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Volume 83 15* Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Thursday, May 15, 1989 Number 19
One of two massive chicken breeding houses being
built at Ridgeway stretches into the distance. In the
foreground is lumber being used to complete the
16,000-square-foot building. The buildings will be part
of Perdue's Warren County operation. (Staff Photo)
First Signs Of Activity By
Perdue Seen In County
Warren County's first
two breeder houses, a
part of Perdue Farms
operation near Soul City,
are under construction on
the farm of Mr and Mrs.
Reubin Holtzman of
Ridgeway.
Perdue is the main
contractor for both of the
100x4il foot buildings. The
16.000 square feet buildings
will each house a
flock of 7,500 hens and 800
cockrels. Holtzman said
the target date for the
completion of the buildings
is June 5 and that he
hopes to be producing
eggs by June 15.
While in many cases
farmers' wives look after
the chicken business, this
is not the case with the
Holtzmans. It is clearly
understood by both Mr.
and Mrs. Holtzman that
the chicken breeder houses
are the responsibility
of Mr. Holtzman, a farm
boy who retired three
years ago from Roses in
Henderson where he had
worked for 16 years
before deciding to return
to the farm.
It was at Roses that he
met, Barbara Kappesser,
a native of Louisville.
Ky., who attended school
in Lexington, Ky., and
who is now Mrs. Holtzman.
Last Friday she
History Group
To Hear Talk On
Shocco Springs
The Warren County
Historical Association
will hold a meeting on
Monday night, May 19, at
8 o'clock at the Warren
County Memorial Library.
Mrs. Joseph W. Watson
of Rocky Mount will
deliver a talk on Ann
Johnson and Shocco
Springs. Mrs. Watson has
written articles on Shocco
Springs for State Magazine.
Her comments on
the Springs and one of its
owners should be of
interest to all members of
the Association.
Other business will be
the election of officers for
1980-81.
resigned her position at
Branch Bank and Trust
Company at Warrenton
where she had served as
teller. She and her
husband have bought and
are renovating the old
Capt. Collins home at
Ridgeway where they
now live. The breeder
houses are located at the
edge of the large grove
northeast of the home.
Mr. Holtzman is the son
of Mrs. Eva S. Holtzman.
for many years Ridgeway
Postmistress.
Holtzman said that the
chickens are fed automatically
and eggs are
collected automatically.
The next thing, he said
with a laugh as he
reflected on his seven
days a week job, is for
Perdue to develop a hen
that does not lay on
Sundays.
Perdue in a recent brochure
says of the hens to
be delivered to the
Holtzmans and other
breeders that they are
descendants of hens
which were given specially
outfitted pens that
allowed positive identification
of each egg. These
pedigreed birds, representing
only 2'4 percent
of the foundation flock,
were selected on the basis
of overall excellence in
fleshing, feathering and
growth rate. Their
progeny are the grandparents
which will in turn
produce breeder hens,
which are expected to lay
an average of 155 hatchable
eggs in only nine
months. Their offsprings
must show an ability to
survive under normal
stress, growing fast and
most importantly develop
the superior meaty conformation
that's made
Perdue chickens famous.
There is an extra bite in
every breast. It's no
surprise the world is
beating a path to Perdue's
door." ,
Eggs from the Holtzman's
breeder houses are
expected to be collected
every three or four days
in specially conditioned
trucks and delivered to
hatcheries in Eastern
North Carolina.
Plans for an integated
poultry products plant,
offering jobs to more than
a thousand workers, with
feed mills, hatcheries,
processing and other
operations connected
with the poultry business,
are being carried for
ward at an estimated cost
of more than $50 million
When this is completed
within a two-year period,
the Holtzmans and other
nearby breeders will
have their eggs delivered
to the plant located in
western Warren County.
SPELLING CHAMPS — Winners of the first annual Warren County Spelling Bee
are shown above following Thursday's spelldown. Winners were (left to right)
Richard Roddy, a student at Vaughan School and winner of third place; Stephanie
Wilken, a student at North Warren and winner of first place; and Sharon
Jefferson, a student at Mariam Boyd School and winner of second place.
(Staff Photo)
Stephanie Wilken Named
Top Sixth Grade Speller
Stephanie Wilken, a
student at North Warren
School. Thursday night
was named top speller
among Warren County's
sixth grade students at
the conclusion of the first
annual Spelling Bee held
at North Warren.
Miss Wilken. a student
in Mrs. tfaomi Allen's
classroom. correctly
spelled the word "bachelor"
to take top honors in
the spelling bee She is
the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Carey of
Soul City. Second place
was captured by Sharon
Jefferson, a Marinm
Boyd School student She
is the daughter of Mr and
Mrs. James Jefferson of
Warrenton
Richard Roddy, a student
at Vaughan School,
took third place. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Roddy of Rt. 3.
Littleton.
Fifteen sixth grade
hoys and girls competed
in the spelling bee, which
will rotate among other
schools in the county in
the future Two students
were selected from each
sixth grade class with one
student being selected
from fifth-sixth combination
classes to compete in
the spell down.
Warren County schools,
the four elementary
schools and many area
merchants contributed
toward the prizes for the
winners and other participants.
The event was well
attended and the audience
shared in the
excitement of the competition.
All boys and girls
who participated in the
spelling bee were commended
for their effort
and performance.
Possibly At Norlina
Interest Is Revived
In Cable Television
Chances that Warrenton
and probably Norlina.
will have cable television
within the following 12
months, and possibly
within six months, are
good, according to information
given Warrenton
commissioners at their
meeting here Monday
night by Attorney Bobby
Rogers of Henderson,
representing a Henderson
group
Cable TV here will be
provided by the same
citizens who now provide
that service for both
Oxford and Henderson,
although the company
may be incorporated as
"The Warrenton Cable
TV Company." Rogers
said Rogers told the
commissioners that cable
television would offer to
each customer 12 channels.
at a cost of not more
than SX.(M) a month, with
probably a dollar additional
charge for each
additional television set.
He said that his company
would require no prior
sign-up as a requirement
for locating the service at
Warrenton. and that all
he wanted at the present
time was a 10-year franchise.
renewable at the
end of 10 years for an
additional five years. His
company, he said, is well
financed, and the value
of its service has been
proved at both Henderson
and Oxford
Mayor White, whose
son lives at Henderson,
said he had often listened
to TV at his son's home
and it is excellent
Rogers said that he had
not vet visited the Norlina
commissioners, but that
if interest is shown it is
likely that the new
company would serve
both towns. This may
depend, he said on the
accessibility of a site for
a tower between the two
towns There is a possibility.
he said in response to
a question, that the
service might later be
extended to Macon and
outlying sections of both
Warrenton and Norlina
Rogers said that the
giving of a franchise bv a
town does not prevent
that town from issuing a
second or more franchises.
although as a rule the
company with the first
franchise has an advant
age
If the commissioners
are sufficiently interested
and believe other
citizens are interested.
Rogers said, he would
return to Henderson,
prepare the necessary
papers, and return with
them to Warrenton when
he would ask for a
franchise
While the commissioners
took no official action
there was little doubt that
they are very much
interested in obtaining
cable TV for W arrenton
No Alternative Seen
Sewer, Water Rates Hiked
For Warrenton Customers
The Warrenton Board
of Town Commissioners
unanimously passed an
order at its regular
meeting on Monday night
raising water and sewer
rates by one-third, effective
on May 15. with new
billing on July 1
Under the order water
rates will be increased
$2.00 and sewer rates
$1.00. resulting in an
increase of the minimum
rate from $6 00 to $9.00
Commissioners A A.
Wood and Charles W.
White. HI. were absent
from the meeting due to
illness. Commissioners
Eddie Clayton. Billy
Lanier. Richard Hunter.
Gordon Haitheock and A
C. Fair, approved the
increase, following its
presentation by Commissioner
Haitheock, chairman
of the water commit tee
Action was taken following
a discussion by
Haithcock, Bill Neal,
superintendent of the
Water Company, and
Mayor Beverly White, in
which it was revealed
that rising costs gave the
commissioners no alternative.
Neal pointed out
that increases in chemicals
and other materials
made it impossible to
operate the water plant
with present income
Mayor White said that,
based on past costs, $18,000
was put in the budget
to operate the plant
during the 1979-80 fiscal
year, but that with nearly
two more months to go.
the company had already
spent more than $23,000
Due to the low tax base,
he said, it as not feasible
to meet the deficit by
increasing taxes.
In other "bad news
Superintendent Neal revealed
that leaks had
been discovered in the regional
sewer line between
Soul City and Warrenton
It was suggested that
Superintendent Neal and
Town Administrator Pete
Vaughan investigate the
leaks to determine
whether or not they were
minor or major before
any further action of the
board.
Following the action on
water and sewer rates
increase, and the sewer
line. Mayor White briefly
discussed a resolution on
balanced growth, which
was adopted and sent to
the North Carolina Balanced
Growth Board as a
government service center
It was agreed that
having pertinent information
about the town in
the state file would aid in
both the receipt of
government grants and
industrial growlh.
The commissioners approved
a budget transfer
request made by Mrs.
Carolyn Robertson, finance
officer. This approval
was necessary in
order that different allocations
could be shifted to
other departments, without
changing the over-all
budget
In the absence of
Commissioner A. A.
Wood. Police Chief Freddie
Robinson announced
the resignation of Grady
Haynes. III. as member
of the Warrenton Police
Force, effective May 17.
Haynes retirement was in
order to accept a higher
paying job with the State
Department of Transportation.
Robinson said.
The board voted to accept
the resignation of
Haynes Administrator
Vaughan is to write him a
letter of appreciation for
his service to the town
during the past 14
months
Commissioner Eddie
Clayton told the board
that the local Masonic
I/xlge. which has rented
upstairs quarters in the
municipal building for
years, plans to move to
its new building around
July 1 He said that he
wanted permission to
move plumbing facilities
installed by the Lodge.
Permission was granted
Board Is Notified
Of Federal Grant
A federal grant
amounting to $135,046
annually has been received
by the Warren County
School System and will be
used to provide music
and art instruction for
hundreds of school students.
Notification of the
grant award was made
Monday night during the
May meeting of the Warren
County Board of Education
Assistant Supt.
James Jordan told board
members that the funds
were approved by officials
of the Emergency
School Assistance Act
(FSAA). He said the
grant was awarded for a
three-year period with a
possible annual review.
Superintendent Mike
Williams praised Jordan
for his efforts in having
the project funded. "He
worked long and hard on
H," Williams said.
The project calls for
part-time music and art
teachers in grades four
through six at Mariam
Boyd. South Warren,
Vauchan and North War
ren schools. art and
music instruction for
selected students in grades
seven through nine at
Hawkins Junior High
School and one art
instructor to be shared
between Norlina and
.John Graham high
(Continued on page 12)
Democrats
Plan Supper
The Warren County
Democratic Party will
sponsor a chicken-picking
at the Lions Den at
Warrenton on Thursday,
May 22. at 6 p. m ,
Charles Hayes, party
treasurer. announced
yesterday.
A social hour will be
held at 6 p. m., followed
by the picking at 7 p. m.
Tickets, at $8 00 each,
may be obtained from
Hayes or any of the
precinct chairmen.
The featured speaker
will be the Hon. Rufus
Kdmisten. North Carolina
Attorney General.