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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
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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.
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