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far raatonlfca. Library X 117 S .Mala St. Varr«aton, N.C. 27589 Stye lamn Herord Volume M 15* p«r C°PV Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Thursday, April 9, 1981 Number 15 Jury List Is Selected For Session The names of 65 Warren County residents have been drawn for service during a criminal term of Warren County Superior Court scheduled to begin here at 10 a. m. Monday. Those selected for jury duty include Ola Mae King, Kathleen Baugh, Luna Somerville Bullock, Fern Tisdale Bugg, Lynne Min cher Pierce, Billie Vera Proctor, Mattie Pearl Simes, Louise Brauer King. W. Monroe Gardner, Joyce Ledbetter Mabry, James Michael Seward, and George Vernon Hawk ins. Also, Katherine B. Davis, Kenneth Wayne Faulcon, Betsy L. Mc Cowan, Jack L. Hawks, Ronald Edward Rivers, Charles Perry Ellington, Jr., Byron Calvin Brown, Gladys S. Mitchell, Isa belle Ramie Jordan, Lu cinda Goode, J. C. Quails, Jr., Herman Alston, Jr., Blanche J. Pittard and Deborah Hicks Stegall. Also, Ivory Joe Davis, Larry Eugene Davis, Denist S. Peoples, W. L. Cox, Sr., John Richard PaschaU, Ella W. Cook, Malvin Gordon Haithcock, Rebecca Reid Burnette, Karen Elizabeth Coker, Sallie Bet Williams, Leon ard Cole Cooper, William Ledell Ross, Eddie Green Hamm, Jr. and Rosa Lee Terry. Also, Lula Agnes Salmon Kidd, Marion Fitts, Charlie B. Mayo, Patricia Ann Russell, Katherine Hoffman Wells, Eliza Boyd Henderson, Louise Perry Townes, Charles A. Jas per, Karl F. Hehl, Jr., Sarah Elizabeth Tucker, C. F. Burrows, Mary Thomp son Copley and Robert Daniel Rivers. Also, Jack Thompson Thompson, Dorothy Van Buren, Julia C. Fitz, Mary Addie Brooks, Ronnie Wayne Moseley, Herbert Clarence Harris, Rosa Terry, Donna Sue Robert son, Carrie E. Holler, Bettie Mae Harrison, Ella F. White. Aluminum siding is being ripped off the side of Boyd's Tobacco Warehouse here as demolition of the building, Warrenton's kst wooden commercial building, began this week. The warehouse, owned by L. 0. Robertson, Jr.. is thought to have been built in 1881. When demolished, the property will be purchased by Branch Ranking and Trust Co., which plans to open a drive-in window on tbe property and to provide 48 customer parking spaces. Preschool Registration Dates •axes laKen ■ . , Here Total Listed For Warren County $1,586, 433 Preschool registration will be held, next week to the Warren County schools, Prise ilia Johnson, director of Pupil Personnel Services announced this week. All parents who have children who will be five years old on or before Oct. 15, 1981 are encour aged to register their children for kindergarten. Registration will be held during the following sche duled times: Monday, April 13, Vaughan, 9 a. m.-noon and other times by appoint ments. Tuesday, April 14, Mar iam Boyd, 9:30 a. m - until. Wednesday, April 15, Northside, 9 a. m - noon and 2:30 p. m.-4 p. m. Thursday, April 16, South Warren, 9 a. m. - noon. Parents are required to present birth certificates and immunization records at the time of registration. North Carolina law re quires that every child should have three DTP shots (diptheria. tetanus and pertussis), three doses of OPY (oral polio vac cine), one rubeola shot after 12 months and one rubella shot. Children not meeting this requirement will not be permitted to enter school this fall. The required immuniza tions can be received without charge at the Warren County Health Department on any Tues day between 8:30 and 4:30; at HealthCo, Inc. on Monday and Thursday from 8;5:30, Tuesday and Wednesday from 8 a. m.-8 p m., Friday, 8-4:30 and Saturday, 9-2; or immuni zations may be given by one's private doctor. Persons who, for any reason, cannot come to the school at the scheduled time are asked to come as soon as possible. Prison Parolee Is Nabbed On Larceny Charges Here Thomas Earl Semedo, 24, a black male and a prison parolee, was arrest ed here on March 31, by Warrenton Police Chief Freddie Robinson and jailed on a larceny count. Semedo on the day of his arrest alleged stole a pocketbook and a blank check from Joe Faulkner's car. The pocketbook be longed to Faulkner's wife. Robinson said Monday that during his investiga tion he found that Semedo allegedly stolen a pocket book from A. R. Frazier's car on March 25, contain (Continued on page 14 Criminal Term Of Superior Court Will Begin Here Monday Morning The April Criminal Term of Warren County Super ior Court will convene here on Monday, April 13, with Judge F. Gordon Battle, presiding and David Waters serving as district attorney. Among the more than 100 cases on the criminal docket is the case of Curley Tuck of Norlina, charged with murder in the criminal death of is wife. Tuck is also charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflictin serious injury and felonious breaking and entering. His trial has been placed on Monday's docket. inner cases scneauiea to be tried during the court session are as follows: Monday - Vance Ed ward Williams, breaking and entering and larceny of a firearm; Jimmy Lee Townes, sale and delivery of a controlled substance; Larry Williams, felonious receiving stolen goods, four counts; Ronnie Haines, larceny of motor vehicle; James Ronnie Haines, aka Fred Powell, felonious larceny of an automobile; Timothy Rob ert Harris, breaking and entering and larceny; Ted Andrew Harris, breaking, entering and larceny. Claiborne Henderson, driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor; Henderson is also charged with possession of utensils for manufacturing liquor, possession of non-tax-paid liquid, possession of non taxpaid liquor for purpose of sale, and distilling spiritous liquor; Herbert Daley Pulley, 4th offense of driving under the influ ence of intoxicating liquor, and driving while license has been permanantly revoked; Charles Linwood Boyd, armed robbery; Carter James Howard, Jr., speeding 61 mph in 45 mph zone, and driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor; Ivory Ben Davis, second offense of driving under under the influence of intoxicating liquor, and speeding 60 mph in 35 mph zone. Davis is also charged with driving while license was revoked and failing to stop for blue light and siren. Nancy D. Davis, felon ious welfare fraud; Fed wood Alston, driving while under the influence of Intoxicating liquor; George Washington, sec ond offense of driving while |«iw the inflimnrti of intoxicating liquor; Robin Wesley Capps, sec ond offence of driving under the influence of intoxicating whiskey, and driving left of center, and transporting broken seal alcohol; George Washing ton Davis, second offense of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor and transporting broken seal alcohol. James Edward Judkins, driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor and driving left of center; Johnnie Blackwell, driving under influence of intoxi cating liquor; Robert Ed ward Williams, receiving stolen goods; Arthur Coop er Boone, driving while licensed revoked and driv ing while under the influ ence of intoxicating liquor, and driving left of center; Clemon Archie Hawkins, driving left of center and driving under influence of intoxicating liquor; Daniel Lee Watson, driving left of center and driving under the influence of intoxicat ing liquor. Richard Hargrove, driv ing while under the influ ence of intoxicating liquor driving left of center, driving while license per manently revoked, and driving under the influence at Intoxicating liquor, and drivii^ while license re voked; Wilson Thomas, two counts of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor; Fritz Edward Vaughan, trans porting broken seal alco hol; Harold Spruill, two counts of assault on a female, and use of threat ening language; Willie Beverly Taylor, driving under the influence of liquor; William Morris Neal, driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor and driving while license is permanently revoked; Arthur Hamilton, larceny of firearms, break ing, entering and larceny, simple possession of mari huana, and attempted larceny of an automobile; Ernest Jones, assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury; Raymond Jones, asaault inflicting serious injury; George Washing ton Bullock, second offense of driving under the influ ence erf intoxicating liquor and driving left of center; Jerry Lynn Old, driving while licensed revoked; Carlton G. Rudd, second offense of driving under the influence of intoxicat ing liquor and driving while license revoked; Douglas Thurman House, speeding 72 mph in 55 mph zone, careless and reckless (Continued on page 14) l 190U TTdl I Cll taxes collected to date totals $1,586,433.61, accord ing to the report of Mrs. Susan W. Whitley, tax col lector, submitted to the Board of County Commis sioners at its regular meeting here on Monday morning. This represents 86.15% of the 1980 levy. Taxes collected during March, and included in the total, w$re $67,060.59. Other March collections included delinquent taxes and penalties, $10,870.23; penalties, $10,870.23; partial payments, $7,871.73, and advance payments, $119.00, making a total collected in March of $85,921.23. Dog Warden Keporx The report of Frank Twitty, Dog Warden, shows that three dogs picked up after reporting date in February and 81 picked up in March, brought total dogs on hand to 84. Seventy-three of these dogs were killed and 11 given away. One person was bitten during the month. Twitty also vaccinated 164 dogs, answered 101 calls, and drove 1939.4 miles during the month. utSTA nepon The report of James B. Whitley, CETA coordina tor, was transmitted to the Board of County Com missioners by County Manager Glen Newsome as follows: "Dear Mr. Newsome: "The following is a status report on the Warren County CETA program as of March 31, 1961: "Ken Kastleman of Human Resources Con sultants, P. A., was here on March 11 to discuss train ing needs for our participants for the re mainder of this fiscal year. Several alternatives were mentioned as possibilities in view of the uncertainty surrounding the funding situation. "The participants currently on the program were enrolled in training classes on March 17. It is anticipated that we will conduct at least two intensive workshops between now and June 30 that will emphasize the development of job acquisition skills. These workshops should help the participants to develop the skills and proper attitudes necessary to obtain unsub sidized employment should the program end on or before June 90.1 will keep you appraised nf any (Continued on page 14) April 15 Is Deadline Tobacco Designations Are Coming In Slowly Operators of about 400 farms in Warren County have not designated ware houses at which they wish to market their 1981 tobacco, Thomas E. Wat son, executive director of the Warren County ASCS Office, said yesterday. Designations have been made by about 250 farm ers, he added. Watson reminded farm ers that Wednesday, April 15, is the deadline for growers to file initial designations. Any producer who is planning to carryover his 1981 crop into 1982 should determine if the full quota can be carried over to next year, Watson said. If a grower does not plan to plant tobacco in 1981, a designation should not be filed. April 15 is also the deadline to lease and transfer tobacco. Farm operators are urged to visit the ASCS office at once and file their warehouse designations. Road Problems Are Discussed By Commissioners Attending a meeting in the Warren County court room at 2 p. m. Monday afternoon representatives of the State Department of Transportation discussed road problems of county and state with the Warren County Board of Commis sioners. Board Chairman Jack Harris presided over the meeting. C. C. Painter, Division Engineeer, acted as spokesman for the group. Other personnel of the Department of Transpor tation present were Joe Hamm, Governor's repre sentative, Jimmie Joyner, District Engineer; Robert Ross, District Representa tive, and Glenwood Rose, government representa tive. Painter told the commis sioners that while $104, 575.00 had been awarded Warren County as its share of $10 million received by the state from bond fund, $60,000 of this amount is allocated to cover over drafts on existing work orders, leaving only $44, 575.00 for county road work. Of this $44,575, the following allocations have been made: Upgrade Green Avenue, from SR1601 to Plain View Street (to meet our mini mum unpaved standards for old subdivision streets) .01 mile, $5,000; Spot Improvements - including stabilization on various secondary roads, county-wide, $25,000; Road additions - pro perty owner participation paving and contingency funds, $14,575. Painter said that whether anything can be done on a written request of Jeff D. Palmer, Sr., of Falls Church, Va., relative to completion of the paving of secondary road No. 1334, begun in 1969 and on a request that a portion of road in a development near Nocarva be added to the state system would depend on action of the Legislature. Painter said that as far as the request of Henry Henderson and Willie Davis for an outlet to (Continued on page 14) Fleming Awarded Prize In Contest James Tasker Fleming, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T Fleming of Warrenton, has been awarded a Florence Kidder Scholar ship for his essay entitled "What Can I Do For My Country?" Tasker received the alternate award of $200 in a state-wide competition sponsored by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of North Carolina in memory of their first president. Tasker is a senior at Warren Academy and plans to enter the Univer sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the fall. Due Date For Bonds Extended By County Board The Warren County Board of County Commis sioners at its regular April meeting Monday morning unanimously passed a resolution authorizing that the due date on $2.25 million of revenue antici pation school bonds be extended for 60 days. The FHA had agreed to purchase the bonds when the new consolidated high school is 80 percent com pleted, County Manager Glen New some said, but construction has not yet reached that state. The board named Clyde Edwards to represent the County Commissioners as the steering committee member of the Coordinat ing Council for Senior Citizens. Certincauon or Hawtree Fire Department District and the Inez Fire Depart ment District were tabled until the May meeting of the board because the two departments had failed to receive the endorsement of the Warren County Fire Commission. The commissioners ap proved a budget amend ment permitting shifting of funds within departments. McCarroll Alston and Kenneth Mustian were re appointed members of the Warrenton Planning Board. The commissioners ap proved bond for Kay Hall, deputy tax collector. The commissioners authorized the rezooing of a 2.8 acre plat at Jones Store in Roanoke Town ship from residential to commercial in order that the Gaston Lake Chamber of Commerce might use it as the site for an office. The commissioners ap proved the granting of a right-of-way for its power (Continued on page M> Cattle Thieves Nabbed By Law Enforcement Men Two cattle thieves from the Inez section of Warren County were arrested on Monday night and a third thief surrendered to the Sheriff's Department on Tuesday morning. Each of the alleged thieves were placed under (2000 bond. Following months of investigation, Chief Dep uty Dorsey Capps of the Warren County Sheriff's Department and Deputy Theo Williams arrested Stanley Leonard Goode, 22 and Robert Lee Alston, 26 on a charge of stealing a heifer on. Nov. 30 from Irvin Smith, cattle farmer of the Inez section of Warren County Capps said on Tuesday morning that the heifer, valued at $1,000 had been butchered on Smith's truck when the alleged thieves found the animal too heavy to load in a truck. He said part of the meat was recovered at the homes of Goode and Alston a* Rt », Warrenton. On Tuesday morning the third alleged thief, John Floyd Goode, believed to be about 30, met his lawyer in the Sheriffs Depart ment, and surrendered to Deputy Capps. Commissioners Special Guests At Monday A/leal The Agricultural Exten sion Advisory Council quarterly luncheon meet ing was held in the Agricul tural Extension Office at 12 noon Monday with Roy Pat Robertson, chairman, pre siding. Members of the Warren County Board of Commissioners were spec ial guests. Following a baked chick en dinner, with apple pie as dessert, Mrs. W. P. Jones, vice chairman, introduced those present. W. Jack Harris, chairman, brought greetings from the board of county commissioners. L. C. Cooper, County Extension Chairman, used the occasion to present proposed extensions and renovations to the Agricul tural Building. Agricultural Extension service proposed projects for 1981 were discussed as follows: Field Crops, William B (Bill) Bender; Farm Op portunities, G rover Shear in; Livestock, Jim Ward; Home Economics, Exten sion Homemakers, Mr*. Richard Holtsman, EFNEP; Community Re sources Development, Ronald Douglas; 4-H and Youth, Henry Bobbitt, m. Quarterly meeting* and agenda for the remainder at the calendar year mi 'were announced as fol lows: May meeting, progress on present plans for wort goals, and new plant of work for 1M1-B. August meeting, preesot the final plan of wort for lWl-tt, and Inputs on its sessmenti, program re port problems and people.
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