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WARRENTON, N. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 1917.
(FRIDAY)
Number 102
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RED CROSS NEWS 1 STATE M. SCHOOL
NORLINA R. CROSS
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VOL. XXII
Exercises at Baptist Church;
Membership, Pig Donated,
and Other R. Cross News.
There are now four Auxiliaries to
the VtTarrenton Chapter of the Amer
ican Ee-i Gross.
Koilhia has a membership of sixty
cjv. Tne Norlina Auxiliary was or
gsiiizui on June 2Sih.
The Auxiliary at Ridgeway now lias
t-yenlA'-cne members, and this Auxil--rv
was organized on July 11th.
Viaeon showed her interest when on
.August loth, she organized with thir
teen members.
Areola commenced the splendid work
on August. 25th with a membership of
twenty-four.
We want to hear from Wise, Vau
fhan Mans on, and other Warren coun
tv communities.
The Yv a '-'ronton Chapter shall be glad
to be of rmy assistance possible to the
Auxiliaries or to those towns that are
interested, and want to do their part
cf the Red Cross work. Those inter
ested write to Mrs. Kate Arrington,
vbe-ehairman or to Miss Laura Bur
wen, eeeretary, Warrenton chapter.
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The Norlina Red Cress Rally takes
fkxce Thursday September 20th. Let
all who can attend.
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A Registered Pig has been present
ed to the Warrenton Red Cross Chap
ter by Mr. John L. Skinner, of Little
ton. The sale of the pig will very mater
ially increase the Chapter funds, and
the Red Cross Chapter is grateful for
this gift.
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To Rosemary, Roanoke Rapids, Rid
geway, Norlina, Macon, and Wise cred
it is given for their assistance in mak
ing Comfort Bags for H. Company.
These Bags were presented to the
Company Thursday afternoon just be
fore their departure as the gift from
Warrenton - and the , above juamcd
towns
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The Red Cross Chapter cf Warren
ton has been requisitioned to furnish
ed 200 sets of knitted articles for the
army; each set consisting of 1 sweater,
1 muffler, 1 pair socks and 1 pair
Yv?istlet3. In order to push forward
this work without delay, all those in
the country or neighboring towns,
whether members of the Red Cross' or
not, who are willing to help with this
work, will be furnished with work,
needles and full instructions; and are
requested to send in your names as
socn as possible. Address all com
munications to Mrs'. Adele E. Jones,
Warrenton, N. C., Chairman, Red
Cross Knitting Committee.
A delightfully interesting and help
ful service was held in the Baptist
Church last Sunday night in the in
terest of the Red Cross Movement. A
large and appreciative audience was
present. The North Warrenton Boy
Seems nnder Command of Mr. Thomas
b. Peck were guests of honor. James
R. Rodwell, Jr., presided at the organ.
Vocal solos were impressively' sung
by Misses Josie Dameron and Hilah
Tarwater Two organ solos were
beautifully rendered by Miss Alice
Vaden Williams. An" offering of forty
five dollars was made to the Red Cress
W01'k. Our great national hymn
"America" was sung; Rev. E. W. Bax
ter pronounced the benediction and the
audience dispersed.
it v.-ps through the energetic ef
forts cf Mrs. Peter Arrington, vice
diairran of the local Red Cross Chnp
cr, that we had the privilege of en
j?fcg this delightful service.
Monday Sees the Beginning of
Public School Year.
Day to Be Patriotic One. Speak
ers of Note Expected.
The Warrenton Public School sys
tem will begin work on Monday morn
ing, September tenth, at. nine o'clock.
Patrons are requested to have all-pupils
present on' time on the opening
day, that classification and assign
ments may be made without delay;
and' it is desired that all pupils bring
books at that time.
The school system will be more ex
tensive this year than in past sessions.
The full work of the tenth and eleven
th grades, or the third and fourth
High School years, will be offered.
Pupils who are prepared to do the
work of these grades can be adequate
ly prepared for college in the school
without loss of time. The aim of the
Warrenton public school system will
be to serve the whole community as
fully as possible in every legitimate
way; and the teachers invite every
citizen to co-operate in accomplishing
this end.
The Superintendent invites the peo
ple of the town to visit the schools
and to make suggestions looking to
ward the highest efficiency. Really
good work can be done only with the
support of the whole community, and
neither the teachers nor the patrons
will be satisfied with anything less
than the best work possible.
EDWARD ALLEN,
Superintendent.
ATTENDED CONVENTION
The following persons attended the
Farmers and Farmwives convention at
the A. & E. College, Raleigh, the past
week:
Mr. and Mrs. Will Connell, Miss Ka
tie Burroughs, Miss Lucy Webb, Miss
Tempe Tucker, Mr. J. B. Davis and
sons, Mr. Henry .HuretsyrMr-ra.nd Mrs-,
Walter Conn, -Mrl Louis Capps, Miss
Lizzie Davis, Mrs. Beaufort Scull and
daughter. v
The convention was a large success,
and our representatives come home
again with their visions enlarged as
to problems of rural life.
bers.
The membership is divided among
these several classes as follows: Pa
trons, 1,087; Life Members, 18,216:
Sustaining Members, 12,144; Con
tributing Members, 36,527; Subscrib
ing member, 27y,?el; Annual men-
hei-s, 3,ll,V54.
The membership by states the first
of the month was as follows:
one
Ir.ereqti'r.o. )- t, -oo nf frnm 25.-
-j V Ull wf X V - W-i- -s- v
Q'-'O to 1 Of I Aon o rlo,r mow Ur- -Viin nf
Cf.P'ised the 3,500,000 mark. This is
'eiib the number of members on July
I, when the total was 1,305,852. At
"-j'iuiig oi tire year, uiu vai
J..000.
present membership of 3.548.-
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-- scattered among 2,400 chapters
01 us American Red Cross which now
Janizod in all ih nrincinnl cities
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'. trAvn-j nf 4 t .jjj!a
xi l,J '-'juiitiy . iii auuiiiuii
pfre a- chapters in Alaska, Porto
2oC0' rJi)a' PhiliPPines, Hawaii, Canal
p?: Ga- Persia, Syria' and Turkey.
bev'of0 f a11 StaeS 'in he nUm"
' Cross members according
nrsay'S fl-?ure3, having 514,108 the
efo i' th month- New. York came
ivrnVVltl1 461'237 members, and
-ivania third with 346, 360 mem-
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of
CjTpr
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois 1
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky '
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska f
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New Ycrk
North Carolina
Nonh Dakcta ;
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
A grand Rally will be given by the
Norlina Red Cross auxiliary on Thurs
day, September 20th.
Governor Bickett and several other
prominent speakers of Raleigh, are
expected. The exercises will be held
in the grove between Mr. M. E. Wal
ker's residence' and Captain A. C. Biz
zell's and will begin promptly at 10:30
a. m.
Refreshments will be sold on the
grounds during the day, including din
ner at noon, for the benefit of the Red
Cross.
We extend a most cordial invitation
to one and all. Come and bring your
friends and help in this grand work.
STEPHEN W. ROSE,
Chairman Publicity Committee.
Brunswick County Home Makes
Good Maintenance Record.
FARM LOAN BOARD MEETS
Editor of the Warren Record,
- Warrenton, North Carolina.
Please publish the following:
On Saturday, September jthe 8th
the Farm Loan Board for Warren
County will meet at the Court House
at 10 o'clock a. m.
People who wish to meet with this
Board will please be present by 11
o' clock. F. B. NEWELL,
Secretary-Treasurer
Raleigh, Sept. 3rd A self-sustaining
county" home is a rara avis, in
North Carolina, but the county home
of Brunswick county is this year
demonstrating that the species is not
extinct. Early in May the North Car
olina Food Conservation Commission
urged the boards of county commis
sioners in the 100 counties in the
State to utilize their county home
farms to the utmost extent for the
production of " staple food stuffs and
feedstuffs. . No report was asked for
but the clerk of the Brunswick county
board has written to the commission
that all . cleared land at the Bruns
wick County Home was put into culti
vation and that the county home there
will be self-sustaining during this
year.
The county homes in the State hare
an average of 150 acres of land eacn
with an average of only 40 acres in
cultivation a year ago. The food
commission is of the opinion that a
largely increased amout of food and
feedstuffs. could be secured from these
farms and the result in Brunswick
County demonstrates the correctness
of its surmise. No doubt many ether
counties have almost, if not altogeth
er equaled Brunswick's record.
How and Where Warren County
'School Money Is Spent. .
2.070
7,517
6,565
146,312
24,755
89,741
2,515
-12,397
15,370
29,517
17,874
514,103
95,516
116,533
31,417
35,594
19,214
10,74
7,634
112,018
124,040
62,513
9,602
17,623
7,956
29,833
1,685
26,008
,113,155
5,706
461,237
16,917
11,683
154,045
515,463
24,761
346,960
72,992
10,368
13,162
14,620
34,081
11,513
23,563
48,342
41,894
30,289
45,237
2,547 !
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LIST OF PERSONS CALLED INTO THE SERVICE OF THE
UNITED STATES NOT EXEMPTED OR DISCHARGED
11Q
Carolina) hereby certifies to District Board, Goldsboro, N..C, the
following list of the names and addresses of persons who have
been duly and legally called for the military service of the United
States, and who have not been exempted or discharged.
49 924 John Lewis King, Colored, Wise.
75 1146 William Perry, Colored, Inez.
88 117 Abe Alston, Colored, Littleton.
82 1020 Sam Moss, Colored, Warren Plains.
Ill 874 John Lee Jones, Colored, Norlina.
141 1611 Douglas Williams, Jr., Colored, Warrenton.
William Mark Alston, Colored, Warrenton.
John Leon Harris, Colored, Warrenton.
Charles Anthony Harris, White, Macon, Route 1.
John Hunter, Colored, Warrenton, Route 1.
Sidney M. Rogers, WTiite, Warrenton.
Ollie A. Burnett, Colored, Ridgeway.
Taff Alston, Colored, Inez.
Leonard Perty Ramsey, Colored, Warrenton.
Thomas Williams, Colored, Alston.
Anthony Alston, Colored, Inez.
Clinton Jordan, Colored, Merry Mount-
John Henry O'Neal, White, Elberoh.
Richmond Ray, Colored, Warrenton.
George Washington Harris, White, Inez.
Willie' Ubert Nicholson, White, Littleton.
James Perry, Colored, Inez.
Courtney Saddler, White, Macon.
William Sylvester Shearin, Colored, Norlina.
Hennie Lee Kearney, Colored,' Warrenton.
Claude Davis, Colored, Littleton, Route 3-
Lemon Cobb, Colored, Norlina, iloute 1.
John Thomas Harris, White, Inez.
Robert Maynard Dunn, White, Wise.
Eric F. Glenn, White, Littleton
Lonnie Lee Harris, Colored, Littleton.
William Fred Dill,, White, Manson.
Chas. William Powell, White, fise.
Robert Davis Bolton, White, Meiry Mount.
Claude Edmund Harris, White, Elmbro.
James Jones, Colored, Littleton;
Johnnie Abbott, White, Hendersbn, Route 6.
Alex Kearney, Colored, Littleton.
Clarence Thomas Dryden, Whitp, Shocco.
Johnnie Williams Adcock, Whife, Norlina.
Willie Cheek, Colored, Alston. I
Robert Alston, Colored, Marmacuke.
Howard Franklin Munn, White, Warren Plains.
Tom Alston, Colored, Littleton.
Cephas Watson, Colored, Grove Hill.
William T. Polk, White, Warrenton.
Robert Kearney, Colored, Warrmton.
William Lindsay Alston, Colored, Inez.
o -t
o OX
147 770
149 677
150 749
1521211
157 183
158 56
159 1276
163 1580
164 54
165 870
172 1054
173 1275
177 638
178 1032
182 1141
183 1314
188 1358
189 923
193 391
195 353
197 637
199 360
202 571
205 704
207 356
209 1067
210 128
211 679
212 805
213- 11
214 900
216 363
219 6
220 327
222 . 93
224 957
230 103
231 1585
2331102
238 1281
239 51
244 30
245 199
246 388
247 1423
249 608
251 519
253 392
257 588
59 705
261 576
263 122
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Monday, September 3rd, 1917.
The Board met at 10:30, Messrs.
Skinner and Chairman Newell pres
ent. Minutes of August meeting read
and approved.
Mr. J. J. Crowder, Committeeman,
was present asking funds to paint the
Ridgeway school. It was ordered that
the building be painted at a cost not
to exceed $25.00.
Ordered that Mrs. Mary Connell be
paid salary for July and August, as
per statement sent by Mrs. Jane Mc
Kimmon, State Agent.
Mr. J. F. Hunter and others of Ar
eola, were present in the interest of
an additional teacher at Areola. Af
ter discussion the board appropriated
funds for. an additional teacher, not
to exceed forty dollars per month for
four months- the patrons to supple
ment the fund, all members voting
aye.
Mr. T. H. Aycock asked the board
for fifty single desks'. The Board au
thorized the purchase of the desks,
and instructed Mr. Aycock and the
Committee of Elberon to turn over to
the Elberon Special Tax District col
ored school; the desks now in use in
Elberon white school.
Mr. L. L. Fuller, committeeman of
Afton Special Tax District, was pres
ent asking the board to donate funds
to erect an annex to the Afton Special
Tax school for the colored race. Mr.
Fuller was instructed to bring in an
estimate of cost of an annex 18 x 24
feet, and was also instructed to say
to the patrons of the district that they
must assist in the erection of the an
nex; if they desired it erected. .
Mr. Jim Cheek was present, ask
ing for a teacher for a supplemental
school in his neighborhood, the pa
trons to furnish the building and fuel.
The Supesintendent was instructed to
plz.ee a teacher .fiiJiia.fUiKL--
The Board took recess to 2:30 p. m.
2:45 -p. m.
The Board convened at 2:45 p. m.
Mr. Rooker was present for the after
noon ; session.
Mr. R. L. Bottom was present ask
ing an appropriation for completing
the painting of Oakville Special tax
school building, white race. The Board
authdrized the painting, and instructed
that an amount, not to exceed $35.00
be donated for that purpose- one half
of said cost to be paid by Oakville
district, all members voting aye.
Mr. J. M. Gardner, Secretary of the
Warrenton Special Tax District, pre
sented a bill for the annex to tne
white school building, and requested
the Board to pay half of the cost of
said annex. The Board directed that
this be done the total cost of said
anne being $273.98.
Mr,' John B. Davis, of Shocco, was
present with colored patrons of v that
Over Twenty-Two Thousand Sold
Here Monday. Tobacco Bet
ter Than Was Expected.
The Tobacco market for the 1917
1918 season opened Monday morning
with a very creditable offering.
Quite a number of citizens were
present some with tobacco, others as
observers. All the warehouses were
liberally patronized and the market
was highly satisfactory. To say that
tobacco sold well is to put it mildly.
It was simply in the clouds! All the
farmers with whom we talked were
more than pleased.
The tobacco offered gave indication
of better quality than was expected
both in weight and coloring.
If high prices are maintained, and
we see no reason why they shouldn't
be, this county will be in a prosperous
condition this fall.
The different manufacturers were
well represented and buyers were anx
ious for the weed. Every inducement
will be offered the farmers of Warren
and adjoining counties to sell t their
tobacco in Warrenton, by warehouse
men, merchants and banks. In other
words, Warrenton is anxious for the
patronage of the farmers, and will do
all things possible to merit that pat
ronage. '
There was over twenty-two thous
and pounds sold on the market here
Monday. ,
FAREWELL EXER
CISES TO CO. H.
The Warren Guards left for their
encampment in Greenville, South Car
olina, at 8 o'clock last Thursday ev
ening, and we miss the boys. The old
town seems lonesome without them.
TheCompany .had been encamped in
the armory for about a month, and
the boys in kakhi had become familiar
to us.
On Wednesday afternoon, Captain
E. C. Price received the order to take
his Company to Greenville, South
Carolina, and on Thursday afternoon
at 6 o'clock the Company assembled
on the Court House Square prepara
tory its departure. Addresses were
delivered by Dr. P. J. Macon, Rev.
T. J. Taylor, Attorney B. B. Williams,
Judge John H. Kerr, and Mr. W. F.
Horner. Comfort Bags were present
ed to the men by the Red Cross. These
bags contained toilet articles and many
other things for comfort and pleasure.
A large number of people from
Halifax County -and various parts of
Warren gathered in Warrenton to bid
our soldier boys good bye. There were
many sad hearts at the parting, but
the sad ones, for most part, held back
their tears until the boys were gone.
a j o . i- - r 1.
nAAii ociock tne company reassem-
madelto "Stony Lawn" colored school. led the, ro" L calJe?' T; J
enton.
Austin Alston, Jr., Colored, War:
Rami Boyd, Colored, tvlacon.
Henry Davis, Colored, Vaughan.
Moses P. Stewart, Colored, Macoi, Route' 1.
Douglas Gill, Colored, Norlina, Uoute 1.
Thelma John Fleming, White, Sanson.
Mack Jeffrey Davis, Colored, Litleton.
Walter Myrick Gardner, White, tarrenton.
Junius Harris, Colored, Littletor
Amos Dorsey Gooch, White, Rid, eway.
Alfred Alston, Colored, Norlina.
Rov David Hardv. White. Norlina
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Local Board for the County of Warren, tate of North Caro
lina, Warrenton, N. C, By J. J. TARWATFE, Chairman; H. L.
FALKENER, Clerk.
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The Board instructed the patrons to
come next session, as the appropria
tion for building had been practically
exhausted, and assured them that they
should have a good building then.
Mr.' D. L. Robertson presented a
petition on behalf of colored patrons
of "Buffalo" school, Fishing creek
township, asking that the school not
be removed to "Thrift's Hill." The
Board after hearing the matter pa
tiently ordered that the site, including
the timber and old building at "Buf
falo" be sold to Jerry S. Alston for
$75.00, and that a deed beexecuted
by Jerry Alston for one acre of land
at Thrift's Hill 'in exchange for the
acre at Buffalo.'
W. T. Powell, Committeeman, was
instructed to erect a building at "Li
beria" for the colored race for school
purposes, upon condition that the pa
trons pay $75.00 cash, and do the
hauling the County Board to pay
$200.00; the total cash cost of build
ing to be $275.
Bill for publishing annual statement
was ordered paid Record Ptg. Co.
The Board adjourned.
HOWARD F. JONES,
. Secretary.
Taylor, the local Chaplain, offered an
earnest prayer for officers and men,
Captain E. C. Price gave the command
to march, and our gallant company
moved out to take its place in the
great American army to battle for the
rights of man against autocracy and
tyranny.
Our love and prayers will follow
Company H., 3rd North Carolina Reg
iment, wherever it goes.
Some fellows never reach their se
cond childhood they just continue the
first.
"What a beautiful dog, Miss Ethel!"
exclaimed her bashful admirer. "Is he
affectionate ? " "Is he affectionate 1 "
she asked archly. "Indeed he is!
Here, Rruno! Come, good doggie, and
show Charlie Smith how to kiss me." x
WHAT'S A SUFFRAGETTE?
A suffragette is a woman who
tninks she has been "devoted" long
enough.
Not satisfied with the last word, she
also wants the first.
She isthe corset need to reduce
the Government "waste."
She is the woman who needs the
"poll" for her vaulting ambition.
A suffragette is a sting of beauty
and a jawer forever.
A woman who would rather break
windows than clean them.
A woman whose troubles are cer
tainly not "little ones."
A woman who spends more time air
ing her views than viewing her heirs.
A woman who will spare no "panes"
to get her rights.
A woman who would rather "rock"
the country than the cradle.
A female creature queer and quaint,
Who longs to be just wha she ain't.
The hen that would cackle and never
set
Is the woman known as a suffragete
Wexjan't efface her; we can't forget
her;
W;i love her still the stiller the
better.
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