Historic Church
Being Remodelled
Robert D. Scott, Senior
Warden at the Church of the
Good Shepherd in Ridgeway,
said Monday that the
Department of Archives and
History has inspected and
approved the church for
entry in the National
Register of Historic Places.
It has been certified to the
Department of Interior in
Washington, D. C., by the
Department for such entry.
Immediately adjacent to
the church is a community
cemetery. The policy of the
church for many years, has
been to permit the use of the
church for funeral services
for all denominations. The
policy will be continued.
The church, erected in
1871, is presently undergoing
extensive repair, at an
estimated cost of $14,725, in
order to preserve this
historic old edifice for
continued use.
During the summer two
visitors to the cemetery
voluntarily made memorial
donations for the church. A
list is to be framed with the
name of the person honored
and the donor. The list will
be hung on the wall in the
entrance to the church.
Church records will also
show the name of the person
honored, name and address
of the donor, amount
contributed and the date.
These records will be shown
on request.
Anyone wishing to make a
contribution so that the
church will continue to be
available for spiritual and
moral comfort during a time
of sorrow can do so.
Contributions may be sent to
Robert D. Scott or David J.
Scott or any member of the
Church of the Good Shepherd.
Area Hospitals
Will Have Share
In New Funding
The Kerr-Tar Regional
Council of Governments,
which coordinates Regional
Emergency Medical Services
programs in Region K,
has been awarded $24,915.22
to be made available to the
hospitals in the five-county
area, J. D. Everett, COG
executive director, announced
this week.
The monies are designed
to go to hospitals of under
200-bed size that are public
or voluntary non-profit
institutions, all of which
apply to the region's
hospitals. Emergency
equipment, which would
improve emergency services
and some renovations
to emergency rooms would
be eligible under this
program and notification of
the funds has been sent to all
five hospitals.
Mayor Hugh Currin of
Oxford, chairman of the
COG this year, said that
programs of this type and
services made available to
local units of government
continue to show the value of
the regional benefits received
by pooling regional
resources.
Mrs. Reid Named
To Executive Body
Mrs. William L. Reid of
Macon has been named a
member of the executive
committee of the newly
formed Northeastern Chapter
of the National Foundation-March
of Dimes.
The chapter was organized
at a meeting at the K & W
Restaurant in Rocky Mount
on Sept. 7. It is a merger of
the eight formerly single
county units of Bertie,
Edgecombe, Halifax, Hertford,
Martin, Nash, Northampton
and Warren.
The purpose of the merger
is tQ c&tafoine the voluntary
and financial resources of
the ei§ht counties to do a
more effective job of
preventing birth defects.
Scaffolds rise more than 60 feet around the steeple of the Church of the Good
Shepherd at Ridgeway where an extensive remodelling job is in progress. Contractor
Eddie G. Hamm of Warrenton reported that the work is proceeding well, having been
interrupted only once when a large beehive, containing about three gallons of honey,
was located. After the bees were dispatched, the work continued. Aluminum siding will
be placed on the steeple, which will also get a new roof. The work is expected to cost
more than $14,000 and has stirred an appeal for funds from church leaders.
(Staff Photo)
Tax Cases Occupy Most
Of Civil Court's Time
Warren County held most
of the suits in a civil session
of District Court which was
held this week. Charles W.
Wilkinson of Oxford presided
over the session.
Judgments will be entered
in 14 of the tax cases; 18
Virginia Author
Is Selected To
Do Leggett Book
Booton Herndon, Virginia
author who has written 18
books and a thousand
magazine articles, will
write a hard-cover book on
the Leggett merchandising
operation. The book will be
written in connection with
the 50th anniversary of
Leggett Stores upcoming
in October.
Herndon will begin immediately
visiting Leggett
stores and talking with
Leggett personnel and family
members in order to get
material for the book. The
Leggett family and organization
are cooperating with
him in every way.
Born in Charlottesville,
"Boo" (as he is affectionately
known) became a
professional writer at the
age of fourteen, when the
local paper assigned him to
cover football for $3 a week.
"It was easy money," he
says, "because I had to go to
the games anyway - I was
playing in them."
After attending the University
of Missouri, Herndon
went to New Orleans
where he worked his way up
from cub reporter to editor.
He served in Europe during
the war and was in the
Invasion of Normandy and
the Battle of the Bulge.
Herndon went to New
York after the war, establishing
a national reputation
as a magazine journalist.
Like all good Virginians, he
came back home and, in the
past ten years, has devoted
himself primarily to books.
His best sellers include
Rickenbacker, which he
ghosted for the famous
Captain Eddie; and Ford, a
comparison of Henry I with
Henry II, which was
selected by the Fortune
Book Club.
were continued and 13 were
dismissed
Judgments will be entered
in the following cases:
Warren County vs. Mattie
Lee et al; Betty
Henderson et als; Willie
Crosson, and wife, Daisey
CrosSon; Jennie Silver et
als; Archie Green et als;
I>eslie Williams, et als; Lola
Townes; Grandison Christmas;
Joe Heed et als;
James W. Barnes and wife;
Willie Lee Harris, et als;
Rosa B. Jones, et al; Charlie
E. Debnam. etals; and Mrs.
Edward B. Woodard. et als.
In other cases tried, the
court found that I..M. Clark
will pay Amos L. Capps
$2,737.69 plus interest at six
per cent per annum from
May 14.1968 and court costs.
Cases dismissed included:
Frank W. Ballance, Jr., vs.
Phil C. Townes; R C.
Comer, Jr., doing business
as General Plumbing and
Heating vs. Percy Nicholson;
Dorothy Mitchell vs.
Cooper Mitchell; William
Henry Thompson vs. Frances
Cornelia Thompson;
Willis James Richardson vs.
Eugertha R Richardson;
Catherine Jannette Jones
vs. Robert Jones; Lucy B.
Myatt vs. Wilbert Myatt;
Willie Mae Neal vs. Clifton
Alston; and Wheat and
Company, Inc., vs. Stuart D
Duke.
A case between Sharon
Mustian Pittman and Jan
Warren Pittman was placed
in an inactive file. Other
cases appearing on the
docket were continued for
the term.
No Decision Made
On Liability Coverage
No decision on providing members of the Warrenton
Board of Commissioners with million-dollar liability
insurance was tauen during the monthly meeting of the
board here Monday night.
Instead, commissioners agreed to request an extension
of the September 15 expiration date for a quote of slightly
more than $1,800 for annual coverage.
The insurance policy, with a $750 deductible provision,
has been a frequent topic on the board agenda, but funds
were not included in the 1977-78 budget.
Contingency Funds To Be Used
Board members agreed to tap the town's Contingency
Fund in order to pay one Town Hall employee, Mrs. Roy
P. Robertson, now paid in part from federal CETA funds,
which are due to be cut-off at the end of September. The
board agreed to pay Mrs. Robertson from the emergency
fund until such time as other funding sources could be
located.
Equipment Inventory Is Expected
Manager Bill Davis, in providing members of the Town
Board with the audit report for fiscal 1976-77, informed
commissioners that a complete inventory of town
vehicles and equipment will be undertaken shortly. He
said the lack of an inventory was one of the criticisms
made by the Franklin County auditor hired to prepare
the report for the first time.
Davis said that the town will also inaugurate a
purchase order system of buying.
Water Department Shorthanded
Water Superintendent Bill Neal reported that his
department was three men short following the resignation
of one worker and the dismissal of two others. He
said that despite the loss of personnel the department
was functioning properly and that additional help is
expected by October.
Williams Commended For Job
Pear lie Williams, who oversees operations of the
Street Department, was publicly commended for the
operation of his department by the town manager who
said that the department was "working mighty hard,"
both in ordinary maintenance and in the construction of
another section of brick sidewalk here.
Move Mode To Halt Disease
Sickle Cell Anemia is an
inherited disease which
affects 50,000 Americans.
Ms. Carolyn Klyce, Warren
County Health Director, in
announcing local efforts at
combating this disease
stressed the importance of
education. "The American
public needs to be better
informed about this disease
which affects more children
than muscular dystrophy."
Sickle Cell Anemia affects
primarily black people
Symptoms which usually
appear in early childhood
vary in severity but usually
result in slow growth and
generally poor health. There
is uo known cure but there
are effective methods to
control the effects of the
disease.
Many people who do not
have the disease have a
Sickle Cell Trait which
causes no physical problems
but children can be affected.
For this reason all black
people of child bearing age
should know if they have
Sickle Cell Trait.
The Warren County
Health Department offers a
simple blood test which can
inform a person of the
presence of Sickle Cell Trait
or anemia. Black people of
child bearing age. both men
and women, who have not
been tested for Sickle Cell
are encouraged to come to
the Health Department
during the Tuesday General
Clinic, 8:30 - 4:30 p. m.
Counseling by a professional
Sickle Cell Counselor is
available for any person
who is found to have the
trait.
Educational programs on
Sickle Cell are a'so available
through the Health
Department. For more
information contact Dennis
Retzlaff, Health Educator at
the Department, 257-1185.