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The past week we obtained a let
ter that we would have liked to
have published. We judged that it was
written by a lady who said that she
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ed "A Subscriber." The letter was
courteous and we would have liked
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come all the help we can get to
improve the paper. Unfortunately
and frankly, we have no idea what
the writer was talking about. H
the letter had been signed, perhaps
we might have been able to find out.
Addition To Sales Tax
Voters of Warren County will
go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4,
to determine whether an additional
penny shall be added to the present
3% sales tax. The vote is a local
option bill to be voted upon in each
of the 100 counties of the state.
Most counties and municipalities
are hard pressed for taxes and in
many of the municipalities ad va
lorem taxes have about reached
their limit as a source of taxa
tion. We do not think this true of
either Warrenton or Warden County,
where ad valorem taxes are hard
to pay, lm> .MM; relatively tew>
In War^iii^fti where t&ft tax, rate
li one of ikflwiawest in a
man with a $10,000 home, pays
only $50 In taxes, as the home Is
assessed at only half its value for
purposes of taxation. For this $50
tax a citizen gets fire and police
protection and has twice-a-week
collection of garbage. We know of no
one getting more value for hts money
than he gets for the taxes he pays
in the Town of Warrenton. The coun
ty tax rate is hall again as high
as is that of Warrenton, but still
the county tax-payer gets quite abit
for his money.
If passed the tax would become
effective March 1, 1970, and would
be collected by retailers and turned
into the state. One hall the tax
collected In a county would be re
turned Into the state. One half the
tax collected In a county would be
returned to that county by the state,
quarterly. In addition, the remainder
of the one-cent tax would be pooled
and returned, less administrative
expenses under a formula based
on population and ad valorem taxes
now being paid.
Under estimates by the League
of Municipalities, Warren County
would receive $127,518. Warrenton
would receive $8,501; Norlina,
$7,019; and Macon, $860. Little
ton would receive $4,218 for that
portion In Warren County and $3,
717 tor that portion in Halifax coun
ty, tor a total of $7,927.
While the tax rate tor both War
renton and Warren County are rela
tlwly low, they do not provide
enough money for their, actual
needs, as both town and county bud
get their funds too low. Additional
funds would be welcomed.
Neither Warrenton nor the County
of Warren have as yet formally
proposal, yet both
additional funds,
gathered from re
from citizens from all over East
ern North Carolina, includingWar- |
renton.
When the plan was first brought
before the county commission
ers, it occurred to us that in reality
it was a scheme to take the tax
off the homeowner and place it on
his cook. That didn't seem ex
actly fair to us then nor does it
now, particularly when it is remem
bered that the cook has little voice
in the decision while the home owner
has.
Because the 3$ sales tax is need
*rt--n -Lll1R ^njr gchool^
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man In the street and those in
authority. That Is, that the tax reach
es a class of people who would other
wise escape all taxation. That Is a
fallacy, because all taxes are paid
by the ultimate consumer. The tax
that a merchant pays, as well as the
tax paid by the manufacturer, is
added to the costs of goods and
passed on to the consumer in the
price of the merchandise.
We do not think that the voters
of Warren County will approve the
additional tax on Nov. 4, because
they are tired of paying taxes,
period. We are opposed to it be
cause we do not want to see more
taxes shifted to a class that is
least able to-pay.
Ancient Myth,
Modern Truth
The Christian Science Monitor
Modern man has usuaUy dismissed as plea
sant myths ancient tales of men at sea being
saved In some wonderful manner by some
finny denizen of the deep. Yet such accounts
persistently arise among ancient, seafaring
folk.
Mow comes a story, in these hard-headed
days of 1069, which indicates that some of
these tales may wall have been based on
solid fact. A young South Korean sailor
fell overboard from a Liberian freighter off
the coast of Nicaragua. Nearby was a giant
sea turtle. Climbing onto his back, the sailor
clung there tor IS hours, until picked up
by a Swedish freighter, whose captain vouches
tor the story.
From the beginning of time, the world
has been full of strange and wonderful things,
ki bygone days these were often woven into
tales which the modern world is a little too
inclined to shrug off as the vaporings of sim
pler, more superstitious folk. Even Shake
speare's wise word, "There are more things
la heaven and earth, Horatio, than are
dreaait of la your philosophy," often do not
?y to modern man the warning that they
Bad we read la a Greek tale of a giant sea
rising from the sea to provide succor
sailor favored of Poseidon, who would
taken It seriously? At least, before today?
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Contrary to male Mmaentaltty and psy
chology, the confrontation of a hostile crowd,
to a woman, is Iflw atonlc.-?fit?nt fcolltho
By BIGNALL JONES
When I was a small boy liv
ing In Sandy Creek Township
only a short distance from the
Jones cemetery where Annie
Carter Lee Is burled, we were
several miles closer to Hender
son than to Warrenton and oc
castlonaly we would accompany
our parentsto Henderson where
my mother's sister lived. My
mother, who had been reared
in Wilson, a somewhat larger
place, would become Incensed
when some of the children would
yell at her "Country Tack."
Being called country tack was
not my concern. 1 was afraid
of policemen and conjured pic
tures of the policemen arrest
ing me Being told that police
men would protect me and not
harm me, did little to end my
Letter
To Editor
NURSES OF WARREN'
GENERAL HOSPITAL
To The Editor:
Here in Warren County there
are many services that are not
available for many citizens of
this county.
Every person who has been
hospitalized in Warren Gen
eral Hospital should appreciate
the outstanding service that
they receive while they are a
patient tnere. we havebeentold
that the nursing staff at Warren
| General Hospital is the best
we can find anywhere.
After being a patient at this
hospital I found what people
said about the staff at War
ren General Hospital to be
true.
I went to the hospital with
an acute illness and ou arriv
ing at the hospital the nurses
immediately gave me their ut
most attention. This they did
with Interest and regard for
their patient.
Some people will not agree
with me about how I feel toward
the staff at Warren General
Hospital. Most of the time
when a person complains about
the services he receives, this
person will find fault with any
thing whether it be In the hos
pital, drug tton, hardware
,?a?orjnypla<?.
These nuraes are abused and
talked about but after receiving
such treatment they still go
about their Job with a smile on
their faces.
The people who mistreat
them should put themselves In
their place as a nurse and
see if he or she can perform
services of this kind after be
ing abused. 1 do believe that
they would act better toward
the nursing staff at Warren
General Hospital.
MACON MYRICK
P. O. Box 79
Norlina, N. C. 27563
,8^ grows older and does not
sleep quite so soundly and while
halt asleep many thoughts pass
i. through the mind. A few nights
ago while waiting tor sleep I
got to thinking about poHosmcn
and how fortunate I am that
U 1 should bo threatened in
anyway I have a policeman to
call to my aid; I have some
one else to stand between me
and danger.
Much has been said In re
cent months about police bru
tality, about how mu~h better
educated policemen are needed,
how they should be better
trained and better paid. Since
one can make a case against
anyone or anything. I suppose
a case can be mada against
policemen. No doubt there are
sadistic policemen and police
men whose temperaments are
not suitable to meet the stress
and strain of their duties, but
there are poor samples inevery
profession. Yet I think we
should remember the great ma
jority of dedicated policemen
who with little pay and with
almost constant personal risk
guard us, who wrestle with
drunks, who withstand abuse in
order that we may go in safety
about our daily tasks. At any
rate I am no longo: afraid of
policemen.
My wife, daughter and I
spent the weekend in Charlotte
with my daughter, son-in-law
and grandson where my wife and
he r daughte r we re in full agree -
ment that little Patrick is about
the finest baby there is; a view,
I think, which Is also held by
the baby's father.
Charlotte is a booming, thriv
ing place and I suppose offers
opportunities much beyond
those offered In smaller places.
Maybe, when I was a young man
I would have liked it, but since
it Is a city of distances and
therefore of many automobiles,
the traffic Is reallyfrightenlng,
and actually threatened to choke
business in the older part of
town. The place where my
daughter lives Is in a new de
velopment not too far from My
ers Park which I think Is
really attractive with Its old
homes, its trees and its side
walks, something that modern
developers seem to think Is rw
longer necessary. So If one
wants to walk he can walk In
the street in fairly heavy and
growing traffic or go to a near
by park where he will find a
bit of country. > ....
i We went to Charlotte on Fri
day which was responsible tor
my missing the Norllna-War
renton football game. The next
morning I wanted a News and
Observer, but It would have
meant a 10-mile ride and I did
not suggest It. While there my
daughter went grocery shop
ping, a distance of several
miles. Friday night a football
game was being played about a
half mile or a little more
from my daughter's home. Since
the ladles had gone out and my
son-in-law was baby-sitting, I
had no one to take me, and I
was not about to walk Charlotte
streets at night, much less
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L.H. FOUNTAIN
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Keport
TO THE PEOPLE *3
WASHINGTON,-D. C. - Pro
gress la the activity of today
and tha assurance of tomorrow.
In order to have progress
tomorrow, we must actively
work for It today.
There are many advances
we can take pride In. The
recent flight to the moon was a
magnificent milestone in man
kind's upward climb. It took the
extraordinary efforts of thou
sands of people, with God's
help, to complete the epic flight
of the Apollo mission.
But, we must not lose sight
of the many things that still need
to be done in this great land
of ours?things thai affect the
well-being of all of us?the
very quality of our lives?phy
sically, mentally, morally and
spiritually.
What about the water we
drink, the air we breathe, the
food we eai, the housing and the
communities and towns and
cities we live In, the way we
travel, etc. Must we not also
work today in order to achieve
progress tomorrow in these im
portant areas of concern?
The population explosion is
no longer a projection for the
future, it is visibly here with
us today. This means that we
will have to work even hard
er In the future to preserve
tht present amenities of life,
the quality of life.
I recently read wherg there
will be 104,702,000 motbr ve
hicles on our highways by the
end of this year. This is an
Increase of 3,662,887over 1968.
Since cars and airplanes are
the worst polluters of the air
we breathe, we know that a
problem of staggering propor
tions faces us ? especially
since cars and airplanes are
now an essential part ..of. our
rapidly changing existence.
As our population and our
standard of living Increase
there will be more and more
cars on the highways and pianes
drive in the traffic of the foot
ball game.
Warrenton may have a great
deal less to otter than has Char
lotte or many other cities, but
it has Its advantages. K has
homes which .the rich.in the
citiM wwild;?KBk tt ku space
and,.it Ja#* ?Mewalks. But the
thing I like bast about it U that
everything la in walking dis
tance, and that anyone can walk
in safety at any hour on any of
our streets. I also like the idea
of not having to lock one's car
constantly, and even to know
thaf if the key is left in the
ignition, not a wise move in fact,
but the chances of having the
car stolen in that case is still
remote.
ft seems to me that many
persons leave small towns to
go to the big cities and try to
work hard enough to buy the
very things they left at home.
in th? airway* with resultant
Increases in the amount of air
pollution. And yet we have been
slow to develop cleaner gaso
line engines and advanced pol
lution control devices.
How*- can we afford not to
insure clean air for the future
and clear water as well? As
we think about our concerns of
the future, surely we will agree
that our rivers and streams
must be cleaned up and that ade
quate sewage and water treat
ment plants must be put Into
operation. These are priorities
of the greatest Importance. We
recognized this last week when
the House of Representatives
exceeded the President's re
quest lor Water Pollution Con
trol by almost $400 million dol
lars.
We are blessed with farm
ers who can grow more food
than any farmers In the world,
and do it with less manhours
and land. The food industry
takes these agricultural pro
ducts and makes fancier, more
attractive, and more expensive
food products; but are they real
ly Improving the diets of our
people?
In any event, I have dwelt on
this subject enough, I hope,
to emphasize the need for each
of us to be more and more
concerned about the basic qual
can amj sbould support i^ppro -
priat? arid proper efforts to im
prove (tforti toward such pro
? licit om does bli part to
day, we will have assurance of a
better tomorrow.
WEEKEND VISITORS
Weekend visitors of Mrs.
W. A. Benson, Sr., were
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Benson
and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Scott
of August*, Ga., Mr. and Mrs.
M. K. Aycock of Elberon, Mr.
and Mrs. Claiborne Aycock and
their three children of War
renton, Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Benson, Jr., of Warren
ton, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Rlg
gan and family of Warrenton,
Route 1, and Mrs. Maggie Ay
cock of Warrenton, Route 1.
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