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Two Are Injured
in local Wreck
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It'll asleep at tlif wh«f]
i au.siny the i tu eross
tin i cntiT line and run
iiiitu tin- left shoulder "f
the mad Bennett said the
vemrle then went duvui
iii enihanktnent and
'i.erturned ruiiiin^ tu
rest on its tup fanny
lAest uf the rnaduav
i uuart nas charged
■Aitli driving left uf
renter
Fire Prevention Parade
Is Held In Warrenton
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Cruelty To Animals Is
Charge Made Against Man
Robert Keariuy. black
male i.f Route
Warrenton. has boon
c tiar^ed with damage to
personal property ami
i ruelty to animals by
Samuel Perry. al.so black
male of KuuU1 owner of
a pom. alleging shot by
Kearney in a warrant
sworn out by Perry
I'he pony. tied out in a
pasture was found dead
on Thursday afternoon of
last week by its owner,
who reported the death of
the pom t(. the Warren
Postmaster Is Honored
\ retirement part \
honoring Kills K Finn
irit; was held on Naturdav
i let is at the Henderson
« • >untr\ ( lul) Fleming is
former postmaster at
Manson
Approximately lim fel
low [xistal employees and
friends enjoyed a delic
ions meal and toasting
and roasting Kills
I Inning retired as of
\ug 12 IWi after :!■)
^ears of government
service having served
a ith the XVith Infantry
;>1\ ision in Italy prior to
oining the Postal Ser
, ice
Frank ('ofx-land I'ost
naster at Durham
served as master of ren
nonies and spoke briefly
if Kills" outstanding
ecord with the Postal
iervice as well as his
[•adership in the county
nd community
F leming uas presented
,ith a service award
ertificate. for (I years of
evoted and honorable
v<'[ . i< r ii ■ I hi 11< iv«■ rii
rnent 'it thr I nitcd States
aS a i• 11 as gifts
The program was as (
follows welcome Rich
Harris recognition of ,
guests Sarah Neal invu I
ration 1 >r i ii-rald 1 •
V\ ilson I Mum-r |
Truth and or I n tion
presented h\ John *!' I
< hurch i if Henderson
Karl Aired iif ()xford <
M White III of W arren
t<m Nell ( ii[x'land of
Durham. Annie \ Wil
son of Manson. Sarah
Colston of (iarysburg.
Vernon Whitmore of
Malison Charlie Howell
of Towns\ ille
Presentation of ( Vrtifi
rite Frank Copeland.
presentation of gift Kva
Holt/man reliuttal by
.Kinoree Kills K Kleni fi
mg
The committee on
Arrangements consisted "
of HA a Holtzman Sarah
Neal Karl Aired Rich
Harris Frank CopHand n
Hallie Kdwards. Mane h
Wilson and Hnice Roll tl
i " u ii t > s hi- r h f 1
)>•[),) rTj:i»■ t;t Deputy
Harold Seaman
irn. estimated
Deputy Seaman fuurul
the dead pony hint; in a
small ditc h When the
(if fleer had the animal
turned over he found two
bullet holes in the
carcass. which he said
was the i/ause of death
When Perry told the
officer that he believed
that the pony had been
shot by Kearney, IH'puty
Seaman ,-*aid that if he fell
sure he should issue a
warrant for Kearney
I'his adviee u,i> followed
Kearney denied the
charges and was bound
over to F riday s district
court for a hearing under
his own recognizance
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a .isji hi Nfjii ikc\ i i«• t i si 111«• •!
k nnnusii'J'^ a ith i,
five i aIh)\ at'.d l.llt I
"t Ix'.u tim:>
Vise ■ >r i hand .'iii
mi-mtxTs ,»f the \u\i!i,ti v
in tli>trilnttc liter,r .'iInter
haii* rillei's i .- ■ k
M 1,11 kei's telephones! K
•T- etc til H\ s| anilcls
etljovm^ the par.idr
Thest members A|s|; t
thank .il! wht» heipe : •
make our tire prevention
I rilsade sijecesstul \n .
one V\ho i!l(l [lot t'e. i i, i
enict )ieni-\ red Palls
telephone st lekel's ll-t iiil'
inunlx't's ot .ill tire
departments or I'tiiei
literature mai unr, r
same l>\ ealiinu I.inii.i
< arter i2j~ 4.Ut<1 Bonnie
Munn 12r»7-.{J 1 >% i ni Klea
nor I- tiller l,!f>7 "41
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i Farm Products Total
'■ $14.5 Million Here
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v\ • : ■ " • . i.'.i'' >8 41'os.s
1.1 ir ' is. '(if I'iinillTH
II II Sill' ''
i \ pt•r.■ 111ur~t• v ». ir
r. "stork ami
;ii>uF>, !k: . I'VH were
fHU.i 'in . • mpared !>>
$il'4.»w rusts
easoht i die>e| and other
jM -rnk'Uiii priH]'L4( Ls were
$i 1 mtluon i ompared ti/
K.irin energy
■ )SLs of all t>[H's totaled
< ) •, f.,f 1-J7H The
estimated market value
»f iiiin hmerv aru)
■ qsipment per farm
increased from $12.:fl9 U»
JIM.702
i >f the total farms :n tile
i ounty. 107 had t.;ross
sales of $40,i)()0 or more
and W< (lad sales of under
flO.HOO harms operated
by individuals or families
represented 86 percent of
the total, farms operated
by corporations
accounted for 2 perc ent
Some 8<> percent of the
operators owned all or
part of the land they
operated
I n 1978 the averag"' aiie
of farm operator was 51 8
years Since 1974 the
proportion of operators
listing farming as their
principal occupation
changed from 76 percent
to percent
Uata in the reports for
acreage and inventories
for 1978 and 1974 are
generally comparable
however, improved
A lru"k which had been
reported stolen from the
A Thompson Tobacco
Company in Henderson
Sunday was discovered
parked at the Alston
Convenient Market on the
outskirts of Warrenton
Monday morning by a
driver for the Warren
County Rescue Service
The Henderson Police
Department had put a
request on the radio for
all departments to be on
the Lookout for a red
flatbed truck used for
hauling tobacco
The Warren County
Sheriff 's Department was
notified and Deputy
Harold Seaman was sent
These Warrenton Brownie Scouts comprised one of
lany units entered in a Fire Prevention parade held
pre on Friday afternoon The parade, spoasored by
ic ladies auxiliary of the Afton-Flberon Fire
I Apartment, was dominated b\ rolling units of fire
departments from arross Warren County.
(Staff Photo)
Bruce Perkinson irighti, new chief of the Wist- Voiunuer hire I/epartmeni,
presents an enurmi'd plaque to Joe KigKan. former fire chief. The award
presentation came Saturdav night as Wise firemen staged an appreciation
banquet in honor of Riggan s 15 vears as lire t hief. staff Photo
Stolen Truck Is Found
Parked Near Warrenton
to the scent'
investigate
The local Sheriff's
Department notified the
Henderson Pol li e
1 >epartment and Ft I) A
Dixon and l.t Tun
Robinson were sent to the
scene
Robinson and Dixon
said the> were able to get
several finger prints from
the truck I'hey also said
that the battery was
missing from the truck
and the engine had been
blown up
A car. which was said
to have been parked c:
the lot with the
penmssi >n of the owner,
was checked and its
battery was also found to
be missing
William Alston, owner
of the store, said that his
brother had been working
Workers Praised
For Competency
The efficient handling
of an ambulance case at
the Norlina Franklinton
football game Friday
night Oct Id when a
Franklinton player re
ceived a broken neck has
received the commenda
tion of the Norlina
Athletic Department in a
letter sent to the Warren
County Ambulance Ser
vice at Warrenton by ( arl
W Spragins Athletic
Director under date of
Oct 13
A copy of the letter was
sent to Jack Harris,
chairman, of the Warren
County Commissioners,
from where this week it
I Continued on page 16 >
at the store Sunday when
the truck arrived, and
fiad given permission for
the truck to be parked
when the owner said he
was going fur a wrecker
Nothing seemed odd
about the situation and
little attention was paid to
the driver. Alston said
Hospital Board
Reverses Action
The Board of Trustees
iif Warren (ieneral Hos
pital Thursday voted t.i
reinstate the staff privileges
of 1 >r Thulmon
Mills
III a separate action,
the Imani also \oted to
rescind an earlier de
cision to terminate the
contract under uhich I>r
Mills receives ottice
space and administrative
support
Both actions were car
ned with a 4-H vote
Wimbrow Named
Plant Manager
DonaldS Wimhrow. II.
has Imhmi promoted to
plant manager of Norlina
Mills. Inc
Wimhrow graduated in
PITS from North Carolina
State I'mversity where
he received his degree in
lextile technology
Me is married to the
ormer Teresa Hicks of
Morlina They make their
Tome in the Oine Com
nunity with their two
;ons