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BIGNALL JONES, Editor
Member North Carolina Press Association
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Mrs. Panthea Twitty
Warren County could ill afford
the untimely death of Mrs.
Panthea Massenburg Twitty at
the age of 63. At a time when
efforts were being made to
encourage the development of
the county where her ancestors
have lived for many generations,
Mrs. Twitty not only encouraged
these efforts but also
insisted that ancient values be
not forgotten. This was shown in
her work with the Warren
County Historical Society, in her
interest in and work for the
restoration of the Nathaniel
Macon homeplace, and in her
work for the UDC.
She was deeply interested in
the Warren County Memorial Library,
founded when she was a
school girl, and in Emmanuel
Episcopal Church, where she
was member of the Vestry and
served as president of Emmanuel
Chapter of Episcopal
Churchwomen.
A trait of Mrs. Twitty, well
known by her intimates, was her
enthusiasm for any project in
which she participated and her
willingness to devote her considerable
skills and hard work to
^s successful conclusion.
^Perhaps more than any other
Bng Mrs,-Twitty will be
Bnembered for her devotion
IjLwork with and for the United
Rpghters of the Confederacy.
Taken over largely to lighten the
work of the UDC on her mother,
to be surrendered at her
mother's death, Mrs. Twitty
soon found that the associations
and friendships found in the
UDC membership and, more
important, its opportunity for
service, ultimately led it to
become her life's most important
work outside the duties to
her family.
Mrs. Twitty gave much to the
UDC and the UDC responded by
giving much to Mrs. Twitty.
Recently she was elected honorary
president of the State UDC,
the highest honor that can be
bestowed by a state division on a
member, and only bestowed to
25 women in the 81 years of the
UDC organization. The state
UDC president and other high
officers were among the congregation
gathered in Emmanuel
Episcopal Church on Sunday
afternoon to pay final tribute to
Mrs. Twitty.
At the recent state convention
where Mrs. Twitty was named
honorary president, tribute was
paid to her work with the UDC.
A recital of the accomplishments
over the past 20 years is
indicative of the abilities, devotion
and hard work of Mrs.
Twitty, also found in her other
works. They are: Two years as
N. C. Editor for National UDC
magazine with N. C. winning the
trophy for the best news both
years; two years chairman of
compiling records of Confederate
monuments which were
bound and placed in the UDC
Library at Richmond, Va.; two
years as State Director of
Children of the Confederacy;
and two years as editor of the
National Children of the Confederacy
news.
Also, four years as historical
writer of programs for Children
of the Confederacy; two years
as director of District Six with
the district winning the Lane
Banner for best district report
both years.
Mrs. Twitty was a good
citizen, a good and devoted
mother and wife and a faithful
member of her church. Her good
works will long be remembered.
Marvin K. Aycock
There is in every community
some man who carries out the
admonition of Micah when he
asks: "And what does the Lord
thy God require of thee but that
thou love mercy, do justice and
v alk humbly with thy God?"
Such a man was Marvin K.
Aycock of Elberon who died on
Sundav. Oct 23 As boy and man
for 73 years he quietly walked
among his friends and neighbors
as merchant and postmaster,
performing many acts of
kindness, lending a helping hand
to those in need, and thus he
showed a love of mercy.
By giving of his means to the
unfortunate, by charity in his
judgments of those less fortunate
he revealed not only a love
of mercy but a sense of justice,
and finally through his good
works in and through his church,
without ostentation, he not only
walked humbly with his God, but
showed a recognition that
"God's work on earth must be
done by man."
Mr. Aycock was a member of
Sulphur Springs Baptist Church,
where he served as a deacon and
Supt. of the Sunday School, and
church treasurer for a number
of years. He was an active
participant in the work of the
Cullom Baptist Association and
gave of his time and finances to
Emergency Child Care in
Henderson, a project of the
Cullom Association. His pastor,
in speaking of the good works of
Mr. Aycock yesterday, said that
he was a "great family man,"
looking after the needs not only
of his own family but widows
and children of other families.
Mr. Aycock's good works were
not restricted to his own
community but extended to the
well-being of his county. Those
seeking to bring industry to
Warren County found in him not
only one who gave vocal support
but one who backed this support
with cash donations.
A good friend, a good citizen, a
devoted father and husband, his
children will rise to call him
blessed.
Worth Quoting
Kindness is a language the dumb can
speak and the deaf can hear and
understand. - Christian Bovee.
It is curious that physical courage
should be so common in the world, and
moral courage so rare.-Mark Twain.
No individual raindrop ever considers
itself to be responsible for the
flood.-Sydney J. Harris.
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Local People Attend Launching
Ten area residents, including some
from the local Civil Air Patrol,
attended the commissioning ceremony
on October 18 for the Navy's newest
nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Representing the CAP were Lt Col
Lyman K. McLean. Maj Richard L
Mathews and First Lt. Alma H
Mathews. Also attending were Mrs.
Thomas D. Peck, Miss Katharine Peck.
Mrs. Barbara D. McLean, Marshall
McLean. Miss Rose Ann McLean and
Mr. and Mrs Tom Wells
The day began with the hour-long
commissioning ceremony, followed by
a reception and tours of the vessel
Commissioning represents the format
inauguration of a ship to active service
in the Navy.
Secretary of Defense Harold Brown
*
was the guest speaker and Mamie
Doud Eisenhower, widow of Eisenhower.
was on hand
The I'SS Dwight D. Eisenhower, the
third nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
built by the U. S. and one of the largest
naval vessels ever built, was commissioned
at the U. S. Naval Base in
Norfolk. Va.
The ship is capable of speeds in
excess of 3(> knots and can accommodate
6,287 persons. Its operation
requires a crew of approximately 5,000
and it costs some S50 million to operate,
not including salaries.
It will be able to operate for
approximately 13 years before the first
refueling and during that time, travel,
is expected to reach one million miles.
About 100 tactical aircraft carried on
board the Eisenhower will operate
from her 1.092-foot flight deck.
Mostly Persona!
Bandsmen Held Heads High
By BIGNALL JONES
In the twenties when we
went to Chapel Hill to
football games John Mitchell
was often among the
young men from Warrenton
attending these games.
Since that time I have been
to a few games with him but
it has been many years ago.
Last Saturday Howard,
John Burgess of Branch
Banking and Trust Company.
John Mitchell and I attended
the University of
South Carolina. UNC game,
which was also attended by
many other persons from
the Warrenton area. Going
again to a football game
with John Mitchell was
enjoyable and brought back
happy memories of our
youth. John Burgess also
added to our pleasure. He
recently bought the Hunter
home where I lived with my
parents and brothers until
after my marriage and my
parents' death, when we
sold the home to the late Dr.
Frank Patterson Hunter,
who remodeled it. John
Burgess spent three years of
his life in Wilson where I
was born and to which I
have the attachment of
one's birth place, plus an
appreciation of its beauty.
Howard and John Burgess
discovered that they were
students at the University of
North Carolina at the same
time and this discovery led
to "Did you know?" and the
finding that they had many
mutual friends, a surprising
number of whom are now
business and political leaders
of the state.
In the old days when John
Mitchell and I attended
games at Chapel Hill we and
others would leave Warrenton
around 9:30 and follow a
dirt road that led through
Norlina, Henderson, Oxford,
Creedmoor and Durham to
Chapel Hill where we often
arrived at a 2 o'clock
kickoff. Some of this time
was no doubt due to
Prohibition a testimony tc
which was the number of
drunks in the stands, which,
haPP'ly, is no longer the
case. I remember on one
occasion when temporary
seats had been erected ir
the western section of the
stadium, a man seated or
the outside near the top ol
the seats was drinking some
sort of beverage from a jug;
when he stood up to take a
swig from the jug he topplec
some 15 or 20 feet to th«
ground. He must have beer
drunk as the fall did nol
seem to injure him.
By way of contrast, we lefi
Warrenton Saturday at 11
o'clock, stopped in Durharr
for a light lunch and arrived
in the stadium just in time
for the 1:30 kickoff. There
was one change in procedure
this year In other
years we would park our car
within half or three-quarters
of a mile from the stadium
and walk this distance.
Saturday we parked at a
shopping center at the edge
of Chapel Hill and took a bus
which delivered us at the
stadium. The cost per
person each way is 25c, and
I think well worth it
As we were walking to our
bus following L'NC's w in. we
were held up by the South
Carolina band, one of the
finest in the nation, which
crossed in front ot us 'I he
bandsmen marched across
our path and turned southward:
as they were disappearing
from our view they
struck up a march and with
flays flying, and heads held
high, they proudly marched
from our view. It was
something that 1 will never
forget.
Mrs. John Mitchell, as a
young girl attending dances,
would often say on following ■
days. "I didn't know that I
had such a good time."
Unlike. Mrs Mitchell. I
knew both on Saturday and
on the days that have
followed, that I had a good
time.
Letter To The Editor
The Time Hitch-Hikers
Rode Free Of Charge
To The Editor:
For the past several
weeks. I have been reading
editorials on old railroad
companies. When I began
reading these editorials. I
wondered, is there anyone
around who remembers the
Greenleaf-Johnson Lumber
Company? And the Fosburg
Lumber Company?
These two lumber companies
ran parallel to each
other Both of these lumber
companies had their headquarters
about '4 of a mile
from each other. Both were
about one mile from
Vaughan.
The Greenleaf-Johnson
Lumber Company ran passenger
service and not the
Fosburg Lumber Company.
The Greenleaf Co. ran
passenger service from
Vaughan to Wood. It made
stops in Walker's Creek.
Embro. Grove Hill. Liberia,
Marmaduke, Elberon, Inez,
Fishing Creek and Wood.
Wood was the end of the line.
The reason I have such a
good memory of all of this,
my mother's sister lived in
Wood. One weekend she took
us to Wood to visit her sister.
We took the GreenleafJohnson
passenger train. It
was quite a thrill for us kids.
This must have been
around 1917 or 1918. I was
about seven or eight at the
time.
My father started working
for Greenleaf-Johnson Lumber
Co. when he was about
15 as a water boy, carrying
water or bringing water to
the working crew. He later
became a fireman on one of
their ten engines.
The Greenleaf-Johnson
Lumber Company had its
beginning in the southeastern
part of North
Carolina, around Greenville
or Little Washington. You
see. my father was born and
reared around the origin of
this company.
He was born and reared in
Greenville. When the Greenleaf-Johnson
moved to
Vaughan. my father told me
it was 1903. They promoted
him to foreman of the
company. He also operated
the loading machine. His job
was more or less a dual role,
foreman and loading-machine
operator.
The logs that were
brought from Wood to
Vaughan had to be loaded on
a Seaboard air line flat car
and shipped to Norfolk, Va.
Greenleaf-Johnson had a
narrow gauge railroad. That
is why the logs had to be
transferred from GreenleafJohnson
cars to Seaboard
air line cars.
The Greenleaf-Johnson
Lumber Company went out
of business in 1924. The
Fosburg Lumber Company
went out of business in 1925.
When those two lumber
companies had their headquarters
in Vaughan,
Vaughan was a booming
town and growing.
Mr. Daniel Knight, you
are wrong. Mr. Hugh Holt is
right. It was the GreenleafJohnson
Lumber Company
that had the passenger
service. The Fosburg Lumber
Company carried hitchhikers
from Vaughan to
Hollister, free of charge.
WILLIAM A. TEELE
Vaughan, N. C.
Hunt Speaks Here
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was proud of what is being done.
Stressing the need for individual responsibility and
initiative if any real changes are to take place, Hunt said
that every Monday morning he himself works with six
3rd graders in Raleigh, teaching them how to read. "Half
the time is spent teaching them," he said, "the other half
is spent loving them. Children need more than teaching,
they need love."
Hunt then made a plea for North Carolinians to become
reading volunteers.
"We're going to have to do that if we're going to lift
them all up and see them all succeed."
"One of the toughest things about being governor,"
Hunt said, "is to tell the people what they can do to help.
One of the answers," continued Hunt, "is to help make
the school what they ought to be, and the other is to help
this state make a decision about a public investment it
ought to make."
Hunt then introduced his two bond issues-$300 million
for roads, $200 million for clean water.
Because pf inflation. Hunt contended, all the money
available from regular tax sources for roads will have to
go for maintenance by the 1980s. That is why "we need
this bond issue passed now."
Hunt said $175 million will be spent for the
improvement of primary highways; $75 million will go
for secondary roads; $50 million will be spent for city
roads and about 10 percent of the money will go for
repairing bridges.
The other bond issue concerns clean water and
adequate sewage necessary to attract industry.
The payment of the bond issues will not, Hunt
affirmed, result in increased taxes, and added that the
bonds are essential if "we are to have more good jobs."
Again. Hunt placed North Carolina's progress squarely
on the shoulders of its people:
"To pass these bonds is not my responsibility as
governor only. Everyone of you is a citizen just as much
as 1 am Your children need more good jobs, just as
much as mine do."
Hunt closed his speech with a quote from the writer
Thomas Wolfe. The quote, said Hunt, expressed his own
aspiration as governor.
"To give to every man, regardless of his* birth, his
shining golden opportunity to be himself, to become
whatever his vision and manhood can combine to make."