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>lume 83 15* Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Thursday, April 24, 1980 Number 17
fcnvention
k Held By
Democrats
jftThe Warren County dem
ocratic Convention was held
at the Warren County
Courthouse on Saturday,
April 19, at 12 o'clock noon.
With 13 of the 14 precincts
being represented by dele
gates duly elected at prior
precinct meetings. The
Convention was called to
order by the presiding chair
man, Patsy T. Hargrove.
Reports were heard from
Charles Hayes, treasurer of
the Warren County Demo
cratic Executive Commit
tee, Mrs. Cora Hawkins,
president of the Warren
County Democratic Wo
men's Club, and Ms. Julia
Groom, officer and member
of the Warren County Young
Democrats Club.
The primary business
before the Convention was
election of 23 delegates to
the District and State
Conventions to be held in
Louisburg and Raleigh,
respectively, with the fol
lowing persons being elect
ed: Patsy T. Hargrove,
Floyd B. McKissick, Jr.,
Margie • Brauer, Roscoe
Richardson, Cynthia McKis
sick, Sandra Groom, Cora
Hawkins, Charles Hayes,
Monroe Gardner, Anna
Butler, Alvis Fleming,
Frank Ballance, T. T.
Clayton, Rufus Burnett,
Henry Pitchford, Jr., Yar
borough Williams, Jr.,
Johnie Johnson, Michael
Williams, Richard Alexand
er, Belle Bright, Omelia
Spruill, Margaret Pettaway,
and Nell Whitley.
Other business was elec
tion of two members each to
the following committees:
State Senatorial District
Executive Committee: Mon
roe Gardner, Omelia
Spruill.
State House of Represen
tatives Executive Commit
tee: F. B. McKissick, Jr.,
George Bobbitt.
Congressional District
Executive Committee: Al
vis Fleming, Julia Groom.
Judicial District Execu
tive Committee: T. T.
Clayton, Marvin Rooker.
After announcements the
Convention was adjourned.
Four Fire Units
Respond To Fire
Four Rural Volunteer
Fire Companies, including
the Warrenton Company,
responded to a fire call near
Areola around 6 o'clock
when a two-story frame
building, owned by Mills,
was badly damaged before
the fire could be extinguish
ed.
The Warrenton Company
dispatched a pumper and a
tanker and some IS men to
the scene. Captain Walter
; Gardner said yesterday.
.The fire originated in the
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Jennifer Green,
Williams Winners
Jennifer Greene of War
ren Academy and Randy
Williams of Vaughan Ele
mentary, representing War
ren Soil and Water Conser
vation District, have been
chosen area winners in the
poster contest
■ Jennifer, a 4th grader, and
Randy, a 5th grader,
competed against 10 other
county winners and will now
compete against eeven other
.area winners for the state
title. Each received $15 in
adffltkxi to the prize money,
they won in the count/
.competition.
Newly installed officers of the Warren County Jaycees
are (left to right) Gary Harris, Walter Gardner, Dean
Andrews, Bobby Choplin, Mike Stegall, Terry Edmonds,
Andrews, Capps Cited
Choplin Installed
Jaycee President
Bobby Choplin was install
ed as president of the
Warren County Jaycees
during the club's annual
installation banquet and
ladies night held last Thurs
day night at the Warrenton
Lion's Den.
Choplin heads a slate of
officers for 1980-81 which
was installed by Joe Wood,
candidate for N. C. Jaycees
president and special guest
speaker for the evening.
Other officers installed were
Dean Andrews, internal
vice president; Terry Ed
monds. external vice presi
dent: Walter Gardner, sec
retary; Jim Huey, treasur
er; Crandel Frazier, Gary
Harris and Mike Stegall,
directors; and Bobby Ed
monds. state director.
During an awards cere
mony presided over by past
president Ray Shearin,
Dean Andrews was awarded
the Jaycee of the Year
plaque for being the club's
most outstanding member.
Rookie of the Year was
presented to Lynn Capps as
the outstanding member
who had been a Jaycee for
one year or less. Both
awards are selected by
popular vote of the member
ship.
President Bobby Ed
monds was presented the
past president's award for
his work during the 1979-80
term. He in turn presented
two special appreciation
plaques to John Blalock and
Ray Shearin for their aid to
him during his administra
tion.
President Edmonds pre
sented service pins to the
1979-80 officers and thanked
them for their fine work and
support
Terry Edmonds was pre
sented as district winner of
the Speak-lJp competition in
the Novice Division. Ed
monds was to compete in
regional competition at a
regional convention in Wil
son on Saturday. He
presented his speech, entitl
ed "The Brotherhood of Man
Transcends the Sovereignty
of Nations" for the benefit of
fellow club members and
guests v
Wood, introduced by Ray
Shearin. told the club
members that participation
and involvement by the total
membership was required
to help make the club
stronger. He said this must
include work within the club
to help develop young men
into strong community
leaders and followers.
Wood congratulated the
local club for the fine work it
does each year for the
benefit of Warren County
citizens, and he was loud in
his praise of club support for
state projects.
In taking office, Choplin
stressed that he was going to
work to make this the best in
Jaycee history, and he
called on each member for
their support in reaching
this goal.
Special guests for the
banquet were members of
the Board of Directors of the
Roanoke Rapids Jaycees
and Steve Howard, district
director.
The meeting was closed
with the reading of the
Jaycee Creed, led by Dean
Andrews
Rail Fires Reported
The Seaboard Coastline
Railroad line was plagued
with a number of right-of
way fires on Tuesday,
believed set with sparks
from a defective wheel
brake or brakes.
The Warrenton Volunteer
Rural Fire Department
dispatched two trucks and
six men to a site near
Warren Plains around 1:45
p. m. Tuesday where they
were joined by the Macon
Company.
After extinguishing a fire
that burned over a section
about 10 feet wide and 300
yards long, composing about
a quarter of an acre along
the right-of-way, the
tWarrenton company
returned home while the
Macon Company left to
• ajuwer a second call,
. reported Captain Walter
Gardner of the Warrenton
Company.
Norlina Firemen
Are Summoned
The Norlina Volunteer
Fire Company responded to
a brush and grass Are on the
farm of Walter Hundley on
the Warren Plains Road at
7:30 p. m. on Wednesday of
last week.
Five firemen, one pumper
and one woods truck were
dispatched to the scene. The
cause of the fire, which
burned over approximately
one-half an acre, is un
known.
Four members of the
Norlina Volunteer Fire
Department and one pump
er were dispatched to a
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Bobby Edmonds and Jim Huey.
(Photos by J. Boyd Fleming)
Taking top awards at Thursday's meeting of the
Warren County Jaycees were Lynn Capps (left), Rookie
of the Year, and Dean Andrews, Jaycee of the Year.
A youthful participant in the Special Olympics is given a word of encouragement
from Macon Robertson, one of several Jaycees assisting in the annual sports event.
(Staff Photo)
Fourth Annual Olympics
Held At John Graham Field
The fourth annual Warren
County Special Olympics
was held at the John
Graham High School athlet
ic field on Friday. Youngs
ters from throughout War
ren County partiripsted in
competition for ribbons.
The program was design
ed for educable mentally
handicapped. trainable
mentally handicapped and
learning disabled students.
The games were opened
by Rickie Adams. North
Carolina State University
football player. Among
special guests of the Olym
pics Committee was Dennis
Rogers, columnist for the
Raleigh News and ObvtJ'v
er
Among events in which
young people took part were
frisbee throws. brow
jumps, standing jumps
softhall throws and dashes
Jaycee members attend
ing and assisting witl
events were Crandel Fra:
ier. Macon Robertsoi
Butch Meek, Kenny Claj
ton. Charles Duncan, Lane
Dillard. Bobby Edmondi
Dean Andrews, Walt*
Gardner and Bobby Choplii
Democrats Parade
Candidates Before
Voters On Friday
The Warren County's
Democratic Party held its
third Bi-Annual Meet the
Candidate Dinner at the
Mariam Boyd School Cafe
teria at 7 o'clock on Friday
night The Event was co
sponsored by the Warren
County Democratic Wo
man's Club and the Warren
County Democratic party.
Some 175 persons were
present to hear the candi
dates and to enjoy a
barbecued pork and bruns
wick stew dinner.
Guests were welcomed by
Mrs. Patsy T. Hargrove,
Chairman of the Warren
County Democratic Party.
The invocation was given by
the Rev. Sherman Daye,
candidate for the N. C.
House of Representatives.
Candidates were seated at
two head tables and were
presented by Attorney T. T.
Clayton. Each candidate
was limited to three minutes
for the first hour, but after
that time, due to the large
number of candidates pre
sent. speakers were limited
to two minutes. Attorney
Clayton was generally able
to hold speakers to the time
limit.
Governor Jim Hunt was
represented by the Honor
able Howard Lee, Secretary
of the N. C. Department of
Natural Resources and
Community Development.
Roy Rayburn, candidate
for Insurance Commission
er. was represented by
Henry Read of Raleigh, a
native of Warrenton.
Candidates for the N. C.
Senate were James Speed
and Dallas Alford, encum
bents. Melvin Holmes of
Henderson and John J.
Hawkins, Republican.
Seeking seats on the N. C.
House of Representatives
and addressing the audience
were Eric Saunders of
Roxboro, the Rev. Sherman
Daye of Henderson, Floyd
B. McKissick, Jr.. William
(Buck) Peace of Oxford and
John T. Church and Thomas
Ellis of Henderson and Bill
Watkins of Oxford, the latter
three being encumbents.
Candidates for the Board
of County Commissioners
present and speaking were
W. J. (Jack) Harris and
William Skinner, encum
bents. and Frank W.
Ballance. Samuel A. Russell
and Arthur R. Bobbitt.
Speaking were J. H.
Hundley," encumbent and
James W. Byrd, candidates
for Register of Deeds.
Candidates present and
speaking for members of the
Warren County Board of
Education were Leigh Tray
lor, Mrs. Joyce Odom and
Henry Bobbitt, encumbents,
and Mrs Joycelyn McKis
sick-Myers, Mrs. Kathy
Wilson, Loyd C. Hawkins,
Yarborough Williams, Jr .
and Harold Harris.
Representing the Hon
Robert Scott, candidate for
Governor was Mrs. Clarice
Pitts.
Representing Eddie Ren
frow, candidate for State
Auditor, was Eddie Clayton.
Warrenton Town Commis
sioner.
Representing United
States Senator Robert Mor
gan was Fred Benton of
Littleton.
Present and speaking in
his own behalf as a
candidate for Superior
Court Judge, was encum
bent Judge Bob Hobgood of
Louisburg.
Representing Charles E.
Hubbard of Roxboro, candi
date for Superior Court
Judge, was James E. Mc
Coy, Jr., of Oxford.
Speaking on behalf of Ron
Wade, candidate for Insur
ance Commissioner, was
Mrs. Wade.
The meeting was closed
with brief remarks by Mrs.
Cora Hawkins, President of
Warren County Democratic
Women.
Keep Home Insurance
In Inflation's Pace
During periods of inflation
such as we're in now, one of
the most important consid
erations for homeowners is
insurance. Is your home,
which is probably increas
ing in value, adequately
insured?
The home may be the
largest single investment
you will make in your
lifetime, so it is good
business to make sure that
insurance coverage is up to
date, suggest N. C. Agricul
tural Extension Service
specialists.
If you have failed to
increase the amount of your
coverage to keep pace with
the rising values, your home
could be underinsured. The
result could mean an
emotional and financial
disaster for you and your
family.
How much home insur
I ance do you need? These
! suggestions may help you
decide.
Take time to learn what
homeowner policies and
coverages are available.
Then carefully decide the
type of policy and the
amount of coverage that will
be best for your needs.
If you are purchasing
insurance for the first time,
check with the lending
institution, real estate firm,
your attorney, or friends as
to a reputable home
insurance company and
agent.
If the home is not new, ask
the previous owners what
I amounts of coverage they
, were carrying on the home.
If you already have home
• owner insurance, can you!
i agent to assist you as to the
amount of coverage yov
u should be carrying on youi
.. home.
e A homeowner's policy wil
, state that to collect the ful
r coverage for a partial k*a o
i. a home, such as • kltchse
fire or damage to one room,
the home insurance cover
age at the time of the loss
must be 80 percent or more
of the full replacement
value.
Full replacement value
simply means what it would
cost you today to rebuild
your home from the ground
up
For example, let's say you
purchased your home sev
eral years ago for $25,000
and that you had adequate
insurance coverage at that
time. Inflation could have
raised the value of your
house today to $35,000 - the
amount that would be
needed to rebuild your home
from the ground up.
To have full coverage for
a partial loss, you should be
carrying 80 percent of the
full replacement cost of
$35,000, or a total of $28,000
worth of home insurance.
Your agent should keep
you informed of rising
replacement costs. Make it
your responsibility to check
the amount needed for your
protection. It will be your
decision to increase your
coverage. Your agent
should be able to advise you
whether you have adequate
coverage for your home.
Remember, the purpose
of insurance is to protect
you against a financial
disaster. Don't try to save
money on your home
insurance by under insur
ing. It could be the worst
mistake you could make
May Gtt Water
Farmers may get water
from a hook-up at General
Box Company between the
hours of la.m. and 5 p. m.,
a iwiwm for the