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■»rr«ntoni«B.Library X 117 S.IUln St. Varrtnton, N.C. 27589 ®i|e Uarmt iEecurft ure Volume 83 15* Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Thursday, April 3, 1980 Numbered. — — »nd Gas Theft Attempt Is Unsuccessful An early morning attempt to steal gasoline from a farm tank resulted in an unidentified would-be thief escaping into the woods but abandoning his mired car in a field. Sheriff Clarence Davis was called to the home of Thomas Richardson, a tenant of Raymond Harris, in the Harristown section of Warren County, at 6 o'clock on Tuesday morning where he found a broken lock on a gasoline tank and an abandoned car, mired to the body. According to the information given him by Thomas Richardson, the farmer was awakened by the noise of an automobile driving through his yard and the sound of metal breaking. Jumping from his bed and grabbing a shotgun, Richardson dashed outside where in the early morning light he saw a man drawing gasoline from the farm gas tank Seeing Richardson rapidly approaching with shotgun in hand, the would-be thief jumped in his car and drove down a farm road at a rapid rate of speed pursued by Richardson in a pick up truck. Due to his high rate of speed, the would-be thief was unable to make a turn and his car plunged into a field where it became mired and from which the man escaped into the woods. Richardson was unable to identify the man except as a black man and Sheriff Davis had no idea of the identity of the man for whom he was looking. Richardson said he could have shot the man, but remembered that his gun was loaded with buckshot, and refrained from firing. The only clue that either Richardson or Sheriff Davis had was the abandoned car, which was hauled from the field by Kearney's Wrecker Service and is being held at his garage and repair shop. It's owner was identified as Eleanor Durham Bullock of Rt. 6, Box 600, Henderson. Sheriff Davis said that he was expecting to receive a message at any time during the day that the car had been stolen. Such a call came from Mrs. Bullock on Tuesday afternoon. Sheriff Davis said he feels certain the car had been stolen. Library To Close The Warren County Memorial Library will be closed for Easter holidays on April 5, 6, 7. Date Is Set For 1980 Christmas Parade Here Committees to plan this year's Christmas parade and to solicit new members were appointed last week at the regular meeting of the Warren County Chamber of Commerce meeting at The Carriage House in Warrenton. President Bradley Carroll, who presided at the dinner session, named the committees after hearing reports during the business portion of the meeting. It was reported that the annual Christmas parade will be held Nov. 28, the day after Thanksgiving, at 3 p. m. Members expressed the hope that the lights installed last year can be lighted for the 1980 Christmas season. Clubs and organizations planning to enter floats in the parade were urged to contact Executive Director J. T. Fleming as soon as possible. Following a calling for increased participation from current chamber members, a committee was formed to enlist new members and seek to activate old members. A slide presentation showing what prospective industry visiting Warren County is shown was presented by Charles Hayes, former county manager. Booklets and pamphlets used in recruitment of new industry was also shown. 55 V. House Is Landmark On West Franklin Street I Warrenton House Nominated | RALEIGH - The Sledge-Hayley House in Warrenton has been nominated for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places by Larry E. Tise. state Historic Preservation :£ officer The register is described as a S: national list of distinctive properS: ties worthy of preservation because of their historical or other cultural value. 8 The Sledge-Hayley House, located on £ West Franklin Street, has undergone S: little alteration in the last century. Located outside the Warrenton Historic S District (listed on the National :£ Register), the Sledge-Hayley House is $: one of the town's many Greek Revival Houses. The two-story frame house though in disrepair is intact. The house was built between 1852 and 1855 for George R. Sledge, a prominent * merchant in Warrenton and his wife Nancy Fleming Sledge. In 1901 the :£ house was bought by Nancy S. Hay ley. S wife of Paul F. Hayley, a prominent $ member of Warrenton's black com- $ munity. A The nomination was submitted in jj connection with the Division of >: Archives and History's long-range program to identify and document :j: historic properties in North Carolina. Approval of the nomination by the S Department of the Interior usually takes about six months and will be :|: announced through the state's congres-' sional delegation. . $ Macon Man Retains Title As Champion Fiddle Player L0U1SBURG - After two nights of competition in the music and dance categories the annual Franklin County and Louisburg College Folk Festival came to an end with 32 winners from a list of 246 contestants. Another 81 performers were on the stage as professionals or guests to supplement a project of international emphasis on folk music. Retaining his championship was Bobby St. Sing of Macon, a sophomore at Louisburg College. He won the diffle category on Friday night with "Black Mountain Rag." A spokesman for the judges said that St. Sing had the most outstanding talent, promise, and audience appeal." Second place to the grand championship was the Click N' Cloggers, directed by Ken Magas of Durham. They also won first place in dance on Friday night. The string band championship was awarded the Country Cousins String Band from Timberlake in Person County, and the instrumental championship for the best in traditional music went to Sharon Shelbourne of Richmond. Virginia. Franklin County was represented in the vocal championship by the Beaux Gestes (locally called the Beau Jesters) from Alert. Honorable mention in the finals went to Betty Hubbard of Burlington in the vocal category and Larry Mason of Franklin in the dance category. Special honors recognition was awarded Ken Harrison of Raleigh for his performance with the fiddle bow and hand saw. Other finalists from Friday to enter competition were Kirk Randleman of Buies Creek wit! his rendition of "Fisher's Hornpipe" on the autoharp, Curtis Tyndall of Henderson on the banjo and Wayne Kinton of Warrenton with "John Hardy" on the guitar. Some of the second place winners on Friday night .were the Stoney Creek Cloggers from Durham; Paul Taylor of Altamahaw on the autoharp; Keith Aiken from Henderson on the banjo; Carrie Crompton of Raleigh on the dulcimer; Roland Woodard of Raleigh on the fiddle, and Charles Pugh of Raleigh on the guitar. Rodney Preddy of Franklinton won the second place position on Friday night with "Cripple Creek" on the mandolin; and Eddie Owens of Warrenton received the second place honor with "Dick Darby" as 'vocal soloist. The youngest and certainly one of the most popular performers on the stage was seven - year - old Clifton Preddy who danced his way into second place as solo dancer Friday night. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Preddy of Route 1, Franklinton. Hunt Supporters Gather, PCB Pledge Given Friends Governor James B Hunt, in Warren County from 8 a. m. to 10 a. m Wednesday morning in the interest of his candidacy, pledged that the State-owned PCB dump in the 'Afton-section of Warren County would never 1*' used for the storage of any other chemical but PCB, for which the site was purchased, and that it is but one of several sites for the storage of toxic* waste to be established in tie state. Governor Hunt's pledge was made t\ friends following a short ah^ress to some 75 persons at^ the Warrenton Lions Den during which the PCB problem was only briefly referred to. Governor Hunt said he knew that the PCB issue would hurt his campaign in the county, but that he is confident that his interest in schools and industrial growth. water development and other matters, and the good work of his friends would enable him to carry Warren County. The Governor's remarks followed a social hour in which doughnuts, fruit juice and coffee were served and the governor shook hands with old and new friends. After thanking Monroe Gardner and Anna Butler for serving as his campaign managers in Warren County. Governor Hunt recognized a number of persons and groups with whom he had worked in the county during recent years, and congratulated the county for the industrial and social progress the county has made since he first came to Warren County as Lieutenant Governor and found that Warren County ranked 99th in the state in family income. He said that Perdue would spend $55 million dollars in the county and ultimately employ 1500 persons. This with the advancement made in the public schools in recent years, would within the next 15 years make of Warren County one of the most progessive counties in the state. Governor Jim Hunt chats with Warrenton Mayor B. G. White during early morning breakfast held at the Warrenton Lio^j Den. At center is W. Monroe Gardner, who was a host for the party gathering. (Staff Photo) Mrs. Hunter Is Selected For Warren School Post Economic conditions in the nation do not look too bright, the Governor said, but added that he had confidence in the United States. Industrial growth and other development will make North Carolina better able to withstand a depres sion that is the case with most states. Within the past three years, he said, the industrial growth of North Carolina has exceeded six and a half billion dollars, adding 100,000 new jobs, and it is still growing. There are problems too. he said, one of which is the state still ranks third in infant mortality, but in competency tests in the second and third grades, North Carolina children rank above the national average. Speaking of the value of the tobacco crop to North Carolina, Governor Hunt pledged his full support for the growth and development of the entire tobacco industry. Governor Hunt was presented by Monroe Gardner, and left Warren County to greet friends in Vance and other counties of the area. Mrs. Mary L. Hunter of Warrenton was named Community Schools Coordinator at a meeting of the Warren County Board of Education here on Wednesday night of last week. She replaces Mrs. Nancy Harper who has resigned to return to Durham. Mrs. Hunter will begin her new duties here on April 15. She has been serving with the Vance-Granville Community College since 1975 and was working as admissions coordinator at the time of her resignation. She was vocational rehabilitation counselor in Wilson and administrative counselor at North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount before going to Vance-Granville. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina with a bachelor of arts degree in English, and a graduate of East Carolina University with a master of arts degree. She is married to Richard Hunter, a Warrehton native, who is administrative assistant to the district attorney. Also covered at the meeting were bids for Phase III construction of the Warren County Consolidated High School. Bids were received on five major areas, with one area not receiving three bids necessary for contract award. This bid will be re-advertised. Areas bidded on for the high school construction were for the general contract, electrical work, plumbing, heating and air conditioning, and kitchen equipment. The board followed the recommendation of the architect and awarded contracts to the low bidders in the areas remaining. The low bid for general contract was $1,114,200 from J. M. Thompson Company of Raleigh. Braxton Britt of Wilson was awarded the plumbing work for $153,653. Low bid for heating and air conditioning came from Coastal Refrigeration of Greenville at $308,593. The electrical contract low bid was from Watson Electric of Wilson for $275,229. Phast m of the high school covers construction of the fine arts department, vocational education department and the gym. The board asked the Hearings Are Scheduled For 3 Crossin Brothers Preliminary hearings for three Norlina residents charged with the kidnapping of an elderly couple earlier this month has been set for Friday in Warren County District Court The three were brought before Judge J. Larry Senter of Franklin ton during last Friday's session of district court when attorney T. T. Clayton was appointed to represent the men. The three — Howard Crossin, Allen Crossin and Braxton Crossin — were charged with kidnapping, two counts of felonious larceny, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy, assault with a deadly weapon, breaking and altering and larceny. No bond was allowed for any of the three. The kidnapped couple, Mr. and Mrs. Loveless Hinton of Norlina, escaped from their kidnappers in Ashland, Va. and returned home unharmed. general contractor to offer five alternate contracts for consideration in completion of the school. The five areas are for library furniture, the parking area and driveway pavement, spectator seating in the gym, and student lockers. The five areas came to a total of $300,000 according to the board report. Supt. Mike Williams told the board members that the school does not have funds for the five areas, but it is hoped the money will come through the statewide bond issue if it can be placed on the ballot by November. Another matter approved by the bbard was a change order1 in the Phase II contract for $168,000 for the purpose of connecting the water and sewage lines from the school to the regional system. The high school is slated for full use beginning in the fall of 1981. Grant Given The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a wastewater treatment construction grant of $15,616 to the Town of Norlina. The funds will be used for plans and specifications for pump stations and force main. Announcement of the grant was made to The Warren Record yesterday by Second District Rep. L. H. Fountain. Look For Spaco Tom Shelton, executive vice president of Perdue Farms, Rex Thompson, director of housing and Bill Bollinger, N. C. complex manager, were in Warren County yesterday (Wednesday) seeking office space for the Perdue Operation soon to be started in the
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