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Leggett Says
Store Closing
Is Definite
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I i - i Hl'Ill if I'M '1 i .cggett said 1
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I'he hoaid r:u-i:11M-r said the
VVarii'iit'Ui stun h.e t at hen. ,i
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I -egqett agreed when the 1 icai
group countered w ith the sugges
tinii that small town stores such
as the one on Warrenton's Man,
Street had contributed to the sue
cess of the 1 .eggett efiain accor
ding to a spokespcrs.it ' ir tfie
group
1 he decision to cio.>e W ,u rcli
ton's I .eggett store was made
about a month ago at a board
meeting, l.eggett said, and in
dications were the decision would
not be reversed
Warren ( ounty s economic
development director said after
the meeting that ever;, effort
would lie made to attract a
similar retail store to the
downtown area
I-eggett [HTSoiinel represen
tative Nick Markham of Lynch
burg, Va stated in a telephone in
terview on Monday that the clos
ing date is not definite but is in
tended for the end of September
Plans were for the store to re
main closed today Wednesday
in preparation for sale days to
begin on Thursday
Markham said employees of
the local l.eggett store would be
counseled individually and would
lie offered employment in other
nearby stores, probably Hender
son, Hoanoke Kapids and South
Hill. Va
We've always enjoyed serving
the Warrenton community and
we hope the people will continue
to patronize our other locations,"
Markham added
Markham said remodeling of
the Warrenton store building
would be required for the
business to continue to operate
Remodeling is very expensive if
we don't own the building," he
said, pointing out that a number
of factors together suggested it
was time to close
Pledges Of Local Funding
Made For Perdue Project
1'ublic and private efforts to
help finance a $1.18,000 water and
sewer project at Perdue's pro
posed $3 million Soul City hat
chery were pledged last week
On Monday night of last week,
according to Economic l>evelop
inent director Cathy Wilson,
directors of Warren County's
Committee of 100, a private
group formed to underwrite
future development of Warren
County, pledged $5,000 toward
the $138,000 needed needed to ex
tend water and sewer lines to the
hatchery site
Then on Wednesday night of
last week, at Ms Wilson's
urging, members of the Warren
County Hoard of Commissioners
voted to provide $20,000 in coun
ty funds to help with the project
Ms Wilson told commission
ers that it would be helpful if
local funds were pledged when
an application for state help is
made.
That application, to the North
Carolina Department of Natural
Resources and Community
Development for economic
development funds, is expected
to be made around the first of
September, Ms Wilson said this
week
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No Bids Are Received
On College Satellite Work
\t < tilt.-, t- w: ? ? t?1
tarnish sealed bids ot design ot
.1 A ;if-f ,11 t ollllty satellite oi
Vance-', iranv i lie ( 'iiiiiniunity
( olle^e, Warren officials
learned Monday, but twi arehi
tectural linns <ini express an in
teresl in working with the
proposed projeet
A spokeswoman in the ottiee ot
County Manager Charles Worth
said no bids were received irom
ari'luteets Monday morning
during one of three hid openings
Architects had been asked to
provide estimates ot their tees
for desi^nmp a 6,259-square-foot
multi-purpose building on the
site ot John Graham Middle
School
The facility is to he built with
$400,060 from a legislative urant
made by the (ieneral Assembly
Three firms did bid on a 198b
Type II Ford ambulance to be
used by the Warren County Am
bulance Service Linda Jones,
secretary to County Manager
Charles Worth, said the low bid
of $811,962 was submitted by
S o u t h e ai e r n Kmeru e n c y
Kquipment of Wake Forest
Carolina Telephone was the
lone bidder to make a proposal
for furnishing a telephone
system foi use by the staff at the
Warren County Court Mouse
TIMF. TO DKSKiNATK
b anners wishing to designate
or redesignate a tobacco
warehouse for the sale of their
tobacco should come to the ASCS
office on any workday from Aug
'29 through Sept J
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,n^ must tx1 ?u i t ptr.i i?.? jt?? let
f>\ thf Wanvi: < < 'urit \ Hi>;ir \ >:
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Four Drug Counts
Are lodged Here
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pear i>; VV aiT'it i V inn I > strict
i mill Wednesday ,i> ;i
result at lii> arrest last w e? K in
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I 'hi 11p K'iiim''. i'I! I .mm. di a!
Kt 4, Zebulan u as eharued last
I'liesdav with possession at co
caine with intent to sell, maun
tainuiv a vehicle tar the purpose
af selling cocaine, simple posses
sion af marijuana aii.l possessiot:
af druv paraphernalia, according
to t'hief l)eput> Hobby Deai
Holton He was released on bl
own bond
Assisting Holt an ni tht a;
Aestivation were Svt I.awrenct
Harrison. Oeputy Maid
Mcl'owan and Auxiliary Deputy
dun Walker
Rehabilitation Planned
Quick City Project
Wins State Funding
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: v. t:t<i moderate income
? i*. t" 11 :>i ii hoods
A .j.. '?? mi.mill
development director tni
Warren County, said yesterday
' hot the $tiiMi.O(K) state award will
(f combined with $ 1H9.705 in
i 'iean Water I to rid money and
$10.(Mm in county funds to under
a rite trie Quick City project
\ total it 25 houses are
Mhediilfd tn Ik- rehabilitated.
Ms. Wilson said Four houses
are a heduled for acquisition.
I'liey will then tx1 demolished
and the lots cleared One com
mercial structure, formerly
known as odell's I'liice. will lx'
renovated
Ms Wilson said six-inch lines
will be installed to replace
inadequate three-quarter-inch
lines now in place. The area now
served by septic tanks will be
served upon completion of the
project with eight-inch sewer
lines
Drainage improvements are
also scheduled to eliminate
flooding problems which plague
portions ot the area
Ms. Wilson said she must do
an environmental review of the
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!ezomng B el Denied
lommissioners OK
ncrease in Saies Tax
- ('iiu;ity ? ? illi:111.- -
fs W edriesday night voted i . '
? '? \ an additional halt-eon! 1 ?< a.
Liie.s tax following ?> puhln
waring in which no opposition
a as expressed
ltie new tax. which will hring
the sales tax to live -cuts on the
doll;;", will become etfectiv*
'let 1 It was approved with,
|( ommissioner Francis Alston
making the motion, seconded b>
< ommissioner George Shearin.
saying tliat an> tax is a burden
on the people commissione'
James T Fleming was the only
commissioner h oppose the
measure
Only one spt ,iker Warren
School Supt ,N!ikc Williams
s[sikc in support of the levy He
told commissioners that the
Warren Hoard of Kducation has
a vested interest in the tax in
crease and asked that as much
of it as possible be used for
school construction needs
Prior to the vote County
Manager Charles Worth in
formed commissioners that the
additional half-cent levy is ex
pected to raise $281,250 during
the first year The lion's share
would go for public school con
struction and a sizeable portion
would be earmarked for upgrad
ing municipal water and sewer
services
Worth said that ar. additional
tax load of $29.50 per year would
be placed on a family with an
annual income of $10,000. He
said 54 counties had alreadv
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In another 4 ' ntc Wednesday
night .With ' ? uius-ioner Flem
ing dissenting hoard members
. >ted against [??'/unirit; ,i ,'W-acre
'net .it Kind tu ai ! ,ake <lastun in
order t> j),r. ? liii- way lor cun
strurtn-ri I ,i i otnrnereial
Karaite and ? ar storage area
?\ request by William lA-aviU
>>t Ht t. Littleton that the
residential (imports Ik- re/.uned
to a lntht industrial zone. denied
:?;> the Wan "rt t i ants Planning
Hoard in Mas dress ttie sup
port during thi pubic hearing
and commissioners were given
copie- of letters Irorn nearby
property owners objecting to the
ihange
The board did support a
proposal by Warren Health
Director Dennis W Ketzlaff that
an employee health promotion
program be implemented in
Warren Counts Ketzlaff said
that the project had the strong
backing of industrial leaders and
that the sup[>ort of the county
was sought
Commissioner Fleming made
a motion that the program which
will provide health screening
and counseling designed to im
prove individual health be given
full board support and that $2,000
be ailoi ated trom the county's
contingency program to help get
the program under was. The
motion met with unanimous ap
proval.
Expansion Slated
By Local Concern
Warrenton businessman Eddie
Clayton announced last week
plans for enlarging the services
of Tar Heel Tire Sales and Ser
vice in expansion to the former
Rands Curnn Cheverolet proper
ty across E. Macon Street from
Clayton's present location
Plans are to add a muffler
shop, enlarge the mechanics' ser
vices and to add a pre-cure recap
ping system for truck tires,
Clayton said.
If I can find the right man. I
hope to open the body shop also,"
he added
Clayton will use all of the
building space previously used by
the Chevrolet dealer except for
the front showroom area The
new services should be in opera
tion within two weeks, he said.
Dexter l)a\ts, Jr.. Kric Bartholomew and Todd
Bolton, kindergarten students at Mariam Boyd
School, await with anticipation their assignment to
a class on the first day of school Monday Warren
County's public schools enrolled 2,810 students on
opening day. according to Superintendent Mike
Williams. Some 3,100 students are expected before
registration is completed, Williams added, noting
that many students will not enroll until after Labor
Day. The schools will be closed Monday for the
labor Day holiday.
(Community Schools Photo by Mary Hunter)
Terry Completes Camp
Reginald Terry, son of Carlton
J and Hilda M Terry of Rt 2,
Macon, has completed training
in fundamental military skills at
the Army ROTC Challenge
camp, formerly Basic camp, at
Fort Knox, Ky.