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fvU 16 Daily Press, Newport News, Virginia. Tuesday, Match 10, 1981 Police Fire Log Disaster Aid Totals $642,264 ISLE OF WIGHT Federal disaster payments for drought damaged crops in Isle of Wight County put $642,264 in farmers' hands last year. Severe drought conditions during 1980 caused extensive crop damage, affecting about 46,281 acres of corn, grain Hampton Police POSSESSION: Dereri Anderson. 27. a guest at Best Western Motel.

2000 W. Me-cury Hampton, and formerly of Jamestown. N.Y.. was charged with possession of marijuana and drunkeness Sunday at Ben-nigan's Tavern on Coliseum Drive. He was released on bond.

GRAND LARCENY: Norman L. Brown. 35. of the first block of North Hope Street. Hampton, was charged with grand larceny of a moped from a Hampton resident on the first block of County Street.

The offense occurred Dee. 4. Brown was arrested at his home Monday and released on bond MAIMING: James Terry Bennett. 28. of the 400 block of Wythe Creek Road.

Poquoson, was charged with maiming and destroying private property. He was released on bond. Information about the case was not available from police. MAIMIMG. ROBBERY: David Arnold Mornick.

44. and Michael Lee Alsup. 19. both of Boulder. were charged with maiming and robbery by force in connection with an incident at a vacant lot in the 1900 block of Coliseum Drive about 4 30 p.m.

Monday. Police said Mornick and Alsup. both truck drivers, hit Albert Rice of Hampton with a large piece of wood before robbing him of a small amount of money and jewelry. The victim had met his assailants at a restaurant earlier. Police had been given a description of the suspects' vehicles and arrested them at West Mercury Boulevard and Cunningham Drive.

They were being held in Hampton City Jail in lieu of $13,000 surety bond each. Suffolk Police FELONIOl'SASSAl'LT. Stanley Pafrtpn. 405 Wellons was arrested and with shooting William Harris. 27.

of the same address, following an argument Sunday Harris is in guarded condition at Louise Ohici Memorial Hospital after being shot in the chest with a 22 caliber weapon. DISTRIBUTION: Ernest Linton Morns. .315 Woodruff was arrested and rhjrut'd with distribution of marijuana after police discovered about $235 worth of the drug at his residence over the weekend. BREAKING AND ENTERING: Donald Worth Jones. 18.

of 3313 Shady Side Lane. Chesapeake, has been charged with breaking and entering a warehouse on the Frederick campus of Tidewater Community College on College Drive here. Jones was caught carrying earphones and other stereo equipment Two other white male suspects fled the scene on foot. An investigation is continuing. BREAK-IN: Police discovered a break-in at Suffolk Equipment Co.

on Pfu-den Boulevard about 4 30 a m. Sunday when the burglar alarm sounded Store owner H. l.each Jr reported one 35-horsepower motor missing An investigation is continuing. Nanscmond-Suffolk Rescue The rescue squad answered 19 calls Over the weekend, including: PEDESTRIAN HIT: Van Knight of the 100 block of Marshall Avenue was taken toObici Hospital for head and thigh injuries after being struck by a car in the 2400 block of fast Washington Street He was treated and released at the hospital. Police said no charges were filed in connection with the accident.

James City Fire The county department and the James City Bruton Volunteers answered three calls between 3 pm. Sunday and 3 p.m. Monday. Williamsburg Fire The city department answered two calls between 3pm Sunday and 3pm Monday. York Fire The county department answered one call between 3pm Sunday and 3pm Monday.

Newport News Ambulance There were 18 ambulance runs from 11 Sunday to 6 Monday. Newport News Fire There were 10 fire runs from 11 pm. Sunday to 6 Monday. Q' SloH Photo By Mork Middlebraak Repairs Workers from De Alba Masonry of around the Gloucester Court House struck several i times by auto-Bellamy make repairs to the wall Green. The wall, which has been mobiles, cost about $1,800 to repair.

Norfolk To Fight Use Permit Weekend Raid Results In 7 Arrests For Drugs sorghum and heavily damaging the peanut crop, said Delores K. Clements, county executivedirector of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. The crops were covered under the ASCS disaster payment program. Miss Clements said 561 applications were approved for disaster payments during this period. The 1980 program authorized payment to farmers who had lower crop yields because of bad weather or other natural disaster.

Most of the applications were for reduced yields in wheat and corn. Miss Clements said. To be eligible for disaster payments, farmers were required to file an acreage report and obtain county committee substantiation that production losses were caused by a natural disaster. Payments for wheat and feed grain producers were based on production losses below 60 percent. Preliminary figures for the 1980 crop year showed that $554.6 million had been paid nationally for weather-damaged crops, compared to $215.3 million for the 1979 crop.

The number of farms receiving payments for 1980 crops totaled 287,014, compared to 90,686 in 1979. i The drought conditions last year also resulted in a large number of livestock producers applying for the emergency feed program. Miss Clements, said 44 of the 92 applications were approved between October and March for emergency feed The assistance enabled farmers: to purchase more than 5,629,937 pounds of feed, she said. The program authorizes ASCS to reimburse farmers iin to 50 nerrent nf the cost of feed purchased during an emergency! To be eligible for the assistance livestock, producers must have suffered a substantial loss in the amount of feed normally produced, have insufficient feed for the period of the disaster and purchase larger than normal quantities of feed. Miss Clements said- "We share the cost to help livestock producers avoin seiune or aesirovine neras wnen disasters occur, the.

ASCS official said. .1 Poquoson Wins Contest GLOUCESTER Poquoson High School won the team trophy at the regional forensic contest at Gloucester High School. Twenty-two schools in the York River, Southside, Peanut and Dominion Districts competed in nine categories, Winners were: Boys extemporaneous sppaking Daniel Dail, Tabb, first; and William Stephens, Meadowbrook, second. Girls extemporaneous speaking Wendy Buenting, Matoaca, first; and Karen Rollins, Poquoson, second. Boys original oratory Mike Reeves, Randolph-Henry, first; and Nick Kaoudis, Poquoson, Poquoson, second.

Girls original oratory Kai Jenkins, Bruton, first; and Rhonda Fahrin-ger, Poquoson; second. Boys prose Jack Spencer, Midlothian, first; and David Johnson, Tabb, second. Girls prose Jana Prince, Poquoson, first; and Holly Hawthorne, Randolph-Henry, second. Boys poetry Mike Webb, Colonial Heights, first; and Winslow Thurston, York, second. Girls poetry Cindy Foor, Gloucester, first; and Deena Mitter, Randolph-Henry, second.

Spelling Mike Flim. Manchester, first; and John Martin, Thomas Dale, second. riMM3Ti NOW THRU MAR. 12 HaUOvar Second Big WmIi "NINE TO FIVE" Dolly Parton TOMGHT NO REDUCED PUCES CmtASSES FOR THIS MOVIE HsMOvar Fourtfc Bq WmIk gb wiura RICHARD PRYOt STIIt CRAZY RATH) I TOMGHT 7:30 WED. MATMS BOTH SHOWS 1LM MuM $2.00 CM $1 AO ern Branch were replaced with 450-and 500-horsepower pumps, Vacalis said.

Four 250-horsepower pumps at Lake Prince were replaced with 400-horsepower motors. According to Suffolk's estimates, those improvements would mean Norfolk could pump up to 93.2 million gallons a day from the two reservoirs, an 18 million gallon increase. Norfolk officials have charged Suffolk with harrassment because ot the stop work order. Although norfe of the new pumps appeared to be functioning, Vacalis estimated the project was under construction about a year before it was discovered by the Suffolk building in- spector. He said the isolated locations of the pumping stations made it impossible to keep tabs on the work in progress at the two lakes.

Norfolk has refused to apply for the conditional use permit needed to resume work at the two sites. Norfolk officials said Monday they will challenge the Suffolk zoning law on the grounds it does not apply to work done on Norfolk water pumps in Suffolk. If Suffolk's stop work order is upheld, Norfolk could appeal its case to the Circuit Court although officials would not comment on whether they would follow up in court. They said it could prejudice the case. If the board rules in favor of Nor--folk, the stop work order would become ineffective and Norfolk could resume the project immediately.

Vacalis said both Suffolk and Norfolk will present evidence, including testimony from witnesses, at the hearing today. A decision could come immediately, he said, or board members could take up to 60 days to make up their minds. Norfolk and Suffolk have been battling over water rights since late summer. Both cities have filed suits over; well construction on Navy' property near Driver. But sources say the two cities are trying to negotiate at least some of the issues involved in the struggle for water.

A major issue is whether or not Norfolk will agree to transport about 8 million gallons a day that Suffolk has agreed to sell Virginia Beach this sum-, mer. Officials in both cities have declined to comment on the negotiations. Another bone of contention is Norfolk's plans to test pump the two Driver wells. Test pumping was delayed last week to give the cities more time to come to an agreement. MATHEWS Seven people have been charged with possession of marijuana as a result of a weekend raid on a room at a Gwynn's Island motel.

Sheriff Kenneth H. Jordan Jr. said Carroll David Hudgins, 22, of Grim-stead, was charged with possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute. He said misdemeanor charges of possession were placed against William Benjamin Richardson, 20. of Mathews; George Wesley Ripley, 22, of Susan; Joseph Lunn Gayle.

20, of Blakes; and Willie B. Owens. 20. of Moon. Jordan said two 17-year-old girls were released in the custody of their parents pending service of juvenile petitions on marijuana possession charges.

The sheriff said the raid was made about 12:25 a m. Sunday at a guest room at the Islander Motel. The five adults are scheduled to ap Hampton Fire Hampton Fire department responded to nine calls Monday, including: 6 21 a woods fire between Andrews Boulevard and Woodland Road. Station 7 responded. 3 woods fire at 522 Woodland Road.

Station 7 responded. 5:53 brush fire at 436 Fox Hill' Road, in rear of 7-Eleven. Station 7 responded. 6 09 brush fire in rear of 221 Regent St. Wythe station responded.

Hampton Ambulance Hampton ambulance crews made 18 runs Monday, including 1 20 a.m.. auto accident at 101 Emma Drive. Burkroe ambulance took person to Hampton General Hospital. 4 37 a assault at Daybreak Restaurant. 1918 Coliseum Drive.

Northampton ambulance took person to Hampton General Hospital. 9:59 am. auto accident at Cunningham Drive and West Mercury Boulevard Northampton ambulance took person to Whittaker Memorial Hospital. pear March 23 in Mathews General District Court for determination of counsel. John Sumner Ward, 26, of Gwynn, and John Lee Miles, 24, of Mathews were charged Saturday with destroying property of the Islander Motel and with being drunk in public.

Ward was also charged, with resisting arrest, possession of marijuana and possession of a Class 4 schedule substance (Ativan). Jordan said the charges of destroying the property were brought by the motel owner after extensive damage to furniture was found in a room rented by Ward. Marijuana possession charges were also placed Friday against Kenneth Hudgins. 21. of Moon, and Richard Owens, 32, of Peary, for incidents alleged to have occurred Jan.

25. In a rate case order in December, the SCC said, "There can be no excuse for the company's present failure to more adequately meet its service obligations." Continental was given authority in December to increase rates to produce about $4.2 million in additional annual income. That was slightly more than half of the $7.7 million requested by the firm. The commission indicated Continental may receive additional increases this year if there is sufficient improvement in service. A spokesman for the commission Said although all of the service area is not included in the hearing order, the SCC has traditionally heard from spokesmen from other areas if they appear at the hearings.

Safety Grant Manager G. Robert House Jr. said. The goal of the project is to reduce the number of accidents at railroad crossings and to improve the overall safety of the city's highway network. House said.

The grant will be administered through the department of public works- Identify Body Detective Sgt. Carl Wyche said dental records and fingerprints will be used to establish identity of the body that was discovered by a resident behind 1 Sage Court. Foul play is not suspected but the body has been sent to Norfolk for an Phone Hearing Expanded Schools Adopt Budget By JO ANN WEST Staff Reporter SUFFOLK Norfolk and Suffolk will face off on yet another water issue today as Norfolk challenges a Suffolk zoning law used to halt water pump construction here. In the latest chapter of the continuing Tidewater water feud, the two cities will present their cases to the board of zoning appeals at 2 p.m. in "Suffolk city hall.

Construction work at the Norfolk-owned lakes Prince and Western Branch was stopped in early January after a Suffolk building inspector spotted what Suffolk officials call an expansion project at Lake Prince. According to Suffolk, Norfolk was enlarging several water pumps at both lakes without the required conditional use permit But Norfolk officials contend the work is part of a long-range rehabilitation project that has been in the works for several years. Suffolk disagrees. After studying Norfolk's project, planning director Jim Vacalis said the new, more powerful pumps being installed could increase Norfolk's pumping capacity by more than 18 million gallons of water a day. The 400-horsepower pumps at West Middlesex By CHRISTOPHER SIMPSON Staff Reporter SALUDA The Middlesex County School Board on Monday night adopted a $2.7 million school budget for the upcoming year.

The approved budget, which was unanimously accepted by members after little discussion, is up 7 percent from the schools' 1980-81 appropriation. In the budget, teachers were given a 10 percent plus step pay hike, which amounts to about a 12 percent salary increase. All other school personnel received pay jumps of, 10 percent. This brings the minimum teacher salary to $11,211 and the maximum to $18,525. Those teachers holding a mav ter of arts degree receive an additional $1,000 annually.

The Middlesex County Education Association, which represents teachers' interests, had requested pay hikes for teachers totaling 12.93 percent plus the step raise. An increase in the total school budget of 7 percent, or $176,673 over last year's figures, primarily is attributable to the increased salaries for school employees and additional fringe benefits. Other major points in the budget include: An increase in the school system's share of employees' cost of hospitalization to $24 a month on the basic policy. Teachers had requested an increase in the county's share of the insurance with the eventual goal of total assumption of the cost, but did not stipulate a dollar amount for the upcoming year. Assumption by the county of the total cost of employee life insurance.

School Superintendent James W. Moon estimated this will cost the school sys- tem $10,000. A change in the sick leave policy The budget, which is scheduled to be submitted to the board of supervisors April 1, is calling for the county's share of education to rise more than $100,000 to a level totaling $1.39 million. This is up about 9 percent from 1980-81. While federal funds for the schools have only increased slightly, the state share of education is expected to total $923,627, or an increase over last year of about $40,000.

Moon cautioned the board that his estimates for the cost of energy fuel oil, electricity and gasoline could increase substantially above the amount projected. The school board agreed to air their budget at a public hearing at 7 p.m. March 23 in the board room of the courthouse complex in Saluda. -RICHMOND The State Corporation Commission has expanded the scope of a hearing set for 10 a.m. April 1 on service offered by Continental Telephone Co.

Jhe hearing was originally ordered because of complaints about Continental's service in Southampton QWnty. Ttn its latest order, the SCC said the hearing will be expanded to consider the quality of Continental service in Northern Virginia and the Northern Nek region and King and Queen County. fcharles W. Hundley will be the StX's examiner for the hearing in the commission's courtroom here. -The SCC has been urging Continental to speed up service improve-rrjents since 1975.

Suffolk Gets SUFFOLK Suffolk has been awarded a $11,807 grant from the Virginia Department of Transportation Safety to pay for a railroad crossing safety project '-The money will be used to eliminate railroad crossing hazards such as deficient- advance warning signs and deteriorated pavement markings. City Police Trying To "-Hampton police are trying to determine whether the body of a man found floating in the Back River on Saturday is that of a waterman who has bejn missing since Feb. 10. police found identification on the until tests verify his identity. that will pay retiring teachers $10 a day for accrued sick leave up to a maximum of 90 days.

The board set $1,000 as the payment for maximum accrued sick leave for retiring teachers. The board decided only teachers who have accumulated the sick leave in the county will be eligible for the benefit. Four new teacher aides, at a total cost of about $17,500, have been included for the upcoming year. Two of the new aides will be at Rapahannock Central School and two at Wilton Elementary School. Teachers had requested the addition of aides in all primary classrooms.

In presenting their proposals in January, teachers admitted this would be a costly endeavor to pursue in one year and instead requested several aides be added each year. York Appoints Code Director i YORKTOWN Henry "Andy" Anderson has been appointed Director of Code Compliance for York County after serving -as acting director for two months. About 50 applications were submitted for the position previously held by George Cavallo who resigned in January. Anderson has been the county's zoning administrator since 1976, a position that will be eliminated, county administrator John Richardson said. Anderson will receive a salary of about $22,500 in his new job.

He had served for three years as zoning and sign inspector for Newport News before joining the county. WANTED MOTOR ROUTE CARRIER for morning delivery of Batlji press For Smithfield area Contact Daily Press Smithfield, Va. 357-4137 I..