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aUje Harren Itetotb Published Every Wednesday By R«cord Printing Company P. O Box 70 - Warrenton, N. C: 27589 BIGNALL JONES. Editor HOWARD F JONES. Business Manager Member North Carolina Press Association ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MATTER AT THE POST OFFICE IN WARRENTON. NORTH CAROLINA, UNDER THE LAWS OF CONGRESS Second Class Postage Paid At Warrenton, N C In Warren and SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $™v..r $5.00 Six Months $6.00 Six Months A Dangerous Condition There is little doubt that the Highway Commission, the Board of County Commissioners and the Warren County Board of Education, as well as other motorists who travel the Warren Plains Highway, know that the road is too narrow to safely han dle its traffic. Not only is the hardsurfaced part of the high way too narrow but the shoulders are also dangerously narrow, and in some cases non existant. Not only is a significant por tion of the Warren County High School bus traffic forced to travel over this road but also traffic from much of the county traveling to other schools. Supt. of Schools Mike Williams said yesterday that this road had been a school problem for several years. A school patron last week, who has no child traveling over this highway, pointed out to us the danger of school buses traveling over this road, which was something of which we were aware, but not aware enough. As a result, this editorial is being written with but little hope that the problem will be solved. However, if our local readers will write letters to the editor protesting the state's neglect of the road, and will pressure our authorities, state and local, the story may be different. Don't let us wait until we have a bad school bus-truck collision. 'Life' In Prison In The Charlotte Observer Nowhere in the criminal justice system do the aims of punishment and rehabilitation. conflict more sharply than in the decisions on parole for murderers. In South Caro lina, that conflict has sparked a public outcry—and for good reason. In 1971, John Hall Cannon, then 18, murdered his mother, stepfather and 4-year-old half brother. He was sentenced to three life terms. Last week, less than 12 years after the murders, he was released (Hi parole. The Cannon case aptly illustrates the conflict. He killed his own family, including a child, without provacation. Later he became a model prisoner, apparently re morseful about his crimes and determined to lead a law-abiding life. As one S. C. parole board mem ber said, "He seemed to me to have a complete turnaround from the immature boy he was the day he committed that crime." That is true of many murderers. Only a few are bloodthirsty killers, too vicious to ever be set free. Most murderers commit their crimes in the grip of passion or madness and afterward are no more dangerous than anyone else.They often are model prisoners, not "criminal types" at all. Some critics of the Cannon parole are, as one S. C. parole board mem ber observed, "people who wouldn't want to parole a fellow who steals $100 worth of groceries." But others, and we are among them, believe murder is a crime so vastly different from any other that it demands an especially severe punishment, as a sign of society's abhorrence of taking a life. Capital punishment is not the an swer. Coldblooded killing by the state teaches anything but respect for life, and it cannot be undone if later evidence proves the convicted person is innocent. Nevertheless, the alternative must be more severe than the punishment for crimes against people. A dozen years in prison is not enough. A minimum of 20 years, as both Carolinas now require (S. C. law has been changed since the Cannon conviction), is bet ter. For a model prisoner who com mitted murder while very young and is genuinely changed and remorse ful, 20 years may seem a long time. It is. But it is not as long as the mur derer's victim will be dead. Few Requirements Those who are the happiest do not have too many happiness require ments. — Robert Half News Of 10, 25 And 40 Years Ago Looking Back Into The Record Sept 3,1943 Plans are underway for the establishment of a modern, all electric bakery here around the first of October. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Calhoun of South Hill, Va. have leased the building on Main Street for many years occupied by W. H. Riggan grocery store and later operated by his son-in-law, T. B. Creech, as Creech's Market and Grocery. Gov. J. Melville Brougbton will officially launch North Carolina's third war loan drive for $146,000,000 in war bonds and other government securities with an ad dress over the state's radio networks Wednes day. • • • Jimmy Casper, form er golf pro at Warreotoo Golf Club, but now a member of the U. S. Marine Corps stationed at New River. visitor in Warrenton for a short while on Tuesday. August 29, 1958 Hotel Warren's dining room, closed on Aug. 20, will reopen on Sunday. A. C. Fair, chairman of the hotel committee of the town of Warrenton, said yesterday that the hotel has been leased to Mr. and Mrs. David Jarmon of Pik^ville, who will begin the operation of the hotel on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hottzman gave a fish fry in their yard on Sunday evening in honor of Lt and Mrs. William Holtz of the U. S. Air Force, stationed in Sacramento, Calif., who are here for some time. m m m Mrs. Edmund White entertained at a dinner party on Friday evening for Mrs. W. R. Gregg, house gnsst of Misses Edith and Lucy Burwell. August 30,1973 Warren County farm ers are expected to ex perience "one of their best years in history" with a gross income of approximately $14.5 million, County Exten sion Chairman L. B. Hardage said this week. Master Sargeant Harry P. Norvell, son of Mrs. Ann P. Norvell of Wise, is a member of the management engineer ing team which has been named the best of its kind in the U. S. Air Force. mm m Mr. and Mrs. Leland Gottschalk of Elberon were among the mor* than 60 g&ttU from ove the state «t a dinner *t the Governor's Manuon in Rakigh oo August 16 when Go?, and Mrs. Jim Holshouser were host and hostess. Mostly Personal A Portuguese Legend By BIGN ALL JONES Many readers of this column may remember a feature article about "Peter Francisco" in the May 23,1963, issue of The Warren Record which I had written following a visit of the family, with Mrs. Robert Davis, to Guil ford Courthouse Nation al Military Park. The following article is a sequel and is written fol lowing the receipt of a biography of "Peter Francisco, The Por tuguese Patriot," by William Arthur Moon, as a result of my article of May 25. On the flyleaf of the volume under date of August 17, 1983, is writ ten: "In appreciation to Bignall Jones, Editor, for his interest in Peter Francisco! This book is presented to Warren County Library in memory of my father, Marvin Mann Davis who was born in Warrenton, March 26,1879, and died January 30, 1961, at Crewe, Virginia. He was the son of Bettie (Eliza beth) Ann Jones, daughter of William Duke Jones, owner of Jones Springs near Warrenton and Colonel William Smith Davis (son of Matilda Spots wood Boyd Davis and Joshua Davis II). "Lest We Forget! Peter Francisco, whom General George Washington called him his One Man Army." "Julia Davis Brown, Regent, James Allen Chapter Daughters of the American Revolu tion, Amelia and Not toway Counties, Virginia. Peter Fran cisco Festival Chairman since 1972. "With compliments of the author: W. A. Moon." From the inside covers we learn that the author, William Arthur Moon, was born June 10, 1902 in Otterbien, In diana. In the 30's he was appointed to serve as head of the Extension Division of Virginia State Library. He designed the first traveling libraries (bookmobiles) to travel in Virginia. On the front inside cover is written: "This is a true story of a man from a foreign country who, as a boy around five years of age, was left on a dock in Virginia in 1765. He grew up to be a giant of a man who served in the American Revolution with fierce pride and performed outstanding feats of strength and heroism. He died in 1831 never knowing where he came from. "Mr. Moon unraveled the many mysteries of his life—his origin and identity, his services in the Continental armies, his marriages, where be lived, and the many legends surrounding his life. "The author spent many years on intensive research in the United States and abroad. Courthouse records and other primary sources of history upset a num ber of former theories about our hero. These are corrected and ex plained herein. "Until recently Peter Francisco was a forgot ten man. Now, however, there is a great surge to bring him into his right ful place in history, ifonuments, statues and parks are being dedicat ed to the great Por tuguese patriot "General George Washington aaid: Without him we would have lost two crucial battles, perhaps the war, and with It our freedom. He was truly a One-Man Army." This most interesting book will be placed in the Warren County Memorial library ac cording to the written in struction of Mrs. Julia Davis Brown within the next few days. So far I have found it not only an interesting book to read, but I think it is a fine book to be read to the young. I shall make no attempt to review its contents, other than to correct one mistake from Baker's brochure as published in the May 25 issue of The Warren Record, which read: "Appearing at City Point, Francisco was placed under the guard ianship of Judge An thony Winston, and spent his boyhood at Winston's home in Buckingham County, Va." Moon's account said that "the boy scrounged for a living on the City Point wharf for some time before he was sent to the Prince George County Poorhouse where he remained until bound out to Judge An thony Winston of 'High Tower* Plantation in Buckingham County, Va." There is a bit of destiny in the way I received the book. As all readers of this column will know, as a boy I lived next door to the William Jones Davis family in Warrenton. Here from time to time brothers and sisters of "Cousin Will" visited him. Among those was Marvin Davis and his children, including Julia. One night last week I met Gertrude Draper Miles at A&P store and she told me that she had just attended a reunion of her college class at Farmville, Va., where she met Julia Davis Brown, and was told to give me a book about Peter Francisco, which she did the following morning. Another coin cidence was that we were visiting Elizabeth Davis, widow of Robert, my lifelong close friend, when we visited Guil ford Courthouse National Military Park Peter Francisco. Don't Skimp On Paint How do you determine the amount of paint that will be needed to cover the exterior of your home? An experienced painting contractor can often tell you what you will need by visual inspection — and be fairly close to the mark. A precise determination requires calcu lation of the square feet of surface to be covered. One gal lon of quality paint will usually cover about 500 square feet. You can estimate total square feet by multiplying the average height by the distance around the house. Be gene rous with your measurements. You want to have enough paint for the good, solid coverage needed to seal against moisture penetration. Why do lumber dealers often ask you what you plan to use it for when you order construction materials? Lumber is graded (and priced) according to quality. You can use lower quality lumber, sometimes referred to as economy grade, in the basement, attic, or to provide support for wall paneling. Economy grade lumber is stur dy, but may have knots or other imperfections and thus is used where it will not be visible. Economy suggests that it saves you money — and it does. You pay more for top quality lumber, but you need to use it in areas that will be exposed. Imperfections in lumber will show, even after the surface is painted. Dateline: Washington By REP. TIM VALENTINE Water is one of our moil predqus natural resources. We in North Carolina are fortunate to * have a number of lakes and rivers that provide recreational and economic opportunities, and enhance our environment Unfortunately the Roanoke River Basin and its most important bodies of water, Lake Gaston and Kerr Lake, are being threatened by a proposed . water supply pipeline to the Tidewater area of . Virginia. The pipeline would take up to 80 million [ gallons of water per day from Lake Gaston, whose ; level would then be boosted by transferring water from Kerr Lake. The U.S. Corps of Engineers is X currently considering an application from the City of Virginia Beach for a permit allowing the pipeline '' to be built While I would never deny the legitimate need of any city for water, I strongly believe that the [l residents of the Roanoke River Basin have first " claim on the use of their own resources. Virginia Beach should be looking in its own backyard for water instead of taking the water we need for ' economic development in northeastern North Carolina. On August 25 I spoke out against the pipeline proposal at a public hearing in Lawrenceville, Virginia. I renewed a request to the Corps of Engineers for an environmental impact statement '' and asked that another public hearing be held on the proposed use of Kerr Lake as a storage pond for the Virginia Beach water system. In recent weeks I have urged the Norfolk District of the Corps to make all the information they have amassed on the pipeline available to interested citizens, because the public should have an adequate opportunity to become fully informed before this important decision is made. The pipeline proposal is clearly not in the best in terests of those who live in the Roanoke River ' Basin. Unilateral action by Virginia Beach to siphon away water that has flowed since time im memorial in the Roanoke River is unwarranted and ' unfair. Our neighbor to the North should not be permitted to drink from our trough at the expense of our economic future.
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