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State.. -Library MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME ACCURATE, TERSE, AND TIMELY VOLUME XXVII WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C, FRlbAY, AUGUST 4, 1922 NUMBER 30 NORWOOD SPEARS TO MACON CROWD Future of Southern Agriculture Wrapped In Success of Co operative Sales System. BASKET DINNER SERVED praise for the speech of President George A. Norwood of the Tobacco Co-operative Association has follow ed his appearance at Macon on last (l Saturday at a rally of co-operative followers in Warren. Prof. H. A. Nanney of Macon in troduced Mr. Norwood. The speaker told his audience in the auditorium of the Macon High School that the orderly sale of farm produce was the only method through which the finan cial independence of the farm could be won. "You men," he said to the farmers, "produce all right but you have not had a sales organization to market your crops and you have sold them in competition with each other. Co operation will eliminate dumping and the lost incident to rush selling." President Norwood argued further for the new sales plan, going in detail into the contract and the system. He said that he told the directors not to pay him anything but to wait a year before they made him an offer. He spoke enthusiastically of the sys tem in Kentucky and of the outlook for North Carolina, and concluded with an appeal to those without the organization to come within and help make it a larger success in co-op erative selling. Numbers of farmers came forward and pledged their crops to the pool. After the address brunswick stew and a basket picnic were enjoyed by farmers, their wives and children and the business men of Macon. f Dr. Kilgore at Littleton Today. Dr. B. W. Kilgore, Director of the Agriculture Exension Service, will de liver an address in Littleton this af ternoon at 3:30 o'clock on the co-oper ative marketing of cotton. Dr. Kilgore is a director of the Cot on Association and he knows the cot ton situation as few men do. As the time for the marketing of cotton is near his address is going to be of vital interest to every farmer. Every farmer and business man is cordially invited to come and bring their wives, according to cooperative representatives in Warren. MRS. G. B. GREGORY HOSTESS . IN HONOR OF HOUSE GUESTS. Mrs. G. B. Greeorv entertained Fri- f day morning from 10: 30 to 12:00 o' clock complimentary to Mrs. E. M. Gregory.Sr. of Richmond the mother of Mr. G. B. Gregory, and Mrs. A. H. Fitzgerald of Richmond, the mother of Mrs. G. B. Gregory. The home was tastefully arrang ed for a "T" party, which was in the nature of a guessing contest in which the letter "T" was the key letter. Each guest was given a score card Wlth a tea pot as the indexing im print. Beneath the tea pot the fol lowing thirteen questions were asked, and answered if one was good at thinking hard and fast. . T before a girls, name forms a oat: Abby-Tabby. T before a beverage it forms a story: Ale Tale. T before a craft it forms a small Pie: Art-Tart. T before a request it forms a la bor: Ask-Task. T before a gUn it forms a trifle: ttifle Trifle. T before a shower it forms a line Ta.rs: Rain-Train. before a regret it forms sinceri ty: Rue-True. T before rest it forms to plague: ase Tease. T before mistake it forms fright: Error-Terror. wa-Tw't humr lt forms to blame: n 1 uf0re embrace it forms a crimi- T hHfU8-Thue Part f a contest of sPeed it forms a harness: Race Trace. a riv -e 3 useless Plant forms M 61 'n Scotland: Weed Tweed. swered M Davis havin an" the a11 lUestions was awarded ppeTiH bX f tea' daintily wea m fancy colored paper. Continued on pge 8) i BAPTIST SCHOOLS RALLY ON SUNDAY Baptist Sunday Schools from over Warren held an enthusiastic meeting at Gardners on last Sunday, one in attendance told yesterday. Dr. J. Henry Highsmith, R. S. Register, E. C Bobbitt and the Rev. H. Reid Miller were on the program. John H. Kerr Jr. gave an able pre sentation of the "Need of Christian Education," and Mrs. V. L. Pendle- on. "Mother of North Carolina Phi- latheas," told of the work of the or ganized class. The special song service under the direction of H. E. Rodwell, Mrs. H. V. Scarborough and Mrs. W. G. Cole man vras an inspirational success. The delegates and visitors enjoved dinner on the grounds at 12:30 o' clock and adjourned in late afternoon to return home.' Officers of the union are Moderator J. Edward Allen, Assistant Modera tor R. S. Register, Secretary J. Wil lie White. HARDING'S PLAN RE JECTED BY R. R. Executives Refuse To Reinstate Strikers With OM Rights Coal Conference Monday. 2ND 1922 COTTON FORECAST Railway executives meeting in New York on Tuesday rejected the pro posal of President Harding that striking shopmen be reinstated with out forfeiting rights, but accepted conditionally the other two sugges tions made by the White House for settlement of the nation-wide strike. This announcement was made by President Loree of the Delaware and Hudson after the heads of 148. roads had met. Considered Mr. Harding's program, drafted a reply and ad journed. A joint wage conference of opera tors and miners of the central com petitive bituminous fields to be held in Cleveland next Monday for purpose of negotiating a basic designed to terminate the present coal strike, was called on Tuesday by John L. Lewis, international president of the United Mine Workers. President Lewis also summoned the general policy committee of the union to meet in Cleveland at the same time for the purpose of acting promptly upon developments as they may occur in the joiht wage confer enca. All men will remain on strike until an agreement or a definite un derstanding is reached. The North Carolina Corporation Commission was Monday afternoon designated by Governor Morrison as the agency to co-operate with Secre tary of Commerce Herbert Hoover and the United States government during the strike eniergency to direct the distribution of Norh Carolina's allotment of coal. In respose to a telegram from Secretary Hoover on July 26, Gover nor Morrison, who attributed his de lay in replying to absence from office and great reluctance . to assume any responsibility in the matter of coal distribution, wired the secretary as follows : "After full reflection I see nothing to do except to assume without any possible warrant of .law the power to comply with your request, and I here by designate the members of the State Corporation Commission to re present North Carolina in so far as you require representatfon by the State to direct the distribution of North Carolina's allotment of coal. The members are W. T. Lee, chair man; A. J. Maxwell, George P. Pell and their address is Raleigh, North Carolina. . ' This year's cotton crop was placed at 11,449,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight in the second forecast of the season announced Tuesday by the Department of Agriculture, bas ing its estimate on the condition of the crop July 25, which was 70.8 per cent of normal. There was a decline of 0.4 points in condition from June 25 to July 25, the condition of June 25 having been 71.2 ier cent of a normal one, of A Junior White House At Washington V1 ? I, 1 . L , -IT- This structure is to be the official - ' ' " V . ffSS.- - M; lrfLl-J-. v 31iBLo,J ing to Washington reports. Vice-presidents have never been fur nished with quarters. Mrs. Calvin Coolidge is said to have already inspected this home: which is riow nearing completion. which the forecast of the season, 11, 065,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, was based. The average change in the last ten years between June 25 and July 25 was a decline of 3.9 points. The condition of the crop on July 25 by states follows: Virginia, 80; North Carolina,78; South Carolina, 60; . Georgia, 54; Florida, 65; Alabama, 70; Mississ ippi, 74; Louisiana, 70; Texas, 72; Arkansas, 81; Tennessee, 85; Mis souri 90; Arizona, 86; New Mexico, 85. The final out-turn of ,the crop, the department announces may be larger or smaller than forecast today as conditions developing during the re mainder of the season prove more or less favorable than average crop. The carry-over from one season to another of American cotton, shrank in a record-breaking manner during the cotton year ending yesterday, ac cording to the annual statistical statement issued Tuesday by H. G. Hester, secretary of the New Orleans cotton exchange. He put the carry over from the season just ended at 4,904,000 . bales against. 3,264,000 , a year ago. r World consumption of American cotton, he placed at 12,804,000 bales against 10,330,000 last year. The commercial crop of American cotton 11,377,000 last year. The carry-over Baby Wants Name, says mother. P- ' LLii . litiiiiilitfi i pSi- iJwiBfe '"W FONTAINE MSVr;: , ;.,v : j- home of our vice-presidents, accord figures were considerably smaller than , expected by most traders and brokers in cotton. STEALS BASEBALL GOODS AND GETS WALK TO DURHAM ROADS. Stealing baseball bats and mits in stead of pilfering bases in a contest with an opposing team, sent Sher man Somerville, colored, to the roads for sixty days in the only case before Rceorder T. O. Rodwell on Monday. The evidence was plain that the negro had taken the baseball prop erty of other players near Manson, and Judge Rodwell gave him a walk to the Durham County roads. BREAKING . ALL RECORDS. It may not be news to say that North Carolina is breaking all her past records in the construction of highways. It is not generally un derstood, however, that "at the end of this year the State Highway Commis sion will have completed or under con tracts improved roads costing $25,00 0,000, an astounding record for two years' work. No wonder other states are send inejigneersinto. Isforth' Carolina see how it is done. The Commission, supported by Governor Morrison and the Council of State, has already sur passed its expectations and is press ing to a goal the attainment of which (Continued on Page 8) The son of mahi-nififioflairte fiary Paytw Wfrrrney, CorneTius Vanderbilt Whitaey, has been asked to give his name to the 18-month" old baby of Miss Evan Burrows Fontaine, noted Oriental dancer of New Yok. The action was started when the engagement of young Whitney to Miss Marie Norton, society girl of New York, was announced. The rVaxieer claims voune Whit ey wanted to marry her while he ,-as student a Vale bat she refused ?.s their-s was a true love match and she didn't want to hurt his career. He grew cold, she says, when she told him of the baby, which she now calls QwtseEns Vanderbilt Whitney, Jr It's a name not (paid tbat my ba& wants, she says. Miss Norton e?rs her frgffi;fcfl3 M wqMUK ' for young Whitaey is enchtarcsi. HOUSES WILL BE READY FOR CROPS Fair progress is being made to ward completion of the cotton stor age warehouse at Norlina, R. S. Reg ister of the Board of Trade said here this week. R. L. Morse, cooperative manager for the tobacco of the coun ty, is making arrangements for this year's crop that has beenpledged to the pool. The foundation for the storage house on the southern edge of Nor lina has been laid and the structure will be completed, according to spec ifications, in time to handle the Fall crop, another member of the Board of Trade remarked. LIVING COSTS ARE LOWER. The" Department of Labor finds the price of food showed an upward trend from March to June, but was offset in the general average by declines in clothing, fuel light, furniture nd mis cellaneous necessities,, Housing re mained stationary. WORK COMMENCES ON NORLINA ROAD Porter & Peck Sublet To Simp- son Construction Co.; City Broadens Ridgeway St. COMPLETED IN LATE FALL The penetration macadam road to Norlina has been sublet by Porter & Peck, contractors for the Liberia route, to the Simpson Construcion Co., and this firm has commenced grading the read as surveyed during the Winter by the State Highway Commission. The penetration macad am road will practically follow the present road until the Adcock place, half milerbm be run straight to the underpass oh the South and upper edge of Norlina. The road will be sixteen feet wide until it reaches the corporate limits of Warrenton on Ridgeway Street, when the width will be increased to 25 feet until the corner at the Meth odist parsonage is reached. The en v tire street between the High School and the home of Mrs. Kate P. Ar rington and the Baptist Church will be hard-surfaced. The town will not build a sidewalk on the Boyd side of the street at this time, a member of the Street Com mittee said yesterday. "None of the trees along Ridgeway Street, with the exception of one cedar, will be de stroyed to give right of way to the constructing forces," he remarked. The State Highway Commission is to pay for 16 feet of the road from the corporate limits to the corner at the Baptist Church. There is no indication today as to how soon the road will be completed though some thought the boulevard might be ready for a Christmas joy ride. Progress On School Building. Substantial progress is being made upon the State High School building on the Academy lot and indications point to one of the most complete, ornamental and useful buildings of its type in - the State. The plumbing contract, awarded io W. R. Strickland of this city, moves forward with the arrival of a car of material this week. WARREN COUNTY MEN CON TROL BIG RICHMOND BUSINESS. Contracts for drilling wells at sev eral Government hospitals in the South has recently been awarded the Virginia Machinery and Well Com pany of Richmond, according to The News Leader of that city. This is one of the largest contracts for well digging that has ever been let in the South and the Richmond firm was successful in getting the contracts at a higher figure than the low bids in competition with well drillers of Mil waukee, Chicago, Charleston, Birm ingham and Pensacola. Charles F. and Edward M. Cole, sons of the late C. W. Cole of Wise, control the firm, which is operating well "drilling forces in many other sections of the South . There's always work to be done -around a printing office. FIRE WRECKS HOME OF MRS. WINSTON Much Furniture Removed With Small Damage By Town Per sons; Fully Insured. TO RE-BUILD IMMEDIATELY Fire gutted the beautiful bungalow of Mrs. Avera Winston in North War renton early on Tuesday morning and ruinod many personal effects. The bulk of the furniture was saved by the faithful and quick work of many Warrenton persons send to the fire by the clanking of the Court House bell. The cook, coming from her room in the attic to start breakfast, de tected smoke. She aroused Mrs. Winston and Miss Mary Harris, a guest for the night. 4 They found smoke curling from the crevices of a linen closet. W. Keppel Falkener, ' who lives in the Winston home, awakened in th excitement, jumped into Miss Mary Harris's car and raced to the fire bell and then to the fire house, hooked the hose reel to the car and headed home. By this time H. A. Moseley, T. V. Allen and Hinton Wesson had arriv ed. They opened the closet door and threw a tub of water on the blaze. Mr. Allen thought the fire was out, he told yesterday, and started downtown. He saw smoke coming from the roof and rapidly returned to assist mem bers of the fire company fight the blaze. Two streams of water played- on the fire for twenty minutes before it was under control. The blaze had eaten away much of the interior and roof before it was conquered. All- the furniture downstairs was saved and was not broken in the haste of removal. The house was fully insured but there , was no in su'rahcg ''on 'the 'furniture destroyed.' This is the third home to be burn ed on that location, a resident cf the town commented yesterday. "I'm going to rebuild," Mrs. Win ston told a representative of The Warren Record yesterday morning. "I could not think of leaving War renton. "I want to thank the people of the town for their sympathy and kind ness to me. It has been noble and generous and I appreciate it with all my heart." "Where are you going to live until your house is again placed in order?" "At The Hotel. Warren, I think." Mrs. W. Keppel Falkener was visit ing in Petersburg on the morning of the fire. She and Mr. Falkener lost a few personal effects. The origin of the fire is unknown but the best belief holds that it started in a trunk, after rats had started a flame. EDUCATION PAYS THE STATE Efficiency in any line with a person of tact, industry, and ingenuity is di rectly proportional to the extent and kind of education secured. It has been found that boys with no school ing have only one chance in 15,000 of performing distinguished service; with an elementary education they have been found to have their chances increased four times; with a high school education eighty-seven times; and with a college education they have eight hundred times the chancetof those without the schooling. Now since the efficiency and pro ducing power of the individual is greatly increased by education of all kinds, especially that secured in, prop erly equipped and conducted colleges, from the standpoint of the State ev ery encouragement possible should be provided by the State for training its young men and women thoroughly and in such a manner as to best pre pare them for the responsibilities of citizenship and the calling they are now to follow. No money spent by the State may be expected to afford greater returns in a material way, as well as in oth er respects, than that wisely spent in the training of its youth to meet the responsibilities of the special voca tion they are to follow. It is just as necessary to train men for the farm and shop as for the bar.and pulpit. Rural Life. V" Leisure should be used, not wasted.