WarrentonMem.Library X 117 S . Ma In St. Warrenton, N.C. Uarren Eecarti Volume 89 25c Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, May 14, 1986 Numbei 20 County Manager Charles J. Worth (right) at a banquet Saturday night presented Duke basketball star David Henderson with a plaque citing his achievements both In sports and in academics. Worth was joined by county officials, including Eva M. Clayton, chairperson of the commissioners, Henry Pitchford, chairperson of the Board of Education, and Schools Superintendent Michael F. Williams, in praise of Henderson. Williams, who spoke at Henderson's high school graduation, said, "lliat night we sent 200 young people into the world. It gives me a great deal of pride to bring one back home and to say we're proud of the way you've done it." Henderson was joined by his family at the ban quet, sponsored by the county, area businesses and civic groups, and friends of Henderson. (Staff Photo by Kay Horner) Break-Ins Of Warrenton Firms Lead To Arrest Of Threesome Arrests have been made in con nection with two break-ins at Warrenton businesses last week. Three Henderson men have been charged with breaking into Tant's Shoe Store on Main Street early Thursday morning and stealing an estimated 84 pairs of tennis shoes, and warrants have been issued for the arrest of two more suspects, according to Chief Deputy Bobby Dean Bolton with the Warren County Sheriff's Department. Arrested Friday was Eddie Desmond Williams, 18. David Russell, 17, was arrested Monday and Derrick Lanier Davis, 16, was arrested Tuesday. Deputy Thomas H. McCaffity, while patroling for the understaffed Town of Warrenton Police Department around 1 a.m. Thursday, stopped a pickup truck operating with no lights and driven by Williams. McCaffity noticed the shoe boxes in the back of the truck and became suspicious, Bolton said. He lacked enough information to hold Williams, but later in vestigated and found that Tant's had been broken into. He pursued Williams into the Baltimore Road area, where Williams stopped the truck and ran, Bolton said. Williams was arrested Friday and charged with breaking and entering and larceny. The same charges were brought against Russell and Davis. All three are being held in War ren County Jail under $5,000 bond pending their appearance in District Court today (Wed nesday). Warrants have also been issued for the arrest of Leroy Hargrove, Jr. and Vernon T. Kearney in connection with the incident and juvenile petitions have been drawn on three juveniles thought to be involved. According to Bolton, Russell has also been charged with breaking and entering and larceny at Citizens Insurance and Bonding located next to Tant's. A warrant for the arrest of Kearney on those charges has also been issued. Two cameras and film, value not yet determined, were taken from the insurance company, Bolton said, and value of the ten nis shoes was estimated at $2,400. McCaffity was assisted in the investigation by Deputy J. A. McCowan, Sgt. Lawrence Har rison and the Town of Warrenton Police Department. The department also reported the arrest Thursday of two Henderson men, Samuel Brooks (Buddy) Overby, owner of Over by's Store in Vicksboro, and Don nie Chris Robertson, in connec tion with the theft of guns in Orange County. Overby, 47, was charged with possession of stolen goods and two counts of recovering stolen goods and was released on his own recognizance pending his court appearance Wednesday. Robertson, 28, was charged with two counts of receiving (Continued on page 9) Federal Cutbacks Draw Blame For Loss Of Teaching Posts Cutbacks in federal funding were blamed Monday night for a decision by the Warren County Board of Education to terminate the employment of five reading teachers. The five, employed under the provisions of the EQA Chapter I reading program, were Jacqueline Cozart of Northside School, Sarah Shutt of Norlina Middle School, Paula Aycock of Hawkins School, Pamela Shearin of Warren County High School and Gwendolyn Levister of John Graham Middle School. Superintendent Mike Williams told board members that the program would be focused on grades four through eight, and that there is a need to transfer 'our teachers in order to meet Contracts Are Awarded For Warren Road Work Contracts affecting Warren County were among those award ed for highway improvement by the North Carolina Board of Transportation during its May 9 meeting in Hickory. According to Dave Cooke, con tract officer with the Department of Transportation, Warren Coun ty will benefit from two contracts which were approved at the meeting. In a resurfacing contract af fecting Franklin, Granville, Vance and Wake counties, in ad dition to Warren, a total of $215,840 was designated for im provements to 46.5 miles in the five counties. In Warren County, 7.3 miles on seven different secondary roads will be resur faced. Roads affected by the con tract, which was awarded to Rea Construction Company of Char lotte, include State Roads 1217, 1142, 1147, 1148, 1149, 1129 and 1100, Cooke said. In a second contract, which went to S. T. Wooten Construction Company of Wilson, Warren was joined with Franklin and Vance counties in a project totalling $1,015,032. Of the 48.5 miles to be resurfaced in the three counties, 9.9 miles are in Warren County. A section of U.S. 401 extending from State Road 1600 to the town limits will be resurfaced, in addi tion to sections of State Roads 1335/1210,1231,1318 and 1345, ac cording to the contract officer. that end. The four are Brenda Holloman from Mariam Boyd to Norlina Middle School, Becky Blaylock from Mariam Boyd to Norlina Middle School, Catherine Kearney from North side to John Graham Middle School and Connie Davis from South Warren to Hawkins Elementary School. Supt. Williams said that the school board's reduction in force policy specified the procedure to follow in specifying teachers whose employment will be ter minated. He said that according to the Fair Employment and Dismissal Act, four of the teachers will have priority for the first teaching position which becomes available for which they are fully certified for a period of three years. One of the teachers, Ms. Cozart, will have priority in hiring for a period of one year. News of the pending termina tions drew expressions of con cern from board members, most particularly Yarborough Williams. The board was assured by Supt. Williams that every possible avenue of fund ing for the teachers was ex plored before they were in formed that their teaching posi tion would not be available next year. 100 Units Are Planned Mobile Home Park Plans Outlined Before Council By MARY C. HARRIS Staff Writer Warrenton's commissioners Monday night heard plans for a 100-unit mobile home park to be located on Baltimore Road pro perty on the outskirts of Warren ton. The K & M Mobile Home Park is proposed for 60 acres of land purchased recently from A. X Mustian by two Durham busi nessmen, who were represented at the meeting by local contrac tor James C. Harris, Jr. Harris is currently engaged in preliminary work toward the pro ject. He pointed out that the owners wish to install for the mobile home complex a water and sewer system which will be deeded to the town upon comple tion and which will join the town's water and sewer systems. Consideration of the owners' request for the town's assistance in the installation of the two lines from Warrenton to their proper ty was passed to the water and sewer committees of the board. Mayor B. G. White requested the commissioners on the two com mittees to study the plans for the mobile home park and to in vestigate the requirements for the proposed systems for a report to the full board. Commissioners delayed action on the property owners' request until the study can be completed. As a matter of information for the board, Mayor White an nounced that he had been notified of the approval of the four water and sewer projects for which matching state funds were ap plied several months ago. The local projects designated for the Water and Sewer Matching Funds project approved last year by the N.C. General Assembly in clude improvements to the sewer system on Dameron Street, rebuilding of the pumping station in John W. Riggan's pasture, replacement of a section of water line on Hall Street and replace ment of 19 fire hydrants. Total cost of the four projects was figured at MO,100, to be divid ed equally between the town and the state. White noted that 40 per cent of the town's proceeds from the one-half-percent sales tax was automatically earmarked for water and sewer improve ments and could be applied to these projects. Neil Mallory, executive direc tor of the Kerr-Tar Council of Governments; was present at the meeting and offered brief remarks regarding the working of the council. He pointed out that the council is considering par ticipation in an economic development program which could be beneficial to small businesses, enabling them to bor row a greater percentage of necessary capital and for longer periods of time than the guidelines for other lending in stitutions allow. In other matters before the board, the commissioners: ?Voted to increase life in surace coverage on town Jamboree Planned By Warren Co. Unit The board members of the Warren County Unit of the American Cancer Society had a called meeting Tuesday night to discuss plans for a Jamboree to be held at the National Guard Ar mory In Warrenton on Sunday, May IS, from 1 to 6 p.m. TTiere will be various bands and talents. Admission is by donation and all proceeds go to the Warren County Unit of the American Cancer Society. Come for an afternoon of fun. Door prixes will be given away during the Jamboree. employees from $2,000 to $5,000 under rates recently made available by Shenandoah Life In surance Company. ?Decided to continue use of the city tags now in effect rather than change to windshield stickers. ?Agreed to continue leasing the parking lot behind the War renton Post Office from the estate of Mrs. Elizabeth Williams at the rate of $50 per month. ?Decided to initiate a policy of entering into contract with police officers prior to their schooling iri order to safeguard against tht:r accepting immediate employ ment elsewhere aftei having been trained and outfitted at the town's expense. ?Were reminded of Mayors Day scheduled for June 19 at the Civic Center in Raleigh and of the annual Kerr-Tar Council of Governments meeting at the Warrenton lions Den on June 2'>, at which Mayor White, the outgo ing COG chairman, will preside MISS PITTMAN MISS SERUS Two From Warren Named To Attend Girls State Miss Lori Anne Pittman, stu dent at Warren Academy, and Miss Shelby Scott Serls, student at Warren County High School, have been selected as delegates for the 1986 session of The American Legion Auxiliary, Department of North Carolina's 47th Annual Tar Heel Girls' State, according to Mrs. Palmer W. King, chairman. During the six-day intensive workshop in state government and politics, the delegates will participate in a variety of ac tivities designed to improve their awareness and understanding of the organization and operations of government and politics in North Carolina and major areas of state public policy which are being debated currently in North Carolina. Girls' State is designed to im prove citizenship for future and current generations of Tar Heels. Candidates for Girls' State are selected on the basis of leader ship, character, scholarship and service. They must be rising seniors. This year's session will be held on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro June 8-14. Miss Pittman is the daughter of Mrs. Sharon Mustian Hailhcock and Jan Pittman, both of Warrenton. Miss Serls is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Miles E. Serls, Jr. of Warrenton. Education Board Approves Calendar For Next Year Students in Warren County public schools will begin another year on Monday, August 25, ac cording to provisions of the 1986 87 calendar adopted Monday night by the Warren County Board of Education. According to the calendar proposed by school administra tors, students would attend school until Tuesday, June 9. The calendar calls for 18 teacher workdays, 10 legal holidays and 10 days of annual leave for teachers. Traditional holiday closings have been provided for in the newly adopted calendar. In other action taken Monday night, the board of education ac cepted the resignation of six employees. They were, Margaret Wright, Norlina Mid dle School teacher; Dortha Brown, custodian at South Warren School; Kathryn D. Clark, Vaughan teacher; Melba Johnston, reading teacher at Vaughan; Catherine Bray, hearing impaired teacher; and Mae Harrison, counselor at Norlina Middle School. Approved was the em ployment of Henry Christmas, custodian at South Warren School. The board also gave approval to the re-employnient of proba tionary certified personnel for the 1986-87 school year. A request that members of the eighth grade at John Graham Middle School be given permis sion to take an overnight trip to New York City later this month was approved. The board waived its policy of not letting political parties have the use of school property and agreed to approve a request by Attorney T. T. Clayton, chairman of the Warren County Demo cratic Party, to use Warren Coun ty High School next month as the site for a meeting of 2nd District party officials, expected to number about 200 from 11 coun ties. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. on June 14, Clayton in formed the board. Please See Election Table On Page 9

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