Harren Record
Volume 85 25* Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, April 21, 1982
Number 16
Mrs. Gladys Short, coordinator for the Special
Olympics, presents the Heath Beckwith Memorial
Trophy to South Warren Principal Lucious Hawkins and
Mrs. Minnie Brame, a resource teacher at the school.
This was the second year that the trophy has been
presented. It will remain on display at South Warren until
next year's Special Olympics.
(Community Schools Photo)
Special Olympics Held Here
By JL'NELL BLAYLOCK
The sixth annual Warren
County Special Olympic
Games had an unusual
start Friday when three
parachutists floated onto
the athletic field at John
Graham just before the
parade of athletes The
parachute jump was
staged by the Vaughan
team hoping to get an edge
in the competition for the
Heath Beckwith Memorial
Trophy. Vaughan captured
the trophy last year the
first year of the award
The parade of athletes
featured teams from *u
elementary and nuddle
schools, and the Child
Development Center,
dressed in team colors and
some even sporting clever
mascots. Hawkins Elementary
School brought a
bulldog dressed in a
Hawkins' Bulldog Tee
Shirt, while South Warren
brought an acrobatic lion
to represent their school.
Mrs. Gladys Short, Special
Olympics director,
welcomed the students and
introduced James Wilker
son, principal of the host
school, John Graham Middle
School, who wished the
athletes good luck. Mrs^
junell Blaylock introduced
the team of judges who had
volunteered their time to
decide which school would
receive the Heath Beckwith
Memorial Trophy that
afternoon. The judging
panel consisted of L. C.
Orfgen, Warren County
Hospital administrator;
Mrs. Susan Whitley, Warren
County tax collector;
Dr. Eric Krohn, school
psychologist; Dr.
Newnam, mental health
psychologist; MrsDeborah
Davis, HealthCo.
and Attorney T. T. Clayton.
The judges were
attended by pages from
Warren County High
School throughout the day.
Mrs. Short presented
plaques of appreciation to
former school nurses Mrs.
Beulah Three witts and
Mrs. Helen Shearin for
their unselfish donation of
time and effort in completing
all of the athletes
medicals this year. She
also thanked the Jaycees
for their continuing efforts
to support Special Olympics.
The Jaycees provided
the manpower to stage the
events throughout the day.
Miss Princine Owens, codirector
of the Special
Olympics, presented Mrs.
Short with a Special Olympics
jogging outfit for her
hard work and dedication.
Mrs. Short, in turn,
presented all special
teachers with Special
Olympics caps and
charms.
Mrs. Blaylock introduced
Coach Howell, coach of
the Warren County Eagles
basketball team. Coach
Howell encouraged the
students to do their best
and introduced the basketball
team who were the
special guests of the day.
Both David Henderson and
Joe Green delivered
speeches to the crowd
before David Henderson
officially opened the
games by firing the
starting gun.
Athletes participated in
five events, the 100 meter
dash, 50 meter dash,
softball throw, frisbee
throw and the standing
broad jump.
Lunch was served at
noon with Hardee's of
Warrenton donating hamburgers
and iced tea to all
the athletes. Mrs. Ann
Kilian and her lunchroom
staff prepared a delicious
lunch of fried chicken for
the judges, teachers,
guests and basketball
team.
Following lunch, all of
the athletes gathered in the
stands to receive their
Legislators A/lay
Challenge Ruling
RALEIGH - North Carolina
House Speaker Liston
B. Ramsay said Tuesday
that he still thinks the
legislature should challenge
the federal ruling
over redistricting in court
• because I don't feel that
we're dealing with honest
people."
The Justice Department
announced Monday that its
Civil Rights Division had
rejected redistricting
plans because they failed
to comply with the 1965
Voting Rights Act.
Federal officials listed
two objections. They said
the 2nd Senatorial District
in northeastern North Carolina
should have more
blacks, and that Cumberland
County should be
drawn to consist of singlemember
districts instead
of one black majority
district and a four-seated
district covering the rest of
the county.
Legislative sources said
the picture could become
clearer today (Wednesday)
after House and
first, second and third
place ribbons for the
events. Doorprizes donated
by local merchants
were given out by Mrs.
Short and by her son, Todd,
who drew the names from
a jar. Doorprizes were
donated by Odom Motor
Service, Clower Furniture
Company, Western Auto,
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Senate leaders confer. The
North Carolina legislators'
anger over the U. S.
Justice Department's rejection
of the redistricting
plan continued unabated
over Tuesday, but key lawmakers
reached no concensus
over what to do
next.
Sen. Kenneth C. Royall,
Jr., the Senate majority
leader and a key legislator
in the drafting of the
rejected plans, said he
favors having the state
Attorney General's Office
asking a three-judge federal
court panel in Washington
overrule the Justice
Department.
But Royall said also that
a special legislative session
next week to revise
the plans was possible.
"The thing I keep
hearing from legislators,"
Royall said, "is that they
want to get this behind us. I
told them that it is not that
easy." He said the government
can take another 60
days to consider revised
pl^ns.
Volunteer firemen from throughout Warren County
take part la a Compressed Gas School held for firemen by
Vaace GraavlDe Community College la cooperation with
the Warn* County Fire Association. Here firemen react
to ■ aimalated gas Are oa the parting tot ml Carallaa
(Photo by Mary Hunter)
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School Board Seeking
More Than $1 Million
The Warren County
Board of Education agreed
Tuesday night to ask
county commissioners for
more than $1 million in
local funds for operation of
the Warren County schools
during the 1982-83 fiscal
year.
Additionally, board
members said. $144,589 in
capital outlay funds will be
sought for the upcoming
fiscal year.
Superintendent Michael
Williams said that an
additional $152,513 will be
needed in current expenses
"just to maintain what
we're doing this year "
Last year Warren schools
received $758,569 in current
expense funds from
the county government.
Board members, meeting
for the second night in
a row, also said they will
seek $104,747 for areas in
which the schools are not
operating this year. This
expansion budget request
was pared from a list of
some $500,000 in needs.
The capital outlay request
was fashioned from a
half-million-dollar list of
school needs. Last year
county commissioners
budgeted $50,000 in capital
outlay funds for the
schools, but during the
course of the year have
given the schools an
additional $56,000.
In other action taken
Tuesday night, the board:
-Approved, with changes,
policies regarding
reduction in staff. The
changes came after employee
concerns were
brought to the board
Monday night by Mrs.
Irene Robinson and W. T.
Ramey.
-Recommended for reemployment
certified probationary
personnel for
1982-83.
—Accepted the resignations
of Flora M. Baskett.
ESEA aide at South Warren
School; and Lucy E.
Branch, ESEA reading
teacher at South Warren.
- Reviewed plans for the
dedication of Warren
County High School on
April 25.
-Heard a report concerning
construction of a
sign at the entrance to
Warren County High
Chamber To Hold
Clinic On Fraud
The Warren County
Chamber of Commerce
will sponsor a fraud clinic
Monday night, April 26, at
the Lions Den in
Warrenton.
Special agent J. Michael
Casper with the Raleigh
office of the U. S. Secret
Service and State Bureau
of Investigation Agent Jim
Walker will be featured
speakers.
The social hour will
begin at 6:30, with dinner
at 7:15. The cost is $6 per
person, to be paid at the
door.
For further information,
contact Grace Miles,
secretary for the chamber,
at 257-3318.
The Chamber of
Commerce invites all area
merchants to participate in
the clinic.
Plans Announced
For Blood Drive
The Red Cross Bloodmobile,
sponsored by the
Warrenton Lioness Club,
will be at the Lions Dm in
Warrenton on Huiraday,
April 29, from noon until
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School. No action was
taken by the board.
-Confirmed the sale of
three mobile units to the
Franklin County schools.
-Approved six amendments
to the 1981-82
budget.
-Approved a request 10
permit the North Warren
Elementary School safety
patrol to take an overnight
trip to Washington, D. C.
on April 30-May 1 On
Monday night the board
had agreed that the school
cold use an activity bus to
haul the 40 participating
students to Washington
— Extended the
contracts of Steven Taylor
and McCoin Brown
through June 11.
Chief W. R. Richardson congratulates Gwendolyn Marie Richardson (left), newly
crowned princess of the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe. Miss Richardson was crowned Saturday
morning during ceremonies held at the old Haliwa School as part of the tribe's 17th
annual Pow Wow. Runners-up in the princess selection were Liss Maria Hedgepeth,
Rita Hedgepeth and Iris Evans. See Page 6 for additional photos.
(Photo by Mary Hunter)
Candidates Pledge Harmony
In Wake Of Upcoming Vote
Four out of the five men
appearing as candidates
for Warren County Sheriff
on a "Meet the Candidates"
panel at John
Graham Middle School
Tuesday night have worked
together over the years
and ended their appearance
on the stage by
pledging to retain their
friendship regardless of
the outcome of the sheriff's
race, as did the fifth
candidate A. D. Johnson
who has learned to know
and appreciate all the
candidates during the
many years he has lived in
Warren County. In fact
Johnson said that he had
actually voted to hire two
of the candidates while he
was serving as Warrenton
town commissioner.
Other candidates were
Chief Deputy Dorsey
Capps, former Highway
patrolman Wallace Brown,
Deputy Theo Williams, A.
Durwood Johnson, and
Deputy Lloyd Newsome.
The panel was sponsored
by the Wairerton Jaycees,
with Walter Gardner serving
as moderator. The
Jaycees also took a silver
offering in the school hall
for the benefit of the Cystic
Fibrosis campaign.
Brown and the three
deputies based their
claims for the office
largely upon their experience
as law enforcement
officers, and Johnson
based his upon business
experience and an appreciation
for the need for
longer hours and full
cooperation among the
sheriff and all his deputies.
He said that one of his
priorities would be to
increase the fight on drugs
which he held to be a major
problem in the county.
Deputy Newsome said
that liquor was the major
problem, but agreed with
the other deputies that the
most effective way to fight
drugs is to hire undercover
agents. All the candidates
agreed that more and
better paid deputies are
needed, but Johnson said
he feels that this shortage
might be abated by
staggering the hours of the
deputies.
Deputy Newsome said
that he feels that Warren
County citizens have had a
chance to learn of his
dedication, his abilities
and his service during the
21 years he has served as
law enforcement officer in
Warren County. Deputy
Theo Williams spoke of the
12 years he has served as a
deputy sheriff. Chief Deputy
Dorsey Capps said that
he has served for 17 years
in the Sheriffs Department,
and Wallace Brown
told of the 21 years he
served with the Highway
Patrol; three in Halifax
County and IS yean in
Warren County. Both
Brown and Capps recited a
long list of special studies
they had studied during
their terms of office.
Following their statement
of claims, all the
candidates were subjected
to written questions from
the audience, seeking to
clarify some statements
given by the candidates,
and the kind of deputies
they would select if they
were elected sheriff. During
this period all the
candidates stressed the
need for selecting high
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Williams Charged
With Setting Fire
Robert Milton (Kingfish)
Williams. 28, charged with
setting fire to the vacant
home of Georgia J. Harris
on West Franklin Street on
Tuesday night of last week,
was arrested the following
morning by Warrenton
Police Chief Freddie Robing
son.
Williams was given a
96-hour-hearing Friday.
He is being held in jail
under $500 bond and was
scheduled to be given a
hearing in District Court
this morning. Marty Rooker
is his court-appointed
lawyer.
Dies Suddenly
Mr. Eddie Blumburg
died suddenly on Tuesday
morning while he and Mrs.
Blumburg were visiting,
Mrs. Blumburg's mother,
Mrs. Tom Curtis in Palmer
Springs, Va. The Michigan
resident had retired and
had spent about a month
with Mrs Curtis at the
time of his death. The
remains were shipped to
MinMgan Tuesday after
noon where funeral ar