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VOL. XXII
(TUESDAY)
WARRENTON, N. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, 1917
(FRIDAY)
Number 104
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Warrenton's State 'High School
Opened With Enthusiasm
School Credit To Town.
Warrenton State High School very
promisingly began its year's work yes
terday morning at 9 a. m.
The grades assembled under charge
of their respective teachers and at
The Facts Disclosed Prove That
Hardy is Biased in Regard
to High School Affair.
(Editorial in the Headlight, Aug 7th)
We have a painful announcement to
make this week to those of our read
ers directly interested in the wslfare
of the Norlina Special School Tax
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yav niaicucu awiuui -auuitor- District and all our readers that are
iom where before a number of friends trying- to better their school norl
and patrons of the school, the inspir- tions
ing opening exercises of Warrenton From tho hest information oht,'
State High School took place. abie the Norlina School will v, rot
Rev. R. H. Broom opened the cxer- an appropriation for a State Hie-h
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cises wim a bcupture lesson, ana ur. School. Early in the summer the
T. J. Taylor made a prayer of earn- xWarren . County Board of Education
cstness for a good year's ,work and endorsed the application of the Nor
for those who had the children in ima School for the State appropria-
charge. tion. Also Prof. N. W. Waller, th
Dr. Taylor then made a very inter- state Manager of High Schools, eave
esting talk to the school, telling, of his endorsement and then arralica-
school days when he was a boy; of the tion was forwarded to Sunt J Y.
need of co-operation of parent with joyner to be passed upon by the State
the school athorities, and ol the pos- Board of Education and here is where
sibilities and opportunity to prepare the work was done against the Nor-
for the future in a bad field of ser- iina School. Mr. H. F. Jones, County
vice made possible in this school, Superintendent of ScTiools. never show
by the State, the county and the peo- ed himself the least bit in favor of
pie of this community. the appropriation for the Norlina
Superintendent of County Schools, School and fought it from the first.
Howard Feild Jones, in response to After the papers went to State Su-
acall from Prof. J. Edward Allen, in perintendent Joyner Mr. Jones acted
a short talk endorsed Dr. Taylor's ad- as ;f he" knew that he was safe in anv
fight he might make, for Mr. Jones
had said that he had personal assur
ance from Mr. Joyner that if he
(Jones) or his district wanted the
125 Motor Ambulances and Au
tomobiles Shipped to Russia
... By National Red Cross.
vice to the parents to take all mat
ters pertaining to the conduct of af
fairs at the school to the teachers
themselves and not talk them before
their children; Supt. Jones called at- state appropriation that he (Joyner)
tention also to the extension ol the "would scrape around somewhere and
State's Compulsory Attendance Law get the money." And it seems now
from eight to fourteen instead of that this has been done and again
from eight to twelve as formerly and here is where Jones succeeded to his
stated that it was his opinion tha.t own hearts content.
the County Board of Education would The people of the Norlina district
make this Law operative in Warren voted bonds and secured the money
about the first of December. Super- with vhich to erect a handsome brick
intendent Jones pledged to the school building:. This buildine today is a
his whole-hearted support, and con- credit, not only to the district, but to
gratulated the faculty upon the aus- the county and State. There graduat
picous opening of Warrenton's first ed from the High School Department
State High School. this last session a class of seven
Prof. J. Edward Alien then address- bright 1 girls and boys and most of
ed the school. Prof. Allen stated that these will enter the various colleges
the school must prove worthy , of the Gf the State and that too without en-
confidence of the State, the county, trance examinations.
and o the town; he stated his pleas- The Norlina School is four years in
ure in having the patrons of the school its High School work and being equip-
present and his pleasure in accepting ped with an up-to-date brick building,
the Principalship of our first High ought to have had preference over
School whose purpose was not merely any other school for the State appro-
to prepare for college, but to prepare priation, but not so, for Mr. Jones had
for life; he stated his desire to see set his head in a different direction
a school spirit, an all pull together nd against our Norlina school and
atmosphere, developed; he asked that it appears that he has succeeded.
no pupil destroy any property of the What a, shame that such conditions
school that the influence of every evil should exist. It appears to us that a
spread, that individual conduct -was County Superintendent ought to be a
the very keynote of a school's suc
cess. Prof. Allen asked that the min
isters of the town come to the
school frequently during the session
and address the school during chapel
exercises. He also asked for the sup
port of parents and stated that noth
ing would be left undone which would
tend to keep this from being the most
successful public school year in War
renton history.
At a chord, the one hundred and
twenty-five school children filed out
to their respective rooms for lesson
assignments, and the work of the
1917.18 term was thus begun.
The High School Department fills a
lng deferred need here, and several
Pupils from other districts are enroll
ed. ;
The folloving able corps of teachers
rvi11 oireot the school during this acad,
einic year: Prof. J. Edward Allen,
Principal: Missps
Colraine, who has taken work at John
Hopkins, Baltimore; and Sue Broom,
an p
man that would look at such matters
as this from an impartial view point
and certainly not go so far as to
throw his influence to the most de
serving school. But not so with our
present superintendent. He has de
feated the State appropriation to the
Norlina High School, for this year,
and he knows it. Watch him deny it.
and then have a great deal to say
about the editor of this paper for
telling the truth and giving the facts.
As a part of its program for ren
dering effective assistance to Russia,
the American Red Cross is to ship at
once to the Red Cross ( Commission in
Russia, headed by Dr. Frank Bil
lings, 125 motor ambulances and au
tomobiles. This is the third Red Cross shipment
to be dispatched to Russia since the
arrival of the Commission there less
than two months ago. Drugs, medi-
ical supplies and surgical apparatus
with a total value of nearly $400,000
have already been sent.
Ambulances are needed with the
Russian armies more than any other
form of relief. On the eastern front
there are now only 6,000 vehicles for
the transportation of the wounded,
while on the French front, only a third
in length, there are 75,000 ambulances.
The automobiles now being shipped by
the Red Cross will equip one Russian
Army corps with five complete ambu
lance sections.
Each section will include fifteen mo
tor ambulances, one auto-bus for trans
porting slightly 'wounded, one kitchen
trailer, and one dressing station car.
In addition, each section will have two
touring cars for the use of officers;
three light delivery trucks and one
repair car carrying necessary tools
and extra parts, and one extra car for
gasoline fuel.
For the present, personnel for am
bulance sections will not be sent to
Russia, but, the machines will be op
erated by Russian drivers under the
direction of the Red Cross. Should it
be necessary later to send American i
drivers, they will be recruited from
volunteers in the United States.
Negroes of Good Character and
Previous Experience Wanted
As Cooks in U. S. Navy.
Membership Committee, Abiy
Assisted Are Making House
to House Canvass Here.
; The following information will un
doubtedless be of interest to those de
siring service with Uncle Sam's Sea
Forces. Application blanks may oe
found at the Postoffice.
he information follows:
rd has just been received at this
office from Washington, D. C, that a
limited number of negroes may be en
listed in the Navy as Mess attendants
Only desirable applicants who have
had previous experience in hotels,
clubs, restaurants, or private families
will be accepted in this rating, and
then only upon presenting recommen
dations from previous employers.
The pay of Mess Attendants 3rd
class is $37.00 per month, which is in
addition to his board and lodging and
clothing. The duties of a Mess Atten.
dant consist of waiting on officers'
messes and taking care of officers
rooms and clothing. Well qualified
and deserving Mess Attendants may
very shortly be advancedin rating to
second or first class, with the corres
ponding increase of pay.
Applications blanks and circulars
giving physical requirements may be
'found at the Postoffice. It will h
necessary for applicants to report to
our nearest Recruiting Office for ex
amination and demonstration o his
fitness.
FARMERS TO DO
NATE TO R CROSS
The Warrenton Chapter now has a
paid-up membership of two hundred
and seventy-eight, but "not enough"
says the Membership committee com
posed of Mrs. W. A. Graham, chair
man, Miss Lizzie Tarwater, Mrs. Del
Peoples, Mrs. Will Dameron, and Dr.
G. H. Macon, ably assisted by Misses
Sally Mit Watson and Mary Polk, and
thus they are hard at work for a lar
ger membership.
A house to house canvas is being
made and every man, woman, and
child is urged to join, to put them
selves in line with the work.
The Red Cross Magazines comes to
every member except the annual mem.
ber, free upon request. There follows
a classification of membership and
joining fee: -
Annual Membership ..$ 1.00
Subscriping Membership. ..... 2.00
Contributing Membership 5.00
Sustaining Membership ; . . . . 10.00
Life Membership . ........ 25.00
Patron 100.00
The Times Demand That We Buy
. and Eat Intelligently Says
State Board of Health.
THE CANTONMENT A
TRIBUTE TO GENIUS
The Establishment of the Gov
ernment Cantonments Has
Called For Co-operation
Chau
kn
Jones, Louise Dowtin, Mary
ncey, and Ethel Chandler, all well
own for their teaching ability.
Washington, September 10th The
Use of the term "Sammies" to des
cribe
ur troops is almost unknown in
ranee, according to despatches re
eiVed frm the United States Marines
the oversea expedition of the "first
0 fight." How the term came into
!fe ls explained in this wise: When
the "f?
nj"st to fight" contingent steam
ed into x .-, . . . .
uri tne people on the wharl
pronounc-
What this
Vivent les amis!"-
2V lave nl-w. 1
" CU1U1CCU
buf ? 18 "long live the (our) friends"
like "l amiS may sound a good, deal
men .Sammies," and the newpaper
Pie beS mterpreted it- Thus the peo
san calling our troops 'Sammies'
I am having published what the
editor of the Headlight has to say in
reference to the location of the High
School recently located in this Coun-
ty. It is not necessary to ten tne
folks who know the conditions, includ
ing Prof. W. H. Fleming, Principal
of the Norlina Graded School, and the
committee of the District, that there
is absolutely no truth in Hardy's
sat.P.Tnent that. "Sunt. Jones has de
feated the State appropriation for the
Norlina High school this year and he
knows it." If he thinks so, it is a
reflection on his own community and
upon those who locate High Schools.
The County Board of Education re
commended both Norlina and Warren
ton without preference. Therefore if
I located the school at Warrenton he
implies that ' I had more influence
with the State authorities than all of
the authorities at Norlina. It is a
statement which he should not h$. ve
made, because "it is a reflection upon
his own community, and because it is
a statement which is absolutely un-
true. Froi WaiKer anu oupcxn,c-
dentJoyner know the location of Nor
lina In respect to other High; Schools
and know the facts "from personal
knowledge. My "sinning" is from the
fact that I agreed with these gentle
men and with a majority of the
County Board of Education ( and with
doubtless nine-tenths of the people of
the County) that the High School
should be located at the County Seat;
but it took no influence from me to
cause those who locate High Schools
to come to the same conclusion. I
had then, and have now, no prejudice
in the matter. My action (so far as
my opinion went) was that of being
willing to see Norlina have State aid,
but that the County ' Seat should have
it first. ' - f
The reference to Mr. Joyner telling
me that he would scrape up the mon
ey, was just simply an assurance that
a consolidation, of the Graham and
Graded Schools would be sd desirable
that, though no m'oney was in sight,
he would find it somewhere for that
purpose. The Legislature increased
the State appropriation for High
Schools; Prof. Walker came to Nor
lina and to Warrenton, and I am sure
Prof. Fleming will endorse the state
ment that Prof. Walker has not un
conditionally promised Norlina aid.
His statement was that he would rec
ommend Warrenton and Norlina. To
say that I changed Prof .Walker from
a Norlina to a Warrenton advocate is
an unwarranted reflection upon Prof.
Walker and the citizens of Norlina.. I
call upon Prof. Fleming and upon the
School Committee of Norlina to set
the gentleman straight everybody
else in Norlina who knows the facts,!
knows that the State Hoard ot .duca-
tion and the State Inspector of High
Schools, Prof. N. W. Walker, locate
the High Schools, and to say that my
influence located . Warren , County's
High School is giving me an influence
which I do not merit, nor have I at
tempted to use, except an expression
of opinion that Warrenton was the
logical place for the High School.
This opinion abides with me, and I am
sure it does with those who really give
the matter serious thought.
The County Board of Education has
favored Norlina school beyond any
school in. the County, giving it liberal
appropriations and exceedingly liber
al donations. , To say that the Super
intendent of Schools has kept the High
school from being located there is a
long stretch of imagination, or is an"
effort to prejudice the citizens of Nor
lina. Of course Supt. Joyner and
Prof. Walker will be astounded at the
ignorance displayed.
Mr. Hardy may be the self-consti
tuted spokesman for the community,
but I am sure he does not represent
the men of Norlina who know and do
hings. . , .
HOWARD F. JONES,
' . Superintendent.
BeginmngToday Xadies of the
Red Cross WW Solicit To
bacco at Warehouses.
An opportunity for service is given
Warren county farmers as well as
those from a distance by the local Red
Cross Chapter.
On each Tuesday and Friday War
renton members of the Red Cross will
be present at all the Warehouses and
ask that each farmer give some tobac
co to the Red Cross. This tobacco will
later be assorted by the Warehouse
men and sold, entire proceeds going
to the Red Cross.
This plan originated in the Eastern
part of the State, and everywhere it
has been tried it has found the' farm
ers willing and anxious to give that
the humane and comforting work a
work of love and mercy might be
more extensively and successfully car
ried on.
The activities of the National Red
Cross have been published continuous,
ly in these columns their great work
is a matter of record. To carry on
these activities requires money, and
at this time when tobacco, is selling
higher than- ever before, a bundle, a
stick from every farmer who sells
here, will not be missed by the far
mers, but will amount in the aggre
gate to much for the Red Cross for
"many a mickle, make a muckle."
Today saw the beginning of the
work. The farmers co-operated wilh.
ingly, and the Red Cross will be ma
terially aided, by such whole hearted
support as was evidenced by the far
mers today.
"Chew your food well. Probably
the biggest waste of food in this coun
try grows out of hasty eating, as half
chewed food is half digested, and the
other half is therefore wasted. Dr.
Horace Fletcher, it is said, proved that
a man could live on half as much if
he chewed it well as was required for
him when he gulped it down. Chew
your food thoroughly to taste and en
joy it. The gluttonous man who wish
ed he had a neck a mile long so that
he could taste his food all the way
down did not know that thorough
chewing was what he wanted instead
of a long neck.
"Eat all you want but know some
thing of the nourishing value of what
you eat, particularly of what you buy
to eat. An inquiry by the Federal
Government not long ago brought out
the fact that out of every $100 spent
by 2,5000 , families of moderate in
comes, that $23.85 were spent for
meat alone. Only 63 cents were spent
for rice and less than 80 cents for
cheese, both of the latter being excel
lent substitutes for meat. Too much
meat eating is a fault that almost
three-fourths of the people can cor
rect, and thereby reduce their food
bill. More milk, especially for child
ren, more fruits, nuts and vegetables
for grown people should be substitut.
ed. for meat. This will insure not
only a smaller grocer's bill to pay
but a smaller doctor's bill. Besides,
it is a patriotic duty."
E. J. Woodley, Jackson Springs, re
commends holding cotton for 25c. a
pound.
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Washington, D. C, , September 10
Colonel I. W. Littell, in charge of the
.aQtoiuziejitcnn&txuction,or-the. Unit
ed States -Government, authorizes the
Lfollowing:
With the arrival of the first contin-
'gent of the new national army at the
cantonments the status of construc
tion at the various cantonments will
undoubtedly be of public interest.
Altogether sixteen military cities
have been built by the government to
house the 687,000 citizen soldiers se
lected for service by the draft. Of
these cities, "seven were ready today
to receive their entire quota of officers
and enlisted men. These seven in
cluded Camp Taylor at Louisville, Ky;
Camp Travis at Fort Sam Houston,
Texas; Camp Lee at Petersburg, Va;
Camp Lewis at American Lake, Wash
ington; Camp Sherman at Chillicothe,
Ohio; Camp Devens at Ayer, Mass;
and Camp Grant at Rockford, 111.
' Seven other cantonments were ready
this morning to receive all the officers
and two-thirds or more of their entire
quota of enlisted men.
Tvrisp. flamn Tlnrlffi at. "Dps TYTmnps
Iowa; Camp Funston at Ft. Riley, ( The cantonments in the east have
Kansas; Camp Custer at Battle Creek "been handicapped by the fact that it
to more than fifty miles. Ten gen
eral warehouses with necessary track
age have also been provided where
the facilities are not available in the
nearby city. Complete refrigeratirTg
and. laundry plants have been built at
each cantonment.
Up to September 1st it has been
necessary to complete on an average
of one building per hour, or for all
the cantonments, an average of one
building every four minutes. In the
construction of the cantonments to
date over fifty thousand carloads of
material, have been transported to and
delivered at the sites an enormous
tax - upon the already overburdened
railroad facilities of the country.' The
railroads, however, have given splen
did service. All government orders
have been given precedence 'and the
umber and other supplies needed
These com- have been rushed to the cantonments
in record time.
NEWS GATHERED FROM
PAPERS OVER STATE
Whats Happeings In the State
and Nation as Learned From -Our
Daily Press Reports;
Colonel Alex J. Feild, editor of the
State Journal, Raleigh, gets the posi-
Michigan; Camp Pike at Little Rock,
Arkansas; Camp Jackson at Colum
bia, South' Carolina; Camp Dix at
Wrightstown, New Jersey; Camp Gor
don at Atlanta, Georgia.
The two remaining national army
cantonments, Camp Upton at Yaphank
Long Island, New York, and Camp
Meade at Admiral, Maryland, have
already received and are taking care
of more than their full quota of offi
cers and are ready to receive the num
ber of enlisted men originally ordered
there on September 5th.
An army of approximately 50,000
men was employed in the construction
of the sixteen national army canton
ments up to the first of September.
Since that date the force has been
gradually reduced. There are certain
units in connection with each of the
cantonments which were added after
the original scheme was under way
and which are in some cases hot com
plete. These are general hospitals in
addition to the regimental hospitals,
and remount stations to take care of
some 12,000 horses each. The comple
tion of these buildings will not, how-
ever, mteriere witn tne reception ot
tion of State Librarian. Col. Feild j the citizen soldiers on the, dates they
have been ordered to report at the
respective cantonments.
A typical layout such as is required
for ,accommodating the officers and
men at a cantonment comprises in
round number 1,5000 separate build
ings requiring , approximately 30,000,
000 feet of lumber. Eeach canton
ment requires a complete system of
water supply and sewerage disposal,
the piping alone for which amounts
has made a success of the State Jour
nal; is well qualified for any position
he undertakes. We are sure the ap
pointment well merited. We congrat
ulate the city and the editor.
!
"Russia will be Saved" is a headline
in the New York Times.
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North Carolina will get $342,556.47
for Post roads.
has been impossible to secure sites
without going away from the rail
road lines and labor markets. (
Every national army cantonment
has required the building and instlla
tion of a transmission line foy electri
cal current. At Camp Upton it has
been necessary to take electrical pow
er from Northpprt, on the norm shore
of Long Island.a distance of nearly
thirty miles. In addition to this the
transmission line has been strength
ened allthe way back to Brooklyn in
order that proper service shall be
given atTthis cantonment.
In order to furnish the necessary
railroad facilities, the Long Island
railroad has been required to take up
rails from sidings along its line to
build the spur tracks required at tne
cantonment. To bring the construc
tion materials to Camp Meade, which
is some distance from an electric rail
road, and not on a steam railroad, it
was necessary to rebuild the electric
railroad to make it of sufficient
strength for steam transportation.
In addition, the Pennsylvania railroad
built a spur several miles in length
into the cantonment site. In order to
build this spur the government had
to condemn a right of way. As lum
ber and building supplies had been
ordered for the other fifteen canton- n
ments ahead of Camp Meade, a great
er difficulty was -experienced in get
ting delivery of its requirements in
supplies. '
At every cantonment, approximate
ly 4,000 officers and enlisted men have
already arrived and are being cared
for.
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