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Volume 89 25* Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, November 26, 1986 Number 48
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North Warrenton Baptist Church oa
North Main Street is one of many houses
of worship in Warren County where
prayers, hymns and sermons of thanks
giving will be offered during the holiday
observance which dates to the Pilgrims
in Massachusetts in 1C21.
(Staff Photo by Diarme T. RodweU)
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Arrests Expected
Following Break-In
Arrests are expected before the
week is out in a break-in last
week at Norlina Middle School,
Norlina Police Chief Romey
Williams reported yesterday
(Tuesday).
Williams said his department
has identified suspects in the
Thursday night incident which
resulted in damages estimated at
$5,000.
The police chief said entry into
the building was made about
11:30 p.m. through a window.
Some snack foods were taken, he
said, but the major intent of the
intruders appeared to be
vandalism.
Fires were started in the prin
cipal's office and in a number of
trash cans in classrooms,
Williams reported, but the fires
burned themselves out without
causing any damage of conse
quence. Several computers and
windows were also damaged.
The break-in was discovered
about 8 a.m. Friday by Principal
Clint Hege shortly after his ar
rival at school for the teacher
workday.
Williams said his department
was assisted in the investigation
by the State Bureau of Investi
gation.
Graduates
Mrs. Cheryl Kilian-Hoffer of
Nortina was among 348 students
who completed their degree re
quirements during the summer
session at the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro.
W. C. (Pete) Montague of the Triangle Area
Chapter of Amerlcaa Red Crane contact* a two-day
course of study in shelter management and tn
trodnctlon to dlMstcr sendee for coanty employees.
The sessions were sponsored by Emergency
Management Coordinator Gary Robenolt and were
held at the Warren ton Rural Fire Department.
Ehnployees from the Department of Social Service*
and Health Department participated ta the come.
(Staff Photo by Howard Jones)
Board Approves
Bids For Water,
Sewer Project
By THURLETTA M. BROWN
Staff Writer
Warren County Commissioners
in their mid-monthly meeting last
Wednesday evening accepted the
proposal submitted by Talbert,
Cox and Associates, Inc. for the
water and sewer line extension to
the Perdue Hatchery site.
According to Charles Worth,
county manager, the proposal
submitted by the Wilmington
based engineering and architec
tural firm was the best of the five
proposals submitted for review.
"We received bids ranging from
a low of $10,000 to a high of about
$17,000," Worth said, "but most of
the designs were not up to par
with that submitted by Talbert
and Cox."
The Talbert and Cox bid in the
amount of $11,780 was the lower
of the two deemed competitive.
The firm not selected, L. E.
Wooten and Company of Green
ville offered comparable services
at a bid of $14,725.
In addition to budgetary con
cerns, familiarity with the needs
of the county was one of the
criteria used in selecting a firm.
Talbert and Cox have some 40
years of experience involving
many projects in rural areas
similar to Warren County.
In another development
related matter, commissioners
approved an addendum resolu
tion for Senate Bill 2 funds to be
used for the construction of water
and sewer improvements in the
Quick City area. The $139,705 pro
ject will be funded by 1986 Com
munity Development Block
Grant (CDBG) funds and an
allocation from Senate Bill 2. The
original resolution encumbered
in excess of 50 percent of the cost
of the water portion of the pro
ject. State guidelines stipulate
that its share of the cost must not
exceed 50 percent. The Office of
State Budget and Management
would permit a simple transfer of
the excess amount from the
water portion to the sewer por
tion of the project. The amended
resolution accomplished this line
item transfer.
The board also approved the
request of Home Health to move
to available space in the Warren
General Hospital building. Home
Health will use two of the now va
cant offices. According to Com
missioner George Shearin, much
time had been lost by staff who
were required to travel back
downtown to complete paper
work and to perform other tasks.
The new space should permit a
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Yule Parade
Slated Sunday
The Warren County Jaycees
this week issued a final call for
entries in the Warrenton Christ
mas Parade scheduled for Sun
day, Nov. 30, at 4 p.m.
Jaycee Walter Gardner said
entries will be received until Fri
day at 6 p.m. and he encour
aged groups, businesses and in
dividuals to contribute to the suc
cess of the parade by their par
ticipation. "Entries are down
from previous years," he said,
"but it is still not too late to
enter."
The local Jaycees, spon
sor for the parade, will award
cash prizes for the first three
places in float competition. Gard
ner said the prizes are $75, $40
and $35, respectively.
Among the entries al
ready received, in addition to the
Jaycee float, are the American
Legion of Littleton, Girl Scouts,
clowns, horses, antique cars and,
of course, Santa Claus, who will
ride in the procession on an old
fashioned buggy.
The parade will assem
ble at Mariam Boyd School at 3
p.m. and will proceed from south
to north down Main Street, turn
west onto Ridgeway Street and
end at the Warrenton Lions Den.
Christmas lights lining Main
Street will be turned on officially
for the holiday season at the
beginning of the parade, Gardner
added. The lights were obtained
by the Town of Warrenton and
merchants of the business district
and were mounted on utility poles
by the Jaycees.
A number of Warrenton
businesses have planned open
house for Sunday afternoon,
Gardner said.
Persons or groups interested in
submitting a parade entry are re
quested to contact Gardner at
257-3104 or Kenny Clayton at
257-3455 by 6 p.m. Friday.
Cable Television Issue
Continues Unresolved
Although Warren County Com
missioners passed for a first
reading the request for a fran
chise agreement by Warren
Cable Television at their meeting
last Wednesday night, the issue
has not been settled.
The Henderson-based firm has
applied for a franchise to provide
service to areas in the county out
side of the municipal boundaries.
Approval of the franchise would
not prohibit other firms from
entering the area.
Mrs. Johnnie Johnson, Soul Ci
ty resident, voiced her concerns
in the Wednesday meeting. "Why
is is not feasible for the company
to expand into the Soul City area
since they are already in Wise,"
she queried. "It seems to me that
we are not that far away," she
added.
Commissioners responded that
the company had indicated cost
as a factor as well as a stipulated
density of homes per square mile
requirement.
Commissioner William T. Skin
ner asked about the Gaston Lake
area. "There are more homes
there than just about any place in
the city," he said.
Mrs. Johnson indicated that the
density criteria would probably
be met in Soul City and spoke to
the desirability of service to
residents in the area. "Many of
the residents there have moved
here from the North and are
used to clear reception for a large
number of channels," she said.
"The lack of service is a real
detriment."
Commissioner Skinner echoed
those sentiments. "If the com
pany is comiife into the county,
they should be here," he said.
"We should urge them to expand
into outlying areas of the coun
ty," he added.
Commissioner J. T. Fleming
agreed that expansion should be
sought, but spoke favorably of the
proposed franchise. "We've got a
better chance of getting what we
want from a firm already in
place," he said, "than we would
if we were to wait for a new
company."
The proposed franchise will be
an agenda item at the next
meeting of the board of commis
sioners on Dec. 1 at 1:10 a.m.
A second vote must be cast prior
to acceptance.