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Volume 85 25« Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren. North Carolina Wednesday, November 10. 1982 Number 44
School Property
Declared Surplus,
Is Ordered Sold
The Warren County
Board of Education
Monday night voted to
sell one vacant school
and appointed a committee
to study the
possibility of disposing
of another.
With little discussion,
members of the board
agreed to offer for sale,
Patrol Van
Is Removed
From Town
The Highway Patrol
bus which has been
parked in Warrenton as
a command post for
nearly seven weeks was
removed from Warrenton
on Tuesday morning,
as need for highway
patrolmen at the
Afton landfill has diminished
with the filling
of the landfill on
Wednesday afternoon of
last week.
Water has been
pumped out of the landfill,
and PCB-laden soil
has been covered with
sand sloped to drain,
and covered with several
indies of clay. This
clay after being compacted
will be covered
with a plastic liner,
which in turn will be
covered with grass and
seeded. Target day for
completion is Thanksgiving,
Thursday, Nov.
25.
Since a special term
of court for trial of PCB
cases adjourned on
Tuesday morning of
last week, known activities
of Citizens Concerned
About PCB has
consisted of a few night
meetings, and a march
of around 160 protesters
from Warrenton to a
point near the Afton
landfill last Saturday.
No laws were violated
and no arrests were
made. The protesters
said they will not give
up their efforts to have
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by sealed bid, the AftonElberon
School property,
leased for several
years by the AftonElberon
Ruritan Club.
The unused AftonElberon
School is situated
on 4.85 acres of
land and is not useful
for school purposes, Superintendent
Mike Williams
tobl the board.
In declaring the property
surplus, the board
took the advice of
Attorney Frank Banzet
and agreed to offer the
property in two tracts,
each with frontage on
Highway 401.
The board also appointed
a committee to
look into the possibility
of disposing of the old
Oine School property,
leased by the Oine Development
Club for the
past five years.
The decision to name
a committee to investigate
possible disposition
of the property
came after Mrs. Mary
Patillo of the Oine
Development Club appeared
to request a
10-year lease or a
chance to purchase the
property.
She was informed by
the board that her club
would risk loss of the
building should the club
not be the high bidder at
a public sale. Named to
a committee to study
the matter and report to
the board were Henry
Pitchford, Henry Bobbitt
and Leigh Traylor.
The board also voted
to declare three old cars
owned by the Warren
County Board of Education
surplus property
and authorized Superintendent
Williams to
negotiate a sale.
A committee was also
named to look into the
possibility of replacing
at least two of the four
county-operated activity
buses. The school
system currently operates
a 1980-model, a
1969-model, a 1967model
and a 1962-model
activity bus. The two
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WORK PILES UP — Four-year-old Rux Boyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Boyd of Graham Street, Warrenton, finds himself tackling a Job with no visible
end in sight. At leaf raking time, leaves seem to fall faster than a small boy can
rake, as Rux is fast learning. (Staff Photo)
Water Matters Consume
Much Of Board's Time
Matters directly and
indirectly connected
with water occupied the
bulk of the time of the
Warrenton Town Commissioners
at their hour
and a half regular
meeting here on Monday
night.
Mayor White presided
with all commissioners
present except for
Commissioner Gordon
Haithcock, water committee,
and Commissioner
A. A. Wood,
police committee.
The first item of
business after reading
of the minutes was
hearing a complaint of
Willie Atkins, who was
disturbed over alleged
excessive amount of his
water bill. It was
agreed that Bill Neal,
superintendent of the
Warrenton Water Company,
would meet him
at his home early
Tuesday morning in an
effort to find the
difficulty.
Following Atkins, a
delegation of citizens
living on Dameron
Street in southwest
Warrenton appeared
before the commissioners
in regard to needed
work on their street,
primarily because of
water leaving the street
and pouring across and
standing in their yards.
There was some comment
on the need for
trimming limbs blocking
egress to and from
the street. Lee Cheek
was the principal
speaker with a number
of other residents adding
their comments.
The commissioners
agreed that the mayor
would accompany the
town administrator and
the chairman of the
street committee to
Dameron Street within a
few days to see what the
town could do to correct
the problem.
Later in the meeting,
following the reading of
a letter from Glenn
Newsome, county manago:,
concerning water
rates charged Soul City,
there was considerable
discussion, and the
recording of an agreement
on such rates
between the county and
the town, which will be
set forth in another
article in this newspaper.
In addition, during
committee reports,
Commissioner Eddie
Clayton, chairman of
the finance committee,
said that it appears that
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Soul City Customers List Concern
The Board of Town
Commissioners, meeting
here on Monday
night took notice of a
protest made by residents
of Soul City concerned
with being
charged the town's outof-town
rate, after
Mayor B. G. White had
read a letter to Glen
Newsome, county manager,
asking for a
hearing at the first
Monday meeting of the
board, which was granted.
At this meeting
spokesmen pointed out
that they were willing to
pay the town's in-town
rate, but not the
out-of-town rate, pointing
out Soul City's
essential part in establishing
a regional water
system, and stating that
they had no wish to
make Warrenton rich.
The town commisriooscs
pointed out that
the County «t Warren,
and not the town at
Warrenton, has the duty
ol setting the water
rate, and that 75
percent of the water bill
charged by the town is
turned over to Warren
County to pay expenses.
The town accepted the
job as the county's
agent with the understanding
that it should
receive all profits from
handling sewage.
A part of the agreement
with the county
was that the town make
all needed repairs to
lines and equipment at
Soul City at cost, first
giving the coimty notice
of needed repairs and
their coats. At present,
and until there it
substantial growth at
Soul City, it is a losing
proposition for Warrenton,
the commissioners
said.
Following a lengthy
discussion, W. A. Miles,
chairman of Warrenton
waste water treatment
plant, moved that the
town's agreement with
the county be adopted.
The motion was seconded,
and unanimously
passed by the five
commissioners, as follows:
"Recommend that we
adopt the county's suggested
policy regarding
water and sewer charges
to Soul City:
"1. Effective Nov. 1,
1982, water and sewer
statements will be mailed
to all residences of
Soul City. (Suggested
out of town rates).
"2. Sewer charges
(town of Warrenton will
receive all revenue
from sewage).
"Water charges (town
of Warrenton will receive
25 percent of
revenue). (County of
Warren will receive 75
percent of revenue).
"3. All necessary repairs
to be billed to
county at cost. (County
to be notified in ad
vance of repairs needed.)"
Mayor White notified
the commissioners that
a public meeting would
be held by the town
zoning committee and
the board of commissioners
on Nov. 29 at 7
o'clock at the town
municipal building for
the purpose of hearing
arguments for the retoning
of two small
pieces of property from
residential to highway
business. One of these
lots is the site of a gin on
East Franklin and Hall
Streets, and the other is
on the rear of a lot
owned by Carolina
Power and Light Company
on Highway 401, in
order to extend the lot
more than 400 feet so
that a warehouse may
be built on the property.
What disposition it to be
made of the gin property
baa not yet been
aimounoad.
Warren County
Is Recipient Of
Big Block Grant
Warren County has
been awarded a community
block grant in
the amount of $340,707
for renovation and rehabilitation
according
to announcement made
this week by Governor
James B. Hunt, Jr. No
matching funds will be
required by the county.
The award represents
70 percent of the funds
requested in the application.
Last year no
grant application was
approved for Region K;
this year there were two
grants in the region, one
in Warren County and
one in Vance County.
Total community
block grants in the state
totaled $45 million in
federal funds, with
applications in the
amount of more than
$157 million. Governor
Hunt described the program's
value as "immediately
evident,"
noting that the grants
awarded to 89 local
governments across the
state will create over
700 jobs and rehabilitate
more than 1800
houses. Funds for economic
development will
be matched with over $7
million in additional
funds.
"These benefits," the
Governor said, "in
keeping with the program's
purpose, are
primarily for those
North Carolinians in the
low and moderate-income
brackets, these
individuals who have
been hardest hit by the
current economic
crisis."
The Warren County
grant proposals included
the following goals:
1. Extension of sewer
services to area not
served by municipal
sewer (8 in. line at cost
of $260,000).
2.Upgrading water
main - 2-inch lines
replaced with 6-inch
lines. Better fire protection.
3. Tear down two
delapidated houses, and
rehabilitate eight to 10
other houses Cfte grant
was requested to provide
better housing in
the predominantly
black Red Hill neighborhood
on the outskirts
of Warrentoo.) In addition
(4) it was planned
to a Senior
Citizens Center. Warren
County Board of Education
has offered building
on Hawkins School
property across from
Red Hill for this
purpose.
Glen Newsome, county
manager, yesterday
expressed his delight
that Warren County has
received the grant, but
said that because of cut
in the amount of funds,
some refiguring will be
necessary . He said that
a meeting will be held
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tat scale wnen
those projects which
ber of points will probably
be selected.
Mayor White, at the
Town Board meeting
Monday night when he
announced that Warren
ton's request for a
grant had been turned
down, expressed his
pleasure that the county's
grant had been
awarded, saying that it
would mean much to
Warrenton.
To Be Held Dec. 4
Christmas Parade
Plans Are Listed
There may be plenty
of shopping days before
Christmas, but there
are fewer than three
weeks before the lights
go up on Warrenton's
annual Christmas parade.
Saturday, Dec. 4, has
been set as parade date,
according to parade
chairman Walter Gardner,
and anyone interested
in entering a float
in the parade should
contact him before Dec.
1.
Floats will be judged
in two categories this
year, Gardner said,
with cash prizes being
given for the best float
with a religious theme
and the best float with a
secular theme.
"We're hoping that
the addition of a
religious category will
bring the participation
of church groups,"
Gardner said.
Already on the entry
list for floats are
Roanoke - Wildwood
Ladies Auxiliary, Warrenton
Junior Woman's
Club, Warren County
Javcees, and the North
Warren Safety Patrol
Marching Unit.
"We anticipate a lot
of public participation
by beginning the parade
at 6 p. m. when
manufacturing plants
are closed and employees
can enjoy the
parade with their families,"
Gardner commented.
Anyone interested in
entering a float in the
parade should contact
Gardner at 257-3104
during the day, or
257-4307 at night.
Dedication Of Gym
Scheduled By Board
The gymnasium of
Warren County High
School, which will be
used for the first time
this year by the school's
varsity basketball
teams, will be dedicated
during a ceremony to
be held on Tuesday
night, Dec. 14.
This was decided
Monday night during a
regular meeting of the
Warren County Board
of Education. Board
members selected the
date of the first home
game — »gi»in«t Athens
Drive High School of
Raleigh - as the logical
time for dedicatory services.
Lack of seating in the
spacious gymnasium
prevented the use of the
gymnasium for home
games last year. Playing
their home games at
the John Graham Gym,
the boys' basketball
team went on to win the
state championship.
In other business
handled during Monday
night's routine session,
the board heard from
Superintendent Mike
Williams that a new
copying machine is
needed at Warren County
High School and
agreed to a request that
funds not needed for
in«t»in«g mi kiitniww
system at the school be
used far this purpose.
The purchase request
was included in one at
approved by the board.
The board also authorized
newly elected
board members to be
sworn in for their new
terms along with other
county office-holders
during a ceremony to be
held at noon on Dec. 6 at
the Warren County
Court House.
Board members were
informed by Principal
Walter Sweeney that
repair of the roof at the
Mariam Boyd School
had greatly improved
morale at the school,
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Crafts Program
Info Is Given
Senior citizens over 50
who are interested in
interviewing for a co-op
crafts program that will
help them to market
their crafts are invited
to be at the Office of the
Coordinating Council
for Senior Citizens for
Warren County at 138 A
South Main Street in
Warrenton on Friday
morning at 9 a. m.
Ms. Mary Aycock,
project coordinator,
asks those interested to
bring with them a
sample of their craft
and verification of tfasir