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Need School Bond Issue
Bills for $200,000,000 bond issue
for roads and for a $100,000,000 bond
issue for schools have been intro
duced in the General Assembly and
there is a possibility that both issues
will be submitted to the voters of the
state.
While we realize that more funds
fir road construction are needed, and
that additional highways would serve
a useful purpose in the development
of the state, we believe the real prob
lem in North Carolina is not so much
highway construction as it is highway
maintenance. The addition of $200,
000.000 construction would only add
to this problem. We believe that the
answer is to be found in the addition
of a penny or more to the present gas
oline tax, and in the long run that it
would give us ample roads at less
cost than a bond issue. For this
reason, we have little enthusiasm at
this time for a highway bond issue.
On the other hand, we are whole
heartedly in favor of a $100,000,000
bond issue for school construction.
While we are not familiar, except in
a general sense, with school needs
in other counties, we think it can
be correctly stated that Warren County
can not catch up with its school con
struction needs except with either
state and or federal aid. We are
afraid that the average citizen has
little conception of the amount of
money needed to bring Warren school
buildings up to date.
Warren County citizens have re
cently voted a $400,000 million dollar
bond issue for the construction of a
consolidated Negro school in the
southern part of the county, and for
other capital outlay. In this bond
issue there was no provision for funds
for the construction of a new Negro
high school building at John R. Haw
kins. Yet it is imperative that this
construction be carried out.
The John R. Hawkins High School
building is not only crowded but is
poorly heated and poorly lighted, and
without adequate plumbing. The
building is. still heated by old type
coal stoves. And, it is our under
standing, that the building is in such
physical condition that the instal
lation of a central heating plant is
not feasible.
The need for a consolidated high
school for Warren County has long
been recognized, but hopes for the
construction of such a school have
been abandoned until the more pres
ing needs of .ne Negro schools have
been met.
Warren's share of a $100,000,000
bond issue, on a per county basis,
would be a million dollars. While
this sum would not meet all the con
struction needs of the county, it
would do much to bring Warren Coun
ty's schools up to date. Without such
help it is hard to see how it can be
done.
Much Good Will
Rather belatedly we comment on
one phase of the fire fighting in the
recent forest fire on the outskirts of
the town, which we feel should not
go unnoted. That is the fact that
when the chips were down efforts
cut across racial lines and the fire
fighters were good neighbors and
citizens first and white men and col
ored men second.
During the emergency, colored men
were seen riding the fire trucks of
the all-white Warrenton Rural Fire
Department, and they were welcome.
White men were seen battling to save
the homes of colored families, and
colored men worked just as hard to
save the homes of white families.
On the fire lines when every hand
was welcomed no one stopped to ask
whether hoes and rakes should be
manned by white men or colored men.
Working hard at one place was a 60
year-old white man, a college grad
uate and the scion of an old family,
and beside him worked a colored man,
whose schooling had been very lim
ited.
We mention this, not only because
it is noteworthy, but primarily be
cause it shows the great reservoir
of good will existing between the
races in Warren County, at a time
when race relations in the country
have become very strained. And we
feel because of this reservoir of good
will that Warren County will be able
to work out its race problems in
justice to both races, and with a
minimum of friction. Much can be
accomplished with patience, mutual
understanding and good will.
Classics Again
A few weeks ago whea a Raleigh
Times reporter speculated on a pos
sible deal between the Legislature
and the Greater University of North
Carolina over the reinstating of the
Dixie Classics at Raleigh we put it
down as the pipe-dream of an over
enthnsiastic reporter, and commented
that surely the members of the Legis
lature have too much sense to engage
in such folly.
While, not stated quite so baldly,
the suggestion was that the Greater
University be blackmailed?if they
wanted appropriations, let them go
along with the' Legislature on the
restoration of the Classics.
Unfortunately, it appears that we
is ertor abOttL the good sense of
1 ?there ofdteLe&islatufe. Last
Sill feMe than J4l ateaiban of the
askisg Great
tomatsdy the
^Jke^XHnft Claa
Ira
and the Legislature has placed it
self in a position of wanting to know
what the University is going to do
about the Dixie Classics before it
makes any appropriation.
From time to time Legislatures of
other states, mostly in the deep South,
have tried to interfere with the opera
tion of their state's university. It
has invariably resulted in damage to
their schools before withdrawal of
the legislative interference. The
Legislature should keep its hands
off the operation of the University.
Almost every county at one time or
another has seen its school damaged
by mixing politics With the school's
operation; surely, we want none of
this at die state level.
How For Stop No. 2
Chltiw Tribune .
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This has been a beautiful
spring in Raleigh. All plants
were held in a dormant state
much later than usual due
to the persistent cold weather
during the winter months.
Then all of a sudden the
; temperature shot up to 75
and 85 degrees which popped
buds open in rapid success
| Right now. April 8, crab
i apples have shed their petals,
| as have also golden bell,
prunifolia spirea and flower
ing quince Oriental cherry
and dogwood trees are still
pretty.
Azaleas are in all their
glorious beauty As some
earlier varieties and species
fade, others will follow along
to extend the color parade.
Wilmington hit the festival
date this year "right on the
nose." And there are still
springs to come in this won
derful state of ours.
I drove to Morganton last
Thursday. As we drove along
we could notice the differ
ence as we gradually climbed
Hayes Funeral Is
Held At High Point
HENDERSON?C. E. Hayes,
74, of a prominent Henderson
family, died at his home in
High Point early Saturday af
ter an illness of several years.
He was a native of Warren
County but spent his earlier
years in Henderson, then re
moved to High Point, where
he had been in the furniture
business for years until fail
ing health forced his retire
ment.
He is survived by his wife,
five sisters, Mrs. J. M. Baity
and Misses Mattie and Lucy
Hayes of Henderson. Mrs.
Frederick Williams of Inez,
and Mrs. W. D. Lewis, Jr.,
of High Point; and a brother,
John Willis Hayes, Jr., of
Henderson. He was a son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Hayes, Sr., of Henderson.
Funeral services were con
ducted Sunday afternoon at
4 o'clock in High Point, with
interment there.
Marriage Licenses
Barbara M. Green, colored
of Richmond, Va., to Leonarc
Gaston, Jr., of Richmond, Va
Katherine Howland Price
white, of Clearwater Beach
Florida, to John Patrick No
lan of W. Hyattsville, Md.
Patricia Joye Panella
white, of Washington, D. C
to Robert Moylan Buckler
Jr., of Washington, D. C.
Jerlean Jackson, colored, o:
Littleton to George Edwarc
Davis, Jr., of Norlina.
from an elevation of 362 feet
above sea level to an eleva
tion of 1,182 feet Had we
moved on to the Asheville
Ilendersonville area we would
have climbed another 1,000
feet where spring was wait
ing And this is not all cither.
If we had continued to Boone,
we would have climbed an
lolher 1,100 feet where jack
ets and top coats are still in
order
1 Kigure it out for yourself
Start at Elizabeth City which
is 12 feet above sea level
and drive to Newland in
| Avery County which is 3,598
feet in altitude and nestled
I under the shadows of that
grand old Grandfather Moun-|
tain I am guessing that the
temperature on Grandfather
this morning is close to the
freezing point.
As you drive along keep
this in mind Except where
special local influences are,
involved, activities like start
ing growth, the blooming of |
plants and the ripening dates i
of fruits are approximately!
four days later for each <00 i
feet of change in elevation.
And so you can see tn
this wonderful state of ours,
wonderfully blessed in cli
mate and plant materials,
that spring is springing,
somewhere within our bord
ers, from March to June.
After the azalea festival
passes into memory we can
still look forward to the rho
dodendron festivals in the
mountains and the many in
teresting drives and places
of interest we can enjoy all
summer long from the surf
of the Atlantic Ocean to the
highest mountain peak in
eastern America.
Holiday guests of Mrs. W.
R. Hedgepeth were Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Hedgepeth an^
son of Richmond, Va., Miss
Linda Walters of Harrison
burg, Va., and Mr. and Mrs
H. P. Hedgepeth of South
Hill, Va.
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John 6rihim FFA
To Participate In
District Contest
A Parliamentary procedure
team from the John Graham
High School Chapter of the
Future Farmers of America
will represent the Vnnce
Warren County Federation in
the district contest to be held
at the South Granville High
School in Crecdmoor Satur
day.
The John Graham team j
won the right to participate!
in the district contest by win-;
ning the Vance-Warren Fed-(
oration contest held at the;
Norlina High School last;
week.
I
The John Graham team is i
composed of A1 Fleming,
president; Jimmy Harris, vice
president; Alan Hobgood. sec-1
rotary; Wayne Haithcock, |
treasurer; Billy Thompson, I
reporter; and Rickie Ether-j
idge, sentinel
Norman McArthur, voca ;
tional teacher at John Grah- j
am is advisor to the local !
chapter !
Visit Mr. Allen
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Mar- j
tin, Mrs. Leonard Wilker, I
Mrs. H. F. Hayes, Mr. and
Mrs. E. c. Brauer, lira. J.
V. Allan, Mlaa Gwen Allen,
Mr. Leonard Wllker, MM. J
N. Wyne. Mrs. H. I. Hopkins,
Mr. M. B. HUUard, the Rev.
Dan Parker, Mr. Charles Wat
kins and Mr. and Mrs. R. V.
Allen visited Mr, J. Vincent
Allen in Duke Hospital Dur
ham, on Sunday.
The Rev. Milton Mann and
the Rev. William Puckelt al
so visited Mr. Allen, who
recently underwent major
surgery at Duke, last week.
Mrs. Blanche Hayes of Wise
visited relatives in Henderson
last week.
Mrs. W. E. Hedgepeth
returned to her ^
spending two weeks
and Mrs. H. P. Hi
in SouUi Hill, Vs., and
and Mrs. Richard H<
of Richmond, Vs.
MASONIC
NOTICE
Johnston-Caswell Lodge No. 10
A. F. 4A.M. Stated Communication
? very 1 s"t k 3rd Monday nights.
Ail Master Masons cordially in
vited to attend.
Randolph Morris. Master
L.O. Robertson, Secretary
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