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fflqt Harmt Ecoirii Volume 83 15c Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina ThursOay, December 4, 1980 Numbe^48 Decision Is Announced Monday Tobacco Quota Cut IVi Percent A Kannapolis couple escaped serious injury when this car went out of control and struck a bridge railing on Interstate 85 early Monday morning. They were among six persons hurt in area highway accidents. (Staff Photo) A reduction of 7V4 percent in the poundage acreage allotment-of flue cured tobacco for 1981 was announced Monday by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. In announcing the larg est allotment reduction since 1977, U. S. Agricul ture Secretary Bob S. Bergland said he made his decision after review ing recommendations from individuals, state farm bureaus, and ware housemen in the five flue cured leaf states. James A. Graham, North Carolina's com missioner of agriculture, commented that the quota cut "is a move the tobacco industry can live with." Charles R. Pugh, an extension economist with the N. C. State University Agricultural Extension Service, said the quota reduction could increase tobacco market pnces next year. He explained the cut could bring the supply in line with the demand. The average support price for flue-cured to bacco this year was $1.41 per pound, a 9.4 percent increase over the 1979 price. Economist Pugh predicted next year's support price would be at least $1.50 per pound L. C. Cooper, Warren County extension chair man, commented: "Most Warren County farmers would have preferred not to have a cut. But evidently the agricultural officials saw the need for the reduction, based on the amount of tobacco on hand in the Flue-Cured Tobacco Stabilization Corporation and held by the buying companies." Stabilization Corpora tion in a report just issued noted that its receipts from the 1980 crop totaled 46.3 million pounds, or 10.2 percent of gross sales. This amount was up from last season when 25.7 million pounds, or 7.5 percent of sales, were placed under the govern ment's price-support loan program Two Wrecks In County Hurt Six People, Cost $15,000 A Kannapolis couple was injured - neither critically - in an Inter state 85 crash and four persons were hurt in a wreck near Lake Gaston, the State High Patrol has reported Trooper B. R. Pope said that the couple. Virgil L. Misenheimer, 24 and his wife, Tamra, were hospitalized after their car went out of control and struck a bridge railing some 4.8 miles west of Norlina at 1:45 a. m. Monday. Pope said the driver apparently fell asleep at the wheel while his wife was sleeping in the back seat of the couple's 1980 model Oldsmobile. The trooper said Misenhei mer was traveling south when the car plowed into the end of a bridge rail. The' vehicle then skidded around and overturned, skidding 60 feet on its top and came to rest after striking the face of the bridge. Both of the injured were taken to Maria Parham Hospital in Hen derson. The driver was charged with careless and reckless driving. Pope reported that $7,000 damage was done to the vehicle and $400 to the bridge and a vertical warning panel sign. Four persons were injured Friday at 6:30 p. m. at the intersection of Rural Paved Roads 1344 and 1352 some 5.8 miles northwest of Littleton. Pope reported that Sue Anne Field, 21, of Gaston was driving a 1978 Ford north on 1344 when Local Woman Is Seriously Hurt A 19-year-old Warren ton woman was seriously < injured around 10 a. m. Thursday of last week when her car Struck a bridge railing on State Road 1325 about three miles east of Warrenton. Highway Trooper C. E. Lockley, investigating of ficer, said that a car drived by Mrs. Brenda Louise Alston struck the railing as she tried to avoid hitting two deer that ran into the path of her car. She was taken to Warren General Hospital for treatment. An estimated $2,000 was done to her car when It hit the railing and ran down an embankment. Damage to the bridge v railing was estimated at 1200. George H. Carroll of Rt. 2. Macon pulled into the path of Mrs. Field's vehicle. Carroll, 72, was driving a 1978 Chevrolet. After the impact, Mrs. Field's car traveled 175 feet and struck a tree before coming to rest. Meanwhile, a third ve hicle, unaware of the crash, ran into Carroll's car. Joane Amelia Clay ton, 22, of Cary said she did not see Carroll's disabled vehicle in time and was unable to stop. Miss Clayton and a passenger, 22-year-old Martha Coston of Little ton, were hurt in the crash and were taken to Halifax Memorial Hospit al in Roanoke Rapids. Also treated and released at the Hospital were Catherine Field, 40, and Cynthia High, 20, of Gaston. Carroll was charged with a safe movement violation. Wreck dam ages totalled $8,000. Santa Pays Annual Visit To Warrenton During^friday's Christmas Parade * \ : Commissioners Move To Phase Out Soul City A local bill to have the Legislature adopt an act ratifying dissolution of the Soul City Sanitary District was approved by the Warren County Com missioners at its regular monthly meeting here Monday morning. Al though the Sanitary Dis trict was abolished by the Division of Health Ser vices under the State Department of Human Resources on Nov. 5, the request for legislative action was made by Lane Whorton, attorney for the Soul City Sanitary Dis trict. The request will be made to a Warren County Representative in the General Assembly. County Manager Glenn Newsome said Tuesday that the duties of the Sanitary District will be carried on by Charles Worth, assets manager, until such times as its duties are taken over by the county. At the request of the Warren County Industrial Commission, the com missioners agreed to ask the Department of Trans portation to remove all Soul City signs. The commissioners amended an error in the minutes concerning the appointment of Ulysses Ross to the Warren Coun ty Planning Board. At the farmer meeting Ross was appointed to the planning board, when as a matter of fact his previous appointment had some time to run. That part of the minutes concerning his recent appointment was ordered stricken from the minutes. The commissioners or dered delinquent taxes turned over to the county attorney tor collection. The commissioiiers re ceived the county fir?n cial statement from the finance officer and learn ed that county affairs were being handled well within the 1980-81 budget. An increase in revenue of federal funds in the amount of $8,8S7 for Title 20 Day Care Program, caused the commission ers to adopt a budget amendment showing in crease. Since the Warren Coun ty Health Department has not yet taken any action on the zoning of the county for trapping and fox hunting, an agenda item concerning possible action from the State Wildlife Resources Com mission concerning the determination of fox population and regulation of hunting was referred to the Board of Health. A request from the Warren County Planning Board that for the commissioners to in crease the members from five to seven members failed to meet the approval of the commis sioners. They voted to leave the membership as it is for at least one more year. Henry Henderson ap peared before the board in regard to a prior request for the state to take over a section of road in property adjacent to Soul City. The request had been forwarded to the Department of Trans portation which had noti fied the commissioners that the cost of the project nullified the re quest. The number of property owners on the mile-long road justified its inclusion, the commis sioners held. Chairman Jack Harris told Hender son that he was familiar with the road and the needs of the citizens living along it. He promised that he and the board would do all in their power to have the road request reconsider ed. Glenn Newsome, coun ty manager, reported that sales and use tax re ceived for quarter ending Sept. 30, 1980, totalled (Continued on page 3) Warrenton Business Is Changing Hands One of Warrenton's older businesses has been sold. Selby Benton, owner of Benton Furniture Com pany, announced Tues day that he has sold his business to Charles Wayne Clower of Dur ham. Prior to moving to Warrenton he had been district manager of Caro lina Sales Corporation of Greenville. He has been staying for several days with Benton while the change in ownership is taking place. Mrs. Clower and their four children. two girls and two boys are expected to move to Warrenton in July. They are Presbyterians. Benton came to War renton in 1948 where he opened a furniture store under the name of Benton and Green, his partners being his brother, W. J. Benton of Louisburg and Tom and Morton Green of Raleigh. In 1958 Selby Benton and his wife, the former Bettye Davis of Warren ton, bought the old Garage building on North Main Strppt from th«» Into Barker Williams. This was later transferred into a large store building. A few years later Benton bought out the interest of his brother and the two Green brothers. When Gaston Lake Dam was under construc tion Benton bought a large tract of land in Sixpound Township and developed it into what became Lake Gaston Estates, and has shared in the tremendous growth of the Lake Gaston area. For a number of years he has aevoieo mucii of his time to the project, and now hopes to dev-jte full time to its further development. For a number of years Benton has been interest ed in the growth of Warren County and per haps more than any other man is responsible for having the county com missioners levy an an nual tax for industrial de velopment, and in the creation of the Warren County Industrial Com mission. He is one of the founders and long-time supporter of the Warren Academy, a private school. ' Both Mr. and Mrs. Benton, before her death a few years ago, were active members of Wes ley Memorial United Methodist Church where he is still active. He is the father of a daughter, Mrs. Sidney Cooper of Warren ton and a son, Glenn Benton, a senior and journalism major at the University of North Caro lina at Chapel Hill. Nrwly elected officers of the Warren County Chamber of Commerce arc shown follow lag their seleeUon <mi Moiidm iii|(ht. Brad Carroll, chamber president, «jis n»nird t«» another tertn as president. Others pictured arc, left to right, Char lei, Hayes, first vice president; Hutch Scott, treasurer; Carroll: l.illi.iu I :lliiiKtoii, svcrctary; and David Gardner, st cottd vicc president (Slatt Photo) Boycott Enters Its Third Day The black boycott of Warren County white stores called Monday by a group calling itself the Warren County Political Action Committee in protest of the hiring of Ben Terrell, principal of Scotland Neck High School, as principal of the new Warren County High School, entered its third day Wednesday with mixed reaction at War renton, where the prin ciple efforts to put pres sure on the board of education is being made Reaction ranged from -business has been af fected adversely, and less trade by both whites and blacks, to no affect on business." Leggett man agement said that bus iness had been good this week with blacks and whites participating She said that on Tuesday when Leggett's entire chain ran its special chain-wide bargain days, business In the Warren ton store was probably the best in the history of the store. One store owner said he feels that his business baa been hurt by the boycott but that the real test may come during the remain der of the week, as Social Security checks arrived (Continued onflCfe I)
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