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Volume 89 25c Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, May 7, 1986 Number 19
Kindergarteners at Warren Academy are shown
above watching from a safe distance as one of a
herd of 700 sheep at Granite Diagnostics, Inc. at
Paschall is sheared. The children were on hand last
Thursday for the shearing, an annual event. The
sheep were relieved of their winter coats by a team
of West Virginia sheep farmers who travel the cir
cuit three months out of the year shearing sheep.
The three-man team has sheared as many as 13,000
sheep a year.
Mark Perkinson, son of Granite Diagnostics
manager Luther Perkinson, is shown above
displaying a newly sheared fleece to Warren
Academy students. The wool was later bagged for
shipment to Kenbridge, Va. for sale. According to
David Crowe, who oversees the research farm's
lambing operation, a 120-pound sheep loses about
10 pounds of wool in an annual shearing. The
kindergarteners, who have yet to understand the
phrase "the black sheep of the family," nonetheless
learned that black sheep, their cuteness not
withstanding, produce wool that has no use and can
not be sold.
(Staff Photos by Kay Horner)
Achievement Award Presented
To Supervisor From Warren County
Elizabeth P. Harris, supervisor
of the Warren County Child Sup
port Agency, was recently
presented with the North
Carolina Child Support Council
Achievement Award during the
council's annual conference April
23-25 at the Sheraton Hotel in
Greensboro.
The agency program, which
was authorized by Congress
under Title IV-D of the Social
Security Act, provides for the
location of absent parents,
establishment of paternity,
establishment of obligation for
legal support and enforcement of
support orders.
Mrs. Harris was nominated for
the achievement award by Bob
R. McGuire, IV-D program con
sultant for the North Central
Region with the Department of
Human Resources' Division of
Social Services.
She joined the agency staff in
1977 with responsibility for War
ren and Franklin counties. In
1978, she became responsible
soley for Warren County.
The following contributions
were among those cited in her
nomination:
?Since 1977, she has "main
tained the Warren County agen
cy in a cost effective posture,
showing a profit for each year of
operation. Her honesty, integrity
and dedication to the principles of
child support have constantly en
sured efficient service delivery to
clients and children."
?For 1984-85, the Warren
County agency was listed within
the top 10 counties in eight of 11
categories and Mrs. Harris was
number one in total collections
per agent for North Carolina.
?In 1978, she negotiated with
the Sheriff's Department for a
special deputy to serve warrants
and contempt orders, increasing
MRS. HARRIS
efficiency of the agency pro
gram.
?In 1979, she submitted to the
judges of the Ninth Judicial
District and won approval for a
form which streamlines the pro
cess by which the clerk of
Superior Court hears civil con
tempt actions.
"During her entire tenure with
Child Support," the nomination
read, "Mrs. Harris has constant
ly displayed the complete role of
a professional in every respect,
and through hard work, dedica
tion and demonstrated competen
cy she has been an example to
follow."
When the program began in
Warren County, projected collec
tions were $1,500 a month. They
are now averaging $36,000 per
month.
Those collections amounted to
$6.05 per $1 in administrative ex
penses, as compared with a state
average of $3.03 collected per $1
in administrative expenses.
Mrs. Harris is a member of the
North Carolina Child Support
Council, the North Carolina
Social Services Association and
the National Association of Pro
fessional Women.
Sheriff Williams Leads Ticket
All Incumbents Survive
Challenges In Warren
By HOWARD JONES
Editor
All Warren County incumbents
successfully fought off challenges
of varying intensity Tuesday as
roughly half the county's eligible
voters turned out for party
primaries.
Sheriff T. R. Williams, seeking
his second term, outpolled
Frank Ballance Loses
Sanford And Broyhill
Top Voting Tuesday
In Warren County, as
throughout the state, Democrat
Terry Sanfferd and Republican
James T. Broyhill led their
respective party tickets in Tues
day's primary for the U.S.
Senate.
But in the race for the Second
District State Senate seat, a ma
jority of Warren's voters cast
their ballots for Warrenton At
torney and State Rep. Frank W.
Ballance, Jr., bucking a district
wide vote that returned incum
bent J. J. (Monk) Harrington to
that seat.
In Warren County, Ballance
defeated Harrington, 2,774 to
2,028. But Harrington carried the
district with 14,460 votes to
Ballance's 12,619.
In the U.S. Senate race, San
ford led a field of 10 candidates in
Warren with 2,108 votes, trailed
by Theodore Kinney with 1,725.
John Ingram came in third with
854 votes, far outdistancing the
remaining candidates.
On the Republican ticket, 58
votes were cast for Broyhill and
33 for David Funderburk.
In the race for the District 22
State House seat, Enfield at
torney Thomas C. Hardaway won
New Church Begun
At Lake Gaston Site
A new church, Lake Gaston
Baptist, has recently been
organized and is holding services
in the Roanoke-Wildwood
Firehouse on State Road 1362
near Littleton.
Services will be held on Sun
day, with Sunday School begin
ning at 9:45 a.m. and worship at
11 a.m.
Prayer meeting will be held on
Wednesday with prayer at 7 p.m.
and Bible instruction at 7:30.
These meetings will be held at
Lake Gaston Building Supply.
The church has called the Rev.
Ronald S. Nida as pastor.
"The church is dedicated to
teaching, preaching and instruc
tion in the word of God," the Rev.
Mr. Nida said. "Everyone in
terested in the Word of God, as
presented in the Holy Bible, is in
vited to attend each Sunday and
Wednesday. All are welcome."
Gets Top Honor
Jackie Ray Whittemore,
grandson of Elaine Whittemore
and great-grandson of Lottie
Faucette, both of Warrenton, has
been selected to be chief marshal
for East Carolina University's
Graduation Commencement at 10
a.m. on Saturday, May 10.
Jackie is a rising senior work
ing on a B.S. degree in secondary
mathematics education.
He was also recently inducted
into Pi Mu Epsilon Honorary
Mathematics Fraternity.
See Complete
Election Table
Next Week
with 55 percent of the vote, 4,941
to Roy Everett's 4,011.
Locally, Hardaway outdis
tanced Everett almost 2-1 with a
vote of 1,603 to 897.
Warren voters reflected the
vote statewide by overwhel
mingly rejecting the location of a
national repository for high-level
readioactive wastes in North
Carolina with a vote of 4,811 to
376.
A proposed constitutional
amendment to change state and
local elections to odd-numbered
years was handily rejected
throughout the state. Warren
voters turned thumbs down on
the idea by a vote of 2,951 to 1,918.
Judge Sarah Parker turned
back a challenge by Joseph John
for the N.C. Court of Appeals
judgeship with 63 percent of the
vote statewide. In Warren Coun
ty, she garnered 2,639 votes to
John's 776.
challenger A. D. (Durwood)
Johnson by a 2-1 margin, and
Clerk of Court Richard E.
Hunter, Jr. disposed of opponent
Robert Kirk by a margin of just
over 900 votes.
In the race for two commis
sioner seats, Francis Alston
turned back the challenge of
Oscar L. (Butch) Meek and
George E. Shearin, Sr., vice
chairman of the Warren Board of
Commissioners, defeated
newcomer Ernest Boyd Harris.
The Board of Education race
also brought no upsets, with
Chairman Henry Pitchford turn
ing back the challenge of Sonny
Peoples, 3,313 to 1,914, and board
member Yarborough Williams
outpolling Mrs. Loree S. Harris,
2,852 to 2,338.
Sheriff Williams led the ticket
by downing Johnson 3,639 to 1,755,
and Qerk of Court Hunter car
ried 11 of Warren's 14 precincts
to take his race, 3,129 to 2,211.
In the commissioners' race,
Alston outdistanced Meek, 2,852
to 2,361, winning nine precincts
along the way. Shearin ran ahead
in 10 precincts to topple Harris by
a 3,013 to 2,226 margin.
Thanks largely to vote counting
machines in the county's more
populous precincts, returns were
reported to the Warren County
Board of Elections several hours
earlier than usual. The final
returns?those from Fishing
Creek Precinct?were received
at 12:15 a.m. Wednesday.
JG Campus Is Desired
For Branch Of College
By KAY HORNER
News Editor
Warren County commis
sioners, meeting in a special ses
sion last Wednesday, agreed to
approach the County Board of
Education about the feasibility of
locating a satellite of Vance
Granville Community College
(VGCC) on the campus of John
Graham Elementary School in
Warrenton.
Four other sites?The Rafters
Steak and Seafood House in War
renton, Hecht's Hardware in
Norlina and two tracts on U.S. 158
near Warren County High
School?were considered in addi
tion to the elementary school.
But prospects of having to
match dollar for dollar a $400,000
grant from the General Assembly
for funding of the satellite led the
board to look at the school pro
perty, which it hopes can count as
the match.
Until recently, Warren's
legislators, who were unaware of
the match requirement when the
bill was passed last year, had
been confident that the match
could be waived for Warren.
According to County Manager
Charles J. Worth, that prospect is
now considered slight.
"Some of the legislators have
indicated that if this county's
match is waived, other counties
will want theirs waived, too,"
Worth said.
The match provision was not
spelled out in the legislation
allocating funds for community
college satellites throughout the
state, but was included in addi
tional legislation on satellite
construction.
Commission Chairperson Eva
M. Clayton, Worth, and County
Attorney Charles Johnson were
scheduled to meet this morning to
discuss the county's request for
use of the school with Schools
Superintendent Michael F.
Williams, Board of Education
Chairperson Henry T. Pitchford
and Schools Attorney Lewis A.
Thompson, III.
The commissioners plan for
mally to make their request to
the Board of Education Monday
night.
Second Break-In Is Reported
me second DreaK-in in as many
weeks was reported at the home
of A1 Fleming in the Oakville
community last week.
According to the Warren Coun
ty Sheriffs Department, entry
was again made by kicking in the
back door and a microwave oven
and eight guns were taken.
The break-in, discovered at
1:30 p.m. Thursday is under in
vestigation by Deputy J. M.
Alston and Chief Deputy B. D.
Bolton.
A LaCrosse, Va. woman also
reported last week the theft of an
tique furniture and other items
from a home she owns on
Highway 151 near Littleton.
Sara Perklnaon
reported that a dress
table, buffet, vanity, and other
items were stolen from the house,
which was unoccupied.
Date of entry was unknown.
Deputy Bolton investigated.
Also being investigated by the
department is a break-in at a
mobile home in Quail Ridge Sub
division on Lake Gaston.
The break-in, at a mobile home
owned by George M. Millirons of
Virginia Beach, Va., was
reported Saturday at 5:45 p.m.
Missing was stereo equipment,
two fifths of whiskey and two
cans of beer.
Deputy L. W. Newsome
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