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Volume 89 25? Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, October 29, 1986 Number 44
Candidate Decision Day Coming Tuesday
Over 10,000
Residents
Are Eligible
A total of 10,225 Warren Coun
ty residents are registered and
eligible to vote in the Nov. 4
general election. This number
represents an increase of 487
registered voters over last year
and an increase of 2,567 in a ten
year period.
According to Ruby Jones, War
ren County supervisor of elec
tions, there are 9,836 Democrats,
339 Republicans and 50 in
dividuals not affiliated with
either, major party. In 1976, 89.9
percent (6885 ) were Democrats,
9.1 percent (694) were Repub
licans and one percent (79) ?vere
unaffiliated.
Fifty-five and eight-tenths per
cent or 5,708 of the county's
voters are black, forty and eight
tenths percent are white and
three and four-tenths percent or
347 are Indian or members of
other races.
Distribution by party affiliation
among the county's 14 precincts
is as follows:
River-543 ( 514 Democrats, 22
Republicans, 7 unaffiliated)
Six Pound-519 (492 Democrats,
27 Republicans, 0 unaffiliated)
Hawtree-870 ( 866 Democrats, 2
Republicans, 2 unaffiliated)
Smith Creek-370 (366
Democrats, 4 Republicans, 0
unaffiliated)
Nutbush-969 (953 Democrats, 10
Republicans, 6 unaffiliated)
Sandy Creek-773 ( 751 Demo
crats, 22 Republicans, 0
unaffiliated).
Shocco-489 (470 Democrats, 17
Republicans, 2 unaffiliated)
Fishing Creek-734 (718 Demo
crats, 14 Republicans, 2
unaffiliated)
Judkins-528 ( 507 Democrats, 16
Republicans, 5 unaffiliated)
West Warrenton-1511; 1446
Democrats, 58 Republicans, 7
unaffiliated)
Fork-335 ( 322 Democrats, 13
Republicans, 0 unaffiliated)
Roanoke-249 (191 Democrats,
42 Republicans, 16 unaffiliated)
Norlina-1161 (1117 Democrats,
42 Republicans, 2 unaffiliated)
East Warrenton-1171 (1123
Democrats, 50 Republicans, 1
unaffiliated)
Roanoke River
Association To
Conduct Meet
The Roanoke River Basin
Association's Annual Member
ship Meeting will be held on Oct.
29 at Kirkwood Adams Communi
ty Center in Roanoke Rapids.
A dutch dinner catered by
Ralph's Barbecue will begin at 5
p.m. at a cost of $5 per person.
Entertainment by the Whip
poorwill Ridge Bluegrass and Old
Time Country Music Band from
Bullock will also begin at 5 p.m.
The business meeting will
begin at 7:30 p.m., with Associa
tion President Dr. Allen Hoffman
of Danville, Va. presiding.
Keynote speaker will be the
association's attorney, Pat
McSweeney, who will give an up
date on court action involving the
association.
The organization is involved
with the State of North Carolina
against the City of Virginia
Beach and the U.S. Corps of
Engineers on the legality of the
pipeline permit which was issued
to Virginia Beach in early 1964.
The general public is invited to
attend the meeting, but anyone
wishing to attend the dinner is re
quested to make reservation by
telephoning 537-6562.
Tobacco crates around the county will soon take
their places amongst the cobwebs and assorted
unused paraphernalia in the storage houses as the
tobacco marketing season draws to a close. The
local Tobacco Board of Trade has scheduled the end
of the 1986 selling season in Warrenton for Wednes
day, Nov. 5. The warehouses will see action tomor
row (Thursday) and will not sell again until clos
ing day the following week.
(Staff Photo by Dianne T. Rodwell)
Volunteers Needed
For Home Program
Volunteers are needed im
mediately for the home
weatherization program spon
sored by the Warren County
Council for Senior Citizens, ac
cording to Mrs. Pat Pinnell. Of
fers of assistance have been
received from several volunteer
fire departments, but additional
help is needed to ensure that
those in need are attended to
before inclement weather sets in,
she added.
Weatherization kits have been
supplied by Carolina Power &
Light Company for use in homes
of low income elderly and han
dicapped residents who are
CP&L customers. Local mer
chants have supplied materials
for customers served by REA.
"Once the materials have been
exhausted, no more are
available," Mrs. Pinnell said. "I
am hopeful that service will be
expanded in future years," she
continued.
To volunteer for the
weatherization program, contact
the Warren County Council for
Senior Citizens at 237-3111.
Two Local Agents Honored
Warren County's 4-H agents
have received awards from the
National 4-H Agents' Association.
Glenn E. Woolaid, extension
agent, 4-H, received a
Distinguished Service Award and
George W. Koonce, extension
agent, 4-H, received a 25-year
award. The presentations were
made during the 4-H Agents'
Association Convention Oct. 22-26
in Hershey, Pa.
Woolard and Koonce were
nominated for the awards by the
N.C. Association of Extension 4-H
Agents.
Woolard received one of three
awards given to North Caroli
nians. Other recipients were
Shirley B. Rouse, Guilford Coun
ty extension agent, 4-H, and
Howard E. Scott, Wayne County
extension agent, 4-H.
Murray L. Goodwin, former
Chowan County agricultural ex
tension agent, also received a
25-year award. He retired in
March.
WOOLARD
KOONCE
Tracey Lynn Stardlvant, 17, of Norllna, receives
assistance from Dennis Paschall, left, of the War
ren County Amlmlance Service, and Emergency
Management Coordinator Gary Robenolt following
a traffic accident Friday morning on E. Macon
Street. Miss Stvtrdivant suffered J cracked pelvic
bone in the accident which occurred when she
polled out of Hitll Street into the path of a vehicle
driven by Mrs. Jane King Fleming of Rt. 3, War
renton. Miss Stordivant was taken by ambulance
to Maria Parham Hospital in Henderson where she
was treated and released. Mrs. Fleming was not
injured. Miss Stordivant was charged with a safe
movement violation, according to Police Chief
Freddie Robinson.
(Staff Photo by Howard Jones)
Senate, House Races
Will Be Determined
By THURLETTA M. BROWN
Staff Writer
Warren County voters on Nov.
4 will voice their preference for
Senate and Congressional repre
sentatives as well as for positions
in district or county government.
Running for both the unexpired
term ending Jan. 3 and the
regular term in the United States
Senate are Democrat Terry San
ford and James T. (Jim) Broy
hill. An unusual aspect of the con
test is the apparent duplication of
races on the ballots in use for this
election. Because of state law, the
names of the two candidates,
Sanford and Broyhill, will appear
twice.
Vacancies filled by resignation
or, as in the case of the position
held currently by Broyhill be
cause of the death of Senator
John East, are considered filled
only until the time of the first
election that is held more than 60
days after the vacancy occurs.
Broyhill will serve only until the
returns from the Nov. 4 election
are canvassed by the elections
board on Nov. 25. State voters
must decide who will complete
the unexpired term by serving
from Nov. 25 until the beginning
of the regular six-year term that
begins on Jan. 3. In addition, they
must elect someone to serve for
the regular term.
Challengers in the race for
Member of Congress represen
ting the Second Congressional
District are Democrat I. T. (Tim)
Valentine, Jr. and Republican
Bud McElhaney.
On the state level, voters will
make known their preferences
among those vying for positions
of State House Representative,
Chief Justice of Superior Court,
Judge of Court of Appeals, or
Judges of Superior Court for the
Second and Twenty-sixth
Districts.
Democrat Thomas C. Har
daway and unaffiliated candidate
Jesse E. Shearin, Jr. are con
tenders for the Seventh House
District seat in the House of
Representatives, the seat being
vacated by Representative
Frank Ballance, local attorney.
Democrat James G. Exum, Jr.
and Republican Rhoda B. Bill
ings are in competition for the
unexpired term ending Dec. 31,
1990 of Chief Justice of Supreme
Court. Contenders for the unex
pired term ending Dec. 31,1992 of
Judge of Court of Appeals are
Democrat Jack Cozort and Re
publican Betty J. Pearce.
Contenders for the unexpired
term ending Dec. 31, 1990 of
Judge of Court of Appeals are
Democrats Sarah Parker and K.
Edward (Eddie) Greene and
Republicans Thomas P. McNa
mara and Robert F. Orr.
Contenders for Judge of
Superior Court for the Second
Judicial District are Democrat
William C. Griffin, Jr. and
Republican James R. Vosburgh.
Candidates for a similar position
representing the Twenty-sixth
Judicial District are Democrats
Robert Burroughs and W. Terry
Sherrill and Republican Marvin
K. Gray.
In the uncontested races for
State Senate are Democrats J. J.
(Monk) Harrington, James, E.
Ezzell, Jr., John T. Church,
James W. (Jim) Crawford, Jr.
and William T. (Billy) Watkins.
On the district or county level
are candidates for the following
uncontested positions:
?Non-partisan Soil and Water
Conservation Supervisor- John K.
Kilian and Nat B. White;
?District Attorney for the
Ninth Judicial District- David R.
Waters;
?Clerk of Court- Richard E.
Hunter, Jr.
?County Commissioner- Eva
M. Clayton, Francis L. Alston,
and George E. Shearin, Sr.;
?Sheriff- Theodore R.
Williams;
?Board of Education- Henry
T. Pitchford, Jr. and Yarborough
Williams, Jr.
Polls are open from 6:30 a.m.
until 7:30 p.m.
New Voting Machines
To Be Used On Nov. 4
Voters reporting to the Sandy
Creek and Fishing Creek pre
cincts will find that the paper
ballots used in previous elections
have been replaced by new elec
tronic voting machines. The new
acquisitions bring to seven the
number of machines used in the
county according to Kuby Jones,
supervisor of elections.
"The new machines should
speed things up for voters and
should save time for everyone in
volved," Supervisor Jones
continued.
Other precincts with voting
machines are Hawtree, Nut bush,
West Warrenton, East Warrenton
and Norlina.
Halifax County Traffic Accident
Claims Life Of Macon Woman
A traffic accident in Halifax
County last Wednesday claimed
the life of a 68-year-old Macon
woman, according to a report by
the State Highway Patrol.
Mrs. Omelia Carroll Spruill of
Rt. 2, Macon died in a two-vehicle
accident at the intersection of
U.S. 301 and N.C. 125 in Halifax,
Trooper Jack Hardison reported.
The trooper said Mrs. Spruill
was travelling east and attempt
ing to cross UJS. 301 from N.C. 125
to Pittsylvania Street in Halifax
when she drove into the path of a
Mack truck. The 1977 model rig
was operated by Grady Peebles
of Rich Square.
The truck was headed south on
U.S. 301 and swerved to avoid the
Spruill vehicle, a 1975 Chevrolet
Impala, but was unable to avoid
the collision, the trooper stated.
Mrs. Spruill was pinned inside
her vehicle, which was con
sidered a total loss. The truck
sustained minor damage, the
report said.
No charges were filed in the
accident.
Funeral services for Mrs.
Spruill were held Monday at
Greater Lovely Hill Baptist
Church by the Rev. Nesbitt
Spruill and the Rev. Wallace
Lewis. Burial followed in the
church cemetery.
She was born in Macon on April
17,1918 and was the daughter of
the late Alfred and Sally Carroll.
Prior to retirement, Mrs.
Spruill was assistant director of
field operations for the National
Association of Retired Federal
Employees in Washington, D.C.
She was a member of the Greater
Lovely Hill Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband,
Willie Norman Spruill of the
home; one son, Norman Maurise
Spruill with the U.S. Army ; three
siters, Mrs. Julia C. Fits, Mrs.
Elnora C. Jones and Ifra. Hattie
C. Henderson, all of Macon; and
a brother, George H. Carroll of
Turner Funeral Home, Inc.