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VOL. (TUESDAY! - WARRENTON, N. C. TUESDAY, IAY STH, 1917 "" (FRIDAY) ; NO. 69
yOAmB A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON ANDwIrRKN COUNTY f 'v"'-"-'; 3c A "Y
"BIASED AND ONE SIDED."
(Editorial)
t,c H?; flight calls Mr Jones blsed and one-sided and who is
, ahv.v, tries to shape and make thing's look favorable to his
rr 4 interests". We have never been a "straddler wp
nfl-n pel
nn one suu-
t,at our no
1p or tne owier. ucucve we are on tne Klvixll side.
ate the fact 1
,ition is RIGHT.
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o-light
. 1 TT T 1- J. ill . Ml 1.11. . - -
If the editor oi tne neauiigni, wm procure tne Dill introduced by
D-jviel naming the members of the Board of Education of War
l ii;! ''..-a that Mr. JohnSkirmer was named for four years
t .)o:in iMcvvcn vaa iiimrci iui sia. yeais. xnese gen-;v-
iit.nied (along with all the Magistrates) within the
; - : the session, and were incorporated in thev"omni
ratified on the 7th of March. If this is the "special
io v.hich the Her.dlight refers; if this is the great
t." the great bugaboo of special legislation; the great
1 L;Lviing Mr. Davis out of office over which the Heacl
: : spilling1 tears, we can offer him no consolation for
en the facts and the tears cannot be dried. If the bill
Me; i - Skinner and Newell passed and ratified in the early
:ht yc.ien was a "special act" in the sense that the Head-tr-
to make its readers believe, then the Act which names
l)-ie two men ana ratinea on ine im oi lviarcn was special act
umber two to we have two special acts both performing the
.-fine duty by naming the same men for the same purpose and for
the srr.e term.
We will call our neighbor's attention to ouwell vs Howland, a
celebrated case of this county ? i which our Supreme Court uses
these words: "There is a clear distinction in appointing to fill a VA
CANCY and in appointment to a TERM of office." Can't the edi
tor of the Headlight read the plain language of the letter which he
quotes for authority for the appointment of Mr. Davis? He
prints it, but docs not seem to be able to digest it. The law says
in section 41 19 of the Revisal that a failure of the legislature to ap
point creates a VACANCY, and that the State Board should fill
that vacancy. That was all that the State Board tried to do, and
that was all that it did do. It did not notify Mr. Davis that "you
are appointed to fill the TERM caused by the failure of the Leg
islature of 1915 to appoint a member in place of Mr. W. T. Carter,
whose term expires on thefirst day of July, 1915." It may be ever
sotrue that Mr. Davis subscribed to an oath administered by the
Clerk of the Court to discharge the duties of the office for a term
of six year; but his opinion that he was appointed for six years
did not alter the fact that "his Commission"., as you call it, read to
fill a vacancy CAUSED BY the failure of the General Assembly to
appoint. We admit that a failure of the General. Assembly to
meet in six years would mean that the term of Mr. Dais incum
bency would be for six years; but you and your advisers can't pos
sibly take the position that the Legislature of 1915 should make
no appointments and that the "omnibus" bill for both Legislatures
should carry a blank space instead of the name of the appointee
for the Board of Education. You seem to lose sight of the fact
that Mr. W. T. Carter had no term after "the first Monday in July,
1915." Had no appointment been made he could have held office
only until his successor was "elected and qualified," and no
power had the right to elect his successor to a TERM except the
power creating the term and authorized to fill it, to wit: the Gen
eral Assembly. Hence it was that the State Board did not try to
take from the Legislature its powers, but ONLY appointed tc a
VACANCY. Suppose that the appointment had been made by
the State Board on the 10th of the past November because Mr!
Davis had resigned and the office, was vacant and the County
Board could not agree upon his successor and the State Board "un
der the law hadYilled the position, do you contend that because the
State Board filled the position caused by Mr. -Davis' rsignation on
the 10th of last November that Mr. Davis' successor, so appointed
ttould hoM the balance of Mr. Davis' appointment and fCr FOUR
pars ivjditional from July 1st, 1917? If so, why should the Leg
islatuiv act at all? Whv not have the State Board appoint each
tV0 VO. v.; ' ' .' -
AFTON ITEMS.
Mr. H. B. Hunter spent Sunda;; 'wifi
friends in Warrenton.
Mrs. J. K. Pinnell and .b.uhon
spent Sunday vith her mother. Mrs.
F. P. Bowden, at Axtell.
Messrs H. P. Reams, H. B. Hunter
and Jerman Hunter visited friends in
Macon since our last writing. '.
Mr. Charlie pinnell, of Richmond,
Va., spent the week-end with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
J. Pinnell. v
Mr. Thorne and family, of Hender
son visited in the home of Mr. L. L.
ruller Sunday.
Mr. J. L. Rideout and family of Ax
telle spent Sunday with relatives here.
Mr. S. J. Williams and family spent
Sunday with his brother, Mr. D. C.
Williams.
Mr. A. H. Frazier went-to Warren
ten Saturday. -I
Master -Oliver Reams and brother
Graham spent last week with their
grandmother, Mrs. E. L: Overby, near
Macon. ,
Mr, James Montgomery visited his
daughter at Roanoke Rapids, N. C,
recently.
Mr. Sam Pinnell, of Henderson, vis
ited home people here Sunday.
Mr. M. S. Dryden went to Warren
ton Saturday.
Mr. W. G. Wilson attended the Un
ion meetjnga at Warren Plains last
week.
Mr. J. W. Burroughs went to town
Saturday. '
Misses Lu la Bell and Mattie Fuller
visited Mrs. Emma Daniel Saturday.
THE FIVE C'S OF RURAL
EDUCATION.
visor, every . Gounty
home demonstration
DAILY PRAYER IN HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
(Rev. nenry N. Couden, D. D. Chaplain)
Our Father in Heaven, from whom
cometh all good, enrich our minds and
hearts with "heavenly gifts that; we
may abhor that which is evil and
cleave to that which is good; that we
jude not our brother, but . o, unto
him as we would have him do unt4 us,
keeping a conscience . void of offense
toward Thee and toward our fellow
men; that Thy ways may be our w&ys;
that we go about our Father's busi-
. . -J
The biggest pedagbgicial problem
n tha, world is the problem oi Rural
Education. It can only oe solved ade
quately by redirect'iis and reattidu
dinizing the whole . aeld of enlt-nrnr,
as it exists at preseAi." v
The ' most progresi '? leaders in
rural education recj;i ic that this
change can only be brought about in
a most practical fa 5'. ton. Tr.o fac
tor, around Which this change hinges,
and upon which it depends, ?nay be
graphically termed the ..Five' O'sf
Rural - LVk? c ation. Th a. v ' cugh t to be
the weapons of every Cornty Superin
tendent -every- Ruea! ?.h o! Siiier-
Agent, every
r'TlAT '-"OT'owr C.mmm nam o
They- are as follows:. ' ( 1 ) Course of
Study; ' (2) Countjr Gommencorr.enti
(3), CSnsolixlation; -(4) Community
Fair; (5) Club Work.
If evei rural school in North Caro
lina could have a practical workable
coarse1 of study, taught in the light
way; if every .rural school in the State
could be represented in a County Com
mencement, not only in attendance.
! but in work and effort; if Consolida
tion could represent every rural Tar
Heel sehool by a modern building, by
decent equipment and with a" sufficient
number of well prepared teachers; if
there eould be a Community Fair at
every large school, where the products
of the . boys and girls could be shown
in a way that would represent the de
velopeinent of the neighborhood; if
every teacher in North Carolina re
alizes the . practical importance . of
Club 'Work as the only way in which
rural ; school Agriculture can be
taught at the , present time, and re
sponded to that realization by assist
ing thei County and Home demonstra
tion Agents to secure a large,-actiye
and interested enrollment then , the
State Would stand for the very high
est and best in modern fields of Rural
Education. It is something worth
while thinking abp'at. . : ; : .
Extension Farm News.
! ness this day and all days in the spirit
of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
ANOTHER THING'
The iii-dii-ht 'savs
years
Another thing. At one time, not many
two members of the County Board of Education resign
( idv ono rnftinhfir. httH this one member appointed two
m to fill the vacancies. The case was carried to the State Board
Education and this "Rnnrvrl-' am"H that the aDDointing power, in
case of vcrmripc oc n'v. v. iiovofnrp nrorppded to make
aj V V 1 L 1 1 L11C111 rlliLi L11V1 VJ utv- I---"- " '
he two appointments for full terms, and NOT until the Legisla
ture met " ' " : -
Quite t FLIP n ri rliltnv rivirt nr.Avi o f.'mn nnKnrlv hut landown-
..v.ifeauui. vyilUC a, lixxi, iivv
COllld Vnin -Py C,,- 1 i- .-u. ,,t-,v r, fimo Vinti rfSSPd.
.tv. i vjx OClliltUIS, UUL tllctU UlltC upun ai" '
;or uhich we are all thankful and appreciative. BUT, since the
tme you allude to, the simple little amendment has been made to
tiiese woras until tne next jrenerai Aaeciuuv
4, . acts" So we will talk about "some more history," which at
the
may hurt and look a little strange ; but it is history just
" nr. , . . i i '
Lppointment of j
heard beforp. th
es was present and made a personal appeal in behalf of him-
, " c- w e are quoting you neighbor. r '
''lien tViw 1 , n 1 J? il. Pm.vi it Tifnfr r f
p - ppuintment oi a memoer oj. inc wun
i n it.
P. Jon
lf and
vas heard before the State Board of Education Mr. H.
tru &k hl behalf of the appointment of Mr. John S. Davis." Quite
je, brother, and if our memory serves us right YOU, J. C. Hardy,
"and m PPosing the appointment of Mr. John uavis
twee Davis was aPPointed." There is nothing personal be
to Mv Davis and myself. His view of MY duty was different
in a y auxy and. an tms matter nas oceii uucoucu
I thinwPaign Which in my Pinion !argely determined the result.
a ieo. , r" Davis so understands it, and his only contention is now
ne. The issue in the campaign between Mr.: Davis and
j
myself was that "Mr.. Jones (would "have to go." That assertion
was repeatedly made by Mr. Davis, Only two constructions could
-be placed upon that assertion of purpose. One was that Mr. Davis
believed that he would have j the right to appoint in place of Mr.
Newell some one opposed to nrie and appoint some one to fill the un
expired four years-from Julyit, lOlTwho was also opposed to me;
thereby doing as Mr. Daniel las done, make two appointments, or
he expected Mr. Rooker to jin with his ONE appointee and "Mr.
Jones would have to go." t e would have TWO appointments to
make, and "out go" Mr. Jorjes. Mr. Daniel makes two appoint
ments and Mr. Jones remahjs as Superintendent. The only dif
ference in purpose betwreen te two Candidates was, one would use
his power as member of th Legislature to appoint men on the
board opposed to me, and thfc other to appoint men who were my
friends. Eoth KNEW that two men had to be appointed and J
knew it. The electors settled it. and I thought until the last few
weeks that we were all going to abide by the will of the people.
"IS APPOSING MR. DAVIS"
The Headlight says : "The past year and today Mr. Jones is op
posing Mr.-Davis and has done and is doing all he'ean through Mr.
S. G. Daniel, while amember of -the Legislature, and also through
the influence of State SuptJ, Y. Joyner to make it appear the the
term of Mr. J. S.Davisas member of the county boarlEbf educa
tion expires on the first Monday in July. Mr. Jones has gone so
far as to procure an opinion from the State Attorney General to
this effect. This is history. Keep it straight.' "
Mr. Davis and Mr. Jones are not falling out about a campaign;
we let the folks settle that disagreement. It is the Law in con
troversy now.
Sate Superintendent Joyner has had nothingjx) do with this
matter, except to go at the Request and with a gentleman of this
town and ask the opinion of the Attorney-General in respect to the
right of the Legislature to make two appointments on the Board.
This bit of information was ipparted to. me on the streets of War
renton without my solicitation, and the gentleman who sought the
opinion of the Attorney-General did it without my knowledge or
request; because I was satisfied about the legality of the appoint
ment without asking any authority. So I have not procured the
opinion of the attorney general ; but I have a copy of that opinion
just as the editor of the Headlight has copies of the public stat
utes; but he did notocurejtheir passage. And. to make it clear
exactly what that opinion of the. Attorney General is, we quote
the conclusion: "So, T am of the opinion that the appointees of
the Legislature of 1917 re TWO of the. members of the Board of
Education of Warren county and thatMr. Davis' appointment
ceased when the General Assembly met and acted."
The trouble about the Headlight is that its wishes as to the law
in this case, and the Law, are direcly opposed to each other.
A LETTER FROM ALASKA.
(By Miss B. B. Blacknall)
What would you think of a picnic out of doors on the 27th of
j March when the thermometer was exactly at zero ?
' Well that is what happened to day. When the boys went out to
cut wood they fixed the coziest place with spruce boughs on the
snow, piled up boughs and wood for a fire in front, then at four
o'clock in the afternoon we went out taking with us our supper, a
frying pan, teapot, etc., and while the" children played in the sno w
and climbed trees we got the supper ready, it was great fun, the air
was so clear and sweet. The fire was so hot that soon we had our
coats off, though I never felt exactly like taking my gloves off until
time for supper, but we were entirely comfortable and the supper
which consisted of bacon, eggs, fried potatoes, baked beans, sar
dines, bread, butter, cake and tea surely tasted good.
j The cold of Alaska is quite different from that of "Outside" (any
, where out side of the Interior of Alaska is spoken of as "Out-side")
I herer-Zero and even 20 below is very pleasant, the air is so clear and
j sweet, and while one's body is warm and comfortable the air is de-
i lightful on one's face. But don't think for one moment that there
isn't COLD weather here in Alaska, for there surely is, though I
must confess that I haven't felt it as much as I did at home. 1
have taken a two mile walk, also a dog sled ride when it was 30 be
low and Ihaven't been real cold a single time.
During the past winter we had four cold spells which lasted about
two weeks each when the thermometer stayed from 4o to 60 de
grees below zero, once it went to 68 degrees below. Can you imag
ine such weather? I am sure that I never could until I came here,
I didn't think it possible for one to exist in such weather, but they
do exist and quite comfortably too. During one of the severest
spells our minister and two of the boys were out in the hills hunt
ing caribou (and they killel four too). Think of sleeping out of
doors in such weather.
When the weather is so extremely cold the air is thiek with a
frozen mist or frost which envelopes every thing, it is so dense
that it is impossible for one to see for more than a distance of fifty
or seventy feet ahead, every tree andi spring is covered and it real
ly is beautiful.
When going out in this weather one must be carefully to have
every part of the body covered except the eyes and then ones eye
lashes freeze together,
I have come often with my eye-lashes, brows and the few strands
of hair that were peeping out, white and stiff with frost.
The first snow fell on the first day- of last October, which snow
with much added to it is still on the ground. October and March
are the months of snow up here, it being too cold to snow during
f the winterv---
We have passed through the dark season and the now coming to
the long, days. For about four months we had "only about four
hours of daylight, the sun (a pale white ball) would rise on one
side of the barn and when it got to the top of the barn wrould go
down on the other side. Now it shines for twelve hours then there
is a long twilight, soon there vrill be 'no real darknes.
The skies, sunset and aurora are beyond discription, such won
derful colors, sometimes the Aurora plays and dances across the
sky for hours at the time, itis always prettiest on cold nights.
Now do not think that Alaska is always a cold frozen place,vfar
from it. When I reached Nenana on the 26th of last August I found
the most delightful weather, and at the. Mission a tremendous po
tato patch in full. bloom, which looked like a flower garden, also a
garden full of the niost delicious vegetable; I never saw such cab
bage and peas, the cabbage have lasted us nearly all the winter, and
there'were two and ahalf tons of potatoes raised which lasted our
family a year. -
I never saw such large and beautiful flowers as row up here, the
pansies and sweet pens are wonderful. I am anxiously awaiting the
wild flowers, which I am told grow on every evailable spot, and are
I" noted-for their variety and color, even orchids grow wild in Alaska.
BUT, with the balmy spring time, the beautiful flowers, the abun
dance of raspberries, cranberries, blueberries, etc., comes the -awful
"mosquitoes making life almost" unbearable, also there are gnats
and two br three kinds of flies. No one ventures out to the woods
without a heavy viel of netting which covers the entire face and
neck, also gloves. " ' :
Our Mission is one mile from the town of Nenana which town
has come into existence since last June, the Government i3 build
ing a railroad from here to the Coast, thus most of the people here
are employed by the Government. The town has about one thous
and inhabitants now. They have electric lights, telephones, steam
heat, water works, and of course, a picture show.
Between the town and the Mission is the Indian Village. In the
summer time they live up and down the fiver while they catch
salmon which are dried for winter use and dog feed. In the Au
tumn the men go out in the hills hunting, then soon after Christ
mas the entire families go out and there they stay and hunt and
trap until the first of April. -
I am very fond of the game and '? fish of Alaska. The salmon,
white- fish and graylings are delicious, the, moose, caribou, moun
tain sheep, rabbits and ducks are also fine.
We have in our Mission twerityrfour children from eight to nine
teen years of age, most of them arehalf breeds. They are a bright
attractive lot of youngesters, quite like all. other children "Out
side" Our Staff consists of six workers at the present, and we are
quite a congenial happy family. We have in the house a piano and
a Victrola, and all together, though we are far away from home,
yet we are very comfortable and haijpy.
If you do as I say,and I do, too
Ifou do as I say, and I do, too,
You'll go to heaven and I will go too: I You'll go and volunteer, and I'll go,
But if you do as 1 do, and l do, too, toQ.
You'll go to hell, and IH go, too. ' '
Bringing it down to date, would But lf do as 1 dd d 1 do t0'
read: " You'll stay .at hom and I'll stay, too,