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VarrcntonMca.Library X 117 S.IUln St. Varrenton, N.C. 27589 Stye barren Heciirb ■ ■■ ■*' ' ■ • ' ■ i Volume 85 25* Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, August 4, 1982 Number 30 ....... ...... ..A.. Warren's New Sheriff Looks Ahead By KAY HORNER Staff Writer The man who has made history in Warren County with his election as the first black sheriff says he decided long ago to "whip the hardheads with kind ness, not a stick." But Theodore R. Williams, a deputy with the Warren County Sheriff's Department for 12 years, doesn't want the citizens of the county to think that he's soft on criminals. "I think for a long time the law has been on the side of the criminal rather than the law-abiding citizen." He hopes the kindness he dispenses is a means of getting the job done, and the means to that end sometimes is laced with humor. Williams relates a story about a prisoner in the county jail who was making his presence known with an abundance of cursing and screaming. Wil liams finally went back to the prisoner's cell and gave him a warning. "If you don't quiet down, you're going to be asked to leave," he said. The prisoner sat for a moment, looked around quizical ly, and spent a good portion of the remainder of the evening trying to figure out what the deputy meant. Williams, 47, began his career in law enforcement 13 years ago. "I was a long-distance truck driver, and my wife wanted me off the road and at home more," Williams said. "Grady Haynes was assistant police chief in Warrenton at the time and he urged me to consider a job with the Warrenton Police Depart ment." After about six months on the town's police force, Williams joined the county Sheriff's Department. A native of Elam in Roanoke Township and a 1992 graduate of John R. Hawkins High School, Williams first began thinking about the sheriff's race in the (Continued on page 12) Thefts Total $30,000 Two weekend robberies at Lake Gaston netted thieves loot with an estimated value of more than $30,000, it was learned yesterday from the Warren County Sheriffs Department. The smaller of the two robberies was reported on Monday morning when it was discovered that an 18-foot Renken motor boat and trailer were missing from a shed at Eaton Ferry Marina on Gaston Lake in Warren County. The black and white boat was parked on a trailer. Deputy Sheriff Theo Williams was assigned to investigate the robbery and the investigation is continuing. Value of motor boat and trailer was not reported. In the larger robbery, which was reported to the Sheriff's Department on Friday morning, materials valued at $27,000 were taken from Lake Gaston Sales and Service, Route 3, Littleton. Deputy Lloyd Newsome was assigned to make the preliminary investigation. He reported that entry to the building was made through the west side of the building by lowering top sash of window by using a screwdriver to trip latch. Tlie stolen property was loaded inside the garage of the building in a pickup truck. The thieves left the garage door open after leaving the building. SBI Agent D. A. Bridgers is assisting the Sheriff's Department in the continuing investigation. Among the more than half a hundred items reported by Deputy Newsome as missing were seven Mercury motors, ranging from 18 to 80 horsepower; a used (Continued on page 12) Wildlife Protector J. M. Ward of Weldon looks over the wreckage of a boat involved in a tragedy at Lake Gaston early Sunday morning. Assisting in the investigation was Wildlife Protector Mike Machines For Voting Aired When Janice Crump, chairman of the Warren County Election Board, appeared before the commissioners at 10:45 a. m. to discuss pro spects for obtaining voting machines in time for the General Election in November, she learned that funds for voting machines in the 1961-82 budget were not carried over in the 1982 83 budget. Thus there are no funds in the budget with which to lease or buy voting machines. Mrs. Crump said that she knew that a mix-up in proposals submitted by the manufacturer of the machines had caused the failure of the machines being in the county in time for the 1982 primary, but expressed the hope that they could be obtained in time for the November General Election, when she anti cipates that another heavy vote will be cast. She said that the machines ordered by the commissioners, and now used in Franklin County, were the most suitable for Warren County, and suggested that it would be good business to buy these machines at the higher prices, because even at these prices their purchase would save the county money. She said that with voting machines all ballots could be counted and the results announced with in 30 minutes after the polls closed. She suggested that the county manager re advertise bids for voting machines as soon as possible. County Manager Newsome agreed to get new bids as early as possible and meanwhile search for a new source of funds for their payment This met with the approval of the board. An ordinance, submit ted by the Institute of Government, for the handling of solid waste was submitted to the commissioners, follow ing its reading by the (Continued on page 12) Fulkerson of Scotland Neck, shown at left making out report. The photo was made moments before the body of a victim was recovered in the waters of Lake Gaston. (Staff Photo) Jobless Rate Is Lower Warren County was one of 45 North Caro lina counties registering double-digit unemploy ment in June, according to an announcement from the N. C. Employ ment Security Commis sion (ESC). The unemployment rate for June increased in 56 of North Caro lina's 100 counties, said Glenn R. Jernigan, chairman of the ESC. The figures just released reflect the rise in the statewide total un employment rate of 9.2 percent, up from 8.7 percent in May. The national unadjusted rate for June was 9.8 percent and in May it was 9.1 percent. The figures showed that Warren's June unemployment rate was 12.2 percent, indicating that 720 persons were unemployed during the month. Graham County was highest with a rate of 32.1 percent. Although the figures remained high for (Continued on page 12) At Lake Gaston Boat Crash Claims Life One man was killed and five others were injured in a boating ac cident early Sunday on Lake Gaston. James M. Ward, wild life and enforcement officer with the N. C. Wildlife Resources Commission, termed the collision of the two boats around 2 a. m. "a major catastrophe." "It is the worst boat ing prv'cient I've seen at Lake Gaston in seven years," Ward said. The accident occurred near American Heritage Campground in Halifax County about two miles west of the Warren County line. According to Ward, the collision apparently occurred when an 18 Top Education Ranked Highest By Citizens ByKAYHORNER Staff Writer Citizens in Warren County ranked a good quality education for their children as their top priority in response to the North Carolina 2000 citizen questionnaire distribut ed in the county and across the state in March. According to the information released recently by Gov. Jim Hunt, who initiated the project, and University of North Carolina President William rnday, chairman of the Commission on the Future, enough good jobs and a fair system of taxes were ranked second and third, respectively, by local citizens. Hie questionnaire was Part of the NC 2000 long range planning project designed to encourage citizens to think about their own agendas for North Carolina's future, to give state officials a sense of local priorities, and to stimulate citizen participation i„ dujcussion of the state's future. Statewide, North Carolinians listed their cUef priorities for the future as follows: good quality education for our children, enough £jj+i adequate protection from crime, fair system of taxes, and afford*ble The questionnaire Presented 22 areas of future concern and SSSr most important They were then asked to indicate the areas in which improvement is most needed and the areas which should be preserved as they are. Citizens said the most important area to improve was job availability. At the same time, they did not want to see the state backslide in maintaining farmland or agriculture and did not want the quality of the environment to deteriorate. Over 112,000 replies were received from across the state. In Warren County, 40 percent of the respondents were between the ages of 30 and 49, only one percent were under age 17, and only nine percent were over age 65. Sixty-seven percent were female and 33 percent were male. In a further breakdown of respondents, 52.8 percent were white, 43.8 percent were black, and 50 percent were college graduates. The Commission on the Future will be focusing its attention over the next several months on the development of recommendations in response to the questionnaires. On December 6 and 7, the commission will host a state conference at the Civic Center in Raleigh to give citizens the opportunity to review preliminary recom mendations from the commission. A final report is expected in early 1983. Bradley Carroll is Warren County's NC 2000 chairman. Group Practices Are Not Reported in the only counties | by the Capital | do not in "group foot fiberglass boat operated by William E. Crawley of Littleton col lided with a 16-foot boat operated by William B. Slade of Norfolk, Va. The dead man was identified as Ronald Carlisle, 18, of Gaithers burg, Md. He was aboard Crawley's boat with another passenger, Nora Burrus. Ms. Burrus was treated for minor injuries and released from Halifax Memorial Hospital. Crawley was listed in stable condition at the hospital after undergo ing surgery, according to Dr. Marco A. Ca ceres. Four passengers were reported aboard Slade's boat. They were Slade's sister, Norma Slade, and Robert Hartman, both of Virginia Beach, Va., Paul Goldsberry of Norfolk, Va., and Haskell T. Sands, address unknown. Ward said the Slades and Goldsberry were treated at Halifax Memorial Hospital and released. Hartman suffered cuts and bruises, but was not hospitalized. Sands was rescued from the water, but was not taken to the hospital. The Halifax County Sheriff's Department noticed Ward's office of the accident. The Sheriff's Department received the initial call from a camper who saw the accident Carlisle's body was recovered about 8 a. m. Sunday. Approximately 20 people from the Sheriff's Department, the Warren County Rescue Squad, and campers participated in the search for the body. Both boats have been recovered from the lake, and both were totalled, according to Ward. In Hospital Patients in Warren General Hospital on listed as follows: George Davis, John Bullock, William Wilson, frank Twitty, Haywood Evans, Ruth . ".!■"«»
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