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Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, December 28, 1988 Number 52
Shown above is the 1969 Ford pickup truck which
was totalled in a fatal accident Sunday. The driver
of the vehicle, Milton Carter, received severe bead
injuries when the truck overturned. He was taken
to Duke Hospital for treatment, where he later died.
North Carolina Highway Patrol reports show that
Carter had been traveling at a high rate of speed
and that alcohol was Involved in the accident.
(Photo by Brenda Clarke)
Warren Man Is Killed
As Pickup Truck Flips
$100 Reward
Offered After
2 Goats Shot
The number of traffic fatalities
in Warren County rose Christmas
Day, as a Warren County driver
was killed when his truck over
turned just outside of Warrenton.
According to Trooper R. A. En
nis of the N. C. Highway Patrol,
Milton Carter, 33, of Rt. 1, War
renton, was driving his 1969 Ford
pickup truck north on SR 1305
(Warren Plains Road) at a high
rate of speed when the vehicle
ran off the right side of the road,
crossed back to the left side of the
road, struck a parked vehicle in
a driveway, ran into a brick col
umn on the front porch of a house
and then overturned.
Carter was transported by
Warren County Emergency
Medical Services to Maria
Parham Hospital for treatment
of severe head injuries, Ennis
reported. He was later trans
f erred to Duke Medical Center,
where he died.
This makes the sixth fatality in
the county this year, according to
a N. C. Highway Patrol spokes
person.
The car which was struck by
Carter's pickup was a 1976
Oldsmobile belonging to James
Taylor of Norlina. The owner of
the house which sustained
damage from the accident is
Maggie Carrington, whose ad
dress is 709 N. Main Street.
Trooper Ennis indicated that
alcohol was involved in the acci
dent, but the major cause of the
wreckage was the high rate of
speed at which Carter had been
traveling.
Funeral services for Carter are
being handled by Harris-Turner
Funeral Home but were in
complete at press time.
Thieves Fail To Observe
Holiday In Warren County
Several Warren County per
sons have returned to their places
of business or residence to dis
cover that Dr. Seuss's "Grinch
Who Stole Christmas" made a
few stops in this area as well.
Sgt. Lawrence Harrison was
the responding officer for several
of the reported incidents:
? The Rafters Seafood and
Steak House was the site of a
break-in and larceny that was
reported on Christmas Eve. En
try was gained by a person or
persons who, after unsuccessful
ly attempting to enter through a
rear window, pried open the rear
entrance to the private dining
room of the establishment. Once
inside the persons removed cash
and change from the cash reg
ister; demolished the cigarette
machine, taking change and an
undisclosed number of cartons of
cigarettes; and drank or re
moved an undisclosed quantity
of liquor and beer. Assisting Sgt.
Harrison was Deputy J. M.
Alston.
? Jack Collins of Foxville
Manor, near the Warrenton
Country Club, returned to his
residence after the Christmas
holidays to find that a brick had
been thrown through the back
door of home, permitting entry
by a person or persons who ran
sacked the premises. Reported
missing were a ,38-calibre special
revolver and some change.
? Preston C. Alston, of Rt. 2,
Littleton, reported that his
license plate had been removed
from his IMS Pontlac that had
been parked at the Auto Clinic,
which Is located on SR 1001. The
number of the missing tag is
ARH-3M1, Sgt. Harrison said.
? Reginald Collins returned to
find that the front door of his
trailer on RPR 1360, near South
land Shore Subdivision on Lake
Gaston, had been removed from
its hinges. Reported missing
were a General Electric color
television valued at $300, a
Regina sweeper valued at $75 and
an AM/FM radio/stereo/cassette
player with speakers, for a total
value of $800.
? John Weathers of Windsor
Oaks, also on Lake Gaston, also
found the front door of his trailer
pried open. Reported missing
from the Weathers residence
were an AM/FM radio/stereo
with speakers, a can of gasoline
and several hand tools, all valued
at $350.
According to Sgt. Harrison,
there were several additional
break-ins in the lake area over
the holidays, but no details were
available at press time.
"Whenever Warren County
residents plan to be away from
their homes? especially during
the holiday periods? we en
courage them to let us know,"
Sgt. Harrison said. "We will be
happy to provide surveillance,"
he said, adding that area persons
should report their planned
absences by calling 257-3364.
Russell Currin Dies,
Held Warren Post
Russell Currin, veteran's ser
vice officer in Warren County
from Jan. 1, 1972 until his retire
ment due to medical reasons, ef
fective July 1, 1987, was found
dead at his residence in the Chur
chill community, near Lake
Gaston, on Thursday of last
week.
According to a spokesperson
for Davis Funeral Home in
Henderson, in accordance with
Currin's wishes, no funeral ser
vice was held and the location of
his burial site was not disclosed.
A Warren County man has of
fered a $100 reward for informa
tion leading to the arrest and con
viction of the person or persons
responsible for the death of
livestock on his farm.
Durwood Patterson, of Rt. 4,
Warrenton in the Shocco Town
ship community, on Dec. 23
reported to the Warren County
Sheriff's Department that two
goats had been found shot to
death in a pasture about 1,000 feet
from his residence. According to
Patterson, the slaughtered ani
mals were found dead on his
property by an acquaintance who
had been permitted to run his
dogs on the Patterson farm.
The two animals? a billy goat
allowed to run loose in the
pasture and a nanny goat that
had been tied there? were found
dead on Dec. 23. According to
Patterson, the animals appear to
have been shot with a 12-gauge
shotgun. "The small, concentric
pattern of the buckshot used
leads me to believe that this was
not an accident, but that the
animals were shot at fairly close
range? say about 20-25 feet,"
Patterson said Tuesday.
According to the report taken
by Chief Deputy Bobby Dean
Bolton, the value of the animals
remains undisclosed. "That is
because they have more of a sen
timental value," Patterson ex
plained. Patterson purchased the
nanny goat in the fall of this year,
but the billy goat was a Father's
Day gift to him from his daugh
ter. According to Patterson, the
animals have been cared for by
his father-in-law since he and his
wife are both employed, but the
goats were his personal property.
Gunshots were heard by Pat
terson on the morning of Dec. 23.
A neighbor also reported hearing
shots the previous day, Patterson
said.
Patterson, a resident of the
Shocco community for 22 years,
has lived at his current location
since 1972. The pasture In which
the goats were found was thought
to have been protected by a series
of "Posted: No Trespassing"
signs.
The Pattersons are no stran
gers to incidents of cruelty to
animals. Since 1982, they, or
members of their family, have
had one of their dogs poisoned,
one of their horses shot and one
of their dogs shot.
Persons with information con
cerning the most recent slaugh
ter of Patterson's animals are
asked to call the Warren County
Sheriff's Department at 257-3964
or to contact Patterson directly at
257-2327. Patterson emphasised
that the reward would be paid for
information leading to the convic
tion of the persons involved.
Board Formally Accepts
$300,000 State Grant
Medical Facility
Work Is Nearing
By THURLETTA M. BROWN
News Editor
"The state has had this money
waiting for us for three years,"
Mrs. Eva M. Clayton, chairman
of the Warren County Board of
County Commissioners, said last
Thursday afternoon in a special
meeting of the board which had
been called to formally accept a
$300,000 grant to be used toward
renovations to the Warren Medi
cal Facility.
Upon motion by Commissioner
George Shearin, seconded by
Commissioner Patsy T. Har
grove, unanimous approval was
given to the specifications out
lined in a Memorandum of
Understanding issued for signa
ture and approval by the N. C. Of
fice of Health Resources Devel
opment that will permit the
release of funds.
Renovations to the Warren
Medical Facility? housed in the
former Warren General Hos
pital?are expected to cost more
than $1,000,000. Components of
the proposed $1,003,378 package
include: renovations to the ex
isting facility and the construc
tion of a 2,364-square-foot addi
tion ($864,031); land develop
ment/parking/roads ($32,615);
architectural and legal fees
($81,732) ; and interest payments
on an FmHA loan for nine months
($25,000)".
Although $500,000 for the proj
ect was approved in the bond
referendum held on May 3 of this
year, Charles Worth, Warren
County manager, is scheduled to
meet with FmHA officials early
next month to seek a $500,000 loan
that would negate the need to sell
bonds. According to Worth, ap
proval from FmHA would permit
the county to secure funds from
a local lender that would provide
interim operating funds for the
project prior to receipt of the
FmHA loan.
Under the financing proposals
outlined last spring, the $500,000
loan would be paid back from
rental payments received from
the Warren Health Plan. Esti
mated originally at $38,000, the
increased space to be made
available to WHP will result in an
additional $12,000 in rental
payments, for an annual total of
$50,000.
The Memorandum of Under
standing (MOU) dictates that
Warren County must demon
strate its commitment of $200,000
from the 1988-89 budget. Of this
$200,000, a sum of $50,000 was
allocated in the last fiscal year
and an additional $50,000 has
been allocated from the current
budget The balance will be taken
from an undesignated fund bal
ance, the board agreed last
Thursday.
Also stipulated in the MOU is
the county's receipt of contribu
tions from 750 donors in a fund
raising drive and approval from
FmHA for a $500,000 loan. In ad
dition, the county must obligate
$3,378 in interest gained on
capital funds.
Benefits to Warren County's
residents expected to be made
available with the renovations
and expansion, along with the
sharing of space by the Warren
County Health Department and
the Warren Health Plan, will
include:
? the provision of comprehen
sive, primary health care to all
segments of aunty's popula
tion, including those persons
without a regular physician;
? improved patient flow with
the development of shared wait
ing and reception areas, along
with vital sign and diagnostic
arens.
Carolina Power and Light's manager, James Parnell, right, and
Senior lineman Bill Rebertaea are akown in from of a piece of
machinery that rtprucat* |7S9,M hi improvements to the company'*
local substation. According to Parnell, the Improvements have
doubled the substation's capacity to serve the growing demands of
CPAL'i Warrenton customers. (Staff Photo by Howard Jones)
$750,000 Facility Upgrade
Should Reduce Outages
Carolina Power & light Co. has
constructed new facilities in its
Warren ton service area to reduce
the chance of power outages and
to handle future growth in the
area according to James Parnell,
manager of CP&L's Warren ton
office. The new facilities will im
prove the quality of service to
customers in CP&L's Warrenton
service area.
"We have doubled the capaci
ty of our substation that serves
most of our Warrenton cus
tomers," Parnell said this week.
"It's what you might call a super
substation because there are two
substations inside one fence. The
extra capacity was needed to
serve the growing demands of
our customers and to provide for
future growth in the area," he
explained.
The substation that serves
most Warrenton customers is
about one mile northeast of War
renton off Airport Road. Elec
tricity flows into the substation
through transmission lines. In the
substation, the voltage is re
duced and power is transmitted
into neighborhoods and com
muni ties on distribution lines
called "feeders." Smaller power
lines and lines to houses and
businesses receive electricity
from the distribution lines.
"With two substations in one,
we have reduced the chance of
power outages," Parnell said.
This change will give us more
flexibility in routing power dur
ing outages."
Parnell said the super substa
tion will not eliminate power
outages in the Warrenton service
area, explaining that trees cause
a large percentage of outages by
falling into power lines or by tree
limbs coming into contact with
power lines.
In January, Parnell will make
a presentation to the Warrenton
Beautification Committee about
a program that seeks to reduce
power outages caused by trees.
Under the program, CP&L will
work with the town of Warrenton
and the Beautification Commit
tee to replace them with dog
woods, crepe myrtles, and other
types of trees that will not grow
into power lines and will add to
the beauty of the town.
Odom Motor Service To Have
New Owner At Beginning Of 1989
When Odom Motor Service
opens for business at 7 a.m. on
Tuaaday, Jan. S, a new owner will
be at the helm.
Eugene T. "Popeye" Odom, Jr.
Mondiqr announced the aale of faia
business to Charles P. Smiley,
currently manager for Standard
Motor Parta in Louiahurg.
Smiley, a 1968 graduate of
Norlina High School, ia tha aon of
Mr. and Mra. John R. Smiley of
DMsionStnwt in Norlina. A VM
nam vataran, he had worked in
tba staff ?f Stan
dard Motor Parts In Warmtan in
1979. Smiley opened a Standard
Motor Parts Store In Yanceyville
in 198X, before moving in January
of 19? to Ma present location in
Louisburg. He Is junior vice com
mander for the Andrew Jackson
Hundley VFW Post No. 4096 and
is a member of Norlina Baotist
Church.
"My decision to saU ths busi
ness was made due to medical
considerations, ss well as to per
mlt time for me to use the