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Sip Varmt Xrcnrd 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 Changes Are Needed Within a little more than two weeks the Legislature of North Caro lina will meet in its new home in Raleigh to act upon a number of problems concerned with the welfare of the state. While the solons are considering' needed legislation, we would like to see them give some attention to two matters which we think should be of statewide interest. The first of these is the abolition of the requirement that the Legislature approve nomi nees to the county boards of educa tion. The second is to work for an amendment to the State Constitution abolishing the office of coroner as a constitutional office, subject to the vote of the people. We can see no reason whatsoever why after the people of a county have expressed their choice for mem bers of the board of education that their will should be subject to ap proval, sometimes change, by the State Legislature. We are well aware of the reasons advanced by Eastern Carolina legislators for the retention of this power in the hands of the members of the General As sembly, but it does not appear to us to be legitimate. The same reason ing that applies to the required ap proval of the Legislature for ?nem bers of the boards of education could just as well be applied to approval for the boards of county commission ers, or for that matter the approval of any duly elected official. What it does is to give power to the Legisla ture that should be retained by the people, and puts the school system deeper into politics. We would like In Gallery The Chapel Hill Weekly Senator Clarence Stone's decision to quarantine reporters to the gallery of the Senate during the 1963 Legislature will eventually rank, we will wager, as one of the most ill-conceived ground rules that has ever come from that distinguished body. From the pictures appearing in the papers recently, the isolation ward for re porters is above and beyond the carrying range of even Billy A'thur (who, incident ally, is staying home this season). The only communication permitted re porters with those on the floor of the Senate will be by vacuum tube and page. This is an awkward and uncertain line, at beat, and disregards Senators' pained ex Epressions, grunts and groans which, al though uncommunicable via page and tube, are often more newsworthy than what the august Senators have to say. In the end, however. Senator Stone's ban on face-to-face contact between reporters and Senators will probably work its most grievous hardship on the distinguished Hon orables themselves. A newsjnan responsible for covering the proceeding, and hamstrung by Senator Stone's prejudicial rule, will of necessity report what SEEMED to have happened, or what he THINKS happened. The rale figures to tremble the first time | Senator Stone is seriously misquoted. The time, it win come tumbling down. Some Food Star (Kwfrtk, Va.) rm tat Washington (a "think corn is the description used by the In News Latter), fat ?jtittrs Ml very much to see this requirement abolished. While we are not too happy about constant amendments to the State Constitution, and think that it is about time for the adoption of a new constitution to replace the much re vised one, we know that other amend ments will be offered from time to time. When this next occurs we would like to see an amendment abolishing the office of coroner as a constitutional office. We say this without any purpose of reflecting: upon the many fine men elected as coroners of the state. But in reality the position of coroner requires skills not possessed by the average layman, and we can see no more reason for the people voting for a coroner than they would for county physician or welfare superintendent. There is a growing feeling that the office of coroner should be held by a physician, as is the case in neigh boring Vance County. The matter has been before the board of county commissioners in years past, but it was found that the coat would be prohibitive to a county as small as Warren, or at least that was the view expressed by the commissioners at that time. Actually there is not too many calls for the service of a coroner in many rural counties, and we believe one coroner could well serve three or four counties in this section of rural North Carolina in this day of rapid travel, and the cost shared by the participating counties on an area population basis. Or, if feasible the County Health Officer, might serve in this position. But this can not be done as long as the Constitution re quires that each county in the state elect a coroner. That is our main reason for desiring fhe abolishing of coroner as a constitutional officer. Without this requirement, in many cases boards of county commissioners could improve county service with out prohibitive costs. NEWS OF FIVE, TEN, 25 YEARS AGO Looking Backward Into ^ie Record January 17, 195S Work on the addition of four class rooms at Prospect Methodist Church at Embro has been completed. Major Charles A. Speed of Raleigh, di rector of the highway safety division of tho State's motor vehicle department, was scheduled to speak to members of the War renton Woman's Club last night. The Board of Town Commissioners on Monday night approved an option for a pumping station and diversion dam. Bids on half a dozen small Negro schools have been raised and will be readvertised, it was learned at the office of the super intendent of school* yesterday. January It, IKS A modern supermarket, financed by Nor lina and Warren ton business men, will be constructed in South Nor lina and expected to be in operation within M days, Raby L. Traylor, Norlina business Ban, said yeater dr;. Warren County tobacco quotas In IMS, under the 8 pur cent acreage cut, will be 8.B48.S acres. D. C. (Peahead) Walter, former at Wake Forest, will bt at the animal dinner unHlsg of tke ti ?. Shipp McCsrroll, The Pastor's Paragraph By t. X. 8TONEY Ii there any connection be tween Christianity and Free dom? There are aolid rea sons to believe that the Roots or oar Freedom are in the teachings of Christ, have never in history sprung from any other source and can never arise from anything but the Gospel. Here are some reasons: First Christians respect people as Children of God and respect the sanctity, dig nity, and freedom of the in dividual and personhood. They look upon a person not as a thing to be used but first as a person. Each hu man being is regarded as a Child of God, not as a piece | of chattel, either for the state or for private use, but I as a human being and a per-1 son. Secondly, persons are not regarded as means to an end but as ends in themselves and are the fulfillment of God's Creation and are the heighlh of it and are of first import ance in their own right. Too much in popular attitudes re gard people only in terms of! functions, or as things, how they are useful to some cause or purpose merely as a means to an end. In the Christian view a human be ing is God's own Child and created in His image and in His likeness. Thirdly, Christianity is a religion of commitment rath er than coercion, freeing! Christians from the law. If he loves he will keep all laws, even if they weren't en forced because he chooses and wants to serve His God, to whom he is committed and His Fellow man by the Grace of His Faith and Commit The snhstsnce of tooM oat of our the Dignity of Mas, in God'< image to be a Child of God, and foe God'i own. purpose Freedom comes out of the Love of God and our Neighbor, which is the sub stance of the Gospel of Christ. Former Warren ton Man Honored At Rocky Mount A former Warrenton resi dent, W. V. Ellington, has been honored by electrical contractors of Rocky Mount following his retirement af ter 45 years as Rocky Mount electrical inspector and as sistant director of public utilities. During a recent dinner, El lington, who had been era ployed by the City of Rocky Mount since 1918 until his retirement early in January, was presented with an en graved plaque, a television set and a gift certificate. A resident of Rocky Mount for 49 years, Ellington was employed by the telephone company for four years be fore going to work for the city. Under his supervision has been the reading of some 30, 000 meters each month. He has had five readers and four For Your PAINTING And REPAIR WORK NEEDS Call EDDIE G. HAMM, Jr. Tel. 510-8 Rt. 2, Warrenton LEGGETTS Limited quantities! Friday & Saturday Only ACETATE TRICOT BRIEFS 3(or75< Our regular "Reigning Beauty" briefs, now at special Diamond Jubilee savings I TmH by the Salter Fabrics Tasting Bureau ?how that the fabric has the high count and high tonsil* strength that assure long wear and ? minimum of shrinkage. Extra fuM cut, trimly tailored for smooth Nt. White only. Ivy them by the dozen at this gk _ 1 AI wuryuin prV?eI A A AA DIAMOND JUBILEE t , :.sf ; ? im ? ? H. helpers to do tl? Job. Mr. and Mrs. Silingt resident* of Boal Their onljr child, Ml*. Cuthrell, is also a resident of | Rocky Mount Mr. Ellington. a native of j the upper put of Warm County, mm to with his parents as ? boy tad vast moat of boyhood b?re. Ho is ? broth-1 or of County C A. J. Ellington and liiss Ef-| fie Ellington at WarrontoiL ^^rrs-sas sod that the itork bad dolh? ered ? lovely baby atoMr for -Aw," Mld.tho tad, -I *M hoping for u older brother." WINTER TIME SERVICE SPECIAL We are happy to announce that James Paschall, formerly with War rent on Livestock Market is associated with us. Mr. Paschall is factory trained in Allis Chalmers and New Holland Farm Ma chinery. Bring in your balers, combines, forage harvesters, rakes, mowers, tractors, and any other machinery that will be put through its paces next spring and summer. Have them inspected and examined for worn or unsafe parts and completely lubricated FREE OF CHARGE. Our mechanics will replace all worn parts on your machine and have it ready for a trouble free season ahead. Call 933-1 or stop by and make an appointment for your machine now. C&S TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT CO. Allis Chalmers & New Holland Dealer WARRENTON, N. C. NO LIMIT AT YOUR A&P! ALLGOOD BRAND NO. 1 SLICED A 1-LB. ? ? PKG. SUPER-RIGHT PORK SAUSAGE I lb. Roll - 29? - 2 lb. Roll 57c ;r P. ?? ?? i ?? i Jr t -A tj ?..< . ; - <? % ?* Sultana Strawberry Ann Page Creamy Preserves ... 2 j?R 59c Peanut Butter .. ??? 59c Sultana Brand Fruit Sultana Brand Fre?h Cocktail .... 3^ 88c Prune Plums . 4^*890 DEXO Vagttable Shortening 3 lb Can i ? A&P FROZEN beans"...2 "?? 35? White House Evaporated MILK.. 6.^77? Prieea In This Ad Ale Effective Through Saturday, January Uth OUTSTANDING VALUE! 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