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Clarification Of Editorial
We are publishing elsewhere on
this page a letter from Julian W.
Farrar, Warren County Superinten
dent of Welfare, in which he takes
exception to an editorial which
appeared in last week's issue
of The Warren Record. We are
happy to publish the letter because
we feel that all views should be re
vealed in matters of public contro
versy.
While as a matter of policy we
usually refrain from any editorial
comment on letters to the editor,
we make an exception to Mr. Far
rar's letter since in presenting it
for publication he asked for ftirther
clarification in our editorial
columns.
It is quite apparent that further
clarification is needed for Mr. Far
rar has interpreted the editorial in
a manner not intended by the editor
in the views expressed. No criti
cism of Mr. Farrar's operation of
the Welfare Department, or of any
case worker in the Warren County
system was intended, nor do we think
was implied. We think that it is gen
erally understood that Public Wel
fare is a national program, operated
under federal guidelines, with little
State control and less local con
trol, and that Mr. Farrar is no
more responsible for the policies
criticize or for their correction than
is the general public. Certainly,
the welfare program is not above
public criticism.
' 'Since the President of the United
States, the Congress of the United
States, high officials connected with
the program, and the public media
have all expressed deep concern with
the growing number of welfare re
cipients and have suggested some
need for changes in welfare ad
ministration, it is hard to under
stand why a suggestion for changes
made on the national level (the only
place they can be made) should cause
"considerable embarrassment both
locally and on the state level."
Mr. Farrar says that the editor
is not properly informed on the
facts as the State policy permits
recipients to work in occasional
assignments without having their as
sistance checks terminated or re
duced. This is not in conformity with
the views that we had gatheredfrom
general impressions, but Mr.
Farrar is in a better position to
know than we are about this matter.
We are happy to know that one of
the criticisms we raised is without
foundation.
Mr. Farrar asks us to rest as
sured "we have a dedicated group
of case workers who are already
Good Old Days
By BILLY ARTHUR
In The Chapel Hill Weekly
Something I remember about those good
old days.
Each home had a parlor. Didn't matter how
many rooms there were In the house, there
was one room that wasn't used but once a
week, on Sundays, or when company came.
That was the parlor.
During week days, the lighting was always
subdued, because the blinds were kept closed
and the shades pulled. There was a certain
solemnity to the parlor, probably because of
the furnishings, stiffly starched lace curtains,
the old foot-pumped organ, the settee and the
chairs with the upholstery you hardly ever
see any more.
And the pictures in the parlor. My folks
had one of all of them. One was "Rock of
Ages," picturing a storm tossed sea In the
middle of which was a Cross to which a
helpless figure clang with faith. Another was
that at a white and a bay horse hi a pasture,
standing fearfully together while lightning
flashed In the background. A third was "Cus
ter's last Stand" with all the gory pic
torial details of |BU firing, todlana falling
off horses, arrows flying, and tomans scalp
ing the soldiers.
All oar parlors had porcelain pictures of
an Kcestor or two, framed with what ap
peared to be hi ornate toilet see*.
As well, there was the Wble with oU
and Hoi y Bible In the mlddle of the room.
counseling clients on money man
agement, urging them to seek em
ployment, and helping them find
jobs." We made no criticism of
Warren County case workers and
believe that they are dedicated. We
are glad to learn that in Warren
County that they are counseling
clients on money matters, etc., but,
unfortunately they have no control
on how the money is spent, as they
are limited to advising, with no
authority to enforce their advice.
It should be obvious that four
case workers can not give the close
supervision needed for rehabilita
tion faced with the large number of
cases in the county, Therefore, -we~
suggested that the immediate cost
of rehabilitation would be larger, but
in the long run much less costly
both in money and in waste of hu
man resources.
It is well, we think, that Mr.
Farrar points out that many idle
persons who will not accept employ
ment are not financed by the Wel
fare Department, some receiving
funds from Social Security, Army
pensions, etc. This should have been
stated in fairness to the Welfare
Department.
In closing his letter, Mr. Farrar
said that provision for children
under 14 to work ar.d retain their
entire earnings may be liberalized
in the future as more local and
state funds become available. This,
we think, is an admission that more
funds for this purpose are needed,
as the editorial suggested.
While we think that Mr. Farrar
misinterpreted bur views and we
regret that we were not more clear
in what we attempted to say, we
think that his letter serves a very
useful purpose in publicizing fine
features of the Welfare Department,
often the victim of misunderstand
ing as are all public agencies. We
even think that the editorial may
have served a useful purpose in
focusing attention on a matter that
needs public awareness.
NEWS OF FIVE, TEN, 25 YEARS AGO
Looking Backward
Into The Record
September 22, 1962
The Warren County Fair will open here
Monday with Palmetto Exposition Shows on
the midway.
Warren County's 1962 Girl Scouts fund
drive will be launched on Oct. 1 under
the chairmanship of .Tar1": V "*rr of War
ren ton and Mrs. Frederic warns of Inez.
Members of the John Gr.-'iam school facul
ty were honored at a dinner by the Lions
Club last Friday night.
A drive for funds for the erection of
industrial buildings has begun in Littleton,
President Dennis Rose of the Littleton De
velopment Company, Inc., announced Wed
nesday.
September 29, 1957
The Warren County Agricultural Fair will
open on Monday with the Page Combined
Shows playing the midways.
James B. Boyce, in, a native of Warren
ton, was a guest in the home of Albert
Schwelster in Gunsbach, Alsace, last week
and heard him play Bach on the organ.
Prospects for obtaining a food processing
plant for this area are far from bright, Frank
Reams, County Agent, said yesterday.
No increase in the tax rate may be neces
sary to pay off a proposed $160,000 bond
issue which will be submitted to the voters
on Oct. 1, it was revealed at a meeting
of the Town Commissioners on Monday
night.
September 18, 1942
Warrenton's second practice blackout wUl
be held Monday night.
Ben H. White of Aulander has succeed
ed John P11 and as Warren County RR super
visor and board director of the Farm Se
curity Administration.
An airplane spotter pot* was organized at
Churchill on Sunday by Boyd White, chief
observer la Warren county.
Edwin Davis and Beverly G. White, form
er members of Company B, have been com
missioned u Second Lieutenants alter com
plating an Officers Training Coarse at Port
Banning, Ga. ?
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Letter
To Editor
FARRAR REPLIES
Your recent ^editorial has
caused this department con
siderable embarrassment
both locally arid on the State
level as we do not feel that
you are properly Informed on
the facts.
First, we have a State policy
permitting recipients to work
in occasional employment
without having their assist
ance checks terminated or re
duced. However, full time,
regular employment must be
considered as Public Assist
ance is to supplement, not re
place, Income from employ
ment and from other sources.
Second, rest assured we
have a dedicated group of
case workers who are already
counseling clients on money
management, urging them to
seek employment, and helping
them find ,obs. You know the
shortage of jobs in regular
employment in this County and
the skills and training lack
ing by our clients. I agree
training should be given,
but this is not available in
Warren County in many in
stances at this time. Case
workers also work with clients
for better medical services,
housing , education, and
services for the development
of better citizens.
All the people who stand on
the streets and those who re
fuse employment are by no
means necessarily welfare
recipients ? some receive
Social Security benefits and
other benefits.
Our programs do not permit
assistance to able-bodied per
sons with the exception of Aid
to Families with Dependent
Children mothers who often
cannot leave small children.
Children under 14 are per
mitted to work and retain their
entire earnings; and for those
over 14 who gain employment,
$10.00 is discounted plus cost
of transportation to work be
fore counting earnings against
receipt of assistance. This
provision may be liberalized
in the future as more local
and State funds become avail
able.
Frazier Funeral
Held On Monday
Funeral services for Char
lie Thomas Frazier, 75, were
conducted Monday at 3 p. m.
at Blaylock Funeral home In
Warrenton by the Rev. Mar
shall Nethery and the Rev.
Mr. Delbert Burnett. Burial
was in the Brown Baptist
Church cemetery.
Mr. Frazier, a resident of
the Afton community, died Sat
urday. A veteran of World War
I, he was a member of the
American Legion, and of
Brown's Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Mattie Weaver Frazier; one
son, T. D. Frazier of Hamp
daughter, Mrs."
X-RAY TECHNOLOGISTS ? Susan Katherine Burwell of Warrenton (back row, second
from right) Is among the 15 students selected for the first year of the radiologic tech
nology training program at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and N. C.
Memorial Hospital In Chapel Hill. She Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walker P. Burwell
of 209 Brehon St. In Warrenton, graduated from John Graham High School, attended UNC
at Greensboro in 1965-67 and attended a summer session at UNC In Chapel Hill in 1966.
Students in the two-year radiologic technology training program have formal classx-oom
Instruction and practical experience in radiography, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine
technology.
C. R. Burton of Newport News,
Vsl; one sister, Miss Cora
Frazier of Ebony, Va.; eight
grandchildren; and two great
grandchildren.
Court
(Continued from page 1)
court costs when he pledguil-'
ty to a charge of having no
operator's license.
Paul Edward Daniel pled
guilty to a charg" <}t cpowUnp
and was ordered to pay court
costs.
Henry Clark Richardson
pled guilty to a charge of reck
less driving. The judgment of
the court was that the defend
ant surrender his operator's
license for a period of seven
months and not operate a
motor vehicle upon the public
highways of the State for seven
months and pay court costs.
John Milam Ross, Jr., pled
guilty to a charge of reckless
. driving, Jurigjnont-of the Court -
was that he surrender his
operator's license for aperiod
of 30 days and not operate a
motor vehicle upon the public
highways of the State for 30
days and pay court costs.
Zollie Wilson, Jr., was
charged with non-support.
Prayer for judgment was con
tinued upon payment of costs.
Herbert G. Misenheimer,
Jr., was ordered to pay court
costs when he pled guilty to
a charge of reckless driving.
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