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Roads In Good Shape
We returned io Warrantor. late*
Sunday afternoon after spending
two days touring the mountains
and foothills of North Carolina
and Virginia. As is usually the
case, the mountains were filled
with tourists, which during the
past year has brought a billion
dollars to North Carolina, and
provided tens of thousands of
jobs to North Carolina people.
En route to North Wilkesboro,
where we had reservations for
Friday night, we went by way of
Roxboro, Yanceyville and
Reidsville. We found the hard
surfaced roads good and free of
potholes. The same condition
prevailed on the highway to West
Jefferson, and surrounding
roads. In order to find reserva
tions for Saturday night, we cut
across the mountains to Abing
don, Va., where we were able to
obtain the last two vacancies in
one of the town's motor lodges.
A short ways out of Abbingdon
we drove onto the J. E. B. Stuart
Highway, which we followed to
Mount Airy, to Pilot Mountain
and to Winston-Salem, and over
Route 40 to Greensboro, and
from Greensboro over 1-85 to
Durham and on to Henderson.
Not only were the highways in
North Carolina in amazingly
good shape, but so were the
roads we traveled in Virginia.
But Monday as I walked down
Warrenton's Main Street, I ran
into a couple of Jesse Helms
supporters. One of these explain
ed that his opposition to James
Hunt was the tax he imposed on
gasoline and motor vehicle tax.
The other person, a good friend,
based his opposition to Hunt on
his placing PCB in Warren Coun
ty
The above was written not as
an account of a mountain trip,
but to show how wise was Hunt
to perceive the value of high
ways to North Carolina and to
realize that true economy lies in
the wise expenditure of money.
Helms, Black Students
Ill The Charlotte Observer
We applaud Sen. Jesse Helms for
his willingness to visit predominant
ly black Livingstone College on Wed
nesday and his decision to go
through with his appearance despite
a boycott by most of the college's 750
students.
We also understand the senator's
frustration when he tried to shake
hands with boycotting students
assembled outside the auditorium,
only to have them refuse. And he
made a valid and important point
when he said, "One thing's for cer
tain. They will not learn anything
about where I stand by standing out
there."
But learning is a two-way street,
and Sen. Helms has never set a very
good example in that regard. Too of
ten his response to those who dis
agree with him has been either to
ignore them, distort their positions,
question their motives or attack
their character.
If the senator is serious about
dialogue and understanding in this
case, he could learn at least as much
from the students' boycott as they
could have learned from listening to
his speech.
Some Quotable Quotes
From The Charlotte Observer
RELIGION AND POLITICS
The Rev. Billy Graham in U. S.
News & World Report:
On Taking Sides: I have serious
reservations about religious groups
getting involved in partisan politics
or saying, "God is for us" or "God
is on our side." Lincoln said, "I'm
not so concerned as to whether God
is on my side or not, but I am con
cerned as to whether I'm on God's
side or not."
On Political Churches: There
could be a backlash from people who
don't agree with them on a particu
lar issue. Churches should not stray
too far from their main concern,
which ought to be God, the teaching
of the Bible and the moral law.
On An Anti-Abortion Amendment:
I am always nervous when we get to
fooling with the Constitution. It
should be an act of last resort, and
we should first explore every other
legal and legislative means we can
on these issues. Personally, I'm
against abortion except in rare
cases, such as when the mother's life
is clearly at stake.
A UNIVERSAL PRAYER
From The (Savannah) Georgia
Gazette:
Our editor, Albert Scardino, ap
peared on the MacNeil-Lehrer News
Hour on PBS one evening last month
to discuss the issue of religion in
politics. In answer to a question
about the issue of prayer in public
schools, Scardino remarked, "I
would like to see the prayer that
proponents of prayer in the schools
would want our children to say."
Scardino's comment sent Ross
Stagner of Southfield, Mich., to his
x typewriter to compose Just such a
prayer. Here is Stagner's offering:
0 All-Powerful Jehovah, Divine
Allah, Omniscient Buddha, Brahma
the Creator, Ormazd Spirit of Good
ness, hear this our prayer:
Save lis from the heresies of (one
of the above), lead not our feet into
the pathways of (another of the
above) and guide us away from the
abominations of (one more of the
above).
We pray to you with one voice, to
the only true God (even though there
is some uncertainty about the proper
name to be used in addressing You).
Bring confusion to the followers of
(four of the above) and nurture us
each day with (beef), (pork), (fish),
(vegetables) and our daily bread.
For in You lies our only hope for
escape from the entrapments of
logic and reason; let us be drawn up
into the mysteries of your sacred
Church and make us obedient to the
(priest) (rabbi) (ayatollah) of your
choice.
It is a mad world and we must
escape from its complexities, lest we
too succumb to madness. We
beseech Your divine blessings
(stamped with the appropriate seal
so that we can be sure we are not ac
cepting gifts from the wrong Deity).
Amen.
STUDENTS AND POLITICS
From an Associated Press Story
ob former U. S. Sea. George
McGovern of Sooth Dakota, who la
1172 was defeated by Richard Nixon
in one •( the nation's most lopsided
presidential races:
"Today's students are not uninter
ested in issues, they are just skepti
cal about political solutions," said
McGovern, who is teaching a course
on political leadership at Duke
University this fall.
Moat arc more concerned about
careers, which helps draw students
to Reagan's philosophy of individual
(Continued on page 10,
Mostly Personal
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Microwave Hospitality
By BIGN ALL JONES
Ben Casey, who writes
a column, "Casey At
Bat," for the conserva
tive Nashville Graphic,
is a kinked soul in poli
tical views, whom I of
ten read but have not yet
met In the past several
issues of The Graphic,
Casey has been running
for President, and offer
ing tongue-in-cheek
solutions to the coun
try's economic
problems.
Before returning to
work following lunch on
last Wednesday, I found
my wife listening to a
program on micro-wave
cooking. Having just
read Casey's refreshing
column in which he
reveals that his sense of
humor is not confined to
politics, I clipped the ar
ticle with the intention
of taking it to my wife,
since Casey spoke of
cooking sweet potatoes
in a microwave oven.
Because I realize that
most people are tired of
reading about political
arguments, and even I
am tired of writing
about them, and even
our typesetter is tired of
putting them into type, I
changed my mind. I
decided to give us all a
rest by making Ben
Casey's article of last
week, a part of my
column of this week. It
follows:
Southern Hospitality
Aided by Microwave
Cooking
By BEN CASEY
In The Nashville
Graphic
In this column today I
will reveal a fail-safe
way to eliminate the
federal deficit, but first
let me talk of more im
portant matters.
I want to share with
the rest of the world
some things that make
Nash County great this
time of year. They are
Carson Barnes, Hassell
and Doreen Matthews,
and microwave ovens.
It took Carson Barnes
to teach a lot of us the
value of a good sweet
potato. (Yankees can
them yams.) There are
more ways than one to
cook these golden, nutri
tious delights, but get
ting back to the basics of
a good ole baked sweet
potato is hard to beat.
Doreen and Hassell
come into the picture
because rumor has it
that Hassell has secret
ly produced an award
winning turnip salad
patch this fall. My trick
of looking hungry
around Doreen's back
door has paid off and she
has been faithfully sen
ding Hassell over with a
bowl of cooked turnip
greens and some fried
cornbread.
I have discovered that
sweet potatoes and
microwaves get along
well. Consequently, I
have my meal
preparation down to a
science.
I sit in our living room
and keep a stready eye
toward Doreen and
Hassell's back porch.
When I see Hassell
make that turn and head
down his driveway
toward our house, I run
to the kitchen, put a
couple of sweet potatoes
in the microwave and
start "nuking" them
with those fantastic
microwaves.
By the time I get ice in
a glass and tea out of the
refrigerator, the
potatoes are well on
their way and Hassell is
knocking on the front
door.
Once I finish letting
Hassell know how
delighted and com
pletely surprised I am at
such a wonderful treat
and I make my way
back to the kitchen, the
potatoes are ready for
turning.
While they are micro
waved a little more on
the flip side, I dish out
some of the turnip
greens onto a plau: 'ith
the cornbread. Timing
is crucial but I now have
it worked qut whereby
the time that I am ready
to sit down at the table
coincides exactly with
the time the sweet
potato comes out of the
microwave.
All of this is synchro
nized to the split second
from the time I first
eyed Hassell making his
way over with a bowl in
his hands.
Now I have got to do
something for Doreen to
let her know how thank
ful I am for those turnip
greens that look so
color-coordinated on a
plate next to one of Car
son's golden sweet
potatoes. I am going to
go up to Earl Hinton's
and cut some collards to
give to her as a gesture
of my gratitude.
Then I am going to
wait by the window
again and see if I can
time it just right for
another meal, hoping
that Hassell will start
that slow but deliberate
trek down the driveway
to my house, this time
with a bowl of perfectly
seasoned collards.
That, folks, is the way
to creative dining.
As promised, I also in
tend to share with
everyone today my plan
for eliminating the
federal deficit This is,
of course, all part of my
effort to get ejected
president (of the United
States).
My first act as presi
dent will be to nation
alise, for security
reasons, both the Moral
SS^thePTl
dub. Since a goodly
number of people have
no problem with the in
termeshing of politics
and religion, I see no
reason why we cant
turn Jerry Falwell and
Jim Bakker loose on the
country to raise funds to
pay for those $7,600.00
coffee pots that the Air
Force wants to pur
chase.
Those are the ones
that will keep on perking
till the last drop even af
ter the aircraft has
taken a direct hit and
everybody has bailed
out.
I also plan to reduce
the federal deficit by
taking a part of my
presidential salary and
playing the D. C. lottery.
I will contribute 50 per
cent of my earnings to
the deficit.
Some may laugh at
this as being pure pop
pycock, but you can t
laugh at success. Laok
at the cars and homes of
Jim Bakker. Ask any
big lottery winner if
there is an easier way to
make millions.
Looking Back Into
The Warren Record
October 27,1944
W. E. Turner, chairman of the county AAA Com
mittee, announced yesterday that on Sept. 24, 1944,
a goal for which farm officials have been strtving
since the AAA Act of 1938 was realized—a full parity
guarantee for wheat and cotton.
Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Foote have returned to their
home in Portsmouth, Va. after being guests at Hotel
Warren for a week. They were entertained while
here by Mesdames J. H. Kerr, T. J. Holt, R. B.
Crowder, E. H. Weston, H. N. Walters, P. M.
Stallings, and Misses Gayle and Georgie Tarwater
and Mrs. Hilah Falkener.
Today, Oct 27, is the birthday of Charlie Riggan of
Vaughan, last surviving Confederate veteran in
Warren County. He is 102 years old.
October 23, 1959
S/Sgt. Harry Pett Norvell, son of Harry Norvell of
Wise and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Rodwell,
Sr., of Warren Plains, who is stationed in England,
was one out of 1,000 soldiers chosen to represent his
squadron, the 603 Comm. Sqd., during the recent
visit of President Eisenhower and Secretary of
State Herter to London.
Warren County's three state highway
patrolmen, V. R. Vaughan of Warrenton, R. A.
Clark of Norlina, and Wallace Brown of Vaughan,
maintain a special vigil for violators of the eight
cardinal violations underlined in the N. C. Highway
Patrol's "Selective Enforcement" program being
conducted now throughout Warren County and the
state.
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Paynter and Macey Paynter
were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Pinnell
and son in Littleton on Sunday.
October 24,1974
Dalkeith, the Hunter home near Areola, has been
nominated for inclusion in the National Register of
Historic Places by Robert E. Stipe, state historic
preservation officer.
Warren County Agricultural Agent Leonard C.
Cooper has received a national award for his
leadership in extension, work. The National
Association of County Agricultural Agents meeting
in Tucson, Ariz, has presented Cooper with it Dis
tinguished Service Award.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lee Gums of Nor Una retur
ned home Wednesday after a trip to Switzerland.
They toured Germany and France also.
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An email woman's haart baati fastar than a man's.
Letter To The Editor
Last In A Series
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To The Editor:
I'd like to think thatthi? is the end of this aeries of
Letters to the Editor. I'm very appreciative to the
Warren Record for printing them. I hope the letters
have been informative because this election is going
to be a very confused election and possibly a very
close election.
The instructions to the voter on the ballot are
misleading; therefore special instructions as man
dated by the Federal Court and the State Board of
Elections have been printed and each voter is ex
pected to get a copy of them. This is to be verified by
each precinct. This is very important in getting the
crosa-over vote counted.
There is a $5,000 reward to any individual who
provides information leading to the arrest, convic
tion, and punishment of any election official who
violates state or federal laws against voting fraud.
G. S. 163-148 authorizes any registered voter of the
county to witness the proceedings in a precinct
preparatory to the opening of the polls at 6:30 a.m.
on Election Day. Such witnesses are not required to
be registered voters of the precinct in which they
choose to witness the opening proceedings. It is to
be understood, however, that when the polls are
declared "open" the witnesses must withdraw from
the voting place.
G. S. 163-169 authorizes any witness, whether or
not a registered voter in the precinct, to enter a
voting place when the polls have been declared
"closed" and such witnesses may thereafter wit
ness the counting process or the reading of the
machine or system results. Such witnesses, as all
others, are prohibited from interfering with the or
derly process of the counting procedure.
I have the highest regard and appreciation for
those who work at the polls, as their service fullfills
a patriotic duty and they sacrifice long hours in
seeing that we get a just and honest vote, regardless
of who wins.
Do get out and vote your honest conviction of what
is best for you and the generation to follow. I know
that you will receive a blessing for having done so.
LELAND GOTTSCHALK,
Chairman, Warren County Republican Party
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