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???rrenton'!es . Library X ' 17 S.ltain St. Warrenton , N.C. 275JI ^ ?tre liarmt teorii Volume 91 25* Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, November 23, 1988 Number 47 Complete Solution Still Lacking In Salary Adjustment Efforts By THUHLETTA M. BROWN New* Editor Although some progress was made in the continuing delibera tions on the matter of salary ad justments for teacher assistants in Warren County Schools, total closure was not reached Tuesday night in the special session of the Warren County Board of Educa tion scheduled when last Mon day's marathon session was ad journed?with a healthy agenda remaining. Following sometimes heated debate among board members and teacher assistants, the superintendent was directed by the board to prepare, along with the assistant superintendent, a recommendation that would: (1) correct injustices that exist in the current system with regard to financial recognition of academic training, (2) set in place a policy that would clarify how placement on the salary schedule would be determined, and (3) be retroac tive to the beginning of the 1988-89 academic year. The existing task force? Chairman Pitchford, Mrs. Cora Watson, Superintendent Williams, Assistant Superintend ent Jordan, Business Admin istrator Dwayne Patterson? that has studied the problem is to be expanded to include two teacher assistant representatives. A replacement for retired board member Mrs. Watson will also be appointed. The salary adjust ment item is expected to be in eluded in the agenda that is brought before the board at its regular December meeting. In the executive session that followed adjournment of the regular meeting shortly after 10 p.m., the board heard a report concerning the review of salaries of teacher assistants. According to the report, for the 46 teacher assistants employed by the system, only three salary "mistakes" had been made over a 20-year period: two employees had been assigned to higher levels than they should (one at the time of employment; one dur ing the course of tenure ) and one employee had received two one step increases during the course of employment, a situation that has caused the individual to be two steps below the correct level today. Action was taken by the board to correct that mistake: (1) the two employees who had been over-classified will have their salaries adjusted downward by two salary steps, effective Dec. 14; and (2) the employee who has been penalized will be increased by two salary steps, effective with the beginning of the 1988-89 school year. Definitive action was also taken on the request made last Monday by Mrs. Christine Nag owski, WCHS special education teacher, that EMH/learning dis abled students? who had com pleted all coursework, but had failed after four attempts to pass the N.C. Competency Test? be allowed to participate in com mencement exercises. State regulations stipulate already that: (1) students who have suc cessfully completed coursework and have passed the competency test will receive diplomas; and (2)students who have successful ly completed their coursework, but who have failed to pass the competency test will receive diplomas. Participation in commence ment exercises is determined on a board-by-board basis through out the state. Upon motion of Richard Rod dy, seconded by Henry Pitchford, the board agreed that all students who have satisfied the require ments (or receiving a certificate of completion from the N.C. State Board of Education be allowed to march in commencement exercises. Drug Policy Adopted A policy on drug and alcohol abuse was adopted Tuesday night by the Warren County Board of Education. The policy, whose primary focus is instructional? providing an "educational program which focuses on the consequences of alcohol and drug abuse? has been approved for inclusion in the curriculum of the county's policy manual. Disciplinary procedures for drug/alcohol offenses by ( Continued on page 2 ) Thanksgiving Holiday Set For Citizens Thanksgiving holidays will be observed only one day for most Warren County businesses and two days for most government agencies. Warren County offices will be closed for two days, Thursday and Friday, while Warrenton and Norlina Town Halls will be closed only Thursday. The De partment of Motor Vehicles in Warrenton will be closed Thurs day and Friday, however. "hie local law enforcement of fices will remain open during the Thanksgiving holidays. For the U. S. Postal service in Warren County, there will only be a one-day holiday, but it will be a complete holiday with delivery of express mail and special delivery the only services available. No home delivery or window service will be provided and mail will not be dispatched Thursday. Area banks will also be closed Thursday to observe Thanksgiv ing. The Warren County Schools will be closed today (Wednesday) for a teacher's workday and will also be closed Thursday and Fri day for the Thanksgiving holidays. 15-Year-Old To Be Charged With Felonies Juvenile warrants will be issued this week on a 15-year-old Norlina youth for three felony charges of forging and uttering, Norlina Police Chief Charles Galantis said Monday. According to Chief Deputy Bob by D. Bolton, juvenile warrants will also be drawn this week on misdemeanor charges of break ing and entering and larceny reported recently by persons whose residences are located in the county. The youth, whose identity re mains in confidence due to legal requirements imposed because of his age, allegedly issued a forged check in the amount of $400 on Nov. 19 to Norlina Auto Sales. On Nov. 21, the youth at tempted to pass a second check in the amount of $1,241 to the establishment, Chief Galantis said. According to Galantis, the Juvenile also attempted to pass a third check in the amount of 144.70 to Norlina Auto Parts on Nov. 22. All three counts will be treated as felony charges, the police chief said. The charges filed by Warren County officers will be treated as misdemeanors, Chief Deputy Bolton said. One count of break ing and entering and larceny steins from a break-In reported recently a Warrenton residence. The second charge relates to the larceny of a checkbook. This log building on the northern edge of Warren ton, known locally as the Scout Cabin, is being disassembled by a Warren County couple who hope to restore it to its former glory when an adequate parcel of land can be found, preferably in the Wise Paschall area. In the meantime, the couple? Mack and Debby McCoy? are tagging each log and loading it aboard an Eastern Motor Lines flatbed trailer, where it will be stored until a permanent site Is found. The cabin, built in the mid-1930s, was situated on land being considered for plant expan sion by Cochrane Furniture Company. (Staff Photo by Howard Jones) Rash Of Car Window Smashings Reported By Warrenton Police Windows in four vehicles? as well as those in a probable fifth car? were bashed in last week end by unknown persons during a reign of mischief that has resulted in a call from the War renton Chief of Police for a change in parking habits. The first vehicle, a 1980 Toyota Corolla belonging to Fred Powell of Franklin Auto Sales, was discovered about 12:50 a.m. Mon day morning by Warrenton Police Officer Robbie Ayscue. Of ficer Ayscue, who was involved in routine patrol, found that the win dow in the front driver's door had been broken Shattered glass was found inside the vehicle. Officer Ayscue found the sec ond vehicle, a 1979 Buick belong ing to Miss Rosalind Gilliam, on W. Franklin Street Monday at about 5 a.m. As was true in the case of the Toyota, the window in the driver's door of the Buick had been shattered. Warrenton Police Chief Fred die Robinson, assisted by Ayscue, shortly after 8 a.m. Monday found the third vehicle, a 1988 Chevrolet belonging to Diamond Hill Plywood Co. of Raleigh. The Chevrolet, in which the left rear window had been broken, had been parked in front of the Bat tle Street residence of Thurman Rooker, an employee of Diamond Hill. The fourth vehicle, a 1980 Chevrolet belonging to Mrs. Doris Hamm, was found about five minutes later by both of ficers. The window in the driver's door of the Chevrolet, which had also been parked on Battle Avenue, was found broken. According to Chief Robinson, the fifth vehicle, a car without license plates that had been parked in front of a vacant King Street residence, was also found Monday with its windows broken. At press time, it was not known if the fifth vehicle had been in volved in Sunday night's string of crimes. Repair costs for each of the vehicles has been estimated at $125 per window. There are no suspects in the crimes, but investigations are continuing, Chief Robinson said. Because all of the damaged vehicles had been parked along the curbs in front of Warrenton residences instead of in more secure driveways, Chief Robin son asked that area citizens refrain from on-street parking until the crimes could be solved. Architects Given OK To Continue Planning The green light was given Tuesday night to the archi tectural firm of Cogswell-Hausler Associates with the acceptance by the Warren County Board of Education of the general sche matic design phase that had been proposed by the firm at last Mon day's marathon meeting. At last week's meeting, the ar chitects had presented informa tion on the Warren County High School addition and middle school projects? with primary emphasis on the addition to the high school. Tuesday night's decision made unanimously by the board in the absence of retired member Mrs. Cora Watson? gave to the architects approval to proceed with the general schematic con cept that would place the addition to Warren County High School on the north and south sides of the existing structure, rather than on the south and east sides. Arthur Cogswell, president of Cogswell-Hausler, and Victor Vines, architect, had attended Tuesday night's meeting to re quest the board's endorsement so that the preliminary plans could be submitted to the state's divi sion of school planning for review and comment. Cogswell also assured the board that his firm realized only a finite number of dollars were available and, that throughout the remaining phases of the design/construction pro cess, every effort would be made to ensure Warren County's re ceipt of "the most school for the money." Chairman Henry Pitchford ob served that the initial estimates had been high. "The high school Tours And Luncheon Are Held As Farm-City Week Is Observed By DIANE DAVIS Staff Writer The annual Farm-City Week was recognized in Warren Coun ty by a number of persons who took part in tours of an area in dustry and the Warren County campus of Vance-Granville Com munity College. According to Mrs. Nell Stegall, chairman of this year's Farm City Week, Monday's activities proved to be a big success. "I think the day was very suc cessful. Everyone seemed to en Joy the tours, especially the tour of Peck Manufacturing. We are grateful that we were able to pro vide this opportunity for them." Twenty-three persons signed up to take a tour of Peck Manufacturing and the Warren County campus of Vance Granville Community College. The tours were followed by a luncheon held at The Rafters Steak and Seafood House. A presentation was given after the meal by Dr. Thomas Hoban, an assistant professor at North Carolina State University, who spoke to the group about the major changes in the U.S. farms over the past 100 years. Dr. Hoban reported that ap proximately two percent of the people in the U. S. are farmers. He also stated that more than 100 years ago, 75 percent of the peo ple in the U. S. were living in rural areas, while now only 25 percent of the people are. He continued to report about the changes in farm productivity, farm management, farm eco nomics, farm technology and the political and social factors which have changed farming over the past 100 years. Dr. Hoban is State Sociology specialist with the N. C. Agri cultural Extension Service. His major responsibilities involve working with other departments at the university to improve the transfer of new technologies. He received his PhD In rural sociology in 1986 from Iowa State University, where he worked with the extension service on a number of projects related to agriculture and conservation. He has two master's degrees from the University of Wisconsin in agricultural journalism and water resource management. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Il linois in biology. After his presentation, door prize winners were announced by Mrs. Stegall. The winners and the prizes were Everlyna Norwood tool kit from Standard Motor Parts Co., Inc.; Diane Davis? Eveready lantern from Warren ton Supply Company; Cordellia Sledge? Ray-O-Vac flashlight gift certificate from Car Quest; Frances Hook? package of 25 tulip bulbs from Traylor Hard ware; Mary Copley? box of shells from W. A. Miles Hard ware Co.; Mrs. Richard Holtz mann and Nick Williams? 50 pounds of fertilizer each from Lebanon Chemical Corp.; and Lanie Hayes? 50-pound bag of dog food from Lebanon Chemical Corp. addition appears to have been overbudgeted, while the new mid dle school construction appears to have been underbudgeted," Pitchford said. "We want to have a good feeling about the new mid dle schools to ensure that the project does not suffer (due to lack of funds)." Vines assured the board that the proposed design/construction schedule for both projects would provide adequate data to allow informed decisions sufficiently early in the WCHS addition-phase to permit adjustments should they be necessary. Guns Are Stolen, Shots Strike Door Firearms continue to be attrac tive targets of persons bent on theft and the tool of choice of per sons engaged in mischief, a spokesperson from the Warren County Sheriffs Department said Tuesday. John J. Shearin, of Rt. 1, War renton, on Nov. 16 reported the disappearance of a rifle from his residence in the Paschall com munity. According to the report taken by Deputy W. T. Winston, the value of the rifle is $100. There are no suspects. Also on Nov. 16, Mark Holt Coleman, also of the Paschall community, reported the disap pearance of a 12-gauge Savage pump shotgun, a VCR and video tape, all valued at $1,000. Accord ing to the report filed by Sgt. Harold Seaman, entry into the Coleman trailer was gained by prying a lock from the back of the unit. Shotgun pellets were the basis of damage reported on Nov. 21 at a Rt. 3, Warrenton residence. According to the report filed by Mrs. Annie Ruth Fields, about $100 in damage was done by shot gun pellets fired into a storm door at the back of her residence. Det. R. A. Coleman was the respond ing officer. Tennessee Men Are Jailed Here Two Wnrrenton men? new to the town from Tennessee? have been arrested and placed under bonds of $50,000 each following receipt by the Warren County Sheriffs Department of fugitive warrants on charges of breaking and entering, larceny and posses sion of stolen goods. Frank Allen Webb, 32, and Joseph Matthew Webb, 33, will appear today (Wednesday) for a hearing on charges stemming from crimes committed in Sulli van County, Tenn. Both suspects have been housed since their ar rest in the Warren County Jail. Warren County officers who assisted in the capture of the Webbs were: Chief Deputy Bob by D. Bolton, Det. Sgt. Lawrence Harrison, Sgt. Harold Seaman and Det. R. A. Coleman.
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