' ®lje Harren lUcnrfc Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Thursday, March 13, 1980 Number 11 \ Volume 83 15* Per Copy Educators Seek Reduction In Cost Of Providing Pojver In an effort to drasticallv cut energy costs at South Warren Elementary School, the Warren County Board of Education has called for a change in the electric utility serving the school. The move to change electric providers came Groups Planning To Share Jobs Of Cutting Wood The Warren County Ministers Association, in cooperation with the Warren County Jaycees. will sponsor a "Cut Wood Day" on Saturday. March 15. They are asking for volunteers throughout the community to come and help them. Anyone wishing to aid the Warren County ministers and the Jaycees in this project should be at the Warren County Armory at 8:30 a. m. on Saturday. Wood will be cut from lanci made available, by Amos L. Capps Pulpwood and Timber and will be stacked at the County Landfill. It will be given to needy people through FranklinVance-Warren Opportunity, Inc., in Warrenton. Party Caucus Is Set For Tonight Democrats in North Carolina's 2,344 precincts will caucus at their polling places at 8 o'clock tonight (Thursday). This will be the first in a series of meetings - precinct, county, district, and state conventions — that will lead up to the Democratic National Convention in August. "Political interest is high in this election year," noted state party chairman Betty Speir, "and we anticipate that large numbers of Democrats will turn out to meet with their neighbors and to make their voices heard on important local and national issues." The agenda for the precincl meetings will include the election of delegates to the April 19 county Democratic Conventions, a briefing or the national conventior delegate selection process, and the adoption of resolutions to be forwarded to th< county conventions. after so' -ol >ard members were told t' ' costs of elct«ic s: vicp now provided South Warren by Halifax Electric Membership Corporation was twice that of service to other similar size schools in the county served by Carolina Power and Light Co. Superintendent of Schools Mike Williams said that for the last 12 months South Warren had run up an electric bill of $8,767.29 or a charge of .0852 cents per kilowatt hour. CP&L's charges for providing service at Northside and Vaughan elementary schools during the same time period was based on a rate of .0410 cents per kilowatt hour, Williams said. Board members, meeting in regular session on Monday night, approved a petition to be sent to Halifax EMC requesting that it release South Warren School from its territory. In other action taken Monday night, the board: - Approved a request from Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stecher that their son, Christopher, be released in order to attend school in Halifax County. -Approved a request from Mrs. Jean A. Johnson that she be granted maternity leave from March 11 through April 11. The board agreed to hire Mrs. Cora Watson to teach during Mrs. Johnson's absence. Approved the employment of Karen Daniel and Linda Scott as remediation teachers at John Graham High School, and the employment of Gladys Smith as cafeteria worker at Vaughan Elementary School. - Authorized the preparation of an inventory containing surplus items in the maintenance and transportation departments in order that they may be offered for sale. -Authorized the chairman of the board to make motions and cast votes in any matters. Heretofore the chairman only voted to break a tie, and was not empowered to make motions. -Took no' action in the matter of the school board becoming a member of the Warren County Chamber of Commerce. -Approved three amendments to the 1979-80 budget. Frank Aycock, president of the National Honor Society at John Graham High School, presents an American flag to Principal W.E. Terry. The presentation was made by the honor society during an assembly on Friday morning. (Staff Photo) Mrs. Chris Holt/man presriits chrck for $50 to 1'atsy Tucker (leltt, president of the Ridgeway Community 4-H Club. The award was given for Hit- Kidgcway club's first place finish in state-wide competition. Ridgeway 4-H Club Is Named As State Winner The Ridgeway Community 4-H Club has been named state winner for its program activities in Conservation of Natural Resources. The top award was given for work in 1979, and included a check for $50. Making the announcement of the award was George W. Koonce, county extension agent on Charge of 4-H activities. Koonce was notified of the award by Dr. Mary C. Nesbitt, state extension 4-H staff associate. Koonce said the Ridgeway Conservation Report was submitted in competition to the State 4-H Office last September and was judged by both the state office and the National 4-H Council Office in Washington, D. C. Conservation program awards are sponsored in all 50 states by John Deere and Company of Moline, 111. In making the award to the Ridgeway Gub, Koonce applauded the membership and leaders for their long standing achievement in club community prorams and activities. He reminded the club that they were one of three North Carolina elubs named runners-up in slate competition in safety for 1979. The club received a framed certificate for this honor. "The county 4-H staff expresses much appreciation io the Ridgeway 4-H leadership team of 1979 which consisted of Thomas Tucker, Jr., junior leader; and Mrs. Faye Holtzman, Mr. and Mrs. Rueben Holtzman and Mrs. Chris F. Holtzman. all adult leaders," Koonce said., Welfare Of Stray Dogs Is Discussed By Board Frank Twitty, Dog Warden was questioned by the Warren County Commissioners at their regular meeting here Monday morning concerning reports received by Chairman Walter J. Harris that he had killed two dogs on the same day that he had picked them up. The complaints, Harris said, were from owners of the dogs, and from a lady from near Areola who complained in a letter addressed to Harris and read to the board by County Manager Glen Newsome that more consideration should be given to the welfare of dogs. Twitty had reported that he had received 94 complaints during the month of February, that he had picked up 64 dogs, given away seven, killed 57 and travelled 1779.8 miles during the month, and had announced that the annual dog vaccination clinic would start in Warren County on March 29. Chairman Harris read an ordinance passed by the County Commissioners on Oct. 7. 19fi7. instructing the dog warden to pick up stray dogs, impound them for five days before destroying them.'and asked Twitty was he familiar with the ordinance. Twitty said that he was although it was passed long before he became dog warden, but that he had been instructed to use his own judgment in the matter of destroying dogs, after the question of severity of injuries to some picked up dogs, and the requested destruction of puppies where an owner wanted to save the hitch. Twitty said that in the case of many of the dogs picked up it was a kindness to put them out of their misery as soon as possible, as they were half starved, flea-infested, and bleeding from the scratches. He said that he never picked up any dogs unless he had been requested to do so. He said whenever there was a way to identify a dog, he called its owner and in some cases took such dog to its owner, owner. He said he recently was called to Warrenton to pick up a dog. was met by the man who was holding the dog and actually placed it in the truck after telling the dog warden that he did not know the owner of the dog. hut that the animal had been chasing his calves Twitty said that he had been called to Vieksboro where a number of dogs were gathered; that the man who called him told him to pick them all up. stating that all but one of them were strays, and that one belonged to his sister and she had told him to get rid of it because it had killed (Continued on page 11) Hearing Slated On Deer Season A meeting will be held in Nashville later this month to discuss any possible changes concerning the either-sex season for the 1980-81 deer hunting season. Warren Wildlife Protector Conley Mangum said the meeting will be held in the Agriculture Building beginning at 7:30 p. m. The scheduled either-sex deer searon for Warren county will be December 15 to December 19 in those areas east of U. S. 1 and U. S. 401. Anyone wishing to propose any changes for that season is urged to attend the Nashville meeting. Mangum said. He said another hearing will be conducted at 7:30 p. m. on April 10 at the court house in Nashville to discuss any changes in the 1980-81 hunting and trapping season. Mangum said attendance of concerned sportsmen at each of the meetings is important. Additional information can be obtained by calling Mangum at 257-2961. $2.5 Million Bond Issue Is Targeted By Health Officials The W arren County Board of Health unanimously agreed Monday night to ask county commissioners to call for a bond issue of at least $2.5 million to underwrite costs of capital improvements at both the Health Department and the nearby Warren General Hospital Warren Health Director Joseph Lennon said he was instructed to write trustees of Warren General Hospital asking that a joint effort be undertaken to have a bond election called this fall. He said the Board of Health would like to see the bond issue placed on the ballot for a November vote. Hospital trustees were expected to have Lennon's letter in hand when they met last night (Wednesday). in regular session. Both the hospital and the Health Department have previously endorsed the idea of a bond referendum, but this is the first time a joint effort has been proposed. Should a multi-milliondollar bond issue be approved, Lennon said, a new Health Department would be built as a wing of Warren General Hospital. This would allow an interchange of medical records and would allow health department personnel better access to X-Ray and laboratory services. Before any money could be spent the approval of regional and state officials would be needed, Lennon said. The first approval must come from the Capital Health Systems Agency, a Special Meeting Is Planned Here On Town Limits Following a brief discussion by Mayor Beverly White at the regular meeting of the Board of Town Commissioners on Monday night, the commissioners agreed to hold a called meeting on Monday night, March 18, when the only item to be brought before the commissioners will be matters concerned with plans to extend the limits of the Town of Warrenton. Other items before the board in an hour and a half session included: Frank Tally's appearance to request information about extension of a sewer line from Bute Street Extension. Bill Neal, Water Superintendent, present at the meeting told Tally that the cost of extending an 8inch sewer line from his residence to a connection on Bute Street would be $10,000. The cost of extending the line up the hill beyond his home would be prohibitive if it were to serve both sides of the road because of the depth at which the line would have to be placed, he said. He said that the cost to each individual desiring to hook on the proposed line would be $10,000 divided by the number of persons desiring to hook on the One. Tally said it was less than 15 and probably not more than 10. Tally was advised to make (Continued on page 11) regional planning agency. Following their approval, a certificate of need would have to be obtained from the State Health Planning and Development Agency. Lennon said the "unified effort to provide critically needed health facilities" would provide as broad a basis of public support as possible. In other business Monday night the Health Board voted to greatly increase insurance coverage of its building and contents. Lennon said the vote to increase came after members learned that $46,000 worth of equipment had only $5,000 in coverage. The building, valued at $132,000 carried only $62,200 in coverage Board of Health members also agreed during theii quarterly meeting to rotate the deposits of the Health Department among the three banking institutions in Warren County on an annual basis. Lower Rates Expected Areola Approved For Fire District The Warren County Board « of Commissioners meeting ] here on Monday approved I the Areola Fire Department < District. Such approval is ] supposed to result in lower < insurance rates for residents of the district and < make firemen of the district < eligible to share in the i Firemen's Relief and Bene- ] fits and Retirement Funds, I according to County Man- j ager Glen Newsome. i Chairman W. J. (Jack) j Harris told the commission- i ers that the Fire Commis- \ sion met last week and t approved the Areola Fire District, and the County Manager has a map of the j area and a roster of the j firemen of the district. The « state, he said, has inspected i the department and given < its tentative approval sub- • ject to formal adoption by i the board. The vote for approval of the Areola Fire < District was unanimous ] with all commissioners pre- ] sent and voting. • The meeting here Monday < was a postponed meeting in j order that the commissioners might attend a meeting of the National Association in Washington, D. C., on the first Monday in March. The weekend snow storm prevented the commissioners from attending the Washington meeting. The regular April meeting of the board will be held on Tuesday, April 8, since the first Monday in April (March 7) is also Easter Monday. Susan C. Wilson, Tax Collector for Warren County, reported tax collections during February in the amount of $40,264, bring total collections for the fiscal year to $1,338,985.12 which is 88.59 percent of the levy. She also listed other taxes collected in February as follows: Delinquent taxes $7,939.49, partial payments $1,938.91, advance payments, $432.85, for a grand total of $53,57817. The commissioners amended Personnel Policy concerning mandatory retirement age from 65 to 70 years in order to conform to federal regulations, and also amended the budget for the completion of the hospital roof, taking $1262.38 from the contingency fund The commissioners alio voted to approve plans for the construction of the consolidated high school. Chairman Harris was luthorized to execute pmHA Form No. 442-46 Letter of Intent to meet onditions) and FmHA rorm No. 440-1 (Request for ibligations.) In a separate motion the ommissioners voted to idopf and authorize Chairnan Harris to execute Form *Jo. 442-7 (Operation budget or consolidated high ichool.) The commissioners idopted the budget with the irovision if funds are ivailable and with the inderstanding that it is a entative budget. Fire Commissioner Chairman Harris said that t was suggested that a fire nspector be appointed The commissioner named Cheser A. Forrester, now serving as Electrical Inipector for the county, as he Fire Inspector. The commissioners adopted a proposed secondary -oad plan, amended by a -equest for a split rating on >R 1114, No. 3 priority, by vhich funds appropriated or this road, known as the (Continued on page 11) Thompson Named Board Attorney A1 Thompson, an attorney *ith the Warrenton law firm Banzet. Banzet and rhompson, Monday night ■vas named to fill a vacancy is attorney for the Warren ounty Board of Education. Thompson was a unaninous selection to take the alace of Warrenton Attorney Prank Ballance, who resigned at the board's February meeting to enter the race tor i county commissioner's f)OSt. The Board of Educatkv named Thompson to board attorney's slot until June, 1