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VOL. XXIII.
(TUESDAY)
WARRENTON, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22Tma
(FRIDAY)
Number 16
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DEATH OF WILLIE
URBERT NICHOLSON
NEWS HAPPENINGS
FROM GROVE HILL
NORLINA AUXIL
MORE NEWS IN HISTORY BY A 10
APPEAL FOR MORE
FOOD SUPPLIES
IARY R.C. REPORT
REGARD TO TAX YEAR OLD GIRL
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Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. J.
Nicholson of Littleton, Who
Died At Camp Sevier.
The victims of war are not all to
be found on the battlefields. One
whose life is given for his country in
a training camp may not have for his
passing the excitement of the battle
field, nor te glamour of striving hosts
but when, in the performance of his
duty as a soldier, his life becomes th
forfeit, he is none the less a hero.
Such is the recent sad fate of one
of Warren county's most promising
sons. Willie Urbert Nicholson, of
Littleton, who died at the base hos
pital, Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C,
on the 20th of January 1918 of pneu
monia. No more apt illustration of the aa
age that "death loves a shining mark"
has come within the recent observa
tion of this writer or those who knew
him, than the sad death of this most
estimable young man who had just en
tered on the threshold of manhood,ano
whose life gave promise of a most
useful fulfillment of all that pertains
to a notable and useful life.
Born at Littleton, N. C, April 14,
1895, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. J.
Nicholson, the subject of this sketch
received the public and high school
education given at this place. While
pu. suing his studies he realized it is a
part of the divine plan of creation that
we should all be workers, and his life
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was an uiusuauoii ui ins ueuei in mis
theory. He was never idle even in
that period in life when most boys
prefer play to work, and even as a
child he manifested energy and busi-
iness capacity that marked him a few
years later as one of the most prom
ising young men of his county an.i
section. Combined with energy was
business capacity and even though his
life was cut short long before "reach-.
ing its meridian, his achievements had
been such that his future career held
out promise of success far beyon J
the average. " At the time of his
death he was enrolled in the service
of his country as a member of Com
pany C, 120 Infantry of the troops
stationed at Camp Sevier, Greenville,
S. C. Prior to leaving for camp he
had been engaged in agriculture; so
great was the esteem in which he
loved agriculture that when he was
drafted for military service under tho
provisions of the Selective service act
he filed affidavits with the District
Board for Eastern District of North
Carolina, on agricultural grounds. He
was a living example of industry, en
ergy and capacity for work. In his
daily life, he was a worker making
manifest to all who observed him at
his daily labor his belief in the teach
ing of Holy Writ in which it is said:
"I must work the works of Him that
sent me, while it is day, the night
cometh, when no man can work."
At the early age of 14 years he con
nected himself with, Enterprise . Bap
tist church near Littleton, and here as
in the performance of all life's duties,
he was a worker, an example well
worthy of emulation by those with
whom he came in daily contact.
During his life here, he did so vital
ly make himself a part of us, allow
ing his influence to be felt, not only
in our organization but also in ouc
home, with a practical philosophy that
if one would have friends, one must
radiate habitully helpful thoughts,his
friendships among us were many, and
true, cultivating as he did a hopeful,
cheerful attitude toward others. His
big, broad nature eliminated petty crit
icism3, thus creating his power of find
inS the best in those about him. ' Al
ways alert to see the good, and to sym
Pathize with the mistakes and failures
of others, he realized the inconsisten
cy of one with weakness and faults,
though perhaps of., a little different
tnaracter, to sit in judgment of ano
th
er.
His thoughts of good will, sym
Pathy, magnamanity, good cheer, in
fact all thoughs, eminating from his
spirit of love, were felt in their posi
tive warming and stimulating ' ' in
Uence towards us, as the prophet of
oll proclaimed, "A merry heart doeth
good like a medicine," so we feel in
Knowing him, and he had solved this
Problem of the chemistry of life, and
ln ttle solution, has left usan exampie
Sood not only for ourselves, but for
nends or neighbors. His peerless
naracter will ever shine in our hearts
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For Hunting Out After "Brer"
Fox, and Geting 'Em . Too;
Locals and Personals.
The fox hunters are busy catching
foxes around here.
We had Sunday school at this place
last Sunday for the first time in a
long time.
Little Miss Buena Reid spent Sun
day night with Addie Hardy.
Mrs. S. K. Clark and Miss Lizzi
Clark, of Marmaduke, spent Sunday
afternoon in the home of Mrs. M. E.
Davis.
Messrs. S. V. Powell and R. T.
Hardy haye left for Vancouver, Wash
ington to work for Uncle Sam.
Mrs. T. W. Davis, of Inez, visited
friends in Grove Hill Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Hardy and Misj
Lena Davis visited in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. T. E. White Sunday evening.
Mrs. N. C. Powell visited friends in
Warrenton last week.
Miss Katie Warren, of Littleton,
spent last week in the home of her
sister, Mrs. R. W. Pittman.
Mr. Earnest Newell was in our
neighborhood Sunday evening. .
Mrs. S. J. Harris and son visited her
sister, Mrs. Rome Neal, Sunday.
What has" become of the Areola
Items, Come again, we enjoy your
news.
Mr. H. T. Egerton, of Alston, spent
Sunday night with his sister, Mrs. M
E. Davis.
Several of our neighbors are on the
sick list this week.
ROSEBUD.
MORE DAYS OF
STRICT ECONOMY
Food Administration Calls For
Observance of More Econo
my From Housewives.
Raleigh, February 21st State Food
Administrator Henry A. Page and Mes
srs. B. H. Griffin and A. H. Galloway,
the hotel committee cooperating with
the Food Administration, have writ
ten to every hotel and restaurant in
North Carolina urging their rigid ob
servance of the new intensive food
conservation program of the Food Ad
ministration. This program as out
lined by Mr. Page is as follows;
Wheatless Monday no wheat bread
at all. .
MeatlessTuesday No red meat at
all.
Wheatless Wednesday No wheat
bread at all.
Porkless Saturday No pork at all.
One meatless meal every day in the
week this meal' to be breakfast.
One wheatless meal every day in
the week this meal to be dinner
midday meal.
Hotel and restaurant men are re
minded of the increased importance
of saving for our armies and the ar
mies and civilian population of our
allies the utmost pound of those food
-m 1
prducts which are best adapted, De-
cause of their concentrated nature and
keeping qualities, for export.
The smaller hotels and restaurants
are also reminded that if they use-&s
much as 3 barrels of flour per month
and are not already licensed, they are
liable to indictment and are punisha
ble by fine of $5,000 or imprisonment
for one year for operating without
icense.
All hotels and restaurants as weL
it xL . J i- - niasv vinnr mot.
as oaKeries m me state aio
ing bread containing 10 percent or
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more cereais suDsumie "cu tw
wheat flour. After next Sunday this
quantity must be increased to 20 per
cent and then Victory Bread will be
a fact.
RECITAL AT WISE SCHOOL
AUDITORIUM FRIDAY NIGHT
You are cordially invited to be pres
ent at a recital given by the music
and expression pupils of Miss Hattie
K. Hodges, at the Wise High School
Auditorium on Friday evening Feb
ruary 22nd at 8 p. m. No admission.
Ice cream will be sold for the bene
fit of the Red Cross.
By Their Works We Know It Is
Norlina; Auxiliary Actively
Engaged In Great Work.
The Norlina Branch of the Ameri
can Red Cross has completed the fol
lowing work between January 15th
and February 12th:
T. Bandages 21, 4x4 Gauze Com
presses 211, 9x9 Gauze Compresses
530, Triangular Bandages 131, Abdoni
inal Bandages 125, comfort pillows 25
scultetus bandages 80, 4 tailed ban
dages 65, 2x2 gauze wipes 156, 12x12
Laparotory pads 60, pajama suits 4,
hospital shirts 1.
The above list makes a total of 1419
completed dressings and garments dur
ing the period of time stated above.
The following knitted articles have
been received since last report:
Mrs. W. T. Duke, sweater, 1 pah
socks; Mrs. A. C. Bizzelle, 2 sweaters;
Mrs. Thomas White, 1 sweater: Min-
pela Kimball, 1 sweater; Mrs. R. S
Register, 1 sweater, s muffler; Mrs
G. N. Mumphord, 1 sweater; Mrs. A.
G. Hayes, 1 sweater: Miss Mabel
White, 1 sweater-; Mrs. Willie Robert,
son, 2 pair socks; Mrs. A. H. Walker,
1 pair socks; Mrs. J. V. Cawthorne, 1
pair socks; Miss Daly Rose, 1 pa-
socks ; Mrs. Kosa Fleming, 1 pair ot
socks; Mrs. J. r. JNortncott, l pair
socks, 2 pair wristlets, 1 muffler; Mrs
Fannie Weldon, 1 pair socks; Mr3
Mary Covington, 2 pair socks; Mrs. N.
D. Morton, 1 muffler; Mrs. H. M. Ter
rell, 1 muffler; Mrs. W. C. Merritt, 1
muffler; Mrs. H. W. Draffin, 1 muffler.
Local News From
Village of Manson
Local and Personal News From
Manson Section of Those
Coming and Going.
Mrs. Martha Morris returned to
her home at Raleigh last week, after
spending several days in the home of
Mrs. S. G. Champion.
Miss Virginia Smith, of Va., is thi
guest of her neice Mrs. S. J. Satter
white. .
Mrs. J. W. Dowling and children
spent a few days recently in the home
of her father Mr. Eugene White near
Henderson.
Mrs. Roy Champion, of Raleigh,with
her little son and daughter were pleas
ant visitors in our midst a few days
ago.
Miss Myrtle Hayes who is attend
ing school at Norlina spent the week
end with her parents here.
Mr. Maurice Kimball is visiting his
brother, Mr. Hamel Kimball at Buffalo
New York.
Messrs. Adolph Hanelman, Alfred
Brack and Peter Seaman spent a day
of this week in Raleigh.
Mr. Plummer Moss was in town the
first of the week.
Mrs. J. B. Brack is visiting her aunt
Mrs. Lucie Paschall near Drewry
Mrs. Martha Hayes, of Middleburg, j
spent a part of last week in our town.
We are glad to see Mr. J. T. Cham
pion out again after a spell of pneu
monia.
Miss Mary Hundley, of Norlina was
a pleasant visitor in our town a few
days ago. -
Miss Etta Fleming spent the week
end at her home at York.
Mr. Earl Faison and Master Cary
Faison, of Raleigh, were visitors m
the home of Mrs. S. G. Champion last
week.
We are pleased to hear that Mr.
Philip Holtzman, who had his hand
taken off from being mashed in a
shredder is improving. He was treat
ed, at St. Luke's Hospital.
Our Sunday""School will be reorgan
ized the first Sunday in March. Ail
are cordially invited, and we hope for
a large attendance.
"Economy makes happy homes and
sound nations Instill it deep" said
Washington. Today is his birthday
take his advice, buy a War Savings
stamp today. Your country call upon
you : let your answer be in stamps !
Corporations With Incomes Of
V $3,000 or Over Subject To
lax. bays Authorities.
collector J. W. Bailey, of the Fourth The following written history test
District of North Carolina, in which by a ten year old pupil of Nutbush
this county is locaed, tis now mailing Special Tax School No. 2 has come to
out Forms 1031 on which all corpora- us for publication. We take pleas
tjons are required to file their annual Ure in submitting it to the puDiic:
net income returns for the year 1917 Abraham Lincoln was born in Ken
to his office. tucky in 1809. When he was seven
'He is also mailing Forms .1096 and years of age his father moved to In
1099 for the use of corporations in diaria and made a rough camp in
reporting the names of employees U the woods. A year later a log cabin
whom was pai $800.00 or more during was built with four sides, two win
the year 1917. These last named dows and a door. The floor was made
forms should be sent to the Commis- of split logs to keep the family oft'
sioner of Internal Revenue, at Wash- the ground. When Lincoln first start
ington, D. C. ed to school it was in a log house. H
-Collector Bailey states that in view liked to read but could only get a
of ; the fact that the blanks for excess few hooks, such ; as "Robinson Cru
profits tax have not yet been released soe," and "Aesops Fables.": At night
by the Department, it will be necc - he studied by the fire light, he worked
sary for all corporations whose an- his arithmetic on an old shovel and
nual net income during the; year 1917 his pencil was a piece of charcoal.
equaled $3,000.00 to withhold their re-
port on Form 1031 and make request
to his office for excess profits Form
1103. The corporations liable for ex-
cess profits tax must make out" that
report before making out the income
tax report on Form 1031, as the e;:-
cess profits tax due is a deduction in
computing the corporation income tax
due.
The time for filing these reports has
been extended by tne commissioner
until April 1, 1918. It is desired, how
ever, that all reports be filed as soon
as possible, as no further extension of
time will be allowed.
R. C. MEETING ON
MONDAY NIGHT
In Court Room Largely Attend
ed By Colored Citizens; En
joyable Program Rendered
One of the town's colored citizens
submitted us for publication the fol
lowing account of the meeting in the
Court House here Monday night:
"Under the auspices of the Red
Cross Auxiliary a mass meeting vrnn
held in theCourt House Monday even
ing at 7:30. An interesting program
consisting' of solos and papers, follow-J
fti by a stirring address by Mayor John
Palmer featured the gathering.
"The paper by Miss Courtney Plum
mer, stating the beginning of the Red
Cross in. America was interesting,
Mrs. Haley's paper told the object of
the meeting which was very inspiring
Miss Edna Stamback's solo brought
forth loud applause.
"Mayor Palmer was introduced by
the chairman.- The Mayor delivered
a most splendid address on the nature
of the war. He-told of the struggles
of Belgium and mentioned several in
cidents of heroism by our colored
troops which stirred the hearts of .his
hearers. Music by a joint choir un
der the leadership of Miss Mamie Ha-
ey was of high order. A neat sum
of money was realized
The Central Auxiliary, the second
colored auxiliary organized in the
State, has ninety-nine members and
is engaged in the work here. The
meeting of Monday night was largely
attended.
DAUGHTER OF MR. JOHN
B. WIGGINS MARRIES
A marriage of -much interest took
nlaA WpHtiPsdnv nicrht. Ffibniarv 13th
when Miss Lucy Plummer Wiggins, of
Mill Brook, became the bride of Mr,
Lemuel Thomas Jones, of Neuse..
The ceremony was : performed by
Rev. J. C. Williams at the Methodist
parsonage at Mill Brook, andovas wit
nessed by only a few friends.
Miss Mary Ellis and Mr. Alvis Hus
keth, of Kittrell, cousins of the bride,
were the only guest out of the county.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. J.
B. Wiggins, of Mill Brook, but former
ly of Warren county. The groom is
a successful farmer of Neuse, and a
man of fine Christian character.
At Home," Neuse, R. F. D. No. 1. .
Rose P. Kimball, Nutbush Spe
rial Tax No. 2, Submits Fine
History Paoer On Exam.
V A ,
The Republicans elected Lincoln
(president : in 1860.
Slavery caused the Civil War, and it
lasted four years, which caused much
suffering especially in the South.
4f ter the Civil War the slaves were
given their freedom. Lee surrendered
to Grant at Appomattox Court House
April 9th, 1865.
. Clay, Webster and Calhoun were
I the three men that tried to keep off
tnis war.
When the States seceded they form
ed the Southern Confederacy with Jef
ferson Davis as President.
ROSE P. KIMBALL.
A FEW JOTTINGS
FROM CITY MACON
Personal Mention of Some Who
Have Traveled To and From
Macon Last Few Days.
We are sorry to report Mrs. E. B
Stallings on the sick list. We hope
will soon be out again.
Dr. and Mrs. M. P. Perry visited
Warrenton Saturday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Thompson and
children spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Thompson, Jr.
Mr. John Hudson, of Vaughan, was
on our streets Saturday.
Miss Annie Gregory spent the week
end with home people in Stovall.
Rev. J. P. Harris went to Warrea-
ton Monday.
Mr. J. M. Coleman went to War-
renton Monday,
Miss Tulia Reeks spent the week
end at home..
Our weekly : prayer services were
held at the M. E. Church Thursday
night.
There will be a play at the school
! auditorium on the 22nd of this month.
Our love to the Warren Record will
ever flow
Like lasses down a tater row.
CLIP.
Sing a song of wartime,
A country full of camps
Fifty million patriots
Buying savings stamps.
See the pennies flowing
In a steady stream
To keep our soldiers going
And smash the kaiser's dream.
The Kaiser's Prayer
Oh, Lord, dear Lord, one thing I pray
Before. I knock off for the day
Jt break this war stamp saving
scheme-
It haunts me; in my every dream.
Because if each one . does his bit
i I'll have to break my sword and quit
And never start a scrap again,
Your servant, Kaiser Bill. Amen.
If you cannot tote a gun,
Buy a savings stamp.
If of worldly wealth you've none,
Buy a savings stamp.
War stamps held by everyone
Keep the kaiser on the run
Till the victory is won '.
. . Buy a savings stamp.
From President Wilson To The
. Farmers and To Every Man
Woman, Child In ILS.
In his splendid presentation of the
war situation and of our responsibility
in this world crisis, President Wilson
in his address to the farmers of Amei -ica
said :
"I hope and believe that the farmers
of America will willingly and conspic
uously stand by to win this war also.
The toil, the intelligence, the energy,
the foresight, the self-sacrifice and de
votion of the farmers of America wiu,
I believe, bring to a triumphant con
clusion this great last war for the
emancipation of men from the control
of arbitrary government and the sel
fishness of class legislation and con
trol, and then when the end has come
we may look each other in the f ac
and be glad that we are Americans
and have had the privilege to play
such a part."
This ringing sentence might well be
chnaged, and in place of the word
"farmers" there might be inserted "ev
ery man and woman in America, how
ever rich or however poor, however
strong or however weak," for the war
can only fee won by. a united, homo
genous country which we already have
and shall have still more fully as the
dross disappears and the true metal
is fused into a mighty fighting ma
chine. The rattle of machinery and the roar
of the furnace, essential to the making
of steel and the production of guns,
are not evidences of weakness, how
ever much the uninitiated might sup
pose. They are, indeed, merely the
necessary noise and apparent confu
sion which to the initiated tell how Uie
work is progressing and how soon tlia
iron ore will become the deadly ma
chine gun or the mighty cannon. The
noise arid apparent confusion, the crit
icisms, the upheavals and the over
turnings in Government xiepartments
are not evidences of permanent weak
ness, but are, indeed, only the pre
liminary rattle and roar of the war
machine as it is thus being fashioned
into shape for its deadly work upon
German barbarism.
President Wilson did well in calling
upon the farmers, for upon them de
pends not only this war, but civiliza
tion itself. But the farmers might
do their part, and still the war might
not be won, unless the coal miners and
the coal operators, the railroad men
and the railroad managers,. the ship
builders and the shipworkers and all
others did their part. There might be
a weak link somewhere in the chain
of national ability to fight, and we can
only be as strong as the weakest link;
and. President Wilson is rallying the
farmers that they may forge an un
breakable link for their part, and
others must forge links equally as
strong in order that every link my
be unbreakable.
The burden of war rests, upon every
shoulder, and he who does not welcome
and carry his end of the burden is as
a slacker seeking to shift his load on
some other shoulder, thus endanger
ing the whole situation.
This hard and terrible war is in all
human probability destined to be a
prolonged one, calling upon us for
tremendous losses and sacrifices. It
demands a long pull, a strong pull, and
pull altogether. There must be no
divided allegiance, no thought of in
dividual or of parties, and he who
would criticize or antagonize because
of personal feeling or of partisanship
is unworthy to be called an American.
On the other hand, he who knows his
duty, but because of fear of being
misunderstood, refuses to point out
weaknesses which in this way alone
can be overcome, is himself a coward.
We cannot believe that any man in
this country worthy to be called an
American is not ready to consecrate
his life to the great task upon whica
we have entered. To this tasK eveiy
man and woman must dedicate life it
self. To this work all of us must con
centrate every ounce of energy look
ing toward increased food production
and greater food conservation, to in
creased shipbuilding, increased coal
and iron and steel output, to greater
efficiency in every department of life.,
greater efficiency on the farm and in
the factory, and in every activity of
the nation in connection with the war.
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