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VOL. XXII
(TUESDAY)
WARRENTON,. N. C FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9, 1917
(FRIDAY)
$1.50 A YEAR
NO. 44
A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE IIEREST OF WARRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY
state lib:: a a copy
THE FARM LOAN PRIMER
Continued from Tuesday's edition.)
Q. May real estate speculators bor
row to buy land?
A. No. None but actual farmers
or prospective farmers may borrow,
and only those whom the association
is willing .to admit to membership.
Q. Suppopse I own a farm worth
on'.v $20 an acre because it is marshy.
Suppose I underdrain it and make it
worth $40 an acre... May I double my
loan?
A. If you double the appraised
vt.lue after five years you may double
the loan.
O. Suppose a prospective borrower
can not raise the 50 per cent of the
purchase price of land; would he be
permitted to execute a second mort
raire to come due while the amortized
loan was being paid off.
A. Yes. With a long-time amor
tized mortgage, because the first mort
is ee is gradually reduced every year
an I the required payments thereun
der may be made so small as not to
menance the ultimate security of trie
second mortgage. But the law does
Tiot allow the Federal land banks to
lend on second mortgages.
Q. How can I get the benefits of
th.s system if I live out in a remote
section where it is impossible to ge
10 or more persons to form an asso
cirtion?
A. If no local association is form
ed in your section after the law has
be in in effect for one year that is,
by July 17, 1917 the Federal land
ba ik is empowered to appoint as its
agent in your territory any bank or
trust company or mortgage company
organized under State charter. This
bank or company may make the loan
for you under the Federal farm loan
system, providing you subscribe to the
stcck of the Federal land bank to the
amount of 5 pepr cent of the face of
your loan. For so doing it is allow
ed a commission . not exceeding one
hdf pepr cent per annum on the un
paid principal of the loan.
Q. I hare read something about
joint-stock land banks, which ; may be
organized under his system. Please
tell me about them.
A. The act provides that private
individuals may organize joint-stock
land banks, with capital stock of at
least $250,000 each, and consisting of
not less than 10 stockholders. One
half of the capital stock must be paid
up when the bank starts business and
ty e other half is subjected to call. The j
joint-stock land bank has the right to
issue bonds after its capital is fully
psud up, just as the Federal land banks
do, and it may make loans at a rate
1 per cent per annum above the rate
which its last issue of bonds bears.
Joint-stock land banks are not per
mitted to charge over 6 per cent in
terest. The law does not contemplate
that these banks shall secure their
capital from borrowers by promising
loans.
Q. May a joint-stock land banK
take a second mortgage?
A. Nothing but a first mortgage
may be utilized as security for an is
sne of bonds.
Q. Does it operate under the amor
tization plan?
A. Yes.
Q. Do the Federal land banks
guarantee the bonds of the joint-stock
land banks?
No; the Federal land banks have
no connection with "the joint-stock
land banks. "
Q. Does the Federal Farm Loan
Board supervise the operation of a
joint-stock land banks?
Yes. These- joint stock land
banks are private institutions intend
ed for the investment of private capi
ta, but they are supervised by the
board and inspected by its examiners.
CABIN BRANCH ITEMS
35 years at 5 per cent interest, $61.- j
07; at 5 1-2 per cent interest $64.97: '
at 6 per ce nt interest, $68.97. j We had a nice little snow Thursday
40 years with 6 per cent interest, j night, and if the groupd hog came
vw.Lo, wiai u x-s per cent interest,
$62.32; with 6 pepr cent interest $66-
'c
" '- -
46,
The borower can fix the time he
wants his loan to run, and this fixes
the amount he must pay every year in
order to pay it off, both principal and
interest. He cannot fix the rate of
interest, for this is determinedly the
rate' of interest which the Federal
land bank must pay in order to sell
its bonds.
If the rate of interest which the
borrower must pay is 5 per cent, and
the borrower says he wants 20 years
in which to pay off his mortgages,
then the above table tells him he must
pay 80.24 every year on each $1,000
he borrows. He will pay propotion
ately for a smaller or larger amount;
If he wants his mortgage for $1,000
to run for 40 years, then the table
shows him, under the same interest
rate, that he must papy $58.28 an
nually. At six per cent interest for
the same time the table says $66.46
per $1,000.
It should be remembered, as pre
viously stated, that no matter what
term the borrower fixes at the be
ginning for his mortgage t orun, he
has the privilege of papying it off at
any interest period in whole or in part.
(Conclueded in Tuesday's edition)
out of his hollow Friday he could see
his tracks if he took a very long walk,
maybe he waked up early and found
it snowing and did not venture; out;
to see his shadow ;
Mr. E. J. Hicks killed a nice hog;
Friday, weighing 324 lbs. - -
Miss Carrie Watkins, who is teacii
ing at Ridgeway, spent the week-end
with the Misses Paschall.
mn r u m a r wm - - n. ' .
w Hup sure
IIMiTPRIGE
EARLY MORNING FIRE
OLD TIMES IN WARREN
.. Te Fire Department was called out ;
early Thursday Morning to extinguish
a blaze in a detached building upon
the premises of "aunt" Nancy . Taylor
on ."Kerr" street. - The Department
reached the firse after the roof had
By T. J. TAYLOR, D. D.
fallen in, but threw water on the build- j Rev. F
Miss Mollie Divine, of Norlina; vis-j4.'V.7j. : : V !
ited Miss Hila Paschall Sunday. " Ti)S Ql 18 Oil ilAW SHELLS
We are sorry that Mrs. I,. E. Bur. - : ; -; -;,,., ' " .. " :Of"!:.Hi
A PASTORS TRIBUTE
nett is suffering with neuralgia.
Mr. T W. Moore, of Richmond, vis
ited his sister,-Mrs. J. H. Hicks, from
Wednesday until Saturday, then went
to Henderson and Epson to visit other
relatives, returning to Richmond Sun
day. Mr. Williard Paschall, of Driiie,
spent Sunday with Mr. Vernon Pas
chall. ' "V
Mr. J. H.' Hicks and Mr. T. W.
Moore spent Thursday with Mr. Car
son Moore at Keets, Va.
Uncle Plummer Johnson, a well-
know colored man of this community,
died Friday night, he was paralized
about two years ago. He will be miss
ed among the white as well as his
race.
The weather being so bad there is
ait
very little work - or visiting done
around here. '
" "DOLLY"
ing, ' and, we understand, was the
means of saving "a little money" un
der a mattress belonging to one of
the occupants." There should be a
; more systematic method of .reaching
nresv-c-we were on tne street when
the Fire bell clanged its alarm, and
2: 1 the; town ;horse was standing hitched
v to th'e Cart in seventv-five vards nf t.h
No Chance For Profit 1r; xiinorr i inja.' ' tt-. . ... i i i
Prs??lfTG?a90 i&Z entirely
nd have the rear of the-truck arrang
ed to quieldy .vattach . the hose Heels,
and spewed vtoV the fire. . Another : Sug-'
. God never takes aught from us with
out ! giving: us something better.
B. Meyer.
TODAY
Speakin
recently before, the Terra
pin .Club; of. , rhiladelphia, Eugene , G.
Graev Pridenr of th$; Bethlehem
SCompa ny, sa id 'in part :f :--
n a . peculiar sense Bethlehem Steel. I
sones. the. American people, v .. , ; :
For , emple though "we have been
aMe rtopbtein i in Europe almost any
yuce, ve nave aanerea, in our charges
. (By Thomas Carlyle.)
So here hath been dawning
Another blue day;
Think, wilt thou let it
. .; Slip useless away ?
j Out of eternity . 1
This new day is born; -Into-:
eternity '-C .
, At night; wiltreturn. -
-i'S: ' . - '.' .
Behold it aforetime; , '
. No eye ever did; ;
So soon it forever1 - -
guestionpuldjke is hid.
the Hqwnsayv -Doctor Bpbth's, ' Here hath been dawning
J.vR.Rddwell'Sv Mrs. TH. -Macon's.
Mr MlvB 15urwell', MrHbward ;Ais
tott tJnitka States Government- to i101 . vv alter isoya s, Mr. Henry
before ; Boyd's,-- Mr. . Edward White's Gin a
th?tbasisrpf?. prices esthlished before
the war; began.,
We agreefJ if the Government would
small "nicely painted hose receptacle
large enough for two or three sections
Another blue 'day;:
Think; wilt thou let it
- Slip useless away ?
John J. Felts, who died in his home
in Hawtree township Dec. 12, 1916,
was born in Warren county Nov. '2y
1850, and spent the sixty-six years of
bis life in his native community. His
parents were Edward and Fannie
Felts. Of his immediate family his
two sisters, Miss Mary Felts and Mic.
Barbary Shearin, of Warren county,
and one brother, Ransom B. Felts,
Route 3, Durham, N. C, survive him.
He was twice married; first to Mis
Nellie Thompson, Dec. 1883; second to
Miss Mary W. King, Nov. i4, 188 7,
and third to Mrs. Allen F. King, Nov.
1L: 1903. The lasf wife and seven of
the ? :ne children live to mourn their
loss. ' His kindness "to and affection
or his family were uniformily nottca-
ble and highly commendable. He lov
ed the home life and devoted himself
industriously to farming. He was
duly considerate of his neighbors and
friends. He lived and died in te
faith of the M. E. Church, Soat.h, hav
ing joined when ; he was t Arenty-(ne
EMBRO ITEMS
.abandon its plans for a Federal plant of hoseand for spanner wrenches and
to -frnake armor forour Navy at any-.hydrant'wrenchr This "house" should"
ti-mir: ? i nve a door and. be kept locked, at all
Murvordnance- plants are at the dis
posal' of the nation at a fair operating
cost, plus a small margin,: thus saving
Wonderful, wonderful - snow today
cover's the earth
With crystals diamonds and pearls of
oriental worth.
I Our Literary bocietv has been re-
organized as the Fidelis Society, with
It. Walter Ball, President; Ben Har
the Government
preciation. ;
investment- and de-
One . of the special ; needs of the new
times and: the key in , the lock,- ;BUT
titKisIkey shculd ' be protected .J)y a slit-
tie glass; covering. When a nre oc
curs the; nearest xfiale citizen or prop
erty owiier would i rush to thie';' box,
break the : little: glass -covering turn
" the key and., bring out hose and wrench
feet Hong; anil capable of hurtling a l and :Wlth helP ! .hls, neighbors - have
,a oiVii nruh c: onfl the; tire extinguished betor
ears oi ge.
As his pastor he greeted ma c ; :dial-
1, and I found blessing in his felljw-f-i?p.
The end cr.'ne almost sudden Iy,
L!. he met the 't eneni bravely,
and we believe, triumphantly. May
the Comfortoi abide with his bereaved
oiies, and may they be cheerful !y re
gained.
R. H. BROOM.
JV.
riss, Vice-President; Myrtle Stallings,
Secretary. . . Program Committee, Ar
line Stallings, Lottie Wagner, and Re
gina Hardie; Miss Cora Hill Shaw,
Critic. Success to the Fidelis Liter
ary Society. .' , . . v
Mr. and Mrs. J.. J. Stallings wivh
little Elna, and Miss ;Regina 'Hardie
visited his brotli er -HfJ Joe.StalHijg
Sunday afternoon. v A
Miss Cora Hill Shawv returned to
Embro Sunday after a pleasant visit
to her sister, Mrs. Ed. Shaw at Macon
since Friday. . - "
Mr. Frank Byrd attended his sister
Miss Annie Byrd to her home in Win
sonj N. C, one day last week. Miss
Byrd has been a pleasant" visitor at
Embro for some time, and we regret
very much to see. her go. -
Mr. Crawley Robinson, of Grove
Hill, is a pleasant visitor in the home
of his sister, Mrs. Walter Callyer of
thi-3 place
2000 pound sho.l L ;with such power and
accuracy as tqrhit a 50 foot square tar
get ftf teen miles away. ,- : '
We have undertaken voluntarily to
cou5?truct. at' a cost of $4,500,000, a
pla nE fitted to J?ui Id sixteen-inch gunsf;! :
Under ho eouceivable clreumstftnces'
can iQrder& av hicli re may receive for
;this'Cplant pay Byen-Jflr' " fair : return. ron
the in vestment. ; "Vr''V1; yiSr- ''' ':
; Considerable comment has been' made
upon, the fact: that a. British manuf ac-.
turer- f ecentlyxbidr le.ss ;ta'nAmerican'
teen4nch sueilsrfor the- navy; r
I "am unable to state the basis upon
which the English bid was made. It
should be remembered, -however, that
this bid; was for a .specific shell, sam
ples, of which are being sent over for
test a test not yet made.
K LOOKING BACKWARD
; It is a joy to meet "those who had a
personal knoweldge of the old time
that I am so imperfectly describing.
Not' many of lf;hem;are leftj but now
and then .1" meet one who knew Col.
Laughter,S urwell Dayis,v William
Watson Sales Weldon, and others
pf that generation that made life in
Warren jbunty previous to 1860.
:--i.et'Sne' ofvthes'e. in Henderson th
pther day. When she was born the ;
last century was still young. The
middle-aged people of her girlhood '
have all passed away,,; and are only
known to. the present -generation as
"their: names appear ' in" copies of old -
sE. MASSENBURG ' papsan
, A " message - received here Tuesday Macori rwastill dlive and actively en-
e serious
damage would be. done. - - A "few cents''
will repair, the glass door oyer key. ; .
DEATH OF MRW
AFTON ITEMS
Mr. A. H. Frazier' went to Norlina
Wednesday. ' I
Mrs Frank Serls, of Warrentort, ws '
in Afton Wednesday. j
We are sorry to report Mrs. T. B. :
Mrs. T. W. Wagner spent Bowden on the sick list. We wish tor
MACON ITEMS
AMORTIZATION TABLE
The following table shows the pay
ments rr,Qnire( atvmlly to wipe out
yiere -, Xad princh a' on a $1)0 loiUi
in ror'1 0 to 40 years at 5 pe- cent,
o 1-2 per cent, and 0 per cent int? -.cz.
.10 years at 5 per cent interest,
'f 50; at 5 1-2 per cent interest,
132,67; at 6 per cent interest, $135.1
o7. .
15 years at 5 per cent interest,
,34; at 5 1-2 per cent interest, $99.-
' at 6 Per cent interest, $102.96;
years at 5 per cent interest, $80.
4; at 5 !2 per cent interest, $83.6S;
at 6 per cent, $87.18 . .
25 years at 6 per cent interest, $70.
Vrat 5 1-2 per cent interest, $74.55;
, per eent interest, $78.23.
05 years at 5 per cent interest, $65.
i! 5. 1-2 per cent interest, ..68.-
t 6 per interest, $72.65.
Mr. Shearin, Warrenton's popular
jeweler, was here Sunday afternoon,
waiting patiently ' for the much be
lated no. 12.
Mr. Geo. Rainey, of Standard Oil
fame, came up from Littleton last
Sunday and took home his little son
who has been visiting Grandpa Sadler.
Old man winter gripped us pretty
hard last Monday. As a result we
found one old cat frozen and several
chickens with frost-bitten feet.
We regret to learn that Mr. Lewis
Harriss who is attending school at
Buie's Creek is sick with measles and
pneuamonia. His father, Mr. D. M.
Harriss. is with him.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Thompson were
here last Sunday morning to attend
divine worship.
Miss Valeria Alston, principal of
Churchill School and Rev. Dr. T. J.
Taylor passed through our village
last Saturday on their way to War-
renton.
Mr. Hiram Nicholson was here last
Saturday distributing fresh herrings
among his special friends.
last Thursday pleasantly in the home
of Mrs. J. Stallings.
The new Twice- A-Week Warren
Record is a big sucess. . : 1
"ROSE BUD."
REID-ROBINSON
WARREN PHARMACY
The Warren Pharmacy makes a
change in its Management, as an
nounced this week in their advertise
ment. Mr. J. B. Boyce, who has been
he opular and successful Manager,
has accented a position at Fairmont.
Mr. B. M. Tuttle, of Weldon, succeeds
Mr. Boyce. Mr. Tuttle comes highly
recommended, and is heartily wel
comed to our town.
The Cemetery Association meets
a MnnHav - afternoon at
four o'clock at Norwood Hotel. Full
attendance al prays desired. -
Mt. Auburn Christian church was
the scene of a pretty wedding Satur
day the 3rd at High Noon,when Miss
Louisa Reid, of Virgina, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Reid became
the bride of Mr. Robert Robinson. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. C. L.
Reid of Washington, N. C. The brid
al party marched in to the strains of
the wedding march, played by Miss
Marv Davis, of Virginia. The attend.
ants were Miss Helen Ricks, of Vir
ginia, Messrs. Willie Stewart, of Mid
dleburg, Fitzue Reid, of Palmers
Springs, Va. We failed to get tne
names of the others. '
Immediately after the marriage the
happy couple left by automobile for
Norlina where they took he fast train
for Washington and other northern
cities.
This young couple has the best wish
es of their many friends, and we
trust that' God's richest blessing may
attend them on their journey through
life. "LILY."
her a speedy recovery.
Mr. J. B. Williams, of - Warrenton,
was in Afton Thursday.
Mrs. j. K. Pinnell and daughter
spent Wednesday with her mother
Mrs. F. P. Bowden at Axtell.
Misses Lucy and Rosa Frazier left
Wednesday for Raleigh, where they
have gone to accept position in the
State Hospital. . We are sorry to lose
them from our community, but wish
them success.
Mr. D. P. Limer went to Warren
ton Tuesday. -
The young people of Afton had a
delightful dance at Mr. J. W. Bur
roughs last Friday night.
Our old friend, Mr. Frank Hunter,
says the last few days were cold some,
for it froze all his "pop" and he is
afraid it will thaw, before the hot days
come again. n ,
Congratulations on the semi-weekly
Warren Record, for We now have the
pleasure of receiving it twice, a week.
by . Mr. W. P. Blassenburg announced
the death of his brother Mr. W. ' E.
Massenburg, and , of Mr; W. E.-,Mas-'
senbiirg Jr.; both tfit.:''exak.Tlvsi
gertfie
pneumonia, within, two hours of each
other.
Mr. Massenburg, Senior was about 79
years af age, his son about twenty
five. Mr. W. E. Massenburg, Sr., re
sided in Warrenton in 1856 and '57,
and clerked for Norwood and Alston.
He went to Texas in 1858 and married
there Miss Moss in 1862. They had
about fourteen children',- some of them
dying in youth. He resided in Paris,
Texas. He left many relatives in
Warren and Franklin counties who
sympathize with the loved ones who
have lost kind father and brother, and
though absent from these loved ones,
fond memory brings recollections of
the days of boyhood and youth, and
tears of sorrow at the passing of lov-I
ed Ones fall gently, and we think of
the "Sweet Bye and Bye" when we
fs-oiidii iiiccu again.
A RARE TREAT
A GOOD SUGGESTION
FAVORS FARM LIFE SCHOOL
Dear Mr. Editor: : :
Since reading Mr.
W. A. Connell's Article in regard to a
Farm Life School for Warren County,
I wish to heartily endorse what he has
to say in regard to it; and I hope to
see this question agisted to the ex
tent that an election will be called.
I feel sure that the Citizens of old
Warren will be glad to have this schoo1
among them. Why shouldn't we want
our boys and girls scientifically equipp
ed for one of the best callings possible
for them to follow that of tilling the
soil. .JNO.H. FLEMING,
(Contributed)
It has been suggested that the town
build about four small galvanized hose
houses which would cost very little at
remote sections of the town, and keep
the hose connected to the hydrant, and
when a fire started the people in that
section, where the house is located,
could turn on the water and save
many buildings which would undoubt
edly burn up if there is no such ar
rangement. If it was so fixed now,
the house which burned up Thursday
morning could have been saved.
Have about -four keys to each little
hose house and these keys kept by the
four nearest residences, to the hose
house. This is a good plan and now
is the time to act. -
. '
The above was received after our
editorial was printed, but ' "great
minds run in the same channel." ! I
Music lovers are promised a rare
treat tonight at the Warrenton Opera
House in having Miss Louise Allen,
Soprano, and Mr. John Harriss, Bar
itone, and ,Miss Chandler, Accompan
ist, to make sweet music : the kina
worth listening to. Then Mrs. Ren
shaw, of Nation-wide reputation as
Reader, will add much to the pleasure
of the evening. And the proceeds go
for the improvement of our school.
Admission 25 cents.
MISS WEBB ENDORSES
FARM-LIFE SCHOOL
To the Editor:
The Warren Record, Warren
ton, N. C:
I wish to express my f .p
preciation of the letten written by Mr.
W. A. Connell in your column last
week advocating, a Farm-Life school
for Warren county. Anything thav
means a : bigger, better, more prog
ressive county has my full support
and approval. The FarmLife school
is a good thing and we ought toliave
ore. '
LUCIE T. WEBB,
Warren Plains, N. C.
SCHOOL HOUSE BURNS
The colored school building at
"Rockv Creek" Warrenton township,
was destroyed ' by fire Wednesday j gone he preached twice, addressed the
gaged in affairs of State, the elder
William Eaton was in the prime of
Col.-.' Laughter -rwai teaching -Kool
JrP ; Hawtree; and, elder Wil- -
IcmgHbytHud the
silver tongued orator of Warren by a
host of admiring followers.
Willoughby Hudgins! that was once
a name to conjure with in this section.
He came to Warren county previous
to 1825. He was a native of Vir
ginia but had lived in Granville coun
ty previously to settling in Warren.
Mr. Hudgins came to this county to
become pastor of ' Tanners Baptist
church. This church was organized
on a unique plan. It. was located a .
short distance west of the road lead-.
ing from the Warrenton to Norlina
and was about two miles from War
renton. This was the location of the
main body , but it had a "meeting
House" at other points at which the
pastor preached once a month. One
of these meeting Houses was near the
present town of Wise and was known
as the "Mill Pond", another was at
Gardner's, and a third, in the Axtel
neighborhood was known as Allen's,
or Brown's Meeting House.
Mr. Hudgins served these points as
pastor. He seems to have been a wis
leader and was exceedingly popular
and during his pastorate the churches
enjoyed great prosperity.
He and Nat Macon were intimate
friends. Macon regularly attended
his services at Gardner's and he se
lected Mr. Hudgins to preach his fun
eral sermon. Mr. Hudgins seems to
have been in considerable demand to
preach on funeral occasions. He also
had remarkable success in soul win
ning. He did not hold protracted
meetings in his churches but had won
derful success in winning people to
Christ at the regular monthly meet
ing, and the church records show ad
ditions 'to his church right along the
year through." It is a great pity that
this is not true now..
About 1852 Mr. Hudgins moved to
Georgia where he lived to a good old
age; but he doubtless spent his palmy
days in Warren county.
I did?1not commence this paper for
the purpose of writing about Mr. Hud- .
gins, but to give reminiscences from
the memory of my venerable friend '
in Henderson'. These will have to be
postponed until next week.
The pastor of the Warrenton Cir
cuit spent from Saturday morning to
Tuesday evening- on his first Sunday
trip to Macon and Hebron. While
night. Cause of fire unknown, but
presumed to have ..been caused by fire
left Wednesday, or possibly caught
in roof during Wednesday afternoon.
We understand from Supt. Jones that
the loss is covered by Insurance.
Sunday School, held two church con
ferences, . and visited eleven families.
Considering the extreme cold weather
and the unusual rough . roads, he re
gards this as one of his best mid-winter
trips.
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