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•»rrtntonMem.Library X 117 S.Maln St. Warrantor), N.C. 27589 barren iRecnrft Volume 86 ^25c Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, October 12, 1983 Number 41 Murder Charge Brought Assault charges against a Ridgeway woman were upgraded to murder last Thursday after her husband died from a gunshot wound sustained on Oct. 2. Hattie Mae Kearsey, 38, allegedly shot James Kearsey, 41, in the face with a .22 caliber rifle while he was resting in a bedroom of the Kearsey home on Lutheran Road in Ridgeway. Mrs. Kearsey origi nally had been charged with assault and arrested under a $2,000 bond. Kearsey's death Thursday at Duke Medical Center led to the murder charge. Reports indicate that the shooting was the result of a domestic quarrel, and law en forcement officials reported that at the time of their arrival at the home after the shooting, Mrs. Kearsey was tend ing to her husband's wounds. Mrs. Kearsey is now undergoing a pre-trial evaluation at Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh, according to the Warren County Sheriff's Depart ment. Funeral services for Mr. Kearsey were con ducted at 2 p. m. Sunday at Burchette Chapel United Church of Christ by the Rev. R. D. Bullock. Burial was in the church cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include two daughters, Deborah and Brenetta Kearsey, both of the home; one son, Gregory Williams of New Jersey; his par (Continued on page 6) Faircloth Picks Warren Official Former state Com merce Secretary D.M. "Lauch" Faircloth of Clinton has appointed a black woman as vice chairman of his cam paign for governor. Eva M. Clayton, chairman of the Warren County commissioners, will hold down the No. 2 slot in the Faircloth campaign. "We are proud that someone of such ex (Continued on page 10) JUST LIKE OLD TIMES — A page of the past came to life here last week when Earl Williams, farmer of Rt. 1, Warrenton, hitched up a pair of mules to his farm wagon and brought three loads of tobacco to auction at High Dollar Warehouse. Williams said he has had the wagon for about 18 months and the mules for a year. He uses more con ventional methods of transportation to bring the bulk of his 75-acre tobacco crop to market. For a second look at Williams's wagon, see Page 2B. (Staff Photo | Holt House Lease Sought The Warrenton Wo man's Club is interested in obtaining a long-term lease on the Jacob Holt House on the corner of Macon and Bragg streets in Warrenton. This was evidenced at the regular meeting of the Board of Town Commissioner's Mon day night when a com mittee from the Warren ton Woman's Club ap peared and told the commissioners that their club was in terested in obtaining a long-term lease on the building,if the town ap proved. The committee said their immediate concern is to get the name of the Warrenton Woman's Club "in the pot." Composing the com mittee were Mrs. Wil loughby Harris, Mrs. Elaine Coleman and Mrs. Roger Limer. Mrs. Harris told the commis sioners that the only in surance being carried by the club on the Warrenton Depot when it burned was on its con tents. This money, she said, could be used as a start in furnishing the interior of the building. Asked by Com missioner Charles White what was considered a long-term lease, Mrs. Elaine Coleman said with a laugh, in which the commissioners joined, "99 years." Mrs. Coleman also told the commissioners that she is certain that the Warrenton Junior Woman's Club would be happy to share the in terior with the senior club. Concensus of the board, without any formal action being at the time, was to grant the request of the com mittee. The exterior of the building is being re built with several grants. Attorney Charles Johnson said that while he did not know of any legal (Continued on page 10) Administrator Hired For New Nursing Home Ms. Diane Smith, 36, has been employed as the administrator of the new 100-bed Warren Nursing Center on U. S. 158-401 between Warren ton and Norlina, accor ding to Woody Brown, director of operations for Autumn Corporation of Rocky Mount, manager of the facility. Ms. Smith, who is moving to Warrenton this week, comes to North Carolina from Owensboro, Ky. where she was employed with Extendicare Corpora tion as assistant admin istrator of a 132-bed facility for skilled and intermediate nursing care. A registered nurse who trained at Rhode Island Hospital, Ms. Smith is a licensed nurs ing home administrator whose experience also includes both long-term nursing care and skilled intermediate care for handicapped and geriatric patients. Prior to joining Ex tendicare, Ms. Smith was director of ad missions for Wendell Foster Center in Owens boro, a facility for those with cerebral palsy. The target date for opening of the new facility in Warrenton is November 1, according to Ms. Smith. Applications from patients will be received beginning Monday, Oct. 24. Forms are available at the center's ad ministrative offices. Corps Says Pipeline Would Have No Adverse Impact * The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers announced yesterday lbat .il has found that a proposed water pipeline from Lake Gaston to Tidewater Virginia would have no adverse environmental impact, but it stopped short of issuing the needed per mit for the project. Col. Ronald E. Hudson of the Corps' Norfolk District Office said at a new^ conference that the Corps will hold two more public hearings before making a decision on the permit. According to an Associated Press report, Hudson said that documents on the en vironmental studies will be circulated for 30 days for comment by the public to ensure every opportunity for input. The ■ public hearing will be conducted in Roanoke Rapids and in Virginia Beach, Va. probably in the middle of November, according to Hudson. He indicated that a final decision on the permit probably would not be forthcoming until early next year. Brent Hackney, spokesperson for Gov. Jim Hunt, said that Hunt plans legal action if the permit is issued. Hackney noted that Hunt has directed the attorney-general to file suit to stop the project if necessary. Virginia Beach has requested the $176 million pipeline to provide water for the area's growing popula tion, which is projected to be about 500,000 by 2030. Plans call for the pipeline to draw a maxi mum of 60 million galllons of water a day from Lake Gaston. A crowd of about 3,000 attended a Corps hearing on the project in August at Lawrence ville, Va. to protest plans for the pipeline. Shooting In Macon Leads To Arrest Ernest Millard Davis, 37, of Macon was arrest ed Monday and charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury in the shooting of Samuel Townes, also of Macon, around 5 p. m. According to Warren County Sheriff's Deputy B. D. Bolton, Davis shot Townes in the right shoulder with a .22 caliber rifle from a distance of about 100 yards. The shooting oc curred in front of Townes's residence on Highway 158 in the downtown area of Macon. Deputy Bolton indi Valentine Meeting Is Scheduled Here Second District Congressman I. T. "Tim" Valentine will hold a citizens meeting tomorrow (Thursday) night at 7:30 p. m. at the Warren County Court house. A spokesman for Rep. Valentine's office said this week that the meeting will follow the open forum format. cated that the incident was triggered by a domestic dispute. Townes, who Bolton estimated as being about 55 years of age, was transported by the Warren County Ambu lance Service to N. C. Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill where he was listed in stable con dition. Davis was freed on a $500 bond. Sheriff's Deputies Lawrence Harrison and Harold Sf aman assisted in the investigation. The Sheriff's Depart ment also reported the larceny of a power booster and one headlight panel control from a Corvette Sting ray on the lot at Brown's Auto Sales in Vaughan. The theft was report ed about 4 p. m. Mon day. Glass was broken on the automobile, and the total value of property involved in the incident was estimated at $150. Sheriff's Deputy Roy Clark was assisted in investigating by Deputy B.D.Bolton. Outdoor Lighting System Approved For High School Members of the Warren County Board of Education Monday night gave their unani mous approval to a proposal that would provide outdoor lighting on the campus of Warren County High School. The long-awaited decision came after Assistant Supt. James Jordan gave board members a breakdown of projected costs for the outdoor lighting system, showing that the entire project is expected to cost $25,700. That figure came from Tommy Lawrence Electrical Company of Roxboro, which has per formed work previously for the local school system. Entering a bid of $36,000 for the project was Watson Electrical Company of Wilson. Board members were told by Supt. Mike Williams that figures for putting the auditorium of John Graham Middle School "in a safer condi tion" is now expected to cost between $12,000 and $15,000, considerably less than earlier expec ted. They would free capital outlay funds estimated at $140,000— for the lighting project, he said. The proposal adopted by the board, following a motion by member Yarborough Williams, calls for the erection of nine 30-foot poles and the installation of metal halide type lights. Three existing lights at the school will be relocated along the entrance drive. The board also gave its approval to the ex penditure of $15,000 in current expense funds for the employment of two painters who would be added to the system's full-time maintenance crew. That was one of (Continued on page 10) Races Are Slated In Municipalities While candidates for mayor in three Warren County municipalities face no opposition, races for board seats in the three towns are assured. Races for seats on the boards of commission ers in Macon, Norlina and Warrenton took final shape last week as candidates emerged from all directions to have their names in cluded on the ballots to be marked by town voters on November 8. In Macon, incumbent Mayor M. C. Clary is seeking re-election, as are all five present members of the town board. They include Carroll Harris, W. R. Shaw, Glenn Riggan, W. L. Edwards and Lucille Haithcoek. Challenging for a seat on the board is newcomer Lynn Henry. At Norlina, former Mayor E. L. (Bill) Perry faces no op position as he seeks his sixth term at the helm, but contests have developed for the first board seats. All but one of Norlina's present com missioners—John A. Dore—has filed for re election. They are R. B. Lloyd, James Overby, James Vaughan and William Leonard. Challengers are Dwight Pearce, Kay Bennett, Eleanor Hayes and K. C. Severance. Warrenton Mayor B. G. White will be seeking his third term next month and he faces no challenger for the top spot. Incumbent board members filing were Eddie Clayton, Gordon Haithcock, William K. Lanier, Jr., W. A. Miles, Charles M. White, III and A. A. Woodr-The board currently has one vacancy, created by the resignation of Melvin A. (Butch) Scott. Newcomers seeking a spot on the seven member board are Robert (Rabbit) Brown, Phil Daniel, R. D. (Bob by) Edmonds and Ann F. Spence. This old oak tree on t&e total* si Mb. & * Oft®* at (ht caner of Ridgeway and Spring streets in WarrenU* had to be cat down (fete week, much to the sorrow of its owner. Mrs. Gibson nid that althaagh the tree had graced the corner as long as aayoae could remember, it had to he removed because its roots were becomlag entangled with sever lines in the area aad the Umbo were causing interference with Carolina Power & >t Company's elec trical lines. (Staff Photo I
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