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VOL. XXII
$1.50 A YEAR
NOT ALTOGETHER
A PLEASURE CAR
your Automobile Does Not De-
serve Such Classification Its
A Business Investment.
The following comes to us from the
editorial page of the New York Jour
nal and we herewith produce it:
Vv'e have read a letter aaaressea xo
, .1 It 1J 1 I
t 1,11 i t t i I
automoDiie aeaier vriLn uy an m-
tpllio-ent citizen, W. V- s"ls. He says
to thom, briefly:
" -
- i
"ctnn sneaking of your passenger
jar as a pleasure veiuue . xl is no
1 T - 1 rt Ti. "
mers plow."
True wisdom. And all automobils
Pien SfiOUiu remmi it.
The automobile that carries passen-
cers, of course, does give pleasure. So
dees the carpenter's saw and the wood-
magi's axe if they cut well. But "pleas
ure" is the least part of the modern
I
vehicle for carrying passengers.
The automobile gives wings to the
man that owns it. It doesn't merely
cive him pleasure, it adds twenty-four
hours to his day, if he must travel s
the doctor does, and incidentally it
adds many figures to his annual in
come.
The passenger vehicle which takes
the iatner ana motner, grand-
t . t ill i 1
mother
and children, as it leaves the
house with its load, is more like a
frmilv doctor than a mere "pleasure
T-ohirlp "
It is taking the whole family at once
into the fresh air, filling- all the lungs
of the family with oxygen that goes
into the blood, burns ud waste tissue
nd wks a healthy grout)
You might just as well call the doc
tor who comes and attends to you a
"pleasure doctor," as to call the auto
mobile that takes you out to health,
sunshine and fresh air, "a pleasure
vehicle."
The automobile has done for man's
body what the telephone has done for
the human voice. The instrument
that rings and calls you to speaK
with your friend or attend to your
business is not a 'pleasure telephone.'
It is a necessary, time-saving, labor
savin"", life-lengthening device and so
exactly, is the passenger automobile
Your baby's carriage is not a "pleas
v.rp hf-hv Mrnno-p." it. is wnat tne
, . , , c.-f..i
baby neeas. but not nearly as useful I
SS thp .fnrtnW. bier nntnmr.bilp. J
iUo. ,r , -e
, 1 j i r i 1
H rr,nt.Ti pnrl the
Aiia tne iatner a
nurse and the baby all gaining health
and happiness together.
If you said to a big American ea
gle, sitting on the edge of his rock,
"Are those your pleasure winis?" he
& x. tttji,,
those are lust mv wings. Without
them I would be nothing, a poor kind
of a bird.
And if you asked him what price he
would take for those wings he would
laugh once more, give one or two flaps
and sail across the valley away from
such a silly questioner.
So it is with the man who has his
automobile, for himself, for his busi
ness, for h? fimilv frvr bis health, for
the lengthening of his day and of his
nie, tor the increasing of business ca
pacity. That car, he would say to you, "is
not my pleasure vehicle, it is just my
wings."
And if you advised him to do with-
cut it, he would be as much sumrised
as though you asked the eagle to sell
s left wina- Vo r.sb in ex-
change.
The man who can buy ad own a car
owes it to himself and to his family
to do so.
Wise
your farmi. v.ii.: a -roi
uble to the nation. Wise economy
-".miiv iicaiLixicx iiiiu iiijj-c re- i
consist.
your day's work more efficient,
more construe!-
W W m
In the MSP of laQcf Tiinofv-Tlinft
men out of a hundred who have busi
v,w i
Jess to do, and who have the money to
uv an automobile, the buying of an
automobile is common sense economy,
!!mply the buying of a pair of wings,
ine addin
?1lTg of health to the family.
aereIOre. von fbnf -riMe in nnssfin-
, ' I1U you uiai sen mHf
the
cle."
expression "pleasure vehi-
An autoTYir;i , a
o. T.Ll'VJZ:-ma,
(TUESDAY)
A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND
SETS A WORTHY
SAVING EXAMPLE
Winston Salem Academy Ob
serves Five Meatless Days
a Week; Great Saving.
Raleigh, Dec 4 That the conserva
tion rronanganda bAirur -nnrlnptorl ,n
North Carolina is meeting- with a
.1 iu -
ienuia response in most places is
olTn 1 1 t t . .
puw uy reports tnat are coming to
me office ot the Food Administration
here.
. .
A particularly insmrinsr renort. Vine.
ijo ium oaiem caaemy and
in c. -. X" 1 1 A "I .
tuiion serves xuuu meals a day. Iz
1S observing five meatless days a week
r oca-iuuu uays, one lovvi
day, and one day on which no meat in
xny form is served. Corn products
ana granam bread and substituted for
white bread entirely on wheatless days
and to a very considerable extent dur-
. V .: 1 mi . .
lxls enure weeK. ine consumption
jf sugar has been cut down from 100
pounds to 3o pounds a 'day. Deserts
are served only on alternate days, and
Diten salads instead of sweet deserts
are served. Cake has been practically
eliminated.
President Howard E. Rondthaler
writes Food Administrator Henry A
A "&c "3 cujujeu me nearty
HQvn f r n T -- l- - -i -i-wvl 4- L J
co - operation of the entire student body
m ms looa conservation program, and
- vIr - PaSe has written thanking th
- ouege autnonties and the student
body particularly for their cooperation
Ane ooa Administration is also call
mS' the attention of all boarding
3chols in the State to the example
I 1 11 TTT r- 1 A 1
sei DV tne vvinston aaiem Acaaemy
I EMS FROM HE
AFTON SECTION
L , . PeraOMi Mention of
Some of Those Coming and
Going Around Afton.
Miss Emily Milam spent the weei
end with her parents Mr. and Mrs.
- ' J- iVAliam m aKVllie.
Mr. Vernon Mabry spent last week
m iftelIKa looKmg alter ousiness.
Miss Fimma Uuri, oi Macon, spent
last week with her neice Mrs. Hugh
Reams,
Mr. Hugh Reams attended the Bap
tist State Convention in Durham.
Mr. D. C. Williams wa3 in War-
renton on last Thursday.
Mr. H. B. Hunter spent several days
with relatives and friends in and a
round JVIacon this week.
Mr. Horace Robinson, of Warrento ..
was in Afton a short while Friday.
Miss Mary Newell and Mr. David
Hall, of Warrenton, were in Afton
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. George Overby and nephe
Lawrence Overby visited at Mr. Hugh
ReamsSlind:
ms Sunday.
ti rt TtTilt-. rf Wo t on "PI nin
iur. O. Vj. nuauii, ic-i j
was in Afton on business recently.
GOD BLESS THE DEAR OLD FARM
(Contributed)
od bless the dear old farm,
God bless its beautiful wood
Where strong and willing arms
Can earn an ftonest nveimouu
Can from the rich and fertile soil
Win back a reward for honest toil.
God bless each meadow, field and nook
That brings forth fairest flowers,
And everv leaf that's gentry wi
- . , . i
By gentle Spring's refreshing snow-
God bless them all, each one s a gem
In Nature's iairest uim.
Bless the orchards, tnat evexjr "-b.
- , .VTAVTr onrinr
Burst forth with fragrant flowers,
And with the Autumn bring
Abundant fruits in golden showers;
Like pomegranates on Aaron s rod,
A miracle from Nature s rou.
And God bless the farmer's home
And may peace and plenty reign,
And no happier spot under heavens
dome.
Doth this glorious old earth contain,
safe and secure from worry
Thr8o T oM farmer spends hU ,
peaceful life. -
t i
WARRENTON, N. C, TUES AY, DECEMBER 11TH, 1917
WATCH YOUR APPETITE
The following poem, a clipping from
the Congressional Record, was contri
buted to this paper by Mr. Robert H.
Jones of Washington, D. C:
In these days of indigestion
It is oftentimes a question
As to what to eat and what to leave
alone,
For each microbe and bacillus
Has a different way to kill us.
And in time they always claim us
for their own.
There are germs of every kind
In an food that you can find
Tn the market or upon the bill of fare
Drinking water's just as risky
As the so-called deadly whiskey,
And it's often a mistake to breatn
the air.
Some little bug is going to find you
some day,
Some little bug will creep behind you
some day;
Then he'll send for his bug friends
And all your earthly trouble ends;
Some little bug is going to find you
seme day.
The inviting green cucumber
Gets 'most everybody's number,
While the green corn has a syste-n
of its own;
Though a radish seems nutritious,
Its behavior is quite vicious,
And a doctor will be coming to you,
nome-
Eating lobster cooked or plain
Is only flirting with ptomaine,
While an oyster sometimes has a W
to say,
But the clams we eat in chowder
Make the angels chant the louder,
For they know that we'll be with
them right away.
Take a slice of nice friend onion
And you're fit for Dr. Munyon;
Apple dumplings kill you quicke
than a train.
Chew a cheesy midnight "rabbit"
And a grave you'll soon inhabit
Ah, to eat at all, is such a foolish
game.
Eating huckleberry pie
Is a pleasing way to die,
While sauerkraut brings on soften
.ing of the brain.
When you eat banana fritters
Every undertaker titters,
And the casket makers nearly go
insane.
Dome uttie Dug is going to una yoa
ri . 1 - 1 I Mr
some day,
Dome little Dug win creep Demna you
n liiil. 1 fit 1 1 " J
some aay;
With a nervous little quiver
He'll give cirrhosis of the liver;
Some little bug is going to find you
some day.
When coldstorage vaults I visit
I can only say what is it
Makes poor mortals fill their sys
tems with Such stuff?
Now, for breakfast, prunes are dand
ii a stomacn pump is nanoy
And your doctor can be found quite
soon enough.
Eat a plate of fine pigs' knuckles,
And the headstone cutter chuckles,
While the gravedigger make a note
upon hs cuff.
Eat that lovely rd bologna
And you'il wear a wooden kimono,
As your relatives start scrapping
'bout your stuff.
Some P.e bug is ?o:r.:: to fnd you
so: e day
Some little bug will creep behind you
some day;
Eating juicy sliced pineapple
Makes the sexton dust the chapel;
Some little bug is going to find you
some day.
All these crazy foods they mxi
Will float us 'cross the River Styx,
Or they'll start us climbing up the
milky way;
And the meals we at in courses
Mean a hearse and two black horses,
So before a meal some people : al
ways pray.
Lucious grapes breed 'pendicitis,
And the juice leads to gastritis,
So there's only death to greet ms
either way;
And fried liver's nice, but, mind you.
Friends will soon ride slow behind you,
And the papers then will have nice
things to say.
Some little bug is going to find you
some day,
Some little bug will creep behind yo'i
some day;
Eat some sauce ( they call it chili,
On your breast they'll place a lily;
Some littlesbug is going to find you
some day.
The Irony of Fate
He spent his days eluding germs;
And not one bit hm,
A.. H, pH afrns:
OLORED PEOPLE
HAVE MEETING
At Court House Friday Night;
Mr. Graham,- Mr. Polk, Mr.
Allen and Others Speak.
Every available seat was taken in
the Coti'f room here irid.jv nisrh
py an interested; enthusiastic body o
Warrenton colored people. This, tr t
second meeting, held in the campaig :
for eight hundred new members in
Warren, resulted in eighty one addi
tions.
The speakers were introduced by
Mr. J. Edward Allen, treasurer o?
the Warrenton chapter.
Mr. J ohn Graham spoke with deep
feeling and telling enthusiasm, and hi.
remarks fell with forceful impact upo.i
his alert hearers. He spoke along the
general trend of Red Cross work, oz
its great purposes, and of its appeal
to- every individual, irrespective of
ace, in whom love of the higher thingr
t of life existed.
Mr. Tasker Polk spoke of the great
ness of the war, of its demand f o
the co-operation of every individual ir
our united effort to crush out the spirit
of might, and make possible the au
vent of right. As a means of service
he; continued, the Red Cross offers av
excellent channel, and the colored cit-
izens of Warrenton will thru their
Auxiliary later to be organized, show
their patriotism in a material and ex
tensive manner.
Mrs. Peter Arrington made a short
jtalk relative to the membership cam
paign, and asked that everyone put
forth some effort to see that Warren
I received its quota of eight hundred by
Christmas. Mrs. Arrington reports
rie hundred and sixty-seven new mem
bers obtained since the campaign has
been inaugurated.
The work, of the Red Cross in New
Yjrk city . was very helpfully review
ed by Mr. Julius Seymour, of New
York. His comments show that his
State is thoroughly aroused, and thor
oughly engaged in Red Cross activities
The nominating committee is com-
fnnspd of 'the four colored ministers of
tQWn &nd election of officers
. . . nirA t.onio-ht at the colored
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Rofix -,,.,.,
CHICKENS SHOULD
K KEPT AT HOME
kyarrenton Citizen Expresses
Opinion and Calls For Action
From Commissioners.
Everybody who I have heard express
j themselves (except -one) agree with
the Editor in his idea of the chicken
question.
It is inconceivable to me how any
body with decent feelings for others
can allow his chickens to destroy th
yards and gardens of his neighbors.
Chicken is good but it fits in two
places only one is in the stove, and
the other is on its owners premises.
My friend, Mr. Dameron, failed to
bring his paper to me when he.wa
making his canvass if he had I would
have given him my name as well as
the names of each of my family of
four.
It is to be hoped that at the nexc
meeting of our City Fathers they will
adopt some drastic means to protect
us from our neighbor's chickens.
A FELLOW SUFFERER.
OYSTER SUPPER AT
ELBERON SCHOOL.
There will be an Oyster supper a
Elberon special tax school building on
Friday night, December 14th.
Proceeds benefit of the school. The
public is cordially invited.
HIGH SCHOOL TO OBSERVE
NORTH CAROLINA DAY.
Warrenton State High School will
observe North Carolina Day Friday.
Pupils-from air the higher grades
will take part in presenting this pro gram
of patriotic sentiment and true
Americanism. The exercises will ba
held in the school auditorium, and the
public is cordially invited and heartily
urged to be present.
(FRIDAY)
WARREN COUNTY
MRS. ROSA LEE
!
LSON DIES
At Her Home Near Keats, Va.
A Daughter of Mr. William
H. Rudd of Mecklenburg.
Again Heaven has callsd and ear
has answered by giving of her beloved
to swell the Heavenly Host who hav
come up out of great tribulaticn,wash
3d their robes, and made them white
in the blood of the Lamb.
Hosa Lee Wilson, daughter of M
William H. Rudd, was .born in Meck
'enburg county, Va.,. September 28tl
1875, and died November 28th, 1917
at her home near Keats, Va., where
she has lived about fourteen years
nnce her marriage to" Mr. Richard
Wilson.
During these short years the neigh
bors have had a beautiful example in
:he lives of this young couple, with
love reigning supreme, in their heai
of hearts, and with tender sympath
each for the other always. They go-r
erned their affairs with wisdom air
wrought nobly in their day. For year?
previous to her death, Mrs. Wilso
had been in poor health and was there
fore denied many of life's pleasures
but, so beautiful was her patience, s'
bright and sunny her disposition tha
to know her was to love her. In he
home, husband, sister, mother and al
counted it a joy to serve her, and d.
the thousands things that hearts over
flowing with love can prompt to make
her happy.
The community at large mourns i.
loss of dear Rosa, but we rejoice alsv
as we look beyond the narrow confin .
of time and with the eye of faith be
hold her healed of all her infirmities
and clad in a robe of shining right
eousness as she walks the streets cf
the new Jerusalem, greeting mothe-
sister and the loved oi other days, and
with" them as she makes her way tr
the throne for a look at her loving
S iviour who redeemed and brought he
home, and as she drinks in the bliss
of Heaven, we imagine to see her stor
a moment and wonder at the joy she;i'
have when the loved ones of her earth
ly home are permitted to join he
there. Then, oh, she seems to say, nr
joy will be complete.
She leaves a husband, one child
a sister, two brothers, a large famil;
connection and a-host of friends tr
emulate the beautiful life she liw7
and hope for a glad reunion. Her
body was tenderly laid to rest Ir
the cemetery at Mt. Auburn church oJ
which she was a member. Amid the
tears of time, and beautiful flowers
emblematic of a glorious Immortality
Away from earth and all its sorrow
Away from pain and care and woe
Oh, the endless bliss of Heaven
There with Jesus evermore.
A REPORT FROM
THE AUXILIARY
Colored Auxiliary Elects Officer
and Prepares for Active Red
Cross Work In County.
. Last Wednesday afternoon a goodl
number of colored people met at thr
Graded school, after prayer by Re 7
L. J. Alexander, Prof. J. Edward Al
len, principal of Warrenton State Hig-
School, Mrs.- Peter Arrington, vice
chairman of Warrenton, and Mrs. Ri
chard Perkinson, of Wise, spoke o
the War and the work of the Re'1
Cross. These speeches were interesc-
ing and instructive.
In response to their appeals, th?
Hawtree Auxiliary was organized witn
twenty one members, nineteen c 5
whom paid their yearly fee.
A committee consisting of Mrs Lucr
Evans, Mrs. Love Alexander, and C
B. Harris reported the following nom
iness as officers: Chairma, Principal
W. H. Hayes ; vice-charman Mrs. John
Author; treasurer, C. B. Harriss; sec
retary, Mrs. Addie Mayfield; com. Mrs.
Laura Hendrick. v
The watchword of this Auxiliary is
"work and pray."
Benediction pronounced by Rev. Al
exander. W. H, HAYES, Chm..
EDNA M. WEAVER, Acting Sec'ty.
Number 130
3c. A COPY
NEWS FROM OV
ER THE WORLD
items From the Daily Press Of
the World Activities Prepar
ed for Record Readers.
A great disaster occurred at Halifax
Novia Scotia, when two ships collided
'ast accounts gave loss of life as p a.:
t:cally two thousand, unaccounted for
3 yet ever 2,000 and homeless over
5,000. The force of the explosion
vas so great that it was heard and
zeen by a ship 52 miles at sea. The
horrors were intensified by a severe
blizzard making relief work impossi
e, and many women and children died
from cold and exposure. Two vessels
1 aded with high explosives, mistaking
signals, ran together. Order is com-
ng out of the ruins now due to tho
esponse of neighboring cities and to
he efficient work of the Red Cros?.
America offered her sympathy thru
ur president, and its aid through the
led Cross which sent nurses, doctors
md supplies at once.
.
A revolution in Russia between the
e .isting government, in name only, of
olshiviki and the army of General
Kalendine, Cossack leader, is reported.
The cold wave since Sunday, st'nl
Ids on. Thermometer registered from
3 to 10 above zero Monday morning.
md from. 10 to 14 Tuesday a. m.
Jerusalem, the Holy City, has been
captured by the British. The Moham
medons had held the city for 1000
years, ihe city had been besieged by
the British army for some time.
Governor Bickett bought $100 in
War Saving Stamps the other day.
See your Postmaster and inquire about
this thrift plan of the Goyernment.
ifc i(c ijc . dC jfc
Our boys returning from camp on
temporary leave look healthy, strong
and handsome in uniform. Army lif
beats football and baseball as a phy
sical developer.
The long and sensational trial - of
Gaston B. Means for the murder of
Mrs. Maude A. King, wealthy Chicago
woman, is still in progress at Con
cord. Evidence points to Means' ac-
quital.
The crushers and food administra
tors have fixed the price of cotton seed
meal at $49.50 per ton in this State.
This to be the highest figure the law
will allow it to bring.
30C 30C IE 3
The control of the Railroads of the
ountry by the United States Govern
ment for the term of the War is being
discussed by the press of the country
and the public officials of the Nation.
Russia has practically stopped fight
ng on the eastern front, and the
"Troops are being rushed to the wes
tern arena of battle for a concentrated
Irive upon the Allied line in France.
A massive counter stroke is in prep
aration and vast supplies of ammuni
tion and men are assembled. The
"talians are still holding their main
ine, but it is in emminent danger of
:ollapse, but just so long as it hold
just so much is it strengthened.
WARREN DISTRICT
APPOINTMENTS
Rev. J. A. Hornaday To Fill Pul
pit of the Methodist Church
Here; Lose Rev. Self.
The appointment of the Methodist
conference which adjourned yesterday
after a helpful and inspiring session
in Greenville, are:
Rev. R. H. Broom, after four years
here, goes to Morehead City, and Rev.
J. A. Hornaday comes to Warrenton.
Rev. M. Y. Self, after a year as
pastor of the Warren circuit, goes to
Scotland Neck. Rev. C. A. Jones is
to fill his appointment.
Rev. W. C. Merritt of the Ridgewy
circuit was returned to this post.
Rev. E. M. Snipes was designated
as Presiding Elder of the Warrenton
district.
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