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VarrantonMem.Library X 117 S.Main St. Warrenton, N.C. 27589 Stye Barren Eecorfo Volume 94 25? Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednes '-?y, December 6, 1989 Number 49 Final Approval Given Bond Sale For Expansion By DIANE DAVIS StafT Writer A resolution giving final ap proval to the $10 million bond sale for Glen Raven Mills' expansion project was among Monday's agenda items before the Warren County Board of Commissioners. The resolution allows the sale of the industrial revenue bonds to fi nance the Glen Raven expansion project. That project is expected to bring an additional 65 jobs into the county through the Norlina facility, or an approximate $24,000 in county taxes. No sale date for the bonds has been set In an unrelated matter, the board approved a 30-day extension for construction bids for the Warren Medical Facility. Gantt Huberman Architects is the firm which has received construction bids for the county for the Warren Medical Facility project In a letter to the board in October, it was noted by Charles Snow, an architect with the firm, that all construction bids were nearly 20% over the county's budget of $846,636. Negotiations with four of the low-bidding contractors were completed in November, and addi tional cost-reductions within their bids were made. These cost reductions total $40,470. However, $60,317 in de ferred items was noted and will be needed again at a later date. The total project deficit was determined to be $133,104. Commissioners decided they needed the extra time to look over the cost reductions and to possibly give the contractors a chance to review their bids. The board also granted permission to the county Department of Social Services for a 90-day trial period for flexible work hours for its employees. The department feels the hour flexi bility will allow its workers to pro vide better services to its clients. MRS. HUNTER Mary L. Hunter Leaving System Mrs. Mary Lang Hunter, Com munity Schools director for Warren County Schools, has accepted a posi tion as Community Services director for Roanoke Rapids Graded School District, effective January 4,1990. Mrs. Hunter has worked for War ren County Schools for the past 9 and a half years, coming to the system after working for Vance-Granville Community College as Admissions Director for five years. In her new position, Mrs. Hunter will direct public information and public relations for the system, as well as the Before and After School Care program, printing services, the system's volunteer program, school business partnership program and local education fund. Mrs. Hunter, a native ofFarmville, is married to Richard E. Hunter, Jr., Warren County Clerk of Superior Court, and they haye two sons, Lang and Ben. Collections Reported Warren County's net collections of the local two-percent sales and use tax in October totaled S72.327.38, a report from the N.C. Department of Revenue has shown. Neighboring Fianklin County' s net collections totaled SI70,820.64, while $447,890.31 was reported for nearby Halifax County. Noithampton'sOcio ber collections were $52,595.70. Col lections that month for Vance County totaled $322,714.75. TAKE OATHS OF OFFICE?Town Clerk Jean R. Frazier (foreground) administers oaths of office to members of Norlina's town board. Shown being officially installed Monday night are, from left, Mrs. Margaret Willis, James Knight, John A. Dore and James H. Hundley. Not present for the swearing in ceremony was commissioner Walter Newman. Earlier, Mrs. Frazier, acting in her capacity ot notary public, administered the oath to Mayor W.K. (Bill) Delbridge. See story on page 1B. (Staff Photo by Howard Jones) Split Could Help Elect Black Congressman New Census Figures Are Likely To Bring Change To 2nd District Speculation has begun already that the 1990 Census will force changes in the state'scongressional districts, and many persons believe that the 2nd Congressional District?of which Warren County is no w a part?w ill be one of those affected. Prior to 1982, the 2nd District was comprised of 12 counties: Warren, Caswell, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gran ville, Halifax, Nash, Northampton, Orange, Person, Vance and Wilson. The last redistricting, which took place in February of that year, created a 10-county district: Warren.Caswell, Durham,Edgecombe,Granville, Hal ifax, Nash, Person, Vance and Wilson. Currently, the 2nd Congressional District is represented by Rep. Tim Valentine (D-Nash). North Carolina's population growth, which has occurred in this decade, could entitle the state to a 12th seal in the U.S. House. In that event, the current 11 districts must be rearranged. Rumors suggest that the 2nd Dis trict will be split into two parts. The speculation is that Durham, Warren and the other 2nd District counties last of Person, will comprise a new district whose residents will be pre dominantly black. The possibility of sending the first black North Carolinian to Congress in modern times is believed to be a byproduct of the possible split. North Carolina has a large number jf hotly contested House districts. With the addition of a 12th seat, Demo :rats must decide whether to gamble an making a new district which is a sure thing for their party, or whether o concede the new district to Repub licans. . . Some politicians feel that giving he new district to Republicans will arotect the incumbency of Rep. Steve Seal, of Winston-Salem, and Rep. 3ill Hefner, of Concord. Their strat egy would be the creation of a new district from counties which currently ean toward the Republican Party. The peculation is that the new district vould be located in the western Pied nonl, between Charlotte and Win ;ton-Salem. But many persons believe that democrats are no longer assured of irm control in the General Assembly. Traditionally, Democrats have domir lated redistricting, but that may no onger be the case. Capitol Hill Democrats now fear that if House Speaker Joe Mavretic keeps control >f his Democratic-Republican coali ion that now controls the House, Rc Hiblicans will show their strength in edistricting. Media reports have quoted davretic as follows: 'To quote Con lycsskmalQuarteriy.'Partisanshiphas Ay one of the driving forces behind edistricting for many years.' As a ifelong Democrat, 1 do not expect hat to change in 1991. However, as ong as I am Speaker, all 119 seated members shall have an opportunity to fully participate in the debates and discussions, and shall have equal ac cess to any and all information which is available to the General Assembly and its staff. (Since) we do not know whether North Carolina will receive a 12th House district following the 1990 Census, it would be inappropriate to speculate on the makeup of such a district." Yet, the speculations continue. It is thought that black politicians arc certain to seek a heavily black dis trict. Beginning in the predominantly black areas of Durham, the new dis trict would arch through Granville and Vance counties, and pick up some of the majority- or almost-majority black counties of Warren, Halifax, Edgecombe, Northampton, Hertford and Bertie. Currently, Northampton, Hertford and Bertie are in the 1st district. The new primarily black district could jeopardize the reelection of Valentine, who has been challenged by black candidates before. Valentine won the 1982 nomina tion after finishing second in a three man primary contest. Rep. H.M. (Mickey) Michaux led with 44 per cent of the vote at first, but lost to Val cntinc in the two-man runoff which followed. In 1984, Valentine won the Demo cratic nomination with 52 percent of the vote, defeating Kenneth B. Spauld ing. Both Spaulding and Michaux arc black. Under a new state law, nomina tions will go to a front-runner with at (Continued on page 3B) Rape Charge Hearing Set For Macon Man A Macon man?confined since last month under $25,000 bond in the Warren County Jail?will answer today (Wednesday) to a charge of first-degree statutory rape. Otis Bullock, 17,ofRt. 1, Macon, was arrested on Nov. 28 by Sgt. Lawrence Harrison. The warrant al leges that he did "carnally know and abuse a child under the age of 13." The suspect was given a 96-hour hearing on Nov. 29, hut bond was neither reduced nor the terms ot his confinement changed. Judge Claude Allen, of Oxford, will preside over this week's session of Warren County District Court. Warren Record News Editor Takes Duke Law School Post Ms. Thurlctta M. Brown, news editor and columnist for this paper, has been named director of admis sions for the Duke University Law School. She succeeds Mrs. Deborah Wingood, who has accepted a posi tion with LRN, a company which produced videocassettcs for college recruitment. Ms. Brown will begin her new job, at first on a part-time basis, on Wednesday of next week. Full-time employment will begin in early January. In her new position, Ms. Brown will carry out admissions policies as established by the deans and faculty of the school, and serve as an ex officio member of the Law School Admissions Committee. She will also oversee the admissions office budget, direct recruitment and processing of applicants, direct the alumni appli cant program and supervise admis sions staff. In addition, she will over see revisions and updating of litera ture and other materials distributed by the Law School admissions office. "The work here at The Warren Record has really prepared me for that last responsibility," Ms. Brown ?aid this week. Other preparation for the new position has come from her yean of experience as associate director of undergraduate admissions at Duke. Before returning home to Warrcnton at the close of 1985, except for a two year hiatus, Ms. Brown had worked since February of 1971 in undergradu ate admissions. There she coordinated the operational aspects of processing over 12,000 applications for Duke's freshman class, and over 800 applica tions for its transfer and January fresh man class. During the two-year hiatus, Ms. Brown was assistant program direc tor for the Admissions Testing Pro gram (ATP) for Educational Testing Service in Princeton, NJ. "Those arc the SAT people," she said. At ETS, Ms. Brown worked with publications and revamped services made avail able to handicapped students, includ ing having two forms of the SAT produced in braille, large-type and cassette. "The work there was satisfy ing and the people were very nice, but the temperature was too cold and I needed to get back to North Caro lina," she said. For the 1989 entering class, the Duke Law School received 3,501 applications far a first year class of 198. Total enrollment for the school, which ranks in the top 10 in the na tion, is 606 students. Ms. Brown, a 1971 alumna of Duke, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thurston T. Brown of Warrcnton. Christmas Parade Is Planned Here Saturday Morning Warren County's Christmas sea son will be officially under way as the 1989 Warrenton Christmas Parade begins Saturday morning at 11 a.m. This year's parade will feature more than 60 entries, including WRAL-TV Sportscaster Tom Suiter as the grand marshal. The Hargrave Military Academy Band, as well as the Warren County High School and Vance High School bands, will be in attendance. Floats entered into this year's pa rade will be divided into two cate gories: religious and commercial. There will be a first- and second place prize in each category, of $60 and $40, respectively. The money for the float contest w inners was given by the Warrenton Merchants Associa tion. The parade will begin at the in tersection of Wilcox and North Main streets and will continue to the inter section of South Main Street and Cousin Lucy's Lane. The route was changed from previous years to allow better traffic flow following the pa SUITER radc. Traffic will be blocked off at all other intersections throughout the town and will re-open once the parade ends. For more information concerning this year's parade, call Diane Davis at 257-3341. Warren County High School Band Cancels Shrine Plans To Be Here Warren County High School's Eagle Band will be marching down Warrenton's Main Street this week end?instead of along the Charlotte parade route for the 53rd annual Shrine Bowl. Band director James B. Powell said Tuesday morning that the Eagle band had been planning to participate in the Shrine Bowl since March. Final con firmation was received in August, and the task of learning the "Salute To The Beatles," the selection to be played by an ensemble of 31 bands during the half time pageant of the game, was begun. The Eagle musicians had been scheduled to leave Warrenton at 3 a.m. on Saturday, en route to Char lotte. The 53rd annual Shrine Bowl, the nation's oldest prep all-star game, will kick off in Charlotte Memorial Stadium at 1:30 p.m. But prior to game time, the more than 2,000 high school musicians were scheduled to rehearse together at 9:30 a.m. for the Shrine Bowl Parade at 11 a.m. Warren County's Eagle Band will still march and play their instruments on Saturday at 11 a.m., but the loca tion and selections will be difTercni. Powell said the music for the Beatles' salute had been returned and was no longer available. The Eagle Band instead will serenade Wanen's resi dents, who attend the town's annual Christmas Parade, with "The Brighter Side Of Christmas," a medley of tra ditional Christmas music. "It would have been a truly educa tional experience for our students and we hope to be extended an invitation again," Powell said, "but our immedi ate allegiance is to all of our support ers here in Warren County." Warrenton Parade Line-Up The following is a line-up for Saturday's Christmas parade, sched uled to begin at 11 a.m. Walking units should report to the parking lot behind John Graham Middle School off Wilcox Street at 10a.m. Mobile units should report to the parking lot of Gilbert Manufacturing at 10 a.m. For further information, call Diane Davis at 257-3341. 1. Warrenton Police Car 2. Seymour-Johnson AFB Color Guard 3. Warren County High School Band 4. Grand Marshal?Tom Suiter 5. Warrenton Mayor B. G. White 6. Girl Scout Troop #115 7. Girl Scout Troop #666 8. Brownie Troop #77 9. Norlina Mayor Bill Delbridge 10. Essence Beauty Salon 11. Mace's Girls 12. Brownie Troop #538 13. Warren County High School Homecoming Court 14. Warren County High School Cheerleaders 15. Kearney's Texaco 16. Shriners \ 17. Lewis Rooker/Pete Vaughan-motorcyclcs 18. Boy Scout Troop #111 19. Robert Newell 20. Chris Newell 21. Macon Mayor M.C. Clary 22. Warren County Jaycees 23. Bertha Macon-Antique auto 24. Bertha Macon-Antique auto 25. Bertha Macon-Antique auto 26. Bertha Macon-Antique auto 27. Bertha Macon-Antique auto 28. Maxine Hutchins-clown 29. Brownie Troop #1111 30. Brownie Troop #1008 31.WPTM Radio 32. Merchants Association Grand Prize Winner 33. Smokey the Bear 34. Zion United Methodist Church 35. Stone Square Lodge #10 36. John Graham Middle School Homecoming Queen 37. Henderson Jr. High Homecoming Queen 38. Vance High School ROTC 39. Vance High School Band (Continued on page 7)
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