Probe Is Begun
Of Tending File'
A state audit has revealed
apparent irregularities in
Judge Linwood Peoples'
handling of records pending
in Vance County District
Court.
Bert M. Montague, director
of the Administrative
Office of the Courts,
reported that auditors found
ia special file in the records
In Vance County in which a
number of pending cases
were ordered placed by
kludge Peoples. Montague
«aid a further check in other
counties indicated similar
.findings.
The Clerk of Warren
County Superior Court said
this week that no judges
have a pending file of backlogged
cases in Warren
County cases. Judge Peoples
last held court in
Warren County in early
August.
Peoples allegedly has
asked clerk of court office
personnel to hold cases until
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he could hold court in their
counties. An audit in other
counties in District 9 showed
such files in Granville and
Franklin counties, as well as
Vance.
Montague said the alleged
practice is contrary to state
court policy of maintaining
cases in the proper sequence
of records.
The administrative office
in Raleigh has directed
Chief District Judge Claude
W. Allen, Jr., of Oxford to
assign Judge Peoples to
hear only civil and juvenile
court matters pending completion
of the audit
Peoples, of Henderson, is
one of three judges in
addition to Judge Allen,
chief judge, to hold court in
the Ninth Judicial District.
The district is composed of
Person, Granville, Vance,
Franklin and Warren Counties
Peoples has served as a
judge since the present
court system was put into
effect in December, 1%#.
He has been re-elected as
a judge twice since that
time.
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Briefs
Warren G Harding won
the president y by a margin
of 7 million votes.
Rabbit tobacco is also
known as cudweed and
cat foot.
About 7()o veterans of the
Spanish-American war are
still living.
Chiefs and sheriffs gathered far • dinner held Tuesday
night for law enforcement people of North Carolina and
Virginia at the Warrenton Lion's Den. Seated from left to
right are Chiefs Robert B. Wheeler, Murfreesboro; A. A.
Wilkins, Oxford, Elmer L. Grizzard, Emporia, V. A.; K.
L. Poarcm, Lawrenceville, Va.; F. T. Robinson,
Warrentoii Standing from left to right are Sheriffs W. C.
Bailey, Halifax Co.; Earl Sasser, Greenville Co.; E.
Frank Outland, Northampton County; Edward H.
Daniels, Bertie Co.; Clarence Davis, Warren Co.; W. A.
Jenkins, Granville Co.; L. B. Falkner, Vance Co.; and
Ernest T. Dixon, Person Co.
Automobile Wrecks,
Injuries Are Reported
Marvin Sinclair White,
III, of Warrenton was
injured in an auto-motorcycle
collision about 12:05
Monday afternoon near
Carolina Sportswear on the
Warrenton-Norlina road.
According to a report by
Trooper W. C. Palmer,
White was travelling west
on Highway 158 when his
vehicle struck an auto
heading north across the
road from Carolina Sportswear
to the parking lot of
Blanks Minute Mart.
Palmer said the driver of
the auto was Mary Powell of
Rt. 3, Warrenton. She was
charged with failure to
yield right-of-way.
White was transported to
Warren General Hospital
for injuries and later transferred
to Duke Hospital.
Damages were estimated
at $300 to the car and $200 to
the motorcycle.
Arthur McCray Saunders,
II, 22, of Sunbury was
injured slightly last Wednesday
night after falling
asleep-'at th£ wheel' of his
vehicle which ran off the
road and overturned.
According to Trooper A.
M Bennett. Saunders was
travelling west on U. S. 158
bypass about 11:40 p. m.
approximately .8 mile east
of Norlina when he fell
asleep, ran off the right side
of the road into a ditch,
traveled along the ditch and
overturned twice.
Bennett charged Saunders
with driving under the
influence of intoxicants.
Damages w ere estimated at
$3,000 to the vehicle.
A vehicle driven by John
j. Kofskie of Cheswold, Del.,
received about $350 in
damages after being sideswiped
on 1-85 Saturday.
The highway patrol reported
that Kofskie was
traveling north on 1-85 when
another vehicle which left
the scene changed lanes and
.sideswiped him, causing
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Kofski to skid into the
median strip.
The 3 p. m. accident
caused minor injuries to
Kofskie. No charges were
filed.
Solar Eclipse
Predicted
This Fall
By STEVE GILLIAM
UNC-G News Bureau
Although Oct. 12 is
generally acknowledged as
the birthday of Christopher
Columbus, the date will
feature a little something
extra - courtesy of the sun
and the moon - when it rolls
around this year
A solar eclipse
The astronomical phenomenon
should be visible to
residents of the Piedmont,
according to Dr. Steve
Danford, an assistant professor
of physics at the
University of North Carolina
at Greensboro
"I don't think the view
here will be spectacular,
with everything blacked out
and all the streetlights
switching on in the afternoon,"
said Danford "But
with a little effort, most
people should be able to get
a look at it."
The eclipse is due to occur
at 4:35 p. m. EDT on
Columbus Day, Danford
said. The best view of the
eclipse will be in Bogota,
Columbia, where the dark
center of the moon's
shadow, the umbra, will fall
across the earth.
"People in this area
should be able to get a look
at a partial eclipse if
they've got the equipment,"
said Danford. "We'll be in
the penumbra, the outer
shadow area where the sun
is partially obscured.
"If it's a nice, clear day,
the sky will begin to look a
little hazy and the sun will
darken a little bit, but not
drastically."
Greensboro and about
two-thirds of the United
States will be located in the
penumbra. The U. S
Nautical almanac Office in
Washington, D. C. calculated
that between 25 and 30
per cent of the sun would be
eclipsed in the Piedmont on
Oct. 12, a figure that
Danford says will keep the
eclipse from passing unnoticed.
Danford himself will be
observing the eclipse at
UNC-G, where he teaches
astronomy courses, on one
of the University's three
telescopes. His interest in
astronomy is a deep one and
he holds the Ph.D. degree
from Yale University in
stellar astronomy. He has
done research at the Kitt
Peak National Observatory
in Arizona and at the Cerro
Tolo Inter-American Observatory
in Chile.
For area residents who
don't happen to own
telescopes, Danford recommends
the classic way of
watching eclipses: the pinhole
camera. It's easy to
construct, he says, and
requires only a shoe box, a
sheet of white paper and a
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pinhole.
The paper should be glued
in at one end of the box and a
pinhole, slightly larger than
a pencil point, should be
punched in the other end.
"An image can be seen
when you hold the hole up
toward the sun." said
Danford. "The image will be
a small one but it can be
seen if the alignment is
right."
The easiest and most
convenient method is
mounting binoculars or a
telescope so that they can be
pointed at the sun If a white
card is placed behind the
eyepiece, focusing will produce
the clearest image.
Danford noted the risk of
blindness or eye damage
involved in using filters or
tinted glass when looking
directly at an eclipse
through binoculars or a
telescope.
"It's best to leave them
alone unless you know what
you're doing," said Danford
"It's just too dangerous.
"If you plan to look at an
eclipse for a long time, the
sun's heat can crack a filter.
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There's a flash of light when
the filter cracks and if
you're looking through it.
you're in trouble. That
sudden flash can cause
blindness or permanent
damage."
Most of the equipment
should be set up 15 to 20
minutes in advance of the
eclipse. Danford says, to
allow time to get acquainted
with the pinhole camera or
to get the telescope or
binoculars adjusted.
Health Department
Sets Clinic Date
The Warren County
Health Department has tet
November 14, as the
beginning date for the
Comprehensive Chronic Disease
Detection Clinic. The
projected starting date was
announced during the quarterly
meeting here Monday
night of the County's Board
of Health.
Plans call for the establishment
of two clinics (the
second and fourth Mondays)
per month.
Any Warren County resident
over the age 19 will be
eligible for the clinic. A
token charge of $3.00 will be
asked for each comprehenGovernor
Proclaims
NCAEOP
Governor Jim Hunt has
proclaimed the week of
October 9-15 as NCAEOP
week.
The North Carolina Association
of Educational Office
Personnel is a professional
association of educational
office employees,
dedicated to promoting and
furthering the cause of
education by improving the
quality of office personnel
service to our schools and
communities.
Among goals are the
fostering and improving of
the image of educational
office personnel and their
valuable contribution in the
field of education; the
promotion of adequate and
fair standards regarding the
appointment, promotion and
security of its members;
promotion of working conditions
conducive to the best
interests and welfare of all
office personnel.
Warren County is in
District 10, along with
Vance. Granville, Franklin,
Wake County and Raleigh
City Schools. Warren County
has 100 percent membership
in the NCAEOP which
includes the secretaries
from all eight schools and
six members from Supt. J.
R. Peeler's staff.
It is Governor Hunt's
intent to make people more
aware of the importance of
the work of these office
personnel in the success of
the educational system.
Historic Place
The Church of the Good
Shepherd in the Ridgeway
community has been entered
in the National Register
of Historic Places, Congressman
L. H. Fountain
notified The Warren Record
by a telegram this week.
sive vi»'t which will include
the taking of history, symptoms,
height and weight,
pulse and blood pressure
check, hematocrit, urinalysis,
TB skin test, breast
exam (including the teaching
of self-examination);
and Pap smear for women
and the SMA-12, an automated
blood test for 12
different factors in the
blood.
The possibility of adding
an X-ray and glaucoma test
will be considered in the
future.
Chronic diseases are
defined as lifetime conditions,
often without symptoms,
which cause the
deterioration of a person's
vital organs Diseases such
as cancer, diabetes and high
blood pressure are all
among the leading causes of
death and permanent disability.
Early detection is the key
to the reduction of premature
death and years of
suffering and disability
among the! chronically ill.
Since these diseases are
often present for a number
of years before noticeable
symptoms appear special
tests are needed to detect
the possibility of disease.
Many people who are feeling
well do not undergo these
tests due to inconvenience,
expense or lack of knowledge
about chronic diseases.
A public Chronic Disease
Detection Clinic provides a
convenient and inexpensive
screening service coupied
with a public education
campaign to overcome the
most common barriers to
early detection of chronic
disease
A public screening program
will identify people
with the likelihood of some
disease. They will then be
referred to a doctor for
medical evaluation
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