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Town Board Too Large
Without any reflection upon any
member of the Board of Town Com
missioners and well aware of the
contribution that each of them is
making to the well being of the town,
we would like to offer a sugges
tion which we believe would not only
save the town some money but would
tend to more effective government
and at the same time reduce the
hours spent in monthly meetings.
We believe that the town board
is too large for a town of Warren
ton's present size or its size in the
forseeable future. A seven-member
board could be justified in the days
when the town owned many enter
prises which had to become largely
the concern of committees, but
this situation no longer exists. A
three-member board could probably
handle the affairs of the town satis
factorily, as is the case at Norlina,
but a five-member board might be
better.
We feel that a seven-member
board is unwieldly and often tends
in its meetings to become a de
bating society instead of a deliber
ating body.
With this thought in mind we
would like to see the town's charter
amended in the next session of the
Legislature and the number of mem
bers on the board reduced to five.
There are several months before
the next session of the Legislature.
We would like to see our board
members and citizens of the town
give some thought to this matter,
discuss it fully, weigh the pros and
cons and if in their considered judg
ment they think it for the best in
terest of the town, have the charter
amended.
License Lifted Nine Times, But
The Charlotte Observer
An Interested Charlottean has sent us a
copy of the Department of Motor Vehicles
record of one North Carolinian. It Is frighten
ing that this person Is still operating a
vehicle on the roads of North Carolina. And
it Is ridiculous that some insurance com
pany must insure him against liability on an
"assigned risk" basis.
The record of this unnamed driver shows
that since 1954 he has been involved in 50
separate cases involving either accidents,
moving violations or failure to have liability
insurance. His right to drive has been sus
pended-nine-times.
The first entry in March, 1954, was a
speeding charge (70 mph). He Was convicted
fouir' days late, and prayer -for - Judgment
was continued. The last entry was for a speed
ing charge in March, 1969 (75 in a 60 zone),
with conviction in January, 1970, Judgment was
suspended.
But does this person ever have an "In be
tween?"
He has been Involved in seven accidents.
Three Involved personal Injury. In six of these
accidents, the record bears the notation "No
violation recorded." There was a charge of
"following too closely" In the other.
Speeding? This driver has been charged
18 times in 15 years, seven times at 70
mph or more. There are three additional
charges of "driving too fast for conditions"
and one of "exceeding safe speed."
What about other violations? These In
clude driving on the wrong side of the road
02), stop sign violation (2), improper muffler,
improper turn (2), failure to yield right-of
way, Improper equipment and no liability
Insurance (3).
What have the courts of North Caroltnadone
to this driver in the course of 35 convic
tions since 1954? Well, there have been three
bond forfeitures, eight instances in which
"prayer for judgment was continued" andfour
ending in "Judgment suspended." In the others
the driver apparently got off with payment
of a fine, for there is nothing about these
Judgments In the record.
The Department of Motor Vehicles has
done what It could to keep this menance
off the highways. It has suspended this driv
er's license for such diverse reasons as
failing to deposit security, two offenses
of .speeding, over 55, insurance cancellation
(5 times) and excessive points for moving
-Violations. .But this person drives on in North
.?Carolina. ? m. * ......
No one with this record should be legally
allowed behind the wheel of a vehicle on North
Carolina highways. If there is not adequate
provision in state law for permanent suspen
sion, the General Assembly must provide it.
Quite clearly, not enough Judges in the lower
courts of North Carolina have the benefit of
knowing this person's past record when he
appears before them. No modern district
court system should be without the means
of getting every defendant's record quickly
and completely, especially intraffic violations.
This individual is operating an automobile
in this state at the peril of every one of us.
The record suggests he has no respect for the
law and little concern for his own life and the
lives of others. And no person in a place of
authority has moved surely to rectify that
situation.
No wonder so many North Carolinians are
killed or Injured on the highways.
.4
Muskie s Pollution Dilemma
By ROSCOE DRUMMOND
In The Christian Science Monitor
It is hard to recall when, If ever, there
has been so much unity on a single big issue
aa there Is in the United Stales today on
pollution.
The country is united. The parties are
united. The President and the Congress are
vying to outdo the other. There Is no sec
tional dissent.
With this kind of consensus, big things
ought to be In motion.
They will, but It needs to be understood
that it Isn't going to be easy or simple for
one Important reason:
The nation has conflicting needs; we need
to do things which will reduce pollution and
at the same time we need to do things which
create pollution.
Example: We need more electric power,
bat to get more power?electric or nuclear?
we will have to build plants which cause
pollution of the air and the water.
* Example: We need more Jobs to reduce
unemployment, but creating more Jobs will
create more pollution.
Example: We need an expanding economy
to reduce poverty and to provide the tax
revenue to do the most urgent things to meet
domeatic problems. Bat an expanding economy
will BMan expending pollution.
This eat Win a] dilemma?the dilemma of bow
to reconcile needed actions which cut back
with desired actions which add to
well Illustrated in the personal
at one of the nation's moat ardent
___ MBd liuakie of
Who aight bo the Democratic Party's
to 1972.
to Muakie's dilemma? ft is ax
uttoo'a dilemma. ?
strong legislation
at every level <rf govem
a strong supporter at
oU tanker
risk the kind of oil spills and pollution which
have occurred elsewhere.
Why does Senator Muskle want to take
this pollution risk? It Is certainly not be
cause he Is heedless of the risk. Not at all.
It Is because he (eels that the need to pro
vide more jobs for the people of Maine, and
to cut oil costs for New England as a whole
is a priority goal and that the benefits will
be greater than the potential harm to the en
vironment.
Muskle is completely straightforward In
recognizing this very real conflict of interest.
"The dilemma which faces us," he said,
"In Maine and in South Carolina (where a
petrochemical complex is proposed at Hilton
Head) is the conflict between needed eco
nomic development and our commitment to
protect the environment."
But to state the dilemma does not resolve
It. We need to realize that economic expan
sion cannot be brought to a half while we
are searching for the technology to contain
the pollution which production causes?
unless we are prepared to accept the conse
quences which would follow a standstill or
declining economy. These consequences
would be reduced federal revenue, higher un
employment, more people on relief, and
more poverty for the disadvantaged.
Time was then, leaving the factories in
Pittsburgh In ltfe afternoon, workers would
view with satisfaction the apt rating smoke
clouding the skies. Their instinctive feel
big was that when thsre was smoke In the
skies, there were Jobs to be had.
That's no longer good enough. We cai't
1 afford to continue to despoil the environ
I rteilt, bat we cant shot down economic growth
as though it ware an excrescence at an over
. ?odmty.
We want to end pollution, hot It wm
. take new technologies to do it unless wa
sonomlc development is no
1 (toot* that Senator Meskie
br other ardent environmentalists will reach
"? :: ''
Mostly
Personal
By BIGNALL JONES
Attending the meeting of the
Town Board last Tuesday from
8 p. m. to 11:30 p. m., after
a tiring day, I was remind
ed of other meetings stretch
ing over 40 years where talk
and more talk seemed to go
on endlessly. Sessions have al
ways been prolonged by taSh,
some of It not germalne, much
of It tapetltlous, but In recent
years the sessions of the
town board have grown longer
and longer.
There was much business be
fore the board on last Tuesday
night, much of which could
have been handled by com
mittees, but as I listened to
each member offering his com
ments on the matter before
the board, I thought how much
more effective the board would
be if Its membership were re
duced from seven to five, or
barring that how much time
could be saved by giving the
committees more authority.
Covering board meetings is
but a continuance of the day's
work and a part of a news
paper's tesponsibillty, and
many good stories are found in
the process, and yet there is
always the wish that boards
would attend to business and get
the job done with the least pos
sible digression. In the early
years the wish was actuated
by the hope that I could get
through in time for a date, and
In later years it has been
that I might get home in time
for a few moments relaxation
before going to bed.
During the years that I have
been attending meetings of the
board I have seen many com
missioners come and go, some
mediocre and some excellent,
but it is the little things that 1
recall as I think of these men
who have played a part In the
life of Warrenton.
The late W. R. Strickland
taught me a use of the budget
as I began my first of three
terms on the town board. When
I suggested the need for a very
minor project, Mr. Strickland
Informed me that there had been
no provision made in the bud
get for the work, but a short
time later I found his pro
jects being suggested and often
carried out when no funds had
been provided In the budget.
Thus, while recognizing that
funds must be budgeted and
that lack of appropriation is
often a legitimate reairfin,
I also found that the DUdget
on occasions could be stretch
ed, and that often it is used
In the same manner that a
bank cashier uses his board
of directors.
Two things I remember over
the years about Mr. Frank
Serls was his continuing con
cern with Mr. Will Davis's sta
ble and cow lot across the street
from his home, and that his
favorite motion was to adjourn.
In the days that Mr. Serls
served and before the wide
usage of the wrist watch, Amos
and Andy was a highlight of the
radio program and most of the
commissioners wanted to finish
the business of the board be
fore the program came on at
9 o'clock. Among the most ar
dent Amos and Andy fans was
Mr. Serls. As the hour of nine
approached, there was much
pulling out of pocket watches
and some snapping of watch
cases, and usually before nine,
came Mr. Serl's, "I move
that we adjourn."
When I think of the late Mr.
Abner Moseley as a commis
sioner, I am apt to think of the
days when the town owned a
horse and wagon Instead of a
truck, and the purchase of a
horse, the finding of a com
petent driver, and the price of
hay were among matters oc
cupying the attention of the
board. The purchase of hay
was of concern to Mr. Mose
ley as the Warrenton Gro
cery Company, of which he
was manager, sold hay to the
town. A minor- matter among
larger concerns of the then
prosperous grocery company,
It was of concern to Mr. Mose
ley, and In talk about the price
of hay was apt to get Mr.
Moseley launched Into the man
agement and operation of the
grocery company In rather
lengthy detail.
A doctor's hours were rather
Irregular In those days and I
suppose that the late Dr. Gld
Macon had no regular bedtime
whan he served on the board.
Liking people, be never seemed
ha any hurry for the commis
sioners to adjourn. I remem
ber, to my dismay, how often
as the board was about to ad
journ he would bring 9 an
mm at business. Bat that la
that periifts
oommiaaiooara to this day.
fj|M memory serves to recall
not her and the temptation to
digress often proves irresist
For no apparent reason,
thought at Mr. Moaeley
Many Drunk Drivers
On Roads Of N. Carolina
By GINGER FURNESS
CHAPEL HILL- To what de
gree are motorists arrested In
North Carolina "under the In
fluence?"
"Many people who are ar
rested and tested may be lucky
to be alive," according to Don
ald Relnfurt, a research as
sociate at the University of
North Carolina Highway Safety
Research Center.
Relnfurt has completed a
study of 10,648 arrests for driv
ing under the Influence. More
than half of these drivers who
agree to take the breathalyzer
test had an alcohol blood
content of between 0.15 and
0.25 per cent.
"The best word to describe a
man with this much alcohol In
his blood Is 'stoned,' " Reln
furt said.
Under North Carolina law
a person must have a blood con
tent of at least one tenth of one
per cent alcohol to be consid
ered legally "under the in
fluence."
"It's not the person who has
one or two drinks in an even
ing, who gets arrested," Reln
furt points out. "It takes fair
ly heavy drinking to get to the
0.1 level or higher."
More to the point, when al
cohol Is found to be a factor
in highway deaths, most of the
fatalities are people who are
deeply intoxicated and in many
cases have a history of abusive
use of alcohol.
A similar study conducted by
the North Carolina State High
way Patrol is in harmony
with Reinfurt's conclusions.
Col. Edwin C. Guy, comman
der of the State Highway Patrol,
noted that in February of this
year, only 201 or 8.5 per cent
of 2,354 motorists who took the
breathalyzer test were under
the . 10 level.
Guy reported that 701 or
29.8 percent registered in the
.10 to .15 range, 1,233 or 52.4
percent fell between. 16 and .25,
and 219 motorists had alcohol
levels of .26 or above.
Relnfurt studied data re
ported and carefully com
piled by the State Highway
Patrol over a six-month period.
Of 10,648 motorists arrest
ed for driving under the in
fluence from Sept. 1, 1968,
through Feb. 28, 1969, 94.7
per cent of those who took
the breathalyzer tests were al
the 0.1 level or higher, 56.5
percent registered between 0.16
and 0.25 per cent. An astound
ing 12.5 per cent were at the
level 0.26 and above.
The six-month period ended
before the implied consent law
became effective July 1, 1969.
Only two-thirds of the motor
ists arrested during this
period agreed to take the
breathalyzer test.
Under the implied consent
law any licensed North Carolina
motorist who refuses to take the
breathalyzer test automatically
loses his license for 60 days,
unless he requests a hearing
within 3 days of the notification.
recalls a suit against the town
In which he was a witness for
the town.
The suit grew out of a motor
ist injuring his car by strik
ing a manhold cover, allegedly
too high out of the ground. H
memory serves me correctly,
Jack Palmer, popular young
man around town, was the
plaintiff.
Among the lawyers then
practicing here was the late
Rufus Hawkins, a man with a
good mind and sharp tongue,
but who paid little attention to
the Biblical admonition to look
not upon the wine when It la
red. He was Mr. Palmer's
choice of lawyers. The late Mr.
Tasker Polk, town attorney,
defended the counsel.
Mr. Moseley, I presume, was
chairman of the street com
mittee, and as such was the
town's chief witness. During his
testimony he seemed to have
trouble in getting his I's and
his we's mixed up and It was I
this and I that, until Mr.
Hawkins finally Interrupted to
say, "You think you are the
I whole cheese, don't you?" Tills
remark not only provided much
mirth then and as later re
peated, but weakened the town's
defense.
But Mr. Moseley was not
the only one to rafter ember
mirth. As Mr. Palmer took tin
stand to recoant his side 0?thp
case, instead of **-**-!
hole, he said the hole was
in* out of the growKi
gave Mr. Polk an
?? eay, "Mr. Palmer,
please toll ae how a hole
stick out of the ground?"
The ooteoM* at the Nit
the major concern, tot
tricky memory tells
tog here. tostee^ it brines
two minor bits of teatimoey in a
As a part of Governor Scott's
highway safety program, fi
nancial assistance is being
given to police agencies to pur
chase breathalyzer equipment.
The study also indicates
that "very few arrests were
made when in fact the level
turns out to be under 01,"
Reinfurt said.
Only 5.3 per cent of those
placed under arrest during the
period had less than 0.1 per
cent alcohol in their blood.
"Pulling over" acarlsnotan
arrest, the young doctoral can
didate pointed out. A formal
charge must be made by the of
ficer before he can require the
breathalyzer tests.
A trained officer Is on the
alert for signs of driving un
der the Influence: erratic driv
ing behavior, inconstant speed,
crossing the center line, fail
ure to give signals and fail
ure to dim lights when ap
proaching vehicles to name a
few.
After a car has pulled over,
the officer checlcs the driver
of glassy appearance of eyes,
odor, lack of muscular coor
dination and slurred speech.
"The arresting officer has
to form an opinion !hat mental
and/or physical factors are Im
paired noticeably," according
to Sgt. A. W. Rector, director
of the Chemical Division of the
North Carolina State Highway
Patrol.
Is the 0.1 level reasonable?
Few would argue the limit
should be higher and in fact
two Waynesvllle, N. C. men
think the minimum should be
lowe red.
Bruce Stelnbecker, a report
er for the WaynesvUle Moun
taineer and Klwanian Ferris
Smart recently served as
"guinea pigs" for abreathalyz
er demonstration at a Klwanis
meeting.
Stelnbecker consumed six
ounces of bourbon mixed
with soft drink before and dur
ing dinner.
When he got up to walk to the
breathalyzer machine, "my
legs were numb," he reported.
"I was shocked to learn I
feU under .10". His blood con
tent was .07.
"Had I been arrested during
the experiment and failed the
breathalyzer test, 1 would have
been getting away with mur
der," he said.
Wirreo. OWeity 4-H auto
members and 4-H special In
terest groups who wish to at
tend 4-H Camp at Betsy-Jeff
Penn 4-H Center, Route 3,
ReldsvUle, must contact the
Warren County Agricultural
Extension office before June
1, Mrs. Bertha B. Forte and
Jim D. Hemmlngs, extension
agents, said In a Joint state
ment yesterday.
Those who attend, the agents
said, will have an opportun
ity to share a week's fun
participating In handicraft, re
creation, land sports, swim
ming, canoeing, and water safe
ty classes. There will also be
a talent show, vesper programs,
and a banquet.
The Warren County 4-H en
campment will be held July 13
16. n.e cost of the camp will
be $28. This Includes $20 for
camp fee and $8 for transpor
tation costs plus the fee for a
tour of the Penn estate. This
also covers accident and illness
Insurance, which coverage be
gins from the time the camper
leaves uatll ba returns home.
A borseiflul^hlp class will be
offered at an additional cost
of $10 per person for those
wishing to take It.
The agents said the camp Is
staffod by well-trained life
guards, instructors, dietitians
and cooks.
Four-H Club members or
members of the 4-H TV Science
Club and other special 4-H
interest groups are eligible to
attend the camp, the agents said.
NO BREAKFAST
Abner, the hired hand, was
complaining to a friend about
the wife of the farmer who
employed him. "This morning
she asked me, "Abner, do you
know how many pancakes you
have eaten this morning?' "
"I told her I didn't have no
occasion to count them."
" 'Well,' says she, 'that last
one was the twenty-sixth.' And
it made me so made I Jest
got up from the table and went
to work without my breakfast."
WARRENTON INSURANCE
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June 1 through 7.
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CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
THE CITIZENS BANK
Of Worrenton In The State Of North Carolina
And Domestic Subsidiaries At The Close Of Business On April 30, 1970.
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks (Including $1,223.25 unposted debits) $ 1,068,214.58
U. S. Treasury securities 1,020,240.43
Securities of other U. S. Government agencies and corporations 992,687.50
Obligations of States and political subdivisions 1,779,491.95
Other securities (Including $26,521.74 corporate stocks) 28,021.74
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell . 900,000 00
Other loans 3,936,129.09
Bank premises, furniture and fixtures, and other assets representing
bank premises 96,461.77
Other assets 97,816.08
TOTAL ASSETS $ 9,919,063.14
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of Individuals, partnerships, and corporations 3,425,121.64
Time and savings deposits of Individuals, partnerships, and corporations. . 4,661,377.03
Deposits of United States Government 49,807.99
Deposits of State and political subdivisions 553,291.12
Certified and officers' checks, etc 16,416.05
TOTAL DEPOSITS $8,706,013.83
(a) Total demand deposits $3,927,134.19
05) Total time and savings deposits $4,778,879.54
Other liabilities 292,711.36
TOTAL LIABILITIES $8,998,725.19
RESERVES ON LOANS AND SECURITIES
Reserve for bad debt losses on loans (set up pursuant to Internal
Revenue Service rulings) 75,390.17
Reserves on securities 5,000.00
TOTAL RESERVES ON LOANS AND SECURITIES $ 80,390.17
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Equity capital, total 839,947.78
Common stock-total par value 100,000.00
(ffo. shares authorized 10,000) (>Jo. shares outstanding 10,000)
Surplus 500,000.00
Undivided profits 224,947.78
Reserve for contingencies and other capital reserves 15,000.00
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS '???"? 839,947.78
TOTAL LIABILITIES, RESERVES, AND CAPJTAL ACCOUNTS . . $ 9,919,063.14
MEMORANDA
Average of total deposits for the 15 calendar days enOiv; with call date . . . 8,686,074.49
Average of total loans tor the 15 calendar days ending with call date 3,830,632.27
I, P. B. BOYD, President, of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that this report
of ooodttlon la true and correct, to the beat of my knowledge and belief.
Correct?Attest: P. B. BOYD
JOHN O. MITCHELL
J. HOWARD DANIEL
HERMAN T. BRAUER
Directors
Total depoatta to Um credit of the State of North Carolina or any official thereof $18,782.93,
State of North Carolina, Cooity of Warren, as;
. , Sworn to and awbacrlbed before me thla 15th.
? "j*? day of May, 1*70, and I hereby certify that i
am not an offloer or director of thla bank.
My communion expires 5-8-71
EUGENB ODOM, JR., Notary Public.