesday, Nov. 10, L. O.
Robertson, Jr., sales supervisor,
announced yesterday.
Robertson said that
through Tuesday, Nov. 3, the
Warrenton Tobacco Market
sold 8,355,816 pounds of
tobacco for $5,747,136.79,
for an average of 68.79$.
Robertson said that due to
the dry season the quality
of tobacco was not as good as
had been expected. Lack of
rain kept the top of the plant
from properly developing,
he said. In spite of this 1970
sales exceeded those of
1969, Robertson added.
Coleman Funeral
Held On Sunday
Funeral services for Wiley
Gorman Coleman, 59, of Warrenton
were held at 4 p. m.
Sunday at Wesley Memorial
United Methodist Church by the
Rev. Gilbert Crutchfleld and
the Rev. L. T. Wilson. Burial
was in Gardner's Baptist
Church cemetery.
Mr. Coleman, a retired
farmer and former chairman of
the Warren County Board of
Elections, died on Saturday.
The son of the late Wiley G.
Coleman and Lucy Fleming
Coleman, Mr. Coleman was
born and reared In the Churchill
Community of Warren County
and had been a resident of
Warrenton for many years. He
was a member of Wesley Memorial
United Methodist Church
at Warrenton where he was a
member of the administrative
board.
He Is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Miriam D. Coleman; two
sons by his first wife, the former
Emmy Lou Simpson of Monroe,
John A. and Wiley Coleman,
Jr., at Warrenton; a sister,
Mrs. Lucy F. Pope of Macon;
and two stepsons, Carlton
Duke of Fredericksburg,
Va., and William Duke of fthlca,
N. Y.
Pallbearers were W. A.Benson,
A. C. Blalock, Sr., E. T.
Odom, Jr., Frank Daniel, A. A.
Wood, Gordon Haithcock and
Stephen Rod we 11.
Church To Observe
Drug, Alcohol Sunday
The Warren Plains United
Methodist Church will observe
Drug and Alcohol Sunday on
Nov. 8 at 11 a. m. Guest speakers
will be James Wortham
and Connie Jones, both of Henderson.
The public is invited.
Library Hours
Hours of the Warren County
Memorial Library were Incorrectly
stated In last week's
Issue oI The Warren Record,
Mrs. Leonard Daniel, librarian
said yesterday. They are as
follows:
Monday through Friday —
10 a. m. to lt:30 p. m.; 1:30
p. m. to 5 p. m.
Saturday— 10 a. m. to IS
noon.
OrinitioR Service
Charles W. James and Gene
Munn will be ordained as deacons
at an ordination serrice
at Sulphur Springs Baptist
Church on Sunday, Nov. S, at 11
a. m. The chart* will be given
by James Short, chairman of
Deacons. The Rev. Dot and T.
Humphries is pastor of the
church.
The public Is Invited.
BAKE SALE
A Bake and Clothing Sale
wm be held oa Friday and Saturday,
Nov. • md 7, In the
tag, sponsored by the Warranted
Woman's Club. The sale wOl
begin each day at 10 a. m. awl
close at 4 p. m.
■.A. L;.
CHARLES DUNN
SBI Head To Speak On
Drugs Here Tonight
Charles Dunn, Director of the
State Bureau of Investigation,
will speak to interested adults
on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7:30
p. m. in the court room of the
Warren County Courthouse,
under the sponsorship of Warren
County Homemakers Club.
Dunn will talk on the abuse
and misuse of drugs, and the
role adults may play in the
solution or prevention of such
problems.
"In keeping with our program
in Family Relations and the
direct concern for 'Youth and
Their Future,' is hoped that
every interested adult will be
present to hear Mr. Dunn and to
participate by asking questions,"
Mrs. Bertha Forte, Extension
Home Economics Agent,
said In making the announcement.
Mrs. Forte said that although
the abuse of drugs may not be
practiced In our county, society
or family, there is no need
to stand Idly by, thinking we may
never have victims of such misfortune.
"As parents, leaders and
other adults," she said, "let
us take advantage of this opportunity
to better understand
the problems, and become
aware of what can be done to
help solve or prevent such problems
In our county."
Chairmen Express
Thanks To Merchants
Mrs. Fred Bartholomew and
Mrs. W. H. King, co-chairmen
of the Little Garden Club
anti-Utter committee, this week
expressed their thanks to Warrenton
merchants and others
for the help given the club In
its anti-Utter campaign.
"The Garden Club," the
chairmen said, "Is saying thank
you, merchants, for your generous
contributions towards our
anti-litter campaign. Your contributions
have made it possible
to award prizes in the local
schools tor the best essays and
posters with the antl-lltter
theme."
The chairmen said that due to
the big response to the club's
antl • Utter essay and poster
contests the winners could not
be announced in this weeks
edition of The Warren Record.
They said the Judges will annotate*
the winners next week.
The chairmen listed contributing
merchants as follows:
The Cltleens Bank, Easo Oil
Co., Leggett Department
Store, M. P. Carroll Centre
Warehouse, Warrenton Furniture
Exchange, R. C. Comer,
jr., Odom Motor Service, Colonial
Store, The Style Shop.
Tv Heel Tire Sales, Warrenton
Supply Co., Brysoo Chevrolet,
Fowler-Barham Ford,
Loughlln A Goodwin, Jet vending
and Music Co., Boyd's
Warehouse, Carolina flportawear
Co., Spotless cleaners,
Boyce Drug Co., Miles Hardware
Co., Hinter Drug Company.
Polk-A-Dot Gift Shop,
"to Mr. W. A. Miles, Mr. Salmon,
Mr. Thompson, Mr.
Powell and the street department,
the town commissioners,
Mr. Hundley, Mr. Hooker, the
principals of the local schools
and faculties.
"Our thanks especially to the
staff of The Warren Record,
Mr. Blfnall Jones andMr.Duke
Jones for the excellent publicity
and to WARR Radio for the time
on the air."
The chairmen said the response
of the people of Warren
County has been tremendous.
"Please let us continue to keep
Warrenton beautiful and clean.
Let every month be antl-lttter
month."
Ushers Board To
Observe Anniversary
Mt. Pleasant Baptist
Church's ushers board will
observe Its first anniversary
at the church near Drewry
on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 8:30 p. nu,
Mrs. Margaret Jordan, president,
announced yesterday.
Mrs. Jordan said that Arthur
Williams, president of the State
Ushers Board Convention,
will be the speaker and that
several vialttnc ushers will
share the program.
The public is invited.
Discord smoldering for
months at Warren General
Hospital came to a head Tuesday
morning with the board of
trustees withdrawing from Dr.
Charles Bunch, surgeon and director
of administration, the
light to hire or fire personnel
without the consent of the
chairman of the board of trustees.
With the refusal of Dr. Bunch
to admit any patients to the
hospital or to perform any surgery
at the hospital until the
situation has been remedied to
his satisfaction, and with the
resignation of Mrs. IdaD. Martin,
executive secretary to the
board of trustees for more than
20 years.
Smoldering discord became
apparent several months ago
when Dr. Bunch rehired Mrs.
Candles Miller, a nurse, after
she had been fired by Bernard
Thompson, acting administrator.
Fuel was added to the flame
last week when Judge Coy Brewer
Issued a temporary restraining
order forbidding the hospital
to refrain from interfering
with Mrs. Miller's duties at
the hospital and finding tuat
authority to hire and fire was
lodged in Dr. Bunch as Director
of Administration.
Following the publication last
week of Judge Brewer's restraining
order, the board of
trustees met In called session
Tuesday morning and passed a
resolution declaring that the
power to hire and fire any personnel
should reside with the
chairman of the board of trustees,
and declaring W. B,
Thompson and Marie Abernathy
to be employees of Warren
General Hospital.
This resulted in a letter of
resignation to the board of
trustees from the board's executive
secretary and a letter to
the chairman of the board from
Dr. Bunch stating that he would
no longer admit any patient to
Warren General Hospital and
will perform no surgery in Warren
General Hospital until this
matter has been remedied to
his satisfaction.
In his letter to Elmer W.
Harris, chairman of the Board
of Trustees of Warren General
Hospital, under date of Nov. 3,
Dr. Bunch wrote:
"Dear Sir:
"Due to the total lack of efficient
care and the absence of
competent nursing supervision,
I feel that to admit further surgical
patients to Warren General
Hospital will only Jeopardise
their condition and
lives. Therefore, since all my
efforts to remedy this situation
have been frustrated by the action
of the Board of Trustees,
I will no longer admit any patent
to Warren General Hospital
and will perform no
surgery in Warren General
Hospital until this matter has
been remedied to my satisfaction
.
"In addition, since my contract
of employment with Warren
General Hospital stated that
I would be Director of Administration
and since the Board of
Trustees have aean fit to remove
all such authority thereby
making it impossible for
me to fulfill my part of the contract,
1 have no alternative
but to take the present
action.
"Very truly yours,
(S) CHARLES BUNCH, M.D."
CALLED MEETING
A copy of the calMMtflNk
of the Board of Trustees ea
Tuesday morning, reads an
follows:
"At a called meeting of the
Eaecutive Committee at the