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VQXXHI. (TUESDAY) warreON; n; cTWEAYTMARCirs; 1918 (FK.DAV, . Number 19
AYEAR SEMIWEEKLYNEWS PAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTE RESTS OF WAREENTON ANDW55R COUNTY 3c. AfT
UKlVt r UK. LIMIT
RUFUS A. HAWKINS
A Sketch of His Life and a Tri
bute to His Memory By One
Who Knew Him Well.
The object of this sketch, Rufus A.
Hawkins, who died on the 22nd day
of' February, A. D. 1918, was the son
of an honorable ancestry, his father
was Doctor Peter B. Hawkins, and his
mother was Elizabeth Williams; both
of these families were the type which
made the traditions of our Southland
and were among the best exemplars of
honor, courtesy and bravery. It is
.aid that their like will never be known
aoain in this world, be that as it may,
still I am aware that the influence of
this past generation is still reflected in
the citizenship of this land, for wher
ever those splendid old families lived,
there is yet to be found a sense of re
finement and charm, which is clearly
discernible even in this day of hurry
and often indifference to the nicer
things of life.
In the analysis of most any charac
ter, it is rare that more than three at
tributes stand out particularly piomi
nent, and I do not intend to make com
parisons in order to justify my con
clusion. Mr. Hawkins had his faults,
these faults always vexed his friends,
and sometimes humiliated those who
loved him; and I pause to ask who of
us had not grevious faults ? some that
even stand out before the world, and
others covered up by our fine sense of
self respect; and these secret faults
are the ones David said we need most
to be cleaned of.
. Mr. Hawkins was by nature a gen
tleman; in the drawing room of the
greatest refinement he was at ease,
and both sex were charmed by his
manner and engaging personality; 1
have seen him among strangers anl
he soon by his gracious demanor won
their friendship and they were ready
to do him honor and extend to him
every courtesy; he was never arrogant
or selfish, and his friends were num
bered from every walk of life, th
well-bred can always be the most
democratic, because there can be no
uncertainty of their position in the
social life.
Mr. Hawkins was ever true to his
friends, he knew who they were, and
he would never hesitate to render
them faithful and unselfish service;
he rarely ever made demands upon his
friends, I only recall just once, in a
friendship of twenty years, that he
came to me and said: "I want you to
do all in your power for
he has always been my
friend and yours", this request was in
respeet to a public position which our
mutual friend sought, and which he
now holds to the satisfaction of every
citizen of this County.
Mr. Hawkins, before he was twenty
one years of age passed successfully
the examination for license to practice
law in this State, he studied in tn
then celebrated law school of Judges
Dick and Dillard, at Greensboro, North;
Carolina, there was more than thirty
students in his class, and when I toIJ
one of his class-mates of his death a
few days ago, this class-mate, who is
now one of the most honored citizens
in this State, remarked "that Rufus
Hawkins was the brightest man in our
law class and the most lovable man I
ever knew." He practiced law here
in Warrenton for about twenty-seven
years, he was the soul of honor m Ki
spect to his professional obligations,
and his client's property and interest
he guarded with the greatest fidelity;
1 never knew him to have a misunder
standing with a client, and his intense
loyalty to his clients and their cause
Save him a conspicuous appearance in
the Courts of this State. He respect
ed the members of his profession and
never bore malace or hatred towards
any of them who were worthy his es
teem, and his brother lawyers were
unstintedly fond of him.
am inclined to write more of my
f"end, I knew his virtues, and I know
the scales of justice hung true, the
S1e in which these virtues were put
jould far utweigh his faults but I
w that this opinion is shared by a
generous public who knew him well.
r twenty years I have intimately as
sociated with him in those ways which
gabled us to learn all the angles of
ev ther's life I know he possessed
eiy virtue I have spoken of and
0re- He died at the noon time of his
(Continued On Fourth Page)
This Week Special Effort To Se
cure $1,000.00 Pledges From
Citizens of the County.
County Chairman John Graham Sat
urday in conference with Register of
Deeds J. A. Dowtin, Supt. of Schools
H. F. Jones, Pulicity Manager J. B.
Palmer and the County Secretary of
War Savings appointed Fourteen War
ren County women to personally se?
each of the taxpayers in their town
ship who had over $5,000 real and
personal property on the tax books.
These ladies were furnished with u
list of those they were to interview
this week, which time has been set
aside by State Headquarters as a per
iod of intensive activity for War Sav
ings. During this week people of the
County are urged to join the "Limit
Club"; to agree to take this year or
take now $1,000 of this investment.
The following is the membership
pledge: "I hereby apply for member
ship in the Warren County "Limit-War-Savings
Society and to qualify
for membership do agree and pledge
myself (1) to systematic saving; (2)
to refrain from unnecessary expendi
tures and the purchaes of non essen
tials and encourage others to do the
same, so that supplies and labor may
be more effectively used in the support
of our boys at the front; (3) to do
everything in my power (a) to en
courage Thrift and Economy in my
community, (b) to secure other mem
bers of this society and (c) to en
courage the sale of War Savings and
Thrift Stamps among those with
whom I come in contact; (4) to pur
chase during the year 1918 War Sav
ings Stamps to the amount of $1,000
maturity value.
The ladies of Warren who hae
been asked to give their time, energy
and enthusiasm to1 obtaining these
$1,000 pledges this week are: Mrs:.
W. A. Connell, representative at
large, Warren Plains; River, Mrs. J.
H. Harrison; Six Pound, Mrs. J. M.
Coleman, Mrs. R. L. Bell; Hawtree,
Mrs. Charlotte Story Perkinson; Smith
Creek, Mrs. A. G. Hayes; Nutbush,
Mrs. J. Byrd Ellington; Sandy Creer,
Mrs. Robert J. Stewart; Shocco, Mrs.
J. William Limer; Judkins, Mrs. C. N.
Hardy; Fishing Creek, Mrs. Beaufort
Scull; Warrenton, Mrs. Kate Pendle
ton Arrington; Fork, Mrs. R. E. Wil
liams; Roanoke, Mrs. Albert Delbridge
Warren has one hundred and twenty
two men upon its tax books who list
over $5,000 real and personal property
To these men the appeal is made to
subscribe to the best investment of the
day. The individual work of the la
dies appointed will determine the re
sult of this phase, and this drastically
important phase, of the War Savings
drive in the County.
P. M. STALLINGS
ELECTED AUDITOR
To Fill Vacancy Created By Mr
Clyde E. Rodwell, Who Re
signed Monday Evening.
County Auditor Clyde E. Rodwell
yesterday resigned his position as War
ren's Auditor after a term of one year
and three months.
Mr. Rodwell resigns this County of
fice to accept a position with the Banic
of Warren this city, and commenced
his duties there this morning.
' The Board of County Commissioners
elected its chairman, Mr. Peter M.
I Stallings to the. office vacated by M'
Rodwell at the Board meeting yester
day. Mr. Stallings commenced his
duties this morning.
The people of the County will be
pleased with the administration of.tho
affairs of the office under Mr." Stal
lings, who as Chairman of the Board
of County Commissioners for a number
of years, is in touch with the problems
and the needs of the County.
The administration of the affairs of
the office under the retiring Auditor
has been satisfactory, and he turns the
records to Auditor Stallings in good
condition.
The Board of Commissioners has not,
elected a new member of its body, or
designated its chairman.
Some Facts Learned From First
Lieutenant Sam Connell Who
Is Home For Few Days.
First Lieutenant Sam Martin Con
nell, of the U. S. Regulars Flying
Corps, is at home on a ten day leave,
after being absent from the county
since May 1917, at which time he left
for the Officer's Training Camp at
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
Lieutenant Connell won his commis
sion in December and since that time
has been acting as Instructor.- Some
interesting facts disclosed by him in
conversation Monday morning were:
For every one man in theair, there
must be ten oh the ground to look
after the machines. Landing is the
hardest thing in flying, and one often
smashes parts of the machines which
are delicately adjusted; contrary to
belief, the machines are not steered
by a wheel, but are controlled by two
levers, one operated by the foot of the
pilot and controlling the course of the
machine; the other operated by one
hand, and regulating the altitude, and
general control while in the air. The
estimated cost of the flying part of
the course is $1.50 each minute while
flying; each airplane engine consumes
about seven gallons of gas per hour.
The air currents are constantly in
motion and buffet a machine too and
fro it matters not how fast one is
ravelling. There is a perceptible differ
ence in the air over land and water
on a hot day the air is rising from
the earth and sinking to the sea, and
a flyer must keep his eyes open while
up. One can see another machine in
the air about a mile, but if the two
machines are approaching one another
it is generally a case of "here she
comes" and "yonder she goes." It is
a law of the air to always act as if
the other fellow didn't see you and
give him a plenty of air space. Thirty
miles an hour is about the lowest rate
of speed at which a machine can tra
vel and keep up, and flying at this
rate is dangerous.
The flying field is about seveteen
miles from Houston, Texas, and often
I go to my hangar, roll, out my ma
chine and in fifteen minutes am above
Houston; then volplaning to earth, I
pay my visit, attend to my mission, or
do whatever brought me there, and
then back to camp. Our rate of speed
is determined by air pressure against
a gauge on the tip of one of the wings,
a barometer tell the altitude, and
Connell has been 11,500 feet nearer
heaven than any other living Warren
man.
Wireless telegraphy, bombing, air
currents, aerial photography, and a
two months text book ' course on the
theoretical side of flying was taken at
Georgia Tech prior to his practical ex
perience at Dayton, Ohio. After a
short while at Dayton, where the ther
mometer was often twenty below zero
he went to the flying field at Houston,
where now stationed.
Lieutenant Connell is a welcome vis
itor home, and looks as if the service
has gone well with him. He evidently
thinks so too, for he testifies that "fly
ing is the greatest sport in the world."
JUDGE JOHN H. KERR
AT ELIZABETH CITY.
The following clipping from the In
dependent of Elizabeth City will be oi
inteiest to the many friends and sup
porters of Judge Kerr in Warren:
"Judge John H. Kerr, of Warrenton,
N. C, left the Superior Court bench
in this city last Friday morning loig
enough to ettend a Thrift meeting at
the Alkrama and give our people a
talk. Elizabeth City had seen Judge
Kerr before, but never in the role of
a public speaker; as a Judge of the
Superior Court he has our love and
esteem; as a platform orator he not
only gets our hats off but makes us
throw them in the air. He is a good
talker and he told us a lot of things
about North Carolina that made us
feel a greater love for our state and
its people and a greater determination
to do big things. But this isn't so say
nice things about Judge Kerr; it's to
give a tip to other Torth Carolina com
munities in which Judge Kerr moves
from week to week: if you ever get a
chance to put Judge Kerr" up for a
public address, don't lose the chance.
If a chance doesn't come your way,
make one."
Keep Your Troubles At Home
and Write Cheerful Letters .
to Men in the Camps.
I call special attention to the follow
ing letter which I have just received
from .Governor Bickett. Read, and
i
every one who writes letters to the
soldiers, and all should write to then,
should be governed by the suggestions
in this startling communication.
Dr. T. J. Taylor,
Warrenton, N. C.
My Dear Sir:
I am satisfied that there is not a
person in North Carolina who wouia
knowingly get a soldier into trouble.
I am satisfied that the families and
friends of the soldiers earnestly de
sire them to stand well in the esteem
of their officers and their comrades in
arms.
And yet soldiers in the camps are
constantly receiving letters from home
whose tendency is to make the soldier
unhappy and to cause him to leave
camp without" permission. For a sol
dier to do this is technically deser
tion, for which the extreme penalty is
death! I deeply reenret that some sol
diers 1 from North Carolina, moved bv
sad and sorrowful letters from non ,
have h;uit the camps, have subsequent
ly been arrested, and a few have been
severely punished.
I lave just returned from a visit
to Camp Jackson and Camp Sevid,
My jhdgment is that the soldiers in
these! camps are better fed, better
clothed, and lead more wholesome lives
than ninety-fiVe per cent of the men
of the same .age at home. They are
a husky, handsome lot, with muscles
as hard as nails, and with hearts
agloir with a high purpose to serve
and to save the world in this supreme
crisis.
,,Tha..moGt demoralizing feature of
their life in camp is letters from home
containing tales of misery and woe.
On account of - these things, I ear
nestly request you, at the earliest pos
sible date, to preach a sermon to y ur
people on this subject. Beg them to
write cheerful letters to the boys. The
boys need it. Beg them to write let
ters to the boys telling them how
proud the family is of their represen
tative on the field of honor. Such let
ters will make heroes of every one of
them. I am not denying nor discount
ing the fact that there is sorrow and
suffering in all our homes and all our
hearts, but I am insisting that the
boys who are offering to sacrifice their
lives should not be burdened with the
tale of our troubles. And after ail
the very saddest thing that could pos
sibly happen to any North Carolina
home would be for the soldier who
went out from that home to be shot
for desertion.
Not every one can buy a Smileage
Book, but every one can write a smile
age letter; and I earnestly trust that
henceforth every letter that goes from
North Carolina to any soldier will
carry a message of happiness and
cheer. Yours very truly,
T. BICKETT, tJovernor.
PHILATHEA CLASS OF BAP-
TIST CHURCH BUYS STAMP.
The Philathea Class of the Warren
ton Baptist Church bought a $5.00
War Stamp yesterday and sent is to
the Orphanage at Thomasville. The
Class Sunday morning donated to this
fund.
Throughout the year this body of
patriotic women intend to let their
light shine for freedom by investing
in these baby bonds for their Orphan
age. ENTERTAINMENT AND PATRI
OTIC SPEAKING AT ARCOLA.
There will be an enertainment and
patriotic speaking at the school build
ing Thursday night, March 14th. Ten
cents admission. The proceeds to go
for an organ for the church. The pub
lic invited.
WARREN COUNTY BOY WINS
PRIZES IN MEAT-CURING.
Mr. George Hunter, of Areola, won
the second prize on ham curing, the
fourth and fifth on bacon, and was
awarded a prize of $7.00 by the Agri
cultural Extension Service of the
State the prize consisting of an Oak
Leaf Butchering Kit. . Joe is a win
ner in producing and in curing.
Or In Other Words Comments On
The Dressing Material ,Of
The Coming Spring.
The following fashion notes are given
our readers through the courtesy of
Miss Bessie Taylor:
In coat suits, the favored style is
the very full ripple back and pointed
front, slightly longer, modifications of
this style can be had in plain back,
ripple sides, and straight front, which
might appeal to the more conservative
buyer; colors: khaki, olive drab, tan,
and the insoilable navy; materials:
tricotine, serge, silvertine and poirot
twills, and for rough and ready wear
English tweeds are popular.
In dresses, blue serge holds its own,
combined with silver charmeuse, and
georgette, made with straight lines
and narrow at hem, gradually retro
grading to the horrible hobble skirt of
a few years back; generally speaking
the lines are more graceful, and dra
peries more artistic than the former
narrow skirt. In collars, the shawl
effect, and those ending in four in
hand ties are more favored; collars
and cuffs of fillet lace are both dressy
and becoming, the better quality imi
tations sometimes being hard to dis
tinguish from the, genuine.
In footwear a real innovation is the
brown patent leather Oxford, being
both new and easily kept in good con
dition, needing no polish, just a light
rubbing occasionally. Some pumps
are being shown, but Oxfords are the
thing at present. In separate skirts
striped silks and plaid woollens, the
stripes going around instead of up
and down as formally. Kilt plaits are
decidedly the thing, pockets are still
clinging to life, but are not as con
spicuous as in the fall.
. The parasol of this season will not
be the "eternal nuisance" as of recent
years; the handle being very much
shoiter, ending with a wristlet which
slips over the arm, carried more easily
the prettier ones having irony wri-it
lets and h'ory knobs on end of frame.
The last and by far the most im
portant is the "Spring Bonnet", the
very newest is the low round crown
mushroom effect in front, turniu,
squarely up in back if you have a
perfect profile, get one; if you haven'1?
leave it to those who have ; the high
crown narrow brim sailor with wing
or stiff trimmings, the plain banded
sailor along with the more dressy
transparent effects are taking the lead.
Georgette crepes soften the lines of
many of the more ultra shapes wido
ribbons are asserting themselves more
than a year ago. A fitting supplement
to the small and medium size spring
hats in the square and also the round
drapery veil.
News of Interest
From Areola Section
Local and Personal Mention Of
'Those Who Come and Go
In Areola Neighborhood.
Mrs. Joe King, Master George and
Sadie Mae visited Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Wood near Macon the past week end.
Mr. D. B. Carter, of Bridgeport.
Conn., recently visited friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. Weldbn Davis, Mrs.
Beaufort Scull and daughter, Miss
Alma motored to Rocky Mount Wed
nesday afternoon returninng Thursday
Rev. J. D. Hardy, of Elon College,
was a recent guest in the home of
Mrs. Susie W. Duke.
Miss Hattie King visited Miss Myr
tle Duke the first few days of last
week.
Mr. Robert Arrington, Miss Harvey,
Warren and Tharrington, of Hollister,
were her Sunday.
Mr. Romey Hewie, one of Uncle
Sam's boys from Camp Sevier, visited
at Mr. S. C. Alston's last week.
Mrs. Mary Eliza Capps and Mr. Wil
liam Tucker were married by Mr. Zoz
Hunter Tuesday night, February 26th.
It became known a few minutes before
they left a friend's home, several cars
were soon at hand and much to the
surprise of the bride and groom about
(Continued On Fourth Page)
Board and Committee In Agree
ment Upon This Plan; Will
Mean Better Schools.
The Board of Education of Warren
yesterday held a very enthusiastic
meeting with a large number of the
committeemen of the County.
The main issue before the Board and
the matter upon which the advice of
the school committeemen was sought
was the question of merging the whole
County into a special tax district, and
placing the educational plane of the
County upon a higher level.
The Board was facing the necessity
of paying the teachers larger salaries,
the higher cost of every thing entering
into the school administration, and to
provide funds for this situation, the
County wide special tax was proposed.
The committeeman of the entire coun
ty were pleased at such a suggestion,
and not a dissenting voice was heard
yesterday.
A property tax of 30c is proposed
by the Board. The advantages of th
proposed plan lie in the fact that a
school in one section of the County
will be as good as one in another, and
a child does not have to respect district
lines but is permitted to attend tho
school nearest its home. Upon a num
ber of citizens of the County, who
live in special tax districts, this county
special tax will hardly fall, because
they already are paying a .special
school tax.
The Board of Education will at n
early date call an election, and for
the best interest of Warren it is be
lieved that Warren people will support
the Board and vote a county-wide spe
cial school tax.
PATRIOTIC FUNC
TION AT AXTELL
Friday Night Found School Full
To Overflowing; $31.00 For
Red Cross Organiation.
Proud mothers, happy fathers, mer
ry sweethearts, "the best of friends.and
good fellows in general were closely
packed in Axtell School building on
Friday night to hear the Patriotic pro
gram, "Aiding Uncle Sam" as given
under the management of Miss Hattie
Palmer for l enefit of the Red Cross.
Dialogues, recitations, songs, and
drills composed the program. The
pantomime, Old Black Joe, by Thomas
Tunstal! was admirably conceived and
creditably executed. The song "Just
Before the Battle Mother" by little
Nick Mustian, and his charming little
eight year old pianoist was noticeably
enjoyed. These two of the seveteen
numbers were especially good, and the
entire program was a credit to Axteil
School and its teacher Miss Hattie Pal
mer. Following the entertainment, ice
cream and cake were served free to
the audience, and following this treat
the annex of the school building wast
opened and for the small sum of a git
the public was invited to explore ite
contents. These "gits" and the doc
receipts amounted to about $36.00 dol
lars, $31.00 of which was cleared for
the great cause of the Red Cross.
A large number of Warrenton peo
ple attended the entertainment among
whom were: Miss Sue H. Palmer, Mr.
Milam Palmer, Mrs. Jeff Palmer and
Lalla Fitts Palmer, Boyd Davis and
Miss Fair Polk, Brodie Jones and Mis3
Mary Polk, William Boyd and Miss
Mary Chauncey, Epp Foster and Miss
Nan Rodwell, Misses Grace Beasley
and Sarah Moore, Mr. and Mrs. John
Dameron; Messrs. R. B. Boyd, Jr., Al
fred Ellington, Alpheus Jones, and O i
car Williams.
U.
D. C. RAISES $12.50 FOR
HOSPITAL IN FRANCE.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
at their meeting held Friday afternoon
raised $12.50 for a Hospital somewhere
in France.
The Chapters throughout the State
are to raise funds for a U. D. C. hos
pital "over there" and Warrenton's
action was part of its contribution to
this worthy cause.