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BIGNALL JONES. Editor
HOWARD F JONES, Business Manager
Member North Carolina Press Association
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Make Pie Large Enough
How much hard times are real and
how much are imaginary, we are
unable to determine, but judging
from our observation at public
places and miles away, we think
there is plenty money in North
Carolina to carry on needed functions
of government, local and statewide.
A year ago, before our poverty
became something that had to be
corrected overnight, when the
budget was made up, we felt that the
schools were shortchanged,
particularly in capital outlay. We
think the same is true of the
tentative budget submitted Monday.
We also think that the good citizens
of Warren County who voted a large
bond issue for the new consolidated
high school knew that the bonds
would have to be paid and now that
the building is near completion are
willing to be taxed for its equipment.
This is particularly true, in our
emergency, if Warren County's tax
rate remains below that of surrounding
counties.
We have a great deal of sympathy
for those who are charged with
levying and distributing the taxes
that we all must pay. This is particularly
true of our good friend County
Manager Glen Newsome, who has
worked, long and hard to provide an
equitable tax distribution, knowing
at the time that he would face
criticism in the end.
He savs that he tried to divide the
pie fairly. We do not doubt this. Our
quarrel with the county manager,
who made up the budget, and the
commissioners who must approve it,
is the pie was not made bigger, as it
could have well been with no one
being ground down by high taxes.
Local taxes in Warren County are
actually a minor expense of good
living.
Monday night we attended a
booster club meeting in the library
of the new high school, where a few
nights before we had inspected its
beautiful gymnasium. Monday night
came the realization to those young
people looking forward to a beautiful
place in which to play, that the
150,000 capital outlay allotted in the
tentative budget would all be taken
up by repairing a roof on the
Mariam Boyd School and there
would be nothing left for seats for
the gym, or for lights for the football
field.
One man figured that increasing
the levy from $.96 to $1.00 would cost
a taxpayer owning $50,000, only $20.
This increased 4f would bring in
$76,108.12; if it were raised to the 9f
that Halifax County raised its rate
because of a bond issue, that would
be more than twice as good; and a
$1.05 rate would not be out of line
with other counties. Much of what
the new school needs is one-time
things, and if delayed hurts education
and if inflation continues, will
cost more next year.
Obvious Pocketbook Bite
In Hie Henderson Daily Dispatch
No owner has to be told that the cost of
owning and operating a motor vehicle
has climbed sharply in the past year.
The bite on the pocketbook is obvious day
by day.
However, for those who find information
on the size of the increase useful, the
Carolina Motor Club has turned up some
figures.
The club reports that the cost of
owning and operating an intermediatesized
car has risen by (425. or 13 percent,
to (3,601 per year since this time last
year.
That is an increase from 21.2 cents per
mile to 24 cents per mile driven.
The report is detailed in a new
American Automobile Association
pamphlet titled, "Your Driving Costs,"
and is based on a 1961 model intermediate,
six-cylinder, four-door sedan driven
up to 15,000 miles per year and kept for
four years.
In making its calculations, the
association divides auto expenses into
variable and fixed costs.
The variable breakdown includes
gasoline and oil, 6.27 cents per mile;
maintenance, 1.18 cents; and tires, 0.72
cent. These total 8.17 cents per mile and
are directly related to the number of
miles driven.
Fixed costs include insurance, $510 per
year; license and registration fees and
taxes, $88; depreciation, $1,287; and
finance charges, $490. Totaling $2,375 per
year, fixed costs remain the same even if
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News Of 10, 25 And 40 Years Ago
Looking Back Into The Record
Jane 10,1971
Warren ton Cub Scout
Den No. 2 presented $15 to
Mrs. James Beckwith cm
last Thursday afternoon
for the restoration of Buck
Spring, the home of
Nathaniel Macon. Mrs.
Charles Johnson, Den
Mother, said the money
had been earned by the
scouts picking up drink
bottles on the streets and
selling them.
Mayor E. L. (Bill) Perry
and members of the Town
Board of Commissioners of
the town of NorHna were
■worn in at a meeting of
the board on Monday
night. Board members
taking the oath of office
were John A. Dore, James
pA. Overby, J. Macon
Myrick, T. Wallace Starlings,
and Will S. Hicks
Michael Martin was
elected by ballot vote last I
we* as president of the
Nortlna High School Chapter
of ths Future Farmer*
at America tar the 1971-73
school year.
Other officers elected
were Marvin White, vice
president; Hal Paschall,
S£5ary; Dale WOker^
son. reporter; and John
Bullock, sentinel. E. E.
Hecht is advisor.
June 8,1956
Nell Davis of Norlina
and Charles Shearin of
Warrenton are winners of
the Junior Red Cross
camping trip.
The trip was won from
points on Junior Red Cross
activities, scholastic record,
congeniality, personality
and interest in sports.
These young people will
enjoy an all expense paid
vacation at Camp Green
Cove, N. C. from August
21-30.
An addition to the
Sunday School of the
JerusiUem Methodist
Church at Wise was
dedicated Sunday morning,
June 3.
The addition was erected
by Lucy Cole and Quincy
Cole in memory of their
mother and father, Julia
Quincy Cole and Charles
William Cole.
Three John Graham
ceived William Freeny
Ward scholanMpi at graduation
exercises at the
school auditotlum last
Friday night.
Announcement that
Juanita King, Rosa Wilkes
and Tommy Peete Davis
were winners of the award
was made by Mayor J. Ed
Rooker.
June •, 1M1
Mrs. Essie Coleman has
been retired as postmaster
of the Paschal] office
and John W. Bolton has
been appointed to succeed
her. Mrs. Coleman had
served as postmaster for
the past 32 years.
A. E. Paschall of Manson
visited the office of The
Warren Record this week
to renew Us subscription.
While here Mr. Paschall
expressed the opinion that
the cantaloupe crop at
Ridgeway is better this
season than be has seen it
in years.
Miss Margaret Shaw of
Macon has been awarded a
national honor roll certificate
with highest honor
standing from the National
Guild of Piano Teachers, it
was learned here this
week. She played an
eleven-piece audition, including
one of her original
pieces, before an examiner
at Duke University in May.
Mostly Personal
Favorite Gathering Place
Hy BIGNALL JONES
Where Liggett Store to
now located on the Main
Street of Warrenton there
stood in my boyhood, a two
or three «tory woo<J«
buying known *» the
Katzenstein building, owned
by the late Alex Kateenstein,
father oi the We
Selma Katienstein
and grandfather of Alex
and Charles Katxenstein.
This around 1914 was the
home of The Warren
Record. Also housed within
this building was the
mercantile building of the
Ute Will Lancaster, and a
barbershop, °Perat®? J?r
white only by two highly
respected colored men.
Waddy Harris and Hamson
Taylor, who had
served with the rank of
Colonel in the SpanishAmerican
War. Their
charge was 10c for a shave
and 15c for a haircut.
Maybe I will find time to
write more about these two
men and their contributions
to Warrenton and
their barbershop.
Across the front of this
building were two porches ;
one for the upstairs, where
the family lived, and a long
one across the front for the
benefit of occupants of the
lower floor. These steps
served as a resting place
for many older persons
and some not so old. Here
was a favorite gathering
place for several Confederate
veterans, and where
a small boy often sat spellbound
as the old soldiers
told and retold about being
at Chancellorsville on the
night that Stonewall Jackson
was killed, and bang
at Appomattox when General
Lee surrendered, and
the long walk borne.
un Monaay rngnt 1 sat
opposite Simon Terrell,
speaker for the John
Graham Athletic Banquet,
and it suddenly dawned on
me that Simon resembled
his grandfather Simon
Fleming as I remembered
him when I was a child. I
have seen and spoken to
Simon scores of times
since be wait to Chapel '
Hill, first as assistant
executive secretary, and
then executive secretary of
the North Carolina High
Schools Athletic Association,
but this resemblance
to his grandfather never
occurred to me.
I remembered that Mr.
Fleming smoked a longstemmed
pipe, with a reed
stem perhaps a foot and a
half long, perhaps longer,
and I seemed to remember
that at one time be served
as a police officer for the
Town of Warrenton, and
that at one time he went in
a Negro poolhall to assist
Chief of Police Ellis Green
arrest a colored man,
named Cooper, who struck
Mr. Fleming with a
billiard cue, and was
promptly shot by Ellis
Green with the derringer
which he habitually carried.
"Hiat is my recollection,
but it could be the
confused recollections of
an old man. There is
nothing confused about my
recollections of Mr. Green;
I was afraid of him.
Seeking to refresh my
memory about Mr. Fleming,
I talked briefly with
Billy Lanier, Sr., who has
been at Warrenton almost
as long as I have been. He
remembered Mr. Fleming
and his long stem pipe and
said that be often sat on the
steps of the Katzenstein
building; be said that he
seemed to remember
about Mr. Fleming being
struck with a billiard cue.
He seemed more interested
in the whereabouts of
his granddaughter, Mary,
a very popular young girl
whom he had dated She is
now Mrs. Mary Howard of
Atlanta, Ga. He said that
be remembered the Terrell
children as being smart
and with good personalities.
During his talk Simon
recognised me and told of
my covering games at
John Graham High School
while he was a student and
coach at John Graham
High School. I have good
memories of the Terrell
family. Ben Terrell, superintendent
of the Warren
too Railroad Company,
married Eleanor Fleming,
and they were the parents
of several boys and girls
The boys were Pettis and
Simon, Jeff and Charles
Lee, and the girls were
Mary, Edith, and Leah. All
the children attended John
Graham High School. I
think all the children
married. Pettis worked for
many years with Bowers
and Burrows, first at
Warrenton and then at
Henderson. He was an
Exxon manager at the
time of his death. Simon
remained a resident of
Warrenton until he went
with Principal Paul Cooper
to Cary as a football coach
Jeff and Charles Lee, I
knew as Terrell children,
but not well, as they were
much younger than I. The
same was true of the two
younger girls. Jeff lived
for a time at South Hill,
Va., I think. Charles Lee
moved to Raleigh, where
Ben Terrell, Jr., was born.
Ben is now principal of the
Warren County Consolidated
High School, and a
former teacher at John
Graham. I think all the
Terrells are Baptists, except
Ben, who is an
Episcopalian. He says that
this is because his boyhood
friend in Raleigh wu the
ton of u Episcopal
Bishop, and he learned to
like the Episcopal Church
while attending services
with his friend.
After Mr. Terrell's
death, Mrs. Terrell married
the late W. Pryor
Rod well She was an active
and attractive woman, and
her children inherited
much of her charm.
Simon in his talk Tuesday
night said that he was
not a very good student at
John Graham, but thanks
to some girl friends and
good teachers, he made it
to Chapel Hill where he did
not do so badly. As a
matter of fact, he said, he
missed making Phi Beta
Kappa by a percentage
point. He added that he
wanted to become Phi Beta
Kappa, but he was glad
that he came so close.
Dick Miles, who was a
lower grade student at
John Graham with Simon,
remembers Simon as quite
a lady's man.
I always liked the
Terrells, and I particularly
like Simon, which is one of
the reasons for this article.
Another may be that I
resent recent charges that
Ben Terrell is an outsider.
Letter To The Editor
To The Editor
May 24-30 being National
Public Relations Week, I
feel this observance an
appropriate time to thank
you for the support shown
by The Warren Record for
the coverage of VanceGranville
Community
College's news.
As a public educational
institution, we depend
heavily on community
awareness of our services
and accomplishments.
Without your
assistance and cooperation
in helping to publicize the
college! Vance-Granville
could not effectively fulfill
its mission of helping
people help themselves.
We are also aware that
your involvement with the
school goes further than
"just doing a job," as has
been demonstrated by your
news coverage on
numerous occasions in the
past. For that personal
interest in the success of
Vance-Granville and its
students, we are especially
grateful.
Your continued support,
both professional and
personal, will be an
invaluable aid in our
efforts to be of service to
the people in this area.
Sincerely,
BENF./CURRIN
• vr President
Vance-Granville
Community College
WEEKEND
CROSSWORD
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from HISTORY'S SCRAPBOOK
DATES *10 EVENTS FtOi YESTERYEARS
Jim 4, 1944 - U. S. Fifth Army enter* Rome, driving Oerman
force* farther north.
Jmm S, 117* - Bananas are 1st introduced into the United States
at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
Jim f, 1933 • First motion picture drive-in theater open*, at
Camden, New Jersey.
Just 7,1753 • Twice-repaired Liberty Bell, tymbol of American
Independence, hung in tower of Pennsylvania State House,
Philadelphia.
JtsMt,17M-New York newspaper carries advertisement for 1st
commercially manufactured ice cream.
Jut 9, 1199 • James J. Jeffrie* becomes world's heavyweight
boxing champion by defeating Robert Fltzsimmons in II
rounds, at Coney Island, New York.
Jsie It, 1923 • Judy Oar land, film actress and singer, torn
Orand Rapids, Michigan.
Bible School Is Scheduled
Vacation Bible School will be held at Warren Plain
Baptist Church beginning Monday, June I, and continuing
through June 12, from 7 to • p. m. Commencement
wUl be Sunday, June 14, during the 11 a. m. worship
service. An interesting program of Bible study, music,
crafts, and fellowship is planned for nursery age cMkfren
through age 18 youths. In addition to this an Inspiring and
helpful adult V.B.S. class will be taught by the Rev. Jim
Wilkes, pastor, each Wednesday night at 7:30 beginning
June 17 and continuing through the summer. Visitors are
invited.
Ladies Auxiliary To Meet
The Warrenton Rural Fire Department's Ladies!
Auxiliary will have its monthly meeting in the home of?
Mrs. Juanita Wood on June 9 at 8 p.m.
Methodist Women To Meet
The Zion United Methodist Women's Group Number
One will meet Monday, June 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the home of
Mrs. Alton Paschal!.
Barbecue Supper Planned
The Warrenton Pentecostal Holiness Church will
sponsor a barbecue supper on Saturday, June 6. Plates
will be available from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. Plates,
consisting of barbecue, slaw, boiled potatoes, bread, cake
and tea, will sell for $3. Call 257-2718 or 2S7-2079 for
advance orders.
Public Hearing Is Slated
The Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments Area
Agency on Aging will hold a public hearing (mi the
proposed 1982 Amendments to the Region K Aging area
Plan for 1981-1983 at 10 a.m., Thursday, June 11, in the
Granville County District Courthouse in Oxford. Copies of
the proposed amendments will be available as of June 4
for review in the city hall of each county seat, and at the
Area Agency on Aging Office at 238 Orange Street in
Henderson.
Brunswick Stew Sale Set
The Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Department will have a
brunswick stew sale on Saturday, June 6, beginning at 11
a.m. Stew will sell for $2.75 per quart with container, $3.00
per quart without. The sale will be held at the Ridgeway
cantalope shed beside the fire department.
Revival To Begin Here
: t„ Revival services will begin at the Warrenton Church of
, GodonSunday, June 7 and continue through June 14. The
evangelist will be Miss Velva Anders of Mooresville.
Special singing will be featured each night. The pastor,
the Rev. R. D. Howell, invites the public to attend.
Services begin each night at 7 o'clock.
Auction Items Are Sought
Persons having donations for an auction to be
sponsored by the Warrenton Rural Fire Department on
August 8 are asked to call 257-4544 to make their
contributions. Firemen will be going door-to-door in an
effort to make collections.
Donkey Softball Game Set
The Worlina Volunteer Fire Department and the
Churchill-Five Forks Volunteer Fire Department will
sponsor a donkey softball game June 10 at the Norlina
High School Athletic Field. Tickets will sell for |2 each on
an advance basis, and $3 at the gate.
Legion Auxiliary To Meet
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Thursday,
June 4, at 8 p.m. at the hone of Mrs. H. E. Shaw.
Yard Sale Slated Saturday
The Warrenton Rural Fire Department's Ladies
Auxiliary is sponsoring a Yard Sale on Saturday, June 6,
across the street from the Warrenton IGA. The sale will
begin at 7 a.m. Anyone having donations for this sale is
asked to call 257-1137.
Bible School Is Scheduled
The First Baptist Church of Soul City is sponsoring a
Vacation Bible School, which will begin June 15 and go
through June 20.
Registration will be on Thursday, June 11 at the
Soultech Building in Soul City from 9:30 to 10:10 a. m.
Ages three and up are invited.
Needs Meeting Is Planned
The outreach staff of Franklin-Vance-Warren Opportunity,
Inc., will conduct a needs assessment meeting
of the poor in Warren County at the community organisation
office at 100 West Franklin Street on June 10 at 2:30 p.
m. Agencies serving the low income are asked to be
represented as their input is vital. For further information,
contact Roaelle Copeland at 257-1006.
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out of door*, in tha backyard or at a dlttanoa. Km tova tha
traat of kawh at a Wtda tabia of thair own on tha baah poreh.