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*arrentonMea.Library X 117 S . Ma In St. iarrenton, N.C. '•j % "V ®lje barren KLttavb Volume 88 25c Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, July 10, 1985 Number 29 This meteorite with a circumference of 10 inches was discovered recently on the farm of Herman and Lillian Brauer near Ridgeway. (Staff Photo) Shooting Star' Lands In Ridgeway By MARY CATHERINE HARRIS Staff Writer The chunk of rock discovered recently near Ridgeway on the farm of Herman and Lillian Brauer appears to be no ordinary stone. Ac cording to information gleaned from reference materials, the find satisfies the requirements for a meteorite. By definition, a meteorite is a piece of mat ter which flashes through the earth's at mosphere without burning up and strikes the earth's surface. Even though it is believed that several meteorites fall to the ground every day, their discovery cannot be counted a common occurrence. Probably only a few dozen ap pear each year over the United States; most fall into water or on unpopulated areas. The Brauers found the shiny chunk in June on the green grass of their pasture on State Road 1226 on the outskirts of Ridgeway. Their meteorite is approximately 10 inches in cir cumference and has a coppery appearance on one side. Because of the location of the rock and because of its unusual appearance, Mrs. Brauer researched the find and identified the meteorite. According to the encyclopedia, most meteorites shower into hundreds of fragments when passing through the atmosphere and few are large enough on impact with the earth's surface to cause any noticeable change. Many of the earth's craters which are believed to have been formed by meteorites eons ago have been erased by weathering, but some large ones remain. Visitors to Arizona may have seen Meteorite Crater, almost a mile in diameter and 600 feet deep. The craters which mark the surface of the moon are believed to have been caused by meteorites. According to reference materials, no satisfactory theory exists to account for the origin of meteorites. One of the possibilities is that they represent the remains of a planet that was broken up long ago. meteorites found on the earth are made of an alloy of iron and nickel. Others are made of stone or a mixture of stone and metal. The Brauers have not conducted an analysis of their meteorite. Mrs. Brauer invites persons with a particular interest in meteorites to contact her at 456-3730. Under Zcning Ordinance For Death Of Inez Merchant / \ Town Told It Lacks Right To Order Removal Of Cars By MARY C.HARRIS Staff Writer An interpretation of Warrenton's zoning or dinance by the state at torney general's office has rendered that the ordinance does not authorize the town to order the removal of four cars from a lot in a south Warrenton residential district, Warrenton's commis sioners learned on Mon day evening. The town board went into executive session at the close of the regular monthly meeting and heard a reading of the interpretation by Charles Johnson, town attorney, according to Mayor B.G. White. Commissioners had voted at their June 10 meeting to seek a ruling on the ordinance as the result of an appeal by concerned neighbors for the board's help in requiring Warrenton property owner Cam Comer to remove the vehicles from his lot on the corner of South Main and Dowtin streets. White said Tuesday that the attorney general's ruling dittoed the interpretation under which the com missioners have moved since the first request by the complainants last fall. Town Administrator Vernon R. (Pete) Vaughan and Mayor White as well as a num ber of councilmen have attempted to bring about a settlement of the issue, but the town has stopped short of demanding removal of the cars. "There is nothing in the present ordinance which allows the board to take action in the matter," White said. Board members voted to send to the neighbors copies of the town's request for a ruling as well as the attorney general's response. White added on Tuesday that the present ordinance is un dergoing study and revision and expressed hope that such dilem mas would be prevented in the future. Before going into executive session, the commissioners conduc ted routine hmine— of the town. Street Com missioner Bobby Ed monds was authorized to negotiate a set tlement with Jerome Branch who had asked for assistance from the town in controlling the overflow of water from streets into his yard following rainfall. Ed monds reported that he had investigated the matter and found evidence that tree roots were being undercut by the water. Branch lives on the corner of College and Front streets. rown Administrator Vaughan announced that advertisement was under way for a police officer and dispatcher and an additional em ployee at the waste water treatment plant. Two of these positions represent new allow ances in the recently adopted budget. In other business, White reminded the commissioners of the necessity of making four appointments to the Warrenton Planning Board and three to the Board of Adjustment for terms which expire in July. The terms of Roy Pat Robertson, Anne Harris, Virginia Ander sen and Lawrence Boyd of the Planning Board and those of Tom Wat son, L. B. Henderson, Sr. and Mary Hunter of the Board of Adjustment are terminating, the mayor said. Commissioners were advised to give con sideration to the ap pointments to be made at the August meeting. Citizens Insurance T Ball team of Warrenton joined teams from Hen derson and Oxford last weekend at the Hender son Family YMCA and laid claim to the cham pionship in the two-day tournament. Round-robin tourna ment competition on Friday and Saturday re sulted in a showdown between the Warrenton team and the Blue Jays of Henderson for top honors. Citizens Insurance downed the Jays 12-6, led by Wendell Har grove, De Rodwell, An drew Alston and John Mosley on the offensive attack. 1 The local team earned the right to compete for the championship by defeating the Braves in the semifinals, 9-2. Citizens recorded 15 hits, led by Hargrove and Alston with 2-for-2 performances and backed up by Mary Parker Coleman and Anthony Martin who were2-for-3. Other teams par ticipating in the tour nament were the Dodgers, Bart's, A's, Ray Thomas Electric and Elliott's Jewelers. Lawmen Probe Break-Ins At Lake Gaston Four break-ins at mobile homes at Jade's Landing, a Lake Gaston subdivision, have been reported to the Warren County Sheriffs Depart ment during the past week. On July 1, Richard Gwyn Caudill of Wash ington, D.C. reported the theft of goods valued at $1,130, including a Motorola television, radio, Olympus camera, and Cobra telephone. Twenty dollars in cash was also taken. The burglar is believed to have entered through the front door of the mobile home and exited through the rear door. Deputy T. H. McCam ty Investigated. Douglas M. Teal of Richmond, Va. reported on July 8 that his mobile home had been broken into and firearms and tools with a total value of $365 stolen. Missing were a 22-cali bre pistol, reversible drill, wood sander, Jig saw, and chain saw. Entry was made by tripping a lock on a door, according to reports. Deputy L W. New some investigated. Newsome also in* vestigated the theft of household goods valued at $490 tram the mobile home of Michael A. Underwood. Among the items taken were • stereo radio cassette, telephone, and moni tor/intercom system. Entry at the Under wood home was also made by tripping a kick. (Continued on page II) McCarroll Alston of Warrenlon displays the certi ficate acknowledging his recent appointment by Gov. James Martin to the Southeastern Inter state Forest Fire Protection Compact Advisory Committee, which serves to assure uniform forest fire protection to member states. (Staff Photo) Alston Given Post By Governor Martin McCarroll Alston of Warrenton has been ap pointed by Governor Jim Martin to a two year term on the South eastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact Advisory Committee. Alston is one of four members appointed to represent North Caro lina on the committee which serves to assure uniform forest fire pro tection to 10 southeast ern states. The states work to provide mutual aid to each other during forest fire emergencies. Member states in ad dition to North Carolina are South Carolina, Vir ginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Requirements for committee appoint Senate Gives Appropriation Attempts to prevent Virginia Beach, Va. tram tapping on to Lake Gaston as a future water supply got a monetary Msist yesterday from theN.C. Senate. Money to use in the fight to prevent the U. S. (Continued on page 16) ments stipulate that two state legislators must serve. Alston and the fourth appointee were chosen because of their proven interest in forest protection. Alston is former chief of the War renton Fire Depart ment. Through the commit tee, North Carolina provided aid to Florida in May when more than 40 forest rangers, eight tractor-plow units, two helicopters, and several pieces of auxiliary equipment were dis patched to assist in the emergency which resulted in the destruc tion by fire of over 100,000 acres of forest land. 15-Year Sentence Given Jeffery Perry By KAY HORNER News Editor Jeffery Perry, charg ed with first degree murder in the 1979 beating death of Inez merchant William Kear ney Thompson, Monday was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to second degree murder in a plea arrangement with the state. Perry, 23, could have received a maximum sentence of life imprison ment, but the presump tive 15-year sentence was agreed upon in the plea arrangement by defense and prosecution. The state's decision not to prosecute Perry for first degree murder, and to accept the plea ar rangement was based on concern that insufficient evidence existed for a conviction, according to Bob Weathers, assistant district attorney. "To be as candid as I know how, the state's case depended substan tially on the statement of the defendent (taken at the time of his arrest)," Weathers said. "We had some, and I emphasize some, reservations about its admissability and whether or not its use would have been approv ed by the Appellate Court. There was a substantial amount of evidence, but very possibly it would not have been sufficient without the introduction of the defendant's statement." Premeditation and deliberation are two elements necessary to prove first degree mur der, Weathers said. Perry's arrest in New York last May was the culmination of a five year investigation by the FBI, SBI and Warren County Sheriff's De partment. At the time of his ar rest, Perry was residing in Bronx, N.Y. Perry's attorney, T. T. Clayton of Warrenton, was unsuccessful in his attempt to persuade Superior Court Judge Henry W. Hight of Henderson to grant work release for Perry. "My understanding from my personal assoc iation with Perry (since his extradition to North Carolina last October) and with others involved in the case is that this defendant is good nat ured and not a vicious type person," Clayton told Judge Hight. "...I think work release would be beneficial to him and I think his attitude is right for such...He is sad dened by this situation." Judge Hight delivered the sentence with no comment on the request for work release. Married and the father of two children, Perry, who was 17 at the time of the crime, has a ninth grade education and completed two years in trade school. Perry, who has family in Warren County, was unemployed at the time of the murder, but was employed at the time of his arrest. The prosecution, ac cording to its opening (Continued on page 16) Local Men Are Hurt As Auto Overturns Two Warrenton men were listed in stable con dition at Duke Universi ty Hospital yesterday following a single vehicle accident Saturday night. Kurt Douglas Swain, 20, and Barry Swain, 18, both of Route 1, were traveling south on State Road 1331, about one mile east of Warrenton, when the car skidded on the wet road. The driver of the car, Kurt Swain, lost control of the vehicle, which ran off the road, overturned and struck a tree. The accident occurred about 10 p.m. Barry Swain was trap ped in the car for about two hours, according to Trooper B. R. Pope, and both men were transfer red to Maria Parham Hospital before being transported to Duke University Hospital by its Life Flight Emergen cy Helicopter. Kurt Swain was listed in stable, but serious con dition yesterday and had been moved from inten sive care. Barry Swain was still in intensive care in serious but stable condition. Both men suffered head injuries. Kurt Swain was charg ed with careless and reckless driving. Damage to the 1970 Bulck was estimated at $1,000. Once Again: First Bloom Is Reported There once was a time in Warren County when anybody who talked farming, talked cot ton. The plant's white bolls dotted fields throughout the county and cotton ranked alongside tobacco as a primary cash crop. In thoae days, one of the rites of the cotton growing season was the report, published in The Warren Record, of the first cotton bloom spotted in the county. This week, Clinton Capps honored that tradi tion and on Tuesday reported that he had spied the first bloom of the season on his farm near the Bethlehem community. According to Warren County Extension Chairman Russell King, Capps* 15-acre cotton field is one of only two in Warren County this year. The other Is a three-acre demonstration field cultivated by the Extension Service in the Afton community. No cotton was grown locally last year, King said, and the demonstration field is an effort to rekindle interest in such a venture. In Warren County, King said, the greatest hindrances to growing of cotton are small fields and hilly land unsuited to mechanical pickers, but he added that success is possible. Capps said the recent dry spall had probably helped his cotton crop, and that he hoped to begin picking his cotton by October.
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