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Citizens Urged To Vote
Seldom In the history of this
country has there been a time when
it was more important for the people
to become Involved in the affairs
of their nation than it is now.
An opportunity for this involvement
will occur on next Tuesday,
Nov. 3, when the General Election
will be held over the nation. We
trust that our people will show their
interest by going to the polls and
voting for the candidates of their
choice. Their votes could be important
to the well being of the
county.
hi addition to the vote for candidates,
seven Important amendments
to the North Carolina Constitution
will be submitted to the voters. S
seems to us that several of these
amendments have considerable
merit. They are explained briefly
in a public service advt. prepared
by the North Carolina Bar
Association and carried on page 4 of
this newspaper. We trust that our
readers will give these amendments
their careful consideration because
of their importance, whether or not
one approves or disapproves of
thb!r We are inclined to
suppor, ^ndments, due in
part to tfca ^ of the men rer
sponsible for t submission to the
' people.
WhJJ.e we are on the subject of
■ amendments Jfco the State ConstituI
tion, it occurs to us to "be a pity
* that a change can not be made in the
I matter of the electtm pf-^the offl|
cers of the «ahMh4jbUrts. On
next Tuesday Warren County voters
will be asked to vote for three Justices
of the Supreme Court, for
three Justices of the Court of Appeals
and for S3 Superior Court Judges.
ft Is with the manner of
electing the Superior Court Judps
that we have our quarrel. Few of
the Judges to be elected have ever
or will ever bold court In Warren
County. Many of tbe candidates are
unknown to our voters, even their
names are unfamiliar. Under the
circumstances It Is impossible for
a voter to express the Judgment that
a voter should express when be
casts his ballot.
NOt only does tbe manner of electing
the Judges and the large number
of candidates confuse the voters
but It puts a great strain upon
election officials, often calling for
all-night work on the part of registrars
and Judges of election and
delay In election returns.
Next Tuesday this process in Warren
County will be greatly simplified
If our voters carry out the
usual practice of voting the straight
Democratic ticket, but even In this
event It will not be a simple
matter to count and tabulate the
votes for 29 candidates. If tbe tickets
should be split, the count would
be greatly complicated.
ft seems to us that our people
would be better served if tbey were
required to vote only for the Superior
Court Judges in the districts
In which they reside.
Soul City Raises Question
Much of the contents of Black
Journal as carried over TV Station
4 on Monday night was devoted to
: Soul City in Warren County and
proved quite interesting. Pictured
b was the old Satterwhlte home, the
< old cemetery where many former
residents of the plantation are
buried, and a number of trailers
being used by those concerned with
L the planning of the city.
Floyd McKisslck, promoter of
Soul City, was the principal narrator,
but a number of local blades
; were shown by the camera in
; various conferences held at Soul
; City. Among these were T. T. Clay!
ton and Frank Ballance, Warrenton
attorneys, and the pastor of a
Show Hill Church, whose name we
do not immediately recall.
In the discussion a alight difference
arose over the question of
; building a church wk Soul City, ahow£
log that there are minor as well
\ as major 1 problems Involved in
• the building of a city. Some of the
- group favored a large central
; church, and others favored the
! retention of the present surroundj
log churches. The pastor of the
Snow Hill church, an advocate of
«j retention of the present churches,
; said that if Soul City should bei
come a city of 10,000 inhabitants
:j he would count on at least 3,000
persons : joining the Show Hill
church.
McKisslck said thai on January
* 1 there was only one inhabitant
| of Soul City and that there are now
; 52 inhabitants. Also shown were
1 several activities with youth groups.
I did not the
t problems confrontingbuilders,
thechirtof wMchUlsckofmoosy.
tag Soul City would reach $S50
| million, .
ractly, but
be a city
In Warren County. Should his dream
become a reality, it does pose a
question at some interest. The question
is if Soul City becomes an all
black city will the Federal Government
require the. busing at white
students into Soul City to maintain
a racial balance.
The question, we feel, not only
points to the dilemma of integration,
but also shows that in this
world it is very difficult to have our
cake and est it too.
An Unlikely Hero
'•The Itoiuiac Twentlee" product a lot
of unlikely heroes, but none mora unlikely
than John T. Scopes, vfao died Wednesday
at 70.
Seapea' one claim to lame - aa the oeater
of the Dayton, Tean, "monkey trial**
— la aa fickle a product of fata aa anyoaa
imagine.
Deaptte the underlying algntftrance of
Scopea' trial. It was farce from beginning to
end. The lav agalnat teaching Darwinian
theory waa a flake piece of legislation that
almost no one expected to be enforced, ever.
The trial In Dayton was concocted by local
figures who aaw It as a way to draw attaatlon
to their town. B was turned into a
nations! performance by the American Civil
Liberties union which was locking lor a test
case.
Scopes was a likable, obliging temporary
teacher in Dayton who agreed to be th* light-,
nlng rod for the teat case. Zvaathna, ha
had a problem, alnce he dMa't teach bialogy
and hadn't gone Into Darwiaiam.
Hut problem was notvnd thanks to the
fact he had once substituted lor the biology
teacher In a class where the teatbook made
eome alight bat approving mention of Darwin's
theories.
So a Dsn who hsd never quite committed
the offense he waa charged with went on trial
for a town that carad mora ahoat local bashmaa
than the content of Ma local aehool hooka.
Appropriately enough, Soopea never uttered a
word during tha trial. Hia ooovlctloe was
ultlmstaly sat aside by a higher oowt on a
The irony of Scopes' life is thst he, tor
one, was eaUraly stnoere aboot his cane.
Mostly
p Personal
■y MONALL JONES
M started with my wtte reedteg
a recipe for perslmmoo puddkf
and mM after a
erabte ride, a lone walk, and a
combined hunt for peraimmons,
arrow beads and quail on Sta>day
afternoon, and finally vttli
the consumption of part of a
persimmon pudding on Sunday
■10*.
The reading of the recipe was
roaponalhla lor our riding aome
SO mites to a part ot Karr Lain
^ara ay wtte remembered that
aba had aaaa persimmon troaa
last fall. But part of tha road
leading to this particular spot
had bsaa abandoned by tha Virginia
Highway Department and
Mocked with a and troaa.
Wa lalt tha car, panatratad tha
barrier and walked about tmlla
to the spot where the trees were
located. There were throe of
them, but two of them contained
tew ripe persimmons and the
third waa loaded with large, but
unripe fruit
Sunday afternoon waaabeautlful
time tor walking and the
mile to the persimmon trees
was Just enough to get me limbered
up. As I searched for
other persimmon trees I crossad
a large teapedeza field and
near Us end I flushed a large
oovey of quail. X must have
been more than 30 years since
I had been bird hunting but It
all came back to me, with the
thought that I might try my luck
again thla fall. The birds flew
"*1 X pretended to have a gun
and aimed at two of the birds
in succession, like a little boy
with a toy gun, muttering bangbang.
And then I spent nearly
an hour walking over the
surrounding areas in searchof
a Ingle birds, finding only one,
which ottered me another clear
■hot. I got no birds, but 1 did
•njoy at least half the pleasure
Ot hirnHny
This bird hunt was different
In that I hunted persimmon
trees, arrow heada and birds
at the same time. Meanwhile,
my wlte and daughter had abandoned
the quests tor persimmons
and had gone to the
beaches to hunt arrowheads,
with little success.
The ride back home was a
beautiful one with the colorful
foliage of trees and tha brilliant
hues ot sumac and sassafras
fcwhes. Beyond Soul City we
found a small persimmon tree,
loaded with ripe fruit and obtained
all the fruit we needed.
That night I ate my first peri
slmmon pudding and found it
<Mlctous. B is similar intexturo
and taste to pruiM pudding.
When my father was active in
Politics as superintendent of
Warren County achools, one at
his moat loyal supporters was
Mr. gd Turner of Sandy Creek
Township who during a long lite
has retained his Interest In
Politics and loyalty to tte Democratic
Party. These days were
rocently recalled when Mr.
Turned handed me a oopy of the
minutes ot the Democratic Conroation
of May SS, 1914, which
to ha found white going
' through aome old papers.
To Editor
Letter
SUPPORT AMENDMENT
To Ai Editor:
Iter* can be little doubt that
aU eeven of the propoesd Conetltatlonal
amendmenta deeerve
tba full support of North
Carolina'* cKUens on Movantbar
Srd. as ona of tba North
Carolina State Government totaraa
laat sum mar, I was tortout*
to share la aamlnara on
tba M. c. State University
campus with two cantlaman directly
Involved la ywOTlni
tba proposed amendmeata.
On Tuesday, June 9, we he srd
Mr. John Sanders, Director of
tba Institute of Government at
Chapel Hill who discussed ConfUtvtJoQal
development In North
Carolina. Mr. Santera gave a
precise historical analysis of
oar present Constlfcttoa, the
mate body of which was 4rsm
<9 in IMS. Be further argued
oofently and persuasively tlut
the amendment tor revlston
stltoUon of North Carotins
"will bo a great improvement
tar the future. The proposed
amewlmate flW on the ballot)
wffl be h—aflrlal to the state.
•7 qb the ballot) are fairly nar
The mum listed m that old
paper war* those at many m«o
active la the political, aodal
and twines « life of the county
-■■an nmemtend by a decreasing
number of the older
people, but ancestors of many
persons still interested in
the Democratic Party In Warran
Coal j.
Although moat of tbe men who
participated In that convention
are no longer with us, I am
aaaklnc It a part of this column
In the hope that M will be of
Interest as a part of tbe history
at Warrea Oouaty.
The minutes read as follows:
BE SOLVED:— Thai we the
Democrsts assembled In Convention
In Warren County, State
of North Carolina, on this the
Urd. day at May, A. D. 1914,
confirm the nominations made
by our County Primary on the
16th., day of May, A. D. 1914,
and declare that Taaker Polk
la the nominee for State Senator;
that P. J. Macon la the
nominee tor House of Repreaent
at Ives; that J. R. Rodwell la the
nominee tor Clerk of the Court;
that R. E. Davis la the nominee
tor Sheriff; that J. L. Coleman
la the nominee for Register
of Deeds; that W. S. Terrell
la the nominee for Treasurer;
and that C. G. Moore, R. B.
Davis, C. C. Hunter, J. M. Burroughs
and P. R. Perklnson are
the nominees for County Commissioners.
(Second.)—That aur delegates
to the State Convention vote for
E. L. Travis for Corporation
Commissioner, and Lee S."
Overman for United States Senator.
And our delegates to
the .Congressional Convention
vote for Claud Kitchen for
Congress.
(Third.)-That our delegates
to the Judicial Convention vote
12-45/100 of our vote for J. H.
Kerr torSollcltor,and8-5S/lOO
for R. C. Bridger for Solicitor;
and that J. H. Kerr Is hereby
authorized to select the delegates
to represent the said
County of Warren In the judicial
Convention.
(Fourth.)—That the Chairman
of this Convention select a committee
of three to select
the delegates to represent this
County In the State and Congressional
Convention.
More accurate than a sextant,
a computer on the bridge of a
ship today can receive signals
from orbiting satellites and
compute the vessel's position
to within 300 feet.
Local Club Asks For Clea ner Streets
' ,1"" 'A A
"Wh«n w« think at the thousands
at dollars (pent during
the part two years widening,
paving and Improving soma of
the streets of Warrenton, la It
too much to aak that we, as
citizens of War rent on and Warren
County, keep our streets
free of litter?"
That la the question posed
In an article submitted to The
Warren Record tor publication
this week by the Town N'
Country Garden Club of Warrent
on which has Joined In Warrenton'a
anti-lltter campaign.
Mrs. Edna W. Harris, calling
attention to Mayor W. A.
Mile a proclamation making
October Antl-Lltter Month In
Warrenton, said that the Town
'N Country Garden Club la
making i ^«lM effort to make
cltluu aware of the ugliness
cauaed by dropping Utter on
our street a. Sba urcaa citizens
to become anti-Utter cooscioua,
not only daring tka
month of October, bat throughout
the year.
"Utter doean't throw tteelf
away," Itra. Harrta a aid.
"People create litter and only
people can prevent It. Hundred a
at taxpayera' dollara are spent
In the clearing of litter carelessly
and thoughtlessly thrown
on our atreeta by people.
Mrs. Harris aald that to
focus attention on the causes
and prevention of Utter, lire.
V. H. Henderson and Mrs. C.
H. Hawkins, anti-Utter chairman
and co-chairman, are mak
lac •» Wfort to mate young
piopli Uttortag oomdow.
Prlntrjr puplla at MirUa
Boyd are making poatara ahowteg
typaa at Utter moat fraquently
found oa atraata, such
aa bottles, cans, paper cupaor
napklna, cigarette or chewing
cum wrapper a. Alao highlighting
thia weak'a activities,
aba a aid, la a bulletin board
display at John Grab am High
School featuring the theme
"Help Write tea Story ot tea
Vanlahlng Litter bug."
Mra. Haadaraoa and lira.
Hawkins mat with Mayor Miles
oa Monday to dlacuaa additional
anti-litter projects planned
by tea garden club during It a
antl-lltter campaign.
NOTICE TO ALL VOTERS
ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd.,
I urge every voter of Warren County to vote for the Honorable Claude T.
Bowers for our County-wide Commissioner. This man has proven his outstanding
ability, leadership, determination, and "know how" to get things
done in an honorable way. He is a dedicated christian and works diligently
at all times for progress and the creation of new jobs for our young and
old. We need Claude T. Bowers with his outstanding record of both Federal,
State, and County achievements to help further our progress for all
of Warren County. He has assured ns his untiring efforts to achieve this
goal. But tot<do this, he needs YOUR vote on Tuesday, November 3rd.
VOTE EARLY! - VOTE PROGRESS!
VOTE FOR
CLAUDE T. BOWERS
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER!
R. B. "Bob" Butler