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BIGNALL JONES, Editor
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Challenge From The Past
Community pride surfaced in a
bitf way here Monday nu<ht ■a hen a
standing room only crowd in the
Warren Count*. Court Mouse
collect i velv marvelled at the town'"
architectural heritage
The occasion w.iv a presentation
of the reasons v\h% a large part of
Warren-ton has been nominated for
historical district status The
program was presented by a state
specialist who was tremendously
conversant with her subject. Color
slide after color slide linked the
architecture of Warrenton with that
of Halifax and even Boston, and it
could not have been a more pleasing
Bicentennial show If there had been
material for encores, a good number
of townspeople would probably still
be sitting And w hen it was over, it
seemed that Warrenton had
suddenly taken on the look of an
underfunded Williamsburg
Certainly the potential for
increasing our touris- : appeal can
he found in the many homes,
churches r.nri commercial buildings
illustrated during Monday night's
program. With proper capital, or
increased imagination, or a mixture
of both, i' could portend big things
'or both town and county
A research team spending
considerable time in Warren County
as of late has uncovered over 200
historically significant sites. Surely,
many of these the average resident
takes for granted, as many serve
still as residences and places of
worship and commerce. Possibly the
fact that they are in use accounts for
the reason many are still in
(■ xiste ru •
Interest in the past has always
seemed keen in V\ .tfr• ■ r11 on. tor
various reasons Mondav nu:hi s
evidence of this interest creates
renewed hope that our past mav yet
serve to brighten our tut lire
Pictures of Alexandria Va
where unsightly uulitv poles have
been removed arid where business
district trees have be -n allowed to
flourish, of Salisbury, where i;as
lights illuminate areas of particular
significance, and Wilmington, w hei e
uniform plaques provide tourists
with the historv of .1 particular
building, were offered as examples
of what communities can do to pro
mote tourism 1 w hich, not incidental
ly. seems to tie a euphemism for
bringing money into the towni
Warrenton has an opportunity
afforded lew other communities in
N'orth Carolina to exploit the beaut}
built by our predecessors Warren
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i on iui> iii i v > wt.i j"»>ui i m
attractions on v\hich tourists seem
t.o thri\e, and in some instances can
find in few other places
We need now to advertise these
attractions, to increase our efforts
at preservation, and to work for
keeping our shade trees and
removing our light poles and
cleaning our community and
designating those homes and stores
which are worthy of historical note.
If we don't, a lot of people who
evidenced pride in their town
Monday night will be terriblydisappointed,
and 1976 could go
down in history as the year
Warrenton missed an opportunity of
considerable proportions.
Let's Let It Go
The North Carolina Division of
Archives and History has requested
that the Warrenton Fire Depart
ment turn over to it for restoration
and public display what was once
the company's fire bucket cart.
Only a few years ago this cart was
parked near the rear of the present
fire house and appeared to be in fair
shape considering its lack of care.
Fire Chief McCarroll Alston painted
the cart, although he had to buy the
paint. Paint was not enough and
Alston had what was left of the cart
s'ored above the toilet room in the
fire house. Recently, permission
was given the fire company to store
what is left of the cart in a room
over the municipal building and as
this is written there it remains.
An agent of the Division of
Archives and History learning that
the Warrenton Fire Department
had this material in its possession,
contacted Fire Chief Alston asking
him that the Division of Archives
and History might be given custody
of the rare old bucket cart. He said
that the division would restore it,
repaint it and put it on display. In
case the Warrenton Fire Company
wanted to use it in special events, it
could be borrowed from the state
agency. In a recent parade in
Murfreesboro Wilson's fire depart
ment had on display an old piece of
its equipment, restored by the
division of Archives and History.
In addition, it has been reported
to this newspaper that the agent of
the Division of Archives and
History has agreed to return the
cart to Warrenton should the town
build a museum. The cost of the
restoration has been placed at
$3,000 as parts will have to be
handmade in some cases.
When Alston told Warrenton
commissioners of the offer and
asked approval, two of the
commissioners expressed them
selves in favor of keeping the cart,
restoring it and placing it on display
here, perhaps on the court house
square.
We trust that these commission
ers have had second thought; if not
that they will be overruled by the
full board. For Warrenton has not
the money nor the know how to
restore the cart and no proper
facilities for displaying it in safety.
Now that it has been discovered to
have considerable value as an
antique, there is no guarantee that
it will not be stolen from the court
house square if parked there. Even
if chained, there is no guarantee
that its parts will not be taken.
Ridiculous? The cannon balls—ail
four of them—have been stolen from
the Confederate monument.
Beyond that, the cart is owned by
the volunteer firemen and they
want it sent to Raleigh where it will
be properly restored, and shared by
all the people of the state.
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Communist Chiefs Ousted
As Change Sweeps Azores
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( om;r.i(ilMi 1-or w-.irs Portugal had been
■■ ik.:u''hi golden ro# \, oreans claimed.
I W'ioltini' 'hi- .iSTn uliur.ii
.itiiiini.tiii i taxing imports and exports
heavily .in.I providing liuli- in return. Then
! i that w .i - added leftist control
Kicked Out ( ommunists
I hi long standing resentnietit exploded
.is! summer when V-oreans hurned
Communist 1'.irt > headquarters on
Terceir.i dumped a Communist leader's car
into the sea. and demonstrated angrily in
major to« ns.
By t h<- end of the summer they had
driven virtually every Communist leader to
Lisbon and had demanded and won —the
ouster of a number of unpopular
Portuguese officials, including a governor.
Generally poor and ill-educated, the
Awvftuns ,ir«\ nv\erlhele.s«, hardworking,
generous of spirit, and honest almost
heyond belief.
On Curvo, the smallest of the islands, the
jail has not been occupied within memory
On any island a visitor who forgets a pencil
stub or near empty cigarette package in a
.ale will be chased down the street by
■*imii'iiil) fr> iin; t■ i ii-iurn it
Tin [■ 11 . tr> bii ssed ii: .>1 h<-r aays
I hr\ : . • nt ■.i:\iiti i-mi s ro\ ernl w h rich
soil 1 hi North \■ i.i:111*■ t iter enf.. .t branch
Hi t hi Hull Stn-.un ensures a climate
A 'hull! rvtrriiles "I hr.lt i»r mill
\ it'I (I Itich Hai \ esls
rht i-.irth responds In \ le.dltlg bumper
hat'Msts tmth temperate am) tropical
i rups rum. siigar. sugar beetis, oranges,
and banana-- Flowers; too. bloom in
abi.tiiianei ami g,n e ! he name Flores to the
small island at ' v.: -!< i ii end ot the
archipelago where pastures are separated
b\ lush ficiiiies of h\drangeas.
Theeronomir hub ot the Azores, the city
ol I'onta I'olgada rests at the toot of
volcanic rones on Sao Miguel, attesting to
the origins of the island arid the entire
archipelago A hundred odd miles to the
west of sao \l:guel and neighboring Santa
Maria are the central cluster of five islands.
Pico, the most spectacular, lifts a volcanic
cone 7,615 feet above the sea.
Beautiful scenery doesn't keep the
Azoreans anchored to their islands,
however. They have been emigrating to
North America since the 1700's in search of
a higher standard of living. Some 5,000 still
move to the United States each year.
The 1'nited States in turn ha.* a -vltat
interest in the Azores. An Air Force
contingent has been based at Lajes Field on
t he island of Terc. ira since World War II. it
operates the big gas station" that keeps
flights mining to and from the 1'nited
States and North Atlantic Treaty
Organization bases in Europe.
Ed Gill: Welcome Ally
'1 o say that State Treasurer
Edwin Gill's opposition to an
industrial development bond issue
narrowly defeated by voters of this
state two years ago was mainly
responsible for its defeat may be
attributing too much power to one
man, but the fact remains that when
Fid win (iill speaks, people listen.
Voters listened to the warnings
Gill raised two years ago, and
proponents of the industrial
revenue bond issue were never
quite able to counter his warnings.
Now, two years later and faced
uith the same issue, slightly
redefined. Tar Heel voters are
getting a different urging from the
state's treasurer.
Treasurer (iill has announced his
support for the proposed amend
ment to the state constitution that
would allow governments to issue
bonds to finance new industry of
industrial pollution control equip
ment.
In urging voters of the state the
only one in the nation which does
not allow issuance of industrial
bonds to support Amendment No.
2 on March 23. Gill said there would
he "criticism of my action because I
have changed my mind, but that
does not bother me if I know that I
am helping to meet the urgent
public needs of our day."
A changing of mind is often the
sign of an educated man, as
Treasurer Gill certainly is. Rather
than retaining an inflexible attitude
simply to appear consistent, he has
taken a new look at a proposed
method of attracting good industry
and he has found it more attractive
than two years ago. North
Carolinians urging passage of the
amendment should be cheerful over
Gill's conversion.
Two years have done nothing to
dim his reputation as a conservative
watchdog of the public treasury and
a persuasive spokesman for sound
fiscal policy. This time around, we
trust a large number of voters will
again listen to what Mr. Gill has to
say.
A Great Teacher,
A Great Lady
By BIGN/U4 JONES
A great teacher teaches t
great deal more th»n is to be
found in books 11 her
personality and character are
reflected in her contacts wi'h
her pupils For this reason it is
hard to see how a person can
truly be a great teacher
without being a great person.
This is illustrated by the life
of my Cousin Mariam Boyd,
whom I almost lnvaribly called
Miss Mariam I with hundreds
of others can boast that she was
on* e my It acher, but in truth it
was only for a short time But
for a lifetime she has taught me
much by being such a great
lady and such a decent person
Miss M*riam Boyd lived for
more than 90 years and most of
that tim« was spent in
U'arrenton where she was born
and where her life was an
inspiration to those who came
in touch with her in the
• lassroom and in the almost
daily contacts of a small town.
Her fathe1" was the late
Henry A. Boyd and even as a
> outh and as a young man I was
impressed with his gentleness
and reminded that a gentleman
is a gentle man Miss Manam
inherited this quality in full
measure No one ever had
reason to question that she was
a lady Not that anyone went
.ihout analyzing her. To me and
lo thousands of others she was
just Miss Mariam and that
meant something special the
grace of breeding, the posses
smn of a kind and understand
ing heart, a sense of social
responsibility and a love of
people
That Miss Mariam was a
citizen of Warrenton made of
Warrenton a much better place
in which to live. That she wa* a
great teacher was a blessing to
hundreds of children and d
contribution to her count) anil
state Her participation in the
civic, social and religious life (if
the town made Warrenton a
more charming place
And now that her life is .1
beautiful memory, her nieceand
nephew- upon whom she
showered her maternal low
rise to call her blessed
In the Southern part ot
Warrenton where in m>
boyhood another great teacher
operated a school in a small
frame building, now stands a
modern brick school w 11h
hundreds of children daily
carrying on the process o|
learning This fine sch >ol bear*
the name ol Miss Nlariam Hoyii
and that name should be ai:
inspiration to those who enter
its doors
I know that Miss Mariam
must have deeply appreciated
the deserved recognition and I
know the county school
administration honored itself in
honoring this great teacher and
lady Hut I also know that Miss
Mariam needed no monument
of brick and mortar, for she
lived and lives in the hearts of
those she taught and in the
hearts of her friends and
neighbors
Letters To I he Editor
To The Fjditor:
In responding to your letter
of February 19, 1976, entitled,
Sparing Some Kilowatts " I
would like to say that Mr.
Randolph Rooker is guilty of
gross misrepresentaton of the
facts.
What he failed to mention
was that Soul City Boulevard is
a main street in the New Town
and it extends past Soultech I. a
73,000 square foot industrial
ineubator. This building now
houses The Soul Cky Company
and" information Center. The
Company office hours are from
nine to five, Monday through
Friday and the Information
Center is open seven days a
week. There are over sixty
people working on site daily
and there is a Health Center
that treats over 1,000 patients
per month. The Information
Center recorded ninety five
visitors during the week of
February 8, 1976. In addition,
there are four different Mobile
Home Parks in Soul City that
house the workers and their
families.
We must then question the
veracity of a person who claims
he, "traveled this length of road
several times, day and night,"
without seeing any of these
people. In his haste to enrage
the local taxpayers, Mr.
Rooker also miscounted the
streetlights, there are 49
instead of 51. We, the residents
of Soul City, can appreciate
their aesthetic and functional
value.
JANICE R. CRUMP
Associate Director/
Public Affairs
To The Editor:
We wish to express our
appreciation to Sheriff Davis of
Warren County and his
deputies for their help and
cooperation in our recent
robbery at Kerr Lake.
We wish especially to thank
Deputies Capps, Bartholomew
and Paynter for an outstanding
job, for their untiring and
dedicated inquiry, which ap
prehended and brought to trial
and conviction the ones
responsible for a rash of
robberies on the lake, including
ours. We feel you are indeed
fortunate to have such
outstanding and forth right
officers to preserve peace and
order.
Thank you, Warren County,
for your help and support in
protecting our property and
well being and for making us
feel much a part of your
community.
MR AND MRS. WILLIAM K.
RICHARDS
South Hill, Va.
To The Editor:
The town of Warrenion is to
be commended for bringing art
to this community. We are very
fortunate in securing Susan
Simmons, an excellent teacher,
for our area. As a pupil of
Susans, since the first day of
class, I feel qualified to say that
this is a great and informative
program.
The adults that have
attended the art classes have
not only shown remarkable
improvement in their work, but
I feel, have also learned to
appreciate all types of art work
and the beauty that surrounds
us.
Susan's work with the young
student! is really great. It >s an
experience they will profit from
for years to come. To keep
young minds and hands busy,
with something constructive, is
to keep them out of trouble, and
who knows what great
contribution these children will
make to our future society, as a
direct or indirect result of this
art program.
A personal note—I may
never be a great artist, but the
self satisfaction I get from a
painting I complete is some
thing money can not buy. I
must thank The Warrenton Arl
Commission and Susan Sim
mons for making this possible.
JACKIE YOUNG
Correction
Headlines of an article in last
week's paper stated that Mrs.
E. C. Evans was named
Teacher of the year at John
Graham. Mrs. Evans was the
"Teacher of the Day," as the
accompanying article did point
out. Other teachers will be
honored throughout the year.
Overheard: A Good Lesson About Always Being Critical
By HOWARD JONES
Maynard Hale, a personable Littleton salesman with a
number of friends in Warrenton, was swapping yarns in a local
grocery Tuesday and during the conversation recalled a trip a
friend had recently taken to Egypt
Maynard said in anticipation of the trip his friend went to the
barber shop While being groomed, he casually mentioned to
the barber that he and his wife were planning a vacation, and
were going to Egypt
"That's the dirtiest place on earth," the barber interrupted,
everywhere you go there is poverty, and vou'll travel from one
slum to another. I wouldn't go there for anything Why're you
and the wife going "
"We've always wanted to see the country, the pyramids, and
['resident Sadat and his palace.' the dismayed customer said.
"Old Sadat is one of the vilest people you've ever seen,'' the
barber said "He's an arrogant, obnoxious man and his palace is
a dump."
After a few more minutes of trimming the barber asked how
the trip was going to be made.
"We're planning to fly TWA. already have our tickets, as a
matter of fact," Maynard's friend replied.
"Sorriest airline in the world," the barber said. "Discourteous
stewardesses, messy aisles, dirty windows, the works."
The haircut completed, the customer excused himself, glad to
get beyond the range of the critical barber
Two months later the two had a chance ai^'ing at
Raleigh Durham Airport, just as the Egyptian visitor and his
wife were returning.
How'd your big trip to Egypt go?" the barber wanted to
know.
"It was just fine," the newly returned traveler began. "We
had one of the moat pleaaant flight* I can remember. The
country of Egypt waa lovely, the people hospitable and the food
superb. And the trip to the procidentia] palace was the
highlight. It was a gorgeous building, and we even got to see
President Sadat, one of the grandest fellows I've ever seen. To
top it all off, the President called me over to the side as a group
of us were touring the palace."
"What on earth did he want?" the barber asked.
"He wanted to know where In t»•—-tion I got this sloppy
haircut," Maynard's friend said.