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11 7 o ^0ni!3n,Library x - ° • Wa in st. arre"ton- N.C. 27589 ®lje Harrcn Eecorii Volume 85 25c Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, February 17, 1982 Number 7 New Firm Setting Up Shop By KAY HORNER Staff Writer Vi-Jon Laboratories, a maker of private label health and beauty aids, is outfitting facilities in the Centre Warehouse on Norlina Road in Warrenton to produce, bottle and label its products. The company compounds products such as petroleum jelly, nail polish remover, mouthwash and rubbing alco hol to be marketed by larger distributors under their own labels. Among its clients are Kerr Drug, Family Dollar • Stores, Eckerd's and K-Mart. Darrell Jenkins, plant manager and Vi-Jon's division manager for the East Coast, estimates that the operation will begin with four or five employees in March and increase to 15 after the first year. He projects tliat 30 people will be employed by the laboratories after three years. According to Jenkins, Warrenton was chosen for a plant site over several other sites on the East Coast. "We liked North Carolina, not because of its low wages, but be cause of its location. It's halfway up the Eastern sea board." Warrenton filled the bill as a good location for a "low-key, low-profile" operation. Vi-Jon Laboratories has its home offices in St. Louis, Mo. It also has a plant in Oakland, Cal., and a warehouse in Brooklyn, N. Y. The St. Louis and Oakland operations employ about 150 people. The venture in Warrenton will cost approximately $200,000 in raw materials, salaries, and facilities. Jenkins estimated that the plant here will ship 3 million pounds a year by truck. The company started in 1908 in the midwest making its health and beauty products, and Jenkins says 90 percent of their products are now distributed under the private label arrangement. Hardee's of Warrenton has been awarded a certificate of appreciation from the North Carolina National Guard. The award was presented to Mrs. Pat Grant, local Hardee's manager, during a ceremony last week which saw National Guard officials arrive her from Raleigh by helicopter. Mrs. Grant was cited for her practice of providing free drinks to any Guardsman in uniform. Shown above, left to right, are Col. Sam Arringto-fl secretary to the chief of staff: Maj. Gen. William E. Ingram, the Adjutant General; Col. William P. Keetou. Jr., chief of staff; SSG Luther H. Green way, administrator of the Warrenton National Guard Unit; Mrs. Grant; and Mrs. Ann B. Anthony, Colonel Keeton's secretary. (Staff Photo) Final Plan Affects Warren By BIGNALL JONES Pleas of Warren Coun ty citizens and their repre sentative were largely in vain last Thursday and Friday as the Legislature approved the division of House and Senate by townships. However, under the plan as finally adopted there is no division that separates Norlina and Warrenton. It is also felt that under a plan submitted by Senator Civil Session Ends On Monday A civil session of Warren County Superior Court which began here Monday ended the same day after all 14 cases on the calendar were called. Four of the cases were continued and only one case - James Byrd, et als vs. Mrs. Clyde Wactor and other heirs of Major C. Carter - was tried. The court found in favor of the plaintiff. Settled out of court were the cases of Luther A. Carroll, Sr. and Mary F. Carroll vs. Mrs. J. F. King, Verbetine Brame vs. Clar ence Edward Watson, Gay S. Roberts vs. William K. Lanier, Jr., and C. W. Fugitt vs. Thomas J. McKenny. The case of Tony Dean Anstead vs. Charlie Boone and Nell Boone was or dered transferred to Dis trict Court. A voluntary dismissal was taken in the case of Queen I. Park vs. Marvin Kermit Boyd. The case of Anthony Walter Cox vs. Horace Edward Howard and Diane Maria Williams was called, but the plaintiff failed to appear and the case was dismissed James Speed that the division in Senatorial dis tricts may have shown some improvement over the plan originally propos ed. As approved by the Legislature, the 11th Sena torial District, with James Speed, encumbent, is com posed of all Franklin County, population 30,055; and ail of Vance County, population 36,748; eight townships from Warren County, with total popula tion of 13,120. These townships are Fishing Creek, Fork, Judkins, Nutbush, Sandy Creek, Shocco, Smith Creek and Warrenton. Also included in the 11th Senatorial District are Castalia, Grif fin and Mannings town ships in Nash County, and Barton Creek, Leesville, Little River, New Light and Wake Forest town ships in Wake County. The Sixth Senatorial Dis trict is composed of Edge combe County, population 55,988; Halifax County, population 55,286; and four townships from Warren County as follows: Haw tree, River, Roanoke and Sixpound. Julian Allsbrook of Roanoke Rapids is the encumbent senator. House District Seven, with George Hux as encumbent representative, is composed of 10 town ships from Nash County New Law May Help Payment Of Taxes On January 1, a new law became effective requiring Warren County taxpayers who wish to register a motor vehicle or to renew registration to sign a statement certifying that they have listed the vehicle for property taxes and that they owe no delinquent property taxes on the vehicle.« "This law should be a real boost for county tax collections," said Susan W. Whitley, tax collector and finance officer for the county. "Many people who do not own real estate believe they have nothing to lose by not paying their taxes. However, those who wish to drive could stand to lose a lot if they do not adhere to the new law," she said. The tax collector's office will periodically compare the registration lists with the tax records. Individ uals making false certifi cation will be prosecuted by the tax collector. False certification is a misde meanor and conviction could carry a penalty of a fine not to exceed $100 or imprisonment not to ex ceed six months, or both. Mrs. Whitley said that a person owing taxes for more than one year must pay each year in full including penalties. Part ial payments made on the value of the vehicle as a means of compliance will not be accepted. Taxes are considered de linquent once interest pen alties begin. Persons who wish to determine their tax liabil ity may call Mrs. Whitley at 257-3337. with population of 31,064; three townshps in Martin County with population of 8,434; and five townships from Warren County with a population of 8,635. These townships are Fishing Creek, Fork, Sandy Creek, Shocco and Warrenton. House District 21 is represented by three mem bers. John Church and Tom W. Ellis of Vance County and Billy Watkins of Granville County It is composed of Caswell Coun ty, population 20,705; Granville County, 34,043; Vance County, population 36,728; two townships from Halifax County, Littleton, population 3,882; and Roa noke Rapids, population 20,340; for a total popula tion of 24,222; and seven townships from Warren County, with total popula tion of 7,597. These townships are Hawtree, Judkins, Nutbush, River, Roanoke, Sixpound and Smith Creek. Figures provided in this article were obtained through courtesy of Glenn Newsome, Warren County manager. Chamber Board Conducts Meet Charles Hayes, presi dent of the Warren County Chamber of Commerce, announced at a directors meeting on Tuesday after noon that articles of in cor poration for the chamber had been recorded and that the chamber needed U draw up the by-laws. Hayes said that we would serve on this committee and appointed to assist him were Melvin "Butch" Scot) and Wayrv Clower, who are to , jet on nexl (Continued on page 14) FELLWOCK Norlina Stop Is Planned By National Head Commander - in - Chief Arthur J. Fellwock of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States will visit Norlina Post 4096 at 3 p. m. on.Tuesday, Febru ary 23. He will be visiting posts throughout the state dur ing the week Fellwock, a lative and life-long resident of Evans ville, Indiana, was elect ed to the position of com mander-in-chief at the 82nd Annual National Con vention in Philadelphia last August. As senior vice commander-in-chief, he had filled the unexpired term of Commander-in Chief T. C. Selman who died in October, 1980. Fellwock joined the VFW in 1946, after three year's service in the U. S. * Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater. During the. past year, Fellwock made a fact-find ing visit to the Far East where he had an opportun ity to visit several Depart ment of Pacific VFW Posts At present, he is a vice president in sales with the Universal Corp., which installs production con trols in large companies. Fellow Workers Honor Retiree Gilbert E. Crotts, plant manager at Cochrane Eastern, Inc. in Warren ton since December 1,1971, was given a retirement party earlier this month at The Silo in Henderson. Mr. and Mrs. Crotts were honored at the dinner givf n by employees of the local furniture company. A resident of Thomas ville, Crotts has resided at the Colonial Lodge here during the week, returning home each weekend. He and his wife, Helen, who will retire in May, will continue to live in Thomas ville. Their daughter, Martha Yokeley, son-in law, Steve and two grand sons, Scott and Eric, also live in Thomasville. Crotts is expected to leave Warrenton at the end of this month. "Although his family is very happy that he is retiring, we love him and will miss him very much." a Cochrane spokesman said. Reminder Given For Heart Fund Steve Medlin, Heart Fund chairman for Warren County, reminds readers that this week. February 14-21, is Heart Fund Week in Warren County. He urges residents to help this cause by contri buting to the fund on Heart Sunday, February 21. Charles Hayes and Wal ter Gardner will be contacting businesses for their support. Warren Road Money Coming RALEIGH The North Carolina Board of Trans portation allocated the last $10 million from funds authorized by the State Highway Bond Act of 1977 for improvements to the state's large secondary road system here at its February 12 meeting Warren County's share of the $10 million allocation is $103,074, based on a formula established by the state legislature Accord ing to the formula, each county receives a percent age of the total funds available, determined by the unpaved miles of secondary roads in the county in relationship to the total mileage of unpav ed secondary roads in the state. Warren County has 196.11 miles of unpaved roads, while the total mileage of unpaved state maintained secondary roads in North Carolina is 19,000. lhe $300 million high way bond act, approved in November 1977, directed that $75 million would be used to improve the state's secondary road system, while $175 million was for improvements to the pri mary system and $50 million was for the state's urban road system. Secretary of Transpor tation W. R. "Bill" Rober son. Jr. commented, "Again, we are glad to be able to put the highway bond funds to work for the citizens of North Carolina. It was the citizens' over whelming support of the 1977 bond issue that made these funds a reality. "In addition to the bond funds, the state legislature appropriates an annual amount for secondary road improvements from the state highway fund collec tions. We are expecting an allocation of $40 million from the legislature by July 1, 1982. "This allocation would not be possible had it not been for Governor Jim Hunt's 'Good Roads' pro gram passed by the 1981 General Assembly," added Roberson. "The $10 millon in bond funds for the secondary road system - our 'home to-work' transportation network - will allow us to make vitally needed im provements to the more than 59.1KX) miles which comprise the nation's largest state-maintained secondary highway sys tem," explained Roberson The highway bond funds allocated for secondary roads will be used for im provements to the system such as new paving, widen ing existing paved roads, improving unpaved road ways to an "all weather standard," repairing and replacing substandard bridges and strengthening paved roads to relieve present weight restric tions" "In order to utilize the $10 million allocation most effectively," Secretary Roberson explained, "Our board members and divi sion engineers are in the process of reviewing sec ondary road needs in each county As county-by-coun ty improvement programs are compiled, they will be presented to each respec tive county board of com missioners. "Public meetings will be held in each county to give" citizens an opportunity to express their views on secondary road needs. The commissioners then will review and forward re commendations to the Board of Transportation for implementation by state forces," he said. By Property Owners Soul City Sign Removal Is Hit Homeowners and pro perty owners at Soul City have expressed their con cern over the removal of Soul City highway signs along 1-85, U. S. 1 and other highways. Letters of com plaint have been sent to Governor Hunt, N. C. Transportation Secretary William R. Roberson, Jr. and the Warren County commissioners. The signs were erected in the early 1970s when Soul City was being backed financially by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. After a study indicating that Soul City was not a financially sound opera tion and not met its goals, HUD withdrew sup port. Associated Press quotes W. A. Ward, assistant manager of traffic engi neering for DOT,- as saying, "At the time the signs were put up, we thought Soul City was to become a municipality and a major generator of traffic." According to AP, a complaint about the signs was sent to the Transpor tation Department by a Greensboro resident last Needy Are Helped By Surplus Cheese As of noon on Tuesday of this week, approximately 7,000 pounds of surplus cheese had been distributed to low-income residents of Warren County by the Department of Social Services, according to Julian Farrar, Social Services director for the county. The county received 9,000 pounds of cheese from the U. S. Department of Agriculture on Friday, February 12, and began distribution the following Monday morning at the old Board of Education office next to Warren General Hospital on Norlina Road. Approximately 2,000 pounds of cheese remained for distribution on Tuesday, but Farrar stressed that cheese is available only t6 those who have already made application and been approved. "We expect to finish distribution this week," Farrar said. However, if all of the remaining cheese has not been distributed by the end of this week, distribution will continue next week. All 100 county social services departments across the state are participating in the cheese distribution. The cheese will provide additional food for an estimated 513,000 low-income North Carolinians. Farrar estimated that 1,800 Warren County residents will receive cheese, and he expressed appreciation for the 15 volunteers who have helped the department in distribution of the cheese. November. "He pointed out that Soul City was not a municipal ity," Ward said. "We looked into it and found it wasn't, and it didn t meet our policy for directional signs on the interstate and primary highways. We ordered them removed." Residents of Soul City plan to go before the Warren County commis sioners at the regularly scheduled meeting in March to protest the removal of the signs. Charles Worth is quoted as saying, "People here are very upset. Even though we have a small population, people are interested in Soul City. People would drive by. Now no one knows where it is." Police Chief Found Guilty A Warren County Dis trict Court judge February 10 found Norlina Police Chief Romey Willams guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol last December. Williams' lawyer, Julius Banzet, HI, filed notice of appeal. Williams, who has been Norlina's police chief for five years, had pleaded not guilty to the charges. After listening to testi mony by Highway Patrol man A M Bennett, who arrested Williams Decem ber 10, Judge J. Larry Senter issued Williams a suspended sentence of not less than 60 nor more than 90 days in jail, and ordered him to pay a fine of fioo and $31 in court coats. Alao, Williams' driver's license could be suspended for a time to be specified by the Department of Motor Ve hicles. Williams, 42, was a passenger In a car driven by Dallas Bullock of Rt. 1, Warrenton, on the evening of December 10. Patrol man Bennett told the court he was driving on a njral unpaved road, responding to an accident report, when he spotted Bullockscar parked on the left ride d the road, about three miles north of Norlina Bennett said he tp (Continued an p«#e I)
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