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Looking Back Into The Record
January 7, 1949
Warren's representatives m
the legislature will be asked to
lend their support to a bill which,
if passed, will result in towns and
cities receiving one cent of the
gasoline tax for road work in
municipalities. legislators will
also be asked to amend the
charter of the Town of Warrenton
to increase the salary of the
mayor from $75 to $100 per month
and raise the pay of commis
sioners from $5 to $10 for each
regular meeting and from $4 to $5
for each special meeting.
Effective Jan. 1, 1949, postal
rates increased to three-cents
per-ounce for first-class mail.
Post cards will remain at one
cent.
Oliver Davis of Marmaduke
grew a seven-and-one-half -pound
turnip with a circumference of
2434 inches.
January 3, 1964
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Greene
and Mr. and Mrs. John Ellis were
named winners of the Town 'N
Country Garden Club's annual
Christmas decorations contest.
Mr and Mrs. Tim Thompson
and Mr and Mrs. Duke Miles
captured first place honors in the
annual Christmas decorations
contest sponsored by the Warren
ton I.ions Club.
Only one building permit was
issued for residential construc
tion in Warrento;. during 1963, but
a permit for a new A&P super
market here pushed the total for
permits to more than $70,000.
January 4. 1979
Warren County Commissioners
reached a unanimous 5-0 decision
Tuesday to oppose PCB storage
m the county, following strong op
position expressed by interested
citizens.
An escapee from the Warren
County Jail is still at large and is
believed to have fled to New
York.
Mr Harris of Greensboro
ana Karl F. Hehl, Jr. of Warren
ton were united in marriage in a
home wedding on Dec. 27.
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The Warren County Scene
While most persons around here use traditional means of
transportation, the occupants of this residence located just off
the airstrip at Nocarva Marina appear to use a more non
traditional vehicle to get around. No cars were sighted in their
driveway, just this one-engine two-passenger plane.
(Staff Photo by Phyllis H. Kingl
Thurletta
Brown
Who Sez?
Who sez that only "airheads" compete in beauty queen contests?
Probably those same folks who feel that "beauty and brains" can
never be found in one package.
Yep, these are the folks who never can quite force themselves to
believe that the scholarship funds awarded to winners of various beau
ty pageants are really put to good use by scholars with "heavy"
minds.
Well, a young woman whose roots sprang from South Hill, Va. has
accomplished something that should put the wagging tongues of those
"know-it-alls'* to rest: SHE'S A NAVY JET PIIX)T!
Yep, save a page for this gal in "Ripley's Believe It Or Not! "
Ensign Carolyn Tyler was once a beauty queen in a South Hill
pageant.
From there she went on to pursue a double-major in computer
science and business at Mary Washington College? before following
in her father's footsteps by joining the U.S. Navy.
Flight training for Carolyn included hours in propeller planes,
helicoptors and, most recently, jets.
Now that she has made it, this month will find Carolyn in sunny
Hawaii for a tour of duty with a squadron that includes fighter- and
patrol-planes. (All this while the rest of us freeze our buns off here
in Warrenton! )
So, as late-night-TV-talk-show-host Morton Downey would say:
"Zip It!"
Status as a contestant in a beauty pageant should not be equated
automatically with participation in a "meat contest." Some of those
"Miss Americas," "Miss North Carolinas" and "Miss Smalltown
USA's" are smart cookies.
They've got a lot more attributes than the obvious ones for which
they are given "ogling" and lascivious credit.
We salute you Ensign Carolyn Tyler.
Thanks for doing your part to silence the critics and for taking a
giant step forward for WOMAN-kind!
CALENDAR
Hawtree Firemen Plan Meeting
The Hawtree Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual
general membership meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m .at
the firehouse in Wise. All residences of the Hawtree Fire District are
urged to attend.
Orientation Sessions Are Slated
The Warren County Health Department will conduct Exerstyle
orientation on the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. The
orientation will be held in the south wing of the old hospital building.
Individuals interested in registering for the one hour orientation, or
more inforation about exercise and area programs, should call
257-1185, asking for Beth or Katherine.
Livestock Producers Will Gather
The Warren County livestock Producers will meet on Monday,
Jan. 9 at the Rafters. All livestock producers are urged to attend.
Legion Auxiliary Planning Meeting
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet at the residence of Mrs.
I>ois Ayscue on Thursday, Jan. 5, at 8 p.m.
Musical Program Is Scheduled
A musical program featuring the lighthouse Trio will be held Satur
day. Jan. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the North Warren Baptist Church. The
public is invited.
This postcard of Central Academy of Littleton Is one of more than
500 postcards reproduced in a new book from the N.C. Division of
Archives and History. Central Academy was located at the intersec
tion of Enterprise Church road and Highway 158. A portion of the
building is now used as a dwelling. The photographer, E. B. Perry ,
lived on Mosby Avenue in IJttleton and did considerable
photography iD Warren and Halifax counties. Considered his best
work was documentary photography of houses, schools, and the
social life at Panacea Springs.
( From the collection of Phil Perkinson, Norlina )
Here and There
Old Scenes In New Book
Those North Carolinians who derive pleasure from viewing sites
seen by their grandparents will be glad to know that a new book, "A
North Carolina Postcard Album, 1905-1925," has been published by
the Historical Publications Section of the N.C. Division of Archives
and History.
The book is a unique pictorial record of North Carolina in the first
quarter of the 20th century and is produced in a limited edition of
1,000 copies, one of which has been ordered by the Warren County
Memorial Library. Another copy is owned by Phil Perkinson of
Norlina, a postcard collector and compiler of the names of all known
Tar Heel post offices. Several of the picture postcards contained in
the new book are from Perkinson's collection, including two scenes
of Garnett Street in Henderson One card found in the new pictorial
history is a view of Church Street in Warrenton. This street was for
merly known as Fifth Avenue. Prominent on the postcard is the
home of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Boyd, now the residence of
Mrs. John H. Kerr.
Those marketing the new book point out that North Carolina, like
the rest of the nation, was caught up in the craze for "penny" post
cards during the first two decades of this century. Between 1905^1925
thousands of "view" cards depicting North Carolina scenes were
produced. The cards feature a wide range of subject matter and por
tray images from all areas of the state.
Among the 520 picture postcard views are scenes of towns,
buildings, social institutions and pastimes, most of which have never
been published. Each reproduction is printed in the exact size of an
actual picture postcard and accompanied by a brief caption that
describes the card's subject matter, its original color, its postmark
and its owner.
Those marketing the new volume, authored by Stephen E.
Massengill and Robert M. Topkins, believe the limited edition will
become a collector's item.
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For many years, Pete Hulth has written an entertaining column in
The Smithfield Herald. In a recent column he quoted two humorous
items submitted to American legion Magazine which I believe bear
reprinting. The first:
A doctor was surprised to find a pretty nurse's aide holding a
patient by both wrists.
"You don't have to do that to check his pulse," the doctor pointed
out.
"I'm not," she said, "I'm checking his impulse."
The second reads :
The Sunday School teacher asked her class: "Does anyone know
where the I>ord lives?"
"I think he lives in our bathroom," one youngster said.
Surprised, the teacher asked: "Why do you think that?"
"Well, every morning Daddy goes to the bathroom door and says,
Goodlxird! Are you still in there?"
? ? ?
I hurt my right hand at the heighth of the Christmas season to the
extent that I could not sign my name. I knew this state of affairs
would be cause of much concern to members of the staff who were
counting on me to sign their paychecks.
"Don't you worry about our paychecks one bit," one of these
loyal and understanding employees told me. "We'll take cash."
HELENS
After Christmas & Neil' Year