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/ ?% barren fiUcorb Published Every Wednesday By Record Printing Company P O Bo* 70, Warrenton. N C 27589 HOWARD F JONES GRACE W JONES Editor President THURLETTA M BROWN News Editor ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AT THE POST OFFICE IN WARRENTON. NORTH CAROLINA. UNDER THE LAWS OF CONGRESS Second Class Postage Paid At Warrenton, N C In Warren and SUBSCRIPTION aborning counties Elsewhere RATES: $1200PerYear $1500PerYear $ 7 00 Si* Months $ 8 00 Si* Months Policy Hurting Board It was disquieting to read in the daily press within the last several days that members of the Warren County Board of Education may have acted improperly in the purchase of property to be used as the site of a new middle school. Far more disturbing was a quote attributed to Warren's county manager, who sets the agenda for meetings of the Warren County Board of Commissioners, that the mat ter would be discussed by county commissioners tonight in executive (closed) session. The law provides that coun ty commissioners may, in in stances involving legal trans actions or personnel, for ex ample, meet in closed session. The law does not say they must. Examining behind closed doors the question of whether the Board of Education was wrong in making a land pur chase without prior approval by county commissioners does nothing to restore the in tegrity of Board of Education members, which has already been clouded by public statements. This is a matter which should be discussed openly. It should not be debated behind the "ex ecutive session" screen which is being used far too often to shield public officials from embarrassment or to cover up malfeasance on the part of county employees. Another thing which county commissioners would be wise to discuss openly is the allega tion of misappropriation of funds for the Quick City rehabilitation project which is the subject of an inquiry by the State Bureau of Investiga tion. If funds have been misused, they are not the funds of coun ty officials or county workers. They are public funds, and the pubiic has every right to know what happened to them. Taking controversial mat ters out of view of the public on the pretext that this course is required because litigation or personnel are involved is an affront to the people of Warren County. Moreover, it is a practice that is hurting 1 the county commissioners and proving to be a disservice to the Citizens they have sworn to serve. It should be stopped. Editor's Quote Book A tool is but the extension of a ] man's hand, and a machine is but ( a complex tool. And he that in- j vents a machine augments the | power of a man and the well be ingof mankind. Henry Ward Beecher Looking Back Into The Record May 20, 1949 Miss Margaret Shaw, talented musician of Macon, announced yesterday she will open a studio on June 6 and begin teaching music at the Hotel Warren. Julian Farrar has returned to the University of North Carolina, after spending several days with his parents in Norlina. Macon High School eliminated John Graham High School on May 16 in the race for the county championship with a 10-1 victory. May 15, 1964 Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Clary, who have recently moved into their new home in Macon, were given a "house warming" Friday night. E. L. (Bill) Perry has been assigned as Seaboard agent in Norlina. For sale at Colonial Grocery Stores: sirloin, T-bone, rib and club steaks? 79 cents per pound. May 17, 1979 All eight cafeterias in Warren County's schools have received state awards in the PIPPAN pro gram, which recognizes excep tional school food service per formance. In an impressive and historic ceremony last Sunday, the Rev. Will C. Tabron, pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Macon, led in the dedication of the new church, which has replaced a building that has existed for nearly a century. Miss Betsy Lee Scarboro be came the bride of Walter Monroe Gardner, Jr. in a candlelit ceremony held Saturday, May 12, in Warrenton Baptist Church. Shown here Is the Northeast Piedmont Chorale preparing for its [ upcoming spring concert. The concert will be presented on May 21 at I p.m. in the sanctuary at Wesley Memorial United Methodist < Church in Warrentoo and again on May 25 at 8 p.m. in the auditorium " at Louis burg College. Under the direction of Daniel Steinert, the chorale will perform both sacred and secular works by Bach, [ Brahams, Chare Is Ives, Bernstein, Randall Thompson and others. The public Is invited to attend. Donations will be accepted. . The Warren County Scene High water at Kimball Point on Kerr Lake this week forced campers to abandon their tents, some seeming to have left in haste, even leaving clothes hanging on makeshift clotheslines strung between trees. (Staff Photo by Phyllis H. King) Here and There Tea Price Was Good Sign Because of tv.gh prices generally associated with resort areas, one is often apprehensive about trying new restaurants while at the beach. I had that concern last weekend while attending a meeting of the Eastern North Carolina Press Association held at North Topsail Shores, which is just a short distance from the sprawling Camp Lejeune Marine Base. Although some of the meals were arranged in conjunction with the press meeting, we had Saturday night dinner on our own, and the question of where to go arose. My fried Phil Fleming of Fuquay, who is in charge of media relations for Carolina Power and Light Com pany and a frequent visitor to the coast, came to my rescue. When I told Phil I was shopping about for a good seafood restau rant, he told me to take my party of five to the River View Cafe in learby Sneads Ferry. "They fill your plate and don't charge you an ;xhorbitant price," Phil said. We followed his advice and found Phil to have been quite accurate. [ observed two things even before ordering my meal that showed my aith in Phil had not been misplaced. The first was a banner pro :laiming that the River View Cafe is the meeting place of the Sneads Ferry Lions Club, and the second was the price of iced ea? 25 cents with free refills. Benson has joined a growing list of North Carolina towns which are preserving and showing off their past through the creation of a local museum. Regretfully, Warrenton is not in that number. The Benson Museum of Local History, which is located in the basement of the town's municipal building, was formally opened May 7. Admission is free to the public. The museum was established in 1987 for Benson's 100th birthday, and afterwards, a group of residents asked the town board to set aside space for the museum in the municipal building, which was formerly Benson High School. Not only have Benson residents come up with a permanent ] museum, but they have made good use of the town's high school. No j decision has been made on what will happen to John Graham Middle School in Warrenton once a new middle school is built and occupied, but it is something our folks should be considering. ??? i Several years ago we were talking at the office about the subject of , this newspaper's circulation, which at the time was about 4,600. Everyone agreed that 5,000 should be our goal, although not all of us j felt this was a realistic goal for many years as our county population i was showing no signs of rapid increase. So it was a joyous occasion a couple of weeks ago when we upped ? our weekly press run to 5,400. 1 felt a sense of real accomplishment j until I talked with Joe Greer, a member of our early morning breakfast club who hails from the mountains of western North Caro- , Una. I Joe said he wanted me to see a copy of his hometown newspaper which he receives on a weekly basis. The next morning he brought j me a copy of the Avery Journal, which is published in Newland, in < Avery County. I was surprised to see that the paper had a circulation of over 5,300. 1 assumed that it must be published in a larger town in a larger county. I soon learned that Newland, with a population of 767, is e smaller than Warrenton, and that Avery County, with a population of 15,028, has less inhabitants than Warren. Whatever they're doing, the folks on the Avery Journal are doing something right, and they are making our circulation milestone look a lot less significant. Norlina Installation Is Held i The Ladies' Auxiliary to Vet Tans of Foreign Wars Post 4096 if Norlina held its installation of ifficers at its regular meeting on day 8 at the Post Hall. The installation of Grace Rudd is president, as well as cere nonies for other officers, was terformed by Joanne Ayscue of he Henderson Post, Department if North Carolina State Guard, ihe was assisted by Mary Wood { the Roanoke Rapids Auxiliary, est department of North Caro ina president. Charles Smiley was installed as ommander of the Post by Michael Ayscue, past district commander of the Henderson Post. Both local officers expressed a goal of becoming more active in Warren County's programs. "Ac tivity on the local level will then R proceed to the state and national K levels," they agreed. A R Calorie Yields ^ If you are culling calories, substi tute a cup of skim milk (90 calories) K for a cup of whole milk ( 1 60 calories). A cup of regular creamed cottage ^ cheese has 217 calories, and a cup of low fat cottage cheese has 1 64 calories, i Convicts Need Not Apply For the past couple of months, the Warren County Board of Educa tion has been busy at work seeking candidates for the post of superintendent of schools. Applications were due by April 7 and in terviews were to have been completed by April 28. According to the board's original schedule, the identity of Warren County's new superintendent of schools is to be announced at the group's regular meeting on May 25. Apparently, superintendents are a particularly mobile group. As a result, the frantic search for persons to fill vacancies before the next school year is an activity which is claiming the time of boards of education across the state. And nearby Durham County is no exception. Kathryn Meyers, a member of the Durham board, conducted a just for-fun survey in an effort to learn those qualities students felt should be considered in the board's evaluations of candidates. The responses received from a group of third-graders at Hillandale Elementary School there formed the basis of an article by staff writer Flo Johnston, which appeared in a recent issue of the Durham Morning Herald. It seems that, sure enough, the Hillandale kids had a lot to say on the matter and believed a number of qualities should be taken into consideration by the Durham Board of Education. According to Ms. Johnston's account of the survey responses, the successful candidate for the post of superintendent must: ^ not have been in jail for murder; ^ like playing basketball with boys only; ^ be nice and like children, be interesting, and not be tardy; be over 20, have gone to college and not failed in school a lot; v think Durham County can make its schools better; ;> know a lot about school budgets; > have been a superintendent before; ^ like race cars, as well as being school superintendent; > be prepared for everything. But, some things were not viewed by the Hillandale kids as being particularly important. They were; ? growing up in North Carolina; ? whether the person is a man or a woman; ? whether they are single or married; ? whether they go to church every week; ? whether they like dogs and cats; ? whether they like basketball; and ? whether they drive a car made in the United States. *;,|andale kids did, however, have strong feelings about the rational administrators and believed the new school supers nt should "get a lot of money." So, Vi n County Board of Education members, GET ON THE STICK! .iiiments have been sought from area residents, school administrators, leadership team members and other adults. Maybe it is time to talk to some Warren County kids because real gems of wisdom can often come from the mouths of babes. Notes From All Over Diane Davis A West Virginia Letter G. B. Hull of Warrenton brought into The Warren Record office this week a letter from a West Virginia mother. It reads: "Dear Son: "Just a few lines to let you know I'm still alive. I'm writing this letter slowly because I know you can't read fast. You won't know the house when you come back, because we have moved. I won't be able to send you the address as the last West Virginia family that lived here took the numbers to put on their new house so they wouldn't have to change their address. "About your father, he has a good job now. He has 500 people under him. He is cutting grass at the cemetery. There was a washing machine in the house when we moved in, but it isn't working very good. Last week I put 14 shirts into it, pulled the chain and I ain't seen them since. "Your sister Jerry, she had a baby this morning. I haven't found )ut whether it's a boy or girl, so I don't know if you are an aunt or uncle. "Your uncle Dick drowned last week at the distillery. Some of his iellow workers dove in to save him, but he fought them off bravely. We cremated his body and it took us three days to put out the fire. "I went to the doctor on Thursday and your father went with me. rhe doctor put a small tube in my mouth and told me not to talk for 10 minutes. Your father offered to buy it from him. "It only rained twice last week, three days the first time and four lays the second time. It was so windy Monday that one of our chickens aid the same egg four times. "We got a letter from the undertaker yesterday. He said if the last >ill isn't paid on your grandmother's funeral within seven days, up ihe comes. "Love, Mother "P. S. I was going to send you $10 but I have already sealed the nvelope." Reading that letter, I remembered this story about a man who was explaining to a friend why he hadn't spoken to his wife. "I haven't spoken to my wife in six weeks," said the man to his friend. 1 "Why so long? Is there something really wrong between the two >f you?" his friend asked. "No," explained the man, "I just don't want to interrupt her." from HISTORY'S SCRAPB00K DATES AND EVENTS FROM YESTERYEARS lay IS, 1652? Rhode Island enacts first law in the U.S. against slavery. ilay 19, 1792? Russia invaded Poland. day 20, 1506 ? Death of Christopher Columbus. lay 21, 192*? Ted Nowak of Boston, New York, walked 148 miles in 29 hours, 29 minutes. lay 22, 1947? Greek-Turkish Aid Act, known as Truman Doctrine, signed by President Harry S. T ruman . lay 23, 17SS? South Carolina becomes the eighth state to ratify the Consti tution. lay 24, 1964? 300 people died in Peruvian soccer riots.
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