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?I p?I larrrn Sri v- ' Published Every Thursday By The Record Printing Company P. O. BOX 70 - WARBENTON, N. C. *75?|> r 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, VNDER THE LAWS OF CONGRESS "Second Class Postage Paid At Warren ton, N. C." qtiuqprtptthm p atitq ? yxar, U.ooj six months, ti.so llun aa i ro. out of statbi on* ykak. $4.?oi six months, M.n Would Mean Much To Warrenton With a fine plant under construct ion at Warrenton and the water snarl having been worked out, War renton citizens learn with pleasure that Norlina business leaders are optimistic over the passage of a bond issue to Improve its water sys tem as the first step in obisining an industry for that town. A plant at Norlina would mean much to-Warrenton and to the entire county, just as the Warrenton plant will mean much to Norlina. After all the two towns are within a few miles of each other with citizens living in one town and working in the other and trading in both towns. It would be an exaggeration to say that Norlina and Warrenton will be one town in a few years from a governmental standpoint, but it is no overstatement to say that they will be working closer together in the fu ture, with some functions be ing performed jointly. We foresee the day when Norlina and Warren ton may be in the same sanitary district. It also occurs to us that it may be feasible at some future date to establish a modern fire department in the center of the area of the two towns with paid firemen and the most modern equipment to serve both towns. There are many other ways the two towns can work together for their mu tual advantage. The Warren Record is not going to presume to tell Norlina voters how to vote on its bond issue but, not only because this newspaper feels that it is also Norlina's paper, but for the good of the entire comi ty we fervently hope that the bond issue will pass. We consider Norlina's action in putting in a sewage system a few years ago the greatest single step the town has taken for its future and that the vote for the bond issue could be an even greater step. We feel that without growth of Norlina and Warrenton that there will be little growth in Warren County. Ali Are Helped By industry Among the members of the War ren Industrial Commission pre sent at the meeting of the com mission with the boards of commis sioners of Warrenton and Warren County last ThugptKy night" was Frederick Wi^M^ifc^Kf Inez. Mr. Williams is a larfpa fanmnr in Fork Township, makes his living almost entirely off the farm, is not de pendent upon the growth of the county or Warrenton, some 14 miles from his home. Following the meeting, the editor of this newspaper told Mr. Williams that he appreciated his support in a measure that could mean nothing directly to him. You are wrong, Mr. Williams said, "I might want to sell my house some day." There is a sermon in that re mark and illustrates the value of industry to all the county, not just to the towns where industry will be In operation. The building of Coch rane Furniture Plant here, and the Indication that a large factory will be built at Norlina, means much more than added dollars in the cash registers of ttw merchants of the two towns. It means that the coun ty, after ye *?&,.<* .decline, is on the way upward. This in turn means that,there is not a business in War renton that can not be sold at a higher figure, important to older businessmen whose sons have left for larger cities because of lack of opportunities; and there are fewer homes that cannot be sold at a bet ter price. Factories in the area are bound to create a demand for homes, and are bound to increase service industries. Not only will factories mean em ployment of labor, but should offer opportunity for secretaries, filing clerks, typists to find work at home rather than in other,towns and cities. Industry (Continued from page 1) ollna. He said that these com panies want to go east far enough to obtain labor, but no farther from the Piedmont than Is necessary. "I don't know of any place batter situat ed for this purpose than Is Warrenton," he said. "What you do bare tonight," ha said, "will determine War rantors future for years to com*." He said that CAD had worked closely with War renton In Us efforts to attract Industry, "but if you show us that you are unable to provide 'necessary water for this plant, you ham probably seen the last of us for a long time." Bell Said that he had been familiar with Cochrane for years and that Warrant on is fortunate in having them coo* here. B Is a fine com Strickland, CAD fl c on suit ant, told of the that an Industry to a town and county. of Cochrane y, was aflne i of how ample water can -t a community's after erecting a a site for a branch of Its com pany, Jerry Cochrane, presi dent of Cochrane Furniture Company, said. He said that he not only wanted to have a fac tory here, but wants to feel that he Is a part of the com munity. Before commenting on the selection of Warrenton as a factory site, Cochrane read a letter In *hlch both the County of Warren and the Town of Warrenton assured him that If he would choose Warrenton as a site they would! assure him of ample water, ai aid that he hopes jto bq lA operation here on ? limited scalelby May, but that until hq can gpt enopgh water to operate a sprinkler system, that the Insurance companies would not permit his company to do reflnlshing and would limit the amount of stock on the company's yard. Cochrane said that his com pany at first planned to build ? *800,000 plant here, bat ln creased its investment to $1, 200,000. Taxfes on this present investment, he said, are expect* ed to be from $8,000 to $10,000 a year. Forty acres of land Is not needed tor a furniture factory the site of the one being built ? Warrenton, Cochrane said, but Ms compljr bought this amount at acreage In order to be prepared for that l? w ;.?r weeks. A part of the $1,200,000 his company plans to spend at War renton, Cochrane said, will be $100,000 tor an antl-pollutlon system, which will result In no smoke from the plant's opera tion. Cochrane closed his remarks by statins that he had met won derful people here and had been attracted to the community, but asked that his company be furnished water as quickly a* possible. Amos L. Capps, chairman of the Board of County Commis sioners, said that while ha did not believe that at present enough labor Is In the county and available for Cochrane'# needs, bat he ad been as sured that many persons would return to the cotaity if work is provided. He said that a re port that he was opposed to industrial development was not true. Warrentoo Mayor W. A. Miles told the croup that Warrenton is anxious to obtain industries, and that the town particularly welcomed Cochrane Furniture Plant. Ha said that ha was con fident that ample water would be supplied the company. tor a general i roe Garctner pointed out that Warren Cotmty was not ad vancing a penny of Its money to erect a water task here, that this Is being provided by the Cltlsms Hank, to be repaid by the county with taaas coUa< could be iflEfiR -?-J??? Mostly Personal Bj BJGNALL JONES Darin* th? dozen years that War ronton was showing Its most rapid development and *? tU the depression merchants worked long hours and for the treat majority of persons the re was no such thing as a 40-hour week or overtime pay. On Sat j urday nights grocery stores | remained open until midnight In i many Instances and both drug stores would remain open un til 10 p. m. in order to get the fountain trade of those who had attended the picture show. The drug stores also gave curb service, and one of the fun things of the young boys and tfrls was to fill the passen ger space of an automobile carry the overflow on the runnlngboards for a trip to the drug store on a summer night for nickel fountain drinks and nickel Ice cream cones or cups, served at the curb. The drug stores were also somethingof a social club, it was a morning ritual for business men in the southern part of town to meet at Hunter Drug Store for a Coke mixed by Dr. White or Dr. Jones, and at all hours of the day a checker game was belngplay ed In window seat of the store. Boyce's Drug Store served the same functions for the people In the northern part of the busi ness section. For years Warrentcn ladles coming down town to shop would stop by the drug stores for a drink and refreshments. A par ticularly large number of these during the depression and the war years gathered each morn ing at Hunter Drug Company for a social hour and these women were named by the late Dr. Charles Peete the Lily Club, it is strange to think that many young people of the town today have never even heard of the Lily Club. Some stores would open at 6:30 a. m. in the summer as a convenience to farmers and would remain open to around B p. m. Hours were long, but this did not mean that the people were working hard. There was little rush, merchants and even employees had time to read the newspaper, to step out for a drink, and customers would loaf as they sat on counters or bags or books of merchandise and Letter To Editor PBOUD OF TEAM To The Editor: As I read the February 26 edition of The Warren Record, I saw, as did all readers of the Record, a photograph of the Norllna High School Girl's Basketball Team, winners of this year's Roanoke Conference Championship and Roanoke Conference Tournament Champions for the second con secutive year. While looking at the photo graph, I thought of all the hard work, time, energy, patience, fellowship, and above all, team work that made this such a suc cessful season for Coach Bob Price and his staff and his high ly successful Girls Basketball Team. One cannot help but be proud of such an accomplish ment. I am sure that all the fans, supporters and competitors of the Norllna Blue Waves would Join ma in saying, "Congratu lations for a Job well dona." TOMMY FRAZBR, President, Norllna High School Athletic Association. on the over the county market. During the rtHcusslrwi period several Interested citizens spoke of the need for Industry tor the count' and how Warren ton must not miss the great opportunity facing it. Jim Limer, County Attorney, ask ed several questions about the policy of stir char gas in other counties, partlcularlyjnjtock Ttae questions ware directed to Brace Strickland, who said that It was unusual, and that many counties were erecting water teaks and paying for them through taxes levied on Industry. Bill Coiey of CPtL asked that ha be permitted to reply. He said that ha was not famil iar with all the counties fetch Limer to familiar with 1 Ha said that Bock County levied a >r to pay j to an airport, i County Ei talk, joke and laugh. Grocery store* sold molass es from barrels, crackers from barrels, and cheese from a whole cheese, usually covered. Sardines, In olive oil, and pat ted ham, both opened with keys attached to the can, sold tor a nickel, and penny cakes were sold from Jars. Many farmers trading In town would get their dinner at the grocery stor es, satisfying their appetites with potted ham, sardines, cheese and crackers, at small cost. Incidentally, this was before the days of lunch. Peo ple ate breakfast, dinner and supper, usually big meals, in stead of breakfast, lunch and dinner. And they took their time about it. In today's rush some people actually fall to eat any break fast, substituting for it soft drinks and nabs during a coffee break, and others may eat an egg, a piece of toast and cof fee. Most persons eat a light lunch and make dinner the heaviest mealof the day, often hurrying through It In order to attend some kind of meeting or some social activity. When this was almost a strictly rural county and most of the business men had been raised on the farm, the farm customs dominated the town. Breakfast was eaten early and was a hearty meal. Little toast -was served. In Us place were hot biscuits. Not an egg, but eggs were served. Also on the table were grits, ham or sau sage and sometimes beefsteak. Occasionally breakfast might consist of waffles and chicken or turkey hash; and there was always good country butter and milk. Families were large and din ners were heavy. The menu many times would consist of two kinds of meat, a variety of vegatables, butter milk real buttermilk with flecks of butter ? sweet milk, pickles, Jams and jellies and desserts; sometimes two kinds of pie and/or cake. Hot rolls or hot biscuits were always served for supper with a meat course. Even the poorer families had cooks, mostly overworked and underpaid, and many a husband -had?never washed a dish, and wives"* knew nothing of this task, except on the one Sunday a month when the cook was given a day off, or happened to be sick. Iran, devied from the Aryan, is the correct name for the country long referred to as Per sia. Is "~n ?" bile TtfipSS^ May B* Provided HENDERSON - Howard T. Pittsi local manager, announc ed yesterday that Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Com pany la Interested In pro viding Improved Mobile Tele phone Service (IMTS) (or the Henderson and surrounding towns if there is sufficient in terest to Justify it. IMTS is designed to provide for ? "vehicles" telephone ser vice comparable to that provid ed in homes and offices. Local and long distance calls can be dialed direct from your ve hicle and calls can be receiv ed without operator assistance. The radio range of the mobile unit would be about 25 miles from the center of town. If there is enough expressed Interest for IMTS, and upon approval from the Federal Communications Commission for Carolina Telephone to provide this service, it would take abouc 12 months to order and install the necessary equip ment. Anyone interested should contact their local Telephone Business office. No Longer A Gadget RALEIGH? The can opener is no longer considered a gadget; it's a necessity. For the average N>memaker opens about two cans of food each day. According to Iola Pritchard, extension specialist in food conservation and marketing, North CarolinE state Univer sity, canned goods, one of the first convenience foods, Is still one of the most popular. Today there are over 500 dif ferent canned food items on the market, not counting the various brands or can sizes. For consumers wishing to get the best value forthe money they spend, Miss Pritchard offers these shopping sugges tions: Read the label. It should tell the name of the product, net weight or volume, ingredients, and name and address of the processor. Other information such as type of pack, grade and directions for use may be Included , although these are optional. Notice the price, the spec ialist advises. Canned foods may be priced singly or in units. They are packed in different size or weight cans. Also, since they are packed under differ-" ent brand names, the budget Monflat, it arch 9; Macon Homemakers will meet at 3:00 P- m. with Mrs. Vlrgie Moss. Liberia Homemakers ?U1 meet at 7:00 p. m. as scheduled. Tuesday, March 10: Bur chette Homemakers will meet at 1:00 p. m. as scheduled. The Areola Extension Home maker s Club will meet at 2:00 p. m. at the Areola Clubhouse. Mrs. W. T. Robertson will be wise shopper should figure the cost per serving. She will also do well to keep In mind the way the food will be prepar ed. If shelf space Is available, the wise shopper can take ad vantage of "specials" and quantity buys. Having canned foods on h?nd not only adds to the convenience of meal pre paration; it may mean the dif ference between balanced meals and Just meals, Miss Prltchard concludes. Snow Hill Honwmafears will idmI at 7:30 p. m. with Mr*. Melvln Tinstall. Wednesday, March 11: The Inez Extension Homemakers Club will meet at 2:00 p. m. at Inez clubhouse. - The Warren County 4-H Council will meet at 7:30 p. m. at the Warren County Court house. Thursday, March 12: Hecks Grove Home makers will meet at 1:30 p. m. with Mrs. Cora Watson. The Enterprise Extension Homemakers Club will meet at 2:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs. E. C. Reld, Sr. The Extension Advisory Board will meet at 7:30 p. m. In the Warren County Agricul tural Building. Friday, March 13: Mayflow er Homemakers will meet at 2:00 p. m. with Mrs. Elnora Mann. the trading hduse LOU I5BL RG, N. C. SOLID WOOD FURNITURE FACTORY SECONDS "DIRECT FROM FACTORY" OPEN 8 TO 5 - 6 DAYS EACH WEEK OFFICE "LARGE SAVINGS" HOME -496-39BD S53-27B6 DINING ROOM. &ED ROOM ft DEN FURNITURE Now! Better Car Service GAS ? OIL GREASE JOBS SPECIAL RECAPPED TIRES ALL H ,V"S> $8.95 TIRE REPAIRS =Z) (Auto) MINOR TUNE-UPS AND WHEEL BALANCING SMITH & SON AMOCO Corner Franklin & Main Warrenton, N. C, ? ir i , i , ? Ancient oaks yawn at the sky. Magnolia scent drifts lazily by. And straw-bottom chairs on a broad veranda tempt the passer , by to sit a spell and rock. For 140 years this southern mansion has bathed in the gentle spring sun. Now, when bitter winter winds moan through the oaks, the gentle waxmth of spring moves inside. Because this great house has electric heat. Gentle, even electric
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