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WarrentonMem.Library X 117 S.Haln St. Warrenton, N.C. -27589 (Stye barren IRecorfc Volume 86 25c Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, December 14, 1983 Number 50 Community Elections Completed A total of 55 Warren County residents have been chosen in the an nual election of Agricul tural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) community committee members. Ballots were counted Monday. Three active mem bers and two alternates were elected for each of the communities in Warren County. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes were named chairman. The chairman, vice chairman and regular member of each com munity committee will be delegates to the coun ty convention which will be held in the Warren County Court House on Dec. 19 at 1 p. m. to fill vacancies on the county committee. The following is a list of townships with the newly elected commit teemen listed in order of chairman, vice chair man, regular member and first and second alternate: FISHING CREEK - Edward Conn, Frank A. Gupton, Harvey B. King, Billy L. King and Dantton Francis. JUDKINS - Arthur Lee Evans, Matt D. Nelson, Jr., James H. Robertson, James M. Overby and Lonnie Harrison, Jr. SANDY CREEK - Willis A. Fleming, Andy B. Garrett, Raeford Pernell, Otha L. Hayes, Jr. and Owens H. Williams. WARRENTON - Er nest C. Brauer, A. Ken neth Mustian, Robert 0. Rideout, Robert H. Dunston and Franklin Rivers. FORK - Leon S. Wil liams, George Gillis Alston, Bennie P. Collier, Glenn Coleman, (Continued on page 4B) Live Nativity Scene Planned A live nativity scene complete with Mary and Joseph, the Wise Men and the shepherds will be displayed on the front lawn of Warrenton Bap tist Church Monday through Friday nights of next week. In addition to live characters, the scene will also feature live animals, homemade costumes and Christ mas music will be presented by the Adult Choir and the Young Musicians of the church. "With so much contro versy surrounding nativity scenes in public places, we felt that the church should provide a living reminder of the birth of Jesus Christ," the Rev. Gary E. Parker, pastor of the church, said this week. ' The public is invited to view the scene, which will be in place each night from 7 to 8 p. m. The Rev. Mr. Parker encouraged parents to bring their children for • doae look at the re enactment of the manger scene the night of Jesus'birth. The Christmas shopping season officially arrived here Saturday as thousands of spectators lined Warrenton streets to welcome Santa Claus, shown here near the end of the parade route on South Main Street The parade was sponsored by the Warren County Chamber of Commerce. Winners of the religious float competition were Warrenton Junior Woman's Club, $50 and first place; Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Sunday School, $30 and second place; and the Warren County High School jaycee cheerleaders, third place and $20. Winners of the secular float competition were Roanoke-Wildwood Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, $50 and first place; Warren County Jaycees, $30 and second place; and Warren County High School Future Homemakers, $20 and third place. For additional pictures of the parade, see Page SB. (Staff Photo) Warrenton Mayor, Board Members Are Given Oaths On Monday Night The meeting of the Warrenton Board of Commissioners Monday night at 7:30 o'clock was largely an organiza tional session with only a few items of other business transacted. The first order of business was the admin istering of the oath of of fice to Mayor B. G. White and the newly elected board of com missioners by Warren County Clerk of Court Richard Hunter. Taking the oath of office and also having their pic tures taken were two newly elected members, R. D. Edmonds and Phil Daniel. Commissioners re-elected to the board were Gordon Haithcock, W. A. Miles, A. A. Wood. Eddie Clayton and Charles M. White, III. White was in the hospital at the time of the meeting. Commissioner W. A. Miles, who led the commissioners' ballot in number of votes obtain ed was appointed mayor pro-tem. Charles T. Johnson was re-appoint ed town attorney; Fred die Robinson, police chief; Bill Neal, superintendent of the water department; and Lee Cheek, chief of the town fire department. Carolyn Robertson was re-appointed book keeper and Debbie Clary, clerk. Mesdames Robertson and Clary also serve as assistant tax collectors. V. R. (Pete) Vaughan was re-elected town administrator. A. A. Wood was elected an alternate to sign checks, should one of the three regular check signers not be available. Mayor B. G. White will represent the Town of Warrenton at regular meetings of the Ken Council of Government. Mayor White said that he would be accom panied to each meeting by a commissioner, on an alternating basis. Mayor White announ ced his committee assignments for the next two years as follows: FINANCE - Eddie Clayton, chairman; Charles M. White, III, and A. A. Wood. WATER — Gordon Haithcock, chairman; W. A. Miles, Eddie Clay ton. POLICE - A. A. Wood, chairman; Charles M.White, III, R. D. Edmonds. SEWER AND SANI TATION - W. A. Miles, chairman; Phil Daniel, A. A. Wood. STREET - R. D. Edmonds, chairman; Gordon Haithcock, Ed die Clayton. FIRE - Phil Daniel, chairman; W. A. Miles, R. D. Edmonds. ZONING AND HIS TORICAL - Charles M. White, III, chairman; Gordon Haithcock, Phil Daniel. Mayor White an nounced, that because of changes made at Soul City, and because of failure to obtain an in dustry as expected, that the demand for electric current for the Waste Water Treatment Plant has been considerably less than anticipated. He said that Carolina Power and Light Com pany had agreed to reduce this estimate from $43.M6.92 to $34,995.93 upon receipt (Continued on page 4) Members of Frauds a Packard Masonic Lodge of Noriiaa watched last Wednesday as the corner stoae was lowered In plnce at the lodge site on Oine Band. Cecil J. Uvermaa, (left), grnnd mnster of the Mum of North Carolina, spoke at the ceremony. Com traction of the lodfe was befaa ta 1981 and completion to anticipated by 1»». The lodge has approximately it members. (Staff Photo) To Work With Industry Newsome Taking Job In Roxboro Warren County Man ager Glenwood New some will become executive director of the Person County Economic Development Commission on January 1, it was announced last week. Newsome was offered the position after the Person County Board of Commissioners in Rox boro unanimously ap proved his employment at the recommendation of the county's Economic Development Commission. It was reported that Newsome was among 22 applicants for the position, which pays $29,916 a year. Warren County com missioners in a 3-2 vote split along racial lines in November declared that the county manager position would be con sidered vacant as of January 1. Former chairman of the Warren County Commissioners Jack Harris was one of those who recommended Newsome for the Person County position. Harris, one of the two white members of the board, had questioned the board's decision regarding Newsome. The board's three black members voted to vacate the position, and the two white voted against. In his letter of recommendation, Har ris wrote, "Frankly, I have nothing but good things to say about Glenwood." He continued, "I regret so much the ac tions taken by the majority of the present county board and feel they have made a terrible mistake." Newsome was under contract to the county until June 30, 1964, but an opinion from the N. C. Attorney General's office requested by Chairperson Eva M. Clayton stated that the commissioners could not be bound by an em ployment contact en tered into by a previous board. wewsome s accept ance of the Person Coun ty position ended specu lation as to whether he would accept the in vitation of the Warren County board to apply for his current position. Mrs. Clayton, in in viting him to be among the applicants, said that the board's decision did not reflect negatively on him. She gave no reason for the decision, except that the commissioners were looking for "the best person to lead Warren County forward." Newsome became the county manager and in dustrial developer In 1978 after the resigna tion of Charles Hayes. He continued in the dual positions until 1MB when the two functions were separated snd Jim Whitley became in dustrial developer. A native of Roanoke Rapids, Newsome came to Warrenton from a position with the city of Rocky Mount and before that had served as town administrator of Warrenton. Newsome said this week that he was looking forward to beginning his work for Person County. "But I've got mixed emotions about (Continued on page 4B) Dr. Anne Kopecky, a research biologist with Sybron Biochemical of Virginia, presents a proposal to the Intergovernmental Task Force on detoxification of the PCB landfill in Afton Monday afternoon. The task force met in Warrenton to tour the landfill site and hear the company's presen tation. (Staff Photo) PCB Landfill Toured Detoxification Discussed Here The Intergovernment al Working Group for detoxification of the PCB landfill in Afton met in Warrenton Mem day and heard the last of five presentations by companies with exper tise in detoxification of the chemical. _ Dr. Anne L. Kooeckv. a research microbiolo gist with Sybron Bio chemical, a Virginia based chemical firm, told the group that her company had developed a select mixture of mutant bacteria that had been successful in degrading PCBs in sludge material on land farms. Dr. Kopecky indicated that the company had experienced about 60 percent breakdown of the toxic PCB in laboratory experiments. Representatives of Sybron suggested several methods for detoxifying the soil in the landfill, including the removal of the soil to a cement-mixer ap paratus with the bac teria, and injecting the bacteria into the land fill. On land farm operations, the soil has been detoxified by treat ment one layer at a time. Lois Davis, the com pany's technical manager, told the group that the decision to con tain the contaminated soil in the landfill "has made it difficult for any kind of treatment." In the capped landfill, the soil does not get the water and air necessary for degradation of the PCBs, she explained. The cost of a prelimin ary field testing by engineers could cost be tween $5,000 and $10,000, she said. The task force has heard five proposals for detoxification. Two in volve chemical methods, two involve bacterial methods, and one involves a com bination of both. At its next meeting in February, the group hopes to hear from several engineering firms on the logistics of the various proposals. Members of the group, composed of state officials, county officials, engineers and chemists seemed to agree that one of nagging problems of detoxification is whether to treat the soil In place In the landfill or to treat it outside the landfill in small incre Dr. Daniel Okin, chairman of the group and professor in the (Continued on page 4)
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