Floyd B McKissick (center) founder and developer of Soul City, congratulates
Hart Boykin. guest speaker at a dinner meeting Thursday night in Henderson.
Boykin. director of technological commercialization for community development
in the office of the Secretary of Natural and Economic Resources, explained the
different functions of his department to state and national business leaders
attending the meetine Also shown are Gordon Carey, vice-president and general
manager of the Soul City Company (left), and Phillip Drotning, director. Standard
Oil Company of Indiana (Staff Photo)
Minority Businessmen Urged
To Syndicate Investments
SOUL CITY The nation's
Minority Enterprise
Small Business Investment
Companies (MESBIC)
were urged Friday to
syndicate their investments
to create major
minority-owned manufacturing
companies.
Speaking at a meeting of
the American Association
of MESBICS. Philip T
Drotning. Director of Corporate
Social Policy for
Standard Oil Company
(Indiana), said the development
of profitable
minority ventures requires
creation of substantial
enterprises capable of
supplying major corporations.
•MESBICS have developed
little capacity to
joint venture or syndicate
projects," Drotning said.
"If MESBICS are to
improve their profitability
by funding profitable venSheriff
Planning
Re-Election Bid
Sheriff Clarence E. Davis
said Wednesday morning
that he will be a candidate
for re-election as Warren
County Sheriff in the
Democratic Primary next
May.
Sheriff Davis, who had
served as deputy sheriff
under Roy Shearin and
Jim Hundley, was appointed
sherift by the Board of
County Commissioners in
1965. when Jim Hundley
was appointed Register of
Deeds. Davis has been reelected
sheriff each four
years since his first
regular election
While close friends of
Sheriff Davis have known
for some time that he
would be a candidate for
re-election, it was only this
week that he stated to a
newspaper that he would
be a candidate, following a
similar announcement by
the sheriff of Franklin
County.
tures that can really tap
the corporate market, they
must develop enterprises
on a scale that exceeds the
funding capability of a
single MESBIC. Resources
must be pooled to permit
the establishment of largescale
ventures."
Drotning also urged
major companies to investigate
the potential of
locating manufacturing
facilities at Soul City - a
new town founded by
Floyd B McKissick under
the New Communities Act.
"Many MESBICS are
capitalized by corporate
investors who could establish
operations at this
site." Drotning said. "The
economics are attractive,
the labor supply is good,
and there are subsidiary
benefits in the social credit
these companies would
derive from helping Soul
City get off the ground."
Court Term Under Way
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attorney fees.
Wade Holloman plead
guilty to misdemeanor
breaking and entering and
larceny and was ordered to
the Department of Correction
for two years as a
committed youthful offender;
suspended and placed
on probation for three
years on the condition that
he pay costs of court,
attorney fees and $50 as
restitution to John Thompson.
and that he remain of
good behavoir and not
violate any state or federal
laws.
George William Hamer
was granted voluntary
dismissal on charges of
escape and five charges of
breaking and entering and
larceny. On another
charge of breaking and
entering and larceny he
plead guilty and was
ordered to the custody if
the Department of Correction
as a committed
youthful offender for eight
years On another charge
of breaking, entering and
larceny, prayer for judgment
was continued for
five years.
Prayer for judgment was
continued for 12 months for
Dennis Kelly after he
plead guilty to misdemeanor
receiving.
Roger McBride plead
guilty to attempted escape
and was sentenced to 18
months at the Department
of Correction with sentence
to run concurrent to
sentence now serving.
Vincent McKinley
White. David Watson,
Ronnie Edward Tally
plead guilty to charges of
breaking and entering and
larceny. They were ordered
to prison for five years,
suspended and placed on
probation for five years on
the condition that they pay
court costs and $377.45
each for restitution to
George W. Lewis, Jr.,
doing business as Golden
Skillet. White was ordered
to pay attorney fees. Each
of the men were granted
prayer for judgment for
five years on another
charge of breaking and
entering and larceny.
Following a plea of
guilty to escape, Jerry
Wayne Plowman was
ordered to eight months in
the Department of Correction
with four months to
run concurrent to sentence
now serving and four
months to run at expiration
of sentence.
Voluntary dismissals
were granted Haywood
Meadows on two charges
of worthless check and
Teen Lynch, selling beer
to minor
Henry Jefferson rendered
a plea of driving with 10
per cent blood alcohol by
weight after he was
charged with failure to
drive right half of highway
and driving under the
influence He was ordered
to surrender his operator's
license for 30 days, pay
fine of SUM) and court costs.
The charge of failure to
drive on right half of
highway was dismissed.
On the sci fae docket.
Dennis Garner's judgment
was absolute on $150
Jimmy Mitchell was
found guilty of escape and
ordered to serve eight
months at expiration of
sentence now serving with
the Department of Correction
with court recommending
t!.at he be
examined and treated at
the prison hospital for high
blood pressure and or
heart trouble.
Cases continued for the
term were Abraham Williams.
Jr., two charges of
breaking and entering, one
of larceny and receiving;
and Virginia Washington,
assault with deadly weapon.
Defendants who were
called and failed included:
Earl Beasley, receiving
stolen goods, breaking and
entering, larceny; Raymond
Lynch, communicating
threat, trespass and
James R. Pulley, forgery
(two charges). A11 were
ordered arrested and bond
forfeited.
Warren County, Area Deaths And Funerals
WILLIAM S. DAVIS
Graveside services for
William Speed Davis, 76,
were held in the Davis plot
in Fairview Cemetery in
Warrenton by the Rev.
Wayne Young, minister of
Wesley Memorial United
Methodist Church at 11 a.
m. Saturday.
Mr. Davis died at his
home on Brehon Street at
9:15 a. m. Thursday.
He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. {Catherine B.
Davis; and a son, William
S. Davis, Jr., of Warrenton
and one grandchild.
. Pallbearers were Raymond
Harris, Jr., John
Boyd Davis, ID, Dr. Leon
A. Adams, Lawrence
Boyd, Dr. Sam Massey and
Speight Bird.
CLARENCE HUNT
Funeral services for
Clarence Hunt, 66, who
died on Aug. 7, at Broad
Medical Center in Philadelphia,
Pa., were conducted
at 2 p. m. Saturday,
from Locust Grove Baptist
Church by the Rev. Robert
Burnette. Burial was in
Providence Christian
Church Cemetery.
The son of the Late Eddie
and Winnie Hunt, Mr. Hunt
was born in Warren
County on Sept. 25, 1910.
He joined Locust Grove
Baptist Church at an early
age and remained a
member until his death, he
was married to the former
Boys State Trio
Addresses Legion
Three » rising seniors
from Warren County High
Schools who attended Boys
State in Winston-Salem
from June 12-18 were
special guests of Limer
Post No. 25 of the
American Legion at its
regular meeting at the
Lions Den on Thursday
night of last week. Sponsored
by Limer Post with
all expenses paid, the boys
attending Boys State were
David Connell of Warren
Academy, David Crowe of
Norlina and Dale Shearin
of John Graham High
School at Warrenton.
Each of the boys related
highlights of the gathering
in short speeches, and
thanked the members of
the Legion Post for its
sponsorship. Given an opportunity
to leave at the
end of their talk, the three
boys chose to remain for
the regular meeting of the
Post, over which Commander
George Willis
Shearin presided.
A C. Fair won the $1.00.
Dick Miles was in charge
of the drawing for the Pot
of Gold. R T. Hardy held
the lucky number but as he
was not present, the funds
were added to the Pot of
Gold.
During the discussion of
the membership drive, it
was reported that Limer
Post membership is 59,
and suggested that a
special effort be made to
secure memberships from
veterans of the Viet-Nam
War. Speaking on the
need for more members
was Fifth District Commander
Leland Gottschalk.
Plans were discussed for
raffling a gun or rifle at the
Warren County Fair, as
well as continuing the Ring
Game, and obtaining a
booth Arrangements for
these features were left to
a special fund raising committee,
previously appointed
Gottschalk called attention
to the American
Legion Oratorical Contest
and expressed the hope
that a number of Warren
County school children
would participate.
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Capital Company, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Standard
Oil of Indiana; Tower
Venture, Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of Sears
Roebuck and Company;
Alliance Enterprise Corporation,
a wholly owned
subsidiary of Sun Oil
Company; Vanguard Investment
Company, Winston-Salem,
N. C.; Norfolk
Investment Company,
Norfolk, Va.; Rutgers
Minority Investment Company,
Newark, N. J.; and
Dayton MESBIC, Dayton,
Ohio.
Miss Mary Johnson. To
this union no children were
born.
He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Mary Johnson
Hunt of Philadelphia, Pa.;
two sisters, Mrs. Emma H.
Morris and Mrs. Edna
Stuckey, both of Philadelphia,
Pa.; four brothers,
Jimmy, Earlie, Albert and
Louis Hunt, all of Philadelphia,
Pa.
LAFAYETTE JONES
Funeral services for
Lafayette Jones, 91, who
died at Halifax Memorial
Hospital in Roanoke
Rapids on Aug. 11, were
conducted at 2 p. m.
Sunday from Locust Grove
Baptist Church at Wise by
the Rev. C. C. Lawrence.
Burial was in the church
cemetery.
He joined the Locust
Grove Baptist Church at
an early age and remained
a member the remainder
of his life, serving as
church clerk, Sunday
School superintendent, and
Sunday School teacher. He
was also president of the
locai school PTA
He is survived by one
da-'ghter, Mrs. Izora J.
Bagley of Cleveland, Ohio;
four sons, Hartwell L.
Jones of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
Ervin J. Jones of Montclair,
N. J., Watson Jones
of New York, and Jasper
W. Jones of Gaston; one
sister, Mrs. Ellen J.
Alexander of Wise; two
granddaughters and four
grandsons and eight greatgrandchidren.
Pallbearers were James
Alexander, Nick P. Hunt,
Henry Jones, Dr. Perry W.
Jones, Mil Alexander,
Patty Alexander, Melvin
Hunt, Carter Jones, Waverly
Jones, William Alexander
and James P.
Alexander.
LEON ALSTON
Funeral services for Leon
\lston, 56, who died in the
Veterans Hospital in New
York on August 6, were
conducted at 3:30 p. m.,
Saturday, Aug. 6, from
Fork Chapel Baptist
Church at Inez by the Rev.
W.W.Faulkner.
Mr. Alston, the son of
Mrs. Victoria M. Alston
and the late Dennis Alston,
was born in Warren
County on June 21.1921. He
joined Fork Chapel Baptist
Church at an early age and
remained a member until
his death.
He served in the U. S.
Navy in World War H. He
was married to the former
Miss Irene Young who
proceeded him in death. To
this union five children
were bom, one of which
preceeded him in death.
He later married Miss
Ethel Skipwith and to this
union six children were
born.
Mr. Alston is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Ethel S.
Alston of the home; four
daughters, Ms. Dorothy
Alston of Orange, N. J.,
Pamela Alston of Newark,
N. J., and Andrelene and
Regina Alston of Brooklyn,
N. Y.; six sons, Jonathan
and David Alston of New
ark, N. J., Audrey Alston
of the U. S. Navy, Joshua,
Wilson and Bmssard Alston,
all of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
his umther, Mrs. Victoria
M. Alston of Brooklyn, N.
Y.; two sisters, Mrs. Lish
Hopkins and Mrs. Rosa
Williams, both of Newark,
N. J.; five brothers, Archie
Alston of Elizabeth, N. J.,
Fred, Dennis and Clyde
Alston of Newark, N. J.,
and Roger Alston of
Linden, N. J.; and seven
grandchildren.
THE0TH1LUS F.
OVERBY
Theothilus Furman
Overby, 73, died at his
home Tuesday night. He
was a retired farmer of the
Inez Community and a
member of the Inez
Baptist Church where he
served as church clerk for
30 years and was a deacon.
Funeral services will be
conducted Friday from
Inez Baptist Church at 3 p.
m. by the Rev. M. C.
Swicegood and the Rev.
John Bowman. Burial will
be in the Shady Grove
church cemetery.
Survivors are his wife,
Mrs. Ruth King Overby of
the home; two sons, Jesse
of Kinston and Charles J.
of Columbus, Ohio; two
brothers, Guy and Edrus
Overby of Macon; a sister,
Mrs. Dell Miller of Rolesville;
and three grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be
Carey Dillard, James
Clark, Brad Overby, Fred
Hart, Leon Williams and
Leon Dillard.
The family requests that
in lieu of flowers contributions
be made to the
memorial fund of Inez
Baptist Church. v
MRS. ALMA BULLOCK
Funeral services for
Mrs. Alma Marie Bullock,
46, of Warren Plains will
be conducted Saturday at 3
p. m. at the Oak Level
United Church of Christ.
Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Mrs. Bullock is survived
by her husband, Alexar .er
Bullock of the home; one
daughter, Mrs. Lois Catherine
Jefferson of Warrenton;
two sons, Dallas
Matthews and Douglas
Wayne Bullock, both of the
home; one brother, Larry
Wilson of Newark, N. J.;
and three grandchildren.
The family will meet
friends at Harris-Turner
Funeral Home Friday
from 8 p. m. to 9 p. m.
MRS. EDITH CLANTON
Funeral services for
Mrs. Edith Belle Boyd
Clanton of Vaughan will be
conducted Sunday afternoon
at 2 p. m. at the Mt.
Zion Baptist Church in
Macon. The Rev. J. S.
Spruill will officiate and
burial will be in the church
cemetery. Mrs. Clanton is
survived by one daughter,
Miss Flora Clanton of
Brooklyn, N. Y.; one
sister, Mrs. Lou Dell
Alston of Littleton; two
brothers, Robert Boyd of
Macon and Stephen Boyd
of Baltimore, Md.
The family will meet
friends at Harris-Turner
Funeral Home Saturday
from 8 to 9 p. m.
MRS. MATILDA M.
HARPER COX
Mrs. Matilda Mae Harper
Cox, 75, died at her
home in Warrenton, Route
1 about 7:15 p. m. Sunday,
August 14, following an
illness of the past two and
one-half years. Mrs. Cox
was a member of the
Warren Plains Methodist
Church and the widow of
the late Lonnie Young Cox.
Funeral services were
conducted from the Warren
Plains Methodist
Church on Tuesday at 4 p.
m. by the Rev. Floyd
Morrow. Interment was in
the church cemetery.
Mrs. Cox is survived by
one son, William Lonnie
Cox of Warrenton; three
daughters, Mrs. Thomas
Fuller of Roxboro, Mrs.
Bernard Prince of Suffolk,
Va., and Mrs. Mildred Cox
Shearin of Warrenton; a
sister, Mrs. Elam Whitby
of Warren Plains; six
grandchildren, and three
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Durwood
Johnson, James D.
Roberts, R. S. Rod well,
Clyde Watson, F. D.
Shearin, James Taylor,
James B. Harris, B. P.
Smiley and Edgar Puett.
MAXWELL B.
FOGLEMAN
Word has been received
here of the death of
Maxwell B. Fogleman of a
heart attack at his home in
Charlottesville, Va., on
July 11. He was former
manager of Leggett store
at Warrenton where he
was active in the civic,
religious and social life of
the town.
Survivors include his
widow, Edna Montgomery
Fogleman; three daughters,
two sons and 10
grandchildren.
MISSHELEN RICKS
Graveside services for
Miss Helen Ricks, formerly
of Blacksburg, Va., will
be held at 2 o'clock this
afternoon (Thursday) at
Grace Episcopal Churcn in
Palmer Springs, Va.