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VOL. XXIII.
(TUESDAY)
WARRENTON, N. p.; FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1918
(FRIDAY)
Number 7 and 8
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TELL THE BOARD
THEIR ADDRESSES
Men Who Registered Here, But
Can't Be Located At Addres
ses Given Local Board.
LET THE PEOPLE
MAKE THEIR MEAT
BIG STAG PARTY
ON LAST FRIDAY
COUNTY NEWS OF A CHANCE TO BUY
SECOND WEEK OF
SUPERIOR COURT
40 YEARS AGO
NITRATE OF SODA
A
The following men registered nere
on June 5th, and are under the juris
diction of this Local Board. Ques
tionnaires have been mailed them to
the address furnished the Board, but
Have been returned undelivered. The
penalty for such failure affords of no
delay, and we direct the attention of
the registrants to it, as it is given
below.
James Macon King, Newport, Ky.
John Snow, Littleton.
Jce Davis, Littleton.
Joseph Jones, Merry Mount.
George Nelson, Merry Mount.
Debid Selimon, Youngstown, Ohio.
James Kearney, Norlina.
Henry Alston, Inez.
Henry Sanders, Norlina.
Wiley Williams, Inez.
Robert Haithcock, Afton.
Willie Wyatt, Elberon.
Sam Kearney, Littleton.
Robert Alston, Macon.
Luther William Pearce, Inez.
William Boyd, Warren Plains.
Charlie Hill, Merry Mount.
Frank Alston, Littleton,
Robert Cornelius Elliott, Wise.
Eddie Anderson, Littleton.
Horace Robinson, Norlina.
Raymond Perry Wright, Areola.
Plummer Williams, Inez.
Lonnie Lee Harris, Littleton.
Clai'ence Gocus, Littleton.
Tollie Thomas Perry, Henderson.
James Johnston, Norlina. "
Darcey Skinner Wright, Littleton.
Alsey Dunstan, Inez.
Daniel Dowtin, Littleton.
Taz Hargrove, Farewell, Penn.
Sterlie Lee Holmes, Gold Vein, Va.
Charlie Hunter, Warrenton.
George Johnston, Littleton.
Henry Green, Littleton. -
Will Stewart, Littleton.
Willie Jones, Littleton.
James Cassell, Littleton.
Henry Davis, Littleton.
Murphy Brown, Littleton.
Joseph Edward King, Macon.
Ernest Richie, Norlina.
George Cole, Macon.
John Younger, Macon.
Sidney Eaton, Littleton.
Gilbert Williams, Inez.
Claude James, Norlina.
Tom Reavis, Warrenton.
Jacob Williams, Warren County.
Henry Bracey, Warren County.
Howad Newell, Warren County. "
George Pugh, Warren County.
Lee Johnson, Warrenton.
John Tellar, Warrenton.
James Perry, Inez.
John Henry Hunter, Warrenton.
Jesse Powell, Warren County.
Ed Davis, Warrenton.
Robert Judkins, Warrenton.
Stephen Henry Dowtin, Warrenton.
Robert Stevenson, Warrenton.
Henry Alston, Warrenton.
Early Strome Christmas, Warrenton
Frank Davis, Warrenton.
Richard Drew, Warrenton.
Tom Webb Sammon, Warrenton.
Richard Jones, Afton-Warrenton.
Clarence Davis, Warrenton.
Tom Alston, Warrenton.
Section 6. Registrants and others
harged with knowledge of these Rules
"Regulations These Rules and Reg
ulations have the force and effect of
Jaw and all registrants, and all per
sons required by the Selective Servicer
Law and these Rules and Regulations
to be registered, and all persons claiiu
or to claim any right or privilege
m respect fo any registrant are chaig
ed with knowledge of the provisions
nereof. Failure by any registrant.or I
any person required to be register
ed, to perform any duty prescribed by
tile Selective Service Law or by these
Rules and Regulations, whether or not
the time of the performance of such
is required by these Rules and
Kegulations to be posted or entered
m the records of the Local or District
' ard, and whether or not formal no
1C is required by these Rules and
regulations to be given (such as reg-
ermg and reporting change of sta
"s and other duties), is a misdemean
Punishable by imprisonment for
vf e.ar' an may result in loss of
made rights and privileges and ini
tiate induction into the military
heTCe;. and such failure shall also
considered as a waiver of any right
in f Iege whi might have existed
for? f such Person if he had per
t0Ted such dutv.
Former Townman Writes Of the
Advantages of Raising Pigs
Within Corporate Limits.
The following letter will prove of
interest to Warrenton people, and it
speaks favorably for the Hog raising
question:
Mocksville, N. C, Jan'y 19th
Editor Warren Record:
I noticed in your paper of
the 11th inst, under heading "hog rais
ing in Warrenton" and calling upon
the townspeople to sign petition to
repeal ordinance forbidding the raising
of hogs in town. I believe the exi
gancy of the time demands it; the re
peal of which I think would be not
only wise, but a good thing for the
poorer class of citizens, enabling them
thereby to raise their own meat noth ing
like a plenty of hog and hominy.
If a man has plenty of meat in his
smoke house and corn In his crib, ho
is independent whether he has much
ready money or not. I admit the
ozonic odor arising from an unclean
hog pen is not very pleasant to the
olfactory nerves of the aesthetic, but
you know some people can be so aes
thetic as to border on the firiatical
lacking altruistic spirit and harboring
egoism.
I raised hogs when I lived in your
town and so. did Pat Miles (in hia
little backyard behind his bakery), and
I never heard anyone complain of any
obnoxious odors arising from either
there is such a thing as nicety in all
things nor do I remember our hogs
had any deleterious effect upon the
health of the community in which we
lived.
There is not a healthier town to be
found in the South than Mocksville,
and her people have never been de
barred the privilege of raising their
own meat within the corporate limits.
They often vie with each other to see
who can raise the biggest and heav
iest hogs by killing time. WTiere is
the boy with soul so dead that does
not like to blow up bladder or cut off
a pig's tale and roast it over the
coals ?
Besides, oh ye gods! if you belong
to the Epicurean family you would
nearly kill yourself eating sausage,
that is sausage made from the tender
loin and shoulders, and not from old
stale beef and strips of Western fat
back which a cat in ,nis section would
hardly notice: thus you see I am an
advocate of every man raising his own
meat if and when he can; there is no
excuse for such unpleasant odors as a
blind man frequently sees with his
nose as he passes certain quarters
where little or no attention is paid to
keep the pens or lots in a cleanly con
dition by the use of plenty of dry dirt
and lime.
Ground has been covered here with
snow since 11th December.
With best wishes for Warrenton and
her people, I am yours truly,
A. Z. TAYLOR.
MISS MARY CHAUN-
CEY ENTERTAIN
In the Home of Mrs. Wesson On
Friday Night In Honor Mis.
Elliott's Home Guest.
The home of Mrs. W. H. Wesson in
north Warrenton was Friday, night
last the meeting place of good friends
and amusement: Miss Mary Ohauncey
delightfully entertained at Auction in
honor of Misses Elizabeth Carrow and
Mary Fowle, of Washington, charm
ing home guests of Mrs. A. G. Elliott.
The doors were opened at 8:30 to
Misses Elizabeth Carrow, Mary Fowle
Kearney Williams, Mamie Gardner,
Grace Beasley, Mary Harris and open
ed by the hostess, Miss Chauncey; Mes
srs. Roy O. Rodwell William Boyd.
William Burwell, Herbert Jones, Dr
C. H. Peete and J. J. Tarwater.
In an atmosphere filled with music
from the Victrola with Miss Mamie
Gardner charge d'affairs, and full of
the joys of good company, the game
was at its best. -
Delightful refreshments of Silla-bub
and fruit cake served toward the even
ing's close were enjoyed by all. The
evening was delightfully spent, and
those present were fortunate.
Number of Younger Set Enjoy
Bachelor Life At Party On
Friday Night, The 18th. -
When the minute hand pulled the
hour hand to nine the doors of a home
on Bragg street were "flung" open and
the stags from the set of the teens
poured in to the brilliantly lighted re
ception hall . which was made more
cheerful by a large open fire.
The crowd hugely enjoyed the play
ing and singing of Messrs. Earl Ma
con and Frank "Paterson" Hunter
After an hour had been pleasantly
spent in thi3 manner, the crowd once
more descended to earth when Mr.
William "Solomon" Price walked in
with a large bowl of punch, which last
ed around the room. As the punch
was being served Mr. Graham Boyd
delivered the following "toast":
"A pipe, a book, a fire, a friend
A steen that's always full
Here's to the joys of bachelor life
A life that's never dull.
After this delightful refreshments
were served by Mr. John Tarwater
which consisted of the following:
Hot chocolate and cheese straws;
Chicken salad and beaten bitcuit;
Ambrosia and cake.
After the evening had been thor
oughly enjoyed by all, the merry
crowd departed, and we hope that all
reached their homes by morning.
DEATH OF MRS.
J. A. EGERTON
Former Resident of Warrenton
Dies Suddenly In Raleigh ;
Has Relatives Here
The following clipping from an
Asheville paper was handed us for pub
ication. Mrs. Egerton was an aunt of
Mrs. John H. Kerr and Messrs. Ed
mund and Huge White of Warrantor..
She was a former resident of the town
and many friends here were pained to
learn of her death. The clipping fol
lows: "A message was received here late
Monday afternoon telling of the sud
den death in Raleigh of Mrs. J. A.
Egerton of N0.MO8 Central avenue,
this city. Mrs. Egerton left here last
week for Raleigh to visit her daugh
ter, Mrs. R. N. Simms, who had been
ill, and her death yesterday came as
a great shock to her family and her
friends here. She died while seated
in a chair at the ohme of Mrs. Simms.
Mr. Egerton and daughter, Miss
Laura Egerton left here for Raleiga
immediately on receipt of the message
telling of the death of Mrs. Egerton.
It is not known here whether the body
will beb rought here for burial or
taken to Warrenton, N. C, the old
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Egerton came t&
Asheville about ten years ago from
Raleigh, where Mr. Egerton had been
manager of the Western Union Tele
graph company for a number of years
If j has leen connected .with Slayden,
Faices and company here for several
years. Mrs. Egerton wa a consis
tent member of the First Baptist
church of this city.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
MRS. CARRIE HICKS WHITE-
Whereas, the Betterment Society of
Wise, N. C, has sustained the loss of
one of its most active members in
the death of our friend and co-worker
Mrs. Carrie Hicks White, therefore, be
it resolved:
First, That we count it a blessing
to have had associated with us one
who was always an active and willing
worker, who was kind and sympathetic
and whose daily life reflected that of
the Master;
Second, That we extend our warm
st sympathy to the bereaved ones, and
pray God's blessing upon them in this
hour of grief;
Third, That a copy of these resolu
tions be spread on the minutes of our
Betterment Society, a copy sent to the
family, and copies also be sent to the
Warren Record and Norlina Headlight
Mrs. M. H. HAYES,
Mrs. W. M. ROCHELLE,
J MARY-F. PERKINSON, v
I Committee.
Items Of Interest Obtained From
the Files of the Warrenton
Gazette, Mr. Foote, Editor
The following are some interesting
facts that appeared in the Warrenton
Gazette, forty years ago:
"Miy John Fleming has ten pigs,
now just one year old, all of the same
litter, that will make him 3,600 pounds
meat. ! Can anyone beat it?"
"Mr, Walter Plummer killed a pig
the other day, aged ten monthswhich
weighed 330 pounds. It was a Berk
shire, and was fed on cooked food."
"Mr. W. T. Paschall, is said to be
the best and most successful farmer
in our vicinity always first making
an abundance of something to eat,ana
then a good market crop."
"One Tuesday last, Mr. Austin Plum
mer lost his stables and corn crib by
fire, also between 40 and 50 barrels
of com. The stables caught at both
ends at the same time, but it is not
known whether by accident or by de
sign. His neighbors joined in and by
contributions nearly replaced the corn'
"Mr,! Zack T. Turner killed a pig last
week 16 months old, weighing 360
pounds not improved stock, either.'-
"Mri Fred King, of Hawtree, recent
ly killed three pigs 18 months old, that
weighed respectively 502, 474 and
458." S .
WHAT HAPPENED
THE EIGHTEENTH
Girls of Younger Set Organize
Knitting Club At Mrs. H. F.
Jones On Friday Night. "
The home of Mrs. H. F. Jones, was
on Friday the eighteenth, the scene
of much merriment, when there gath ¬
ered at eight p. m., the following of
the "younger set": Misses Will Jones,
Lucy Williams; Kate Macon, Tempie
Boyd, Janice Watson, Cate Monroe
Gardner, Mary Burwell, Katie Riggan,
Emily Hilliard, Sallie Davis, Ella B
Jones, and Carey Batchelor. The
purpose of this gathering was to or
ganize a knitting club.
The girls decided that, since in war
times everyone must practice self-denial,
they would refrain from gossp.
elaborate refreshments and fancy knic
ting.
Acting on a suggestion made by
Miss Will Jones : the next hostess is
to be chosen at each meeting by draft.
This time, the number drawn was that
of Miss Katie Riggan.
After each of the company had found
out her future by verses distributed by
Miss Cate Monroe Gardner, poetess,
and by conversing with spirits through
Misses Janice Watson and Carey Bat
chelor, mediums, their thoughts came
back to the present, especially the ta
ble in the corner, from which the re
freshments were served.
The guests departed at about eleven
o'clock, in the falling snow, declaring
that they "certainly did have a good
time."
Note The office acknowledges the
receipt of another article covering the
same entertainment, but on account of
lack of space, we are only publishing
one. Editor.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAM IN
HENDERSON SATURDAY
The United States Civil Service Com
mission has announced an examina
tion for the County of Warren, North
Carolina, to be held at Henderson on
January 26th, 1918 to fill the position
of rural carrier at Manson and Ridge -
way, and vacancies that may later oc
cur on rural routes from other post
offices in the above mentioned county.
The examination will be open only xv
male citizens who are actually domi
ciled in the territory of a post office
in the county and who meet the other
requirements set forth in Form No.
977. This form and application blanks
may be obtained from the offices men
tioned above or from the United States
Civil Service Commission at Washing
ton. Applications should be forward
ed to the Commission at Washington
at the earliest practicable date.
Government To Sell Nitrate For
Fertilizer Through County
Agent F. B. Newell.
Washington, January 23rd Notiee
has been given to F. B. Newell, Agri
cultural Agent for Warren County,
that the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture will sell at cost a supply of ni
trate of soda to farmers in Warren
County. '
The nitrate was purchased through
the War Industries Board under the
authority of the Food Control Act as
a part of the program for stimulating
agricultural production. It will be
unloaded at Atlantic ports and tne
price will be $75.50 a ton,f ree on board
cars at port of arrival. Farmers are
to pay iri"addition freight from port
of arrival and the State fertilizer
tag fee.
How To Obtain Nitrate
Applications for a part of the 100,
000 tons of nitrate bought by the gov
ernment will be received only for ao
tual farmers or owners or holders of
farms for use on their land, and may
be made through County Agent F. B.
Newell or through any member of a
local committee consisting of J. M.
Gardner, J. M. Burroughs and Edmund
White.
No money will be required with the
application but upon notice from tue
County Agent farmers who have sign
ed applications must deposit with a
local bank, assocatoin, or individual,
designated by the Secretary of Agri
culture to act as the farmers' agent
for that purpose, money o cover the
cost of the fertilizer except the freight
charge. After the money is transmit
ted to Washington the nitrate will be
shipped to the farmers. If applica
tions for the nitrate exceed the supply
of about 100,000 tons the government
will allot he supply on a pro rata ba
sis among those who applied. Appli
cations must be received by February
4th.
County Agent Newell Appeals
The importance of growing more
crops is clearly set forth in the Act
of Congress empowering the President
of the United Jjftates to purchase ni
trate of soda for farmers at cost.
Please think of this matter in this
manner: if 100 lbs of soda will increse
your wheat crop 4 bushels per acre,
and costs you just half of this in
crease, you are making 100 percent on
your investment, besides putting more
foodstuff in the County, which is your
duty. Nitrate of soda is one of the
quickest amonias used in any guano,
farmers will do well to add a small
quantity of nitrate to their cotton fe
tilizers to give the cotton a quicK
start. The grain crops will yield 10C
percent more by using soda on them
at the proper time, and applied the
proper way. F. B. NEWELL,
Agricultural Agent.
WHAT DOES ZERO MEAN?
DOES ANYBODY KNOW?
Perhaps not one in one hundred can
tell you why a point thirty two de
grees below the freezing point on
Fahrenheit's thermometer is callea
zero.
As a matter of fact, nobody knows.
The Fahrenheit scale was introduced
in 1720. Like other thermometric
scales it has. two fixed points: tne
freezing point, or rather the meeting
point of ice and the boiling point of
water. The Autitracle and Reaum
meur scales call the freezing point
zero, and measure therefrom in both
directions. This is a very natural ar
rangement. Fahrenheit kept the prin ciple
on which he graduated his ther
mometer a secret and no one has ever
discovered it. It is supposed, however
that he considered .nis zero thirty
two degrees below' freezing the point
of absolute cold or absence of all heat
either because, being about the. tern
perature of melting salt and snow, it
was the greatest degree of cold that
he could produce artilcially,or because
it was the lowest natural temperature
of which he 'could find any record.
- The grounds on which Fahrenheit
put one hundred and eighty degrees
between the freezing and boiling point
are likewise unknown.
Internal conditions in Austria are
in confused muddle. A million men
are on strike; German government re
gards it as menace.
Court Adjourned Tuesday Morn
ing; Number of Divorce Cases
Other Civil Cases Decided
Warren Superior Court adjourned
Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, aftef
being in session a week and two days.
The Jurors for the second week
were: N. H. Paschall, D. C. Hall, J. T,
Egerton, S. W. Wynn, Chas Petar, Jr.,
J. R. Pendergrass, C. W. FlemingJohn
W. Paschall, E. L. Powell, Vernon
Paschall, C. C. Alston, J. S. Davis, A.
H. Walker, John V. Cawthorne, Ed
Short, J. C. Gupton, D. P. Limer. Mes
srs. A. H. Walker and John V. Flem
ing were excused.
In the disposal of Civil actions, the.
following are of interest:
Divorce granted: Charles Goode and
Mollie Goode; Walter Williams and
Rebecca Williams; Althere Field and
Tom Field; Emma Williams' and Geo.
Williams, Elsie Hintori, and Horace
Hinton; Philip Davis and Margaret
Davis.
-Will of Agnes Williams declared le -gal
,and holds. -
T. E. Holding, Jr., vs S. A. L. Rail
way, suing for damages to car, dam
aged inflicted in town of Littleton past
summer. The Jury answered the is
sues: Was the Plaintiff's automobile in
jured by negligence of defendant, as
alleged in complaint. Answer yes.
If so, did plaintiff's driver, by his
own negligence contribute to said in
jury? Answer yes.
What damages, if any, is plaintiff
entitled to recover ? Answer' $400.00.
;The case of Lonnie T. Clark vs the
Town of Warrenton, suing for dam
ages alleged to have been inflicted to
person and car of defendant by colli
sion vith man-hole in North Warren
ton in October 1916. Hon. R. A. Ha'v
kins represented Mr- Clark; the Town
was ably represented by Hon. Tasker
Pc?k.
The Jury answered the issues in
this wise:
Was the plaintiff's person or auto
injured by the negligence of the de
fendant? Answer yes.
Did the plaintiff by his own negli
gence contribute to his own injury and
the injury of his automobile ? Answer
yes.
What damages if any is the plaintiff
entitled to recover of the defendant
on account of injury. None.
What damages, if any, is plaintiff
entitled to recover of defendant on
account of injury to his automobile?
Answer: Half cost of repairs. Judg
ment of Court: It is now, therefore,
the Jury having answered the second
issue "yess" ordered, adjudged and
decreed that the plaintiff takes noth
ing by his suit, and that the defendant
go hence without day.
Notice of appeal to Supreme Court
filed in said action.
E. D. Debnam vs S. A. L. Railway.
Jury having answered secondhand first
issues yes, Plaintiff receives no dam
ages. His own negligence adjudged
to be cause of the trouble. Appeal
taken to Supreme Court.
GROCERY STORES
CLOSE MONDAY
From Now Until March 25th;
People Here Patriotic In
Saving All Fuel Possible.
Warrenton took a day off Monday.
Grocery Stores, dry good stores and
almost every house of trade was clos
ed in accordance with the wishes of
the National Fuel Commission.
Further, we have been informed by
the merchants here that all Grocery
and Food stores will be closed all day
Monday next, and each Monday there
after to and including the 25th of
March in accordance with the order of
the Fuel Administration.
With this fact before our people
Saturday's trade will become heavier
as foodstuffs must be purchased to
run through Monday.
The dispatches give out the the fuel
order of a five day closing down per
iod was observed to the letter. Grat
ifying results have been accomplished
said Administrator Garfield.
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