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American .8oldton An-QMng Their AisWot You Ld Your U 7 LJJ VAT. YX1II. WARRENTON, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1918 (FRIDAY) Number 22 A SEMI-WEEKLNEWS PAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTONAND WARREN COITnW Sc. A COPY COLORED PEOPE WILMINGTON SETS NOTED SPEAKER AMERICANS MAKE WARREN COUNTY MEN GO TO CAMP REPORT ON THE CO WAR SAVINGS WORTHY EXAMPLE HERE MARCH 21 SUCCESSFUL RAID iUliOUAI $1.50 A YEAK ARE SERVING TOO Buying Thrift and War Stamps, Helping Red Cross and Act ing In Patriotic Manner. In our effort to win this war it must not be forgotten that our colored population is doing its "bit." Among the colored teachers of the county, I find great patriotism and an earnest effort to help the cause. They have not been called upon in vain for any purpose to aid the Government and to stand loyally behind the County and State. In Red Cross, War Y. M. C. A. contributions they were liberal and helpful, and now in the Thrift campaign they have taken hold with zeal and determination. The schools are organizing "War Savings Socie ties" and purchasing stamps through teacher and pupils and investing in War Savings Certificates in the name of the School. Oine has started with eleven dollars; Vaughan with eleven dollars; Axtelle has made a beginning with $5:30 and Liberia with more than five dollars. These certificates are reg istered in the name of "Howard F. Jones, Superintendent, for Oine Col ored School", and "Axtelle Colored School" and "Vaughan Colored School andn "Liberia Colored School" and the good work will continue. These funds will accumulate throughout the year from nickles, dimes and larger units and will help our Government win the War, and like "bread cast upon the waters" will return to be in vested in maps, charts and patriotic pictures for the schools investing. Let the good work of saving and investing go on, and add to it the in sistent, the determined purpose to plant foot! crops. Do not let the high prices of tobacco and cotton woo you from your known duty to feed your families and have a surplus to sell The old adage that "He who plants a iree for Pears plants it for himself and heirs" i3 but an illustration of the fact that when you plan a pear tree your sons and their sons will eat the fruit thereof. So it is with every effort put forth to win the war: it is a service that will bring forth bless ings a hundred fold to future genera tions. HOWARD F. JONES, Supt. Income Tax Collec tor Here 18 to 21. A letter to Mr. John A. Dowtin from Colonel John S. Cunningham, deputy Income Tax Collector, requests him to inform the citizens that he (Colonel Cunningham) will be in Warrenton on March 18th and remain to 21st for the purpose of assisting our citizens to re port their incomes for taxation. The time is short and the penalties severe, so it is important that our cit lzens who have incomes over expenses of $1000 for single men and $2,000 for married men attend to this matter at once. UNCLE WALT MASON ON "FOR YOU AND ME." For you and me the brave boys go to face a grim and deadly foe, to fight m darkness, cold and snow, for you and me. The break off all their cher ished ties, they say, perhaps, their last good byes, to suffer under foreign skies, for you and me. They leave the safe and peaceful grind; the go, their country's need in mind, and leave their weeping girls behind, for you and me. We are too old, too fat or lame, to cmb the warlike Prussian frame, and so our boys must play the game, for you and me. I see them go, m pans, lr fives; I hope each one of them sur ges; but if they die they give their hves for you and me. That we may count in peace our hoard, the packages m bank vaults stored, our fine young en take up the sword for you and me. hat foreign tyrants may be foiled, that our bright flag may be unsoiled, through weary marches men lave toil ed, for you and me. That we may ace the world and cry, "Our country's por stacks up high," the boys go 01th to die for you and me! Are we 0 small that we would dodge the conn ry s cal1 to help the boys who fight d faU for you and me? Oh, let uf y mne bonds and show just what we b lnk abut the fot, about the soldier ys who go, for you and for me.--Uncl Walt Mason. All of Cities Agencies Behind Increased Food Production In Every Locality. Wilmington, March 13th With a determination to again lead the cities and counties of the State in the mat ter of food production and conserva tion the New Hanover Food Commis mission, with the co-operation of tne city health and street departments, the Rotary Club and Chamber of Com. merce, has just put on a most effective garden and food, campaign. One feature of the garden campaign is the appeal of the Health Depart ment to the people of the city to turn their back yards and back lots into at tractive and profitable truck gardens. The rate of mortality was reduced in the city of Wilmington ast-summer as a result of cleaner premises which came about through the cultivating: of back yards and a larger variety in the diet of the people of the city due to increase truck production. "Every vacant garden or back lot not cultivated is deeded to the Kaiser.'' "Vegetables will lessen the con. sumption of staples which are des perately needel to feed our soldiers and our Allies and to prevent the starvation of women and children on the other side." "A good garden is a blow to autoc racy; will yield 100 per cent dividends and reduce living expenses." The above quotations and other striking appeals have been effectively made with the result that a larger number of gardens are being prepared this year even than were cultivated last Summer. The sanitary police are helping in the movement and the colored people of the city as well as the whites are organized and are re sponding to thi r.ppeal made during the campaign. The results of the campaign are not confined to Wiimington anl New Han over County for its inuuence has spread to Brunswick, Pender, Bladen and "Onslow counties which are pre paring to plant an unprecedented acre age in food and feed crops r,nd gar dens. Mrs. W. M. Baird Entertains L. Club Mrs. W. M. Baird was hostess on Tuesday night, March 12th, to the Lit. erary Club of the Baptist church. A good number were present, and the rendition of the following program was helpfully enjoyed: The Constitution. Miss Mamie Gardner The Army and Navy . . Miss Cate Monroe Gardner The French Revolution Policy Miss Mary Harris The Algerian War. Mrs. B. C. Hilliard The fifteen minutes discussion on Woman Suffrage was a period of terse arguments pro and con. The discus sion at the next meeting which will be held on March 26 with Misses Mary Russell and Sue Burroughs will be upon the emancipation of the colored race by the Union in '65. Strawberry ice cream and caramel cake was served as a recessional. Home Guards To Receive Uniforms m., nro.r, rimintv Home Guard J. lie nan' - " held its regular monthly meeting m the Armory here Tuesaay mg"- The main issue as to whether the body would order uniform or notwas decided in the affirmative. The Gov- i. ish rifles, and the eminent it - . , home protection unit will be outfitted as soon as possible. To purchase the uniforms needed the Board of Commissioners have donated $500. f- This policy is in line with the general County-equipment p hey or the State. The boy who tends a garden, grows a pig or raises poultry is shooting at the German as well as the boy who shoulders a gun. Hon. Gilbert T. Stephenson To Address Audience Here On War Saving and Thrift. The citizens of Warrenton and War. ren County are to have the privilege of hearing Mr. Gilbert T. Stephenson, of Winston Salem, Director of Service of the State War Savings Campaign, at 11 o'clock, Thursday, March 21 at the Court House here.- Other speaking appointments with in the county are at Norlina Friday morning at 11 o'clock, and at Little ton Thursday night at 8. Mr. Stephenson is one of the State's best orators. He is giving his entire time to spreading the gospel of Thrift and Saving throughout the lengtn a:. breadth of North Carolina. He be lieves that, saving and lending to the Government now is not only necessary as a means of winning the war, but that thrift and economy must be prac ticed and instilled into the life of ev ery individual in order to meet the exigencies that are sure to follow af ter the war. Mr. Stephenson -has a message that never fails to thrill the hearts of his hearers. Speaking of the benefits to be de rived from saving and investing in War Savings Stamps, Mr. Stephenson says: "To the grown people it will mean the laying by of something to live on in old age. Not one person in four has enough property at his death to require the service of an adminis trattor. Over 97 percent of our people 60 years of age are dependent upon children or charity for their living during the remaining years of their lives. Grown people will find that to day's prosperity will probably dimin ish after the war, and money invested in War Savings Stamps will be of great benefit to them when the war is oyer. . "To the soldier returning from the trenches at the end of the war, the War Savings Stamp will be a means of enabling him to catch up the broken threads of life. What a fine thing it will be for a soldier when he comes back, to find money ready to enable him to complete his education or go into business! "To the children of our land War Savings will mean learning the habit of Thrift. Saving money or spending it almost is altogether a habit. En courage the boy to save his pennies and nickels and buy Thrift Stamps, and he will become a money-saver, and a money saving child will grow into a thrifty, industrious, prosperous and pa triotic citizen." v A rare treat is in store for the peo pie of this community on this occasion and no one should miss hearing . Mr. Stephenson. His addresses are always full of power and patriotism, and he has the ability to transmit it to his audience. -' ' . BOARD COMPLETES PHYSICAL EXAMI. And Has Turned Over To Sheriff Names of Draft Dodgers and Slackers For Apprehension. The Local Board completed all its formal calls for physical examina tions on last Wednesday; and accord. ing to the Rules of the War Depart. ment as given in The. Selective Service Regulations the Local Board has turn ed over to the Sheriff of the County, and to the Police authorities, the names of all men who have not re sponded to the calls, or notified the Local Board. These men are to be brought Before the Board at once and classed as the regulations prescribe. If vou have not filled out your Ques tionnaire, or have not answered the order for physical examination, do so at once before the Local Board, or you must be classed as a Delinquent or a Deserter, and treated accordingly. War Sermon Next Sunday . t?ov v. W. Baxter will preach a War sermon at the Emmanuel church here Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Collection will go , for War bavmg Stamps. Night service at eignt o - clock. -The public is invited. On German Front; Germans Ad vance Guard Takes Odessa Main Russian Seaport. With the American Army in France, March 12, Tuesday - The American forces northwest of Toul carried out an important raid on the German liner Monday night. The artillery prepara. tion lasted forty five minutes and the Americans entered the German defen ses as far as the second line. They found a number of German dead from shell fire, and some of those who were retreating were shot down. The American pioneers accompanying the infantry blew up enemy dugouts. No prisoners were taken, chiefly be cause of the. fact that the Germans did not remain to fight, but ran precipi tately at the approach of the Ameri cans. All the Americans returned to their own lines and considerable infor mation was secured. The American artillery last night completely obliterated a German posf tion in which two hundred gas projec tors had been set up ready for a gas attack. The projectors were discover ed late yesterday in a photograph ta c en from high in the air. As soon as they were definitely lo cated, there was a concentration of American artillery fire and the projec tors and the entire position were de stroyed. In the last gas attack upon American troops, only seventy-five pro jectors were used. The new attack, therefore has been planned on a much more extensive scale. GERMAN ADVANCE GUARD HAS ENTERED ODESSA The advance guards of the Germans have entered Odessa, the greatest Rus sian port on the Black Sea and the center of a great agricultural section, the products of which are desired to feed the hungry peoples of the' Central Empires. The German advance thru Moldavia and Bessarabia has been vir tually unopposed. The i Congress of Russian Soviets which was to have convened at Mos cow on Tuesday, postponed its meet ing until Thursdayr This gathering may be historic, as it will be asked to ratify or reject the peace forced upon the Bolshevik peace delegates by the Germans at Brest-Litovsk. When the Congress meets it is probable that the message of President Wilson to the Russian people will be read. It is ex. pected to make a profound impression upon the assembly. The gallant conduct . of the Ameri can soldiers in the-field is reflected by their brothers in arms, the American sailors of the destroyer squadron in British waters. The courageous action of eight American sailors who plunged overboard from the destroyer Parker to rescue survivors of the hospital ship Glenart Castle has been the subject of complimentary remarks in the British House of Commons. There has been only the usual infan try activities along the British and French fronts and on the battle line in Italy. In Macedonia, however, there have been numerous encounters and in this theater the Germans claim to have made advances in the past few days. The German official report on air fighting states that on Tuesday nine teen entente airmen were brought to earth along the Franco Belgian front. Interesting Items From Oine Section Since the good weather set in far mers are making very good progress with their work. A good deal of plow ing has been done, and some report tobacco plants up. We hear of a few cases of measles in the neighborhood. Mrs. Mollie Smith and her three chil dren of LaCrosse, Va., are on a visit to her sisters. Mrs. A. G. Hayes, Dr. N. D.Morton and Mr. Z. M. Newman, of Norlina, were in Oine Monday. Mr. and Mrs. S. D. White and little Wallace, of. Cross Roads, visited in the home of Mr. J. F. P. Harton Sunday Mr. Leonard Harton, of Henderson, visited among relatives last Sunday. BLUE BELL. AH Of First Quota and Ten of Second To Entrain Early; Colored Men Aslo Called. The Local Board is just in receipt of two telegrams from the Adjutant General; one calling for the remain der of the white men due to the first quota to leave March 20, and the other telegram calling for 54 colored men to go to Camp Grant, Illinois, on April 1st. . Notice your Order Number! The white men will be taken from Class 1, and the letter Division does no matter, possibly as far down as 480. Therefore all white men in Class 1 whose Order Number is below 480 should hold themselves in readiness to receive an order for entrainment. Ex. actly who will go depends oh the dis position The District Board will make of the numerous claims now before them. The names will be printed, however, as soon as they are received, and the mun will be notified officially by the Local Board. The 54 colored men, which are the first of Warren County's colored men to be called,- will be taken in 1 2 3 Order Numbers, and will possibly go as far down as 400. Therefore ali colored men in Class 1 under Order Number 400 should held themselves ready for the call to entrain on April 1st. The Local Board will officially notify them. But. these men are all warned that they must keep the Local Board in touch with their correct post. office address, or suffer the conse quences. Notice received by the Local Board Thursday morning bears the informa tion that all colored men due in the first quota will be entrained within three weeks after the entrainment of the 54 above mentioned. The public generally is requested to notify all registrants .of these orders for entrainment. Ten Men Of Second Quota A telegram received by the Local Board Thursday morning called for ten white men of the second quota to entrain March 29th. Interesting News Items From Areola Miss Mabel Davis and little nephew Harry Stienmyer, of Newport Nevs. visited relatives in and around Mar maduke recently. Last first Sunday was an ideal one. Consequently an unusually large num ber of people, especially children, con gregated at the church here to hear Rev. Morris, of Wak Forest. Mr. Owen Robertson left for Rich mond Saturday to resume his business course which he left several months ago owing to being sick. Mrs. S. K. Clark and two children spent Sunday with Mrs. Jim Cheek at Buffalo, Warren county. Misses Ruth and Lena Davis spent Friday night with the Misses Powell. On Saturday Misses Ruth Davis and Sallie Powell attended the Teachers' meeting in Warrenton and spent tae remainder of the day having dental work done and shopping. Miss Ruby Clark spent Sunday with Mrs. M. C. and T. W. Davis. Mrs. Tom White and two children. delighted Mrs. John Powell an all day visit one day last weeK. Mr. S. K. Clark went to see his son in law and daughter Mrs. Crawley near Essex Sunday. Miss Bessie Powell spent Saturday night and Sunday vfsiting her cousins m Grove Hill. Nearly everybody has begun plant ing a few vegetables in their gardens. Mr. John Powell spent Sunday with Colonel "Scrap" Powell at the County Home. NOTICE TO MASONS TO APPEAK HERE ON MONDAY, MARCH 18. The members of Johnston Caswell Lodge A. F. & A. M., and visiting brethren are cordially invited to be present on the third Monday night in March, the 18th. Work in Third de gree and other important, business. By order Worshipful Master HOWARD F. JONES, Sec'ty. I In Warren County; Numbers of Pledges To Buy During the Year Not Included Here. Six of Warren county's citizens have joined the Limit Club in War Savings: V. D. Alston, A. A. Williams, Herbert Alston, Mrs. W. T. Johnston, Mrs. Lis zie Tarwater, and one colored citizen Aaron Hendrick, all of this city. Purchasers of $500 allottments in Warrenton are: Mr. Davis L. Peck. Miss Lou Hall, Mr. Henry W. Falke ner, Mrs. Kate Al Williams, Mrs. Del Peoples, Mr. Palmer Scoggin, Mr. George Scoggin; Mr. Henry Riggan 300; Misses Sallie Palmer and Emma Hall, $100; Mollie Hawkins, colored, $100. The postoffices of theCounty report as follows : Macon, $747.35 ; Af ton, 86.60; Areola, 82.60; Creek, $561.68; Elberon, $29.51 ; Marmaduke, $82.60; Norlina, $437.66; Vaughan, $177.82; Warren Plains, $8.75; Wise, $131.23. Warrenton reports for the months o? December, January, February and thru March 12th: $9,797.64 received in cash for the baby bonds; this with the total submitted from the County sub offices of $2,545.80 brings the total sales, of War Savings to $12,343.44. It is essential that every means pos. ible be used to forward this plan of War Savings in Warren, the County Committee insists. It is their belief, after careful study of the situation, that the County is ambly able to float its portion if its citizens are omy awakened. Bulletin From A. & E. College We have received a very neat ittle pamphlet entitled "Technical Educa tion at State College" which has just been issued from the Registrar's office in West Raleigh. It contains pictures of all of the buildings, with full ex planations of the courses and of tha many advantages offered there. This is a time when people can better than ever understand and - appreciate the good points of education in practical, everyday things. U. D. C. To Provide For Hospital Cot The U. D. C. held an exceptionally large and enthusiastic meeting at the home of Mrs. Eugene Allen, Friday afternoon, March 1st. Much routine business was transact, ed. The Daughters of the State are soon to establish a bed in the Ameri can hospital in France and St the meeting of the local Chapter, the mem bers voted to name it in memory of Governor Zebulon B. Vance. It will cost $600 to establish the bed, and the members of the Warren County Chapter expect to begin ac once to raise their portion of the amount. WHAT DOES YOUR PUPIL DO AT HOME ? When you dismiss your pupils in the afternoon and they start for home, do you know what they are going to do before you see them again the next morning? Do you know what kind of ahom each one is going to?"" Do "you know he financial circum stances of the family? Do you know what the father or mother does for a livelihood? Is your pupil the only child, or has he brothers and sisters? If so, what influence do they have upon the life of your pupil? Do you know the other members of the family when you meet them ? Have you ever called to visit youv pupil in his home? Does your pupil have regular work to do after school; such as chores on a farm or a paper route in a city? Does'he like his work? The above questions from North Carolina Education are pertinent to good teaching, and our teachers will do well to give the above earnest thought, that it may bring good re sults. x HOWARD F. JONES, Supt.