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BIGNALL JONES, Editor
Member North Carolina Pres.. Association
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Prohibition Example
Our Sunday School teacher
many years ago, who was
something of a fundamentalist,
used to tell us that there is
nothing new under the sun.
While that may not be literally
true, in the sense that the
automobile is not a new object,
but the substance may be the
same in abuse of a mode of
travel.
This thought is brought to
mind by a TV feature Sunday
night in which it was revealed
that piracy of boats in Florida,
often with murder of their
crews, is growing. The reason
for the piracy, it was stated, was
the growing traffic in drugs
smuggled into this country by
water. Thus we see an age old
act of piracy adapted to new
conditions, bearing out the
contention of the Sunday School
teacher.
The story was told of a million
dollar yacht and its two crew
members, en route down the
Florida coast, disappearing. It
is believed that the yacht was
hijacked and the crewmen killed.
The boat was then used to
bring millions of dollars worth
of drugs into this country from
Mexico or coastal islands and
then the board was scuttled and
the evidence was thus destroy
ed; another load waiting,
another boat stolen used and
scuttled.
The story is reminiscent of
smuggling, hijacking and murder
that went on along the coast
during the days of Prohibition
when the high price of illicit
whiskey provided the funds to
support the criminal underworld
and to supply much of the money
used in bribery and corruption
of many in high places.
With the repeal of Prohibition,
smuggling lost its profits and
disappeared in this form, to be
replaced in time by the
smuggling of prohibited drugs,
whose profits are probably ten
times those of smuggled alcohol.
The profits are so large that it
appears almost impossible to
stop.
The thought keeps occurring
to us that the United States
might well profit from its experience
with Prohibition of
whiskey^and replace uncontrolled
drugs with strictly supervised
sales of drugs, taking the
profit out of criminal sales and
much of its appeal to adventurous
youth. It is a repugnant
thought, but someday our people
will learn that in this cruel world
we must choose the lesser of two
evils.
Mostly Personal
The Saga Of Old Jonah
By BIUNALL JUNES
We had been sold on offset
printing for sometime before
the Franklin Times at
Louisburg bought an eight«?kge
pr*ss' a camera and
other offset material. The
purchase of this newspaper
press made it possible to
realize our dream of "going
offset," something that
practically all newspapers
have done in the past fifteen
years.
We bought enough equipment
to enable us to prepare
Page negatives of our
newspaper and entered into
an agreement for the
Louisburg paper to print our
paper. Each Thursday
afternoon as early as
possible we would leave
Warrenton with necessary
page negatives from which
the plant made plates and
Pnnt,™the paPer at 30 much
per 1000 papers, depending
on number of pages. This
had an advantage in that the
papers came off the press
frI"t'd» assembled and
folded, and all hand-folding
was ended.
However, there was and
has remained the drawback
of hauling papers to and
from a central printing
plant, which also means that
the paper must be sent to
press from three to four
hours earlier in order to
compensate for time spent
on the road.
At first Duke and I would
take the finished negatives
to Louisburg in a Chevrolet
touring car belonging to
flni h a bring aU the
finished papers back in the
car trunk. In the course of
time the number of papers
*n<j V1* sl" of the editions
dictated a change. Somewhere
along the line I
remember 2200 circulation
and it seems that it was 2800
when we went to South Hill
and 3400 or 3600 when we
went to Oxford.
Louisburg had an eightpage
press, which means
that 8 pages could be printed
at one time; more pages
would mean the delay of two
runs plus fojrther cost and
delay incident to inserting
one section into the other by
hand.
When South Hill, Va.,
changed over to offset it
installed a 12-page paper
press, which meant we
could print'12 pages without
any inserting. We printed
there for years.
Oxford, which changed
over to offset, at first
printed its paper at Louisburg,
but later built a
modern plant and installed a
16-page press. We went to
Oxford to reduce the amount
of inserting.
When Henderson went
offset it installed a 24-page
paper press, and we went to
Henderson to take advantage
of the larger press.
When we found ourselves
unable to adjust to the
Henderson schedule, we
went back to Oxford, where
relations have been of the
best, but where a larger
press would be advantageous.
I don't know, without
research, how many years
we have been printing our
paper in a central plant, but
I do know that we have
made many trips—in snow
and sleet, rain and storm,
but looking back it is
remarkable how few times
the paper has been delayed
by bad weather, or car
failure—that is until we
acquired "Old Jonah."
We bought a new Chevrolet
station wagon, which ran
pretty well until an employee,
on other business,
ran it off an embankment
and totally wrecked it. We
bought a fine-looking Country
Squire station wagon at
a ridiculously low price, and
it »as to long before we
knew we had a lemon. We
put a new engine in it, but it
was not long before there
was something else, and
always something else.
It looked good, that is until
one day we had it parked
across the street from the
office. A truck driver failed
to make the corner and
smashed the rear end of the
wagon. His insurance paid
the cost of boay repair and
again it looked good. But
after a time we could not
stop its heating. Twice, I
think it was, we had to have
it repaired in Oxford.
Several times it would run
hot by the time we got to
Henderson, and we would
put in water and get back to
Warrenton before it got too
hot.
When Bobby Bolton opened
up his garage on the
Norlina by-pass, we asked
him to see if he could fix the
car. He advised me to sell
it. Later he said he thought
he had found the trouble and
could weld an exhaust pipe
on the car in place of one
which had either rusted out
or been knocked off.
(To Be Continued)
Warrenton Lions
Attend Convention
A delegation from the
Warrenton Lions Club was
in attendance at the North
Carolina Lions Convention
held in Greensboro May
20-22.
The convention hea<f<iu*r*
ters were at the Royal Villa
in Greensboro. Featured on
the agenda was a
tournament on Friday after
noon, meetings on Saturday
and Sunday morning with a
banquet and speech from
the international director of
Lions on Saturday night.
Ladies accompanying
their husbands were not
forgotten. The convention
provided many events for
the wives. ..
The Warrenton delegation
stayed at the Cricket Inn in
Greensboro. Attending were
Mr. and Mrs. George W
Shearin, Mr. and Mr..
Dorman Blaylock, Mr. and
Mrs. John Andrews, Mr. ana
Mrs. Kenneth Davis, Mr.
and Mrs. Clinton Capps, Mr.
and Mrs. Monroe Gardner,
Mr. and Mrs. L. O.
Robertson, Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Roberts and Mr.
and Mrs. Bobby Bolton and
J. B. Thompson and Dick
Miles.
Warren Home Nominated
The Mansfield Thornton House near Warrenton has been nominated for
inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places by Larry E. Tise, State
Historic Preservation Officer. The register is described as a national list of
distinctive properties worthy of preservation because of their historical or
other cultural value.
Mansfield F. Thornton, born in 1850, was a slave owned by William Eaton
until freed by Emancipation. Thornton was elected register of deeds of Warren
County and served in this position from 1879 to 1900, gaining the respect of both
black and white communities in a period of racial tensions. The house built for
Thornton in the 1880's, which remains in his family, is an important reminder
of Thornton's significant role in the history of the county.
The nomination was submitted in connection with the Division of Archives
and History's long-range program to identify and document the authenticity of
historic properties in North Carolina. Approval of the nomination by the
Department of Interior usually takes about six months and will be announced
through the state's congressional delegation.
The house is located a mile southeast of Warrenton near the Warren County
Landfill.
Letters To The Editor
Bemoans Sewage
Effort
To The Editor:
I feel that I must share
with other Warren County
residents feelings experienced
by me and others at
E. M. Rollins School in
Henderson Tuesday night,
May 17, 1977, concerning
continued agitation by Henderson
officials to locate a
sewage disposal plant on
Sandy Creek—right here in
Warren County.
There was a large assortment
of bureaucrats from
Henderson, Raleigh, Atlanta
and Washington. They
acted like they knew
everything about sewage
except how it smells. They
considered themselves elitists
by every standard.
These elitist bureaucrats
found themselves right at
home among Henderson big
wigs, who also have assumed
that they, too, are among
the elitists. There were
bankers, lawyers, real
estate brokers, salesmen for
block voting groups and
others, who seemed determined
to make Warren
County their dumping
ground for their sewage. It
is apparent they want to
keep Vance County streams
for their high living and for
their privileged elitist
friends. All could just sense
their lust for money.
Henderson officials know
that many lawsuits will be
filed against the City of
Henderson by residents
along Sandy Creek. The
officials want the sewage
plant located in Warren
County so that taxpayers in
Warren County will have to
pay court costs and jury fees
amounting into the thousands
of dollars. They know
Vance County will not allow
them to use their taxes to
destroy their property
values.
I know Warren County
leaders are not going to let
these sewer screwballs from
Henderson, Raleigh, Atlanta
and Washington turn
Sandy Creek and Warren
County into a dumping
ground for Henderson's
garbage. Our leaders are
quite capable and have been
known to rise to the defense
of our citizens and county.
ROBBIE J.JACKSON
Route 2, Box 642-B
Henderson, N. C.
Robert MorganOne
Man's Thought*
To The Editor:
A Congressman by virtue
of his office seems to be in a
world that's untouchable by
the "common" man. Yet I
and forty-two Warren County
residents found that a
United States Senator can
be and is quite easy to know
and to like. At 4:30 p. m.
Thursday, May 19, we met
Senator Robert Morgan in
his office In the Everett
Dirksen Building. He was In
session with hia associates,
bat when told we had
arrived, he dismissed his
meeting and we filled his
office.
Having had surgery on his
leg, just recently, he was on
crutches, but his spirit and
his job are not hindered by
it. He greeted us, explained
his committee duties, told us
he had a few minutes and
while he talked, all five
lights on his wall clock lit
up, allowing him five minutes
to get to the Senate
floor to vote.
He was most willing to
answer questions and to
keep us informed. His
associate spoke to us and
introduced Mrs. Morgan,
who was delightfift as she ..
shared with us her experience
at the breakfast with
Mrs. Rosalyn Carter and of
her seeing Elizabeth Taylor
at lunch.
Having read Senator
Morgan's appointment
sheet on his desk, for the
day, I asked for it, since our
names were on his agenda.
It was exciting to be on a U.
S. Senator's appointment
sheet. Just as Mr. Leggett,
his associate, gave it to me,
Senator Morgan returned.
He autographed it, and
asked for the names and
addresses of all in the group.
Senators are people, fine
'people, responsible people,
and I felt in Senator
Morgan, I was in the
presence of a fine, responsible
man. I left and I feel
others of the group left
feeling good that as valuable
as his time was, we were
equally as valuable to him.
G.ELTON COOKE
Jesse Helms,
One Man's Opinion
To The Editor:
I had the chance to meet a
very nice man last Thursday.
He made me and some
very good friends of mine
feel he had personal interest
in us. His name, Jesse
Helms; his position, U. S.
Senator.
When I called his office to
speak with his appointments
secretary, to ask for a few
minutes of his time, for the
Norlina Senior Social Club
to meet him, I feared it
would be impossible. Three
calls later, the hour was
appointed, but I was told,
because the Senate was in
session, that the Senator
could be called at any time.
My expectation and hope
was "for Just five minutes."
On Thursday, May 19,
when I walked into his
office, fifteen minutes late,
his secretaries were expecting
me and told me the
Senator had to make a
speech in ten minutes, but
would like to meet us after
he got his recommendation
on the floor.
It was exciting to travel
the route underground in the
small electric train*, passing
and walking with renowned
Senators we've seen
on television. I felt we were
just as special as they.
Following an interesting
and informative speech,
Mrs. Grace Crews, who
types 30-60 personal letters a
day for Senator Helms,
introduced us to the Senator.
He was unhurried, congenial
and absolutely interested
in us as people. He
briefly described his duties,
showing us how the Senate
Chamber was designed and
why. He took us to his desk,
emptied it and read the
names of the Senators who
had been seated there
across the years. He was
jovial, and. I felt,as ease and
feeling 'we> wWe "INte^ld 9
friends.
He was excited about his
work, and like the rest of us,
when something is special,
he wanted to show us his
favorite room. He told how
the lights on the clocks
signaled the Senators, he
told of the action of Vice
President Lyndon B. Johnson,
who kept the enormous
crystal chandelier in his
office, when Jacqueline
Kennedy wanted it returned
to the White House.
He became genuinely
emotional as he told of the
spinetingling excitement he
experiences each time he
steps into his responsible
position on the Senate floor.
Personable, caring, efficient,
and dutiful, yet like
any person who wants to
show his new friends the
excitement of the world he
has found himself in,
Senator Jesse Helms has
won and reinforced the
admiration of some fortythree
senior citizens of
Warren County, North Carolina.
G. ELTON COOKE
Ruritan Club To
Sponsor Barbecue
The Afton-Elberon Ruritan
Club will sponsor a
barbecue supper and gospel
sing on Saturday night, May
28, at the Warren County
Track and Field, just off 401
at Afton.
The supper will be served
from 6 until 9 p. m. Plates
will be sold for $2.50 each
with child's plates and hot
dogs and hamburgers available.
The gospel sing will begin
at 7:30 p. m. The Watchmen
from Goldsboro and the
Thompson Family from
Henderson will be among
those performing.
Tickets are on sale from
all Ruritan member* and
Ruritanettes.
In the aftermath of Guatemala's
February earthquake,
geologists have
traced ground torn for some
150 miles, National Geographic
says. Single cracks
were as much as 33 feet long
and 4 Inches wide.
Visit Washington
By ELTON COOKE
The Nation's Capital,
Washington, D. C., was the
destination of 43 members
and guests of the Norlina
Senior Social Club on
Thursday, May 19. The
purpose of the trip was to
meet Senators Jesse Helms
(R) and Robert Morgan (D)
of North Carolina and to
tour the Capital, the White
House, the Arlington Cemetery,
and the Smithsonian
Institution.
Leaving Norlina at 7:30 a.
m. on a chartered Greyhound,
the passengers participated
in a Traveler's
Scavenger Hunt with five
winners. Jarrell's Cafeteria
near King's Dominion was
the first refreshment stop.
Arriving in Washington,
D. C. at the Russell Building
to meet Senator Jesse
Helms, the group was
escorted through the corridors
of the Senator's offices
to be told they were
invited to the Senate Chamber
to hear Senator Helms
deliver his speech on
"Conservation of Energy
through Dispensing with
Forced Busing."
Mrs. Grace Crews, Senator
Helms' personal corresponding
secretary, directed
the Norlina group on the
senate underground shuttle
to the Capitol. Senator
Barry Goldwater (R) of
Arizona was crossing at the
same time, even stepping on
the escalator behind Mrs.
Mildred Hicks. Senator
Herman Talmadge (D) of
Georgia preceded the group
on the stairs to the Senate
Chamber. Waiting for the
elevator, Senator Edmund
Muskie (D) of Maine passed
them on the Senators'
elevator. Once seated,' in the
balcony, the group heard
Senator Ted Stevens (R) of
Alaska complete his ammendment.
Following Senator Helms'
dissertation and motion for
passage, he personally met
with the Warren County
residents, explaining the
procedure of Senate business,
emptying his desk
drawer to show the signatures
carved of former
Senators of years gone by, a
triidition^begmri fit the form-'
yti#^itfrs oPW^ovtfrn- 1
ment. As Senator Helms
described the history of his
desk and the different desks
in the chamber, Senator
Thomas Eagleton (D) of
Missouri entered, joking
with Senator Helms and the
group from Norlina.
Senator Helms personally
I,
directed them to "bia
favorite room," the Vice
President's office in the
Capitol, off from the Senate
Chamber, unlocking it Just
for the Norlina group. He
described the mirror, the
busts, and especially the
chandelier Vice President
Lyndon Baines Johnson put
into a bill on the Senate floor
to keep it in the vice
presidential office.
Graciously signing autographs
and posing with the
Norlina group, on the
Capitol steps, concluded his
personal attention, but Mrs.
Crews, his secretary, took
the group by the Senate's
shuttle train to the cafeteria,
beneath the streets of
Washington, D. C.
A tour of the Capitol
followed, featuring a visit to
the Congressman's Prayer
Room and George Washington's
crypt, the place
intended for his burial, to
see the catafalque, the
velveted bier of Abraham
Lincoln and others lain in
state in the Rotunda, two
places rarely seen by
visitors.
Walking along the underground
hallways, to the
Everette Dirksen Building,
Senator Robert Morgan (D)
on crutches from a torn
cartilage greeted the group
in his office, until the five
lights appeared on his clock,
calling him to the Senate
floor to vote on the "Strip
Mining Issue." His wife
came in to greet all there,
just having returned from a
luncheon with other Congressmen's
wives, including
Mrs. Rosalynn Carter and
Elizabeth Taylor.
The Howard Johnson's
Motel in Alexandria was a
welcome sight for wearied
tourists. A short trip to tour
Lincoln's Memorial, a ride
around the Kennedy Center
and by Watergate concluded \
Thursday's activities.
Friday, a White House
tour, lunch at the Museum of
History and Modern Technology
at the Smithsonian
Institution, with two left to
tour that museum, the
remaining 41 toured either
by trackless train or by. f»ot
Arlington:Jp§#ry.jftey
raw the two Kennedy
brothers' graves and the
Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier.
The trip to Norlina was
interspersed with a songfest,
a stop at Jarrell's
Restaurant, and a Bingo
game and a happy return to
familiar homelands.
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