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Volume 87 25* Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday. October 3, 1984 Number 40
Waller B. Newman (left) was sworn in as a
Norlina town commissioner Monday night by
Mayor E. L. (Bill) Perry. Newman will fill the
unexpired term of the late R. Ben Lloyd. A life-long
resident of Norlina, Newman is employed by
Seaboard Systems Railroad. (Staff Photo)
Fireman's Day Festivities Planned
In Warrenton On Saturday, Oct. 13
In observance of Na
tional Fire Prevention
Week October 7-13, the
Warren County Fire
men's Association has
scheduled Firemen's
Day for Saturday, Octo
ber 13, according to
Walter Gardner, chair
man of the event.
The day's activities
will begin with the An
nual Firemen's Day
Parade at 10:30 a. m.
Units entering the
parade will convene at
the National Guard Ar
mory and proceed from
there to Main Street of
Warrenton. Gardner in
dicated that the dead
line for entering the
parade is October 10.
Anyone wishing to parti
cipate should contact
William Co* at 257-2735
nights or Kenny Clayton
at 257-3455 days or 257
1560 nights.
Beginning at 11 a. m.,
barbecue chicken plates
will be served at the
Armory at a cost of
$3.50. live music will be
provided during lunch.
Proceeds from the sale
of lunch as well as any
donations will be used
for preparation of a
training ground for
Warren County firemen.
Events of competition
among fire departments
will begin at 1 p. m. on
the Little League ball
field at the Armory. At
present, the fourteen
fire departments of the
county as well as four
outside the county are
expected to compete.
There will be bleachers
for the spectators.
Comic books and
other giveaways will be
available for children at
New Mechanic's Shop
Opens On Norlina Road
By MARY C. HARRIS
Staff Writer
John Thomas (Tommy) Harris, III has recently
opened a mechanic's shop under the name of Harris
Enterprises in the building formerly occupied by
the Eastern Motor Lines shop on the Norlina Road.
Since Monday, September 17, he has been offering a
number of services to customers, with plans for
future expansion.
In an interview this week, Harris indicated that
he will specialize in complete service for trucks,
trailers, logging equipment, and other heavy
equipment. In addition, he will work on other
motors, transmissions, rear ends, various systems,
and framework. He will be able to make and repair
drive shafts, bore engine blocks, grind and re
service brake drums and flywheels for big trucks,
and work on General Motors diesels in cars and
trucks.
In the future, he plans to stock parts for most
trucks, to set up a machine shop, and to become a
dealer for trucks and heavy equipment.
Harris is certified as a welder by the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission as a result of training he
received while working at the Shearon Harris
Nuclear Power Plant in Wake County. He also
worked for a short time in the maintenance depart
ment for Owens-Illinois of Warrenton before
opening his shop. For the most part, however, his
mechanic's education has come through experi
ence. Harris stated that he "was interested in
machinery and electrical things when others my
age were interested in baseball, football, and the
like."
Working with Harris In his new venture are Larry
Kimball, a mechanic with seven years of experi
ence with Mitchell Distributing Company of Ral
eigh, dealer in heavy equipment sales and service;
Andy Collins, a mechanic's helper; and Carl Lang
lois, parts manager and bookkeeper
The shop is open Monday through Saturday from
7:fla.m. until 5:30 p.m.
the Armory and Smokey
the Bear will be on hand.
Gardner also noted
that the firemen will
sponsor a poster contest
among students in
grades K-3 throughout
the county. A five-dollar
cash prize will be given
the winner in each
grade. Details will be
announced in the
schools.
Gardner encouraged
the public to support and
participate in these acti
vities to develop a
greater awareness of
the need for fire preven
tion and protection.
Burglary Charge Brought;
Theft Suspect Is Sought
A Macon man was due
to appear in Warren
County Court this morn
ing (Wednesday) for a
hearing on a charge of
burglary at the home of
Mabel Harper of Et. 3,
Warrenton, according to
the Warren County
Sheriff's Department.
Matthew Mack
Milam, 27, was charged
Monday in connection
with an incident Satur
day night in which he
entered Ms. Harper's
home around 11 p. m. af
ter kicking a door in,
Chief Deputy B. D.
Bolton said.
Milam was being held
in Warren County Jail
under $5,000 bond
yesterday awaiting the
hearing.
Bolton and Deputy
Johnny Williams inves
tigated.
A warrant has also
been issued for a Kittrell
man charged with
felonious larceny of
lumber and Duo wall
from the Owens-Illinois
plantsite on U. S. 1 four
miles south of Norlina.
According to Bolton,
Macy Holden of Rt. 1 is
being sought in connec
tion with the theft which
occurred on or about
Sept. 15.
The property is valued
at |500, Bolton said.
The theft is the second
reported from the OI
plant in recent weeks.
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J. Howard Daniel of Warmtoa was presented a
service pin last Wednesday by Wallace J. Conner,
chairman of the board and president of Conner
Savings and Loan Corporation, in recognition of hia
45 yenri of service to the savings and loan industry,
a current member of the Conner Savings nad Lsan
Warren ton Advisory Board, Daniel began his aer
vice to the Industry in list as a board member of
Capping Of Landfill
Is No Cheap Project
By KAY HORNER
News Editor
Warren County com
missioners, under state
mandate to cap the
county's Sanitary Land
fill on the outskirts of
Warrenton, have found
that dirt is not dirt
cheap.
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Charles Worth told the
board Monday at its
regular meeting that the
soil could cost as much
as $20,000. A bed of soil
24 inches deep is requir
ed for the cap, which is
expected to take five
acres of dirt. *
About 25 acres off
Baltimore Road is set
aside for the landfill,
according to Worth, and
capping is required as
portions of the landfill
reach the prescribed
maximum volumes.
The commissioners
instructed Worth to in
vestigate less expensive
sources for acquiring
the soil, including the N.
C. Department of Trans
portation which
sometimes makes
available to counties
dirt left over from road
construction and main
tenance.
In other business, the
commissioners gave
HealthCo, Inc. of Soul
City an endorsement
needed for its ap
plication for continued
funding from the U. S.
Department of Health
and Human Services
(DHHS).
Chairperson Eva M.
Clayton suggested that
DHHS be advised of the
state study currently
underway at Warren
General Hospital to
determine how that
facility can best meet
the needs of the com
munity.
"The letter should
note that we are moving
in a manner with the
hospital that will solicit
cooperation of all health
providers and that we
will be calling on the
HealthCo Board to
cooperate," Mrs.
Clayton said.
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it board from IKS aatil the
1*1 with Sua Savings and
i Daniel aad Conner at the
fcf aa open honae at Con
s W. J. (Jack) Harris, vice
ranch. (Staff Photo)
Phil Williams,
HealthCo executive
director, told the com
missioners that Health
Co, whose financial situ
ation is "not the great
est," would like to be
considered for county
funds in the 1985-86
budget and to be in
eluded with other county
agencies in considera
tion for special or "pork
barrel" funding from
the General Assembly
such as that received
this year for Warren
General Hospital.
The commissioners
also disposed of the
following items of
business:
—Reappointed Gra
ham Grissom of Norlina
and appointed Roy Pat
Robertson of Warrenton
to the Industrial
Facilities and Pollution
Control Financing
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Manager Wants Study
Salary Review In Warren
Might Entail State Help
County commission
ers are hoping to enlist
state assistance in
reviewing salaries and
job classifications for
county employees in an
effort to eliminate inter
departmental inequities
in pay.
Authorization for such
a review was requested
by Health Director Joe
Lennon for his depart
ment, prompting County
Manager Charles Worth
Monday to urge the
commissioners to con
sider a review for all
departments.
The state will conduct
the review free of
charge for the Health
Department and De
partment of Social Ser
vices because a major
ity of their funding is de
rived from state and
federal sources and
their employees are
covered by state person
nel policies.
Of the county's 105
employees, fewer than
40 are employed outside
those two departments,
and the commissioners
would like to pay the
state to include them in
its review.
Worth estimated the
cost of an independent
review at $2,000.
The board authorized
Worth to seek state
assistance, but noted
that the Health Depart
ment would be rllowrd
to request its jwn
review if the state could
not do a countywide
study or could not com
plete the study in 60
days.
According to Worth,
the county currently has
.10 uniform guidelines
tying salary range to job
function.
County personnel
policy calls for an anual
performance review for
each employee, but
makes no provision for
merit pay increases.
Starting salaries for
county employees are
usually determined by
department heads after
a study of budgetary
considerations, Worth
said. .
Raises for county
employees are granted
only on an across-the
board basis as
authorized by the com
missioners.
Jury List Drawn
For Term Of Court
The following list of
jurors has been drawn
for the civil term of
Warren County District
Court beginning on
Monday, Oct. 8, at 10 a.
m. Jurors are to report
at 9:30 a. m. on
Tuesday, Oct. 9.
Fritz E. Vaughan,
Amy R. Allen, Vivian C.
Yancey, Patrick Banks,
William N. Hargrove,
Allen Tyron Hargrove,
Mary Green Alston,
Mildred R. Felts, Annie
H. Carter, Debora Gwen
Harris, Dessie Lee
Egerton, Anthony
Charles Fitts, Pauline
E. Shaw, Mary E.
Bunch and Genola
Goode.
Also, Edward Reavis,
Jr., Cynthia Jordan,
Ruth E. Glenn, Law
rence W. Seaman, Linda
Paachall Carpenter, Ef
fie Jones Douglas,
Charles Edward Burton,
Dorothy D. Leete,
Thomas Davis, Jacque
line Diane Norwood,
Harvey Alston, Edward
D. Hargrove, Samuel G.
Mayfield, Odell Allen,
George A. Perkinson
and George E. Bobbitt.
Also, Lucy B. Scott,
Lois Hayes Newman,
Arlene Terry, Joanne
Walker Hayes, Tina
Doreen Brown, Joseph
Alston, Samuel Arvell
Richardson, Melvin W.
Williams, Joyce Ann
Lewis, W. Barnes
Barnes, Jr., Josephine
Davis, Thomas J. Calla
han, {Catherine Gooch,
Clyde A. Spragins, Sr.
and Gail P. Eaton.
Jurors deferred from
a previous term were
listed as follows:
Iola Davis Brown,
Evelyn V. Jiggetts and
Celestine W. Jones.
Norlina Youth Hurt
In Wreck On Friday
A Nor Una youth was
injured late last Friday
afternoon when the 1979
Jeep he was driving
overturned in a single
vehicle accident.
Danny Ray Harmon,
18, of Rt 1, was travel
ing on S. R. 1333 about J
miles north of Warren
ton when be came to a
curve. The Jeep ran off
the road, and overturn
ed when Harmon at
tempted to bring it back
pnto the pavement, ac
cording to Trooper T. S.
Wright with the High
way Patrol.
Harmon was taken to
Warren General Hospi
tal for treatment of in
juries. He was listed in
satisfactory condition
yesterday.
Trooper Wright said
Harmon was not driving
at excessive speed and
no charges were filed in
the 4:50 p. m. accident
"His grandmother
had recently died and he
apparently just had a lot
on his mind," Wright
said.
A Littleton man was
treated and released
from Halifax Memorial
Hospital Saturday night
after t)K vehicle he was
driving left the road and
struck a tree, according
to Highway Patrol
reports.
Henry Andrew Carroll
of RL 3 was charged
with driving while im
paired after the 10 p. m.
accident The accident
occurred on RPR UM.
Damage to Canon's
1«7> Ford was eattmatad
at $1,600.