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WarrentonMem.Library X 117 S.Maln St. Warrenton, N.C. 27599 UlJfe Harrett Eecflrfc Volume 89 25c Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, September 3, 1986 Number 36 A Farewell To Summer Butterflies flutter from plant to plant as they do their swan song of the season. Septem ber, and the advent of cooler weather, will mean the departure of these gloriously deco rated insects who have given extra bursts of color to the summer months. (Staff Photos by Dianne T. Rod well) Road Paving Requests Received Final Approval Is Given By Board To Application For Perdue Grant Warren County commissioners Monday gave final approval to an application for a state grant to finance a portion of the cost of ex tending water and sewer lines to the Manson site of Perdue's pro posed $3 million hatchery. A total of $138,000 in Communi ty Development Block Grant funds is being sought. The Warren County Committee of 100, a private organization formed to promote industrial development in the county, last week pledged $5,000 and the com missioners have earmarked $20,000 in county funds for the project. The board also accepted a bid of $11,751 from Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Com pany for installation of a new phone system for offices in the county courthouse. According to County Manager Charles J. Worth, Carolina Telephone was the sole bidder on the project, which will provide 22 16-line telephones, two single-line telephones to be used in the event of a power failure, and three con nections for answering machines. Clerk of Court Richard E. Hunter, Jr., who was summoned during the meeting to explain the need for the updated system, told the board that the system cur rently in use in the clerk's office was "antiquated to the point that the phone company can't repair it anymore." The new system will replace three separate systems now used and will enable the various of fices within the courthouse, in cluding the clerk of court, register of deeds, tax supervisor and tax collector's offices, to transfer calls to each other. The county's savings from the system, according to County Finance Officer Susan W. Brown, will be around $40 a month. Commissioner J. T. Fleming questioned whether it might be more economical to have a cen tral courthouse number with a switchboard, but Worth countered that the cost of hiring a full-time operator would cut the cost efficiency of the system. The board also accepted a low bid of $30,962 from Southeastern Emergency Equipment Com pany in Wake Forest for a 1986 Ford ambulance. Bids of $32,962 from Frontline Emergency Vehicles of Florida for a 1986 vehicle and $39,370 from Craft Steel Industries, Inc. of Farmville for a 1987 vehicle were also submitted. Funds for both the purchase of the phone system and the new ambulance were included in the county's 1986-87 budget. In other business, the board: ?Approved a resolution to the N.C. Department of Transporta tion requesting that Magnolia Court, Pine Court and Beech Court in Wild wood Point subdivi sion be added to the state system and that S.R 1117 be paved. Peti tions from road residents are routinely forwarded by the board to DOT for consideration ?Appointed John W. Shearin of Vaughan as an alternate member on the County Zoning Board of Adjustment to complete the unex pired three-year term of Jesse Pegram, Jr. who is now a resi dent of Halifax County. ?Appointed Marion Hege to the Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee. ?Appointed Commissioner Francis Alston, Leon Harrington, Debra Davis, and Diane Tant to the Kerr Tar Rural Transporta tion System Steering Committee. ?Voted to find an appropriate way with a plaque or certificate to show its appreciation to Julian Farrar, county director of Social Services who retires next month after more than 30 years of service. ?Tabled pending receipt of further information a request from Warren CATV, Inc. for a franchise for installation and operation of a cable television system in the county. ?Received from Chairperson Eva M. Clayton a Minority and Women's Business Enterprise Plan for Warren County to be reviewed by the board and discussed at a later date. The plan seeks to provide minorities and women equal opportunity for participation in county construc tion, contracting and procure ment programs. Homecoming Is Scheduled At Norlina Baptist Church Norlina Baptist Church will celebrate its 75th anniversary homecoming on Sunday, Sept. 14. Morning worship at 11 a.m. will feature special music and the sharing of the church's history and letters from former pastors. The sermon will be brought by the Rev. Joe R. Babb, director of missions for the Cullom Baptist Association and a call for com mitment to the service of Christ in Norlina will be extended. Following the service, members and friends of the con gregation are invited to bring a covered dish and stay for dinner on the grounds. "All the people of Norlina Bap tist Church extend a sincere in vitation to all to come and par ticipate with tl:o church in this celebration of life and ministry to the glory of God," the Rev. Bob Lowman, Jr., pastor, said. For further information, call the church office at 456-4121. Littleton Man Is Charged Follov'ng Armed Robbery Pand'j Lawn is Target By MARY C. HARRIS Staff Writer A 24-year-old Littleton man has been charged with an armed rob bery on Sunday at a Lake Gaston motel-lawn maintenance busi ness, according to the Warren County Sheriff's Department. Herome R. Hooten was ar rested Sunday morning some five and one-half hours after James Watson, night clerk at the motel, reported the hold-up to the sheriff's department. According to the report, Wat son had been watching television in the motel office when a gun man entered and demanded the money on hand. After taking some $850, the rob ber ordered Watson to lie down on the floor. Watson followed the orders and reported the incident to the sheriff's department shortly after 5 a.m. Sgt. Lawrence Harrison responded to the call and was assisted by Sheriff Theodore Williams in the investigation and arrest. Hooten was arrested at Jus residence in the Eaton's . rry community and charged with one count of armed robbery. He is in the Warren County Jaii under $20,000 bond, awaiting a preliminary hearing in district court today <Wednesday). George Edward Trent of Dan vdle, Va. was arrested Tuesday afternoon by Danville authorities and charged in a weekend break 111.? s Store near Norlina. Weldon F. Rooker reported Monday afternoon the theft of a jar of silver coins, 22-caliber pistol and miscellaneous change from his store, which had been entered through a side window according to a report in the sheriff's office. Damages to the building and taken were estimated at $1,000, according to Deputy T. H. investi8ating officer. Trent has been charged with breaking and entering and larceny and larceny of a firearm, both felonies. He is also charged with misdemeanor larceny in the wnf J* license P,ate from William Foote Rooker. A Danville court judge is ex pected to decide today whether to authorize extradition of the defendant to North Carolina to answer the charges. Andy Park of WTVD-Channel 11 greets persons attending the Festival of Life Saturday in Littleton. Sponsored by the Merchants Association and Downtown Turnaround Revitalization Committee, the event was held to raise funds for downtown improvements. Crowds of people turned out to enjoy the crafts fair, entertainment and food in what is expected to become an annual event. (Staff Photo bv Dianne T. RndwpUI Firemen's Association Plans Big Day Saturday The Warren County Firemen's Association will be hosting the fourth annual Firemen's Day in Warrenton on Saturday. The day's activities will include judging of fire apparatus on the streets surrounding Mariam Boyd Elementary School begin ning at 9 a.m., a parade through downtown Warrenton to the Warren County Fair Grounds at 11:30 a.m., where lunch will be on sale to the public, and Firemen's Muster (competition events) beginning at 1 p.m. Equipment from various departments will also be on display. Invitations were sent to all area fire departments from Warren and surrounding areas, including Durham County, Wake Forest and Rocky Mount. Twen ty fire departments are expected for the day's activities. "This is an opportunity for Warren County's firemen to par ticipate in competition with other departments while run ning events which increase a fireman's skills," Walter Gard ner, chairman of Fireman's Day, said. "The public is invited to come and look at the equip ment while it is judged and to be at the Warren County Fair Grounds plus watch area fire men as they compete in the Muster." All funds raised from the day's activities will be used by the Warren County Fire men's Association for training and other activities. Investigator Is Hired To Combat Fraud Here The Warren County Depart ment of Social Services has in creased its efforts to combat welfare fraud, Director of Social Services Julian Farrar said this week. In May of this year the Board of Social Services hired A. W. Lamberson to fill the position of eligibility investigator. Lamber son is responsible for investigat ing possible overissuances of Food Stamps, AFDC (Aid to Families With Dependent Children), Medical Assistance, Low Income Energy Assistance and Commodities Distributions, Farrar said. Since May he announced, 20 Food Stamp investigations have been completed with overissu ances amounting to over $7,000. Overissuances in AFDC and Medicaid have also been iden tified. Since Lamberson was em ployed an investigation of the three major programs have taken place and the agency has seen an appreciable amount of pay back of benefits for which clients were found ineligible, Farrar said. In cases where in correct information is given to eligibility specialists, required information is withheld, or not reported timely, the county will pursue prosecution, he said. North Carolina already requires public assistance recipients to be computer checked for income with the Employment Security Commis sion and Social Security. Recipients are also checked for automobile ownership with the Department of Motor Vehicle records. Later this fall recipients will be computer checked a gains' In ternal Revenue Service rec< ? ds, Farrar said. Citizens are demon strating intolerance to welfare fraud by reporting abusers of public assistance to the Depart ment of Social Services, he said. All these methods are used to discover and prevent abuse of public assistance programs. "Prosecution of offenders and vigorous collection efforts will help deter welfare fraud and maintain program integrity," Lamberson said. Television Show Has Local Angle Two Warren County men will appear on television Sunday evening in a program sponsored by "National Geographic." Ernest B. Harris of Inez and Danny Bolton of Oine, who par ticipated in April with seven other cowboy-hobbyists in a cowcatching excursion off the coast of Virginia, will be seen in "The Cowboys and the Const tionist." The program will telecast by WTBS in i at 1p.m.
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