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Il/,' ' ■ ' llaf > a n (i P. 11 .lk<" A 1m ■1 1t' h . ■ ■ . A :. ham> Bur'■ • M ■ ,i. A■ 1 ■ k Ha'.theni k .1 v Kills Hla lock (it'ufj. Man 1'tTkm son, Pat.s> \nn Salmon Ernest Flvin wupton Irnra Limer Kideout, Carey A Dillard, Mildred F Abbott, Pearl Alvi3 Lewis, Adele Smith Young, Therman Rogers Schuster, Irving R Hayes, Mattie Bell Broadnax.Dann\ R Bolton, F. ( Coker. Claudt W Wells, Marcellious B. \ d Emergency Number Sought For Use in Warren County Kepr>'M!it,iti\ : the count\ ■ "ii >■ r i: > ■ > f ■ . met wilt f:"i I.e. Hjii'. ^ of ("ar• ■ 11:• i 1 >\. pt ne rele^rai»h '! (;>• I • n H;. on Tue Mi.i \ 1 inny ' examine the j .i• i;■ t:ea single ein.'i c.v \ t. for ,i ri. ■ i ,: t \ The 1 ow ti ..( W.iri cat •• has request! .! a new ruatber for firi i .ills f olow i.-iL recent exam mat; n >f wronn namh.'rs i. , . . i Town Manager Hill Davis said h\ transposing me number. Carolina Sports weai or other phones were called He requested a Mrs Bobbitt Named To Elections Board The W .irre: I ount\ Demoi rati. Km itn >■ i mil rnitte. has .ime : Mrs Brenda Bobbin l> thi Hoard of Klei 11or> to '.plaio Mrs Avis Hu who [. e is 11 \ resigned Mrs Bobbitt : ins Mrs .'ami . ( rump a:i I Mrs Ada Johnsotj on tin board The wif. of llenr> I > Bobbitt of Kt ■'< 1 ittietoi she is sei retar\ at .1 ohn (I ra ha m H itli Si lino I s.mpo r • r ' ' .1.1 Shi'riff i l.i re: • i lavis i >'If.! that th. putiii had lii'i'U film ated proper pro. i'dures and numbers arid he requeste 1 that hs number remain as t> Ii an effort to detJjmme th• feasibility of an emer ti♦ ■ ri< > nurnher Kurgess r \ pi a in fd that t ■■ obtain a "ill number paper work i.ul'd take 12 months He also pointed out that with the 1,11 number all phones >n the exchange would be on the same number, raising questions about the \ irks tioro and Vaughan .sections of the i ounty These sections are on the Henderson or ; lttleton exchanges respt" 11 \ e 1 v All of the representatives ..greed that a uniform code should be established with the dispatcher It was dei ided that Burgess should find out procedures in handling calls used by other municipalities Burgess also agreed to study the situation and report the best possible means of an emergency number at a later date Pf* Of The Stolen P> ; ♦ v Re ov^rerl Rv She- <4 1 Three-County Theft Ring Smashed; Loot Recovered Arson Is Suspected In Three Local Fires V% .)["[• • •! 1< tl-Fil i m pa' . .lurir.i1 " • ; .«-t week i i h/ ' • \ \\ i said > ev'.i-rda \ Wood said thaI i . . the three cases had been turned over to the Sheriff's Department for investigation. and listed the fir* a follows St'v e;: men ;11 ,. k. •a nd a . raiwai: i u i-rj dispatfh'-d t,, thi h 'Hit ; ■■ y ■ \ \t .■ .1 • 1 tl« J I hi p,f i }■.■ rt > T ^ • I' < ■ r k. * i■- ■ • i. I st ti' . I hrcr tn> ' an<i ■ • ::n k returned to a fir♦ oil the Gree'i Kuad at 7 a in Saturday morning One-half acre brush a: ! r irn-bet w , burned p\i-i Six in.-:, !» 11 hi K • . - p. ■ IM1 • ; ' i ■ .1 . : hr. V .i '■ ,i : • >ii lan'< V ' |i " W. lu-'-l.lV ■ • I - 1 VI • ■ r> \ I • .!» It1 '< :llr . . e i'.il'. I- a. S K in i t r , k ' \ •• • I'll k . :u: t mpa i.1 ,i d • \ ci ! :ir: • ! in i r i : - lit ! i hief V\ ■■■ I ) th. :.! .-Hi. > IT •tile ; In i . • .t-' liin had spill. m k th- hn I emeu In sa ; 1. » ,i ■ . i sulirit f11,rii th. tb« timber w as i • ti J • i v rd f r :i. :he truck and th.• triii k p : 1.. i upright in atonit a: h. ..r I'hei. .ippear ''d t ■ 11 • 1 a I:i.i u. to the t rin k whi. h left » ith the relnaded luiliber 11 -i men a lid 11II. tl 111 k I I s| in I til tile I all U d el Presentation i lent Sw r,ir,:itrn a mar, a^i'rnenl i nsultant w itli \1b V presented a slide demonst rat inn t W i r renton Commissioners at a called meeting on Monday ni^'.,t at The low ii Hall Only two members of the board were on hand to consider hiring the firm to utilize manage merit procedures within the town li ; v\ t r ": i: Mir A 'f 1 ■ ; ■' itifid i .,{ :■ 'A i r>-i toil u t-r*' rpi m , red a >\g •* ith tools ,i rid • • qulp' . i'i:* \ allied at fi -I :• ■ f: Hi K \ H. ,■ ■ I : 1 -'ii; ;i ti\ i!) ! 11 8 ! - : '• 1 ! , K « ' •' ' M .1 K • *i I - t i■ : il. ; i- I ■ ■ 1' V I lie\ : I:. r : ttw : ■ .if a: -m.t ■ Mr; 1 h- i-. ! : if I I 11 ati-ui "...id J .i'il i t the Pione> e^sars tn bu> the tracts up n which the> hold option- from vales .f surplus schi o! properU ami hail askeii the j : 11 > orn m issiorx t> appropri :!• iL'i.OOll i' ' I ' a pit.i. .1 • ant if tin b , ic- ' .ami pun t..i se .in ■ ■:. !■■.r11■; s pi,: J . < ;.n t1,• t lidt'i-t. tail t i k it ■ ,.t t!i, : i'il. i t :• ,.>>w :o-' .i |. tu arini: I hev taileil t. re>tiire the fami fallow mc ,i sei i nil heanru: upon 11 > grouSci th.it n s.pecifn req'uewas ma !«• How eV»'I the bo,1 1 11 Ul. I llcalU suggested that the Boartl of Kiiui ati. • u-i i amis on ha nil t ■ ■ pu i't hast Two Persons Injured In Cycle Accident \n thi r !!.■ ' r \ ... i dent in i urred S ; n<! . . .11 I he same 1 ur\r 1, H,1; fax Mreet in V\ . 1 r r< :.: in w hu h .1 !\ hi,;r .1 ,1 . :: r. killed in ,1 mi' i ■ \. .1! 1 ident .i[unit If :1 111 .'ks ayo l'n'.li «■ .iff 11 «• r I: - . \ aunha-n reported I hat h > 11 Hunter Powell. <;>. >f Kichniond \ .1 .mi Karen How 111 a n .'8 .ilsD .f Huh mond. Va hail jiM left th«■ home of Powell's mother. Mrs A ( Powell on the Baltimore Hoad when I'o ut'l:! lost control "f his 1 Hondii Tail in th<- rur\ e The uffii er reported th.11 the --kni marks revealed that t h t- i > < 1 c tra\ filed U> > arils with Powell t r \ l n ^ t o regain ontrol Both passengers a ere throw n about six feet M iss Bow man #,n admitted to the hospital with a broken shoulder, broken toes and ankle and possible internal injuries Powell received onl\ minor injuries in the 12 17 p m mishap No charges have been filed pending further investigation One Caught, One Still At Large In Latest Escape Local Prison Unit Reports Tightening Security By HF.I.KN HOWARD Warrenton and Warrrn County residents locked up their doors and i moved keys from automobiles in alarm again Thursdav as bloodhounds raced through the woods from the Depart ment of Correction to Highway 401 The hounds were in pursuit of two escaped prisoners Jimmy Mitchell, 23. of Madison and Scott Graham. 20. of Midway Park scaled t he fence around the Warrenton unit about 11 a m Graham was recaptured later in the afternoon by local law enforcement officers on the Hal Connell farm behind the Warrenton Water Plant Mitchell re mains at large Both men had previously escaped from prison Mit chell was serving four years for misdemeanor breaking, entering and larceny and an additional four months for the escape (iraham was serving eighteen months for misdemeanor breaking and entering with six months added to that sentence for his escape The escapes come on the heels of recent correspond ence between Department of Correct'on personnel in Raleigh and the Safety Committee of the Warrenton Town Board Mrs Anna Butler. < hairman of the Safety Committee, wrote to Amos Reed. Department of Corrections head in reference to the number of escapes from the local unit. the alarm aroused anions area residents and the need for the town to hire auxiliary policemen to cover for the other police on patrols to capture the prisoners A Mr Kdwards at the Department of Correction in answering her letter noted that Warrenton's unit had fewer escapes than comparable units throughout the state He said that his records showed that the local unit had eight escapes in 1976 in comparison with 14 for 1975 Kdwards further stated i Continued on page 2 > Boa_rd Seeks 42-Acre Tract Property Ordered Bought For New High Schooi Site Board /Wk V lque Salary Lispute Ends With Secret Accord Warren Gets Bad News On Proposed Line K\ IK I V\ \ K I i > \ 1 s .11' I : '■ i>r ''■'ft .11 ,11 • J ' e t h • .i.f \ l ...1 [hi ' ■ i :: I n eint nf .ill:!. felera fund11:. • i :i: Mil i.i tions ' . : a t-1■ n l1 .iv is and beard ::.. •: 11 b«■ r > in hoiu after 11,.vi> a ,t- '.re(J in a salar 1 • mi:^ .>n♦ • r.r • dere 1 that the minutes "f the meeting show onl\ that Pavis w ■ uId r'.'reive '.he sum i'f $14.(100 as ti,u manager Y urther rl.oudlin ' he sala rv schedule fur the t. * ::ianayer is '.he fai t that a? a .Kine budget hearing several mmi.ssnir.i is balked at I'i'tinu !> ;• - $!>• « i la r\ request a ficlire that a i approv imI u (•.•: th• • : latlVe budget w .i-. adapt • 1 : earls June Instead. J i » .. pa J f ' t!, i ■ < r ' • •:: 1»• r:t li.t:. . !•!• • ' ■ '' -; nsibiiitiiA ' • ' ' ! • 1 ■ . H ?; >. C a > e ar ■ . > 1 li :.i' is nut t • /• rune • :,!..reement • f* • ' the! {4 1) I it I s.ai.i v rii.:ur• ■ a .Id ten.l ■ ' ■ j t' t hci t ' ■ W a s 1 \ r t r .i ■ • tht .nut of $ j«'.. :»•> .nl '-hat ,U'eted fi>r t '.t ii rcat fis. ,<i U'dr Viditioi, fiitnis ti t). fills salatv ti the $16.Will annual t-i <a .u 1 ti o it t ' in .. 'ti ,i pr.'U: an. ' i>• ■ iu' ■ hard . ore unempU's ■ ineiit It is expected t. be urai.vd in August H iring the publii hearing . . the budget in June Davis sa:d ai ti ipated that the ti w n ».. li 1<: qualif f-.ir t i.e f: 'toil prn^ram Tr •• f■ it11'<i 1 'ui.■:- v* • uIVt ; - vi.lt J4 000 fi .i:ii ini ■ >11.1' v • purposes am! it this Mi;.: e that I >.i .> s salar v u ould be augmented ti- the extent f f. lOn Board Delays Decision On Vaughan 8th Grade A .jf. ision -n w hether r : ■ ■: ! he eight grade should In .ulded to the A'aughan Kle mentarx School w as d.ela> <■ d until the August meeting of the Hoard of Kducation al its meeting hert Monda> night Reason for the delay was to give Supt Peeler time to confer further u ith Principal Bridgers of Yaughan and Principal Wilkerson of Hawkins where th< eighth grade f r n 111 the Yaughan school has been attending About .r'fl students at \aughan would he affected A request thai the eighth grade he added at A'aughan was made at the .lune meeting of the hoard but some dissent i aused the board to appoint board member Henry Bobbitt to make a survey of A'aughan patrons and report his findings at the July meeting of the board When Mr Bobbitt was called on to report, the ><oard already had before it a request from (irover Hawkins that his grandson, Krnest Townes. an flth grader at Vaughan. be transferred to Hawkins, and a small delegation of parents was present to ask that their children be sent to Hawkins because of added advantages given by that school Spokesman for this group was Hughligh Hawkins Mr Bobbitt reported that of the parents he had contacted, four were for moving the grade to Hawkins. six were for keeping t h« r a d e .it Vaughan and 14 were undecided In addition a large number had failed to return his telephone calls Several parents in the Yaughan section wanted their children to attend the Hawkins school because it offers vocational courses and athletic facilities, neither of which is offered at ' '.linued on page 12 Warren Records Tenth Road Fatality As Alston Succumbs M atthew \lston .1 r . 51. of Kt f. art enton who died this week a^ a result of injuries sustained in an automobile a< oident in Inez on .Ju 1 > J. brought Warren Count>'s highway death toll to 10 for the \ear Alston lost control of his vehicle a..,put 10 40 p m on .Ju 1 \ ^ and collided with a vehicle driven by John Bowman of Inez He h?d been in Veterans Hospital in Durham since tht accident He was a veteran of World War II Funeral services for the victim will be conducted Sunday at 3 p m at Fork Chapel Baptist Church by the Rev Frank Strickland Burial will be in the church cemetery The family will meet relatives and friends at Harris-Turner Funeral Home Saturday evening : . ' V. ■ 'rent on : w' ' ■ irair. • .< u-'K ' it •.!>> '"I V :: e: i jut : i mes•A '..-jnt> •'i m(ond ■ ' ' . a: ■ i w o r x s I' . A , ,! \ r ■; tc ,nt> •" I a is viecit : v > i t;.111 • ri t Sei;f«*tarv I,, ,i: l<i K t ijps Nut if: ati< f ' 'A iT.-fri's allure t -A1. fundm. apr t. .. a a letter from Set i• 11 : ! >;stn t t oni^ri'ssnui:. I H V c.'untain to i uuriU Ma: Charles Ha\ pri ilu • ii a f 1 arr> of telephone i al:- from Hayes Warrentori Manager Bill Davis ari'i 1 )on 1- •. erett. Region K director. to see if alternative funding routes wert available None ex pressed optimism following VIonda \ - series of rails V, seem to be back where we were two years agi' Hayes said was hefor» Warren was approv.1 and 'hen disapproved for first round funding, later led t be 1 levt that the county had a chance when the second round began in late -pring. and finalh told that the money was exhausted Along the line, county officials made numerous trips to Washington and to HUI) s regional office in Atlanta At one point it was hoped that a special reserve fund set up for errors— ould be tapped However, Hay es said, the error provision covered computer error but not human error Warren's preliminary applii ation appeared to have been disapproved because nf human error, he said Fountain told Hayes that he sincerely regretted" the decision not to fund the $900,tHK) line especially after we apparently had be^n led to believe that fundin^ under Round II might be fortl.v on it g from 8-9 p m he is survived by his wife, Mrs Lucy Linda i Alston, six sons, Conrad. Melroy, Almatthew and Franklin Alston, all of the home; Louis Alston of Raleigh, and Klis Alston. New York. N. Y one daughter. Miss Thressa 1, Alston of the home Theft Try Foiled By Wise Resident Frank Gutsky of Wise saved himself added expense in building a house during the early hours of Monday morning He drove to his lot and found a U-Haul-It truck backed up to a pile of lumber Three men were loading the lumber he had purchased in Roanoke Rapids on Saturday into the (Continued on p8ge 12)
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