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Good Leadership Available
Robert Kotal, a ham radio
operator, who with his wife
recently moved to Warrenton,
was listening to his radio on Sun
day afternoon when he picked up
a message that the people of
Maxton were without food as the
result of being struck by a tor
nado on the previous Wednesday
night.
He called Monroe Gardner, a
town leader, told him of the
plight of the people of Maxton,
and asked his help in getting food
to them. Gardner called on the
Lions Club, largest civic club in
the county, the Jaycee Club and
the Warrenton Junior Woman's
Club for assistance. They went to
IGA Store, told the management
of their problem and asked for a
donation, which was freely
given.
Gardner said that a number of
other people learning of the
plight of Maxton had donated
money. They bought enough
materials to make sandwiches
for 1,200 persons and loaded it in
Kotal's truck. Kotal drove the
truck to Maxton, where he tur
ned the food over to the Maxton
town manager for distribution.
The Town of Warrenton owes a
debt of gratitude to Robert Kotal
for the way he responded to a
call for help which reflects to the
credit of our town. It would have
been easy for him to say he
wished he could do something
about it and to have sent a small
check to the people of Maxton.
Fortunately, he knew the people
of Maxton needed help as he
listened. He called upon civic
leaders of Warrenton for help
and they responded. To make
sure that this food reached the
hungry of Maxton as quickly as
possible, he had it loaded in his
truck and drove to Maxton.
The people of Warrenton are
generous and have a history of
responding well to worthy
causes when asked for help, but
only when the leadership is
provided. That leadership was
provided on Sunday afternoon by
Robert Kotal, who not only felt
compassion for the hungry, but
knew where to launch his appeal
for help.
Deadline Is Approaching
If citizens are to vote in the
May Primary they must be
registered. We call attention to
the fa"ct that Monday, April 9, is
the deadline for registering for
the primary.
Warren County voters, as well
as others throughout North
Carolina, will find they must
decide on lengthy ballots in the
May 8 primary. County, district,
state and nationafoffices will be
at stake. All are important, as
will be the General Assembly
contests in the special primary
of June 5.
Teachers For Helms?
N.C.A.E. News Bulletin
A radio and television commercial
which the Jesse Helms organization
recently broadcast is not only mis
leading, it is just plain wrong.
The commercial quotes the
"North Carolina Teachers Associ
ation," which ceased to exist in 1970,
and claims to be paid for by
"Teachers for Helms Committee," a
group which, when it was first an
nounced, included five persons, two
of whom were not teachers.
Typically, the commercial hues to
the negative. It attacks Jim Hunt,
but it offers no solutions to the sup
posed ills it attempts to identify.
Worse, by quoting an NCAE action,
it leaves the impression with some of
the uninformed that teachers in
general really are supporting
Helms.
I>et the record show that NCAE
PACE is not supporting Senator
Helms. And a better person should
be able to feather the old family nest
if he or she can find anyone who will
bet money that NCAE-PACE will
ever support Jesse Helms.
The Senator—and the Senator's
organization—recognizes full well
that teachers mil not be in his camp.
Why should they? Senator Helms has
voted against federal support of
public education, has supported a
voucher system so parents can send
their children to private schools, has
opposed clamping down on tax
deductions for schools which prac
tice discrimination, and is forever
creating mischief with his busing
and school-prayer amendments.
The Senator didn't bother to be in
terviewed by NCAE or NEA on his
views, noting in one letter that his
agenda probably didn't fit "your left
wing" organization.
The Senator, of course, is entitled
to his opinion and his agenda.
But spare us, please, from com
mercials that—even by Implica
tion—attempt to make Jesse Helms
a friend of public schools. The record
is abundant, and the record is clear.
This is no friend of public education.
NOTE: The N.C.A.E. News
Bulletin is the official newspaper of
the N. C. Association of Educators.
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In Front Of The Courthouse
Mostly Personal
Edward Bok's Monument
By BIGN ALL JONES
Some six years ago
the family left here on
Christmas Day for a
short visit with the Rai
fords in Rocky Mount
before leaving for
Florida by way of
Charleston, S. C. While
in Florida and visiting
Disney World, I became
ill and spent a night and
a day in a hospital. As a
result, I failed to visit
the Bok Singing Tower
in Florida, to the regret
of my wife, who had
years earlier read the
autobiography of Ed
ward Bok, which I was
to read and review later
in this column.
Since usually when we
take a family trip I write
it up in this column, our
trip to Florida was no
exception. But since I
have written more than
300 columns since then, I
was recently surprised
when I fell into conver
sation with a young man
on Main Street, who
asked me if I had ever
visited the Bok Tower in
Florida, and spoke of
other places he had
visited. The young man
was Tommy Burton of
Oine, who said he would
bring me a brochure of
the Bok Tower. A few
days ago he brought by
our home not only
descriptive literature of
the Bok Tower, and a
copy of Bok's autobi
orgraphy, which I high
ly recommend, but also
descriptive literature of
Warm Springs in
Georgia, Franklin D.
Roosevelt's second
home in Georgia where
he spent much of his
time and where he died.
We had been toying
with the idea of visiting
Florida for some time,
but have not gotten
around to it. Thanks to
Tommy's thought
fulness, when we do go,
the Bok Tower will be
the goal of returning to
Florida, but we will also
include Warm Springs
on this trip. Since there
is no certainty that we
will be able to make the
trip this year, I will
sketch those two tourists
attractions from the
literature furnished by
Tommy Burton, as
follows:
The brochure of the
Bok Tower given us by
Tommy contains a
map of the Mountain
Lake Sanctuary with
landscaped numbered
paths and objects which
furnishes a guide for the
tourists. They are: 1.
Entrance Plaque; 2.
Lake Pierce Vista; 3.
Reflection Pool (east
side); 4. Japanese Lan
tern. 5. singing Tower;
6. Live Oak Grove and
Views to Lake Wales
and Mountain lake; 7.
Reflection Pool (west
side); 8. Exedra and,
Western Overlook; 9.
North Walk; 10. Pine
Ridge Reserve; 11.
Wildlife Pond and Win
dow by the Pond; 12.
Eastern Fern Path.
"Here all things are
respected, all people are
welcomed. Here is quiet
awe, the day is
measured by the light of
early morning, noon and
sunset. The hours are
marked by music from
the bells. Not only do the
birds sing, but the fish in
the moat and the
dashing squirrels give a
greeting. There is
majesty alike in the
clouds in the sky and in
the lilies by the path.
Both the Tower and a
spider's web are
masterful designs. This
Sanctuary is a place. It
may also be an exper
ience to be cherished
and long remembered."
Each of the numbered
plaques, vistas and ob
jects are described, but
space is not available
for such descriptions.
The first paragraph of
the description of
the Bronze Entrance
Plaque is written as
follows:
"As you walk up the
main path from the bul
letin board you will see a
Key Largo stone with a
bronze plaque saying
that the Mountain Lake
Sanctuary is Edward
Bok's gift to the Ameri
can people and is under
their protection.
Others are: "In 1923
Edward Bok asked a
landscape architect,
Frederick Law Olm
sted, Jr., to transform
Iron Mountain from a
sandy hill covered with
pines and scrub palmet
tos into a sanctuary that
would touch the soul
with its beauty and
quiet. Edward Bok
decided to add a carillon
tower like those
remembered from his
early childhood in the
Netherlands. In 1929 the
Singing Tower and the
Sanctuary were
dedicated by President
Calvin Coolidge.
"Beyond the bronze
plaque the left fork of
the walks leads to a
secluded LISTENING
AREA where you will
have a good view of the
tower as you sit and
listen to the Carillon
bells..."
Copying the above
paragraphs from the
Tourist Bulletin fills me
with a longing to see and
hear the bells and the
beauty of the Tower and
its surroundings. And
still to be described is
Roosevelt's Little White
House, Warm Springs,
Georgia. Visitors are
welcomed and asked to
bring their cameras. It
is open.every .day of .the
year, from 9 to 5;
weekends, June, July
and August, 9 to 6.
The attractive bulle
tin, illustrated with
many pictures, in
cluding the famous "Un
finished Portrait" of
Roosevelt, buildings and
furniture, reads in part
as follows:
"Franklin D. Roose
velt, four times
President of the United
States, lived in many
sumptuous residences,
including his ancestral
home Hyde Park and
the White House in
Washington, but in
building for himself the
kind of house he wanted,
he built a very modest
place. The Little White
House, located on a
beautiful site on the
slopes of Pine Mountain,
tells much of the nature
of the man who played
such an important role
in the history of this
country and of the
world. It is an impres
sive home, but it is
small, with comfort and
utility stressed. Original
plans were altered by
Mr. Roosevelt to
remove features he con
sidered too elaborate,
and the Little White
House, with three
bedrooms, has only an
entry, a combination
living and dining room,
a kitchen and a spacious
sun deck.
"During his entire
time in office, Mr.
Roosevelt used the Lit
tle White House
frequently. He had come
to Warm Springs first in
1924 to test its pools as
an aid to recovery from
infantile paralysis
which struck him in
1921. Finding exercise in
the warm bouyant
waters beneficial, he
became interested in
developing the resort for
others similarly afflict
ed, so the Georgia
Warm Springs Founda
tion and subsequent
development of health
facilities resulted from
his own efforts. The site
on which the Little
White House stands was
personally selected by
Mr. Roosevelt during
his early days at Warm
Springs, and even
before he built his house
there, he used it for pic
nics. It is in a natural
setting and Mr. Roose
velt permitted only
essential landscaping."
Firemen Answer
Several Alarms
Four rural volunteer
firemen, with a pumper
and a woods truck,
responded to a brush
fire at the Lucy Hill
farm at Red Hill near
Warrenton at 3:30 p. m.
Monday.
The firemen extin
guished the fire, of
unknown origin, with
water. Damage was not
given in the firemen's
report.
Nine members of the
Warrenton Rural Fire
Department, with a
crash wagon and a
pumper, responded to a
chimney fire at the
home of Lance Dillard
at 7:09 p. m. on Wed
nesday, March 28.
The firemen permit
ted the chimney to burn
out, with no damage
reported.
The firemen respon
ded to a second chimney
fire on Wednesday night
of last week. The second
fire was at the home of
Bobby Edmonds on
South Main Street at
Warrenton and the
alarm was received at
fcflBp.m. —u—
Eight men ,.with a
News Of Yesteryear
Looking Back, Into
The Warren Record
April 7,1M4
Willis Neal, Warrenton lumberman and service
station operator, was on Monday night elected night
policeman by the Board of Town Commissioners at
their regular monthly meeting.
Sgt. George W. Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Davis of Areola, is at home for the first time since
entering service on a 15-day furlough He entered
the service on October 8,1941.
Warrenton High School defeated Macon High
School 1W) in a baseball game Friday as George
Shearin hurled a perfect game for Warrenton.
April 3,1959
Major General Claude T. Bowers of Warrenton
has ended his active duty with the Army after more
than 38 years of service. General Bowers resigned
as Commander of the 30th Division effective March
31. He will retain his rank in the Officer's Reserve.
Rep. John Kerr of Warrenton introduced a'bill
Tuesday authorizing school boards to operate public
schools on a year-round basis in order to "head off
the erection of any more school buildings."
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Bullock have purchased the
home of Dr. and Mrs. Powell Evans Adams in West
Warrenton on Fairview Drive.
April 4,1974
The Halifax County Board of Education went on
record in regular meeting Monday as being in favor
of Halifax County children attending both the Lit
tleton and Vaughan schools, but made no provision
for reimbursing the Warren County school system
for their cost.
Miss Mary Craig of Enfield spent Saturday night
with Miss Carolyn Coleman at Inez. On Sunday, the
two left for Lynchburg, Va. where they visited at
Randolph-Macon College until Tuesday.
A new Head Start Center will open soon in
Warrenton. Franklin-Vance-Warren Opportunity,
Inc. Head Start has recently erected a modular
building in Warrenton to house two Head Start
classes.
pumper and a crash
wagon responded to the
alarm.
Creosote buildup was
blamed for the fire,
which was extinguished
with a fire extinguisher.
N» damage was report
ed:
Kidney Failure
Patients with advanced
liver disease, particularly
those who have a history of
heavy drinking, may be in the
initial stages of a severe form
of kidney failure that defies
detection by standard hos
pital screening tests, Univer
sity of California, San Fran
cisco researchers report.
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS
Notice is hereby given that the Warren County
Board of Equalization and Review will meet Wed
nesday, April 18,1984, at 2 p.m. in the Office of the
Tax Supervisor, 114 W. Market Street, Warienton,
N.C. 27589. In order to schedule an appointment,
write Janice W. Haynes, Tax Supervisor, at the
above address, or call (919) 257-4158.
In the event of an earlier or later adjournment,
notice to that effect will be published in this paper.
By order of the Board of Commissioners of Warren
County; this 21 st day of March, 1984.
Janice W. Haynes
Clerk to the Board
Of Equalization and Review
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