Judge Peoples Disposes Of
50 Cases In District Court
Judge Linwood T. Peoples
of Henderson presided
over a lengthy mixed
session of Warren County
District Court Friday. He
allowed continuances in 16
cases, disposing of the
^"^jning 50 as foUows.
William Anthony Angelo,
speeding 68 in 55 mph
zone, prayer for judgment
continued upon payment of
court costs.
Jerry Warren Baskett
speeding 70 in 55 mph zone,'
fined $5 and court costs
Clarence Brinkley, injury
to personal property
not guilty. ^ y'
Donald Wayne Bryant
simple possession of marinuana,
fined $20 and court
costs.
Jill Bryant, Andrew B.
Collins, Jackson Dale
Paynter, Larry Craig
Richardson, Lee Ann
Tharrington and Randall
Boyd Wilson, simple possession
of marihuana
prayer for judgment continued
for a period of one
year on the condition that
each remain of good
behavior and not violate
any ^ state or federal
criminal laws and each
pay fine of $20 and court
costs.
Mary Elizabet' venson,
simple possession of
marihuana, voluntary dismissal.
Darnell Champ, using
profane language, voluntary
dismissal.
Robert Champ, simple
assault and using profane
language, voluntary dismissal
on each charge
Andrew Wayne Chopiin
failure to stop at scene of
accident, voluntary dismissal.
Barbara J. dark, no
operator's license, speedinf,
65 in 55 mph zone,
called and failed. Ordered
arrested for appearance
on September 9 with bond
set at $100.
Ferbie Davis, four
charges of worthless
checks, ordered to jail for
30 days and sentence
suspended for six months
on the condition that he
pay costs of court and
amount of checks.
Bobby Alphonso Dunston,
nonsupport, prosecuting
witness was called
and failed. Ordered
arrested for appearance
on August 19 with bond set
at $500.
Sterline Evans, worthless
check, called and
failed. Ordered arrested
for appearance on August
26 with bond set at $200.
Harry Bennie Harrison,
speeding 67 in 55 mph zone,
called and failed. Ordered
arrested for appearance
on Sept. 9 with bond set at
$100.
Russell Lee Kees, speeding
70 in 55 mph zone,
called and failed.
Charles Columbus Leonard,
Jr., speeding 80 in 55
mph zone, fined $50 and
court costs. Notice given to
next criminal session of
Superior Court with bond
set at $100.
Joseph Lucas, assault on
female, assault on minor,
not guilty
Stephanie Charmaine
McKissick, failure to yield
right of way, voluntary
dismissal.
James Mitchum, driving
under the influence of
intoxicating liquor, transporting
broken sealed
alcoholic beverage, ordered
to jail for six months,
suspended for one year on
the condition that he
remain of good behavior,
pay fine of $100 and court
costs, and not operate
motor vehicle on highways
except as allowed by
restricted license and
attend alcoholic control
course at the area mental
health clinic. On a charge
of assault on officer, he
was ordered to jail
immediately and to remain
imprisoned until
August 15 at 6 a. m. and
pay a fine of $200 and court
costs.
Robert Daniel Newsome,
larceny, ordered to jail for
one year and assigned to
work under the supervision
of the North
Carolina Department of
Correction. Notice of
appeal given.
James Albert Pearson,
speeding 85 in 55 mph zone,
fined $75 and court costs.
Larry Reid, assault on
female, not guilty.
Vanessa Louetta Reid,
improper brakes, voluntary
dismissal.
Wallace Edward Schuster,
speeding 75 in 55 mph
zone, ordered to jail for
one day and ordered to
surrender operator's
license ind not operate
motor vehicle on the
highways until allowed to
do so by the Department of
Motor Vehicles.
Dorothy Mountfor
Smith, speeding 65 in 55
mph zone, found guilty of
exceeding safe speed,
court costs.
William Nathaniel
Southerland, careless and
reckless driving, voluntary
dismissal.
James Edward Spurgeon,
misdemeanor
attempted escape, ordered
to jail for three months
with sentence to begin at
expiration of sentence now
serving and work under
the supervision of North
Carolina Department of
Correction.
Charlie Robert Stevenson,
Jr., speeding 68 in 55
mph zone, called and
failed. Ordered arrested
for appearance on Sept. 9
with bond set at $100.
Kenneth Bryan Topping,
speeding 71 in 55 mph zone,
found guilty of speeding 65
in 55 mph zone, fined $5
and court costs.
Lucius Townes, larceny
and receiving, voluntary
dismissal on both charges.
Forest Eugene Vaughan,
assault by pointing gun,
voluntary dismissal.
Clarence Edward Watson,
careless and reckless
driving, leaving the scene
of an accident, ordered to
jail for six months and
assigned to work under the
supervision of the North
Carolina Department of
Correction. Notice of appeal
given to next criminal
session of Superior Court
with continuing bond to
remain in effect.
Robert B. Watson, operating
boat without lights,
voluntary dismissal.
Erwin Earl Williams,
driving under the influence
of intoxicating liquor,
fined $100 and court costs
and ordered to attend the
alcoholic control course at
the area mental health
clinic.
Martin William Doherty
vs. Patsy Jane Hansel
Doherty, absolute divorce
granted.
Hattie Henderson vs.
Albert Henderson, absolute
divorce granted.
Ivey Felts, public drunkenness,
court costs. Remit
cost.
George Cooper, called
and failed. Ordered arrested
for appearance on
August 26 with bond set at
$100.
Jimmy Mitchell, felonious
escape, waived right
to preliminary hearing and
ordered to appear at next
criminal session of Superior
Court to answer charge
with no bond set as he is
presently in prison.
Warren Eligible For
Drought Assistance
Warren County has
become eligible for assistance
under the Drought
and Flood Conservation
Program.
In making the announcement,
J. M. Overby,
chairman of the Warren
County Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation
Committee, noted the
object of the program is to
provide emergency assistance
to solve soil or water
conservation problems
caused by drought.
Chairman Overby explained
that under this
program some of the
practices are similar to the
Agricultural Conservation
program which is now in
existance.
"Some of the practices
have a higher rate of
cost-sharing than tnat
available under the present
program," he said
"The exact amount 01
funds available for the
county is not known at the
present time.
"With the anticipation of
receiving an allocation in
the very near future, the
County ASC office is
accepting requests for
cost-sharing for the following
practices," Overby
said.
DC-2-Developing livestock
water to prevent
erosion.
DC-4 - Establishing
permanent vegetative
cover.
DC-5 - Reestablishing or
Improving permanent
vegetative cover.
DC-6 -Water catchments.
DC-14- Interim cover.
DC-20- Emergency irrigation
water for cropland.
"All practices approved
under the Drought and
Flood Conservation Program,"
Chairman Overby
said, must be completed on
or before November 30,
1977."
Any person interested in
applying for cost-sharing
under this program should
file their request as soon as
possible.
Emergency Feed
Program
Warren County is among
27 North Carolina counties
declared by President
Carter as being eligible for
emergency aid for livestock
feeding because of
drought damage to this
year's feed crop.
The U. S. Disaster
Assistance Administrator
said the aid is being
provided so livestock
farmers can maintain
their base or foundation
herds and not have to sell
them off because of the
high cost of feci. The
program will allow qualified
applicants to be
reimbursed for a part of
the cost of livestock feed
grains bought under an
emergency program
which will run through
December 1.
Program details are
available at the county
—ASCS office~and applications
are being accepted
nbw.
Senior Discount
Program Announced
The Kerr-Tar Regional
Council of Governments
Area Agency on Aging and
other aging programs
have announced the beginning
of a Senior Citizens
Discount Program for
persons 60 and over in
Region K. Region K is
comprised of Vance, Granville,
Franklin and Warren
Counties.
In order to participate a
person must be 60 years
old or older and have a
Senior Citizens Discount
Card which must be
presented when making
purchases.
Discount cards for Warren
County residents are
being distributed by Mrs.
Mary Evans located in the
Warren County Mental
Health Clinic at 544
Ridgeway Street in Warrenton.
In order to receive
the card a person must
show proof of age. The
card must be signed by the
individual receiving it and
is not transferable to
another person.
There are presently 71
stores and businesses in
the Region enrolled in the
program. Discounts vary
from store-to-store. A
directory of all participating
stores and the amount
of their discount has been
compiled and will be supplied
to all persons 60 and
over when they pick up
their discount card.
Visitors to Camp Dogwood, a recreational facility for the blind sponsored Lions
Clubs throughout state, are housed in lodges such as the one pictured above. Gid
Thompson, one of si* Warren County residents who this summer visited the
complex, located on Lake Norman near Marshville, commented that "Camp
Dogwood is doing a wonderful job for the blind and Warrenton's Lions Club is doing
its part."
(Photos courtesy of Gid Thompson)
Local Residents At
Camp Dogwood
Scott Gardner, chairman
of the Sight Conservation
and Blind Committee
for the Warrenton Lions
Club, told the club on
Friday night of the
sponsdi'ship of six Warren
County residents who were
attending Camp Dogwood
on Lake Norman near
Statesville.
Gardner informed the
group that Lions Bernard
Thompson and Gene Rodgers
took Nathaniel Evans
of Rt. 3, Warrenton;
James Andrews of Rt. 1,
Norlina; Samuel Kearney
of Bute Street, Warrenton;
and Lora Jean Richardson
of Rt. 2, Macon, to the
camp for a visit from
August 7 through August
13.
Gardner planned to
accompany the group back
to the county on Saturday.
John Atkinson of Norlina
and Gid Thompson of
Warrenton were also sponsored
by the Lions Club.
Camp Dogwood has a
large recreational area
that includes boating,
swimming, horseback riding
and walking trails and
arts and crafts.
TANNERY
Official Urges
Home Work
District Governor Graham
A. Tannery of District
31-G of Raleigh made his
first visit of the year to the
Warrenton Lions Club on
Friday night. He spoke on
setting goals for the
coming year, setting forth
objectives as follows:
Get young people involved
then sponsor a Leo
Club; get women involved
then for a Lioness club;
promote Lionism throughout
the world by supporting
the Lions foundation;
and sponsor a Lions Club.
Tannery stressed that
the club should meet the
needs of the community
before the district goals
are met. He received a big
round of applause for this
comment.
Special guest of the club
was Marie-Odile Fourmanoir
of Bournogne,
France, who is a houseguest
of Lion George and
Lioness Peggy Shearin.
Her visit here was sponsored
by the Lions Clubs of
France.
Meeting Slated
The monthly meeting of
the Henderson Chapter of
the Full Gospel Businessmen's
Fellowship International
will be held at The
Carriage house on Saturday,
August 20. Dinner will
be served at 6:30p. m. and
the meeting will begin at
7:30. The public is invited.
One of the most relaxing activities at Camp
Dogwood is riding on the "pontoon boat," along with
other handicapped persons from different parts of the
state, Thompson said.
Rural Fire Company
Responds To Blazes
The Warrenton Rural
Volunteer Fire Department
responded to three
fire calls during the week,
A. A. Wood, Fire Chief,
said yesterday.
Reported on Tuesday
afternoon of last week at
4:35 o'clock was a power
line shortage at the home
of Marcella Boyd on Route
1, Warrenton. Four men
and one truck responded to
the call. No damage was
reported.
Five men and one truck
were dispatched to the
home of Tom Lynch, four
miles east of Embro on
Star Route Littleton,
where a pulpwood truck
was on fire. The truck was
reported as a total loss.
Three men and a crash
truck responded to a call
from the Warrenton Police
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Warren General Hospital.
Coleman was treated and
released and Ms. Henry
was transferred to Duke
Hospital.
Palmer estimated damages
to the MG at $2280 and
charged Coleman with
following too closely.
About 2:55 p. m. that
afternoon about one-half
mile north of the Ridgeway
Road on Interstate 85, a
vehicle operated by Antoinette
V. Stallings of
Durham and pulling a
camping trailer, jacknifed
after being passed by a
large tractor-trailer
travelling at a high rate of
speed.
According to Palmer,
the wind thrusts from the
trailer caused the driver of
the vehicle to lose control
and the camper jacknifed.
No charges were made
and damages were estimated
at $550.
Program Slated
A musical program will
be held Friday at Camp
Willow Run in the activities
building. The program
will begin at 8 p. m. There
will be good singing,
instrumentalists, and puppets.
Department at 6:45 p. m.
Sunday to the scene of an
automobile wreck in front
of the residence of Tommie
Peoples in the Afton-Elberon
section of the
county. Three men were
involved in the wreck; one
was killed in the wreck,
two were injured and
transferred from Warren
General Hospital to Duke
Medical Center where one
person died about 10 p. m.
Sunday.
Drewry Firemen
Answer Fire Calls
Fire calls answered
during the last week by the
Drewry Rural Volunteer
Fire Department were
reported by A. P. Holtzman,
Jr., Fire Chief, as
follows:
Aug. 8, 2:30 p. m.-call
to brush fire on government
property near County
Line Park-15 men and
two trucks responded;
cigarette believed to have
caused fire; little damage
but about five acres of
underbrush burned.
Aug. 12,6:50 p. m. -barn
fire, Charles White, III,
owner, unable to locate
barn due to lack of information;
later learned that
only faulty burner was
trouble and no damage
was reported to barn or
tobacco. Six men and one
pumper responded.
Aug. 13, 1:30 p. m.grass
fire approximately
four miles northwest of
Drewry. Norlina assisted
-10 men and two trucks
dispatched. Cigarette tossed
from car is blamed for
grass fire about 10 miles
long along highway on the
state right-of-way.
Aug. 14, 4 p. m.-bam
fire on Norman Bullock
farm, James Reid, Jr.,
tenant-two pumpers and
four men responded; total
loss to barn and tobacco,
estimated at $5,000.
Aug. 15-grass fire in
Vance County near Bullocksville
Park at the
Laura Valentine home-1
fire caused by burning
trash; 10 men and two
trucks dispatched; about
one-half acre of weeds and
underbrush burned.