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Warren County (Continued from From I .'.'Lutheran minister, who waste. The ; stood to the side until the :. first truck turned into .'the site. Then he flung himself in front of the 7 truck and yelled "no ; "way." -f.fi- -;-.;-v :. T'fs. Arrested ." protesters were charged : with . obstructing traffic and trespassing. Most of ." them were later released ; .'on ,'.:: their own recognizance. .. 1 ";' M inutes after the ar ''" rested protesters had been ' hauled off ten Lbright yellow dump i trucks loaded with some ' j of what is to be approx- , : imately 60 tons of soil : laced with a toxic, cancer : causing chemical, rolled down the secondary : road, wheeled into .the ; 140 acre dump site, and : headed for the deep pit :. .in the ground. The state had won the : first round. :-. Over the next six : weeks, about 256 state : employees, members of : the N.C. Department of . Transportation will haul . tons of soil from the '.. shoulders of more than . 200 miles of highways in j 14 North Carolina coun ; ties to this site in Warren I County. They will dump '; the soil, laced with the chemicafofficially nam ed, jblychlOrinated : biphenyls, or PCBs for :; short, in a 21 foot deep ' pit that has been special : ly prepared according to st&ndards set by the U.S. j Environmental Protec tion Agency. The cleanup will cost $2.8 riiillion, 90 per cent of which will come from the EPA Super Fund. . The Super Fund is ' money that comes from taxes charged companies that generate toxic EPA ranks North Carolina as the llth highest generator of toxic waste in the nation. This is North Carolina's only state owned toxic waste dump site. But the real ques tions are: why did the -state win and why were more than 100 Warren County citizens willing to go to jail to express their displeasure? ; The answers to both questions are embodied in the history, the tradi tion and the economic registered Republican "during the Nixon ad ministration to help coax millions of dollars from the federal government for the project, i, Others say Soul City was - killed by white politicians, notably N.C. Senator Jesse - Helms, -.who just didn't like the : idea of blacks being self- sufficient. The project The Koundfable Predicts By Elson Armstrong, Jr. y Well, football fans,' the first complere weekend of Triangle 1 prep and collegiate foot, ball is now history and it's time for The Round table of Sports Experts; to look back at the- results and try to give an was officially closed ' analysis of what happen down earlier this year. r Meanwhile, in 1978, the chemical waste ques tion came up, and some, of Warren County's more astute : political HPnriv;nn nt o- leaders began gearing up deprivation pf Warren - . rht rupv launched: a broad-based, County. Warren County, a vir tual rural wasteland tucked into the nor theastern corner of North Carolina, 55 miles, north of Raleigh and just . south of Virginia, historically has had little to brag about. There's almost no in dustry there. Farming provides most of the area's income, estimated at about $5320 per capita in 1980, third from the bottom in the entire state. Politics has always' been mostly provincial and blacks, though : they've always been at least half of the Warren County population, were just never included. Then in 1974, Durham attorney and civil rights activist, Floyd McKissick moved to Warren Coun ty with his plans for Soul City, a federally-funded new town. Soul City v flickered a flame of hope in the hearts of Warren County residents, especially blacks. But the project failed. Some say it failed because it was ill-conceived and grossly ' mismanaged by McKissick who became a Legal Notices MINORITY CONTRACTOR WANTED Prime contractor bidding on project involving highway construction is soliciting sub-contractor bids, on the following items of work: Masonry Drainage Structure Misc. Concrete Work Guard Rajj Seeding and Mulching Signs - -. -.- Temp. Pavement Markings fi- Project "includes? ForsythGuilford Counties JJ9?f 7 Htgnwayu. s. 311 : - Plans and spec, are available for inspection at the AGC Office in Raleigh, Triad area and Charlotte as well as at the Offices of Rea Con struction Co.. 521 E. Morehead St.. Charlotte, N. C. 28202., Interested bidders should contact: Marion Baker, "Chief. Estimator - Rea Construction Co. P. 0. Box 32487 Charlotte, NC 28232 (704) 373-1131 ; E0E MFVH . MINORITY CONTRACTOR WANTED Prime contractor bidding on project involving highway construction is soliciting sub-contractor bids on the following items of work: Masonry Drainage Structure Misc. Concrete Work Guard Rail Seeding and Mulching ' .' . Signs , Temp. Pavement Markings ' , Project Includes ForsythGuilford Counties NO: 1.1743608 Highwayu. S. 311 Plans and spec, are available for Inspection at the AGC Office in Raleigh, Triad area and Charlotte as well as at the Offices of Rea Con struction Co., 521 E. Morehead St., Charlotte. N. C. 28202. Interested bidders should contact: X". Marlon Baker. Chief. Estimator '"- Rea Construction Co. P. 0. Box 32487 ADJACENT TO RTP 3 mins. RTP-7 mins. Durharrf 12mins. Duke . Century Oaks Apartments IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY' '2, 3 Bedrooms '.Fireplaces In Townhoustt Energy Efficient Features 'Up to 2Vi Baths Jogging Trail .10 Apt. Designed tor the Handicapped Draperies V WasherDryer Connections Pool ft ClubVpuM Private PitioABalcony Tot Loti . . Indoor Handball .' Rtcquetball Facilities Model Open Daily Monday-Friday 9-6 Saturday 12-4 4701 E. CornwaHisRoad Phone 544-1781 Today! interracial political education campaign. And in January this year, Durham attorney, H.M. "Mickey" Michaux launched his campaign to become North Carolina's first black U.S. Congressman in about 80 years. He ran in the 2nd District which includes Warren County and nine other counties, including Durham. Armed, with a new political awareness and i ricked off because the state persisted in its ef fort to dump the toxic waste in their county, Warren County residents went on the offensive. They filed a suit in Federal Court, and though they ultimately lost, they promised to continue the fight, even if it ; meant flinging themselves in front of the trucks hauling the toxic waste.' They also went to the polls in record numbers to vote in candidates sensitive to their views. . , But it seems the state . picked Warren County : because dumping the ! PCBs there would ap pear to create less political fallout than i some other places. Travis Payne, a 1 Raleigh lawyer, hired by the Warren County citizens group that has been battling the toxic waste dump controversy four years now, main tains that position. .Ultimately, ...... they uclitiwheYeihe political realities allowed them to stick it," Payne saidv '..'Unfortunately, in this state, those realities come down to race. It was a decision where they wanted to put it; somewhere where there was the least flak." State officials deny that charge. , "I can see how these : people can feel that way," ' said Herman Clark, Secretary of the North Carolina Depart ment of Crime Control and Public Safety that is coordinating the cleanup operation. "But I am certain that the racial composition of this area was not a factor that was considered when this site was selected. On hind sight, maybe some atten tion should have been paid to that fact. Warren ed and what area teams need to do to win next week. . , , Pittsburgh 7 UNC 6: This nationally televis ed encounter was a good . hard hitting football game between two of the nation's better teams, ac cording to the polls. ; - Most of us expected an sit back and let things happen to you. You have to be prepared to move ! from a position of strength." , The Warren County citizens fought hard. They filed a federal lawsuit, charging that the state's decision violated the civil rights ' of the area's black citizens. But a federal court judge ruled against them several weeks ago. Opponents of the dump site had lost a previous suit, that charged that . the cleanup plan was en vironmentally unsound. But with the final court decision, the way was cleared for the state to move forward with its plans. The plans clashed with the people Wednes day. "We have got to stop this dump," said Ms. Laura B. Davis, 29, a lifelong Warren County resident, who marched to the dump site with he five-year-old daughter, . Mariah. "My daughter and I want to live here the rest of our lives f without having to worry ' about cancer -causing . stuff in our water." State officials say the people don't have to : worry about their water ; being contaminated by the PCBs. ,. offensive show, especial ly between UNC's runn ing back Kelvin Bryant and Pitt QB ' Dan Marino. Neither . was spectacular at all and this game -: came down - to defense and mistakes. V For the most past, UNC was more than ready to upset the na tion's No. 1 team but the Tar Heels committed too many infractions that cost them dearly. UNC had one last chance, but again offensive mistakes killed them. This week, the Tar Heels play Vanderbilt in ' Chapel Hill and they' must forget about the Pitt game. UNC Coach' Crum is. a master of tak ing it one game at a time and the 'Heels should break into the win col umn this week. NCCU 27 Virginia Union 26: Chris Fisher, NCCU's SID, said it best during the heat of last Saturday's monster game at O'Kelly Field: "Central needs a game like this (the score at the time was 18-14 after NCCU had trailed 18-0). Now they know that they can score on Union. Regardless of the out come, they know that they can play with the best." We were very impress ed with the way Central came together as a unit following a hear disastrous first half and early third stanza. Once the Eagles got on the score board, the defense went on the pro wl and forced normally poised . Union into mistakes that broke their long string of CIAA vic tories. On offense, the Cen tral line jelled and made it possible for Central's ground game to click. QB Fraylon did an outstanding job of mix ing up his plays which kept Union off balance in the second half. " Even ,.. when Union went back on top 26-21, teams. It will be tough but Duke should win their second straight. r - N.C. State 33 East Carolina 26: , The Wolfpack seemed to have the game in hand as .they were out front 33-18 with less than three minutes left. The- 'Pack then proceeded to give up a late TD and with everyone n the stadium knowing what the ECU Pirates would do (onside kick), the 'Pack wasn't sharp and let ECU regal possession Only ECU's impatience, in throwing an interception saved NCSU. . State's. QB Tol Avery has. been impressive in two outings and so has running back, Joe Mcin tosh , but the . 'Pack has yet to test their, stuff against a team in their class. This week State should beat Wake Forest in Raleigh but i.ne' game should be a wild, high scoring affair. State's .defensive secondary will be severe ly tested because Wake lives and dies with the pass. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER It. 1M2-THE CAROLINA TIKE J-7 ........ ' 1 : ,. Curium Kztro Preps Raleigh Broughton 17, Durham Higft 14 -,'Damnlle Washington 33. Durham Hillside 20 . " . Southern Durham 38, West Harnett 7 z ' : Northern Durham 41. Raleigh Millbtook 10 . High Point Central 25..Chape Hid 14 Collegiate NCCU 31, WSSU 21 ; " v S.C. State 40. NCAAT 9 - Virginia Imton 14. Hampton 13 ;: UNC 38. Vanderbilt 7 , V v " rr :: ' Duke 24. South Carolina 19 - - - Stanford 36. Sao Jose 14 Michigan 10. Notre Dame 7 . Fresno State 21, Oregon 19 N.C. State 35, Wake Forest 34 NFL (If not on strike!) Buffalo 20. Minnesota 14 ' Miami 31. Baltimore 10 Pittsburgh 21, Cincinnati 20 Dallas 45. St. Louis 23 . Los Angeles Rams 22. Detroit 17 Chicago 25. New Orleans 7 New York Jets 23. New England 7 Atlanta 19. Los -Angeles Raiders 14 Cleveland 23. Philly 16 San Diego 40. Kansas City 31 San Francisco 10. Denver 7 Houston-16. Seattle 14- . Tampa Bay 28, Washington 26 . New York Giants 22, Green Bay 18 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Pittsburgh Georgia Washington North Carolina Alabama Nebraska Arkansas : SMU 1 Florida Penn. State NCAA TOP TEN Hazel Plummer Durham Metro Preps: Hillside finally stop ped its 11 -game losing skein. Although they reportedly played well, Skm?H;Bowling Scores have their hands full against Washington High of Danville, Va. it HHS wins it will be a big upset r' the kind, the Hornets need to get un packed. ' Durham High got on the scoreboard for the The Hazel B. Plummer Bowling League scores for September 13: Ladies high game: 224- Flo Roberson, 212-Ros Leslie. 198-Bemice Snipes and Anne Reed. - Ladies high series: 556-Bernice Snipes, 552-Flo . Roberson. 535-Nanty Rowland. Men s high game: Z33-wime first time but still lost the! Finch. 220-Charles Parker. 200, war. They could give 21M" Tafi' series: Raleigh Broughton a sgo-unwood Taylor. 570-Willie . game this week. Finch, 568-Charles Parker. Northern Durham's; others: 529-Prlscilla Mailoy, 1r nark for nenalties 528-Anne Reed, 523-Erma Reid. t 214. 525-Jamin Peddy. 213. caught up with them last Snjpes 21 ?.-553-Ronaiu week in Cary. The t. MiBer. 207. 542, Wallace Knights should make Royal,. 534'James Parker. Raleigh i Mmbrook pay jgjjjj. Hajgon. dearly this week. Parker( 5 jmmv Harrington, Southern Durham, Split conversions: Bill Jones, which is on a roll, should 4-6-10. ... . have no problems . with . Western Harnett. ..whicli has yet to play at home," should find the ; going tough at High Point Central. The clean-uo will cost $2.8 million,9Q MPf Centfaxemained confi- : paid front dent 'arid poised and this which will be overall is about ou per cent black, and the area where the dump site is located is about 75 per cent black. But state officials have met with the resistance they have from Warren County residents because of an increased political awareness that allow them to understand political realities, ar ticulated best by Luther Brown, pastor of Coley Springs Baptist Church in Warren County. "We have been working hard to educate the people here that you just can't the EPA Super Fund "We have chosen the best possible alternative, , and the only safe one! available to us,'! said Clark. "The EPA would not let us treat the toxic soil where it was, and we : couldn't leave it there ; untreated. This way we i have it all contained in a specially designed safe ; site, and when' we can ' treat it; we will."- At a press conference f following the confronta tion, Secretary . Clark . said the 200 protesters ' are "making a whole lot over nothing." According to this im pressive array of of ficials, the dump site is , 21 feet deep, and has a layer of sand in the bot tom. This is covered by a plastic liner, another layer of soil, and then County five feet of tightly im- PAINTINGSMOIASnGURINESETCIIINGSFURNrTURESILVER TramESW)STOKroRCE j TREASURES A UCTION at the NCCU Art Museum Sunday, September 19 CHAMPAGNE V1E1VING-2 p.m. AUCTIOtf-3 p.m. ! Bank cards welcome. We have collected handsome, decorapve, and exotic objects from some of the area's finest houses, with values beginning at 120. You will find special ornamentsor your home or outstanding gifts for birthdays, anniversaries, or Christmas. Minimum bids , wutoe. The Museum is located offofLawson Sr. across from the Communications uildlng. . ''': pacted impervious clay that they describe as "hard as a brick." Then . there is another plastic liner on which the PCBs will be dumped. Once all the toxic material is all in the pit, it will be covered with another plastic liner that will be fastenedd to the one at the bottom, creating what EPA Public Affairs Officer Gordon Ken n a called a "scaled envelope." Finally, they will put another two feet of com pacted clay on top, cover that with soil, add some top soil and sow some grass on top of that. The area will then be, fenced in. According to the of ficials, it is not likely that the toxic waste will seep, into the. county's water table! The water table, according to them, is about seven feet below the bottom of the pit. The toxic waste is about , eight feet from the bot tom of the pit, giving the ' ' officials ' a IS foot clearance, and while this is 35 feet less clearance,' than is normally required j by EPA regulations for , such dump sites, thecon- . suiting engineering says ' : the bottom plastic liner !, more than adequately' !' makes up for the dif-' ' ference. helped to insure the vic tory. f This week Central . .. faces old and dangerous" rival Winston-Salem , State in Durham. Cen-, tral, still basking in the : glow of the Union win must how turn its energies to WSSU. Coach Henry Lat timore also a great believer in-4he one game at a time concept will 'stress that, and we see the Eagles picking up their third win of the, young season. Duke is Tennessee 24: Duke pulled." down a big one in Tennessee two weeks ago. 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