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I cTtje Harrcn Sccorii Volume 87 25° Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, March 14, 1984 Number 11 Policemen May Move The Warrenton Police Station, which has for many years been located at the corner of Main and Market streets, may be moved to the Town Municipal Ruilding on the corner of Market and Bragg streets, if the commissioners give their approval The matter was brought to the attention of the Town Board of Commissioners by A. A. Wood, chairman of the Police Committee, Monday night. Wood told the commissioners that with a few alterations at little cost, better quarters could be found for both the Police Department and the Police Information Network (PIN) machine (computer). Wood explained how by making slight alterations at definite points the changes could be made. Not only will it be more convenient for the Police Department, and better to have all the town departments under one roof, but it will save the town considerable money, Wood said. The commissioners appeared enthusiastic about the proposed plan, but no action was taken by the board pending further study. Cutting Incident Is Reported Here A Warrenton man was hospitalized last Saturday with multiple cuts to the body after an incident at Champion s Pool Room on Main Street in Warrenton. According to Warrenton Police Chief Freddie Kobinson, Eric Sommerville was cut on the back of the neck and the left side of the body "several times" after an "argument with pushing and shoving" broke out around 10:50 p. m. Chief Robinson said his department has a suspect, but no arrest had been made as of Tuesday morning. He said his records did not include the age or occupation of the victim, who was listed in stable condition at Duke Hospital. Sgt. C. E. Mustian of the Warrenton Police Department handled the investigation. About 65 county citizens and officials were on hand at The Rafters last Thursday to hear remarks by Eddie Knox, Democratic gubernatorial candidate. Shown above, flanking Knox (center) are (left to right) Henderson Mayor R. G. Young, Jr., Warrenton Mayor B. G. White, former Oxford Mayor Hugh Currin, and Norlina Mayor E. L. Perry. Knox was accompanied on his swing through Warrenton by Currin and Mayor Young. (Staff Photo) Accompanied 3y Mayors Knox Tours Warren On Thursday Democratic gubernatorial candidate Eddie Knox of Charlotte made a campaign swing through Warrenton Thursday afternoon and assured a crowd of about 65 at The Rafters that he was well aware of the needs of rural North Carolina. "When I see the unemployment rate here and in surrounding counties, I have to ask 'Where did all the industry go?' It went to metropolitan areas," Knox said. "There are no easy answers, but we must distribute the growth." In his brief remarks, Knox targeted education as one of his primary concerns, along with the needs of senior citizens. A question-and-answer session brought questions about the state's location of a PCB landfill in the Afton area and about agriculture. When asked specifically if he would have met personally with county citizens about the landfill had he been governor, Knox said he didn't want to be "put in the position of criticizing the governor," but that he "considered a problem an opportunity to help people." He promised that if elected he would create within the Department of Commerce an arm to help communities of 50,000 or less with industrial development and recruitment. Assistance from the state could be in the form of short-term loans or low-interest loans to help smaller counties "get in the marketplace for consideration" by industry, he explained. "It would help you have a chance to sell yourself," Knox said. In commenting on agriculture in the state, Kno\ noted that we often take for granted the products provided by farmers, but "forget that the fanner is out there." He also expressed disappointment with the "total confusion about who's lobbying and going to Congress" with the programs and proposals affecing the tobacco farmer. Knox recently hired two consultants to make recommendations to him on the program, and pledged if elect«Mo "find the best plan and coordinate as governorwith congressmen and senators" on its passage. Routine Business Dominates Meet Routine business dominated the regular monthly meeting of the Warren County Board of Education, held Monday night in the school's administrative office building on Cousin Lucy's Lane. All members of the board except Mrs. Kathy Wilson were present. No particular item of business took the time of the board which met for some two hours and IS minutes. The board did receive one presentation from Supt. Mike Williams, and that was a report from a committee appointed to suggest further steps in the development of a longrange building plan for Warren County Schools. Members were given copies of the committee's report and authorized the committee and a public facilities subcommittee of the Citizens United For Progress group appointed by Warren commissioners last year to study building proposals as the next step in drafting a final plan. In other matters arising Monday night, James Boyd, utilities supervisor for the Town of Norlina, is shown above with the mnnictpality's newest piece of equipment, a sectional sewer aad pipe cleaner. The town's 1983-34 budget earmarked $13,000 far purchase of the needed equlpm-rt, bat Town Clerk Mae Gums said this week that the total coat may come hi bc<«w that figure. (Staff Photo) the board: —Approved the .employment of Ethel Green as custodian at Warren County High School. —Heard a report from Mrs. Rachael Ricks, assistant superintendent, regarding visits by school accreditation teams to Warren County High School April 3-4 and to John Graham and Norlina middle schools on April 17 and 18. —Approved overnight trips for five representatives of the Warren County Student Council and by nine students representing the Future Business Leaders of America at Warren County High School. —Heard a report from Yarborough Williams on a workshop for board members which he attended in Raleigh Feb. 28-29. —Offered congratulations to the 1984 Warren County Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Bertadean W. Baker, kindergarten teacher at Mariam Boyd Elementary School. —Agreed to raise, through private means, the $60 necessary for the Ideal Senior Citizens group to rent the Warren County High School theater. The move came after an appearance by Mrs. Dora Davis and Mrs. Ida Townes. — Appointed two teachers, Noel Robertson and Mra. L Ger trade Hawkins to serve as registrars for the Board of Elections in having students at Warren County High School registered. —Discussed at some length the low competency test scores among Warren students and were given assurances by school officials that steps to remedy the situation were being explored. Warren General Hospital Patients Patients in Warren General Hospital on Tuesday afternoon were listed as follows: Roy Clark, Roy Harris, John Rooker, Lizzie Nicholas, Marteen Johnson, Willie Jones, William Pulley, Rebecca Davis, Mollie Dye, Richard Kearney. At Lakeside Camp Fire Loss Cut i By Quick Work By KAY HORNER Staff Writer The quick response of area firefighters last Thursday morning is credited with saving the dining hall at Camp Willow Run on Lake Gaston in Littleton from total destruction. "The building would have been destroyed in another 30 minutes had they not arrived," Mrs. Linda Harris, executive director of the camp, said this week. A contractor has estimated that the building is about 80 percent lost, but can be restored by a combination of renovation and rebuilding. Faulty wiring on a hot water heater probably caused the blaze, Mrs. Harris said. "The firemen were able to put the fire out before the contents of the building were damaged," she noted. "We lost what little food we had in there, but the equipment looks OK." The frame building, which is an exact replica of a Southern Railway passenger station in Scottsboro, Ala., suffered extensive roof damage. "The eaves are vented and it just sucked the smoke and flame right through," Mrs. Harris explained. Firemen spent about three hours extinquishing the fire, and were able to prevent it from spreading to other areas of the 13.5 acre campsite. A row of train cars, ussed as dormitories, were undamaged. Firefighters from Norlina Volunteer Fire Department responded to the fire with their crash unit and air packs which enabled firemen to enter the building. Littleton Volunteer Fire Department and Roanoke-Wildwood Volunteer Fire Department also responded, along with Warren County Rescue Squad. The building was unoccupied at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported. The camp was begun in 1966 as a Christian day camp, and in 1970 it opened as a residence camp. It is owned and operated by Youth Camps for Christ, Inc., an interdenominational, non-profit organization. "The dining hall was built virtually by donations," Mrs. Harris said, "and, of course, we did not have it insured but for about half its value. Fortunately, we've already had calls and offers of donations and help," she said. Although the camp was forced to cancel two groups last weekend, Mrs. Harris said the staff is geared up to handle a banquet scheduled for this weekend and to continue with a full operating agenda. "We can't afford to close down," she said. "We need to minister and we have bills to pay." Prior To Regular Meeting Board Conducts Public Hearing The Warrenton Board of Commissioners was in session Monday night for two-and-a-half hours. The meeting was divided into two parts, with 30 minutes for a public hearing preceding the regular two-hour session. Mayor B. G. White presided over both sessions with a five-minute break between the sessions. Mrs. Carolyn Robertson served as secretary in the absence of Administrator Pete Vaughan. All members of the board were present. Jeff Palmer was a visitor at both meetings. Buck Kennedy of the engineering firm of L. E. Wooten and Company was present to explain the procedure to be followed should the board decide to apply for a planning grant of $10,000 and have someone come here to study the needs of the community. Kennedy explained that if the town should decide to apply for the grant that a matching $500 would expedite the chances for state approval, and if the grant was not approved the $500 would not be paid. Following lengthy discussion, the board said that it would render its discussion in the regular session, which was to follow a fiveminute break. In the regular session, after a brief discussion, the board unanimously approved the application for the $10,000 planning grant and the $500 town donation. Eddie Brown ap peared in regard to his current water bill. He said that there was no evidence of a leak, and he could not understand how he was charged for 32,000 gallons of water. Bill Neal, superintendent of the town Water Company, said that he had visited the home seven times and on each occasion he had found the meter running. He said no one was present at the time of his visit, but that he could hear the water running in the house. It was decided that Supt. Neal and Town Administrator Vaughan would meet with Brown at an appointed time in order that Supt. Neal might find the leak. David Mitchell, an Oxford warehouseman and brother of the late John Mitchell, and recent appointee as a governor's assistant, said he came before the commissioners at Governor Hunt's request to tell them that not a drop of Kerr Lake water would go into the proposed pipeline to Virginia Beach, Va. He also said that plans are in the making for advertising Kerr Lake as a tourist attraction. Preston Buckley appeared before the board to request permission to build a 36-apartment complex on the Ridgeway Road across the road from the home of L B. Henderson, Jr. The proposed complex is similar to the one previously sought on the Norlina Road. The request was tabled for further study. During the committee reports, Eddie Clayton, (Continued on page 7) Boyd-Boyce Building Changes Hand The Warren ton building that at one time housed Boyd-Boyce Motor Company has been bought by a local contractor and will be used as a woodworking shop a;xi for storage. J. B. Thompson said last week that his crews will be using the facility at the corner of West Market and Front Streets, for cabinetmaking and other projects connected with the construction business. "Usually we build on the Job, but we needed a place to work at nights and on weekends," Thompson said. A facelift and some renovation are also in store for the building. "We'll dress it up, but I'm going to take my time," Thompson commented. "We'll use odds and ends and materials we have in stock." Thompson purchased the building from the Boyd estate, and it is ironic that the first house Thompson constructed was for William Boyce, part owner of Boyd-Boyce Motor Company, in 1963. A portion of the building is now leased by ParGas of Warrenton, Inc. The remainder of the building has been vacant for about 15 moomonths, according to Thompson. Its last tenant was Buyer's Market^ Service.
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