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: iaNr. coaTii Jrrntcs cop A AVC-X IT iafnr worth printing VOL. XXII (TUESDAYS W AEEITOXFL N. C TUESDAY, MAY 15TH, 1917 (FREDA Y NO 71 A SEIiMTOLT NEWSPAPER DEYOTED TO THE INTERESTS O F WARRENTON AND WARREN U.50 A - VC A T? 3c A COPY is tills Atni r JLL -iL'lLJLL., 7 7 "AV COUNTY "WHAT IS THE MOTO ,per discussions should be for the purpose of bringing , T-1QTVI V-fVT i Ol -. r-mm i "L 1 1 e that they can understand them. We thought we had used Fndish as was necessry for the citizens of Warren to iCts. But it seems that the editor of the HEAD- Kewsp- .Lctand the facts. But iirHT cannot, or will not see. The old adage that "None is so I d as him who WILL NOT see-"fits the state of the Headlights "on. In fact the name is a misnomer, for instead of being a Td-light and illuminating the path in which its readers may walk,' itsYght flickers and turns from side to side and the path is left in trTnstance, is any light thrown on the facts by such twaddle as the following (in speaking of Mr. Daniel's salary, as Attorney to B ard) "This salary is no -doubt a disappointment to Mr. Daniel, for he expects the matter to be left open until the first Monday in July, ten he hopes aided by Mr. H. H. Jones, to PUSH Mr. John c Davis off the board of education." How in the name of common sense can Mr. Daniel, Attorney for the Board at one cent per month, and Mr. Jones, Secretary to the Board, PUSH Mr. Davis out of ' his office if he has a legal right to it, Is Mr. Jones, its Secretary, and Mr. Daniel, its Attorney, greater than the Board? Are the creatures greater than the creator? If so, we NEED changes in the personel of the board. So far as Mr. Jones, is con cerned, he does his PUSHING before the people, and then abides their will. '. So far as Mr. Daniel's salary i concerned, we have given our views as an editor and as a citizen cf this county. If the Headlight tpproves that kind of economy Lo is in a mighty small minority in the County' and State. It looks to us as it was TWO CENTS spent without cause, for no bill had been presented nor contracv made wiih an Attorney, and any action taken in May could not hold longer th:m July 1st, with TWO members of the new board to qual ify ard take their oaths of office then. Mr, Davis could not con tract with 'Mr. Daniel nor fix his salary for a term beyond 1st Mon day ft J;ii - Mr. Newell would not be a member after the first Mon day in hny unless he qualified for the new TERM, and Mr. Hooker alone c r M rot elect nor fix salary beyond the lot Monday in July. Wed :' : : Headlight to name the man or set of men to whom we have "boasted" about salary or any other matter. The only referc::to :r. : .alary for the Superintendent was that after July lot I would uobablv be employed as "all-time" Superintendent. So faras xheii nutter is concerned I have never spoken to Mr.- Skinner about, nn-A the question of salary has not bean discussed with him. I know him to be a gentleman big enough, broad enough and identified v.ith the farmers enough to do the best thing ior tho schools of the county, and to do- what he believes to be his duty. without ftar or favor. His action in the matter will satisfy me, and I am r i re it will those who are interested in educational pro gress of today. . ' .. THE REVISAL (SEC. 411f) No, we did r.ot nrint Section' 4119. But please readers of the HEADLIGHT look at Mr. Hardy's law. If that's the law, we ar glad we did not quote such law. . He calls your attention to-"keeping history straight:" but it must surely it must be ancient? history. He calls it the "Code of Eighteen hundred and fifteen." That would in:Vke it one hundred and two years old. He doubt' -ss meant 1015; but then there IS no CODE of 1915. Doubts his has in mind the ACTS of 1915 ; but then he lost his own case by iua own admission. For hetellsYOU that "the term of office of the member.; of the county board of education so appointed shall bo ffin on the first Monday in July next succeeding their appointment, and shall continue for TWO YEABS." Two 3-ears "mind iP He say-, "read what the Warren Record says sibout Sect km 4119 f the second volume of the Code, then read the entire section as it has ken mrd f h " Minrf vnu' h fthe editor the Record) only quotes part of this section." vvy iauig cuiiwi j,j.(m.u - - - --Jones only quotes a part," then we are going to give you Section , as it is written in the Revisal with amendments, bnnginff tfce to 1915. Mr. Hardy, editor,-Mayor and Justice of Peace, has he Acts of 1915 which gives the law to date, except amendments hy the Legislature of 1917 which makes the law even stronger in aspect to filling vacancies. . ' RIDGEWAY ITEMS. Mr. Marvin C, r-mt i Mr.andMrs.T. P. Grant Sunday. anH w ahan Mr- John Leonard C aA?aret Kilian went t0 War 'Jton Monday. visiSx?0pa ThoiPson, of Macon, mS;A' Overby this week. istoncwent to Norlina Person, I ""U cnuaren OI and Mc I u ner Parents. Kev. Mr T y Lauterack this week. kondav I867' f Norlia, was here jay horning. PconP;iLSllinffS and family' of h Sundaf and Mrs' Alex Bax" kT. Hccht and family, of rfrw?nv DU1' of Henderson,' vls- h e st p&, aiav r,n,, " -vwjr ounuay morn- 'dock. ' at nme thirthy (9:30) NOTICE To the Farmers of Warren Co.i Tho cold weather hlis killed som of the cotton crops, that werfi up, and some t,t0Wv will not come up. The to- I bacco plants ar late and scarce. Do not be alarmed, you.nave wrae to wait and see if these crops yill pay niont Whan it crcts warm. And in 'corn they do not have a stand. Cheek the coton rows four reet ana pian m corn. The tobacco land that the ffu- nvin Viae VkAAn RPWH OA. nlant the corn Jin the middle of the rows as the large . amount of guano under we cora wuuw j excite it when umall and burn off the lungs of the plant ( that is the fodder) when larger, find prevent wb w from ever coining on the stalk. Corn at $10.00 per barrel will pay better than cotton and tobacco at 20 cents. The farmer ci work eom with tke plow. Cotton, tobaeeo and hired laber are a very large risk. And times fail to work together. F. B. NEYTELL, Tcsz fsnaeT's frTii3. In cast af a vacancy EDITOR HAHD'TS LAW "The General Asoembry chall bien nially appoint three men. in eH-fa county, of good business qualifier v as and known to be in favor of piblic education, who shall constitute the county board of education. The term of office of the members of the County board of education so appointed shall begin on the first Monday in July next succeeding their appointment, and shall continue for two years and until their successors are duly appointed and qualified. in the county board of education by death, resignation or otherwises such vacancy shall be filled by the remain ing meiabeTS of finch county board; but if each vacancy should remain un filled for thirty days afterit occurs, it shall be filled by the State Board of education. Upon failure of the General AmWy to appoint the three Bembers of the ccisisfly board ef edu cation for any county as he5n pro rided, or bsj one or aere of seh KiembcrB, audi f&Hae fikaQ conStnte a vacancy which chaH hm filled by the Stata bcarti at tasCa&tn. Plvati, ne pexomi temehinff , in the yabXte heeis be eligible as a taexabcr f ttr cftmty public laws, session ?tu5 PASTOR'S TRIBUTE. "4119. ELECTION OF; VACAN- j To Allen and Mary Shearin Pegraa, CIES IN, HOW FILLED. The Gen- of the Vaughan section of Warren eral Assembly of one thousand nine ' County, .N C, May 31, 1844, was born hundred and nine shall appoint three - Angeline Clanton Pegram, wno died men in each county, who shall consti- J suddenly at her home in Warrenton, tute the county board of education -n. C, May 12, 1917, in her seventy one for a terra of office of two years, fthird year. January'16, 1866, she was one for a term of office of four years and one for a term of office of six years. Thevterm of office of each shall begin on the first Monday in July next succeeding his appointment. Each suc ceeding General Assembly, at its reg ular session, shall , appoint one mem ber of the;county board of education in place of thee member whose term of office expires on the first, Monday in July next succeeding, that meeting of the General " Assembly, and hU term of office shall continue,- for six years from the first Monday , in July next succeeding jhis appointment and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified: Provided, that the provis ions of this'eectkm shall not apply to those counties, in which the county boardsr of education were, at the gen eral election of nineteen hundred and eight, eleeted by a vote of the people. ber of the county board of education who is not known to be a man of intel ligence, of good" moral character, of good business oualifications, and' heartily in favor: of public education. In case of a vancy in the county board of education, by death, resignation, or otherwise,-soch .vacancy shall be filled by tie remaining members of such county beard sntil the next General Assambly meets, and acts: Provided, that this act shall not apply to vacan cies heretofore ftllel under this sec tionhot tf each Vacancies should re mained ..unfilled for thirty days after it ccurfiy H shall be filled by the State Board of Education. Upon failure ot the General Assembly to appoint on oi mere member of the county boaid oi education fr eny county as herei r prride9uch failure :hall constitute a vacant; which shall be filled by the StaU Beard of Education: Provided, that e prsent while actually engage ' in teaehing In the pubh schnolfl, hall be eligible' avi mcather of ike :?unty Wail mi erfueaticn. beard of educatSen. We may not, in the estimation of the editor of the Headlight, be able to "keep history straight," but we respectfully submit that we keep law straight. He argues that Mr. Davis time does not expire on July 1st, then quotes law to prove that it doesfor his law ays "shall continue for TWO years." The trouble with Mr. Hardy is that hia law is out of date. He should have known that members of the Board ofEducation are appointed for SIX years. He has been contending-all the time that Mr. Davis had a term of six years. If the Legislature shall fail to eleet, then that fact "constitues a vacancy.M The-Legislature failed to elect, so Mr. Davis holds a vancy act a TERM. Mr. Hardy argues that Mr. Davis i fills a TERM of six years; calls IXr. Joses to task for t quotinlr the law, then quotes the law with much gusto and PROVES by his own law that he was appointed for two years. That's what we call "Hoisted by his own petard." The editor of the Headlight (speaking of the Ecrd) sa "his answer is not an answer to our article of last week in any Wise tf the word, because the writer leaves the facts asd gs after other things that do not coneera tbe point at rssoo "teeing histov iftrvfght " thought Sfa had made cwirseif iader)od. We dont recall a failure-to reply to our neighbor's criticisms. But it seems that he thinks we avoided the issue, Xa the issue of ibe Headlight to which this is a reply he charge us with : 1. Pushing Mr. Davis off the Board 2. Boasting of our Salary 3. Not quoting the law in full. We respectfully submit to the citizens of the County that we have answered the criticisms of the Headlight. To the first assertion we answer NO! To the second assertion we answer NO! To the third assertion, yes, but only that part was quoted which has reference to the matter under discussion, There's an old adage which says 'Tt is better to have loved and lost, than not to have loved at all Arid we presume editor, Hardy, J. P.; had rather have quoted the wrong law and lost his case than not have quoted at all. We make this further observation; that editor Hardy should have known that the Legislature does not appoint three men as members of the. board of education ei1 time it meets. He should have known that the TERM of office of a member of the Board is not TWO years. The fact that the law he was quoting read this way should have made him careful to get the latest law on the question. It is matters of this kind that causes useless discussion, because the readers of newspapers .have a right to expect editors to be careful in giving the facts. Opinion may vary, but facts cannot. Mr. Hardy may not desire the editor of the Warren Record to be Superintendent of schools, and as a democrat and ertisen he Jias that right ; but to argue that the Secretary of the Board of educa tion "hopes to PUSH" a member off the board fs childish. "Said tfc Ant to the Elephant .mind wf.o you're shovW was just as far-fetched. Democrats at the Polla settled this question of mem bership of the Board IRducatiow ef Warren Ceunty, and the ap- pointznents have been nisae w cat is iso move simian uut No person shall be eligible as a mem-jwhich bore her family name, Pegrar, married to Mr. Jas. B. Lancaster; ana he, three of their five children, W. E. Miss Maggie A. Lancaster and Mrs, Ruffin Loyd; a sister, Mrs. Charley Riggan, Vaughan," and a brother, Mr. Jack Pegram, Macon, are left to mourn their loss. A son, Benjamin Allen Lancaster, died one year and one wee before his devoted mother. Thus the end drew near, she bore a weight of great sorrow. V Excepting a residence of eighteen years in Nash county, her, life was spent in her native county. She loved home and the dear ones their, and was a decidedly domestic woman; industrial and energetic. She greatly appreeir ated her kind neighbors, and was ever, ready to do something for them, Sh bestowed warm-hearted attention upon the sick and suffering. In her girlhood she joined the church near Vaughan. Out of this historicial old church developed the Macon Meth odist Episcopal Church. South. Her constant devotion to her church the public services, the rules and regula tions, the doctrine is surely a worthy example to all who knew and loved hery "A virtuous woman, trusting in God9 love and goodness." "of a meek and quiet spirit," consecrated in life, anx ious, as she often said, to pass from the earth without sickness and suffer ing. God granted-her sincere desire !j for having worked on Friday, as was her custom, and with nothing mora unusual than a head-ache, she retired to rest; but between 4 and 5 o'clock. Saturday morning her daughter awoke to find her precious mother in- a dy ing condition. Before anything could be done her spirit went back to God who gave it. . ' - Their was a mutual fondness be tween ner and heiK three grand-ehll-dren in the home, and her last words were a good-night- blessingonvbahy Willie Bunting: "You are the sweetest thing' in the world." : After suitable funeral service in thais residence Sunday afternoon, her re mains were borne to Fiarview Ceme tery; where, surrounded by a large company of sympathizing friends, sb was tenderly laid to rest by her son beneath a profusion of beautiful flow- LITTLETON ITEMS ers. R. H. BROOM. DINNER COMMITTEE FOE PATRIOTIC MEETING Mr. N. J. Harris, of Ep worth, who is one oi our most successful farmers, was in town last week7-Hr. Harris says t&at farmers in his section are planting things to eat. Mr. G. E. Lewis, after a pleasant visit to her aunt, Mrs. W. N. Thornton, has returned to her home in Halifax. MrsW. H, Nicholson went to Ral eigh last week to visit her daughter, Miss Mary Nicholson, who is attend ing school there. Mrs., E. N. Marbourough, of Cola roda Springs, Colorado, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Moore last week. Mr. S! G. Daniel visited his farm near Halifax Friday and reports that the farmers in Fancette Township, Halifax county, are preparing for the biggest food crop in their history. Misi Blanche Hicks, stenographer for the Royal Feed and Grocery Co,, spent Sunday with her parents at Wise. Mrs T. C Williams and children, of Essexf were among the visitors . in town Saturday. -Mr. ' J. L. Harrison Manager of Panacea Hotel, made a business trip to Battleboro last week. Mr.5 H. S. Wall, of Roanoke, was among, the visitors in town last week, MisJ Allen WJiitaker, of Norfouc, Va has been visiting her sister, Mrs, Bessie! Cawthorne, for several days. Mr. R. A. Harris, of Macon, was in Littleton on business last Friday. Misjp Sarah Perry, of Richmond, is visiting at the home of her brother, Dr. E. A. Perry. Miss Helen House and brothers, Mr. Charles and Mr. Harry House, of Thel ma, were here Saturday night to see tha picture, 'Civilization" shown at the Qpea House, MKtand Mrs, J. A, Butts and chil dren, of Chaptico, Va came Saturday to visit lira. Butt' mother, Mrs. E. C. Betbitt. Rev. J. A. Cargill has returned from Wilson, N. C, where he assisUd in tie "Hen and Millions Movement of the Cfeurcfc f Chiist." 9 14TTLETON GBADXSD SCHOOL CLOSES A Declamation Contest was held tn tha Graded School Auditorium Thurs day evening at 8 o'clock. Six eager, ambitious young Americans sat upon the rostrum, hoping to win the coveted prise,; a handsome medal offer by ?'. S. G.. Daniel for the best declamation. This. medal is an annual prize given in honors of W. J, Bryan, whom Rev. J. M. Ifillard, in presenting the prize, re ferred to as the greatest orator of modern times. This medal is to en eeurajfe the boys of this section to i take on interest in oratory. Each eon- The nersons named below are re- testant spoke with earnestness and en- quested to act as . a Dinner Committee . thusiam, and acquited himself so well for the occasion of the Patriotic m$.Uiatue juuges. xuevs. j. a, ingto be held in Warrwiton on Thur-1 P- TyW and W. E. Swain, found tt day. May 17th. Each member of the tawi-u aeeto wno naa won we nHi n4 4gEttxsjent of the large audience. On !Frtday evening a very interest- imw iwMTun was Well rendered bv the BTiauyry class 'of the ScheoL committee is requested to give public j Pt hot finally agreed that the ity to the meeting in his or her xie&1waj should go to B. B. Harrison, borhood and to ask the housekeeper '? The High School boys. rendered "Ras- members, of the committee are expaer d to take charge of the serving ctf dinner. . The four ladies first naaed will ar range for - receiving the baskets as they are' brought in. The Committe is as follows: Mrs. H. F. Jones . Mrs. Lizzie Tarwater Mrs. Nathan Palmer Mrs. W. A. Graham Mrs. W. A. Connell : Mrs. Robert Pinnell Mrs. Mark Perry. . Mrs. W. C. Mabry - Mrs. W. a Merrett Dr. PI J. Macon ' Mr. J. TX Newell Mr. John S. Davis Mr. C. C. Hunter Mr. R, E. Williams Mr. Mark Duke Mr. Nat Weldon Mr. Wallace Paschall Mr. Sam Alien Mr. TeJdon Davis Mr. W. L. Wiggins Mr. B, S, Regis ted Central Committee Is it editor Jonesror Superintendent-Jones you are after? If it is editor Jones, then we will princ your Bill of Sale of the RECORD to us, in which you sold your GOOD WILL for dollars and cents why hot let us have it? If it is Sunerintendent Jones you are after: why not abide the will of a majority cf your fellow demo crats and let us have peace. Let us have peace Mr. Hardy! In this time of strife, of War; this time when our sons and our neigh bor's sons are leaving their homes and all that is very dear to them, to uphold the honor of our common Country is no time to stir up strife and make dissatisfied our people with their own chosen officers. Let us have peace, Mr. Hardy ! The sentiment is abroad in the County ; we are tired of strife among ;lon;o rats. The people of Vthia County desire harmony.. The people of this County are determined to have harmony, and the editor or politic ian who cannot see afidread the hand4writinff on the wall will find himself "unwept unhonored and unsung," as he stands aside for the people to take the lead. The Record dedicates itself to harm ony among democrats of the county as a first essential; to service to democrats of the county, and goodjwill to all of the citizens of t Sf? Ths p epie A VtT Spt. 1 FOR-GET-ME-NOT.