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VOLUME XXIV
(Tuesday)
WARKENTONffN. p., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1919
(Friday)
Number 13
A SEMI-WEEKLY- NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY
RELIEF WOK
JOHN B. PALMER IN CHARGE
$1200 DRIVE IN WARREN
For Relief In Near East where
Four Million Are Starving;
House to House Canvas Dur
ing Week Feb. 23-March 2nd.
Under Liberty's declaration "They
Shall Not Perish" the American Com
mittee for Relief in the Near East is
asking the American public for. thirty
million dollars to fight starvation
from Armenia, Greece, Syria and Per
sia. In these countries over four mil
lion people are destitute, victims of
persecution and the ravages of war,
and this aid is absolutely essential if
life is to be maintained.
Mayor John B. Palmer has been ap
pointed by State Director J. Y. Joy
ner to forward this great appeal in
Warren county. The call comes for
twelve hundred dollars. The caa
min which will be conducted during
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the week February za-iviarcn nu, wui
result in a direct appeal by township
workers.
Under the regime of the allies, in
formed opinion is that their will be a
rebirth of prosperity and happiness
among the peoples of the near East if j
America saves the day now. These i
refugees, industrius and honest, have i
suffered from circumstances beyond
their control and the famine which
carries off thousands has come as the
devilish, hideous venom of persecu
tion. The new birth of freedom won
on the fields of Flanders will guaran
tee to these our brothers a heritage
resplendant with happiness if America
rallies support now.- - , .
The day of fire and sword is done
The day of kindness and of healing is !
just begun.
The heart throbs of millions of
Americans will heed this appeal.
Warren county will acquit itself hon
orably. A Good Dog Law
Is Badly Needed.
West Raleigh, Feb. 12. "Any dog
law which does not provide for the
licensing of the dog, its identification
by a tag and a central State control
for enforcement of the law, will not
be found satisfactory," said Mr. R. S.
Curtis in an interview recently on the
question of a dog control lawr for
North Carolina.
Mr. Curtis has charge of the sheep
work of tho Am-i Tnlof nwnn
and has been very much interested in the rector and vestry as a welcome
the dog law bills which have been pre-itruse in the life of the congregation
sented to the General Assembly. He Mrs. Battle was a devoted
has tried to show the different com- member. Prior to the entrance of the
mittees that there is an unpualifi'ed ! United States in the war arrange
demand on the part of the livestock , nts were made for the placing of
growers and the publicgenerally for! this memorial the gift of Mrs. Bat
a law which will both protect the good tie's ons and daughters The sons
dos, and promote the prosperity of delude,
the State by encouraging livestock de-I Roanoke; Col. Marion S Battle and
velopment 1 CoL John Battle, both of the United
The license fee is absolutely neces- States' Regulars and with theArmyof
ary in that it will provide for reim- 'Occupation; the daughters are Mr .
bursement when stock is killed. The William C. Rivers, wife of General
tag is absolutely necessary as a means William C Rivers, recent recipient of
of identification, and the central con- the Croix de Guerre and Mrs. James
tool is absolutely necessary in that it K. Cowan, of Radford, Va
assures a proper enforcement of the ! The windowis the work of the firm
law. j of Gorham and Co., New York, and is
Experience has proven that when this! representative of the style of glass
is left to the discrestion of locial of- ; known as English stained glass the
ficials that there is unsatisfactory en- study being the figure of Christ, with
forcement. This was brought out grouping of children t illustrative of
kingly in laws recently passed in the invitation "Let the little ones
Ohio, West Virginia, New York, Illi- come unto me foro f such is the tang
os, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and ;dom of heaven In depth of color,
Pennsylvania. Here, the Board of brilliancy of glass, caref ul drawing
Agriculture or Secretary of the Board, nd clear spiritual suggestiveness the
hich corresponds to our Commission- whole work is of great beauty, and i,
in this State, has charge of the en- ia fitting: memorial "to the glory of
rcement 0f the dog law. Some of God and in sacred memory of Mrs J
Aese states passed laws at first, leav- ' S. Battle," and as the simple legend
g the matter to the local officials, beneath the window records
these have all been changed in the j. In receiving the dow the rector
few years, and the enforcement gave a tribute to the worth of the
the law nt. n tv.a nf a ren-
tyal designated authority.
here is hardly any argument against
a dog
control law, as the people of the
"-tate are unaimous in their desire for
one, but according to Ms. Custis, the
question now is to see that the best
possible is secured.
None of the bills which have been
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Built Now-Don't
Waitjs Best Policy
People Conversant With World Situa
tion Urge Construction Program
(Manufacturers Record)
If you are thinking of building,
don't delay on account of present
prices. Marterials are not likely to be
greatly reduced in cost for a long
time. Labor costs are chiefly re
sponsible for present prices of " ma
terials, .and in no intelligent or influ
ential quarter is there any expecta
tion or desire that wages are to ex
perience a drastic cut any time soon,
if ever. -
Bearing on this situation is a letter
received by the Manufacturers Record
from the great Kirby-Bonner Lumber
Co., of Texas, in response to our re
quest for an expression of opinion as
to the probabilities of a material re
duction in lumber prices. The letter
follows:
Kirby-Bonner Lumber Co.
Houston, Texas, January 25.
Editor Manufacturers Record:
Answering your recent question, we
think the lumber buyer is playing a
waiting game because he expects
lower prices. The lumber consumer
is playing a waiting game because he
not oniy expects lower prices for lum
. .
ber, but loyer prices of labor. Even
in a fram building lumber represents
only about 20 per cent, of the cost,
consequently a slight reduction in
lumber prices would really be of no
benefit to the builder. Labor is the
big item.
As far as the lowering of lumber
prices is concerned, will say the cost
of manufacture is at such a figure at
the present time that even the Gov
ernment list of maximum prices did
not return us a figure that permmitteo
an operating profit with our costs on
the basis of the last quarter of 1918.
If production of lumber con be in-ereased-ani
the efficiency- of fthe em
ployes increased, costs can be cut
somewhat; but until this is an assur-r t
ed f ; it if the manufacturer to mar
ket his product at a profit there can
be no reduetion in prices.
HARRY T. KENDALL,
General Sales Agent.
Memorial Window
To Mrs. J.S. Battle
The following is of much interest to
many friends and relatives here. Mrs.
James A. Battle was a Miss Somer
ville and is remembered by many of
our readers. A memorial window for
this good woman is also to be found in
the Episcopal church here:
A memorial window to the late Mrs.
James S. Battle has been placed in the
north aisle of St. John's Episcopal
Church and was received Sunday by
iroted, bearing testimony especially
the universality of her love that min
istered in many deeds of kindness
among, all walks of life sublimely un
conscious of any distinctions, and the
friend of all whom her ever widenen
ing influence reaches. Roanoke (Va.)
Times.
Smiis and the world smiles at you.
JAMES RUFUS SMILEY
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Son of Mr. J. N. Smiley, of Macon.
J. R. Smiley, Co. H.
Back From France
James Rufus Smiley, member, of ,H.
Co., wearing a gold six months ser
vice over seas insignia and a wound
stripe was in the city Tuesday. Mr.
Smiley is a son of Mr. J. N. Smiley,
of Macon. He went across with the
home organization last May, is every
inch a soldier, and only leaves the boys
on French soil because of two wounds
received in the battle of the Hinden
burg line on September 29th.
On this date, early in the attack,
Mr. Smiley was hit upon the shoulder
by shrapnel, severing his gun. strap
and uniform and cutting into . the
shoulder. Nothing daunted, he prest
forward and was wounded in the arm;
still going a bullet hit him again
piercing the flesh above the knee but
luckily missing the bone. He returne4
to this country in December after un
dergoing treatment in hospitals acros
and has now been honorably-dj
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ed from the service. He will make
his home with his father during the
coming year.
In this connection, the following let
ter is timely of thanksgiving. Mr. J.
N. Smiley, his father, writes;
"My home was made happy several
days ago by the return of my dearboy
who has been serving his country in
France since May 1918, having receiv
ed two wounds on the 29th of Septem
ber which disabled him and kept him
from going with the other dear boys
who are still bravely doing their duty
Over There. I pray to God to be with
them and bring them back to their
fathers and mothers. I also prayed
with all my heartt hat my dear child
be brought home safe, and I feel that
my prayers were answered.
"I pray that He may cheer and com
fort those fathers and mothers who
will never meet their sons, who made
the heroic sacrifice, again on this earth.
I pray that they may feel that they
wjll meet again up Yonder where
there is no parting, no sorrow and no
grief."
In Memory Mrs.
Matt W. Ransoi
This account reaching us during the
holidays was laid aside and lost 'sight
of for the time, otherwise it would
have had our attention before editor.
Mrs. Matt W. Ransom, widow of the
late Confederate general, U. S. Sena
tor and minister to Mexico, died at the
Hotel Huffry at 11:20 last night at the
age of 88 years after a brief illness
with bronchial pneumonia. A native
of the eastern part of the state, she
had been coming to Hickory ever since
1876 and during the last 25 years had
claimed this place as her home
Mrs. Ranson before her marriage in
1856 to General Ransom was Miss
Martha Exum of Verona. Northemp
tcn county, a daughter of Joseph
Exum. The remains will be carried
to Verona tonight for interment and
the funeral will be held there tomor
row. She was a member qf the Epis
copal church, to which she was con
stant through her long and useful life.
Mrs. Ransom, who was considered a
resident of Hickory and who was
known by hundreds of people here and
in Blowing Rock, where she maintain
ed a summer home, was beloved by all
who knew her. 1 Gentle, refined, highly
educated, and cultivated, Mrs. Ransom
was familiar with the stirring events
in North m Carolina history, and her
mind, active and retentive until the
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JOHN PARK WILLIAMS
Faithfully serving with U. S. Army.
Interesting Letter
From Over There
Chatillon, France.
Jan. 11, 1919.
Dear Arline;
A letter received from you
several days ago which was written
long ago. It seems that my mail is
blocked up somewhere, as I got a few
letters last week and that old book last
mail. However, I am always glad to
hear from you all if it has been writ
ten two months. My Jast letter to
Essex was written to Pa., so I will
write this one to you.
Well I can't say much for news here
as I am only waiting to go home. Two
months today since I heard the firing
cease, only today !, hear target prac
tice on the hill by the artillery. I ani
just quartered here in this little city !
delivering provisions, clothes, etc. to';
our division's outfits, such as the ar-
tillery, infantry, engineers and others,
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soon to leave for home. All of us are
very anxious to see the old U. S.
J don't think the' weather has been
as cold here as it was at home last
y winter, up to the present time. You
know this part of the country being in
the same latitude as Quebec, Canada,
I expected it to be severely cold. Guess
if it was not for the Gulf Stream it
would be -some cold in France. The
ground has been frozen since Novem
ber 5, but it rains nearly all the time.
Our trucks are tearing up the good
roads some, and if France didn't have
very fine roads, we couldn't carry
things over them in these heavy trucks
after all this rains. We rarely ever
have to use chains on the wheels. The
roads are made of stone and fine
gravel. I know our roads at home
are getting sticky and muddy.
Am getting anxious to hear from
home now. What is a newly dated let-
ter. I hope the "Flu" has died out
there. It has killed more people in
the States I believe than the war did
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our soldiers over nere.
What can you do witn tne neavy
Cadallac in the mud this winter. You
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all ought to have a Ford for the win- j likely any considerable increase over
ter. A cadillac is worth loving, and .the 1918 crop in the flu-cured section
being put up in the winter. - I wrote Twould be followed by a decline in mar
Uncle to have my car attended to, have ket prices.
the batteries charged, the engine oiled j The largest crop of tobacco the coun-
etc., or whatever should be done to
preserve the car. n
Guess although trade was dull this
winter everything is in very good
shape, everything being so'hign.-.
We are about 140 miles from Paris
and I would love to go there. One of
our trucks has gone over there now.
.ish I could have gotten the trip.
Well I have no news of interest
now. Am always hoping you are all
well, and that I may see you all before
long.
With love and best wishes
As ever x;
"WILLIE.'
Copr. C. E. Williams
Co. 4. Div. Inf. 1 r 306
A. P. O. 791. A. E. F.
Two Tommies
iwo untisn soiaiers went uuu
turant at Saloncia and asked for Tur -
key with Greece. The Waiter said:
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oervia, wnereupuu tuc luuimica
cried: "Fetch the Bosphorus."
When the manager arrived
and
heard the complaint, he said:
"Well, gentlemen, I don't want to
Russia, but you can not Roumania.'.'
And so the poor Tommies had to go
away Hungary. Exchange.
As the night follows the day, good
deeds pursue nobly thoughts.
Warning Against
Tobacco Plunging
Growers Notified That Situation
Present Does Not Justify It.
at
West Raleigh! Feb. 12. Tar Heel
farmers are requested to hold up on
cotton and tobacco this year, decrease
the acreage generally-devoted to these,
and prepare for more food crops in
order that all home supplies may be
raised on the farmand that the
money which is received from the sale
of such- crops as tobacco, cotton, po
tatoes and peanuts, be net profit. In
dications point towards the securing of
very good prices for. this year's croos,
but on the question of tobacco, esnec-
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ially, many growers seem to have gone A pretty home wedding was solemn
wild. -Tobacco growing will be in- ized-when Miss Luella Bolton became
creased in South Carolina and Virgiiixa tne bride of Mr. J. R. Thompson at
this year, and Georgia is also plan- tneir borne in Wise on Wednesday
ning .to increase it's acreage at least morning, February 5th at 11 o'clock
100, per cent.
It is a well known fact that the
Trusts will prepare for decreased
prices and consumption at least a year
ahead, and . prospects now are for a
great slump in the price of tobacco
this year, unless there is a drastic re
duction in acreage.
In Stlldvinc fhi mioetmn TW Wrv,
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llization of troops, and their return to
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active employment where smoking will
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iieicioiore, less smoKing rooacco wii
be used. With the harder times which
are expected to come - with falling
prices, thef Trusts will also not be in a
position to pay as much for tobacco
as they have heretofore, yet farmers
are bound to produce crops at about ;
the same high cost as has prevailed
durinp the war. When these crops
are sold eipht months later, the ma.
ket price is expected to decline mucn
below their present level.
The condition of cotton at the pres-
lent time is enough warning inv itself
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should be put in. Food and feed crops
for the farm should be considered
first, in order that no money will have
to be spent for these, and then the
money crops should be put in so as to
be a net profit when they are sold, no
cash having to be spent for food and
jfeed, as heretofore
Washington, Feb. 11.
lu,Udttu Mr. Edwards there to be quietly mar-
other crops is not justified by the pres- i r j
ent tobacco situation, according to a! M-ss mite .g the ycungest d h
statement issued today by the depart- 'ter of Mr and Mrg Thomas White, of
ment of agriculture, which describes j Wige and Mr Perkinson is the young
conditions at difficult. In territory jest gon of Mrg Page Perkinson is t le
where tobacco is a new crop, recently iyoungest son of Mrs. Page Parkinson,
introduced to replace cotton boll-weev- j widow cf Qne of our besfc and m0.
ii conditions, as m portions oi boutn
Carolina and Georgia, the best inter
ests of the farmers, the statement
says, appear to lie in the developement
of a safe and well-diversified system
of farming rather than to plunge from
j the uncertainty of tobacco production
under existing conditions. While it
j is ' impossible, the statement declares,
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to arrive at we-.quwuiy oi toUJiCCU
; nurope win oe preparu to Puicii,tke T)lace cn Feb lgth at the.llome
i during the next year or two, it seems
?try has ever produced is being maricet-
ed and while prevailing market prices
are very high for some of the lead
ing types, such abnormal prices are
said to be due primarily to war con
ditions. News & Observer.
Another Veteran
Passes Over River
A few days ago Miles Bobbitt, o
Nash county, passed away Suddenly.
He was born and reared in Warren
county, near Warrenton, but moved to
Nash county, after his marriage some
years ago.
Miles served in the Civil war in Co,
E., 1st North Carolina Calvary Regi-
mant Rarronffins Rrifudp. W. H. F..
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Lee,s Division. I served with him in
the game company He was one of
beat friends. He was a man that
j- & eal quiet h
every day life, never complained, al
ways faithful to his f riem and he
had many. He was one of the best
soldiers I ever saw. I have seen him
fully tested under most trying cir
cumstances many times but never
knew him to fail to come up to the
mark of the best. On August 15, 1864
in the afternoon our command was ei -
gaged in a lively battle between White
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TWO MARRIAGES AND ANO
THER IS ANNOUNCED
Woman As Depot Agency and
v. Telegraph Operator; Miss Ju
lia Dameron Addressed Inter
ested Gathering Fridav.
! TIIOMPSON-BOLTON
I in the presence of a houseful of inter
!ested and well-wishing guests.
Miss Bolton was attired in a travel
ling suit of gray with hat and shoes to
match and carried a large boquet of
carnations. The living room was
tastefully decorated in evergreen and
lighted with candles. The bridal
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by the Rev. Mr. Edwards, of Norlina,
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luncheon. Mr. and Mrs
liiompso?!
left on the afternoon train for Norfolk
and Washington.
"Dixie," as he is familiarly known
was among our most popular "young;''
vachelors, and Miss Bolton is a most
estimable young lady vrefl beloved by
a host' of friends.
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WHITE-PERKINSON MARRIAGE
Within a few hours after the Thompson-Bolt
on wedding, -at which Mr.
Sterling Perkinson acted as one of the
groomsmen, Mr. Perkinson decided to
the same day," so quetly announcing
his intention to Rev. Mr. Edwards 'an .
one Other youny man whose duty it
became: to hasten to Warrenton and
buy the license, Mr. Perkinson went
to Norlina as it appeared to bid fare
well to Mr. Thompson and his bride,
but more particularly to meet the
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Pi Iff PPfflf
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. . (future Mrs. Perkinson, who was Miss
Plunging mi Avo n f kq
highly respected citizens.
Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Perkinson will
make their home for the present with
the groom's people. Everybody wishes
them a long and happy married life.
Talking about marriages, and in
-feience to the announcement in last
week's paper of the approaching; wed-
ding of Mr. H. L. Coleman, which is to
of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Perkinson, Mr.
Coleman is to marry Miss Annie White
and not Miss Perkinson, as the paper
stated.
The meeting of the Betterment As
sociation held at the schoolhouse cn
Friday, Feb. 7th, was largely attende 1
and all felt that much good .was ac
complished. Miss Julia Dameron, of
Warrenton, ably and interestly pre
sented the aim and purpose of the
North Carolina Educational Associa
tion, and after her address nearly all
pi'esent signed membership cards.,
many paying the dues cf sustaining
i members, 50 cents a year.
The next meeting of the Betterment
Association will be held the first
Thursday in March and will be in
charge of the chairman of Home Eco
nomics, Miss Lena White, who witn
the assistance of Mrs. W. A. Connall
promises-an interesting and profitable
afternoon.
Wise, claims to be cne of the most
progressive spots in the county. It is
not only progressive in the matter oc
schools and roads and churches, but in
matters of industry as well, for we are
boasting of va competent woman as
depot agent and telegraph operator.
She is a Miss Thompson, who came
; here from Wake Forest.
We are glad to announce that this
locality is at present practically free
from influenza.
t "You v have "to shake the hearse as
some folks before they repent" says
Sunday.
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