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VOL. XXII
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W ARRENTON-N. C. TUESDAY, JUNE 12TH, 1917
(FRIDAY)
NO. 79
$1.30 A YEAR
A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS O F W A RRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY
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A CONTROVERSY CHAUTAUQUA CONTRACT! PROGRAM OF WELCOME
THE FARMER'S CHANCER
While stopping household leaks, and
At the regular .meeting of the The Community Chautauqua which-! The annual convention of the Grand
runty Board of Education Monday,, closed a five day session in Warren- i Chapter of the Order of the Eastern
Mr John S. Davis, a member of said ton Friday night is an enterprise of .. Star is being held in Warrenton this
Hoard, presented a paper whien he high order. week. The opening exercises of wel-
lid was in the form of charges' It brought to Warrenton lecturers come were held in the Academy audi-
St . x cnprintendent O'f Schools, who were in trmnK wiV. -V. ' tnriiim locf f Q.bn 4- i A.cn
.ur'linst -J 1' , t - " " hic kJlri Pcl- t ... uv niguv j- a. win u .ou iu iViOU
,t v Jones.
4-,- l-nr KnnrH l i.u ..l -n -1 -i . i , . . i i. . . , . ' r --
Vouia not press au . - . uuuisKuiea ana talented; readers who jiOHo.wea Dy members of Warren Chap- milk,, butter and eggs on the largest
on that day, but that he would as , were charming and delightfully enter- j ter and other visiting chapters, march- possible scale, at the lowest possible
that action be taken iat an early nte. taming. ed into the auditorium bearing small COst, and their distribution to con-
MThe Chairman of said tfoard, ir. j Shall we have such a Chautauqua flags, the Grand Officers and those who sumers at the lowest possible prices
John D. Newell, at once appeared to next year? There is no reason why j were to take part in the exercises with the largest possible rewards to
become indignant, and would not ai- we should not.. We are situated in were seated on the stage, which was farm producers
IoW Jlr. i'av - r: Z V" CCI1Ler 01 a sruP 01 enterprisive oeaumuny decorated for the occasion., A large detail in the profitable pro-
MARMADUKE NEWS ITEMS
Mr. James L. Alston and family
cultivating garden spaces . around the spent Tuesday night and Wednesday
home are this year everywhere criti-with Mrs. John Powell. They topk
cahy important, the big end, of the. their two little daughters, Sadie and
problem of feeding the nation and our
Mary, back with them, the. latter hay-
l11lAn 4 tA ' 1.1. j a 4 i . 11 1 L .
r ooiri vi . . V . - lauica t,.rti cuiicerns me proauction ing completed tneir iort-nignts visit to
Mr. Davis said that he problems of life; musicians who were l Promptly at 8:30 the Grand officers,1 of.' wheat, corn, potatoes, meat and I their Grandparents here.
The severe wind and rain storm did
no serious damage here last Thursday
afternoon, as we have heard reports
of elsewhere.
Mrs. O. C. Davis and daughter, Mrs.
John Powell with her infant son John
Davis, stopped in the home of Mr. S.
K. Clark for a short call Sunday after
noon. -
The much needed rain fell almost
incessaultly Saturday night and Sun
j thot ma nrrii 1 1 ri j - I r . . .
reau mvw., , . . .. : ' - o o luwh . v. -'""' ucuvci- auction oi iarm weaitn lies m medium
adjourn tne """ " " support, sucn an entertainment; ea oy lion. Andrew J. llarriss, of Hen- or large, scale , farming with a max
be done. nr. weu wtt p x ana tne Chautauqua merits the sup- j derson, a member of Wirren Chapter, imUm of labor-saving, profit-producing
to say that 'No one except State Sup- , port of this and all neighboring towns. ; on behalf of Warren Chapter. He was farm machinery, and a minimum of
erintendent J. Y. Joyner had the right. Thirty-five gentlemen have signed followed by Dr. Thomas J. Taylor, farm labor. x
CHILDREN'S DAY
res against the County
to me I.-".".
cmprintendent
Mr. Newell, the Chairman, would
not even allow a mention of the piu
ceedinprs made in the minutes of the
Boardrbut insisted on adjourning to
the first Monday in July, and then it
was that Mr. J. E. Rooker stated that
Hie would be in favor of a called meet
ing as soon as an opinion could be se
cured from Mr. J. Y. Joyner as to
whether the County Board of Educa
tion had a right to receive and hear
charges against Superintendent Jones,
and here the matter ended.
"Whether are we drifting anyhow?
How can there ever be any peace
with the present state of affairs in
Warren county?
"Whft wore the charges;' JNor-
lina Healight.
the contract for next year. Only five
more names are needed in order to
guarantee our presence on the Chau
tauqua circuit for next year. Anyone
may sign or two people may sign the
contract together.
A list of the Guarantors follows:
Tasker Polk, W. B. Boyd, W. N:
Boyd, W. R. Strickland, V. D. Alston,
Howard F. Jones, E. W. Baxter, J. P.
Scoggin, C. R. RodwelCG. R. Scoggin,
Wr H Dameron, Mrs. R. J. Jones, Mrs.
W. A. Graham, M. C. McGuire, J. E.
Rooker, J. B. Massenburg, J. D. Palm
er, A. G. Elliott, J. J. Tarwater, H. A.
( Macon, C. H. Peete, J. A. Dameron, Jr.,
Mrs. Thomas D. Peck, Miss A. D.
T" A Ail 3- m m '
r-astor oi tne baptist church, with an. Where. Our Weakness Lies
address of welcome on behalf of thej And just here is where the South
town. Dr. Taylor assured our guests falls behind. We are small scale far
that "our doors, cur hearts are open mers. Our farms in North Carolina
to you, and all we have is yours." , Dr. ! average only 35 cultivated acres per
Hubert Poteat, of Wake Forest, ac- farm, and only 14.5 acres per farm
companied by Miss Ethel Chandlier on worker. In the Middle Wtest the aver.
Piano, sang to the delight of his au- age farms range, from 111 cultivated
dience and was repeatedly encored, acres in Illinois to 275 in North Da
The response to the welcome of War- kota; and the average number, of acres
ren Chapter, and of the town of War- cultivated per farm worker range
renton was made by Miss Maud Hoyle, from 62 in Illinois to 156 in North Da
of Charlotte, Associate Grand Con- kota.
ductress, on behalf of the Grand Chap
ter. Miss Alice Vaden Williams play
ed two beautiful selections on Piano,
th second selection being an encore.
Graham, J. J. Macon, Mrs. A. A. Wil- Dr- Poteat by special request sang an
liams, B. B. Williams, R. E. Davis, E.
C. Price, R. B. Boyd, W. G. Rogers,
J. Edward Allen, H. A. Mosley, J. B.
The above is clipped from the Head- Palmer, W. M. Day and W. Brodie
light of Friday. He very properly
asks tV? question "How carr the--e
ever be :my peace with present state
of affairs in Warren county." "What
are the charges." The Superintend
ent of schools has not bren furnished
with a copy of the charges made by
Mr. Davis. Saturday before the 1st
Monday he read over a list of charges
of failure to discharge my duty and
of doine: things contrary to law. One
of the charges was that the RECORD
PRINTING COMPANY was furnish
ing the Board ot iUducation with
printed matter 'contrary to law." So
;fas as the Superintendent - of schools
is concerned he welcomes any inves
tigation Mr. Davis may make, and so
stated in the presence of the Board
and of Editor Hard v.
It should be plain to any man that
he law should govern the method of
rocedure in filing charges against
superintendents, and Members of the
ounty Boards. This is the method
nat the Law says must be followed.
"In case the State Superin
tendent shall have sufficient evi
dence at any time that any coun
ty superintendent of public in
structions or any member of the
board of education is not capable
of discharging or is not discharg
n? any duties of his office, as re
quired by this chapter, or is guil- "
W i immoral or disreputable
conduct, HE (the State Superin
tendent) shall report the matter
to the County Board of Educa
tion, which shall hear evidence in
fte case; an if after careful inves
tigation it shall find sufficient
cause for his removal it shall de
c'are the office vacant at once and
Pceed to elect his successor."
he wisdom of this lsw ;Q i
fst otherwise "Rony-rlc- r f?Ann
ul(1 be in turmoil all the time if a
'nonty memW o
F not like the Superintendent or a
Jones.
Those interested in signing the con
tract should see Mr. Norwood Boyd.
To whom credit is largely due for
the number who have already signed.
Doing as one pleases soon ceases to
be fascinating if no one objects.-
"THE POTTER'S MOULDING'
Day by day the shadows lengthen,
Narrow grows life's beaten road;
Still there lingers at the sunset
In grey skies a crimson glow;
Yet I know the night of terror
Soon must hide the heart of gold,
In the furnace of the blrckness,
For the Potter to remold.
For the dawn of a tomorrow,
Law gives back the gold for gold
To the miner in his caverns,
With the interest many fold.
So I wait in this deep mystery,
Seeing shadows come and go;
Waiting for the Potter's molding,
Out of dusk a heart of gold.
(Mrs.) JANE MOORE -NORMENT,
er were RIGHT. So far as the Sup
erintendent of Schools is concerned, I
am readv to publish in the Warren
Record to all the people of the Coun
ty every charge that Mr. Davis can
make against the Superintendent's
I "sins of omission and commission"
I 1 il 1 4.U
and to answer taem ueiure uw ux ui
public opinion at home, and in the
State Capital. .
Since writing the above the News
Reporter has come to hand with the
following editorial:
"Before the Board of Education ui
Warrenton last Monday a member of
inspiring Scotch War Song. Judge
John H. Kerr then in a happy vein in
troduced Dr. Hubert Poteat as speaker
of the evening. Dr. Poteat chose as
his subject "Fraternalism" and ap
plying his analysis to both the Mason
ic fraternity and the "Starlight" (as
he christened them) and all fraterni
ties for that matter, delivered one of
the most practical and inspiring ad
dresses we have heard in a long time.
Dr. Poteat is a speakerof extraordi
nary ability and of pleasing person
ality and captivated his auditors.
Following Dr. Poteat's address Prof
Western farmers with abundant
horse and machine power on medium
and large sized farms get large yields
per worker and ceep production costs
low.
Southern; farmers on small size farms
rely on excessive human labor using
simple hand-tools mainly, and they
produce large values per acre but
small values per worker.
Our farm system is intensive; in a
land where land and labor are relative
ly abundant, and cash operating farm
capital is small. Their farm system
is expansive .in a region where labor
is scarcerand cash operating capital
is relatively abundant.
Their fundamental lack is farm la
bor. They are forced to farm upon
large areas, and to supply labor de-
Thf annual children's day exereises
were Jield before an interested congre
gation in the Methodist church Sun
day erening at eight-thirty.
Thf program opened with "Jesus,
GreaV Captain," sweetly sung by the
children .as they entered the chancel.
Prayer was offered by Rev. R. H.
Broom, and response was made by
congregation joining with the choir
and sjnging "God Bless the Children."
The, Superintendent then stated the
purpose of Children's Day. A day of
gratitude, a day of praise to Christ,
and day emphasizing the import
ance of children as the very corner
stone of all christian endeavor.
After two songs, the reading was
begun, by little Misses Fannie Scoggin,
Messrs. M. F. and brother, S. R. Duke, Rachael. Mullen and Mary Pettway
returned from Washington City Satur- Davis, each reciting a verse with a
day, where they have beenn a little central thought that we as little chil
pleasure trip. dren were beginners upon the path of
Mr. H. C. Davis i and - family rode righteousness.
down to see his -mother and baekito
Henderson Wednesday evening.
Miss Mabel will leave this week for
the summer school at Greenville, N. C.
Mr. Harry Leonard and wife and lit
tle Ertie Hope spent the first Sunday
with her father Mr. S. R. Duke.
"UNDINE"
MORNING PRAYER.
Little Misses Lucy Boyd, Alice Lit
tlepage Burwell, Fannie "Scoggin, and
Mattie Marks each then recited a
verse from the Bible. Each verse
showing God's love for little children,
and His promise to them.
The, progress made by and love
shown the Sunday School by the
Juniors from nine to twelve, was told
by little Miss Elizabeth Williams.
"The Bible and Its Message of Peace
and Good Will" was portrayed by
Misses Mary and Olivia Burwell, each
holding a bible and reciting a verse.
v. vtna-A TWV TnVin R "Davis, at-
ciaoer of the
t yes and have trials galore. The charges against the County Superin-
was therefore obevine- the . tendent -of Schools charging mm wren
. uuing his duty when he pos-
W I. t0 nllow Mr. Davis to
my d
farsed the
airman.
Kiaf," JX ail
es." and Mr. Rooker
absenting himself from his office and
in other ways failing to discharge tne
duties incumbent upon the offic of
Position tnVpn Yit Vio Hnnorinf pndpnt. of Schools. The sur-
The MinnQr. nf a r. in.; tiiof iiif lo nnWic is that the
0r bodv nrn -nvooT-. 4 I V.Aitnnf. inn c Anied t6 Mr.
IW .a the body' as action of 1 Davis the right to read the charges
:ho'
ut vi
as taken (and it could i -A or to make a record of same on the
J. Edward Allen on behalf of Warren Uiciency with labor-saying profit-pro
Chapter presented a rose covered ducmg macmnery. Tneir iarm sys-
"Key" to the Grand Chapter and to j tem means small yields per acrebut
cur guests, with the assurance that
it was the key to our hearts and
homes. Mrs. Noland Knight, of Ash
ville, Grand Matron, responded in a
few well chosen words of appreciation.
Miss Louise Allen, Worthy Matron
of Warren Chapter, in sincere words
of hosptality invited the Grand Chap
ter, visiting delegates, members of
Warren Chapter and all present, who
are not members of. the Order of the
Eastern Star to her home on Bragg
Street to a public reception. This
closed the public exercises, which were
gracefully presided over by Prof. J.
Edward Allen, assisted by Miss Ethel
Chandlier, as Pianist.
The reception at the home of Miss
Allen was attended by a large num
ber of our citizens and much enjoy
ed. Those in the Receiving line to
whom the visitors were introduced
were: Mrs. Noland Knight, Grand Ma
tron, Mrs. Emma M. Siler, Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Woodbury, Mrs. Sallie M.
Bettcher, Miss Maud Hoyle, Mr. J. J.
Phoenix, Mrs. Clem Buckner, Mrs. Ag
nes Hamlin and several other promi
nent members of the Order who are
visitors; the local Chapter was repre
sented by Worthy Patron, W. K.
Barham and Mrs. R. J. Jones; Dis
trict Deputy Grand Matron; Mrs.
Howard F. Jones, Past Matron, Mr.
Howard F: Jones, Chaplain; Miss Sue
Burroughs, Past Matron, Miss Louise
Allen, Matron, and Prof. J. Edward
Allen, Grand Patron at whose home
the guest assembled. Delicious fruit
punch was daintly served by charming
young ladies to appreciative guests.
lfi fltm AI. i v - I ... . X XT - nMA ...
nld fc V B Lne law n minutes minutes oi tne meeting, m r Aye.
- iiiaae.
ur- Davis
W tW v assured by the
,.u mat he rmiu i .
fti "char 7,:: " a nearin
ner ' Sl so soon as Mr.
1 renortc
,JntvPftV e matter to the
l.V XiOfllvl -r i
UST n ljn"cation." and th,
Tifd in the orderly and
fh Boa-i xt esired any action
taken bv k ther course could
1 f law Bard without viola-
A bashful young Scot had no cour
age to speak for himself. At last one
Sabbath night he said, "Jane, do-you
ken I
large yields per worker, minimum
and greater . accumulation of farm
production costs, maximum profits,
wealth.
Our fundamental lack is cash operat
ing capital. As a result our farms
upon an average are too small much
too small; our use of human labor is
excessive and expensive; our yields
per acre are relatively large and our
yields per worker are small amaz
ingly small; production costs are high,
the margin of profit is uniformly nar
row even when crops are abundant and
prices are high; and our. accumulating
farm wealth is little appallingly so.'
When compared with the West in
percapita wealth in farm properties,
the South is poor. The contrasts are
startling. They have been exhibited
in detail in the University News Let
ter, and constantly referred to in or
der to arouse productive thinking.
Two Main Obstacles
We have too little cash capital in
our farm regions. The poverty of the
South directly after the war forced us
into farm tenancy and expensive cred
it in farm operations These two fun
damental causes keep us poor in our
farm-regions; and we shall not greatly
increase in farm wealth and comfort
until these two radical causes of our
undoing disappear.
They hinder every progressive for
ward move that- anybody can name in
a fortnight of hard thinking. Togeth
er they menace economic . and social
development in every direction.
A Great Opportunity
If the South in these days of peril
cannot or will not achieve abiding
farm prosperity by producing cotton
and tobacco on a bread-and-meat ba
sis; if she must sound still further
the depths of poverty resulting from
Oh, may I be strong and brave todqy,
And may I be kind and true,
And greet all men in a gracious wy,
With frank good cheer in the things I After they finished, Misses Lucy Boyd,
say, Lucy Scoggin, Mabel Buchanan, Eva
And love in the deeds I do. i Williams, Zenobia Lancaster, Eloise
! Mullen, Charles Ray Rodwell, and
Richard Buchanan each recited a
May the simple heart of a child be
mine,
And the. grace of a rose in bloom:
Let me fill the day with a hope divine
And turn my face to the sky's glad
shine,
With never a cloud 'of gloom.
With the golden levers of lore andf
light f
I would lift the world and wherC
Through a r path' with kindly -deeds
made bright
I come to the calm of a starlit night j
Let. me rest in peace. Amen.
NIXON WATERMAN.
DR. BRANSON'S LETTER
Chapel Hill, N. C.
. ' t May 29, 1917
Mr. Howard F. Jones, "
Warrenton, N. C.
Dear Mr. Jones:
- I greatly enjoy
the items of Warren history. I clip
verse, of scripture whose mam topic
was Peace. These exercises closed by
all reciting in concert.
"Speed the day" when peace shall
"eigti .
Over strife victorious;
For .the promise is no-; vain
God shall rule all -glorious."
The- story of Jesus and tk feeding
of the. multitude and the joy resulting
to'tha boy, who helped Christ by giv
ing th loaves and fishes was pleasant
ly read by . Miss Mariam Boyd.
Mr. Broom stated that the contri
bution was to go to needy Sunday
Schools and emphasized the need un
der which some schools were laboring.
A liberal contribution was the result.
The readings were interspersed by
children's songs,, and the program
closed with the song "Lead us, Mighty
Captain" a prayer for guidance and
support.
For, the success of this enteristing
and inspiring program credit must be
them for our files every week. Will
not these be gather together in a. vol- girn, to Miss Mariam Boyd, the ef
ume of Warren county, historic remi- )ncients leader. .
niscences ? They ought to be.
With best wishes
Yours truly,
E. C. BRANSON.
JUNE.
was here . Monday nignt?" (expensive small-scale farming; if the
"And I was here Wednesday Unereasiner tendency to smaller and
n in TYinnv others, it is fortunate that ' j Thursday?" "Aye." "And onca
there is a court of appeal." "more on Friday and again last night?"
Mnv brother, the "surpise that hit qn vfm were." "And here I am to-
smaller farms, and fewer and fewer
acres per farm worker cannot be
pliaTWftd and iust the OBDOsite ten-
- a,j ia utwvi y - a - . ujyj j " . - i i - A
the public" is the fact that the editor !night."- "Yes." Finally, in despera- dencies established, then we will have
of the News Reporter and the editor t tion, "Woman, do you no smell a rat?", side-stepped our largest chance to
of the Headlight did not know the
law bearing on the method of pro
cedure in bringing charges against
a member of the Board 6f Education
and a Superintendent of schools. To
.u4. uT AiA nnt know the law
the au n Newell "went so far ".lis the most charitable construction,
as to Jr the Headlight puts for if they knew they were wrong m
rerinrW T No one but State their editorial expression of criti-
ttofiul, J' Y- Joyner had tne cism of the Board and THLN criti-
SuPeriht rjres against the Coun- Icized they do" themselves more injury
'aw awT " A reading of than thev do the Board of Education.
P CWmT. xTnvince the Headlight I . HOWARD F. JONES,
-"n ana Mr. Kook- oupt. oi ruouc inuunv.
-Exchange.
pluck a permanent advantage out of
the situation produced by the present
saw her in church as she entered '.war.
the pew.
And she felt of her belt,
At tHe back.
She had on a skirt that was rustly
and new,
And didVt quite know what the
fastenings might do
So she felt of her back
At the bitt.
Are beauteous roses in full bloom:
The above letter from Dr. Branson, . ' . . u j
' Sweet- hnnvvsurkle phrtK? nrt twines
Professor of Rural Economics and , .4..i .. ;
. , - . ,A , . iujc. just ucvunu ic Biavci sjiticn,
Sociology, University of North Car- T r j
olma, is appreciated by the Record, get
because it is - a commendation of or The 0fmea 8tregs of life knd -t
Contributing editor, Dr. Thos. J. Tay- . p ' y
lor. (Editor). A
From yonder lane beside the mill,
At dusk comes call of whip-poorwill.
A quie streamlet glides beneath
The worn old bridge, and still as death
The old ponds sleeps. While like a
dre.am
Brightfy the fireflies flit and gleam.
Oh, is the locust now in bloom,
And does the breeze waft its perfume
Across!, the dew-meadows still,
-.t r
many farm workers for the acreage,.
under cultivation. Farm labor i?
scarce in the South only because our
farms are too small on an average
and because our reliance is. on human
labor mainly.
The papers report that 308.000 ne--
gro laborers have moved out of twelve;
Southern States during the last eight
months 35,000 out of North Carolina. While day breaks golden o'er the hill ?
aloneb Decreasing farm labor means. I -hear a mocking bird in song
more idle acres and a dwindling agri- With magis music all day long.
culture; or it can mean larger farms, j And night casts shadows o'er the
less human power and more horse and moon.
machine power. Southern agriculture. Oh, glad am I. .'Tis June! 'Tis June!
will inevitably move along one or the Elizabeth Nelson, in Home and
other of these two lines. The firs
means stagnation ; the second means
progress.
Urgent Needs
We must have greater wealth in our"
farm regions, larger farms, mow cash-j
School.
LET THE PUBLIC JUDGE
Mr. Editor:
TZmfar-rincr tr an 1?tftris1 in
operating capital, more livestock and the Headlight of June 8th in criticism
livestock products, more grain, hay of - 1 action taken in reffard to
and forage crops, and a safer basi char o Ur . Davis j wish tp state
for abiding farm prosperity. We must j hav time nQr
have more farm machinery, and W0 clination just now to engage in newa.
must produce larger yieias per ww
er on our farms.
Too Little Farm Machinery
Think of it! While 605,000 farm
workers in North Carolina cultivate
less than 9 million acres; half as
many farm workers in Iowa cultivate !
three times as many acres. While a times
.... : -uam-m i4- 'X - ma-Ta 4-r am ir wa
farm worker cultivates an average oi " -j - -
11 .5 a. year in North Caro- never do it under anr conceivable cirr i
li-n m in Tw- fe nnlvWtea 2 aorea. camstances short of bankruptcy aad ,
The .simpl truth is wa have too sheer starvation. Naws Letter.
paper controversy, but am willing
tliof Vi m rvArMtl a ha f Vi a in fro Tliopa.
These can all come m due season if ;forg T Vish you to pubHsh the gchool
only we will lay dewn -cotton and to. in,Vegard to this matter,
bacco culture on bread-and-meat , Respectfully, '
foundations during these criticajL
If we will not feed ourselves ,
will 1 tnm. isoard.
Too many - Men salt away monay
in the brine of other peopla's tears.