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Dr. Frank Patterson Hunter
Dr. Frank Patterson Hunter, who
died at Warren General Hospital
last Friday, was a Christian country
physician of the old school, and
we do not know how to pay a greater
tribute to anyone.
The Warren Record and its editor
wish to add their tribute to. those of
literally thousands of persons In
Warren- County who sincerely j^d,
deeply mourn his loss, while at loss
for words to properly eulogize him*
In his sermon here Sunday morning,
his rector, the Rev. Robert
W. Orvls, likened him to a modern
day saint. Knowing him intimately
for more than 60 years as playmate,
schoolmate, and adult friend,
we believe that he would have been
the first to discount that description,
but his faults were truly few
and unknown to the editor.
That he was a skilled physician
is attested to by the number of his
patients; that he was a good friend
was revealed by the large number
of persons who truly loved him;
that he was courageous was shown
by the way he conducted his practice
when crippled by disease that
would have incapacitated a lesser
man. He conducted his practice when
arthritis made the use of his
hands difficult; he practiced his profession
when it became necessary
for him to use a cane and be helped
to walk, and he practiced his
Bobby Blaylock, local mortician,
commenting to the editor on Monday
afternoon about Dr. Hunter,
said be believed that he was one
man without a fault and told a story
Illustrating his courage, which we
liked.
Bobby said that a few years ago
when his firm operated an ambulance
he was called to take Dr.
Hunter to the hospital as he was
suffering with severe chest pains.
"Before the morning was over,"
Bobby said, "Dr. Hunter was sitting
on the edge of his bed treating
a long line of patients who came
to the hospital to see him."
No matter how great hi' Infirmities,
how late the ho* or how
bad the weather, Dr. ndnter always
answered the cry of those In
pain.
A delightful thing that we all remember
about Dr. Hunter is wit,
which was never malicious, and his
keen sense of humor that often
was a tonic to his patients and a
delight to his friends.
Sunday night the editor of this
newspaper returned from a long
weekend at Charlotte to learn that
his friend was dead. In a sense of
regret that he Is no longer with
us, came the consoling knowledge
that he Is beyond sufferings of this
world and the hope that a Just and
merciful God will make him whole,
and the knowledge that this man so
Jl^Pid, as to be an inspiration to all
.-were privileged to know him.
Hospital Controversy
This week we break a rule when
we comment on a letter to the editor
from Mr. Robert Young of Wise
over a controversary at Warren
General Hospital over the discharge
of a nurse.
Warren General Hospital means
much to the people of Warren County
and Its operation Is a worthwhile
service to the county. tt Is unfortunate
when It becomes a bone of
public contention and newspaper
controversy.
For this reason, until last week
this newspaper refrained from publizlng
differences it knew existed
In the hospital administration in
the hope that an amicable settlement
could be worked out, with the exception
of a bare notice that Mrs.
Miller had filed a suit in Superior
Court.
However, when a Superior Cpurt
Judge made a ruling on the case
and it became a part of the court
records, we had little choice about
Its publication. We copied the entire
ruling in order that the public
might be informed of the issue with
the least Involvement on the part of
the newspaper. Unfortunately, the
basis upon which a restraining order
was Issued, although clearly
stated, was misinterpreted by Mr.
Young, and perhaps by many others.
This is unfortunate.
The issue before Judge Hamilton
Hobgood and Judge Coy Brewer
had nothing to do with the character
and/or abilities of Dr. Charles
Bunch or Mr. Bernard Thompson,
nor was it a racial matter; neither
did it have anything to do with the
abilities of Mrs. Miller.
The entire issue before the Judges
was who had the authority to employ
personnel at Warren
Dr. Bunch
lh the hospital
be was named
odMr.
0 such
1 thatth
Dr. B
issued a temporary order granting
Mrs. Miller the right to work at
the hospital.
In Interest
Of Justice
Whltevilie-News Reporter
The final result of Governor Bob Scott's
suggestion that Incorporated towns and cities
In the state receive an additional half a cent of
the gasoline taz under the Powell Bill Is
going to be Interesting to say the least. We
say Interesting provided the General Assembly
takes up the suggestion and does something
about It.
S the Increase becomes a fact, it will
take some $12 million out of the highway
building program for the building and maintaining
streets in Incorporated municipalities.
People who know about the plight of municipalities
and the growing need for more money
tor streets are not going to grumble about
the proposed hike, that is, If they are not
biased and want justice done.
Here and everywhere else taxpaylng residents
are living on dirt streets while greet
stretches of rural roads have all-weather
pavement.
We are not begrudging rural people on the
matter of paved roads. They are entitled to
every foot of pavement they can squeeze
out of highway funds so that they might have
good roads over which to transport their
harvest to market and to carry their children
to school. We are wtth them all the way.
On the contrary, the feeling does persist
that taxpayers In congested towns and cities
should have greater consideration In the distribution
of the gasoline tax for traffic
avenues.
In addition, both the governor and the highway
chairman ought to go a step further and
take some of the abuse out of the Powell
Bill. For the past 10 years real estate people
have been feathering their nests from the
Powell Bill by incorporating their developments
so that they can receive such funds. Iliey
layout miles of streets with no residents on U»
streets, but by so doing become eligible lor
such financial help. Match oommunities
with thousands of residents who
need and are entitled to better streets. Bat,
so far, they have received only tflgbt consld
candkLnke™for and members of the Le0alature
seem to think residents of municlp.il
Mostly
Personal
■» BK2NALL JONES
When I returned to my (teak
recently I found an unsigned
article from the Warrenton Junior
Woman's dub announcing
the formation of a Watchers
Club as part at an antl-lltter
project. When thla appeared in
the Warren Record on Oct. 22
It not only stated that the Watchara
Club was being sponsored by
the Little Garden Club but quoted
lira. W. H. King as publicity
chairman for the antl-lltter
campaign at the Little Garden
dub. About the only thing correctly
stated was that violators
of anti-Utter lawa should be reported
to Mrs. David Proctor,
who brought the article to the
office during my absence, but
failed to sign it.
At the next meeting of the
Junior Woman's dub the
matter was brought before the
members who expressed
amazement that any article
should be so mixed ig>, which
may have shown some Ignorance
of the ability of a newspaper
to mix up an article. For
Instance, there was the case
of where a newspaper mixed
up a wedding and a funeral with
disastrous results, and In my
case many years ago when I
sat a handwritten wedding account
for aMrs. Butler, finding
that the writer had crossed
the 1 with the t In every case
where the name appeared, I
Letter
To Editor
FAMILY PAYS TRIBUTE TO
DR. FRANK P. HUNTER
To The Editor:
Words are Inadequate to express
our sincere sympathy to
the family of -he late Dr. Hunter.
We have truly lost our doctor;
he took care of our mother and
father until death and was the
family doctor for many years.
B would have been hard to find
a better one. I
There is no time that
We could set for parting.
We who must remain
Are never ready for such pain.
Even pur prayer would be:
Not yet! not yet, dear God—
Another day with us
Let our beloved stay.
We must believe, when
Falls the blow, that,
Wisely, God has willed It so.
—Children of the late Pat tie
and Hugh Powell of Warrenton
5360 Broadway No. Jj-D
New York, N. Y. 10463
Nov. 3, 1970.
The children are Elijah
Powell, Edith Powell Harris,
Arthur Powell, Queen Marie
Powell Webb and Eugene Powell
all of New York City, Bessie
Powell Pulley of Richmond, Va.,
Jasice Powell Harris of Warrenton
and Jane Powell Carter
of New Brunswick, N. J.
HOSPITAL CASE
To The Editor:
After reading the article concerning
the hospital in the paper
last week, I feel compelled to
express my opinion on the subject.
First of all, if Mr. Thompson
discharged the nurse in question,
he must have had a good
reason for doing so (and, by the
way, In the whole write up no
mention was made of why he
discharged her), > was a
case pure and simple of playing
favorites.
1 think Mr. Thompson got a
dirty deal. In my opinion, he
has done more for the hospital
In the time he has been there
than anybody who has had the
job in the last ten years. He
has helped to put the hospital
on a self-supporting basis, and
that Is something to think about.
S the hospital already had a
Director of Administration, why
did they hire another administrator?
All one has to do 'a yell
prejudice and the judges will
lean over baclr#ard In their favor.
k fact, it doesn't pay to play
by the rules anymore. Maybe
if Mr. Thompson will let his
hair grow about a toot long,
grow a beard, and wear a striped
pair of pants, they might
1st him rejoin the staff with
full honors.
A hospital Is supposed to be a
place at healing, not a place
where chaos and disorder
reigns. When I go to a hospital,
1 like to think that the nurses
are there because they waat to
aerre, not because thay wtat to
oourt la order to fat the job. I
Ilka to think that they deserve
the name of "Angels ot Mercy"
not the produce o4 a court or
Wlae, M. c.
wrote It Mrs. Butter ail through
the article. She didn't like It
em a little bit* to spite of
this, I must confess that It
would appear to be difficult to
do a more mixed up Job than
the account submitted by the
Junior Woman's dub, Mid yet
the reasons wore perfectly
logical.
A rule of a newspaper Is not
to use first person or express
opinion except In editorials or
articles with by by-line. Unfortunately,
most people who
send In articles for publication
are not familiar with this rule
and "our club," "the best
we have seen," etc., frequently
occur. To get around having the
newspaper express its own
opinion and for clarity's sake we
frequently attribute the quotations
to the persons sending
in the article.
Several weeks ago Mrs. Fred
Bartholomew and Mrs. W. H.
King, members of the Warrenton
Little Garden Club, came
to my office to tell me that the
Little Garden Club had adopted
an Ant 1-Litter program as their
project for the Month of October.
At that time they submitted
an announcement and told
me that they would like to have
an article and a picture for
each week in October. They
agreed to have the articles In
each Monday, and each week
they have told us the pictures
they wanted published.
The second week the article
was brought in on Monday by
Mrs. King. At that time she told
me thai she was publicity chairman
for the Little Garden Club
and I quoted her as such In
writing the article. Incidentally,
she is a most charming lady.
However, last week my brother,
Duke, went to the school to
take pictures, but Mrs. King
failed to bring the article in
on Monday and it was Tuesday
before she brought in the
article. Meanwhile, I found the
article from the Junior Woman's
Club on my desk. Under
the impression that the article
was from the Little Garden
Club, I quoted Mrs. King as
publicity chairman. But at that
time I wrote that it was the
junior Woman's Club, as it was
written, thus at that time committing
but one major error.
Whe n the paper was made up
and we were about to send it to
the camera, I noticed that it
was written the Junior Woman's
Club. "Wait aminute,"
I said, "B Is the Little Garden
——
BROWN
Warrenton Girl Is
Member Of Queen's
Court At Duke
Miss Thurletta M. Brown was
one of twelve Duke University
coeds selected to represent the
women's dormitories for the
annual homecoming football
game on Oct. 31 In Wallace
Wade Stadium. Miss Brown, |
representing Alspaugh House,
is a second semester senior and
will graduate in January with
a major in Sociology.
During the elaborate halftlme
ceremonies, following per-|
formances by Georgia Tech and
Duke bands and cheerleaders
and the Introduction of the
twelve representatives, Mr.
John A. Porllnes, Jr., Duke
Alumni president, crowned
Miss Christy Stauffer, Decatur,
Ga., as homecoming queen.
Duke coeds in the queen's
Club that is sponsoring the antilltter
campaign here." I ordered
It changed, and that is
the way It appeared. Before I
had finished mailing out the
paper, we had heard from both
Mrs. Proctor and Mrs. King,
and really, no wonder.
I have found the members
of Warrenton's civic clubs to
be most personable young women,
full of good works and I
have enjoyed working with them.
For that reason the error was
doubly regrettable, but it happened
just as I have recounted.
Theae tips on fro win*
African J violets'sre contributed
by Mrs. S. E. Collins,
Sr., of Marlonr"WOl
Rogers' favorite saying
was: "Weft,. all I know
Is what I read In the papers."
Well, all I know about growing
African violets is from trying
and falling, and trying again.
And, as practice makes perfect
In all things, so goes in
growing African violets.
"I found their likes and dislikes.
They do not like direct
sunlight in the heat of the day.
They never like It too hot or
too cool. Set them back a ways
and In front of a southor southeast
window with a Venetian
blind open. They don't like It
too wet in rainy weather; If
they are left standing In water
the leaves on the underside will
drop off. Before watering, let
the soil begin to feel dry on
top. In hot and dry weather give
plenty of water. One of my lessons
I learned was, don't try
to grow them In planters with
no drainage. Plant them in clay
court other than Miss Brown
were Misses Kathy McGrath,
Atlanta, Ga., Marcia Kyzer,
Sumter, S. C„ Linda Collins,
Lakeland, Fla., Merrill Ware,
Huntington, N.Y., Leigh Emerson,
Wayne, Pa., Hope Evans,
Lakeland, Fla., Georgia Pournarls,
McLean, Va., Lauren
Munre, Statesvllle, Grace
Efred, Winston Salem, and
Carolyn Reld, Alexandria, Va.
Miss Brown Is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Thurston Brown
of Warrenton.
pots so th*r can breathe iuiu
Mi the pots In » planter. Water
by pouring the wmtsr in the
planter, It Is also food to uae
a wick, taping It to the inalOe
of the pot and running It out
through the hole In the bottom
and let them draw their water
up through the wick. Always
water from the bottom.
"African violets root easily.
Uae an old flat pan. Mix
about a gallon of rooting soil
by using three quarts of good
garden soil, one and one half
quarts of clean coarse concrete
sand, and about one pint of
vermlcullte. Mix thoroughly
and water, but not too wet.
Now, pinch off leaves with
about one and one-half inches
of stem, insert In mixture
covering about one-fourth Inch
of the leaf baae as this Is
where they put up new plants.
Place rooting pan In a sunny
window and keep moist at all
times. One leaf will often produce
half a dozen tiny plants.
The best time of year to start
or to repot African violets Is
In February; and you can start
roottags on up until June. Feed
about every two weeks for older
plants using any good African
violet food on the market. Dissolve
the plant food In water before
applying. Don't feed newly
rooted plants more than every
three weeks.
In this way I have had growing
as many as 200 plants at
one time."
Ten years ago-Belgium withdrew
1,500 troops from the
Congo under pressure from the
United Nations.
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In 1940, Bogey played Chips Maguire in"lt All Came True. " You paid 20cent» to watch.
And if you were really in the money, you had a nickel left over for a bag of popcorn. Since then, the
cost of I iving has gone up about 160 percent. But the average price of electricity for your home
has gone down Joday, its just about half what it was when the chips were down for bad guy Maguire.
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