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Volume 79 15c Per Copy l^r-recton. w •C|,_.':„..>w.iy county of Warren, N.C. Thursday, February 5, 1976 Number 6
Work Could Begin In March
Pipeline Start Is Near
Construction of a sewer line
from Soul City to Warrenton,
via Norlina, may start in
March, County Manager
Charles Hayes told the board of
county commissioners here on
Monday.
Plans for the extension of
regional water lines from Soul
City to Norlina and Warrenton
are also being studied, Hayes
said. His own personal estimate
of the cost is $500,000, which,
he said, is more or less a guess.
He expressed the hope that this
project could be carried on with
federal and state grants, and
with other available funds.
Hayes said the county would
also investigate the possibility
of obtaining a grant for the
construction of a county office
building.
Hayes also informed the
commissioners that 34 persons
are being employed under the
CETA program and that there
is one vacancy.
He reported that the
one-cent sales tax for Warren
County during December
totaled $14,225.63, a decline
from the November figures.
uurtng meenng ut lommissioners
Funds Sought To Implement
New Codes And Ordinances
The Board of County
Commissioners meeting here
on Monday voted to apply for
federal funds to cover the cost
of study and planning for a
county-wide zoning ordinance,
countyrwide building codes, and
revision of sub-division regulation.
The total costs of the three
projects is estimated at $5,000,
with part of the cost to be borne
by the county. The commissioners,
while they endorsed
the project and the application
of a grant, did not specify the
procedure to be followed.
However, a plan of organization
was submitted to the board
when the matter was called to
the attention of the board by
County Manager Charles
Hayes, who explained the time
phasing of each of the projects
during 1976-77, and its cost, as
follows:
The county-wide zoning
ordinance cost is to be $3000.
During the first quarter
current ordinances and comprehensive
development ptu
will be reviewed in order to
draft a county-wide ordinance
and zoning map.
During the second quarter
the first draft will be submitted
to the county planning board
for review.
During the third quarter a
second draft will be submitted
to the county commissioners for
review by March 1.
During the fourth quarter,
the second draft and map will
be revised and the finals
printed by June 1.
Phases for the county-wide
building code, cost $1000, will
be as follows:
First quarter—Assemble
various codes compatible for
Warren County.
Second quarter—Submit first
draft to county planning board
for review.
Third quarter—Prepare second
draft for submission to
county commissioners for
review by March 1.
Fourth quarter—Revise second
draft and print final copy
by June 1.
The revision of the subdivision
regulation is expected to
cost $1000 and its phasing
schedule is as follows:
FirSt quarter—Review the
existing subdivision regulations.
Second quarter—Present
proposeb revision and updates
to county planning board.
Third quarter—Combine the
recommendations of the planning
board into the completed
second draft by March 1 and
submit to county commissioners.
Fourth quarter—Revise the
second draft and print the final
copy by June 1.
In a brief discussion prior to
approving the three projects,
the commissioners said they
knew that some parts of the
regulations, particularly the
building code, might not be
popular, but was essential for
the protection of the citizens
and would soon be required by
State law.
Young Man Held After
Minute Mart Incident
Richard Crate, 18, of
Henderson is being held in
Warren County Jail under
$1000 bond following an
altercation at Blanks Minute
Mart on the Norlina Road last
Friday night.
He is charged with assault by
pointing a gun, carrying a
concealed weapon, trespass and
communicating threats.
Evidence is that two young
men came into the minute mart
to buy wine and when they
could not supply identification,
wept out and Tate entered the
'stwv.-tooght and paid for the
wine, and then grew abusive,
refused to leave when ordered
to do so, pulled and pointed a
gun at the manager, Ted
Wishnewski, and threatened to
shoot up the store and kill the
manager.
Tate left without carrying
out his threats and as he and his
companions were leaving,
Town Police Officer Fitts drove
up and was given the license
number of the car and it was
promptly put on the air.
Leaving with Tate were
Wilbert Earl Hargrove, 21, and
Kenneth Lee Hargrove, 18,
cousins of Henderson, and
another unidentified man. Less
than 30 minutes later the trio
were arrested by Henderson
officers and the Warren County
Sheriff Department was notified.
The car was searched and
marihvana w*» found. The two
cousins were booked on a
marihuana charge and Tate was
charged with receiving stolen
goods, when it was found that
the pistdl had been stolen. Tate
was placed under $1000 bond
for his appearance at Vance
District Court and released to
the Warren County deputies.
Kocky Mount Man
Wants Fountain's Seat
Henry lhorpe, a 42-year-old
public relations executive from
Rocky Mount, announced Monday
that he will be a candidate
for Congress from the Second
Congressional District, which
includes Warren County.
Thorpe revealed his plans to
seek the seat now held by
12-term veteran L. H. Fountain
during a news conference in his
hometown. He said he was "a
common sense conservative"
who "is concerned" over the
lack of strong leadership in
Washington.
"It's long past time to have
more business thinking in the
Congress to conduct the
business of our nation," said
Thorpe, who operates a public
relations firm here that bears
his name.
The Rocky Mount and Nash
County native said he felt
residents of the 13-county
district in the north and
northeastern parts of the state
were "fed up'' with leadership
in Washington.
"I know I'll be the underdog
in this campaign, but I firmly
believe it's time for new and
New Lease On Life Is Given
Warren County Health Clinic
HealthCo, Soul City'* health
clinic, has been given a
two-month extension following
a request by Governor Jim
Holshouser that the clinic be
kept open.
The US Department of
Health, Education and Welfare
(HEW) Friday countermanded
an order by its regional office in
Atlanta that would have closed
the clinic by March 1.
Writing in the Tuesday
morning issue of The News and
Observer, Pat Stith said that
HEW Regional health Admin
istrator Dr. G. A. Reich said
Monday that he had been told
to fund the clinic until the end
of May and to prepare an
in-depth study.
Reich declined to name the
Washington official who gave
the order, but Stith said it
apparently came from HEW
Secretary F. David Matthew.
Holshouser wrote Matthews
on Jan. 13 that closing the clinic
at Soul City would create a
"critical health situation" in
Warren and Vance counties.
stronger leadership; leadership
that has no political scars or
obligations; leadership that has
the freshness and energy to
identify problems, old and new;
and can determine the good
from the bad and the vigorous
in reform," he said in a
statement prepared for his
announcement.
Thorpe, a 1966 graduate of
the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, said it
was "time for the small
businessmen and women, the
farmers, and working people to
join together, stand up and be
heard."
Fountain, the dean of North
Carolina's congressional delegation
with 24 years of service,
is expected to seek a 13th
consecutive two-year term.
Thorpe is married and has
four children.
The district includes Caswell,
Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville,
Halifax, Nash, Northampton,
Orange, Person, Vance,
Warren and Wilson counties.
Fewer Try For Jobs
Applications for work oh file
with the Henderson offiee of
the Employment Security Commission
totalled 1150, a
decrease of almost 200 from the
same time last year.
W. Hall Brooks, Henderson
office manager, said active job
openings at month's end
totalled 24, up from the 16
reported a year ago. During
January, ESC personnel placed
75 applicants on jobs, compared
with only seven persons placed
during January a year ago.
Chapter To Meet
Warren County members of
Xi Chapter of the Delta Kappa
Gamma Society will meet with
Vanee County members at the
Henderaoa Country Club at
noon on Saturday, Feb. 7.
Old Town Hall
Or New One Is
On Board's Mind
Warrenton's Board of Commissioners
have not yet decided
whether to renovate the
present town hall or to build a
new one. The decision depends
upon the size of a federal grant
the town may be able to obtain.
In either event, the commissioners
said at their regular
meeting here Monday night, an
architect would be needed, not
only for his plans but to assist
with drawings and'information
needed for applying for grants.
Milton Small and Associates
of Raleigh was employed by the
town for renovating the
present building or building a
new one. Small was highly
recommended by Town Manager
Bill Davis, who said that
Small was a personal friend of
his, a man of high character and
proven ability.
At a called meeting last
week, the board voted to apply
for a federal grant of $125,000
to remodel the present
municipal building. At the
meeting Monday night, the
commissioners agreed that it
would be better to build a new
building, possibly in conjunction
with the county, which is
also considering building a
business building. The county
has the land and is said to have
intimated that it would not be
adverse to the plan.
While last week the commissioners
had settled on a
$125,000 figure for remodeling
the present building, no one
came up with a figure for a new
building. The service of an
architect would be needed in
order to ascertain this figure,
the commissioners decided.
While no further action for
new quarters was taken, other
than the employment of an
architect, the concensus of the
board was to try for a nment
grant to build a new
building, and if that could not
be obtained, to try for a
remodeling grant. If neither
could be obtained, both plans
would have to be dropped, and
the architect paid for what
services he may have rendered.
If a new building is constructed
it would contain room for the
police, fire and water departments,
and room for the
storage of town vehicles and
other equipments and possibly
a maintenance department.
Possibility of the town
obtaining "a new building was
reflected in delaying any
construction of a vehicle lift or
pit in order that the town might
oil and grease its own vehicles.
Only minor improvements
should be made at the storage
plant at the Depot until the
matter of a new building is
determined, the commissioners
said.
The commissioners did agree
to closing in part of the building
so that it might be used as a
wash pit. A suggestion was
made that the entire building
he enclosed and two doors be
placed in the building. Commissioners
Jimmie Harris and B. G.
White are to investigate the
plan before any action is taken.
Bill Neal, Water Company
Superintendent, also appeared
before the board, relative to the
stature of some water bills. One
of the troubles facing the
Department, Neal pointed
out was that in several cases
more than one customer was
using water from a single
meter, with the meter user
only wanting to pay the
minimum fees. Town regulation
is that each household using
town water must pay the
minimum fee.
The matter of double-use and
also acceptance of minimum
payments for higher bills is to
be worked out by Neal and B.
G. White, chairman of the
Water Committee.
Demos To Meet
A meeting for Democrats of
Warren County has been
scheduled for tonight (Thursday)
at the Warren County
Courthouse at 7:30 p. m. The
purpose of the meeting is to
share information with all
persons present Everyone is
invited.
Warrenton Board Renders Decision
Poolrooms Put Off Limits
To Persons Under Age 16
Town Commissioners voted
Monday night to pass an
ordinance forbidding persons
under sixteen years of age from
frequenting any poolroom in
< the Town of Warrenton.
Operators of poolrooms in
the town had been invited to
appear before the board to
show cause why such an
ordinance should not be passed.
Only Eddie Rooker and Furnie
Miller appeared. Both Rooker
and Miller sell beer. It was
revealed that James Jones,
who also operates a poolroom
on Main Street, largely
frequented by blacks, does not
serve beer.
Rooker said that he saw no
reason for making any changes,
that he had very little trouble
in his poolroom, and in his
opinion it would be better for
children to be in his poolroom
than walking up and down and
loitering on the streets.
Chief of Police Freddie
Robinson told the commission
ers and Mr. Rooker that he had
Three Men Placed Under Arrest
Theft Ring Smashed As Law
Officers Recover Stolen Loot
A two-state theft ring
concentrating on Kerr Lake
residences was reported smashed
early this week by the
Warren County Sheriffs Department.
Deputies said three men
were taken into custody and a
fourth man is being sought as
officers recovered a large
amount of stolem merchandise
taken from at least 20 homes in
Kimball Point area of Warren
County.
, Deputy Dorsey Capps said
the recovered loot covered just
about every imaginable type of
household appliance, as well as
guns and fishing equipment.
One of three color television
sets taken has been recovered,
and officers believe they stand
a good chance of finding the
other two, Capps said.
Arrested in connection with
the thefts were James Clement
Hargrove, 21, and Joseph
Mayfield, Jr., 18, both of Rt. 1,
Manson and Robert Alexander,
21, of Boydton, Va.
Officers said Alexander is
being held by Mecklenburg
County, Va., authorities in connection
with the burglaries of
at least 15 additional mobile
homes and lakeside cottages in
Virginia.
Warren deputies" said a
fourth man sought in connection
with the case fled when
officers surprised suspects
where part of the loot was
recovered. Stolen items were
found near Boydton and Palmer
Springs in Virginia, and -at
Hargrove's home <near the
Drewry Community.
Hargrove and Mayfield were
jailed in Warrenton on multiple
charges of breaking and
entering and larceny and
receiving. They are scheduled
to be given a hearing Friday in
Warren County District Court.
from time to time made arrests
in the poolroom, that a few girls
charged with delinquency had
frequented his poolroom, and
that one of these girls violated
probation by going into his
poolroom. Robinson also said
that the windows and doors of
this poolroom were covered and
the only way he could see what
was going on was to look
through a back window.
Miller raised little or no
objection to the ordinance. He
said that he did not believe
poolrooms are a place for
children, and that he would not
want a child of his in a
poolroom.
In the discussion prior to the
passage of the ordinance, a
bleak picture was painted of
some parents, taking their
children to the poolrooms while
they engaged in other activities,
of children being taken to
the picture show, and going to
police station and poolrooms
while waiting for dating
brothers or sisters, or their
parents to pick them up and of
practically no recreational
facilities for the county's
children.
Debated by the commissioners
was whether to have an
ordinance cover poolrooms
selling beer, or to cover all
poolrooms, with the final
decision that it cover all
poolrooms in the town.
Motion to pass an ordinance
forbidding persons under 16
from frequenting poolrooms
was made by CommiasM&er
Gordon Haithcock, seconded by
Commissioner Norfleet Cliborne,
and unanimously passed.
Absent from the meeting was
Commissioner Bill Leary, who
is recuperating in a Roanoke
Rapids Hospital following a
recent heart attack.
Board Wants Tax Liens
Advertised During May
The Warrenton Board of
Commissioners on Monday
night voted to have tax liens on
those who have not paid their
1965-66 taxes advertised in
April and sold in May.
The Commissioners voted to
permit the sum of $25,000,
earmarked by the town for
widening East Halifax Street,
to be turned over to the State
Highway Commission and used
to re-surface Main Street with
no further cost to the town.
Pfans to widen and straighten
the street had to be
abandoned due to objection of
property owners along, the
route.
The commissioners also
voted to have the Highway
Commission patch non-highway
streets at a cost of $150.00.
Chief of Police Freddie
Robinson reported to the board
that Bobby Dean Bolton of
Norlina had accepted a position
as a member of the police force
and was now at work. He said
there was one vacancy in the
Police Department and one
vacancy in the Dispatcher
BOBBY DEAN BOLTON
New Officer Hired
Bobby Dean Bolton, 20, a
1975 graduate of Norlina High
School, has been appointed a
member of the Warrenton
Police Force. His appointment
was made last Friday.
Bolton, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert E. Bolton of
Norlina, succeeded Wayne
Carter, who has accepted a
position with Harriet-Henderson
Yarns in Henderson.
Bolton has enrolled for 160
hours in Polifce School. He will
begin his studies at VanceGranville
Tech at Henderson as
soon as a vacancy in the school
becomes available.
Chief Freddie Robinson said
yesterday that Bolton has been
certified by the state to be a
a police officer.
office.
The commissioners approved
the expenditure of $6600 for a
new police car. It was pointed
out that the town could recover
half of this amount by agreeing
to comply with regulations of
the Governor's Highway Safety
Program.
The commissioners passed a
resolution needed for application
of a block grant, and
making the county its lead
applicant.
Town Manager Bill Davis
was instructed to employ an
auditor for the EDA grant for
sidewalks.
Hotel Warren was allowed
until July 1 to make proper
settlement with the town.
County Manager Bill Davis
was named as alternate to
Mayor W. A. Miles as Chairman
of COG and Criminal Justice.
The session of the board
lasted about three hours.
Fire Destroys Home
An early morning fire last
Thursday morning caused the
loss of a tenant house on the
farm of Mrs. Marie Andrews
near Afton, and the destrution
of the household goods of the
family of Jesse Davis Levant.
The-fire was reported about
4:20 a. m. and the Warrenton
Rural Fire Department responded
to a call from the
Afton-Elberon Company by
sending two pumpers to the
scene.
Also the Warrenton Rural
Fire Company responded to a
call to a brush fire at the home
of Wilbur Daniels near Snow
Hill on Saturday. Chief A. A.
Wood said approximately
one-half acre was burned over
before firemen extinguished
the blaze about 3:30 p. m.
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Two From Granville Indicate 4
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Intentions To Seek Judgeship
Two Granville County men
will be in the running for one of
four district judges seats which
Warren voters will help fill
later this year.
W. W. Yeargin and Sam B.
Currin have announced intentions
to campaign for seats in
the Ninth Judicial District.
Yeargin is a Granville warehouseman,
Currin is an Oxford
attorney.
Yeargin, a Democrat, is a
Granville native and a former
justice of the peace and judge of
Recorder's Court, he is now
active in farming, real estate
and tobacco. He served as a
Granville County commissioner
for 14 years.
Currin, a Wake Forest
University graduate, cited his
"experience as a trial lawyer"
in making his announcement.
He said he is "unalterably
opposed to excesses in pleas
bargaining" and believes "the
principal trouble with our court
system is the slowness of the
judicial process."
Currin said that he "shall try
hard to se*? that the
unnecessary delays, so expensive
and troublesome to our
people, will be avoided" when
he is holding court.
Yeargin said he felt that
"with the guidance of the
statues of North Carolina,
combined with common sense
and a dedicated duty to fair and
impartial service, I am qualified
for this important office. I will,
at all times, listen with an open
mind and render the decisions
that I think are best suited for
the occasion."
A fourth district judge seat
was added by the N. C. General
Assembly. Currently, seata are ,
held by Julius Banzet of
Warrenton, Linwood Peoples of
Henderson and Claude W.
Allen of Oxford.
No Citations Given
For Dog Law Violation
No warrants have yet been
issued for citizens who have
violated Warrenton's Dog
Leash Law, Chief of Police
Freddie Robinson told the
Board of Town Commissioners
at its meeting- here Monday
night.
Neither have any charges
been brought for violation of a
leash l>w that went into effect
here in December.
Chief Robinson blamed confusion
ia the law for hia departments
lack of action. He said
that the law reads "on a leash
or under control of ita master."
It ia very hard to teD. he said,
when a dog is "under control."
He said that his officers made
a check of the town recently
and saw only two or three dogs
running loose.
Concensus of the board was
that the recently enacted leash
law has been responsible for
some improvement of the dog
situation here. Moat people at
first complied with the law, bat
lack of enforcement is causing a
growing disregard of the law.
"If we could get jost one
warrant issued. It would be a
help," one commissioner Mid.
Other than a brief diaenanion
of the need to have the law
enforced and some ribbing
about the dogs of the Mayor,
the Police Chief, and board
members, no action was taken.