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FRIDAY JANUARY, 12, 1917
THE W ARREN' tlECORD
Telephone Number 17.
. HOWARD F. JONES,
Editor and Proprietor.
T. J. TAYLOR, D. D.
Contributing Editor.
MEETING OF BOARD OF lion and examination of teachers law heretofore fixed the compen-
HEALTH .and superintendents ' there is- sation- for taking; .the coitus at
.,: ; . much to commend. We should be ; three cents per name nfid ordered
The Board of Health met at opposed to an unsympathetic cen j the census taken each year. Un-
ten oclock Monday morning, ititral board examining and grad- 1 der Mr. Daniel's bill the census!
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is taken once in two years (bi
ennially) and the compensation
Entered at the Pose office at War
renton, N. C, as second-class matter
zander Act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
being the second Monday in Jan- i ing teachers from questions pro-
uary and the time fixed by law pounded by men or women who
for "The first meeting. Messrs I are not engaged m teaching and I is six cents per name. It is ev-
P. M. Stalings, John W. Allen j not in personal contact at any ident that this office of Census
and Howard F. Jones were pres- jtime with the applicant. How- taker is no additional cost to the
ent. Doctors Peete and Morton j ever, Mr. Joyner's proposed bill County. The advantages are
who were appointed members of remedies this very serious ob-
Subscription Price:
(Payable ia Adrance)
One Year $1-50
Six Months........ .75
Three Months 40
i said Board ; failed to qualify.
Thereupon a Question of law
jection by creating a board whose
duties brings its membership to
arose as to the legal . right of ! each county in the state for a
Messrs. Stallings, Allen andJones
to appoirit other physician BE
; FORE their first annual meeting
and before the time expired for
the original appointees to act
they having the power to accept
and resign a dozen times within
that date, and no power except
Advertising Rates:
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accept their resignations, and no
: date fixed by statute law for the
meeting and organization of the
'Board before the SECOND Mon-
I day in January for the purpose cost the State one penny more
son to tttr record for ; of accepting resignations, or mak than the present institutes now
,
two weeks Institute where all of
the teachers meet and have two
weeks of personal touch with the
examiners. At the end of this
Institute an examination is held
and the examiners know "Miss
Mary Smith's fitness for applying
her knowledge of text books, and
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that we have a "true and accu
rate Census of the children be
tween the age of 8 and 12 years ;
an accurate record of children i
between the ages of 12 and 21
who can read and write, and
adults above 21 years of age who
cannot read and write" for the
bill requires the Census taker to
o in person to every home in the
County, and prevent the Super
intendent from paying his order
the thoroughness of that knowl- for services until he makes cath
edge, and by inquiry from all
available sources find out the de
gree of success she has had in
her work. This Board will not
to that effect.
GRAND SWEEPSTAKES
publication must bear the writer's
name and address; not neces
sarily for "publication.
FRIDAY JANUARY 12, 1917
good suggestion. In this day of , tion was amended that the Board
progress and science the trend ratify the action taken at a meet
r , i.i i u 4-T,ir, ! mnr ViPid on January bin. ine
A Warren County boy wins all 1
raizes in the Pig Club Contest.
Mr. Joe Fleming wins prize offer
ered bv Mr. Shav,the Gold Medal j
offered bv the Progressive f arm !
er, and the prize offered here for j
bet rig on day of exhibition, i
The Warren Record offeres con
gratulations to Mr. Joe Fleming
and to the county for carrying
en from the record. This mo-lren and other counties, meeting j 0f all honors; to the Bank of
in? rules or regulations of any cost, and this character of exam-
kind or nature, or performing I ining board would remedy a very
any other duty. Mr. Jones hold- serious defect in the present
incr the above view of his duty method of examination, and give
under the law moved that all ac- I a Certificate worth something as
'tion taken at a meetine held on a standard, of education, and good
rri Jnocfinn mHp Vv Dr January 6th be rescinded and the Sail over the State W.ith practical
Trif w w.rrPti rmirstv have an minutes of said meeting be strick men and women coming to War- j
nuit umu , , w.j. . . t 3 rru :
"all-time" Health Officer is. a
preventing diseases rather than
waiting to get real sick and send
for your physician. It would be
the duty of the County Health
officer to visit the schools of the
county and inspect and prescribe
for all children needing medical
attention ; to giro free public
health lectures to all of the whole
county. They kaye such an of
ficer in Vance end many other
counties and valuable work is be
ing done. The grave question
in the way of ie accomplish
ment of this work is lack of
funds. If the dog: t&x funds could
fce applied to this purpose, we be-
lieve our folks wbud Willingly pay
the tax, and supplement the fund
from other sources"; rather than
appy it to lengthen the school
term from one to seven days.
The United States Supreme
Court has upheld the constitu
tionality of the Webb-Kenyon
law which prohibits delivery of
whiskey and other intoxicants to
citizens residing in a "dry" State
when the laws of that state make
it unlawful. Under the present
State law citizens may receive
quart shipments every two
weeks, and until that act is re
pealed (which looks now to be
headed that way)- quart ship
ments may be continued. The
trend in all the States and even
in the District of Columbia
(right where the boys have been
making their Mint uleps) is to
prohibit the sale of whiskey.
amendment carried, Messrs. Al
len and Stallings voting "aye ,
and Mr. Jones "No." There
upon Doctors Holt and Perry
came forward by virtue of their
appointment on January 6th, and
took their places as members of
the Board. The first question
before the Board was the elect
ion of a County Physician. Mr.
Jones nominated the then incum
bent Doctor G. H. Macon, Mr.
Allen seconded the nomination
of Dr. Macon; Doctor Holt nom
inated Doctor C. H. Peete, Doctor
Perry seconded the nomination
of Dr. Peete. The Chairman
cast the deciding vote for Dr.
Doctor Holt stated that he felt
that fwe should have an "all
time" Health Officer; that the
County State and National Gov
ernment were contributing to a
fund to look after stock treat
HOGS ; then why should not War
ren county have an officer quali
fied to treat and prevent diseases
in CHILDREN at the public ex
pense? He thereupon moved
that the Board meet in joint ses
sion with the Board of Commis
sioners on the first Monday in
February for the purpose of dis
cussing ways and means by
whioh Warren county should
have a physician employed all
the teachers and associating for
two weeks in an Institute should
give the very best knowledge of
fitness and adaptability to the
very trying and difficult work- of
teaching in our rural schools.
There should be an earnest ef
fort to increase the High School
appropriation. The State is suf
fering for lack of schools adapted
to taking our boys and girls from
the seventh grade and preparing
them for College to bridge a
gap which heretofore has been
bridged by the wealthy through
private funds; but should be
bridged by public funds in the in
terest of all the people. This
character of High school will give
the poor boy an opportunity to
meet the rich boy at the College
door with a preparation equal to
the best and "the poor ye shall
have with you always."
We doubt the expediency, the
democracy and wisdom of a State
Board being formed for the pur
pose of appointing members 01
the Board of Education for each
county. It is taking jwsfrom
the school patron that partner
ship which should exist between
the payment of his school taxes
and the privilege of saying who
shall administer the trust. It
will not remove from factional or
partisan politics one single ap
pointment. Knowledge of the
his time to look after the public j character and fitness of each pro-
We have not seen the bill and
only have our information from
those who have been to Raleigh ;
but we understand that the DOG
LAW has been amended in ac
cordance with Hie petitions pre
sented to Mr. Daniel. That is to
say: River; Judkins and Roa
noke petitioned to repeal by over
whelming majority; the remain
ing ten townships petitioned to
amend to One dollar on males and
two dollars on females, and tax
payable in October. Our inform
ant says that the adjoining coun
ties to Warren are having a dog
tax more strigent than the one
Mr. Daniels has amended.
A bill for the creation of a High
way Commission to have charge
of the Highways of the County
has been passed by the Legisla
ture. A bill appointing two members
on the Board of Education for
Warren county has been intro
duced bv Mr. Daniel and passed
through the House. Senator Me.
Coin took charge in the Senate,
nnd the bill is now the law, hav
ing been ratified this week.
The Game law has not been
cKvi'yed; but there is a probable
change extending the limit to
March 1st, instead of February
1st. The counties of Franklin,
Vance, Northampton and Halifax
are endeavoring to get together
on a law with Warren county
which will be uniform.
health, including sanitation and
public inspection of school child
ren and school premises. ur.
Gid H. Macon, who was present,
heartily endorsed Doctor Holt's
suggestion and said he had taken
the matter up with the State
Board of Health from time to
time, but the time seemed not to
be ripe for the necessary expendi
tures ; that he was not nor would
be a candidate for that position,
but heartily endorsed Dr Holt's
suggestion. Doctor Macon has
made a splendid County Physi
cian, serving his first term with
the entire approval of the Boara
of County Commissioners and
the Board of Health. Dr. Peete
is throughly qualified for the po
sition, and has a large number
of fr-'ends who wish for him suc
cess in his new official duties.
The fitness of neither of the can
didates for the position nor of
either of the physicians proposed
for membership on the Board
has been called in question ; their
qualification is admitted ; the per
sonality of neither of the candi
dates, nor friendship entered in
to the matter for both are
friends of the writer; but the
question of taking out of office,
after only ONE term, an efficient
economical official endorsed by
the entire membership of the
Board of Commissioners, and by
the entire membership of the
Board of Health, who placed him
in office, was. a question which
should be decided upon its merits
without fear or favor, and there
fore the writer voted to sustain
the incumbent.
THE RECORDERS COURT
The evidence of a saving iron
the establishment of the RE
CORDER'S COURT is very con
vincing, to say nothing of the re
lief to the maa in ail. We un
derstand that the cost for Jail
fees has been reduced from about
;$600;00 to $120.00, and that the
total saving to the County will
be around ?1,0C3,09
CHANGES IN SCHOOL
CHINERY
MA-
Superintendent "Joyner, the
head of education in this State
and leader of the school forces
made iecommendations to the
Legislature through his Annual
report to Governor Craig worthy
of the careful consideration of
the General Assembly. In the
J matter- of the uniform certifica-
posed member of the County
Boards will have to come to the
State appointing power through
local sources and it opens a
wide door for "pull," petition and
favoritism. We are of tne
opinion that the people should
say who is to disburse their taxes,
and who is to levy (indirectly)
special county school taxes, and
not a Body responsible to 100 dif
ferent representatives from the
different counties for its crea
tion, and knowing nothing of lo
cal conditions : for we presume
the General Assembly would be
asked to create the "Central
Board". The selection of a Sup
erintendent of Schools could be
left to a "Central Board" with
far greater degree of satisfac
tion to the tax payers, than the
selection of members of the
Board of Education of the coun
ty. Take it all in all the. Sena
tor and the Represenative from a
County are better judges of the
fitness for membership upon the
Board of Education than any
other citizens, and they have the
power to carry out the sugges
tion of a bi-partisan board if
in their wisdom the harmony of
school administration will be
promoted thereby.
Warren who donated the Piy: to
County Demonstrator F. B. New
ell, who encouraged the forma
tion of the Pig Club and gave his
assistance, and to Mr. and Mrs.
Walter B. Fleming, his parents
who so loyally encouraged their
son in an effort to have the best.
The following letter to Joe
from Mr. Shay explains itself :
January 3, 1917.
Mr: Joe Flemings,
Warrenton, R. F. D. 1,
North Carolina.
My Dear Joe :-
I am very glad
to inform you that you made the
highest total score on the year's
work in the Pig Club. This en
titles you to a three-months old,
registered Duroc Jersey pig
(your choice of sex,) offered by
W. W. Shay, Cruso, N. C.
I have written Mr. Shay that
you are entitled to the pig and
that you would write him, tell
ing whether you wish a boar or
sow. Mr. Shay will forward the
pig upon receipt of your letter.
You have also won the gold
medal off ered by the Progres
sive Farmer to the winner in the
Pig Club work. I am writing the
Progressive Farmer to send you
this.
I hope you will remain in the
work another year and strive for
even creater success.
With best wishes, I am,
Very truly vours.
B. P. FOLK,
N. C. Pig Club Agt.
PIG CLUB WINNERS FOR 1916.
COUNTY SCHOOL CENSUS
TAKER.
One of the best bills introduc
ed by Hon. S. G. Daniel is the bill
creating the office of County
School Census taker. It is known
by all the school folks the teach
ers and superintendent of schools
especially that is a difficult
matter to get the school census.
The law heretofore has been that
the Committeemen had the cen
sus taken, either by one of their
own number or by some person
designated by them. The result
of this method was that the tak
ing of the census was delayed in
many cases and not accurately
taken in others, and in many
cases not delivered to the teach
ers "before the opening of the
school," as the law directs. : The yet abide.
Scoring 91.9. on his year's work,
Joe Fleming, of Warrenton, R. No. 1,
won first prize in the Pig Club con
tests for the year 1916. Joe raised
his pig at a cost of 5.5 cents per pound
of gain, and calculated thai it gained
1.3 pounds per day for a period of 2.40
days. The animal was a pure-bred
Duroc-Jersey sow and was placed by
the Bank of Warren. Extension Farm
News.
THE NEW PASTOR
(Contributed, but endorsed editorially)
The new pastor of Warren Cir
cuit, Rev. Marvin Young Self,
pud family arrived here last Fri
day and at once entered the Par
sonage, being received by some
thoughtful,' generous members.
Mr. Self isra native of Lincoln;
county, N. C, joined the West
ern North Carolina M. E.. Con
ference at Asheville in 1908, but
took his first charge in North
Carolina Conference the next
year. His first four years were
spent in serving Perquimans,
Plymouth and Moyock Pastor
ates m the Elizabeth City Dis
trict. The last four years were
given to the Garrysburg Circuit,
Warrenton District, where he
had good success.
We warmly welcome Mr. Self
and his family, not only to our
town and community, but also to
the whole county of Warren, a
large portion of which his Cir
cuit covers. He will have as as
sistant as Junior preacher this
year Kev. T. C. Strowd, of
Chapel Hill, who came Wednes
day of this week to take up his
part of the work, including Sar
epta, Wood's Store and other
points. We sincerely trust that
these young brethern may ac
complish much for the Master
in this historic field where so
many faithful men have wrought
well, and the fruits of whose toil
w e Pra
race
e Preach
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