During Monday Night Meeting
Long-Range Facilities Plan
i - ' •
Pondered By Education Board
The development of a
long-range facility plan
by the Warren County
Board of Education
came under lengthy discussion
by board members
meeting in regular
; session Monday night.
Following a review of
physical conditions of
buildings on the
system's nine campuses,
the board, by a 3s„
2 vote, authorized
Superintendent Mike
Williams, Assistant
Supt. James Jordan and
* Board Chairman Henry
Pitchford to provide the
full board with a set of
options to be used as
policy is clarified.
Hie meeting was the
firtt time members had
looked at future school
building needs since last
fall when board mem
bers and members of
the Board of County
Commissioners visited
all nine campuses on a
comprehensive inspection
tour.
Supt. Williams told
the Board of Education
members that the next
step in the planning
process would be for the
board to adopt a position
on various matters.
These include the
systemwide grade
organization, desired
school sizes, racial and
socio-economic balances
among and within
student bodies and
travel times and distances.
Williams said his staff
would prepare several
plans for the board's
consideration and the
board could then adopt a
plan. He suggested that
public input could be obtained
through a public
hearing and by discussing
within county officials
building needs
which may exist at the
county level.
Board members,
chiefly Yarborough Williams
and Leigh
Traylor, said they wanted
to consider options
before calling for a
public hearing. They
were joined in that
position by Mrs. Kathy
H. Wilson, while Pitchford
and Henry Bobbitt
wanted to get public input
at the earliest
possible time.
Members had been
given a full packet of information
prior to their
meeting which gave a
full description of school
property, and its condition
based on an
evaluation by state officials
in 1960. Described
in detail were the following
campuses:
-HAWKINS: Some
260 students now attend
grades 4-6 on a campus
containing 13.9 acres.
Four of the seven
buildings are leased for
use by outside groups.
Many buildings are
spread out on irregular
shaped small sites and
there is inadequate
parking for cars and
buses. The landscaping
is inadequate and buses
park on an area not
owned by the board.
Some 2.5 acres of the
site are impossible to
develop. The site contains
five mobile classrooms.
-JOHN GRAHAM:
Some 309 students now
attend grades 7-8 on a
campus containing 9.4
acres. The site evaluation
included the fact
that the small residential
site is of irregular
and narrow shape and
that buildings are
crowded together and
there is poor pedestrian
circulation. Drives and
parking are said to be
poorly developed.
Members were reminded
that the auditorium
and cafeteria of the
main building had been
closed due to structural
failure. One building on
the campus is now abandoned.
The site contains
two mobile classrooms.
—MARIAM BOYD:
Some 350 students now
attend kindergarten
through grade three in
two buildings occupying
a 10.55-acre site. The
site evaluation showed
that the school is located
on a quiet residential
site adjacent to administrative
offices and has a
developed playfield,
paved drive and parking
area, adequate landscaping
but no bus
parking area.
—NORLINA: Some
256 students now attend
grades 7-8 in four
buildings. The main
building lacks the use of
five classrooms in the
basement which have
been abandoned due to
water damage. The site
contains 6.29 acres and
is described as being in
an old residential area
with a street separating
the buildings situated on
a very small site.
-NORTH WARREN:
Some 249 students now
attend grades 4-6 on a
35-acre site. Only the
auditorium in the
original classroom
building is in use and the
gym—a frame building
built in 1941—has been
closed for safety
reasons. One of the five
buildings is leased to an
outside group. The site
evaluation described the
site as of adequate size
with adequate bus
parking but with
inadequate, unpaved
car parking. Three
mobile classrooms are
in use.
- NORTHSIDE:
Some 371 children attend
kindergarten
through grade three in
two buildings situated
on an lt.75-acre lot The
school was said to be in
a rural location with
good site development
and a paved loop 4rtve
but there is said to be
inadequate bus and car
parking.
-SOUTH WARREN:
Some 112 students at
tend kindergarten
through grade six on a
campus containing 15.7
acres. In addition to the
main building built in
1964, students are
housed in one mobile
classroom. The site is
said to have good drainage
with slight slope to
rear, containing paved
loop drive and adequate
bus parking.
- VAUGHAN: Some
214 children attend kindergarten
through
grade six in two
buildings located nn a
17.acre campus. While
the site is said to be of
adequate size, there nas
been poor site development
with only half of
the site developed.
There is a paved loop
drive and minimal bus
and car parking.
-WARREN COUNTY
HIGH SCHOOL: Some
1,027 students now attend
class in a main
building built in 1981 and
in 12 small mobile
classrooms. The main
building is in top condition,
the report shows,
and it is the only
building in the system
which generally is
suitable for use by handicapped
persons. The
campus contains 77
acres, which is described
as being of adequate
size. Athletic fields are
being developed and
there are paved drives
and bus parking, but unpaved
parking for cars.
In other items of
business handled Monday
night, the board:
—Accepted the resignations
of Donna L.
Mowles, speech and
language therapist
whose husband has been
transferred to New
York; and Dollie Marks,
custodian at Warren
County High School who
wishes to retire.
—Heard a report from
Mrs. Rachael Ricks,
assistant superintendent,
who pointed out
that a physical education
class of 38 at
Norlina Middle School
and a second grade
class of 27 at Northside
School were the only
classes which exceeded
maximum class size
regulations at the end of
the fourth school month.
—Approved an overnight
trip to Washington,
D. C. on May 17-1819
by a group of
academically gifted
students in grades seven
through twelve and an
overnight trip to
Charlotte March 15-16-17
by six distributive education
club members
wishing to participate in
statewide competition.
—Received a report
from Superintendent
Williams reporting that
one day missed because
of snow will be made up
on Monday, May 28, and
the second day in which
schools did not operate
will be made up on
Thursday, April 19.
—Heard an announcement
of a North
Carolina School Boards
Association - sponsored
seminar to be held Feh.
28 and Feb. 29 in
Raleigh.
—Approved thr«e
routine amendments to
the 1983-84 school
budget
Aroaad The World Cookie
The seven billion chocolate
chip cookies that Americans
bake in their homes each year,
laid edge to edge, would stretch
almost nine times around
the Earth at the equator.
Neal Tells Town Board
Water And Sewer Line
Problems Are Discovered
A sewer meter located
in Soul City to
measure sewage
flowing to the Warrenton
waste water treatment
system has been
repaired, Bill Neal,
superintendent of the
Warren ton Water Company,
told Warrenton
' town commissioners
Monday night.
j Neal said a second
i sewer meter located at
* Ridgeway has worn out
: and has been abandoned
: for the present. He said
' sewage flow could be
Judged there by the
metered water to the
location.
* The commissioners
showed considerable interest,
but have taken no
: action as the result of
Neal relating a story
about fixing a leak in a
wellhouse located in a
corner of the yard of
Floyd McKissick in Soul
City. Neal said be had
received a letter from
McKissick telling him
that McKissick wanted
a leak in wellhouse No.
10 repaired.
Neal said he had no
idea where wellhouse
No. 10 was located, but
found it in a corner of
McKissick's yard after
a two-day search The
large wellhouse contained
a pump and a
large number of valves.
One of the valves had
frozen because of lack of
heat in the building and
a large quantity of
water was pouring from
the wellhouse into
McKissick's yard.
Neal said he had to
dismantle the system to
replace the valve which
had been leaking for
months. The bill for this
water will have to be
paid for by Warren
County, Neal said.
The regional water
system is operated by
the City of Henderson
which had been searching
for the case of water
used. The private well,
Neal said, was connected
to the Soul City water
system, as are a number
of wellhouses at Soul
City.
It was agreed that
such connections are
illegal, but no action
was taken Monday
night.
Ernest Edward
Williams of Littleton
applied to the board for
a license to drive a taxicab.
Police Chief Freddie
Robinson was
to make the necessary
investigation of the
character and health of
Williams.
Mayor White said that
he had received a letter
from Region K COG
Director Don Everette
asking that White write
• letter to Evtrette
regarding the abandonment
of the Seaboard
Coastline railway from
Norlina to Roanoke
Rapids.
The board recommended
the appointment
of John R. Hawkins
as a member of the
town's Board of Adjustment
to replace Charlie
pitts, who recently
resigned. The Board of
Adjustment is reouired
to have five members,
two of whom must be
from out of town.
Present members are
Tom Watson, chairman;
and members Mary
Hunter, L. B. Hende£
Sr. and Kenneth
Mustian. Appointment
of members is recoup
mended by the town
hoard, and they are appointed
by the county
commissioners.
Mayor White asked
that the town board appoint
two alternate
members, one from in
town and ooe from out.
of-town, due to difficulty
of forming a quorum.
Tm appointment of the
alternates is due some
•tudy, Mayor White
laid.
Devilish Dilemma With Angelic Solution
From the' beginning of
time, they've been battling
each other—th« angel and
the devil, that is. And now
they've even brought the
tiff into the kitchen with
theie two delu^ous cake*.
The angel promote* a
heavenly favorite, a Ught-aaa-cloud
angel food cake. It*
paatel pink peppermint ice
cream and haJo of chocolate
uuce make It a glorious
treat almoit too good to be
true.
But the temptation presented
by this moist Chocolate-Almond
Refrigerator
Cake is hard to resist! This
dark devils food cake is
filled with a sinfully rich
combinatioa of chocolate
fudge frosting and whipping
cream. And further tantalizing
the tastebuds is a sprinkling
of toasted chopped
almonds.
Which to choose? Be an
angel and bake both of
these devilishly good cakes!
CHOCOLATE-ALMOND
REFRIGERATOR CAKE
1 package Betty Crocker
SuptrMoist devils
food cake mix
1 package Betty Crocker
chocolate fudge
frosting mix
11/2 cup* whipping cream
1 cup chopped almonds,
toasted
Heat oren to 350°. Bake
cake ml* in jelly roll pan,
15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 inch, as
directed on package. Cool
10 minutes; remove from
pan Combine frosting mix
(dry) and whipping cream in
small bowl. Cover; refrigerate
1 hour. Cut cake croaswise
into halves. Blend
frosting mixture; beat until
stiff. Fill layers with half of
the frosting mixture; sprinkle
with 1/2 cup of the almonds.
Spread top of cake
with remaining frosting mixture;
sprinkle with remaining
almonds. Refrigerate until
set, at least 8 hours. Refrigerate
any remaining
dessert.
PEPPERMINT ANGEL
1 package Betty Crocker
white angel food cake mix
1 half-gallon pink peppermint
ice cream
Whipped cream, if desired
Chocolate-flavored syrup
Bake and cool cake mix as
directed on package. Tear
into 1- to 2-inch pieces.
Place ice cream in large
bowl; itir to soften. Place
1/4 of the cake pieces in
ungreased tube pan,' 10 x 4
inches; spread with 1/4 of
the ice cream. Make a second
layer, using 1/2 of the
remaining cake pieces and
1/2 of the remaining ice
cream; repeat. Freeze at
least 8 hours.
Run knife around edge of
pan to loosen; invert on
serving plate and remove
pan. Garnish each serving
with whipped cream; drizzle
with syrup. Freeze any remaining
dessert. 12 to 16
servings.
High Altitude Directions
(3500 to 6500 feet): Prepare
cake mix as directed in
high altitude directions on
package. Continue as directed
in recipe.