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Budget Has Fatal Flaw
In The Smithfield Herald
The trouble with President
Reagan's proposed federal budget
for 1986 is its assumption that this
nation's all-consuming goal is to arm
ourselves to the teeth, apparently to
intimidate the Soviet Union to agree
to our terms for nuclear-arms con
trol.
We thought the United States was
at peace, not at war.
Yet the President's budget
proposal exempts the Pentagon from
a call to freeze if not cut federal
spending for practically every
program the U. S. Government
operates. Mr. Reagan wants to end
farm subsidies, curtail student
loans, dismantle public housing, pull
the plug on health care, undermine
mass transit, and forget about ef
forts to protect the environment—all
for the cause of reducing the federal
deficit. But he wants military spend
One-Sided War
By SEN. ERNEST HOLLINGS
In The Charlotte Observer
I remember during the days of
Vietnam there was a saying that
"someday they are going to hold a
war and nobody is going to show up."
Well, we have one. It is called a
trade war and we are not in attend
ance. Every weapon — subsidies, fi
nancing, procurement, licensing—
every weapon is being used. While
we sit up in the grandstand cater
wauling, the game is in the fourth
quarter down on the field. We are
about to become a colony. We are
exporting our foodstuffs, our wheat,
our coal from West Virginia, our
timber from South Carolina, we are
exporting our natural resources and
we are importing the finished goods
while caterwauling "free trade, free
trade, protectionism, protection
ism."
.. .We have the Army to protect us
from enemies without, the FBI to
protect us from enemies within,
unemployment compensation to
protect us from the loss of a job,
Social Security to protect us from the
ravages of old age, and laws to
protect the water we drink and air
we breathe....The fundamental pur
pose of government itself is to
protect our standard of living in a
sensible and competitive way. And
the most competitive worker in the
world....is the U. S. farmer or the U.
S. industrial worker...But unfortu
nately, we have gone out and put a 25
percent penalty on everything
produced with these high budget
deficits....And then some have the
gall to tell them to be more produc
tive, more competitive...The people
of America are producing and com
peting. This government is not
producing and competing.
ing to keep rising at ail costs—to
make us feel more "secure."
Who among us is truly convinced
that simply pouring large sums of
our tax dollars into all kinds of new
weapons systems will guarantee our
national security?
For years, fiscal conservatives
have complained about the Federal
Government's blindly throwing
money at social problems. President
Reagan's wholesale endorsement of
practically everything the military
establishment wants isn't any dif
ferent.
Most Americans and most mem
bers of Congress appear more con
cerned just now about the mount
ing federal deficit than about the size
of our military arsenals. Republican
as well as Democratic leaders in
Washington appear close to agreeing
to freeze federal spending for every
thing, including the military, as an
effective yet fair means of getting a
handle on the deficit. Only the
President, by insisting on another
big jump in Pentagon appropri
ations, stands in the way of a biparti
san budget plan.
And unless we start soon to cut
that deficit, we shall leave future
generations of Americans with a
mortgage they shouldn't have to
bear.
The real strength of this nation
cannot be measured *,/ military
might alone. This nation has also
remained strong because it hatf
educated its young people, cared for
its needy, and developed a partner
ship between free enterprise and
democratic government that has
given all Americans some hope of
living life to its fullest. To say now
that all those good works must be
pushed aside to make way for a
military buildup is fatalistic folly.
What's more, it sounds like some
thing the Russians would do, not
something we Americans have
chosen to pursue.
Cards Of Thanks
The family of the late Henry Ver
non Evans wishes to thank their
many friends for all acts of kindness
shown during the death of their
loved one. A special thanks to Con
zell little and James Roy Clark
(Jimmy).
MR. AND MRS. ARTHUR LEE
EVANS AND FAMILY
I want to thank all my friends and
neighbors for their prayers and
cards and many acts of kindness
while I was in Duke Hospital and
since I've been home.
May God b'— "ou all.
Mitt. LALA COLEMAN
AND FAMILY
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTIES OF FRANKLIN, GRANVILLE,
PERSON, VANCE AND WARREN
KERR AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Kerr Area Transportation Authority proposes to submit application
for Section 18 funds for the period July 1, 1985 to June 30, 1986,
through the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, as amendea,
in the amount of $411,422 federal; $31,193 state; and $193,070 local.
The application will be for a rural consolidated transportation system ser
ving the general public and human service agencies, In the counties of
Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance, and Warren in the State of North
Carolina
The public is invited to inspect the proposal and make comments. In
spection of the proposal may be made Monday thru Friday, 8:00 A.M. to
5:00 P.M. at the K. A. R. T. S. office located at 821 North Garnett St.,
Henderson, N. C. Written comments may be mailed to Secretary, Kerr Area
Transportation Authority. P. 0. Box 248, Henderson. N. C Request for
pubic hearing must be made to same by February 25,1985.
Last New Agency Closes
By BIGNALL JONES
Secondhand cars and
trucks are still beii* sold
in Warrenton, but the re
cent closing of Randy
Currin Chevrolet
it the last new car agen
cy in more than 75 years
to come to an end.
W. B. Boyd and Com
pany was among the first
agencies to sell auto
mobiles in Warrenton,
taking orders for Fords
from his warehouse.
Among others in dealer
ships were W. J. Davis,
who bought the town's
first Rambler. He later
bought a Ford. Mr.
Davis primarily used
horses in delivery of mail
over Warrenton Star
Route.
Later, Mr. Boyd's
nephew and partner, W.
N. Boyd, built a garage
at Market and Front
streets, which was
operated as Boyd
Gilliam Motor Company.
Later, Mr. Gilliam was
to sell his interest in this
business to his brother,
Tom Gilliam, who
established a General
Motors Agency. Later he
established a branch of
this agency in Henderson
under the name Motor
Sales, which still exists.
Before the first World
War, Palmer and George
Scoggin obtained a
Studebaker dealership
which they changed to a
Chevrolet dealership
within a few years. They
also established a branch
Chevrolet Company
known as Scoggin Motor
Company. These com
panies remained in
business until George
Scoggin retired a few
years ago.
The Gilliams sold
Gilliam Motor Company
and Bryson Motor Com
pany a few years ago. In
turn, Mr. Bryson sold his
company to Randy Cur
Librarian Has
Suggestions
By LOUISE E.
BURNETTE
Warren County
Community Center
Library
During Black History
Month, the Warren
County Community Cen
ter Library has a num
ber of books about black
history. There are also
numerous other books
which may be of interest
to citizens of Warren
County.
To offer assistance
during tax season, we
have on hand federal in
come tax forms and
cassette tapes with in
structions for complet
ing the forms.
Students seeking
financial aid may be in
terested in getting from
the library one of the
applications and guides
which are available for
the 1965-86 financial aid
program.
Please return overdue
books.
Misfortunes always
come in by a door that
has been left open for
them.
Czech Proverb
fA gas pump
Filter Replacement
Gasoline fuel filters
should be replaced once
a year. Some filters are
hidden behind the inlet
nut on the carburetor.
Use two wrenches to re
move the inlet fitting. Be
sure to install the new
filter facing in the same
direction as the old one
did. Another type filter is
spliced into the fuel line.
To remove this type,
loosen the clamps and
twist the hoses back and
forth.
rin, who operated it until
he went out of business a
few weeks ago.
When Bill Boyce
assumed the manage
ment of Boyd-Boyce
Motor Company he sold
Boyce's Garage to Nor
man Pittard. Mr. Pittard
operated it as a garage
for a short time before he
received a Studebaker
dealership which he suc
cessfully operated for
many a year.
Next to where Odoms
Motor Company is now
located, Cliff Bobbitt
operated a garage for
several years. When he
became a Warrenton
postal worker, he sold
the business to the late
Barker Williams who ob
tained and operated a
Dodge-Plymouth dealer
ship there for several
years.
This we think covers
the history of the
automobile dealerships
in Warrenton. There
were a number of other
agencies in the county
for many years, but to
day there are none.
Scores of cars have
made their appearance
and disappeared since
the first agency was
established in the county
many years ago. Among
these are the Star,
Rambler, Apperson, Bau
Cat, and Hudson, to
name a few.
Also included are
various electric cars and
various gear shift
models.
News Of Yesteryear
Looking Back Into
The Warren Record
February 23, 1945
T-4 Oliver Yancey of Hq. and Hq. Co. 1st Bn. 323
Inf., Apo 81, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Yancey of
Norlina, has been awarded a Combat Infantryman
Badge for exemplary conduct in action against the
enemy on Peleliu Island, Palau Group, it was learn
ed here this weekend.
Misses Edith and Lucy Burwell entertained the
Young Ladies Missionary Society of the Methodist
Church on Tuesday night. A paper on Indians was
read by Mrs. Margaret Brame.
Unless more women enlist in the WAC immediate
ly for service in Army hospitals, the wounded and
hospitalized American soldier may not continue to
get the care to which he is entitled, it was stated to
day by Col. James M. Troutt, commanding officer
of the U.S. Army General Hospital at Camp Butner.
February 19, 1960
Lanier Hardware Company will hold open house
on Feb. 26 and 27 in observance of its first
anniversary.
The Senate Monday passed the non-controversial
tobacco price-support bill, aimed at holding down the
price of tobacco and putting domestic producers in
better position on the foreign market. There was not
a dissenting vote as Sen. Everett B. Jordan (D-N.C.),
a co-sponsor, guided it through the upper chamber.
Mrs. Roger Currie, a former resident of Norlina,
has been appointed minister of music at Congrega
tional Christian Church in Durham to direct the adult
choir, the Pilgrim Young People's Choir, and the
Children's Group.
February 20, 1975
The W. T. Johnson Building on Main Street, in
which the late J. Boyd Davis operated the Warren
ton Department Store for more than 35 years was
sold this week to W. Monroe Gardner.
One weekend a month, Lt. Ann Rooker Copley, a
native of Warrenton, will don her military uniform
to serve with the Medical Army Reserve Unit of
Durham which meets and works at Womack Army
Hospital here.
Warren County farmers in 1974 received a record
gross cash income of $15,607,000 from their
agricultural production. This is roughly $2.5 million
more than the 1973 income, County Extension Chair
man L. B. Hardage reported this week.
A Good Impression
To The Editor:
This is to congratulate you and your fellow
Warren County citizens on making such a wonderful
first impression! I have been working here in the
school system a little over two weeks and I have not
met an unfriendly face yet. Your community Is the
epitome of "Southern Hospitality." I wish I could
say the same for my hometown of Oxford. Your
county might be slightly lacking in material assets,
but your cup certainly "runneth over" with friend
ly graciousness.
Thank you for making me feel so welcome!
CATHY ADCOCK HIGHTOWER
Speech Therapist
Warren County Schools
A Positive Letter
To the Editor:
Most of the letters I read to the editor are negative
with criticism directed toward some individual or
some organization. Letters of this nature always tend
to bring negative responses that never solve a prob
lem but create a greater one.
I do not intend this letter to be negative, but one
to thank some individuals in this county who render
a countywide service to all of us.
Recently, the Macon Rural Fire Department and
the Ladies Fire Auxiliary attended a 12-hour course
in CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation). The
course was sponsored by Vance-Granville Communi
ty College and conducted by Mrs. Nancy Paschall,
assisted in one session by Mrs. Vivian Loyd.
There were around 20 of us who were certified upon
completing this course.
This means that there are at least 20 more people
in this county who have qualified, or I might say
prepared themselves, to save lives in an emergency
situation.
None of this could be possible without those who
have dedicated themselves to conduct these classes.
Nancy and her husband, Dennis, are employed by
the county and work for the Warren County Am
bulance Service.
On several occasions, 1 have had the opportunity
to see them work as a team in emergency situations
and they have always displayed dedication and pro
fessionalism in their jobs.
We, for all practical purposes, have lost our
hospital, but we must be thankful that there are peo
ple like Nancy and Dennis who will answer our calls
24 hours a day and can get us to a facility somewhere
to receive the treatment we need.
I encourage all the citizens of Warren County to
support this service because it is the only link from
what we have lost to what we need.
M. C. CLARY
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