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Volume 90 25c Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, November 25, 1987 Number 46
Party Lines
STA^r PHOTO BV HOWARD JONES
Birds of a feather are shown flocking together on these utili- ren Plains. Huge flocks of the black birds can be seen against
ty lines located on Connell Road between Warrenton and War- autumn skies throughout Warren County.
Five-County Hunting Crackdown Reported
Wolf pack Operatio
n' Arrests Made
Five persons arrested in War
ren County were among the 44 in
dividuals in five northeastern
counties who were arrested last
month on misdemeanor charges
lodged by the North Carolina
Wildlife Resource Commission,
officials announced last week.
A week-long "wolfpack opera
tion" was staged during the first
week of hunting season?Oct.
11-17?during which wildlife of
ficials were concentrated in
areas with records of more viola
tions than others, Harvey Conley
Mangum, master officer with the
Wildlife Resource Commission,
of Rt. 2, Macon, said.
According to Mangum, wildlife
officials worked 24-hour shifts in
the special crackdown effort. "To
supplement their efforts, an
airplane flew to provide constant
surveillance of the area, except
during periods of bad weather,"
Mangum said.
The special surveillance was
also conducted in Edgecombe,
Franklin, Halifax and Northamp
ton counties, Richard B. Hamil
ton, assistant commission direc
tor, reported.
About 23 of the commission's
210 enforcement officers were in
volved in the efforts conducted in
the five counties, Hamilton said.
A total of 47 misdemeanor cita
tions were issued: 26 for night
deer hunting, two for illegal doe
kills, one for simple possession of
marijuana and one for possessing
a stolen vehicle. In addition,
other charges filed included
hunting without a license and fail
ing to report a deer kill, officials
noted.
The Warren County infractions
cited involved two "doe deer
cases" and two "firelighting
cases," Mangum said. Killing a
doe out of season carries with it
a $250 minimum fine, a two-year
suspension of hunting license,
and a $279 replacement fine.
According to Mangum, the re
placement fine dollar amount is
the amount calculated by game
management personnel as the
cost of raising a deer from birth
to the age of release into the wild.
A conviction for night deer hunt
ing can cost an offender his hunt
ing license, plus fines ranging
from $250 to $1,000.
In addition to fines and sus
pended licenses, infractions may
also result in confiscation by the
commission of vehicles, guns and
other instruments used in the
hunting crime, officials said. Con
fiscated items are retauiod by the
commission's Hunter's Safety
Program or by the county
sheriff's department, Mangum
explained.
Mangum reported that the two
firelighting cases had been
heard, but that the three doe
hunting cases had been
continued.
According to Mangum, deer
are not the only prizes for whom
hunters are willing to risk punish
ment. "Hunting turkeys out of
season results in a big problem in
Warren County?especially this
time of year," he said. Mangum
noted that only male turkeys, not
hens, may be killed.
"We no longer have such a
large number of wild turkeys
here," he said, "due to a com
bination of factors." Those fac
tors are illegal hunting and the
logging industry, Mangum said.
Because of the relatively large
number of logging operations
here, wild turkeys must adapt by
roaming from block of woods to
block of woods, Mangum said.
"There are more turkeys here
than people would suspect," he
said. Mangum noted that the wild
turkeys in the area are not the
"broad-breasted" variety that
are common to grocery stores.
"The commercial variety are
usually grain-fed and under
exetcised," lie said. "Wild
turkeys are a lot thinner."
Persons who wish to report
hunting violations may call
Master Officer Mangum at
257-2961, or they may call the
Wildlife Resource Commission at
1-800-662-7137.
Stray Bullet Enters Truck Cab
By DIANE DAVIS
A Warren County man found himself in a
predicament that most will never encounter.
Lee Peele, of Rt. 3, Warrenton, was traveling
home on Hwy. 58 just south Of Liberia last week
when a bullet struck his truck.
"It sounded like something had exploded in
side my truck. I didn't know what had hap
pened," said Peele in a telephone interview.
The bullet had been fired from a 30-30 rifle,
apparently not intended for Peele. It entered
into his vehicle at an angle, penetrating just
below his wiper blade and piercing through his
gas gauge. The bullet fell onto his jacket, and
it was then that he realized that his truck had
been shot.
I didn't think anyone would have been
shooting at me. But I knew that if someone was
shooting, I better get out of there."
The bullet was most likely a stray, fired by
a hunter nearby. Peele said that he did not
know whether that type of gun was allowed in
the area, so he checked around to find out which
types of guns are allowed. After he found out
that a 30-30 rifle can be used legally, he stated,
"I'm not mad. I just wanted to make sure that
everything was okay." He believes that the per
son who fired the shot probably does not even
know what happened.
No estimate of the damage to Peele's truck
has been made, and luckily no injury was sus
tained from the incident.
A
Members of the Warren County Shrine Club are shown here pre
senting to representatives of Sudan a check for $3,014.82 raised for
the benefit of crippled children. The funds were raised in the organiza
tion's annual fish fry held last August at the Warren County
fairgrounds, and were presented Inst Wednesday night during a
"Ladies .Night" event held by the local group at the Rafter's. War
ren County Shrine Club President A. A. Wood (third from left) is
shown presenting the check to Sudan Outer Guard John S. Phillips
(second from left). Also pictured are Sudan Recorder R. Ray Har
rison (far left), Warren County Shrine Secretary Ellis Fleming (sec
ond from right) and Sudan Treasurer Elwood Cagton (far rl(0it).
(Staff Photo by Howard Jones)
Grant Of $50,000
May Be Asked By
Warren Company
By THURLFTTA M. BROWN
News Editor
A $50,000 Community Develop
ment Block Grant will be re
quested from the North Carolina
Department of Natural Re
sources and Community Devel
opment when an unnamed com
pany submits an application.
Warren County Commissioners
were told last Wednesday night
Although no citizens were pres
ent for the public hearing sched
uled to receive citizen input on
the matter, Mrs. Cathy Wilson,
Warren County economic devel
opment director, told the board
that the unnamed company de
sired to use CDB funds to
purchase an existing Warren
County facility.
According to Mrs. Wilson, the
local business, a small operation
employing 14 employees, would
probably close at the beginning of
the year if assistance is not
received.
Chairman Eva Clayton noted
that Warren County had experi
enced a good success rate with its
CDB applications, citing receipt
of funds , earlier by Nekoosa
Packaging and Perdue. "Hope
fully, we will be as successful as
we have before," she said.
Mrs. Wilson reported that of
ficials in Raleigh, who had of
fered advice on how best to struc
ture the application, "seemed
receptive."
Commissioner George Shearin
commended Mrs. Wilson and her
staff 011 their efforts to seek funds
to ensure employment for local
residents.
The second public hearing,
scheduled originally for Nov. 30,
at the Warren County Courthouse
was cancelled yesterday.
The board also received from
Durham-based Garrett, Sullivan,
Davenport, Bowie and Grant the
contracted audit report for July
1,1986 through June 30,1987. Ac
cording to the report, Warren
County had complied with
generally accepted accounting
principles and with state and
federal funding accounting re
quirements. "You have done a
good job," Dewitt Sullivan said.
Chairman Clayton queried Sul
livan about a need for concern as
the county prepares for a possi
ble bond referendum.
Sullivan responded that War
ren County was "in the best
posture from an accounting
standpoint, but financially,
that's something else."
In other business, the board:
?Authorized the purchase
from the Kerr I^ake Regional
Water Plant Reserve Fund, at no
cost to Warren County, of two
caustic soda storage tanks for the
regional water plant.
?Deferred until its December
meeting a request for renova
tions to the Warren County
courthouse.
?Scheduled three public hear
ings for Jan. 20?6:30 p.m. to
discuss the establishment of a
public housing authority; 6:45
p.m. to discuss the Warren Coun
ty road signing project; and 7
p.m. to discuss readoption of
local sales tax.
?Received a presentation
from Kurt Jenne of the Institute
of Government in Chapel Hill on
strategic planning.
?Received the tax collector's
report of $211,270.60 collected last
month, of which the $673,982.13
11987 taxes collected to date)
represented 21.41 percent, as
compared to 16.76 percent col
lected during the same period
last year.
?Received the interest income
report of Nov. 13 showing October
receipts of $6,970.83 for the
general fund ($32,894.88 year-to
date) and receipts of $1,894.36 for
revenue sharing ($6,961.40 year
to-date).
?Recognized officially Henry
Hayes as Warren County director
of Social Services.
?Cancelled the December
mid-monthly meeting.
The board also made the fol
lowing appointments:
?Reedy Carter and Mrs.
Cathy Wilson to the 1990 Census
Local Review Program;
?George E. Shearin, Sr. to the
Firemen's Local Relief Fund
board of trustees;
?Henry Hayes as public of
ficial to the Franklin-Vance
Warren board and human ser
vices representative to Kerr Area
Transportation Authority;
?Jim Elam to the Warren
County Planning Board; and
?Mrs. Kathy Wilson to the
Roanoke River Basin Association
board of directors.
A decision on the Warren Coun
ty holiday schedule for 1988 was
postponed.
Explorer Post
Is Planned By
Local Lawmen
An Explorer Post for Boy
Scouts and non-scouts, who have
interest in law enforcement, will
be initiated in Warren County,
Roger Skirvin, district executive
for the Great Northern division,
announced this week.
All boys and girls in grades 9-12
with interest in scouting and law
enforcement are asked to attend
a special sign-up session to be
held Monday, Nov. 30, from 7-8
p.m. at the Warren County
Courthouse.
"The most popular Explorer
Post nationwide, statistics show,
is that dedicated to law enforce
ment," Skirvin said.
According to Skirvin, Sheriff
Theodore Williams and his staff
will sponsor the law enforcement
post. "This will be an especially
good opportunity for scouts and
non-scouts to learn more about
this area," Skirvin said.
The cost of enrollment is 84.
Participants in the law enforce
ment Explorer Post will also
receive a subscription to Ex
plorer magazine, which is
published every two months,
Skirvin explained.
"This is an excellent way to
learn and have fun at the same
time," Skirvin said, "and we
hope that the young
women in Warren County
to take advantage of It.'