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Qtye Harren itecflrii Volume 84 15* Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Thursday, October 8, 1981 Number 41 Last Rites Are Held For Court Clerk Funeral services for Mrs. Ann Fishel Davis, 60, Clerk of Warren County Superior Court, were con duced from the Warrenton Presbyterian Church on Sunday at 4 p. m. by the Rev. Clint McCann and the Rev. Nancy McCann. Bur ial was in Sunset Hill Cemetery at Littleton. Mrs. Davis died in her sleep during Friday night at her home on Main Street in Warrenton. The daugh ter of the late Harry 0. Fishel of Vaughan and Mrs. Agnes Norman Fishel of Rich Square, she was a native of the Vaughan community. She was first married to James Knox Polk of Warrenton. Her second marriage was to T. K. (Shorty) Davis of Roxboro. She was a member of the Warrenton Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Davis had served as Clerk of Court for nearly seven years, having been first elected in November, 1974, and re-elected, in November 1978. Her pre sent term would have expired in November 1982. She had served as deputy clerk for six years and as an employee in the clerk's office for a number of years. Mrs. Davis is survived by her widower, T. K. (Shorty) Davis of the home at Warrenton; a daughter, Mrs. Knox Polk Chadwick of Charlotte; and a son, Tanker Polk of Zurich, Switier land; her mother, Mrs. Agnes M. Fishel at Rich Square; two step daughters, Mrs. Bonnie Wrenn of Raleigh and Mrs. Phyllis Jones of Rocky Mount, Va.; a sister, Mrs. Mary Norman White of Scotland Neck; a brother, Harry O. Fishel of Roa noke Rapids; and one grandson. Pallbearers were A1 Williams, Julius Banzet, m, A1 Thompson, Charles T. Johnson, Elmer Harris, Frederick Hardy, Brad Carroll and Roy Pat Robertson. Mrs. Dora Stegall is shown taking the oath of office Monday as acting clerk of the Superior Court from Judge Hamilton H. Hobgood, presiding judge at the current civil term of Superior Court Mrs. Stegall, who was assistant clerk of the Superior Court of Warren County, was appointed acting clerk of the Superior Court for a period of not more than 30 days pending the appointment of a successor clerk of the Superior Court. The appointment was made by Judge Robert H. Hobgood, resident Superior Court judge of the Ninth Judicial District. (Staff Photo > Davis Challenges Perry For Norlina Mayor's Post Both Norlina and War renton will have mayors' races to be decided by town voters who go to the polls in November's muni cipal elections. At Norlina, Kenneth Davis has paid his filing fee and will challenge incumbent E._ L. (Bill) Perry. At Warrenton, voters will have a choice between incumbent B. G. White and former mayor W. A. Miles, who served for 22 years before losing to White two years ago. Norlina is the only one of Warren's three incorporat ed municipalities which will have a race for commissioner. All five members of the present board have filed for re election, and are being challenged by four politi cal newcomers. Filing for the first time for town office were Butch Bolton, Wayne Aycock, William Leonard and James Vaughan. They seek seats now held by incumbents Ben Lloyd, W. S. Hicks, Jr., John Dore, Wallace Stallings and Jimmy Overby. Warrenton will have no contest for seats on its seven-member board. In cumbents Billy Lanier, Charles White, Gordon Haithcock, A. A. Wood, Richard Hunter and Eddie Clayton have paid their $5 filing fee. Newcomer Mel vin (Butch) Scott has filed, and veteran commission er Alban C. Fair is not seeking re-election. At Macon, Mayor Bill Reid has decided to give up the town's top post, and his seat is being sought, without opposition, by M C. Clary, a member of the present town board. Filing for the board at Macon are Lucille Haith cock, W. L. Edwards, W. R. Shaw, Glenn Riggan and newcomer Carroll Harris. The filing deadline at all three towns expired at noon Friday. Civil Court Term To End On Friday A special Civil Term of Warren County Superior Court, Which convened here on Monday morning with Judge Hamilton Hob good of Louiaburg presid ing, will adjourn on Friday, according to Judge Hobgood. The court was convened in honor of Anne F. Davis, recent clerk of the Super ior Court of Warren County, with the following comments by Judge Hob good: "This session of Civil Superior Court in Warren County convenes this morning in honor of Anne F. Davis, recent Clerk of the Superior Court of Warren County. "Mrs. Davis, was, above all else, a very gracious lady who was so pleasant and considerate of other people. IUs trait endear ed her to the dtises of this county and all others with whom she came in contact sue served this county well as Clerk of the Superior Court for the past years and in other of trust before formany years as a friend as well as a highly regarded official of the court. She will be by all who knew fa Called at 10 a. m. being beard on Wednesday morning when this news paper went to press. The case is listed as Vaniene Hardy vs. Donald R. Coffman. Seven lawyers are involved in the case. While a number of cases have been settled only two judgments, each signed by Judge Hobgood, were available in the Clerk's office late Tuesday after noon. They wre Catherine Brown vs. Lewis A. Thompson, Jr., and Gene T. Weston, administrators of the estate of W. Kearney Thompson; and State of North Carolina, ex. frel. Employment Security Commission of North Caro lina vs. Joseph A. Ross, T-A J. and J. Logging Company. In the Joseph A. Ross case, the defendant was charged with failure to pay the State Employment Commission sums of money due over five quarters, in a total about of taaiaf* Judgment of the Court was that the defendant be restrained from the hiring or continued employment of any individuals until the Indebtedness owed the IT ..I1 - - ' |t« mnpioymeot security Commission is pakl. R was further ordered that the restraining order shall be suspended and held in abeyance on the condition that the tWend (Continued on J) Change In Status Is Expected Here The arrangement in ef fect for several years in which the office of county manager and industrial development director have been jointly operated is ex pected to end on January 1 when each position will be served by a full-time official. * When this matter was brought to the attention of the county commissioners at their September meet ing, at a joint meeting of the two board, action was postponed until the Octo ber meeting of the county commissioners in order that the Industrial De velopment Commission might make a definite proposal. Monroe Gardner and Julius Banzet, Jr., members of the Industrial Commissioners Board, ap peared before the county commissioners at their regular October meeting of the board, held here on Monday night, and told the commissioners that their commission definitely wanted a full-time develop ment commission execu tive secretary. Monroe Gardner, who acted as spokesman, said that more development was being made in Warren County now than has been in many years, that for the next two or three months the time of the joint official would be demanded by the industrial development board, and that by January 1 a full-time industrial development commission director should have been employed. To carry out this plan, be said, the commission would need an increase of $8,500 for a six fiwmttf period. Chairman Jack Harris potted out that this would mean a yeafly increase of 917,000, which would bring the total coat of operating the commis skxi to 187,000. Gardner said that he and Brad Carroll had gone to Raleigh to consult with Alva Ward, head of the State Development Com mission, concerning a full-time Warren County Industrial Development Commission, and had been told by Ward that they would be lucky if they could operate the commis sion on a full-time basis for $57,000, which, he said, was by far the lowest of any county in the state. Gardner said he was confident that the develop ment commission could be operated efficiently for this figure. Gardner told Harris that his commission would like to know as early as possible the decision of his board. Harris said that because the commission ers would need to know the cost of employing a county manager, that it would be at least 30 days before he could give them an (Continued on page 12) Drive Launched To Aid Family A drive is under way here to find clothes and furnishings for a family hard hit by fire last week. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Talley of Rt. 1, Warrenton, tact their home and all their belongings in a fire on Tuesday night, Sept. 29. Sponsors of the relief drive said any form of donations for the family will be greatly appreciat ed. The family consists of three girls who wear cloth ing sizes SX, 7 and 10, and have shoe sizes 10, liandl. There is • little boy with size four, shoe size seven. Additionally there are three ladies, sizes 16, IS and 90 and three men, sizes SI and 32. Donations to the family may be made by calling 486-3874. Big 'If' Attached To County Funding Plans Warren County Consoli dated High School will receive funds for one-half of the number of bleachers needed for the new school gym - If This was decided by the board of county commis sioners regular meeting here on Tuesday night when Commissioner Her bert Harris made the motion to approve $25,000 for this purpose. The motion was passed after Commissioner Harris amended his motion to state if the money is available. A similar provi sion was added to a second request for $25,000. This was for a donation to lend a physician $25,000, to be repaid after a three-year period, with insurance to cover debt if physician should die. The idea of lending the $25,000 to the unannounc ed physician was promoted by Chairman Jack Harris who said he had received a letter stating that local citizens had already raised a like sum. He said as badly as the county needed doctors it seems a shame to lose one because the county would not put up $25,000. However, he was quick to point out that the money would have to be provided through the War ren General Hospital. In addition, the County Development Commission had previously requested $8,500 and an unknown sum was needed to employ a county manager. County Manager Glen Newsome had previously pointed out that after giving $10,000 to Warren General Hospital at the September meeting of the board that only slightly more than $16,000 was left in the tentative fund, while requests were for $70,000 and would probably reach $100,000. He said he did not know where he could find any more money. This caused the "if the money can be found" labeled to the motion to lend, through the hospital. The sum of $25,000 for three years to Dr. Wayne Young, former pastor of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. Dr. Young, one of the most popular pastors to fill the Wesley Memorial pulpit, resigned from the ministry a few years ago to enter Duke Medical School. He said that he would like to practice medicine at War renton if his debt to Duke could be paid. Upon learning this, members of his former church and other friends here began a campaign to lend him enough money to pay off his debt to Duke. Warren Producer Is Given Perdue Honor Macon Myrick of Warren County was one of 15 Perdue poultry producers who received awards dur ing the poultry firm's annual growers' festival held last Saturday night at Chowan College in Mur freesboro. Myrick, who has three broiler houses near War ren Plains, was one of IS broiler producers vho were given awards. A pullet award and a breeder award were also given. Approximately 625 per sons were on hand for the annual festival, which featured an address by Purdue president Frank Perdue. Faced with so many requests and so little available money, County Manager Newsome re quested that priorities be given to the request. Upon suggestion of Chairman Harris the first priority was given for funds needed because of the split in management of the board of county commissioners and the Warren County development commission. Second priority was given to purchase of bleachers for the Warren County Consolidated High School, and the third priority was given to the loan for the doctor. (Chairman Harris said on Tuesday afternoon that he is confident that he can find the funds for items one and 2 and has not given up on item 3.) This is Branch Banking and Trust Company's new Market Street Drive-In Office which opened on Tuesday. The new facility, which is adjacent to the bank's main office, has entrances on Macon and Market streets and an exit on Bragg Street Two lanes of traffic leading to a drive-up window and a remote teller unit are open during regular banking hours. The large lot contains ample parking for BB&T customers and will be extensively landscaped, Steve Medlin, vice president and city executive, said. While the bank invites customers' usage, parking for extended periods of time will be discourag ed. Employees of surrounding businesses wfll be asked to use other facilities. (Staff Photo) Reagan Cut Is Described As Threat To Warren County An administrational pro posal by the Reagan ad ministration to reduce Revenue Sharing by 14 percent in January and to phase the program out in the next three years is a threat to the well being of Warren County, Glen New some, county manager, told the commissioners at their regular meeting here on Monday night. Revenue sharing, he said, is the source of funds for several departments of the county. At the request of Chair man Jack Harris, New some said he had written to Senators East and Helms and Representative Foun tain asking their assist ance in resisting both cuts in and elimination of revenue sharing pro grams. He said up to the time of the Monday night meeting hi had heard nothing from Senator Helms, but had heard from Senator East but his letter said little. On the other hand Rep. Fountain's letter said that be firmly supports the program and had telegraphed the presi dent stating his objections to any cuts in the programs. "It seems," Newsome' said, "that Fountain is the only one we can count on for help here." Newsome said good news was that EPA had sent the town of Norlina a grant in the amount of $188,160.00 for work on its sewage system. It had been reported in the press last week that the grant was $172,000, but it was $16,190 larger. Newsome alao told the commisskmers that sales and use tax collections in August totaled $26,337.63. This, he said, was the largest monthly coDectko ever. Dog Wardea Report Frank Twitty. dog war den. reported that during the month of September he picked up 218 dogs, killed 127 dogs and gave away 38. No dogs were confined, or vaccinated and no person was bitten. He said that during the month he answered 124 calls, and travelled 1671.1 miles. Inspector's Report Chester A. Forrester, m, inspector, reported that his department during the month of September made 49 electrical inspec tions and five fire inspec tions; and granted S insulation permits and 13 zoning permits. The inspector traveled 1,659 miles through Sept. 28. During September he also attended a one-day school on Child Day Care Fire Inspections and a two-day zoning workshop. Deputy's Expense A report of Susan Whitley, finance officer, to Ms. Elizabeth Harris is as follows: The following expenses have been incur red by Mr. Danny Bartho lomew in connection with the North Carolina Child Support Enforcement Agency for the month of Septemer: Salary $260.42, matching FICA $17.31, mileage $86.75; total $364.48. Collections for August, $19,850.04. Tax Collector's Report The Sept. 30 report of Susan W. Whitley, tax collector, is as follows: 1981 taxes collected during September $143, 343.1$; 1981 taxes collect ed to date $178,218.27; percentage of levy .0896. Other September collec tions: delinquent taxes and penalties $5,358.40, partial payments $3,952.25, ad vance payments $2,172.14; total September collec (Continued on page 13) Funeral Services Held For Frank Daniel, 59 Funeral services for Frank Hamer Daniel, 59, were conducted at the Warrenton Presbyterian Church on Friday at 2 p. m. by the pastors, the Rev. Clint McCann and the Rev. Nancy McCann. Burial was in Fairvtow Cemetery. Mr. Daniel, the son of the late John Andrew and Iola Watkins Daniel, died at his home of Rodwell Street on Wednesday after noon, Sept. 30. He was born in Warren County on Sept. 5,1S23 and was a graduate of John Graham ffigh School He was an em ployee of Hunter Drag Company for soma 40 years. He was a veteran of World Warn, a member of lamar Post of the Ameri can nmnhw awl vice-president of the War rental Lions Club, and « member and Elder of the Warrentoo Presbyterian Church.
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