Jail Renovation Gets
Commissioners' OK
On the advice of an of
ficial in the North
Carolina Department of
Human Resources, the
Warren County Commis
sioners in their mid
monthly meeting last
Wednesday evening ap
proved renovation
measures totalling $C.S0o
at the jail.
In a letter dated Nov.
13 to Sheriff Theodore
Williams, Thomas A.
Ritter, head of Jail and
Detention for the state,
requested that a plate
steel security door be in
stalled at the main en
trance of the jail which
opens directly into the
booking area and that an
electric lock be installed
on the chain link fence
door. These corrective
actions, he said, were re
quired to ensure the safe
custody, safety, health
and welfare of persons
confined at the facility.
Further recommenda
tions of Ritter as a result
of his Oct. 29 visit to the
jail included that some
form of emergency com
munication system be
developed in order for
the jailer on duty to have
immediate emergency
communication and
back-up in case of
assault, attacks or fire at
the jail, that all current
jail staff and any new jail
staff receive jailer cer
tification training, that
adequate personnel be
available at all times to
provide continuous
supervision to those con
fined and that all plumb
ing fixtures be maintain
ed in an operable,
sanitary manner. Rit
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ter stated also the ad
visability of a
preliminary feasibility
study and cost analysis
of either major renova
tion or new construction
for the Warren County
Jail.
Present at the meeting
was Tommy Marrow,
economic development
planner for the Kerr-Tar
Regional Council of
Governments, who
reviewed with the com
missioners a list of top
priority projects for
possible Economic
Development . Ad
ministration funding in
Warren County. The
commissioners went on
record in support of the
overall economic
development plan of
Region K.
An allocation not to ex
ceed $50 was approved
for support of the Opera
tion Santa Claus pro
gram at Caswell Center
in Kinston. There is cur
rently one resident from
Warren County residing
at the center for the men
tally retarded.
At least one item of
considerable interest to
the county's citizens was
booked for the Dec. 2
commissioners' meeting
at which time the final
decision is to be made
regarding the fate of the
Warren General Hospital
facility.
In other action at last
week's meeting, the
commissioners approved
an agreement between
the County and the North
Carolina Department of
Justice Police Informa
tion Network, effective
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IN CONCERT
From Jerry Falwell's
Old Time Gospel Hour
THE LIGHT SINGERS
Performing
Sat., Nov. 30 At 7 :00 P.M.
At
Gospel Baptist Church/ Norllna
Hwy. ISA E. In Norllna
PLAN TO ATTEND
Oct. 1. The PIN system
which was previousl)
housed in the Warrantor
Police Department anc
is now installed in the
sheriff's office, maker
available to law enforce
ment agencies informa
tion such as that contain
ed in the Department ol
Motor Vehicles files, the
National Crime Informa
tion Center, the State
Bureau of Investigation
files and Department of
Corrections files. The
service is available to
the county at a cost of
$250 per month.
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KEARNEY
Service Held
For Kearney
An ordination service
for the Rev. Willis M.
Kearney, was conducted
on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 3
p. m. at Spring Baptist
Church in Warren Coun
ty.
Kearney is a resident
of Portsmouth, Va. and a
native of Warren County.
He is the son of Fannie
Kearney and the late
Richard G. Kearney.
A graduate of John R.
Hawkins High School,
the ministerial student is
currently attending
Virginia Union School of
Theology. He is married
to the former India
Nicholson and has three
children, Willis M.
Kearney and Cheryl J.
Knight of Portsmouth
and Kelvin Kearney of
Warrenton.
Gospel Sing Set
The Second Annual
Fund Raising Drive for
the Hollister Volunteer
Rescue Squad will host a
gospel singing featuring
four groups on Saturday,
Nov. 30, at Hollister
Elementary School.
Featured will be
Forest Silver and Simon
and Justice, Charles B.
Johnson and the
Revivers of Durham, the
Carroll Puppetts of
Roanoke Rapids and
Blessed Assurance of
Hollister.
Donations and offer
ings will be received at
the program. The public
is invited.
The
Public
Record
Deed Transfers
Leonard M. Bullock,
Jr., and wife, Young Me
morial Presbyterian
Church, Nutbush Town
Church, 1.30 acres Nut
bush Township.
Leonard M. Bullock,
Jr., and wife to Leonard
M. Bullock, III and
others, 181 acres, Nut
bush Township.
Nelson & Harris, Inc.
to Nathan Francis, Jr.
and wife, lot, Roanoke
Township.
Dennis W. Brewer,
and wife to Raymond J.
McDermott and wife,
lot, Roanoke Township.
Bettie Lou Eagle and
others to Lewis A.
Thompson, III and wife,
1.31 acres, Warrenton
Township.
Campbell Enterpris
es, Inc. to John B.
Alford, Jr., and wife, lot,
Roanoke Township.
Winnie Boone Rich
ardson and others to
Maranda D. Copeland, 2
acres, Fishing Creek
Township.
Van L. Marr and wife
to Donald W. Graham
and wife, lot, Roanoke
Township.
Walter Craig Pulley
and others to James
Brice Dudney and
others, lot, Roanoke
Township.
Building Permits
The following building
permits were issued in
Warren County from
November 19-25:
Nell Murphy, pier,
Sixpound Township.
Nelson & Harris, pier
and pavillion, Roanoke
Township.
Sandy White, deck,
porch and garage,
Roanoke Township.
Glenn Collins, house
and decks, Roanoke
Township.
Herbert Cyrus, house,
Fishing Creek Town
ship.
Millard F. Robinson,
deck, Roanoke Town
ship.
Marriage Licenses
William Randy
Garrett, Jr. of Macon to
Maria Beth Frazier of
Warrenton.
Lewis Woodrow Car
ter, Jr. of Richmond,
Va. to Pemberton Hun
ter Taylor of Richmond,
Va.
Brian Keith Champion
of Warrenton to Sheila
Rena King of Warren
ton.
Thomas Lewis Squire
of Silver Spring, Md. to
Patsy Lenora Alston of
Warrenton.
Dell Copeland of War
renton, to Jannie Carol
Richardson of Warren
ton.
Harrison Rites
Held On Tuesday
Funeral services for
Mrs. Susie Leigh Davis
Harrison, 88, formerly of
Route 1, Norlina, were
conducted at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at Blaylock
Funeral Home Chapel by
the Rev. Earl Pennell.
Burial was in the Wise
Cemetery.
Mrs. Harrison died
Sunday in Maria
Parham Hospital in
Henderson.
Among the survivors is
a niece, Mrs. Bernard
Harris of Norlina.
Pallbearers were
Kevin Harris, Bill
Walker, Sidney Burton,
Bernard Harris, Fred
Hicks and Ernest
Collins.
Tofu it a protein-rich
soybean curd that it low in
calories and sodium and a
good source of calcium.
Norlina Mills manager Howie Moss, second from
left, presents a check for $1,000 to members of the
Warren County Jaycees for use with their
"Christmas Wish" project for underprivileged
families in the county. Pictured with Moss are, from
eft to right, Kenny Clayton, president of the local
laycees, and Bob Rideout and Charles Duncan, co
hairmen of the Christmas Wish project.
(Staff Photo by Howard Jones)
'Christmas Wish'
Plans Announced
The Warren County
Jaycees have announced
plans again this year for
sponsorship of "Christ
mas Wish," a project for
helping families in need
at Christmas.
Charles Duncan and
Bob Rideout, project
chairmen, have extend
ed a special thank-you to
the management and
employees of Norlina
Mills for their contribu
tion of $1,000 toward the
Christmas Wish cam
paign. They encourage
other businesses and in
dividuals to support their
efforts to provide food,
clothing and toys to local
families unable to pro
vide for themselves.
The chairmen have
also requested that per
sons knowing a family in
need contact them at the
following address: War
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want ads
to sell things
you no longer
use or need.
Call 257-3341
today!!!
ren County Jaycees, P.
0. Box 631, Warrenton.
Information required in
cludes the sex, age and
clothing size of family
members and directions
to the residence.
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