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larrentonMea.Library X i) IT S .IlaIn St . trranton, N.C. 27589 m :'A. ©Ift lamn Eecorii "' ^ -1 Volume 85 25* Per Copy ^/Varrenton. County Of Warren. North Carolina Wednesday, July 7, 1982 Numbw26 Convict Is Among Suspects William Hansford Jones, 26, who escaped from the Warren County Correction Unit on June 14, is one of several suspects in the Friday morning slaying of Fannie Holshouser, a convenience store operator in Sanford, according to the Sanford Police De partment. Jones was serving a two year sentence for a misde meanor and escape. According to Sanford Police Chief R. V. Yarborough, a customer went into the Short Shop store around 11:40 a. m. and found the body of Mrs. Holshouser, 61, lying beside the open cash register. Robbery was the apparent motive. Mrs. Holshouser, the mother of three grown children, had worked at the Short Shop for six years. Loss Of Card Leads To Arrest In Bank Entry Alvin Crossin, 18, and John Anderson, 18, botti of Noriina, were placed under arrest early Tuesday afternoon in connection with a break-in at Peoples Bank, according to Noriina Police Chief Homey Williams. Bank employees found a window broken at the bank when they arrived for work Tuesday morning at approximately 8 a. m. The Noriina Police Department and State Bureau of Investigation were called, and according to Williams, a permanent voter registration card belonging to Crossin was found at the scene. Fingerprints lifted at the scene by the SB1 matched those belonging to Crossin on file at the Noriina Police Department, Williams Williams indicated that Anderson would be charged with aiding and abetting Crossin, since there was no indication that Anderson entered the building. Official Placed Under County Plan The Board of Commis sioners on Tuesday voted to place the Supervisor of the Warren County Board of Elections, a part-time job, under the county's personnel plan, entitling her to fringe benefits and retirement compensation. Tabled for further study by the board until the Aug ust meeting was consider ation of an ordinance for solid waste management OVERFLOWING—This Warren County trash contain- expressed by Lake Gaston residents who appeared before er over with Fourth of July garbage on Tuesday. the Warren County Board of Commissioners Tuesday. The desire to improve the trash collection system was (Staff Photo) Lack Of Services Criticized By Residents 01 lake <*»«• Leaders of several sections of Gaston Lake ap peared before the Board of County Commissioners Tuesday morning to register complaints about the operation of solid waste system on the lake, the dumping of waste on roads leading to dumpsters, the lack of dumpster sites, the general unsanitary condi tions around the dumps, in particular, lack of police protection and general neglect on the part of Warren County. Not only was county police protec tion sadly lacking, but seldom was a Highway Patrolman ever seen. Pointing out that the lake is responsible for 15% of all of the taxes in Warren County, by persons who require no schools, who build their own roads, speakers asked did not the governing body of Warren County feel that they owed anything to the inhabitants who live on the lake? Chairman Harris said that garbage collection is an increasing problem all over the county, and that efforts are being made to correct its abuses, among which are the ordering of several larger dumpsters. He also said that he and the rest of the commissioners were well aware of the con tributions made to Warren County by inhabit ants of its lakes. Complicating the trouble on Gaston Lake is the removal of dumpsters from Wildwood and Shearin's. Some of the additional trouble could be lessened by fencing in a group of dumpster sites. Commissioner Herbert Harris, who is familiar with conditions in that sec tion, said he feels that a site for five dumpsters could probably be leased around Wildwood which might be fenced. The .Gaston delegation agreed that would be a big help. Later in the day, Joe Lennon, Health Officer, submitted a memorandum to the commissioners con cerning Abuse of the Use of Solid Waste Containers provided by Warren County, and submitted to the commissioners a motion made at its quarterly meeting on June 21, and unanimously adopted by the board, reading as follows: "That the Warren County Board of Health express its concern re garding the unsanitary and repulsive solid waste hazard being created by our citizens in dumping solid waste outside the metal containers which are provided by the county and recommends that the County Commissioners take appropriate action to improve this situation." Sign posted on the side of solid waste containers: WARREN COUNTY" Household Waste Container 1. Put Trash Inside 2. Close Lids After Use 3. Household Garbage Only 4. Do Not Dispose of Ap pliances, Rubber Tires, Limbs, Lumber, Bricks or Bulky Items 5. Take Bulky Items to Landfill 6. Report Violations to 257-2711 G. S. 14-399, Uttering - (A) No person, .firm, organization, private cor poration, or governing body, agents or employees of any municipal corpora tion shall intentionally or recklessly throw, scatter, spill or place or intention ally or recklessly cause to be blown, scattered, spilled, thrown or placed or otherwise dispose of any litter upon any public property or private property not owned by him within this state or in the waters of this state indud ing, but not limited to, any public highway, public park, beach, campground, forest land, recreational area, trailer park, highway, road, street or alley except: (1) When such property is designated by the state or political subdivision thereof for the disposal of garbage and refuse, and such person is authorized to use such property for such purpose; or (2) Into a litter recep tacle in such a manner that the litter will be prevented from being carried away or deposited by the ele ments upon any such private or public property or waters, (B) When litter is so blown, scattered, spilled, thrown or placed from a vehicle or watercraft, the operator thereof shall be presumed to have committed such offense, (C) As used in this section, the word "Litter" shall be defined as any rub bish, waste material, cans, refuse, garbage, trash, debris, dead animals or discarded materials of every kind and description; the word vehicle shall be defined as inG. S. 20-4.01 (49); and the word "watercraft" shall be defined as any boat or vessel used for transport upon or across tno water. (D) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense. Any second or subsequent offense is punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars. White Draws Two Life Sentences Warren County Superior Court convened July 6 with Judge James H. Pou Bailey presiding. The following cases were disposed of before court was recessed for the day at 12:35 p. m. Tuesday: Willie White was found guilty of two counts of second degree murder in the shooting of Margaret Norris and Regina Norris. He was ordered confined to the N. C. Department of Correction for two consecutive life sentences. John Samuel Ozlin was found guilty of driving with a blood alcohol level in excess of .10. He was ordered confined in Warren County Jail for 15 days. Charges of driving left of center and resisting an officer were dismissed. Fund Loss, Economy Affect School Hiring By HOWARD JONES The number of vacancies in the Warren County public school system ia down significantly this year, and school officials think the dacreaae is due primarily to a down swing in the economy and the km of federal funds. Only three teaching vacancies will be filled with new peisonosl this summer, Superintendent Mike Williams said in an Interview. Williams said he believes the decline results not only from ths loss of federal dollars for education, but because some vacancies have been fUisd by people who have been dhplncod by the loss of othsr positions. "Additionally, the state of the economy has tended to make people bang on to the Jobs they have," he said WUtaM said some $UU« has been kat in federal urograms and partially as a result the schools will operate daring the 1IU-II school year with 307 certified pgspla — a drop of six from last year - and 1M non . oeitified people—a decline of two from last yaer. He said that additionally the school qrstom will emr oy 71 bas drivers, a number unrhanpit from the school year. The three new people which the board hopes to employ on or after July 19 will include a band director at Warren County High School, a speech and language teacher who will work with students in several schools in the county, and a reading teacher at South Warren Elementary School In a typical year, Williams said, approximately 10 new people are employed by the school system. Last year the schools employed eight non-certified people and filled eight certified porttkna. Certified poaittooa are those ok i>l>li .I AJMt a wnicn require a leacrung cttiinctw. Williams said steps are under way to advertise for the three vacancies, and that the three new people employed will report to work on August It. year, and that th«y will be given a report on vacancies at Mattie Jones was found guilty «f simple assault and ordered to Warren County Jail for 30 days. A charge of communicating threats was dismissed. The case of Haywood Perry, charged with murder, was continued for the term at the request of defense counsel, and the speedy trial requirement was waived. The case of Joseph "Chub" Mayfield on charges of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to inflict serious injury was continued for convenience of the defendant and the speedy trial requirement was waived. Glenn Henderson was found guilty of probation violation and probation was revoked. Capps And Fleming Call For Runoff Warren County Deputy Dorsey Capps, who drew 1,154 votes for Warren County sheriff in last Tues day's primary, has filed for a runoff with Deputy T. R. Williams, who polled 2,791 votes, narrowly missing a majority, according to Mrs. Ruby Jones, county elections ""Srmoffwillbebeldoo July 27. Ellis Fleming, former Manaon postmaster, who trailed Francis Alston in a bid for a seat on the Warren County Board of Commissioners by a count of 3,035 to %>M, has also filed for a runoff, Mrs. New Suit Is Filed In Try To Avoid Storage Of PCBs Warren County citizens opposed to the dumping of pCBs in a state landfill in the county will meet tomorrow night (Thursday) at 8 o'clock at Afton Schoolhouse. The meeting, entitled "The Choice is Yours," is open to the public and will feature four guest speakers, according to Ken Ferruccio, spokesman for Warren County Citizens Concerned About PCBs. They are: Warren County Health Director Joe Lennon, Dr. James Grabill, a physician practicing in the county, J. T Fleming, a local realtor, and the Rev. Luther G. Brown, pastor of Coley Springs Baptist Church. Warren County Citizens Concerned About PCBs filed a lawsuit in U. S. Eastern District Court Friday to prevent burial of the PCBs in Warren County. According to Ferruccio, lawyers retained by » people and two organizations are now seeking a hearing on a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop prepara tion by the state of the landfill at Afton. According to reports previously published, the Warren County Chapter of the National Associa tion for the Advancement of Colored People and Coley Springs Baptist Church are participating in the filing of the lawsuit. Named as defendants in the lawsuit are Anne Gorsuch, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Heman Clark, ». No Tax Increase Wins Endorsement Warren County commissioners have formally adopted a budget for 1982-83 which calls for a tax rate oi 96 cants per hundred dollar valuation — unchanged from last year — and the expenditure of $3.45 million in general fund items. Meeting in special session on June 30, the Board of County Commissioners officially put its stamp of approval on the new budget The largest single item in raising money for the general fund is advalorem taxes, expected to amount to $1,855,8#. Line items in the general fund expense budget include: Ambulance Service $84,876 County Attorney 4,340 County Commissioners 13,715 Contingency 96,000 Court Faculties..,.. 2485 Maintenance and Utilities. 60,938 Dog Warden. 11J11 Board of Elections 90,91 Agricultural Extension Service 56,799 Finance Officer/Tax Collector ,..68,064 Fire Departments/Rescue Squad. 79,019 Forestry Service 30,000 Mental Health. ..10^78 Warren County Health Department 45*999 Inspection Department 90,167 Insurance, Retirement Social Security 111 M Industrial Development 37,000 County Manager 99,711 Medical 1,090 90,774 Planning Board. Register of Deeds. Revaluation Sheriff's (Special) Warren County Schools. Social Services... SoU Oouervatkn Service Warren General Hospital. Tax Supervisor Veterans Service Office Libraries Regional Water System. AjutiprtEtfrfltQDsIrt mfffrf, ..1,960 .MM .njm ..MM mjm 871,913 as 16.490 TOTAL. C. secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety, and the state of North Carolina. The complaint alleges that the state failed to comply with its own laws in seeking to pre-empt the county's PCB ordinance that the environmental impact statement is misleading in implying that the dump will not hurt the county's economy, and will not pose a health hazard; and that the state's decision to locate the PCB burial site in Warren County was based partly on racial consider ations. Warren County has a 64.5 percent minority population. The PCBs, a substance used in electrical trans formers and suspected of causing cancer in humans, are to be removed from roadsides in more than 12 counties and transported to the dump site this summer, according to state (dans. Ferruccio said that the Rev. Mr. Brown is expected to make a motion at the meeting tomorrow night and that the motion is expected to carry, he declined to say what the motion involved, but said that if implemented, it would have state and national significance. Mobile Incinerator Urged For PCB Use Mrs. John Kerr, Jr., an active member of the Con cerned Citizens of Warren County, appeared before the county commissioners to inform them that a mobile incinerator baa been perfected and has been approved by EPA which is capable of destroying PCBs, bonded to the soil, without moving it from the roadside, and that the use of this process could save the federal, state and county govern ments millions of dollars. She said tht she had been informed that the process had been developed by Frank Freestone, Munici pal and Environment Research Laboratory, Oral and Hazard Material Spill Branch, Edison, N. J., which name and address she turned over to the chairman of the Board of County Commissioners. Mrs. Kerr said that die was also happy to lean that Dr. Charles Molchi, SoU Scientist with the Uni versity of Maryland, had agreed to appear as a witness whenever a new Malta held, without charg ing as an expert witness. And she also thanked the commissioners for their efforts to block the storage of PCBs in Warren County. The North Carolina Chapter of the NAACP is seeking to obtain an injunc tion from the state to stap construction of the landOU in Warren County and tfcfe storage of PCBs here en the grounds of diacrimine tion. A number of < of Afton, it has been i will join in the effort Mrs. Kerr said that she also wanted to inform the commissioners that 4 meeting of Concerned Citizens will be held at the Afton School House attk m. Thursday night She said Dr. GrabUl would be present at this meeting, and she hoped that the commissioners woald attend this meeting. No action was taken by fuesday meeting, except to thank Mrs. Kerr faf her Valentine Seeks Second Primary v L T. "Tim"
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