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(Sip Harott Sftnrh Published Every Friday By The Record Printing Company BIGNALL JONES, Editor ? DUKE JONES, Business Manager Member North Carolina Press Association 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." SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year, $3.00; Six Months, $1.50 Dim View Of Name Change While it is possible, as Shakespeare says, that a rose might smell just as sweet by any other name, Warren Coun ty citizens will look with small favor upon a plan to change the name of Kerr Lake to Buggs Island Lake. This has been proposed in a bill in troduced in the United States House of Representatives by . Congressman Watkins M. Abbitt of Virginia, accord ing to a far from objective story by Margaret Kemodle, datedlined Washing ton, D. C., and carried by the Associat ed Press. The bill would retain the name of Kerr Dam, but would change the name of the Reservoir to Buggs Island Lake. The writer says: "The question now seems to be are North Carolinians willing to be as generous with Vir ginians as they are to share the name of this mighty installation which has become a thing of scenic beauty and a great spot for fine fishing?" This comment about Virginia's gen erosity in allowing the dam to be named for a North Carolina congressman will bring forth derisive laughter from local citizens who remember the fight that Virginia made to retain the name Buggs Island for lake and dam, and how the State of Virginia has for years in its own signs called the reservoir Buggs Island Reservoir. This may have led to the confusion in names about which the writers refers in another paragraph of the story. -V In another paragraph the writer says, Should Counties Be Eliminated The Durham Morning Herald Is the county a useless unit of government? Dr. Selz Mayo of the Department of Rural Sociology at State College came near saying so when he told the agricultural extension workers of the state at their Asheville con vention that county lines are "real barriers to progress" and should be eliminated and that county governments have become inefficient and obsolete. Much of Dr. Mayo's criticism has validity, but it does not necessarily lead to the con clusion that we should eliminate the local level of government. Rather, such criticism should prompt the counties to take a good, clear look at themselves, appraise what they are doing, and on the basis of their findings make local government a more significant force in meeting the governmental needs of the people. ?Moat county lines today are fixed before modern methods of communication and trans portation made possible ready access over what were once considerable distances. When Durham County was organized, in 1881, the telephone was only five years old and had years to go before it became a commonplace Instrument. The practical automobile had not been Invented, and the railroad furnished the only relatively rapid transportation. And Dur ham is one of the younger counties of the state. Local traditions combines with local political interests to maintain the present county lines, though efficiency of government would be promoted, at relatively little incon venience to the people, by consolidation of ?MM counties with others. With the increasing cost of government and the services it renders, there has been an in creasing tendency to let the state snd federal governments take over more and more the raSponibillty for financing these services. In Some instances this tendency has been neces sary and has promoted progress. We need ?nly imagine what our highway situation " \_fee_if the counties stttl traitt and ffiain roads; or what the public schools would derived all their support from the remain, though, areas in which the haw a part to play and can fill an ptrtant place in the governmental setup, i Changes in county lines might be help hot county governments help to keep it should b??close to the The Intelligent Rabbit k) Telegraph even heard of a rabbit that waa enough to carry the left hind "Years ago there was really a Buggs Island. Virginians think for history's sake, the lake that swallowed the island, should have that name." Actually, the lake did not swallow the island, which is located a short distance below the Kerr Dam, although we feel that is not pertinent. It is true that during the construc tion of the dam and for a few years thereafter the dam and reservoir were known as the Buggs Island Dam and Buggs Island Lake. But Congress, in recognition of the work that Rep. Kerr did in having the dam built, named the dam and lake in his honor, and from the passage of the act giving the name ?John H. Kerr to the project that has been the official name of both dam and lake. So a dam and lake, lying largely in Virginia, bears the name of a former North Carolina congressman, just as the Norris Dam in Tennessee bears the name of a former Senator from Nebras ka. For some reason Virginia has never been too happy about this. The writer closed her article by say ing: "Many who knew 'Judge' Kerr, as he was fondly known during his many years in Congress, believe he would like the name shared. He was not one for personal glory so much as one for quiet hard work. In the years of strug gle between public and private power he was a guiding spirit toward the settle ment of the controversy over construc tion of the lake and dam. He would probably vote for the Abbitt bill?per haps boost it with a speech if he were still in Congress." No one knows what Judge Kerr would do if he were still in Congress. It is known that he was justly proud of the honor conferred on him by the Congress in recognition of his work for the pro ject that bears his name. Citizens of Warrenton, where he made his home, and of North Carolina, are proud of the honor conferred upon Judge Kerr and believe that it is richly deserved. They,! we feel, take a very dim view of the ef forts being made by Virginia to have this honor lessened. NEWS OF FIVE, TEN AND 25 YEARS AGO | * 111].Ill | Backward Into The Record May 24, 1957 Next week marks the end of the 1956-57 school year with exercises beginning on Wed nesday afternoon. Polio vaccine for ages 20"to 40 is available in a small amount at the Health Center. Little League baseball play will begin in the county on June 2. The John Graham High School Band will present its annual spring concert tonight in the school auditorium. May 23, 1952 The Norlina gymtorium will be dedicated on Sunday night with J. Edward Rooker, chair men of the Board of Education, making the dedicatory address. Ruth Turner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Turner of Vicksboro. has been named Valedictorian of the John Graham High School Senior Class. W. L. (Hickory) Wood has been designated as Country Squire by Governor W. Kerr Scott The Red Cross Bloodmobile will appear here on June 6, and thl? week an ?pp*?1 wag made Tor volunteers to donate blood. May 21, 1M7 Plans for a whole time Health Department were discussed at a called Joint meeting of the Board of Health and the Warren County Medical Society. Solicitor W. H. S. Burgwyn, appointed last week as special Superior Court Judge, will be sworn in at the May tent of coot today. Bora to Mr. and Mrs. Knfus Jones oa Mon day night. May 17, a son?Leon Idas John Jones, II. AD etriMroi (and their parmts) who are interested in the organisation of "The Chil dren's Chapter of the United Daughters of Confederacy" are asked to meet at the of Mrs Charles Peete on lay aa, at 4 o'clock. MOSTLY PERSONAL By BIGNALL JONES Reading Dr. Archibald Hen derson's "The Campus of the First State University" a few night ago I was surprised to find the part that Waren County played in the founding of the University of North Carolina. Benjamin Hawkins of Warren County was one of the promoters, and at one time Warren County was considered as the seat of the University, along with a number of other counties. Due to its central location and to the contribution made by citizens, many of them of Scotch ancestry, the Chapel Hill site was chosen. The dedi cation to the cause of educa tion and the difficulties faced by those responsible for its founding and operation make interesting reading. At a time when so many persons seem to find it diffi cult to walk more than a block, it is interesting to note that Hinton James of New Hanover County .the University's first, and for a while its only stu dent, walked 150 miles to en roll. 1 had long known that Wil liam K Davie of Halifax was largely responsible for the founding of the University and is known as the Father of the University, I did not know that he was also responsible for the founding of the War renton Academy, although I knew that he was one of the trustees of the school char tered in 1787. Dr Hender son says that he was respon sible for its founding. For several years I have at tended the annual Monogram Banquet of the John Graham High School, sponsored by the Warrenton Boosters Club, usual ly presenting trophies to the girl basketball players. They have always been enjoyaDle af fairs .but I think that the one last Friday night was the best that I have ever attended. Everybody was in fine mood, and contributions to a most successful season were so great and so many that almost every-1 one had something nice said j about him or her. This al- \ ways makes for a most enjoy- j able affair. William Taylor did a bang; up job aj> toas!master, and! since he has known most of! the seniors since kindergarten | days bccause they are class mates of his son, he spoke j from the heart as he praised I the character and the abilities j of the boys who have brought; so much honor to the school during the past year. As he spoke the boys had nlready I won the football and basket-' 'YT' 'J X~ ball conference championship and were tied for the lead in the baseball championship with two games to go. Monday after noon they wrapped this up by beating Weldon in five inning, 12 to 2. With such successful season, there was praise for the play ers, for the coaches, for the cheerleaders, for the announc er and for the speakers. It was very nice. While I witnessed most of the football and basketball games the past season, I did not see many baseball games this spring, but a few were played here on Monday after noons and 1 was able to see four of these, three of which were won quite handily, but the game with Davie was a tough affair, and as has been the case with play with Davie this year, luck with the locals. Monday afternoon of last week, John Graham defeated Littleton 18 to 6 in five in nings. and as play had already lasted to after 6 o'clock I was glad to see it end at the end of five innings. Such was not the case on Monday afternoon of this week as John Graham played Wel don here. For the first time I almost hated to see John Graham score. As John Graham came to bat in the bottom half of the fifth the locals were lead ing 10 to 2, and I knew that two runs would end play, un der a high school rule. I was thoroughly enjoying what was likely to be my last game of the season, it was fairly early, and I wanted to . see more j play. Rut the boys stepped up, | slammed away at the ball and | ended the affair. In doing so they sewed up j the baseball conference title,' and for the first time in the' history of the school, I believe, won the conference champion ship in all three sports, going to the regional finals in foot ball and to the state finals in basketball. Miss Delbridge Given Shower LITTLETON ? Miss Betty Ann Delbrid'ge, bride-elect of June 30. was feted at a mis cellaneous shower at the Com munity Building on Saturday night and was presented a cor sage of white carnations upon arrival. Mrs. Ivey Hale greet ed the guests. The table was covered with a white linen cloth, draped ] with baby ivy and centered with an arrangement of white peonies and greenery, flanked by burning tapers in crystal holders. The entire building bore arrangements of greenery and peonies. Mrs. Jimmy Hale, Mrs. Ivey Hale and Miss Camille Bobbitt had charge of the games and contests. Winners were Miss GARDEN TIME * ME. G.u (liu*r N.C. St.?lt Will we soon have "Flowers by the Yard"? We might, say Michigan State University re searchers. Under this new and some what revolutionary system, each flower would be packaged in dividually in a plastic bubble. Each bubble would be held by perforations to its neighbor and shipped in a roll or coil. The bubble would hold a small quantity of water. When the flowers are sold the quantity desired would be clipped from the roll Sounds simple, doesn't it? Extensive use of this sys tem will depend upon justifi- j able sales volume and a few) refinements. Plant breeders at Texas A&M may soon make available watermelon varieties of the bush type for commercial use. , A yellow-fleshed variety, Bush ] Desert King, was introduced; in 1958 for home garden use. Breeding work is now under way to produce a red-flesh va-; riety with a dark rind for commercial growers. They plan to follow though with a seed-' less type. It is reported that the Bush type may make it possible to produce as many as three times the number of melons per acre as the trailing type presently grown. Studies were conducted at Purdue University in 1958 to determine the effect of color j of fresh tomatoes on retail; sales. The tomatoes were grad ed into three color groups. I Elsie Hill of Greensboro and i Mrs. Palmer Newsom. William Sharpe, bridgeroom- \ elect, assisted Miss Delbridge in opening and displaying her I gifts. Punch was poured by Mrs. Ivey Hale and nuts, mints and ! cake squares were served by Mrs. Jimmy Hale, Miss Ca- j mille Bobbitt and Mrs. Rey-1 nolds Perkinson. Attend Anniversary Dinner Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Rodwell of Warren Plains recently at-1 tended the 47th wedding an niversary of Mrs. Rodwell' sis ter, Mrs. W. B. Poland, and Mr. Poland in Boykins, Va. red-ripe, intermediate and pink. The consumer was permitted to select the tomatoes he pur chased. A greater preference was shown for the reddish tomatoes offered for sale. Some toma toes were sold from all color groups, the degree of ripeness depending upon when they were to be used. In this study it was pointed out that half of the tomatoes purchased in a given week were picked up Friday and Sat urday. Fungus galls are showing up on azaleas and camellias in the Raleigh area. These galls cause the leaves to thicken and turn whitish or pinkish. Infection comes from alr-harasd fungi and the resulting galls are more disfiguring than serious. Pick them off and destroy Spraying to control the fung us to not usual? necessary hut may be required if the in fection i? heavy and persistent HOMELITE CHAIN SAWS Sales and Service Lawn Mower Repairs IVEY-CARTER SAW CO. Hyco Street NORLINA, N. C. It happened 100 YEARS ago The oldest incorporated trade association in the country, the United States Brewers Association, was organized in 1862... the same year that IN NORTH CAROLINA the much-feared Union ironclad Monitor, limping southward after its sea-duel with the Confederate Merri mac, sank off Cape Hatteras.As news spread throughout the South, steins of foaming beer toasted the sinking of this worthy foe. Forthen.as now, beer was the traditional beverage of moderation ? light, sparkling refreshment that adds a touch of Southern hospitality to any occa sion. North Carolinians have always enjoyed the good fellowship that goes with every glass. TODAY, in its centennial year, the United States Brewers Association still works constantly to as sure maintenance of high standards of quality and propriety wherever beer and ale are served. Mister PART-icular says LOTS OF "CARE-HOW" IN YOUR FORD DEALER'S SERVICE FORMULA! You expect specialized Ford service "know-how" what you luiug your car to a Ford Dealer. That's our stock in trade! But new service cus tomers quickly discover their work is done with "care-how" too. That's why they keep coming back. Our service experts are proud of their skill. They care how your work is done. They care about quality, and use only Genuine Ford Parts. They keep your Ford all Ford. Come in the nest time you need service. See for yourself. V.OJLF. QUALITY CARE FOR QUALITY CARS! BOYD-BOYCE MOTOR CO. WAKKBNTON, N. C. ISN'T IT TIME TO SAY STOP? ? ? . - Your taxes have been used for years to push this country a long way down the dangerous road toward government ownership of business. And some people are proposing that billions more in taxes be spent for the same purpose. ? They are proposing, for instance, that the federal government build electric power plants and power lines with money from you and other taxpayers. Yet there's not the slightest need for this kind of spending. America's investor-owned electric companies can supply and deliver all the additional electricity the growing nation will need. ? Needless spending of your tax money would be senseless at any time, but ifs downright dangerous today when so many billions are needed for defense. ? Isn't it time all taxpayers cried "STOP"? . . ' ** .; .. ? . .., CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY An invetMr-owned, taxpaying, public utility company
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