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WARRENTON, N,. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 1917
(FRIDAY)
Number 101
1.50 A YEAR
A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWS PAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY
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LITTLETON NEWS ITEMS
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OLD TiFtlES IN WARREN i lift J HIT mFM
THE RED CROSS
. AND INSURANCE
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Company
H. left last night at 8:00
Gamp Sevier, Greenville,
Scuth Carolina.
The Company has ' been mobolized
here for over a month, and during
t'flat time it has een an orderly body
of men.
The Company under the leadership
0f Gpiain Price and Lieutenants Li
T:.r and McCuIien has .been drilled
we'Uuiu the daily improvement shown
is a tribute to their ability as officers
and to the spirit with which the men
of II. Company have obeyed their
comn'.-iiiils.
Orders tD entrain Thursday night
reached Captain Price late Wednes
day evening', and the one-hundred and
twenty seven men of the Company
were busy all day Thursday putting
things in readiness to leave. The
Coiapaay is scheduled to arrive at
Greenville Friday mid -day.
vVarienton will miss her beys in
kakhi, but duty calls and they go
f0,. ;the path of duty is the way to
NORLJNA G. SCHOOL OPENS
(By.
Taylor, D. D.)
NOT
The Norlina Graded School will open
Monday', September 3rd at 8:45 a. m.
Parents are requested to place their
children six years of age and over in
school cn the opening day. Do not
send chidren under six years of age.
Pupils need not bring lunch on the
opening- day. Patrons and friends of
the school are cordially invited to be
present at the opening session;
W. II. FLEMING,
Principle Norlina High School.
BETTERMENT ASSOCIATION
It sighted low in every heart,
We hear it, each and all
A song of these who answer not,
However we may call, '
They threw the silence of the breast
We see them as of yore
The kind, the brave, the true,
sweet,
Who walks withus no more!
9
AND
the
'Tis hard to take the burden up. .....
When these have laid it down;
They brightened all the joy of life,
They softened every frown;
But oh, 'tis good to think of them,
When we are troubled sore!
Thanks be to God that such have been
Though they are here no more!
Mere homelike seems the vast un-
nown,
Since they have entered there;
To follow them were not so hard,
Wherever they may fare;
They cannot be where God is not,
On any sea or shore;
Whate'er petides, thy love abides,
Our God, forevermore!
USE YOUR HEAD
The
Norlina Woman's Betterment
Association will meet in the school
auditorium Monday, September 3rd, at
3:30 o'clock. Regular election of offi
cers will be held, and plans for the
years work discussed. Every citizen
of. Norlina school district interested in
community betterment is requested to
be present.
RIDGE WAY ITEMS
Mr. Lee Grant, of Jackson, has been
visiting his brother Mr. T. P. Grant.
Mr. S. J. Moore, of Hull, Mass, and
Miss Marnie Moore, of Clayton, visit
ed their brother Mr. B. D. Moore last
'no!'
WISE NEWS ITEMS
Miss Beulah Parr, of Roanoke, Va7,
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Eudd.
Miss Carrie Dunn is "visiting her
sister Mrs. D. E. lies at Thelma.
Dr. Helen L. Story, of Boston, is
the guest of her daughter Mrs. Rich
ard T. Perkinson.
A large congregation witnessed the
administration of the solemn rite of
baptism to eleven persons last Sun
day morning at the church.
Next Friday evening August 31st
in the Church grove the Baptist Young
Peoples' Union will hold its first- so
cial In case of rain the school -auditorium
will be used. It is hoped that
socials of this kind will do much to
ward stimulating the long neglected
socal side of church life, and that they
will be a benefit as well as a pleasure
to our young people.
Mrs. Joe Peacock is visiting her sis
ter Mrs. B. T. Dunn.
Miss Helen House spent a few days
with Sirs, M. H. Kayes last week.
Mr. ard Mrs. S. A. Tudor, of Nor-
hn-a spent
SI. H. Hayes is at home for
"Get me a nail of water, son," call
ed Jamie's mother.
Reluctantly, Jamie came from the
depths of his absorbing book to an
swer presently, "All right, mother, as
With a finger between the book's pa
ges Jamie searched high and low. Fi
nally muttering, "Aw, I can't fincl the
old thing," he turned down the corner
of a page and left the room where his
Uncle Richard was reading.
When Jamie returned his uncle was
slowly turning the pages of the pretty
book he had nut down. He noticed
several other books on his uncle's lap
also. "I've been glancing through
some of your school and story books,
Jamie," explained yhis unqlo with an
odd smile, "and from the tuiaied down
corners and the number of pencil
marks I find, I judge you. must lose
your book-mark very often.
Jamie's faced reddened. He did not
like to have his jolly Uncle Richard
discover any of his shortcomings. He
knew that some of his schoolbooks
were pretty well spattered with checks
words and sentences indicating what
and where the lesson had been each
day.
"I have to mark the lesson or I
won't remember where it is," apologiz
ed Jamies. "I know it makes the book
look bad, and of course the teacher
doesn't like it, but I've got to do it if
she won't let me whisper and find out
where the lesson is. I only turn down
the corner of a page in my story
books."
"But I just can't remember the
place", protested Jamie, "if I don't
mark it in some way."
"All fcl-de-rcl, boy," cried his uncle
'I haven't used a book-mark, in twenty
years yet I never have any trouble in
finding my place."
"Maybe that is only because you
don't have a pencil handy",laughed his
Uncle Richard. . Then with a serious
face his uncle asked: "But why use
any mark at all, Jamie?"
'Why, how'll I remember where the
place is?" exclaimed Jamis, in astonishment.
oays.
"What's your head for?" queried his
ncle. "Mark the place or lesson in
our head and then the mark'll never
et lost. And, besides, your books
won't look as though the baby or the
unday with Mrs. P. H. j puppy as had hold oi tnem.
"Well, I don't see how ycu do it,"
said Jamie. "I can't," "I , just re
member where it is and turn right to
a'ug friends of Miss Myrtle White
and Mr. Ben Newell were surprised
l learn of their marriage which tooK
Pce last Saturday afternoon. We
x'-3nd cur best wishes for a long and
Lizzie Capps has been visiting
it, that's all," "answered
Listen, Jamie,
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Mr,
of 1,
Mr. Dam
't-uves m Wise the past week.
-vr. Charlie Leete, of Petersburg,
&Pt Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. R. Leetn.
U. Rcchelle spent Thursday
t Week in PetprRhnrc.
i3
St. Sitip- !--. fop.p.n visit-
jg bin parents for a short while.
graduated from our high school
"out four years ago, and has just
. ? at tlie N. C. State College of
iicuUure and Engineering. He is
inn ldSlg U good Psition Rich-
hy Biaa to see one oi our
o Weil.
jys do
f i . 'vjociiy vno
" . lor me Red Cross are asked
turner vcrti-v. ir
to
son.
Richard Perkin-
his uncle.
I used .to think the
"J jl j T lW 4- tta
same as 2ou ao inac x nctu
a mark. But, "thank goodness, a friend
opened my eyes, and I learned to use
my head a little more and my pencil
and fingers a little less. And I've
been glad of it, many a time. At the
start I stopped putting in any mark
at all. Of course, at -first I had some
trouble in remembering what the les
son; was or where I had left off in a
story book, but when I knew that I
had to depend on my head and not on
the mark of some kind I soon learned
to remember. I noted carefully, before
I closed the book, just where it was
and what I had read last. Now I
never seem to think about it at all
when I close the book, yet I turn to
the right place at once the next time.
You can learn to do the same if you
make up your mind to 'do it. Try it,
Jamie, and no longer be one of those
slaves to a book mark that is con
stantly getting lost." f
186 1430 Herbert (j. Tucker, Warren Plains, Dependant wife and child.
187 493 Elijah Ellington, Vaughan, Dependant wife.
Chas. Macon Moore, Littleton, Dependant wife and children. '
Rufus Ingram, -Marmaduke, Dependant wife and child.
Mclroy. S. Harris, Wise, Dependant wife and child.
John Franklin Foster, Vaughan, Dependant wife.
Mason Williams, Shocco, Dependant wife.
James Williams, Macon, Route 1, Dependant wife and children.
Eddie Williams, Yarrenton, Dependant wife and children.
William Chas. Weldon, Merry Mount, Dependant wife.
Vanness Thomas Threatt, Norlina, Dept wife and childen.
Cote Courfchey King, Elams, Support of Aged and Infirm parents.
Robert Epps, Jr., Ridgeway, Route 1, Dep'dant wife and children.
Joseph Eli Bailey, 'Norlina, R F D, Dependant wife and children.
Zachary Fuller Crutchfield, Warren Plains, Dep. wife and child.
Joseph Shaw, Henderson, Route 2, Dependant wife.
Mordecai Shearin, Littleton, Dependantwife and children.
William Wyatt Pegram, Vaughan, Dependant wife. ,
Walter Van Buren Ross, Elams, Dependant wife and child.
Milton Casey McGuire, Warrenton, Dependant wife.
Philip. Friedenburg, Warrenton,1 Dependant wife and . children.
. Frank Tally, Ridgeway, Dependant wife and children.
James Thomas Lassiter, Inez, Dependant wife and children.
J. T. Felts, Norlina, Route 1, Dependant wife and children. .
Thomas K. Harrelson, Norlina, Dependant wife.
Willis Lyon, Warrenton, Dependant wife and children.
John Smith Hunt, Merry Mount, Dependant wife and children.
Edward D. Davis, Areola, Dependant wife.
Edward Worsley Baxter, Warrenton, Duly Ordained Minister.
Edwin Joseph Perkinson, Merry Mt, Dependant wife and children.
Russell Fred King, Warrenton, Dependant wife.
Gid. Thornton, Macon, Route 1, Dependant wife and children.
James Lemuel Burnace Moore, Warrenton, Dep. wife and children.
William Russell Connor, Elams, Dependant wife and child. -
Alex Hargrove, Wise, Support of motherless children under 16.
Jessie Dempsey Odom, Areola, Dependant wife and children.
John Peter Neville, Merry Mount,- Dependant wife and child.
Ralph Thomas, Wise, Dependant wife and children.
Ambrose Herman Ellis, Norlina, Dependant wife and child.
Walter Rodwell White, Warrenton, Dependant wife. -Elige
Evans, Shocco, Dependant wife and children.
Samuel Mark Richardson, Shocco Dependant wife and children.'
Richard Thomas Williams, Wise, Dependant wife.
Arthur Lee Weaver, Warren' ;"FKains; Dependant wife and child.
Tom Taborn, Macon, Route 3, Dependant wife and six children.
Plummer Thornton, Macon, RFD, Dependant wife and children.
Edward Marrow, Ridgeway, Dependant wife and one child.
John Schuster, Norlina,, Dependant wife and three children.
Cyrus Curtis, Warrenton, Dependant wife and two children.
Samuel Davis, Shocco, Dependant wife and child.
Solomon Kearney, Alston, Dependant wife and three children. ,
Prince Hunt, Alston, Dependant wife and two children.
Nathaniel Lee Loyd, Warren Plains, Dependant widowed mother.
Alvis Waldo Jeffreys, Warrenton, Dept. father and mother.
Henry Alex Macon, Warrenton, Dep. mother, sister and brother.
Thos. Palmer Young, Wise, Dependant wife and two children.
Joseph H. Fitts, Macon, Dependant wife and three children.
Rudolph Robt. Hecht, Ridgeway, Dependant wife.
Johnnie Hawkins, Norlina, Dependant wife and children.
David Oliver, Warrenton, Dependant wife and child.
Emmanuel Green Davis, Inez, Dependant wife and child. ,
Winifred H. Ayscue, Henderson, Route 6, Dependant wife.
38 810 Lewis Jerman, Ridgeway, Dependant wife and two children.
236 1565 Charlie Williams, Afton, Dependant wite and one child.
George Johnson, Ridgeway, Dependant wife.
Johnnie Hughes, Manson, Route 2, Dependant wife and one child.
Joe Syrus Williams, Areola, Dependant wife and four children.
Eddie Lee Pike, Littleton, Dependant wife and two children.
Samuel T. Jones, Manson, Dependant wife and four children.
Charlie Buck Harris, Creek, Dependant wife and two children.
78 606 Edward Jigge'tts, Ridgeway, Dependant wife and three children.
28 1546 James White, Ridgeway, Dependant wife and three children.
Ellie Richardson, Inez, Dependant wift.
Gillis Games, Jr., Manson, Route 2L Dep wife and three children.
Van Copland, Mt. View, Dependant wife and three children.
Benjamin Cheek, Jr., Henderson, Dependant wife.
RoyPerscn, Vaughan, Dependant wife and child.
John Mike Bender, Ridgeway, Aged and infirm parents.
Patrick Henry Spain, Norlina, Dependant widowed mother.
Ossian Buck Williams, Inez, Dependant wife and one child.
Walter Arrington, Littleton, Dependant wife and one child.
Charlie Rodwell, Norlina, Dependant wife and two children,
James Bullock, Manson, Dependant wife and two'ehildren.
John Meadows, Warrenton, Dependant wife and three children.
Richard Carr, Afton, Dependant wife and one child.
Ed. Davis, Warren Plains, Dependant wife and one child.
Sam Kinchen Williams, Inez, Dependant wife and three children.
Matthew Alston, Elberon, Dependant wife and two children.
Charlie Shearin, Warrenton, Dependant wife. .
Paul Lambert, Warren Plains, Dependant wife and one child.
Paul Lambert, Warren Plains, Dependant wife and One child.
Willie Fauleon, Embro,' Dependant wife and three children.
Sandy Clark, Manson, Dependant wife and seven children.
Eugene Matthews Gundy, Littleton, Dep wife and three children.
John Mitchell, Inez, Dependant wife and one child. S,'
Eugene Robinson, Embro, Dependant wife and four children.
Hardy Winfield, Littleton, Dependant wife and four children.
Ben Davis, Marmaduke, Dependant wife and three children.
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"I'm going to," said Jamie earnest
ly "Why, I'll get a much higher mark
in deportment if I don't have to whis
per about where the lesson is; and
then my books will look a whole lot
better without all those marks."
"Right Jamie," declared his uncle,
"Just use your head." -
And Jamie did. Suppose you try
it. Oscar H. Roesner, in Young
Churchman.
A lawyer died in an American
provincial town, and fellow lawyers
wrote over his grave: -
"Here lies a lawyer and an honest
man.
Those who have endeavored to "teach
him to do well, have taught few to
die willingly. Dr. Johnson.
Not long after, the governor of the
province visited the town, and among Tney were accompanied home by Mrs
Mrs. W. E. Spruill, of Lemon City,
Fla., is the guest of her sisters,Iiss
Hattie Spruill and Mrs. Sallie Som
merell. J
Mrs. Ernest Eunn, of Henderson,"is
visiting Mrs. B. P. Cooper at her home
on Mosby Avenue.
Miss Ellen Mitchell and her brother,
Mr. Horace Mitchell, of New York,
have returned from a visit to Ashville
and other places of interest in Wes
tern North 'Carolina.
Miss Virginia Tate, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. C. S. Tate,
returned to her home at Norlina Tuesday.
Misses Ruth Hall and Ruth Early,
after a pleasant visit to their friend,
Miss Liza Love Green, have returned
to their home at Louisburg.
Mrs. James L. Johnston and Miss
Viva Harvey left Sunday for Balti
more and New York.
Messrs. Tommy Harrison, John
Swain, Bennett Latham and Luther
Williams spent va few days in Norfolk
and Baltimore last week.
Mr. William Boyce, after spending
a few days with parents and friends
here, has returned to Greenville.
Miss Essie Mitchell, after spending
a week very pleasantly at Norfolk and
Ocean View, returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Gertrude Skiles and Miss Ma
bel Skiles, of Richmond, were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. White
head last week.
Miss Elizabeth Boyce "left Friday
for Fairmont, where she has accepted
a position as teacher in the Graded
School "
Miss Margaret Hayes, of Louisburg,
is the guest of her friend, Miss Liza
Love Green, this week. '
Miss Annie May Brewer, of Aurel
ian Springs, is visiting her cousin,
Miss Rebie Glasgow.
The las of the Sunday evening un
ion services of the Pastors of the
churches of Littleton will be held in
the Episcopal church Sunday evening.
Mr. Annie Haithcock, after a very
pleasant vacation spent with relatives
and friends in Columbia and Charles
ton, S. C, returned to her work here
Monday.
Messrs. Whit A. Johnston and W. R.
Parsons and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. New-
som motored to Buffalo Springs this
week.
Dr. T. W. Harriss, of Norlina, was
a pleasant visitor here Sunday.
Mrs. S. G. Daniel and sons, Garland,
Cromwell, and Marshall, motored to
Concord last Friday. Mrs. Daniel is
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. W. Cannon,
and brother Mr. T. J. Bost.
Mrand Mrs. Bartholomew, of Cas-
talia, visited their daughter, Mrs. W.
M. Perkins, Sunday.
T. M. Pitman, Esq., of Henderson,
I was here Wednesday night on his way
Ji. TTTJ 1 TT. i J 1 1
lv vvmusor. Mie was joinea nere oy
Messrs. J. P. Pippen and S. G. Daniel.
Mr. Lee Grant, of Jackson, was here
this week to visit his brother, Mr. M.
J. Grant. ,
Miss Carrie Helen Moore, in her us
ual charming way, entertained the
Rook Club on Monday evening, com
plimentary to her own house guests
and the guests of her friend,- Miss
Edna Tyre. -
Mrs. W. Albert Johnson and daugh
ter, after spending sometime here, the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Boyce,
have returned to their home in Bal-
Htimore.
Mr. H. E. Walker is taking a vaca
tion this week and spending a few
days in Richmond.
- Misses Essie Mitchell, Sallie Boyce
and Blanche Hicks, and Messrs. Paul
Johnston, William Boyce and Louis
Harrison attended a dance at Enfield
Monday evening.
Mr. Charlie Forbes, of Farmville,
Va., after spending a few days here
with his sister, Mrs. J. M. Millard,
left Sunday for Camp Jackson, Colum
bia, S. C. .
Messrs. Mason Mohorn and Harold
Smith left Sunday for Fort Ogle
thorpe. Mr. Andrew May, of Hopewell, Va.,
has been with relatives and friends
here for a few days.
Miss Georgie Squire, after spending
her vacation here with her mother,
Mrs. C- D. Squire, has returned to her
work in Raleigh.
Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Millard and
children have returned from a pleas
ant visit to relatives at Farmville, a.
other places inspected the cemetery.
When he came to the lawyer's grave
he stopped, read the inscription and
turning to the head inspector, said:
"Look here, my friend. We wink at
a good many things in this province,
but I do object to your bury two men
in one grave." Our Dumb Animals.
Millard's sister, Miss LoViise Forbes,
who is now the guest of Mrs. Millard.
-Mr. Charlie Cordle, who has been
at Columbia University, New York,
during the summer, is spending a few
days here with his parents, Mr. and
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It is a matter of importance to the
Red Cross, that, at the instance of
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, a
comprehensive measure providing for
the financial assistance of the fam
ilies of American soldiers and sailors
has been introduced in Congress.
Henry P. Davison, Chairman, on be
half of the Red Cross War Council,
recently authorized the following:
"Obviously the task of providing
for the financial assistance of the
families of our soldiers and sailors is
so large that the Government alone
can assume. In no other way can the
burden be discharged fairly and as a
matter of right rather than charity.
No voluntary organization, or organi
zations, could adequately cope with a
duty of such magnitude."
The bill, which was introduced in
both Houses of Congress simultan
eously, represents a very careful study
of the whole problem of possible de
pendency as a result of the war and a
conscientious estimate of the Govern
ment's recognition of its responsibil
ity. As drawn, the bill is an amendment
to the Act establishing the Bureau of
War Risk Insurance and adds to the
functions of this Bureau the adminis
tration of family allowances and al
lotments to dependents, of compensa
tion for death or disability, and of life
insurance for men in the military or
naval service.
In a memorandum, Secretary Mc
Adoo explains the operation of the
proposed legislation.
"I realize," says the Secretary of
the Treasury, "that the cost involved
in the promulgation of such a com
prehensive plan is a most important
f act67to be considered. Actuarial es
timates were submitted to me. These
estimates are necessarily of a tenta
tive character, owing to the fact that
it is impossible . to secure .accurate
data upon which to brjle calculations.
After careful consideration of these
estimates, and after consultation with
Captain S. H. Wolfe, of the War Department,-
one of the leading actuaries
of the country, I have reached the con
clusion that if. the bill is promptly en
acted into law the total expenditure
for the first and second years will be
as follows:
First year Second year
Family allowance
$141,000,000 $190,000,000
Death indemnities V
3,700,000 22,00,000
Compensation for total disability
5,250,000 35,000,000
Compensation for partial disability
3,200,000 2i,000,000
Insurance against death and disability
23,000,000 112,500,000
Total $176,150,000 $380,500,000
"The bill is intended to meet those
essential and fundamental principles
of justice which you have so much at
heart. Its main purpose is' to grant
a reasonable government mdernity
against the losses and risks incurred
in the discharge of a patriotic duty
and in the performance of an extra
ordinarily hazardous service to which
the Government has called and forced
the citizen.
It provides not only for the man but
for his family.
"It aims to accomplish these ends
by granting a reasonable measure of
indemnity against the risk of loss:
(1) of support of the bread-winner;
(2) cf life and limb, (3) of present in
surability at ordinary rates.
"The risk of dependency, in the
case of an enlisted mans family, is in
demnified against by allotment of part
of the pay of the enlisted man, supple
mented by a family allowance granted
and paid by the Government."
This system, as explained, mean3
that the enlisted man shares with the
Government in providing for the fi
nancial needs of his family. The com
pulsory allotments from the enlisted
mans pay must equal the family al
lowance from the Government, with
a minimum, however, of $15. monthly,
and a maximum of one-half pay.
There is a scale of allowance determ
ined by the size of the dependent fam
ily, so that the monthly allowance
ranges from $5 to $50, according to
the number of dependents.
Secretary McAdoo illustrates the
wqrking system in the following ex
ample: "A private gets $33 a month
for service abroad. If he has a wife
and two children he must allot to them
at least $15 out of his pay. The Gov
ernment supplements this by giving
the family an allowance of $32.50.
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