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J, RIDAY X Cr STATE rI , I till VOL. XXIII. (TUESDAY) WARRENTON, N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1918 (FRIDAY) Number 6 $1.50 A YEAR k i J I TRFIR- ww A TP TP w ii iiiiiLtf v v Jr. LJJriLx ! ' " - :, - OP A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARBENTON AND WARREN COUNTY 7 3. A COPY THE REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY Submitted Wednesday Morning; Body Commended By Judge Kerr; Co. Affairs O.K. A GENERAL CLOS HOW TO KEEP Off YOU KNOW RECORD OF CIVIL NOT OVER TEN ING DOWN DAY WELL IN WINTER THEIR ADDRESS? COURT CASES CENTS FOR SUGAR 1 The Grand Jury of January Term Warren Superior Court Wednesday a. m. at 11:30 submitted the following report to his honor, Judge John H. Kerr: Report on County Home Every thing found in good condition. No suggestions by this body. Report on Chain gang Teams and men in good shape. No complaint as to feed or care, other than the Cage for men needs general repair. Report on Jail Sanitary conditions in fairly good order; would suggest tins be placed under stoves upstairs and a more secure fence for the back yard; we would suggest a steel picket fence, proper height and to extend further from the windows, also a general clearing of unnecessary rub bish on the premises. Report on Officers of Court House As far as the keeping of the accounts j and general appearances, as we could I observe in a short while, everything j is satisfactory. We would sugges'. j some repairs to the building, plaster- j ing and etc. Nothing further to pre-i sent from this Jury. T. A. BAXTER, Foreman of the Grand Jury, j Judge Kerr in accepting the report j thanked the Body for their work on j the part of the Court, and emphasir.- j ing the importance of a Grand Jury in being the servants of the people j to see that the officers of the people were discharging their duties. Judge ! Kerr dismissed the Body with a wish j of good health and prosperity to each j of them throughout life. j Members of the Jury who hav-? j served their county this week are: j J. D. Gooch, J. T. Simmons, J. L. j Wright, T. A. Baxter, W. H. StSing, S j B. R. Mustian, C. W. Gooch, D. C. j Williams, G. W. Tucker, D. R. Mad- j den, J. E. T. Ayscue, J. C. Stegall, D. j L. Hayes, T. T. Palmer, John King, j Buck Stevenson, F. H. Twitty and L., Joblin. ' " ! TO THE BOYS WHO ANSWERED CALL Warren Lady Testifies That They Need Have No Fear Slack ers Have No Chance! From one of the hundreds of War ren's young ladies who is interested in the boys who wear the khaki, the following poem comes: To the boys in Khaki: We love you! Well wait 'till the last shell fires Don't think we are loving a 'slacker' For we will not do it or die. When you are off in that far-a-way country We're going to do what we can f 01 you; We're going to knit and fold bandages And promise we'll always be true. We'll all love the privates, As well as the general too. But we'll never love a "slacker" For he's unfit to live in the land of the red, white and blue. For what has he done for his coun try But hold back a friend ortwo? He's not worth a "cuss on credit" And we'll gladly tell him so too. So boys we're going to stand by you, And you must think of us each day Because we're going to help you Put the d old Kaiser away. Little bits of Iitaly, Little bits of France Little bits of U. S. A. To make the Kaiser dance. A Big Sale of Cotton L M. Gardner & Company, one of cu? local buying firms here, sold this week 850 bales of cotton to the mills ln this State. This Cotton represented a cash value of one hundred and twen ty thousand dollars. On Each Monday From Now To March 15 In Order To Con serve Fuel For Nation. The daily press dispatches of Thurs day morning contain the following: Washington, Jan 16th. America's manufacturing enterprises with but few exceptions in all States east of the Mississippi river was ordered by the government tonight to suspend operations for five days beginning Fri day morning as a drastic measure for relieving the fuel famine. At the same time as a further meas ure of relief it was directed that in dustry and business generally, includ ing .all normal activities that require heated buildings observe as a holiday every Monday for the next ten weeks. This will close down on Mondays not only factories, but saloons, stores ex cept for the sale of drugs and food, places of amusement and nearly all office buildings. While the order does not mention ship yards, it is known that they will be permitted to continue operations as usual, although muni tions plants will be closed. The government's move came en tirely without warning in an orde-r is sued by Fuel Administrator Garfield with the approval of President Wilson prescribing stringent restrictions gov erning the distribution and use of coal It was decided upon hurriedly by the President and government heads as a desperate remedy for the fuel crisis and the transportation tangle in the Eastern States. Even munition plants are not excepted from the closing down order. Officials tonight would not discuss the far-reaching effects the action would have on the industrial fabric, and questions as to how the order was to be interpreted to meet specific prob lems went .unanswered. . , , In the sale of fuel preference i3 given in the following order: Railroad: Household consumers, hospitals, charitable institutions and army and navy cantonments. Public utilities, telephone and tel egraph plants. Strictly government enterprises, ex cepting factories and plants working on government contracts. Public buildings and necessary gov ernment, state and municipal require ments. Factories producing perishable foods and foods for immediate consumption. Announcement of the provisions of 'the order was made by Fuel Adminis tration Garfield after a white houss conference which was attended also by Secretaries Baker and Daniel. Early in the day Dr. Garfield had sought : the views of other officials and it was said tonight the unanimous opim n that the meaasure contemplated was necessary under the circumstances. As first drawn and as approved at the White House the order called fob the closing of factories beginning to morrow morning. This was changed upon consideration of the confusion which would result when millions of workers went to their, duties unaware of the government's step. In elusion of war industries among those to which fuel will be denied caused some surprise, but fuel officials explained that war plants have been prpr ucing so much more material than the. transportation sysems can handle that no serious effects will be felt. War supplies manufactured for export have moved to the seaboard faster than ships can move them. An exception is made in the es se oif shipbuilding plants because of the great need for vessels to move sup plies already ready for shipment over seas. . Fuel administration officials will make an effort to increase production at the coal mines during the period that other business is suspended. Mines under contract to supply industries shut down will be directed in supple mentary orders to send their otfftmt pisewhere CoalJoaded and on Mts way to these industries will be diverted It was estimated tonight the ertiorctj ment of the order would save a total of 30,000,000 tons of -bituminous coal, which probably is about half the pres ent shortage. The indications were that at the end of the ten weeks of Mnndavs' holidays a permanent policy of restricted consumption would have been determined on. This plan will (Continued On Third Page) State Board of Health Gives Out Number of Practical Ways To Keep Healthy Now. To guard sanely the intake of fooi and drink, to avoid constipation, to take outdoor exercise daily, and to live with fresh air in the home will go & long way toward keeping one well--toward avoiding headaches, colds, grippe and pneumonia. Heavy eating without taking out door exercise, such as walking, not riding, is likely to lead to any form of illness from headache and dyspepsia to nightmare and pneumonia. Heavy drinking and smoking decreases one's esistance and when coupled with over eating, sreate a rondition favorable o colds, grippe, and particularly to pneu monia. Overheating should especially be guarded against. One should avoid getting chilled in going from an over heated, unventilated room into a cold room or hall. Good ventilataion is an essential factor toward keeping well, especially toward avoiding colds, dur ing the winter season. , Bad teeth are no Jonger the innocent deformities they were once thought to be. They disqualify men for the army, children for school and men and women for a long useful life. Besio.es harboring disease germs in their cav ities, they hinder the proper chewing of the food, which in turn hinders proper digestion, and nutrition. Like diseased tonsils and spongy pus-forming gums, they create poison that arc? devitalizing and deadly to the mem bers of the body. Good teeth are the first requihites of good health. That a decayed tooth could cause anything so serious as joint rheuma tism was first hard to believe, s o in vestigations were made to see just how the teeth, tonsils, gums and other parts of the mouth when diseased af fected the different parts of the body. It was found hat oral infections, such as bad teeth, diseased tonsils and sup purating gums, caused by Rigg's dis ease or, abscesses, not only cause. mus cle and joint rheumatism, but kidney trouble, nephritis or Brights disease, heart infections, stomach ulcers, dis easaes of the blogd vessels, glandular infections, skin diseases, including boils, and various infectons of the nervous system such as, neuritis, neu ralgias and sciatica. If you would avoid these conditions get your mouth fixed up. GIRLS ORGANIZE KNITTING CLUB At Home of Hon Tasker Polk Tuesday Night; Girls To Do Their Bit In Fine Style- Another blow has been struck against Kaiser Bill, the girls who stand behind the, men behind. the guns organized here Tuesday night a Giris Knitting Club. The place of meeting, was the home of Hon. Tasker Polk; the time of gathering was 7:30, and here the fol lowing of Warrenton's younger set agreed with determined niein to knit for the soldiers: Misses Mary and Fail Polk, Lulie Price, Alice . Rooker, Nan Rodwell, Byrd Jones, Sue and Annie Palmer, Sarah Moore and Sue Palmer. The work is to be turned oyer to the Local Red Cross Chapter for in spection, and will be sent forward by this organization. The Club is to meet each Tuesday- night .. at 7:30. Miss Nan Rodwell's is the place of next meeting. Sandwiches and. hot chocolate daint ily served as the evening came to i close, were delightfully enjoyeo. MR- L. JOBLIN SHOWS FINE SPIRIT IN GIFT TO R. CROSS After faithfully serving the County upon the Grand Jury, for two days, Mr. Louis Joblin, of Warrenton, gave to the Red Cross .the. fees he was to collect from the county. Mr. Joblin and members of his fain ily are Red Cross members, and have previously given when called upon. j Mr. Joblin's, action of Wednesday morning showed, a splendid spirit; it !was a good act following a good ser vice, and showed an ' utter lack of ' selfishness. Board Asks This Question of the Public; Severe Penalty To Registrants For Failure. If any man who registered on June 5th has not received his Questionnaire the Local Board asks that he notify jthem at once. AH Questionnaires were j mailed . from the office of the Board j by January 9th. If yours has not I come, it is your duty to report that fact to the. Local Board. The following Questionnaires have been returned to the Board as Pest masters were. unable to deliver them: Darcy Skinner Wright, Littleton. 'James Macon King, Macon. . j Robert Alston, Macon. i Sam Kearney, Littleton. ! Willie Wyatt, Elberon. Robert Haithcock, Afton. ! Robert Cornelius Elliott, Wise. I Frank Alston, Littleton. ; Sandy Davis, NorKna. I J pb.n Snow, Littleton. i Joe Davis, Littleton. j Joseph . Jones, Merry Mount. George Nelson, Merry Mount. Charlie Hill, Merry Mount. William Boyd, Warren Plains. Luther William Pierce, Inez. William Thomas Skinner, Littleton. Debid-Selimon, Warrenton. PJummer Williams, Inez. Swainnie Clark, Ridgeway. Raymond P. Wright, Areola. Lonnie Lee Harris, Littleton. Claraence Gocus, Littleton. Murphy Brown, Littleton. jTollie Thomas Perry, Henderson iCHntoi) Jordan, Merry Mount. j James f Johnson, Norlina. j Eddie Anderson, Littleton. Horace Robinson, Norlina. Claudes James, Norlina. . (Gilbert Williams, Inez. j Robert Milam, Areola. j WiUieermanNorlinav v Sidney Eaton, Littleton. i John Younger, Macon. J George Cole, Macon. Robert Jones, Macon. Ernest Richie, Norlina. Joseph Edward King, Macon. The Local Board asks for informa tion rela'tiye to the where-abouts of I these men, and in this connection for benefit of the registrants we publish the penalty: - Section 6. Registrants and others charged with knowledge of these Rules find Regulations These Rules and Reg i ulations have the force and effect of law and all registrants, and all per sons required by the Selective Service jLaw and these Rules and Regulations to be registered, and, all persons cla-a ing or to claim any right or privilege in respect fo any registrant are chaig ed, with knowledge, of the -provisions hereof. Failure by any registrant,or by any person required to be register ed, to perform any duty prescribed by the Selective Service ..Law or by these Rules and Regulations, whether or not the time of the perf ormance of such duty is required, by these Rules and Regulations to be posted or, entered in the records of the Local or District Board, and whether or not formal no tice is required by these .Rules and Regulations to be given (such as reg istering and reporting change of sta tus and other duties ) , is a misdemean - or, punishable, by imprisonment f or j one., year, and . may. result in loss of i valuable rights and privileges and imr mediate ; induction into the. military service; aanL such failure, shall, also be. considered as a waiver, of any right or privilege which might have existed in favr of such person if he had per formed such duty. The: Board urges that interested parties notify them of the location of any of the above registrants. FOUR; GOOD FOLKS, GIVE COOK EASY TIME IN CAMP Washington, January 17th After being compelled to dine in the com parative f solitude of their ; own billets somewhere on, the battle front in France, officers of the U. S. Marine Corps and their associates have form- harmony and good comradeship pre- were served as refreshments by Misses , Mrs. Orville cams, of Richmond, vail. Annie Gregory and Sallie Palmer, of j is visiting hr people here. A navy chaplain, preacher, bishop, Warrenton. I Miss Marie -:r. ng is visiting rei- and Y. M. C. A. secretary are seated The evening was thoroughly enjoyed ja.ives ata Enfield, at the table A correspondent cctby the members of the Club and their ; Mr. Macon K.rVer, of Norlina, is a Washington Headquarters states that, guests Miss Sallie Palmer, Mrs. R. S. .pleasant visitor in our midst this wee, whatever the provocation, there is Booth and Mrs. Howard F. Jones, of ; Mr. John Hanselman, after spend never any swearing at the cook, and Warrenton, and Miss Gregory was be- j ing several days pleasantly with hi the deportment of everyone is bevond seized with thanks of the guest as tha people here retourned to his home in slightest criticism. ' ' hour ofdeparture arrived. , Vima a fev.- days ago. Docket Completed Wednesday Morning; Alston Murder Case "Is Compromised. The Civil docket of January term of Warren Superior Court was closed Wednesday at noon. The disposal of these cases as gleaned from the Court records follow: State vs Jame3 Johnston, forgery; alias capias, continued. State vs Peter Hendrick, whipping child; appealed from Recorder's Court, action continued. State vs James Johnson -and Rebec ca, Kearney, his surety; judgment ab solute to be discharged upon payment of cost. State vs Gertie Fields, capias; fail ing to appear and answer as prosecut ing witness. Ordered off the docket, county to. pay one half cost. State vs Harrell Williams, bill waiv ed. The defendant submits to charge of trespass, which is accepted by-the State; judgment suspended upon pay ment of cost. State vs Alex Jones, larceny; defen dant pleads not guilty. Jury so finds. State vs Chuckie Reed, larceny; defendant guilty, but on account of j previous good character, is assinged j to jafl . for twelve months with the privilege of being hired out by chair man Board County Commissioners. State vs Tom Vinson, seduction. Guilty. State vs Branch Richardson, seduc tion. The defendant and prosecutors haying stated in open Court that .they were willing to marry, judgment of the Court is that judgment be su. pended upon payment of cost. State vs Alex Kearney, warrant. Continued upon defendants personal recognissance in the sum of 25.00 o I appear at May Term 1918. State vs Will Alston,- larceny ; ad judged by the court not guilty. State vs John R. Davis, nol pros. State vs Weldon Jones, secret as- J sault. Bond renewed and case con tinued to May Term 1918. State vs Altemus, Frank and Joe Alston, murder in second degree. At close of State evidence the counsel for defendants waves a judgment as of non-suit as to Frank and Joe Alston. Motion allowed but said defendants are not discharged, but held to answer in another bill of indictment. State vs Altemus Alston, murder. The defendant submits to a verdict of manslaughter after the evidence is all in. Judgment of the Court: five years on roads of Warren county. State vs Frank Alston, carrying concealed weapon. Submits through council and finded $100 by court. State vs Joe Alston. Dismissed with lecture and upon payment of cost. SOCIAL FUNCTION AT MACON, N. C. Maids and Matrons Club Enjoy ably Entertained By Miss Annie Gregory At Perrys' The Maids and Matrons Club of (Hayes and family, of Norlina, have the progressive community of Macon moved to their home here, was enjoyably in session Wednesday) Miss Pearle Fleming is visiting az afternoon at the hospitable home of j Franklin, Va. Mrs. M. P. Perry. , ! The many friends of Mr. Samuel Miss Annie Gregory delightful hos- tess was on, this occassion here, there and yonder to see that the enjoyment of ; her guests was kept at its height. The home was beautiful in its decora tion of carnations, ferns and candles, and was the scene of intellecutal en joyment as each member in answer to her name responded with a quotation from Bunyan. Mrs. J. S. Nowcll read a very inter esting and highly instructive paper upon the life and work of Bunyan, and placed before the Club, in her pleasing style, helpful observations of his life. Chicken salad, hot biscuit, coffee, cheese and NeoDolitan cream Letter From State Food Admin istrator Page Put Quietus On Sugar Profiteering. Mr. Walter G. Rogers, as Chairman of the County Defense Council , and Food Administrator for Warren, given us the following letter for publica tion and urges the public to see tha. the law is enforced: "State Food Admisistrator Hem v A. Page announces the following reg ulations with regard to the retailing of: sugar: "The maximum retail price allowed on sugar from this date is 10c a pound Retail merchants who have purchased sugar on such a basis that they have not a reasonable profit within : this price may appeal to the Food Admin istration, stating cost price in detail, but none of these shall sell for above 10c a pound unless they have the spe cific written . permission of the Fool Administration. "Until further notice sugar must not be sold to cty or town consumers in quantities in excess of 5 pounds nor to consumers in the rural districts in quantities in excess of 10 pounds. "Any merchants refusing to conform to these rulings will invite prompt action by the Food Administration." THE CITY HAS PROCURED W001 Limited Amount At City Wood Yard; Retailed At $2.50 A Load About Half Cord Mr. A. G. Elliott, in charge of this Municipal woodyard, states that u limitecL.supply.pf wood is on hand, and ready for any subsequent emergency The wood will be retailed at $2.50 a load, sawed in stove length. A load will constitute practically half cord the wood is mixed, with pine predominating. In this connection it is well to call the attention of the general public to the fact that they are not to depend upon the Town woodyard, unless con ditions beyond their control force this policy; instead the authorities urge that individual initiative provide wood for family needs. Items From Our Man son Correspondent Local, and Personal Mention Of Those Who Come And Go In and Around Manson. Mrs. Martha Hayes, of Middleburg, spent a night of last week in our towrt We are sorry to hear that Mr. S. j J. Satterwhite had the misfortune to j break his arm a few days ago . while cranking his automobile. Miss Annie Belle Capps of Sanford, ' has been a pleasant visitor in the j home of her uncle, Mr. J. W. Dowtin, (recently. Since our last writing Mr. C. C. I Miller were glad to see him In town last Sunday. Mrs. J. T. Champion visited her people at Middleburg last week. Miss Myrtle Hayes, who is attend ing school at Norlinaspent the week end with her parents here. Mr. Palmer Fleming and wife, left Sunday for a visit' to Richmond. Mrs. Horton Hawks and children; of Norlina, were j- f ant visitors in town recently. We gladly welcome Mr. Ben Wil liams unrt family to our town. They moved here last wtck. Mrs J. K: Dill spent Monday a j Henderson.