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? VarraatonUem.Libr?ry^^w^ .^r > ^ ~ : ?lje Warren i&ecnrti Volume 91 25* Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, August 24, 1988 Number 34 Schools Open In Warren On Smooth Note The first day of classes for Warren County students was "without real difficulty" in all nine schools, according to Mike Williams, superintendent. "I was in every school during the day on Monday. It was a good opening day throughout the coun ty," Williams said. "Along with many other employees, I am grateful for the sudden change in weather," Williams said. The continuance of the extreme temperatures ex perienced in the county recently would have resulted in uncomfor table classrooms for teachers and students in several schools which have no air conditioning, or perhaps the shortening of the first school days, according to Williams. The count for the opening day was 2,818, with the projected number of students for this year being 2,994. Thirty-four students were absent in grades K-6; 12 students *-<?re absent in grades seven and eight; and 130 students were absent in grades nine through 12. Several more students are expected to enroll during the next 10 days. "I cannot stress enough the im portance of immediate and good attendance," said Williams. "First and foremost, students need each day of instruction and deprive themselves of valuable education hours when they are absent. Secondly, the attendance during the first 10 days dictates our teacher allotment for the re mainder of the year." Large numbers of students reporting for school after the first 10 days will mean crowded classrooms for the rest of the year, according to Williams. "We are asking that parents see that their children are in school every day of the year, unless serious illness in tervenes," Williams said. Williams reported that there is no shortage of bus drivers in the county, unlike the situations in some other systems in the state. "Last spring, when it was man dated that bus drivers be 18 years old or older, we proceeded with measures to identify and secure enough drivers over 18 years of age to have in place for the 1988-89 school year," Williams said. (Continued on page 16) Recent Rule Changes Will Make Tree Planting Less Difficult Planting trees under the Con servation Reserve Program (CRP) will become easier thanks to recent rule changes according to Dan Campeau, Warren Coun ty Extension agent. The U. S. Department of Agriculture will increase tree planting by allowing fields which are eroding at two times the allowable erosion rate to now qualify for tree planting under CRP. The old rules required that fields erode at three times the Theft Of Lumber Reported At Areola Would-be builders or fencers of construction materials have made off with lumber valued at in excess of $1,300 from the supply stored at Areola Lumber Company, Sheriff Theodore Wil liams reported Monday. On Aug. It, an Areola Lumber Company employee reported the theft of materials from a shed located at the business. Reported missing were 120 four-foot-by-eight-foot sheets of one-half-inch plywood and 240 eight-foot two-by-fours, all valued at $1,375. There are two suspects in the caae under investigation by Deputy Harold Seaman, Sheriff Williams said. allowable rate. Also the amount of a whole field must be highly erodible has been reduced from two-thirds to one-third to qualify, and this will significantly in crease the number of qualified acres, said Campeau. CRP is a federal program to remove marginal and highly erodible land from production. CRP will save taxpayers money as well as protect soil and water. ( Continued on page 16) Thto 5,#Mquare foot building on the Norton Road will be the scene of an auction sale later this month whoa Hani* Enterprises iclli Its equipment The business owner, Tommy Harris, bas lost bis montb to-month lease on the building, located next to Eastern Motor Lines, which his parents and laadlords My will be the site of a new Industry. (Staff Photo by Howard Jones) A Moving Experience Perhaps the folks who had rented this U-HAUL vehicle to transport their personal belongings to points outside of the state decided that "nothing could be finer than to stay in Carolina." The overturned unit was spotted recently between Middleburg and Henderson in Vance County, on Interstate 85. (Staff Photo by Dianne T. Rodwell) Tenant Loses Space Objections Raised Here Over Procedures Of EDC A Warren County contractor who contends his son is being put out of business by actions of the Warren County Economic Devel opment Commission said this week he will take his protest to the Board of County Commis sioners. John Thomas Harris, a resi dent of Rt. 3, Warrenton, said that Economic Development Commission activities associated with an effort to lure a New Jersey-based industry to Warren County "are ethically wrong." Harris charged that in order to find suitable quarters for the un named industry, local develop ment officials enticed a Warren ton business to evict his son, Tommy, who for the past four years has operated Harris Enter prises, a heavy equipment repair operation on Norlina Road just north of the Warrenton town limits. Harris said that he felt no animosity toward his son's former landlords, Sears and Smitty Bugg, who do business as Eastern Motor Lines, but that he felt that county development representatives should not have "displaced one small locally grown industry in order to attract a larger New Jersey industry." The contractor said that when his son went into business "I guaranteed the first year of his lease with Eastern Motor Lines. Since then he has operated on a month-to-month basis." Recently, Harris charged, local development officials ap proached the Bugg brothers of fering the prospect of greatly enhanced rent if they made the building occupied by younger Harris available for a new in dustry. "Additionally, I under stand that they (EDC officials) have sought a $30,000 state grant which would be used to improve the Bugg-owned facility which my son has been asked to leave," Harris said. Harris said his son had been unable to find comparable space in this section of Warren County, and as a result was being forced out of business. "Even though his operation was small? he only hired five or six persons during peak times? I don't think it is fair to use his tax dollars, and mine, to put him out of business in favor of some one who hasn't until this day paid a dime of Warren County taxes," Harris said. Harris said a public auction is planned Aug. 30 in order to liq uidate the equipment which his son must move from the prem ises. ? 1 Low-Interest Loan Sought For Industry Submission, on behalf of an in terested, but unnamed industry, of an application for a low interest loan from the N.C. Department of Commerce was given the "go-ahead" Wednesday night by the Warren County Board of County Commissioners. The action was taken following the board's return to open ses sion, after discussion of the mat ter in closed executive session. According to Mrs. Cathy Wil son, Warren County economic development director, the two percent loan would be made available to the company through the Industrial Building Renova tion Fund. Companies receiving the N.C. Department of Commerce loans become eligible for $1,200 for every job created over a three year period, she said. If the application is approved, the unnamed company could re ceive about $36,000 to be used to renovate an existing building in Warren County. New Officers Begin Duties At the annual worship service of the Warren County Coopera tive Ministries held on August 7 at Wesley Memorial Church in Warrenton, the newly elected of ficers of the organization took their positions of leadership. Those officers are the Rev. Bob Lowman, Jr., chairman, who is pastor of Norlina Baptist Church; the Rev. Ken Hall, vice chair man, who is pastor of the Macon Charge of the United Methodist Church; the Rev. Tim Russell, secretary, who is pastor of Jerusalem and Zion Methodist churches; and the Rev. Dennis Sheppard, treasurer, who is pastor of the Norlina Methodist Church. At that service, appreciation was expre&ed to the two officers going out of office this year. They are Francis Alston, who served as treasurer since the organiza tion's founding; and Ms. Win nifred Thompson, who served as secretary this past year. Warren County Cooperative Ministries continues its young tradition of caring for the needs of the people in Warren County. The next quarterly meeting of the organization will be on Monday, October 3 at 7:30 p.m. The loca tion will be the Cook's Chapel Baptist Church. The public is cor dially invited to attend this meeting. Citizens Nix Fire District In Light Vote By THURLETTA M. BROWN News Editor Defeated soundly by a 90 to 58 margin against the proposed taxed fire district for the Churchill-Five Forks communi ty, the referendum held at the fire station there failed to pro duce the desired results, leaving in its wake a department of disap pointed firemen who must once again face financial uncertainty as they attempt to protect the property of their constituents. From the minute the polls were opened at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday morning registered voters in the Churchill-Five Forks fire district filed in to make their wishes known for the establishment of a taxed fire district. Although volunteers from the Churchill-Five Forks Fire De partment had explained the pur pose of the proposed taxed district and had canvassed the citizens they serve, their argu ments for taxation were insuffi cient grounds for the creation of the taxed entity, the tally showed. According to Mrs. Ruby Jones, Warren County Board of Elec tions supervisor, about 180-200 persons were eligible to vote on the issue. As a safeguard, 250 paper ballots had been prepared for the election presided over by Mrs. Nina Goode, registrar, and two judges, Miss Carolyn Ay cock and Mrs. Michelle Townes. At 7:30 a.m., Fire Chief John E. Mason characterized the turnout as "pretty good" and said the department was "not involved at all," instead, the voters were allowed to "make up their own minds." By law, citizens who agree to taxation for fire protection may be assessed a rate not exceeding 15 cents per $100. "Many persons thought that was what the rate would be," Chief Mason said. "The actual rate would have been deter mined by the budget submitted by the Churchill-Five Forks Fire Department to the County, less other sources of income, such as the proceeds of our annual Bass Tournament and funds from our ladies' auxiliary," he explained. For purposes of illustration, Chief Mason gave the following example: From a hypothetical departmental budget of $30,000, $5,000 in tournament proceeds might be subtracted. From that remaining $10,000, a county allocation of $10,000 might be sub tracted. The $15,000 shortfall would have been the probable ( Continued on page 7 ) Demonstration Project Seen As Aid To Housing Needs "An NRCD housing demonstra tion project would help to meet some of the housing needs in Warren County," Mrs. Cathy Wilson, economic development director, said Wednesday night in a public hearing that had been scheduled to receive citizens' comments about the proposal. Speaking to the county officials who were present? no citizens at tended the hearing? Mrs. Wilson said the demonstration project would increase the availability of rental units and make housing more accessible to low- and middle-income Warren County residents. Because details of the housing demonstration project must still be "fine tuned," a full proposal will be available for inspection at the second public hearing, which will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. The application for the housing demonstration project must be received by the N.C. Department of Natural Resources and Com munity Development by Sept. 1. If approved, the project is ex pected to provide, in addition to residential units, housing coun seling for loan assistance. A special meeting of the coun ty commissioners will also be held on Aug. 31 following the second public hearing to incor porate citizens' comments and to decide the fate of the NRCD application. In other business, the board: ?Tabled a decision on a re quest for release from penalty fees by residents served recent ly by Quality Pier Builders; ?Set for Sept. 21 at 6:45 p.m. a public hearing for a request to amend the county's zoning map for a proposed 4.5-acre tract in Nutbush Township to permit the development of a recreational vehicle park; ?Asked that CDBG rehabilita tion projects be re-bid; ?Reappointed Charles Worth, James Wilkerson and Ms. Vilma J. Oatling to the Kerr-Tar Private Industry Council (PIC) and tabled appointments for the two remaining vacancies; Approved the purchase of two compact vehicles in the Sept. 1 Federal Auto Auction to replace two automobiles in use by the Department of Social Services; and Discussed issues relating to Warren County that were agenda items at the National Association of Counties (NACo) conference held Aug. 5-9 in Orange County, Calif. Jewelry, Guns Taken In Theft Jewelry, airline tickets, elec tronic equipment and assorted firearms have been reported missing by a Warren County woman, Sheriff Theodore Wil liams said Monday. Mrs. Anne Harris Fleming, on Aug. 20, reported unauthorized entry into her Rt. 1, Manson residence by a person or persons who had broken a basement window. When Chief Deputy Bobby Dean Bolton arrived at the scene, a report was filed listing the alleged theft of the following firearms: a Belgium-Browning automatic shotgun, a Belgium Browning 20-gauge shotgun, a Browning Lightning 12-gauge shotgun, two Belgium-Browning automatic-five shotguns and a .9mm Belgium-Browning pistol. No value was reported for the missing weapons. Also reported missing were two airline tickets valued at $816 and a Realistic VCR valued at $300. On the following day, Deputy Harold Seaman was summoned to the residence and recorded the disappearance of $1,880 worth of Jewelry. Among the Jewelry items reported missing w as a 14-inch gold pendant with a five point diamond, valued at $800.
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