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Allegiance And Loyalty
The purpose of a political
primary is to select the most
capable candidate to represent
the party in the general election.
In a recent brief talk with Jim
Martin, personable candidate
for North Carolina on the
Republican ticket, he said he
feels that North Carolina would
be better off with two strong par
ties. We as a lifelong Democrat,
would concede that point, but
with reservations.
We feel that to be beneficial to
the state, a Republican Party
should be built from the grass
roots up and able to stand on its
principals for good government
and not be dependent upon
disgruntled Democrats to elect
an occasional governor, who
finds himself in office opposed
by a Democratic legislature, and
with few Republicans whose ex
perience qualified them for ap
pointed office. That was the ex
perience of Governor James
Holshouser, a high-toned and
able governor, and it could well
be the experience of James Mar
tin, a likeable and able person
and presumably one who does
not betray the party to which he
pledges allegiance.
But the sad truth is if in the
General Election Jim Martin is
elected governor of North Caro
lina, it will be only because
thousands of North Carolinians
who allege that they are
Democrats have forgotten that
party membership should mean
party allegiance and party
loyalty.
The Black And White Gap
The following article by Gary
Packerstein in The Wilson Quarter
ly, was clipped from The Charlotte
Observer's "Observations," a
collection of notable quotes, com
piled by Ed Williams, Observer
Associate Editor.—
How Are Blacks Faring?
At first glance, the Big Picture, so
often publicized, is sobering — black
median family income in 1982
($13,598) continued to lag far behind
that of whites ($24,603). But the
median in this case is not the
message, or at least not the whole of
it. When statistics for the nation's
total black population of 28 million
are presented in the aggregate, the
growing plight of the urban under
class tends to overpower some im
portant distinctions.
.. .Black married couples are the
"haves"? the "have-nots" are black
single mothers and their off-spring.
Subtract the 2.9 million female
headed black households (now 42%
of all black households) from the pic
ture and the circumstances of blacks
and whites in America appear far
less divergent.
Thus, in 1982 the median annual
income of all black married-couple
families was $20,586, compared to
$26,443 for the white married-couple
families. In households where both
spouses were employed, the gap was
even narrower — about $5,000. and,
in households where the husband and
wife, both working, were between
ages 24 and 35, the difference was
less than $3,000. With these young
couples leading the way, the propor
tion of all black families earning
$25,000 or more (in 1982 dollars)
grew from 10.4 to 24.5% between 1960
and 1982.
Pacific Policy Lacking
The Christian Science Monitor
Beyond the pageantry of the
Peking visit, the Reagan ad
ministration still must face fun
damental policy decisions for the
Asian region.
Basically, the administration still
hasn't a Pacific basic policy,
analysts contend. It has yet to decide
between a "Pacific Rim" policy or a
"land mass" policy, in the analysts'
jargon.
Some argue that a rim approach
would be enough—linking strategic
and commercial bonds with Japan,
Korea, and Taiwan—to have a solid
defense policy against Soviet expan
sion in the Pacific. Others, and the
Chinese themselves, argue that
China has the most significant
strategic position as a land-mass
power in Asia-even as China says it
does not want to play the strategic
card.
Within the administration, a new
undersecretary of state, regarded as
an Asianist, is being brought in to
replace the outgoing under
secretary, known as a Europeanist.
Some suggest in this that Secretary
of State George Shultz is anticipating
a new emphasis oil the region.
Of course, if Mr. Reagan is re
elected, the tenure of Mr. Shultz and
others in the State Department and
on the National Security Council
must be considered an open
question. Appointments now are too
slim a limb for the projection of
policy decisions.
The United States has not really
had an Asian policy since Vietnam.
It has only one armed division, in
South Korea. The Pacific Fleet is
stretched thin. Mr. Shultz and others
are talking about China as a regional
actor in the Asian balance of power.
Mr. Reagan the other day came
close to calling China an ally. But the
internal administration debate is far
from over. And so is the November
election.
Many Asian states feel bypassed
by the administration—notably the
Philippines, Indonesia, and
Thailand, again left off the
President's Pacific itinerary. Future
diplomacy must better embrace
them.
As in the Middle East and Central
America, the Reagan Asian outlook
reflects a tension. The ad
ministration seems caught between
a vision of revived U.S. strategic
power and the historical, cultural,
and nalitary realities of the region it
would influence.
If nothing else, the President's trip
to China can help the administration
better understand what an effective
Asiar. policy should and should not
include.
County Within Country
Country within a country, Spain's
Catalonia marks five years as an
autonomous region within the
Spanish democracy. Catalonia lost
its autonomy in 1714. Its language
was suppressed by Generalissimo
Francisco Franco, but has been
recognized as co-official with
Spanish since his death in 1975,
National Geographic says.
Will Not Go Away
Even 40 years after a crime, FBI
lasers can disclose the otherwise un
identifiable print left by the finger of
a fugitive, says National Geo
graphic. Lasers can also weld car
parts, husk peanuts, and drill holes
in baby-bottle nipples.
Mostly Personal
»
D-Day Is Approaching
By BIGN ALL JONES
Occasionally, when
the family has taken a
trip, I find that I have
accumulated enough
material to fill this
column for two and
sometimes three weeks,
but usually I am able to
hold it to one column,
which I prefer. This
week, instead of one
subject, I have a few
shorter subjects upon
which I will comment.
After the paper was
out last week, I received
a long letter from a
former Warren County
native, who asked that if
we used the letter that
we would not use his
name, as he preferred
no publicity.
The writer said that as
a draftee he left Warren
County in April 1942 and
was inducted into the
Army at Fort Bragg and
has not been a resident
of the county since that
time, although he still
subscribes to The
Warren Record, and
particularly likes
"Looking Back Into The
Record" each week. He
said that on June 6,1944,
he participated in the
assault on Omaha
Beach. June 6 is now
celebrated as D Day,
and my correspondent
suggested that if we
listed other men from
Warren County who took
part in this event, that
we send him a list of
these men in order that
he might correspond
with some of them. With
his request he included a
self-addressed and
stamped envelope.
According to Russell
Currin, Warren County
Veteran Service Officer,
it is easy to find the area
in which any veteran
participated, but very
hard to find a single bat
tle. He suggested that
we inspect the dis
charges (filed in the
Register of Deeds Of
fice) in the hope that
such information might
be given on the dis
charges. We looked over
a small number of these
without finding any such
information. As the
court house has been
closed on Saturday,
Sunday and Monday of
this week, we have not
been able to continue
our search. I was
rewarded in finding the
discharge of my late
brother, Howard F.
Jones, which contained
a record of his service in
the Mediterranean
Theatre.
If there are any read
ers of this column who
know of any veterans of
World War II from
Warren County who took
part in the assault on
Omaha Beach, please
send me their names
and addresses in order
that I may forward
them to my correspon
dent.
A few weeks ago
another Warrenton
native, who has distin
guished himself in the
field of business, was
the subject of the Fort
Wayne, Ind., newspaper
on the 50th anniversary
of the founding of the
Pontiac Automobile
Agency in Fort Wayne,
a copy of which
Haywood Davis sent me
asking that we change
his address from
Florida to Fort Wayne.
I wrote Haywood ask
ing that he send us the
picture used in the Fort
Wayne Sentinel, as we
thought it would still be
of interest In Warren
County. Haywood
replied that he left
Warrenton over 61 years
ago, and he feels that
few here now would
remember him.
During the past week I
received a nice letter
from Mrs. Fair Polk
Mitchell who now lives
in Florida. She has been
a close friend since
childhood, and one of
my staunchest support
ers when the going got
rough in the sixties. She
has also been a reader of
The Warren Record for
some 50 years.
Fair wrote me a per
sonal letter congratulat
ing The Warren Record
for receiving an award
for outstanding journal
ism. She was nice
enough to say that she
was not surprised. I ap
preciated her letter as I
have always ap
preciated her friend
ship. Actually, I had lit
tle to do with the award,
as my son Howard is
now managing the
paper. To him and the
excellent staff of The
Record goes the credit.
Another subscriber
and friend, Johnny Hunt
of Beaufort, wrote me a
short letter enclosing an
account of the Warren
County Shrine Club at
Henderson on Tuesday,
March 30, 1948 as
published in the Sudan's
Red Fez. Johnny wrote :
"In looking over a copy
of The Sudan Temple
Red Fez, dated May
1948,1 found the article
about Warren County
which may still be in
teresting." It reads:
The regular quarterly
meeting of the Warren
County Shrine Club was
held at the Capitol Cafe,
Henderson, N. C., on
Tuesday, March 30,
1948, with 30 Nobles pre
sent. Noble P. J. T.
Rawlins of Henderson,
N. C-, Assistant Al
chemist of Sudan Tem
ple, was a guest and
made a brilliant address
which was enjoyed by
all present. Noble H. M.
"Hank" Hardy, chair
man of the uniform com
mittee, presented a
suggested uniform to
the club and the en
semble was unanimous
ly adopted as the official
club uniform. The club
discussed plans looking
toward participation as
a unit in the parade at
the Wilson Ceremonial
and a parade committee
was appointed to handle
details.
Election of officers for
the new year resulted in
the following unani
mously elected:
President, E. M.
Gilliam, Warrenton, N.
C.
Vice-President, J.
Edward Allen, Warren
ton, N.C.
Sec.-Treas., Harry W.
Walker, Norlina.N.C.
Asst. Sec.-Treas.,
Kenneth Severance,
Norlina, N. C.
The club gave a rising
vote of thanks to J. E.
Rooker, Jr., 2nd Cere
monial Master of Sudan
Temple, for his work in
organizing the Warren
County Shrine CTub and
serving as its first presi
dent.
Howard had been
asked to take a picture
of a meeting of the War
renton Junior Woman's
Club at the Middleburg
Steakhouse at 8 o'clock
Friday night. He invited
Grace, Ann and me to
accompany him and eat
dinner as his guests
prior to the club meet
ing. After dinner we
rode to the Henderson
Mall to see an art
display. Among those
participating with
sketches and oil paint
ings was Carolyn Steele,
our receptionist at the
office of The Warren
Record. The show was
quite interesting. After
viewing Carolyn's
exhibits, I walked
through the mall until I
came to the exhibit of
Jean McCamy of Wake
Forest, who writes a
weekly column for The
Wake Weekly. I have
been reading her
columns in The Weekly
for years, but I had
never met her or knew
that she was an artist.
My wife and I had a
delightful if short visit
with Jean and her
husband, whom Grace
later said was quite
handsome.
We got back to Mid
dleburg Steak House in
ample time to take pic
tures around 9 o'clock.
Courthouse Squares
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Take advantage of educational op
portunities that come your way. Be
open to new trends and innovative
thoughts.
Acquiring assets is a motivating force.
A business transaction could find you
on top of the heap.
Powerful forces are at work to bring
you success in business ventures and
in your personal life.
Confidential matters keep you work
ing behind the scenes. You'll have your
day in the sun before long.
Social life takes a definite upswing.
Be ready to celebrate at the slightest
excuse. Exciting times are coming.
Career opportunity takes a new direc
tion. Old dogs can learn new tricks as
you will find out.
Open your mind to distant horizons.
An academic challenge can change
your point of view completely.
Sharing a confidence with another
puts the burden of responsibility on
you for the successful completion of
a venture.
With your skillful maneuvering, a
dear one is led straight to the altar. Are
you the one with outstretched arms?
Hygienic conditions on the job are
important to your well being. Prac
tice all rules of safety and security.
Separation from one who has been a
pail of your recent past is inevitable.
The break is advantageous to all.
Family relationships are emphasized.
Eruptions are quickly followed by
peacemaking efforts. You must be the
wise arbitrator.
Letter To The Editor
Should Be Required
To The Editor:
Being certified and becoming an A-rated member
of the North Carolina State Firemen's Association
should be requirements of every fire company
existing in Warren County.
Fire insurance on all real estate and property in
the county would be cheaper.
Compare the benefits available to members of a
certified fire company which belongs to the asso
ciation to those of members of a company with no
rating, which is not a member of the association.
The association's annual membership fee is only
$3 for each individual.
Each child of a firefighter who is an association
member may compete for a scholarship or apply
for a college loan from the State Firemen's
Association.
If a firefighter is lulled in the line of duty,
educational benefits will be available to his children
from the State Firemen's Association. His family
will also receive $25,000 from the State of North
Carolina and $50,000 from the federal government.
There is an optional Life Insurance Fund
available to members of the association.
All firefighters who are members of a rated and
certified fire company are eligible to join the Fire
man's Pension Program for a small contribution of
$5 per month. After 20 years and at the age of 56, the
firefighter may retire and receive $75 per month as
long as he lives.
Every rated fire company that is a member of the
association participates in the local relief fund
which is funded annually from the N. C. Depart
ment of Insurance so that no firefighter shall suffer
a financial loss as a result of service-connected
sickness or injury. After the local fund is exhausted,
a claim may be made for benefits from the State
Relief Fund.
Firefighters should demand visible evidence
from their fire chief that their company is certified
and rated and that the rating and membership with
the N. C. State Firemen's Association is main
tained.
We trust that the county commissioners are
aware of and concerned about the certification and
rating of each fire company in the county.
ELVIRA J. KIRKLAND
Mother of a firefighter
Manson
News Of Yesteryear
Looking Back Into
The Warren Record
June 2,1944
Lina McCarroll, daughter of Captain Shipp Mc
Carroll of Illinois and Mrs. Mary Burwell McCarroll
of Warrenton, won two silver trollies and a ribbon
for her riding at the 24th annual Horse Show of the
Deep Run Hunt Club of Richmond, Va., on Satur
day.
The awarding of the Distinguished Flying Cross to
S-Sgt. James Howard Riggan, 21-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph H. Riggan, Macon, has been an
nounced by the Ninth Air Force Headquarters.
Pinch-hitting for Jack Dowtin, Jr., William Allen
Cornell gave Hickory Wood, Warrenton merchant,
a short wheelbarrow ride here on Sunday afternoon
before around 300 persons, many of whom had come
to town early to see the paying off of a campaign
wager before attending Memorial Services on
Courthouse Square later in the afternoon.
May 29,1959
Jane Link, a Warrenton High School senior, was
crowned "Warren County Dairy Princess" at a
beauty pageant staged in John Graham auditorium
here on Tuesday night.
Mrs. Sue Dossett Skinner, Warren County
assistant home economics agent, was voted the
most typical assistant home economics agent in the
state at the State Agricultural Extension Conferen
ence in Asheville last week.
J. Allen Kimball, Jr. of Manson is completing the
first year of his major in the field crops on an
agriculture-connected scholarship at North
Carolina State College.
May 3Q,1974
A quarter-million-dollar budget to operate the
Town of Warrenton during the 1974-75 fiscal year
has been adopted by town commissioners, subject
to final approval during a June 10 public hearing.
Miss Patricia Dishmon of LaCrosse, Va., whose
marriage to Ronnie Baker of Norlina will take place
on June 15, was honored at a miscellaneous shower
last Thursday evening, May 23, at the Norlina Club
house.
Fourteen seniors comprising the first graduation
class of Warren Academy put on caps and gowns
Sunday night to hear a baccalaureate sermon
preached by the Rev. Wayne Young, pastor of
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church.