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A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY
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WHAT YOUR
BOND WILL DO.
your Government Is Your Pro
tection, Help It Help You By
Buying a Liberty Bond.
Attention, people of North Caro
lina! Open hearts! March!
1 Your President has called on you.
your Governor has appealed to you.
your boys, soon to be in the trenches
are turning wistful eyes to you. They
bear your names; shall they not in
their equipment bear abioad unequal
ed evidence of your lover
Open pocket-books! Double time!,
March!
The winters in France are cold; are
you willing for these plucky boys to
shiver for lack of dollars to be con
verted into wool and warmth ? Your
table noks no lack; can you stand for
cur sons abroad to have less abun
dance? Our boys have to shoot; are
you willing for them to fire with ob
solete guns ? Artillery paves the way
for every infantry attack and saves
an untold number of lives; shall our
Tarheel lads have to rush into battle
without the protective barrage -of
thousands of splendid gunS"and well
timed shells? Flying machines reveal
enemy plans and guide every move
ment of our arms; shall they not be
so gladly and generously furnished
that they will hover like a protective
cloud over the sons of our homes?
Brave men will drop from wounds and
sickness; shall they perish for lack of
hospitals esuipped with every healing
art to nurse them back to robustness ?
Crossing the ocean is dangerous un
less convoys encompass the transports
shall attending convoys not be multi
plied until our troop-ships sail thru
guarded lanes?
To supply this clothing, food, guns,
cannon, hospitals, flying machines,
ships, money, money, money is quick
ly neaded. Let us not love our dollars
more than our boys. Let us out- of
our abundance or out of Our sacrifice
provide an equipment worthy of the
magnificent manhood and proud an
nals of our loved country. Act this
hours.
Grasp pens! Draw checks! March!
Joseph G. Brown, Raleigh
Alan T. Bowler, Raleigh
Chas. E. Johnson, Raleigh
Dr. D. H. Hill, Raleigh
H. M. Victor, Charlotte
L. L. Jenkins, Aslieville
E. P. Wharton, Greensboro
W. S. Blakeney, Monroe
W. E. Borden, Goldsboro
A. M. Dumay, Washington
W. A. Hunt, Henderson
J. Elwood Cox, High Point
B. S. Jerman, Raleigh
E. C. Duncan, Raleigh
T. B. Crowder, Raleigh
J. A. Gray, Jr., Winstcn-Salem
Geo. A. Holdemess, Tarboro
J. V. Grainger, Wilmington
J. C. Braswell, Rocky Mount
W. L. Marshall, Wadesboro
J. B. Blades, New Bern
I W. G. Gaither, Elizabeth City
J. F. Wiley, Durham.
CENTRAL COM. FOR NORTH CAR.
Local Happenings
From Afton Section
Local Mention of the Comings
and Goings of Afton Farm
ers and Business Men.
Messrs. James Montgomery and M.
Drydeu went to Warrenton Tues
day cn business
Mr. 1). c. Williams and son Zeb
took in the Vance County Fair last
Friday.
Our school opened Monday with
;l!ss Emily D. Milam, of Oakville,
leacher.
K f" L L' Fuller and daughter Miss
Kathleen went to Warrenton shopping
day.
-H, A. H. Frazier went to Warren
to Monday.
tof tt Katie Burroughs. of Warren
itt. v!gh School sPent the week end
a her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
burroughs.
, . ' p- Reams went to Oakville
buElne Thursday.
in Aft Milam- of Oakville, was
Mrs na Shrt while Sunday-
w tr C- Williams went to War
n topping Thursday.
WAnd MrS W Martin went to
g8 Friday.
bacco Jr' ,G" Wilson wason the to
market in Warrenton Monday.
NOW IS TIME TO
P1LANT WHEAT:
Prepare Land For Wheat With
Care, Break Well and Ferti
lize Says C. B. Williams.
West Raleigh, October 23rd There
is an especial egort being made to in
crease the acreage devoted to wheat
in the State this year. This increase,
however, should not come at a sacrifice
of good preparation and intelligent
fertilization of the soil, is the opinion
of C. B. Williams, Chief, Division of
Agronomy. He calls attention to the
fact that an effort should be made to
have the soil well prepared by break
ing well where need be and allow it
to settle for from four to six weeks.
Of course, it is too late now to per
mit of this if the land has not already
been broken.
Where the wheat is to follow a crop
of either soybeans or cowpcas, the land
may be gotten in shape usually by
good disking and harrowing. A good
seedbed for wheat is one which is fair
ly compact below the surface without
being hard, with a surface of about
three inches that has been put in a
fine mellow condition.- Where land is
prepared deeply just before seeding,
the wheat will not do nearly as well
cs when it is put in the condition in
dicated above.
This is the time of the year at which
wheat in most parts of the State, out
ride of the Mountain section, had best
go in to get largest returns, in many
cases yields are materially reduced
under that which should be secured by
farmers delaying their time of seed
ing. The seed should be put in as
soon after frost as possible as this
will ordinarily allow ample time for
the young wheat to develop a good
root system for anchoring them in the
ground d-iring the freezing winter
weather. If this is not done, there
will likely be Considerable, "freezing
cut," especially so if .the . winter is
severe. ,v'-:;i.;:':' ---'.,-,. ,
" FariherV" Being"" $sfe&ttf;ichigh
pricss for all wheat of good quality ;
produced, this is the year of all years,
notwithstanding the advance in price
of fertilizing materials, in which the
intelligent use of fertilizer may be ex
pected to return good paying results.
On average soils, the use of from four
to six hundred pounds per acre, at the
time of seeding, of a mixture contain
ing from 10 to 12 percent available
phosphoric acid and about 3 percent of
ammonia is recommended. Later on
in the spring, if need be, an applica
tion of nitrate of soda may be used,
provided that this may be secured at
seasonable prices.
RED CROSS PLAY
BE REPRODUCED
Bad Weather Keeps Many Away
and Play Is To Be Repro
duced at 8:30 Tonight.
Rainv weather kept many from at
tending the Red Cross Entertainment
at the Graham lliyjh School auditor
ium on Friday night, but those who
were in attendance were amused thru-
out by songs, aesthetic dancing, jokes
and comic scenes.
The plav is to be reproduced to
night because it is believed that many
will attend if the weather is fair who
were kept a way Friday night.
To Mr. James McKoy, producer, .m-
Tiersonator.- and songster credit must
be given in a large degree for the
success of the entertainment, tie was
thoroue-hlv at home upon the staga,
whether singing, impersonating, or
directing.
ThP Sarins- Dance by Miss Crichton
TVinr-nA was featured by her charming
grace and stage bearing, and both this
and other or ner sage acauv
were enjoyed.
Messrs. N. Cunningham anfl.&um
ner Watson as gentlemen of color
much amusement from tne
Tins sons- "Sleep Baby Sleep"
by Miss Agnes Henderson was of in
terest to all. ,
rvv orf-iiTiment ended with a aD
.ati. the last of which was the
singing of the "Star Spangled Ban
ner" by members of the cast and the
audience. Over thirty dollars was
cleared for the Red Cross.
tvt;0&-F?p11 Dameron was pianist ana
Misses Jbsie Dameron and Mariam
Boyd stage directors
PUT PATRIOTISM
BEFORE PROFIT.
Mr. John GrahamUrges Farm
ers, To Arouse Themselves
and Plant More Wheat.
Mr. Brodie Jones
Editor Warren Record.
Dear Sir:
Very few farmers atteiia
ed the meeting called by Our County
Commissioners for the purpose of in
creasing the acreage of wheat.
Do our people realizethe absolute
necessity of increasing our food pro
duction, if we are to win the war, that
we have declared againt Germany?
Our Government is spending Billions
in the construction of ships to trans
port our troops and necessary food for
them and our allies in addition to mu
nitions of war. .
The producetion of wheat, corn, and
meat products is in the hands of the
American farmers.
If we fail to do our duty along this
line, than the Cause for which we are
fighting will collapse. President Wil
son says that "Profits should be sub
ordinated to Patriotism." Should we
value high priced tobacco and cotton
more than the blood of our Sons ?
The duration of the war depends in
great degree on the patriotism of the
American farmer. If he will feed our
brave boys and our French and Eng
lish Allies, all will be well.
In addition to raising a large surplus
of food projducts, suitable for transpor
tation to Europe, our farmers and men
and women of all classes should in
vest in the second crop of Liberty
Bonds now offered by the government.
These bonds are gilt-edge, pay four
per cent interest and in the hands of
persons of moderate wealth are non
taxable. Half the time allotted for
the sale of the five billions has passea
and only . one billion has been sold.
Our Government -inj the present tax.
lawjs.has; f avprejd J;he -farmer especial
ly, and the man of moderate means. "
If our peope fail to subscribe for the
full amount asked, it will discourage
our brave soldiers, who are subscrib
ing liberally, and it will encourage the
German people to postpone the con
sideration of their terms of peace. In
case of failure to sell bonds to finance
the war our Government will be forced
to levy heavy direct taxes on all class
es of citizens.
Urge our people to pant wheat and
corn, to raise hogs and cattle and to
buy Liberty Bonds.
Yours Truly,
JOHN GRAHAM.
From the Capital
Of Cabin Branch
Items of Interest from Cabin
Branch Section of the Coun
ty of People You Know.
f
Monday and Tuesday were beauti
ful days, and that's just what tne far
mers like now, in order that they can
gather their crops.
We are glad to report Mrs. W. L.
Paschall, who was on the sick list last
week, able to be out again.
Mr. W. E. Hicks and family spent
Sunday "with" his sister, Mrs. W. A.
Hayes at Oine.
Mrs. J. A. Temple and Miss' Indye
Hicks went to Warrenton shopping
Monday.
Mr. Vernon Paschall and sister Miss
Eli 'a accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Dei
bel and children to their new home at
Alberta, Va., Friday and returned
Sunday,
Mr. Herman Hayes and brother, Ja
mes, of Oine, spent Monday night at
Mr. J. H. Hicks' and enjoyed a 'pos
sum' hunt, three o'possums were cap
tured.
Mrs. Zollie Newman and children,
of Nomina, visited her sister, Mrs. W.
K. Hicks Monday afternoon.
Mrs L. A. Burnett visited relatives
in Richmond last week and took in
the Fair.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hicks and daugh
ter Estelle, Miss Indye Hicks and Mr.
W. B. Wynn attended the burial of
Mrs. Mary Beaver at Tabernacle Tu
esday. DOLLY.
Mr. James Horner, of Oxford, was
in town Sunday afternoon.
END IT WITH i
LIBERTY BON
Human Suffering In Untold Vol
umes Is the Burden of Eu
rope. End It With a Bond.
(By Mabel T. Boardman of the
American Red Cross) -
Never in history has such suffering
been caused by war as at the present
day. Millions of men have been killed
or wounded and millions in one form
or another crippled for life. The pro
gress that had been made towards the
elimination of tuberculosis has been
checked and the white plague is add
ing its hundreds of thousands of vic
tims to the number of the slain. Mil
lions of innocent, helpless old men,
women and little children have suffer
ed and multitudes of them have died
in massacres i or from famine and disease-:
To all this physical suffering
must be added the mortal anxiety and
distress of hundreds of millions , of
peoples whose nations are engaged in
this fearful strife. The sum total of
human misery, death, destruction and
devastation is beyond all imagination.
To help bring this awful condition
to an end is the duty and privilege of
every man, woman and child in Amer
ica. Civilization turns to this great
ration as its savior from the spirit of
militarism, which Ts so largely re
sponsible for this world-wide calam
ity of war.
Everyone who subscribes to the Li
berty Bonds does his or her part in
liberating the world from the horrors
of the present strife; in the lessening
of the suffering of myriads of our fel
low men and in the saving of the lives
of the soldiers and sailors of the fight
ing forces. Into this egort for hu
manity, as well as for our country,
everybne, should throw their Whole
heart and soul. The sooner the war
is over the better for the world.
. Let everyone then realize their duty
in supporting the Government by the
su5mption to the Liberty Bonds, that
UAfneri&nuty be the gfeatTT
which will end this war and all its
horrors. ..
Interesting News
Leiter From Wise
Attendance Better Than Expect
ed ; Work Progressing Ra
pidly; School Athletics.
The first month's work in the Wise
State High School has closed. A
god beginning has been made on tne
year's work and the students are en
tering upon the second- month's work
accustomed to their teachers and text
books with much more certainty of
accomplishment. Notwithstanding
the fact that many have been kept at
home to work on account of the scar
city of labor, the enrollment and aver
age daily attendance has been better
than was expected. In addition to
the class work other school features
are impressing themselves on the
minds of the pupils. The boys and
girls literary societies are being push
ed forward with much energy. All
the pupils from the seventh through
the eleventh grades have been enroll
ed in these societies. Some twenty
pupils have enrolled in the music,voice
and expression classes under the di
rection of Miss Hattie Hodges.
Athletics-yes, basketball is m pro
gress, though the usual splendid first
team is hot "promised since most of
these players left us last year. How
ever, Silas Perkinson and StSing of
last year's team are coaching the
young fellows who are on the grounds
always ready 1 to take their turns at
practice. The girls' team under the
direction of Miss Hodges and Miss
Smith is showing splendid develop
ment. The first team of girls should
win a majority of their games this
season.
With the usual co-operation of the
parents of Wise and surrounding com
munity we are looking forward to a
successful year.
HALLOWEEN PARTY AT
CHURCHILL SCHOOL NOV. 2ND.
The public generally are cordially in
vited to attend a Hallowe'en party to
be given at the Churchill High School
on November 2nd. I
Proceeds to go toward purchasing
a piano. Lend a helping hand and
have a good time by being present.
BIRTH OF A NA
TION COMING.
Griffith's Masterpiece To Be Ex
hibit Here Again This Fall
r All Are Interested.
It is of interested to all to know
that "the Birth of a Nation" which
was shown so successfully here last
year is to come again this. The an
nouncements of dates will later be
given the public 'through this paper.
The following items or rather bits
of history of the great motion picture
triumph are worth giving to the pub
lic: Cavalry experts figure that the life
of a horse in war times is about tea
days.. These high-strung animals
knock under to the nervous strain of
battle. When D. W. Griffith was build
ing his big scenes for "The Birth of
a Nation" he used 3,000 horses. These
vere used in relays and each horse was
given a two days'rest between times
that it was used in the mimic warfare.
In this way the producer was able to
save all of the fine horses and not a
fatality was charged up against the
production. (
It is estimated that D. W. Griffith
took more than 3,000,000 separate
scenes for the original make-up of his
great spectacle "The Birth of a Na
tion." . These were subsequently as
sembled into jthe story as it now ap
pears in dramatic form upon the stage
and reduced to a total of approximate
ly 200,000 distinct scenes. As each
scene lives before your vision for an
infinitesimal part of a second, you can
understand why such a tremendous
number is required to cover an even
ing's entertainment of nearly three
hours.
Has Been Postponed
Account Liberty Loan
On Account of Liberty Loan
Food Conservation Week De
ferred to Oct. 27-Nov 4.
Raleigh, October 15th The nation
wide Food Conservation Pledge Cam
paign has been postponed from the
week of October 20-28 to Oct 27-Nov
4th. State Food Administrator Henry
A. Page received announcement to
this effect today from Mr. Herbert
Hoover, U. S. Food Administrator.
The postponement of this important
campaign, for which Administrator
Page has enlisted an army of approx
imately 25,000 workers in North Car
olina, was made at the request of
President Wilson.
President Wilson's letter and Mr.
Hoover's reply are interesting in this
connection. The President's letter was
as follows:
"The White House, Wasnington,
October 10th, 1917.
"My dear Mr. Hoover: -
"The exigencies of the
Treasury have required setting the
final week of the Liberty Loan cam
paign during the period of October 21
to 28th, This, I understand, brings
it into the same week as the Food
Conservation Pledge Campaign. It
seems to me undesirable in the intei
est of both of these capital matters
that this should occur in all the cir
cumstances, therefore I would be glad
if the, Pledge Campaign could be de
ferred one week, that is, until October
28th to November 4th.
"In asking this alteration of the
plans of yourself and your associates,
I should like to take this occasion to
impress upon them, that we in no way
underrate the importance of their ef
forts. If we are to supply our Allies
with the necessary food and are to
reduce our own prices of foodstuffs
during the coming Winter it can only
be accomplished by the utmost self
denial and service on the part of all
our people through the elimination of
waste and by rigid economy in the use
of food.
"Therefore, I would be glad if you
would convey to all of your staff thru-
out the country my feeling of the
prime importance of their plans and
their work and I wish particularly to
express my great appreciation of the
service which this additional tax on
their time will impose upon the many
thousand volunteers who have already
deferred their own concerns to public
: Continued on Page Two.
BUY OF SECOND
LIBERTY LOAN.
Farmers Expected To Take Good
Portion of Second Liberty
Loan; Reasons Why.
In the First Liberty Loan Campaign
many of the farmers of the country
were not reached, and subscriptions
from the rural committees were few.
There were several reasons for this,
the foremost of which was that the
Loan was put out in the spring, when
they were busy with their crops, and
rd was difficult for the canvassers to
interview them. Then, too, they had
to borrow money for their planting.
Nov their crops are in, and at the
present high prices of foodstults, they
should have a large sum of money in
their hands. For a loan of a portion
of that money, the Liberty Bond cam
paigners are now appealing all over
the country. The various farm bu
reaus and societies are co-operating
and good results are expected.
Albert R. Mann, Dean of the New
York College of Agriculture, is one ot
those who have been active in. this
work. Speaking of the Loan and the
farmers' share in it, he said today:
"When liberty came to America, the
farmer helped to bring it. He bore the
gun, he contributed unsparingly of his
substance, he fed the armies. In the
present struggle for universal liberty,
I am sure that he will do no less. He
has already made splendid response to
the demand for greater food produc
tion. I look with confidence on hii
generous contribution to the Liberty
Loan. The first Loan largely over
looked the farmer; the efforts were
concentrated in the cities. The second
campaign should give every opportun
ity for farmers a individuals and in
their organizations to support the Gov
ernment in its financial program. It
is the highest expression of American
ism that all the people should help
carry the common load in this critical
hour." , .,
MEETING IN NORTH WARREN
TON RESULTS IN 69 CONVERTS.
The meeting at the North Warren
ton Baptist church closed Sunday
night, after a series of . meeting re
sulting in 69 convertions.
Revs. C. N. Riggan, of Mountain
View, E. R. Nelson, pastor of the
church were the.pcyyers for righteous
ness in the meeting. Miss Ella Belle
Riggan furnished inspiring music dur -
ing the series of meetings.
The good influence of such a meet
ing lives and the spiritual element has
been strengthened by its influence.
LIBERTY BONDS EQUIVALENT
TO AMOUNT OF TAX DUE.
The following telegram to the Gov
ernor, Federal Reserve Bank, of Rich
mond, is of interest:
"Collectors of Internal Revenue will
be authorized to accept in lieu of sure
ty bonds for additional taxes imposed
by Revenue Act, October 3rd, 1917 on
floor stocks of Whiskey, Cigars, To
bacco Etc., Liberty Bonds of United
States equivalent to actual amount of
tax due." (Signed) O. T. Crosby,
Assistant Secretary.
DEMONSTRATION IN IMPROV
ED FARMING TO BE GIVEN.
The demonstration in plowing, disc
harrowing and the work of the tractor
which is to be given near War
renton on November third by Mr. W.
A. Connell promises to be of interest
and of value to those who will attend.
Labor saving machinery must come
in this country, andUhe quicker our
farmers become acquainted with its
advantages and skilled in its use the
quicker will agricultural development
progress in Warren.
ENTERTAINMENT AT WAR-
REN PLAINS BENEFIT SCHOOL
.An evening of old fashioned music
at Warren Plains School House on Fri
day evening at 8 p. m.
The entertainment is for benefit of
the school and admission charges of
10 and 25 are to be levied. The public
from surrounding neighborhoods are.
urged and invited to be present.