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IF THIS PAPER ISN'T WORTH THREE CENTS A WEEK, IT ISNJT WORTH PRINTING i I I i r i i . . v v i a i t ! e ! i i - i i - t i I i ail - t i ill i t i i - EJj VOL. XXII (TUESDAY) WARRENTON, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 16TH, 1917 (FRIDAY) NO. 54 f! 50 A YEAR A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY 3c. A COPY ... OLD TIMES IN WARREN Ev T. J. TAYLOR, D. D. C l DL TMES IN WARREN EXTENDS SCHOOL TERM TRACING THE SIGN. By Chester L. Saxby. The blush of the August Apple, A sunset aglow in the west, The sumach leaves and he woodbine And the oriole's hidden nest. The oak tree sprung from the acorn, The maple grown from th pod, Give it the name of nature, Then trace above it "God.' The vengeance that stalked with the savage, The unwritten code of the tribe, The primitive chivalric customs, The laws that the ancients describe, A criminal facing the judgement, A sould lifted up from the sod, Give it the name of order, Then trace above it "God." The incense fii-e on the altar, The martyr's firm reply, . The Hugenots and the roundheads And a chant that is borne to the sty. The hermit alone in the desert. The pilgrims on shores untrod: Call it, who will, Religion, Then breathe the name of God. The flutter of wing o'er the nestlings, The life breathed out to the young, Innocence shielding the guilty, The Christ with nailed arms - wide flung, The starving grief of a mother For a still form beneath the sod: Call it the gift of loving: Give it the name of God. "BUR WELL DAVIS" Burwell Davis, the first, was proba bly the founder of the Davis family in this county, especially the Davises of th Fork and Fishing Creek sections of the county. Through the inter marriage of his descendants with other families, many of the people of ihs county trace their lineage back to him as a common ancestor. Among tie Warren county people who are feis descendants are many of the Aliens, Watsons, Dukes, Footes, Pitch fords, Jones, Williams, Egertons, and other Warren county people scatter td over this and other counties. I said in the outset that Burwell Davis v:as the founder of the Davis families of Warren and Franklin counties. Perhaps this honor be longs to Peter Davis, the father of Burwell. Very little is known of Peter Devi?. He probably was a na tive of : inia and came to our sec tion ar g the first settlers. He 7,3 twice married. The name of his first wife is unknown to me. By this wife there were five children: Matthew, Burwell, Giles, Allen and Buckner. The fact that one of his sons was name Buckner inclines me to the opinion that either he or his first wife were related to the Laniers; for cuckner was n -fauwrif Teachers and Committeemen will take notice that .the schools located within 'the following townships (re gardless of district lines) will be en titled to the number of days of public school in addition to the four months provided by General County Tax c, and in addition to the Equalizing fund, on account cf DOG Tax, to wit: Townships days Fork 12 1-3 Fishing Creek 10 1-2 Hawtree 4 1-2 Judkins 6 3-4 Nutbush 8 3-4 Shocco 13 1-2 Smith Creek 4 Sandy Creek 4 3-4 Six Pound 5 1-2 River " 4 1-2 Roanoke 6 A total of 80 5-6 at an average cost per day of $13.93. Sixteen teachers in Warrenton town ship do not participate in fund de rived from Dog tax, as all funds, un der the did law. before it was amend ed, in j Warrenton township are ap propriated to the roads of the town ship. In this connection it may be interesting to state that 129 teachers n the county receive an average of x.58 cents per day, or $31.60 per month. - To lcok .at .it in a different ray, counting 26 days "to the month, embracing all of the teacher's time, and you have the sum of $1.21 1-2 per day, at an average term of five months and seven days for the year makes the teachers salary for the year $166.45. Of course these figures are taken from the General school fund, but they include the Equalizing fund from State. They do not include the Special Tax funds, nor the two High School teachers' salaries. HOWARD F. JONES, Supt. AN OFFICIAL INVITATION. Whereas there has been some intimation that the celebration -of the return of Company "H", 3rd North Carolina Infantry,, to its home Station is to be "an entirely Warrenton affair' and - Whereas every move made towards said celebration has been with the pur-, pose and desire that all of the citizens of the County who are interested should be present on that occasion, and Whereas the official acts of this Committee in naming a speaker on Friday night 2nd" March to address the soldiers and the public on behalf of the citi zens residing in the County at large, prove conclusively the purpose to have the presence of all citizens of the county, and Whereas said Committee at its last meeting on said second day of March did embrace a membership of County and Town citizens, and that the action of said Committee has been unanimous i n all that it did. HER PASTOR'S TRIBUTE To Thomas D. and Annie F, Rod well, of Hawtree Township, Warren county, N. C, were: born eight chil- MACON ITEMS. Mrs. Lawrence Botts is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Egerton this week. jdren, as follows, viz.: William, Robert "Mrs Botts -is from Bracy, Va. Lucy, Henry, Lizzie, Ida, Irene and Annie Rodwell. The sixth of these, Ida, who married Mr. A. D. Gardner, of Oxford, N. C, eight years ago, died in Rex Hospital, Raleigh, N. C, Saturday March 10, 1917, aged 38 years, 10 months and 6 days. Her full maiden name was Ida May Rod well. She joined the Baptist church at Gardner's when only thirteen years old; but five years later she was received into the membership of He bron, M. E. Church, South, in the fel lowship of which she remained till death. ' She leaves a : husband, three children, a brother, Mr. William Rod well, two sisters, Mrs. James D. Stewart and Miss Irene Rodwell, and Resolve 2nd, That we now feel and have always expressed ourselves as feel ing that our action was 6n behalf of all the citizens ol the County. Resolve 3rd, That a copy of this "Official invitation" be tendered the News Reporter, the Headlight and the Warren Record for publication; HOWARD F. JONES, Chm. ' J. EROOKER ' . . J. B. PALMER W. H. BURROUGHS . G. H. MACON, ; Committee. The Headlight and the News Reporter will please copy. , Sometimes, just to make a scenario sound different, they advertise it a "a story without a blush." Ex. te name among Burwell Davis was by no means an ordinary man. His education was lim ited, he having been in school about six months. His school days were back in colonial times when the stand ard of the country school was very low and the curriculum consisted of reading, writing and ciphering. He however made good use of his oppor tunities and as long as he lived he de voted a good deal of time to reading. He had a great thirst for knowledge, he also had a good memory, and by diligent reading the best books and papers available he became one of the best informed men. of his day in the county. His knowledge of the geogra phy of the world and of the History of this country, together with his ac quaintance with the peoples .countries, customs and usages of the world, made him, one of the best' informed and most interesting men in the coun ty. , such is still found. The second wife of Peter Davis was Hannah Turner. She was a sister of or. James Turner of this State and TV.o attainments of such men as the Laniers, and in some branches of ' Burwell Davis show what is possible th Lanier family the name Buckner to any man fired by a lofty, ambition and with industry sufficient to work for the accomplishment of his pur pose. Until late in life he read papers county. There were also five children ' published in Washington and other by this marriage: Jacob, Thomas, i large cities and was therefore well Jhn, Tempie and Winnie. ! informed on current events. He was Burwell Davis. th .mMo.- ,;lo Dftmocrat of the truest type and 4s&etch, married Patsy Hawkins of was always deeply interested in the max. Of this marriage there were affairs of the county, State, ana na eht children: Sallie, Dick, Jennie, ' tion. aamuel, Nancy, Edward, John S. and He was a Revolutionary soldier and isham. Sallie married Henrw Beatty delighted to talk about the stirring ana moved to To . T:i. j far awar days. After iv-iui,, men l Itsu ovcusij - - ,. . - - , the war wan over he began lire wren almost nothinc: and accumulated a Therefore be it resolved, That we, the Committee appointed at the first meet ing held to make plans for the celebration of the home coming of Company "H", do hereby officially and through the public press confirm and ratify our action heretofore taken, and again state it to be our purpose to have with us on the day of celebration (which date cannot be yet fixed) the citizens of Warren county, and assure them that they will be as heartily and earnestly many relatives and friends to, mourn welcomed as if they resided in the town of Warrenton. their loss. She was well-known in '.Macon, her home for several years, as the most efficient keeper of the central telephone office. She was painfully afflicted during the last three months of her life, but bore it all bravely and patiently, as devoted relatives and friends admin istered unto her. Her remains were brought from Raleigh last Sunday to her childhood home, -where sur rounded by probably two hundred sorrowing, sympathizing people, they were laid to rest. Love and friend ship vied with each other in placing exquisite floral offerings. Her Pas tor, the writer, conducted the ser vice, directing the living to -God's word for comfort in sorrow and for inspiration to the prepared life. Some friends softly sang certain favorite hymns. After a stormy voyage we believe her frail barque has anchored in the heavenly harbor. May all who knew and loved her seek and find the same landing! R. H. BROOM. MERRY MOUNT ITEMS Mr. Edwin Perkinson, of Paschall, has purchased a fine mule. Mr. J. R. Williams, of Norlina R. F. D., went to Warrenton Saturday on business. Mrs. O. W. ; Felts and Miss W.L. Felts visited relatives on Norlina R. F. D. route Thursday. V Mr. John T. Felts was in Warren ton Saturday. : " , We are not . having much dust at A SAFE AND SANE CROP PING SYSTEM FOR 1917 Misled by the glamour of 20-cent cotton, there is grave danger that many a Southern farmer will stake his all on this one crop forgetting that cotton, compared with other com modities, is not really high-priced; forgetting the need for living at home first of all; forgetting the great les son that soil fertility must come first" in successful farming. Bv snrinw. onm will nrnhnhW Va selling for $1.50 a bushel, flour at $12 Pent because of the continued rain, a barrel, hay at $25 to $30 a ton. Cot- Miss Minnie Weldon, of Warren tonseed.meaLand acidhosphate .are Plains, .spent. te week-n4,Mtlrxela-sbaring7 and potash fertilizers in "tives in this vicinity. ; . - . quanity cannot be had at all; conse-j Mr. S. G. Champion was seen on our quently every farmer who expects to streets the past week. He reports get his soil fertility in sacks is going the roads in bad condition, to have to pay dearly for it. Shoes iTt Ed Williams spent Sunday in and leather goods of all kinds are'thhome of Mr. J. R. Williams, higher than this generation has ever; Most of om. farmerg are through known; implements, wire fencing and fca GuanQ nails, are high and apparently going, .. ' higher j Mr- Joe KinS and family of Wise, . ' . , visited Mrs. A. G. Mosley Sunday. ah in an, tnen, cotton, relatively, A, . is not high. True, it is now 50 per t We are sorry to learn that cent higher than the standard price of J- R Salmon is on the sick list. rArAnt vfiars. hut nrarticallv every-i XVi - " v J 7 X thing else we eat, wear or otherwise Mrs. We ORPHANAGE SINGING CLASS TtT Winnie Powell, Jennie married Bil- Lowell, Samuel married Amanda "ney, Nancy married Simon Flem foS t mared Rebecca Pitch Z i V i S' married Martha Powell, Isham died unmarried. lSr61! DaVis Was born in Aust d.;,7 uiea in August 1846 on the Z l 6 6 he was 90 years of ae. He h as buried on his nmeth birthday. By bv pi631 hls funeral was preached y tlder Wiin.uu tt.j-. .,.. t th' """"""y nuagins wno cr7i! 6 Was a Prominent Baptist Poacher in this section. Mr. Hud- eemS to have been such prominent and a men tavorite as Nat. Rn vwt11 T : . jr t ached both of their funerals. I vnlJ know nf . . at t. tn . u ltmes OI Preparation s.u .Pavis made for death. He funi e, Preaer to preach his crai, and I0re .;. i e"- years oe- A, he d fath he had his coffin made Wt him ,w Hke t0 haV anytWng ais enffi. at was of no use he used a box in which to keep J large property in land and slaves. He was fond of hunting and fishing. In the fall he fished, for round fish and shot many Squirrels in a mulberry tree near his old fishing place. On one occasion he said to his son, Sam, "Send out to the blind and bring in the turkey that I just now shot." Sam did not want to stop a negro from work, so he went to the blind himself, and found three large turkey gobblers which his father had killed at one shot. Burwell Davis had many descend ants in this , section and I suppose most of them-possess some of his striking peculiarities. Such men as he never clie for their; virtues are transmitted from generation to gen eration. I would like to write the history of his descendants but the in formation is not available and if it were the stary ef Burwell Davis' de scendants w ould fill a large volume. use is 50 per cent or more higher. This being true and any man with his eyes open knows that it is true where is there a particle of logic or common sense in rushing pellmell into all-cotton ? Whether cotton is high or low, for the cotton farmer anywhere in the South we have consistently held that there is one and only one sound, safe plan, and that is to provide our "food, feed and soil fertility first, and then raise what' cotton, he can on the acre age not devoted to these live-at-home crops. This means 1. A good garden, plenty of Irish and sweet potatoes, cane for syrup, fruit trees, a big bunch, of producing hens, some cows to furnish plenty of milk and butter, plenty of meat-hogs, and corn and wheat for bread. 2. A first-class pasture to furnish grazing for the chickens, hogs, cattle and horses, a good acreage m oats followed by peas or beans to furnish cheap feed next summer and fall, and an abundance of corn and peas or beans to insure us against having to buy feed another season. 3. A legume crop on every acre every year, to build up our lands and save fertilizer bills. It is of course too late to put in next spring a big acreage of peas, soy and velvet beans, and peanuts. Then next fall, let us begin with crimson clover and use it hereafter as a green manure crop to plow under' in the spring for our corn. Which shall it be for you, Brother Farmer, common-sense and a bank ac count, or all-cotton, big food, feed and fertilizer bills and poverty. ? The Progressive Farmer. " If this-escapes the "Waste-basket" will come again soon. " X. Y. r Two of the Exalted. "My face is my fortune," said the stage beauty. "Permit me," replied the soap king, "to extend the compliments of a self made man to a self made woman." London Answers. CAN WE AFFORD TO FEED HOGS CORN AT $1.12 A BUSHEL? "Can a man offord to feed hogs corn at $1.12 per bushel, or $40 a ton, at the present price of hogs?" The answer largely depends on the feeder and his facilities for feeding and marketing the hogs. It requires from 400 to 600 pounds of gain to produce 100 pounds of gain on hogs, or say an average of 500 pounds of corn to produce 100 pounds of gain; then hogs must sell for $10 a hundred live weight to make the corn bring $1.12 a bushel. As there is more risk and trouble in feeding corn to hogs than in marketing it otherwise, hogs should sell for around $11 a hundred when corn brings-$1.12 a bushel. They are now selling at from $9 to $10 a hundred. But many men feed corn to hogs in such a manner as to make it bring considerably above $1.12 a bushel. Then can only do this when they hAre good thrifty hogs and make a small part of the ration corn, while the hogs are grazing such crops as alfafa, pea nuts, soy ibeans, cowpeas or some other legume crop, which the hogs can harvest. - In combination with . these legume crops gathered by the hogs, a one third or one-quarter ration of corn has often brought $2 or $3 a bushel, after deducting the cost of making the legume crop. As a general rule it. will not be found profitable to feed corn at $1.12 a bushel unless hogs sell for $11 or more, per hundred pounds live weight, but a small amount of corn may be fedeven at this price, if the hogs' are grazing on good legume crop, even when the hogs bring no more than present prices. The Pro gressive Farmer. The friends of the Oxford Orphan ae wjll be interested to know - that the Singing Class of" thai t' 'IKstitutibia has started out on its 1917 tour of the State. The Class left the Insti tution on the sixth, going to Hender son, where they gave the first con cert. The itinerary for this trip will take the Class through northeastern and eastern North Carolina, keeping the children out until the latter part of May when the Class will return home for a rest of three weeks. Then tours of the western, Piedmont and southern sections of the State will be made. Altogether this Class will visit nearly two hundred towns in North Carolina, giving a concert ach place. There is a twofold purpose sending this Class over the State each year to give the good people of North Carolina an opportunity to see a concrete example of the work of the Institution and to interest friends of , the , Institution in contributing more liberally to its support. A faith ful and intelligent effort is put forth to give an attractive and helpful en tertainment. The price of admission has therefore been less than the value of the concert, and we feel satisfied that the excellent standard of the past will .be maintained. The man agement is always glad to have the Class visit towns where the children have never gone, as well as the places they are accustomed to visit each year, so far as possible. Those places j Mr. J. R Riggan went to Littleton last Saturday to attend the- sale of his brother's property. Miss Virgie Coleman, of Merry Mt., was the guest of Miss Nina Haithcock last Saturday and Sunday. Mr. J. O. Hicks, of Durham, was a welcome visitor in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Riggan last week. Mrs. M. P. Perry left last Friday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Stewart Mor rison of Wilson. Mr. W. H. Perdue, of Louisburg, has been here several days with a force of hands extending . the railroad switch. We regret to announce the death of Mrs. Ida Gardner which took place at Rex Hospital last Saturday. The in erment was in the family burying ground near Oakville. She leaves two children of tender years. A large crowd attended the burial. Mrs. Gard ner up to the time of her fatal illness, had charge of the Macon central tele phone office. Messrs. Raymond and Eugene Har ris motored to Henderson last Sunday to call upon the ladies. Miss Gladys Brown our charming music ieacher, spent several days in Louisburg recently. Miss Lucy Reeks, of the Methodist Orphanage, spent Sunday night with her sisters, Misses Alice and Tullia Reeks. She accompanied the remains of Mrs", Ida Gardner from Raleigh. Mrs. John D. Newell was in town last Friday visiting her numerous kin here. Mr. John Drake, of Weldon, was here Sunday,, the guest of his brother Mr. Marvin Drake. ' Mr. P. M. Stallings was here several days last week, distributing fertilizer to his patrons. - Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Coleman repre sented Macon at the inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson last week. They report a pleasant trip, but rath er cold weather. at in AFTON ITEMS ; The farmers have finished burning; plant s beds, andjare now busy hauling fertilizer preparing for a big crop. I Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Temple, of Nor lina, spent the week-end with Mr. J. W. Burroughs an4 family. : - Mr. H. Reams went to Warrenton Monday on business. . Mr. Cheatham Mabry spent a day of last week in Henderson. ? ; Dr. TA J. Taylor visited in the home of Mr. H. P. Reams last Saturday. Miss Katherine Hodges spent last ; iturday in Warrenton. - Br. Robt. Pinnell, Jr., went to War renton Tuesday. Mr. Frank Pinnell, of Manson, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. J. Pinnell. Mrs. L. L. Fuller and daughters, Misses Laura and Catherine, were in Warrenton shopping Monday. Rev. E. L. Thompson gave us a splendid sermon at Providence Sun day afternoon. Mr. Jim Burroughs went to War renton Monday. Mrs. D. Cr Williams went o Warren ton shopipng Friday. Jones Wiped Out. had' conceived a grudge desiring a visit this year should send in their invitation promptly. With shoes at $9 a pair, blessings on thee barefoot boy. One should so live that "listemag in" on one's telephone would have o terrors. Ex 1 against O'Connor and sought a way to pay himfout. "I say, O'Connor," he said, "you remember you told me you had hunt ed tigers in West Africa ? Well Cap tain tells me there are no tigers there." . "Quite right, quite right," said O'Connor blandly,-"I killed them all." Clipping. And maybe the man who says, these days, that he's "as happy as a king" really means it. Ex. How fortunate the styles are not measured either by the yardstick or the thermometer.- Clipping. Eggs are cheaper in London, but the difference is not great enough to be worth taking chances en the Zeppelins.- Clipping. . What has become of .the eld-fashioned man who used to' wear a paper vest to keep out the cold? Ex. NOTICE TEACHERS The Warren County Teachers' As sociation, white race, will convene in the Graded school building at eleven O'clock, A. M., Saturday March 17tn, Warrenton, N. C. The purpose or this meeting is to perfect final plans for the proper observance of "Rally Day." This day has been fixed by me as Thursday, April 5th, the day before "Good Friday." This date will be subject to change, should it interfere materially, with procurring Speaker or Music. Let all the teach ers be present. HOWARD F. JONES, ' 1 29-2t. Sunt. .4
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