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Ws\t Harrett Secori Volume 87 25c Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, March 28, 1984 Number 13 These two pictures depict a portion of the damage which occurred early last Wednesday morning when a tornado cut a path through property on both sides of State Road 1229 several miles west of Afton. The large tree in top picture was among a number lost when the funnel cloud tore through a quarter mfle stretch of farmland shortly after 1 a. m. No in juries were reported. Lower picture shows a shed which was destroyed by the violent winds. Locally heavy windstorms were reported throughout the area Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. (Staff Photos) Break-In Rash Reported In Lake Gaston Vicinity Ervin Dennis Har grove, 28, of Macon was arrested last W ed nesday and charged with breaking, entering, and larceny in the February theft of several pieces of jewelry, silver dollars valued at $350, and a 12 volt car battery valued at $75 from the resi dence of Margaret Fitts of Rt.l, Macon. Hargrove is also charged with possession of a firearm and misde meanor larceny and is being held in Warren County Jail on a total bond of $5,000, secured. The arrest was made by Sheriff's Deputy B. D.Bolton. Deputy L.W. Newsome investigated. A spokesperson for the Warren County Sheriff's Department said this week that all the stolen property had been recovered with the exception of the battery. Public Hearing Scheduled Here The Warrenton town commissioners will hold a public hearing at the Warren County Court House on Thursday, April 5, at'P- m. for the purpose of discussing whether or not Brehon Street should be extend l ed. The decision to have a public hearing was made at a called meeting of the commis sioners at 6:30 p. m. on I Thursday of last week. * Due to the large number of persons interested in the proposal, commis sioners decided to hold the hearing in the court house instead of the town hall. The Sheriffs Depart ment also reported that a Perdue chicken house owned by Ernest Brauer of Rt. 1, Norlina was found broken into on Sunday and 18 flats con taining 540 eggs were stolen. Entry was made through the door, accor ding to reports. Two cases of breaking, entering and larceny in the Lake Gaston area have also been reported recently. Donald S. Newton of Richmond, Va. reported on March 17 that his home at Wildwood Point in Littleton had been broken into and fishing equipment, binoculars and a camera with a combined value of $475 Mayor Has Heart Attack Mayor B. G. White of Warrenton, who suf fered a heart attack while on a business trip to Pinetops Tuesday morning with Stanley Betts of Henderson, was reported to be resting comfortably in Wilson Memorial Hospital on Tuesday night. V. R. (Pete) Vaughan, town administrator, said this morning that he visited Mayor White at the Wilson hospital last night. He said he found Mayor White rest ing comfortably, but the doctors had found his heart had been injured by a previous attack of which he was probably unaware. "But," Vaughan added, "I feel that if the doctors had felt that his condition was critical, they would not have permitted him to have visitors." had been stolen. On March 25, L. W. Locke of Enfield report ed a breaking, entering and larceny at his boat house on Triton Point Road in Littleton. An aluminum boat and Mercury motor valued at $1,000 were stolen, along with a fuel can. On March 18, Sam Davis of Wendell report ed the theft of a floating pier valued at $2,000 from his property in Matthew Manorwood on Lake Gaston. There are no suspects in any of the above four cases. All were investi gated by Sheriff's Deputy L. W. Newsome, with the exception of the theft at the Davis home, which was investigated by Sheriff's Deputy Lawrence Harrison. Camping Fees Are Set Camping user fees in 1964 for John H. Kerr Reservoir will remain at $4.00 and |5.00 per night per family unit at designated camp grounds. The charge is based on services and facilities available to the user. Fee payment will be made to unifor med ranger-collectors in the area. Holders of Golden Age Passports, and those accompanying them in a single private vehicle, receive a 50-percent reduction in the normal user fees for family-type facilities. Golden Age Passports are issued at Corps offices and by the Departments of Agriculture and Interior to applicants 62 years of age and older. There is no charge for these passports; however, an applicant must apply in person and provide proof of eligibility. Delegation Complains Local Farmers Upset Over Land Valuations By KAY HORNER Staff Writer A Farm Bureau com mittee and a representa tion of area farmers led by Ridgeway farmer and cattleman William Brauer appeared before county commissioners last Wednesday to protest the new ap praisal schedule for county land recently adopted by the commis sioners. Brauer said the new schedule puts an "unfair tax burden" on the farmer as compared to the salaried worker. "The farmer has the same home, furniture, and automobile (as the salaried worker), and he also has ISO acres of land to farm and his wife has to go out and get a job to help support the $60,000 worth of machinery and equip ment he needs," Brauer said. He charged that the farmer is taxed three to one what the salaried worker is because of the levy on his personal property, land, and farm equipment. The new appraisal schedule proposed by Carroll Phelps Co. of Winston-Salem after field surveys of county Vaccinations Set For Pets Warren County dog and cat owners have slightly more than a month to have their animals vaccinated during the current vac cination period, Frank Twitty, dog warden, said yesterday. A veterinarian will be in various parts of the county each Saturday for the next several weeks, Twitty said, and pet owners are encour aged to have their animals available for vaccination. April 21 has been designated hunter's day, while April 28 and May S are cleanup days when vaccinations will be available from 1 p. m. until 5 p. m. at the Warren County Landfill. Twitty also issued a reminder that cat vac cination will be state law effective July 1. property could double the county's current tax base of $225 million. Although the current tax rate in the county of $1 per $100 value could be lowered, land values would be increased significantly. FM Station Is Approved For Warren Warrenton is one of 684 cities in the U.S. where a new FM radio channel may be assigned as a result of changes in the Federal Communications Com mission regulations on station locations, it was announced last week in Washington, D.C. The FCC published the changes and has in vited interested and qualified applicants from each of the cities to indicate their interest by May 14. Larry D. Ellis, Den ver-based telecom munications consulting engineer, commented that the FCC action, "represents an un precedented oppor tunity for many com munities to gain ad ditional local radio coverage." He noted that almost three-fourths of the 684 cities involved in the proposal do not have an FM station at this time. The FCC has invited interested parties to file statements reflecting their interest and their ability to undertake construction and operation of an FM station in Warrenton. "It's probable that if no one files comments with the FCC expressing interest in applying for the new station in Warrenton, the open FM channel will be assigned to another city", Ellis said. The channel proposed for Warrenton would be on a frequency of 107.3 MHz, and could have a transmitting power of 3000 watts, sufficient to cover an area of 712 square miles around Warrenton according to the Denver Engineer. Deaaia Prf^r" itirwto of the Warm County Amhuiance Strrlct, men qoeationt (ran peril* cipaate te a baby*Jtttn| clinic held at the John Graham Middle School Library oa Saturday after boml Twenty-two gtrla participated la the ovcat, Womu's Club. TtoMti flnt aid aad safety. i at m VNMtM JMter ktaf part leaned of tafaat M he |HHchool children, AH participate received iaeeelea. (StaffPhete) "It's an unfair tax burden the farmers are taking," Brauer told the commissioners. "We need some relief. I believe the county commissioners have the authority to do this if they see fit." Brauer noted that in some states, such as Pennsylvania, county income taxes have been adopted which give the farmer a "better break." He requested the (Continued on page 6) For Hospital Roof Repairs Assured By Federal Grant Warren County has been awarded a $152,000 federal Economic De velopment Admin istration grant for improvements to War ren General Hospital, according to County Manager Charles Worth, who was notified of EDA's decision by U. S. Senator John East's office last Friday. The county's applica tion was originally sub mitted in July 1963 and was one of more than 190 reviewed by EDA. Al though county officials had been optimistic about Warren's chances of landing the grant, the county's application was not among the 150 requests finally grant ed. However, the county's application was review ed again recently result ing in favorable action by EDA. The county in its first application requested $140,000 with a $60,000 matching grant from the county. Worth said the amount quoted to him by Sen. East's office was $152,000. "I have received no specifics from EDA on the grant yet," Worth said yesterday morning. "We're not certain if there is an increase in the federal grant, or if the figure given us in cludes the $60,000 match." Worth said he hopes to receive official notifi cation from EDA this week, along with addi tional details on ihe amount of funding. Hospital Ad ministrator Frank Hin son said Monday that the grant will be used for roof repairs at the hospital. Leaks in the roof have caused severe damage to the interior of the facility and have been cited by county commissioners as a priority for repair. Hinson said the roof repair will probably cost between $50,000 and $60,000 and that no estimates on repair of the interior have been quoted. In a related matter, the county commission ers last Wednesday night before their mid monthly meeting con ducted the second of two required public hearings on an ap plication for a $750,000 community develop ment block grant. Commissioners heard support for the grant from several citizens, including Warrenton Mayor B. G. White, who appeared as a private citizen. The commissioners have targeted the Quids City area on the north ern outskirts of Warren ton for upgrading of water lines and installa tion of sewer lines as well as rehabilitation of houses if the grant is approved. Deadline for the grant application is April 15. Warrant Names Chief A warrant against Warrenton Police Chief Freddie Robinson charging non-support of an illegitimate child was taken out last week by a Vance County woman, according to a report in the Henderson Daily Dispatch last Wed nesday. The story stated that the warrant against Robinson was taken by Patricia Younkin of Rt 2, Henderson and that it alleges that Robinson has failed and refused to provide support for an illegitimate child born to her on March I. The warrant indicates that Ms. Younkin alleged that the cMld was Robinson's and that she had made a request for support on March 14, according to the article. The Warren Record was unable to reach Chief Robinson yester day for comment. State Senate Race Uncertain The primary election of May I for State Senate has been post poned for Districts 2 and 10, of which Warren County is a part, due to the 1964 legislative restructuring of dis tricts, according to Rubv Jones, supervisor of elections for Warren County. The May I election primary will be held as for id other ■ OiTlCCS.
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