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A New Plan Needed
The growing dispute between
boards of County Commissioners
and Boards of Education over
county tax resources bodes no good
for either county government or for
county schools and we think it needs
the leadership of the Governor to
find a solution to a dangerous
problem.
The taxpayers of Warren and
other counties elect a Board of
County Commissioners whose duties
are to run the affairs of the county
generally, with the exception of its
schools. flie same taxpayers elect a
Board of Education whose duty it is
to operate the county's schools, with
the guidance of a Superintendent of
Schools which the Board of
Education elects.
Most of the counties in the state
have county managers, appointed
by the Boards of Commissioners to
assist them in the operation of their
duties. Usually these managers are
bright young feüows college trained
in county management, which does
not require any course in school
administration. Good, hard common
sense is not enough. These are the
persons in most counties who have
been charged with making up the
county budgets, which are subject to
the approval of the commissioners.
Usually the recommendation of the
county manager is foüowed with few
exceptions.
How much the county manager is
responsible for reduction in school
budgets we do not know, but from
newspapers reaching our desks and
from other media wherever there is
a county manager, he makes up tbe
county budget, and we suppose
knows and follows the dictates of the
commissioners to whom he owes his
employment. In recent years there
has been a growing tendency to cut
school budgets, which is leading to a
growing number of legal appeals.
This is sparked by a shibboleth of
hold the line engendered by a
decisión in California, which has
both perhaps the highest ad valorem
taxes in the nation and the largest
socialistic load, and sought to be
applied to a state which has one of
the lowest tax rates in the nation,
both county and state, and which is
far from first in welfare payments.
We contend that neither the county
commissioners ñor the county
manager can have any realistic idea
of what it costs to operate the
schools, but do know what it costs to
run other departments and the
temptation to cut the schools seems
irresistible.
The answer it seems to us is for the
Legislature to have a study
commission determine just what
part of the total county budget
should be allotted to the schools and
following full debate enact such
recommendation into law.
May Lack Life
By PETE HULTH
In The Smithfield Herald
Robert Bell, Smithñeld optician and
town commissioner, and I were talking
about making a living. We discussed how
some people are more intent on making
money than on living.
He recalled that tbe North Carolina
American Legión News had run an
article noting that some folks learn well
the art of making money — but not how
tolive.
Here's the "Food for Thought" he
clipped {rom that publication :
In 1923, a very importan! meeting was
held at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in
Chicago. Attending this meeting were
nine of the world's most successful
financiera.
Those present were:
The president of the largest independent
steel company.
The president of the largest utility
company.
The president of the largest gas company.
The greatest wheat speculator.
The president of the New York Stock
Exchange.
A member of the President's cabinet.
The greatest "bear" in Wall Street
Head of the world's greatest
monopoly.
The president of the Bank of Interna
tional Settlements
Certainly we must admit that he re was
gathered a group of the world's most
successful men. At least men who had
found the secret of making money.
Twenty-five years later, let's see
where these men were:
The president of the largest independent
steel company, Charles Schwab, died
bankrupt and lived on borrowed money
for five years before his death.
The president of the greatest utility
company, Samual Insull, died a fugitive
from justice and penniless in a foreign
land.
The president of the largest gas
company, Howard Hopson, is now
Jnsane. _ _
The greatest wheat speculator, Arthur
Cutten, died abroad insolvent.
The president of the New York Stock
Ezchange, Richard Whitney, was
recently released from Sing-Sing.
The member of the President's
cabinet, Albert Fall, was pardoned from
prison so he could die at borne.
The greatest bear in Wall Street, Jesse
Livermore, died a suicide.
The head of the greatest monopoly,
Ivar Krueger, died a suicide.
The president of the Bank of International
Settlement, León Fraser, died a
suicide.
Ñews Of 10, 25 And 40 Years Apo
Looking Back Into The Record
July 1S, 1971
William (Billy) Frarier,
coach at Suffolk, V*. High
School, has accepted a
positíon as athletic director
at Jota Graham High
School, succeeding Coach
Harvey Brooks
The first cotton bloom
for tfae 1971 aeaaon in
Warren County was reportad
to The Warren Record
last Friday by W. D.
Martin oI the Oine aection.
The bloom was grown on
the Martin farm by O. A.
Richardaoo oí Route 2,
Nortina, wbo picked it on
July I.
Bco U. Alien, Hender*»
attoraey.hMbeenappofated
—Éilant aottdtor for
tbe Nintta Judicial Dtstrict,
tbe countíea ai
Warreo, Franklln, Vanee,
Granville and Persoa.
13 Ttompeoo
Warehouse and a parade
down Main Street Ugblighted
tbe 66th annual
session crf tbe North
Carolina Colored Volunteer
Fire AsaodaÜon here
this week.
Wairen Couní 'jrmm
in surprúdngly lai^e numbera
ha ve made appücation
to ha ve crop land
placed in the Solí Bank,
Clyde M. Coleman, ASC
secretary, aaid yesterday
Applicationa to reroove
nearly goo aerea ot land
from producto» and place
itin the Soil Bank hadbeen
made 14» untfl nooo
Tuesday and the appUcattona
are atiB coming in.
A formar pólice ofOcer
has accepted a piratttfrn aa
cfaAof oí pólice at í Jttlefrm.
liaurlce Lee Pinnell haa
beao «aployad ai anooaaw
to Denrie Wtanlfrwe^t
his new duties.
July II, 1941
The members oí Gardners
Baptlst Sunday Scbool
enjoyed a barbecue and
weiner supper on the
church grounda Friday,
July 4. The aupper waa
given the members of the
Sunday School by C. K.
Sadler and family. Around
100 were prewnt to etijoy
the occaaloo and the music
which waa furniabed by the
Wairen County Bluea
Buaters
Seven Navy diera lindad
thelr planea &t the local
airport Sunday afternoon
ratberthanriakthedanger
at rough weather ¿id
remalned tai Warmtan
untll Tueeday moralng
wnen ciear BKies permictea
a Uke-off for another lap oí
tfaeir Journey (rom Pbüadelpfaáa
to the gorerunent
tratadnc field at Corpus
Cfariatl, Tama.
Mostly Personal
! Lake Visit Brings Memories
By B1GNALL JONES
Our grandchildren
Patrick and Kliiabeth, oí
Rocky Mount ha ve been
spending several days with
us, and oo Saturday afternooo
we all went to
Klmball'i Point oo Kerr
Lake for a picnic supper
and found a vacan! tabte
and apace at the idéntica)
spot we ao often ate wfaen
our own three children
were amall Two of tbeae
former children, Howard
and Ann, were with Grace
and me.
Some times wfaen all the
íamily, including Pat Raiford,
my son-in-law, gatfaers
and the subject ot Kerr
Lake comes up, Howard
and Mary Brodie will
recall, bow frequent visits
to the lake during its construction
became almost a
ritual, and as we all rodé
we all listened to "The
Shadow," on the car radio.
I ha ve always liked to
see men at work on a coustruction
project and I
thoroughly enjoyed the
construction of Kerr Dam
from the first afternoon we
saw from a distance the
pilings that led us to the
coffer dam to the filling oí
the lake hundreds of visits
later. Howard in memory
maycomplain ofthehardships
and monotony of
the se delightful trips, but
he grew up to inherit the
trait as was witnessed by
the daily visits he and I
took to the scenes of the
construction of the John
Graham High Scbool Gym
and the water and sewage
plants on Fishing Creek,
and later to the scene of the
construction of the Consolidated
Warren County High
School, and now to construction
of Harris' Convenience
market and laundromat,
Byrd's Grocery
and Rite-Aid drug
store, as Warrenton obtains
its first shopping
center, plus an occasional
visit to where a multi-million
dollar waste water
regional water plant is
under construction.
Late Saturday afternoon
the skies were blue following
several days of
showers and at times
heavy rains, and as I sat at
a table, provided by the
taxpayers, or more likely
from tourists dollars, enjoyed
the delicious food
prepared by my wife, and
glanced over the blue
water, I botfa enjoyed and
reflected
Kerr Dam was built by
the United States Government
with a three-fold
purpose: primarily to end
flooding on the lower
Roanoke River, to serve as
a means of providing
electrical energy, and to
provide recreaüonal facilities
for persona living in
the área It has been a
tremendous success in all
three fielda.
Two prívate power companies
owned dam sites on
the Roanoke, Carolina
Power at the preaent site of
Kerr Lake, and Virginia
Power Company, at the
preaent site of Lake Gastón
Dam, for a number of
years with no construction.
Carolina Power and Light
Company oppoeed the
building of Kerr Dam and
sent a delegation before
the Warren County Commissioners
seeking their
oppoaition to a project
which was to bear the
ñame of a Warrenton Coogressman
John H. Kerr in
appredatkm of his work to
end Roanoke floods. The
delegation sold the commÍ88Íoners
on their do-nothing
policy and the board
went on record as opposing
the constructioo of the
dam, but John Kerr, Jr.,
presuaded them to revene
action.
Two miDion peraoos visit
Kerr Lake each year,
hundreds of persons ha ve
built summer homes on
Kerr and Gastón Latees,
and many retired persona
ha ve buttt pwrmanent
homes on the two latees,
many in Warren County,
atkttng to its tax base, and
providing buainasa for
Warren County merchante.
The building al the
dam has brought wealth to
many, and revenad a
popula tion decrease trend.
It wu buitt by the governmeot
becauae it was too
bég to be tfaeo buitt by
prívate eoterpriee.
I thougbt oí theae things
u I enjoyad the beauty oí
tbe lake, wttfa tt» cruising
motor voats and beauti
ful sail bosta and bundreda
oí campen and pfcnickm,
but I thougbt oí other
things.
I remembered that once,
perhape a couple oí
hundred yarda from
woere i sat, stood the W7X
and J. K. KimbaU borne,
where two brotbers and
tbeir families Uved, and
Dot only worked together,
but shared a joint banking
account Tbe farm waa
located in two states and
three counties. One oí my
uníorgettable memories ia
oí tbe night I was a supper
guest in that borne where
good food was served amid
mucb laughter, teasing
and fun. Tbe Kimballa and
tbeir fríends over the years
ha ve added mucb to my
enjoyment of liíe.
And I thougbt oí the time
tbe dam was completed
and the gates closed and
the giant lake began to
slowly fill, creating lake
after lake which finally
merged into the whole
Slowly tbe Kimball borne
place disappeared beneath
the waters oí the lake, and
for several years in times
of low water, tbe steps of
the borne could be seen,
but not thougbt oí in years.
A short distance north of
where the road forks to
Kimball Point, the road to
Palmer Springs divides
and runs through Keats to
road toxting (ras Palmer
Sprtnga to Townaviüe
Once a wfaite feoce cut ott
this road north oí Keats to
preveot people from drlving
loto the forming lake.
One day oo the lower
planka oí tfais feoce atood
two little girla, tfae daugbters
oí Mr. and Mri. Cfaff
Alatoo oí Uttteton; he wm
a prnffnitrnr
er. Tfae little girls vrith tfae
riaing water in the background
made a beautiful
picture, whicta waa published
in Tfae Wairen
Record.
Tfaen tbere waa tfae day
that I went oo a tour ot tfae
inside ot tfae dam with a
group ot peraona. Given
hard-hata we inapected the
giant dynamoa wfaich filled
a part ot tfae (loor ot the
dam, and other machioery
that made thelr operation
possible. From the floor oí
the dam a circular
stairway led to the top oí
the dam and through a
man-bole in the highway to
the roadbed Climbing
the se steps waa arduoua,
and tboeewbo were known
to ha ve weak hearts were
advised not to try to climb.
Tbere were no fatalities
but a considerable increase
in knowledge that
day.
Years later I was to be
privileged to take a similar
trip inside Gastón Dam.
This too was most enjoyable.
If anyone wbo reads
this column ever has the
opportunity to go through a
dam, I suggest that he or
she take it.
Letter To The Editor
To The Editor:
As a member oí the
Warren County ESAA,
Cultural Arta, and Guidance,
Parents Advisory
Council, I wrote Senator
John P. East, (R) N. C.,
Labor and Human Resourees
Committee Member
(Education), oí the excellent
work Warren County
ESAA is doing to up-grade
Warren County students in
the academic processes,
and that funda are needed
to carry on this worthwhile
program is which
educators hope be will
support. Enclosed is Senator
East's letter to me. My
interpretation oí his letter
concerning the polides of
the Reagan Administration's
educational proposals
is that Warren County
will need well qualified,
and educated members oí
tbe county commissiooers
and the county board oí
education to plan for the
funding and future progresa
oí Warren County
students. Warren County
District System should be
abolished, and the best
minds in the county,
regardless oí the district
they Uve, or the race, sex
or política] reason's should
assume county leadership.
Most oí the cltizens ai
Warren County want a
more progretsive leadership
to enhance the Ufe
style of the county, and
bring needed economic
prosperity to the county. I
recommend that Durham
county be placed in the 2nd
congrésskmal district in
order to co-ordinate the
industrial wealth ai Durham
county with the rural
agricultural procesaes of
Warren County, to produce
more Jobs for Warren
Coimty dtizcQS. Educated,
progréasive, and quaUfied
people can lead Warren
County dtixens to this
goal.
James W.Byrd
Mr. James Byrd
Post Office Box «7
Litttetoo, N.C. *7880
Dear Mr. Byrd:
Thank you ior your
umumnto oo the Bnáf n
AdmtarfatratfcxTs educattenprapoaak.
Aijfwnuj
know, thaae propoaals
lava not yet taken the
form oí apeeifle togteUta.
Ornee timj do, ti»
Senata Bdmtkn Subcommlttee,
oo wMcta I
•arre, «ffl hoU hMrtafi to
tai depth Un
agreements of both supporters
and oppooents of
tbe Administration's polides.
I will listen to both
before making any final
decisión about my own
position.
Tbe U. S. Department of
Education alone runs more
than 150 sepárate education
programa, and there
are other Federal education
activities outaide tbe
department's jurisdiction.
At present, it seems to me
tbat this is too large a
number for effective Federal
management, and
that so me form of block
grant - combining «m«ll
programa into big ones would
improve services to
students and teacbers. (On
an individual basis, it may
be desirable to continué
tbe sepárate categorical
status of a few programa
tbat ha ve demonstrated
outstanding benefits.) The
ezact details of sucfa a
reform, of course, are
subject to debate, and I
will follow that debate
doaely.
Thank you again for
sharing your conceras with
me.
Sincerely,
JotaP.East
United States Senator
Paperwork Proves
( | • . . II
To Be Burdensome
By REP. L. H. FOUNTAIN
WASHINGTON, D. C. Paperwork.
It's • burden
we must face too ollenpaperwork
at Ux time,
paperwork In connectinn
wtth hundreds oí government
programa and reporta,
and paperwork
when we take out a Joan,
ara but a «ow oí the times
wbeo we anawer seemingly
endiosa queations on
lengthy forma. In fact, lt
aometlmes atona aa
tbough everyooe ia interested
in a detailed, written
summary oí our entire
existence, from birtb to
death.
But, aa burdenaome as
paperwork can be to us as
individual dtizens, the
procesa ia oíten far more
painful (or the business
community - espedally
husmeases
Today the a ver age small
busínessman must spend
so much time filling out
government paperwork,
much of it unnecessary,
that a real drop in
American productivity has
become evident because oí
it. This group oí individual
businessmen is required to
fill out o ver 300 million
íorms and answer o ver
se ven billion government
questions annually.
By influendng business
leaders to be excessively
cautious, the regulators
and paper peddlers, as
necessary as they at times
may be, are now in a
position to afíect directly
or indirectly many very
important decisions such
as investment in new
equipment, expansión, and
yes, even hiring and firing
policies.
The Co tigresa has been
wrestling with this problem
for some time, and
iast year we passed the
Paperwork Reduction Act,
i^riainHrm which directed
various government agencies
to eaaethe paperwork
burden on individuáis,
organizations, and institutions
and to elimínate
wasteful and non-essential
íorms.
In one simple example oí
the problem, I sat down
with a small town savings
and loan (SfcL) executive,
and carefully examined
o ver 10 íorms which had to
be filled out to show that
their loan policies were
(air. We reduced the
excesaive forma and questions
to two sheets which
provided all the Information
requested. But, frigbtontng
was the fact that
this proce8s costs the SfcL
approximately
$12,000 annually; and to
my amazement, the SAL
executive never sbowed
anger He Juat wanted his
Congressman to see the
problems he faced.
In another example, lust
one agency demanded 8.4
milüyi tours oí paperwork
burd—» oí business in 1980.
That burden consistí of the
time it takes to gather and
the Information
granted by the government
•sweÜMthetimeittakes
to 011 out tbe forma such as
Ib tbe SAL example
Om applkatloo (ar buitneaa
wpánifciB (roen «w
goverament ageney Illuatratea
junt how time
«nH iHimplor
•o me oí tbe requirementa
and fllllng out oí forma and
queatloonairea can he. Ir
thia inatance, tbe initlal
application form for tbe
goverament - and tbeae
forma are otten severa]
incbestbick - ia estima ted
to take one person two
weeks to 011 out after all
tbe Information has heen
compiled. And thlcker
forma for larger buainesaes
can take months to
prepare.
Clearly tbere is a need
for some degree oí paperwork.
Our society demanda
that certaln rules
and regulatlons be met,
and some paperwork, regrettably,
is a part of that
process.
However, tbe time has
long since come for a more
thorough and periodic look
into tbe necessity of tons
and tons of paperwork paperwork
which cost
business, large and small,
some to tbe point of bankruptey;
and ultimately tbe
taxpaying consumer
through a loss in productivity
and ever increasing'
prices for tbe things we
buy.
Commob sense tells us
that we just must elimínate
much unnecessary
paperwork and streamline
tbe rest. Tbe statutory
Offices of Inspectora General
(IG) - waste and
thievery watchdogs placed
in various goverament
agencies through legisiation
which I sponsored may
pro vi de at least a
partial answer. In fact,
experta in tbe field predict
they will save billiona for
tbe taxpayers. The GAO
has recommended that tbe
IG's periodically evalúate
tbe efficiency of paperwork
control in certair
agencies.
However. if we are to
overcome our preaent econo
mic predicament, we
must have cooperation
from the business community
and goverament
alike And a reduction in
excessive and unnecessary
paperwork would be a
gignifirnnt and monningftil
step in tbe right direction
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