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Volume 91 25c Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, April 6, 1988 Number 14
Collective
Marketing
Try Is Made
The five counties of Warren,
Franklin, Granville, Person and
Vance have initiated a collective
marketing effort called "Perim
eter North the Support Area for
the Research Triangle Region,"
Warren County Economic Devel
opment Director Cathy J. Wilson
announced this week
According to Mrs. Wilson, the
Perimeter North Marketing
Campaign is a regional approach
to marketing and job creation by
the economic development com
missions of each of the five coun
ties It is comprised of four key
elements: media advertising,
direct mail campaigns, tele
marketing and industry visita
tions.
The first advertisement for the
effort was published in the March
21st issue of Industry Week
Magazine and will continue for
three consecutive weeks.
"Specific types of manufac
turers will be targeted in the
direct mail and telemarketing ef
forts," she explained, "and a
regional brochure is being de
signed to assist in the pro
motion "
"The five counties that make
up Perimeter North are already
perceived as a very economical
ly viable and productive neighbor
to the Raleigh, Durham and Re
search Triangle Park areas,"
Mrs. Wilson said. The region is
home to about 200 industrial com
panies, among them NOVO Bio
chemical. Inc., Boston Gear/IN
COM International, Burlington
Industries, Northern Telecom,
Carolina Power & Light, Raton,
Harriet & Henderson Yarns,
Roses Stores, Nekoosa Packag
ing and Perdue Farms, Inc.
About 100 persons attended a
reception held on March 14 at the
Capital City Club at which the
concept was kicked off. "There
was enthusiastic support," she
said
The Perimeter North market
ing campaign will be undertaken
for a period of one year, during
which the program will be as
sessed and future activities
planned
The following is a list of the
economic commissions that com
prise the Perimeter North area
and their directors: Franklin
County (James B. Whitey),
Granville County (John K
Nelmsl, Henderson-Vance Coun
ty i Benny Finch), Person Coun
ty (Glen Newsome), Warren
County (Mrs. Cathy J. Wilson)
Mrs. Skinner Named
To Schools Position
The Warren County Board of
Education met in special session
last Thursday to interview ap
plicants for the position of Direc
tor f Vocational Education and
Maintenance and to select a per
son to fill the vacancy.
A replacement was needed
after the retirement of A. M.
Ward, who provided 40 years of
service to the Warren County
school system.
The board hired Mrs. Sue Skin
ner to fill the position. She cur
rently works at Warren County
High School as a food services
teacher.
Mrs. Skinner began her career
with the Warren County school
system as F ood Service Director
in 1966. Since then, she has taught
home economics and food ser
vices classes.
"I will miss the students
tremendously," Mrs. Skinner
said in an interview. "But I am
looking forward to working with
the vocational teachers. We have
a really fine group of teachers
and a good vocational program."
The Job's required duties in
clude directing the school
systems' plant operation and
maintenance programs. Mrs.
Skinner will begin her new posi
tion as soon as a replacement for
her food services position is
hired.
These cows silhouetted against a dramatic
spring sky were spotted recently on U. S. 158
near Warrenton. across from WARR Radio
Station. (Staff Photo by Dianne T. Rodwell)
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On Proposed Grant Application
Public Hearing Is Slated By Board
By THURLETTA M. BROWN
News Editor
The date for the first public
hearing on the proposed applica
tion for Community Development
Block Grant l CDBG l funds to be
submitted this year has been set
by the Warren County Board of
County Commissioners.
The board Monday morning
voted to convene the public hear
ing on Wednesday, April 20, at
6:45 p.m.
The purpose of the first public
hearing will be to assess citizens'
interest in submitting the appli
cation and to receive comments
on areas in Warren County to be
targeted
Although no application for
CDBG funds was submitted last
year, the application submitted in
1986 netted for Warren County
1600,000. The funds received from
the state Department of Natural
Resources and Community
Development, along with $139,705
in Senate 2 Bill funds and a
$10,000 appropriation from the
general fund were earmarked for
the Quick City Community Revi
talization Project.
A second public hearing will be
held after the areas have been
targeted, but before the applica
tion for 1988 funds has been
submitted.
The board also approved two
change orders for projects under
way in the Quick City area : an
additional $651 for improvements
to a residence and an additional
$6,850 for drainage and utility
improvements.
In other business, the board :
?Adopted, effective April 4,
Appendix IV (Warren County
Emergency Management Ordi
nance) and Appendix V ( Warren
County State of Emergency Ordi
nance) for the county's new
multihazard plan.
?Accepted the Department of
Transportation's $743,598 pro
posed secondary road improve
ment program for 1988-89 and re
quested that priorities 12 (S.R.
1100-A, 1.6 miles of Satterwhite
Road from S.R. 1114 to the end of
pavement near S.R 11121 and 13
(S.R. 1232, 0.8 mile of Bob White
Prison Escapee Nabbed
By Alert State Trooper
April Fool's Day will probably
always have a special meaning
for a Pennsylvania man housed
since last Friday under a $10,000
bond in the Warren County Jail.
James Alvin Kingensmith, 37,
of Gettysburg, Pa. had been
traveling south on US 1 near the
entrance to Soul City, N.C. State
Highway Patrolman A1 Bennett
said. The trooper observed the
1977 Buick hatchback being
driven by Kingensmith parked in
the Soul City intersection.
According to the trooper, the
driver had failed to move the
vehicle although there was no ap
proaching traffic.
When Kingensmith finally
moved the Buick, Bennett said,
he was hailed to stop.
Bennett had planned to issue
only a warning ticket, but follow
ing a routine check through the
NCIC, a national crime informa
tion data bank, the man was
arrested.
Kingensmith, wanted since his
escape on March 12 from the
Adams County Prison in Penn
sylvania where he had been serv
ing three to 23 years for burglary
and parole violations, was taken
to the Warren County Sheriff's
Department for fingerprinting.
Fugitive warrants were issued
and Kingensmith was placed in
jail under (10,000 secured bond,
where he awaits extradition back
to Pennsylvania
According to Bennett, the fugi
tive had been living in his Buick
hatchback since the prison
escape last month.
Road frornS.R. 1210toS.R. 1231)
be included as funds are avail
able. The board also asked that
study be given to improving the
two-mile stretch of N. Main
Street from U.S. 158 Bypass
toward Warrentor..
-Set, for accounting purposes,
minimum limits for capital
items : a price of $1 ,000 and a life
expectancy of five years or more.
Norlina Doctor
To Open Practice
Dr. I). K Coffman, who from
July 1969 until February 1985
operated a medical practice in
Warren County, has announced
his intention to return to the area
to provide medical care to former
and new patients
The new family practice will be
located at 135 Hyco Street in
Norlina.
Coffman established a family
practice and weight control office
in Greensboro in 1985 He will
continue the operation there, in
itially, and offer medical care at
the Norlina facility on Thursday
evenings, and all day Friday and
Saturday.
According to Coffman, the
Warren County practice is ex
pected to begin in mid-May after
renovations to the building have
been completed.
The returning physician is a
1968 graduate of the University of
Illinois School of Medicine His in
ternship was completed at St.
Elizabeth's Hospital in Dayton,
Ohio. During his tenure in War
ren County, Coffman completed
a psychiatry residency at John
Umstead Hospital.
National Guard Unit
Gets New Commander
Major General Charles E.
Scott, the adjutant general for
North Carolina, has appointed
First Lieutenant James H. Trog
don, III, of Raleigh, as the new
company commander of Com
pany C, 506th Ehgineer Battalion
of the North Carolina Army Na
tional Guard in Warrenton.
Received reports on the re
cent Palm Beach County Health
Program and NACo legislative
Conference.
After reconvening from closed
executive session, the board ap
proved, at no cost to the county,
the request of Russell King, War
ren County Extension Director,
to take study leave from May 23
Dec. 20 to pursue studies leading
to a doctoral degree.
Virginia Firemen
Will Provide Help
For Lake Property
The residents along the part of
I-ake (las ton called "no man's
land" -in terms of fire district
assignment - by David F. Proc
tor. secretary of the Warren
County Fire Commission, will
have reason to feel safer, and
perhaps enjoy lower insurance
rates, following action taken
Monday by the Warren County
Board of County Commissioners.
A five-mile-radius area? in
cluding North Shore Acres,
Pigeon Path, Morristown, Jack's
landing, Gaston Heights, Turkey
Run, Warren Acres, Woodland
Shores and Moratuck? will be
served officially by the Ebony,
Va. Fire Department.
According to Commissioner J.
T. Fleming, the arrangement will
be similar to that operational for
some time with the Palmer
Springs, Va. Fire Department.
Commissioner George Shearin
noted that the matter had been
before the county's fire commis
sion and had been endorsed by
the group.
The Ebony department is cer
tified with the Commonwealth of
Virginia. It lias two pieces of
eauinment canable of receiving
the Warren County radio fi equen
cy and serves the Warren Coun
ty subdivisions within its area
"We would also like to be cer
tified with the State of North
Carolina since Warren County
and its citizens contribute to our
department," Ebony Fire Chief
Charles C. Singleton said, in a let
ter to the Warren County F ire
Commission.
Warren County Commissioners
voted unanimously to include the
specified Lake Gaston subdivi
sions in the Ebony fire district
and authorized the submission of
a letter to the state insurance
commissioner to recognize that
action
Session Set
By Democrats
Warren County Democrats will
hold their county convention on
Saturday, April 9, Warren Coun
ty Democratic Chairman
Theaoseus T. Clayton has an
nounced. A representative from
the State Democratic Head
quarters will be the keynote
spt*ai\ei . i lie convention win ue
held at the Warren County Court
house and will begin at 1 p.m.
Democrats across the state will
hold county conventions on the
same day. Delegates to the state
and district conventions will be
elected at the county convention.
District conventions will be held
on May 21 and the state conven
tion will be held June 18.
The county convention is the
second step in electing delegates
to our Democratic National Con
vention in July," Chairman
Clayton said. "I'd like to en
courage all active democrats to
come to the convention and make
their vote for delegates. ' '
For further information on the
Warren County Convention, con
tact Chairman Clayton at
257-3195.
Precautions Are Urged
During Violent Weather
Reports of a possible tornado
sighting here last Thursday were
revealed this week by Gary
Robenolt, Warren County emer
gency management coordinator.
According to Robenolt, James
Richardson, a resident of the
Afton-Elberon community on
S R. 1614, reported hearing about
3:30 p.m. a loud noise like a
"wagon loaded with junk hitting
a dirt road at about 110 miles-per
hour."
Richardson peered outside his
residence at a new construction
site about 300 feet away and saw
a funnel cloud, about 40 feet in
circumference, "taking wood
about 200 feet up into the air."
The report indicated no wind or
rain, Robenolt said.
When Robenolt arrived shortly
after learning of the report, there
was no funnel cloud to be seen,
but cumulonimbus clouds (those
characterized by large, dense
and very tall towers) were
sighted.
Robenolt also said lumber from
the construction site had been
moved as far away as 50-200 feet.
The emergency management
coordinator talked with National
Weather Service personnel this
week, who are investigating the
incident.
"Our area radio and television
stations are very good about
keeping us informed about the
possibility of severe weather ac
tivity," Robenolt said. "Tornado
watch messages indicate that tor
nadoes and severe thunder
storms are possible. "
According to Robenolt. when a
"watch" is in effect, persons
should move their cars inside
their garages, move lawn furni
ture and yard items inside, and
keep their radios or televisions
tuned in to weather reports.
Robenolt cautioned Warren
County residents that "tornado
warning messages" indicate that
a funnel cloud has been detected
and that persons should take
shelter immediately. "Persons
with basements should go there
immediately and protect them
selves by getting underneath a
sturdy object," he explained.
"Those without basements
should avoid outside walls and
windows and protect themselves
inside a small room in the center
of their residences," he added.
The emergency management
coordinator is available to clubs
and civic groups for presenta
tions on tornado and severe
weather safety. Robenolt may be
contacted at 257-2666.
Service Is Planned
A Hali wa-Saponi tribal spokes-'
person said there would be a
memorial service on Thursday,
April 7, at IS noon, for Julian
Pierce, candidate for Superior
Court Judge (ram Robeson Coun
ty, an the east aide of the State
Capitol grounds in Raleigh.