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Your Best 7*** . m Your Best Advertising Medium V ,*2lch*roh 07539 V 4 % ll W*4 V* Advertising Medium Uarrenton• \ Volume 80 15« Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Thursday, January 20, 1977 Number 3 Warming Devices Become Hot Sales Items As Mercury Dips By HELEN HOWARD "It's Cold in Them Thar Hills" was a comical play presented by students at John Graham Hifjh School about 15 years ago, but it isn't very comical that its plain cold in Warren County this week, as temperatures dropped below zero and haven't risen above the fre«zing mark since Sunday. While the Arctic Freeze has plagued all of the eastern part of the country, people in Warren County have pressed the panic button trying to bundle up and buckle down for Jack Frost. One person said, "Jack Frost came and brought his relatives for a reunion." And Monday you may have thought Jack Frost had decided to move into the area. However, some good has come out of the cold snap. Warrenton and Norlina merchants who sell antifreeze, batteries and "anything to cover a pipe" have been selling out. Aaron Allen, manager of Warren Auto Parts, reported that he had the largest battery sales in one day than in eight years. He said that his "antifreeze and battery sales tripled" on Monday and that his stock of these items was almost depleted. Mr. Allen stated that he normally stocks about 50 to 70 batteries of all kinds and that "if the cold weather stays until about Thursday" he will run out of stock. If you call most of the businesses who normally sell propane torches they will quickly tell you they are out. Many people have hurried to town to buy a torch to thaw out pipes. Travlor's Hardware, Standard Motor Parts, Warrenton Supply Company and Warren Auto Parts had runs on propane torches on Monday. And after pipes were thawed, people hurried to buy insulation for the pipes before the night cold froze everything again. Most stores in the Warrenton and Norlina area reported that they sold electric tape, pipe insulation, heat bulbs and "could even sell string if it would wrap a pipe." Traylor's Hardware completely depleted their stock of heat bulbs and insulation for pipes as did Warrenton Supply. However. Warrenton Supply was able to receive more stock on Tuesday. Service stations stayed busy with service calls to start cars and repair batteries. Several of the local stations said they had to check antifreeze all day. Not only did people find antifreeze handy for cars but also for water closets at lakeside cottages. I>K'al plumbers, heating and electrical men have had long hours answering hundreds of service calls during the week. And electric heaters, wood heaters and stove pipe are of great demand. The frostbite hasn't gone unnoticed by local utility and fuel distributors. Bullock Oil Company and Bowers and Burrows have reported many more calls during the cold spell resulting from thermostats being pushed up to help with the cold temperatures. They both stressed that the gas supply is critical and they are on allocation for oil. Both companies noted that they have (Continued on page 121 Four Are Killed In Train Wreck, One-Car Crash * Warren County fatalities in auto accidents matched last year's mark on Wednesday of last week as four persons met violent death within a threemile radius. On Wednesday afternoon around 1:35 p. m. a car driven by Jacob Wallace Jiggetts of Norlina ran off the left side of the road near the Oakville community after passing an' other vehicle in a curve. The .. vehicle was travelling at a high ■* rate of speed according to 2, witnesses and ran off the road hitting a tree. Willie Jiggetts, 15, a passenger in the automobile, was pronounced dead on arrival at Warren General Hospital. Jatob Jiggetts was later transferred to Duke Medical Center with extensive leg injuries. Highway Patrolman Michael Miller reported that the motor was disengaged from the vehicle upon impact and the car was declared a total loss. He states that charges were pending and investigation was continuing. Around 4:45 p. m. Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Nancy Marie Henderson and her daughters, Latroya, age seven months, and Laurice. age five, were killed when the 1975 Ford operated by Mrs. Henderson pulled into the path of a Seaboard Coastline freight train at the train crossing on the Churchill Road in Macon. Trooper Miller stated that the vehicle was pushed down the tracks about seven-tenths of a mile upon impact. Dr. Charles Bunch, Warren County Medical Examiner, pronounced all three occupants of the vehicle dead at the scene. The brakesman on the train reported that the car slowed down at the crossing, came to almost a complete stop and then lunged into the path of the train. The train was estimated to be travelling about 50 miles per hour at the time of impact. Last year's fatalities in Warren County were listed as four. This week's fatalities and the one of Mrs. F. P. Hunter earlier in the year bring this year's total to five. Keith Williams of Rt. 2, Norlina, was charged with failure to see safe movement and slick tires after he backed from the parking area of the Starlight Palace into the path of a car driven by Lemuel Eley of Henderson on Wednesday night around 9:40 p. m. The accident occurred on the Warrenton-Henderson road west of Warrenton. Patrolman Michael Miller reported that damages to the Eley vehicle, a 1974 Pontiac, were estimated at $1200 with damages to the Williams car listed at $500. Eley and his wife, a passenger in the auto, were taken to Warren General Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Icy roads and rain-ice mi^tnrp whirh fell on Friday morning made driving difficult in some areas. Three accidents were reported within 25 minutes on U. S. I and Interstate 85 on Friday morning. Around 8:30 a. m. a car driven by Bessie R. Bourgarde of York, Pa., went out of control on the icy road just north of the Oine exit and overturned on an embankment. 1 Mrs. Bourgarde and her husband were wearing seatbelts and shoulder harnesses and were suspended in the car for some time. However, no injuries were reported and no charges were filed due to the weather conditions. Damages to the 1976 Ford Granada were estimated at $3500. A few minutes later, at 8:45 a. m., Ervin Long of Wise lost control of his 1972 Chevrolet while attempting to pass another vehicle on U. S. 1 about .8 mile south of Norlina. Trooper Miller reported that no injuries were sustained in the accident and no charges were filed. Damages to the automobile were estimated at $800. Velma Norris of Norlina lost control of the 1964 Buick she 1 was driving near Soul City on 1 U. S. 1 at 8:55 a. m.. ran up an I embankment and overturned. Icy roads were responsible > for all the accidents and Mrs. Norris was not charged. A 15-reer^M WerreeCwmty yeetfc, W*e Jlggette, wieleUlyhiiwredtotfcewreekaeeeltUs ■ntomobilc which went oat of e*atrol nd (track the tr*« la the background on Wednesday of laat wt*k. Th? victim waa an eighth grade atede«t at NerthiMe School | Staff PWe| This ill-fated car was the last of five automobiles which -attempted to crdas the tracks a mile cast of Macon before the arrival of a freight train. The vehicle was slammed broadside. killing the three occupants. The accident, and a one-car fatality three miles awav on Wednesdav of last week, raised Warren ffountv's road Heath toll for the year to five. (Staff Photo by Don Stith] Town Gets Grant For House The Town of Warrenton has received notice from the National Parks Service Historical Preservation that a grant-in-aid for $10,000 has been allocated for the restoration of the Jacob Holt house. This house is on the corner of East Franklin and Bragg Streets. Bill Davis, town manager. reported that the grant had been sought for some time. He stated that the town will have to match the grant on a 50-50 basis. However, Town Commissioner Anna Butler owns the house and lot and has agreed to deed the property to the town to be used as matching funds. Davis said that Lewis Hafermahl. grants administra tor for the North Carolina Historical Association, will come to Warrenton within the next few weeks to discuss requirements for the restoration. The town will have to comply with the recommendations by the administrator, he added. Mrs. Rutler said plans are under way to complete the legal requirements to deed the house and lot to the town. She added that this may be done in twt> deeds so that two separate matching grants may be obtained. The gift to the town by Mrs. Butler will be all that the town needs for matching funds for the grant. Refore the Civil War. the house was occupied by Jacob Holt, a master craftsman builder who left his mark on the architecture of Warren and neighboring counties. The house contained his workshop and kiln as well as living quarters. Wise Resident Is Injured When Train Strikes Auto A Wise resident. Mrs. Alva Phillips, is in Warren General Hospital in satisfactory condition after her car was strucK by a Seaboard train in the Wise community around 9:35 a. m. on Monday. Mrs. Phillips was alone at the time. L. E. Alexander, engineer of the train, said that he was travelling about 43 miles per hour when he struck the Phillips car. Mrs. Phillips pulled out in front of the train at a private drive. The car was knocked about 30 yards down the track; however, only the front of the car was on the tracks. The impact spun the car around about three times according to officials. The Phillips car was a total loss with ' damages to the freight train being estimated at $300. Mrs. Phillips was taken to Warren General Hospital for treatment but no serious injuries were reported. No charges have been filed and Deputy Capps stated that the investigation is continuing. This is the third train accident in Warren County within the past four months. Speed Appointed To Assembly Posts Senator James D. Speed of Franklin County announced committee appointments in the North Carolina General Assembly as follows: Chairman of Natural and Economic Resources; Vice Chairman, Agricultural; member of Committee on Education; member of Committee On Ways and Means; Member of Codfeittee on Finance; member of Committee on Crime and Law Enforcement; member of Committee on Election Laws; and member of Committee on Welfare. Senator Speed has been assigned to Office No. 9 His telephone number is 829-6877. Views Of Jacob Holt House ... Ticket Sales Reported Good Ticket sales were reported (food this week as members of the Warren County Chamber of Commerce pushed plans for their annual installation banquet Monday tight at Mariam Boyd School. Chamber President Randy Garrett said only ISO tickets were put on sale and that a survey of chamber director* Tuesday showed that sales were brisk. Charles Dunn, former SBI director and a Raleigh television executive, will be the featured speaker. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:80 p. m. Caution Urged, No Crisis Seen In School Heat Although the allocation of fuel oil to schools throughout the state has been cut 20 percent, Superintendent J. R. Peeler foresees no interruption in the operation of Warren County's schools. Superintendent Peeler said Tuesday afternoon that he had been notified of the reduction in fuel oil supplies by the Division of Plant Operation of the State Board of Education. The superintendent said that his reduction poses no immediate serious threat to the schools of the county and that a crisis can be avoided by careful conservation measures by the schools of the county which use fuel oil for heating purposes. All units in Warren County are heated by oil with the exception of Marian Boyd Elementary School aiwRhe carpentry shop at John Graham, both heated electrically. Schools were converted from coal to oil several years ago. Peeler said he had urged principals to use all reasonable steps to conserve heating oil and for the schools to restrict the heating of buildings to the fullest extent feasible for school purposes during the fuel oil shortage. "We had foreseen the possibility of a possible crisis, and had all tanks filled at the beginning of the school year," Peeler said. Only one reserve tank, containing 10.000 gallons, is now available. It is located at the bus garage in Warren Plains. , The Superintendent reported that the Division of Plant Operation had recently completed a random survey of schools in the state which use No. 2 fuel oil for heating purposes. The report, according to Peeler, showed that the price of fuel oil had increased 10 percent since July 1, that consumption has increased 67.5 percent, and that there has been a 94 percent increase in purchases during the first six months of the current fiscal year. Farm Opportunities Is Theme Of Meeting New opportunities for farm income will be the topic at Warren County's Rural Development Panel meeting on Monday morning. Jan. 24, at 9 a. m. in the Grand Jury Room of the Warren County Courthouse according to L. C. Cooper, agricultural extension agent and chairman of the Rural Development Panel. Dr. W. C. Mills will discuss broiler production. Dr. L. G. Wilson will discuss production and marketing sweet potatoes and Dr. Paul Stone will discuss innovative ideas for new farm income. Cooper said the Rural Development Panel is compos ed of representatives from all County and Federal Agenriet and Agri-business and special interest groups. Any group 01 organization not representee can become affiliated bj attending this meeting 01 subsequent ones. Peeler said that during the current cold spell attendance has been off as much as 30 percent in some county schools. Recreation Club Is Sold The Warrenton Recreation Club, located one mile east of Warrenton on the Golf Club Road, was sold under sealed bid Friday to John Thomas Harris and Sol Fleming of Warrenton. Fleming has recently moved into the former Home home on Front Street. John Thomas Harris is an earth-moving contractor. Harris said this use they would make of the property. The recreation club was formed by a group of Warrenton business men in 1967, and was largely financed by the Farmers Home Administration. For several years annual payments were made by the group, but for the past few years public support failed and the government foreclosed on the property. The 43.6 acre recreational facility sold for $116,000 and contained, the following: 2750 square feet brick veneer club with full basement. Olympic swimming pool, riding ring, ball field, tennis court, basketball courts. Area surrounding swimming pool and club house is fenced. Extradition Is Being Contested A former Warren County man wanted by FBI agents in California will fight extradition, according to Warren County Deputy Sheriff Dorsey Capps. Willie Campbell, 37. spotted and arrested Friday by Warren Deputies Dorsey Capps and Danny Bartholomew on a fugitive warrant, was given a hearing before Judge Ben U. Allen in Henderson Monday. Judge Allen reduced his bond to $20,000 on drug charges. Campbell jumped a $20,000 bond some six months ago and Magistrate J. Edward Rooker, following his arrest had increased his bond to $25,000. "We searched Campbell's car and found some material which has not yet been identified," Capps said. "We are awaiting word from the laboratory before we make charges." he added. Campbell has been away from Warren County for 12 years, and was living in Fayetteville prior to his arrest. Dance Planned The Warren Academy P.T.O. will sponsor a dance on Saturday. Jan. 29. from 9 to 1 at the Warrenton Armory. Music will be provided by Peace of Mind from Henderson. Tickets may be obtained at $10 per couple from any parent or at the school.
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