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W a p r a n 13 n v -> : .Librar, 17 S . K a I n St. Warrenton, N.C. 27 Hj* Uarren Eecorfc r Volume 90 25e Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, May 20, 1987 Number 20 Having key roles at the 12th annual banquet of the Warren County unit of the North Carolina Association of Educators held Thursday night at Warren County High School were, left to right, Tom Husted, NCAE executive director; Kathy McLeod, incoming president of the Warren County unit; School Supt. Michael F. Williams; and Clint Hege. out-going president. (Staff Photo by Howard Jones) Warren's Share Of Proposed Tax Would Amount To 4.6 Million Warren County would receive an estimated $4.6 million for school construction and repair if the General Assembly votes to add another penny to the five per cent sales tax. Warren School Superintendent Michael F. Williams provided the estimate Thursday night as he spoke at the 12th annual banquet of the Warren County unit of the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) held at War ren County High School. Williams said that legislation now under consideration in Raleigh would raise the funds for construction and repair of school facilities over a four-year period. The bill, which would take ef fect July 1, has passed the House and awaits an unsure fate in the Senate. It would raise a total of $1.75 billion to help meet the $3 billion needed if a survey this year by the state Department of Public Instruction is accurate. Warren's needs have been put at $10.8 million. Williams was one of two fea tured speakers at Thursday night's meeting. The other was Tom Husted, a native of Penn sylvania and executive director of NCAE since March. Retiring teachers who held membership in NCAE were recognized during a tribute by Jennie Franklin and Betsy Clark. Retirees named as recipients of engraved plaques were Christine N. Arrington, Barbara Bur chette, Sally A. Collier, Virginia P. Faulkner and James A. Robin son. Norlina Middle School Princi pal Clint Hege, 1986-87 president, presided. Roosevelt Alston installed the slate of officers who will serve during 1987-88. They are: Kathy Mcl-eod, president; Sue Skinner, president-elect; A. Q. Valentine, secretary; Oney Venable, assis tant secretary; Faye Spence, treasurer; Rosalind Gilliam, parliamentarian; S. M. Cheston, PACE chairperson; and Felton Davis, PACE treasurer. Husband And Wife Team To Leave Area Churches Old Collins Home Gutted By Flames The Revs. Clint and Nancy McCann, husband and wife pastoral team, will bring to a close next month their nine-year ministry to three area Presbyterian churches. The McCanns together have served the Warrenton and Lit tleton churches and the Stanley White Presbyterian Church of Roanoke Rapids. They will leave Wan enton on July 8 for St. Ixiuis, Mo where he has accepted a teaching position at Eden Theological Seminary. "I've always wanted to teach," McCann noted as he described the new post he will fill as assis tant professor of Old Testament at the school which operates under the auspices of the United Church of Christ. Both Clint and Nancy McCann are graduates of Union Theological Seminary in Rich mond, Va. A native of Greens boro, he received the Ph.D. degree last year at Duke Univer sity and did undergraduate studies at Davidson College. Mrs. McCann, a native of Baltimore, Md., is a graduate also of the Col lege of William and Mary. McCann said his wife will be at home with their two daughters, Jennifer, age five, and Sarah, 11 months, following their move to St. Ixmis. Plans for filling the pastorates left vacant by the McCanns' departure are incomplete, he noted. Presbyterian procedure allows the local church to call a minister with the approval of the presbytery. Fifty firefighters hailing from five departments responded Saturday to the afternoon call signaling blazes at the Old Collins Home in Soul City. According to Reuben Holtz man, Ridgeway fire chief, the one and one-half story structure was totally engulfed when firemen ar rived. Flames had already gone through the roof and into the oak tree adjacent to the vacant house, he said. "There was no saving it." The Collins home, located on S.R. 1114, about two miles from HealthCo, is owned by Sturges Collins of Manson. Holtzman reported that the home had been deserted for about 20 years. Members of the Soul City, Ridgeway, Norlina, Cokesbury (Continued on page 10) Vivian Loyd, R.N., second from left, and Dr. Thomas Keyserling, second from right, were presented platjues of appreciation by the Warren County \inhulance Service for their time and ef forts in the EiueiReucy Medical Technician In termediate Program held recently in Warren Coun ty. At left la Dennis Paschall, director of the am bulance service, and at right, Warren County Com missioner George Shearin. (Staff Photo by Howard Jones) Proposals Are Listed Budget Requests Total $7.4 Million B> THURLETTA IV!. BROWN Staff Writer Pull funding of proposed budget requests for the 1987-88 fiscal year (FY), which exceed $7 million, would require a tax rate ot 98 cents, according to County Manager Charles Worth. Warren County's current tax rate is 73 cents per hundred dollars. The budgets submitted by the county s operating departments total $/,437,541. Projected revenues from state, federal and local sources are estimated at $3,398 .189 The revenue estimate does not include current taxes or tax appropriations. The $4,039,152 deficit does not reflect extravagance or waste fulness. "Our department heads have been thoughtful in their pro jections," Worth said, "and there is no fat' in their budgets." Re quests submitted for FY 1986-87 totaled $6,433,478. Warren County's current operating budget, slated for ex piration on June 30, is $6,165,747. Most departmental budget re quests for FY 1987-88 were .received by the County Manager on March 15. Several additional requests were received by April 15, Worth said. 1 he County Manager reviews ail proposals and submits them with his recommendations fin funding to the Warren County Commissioners by June 1. The board of commissioners evaluates all requests and recom mendations and finalizes the budget for the county by July 1. A listing of budget requests, those projected operational ex penses forecast by the manager and certain allocations which ap pear as expenses in the proposed unanalyzed budget appear below: ?Ambulance Service-$372,508. Included in the request are three new positions, a new ambulance and new equipment. ?Animal Control Office $19,939. ?Capital Reserve-$100,000. ?Central Communications $70,011. In addition to current operations, the request includes radio repair. ?Child Support Enforcement $6,022. ?Chore Services (Department of Social Services )-$46,236. ?Commodity Distribution (Department of Social Ser vices)^,? 15. ?Community Based Alterna tives (CBA) Youth and Family $3,719. ?CBA In-School Suspension Program-$15,663. ?CBA Supervised Recrea tion^,224. -CBA 4-H-$4,880. ?Contingency-$40,000. ?County Attorney-$33,665. ?County Commissioners $32,386. ?County Manager-$80,399. This request includes a $4,500 line item for computer hardware. -Court Facilities-$17,167. ?Data Processing-124,263. In cluded are requests to upgrade the current computer system, add speed and increase memory capacity. -Debt Service-1190,800. This is the amount needed toward retire ment of the 1981 sewage and school bond. ?Economic Development $57,434. ?Elections Board-$49,010. ?Emergency Preparedness $42,676. ?Energy Program (Depart ment of Social Services )-$13,939. ?Extension Service-$108,781. ?Finance/Tax Collector $139,170. ?Fire Departments/Rescue Squad-$181,500. ?Forestry-$49,569. Includes the local portion for operating costs of new fire equipment. ?General Assembly Appropri ation-$26,137. ?Health Department-$579,321. -Home Health-1204,794. ?Inspection Department $58,890 ?Insurance and I rifige f? lit fits-$80,210. ?Jail-$121,800 This ainoun does not include consti action ?Landfill-$302,411 In V purchase of a used I i!! motorgrader. ?Libra ries-J 15,800 (Continued on page i'h 63-Year-Old Man Dies Operator Loses Life In Freak Farm Mishap A freak farm accident last Fri day took the life of a 63-year-old Warren County man, according to a report by the Warren Coun ty Ambulance Service. Warren Harris of Rt. 1, Norlina died as a result of injuries suf fered when he attempted to remove grass which had ac cumulated atop a tractor-driven mowing machine. Dennis Pas chall, director of the ambulance service, said when attendants ar rived on the scene shortly after 2 p.m., they found Harris caught in the PTO shaft which transmits power from the the tractor to the mower. First aid measures were administered as soon as the vic tim could be freed from the bar, Paschall said, but minutes later Harris was pronounced dead upon arrival at Maria Parham Hospital in Henderson. Paschall said reports were that Harris stepped onto the deck of the mower and became entan-, gled in the rotating PTO shaft after it caught a piece of his clothing as he attempted to kick off some of the grass clippings. Harris was unable to free himself from the rod which turns some 30,000 to 60,000 times per minute, Paschall said. When the accident occurred, Harris, a retiree from Cochrane Eastern furniture company, was mowing a field belonging to M. C Hicks of Wise and lor ated on i' ? Norlina Road across from Ann s Country Kitchen and bench's Auto Repair. Funeral arrangements for the victim were incomplete at press time but are being handled by Harris-Turner Funeral Home. Assisting with the rescue ef forts on the scene were the Norlina and Warrenton Rural fire departments and the Warren County Sheriff's Department. American Legion Auxiliary poppy chairman Juanita Wood pins the first poppy of the upcoming poppy sale on Commander Tom Gaskitl of Limer Post 25. Auxiliary members will be selling the poppies Fri day, with proceeds going to Veterans' Hospital. Memorial Day Services Set Memorial Day services, spon sored by Limer Post No. 25 of the American Legion here in Warrenton, are scheduled for Sunday, May 24, Post Comman der Thomas Gaskill announced this week. Commander Gaskill extended an invitation to all Warren Coun ty residents to attend the tradi tional rites are scheduled to be gin at 2 p.m. at the Warren Coun ty Court House. The Memorial Day message will be delivered by the Rev. J. C. Loy, pastor of Wesley Memorial United Metho dist Church. In addition to their par ticipation in the formal services, Legionnaires of Post No. 25 will be responsible for placement of flags on the graves of all known veterans. The tradition of the Memorial Day observance has its roots in the period immediately after the Civil War. For many years, the GAR in the North and the Con federate Veterans in the South took charge of Memorial Day in their respective communities. The American Legion, and other veterans' organizations, pledged to perpetuate the annual obser vance of Memorial Day, Coin- < mander Gaskill explained. Commander Gaskill reminded residents that the observance of Memorial Day should include the display of the United States Flag by every home and business.
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