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Warrantor!'4 arc.Library X • ": 3tje liarren iEecoru 1 r- ' Volume 85 25« Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, June 2, 1982 Number 22 June Term May End Here Today The May Criminal Term of Warren County Superior Court, which opened here Tuesday morning because of Monday being a Memorial Day holiday, may adjourn today (Wednesday). Judge Coy E. Brewer, Jr. of Fayetteville is Dresiding over the term. because of tne cancellation of a jury trial after the jury had been approved permitted the court to dispose of about two-thirds of the cases on the docket yesterday, court officials estimate. Whether remaining cases can be disposed of today, may hinge on whether or not a second jury case will be requested. Around 4 p. m. yesterday Judge Brewer permitted the jurors to go home, stating that it was not at that time determined whether defendants, whom he did not name, would require a jury trial. He said that he should know first thing Wednesday morning whether or not the jurors would be required, and asked all of them to return. A jury had been drawn Tuesday morning to hear the case of State vs. Norma and Clifton Spain, Jr., charged with breaking! entering and larceny, jurors had been challenged and seated and Charles M. White, in, defense attorney had asked the jurors could they believe that the case was a family affair based on a mistake, when Deputy Dorsey Capps, the state's witness took the stand. While the jurors had been excused for dinner, a halt was called, and the defense pled guilty under a plea bargain which would not cause the revocation of probation under which Mrs. Spain was serving. Capps had testified that on Feb. 21, 1982, he had gone to the home of Mrs. Vinnie Wor ley in the Warren Plains section at the request of Mrs. Worley who took him to the home of the S pains where she pointed out items allegedly taken from her home. All but about $300 worth of the items allegedly stolen were found. The Spaing contended that they had returned all the other items and would restitution for the remainder if given time. Judgment of the court was that Clifton Spain, Jr., be given a prison term, which was to be suspended and the defendant be placed on probation for three years, and pay a $100 (Continued on page 10) Grand Jurors Find Prison Camp, Jail In Good Shape Both the Warren County Jail and the Warren County Prison Department are in very good order, according to the Grand Jury's Report submitted to Judge Coy E. Brewer, judge presiding over a Criminal term of Warren County Superior Court here on Tuesday morning. The Jail Report read as follows: "Everything was in very good order. The plumbing has been fixed and they now have hot and cold water. A fire extinguisher has been placed in the jail." The Prison Department Report read as follows: The jirors find the Prison Departments in very good condition, as follows: Food Department, very good; Clothes Department, very good, and good condition, Bathroom, very good. In addition to reporting on Jail and Prison, the Grand Jury examined a number of defendants and found true bills in four cases; and not true bills in two cases. True bills were found in jState of North Carolina vs. Mark Haislip; State of North Carolina vs. Joseph • Chub" Mayfield; State of North Carolina vs. Willie White, and State of North Carolina vs. Haywood Perry. No true bills were found in two cases of State of North Carolina vs. Robert Milton Williams. Joe Wert was foreman of the Warren County Grand Jury. Democratic Congressional Candidate Mickey Mlehaux of Durham is shown with Mrs. j-ene Robinson, president of the Warren County Unit of NCAE during a meeting of Warren County educators held here on Thursday night. < Community Schools Photo) Michaux Hits Republicans For Cutbacks In Education Democratic Congressional Candidate Mickey Michaux of Durham told a meeting of educators here Thursday night that "the huge cuts in the essential areas of education and job training are coming just when we need those programs most." The remarks by Michaux, campaigning to succeed retiring Second District Rep. L. H. Fountain of Tartwro, came during the seventh annual banquet of the Warren County units of the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) and the Association of Classroom Teachers (ACT) held at Mariam Boyd School. Michaux charged that if proposed Republican cuts go through "four major higher education 'programs will be drastic filly cut. State student incer itive grants and the supplemental grant progran 1 will be abolished, and the basic opportunities pro gram would be slashed nesirly in half." The former N. C. legislator said that "on the elementary schoo'i level, program cuts would mean a 40 percent slice out of the lunch program by the 1982-83 school year." Michaux charged that the "demise of the Department of Edu cation at cabinet level doe s not help make the administration more responsive to education's needs." Michaux was introduced by Mrs. Irene S. Robinson, president of the Warren County NCAE unit. Guests were recognized by Rosiland Gilliam and the invocation was given by Jim Blanchard. A tribute to school retirees was given by ACT President Doris Davis. Installed as president of the NCAE for 1982-83 was Shirley White, while Irene Robinson was named president-elect. Moli Davis was installed as secretary. Other officers installed were Diariece Williams, assistant secretary; Faye Spence, treasurer; Virginia Faulkner, parliamentarian; Willie J. Cuthbertson, PACE chairperson; and Sterling Cheston, PACE treasurer. Lucy EL Branch, left, and Louise K. Hunter were recognized with engraved plaques during Thursday night's meeting of the VParren County units of NCAE and ACT held at Mariam Boyd School. Also honored during the retirement ceremony was Myrtle L. Ayscue, who was not present (Community Schools Photo) Aa Aroericaa flag mw atop He grave of a Warren Coaaty aervtceuaa. The flap wan placed thnafhoat Warm Ciaatj ■ Snaday after—<■ by local veteran follow lag a brief Manorial Day nrrice held at the Warren toa Court House Square. High School Seniors Facing Commencement Williams To Speak The first class to graduate from the new Warren County High School will hold its commencement exercises on Sunday, June 6, at 5 p. m. The program will be staged in the school's new gymnasium located on the campus. The commencement address will be delivered by Michael F. Williams, superintendent of Warren County Schools. Williams, a native of Warren County and a product of its public schools, has been school superintendent in Warren County since 1978. Prior to being superintendent, he was principal of Mariam Boyd Elementary School in Warrenton for six years. Williams also served as principal of Enfield High School from 1970 to 1972 and taught at Roanoke Rapids High School from 1967 to 1970. He holds a degree in math from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Masters and Education Specialist degrees from East Carolina University. Williams is married to the former Sandra Stansbury and they have two sons, Chris and Ben. They reside in the Enterprise Community. Special platform guests will be Henry D. Bobbitt, HI, chairman of the Warren County Board of Education, and Board of Education members Henry T. Pitchford, Leigh Traylor, Harold L. Harris and Kathy H. Wilson, who will assist in the awarding of the diplomas. Serving as valedictorian for the senior class will be Richard Mark Ellington, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ellington of Norlina. Salutatorian will be Mark Joseph Sammons, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Sammons of Norlina. Honor graduates at Warren County High School are Mark Ellington, Mark (Continued on page 13) Annual Appeal Beginning Set The annual Multiple Sclerosis appeal will begin tomorrow, according to Mrs. Frances Hilliard, national MS Society chairman for Warrenton. Twenty volunteers will be canvassing door-todoor for donations to help in the fight against MS, the crippler of young adults. "All of the volunteers will be wearing identification badges," said Mrs. Hilliard, "And they will be asking for your support." Those helping with the collections in Warrenton are Amy My rick, Annette Burrows, Blanche Andrews, Dorothy Roberts, Charles Madden, Pett Daniel, Mamie Helen Odom, Joyce Benson, Joyce Garrett, Becky Harris, Perry Twitty, Mildred S. Johnson, Louise Hunter, Nancv Blankenship, Willie Mae George, Margaret Cheek and Elizabeth Hight Margie Daniel and Shirley Lynch will be canvassing in Nortina. "I hope everyone will give generously to conquer this mysterious crippler," Mrs. Hilliard said WILLIAMS ELLINGTON SAMMONS Court Case Settled Construction Of Landfill For PCBs Begun At Afton The way for construction of a PCB landfill at Afton was cleared on May 26 when a lawsuit entitled "Warren County vs. State of North Carolina, et al" on appeal in the fourth Circuit, U. S. Court of Appeals and involving the disposal of PCB materials in Warren County was settled. A stipulation of dismissal of the appeal was executed on behalf of Warren County upon the delivery of a deed from the state of North Carolina to Warren County conveying 142.323 acres of land, together with an easement of access. The conveyance to Warren County is subject to certain exceptions and restrictions which are contained in the deed. The land conveyed to Warren County by the state is the same land described in deed dated August 9,1979, from Carter C. Pope and wife. Linda W. Pope, to the State of North Carolina. By the terms of the deed to Warren County, the State of North Carolina retains title to 19.317 acres of land within the 142.323 acres described therein, together with rights of access, a temporary construction and materials easement and a stream monitoring easement. The proposed PCB landfill is to be located on the land retained by the state. The landfill parcel is subject to restrictive convenants defined in the deed. The deed provides that the State of North Carolina is not to dispose of or store any hazardous waste or radioactive waste in the landfill, except the PCB contaminated materials discharged along approximately 211 miles of state highway nghts-ofwav and at the Fort Bragg Miiitary Reservation on or about June 24,1978, and for about seven weeks there"■SSe w ot »« ^ site by the state is further restricted to necessary, proper and approved activities relating to the *afe disposal and storage of the PCB materials. Such activities are limited to those approved by the Environmental Protection Agency and are described in the environmental impact statement dated November 13. 1980. No other hazardous or radioactive waste management activities are permitted at the landfill site. Title to the 142.323 acres of land, less the landfill site containing 19.317 acres and the easements. Is vested in Warren County, but the use of the 123.006 acres owned by the county Is subject to restrictive covenants. The county Is permitted to use the land as a buffer zone between the landfill parcel and the property adjacent to the land owned by the county. Any use of the land by the county for purposes other * buffer zone as defined in the deed Is required to be approved by the governor and the Council of State^ In making the decision to settle the lawsuit on these terms, the Warren County Board of Commissioners considered the following '*l/rbe possibility that the tj s. Court of Appeals would affirm the judgment TtheU. S. District Court allowing the defendants' motions for summary judgment pursuant to the opinion of Judge W. Earl Britt filed November 23, 1981. The effect of the judgment was to dismiss the action brought by Warren County. From the judgment, the county filed notice of appeal on December 23, 1981. 2. The additional safeguards established for the disposal and storage of PCB contaminated material at the landfill since the action filed by Warren County has been pending. 3. The potential threat to the people of Warren County of being confronted with an additional problem if the State of North Carolina owned the land other than that used for the PCB storage and a decision were made to use the remaining land for other and more hazardous toxic waste disposal. 4. The continuing cost of the litigation even if the county were successful in the appeal. 5. The removal and disposal of the PCB contaminated soil along the highway rights-of-way located in Warren County. Hospital Patients Patients in Warren General Hospital on Tuesday afternoon were listed as follows: Juanita Jones, Sallie Baskervill, Pearlie Williams, Mable Hargrove, Kathleen Wilson, Mary Brown, Rosa (keen, Alvin Kersey, Charlie King, Malcolm Stewart, Fitzhue Mill* Emily Hilliard, Sallie Drumgold, Mattie Champion, Ida Shearin.
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