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WarrentonMem.Library X 117 S.llaln St. Varrenton, N.C. 27589 W\\t iamn $Ucar& Volume 85 25c Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, September 8. 1982 Number 35 Completion Rate 71 Percent Here By KAY HORNER Staff Writer During the past two years, almost 54,000 peo ple convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol have graduated from the Alcohol and Drug Education Traffic Schools (ADETS) operated across the state by the North Carolina Department of Human Resources. In Warren County, between July 1960 and July 1961, 169 people, or 71 percent of those assigned to the school, completed the 10-hour course, according to Bill Armstrong, director of Substance Abuse Services for the Area Mental Health Program that oversees the school for Warren County. The course was established by the 1979 N. C. General Assembly to help reduce the large number of drinking drivers on North Carolina roads. Under state law, Judges can assign limited driving privileges (usually to and from work) to drivers convicted of a first offense of driving under the influence if the offender completes the course at one of the 88 ADETS in the state. The offender, upon completion of the course, is also eligible to have his or her license restored by the Division of Motor Vehicles within six months of the issuance of the limited driving privileges. Seventy people assigned to the Warren County ADETS between July 1980 and July 1961 failed to complete the course. The names of those who fail to complete the school are turned back to the court, and the Division of Motor Vehicles is notified of the failure to complete the course. According to information from the Department of Human Resources, 90 percent of those enrolled in the course statewide in 1981 completed the require ments. ADETS state coordinator, Pete Martin, said that part of the high completion rate is attributed to an incentive in the law that requires each student to pay $100 in tuition to attend the class. Martin also said another reason for the high completion rate is that the course of instruction avoids preaching the evils of drinking. "We emphasize solid facts and information about the laws-tooths rtato, the effect* of alcohol on the body, and the costs of a DUI conviction," Martin said. "The students who enter their first class with hostile attitudes usually change that attitude when they realize how little they really know about drinking and driving. In fact, the most common reaction we see after the course ends is 'Why wasn't I told all this before I was arrested?'" The student's knowledge about drinking and driving is tested before and after the course. Martin said average individual test scores improve over 50 percent by the time the student leaves the class room. During 1961, the number of traffic fatalities in North Carolina dropped below 1,500 for the first time since 1963. Martin feels the DUI program is clearly a factor contributing to this decline. According to figures from the Area Mental Health Program, 89 percent of the participants in the program from Warren. County from October 1961 to December 1961 were male, 55.5 percent were married, and 78 percent were employed full-time. Fifty-five percent were black, 33 percent were white, and 11 percent were Indian. The majority of participants were high school graduates, and a high percentage were 36 years old or older. Armstrong said he has been pleased with the program's success in the area. "Our goal for the course is to assist people not to drive drunk and to stay off the highway when drinking any amount," he said. "We have school teachers specially trained to teach the course, we have a counselor in court to accept referrals, and we have been able to help people from all different socio-economic groups." State Officials To Discuss Dump Representatives of the North Carolina Depart ment of Crime Control and Public Safety and the Environmental Protection Agency will be at the Warren County Courthouse tomorrow (Thursday) from 10 a. m. until 4 p. m. to answer any questions citizens might have about the removal of PCS from state road sides and its storage in a Warren County landfill. Russ Edmondson, pqfrU? infnrranHnn er with the Department of Oime Control and Public Safety, said that an information booth will be set up at the "Nothing new will be presented, but it will be an opportunity for us to answer any questions citizens might have and to dear up any mis understandings about the landfill" In Hospital Patients in Warren General Hospital on Tuesday afternoon were listed as follows: Annie Massenburg, Bessie Paschall, Alton Paschall, Haywood Evans, Mollie Dye, Henry Taylor, Bffie s»nu Drumgold, Mat thew Bullock, Ruth McCurry, Jack Ay cock, Emma Dunn. CRICKET TIME IN WARRENTON—Dr. G. R. Selby, an Englishman who is rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church here, helps young Steven Harris pre pare to hit during a game of cricket held on the church yard. Youngsters have been gathering on Thursday evening to learn the English game. Harris is the son of Mr. and Mrs. KarlHehlof Warreuton. (Staff Photo) Bids Are Submitted '85 Revaluation raree appraisal com panies submitted bids for revaluing Warren County real estate during 1985 at the Tues day meeting of the War ren County Board of Commissioners. Bids were opened and sub mitted to the commis sioners by Chairman Jack Harris, as follows: Wingate Appraisal Service of Roanoke, Va., $133,000. Pearson Appraisal Service, Inc., of Wilson, $119,000. Carroll-Phelps Ap praisal Service of Wins ton-Salem, $125,000. Wingate asked that it be notified of accept ance or rejection of bid by Oct. 15 in order that it could make necessary preparation. Supplies Needed For Workshop The Family Violence Intervention Program of Region K is in need of food and staples for its shelter for battered women, according to Hansell Burke, direc tor for the program. The shelter, which serves women in the five-county Region K, of which Warren County is a part, can accommo date nine people. Ms. Burke said the facility has been filled to capacity in recent weeks, causing the shortage of food and stapel items. Both food and monetary donations are welcome, Ms. Burke said. For further informa tion, contact Ms. Burke at (119) 4934683 or the Warren County Social at Mrs. Grady Haynes, tax supervisor, suggest ed that no action be taken on the bids at the Tuesday meeting. She asked that bids be delay ed until personal inter views could be held with a representative of each of the bidding compan ies. The commissioners agreed and voted to have a hearing with representatives on Tuesday, Sept. 14, or Tuesday, Sept. 21, whichever night would suit the bidder. Meeting time will be at 7:30 p. m. in the Warren County Courthouse. The commissioners approved a large number of tax releases, mostly of small amounts, as recom mended by Mrs. Haynes. Chairman Harris told the commis sioners that the items totalled some $1500, and many were for automo biles listed in wrong townships or county. The board approved the releases. The board authorized the purchase of a three quarter ton Chevrolet pickup truck for the Warren County Landfill from Rowe Chevrolet Buick Company of Louisburg for the sum of $7,594 following the opening of bids. County Manager Glenn Newsome report ed that following in structions from the board he had advertised for bids for the truck and only received two bids after advertising it twice, he received one bid from Rowe and one from Randy Currin's Chevrolet for $8,354. The law requires that the board accept the low bid. The commissioners bers to the Personnel Advisory Board. Named as the womam member was Mrs. Shirley Holtz man White; named as the minority member was L. B. Henderson, Sr., and named as the business representative was Frank liner, super intendent of Cochrane Company. Mrs. White and Henderson were named for two-year terms; and Liner for a one-year term, in order that future elections may be staggered. The commissioners appointed three members of the EMS Board for one year terms. They were Frank Hinson, administrator of Warren General Hos pital, Dr. Kirit D. Tri vedi and Dennis Pas chall of the Warren County Ambulance Ser vice. The commissioners accepted the resignation of A1 Fleming as chair man of the Warren Gen eral Hospital Board with instructions to the county manager to write a letter to Fleming ex pressing the board's Ap preciation of the service he rendered to the county. Upon recom mendation of the hospi tal board the commis sioners appointed Glenn Riggan of Macon to succeed Fleming as a member of the board. The hospital board appoints its own chair man. The commissioners approved a bond for Judy Harris, employed in the office of the tax 11-17 has been approved for the "Claaa-Up Litter" campaign in Warren County. The commis (t 4 inued ut. oufte '< By County Commissioners Voting Machines Given Approval It is possible that vot ing machines may be used in Warren County in the General Election in November in two of its largest precincts, because of action taken by the board of county commissioners here on Tuesday. Funds for these ma chines were placed in the 1980-81 budget at the request of the Board of Elections, but when there was a hold up in delivery, was omitted from the 1981-82 budget. This was revealed when Mrs. Janice Crump ap peared before the commissioners at the August meeting asking that efforts be made to get the machines here in time for the November election. County Manager Glenn Newsome agreed to advertise bids for the machines, which be did and informed Mrs. Crump and the commis sioners that the costs of the machines, including two demonstrations, were $19,250 cash, or they could be bought for 56,000 a year on a five year lease purchase agreement. Since no funds for funding the machine tad been placed in the budget, Chairman Jack Harris informed the zommissioners that it would have to come out jf the contingency fund, and that $15,700 was all the money left in this fund. Commissioner Clyde Edwards said that he would not vote for the purchase due to the low state of the contingency fund. He could not Dbtain a second for his motion. Mrs. Crump pointed >ut that the machines would pay for themselves and said she elt that due to its im >ortance that some (4,000 could be taken ran this fund, which vould be enough under a leasing plan. Commis sioner George Shearin made the motion that the county buy the ma chines, but was unable to obtain a second to his motion. There was some more salesmanship shown by Mrs. Crump, and New some said that the machine would have to be bought within 30 days. He said he did not like paying the extra funds required under a leasing fund, and would see what kind of a bar gain could be reached. There was some more silence, when Chairman Harris said that the board would have to make a decision. Where upon, Commissioner Shearin re-introduced his motion which was seconded by Commis sioner Herbert Harris.When Chairman Harris called for a vote, Commissioner William Skinner voted with Shearin and Harris, and committed the board to the purchase. Julian Farrar, Wel fare Superintendent, ap peared before the board to discuss sterilization as a part of Family Planning. He said that the county paid only 10% of the cost of the pro gram, and that the coun ty would need to find funds for the work, as federal and state funds were on hand. He esti mated that from $200 to $300 would be needed to carry on the program for another 30 days or until more funds could be found. Farrar said that without these funds applications would have to be rejected. The com missioners voted to ap propriate $300 from the contingency funds, cut ting this fund from $16,000 to $15,700 when Mrs. Crump made her plea. A representative of Wildwood-Gaston Rural Fire Department ap peared before the board with a map that would increase the district from three to four miles, and a request that the company be accredited. He said that he had ap plied to the Fireman's Commission for approval. Chairman Harris told the repre sentative that without the endorsement of the fire commission the board could not accredit the company. He said he would try to get this ap proval. A proposal that cer tain sections of roads in Warren County be added and other be deleted was submitted by the N. C. Department of Transportation, with these additions and deletions give on a map in the packet of each commissioner. Chair man Jack Harris said that he had carefully inspected the proposals, many of which dealt with taking curves out of roads, and had discuss ed these with District Engineer Ross. Aa a result, he said, he had concluded that the county would not lose any road mileage as a result of the proposed changes. The commis sioners gave their approval to the plan. County Manager New some reported Warren County Schools 1962-83 grassroots arts program allocation of $2,380. He also reported that the July sales and use tax collection in Warren County were |25,843.22. Dctober 4 Is Final )ay For Registering October 4 is the last lay for residents of ¥arren County to ■egister to vote in the November 2 general ilection, according to lira. Ruby W. Jones, uunty elections super ior. Voters who are ilready registered do lot have to re-register to 'ote in that election. Voters who have noved since the last ilection are reminded hat they must notify the loard of Elections of heir change in address •y that date. Any voter who will be at of the county an lection day or who will « unable to go to the of sick ity may vole by absentee ballot or one stop voting. The deadline for appli cation for an absentee ballot or for one atop voting is 5 p. m. on Thursday, October SB. The polls will be open on election day from 6:30 a. m. until 7:39 p. m. Any questions about registration, absentee ballots, one step voting, location of polling places, or other election matters may be answered by calling Mrs .TfieaatSMUlJ? The Kama County Boeru of Elective cfftoe is located hi the —■ ' « fh.lfl.llM ■ - A. r enancss cuiiaixig u Halifax Youths Charged In Theft Two Halifax County teenagers have been charged with stealing $3,500 in merchandise from Capps Store in Areola last week. The two are also facing charges in Halifax County. Warrants have been drawn for the arrest of Steven Michael Cum mons, 18, of Rt 2, En field and Grady McOen don, lft, of RL 3, Roa noke Rapids. Deputy Sheriff Bobby Dean Bolton reported that the two teenagers were arrested Friday in Halifax County on other charges and admitted they entered the Areola store. Stolen on September 1 Areola break-in were es,a taining $30, rolls of cable and three Moat el the
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