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Volume 83 ' 15< Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Thursday, March 20. 1980 »umbeM2
Meet In Called Session
Town Fathers Gather To
Discuss Limits Extension
The Warrenton Board of
Town Commissioners met in
a called session on Monday
night for the purpose of
discussing the feasibility
and desirability of extending
the limits of the town.
For several weeks the
commissioners have been
studying "An Annexation
Study." prepared in 1973 by
John A. Berndt of the N. C.
Department of Natural and
Economic Resources, Division
of Community Services,
and sponsored by the
National Department of
Housing and Public Development
of Washington,
D. C. At the February
meeting of the board. There
was some reference to the
need of enlarging the town
limits, and again at the
regular March meeting
when Mayor B. G. White
proposed that a special
meeting be held on March 17
when no business would be
considered other than that
concerned with a discussion
of annexation. The commissioners
agreed and the
meeting was held as
scheduled, and lasted for
slightly more than an hour
with all commissioners present.
The commissioners
agreed that some annexation
of the town should be
made, but that annexation
should be gradually as the
town under the annexation
Chamber Members
Wiil Gather Here
Members of the Warren
County Chamber of Commerce
will hold their
quarterly dinner on Wednesday.
March 26, at The
Carriage House in Warrenton.
Chamber President Bradley
Carroll urged all
chamber members to attend
the dinner, which will be
served at 7:30 p. m. following
a half-hour fellowship
period. Cost of the meal is
$3.25 each.
Executive Director James
T. Fleming said County
Manager Glenwood Newsome
will show the Warren
County industrial slide presentation
as it would be
shown to industrial prospects.
Fleming said the chamber
is planning a county
promotion booklet and planning
to run electrical
service to the Christmas
lights purchased by the
chamber last year.
law would have only a year
to provide facilities needed
by {he annexed facilities,
and that any plan that would
put the town into debt should
be avoided
In the 1973 plan Berndt
had provided a map that
showed shaded areas that
should be considered. These
four areas included property
from the edge of town on
Ridgeway Street along the
Norlina Road for a distance
to be determined and all of
which is now served by
highway and water and
sewer. This is also largely
true of the Bute Street
Extension and Franklin
Street. The fourth extension
suggested is the "New
Town" Section of the town,
and was vetoed for the time
on account of the cost of
installing a lift pump in this
section.
Not on Bemdt's map but
discussed briefly was the
feasability of following the
Cemetery Road from Ridgeway
Street, splitting the
cemetery and joining up
with Bragg Street.
Mayor White said that he
had called John A. Berndt in
Raleigh that morning and
had received his assurance
of help. He said that Berndt
would be busy all the
following week, but after
that he would be glad to give
his full assistance without
cost to Warrenton The commissioners
asked Mayor
White to request Berndt to
come to Warrenton as soon
as possible, where he would
ride over areas being sought
for annexation by the town,
and advise with the mayor
and commissioners in regard
to the plan to be
adopted
Not discussed at much
length by the board, but
under consideration is a
larger plan by which the
entire section feasible for
annexation would be mapped
to be taken in during a
long period, and priorities
be "given to each section as
funds become available.
Under this plan priority
would be given to those
sections in which sewer and
water lines would not have
to be laid. Public hearings
would be held in all cases.
The commissioners and
the Mayor agreed that much
consultation, studying, plus
some mapping will have to
be done, making it impossible
for any of the annexed
areas to be counted in the
1980 census, but that they
feel that a good start has
been made on a sound
annexation plan for the
Town of Warrenton.
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Youths Ordered To
Jail For Contempt
Two Enfield youths facing
larceny charges were ordered
to spend two days in jail
each for appearing disorderly
before a Norlina magistrate
Tuesday.
Norlina police reported
that Magistrate Carson
Pridgen found the two in
contempt for their boisterous
conduct after they had
been brought before him on
larceny charges.
The two. Kenneth SpruiU.
16. and Terry Charles
Hughes. 18. were arrested
early Tuesday afternoon
and charged with taking a
quantity of antennae wire
from the offices of Dr. D. R.
Coffman.
Chief of Police Romey
Williams said the pair had
brought an elderly man into
the doctor's office for treatment
at about 1:45 and
ignored a receptionist's
instructions not to roam
through the offices.
While going through the
jffices they were noted
taking a roll of wire and
later placing it in their car.
The wire was in the trunk
when the men were apprehended
some minutes later,
police said.
Five Wood Loads
Cut For Needy
Five loads of wood were
cut and stacked Saturday
for needy people of Warren
County. The Warren County
Ministers Association, in
cooperation with the Warren
County Jaycees, sponsored
the "Cut Wood Day."
Land for the cutting was
donated by Amos L. Capps,
Inc. and the Soul City Co.
Cold drinks were donated by
the Country Store and
Currin's Minute Mart. Biscuits
were offered by The
Carriage House.
Persons needing the firewood
should apply to Franklin-Vance-Warren
Opportunity.
Inc.. 109 W. Franklin
St.. Warrenton.
Poring for a break during "That's Entertainment" practice are six graders in their
"Hello Dolly" hats. They are (front row, left to right) Lisa Wilson, Lynn Whitmore,
Charlotte Haithcock and Ray Hayes. Oa back row (left to right) are Bobby West,
Rebecca Harris, Jay Carter, Caroline Greene and Lisa Edmonds. (Staff Photo)
Warrenton
Resident
Is Chosen
Governor Jim Hunt on
Monday named a Warrenton
woman as one of four
members appointed to the
newly-created Board of
Trustees of the University of
North Carolina Center for
Public Television.
She is Mrs Valeria L. Lee,
general manager of WVSP
radio station at Warrenton,
and a member of the
Corporation of Public
Broadcasting Team in
Washington. D. C. Her term
will end May 27. 1981.
The board was created by
the 1979 General Assembly
to carry out the duties,
delegated to it by the UNC
Board of Governors, necessary
for the operation of the
University of North Carolina
Center for Public
Tel vision. That center is to
provide research, development
and production on noncommercial
educational
television programming and
program materials and to
provide distribution of that
programming through the
broadcast facilities of the
University of North Carolina.
In general, it is to
promote public television.
The other three persons
appointed by the Governor
are:
Eli N. Evans of New York,
president of the Charles H.
Revson Foundation in New
York and a former member
of the Carnegie Commission
on the Future of Public
Broadeastipg. (He is a
. fojfeet senior program
officer of Carnegie Corporation.
His term on the board
will end May 27, 1983.
U. S. Congressman Charles
Rose. Ill, of Fayetteville.
chairman of the
United States delegation to
the World Administrative
Radio Conference in
Geneva. Switzerland. He is
chairman of the U. S. House
of Representatives' Subcommittee
on Information
and Computers. He is also
chairman of North Atlantic
Assembly - NATO Subcommittee
on Science and Technology.
His term on the
board will end May 27, 1983.
Tom Stewart of Washington.
owner of Stewart's
Jewelry Store. He is a
former mayor, a past
president of the N. C.
League of Municipalities
and a past director of the
Washington Chamber of
Commerce. He is chairman
of the Beaufort County
Hospital Board of Trustees
and president of the Downtown
Washington Association.
His term will end May
27. 1981.
The Board of Trustees
consists of 17 members and
five ex-officio members.
Eleven members are appointed
by the UNC Board of
Governors, four by the
Governor, one by the
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Gala Musical Planned
At Warren Academy
An entertaining musical
revue, "That's Entertainment,"
will be presented by
Warren Academy grades
K-7 on Thursday, March 27
and Friday. March 28 at 8 p.
m. in the Warren Academy
gym.
Warren Academy will
present these talented students.
directed by Harriet
D. Banzet. in their own
musical production of
"That's Entertainment."
The show is a musical salute
to some of the great movies
and broadway musicals of
the last sixty years or more.
Set and "lighting director is
Eddie Conn.
Tickets will be sold at the
door beginning at 7 p. m
There will be instrumental
music before the show
begins. Admission is $2.50.
Pre-school children will be
admitted free of charge.
Warren Academy's activity
bus will be parked in the
parking lot behind the
Warrenton Post Office to
provide ffee transportation
to and from the show each
evening, leaving first at 6:45
p. m. and making as many
trips as may be needed.
Abducted At Gunpoint
Terror Night Ends
For Norlina Couple
A night of terror ended for
a Norlina c ouple early Sunday
morning when Virginia
police captured their three
abductors and jailed the trio
on charges ranging from
kidnapping to armed robherv
Mr and Mrs. Loveless
Hinton of Washington Street
Extension told law enforcement
officers the story of
their ordeal which began
around 9 p. m. Saturday at
the retired couple's mobile
home in the Sugar Hill
section of Norlina.
According to Norlina
Police Chief Romey Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Hinton
were watching television
when a knock at their door
was heard. When the door
was opened, three of the
couple's neighbors filed into
the trailer carrying guns.
Howard Crossan. 19.
Braxton Crossan. 18 and
Allen Crossan. 16. reportedly
told the couple that they
intended to rob them. Mrs.
Hinton. thinking this was a
joke.,told the three brothers
to go home and put up their
guns. .
The trio said they were not
joking and ordered Mrs.
Hinton to lie on the floor.
They then removed Mr.
Hinton's billfold containing
SI75 and forced him to the
floor. When Mr. Hinton tried
to raise himself from the
floor. Howard Crossan fired
a 12-gauge shotgun next to
Mr. Hinton's head. The load
missed Mr Hinton and
lodged in a nearby bed.
The three youths then
began ransacking the trailer.
looking for more money.
They soon found it in Mrs.
Hinton's pocketbook and
taking $40 from the pocketbook.
got the couple to their
feet. At this point they
informed Mr. and Mrs.
Hinton that they would be
killed later in the night.
The couple was then
herded outside into Mrs.
Hinton's 1977 Plymouth. The
Crossan brothers got into
the car and. with Howard
driving, attempted to leave.
The car slipped from the
roadway and mired in a
ditch. At that point the
Crossans took their captives
from the disabled vehicle
and got into a 1975 Mercury
belonging to Mr. Hinton.
From here they left, their
captives riding in the back
scat, and drove to Wise,
where they filled the vehicle
with gas and started in the
direction of Henderson
where, the Crossan brothers
said, they could find some
drugs.
They travelled to Henderson
on Interstate 85 and
went to the Beacon Light
Projects on Boddie Street
hut were unable to find
drugs They then went to a
cafe on Horner Street where
they were able to buy a $10
hag of marihuana
Driving at more than 80
miles an hour, the Crossans
sped back to Wise and
purchased beer and went to
a spot near the Virginia
border where they rolled
joints of marihuana and
smoked They told the
Hintons that they were
going to Philadelphia.
Again driving at high
speeds the Crossans started
north. They said that they
intended to stop in Richmond.
Va.. but as they
neared the Virginia capital
Spark Of Train
Believed Culprit
A fire believed to have
started from the spark of a
train ignited several cross
ties near the old Norlina
Depot at about 6.30 p. m.
Monday
The blaze was quickly
extinguished by two men
and a pumper sent to the
scene.
Saturday night, about 7:45
o'clock, Norlina firemenresponded
to an alarm on
the property of Jake
Norwood on Rt. 2, Norlina.
Upon arrival, the 15
Norlina firemen found that
an old frame building which
was being used for storage
was on fire. Approximately
$4,000 damage was done to
the building and its contents.
Cause of the fire is
unknown.
A car fire was reported on
U. S. 1 about a half mile
south of Norlina on Friday
at 1:15 p. m. Damage to the
1969 Oldsmobile owned by
' Paul Field, III. of Ridgeway
was estimated at $900 The
cause of the fire is
undetermined.
Norlina had seven men
and one pumper to respond
to the call.
they missed an exit and
wound up in the town of
Ashland, Va
Here they stopped at a
motel and Howard Crossan
registered under a fictitious
name The Crossans then
took Mr and Mrs. Hinton
into the motel room. Mrs.
Hinton said that at this
point, knowing they would
he killed, she started
running and screaming for
help Two of the Crossans
gave . chase, leaving Mr.
Hinton alone with one of his
captors in the motel room.
Mr Hinton grabbed a
shotgun from one of the beds
and attempted to fire at his
captor. The gun proved to l>e
empty and Mr. Hinton
shoved Braxton Crossan out
of the room and locked the
door. He then went to a rear
window and climbed out and
went to a nearby house
where he was able to
summon help and call
police.
In the meantime the
Crossans stopped chasing
Mrs. Hinton and attempted
to flee from the scene. They
were stopped by police after
a high speed chase of up to
115 miles an hour and jailed
under five felony charges
each.
Allen Presides Over
Session Of Court
Judge Claude W. Allen,
Jr.. of Oxford presided over
Friday's session of Warren
County District Court in
which the following cases
were disposed of:
Curley Junior Tuck, second
offense of driving under
the influence of intoxicants,
six months in jail. Defendant
gave notice of appeal to
next criminal session of
Warren County Superior
Court, continuing bond to
remain in effect.
John Freeman Harris,
speeding 65 in 55 mph zone
and second offense of
'driving while licensc revoked.
ordered to jail for not
less than 18 months nor
more than 24 months.
Defendant gave notice of
appeal to next session of
Warren Superior Court with
continuing bond to remain in
effect.
Elizabeth Fern Harris,
driving left of center and no
operator's license, called
and failed, arrest order
issued and bond set at $750.
William Edward McCullough.
speeding 66 in 55 mph
zone, fined $10 and costs.
Michael Ray Philpot,
speeding 75 in 55 mph zone,
called and failed, voluntary
dismissal with leave.
William Martin Miller, II,
following too closely, hit and
run and failure to stop.
called and failed, judgment
absolute on bond, voluntary
dismissal with leave.
Jose A. Taboada. speed(Continued
on page 14)
GOP Convention
To Be Held Here
The Warren County Republican
County Convention
will be held in the court
room of the Warren County
Court House on Wednesday,
March 26, at 8 p. m. John J.
Hawkins, county chairman,
made the announcement
this week.
He said the business of the
Presidential election year
county convention will be to
elect five delegates and five
alternates to attend the
Second Congressional District
Republican Convention
to be held in Louisburg on
April 26 and the State
Republican Convention to be
held in Greensboro on May
16-17.
Hawkins said some Republicans
have been invited
to attend and address the
convention. The floor will be
open to registered Republicans
for any comments
pertaining to the Warren
County Republican Party,
he said.
Fourth graders pose for the camera weartag the cowboy hats theyH wear la 'That's
Entertainment. Shown oa front row (left to right) are Kathy Coleman, Karea Harris,
(Catherine Harris, Lnei Weldoa, Tina Shearin. Jennifer Greene, Ann Howard Baaset
and Heather Harst. Oa back raw (left to right) are Chris StaUiags, Steven Harris,
Patrick Quails, Lamar King, Ketan Trivedi, Rann Payater and David Shearin. Nat
present when picture wai made wai Kim O'Neal (Staff Phata)