Fire Chief Blamed
By Local Firemen
More than a dozen
Warrenton volunteer firemen
expressed dissatisfaction
of proposed new
company bylaws and displeasure
with actions of
Chief McCarroll Alston
during an unexpected appearance
before town commissioners
Monday night.
Generally supporting
statements by Fire Capt.
Leon Cheek that Alston was
often inaccessible to firemen
and that training
regulations posed a hardship
for many members,
department members cited
long service to the town as a
source of personal pride,
and said they were disturbed
that a recently introduced
point system had
deprived all but seven
firemen of a share of the
annual town appropriation
which allows them to attend
the annual fire convention.
The convention was held
this year in Louisburg in
early July. The appropriation
of $1,000 was divided
among members who had
received the required 70
points which Chief Alston
required for receipt of the
money.
Softball Team
Loses In Duel
The High Dollar Warehouse
softball team of
Warrenton, lost a nine-inning
duel to Grady Griffin
Insurance in the championship
game of the Gaston
Invitational Softball Tournament
with the winner
awarded a berth in the Class
C world tournament to be
held in Petersburg, Va.,
Sept. 3, 4, and 5.
High Dollar came in
second in a field of 32 top
Class C teams from around
the state. This was a double
elimination tournament
with High Dollar's only
losses being to Grady
Griffin of Rocky Mount,
which went undefeated.
High Dollar, coached by
Bill Martin, Jr., began
tourney play Friday night,
defeating Big Tee of
Roanoke Rapids, 9-3. Saturday's
action saw wins over
Eddie's of Fayetteville,
11-1; Murray's Retread of
Nashville, 11-6; before losing
to Grady Griffin 8 to 5.
Play resumed Sunday with
High Dollar beating Chesson
Aces, 13-11, Murray's Retread
11-2, Hog Slat, Inc. of
Goldsboro, 8-2, before losing
the final game in extra
innings 5 to 4.
Next tournament play for
High Dollar will be at
Littleton this weekend in a
USSSA sponsored Class C
tournament. High Dollar
also plays as E&E Farm
Equipment of Henderson.
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Firemen Cleveland Anderson
said the point system
was introduced several
years ago and that the
donation had been divided
equally. Cheek said that
only seven of the town'a
firemen were able to
acquire the necessary number
of points, which are
received for attending training
courses, fire drills and in
actual firefighting.
State insurance regulations
now require a minimum
of 36 hours of training,
which is conducted at
various sites outside Warren
County, he said.
Fireman Joe Reed said "if
we can't get our chief to
cooperate with us, we'll
have to do something else.
We stand behind the town
100 percent, and we want to
pull together."
Mayor W. A. Miles told the
delegation that "we don't
want any friction. . . .this
company has done a good
job for years and years."
Alston, the all-black company's
first black chief, was
not at the meeting. He said
Tuesday he was in Halifax
attempting to line up a
training school for the
department.
Fire Commissioner Norfleet
Cliborne said Wednesday
that a meeting of fire
department leaders and the
town's Fire Committee had
been held Tuesday afternoon
at the suggestion of
Mayor Miles, and efforts
were being made to resolve
the grievances of firemen.
Cliborne, who said he had no
advance notice that the
delegation was going to
meet with the board, said he
felt the problems which
surfaced Monday night "are
mainly a matter of lack of
communication."
He said that the revised
bylaws had been gone over
at Tuesday's session, and
that there would be a further
conference with fire department
spokesmen on Thursday
night when regular
training is scheduled.
Legion Post To
Hold Meet Tonight
The regular dinner meeting
of Post 25 will meet
Thursday, August 11, at 7 p.
m. at the Lions Den.
The program for the
evening will consist of the
boys who attended Boys
State, Wake Forest College
in Winston-Salem in June.
They are Dale Shearin,
David Connell and David
Crowe. Each member is
asked to be in attendance to
hear these outstanding
students present their talks.
This is one of the community
fuctions of your American
Legion Post so please plan
to attend and support the
young people. Don't forget
we are at the apex of our
membership drive so please
remember your dues as well
as bring along a war-time
veteran as your guest for a
prospective member. Eligibility
Dates for Membership
-War-time veterans only—
WWI 4/6/1917 to 11/11/1918;
WWII 12/7/41 to 12/31/46;
Korean War 6/25/50 to
1/31/55 and Vietnam Period
8/5/64 to 8/15/73.
If a Legionnaire does not
contact you personally,
speak with any Legionnaire
or see Adjutant Currin at the
Veterans Service office in
the Courthouse for Membership
and benefits. You are
invited as a guest of the Post
to attend a meeting — 2nd
Thursday each month at
Lions Den at 7 p. m.
Prepare Forest Lands Now
"Landowners who are interested
in planting trees
this winter should begin
preparing their land now,"
Warren County Forest
Ranger Allen Norwood
advised this week. Norwood
said this land preparation
can be done by several
methods. The method used
depends upon the entire condition
of the area to be
prepared.
"Controlled fire can be
used effectively on an area
recently logged and containing
enough logging slash to
carry a fire. Although this is
the cheapest method, it
carries a great risk of the
fire escaping and burning
where it is not intended.
Only experts in the use of
fire should attempt this
method," he said.
Other methods listed by
Norwood involve heavy
crawler equipment. A sharp
blade on front of a crawler
tractor can be used to cut
large trees off at ground
level and push them into
compact windrows. Young
trees can then be planted
between the windrows. A
rolling drum chopper can be
used to cut thick growth of
small brush down where
controlled fire can be used
to clear the area. These
methods are more expensive
than burning alone, but
can be done when weather
Auxiliary nans
To Serve Patients
At Vet. Hospital
Plans to serve patients at
Durham's Veterans Administration
Hospital were laid
by members of the American
Legion Auxiliary of
Limer Unit 25 during the
organization's first meeting
of the new club year last
Thursday.
Meeting in the home of
Mrs. W. A. Connell, III,
members diseased their
annual VA Hospital picnic,
scheduled for August 17.
Approximately 45 patients
on two wards will be served.
Sheryl Aycock and Patricia
Hicks gave an
interesting and entertaining
program on their week's
stay at Girls' State and
presented a summer floral
arrangement to the Auxiliary
in appreciation of their
selection for the trip. Jill
Wemyss also took part in
Girls' State activities, but
was unable to attend last
Thursday's meeting.
Following the meeting,
presided over by Mrs. Scott
Gardner, refreshments
were served with Mrs. Gus
Daeke and Mrs. Roger
Limer assisting the hostess.
prevents the use of fire or
when fire will not do the job.
A federal program called
the "Forestry Incentives
Program" is available to
help landowners meet the
costs of land preparation
and tree planting. This
program will pay up to 60
percent of the cost not to
exceed certain limits. There
are several eligibility requirements
a landowner
must meet in order to
qualify for this program, he
said. Landowners interested
in having their eligibility
determined under this program
or who need assistance
in the management of
their woodland are urged to
contact County Forest
Ranger Allen Norwood at
Rt. 3, Warrenton. He may
also be reached by calling
257-4227.
Football Schedules Are Announced
Varsity football schedules
For the three Warren County
lilgh schools were released
this week by the coaches.
Norlina will get off to an
early start on August 26,
when they host Northwest,
rhe Yellow Jackets and
Warriors (Warren Academy)
will open their seasons
an the following Friday.
John Graham will host
tnas reason
The Lake Gaston Softball
League closed out its 1977
season last week with E&E
Farm Equipment of Henderson
winning the playoffs
over the Golden Skillet
"Little Sticks" of Warrenton
by scores of 10-9 and 7-3.
Trophies were presented
to the first two teams following
the games and individual
trophies were given to
each player on the first
place team.
E&E also received a
trophy for winning the
regular season title. Littleton
Uncola finished second
during regular season play.
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South Granville and Warren
Academy will host Wake
Academy.
The remainder of the
schedules are as follows:
Norlina High
Sept. 1, at Graham; Sept.
0, Park View; Sept. 16, at
Gaston; Sept. 23, at Scotland
Neck; Sept. 30, Weldon; Oct.
7, at Franklinton; Oct. 21,
Bunn; Oct. 28, at Louisburg;
Nov. 4, Warrenton.
John Graham
Sept. 9, at Enfield; Sept.
16, Brunswick, Va.; Sept. 23,
at Northwest; Sept. 34, at
Gaston; Oct. 7, Saratoga;
Oct. 14, Louisburg; Oct. 21,
at Franklinton; Oct. 2S,
Bunn; Nov. 4, at Norlina.
Warren Academy
Sept. 9, Wilson Christian;
Sept. 16, at Durham Academy;
Sept. 23, Halifax;
Sept. 30, at Enfield; Oct. 7,
at Rocky Mount; Oct. 14,
Carlisle; Oct. 21, at N.E.W.;
Oct. 28, Hobgood; Nov. 5, at
Northeast.