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ll' '■> itiurs.iav May 3, 1979 Number 18
Board Of Education 'B^i,neerss Fleming Succeeds Andersen
Adopts 79-80 Budget to open /\s Hospital Administrator
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Article In Newspaper
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Man Killed In Wreck; Pedestrian
Killed; Car Strikes School Bus
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Matthew hdw ,ird Ku hard
son. -,w nas traveling north
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just niirtli ni i"i a hen his
*. chicle > I (isscd t hi i enter
line and strm k head i>ii intu
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Hardy uf Ht 1 1 li>111 sti• i
Passengers m t ti«■ I1'.
( he\ rolet pit kiip dri\en by
Hardy were injured as well
as ,i passing'! in tin
Ku hardsell vehicle
Transported to I i anklm
Meniorial Hospital for t real
nient were Hardy ,md his
wife Prist ilia Mary Kerr
*7 ,ind her son Krederiek
s and < harles Kit hardson
W all of Kt 1 Hollister
Tro> l.ynch. 4.' of Star
Route Littleton w ,is trans
ported to Warren <>eneral
Hospital where he w as
reported in sat isfactorv
condition
Trooper ( 11 Mercer esti
mated that both vehicles
were traveling about tin
miles per hour at the time of
the collision
Both the Richardson 1W7
Mercury and the Hardy
Mercury were total losses
No charges were filed
Funeral services for Rich
ardson were held Sunday at
4 30 p m at the I<ewis
Family Cemetery near
Hollister hy the Rev
Tecumsah Bravboy
He had no immediate sur
vivors
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I .i11li 11ill was struck t-\ ,ni
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Nil charges w im I lint
I uneral serv ices fur Scott
held Mond a> trmn
Kohinson I- unci ,ti Homt in
Littleton Burial »,is in tin
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Sur\ iMil's m< ludt si . • n
daughters Shirlcv Boyd "t
\urf(ilk \ a Barbara \rtis.
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garet Scott all of \cv\ York
Klsie Sutton anil l.innia
Scott both of \cu ,Ierse\
• mil Sandra Alston of I.itilc
ton three sons l/0\d .li
and Ronald 1. of New York
and VV'llis of New ,Jerse>
five sisters Dorothv Weav
er of Philadelphia l'.i
Kdna Scott IV H Branch
,ind (>ene\ a \\ illiams all of
Baltimore ,ind IconiseJones
of Littleton four brothers.
Louis of Littleton. John
Henrv of Mississippi. 1 /cro\
of Baltimore and .lames of
New Y <>rk 19 grandchildren
and two great grandchil
dren
Bus ( ;,r V\ reck
An investigation is con
tinuing following a school
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Mi m k thi ~Bi-h«i«.: tins in the
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lilt timipei believed the
tuit> he operated from
Hawkins .luni<ir High School
and no students were injur
■ ii in tin I p m mishap
I •.linages to the \\ arren
' mints sc hool bus were set
at Si .on while damage to
the Miincv 11 <7 Toyota was
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Ms Mum \ -a as charged
with tallure to stop at a stop
sinn and the remainder of
the investigation is continu
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Car Wreck
No injuries were reported
m a collision on Rural Paved
Koad 111!.') about seven miles
west of Warrenton Monday
about 12 H!i a ill the
highway patrol advised
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of Kt Norlina. wa>
traveling east on thf
roadw ay when he ran off th<
roadway in a curve, losl
control crossed over a ditch
and struck a tree. accordin>
to Trooper B K I'ope
Stevenson was charger
w ith exceeding a safe speed
Damage to the automobiW
was set at $1,500
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takiim a turn tor • ir ser\ > \1
-1vt :ni part-- tiusi i n^> . included We
■•id t.ik• a turn for «i i tun a full 'tid happ>
' I 'tft t» cause people fl\ retlli lllent
. ''leu old ;u lnstea'l M \s tor the rolonel he has
..int; new nes In read ,,ine definite plans tor the
111ini a ( anjuest manual - urse that retirement w ill
RlKgan plau> tu eptr ate t ke M° ail J Virginia his
thi auti) s.ipplv conipanv via u ,r> want to trave, iuiriv
: . - , week from" a m , xt,-risi\el> within the I'rut
p m to States visiting points of
jy.Hi - . graduate interest the' were furred t
i .lotr, i :i lliuh School pavs In during the ,1, ;-.t 1
anil till 'i Mrs John V. Jonn and tius> ,
K.UJ-taii ■' Mai-mi and the career
all Mi Kl^uatl lie is \II avid golfer who nas
111ai i i'i I' 'ti' former had little tnni tor the iame
\aiit \ Harris kt 1 sunt '.inn tt> Warrenton
\orlina and tin > • • two < olem- \ iersen is » ager to
-oils lohnni1 and ' isun spin! . i ie tune ret' lining
his skul
Kigali s t \peneni i in He once jjla> eii consistent
ludes t.t wars working |\ in tht 70s and carried a
with an auto supph dealer fet.r handicap Hi i'luml>
ship one >ear with the admits that his scores do net
Internal Secuntv ( ompan> approach that e\ idler. •
lie also serves m the todav
National (iuard hespite the tact thai his
Firemen Complete
Training Course
I he v\ .trrcn!"!: \ siitinu < r
Kirc I)<■[>.irtmrnt on Satur
day successfully completed
hours of enhancement
training under the leader
ship (if Wayne House of
i ar\ Lee Check Fire Chief
said yesterday
This training session, he
said will better prepare us
to serve the Warrenton
community and has upgrad
ed the firemen's training
Firemen Answer
Call To Peck Co.
The Warren Rural Fire
lk'partment dispatched two
trucks a crash wagon and
11 me:; to Peck Manufacturing
Company at It :10 p
ni Monday night in response
to a fire under the
floor of the plant
Firemen soon extinguished
the fire but stayed around
about two hours to get all the
smoke from under the floor
in order that they could be
certain that the fire had
been extinguished, Charlie
Bow en, assistant fire chief,
said Tuesday morning
Bowen said it is believed
that the fire originated from
a defective water heater He
said it only burned a pier? in
the floor about two feet
square
etioris
Cheek said the <1t■ p<irt
ment is seeking >oung
individuals to join the
I'ompanv in an effort to help
prevent and detect f.res
within Warrenton Tow nship
The Fire Chief also said
the Warrenton Volunteer
F ire Department wishes to
thank members of the
I-adies Auxiliary for their
added support and partici
pation during the training
period
HealthCo Moves
Into New Building
HealthCo completed its
move into the new* facility
this week The Vance War
ren Comprehensive Health
I'lan. Inc . announced that
HealthCo. Inc . is now
providing quality health
care service from its new
facility located in Soul City
HealthCo is temporarily
operating on a spring
schedule The new hours ol
operation are 8 a m ti 5 3f
p m Monday throng.
Friday except on Tue»da\
when health car" service;
will he nvailable to childrer
and outn until R p m
HealthCo will be closed 01
Saturdays temporarily Foi
more information, call 456
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< nlnnrl Herman \mi• sen
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pn itessloli
I >f course I inter, ; •
remain artnc in ih< he.ii.h
i ai"'' field he .,iki i ,'|K
thi greatest rk■«-i 1 ^ ,.| Mi
health i art indust i". t• wl.i\ k
fur consumers a hi. art
adv i" ati's \s an adv o< it> 1
i an accomplish many ihmu
wh'( h vi.ere outside m v ;u
n i- as a practicing |>
tessii'i ai
Born Mav >1-1 (>11inel
\ ■ 'iersen a.* < ■ i:.• ;> -,ii in
• i is a second iieutenant n
the 1 s \rrii> in Hi
served 111 enlisted statu* Ti •:
sume time pi .iir t.. t»>a:
! 'ertorrfting in positii .n^ :
i .er greater resporisihilitv
in heaith can management
hi had progressed tn 'hi
grade lit lieutenant rulune.
bv I i >i,
In !'«•!- hi retired trnm
thi \rmv and at i epted ,i
pi "Sit U.I) ,,s superintendent
administrative serv u es
Western stall Hospital
Staunton \ a
Hi uas prnnii't I'd
assistant superintendent
administration in l'n , and
continued in that position
until joining the stall at
Warren (.eneral
i iei irge Fleming a nativ e
'A a rrent unia n ret u rned
home follow inn a >' \ eai
ai t in' duty \ir Force career
tn fill the position being
vacated bv I olonel \nder
sell
i ieorge is married to the
former Mary Mice Wright
also ,i native of Warrenton
She is the daughter of Mr
and Mrs .1 I. Wright Mr
Wright is deceased ,ind Mrs
Wright currently resides in
(ireenwood S (
More than 1.1 years of
i ieorge s military ■ areer
were spent as an enlisted
writer and editor During
this period. he earned a BS
decree from Florida State
Fniversity and was award
ed a direct commission >s
first lieutenant in I%.ri
He served in various A.r
Force hospitals as a
department head associate
administrator, and admiru.s
trator He attaineH the
grade of major in 197IS and
was awarded a master's
degree in Hospital Administration
by Raylor Fniversity
in 1972
Immediately prior to
returning to Warrenton.
(George was chief of admin
! istration. I>irectorate of Re
search and Development.
Aerospace Medical Division.
Brooks AFB, Tx
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On The Inside
Mrs. Scott Writes
Warrentun writer recalls memones
of her childhood at old home describes
Sylva Sonora on the Roanoke River
See page 13
Commissioners Plan
A Lengthy Session
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11; - • iit r - ,irt r\[H cted to
m . • • .1 i 11hf i lengthy
.t -i"H !hi n ^uiar May
I:iit ' t" " ! i Monday
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! niruic ! i.i Meeting * hi
. iinn;i - - miirr- 111 stfl up a
.ml■ 11v hi ,ii tnu date un thr
m hiH'l hiilr.t Issue ]"hr bond
i I'd * ■ i , I >i introduced a;
:hi nil i tmc
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I i ,i \ i ■ i .tli i \ pet ! ed 111
attend tlif meeting to
lis. iiss 11■(.'ri'atinn and
II u a!> (hi w rn'f is for M*nipr
.-it i/riis ,ii. ! rrnresentatn cs
I mm ( 11iiiii)utii! \ Based
\lti rn.itivi s \ Inision of
I In \ i I >eot nt Human
Resources «iil reporL on
thfir budget request which
was tabled last month
I'hi hoard will probably
lisi iiss purchasing a mobile
unit tin the Department of
Social VTMces to be used
!ui oftu i space and will
accept or reject bids for two
- ,irs iiir tlie W arren County
sheriff s Department
Thr board will also
consider a request from the
\nrliii-. l ire Department
tor paying half of the costs
fi r the purchase of a siren
for the department
\lso the hoard will
i n -uii>.ut i rridkiii'^ up a fire
ifVnimission which may be
expanded
\n executive session is
expected
Fleming Seeks Change
In Property Status
\h is Fleming. i IH-altor
.mil owner of Sunnybrook
\cres around I.ake (iaston.
app'arcd at the regular
monthly meeting of the
Warren County Planning
Hoard last Thursday night
to request a change in the
status of the property
rienung requested that
Section II of the subdivision
lw changed back to farm,
'nd as he has had difficulty
111 selling the lots
i > Planning Board in
f11 -d Fleming what steps
necessary to complete
tiie change
The board also authorized
Chet Forrester to obtain
information on zoning signs
for the lake area Signs now
in existence will require
maintenance, the Planning
Board was informed The
l)oard requested Forrester
to find the most feasible
plan whether to upgrade
the present signs or replace
them
Iii othei action, the board
leaded to ask County
Manager Glen N'ewsome
tnd C ommissioner C'hairnan
.lack Harris to appear
it the next meeting to
tiscuss the county-wide
zoning plan for complete
understanding between the
-ounty and the board
Bicycle Missing
A bicycle owned by Ms
Victoria I^ehman of Macon
Street. Warrenton. was
reported stolen Wednesday
morning, according to the
Warrenton Police Department
The 10-speed woman's
bicycle was stolen from the
yard of the owner, it was
reported
The bicycle is burgundy in
color Warrenton Police
Chief Freddie Robinson said
the police department is
conducting a search for the
missing bike
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